COOPER.—On the 17th inst., at 11, Thane-villas, Holloway, N., Mary Ann Tucker Cooper, widow of William Cooper. Funeral, Abbey Park Cemetery, to-day, at twelve o'clock.

A WRONG CONTRACT.

AND A RIGHT ONE.

AT KILBURN.

"A disgraceful case," was the magistrate's comment, in ordering Herbert William Treadwell, of Denmark Road, to pay a fine of £10, with five guineas costs, with the alternative of 6 weeks' imprisonment.

He was summoned by a representative of the Ministry of Labour for obtaining a week's benefit under the Unemployment Insurance Act, by falsely representing that he was out of work. At the time he and a friend had a decorating contract with a doctor for £60.

Rev. C.E. Treadwell, British Chaplain at Barcelona, Honorary Chaplain to the Missions to Seamen.

The Rev. Charles Ernest Treadwell, late English Chaplain of the Colonial and Continental Church Society at Barcelona, has been appointed to the English Chaplaincy at Hamburg.

Rev. C.E. Treadwell (vicar of St. Paul's) said he welcomed the great increase which St. Paul's had made to the Church Missionary Society. He was confident of the fact that the gauge of the spiritual life of a parish was to be found in its interest in missionary work. For this reason he felt thankful for the improvement reported during the past twelve months.

Rev. C.E. Treadwell said the temperance party must not be reluctant to take the most they could get because they could not obtain all they wanted. (Hear, hear) They should be thankful for small mercies, the mutilated Children's Bill, for instance. It was a step in the right direction, and should be used as a means by which still further advantages in the same direction should be obtained. The solution of the very vexed question of overcrowding lay in the hands of the working classes themselves. It was not in some philanthropist building palatial buildings and letting them out at moderate rents, but in the working classes seeing that the wages they earned by the sweat of their brow were spent in the direction which would bring them the greatest benefit. A simple matter of arithmetic showed that the amount the ordinary working man spent on drink a week would obtain him one, two, or three extra rooms in which to live in comfort, and where he could house his family decently (hear, hear)

TREADWELL—RIDER.—On the 31st ult., at St. Stephen's, West Ealing, the Rev. C.E. Treadwell, Vicar of St. Paul's, Stonehouse, to Josephine Bertha, daughter of the late Joseph Rider, of Barcelona.

The Lord Bishop of Exeter has offered the perpetual Curacy of Countisbury-with-Lynmouth, which is about to be vacated by the preferment of the Rev. W.A. Lewis, to the Rev. C.E. Treadwell, vicar of St. Paul's, Stonehouse. Mr. Treadwell has intimated his acceptance of the appointment

There was a very fair attendance at the annual Bible meeting, at Lynton, the Rev. C.E. Treadwell, of Lynmouth, presiding over the gathering. His address on the miracle of the creation, preservation, and power of the Bible was much enjoyed.

The annual dinner in connection with Lynton and Lynmouth Battery of the Devon Royal Garrison Artillery took place at the Lyn Valley Hotel, Lynmouth, on Thursday evening, Capt. W. Field presiding over a large attendance. The Rev. C.E. Treadwell proposed "The Imperial Forces" [ . . . ]

THE Rev. C.E. Treadwell, Vicar of Lynmouth, has just started a Temperance Forward Movement, which will be continued until December.

THE Rev. C.E. Treadwell (Vicar of Lynmouth), left Lynmouth on Monday for a fortnight's holiday.

The Rev. C.E. Treadwell has been instrumental in obtaining grants of books from various quarters to form a lending library of good, wholesome literature for Lynmouth and Countisbury.

THE Rev. C.E. Treadwell, writes as follows in the July number of the Lynmouth Magazine:—"I am very glad to be back at my post again after my two Sundays' rest, and most thankful to find that in these terribly anxious times, our parish is still spared, by God's great mercy, from any grievous loss occasioned by the war. [ . . . ] "

The Dean and Chapter of Exeter have presented the Rev. C.E. Treadwell, vicar of Countisbury, near Lynmouth, to the living of Holy Trinity, Exeter, vacant through the preferment of the Rev. F. Simmons to Dawlish.

The Rev. C.E. Treadwell, Rector of Holy Trinity, Exeter, and late Vicar of Lynmouth, was overcome with faintness while conducting the evening service last Sunday, and was unable to continue the service.

