The Express. — 1851-10-01 (London, England)

SUICIDE OF A STOCKBROKER.— A painful ton was created yesterday forenoon in the Stock Exchange by the shocking death of Mr. Ingle Budge, a stockbroker, who committed suicide at the counting-house of Mr. Routh, also a member of the Stock Exchange, in Throgmortowstreet. Late last evening Mr. W. Payne, the City coroner, held an inquest on the body of the unfortunate gentleman, at Mr. Routh's office, before a jury of nineteen inhabitants of the ward, when the following facts were ' adduced. The deceased was • young member of the Exchange, having only been connected with it some four or five years. He was very highly respected in the City for hi. upright and business-like conduct. Mr. Routh, in consequente of beir.g intimately acquainted with the deceased, had allowed him permission to transact his business at his counting-house, No. 32, Throgmorton.street, he not having en office of his own. On Mr. Routh reaching his counting-house yesterday morning at eleven o'clock, he beard from his clerk that the deceased was in the private room, where he had been about • quarter of an hour. Mr. Routh at once proceeded to the apartment, and found the deceased lying on the floor of the water-closet attached to the rount. lie immediately called in assistance, and sent for Mr. Chance, a surgeon in the neighbourhood, who pro/yawed the unfortunate man to be dead. A wine glass was found on the table containing the remains of prussic acid. A brief examination of the body b the medical gentleman sufficed to show that the d had perished from the , ttf‘ets of that poison. On his person was found • loaded pistol and a knife. Some letters also were discovered. They were examined by the coroner, and one ran nearly to the following effi et ; dated Sept. 29th, 1351, addressed to Mr. Forster :—" Dear Sir,—When you have received this I shall have erased to live. I have never done lay good to myself or any one else about me. I knew this must come a long while. I hope some will take pity on my poor wife and children ; du what you can for those helpless creatures • I dare not think of their unhappy condition. I have had the means et death in my possession now more then two weeks." The letter then cute. red into some business transactions, showing the state of his affairs, and which it mad lie untiees,siry to give. It concluded by imploring his friends not to term his littlo ones, and wishing them good bye. *a. signed " Ingle nudge." Mr. Sewell, surgeon, dr Vinehurelastreet, and other gentlemen who were seguaiiited with the deceased, spoke of his disordered state of mind, from which it would seem that he laboured under the mpremion that he would never be able to do any good for himself and family, and that he would always be unfortunate. Yesterday being settling day at the Stock Exchange, he found himself not in • position to meet certain demands, his account at his banker's being considerably short of the sum required, bet which could base been readily averted by application to the committee, who would doubtless have extricated him from his difficulties. He was seen on 'Change about 10 o'clock, sad it is per that the dread of meeting his difikultios induced hem to commit the melancholy act. After some Illwarke, the jury returned a verdict of "Temporary 'weeny." He iti• kit a widow and two children. ArPliENTle:galtlg SoClETT.—Yesterday sornii Ac -2lst annual meeting of the governors, s embers, lutecriben of this institution task at Tao tamst Library, 4, Illoinfield IYseetlMldataward eolt,y, Log. took the chair. The object et tiss meaty is to swat in apprenticing the children of dissenting Williateri, tai) of whose incomes are so small as to stand gnarly in net° of assistance in placing their children in a way of canting their living. There were twelte candidates for tile benefits of the institution, and the following were I.,,keted C. Searle, 833 votes; Elizabeth Stanbridge, par; Jennings. 24.5 ; and F. 11. Allen, 211 Totes. as routine business the meeting terminated.