The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-05-13 00:00:00

CORONER'S COURT.

SUDDEN AND ACCIDENTAL DEATHS.—The coroner held
the following inquests yesterday. On the body of John
O'Neill, 28 years of age. It appeared that on Friday last
he was found in the hold of the ship Dragoon, and frarn
his own statement it appeared that he fell into the hold of
the vessel, and was dreadfully injured. He was taken to
the Northern Ho pital where he died on Monday, in con-
sequence of the injuries he receivsd. The jury found a
verdict accordingly.—On tha b )dy of a child named
Watson, that was overlain, by its mother (an
emigrant) in bed. Verdict accordingly.—On the
body of John Richards, aged forty-•hree, who was
engaged at Blezard's, in Lime-street. He fell dead on
Sunday morning, and from the evidence of Dr. Hodson,
who made a post mortem examination of the body, it
appeared that death was the result of disease of the heart
and liver, from na'nral causes. Verdict accordingly On
the body of Patrick Sullivan, who came from London io
order to emigrate to America, al ;ng with some members
of his family. He had been troubled with cough and pain
in the heart for a long time. When he arrived at the
Lime-street station, he fell down and suddenly expired.
Verdict, " died of na ural causes."

A NEW C/RC /B.—Mr. Smith, of Driry-lane Theatre,
has purchased the Panoptican, in Leicester-square, with a
view, it is said, of arranging it as a circus.'
LUNDAILL COLL'VES EMPLOSI N —l.llFitibill, Monday
Evening—The work of recovering the bodies is still pro-
ceeding )most satisfactorily, and nearly every day the
volunteers are successful in reaching some of them,
although the vast quantity of materia's by which they are
hemmed in, and, in some instances, covered, makes it a
task of a most laborious character. The bodies recovered
up to Saturday night numbered 83, to which has now to
be added six more, making a total of 89, or nearly one
half of those known to be in the pit at the time of the
explosion. The first of the six was recognised as that of
Joseph Lumb, 19 years. The others are, Joseph Cross-
land, aged 32 ; Thomas Horne, 21; Joseph Child, 23;
Henry Barraclough, 26 ; and his brother, Charles Barra
dough. Close to the place where the last named person
worked was found a watch, which appeared not the Lad
damaged, it having gone till run down.
PERFORMING IN THE DARN.—A curious incident occur-
red a few nights since, at the Central Hall, Darlington.
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Panlwere giving their entertain-
ment, "Patch Work," when, in the midst of the per-
formance, the lights sudd:nly went out, and the hall was
enveloped in total darkeesa. A variety of efforts were
made to IT-light the gas, but in vain; it was utterly
unmanageable, resisting all at empts.- Here was a oilemm'a.
The pertormanccs were only half over,• and the audience
grew impatient. At length, Mr. Howard Paul came
forward, and said, " Ladies and gentlemen, I think it
scarcely necessary to tell you that we are in a fix. The
*as is bthaving itself in a most unwarrantable manner,
and I can devise no possible remedy. What are we to
ter ? Shall we proceed in the dark ? (Lind cries of
' Yes, ye!,' from all parts of the ball.) If you cannot
see us, you can hear ; and we will introduce as many-
songs as possible, and dismiss as much of what appeals
to the eye as is practicable at such short notice." The
performances then proceeded; and the audience, amused
at the novelty of the occurrence, applauded everything
that was said and sung in the most vociferous manner.
At the conclusion, Mr. Paul thanked the audience; and
assured them that, although he had performed with-

oot the aid of lights, he was by no means in the dark
as to the Effect the entertainment had had upon them.
"If ysu will promise to always manifest the same
enthusiasm," continued the speaker, " when we viiit this
town in future, we shall never think of performing
otherwise than in the dark." The audience, which was
rather numerous, and highly respectable, then groped
their way out of the building,