The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-05-19 00:00:00

CORONER'S COURT.

Yesterday, Mr. Statham, the deputy coroue., held the
f )110-Aing inquests:—
On the bo.ly of Joseph CarrAtt, eighteen years
of age, who was an apprentice on board the steamer
Salty; Patrick, trading between this p'rt and Dro-
gheda. On Wednes ay last the vessel was coming
into dock, when the deceased accidentally fall between her
and the dock wall, and was so dreadfdlly bruiFed that
he died in the Northern Hospital. Verdict, " Accidental
death."

Oa the body of Phebe Cropper, aged .seven,y, who
resided at 15, Worfield-street. On Saturday evening she
was out, and came home rather fresh from drink. Her
clothes caught fire, and she was so much injured that
death was the result. Verdict accordingly.
On the body of Richard Chaffers, twenty-five years of
age. The poor fellow had been ailing for many month',
and on Saturday he died rather suddenly. Verdict, "Died
natural causes."

On the body of Michael Dunn, a dock labourer, Aged
twenty-one years. The deceased was engaged at work on
board the si-Jip Commodore Perry, on the 30th of April,
when a piece of iron fell on him by accident, and he
lingered up to Saturday, when he died. Verdict, " Acci•
dental death."

TILE }RINCE AND PRINCESS OF CUM.—Some of the
Chinese news we have lately got from Paris is odd enough
but the oddest ci that kind seems to be this The
Chinese prince and princess, who have been for some time
expected at Paris, arrived on Wednesday last. The
prince is two feet high, and the princess a foot and a-half.
They took a .promerMe along the Boulevards to-day in a
carriage a la de nonont, the carriage and horses being of a
size corresponding to the stature of their highaeses'.
They will give audience to visitors every day whilst they
remain at Paris, imposing a small tribute in return for the
honour of admission to their presence.
TAE RED RIVE*4 SETTLENIENT —.WC are informed that
in consequence of representations which have been made
at the Colonial-office, two companies of the Royal Canadian
Rifles have been ordered to pros ed to the Red River Set-
tlement, to maintain order amongst the 9,00 British sub-
jects who have lived tinder the arbitrary and anomalous
rule of the fludsan Bty Company, and to restrain the ac-
cess of those Canadians who, in defiance of the supposed re-
strictions of the company's charter, are determined to trade
within the territory. With the ex tmple of Newfound-
land before him, Mr. Lahonehere should be carefal before
he ignores the unanimous wishes of the Canadian people.—
Horning Post.
THE EXCISE oV PAPER.—The paper duty Occupies no
inconsiderable place in the Inland Commissioners' Report,
jest printed ; and tables of the produce of that duty are
given in the appendix for all the three Itingdoms, from
the imposition of the tax to the end of 1856. To these
we may have occasion to refer more at length on some
other occasion ; meantime, we may mention that the
commissioners appear to regard the paper duty with
particular fondness, and we have no doubt, when they
have to part from it, it will be with extreme regret.
They state that the manufacture of paper has gone on
steadily ircreasing, and that they have rnolifi id their
regulations so far, that now the duty is collected wih•
out" any apprr'&ab'e restrictions upon the trade." There
was a canal lerable falling cif in .the q 3antlty manufac-
tured in 1855, but this th,ey attribute to the dearness of
rags, which had risen from 13s per cwt. in 1818 to 16s
and 19a in 1854; 163 and .17s in 1856. Last soar a fall
took place to 14s and 153 ; and the result has been that.
in the 12 months ending 31st December last, 188,8.71,000
lbt were charged with duty-=-a larger quantity thae
was ever before bro ight, to charge in any year during
the. • century awl a half that the duty has existed.
We hope, at no distant day, to see the commissioners
of Inland Revenue relieved of this pet impost. Its coe-
tinuanco is a disgrace to civilisation, We observe that
Mr. Phillips, in his report upon materials for paper in
the appendix, states that the "coliwion" of the duty
does not operate in the sligh'est d eeree to prevent
'improvement and the use of new materials in the
manufacture of pep-r. This may be literally true, but
it conveys a false irnpressioe. It is true that the paper-
m titer in ty not, like the distiller, be subject to the con-
stant interference of the excise officer; yet, it is not the,
less true that if he, as the result of an experiment, turn
out a paper (and pips can only be manufactured in
considerable quantities) which roles ly will buy save, at
a price which implies a heavy sacrifice on his part, the
duty must be . paid on it all the same as if it were a
first rate article, thus increasing the loss upon it to the.
maker by the amount of the duty paid. That, it strikes
tl3, is one considerable obstacle. Another, not less, is
that a manufacturer should have to run his mills full
three months in the year to pay government what it
exacts as duty. Need we wonder, looking at this face,
that he endeavours to confine his attention only to the
manufacture of such a paper as will sell, and yield a
profit, leaving experiments in the manufacture to fools and
millionaries ?

