Brighouse & Rastrick Gazette. — 1893-10-28 (Brighouse, West Yorkshire, England)

HARDY COWS.  It is sometiines supposed that what are considered ' any breeds of cattle do not require the same high feoding as shorthorns or other breeds, which are sually classed as more delicate. There may be mo reason for suggesting that there will not follow th 9 same ill effects from the absence of good feeding or of shelter, but it is a complete mistake to imagine that they will not give a more profitable return from a inure generous treatment, although y would not stand without ba I results on tuu. easonabla and extravagant feeding arrangements. Moderation in all things should be the motto, and , specially with cattle of the hardy breeds, of which !Lere are still many in the British Isles.  A conuiegation had presented their minister with a sum of •money, and had sent him off to the Continent for a holiday. A gentleman just returned Irani the Continent, meeting a prominent member of the congregation, said: 'Oh, by the bye, I met your minister in Germany. He was looking very wet% he didn't seem as if he needed a rest. -No," said the member, calmly, "it wasna' him, it was the congregation that was needing a rest." an extraordinary suicide has been investigated by tha Birmingham Coroner. Oswald Barber Adams, aged 40, manager of a large provision store, after loitering for several days in the old cemetery, where he said he had relatives buried,went secretly into the basement of the cemetery chapel and poisoned himself with carbolic acid. Nearly £44 was found in his pocket when the body was discovered. The evidence shewed that the decease‘ had lately been giving way to drink, and had been strange in his manner. A verdict of suicide whilst insane was returned.  The death of Mr. John Styles, the oldest of the Queen's Watermen, took place on Saturday morning at his residence at Putney. The deceased, who was 72 years of age, was for some years landlord of the Rose and Crown 'tavern, Putney, and was a life governor of the Licensed Victuallers' Asylum. He wao one of the Royal Waterrnen who had the honour of being in attendance at Buckingham Palace on the occasion of the first visit of the Shah of Persia, and also on the occasion of the visit of the Sultan of 'turkey to this country. At a special court at Berwick,Leonard Short, wool dealer, of Tweedmouth, was charged with stealing 50 lambs, worth £75, and nine sheep, worth £ld, the properti of James Stenhouse, farmer, of East Ord. Evidence was given to show that the sheep had been taken from a field one night last month and removed to Grantshouse, lOirwickshire, where they were consigned to an address at the Central Meat Market, Edinburgh, in the name of John Scott. Prisoner, who had absconded, was apprehended at Nottingham on Saturday night. He was remanded. He said he was innocent of the charge. Sentence of three years' penal servitude has been passed, at the Old Bailey, on ‘i illiam R. F. Mansfield, a solicitor's clerk, for inducing his sister to commit perjury. It was stated that on Ow death of a publican with whom she had been living the prisoner induced her to take out letters of administration as the widow. After she had thus committed perjury he attempted to levy blackmail, but failed, and in consequence gave information to the police. 'the charge of ext(ction the accused indignantly denied. The sister appeared to answer for her offence, and was bound over to conic up for  judgment it required. An inquest was held at Luton on Monday afternoon touching the death of a woman who was found drowned in a pond in Stockwood Park. Several witnesses were called to prove that the body was that of Mrs. Leonard, wife of Richard Leonard. a pork-butcher, of Luton, who had been missing irons her home since August last. At the close t.t the inquiry, however, a man named Eli Burns came forward and said that he identified the body as that of a Mrs. Withington, of Markgate-street, but he had not heard that she was missing. Inspector Rogers said that in answer to a telegram to the police at Dover, where Mrs. Withingtou had been staying, they were informed that she left that towa , for Luton a fortnight ago. The inquiry was ad* t;urned for a week for further evidence.