The Express.
London, England, 1860-03-14 00:00:00

(Stamped ld. Additional.) (TWOPENCE.

SUDDEN DEATH OP ML BARON InITBON.

It im our painful duty to announce the sudden
death of Mr. Baron Wabaa, which took pleat yesterday.
The anamiadon of assize for the county of Montgomery was
opened on Monday at Welshpool, and Mr. Baron Watson,
having attended divine serviosat the perish church yesterday
morning, immediately afterwards opened the court. His Iced-
ship had just ooncluded charging the grand jury, when he pet
a handkerchief to hie face, applied a amellieg bottle to hie nose,
and leaned beck In him chair. This berg observed, several
medical gentlemen who happened to be in court rendered
horewthas redrawn and every effort was used that medical
skirt could devise, but the ranted baron gradually grew
worse, and having been laid upon a sofa cushion
was carried out of court to his lodgings, which
are only a few yards distant from the court. Pulsation
bad almost ceased by the time he arrived there, and
In a few minutes after he had reseed to breathe. One
of his moss happened to be in attendance as marshal, end of
OPMS wee with him throughout the fatal attack. His lord-
ship had been unwell for several melte, and be bad been per.
evaded by many of his friends not to undertake the circuit,
Ma took an early walk yesterday morning In Pods Coatis
Park, accompanied by his me, and delivered his charge to the
jury in his usually clear sad powder= manner. The medical
gentian= described the attack es ow of serous apoplexy.
The business of the court wee ol comes enspeared. The
greed jury were made &quested with the melancholy dr-
enmetenes by Mr. Bevan, whose name le included In the
oommirdoe, sad who will proceed to ley pdscsers to-day
12 drink.

Immediately on the I•laeroatios of the sad event being
roads known the shops throughout the town were partially
closed aid the blinds of the private houses drawn, out of re-
spect to the departed judge.
The decreed, who was bon in 1798, was educated at the
Royal Military College, Marlow, and entered the army r
cornet In the let Royal Dragoons in 1811, bonnie a Herr
neat in 1818, sad, at ter haying served in Spain and Francs
ander the Duke of Welingtoo, exchanged to the 6th
Dragoons, with whom he servad In Belgium and
Prams in 1816. Having Mired from the army,
In entered no a grant at Liocoln's-inn, 1817,
and practised fur emend years ma • special pleader,
was called to the bar to liseoln's•ino, to 1832, nor
• Q.C. and • besseitsr of that Ina to 1813, and was appointed
• /iron of the Court of Exchequer In Nevoraber, 1866, what
he remind the honor of knighthood. He was the author
of two legal works, was WP. for Marls from 1841 to 1847,
and for Hall from 1864 to 1866.

ELECTIOh 001IXIME8.
PETERBOROUGH.
The committee have determined that G.E. Whalley, Eikbe
Is duly sleeted a ea serve in the pewee; parliament
We ItotY W Pet 11. The committee have also
That
the following ago,
That it was proved that Richard Kelly had been paid
one eoveniga by Johnson Reed, wad the farther sum of 10
sovereigns 1/ John Mike ; that John Norman bad been
pig el, by John Mier; that Charles Frith had bean paid
01. 10e. by Johnson Reed; sad that John Btimeon had bees
paid lye screeleffne by Jebel Miller ; and that all thee sums
had been paid for corrupt purposes. Bet that it appeared to
the committee that Johnson Reed and John Miller were not
the agents of the sitting member, George Hammond
Whalley, Reg."

The General Committee of Elections met yester-
day, and selected the following members to toy and determine
the merit. of the petitions for Beverley and Berwick
BIRWICI.—The Right Hon. F. Peal (chairman). Lord
R. Cecil, Kr. G. Hodgklnwo, Mr. 8.. P. Long, and Sir J.
Ogilvy.
Bwrinmv.-11r. T. W. Zvi= (chairman), Mr. Da
Cans Ha. F. Lemon Gouge, Yr. J. A. Han:loam* and
Bir E. Hayes.

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