The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-04-17 00:00:00

ACCIDENTAL DEATHS.

At the Coroner's Colift, on Wednesday, inquests were held,
before P. F. Ctury, Fsq., touching the deaths of the follow-
ing :—On the bodies of John Rhodus, aged 50, and Joseph
Lythgoe, aged 32, stonemasons, in the employ of the dock trust,
who lost their lives on Tuesday afternoon, whilst engaged in
laying a cast iron plate on the Princo's. Pier, for a third bridge
to the new landing stage. Several parties were standing on a
stage over hanging the river, engaged chipping off the stone
work to fit a large iron plate or hinge, which was partially sits•
pended above them with a chain. About half past four the
chain broke, when the iron fell, knocking those on the stage
into the water, excepting Rhodes, who was held by a rope,
although ho was severely crushed and insensible from the
injuries caused by the falling iron. All the parties in the
waver, excepting Lythgoe, were reamed. His boly had to be
grappled for. Rhodes was conveyed to the Northern Hospital,
but he died before arrival.—On the body of Edward Kenyon,
aged 24, a plumber, residing in High street, Bdge hill, who
was with Mr. Tillyman, of Duke street, and whose apprentice.
ship had nearly expired. Ho fell from thr roof of a house in
Islington, on Tuesday morning, ho having gone there to take
the measure of a skylight. In each case a verdict of " Acci.
dental death" was returned.

COCK FIGHTING-LIVERPOOL AGAINST

R.,INCHESTER.

There is not more animosity between Manchester and
Liverpool, on account of the Town Dues, than these is in
regard to the " pluck" of the game cocks belonging to the
midland city and the modern Tyre. The " difficulty," as the
Americans call ir, was attempted to be brought to a close on
Tuesday evening last, bat for the trifling interference of these
meddling fellows, the police. The scene of the " main," as
the battle cf the birds is " professionally" designated, was the
house of a Mr. James Clarke, which domain is situate in Hough.
ton steet, corner of Tyrer street, said locus being one of those
where the best ale is sold at the lowest possible remuneration
About half past four on the evening aforesaid, the sagacious
" nose" of Inspector Tomilson smelt, not one of those nasty
four footed little beasts, said to have been imported from
Norway, but the odour of the real " geme chicken ;" and
taking with him two good men and true—namely, Gray, No.
645, and Hoyton, 726—they went forthwith to the house
alluded to, where they got a fine "cock pit," and, what was
better, they got something in the cock pit, too. There were
two real bits of blood "at it," " hammer and tongs,"
" spurred" like Belted Will. There were 150 "gentlemen"
of the " fancy" present, but, wonderful to relate, they did not
show the same pluck as the " birds," for they ran away " like
a cartload of bricks." The names of the " ringleaders" were,
however, taken down by the police, and summonses were issued
for their appearance before the magistrates, to answer for the
offence, under the statute in that case made and provided. In
the scrimmage that took place a gentleman who holds a
respectable position happened to kick police officer 726,
whether by accident or design it did not appear, but it appears
that Mr. Mansfield fined the gentleman lOs for the battery, at
the Police Court yesterday morning. Besides the twp cocks
got at the work, there were six others got in a bag, all of
Which were marched off in triumph .to the Central Police
Office, Dale street, where they remain at present in dnrance