The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1860-01-12
Scandal in the Church.

Scandal in the Church.
| case is at present before one of the Eng
lish Criminal Courts that excites great atten-
| tion throughout the country. The London
| Times of December II, in the course OF an ed
| itorial, thus states the circumstances:
"Mr. Bonwell, formerly Of Brasenose Col.
| lege, Oxford, is incumbent of St. Phillips.
| Stepney, where he generally resides, rooms
attached to the school room being fitted up
for his use. He is married man, with enc
| child, and his wife, at the time Of the com
mission Of the alleged offence kept a school
| in another part Of London, where Mr.. Bon
| welt occasionally visited her. The lady i'm
plica,ed in the case was the daughter of q
| clergy man named Yorath, living AZ Newport,
| in Monmouthshire Last year Miss Yorath,
| then visit to Margate. became acquainted
| with Mr.. Bonweii, who. it is asserted, gave
himself out As a widower. and soon became
| the accepted suitor of Miss YoraIh. In De-
| cembe the lady left Margate. in order, as her
| friends thought, to return to Newport. but,
instead of doing so, she renal ned, 1t is said,
fortnight in London, in lodgings hired for her
| by Mr.. Bonwell. There is no necessi v for
| following the steps Of the history; but in May
| last she paid a second visit to Marga'e, and
Miss Ames the friend with whom she had
been staying perceived that she was pregnant.
| Indeed, il rhe evidence is H. be believed There
can be no doubt that Mr.. BonWeil seduceGt the
lady under promise of marriage.
"Shortly after the for tuight in L ,ndOn, Mr..
B)uWeli visited Newport, and there according
| to the evidence of The iady's brother and other
| persons, was guilty of the grossest misrepre-
sen ntations He presented hime elf as Miss Yo-
| ralh accepted suitor, and hen and al subse-
quent visits was in troduced in this character
| ~ all the friends Of the family. Not only did
| he declare. himself a widower, bnt said that
his friend the Bishop of Oxford wonid per-
| form the marriage ceremony, and wished the
| Rev. Hugh Williams, Chancellor of I.landaf,
! to assist after the fashion which had pre-
vailed OF late. The marriage was fixed tor
| II IL hpfpr a ha
rumored that Mr. ,nwell was q married
man. MIR lie Wis Yorath, the brother, broke
off the match. In August it came to the Bisn-
p'S ears that Mr.. BDnWeIl mad passed hun
self of as a single man to Il family in the
country, and had prevailed on Il lady to
ry him. The public Wi.l be 4 little startled a.
| hearing that this conduct was thought by the
Bishop worthy only uf a severe repri nand,
and that Mr. Bonwell was sent back from Lon
! don House to teach morality to his flock. But
! within a few days his Lordship received two
anonymous letters, which caused him 10
| place the matter III the hands VI the police.
| and it was discovered that cMld had been
| born in the schooi-house at ST. Phillips Step
| ney, and buried under suspicious circumsian-
ces. 1t Is beyond doubt that Miss 1urath
was suddenly taken with the paius Of labor
| while visiting MIR. Bonwrii; that she gave
| birth to 4 male child; and thar, after remain
| ing tWelve days at the school h ,u,e. she was
taken, with the child. to a hotel on the other
side OF London bridge Here the child died.
| and was carried away and buried by an uud-r
,aker IN a coffin with another body. The ch, Id
| was eXhumed. and CurOner's Jury returned II
verdict tha, il died of inauitiou. and in express
| terms crnsur.i the conduct of the Rev. James
B)nwel.
| "Tnpse facts beiag proved in evidence, the
| commission has decided that there ara grounds
| tor "A further inquiry ii-to Mr.. BonWells coz
! duct.''
! ACCIDENT AT TIE SAHDWICH IsLANDs-Nar-
ro,c EScaps.-The Sandwich Island Advertiser
IL,
| Wailuka river 1T Hilo. gave way on the 2ist Of
October, just as a party OF Amer leans We're
| crossing on horseback.
