The Express.
London, England, 1849-11-22 00:00:00

MARLBOROUGH STREET.

811101/11 ASSAM.? ON THZ POLlCE.—George B,ooker,
jemmies* carpenter, George and Charles Brooker, his
boos, end Alward Thomas, their employer, were charged
with mash,. a dielmehmea in the fileselkasid Week* the
polies.
W. Orimiley, D 215, said he saw the primmer' in Oxford
street about a quarter after 12 o'clock het night, sad
heard them bawl and sheet. He told then to be quia, and
was answered by a violent blow on t►e chest from Chaim
Brooker, and we knocked down. He followed them as they
proceeded at a brisk pace down Psrk•lane, and attempted to
Dollar C titles, who again struck him. The other peonies
attempted a rescue. In a scuffle which easued, witness and
the elder primmer were frequently ow the ground. Another
coaseable, opining to his asaistanee, was knocked down by
George Brooker.
B. Smith, 121 C, stated that, bearing a noise, Mouse up,
when the elder Brooker threatened to knock off the head of
the first policeman interfering. On his attempting to appre-
hend Brooker, the latter knocked him down, sad, seising
him by the neck and heir, lacerated his head sad the back
of his seek. Prison's ware the worm for liquor.
The prisoners agreed in seaming that they were reaming
fven work, having been drinking together, sad that they
were interrupted by the first witness demanding toe:amine a
basket ot tools which one of them was carrying.
The prisoners, with the exception of George Brooker, the
younger, who was dismissed, were Sand 2s. each.

CORONER'S INQUEST.
THIS DAY.

THE LATE SUICIDE AT THE SOUTH-WESTERN
RAILWAY STATION.—TIIII morning, at eleven ...ink, an In-
quest wai taken before Mr.W. Carter, at the Hero of Water-
foe Tavern, Waterloo-road, Lambeth, respecting the death
of Janes Allan, a surgeon in the Royal Navy,
egad 37, who committed suicide at the above station, under
Die *allowing very frightful circumstances:
G. Baldwin, a coke labourer, in the employ of the South
Western Railway Company, stated that, on Monday after-
noon last, he was standing &short distance from the platform
at the Waterloo station. The deceased, who was standing
upon the platform, walked to witness and asked him "Oa
which road the engine was coming up the station." Witness
replied on the second road to the one he stood upon. Witness
walked away, and had not gone but three pacts when he saw
something slid •by him. Witness looked round and saw the
deceased step front off the platform en.t deliberately laid him-
self down upon the rail. The engine and tender were coming
up very slowly, sad at that time was not more than five feet
from the deceased. Witness called out, end before the
engine could be stopped the wheels passed over his head,
w deb was literally severed from his body.—G. Burt,
a pollee constable, in the service of the railway company,
saw deceased walking upon the platform, and witness asked
him to what station he was going. He made no answer, and
witness again asked him if he was going by the 420
train to Hampton Court, and he said " No." Wit-
ness left him, and shortly afterwards saw deceased lie
down upol the Hatchet line. The witnen then en-
rolroMed Baldwin's evidence. Mt. J. J. Dempsey
identified the deceased, gad said the deceased had
heed is his house, No. 7, Norfolk-street, Strand, for the last
five ram. Witness last saw him alive on Monday Wet, about
half-past three o'clock. He was then lying upon the sofa,
in the dieing loom, and he was very moody and disconsolate,
which he had been during the last four days. Hailed fre-
quently somplaised of dreadful pain under which he was
ufferiag. Re underwent an operation, and he (witness)
had ne doubt that circumstance had affected his mind. The
demand had latterly been appointed to the Bungalow con-
vict ship, and he stated that he should throw it up if he did
not get any better. The jury, after hearing other evidence,
returned a verdict of " Temporary insanity."

