The Express. — 1850-08-24 (London, England)

TIIE SUICIDE IN KENSINGTON GARDENS.—A sport of as inquest which was held on the body of a gentleman ueknown, who shot himself with • pistol through the heart in Kensington Gardens, and which appeared in the Exdress of Thursday, was the means of the bode being identified the same day by a gentleman named Krawker, a merchant in the City, from whose statesnout it appears that the deceased gentleman is a native of Prussian Poland, and his connexions are wealthy Jews residing at Berlin, where deceased had lived for some time. He had been brought up to the medical profession, but having failed in obtaining a diploma, he lett Berlin about a month sine*, and came to Kneeland. Sines his arrival leg had been stopping ia Beak-street, Regent-street, which plan he left in • cab on Monday only about an hour before he tommimed the rub act, which is ascribed to his having lost • considerable sum of money, which he brought with him at the gaming table. The slips of parchment with the Hebrew writing have since been ascertained to be the Ten Command. ments, and the strips of leather and Dozes from which they were taken are what is termed a froetlett, spoken of la the Old Testament, and is worn by members of the Jewish persuasion between the eyes at their devotions. ALARMING FIRE AT DEPTFoRD.—Last night, at a few minors before 11 o'clock, • mounted expires arrived at the !Amami fire origins stations with intelligent* that • fire had broken out in the Hop factory of Messrs. When and Co., in the Bridge-road, Deptford. It being well known that these premises were of vast extent, the engines of Southwark. bridge-read, Watling-street, and Tooley-street stations, with Mr. Braidwoed, the superintendent; Mr. Henderson, the foreman of the D district, and powerful bodies of men, were despatched to the scene. Upon ruching whieb, the Erma found that the fire had originated la the drying-house belevees George Rice and Co , the rag bleachers, whom property adjoins the large soap-factory—the same steam-power beiug need in both premises. From the feat of the close prosimity of each, • most fearful conflagration appeared inevitable; but the engines of H.M. dockyard, and several others in the town having speedily arrived, the men in charge of the same, together with the police and inhabitance, exerted themselves moat prainwortbily, and happily succeeded in extinguishing the fire before any damage was done to the adjoining property. The drying -house, however, in which it c..13116011Ctd, was burnt down, and the contents consumed. From the examination sloes mole, no doubt is entertaicel bat that the tire was caused from the over-heat of the drying stove. It could not be Dented in consequence of all hands having left the premiere before the outbreak was noticed, whether the firm wee insured or not. THE GRevasarsu Film—Yesterday, Mr. Milder, the coroner, and • jury of the inhabitants of Gravesend, were tugaged several hours at the Town Hall, inquiring into the circumstances connected with the late destructive conflagration in High-street. A vast amount of evidence was taker, from which it appeared that the fire must have broom out either on the premises of Mr. Read, a tobacconist, or in those of Mr. Adhaiton, grocer, next door. The coroner, having read over the evidence, the jury retired, and after ouroulting kr nearly half-en-hour, returned the following verdict:—" That two eeetain dwelling -houses. lately knows am Nee. 66 end 66, High-street, Gravesend, in the eouuty ,of Kent, were, cm the 11th of August, 1860, burnt down and des eel by fire. bat by what moans the said lire originated, no eYideaee {honed bath been Manisa."