The Express. — 1860-11-30 (London, England)

DEATH.—An inquest has been held at the Berle, Mow, in the village of Cosgrove, Northamptoushire, before Mr. Arthur Wean°, deputy-coroner, on the body of the Rev. Charles Styles Drake, It appeared from the evidence that deemed (who was • fellow of Jeans College, C.' inib • and resided with his father. Admiral Drake, at Castle Tdoryq near Ccegrove) dined with Mr. Francis Thureby, at Calicoes Priory. He left there in his usual health at 'd./ miantes past 10 o'clock at night, to walk home to Castle Thorpe. His nearest was along the towing-path of the Greed Junctiou into which he must have fallen. His hat was found the nett morning fleeting uo the water, and the canal was dragged, but the body was nut recovered until 3 o'clock on huturdey afternoon. The dammed had in his pocket, when found, a watch, money to the amount of 91. Os. 13d., • met. Aloe order, and various other papers. He was 44 years et age, and unmarried. Awes,' Woutiouns INgintAgirt.—Mr. Hunpluses, the caroler for the eastern division of the county of Middlesex, held an inquest on Wolueelev, at the Bleck Horse ravers, Kingslead.road, upon the body of Themes lint, s, a othiuet.naker, aged 112, who committed suicide by hanging himself I. a public-house where he lodged. The evidence of the deoemed's daughter arid another wileme we. to the effect that be complained to them that he weld not obtain admission to kilioreditch workhouse, sad, in reply to an offer ma the pert of hie daughter to eceompany him there, be said they would bully the eyes out of het head if she went. He was very infirm, and not able to work, although be did sometimes earn 34. or 4d. a day, and his children, who were all in poor eircum• staucee, sometimes gave him a few halfpence. The dammed said several times that if be were not admitted into the house lie should destroy himself. Upon the 14th of November he told the witnesses that he had applied, but haul been refused admiseioo, het was to have la. fel. • week and a 41b. loaf of bread for three months. The relieving oars., denial that the deceased had applied for alma. Moe lute the methanol,. It appeared that the deeemed was au inmate of the house from October, I'S9, to the 4th et August last, duriug which time he was is the sick ward suffering from clarouic bronchi. tie, but on the letter date be was discharged from the doctor's lids" "relieved." He was thou celled before the hoard, who directed him to be discharged with an allow. mos of Is. • weak sail a 4lb. loaf for two weeks. The clerk to the guardians said the dammed quitted the workhouse voluaterdy, but afterwards goaded that statement by admitting that the man had not applied to be discharged, and that the board had adored him to leave the bowie Dr. James Clark, surgeon to the iihoreditch workheuee who atteeded Lim while he was w irritate ,Meted that deceased when di...6.Nal by him " relieved," oa the 4th of Aorta. was not able-bodad and was not in a et condition to leave Cm hour/. After a lengthened usioiry, at which the hoard of guardians were repremuted by their solicitor, the jury returned a andict that the deceased hung himself while in en unsouud auto of mind, through hiring been refused admisaion to the workhouse. -