The Express.
London, England, 1865-05-24 00:00:00

THE CIVIL LIST PEESIONS.

The Owl states that a civil list pension of M.
a year has been conferred by the Queen on Mrs. Les*
widow of Mr. Sobs Leech.
The following are found among the Civil List Pennine far
1864-5
Mrs. Bingham, widow of Colonel Charles Bingham, of the
Royal Artillery, in consideration of her late btisbanifs keg
and valuable services, and of the straitened enema:Memo
in which she and her children are left-150/.
tin. Boole, widow of the late professor of m►tbematia
in Queens College, Cork, in consideration of his distil.
gashed attainment' as an original mathematician of the
highest order, sad of his remarkable labours towards the
extrados of the boundaries of science, 1001.
Mr. William Rowitt, in oonsideration of the long sad
useful career of literary labour in which both he and big
wife have been engaged, 1401.
Mr. Thomas Wright, as author who has contributed mach
to English literary and political history, 651.
The OW says that the proposed pension for Min Cobden
will amount to somewhat shwa 1,0001.

THE LATE SHOCKING DEATH OP " STEEPLE

On Thursday an inquest less held in the grand
jury room, Garrick-street, Wolverbamptoe, before T. M.
Phillips, Esq.,borough commer,oe the body of John M'Oms,
better knows as " Steeple Jack," sped 37 yeas, who
sided in Dadley.strest, Bilges, and who died in the Soma
Staffordshire Hospital at balf.past 2 on Monday raostiag.
Thomas Hacking stated Mat he was a repairer el
chimneys, and lived in Bilsice. He worked for the dessesip
who was a repairer of chimneys like himself. Oo Wades*
week they went to work at the Wadoesbury Oak lie
Works, belooging to Messrs. Williams. where the dens rid
bad sumed to repair the top of • chimney. It vs
an engine steak they were repairing, about 100 feet bed.
Witness sesided the dammed to fly a kite and put the reels
over the ettinesey. They axed a piece of timber se a sett is
ors end of the ropes for the purpose of the deceased WM
drawa up to Ms top of the chimney. A sfllb. wa6l
then attached to the other end of
the rope at the imam
Before the seat woo drawn up • pulley was attached to Se
top by a lies. Everything was ready for dossed to pup
es Wedseaday, but he did sot because the 'shimmy vs
tee bet On Saterday witness west up to take the newsy
swat of the eagle Iron. The rope was securely tied ; her
sass could sot pull it sway. The deceased helped to pa
whines up on Saturday, and was also on the top al the
slack himself. On Sunday witless went up shad 11
o'clock, and fixed • portion of the scaffolding. The ike
sassed west up in a stet* of intoxication before the said
was finished. When the dossed was up titers ass
slows. The deceased remised up about as hour and am
came down. The demised could come down huseff,
ease he was heavier than the balance weight. Wbss
be
ewe down they went into • publicises called the Mite
this was about half.pst 12 o'clock. The deceased OM
for a glass of whisky, but was too drunk to drinkit
sea
in the boos until belt-pest 2. The
readsed a
his alums. while Is the boom The desesestltrat
thstwa et the chimney again. and afterwards palled elt
sem up. They remained at the top of the classy MI
about 4 eels* doing the prilindeary work. They
samedown, sad deceased, when about nine yseds ass
I the bottom slapped down the rope. They then Seal
lea
to the public-hoes where they had a gales ale
Wes four of them, and the deceased bad a gtese ef
ram end was smoking. They left the publie.hoese Meal
half-peat 8, and west on to the reef of the mill. Ths
asessead wanted to go up, but witness and swabs sr
prevested him for about an hour. After the other men bed
gene demised shoved witness oo ors side and pulled Mama
*Me ropes. W hen be got to the top of the chimney ts
ladews os theseaffelding, with hie legs Partial
down. Wits= called to him several times, bat he
ad answer, and he thought he was asleep. The derma
did not dance en the chimney. About half-pest 10 the
deemed called to witness, and he then saw bins stead Ws
the 'Sok. He walked forward on to the casting, wadi
projects ever the top of the shimmy about seven islet
Whilst is this position be asemsd to put his foot too fared
and fell doers through the rod of the mill, a distaste ef
shout eight fast from the top of the stack. As alum ess
Stweltd Lovett us to the
with slates from
assistance of wits%
sad they toned the deceased (mewed the
broke. roof. They got him out as quickly as they saki.
The assewed's leg was broken and he was badly hart skeet
the body. Two =tepees were seat for, and they erased
the deseased to be taken to the South Stiffordeliee Hs•
pita% where be erased about half-past 12 o'ciock.
Thomas Lovett said be was employed at the Mora
Wallantes works, es • mill fames mss. Os stmasy
sew tharhesseed on tits steak several times. flet was lad
• aell.blfees half -past 10 that the deceased wee eggs ea
N. tsp. sod wheels said he would go arid se. Hs testi
and bred bas last vitals all to the deceased. The
mimed mil he was coming, and leunediseely MB &VA
through the roof d the WV.
A hem the hospital stated that deososed woo Wl*
misted there about ball-pat 12 o'ebsek on Moadey mond*. .
He was badly hart. The base was protruding Bea 2
leg, sad the ether was cut. There were asses! °eft_
lender about kis bead and body, and • cut is he Wows
He was vary mask istozieated.
The jury, attar bowleg the evidence, !steroids vsedla
of " ASlMestal death.* It saner that deceased was la Ms
habit el 'amitosis wipes employed at verb el this
kind, es hie to " give bka nerva."

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the Moe
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mom at 3 eetwak, by the aes-emboitseit Akan
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Oslataelas Aortas. Irt• seam' &Maw,
tithedavel Catedealaa Asyloa, wM be resat
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