NEW VICAR OF EGGESFORD.

Rev. C.E. Treadwell, vicar of Holy Trinity, Exeter, has accepted the living of Eggesford, which is in the gift of the Earl of Portsmouth.

Ordained in 1888, his first work was under Preb. Williams, then vicar of St. Matthias, Plymouth. He was successively British chaplain at Barcelona (1890) and Hamburg (1893), and in 1896 became vicar of St. Paul's, Stonehouse, from whence he went to Countisbury, on the appointment of the Bishop Robertson in 1907.

Old parishioners will be very sorry to learn that the Rev. C.E. Treadwell, Vicar of Countisbury and Lynmouth 1906-16, now Rector of Wembworthy and Eggesford, has had another breakdown in health. He is at present recuperating on Dartmoor. They, as well as his present parishioners, will pray for a speedy restoration to health.

A most hearty welcome has been extended to the Rev. C.E. Treadwell and Mrs. Treadwell, who are staying at Lynmouth this week. Mr. Treadwell, who was Vicar of Lynmouth and Countisbury 1907-17, is now Rector of Eggesford.

Changes at Holy Trinity, Exeter, admittedly a difficult parish, with a crowded population, mostly poor, have been frequent of late. [ . . . ] The Rev. C.E. Treadwell, who found the huge rectory a burden physically and financially, went to the rural living of Wembworthy in three years.

BIBLE SUNDAY.—On Sunday last, the second Sunday Advent ("Bible Sunday"), the Rev. C. E. Treadwell, who for many years was the beloved Vicar of Lynmouth and Countisbury, occupied the pulpits of Lynmouth and Lynton Churches, the former at the morning service, and Lynton in the evening. In each sermon the preacher, with great force and eloquence, dealt with the great work the British and Foreign Bible Society was doing throughout the world.

SOURTON VICAR'S RETIREMENT.

On his retirement the parishioners presented the Rev. C.E. Treadwell with an illuminated address (executed by Lady Hamilton) and a wallet of notes. In his farewell sermon the Vicar thanked everyone for their handsome present, with which he proposed to buy a portable wireless-set.

Mrs. Treadwell received a very acceptable gift from the M.U. and W.I. in the shape of a garden chair.

Mr. Treadwell has been in the Ministry for nearly 50 years, and with the exception of six years as Chaplain at Barcelona and Hamburg, he has not left Devon, having served successively Plymouth, Lynmouth, Exeter, Wembworthy, and Sourton.

Mr. and Mrs. Treadwell are moving to Hittisleigh, where we hope they will enjoy a well-earned retirement.

47 YEARS' MINISTRY

Rev. C.E. Treadwell Passes At Hittisleigh

Death occurred at Mill House, Hittisleigh, on Sunday, after a short illness, of Rev. Charles Ernest Treadwell, who during 47 years' ministry, held livings at Stonhouse (Plymouth), Exeter, and in North Devon.

Mr. Treadwell was ordained in 1888 by Bishop Bickersteth, and was gospeller at ordination. He received his title from Preb. Williams, then vicar of St. Matthias, Plymouth. In 1890 he was appointed British chaplain at Barcelona, and in 1893 occupied a similar position in Hamburg.

He became vicar of St. Paul's, Stonehouse, in 1896. In 1907 he was appointed by the Bishop to the incumbency of Countisbury-cum-Lynmouth. During his ten years there St. John's, Lynmouth, was nearly doubled in size, the new Church school at Countisbury built and opened, Lynmouth school enlarged and spacious playground added, and an excellent parish room acquired.

Mr. Treadwell was chairman and correspondent for both day schools, hon. secretary of the Life-boat Committee, hon. treasurer of the British and Foreign Bible Auxiliary, hon. secretary of C.E.T.S. for the Archdeaconry of Barnstaple, and chairman of the local Temperance Committee. He was also chairman of Lynton War Pensions Committee.

In 1917 Mr. Treadwell was appointed to the living of Holy Trinity, Exeter, and after three productive years was given the living of Eggesford by the late Lords Portsmouth. In 1931 he became vicar of Sourton, retiring in 1935 through failing sight.

