Bridlington and Quay Gazette. — 1884-04-12 (Bridlington, Humberside, England)

DRINK.  At one of the Dublin police condo, Robert Lynch, a respectably clad child, about eight years of age, hoe been emerged wits having stolen, about four months ago, a hail pint of whiskey, and the same quantity of port wine, the property of Dirs. Emily Doyle. hire. Boyle deposed that the boy and his father had been living with her for some years past. The father was generally out all day at his business. One evening about four months ago the missed the whisky and the wine mentioned from a cupboard. She found the child quite drunk, and on interrogating him he admitted having taken the liquor and drunk every drop of it. The child had delirious tremens from the effects of that drink, and she had to send him to the Children's Hospital, where he had been under treatment ever since. He had taken to urink several,months back, and she often saw him drunk. He had drunk a whole bottle of wine on one occasion ahortly before. She merely charged him with this last theft in order to have him removed to a school where he aould be taken care of. She bad heard that the boy's mother had been • great drinker, and had separated from the father ou that account. The doctor at the hospital informed her that he believed the desire for strong drink had been born with the child and actually formed part of his nature. The magistrate said the beet thing he could do would be to send the child to Kiimore industrial School, where he would be properly looked after and cured.  A telegram from Chittagong, on Tuesday afternoon states that the Malacca, French barque, from Cnittagong for Ca.catta, in bailees, has been totagy wrecked twenty-two miies south-west of Daprto Shoal; crew saved. The Clan Cameron, British steamer, Liverpool to Bombay, arrived at Malta, reports that she fell in with the Adour, French troopship, on the 28th March, latitude 46 N., longitude 8 W.; took her in tow, but on account of bad weather she broke adrift on the 28th March off Ferrol. ATTEXTTED MURDER OF A MOTHER AT SOUTH SH 'Emis.—Early on Wednesday morning a shocking attempt by a eon to murder his mother was made at South Shields. John Sutherland, glass-cutter, his mother, and brother were drinking on Monday, when a quarrel took place, and Mrs. Setherland struck the accused on the head with a glass. He said he would do for her before the night was over, and after she was asleep he cut her throat with a razor, causing a dangerous wound. The prisoner was brought before the magistrates on Wednesday and remanded.  • AND my first pair ot boots," went on Simpson, "how proud and delighted I wee! Why, do you know," and he looked about impasaively, " that the first night I insisted on wearing the boots to bed?" "Yah !" sniffed the old woman from across the room, "and it's many a pair of boots that you have worn to bed since." _  THE teacher had grown eloquent in picturing to his little pupils the beauties of heaven and he finally asked—" What kind of little boys go to heaven?" A lively little four-vear-old boy, with kicking boots, flourished his list. "Well, you may answer," said his teacher. "Dead one !" shouted the little fellow at the extent of his lump. Tun young idea—Scene—Wax-work exhibifion ; a father and son—the latter aged seven ye..ra—are looking at "the celebrities." Father, ), holing to wax figure: "That's mil' Napoleon