DEATH OF A MOTHER AND CIMD FROM
UNSKILFUL MEDICAL TREATA

COMIIII2T.IL OF A SURGEON Fort -T. P

On Saturday afternoon, an ince ° .n, which has been
twice adjourned, was conclud,l, nr a protracted sitting,
by Mr. O. Thdrord, coeone,, :or Wastadester, and.a highly
respectable jury, at the Prieee of Orange, Victoria street„
Westminster, respeci the deaths of Mrs Mary Bingham
aged thirty eight years, and her infant male child, which
were occasioned by the unskilful treatment of a medical
practitioner, named Moses William Morgan, a member of
the College of Surgeons, and a lic,intiate of the Society of
Apothecaries, and residing in Admiralty terrace, Vauxhall
bridge road., who attended the unfortunate woman in her
confinement on Thursday fortnight. The deceased
woman was the wife of a respectable man,
who has been in very good circumstances,
and ie now an offiier in the Millbank Penitentiary, and
living in Holywell street, Westminster. On Thursday
fortnight, in the morning, she was taken unwell, and a
midwife (Iklra. Fisher) was sent for, but that person find-
ing some difficulty in the ca,e, procured the attendance of
Mr. Moses William Morgan, a surgeon, of Admiralty-
terrace, Vauxhall-bridge-road, who did not complete the
case ; but when the child was partially in the world, after
he had by main f wee torn the head and arms from the
body, left the mother in an exhaested state from time to
time for several hours. In the afternoon, when he went
to the woman, he procured the attendance of Mr. Knaggs,
another surgeon living in the Vauxhall bridge-road, and
that gentleman fund the case had been so improperly
treated, that the only course to adapt far the preservation
of the mother—the child having been dead some
hours —WU to remove the infant by force. This
was done by means of instruments. Mr. Knaggs,
did not, however, resort to that course until
after he had found every other means unavailing. The
poor woman, however, never rallied, and after suffering
the most excruciating agony, expired shordy ,after twelve
o'clock on the following 6unday night. The bodies of the
de !eased presented a most fearful spectacle on being viewed
by the jury. That of the infant was much mutilated, the
head and arms being severed from the bady,saad the ab-
dominal viscera detached. The facts were sworn to in
evidence. Dr. Lavies, of 72, Warwick-square, Pimlico,
said he had made a post-mortem examination of the bodies.
The infant was a fine one, and fully developed. The head
was completely severed from the body, as was also the left
arm. By the jury : Should not feel himself justified in
leaving a patient in so critical a situation. During his ex-
perience he had never known a case with somuch mutilation.
Mr. Moses William Morgan, the person referred to, was
then examined, and having been cautioned by the coroner
said that when he was called in to see Mrs. Bingham, he
thought it was a natural case, but protracted. He gave
her a narcotic. lie admitted having left her for two
hours, and when he returned be found additional assistance
was necessary, and ho procured the attendance of Mr.
Knaggs. He left the case in that gentleman's hands.
Mr. Robert Knaggs, surgeon, 3G, Vauxhall bridge-
road, said, his opinion was hat proper instruments
should have bean used in the first instance. It
was impossible to save the mother. Dr. Lavies having
heard the whole of the evidence, was recalled on
Saturday, and said that, in his opinion, the treatment
adopted by Mr. Morgan was improper, and that if
deceased had been treated properly eh:: would have been
ane
hour's e s
o d.
saved. Mr. Knaggs also expressed, his opinion that the
Tdhib Coronereratien,
returnedsumme
treatment of Mr. Morgan was most unprofessional, and
up.causedo
d
deathThethjeury,
of the dea
afterprivate
a v-rdict of "manslaughter" against Moses William
Morgan. The accused having gat away directly after
giving his evidence, the coroner made out a warrant for
his apprehension and committal to Newgete. The witnesses
having been bound over to appear on the trial, the pro-
ceedings terminated

The Orinoco bringsintelligenca of the loss of the brig
Birkett, of Whitehaven, on hor voyage to Demerara. The
master and crew endeavoured to reath. Surinam,
.but af or
drifting about for several days they one morning discovered
a vessel in sight, and on ,getting near it found it was the
brig which they ha l deserted. They went on board and'
got a further supply of provisions, and returning to the
boatflney made for Barbice, which, after some dlfficulty,
they succeeded- in reaching. They were unable to save
anything, and were in a destitute condition when they
landed at New Amsterdam.
THE Cass or ANSELL.—in the case of Thos. Ilans2n,
cordemned to death at the Maidstone assizes, th attorney-
g,meral has issued a new fiat to have the case raised
at the trial argued before the Exchequer Chamber. It will
be remembered that the Colin of (4/teen's Bench decided
in favour of the conviction, end agaitst Ihe poet raised
by pri3oner's couwel. Sir H. Bet:(0, nowevei, is not satis-
fied with thi3 dec'sion ; and in a c,..se of so mtic) delicacy
—involving hum.in life—has decided upon the
julgrneiA of the higher tribunal. In the case of a deci.
sion by one of the suvrior courts at Westminster, the Curt
of E,r,,r is composod of the j tdges of the other t•vo courts
() law. In this case, therefore, the question wil; b decided
by the jadges. of the Exchequer t,ul of the Common
Pie is. In the meantime, the sentence is respited to ti?,
22n1 of Jane.

