The Potteries Examiner : — 1875-08-07 (Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England)

ADVENTURES IN LONDON.  BY ROVLN ZEI3.  MESSRS. MOODY AND SANKEY'S FAREWELL.  On Tuesday afternoon, Messrs. Moody and Sankey attended a farewell conference, which was held in the V ctoria Hall, Liverpool. Tong before the proceedings oommenoed the vast building was densely crowded. and Messrs. Moody and Sankey were most enthusiastically ' welcomed. After several hymns had been sung, prayer was offered up by the Rev. Mr. Aitken. " Only an armour hearer" was then sung by Mr. Sankey, the audience joining heartily in the chorus. The hymn was followed by an address from the Rev. Mr. Aitken, who argued that the Church of Christ was never in a more commanding position than at the present time. Still great responsibility was entailed on Christians as to the continuance of the evangelistic efforts which their friends present had initiated. Thoug,h they might not all become distinguished as evangelists, everyone of them mignt do something to promote the cause of ! Christ. In conclusion, Mr. Aitken, addressing himself more particularly to the younger converts,urged all who i heard him, or to mmediate and incessant work.—'rhe Rev. Mr. Somerville (India) urged the necessity and importance of resolutely continuing the attack which had been commenced by Messrs. Moody and Sankey on the prevalent impiety of the country.—Mr. Bernardi, of London; Mr. Drummond, of Sterling; Mr. Stalker, of Ediuburgh ; and Dr. Siouan, of Manchester' also spoke at some length.—ln the evening Mr. Moody delivered a farewell address, and Mr. Sankey sang a farr well sang to the tune of "Home, sweet home—Mr. Moody dwelt upon the importance of unity among • Christians; upon the desirability of establishing young men's Christian associations as the neuclus of united prayer and evangelistic efforts; upon the necessity of constant watchfulness on the part of converts, and upon the extreme importance of eschewing strong drink. The quickest way to close the public-houses was, he said, not to go into them. At the close of his address, Mr. Moody offered a prayer. 'Many of the I audience were much affected. The evangelists sailed on Wednesday for New York.  A DESPERATE PRISONER On Wednesday night last week, the premises of Mr. Thomas Slum, Went-street, Crewe, were burglariously entered, and a large quantity of dressmaking materials, Ste., stolen. Information was given to the police, and handbills setting forth a description of the missing articles were printed, and sent to the neighbouring police offices. By this means a man named William Heaps, a returned convict, was apprehended at Hanley, attempting to pawn some of the articles described in the . bills. Inspector Morris of Crewe, was telegraphed for, and, on arriving at Hanley, identified a quantity of the stolen property found in the prisoner's possession, and took him to Crewe. Whilst at the lockup there on Sunday morning, Heaps mode a determined attempt at ; suicide by pucturing his arm with a small steel blade ' taken from his scarf. When discovered by Sergeant Plant he was lying in a large pool of blood under his bed, his clothes being completely saturated. Medical assistance was at once obtained, and restoratives were applied. Heaps who has been working as a painter a short time for a local tradesman, was taken before the Rev. Jas. Folliott on Monday morning, and remanded, it being stated that several charges of burglary will be preferred:against him.—At the Crewe Police Court, on Wednesday, Heap was brought up in custody, charged with committing a burglary at a dwelling house in Crewe, on Wednesday la= t. During the hearing of the case the prisoner made a most determined attempt to commit suicide. He was cross-examining one of the witnesses, when lie suddenly exclaimed, 'Oh, it's all nonsense," and at the same time prolueed a piece of bottle-glass with which he made two terrible gashes on his throat. He was at once seized. A struggle ensued, the glass was taken from him, and he was doubly handcuffed. A. doctor was sent for, and on arriving the wounds were stitched up. The prisoner had previously attempted suicide whilst in custody at the Crewe lockups. Once by making a deep incised wound at his elbow with the buckle of his braces, whereby he lost above a quart of blood. On another occasion he opened a vein in his arm with a piece of glass. The prisoner, who appeared to be thoroughly exhausted, wan committed for trial at the Chester Assizes.