The Express.
London, England, 1854-01-06 00:00:00

DEATHS FROM EXPOSURE TO COLD.

Yesterday afternoon Mr. Witham Baker, the
mom, held en inquest in the board room of the Leaden
lespital on till. of the body of a LSI= seaman, whom
mem me mamma. sad
ere 01 the who
.perished from cold and expo
issismat weather
Theme Samaselyi the melatant master of Whiteehapel
Wealtheaso, Moroi that ea 1 woodsy ht. about BLit
Visa, he resolved ea order from Mr. the
media, Alm of the maim to admit the demesed. h-
art fimednteb met the sot to No. 4, =la (a
liesend lodging-se) T . he deemed wasesiedi, sad whoa to the
workhouse. It hemwas thea 10 Masse re-
moved she lid of the est tes ilimad that the damsel was is
a dyiag state. Mr. Paha, the hem sarams, was thready
sent tor, sad on hi snivel fa a qualm of an
hour afar the Ilaseased wee admitted he 're-
sonated the mahatmas ma to be deed. The
disseami was yes* sled, send hi limbs were
edema with the odd. Wham masted sae of the yamen
M pio=the deemed is a shoU in the dead house, whoa
sevestesa &Ohm and seven mot halfpenny
Ittp is the maw alas Whoa roust his head. Other
Leeman bad Ms hen remseed hem the moue wroethed
plus., end one of thus me la a Impress meditioa.
Mr. Charles Harry Palm, wtpm, MeaMpless, Ayer.
chapel-road, mid that M was le see the Mom. ea
the sight in peados, sad head him mite dead. The
whole surface of the body was Intim* MY, !ea the
severity of the amber and exposmos. The desseeed
seemed to have bum wdl fed, hem the mailitlea of the
body, and warm was of minim that the imesdlate IMO
oof f dmh
ethwas
er. spogiesy. podesed by the moms Mame
the we

flu; D-Orone.r.seld the present ems was a very lamootabk
MI, sag be hoped the pereekkl seem writM de all they
meld dedei Se me m* Weems. mesa to rams and
elleekie the Pawky of the =Pam
Other miasma Mobs hom
The jeep reterned a mast of " Died from exposure to
mid sad the enmity of the seselber."
Pik William lake bell me lemeset Is the same
p institu-
tion reeenkg the dose of Germ Word, aged 40, who
wee found hy the pease Mai is the meow at Tuesday
night !eat
Ass mike emetable wee is duty la Clete& lane, Co..
saerelel-nod let, be bed Ms attendee dimmed Sel=
tad apes.. imbleg WON: seen& he dimmered the e
lying en his hook sulk eel embedded k the
snow. We time was lost in peeves the skeleber tram
the station I. Lentaanteset, ea whisk deemed was serried
to the Workhouse whore Umpired three hems afoul& ad-
saieden. The doesind seemed so ham hese destitem foe Ids
cow is die. oily meobled of as old Mae Mine and
Weeteese. Me Moos, bet Ms *st IWO hosed
t.tradlety rms. • plea of pew was awed ht hal:4l=
on vridelt was writes* la IA the mars of Mr. T
Mr. Ingltas, the essgberefte of the Theme Polieemort,
aritlikTirre. megese, stated Met be was edled to
the asatneed found deemed exemdkeity sold .ad Mit, the
Ihnh hard "m 4 the pulse low. The 11111•1611111 was
piled a, stisseketo were adminisoffeli mil every
keel= poll to the peer fellow, but allthe WOO in
vek. Tbe demeerd Med hem the newly weather,
ee
desk enema bp lying la tbe snow eel espoonre to the
cold
Th.:=lLhaving Nmarked on the painful metre of
tbe ere,
The jury returned a "Mist of " Died from molars to
sold and the severity of the weather."

