The Express.
London, England, 1862-05-01 00:00:00

TO THZ ZDITO6 or THZ =PENS.

Sig,—ln your impression of Saturday last there
appeared • fragment of a letter from Italy conveying the in-
telligence of the death of Louis Kossuth's daughter. As the
kind correspondent erroneously supposes the same to have
been Kossuth's second daughter, I request your favour, sir,
for the make of removing any doubt among the numerous
friends and acquaintances of the lamented young lady and
her parents in this country, to correct the mistake, by
stating that the late Governor of Hungary had only one
daughter, Vilma (Wilbelmins), and that it was she who,
after a long and painful illness, died, to the inexpressible
sorrow of her relatives, on the 72nd inst., at Nervi, near
Genoa, and was buried on the 24th, in the English proteetant
graveyard of that city.—l am, Ike.,
A FRIEND AND COUNTRYMAN OF
April 30. KOSSUTH'S.

DISTERMING SUICIDE —Yesterday information
was forwarded to Mr. Humphreys, the coroner, of the death
of Mrs. Clara Bateman, a recently married woman, residing
at No. 58, Shrubland-grove, Dekko, who committed suicide
by throwing herself into the water of the Regent's Canal at
en early hour that morning. It appean that the unfortu-
nate woman spent last evening at a party ate friend's house
in company with her husband, Mr. Henry W. Bateman,
pmazzing clerk to a firm in the City. While there she ap-
t* be in low ninth but little attention was paid to
the circumstance, it being attributed to ill-health. Upon
proceeding home, shortly after midnight, with her husband
and a friend, she, apparently from a wish to be alone, sepa-
rated herself from them, and after a little time quickened
her pace and walked briskly down the Queen's-road, at the
bottom of which runs the Regent's Canal. Almost imme-
diately afterwards Mr. Bateman and his friend were alarmed
to hear piercing screams, and upon rushing to the banks of
the canal they saw the unhappy woolen struggling in the
middle of the stream. They immediately raised an alarm,
but before assistance could be procured Mrs. Bateman sank,
and an hour elapsed before the body was recovered, when
she was of course quite dead. Mr. Bateman, who was almost
distracted at the sudden calamity, is, it is said, totally un-
able to unmet for the act.
THE DEATH or A GENTLEMAN IN THE REGMIT'S
CANAL.—Yesterday morning an inquiry was held at the
Black Hone Tavern, Kingslaed-read, by Mr. John Hum-
phreys, the Middlesex coroner, touching the death of a
male penile, 661110 unknown, who was found in the waters
of the Regent's CasaL—William Richardson said that on
Tuesday morning he and two other boys were engaged
dogging the canal. When near the Haggerstonehridge
the kooks of the drags fastened in sons soft substance,
and there was brought on shore the body of a gentleman,
without either hat, boots, or stockings. None of those
articles could be found at the bottom of the
' canal. A police-constable described the appearance
of the body. It was that of a stout, well-built maa,
somewhat under the middle height, and of gentlemanly
appearance. The clothes coedited of a blue pilot coat,
dark tweed trousers, black alpaca vest, and satin stock.
The linen was unmarked. He could not account for the
absence of the boots and stockings. There was no clue
whatever to lead to identification, and the pockets were
altogether empty, A description of the deceased had been
forwarded to all the polioeatations, but nothing was known
about him.—Dr. Clarke, divisional surgeon, said that the
body bad apparently been ten days in the water. There
were no marks of violence to account for death. The marks
on the body had no doubt been caused by injuries from
barges and other craft. Death had resulted from suffoca-
tion by drowning. The jury returned the following ver-
dict— Death from suffocatioe by drowning in the Regent's
Canal, but under what circumstances there was no swam,
to show.
METROPOLITAN FREE HOSPITAL.—The annual
dinner in aid of the funds of the above valuable institution
was held yesterday its the Albion, Mr. Justice Hsliburtou,
M.P., in the chair, supported by about 150 gentlemen, a
large number of whom were of the Hebrew persuasion.
From the report it appeared, that during the past year
93,180 patients bad been relieved. being en increase on the
previous year ; whilst, on the other band, the receipts had
fallen off, being 2,0911. against 3,7121. The report con-
tithed a graceful allusion to the late Prince Consort, the
warm patron of the institution, and concluded by claiming
for the "Free Hospital" the liberal support of the
Free Hos-
public.
The chairman, in proposing " Prosperity the
pital," strongly urged the above facts upon the company,
and also the value of the hospital, which, in the poorest
wt of London, was open without letter of introduction
both day and eight. The result of his appeal_ was a sub-
scri_ption amounting in the whole to nearly 1,5001.
THE CORONERSHIP FOR MIDDLEBIII.—The Bench
of Middlesex magistrates having resolved that a petition be
presented to her Majesty in Council, praying that the
Western division of the county may be divided into two dis-
tricts as to the ofilos of coroner, Mr. Humphreys, the ?caro-
lEar for the Enters divides, hes protested against each divi-
sion, end claims the right is the event of the death or resig-
ns laborious researches of Dr. de Jongh, and
nation of Mr. Watley, to be coroner for the Western div
kee neeeeeing endeavours to pan sad rim". cod Lures don, as he is elected a coroner for the county. aid ean
act
oil, base not been overlooked Mai diektegoleb.d mnitary ss such, either in the Elden division or the Western diet-
reformer, Dr. Letheby, who bee high teettaloay to the don, as he has done on many ocoasions. Mr. Waklefe find
superiority of Dr. de Jonah's Mild Brows Oed Liver 011, "and salary is 1,8001. a-year, Mr. Humphreys', 1,50 W. Mr.
atter frequent snairgs," reports : "It Is, I believe, aalversallY Humphreys protest was to be put in writiag, and refereed
acknowledged that It has great therapeutic power ; and, from to the Committee of Amounts and Gerreral Purposes-
Ard7olinte'reetrartirti°n4le.l" haat woul°44eperded°"" betel
reitha,"as. ed.lll-, _Csvgrat, Parrs& ONE Elerungo DAT.
and re, by de Jonah's Agents, Ansat, Herford. and Co. TT, W ADNIZSDAY, Area 30.—Admissioss on payment, 074 ;
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PORTSMOUTH, Aran 30.
The Vivid, paddle-yacht, Master Commander
H. W. Allen, arrived at Portsmouth to-day, and will, it is
expected, proceed to Osborne to-morrow, to embark their
Royal Highoeses the Priam* Arthur and Leopold, who are
about to proceed on a cruise along the coasts.
At an early hour this morning arrangements were made
for removing the iron screw-frigate Black Prince into the'
steam basin, to bring her forward for sea service. While
being towed round to the entrance of the basin at the north
end of the yard she came into collision with the Butlej,
screw frigate, lying in the stream, and carried away her jib-
boom and eying jib-boom. The effort was afterwards re-
sumed, but was unsucoessful owing to the want of water,
and the ship, after a peg expenditure of time and labour,
was brought hack and moored alongside the sheer jetty.
The Victor Emmanuel, 89, screw, Captain W. J. C. Clif-
ford, C. 8., is to be paid off on Tuesday next.

