Denton and Haughton Examiner, etc. — 1885-09-05 (Denton, Greater Manchester, England)

GENERAL SIR FREDERICK FITS WYGRAM, M.P., has distributed certificates to a volunteer ambulance corps at his seat, Leigh Park. In addressing those present, he said he had always set his face against special corps, such as the hospital, pioneer, and signalling corps, on the ground that each regiment should be complete in itself. It might be possible for special corps to attain higher skill, but in the field each regiment ought to be a distinct unit in itself. A STORMY meeting, organised by the Revolutionary party, has been held in Paris to celebrate the "martyrdom" of Olivier Pain. M. Rochefort, who had been announced to take the chair, was unable to make his way through the crowd assembled outside the hall. Violent speeches in denunciation of England were made.  THE Imperial visitors to Krenisier were entertained at a grand hunt in the forest, after which a banquet was given in the palace. THE Council of the Royal Agricultural Society of Ireland have waited on the Lord Lieutenant at Dublin Castle and presented an address. In reply his F.xcellency pointed out that Ireland was to a considerable extent, and must so remain, an agricultural country; he therefore recognised the importance of the society, and eulogised their work. Be the kindness of the Marquis of Northampton another open space has been given to Clerkenwell, this being an acre of land known as the Cld Spa-fields Burial Ground. It is to be essentially a playground for children, and is provided with various gymnastic appliances. , A MINER named Joseph Kirkham has met with a shocking death at Rowley Hal Colliery, Rowley. Whilst engaged at work in a gate road the roof fell in and Kirkham was buried. In consequence of the heavy fall of earth and rock Kirkham could not be true d for several hours. When found he was discovered to have been shockingly injured, and quite dead.  Ix Dublin, a married woman named Ward, aged 30, has made a seventh attempt to commit suicide. On each occasion she attempted to do away with herself by poison. Owing to her mania for suicide she was confined in an asylum, but was recently discharged. In the end, however, she ate the heads of a number of matches and drank phosphoric liquid, being afterward& conveyed to the hospital in an unconscious state. As a Flint labourer was gathering mushrooms the other day in a field belonging to Mr. Kindrick, a farmer, he was chased by a bull. Before the man could reach a fence the bull was upon him, and pitched him forward. Then it endeavoured to pierce him through with its horns as he lay helpless. One horn graced the man's ribs, going clean through his coat and waistcoat. Labourers, attracted by the man's cries, succeeded in beating the bull off. TILE pony and phaeton subscribed for by the , tenantry and servants on the estates of Balmoral and Abergeldie, as a marriage gift to Princess Pieritrice, have been formally presented to her Royal Highness in Balmoral Castle by Dr. Profeit. The Princess, who was accompanied by her husband, graciously accepted the gift, and thanked the subscribers. The Prince and Princess drove out in the phaeton. THE cashier of the Landmands Bank at Copenhagen has been arrested. He is charged with having defrauded the bank of the sum of 130,000 kroner, which he is said to have lost in Stock Exchange speculations. _  Toe irregularities in the expenditure of public money by the various departments of the dockyard at Port Royal, Jamaica, are so serious that Commodore Prattent has been relieved, and Captain Hand, of the Garnet, appointed in his place. Flve Servian brigands have been executed, and a telegram from Belgrade reports that the deputies, Gjuric and Stretonic, accused of complicity in the murder of AL Jakovljevic, have also been shot by sentence of court-martial.  Sove time since the Canterbury Board of Guardians decided to introduce fish diet for the inmates of the workhouse, the master undertaking to serve the fish up with melted butter, so as to make it as palatable as possible. The experiment has been tried for nearly two months, and the result is eminently satisfactory. It was stated at the last board meeting that the dinners were much appreciated, only two of the old women inmates having objected to fish. The master said the quantity of fish consumed was between 1001 b. and 120Ib. a week, and in the winter they would require as much as 150Ib. The guardians resolved to continue the fish diet. . . .  Toe great fair of Nishni-Novgorod is now being held, and it is said that the Turkestan traders, who had previously been in the habit ofpurehasing English goods, deed largely with the Russian merchantst. Measures are said to be in progress for vastly increasing the trading facilities of Russian dealers in Central Asia.