The Express.
London, England, 1848-07-04 00:00:00

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Her Majesty and Prince Albert honoured the per-
formance at the Haymarket Theatre yesterday evening with
their presence. The royal suite consisted of the Viecountess
Jocelyn, Hon. Miss Kerr, Earl of Listowel, Major-General
Nemyss, and Lieut.-Colonel Seymour. The Duchess of
Kent was also present.

Mr. Cardwell, M.P., Mr. Moore, and a deputation
from Liverpool, had an interview with Lard John Russell
yesterday, io Downingotreet.
Mr. Marsh and Mr. Biunt had an interview with
Earl Grey yesterday, at the Colonial-office.
The Earl of Falmouth had an interview with Earl
Granville yesterday, at the office of the Board of Trade.

PAYMENT OF SPECIAL CONSTABLES.—Yesterday a
special sessions for the Tower Hamlets was held at the Court
House, which was appointed, among ether subjects, to re-
ceive the account from the several parishes of the division in
reference to the employment of special constables on Whit.
mouday last. Mr. J. Pearson attended on the part of the
leader of the body of constables at Hackney with a bill of
122., a former claim for that parish, amounting to 981. es. 2d.
having been allowed on occasion of the expenses attending
the employment of constables on the 6th of April. A con-
versation ensued as to the payment of constables for loss of
time, when the Chairman remarked that it was just to grant
an allowance to persons employed as constables for loss of
time. He taw by the act of parliament that magistrates
were empowered to allow expenses " for loss of time, ser-
f, vices, and other expenses." Mr. Blacri remarked that 3s. 641.
a day was allowed by the judges at the Old Bailey ; and he
thought that amount was a fair sum to allow. The claim
was Olen allowed and the court broke rep.
Titt Now HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT.—Yesterday
the last portion of the old Mouse of Commons called the
Speaker's house, the adjoining committee rooms, and those
forming the centre of the cloisters were being removed. The
entracte-hall to the new House of Commons and the western
window to Westminster. hall have attained their elevation,
and are rapidly approaching completion. The new House
of Commons it is now stated, will positively he ready for
members next session. Orders have been lamed for the re-
moval forthwith of all the temporary erections at the east
entrance to Westminster-hall.
OXFORD COMMEMORATION.—Yesterday the proces-
sion of racing boats took place. As the various crews passed
the boat at the head of the river (Christ Church), they
saluted it by tearing their oars and cheering, which was re-
sponded to by the spectators on each aide of the river. There
was an immense number of persons present, but the unpro-
pitious state of the weather was a great drawback. This
day the Bishop of Hereford (Dr. Hampden) preaches the
annual sermon in behalf of the infirmary. In the afternoon
the oratorio of " The Creation" will be performed in the
theatre. A ball at St. John's College will take place in the
evening. It was agreed by the hebdomadal board to propose
that the honorary degree of D.C.L. be conferred on the fol-
lowing individuals Earl of Harrowby, Baron Hugel, Sir G.
Arthur, Bart., W. E. Gladstone, M.P., Sir C. G. Morgan,
Bart., J. Masterman Eq., M.P., A. J. B. Hope, Esq.,
M.P., H. Hallam, Big., the historian, W. Cotton, Esq., A.
H. Layard, Esq.
SUICIDE IN THE HOUSE OF DETENTION.—At HOIF-
MTeet on Saturday, as will be seen in our police report yes.
tetday, two swell mobemen, of the names of Collett, alias
Musty, and Ginger, alias Stone, were remanded charged
with a robbery at Mesas. Cocks and Biddulph's. The two
prisoners were sent to the House of Detention, as the New
Prison, Clerkenwell, is named. As is the custom, upon
their arrival they were both searched, but nothing being
found of a suspicious nature they were, as is customary,
locked up in their respective 0e1'.2. On Sunday morning, on
the turnkey of the ward going his rounds to open the sleep-

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ing cells, be discovered Collett flanging, apparently quite
dead, with his coat off and his shirt sleeves turned up, and
the left urn covered with clotted blood. The deceased wu

immediately cut down, and the medical attendant on the
prisoners was instantly is attendance, who pronounced
that the deceased had been dead for some hours.-1;pon
examining the arm, three wounds were found ev:dently done
with an intention of bleeding to death, for the deceased had
fastened his handkerchief for a ligature round the arm, bat
having fined it below instead of above the elbow, no blood
wink'. flow ; and this no doubt led to the infliction of the
two other wounds. The lose of blood being very little, the
deceased then hung hims If. Upan searchieg the cell to
ascertain by what instrument the wounds had been inflicted,
a small penknife, which had elegised detection, was found;
while, as e. proof of the determination that actuieed the de-
ceased, he bed, by rubbing the blade on the at. ee, reduced
the termination of the blade to a fine and sharp point so as to
act in the room of a Isncet. At three o'clock ad inquest was
held before Mr. tt akley, when the jury returned u verdict
in accordance with the evidence.
INQUEST, YESTERDAY.—SUPPOSED DEATH PROM
RATING PUTRID Foou.—Belore Mr. Wakley, M.P., at the
' White Swan, George-street, Foley-place, on the body of
Charlotte Stuck, aged 67, of No. 31, in the above street.
B, the evidence of the witnesses it appeared that on Thurs-
day week Mrs. Wright, a lodger in the same house, licught
some giblets at a neighbouring poulterer'', and the same :ray
stewed the in with a little salt. Having eaten a small por-
tion she put them by in a cupboard, and on the Saturday
following gave them to the deceased and her family of sena
persons. The latter ate them that evening cold, and were
almost immediately afterwards taken ill with violent purging
arid vomiting. The deceased was put to bed and mended
by Mr. Webb, a surgeon, but gradually grew worse and died
on Friday last. Mrs. Wright, who bought the giblets, was
also taken ill, but she and aU the others have now nearly
recovered. A eat to which some of the food was thrown was
attacked in a similar way. Only one of the family, a female,
in her evidence before the jury said the giblets were rather
" high."—M r. Webb, surgeon, said he was called to attend the
deceased, ant at first thought she was suffering from simple
dysentery, but ascertaining subsequently that eight other
persons were labourieg under the same symptoms, he
thought the effects were produced by something the) had
eaten. The deceased died on Fnd ty, and from a post
mortion ex Imitiation he had made, he ascertained the cause
en death to be intlammatien of the bowels The only cause
he could assign for the inflammation was that the giblets
were in a putrid state.—The coroner said that although
there was no clear evidence or the fact, the giblets must have
been in a bad state to hove caused the illness of 24 merry
persons. It would, however, be rash to determine upon
presumreive evidence that such was the cause of death.—
The jury returned a verdict " that the deceased died from
inflammation of the bowels, but that there was not sufficient
evidence to show how it was produced."