The Express. — 1861-10-19 (London, England)

THE LATE DEPUTY CLERL OP THE PEACE  FOE MIDDLESEX.  At the meeting of the Middle's: magistrates, on Thursday, the chairman, Mr. Pownall, said it was with deep regret and sorrow that he had to inform the court, that slum their last meeting they bad lost one of their most efficient. officers, Mr. Arthur (key Maude, the deputy clerk of the peace, who died, after a short ulcer, in fiwitserland. Mr. Maude had held his responsible Milos nearly 16 years, during which time the whole of the loudness appertaining thereto was conducted with regularity, accuracy, and constant attention. Strictly methodical in his way, the arrainemente of his office proved/I the aptitude with which those eugaged under him carried into effect his plans far the transaction of the accumulated business of the county. His voice was very weak, and could not bo heard when he was reading reports, at any great distance, a defect which was often more noticed than qualities of • really sterling character. Than he, no noel could be more 60er:eons, kind, considerate, and benevolent, sad the poor el that parish (Clerksswsll) had often partakes of his bounty ; he was amiable in temper, forbearing in disposition, as excellent scholar and lawyer, and the court, perilcu/arly the Assistant-Judge and himself, in respect of the several duties they had to ' had lost • most valuable servant. His death was • to the county ; and those in his office had lost • good, kind, and considerate employer. These remarks were listened to with deep attention by the whole court, and there was but one feeling, that of sincere regret at the loss of so valuable a public servant as Mr. Mande.  SUICIDE THROUGH Diesels.—' esterday MOMing Mr. Brent held an ioquest at the Duke of Cornwall, Sherbourne-place, Blandford-square, on the body of Thomas Barnes, aged 45, • bricklayer, who committed suicide through the distressed state of his family. It that the deceased had resided with his family irCifs.ct 'treat, and on Tuesday morning last he was left by his daughter about eight o'clock, and on her entering the boa kitchen about three hours afterwards she eaw her father hoagies from the neck by a rope attached to an iron pia in the wall. She immediately gave an a/arni, when a Mrs. Smith, living is the house, with the posttest promptitude sad rage, eat down the unfortunate man. The assistance of Mr. l;errsse, surgeon, of Wyndham place, was then 0,1 Lined, but the deceased was beyond human aid. In the coons of the evidence • letter was produced, evidently written by the deceased shortly before death. It set forth • complication of difficulties, with the groat distress of his 'family, sail obviously showed the determined state of his rabid. It was further shown that on Saturday last be went to Merylehone workhouse to obtain relief for his family, which was refused, except on condition that he would go into the stone-yard. which he could not do, being physically disqualified. Mr. Tubbs. the relieving officer, showed conelusively that lie had advised the man on that morning to get a medical certificate, stating his inability to work at breaking stones, but it was said by the members of the deceased's family that he had positively refused either to go to the doctor's or to the stonevard. The investigation having resulted in the opinion that no blame was attached to any particular officer, the jury returned a verdict of " Suicide while in an unsound state of mind." The extreme distress of the widow and children excited the sytnpathy of the jury, aid on a subscription being mitered into among them for their benefit it was handed over and accepted with gratitude by the unfortunate mother, who had bees deprived of her partner under each melancholy eiretunetasome. '