The Express.
London, England, 1856-03-08 00:00:00

SUICIDE OF AN OFFICER.

An act of determined eelf-dostruction was committed at
ea early boar yesterday rooming by Mr. Howard Douglas
Aytoon ensign in the 16th Regiment, end godson of Sir
Reward Douglas, colonel of the regiment. Tao fatal ad
was accomplished with a razor, in hie bedroom, in the Royal
Barracks. It would appear that he bad been a man of in-
expositive and abstemious hsbits, and of a retiring disposi-
tion. H. was twenty-six year of age, though be looked at
least thirty-three, and had formerly bilged to the Fife-
Mire Militia, from which, about two laaatba since, he was
appointed to tile 16th. Pecniatary embarrassment seems to
have weighed au ids mind, and it is said that the prospect of
pew" which would isms his bops of advasiosumat in a
profudow with bo *wed her later in life than usual,
had also a depromilsg Islam is his. Prams" to join-
ing the Pb.ol Militia Ica bed been to the Australia&
gold diggings, sad was beard to say that he /Unread buss
• poorer mac than west. That the dreadful act by
which ha terminated his ezistasa was premeditated there
ean be little doubt from the following memorandum, whisk
was toned is his bed; it was evidantly written hast4y, Is
large, nocoameetad, sad straggling letters. on tit. hack of a
tare oa saheb was printed an almanac for Vie present year
sad an Interest and oieccuat table. The memorandum was
as I gave my watth to Gasket, to &some of for
IW. There are 71. is my desk." The desk alluded to was
found to contain el. 2a. tkt, and a number of letter.

J. B. Hvadwas, Bp , one of the eity c macre, held aa
levitates the body at two o'clock. The fullowing evidence
was elves :

Ha) or Cole, 16th Regiment, said—The &messed joined
the regiment about two months ago, from the Fitt/shim
Militia. He kept very much aloof lion his brother officers.
It seemed from his demeranmer as It seneething weighed on
his mind. I never saw bin drink wise or spirits if sew
deeeziptlon at the mese. He did cot even take beer.
When I saw him lest, about two days ago, there wee
nothing striking or pesticide, in his manner. In tome-
queues of emieg the card band on his bet (obeys
copied), I sant to Messrs. Cane, of Dawson•street,
to inquire how his &octant steed. I received front
them the letter tow produced, dated 4th Meech, written by
deceased. The letter asks for ao advseee of 91 the end
of the month, to be remitted to a writer in Omar Fife,
Scotland. A toitioript of the litter sake whetter an order
meld be cubed in 8c island without heavy deductions, bat
directs that no movement should be made in the matter
till he was heard from &gale. I understand that Mr. Cane
'being oat, he did not get the cash. His regimental debts
only amount to 41. 19e. 61., which atomid have been ptid
by the 10th of this month. I saw a letter this marcher from
the payee's's, of the Pitiable* regiment, requiring m-
ascot of a small balsam. The answer of the deceased.
which is sot sent, demurs to the debt. From the first day I
saw him I formed the idea that be hen something heavily
weighing on his mind. It wee generally remarked by the
other officers. He teems M have been quartered at Caper,
which may somunt for his having some seta Idebts there.

Thomism Dies Esq., sargeoa, 16th Begimect,
tensed has been on the sick list since the 4th Umlaut. His
csmplaiot was vary trilling, and be was not confined to bed.
I saw him yesterday, and prescribed for him. I observed
nothing eassital in his manner. He genern'ly seemed in
very low spirits, ma if something disturbed his mind. At
half-past 9 o'clock this morning a private of the regiment
rev nod that deemed had cat ins terms.. I immediately
west to his qoarten, and found him Ding on the Bo sr in a
owner of the room, gaits dead. I have no n to sAy
that he was labouring ander temporary derangement. H•
had evideatly died from Ices of blood. t cannot lay whether
the wound was inflicted by demised.

