Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-07-06 00:00:00

CORONER'S COURT.

On Saturday, Mr. Curry, the borough coroner, held in-
quests on the holies of the following persons :
Michael Duffy, who got a living by vending matches
tO)nut the streets. He lived in a court off Great Cross.
hall-street. On Thursday last he went into the Australan
hotel, in that street, for the purpose of selling his matches,
when he fell down, and expired before any assistance
could he rendered him. Verdict, `• died from natural
causes "

On the body of John Scott, a child only four years and
a hilt' old, who died from the injuries he had received by
a lorry in Fox street. The poor little fellow, who was the
son of Mr. Scott, of the deective department, was swing-
ing behind a lorry, in Fox-street, when either his dress or
Ifs leg got between the spokes of the wheal, and he was so
severely injured, that after lingering in the greatest agony
for several days, he died. Not the slightest blame was
attributable to the driver of the lorry. Verdict, " Acciden-
tal death."

On the body of David Glenn, aged 58 years. The
deceased was employed at tar. Ropes ice manufactury, is
Kitchen-street. On Thursday night, he and another man
named M'Gravy went to close the iron door of the manu-
factory, when it fell upon the deceased and killed him,
The door was very much out of repair, and it rcquired
the assistance of se►eral pers3ns to close it. Verdict,
" 1 ecidental death,"

On the body of an old lady named Isabella Stewart,
aged 75 years, of Spence-street, Everton. From the evi-
dence it appeared that the deceased fell down stai►s and died
almost immediately. Verdict. "Accidental death."

On the body of Itachael Latham, the wife of Mr. Latham,
the relieving-officer for Toxteth Park. From the evidence
of the sister and the husband, it appeared that the &ceased
will in the habitof taking laudanum for medicinal purposes,
but on Friday night she took a much larger quantity than
usual, and died from the effietF„ The Coroner expressed
a hope that the circumstance, painful as it was, would be
a warning to the husband, and that be would stop, in time,
from hip present mode of living.
On the body of Robert Corbett, the door-lrePper of the
Clarendon-rooms, South Johr.-etreet, who died at an early
hour on that morning. Jane Corbett, the wife, stated
that the deceased went to bed at the moat hour on Thurs-
day night, hut on Friday morning he complained of being
unwell, and she get up and opened the door.
After that she gave him some gruel, and he vomited very
much. She subsequently gave him a little brandy, but
finding that he did not get any better, she sent for a medical
man, who gave him a draught. After thqt be felj asleep
and did not awake again. He died at four o'clock that
morning. A man named Anderson deposed to visiting the
deceased on the Friday, and finding him perfectly insensible,
and at night he stayed with him, and was with him when
he died. In conseqnence of the death being so sudden, the
Coroner dirdeted a post mortem examination of the body
to be made, by Mr. Galloway, the result of which showed
that the deceased died from an infusion of blood on the
brain, brought on by excessive drinking. Verdict
accordingly.