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The Express. — 1859-11-08 (London, England)

COY•  PAKT.-EXTRAORDINARY CABS. This wee an action brought against the dehndaate, the Runway Parnengers and Accidental Death Assurance Conrze,r recover • policy of 2404 oa the Hie of a person , who, It wea alleged, bad bens drowned while bathing at Brighton, and whose body, as sWeal, bed be.. found at Walton-on. the-Nese. The main wee that of fraud, it being contended for the company that the body found in the water was not that of the panes insured, and ths learned judge directed • tionsuit. Mr. Hawkins now moved, pursuant to leave reserved, for e new trial, and in doing so read the terms of the polity, which contained • proviso, that the company would not pay the policy if the death were occasioned by " natural disease," or by " duelling," or by " war or invasion," or by the person wilfully exposing himself to danger, or if he met his death wink in a state of intoxication. _ _ _  Thelari CbMI Baru , osaninenting on the fade of the are, geld k was proved that the permit alleged to have ban drowned bad effected ,ix polloiie on his lite, and bad made will In 1856, though he had been bankrupt in 1855 as en ironmonger at Coventry. Mr. Hawldne—There was nothing to lead to the 'wish= that he committed suicide.  —The Lard Chief Baron—l never eruprestad that there wee. Mr. Hawkins—But he We not beta wee Mace. The Lord Chief Baron—Watt a little and he will be. There is a well-authenticated caw; perhaps you do net recollect it—it occurred a hundred years ano—(laughter)—la which a preen who had insured his life dad and was buried three Ileum and three time* recovered the policy. (Laughter.) Mr. Bawkine—That could nut have been the case here, aloe he Wined himself. _ .  The Lord Chief Baron—No money wee found in lisolothee cc at his lodgings. Mr. Hawkins—My lord, you will recollect that two mysterious strangers were seen near the body. The Lord Chief Baron—And were there two other my.. twine !strangers found in his lodgings ? I see from the = he had when he left home, a carpet bag and watch, were not found on the body of the drowned man. Mr. Hawkins—Perhaps one of hie relations—l need not tell your lordship who has poesesaion of the latter. (Leughter.) Mr. Baron Bramwell—lf • man goes into the sea, Intending to swim• certain distance, and miscalculating his stmegth is drowned, would you call that an sorident Mr. Hawkins—l certainly should. It is quite clear that tb• men moat to return.  The Lead Ciii;fll;;on—He bad no money. Mr. Hawkins—We can show by witneesee who were not °Wed at the trial be had a return ticket. I contend there is ems evidence of death within the meaning of the policy. The Lard Chief Baron—We will consider one judgment. lodgment reserved.
The Express. — 1859-03-08 (London, England)

THE POLICE COURTS.  waantrtietzt. • An artier applied to tie most her der abbe thd weir tame pads the f Bowing ezonarteates: ..±,EMamt said, on the Nth alt. he loft a 101. sole, and to the Beak of Lewd ha bawl It stopped. Oa the 117reatt., the dq pftss his fret apathetioa to the Beak, WI Mast *MO pin sad wee to'A the lasthe sad Joint &oak Beak bed pith the bete in. At the Wks beak ha was re. tenth to. B. Kam sad Bee, sad aseaththey went w the nfer* Magma; sad sew Mr. thee" That geallasena, badng over his the sale In wan' net beta recelvedbstUbatetit sadaretli= EWea hatentsy at the %st be E, wt dews and thaell the ads had pesehwi wed this t¢e poem balliphig lei gives his earnest loan aid address; the latter was the Lithagtasittrest, sad the mese wee a Pria:iplabarlirlter. hilr. TAWS' the circureltaboss wader whit* be Bet the sop be had It in his pceesss'on la the Meg , ale C1utpd.197.14, WINN* It WAS WI to Malty' a bra, add the Method sew hits with it. Re Iraq sober at deities; sad award the sate up in • pleas of paper sled Put ft la Ids' . Be lett the hero leder, sad on, nethiag Thil7lVrreeet „Timhea, toned it we pia& Mr, slater Inquired when the Wee this paid sera's Applicant replied, the day after West Is. 14. relater te•lted whether he had atha thee haat* thin, ft Zres rattreced t reeled so, ha had sea Ids lib hat hia was pew to be sup whth hi waste sad begt eat at dmillllrlays. tar wee drill be add sot gnat applthat say wisdom Re watt we the mar tar tb.woeatel the sow is the waxily cost wootwm. ' • • Aisle Load, • good-1 oak g sad wsli-dretheil yew Irma., 19 yeses of ego, and ressdiag at Beaky, Zeit. war charged with cutting sad entitling Joseph Rigarthe a  draper, residing to the Bleat Hare-reed, and afterwards attempting to emainit suicide. The injured mai was acesearned to vWt the primer at Bexley, mud wild upon her se usual on Fliday. On tho following inornieg he road* known to her that for the future his visite would mem views, in • momeet of excitement, she mind • knife sad *OA him laths chest, afterwards talleaptiag similar injury to her awn pence, the instrument diverted ky =awe melee; with her Maya, ha • aliened asriintate le his warship, w stead that the inbred man had naive& two deep wound, is the *set, end that It weld he mete days before ha would be able to anima The primer, who appoors4 ,to lest dopizr the position in which she Implied, was rtesawitot for • wok.
The Express. — 1859-09-09 (London, England)

