Coroner's Inquest.
Yes terday an inquest WdE held at St. Botolph, Bishopsgateovith. oat, Wrorkhouse, betore .Nr. SHEtETOa, the loroner, on the bodyof Jame.cs Black, aged 34 years, who shot himself on Tuiesd evcang. The jary proceeded to vlew the body, wbich prcsenited a drcadl spectace, the entiIe roof of the deceased's skull baving been corn- pletely blown ofF by thc discharge froni a large cavalry pistol, which the unfortunateman used on the shockingoccation. MirgayetBlack, the wifa of the deceased, stated, teat on Tuesday evLaing last, about 20 minutes after seven o'clock, shle went to a coachnaker's shop in Bisntopsgate.street, where her husband worked, for the purpose of nsking him for a little money. On entering the workshop, she saw her husband, who appeared as usual. At this time, Mr. Mla- son, the thrermwan of the factory, dcsired the deceased to go antdt finish a job of repairing a chaise in the vard. So0n after this direc. tion, witnes saw the deceased enter a? small closet, and in a mo. nient afterwards heard a noise proceed from thence; and upon look- iog towards the door, she was shocked on see-ngagreat quantitv of blood flowing from under the door of t Ie closet, In reply to thc Coroner, the witness added, that her husband had a typius fever last Christmas, since which time he had appeared to be in a disor. dered state of' mind. The Coroner desired thie witness to state some drcumstance in her husband's conduct which confirted her in the belief of his insane state of mind. The witness said, about three mnonths previous to ANs death, her husband came home one night, tnd when in bed, said_" ' ell Margaret, I have onie thing to ask vou, will you do it ?" She replied, she did not know until he toid her what it was. He then said-" You must keep it a secrct-get the razor out of the table drawer, cltt my throat with it, and afterwards place it by my side, and no one will ever think vou did it. I have 201, for vou, and that will support you and the children atntil vou can get into some emplovyment." Thomas Mlason, foreman at -Abe factorv where the deceased worked, stated, that about 20 minutes before the suicide took place, he lirected the deceased, who was at work in one of the upper shops, to step down and repair a chaise. The deceaaed proceeded down the stairs with witness, and when about half way down, he entered a small closet. On witness getting into the yatd, he heard the re. port of a pistol, and upon looking up observed a smoke issuing out ofthe closet windov. *Vitness proceeded there, and observed the deceased lying in the state already describetd. A letter was here produced, which wa. found on the person of the deceased after biis death, which fullv cenfiruned the suspicions of the deceased's wife as to her husband's iaalads.-A verdict of insanity was returned. CORONER'S' IVQUEST.