Widnes Examiner. — 1883-09-22 (Widnes, Cheshire, England)

SHOCKING SUICIDE OF A BUTCHER.—liobert Horrocks, a butcher, at Bolton committed suicide by cutting his throat with a large butcher's knife. When discovered he was in a cellar lyingt a pool of blood, which we, issuing from a frightful gash in his throat. He had been suffering from acute melancholia, and recent- suic!des in Bolton appeared to prey on his mind. He was removed to the Infirmary, but died in a few hours.  MILITARY FUNERAL AT WARRINGTON, Eleven months ago the permanent staff of the 3rd Battalion of the South Lancashire Regiment met in the regimental orderly room to do honour to their Sergeant-Major, Jacob Chubo, in his retirement from the service, by presenting him with a handsome timepiece, which they did with many fervent expressions of their desire for the prolongation of his life and for his future welfare. The hope!! then expressed have not, however, met with fulfilment, as the recipient of the gratifying testimonial died on Sunday last, after a brief illness, at his residence hi Hoyle-street; and OD Tuesday afternoon the same members of the permanent staff, together with many of their former and present comrades-ia-arms, and, large numbers of townspeople, did honour to the memory of the deceased by following his remains to the grave. The demonstration was an unmistakeable proof of the respect which the late Mr. Chubb heel gained amongst the townspeople during his long residence in Warrington, and must have afforded much consolation to the sorrowing relatives. The funeral cortege, conslating of a hearse and three coaches left Hoyle-street at two o'clock and proceeded as far as coaches, Wesleyan Chapel, where the mournful procession was met by the per,l manent staff and men from Orford Barracks. Here the coffin was removed from the hearse and covered with a flag, I was carried by Sergt.-Major Holmes, Quartermaster-Sergt. Roberts P Sergeant-Instructor Lee, and Colour-Sergeant Grundy into the chapel, where a short service was held. • Crewels or sympathising friends and spectators had gathered opposite the chapel, and before the melancholy eervice corgi menced the gallery was filled with a congregation, nioet of ; whom were attired in mourning. The body of the edifice ! was reserved for the mourners, who occupied the centre seats, and a number of intimate friends were admitted to the side pews. As they entered the chapel the "Dead March" was played upon the organ by Mr. James Muir. The service, which was taken part in by the three , resident ministers, the Revs. J. Eglinton, J. McTurk, and T. Rippoo, cemrnenced with the reading of an appropriate psalm, after which the hymn, " Hark! a voice divides the shy, Happy are the faithful dead! " was sung. The superintendent minister (the Rev. J. Eglinton) then gave a short address in which he sketched the career of the deceased. He said:—My dear friends,—l hope you will all allow me thus to address you, for as it is said "a touch of nature , makes the whole world akin," so we meet together to-day sharing a common sorrow, and one feeling throbs in every heart. We meet to do honour to the memory of a faithful and godly elan, and to offer if we can a few words of sym! pathy and condolence with those who so deeply mourn his loss. As in reference to one spoken of in old time the , memory of the departed one is fragrant, and the circumstances ;of those who survive not only demand but receive popular i sympathy. In the case of this widow as in the case of that , other widow much people of the city or town ardwith her, the , memory of our late lamented and excellent friend, being