The Express.
London, England, 1862-10-14 00:00:00

LOVE AND SUICIDE.

Last evening Dr. Lankester held an inquest
concerning the death of a young woman named Mary
Martin, aged 22 years, who was found dead in one of the
Highgate ponds on Saturday last under the following
somewhat extraordinary circumstances :
Anne Hill, of Alpha-terrace, Kilburn, was examined,
and stated that deceased was her sister, and had been
living with her for nine months previotudy to her death.
She left her home at 6 o'clock on Thursday evening, after
which witness never saw her alive again. She had been in
the habit of leaving home at night when a policeman with
whom she was in love was on nightduty. When he was on day
ditty the deceased never went out at night. The policeman
and deceased quarrelled sometimes. Witness did not
charge the policeman with having thrown her sister into
the pond where she was found.
Michael Maddigan, a labourer, said be was Ong to his
work at Hampstead on Saturday mornig. On passing
sear one of the ponds in the direction of Hip'agate.nse, be
heard two or three loud screams. He looketi and saw some
person in the water. He gave the alarm to another man and
to a police-constable. When he heard the screams he raw
no one near the pond. It was nearly 7 o'clock when he
beard the screams.

PolioTs:coLitable 51 S stated that he was on duty at High-
gate at 7 o'clock on Saturday morning. In consequence of
information received from last witness, he and some Ml-
stables went to one of the Highgate ponds, and after
dragging it for about an hour and a half they recovered the
body of Mary Martin. There were the footmarks of •
woman at the water's edge, but there were no indications
of a struggle. The centre of the pond in which the body
was found is about 20 feet deep, and the body lay at • dis-
tanoe of about 60 feet from the shore. There was a woman's
mantle lying on the book.
Police-constable William George Bondy, 138 8, was the
next witness. He stated that be had been acquainted
with the deceased. He saw her during the greater part of
Thursday night and the greater part of Friday night last.
It was ten minutes after 6on Saturday morning when the
parted with him. She did not then threaten to make
away with herself, but he had often heard her threaten to
do so, and she had often asked him to kill her. She
wanted him to marry her, and he would have done so had
she conducted herself properly. He had never approved
her coming after him at night. He had taken her home
when she did so. She had attempted to destroy
herself four times before within the last 18 months.
The last of those attempts took place about four months
ago, and at the same pond as that in which she was found
on Saturday. She asked him some time on Friday night
for tbeloan of a sovereign to buy clothes. He refnaed,bnt
stated that he would give her one if she procured a situa-
tion, and showed an inclination to earn her breed. She
became so excited sometimes that she lost herself. He
thought that was because she had been a long time out of
employment. She had been a servant. When he refused
her the sovereign she did not threaten to destroy herself.
She said she would buy clothes sod get a situation if he
lent it to her, and he now thought she would have done
so. He had rescued her from drowning on two occa-
aims, and he thought she supposed him to be near her when
she threw herself into the pond on Saturday. He parted
with her at the end of the Aland-road, Kentish-town, a
considerable distance from the pond.
Mr. W. D. Saul, one of the medical officer, of St Pancras
Workhouse, proved that the deceased had died from drown-
ing. There were no wounds on her person, except a slight
abrasion on the cheek, which might have been caused by a
fall or by the face having been rubbed against the bottom
of the pond.
This was the whole of the evidence. The jury found that
the deceased had committed suicide while in an unsound
state of mind.

Tray-HILE RI7NNERCI MATCH FM TUX CHAYPION-
SHI P. —Yesterday the White Lion running-grounds, Hack-
ney Wick, were crowded with spectators to witness the race
for the ten-mile champion cup and 50!. The competitors
were the well-known William Lang, of ktiddlesbre (the
present holder of the trophy), and Samuel Barker, of Bil-
lingsgate. These men contended before together over the
above distance and for the same prise some three months
since, when Barker was defeated after a gallant contest.
Yesterday both men appeared in splendid condi-
tion, but of the two Barker seemed rather overtrained.
On passing the referee in the 20th lap Barker was two
yards in the rear, Lang running at this time extremely
strong. In the 21st lap, Barker was suddenly seized with
a stitch in his side, which caused him to pull up, leaving
Lang to finish the remainder of the distance at his leisure ;
but after he had run round another lap of the coarse, W.
Price, the backer of Barker, expressed his wish that Lang
should cease running, as he was quite satisfied, and did
not wish him to run it out. The time the three mils were
run in was as follows :—First mile. 4 nun. 56 sec. ; second
mile, 10 min. 15 sec. ; third mile, 15 min. 52 see.
DIAAHTROUS SLIP AT A QUAHRY.-4 few days
ago an ale:miss accident occurred at the Buda's Slate
Quarries, is Argvleshire, belonging to the Marquis of
Breadalbase, and immense damage to property is the con-
sequence. 01341 of the most extensive of the quarries is
situate on a small island of about half a mile in circumfe-
rence, and is exposed to a very wild and tempestuous sea.
The rubbish takes out of the quarry has been generally
filled into waggons and thrown over the side. This, how-
ever, of itself is not • very secure bulwark, and from the
nature of the debris it does not consolidate, and, the natural
boundary between the sea and the quarry being slate rock,
was easily to a great extent lest eight of. A piece of the
boundary rock fell in, impelled by the great force
of water from without. There was no breach,
however, made, but only a large tunnel or perforation 20
or 30 feet below the surface. The extensive steam appara-
tus used for drawiog-up the slates, consisting of pumps,
cranes, cranks, pumping gear, with 'echoed plane and rail-
road for taking up the slake, and a great portion of other
valuable machinery, were precipitated into the quarry,
which was nearly 300 feet deep. The quarry was soon
filled with water, but luckily there was no los of life, no
one being at work at the time. About 80 families were
thrown out of employment by this catastrophe, but they
have been provided with work at the other quarries belong-
ing to his lordship. From 20,000 to 30,000 slates were
made per day, for which there is an increasing demand, and
the value or the slats at the bottom is estimated at
15,000 f.

