Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-09-06 00:00:00

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LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

FALL FROM THE MAST-READ.--011 Sunday, James
Vernon, a seaman on board the American ship Columbian,
lying in the river ready to sail for New York, fell from
the mast-head and had his skull fractured. He died
almost immediately.

DIED FROM FALLING DOWN STAIRS.—Mary Mapp,
aged fifty-five, wife of a shoeniaker residing at 69, High-
field-street, fell down stairs on Thursday, and received
such injuries to the spine that she died on Saturday, last.
An inquest was held yesterday, and a Verdict of ac-
cidental death was returned.
SCALDED TO DEATH.—Jane Pennington, seven years
of age, residing with her parents at the " Earl Grey
Spirit Vaults," was accidentally scalded on Thursday
last, by a kettle of boiling water falling upon her. The
poor little sufferer lingered on, and died on Saturday
from the injuries.
DESERTING THE POLlCE.—Joseph Davidson, police-
officer 232, was charged with absenting himself from
the force, and having attempted to go to Melbourne,
without a month's notice. It appeared that he absented
himself from the farce on Thursday, alleging illness as
the cause. On Friday, it appears, he shipped on board
the Melbourne ship Constantine as passenger cook, when
he was apprehended on Monday morning. Mr. Preston
fined him in £3, or two months' imprisonment.
MORE CHILD-SMOTHERING.—An inquest was held
yesttrday on the body of Alice Hanley, an infant seven
weeks old, who .was found dead at her mother's breast
on Sunday morning, at their residence, the cellar of the
house 255, Athol-street. This is the second child the
mother has had suffocated at her breast. On the 24th
of February, 1864, her son Robert Hanley, eight weeks
old, was found dead in a similar way. The verdict in
both cases was " Accidentally smothered by the
, mother."

, CRICKET ,MATCII.--ST4 HELENS V. •NEWTON.--^This
match catne off on Saturday last, on the grounds of the
former, at Eecleston. Through the great care, and
attention of S.. Clarke,
,the professional, an admirable
wicket was made. The St. Helens went to the wickets
first, and after a few hours' good batting scored 113.
The Newton then commenced to "rub off," but only
succeeded in scoring 48 the first innings, and 68 the
second innims.
SODDEN DEATH IN A COMMERCIAL HoTEL.---At the
Coroner's Court, yesterday, an inquest was held on the
body of a young woman named Jessie Wilson, who has
lately been residing in the Commercial Hotel, New-
ington. Wm. Longman, the proprietor of the house,
stated that the deceasecl had a room in his house; ske

occa.sionallybrought gentlemen home with her ; he was
aware she brought home a gentleman on Saturday,.as
he saw them pass the door as they went up to her room;
,hp .heard nothing of her that night ; she appeared in
„good health. Between eight and nine o'clock on Sun-
day he heard a wreath, and ran to discover what was
the matter. In going into the young woman's. room
he found her dead, and the gentleman with whomi she
had passed, the night standing on the loor. .11
deceased sometimes complained of a suffocating , pain

at her breast.—kin Stewart gave almost siimlar evi-
dence. She was run.. up to the room by the gentleman,
who asked her to blacken his boots. She observed tie
deceased lying .across the bed in a peculiar manner; she
went over to the bed, and found she was dead ; she then
gave a scream, and Mr. Longman came up.—Mr.. Batty,
surgeon, said Ile Was called. in and
of violence on her.
and found that the de-
ceased was dead m
; he found no
Ile made a:post-mortem examination, and from that he
inferred she had died from purely . natural causes--
rupture of the aorta. Verdict accordingly.