Denton and Haughton Examiner, etc. — 1882-09-30 (Denton, Greater Manchester, England)

THE POLICE-col:ow, Chester, Alice Smith, mistrea of St. Paul's School, Boughton, was charged with assaulting Maria Woods, aged 11 years. Complainant said Miss Smith boot her severely because she could not parse a word. She exhibited her shoulders to the justices, and they mere much discoloured. It appeared, however, that the child was very obstinate, and the magistrates dismdscd the case, observing that she had not Lees unduly punished. WILLIAM Jenne, the gipsy who was apprehended at Shaftesbury, his been brought before the Petersfield magistrates, charged with the murder of his father. The evidence was similar to that given before the coroner's jury, with the addition of a statement made by the prisoner to the detective mho apprehended him, to the effect that if he had known his father was dead he would have attended the funeral and given himself up. There was a row at East Moon, In which it was alleged that the prisoner, without any provocation, knocked his father down and jamped upon him. The injured man was removed to Petersfield Union, where Ile died. After an inve.tigation occupying six hours the prisoner was committed to take his trial at the nest wires at Winchester. The fact of the case coming on  was not generally known, so that very little excitement prevailed during its bearing. A 1 RIVATH of the lst Royal Dragoons, named Alfred Ashley, was sentenced at the Police-court, Dublin, to six months' hard labour for a violent assault on the police in attempting to cacao two loose women who bad been arrested, and inciting a mob to riot. So violent was the conduct of the crowd, instigated by the prisoner, that the police had to draw tteir cutlasses. Tux fifth annual competition for the 100 yards . . .  amateur swimming match.- bas been decided it't the Lambeth Baths, Westminster - bridge - road, London. Eighteen entries had been received, and these had been divided into three heater, in only one of which was there an absentee. The results were as follows: Heat 1: W. I R. Tetley, Liverpool S.C., and F. E. Odell, Hex S.C. Belt 2:1. S. Moore, South-East _London S.C., 1; A.  ,_ : • Frouce, Zephyr S.C., 2; F. W. Huntington, Liverpool S.C.. 3. Heat 3 : C. Defau, Zephyr S.C., 1; R. C. Daniels, North London S.C., 2; W. R. Itter, Torpedo S.C., 3. Final heat : Defeo, 1; France, 2; Moore, 3. Won by two yards, three yards acparated second and third. Time, lmin. 131 secs. Mu. W. J. PAYNE has held an inquest at Guy's Hospital, London, on the body of George Carpenter, aged 43, a platelayer, lately in the service of the London, Brighton, and South Coast Railway Company, who expired from injuries received at Newcross Station. Deceased was, on the date mentioned, engaged with others in hoisting with their hands some rails on to a truck, when one of theta, weighing 3cw t., slipped and  11, breaking deceased's leg. When taken to the hospital it was found neem•ary to amputate the limb, and deceased died a fortnight after. A verdict of "And dental death" was returned. A FCRTHER DESPATCH from Charlottetown, FE.!., states that H.M. shop Phanix, which event ashore there, has become a total wreck. A