ESPLRATE ATTACK BY GAROTTER& —Ye3stertlay
morning, about 1 o'clock, Joseph Cheatham, who lives at
No. 47, Milner-square,lslington, for the purpose of taking
CAM of the house of his employers, Mews. Dove Brothers,
was aroused from his sleep by a violent noise at the street
door. He partly dressed himself. and went down to own
what was wasted. The moment the door was opened a mail
who was in wait under the porch sprang upon and pinioned
him, thereby de;kriviog him of all means of resistance, and
a second man, who had been waiting Dear the lamppost,
came up and struck him repeatedly in the face,
two of his teeth ; then eeizad him by the throat tnind
one hand. and thrust his other hand into Cheetham's
mouth. While in this position one of the garotters snatched
from his waistcoat pocket a gold guard chain and also •
gold Albert chain ; they thee tried his pockets, which, for-
tunately, were empty. After holding him io this manner
i until he was almost ntangible, they released him sod de.
camped with their booty through the square. Cheatham
states that he severely bit the band that was in his mouth.
He is now in a most pitiable state, his mouth and throat
much girdle°, bruise and discoloured. Two naighbotuvi
in the square, hearing his groans, went to Iris assistance,
and found the poor fellow with his face covered with blood.
MIEACIIWUR &cant —On Saturday afternoon
one of the Gibson Company of Porters, named Stoddard,
accidentally lost his footing, and fell from the top flat of
one of thebonded warehouses in Leith Docks, a height of
upwards of forty feet. Fortiteately some hales of hops
were underneath, upon which he fell, sod escaped without
any serious injury.—Edinbargh Courant.

CROP OF FOREIGN Hors.—We have Lust received
the following from • well-known Mantis hop grower,
whose commercial connexions render his information of the
greatest importance, and whose accuracy and trustworthi-
ness we can fearlessly vouch for :—" From most reliable
information received this day from a largo buyer of hops
for one of the meet extensive brewers in Germany, we
learn that there has not been more then ball an avenge
crop of hope grown in Bavaria, and not more then one-
third of a crop in Bohemia. Prices at the commencement
of the sewn ranged from 5/. to 71. per cwt. for Bavarians,
and 101. to 121. for Bohemians. There was a rise of 21. per
cwt. last week, which for choice qualities his been well
maintained. The crops grown will not be more than what
will be wanted for use on the Cootinent, and any extensive
demand for export will cause prime to be considerably
higher."-61 Journal.
LEICESTER OCTOBKR CRUMB FAIR. —There war
a very large pitch of cheese at the fair held to-day (Mon-
day), but • great deal came to band out of condition owing
to the cold or net. Trade was brisk for good things, but
middling sorts were • drug, so much so that a larger quan-
tity than usual was left on hand at the aloes of the day.
Best Leicestershire cheese ranged from about 66e. to 755. per
cwt. and • few other lots made a trifle more. Middli of
qualities produced from 52e. to 60s. per cwt. Stilton were
a good supply, but for the most part the quality was very
inferior. The finest made about Ild. or la per lb., while
other sorts averaged about 7d. per lb.
Slurry or WINTICIL—On the North Yorkshire
hills, on Sunday, snow and rein fell nearly all day, with
cold, boisterous north-east winds. The weather in the
north has been very unsettled since Friday, and it is much
to be regretted that • large breadth of the harvest—oats
chiefly—is yet unsecured in the exposed poiitions, and some
crops ere still to cut. During the week very little programs
has been made with harvest ; whet has been stacked has
been in very damp condition, and factors are wearied with
offers of out-d-conditioned new grain.
ROYAL FREE EiINIPITAL, ORA Y'S-INN-ROAD,—The
number of patients relieved at this hospitr.l during the week
ending Oat. 11 was 2,800, of which VW were new MIL