The Express.
London, England, 1866-03-02 00:00:00

MELANCHOLY SUICIDE PROM EXCESSIVE

PAIN.

INQUEST.—(THD3 DAY.)
This morning Mr. Richards, the deputy-coroner,
held an inquiry at the Wellington Tavern, Csnuoa-strest-
road, St. George's-in-the-East, touching the death of James
Bircham, aged 65 ream
Sarah Bireham, No. 8, South-street, St. Georges-ie.
the-East, said that the deceased was her husband.
Be had been a carman, but for the last eight years he
had been unable to work in coesequenos of a barrel
having fallen upon him. He had for several years suffered
dreadful pain because the wound had been poisoned
and rendered incurable by washing it with a foul sponge.
On last Monday afternoon witness, at the request
of the deceased, left the house for the purpose of
taking a cup of tea with • neighbour. Upon her
return in an bour's time witness saw the deceased
kneeling on the bed. One end of a silk handkerchief was
fastened round his neck and the other end of it was
tied to the top of the bedstead. When witness
saw that his head was banging down and that
he appeared to be quite dead, she gave a scream, " Oh,
my poor husband has bagged himaelt ! What shall Ido
now!" She could recollect nothing more.
Samuel Lelia'', a lodger in the same house, said that
on the afternoon in question he beard loud 'creamy, and
upon entering the room occupied by the deceased be found
him banging, as described by the list witness. Witness
cut hint down and sent for a doctor.
Dr. Wood said that the cause of death was strangulation.
His life, from the excessive pain which be had for several
weeks endured, must have been a perfect misery to him.
The Coroner bowleg gemmed up, the jury returned a ver-
dict of "Suicide while of unsound mind."

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At a meeting of the Aeronautical Society of
Great Britain, held oa Wednesday, at Stafford House, St.
James's, his Grace the Doke of SursZZLAND in the chair—
present also Lord B. Grosvenor, Dr. Fairb tiro, Mr. Glaieber,
Mr. Wenbam, Mr. Butler, Mr. Ohren, Mr. Whet)le, end
EXTENSIVE FIRES LAST NIGHT AND THIS Mr. Brairey--eaveral geotlemes were admitted as members.
HORNING, The stemmunieatioes were of an interesting nature, and •
paper wall read by the honorary secretary, Mr. Frederic
Two very destructive fires broke out last night Brearey, which was ordered to be published, as it was
and this morning, me in Drury-lane sad lilac"... i thought to oontain some valuable suggestions.
street, Whitocnapel, destroying property to & very krga At a meeting held on Tuesday, at the house of
extent. The full details of the damages will be found in Archdeacion Wordsworth, to consider what steps should be
the aubjoieed copy of Captain Shaw's report to the Board 4 taken to promote a subdivision of our home dioceses, tt was
Works and to the different insurenee companies interested: resolved, on the motion of Mr. Bamford Hope, ALP..
Lt March. 9g p.m., at 13, Drury-lane, pied by ..eroded by Mr. Mowbray, ALF., to revive the social of
N. F.. Quick, core chandler--cootents is= in the the Committee for she Extension of the Kpisoopate already
Sum DmIngo_„„rob„oo of two floors (in rear of existing, and to add to that committee the names of a num-
dwelling) and contents severely damaged by fire, and , her of influential vinous who were present, or bad ex.
Part of Tao! of; beck front of dwelling damaged by fire • Masai their sympathy with the object for which it wee
d ern broken ; contents damaged by water and removal.: Ine„n,imi" .
second fleor.—Oooupier, Mr. hi'Leehrin ; contemn lettered tHe ARUNDEL SOCIETY.—A special general meet-
Second
Photaix, end slightly damaged by dirt sad removal. lag of the members of the Arundel Society, or the
14, Drury-line. orunpied by J. Levy, maim) store dealer ; Society for Promoting the Knowledge of Art, was held
mints tied buildin insured in the Alliance ; on Wednsed_ sy afternoon, at the house of the •
damage, back front scorched and gates broken. society is Old Bond-streetr under the presidency
bad. Much, 5 s.m., 2, 13evis-marke,iSt. Mary-axe; occupied of Mr. A. Lovard. 111. E. the foreign under-
led B. Dewar, iron founders ; damage, some pat. secretary, for the Pomona of " coissiderieg a scheme for an-
teing, skirting, and • piers of hood timber horsed in pannier I largiog the basis of the society's operations." Ou the motion
ground floor. . of Sir Edmund Head, a provisional resolution was pseud to
51 a.m., 12, Lemanotreet, Wl:Wasp:4 ; occupiers, enable the oonseil to take the necessary steps for complet.
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Mesas. Cm,&ad Luce., sugar refiners ; contents end leg the scheme, sad bringing it for confirmation before the
bolding insured in the Sun, Phcen* sad 13 other members when they assemble f" the tanalctim dth°
seam % Drmage : Uppm floor of single TOMO in Belem- anneal,, Wesel... business of the, society.
Street Pureed out sad roof off : contents under severely laillltCH .11MTS2181011.--ve Wednesday the corner-
dazing, ad by fire and removal. stone of • chuck to be stalled St. Stephen's, South Ken-
likalvd) Ernitll. SHAW, Chief Meer, M,P.B. simian, wee laid by Arehillestas vicar of the
The Duke al flatbeds:id turned out to both fires. Eight pariah. The site is not far from the west transept of the
steam fire stagings attended with 60 firemen, late Exhibition building. The sketch will to brain of
Kentish rear, mad capable of acomamodating above 1,100
0111.110115. The cost, including; the site, mil be 13,c30b The
innumbest, the Ita. John Arthur? Adam, M.A., wee
lately incumbent of TI laity Church, Tolerbill, ono dionooo
of Watched':.

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