Itappears that the party had been on Il pic
mic excursion and were returning 10 tde town
| in the latter part OF the afternoon. 1t con-
| sisted Of Hon. 5. J.. Austin aud Mrs. AUSTIN
| three sons aud daughte ter of Rev. ID Il LYMAN
| Il. Ii. Dana, .!r., Esu., of Boston, Capt. Henry
| Burdet', OF The Boston ship Raduga- with Mrs.
| Burdett. Captain Brown, o; the bark Belle,
| Mrs. Brown Mrs. Gulich. (sister of MR.. Aus
| tin,) Miss Pratt. [slster ot Mrs Charles Brew"
| er) Mrs. Hines. Mrs. Ashley, Capt. Backmer,
and j. ii. CoDey, Esq sheriff Of Hilo.
As a portion OF the party were crossing the
bridge The rtportof he saappins OF a chain
| was heard, then a crash, and he bridge tipped,
| broke and fell. The bridge was from fourteen
| 10 eighteen feet above the water. There was
| immediately IL scene in the water Of struggling &
| m-n, women and horses. Mrs. Austin WAS
pulled out of the water, but her horse was
| drowned. Captain RurGett held TO the
| rail of the bridge with one ann, which kept
| him from going down.
| Mr. BUrtett was for a time in extreme per-
| H. bat was rescued. Mr. Dana was in the
| middle of the bridge when it broke, and went
! into the river with his horse, keeping his seat
| in the saddle but both becoming involved in
| the wreck OF the bridge, Mr.. Dana got blow
| on the foot which fractured a bone and hTu!s-
| ed him somewhat. leaving his horse he
swan part of the bridge, but that break
ing down, he swan 10 the upper rail, and came
| n hat nv ha uGf Ia the v, he
| the last 10 reach.
Thus all the party, 10 whom dea ath or serious
| injury was Imminent, were saved. Mr Dana
| appears 10 be particularly unfortunate. The
vessel in which he lett San Fran isco WAS
burnt at sea, d now his life has again been
put in peril.--Bos.on Journal!
| INTERESTING FROM JArAN.-Advices from
| Japan to the 18th of November advise US OF a
| conflict which had occurred AT Kanagawa, be-
tween the japanese aud number of seanlen
from the United States irigate Powhatan, " ho
had been permitted 10 60 on shore During the
melee, "A Japanese was killed. As heretofore
stated two RussitnS "a naval officer aud sail
orr We're IL rdered III the main sireet at Huko-
Hama, (adlJining Kanagawa) by some Japan
ese, 4 few weeks before. The Japanese gov
ernment offered reparation BY degrading the
| Governor of oio daIna who had some con
| nactIOn with the murder. and also offered 10
execute him il tue Russians desired, which
they declined.
| Mr Harris the American Minister gives no
| lice llat tne uhrDOr Oh Nee-e-Sa Ca one Ot the
ports opened by the treaty, Is not 4 safe resort
| for American vessels, and will, therefore, re-
| main closed.
i All foreigners except Americans, at Kama
| gaWa, have carried arms since the murders
| The fact that Americans remained unarmed
| had gained them great favor with the Japan l.
| ese.
| Joseph Hecko, and the other shipwrecked
japanese, who had been sent home from San
| Francisco, had arrived at kanagawa. The
common people look upon Hecko a great
| man. When he goes OUT, they 60 down upon
! hands and knees before hun. BY his inierVeu-
| tiUn the Russians were prevented from bonn
harding Ieddo, in retaliation for the murder
of the Russian officer and seaman.
A CHRISTMAS INCIDENT AT BURLINGTON,
! N.J.-Fist to the Tomb Of Btshop DoGae.-An
incident of so novel and affecting character
| occurred in Burlington on Christmas after
noon, that we deem il worthy of notice. For
many years the young ladies of st Mary S
| Hall, upon each returning Christmas, have
! udsomely aud appropriately decorated Il
small cross, and marching in procession 10 the
| library of the Bishop, presented it to him as I;
token of their affection and esteem. On this
occasion they trimmed the cross with peculiar
| taste aud neatness, aud proceeded with it to
| the usual place-but no Bishop there
| and Bishop Odenheimer being absent, there
| were no living hands to receive their accus-
| toned gift The thought struck them that
there was one place where il could be appro-
priately bestowed and with solemn steps these
| young ladies proceeded TO Bishop Doaues
| grave which they found-is il had always
been-sirewn with rare and choice flowers, as
if those who had constantly performed these
| kindly offices
To tell the thoush hts OF their hearts IN flowers"
| And in the solemn stiffness that surrounded
| them, with beating hearts and eyes overflow
| ing with tears, they placed this cross, intended