The Birkenhead News and Wirral General Advertiser. — 1883-03-24 (Birkenhead, Merseyside, England)

BIRKENHEAD- ASSOCIATION FOOTBALL CLUB CONCART.—Under the patronage of a large number of the elite of Birkenhead and neighbourhood a very successful concert was given in the Ranelagh Rooms, Argyle street, on Monday evening last. It was promoted by the members of the above club, and was the fourth they have held annually. There was a good attendance, and a capital programme was provided. It would be invidious on our part to single out any of the artistes for individual praise, for the applause which followed the highly flattering and talented manner in which they acquitted themselves spoke for itself. Captain E. B. Hatfield presided, and after a few suitable remarks by this gentle. man, the following programme was proceeded with :—Quartette, "0, Then whose beams," Birkenhead Excelsior Glee Party; song, • Waiting," Miss Edith Eborall ; reading, ' Mary Queen of Scots," Mr. J. L. Corkhill ; song, "A bird in the hand," Miss Maggie Roberts; ballad, "Once again," Mr. Cantor; song, " Ehren on the Rhine," Miss Jonghin , song," Three jolly sailors," (encored,) "The corn will ripe again, Nellie. dear," Mr. Robert Lloyd; song, "Side by side to the better land," ,Miss Edith Eborall ; humorous duet, "Bye and bye," Messrs F. Jones and Mc ; quartette, "I Lov'd a lass, a fair one," Birkenhead Excelsior Glee Party; song, " Esmeralda," Miss Joughin ; song, True till death," Mr. Robert Lloyd (encored); song, " The miller and the maid," (encored,) "The self same style," Miss Edith Eborall ; reading, " Flash" (encored), " The level crossing," Mr. Corkhill ; song, "A summer shower." Miss Maggie Roberts; humorous song, "Up went the price," Mr. McMillan ; recitative g,nd aria, "Death of Nelson," Mr. Cantor; "God save the Queen." SUDDEN Duarns.—An inquest was held on Saturday by Mr. Henry Murton. coroner, at Irby, on the body of Thomas Lee. a farmer near that village. On Friday, the deceased, who was a middle-aged man, complained of a violent pain in the head, shortly after which he fell down in an unconscious state, and died in a few minutes. A verdict of death from natural causes was returned.—lnquests were also held by Mr. Churton on Saturday, at Wallasey, on the body of a Mrs. Wyott, who lived at Chelford, and on the body of a woman living at Wallasey, both of whom died somewhat suddenly, more especially the latter. It appears that Mrs. Wyott was on a visit to her mother, a Mrs. Martia. who lives in Groveroad, Wallasey, and on Wednesday night she retired to rest complaining of not being very well. As she did not make her appearance next morning, Mrs. Martin went to her bedroom, and found her dead in bed. A medical gentleman from Chelford, who had formerly attended the deceased, stated that she suffered from a weak heart, which, he had no doubt, wis the cause of death. The evidence in the other case showed that the deceased woman, who was a neighbour to Mrs. Martin, was so overcome on heating of the sudden death of Mrs. Wyott that she became ill, and died in a short time. A doctor stated that she also had suffered from a weak heart. Verdicts of "Died from natural causes" were returned in both cases. OXTON WORKINGMEN'S CONSERVATIVE AsSOCIATION.—Ou Monday. the sixth entertainment in connection with the above club was given. The chair was occupied by Mr. E. Taylor, J. P., and amongst other gentlemen present were Messrs. A. G. Gouthwaite, C. Harradan, John Merry, R. C. Shore, H. A. Pickthall; G. C. Ridley, Peter Caton, George Dawsou, Peter Evans, dec. The programme proved of special interest, and the attendance exceeded that of previous concerts. The principal feature of the evening was a negro entertainment by Messrs. F. E. Merry, W. R. Cooper, awl C. Breakell, which was highly appreciated by the audience. The 'Tar's Lass," sung by J. Simcock, received an en, thusiastic encore, and other songs by Messrs. J. thttier, C. A. Pike, 11. Cashel, and Osborne were well received. Mr. George Willey favoured the audience with a stump oration. The Chairman, in his concluding remarks. observed that it gave him much Pleasure to meet the members on this his first opportunity. Lie thanked them for tho warm reception they bad given him, and he trusted that, being a Tory himself, one result of the club's operations would be the extension of Tory principles in the district. In proposing a vote of thanks to the artistea present, he coupled the name of Mr. Edward Harrison, who had at personal inconvenience several times acted as accompanist. Mr. Harrison suitably ackuoyiledged the compliment. A vote of thanks to the chairman, proposed by Mr. R. C. Shore, and seconded by Mr. G. C. Ridley, brought a very enjoyable evening to a Close SHOCKING SUICIDE AT BoCK FERRY —Olt Wednesday morning an inquest was held at the Queen's Hotel, Bir,enhead, before Mr. Chnrum, the borough coroner, with respect to the deatri of Mr. William Green, aged Zti, who committed suicide at his residence, King. street, Rock Feriy, on Friday last, by cutting his throat with a razor. From the evidenc:3 adduced it appeared that the deceased hail for the last fourteea years acted as surveyor under the Wirral 11 ghway Trust. Latterly his mind had become affected, and he hail been in a very depreise I condition, owing to the bad state of the roads consequent upon the recent heavy rains. About noon out Friday last he locked himself in the bathroom of his house, and, after the lapse of a considerable time, his wife, boeatning alarmed, forced the do ir open and found hint lying out tho floor with his throat cut in a most shocking manner. The assistance of Dr. Main, of New Ferry, was immediately promred, and by his advice the deceased man, woo was still alive, was removed to the Birkenhead Borough Hospital. Ho was placed under the care of Dr. Bernstein and Dr. Lambert, bat expired on Monday last. The Coroner having briefly summed up, the jury returned a verdict to the effect that the deceased had committted suicide whilst in a I state of temporary insanity.