PARI ROYAL  HOTEL.  Yesterday a fire of a very destructive character oocurr, in the Oarlandr-park Royal Hotel, between Walton and Wey Midge. The fire wee drat discovered by one of the night y men. The man at OTICO rang the alarm-bell, end the dinerent eicospaate were made sensible of their impending danger, and turbine:el, they all had @edema time to have the building in safety, except one el the men who had charge of one pirtiret of the hotel, and he fell, and wes very badly injured. The engines of the warmadam parietals were mat for, and they estaided se quickly r the distance boat ibis somas of coatlsgratbia would &fait, and at the same thee en electric telopraph merest was seat to Load= for the asielsome of the brigade firemen end anglow Owing to the fang diatanos from town it was deemed =advisable to send mere than • few of the Bremen M the ogee. is llte brief epees of tea minutes or a quarter ot aa beer lb. Own bed takaa complete passed= et Dearly NO lb= ego= wig of is hotel; Lad Si the Bre rushed through this Windeltil the redaction c mkt La wen for mile distant. By Sit o'clock, easrly seven home after the discovery was ' made, the Semmes had, ad, by dint of pleat pertieversoce, saeseeded in conflehig the devastating element to the one wing, with h, however, is nearly destroyed. The total tom must be very crassidersb.e, sad will fall upon the West of Hurls= a= ether Irreikars. The =sleets of the hotel will not, rimiled by the direr roes event. As to the =the Ike waft positive mold be learned.  SUICIDE IN REOltlife PAax.,—An inquest was held oa Widasaler ea the lady elf • young woos who esiontitod okide ea liseday menelegy the do* moor el walling lore thooroomatal sister the open, sad Men lying does It wee toad te mortals why any at the may people whip were eleadhip road did not wok Is file hr eid eag bee otos the Misr was eel, Mu or he het Doge wive at mow breccia, but they may easeseda el • died hely. A verdict of istelde, limbo Me Mate el the deomelts Wad anomeisamsestlim was Om seeesded. mil die *airy lanaiThe avower ebeerual la esossing up that the warm bob used Is the old oyoilos d trostioad was t proved to be not lanelsio sad ba la test, spaded with fatal toe miemes. The saw Itinhall 1101 oaten was one of W realest absentia el the age, NM be hoped toile it adapted awl Nude bows. Still-born chidrea Carbtliarsonsasil Oise amend hours' anti:seat ; and in a ego of • lasotheaid Memssitia ha Surrey a man who bad so *se elite Are nelson wee mond, sod I. fin hors afterwards be walled home as well a. ever. THE BODY FO:-ND >Tt
The Express. — 1859-09-20 (London, England)

