The Barrow Herald and Furness Advertiser. — 1873-12-06 (Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England)

GREAT BILLIARD FRAT.—III the days of Kentfield, the great Brigton billiard player, better know as "Jonathan," a break of 00 or 60 WWI considered amazing ; twenty yearn ago, when the elder Roberts made 200 off the balls without a fluke, the fact was taked about in every club in England; later on, when Green, Chad, and others played breaks of between 200 and 300, it was thought that the perfection of billiards had been arrived at; but since the matches for the championship a few years ago, the public have become accustomed to extraordinary long breaks. Roberts, father tied son, have each made their 200 to 300, but it has remained for William Cook, the champion, to surpass them all. On previous occasions he had scored 500 odd, and once as many as 702, but on Saturday evening last he accomplished the extraordinary break of 936, in which there were no fewer than 296 spot strokes. The game in which this amazing score was made was one of the ordinary fortnightly matches between Cook and Bennett, at the rooms of the former in Regent. Street, Bennett was playing in his regular style that is, thoroughly well —making a break of 184, with 17, 7, and 13 spots; 44, with 8 spots; and 68, with 24 spots—a total of 386 against Cook's 152. At these figures the game would seem to be all on one side, and any odds against the champion. But at this point Cook took up the game in right earnest. In the early part of his break he made four spot strokes, and then a six stroke. Once more he got into position, and made 267 consecutive spots, winning the 1,000 up game with a break of 848. Unanimously requested to continue his game, he went for six more winning hazards and lost position, thus making up to this point 273 spot strokes in succession. But he had by no means finished his break ; for he made a losing hazard off the red, pocketed the white, and trice more got up to the top of the table, with the red on the spot. Nineteen winning hazards in one or other of the corner pocket followed, and then at last he broke down in trying to drop the red in a middle pocket. A Limn-mot, GENTLEMAN'S A meeting of creditors, under the bankruptcy of Mr. Edward Kearaley, described as a gentleman residing at Woolton, was held at the county court, on Tuesday, before Mr. Registrar Watson. Mr. W. H, Lace (Menses Wright and Co.), Mr. Bellringer, and Mr. ()wits (from the office of He. Rogerson) appeared for the creditors. The bankrupt was ;present, and produced a list of his creditors " The total liabilities were about £3,000, being principally amounts due to tradesmen. His tailors were creditors to the amount of £460, the principal claim being by Messrs. Lewis, Sons, and Parker, of St. James's-street, London, for £lOO, goods supplied boring the last two years. To his hosiers he owes £2OO, the hotel keepers about £5OO, wine merchants £325, jewellers £9O, bootmakers £B3, picture dealers £5l, and other debts, making a total of about £3,000. The assets consist of wine about £4O, a share in the Wellington Rooms of doubtful value, and jewellery in the hands of secured creditors. A large number of proofs ot debts were tendered, and, after some discussion, admitted. The majority in value of those who proved being London creditors, they appointed a gentleman in London trustee. A sitting for public examination was fixed for the 2nd of January.  Earl Fitzwilliam is rapidly recovering from the effects of his recent accident in the hunting field. While riding on the sands at Scaiborough, on Saturday, Miss Nelly Holroyd, of Dewsbury, was thrown from her horse, and before her foot could be extricated from the stirrup she was dragged along the ground for some distance, and very seriously injured by the horse stepping upon her head.  Signor Arditi, who usually makes St. Petersburg his professional residence during the taahionable season of the northern capital, is engaged in writing the music to be performed at the marriage of the Duke ot Edinburgh. In the Court of Queen's Bench, on Monday, a young lady named Goddard, aged 17, residing at Nottingham, obtained £l6O damages for breach of promise of marriage against a booking clerk, named Rathbone, employed in the railway statiou at that town.  Prince Batthyany's house at Newmarket was assailed by burglars the other day, and a policeman named Chamberlain had a eough fight with two men, one of whom he secured after having used the wooden truncheon against a small steel crowbar or "jemmy." The Daily News has been informed that the trustees of Rugby School have offered Dr. Hayman the option of voluntary resignation. If he does not avail himself of this privilege, they will give him notice that at the expiration of six months from Christmas they will consider the headmastership vacant, and appouit some one in his place. The late George Clark, of Newark, New Jersey, left about 100,000 dollars to build a town hall in his native town of Paisley, in Scotland, and provided that there should be a reading.roona for working men, open in the evening till twelve o'clock, in which they could smoke without hindrance.  In a recent suit in the Supreme Court at Genesee, New York, for breach of promise, it was proved that at the time the engagement was entered into the plaintiff was married,although she subsequently obtained a divorce from her husband. She was nonsuited.  On Saturday night, a signalman named John llubbard, residing at Rosehill, Derby, and in the employ of the Midland Railway Company, committed suicide by drowning himself in the river Dement, near the station. The deceased's box on the line was found locked up, and, suspicion being aroused, it was broken open. Inside was discovered a document in his handwriting, to the effect that his wife and family would find his body neer the railway arches in the river, as he had determined to destroy himself. Mr. Odger's bankruptcy again came before Mr. Registrar Brougham, in London, on Monday, when it was reported that the whole of the creditors would not assent to the arrangement whereby a composition of is in the pound was to be offered. The court, therefore, refused to confirm the scheme, which now falls to the ground. A