The Express. — 1861-10-12 (London, England)

SUICIDE OF VISCOUNT FORTH.  The following is the conclusion of the evidence gives at the inquest on Thursday :  Mr. R. W. dravee, F.R.C.&, said he had personally attended Lord Forth sod the lady since the end of July. The gentleman introduced himself us Captain Drummond, ' but he subsequently had reason to believe that he was Lord. Forth, and that the lady was not his wife. He wits up with Mrs. Drummond until three o'clock on Tuesday morning (having attended her in her confinement), and at five o'clock he was again called by a masseuse, to come to her. He proceeded immediately to the hotel, and on the way met Lord Forth, who was in • fearfully excited state, and said, " Graves, my deer fellow, she is dead." As soon as they got to the hotel they found that Mrs. Drummond bad met breathed her last lie threw himself upon her and wept bitterly ; then be went on his knees at her bedside and still wept; and then he stelileuly got up and drank nearly half.a.piut of brandy at a draught. Mr. Graves took the bottle from him and led hint to the drawing-room. He was then in a state of frenzy, and suddenly snatched up a large knife and made a dash at his breast, but Mr. Graves prevented bin injuring himself. Mr. Graves took the knife from him, and unseat with him as to his cowardly conduct. He replied. " What am 1 to do? lam perfectly alone and friendless. My father has deserted me, and now the only friend 1 dual left is dead." Subsequently he became calm, sod promised on his honour never again to attempt his life, but to leave that day to go to Brussels to his father, the witness having previously told him he knew that he was Lord Furth, and that the lady was not his wife. He then left, giving instructions that he was not to be left alone. Mr. Graves described the mansures he took to restore the deceased after he hail taken the poison, and the subsequent post murtem es. aniMation, the result of which was that had the deceased been perfectly healthy he would probably have recovered, but hie system was so much impaired by intemperauce that death resulted front the action of the laudautun on ii frame already dimmed. A discussion arose as to the necessity of an inquest on the lady. Mr. Graves said her death arms from natural causes, entirely unconnected with her contiumneut, and that both be and Dr. Evans were prepared to state that no inquest was necessary, while an inquiry into her history could only give pinto her family, who lived near Glou°eater. _  Tie Coroner said he should make s pirate inquiry, and if he thought an inquest necessary he should hold one. The room was then cleared, and the jury returned a verdict, "That Lord Forth died train poise., taken wLfle he was suffering from temporary insanity.'  THE PORTS OF Coss.—A notice in list night's Gazeue states, that the Lords of the Committee of Privy Council for Trade have received from the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, a copy of a despatch from the Spanish hliuistor for Foreign ABA" announcing that in consequence of representations made byherldajesty'sgovernment as to the hardship of exacting fines from vessels to ballast presenting themselves in the ports of Cuba, without being provided with certificates from Spanish consuls, the Spanish government have seen fit to remit the fines levied on certain British vessels, but it is expressly stated that those remissions are to be considered as special acts of grace mid not as pmcedents fur future cases. It is important therefore that all British vessels proceeding to the ports of Cobs should be provided with such certificate,.  •