CHATHAM, Arm.
The Lords of the Admiralty haviug received in-
telligence that the Royal Marine battalion forming part of
the expeditionary force to Mexico had arrived at Bermuda,
in the Donegal, 99, and the Sanspareil, 70, and would re-
embark in the latter vessel, for England, on the 27th or
28th A 1, orders have been received for the asoesaary sc-
rammodaiim to be pregared at head-quarters for the Game
and men.

THE VICTORIA CROSS. —WAR-011ICE, APRIL 29.
—The Queen has been graciously pleased to signify her in-
tention to meter the decoration of the Victoria Croon on
the undermentioned officers of her Majesty's lodise forces,
whom claims to the same h►ve been submitted for her
Majesty's approval, on account of 6,04 of bravery performed
by them in India, u recorded against their names ;
—Lieutenant Thomas Cadell, the late 2nd European Bengal
Fusiliers ; Lieutenant Edward Talbot Thackersy, Bengal
Engineers.—Gazette.
The 300-pounder Armstrong gun was yesterday
proved at Shosburynees as a smooth-bore. The proof con-
sisted of four rounds—the first with 6116. of powder, the
second with 7016., the third with 801 b., and the fourth
with 901 b. After the proof further experiments were car-
ried on with the mime gun, to ascertain the initial velocities
obtained with large charges of differeat kinds of powder.