The Express.
London, England, 1865-07-04 00:00:00

CONCEALMENT OF BIRTH.

RESUMED INQUEST.—(THIS DAY.)
This morning Dr. Lankester resumed an inquiry
at the Durham Arms, Havelock-street, Caledonian-road, on
the body of a newly-born female child, the supposed off.
spring of Martha Allen, which was pinned up in a parcel
and produced by her as having been found on the steps of
hie master's door, at No. 12, fllock.orchard-sillaa, Caledo•

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The inquest has been adjourned three times.
The Coroner having7expeessed the wish of the jury to the
Home Secretary that the suspected woman should be pre-
sent to hear the evidenos against her, so that they might
come to • satisfactory verdict, Sir George Grey complied
with the request, and the woman wee produced in the cus-
tody of Sergeant Look, 21 N.
Dr. Balliaghurst, recalled, stated that he bad made an
examination of the woman, and found that she had been
recently delivered.
The suspected wanes here became extremely affected,
and was attended by Mr. Billinghurst out of court. She
shed teen copionaly, and upon recovery was again brought
ie.
Mrs. Marian Pro•ghtos, of 12, Hornserstreat, who for-
merly lived at the Rae and Crown, Highgate, and Mary
Allen lived with her there, and was delivered of • child in
July last. Witness knew she was in the family way three
weeks before the time. She was properly attended, but the
child died a week after. Allen left witness's lonia in
August. The cotton print produced was part of a dress
which witness bought for her.
After a deliberation of about ten minutes the jury re-
turned the following vadat :—" That • locale child newly
born was found dead at No. 12, Stock-orchard-villas, in
the Cieledonian-rad, is the pariah of Islington, sod the
said jurors say that the aid child came to her death by suf.
focatioe ; and the said jams further say that bow the said
child was suffocated there was sot sufficient evidence to
show, and the said jurors farther say.that the said child was
the offspring of Martha Allen, who is guilty of having con-
cealed the birth."
The proceedings then terminated.

EXTRAORDINARY SUICIDE IN HOITON.
LVQIIRST.—(THIS DAY.)
This forenoon an inquiry was held by Mr. John
Hammy; Middlesex Cormier at the Green Man Tavern,
Horton Old.town, respecting the suicide*: Joshua Webster,
aged 39 years.
The deceased was a sawyer, living in Bess-street, Horton,
Shoreditch, and sines the death of his wife recently he be-
came melancholy, took to drinking to excess, and DO ill-used
and neglected his children that they left him last
week. Oa Saturday last b• climbed upon the water
butt, and contrived to let himself dowe, head foremost,
lato the water. through a small bole in the lid or cover.
which was nailed down. His next-door neighbours had
their attention attracted by hie feet, which were visible
above the top of the water-butt, and with great difficulty
he was got out. Dr. Harebell was called in, and pronovseed
him to be quite dead.—Dr. Harebell said it was next to an
impossibility for the deceased to have got iabo the butt by
accident ; he must have mod great ingenuity to accomplish
the fear.

The Conniff having eansined up.
The Jury returned a verdict of " Suicide while of uu•
eouod wield."

The speech day at Wellington College was
appointed for yesterday, when the Prince of Wales as
governor, and the Earl of Darby, as deputpgarrernor,
attended: The proceedisp were of high internist His
royal highness made the announoement that the Earl of
Derby bad set apart the profits arising from his " Homer"
to form • scholarship, to be bold by the best conducted boy
In the, school, for the last year of hi residence ; and his
lordship, in afterwards alladiog to the fact, graosfidly
said that the labour spat on that work had been
a rare pleasure to him ; and as the public bad bees
pleased to rearizerate him so largely for that !shear,
he felt he amid not do better than devote it to the
isterests of the college. The college has proved so gnat
a seems that it is already overflowing, and two new
dormitories, to aosommodate about 50 additional boys, are
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