The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-01-16 00:00:00

CORONER'S COURT.

The Coroner held the following inquests yesterday :—On
the body of Honors Fearon' aged 44, wife of John Fearon,
of 2 court, Clay street. The deceased was engaged on board
the American shin Inez, cleansing the between decks, and
by some accident tell into the lower hold, and was so injured
that she died shortly after in the Southern Hospital. The
jury found a verdict of "Accidental death," and at the same
time censured the conduct of the persons who left the lower
hatchway open without any protection.
The Coroner opened an inquest on the body of a person
named Henry Gauntlett, who used to play a piano in one
of the singing rooms in %V hitechapel, and who went home
the previous night in a state of intoxication. lie got a fall
in Manchester street, and was found dead in bed, by his
wife, at five in the morning. The inquiry was adjourned
for medical testimony.

MR. JOHN BRIGHT, M.P.—According to the lates-
accounts, the health of Mr. Bright is of a more satisfact
tory character. After staying some time in Algeria, the
hon. gentlemen returned to France to meet his daughter.
Mr. Bright spent a day with Lord Brougham at Canues,
and has since left for Italy.
SOCIETY OF ARTS.—At the ordinary meeting of the society
on Wednesday night, a paper was read by Mr. Chief Jat•tice
Temple, on " Honduras, its history, trade, and natural
resources." In opening his lecture th 3 learned- author of
the paper referred to the vague ideas which prevail respect-
ing Honduras, and even as to where it is situated; and
then proceeded to describe its geographical position on the
Mosquito Coast, its bistery, prodUeions, and commercial
capabilities. We have no space to give even an outline of
the lecture, which was of great length, and highly interesting
in its details we may, however, state that the lecturer
estimates very highly the productive capabilities of this
British possession, and entered into numerous details to
show in what manner they would be turned to account, and
in his conclusion expressed an earnest hope that attention
would be directed to a country the developement of which
would, he believed, 'richly repay the capital and energy
bestowed upon it.

WHAT IS SOFT SARDER IN FRENCH ?—The French
papers are much amused with Sir Robert Peel's speech.
The Assemble* devotes an article of faur columns to the
matter, but it is only remarkable for the. floundering
attempts made to translate the Yankee expression " soft
sawder." The reducteurs of the Assemblee, who probably
put their heads together and consulted all their dictionaries,
give the result of their learned researches in the following
note :—" It -is all soft sawder,' an expression more
American than English, and one which it is impossible to
translate literally. • Soft sawder.' means a sawyer who
handles his saw lazily, and does but little work. A soft
sawder' is what, in the language of , working people, is
called un Zambia, un gland ladle, une poule mouillee•"
Having by this lexicographical process obtained a choice
of epithets, the Assemblee selects Zambia as the most
appropriate; and accordingly in the text of the article it is
represented that Sir Robert Peel, instead of saying that
the Grand Duke's frankness and cordiality was all "Soft
sawder.'' called him a" great drone" (Zambia).