The Sun.
London, England, 1862-02-28 00:00:00

'SUICIDE OF A MEDICAL STUDENT.

On Wednesday afternoon an inquiry was con-
ducted before Mr. John Humphreys, one of the
coroners for Middlesex, in the drawing
-room of
Bletchley, of No. 7, Tabernacle-walk, City-
road, into the circumstances attending the death of
Mr. Frank Taylor, aged 21 years, a medical student.
kr. John Taylor, a gentleman living at Paradise-
house, Oxford, the father of the deceased, said he
had not seen the deceased since Christmas last, when
he spent a few days at home. One of his family
received a letter from the deceased on Thursday.
It was written in a very incoherent manner, one
Portion being in black.lead pencil, and the other in
ink. He knew nothing as to the cause of deceased's
death. Mrs. Elizabeth Bletchley said, the dect,ased
11`,8 a pupil of her husband, that she last saw him
...
ire on Sunday night,about half.past 8 oclock, when
Lie came home, and shortly afterwards went into
room and locked himself in. Mary Abbott, a
domestic
servant, was examined, and said that she
knockedrolir, at the door two or three times on Monday
dirbut could not get an answer. She then
er master. Dr. Bletchley said that upon
Zing the door fastened he cut away the side of
apaZoodwork, and made a forcible entry into the
the bruAent. He discovered the deceased lying on
covu., in a composed state, and the bed-clothes
a bottle
over him. He searched the room, and found
13,-,‘,tie in the wash-hand basin, which contained a
tt all portion of prussic acid. The witness then
jet6jtched ,the deceased's pockets, and found two
th:"8. One was directed to Mrs. Bletchley, and
co' other to a young lady who resided in the
handwriting,
The letters were in the deceased's
h""R-vriting, and had been written shortly before
418 death. One of the letters ran as follows :_‘, My
15:4„r Mrs. Ble tchiey,—When you receive this I shall
of '''`a More. I have poisoned myself with six drachms
MPru,ssio acid, which I obtained from the shop.
May
the Lord have mercy en me, and pardon me for
, --1
Xta' Si,na ! Let my poor girl Lotty' know this as soon
sPossible, and send her the letter as directed.
end to my friends by the telegraph. I am sorry it
dvillid have occurred in your house, but I could not
ear up against my troubles any longer.—FßANK
b ,I,.crit." The deceased left a number of trinkets,
d other articles to various persons, and gave
to gold wotch to the young lady mentioned above,
,11nal he I]•ad addressed a long and affectionate
the Bletchley said,
fetter,Al Which 1, lied four folios of foolscap paper.
pitarfeased had lately,
in answer to the coroner, that
to -13? been in very lovc,' when he came from the htosd-
spirits, which was attributed
to
non-success at big late examination. Mr.
Graham Bennett, a medica. student, of 6, Finsbury-
ens'de was then called, and said that he knew the
beltintimately, Ile had heard hini express a
bop that he would not pass hia examination. ie
mind leved that the dread of failure had affected his
11Ir. Taylor, the father, said, in answer to
f;noroner, that the deceased did not like his pro-
41if,b1", and had expressed a desire to go to sea.
.14,..`er some further evidence bad been heard, the
'Y returned a verdict of temporary insanity.

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LAW 12%, TELLIG.ENCE.—(This Day.)

COURT OF CHANCERY.
(Before the Lords Justices sitting in Lunacy.)
IN ItE W. F. WINDHAM.

In this case Mr. W. F. Windham, the alleged lunatic,
had presented a petition praying the Court to reverse its
former orders in November last, and to order and direct
the costs, charges, and expenses of the petitioner in
defending himself under the late commission de lunatico
inquirendo, amounting, it is stated, to upwards of £lb,ooo,
and which resulted, after a protracted trial of 32 days, in
the jury returning a verdict that Mr. Windham was of
sound mind, and capable of managing his estate and affairs,
to be paid and borne by Major-General Windham, Lord
Alfred Hervey, and others, or some or one of them, upon
whose petition the commission issued.

The petition was slt down for hearing on Friday last,
and adjourned to this day,
Mr. Rowcliffe,'on the part of the petitioner, asked that
the petition should be allowed to stand over till Friday
next, to give time to answer certain affidavits.

Mr. Brown, on the other side, offered no objection.
The Court ordered the petition to stand over accordingly.

COURT OF BANKRUPTCY.
ORDERS OF COURT.--CASES IN FORMA. PAUPERIS.

The Lord Chancellor and Commissioners Fonblanque and
Holroyd have issued a general order under the new Act,
with respect to petiloners in forma pauperis :-
1. Every petition in forma pauperis in the Court of
London by a debtor entitled sr, to petition for adjudication
of bankruptcy against himself, shall be attested by Walter
William Aldiige, the solicitor for petitions in forma pau-
penis in the said court, or by one of his clerks, or by the
keeper of the gaol in which the debtor petitioning shall be
confined, and the petition'shall be prepared, filed, and pro-
secuted by such solicitor; and such solicitor shall also act
in bankruptcies of prisoner debtors, upon adjudications
made by registrars, which are to be prosecuted in the said
court. And in every bankruptcy in the court, after the
first meeting of creditors, if no creditors' assignee, the said
solicitor for petitions in forma pauperis shall act in the
prosecution of the bankruptcy.
2. In every bankruptcy prosecuted by such solicitor, and
not being under a petition in forma pauperia, the bill of
costs, charges and fees, and disbursements of such solicitor
shall be taxed and paid in like manner as bills of costs of
other solicitors in matters of bankruptcy are taxed and paid.
3. In every bankruptcy under a petition in forma
paupers's, or under an adjudication by a registrar against a
prisoner debtor, the solicitor shall be allowed a fee of £3 (ex-
clusive of payments made for copies of proceedings), and
5 per cent. on such assets (if any) as may be recovered un-
der the bankruptcy, such fee and per tentage, and such
sum paid for copies to be in lieu of all ordinary costs,
charges, fees, and disbursements under such bankruptcy in
the event of there being assets of the bankruptcy, applicable
to the payment of costs, or if there be no assets, or not suffi-
cient for that purpose, then such fees and payments so
made, or the deficiency as the case may be, to be paid out
(of the Registrar-General's account.
4. The scale of remuneration to the solicitor, as herein
provided, shall take effect from the 12th day of October
last, and shall be in force for one year from that date, and
shall then be subject to revision.
5. An account, shall be made out by the solicitor en the
11th April and 11th of October, 1862, or as soon after those
respective days as conveniently may be, to the satisfaction
of the Chief Registrar, of the amount of remuneration to
be paid to him out of the Chief Registrar's account.
(Signed) WESTBURY, C.
JOHN S. M. FONBLANQUE.
EDWARD HOLROYD.
The cas,'s during the morning were not of importance.

