The Express.
London, England, 1855-04-12 00:00:00

SUICIDE AT LONG SUTTON.

Oa Thursday, an inquest was held before Mr.
Edwards, the coroner for Lincolnshire. on the body of Mr.
Y b, partner of Mr. George Parsons, surgeon, of Long
Sutton. Deceased had for some time been acting as Mr.
Person's assistant, but, in crnsequence of the severe India-
position of that gentleman, terms of partnership were
agreed upon between them, and a final mating between
the representatives of Mr. Parsons and Mr. Yarrath took
place on Taiesday evening last. Oo Wednesday morning,
the intelligence sprcad that late on Teeeday night, in the
presence of some of the family, Mr. Yarrath swallowed
tirade acid, and died instantly. It appeared from the eel-
dente of Mr. Parsons' brother and other witnesste, that
the deceased returned to the hones on Tueedey night about
half-past It o'clock, in a state of intoxication. 'll2O man-
servant wanted to undo his boots, but deceased said, " No,
mind; if I cannot have the one I love, I
shall be dead in less than twenty-four hours." The
servant advised him to go to bed, but he answered
" No, never alive," and went into the yard. The servant
then went and alarmed Mr. John Parsons, who on coming
down found deceased seated in tie parlour. On his entering
the room, deceased said, " I want to see Georgie " (his
partner's daughter). Mr. Parsons said she had gone to bed
Deceased replied, " I must see her." All of a sudden he
started op, took& glass from the chimney-piece, and said,
" Here goes !" lie drank the contents, dashed the glass on
the ground, and exclaimed, " I'm a dead man ; that's prus-
sic acid. Give my love to Georgie, and my respects to my
mother." He greened heavily, became inseusible,and died
in about ten or twe've minutes. Mr. Ewen, surgeon, was
sent fur, but before his arrival deceased wes no m,re. The
'widens, did not throw mach light on the cause of his ex-
citement. The Rev. John Allen, one of the executors
named in Mr. Parsons' will, said he bad some convenation
with deceased at about ten o'clock on Tuesday respecting
Mr. Parsons' professional affairs and deceased's engagement
with Miss Parsons, but he should have thought any feelings
caused by the interview would have been pleasurable.—
Mr. Wro .t deposed that he was in company with deceased
on Tuesday evening in the bar at the Bull inn. Deceased's
manner was peculiar, and his talk incoherent. He said
there was some person he should rave no objection to meet
with a brace of pistols ; his excitement was not apparently
the effect of drink. After further evidence the coroner
summed up with great are, and the jury returned a ver-
dict, " That tho deceased destroyed himself by swallowing
prussic acid, being at the time in great mental excitement ;
but as to the rentet• or immediate cause of such mental ex-
citement, there is not aufff.ient evidence to enable the said
jurors to determine er ascertain."

IRONMASTERS' QUARTERLY MEETING.

WOLVERHAMPTON, WIDNIIDAY.

The usual quarterly meetings of the ironmasters of
this district for the current quarter commenced at Walsall
yesterday; the second meeting war held at the Swan
Hotel, in this town, this afternoon. The attendance was
smaller than it hes been for many years ; I of the
leading members of the trade were absent, and as regards
business there was nothing doing whatever. Even thou
who are dis?osed to take the molt cheerful view of the pre-
sent pee tioa of the trade are obliged to admit that it has
rarely, if ever, assumed a more gloomy aspect, and that
the prospects of an early reaction are poor indeed. It is
true that a few orders bare come in during the lad fort-
night, and that stocks are small; but there is an
entire absence of confidence on the part of con-
, simmers, who are indisposed to buy at any price;
and so far from the reduction of 11. per ton, agreed
lupon at the preliminary meeting, having in any way
tended to steady prices, quotations are as wide as ever, and
it is next to impissible to say at what price iron has not
been sold. There was some talk to-day even
of a further reduction upon the price of manatee-
tared iron, but having in view the price of coals,
and the ether raw material, it ie, we believe, impos-
sible to produce fielded iron at a lower figure than the
present trade price, waled it is sold at a loss ; we are assured
too that the principal makers will rather shut up their
with. than submit to any further reduction. At the meet-
ing here a considerable amount of business is generally
transacted in pig iron; to-day there was scarcely a sale;
cinder pip axe quoted at 21. 10e. to 21. 16s. ; hot
blast mine. 31. 104. to 31. lbs.; and Shropshire pigs
(Lilleshall)from 41.6.. to 41. 10s. Fifteen months ago this
make of iron sold for nearly 74 a ton. In fact every branch
of the trade is marked by . attend depression, without (so
far as could be gleaned from the meeting today) a single
matter for congratulation. The tin plate is still fiat and
prices unremanentive ; but in consequence of the low price
of iron, a reaction is daily expected.
The colliers in the neighbourhood of Dudley are still upon
strike, and coal being SUMP and in demand. it maintains its
price. There have been no further attempts at disturbance,
and It is expected that the men will return to work shortly
at the reduced scale.