The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-05-03 00:00:00

THE INSITII.A.NCE BILL.

The adjourned debate on the second reading of the
Fire Insurance Bill was resumed, and after some further
discussion, a division was taken, when there appAred,
For the second reading 133
Against

Majority

....102

The bill:cias accordingly read a second time.
Mr. HADFIELD gave notice that on bringing up the
report, he should move an amendment, reducing the duty
from 3s. to ls. per cent.
The National Gallery Bill went through committee,
and the other orders having been disposed of, the House
adjourned at twenty minutes to two o'clock.

THE CRIMEAN MILITARY ENQUIRY.—The board met
yesterday morning, pursuant to adjournment, when Gen.
Sir R. Airey proceeded with his case. The gallant
officer described the alteration he had introduced, to get
rid of the system of routine, and declared that the requi-
sitions for warm clothing, had been issued faster than the
men could fetch them. The sufferings of the men were
mainly attributable to the want of human labour, and of
means of transport. For this want, the department with
which he had been connected, was not responsible.
After a long address, Sir It. Airey called, and examined
Colonel Wetherall, who stated that he had been
examined by the commissioners in the Crimea, but that
Colonel Tulloch only took down such portions of his
evidence as he chose, and that the printed evidence was
not the evidence he had given. Many most important
points with respect to the supply of clothing, had been
omitted. This witness occupied the remainder of the
day, and at four o'clock, the board adjourned to Monday
next.

CORONER'S INQUESTS.—The deputy-coroner, H. H.
Statham, Esq., held the following inquests yesterday :—On
the body of Mr. John Perry, aged 42 years, a cart owner,
who resided at No. 4, Rupert street. It appeared that, on
Sunday last, the deceased went out to West Derby, to dine
at Mr. Markers, and, from a statement which he made to
his housekeeper, on Monday night, it seemed that he was
thrown out of a vehicle, drawn by a pony, that ran away
with him coming home. He complained of the back of his
head. On Tuesday morning the housekeeper heard an
unusual noise in the bedroom of the deceased, and, on
entering the apartment, she found him lying on his back in
bed, and apparently in a fit. She had Dr. Callon, of
Islington, nailed in at once, and that gentleman attended
the deceased up to his death, which took place on Thursday
evening. Mr, William Thomas Callon stated that when
he was called to see deceased he was recovering from a fit,
and was in a half conscious state ,• his attention was directed
to a bruse on the back of his head, and one on his arm. The
witness ordered him to be kept still in bed, and in a few
hours after he called again, and found that the deceased had
been into town, and had returned, At that time there
existed decided and aggravated symptoms of head affection,
and the deceased was less conscious, and could scarcely
articulate, and his face almost livid and swollen. On
Thursday a series of convulsions came on, which terminated
his existence. The injuries to the brain, induced by the
fall, was the cause of death. The jury found a verdict in
accordance with the evidence.—On the body of Hugh
Morgan, whose death was causedon the Lancashire railway,
as reported in our paper of yesterday. The unfortunate
transaction was purely accidental, and the !jury found
accordingly,