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      Oue Civilisation. The Suicide Of Mr. Sad...

      « & iid * will be lost to the creditors if these cases ^^^ 11 ^ the East Kent and the Swiss Bailie ^ Rome line the Coal Co are aU liable tote erttirely lost now—so far as my assetts are coa ^ tuthoTdse you to take possession « rf dl : J ^ Jg « papers , property , & c & c in this house and at Wiuun sons and 18 Cannon-street . d n ther a 3 SS £ S ! g 33 S who will have to suffer such agony and all owing w - ABAV » -V ^^ MA 1 rf ^ Sb ^ . Cl — > « ¦ T

      seems to have got rid of them fat the Stock-Exchange , or in any quarter where he could raiae money . 1 he nominal amount thus made away with is reported to range between £ 200 , 000 and £ 300 , 000 , although probably the advances he received upon them were not more than a fourth or a third of that total . With regard to the East Kent Railway , it is stated that , with the exception of some arrears of calls , Mr . Sadleir is not directly indebted to that undertaking . In his capacity of deputy-chairman , however , he induced the board to deposit £ 8 , 000 of then- unemployed capital with the Tipperary Bank on deposit notes , which fell due at the beginning of last week and were dishonoured . In the case of the London and County ¦¦ - * 1 » J _ ?_ — i £ « mAn A + T-fc * " » 4 * ' " •/ I T (\« M 1 * tV » O +. OTrO »» h'A . R Vfcftfill ± \ j juoo ytumhiui *— — ——

      S £ k « ssws . " ? mSw less Went , of a wortHj * toJ -nd 55 aEfas ^ sa &" -5 and weep now but what can that avail . ^ ^ B / axLmEL " Robert Keating , Esq . 'UP ,

      | PftTTK lu IS eLlil . * uxou . uu . c * u- x v * _• . « ~ sustained . The most serious- features of fraud remain still to be adverted to—namely , those committed by means of his opportunities as agent for the landed estates of noblemen and others , and also by direct forgeries of titledeeds . The trust property made away with is supposed to "be extreiaely large , and I many deplorable circumstances are likely to arise in this part of the history , the full scope of which will probably never come before the public . At present , many of the sufferers are themselves ignorant of the

      in : S ££ Mr . Keating , who read it , was much affected , andwien he came to the touching reference by the Sceasedto his aged father and mother , his potion became so great that he was obliged to pause till xt had I S tommumcation to Mrs . Ja mes Sadleir , the : _ ¦ -, t . _ i i _ i __ ™ nn t-ii / m voorl Xfc wVUhe seen

      position hi . which they stand , and most likely several months must elapse before all the actual facts can be unravelled . As , respects the forgeries of titledeeds i from the Encumbered Estates Court , it is satisfactory to be able to state that only two cases have thus far been discovered , although very . general inquirieshave j I been made by some leading solicitors in Dublin . '

      deceasea s sisie * -ii * -A «*« , «« o uxaou , *~ - ~— — -r-- . , i that it was * written in great agitation that itdoesnot comin-ence witbv the usual form of address ; and that it ^ is ttot signed : — , ., 'tjamesis not to blame—I alone have caused all this dxeadful ruin . ¦ . . " ^ atoes was to me too fond a brother but he is not to blanie for being deceived and led astray by my . diaboiieal acts ; ; ; - ¦'¦ . - ' ' ¦ '¦ ' .. . ¦ ¦ ' ' , ' - « ftBe * 6 Jam at this moment all the support you can . Oh yrhat ; would / 1 not suffer with gladness to save those whom , 1 have : ruined .- ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ _ ¦ . . .. " ¦ ¦ ¦ - ^ . ii ^^ 4 . ^ V . prove ^ . le ^ t i * b . at . I-was' not callous

