The Express.
London, England, 1864-06-18 00:00:00

EXTRAORDINARY SUICIDE AND MURDER IN

FRARCE.

The Echo de in Marne gives an accouut of a
suicide and a murder by member' of the same family at
Loisy (Marne), the two crimes being the consequence of sit
incident futile in itself —the eating of two strawberties by
a child. Toe daughter of a M. Itenanx, a resident in the
above-named village, was to make her first communion a
• week ago. In the mowing, however, before pm ,eeding
to the church, while standing before a dish of anawbeii
forgetting for a 0106111 at the solemn ceremony io which she
wii• about to take pert, she inadvertently tasted the fruit.
This was, ot course, sufficient to exclude her from the
communion on that day. The child, nevertheless, attended
the service, but without joining in it, and the
core, loaning from her the muse of her abided.
tine, spoke to her kindly, and told her to return
the following morning. Sae reached home and stated
what had taken place to her parents, and the latter
appear to have reproached her in severe language, and to
have tetrified her by an exaggerated description of the con-
sequences of her fault. After retiring to rest, the child's
terror seems to have overcome her reams, se she rose,
dressed herself, and, secretly leaving the house, fed across
the fields and took refuge at a farm at some short distance.
Here she was reeogained, but instead of being seat back
home, she was taken to the school which she attended in
the village. In the meantime, the mother happening to enter
the room where her daughter alept,fonod the bed empty. She
was seized with a ten Rile misgiving that her daughter must
have drowned IteneU. The mother instantly rushed in the
direction of the Marne, and was seen no more. Four days
litter her body was found an a low bank at Solanges. A
brother-in-law of lichee. Reams, residing in the same
neighbourhood, had for some time previously given signs of
mental derangement, sod the disappeerence of his brother's
wife, for whom he bed • great respect and atfectioo, suf-
ficed to entirely unsettle his mind. The night pre-
siding the mowing on wb;ch the body was found
he became most violent, and from time to time took
up his fowling-piece. His wife, who was alone in the
house with him, was struck with terror, bat dared sot
move. In the morning he went out with hie gun, but was
shortly after seen returning in • state of great excitement.
A farm servant had just time to inform Mule. Matsui of
her dearer, and she concealed basil( in • garret. The
servant, however, paid for his devotedness with his life, as
Itenaux turned on the was and discharged the gun into his
breast, killing him on the spot Reissue beet pointed the
second barrel to his own forehead, end blew out his brains. It
was at the moment that this tragedy wee Nan accom-
plished that the body of Itches. Ronan: was found at
Soleness. The murderer leaves • eon, and the murdered
man • wife and two children.

WEATHER REPORT.--(THIS DAY.)

SATURDAY, JUNI 18, 8 A.M.

T.. W. 8..5x D. 1. It. S.
- --
Naas '29.77 69 W.S. W. 1 3 2 W. be - I
Aberdeen 9.79 61 S.W. 2 4 W. rb 0.10 1
lAth - 1
Ardreetan O6. •7 67' 8. 2 4 I S.W. ob - 1
Greencastle ll.Bll 51 W.S.W. I ,4 I W.S.W. ro 0.08 3
Galway • - - - - - - _
Valeatta
Cape Clear 80.12 15 W.N.W. 6' 5 I B.W. a 0.25 6
Queenstos.i 06.9467 B.W. 4 6 1 &W. ro 040 6
Liverpool
Beiyheed
Pembroke 30.10 57 N.W. . 4 6 S.W. rb 0.35 S
Novena
Sweet
I:Orient.. 30.16611 W.S.W. : 4 1 , &W or 0.04 4
Rochefort - 2
30.14 GI N.W. 5 3' W WI ob 0.50 2
r4on 3..
eth 3O 11 62 W.N.W. 4 4 . W. .mb 0.35 S
Portantouth 30.0359 N.N.W. 6 8 • W.S.W. ro 0.23 S
Loodon PG 00 61 W. 6 6 r W. Iro 0.20 -
Dever 190460 W.&W. 1 3 2 , W.B.W. cc 0.60 2
Tarawa* - 2
Scarborough. 39.90 110, .N.W. , 1 1 ; W. ro 0.08 1
Wile&
ellgteaad - 2

reoaseus
en Poured= ray
8. to W. and v. W., CosMee. W. to N.,
strong to moderate, fresh,
rale at times. *mom
As above. Wisrepp. As above.
B.W. to N.W. dnd N., Sovelims. W. to N. and back,
fresh, rate In places. fresh to strong,
showers le places.
Westerly,fresh,squally, Wren& As next above
with showers.
PlortherorAcotlasad. WesSeramlrelwod. Wake, sad sa-
l.
s..snags iouthern.Engllab Channel and Biscay Ital. 21111141112
lastward Ingtand and North Se&

