The Bee-Hive. — 1872-10-05 (London, England)

LATEST INTELLIGENCE.  FRIDAY.  We regret to announce that the Right Hon. Sir James S. Willes, a justice of the Contmon Pleas has committed suicide. It.seems that Mr. justice Wiles, who suffered a good deal from gout, had recently returned to Otterspool, near Watford, having been on circuit. The day before yesterday he was twice out rowing on the Colne, which run through his garden ; but yesterday morning, about half-past seven o'clock, he shot himself. The gout had, it ie believed, become suddenly suppressed, and the malady, as frequently happens, had affected the brain.  Mr. Registrar Spring Rice had before him at the Court of Bankruptcy, yesterdap the matter of Thomas Pox Crop. The ebtor, who carried on business at 2, Devonshiresquare, City, as a silk packer and shipping ana commission agent, formerly of Union-road, Clapham Rise, breeder of racehorses, has presented a petition of liquidation, estimating his liabilities at about £2,400 against asser,ts £6OO. Upon the application of M. J. ". Watson, of Basinghall-street, solicitor, his Honour appointed Mr. F. Cates, public accountant of King William-street, receiver, and granted an interim injunction restraining the action at law of a suing debtor. A Melbourne telegram says that new goldfields have been discovered at Yam Creek, 150 miles from Port Darwin. Several hundred miners have gone there.  Father Hyacinthe . has just applied to the Frerleh tribunals for the validation of his civil marriage.  New Conservative Club has been opened this week at Sunderland. According to the Newcastle Journal, it commences with every indication of becoming a complete success, and doubtless will be fully appreciated and supported by the Conservatives of Sunderland. At a meeting of the Belfast Town Council on Tuesday, a letter was read from the Under Secretary to the effect that a memorial front the Council for a commission to inquire into the late riots would be laid before the Lords Justices.  The horses bought by the Government for the Autumn Manceuvres are now being sold off at good prices. They were bought at £3B a head, and they are now selling at about £35. The returns of the number and tonnage of the vessels launched in the Clyde during the month and three months just closed show a considerable increase, compared with the corresponding periods of the four preceding years.  The inquest on Sarah Hurwin Rymer, who died from a kick on the chest given to her by her son, John Thomas Rymer, has resulted in a verdict of manslaughter, and he has been committed to take his trial.  The Arobbishop of Canterbury continued his visitation at the Cathedral yesterday. DI a long charge he vindicated the principle of the Church Establishment, showing that lho poor would be neglected by congregational bodies and contending that the Establishment possessed great advantages over voluntary bodies endowed. Dissenting bodies were amenable to civil courts, and their doctrinee had been declined in those courts.  At the Court of Common Council yosterdaY Mr. Bengough asked the chairman nf the Commissioners of Sewers if his attention had been called to the speech of the Chancellor ot the Exchequer at Glasgow with regard to Epping Forest, and if he had any statement to make on the subject. Mr. Bedford said his attention had been willed to the speech of the right hon. gentleman, and he never read more extraordinary statements in his life than those of the Chancellor of the Exchequer ill reference to Epping Forest. Mr. Bedford observed that the right of the Crown to hunt in the Forest, if maintained, would prevent its being closed, and that was all that vis 9 wanted.  The Edinburgh Courant states that there a decided improvement in the condition ol Dr. Guthrie, but it is still considered veil  critical.  The directors of the Bank of England haTB advaneed the rate of diseount to 5 per cent.  William Taylor, who murdered Susanneh Ilebden and her daughter Frances, at Be' mondscy, on the 30th June last, has appeared at the Southwark Police court. Medieel evidence was heard as to the wounds iniiioad on the deceased, Moss Hehden, a boy of 14, who was also wounded by Taylor, descrilod how he had been awoke by his mother's groan•ing, and round her lying in 'blood. The prisoner was fully committed.  Mr. Delahunty, one of the member 3 for, Waterford, writes to contradict dm report al coal having been found in that county.  -Mr. W. Anderson, at' the firm of Anderson , and Sons, provision merohants„ of London, Liverpool, . Manchester, and Wexford, Ivtlll arrestAd on, Tuteday a Liverpool On a of forgery, '