Oa Friday beton hilwast woe MIA at Hewett, br 0. A.
Partridge, 'two,. mew, ow the body of Hobart &char,
hawker, mewl 17, whim death owetrad seder the Movies
awiteehely eltownsttesaa :
Nada Gallas% al Ilattleadia, widow, that, ea
Widaeaday mains, elks rode whit the deemeddepen ld e lb out
tram Buy to Berm, when be mewl as Iles Dist and

had something to drink, a pint of beer between titres.
He did not get into the cart again, hut walked at the side
of it. Wane,. 'missed him between Mr. Powell's end Mr.
Cottingham's houses, hat drove on to her own house,
about a mile distant, thinking the deceased was following
her. When she got home she sent her sou to look for him,
bat he returned about eleven o'clock without finding
him. It was between seven and eight o'clock when she
missed him.

Robert Proctor, of litattleeden, labourer, deposed to find-
ing the deceased neat morning about ten o'clock, lying
with his face to the ground quite dead, in a field in Hes-
sett. His trousers were unbuttoned and down about his
Imam, end from the app►arance of the snow he must have
crawled a considerable distance.

Mr. Shire', surgeon, of Woolpitt, deposed that from the
appearance of the knees of the deceased he mast have
crawled some distance on the hard ground. Deceased had
died from excessive cold.

The Jury returned the followingverdiet :—" Died from
the effects of NUT exposed to the utclemency of the was-
ths."—Barry Pod.

ANOTHER FIRE IN THE CITY.

Yesterday morning, about half-past eight o'clock,
a very serious fire broke out In Benet's-hill, near St. Paul's,
which threatened the Most appalling consequences. The
fire broke out in the premises of Mr. Hodgkinson,
envelope-maker; bat no tram has been discovered as
to its origin. Immediately adjoining the premises of
Mr. Hodgkinson are the large worshops of Mr. Coombs,
carpenter and builder. The workshops were necessarily
filled with combustible materials, which, once ignited,
blued up with great rapidity, and at first it was appre-
hended that before the progress of the flames
could hit arrested it would communicate with and
Motley the buildings in the neighbourhood. Luckily
the fire engines were on the spot. The Watling-
street engines were in full play within ten mi-
nutes after the fire hoist forth; and within about a
quarter of an hour there were no less than seven engines
belonging to the fire brigade, and an engine from the West
of England, in active operation, under the superintendence
of Mr. Braidwood. The conflagration was terrific and
illumined the neighbourhood, notwithstanding that it was
day-light. The hoes were carried to all parts of the neigh-
borhood from which they could play with effect. Some of
them were brought into Oeorge-court, but the greater
nunther were brought into the church-yard of St. Dental,
where the firemen had the best opportunity of playing
on the burning mars. So intense was the heat that the
vestry door sad . windows were greatly injured, although
they were at least fifty feet removed from the burning
buildings. The inhabitants of the adjoining houses
were so much alarmed that they removed their lami-
nas to the curt-yard of the Herald's College, which is
immediately opposite where the fire originated, and Un-
named to increase ; es a matter of burst, a great number
of peewee congregated in the neighbourhood, sod stood with
stolid patience for hours to view the vivid scene. There
was as abundant supply of water, and the men engaged in
working the engines did their duty with great vigour.
Towards 11 o'clock the fire, although not extinguished,
was got under control, and all apprehension of its ex-
tending further was dissipated. The whole of the interior
of Mr. Coombs' workshops was consumed; but the
walls, which were built in the most substantial
manner, remained entire, and, except the blackened
effects of the flames, were little injured. Mr•
Hodgkineon's premises, where the fire broke out, were in.
aired in the Sun Office, and Mr. Coombs' premises in the
Church of England. The church and vestry were insured
in the West of England. The damage is estimated at from
3,0001. to 4,0001. The houses occupied by Mr. Shelley,
bootmaker, Mrs. Hannah Lawrence, tea dealer, and the
premises in the immediate vicinity of where the fire rased,
wen damaged, but to no very great extent. The conduct
of the firemen and police was all that could be wished, and
to the judicious arrangements of Mr. Braidwood, and the
energetic services of those under his command, are to be
ascribed the prevention of the fire end its extending so far
as not to consume several streets—the street. in the neigh-
bourhood being narrow, and consequently adapted to °ou-
tline the calamity.