The Express. — 1861-01-25 (London, England)

CHATHAM, JAN. 24. A avri..tin atat,lent occurred in the dockyard late =tiky afternoon to a shipwright_ apprentice, isaaid lanes, emp ow loyed the lise-onattle screw detastar Bombay. Ai, in toe fourth Bask, a hoary psir of shears fain upon him from a great height. He was imeadoittezhal doeiveye.l. iu an it •Insihte stets, so Melville naval Mose, On luquiry tins monastic it was aftertairied that he wan not n-1 petted to bre through the day. TM, motion tie members 14 the Any Hospital raitsi&nci of Vm olu' J. . Kesaully, 4:47, praah•ut. jr. Mapleton. Dr. s itbetland, and Dr. Fyffe, stl,("room,resuleinhleil at Fort Pitt Hospital, and cosnoleteil the.e irsiutry at that establishineat iato the organi,atiou aml working of the Army Hospital Corps. During tbsday several wane'., were szamiood, iscluikag Dr. Liike Barrow. as well as several of the sou-oommisshined ofacisr, awl men of the Army Hospital Corps. At the close of the inquiry the commusicesees mails an inspection of the whole of the establishment+.  Er AI7tEIIVIT AND SVlClDE.—Vraterday afteram. Mr. Serjeamt Payne. the l'ity coroner, held a peicful . imitury in the board-them of Bridesell I l metal, New Bridge. street, Blackfnan, into the death of Helen Mettle Webb, seed eighteen yes ~ who con.mittel suicide mailer the followieg mrinimstances :- • From the evidence of a greet number of eritne.es the sul,• :bed history of the unfortunate girl was htheral. She was the daughter of respectable though umble people, awl tool been is the serriee of Yr. Binh a 1111110 Mall. of Tioniuillatreet, Clerkeowell, for about nine yams, aml hail Alw,ys had the greatest trust and confidence eripreed is her. .tenon et her other duties she had to de. liver lal:s to her master's customer% and collect the' money, awl sot the slightest suspicion was attached to her until Monday 'retried last, whet* Mrs. Bird called on a eumestier her a snail amount of AI. 4.1., and the lady mid she had paid the devisees!. Mr. and Mrs, Biel hued the deceased with Laying Mr. iced the money, but abs denied it, and meatisally the lad) and the deceased were broaght face to fare, ..'l.,n the girl bar •t into tears, and said she hoped she word,' be forgiven. Mr. Bird asked her if there were any ether ninucvs wh;•.-ti she hail receieed and not accounted for, brit she did not an crew, and he mid if he fossil airy uth-r cases be should send for a policeman. She west to 6.4. sad 31ns. Bird's mother, who slept in the .:sine (nom, and she was eery restless all sight, and celled to t;iiil to forgive her. In the niers* elegy* up at heal.` rast 3 anirinseed hurriedly. after whisk, isetie.l ‘..! Laden 44:t the milk, she ran sway, sail it I supthat she must Imre goee to libirkfriare•hridge and into the rivet, for nothing saws was seen of her till -pest 3is the afternoon, 'ben the attestant of City osontable It 'obionon. .Ib3, wie draws to a hew ,I ia the wad Neer the bridge, and from under stint a itas foot too projection. Mr. Yana, of the City Oes Wash', and 'Users. rem lend every aselateace, tat id WOO wet till the tide looted the barge, at hapset 6, that the bed eouki be entricsted has its fearful position De. saw Ike body, awl said that If. had bees satinet seen bourn Ns. Bird, is sieswer to the coroner, said that be bad mime wiserteatel defaleatioas to the extent of lin He feared the girl had lately picked up some bed aeopeaione. There yes we family, inclialian a growitiop sow, with which she creed to be intlinate, but he could tlst no information tram soy of them. The jury re a verdict "That the desoosed committal self Alestruetion by drowning herself whilst is a state of temporary insanity." MUTINY IN Till