The Express.
London, England, 1866-05-11 00:00:00

SINGULAR DEATH BY POISON.

INQUEST.—(THIS DAY.)
This morning Mr. John Humphreys, the Mid-
dies: coroner, held an inquiry at the William IV. Tavern,
Shepherdess-walk, City-road, relative to the death by
pike of Benjamin Southcombe, aged 62.
It appeared from the evidence that the e. ed
Was a tin-plate worker, residing at 2, Vaughan-
*we, Roston. Last Tuesday week he went out
Is the early morning to go to work in a work-
eke in Bermondsey, carrying with him a quantity of
eoffee in a tin. A deadly poison, composed pnncipally of
hydrocyanic acid, used in the business for making solder,
was kept in the workshop, in a tin vessel of the name
dupe as that in which deceased carried his coffee, and
is mistake he drank the poison off at a draught, thinking
It vas the coffee. He was immediately taken to the
hospital, and then home, when he died from the effects of
the poison.
The jury returned a verdict of " Death by poison, taken
bsdrertently, and by mistake."

PROVINCIAL SHARE MARKETS.
trYnrool, MAT 10.-Sales to-day ..-Iguicaahlre and York-
Mut 11.31 4-London and North IVestero, 1161 4 16 1I f
ihs.chester, Sheffield, and Lincoln, 681 8 71 8-Metropolttan,
112i--kfldland. Ltd. shares, 21 p -North Eastern, Berwick oapi-
In stock 1461 if-South Eastern. 711 1-Butfalo and Lake Huron,
8316 1.16-Grand Trunk of Canada, 19f HI-Great Indian Pe.
106-GreAt Wwtern of Canada. 141 3.16-Erle, 451-.
nnots Central, 761-United States 6.90 Bonds, 6,61--(areal
latfirshourg shares, 11; 14y 5.16 1 1 0-16 --Spanish Pa/wives,
211-,.s_ bittern Exchange Bank :Limited', 4.-Mercantile and
Lirjs Bank Limited', 6 4 d.-National Bank of Liverpool
•2 P -North Western Bank . Limited 2 pk-Overend,
6W-nii and Co. Limited., 31 1 d.-Parr's Banking Company
tutatet. Si p.-Alt4on Marine 'Limited., 1 14.16 1 15-16
and Foreign Marine , Limited , 11 p.-Maritime Insurance
Waited. 1 d. -queen Insurance, 1.16 d. par 1-16 ti.-..Cnion Ma-
hn (UMW'. 1 4 4 9-16 p -National Steam :Limited% 014 4 1 d-
.-lancorn Soap and Alkali (Limited . 16. p.

COAL MARKET.—(THIS DAY.)
Walls End Helton, Pls. 6d. ; Walla End Ho -swell
1%. 6d. ; Walls End South Hetton, 184. 6d. ; Walls End
Hartlepool, ; Walls End South Kelloe, 170. 6d. ;
Walls End Heugh Hall, 17s. 6d. ; Walls End Kepier
Cringe, 16s. lid.; Walls End Kelloo, 17s. 64.; Walls End
Goforth, N.; Walls End 'Punstal, 165.; Walls End Het-
lei Lyons, Ns.; Davison Grey Coal, 15s. ; West Hal tleY,
17a 3d•; Hasting's Hartley, 17s. 3d.—Ships at market,
ki; at sea, 30.

The Countess Cowper received the following
tompany at dinner last evening at the family mansion in
ft James's-square— The Earl and Countess Stanhope and
Lady Mary Stanhope, the Earl and Countess of Tanker-
/ille, the Earl of lirecknock, Viscount and Viscountess
gdley Viscount and Viscountess Sydney, Lord Henry
Eery, the Hight Hon. William F. Cowper, M.P., and
Cowper, the Eight Hun. James Stuart Wortley,
Count Pahlea, Mr. Cameron, Mr. Trevelyan, ke.
Vice-Admiral Lord Clarence Paget will leave
inn to-day for Paris, in order to assume his command in
the Mediterranean. Lady Clarence Paget and family have
thud) arrived at the Hotel Meurios, Paris, from London,
to their way to Malta.
The Solicitor-General and Lady Collier received
eidiatier yesterday—The Marquis of Sligo, Lady Mary and
141.. Egerton, Lord and Lady Helper and Hon. Miss Strutt,
Ban. Ralph Dutton, M.P., and Mrs. Dutton,Hon. Richard
1/11„._1"1011, Mr. C. Egerton, M.P., Mr. W. H. Gladstone,
lr, and Mr. A. Cowell Stepney.
The Sktr understands that a meeting of the tory
14rt1 is to be held to-day for the purpose of deciding on
Ns cause to be adopted in reference to the second reading
el the Redistribution of Seats RIIL Lord Stanley is un-
dashed to he of opinion that the second reading ought to
',allowed to pass ; but it is not yet known whether
tha view will be acceptable to the majority of the party.
la committix) on Railway Clauses (re-com-
steitied) Bill, Mr. Evart will move a clause prohibiting
th*leeking-up of passengers in railway carriages.
..PfulNargy is very much increasing in value in the
aufflaboarhood of Freshwater, in the Isle of Wight, owing
go its healthiness and the facilities of communication in
eoloteuence of the extension of the railway to Lymington
W the steam packet communication between Lymingten
alul Yarmouth, a few miles from Freshwater.