NATIONAL PAPER MONEY.—We have repeatedly ap-
proximated in this country to a representative paper
money, and nothing but the ignorance of the people of
money's real value and use has prevented us from deriving
the greatest advantages from a cheap, unfiuctuating, and
at the same time expansive paper currency. We invite
attention to an instance given by Mr. Macaulay in his
recent work (Vol. 4, p. 098) —" Another and at that
conjuncture (1690) more effectual substitute for a metallic
currency owed its existence to the ingenuity of Charles
Montague. He had succeeded in engrafting on Harry's
Lend Bank Bill a clause which empowered the govern-
ment to issue negotiable paler at the rate of threepence a
day in a hundred pounds. In the midst of the general
distress and confusion appeared the first Exchequer Bills,
drawn for various amounts, from 9, hundred poueds down
to five pounds. These instruments were rapidly distri-
buted over the kingdom by the post, and were everywhere
welcome. The Jacobites talked viola itly egeitist them in
every coffee-house, and wrote much detestable verse
against them, but to little purpose. The sircess of the
plan was such that the Ministry reolved at one time to
issue twenty shilling bills and even fifteen sh lling bills, for
the payment of the troop:. But it does not appear that
this resolution was carried into effect. It is difficult to
imagine how without Exchequer Bills the Government of
the country could have been carried on during that year."
Do away with " promise to pay" if you like, and let Go-
vernment issue notes —the simpler in expression the better
—with " receivab'e for taxes at her Majesty's Ex-
chequer" impressed on them, and duly authenticated by
the proper stamp and signature —Derbyshire Courier.
ELECTION PETITIONS —Although we hear a good deal
of the number of election petitions sail to be in prepara-
tion, and seven out of the fourteen days allowed for their
presentation have already elapsed, only eight have as yet
made their appearance on the table of the house. Of these
only one—that from Rochdale against the r turn of Sir A.
Ramsay—is signed by electors. The rest appear to ema-
nate from defeated candidates. Mr Drax petitions against
the return of Mr. Calcraft for Wareham, on the ground of
bribery, the reception of illegal votes, the use of undue
influence, and the improper striking off the registry of
persons entitled to vote, by the revising barrister at the
last revision. Of the petitions by the Right Hon. J. A.
Wynne, and Colonel Onsley Biggins, against the re-.
tarns of Mr. J. P. Somers, and Mr. G. IL Moore, for th-!
borough of Sligo and the county of Mayo respectively, I
need say nothing, for abundant justice has been already
done to the curious and unique combination of all possible
vices and scandals by which the late elections for those
constituencies must have been characterised, if the state-
ments of the petitions are true. Lord Palmerston seems
likely to have fresh cause of pride in the devotion of Mr.
Somers, who (testy himself) is his lordship's bosom friend
The result of the recent Irish elections, and the aspect of
the benches devoted to the remnants of the " Brigade' "
leave it doubtful whether Mr Moore has many friends to 1
proud of him. The position of Mr. Fellowes, we°,
with Mr. Heatheote, polled an equal number of
votes for the county of Huntingdon. claims the
seat on the ground of personation, of persons having voted
twice for his competitor, of Neves having been given at the
wrong polling places, and of other legal objec ions. No
allegation of bribery is made. Only one of the two seats
gained by the conservatives at Cambri,ige is challenged—
Mr. R. A. Shafto Adair (the late member) petitioning
against the retvrn of Mr. A. Stewart, on the ground of
bribery, treating, undue influence, &e., h•iring. been em-
ployed ; and also alleging want of qualification on the
part of the sitting member. The electioneering d Inge
of Pontefract, of which we have heard so much at
every recent election, seems like to be at last van-
tilated before a e nnuaittea. The recourse to bribery,
treating' fraudulent contrivances to prevent
persons from voting (" bottleng" I suppose), and want o'
qualification, are the grounds upon which Mc. Oliveira
seeks to unseat Mr. W. Wood. It is to be hoped, for the
sake of those who are curious in such matters, that a
rreeficoelelteincotiotnhaotf tponheftiefra
teocft is, t
Sudbo ury and St. Albans, and the
say
the !east, not a large
borough, may not bring this petition to untimely grief. I
hope Mr. Roebuck will keep his eye on C.)ppock and com-
promises. The case of Athlone, where the honourable Mr.
Handcock disputes the seat with Mr. Evens, on the ground
of alleged bribery and treating, completes the present list.
Of the petitions we have mentioned, all, except those
against the returns fir Rochdale and Pontefra4 claim the
seats for the petitioners.—London Correspondent of the
Manchester Examiner,