The Sun.
London, England, 1870-03-25 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, MARCH 2,5, 1870.

SHARE LIST.

ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS.
THURSDAY.

RAILWAYS-ORDINARY SHARES AND STOCKS.

A meeting of the fellows and members of the Royal
College of Surgeons of England was held to-day
in Lincoln's Inn Fields, to discuss and con
sider the present position of the college with
respect to proposed legislation, and the forma
tion of a single examining board for each division of
the United Kingdom. E. Cock, Esq., the President of
the College, was in the chair.
Mr. MORRIS, of Spalding, moved—" That, in the
opinion of this meeting, it is highly desirable that a
single examining and licensing board should be established
in each division of the United Kingdom." He had no
doubt that if the resolution were passed it would have
a beneficial effect. (Hear, hear).
Dr. CARR, of Blackheath, seconded the resolution,
which he believed would have a salutary effect.

Dr. CRISP condemned the resolution, unless the board
were representative.
Mr. SMITH proposed, as an amendment, that the words
" each division of " should be left out.
Dr. ERASMUS WILSON seconded the amendment.
Mr. T. CROSBY and Mr. BAXTER LANGLEY were in
favour of the resolution, which was carried without the
amendment.
Dr. MUNREALY, of Leeds, moved that "in the opinion
of this meeting the establishment and regulation of the
single examining board should not be left in the hands of
the existing medical corporations."
Mr. CLARKE condemned the system of bringing for-
ward the ses elution in this way, as the proceedings he
said, emanated from a clique. He objected to their
affairs being handed over to the State.
Mr. HARRISON moved that the word " not " be left out
of Mr. Munrealy's resolution.
Mr. GANT seconded the amendment, and the meeting
was adjourned, after a discussion, to this day month.

THE DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR
SERVICE.

THURSDAY.
The select committee met this afternoon, *e Right
Hon. E. P. Bouverie in the chair.

Sir Henry Elliot, K.C.8., British Ambassador at Con-
stantinople, said " The position of high members of the
diplomated service with regard to leave was not so good
as that of inferior officers. He was in favour of a slight
examination on entry, and a severe one to test capabili-
ties •of secretaries for higher posts. He agreed
that there was a block in the service. The
system of seniority pushed forward some who had
better, for the good of the service, remain where they
were. Sir H. Elliott having detailed the mode of life in
the British Embassy at Constantinople, said he
was opposed to competitive examination, because
an attache, on arriving at his mission, must
be introduced to be best society at once, and
he (Sir H. Elliott) confessed that he would not like to in-
troduce any gentleman into select society abroad of whom
he knew nothing but that he had passed a competitive
examination. With regard to any means of relieving
the block in the service, he thought it might do
good to grant the diplomatic service consular posts. The
diplomatic had much more consular business to perform
than the consular had of diplomatic. If he were simply
Minister at Constantinople, instead of Ambassador, he
was convinced he should have a great deal of influence.
He was aware that the Russian Mission at that place cost
much less than ours last year. He knew very well that
the Russian Mission had a fine house there, and last year
the Minister spent £3,000 on it.
The committee then adjourned.

TIIE ALLEGED MURDER ON WESTMINSTER
BRIDGE.

THURSDAY.

The inquest on the body of Louisa 0 vany, with whose
murder Charles Nobbs, a porter at the India Office, stands
charged, was resumed this afternoon, at Lambeth, before
Mr. Carter, the Surrey Coroner. A superintendent of
police informed the Coroner that a negro had attended at
the police station and given evidence against Nobbs, but
that he had since absconded, and they could not find him.
It was now proved by P.C. 44 L that Nobbs was running
across the Bridge immediately after the woman
got into the water. This witness saw the
deceased place her knee against the parapet of the bridge,
just before, but he could not say whether she was lifted
of jumped over. A porter named Fluester proved seeing
the deceased lift one leg on to the parapet of the bridge,
and thought she intended to throw herself over. Nobbs
was near her, and seeing that he made no effort to save
her, witness thought she was joking. He then distinctly
saw her throw herself over the parapet, and as she
reached the water he heard her scream. Hobbs said to
witness, " I could not save her." Evidence 'Fag given
that deceased was very excitable, and often drunk, and
that on all such occasions Nobb was very kind to her.
The jury returned %verdict oil" Suicide while of un-
sound mind."

MISS LYDIA THOMPSON IN THE DIVORCE
COURT.

