Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-08-12 00:00:00

CORONER'S INQUESTS.

THE FATAL ACCIDENT IN WEST DERBY-RnAD —An in-
quest was held yestezday on the body of Mrs. Garner,
whole melancholy death we recorded in yesterday's paper.
It appeared that the horse that caused the death of the
lady, belonged to a farmer named Joseph Grundy, who has
farms at Rainford and Eccles. The horse was in Baker-
street, We't Derby-roa and whilst waiting to have the
cart loaded with manure, the animal ran away. It seems
that Mrs. Garner in trying to avoid the collision, jumped
out of the phaton, when she was unfortunately caught by
the wheel and killed as described. Her sister, who was
with her at the time, escaped, but got a great shock. The
jury found a verdict of accidental death.

The next inquest was held on a-chtid thirteen months
old, named Mary Anne Carver, that died on board of the
ship " Constitution," having been scalded some days ago,
and the result was death. Verdict: "Accidental death."
On the body of James Parrington, a publican and cart
owner, who died in consequence of a fall from a cart as de-
scribed in yesterday's paper. Verdict : " Accidental
death."

A SWELL MOB SWEETHEART.

Margaret Grove, en artless looking young girl, or modest
and prep ssessing appearance, was charged at Worship-
street, London police court, on Monday, under peculiar
and rnelaaeholy circumstances, with having attempted to
destroy herself. Police-constable Coope.a II 27, stated,
that on the evening of Sunday se'nnight he was hastily
sent for to a house of infamous repute in Kest-court,
Spitalfields, where he fund the prisoner in a senseless
state, and was informed by the inmates that she bad taken
a powerful dose of oxalic acid. Witness immediately
procured the ngaittanne of n enrgnnn, a:root;.1.
She was removed to the London Hospital, where she had
ever since remained. Her system was so greatly shattered
from the prostrating effects of the poison, that she was not
in a condition to be broaght up for examination until that
mornirg.• In answer to further questions from the magis-
trate, it was intimated by the officer that in the course of
his subsequent inquiries with regard to the prisoner, he
had ascertained that she had been a domestic servant in
the family of a harness manafacturer in Whitechapel,
with whom she had lived about eleven mon'lr, when she
accidently formed a street aquaintance with a young man
who introduced himself to her as a mechanic in good
circumstances, and ultimately lured heraway from her situa •
tion under a promise of marriage. On the faith of his
representations, she accompanied him to a house in Keat-
court. where she had only been a short time, when she
discovered that the man she had so fondly trusted was a
common thief, who passed under the fists name of " Fir
boy," and that he was a leading member of one of the
worst gangs in that infamous locality, She was greatly
shocked at the disceve-y, and bitterly upbraided him with
the cruel deceptiou, to which he responded with a volley
of abase, accompanied with a profusion of blows, which
covered her with blood, blackened be h her eyes, and
rendered her insensible. The ruffian then fled from the
house, and on recovering her consciousness the poor girl,
in a paroxyism of anguish at the disgrace and ruin to
which she was reduced, made her way to the nearest drug
shop, where she was incautiously screed with the oxalic acid
with which she attempted to terminate her existence. On
being interrogated by the magi7traee, the prisoner, in a low
and faltering voice, fully confirmed the above narrative,
and added that her father had been more than 20 years in
the service of an eminent engineer at Westminster, but
that she had been deterred from apprising her friends of
her unhappy position. in consequence of the shame and
suff-ring, it must necessarily eetall upon them. Mr.
D'Eyncourt sad that it was truly a lamentable case, but
as it was imperatively necessary that her friearls shouh:l be
imrne liately communicated with, he mast order her to be
detained for that purpose. Tee girl's father, a respectable
elderly man, who exhibited extreme emotion at the abject
condition of his unfortunate daughter, which he had not
he'ard of, was now in attendance, and having consented to
receive her under his charge and adopt eff?etnal means to
ensure her future safety, the prisoner was consigned to his
protecti on.

ONLY PAUPERS !

In the course of Monday two miserable-looking lads,
named Walter Dillon and Pa.tric't Connell, was brought
before Mr. Burcharn, at Southwark Police-court, charged
with breaking two squares of glass, value 25., in the win-
dows of Bloomsbury Workhouse. Fairliurn, the porter,
said that the prisoners came to the workhouse on the pre-
vious night and requested to be admitted. lie told them
that he could not do so, and bid them to go away, when
each of them broke a window, and then he gave them into
custody. Mr. B•ircham : Wh.t is the reason you turned
them away ? Fairborn : Th.re was no room, Sir, and I
could not admit them. Mr Burcharn : You have a casual
ward in Bermondsey workhouse, I suppose? Witness:
Oh, yes, Sir, and that was full. Mr. Bareham: What is
the extent of your accomodttion, then ? Witness: There
are three beds for males and three for females ? Mr.
Burcham: Why, thrmonds:y I believe to be one of the
largest and most densely-papnlated parishes in this metro.
pelf; and from what I see daily in this court, it is the re-
sort of the poorest people in the country. lam astonished
to hear that in tht casual ward of such a workhouse there
are only six beds for the mil: and female casual poor.
Fairbury But each bed holds two persons; therefore
twelve are accommodated. Mr Burelisrn : lam surprised
at such disgraceful conduct on the part of the parish au-
thorities, only to have aecomodation in their workhouse
for twelve unfortunate paupers in a parish the population
of which I understand to be upwards of sixty thoutAnd.
This is not the first time I have heard complaints re:-
pet:tintr the treatment of casual paupers at this workhouse,
and I thirk it highly discreditable on the part of the au-
thorities that they do not have proper aceornodation for
the poor creatures applyieg for a nigh f.'s shelter. It is al-
most a daily ocairrence for the unfortunate to aptly to me
how to act in their miserable condition; and I have told
them to go to the workhouse in the district where they are
destitute, and demand admission and food. That is use-
less advice to them when there is only sceomodatioa for
12 persons in the workhouse where most of the poor
crexures come from. I shall not punish these lads,
who have been driven to commit the crimes they are
charged with by the disgraceful neglect on the part of
the parish authorities. They are discharged. A trades
mr.n sitting in the court here handed the lads a shilling
each to purchase food, which they expressed their
thatks for, and lefi the court,