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The Potteries Examiner : — 1880-03-27 (Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England)

GRASPMG AT A STRAW. She lifted her duped hands one monyint to Heaven, as if imploring aid in this hour of bitter trial; the next she had thrown herself upon her knees at her father's feet, clutching his rvm convulsively with her trembling fingers, and a feeble moan escaped her lips. A grim smile settled over his lordship's stern feetares as he realised the advantage he had gained, and he repeated aloud what he had before whispered to her. 4, Yes, just as sure as you persist in year olietissey, jut so so e do you seal my death-warrant. I will not Live to lave my name disgraced. Yon shalt go back to the convent at Parie, and my body shall go into the tomb of its fathers, my estate to the crown, swear it?" A low moan again escaped her, and the. she gasped: "A Montague a suicide! Oh, Heaven! notthat!" " Better that than living to dishonour my solemn oath." She knew he meant it, but oh, it was so hard to realize it. tier head fell forward upon her clasped beads, and she lay there more hopelessly wretched than can be described. She knew now that she must yield, sho could not become her father's murderer; and yet to submit was like rending her soul from her body. Five, ten minutes passed, and she did not move, so locked was she within her own thoughts. She looked backward over the bright, beautiful past, athwart the sunny sky of which no cloud or shadow had had ever flitted. Never before had these two wills clashed. She had ever been the petted darling of the house—he, the fond and idoliMng father. Now, how like a mountain had risen thisbarrier, and all in a single moment as it were. And the future! A shudder convulsed her frame as she thought of it. Whichever way she temed, it was like a dreary, blackened waste—the fair fabric of her life destroyed by a single blow. She knew that farther argument wu uselees—the sentence was passed, and it only remained for her to lay w, ether it should be life or death. In those ten minutes it seemed ae if she had turned , to stone, as if her light, happy heart had died and • turned to ashes; and, when at last she looked up, his lordship was startled at the wan face, the cold, stony look in her eyes, and the calmness born of despair with which she spoke. ; Very well, my lord, take your lease of life." 'Bless you, my child—you will doss! desire?" "The lord of bloutague must not fill • suicide's grave." (To be continued.)
The Potteries Examiner : — 1880-01-31 (Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England)

THE SAD SUICIDE AT COBRIDGE.  An inquiry was held at the Queens Hotel, Cobridge, before the deputy-coroner, Mr. D. S. Sutton, on Wednesday evening, touching the death of Edwin Cartlidge, printer, of 5, William-street, Bleakhill, Cobridge, who was found hanging dead in his bedroom between eight and nine a.m., the same morning.—Sarah Cartledge said deceased was her husband, and she last saw him alive at eight o'clock that morning. Witness got op from bed first, and went downstairs with the children, deceased being left alone in bed. She afterwards heard deceased get out of bed, and about half-past eight a fellow work. man, named Massey, came to. After calling she told Massey to go upstairs to hem. He did so, and imme• diately called out that deceased had hung himself. Witness had not since seen her husband. The previous Tuesday deceased was brought home from work suffering with cramp at the heart. He had since been very strange in his manner, having tried to get up the chimney, sit on the fire, &c. She had watched him, as she attributed his oddities to an excess of drink. He had never threatened to make away with himself, but was drunk the previoua evening.—ln re,ly to a juryman, witness said deceased was employed at Mr. Emery's, but did not neglect his work for drink. Previous to the ' municipal election, deceased was an abstain., four months, but since then had taken drink, through which they were in low circumstances.—Wm. Massey, printer, 31, Howard.street, Sytch, Burylem, said be went to deceased's house about ten minutes to nine the same morning, and as he did not reply when called to, witness went upstairs, where he found deceased hanging by a brace to the bedpost, and took him down. Deceased was an abstainer previous to the last election of town cone°Mors, bat since than had taken drink, and was doubtless delirious at the time he committed the act.—A verdict of " suicide whilst in a state of temporary insanity" was returned.
The Potteries Examiner : — 1880-02-14 (Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England)

