The Express.
London, England, 1849-12-04 00:00:00

SUICIDE OF A CIGAR MERCHANT.—Last night, Mr.
Payne held an inquiry at the Punch's Hotel, Flee-street,
on view of the body of Solomon Barraelough, aged 64. The
deceased was a tobacconist, and carried on extensive business
at 46. Ludgate-bill. Charles Pye, assistant to the deceased,
stated that about one o'clock on Saturday afternoon ho was
called to decers,d's bedroom, and on openirg the dour he
was discovered suspended to the bed with a hardkerchisf
tied round his neck. He showed no signs of life, and •
doctor was sent for, whose efforts to restore animation were
ineffectual. Last saw him alive on Friday sight at 10
o'clock. Mr. King, assistant to Mr. Molding, surgeon, of
New Bridge street, said that he was called to see deceased,
and found that life was quite extinct. The appear aces
were those skewing that death had taken plats some time.
A good deal of evidenee was heard, all of which tended to
show that deceased was suffering from deep mental affliction,
which had clearly disordered his mind, and the jury re-
turned a verdict of "Temporary inanity,"
FIRE AT THE NEW Humana HOTEL.—Lsat even-
ing, between tour and five o'clock, considerable alarm was
aimed in the immediate neighbourhood of Covent garden,
owing to the outbreak of a fire in the New Hummunts Hotel,
situate in Great Remelt Meat Some of the domestics had
been airing a number of beds, which were piled on a bed-
stead on the fourth floor front, where the fire was soon
afterwards observed; but, with the aid of a plentiful supply
of water kept on the to of the prem:ses, the flames were
confined to that portion of the bnilding in which they

ietsmeneed.
RECOVERY OP MR. KENNEDY'S BoDT.—The body
and payers of the ill-fated Mr. Kennedy, who perished in
exploring the north-eastern portion of Australia, have been
found. A correspondent of the Atheneum has forwarded
an extract from a letter written on board the Harbinge a
vessel which sailed in company with the Freak in pursuit
of these objects. •• Oa arriving at the place Days the
writer] we armed two boats' crews each ; emit man porno-
kg a gun, cutlass, and pistol. They went ashore, and were
swasessfed in withoutß obtaining the papers and buryiug
Mr. Kennedy any bloodshed,. This was much to be
weedered at ; but it was chiefly owing to a win measure of
Captain Sampson (of the lierbenger), who ordered the men
is fire a volley over the heads of the Indians while they
were in ambush. This had the desired effect, for no sooner
did they hear the report of the muskets than they were off
at a quicker pace than our people cared to follow them." It
will he mew that nothing is said of the three men left by
san Mr. I at Melbourne Bay, whose thoovery (though
against was one of the objects with which the Freak
ergs ed.
TWEED BANE DIVIDEND.—The declaration of a
further and final dividend in this bankruptcy, which was
announced to take place on the 22nd ult., has in consequence
of some change in the procedure of the court been postponed
till Friday the 7th instant. It has been arranged that the
amount of the dividend be 3d. in the pound, and not 2d. as
we stated formerly—the payment of which cannot take plass
for some weeks after it is declared.—Berwiek Advertiser.
CAPTAIN MANBT.—On Wednesday last, the 28th
nit , Captain fdanby entered into his 85th year, on which
occasion he prescnted his usual annual contribution of it. to
the Yarmouth Hospital, as an expression of gratitude to
Providence in extecding his life to so great an age. The
weather being very itclement, he distributed an abundant
supply of soup, meat, and bread to several indigent families
in his neighbourhood. In proof of the vigour of this vene-
rable man's faculties, it may be stated that he has been for
some time in correspondence with the Scientific Stied Cont.
mitten of the Ordnance, by direction of the Diuter.General
of that department, that committee being to report on his
suggesi ion for giving a range to cannon much treater than it
is possible for the present system to produce, by applying
the same principles to artillery which is admitted to be so
great an improvement to modern fowling pieces —vis.,
exploding the charge at the centre instead of at the top of
the cartridge. By thia system a very great saving of gun-
powder will also result, as well as danger be avoided to the
man who loads the gun.—Norfolk Chronicle.