The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-04-06 00:00:00

CORONER'S COURT,

ACCIDENTAL DEATH.—On Saturday the coroner held
the following iAticsts. •On the body of Michael Cal-
-I,:gher, 30 years of age, who was a waggon driver in the
employment of Mr. M•Cormick, at the new docks, North
end. It appeared that the unfortunate affair took place
iti consequence of some mistake abut the points, and it
seemed that the points were attendel to by a boy. How
the truck fret on the wrong line did not appear, but in
consequence of it having done so, the poor fellow was
overtaken by it and killed. The jury found a 'verdict of
accidcwal death, but at the same time were of opinion
that the boy was not a proper person to be allowed to
attend to the p Ants.. The Coroner plinted•olt to the
foreman of the works the necessity of having a•man at
the points.

THE KIDDERMINSTER RlOT,—Partisans of Mr. Lowe
,ere nithtly .mobbed in ,the streets, notwithstanding the
vigilance of the police and the presence of the military.
A reward of £2OO is to be offered for the apprehension of
the ringleaders in the attack on Mr Lowe. A subscription
ha's been entered into, which it is said amounts to £2.000,
including £l,OOO from Mr Lowe's committee, and £5OO
from Lord Ward, for prosecuting any partieS who can be
identified as having taken en active pert in the outrage.
We regret to aid that Mr Lowe still lies is a state of
considerable suffering. The policeman who hal his nose
split., and was bruised in almost overy part of his body, has
had his depositions taken. It is hoped he will recover.
On Friday, nine rough 100kiEg man were brought up for
examination before the magistrates. The evidence to their
identification as a portion of the mob was strong. Mr
Best proseceted, and said that he would be able to bring
evidence of the charge of riot against the defendants.
Tney were e ch remanded on bad —Mr. Lowe, who is
still staying with Mr Talbot, is to be presented with an
address of sympathy.
ANOTHER STRIKE IN PRESTON.—A strike of the ivork-
people employed at the mill of Mr. Hollins, in Preston,
known ae the Royal Sovereign Mill, has taken place, in
cons, q mime of a reduction of ten per cent having been
made in the wages, and nearly 200 of the hands are -now
out of employment. At the time of the unfortunate and
memorable strike in Preston in 183, it is stated that Mr.
ET :nine agreed to pay an advance of ten per cent upon the
prices he w s.then giving; but, a fortnight ago, the hands
were informed that the above named reduction would be
made, on the ground, as we are informed, that the prices
he was paying were higher than those paid by other
employers for the same fabric of cloth. The hands resisted
the encroachment, and have put forth a statement to
disprove this assertion. On Thursday evenings a meeting
of the hands on strike at Mr. Hollins's mill, was held at
the Cross Keys lan, Mulset Place, when lorgthy state-
ments were made by several of the unemployed. in proof of
the fact that the prices paid by Mr. Hollins were only. fair
and reasonable, and that nothing in the present stet° of the
trade Fistifled the reduction that had beet! made. Resele-
tions were subsequently adopted in approval of the conduct
of the workpeople in resisting the reduction, and pled,o,ing
the meeting to support the hands in the struggle. Sub-
scriptions hese been solicited from the workpeople employed
at other mills in the town, and about £2O has been received
by the committee: