The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1835-12-29 00:00:00

CORONER'S INQUESTS,

On Saturday, an inquest was held at the Infirmaiy; before
James Pownall, Esq., one of the bail,iffs of Liverpool; on the
body of Ann Johnson, who died in ciinsequence of her clothes,
taking fire. Thomas ilobinkin, a lodger in Johnson's house,
deposed that between twelve and two o'clock on Sunday morn-
ing, the 13th, he was awakened by JOhuson's little girl crying
out her aunt was on tire. Hi got. up and went up stairs, and
found deceased's i'oom full of smoke, but no one there; he then
came down stairs, and found-deceased with her clothes on fire.
He immediately got a quantity of water, WhiCh hepoured on her,
and extinguished the fire. The deceased seemed to be in a state
of stupoi, and, whilst the water was being poured upon her, she
turned round and said,
."A'ial burnt to death." Deceased was
severely burnt in various parts. Mr. .Long, hense-surgeon to
the Infirmary, deposed to.deceaSed being admitted on the 13th
Instant, and that she died. id consequence of the injuries she
bad received from being'biirtit.---The jury returned a verdict of
" accidentally burnt to death."
On Saturday, an inquest was held in Vauxhall-road, before
Mr. Pownall, on the body of Edward Lord, cork-cutter. Ann
Scott deposed that she let lodgings at No. 1,48, Vauxhall-road.
The.deceased came to her about three weeks ago and inquired
for lodgings, which she let him. He had, ever since he came
to her, drank to excess, and.was drunk every night he went to
bed. On Friday morning last, betWeeri twelve and one o'clock;
he came. home drunk,,assisted by a ,young man. He imme-
diately.went to bed. In the morning she wept to chapel; de-
ceaSed was not then up, On her return, her daughter informed
her that she had found deceased dead on his be&room floor.
She went for a doctor, who said he was quite dead. Mr. New-
man, house surgeon to flie,3l4tetisary, deposed to being sent for
on Friday, and finding, deceased
,quite dead. He had since.
opened the body, and found the ventricles of the brain and the
blood-vessels gorged with, blood; the internal- coat of the sto-
mach was also much intimea: He was of opinion deceased:
came to his death by popfe24,..p.—rilifu'cikby, excessive drinking;. ~Verdict accordingly. -
...
.)ti Saturday another inquest was held before Mr. Pownall
at the Intiimary_, on. the !)ony . ...... . Win. Sothefu
shoemaker, of Knotty Ash; deposed to hearing a child scream
ing in deceased's house, at Knotty Ask, on Wednesday morn•
ing, about eight o'clock, he went in to ascertain the cause, and
found deceased standi in the middle of the floor .with her
•eliiihes on fire. Ile and another neighbour put the fire out as
quickly as they could. She was severely burnt all over her
bidy. No person was in the house when he went in.-:—Timothy
Fiialaya the husband of deceased, said_he had gone out to work
on the- morning in "question, and left deceased sitting in the
chair near the fire. She was then quite well. Hu heard nothing
further till a inesiage informed him that deceased's clothes had
`taken ,fire:- ace immediately: weut ..home, and found her there
very severely burnt. He sent for e doctor but he not_bei•np,.at,
tiume.ki*:got cdvered cart And took her to: Liverpool hair-
Long.-the house surgeon to the Infirmary, deposed
•tii deceased being admitted into the Infirmary on-Wednesday
last. She was severely burnt about the head and neck, and in
other parts. of her body. Every thing was done that could be
foriaera- but she died of ihe injuries she had received at half-
past six o'clock the same day. Verdict—Accidentally burnt to

