The Potteries Examiner : — 1877-09-08 (Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England)

THEATRE ROYAL—The great historical drama, Perhaps prevented &repetition of what almost amounted . This meeting was only remarkable for a slight disturbany rate, at one service at each place, the other service I Anne Boleyn, has been placed upon the bards during to. riot. ' anon during the chairman's speech.  SCHOOL BOARD MEETIN,.—The monthly niu etirg of the above Board wan bold at the Courthouse on 'Thursday. The Rev. A. Clarke presided. A commtinieation wao read Loin the London School Board, drawing attention to their memorial t, the Education Department on the questiou of phoneliz spelling, and after some discrosien the subject dropped without any resolution being made. On the subject of the St. John's School and Mr. Burgaro, it was resolved that proceedings be taken against Mr. Burgum for Li for breach of contract, and that an assistant mistress for the Woodhouse School be advertised for at a salary of ..£4O per annum. The report of the committee appointed to consider the report received from tile Education Department on the school accommodation in the town, and to prepare a reply to it, and to report to the Board as to a proper site for the erection of schools in High. street. The committee's report t.ointed oat that there were several inaccuracies in her Majesty' t Invertor's report whieh materially altered the position of the Longton School Board. The recort wan adopted. -a to. bye-law officer (Mr. Austin) presented Lis report, which was adopted. Tux Tows Colls,ll..—A monthly meeting of the members of the Town Council was held on 'Thursday morning, Mr. Alderman Copestake (Mayor) presiding. —The Sewerage Connection Committee recommended that the Surveyor be insteeeted to coma,. the drains of St. John's Schools to the inaiu sewerage at once, and the recommendation was adopted.—'The Sanitary Committee recommended the purchase of a gas disinfectant chamber, at is cost of ..t125, mud that the same be fixed near the Cottage Hospital, a comini:tee lathe appointed Its superintend the erection.- —This was carried.—Dr. Weaver, medical officer of health, reported that last month there was a birth rate of 433 in 1,000 of the population, and w death rate of 347. 'The fanner was highly satisfactory, and the later was three below the average for the past three years. It war, however, ; higher than it ought to be, and he regretted to say that it had been caused by diseases of a 0) matte character. In concluding his report, Dr. Weaver said he thought if a bye-law could be passed to compel all persons who had coutagiona diseases in their houses to have their brag, etc. , he 1.1 RO w.duld tin nmeh in the prevention of the spread of such diseases. —The Town Clerk (Mr. I;. H. Hawley) said that a byelaw was not needed in refereuee to the latter subject, inasmuch as full provision was made by Act of Parlia. moat. . . '  meas. Spicing.—A. sad case of suicide occurred at Lonlota on Friday last week. About three o'clock a young man named George Copestake fetched the key of a house in Albert street, Sandford Hill, whde the occupier was absent from the house, under tile pretence of looking often the greenhouse. Nothieg more was seen of Lint until Monday, when his mother broke open the door and found him suspended in the back kitehen from a hook in the ceiling. He was 10 }Tars of age, and is supposed to have hung himself on Friday. 'The deceased ' resided with his mother in AncLor.terrace, and Was a potters' turner. The inquest on the body was hell at the Prince of Wales Inn on Wednesday afternoon, before Mr. J. Booth, coroner. Jane Copestake, sister of the deceased, deposed that he left home about half. past seven on Friday morning, and she never saw do. ceased after until he was foetal dead. Deceased had recently been drinking a great deal, ana when he let, home he appeared somewhat strange.—Charlotte Hand, Albert.strect, stated that ~he heard Mrs. Copestake, deceased's mother, conic out screaming. She want to the place where Mrs. Copestake came, and found de. ceased hanging by his neck in the back kitchen of Miss Plant's house.—Sarah Ann Bonghey, servant, stated that she gave deceased the key of Mi4s Plant's premises, as she was in the habit of doing, deceased being employed in looking after the greenhouse while Miss Plant is away from home.—Thomas Hallam proved finding the deceased hanging, and cutting him down.— The jury returned a verdict of "committed suicide while ins state of temporary insanity, while suffering from the effects of drink."