The Express.
London, England, 1861-06-10 00:00:00

CORONERS' INQUESTS r» THE IIZTROPOLIT47

DISTRICT.

From s parliamentary return issued this morn-
ing, it appears that between the 31st of December, 1836,
and the 31st of December 1860, 896 inquests were hold in
the eastern division of Middlesex, 491 on males and 406
on females. In the western division there were 1,683
inquest. ; 893 on males, sad 790 on females. In the alto
and liberty of Westminster, during the same period 13b
inquests were held on males and 141 on females ; sn
city of London and the borough of Southwark, 132 on
males, and 133 on females ; in the liberty of the Tower,
two on males and one on a female ; in the duchy of Laces-
tar, 31 on males and 17 on females ; in the coanty of
Kent, 53 on males and 55 on female* ; in the county of
Surrey, 360 on males, 274 on females, and three inquests in
which the sex was unknown. Within the metropolitan
district the total number of inquests in the period amid
was 3,901. The return from which we quote gives the per-
ticular parish in each eses, in most instances the age, and
in every one the verdict.

THE Erßivas:NTT MiseloN TO CENTRAL AFRICA.
—Letters received from Bishop Mackenzie by the secretaries
of the mission organised,to Central Africa under the
auspices of the Universities of Oxford, Cambridge. Dur-
ham, and Dublin, state that the reverend prelate had com-
menced an expedition up the Rovouma on the advioe of Dr.
Livingstone, whom he had met. The bishop proposed in
the Bret instance to go up the Shire, but yielded to Dr.
Liviaptcmee more experienced representations. The mis-
sies petty found Dr. lavumetone and his companions in good
budth.

Tice annual banquet of the Nulli Secundus Club
was held at the Clarendon on Saturday last. The follow-
ing officers and gentlemen were present Major-Generals
Lord F. Paulet, CB., Hon. A. Upton, and Hon. George
Upton, C.B. ; Colonels Newham, Mark Wood, Airily,
Baring, Tower, Chapin, Steele, C. 8., Percival, the Hon.
A. Hardioge, C. 8., !Liman, end Oarleton ; Lieutenant-
Colonels Strom, Newdigate, Breve, and Viscount Delman ;
Captains Seymour. the Hoo. F. Villiers', the Hoe. W. Ed-
wardes, Hall, Lambton, and Fitzroy ; Mr. U. Daring, the
Hoe. H. Brand, kr.
THZ BISHOP OF DIJBHAII IND 818 SON-IN-LAW.
—We are happy to announce that the Bishop of Durham's
son-in-law, and domestic chaplain, the Rev. E. Cheese,
has just completed the arrangements for tbe endow-
ment, out of his own rectory, of the district chapelry
of Sadberge, in Houghton-le•Skerne. In the year
1356 the Ecclesiastical Commissioners obtained an
order in council, which severed Solberge from the
rectory of Houghton ; but as no endowment could be
made without the consent of the late rector, Dr. Bandinel,
it remained a deed letter, and no incumbent wee ap-
pointed by the Bishop of Manchester, in whom the patron-
age was vested. Now this needful want has been supplied
by the new rector. We have reason to know that one of
Mr. Cheeee's first tete on being appointed to Houghton
was to apply to the Ecclesiastical Commissioners for leave
to give up the tithes of Sadherge end another township in
his pariah, so as to provide 335/. 18.. id. for the incumbent
of Sadbergs, whoever be might be. This arrangement
has just been completed, and it has been accompanied by a
most graceful act on the part of Lord Pabnerstoo. His
lordship finding that the Bishop of Manchester had
allowed his patronage to lapse, at once yielded to the urgent
solicitation of the Bishop of Durham, and appointed, in the
name of the crown, to the newly-endowed thapelry the Her.
David Piper, who had been for 35 yeam the underpaid and
laborious curate of the late con-resident pluralist rector, Dr.
Bandinel—iforaing Advertiser.
THZ DIATH BY LIGHTNING AT HOLLOWAY —On
Saturday an inquest was held before Mr. G. ft Brent,
deputy-coroner for West Middlesex, at the Old Cock
Tavern, Highbury, on the body of Daniel Johns, •
car-
pester, aged 4t. The body presented • most remarkable
appearance. The back of the bead and neck appeared to
have been highly scorched, and in tracing the brown seam
of about four inches in width, it was found that the'
electric fluid had passed across the stomach, and from
thence in parallel lines down the legs to the feet, and BO
into the earth. The evidence set forth that the deceased
was employed with other men in repairiug the highway in
the Park-road, Tufncll-park, Upper Holloway, and that
when the storm came on between eleven and twelve o'clock
on Wednesday last, he took shelter undone hedge which
was overhung by the branches of two trees—beech and
willow. He was shortly afterwards joined by Conselim
Tyler, • foreman of navigators, who had an umbrella.
under which both men sheltered themselves. They bed
namely done so when • flash of lightning dashed through
two opposite houses, striking down the sufferer.. A man,
who shortly arrived on the spot, found Johns lyiag on his
back qyuite dead, with his head on the path, and his feet
towards the trees, and about two feet from him Tyler was
in • sitting posture, but could not move, and was scarcely
able to articulate. The cap of each man was torn to pieces,
end lying on the ground ; the umbrella was oompletaly
shattered to pieces. The ankle jack hoots, also, which
Tyler wore, were forced open, the laces being broken
into numerous little pieces. Tyler had round his neck
• steel watc4uard, which formerly was bright, but
at that time had the appearance of having been burnt. The
shirt also was burnt black under the chain. The jury ex-
pressed their opinion that the steel-ribbed umbrella and
metallic gusted chain were the conductors of the lightning,
which was attracted by the trees under the shelter of which
the men were standing, and finally returned a verdict of
" Accidental death." Tyler is rapidly recovering.
A Hoy SHOT BY 1, OLUNTZERM.—An unfortunate

occurrence took place on Saturday afternoon last, on
the volunteers' practice ground on the shore at
Wallasey. It appears that at half-past four o'clock
• small party of the 3rd Cheshire Rifles
(Captain Mimbres, Walbue)) went to the shore
between the Red Noses and Lemons, for the purpose
of ball practice, the rifles used being the long Enfield.
The men were under the command of Captain Gray,
of the New Brighton Artillery Volunteer corps, and
the usual precautions, it Is said, were taken to
prevent accidents. Mr. Richard Cooper, landlord of
the Ship Inn, was engaged to mark, and his son
George, a boy about 9 years of age, was employed to carry
a danger signal flag. The volunteers were practising at a range
of 800 yards, and the lad was stationed amongst the hills
at • distance of between 000 and 700 yards beyond the
target. The firing continued until 7 o'clock, when a
youth named Williams, who was in the company of the
younger Cooper, ran up to Mr. Cooper and informed him
that his son had been shot. The unfortunate boy was
then discovered lying with hie face in the sand, cod blood
was flowing from a wound which he had received a little
above the right hip. Of course the firing was hums-
I distal, discontinued, and the injured lad was re-
moved in a state of inaensibility to his father's house,
where Dr. Parr and Dr. Bverley, who were in prompt attend-
ance, ascertained that the ball had penetrated through
the body and had come out close to the navel. The
poor little fellow lingered in great pain until seven
o'clock yesterday morning, when death terminated
his sufferings. The manner in which the boy was shot
MOWS somewhat singular, as be was found lying under the
covet of the sandhiUs. It is supposed, however, that
the ball struck some hard entetance, and, glancing off
in an oblique direction, struck the lad. An inquiry into
this melancholy case will doubtless take place today before
Mr. Churton, coroner.