The Express.
London, England, 1859-09-16 00:00:00

(Stamped ld. Additional.) [TWOPENCE.

Mr. Tumuli Etrox wooded the resolution, sad in doing
se called on the asatiag to give three busty thee that
might reverberate through the hers d the amid/ tax geoL
He else proposed that the guttleses who bad 'Mired the
issellag should be deputed to Davey the emu* sympathise
el that seethe to Mr. Brows la his otallssesut.
The essolutioa was unanimously agreed to, and three
&aka*/ dims were glum far Mr. Brown, se also for Mr.
Herskes, wheprermtedldroulf to the waft.
A veils et setae was rhea awarded to the chain= as
ere mein et Mr. Saha MIDI Crawford, 8.9. C., ad the
praceellep wore banght to a dues by the Rev. Mr. Drat
mond reeteettealag the boaadlettoo.

IifILANCEOLY BUiCIDB AT NORM 8111BLDIS.
hir.S.Reed held an inquest on Wednesday, in the
Town Hell, North Shields, os rhebody of Me. Richard Bell, tra-
veller to Kr. W. H. Altimes, brewer, North Shield., who was
Imnd dead as the previous afternoon ender the circumstances
detailed below

—The Groner, In oprniog the inquiry, mid that this wee a
(000 of self-destruction, for there woe 00 doubt that the men
had made away with himself; and them was only one point
that they need direct their attention to in the inquiry : It was
whether the deceased man knew right time wrong et the
time he committed the rash act; for if he were competent to
know right from wrong he was guiltyof fele de ea and would
be deprived of Christian barbel.
Mr. Hewitt, superintendent of police, acid, that yesterday,
about half-pest 2 o'clock, a led mot and told him that
Mr. Bell, t traveller to Mr. Allison brewer, had hung
himself in the porter store, Kirby'e Bank, Duke-street.
Witmer found lying beside the deceased his hat sad coat,
whkh he had put off, and also a letter addressed to W. H.
Alison, Esq., his employer. Mt. Hewitt reed the letter,
millek was u &Aloes :

" High Brewery, North Shields.
"To W. H. Allis" Sao.
"Deer sk—Aa I oin no lesser stand spinet the bitter
of mind. I most sow take Lave of every thing which
IsiZato me. I Bad that etroggliag reuration within me
take weedd reader death a comfort rather than life. In my
eadsaverr le do the best for everybody I hays only ettoeseded
la raising myself. This I =Oat say, that whatever may be
woes la my Lean I have not kept a tgis item towards
my oleo Interest, sad every farthing has ben dieweed bl
either directly or ledireedy tor your welts». Hy sedate
may hare been legally wroag, but they ere y ht.
These INN thine net I Imp w. of that, la
th -
mild my "(elm, -Fos .vdt ask
and do nothing hush to my wife or two dear boys, whisk
haWasee I have not known for some years except when In
thek presentee. lem seen I ban adopesd els fatal noesty,
but I cannot live to be the mon miserable el all bean
beings. Wishing you and everybody farewell—l am,
Sir, your. Indy, " H. BILL.
" P. 5. I wee worth mosey when I came Into your envim,
end feel neared that if you giro tholes who mg be left
behind me to the 2nd of February next, you will be satisfied
so firm eaythlag I may be tadebtd to you. Only I ask
you tot to take severe means, so that whet I ma worth may
not be given away. Ton an aware you have a security.
"It. BELL."
Wades never saw the dinned worms for drink to his hear-
ledge; and he believed him to have been a sober, steady
sea.

Mr. George Martin, agent to Mr. Altlent, brava, bad
'mown the deceasedMout siz years, while fa their
He aml,y appeared to be very attentive to busitees7kt
away. considered hint a steady men. He lad not beta
afflicted with illness lately, though for the last heuilOt
he appeered snook excited. Within the teat fortnight
had anspkdon that be woe misapplying the funds of his ern-
player. Decemsd did sot as; anything himself about bebw
in difficulties. Within the last fortnight it ma =Winced
that Mr. Althea taxed him sRh receiving mosey and not
accounting for it. Witness believed that Mr. Allison did not
threat*. to distharge him, but treated hire kindly. Witham
saw Bell on Sunday morning, and be also saw him on Mon-
day at the Aloe. He append in a very depressed state.
He believed be hardly knew 'bathe was deb( or saying at
that time.
The Coroner at this atm° read to the wither the letter
written by Bell, end .eked him if he thought that was the
auks of aa insane isaa
The witness did n,t think be could say so.
This was all the evidence • and the coroner baring left the
malty or Inanity of the donned to the jory, they thin wets
left to minder their verdict. After they bad been together
half an hone, • rotatable wee sent for end informed that one
half of the jury believed that the deceased was insane when
he committed the rash act ; and the other hall believed that
he was sane. About half en hoar after, there being no like-
lihood of ea agreement, the jury were discharged, end the
mew gave instractiona for another jury to be mimasontd
tor Thursday evening.