The Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-12-03 00:00:00

CORONER'S COURT.

On Saturday the Coroner held'the following inquests :
On the body of Hughh. Smith, a joiner, 58 years of
age, who lived at John-street, Park. About a fortnight
ago he left home, and had some drink. He was not.
seen afterwards until his dead body was found outside
the Coburg Dock. Verdict, "Found drowned!'
On the body of a female named Dorothy Holcroft, 791
years old. She was engaged steering a flat on the:
canal,-when iI came in contact with .another boat, andi
' knocked her, over. Her legs were broken, and she diedt
in consevence of the injuries. There was no blame+
attached to'any one ; and the jury returned a verdict of
" Accidental death."

On the body. of Bridget Brown, the wife of a lodging-
houie keeper, in Great Howard-street. She was much
given to drink, and went' Oa. bed drunk on Friday night.
She was found dead in bed en Saturday morning. The
inquiry was adjourned to this day.
6usrierous CASE.—An inquest was held on the body
of a young woman named Ann ,Humphries, nineteen
sears of age, whose body was found in the canal. The
evidence given went to show that she had been a ser-
vant, and that some time ago she received money from
her brother in America, to take her out there. She
paid her passage, and had her luggage on board the
ship, and it went cut in the ship, but it' seemed she
remained behind with wilier' named John M'Nally, and,
since last August, very little was seen of or heard about.
her, until her body was found in the canal. Her brother,.
a gas-fitter here, stated that there was a variety of
rumours afloat, and he wished the case adjourned to this
day, when further evidence would be produced. The
inquest was accordingly adjourned.
Seamus CHARGE.—The next inquest was on the body
of Sewph. Aspinall, a painter, who died in the Royal{
Infirmaty,• as it was stated, in consequence of injuries.
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brother, a painter, and lived in Back Chesnnt-streat. On
Saturday night he visited him at the infirmary, and B.AW
a large cut in his head. He was twenty-seven years of
age, and very sober. Robert Farrington, ropemalierp
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Saturday night last, with John Miles and George Blair.-
Miles was not sober, and when be came into the stitet-
disturbance arose in consequence of something which' he
did. The deceased came down the street to look at
was going on, when a man, whom witness did not knout;.
struck deceased on the head with a poker, and the de-
ceased fell on the kerb-stone. The witness was examined
at some length, and cross-examined by Mr. Cobb„ with
the view of showing that the clients of the latter did
not strike the deceased. The witness s'Ated that tl4
.man who had struck the blow was not now. present—he'
did not know who the man was. George Blair, watch-
maker, was examined as regarded the row, and: said he
knew the man who struck deceased by sight. Heard
since his name was Traynor. Samuel Randles, a'pl-
terer, knew deceased, and was in his company on SatarallT
evening last t heard the row in Egypt-street, and went to
see what it was. The man Miles was a little drunk, anal
deceased went to get him away, and two men rushed out
of the house of a man named McKenna, and one of them
struck deceased with something, and witness heard the
blow, but could not say what it was done with. He fell
on the instant. John Deane, a painter, was examined,
and said be was close to deceased when he was striatk
by the man alluded to. He would know the man who.
struck the blow. Deceased never spoke after. Miles,"
who was the cause of the unfortunnte row, was
examined, and said Owen Callan was one of the men
who attacked him, and witness got knocked down. The
deceased came to look what was going on, when one off
the two men struck him. Surgeon Harrison, of tie-
Royal Infirmary, said the deceaSed died whilst in'
the house, and that the cause of death was a'
fracture in the base of the skull, the result oft.
of external violence. The coroner said he would adjourn:
the further inquiry.—Mr. Cobb then addressed the
court in behalf of his clients, and said there was no evi-
dence to implicate them in any way.—The coroner said
he had made up his mind to adjourn the further hearing
of the case. The inquest was then adjourned until to-day.
M'Kenna, one of the parties alluded to, was held to bail
to appear again.
THE Poor.-nox.----Mr. Blake, the beadle of the court,.
received ss. from Mrs. Frederick Hughes, of Lodge-lane,.
for the benefit of the widow of the poor man Abrahams,.
whose case appeared in our paper a day or two ago, andt
that officer handed it to the poor widow.

There died on Friday, and was buried on Sunday,,
(yesterday,) at Grange-lane Chapel, Birkenhead, the
younger brother of Francis Timlin, whose name is
known to the public in connection with the charge for
manslaughter in the case of Regina v. Thomas. He
was attended during his short illness by Mr. Lambert,
a witness in the above case.
Surprise having been expressed in various quarters
that no Lord of the Admiralty attended the funeral of
the late gallant Earl of Dundenald, it is only right the
public should be informed that the cards for admittance
to Westminster Abbey were only sent to the Admiralty
half-an-hour before the funeral took place, and conse-
quently their lordships were prevented from paying that
respect to the memory of that most gallant officer which
it was their unanimous wish to do.