The Express.
London, England, 1865-04-08 00:00:00

811IOIDA OP 1 POISON= IN NATVGATII.

INQUEST.—(THIS DAY.)
Thin afternoon Mr. W. J. Payne, the deputy
serener, held an in airy at Newpie respecting the death of
a prisoner named Samson Parer, mged 25 years, who nom-
nutted suicide while under remand is the above prima.
Mr. E. James Doer, Cioreeser 01 NewiPta mid that An
doomed was brought lab the pima ea Thursday last He
had been remanded by the City mnestreies on the 'barge al
baring stolen divers silk shawls, the property al Mr. Charles
Kennedy, his employer. He was pet is the meal cell for re-
manded prisoners. He wee to bare been ireught up for
farther examination next Thursday.
denmot Robert Pacirmen, a city detective, deposed that
he had arrested the deceased on Thursday Let while he wee
going into a public-house near the City-road bridge. While
ha wan being taken to the Mansion-house he looked vary ill,
and he maid, "Don't walk lest, I ma very ill." When he
was examined before Alderman Carter he Demme very de
spading in coesequence of some letters which he thought
had been burnt being produced in evidence spinet
him. He was charged with robbing his employers in
concert with two other men named Powell and Mahatma.
When his companions were smiled ems of them ecedeseed,
end some letters that the deceased had written to Mm.
Powell about money matters IMO produced in court spd
Dim. He had always requested Mrs. Powell to burn all au

Lateen.
Robert Mapsegoe, a weeder, preyed that whes the do.
ceased was brought into the prison at 5 ergo& en LA
Thursday evening, he war made to take • warm bath. He
war not attired in the prom dram. He did sot look very
ill, and, therefore, no doctor saw him before, he took the
bath.
Thrum Finn, principal warder at Nawpte, said that he
was called to the deceased's cell on Friday morning. He
was undreamed, and his hands were tied babied hire with a
garter. He must have first tied his hands in frost of him,
and then pulped his tied hands over his heed. On the
floor of the cell stedernsath the gas pipe he had
r• blanket, sod as that he placed a stool.
ha ad then taken • piece of the web Muffing. sad
having fastened it to his scarf tied it round his seek. aid
then he had fastened it to the gaspipe. Wham could not
explain how he bad then fastened his hands behind hint.
The remit of his putting the blanket on the floor one to
prevent the noise of the falling of the stool when he kink
it from under him being beard He had areanged all

dark.
Mr. Clark, surgeon, stated that de cell in which the
deceased was placed wee celled the receded cell. He
would be kept in that cell for the whole of that night. TM
next day he would be placed in another. The cell was • very
dreary oue, and to a prisoner entering it ie the later pert of
the &y, when jt was unlighted, it would praises • very
black appraised
The Coroner It would be likely to effect the mind of •
pence in low health.
Z. Perry, dotter did deceased. mid that the demand
had been • ~douse porter to Mr. Kenuedy far twelve
months. Three months ago he left in coaseqoeds of bad
health. When the deceased wee addled he did
not know that there was any dirge aphid
his usexpeeted
him. He was a man of good character, asd
arrest would no doubt prey upon his mind. For the lad
three moods he had lived apes clubs. He had di
himself from his employer on account of hie ill-health.
had been living in the country.
The Corder baring lammed
itihseitry retuned •
verdict of "Suicide while of n=

The Channel Fleet is under orders to proceed
to sea on the 17th Mt.
TUB SIZIOUS LeCIDINT TO Me. HIMILT HOLM
—Happily, having Mem into such good hands from the
mowed of the sociderit, so to speak, and mstMg with such
prompt rordiod aid (Dr. Humpiny having also beita called
is), and the most comfortable acsoommodatioo at the heads
of lir. Jackson, of the hotel at Whittlished, when every-
thing has been done for the comfort of the injured pet/a-
men and his OUMKOUS family and tripods staying these, a
great change has taken place for the bettor, and we are
happy to relate that most seagulls hopes are now "Mar-
tallied of his recovery, although it may yet be mom ma-
riderable time before Mr. Hems can be removed home.
Combs age radepnident.
PROPOsED Ngap Samurais IN Kincwierrwa.
The proprietors of the Exchange is Ilsalbeder, iod-
ine that the memat baUding offend ialßlSOini 110000.
modation for the rapidly growing trade of the districts sad
having no lamas of Worming its area, gam settee • few
months ago that they had made aussagempets with the
owners of contiguous property for the porthole of • sew
site ors which to erect a sew &Mange. In the Modica of
the new site, however, they seem to -have bete Morin:she.
It has always bees felt that a building in which merchant.
and business men are to aoogregate should be a neer Ypossible to the busiossemetre of the city. Upwards of 20
years ago this Post-offico formed part of the Ezekiel..
When there was ea longer mem 'Gough for the Ecol-cfte
the proprietor of the Exchange mod much as they have
done now, and without coasalting the wish". of the inhabi-
tants bought a sew site, sad actually commeticed the MO-
Um of a new post-office upon it. Public spirit wee arouse&
sod after • short but sharp easiest the Post-odke was carded
to Brown-street About the site of the sew Exchange there
is now a similar molest arising. By many people the
Newell's Building.. plot (that proposed by the present Ex-
change oommitter) is coosidered a good we ; bat there IWsprung up a party (a powerful sad isfiasetisl cm) who pro-
pose to cony the Exchange, like the Post-affiae, to Brows-
street, and the plot selected is oast bounded by that street
or, one side, by Opt ng-pnime cm the other side, and m-
ating back from Kingeozeol to the Gomm HMI- The
plot can be obtained without an sot of pediment, sad is
said to afford space for a bniklier doable the alas of the
present Mebane, and ose thkd larger Ma that the Es-
chew. commits." proms a baikL It coatasa 4,350 yards
of available land after aliowsg scanty 1,000 yards far stead
improvements. The estimated coat of land sad beildiago
is 200,00 W., sad It is calonlatod that a ma roma. of
20,0004 might be Maimed from sabotribare. How ia-
dasatid the party for the ahem is may be Marred from
the follow*, selected from other MIMS Moody among
the list of promoters :—&r Ellesaak Armitage sad Boas;
S. L. Bemis and Co;. Robert Dubow sad Brother; Brown,
Sos, sod Co.; Hamorma sad ; Calleeder, Lyles, nod
Co. •. Jahn Dsmiele red Brother ; Robert Garber sod Cs •
Chambedis sad ;C. E. Headmell and Os. ;
; John Feeder sad Ce. ; Jeba Nam sad Co. ;
John Yeedeß
film sad Co. Mem mad Nephew • Parr,
Cedis. sad Co.; & ; aad Waffis sad Oe. ; Kolb sad Boas ;
Jobs Stuart sad Os ; &imam Kai" and Oir.; Sta-
yer% Zsgerasier sad Co., Tboastaa mid Os.; Bomb, Bal-
four, aid ; Lee Bah and OD.; Tall sod Orates.