The Express.
London, England, 1859-09-30 00:00:00

SUICIDE nom DOMESTIC UNHAPPINESS.

On Monday an inquest was held before Mr. T.
Badger, at the Prince of Wake beerhouse, Thar Woos, neer
Barnsley, on view of the body of Wm. Hammertoe, aged 6i
year', !milord of the beerbouse, who had committed suicide
at two o'clock on the previous Saturday rooming, by shoot-
ing himself through the head with • double honked gun.
The body, which ley in the bar. presented a most horrid
spectacle, the upper part of the head and face being
completely blown away, the walla and floor of the
room being beapatteted with brains and pieces of
stall and fleet.. A more chocking Diehl, the Co-
mer stated, It had not been his lot to witness during his
long experience. It appeared that the deceared was in see-
be/matted cifeumetanors, and hit numerous creditors pressing
Lim for money is *opposed to have been one arise of his
committing the rash set. He alto lived unhappily with his
wife, with whom he appeared to have bad frequent quarrele,
which preyed much upon Ma virile. On Friday night,
about 10 o'clock, they retired to rest. The wife, who In
poured of something like • religious monomania, got up
a little after twelve o'clock, and commenced dinning. De-
owed got up a little before two and tried to prevail upon her
to go to bed, but she refused, and they had some words. De-
mand then threw her down end tell upon her with his
knees. lira. Hauimerton then became very excited, went
apsiala, awoke three lodgers who were in bed, and in-
sisted upon them at once getting up and leaving the house.
They remonstrated at being turned out at such an untimely
hour, but got up. Deceased came upstairs and seemed muck
effected, end raid he could not live with his wife. The
lodgers, after droning themselves., went downstairs. On
one of the party going into a room for his boots, with a
candle in his hand, he found deceased in the dark, with •
double-barrelled gun in his hand. He exclaimed that he
we/ going to eh cot himself, as be could not live any longer
*ill his wife. The mat seized the gun, and with assistance
took it from the deceased. The latter, on becoming more
composed, had the gun given back to Lim to put away, and
he proceeded into the next room, apparently for that par-
poea, but in lees than • minute afterwards the report of •
gun was beard, mid on the parties rushing into the room
tb' y found deceased lying in a pool of blood, quite dead.
Information was given to the police, and on Mr. Superin-
tendent Hockaday proceediog to the piece he found the
how all but deserted, and although such • fearful scour.
moo bad just taken place • large number of articles had
been stolen from the premises; and, in order to prevent
further depredations, the superintendent had to place the
house in charge of the police. The jury returned a verdict
to the effect that deceased bad killed himself by discharging
• double-barrelled gun, while under fteuporary insanity, pro-
&iced by pecuniary eenbarrammtmt and family discord.—
beds Mtreury.

Deeraucrive Fiara.—Yesterday morning a de-
structive an broke not in the premise. of Mr. J. Burt, Jon.,
cork manufacturer, No. 4, Weill:lose-square, St. Oeurge'r-in-
the.B.sat. Engines were taken to the 'pot, but by the time
they mired the firemen found that the drying rooms were
enveloped in times. The engines were set to work, and
soon attar the roof fell in with a tremendous crash. At last
the firemen suomeded to stopping the further progress of
the domes.—Mother fire broke oat at fire o'clock yesterday
morning, on the premises of Mr. J. Johnson, rag merchant,
Good-Meet, Horselydown, sad was aotsubduad until the ad-
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COTTON.—Ltvitneoot., BErt.lll.—The rho *trotter&
So-day are estimated ea 10,000 We& ♦ very dull matte,
without any change in rims.

WOOL AND WORATED.—Ditsl?citaint Sin. 29._
We cannot Wert rosy unwed decd Si oxalc/
wool. Inquirers ors very few, and the transactions
limited, bet prices remain exceedingly Inn. In resit
and skirts we have no change so report. The cde
wand for wrested yens deeps steady. The home holm
sad the Pereira Aeons wnow Wang a larger rug*
than they have doss for eaveral writhe pest, ripe
°tally Oboes wise are trading wish BasalA previouslto
winter awing in. Prim are steady. The for
= ansinsted, sad then are no stocks of goods on head
furore we well employed to order. with every pee.
pest of a continuance of this state of things. There is 110
cianngein pekes.

