The Express.
London, England, 1868-11-26 00:00:00

INDIA.

BOMBAY, Nov. 20.
A sanguinary battle bee taken place between
Shire Ali and Abdool Rahman, in which the
latter was totally defeated, and he has Bed to
Falkh.

TIM IMPORTED DEATII OF lldezzDtr.—A telegram
was received in Londca yesterday, contradicting the re-
port of M. Ifamini's death, recently circulated by the
French papers. 31.11arzini is now convalescent.

MALTA.—VALICITA, NOV. 25.—Her Majesty's
ship Caledonia, with Lord Clarence Paget, arrived here
on the 17th inst. from Sicily. Her Majesty'. ship Royal
Oak bee not arrived. Her Majesty's Indian. transport
arrived here from Pmtemouth at midnight on
Monday, with the 3rd Hunan and the relish, 1,20 men
in all. She left for Alexandria to-day. All well. A
dangerous Sooting wreak, and also a cask marked in
white "G. G.," or "G. end Co.,' is reported between
Gelita and Pantelleria.—(Brehr's releirses.)
PORTSMOUTH, Nov. 25.—The Crocodile, iron
anew troop ship, Captain George W. Watson, embarked
thie afternoon, for Alexaadria, the 21it Hawn, Royal
Artillery, and detacluamite of the etht Nth, 46th, 86th,
96th, and 104th Regiments. She will sail to-morrow.
BOUTHAMPIoN, Nov. 25, EVENINO.—The Royal
Mail steamship Neva, from the Wed Indies, has arrived
hers. _ _

ADMIRALTY, NOV. 25.—APPOINTIII1MT8.--Com-
mender H. Hand, to the Hector; Commander H. Hodg-
son, to,the Ariadue ; Lieutenant B. H. ey Lieutenant
Herbert Dolphin, and Lieutenant Anthony tiagsoote, to
the Ariadne ; and Henry Clorke, acting assistant surgeon,
to Melville hospital ship.
TIM SUICIDE IN LITDOATE-HILL
Yesterday evening Mr. William Payne, the City coroner,
held an inquest at ht. Bartholomew's Hospital, touching
the death of John &nary. Mr. Edward Dewey, 35,
Ludgate-hill, said that he was churchwarden of St.
Martin's Church, Ludgate-hill. At ten minutes pest
12 o'clock, as Dr. White, the rector of the church, was
reading himself in, the deceased, who was a mulatto,
and was in one of the pews, brooms very excited. He
attempted to got over the pew door, and witness
went up to him and -held him. He said,
"Nobody shall hold me." He stabbed himself
with a knife, and threw it on the ground. The blood
towed from the left aide. He was removed from the
church to the hospital. Police-constable fiddle, 444, said
while he was taking the deceased to the hospital, he said,
"Let me alone, I wish to slaughter myself. I was born
never to die a natural death." Esther Morris, sister of
the Harley ward, said that she found a certificate of
discharge in the deceased's pockets. He had been cook
on board the Adelaide, of London and China. He said
that be was a native of Charlestown, Carolina, and that
his mother was alive. Dr. Smithey said 'hat the demand
died on Monday from the Mists of a wound is the left
lung, caused by a knife. The jury returned a verdict of
"Suicide whilst of unsound mind."

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