The Express.
London, England, 1866-06-18 00:00:00

HOLSTEIN.

EJEL, JuxB 18.

The President of the Holstein government has
addressed a circular to the authorities, ordering
them to discontinue the use of the word Ducal in
public documents issued from their offices.

HUNGARY.
PESTH, Junz 17, Erzyngo.

The Croatian deputation will return to-morrow '
to Agram. The negotiations for union with
Hungary have not yet been brought to a successful
conclusion.
The fraction of the opposition under the leader
ship of M. Ghyczy has separated itself from the
fraction which under the leadership of M. Deak is
now pursuing a policy favourable to the govern-
ment.
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OUTWARD BOMBAY MAIL.
GIBRALTAR, Juxa 17.
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The Avoca, from Southampton on the 12th
instant, arrived to-day at 6 a.m., and leaves at
10 a.m. for Alexandria. All well.
Quarantine reduced to three days.

SUPPOSED SUICIDE OF A DANCING MASTER
IN FETTER-LANE.

INQUEST.—(THIS DAY.)
This afternoon Mr. W. J. Payne, the deputy
coroner, held an inquiry at the White Horse Tavern,
Fetter-lane, touching the death of Thomas Burris, aged
32 years, who was supposed to have committed suicide.
Mr. S. l'yne, White Horse Tavern, said that the de-
ceased lived at his house for, the last six weeks. He was
" hard up," and he was a supernumerary at theatres. On
last Saturday morning he was found in bed ill. A doctor
was sent for, but he did nothing for him, but said that the
parish doctor ought to be sent for. When a second doctor
came the man was dead. Witness did not believe that
the deceased bad enough of food to keep him properly.
The deceased was ill in bed all Friday.
Samuel Cleveland said that the deceased told him that
he was a native of Manchester. He said that he was by
profession • dancing master. He used to be em-
ployed at the Italian Opera. He was very
badly off, and on Thursday last witness gave
him his tea and two tickets for the theatre.
Witness told him he could sell the tickets and get a little
money. On last Saturday witness saw him lying insensible
on the bed, and Mr. Stone, a doctor, was sent for. He
said that the deceased bad taken laudanum, but he did no-
thing for him. He said, " Send for the parish doctor," and
he then left. Witness tried to rouse the deceased by
holding him up in the bed and shaking him. While doing
so, three bottles, which bad contained laudanum, were
discovered under the deceased's pillow. They were la-
belled " Harwood, chemist, Manchester."
Coroner—Do you mean to say that the doctor did nothing
for the man who was lying in an unconscious state after he
had taken laudanum !
Witness—Yea, sir.
Coroner—Then I suppose common humanity made you
send to a second doctor ?
The witness said that the deceased expired before the

second doctor had time to come.
Arthur Pope said that he heard Mr. Stone say to Mr.
Pyne, when he was looking at the insensible man, " Are
you going to pay me for this"" When he received an
answer in the negative he left, although he believed the
deceased was suffering from the effects of poison. It was I
then half-past 9 o'clock in the morning. The deceased
died at 2 o'clock in the afternoon. A parish order had to
be got for the parish doctor.
Dr. Reed, parish doctor, said that be received the order
for attendance on the deceased in usual oourse. At first
he did not know it was a poison ease and he was going
to take the ease on his rounds, and he did not go to see
the deceased at once. A second message came, and wit-
ness went and found the man dead. The post mortem
examination proved that the calm of death was the effect
of laudanum poisoning. The deceased's lungs were dis-
eased, and he might have taken the laudanum to alleviate

pain.
Coroner—When Mr. Stone came and allowed his pocket
to interfere with his humanity would remedial measures
for laudanum poisoning have been beneficial?
Witness—Yes, but I cannot say that his life would
have been saved. for the laudanum was acting upon a con.
sumptive man. Prompt measurer ought to have been used
when the man was found suffering from poison.
The Coroner said that the parish reliev -ofacer's order
was very imperfect. There was nothing about it to indi-
cate that the case was an urgent one. An unfortunate
man had been left for several hours in a dying state in a
large hotel, surrounded by people, and centre of
London. He felt certain that Dr. Stone would yet regret
his conduct upon the occasion.
The jury returned the following special verdict, "That
the deceased expired from the mortal erects of laudanum
poisoning, but whether the deceased's death was canoed by
design or accident there is no evidence to
show, and the jury say that parish orders granted
by relieving offloars ought to be more explicit,
and that in all such cases the word 'urgent' ought
to be written on the order, and the jurors further say that
they regret that Dr. Stone did not give more attention to
the deceased when be was called in to attend him."

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