The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-01-28 00:00:00

CORONER'S COURT.—Yesterday.

The coroner held the following inquests yesterday :
On the body of Jane Graham. 4 years of age, the
daughter of a tailor residing in No. 4, court, Wakefield
street. The child was left by its mother, and the clothes
having caught fire, the injuries caused death. Verdict
accordingly.
On the body of John Burns, aged 4 years, who lived
with his parents at 53, Thomas street, and who died from
injuries received by his clothes having caught fire, whilst
left alone. Verdict accidental death.
On the body of Isabella Jenkins, 75 years of age, who
was an inmate of the Alms House, and died suddenly on
yesterday morning in bed. She had bees ailing for a long
time, and had a bad cough. Death was the result of
natural csuses, and the jury found accordingly.
On the body of Edward Regan, 60 years of age, who
resided in Upper Harrington street. The deceased was
at work on board a ship in one of the docks, when he
accidentally fell into the holdof the vessel and was killed.
Verdict accidental death.
On the body of Anne. Morris, a charwoman, residing in
Blenheim-street, who died suddenly in bed. On examina-
tion of the case, it appeared that death was the result of
natural causes, and the jury found accordingly.
Oa the body of Patrick Tumulty, aged 60, who was a
labourer, living at 10 Court, Fisher street. Soon after
Christmas, the deceased was at work on board a ship i,n
the river, when a bale of, goods fell on his great toe, and
hurt the joint, very much. Ultimately the leg and thigh
became swollen to a great extent, and finally death was
caused by the injury. Verdict accordingly.
An inquest was opened on the body of a child named
Mary Shipnard, three years old, but .the cause of d3ath
could not be ascertained, and as there were suspicions
about the case, the enquiry -,vas adjourned to this day.

LIVERPOOL BANKRUPTCY COURT.

BEFORE MR. COMIUSSIONER PERRY.

In re ROBERT JONES.—The bankrupt, formerly an inn-
keeper at Hawarden, in the county of Flint, came up
yesterday on application for his certificate. Mr. Evans,
for the assignees, had no opposition to offer; but the
court inti.eated that no certificate could be granted, until
the bankrupt had complied with the provisions of the
act under which he had petitioned the court; and that,
therefore, the consideration of the certificate would stand
adjourned for six months, in order that the amount of his
available assets might be made up to Xl5O.
In re JAMES rAyr..ktrp.—The bankrupt was a provision
dealer at St. Helens. This was the meeting for his last
examination, but it was adjourned for a week.

NEW INDEPENDENT COLLEGE AT HALlPAX.—Prepara.
tions• are now being made upon a piece of land en the
western boundary of Skircoat Moor, for the erection of a
new Independent College. The building will be a handsome
one, commanding a fine prospect of the surrounding hills,
and will afford accommodation for 120 pupils, btsides
resident masters. The college is intended, primarily, for
the education of the sons of Congregational minis` era and
miss'on,rice, like the school at Silcoal's House, near Wake
fi ld, which will probably be merged into it. The building
will cost about £20,000, and the Congregationalists of the
-district will be indebted for it to the munificence of J ,hn
Crossley, Esq., one of the most liberal supporters of the
denomination in the West Riding,
LOSSES OF STEAMERS.—Within the last few days four
steamers have been lost, three of them with sacrifice of
life. One of the four, a cargo vessel with auxiliary screw,
was an ordinary sea risk, suggesting no considerations but
those of thankfulness that the crew were all saved ; the
others, run on shore and wrecked in the Channel, call for
serious consideration. If there was blame in the orange
vessel lost on Tot Pedn Penwith, the parties in fault paid
the penalty of their lives, and certainly the master and
mate aprear not to have known the navigation of the
mouth of the Channel. They were probably accustomed
to the coast of Scotland and inexperienced in foreign
voyages ; otherwise, how can we explain, what is strange
on any supposition, that after making the Lizard
Lights, and determining their bearing and distance,
and after making the Scilly light, they should be
found with the Longship's light on their port bow,
mistaking it for Scilly, and running on right for
destruction ? We caa understand a steamer running on
shore in thick weather which prevented the lights and the
land from being seen ; but to see all the lights, and run
wildly about everywhere but where she ought to be, does
not seem the act of a sailor. In the case of the Tyne, and
the still more lamentable case of the Violet, there can be
no imputation on the seamanship, for the officers were
confessedly most competent. The ships were the finest of
their class, and the tracks in which they were running
were well known to those in charge. There can be no
charge of incompetency or neglect, and yet the ships were
sacrificed, and one of the crews. They knew where
they were. The officers of the Violet. evidently knew
they had run their distance, as appears from the
direction of the ship's head as she lay on the sand;
and the officers of the Tyne had seen Portland light,
and knew well the bearing and distance of St. Alban's-
head, half way between Portland and the Needles, and in
a direct line from one. to the other, In fact, the distance
here is so shot t, and the track so plain, that one ie puzzled
to find an explanation for the accident, unless the apparent
absence of all danger led to carelessness, and the helmsman
received a wrong point from the officer of the watch, or
mistook, or was inattentive to the direction given him.
After all, both these wrecks point to the same general
cause—the habitual sacrifice of safety to speed and
punctuality. We must have steam packets running with
the certainty of mail coaches on shore. No matter that a
North Sea hurricane is blowing, and hail, OM, and snow
join with the darkness of night to obscure the toe' -out, the
Ostend letters must be it London by the morning mails
and the Violet must risk the passage. No matter that the
steamer is near the shore, the weather come on too thick to
see either the land or vessels in the track,—the Tyne must
at all risks avoid lengthening the passage from the West
Indies by an hour or two. To wait for daylight, or even
to slacken speed, is not to be thought of. True, there was
no object to be gained by hurry. She could not deliver
her mails or land her-passengers one hour the sooner by
thus pushing on ; but pushing is the rule, and the caution
or old times is exploded. A. few casualties of this kind
will tell upon public opinion, and compel a more cautious
and prudent course. With the rapid increase of our
trade, and the still increasing size and speed of clippers
and steamers, the necessity will be felt of enforcing the
needful precautions against wreck and collision. It will
be felt. necessary to avoid as much as possible Channel
• navigation for such large and rapid ships, for their own
' sakes as well as for the sake of the vessels which in their
headlong speed through the darkness they endanger.
Casualties like those of the last few days will prepare the
public mind, and some awful catastrophe will at last
4eterrnipe it.—Roval Cornwall Gazette.