Denton and Haughton Examiner, etc. — 1882-06-03 (Denton, Greater Manchester, England)

THE LONG-PENDING LITIGATION by the Reigate Corporation against Mr. Alfred Jam. Vi'aterlow for the etoppage of an ancient public path and the alleged obstruo. lion of. substituted highway, both running through the defendant's property, boa resulted in favour of the Town Council. Mr. Yownall, the arbitrator to whom the wise was referred at the late district assizes, has ordered Mr. Waterlow to pay all costs, and to widen and properly gravel the prestnt substituted footpath to five feet. A GREAT THUNDERSTORM has passed Over the midland counties. Very heavy rain tell, am( also hail. stones of large sire, which damaged the growing crops to a serious extent. At Wolverhampton the lightning struck a chimney-stack adjoining the Peacock Hotel, and knockisi it down. The bricks fell into a room, where a party of about seventy clergymen were dining. Much alarm was caused, but no one was hurt.  A SHOCKING ACCIDENT is reported from a village near St. Austell, Cornwall. A young woman named Phillips, daughter of a miner, was engaged in cleaning a room, and took down her father's gun from the position it usually occupied. Her broth,r, a lad of about 15 years of age, entering the room, and taking up the gun, pointed it at his sister, asking, "Shall I fire?" She replied, "1 give you leave." Whereupon the lad pulled the trigger, and to his horror the gun exploded, the contents entered his sister's hind, and she fell dead at lfis feet.  Tim Ragged Church and Chapel Union, which was founded by the Earl of Shaftesbury and other Christian philanthropists, celebrated another annual meeting in the Lower Room of Exeter Hall, London, a few days ago. The chair was filled by Mr. J. T. Campbell. The 28th report was read by the hon. meretary, the Rev. B. Cosein, MA. The financial statement revealed a deficit of £5l Ils. ltd., the income being £454 On. 3d. against an expenditure of £506 Is. 2[l. Speeches in support of resolutions, and warmly advocating the society's aims, were delivered by the chairman, the Rev. R. C. Billing, 8.A., Rev. C. Graham, Mr. Gawin Kirkham, Rev. W. Stott, and the Rev. W. Tyler. The prmeedings were opened and closed with prayer. MB. ALLAN MAciimmue, chairman of the committee in charge of the recent demonstration of welcome to her Majesty at 'inflater, has received the following letter, " B dmoral Castle, May, 1882.--My dear Mr. Mackenele,—The Queen has commanded me to convey to you and her loyal Highland subjects at Balloter how much her Majesty was gratified by the reception given her on her arrival here, and also to say how much the Queen admired the arch erected on that occasion.---Believe me yours ever, Bairn-oar." BY A FIRE which broke out in the extensive forest of liothiemurchus, Inverness-shire, upwards of 150 acres, including come 40,000 fine trees, have been destroyed.  I'n'ELIIIINARY STEMS were taken in the Court of Session at Edinburgh, • few days ago, in an action by the Rev. Father Murphy, of Glasgow, to recover from the Rev. Father Wlntosb, of Airdrie, the sum of £lOOO for slander.  AT TILE CENTRAL CRIMINAL COITRT, London, Bridget Ilendrey, a servant, was charged with attempting to murder her son, James, 9 years of :Igo, by throwing him into the Thames front Waterloo-bridge. The prisoner was found guilty, and was sentenced to lifteen ruontha' hard labour.  Joins DONOVAN and John Brown, labourers, were sentenced each to five years' penal servitude for assaulting and robbing Emily Parker, in Queen's-street, Lincoln's-inn, London, and causing her bodily injury. A CONFBRENCE, at which were present some ninety members of Parliament, and a deputation from the National Union of Elementary Teachers, took place recently in one of the committee rooms of the House of Commons, Professor Thorold Rogers, IR P., presiding. The meeting bad reference to the New Education Code, and the deputation submitted certain proposals with respect thereto. The chairman, on behalf of himself and the other members of Parliament, promised that the suggestions and useful information offered should be duly considered in any discussion which might take plus in the House on the subject. _ _  AT