The Express.
London, England, 1856-10-03 00:00:00

SUICIDE 11l 71111 THAMES TUNNEL.

Yesterday Mr. Carter held au ioquiry at the Blaek
Ball Tavern relative to the death of George Humpbreys,
aged 2P, a leather drams; who eommitted saki& on Mos.
day last, by theerfag himself MI the top of the shaft of the
Thames Tumid, at the Gamey side mama.
Teter Strew, a samatable in Me employ of the Thames
Tumid Company, deposed that is Mooday, about half-part
.1 ht o'clock In the meralag, he was on duty mar the
Map anuses, sad after peraiag nine or to arches be
heard a loud noise, as if somothlag homy had fallen on the
stoma. On With, is that direction, he saw somethirg
Wag ea the gross], and m pies up to it found it to be a
man.Wawa* Mod his Mad up; he breathed testae sad
then aspired. Then was as blood about the body, or any
wound, with the ezeoptisa of a small watch over the left
ere. Mr. Mmelesk, a saws., was seat for, and said that
the thesseers night leg sad lotarm were broke,. Whams
was of opiates that the Mewed had thrown himself off
the met halm as thaws mare strong iron railings to pre-
' mat poems Sallbg tear.
Thames penes seastable Um Rickets°, No. 67, stated
that he Mewl a sietheep se a projection °Made the lower
Mails,. He behoved that the deceased threw ,himself
down the shaft.
Ann Humphreys, **widow el demand, said he had boss
for many months la a vary realm and despond's, state,
but never said what it was that preyed span his mind. He
wee very mbar sad industrious, sad was not the least fa debt.
It ins het Mammies that he had tamed his own death.
/indict, Temporary inanity."

COLLIES! ACCIDEST.—BOSPECTED Loss OF LIE&
--On Wednesday morales only an appalling colliery aid-
dent ink pine et the Bryn Nally vines, situated about two
nibs ben Wrexham, by whisk it is feared the lives of ne-
wer& of sweaty halm hearer here ben eacriflood. It
appeeesthat the Brya Melly Wale, at Brywbo, Lear the
Brywdre Company's *Miens, consist of several workings,
aid that then ere several old workings, out of which the
coal has already hoes got. NOW to this fresh opening,
have been made, luring a partition between the new sod
old weals. ereadently strong N preheat the ogre's of
foul air ea enter front the latterinto the former. Oo Wed-
aselay seraing, soon after this kends west down to work.
the partition dividing the old verbiage from the new apes
was brad is by the weight of water which bad averatalated,
sad almost iseteatanooosly the sew workinp were filled
with the water, whisk rushed into Al= la thresh. Soars
of the hands awes* totbe pit booth malted towards it. sad.
we lira, reepteeded in being hoisted up, and gar • an alarm,
bat it is bared that the great bulk of the sours in the
Wee at the time of the aseideat have perished.
DINTIOH2Iat Files IN CLUIKINVELL. This
stosaiagobsstig after 2 O'clock, a in otwarrod is a private
Wee. OL ishaatrea.road, Olarkoswoll, nearly °imolai
=s.Oe of the !Loyal Society's Tifi escapee
r. Eite spot was soon brought into eh, and it is
Woad Ow imam maps& Frost as icenhoes glare of
light. the brigade enghes frees *
thetats soon arrived,
sad was sil set to work. bat surly entire hoses and its
swab was dastrorid.
LATs Ms. T. H. HALL.—Ws regret to 1121.
soma Ms oath of Timmy Hoary Hall, Erg lets 6114a:-
sea of the City of Laden Improvemsat Committee. This
sad useful menhir of he corporation of the City
Irl=den, and of the Metrepolitas Bawd of Works, ex-
pired yesterday horn at kis residence in Finsbury square.
ate a short bat ,yore Ho was ha the 65th year of
leis sge. Hi wend tie sauperetihr is ten, for the ward
of Ooisasararoot, whisk M represeated for 27 years. He
heaths,haines of enand el the °habitues of the cot-
ma sad open oak osados hi noshed the thanks of his
fellow sheens, as well es sense subdivide' marks of their
favour. Oa the 17th Jemmy, 1842, he was elected by the
Cosmos Gnash the dishisma of ski Improvement Com-
mittee," sae of As mesa lassetaat of oil tie tiorporstioa
oostisittass, sad dabs Lis tins sumo most isportaat
works kayo lobar, nark as taitation of Cauca-
saga Wes. sad attialta of the Now Furiagdos-
arta to Chairsawoll. Oa the 12th Daotabor lark Mr.
Hall waa aims a repreetatathe of the City at the Board
of Works, with Dogma Manisa sad Mr. H. L. Taylor.

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At Meese, saisliees el ererbpselie at• engaged is
the seestaessisa et a .. alehell 41 Ps:" los • stud to Have.
bers. A arms, le plr Owe Vase s 4157 between Nies
sae Names is speliss-ef. Os iliedisima ieveressest heels;
Wand to mew the limn es pley a 1 Atz-leelisies.