PROPOSED ISSUE OF POST OFFICE NOTES.  It is stated that the Post Office purposes issuing postal notes for axed sums of 29. 6d., be., and El. at 1.1 commission for each of the two former, and 2d. .4.1 of the two latter amounts, as soon as Par• • , ntary sanction has been obtained. the Bill for purpose being nwily, it is understood, for intro,. ••,nat an mrly date this session. The postal • like • cheque, is to be payable to bearer at any .••• .1 savings bank or money-order office in the ,ry : but it may, if desired, be crossed so as to , :gable only through a bank, while payment can to localised by inserting the named a post-etli.e It which alone it is to be paid, and likewise by stating on it payee's name. Such notes are to be selii in books as Well as singly. The scheme. on the momises to be a useful and beneficial addition Is the present money-order system which it is denews to assist. Its author is Mr. Chetwynd, ltemver and aceountant-Uenend to the l'ost Office, to whom is also OWIOg the present successful system of Postal etiviints banks.  Four Churchmen, to Liberal independents. and • ISlon.nformist have lassn eieeted on the Sababury Fshool Board, • Liberal heading the poll by tiearly 290 votes.  A boy named William Parsons, aged 15 years, oumni idea suicide in Birmingham, the other daT, 17 hanging himself in a clout. Borlng the past month ti.e total consumption Of coal in London was ;8,061 too, Wore than in nit I..orrevonding mouth of last year. A vessel. which was towed into Lamlash Bay, bottom upwards, has boon discovered to be a Norbarque called the From:net. Her crew eon'4e4 of about a dome men, who it is thought are all It.  It it Mated that owing to the assurances of M. de 'Fret nact of the maintenance of good relenting with Uertuany, the Count St. Willer has agreed to remain Ambassador in iferlm, .LIMII oolaii4gin4 14,.. aLa ngu.
The Potteries Examiner : — 1880-05-08 (Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England)

AVKII..—When yvut are going out on an excursion fine weather cornea very pat, but therein at. comes patter.  A memorial will shortly be presented to Mr. (A:taco:lv. praying him to take immediate steps to s ell the subject of the water supply in London. The steanur Volta, arrived ut Liverpool hum the Coast of Afriea. reports that when p.,•,ing Whydah on March 20, he otatervo,l a French hott :oho!o. She was being plundered by native..  The Doncaster district coronyr has held an inthe body of Arthur Woodhesd, of rvniN,,ligh, who died sudkuly while walkinir out %%WI rtIS.SI.hV rth. of &alb frtan lo ast ruturned.  A Penzance correspondent telegraphy—The shorn uldml twenty-six miles of submarine cablo of tits ilic,t and Cornish part of the French Transatlantic iyas laid on Saturday evening and Sunday r.ouim:. a splice haying been effected twentyssiz ;t Logan Rock.  At 4 meeting at Exeter of the committee for admin. the fond to the destitute eliareholders of tho of England Itank, it w, reported that were 90 eases on the books, and 69 were reeei ring mthly payments. To the other 21 grants had been • to entble them to start in Liminess.  named Adelina Baxter, of Brighton Road, rim.has attempted suicide by drinking a quantity `f I. Remedies were immediately applioti, .11 the tin woo removed to the intirmary. Since the unfortunate young woniwp has gono Iv insane, Beater Was a servant out of  l'rofci...or George Forbes, of Glasgow, has reason, a study of the action of pLinets on cornets, to is that a pLittot exit.ts at present in R. A. 11h. tom...'. I'. D. 87.1eg., or within prrhaps s.leg. or ,f that spot. closo to It. Miptie, that the opposition is just past, and toot its distance from the sun is 100 times that of the earth.  Herbert Man. von of a recently deceased Avs'lire rnaLristlat,.. s,.si,liaz at Little Eaton. ens . •  ith  ttliittc I  .ti.. ip his southtsC's  nvirk Unit (inn tin,. Thy tin .1 .nint.t ot‘ts,vr aebillit itni.“.ut.Atuut.
The Potteries Examiner : — 1880-04-01 (Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England)

ONE KUNDREL MILES BICYCLE RACE.  , At the Ls wford's Gate petty sesstions on Monday mottling, Win. Latham and Julia Hick., the latter Au exciting race of MN, hundred ml!., for some valuable prises took place on the Leicestershi.e of whom carried a baby, were charged the former with the murder of Wm. Palmer Robinson in conCricket Grouiels, near force-ger on Satuiday. The junction with Wm. Lock, who had committed following well-known I;icyclisis were selected to compete, viz., C Teiront (French champion and suicide on Thursday last at Lawford's Gate prison, . w.riner of the recent six days' contest); Walter and the latter with being an accessory after the act. It wasst.ted that Supts. Rawle and Drewett, InPhillips, Wolverhampton (winner of the last one hundred miles champion hip); D. Stanton. of Lon- epector Bird, and Serjeant Morley had, in spite of don, Bradley Keen. London; H. lligham Notting- the strictest inquiries, failed to substantiate any' Loin ; G. E. Edlin, Isieester ; F. J. Lees, criminal charge against Latham or against the Sheffield; A. Bills, Wolverhampton ; Harkin- female prisoner.—Mr. Latcham remarked that the derail; S. Rawson. Derby . 11. Lramn.g. 01 than, coroner for Gloucestershire should hold an inquest J. Prince, Langley Green ; R. J. Patriek, on Lock that afternoon, and that the vioroner for Wolverhampton . A. Smith, Wedn, afield • J. Somersetshire should resume his inquiry into the Benton. London, and J. Raybould, Dudley. death of Robinson on Wednesday. The prieoners The weather was favourable, although a strong wind were subsequently discharged, Major Castle informblew amine the ground; and towards the close of the ing them that they would he prove-ly provided for contest a vita Colleilllree had assembled on theground. by Serjoant Smith. A large crowd assembled oatSir A tkinson, of the Sporitrag Life, at 11 44 a.m. des- side the prison while the court wsa slitting. It pro:heath.; eompetitorson their longyourney the only appears that the woman Hic.ks, when informed that &tooth es being D. Stanton, H Leauung and C. Benton Lock, with whom she RYA some tint. ,Intilcommitted At 25 mil. Itigfii.l wart leading, with Phillip, i.lous suicide, manifested no emotion up. Terront Sit yards in the rear. When 50 mums ' hod been registered to II igham and Phillips, Torrent had couipletcd 45 miles IS laps; Lees, 45 9; Dyrkinderin, 456. In the next ten miles tht principal leaturee were splendid eipiirts by Higham and Philip. which, however. barbel to separate theln. At 175 mires all except lligliam, Phillips, and Torrent , retired, baring become entitled to £2. At 90 miles I Iligham led by three yards. Teriont being three hips I in the rear. At 95 miles Terront retired, taking I third place. I muguilicent struggle then ensued : between Ingham :old Phillipe for first honours, 1 l'hillips dashing in iihsod by the narrow lead of half a yard. Ai,igether the mama was one of the most , exciting wlych has bt en witnessed on this ground I for a long period Time Mot. 55minti 22 Ma.
The Potteries Examiner : — 1880-04-24 (Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England)

POISONING BY PRUSSIC ACID.  Dr. Hardvricke, coroner for Central Middlesex, hold an inquiry, which occupied several hours, at the Monarch Tavern, Chalk Farm Road, as to the death of Mrs. Elizabeth Hall, aged 31, the wife of Mr. George August ate Hall, veterinary surgeon, of 1, Ferdinand Place, Ilavistoek Hill, who had died from the effects of poison. Considerable excitement was manifested in the proceedings. Mr. St. John Wontner attended on behalf of Mr. Hall, whilst the deceased's relatives were represented by Mr. Cridham. The evidence of the husband of the deceased showed that they lived very unhappily, and that a few days ago, after they had lead some words, she left the loom in a tempo, and returned almost immediately with a tumbler in her hand containing some clear fluid, and, holding it up, said, "This is poison, and I intend to lake it. You must nowehoose between nteandyour brut her." Ile replied," Don't be foolish," :stud got up from tliechair to take theglass from her,but before he coultPdo so she pat the glass to her mouth and drank the contents. It proved to ho pruasie acid, and, though assistance was got, she died in less than an hour. Several wituesaes were called, among them being the father and brother of the deceased, the former of wheal, Mr. Walter Chaplin, of Bishop Stortford, declared that Mr. Hall had a hatred of his wife, and a wish to get rid of her. He believed that if she had not been murdered she had been pro' coked to remain suicide, and that the poison had • been culpably left about with that object. Another wham deposed that the deceased had often complained of her husband's ill-tie talent. The jury ultimately returned the following ',idiot: "That the deoeased, Elizabeth Hall, had died from the effeeta of prussic acid, self-administered, and thus committed suicide, being at the time in a state of insanity, brought on by continued inhumanity and neglect on the part of the husband of the deceased.'.
The Potteries Examiner : — 1880-01-10 (Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England)

