The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-01-12 00:00:00

CORONER'S COURT.- SA7 URDA Y.

ACCIDENTAL AND SI7DDEN DEATTIS.—The Coroner held
the following inquests on Saturday :—On the body of John
Latham, aged two years and a half,who died in consequence
of his clothes catching fire, at 13 Court, Northampton street,
where he was left by his mother. Verdict accordingly.
On the body of Robert Eglinton, aged sixty years, who used
to deliver newspapers, and was also engaged as, a vendor
himself. On Friday morning, about six o'clock, he entered
the spirit vaults of Mr. Joughin,l, Roe street,to serve papers,
and asked the landlord for a prink of water, and then said
' Quick, quick." He fell back on a form and fainted away
He was caught by Mr. Joughin, but he died instantly. He
was, according to the evidence of his wife, 'afflicted wi b
cough and asthma for years, and complained of a pain in
his heert. During the Christmas holidays, she ,said, he
indulged very much in drink, and that made him worse,
and for the hit fortnight he complained of cold and
great weakness. Verdict, " Died by. the visitation of God."
On the body of Thomas William Pim, aged 36, one of the
bridewell keepers at the main bridewell, who died suddenly
in bed on Friday morning. He went home from duly at
two, and was found dead in bed at four o'clock by his wife.
Some short time ago he complained of a pain in his head
and heart; and about a week ago he complained last.
Verdict, " Died by the visitation of God."—On the body of
Henry L. Williams, 13 years of age, who was a scholar at
the Bluecoat Hospital, who was engaged in the kitchen of
the establishment Qn Wednesday night taking out a piece
of beef (15 lbs ) from the boiler, when he overbalanced
himself, and fell with his left sicle and arm into the boiler,
and was scalded badly, from-the effects of which he di d
on, Thursday night. Verdict, " Accidental death," with a
suggestion that.yoeng boys should not 'be allowed to take
large pieces ,of meat out of the boiler:
DEATH OF Mae. KING.—On the body of Mr. David King,
late of the firm of " King and Rimmer," of Fenwick court,
Brunswick street, general merchants. Thomas Kelly stated,
that between nine and ten o'clock on Thursday night, he saw
the body in the George's Dock gut, and be at once got a
boat and had the body taken o"t. Mr. Thomas Rimmer,
the partner of the deceased, stated that he saw bim last
about two o'clock on Thursday ; he- appeaeed rather dis-
tressed in consequence of- the illness of a female'relative;'
and said the deceased told him he expected soon tto hear of
her death. About three o'cloc-k, witness found a natinoTan-
dum on the desk, stating that the relative of the deceased
was dead, and requesting witneeslO forward a ship's register,
and other papers connected with a ship they had bought for
a friend 'in Londonderry. The deceased was a man of
reinaikable temperate habits, and resided at Waterloo. He
was about 46 years of age. Mr. Morris, the manager
of the pier head baths, was examined, and stated
that the body of deceased was brought there about
five minutes before ten, and everything was done that
could be done to restore suspended animation. The witness
produced the following resolution " Town Hall, Liver-
pool.—At a meeting of the Baths Committee, held on
Monday, sth December, 1855, it was resolved'that in future
the several superintendants be requested to supply baths and
every accommedation in their poiver, for assisting in
restoring to life apparently drowned persons, and that a
cony of, the instructions of the Royal Humane Society, in
reference to drowned persons be kept on the premises, and
further, that the superintendants be requested to make
themselves conversant with the. directions therein cone
tained." The witness said the instructions Were fully carried
out. The Coroner having summed up the evidence, the jury
returned a verdict of " Found droweed." Mr. Gregory,
on behalf of the friends of the deceased, watbbed the enquiry
for them.
On the body of Hannah Rairdon, oged 66 years, who
died, as appeared from the evidence, of excessive drinking,
nd the jury found a verdict to that effect. .