Richard Boyle depcsed as lollows—l was t to
dammed for • month and tour days past. I saw de-
ceased alive lest at a cumber to ten o'clock last sight.
,He called me to bring Ma some Carley-water. I brought
lit to him, and he said "That will do for to-right." He
I was drined them. I saw him in the lobby, bat was not
In the room. He west in sad shut the door. I had
men him severs' times duriag the day. He was writing
letters a great part of the day. Ha gate me two to post
at half-pest me o'clock. I do Lot recollect who they
were addressed to. I left • letter, from him, at Keens.
ems's, in Dewsoo-strest, os Tuesday, and brought back
a answer whisk I delivered to him. I did not observe
anything ;mealier, In his meaner ysaterday or last night,
when I lest saw him. I wait to his room at hang mat
sewn o'clock this morning, as usual. I found the door
locked. I knocked, but got no answer ; being on the sick
list, I thought be was asleep. I reported the fact to •
servant-mw named Hants, at sin. o'clock ; he came
down with me, and we forced open the dom. 'seeing
knocked again and got no answer. We found decessed
ly.eg as toe floor, in his night-'rees, dead. I
heard him speak of mosey matt rt. I know of his owing
acme small debts. I have no reason to thick he was
deranged.

Staplers George Porter described the wounds. lii.tber
would cause his death, though, if promptly assisted, they
night act hare bees fatal.
_ _ _ . _

TM jury found that " Tbo doemorl died (row low of
blood, whisk Sowed from two wounds inflicted ou his throat
by his, elf, law 'debt or thle worsieg. wbil.labounog sa-
da Weaponry derangewoot of mind."

Tax LUNATIC POOR IN Sr. PANCRAL—Th•
e insmittee appointed by the din etas of the pot r of St. Na-
cres to take into c maid/mien the ri port of the COlitiate-
sit ners leaser, on the condit,on of the inmate poor in the
weakness , have 'met, and agreed opoa a report. They
taws tension the implements of restrsint, which w. ro never
good voles, by the dis cation of one of t►e medical oaken,
Is.. been removed from the wards, sui,able bLoks bare also
beam ordend for those patients who sre in a condition to
&Rive benefit from readiest. The mormary hooka for
beeping a resister of all matte cues have also bees
ordered la Oneonta*" with the separators of the
Oltauniesiooen in Limey. The deficiency in water
beds, Lamy chairs, and other articles, alluded to by lir.
°ashen is his report, so looser ezi•te, and the
spectel striation of the metros bee been directed to the
objestionable practice of all meg ro led limn to be washed
la the wards occupied by the insane and idiotic patients.
The r,port cooeher`es by stating that the alterations now
seder the coasideratioe of the vestry fir the satsumas-
.

lion of the iacreased imitates is the Workhouse generally.
wit neeessaniy enable hew r provision to hs undo for the
sure anforterian clue hue refined to. The earsaljrsse
tall the a intim of the vt stry specially to that pornon of
the INlMlMiliaols OW report relstiag ther.t•. propc-
shim fel removing tbe nlissing °Seen iron the work-
house i. n at (quiet., is annequeutee a as objection bowleg
hum raised st t►e last vestry to the reacts& to use the coat-
Isiesioetie rents, i• Edward-street, Bar ',Ante-sold. for
that wpm..
FARRINGDON GENERAL DISPENSARY AND LYING.
to CRAltYY.—Ysatorday, at a special gosetal isseticg sf
Ws governors, held at no iestitatica. No. 17, Bertletee-
&maintain Bolton, 8. F. Zinging., Esq.. truism, pre-
sidiag, Dr. Orfilth was sleumereernalung t bysieias wen-
, sneer, and Dr. Aldridge a Tit y.lcien to the oh rity. A
ballot was theft takes for an sawn hear in route of Dr.
(bathe, ,signed. The eastelidetes sal:noted of by the
gonnon were Mr.T. 0. Davis. of 1, Andrew's-mom
sad Kr. P. V. Timothy, 30, Bulimia. Mr. Davis was
'lasted by • huge majority.

the existing Oovernment and the firm tone that
has been adopted by the delegates of the cities and
boroughs opposed to the Bill, and the numerous peti-
tions against it with which the House of Common)
has been inundated, convince us that Ministers must
fail if they attempt to press the measure. It m-
u of be said that the opposition to the Bill has been
the work of that Orb noire of modern statesmen and
legislators, the newspaper pram; for, with the ex-
ception of one or two journals which have sought to
defend or palliate it, the press has said littlest
nothing about the Bill. The opposition to it is unde-
niably spontaneous—the result of an instinctive feel-
...

log on the part of the people, that their liberties will
be in danger if the measure is allowed to Deno=
law.