GOMM, Q.C., who said he thought the Conned could legally build a chapel on the unconsecrated portion of the ground for the performance of the burial service by persons who were not members of the Church of England, and that the Bishop could not insist upon consecrating or licensing it. The burial service of the Church of England could only be performed in a consecrated church or chapel. The Council could not legally erect a mortuary upon the consecrated portion of the cemetery, although it could upon the usconsecrated part, but it most be separate and distinct from a chapel, though it might be under the same roof. II could not advise the Council to allow the burial service to be read in one of the lodges. The Council could allow a chapel to be built on either or each portion of the cemetery by private subscriptions, and if a chapel were erected outside the cemetery by private subscriptions, the Bishop could not interfere unless it was used for the burial service of the Church of England. He was clearly of opinion that there was no way of legally carrying out the resolutions of the Council (to erect one chapel for common use), and it was impossible for the Council to carry out what they wished. The opinion of Mr. T. Baker had also been obtained, but as it had been paid for by private funds, it was decided that the Council had nothing to do with it, and it was not read. Miring the debate Mr. Vernon caused a' wen° " by speaking of the 0 aoudad of the Moo Clerk (who said he did not know which of the two opinions had been paid for by the 0 town) as disgracefal, and as he refused to withdraw the offensive language, a vote of censare was passed upon 0 hint The discussion on the whets question was pro) longed and warm, nuch personal and party feeling being evoked.—Mr. Woodall gave notice o! motion to proceed with the erection of a single chapel, leaving it to the future to erect a second chapel if compelled to do so.  A native bals.r in Iohs, anxious at the same time to call attention to his loaves and to demonstrate his acquaintance with the tongue, dcseribc, himself as a "European loafer." Five pounds wan intl., ted at the Royal Coml. Jersey, on Saturday, on Vice Richard, a French farmer, for permitting a lathe for a horse to be held in his house. The police did not proceed against for originating the raffle, or he would have to pay a pemay of £2O. A farmer of Charlton Adams, Somerset, has committed suicide inconsequ.oc.•( f nn lancholv produced losses in agriculture. The deceased, gr. George ..rvis, was a known t-ototallq.
The Potteries Examiner : — 1880-05-29 (Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England)

