The Express.
London, England, 1868-10-24 00:00:00

STICIDE TBROUGH TEE LOSS OF A

This morning a singular suicide was committed
in Bethnal-green by a young man, whose sweetheart, a
pretty girl, was about to leave Englard for Australia.
The deceased was Charles 11 Miilan, a boo:maker, living
at 19, Emma-street, and he was in comfortable business
ciscumstances. lie was 2P years o; age, and for
the last two years he was keepinl company
with a youg. woman, Alit Chapman. Re was
very fond o her, but a shoat tine ago she
told Lim that she was Going to pay her passage to
Australia. He imp'-c.l of her Dot to leave him alone
in Betlinal-gieen. She refumel to stop in EtvTland, and he
e.:y sad. He Lad several unesings wish her
coin g tl.e asst few days. but all his entreaties were of no
cs oil. emi she declared that she would leave the country.
lest e%tiong he said to his landlmd, Ur. Jones Roberts,
•• lam piing away and you will never see me again. I
owe you something, and I wish to settle with you
Lefote I go. 1 have ten pain of boots made. lake
tl.ite nue sell them. You will also find two more at a
laer their. that will make twelve. In the back yard
I have a Boat. Next Saturday week raffle him, and
what the
,goat and boots will b:ing will pay you all.
Good-bye. He then went upstairs to his room, aml he
was not seen alive afterwards. Luring last night he was
beard walking about his room, and this morumg it was
discovered that he had hanged himself.

Yesterday Mr. Beverdy Johnson had a cruise on
the Mertey, passing the Birkenhead Docks and Laird's
Building Yard, Mr. Laird himself accompanying him.
To-day his excellency haves Liverpool for Knowsley, the
mat of the Earl of Derby, where he will remain until
Monday.

TILE ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURT.—Upon in-
quiries being made yesterday it was stated that the
health of the Archbishop of Canterbury has gradually
though slowly improved, and that it is hoped be will be
able to resume the active duties of his episcopate in the
course of a few days. His lordship was to have held •
visitation of the clergy of the diocese in the course of the
autumn, but that intention his grace will not, it is said,
be able to carry out.
TIIE PniscE CoNsoiren STATUE AT Ill'LL.—At a
meeting of the Hull Town Council on Thuriday, the
inuyor read a letter which he had addressed to Sir T. M.
enclosing reports of the proceedings at the
recta inauguration of the Albert Memorial Statue, and
Hi, reply scut to him expressing the gratitude of her
lifajosty " for the true appreciation of the character of
the !line° Contort which was displayed, and fur the
kind feelings o f the inhabitants of Hull," and her regret
that toile of the members of the royal family wore able to
be In -cut at the ceremony.
WELLINGTON COLLEGE.—FOOTBALL.-1110 old
Wellingionian match has been fixed for Saturday, the 31st
of October.

EioN GoLLEGE.—The Rev. George John Dupuis,
Senior Fellow, has been elected to the Vice-Peovostehip,
vecanL by the death of the Rev. Thomas Carter ; the Rev.
W. A. Cadiz a ;II be Bulbar.

EOYAL COMMISSION ON PRIMARY EDUCATION
(TAY.LANI/).—The Royal Commission on Primary Educa-
tion met yesterday at the offices of the commiasion, Upper
&tamale-street, Dublin. There were present:—The Earl
of lkiwia, the Earl of Dunraven, Judge Morris, Master
Brooke, Rev. Dr. Wilson, Rev. B. M. Cuwie, Mr. Dail"
Mr. Stokes, Professor Sullivan, and Mr. Waldron. The
secretaries, Messrs. May and Dunne, were in attendance.
A CONSERVATIVZ MINISTER ON PROMO:SM.
At a dinner given by the Mayor of Neweastle-under-Lyme
on Thursday evening, Mr. Adderley re.pondad for the
House of Commons. In the course of his remarks the
right hon. gentleman said, after twenty-eight years' ser-
vice iu puilianicut, he felt like a traveller who, in the
enure or a long awl uiduour journey, hail attained a
lofty rids a from which the broad country over
he had still to pass lay before him in all its interest and
vastnms, giving new mope to the imagination. lie looked
buck eith affectionate and proud associations over
the country already Ravened, and regarded the new pro-
spectwith the confidence and hope which blIC:111111 an
J I
ALIT)IIII- a member of the nation pro-eminent amonq
the nations of the earth for habit,' of self-reliams and
sell-administration. With his own particular views he
might ray that he looked to the pust not WI au act of
memory only but for precedent and example, and ho
looked 1.41 the future nut for novelty but for progn"s
free progress in the direction already trodden. In that
refuse he accepted gratefully the toast of th.t Heise of
Commons, regarding the out-going House of (*Ammons
with hidotsg attachment, and the in-coming House of
Comitteuub with sanguine auticipationo.