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"Hull Times" 11 April 1857 (Karen Atkin)
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On Monday morning last, about eleven o'clock, a chimney, at the house of
Mrs ASHTON, Chafers Alley, Witham, fell and damaged the roof.

The pocket of ELIZA WOOLSTON, residing in Mason Street, was picked of £4
10s. in gold, and 9s. or 10s. in silver, in the Market Place, on Tuesday.

A bundle, containing wearing apparel, was stolen from the house of Mr
WRAY, farmer, of Paull-holme, on Thursday last.

INQUEST. -- On Tuesday, an inquest was held at the Infirmary on the body
of THOMAS WEST.  Deceased was severely burnt on the 5th inst. at the house
of his parents, Witham.  Verdict-"Accidental death"

On Friday morning, about two o'clock, the chimney of the fishing smack
Emery took fire while the vessel was lying in the Humber Dock, and burnt
part of the mainsail.  Fortunately the fire was soon extinguished.

TEA. -- The quantity of tea taken from bond under the new duty, in Hull 
on Monday last, was nearly 55,000 lbs.  Messrs. Des Forges liberated the
largest amount, viz., 10,627 lbs.

RARA AVIS -- A rare and beautiful bird, called the Tipped Grebe, was shot
last week by S. GOOSEMAN, jun., Esq., in the pond adjoining the hall, at
Bradley, Lincolnshire.  The species, we understand, is nearly extinct.

FOREIGN GRAIN. -- Duty paid last week in Hull: - £195 1S. on 3,901 qrs
WHEAT; £812 12S. on 16,252 qrs BARLEY; £125 2s on 2,502 qrs OATS; £99 6s
on 1,986 qrs BEANS; and 15s on 15qrs PEAS.

On Friday night, about eleven o'clock, one of the crew of the Swedish
barque Alida, lying in the Princes Dock, fell into the dock, while
endeavouring to get on board that vessel.  Luckily, he was rescued by 
a police constable and a tidewaiter.

CHOKED BY A BEAN. -- On Tuesday night, a boy named GEORGE BRISTOW, 5 years
of age, and son of a labourer residing in Drypool, swallowed a bean.  Mr.
Boulter was called in, but the deceased died in about a quarter of an
hour.

HULL AND HOLDERNESS RAILWAY. -- Traffic estimate for the week ending April
5th, 1857:- Merchandise and minerals, £81 9s 8d; parcels and passengers'
£96 19s; total, £178 6s 8d: Corresponding week in last year, £190 6s 0d.

HULL COUNTY COURT. -- The number of cases entered during the quarter ending
the 31st March was 10,310, an increase of 294 over the corresponding
quarter of last year.  437 of the above 10,310 were entered for the present
sitting of the court, which commenced on Monday last.

EMIGRATION. -- The first emigrant vessel for America, the Meteor, Brown,
left this port on Wedneday, with 124 passengers.  Her destination was
Quebec.  She was followed on Thursday, by the Lord Mulgrave, Ward, with
about 60 passengers, and by the Fergus, Edmunds, with 150 passengers, 
both also for Quebec.

SUDDEN DEATH. -- On Thursday night, between eight and nine o'clock, DAVID
WILLIAMSON, one of the inmates of the Trinity House Hospital, Carr Lane,
suddenly became ill, and died before medical attendance could be procurred,
life having been extinct in about half an hour.  Deceased was upwards of
70 years of age.

FATAL ACCIDENT. -- On Thursday morning, an Austrian sailor named PIETIO
MASTI, belonging the barque Redo, lying in Mr HALLET's dry dock, High
Street, fell from the mast on to the deck of that vessel, and was instantly
killed.  At the inquest held on the same day, a verdict of "Accidental
death" was returned.

This file last updated: 23-November-2001