CASE.—Georoe Gibbons, Enoch.street, Burstein, Charles Gibboes, Edward street, Burslem, and Joseph Gibbons, Nevigation.road. Borslein, were summoned at the instant° of Mr. Daniel, clerk to the Stoke Board of Guardia., to show cause why an order for the maintenance of their parents, who were chargeable to the funds of the Stoke Union, should not be made upon them. The father was sixty-nine years of age, and the mother IYIS an aged woman.—Cliailes all along had , contributed to the maintenance of his parents.—The Bench made an order of do. 6.1. per week upon Charles, ! di. upon (bongo, and Is. 61 upon JON: ph. NEGLECTING A Wm.—Enoch Frodoiieh Cartlidge, an apprentice dish maker, working at Mr. Challiner's Fenton, and who said he was only nineteen years of age, was charged with allowing his wife to become charge• able to the Stoke Union.—Mr. Daniel said that the wife with a child, was compelled to leave her husband in April last, in consequence of neglect and cruelty. lie had been in the habit of taking home from Is. 31, to 75., per week, the other money he earned being spent in in drink and gambling. The ocher day, whilst his wife and child was in the Union, he went to Chester races.— The Bench (to prisoner): What are you? Defendant : An apprentice dish maker—Bench: Did you ask your master's permission to marry ?—Defenditnt No but I asked my mother—(laughtei).—Bench Well, I think you will have to pay 63., a week for your wife's maintenance.—Defendant : I can't pay it: I only get an average of 13s. 61, a week.—The Bench If you amid not keep a wife why did yen marry one? You must pay ss.,:per week now, and Irobably after a while you will have to pay more. Wit.run Dasson.—Arthur Brassington, Ralph Dale, and George Dale, living at Brookhouse, were charged with committing malicious damage to a fence, to the extent of is., the property of Mr. W. lii. Meigh, of Asia Hall near Baeknall.—Mr. Tennant prosecuted, and Mr. Ashmall appeared for the defence.—Mr. Tetmant said that on Sunday the 16th, they were on laud belonging to the prosecntor, grouping in n brook for trout. No gaminess, however, had been taken ant for the higher charge of roaching for fish, Mr:Meig,h vintenting himself with the simpler charge of damaging a fence.—The damage having been proved, the Bench fined them do., each, and 4d., each damage, and costs. A SAD Case.—Mary Davis. of no fixed residence, was charged with Vagrancy at Wolstanton, on Saturday night. Defendant, aLo was a respeerably.dressed young woman, had, it was said, attempted to commit suicide. Her parents, who lived at Kuutton, would not allow her t stop at their house in consequence of her misconduct. —The girl was ultimately scut to the Burslon and Wolstanton Workhouse.
The Potteries Examiner : — 1875-06-05 (Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England)

ATIRMPTEII SUICIDC.—P.C. Ash stated that John Richardeon, joiner, Waterhouse% who was charged with having attempted suicide, wits being well looked after, and appeared to be steady and sang—The ease was tidjourned for a fortnight, defendant to have the opportunity in the meantime ef being bound over to keep the peace. Isrusesni. TO SCHWYOILS or 111011w•Vg.—John Myeoek, fanner, surveyor of Griudon, and John Chadwick, farmer, Surveyor of 0..0tk, were each charged by Ralph Stoddard, surveyor at highw eye, with allowing' a footpath. sitnate within their townships, beginning with a bridge which crosses a stream to be out of repair, thus rendering the highway impassable. The place is by Ford mill, on the road from Oneeote to Wiukhall.—Mr. Teunaut appeared for the coniplainent, aud said at present there were two or three sets of stepping stones, made for the purpose of enabling people to cross the Ramps, near Ford mill, There was so doubt whatever but that the footpath is a public highway. The complainant complained that the stones that form the present structure were insufficient, and for the purpose of making a proper footbridge over that part of the river the surveyors of °nee°. and Grieilon were celled together. It wae a matter for the magistrates to say whether the accommodation at present providest was sufficient. He thought their worships were satistied when thii cage was previously before them that each parish begnn in the centre of the stream ; or that each went to the centre of the stmem. The present steps had been repaired many times by the complainant. The 11-gliway Act merely required their worships to Ask the defendants if they denied their liability to repair ; and if they did, nothing then remained but to send the case to the tinssions. A wooden ! bridge woald serve the purpose well. es it wan only • f oot road. ; —Mr. Chadwick mid the reason he had not carried out the repairs was that the river was not in Onecote. All they . wanted to know, however, wee their liebdity.—Mr Meceek : mid they had hithertoacted under the direction of the Be h. 1 It avm note proper footpath, end the bridge was unuecessdry. ' The public passed that way,brit it was not the direct One.. road--Mr. Tennant said the only question was whether it warn sufficient road. The maps which their womhips had on the previoas ...ion were not then on hand, or they would ; have been helplud—Their worships dismissed the Case as . against John Chadwick. and gave HU adjournment of a month .no against John Mycock, it being their opinion that the river eons not in the parish of One.. at all.  . the Ait.h June, ROA being still alive.—Mr. A. Teunautwas tbo prosecution ; •u4Mr. Richardson, instructed bv