The Express.
London, England, 1858-01-15 00:00:00

THE SUICIDE OP LIBUTEPANT-COLONEL
ETHEIRT.

Last evening Mr. Bedford, coroner for West-
minster, held a long inquiry at the Feathers Hotel, Groan-
ear-street West, respecting the death of Lint.-Cokmel
James Stewart, aged 68.
From the evidence adduced it appeared that the deceased
bed formerly served is the Peninsular and in the Barnum
wan. Be bat, however, for the last feu years resided at
No. 211, Upper Eaton-street, and for some time past had nee
elven eccentric habits. On one occasion imagining that
moms ono was following him, he went to Scotland-yard for
protection, and had double bolts placed on the door of his bed-
room to prevent, as he mill, any one murdering him.
On Sunday the 3rd instant a loud noire was bean by the
butler, who was in the k!tchen, and on going to ascertain the
eau.e toned the dimmed holding for support by the bed-pest
he his room, and groaning very loudly; the blood was running
from a wound just over the right eye. Medical amiatanee
was sent for, and Mr. Griffiths, of Eaton-Nome, immedi-
ately attended, and according to that gentleman's statement
be Land him suffering very much from a pistol shoe, and
gaits unconscious. the wound was dressed, and the di-
mmed lingered until the 9th instant, when he expired, but
previous to his death he told the surgeon that he pnrcheeed
the pistol in Spring-gard, us. The ball had paned through
the brain, and on opening the heed the brain was found to
be in • perfect pulp.
hooordieg to the evidence el JIM, Lang, gummaker, of
Mating-cross, the deceased came to the chop end purchased
the pistol, and asked witness to load it for him, which be did.
The deceased then went away, and returned anis in about
as hoar, end said he had discharged the pistol, and that it
was all right, at the same time requesting him to reload it,
and witness complied.
Some further evidence having been given, in which it was
need that the deceased had about four years back been aeon
by Dr. Netherland es to the state of his mind, the jury returned
• verdict, " That the deceased destroyed his life by shooting
himself Irbil' fa • mate el teespermy to 7•'

THZ limes or CORRECTION, WESTMINSTER.—
nee are 872 confined here. The priaon was re-
paint to the iddlessz magistrates yesterday to be in a state
of diaorpnisation approaching to mutiny. The go-
vernor and matron me at strife. The quarrel le as
old ono, and haa long been known to the routing jnatlees,
who, instead of bringing the matter before the body of rime?.
trate., have presented reports framed upon the Queen •
speech principle, or telling bothisg. The bleu k nefueel
some of the warders to obey ceders bee be.,ught matters to a
• Yesterday the rooting justices presented a recom-
mendation that certain officers be &aniseed, one of whom ham
twee in the prison twelve years without having been coin •
Omitted of. The general body of magistrates postponed com-
pliance with this request, and ordered • fail inquiry Into the
whets matter.

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COLDHATII-YIELDS PRISON.—There See at the
presoat time 1,361 perms, weaned in this prison. Them
were more this time lest year. The treadwbeel labour le no
longer entirely unproductive, but has been nude available
ler grindiag the dune required for the burl ocestimed in the
prism. A bakery bas also been provided, in which all the
bread required for the establishment, about 16 cwt, per dry,
is we le.

SUPPOSED MURDER AT DARWEN.—The dead body
of a weaver, named Robert Kershaw, has been discovered at
Doreen, neer Blackburn, under circa matance• which leave but
Sabi doubt that the unfortunate man hat been murdered. In
consequence of hiformation which excited the suspicious if
the police, on Wedtunday night, about ten o'clock, Inspector
llsolmmid, of the county constabulary. went to the house of
Kershaw, and made a careful search of the premises. The
moult wee that is the cellar, under sheep°, wale, Le found
the dead body of 'Caesium. There were several wounds on
the body, the principal one being a fracture of the bath of
the skull, which is supposed to have deprived the unfortunate
man of lifr. Thriftily innate' of tit* house were the wife
sad son of the deceased, and these persona Inspector Yoe-
donald took into custody on suspicion of harms committed
the murder. The son to • young men said to he of idle and
;imamate habits, who had been on bed terms with hie father.
The woman is a person of weak intellect. The evidence on
which the police inspector send in the matt, r has not yet
Murton:4, but it is expected there will be an inquest to-
wer.'" on the body of Kerrey.
Tint KEIGHLEY POISONE.IO.—On Wednesday
John Sager, muter of the Krighky Workhouse, was agar
placed in the dock of the Keighby Court-house, charged
with the murder of his wife, Barbara Seger, by adothiistering
arsenic. The inquiry was mainly directed, on this ties third
examination, to the habits of the prisoner in the conjugal re-
lation. The andiron wee horrified to learn from nee evil/
female wlinne red the primmer had not only indulged in the
ul most Boers of lenserelley In hie own house, but heel made
I.is trite (the the wirier and pander of worse than
Monson excemea prisoner re. again reminded. He
is in a miserable Male eif His food mostly remains
uneaten, sal hie tecleselites dosing sleep are of a fesrful
nature. He frequently nressee the wish that he or dead,
and the police svelter ft asesesse7 to watch him at niche.
SUICIDE OE A IV Irxm ir.—Yeaterda y Mr. ]Laker
held en impart at the Leader Hospital on the death of
Elte.heth jaw, eget 44, who is supposed to have poi-
soned herself. Deemed Ire* her ramrod about six montke
ago. At hie deer he left her more mosey, eves which she
had bet n living. She wee lot men rive on Tuesday morn-
ing, ab at eleven o'clock, when she left her low, in King-
stree, Islington, and vie we. het bred of apes till a de.
sedpies wee sees at her in thalami circular. mho halving
bees bead in lleggeresserckerohyard, sofering from dm
elects et leoderens. She wee marched, and • phial, in
whisk was sere leedermen, Inn found in her pocket. She
wee conveyed la • cab to the London Hospital where she
died in a few hear after ber &drub...ion. The efeoreeed had
born in a low sad desponding way since the death of her
knoband.

YAOII LOON-JAW.—About a fortnight ago
a ilea woad Joseph Werra who molded at Ay!sired, near
lillidslssik and was in the emeloyiateot of E. L. Batts, Earl.,
44 Trisha Nail, as farm engineer. sustalnad what was at
sitar roesidared • trigiag injo.y by mutat a roartab grist-to.while romping from an "arias. Tnail
he
monad, which did not attract mach weios for several
days, gradually became WOlll% an 4 on Sunday last was fol-
lowed by lock-jaw, from which death ensued • the night of
Wednewley. Thit deceased, who bore an excelleat character
smisag hie areighboura, has left • .14i. &Intl two children
tetally staprovidad tor. and a subscription has already hen
agitated is task behalf.

STRAY Comm ON !CATION DEMUR MILFORD
RATIN AND nl 8017 TR or TRILAND.—The powerful
elembeate of Miura Ford end Jaclusee, esimansetteef, ere
lemma store of * pigs, te, serer to 111111-
Ittatwo
eu, serf a Mode is spri•glng up linos of a.rol MOH
&Mary damiptien. The owes to also becoming • terourier
efts yids paw owere, so that Neyland—the terodents of the
Bela* Wales Iteilway—is rapidly glowing into imi.ortiace.