Star. — 1825-09-09 (London, England)

LIVERPOOL.--SCI mended is the steam navigatinn now between Dublin and Liverpoo', that low ve.sels arrived within a short time of each other oo Saturday morning last, viz. the Mona, the Emerald Ide, the Liffey, and the City of Dublin. Wednesday, an inquest was held on the body of Juhr. Vurlor, ger, who was found drowned in the River. A wontail, ~rho lived with the deceased, deposed, that a loan, named Sprat', who is now in prison, and against w snm a wirtant for an assault bad been issued at the instance of the deceased, told her she might expect her husband to be brought home on a shutter, and the same day the deceased was missing ; but the Jury returned a verdict of Wilful Murder against some person or et sons unknown.  per Last night an Inquest was held at the Norfolk Arms pablic-house, in Leigh-street, Burton-crescent, on the body of James Highams, who was killed on Tuesday by sogar•hogshead falling upon him. Dennis Ivers stated, that be Was waggoner to Messrs. Hicks and Co. merchants, Borough. On Tuesday, about three o'clock in the afternoon, he was unloading four hogsheads of sugar and one tierce of coffee, at the shop of Mr. Pratt, grocer, Judd.rreet. The deceased who was apprenticed to Mr. Pratt. was assisting, when, as he was endeavouring to lower the rail-board_of the waggon to let down the first hogshead, deceased, supporting the hogshead with one hand, suddenly -slipped down, and the cask fell over him. He did not know what caused the young. man to slip down; he immediately helped Mr. Pratt and John Crossan to take the body from under the hogshead. It appeared to be lifeless, and blood was gushing from the eyes and ears. D:ceased never spoke or moved after the accident;and was quite, dead in a few minutes. Crofton Cooper, Esq. a surgeoa, reeding in Judd-street, deposed that he saw the body about a quarter of an hour a' ter the accident. Her did not examine it professionally; but had no hesitation in !;iving it as his opinion that •was the undue pressure oR the head and chest which occasioned death. The waggoner, upon being further questione.f, said, that he ad been seven years in the business, and never knew of an accident happening before. He thought two men quite enough for the work of unloading a waggon with sugar hogsheads. It was not customary to sear! more than one man, the carman, upon such occasions. The body did nnt exhibit a single mark of external violence beyond a slight scratch on the cheek. The f( flowing verdict was returned :—" The Jury return t!,eir verdict of Accidental Death, and consider it highly improper on the part of the merchants in not sending a sufficient number of persons to unload the waggon, it having been stated in evidence to the Jary that it is not customary to send more than one man, viz. the carman, with each waggon, except in cases nearer home." • A NOTH an RtIISB•R Stior.—The grounds of Mr. John Ilartis, •fatmer and market gardener, at Wargrove, Berks, having been continually of late plund..red of the most choice produce, and as the depredations were ge! nerally committed on market.. mornings,- when Mr. Harris was obliged to be absent from home, he determined en Monday last to return some hours before his accustomed time: accordingly, having disposed of his produce, he left his team under the care of his man, and en't home by a coach. lle then took a horse pistol, loaded with small shot, and proceeded to hi.. orchard,.where he found a person in the act of stealing rears. Tke man, on seeing him, attempted to run off aid having refused to stop when tailed on so to do, Mr. Harris discharged his-pistol at him; and from Iris subbeTient litrOng, it became evident that he had re ceived a part of the contents in his back. Mr. Harris did not pursue him, contented with this summary mode of puniikamt.