      W 3 th Sference to these letters , Mr . Wilkinson aaiia - ^'' 1 do not thmkthere was a single person wno Kail Mr ; SadMr ' s comfidence . He was a mosfc re-Bervedonan ; It was extremely difficult to get ^ ny information from him beyond what he chose to impart . I iaelieve Mr . Sadleir wrote the letters which have feeei produced under great excitement . Ifcnow _ much Of ^ is affairs , and believe there is much in those letters i ^ afc is not coTreet . ^ , , ^ , \ i _ - ' . ^&& Noms ; stated that Mr . Qurney had tol £ him uiii

      that he-gave Mr ; BacUeir * ia , uvu po < -u « w » ^ " . he left the city on the Saturday afternoon before his death . ( No trace of this sum has since been dis- j coVeredi ) The coroner observed that at present there -was no evidence of Mr . Sadleir having been of unsound tmnd at the time he destroyed himself ; but , with the exception of the forgeries mentioned by Mr . Wilkinson , it was not clear that the crimes with which the not

      deceased had charged bimselt were merely hallucinations . If so , it would be obvious that he I was in a state of insanity ; if not , he was guilty of fdo de se , and all his property , whatever it might be , J would be forfeited to the Crown . Under these cir- 1 curostanees ,, it would be necessary to adjourn the j inquiry again , It was consequently adjourned till next Tuesday week , March 11 th . The amount of Mr . Sadleir ' s delinquencies ( though it is known to be very large ) is at present undefined . '"The undertakings with wliiob . ho was chiefly connected , " eays the Times City article ( Wednesday ) , " were the Royal Swedish Railway , the East Kent Railway , and the London and County Bank , He was likewise greatly interested in the Tipperary Jointstock Bank , of which his brother , the member for rrMnnaMnr raffia n \\ n \ ithan . nnd he also acted as receiver ,

      or agent , for some Irish landowners . Urgent inquiries are consequently being made as to the special nature of hie transactions in relation to each of theBe 'bodies . As regards tho Royal Swedish Railway , of , wftioh he was the chairman , it appears' to have been ascertained without doubt that ho has issued an immense amount of tho shares and obligations of the I company without authority , although with genuine ( signatures , Whetlier he has put forth any which are forgeries seems not yet bo have been clearly eeta'bliahcd . Tho oanital of tho company i < s £ 416 , 070 , in ; 65 shares , on which it enjoys a guarantee fromth « ¦ iC 3 _ -L __ Jl ^^ V . 4 * i — . n . M ^ nku * . A « 4 . * -v-C fniin ¦ r \ ftt > OAYl't' . 'lt % 4 ^ A 1 * Af * Ti ftTltfl '

      1 otvri percent , shaking fund , and tho shares arc j > ayablo to namo or to bearer , ftt the option of the uhareltolder . A conoiderable number -were forfeited for ManTpayment of calls , and some time back , in order to ' » void iinLneceBsary paorifloes , tho company obtainod po ^ er to saiso J ^ 100 , 000 pn debenturcB or obllgatlon 0 ( ' They required tho fiignaturo of two directors fi » d > the beoretory , and Mr . Sadleir , haying obtained poB ^ esBion of tho uniesuod quantities for tho ^ urposo of < jom ]> loting them wiw hie signature

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      T H E LEA DRBJ [ No * 31 Q , Saturday ,

      | A Murder In The Opeh Streets. Tower-Hi...

      | A MURDER IN THE OPEH STREETS . TOWER-Hil-Ii was , on Sunday morning , the scene of a I robbery and . murder of a nature wMch , when taken with other circumstances of recent occurrence , in-. I duces us to ask whether we are lapsing back iiito a state of utter lawlessness . About halt-past two ] o ' clock , a . m ., a man , whose name has been subsequently discovered to be George ( ot William ) Brown , was stopped while returning homeward by a woman and two men , robbed , and , on resisting , knocked on . the head with a life-preserver with such force , as to break the skull and occasion death within a few , hours . aiscoverea &

