Denton and Haughton Examiner, etc. — 1883-01-13 (Denton, Greater Manchester, England)

MAR, 'IIJESIIITCOLLEOR AT HALES-PLACE, near Canterbury, has been en fete for some days past, and the festivities have been brought to a conclusion by the distribution of medals and awards to a considerable value. Several dramatic performances have been given by the students, while there has been no lack of musical entertainment, both the cavalry band and a number of local instrumentalists having been engaged to supplement the college band. The term being now concluded, a large number of the nobility of France, the parents of students, are in Canterbury, and have witnessed the proceedings organised for their amusement. An address was delivered by the Father Superior, the Rev. P, re Dolor, at the termination. WE are informed, on good authority, that the Egyptian Government have been so gratified with the working of Lady Strangford's Hospital at Cairo that they ' have promised a grant of £2OOO yearly towards its maintenance. An influential and zealous local committee has, we learn, already been formed, and leld its first meeting. European residents and officials welcome the c.stablishment of this hospital.—British MedlealJournal. THE MALAGASY ENVOYS have paid a visit to Warrington, and great interest was taken in their movements by the townspeople. The Envoys, accompanied by the Mayor (Mr. John Crossfield), Mr. Peter Ry lands, and Mr. W. Armitage, were shown over several large works, and witnessed the process of cotton, iron, soap, and glass manufactures. They were entertained at luncheon in the Town Hall, by the Mayor, and subsequently left for Altrincham, where they stayed the night at the residence of Mr. W. Armitage. AT Birkenhead Joseph Teece, fishmonger and poultry dealer. has fern charged on remand with the attempted murder of his servant girl, Jane Wainwright, and also with attempting to commit suicide. Prisoner, who had been drinking heavily at the time, shot Wainwright when in bed, with a revolver, the ball lodging in the girl's brain. The prisoner then made an unsuccessful attempt upon his own life by shooting hitnself, and failing in this, he took poison. He was committed for  CO•oollPS.—TheßeetCement for Broken Articles, t. Postage 24. Key Bros., Stockport Sold everywhere. IT is stated that Mr. Charles Hunt, SurveyorGeneral of her Majesty's Customs, is about to retire from the public seroce. remnh!yßiunEdexrCepinleenaCny 4,B:ray toin Svyn oo ,moloat sksi wlfuhlloy anhads ceaefolly performed by Sir Henry Thompson, is doing remarkably well. A DESPERATE AFFRAY has occurred between sine bailiffs of the Carmarthen Fishery Board and about fifteen men and youths, who, with spears and lights, were poaching salmon on the Ricer Tare, near Llanfyrnach, Pembrokeshire. The encour ter took place in a narrow pathway between the river and the railway, and two poachers with spears held the bailiffs at bay for some time while most of the others esca Two bailiffs made a rush, and were immediately crock down with the spears which the poachers used freely. Another rush lesulted in the capture of one of these two poachers, and the bailiffs marked two others so severely that their detention will probably be an racy matter. The spears, which were captured, had seven or eight pronga. Each weighed 10Ib. or 121 b. One bailiff was very badly cut on the forehead and back of his head with pear-thrusts, and a prong was broken by the violence of some of the blown which he received; he is in a very sconce condition. The whole gang belong to Llantyrnach. Prisoners, who are miners, were taken before the magistrates at Cardigan, and remanded on bail amounting to £lOO each. AT the Police-court, Aocrington, Michael Mahoney, a young man of 17, has been sent to prison for sin weeks in default of paying a fine of 40s, and costa. The prisoner got drank, and asaaulted a beerhouse keeper at Oswaldtwistle, also severely kicking two police officers who took him into custody. Prisoner pleaded that he had been drinking rum, and did not know what he Ives doing.