The Birkenhead News and Wirral General Advertiser. — 1906-01-27 (Birkenhead, Merseyside, England)

WIRRAL NOTES.  HOYILAKE AND WEST KIRBY  The cirounistances of a pern2alarl7 sad case were revealed st • coroner's inquiry at West Kirby on Monitay afternoon. It appears that Mr. Idyls Gilbert, of 18, Church-road, aged Si years, came downstain on Sunday morning shout half-peat nine. His wife noticed a strong smell of carbolic acid, and on going upekeire found an open bottle of carbolic acid in hi.; bedroom. Her husband, it seemed, had taken WWI of the drug and became very ill. Dr. Swabs was immediately sent for, and although he arrived in a short time, the deceased died about half-past ten. Balboni* was given to this elect by Mrs. Gilbert and Dr. Swabs, Who stated that death was dile to collapse consequent upon taking carbolic acid. The Mr, returned • verdict of "Suicide whilst of unsound mind."  The West Kirby Wesley Guild held the second sitting of ite missionary parliament on Thursday. The business consisted of questions and a debate. The letter dealt with the relative merits of the Zenana and educational work in India, as compared with the more general preaching and medical branches of =limb:eery effort. The various points were well brought out by the speakers. There VW a fair attendance of Members, presided over by the "Speaker."  There was • lam attendance at the meeting of the Vest Kirby P.S.A. on fianday. The hon. secretary, Mr. Hatton, was in the chair, and an addreasl9 given by Mr.  An exceptionally interesting ser.es of ineetings are being held this session in oonnection with the *Mgt Kirby Wesley Guild. On Holliday Dr. Burton is annoanted to give a leotart wtlj limenght views on "A fortnight in Convtantiriiitile." Other 1111Mo:its arranged ate "The evangeSted revival of the /nth century: How it inlieessoed national life, and how it,,inflneneed the church," a paper on "Sunday observance," "General Election apeeohes by Mend, Conservative, Home Hale, Fiscal, and Independent candidates," " Histionary Parliament," "Ten minutee =on eminent authoresses," "The of doing good," etc. In addition. several nejel evenings have been arranged, and altogether tke latter part of the session promises to be a very anceensfnl one.  The deepest sympathy has been extended to Mr. Wetter ltoughton, of 9, Riversdalereed, in the very end loss he has sustained by the death of his wife, which took place on Thursday morning. Mrs. Roughton had been miming for a considerable time, her sithwirt being consumption. At the meeting of the West Kirby Debating Society a vote of condolence am passed to Mr. Reughtou in Ms bereavement.  The We Kirby Debating Society met on Timrsda,r evening when there was a very interesting topic ior diaeuseion. Mr. John Ingham was in the char, and the question Mr debate was "Ought the Eitheatton Act to be endedr" Mr. C. R. Heats In the rmative, and Mr. W. H. Elliott t tobk the negative in the absence of Mr. John Clarke. In the discussion which ensued amen* those who took part were Messrs. Thomas Lee, Thomas Wilson, E. F. Beddard. Henry Whelan, end others. ' A vote was taken, and it was found that a large majority were of Opinion that the Act should be radically altered.  Laet(Briday) evening Mr. Bernard Pares, MA., letturer for the Society of University Brampton in Liverpool. gave tli• moond of hie series of lectures on "Buesie," this lecture dealing with the ehuroh. The prinMpal points of Mr. Parer lecture were the onen of the church, ita part in %union h.ry, the monks and the religious =44the Government and religion, the ' igence, religion of the individual, and country relegion. The subject of the third lecture will be "The Intelligenee."