The Express.
London, England, 1865-10-10 00:00:00

,;HTFCL SCAFFOLD ACCIDENT.—('I'Hte DAY.)
morning a serious accident occurred near Camden-
It appears that a large building is in course d
in the Hi:drop.road, close to the &nano& Arm'.
run 7 and ?i o'clock the entire scaffold, on which •
of men were employed, fell ti the ground with *
lons crash. The noise made by the tall brought
v of person' to the mot, and the poor fellows
Aneath a mass of timber and building material
extricated ad taken to the North Loodoo sod
it. Cole Hospitals. Two of them, named Jamie
1 Edward Smitb, are so much injured that no hope,
ten of their recovery.
ICIDI FROM LAMEEEII-BRIDGR.--List evening
airy was held by Mr. John Humphreys, Middlesex
r, at the Crowe Tavern, Shadwell, relative to
tai
thie
f Mr. Michele Muses, aged 56 years, who cimmit
by leaping from Lambeth-bridge. Mr. Frederick
, 11, Renelagh.street, Pimlico, said that the dre
was an Italian. He was a hair merchant, and 'wag
sued professional hair-dresser at Covent-gada .
-house. For some time put be bad been desponded. •
much depressed in spirit through losses in busiassi •
through ill health. He hail lost 5001. in two yeast
le win in pecuniary difficulties. Mr. John Fry, 111
lagh-street, Pimlico, add that the deceased b
1 with him for ten years, and bad been a lodger.in •
,ose for four years before vitae', took it; was turnoff
ober. Latterly be had been very nervous and dee "
in consequence of serious tomes through bed debt"'
o through illnea Witoeu last SAW him alive gar r
iy week, at 7 o'clock ie the evening. He came 10
i and gave him the key of his room, saying, wllf
IS conies borne, here is Masker for hoe He that
out. His wife came soon afterwardsin great
the pollee, during the night, brought word that hs
a"
,itted suicide. James Shaw, :1, Clinreh-streel, Wash
AI/T, said that on the evritise of last Saturday week hi/
crossing the new bridge, Lambeth, when be saw ia
leaning over the parapet, end laboriously
muff over. He wee evidently partly paralyeld,,.._lo.
fore found it difficult to get up on the Punnet- .4."'
and a friend ran to prevent him, but they got tothe
late. The man had jumped off into the river. As
ru raised and boats were put off, but the nofortansie
_Aver rose to the surface. He was no doubt swept uP
river by the tide. On the pavement witness fond the
sod's bat with his name and address written inside.
,11.00lleetor said to the witooss that a quarter of st
before some persons had seen a man walking tip spa
r the bridge in greet excitement, but he had go de to
to him. The body of Sate deceased was found floating -
is river off Birdwell on rdey last. The Coroner
slimmed lir. the jury returned a verdict "Thith
drowned himself by jumping off Lambrith•hridl
in astate of unsound mind."
FAITHFUL D 00..-011 Saturday an inquest was
at Charlie'', Kent, on the body of Elizabeth
4 six verve She was left in a room on the emu"
To. 10, Aahford.place, with two younger shahs*. .r
mother. who had gone nut to market. Byline
some
shan't herself on firs, and when she screamed •
mad through a pane of glue into the room; and clk
.aother's return, which was is a few indoutes, sbe set
tearing away the child's clothes with his mouth salt
Upon his seeing the mother be went up to kw
mold of her gown to draw her towards the child.
I was removed to the Infirmary. but died from the
Ate of the lejuriss. Verdict, " Accidental death."
GREAT NORTHERN HOSPITAL, CALEDONIAN-1101 A
Lama, N.—Number of patients for the week +lndia
tteber7, 718; of which 229 wan sow seen.

rN OF THE PNEUMATIC DESPATCH •
RAILWAY.—(THIS DAY.)
ing a train of two trucks containing a
... wag driven through the Peentnatic
line of railway from the central station
• Oath, Holborn, to the terminus on the 1
• e London and North Western Railway et
• In their transit pamidog beneath tee
of Holborn, New Oxford-street, Totteuhe
m.
