The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1848-07-18 00:00:00

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pace ; and might have prevented the accident had he been
on the alert. The jury returned a verdict of manslaugh-
gainst him.

FATAL ACCIDENT

ping station, named

.--Last week, a porter at the Wap-
Nlanning, was assisting to hoist bales

by means of a jigger, and after attaching a bale to the rope
he fastened on himself for the purpose of being hoisted to
the upper part of the warehouse. When he had thus
ascended several feet the rope broke, and the bale and
man were precipitated into a waggon below. His injuries

. .
were so great that death took place shortly afterwards.
The rope was produced in court and adjudged unfit for use
from age. It appeared that a man was kept by the com-
pany to inspect these ropes. The jury thought a more
responsible person than the one at present engaged should
be appointed to so responsible a duty, and that his whole
time should be devoted to this inspection.
THE YACHT RACE.—On Tuesday all the yachts
enumerated in our last, except the Sultana and the Water
Wyvern, started for the prize. The weather was beautiful
The start took place about eleven o'clock, but there being
little or no wind, the yachts were a long time in beating
out to the bell-buoy, whence to the north-west Light-

taking the same course they came in before the wind home.
The Drift and the Vision kept together until near the
close, the Gondola and the Bacchante some distance
behind, and the Queen of the Ocean a long way off. On
approaching the bell-buoy the second time, from the
Light-ship, the Gondola, which was a long way behind
the Drift. took advantage of a slight change of wind, and
rounded the buoy a hundred yards before either of them
—a piece of seamanship which was much admired. The
voyage home (to New Brighton) was not concluded till

about ten o'c
Gondola, 1 ;
of the Ocean

of return 1

silver tea-

1; Queen
; but it being a time race, and the hour
,ck, the prize, which is a
warded. On Thurs-
Mr. Hopes " Drift "

ght, when they came in
Vision, 3 ; Bacchant

to nine o'c

nd, was no

day a second race took place, when

CHEAT

TRIP TO LONDONDERRY

—Those who wish to

view the Giant's Causeway and the other wonders of na-
ture in the vicinity of Derry have now ample opportunites
afforded them to gratify their desires, by the competition
existing between the boats on the line, which have brought
the fares down to a minimum. A fine new vessel has re-
cently been put upon the station, the merits of which, as
well as those of her commander, have been thus suitably
I acknowledged :—" We, the undersigned cabin passengers,

who came from Londonderry to Liverpool by the Foyle
steamer, on Thursday, the 13th day of July, think it only
right to testify our very high approval of the boat, as being
one of the best we have ever crossed the channel in, corn-

bined with the kind attention of Captain Forres

other officers of the vessel, as also the.comfort and elegance
of her cabin, berths, &c., in our opinion, render her a most
desirable conveyance for passengers on the Londonderry

and Liverpool line."—Signed by nine passengers. The
" Foyle" sailed for Londonderry on Saturday evening last,
and, we are informed, she took with her the heaviest car-
go that ever left this port in a coasting steamer, having
had upwards of 450 tons dead weight on board, and even

only drawing about

be; necessary to_ add that the

t water ; in stating this it may
" Foyle" is an iron vessel,
We doubt not
11 parties in-

.
which accounts for her great buoyancy
such a fine ship will be duly appreciated by E.

_oveen the two ports.
EXTRAORDINARY CASE.—We reported last week the
inquest, as far as it had then proceeded, on the body of a
young female, named Ellen Gollagher. who had been
married on the Thursday previous, and had died the Sa-
turday after, having been found dead in bed by her hus-
b Further investigation has given
_.,,us aspect. The husband, a seaman,
e coroner on the day of her death, and reques-
st might be held on the body, as he was to de-
sirous of going to sea immediately

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stated by him

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6on. The trachia was rup-
t was thought, from manual
force, yet there were no external marks of violence. This
was accounted an extraordinary feature, yet the medical
men were disposed to think it quite possible that death

contirme

_ This was not practi-
mination of the body was made,

and compre

g external evidence of violenCe. Mr. Hill's opinion,
in which the other surgeons agreed, was, that compression
had been effected by the deceased's neck being clasped
by some person, the fingers being united behind her
neck, and the thumbs forced laterally and inwardly from
the front of the trachea, and he considered it quite possible
that such violent compression may have taken place
without leaving any visible markbehind. After two adjourn-
ments and a very lengthened enquiry, the jury on Thurs-
day returned a verdict of " Wilful murder" against the
husband, and he was committed to take his trial at the
next assizes

Another man who, it appeared, had slept
the same room, and was consequently apprehended on

suspicion, was discharged

LOCAL MEETINGS,

WEST DERBY GUARDIANS.—On Wednesday the usual
weekly meeting was held. The chair was filled by Mr.
Roskell. From the report of the Fever Hospital it ap-
peared there were remaining in the house last week, 8:
admitted during the week, 5 ; dismissed, cured, 1 ; died, 0;
remaining in the house, 12. It was agreed that, as the
number of patients had so considerably diminished, that
several of the nurses be dispensed with. Two letters from
the Poor-law Board were read, sanctioning the appoint-
ment of Mrs. Ross as matron of the Fever Hospital, and
the other enclosing three copies of the bills recently intro-
duced by the president of the Poor-law Board into the
House of Commons. Mr. Griffiths and Mr. Shaw ap-
peared, in accordance with the wishes of the board, re-
specting the defalcations of Mr. Griffiths, jun. Mr.
Edwards, one of the sureties, not being in attendance, at
the request of Mr. Griffiths the matter was allowed to
stand over for a fortnight.