Denton and Haughton Examiner, etc. — 1886-01-30 (Denton, Greater Manchester, England)

INHUMAN FATHER.  A shocking case of parental inhumanity has been revealed at the Birmingham Police-court. A man named Charles Tipping, blacksmith, was charged with being. drunk and disorderly. A police officer mid that he had visited the prisoner's house, and found a child 6 years of age locked in a room alone, without fire, food, or clothes. The neighbours said that the prisoner, who was a widower, with only one child, had kept it in this state for over six weeks, and if they bad not supplied him with food on the top of a line prop be would have starved. -He was in a most filthy state. The prisoner was remanded for the police to make further inquiries.  THE inquest on Ibbetson, Parish, and Morris, three men killed in the recent boiler explosion at Messrs. Dyson's brick works, Stannington, near Sheffield, laks been concluded. The evidence showed that the explosion was caused by corrosion, occasioned by the presence of certain acids in the feed water. At one place the plates were as thin as paper. The regular engine man, who died shortly before the explosion, had reported that the boiler was worn, and anew one would have been put down at Christmas. The jury found a verdict of "Accidental death." ALFRED BREEDS, solicitor, and his father and uncle, have again appeared at Marlborough-street Policecourt charged With conspiring together to defraud Mr. Jonas, another solicitor, of upwards of £5OOO. The summonses ware dismissed, and Mr. Jonas Was bound over to prosecute at the sessions. hitt.Pasnics SHEEHAN, a licensed victualler, recently sold under the then current prices of fresh meat in the City of Limerick, and three cows belonging to him have been discovered poisoned on the lands of Janesborough, near Limerick. On a farm rented from the Marquess of Lansdowne, also near the city, the tails of 14 cows have been maliciously cut off. A few months ago a threat was made to boycot the farm in question, unless the agent came to terms with the tenant, who owed a large amount of rent. Toe Bombay &machar says the native press has been opposing with one voice the annexation of Burmah on the ground not only of its being an unju.st policy, but that it involves probable disastrous results to the interests of India. The Viceroy by his annexation policy will not only be divesting a nation of its independence, but will be guilty of enforcing a policy which In these days of civilisation is so much condemned. _ . .  AT. inquestlield at Darlaston the other day, resreetjag the death of liszekiah Wheeler, ironworker, Walsall, it was shown that the deceased left home in a drunken state, and walked in the direction of Darlaston. He was seen reeling about the streets, and next morning he was found drowned in the Birmingham Canal at Darlaston-green. It was supposed the deceased wandered on to the canal towing-path and tumbled into the water.  Tun rector of Burslem, Staffordshire (the Rev. A. Watton), has blown his brains out with a revolver. It is remarkable that the Rev. Adam Clarke, rector of the neighbouring parish of Longton, also committed suicide in a similar manner a few days ago. The juries returned a verdict of “Suicide while in a state of temporary insanity."