SUICIDE BY STRYCHNINE.—OO Friday F. H. Orll, Est., coroner for East Sasser, held an kquiry at Brighton into the circumstances attending the death of a gondol:nazi named Robert Goodyear 'Vida, who had been resident for some thou in Medina Vales. The fords of the care were very distressing, death having ?milted from robots administered by the deceamat's owe IBA ; but the ootirltudon was so satisfactory that it left no doubt of the poison having been takes while deceased was labouring under temporary Insanity. It appeared that the deceased reaided at 22, Medina Vigor, and was formerly in business as a amulet ; he was not in the habit of taking hie men's with the family. On Thursday Jul. son, who had come to Landon on a rte., went to hie room, and the dammed told him be had taken something to d. 'troy hicatelL They grist for Dr. Davis, who deposed—" About ten minutes or a quarter to 4 yesterday afternoon I was sent for to see the des-lord, with whom was only slightly acquainted. When I arrived at the house I found biro strongly convulsed. with every symptom of tetanus. I iequ,red of Mrs. Vbetek what it was. At first she told me she did not know, but knower& said he had taken potent. I Inquired what pole m. Ms made no reply, which I at•ribeted to her distress of land. I then said to the deceased,' What poison have you lakes ' He replied, ' Strychnine.' I then asked bins how much he had taken, but he said he could not tell. I urged his to 'all me, and lie then said three grains. Mrs Vieick showed roe the box prwluced by Mr. Brown, and I told her I thought it was all over with him—that he had taken too much. I sent 1.,,r en emetic. which I admicistered myself, and got the gnawer par. of ft down. A spurn came on and prevent. d any other swallowing. I we. about to leave to net my stomach pump, and after putting down the little mug in which I hod sued the emetic I found a great change in hint. He know black In the Yea, had stertorous breathiog and frothing vut of the mouth, and then died. I have as doubt Litt that the deceased died from the effects of 'try anis.. Half a grain has been known to kill a man in fouerin emends." Evidence was given to show that deceased had deo lab curing under mental depreesion, and a verdict of "Temporary Inemity" wee returned.
The Express. — 1859-09-20 (London, England)

SUICIDE.—On Saturday eYening Mr. Cockcroft, deputy-coroner for South Northumberlsnd held an 'comet in the Town Halt North Shields, on the body of Mr. John Peaks, muter end owner of the schooner Wensleydale. Mr. Peaks had arrived with hie vessel at Liverpool a few weeks ago from Alexandria, and after delivering a cargo, bad taken his usual round to Fleetwood to load Manchester Roods for the West Indies. On Captain Peake's arrival at Liverpool he became unwell, and wee jolted by hie wife, who remained with the ship. Last Wedeeedey he watt to Liverpool on business. Instead of returning to his vestal at Fleetwood, by some meths or other, he arrived at Newcastle on Thursday, and went to the home of he cousin, Mr. Hall, chemiat, who thinking that he did not appear well, acouthereied him to North Shield., he (Mr. Hall) being under the impression that Mrs. Peeks was at home. Finding this lot to be the case, Mt. Hall, on Thunday night, took Mr. Peaks to the house of Mr. Hobert Brown, Sidney-street, at which place be has since remised. Mr. Brows, seeing that Capt. Peaks was unwell, immediately sent for Dr. Bourne, who has been le ceestaat attendance upon him. On Saturday wonting, between six and seven Mrs. Brown went into the bedroom occupied by Capt. Peaks, and gave him his medicine. He aesred calm and collected, and asked Mrs. Brown if she had been to bed. At the same time, he complained of his heed being heavy, on which Mrs. Brown promoted to make him a cup of tea. She shortly afterwards left the room to prepare the tea, the door at the time being halt open. On returning in about • qteerter of an hour, she found it snecked. Oe opening the door, she saw him stepended by the neck, ty news of a silk handkerchief, to one of the poets of the ted. Sbe instantly gave the alarm, and be eras cut down. Medical assietance was wet for, and Dn. Bourne and Turnbull were promptly ia attendence, bat We was extinct. The doomed, who was about 44 yeses of age, hie left a widow sad four children. It seems that the deceerned had been worried about shipping affairs, which had occasioned brain fever. A loaded pistol and somas belle end powder had been taken out of his pocket after he was got to bed in Mr. Brown's boom, on Thursday night. The jury retuned • verdict that deceased destroyed himself Ina tit of temporary insanity.
The Express. — 1859-01-11 (London, England)

