The Express. — 1848-11-13 (London, England)

SHIRE.___  - - ----REPRESENTATION OF THE WEST RiDING.—A meeting of the delegates from the several polling districta,cotvested by the executive committee appointed at the meeting of liberal electors held lust week, was held on Friday, at Wakefield, to receive the reports from the several districts. F. Carbatt, the late Mayor of Leeds, presided. After the reports had been received, the second addrees of Mr. C. W. Wentworth Fitswilliam was read and canvassed, and it I MIS tv. 'staidly resolved" That the second address of the Hon. C. W. Wentworth-Fitswilliam is unsatisfactory to the delegates roost, and they cannot recommend the electors to give him their ',import." Tne exveutive committee, consist. ing of the delegates from Leeds, were deputed to wait upon Mr. Fitswilliam to make known to him this resolution, and to request him to retire from the candidateebip for the reproknotion of the Ridinx, so es to make way for a gentleman whose political opinions ware mare in accordance with the views of the gentlemen who met at Normanton on the 17th September.  SUICIDE OF A Lit.Ellii774AN-illeßev. W. Browne, of St. John's, Oxford, and for two 'airs past curate of St. Stephen's, Swinton, one of the suburban districts of Nottingham, committed suicide on Friday last. The deceased, who woe of good family, and much esteemed by his vicar and parishioners had, about six months ago, formed ths acquaintance of the Rev. B. 801 l Vicar of Pentlow, Faux, to whose dauchter, a yoang lady of about sixteen, he showed much attention, becoming at length a constant visitor at the house. On Thursday morning, previous to leaving Nottingham for Woodborough, on a visit to a friend, the deceased wrote to Miss Bull, inclosing her a handsome present, which, with the letter, she placed in the hands of her father, who the same day wrote a note in reply, which in friendly terms thanked Mr. Browne for the kindness he had shown his daughter, hit begged of him to discontinue his suit, at least for the present, on account of her extreme youth. Upon Mr. Browne's return from Woodborough on Friday morning this communication produced a state of frenzy that led to the catastrophe in question.—At the inquest held on Saturday before C. Swann, Esq., several witnesses deposed , as to tile excitement of the deceased on receiving the note referred to.—John Jackson, gunsmith, deposed that shortly after three o'clock on Friday deceased came to his shop and s pistol for 255 , with some shot of the largest Cart :issf4ak of powder, a me caps, and wadding. Whilst witness was serving another customer deemed loaded the pistol, and then asked at what distance it would kill a man. Witness replied that he did not know, but that it would "make him tremble on the other side the street." Deceased then left the shop like a man in haste, but without manifesting any observable agitation or excitement.—Elizabeth Berry, daughter of the keeper of the Castle lodge, deposed that deceased came te the grounds about four o'cloca on Friday. Some 20 minutes afterwards, she went up to the ruins, and on looking through a window into one of the rooms of the castle, sew a large pool of blood on the ground. The body of deceased was afterwards found with the pistol grasped in the left hand. Mr. White, surgeon, described the wand, which was in the forehead, the shot having entered the brain.—Dr. Aldersen (superintendent of the Nottingham umiak Asylum) had known deceased about nine months. Had frequently noticed his manner to be very peculiar, and had remarked that he should not be surprised if he went insane.—After a brief consultation, the jury returned a verdict of " Temporary inanity.