' We-are requested to ask whether it be true, that in a certain
rather extensive retail slip in Liverpool, the young men in
reference to ladies who visit the shop,, use the letters D. P. and
D. 13., which are perfectly intelligible to themselves, and highly
insulting to the ladies ? This must be answered, and satisfac-
torily explained, or —!
Mayton's DONATION.— On Christmas-day the Mayor, ac-
cording to custom, gave to each person confined in the Borough
Gaol two pounds of excellent beef, two pounds of bread, three
pounds of potatoes, and a quart of ale.
Cowstisi- AT SEA:—On Wednesday last, about noon, the
William Penn steamer, on her return from Waterford, in con-
sequence of 'the dense fog which then prevailed, unfortunately
run down a sloo belonging and bound to Cork.. 'The captain
and mate were drowned; the remainder of the crew (two men)
Were saved by the crew:of tile Lucy End.
AcclnuNT ON THE RIVER.—On Wednesday evening, about
five o'clock, as the William Fawcett, Birkenhead steamer, was
coming down the river, she ran foul of a large outward-bound
schooner, then lying at anchor, and did considerable daMage.
The shock was tremendous, carrying away the chimney of the
steam-boat, which fell aft the vessel, and a passenger belonging
to the Dolphin, government hoat,,had his thigh broken. The
steamer had on hoard about forty passengers, who scrambled
on board the schooner, and the confusion which took place can-
not be described. •The two vessels were extricated in about
twenty minutes; but considerable time elapsed after this before
any:communication was made with the shore, although the acci-
dent took place within hail. In about an hour a boat, with fonr
men, came alongside the schooner, into which the man who had
his thigh oroz 3a. nil wife, and tw,, gentleman ware lowered,
and ultimately ianded at the Prince's Pier, when the police very
promptly procured the usual apparatus in cases of accident, and
conveyed him to the Northern HospitaL where' Mr. Gill and
two other medical gentlemen were in attendance. The acci-
dent was occasioned by the density of the fog.
SIR JOHN BAYLEY, BART —This venerable ex judge has
tetnrned from a tour on the continent. •

NORTH LEICESTERSHIRE ELtcrioN.—The High-sheriff of
Leicestershire has fixed on this day for the election of a member
in the ro'citn -of the ►ate'Lord Robert Manners. The only can-
didate in the field is his lordship's brother, Lord Charles Somer-
set Manners, who will be returned without opposition.
FATAL ACCIDENT.—On Thursday morning a boy, named
Joshua Cragg, about.eight years of age, the son of a poor widow
residing at Much Wootton, was drowned whilst, sliding on a
large piece of water situated .in the centre of, the village, and
known lay,the name of the Loads, in consequence of the break-
ing► of the we.

NEW Loan CHANCELLOR.—SOMe of our contemporaries
seem to have made up their minds as to who is, or, rather, who
is not, to be the Lord Chancellor; but, as the question belongs
more properly to the cabint, we must await the determination
of his Majesty's ministers on the subject. It is quite certain,
however, that a Lord Chancellor will be appointed, and it is
understood that the judicial and political functions of that high
office will be separated,

Znst Luau -CLuau Y. J. B. Wil4rumn, Es 4;. at (Iv Canter.
bury meeting, on the 11th instant, for the Irish clergy, stated
that "he would vouch for the truth of a narrative he was about
to give them :—A clergyman of Ireland, possessed of an income
Of 1200-per annum, recently went to an office in llublia to in•
sure his life in favour of his wife and children. Some hesita-
tion having. been evinced. he.asked if there was any objection
to him. The reply was, "We cannot, sir • we dare not run the
risk of insuring the lives of clergymen. We cannot make out a
policy fot you 'unless you agree to a proviso that the insurance
shall be void in the event of your being murdered." ' A thrill
of horror followed this antecrote.—Kelitish Gmiette. -

Prince CharleS of Hesse was soleindly affianced ea the 11th

inst. to the Princess Elizabeth, dui:4lll4ra Prince- William of
Prussia. Prince Charles, the Grand Duke's Second son, Ma-
jor-General :in the Austrian service, was born on the 2.3 d of
April, 1809, and is therefore twenty-six years of are. Princess
Elizabeth of Prussia, eldest daughter of Prince'William, was
born on the 18th of June, 1815, the day of the battle of Water-
lob, and is consequently twenty years old.
A-TTEMPTED I3IGuWAY RO.BBRItY,—On Friday (Christmas)
evening, about six o'clock, M. de La Claverie, a French teacher
of langua.ges, while- proceeding to the house of a friend in
Bold-street, was most" audaciously attacked opposite -Green-
lane, by some ruffians, who attempted to rob him. M. de La
Claverie was walking with his hands in his great coat pockets,
the coat being closely buttoned over. A man froth hehiud
clasped him in his arms, while another in front placed his gaud
upon his mouth, so as to prevent him front calling for assist-
ance. In this situation a third ruffian dealt hint a violent
blow on the stomach, which felled him to the ground, and for a
Short time deprived him of the power of speech. M. de La
Claverie, however, retained the possession of his senses.
While on the ground, another man, appearing to commiserate
his situation, attempted to unbutton his great coat, for the pur-
pose of getting at his pockets. This M. ere La Claverie had
sufficient presence of mind to resist, by folding his arms firmly
on his breast, and a boy coining sip the gang instantly left hint.
There were hut very few people in any of the streets, and no
police officer or watchman was near the spot to assist in cap-
turing the thieves, or to have prevented so gross an outrage.

