The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1843-10-31 00:00:00

Thursday mornir

On Saturday morning, about half-past six o'cloe.,
boat started, under sail, from the Magazines, and -soon
afterwards saw a brig on Burbo Bank, or what is 'better
known to boatmen as " The High Bank." When .they
got within 400 'yards of her, they saw two Liverpool
"speculation boats" taking off-the crew, who were five
in number. The Magazine boatmen boarded her with
the intention of getting her off. She proved to be the
William of Workington, but last from Limerick,and had
on board 150 bags of meal, and a quantity of wheat. The
boatmen ran out about 80 fathoms of chain from her with
an anchor, with a view to swinging her head and
heaving her off; and ran out a warp to their boat,
that they might board her in the event of .her swinging
off, provided they could not .pull up to her. They re-
mained there about three quarters of an hour, before the
Liverpool life-host, which was towed out by he " Presi-
dent," steam-tog, came up. The President-stopped with
the Magazine boat till the brig, which was on a steep part
of the bank, capsized and sunk. The chain unfortunately
snapped, otherwise she would probably have swung off,
and might have been got into port. There was afine dog
left on board, of the bull and terrier breed, which the
boat's crew were anxious to save, but the poor,creature There was a bruise on the left hip, and the legs were dis-
could not be induced to leave the vessel, and on one of coloured from the knees downwards. On a post mortem
the men attempting to take hold of him he bit him, as if examination he found a fracture of the skull, (correspond-
in protection of the ship from any interference on the ing with the injury to the ear,) which extended right across
part of a stranger. They then thought of removing the base of the skull to the opposite side; and on lifting
him in his kennel, but it was too unwieldy•to be 'handled the fore and back parts of the bone, a fissure was distinctly
in such a storm, and they reluctantly left the noble animal seen. Two ribs were also fractured. These injuries were
to his fate.
the cause of death, and might have been occasioned by
From what they learned and observed, the brig drove her falling down, first on her feet, and then falling side-
from her anchor,out of Formby Channel on Friday night, ways.
and was thrown about :700 yards on the bank, " the Mr. Rigg, of the Sea View Inn, in the neighbourhood
Great Burbo;" close to the spot where the schooner " Ver- of the dell., was several times out that night, but heard no
non," and the " Baba," were wrecked in former gales, struggle or cry for assistance.
when the same boat saved the lives of several of both A surveyor, employed by the coroner, described the delf
crews. The William let go another anchor, when she as being forty yards from one footway, and seventy from
drove from the first, but dragged from it. Soon after she another. The natl.

time. He thought she was a woman from the town, as
he had seen such thereabout before, and that she was in
drink. He pressed her to go out of the delf, as he and
another man were going to let off a shot, but she did not
comply or speak. He raised her and helped her, and she
could walk with his support. He set her down on a plank,
where she sat for fifteen or twenty minutes, and he went
to work. He next helped her on a few yards further, and
she then walked some yards herself, and then kneeled and
remained on her knees seven or eight minutes, and ap-
peared to be " fettling" her hair. She then got up, and
went on of herself. He took her to be a woman out of
the town, and in liquor, otherwise he would have called a
policeman, and rendered her more assistance. There was'
a large patch of blood on the stone where he first saw her
sitting, but he did not observe it until afterwards. Her
right hand was also a little bruised, but not bleeding.
Witness produced her garter, which he had picked up.
Another man, who was working in the quarry with the
witness, gave nearly similar evidence.

Mr. iVretcalfe, surgeon of the Southern Hospital, said,
that when deceased was brought in she was insensible_

John Whalley, a quarryman, employed at the delf, said
that on •going to his work there on the Friday morning,
pt, .....•.., consignee to Mr. Daniel Bannon, brok,
soon after six o'clock, he discovered deceased sitting on to be forwarded to Newry. When the lorry reached the
the rock below. There was blood on her face and ear,
and her dress was disordered. He then asked her if she end of the Salthouse Dock, on its way to one of the
had fallen, or if somebody had pushed her down. She northern docks, the puncheon burst with a report like said, two men had abused her on the top, but did not say that of an immense piece of ordnance, and the berm flewover the lorry and the adjacent pavement. Every stave they had pushed her down, or that she had fallen herself.
Witness did not think sbe knew well what she said at the in the puncheon was separated, and the hn,,,,..t-,;,,L L..,
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FURIOUS DRIVING

bell, a oar-driver

trong for the pur:

esday, Duncan Camp

driving his car furiously do
officer who laid the informa
ing down the road at a rap
other which should turn tl
ant's car knocked a labouri
passed over his neck, seve
ders. Defendant said the ma....__
his car. Mr. Rushton ordered the dt
and costs for the furious driving, s•
man to lay information for comp,
he had received. Addressing
said, that, if he heard any a-
go and compensate the poor
caused him, and his loss o"
license, and •

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SINGITaR ACCIDENT.--D.
PIERHEADS.—On Wednesda,

con:Tens

ANGEROUS

strongly showing the niece
for the public on the Hi
Pier, nearly opposite the 1

of some so
alts, occurr

horse, belonging to Messrs.
brewers, was waiting on the t

unknown, the animal took it