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Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1841-03-12 00:00:00

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On inquiry at the Infirmary,

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last night, we were informed that the poor woman still re-
mains in a very dangerous state ; and that it is not at all pro.

bable that she-will recover

DEATH BY BURNING.—An inquisition was held yesterday,
before Mr. Curfy, touching the death of Margaret Davlin.
The deceased, who was but two years and a half old, lived
with her parents at No. 78, Freeman's-row. On Friday
it the deceased was left in a room eating her break
was shortly afterwards heard to scream, and found
with her clothes in flames. As soon as the fire was put out,
she was taken to the Dispensary, where she was dressed ;
but she never appeared to get better, and died on Tuesday
morning last. The jury returned a verdict—that the de-
ceased died from burning, but how her clothes became ig-
no evidence to show.

CASE OF SlllClDE.—yesterday an inquest was held before
P. F. Curry, Esquire, coroner, on view of the body of Wm.
Booth, who had been found dead in his bedroom. Margaret
Alexander, being sworn, said she was niece to Mrs. William-
son, who keeps the Legs of Man Tavern, London-road. The
deceased had been staying there since Friday last. Yester-
ty morning, (Thursday,) about eleven o'clock, witness went
) to his bedroom, and knocked at the door, but receiving no
pushed it a little open, and saw the deceased up
bed-post, apparently hanging by a rope. She
6. v the alarm, and one of the ostlers was sent up, and cut
him down. She afterwards saw him lying dead on the bed-
room floor. The deceased when cut down was hanging by a
rope to the top rail of the bed. His head was clae to the
rail, and he had his right knee on a chair which was by the
bed side, and his left foot on the floor. He was quite dead,
but his hands and cheeks were a little warm, and his face a
little black. He was hanging by what is called a packing cord.
Mrs. Williamson stated she had known the deceased for
about 18 months, as a casual customer coming to the house.
Neither she nor the ostler had ever observed anything in the
manner of the deceased to lead them to think that he was out
of his mind. On Sunday last he had his dinner with the
family, and talked a good deal of a Mr. Little, who lived at
Knowsley, with whom he had lived ; he said they had had a
quarrel. The deceased was very tipsey when he went to bed
the night before. Thomas Mathews, a livery-stable keeper
in Parr-street, said he had known the deceased for some years
back. He was addicted to drinking, and when in that state
was very obstinate. Witness never perceived any appearance
of insanity about him. Witness got him into the employ of
Mr. Little, who is a farmer residing at Knowsley, and had
been informed that he had had a few words with that gentle-
man, who consequently discharged him. The jury returned
rdict of felo de se; and the coroner issued his order for
erment of the body between the hours of nine
n 24 hours after the date of

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POSSESSION OF SPURIOUS COIN.—A MAN FINED £2442
AT TUE POLICE COURT.—A remarkable case was yesterday
brought before Mr. Rushton, at the Police Court. A. man
named John Jennings, keeper of a beerhouse, was placed at
the bar an a charge of having had in his possession a quan-
tity of base coin, in breach of a stringent statute of George
111. It appeared from the evidence that the prisoner had
become possessed of a great number of coins, made of a white
metal, in imitation of Spanish and American dollars. They
e produced in court, and were fastened two and two to-
ier with a single oblong link, inserted through a stalk
lered to each, like old-fashioned sleeve-buttons, but
er, as if intended to be used for keeping together a tight
Mr. Ortt, a master butcher, said that the
ught tho large quantity of coins produced to
ety, and that he had stated that they were
)0 to £3OO. He had accordingly put them
.key. They were called for by the police,
mg the prisoner's house, were told by him
The prisoner had also sold six of them,
to a man for half-a-crown, and refused to
:y when the man repented of his bargain.-
1; who appeared for the defence, called Joseph

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they were

s clerk, whose employer served the pii-
itated that he had frequently seen the
ing about the prisoner's house ; that ,he made no se-
hem, and never passed them off for, or said they
He (the prisoner) stated that he had bought
them, in exchange for cloth, from a man who had bought
them at an auction some months ago, and was not aware
that it was illegal to have them.—Margaret Eaton, the pri-
soner's housekeeper, also stated that she had seen them lying
about the house ; that the children were allowed to play with
them ; that the prisoner never represented them, or sold any
• .R silver; and that he seemed to put no value upon
.1 some of them to orange-girls and
,or oranges and other trifling articles.—
, the statement that the prisoner considered

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them of no value did not agree with his representationto
Mr. Ortt that they were worth from £2OO to X3OO. He
should convict the prisoner under the statute for having
them in his possession. He must pay a fine of 40a. on each
piece found above the number of five, or be imprisoned for
three months.—The number of coins found was 1226. De-
ducting 5 from this, left 1221, which, at 40s. each, made the
amount or the fine £2442 sterling ! Had the full fine of £5
on each been required, in place of the minimum amount
he act, the amount would have been £6,105 ! The
^ourse, was, in default, sent to gaol.—Mr.
3, that it was well that the coin had been
, would no doubt have been disposed of to
money, vho bad no perfect knowledge of American
„„_ tit be deceived by it. He gave orders that
Lieut. Henry, of the government emigration-office, should
be informed of the case, so that emigrants might be put upon
their guard, lest any of it should already have gone abroad.
—The whole of the " buttons " will be sent to the Mint,
where it will doubtless be destroyed.

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