The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — 1851-11-18 (Liverpool, Merseyside, England)

WNEILE.—WouId the general committee have the power of appointing a successor to any member of the clerical sub-committee ? The CHAIRMAN replied in the affirmative, and added that, according to the rules, the general committee had also the power, in the exercise of their discretion, to increase the number of the clerical sub-committee from five to seven.  said the general committee great number of bye-laws to would be subject.  DISTRESSING SUICIDE AT THE ADELPHI  HOTEL  41W A most melancholy case of suicide has taken place at the Adelphi Hotel, in this town. The unfortunate deceased is Mr. Charles L. Barnes, merchant, of New York. who arrived by the Atlantic, Captain West, on the Friday preceding the sad event, the .particulars of which will be gathered from the subjoined evidence, given at the inquest, before Mr. Statham, deputy coroner, this day week. Mr. Joseph Skeaf, book-keeper, at the Adelphi Hotel, deposed to the arrival of Mr. Barnes at the Hotel on Friday. The witness said on Saturday he complained of dizziness in his head, and at his own request Dr. Bickersteth's assistant was sent for, and one of the porters placed in his room until his arrival. After visiting his patient the doctor brought him a written paper from the deceased, of which the following is a copy : " Should serious illness happen to me, or insanity, which I much dread from my present feeling, havingbeen ill on board the Atlantic, address J. W. Branch, care of Ibbotson Brothers and Co., Sheffield, England. Inform him of the worst,—Charles L. Barnes, merchant, New York, America. Inform Brown, Shipley and Co.. Liverpool." On Sunday the deceased sent to me. I went toldm. He was then in bed. Hesaid, " I have passed an awful night, but lam now composed. I feel no pain, and I am sure mortification has begun in my inside." I tried to cheer him up, but be said, " I am certain I shall die," and he gave directions about the disposal of his body after heath, which was to be sent to America. He seemed excited. I placed James Barnard and another man with him, and I then left him. Margaret Clarke, the chamber-maid, deposed to the deceased having rubbed his forehead with his hands, and said he was afraid of lunacy.  MAIL ROBBRRY AT BRISTOL  OnWednesday night last a mysterious robbery was effected at the Bridgewater station of the Bristol and Exeter Railway. Just before the arrival of the train the London mailbag, which, with three others, hrd been thrown on the platform by a man who had charge of them, the train being momentarily expected, was suddenly missed, and, although a search for it was instantly made, no clue to the robber could be discovered. It was known that there were several bankers' parcels in the bag, with bank-notes to a large amount. Information of the robbery was at once forwarded to the different metropolitan and local banks, with the dates and numbers of many of the stolen notes. On Saturday a very respectably-dressed young man, who gave his name Henry Norris, presented one of the notes at the Castle Bank, in this city. Information of the occurrence was given to the manager of the hank, who subsequently caused Norris to be apprehended, and he was taken before the Bristol police magistrates, when he stated that he resided at John-street, Bridgewater, and also at Ni:wnham -street, Edgeware-road, London. The prisoner was remanded for the purpose of communicating with the parties who had forwarded the notes by the mail. The other missing property has since been recovered.