Denton and Haughton Examiner, etc. — 1884-03-22 (Denton, Greater Manchester, England)

EFFICIENCY OF THE MEDICAL DEPARTMENT.  I omitted to say that Gennal Graham has called attention to the efficiency of the medical department, a compliment richly deserved. The conduct of Dr. l'rendergust, for example, who was nearly killed as he stayed behind to look after the wounded, and wax himself with difficulty saved by two soldiers, illustrates how non-com. batants often run even greater dangers than their combatant fellow officers.  Are adjourned inquest into the death of a domestic servant named Clara Hanbury, who was recently found dead in her bed at Maidstone, was lately resumed. Dr. Stephenson, of Guy's Hospital, London, stated that he had examined the contents of the deceased's stomach, and found that drafts had been caused by strychnine poisoning. The poor girl had quarrelled with her lover. A verdict of "Suicide during temporary insanity" was returned.  THE annual meeting of the members of the South and West of England Managers of Gas C,onmanies' Ansociation has been held at Salisbury. Mr T. Herdisk (president) was in the chair. Papers were read bearing on the question of gas production, and afterwards the annual dinner was held at the White Hart Hotel: At this dinner Mr. Hartley spoke strongly on the necessity of a distinct inquiry into the question of the purification of gas, and with this most of the mem. bars agreed. . . .  A vain' important meeting of local shipowners has been held at the Trinity House, Scarborough, the Mayor in the chair, the object being to receive the report of the deputation recently appointed to wait upon the borough members and Mr. Chamberlain in reference to the Merchant Shipping Bill. Mr. Dodson promised to point out their objections to the bill. Mr. Caine asked the local owners to draw up a list of their suggestions. The report was adopted, and a resolution passed to the efiect that a petition in favour of Mr. Palmer's amendment be prepared and forwarded to the House of Commons. It was then decided to reorganise the Scarborough Shipowners' Association, after which the meeting terminated. Tax Right Hon. Lord Cottesloe (Thomas Francis Fremantle) has lately entered upon his 871 h year, having been born in the parish of St. George, Hanover-square, London, on March 11, 1798. His lordship is the eldest son of the Into Tice-Admiral Sir Thom. Francis Fremantle, G.C.B. (who died in December, 1819), by his marriage, in 1797, with Elizabeth, daughter and co-heir of the late Mr. Richard Wynne, of Falkinghani, Lincolnshire. Ile is also a baron of the Austrian Empire, and a baronet of the United Kingdom, His eld.t eon is the Hon. Thomas Francis Fremantle, one of the members for Buck. He was raised to the peerage in 1871. A 31F.ETING of representatives of the Post Office, the Local Government Board, and the Board of Trade, and of certzin telephone companies took place recently at the Post Office, London. It is understood that an announcement was made that the Government would oppose all private legislation on the subject of overhead telegraph and telephone wires, and would not themselves introdu. into Parliament any general meanwe until the termination of the litigation now pending. Jong FtaL DING, late sergeant and clerk in the Ashton-under-Lyne police force, was apprehended at Blakeley, near Macclesfield Fielding abiconded with £6O, the wages of the police officers. He slept in a wood, and was seen naked; but when a police-officer tried to take him he threatened to shoot him with a revolver. After a severe struggle Fielding was .rested and taken to Ashton-under-Lyne. The man was suffering from delirium tremens. Ha wna clerk to Sir Evelyn Wood in the Zulu campaign.  A BINbULAR charge of theft was lately preferred at the Police-court. Birmingham. A carpenter. named Wood, was sentenced to six weeks' imprisonment for stealing six heavy brass hooks from the Berkeley Arms poblie-house, Berkeley-street. The Ancient Order of Shepherds. of which the prisoner is a member, assemble at the Berkeley Aron, and the hooks were used by them when mounted on staves as emblems of the shepherd's crook.