Bridlington and Quay Gazette. — 1886-01-02 (Bridlington, Humberside, England)

CIO,OOO. Ile had given post-dated cheques in part payment of his account, which were ' returned from the bank marked "no account." The prisoner was remanded. A high wall, which stood near the scene of the recent great fire in Clerkenwell, has been blown down by a strong wind,and in its fall took with it the partly erected warehouses which were being constructed in the place of those destroyed by the fire. The noise occasioned by the fa]) caused some con• sterriataon in the neighbourhood, but no one was injured. With a view of counteracting the attraction of the public-house, the Rev. Guildford Sprigg and his lay-helpers arranged for Boxing Night a five hours' entertainment in the Falcon Grove, Battersea Schools. The programme included two faroea, a miscellaneous concert, "Mr. Jarley's Waxworks," and a host of other attractions. Refreshments were provided, and admission was obtained for the low charge of one penny. ' A shocking accident occurred in Tithebarn Street Station, Liverpool. As a carriage-cleaner named Williams was stepping to the platform, be slipped and fell in front of the train for Southport, just steaming from the station, and the wheels of the engine went over hie left side, almost severing the left arm and leg. lie was taken to the hospital, where both limbs had to be amputated, and he lies in aprecari?u,condition.,  A money-lender's premises in Paris have been =Leta] by the police. Outside was the word "Bank," in largo letters, and inside, the offices presented a most imposing appearance, the doors being prominently inscribed "Manager," "SameCashier," 'Sub-Cashier,' and so on. But It turned out that the doors opened respectively into a bedroona, • dining-room, a dark closet, and a cupboard. It does not do to trust to appeanuices °San in a bank.  A military prisoner named Fisher has been charged, at Canterbury, with beating Private Wilkinson, of the Buffs, on the head with a poker in !such a manner as to endanger his life. Fisher, it appeared, found Wilkinson with his wife under suspicious circumstances, and attacked him. The police superintendent stated that the man's face was slipshod, and that he could not speak. His life was at first despaired of. The accused was remanded.  A young man named Frederick Bailey, belonging to Hythe, while walking home from Dymehurch, was felled by a blow from behind. He was some hours afterwards found lying among some furze by the side of the road, his head tieing in a pool of blood which had flowed from a severe scalp wound. His pockets had been emptied. Suspicion has fallen upon some soldiers, whom Bailey stated he had previously noticed, and thinks he could recogMee.  The particulars of the suicide of Sarah Martin, cook to Mr. Gowdry, of Radcliffe Gardens South  Kensington, have been reported to Dr. DiplOck, the coroner. It appeared that the deceased was missed,. and found by the 11011/I.lllid head foremost in • tank of water at the top of the house. The deceased gave way to habits of intemperance, and it is supposed that she was suffering born the effects of drink when she committed the act which caused  her death. A ease has been beard at the London Mansion House in which a man named Plummer was charged with receiving a quantity of stolen property. lie had induced A young into named Rennie., in the employ of Messrs. Copestake and Co., warehousemen, Bow Churchyard, to seed him hats worth gOs. a dozen, invoiced at ss. or os. In this way the employers were defrauded in two years of about £7OO, and Plummer paid Rennie. between .C6O and £7O.  , Charles Foster, the noted spiritualist and clairvoyant, who died a fortnight ago at Salem, Mass., was a "sensation " from his boyhood. Ile was the guest of Rollie of the greatest nice of his own and other countries, and received as high as a hundred guineas abroad for a night's stionce. From that he mine to be quite poor end helpless. He was under guardianship for several years. When scarcely at age lie visited Europe, where he was the guest of Lord Lytton, at lineelworth Park, awl formed the foundation study for I. Margrave and "A Strange Story." A letter has been received at Swansea by Mts. Lawrenson, widow of the hite Cepfitin Lawrenson, of the British ship Jungfrau, who met with his death at Valparaiso. According to this communi• cation, Mae angry words parsed between &HMO, the ship's Caliwilter, and the captain. BeIiVRIN apparently greatly enraged, threw a SUM at Cap. tam n Lawrenson, who fell backwards Into the hold, a distance of fifteen feet If. was so seriously Injured that he died a few hours afterwards. Boawan, who is now on Ilii way home in custody, also helongs to Swansea.  Tilt fiwzgrerr HOLII6/3 in this Ton are those where Hudeon'e &greet of Seep In to daily O.  01 .11 000 • By wing