Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-06-09 00:00:00

CRUEL CIIILD MURDER IN ST. PANCRAS.

On Saturday evening last Mr. Brent, the deputy-coroner
for West Mid ilesex, opened as inquiry, at the Elephant
and Castle, Camden-town, into the circumstances attending
the death of a child which was found near the Regent'e
Canal. A police-constable said that on Monday night last
he was on duty near a place called Bayham Whirl, ad-
joining the Kentish-town road, when a man, who was
passing along the towing-path, called out to him that there
was a child lying on the ground that appeared
to have been almost killed by somebody. The
witness went to the spot and saw the child an described.
The constable took the child to the nearest surgeon's,
where it was exampled, and subsequently it was conveyed
to the infant-ward of the workhouse. Charlotte Bury,
one of the nurses in the infant-ward of the workhouse,
said the flannel wrapper bore the mark of the parish upon
it. Sle thought she had seen it before, on account of the
peculiar way it was mended. She had never seen the
things untill that morning, from the time that she believed
they left the workhouse. The infirmary surgeon attended
the infant unttl its death, on the Tuesday afternoon, about
fiva o'clock. Mr. Coster, the surgeon alluded to, stated
that he saw the child when it was brought into the work-
house, late on the night of Monday. It was in a mori-
band state, and the extremeties were cold. There was
a large swelling on the right side of the head,
very like a blow newly inflicted. It seemed to re-
vive a little at first, but afterwards gradually
sank until it died. A post mortem examination
of the body showed that the skull had been fractured in
several places, the broken lines extending in six or seven
directions. Ho thought it must have been done by a fall
of soma kind or another. The coroner thought that the
child must have had a dozen falls, and have been also beat
about the head in a fearful manner, for one blow or two
would not have paiduced such injuries as those shown
upon the child's head. • Amongst all the cases of this kind
that had passed under his observation, he had never met
with one where the injuries were so extensive, or possessing
greater features of barbarity. He thought that no time or
means should be spared to sift it to the bottom, in order to
bring this shocking crim a home to the perpetrators, if that
was possible. He would, therefore, adjourn the case, with
a view to enable the police to conclude the inquiry they had
begun.

A DOMESTIC TRAGEDY IN INDIA.— 1 native newspaper states that
the town of Bhownuggur was a few days ago made the scene of a most
frightful tragedy. The journal in question mentions on the atyliority
of a private letter, that a sepoy of a rurdasee cave, having illicit inter-
course with the wits of a Kind oo carpenter, the friends of the aggrieved
husband took an opportunity of severely beating him. The man
determined to be revenged, and having procured a sword, met the
carpenter on the public road, and cut him in two at a stroke. A
number of boys who were playing by the road side, observed the per-
petration of this horrid deed, immediately pointed out the man, who
at once fell with his deadly weapon upon the children, and killed tia
of them. Tile Antelligence having spread, attempts were made to
secure him, in which more than a dozen persons were wounded. The
desperate villain finally destroyed himself. The Collector of Ahme-
dabad was about to proceed to the spot to cause the necessary investi-
gation to be made into the matter. _

SMOKE.—Mr. Waife drew a long whiff, and took a more
serene view of human affairs. lie who dr.th not smoke
hath either known no great griefs, or refusAh himself the
softest consolation next to that which comes from Heaven.
What, softer than woman?' whispers the young reader.
Young reader, woman teases as well as consoles. Woman
makes half the sorrows which she boasts the privilege to
soothe. Woman consoles us, it is true, while we are
young and hanu:some ; when we are old and ugly, woman
snubs and scolds us. On the whole, then, woman la this
scale, the weed in that. Jupiter, hang out thy balance,
and weigh them both, end if thou give the preference to
wiiman, all I can say is, the next time Juno ruffles thee,
Oh, Jupiier, try the weed. —Bulwer Lytton's New Novel.
KING MAXtaIILIAN IN PARIS.—It has been rumoured
that the principal object of the King of Bavaria in going
to Paris was to effect a reconciliation between the NWstern
Powers and Naples, but the statement obtains hide credit
in Pari.. Bavari in INl:ijesty is extremely desirous to
have the question concerning the succession to the Greek
throne settled, and he is probably endeavouring to per-
suade the Emperor of the French that it would be better
for Europe at large if a Roman Catholic reigned in Greet-
on the demise of King Otho. Prince Adalbert of Bavaria
refuses to change his religion, and it is by no means pro
bible that the Princess, his wife, who is a Bourbon, will
permit any childr n that she may have to be brought up
in the Greek faith.

FRIGHTFUL ACCIDENT ON THE LEEDS, WAKEFIELD, AND
BRADFORD RAILWAY.—On Saturday evening last, Mr.
Taylor, coroner for the borough of Pontefract, held an
inquest in Wakefield, on the body of a lad, about twe,ve
years old, named Samuel Jackson, who met his death iu
the following distressing manner. About seven o'clock on
Friday evening, the deceased left hiy home in White Swan
Yard, Wakefield, with a companion, and proceeded to t. e
cutting on the new line of railway, near Bn)whill Bar, for
the purpose of having a ride on tha returning railway
trucks. As the train wa,3 passing, he mark a juihp at one
of the trucks, but missing his hold, be NI down under the
waggons, two of which, heavily laden, passed over his
body, inflicting the most dreadtul injuiies. His left leg
was completely smashed, and only hung togettler by 'be
skin ; llia left arm teas alto crushed, the bores protruding
ttlrough the akin. The left shoulder was dislocated, . nil
four ribs were broken ; the left side of thy: ho,iy, in tact,
being completely bared from the neck to the hip. lie
o'clocz on Saturday
was instantly removed to lhe Clayton Hospital, where he
morning,re h
remained
winA berea t ego
. tillthree
It is only matter of surprise
that similar acciciC.T.l expired.
have not been pore numerous, as,
almost from the commenceui,lnt Of the works, we have
frequently seen children wandering
ap-
parently unchecked. A verdict of " Aabout I.Le
ociAtDiEtily killed"
was returned.