The Express.
London, England, 1846-11-17 00:00:00

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a left for the Euston-square terminus,
fur Cashiobury Par.
resist arrangements, the Court will
tom the Castle for Osborne House to-

'wild held yesterday afternoon at
The Minietra present were Lord John
of Lansdowne, the Earl of Minto, Sir
at Palmerston, E,: Grey, the Chan-
er, the Earl of Auckizetd, Lord Camp.
1.11, the Earl of Clarendoz, the Right
and the Marquis of Cla.nricm:le. The
eequeutly joined his colleagues. The
a interview with Earl Grey yeeter-
ffice.
I a deputation, headed by the Bishop
terview with Sir George they yesterday
received yesterday at the Colonial
mom of the -North American Provinces.
sent a yesterday evening from
for ths Governors of
the West India
rendon arrived in town yesterday.
hunilton Chichester have arrived at
01 Malts.
E HON. SATILLE LIIIILLEY.—We
ale demise of the Hen. Seville Henry
don the I 11th, tit his scat, Cooleylodge,
the advanced age of seventy-eight years.
present Earl of Scarborough, and, con-
kthe late peer. In 1506 he was married
Trbourdon, Esq.
E OF MR. ALSAGER.

THE INQUEST.
ue o'clock, Mr. Mills, the deputy
en division of the county of Middlesex,
view of the body of the late Thomas
whose death we announced in our
Tho inquiry was proceeded with
f the unfortunate gentleman, No. 26,
,msbury, sad a highly respectable jury
neighbourhood were empanelled, who
Sampson Low to be their foreman were
proceeded to view the corpse,
roner informed them that they would
,ed gentleman bad made three blows or
in his neck; one of these wuti at the ex-
do; another to the extol:66ot two or three
if the jaw, and another large and appa-
between the ear and the chin. They
on the left wrist, an incision about two
art, which must have been, from its cha-
ul wound.—Mr. Widborne, the medical
c deceased : Yes, it was so ; in fa ct, he
sore from it than from the wound M the

tire fence inspect the body, and on their re-
ev was taken. The first witness

orth, a greengrocer ; I was present when
er died on Sunday morning last at ab int
lied in hit bed. I had been in attendance
Ott since the morning of last Friday week,
t,when I was called into e house by one
nts. The servant ran ithnto my shop and
aster, Mr. Alsager, had cut his throat. I
ack with her to this house. On entering
found him in the room in which his body
ceased was lying in the bed with his shirt
nen to be sensible. The surgeon, Mr.
the room when I got there. A sponge was
inds in the throat, but I consider that two
ised before he could speak ; he then asked
iich I gave him. Before this the wounds
by Mr. Widborne, while I held the light.
nd the deceased and upon his shirt, and a
fallen from the bed on to the carpet. I
ood upon it b ing on a dumb waiter which
Msitlo ; near enough, I think, for the de-
while lying in bed. From the position in
ipeared to me that he had not moved after
.en inflicted. On the Wednesday after the
M me how his neck looked. I replied, it
and was going on very well. From the
im up to the day of his dcoth, I held very
with him. He, however, complained of
to the shoulder from the wound in his

oroner : At what time did you ace any
warance of the deceased, which induced
he could not live ?-IVitness On Friday
was bitting up.
with him. Re then changed
1, appeared to be uncomfortable, groaned,
:order." On Saturday he got worse, and
morning about two o'clock. On the after-
he was very bad, and I thought he was
could make no sensible communication,
o himself and feeling the sheets of the bed.
late .Ir. Alsager for the last 16 years,
no he has dealt with me in my business.
cation I had with him was about three
lways considered him a man of sound mind.
iror, the witness further said, there is one
sh to mention, when he was signing his
ock on Thursday evening
Droner : Who produced the will, or at whose
itness : I do not know. I was present
whose name I do not remember, but
f 1 heird it, came in with some papers. I