      J ± e . was py a ponceiuaLi xyw .. up « " pavement near the Crooked Billet public-house , Sparrow-corner , in a state of insensibility from the severity of the blow and bleeding profusely ; His pockets were turned insido out . As he still breathed , a constable by whom he was , discovered obtained assistance , and carried him an a stretcher to the Xemanstreet police-station . Thence he was taken to the London Hospital ; but he died on Monday afternoon , I from concussion of the brain , having never recovered his senses . He had been spending the evening with

      some friends , and was oh bis way home wh « n a woman . Lstopped . him at the comer of the Minories . He was rather intoxicated at the time , andj while in converaa-I tion with the woman , the two meu , who appeared to I I have been lying in wait , rushed on him 3 and one of them knocked him down with a life-preserver . They then rifled his pockets and made off . The police are making inquiries after the two m « n and the woman .

      A Burglary At A Farm House. John Just, A...

      A BURGLARY AT A FARM HOUSE . John Just , aged 25 , and Thomas Just , aged 23 , - labourers , were indicted at the Carlisle Assizes for a burglary in the dwelling-house of Andrew Little , at I Kirkandrews-on-Esk , on the 10 th of August last , and for stealing £ 2 10 s . The prosecutor , it appeared , is an old farmer , living nis vvTie ttgcuk iu i !

      alone wven . wuu . i * aa . su , u , » u * " * " •»" a secluded part of the conntiy . About . a .-weekbefore the burglary in question was committed , he had £ 60 in his house / and this fapt appeared to be known to a I man who had lodged with them , who was a friend of the prisoners . . On the uight of the burglary , Mr . Little and his wife had gone to bed , leaving the house safe , and the former had . been asleep , when he was awakened by a noise , and asked his wife -what it was . She said she thought it was the cat , and got up and struck a light . Seeing nothing , she put the light out and got into bed again . In a short time there was another noise , and Mr . Little exclaimed , "Lord , have I ¦ ¦ 1 ll I 1 _ _ 1 ( 1 JJ TTl ---i Cs * r * r « Z Ji ii- ^ im « 4 > T « S % ' itl 1 T" \_ luas nia io mho uia

      | . — _ . mercy : wnat s s wuc smu « s ^ v * r board door which had flown open . Presently , however , there was a louder crash , and Mn Little saw the two prisoners come in at the window of his bedroom , one of them having his face blackened . They advancedto the bed , and one of them , using violent threats , demanded to know where his money was , striking i him at the same time with a stick . He pointed to his waistcoat , and said all the money he : had was in the pocket of it . They searched it > and , not being satisfied , one of them dragged him out of bed by the

      legs , and on bis shouting out seized him by the throat . The other threw himself on the old woman , and I appeared to prevent her crying out . Mr . Little begged of them not to hurt his " auld wife . " She was then let alone , and tfce husband giving no further information about his money to satisfy them , was beaten till he was insensible , and tho burglars fled , leaving him oa the floor . The old man was so injured + v . nf a- ««« thmiffht lie would have died next day . tllill AM T | k ? iJ 4 fc » # — - . _ .

      ^ p m L * w , »* -K > " . ^ ** r-- ~ w - — ^— — _ Early next morning the two prisoners were met on the road leading from the prosecutor's house , and , suspicion alighting on them , they wero taken into 1 custody , both Mr . Little and his wife swearing to the identity of both prisoners by their voices , size , and appearance . The prisoners ( who were undefended ) endeavoured to prove an alibi ; but the jury found them guilty . Sentence of death was ordered to be recorded ; but the judge informed them that it would not be carried into effect , but that they would bo transported for life . — -X farm-house near Sheffield has bean entered in the middle of tho day , during tho absence of the master , and ransacked . A boy , cloven years of age , was the only one loft on tho premises ; and ho was "found manacled in tho oow-houso , tuid gagged by a piece of turnip stuck into Iub mouth .