Tag remonstrances of the Press have been lIIMOON.
N. The ornamental enclosure of Bt. James's Park in
Rafe. The most beautiful pleasure ground in the metro-
polis is not to he eat in half by a viaduct. That grateful
silence is not to be deafened with the din of trams ;
that breathing place of the thronged City is not to be
chokid with the dust of a thoroughfare. This point
being ones steered, the rest is oomperatinly indif-
ferent. The recommendations of the Select Commit-

tee seem on the whole sensible enough. The Bel-
Epsilons are to be accommodated with a road from
Buckingham Palace to Pallcsall, by the removal of
the German Chapel, and making other arrange-
masts in the neighbourhood of Marlborough House.
Of this no one will complain. The prolongation
of Waterloo.placo into the Park by clearing away the
Doke of Your, his column and his mound, has, we
think, almost every recommendation in its favour.
As a matter of taste the vista gained by carrying an
uninterrupted slope in a direst line from the top of
Waterloo pleas to the level of the Park would be
among the most effective of metropolitan improve.
meats. In point of convenionoe its advantages an
equally obvious. It relieves the thronged traffic of
Cockspur-street, and opens a direst communication
between the Booth and North sides of the Park. Our
legislators will especially benefit by it. Pall-mall and
the Palace of Westminster will be many minutes
nearer to each other than they are now, and minutes
hare rarely more value in senatorial oyes than in
those peculiar crises when the fate of a party turns
on the success with which recruits can be brought up
at the shortest possible warning from the smoking
rooms of the Carlton or the Reform. The proposed
opening of a carriage way from Charier/roes into
the Parade is a necessary and most valuable oomple•
tion of the line of communication thus suggested. As
to the bridge for foot passengers across the ornamental
water, at the point, we presume, when the exceed-
iagly unorsamettal and inconvenient ferry now plies,
there is something to be said for it on the posed of
convenience, and, if lightly sad elegantly ooaatrected,
nothing to be objected to it on the ground of the pie-
turesque. It may easily, in fast, be made an addi-
tional point of attraction in an already very beautiful
and attractive seems. Bat these are matters of
detail which there will be abundant occasion to die-

oar hereafter : at present oar principal feeling is
seamed ap in the words, " At all events, St. James
Arden is isle

ne Court.

The Q... end Prince Albert, with the Nines.
Royal sad the Primal Alta, etteaded by Ref er-Goaeral
Beckley mad Captain' the Roe. D. de Rol, heseared the
Bens Marchetti with a Irian yesterday 'Ramos at Ids
eau, la Oesiow-wieare. B. on?tee.
.

Priers Albert rede htrielftek is the amiss with the
Prime of Ware sad Prises Alfred.

Her Mojetty sad Paseo Albert, ascompsaliod by Primps
Arthsr sad Ile Priawees Helms aad Louisa, sad &Waded
by Lady ChsrobW, the Hoer. Floss Msadoaakl, Lord Waist-
perk, Major•Waen! Hinkley, sad Captala the Rm. D. do
Roo, basserod the Priastsfs Ttostto with their presage
la the maim.

• deputation from the borough of Newport, Moamostb-
shim bed ea interview yesterday with the President of the
Guard Baud of Health, at Itn office, Whitehall. The
&rotation assisted et Meson. Keep, (mayor), Brow.,
limfrey, eabrotetue, atteuded by Mr. William, armor
te tho
• d.petatioa from the vestry of Islinstoo, eonsistlag
Mr. Willilllll Cu, Mr. Churchwarden Shaded; mad Mr.of Jobe Lopes. timested Mime yesterday at the Homo-
°Mee.

Despatch's wen received yesterday at the Ce/ohlel-sea
ftwt tee Governer of H Key and the Gomm at
Wooten alaswells. were mat to the Goveraee
of Canada.

