The Warwickshire Herald. — 1895-01-03 (Birmingham, West Midlands, England)

CONVICTION QUASHED.  - - ---• In June last, it will be remembered, the Rey. Peter WI/nits Neilson, a Nonconformist minister, of Blanor-road, Stratford, was arrested on a warrant at Southampton, while embarking for New York, and charged before the magistates with neglecting to mainteiti,his . wife -Edith, whereby she became chargeable to the , common fund of West ,Hain Unioan. The,rev. gentleman, who is a one-armed man, was for some time in charge of the Baptist nnasion-hall in Ureet Eastern-road,Strstford. After prolonged hearings, the magistrates °convicted the prisoner and sentenced him to one mouth's imprison saint, with ltaadJahour, in Pentonvilie Gaol. An appeal was lodggd aainst this decision by the de, fendant's solicftore, Messrs. Frame and SOll, Cliaacery-larse,lend was recently heard at the Essex Quarter Sessions, „Iwid at Chelmsford.—Mr. Willis, Q. C., appeared for the appellant, and argued that the decision of the West Ham magistrates was wrong in law, as the defendant never meant to desert his wife, as he was only going to New York GU a temporary visit to his sister, who supplied him with the money for his outward and homeward passage. Mr. Willis called the defendant's sister, Mrs. Wardrop (who had travelled specially from America to give evidence on ,iebalf of her brother), . who ntated that he? brother was only going to pay her a ebort visit at her expense. This witness was allowed £l7 2s. costs.—'be justices, 'after !wiring the evidence and the arguments of counsel on both sides, quaslied _the conviction, and ordered the guardians of West Ham (who were the prosecutors) to pay the costs of the appellant, amounting to the sum of £126 3s. sd. A cheque for this amount was received by Messrs. Frame and Son from the clerk and solicitor to the West Hain guardians. The question now to be decided is whether the guardians will be made personally liable for the costs. The case is exciting considerable interest in the East-end of London.  Captain Benjamin Newton, late of the Royal Navy, has committed suicide by hanging himself at his residence, Rose Hill-temse6,. Brighton. The deceased was 76 years of age.  An undoubted authority on the subject declares that the adveat of women into the field of architve. tural practice is probably oaly a question of time. Whether or not it be an. actual fact that the Ante of a Londiio architect contains two wmten students, there is no reason why we should rot lurie lady architects as bell as lady doctors. The ArGhiteeturul Association have declined to admit ladies to memberlb Ro: al Institute of Britioh Architects, if it edmits them to their examinations. Cittl scarcely riditse to make them ruembers if the institute. providing they pass the examinatitins.  ?Arms. Macmillan ann ue announce tne many publication of Professor E. E. Morris'a biogiatihy (Alia Justice iliglalrotliain "Selections from tin Writings of Thoreau " will he the lieu, 'Lista?. in The Eversley " The velume will he elitea by Mr. H. S. Salt. Mr. theirs W. W0.),F.; hiogrtiphy of his mother is issuotl by the Pentleys in me Guileful volume ,o(AterAte p )11,' the filZurh, title. •t: trials (St tit.. kary W.. 1." -v -2,!i,)i; of "111 e Chnuilele,  _ EClllNthier (Lord itt'l 1. • t. Oy4, CMv•aulay N% almrol3 ii (il Are Library ' mines.