The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1838-10-02 00:00:00

"Bibl i hawb o bobl y byd."

SUDDEN DEATH.—lnformation was brought to the Coro-
ner's Office, on Saturday, of the sudden death of Martha
Bromley. The deceased, who was an unmarried sempstress,
lodged with a Mrs. Brew, in Peach-street. She went lobed,
apparently in good health, on Friday uight. Next morning,
as Mrs. Brew was making a tire in the apartment where the
young woman slept, she heard her breathing with difficulty.
She went to her and raised her up, when she died in her
arms. Mr. Hector, surgeon, was sent for: he bled her, but
without any effect. Mr. Hector told the Coroner that he was
afraid the deceased had taken poison. The Coroner ordered
a post mortem examination preparatory to the inquest.

ANNUAL. MEETING OF THE LICENSED VICTUALLERS OF
LIVERPOOL—The licensed victuallers of this town held their
eighth annual meeting at the Queen's Theatre, Christian-
street, on Thursday the 27th of September, 1838. After the
regular business of the society had been transacted, and a
new committee chosen for the ensuing year, the question of
the partial repeal of the beer bill was brought forward by Mr.
James Robinson, the chairman; and, in connection with this
subject, the proceedings of the delegates to London, were
introduced, and satisfactorily answered by Messrs. ryden
and Brennan, the recent delegates from Liverpool. Mr.
Keymer, the honourable secretary of " the National Asso-
ciation," attended the above meeting, and after a very able
address, explanatory of the past exertions, present prospects,
and future intentions of the " Association," the following
resolation was unanimously adopted,—" That the cordial and
best anks of this meeting is hereby presented to Mr. Key-
mer, and, through him, to the metropolitan ceminittee of the
National Association, for their indefatigable exertions on
behalf of the trade, and for their valuable proceedings to ad-
vance the welfare of the trade throughout the kingdom,
through the medium of the intended newspaper called the
Era." It was resolved, on the motion of Mr. Brennan, and
seconded by Mr. Bryden,—" That the warmest thanko of the
licensed victuallers of Liverpool be presented to H. N. Smith,
Esq.,. of the firm of Sir Henry Meux and Co., for his zealous
and disinterested efforts on all occasions to advance the in-
terests of the trade." Messrs. Robinson, Bickerstaff, Thomp-
son, and other gentlemen addressed the meeting ; and after a
vote of thanks was proposed and carried in favour of the
chairman's Proper and becoming conduct in the chair, the
meeting gave three cheers for the success of the Era, and
separated, mutually pleased with each other.

MELANCUOLY ACCIDENT—A FACT FOR THE PHRENOLO-
GISTS.—On Saturday last, about two o'clock in he afternoon,
a very distressing accident, attended with fatal consequences,
took place at New Ferry. As a nervant girl was drawing
water out of a well, the han&e of the winch by some means
slipped out of her hands, and, whilst rapidly revolving, struck
a little girl, named Blanc, by which nearly the whole of the
frontal bone was torn away from the skull, together with a
very considerable portion of the brain. Surgeon DrAw-
bridge was quickly in attendance. and used every effort in
his power to relieve the unfortunate sufferer, who gradually
sunk until Wednesday night at twelve o'clock, when death
relieved her frcm her sufferings; thus, although with only
about two-thirds of the natural portion of the brain, the child
lived four days and four nights, with comparatively little
pain, and nearly the whole of this time taking occasionally
light nourishment, and to the last retaining her natural
senses. •