POET-OFFICE NOTICE.—DISCONTINUANCE OF THE
MAIL PACLKTS BITWIIIN HULL. ALTONA AND H• 11•
scao.—The contract entrant into in May Mat, fee the con-
veyance of mails by steam packets between Hall and Alton'
and Hamburg, terminating on the 23rd of this month, on
and after the 24th inst. all letters and newspapers for Ham-
burg:, Denmark, dtc, specially addressed to be forwarded
eta Hull, will be sent by private ship, and will be liable to
the rates of postage heretofore charged upon letters and
newspapers for those places when conveyed by private ship.
THE OPENING OF THE COAL EXCHANGE TO THE
TRaul.—Yesterday the Coal Esehanp was opened for the
tranneties of the public business of the trade. Mr. John
Wood, the chairman of the coal, corn, and dunce commito
tee, and most of the members, atundid in the building, said
when the clock struck 12 the claws of the act and the On
setts notice having bees read, the entrances to the ball woo
thrown open. Cheers were given for the Clans, the City of
Lmdon, the coal trade, the chairman and the architect of
the building. The whole of the arrangement. seemed to
give perfect satisfaction to the merchants sad factors, and
the liminess of the day was immediately winnowed. •
THE TOBACCO TRADE.—MEETING OF MANUFAO•
TURRIB.—At a meeting of tobacco manufacturers, held et
the Palatine Hotel, at Mancheetpr, on the 19th Mr.
Thomas Walker in the chair, it was unanimously resolved :
—"That the prime adopted on the bth instant, at Liverpool,
les firmly adhered to, as the leaf tobeceo market he. ai-
-1 owed a decidedly firmer character sine* that date." "That
this meeting pledge themselves, individually and collet:.
Neely, to we every means in their power to support the
' Board of Inland Revenue,' in its endeavours to pat a stop
tle essuggliag sad adulteration." " That it be submitted to
the next meeting, for their eonsideration, that a soclAy be
established, to be called the Tolman Menufactrimrs' Protec-
tive iseisq." " That this menial/ stead adjourned to
Manisg, Desember 17. at the Bush Inn, Deanegate, Man
Wester. fir Me o'cleck."
Trin FlittlatoLD LAND MOTEMICIT. BIRMING-
NAM, WIDSIVIDAT.—A special meeting of the members of
the Freehold Land Society was held here lest evening, for
the purpose efrierying out the resolutions of the late con-
ferrers pmpetting the formation of • freehold union—the
of a publication called the Fres/aides, &a
mart of
underwent a fall discussion. A good
800 Wee manifested, and a determination wee expressed
le no exertions to carry out the Wes Weeded and
et the conference. The member" present formed
cbaimpons tato when 'ad ellinerlek seliserned until
Mb* einnktfle thewhele of the Wren ef the society
r are summoned to attend. This sesesftg, Mr. Taylor (the
secretary) received a letter hem Mr. Oebrm, SI P., con-
taining various seggestiers ell • *Mira &meow respecting/
the formation smirmkest of the Vies, mil easiesirg 101.
as an annual sabseriptios. Siam the sesehig last week the
soci•ty has revived • great esessisa et members.
Bairrat. NUIDEE OF • FBUILLE.-011 Tuesday,
Mr. Weatherhead, the carearhysenresd he the folls:
=rest, at Treanor*, thastates abed's* of •
Elisabeth Andersen, who is supposed le have beer
beetelly murdered by being thrown Into ie&ep MP-
the Tweediest* meths of the York, Ne=e, end
Pri malty. The deceased was • married woman, and
tip that Ms may fortnight bad been residing at her son's
MIN at Hillbeara. On that day it appears, she left for the
porpoise al Wesseding to Belkod be quest of her husband,
who bad heed an ecquaintemes with a female with when
she ellowited be was living. Nothing was heard of her till
the Minifing Saturday morning, when her wailed remise
were disowned by eons Implying at the bottom of the
quarry above alluded to. Mr. Meld, the Mawr who was
called by the inhabitants to take charge of thi:onberei
of the dammed when hand, sell bee heed was
up in a shawl, which was visaed *knelt under bar shim.
Oa removing it, and Dena' the blood sad wounds ma her
head, he was partisalar in annieleg the shawl, to Odeon:
the corresponding cuts, bet weld not detest any. No
mousy whatever wee found ha her pockets, or about
her pew°. It further appeared that about half-
past seven o'clock the previous night (Friday) she calf-
seen at the Railway Inn, apparently waiting for the arrival
of the train soothe where' she met with two meizahoosinashe
drank with. One of then hearing she was the
train tested to me her to the station, which ed ;
however, on her uittiag inn they left, and *sr* alter.
wariserice her were hard byseverel wilmesses near
*septum These men mem Gelled by the canere, km they
amen all knowledge of the woman after berge the
Railway Inn. The emerge mph Snened inquiry for
farther evidenes, in order Oast the might collect every
Net ere
with this systole'. . '
PRAM ALERANDEN. HOMMONI, titular Bldg*
of Studies and Grand lireeset desmisrellikles Ira est.
Ora, is the 66th year
_et hila erhghallaZam ap,
tle• prime use eilebeased Ilde immi

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