The Sun.
London, England, 1864-08-29 00:00:00

Murder through Jealousy—This Day.

Early this morning a murder was committed in Cross-
street, Hatton-garden, the murderer being a man named
Henry Wilkinson, aged 29, a stonemason's labourer, re-
iding at 9, Cross-street, and the unfortunate victim his
wife, Eliza, a woman of prepossessing appearance.
Between one and two o'clock this morning a fearful fAs-
turbance was heard in the apartments occupied by the pri-
soner, his wife, and another• lodger. On police-conotablo
Cock, 116 0, entering the room he found the deceased
woman lying on the fluor. She had been attended by Dr.
Gibson, who said that death had been caused from the
combined effects of kicks and blows in the stomach. There
was but little blood about the deceased's person, although
there was a good deal about the place.
It would appear that yesterday some friends of both
parties called to see them, and spent the day with them. In
he evening, they all partook of a little drink, but none of
them got intoxicated. Shortly before the departure of the last
train on the Metropolitan Railway, the deceased and her hus-
band went to see their friends off. Before they parted one of
the men kissed the deceased. This seemed very much to
annoy and exasperate the prisoner, who swore and threatened
her in a most dreadful manner, and it is stated that whilst
standing in the Farringdon-road he struck his wife in rho
face. Being fearful that she should be still further ill-us, d
and beaten if she stayed there, the unfortunate woman
returned home, and telling one of the other lodgers that
she was afraid the prisoner would injure her, asked
her if she would allow her to sleep with her until
morning, when she thought her husband's wrath would
be appeased. Her wish was complied with, and both
women retired to rest. As before stated, the husband re-
turned home shortly after one o'clock, and finding that his
wife was not in his room he called for her. He then went
into the lodger's room, and finding that his wife was in bed
swore at her and pulled her out with great violence, He
knocked his wife down, and while she was on the ground he
i4l.cted a most fearful kick in the stomach, The poor
woman said to her husband, "You have now given me my
death blow," roiled over, and fell insensible. She never
=poke more, and the prisoner, who then appeared very
went out and fotchad a eurgo ,n, and when he re-
turned he was taken into custody.
Information has been forwarded to Dr Lankester, the
coroner for Middlesex, and the inquest will be held to-
morrow.

At the King's-cross police station, when the charge was
read over to the ptisoner by Acting Inspector Baldock, I
Cat, ho said, " I know she is dead, but it is not from the
many blows I have given her now. She has died from those
I gave her on Friday."

Correspondence between Mr. F. Henry F.
Berkeley, M.P., and James Aytotua.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

PALL MALL, 105, Aug. 29, 1864.

SlR—Upon the call of Mr. Berkeley, as con-
tained in his letter—copy of which I now send
you—l request you to publish the following cor-
respondence.—l am, yours, Sze., JAMES AYTOUN.
Vic ronu-sQuAnn, S.W., Aug. 27.
Sin—Having received last Wednesday a pamphlet, in
the shape of a letter, from you to George Wilson, of Man-
chester, containing the following passage—" It is well
known that Mr. Berkeley is personally opposed to the
Ballot—that nearly all those who vote with him ere
equally opposed to itond that the motion is merely brought
forward for the purpcse of humbugging and gullirg
a number of stupid constituencies, and preserving
the seats of those constituencies to a number of
servile supporters of the Government, who would be
sorry to see the Ballot established," I beg leave indignantly
to deny this false and libellous statement, and call upon you
to retract the same with as much publicity as you have
given to the accusation.—l am, sir, your obedient servant,
F. HENRY E. BERKELEY.
James Aytcun, Esq.

Reform Club, Aug. 27.

Sir,—l have just received your letter of this day.
In this letter you accuse me of calumniating you in my
pamphlet, " neat Reform and Sham Reform," by declaring
my opinion that you are not a sincere advocate et the

My reason for coming to this conclusion is given in a
previous passage of the pamphlet, which, as you may have
overlooked, I shall now quote

"At the last general election in 1859, Earl Russell, then
Lord John, was opposed as one of the Whig candidates for
the city of London. It was expected he would be ruu hard,
and therefore every vote was necessary to secure his return.
Here was an opportunity for the London Ballot Society de-
claring their principles, and advancing tho cause of the
sec,•et vote. If they had been a really honest body, they
would at once have issued a recommendation to vote for
no candidate who did not pledge himself to support the
ballot in the House of Commons. Lestead of acting in this
way, however, the famous Ballot Society of London, with
Mr Berkeley at their head, issued a recommendation to the
electors to waive their principles on this occasion, and vote
for Lord John Russell, notwithstanding his opposition to
the ballot, and this on the ground of supporting the Libe-
rals against the Tories."
I can only say that if I had had the honour of being in
your place on that cceasion—the leader of the ballot party
in the House of Commons—l should have considered it my
duty to have acted in a different manner from what you did.
I should have considered that in acting this way I ren-
dered myself fairly liable to the charge of insincerity, or
at least of sacrificing a great principle to mere party ob-

jects.
But as, notwithstanding this, you assure tae you are
quite sincere in your advocacy of tho Ballot, I am bound to
believeag
you as a gentleman, and to express my regret at
having stated anything contrary to fact.
hv
I shall only say, it such be your mode of forwarding the
Ballot question, God help your judgment I It is high time
that the country should look for another leader in this great
movement.

I have the honour to be, sir, your obedient servant,

JAMES Al:TorN .

F. Henry F. Berkeley, Esq., M.P.

brown mustard seed has been grown this
i seasonpiled"
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THE MU3TARD CROP.—A' rather largertbso usual -
the whole of the crop has been safely in exceed:
to hear that the seed is rather t:
exceed-
ingly fine condition. The cutting was rather late, and
area of
owing to the excessive thy weather, we shall not be sur-
prisedA
young married lady was pisced in a critical
position a few days back while bathing r.,t Douarnennez
(Finistere). She had entered a maw —Grocer.
small grotto on the shore.
and having remained too long admiring the natural beauties
of the cavern, found, when she attempted to retire, that
the tide had risen and prevented all egress. The water
still continuing to rise,
she at length was obliged to cling
to the pr. fjeetions of the rocka to ke,-p her from dtowning
and remained u this Prec4ri'mis 611'1111°n'
half submerged,
fer four hours, when the ebbing of the tide brought wel-

come releaee.
A sun-fish, 5 feet long and 3 feet
wide, was captured on Thursday in Mount's B,y, Pet z
by a par!), of gal t iu a yacht-