The Barrow Herald and Furness Advertiser. — 1880-07-03 (Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England)

KIRKBY IRELETH SCHOOL BOARD.  The monthly meeting of the above Board was held on Monday evening, at the Burlington Schools. Present :—Mr. George Ashbunier (chairman), Rev. E. C. Shawfield, and Mr. T. D. Winder.—The minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed.—The Clerk said he had written to the Educational Depaxtment as to the appointment of a pupil teacher at Browfoot School, aud had received a satisfactory reply; therefore, as agreed. upon, Miss Rawlinson would be elected. it would be necessary however that she should pass an examination previous to being bound to the Board, and the earliest opportunity would be taken to have such an examination.—A list was read of the children who were defaulters in attending the schools and the opinion was expressed that owing to the very bad attendance of several children the Board would have to take legal proceedings, which they had been anxious to avoid, but there seemed now no other course open to them than to do so.—The Chairman gave notice of his intention to move at the next meetrug of the Board, that the bye-laws be altered so that children instead of being required to pass the sth standard before leaving school may be enabled to do so when they have passed the 4th standard.—The Rev. E. C. Shawfield remarked that he stated at the time the bye-laws were passed that the sth standard was too high.—Mr. Winder gave notice of his intention to move that the motion passed secently to the effect that the full weekly fees he paid whether the children were at school the whole week or not—be rescinded.— The Chairman thought the passing of that resolution had been an advantage; and that it should be further tried, and pointed out that a somewhat similar proposition had been adopted at the Burlington School.— Mr. Winder, however, maintained that the motion should be rescinded, and his intention to make a propetition to that effect.—The meeting afterwards terminated.  The construction of the long-talked of railroad across the Island of Newfoundland has at length been definitely decided upon. The main line and branches will be about 350 miles in length, and will cost £2,400 per mile. The legislature has authorised the first loan of half a million dollars, and work will be commenced at once. The gain, says the Colonies and India, to the island will be incalculable. THE ATTEMPTED MURDER OF SIR PERSONS —At Coventry, on Saturday, Oliver Styles, watchmaker, was brought up on remand on the charge of shooting at his wife and child and four other persons, with the intention to murder them. The fac,s of the case have already appeared. The injured persons, some of whom remain seriously ill, are still unable to appear to give evidence. The prisoner was further remanded.  PARTY RIOTS IN IncLawn.—On Saturday night Liberals and Conservatives paraded the streets of Dungannon, throwing stones and smashing windows. The police charged the Liberal mob, which speedily dispersed; but the Conservatives held the Market Squire until after midnight. Two constables were injured by stones. At Portadawn, on Saturday night, the Roman Catholics accepted the display of an Orange drumming party as a challenge, and attacked them with stones. The Orangemen retaliated, and a serious melee ensued. The windows in the immediate neighbourhood were wrecked, and many of the combatants received severe injuries. Take Chapman's Tonic Mixture for Tic, Neuralgia, and General Weakness. Bottles, 131 d. [2908 Swimming Baths Open Daily, charge 6d. .each, Saturday, 4d. each. School Boys, from 8 till 10 on Saturday Morning, 20. each. Swimming Taught on reasonable terms. For particulars, apply at the Baths. [2851  Var,uE Fon Mo.—The public will be glad to hear that Mr. TIMMS, of Bath-street, Hindpool, has inaugurated the principle of selling bread by weight, not only at his Central Bakery Establishment, but at his Branches, Corner of Dalton-road and Cavendish.. street, and 13, Duke-street, Hindpool. [3092