The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1832-11-23 00:00:00

CORONER'S INQUESTS.

-On Monday last inquisitions were taken touching the death
of ft'illiein Hitton, druggist. • James Gerrard being sworn,said,
I am' a druggist in OhPaall-street; the deceased was audappren-
tice of mine; he was about '43 years. of,age; ,he has been with
me upwards of* five years, and had but a few months of his ap-
prenticeship to serve; he lodged in the house with me. ,The
deceased was of very sober and steady habits, but he was short-
f sighted.' About 'three o'clock on Friday afternoon, the 16th
instant, he left the shop,, being quite-well, and did not return
i again. I haiie not seen him since tilt tfjil,day, when t saw him
!a corpse in.the deac;honse. The deceased was fdund drowned
in the river Itfersey- on Saturday last, opposite. the Prince's
Paride. In hTiSpockets Were found.a peir of silver. spy:facies,.
a penknife, a silk purse,with. three in it, and sixpence
in copper, a case ,of 'lancet's a silk handkerchief, a key-, and
cam Valt.. of. straps- ...Yerdid, j-humi_dr.tnalted.,sl.l,4o..tuueh in g
the death of' Ann Cross, an infant, aged four years. The de-
ceased was left on Friday,. the Bth inant,_by her mother with
her sister to take care of the cellar in' Trueman-street, whe:a
her parents resided; .of her return she -Was found sdverey
scorched. She lingered until Sunday last, when she expired.
Yerd:ct, aceickmal.,-Also .on .view.Ot the .:tiody'of John Smith,
steward of the Grecian, wreekedln thegale Of the Bth October.
• Thomas Jones, a batman, • deposed that he was working on
board the Grecian, on Satuwlay last, and went intiy.tke Cab n
gittting.i.liox out; when he observed the de-
eeaseti-ie-aning against a.piece of wood, with a part of his body-
in the water. Verdict, jot,2t,t (19.owired.
On Wednesday teuchiug the death of Peter Porteus-naaster
mariner. • William ' Nelson • chief-mate df the brig Gem, of.'
which the deceased Was captain,.deposed that the.2oth October,.
laSt, get -sail 'froni. Whitehaven' to Newfoundland, btit through
tte.,badnes! of the weather and dausiges_kne to the
_vessel._
were ccinapellaTO return to ivcrpaol to discharge. n O
Wednesday about pne.o'clock p. in. they were about the Great
Ormshead, all hands were on deck :locking the vessel, the
captain was below in. the cabin, and while they were at wotk
the witness hoard the report,- of a pistol; he immediately went.
down, and found the, deceased, on his knees and hit head °nth°
floor, and .on raising, him up, found he waaidead; he had been.
very low spirited. for .the last three or ,fonr. days. Verdict,.
/Lowy. , Also on view of, the body of Margaret Doran, about
five years of age,, was burnt to• death in. South Uunion-street.
Verdict, accidental.

O , the 14th inst., at. Kirk 13raddan, Isle of Man, Mr.
E. R.
Wd
Kenney,en e
of this town, to Eliz,beth Edward, only
daughter• of the late Edward Terrill, Esq., M.D„ of the colony of
Demerara.,..

On Thursday last, at St.' Bride's Church, by the Rev. W. Dalton,
M.A., John Wilson Stevenson, Eml.' of this town, to Miss Jane..
Rigby Barton, Prospect-house, Present.
Or Saturday last, at St.. Philip's Church, the Rev. T. S. Bow-
stead, A.M., Mr. Robert Baylis, to Isabella, daughter of the late Mr.
Thomas Barker.

,011---.F,,Ariday last, at St. Philip's Chureh, -and afterwartis-at,St-Ni-.
'cholas' Chapel, Mr- Samuel Godwin, millwright, to Miss Elizabeth
Doyle, bOth of this toms. . .

O❑ Tuesday, at St. Philip's Church, by the Rev. T. S. Bowstead,
Mr. Jdh►vlliunuett, mister, Whitchureln filttlop; to' Eliza, youngest
daughter of the late Mr. John Meacocli, of this town.

Same day, at St. C,atherine's Church, by the Rev. T. W. Peile, Mr.
Thomas. Smith. of Maneheistix, to Miss Amelia„Barber, of-this town.
Wednesday; at St. Martin's-in-the-tikAds. by. the Rev.. T. C
Gladwin, Mr. John Bell, to Miss Mary Sadler, both of thiS town.