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! deceased's nephew.
Coroner: Du you think at that time the
.te conscious of what he was doing ?—Wit-
I think so. The will was read over to him
he drawing room. At the time the will was
Thorne, the gentleman who brought the
dborne's assistant, and in) soli were pre-
ased said to me, " Wentworth, if you can-
rne. your cross will do." Mr. Alsager knew
o which I usually put my cross instead of
e, that I was not much of a scholar. I have

say.
ry : I am the cook in this family, and have
oat three years and two months.—When I
ed-room about ten o'clock on Friday week,
stened. I knocked, and my master replied
in." When I went into the room and
2, I observed that he looked very pale, and
Sir, arc you ill ?" I went round to the
saw some marks of blood. I then exclaimed,
at have you done ?" lie made no answer,
n stairs as quickly as possible, and fetched a
idborne. I :hen sent for the last witne-s,
L. I did not see much of my late master from
his death. During the time 1 lived in his
um almost every day, and he always appearel
sle. On the night before I bad seen him
to bed, at about a quarter before eleven
eemed then to be very low and depressed,
wer seen in him before. The last time he
ss the same evening, about half-an-hour before
, and when I brought in to him a letter. Ile
a that never held any conversation with his
en I went into the parlour, he sat in the arm-
head resting on his hand, and appeared to be
became a widower on the 29th of October,

nd this affair happened on the annivereary of
us wife ?—Witness : Yes, sir, exactly go. I
master so low before. He usually never sat
or being engaged in writing. I cannot take
say whether or not on the day in question he
1 mind.
*or: Do von believe he did the set by which
aries Witness : Yes, sir.
Was it possible that anybody could have got
se to have done ao ? Witness : No, cer-

y Coroner observed that as the deceased lived
ifter the injuries, and was, according to the
ible, he could have stated whether or not the
the result of an attack upon him.
itten : I am housemaid in this house, and have
e last three years. I last saw Mr. Alsager
'riday morning that the injuries were inflicted.
rf tea up to his bed-room, as usual, about 7
did not speak to me ; though I have attended
uently, be never held any conversation at all.
k as to the state of my master's mind at the
ned to be very low. The razor that was used
at, he must have got out of a small travelling
which was in his dressing-room.
ty Coroner : Did you see him the night before
veiled ?—Wituess .. Yes; he came here about
. the evening; he bad arrived from Kingston,
untry house is, that morning. I had no con-
h him. He had a mutton-chop when he came
supped at about half-past ten o'clock, when
of one glass of wine, which I poured
in. He was perfectly sober, but was
d depressed. This I had noticed for u week
igh I bad no conversation with him, only
when I went in and out of the room, laying
aft breakfast. I cannot ascribe his lowness of
ky cause. During the week that I had noticed
of spirits, he used to sit with his head rested on
i walk about the room, and did not settle to any-
A not told any person that it was unsafe to leave
him,
,r.—When I went into the room on the morn-
ter occurred, I took a tray wit} cup of tea, and
th .of bread and butter, as al, and having
lt
the bed beside my muter, le the room. No-
dat all. He saw me, because be rose and
Id in the bed. My master's bed-room was never
Jere was nobody in the house that night but the
master, and myself, and I secured the doors as
body had been visiting either the cook or myself.
F. Widberne : I am a surgeon. I have
statements made to-day by the previous
and I believe those statements to be per-
✓et. On the morning in question, I got to
, on being sent for, at about 10 o'clock, and
ethased in bed. He had large injuries in the throat.
long, and deep, which divided a branch of the
iii and the thyroid artery. He was bleeding
nd in a state which threatened death. Besides
,s on the throat, which exhibited three cuts, there
ci the wrist which had nearly divided the ulna
ich also bled profusely. He was not sensible ; in
" apparently dead from loss of blood. He did not
J senses until two or three hours after I had been
When I arrived I immediately, with the assistance
.renti ce, Mr. Nott, tied up the larger vessel of the
.1 sent a messenger for the attendance of some of
'ate hmpital surgeons. The first who came was
Jon, of University College, who examined the