The Atherstone, Nuneaton, and Warwickshire Times. — 1882-08-05 (Atherstone, Warwickshire, England)

COVENTRY.  COVSNTRY MAIJE-111",-Yricia-3;,. July 28th.—Best butter, is. 4.1. to is. 6d. ; seconds, is. 2d. per lb. ; eggs 12 and 13 for ls. Rim Ring Burs.—We are pleased to report I that the Coventry Rifle Volunteers have at length obtained a permanent shooting range and bats, upon hind belonging to the trustees of Sir Thomas White's Charity, situated in the parish oi Radford, near Whitmore-park. The structure of the butts is of masaive brickwork, 81 feet in length, and 50 feet high above the level of the ground, with carved ends to a radius of 15 feet, to prevent the spray of the lead, and wing walls. 12 feet in height, making the stop butts 200 feet in width. At the base of the butte there is an embankment 10 feet high. A flag staff will be placed' at the right angleon which a flag will be hoisted while firing is going on. The work has been satisfactorily I executed by Mr. James Marriott, builder and con. tractor, of this city. from plans prepared by Mr. George Punshen, architeet, with the full sanction of the authorities at the War Office to whom the plans were submitted. The line of range is all that could be detired,and gives a length of 1,000 yards for firing. An lope:mit =ma held no 'Tumidity. sit the inlly Weavers Inn, Silver-street, before Dr. Lab, I Coroner, as to the death of Isaac Molesworth, barber, living at 20, Silver-street. The deceased, who was 76 years of age, had been medically attended for years, add his mind had been grow-1 ing feeble. He frequently had epileptic fits, and 1 nine weeks ago he had a very bad one. When seized with the fit he scalded his right thigh badly, and he teed carbolic acid diluted with water as a lotion. On Monday morning, about seven o'clock, he got up from his bed, where he had been confined for throe weeks, and taking up the bottle containing the carbolic acid from amongst other bottlea,he drank a portion of its contents.— Dr. Plowman, who had attended the deceased, gave evidence as to his condition of body and mind, and the jury returned the following verdict:—" That the deceased died from the 1 effects of poisoning from carbolic acid, and that the deceased accidentally administered the poison himself, being not responsible for his actions by reason of an enfeebled mind, caused by frequent attacks of epilepsy, a long illness, and old age." An inquest was held on Tuesday, at the White Horse Inn, East-street, before Dr. 0. W. Iliffe, coroner, as to the death of Mary Patrick, widow, 36 years of age, of Payne's-lane, who had committed suicide by hangingherself on the previous 1 Sunday., The evidence showed that three months 1 ago the deceased's husband hanged himself, and 1 since then the deceased had been insane. Lately, on the advice of Dr. Dresser, she had been coa-1 stantlywatched; but early on Sunday morning she was left alone for a short time, during which she hanged herself from a rafter in the scullery. The jury returned a verdict of suicide while of unsound I mind.  Taz COYINTRY RAOGRD SCHOOL BAND gave an en-air concert in Broadgate on Monday evening. The following wee the programme: March, !True for Ever," 8.. Smith ; fantasia, " L Bosquier ; fantasia, " lionoria," Smith; valse, 'La Jolie Hongroise," Fischer; • selection "Beauties of Scotland," Newton; fantasia, "La Valle des Roses," Damian.,