Denton and Haughton Examiner, etc. — 1883-06-23 (Denton, Greater Manchester, England)

THE CORPS OF COMMISSIONAIRES.  The Duke of Cambridge, Commander-in-Chief, has inspected the Corps of Commissionaires ire Westminster Hall, London. is Royal Highness was received by a guard of honour of "wounded men," and amongst the visitors who attended the ceremony were General Sir W. Codrington, Lord Napier of Mandela, Lord Chelms. ford, Lord E. Pelham Clinton, Ge eral Higginson, Sir A. Hayter, M.P. (Financial Secretary to the War Office), General Sir P. Grant, General Sir Beauchamp Walker, General Sir J. Brind, Mr. Walter, M.P., and Mr. Howard Vincent. The "parade state " shows that the corps now numbers 1354 men, the London division mustering 1023. At the close of the inspection his Royal Highness congratulated the men on the smartness of their appearance as a corps, whilst their individual character, he said, W. attested by the large number of good conduct medals he found amongst their ranks. During the proceedings a Chelsea pensioner, one of the few remaining atelloo survivors, elbowed his way to the front and saluted the Duke of Cambridge, who returned the old soldier's greeting. Asked by his Royal Highness how old he was, he blithely answered" About a hundred," which, it was explained by some one who knew him, meant ninety-eight, and then the aged warrior pee-1 ceeded to show the Commander-in-Chief his Peninsular scars. At the conclusion of the inspection the commieionaires attended Divine service.  AT the Police-court, Went Bromwich, Noah Evans, 11, Chapel-street, Swan Village, was recently charged with breaking into the house of Wm: Care, grocer, of the same place. Evidence was given showing that prisoner tried to open prosecutor's kitchen window, but not succeeding he climbed upon the roof of the kitchen, and got into the promises through the bedroom window. He then opened several bones but the only property he took away with him was half a pound of sweets. When arrested he stated that a bigger boy persuaded him to break into the house. The lad had been previously convicted of theft, and the bench now ordered him to be logged with a birch. At the same court, Moses Whitehouse, 38, No. I, Dudley-street, clerk, descrii.ed as a known thief, was charged with stealing a piece of iron, the property of the Tramway Company. The Bench rernanded the prisoner in order that the condition of his mind might be ascertained in the meantime.  AT The Petty gee—Mons, Wiroborne, a timber.: hauler, named William Itidout, was lately seateneed ton month's hard labour for stealing seven felled frees from a plantw ion. Mn. EDWARD MARTIN, son of Mr. Alderman E. Martin, of the Bartholomew. and Buckingham•place, Brighton has committed suicide. Between seven and eight o'clock ha the morning, the deceased not leaving his room in the business house in Bartholontews, he was sought for there, and no answer being returned the do 4' was boost open, when he was found to have destroyed himself. A revolver was found by his side. It was evident that he had placed the barrel in his mouth and fired, the bullet passing out at the back of his bat An inquest was held in the evening, when a verdict of " Suicide whilst of unsound mind ' was returned. . . _ . .  - AT Brighton -Alfred Boore has been sentenced by the borough magistrates SO three months' imprison. ment for embezzlement from his employer, and a private in the 4th Royal Irish Dragoon Guards was mulcted in a penalty, or, in default, commitment, for theft and assault on the police.