COR74.—BinnutostAm. But. 29.—At Glovander end
Worcester markets us the 22m, wheat firmly maintained the
currency of the previous week; but without Gay life in the
tends. Barley den kinds quite ea dear. Oats maintained
theft wales Boons were inquired fee. BIM AI
megleeted. During the gement week but little BagUalt
wheat has been Mood for sale. At Wolverhampton,
yestordsy, there wee • moderate supply of wheat, and
pekes were no lower • bat • lifsless trade. At this day's
market there wee • 'Wort supply of sew wheat, which realised
as advance of le, per quarter ; but boat old sad foreign won
difficult to quit at lest week's rates. Burry unaltered. As
Mowed demand foe oat., at previous rides. Beans dull and
cheaper. Pens more insulted for.
DEVIZZI. SIFT. 29.—We had • fair supply of wheat,
with • good demand, pailloalmly for new, for seed; all
descriptions sold readily at fully last week's prices, there
being Mcreased 'aimed's' towards the oleos; or lot of white
Talavera wee sold by Mr. W. Butler, of Urehloat, at 26e. a
sack. Barley was in abort supply, the-term mere Monad, sad
prices advanced U. a qr. Rye, 16e. to 17a. 6d. • each. Terse,
9.. 6d. to 9s. per bushel. Wheat, beet, 43a. to 47.. psi qr.;
middling, 375. to 43e. • bibelot 34a. to 37e. Berta 31a.
to 42a. Oats, 2.3 a. '33e. 80112., 465. to 60s. Pam: 42e.
to 460. Floor, Ilan Ms. to Ws. per sack; mom* 32e.
to Ma.

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111Aucunarra, Burr. 29.—There was a tall attendance
again et our market this monist. English wheat was !mkt
burly for tally lest week's biota, bat the primal* Wee
were conbeed to the tart deeeriptiona. Moidme- Punch
where demended na adman, of la. to lb. pm 70Ibe, but the
triametions were-very babel. labs maeMbee of Seer sold
to a tobrably hdr sot at tell prima, but the lower barfly-
dons were neglected, sad to have prometsel bamboo rather
lam money must have bees liken; whisk, however, fellers
resisted. Oats and new abbe' were 'gala Mier lower.
Beans sad ladies cob were without rasterial change.
NEWARK. SM. 23.—A Air show at wheat sad a mode-
rate attendance of tannin. Baperior goalies commedded
toll pilaw interior acid slowly at late Wes. Old white
wheat, 43i. to 625. • new white, 44e. to 48e. ; nod, 40e. to 44a.
par 36 stone. Superior barley by no means plabitod, and
very high prior asked end obtained ; malting, 40s. to be. per
qr. in griading there was • decline al ls. Other sorts et epilog
cots were • Lir supply ; oats ware not much in 'equalise last
week's carresciea, 22r. to 25e. per 24 atone. In berme there
was no important chugs; the Made being dull, prime
ranged front 465. to 60e. for old; 40s. to 44e. for new; peas,
Mie. to 40s. per 38 stone; rye, 30.. to 34a.; tarts db. to
00e. pm qr.
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Newsom, Barr. 29.—We had a very large supply
of wheat, which wee generally disposed of at the prices of
Islet test. Barley in increased supply, the best qualities
neintainfag late Wes, but inferior the turn cheaper. Oats,
None, end peas, dull.
WET/WOAD, SEPT. 28.—We have bad but moderate
supplies of farmers' gods alms Saturday, which have met
a reedy sale, at the fell nine of that day. Prom abroad our
arrivals are to a fair extent, emissive of ladies corn, for
which there is a *toady demand et former prime. Flour
rather easier to purchese.
BDINIUMOII, tiers. 28.—We bad in the market to-day
920 smirks/at. 2,862 bosky, 1,871 eats, and 168 beans. There
were sold—Wheat, 619 gra ; barley, 2,329; oats, 1,097; and
beans, 88 qrs. Salo quiet, and Floss boner. As com-
pered with laid tweak—Wheat was 4s. up on top, and la. 44.
up
of avow. Barley wee the shoe as him on top. and 4d.
up en avenge. Oafs WON Id. op co top, sad 7d. up on
on avenge. Beene were le. up on top, and le. 3d. down
or, auto," Prioes per impala qr.:—Wheat, 38e. to 56r.
Bartow 24.. 3d. to 88e. 6L 22.. to 30.. Beim,
44e. 6J. to 495. Weight of top—Old wheat, 63i115.; bar-
ley, 6811 o.; cats, ate. ; Issena, 67ilbs.

CATTLE.—Eantacion, Seer. 28.—There were 834
cattle, a great proportion el which were elan inferior quality.
Wes were also slowly *fleeted, at prices warcely equal to
last week... Top price, Bs.; current, 7a. to Te. 3d.; middling
and inferior, from 6s. 4d. to 6.. 3d. per imperial stone. A
clearance net effected. There were 9,670 sleep end lambs.
Sides were dull. Sheep barely maintained last week's prima
Inferior kinds considerably cheaper ; a post proportion un-
sold. One lot of very superior aged black-feed welders
brought 7d. per lb. Top current was eid.; earnnl price,
6d. Ewes and inferior from Cid. to bid. per lb. Lamb, top
prices, 265., 265., 245.; current, from 12a. to 14a., and down-
wards. Blitc.kfaced, from 6e. to 10s. a bead. Fed pegs, from
be. to de. 9J. per imperial atone; ail to debt weeks old do.,
from 9s. to 13s. a head. Numbers in market—Sbeep, 9,870;
fat cattle, 834; lean do., 24 ; milch o)we, 103; pigs, 306.