The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-01-21 00:00:00

CORONER'S COURT.

The borough coroner, P. F. Curry, Esq., held inquest°
yesterday on the following bodies :-
On the body of Ellen Donnelly, a married we'll"' °I
Russell place, Russell street. The deceased lodged with 3
family of the name of Trainer. She was much addicted
drink, and. was invariably drunk on Saturday nights. She
came home late 'on last Saturday night three weeks, and bell
far gone in liquor, fell from the steps leading to the door. Der
husband, who was also drunk, was asleep in bed at tile time.
She was attended a few days after the accident by the parish;
surgeon, but she died from its effects. . Verdict, " Accident°
death."
On the body of William Thomas, cotton porter, in till°
employ of Mr. E. Eccles, cotton broker, Chapel street.
wont to work on Monday morning on board the ship Potoma',
and at 10 o'clock another porter found him at the bottom
the lower hold, where he said he had fallen down. Ile Iriji
taken to the Northern Hospital, where he died in a few hoar°
Vetdict, " Accidental death."
On the body of Bridget Armstrong, aged three months, the
daughter of a cooper named John Armstrong, of Sawney Poe,
street, who was found dead in bed with her father and moth°
on Monday morning last. She had been overlain, bat tk
mother was described as a very sober woman. Verdi
" Accidental death."
On the body of Ann Ballard, aged 10 months,'whose
was occasioned by convulsions resulting from a severe scald eti
the arm. Her parents reside in. Moffatt's buildings, Copper°,
hill, and it appeared that, by some mischance, on Saturda/
morning the mother overturned the coffee pot, the boiling water
unfortunately pouring over the deceased's arm. Verdict,
" Accidental death."
On the body of Theresa Smith, the wife of William Smith'
a shoemaker, living in a cellar in Queen street. The decease,'
who was only 22 years' of age, was drinking with her bushel
on the night of the Ist of January, when a drunken sail!r
staggered down for a light for his pipe. The husband told
that his pipe was already lighted, upon which the sailor let'
but in passing the window he staggered and broke it. The
husband followed and seized him, but was flung by the sail°',
into a heap of liquid mortar, and he recollected nothing toe°
until his wife was bathing his eyes and temples. She CO
plained of having been struck on the head with a brick, "II
being in liquor, she did not know who threw it, but it °cattle"
when she went up in consequence of her husband being throws
down. She was drunk for the two following days, got COld,
and, erysipelas breaking out, she died on the 17th. Verdict
" Died from erysipelas supervening on a wound on the beau'
but bow received there was no evidence to show."
On the 'body of Bridget Egan, aged four years, the
daughter of a laboUrer, living in 18 Court, Milton street, wiles'
death resulted from burning. On Saturday night she went t;',
play with other children in a garret, when her clothes tool
fire, and the injury she sustained in consequence was 'e
severe that she died shortly afterwards. Verdict "Died troll?,
burning, but how it occurred there was no evidence to shoW•
On the body of Richard Reynolds, aged 14 months, the eon
of Samuel Reynolds, a ropemaker, living at No. 1, M,rr
street. The deceased was taken ill on Wednesday last, when
Welch, the dispensary surgeon, attended and applied leeches
and blisters to reduce the inflammation of the lungs with
~
which he was attacked. When the surgeon left, the motbe,i
fecdishly gave the child paregoric in'warm water; He then o',
asleep, but soon after awoke in convulsions, which terminated
in death.' Verdict—" Death from natural causes."
On the body of Mary Edwards, wife of a basket maker nanlej
James Edwards, living in St. Thomas's Buildings. Thee
weeks ago she complained of ill treatment from her husband;
and was taken to the workhouse,, where she soon exhibit('
symptoms of fever, and died there on Monday. The physicia!
to the house, gave it as, his opinion, that her death was tb°
result of fever. Verdiet—" Died from natural causes."

GREAT FORGERY AT THE WEST END.—lnformation hs6
been received of another extensive fraud committed bf ,
Mr. Edward White, on one of the large West end bankioel
establishinentß, from whence the delinquent has obtain
no less than £2,460, with which he has gone off. Awe
rant for his apprehension. has been, placed in th 3 hands °,4
the detective police, at Scotland Yard, who are active"
engaged in endeavouring to effect his capture. r,
'THE CORN TRADE IN A M ERICA .—A New York core
pondent of a London firm, engaged in the corn trade, set
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the following information by the Europa :.--Our market
wheat doe not follow your depression.. Supplies are Emile,
to small occasional arrivals from Southern States. SPee°,B
latiotis mein checked by a tight money market, whi'of
caution is impressed by high prices current there, in ftice,,d
lower nthices from England: Some demand still exists
Spin, but good qualities arvvery_scarce. English 1!.11;0
French shippers do not operate freely. Stocks here 'irt;
trifling, barely sufficient fol. Winter. consumption. De Leto
afraid to stimulate prices,' purchase merely from hand of
mouti;l. Afolders•fittnTartid adverse to sell either wheat to
tlQur except at extreme rates. . Exports front-United St ail,
during rixt four •months consequently excessively Or of
and, may not inereal?,,niaterially even npon t.sumpti°"oor
Western' Canal navigation. This may tend to steady /tey,
markets until Baltic offers come forward towards ititt„'.et
although we fancy a good deal depends upon the chara°
of winter with you.