The Express.
London, England, 1856-05-10 00:00:00

SINGULAR SUICIDE.

Yesterday Mr. Wokley held as inquest at the
Mother Redcap, Camden tows, on Jolla Medley, aged 66.
It appeared that deceased daring the past week bad bias in
unwire fear, as ha was informed that ale wife, who fir
some time past bad bass an inmate of Coiner hatch Lusatia
Asylum, was to be seat home on a mouth's trial, ber re-'
novel to take plea lest Wedaerday, the day be committed
the mdeldal act. Be spoke to his eldest daughter with
much grief of the safferlap be would have to go through if
his wile was seat beam to his, observing that he would
rather she (his wire) murdered biro at Gam. He likewise
said to his daughter, who daring the funky was weepirg
Whisk "My dear, my heart la brakes; sad *ben she
tail Msa to oast medical advice if ha leit ill, he replied that
we iliMat MitMlineW him. On Wedeasday straits' he wee
sot up at Me thud hoar, sod his door Wog fastened
os the boatesi, his doubter got foto the apartment'
by tho maxim vim it was discovered that de.
smog was trattag by a cord room s sell is ta•
=tummy*, ray, tosebiag the loos, notwith-
he was dead. A blood-stalaell knife was
Mod war bias, whisk hi bad been engepd ehaspning
ass Mew; sad several eats about his arms' his chest, and
the hirer permed hie penes, showed that he had soder
istamli IS Mimi hlnsslf to death. Ha had likewise lilt •
asoimooltsties kw his daughter, In white he remarked,
"My Isar girl, Maio to 'storm psi I will not live withal
wife. It Is with regret I writ* lbws few ham tilts ill
the Map, pay fee my burial, sad if there is asytlibeg left
divide It between you two. My dear girl., may heaves
blue you both. Tour affectionate, loving father. Jolts
Lunar." Oa &cosh., slip of paper, addressed to the as.
dial °Moor of Colney-hatch Asylum, was written, "Riad
sir, I will sot live with my wits any looser. Yours. &e.,
J. Iteawr." The coroner expressed hie belief that extreme
fear sad grief at the position in which he was afraid he
would hs pissed by his wife's return home am* completely
upset the Wanes armor.
The jury retuned a simnel that demised had destroyed
himself, but that there was not eneoliont evidease to show
the state of hie mind.

SINGULAR AND FATAL COAL PIT ACCIDENT.

Yesterday, in inquiet was held by Mr. W. 8.
Batter, ens of the coroners of the county of Lancaster, on
tie body of William Byddal Collier, aged 30, who lest his
life es Tuesday last, at the Bradford Colliery, mar Mao-
shooter. Oa Tuesday morning, Byddal, sad three inhere,
having arrived at the month of the coal pit, el SO minutes
before 6 o'clock is the morning, desired the engineer to
lower them unto the pit, without waiting bribe benamaan.
TIM was done, sad they all demanded to tb• bottom of the
sbaft, 160 yards deep, he safety. Them el the millime left
the ems immediateiy. lad geltemded tit the.meat, on-
, posting Byddal to fallow, bat it is suppmeni the repo
was lowered mere tam was asemmy, eel that
the Main at its extremity attaebeft to the em.,
fell in toils about the week of the usietheasth am The
result was, that the waminese enessieg the engine to with-
draw the imps, lyddal me dews to the top of the mine
=l:by the mash. The men who had gem down
11.1 11.4 me el his fate ; het ea hi. a.r:val at
the top, the traulemeakekt
ti
bed by that time arrived) at
um saw his pulley/ , sad lost no tiros is getting 1
aseleteme se »hem Be was, bows,ert %late demd.
his sash Wag merit imbed ly the settee of the chain.
Two wineries emmthied as to the cams of the wear-
rises, sad wore ef that a Sonnet, or covering ova
Si. ago would bate prevented the chain eolith, round the
, min% melt ; list they amid set, in fast, say whether the
MEW was eadftestal or hew; and the Jury returned a
wridiet merely waft forth the eitetteutmess nadir which
Me tinfortmaM mew was feud.