The Express.
London, England, 1865-07-12 00:00:00

SHOCKING DEATH PROM DROWNING.
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Last evening Mr. Richards, the deputy-coroner,
held an inquiry at the Dake's Head Tavern. Whiteehapel,
respecting the death of drowning by s man, name un-
known. _ -

It ppeared from the evidence that the deceased was
found lying dad, ma Thursday last, in a sawed elan Beth
at the Modal Baths, Goolstomstreet, Whitechapel. He
had been attired in the workhouse garb, and in the pockets
of his clothes was found 4s. Id. in money. lie had corn.
planed of being ill when he obtained his bath ticket.
Dr. Charles Black said that the deceased died from
drowning. He had evidently fainted through weakness when
he got into the water. He had probably not been very
well fed when ha left the workhouse. _

Them was Do evicienoe to prove who the unfortunate maw
wee or whew. he came.

The jury returned a verdict et "Accidental Death from
being drowsed in a bath."

GREAT DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY BY FIRE•
(THIS .DAY.)

Between 2 and 3 o'clock a serious fire broke out
is the extensive premises belonging to Mr. H. John, saw
mill proprietor, Church-lane, Whitechapel. In a very brief
period the whole of the mills ware in a blaze, and in lees
than five minutes afterwards the fire pawed roma Zion.
lodge, and fired it from bottom to top. The saw mills were
burned out, and Zion-lodge partially destroyed. The total
bee is very oonsiderable.
About 6 o'clock en alarming fire broke out in the pre.
wises of Mr. Goddee, No. 114, Seymour-street, Eutaw
square. The part of the premises in which the fire sow-
mewed was extanavely burned.
Another fire also happened in the premises belonging to
Mr. Sheppard, brush-maker, No. 28, Skinner-street. Con-
siderable damage was done to the building, the stock-in-
trade, and the mila'a waddag-tools.

If MUM os LONDON.—It appears from the re-
turn of births and deaths in Leedom, usual by authority of l
the Bagistrar-Genersl, that in the week that ended on
SAturday, July 8, the births registered in Loudon sad tat
other large towns of the Mated Kingdom were 3,618 ; the
deaths registered, 3,022. The annual rate of mortality was
28 per 1,000 prom living. In London the births of 1,003
boys sod 938 gals, in all 1,993 children, were registered is
the week. in the corresposdieg weeks of tat years
183584, the average number, corrected for increase of
population, was 1,827. The deaths ngistered in Loader
duriag the week were 1,536. The average number for the
corresponding weeks of ten years (corrected) is
1,202. The deaths registered last week exceed the
estimated amount by 334, sad exceed the number
of deaths registered in the preceding week by 81. The
high temperature which ham recently prevailed has exer-
cised • great influence on the public health. This is parti-
cularly shown by the deaths from diarrhoea in the last tour
weeks. The deaths from this disease were 93, 187. 184,
and 301. Eleven children and one adult died from cho-
lera let week. Fifty-nine deaths occurred from typhus,
40 from ecavlatlaa, and 24 from measles. The five follow-
ing fatal carriage accidents were registered in the week :
The eon of • carmen, aged eleven years, died ia the
London Hospital, having bees ran over by a van.
A gun engraver. aged 25 years, died in Bartholomew's Hos-
pital by felling from a cabriolet at lalingtoo. A carpenter,
aged 54 years, died at University College Hospital, from •
van passing over him. The son of • warehouseman, aged 8
years, died at Chatiesartrest, Bethnal-green, from a cart
upsetting. The daughter of a tool maker, aged 8 years,
was ran over by a parcels delivery cart is Vincent-square.
Westminster. The daughter of • bricklayer, aged 8 years,
died at the London Hospital en the Ist of July, from hy-
drophobia, caused by the bite of • dog.
Thu &mimosa Rams Cum—We have bad an
opportunity of inspecting these cups, which are Tory beau-
tiful specimens of the goldamith's art, sad reflect peat credit
epos their manufacturer, Mr. Haaoock. of Brutes-street.
The Stamford Cup, value 1001. is a richly clued silver
vase, partly gilt, with figures of ?Meter handles, here on
top, and mounted oa an ebony pedestal with eagsaved silver
plate. The Welter Cup, value 1004, is a abased elver
tars % with handles, mounted es ea Morn base with en-
' graved aver plate. The MMus Cup, value 2001., is a
Maud aver cup of eluded deign, la the style of the
15th csatmy; • gimp of horses mead the body, sad •
smaller peep as the never =mated likewise via. ea
ebony pedestal with seamed silver plate.