The Express.
London, England, 1866-01-02 00:00:00

FATAL FALL OF A BALCONY AT DALSTOP.

INQUEST.—(THIS DAY.)
This morning Mr. Richards, the deputy coroner,
held an inquiry at the Three Compasses Tavern, D•leton,
touching the death of Mr. Francis Garlsnd, aged 56 year.
Miss J. Garland, No. 20, Norfolk-road, Dalstos, said
that the deceased was her father. He was a commercial
traveller, but be had lately bees out of employment.
On Saturday the deceased said that he would clean
the front parlour window, and went out and stood
on the balcony for that 'purpose. He leaned ag►inst the
iron railing, and the balcony and the deceased fell into the
area beneath with ► great crash. The back of the decse.ed
came in contact with the stone copiog of the area, and he
was dreadfully injured. He was picked up, and a doctor
was cent for, but he died a short time after.

Matthew Pope said that belying a loud crash be rushed to
the area of No. 20, Norfolk.rosd, he there found the de-
ceased lying in an insensible state. The Portland
stone balcony had been smashed to atoms and it presented
the appearance of • mass of sand. The weight of the
deceased had evidently proved too much for the strength of
the balcony, which had only been supported by an iron cor-
nice at eac► end.

A juror said that the baloookie in (Inaction were only
made for ornament and not for tun. The heaviest weight
that a Portland stone balcony would bear would be that of
• number of flower pots. He had noticed sever►l servant
girl/ standing on them, end their lives were always in dan-
ger.
Dr. White proved that the canes of deemed'sdeath was
injury to the spine.
The jury returned a verdict of " Accidental death."

Death having made several vacancies of late in
the Sacred College, the Pope has at the present moment no
fewer than 15 scarlet h►ts to dispose of.

The appearance of the ladies' tribunes at St.
Peter's on Christmas morning indicated that, if not quite
so numerous uon other occasions, there are still • good
number of foreigners now in Rome. The Pope officiated as
usual, and, although rather pale. seemed—writes a core-
spondent—quite vigorous enough to get through the la-
boriously lengthy ceremonial. The pax f orate at 3 o'clock
in the morning, end the silver trumpets at noon, proved as
attractive as ever to the frequenters of the Vatican, and the
extreme beauty of the weather brought the whole city on
the move later in tbo day.

ST. PAUL'S CATHEDRAL.—Yesterday the names
of the following reverend gentlemen, who have been ap.
pointed by the Lord Bishop of London to preach at the
cathedral on &today mornings during January were pub.
lished :—Jan. 7. The Rev. Herbert Kynaston, D.D., late
student of Christ Church, Oxford, high master of St. Paul's
School, and • prebeudary. Jan. 14. The Rev. Michael
Gibbs, late fellow of Oats College, Cambridge, chaplain
to the Lord Mayor, rector of Christ Church, Newgate•
street, and • prebendary. Jan. 21. The Rev. Charles
Marshall, vicar of St. Bride's, Fleet-street, and • pre-
bendary. Jan. 28. The 11ev. William Henry Milman,
late student of Christ Church, Oxford, rector of St. Au-
gustine and St. Faith, Watling-street, and a minor canon.
The workmen were busy yesterday in arranging the seats
and other fittings for the evening services under the dome.
The Rev. Canon Cbampneys, vicar of St. Pancras, was
yesterday succeeded as ca non residentiary by the Rev.
Canon Melvill, B. D., rector of Berne,.
DZATH OF MS. RAMSAY OF BARNTON.—On
Saturday morning last died Charles William Ramsay Rani.
say, Esq., of Breton and Bauchi*, near Edinburgh, •
gentleman who, though little more than 21 years of age,
was well known as a keen sportsman and supporter of the
Scottish turf, and as a regular rider to the Linlithgow and
Stlrlingshire packs. He died in consequence of au accident,
at first deemed trivial. Returning with • party of ladies
and ',sidemen from Caratairs, where he had been to •
ball. he was riding outside • private omnibus, when the
vehicle wasdriven under some trees. A bough swept Mr.
Ramsay from the roof of the carriage, and be received •
small wound near his Imes, but apparently no other isjury.
He thought so little of the hart that he went about as
anal, sad heated more than cuss after having received it.
Bat it did not heal, erysipelas supervened, and, despite
every medical care, ha died in consequence of the accident.