The Express. — 1859-06-13 (London, England)

MINSTRELS.—On Friday, Mr. Wall, coroner ter W. et Middlesex, rewooed an 'dimmed Inquiry at the Bull, Highgate, touching the death of Sail Horton Pierre, of the Christy's Minstrel troupe, which took piece under the subjoined distressing circumstance. :—Tk• doomed was one of the principal members of the black troupe, and was greatly respected by the whole bead. It mess that the pox fellow, who was an American—hie wife being at the proem time in Shot country—had exhibited for some time peat strong evidences of mental aberration, which so alarmingly increased that he wee pieced under the owe of an attendant at Highgate. There could bean doubt but that be we. eventually eeie.d with delirium tremens, and in consequence • strict watch was kept on hie movements. He had only been staying et Highs ore three days when, on Sunday morning last, he got up about 3 o'clock, sad at that early hour insisted upon ping for a walk, previous, ea he intimated to his attendant, to proceeding to church. He set out with ben, and mow diately commenced walking at • rapid peon until sb cut 6 o'clock, when suddenly, with at exclamation, he fell dews in the road apparently Witham. Medical aid was at owe procured, bat in vain, se life wee eatinot. There were strong ramose, that the deceased had poisoned himself; but Mr. Heger, =two, of liorwey, who made the post-mortem elemisation, found the Wale sauteed and c ingered, thus fully accountieg for the deceased's delirium, and his ultimate end from exhaustion.  I)tyraras Suletou. —On Saturday Mr. Waktey, coroner for West Middlessz, geoeceded with an hp qniry. at the Rainbow Tam, Limorpool-road, tnuctomg the death of Captain WEIS= Arnold William, eget 31, lets of the let Wed ladle Regiment, end eon of Mr. Serjeant Weill's/or, who committed suicide nailer the following eirrumatances —lt appeared from the evidence that deceaoed hid lodged at 61, Gibinon-aquae, since Cleriatma. hot, and he was somewhat irregular and int-coparste in his habiti, but there was nothing in his manner to lead his landlady to .upp-ee that he would commit .o nth ea ace, although it subtoquonify traispired that h. had twice attempted ouiede. However, on the day of his death, his non-appearante at the uathl hour excited napkins, and the landlady eat• red bin room, when she found hire 13 tag on the flow with a phial that had contained prank acid by hie side. She lamedietely called swietance,and Mr. O. Harelip, a neighbouring surgeon, we. sent for, but that gentleman, upon big snivel, pronouneed life extinct. Then was a strong smell of preen acid at the dmesesd's mouth, end the po.l-ntol ton sz•missLion proved that he had drat a large quaatity of that deadly pan. csuaiag, se it must have dons, instentaaeonsly fetal multi. The phial found by hie side we. an ounce bottle, and It seemed probable that ho drank the whole of the eonteats. A wits written by the deormed wen discovered on the table, addrened to his father, in which ho spoke of bin pu•t lib in terms of biter self-reproach, Pall that it would be the last time he would hear from hint, end, in conclusion. begged hie father to forgive him the tronbi, and emoyanoe that be had oconsiosed to his family. The comae briefly summed np, commenting upon Ito exceedingly painful Ware of the and the jury returned a verdict of " Suicide," leaving lb. data of mind en open question.