lONDAY.
~ moderate to
showery in

Scßiors FIRES AT WESTMINSTER AND BERMOND-
SZT.—(THIS DAT.)—This morning two 6rea happened
I. the metropolitan district, one sear the Hermes of
Parliament, and the other in the dessely.populated pariah
of Bermooday. The first fire was at a few minutes
before 1 o'clock, on the premises of Mr. W. Hewitt, an
oil and eolouresaa, No. 56, Tothallstrest, Westminster.
It was not extinguished till 203 feet of the buddies, to-
gether with its valuable stock in trade, were nearly
destroyed. The building and contents were moored in the
Weetmiester Fire-ofiloe. Before this fire was entirely
extinguished another one took place on the premises
belonging to Mr. G. Shebat). a bread and biscuit baker,
No. 2. Commercial.place, Bermondsey. The premised
were destroyed mad those of Mr. Garrett, victualler,
greatly damaged. The principal loss will fall npoo the
Beyal Babas'* Fire-office.
SHOCKING AND FATAL AOCIDENT.—A MAN IM-
PALED ON A RAILING.—INQINIST die Dar).—This morn.
leg Mr. Humphreys, ormeer fur Middlesex, held en inquiry
touching the death of a pander, named William Whitehall,
aged 24 years. It appeared from the evidence that on Wed-
nesday last, the deceased. who wax a painter, was em-
ployed in painting a house is Victoria-terrace, Victoria.
road. He was on a bidder at one of the windows, when by
some means he fell aid came down with great fora ou to
the spikes of the railiop is frost of the house. One of the
spike* upon which he fell penetrated his skull, inflicting
shocking injury to dill brain. Medical aid was procured,
but death occurred almost immediately. The jury returned
a verdict of " Accidental death."
DEATH PROM STARVATION THROUGH DREAD Or A
WOREHOESE—Dr. Leukemia and a jury met last even.
log at the Old Vineyard public-house, Vineyard-gardens,
to inquire into the death of Elisabeth Gregory, aged 64,
who resided at 37, Northamptoo•row, ClerkenwelL The
',Marmot a situate who had known the deceased for years,
Seeded to show that the deceased had previously sup-
ported be. elf by her labour, and bad put by a
few pounds in the savings bask, there being
101. to her account at the ties* of her decease. She
lad a honor of the workhouse, sad would not go there ;
sod, uadsr these eirennietaneee, sought to eke net the little

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money she peewee& and coesequently &Died henelf the
neoesearies of life. It wee also stated that a peony loaf
would last her for three days. Me firmly refusal tr. have •
doctor ; and about 2 o'clock as the morgue of Wedoesday
last, whilst sifting up in bed, she utterred an exclaim-
tioo of pain, and fell down lifeless. Dr. Skaife
said that death was caused by extreme exhaustion from
an advanced min of disease. The Coroner, in addressing
the jery, said that although death was caused by consimp-
ties mesequeut upon • diseased state of the longs, there
was no doubt it wee amelersted by want of the proper
peones:ism of life ; if the disease itself had sot been ceased
by want of toed. The jury resulted • verdict that the d..
peed died of consumption, and that her death was accele-
rated by waist of the proper necessaries of life through
dread a the workhouse.
COTTON FROM JATAN.—The Japeuese must be
surprised at their owe capabilities as producers. Three
time, mare skim has ten yowls during the last sem=
than there ever was before. The price of this staple, too.
has tripled Saco it lase round • market in Europe, and the
wharf is piled with halts of it for weeks together. Exten-
sive preparation's,. being made by farmers for In
their mop for the eomieg souse, sad no doubt Ora=
be grown for exportation the remiss SOMPOIL In the spoon
of Sr. years the three great staple* of the country—tea, silk,
end cotton, have increased threefold, and their prices have
risen in se equal ratio.—Kaaagena Correspondent et Roo
York Times.

WA

ITIIIB DAY.)

Two o'f3zoot.

The railway market is flatto-day, Lid most
of the principal lines have experienced a reluotion.
Great Northern stock has deolina 1 per cent. ;
Caledonian, 1 ; Metropolitan and Great Eastern,
1 ; and Great Western, London and North
Western, and Lancashire and Yorkshire, 1.
Loudon and North Western is now quoted at
1111 to 114}• Great Western, 66/ to }I ; Mid-
land, 1311 to 132, ex the new issue ; Lancashire and
Yorkshire, 1121 to 1131 ; South Eastern, 901 to 1 ;
Great Eastern, 461 to ; London and South
Western, 97 to 98 ; Metropolitan, 113 to ;
Great Northern, 131 to 132 ; and Caledonian,
118 to 119.

East Indian stock has re,eded, and Grand
Trunk Fourth Preference is dull. Foreign lines
are extremely inactive, and prices are nominally
quoted the same as yesterday.
O&DINLLY MAMA AND 'roam

O. I% I kULWLn. 1 Cleling Piiooo I Wel 104‘.7
I 7l'tords7. I tO I pis.

In all bars., VIOL* Stour's/
et. 1100 laythond T7no
10 .11 Bostoo,dlestrdok JUG
U. ;100 Bristol sad 16.4(x
St. 1100
,Caledonlaa
IS ai tAark and /Madan
10 a 4 , Cornwall
10 all Do. •J A moat,. tenth
10 2111 Do. p. o.lspold to B.
1111 all Dublin sad Ds.huie
i all Dundoe,PorthoLtbdin
81.. 100 ,11d/oburgbood Elloagow
Si. IGO ,OloGjow sad e. Vf atom
100 Groot Mastro Ord. et.
el 100 ; Do. A Block

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Owed North of Scotland
.Gesst Northern

Do.A ••roe. so div. on-
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IGL Booth & Wog.
Groat Waders _ _

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114 id
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106 NI
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183 113
14S 1$
LtS 132
91 93
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43 43
3.3 Li
100 102
113 k 117 f
60 28
106 106
41 63
112 n 11.4
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67 48

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102 104

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