Stockton Herald, South Durham and Cleveland Advertiser. — 1866-04-20 (Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland, England)

ELOPEMENT FROM GUILDFORD.—AD elopement is reported from Guildford. It appears that aMr Routh, supposed to be a clerk in Londoe, and whose lather is sail to occupy a high position in the army, has for some time been corresponding with the daughter of Mr Mickley, a sacker of some local eminence at Guildford. The friends of the young lady obtained information respecting this, and, as they hoped, put a stop to it. They were rather startled on Saturday by finding that the girl had eloped with her lover, who had arrived in the neightmerhood with a friend. They met at G dalining, walked to Whitley station, and there hooked for London. The girl's disappearance becoming known, her relatives telegraphed to the station master at Guildford, and communicated with the police at Godalining. When the train stopped at Guildford the statien•master found the runaways, and prevailed upon them to alight. There W:l9 quite a scene, the girl saying she was of age and declaring that she would never leave Mr Routh, and the police avid her father, who soon reached the station. using all means to persuade her to go home. Fier lover sevens to have been equa ly determined, and the young fellow went for a magis rate to aid ilea iv] getting off with his prize. Whilst he was away the father persuaded the girl to get into his carriage by promising that when they gm to Godalming matters should he quietly arranged. She was at once driven home, and Mr Routh on his return talked freely of his intintions, declaring that by stratagem, if not by more ordinary means, he would again obtain piissession of Miss HOCkiey. There was a considerable crowd at Guildford station during the time of the dispute. SUICIDE BY A BANKER —A profound sensation was created through, eat Shrewsbury, on Thersday morning week, by the intelligence that Mr W. Barley Bayley, of the firm of Messrs. Recite, Eyton, Campbell, and Bayley, Old Bank, Shrewsbury, had civivAnittea suicide on the previous evening. It appears that the deceased gentleman had returned to his residence from this bank shortly after three o'clock iti the forenoon, ani almost immediately retirel to his dressing r vont. At four o'clock, his usual hour of dressing for dinner, his valet knocked at the door and asked whether he was ready for dressing. Mr Bayley answered in the negative, and after waiting till six o'clock the valet again knocked at the door and inqiiired whether hit might enter. Receiving no answer, he opened the door aid saw his master kneeling over the foivtpan with his head hanging doSn, and a reelr covered with blood in his right hand. On lifting hian up he found his throat cut from ear to ear. Medical assistance was at once obtained, but the deceased was then quite dead. There had been a special meeting of the proprietors held at the hank on Wednesday morning week, and many rumours are rife throughout the town as to the motive that impelled the deceased to take his own life, and though none of them are sufficiently substantiated to warrant publication. it is stated on good authority that the causes arose from his private cireumstaneee, awl do not affact the position of the hank. Throughout Thursday morning there was, as might have been expeeted, a great run on the bank. hut later in the day confidence in its stability seemed entirely restored. The decease! gentleman held a high position in the county, throughout which he was wiilely known. In addition to his commercial business he practised as a barrister, and had a good connection on the Oxford Circuit. fie W,lfi an ex-may it of Shrewsbury, and at the time of his death occupied a seat in the town council for one of the wards.