The Express.
London, England, 1856-02-18 00:00:00

SUICIDE OF MR. JOHN SADLEIR, M.P.

The most painful sensation was created yesterday,
by the announcement that Mr. John Sadleir, :or many
years connected with the Irish re preventative body, and
identified with several of the leading mom t ery and commer-
cial enterprises in the et, cf Loudon, bed committed sui-
cide under circamitences of en intensely distressing cha-
racter. The unfortunate gentleman was found cold and
lifeleu, at half-past eight o'clock yeet3rday morning, in a
secluded portion cf Hampstead-heath, near the Jack Strew
Castle Hotel. Reside him lay a imp bolds, which contained
the essenti►l oil of hitter sin:leads ; and it was but too evi-
dent that with this powerful poison be bad terminated his
esistesee, in the prime and vigour of machood. There
were few men outside the house of Rothschild se }l3 specu-
lated to such an extent in foreign and cutinentsl railways,
and mining undertakings; and it is believed that during
tbc last few weeks he sustained such eco:mous lows u
not only completely dissipated the large (intone he was
known to lave =weed, but involved his affairs in Impels's
and inextricable ruin. Hr. John Sedleir was greatly re-
spected ►y the class of upitalists among whom he moved,
and in politic el circles be was esteemed and adm'red. His
melancholy death leaves a 'scam in the leprelect atien of
Blip torougb, and in the directi,n of •be London and
County Bank, over which he I r, sided with tact, ability, sad
signal nue :se. The Royal Swedish Railway, the Grand
Junction Railway of France, the Rome sad Frascati
way, end a variety of other foreign enterprises, also lees the
benefit of his counsel and services.

The Cody was found ty a police-.lonstable, who imme-
diately had it conveyed to the workhouv. A paper found
In his pockets dented his identity as Mr. Sadleir. The
collar of his shirt and a cambric pocket handkerchief were
also marked with the name of Saline. In his pockets were
foand-71. in gold, Bank of Ergland note of Di, No. 32,302,
12s. 6d. in silver, and threepence in copper, a silvir cream
ewer, an heel with gold, coataining a portion of bitter
almond., a rato•-:ass cootsiniog two razors, white bandies,
lead lead], some loaf eager, and bloitiner-pspa, paper
knife, and steel blade. Dr. Nichol, of liampet,ael, WAS
in immediate attendatce, and pr moucced life to
have been extinct some hours. Dr. Nichol at

once proceeded to the residence of Mr. Sadleir,

11, Gloucester square, Hyde-perk, and sew tie housekeeper
only, who informed him that she boon t the poison on the
previous day at Maitland's, Chester- Erten, Hydr-i a-k, by
her roaster's orden, and that her muter wrote many letters
on Saturday. At a let r p.riod of the day two gentlemen
visited Hempstead, and identified the body as that of 111 r.
Sadltit. It will remain at the workhouse awaiting the
inquest. He had, probably, lain on the spot when
he war found during the greater part of tae night,
as the holy was quite o li, and the rigor mortis
pletely Established. It appears that he left his house
about ball-put 11 o'cicek on Saluda, night. We (Inge)
have been informed that to was a purchaser to a large
amount of lands sold in the Incumbered Estates Court in
Ireland, but that In was under no heavy liabilities to the
London and County Joist Stick Banking Company, and
that for the compantively em sll amount that remained open
against him at the time of his decease the company was
guaraatsed by ample securities.