The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-01-25 00:00:00

LOUIS NAPOLEON

AND THE NOTTING'

HAM FACTORY GIRL.

A few weeks ago, a widowed lady, whose education
seminary is well-known and justly esteemed in the Midlull
Counties, was not a little surprised at the arrival of 01°
girls from the neighbouring town of Nottingham, of whom
she knew that they were the daughters of a poor journey
man saddler. They were accompanied thither by a feluall
relative, who expressed a desire that the girls might ,11:4
received into the seminary, as they had been bountiful
provided for, and could now amply afford to receile.
first-class education. The curiosity, or rather the OPP
cions, of the mistress were very naturally excited, and"
prudently determined to make inquiries before she deel
upon the course she should adopt with regard to the rl
markable application. Those inquiries terminated int'
discovery of a story which, of course, prevented her rt,
ceis mg the girls into a miscellaneous school of yob
ladies, and a few particulars of which we are able to
sent to our readers :

Three or four years have transpired since little 10.,,
Shaw, (as we shall call our heroine,) the eldest daugb
of a humble saddler, first attracted general attention'
her native town. As she went to and from her (111
labour, many remarked the superior beauty and carriag
the young lace girl ; and still, from her haughty der
ment, few were surprised when she suddenly disappe
without having even apprised her parents or any of j
companions. It was hinted that the only son of anvg
baronet, whose mansion stands on the banks of S
" thirty-armed" Trent, had something to do with
mysterious flight of the runaway. In vain did soma
her relatives institute a search; their endeavours pro:
utterly futile, and the investigation was soon given
Not till somewhere about six months ago was the set):
revealed. Then a letter was received by the pareatSi.
Katie, dated from the Elysee, and communicating
fact that their daughter had found a friend in the El
ror. Money was inclosed, and a desire expressed that
younger sisters of the writer should be sent to some
class educational seminary, and rendered fit for a hit'
grade of society than the one in which they were bv,
The result of the application to obtain admission te:o
school of the kind we have already detailed. It app
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panied her protector to several balls, at one of wllich
attracted the attention and gained the favour of tb
Prince President, now the Emperor of the French pel
to whom she was willingly transferred by her &SA
companion. A few weeks ago she was still at the E 1974
and subsequent remittances have been received by
parents. _ _

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The Nottingham girl, whose singular career we
traced above, is, we believe, the so-called Mrs. HoW
whose name has appeared so conspicuously of late in
nexion with the Emperor, and upon whom, it is said,
Empress to-be looks with no favourable eye.

LIVERPOOL GOVERNESSES'
INSTITUTION.

The annual meeting of the members, subscribers,
friends of this institution was held on Wednesday, 'lto
Savings Bank, Bold-street. The Bishop of Chester P
sided. There was a large attendance of ladies.
Mr. BAINBRIGGE, the honorary secretary, readdg
report, which was Of a very encouraging nature.--
number of residents during the year has been limited&
twenty-six, five of whom were daily governesses. ,‘
hundred and ninety-three names have been entered
the book of registration, out of which number 62 bse
formed engagements. The two ladies who comment'
their payments for deferred annuities in the previous 10
are still pursuing their purpose, and arrangements
now in progress to secure for a third lady a sia.itol
annuity. With feelings of grateful respect the commieb
record the late Miss Hamilton's bequest of £531 (Ts.l
for the foundation of a permanent annuity, to be ei).1,10
by a governess in the decline of life, who shall have bOO
a native of Liverpool. A lady, whose generous eoo
have never slackened in favour of the institution, desaio
of laying the foundation stone of another annuity, to
like " the Hamilton," perpetual in its benefits',
obtained a donation of £5O from the late Dowager -IL
Hoghton, and a considerable further amount has eeo
subscribed. The present recipient of the perrosad
annuity of £l5 from the benevolent fund, is a lady
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circumstances and time of life rendered such an s
the greatest importance. A further sum of £l2 has b
paid, in three donations, to as many ladies,
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fortunes brought them strictly within the intention
this fund. The report concluded by the enumeration
several presents to the institution.—The treasurer's step
ment showed that the total amount expended during o
year had been £570 4s. 10d., and that the total casPif
hand at the present moment, after discharging
liabilities, was £203 7s. 7d. The balance in the hand
the bankers to the credit of the benevolent fund
£Bl 2s.
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The Yen. Archdeacon BROOKS moved the adoption 0
the report, and stated that, in 1852, the number
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applications for governesses was 206—more by betfoi
60 and 70 than the number of applications in 1851. del
applications in 1852 came from a much more exteaty
neighbourhood than before, and this showed that rd
institution was making its own progress. The nuolbei,
registrations in 1552 was 193, eleven more than in IN4
Dr. NOTTINGHAM seconded the resolution for adopt'
the report, and it passed unanimously. 1,
The next resolution, which was moved by the Revb
B. Lows, and seconded by the Rev. D. JAMES, spoltt,io/
the progress made by the institution since its format
1850, and the great encouragement for further el
tions. 00
The CHAIRMAN here explained, with reference told
particular annuity, of which Miss Hamilton vaag. oil
founder, that there was the condition attached to "' mil
the recipient must be a member of the Church of Eng1:00
He was desired to make it understood that there ves,:ok
intention, at any rate there was no resolution at all tbdl
ing, to attach the same restriction to other annuities
it had been thought fit to attach to this. dJ
The Rev. Dr. HUME moved, and Mr. Light,
seconded, a resolution, thanking the lady friends 0'
institution and re-appointing a committee.
A resolution was next passed fixing the annual ratio,
to take place in January in each year instead of Detlif
ber. In acknowledging a vote of thanks, his loriv°eil
alluded to the interest he felt in the institution, and 100
upon the necessity of treating governesses with 010
and consideration. They were, he said, refined sn"t!,
sitive by education, and keenly sensible of their POI
and, though not members of the family, yet attache,'
by ties of mutual confidence and respect.

