The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1836-11-29 00:00:00

I YQUESTS.

FA TA T. AceterNe..—On Saturday last an inquest was held
before i'. F. Carr,. C•ironer, for the purpose of inquiring
into the circumstances which led to the death of Mr. John Courts.
Ralph Clark stated that he wes a police-etlicer stationed on St.
George's Pier. Oa Friday, the Ilth instant, between live and.
six o'clock, he Ives standing on the stage that is used for pes-
sengers, when he heard semething fall forcibly to the ground
at a few yards distance front him. He went to see what it was,
and found that it was the deceased who had fallen from the pier-
head on to the corner of the slip. The deceased had a servant
boy with him, and they procured assistance and. conveyed the
unfortunate man to the Northern Hospital. The deceased said
his name was John Courts; that he had come from Whitelmrch,
whither he was about to return when the accident betel him He
had gone to the pier with the intention of proceeding over the
water to Mr. Whailey's, where he had a horse and gig, with
which he was going to proceed home. Benjamin Blower, house
surgeon at the Northern Hospital, stated that when the de-
ceased was brought to him he found that both his thighs and
two of his ribs were fractured. Every attention was paid to
him until Friday last, when he expired. Verdict, accidental
death.
DEATH BY BURNING.—WARNING TO PARENTS.—An inquest
was held on Saturday last before P. F. Curry, Esq., coroner,
to inquire touching the death of Mary Anne -Robinson. Alice
Davenport deposed, that she resided in Gresveuor-place,
Duckinfield-street, and the deceased, with her fattier and mo-
ther, lodged at the same house. At nine o'clock on Fridaylast,
witness heard a scream from the room of the latter, and ran to
ascertain the cause. She found the deceased in flames, and a
candle burning on the fender near her. The mother of the de-
ceased had gone out a few moments before, and had left the poor
child by herself. Witness, with the assistance of a neighbour,
extinguished the flames, but the little creature was so dreadfully
scorched about the neck and breast that she died in less than
three hours.—Verdict. accidental death,
INQUEST.— Yesterday an inquest was held before Phillip
Ruch Currie, Esq., coroner, touching the death of a fine full
grown male child, which was found dead in a midden in Great.
Newton-street, on Saturday, noon. Eliza Lewis deposed to be.:
ing servant tie Mr. Harris, in Great Newton-street, About 12
o'clock, on Saturday, she was in the yard throwing something.
into the midden, when she saw the body of the child laying.
there. She did not touch it but ran and gave information to the
Police-office. There was a door from some vacant ground into
the midden. Inspector Roberts deposed that he was on duty
in Mount Pleasant, when ho was informed that a child was lv-
ing (lead on a midden in Great Newton-street. He went to
the house of Mr. Harris and found the child lying dead on the
dung-hill as described. He got assistance and had the child
conveyed to Mr. Lockwood's the surgeon, but it was quite dead.
Mr. Lockwood, surgeon, deposed that he had opened the body
of the deceased and from the appearances of the viscera and the
chest, and the state of its blood vessels, he was of opinion that •
the child had been still born. There were no external marks
of violence. Verdict.—=Found dead still born.
INQUEST.—Yesterday an inquest was held before Phillip
Finch Currie, Esq., coroner, to inquire into the death of Frank
Fulton, a sailor. Thomas Flitcher, a labourer, deposed that on
Saturday, the 19th instant, he was standing at the end of the
Goree, when he saw the wheel of a cart whic was passing, go
over the legs and hand of the deceased. There were two horses
in the cart and a driver at the head of the leading horse. He
lifted up the deceased and assisted in taking him to the Northern
Hospital. David Young. a Dock Policeman deposed to being
on duty at south end of the George's Dock, and saw the de-
ceased taken up. The cart appeared to be passing at the ordi-
nary rate. Jane Fulton, the wife of the deceased deposed to
his being 73 years of age. Mr. Benjamin Blower, house sur-
geon of the North Hospital, deposed to the deceased being
brought there on Saturday, the 19th instant. His right thigh
was fractured, as were also some of the fingers of his right hand.
Every thing was done for him that could be done,. but he died
on Sunday, the 27th, in consequence of the injuries he had re-
ceived. 'rhe jury returned a verdict of accidental death.
IN(4l2EsT.—Yesterday afternoon, an inquest was held before
Phillip Finch Currie, Esq., coroner, to enquire into the circum-
stances attending the death of Frank Bryan, cattle dealer, who
came by his death from a fall in the engine room of the Bir-
mingham steam-boat, on Friday last. Thomas Williams, se-
cond engineer on board the vessel, deposed that the Birming-
ham was one of the City of Dublin Co.'s ships. On Friday
night last, they left Dublin with a cargo of cattle of which the
deceased had the care. About 5 o'clock on Saturday morning,'
he was going down the ladder into the engine room when he
saw the deceased lying on his face in the bilge and the beam of
the engine working upon him; be called to the fireman who as-
sisted him to raise the deceased whilst he ran to stop the engine.
Deceased's head and limbs were very much shattered. Hugh
Hughes the fireman deposed to raising the deceased, but he
was quite dead. He had seen him previously drying his clothes
before the fire in the engine room. His body was given up to
' his friends. The jury found a verdict of accidental death.