The Barrow Herald and Furness Advertiser. — 1881-12-03 (Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England)

SUICIDE.-On Sunday evening Mr. Nicholas Briggs, rheon 2,229, which showed an increase of 15 fold on Church of England, although he thought it unforattendance and of 18 fold on the number pre- tunate that the election should introduce the question of Bootle, committed suicide by cutting his throat with ' fronted for examination; and the school grant per of denominationalism. He thought there were no a razor.-At the inquest a verdict of " Suicide whilst head was now 1 Gs. lid., which was higher than the really burning questions, but for this unfortunate in an unsound state of health" was returned. average over Great Britain, that average being 15s. cumulative vote, and when other religious bodies were ROBINSON' Row OBSTRUCTION CAsE.-Our readers eta. The same progress was visible in the class or making use of the same sort of organisation it was fair will remember that this was a casein which the Millom standard of the instruction given, and be thought the for the Church of England to make itself represented. Local Board commenced proceedings in the police court Board had fairly done their work in the education of It had been objected to his address that he had said at Millom to compel William Ashburner, of Oxenbous, Millom, to remove a wall which he had placed acros th the amount of the r e place. Then ate was not ex- distinctly be would encourage denominational schools, s cessive compared with other places. At Batley it was and that he would thereby rob the Board Schools of Robinson's Row, Millom. Mr. Bradshaw appeared for the Board and Mr. Dickinson for Mr. Ash burner. 10. '4d• at llid fl • u en eld it was 11•5. I. ; Leeds, 7s. 6d. ; their meet paying pupils, and especially with regard to - ' Middlesbrough, 6d. This year they had used of the St. Mark's Seim! that it would take away pupils both The case had excited considerable interest and had rate .the amount of £5.,000. £6OO was spent .on from Rawlinson-street and Holker-street Schools, and occupied the Bench three court day. At the end the salaries of the Clerk, his clerk, and the attendance se would be reducing the rates in one way and increase Magistrates being unable to decide they adjourned the officers • £322 for rent of schools, rates, taxes, &c., ing them in another. But if it were a fact that there case until Saturday last, the 26th inst., when the case ' £414 for rent of offices, stationery, hooks, forms. arc.; were in Barrow Board Schwols sufficient to educate was to be heard before a fresh Bench. However, slur- £129 industrialfor h fees • .ec 00l , interest, £1,257, and all the children who would have to be educated it tug, the last week the Board took the law into their own hands and removed the obstruction. It will now repayment of capital £832. After the receipt of might fairly be said they had lost their oppprtunity be for the civil courts to decide as to who is in the right school pence, Government grants, Bce , the deficiency of opening denominational schools, and they must which hadno be made up out of the rates amounted to not injure the Board Schools, but when they looked at and who is in the wrong. about 4s. 100. per head of the scholars. If new blood the streets of Barrow they need not be. afraid that the ---