The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1850-01-01 00:00:00

female, wE

said that the prisoner
threw the child on the fire in the grate
carried the child in her arms) immediate

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of the lungs • whilst only 28 were from zymotic rescued it, putting the flames from its Burning clothes
, above one-half below the average. Forty-five out by wrapping it in her dress. The little sufferer was
per cent. of the deaths were those of children below five burnt on its arms. In reply to questions put by Mr.
years of age. The propriety of dismissing the clerk Rushton, witness said the prisoner was drunk when she
poor child gradually got worse. The inflammation
whose services were granted to Mr. Duncan during the did it, and that no medical man had been called in, as she
prevalence of cholera, was discussed. Mr. Duncan stated and others did not think the child was so much burnt as
sloughing
believoi of the
in wounds
h e superuatur increased,al
powers
et
rhae
o f infatuatedth e wo.
that the clerk was now busily employed in preparing a to require the assistance of a doctor. The prisoner, on
list showing the number of deaths from cholera in each being asked what she had to say, appeared to be much Tanhde
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street. His own duties were so great that he had to sit distressed, and after wringing her hands, and appearing
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up till one or two o'clock every morning. Mr. Langdale, otherwise much excited, said that she did not know what Parents'
seconded by Mr. Godfrey, moved that the clerk be at she was doing at the time ; that she and the others had
once dismissed. Mr. Bennett moved, as an amendment, been drinking all the day ; and that she always loved her charm, suffered their offspring to linger in torture for
herh release.
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et huee p. r omu nee ed
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that he be dismissed only when the document on which child. Mr. Rushton committed her for trial, upon which
he is engaged shall be completed; but this was not se- she fell upon her knees with uplifted hands, and was 1
5... a assistance was at hand, but the ignorant parents re-
conded, and the original motion was carried. removed from the bar. It was ordered that the child fused to call for it, and the child died. The coroner's
SPECIAL GENERAL VESTRY OF TILE WEST DERBY should be taken to the workhouse, where it would be Jury severely reprehended the conduct of all parties.
RATEPAYERS.—A special general vestry meeting took attended to. The female who brought it said she bad ,who is wise ?He that learns from all. IVho is power-
place on Friday, at the usual place, in compliance with a children of her own, and could not afford to take charge tut ? He that governs his passions. Who is rich ? He
requisition from the inhabitants, for the purpose of giving of it, otherwise she would, but she would carry it to the that is content.
the overseers instructions and authority to set aside and workhouse. Mr. Rushton said she bad acted humanely Of all housekeepers there is not one that will keep a
annul the appointment of an assistant overseer, made by throughout, and directed that she should be paid for house longer than the Court of Chancery. It will keep it
the poor-law guardians in May last; and also to elect an taking the child to the workhouse. for a hundred years, and at the end of that period the
assistant overseer to relieve the settled poor chargeable to BURGLARY.—Three youths (previously well known to house will be so thoroughly cleaned out, and swept from
the township, to arrange his duties, and to fix the remu- the police) named Patrick,Hanlon, John May, and James top to bottom, that no one shall know it to be the same,
aeration for hisaerYices. The attendance was not numer- Jackson,. were charged, on suspicion, with having corn- —Punch's Almanac.

diseases

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