As a preacher, Mr. Treadwell bore a high reputation. He was of the evangelical school of thought, preaching extempore sermons adapted to present-day circumstances. He was a hard hitter, fearless of consequences, and aimed at a high ideal.

Mrs. Treadwell, who survives him, always very ably co-operated in her husband's parochial work.

REV. C.E. TREADWELL

FUNERAL AT CHERITON BISHOP.

Large Attendance of Sympathisers.

The funeral of the Rev. C.E. Treadwell, whose death was reported in Friday's "Devon and Exeter Gazette," took place at Cheriton Bishop on July 23rd. The Rev. Darrell Smith officiated, the Rev. Pratt, of Colebrooke, being unable to officiated owing to illness.

The mourners were the widow; Mr. G.T. Treadwell and Mrs. Hilliard (London) nephew and niece; Mrs. Campbell and Mrs M. Campbell, sisters-in-law. The bearers were Mesrs. W. Norrish, M. Norrish, F. Cox, W. Courtier, W. Gorman, and J. Francis.

[long list of others present . . . ]

There were many floral tributes.

THE ONE TREE HILL AGITATION.

A THREATENING LETTER.

Mr. Claude M. Treadwell informs us that he has received the following letter, which he has placed in the hands of the police.

Brockley Rise, 14/10/97.

Mr. Treadwell,—You must look out; the ground can go but you will have to look after yourself and "home" this is no joke your brought it abut with Mr. Neil so you can blame "yourselves" as for the Sundays work I was there and the crowd behaved very well until the police interfered—the idea of locking up boys. They were afraid to take hold of the man whom (sic) were leading the boys. I may tell you there will be more than stones and sticks later on perhaps a little piece of lead will fetch some of you to your senses and let the public have their rights. Which they intend to have and will eventually. Believe me your (sic) not safe nor is the Judge for his hard sentence. You may laugh at this but you are as safe as the Czar of Russia.—I am,

ONE OF THE PUBLIC.

[ENVELOPE]

Mr. Treadwell              2d.             Brockley

  c/of The One Tree Hill                 9.15 p.m    Forest Hill

            Golf Club                           Oct. 18/97    S.E.

             Forest Hill.                               S.E.   Oct. 19—97

CLAUDE M. TREADWELL, Solicitor, of 49, Queen Victoria-street, E.C., has taken into PARTNERSHIP C.H. BERNARD AYLWIN, as and from July 1, 1901. The name of the firm is TREADWELL & AYLWIN.

TREADWELL.—On October 29th, at Corner House, Sidcup, Kent, the wife of Claude Mallam Treadwell, solicitor, of a daughter (American and S. African papers, please copy.)

MOT A COURT OF RECORD.

At Tower Bridge. Mr. C.M. Treadwell (Messrs. Treadwell and Aylwin) made an application to Mr. Rose under the Shipowners' Negligence (Remedies) Act, 1905, on behalf of Charles Tanner, stevedore, of Curlew Street, Bermondsey, and the Labour Protection League, for an order to detain the steamship Cressida, of Hamburg, then lying off Horselydown. until some security had been given on behalf of the owners, the Hamburg-London Steamship Company, to answer to an action by Tanner, claiming compensation for injuries sustained by him in September last, while helping to unload timber from the Cressida into a barge. It was alleged that the accident, by which Tanner's injuries were caused. was due to defective tackle and negligence in supervision.—Mr. Rose observed that the application should be made to a "court of record," and he doubted whether a police-court came within that category.—Mr. Treadwell replied that a court of record was described as a court whose proceedings were recorded and open to reference. He admitted that he had some doubt as to the jurisdiction.—The magistrate decided that the application should be made elsewhere, and Mr. Treadwell said he would go to the City of London Court.

Mr. C.M. Treadwell, Deputy Registrar of the Greenwich and Woolwich County Courts, has been appointed joint registrar with Mr. C. Pitt Taylor.