(MOM LAST NIONT'S wassi-n.)
LORD CRAMBRAIAIN'S OYFICII, FEL 6.—Notice la
limb, gives that hoe Majesty will bold a Loam at It.
Jaare's Palsor as Wodasaday, the nth of !larch seat, at
two reewsk. _ _

11111211/114 b.—The lawn hes toes
phased to omelet Jams, Earl of Caithness, I. be IMetessat
sad Stone ftesipil of tr. &sirs et Csitammi le ills roma
of Almonds& Boil of Calks's; &moose •
Foomoo-otriricts. Mous s.—The Qom hoe bees
pleased to &ppm of Mr. Jacob W ittlaek, as Cassel at
ILiverpool tar dr Fins flassemis City al Lobes*.
Czowx-omci, Kota 6.—Motaber retaroad to
saw is Me merest pa/Lamest f. r tbs toasty of Retlead,
ms 800 Gilbert Hoary Reethems, is tbs Neu ef fill
Gilbert Jobs Realms& Hart, who bar eceepe.l Us ease
of 8 sward of lass Majesty's Cidlters Readmits.

Her Majesty will hold tho third sad bet levee for
this Nam ea Wedaseiley aut. at It. James% paste
The Clown has forwarded 20L, .ad the Prises
Casson 104 M the lead sow Wag rated Set Yet additlea
of • etrimalset bath te the .Sher ~..wigs. .1 the Royal
Navel &heti et N.w Creme.

Viscoestni Palminton'i owlishly will not take
ghee this lambi.
Vinesst mud Viewable Falmouth ban left the
Clematis he Ceraws.l.

Mr. Peal:see appointment as Principal Librsziaa
of tbe Britiab Mamma Ms calved the Quaa'a mat.
The post mated by Mr. Paha, that of Mad of the Dr-
partaest of Prated Baba, will la all probab Sty be 111.1
by Mr. J. Maar Joao% the p meat Awdstaat Librarian.
The manual dinner of the Artist's Geeeral Bones
hat Isstitstiee will be bold at the Prreouod Tama
mat Saturday, Lord Stanley la the chair.

The semen of the Raid Thames Yacht Club will
be opened by the Neenbove esesseablies le their polite, ea
seen', of the Brawl* Pier, Skekwall, et two o'clock
eaterday, the 19th of Aped, tad pawneetee I. eseopesy
to Gravesend, where they will dime at tbeie deb-Imm

The Speaker will hold his hat levee ea the smug
alibis day (Batarday), Karla I, at his hews. SD, Sawa-
squaw, at ball-past tea *Week.

A dalmatian had at intavism yatetday with
Lerit J. Rosell, la favour of it:Nadia( the Foamy Arm to
Mesh sad dye weeks. The &petition sessisted of Masks
iltergswa, Esq. (wits bandaged Ma), Isis Waging
(Bolus), C. W. Mailmekk (Madman), sad Masada
Mai ("gir)._ . .

Tin Lord Mayor hie been so much Indisposed
dark. the last few bye es ta be amble to preside I. the
junco-rent at the Illeasiaa-Iteese. His Lordship, Loa-
my, hes se ler recovered that he will be able to Mead te
hilasegiaterfal ditties sa Holiday.
His Royal Highness Prime Adalbert at Prue*.
bar Rays! Righassa the Prisms. Chaska of Reese, sad her
%Oily Clues Mary of Bemis have pressated to the
Calamity of Cambridge Reim des Prima IllisMemar
me Peeress smelt lease," 'obi. 184446, fells,
•itti esegsliceet plates, with s ismer W
Madame with whisk their late lemeaded beam nice*
Weldester, wee maimed Is Camhet4e an/ vegetated to as
host eery degree. The NM Its frets
his Highgate Prior Lai Ledge Beemosgese NTIS fiespot
of Bt. " ttemissed lets Limbed Segall by H. P.
Riddell Bea, Lind. INS a eery exprenly etre* elf for
this salmon,. bang see of a sash Mailed aegeber.
The Bases is alleles tells a Wry of a ease of
mosey eget Mamisi le his smiwarias is the Peatlisal
Mates, bat whisk heels. bees is mil by the wean of the
palls., will saw wen the had Ser mein a agemenset to
sowesweese
We she * prodemet.ea of the dogma of the lass-
ts Cleasev*

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