      ST . PANCRAS WORKHOUSE A PESTHOUSE . The condition of St , Pancras has for aome time boon so disgraceful that tine Poor Law Board thought it necessary to- interfere , and to appoint Dr . Bouco . louos and another inspector to institute a searching invention . Tho report of those gontlemen was on lucsdny road at a mooting of tho pariah authorities ) , and was found to diacloeo a most startling and dreadful state of things . Tho poor of St . Panoras have , in faot , tor some timo £ > ast been Byutemrvtioally poinonod and halt starved . The report states thero are threo hunrtroa more hi the house than thero wero in 184 ( 5 . J- no I _ - til 1 _!_ . _ ft * * . 5 _ . n m-wl nl Diftfllj ¦

      wards arc aoHoribcu as oeing ouaunnu , •»» " . _ »• ---- without ventilation . In four of the flix principal warda there was a d * aught of air from without , rawsi ing through tho privy into tho ward , 'I ho > " « ° " officer is roportod to have statod that tho orowiUnt of tho waifda accounted for tho slownoBa oi Uw rooovery of many pntiontn . On ono oceusion , ton mi «« patients aud two women wero lying on tlio Jwoi - Both tho modionl offlcorH of the wovkboueo BtuUrt tliw . I tho offon « Wenqss of tUoU * wmrdB was « xoohh 1 i / o , ana

      | Supposed Murder Of A Woman At Portsmou...

      | SUPPOSED MURDER OF A WOMAN AT PORTSMOUTH . Another of those tragical events which have lately been common throughout the country , occurred about a week ago at Portsmouth . A steward in the I navy , named William Ansells , who has recently returned to thia country from tlie Crimea , has been examined before the borough magistrates on a charge of murdering his wife . On the afternoon of Friday I week , Ansell and the woman went out together , and Mrs . Ansell returned liome first . Ansell himnelf came home shortly after ten o'clock , and , a little before eleven , one of the neighbours hoard him quarrelling with his wife , and , almost immediately afterwards , heard the report of »• pistol . Previous to the report , there was a cry of " Miirder ! " and the woman

      exclaimed , " Oh , William , give oie time to make my peaco ! " Several people from the adjoining houses went into that of Ansoll , and , on entering tho room j where they had , heard the noiso of tho quarrel , they i saw Mrs . Ansell lying on tho floor quite insensible , and bathed in blood , which gushed profusely from her left templo . Some of the fingers of her left hand wero shot away , as if tho hand had been lifted up to soreon the temple . Medical ftld was instantly obtained , but the wo ^ han died in an hour . Information of tho affair was then given to tie police , and Ansell was apprehended . After ho was in custody , ho stated ¦ fcn t , lio constable that it was all an acoident : that tho

      have been on good terms for some time past ; the latter had been beaten by Ansell , and had complained of his violence to one of her neighbours , and requested help in case " anythjag should happen . " Ansell appears to have suspected his wife ' s fidelity , for on one occasion he threatened to shoot her " if she did not behave herself . " He accounted for the possession of the pistol , and also for a six-barrelled Colt ' s revolver which was found in . his house partly loaded , by saying that he bought them for the better care of a . handsome silver shrine in his possession , which he had purchased of some sailors who had taken it from one of the churches at Kertch . He was committed for trial at the Winchester Assizes , for wilful murder .

      Another murder and an attempt at murder are alleged to have taken place at Portsmouth within the last few days . The first is the case of a marine artilleryman , who died in Haslar Hospital last Saturday from the effects of poison supposed to have been 1 administered by a woman named Louisa Bullock at a I public-house in Portsmouth .. The other is a charge against a man who is accused of having attempted to drown his wife by throwing her into the deepest part of the milldam , Portsea , 02 . Saturday night .

      p istol ohanced to be in his hand cocked , and , his wife having touched tho trigger , tho weapon exploded . I He added that , when ' the pistol went off , ho was bo stupefied by the occurrence a 8 not to hear tho noiae , and when ho recovered and saw hie wife bleeding , ho exclaimed , " Amelia , what have I done ?" Ou tho noxt day , Ansoll was taken before tho magistrates and formally remanded until Monday , I when , being again brought up , Home additional faotB transpired . Tho man and hi « wife do not fi ^ eua to

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    • Leader (1850-1860), March 1, 1856, page 6, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/cld_01031856/page/6/