Widnes Examiner. — 1880-06-26 (Widnes, Cheshire, England)

HELM. Mauaeggz Sr Maiecircossa. —The Manchester Ride Association held the last ateeting of the sensor. at Astley, on Saturday. The number of competitors was about an average, and the shooting vras considered very good, in spile of the inclemency of the weather. The various rises offered were well contested, the n 0,,, of £62 in all being given, varying from £5 to 10s. each. The, executive officer was Captain Clark, and the umpire Major Bolton. Seven members of the 47th L.R.V. took part in the contest, slid it in pleasing to see that out of that number six' were successful in securing prixes. The following are the names of the local prize takers :2410vcir siiOyds Sekiyda Total. 1 4.—Pcoporal Wolfemlen 52 ... 30 .. ~ Ss . 9—Sergeant June 13 —Sergeant West 27 25 25 . SO IS.—Borgrant Jittnes flews 29 ... 25 ... 22 SO 1 S.—Private Thom,. 3O ... 20 .. 19 ... 75 ' 27 —Sergeant Dwevryhouse 3O ... II 77 For the Range Prize., Sergeant Juorg was second at 200 , yards. with 32 and Corporal Wolfenden was second at 500 ynd 11, with 30. In the MaTtini-Uenry Competition (800 wards—rice shots), Sergeant Junor tied for, and divided, the ihod prinu. In the 200 yards Pool (bull's-mt.), Sergeant West was one of the winners. Be. Holmes WITILITILLY Due &accts.—At the drawing examination in connection with the science and art department the following pupils in the above schools . .  have gained certificatem, or —certificates and prizes.--Freelon,i,—Certificates Julin Appleton, Thomas Billing., Wm. J.istph Bridge, William H. Ihignall, William li,,rbyshire, Walter Edniundson, three Gerrard..lames (lore, John Thos. Hatton, E. Hayes, Elio. Bunter. F. Leadbetter, John Lead.  .Davyttutuan SUICIDE AT Sr. HELENS —An inquest was held yesterday morning, before Mr. Driffield, on the tody of Richard Roger., Campbell-street, tit. Helene, earthenware dealer, who committal auicide by hanging himself on Wednesday night. Deceased bad had two or three pints of beer .0 5,. New Church Tavern, brit appeared Kober- It, wife called for him there about quarter-past ten tog,. hawking, but he did not go. Ile was seen in the direction of home about eleven o'clock, but afterwards all search for him wa. fruitless. About eleven o'clock at night be was found hanging on the front sbk of the bedroom door. lie had cut N clothes line, tied it to a nail in the lock of the door, thrown it over to the fiord, made a noose, got on a small stool, and, af,er fining it rosnd hie neck, clipped from the stool. When fond his tern were on the door and his knees bent. Polica-constable Cottarn untlid the noose and took the body down. Deceased Din not seen to go into the house, and nobody went upstairs during the day. A jorytrun stated that deceased bad said s good deal shout Beaten, who committed suicide by ',MN nine, being a fool. A verdict Ttlia returned that deceased committed suicide, but as to his stato. of mind there .11114 no evidence to chow.  .WT..t-antsci.row Untog acnoot Arrexnewca Ceramyes.—A monthly meeting Of this committee was held in the Board.romn, at the Workhouse. on M'cilitesdav, the Bev. John ronge presiding. There wore also prie...tit —Moors. W. Derbyshire, NI. Bowden, l' Hall, and 14 Hobson (Reboot attendance officer).—The School Attendance (lilicer, in Lis report, stated that the cases he was ordered to prosscute at the last meeting he had allowed to n.nmin over for the preeent, because Mr. fluckton war the niagiatrates" clerk this month, and he palmed taking the cases to hire until same ri I arrangement could he made with Messrs. Nicholson, White. and Nicholson, or to the cont of ettendeoce order or of Iprosecution. Ile suggested that the Clerk should wait upon them le get a °edam, charge as metel possible. He hadgot entire model byedaws from the F.du.tion Department, and if the township, would ask for their adeption the committee could adopt them in their tow nstips. The adoption of those bye-laws would do away with the school attendance oblers complained of. Ho suggested that the Clerk should write to each manager of the var4us schools enclosing a copy of the loye.lawa, and asking thorn to get their township to make a I requisition to the committee to adopt therti.—The Chail man asked if the inigistratia' clerks might cliorge a hat thvy Irked—Mr. li•Moon rep hrltfr,rf lie sopiweed trendy AO. Messrs. Nichols no, W trite, and Nicholson said nb o the committee had leye.law4 they meet. in the float instance bring the parent before the magistrates under the att.whince order, which cost 10.. fld. Mr. Buckton did not r, quire them to act in that form, but issind ..unimenees an though the committee bed bye law.. hrlirvial tibn. self it was not legal to dose, but still it was awkward, seeing that the committee most go to great expense r•ne mouth, lif they had • lot of prosecutions, wherms if they kept them over until Mr. Blackball'. turn then thee onwitree might net in the way he had spoken of. Mr. Bookbm had twver objected. but Mr. White said the committee shoo id g..t by, laws. For the committee to do so the townships must get up requisitions to the School Attendance Committee, and then the committee could adopt the bye-laws in deference In the a mime of the townships.—The Chairman : Tort nwan to my the ratepayers could meet together and send or lions to oaf—Mr. Ilobsen: Yes, eir.—Mr. Derbyshire , And do you mean le nay that you get summonses cheaper at Mr. Flockton's that you d 4 at Messrs. Nicholson and White's?— Mr. Hobson: Yes, sin—The suggestion of Mr. Ilobson as 1 to the cost ref summonsea, and the adoption of byedawe were approv.d by the committee. The average weekly attendentreat the various school., for the four rooks ending June Itch, were as follows - .-Orfoid, 157 as against 158 in the four previous weeks ; Fr nketh, 125 an against 129; Winwick. 100 against 110 Grappenhall, 101 as against 101: Hollinfare,ftim against 105; Martinscroft. 85 as against 84r Padmite, 81 ae againd 810, l'helwall, 76 as against 76 ; Smiliey, 79 at aintinst 78. Umeran FREE GOSPEL an Ittnennenarr 111fIrrnowlee G.