The Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-12-18 00:00:00

CORONER'S COURT.

John Wybergh, Esq., the deputy-coroner, held the
following inquests yesterday :
On the body of Patrick Clarke, a child about 3 years
old. It appeared that on Friday. the child's clothes
caught fire, and he was so much injured, that he died
on Saturday in consequence. Verdict accordingly.
On the body of Jane Evans, 11 months old. On
Saturday, the mother of the child left it in bed in Elm-
grove, and it appears that in her absence, the little thing
got up, when its frock caught in the dressing-table, and
the child lost its life by being suspended in this way.
Verzlict " Accidental death."
On th body of a seaman, named William Owens, 25
years old, N,'7.29 belonged to the ship Simonds. On the
39th November, on the passage home, the deceased was
struck with the whee:, and his foot got badly crushed.
He died in consequence of the injuries so received.
Verdict " Accidental death."
On the body of a child, name," Mary Williqms, 15
weeks old. There was a question ar,'4° about the death
of this child, when a surgeon was proct,.'wd who stated
that he made a post mortem examination' yesterday,
between three and six. The body did not pre:slit any
unusual appearance. The covering of the head—
membrane that covers the brain—was pieternaturaii:
injected with blood. There was extensive extravasation
between the two hemispheres of the brain, and the brain
in a softened state. The lungs were in a natural state.
There was some potatoes and underdone bacon in the
stomach. The cause of death was softening of the
brain. The witness got into a tirade of abuse against
Mr. Blake, the beadle of the court, and against some
surgeons whom he named; but we are not to be
made the means of giving publicity to his vituperation,
the more so as he said it was for the reporters he spoke.
The jury returned a verdict of " Died from natural
causes."

On the body of Thomas Egerton, a butcher, aged
fifty, who lived at 185, Scotland-road. The evidence of
the wife of deceased, and several other witnesses, went
to show that for the last fortnight the deceased was in
drink, and not sober ; in fact, he was in delirium tremens,
and on Sunday morning he was found dead in the petty.
Verdict : " Accidental death."
On the body of Elizabeth Everson, fifty years of age,
who lived at Bevington-hill. Several witnesses were
examined, and it appeared that deceased's husband had
gone to sea about three weeks ago, and since that time
she was continually drunk, and died in one of these
unfortunate fits of drink. Verdict, "Died of excessive
drinking,"
On the body of Anne Ireland, the wife of ap auc-
tioneer at Lucas' repository, Great Charlotte-street, who
lived in St. Vincent-street East. Mary Ireland, sister
of deceased, stated that on the 26th September she was
crossing Lime-street, near Elliott-street, with deceased
a quarter before 4 o'clock, when a conveyance came all
of a sudden on them, and they did not see it till it was
over them, both being -knocked down. They
were carried into the next druggist's shop. Her sister
was cut on the forehead, and bled very much ; she was
also injured in the breast. She said she had received
her death-blow. Dr. Gill attended on her to her death,
on Friday last. Mr. Deighton appeared for Meredith,
the owner of the vehicle, ad cross-examined the witness
at length, but she could not tell what sort of a vehicle
it was, as it came on her like a thunderbolt. Her sister
had been ill before that, and was attended by Mr. Gill.
Mr. Rimmington said he appeared to represent Mr.
Ireland, and asked the witness a few questions, but the
afinswers were not material. The inquest was then, at
ve o'clock, adjourned, in order to procure other
witnesses.

HOW TILE LAW DEALS WITH THE FIRST OFFENCES
OF THE TINFORTITNATE.-At the County Magistrates'
Court, yesterday, Mary Cullan, and Hannah Gallagher
band Augusta Gallagher, mother and daughter, were
a brought before Messrs. J. A. Tinne and 'Wm. Laird, on
charge of stealing a quantity of household goods, the
property of a gentleman named Astley, residing in
Cressington, Aigburth. Cullan was prosecutor's ser-
vant, and had been in his employ for ten or twelve
.months. On Sunday a constable stopped the Gallagliers,
both mother and daughter near the prosecutor's house;
and on being searched a 'quantity of household goods
was found in their possession. They at once admitted
having received .the goods from Cullan, who did not
deny the offence. After the constable had given his
evidence, and the case had been clearly proved,- a most
harassing scene occurred in court. The prisoners
pathetically prayed for mercy at the hands of the pro-
secutor and of the bench. Cullan's character had
hitherto been unimpeachable, nothing unfavourable was
known of the elder Gallagher; but the daughter was too
young to have been an advanced criminal, and she must
have been in the present instance acting under the
orders of her parents, if crime were intended. Both
the Gallaghers, however, strenuously maintained that
they had received at letter from Cullan, desiring their
presence at her maser's house in Aigburth ; and until
they went there they were totally ignorant of the
reasons for which they were requested to do so. They,
however, pleaded extreme poverty, and innocence of the
crime imputed to them, stating that they understood
the goods were given to them by Miss Astlev's autho-
rity. The prosecutor desired to withdraw the charge
against his servant and the Younger Gallagher; but the
magistrates stated that the case was out of their hands,
and committed the prisoners to the Sessions.

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ITALY.
THE FRENCH OCCUPATION OF VITERBOs..

PERUGIA, Dec. 16.
The province of Viterbo continues in a state of
insurrection. It is asserted that the French are
preparing to evacuate the province..

SIEGE OF GAETA.-PROCLAMATION OF
FRANCIS IL

Contradictory accounts continue to arrive
respecting the state of Gaeta and the progress
of the siege. The Royalists, on the Bth, sur-
prised a Piedmontese outpost and blew up two
houses which afforded them shelter. A large
shell had burst in one of the squares close to the
King. Some of the houses bad suffered consi-
derably. The King had issued a proclamation
calling upon the garrison to defend the place to
the last.

STATE OF THE NEAPOLITAN PROVINCES.
MARSEILLES, Dec. 17.

The Naples journals received here assert that
the Abruzzi and Calabria are quiet, and that
the revolutionary movement in the province of
Avelines has been partially suppressed.
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The same journals also state that the Lieute-
nancy at Naples is engaged in arming the
National Guards, who are to be dispatched
to Upper Italy.

THE AUSTRIAN REFORMS.
GREAT AGITATION IN CROATIA AND
DALMATIA.
VIENNA, Dec. 17.

According to advices received here from Hun-
gary, other Comitats are following the example
set by the Comitat of Pesth, in reference to the
proposal to be submitted to the Chancellor. The
Cardinal Primate of Hungary arrived in Vienna
a few days ago. After having had a long con-
ference with Baron Vay, lie was received by the
Emperor. He returned yesterday to Gran. Ac-
cording to the lithographic correspondence pub-
lished in Vienna, the
revision of the concordat
will, for the present, be limited to there-establish-
ment of the religious
privilekes of the Primate of
Hungary.
It is asserted that the Chancellor of Hungary
has resolved upon replyine, negatively to the de-
mands of the Comitat of Pesth, on account of
the proceedings connected with the address having
transgressed constitutional limits.
The Wanderer, of this evening, publishes tele-
grams, dated Yara, 16th and 17th inst., according
to which strong and universal agitations prevailed
in that city and in the provincial towns of Dal-
matia against the administrative incorporation of
Dalmatia with Croaiia, without the project being
first submitted for the approval of the Dalmo.tian,
Diet.