The Express.
London, England, 1846-10-21 00:00:00

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As nsan.r..sf: tN r Posertos;.—Mr. B. Arthur. of Wood-
street, on his way from Taunton to Bath on Friday, found
himself in a very awkward situation. Being aldne with
another wentli man, On leaving Ilighbridge station, he heard
something running down ou the seat and bottom of the car-
riage. Supposing his fellow-passenger to be unwell, he
inquired, but received no answer. Immediately after, the
gentleman ma le a most strange noise, something between a
cry and a groan, and fell across the bottom of the carriage.
It was quite dark, and no person was on either of the
seats next to them. On arriving at Banwell, it was disco-
vered that the s'ranger had attempted suicide by cutting his
throat with a penknife, whi:h was lying on the seat. Amen
was placed with the attempted suicide, and he was taken on
to the Bristol station, where he was recognised and carried
to one of the hospitals.
DEVONSIMtE.
A case OP St srnermi My gum is thus reported by the
Devonshire Chronicle of yesterday :—" A well-known in-
habitant of Taunton, named T. Orono, thirty years of age,
came by his death on the night of Monday last in a some-
what mysterious manner. For some time past, the deceased,
who was a stone-mason, had been working in connexion
with his father and a younger brother, who were also masons,
in the erection of a In idge at Ilalherton. On leaving work
on Mon lay night. the lather and brother repaired to their
lodgings, a short distance from their work, after having re-
ceived a promise from deceased that he would follow them
immediately afterwards. A consideraMe time having elapsed,
and the deceased not appearing, the father returned in pur-
suit, whin he found him at an inn near the bridge, hut re-
turned without him. Shortly afterwanls a man with whom
deceased had been working, named Bailey, was proceeding
to the house of deceased's father, where he also lodged,
when he was attacked by three men, who severely kicked
and beat him, so as to render him almost insensible, at the
same time uttering imprecations on the next person they
should meet with. It is supposed that about this time, it
being then between 11 and 12 o'clock that night, the de-
ceased came up, as he was seen on the road shortly before,
and either hearing the threatenings of the villains who were
but a short di,tance from him, took shelter upon the
Taunton and Tiverton canal bridge, and thus fell into the
river, or else was brutally murdered and thrown into the
river. The latter rumour is generally supposed to be cor-
rect. The deceased not arriving at his lodgings for
the night, early next morning search was made,
when he was found in the canal. On examination,
several severe braises and wounds were discovered about
the head, especially under the ears. An inquest was held
on Wednesday in Ilalberton, when a surgeon, attended and
examined the body, but from not having made a post mortem
examination. could not state the direct cause of death, and
no evidence being adduced to implicate any particular
parties, a verdict of " Found Drowned " was recorded.
It has since been ascertained that three men have left their
employ at Haifa:nen under rather suspicious circumstances;
this, coupled with a :eport that a cry of murder was heard
near the bridge about the time the deceased was passing it,
together with the bruises about the head, makes it gene-
rally believed, in tiro neighbourhood where the melancholy
circumstance occurred, that the deceased came by his death
by foul means.