CLAUDE TREADWELL, of Treadwell and Aylwin, solicitors. I have been eleven years Deputy-Registrar at Greenwich County Court. On November 9 I attended a consultation at Mr. Wippell's chambers with Mr. Southee. Miss West was there. Kelson also arrived at my office that morning, and whilst I was talking to Mr. Southee one of my clerks took him up to Mr. Wippell's chambers with instructions to wait there until I had seen Mr. Wippell, because I thought it was desirable he should be separately represented. Before Kelson came Mr. Southee said, "I have something to tell you. Kelson has confessedto having committed these frauds, and I have brought him round to make the statement." Then he brought Kelson in. I said, "I understand you have told Mr. Southee that you are guilty of these frauds. Have you come here to make a statement?" He said, "Yes." I said, "I have a shorthand clerk; I suppose it will be a long statement; I should like it taken down in shorthand," and he said, "If you do not mind I would rather you take it down yourself." At that time I had no reason to doubt its genuineness. Having made up my mind that he ought to be separately represented I introduced Kelson to Mr. Harker, who had an interview with him. I was present. He impressed upon Kelson the very serious nature of the confession he was making. I asked Kelson whether anybody had asked him to make that confession, and I believe Mr. Harker repeated it. I asked him whether he was shielding anyone, and he said no. I took him up to Somerset House on November 24, and showed him a number of the exhibits. I think we were there about two hours. He seemed very ill. I asked him whether he had had any breakfast. He said no, he was not feeling well enough. I asked him if he would come and have some lunch with me. I then questioned him very closely on the matter, and asked him whether he was screening anyone. He said no. I pointed out to him the strong similarity between the signatures and the strong similarity to Mr. Southee's writing, and asked him whether he could assure me that he was honest in the statement he had made, and he said yes. I asked him whether he could be sure that this was his handwriting in every case and he said yes, and then I pointed to the colour of the ink, and he said, "I used to use Mr. Southee's pen." I said to Kelson, "I am acting for you and Southee and I regard it my duty both to you as well as Mr. Southee, and I ask you plainly now whether you are screening anybody or whether this confession of yours is a genuine one," and he said it was. I then realised that I could not represent them both, and I wrote to Kelson on the 25th to so inform him. He came in the afternoon before he received the letter, and I repeated what I had written to him. I then told him he must have another solicitor.

Cross-examined by Mr. Tindal Atkinson. I took the statement before I went to Somerset House. I had not then seen the documents. I saw the whole of the documents that had been produced at the Mansion House. Nearly all of them had the signature either of" George Southee" or" G. Southee "' on the stamps, or what appeared to be his writing. Having discovered this, I was mystified by the statement of Kelson that they had been written by him. They bore a great resemblance to Mr. Southee's writing which I did not know very well. It was because it appeared unlikely that they were written by Kelson without any accomplice that I questioned him closely. I do not think I can go so far as to say it was an impossible case, but I felt it hard to believe. About three o'clock in the afternoon after I went with Southee to Somerset House Kelson came to my office. I had telegraphed him. No doubt I made a great point of asking him whether he had written the name of George Southee. He did not then say he had not written the name of George Southee. My recollection is that he said he had written them. I should like to refer to my minutes; they are written by myself. I put it to him, had he ever used Mr. Southee's name, and he said he had often done so. He volunteered the statement that he had often used old receipt stamps long before he had used postage stamps. This was on the 23rd. He said Mr. Southee used to tear up old receipts. I cannot recall whether I asked him if he had written" George Southee" or Mr. Southee. The reason I went to Somerset House was to see the papers. I think I have some recollection that he said he had not written" George Southee "or" G. Southee"—I am not sure which it was. When he said he had used Southee's name I may have said, "It was only yesterday evening you assured me you had never written "George Southee." It is the fact that he told me on the 23rd that there was some signature, I am not sure whether it was" G. Southee" or" George Southee," which he had not written, and having shown him the documents on the 24th and he then having told me all these signatures were his I felt inclined to test what he had said the night before. On the 23rd I was closeted with Kelson when Southee called. I told my clerk to show him into Mr. Aylwin's room. I went in and spoke to him. He told me the nature of the business he had come upon. He probably left ten minutes before Kelson. I do not recollect saying to Kelson," It is a very funny thing; while you were with me Mr. Southee called on me and left the place about ten minutes before you left." I do not think I said, "Southee knew you were in the office with me, and I can only infer that you did meet him on your leaving my office," because I had advised Southee that in the circumstances he and Kelson should not meet. Possibly one of my clerks told Southee that Kelson was with me. He persisted more than once that these were his signatures. I do not think I said I was firmly convinced the signatures were not his writing; I should not sat that; but I did ask him to write Mr. Southee's name because I was mystified: I said, "You are not telling me the truth; you are keeping something back." That was at Somerset House; we were there two and a half hours. I did not ask him if another solicitor were acting for him would he tell him the same story? When I repeated to him what I had written to him on the morning of the 25th I recommended him to go to another solicitor. He said was it necessary. I said I thought it was highly advisable, but" If you are not going to tell him anything different from what you have told me, I am afraid he cannot help you very much." I did not say, "You will have a very different tale to tell him." He said, "My story to the other solicitor will be the same as I have told you." The words, "I wish you to understand I will not be any party to anybody taking responsibility and suffering for somebody else's guilt" were very nearly the words I used. This was after my return from the examination at Somerset House. I cannot say I used exactly the words, "This is not your writing; you know it is not," but I did test him document after document. I have here his answers to every question I put to him.