ISLE OF MAN STEAMBOATS.—The directors of the Isle of
Man steam-packet company, haVe appointed 'Messrs. Moore
and Christian, of Red Cross-street, as their agents fit conduct-
ing the company's business at this port. The well known re-
spectability of these gentlemen will be a sufficient. guarantee
to the:public, for the prompt dispatch of any goods consigned
to their card.
Eiiirt.oiNtENT AFFORDEp EiRAILW/kYS.—The average num-
Ilier of persons daily employed on the works of the London and
Greenwich Railway during the last year has been 554, exclusive
of the brickinakers, limehurners, biagemen, ironfounders, per-
sOns pulling down houses, clerks of the works, police, collec-
tors, &c. &c.

HONOURABLE CONDUCT.—About sixteen years ago, -Mt.
James Briggs, manufacturer, of Blackburn, was under the ne-
cessity of compounding with his creditors for. ..10s. in the pound.
He evidently deserved, and he has fallen upon more prosperous
times, for last week he most honourably paid his several credi-
tors the remaining 10s. in the pound, with simple and compound
interest,--Albion.—['Phis HONOURABLE tONDCUT is worthy of
all praise, and should be, and we have no doubt will be, followed
as an example by every member of the new Conn:ion Council of
this-lawn, should either of them, at any Fulmer p,,riod of his
life, have been unable to make good his pecuniary engarements.
TholiropprtyNtialification for office prestimes the ability to dis7'
charge every obligation of this-kind in the elected. A lint. nu
;his subject:from the Albion to the gentlemen of the new corpor-
ation will no,doubt be attended with the happiest ettects, seeing
that we have no less than some forty of tile. purest patriots and
Wormers of Liverpool in that body.—[E. L. S.] • .

A friend to the church begs to intorm the editor of the S.tan-
.,siard that the Rev. .I. R. Tetlow,. of Christ church, gave, to the
unitarians two votes, and the other to his muster.
A general feeling of surprise has been excited at the result
of the election in Everton ward, where the return of Messrs.
Horsfall, Hodgson, and Molynenx was considered certain by
a large majority. It is only those who were behind the scenes
that are aware of the real cause of the defeat. of two of those
gentlemen. Most of the voters residing in gverton are gen;-
tlemen who have the right of vdting either for their residences
-in Everton, or for their respective offices in different pelts of
the town. On discovering in the early part of the day how
liadlY the elections were proceeding in some of the radical
wards in the centre of the town, the gentlemen in Everton who
had these optional votes, confident in the strength of their own
candidates, unfortunately went to the assistance of their friends
in town, where their votes lA eie thrown away, whilst in Ever ton
the result was the loss of the election of two couservatives,.with
a narrow escape of losing the third.
Doc K.POLICE.-A niimber of informations were laid on Toes
day,- before Mr. Alder nan Sandbach, for kiying inflamable
i.toods on the quays, and leaving them without a watch all night;
the parties were each fined five shillings and Costs. Several-
fines were also inflicted for allowing timber to remain on the
dock side longer than the time al)dried. Mr. Yates, broker, was

.ned five shillings and costs, for allowing some goods which had
been sent to be put on board his vessel to remain unprotected all
night, without a watch on the dock side.

The Gs ttnEtv or GETHSEMANE.—This garden is now sur-
rbunded by a low coarse wall, of a few feet in height, and a
third part of an acre in extent. When Mr. Catherwood was
there in lql, taking the drawings for his beautiful Panorama
Of Jerusalem, it was planted with olive, almond, and fig-trees.
Eight of the olive trees are so large that they are said to have
been in existence ever since the time of Jesus Christ, although
we ate informed by Josephus that Titus cut down all the trees
within one hundred furlongs of the city ; vet it is•not improba-
ble that these trees, which Are unquestionably of very great an-
tiquity, may have arisen from the roots of the ancient trees,
became the olive is very long lived, and possesses the peculiar
property of shooting up again, however frequently it may be
cut down. The trees now standing in the garden of Gethse-
mane are of the species known to botanists as the Olea.Europe;
they are wild olives, and appear pollarded front extretne old age,
and their stems are very rough and knarled. They are highly
venerated by the members of the Roman eyntirrunion here, who
consider any attempt to cut or injure them as an act 'of profa-
nation. Should any one of them indeed be known to pluck
any of the leaves, he would incur a sentence of excommunica-
tion:—Finden's Illustrations, of the Bible;