The Express.
London, England, 1864-08-24 00:00:00

PAINFUL CAB&

An inquiry wan held by Mr. Jobn Humphreys,
Middlesex caroms, last sight, at the Market-house, Fins-
barymarket, respecting the death of William Henry Webb,
aged See years.
The Sm. S. T. Webb, 50, Worship-street, said that he
was a clergyman of the church of England, and was curate
of All Saints until a fortnight ago. The deceased was his
sow, and was always ailing—ill. He had been taken to
Professor Partridge and °than, and some mid that he had
disease of the spine, and others that it was disease of the
bead. He cover kept up from illome—only moss from dis-
isclinatioe to stay up. On Tunday witness sent for Dr.
Ocdiett. The memat called witness down on Saturday,
and deceased died suddenly. Witness gave him port Wine
and brandy, hat he could not swallow. Witness had not
seat for a doctor before became &mad was not ill.

The Owner mid that the MMus was singularly ace-
tradictory in him evidence generally. He had just stated
that the child was always ill.
The witness mid that he had been for a month—from
Jane 27 to July 23—in Ireland, and when he returned the
deemed was as well u ever be had been, excepting that
hie legs were crocked, and that hie map wee dimmed.
Witness boat his wife is March krt. All his children
were ill, and he was so himself. His eldest daughter was
IL The deceased bad quite sufficient, with the exemption
that he would have bees better with more &Wittiness.
Two or three memento in simesemien attended the children
Woos Mn. Webb died. Three days after witness went to
Ireland, the 'arrant left, and the children then had no one
to mind them except an mutt that occasionally called. They
had 21. 13 for food during that time.
Conner—You left UM mosey of All Sainte volluitaray ?
Witness—No ; I left became I mold not help myself.
My sight was affected, and the Rev. Mr. Hugo gave me
notice. . _ .

Ann Slag. a 'erases girl, said that last Tuesday abe was
mot for by the Rev. Mr. Webb. Sits bad lived with Mm.
Webb in Camberwell two yews ego. The deceased was
very dl, sod the doctor had men him. Deceased had always
bees weak sod iIL In Camberwell the children were all
rosy, but mow they were very Merest. Mr. Webb was
very kiod to deemed.
Mks Idiot& Webb, said that abe was 11 years of age.
Her eldest brother was 13. Wittier' did erverything—
market, manage the mosey and the children, &e., for the
mouth that her father wee away. Deesesed bad enough to
sat. Her brother sosneasess wished the childree. The
servaet had received sulfas to go before her father went
to Ireked. Witasm bad 11. lts. to support everyone with.
left her by her father, and she harrowed a sovereign from
a lady. The money wee all finished the day he returned
home. There were three rooms sad a kitchen. Witness
and her *Age slept with bar lather, and her two brothers
slept with As.. There was no doctor for deceased while
her father was sway.
Dr. R. Fowler laid that os Tbunday last he was called
in, and he found We deceased mesh emadated. The scalp
was covered with scalp disease, sad the legs were rickety.
He weld sot may whether the essaciatioe arose from damn
or want of peeper sonrihnient. Witness told the father
the child wanted • nurse and • cook rather than a
doctor. If the child bad had proper attention it could not
bare got into such • state. It was a scrofulous child. Ho
had not made • poet modem examination. There was •
large swollen gilled under the ear, and that might have
caused spasm of the glottis sad death.
William Sears, 50, Worship-street, said that be lodged
over the rooms held by Mr. Webb. The children had
beta left quite by themselves for a month. The tenant
left is three days after 11r. Webb wont to Ireland, as her
latices was up. Mr. Webb bed given her Doha. She
mid that the children bad only 11. 12e. to live on till be
came back, sad she lived as part of it for three
days. The children ware in a very filthy state, aid
mirrored with vermin. The Saoday after Mr. Webb re-
tented, the landlord, who was very ill, called witness, and
said that Mr. Webb was uremia( abockingly, aid was
knocking the children stoat. Witnem went down sad
beard Mr. Webb using tad language frail as would esly be
heard is the lowest streets, and apparently fliogiug sauce-
pans at the children. Witnese made an excuse to go into
the kitchen, and saw Mr. Webb le a very excited state.
Mr. Alldie, the landlord, was anxious to give evidence,
het he was very ill. They often doubted whether Mr.
Webb was • clergyman, from the way he went on.
Mr. Waller said that Mr. Webb hoped that his own
doctor might be allowed to be present at the poet-marten
I examination of the deceased.
The Coroner said that there would be no objection to the
rev. gentleman having every facility for explaining ew
fending himself.
The case was Mesa adjourned.

LOSS OP LIFEWHLLn• BATHING AT SOUTHEYD.

SOUTHILVD. TUESDAY Mum
Yesterday an agonising oceurreuoe took puce
sear to the pis fa this moth frequented place el nowt, by
which • wife bee bees made a widow and s fluidly father-
less. It appears that Hr. Deals' Terry, the well.kaown
ticket writer, of Aldempbe.street, paid a visit ea Holiday,
with his wife and friends, to this place, sad. embracing the
opportunity of bevies a bathe, got into one of the machines
elatiesed for that purpose as the western side el the
pier. Thew at the time wu very rough, the tide coin*
up strongly end the water riming rapidly. As he wee Doe
We to swim. it appears masa probable that his kande slipped
from the rope attaehed to the combine as • promotioe foe
aonewimmieg bathers. However that may have bass, the
poor fellow was I. a few minutes wethed into deep water,
sod before elective mnistams mold be medusa be
lank to rise lie more. Twenty minutes elapsed
after the alum wee gives before he could be
found, sod ems in that brief spate of time /he
face and ears were meet mutilated, most likely through the
body having bees dashed about by the wieleice of thowaveik
and its emaieg tato spatial wish this relish Ala& with
which this pert of the emit abseals. Islasisties having
been seat to the .wooer. Nat sielimera boo soppoleled the
impart to be held this (Webassility)illicasea lb the Royal Hotel.

Despatches were sent yesterday from the Colo.
siaLoileo to the Confuse of the eenlemeste on ON Wag
Coast of Africa.