The Express.
London, England, 1855-09-10 00:00:00

TBE POTATO DISEASE IN CHESHIRE.

Thu potato disease made its appearance a few
west, ego is that part of Cheshire between Stretford and
Bowdon, forming what may he called the great market
garde, of Manchester and mese of the adjacent large towns,
whisk are mostly supplied with vegetables from the western
sad eoatherrn sides. Oa Friday morning it wee found that
a sharp beat bad prevailed daring the previous night, and
it appease to have taken hold of the potatoes with great
severity, completely blackening the haulm, over patches of
many acres, and blighting them in all directions.
As regards the early kinds of potatoes, a very di eon-
raging state of things *sista. Mmese appears to have pre.
seated Seidl' over the whole dirrict to which we are refer-
ring &vestal weeks ego; and slam then it has epreed sad
strengthened rapidly. At Bowdon tome large fields were
still tolerably sound, a, far as coati be ascertained from
the roots got withia the last few days; but this only
applied to upland or sandy soil,. Upon the mom
lends seat Bowdon and at Cinderlead, all kinds of
sillies were said to be more or lees touched. There
seemed to be a general opinion that tally one-half of the
second early potatoes now in the ground would prose to be
swine.

Crowing the river Mersey, into Lancashire, we observed
■ good many fields of blighted potatoes, at and in the neigh.
bourhood of Cherlto•-cum' Hardy, and • gardener, who was'
wheeling sway some radicals from his field, which were
nearly all bad, said, " these kinds of potatoes had been more
or less affected these twenty years put. At first they did
net come at all; ti ell hoed crops came, but were dismsed.
The• were • good deal sown were the radicals, because
when they did come the roots were large, and the favour in
which the public held them enabled the grower to pet •
better price. Hs thought t►e seed was worn out, and we
ought to get new Hoed altogether, either from America or
1 somewhere else."

HInDIDI.—On Saturday an inquest was bald by
Me. %%Nikki, upon the body of Mr. lillotthew Wood, aged
42, who committed suicide by takiog a large dose of poison.
It appeared from the evidence that the deceased, who had
held a lucrative post in the mail department of the (literal
Post-office, had applied to be el- wed to the heed of that de-
partment, width had become vacant some monde ago. The 1
malt of the appliestios war, that be wee pieced ire probation
for six months. During thii period the untortneate gentle•
man become very desponding, es he found out that he was
not fitted to fill the coerces duties of the situation. As
the time passed on he became gradually more and more
depressed, and several times exclaimed, "It must
be either success er pthisie ord." There was
stabisig beyond depression of spirits, however that
could indite* his (heads to suppose be would actually
commit suicide. At the expiration of the probetioassy six
mouths, upon going to his oMee, he discomrsd that he was
not emilinsed is the appointment, not being considered
sullebtatly competent. He returned bean to his howls at
St. Jabs's-wood, completely broken hearted, and retired to
hie bedroom about half-past 5. His eon appearance before
8 o'isioek indorsed his housekeeper to go up end call him,
and, epos miseteirs ao answer, she bad the door rained.'
Too dithered was then found lying on his bed in a sleepiest
postan, bat quite dead, life having been extinct for some
time. • 'lam and a bottle, which bad contained cyanide
of potassium. used by the deceased for pbotngrepbk par
poses, we heed by his bedside, and from the medical testi.
stay, itosuld that he had taken ere tr nix ounces,
• quantity to kill fifty mss. A small piece el
paper wee heed agar the body, ow whileh was deemibed the
property of the deeeseed. and the money due to him by the
posvoMert. Verdict, "Insanity "—A fluatlay paper ha.
re lud. ported that the deceased gentlemsa was . sea et Mee
Algoma Wood sad Modem to the Virmehasselit "
The late 8b Matthew Wood left three soap sok, Me
poison baromet, the learned Jodie above referred to, mid
Mr. Wasters Weed, of North Cray, Kest