The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1841-08-17 00:00:00

INQUESTS

A BODY FOUND.—An inquest was held yesterday before
P. F. Curry, Esq., coroner, on view of the body of a man
unknown. William Pritchard said he was a boatman, and
that on the morning of yesterday, while he was with some
others, in a boat in Formby channel, he saw something
floating in the water, about half a mile off. They went
to see what it was, and found it to be the body of a man,
which they placed in the boat, and brought to the town. It
appeared to have been a long time in the water. The de-
ceased had on a brown coat, with bright buttons, light vest,
striped cloth trowsers, shoes, and gray stockings. He had
sandy hair, and was about five feet seven inches in height.
The jury returned r. verdict to the effect that the deceased
(who was unknown), was found drowned.
A CHILD KILLED IN A TIMBER YARD.—An inquest
was yesterday held before Mr. Currie, on view of the body
of Joseph M`Birnie, a boy of 11 years old. On Sunday
afternoon he was playing at hide and seek with two other
children, in a field in Mason-street, where there were some
balks piled one upon another. He went on them, and was
climbing over them, when he fell between them, and pulled
the one he had hold of after him, and it fell on his belly, and
on one of his legs. The alarm was given and he was taken
out by some men, and carried home, but was dead when he
was got there. The field was tenanted by Messrs. Duncan
and Hewan. The jury returned a verdict of accidental
death, laying a deodand on the owners of the timber of £5.
DEATH FROM FALLING FROM A STAGE.—Same day, on
the body of Harry Steel. Deceased was a shipwright, and
was about 62 years old. On Wednesday afternoon last,
while the deceased was in the act of coming on shore from
the Ocean Queen, then lying in No. 2, Brunswick Graving
Dock, he fell headlong from the stage to the bottom of the
dock, a height of about 36 feet. He was carrying a tarpau-
line at the time, and the wind was blowing fresh, and flap-
ping it about. He was picked up in a state of insensibility,
and was sorely wounded in the head. He was taken to the
Infirmary, where every attention was paid to him, but he
died of concussion of the brain on Saturday last. Verdict,
" accidental death" accordingly.
DEATH FROM AN OVERDOSE OF PAREGORIC.—Same
day, on view of the body of George Fleetwood, a child of
four months old. On Saturday morning the mother of the
deceased went out and left him in the care of a Mrs. Rigby,
in Chaucer-buildings, Chaucer-street, with whom she
lodged. The latter, finding bun very cross, gave him as she
was wont to do, by direction of his mother, about half tea-
spoonful of paregoric, and the child, being very delicate,
died in consequence the same afternoon. On a post mortem
examination by Mr. Emett, the mucous membrane of the
stomach was found congested, with slight odour of pare-
goric. The body was much attenuated, and he was of opi-
n!on that the deceased died from an overdose of the drug.
Verdict, " accidental death" by the overdose.

At the Guildhall, London, on Wednesday, no less than
four individuals were brought before Mr. Alderman Kelly,
who had committed offences for the mere purpose of gaining
the temporary shelter of a station-house and the chance of a
crust of bread.

SALMON FISHING IN TILE NORTH.—The river Ness has
lately been very productive, and has afforded better angling
and net fishing than has been experienced for several years.
The whole of our northern streams have lately been highly
successful, and the present season will form a brigbt.one in
the fisherman's calendar.