Cross-examined on behalf of the prosecution. I gave very careful attention to this case when I was representing both defendants and afterwards when representing only Southee. It appeared to me that, apart from Webb's signatures, there were two handwritings on the exhibits. It was quite clear when we went to see the exhibits on November 23 and 24 that Kelson's genuine signature was on a number of them. It was not until afterwards that I noticed the signatures of Kelson extended from June to October. The signatures as disclosed were all out of date, and I rearranged them, and then found that Kelson's name did not appear on any of the exhibits. I discovered on November 23 they were very much less frequent than Southee's. Kelson's confession was a general confession from 1904 in respect of everything. I asked him how this own genuine signature appeared upon some of them, and yet he was imitating Southee's writing upon the rest of them. His answer was, "I wrote my own name when I was going to deliver goods, and Mr. Southee's when I was not." It was the day after I had seen the exhibits that I had nothing further to do with Kelson. Kelson said since 1904 he had been employed periodically week by week, sometimes with a week's interval, of 10 days, before he went into the employ of the company, attending at Mr. Southee's office, filling up these forms and writing postcards. It did not occur to me to ask him how the documents after he put the name of "Southee" on them got to the customers. I asked him why he imitated Southee's writing upon the documents; he told me it was generally when Southee was going out or when he was not going out himself with the accounts. If he took the accounts himself he would sign his own name. I did not ask him who took them out when he did not, but I gathered that if they were taken out by anybody else he would still make the paltry profit. I gathered that Southee would be taking out these documents; he did not tell me so. I put more than once to Southee that he was taking out documents which Kelson had forged. His answer has always been very specific, "These documents as I now see them are not in my handwriting." I did not at first know that, under the Act of Parliament, there was an aspect under which a fine only could be imposed. I think I got to know it on November 18, at the interview I had with Mr. Harker. There is a power under the Stamp Act to impose a fine of £50. I cannot tell you if Kelson thought that was a possible aspect of the case for which he was taking responsibility. I did not tell him it was only a fine that could be imposed. Mr. Harker pointed it out to him at the consultation. To the best of my recollection, Mr. Harker said, if the prosecution could be induced upon his statement to alter the charge to a fine under the Stamp Act, a fine could be inflicted; otherwise there would be a term of imprisonment. His answer to that was," Oh, my poor mother!"

Claude M. Treadwell, also Registrar of the court, alluded to the sorrow caused to the court staff, most of whom had served under Mr. Pitt-Taylor for very many years, and they would all like permission to contribute to what his Honour had said. They also wished to express their sympathy with Mrs. Pitt-Taylor, who, during the weeks had so bravely borne the trials and varying hopes and fears, of that time, and they trusted she might be sustained in her loss.

Mr. C.M. Treadwell, the Registrar, conducted the public examination, at the Greenwich Bankruptcy Court on Tuesday, of Frank William Flower, estate agent, of 11, Manor-lane, Lee [ . . . ]

The Registrar, Mr. C.M. Treadwell, who had been detained with business in the Court, arrived in time to add his tribute to Mr. Beresford's services at Greenwich. He said he thought the smoker's cabinet was peculiarly appropriate, for it represented the wishes of all who had subscribed to the gift that whatever little troubles Mr. Beresford might encounter in the future would all end in smoke.

"The death was announced on Wednesday, of Mr. Claude Mallam Treadwell, registrar of the Greenwich, Woolwich, and Deptford County Courts."