The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1839-12-06 00:00:00

INQUESTS.

DEATH DY BURNING CAUTION TO PARENTS. —An
inquest was held on Tuesday, before P. F. Curry, Esq.,
touching the death of 'William Hebb, aged five years. James
Keough, of Charters-street, deposed that on Thursday even-
ing, between four and five o'clock, he was coming down the
court where he resides, when he saw the deceased running out
of his mother's house " all in a blaze of tire." He (witness)
immediately stripped off the child's pinafore, and folded a
wet cloth that was hanging on some rails round him, and
thereby put the fire out. Mary Griffiths, who also resides
in Charters-street, deposed that the child was left in the
house by himself, at the time he caught fire. She heard the
alarm given by Keough, and ran to his assistance. Ile had
already extinguished the flames. She wrapped the child in
her cloak, and carried him to • his grandmother. Elizabeth
Hebb, the mother of the child, stated that she left him in
the house about half-past four o'clock on Thursday last.
There was a fire burning in the grate. She was absent about
twenty minutes, cad, on her return, she found that her child
had been burnt. It appeared, by the evidence of the surgeon
(Mr. Getty) who was called to attend the deceased, that he
died in convulsions on Saturday last.—Verdict accordingly.
AWFULLY SUDDEN DEATH. —An inquest was held on
Tuesday, before P. P. Curry, Esq., to inquire touching the
death of Patrick Moran, aged 30 years, who suddenly drop-
ped dead as he was dancing at a beer-house. John Beaman,
a labourer, residing in Eiizabeth-court, Oriel-street, deposed
that the deceased was a labourer in Mr. Maw's foundry.
About half-past ten o'clock on Saturday night last, witness
and deceaged went into a bccr-housii. The doceased appeared
in excellent health. He drunk two or three glasses of ale,
and, afterwards twopennyworth of hot whiskey., He got up
to &Inc.; with a young woman, and whilst in the act of danc-
ing he suddenly droppcd'on the floor a corpse. Ile died in-
stantly, never making the least motion of his hands or feet
after he tell. He had for some time past complained of a
pain in his breast. Ellen Makin stated that she had known
the deceased about four years. On Saturday night she was
in the public-house where he was., Ile asked her to dance
with him, to which she assented. He had no appearance of
drink on him at that time. They had danced about five
minutes when he suddenly fell to the floor dead. Mr. John
Cameron, surgeon, stated that he was called in to the deceas-
ed, and found him dead. Ile had made a post mortem
examination of the body, and found considerable disease of
the heart. There were no marks of violence on the body.
The jury found as their verdict that the deceased died of a
disease of the heart.

Y.
On Tuesday, an inquisition was taken, at the Coroner's
Court, before P. F. Curry, Esq., for the purpose of ascer-
taining the circumstances which led to the death of Owen
Griffith, aged 33, one of the hands and part owner of the
smack Victoria. James M'Manus, a labourer, stated, that,
during the last week he had been employed counting oysters,
on board the smack Victoria, in the Canning Dock. The
deceased belonged to the smack. The last tune witness saw
him was on Saturday last, since which time he had been
missing. Witness was on board the smack that morning,
(Tuesday,) when he heard that the deceased's hat had been
found on the dock. The captain of the smack ordered grap-
nel irons to be procured. Witness got the grapnel irons and
sought for the body of the deceased, which he found in about
halt' an hour. The body was given into the charge of the po-
lice-officer on duty. Police-officer John Rivers stated, that,
he siw the body of the deceased taken out of the water, and
had it taken to the dead-house. He did not observe any
marks of violence, excepting a slight wound over the left eye.
which he conceived had been inflicted by the grapnel. The
pockets were searched, and a silver watch, silver chain, some
money, a knife, several tobacco pipes, &c., were found therein.
Thomas Griffiths, the master of the smack, deposed, that the
deceased was his brother-in-law, and part owner and one of
the hands of the smack. He last saw him alive on Saturday
night, when he left him at a public-house in Ormond-street,
with a man named Thomas. The deceased slept on board
the smack. Owen Thomas, a sailor, stated, that, on Satur-
day night last he was with the deceased at a public-house, in
Ormond-street. They left there together, and witness saw
him on board the smack. He was slightly intoxicated at the
time, but was able to go on board himself. Witness never
af;erwards saw him alive. Verdict, " found drowned."