THE LATE SUICIDE IN ST. JAMES'S-PARK.—Yeetads,. afternoon an inqueet was held by Mr. Bedford, coroner for Weaminater, ar Charing-erne Hospital, on the body of John Wheatley, aced 47, late gardener in the service of Mr. Trollop.. Paste agent, of Parliament-greet, who committed suicide in Sr. Jerome's-park, by ebonting himself through the bend, on Thuredoy bat, no reported in thz= Norf. William Green. a book...ller. stated that d who wee of Intemperate habits, wee his brother-in-law. He always appeared cheerful, and never talked about suicide. He visited witness on Tuesday, going away after breakfast on Wednealay morning. when he hod his watch (which It appeared he afterwards pledged) with him. Mr. George Trolley, rieeeased'e master, deposed that the deceased had been in his service are years. and left on Saturday last, when he paid him 11. 12.. 6d., then due to hint. Wieners digchereeel him because, removing from Wmaindetnne to Wimbledon. he would not at the latter piece be required. Mr. Arnold, home Burgeon of the hoopla]. said dreamed bad discharged the p/etol in hie month, and death was caused by shock to the brute. A verdict of " Temporary Insanity" wee rammed. THE LATE MTSTERT AT WALTHAM HOLT CROML —Extraordinary to ray, considering the oubliciti that bee been already given to the circumetences attending the murder of the young femole end her child, end the divots' el their lifeless bodice in a pond in Epping Forest, the shocking affair still remains enveloped In the most impenetrable ropetery. and this I. the more astopiebhagowleg to the contiguity of the spot where the tragieal «Torrence wee discovered to the metropolis. Sinew the close of the coroner's investigation the county end metropolitan police have been uncemiug in endeevcurtng to obtain the identity of the deceased. and at the Name time to unravel the painful occurrence, which, ednee it has been proved on very reliable evideune, end subetantiated by the verdict of the coroner'e jury, that both the unhappy woman and hot child were fonlly murdered by some person or persons, has occasioned the greateat mutation throughout not only the district, hut the whole county, and the utmost anxiety Is manifested for the discovery of the guilty. A number of parties have come forward in the hope of identifying the eieement, but unwires...fully. although is many instances, until the police authorities had Marketed a 'atilt inquire, it was thought that some clue bad really been gleamed. The bodies having been km* above ground several weeks for the purpose of identillcede:sly-tem at length been interred ; but, at the some time. • very exact eisecriplion has been registered both of the decomsd's remains and their clothe, by the polies. There is • suspicion that the deceased were murdered in London, and then taken down In a cart and thrown into the pond.— Essex Herald.
The Express. — 1859-01-11 (London, England)

MYSTERIOUS AFFAIR.  The following mysterious circumstances, which have produced so mull amount of excitement in the neighbourhood of Glaisurvin, took place on Fnday last. A fine MUM girl named Mary Outland, the daughter of • poor man residing a short distance from the seventh lock oc the Royal Canal, went on Thursday evening to fetch some water, rod out returning, her brothers and sister. became alarmed, and on their going to the canal bank, they saw the jog which the little girl bad carried with her Bosuns on the water. Information of the eircuustanoe having been conveyed to the polite-station the next morning, Police-constable 63 1) procoded with • drag to search for the body of the child, of whose fate there was very little doubt. Whilst enpged in the mach, the constabs found the drag restated by some soft substance. After vigorous efforts ha succeeded in bringing to the surface the body of • man, which, en being got on shore awned by the deem to be that al • gentleman, and tu'have been in the water about three 1 weak demsapreition having gene on exteneively. Armed theme! of the beady a red silk handkerchief area knotted by or of he ends, whilst to the ether end was attached • piece Mime welching twenty pounds. This comae of metal wee found a/terse:de to have Waved to a force pump. Its weight was sufficient to keep the body under water, despite of the buoyancy coneepaset on decomposition, and the remains would doubtless have remained much loops setbmerged and undiecovered wore it not for the cirollmtanCe of the anal being dragged for the missing child. The body of the deceased appeared to be that of • men of about twenty' seven yearn old, about five feet seven inches in height, wowing short dark whiskers end dark hair. The clothes compeleod a black cloth frock coat, with outside nape at the hip, but without pocketa, the collar and brut bound with black .ilk and black silk lining. The vest wee of dark teams tweed, Us:abound with black silk. The trousers were of the kind called " shepherd'. plaid." The shirt wart Milne Ham, sad round the neck was a black silk ocerf. A pair of fashionably made Wellington boots were on the foot. The body we coeveyed to St. Oeorp's Cemetery, Whitworthreed, whore it remains in charge of the police, awaiting the ureser's inepent, which will be held this day. It is feared that the dammed encountered some pities who had been committing a robbery, and that he met with foul play at their heads. The piece of braes which wee used to sink the body is thought to have been part of the plunder. Others are led to believe that it was a case of suicide, inasmuch as the sum of to. 91d. and a bunch of keys were found in the pockets. The inquest to-day will doubtless throw light on them ninnies.. The detective polies are actively engaged in making inquiries for the purpose of aeceetaining the identity of the deceased. Tbe body ef the little girl, Mary Gartland,was taken out of the owl yesterday morning, and nal cones the house of the affimeted parents, whore en inquest will be held.— Freeman's Jeunkil.
The Express. — 1859-08-05 (London, England)