THE MYSTERIOUS SUICIDE IN LIVERN

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In the STANDARD of Tuesday last we gave some P.dias
culars relative to the singular suicide of a female 11000'
in Cases-street, Liverpool. Subsequent investigoolo 0
and the evidence at the coroner's inquest, have ti::;0210111
still greater air of mystery around the unfortuviSd.
Mrs. Crown, by whom the rash act was cornonl:ho lines
At the inquest, on Tuesday, a Mrs. Chubb, '"'"„ced
opposite the house occupied by the deceased, deP,-",. gb.
follows :—Last week she told we several times tnaLialo
was in a great deal of trouble. I often saw her in o°,
She was more or less in drink every day last wee'', 000
Sunday morning, about half-past nine, I went over di,
washed out the shop. After dinner, I took her seine 301
and she said, " I will drink this noggin if I never have ye!
more." I asked her if I should fry her some beef for
dinner, and she said, " Oh, no, I cannot eat anYinihol°
She appeared inn very low way. She told me sher,e,
letter that morning from London. I saw her reaul„,r,
letter. She said, " I wish I had not received this lettl.to
She said she had received instructions in the leite‘t°
make the best of her things, and to make her Wag
London. She said they did not know in London WS
difficulties she was in here. She said she did not 011;41
anything so much as the taxes • it was the taxes she
frightened at. She said she had never been in such u'elfl
culties in her life before. I wanted her to clean her,,spi
as she would have some customers in, it being
afternoon. She said, " Oh, lam gone very carel94o
don't mind."—Afterwards, as related in our last, i;otif
Crown went to the attic stair, and hung herself-41;L so°
being discovered in the afternoon by a little boy, 1"
of Mrs. Chubb.
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The jury returned a verdict to the effect that
ceased hung herself in a fit of temporary insanitP„artiCU:
In connexion with the deceased, the following r„,elio
lays have since been discovered :—ln the first' ”--th
January, last year, Mr. A. 8., who is connected svidlyi
large establishment at the north end of the town, C"
Deb
at the house of Mr. Evans, shipbroker, 15, Galton-snoi
and took apartments—a bedroom and back parlour:St
a lady and gentleman, who were married. The deret4l
who said her name was Mrs. Palk, shortly afterW;9o
came to reside at the house. She stated that she 'cid
married woman; that her husband was a merchant ;410
that the person who took lodgings for her was her e0;0,
William. During her residence with Mrs. Evans, od
Palk received no visitors except her reputed cousin'
she conducted herself generally in a becoming andilor
like manner. She was not at all addicted to orit'
ing. Mr. A. B. (her cousin William) dined yed
her every day except Sunday. He came to town e„io°
morning by the Bootle omnibus, a little before t'og)
o'clock, and several times a week (at first every morinii
he got off the omnibus at the end of the street, and el'of
at the house between nine and ten o'clock in the more
Mrs. Palk never rose till about ten o'clock in the 0100
ing ; and Mr. A. 8., after leaving his hat in the Ora,
below, always went up to see the lady in her bedrnd
Mrs. Evans had her suspicions aroused by this do
conduct, especially as the husband of the lady never 0,3,40
his appearance, although the lodgings were taken 0'
man and his wife. On Good Friday morning Mr. to,
came to the house at half-past ten o'clock, went Wm,
bedroom of Mrs. Palk, locked the door, and re0,13,,4
there for a considerable time. As soon as Mrs. Pa'to°
was made acquainted with this proceeding, she intini,
her suspicions to the lady and her supposed pareoltdi
and gave them notice that the lodgings must be veci:oft'
Mrs. Palk pretended to be very indignant that •10'
Evans should suppose she was a person of doubtfill,can
racter ; but Mr. A. B. did not return to the house ~96130,°,
except to take away some things which Mrs. Pall'ajel'
left. The money due was paid, and the lodgings wer',defr
on the Saturday in Easter week. About the same fria,
man, answering the description of " Cousin Willity
called upon a house-agent, representing that the frieoitll
of a young woman from London had left her £5O,
which he wished to start her in business in the E.D..,o'fto°
Cases-street, and, after sundry negotiations, the shnrgri;
taken, and Mrs. Palk then assumed the name , 03"
theiad shopbeen was regularly
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The fate of the poor girl has been before detailed•
said that Mr. A. .s
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Liverpool.

AT THE KENSINGTON Petty Sessions, Mrs. G. E -4 1,,: t
Victoria Grove, Kensington, appeared to a very n°/,'15t1
formation, for penalties incurred under the 14th and tott'
Vict., c. 116. " by permitting her female servant to so itt
on the sill of an upstairs window, in order to clew
whereby the life of the servant was endangered, n,.ntio
public decency shocked." A formal inaccuracy in
formation alone prevented the infliction of the pow'