‘•e Hampsteaddeed, earl Drummood.etne,t,
Lion. The time occupied in running between
• as, a distance of about • couple of roil es, wag
rites.
power is stationed at Holborn, and me •
ay
•ul 24-borne power engines. Thee set in,
the diameter of which is about 22 feet, and
. circular fan revolves with great rapidity
air-chamber, creating an almost -
°spheric power which by the use of valve
lbw for blowing the trains through the tubs.
• iog then back again.
are to be despatched from Holbert to Eastort
from the street to the platforin,whieh Lon the
• latter, lowered to the trucks lying on the
• and shifted to the tube seethes (of which
• for Ender, sad the other for thePost-odiee)
the train will be placed, and thee lites/1
intended stopping place. The height sal
..mpleted iron tube are respectively 4 ft. Gin.,
wen the rails being 3 ft. Se In,
of the week the Duke of Bushinglen, the
• Need of the directors of the Pneumatic
• piny, inspected the works, and were blown
three omelet, under the superintendence of
I, the engineer, from the Holborn station
be to Ensure in about five minutes, their
amounted at Holborn by one of Wheatatomen
pperetus, the wires of whit* are carried
tube.
now ready for opening between Holborn and
0 SUICIDE OF A YOUNG WOMAN IN
THE REGENTS-CANAL.
airy was held by Dr. Hardwick, the
• er, at the Hall Arms Tavern, Paddington, lath
• • • tog the death of Mary Anne Comb., aged 24
Comb*, said that the deemed was her sister,
lived at No. 16, Devonshire-piths, Maids-hie.
resat Oo last Saturday meanie/ a little boy
.oetiog In the Regeas.cenal, near Paddington.
t 14 months she had been keeping company
• man named Joseph Bateman. She bad said
"If fie ever deems me I shall drown myself.*
•• 'd that he knew the deceased. She we, a very
girl. About a fortnight ago he was retuning
t night, when he saw her and Joseph Benue
She was crying bitterly, and Bateman ass speak.
teman, an omnibus conductor, living at N 0.14,
• -street, said that he knew the deceased for the
the. He used to meet her. but he we the
be married to has. About 14 days ago be told
should give her up. She time burst out crying.
threaten to drown herself. Shortly after that
on Sunday week night, she same to meet witless
er of Fritters-street, Edgware-road. She wee
and witness said to her, "Come and ens me whet
bre He did not see her alive after that night.
• Hill, No. 16, Devonshire-place, said that on the
• nday week the deceased looked very wild and
ill go and see my young man." She then left
, but did not return. She was not a persoe is the
. g, but the would drink if others gave it to
ng medical evidence,
returned a verdict of " Suicide whilst in a stale
•• mind."
B CHILDREN POMETROP.UN MURDERED IN
TH
rdwick, the deputy coroner, held an it
• evocator at the Hall Arms Tavern, Paddhatme •
the murder of a female child found lying on •
Crown said that she was housemaid at No. 2,
rg.plece, Beyerater. On last Tuesday eve~uaiteegg es
the saw a parcel tied up in a black silk handke-
on the doorstep of her mistress's house. Whams
mistress, who cat the parcel open, and then cried
•isis a human being ; fetch the police." A polies
ultimately removed the child to the station.
• • table Plitt said that the deceased wasivrapped
• Lick silk skirt, a aesrepipsr, and a handkercbief.
quiry had been muds bat no clue bad been dim
se to who bad placed it on the door step.
. S. Beale, surgeon, said that the deceased was a
ledeveloped child, and had been born alive. The
flattened and the chin wasps essed up towards it.
was black. The cause of death was suffocation,
It of pressure. The child had been wilfully mar.
s. rover said that the present was the third inquiry
• • had held tbat day respecting the wilful murder of
• • children. Is was a singular fact that is
eases the bodies were found lying on doe
The first inquiry was held at the Merylebees
use on the body of a female child which had bees
a hot or boos-dry place for such a length of time
to its being
_left on the door step, that it bad
" mummified," and it was utterly impossible fee
tor to state the cause of its violent death, sad is
an open verdict had to be returned. The ,
irquiry he hail held was taken at the Cloths&
" orkbouse. The victim in that case was also a
The doctor proved that it bad bees
'ye and that shortly after its birth it bed beet Ira.
uffoc it'd. Pressure bad been applied to the month
The dead child was found by a policeman lying
• • cap. In tbat case the jury were able to [AM a
of " wilful murder' against the unknown murderer.
