The Express. — 1857-02-05 (London, England)

SUICIDE AT THE ROMAN CATHOLIC CONVENT,  CHELSEA.  Yesterday afternoon Mr. Wakley held an inquest in the School Room el the Roman Catholic Convent, Cadogm-terrace, Sloane-square, Chelsea, respecting the death of a young girl mined Mary Read, aged 18 years. AcemCng to the statement of Mrs. Anna Read, the =Shoe of the deceased, the latter formerly resided with her parents at Brighton. About three years ago she was appreneked as a pupil-tiechcr for five years, and was very much liked by the .Idrew. She was occasionally eccentric in her habits, basin suffered an injury in tho heed by falling down emu area steps at the age of 13 years. On last Thursday wavissi do wont to a Maniere chop, end obtained some melte add whereby ale destroyed her life. Idre Theresa Watkins stated that she wee the "metier arapwlar" of the estabiledwelat, sad that the deewswiliadbeest there three yam Wham was mend at her death, which took os last at about heldwest tea e haver an hear wreviraly.t ens of the " decal " of the bewee, who few= the =expectedly in bed sad abased. Wham wee Waned at the time that the deemed wee welds( very straagely, sad had add that she" Ind taken poison. -Witness replied that " the child was wandering in her mind, having bum 11l • few days." die salmi the deceased what she had bias, sad the letter rettlish " salts of sorrel " (oxalic arid). She =a then asked why she lied taken it, and she answered " I wished te hare the world." Bore other quespona fol hared. and she made se toneur, bat hews isteidaq cio ha*, and aeries* berms browsible. Witness ma at asap tar medical atailars. ad Ile. Teevan, surgeon, d Okirindiest, Eatawptes, shaded almost burned's*, ifs Work dis Ewe* at whose shop the pits hai hen worse, lss lbw. The yams Smarr stated est sha saw preceded reteed In the Miss at is o'clock on the orrnilsgrfabez..........and she mg Yaw spewe out of the bum when Os Mgr yes spewed he the aildwires 01c717."-Mhes, four hesdusil at whiss altsslsi tip alma as asiowhdned of hr had that arestos, sal was at time Toy shaage and wasstrat in bat mossr. She was as of the beet girls =llliUsil Am woo looked upon am s model, all the hod fibs. She bad never rind or expressed a dodo is leavefly sibsoi altogether, and wade no coinplidaht. Wises vas use Sot she destroyed herself by her owls had, list to set was aallsoly her own. She bad no acquakhosos aid ma comet hi bar mode of life being estre=sges.ol and Wady. Owe in asters corroborated them Mr. !mink d 12, _Hebei_tmurie, opposite the convent, stated that the dimmed purchased the poison from him, at his shop as the Naming in question. Sha had an ounce, saying Mat to waalial to take Masts out of lira with it. He renewhill ups ihe tarpons al the queritly, art she said she bed a seas ant et week Is Is. Rs said her if she knew MM it was poke% Ind is ',Nut Mat she did, because she W need it beim" spledsawlima Re this pre it to bar, art mots " rim" is Imp lam spot to New. She somml tastiaad mu* It Os lisu Re was laid to her dewily athessois, asi Art babe toM as motto was about be us amp scram& lam lobs lb. Toms cans into the mons. _ _ _ _ _  1147iirras uteri that rim be arra is the ski arms parkers restribia, sad earl act rwaliow. Stio rareck-pomp am rood ha*, with large suralitio et di asd rum wear, bat without art, Mg sir died *telly sftannutir Upon • itoat-orelem asestirtior mei imbruing the contents of the dor" dr psis= was Mal In conaidenble quantity. lie lashed at Ur ink, art ai eataisted beyond doubt that then w adideat sase to scroant for the %mottled err Ober alai  Tle7eallall eximbedludaissr.dieether, in the absence of the eistbsellies et ties r to the treatment and corn=et lama sal the , and the answers were TM C=Fentleateleveye.,:mopijy tbe ury. reputtoi that e should neglect calling In milled satieleaso te of the head until too late; sal shoe wit re the evidence, a verdict no., returned to Os Ake dot tile Ivor girl had committed suicide when in • doled head*  SEAMEN'S Wl