The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle. — 1867-11-09 (Stourbridge, West Midlands, England)

SUICIDE AT LEICESTER. —At Leicester on whose custody he was coneiderately allowed him to sit Saturday, a man named Joseph Billiton, 51 yearn of near the fire, in the office adjoining the juetice-room. age, who had been in A desponding way for some time After a time Ile asked the policeman if he might retire past, on being ordered by his medical attendant to take to bed, as he felt very ill. Again, with much consolers- an airing, proceeded to the banks of the river Soar, thin, he was Allowed to go to his cell, when, on leaving close to the Leicester Abbey wall, where, after tying the office, he adroitly locked the policeman in his oWA together his legs and arms by means of a handkerchief, office and effected his escape. It was three hours he dropped himself into deep water. He was found before the policeman was released, half an hour after in an upright position, life being SOMETHING LIKE FIGURES ! —The following e3stinct. At the inquest on the body, held on Monday astonishing figures illustrate the magnitude of Liver- night, it was stated that eight out of nine of deceased's pool finance. The Mersey Docks and Harbour Board family had committed self-destruction, and that shortly pew owes somewhere about £13,000,000; and in the before deceased committed the rash act he made an year ending June 24, 1867, the income of the board attempt to Janson his wife by offering her a elms of was 12E51,811, while the expenditure was £848,311, water in which was muted a quantity of arsenic, at the showing a balance of £53,500 to be carried to the sinking same tam,: saying that if she would drink half he fund account. The Liverpool town council has been would drink the remainder ; but he wanted her to taking stock of its liabilities, and it appears that it has "go " first. She, however, hail the presence of mind borrowed on its water account £2,009,994; on its to take tip the glows, as if to drink, nod throw the consanitary account. £623,755; on various improvement tents behind her. accounts, £591,243; and on the public parks account, RATHER UN DIGNI Fl ED !—CIII Thursday, in last £388,550, making a total of £3613543. Against this, week, the magiatratts of Hastings had before them a however, there is a set-off of .4..286,45.44 invested in case in which Lady Frankfort de Montmorency was Consols and other securities on the sinking fund charged by her servant. Sarah Rebecca Morey, with account. 'fhe council has still unexereised borrowing assaulting her. The defendant did not appear. Corn' powers to the extent of £1,000,000. It has been plainant said that the defendant fell into a passion wisely resolved that a valuation of all the corporate with her because she asked her ladyship for another real estate shall be made. It will be seen that the candle for the kitchen. Her ladyship said, "I will aggregate liabilities of the two great Livery.' public not give another. One anight is enough for the winter bodies amount to about £17,000,000, while the cry is for the kitchen.' Witnesa went across to take a piece still for more ! of candle from a bedroom candlestick, on the other A