The Express. — 1852-01-07 (London, England)

OOO.-1 s. W. B.W. Plowome.a N.E. &ay:wows s. Warm B. Wampum —.O B.  Avoc, braise Hard Wand Ilard Wied  1.01,a11y WNW) °wren ~OW Proudly Cloudy ',raw Hard Prost Strong Frost  smog anew (Ntetl• Breese Gentle Brom 1 String Brow I  INQVIIST ON FLANAGAN IN NEmOATE.—Yesterday an inquest was held in Newfrate, before Mr. W. Payne, coroner for the City, end in the presence of the sheriff., on the body of henry Martin Flsnapan, whose death by suicide was recorded yesterday. The deceased, it will be recollected, had been committed to the above prison on a charge of obtaining money on a false pretence of providing legal assistance for a prisoner at the Middlesex Sessions. It ap peered from the evidence of I)evonshire and Humphrey', turnkeys of the prison, that shout 7 o'clock on Monday morning the deceased was seen crossing the yard and entering his cell, previous to which a pail of water had been placed in his cell at his request, for the purpose of washing himself. A few minutes afterwards Humphreys had occasion to visit the cell, but finding some obstruction to his entrance, forced open the door, when he discovered the deceased on his knees, bending over, with his head immersed in a nail of water. A handkerchief was tied round his neck, but not so tightly as to cause strangulation. Witness gave the alarm, and the deceased was instantly conveyed to • warm bath, being thin to all appearance quite dead. Medical aid was sent for, and on the arrival of Mr. Wilder, of Ilattoa-garden, that gentleman, after attempting ineffectually to bleed him, pronounced life extinct. The turnkey further stated, that he had observed no difference in the manner of the deceased from the time of his admittance to that of his committing the fatal act. The wife and son of the unfortunate man were also examined, and both I ascribed the commission of the act to a feeling of depression, caused by the desertion of his friends, who had not visited him once in the prison since his confinement, which seemed to be felt by him the more severely on account ef his having been previously addicted to drinking habits, lie had also exfear that he should not be defended on his trial, CliZed a unnequainted with the fact that Mr. Swan, solicitor, of eiray's-iiiii.placie, had taken means to secure the aid of counsel. Letter., which had been found in the hat of the deceased when discovered, as stated, in the cell, were read, one of which, addressed to his wife, was as follows : " My dearest Eliss,—l am no more, after thirty-three years being happy together. My love and blessings to all to family. Farewell, for ever, my dearest love. If you will write to the Duke of Richmond, Lord Brougham, and tke Marquis of Anglesea, who were intimately acquainted with my brother, they will put you in the way to do something to get our property in Ireland. It is in both Journals of the Houses of Parliament. If you will write to the lion. Mr. Ellis, my friend, he will kelp you. I should like Mr. Hayden end all my friends to follow me to the grave. Bury me with Henry. The Lord have inerey on my soul. Don't fret, we shall meet in Heaven. Two other letters were addresevil to the Queen, Prince Albert, and the public, in which the dereased strongly protected his in. nomnee, and expressed a hope that his wife and family would he t leen rare of. After the evidence of the surgeon who was summoned had been %skin, the coroner briefly called the silent' of the jury to the melancholy facia of the case, and a verdict of "'temporary insanity" was returned.—While the inquest was proceeding the widow of the dammed we tolled in by the direction of the sheriffs, who, after amprokag their commiseration, presented her with a 6J. note.