• er of the eases had the police been able to trace the
parties. In the present instance it most be palest
that the deceased bad been wilfally murdered.
jury returned a verdict that the deceased child wee
lying on a eartais door-step, and the jurors farther
the said child was wilfully murdered by some per•
parsecs unknown.
: IGHTFCL SCAFFOLD ACCIDENT.—(THIR DAY.)
• morning a serious accident occurred near Camden-
It appear, that a large building is in course of
• . • in the Hi:dropeoul, dose to the &saw& Arm',.
Awes 7 and e o'clock the entire scaffold, on which •
er of inen were employed, fell to the ground with e
edam crash. The noise mule by the fall brought
• her of persons to the spot, and the poor fellows
. beneath a mass of timber and building material
extricated and taken to the North Loaders and
emit, College Hospitals. Two of them, named Jame
and Edward Smite, are mutual injured that no hope
seen of their recovery.
WIDE FROM LAMEETII-BRIDGR.—Lsat evening
• quiry was held by Mr. John Humphreys, Middles:
er, at the Crowe Tavern, libelee% relative to the
'. of Mr. Michele Muses, aged 56 years, who committed
.e by leaping from Lambeth-bridge. Mr. Frederick
per, 11, Ranelagh-street, Pimlico, said that the dee
.. was an Italian. He was a hair meet:tent. end 'rag
he twee profeseiooal hair-dresser at Coveot-gardes
a10e... For some time past be bad been deepondeats
g much depressed in spirit through losses in business
through ill health. He had lost 5001. in two yeas•
be win in pecuuiery difficulties. Mr. John Fry, of
elsgh-street, Pimlico, stet that the deceased b
ed with him for ten years, and bad been a lodge . is
house for four yoke. Wore vetoes, took it; was married
sober. Latterly be had been very nervous and de
.. in consequence of serious losses through bed debts
also through illness Witness last SAW bun alive et
May week, at 7 o'clock io the evening. He cam h
as sod gave him the key of his room, saylng' If el
. erne comes boors here is timelier for her. He the
t out. His wife came soon afterwardsin great darn
the police, during the night, brought word that he ha
twitted suicide. James Shaw, 3, Church-street, Wall
• ter, said that on the evening of last Saturday week h
crossing the nee bridge, Lambeth, when be saw
en leaning over the parapet, end laboriously tryis
himself over. lie eve evidently partly parallel& ,°°l•
.fore found it difficult to get up on the parapet
oafs end a friend ran to prevent him, but they got toti
t too late. The man had jumped off into the river. A
was raised and boats were put off. but the °abetters
• never roe to the surface. He was no doubt swept t
river by the tide. On the pavement witness found tl
.'s pat with his name and address written iced
tell-collector said to the witness that a ousrtmr of I
r before some persona had seen a man walking tip
wo the bridge in great escitemeat, but he bad nor ace
,d to bim. The bed, of Sato deemed wee fated (load
the river off Shadwell on rdey last. mi. Come
viug slimmed up. the jury returned a verdiet
Th
.. drowned !limed( by jumping off lembeith-Ww
• de in estate of unsound mind.'
A FAITHFUL Doo.—Ou Saturday an inquest w
Id at Cheritoo, itoo, Kent, on the body of Elizabeth
six ma's. She was left in a room oo the. Be 2 fie
No. 10, Ashford. place, with two younger t**.
.sir mother, who had gone nut to market. By er
sans she set Lerself on firs, and when she screamed • ha
• jumped through a pane of glue into the roan ; rod
.e mother's return, which was ie a few neloutes, the •
'm tearing elegy the child's clothes with his month I
ws. Beau his seeing the mother he welt up to her e
'4 bold of her gown to drew her towards the child.
ild was removed to the Infirmary, but died frees
eels of the le juries. Verdict, " Aocidestal death ."
GREAT NORTHERN HOSPITAL, CALEDONIAN-30J
lILINGTON, N.—Number of redline for the week sea
' • •7, 718; of whack no won new WM