THURSD AYE

In the Divorce Court this afternoon, the cause of Wat-
kins v. Watkins, which was a wife's p3tition for a disso-
lution of her marriage, was tried. The petitioner, a
stylishly dressed woman, said she was possessed of a large
amount of property, and at the time of her marriage was
a widow. After that event, she settled £3OO a year on
her husband, who treated her with the greatest cruelty,
striking and kicking her. Witness found that he was
visiting a Mrs. Douglas, and she was one night at the
Strand Theatre when she saw one of the actresses wearing
some of her jewellery. She complained to her husband, and he
got her the ring back from Miss Thompson.
Mr. Waters said he was valet to the respondent: He
knew Miss Lydia Thompson. He had known her come
to the house where the respondent was living. She would
come at eleven or twelve at night after the theatre, and
stay there till one o'clock, or later. When they were
there he had heard sounds that raised his suspicions. He
was to have gone with Mr. Watkins, but did not. He
believed, but was not sure that his master was going there
with Lydia Thompson.
Witness left at a moment's notice, as his master said he
would be a spy on him. At that time Miss Thompson
lived at 28, Maddox-street, and witness had sent letters
there at Mr. Watkin's directions. Remembered when
Mrs. Watkin's dress was soiled the respondent ordered a
cab. On one or two occasions had found woman's hair,
which he thought Lydia Thompson's, on his master's bed.
Had sent letters to Miss Thompson at the theatre.
Mary Ann Morgan, a workwomen at Madame Guise,
said that in June or July 1868, she was sent on a message
and passed down Maddox-street. Saw Mr. Watkins
come out of a house with a lady and they went to Kuhn's
restaurant, in Regent-street. Witness told Madame Guise
and she with Mrs. Watkins waited till Mr. Watkins
came out of the restaurant, and he went to the same house
he had left. •
Mary Ann Morton, formerly a servant, with a lady
named Douglas. Remembered the respondent coming in
April, 1869. He slept with Mrs. Douglass. Had seen
him there on other occasions.
Dr. Deane said he could not resist the evidence.
Decree nisi with costs ; Lord Penzance observing that
the evidence of adultery with Miss Thompson was in-
complete, but with regard to Mrs. Douglas the reverse
was the case.

DEATH OF SIR WILLLIAIt WILLIAMS.
Sir William Williams, Bart, died yesterday morning,
at his seat at Tregullow, Cornwall, aged seventy-nine. He
was extensively engaged in the tin, copper, coal, and timber
trades, and was a very large adventurer in Cornish and
Welsh mines. The late baronet, whe was created in 1866,
just after Lord Derby's Government came into office, is
succeeded by his eldest son, Frederick Martin, who was
born in 1830, and was returned as the Conservative mem-
ber for Truro, in February, 1865, when he defeated Cap-
tain Vivian (his present colleague) on the the elevation of
Mr. Montague Smith to the bench.

KIIKLUX IN WEST VIRGINIA.—An organisea
band of armed Kuklux recently. appeared in Charleston,
the future capital of West Virginia, and released all the
prisoners in the jail, threatening the jailer with death if
he resisted. The organisation is said to be extensive, and
the civil authorities are powerless. The governor intends
to call upon the general Government for military aid to
suppress this lawlessness.
THE SPANISH MINISTRY. The Inzparcial,
Spanish paper of the 21st inst., says, that general Prim,
and his colleagues, have resolved upon inaugurating a
new and energetic policy. Accepting the explanations of
the Liberal:union, and the professions of sympathy for
the revolution, the Ministry will boldly face the several
political problems of the day. All the drafts of measures
already in preparation, will be at once submitted to the
Cortes, which will approve their Radical spirit. In all that
concerns the exeeutive power, the Government will enforce
the laws. It reckons on the liberality and intelligence
of the provincial authorities to secure the protection of
individual rights, and a general respect for the law, what-
ever causes may tend to diminish the prestige of authority.
The Discussion says that the Duke of Montpensier has
consulted the most eminent lawyers of Madrid as to the
coursese should pursue in the case originating in Prince
Henry death.
WANTED, A SCHOOLMASTF.R.—A correspondent
sends the Birmingham Post the following notices, which
he copied last week, verbatim, from the originals, on the
doors of a parish church in Warwickshire, about ten miles
from Birmingham
List of Constbulls List of two mon resisiding withen the
parish of B-- qulifed and lible to serve as constbulls
made out and agreed to at a metting of the inhabitance
theirof in vestery for that purpose held on the third day of
Yard' one thousand eaght liundurd and seventy
Nomley
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var— W— F— Fair ier
Notice all obgextions to the foregoing list will be heard
by the Justices of the Peace at thiar speciall sessions
to be heald on the 2 day of Aprill at Touwn Hull a::
S-- at half past 11 o'clock in the furnoon.
Slued J— H— H— 1_ Overseers of
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To the Rate payers and Inhabitants of this parish of
B-, Notie is Nearby geven that their will be avestery
Meetting heald In the skolrom at B- T- on
Munnday March 21st at fouer clock in tlz? 4,fternoon for
nomination of gardians and to chosen freA overseers
and other offesors for this said paish and other bissnes for
to serve for the forth suen year of 1870.