Denton and Haughton Examiner, etc. — 1882-05-06 (Denton, Greater Manchester, England)

GHASTLY SUICIDE OF A :MERCHANT. A painful tragedy has occurred at Harpurhey, Maus cheater, the senior partner of a well-known tirm of yarn agents having committed suicide by shooting himself in the head while riding along Rochdale-road in a cab. About half-past nine o'clock lathe morning Mr. Llewellyn IH:tamer, head of the finn of Hamner and Sons, Cornmendal-buildings, Cross-street, engaged a four-wheeled cab, and told the man to drive up Rochdale-road nntil he was told to stop. The driver proceeded in that direction, occasionally looking inside to see if there were auy indications of his fare wishing to alight, when, at a point hewee,, Ilarriet-terrace and Quay-street, Ranee-green, the titiver heard in the rib a sharp crack, and, on looking I through the window am Mr. Hamner sinking in a heap I to the bottom of the vehicle, his right hand grasping a !revolver. He at once stopped the cab, and called some labourers who were near. They examined Mr. Hanmer, who was unconscious, with a small bullet wound above and in front of the right ear, from which blood was owing. The unfortunate man died about all hour afterwards. In his pocket-book were a number of business documents and a Initial exchange for £2500 drawn on a Glasgow firm. The deceased was very highly respected on the Exchange, where he WWI well known, and no i cause has been assigned for the fatal act.  ITHE fifth annual meeting of the Chelsea and Westminster Band of Hope Union has been held at Lancaster-road, Congregational Church, Notting-hill, under the presidency of the Rev. T. Stuart Russell, MA. From the report read by Mr. W. Richards (hon. sec.), the ; union's work during the past year has beenmostsuccmsful. There are now fifty-three societies connected with a ' membership of nearly 8000 children. Excellent addrea=es were given by the chairman, Rev. W. H. Hooper, Rev. Dawson Burns, M.A., and other gentlemen. The Royal , Criterion Handbell Ringers gave a selection of music during the evening. The meeting was well attended. Land nays: Few persons will hear without surprise that the value of house property in the United Kingdom only falls short of the value of land by onefourth. The statement, remarkable as it may seem, is unimpeachable nevertheless. The capital value of houses In the United Kingdom in 1875, according to Mr. Giffen, was £1,420,000,000 sterling, and it now stands at near £1,800,000,000, being at the rate of £5O per head of the population, or £250 per household of five persons each. And these figures take no account whatever of decorations or furniture, but refer merely to the , value of the house as it leaves the hands of the builder. , Tint Fisheries Exhibition at Edinburgh has lately closed. It was a great success, and was visited , daily by many thousands of people, special trains having been run in connection with it from all ports of the country. IT IS STATED that the English steamer ; Nankin, belonging to Mr. G. It. Clover, of Liverpool, a vessel of 2423 tons gross, and on a voyage from New York to Liverpool, in ballast, has been in collision with the Geo. W. Clyde (s), and sunk oppo,ite Romer Beacon, Sandy Hook. The latter steamer was on a voyage from San Domingo to New York, and she has a hole stove in her boss. The crew of the Nankin were saved, and were on their way to New York in a tug. The Nankin was a Newcastle-built steamer with the highest class in Lloyd's hook. The Geo. W. Clyde belongs to the Philadelphia, Delaware, and Charleston Steamship Company. She is a I mod of 1801 tons.