The Express.
London, England, 1852-03-29 00:00:00

PUBLIC SALES.

March 26.—8 y Messrs. Bitoxt.tr and Sox, at the Mart.
—Freehold shop and premises, at the corner of White
Horse-street, Commercial-road East, let on lease for 1001.
per annum-2,3001.
Freehold house and premises, No. 11, Denmark-street,
Rateliff-highway, let for 214. per annum-4101.
Three houses, Noe. 1,2, and 3, York-road, Commercial-
road, let for 561. 10s., term 99 years at 101. 105.-3261.
Leasehold house, No. 24, Saville-place, Mile End road,
.estimated value 601. per annum, held for 16 years at
41. Is. 9d.-2461.

FATAL RAILWAY AnCipinre.—A fatal accident
occurred on Friday, on that part of the South Coast Rail-
way which lies between Brighton and Hastings. A Mrs.
Edwards, between 50 and 60 years of age, residing with her
son, a pastry cook, in Norman-road, St. Leonard', jumped
from a third class carriage, and received injuries which
speedily resulted in death. It is supposed that the unfor-
tunate woman committed the rash act which cost her her
life in consequence of having inadvertently weed the Box-
bill Station, at which she ought to have stopped.
CORONER'S IrovesT.—An inquest was held on
Friday evening at the Roebuck Tavern, Cambridge-heath,
on Henry Draper, aged 59, who was found strangled at
No. 2, Ravenseroftatreet, Cambridge-heath. Deceased was
of rather eccentric habits. About as weeks air a eater,
who was residing with him, was taken to • lunatic asylum,
where she soon after died. On Saturday week he called
at the Wiles of Mr. Tyumen, at Hackney, and was then paid
money on amount of the rent of some houses that was col-
lected by Mr. Tyssen. When he left he had 224 in a tea-
ms hag. The nest morning he was discovered in bed
with a silk handkerchief round his throat, which was
tightened like • tourniquet by means of a hearth brash,
but the canvass bag could not be found, for the 22/. The
coroner suggested en open verdict, observing that it was a
very mysterious affair. Verdict—" That the deceased was
found dead, with • silk handkerchief, round his
throat, buthow be became so there was not sufficient evi-
dence to show."

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ULSTER RAllmse.—The directors of this com-
pany have communicated to the shareholders their half-
yearly report, preparatory to their stated meeting, which
takes place on Wednesday next. They state that much
saving has been effected in the expenditure ; that a con-
siderable amount of the borrowed capital, for which the
company had been paying 5 per cent., has been paid off,
and replaced by capital at 4 percent; and they recommend
a dividend of 22a. per share, which is equal to about 41 per
cent. per =hum. Last year the dividend was 205., and the
preceding year only 12a. The sum remaining to be carried
to the mane fund, after payment of dividend for the last
year, is 1,2351.
THE COMPLETION OP SOMERSET HOVSE.—The east
wing was left incomplete by Chambers; but in 1829 the
vacant space was filled up from the designs of Sir Robert
Smirke, with the buildings for King's College. The west
side, or that next Wellington-street, has remained unfinished
till now, flanked by,some ungainly brick dwelling-houses,
springing out of a deep pit. In consequence of the consoli-
dation of the Boards of Excise Stamm, and Taxes, &c.
into one board (the Inland Revenue), it became necessary
to abandon the Excise Office, in Broad.street, City, and
bring all the establishment under one roof at Somerset
House ; and Mr. James rennetherae, the architect to the
Board of Works, was directed to make designs for the com-
pletion. By the alteration proposed, a large annual saving
will be effected, and the cost of the new building. will be
met by the sale of the old Excise Office, so that no expense,
we understand, will be incurred by the public for the com-
pletion of this aide of Somerset House. It has been stated
' m some of the newspapers that in consequence of certain
arrangements made by the present administration, the pro-
posed additna will not be proceeded with. We cannot
teem, however, that there is any }OlOOll to suppose that this
ie esEruct. Tenders tor the eatostion vi the oath wins will
be received this week, and others for the reminder of the
Midis( will speedily follow.—The Dueler.