The Express.
London, England, 1860-10-05 00:00:00

FORGED NOTE&

TO THII IDITOR OW TO WIPUBSIL
hare pod had returned through ow
hashers a forged st. note, deft hay 5, 1860. No.
K—R, Mgr. The signature is • of "Hattie."
The Peres who pamekt it to us represented himself as •
dealer in cutlery. No doubt there ere other notes of the
same inipressioe ready to he circulated, and your •atias et
this may metre as a cautiou.-19e are, ke.,
J. G. sad J. TIDKA.RBR,
4, Castle-street, HolbornAlll, Oct. 4.

SUDDEN Dgatm.—Mr. William Richards, arernim
Mater, and member of Lloyd's Of the firm of W. Richert!'
and Son, of New City-chantbent, Bishopegateatreeth died
euthlenly at five o'clock yciterilay morning, at hie madame
at Tottenham- The ileccesed gentleman had rematly re-
turned from Glassow, where ho had read a paper ea Ckniwal
Average at the Social &ton', emigres, of which he was •
member. He transacted business at Lieges on Wedeseday
ansssees, where the ant.ouncement of hie death hem pro-
duced the deepest regret among the mambera He was
seedy 70 years of sge.
SERIOUS cßiaLcs anAntrr A WINE AND SPIRIT
lira' Fi AMT. —Oa Wednesday an inquest teuehing the death
of Patrick Whelan, who was partner with William Oat.
field, wine and spirit merchant, at Birkenhead, was held
intro the emcees (Mr. ('burton), at the George and
Dr.tetin Tavern, Orange-lane, in the above town. It ap-
peared (rem the statement of Mr. Downitie, the einem
who at teudeal the deceased before tb-ith, that Mr. Whelan
had sltfered from an injury no the head, (mm the effects
of a ltieh he died on Saturday last, and that the deceased
had tirade a statement to Mr, Downing to the effect that be '
had I. quarrel with Mr. Outfield, his partner, during which
he bad been struck over the temple by that gentleman, who
had also lifted a bottle to strike him, hut. whether the de.
ceased had been struck with the bottle he did not
say. Mr. Downing desaibed the results of his
rw ir.morfein examination, and said that the head
presented go appearance of violence, but beneath
the sadp, ow the left indent the temple. be found ecchymais.
The itabstance of the brain wee healthy, though the
ventricles presented evidences of disease. It wee his opinion
that death was caused br lnSammatinn of the brain, with
congestion. This might imve resulted from interior cameo,
or from external violence. A fall might have pmdneed the
appearances on the left side of the head, or • blow might
have produced them. Other witnesses reposed that on
Thursday last the deceased and Mr. °stacld quarrelled, and
that during the thSpirte (which amen about non-attention
to bisinee) Mr. °afield streak the deceased a blow oa the
heal with his fist. The day after this occurniem Mr.
Within complained that hie heed was sore, bet contimted
to attend his Nominee' up to Saturday lest. The jury found
that the deceased died from disease of the brain, scaderated
ter a blow given by Mr. Osidefil. The coroner intimated
that he 'finch! not coma& Mr. Gatflold, but leave it to the
de-retina of the friends of the detremed whether they would
parcel against him before • magistrate.
Fotti;ria or LEWES.. —A Now York contem-
porary thus dispeetraof a letter importing to have been
written by a lady well known in Ragland, and which has
obtained cuadderatile private circulation :—" The spray'
et Mrs. 0---, published a few weekeshice In the Tribune,
Maowpreasuared • forgery on the drag* of it letter
treat yes. lenelt, in the pa stmoke of Wm. J.
Allinson, of Burlington, N.J. Mrs. G— rays, T know
of
nothing whatever the letter to which you Wats, and
hope rot will let the world know it at erne. It, is scan-
I &leas of flee* who have done It. "—Xis York Daily
I :fres, Sept. 21.