The Express.
London, England, 1862-06-25 00:00:00

irzarmas CLERIC.

INQuiter.—(THll3 DAY.)
This morning an inquiry was held at the Canter-
bury Arms Tavern, Boyal-road. Kennington, by Yr. Wm.
Carter, coroner for West Surrey, respecting the death of
Mr. Philip Colgrove, aged 44, win committed suicide on
Monday morning last ander Tory distraint) circumstances.
Fanny Smith, versant to the dsoeased, said that be
resided at No. 1, Lansdowne-terrace, Lorrimore-road. On
the morning in question, a little after 7 o'clock. she came
downstairs and found the back-door open. A little child
of deceased's, five yaps old, ran down the garden, and
rushed back sating, " Oh, papa is hanging in the
waskhenee.' Witness found that to be so, and screamed
for assistance, when Mr. King came in and cut him down.
She knew no cause for the occurrence._

Mr. J. King, wine merchant, said thathearing the screams
of the last witness be got into the garden and found the
deemed hanging by a new rope to • rafter. His feet were
resting on the floor.
Mr. Colgrove, brother-in-law of deceased, said that be
had been in a peculiarly low state for some time.
His despoodesay arose about three years ago, when
Sir B. Keating, who was Solicitor-General, went out of
office at the change of the administration. He went with
Sir Henry to France, where the latter became so seriously
attacked with illness that his life was almost despaired of.
Deceased suffered such anxiety on that occasion that he fell
into a desponding state, from which he never recovered. He
was much respected by Sir Henry, who often maid there was
nothing he would not dofor him. Witness had no doubt that
deceased destroyed his life from a sudden impulse while
in a state of extreme despondency.
Dr. Taylor said that he knew deceased for some years,
and As lees of two children, and the illness of his wife,
premed much upon his mind, and made him very de-
pressed. Sir H. Keating's illness made him particularly
desponding.
The coroner remarked upon the melancholy nature of the
case, and the jury returned a verdict of "Temporary I 0114
lay."

PUBLIC SCHOOLS COMMISSION. The Public
Schools Commistion held a meeting yesterday at their office,
is Vietorieetreet. Present—the Earl of Cleandois, the
Earl of Devon, the Lord Lytteltou, Sir S. H. Northoote,
Bart., M. P., Rev. W. H. Thompson, H. Belford Vaughan,
Esq., sad the mastery.
ELIcTION or Susturrs.—At four o'clock )ester-
day the numbers were :—Mr. Hugh Jones, 115 ; Aldermen HILLIS OF LONDON.—It appears from the weekly
J. C. Lamm" 102 ; Mr. Nissen, 28. The poll will re- return of the Registry Goosrel that the deaths in London
open today at nine o'clock and close et three. in the week that ended last Saturday, the third week is
Tee ConCHBUILDIRS' BZNIVOLINT InsrlTU- June, were 1,104 ; and the rate of mortality bas has ie.
stom.—The anniversary dinner of this institution took markably uniform during the four weeks that have
place on Monday, at the London Tavern. The chair was since the third week of May. The mean temperature/re
:=2by the Marquis of Ailesbory, and more than one air was lower last week than it bad been in any of the fear
of the triads ad supporters of the charity were weeks that preceded it. The mortality from typhus was
present on the occasion, including Earl Shelburne, Colonel less but week than it hes been in any other week during •
Maude, and Mr. H. Baring, M.P. The report stated that very long period. The deaths from it declined from oboist
the last year's annual income was 6115/. 14s. lid.. making 80 to 49. Of this latter number, 6 were returned by the
the amount now held 4,1:001. Since its establishment, London Fever Hospital. A man cook, aged 57 years, died
there had been 114 applications for relief, and assistance of typhus after eight days illness, et 4, Lower Haste-street,
was given in ell deserving cases, in various sums, to the Spitalfields, in which home it is stated that five cases of
amount of 1,7401. 7s. out of 5,7871. Ile Id., which had typhus, two of which were fatal, have occurred saw
been principally raised among members of the trade during March. There were four deaths from small-pox, 45 from
the last six yam. The toast was very cordially honoured. measles, 44 from acerbities, 12 from diphtheria, 15 from
as was the health of the chairman, proposed by the Earl cif croup, 21 from whooping-Dough, 20 from diarrhea.
Shelburne. & similar compliment was paid to the Debts Phthisis (or consumption) was fetal in 151 cases, the eon
earl himself, as • warm friend to, sad president of the , rated average being 155. Bronchitis we fatal in 64 cams,
charity. The subscriptions during the evening amounted pneumonia in 47. Four children died by murder or mes•
to upwards of 3001. slaughter. A man, aged H years, died from boils, followed
Tlatkoll.M ESTOOUNTER. —Yesterday morning a bLeirysipelas, that extended over the bead and down the
fearful fight took place between a ball sad • stallion, at p and larynx. A woman died of naiad'. A men
Lye., both wag the 7, of Mr. James Ow*. 0. lost is life by taking en overdose of Slaters of swaths
that the animal were pu" nin a gam Dear the The °idea area whose death appears is the 111 BOYS fe.
=and early in the morning they eogsged in deadly tura is • man who had attained the age of 94 year.. Lest
ameba. The sight is described by an eye-witness as appal- week the births of 912 her, sad 971 girl DI all 1,919
ling, both animal taring up tbe earth. It was soon found children, were registered is London. In the ten tiorne-
Mot the struggle would be fatal to one if not both of the i ',Feeding weeks of the years 1852-61 the average number
combatants. At length the bull became the victor, the i (corrected) was 1,824.
bons, which was worth 601., dropping down dead. The I A telegraphic communication has been eat/L-
-bws ens frightfully injured, the bull's horns bevies eau. I blisbed between Melbouree and Port Meocloonell in South
ally roads ward large holes in his body. Australia.
An extensive ledge of cinnabar has been din- The Kensington beef works., on the banks of the
covered in Honda territory. Its louility is in latitude Yens, is Vintoeis, have oomuissneed operetioes. The
40 dig north, longitude 11l deg. 53 min. west from Orem- object of these works is chiefly to supply Europese shipping
with, sad within the limits of the Truckee reservation with salt beef. 120 tiercee have already been shipped to
secured by the government to the Pi.l7to Iridium. laps-; Fuginad to tent he quality. The atablishment at present
dams banish% in yield sixty per cent. quicksilver, and the le capable of slaughtering and curing 50 bullocks daily.
amply of ameba is isesbeastible. Immediate measures'. Nose but the BIDIBIBB parts are cured for food. The fat
will be takes to supply the nisabiaery necessary for the is boiled by superheated steam, and amarad into soap.
reduction of the eheonbee, to expeetettoo of meeting the The bay portions undergo • chemical proem, and then an
immense demand for quiticeUver in this territory, at prices hydnallo prom ppeveea erss out • miaow 01l for lubricating
greatly marred from mead rate.-Biimer Ave.. • machhtery. /wfrslMa paper.