THE DIVORCE COURT.—From the let of January to the let of June last 54 divorce mita for a dissolution of marriage were heard before the fall court, end is before a iagle judge sad jury; 46 petitions for divorce were deemed, and only is refueed. Two canoes were struck out of the list, no anneal appearing, end in one or two canoes the relief of a dissolution was refitted, but • judicial reparation mesa et thoro decreed notwithstanding. 333 motions were heard and dispor f of by the leaned Judge Ordinary boaters Januery and June last, and 311 summoners &aposed of in chambers by the same authority. 20 applicaSoria for a mere "judicial separation" were decreed from Jemmy to June, and 1 only refused; 42 ants for dissolution of marriage were presented by the husbands and 19 by the Wives. In the caw of judicial reparation die deem are reversed,lB petitions basog been handed in by unhappy wives Bud only six by unfortorSe heal:ends. Eleven petitions for the protection of the pmperty of wives were granted, end three refined. Such is a specimen of the beneficent operation of Lord Palmerston's famous sot for the undoing of the nuptial knot, when that tie hes booms ea evil and en unbearable oppression, se from this paper anymore to be too often the are. CONSECRATION OF HATFIELD HEATH CHURCH —Yesterday (Thursday), the orremony of calmest! iog this interesting little cooleeiatical edifies, which has now been erected two years, sad is seder the zealous christen miniaretirets of the Rev. W. C. Ballets. hicumbeet, wee ; formed by the Lord Bishop of Rochester, in the ream, of • 11401110611 ss.embly of the paxishioners, and elmtlf and gentry of the neighbourhood. An appropriate sermon was preached by the 11ev. O. Burn, vicar of Hatfield Brood Oak, who select d ev his text, Psalm 132, verses 8 and 9. The sus of 1821. was collect d oiler the service. An eiegent luncheon was served la a marquee near the thumb, to which a large party of ladles sod gentlemen at dose. under the presidency of John Archer Hon ion, Esq. The school children and poor parishioners were also eat ,rtslaed en the occasion. The consecration of the church of St. John the Evmgelist, Bush-end, in the reins pada, takes also to-day (Friday).—Chetetsforal earmark. SUICIDE OF A WINE MERCHANT AND TAVEltlfEIMER aT
The Express. — 1859-05-30 (London, England)

ADJODRNED INQUUT.-(THIS DAY.)  This forenoon, at II o'clock, Mr. Viably, coroner hr West Middlesex. end a jury, reassembled at the Castle Tam, Holloway, for the purpose of resuming the inquiry lerMyr the death of Mr. Andrew Hooper Huddketons, aged 23 (sea Of Ds. Huddketone), a medical student, who animas* suicide by taking smirks acid, under cireumsemen of a Try insmrie?lo and lamentable nature,  The pasessilligeeraMed the most intense interest, and the jury-room wee crowded to ezeses. lir. Lewis, of Ely-puree, attended on basil of the relations of the deemed. Kr. Hebert Wood, solicitor, of Colemas-..rest. City. was also prow. On the lint meeting ea esturday, the COMM having excluded the press sad the piddle from the inquest, nothing could be obtained cosusetei with the cage. This morning the following evidence wee taken, which may be Way acted se follows. On Thursday morning last, about eleven o'clock, a young smtleman named Arkall wee crossing a bald is Holloway, ale property of Mr. Oneg, when he discovered the body of thedecwd. Information was given to the police, and it wss reeseved to the doadhouae.. Mr. Mitchell sew the body, and has alum made a post morales examination, when it was ascertained beyond doubt that death resulted front taking large quanti.ies of pruseic said. • hottle containing some quantity of the poison in question was isund upon the pram cif the &messed, also a letter he the bassilwridag Or the deemed, bat the contests did not Irsaspire tu oast during the marning. The Coroner bre meal le the jury that he had received a latter from Mr. Paget, surgeon, el St. Bartholomew's litspi,sl, who bad been appointed to make an analysis, but that gantleams had not dons so up to the present time, swing to his menvoMable abeam from town. . .  A quantity of emdenco is to be brought forward in relation to tits circtunnances which led to the commission of the nab act, which is more or lees tt family matter." The «quay was going on when the reporter left.  1.12111111 Vi 144%1 UPON piIINDLI AND