Denton and Haughton Examiner, etc. — 1882-11-25 (Denton, Greater Manchester, England)

BOO. IT has been agreed that the Rev. Dr. Rankine and the Rev. Dr. Horatius Sonar, Edinburgh, shall be respectively nominated for the moderators' chairs at the general assemblies of the Established and Free Churches of Scotland, in the month of May next. Dn. DANFORD THOMAS, coroner, has held an inquest at the Royal Free Hospital, London, on the body of Henry Giles, aged 32 years, of 13, Wingfield-street, Kentish Town, an employe of the Midland Railway Company. Deceased, formerly a plate-layer, had for the last two or three years been specially employed oiling and cleaning the points of the metals at Kentish Town Junction. At ten minutes to eight in the evening he was engaged at some points on the down goods line north of the station, when a light engine, in charge of William Sharpe, elms along on the down line. Another engine passed in the opposite direction and the deceased, who appeared to have been taken off his guard, was knocked down and on sev-erely injured that he expired soon after removal to the hospital. Although no surgical evidence was taken by the coroner, it was understood that the unfortunate fellow had sustained injury to the right are, side, and foot. The jury returned a verdict of a Death from accidental causes!'  AT the Flalesowen Police-court, Edward Jones, a nailer, has been committed for trial at the assizes on a charge of having attempted to murder his wife, Ellen Jones. The defence was that the primner was insane. A PECULIARLY ATROCIOUS CASE OF CRUELTY to a wife was investigated before the magistrates at Newport (Mon.) a few days ago. A man named William Ilialcahy, infuriated by drink, set upon his wife and fractured her leg. The neighbours procured a medical man, and whilst the poor woman was being atteedel to, the fellow, regardless of the doctor's presence and policeman, won was just entering the doorway, took a running kick at her. The magistrate's clerk drew attention to the lamentable increase of crimes of violence in Newport, nod told the priaoner, who asked for bail, that gaol was the only proper place for such brutes. The wife will In nnable ti appear for a month, and the prisoner nal remanded to prison. THE Southern Counties Dog Show ban nom° to a conclusion at Maidstone. An extensive prize-ht bed been offered, the competition being under the Kennel Club rules, and the spacioas Bell Hotel and County Rinks were only sufficient for the purposes of the show, which wants every respect a most succenfol one. Tan Town Council of Beaumaris have memorialimd the Lord Chancellor for the establihment ot a district county court instead of being attache Ito Bangor. A MEETING of Churchmen has been held at the residence of the Marquis of Salbbury, 20, Arlington street, Piccadilly, London, to consider die best form of memorial to the late Dr. Posey. His lordship presided at the meeting,which waswell attended, and it was resolved to establish a mcmor:al to Dr. Posey in Oxford, to take the form, in the firet place, of the purehane of Dr. Pusey's library, and the provisien of suitable buildings beating his name to contain it ; and secondly, of an endowment for two or more clergymen who shall act as librarian., and that a sum of £50,000 be raised to give effect to the scheme. A committee was appointed to carry out the wishes of the meeting. AT Beatunaris an inquest has been held upon the body of a man found by a gamekeeper in the woods at Baron-hill, the seat of Sir R. Balkeley. Tim Poll., through a leter found in tee pocket, believed the I deceased to be named Edward Will., mad that be hailed from Liverpool. Dr. Prytherch said he must have been dead six or nine months, as the skull had fallen way from the head, and decompo-ition was greatly advanced. A verdict of “Found deal" was returned. JANE CHAMBERS, aged 15, has died at the we Leiceste-, front injuries sustained at a level crowing on the Midland Railway at Coalville. The deceased was gohlg home from work, and was standinT on one line while a train passed on the other, when eke was knocked down by a goods train. One limb was torn all, another was smashed, and a wheel passed over her body. AT Wolverhampton, Mr. Jas. 'Folcroft, a respectable licensed victualler in Victoria-street, woe found to have committed suicide by hanging himself in his bode., al. Be had been under medical treatment f some time.