Weekly News. — 1892-06-02 (Blandford, Dorset, England)

CRICKETERS AND THE L.C.C.  At Homerton, on Thursday, Dr. R. Macdonald held an inquiry into the circumstances attending the death of Charles Thomas Clayton, a cigar maker, lately residing in Canal-road, Kingsland.—Louis Anderson, a batik clerk, said that he was playing in a cricket match (Oval C.C. v. Jubilee C.C.) at Victoria Park on Saturday afternoon. The witness was batting, and received a ball to leg, which he played, the result being that it struck the deceased on the right temple and knocked him down. The deceased was a spectator, and was standing about 20 yards from the wicket. The ball used was an ,irdinary cricket ball.—Edward Brown, of Hollybush-gardens, Bethnal-green, said that he was of opinion that the play was much too close in the park. There used to be only 16 pitches, but now there are 32.—The Coroner: That is a matter for the London County Council.—A juror: The park is for the people as well as for the cricketers.— Thomas Dougall, park inspector, stated that he found it difficult to keep the public away train the cricketers. They said they had as much right there as the cricketers.—The Coroner: Well, thi-• .kl, the consequenc(•s.—Dr. Gordon ask. _Leased was admitted at 6.30 p.m. on Satorihi: . toil died on Sunday evening at 5 o'clock. There v. a a mark on the right temple, where the blow had fallen, and from this point a fracture of 11.,. staitea. The Lraiii was lacerated, and there was also a double fracture of the left thigh bone, which witnesa was of opinion was the result of the fall.—The jury returned a verdict of acci• deatal death, and requested the coroner to write to the London County Council informing them that the jury were oh opinion that there were too many pitches in Vietoria Park for cricket.—The Coroner was afterwards ieformed that the local authorities were well await of the crowded state of the park for the purposes of cricket, and had made endeavours to secure Hackney Marshes in order to relieve the park. The County Council had taken a favourable view of affairs, but the Lord of the Manor wanted tee great a price for the land, and so the matter fell to the ground for the time being.  Frederick Milton, 45, a well-known greengrocer, of Islington, was at 10 o'clock on Thursday morning found hanging by a halter in his stable and quite dead. The shocking discovery was made by one of his own daughters, who had gone down with message.  Harry Pugh and Ann Grill, lovers, determined lite on Wednesday night to commit suicide by drowning themselves in Pig-lane Pool, at Wail'. Staffordshire. Both went into the water, and the woman was drowned; but Pugh afterwards swain out. When he was arrested, he admitted that there had been a struggle,and that he held his aweetheart down until she died. Pugh will accordingly be charged with murder. The young woman's body was recovend on Thursday morning.  A trivial matter.--Bungle (after the carriage accident) - "There, there! compose yourself, my dear. Look at toe. / never have had any difficulty in composing myself." Mrs. B. : "No, dear, and no one else peed have any trouble over such a composstion  Piano-player (to stranger, who seems to be taking an interest in his playing): "Can you play by note, sir ? " Stranger (who is a confirmed gambler): "I have seen the time when I could, sir. But now, when I play, they always make me pony up with ail cash."