The Express. — 1866-06-01 (London, England)

SHAREHOLDER IN  THE BANK OF LONDON.  An inquiry was held by Mr. W. J. Payne, the coroner for the Duchy of Lancaster, last night, at the Bowyer Hotel, Manor-street, Clapham, touching the death of Mr. James Christie, aged 16 years, a gentleman who was alleged to have committed suicide in consequence of losses incurred through the City panic. Mr. Thomas Christie said that the deceased was his father. He resided at 141, Manor-street, Clapham. Up to within the last three weeks he was in good health and spirits. Since that time he bee me very depressed in consequence of having lost a great deal of money through the panic in the City. lie held a number of shares in the Bank of London. He was always talking about his loss, and as he was a shareholder in the bank, he did not know the full extent of his loss, and that preyed upon his mind. He used to go daily to the bank for the purpose of seeing whether the doors of it were going to be closed. He did that in consequence of finding the shares depreciating. He had a great many shares in the bank, and he was afraid of a further call, and he did not know how to meet it. William Oakey, 3, Ship-street, said that on last Wednesday morning, about 10 o'clock, he was passing No. 141, Manor-street, when a servant ran out of the house and called him in. Upon proceeding upstairs he found the deceased lying on his back on the floor of his bedroom. He was dressed in his drawers and night dress, and he was quite dead. A piece of broken bell-rope was hanging from the pole of a French bedstead. W.tnesa saw a lady standing near the deceased. Matilda Comber said that she had been in the deceased's service 12 months. He lived with his wife and three children. Everything wag happy and comfortable at home until within the last fortnight. He then became very low-spirited, as if he had something preying upon his mind. Mrs. Christie told witness that be had had a heavy loss, and that he was always thinking of it. Witness heard him say, " How unfortunate it is, everything I do seems to turn out for the worse. This is a heavy loss." On last Tuesday morning he was very low and desponding. He left the house at half past 10 o'clock to go to the bank, and he returned at 5 o'clock in the evening. He was then very sad. Witness did not see him alive after. In the morning in order to try and keep his spirits up, Mrs. Christie took breakfast with him in the bedroom. It was his usual habit to take a walk before breakfast, but that day he did not do so. After the deceased had taken breakfast Mrs. Christie went into the garden, and witness hearing a noise in the deceased's room informed her mistress of it. Mrs. Christie then went to the door, but finding it locked, called "Christie, Christie! I know he is dead." Witness then got a large stick, and Mrs. Christie covered the end of it with a piece of carpet, and burst the lower panel of the door in. She then knelt down, and looked ! through the opening in the door, and called out, " Oh, my God, be has hanged himself." Mrs. Clara Christie, widow of the deceased, said that her husband had removed the bell-rope, and fastened it to one of the curtain rings of the French bedstead. After witness unlocked the door from the inside, after bursting the paella in, the bell-rope broke, and her husband fell dead at her feet. He had never threatened to commit suicide.  Sergeant H. Beaumont, 23 W, said that he found some pieces of torn paper in the deceased's bed. Upon potting the pieces together, the words "J. Christie. Issue of 1212. Chatham ahotment," could be read.  Henry 8.. Sdrester:elapham-common, said that he was called in to see the deceased on Wednesday. He we. finite dead and the cause of his death was strangulation by hanging. The Coroner having summed up the jury returned a verdict of " Suicide whilst in a state of temporary insanity."  A sea wall is about to be built at Bognor, in Sussex, at a cost of 6,0001. PROPOSED VISIT OF THE PRINCE OP WALES TO Cotclicsree.—The Prince of Wales, it is announced, will visit Colchester on Tuesday next to review the 11th Hussars, and it is understood that he will be accompanied by the Princess, Prince Teck, the Duke of Cambridge, and a number of the nobility. A large marquee, capable of aeoomwodating 50, is to be erected near the Cavalry Barracks, in which luncheon will served up to the royal and other guests. Late last evening we learned that Colchester is making great preparations to receive Eta royal visitors in a becoming manner, and uphold its ancient character for loyalty. The Hussars and Rifle Volunteers will form a guard of honour to the Prince and his party from the railway station to the camp. An address will be presented to his royal highness by the mayor and corporation, at the Town Hall ; and the day will be observed as a general holiday in the town. There is also to be a ball in the evening. It is stated the Prince is likely to proceed to Wivenhon to see his yacht, the Diagram, built by Mesas. Harvey and Son.—Chelmilord Chronicle.