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IN BE HUDSON,

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A surveyor, of Queen's-terrace, Hampstead-road, au
adjournment took place, with a view of effecting a compro-
mise with creditors,

Mr. Boyd, of Aldernianbury-postern., who has been
engaged as the accountant in this case, states the amount
due to creditors, unsecured, £7OO ; to creditors holding
security, £4,000 ; property in the hands of creditors,
£3,500.. An offer was made, and only rejected by one
Adjourned to file accounts.

POLICE IATTELLIGE IVCE.-( nit Day.)

31ARLBOROUGH-STREET.

ATTACK OX WEST-END BROTHEL-BEEPER.S.—FARISIIL
PROSECUTIONS.—Sarah Costa, alias Shaw, of Tilley Cot-
tage, Brompton, was charged before Mr Yardley, by
Inspector Chbrles Webb, of the C division, with keeping a
bro' hel at 12, Queen-street, Haymarket ; Joseph Doye, a
Frenchman, with keeping a brothel at 12, Golden-square ;
Queen-streetGeorgeEdw ;Helenaardsand DuEollenoal, Wilsonpi keeping a brothel at 3,
ng
abrothel, 18, Queen-
street ; Augustus Frederick Schiller, a German, with keep-
ing a brothel at 12, Sherrard-street ; Louis Andrea and
Caroline Vanhagen, with keeping a brothel at 32, Maryle-
bone-street, and Amy Erskine, a blind woman, of 21,
Queen-street, also fur keeping a brothel. •
Mr. Allen, sen., of Carlisle-street, Sobo, vestry clerk of
St. Ann's, prosecuted for Mr. Buzzard, .ho vestry Clerk of
St. James's, the prosecution being instituted by the latter
parish. _ _ _

Several vestrymen of St. James's attended, and a good
deal of interest appeared to be felt in the proceedings.
The whole of the prisoners were apprehended by In-
spector Webb, assisted by Sergeant Joy, Appleton,
O' Shaughnessy, Butcher, Trower, and other officers.

The prisoner Costa was apprehended attired as a debar-
deur, and in the company of a girl of 16 attired as a mid-
shipman, just as they were going to a fancy ball in Hol-
born. The prisoner Erskine, Ns ho is blind, had for some
time been playing at hide-and-seek, but returning to her
old haunt in Queen-street, Inspector Webb succeeded in
apprehending her.
The whole of the prisoners being identified, they were
ordered to find bail in £BO each and two sureties of £4O
each, and servants, having charge of the houses, £2O each,
and two sureties of £2O each.

It was stated that since the last attack on the keepers of
brothels in the district, the keepers had been somewhat
more quiet.

Mr. Edward Lewis, of Great Marlborough-street, ap-
peared for some of the prisoners.
Mr. Allen said Mrs. Costa, or Shaw, who was taken into
custody by Sergeant Jeater, 4 C, lived at Brompton, and
brought the girls to the house at night in a phaeton, as he
should be able to prove at the trial.

_RESIGNATION OF MR. BUTLER-JOHN-
STONE, M.V.

It is with sincere regret that we have to an-
nounce the approaching resignation of Mr. Butler-
Johnstone as the representative of Canterbury in
Parliament, and our regret at losing so good a
member is heightened by the cause which makes
the step necessary on his part. The state of Mrs.
Butler-Johnstone's health is so unsatisfactory, that
she has been ordered abroad by her medical advisers
for an unlimited period, and our respected represen-
tative, naturally anxious to accompany her, with a
promptitude which does him every honour, came
to the conclusion that he had no right to leave his
post, at the commencement of what may prove an
important session, and carry abroad with him the
representation of Canterbury in his pocket ; conse-
quently, the heads of the Conservative party were,
by his desire, called together on Tuesday evening
last, and Mr. Butler-Johnstone .paid a flying visit
to Canterbury for the purpose of meeting them, and
placing his resignation in their hands.
We are not at liberty to state all that took place
at the meeting, as it was of a private character;
but we may announce that Mr. Butler-Johnstone's
resignation was with great reluctance accepted, and
that the most heartfelt sympathy was expressed
towards the trying circumstances which rendered
that resignation imperatively necessary. We may
announce further that his son, Mr. Henry Butler-
Johnstone, was proposed as the most fitting person
in every way to supply his father's place. Mr.
Butler-Johnstone left this city early on Wednesday
morning, and immediately on his arrival in town he
applied to the Chancellor of the Exchequer for the
stewardship of the Chiltern Hundreds. The new
writ will in all probability be issued in the course
of a few days, and the election will take place in
about three weeks from the present time.—Kentish
Cbserver.