Denton and Haughton Examiner, etc. — 1882-06-24 (Denton, Greater Manchester, England)

EPITOME OF NEWS.  THE anniversary dinner of the Licensed Vietuners' School in Kennington-lane, London, hoe been appointed to take place at the Crystal Palace. Tuesday. the 27th instant, under the preeideney of Mr. Thomas W. Boord, Mr., of the tirm of Messrs. Boon! and Son, distillers. _ . .  ..... THE Ilereford County Agricultural :•.'n,iety's Show hao jun elo3cd, an.l has been a greatsuccess, despite Oh. stonily weather. The total takings amounted to £496 5.. 9,1. for the three days, being in exec,-n of the meeting held at Leominster last par. At the final meeting of the committee it was decided to hold Bent year's show at Abergavenny, and Mr. Crawshaw Bailey was elected president for the coming twelve months. . .  THERE have been presented to the House of Commons 429 petitions, containing 97,164 signatures, in favour of opening museums on Sundays, compared with 75 petitions with 64,613 signatures against. As ADDITION has been made to the SouthEastern Railway Company's fleet by the launch from the building yard or Messrs. Sounds Bros., Poplar, of the paddle-wherl steamer _Wary Beatrice for the Folkestone and Boulogne service. She is built on the risme lines as the Albert littor and the Loilim Daysinr. AT King's-cross-road Police-station, Clerkenwell, Mr. George Cruse, late chief inspector of the G Division of police, who has completed a service of twentyfive years, has ben pre,ented by the officers and men of the G Division with a handmme timepiece in marble, on his retirement from the service. A few days ago the inhabitants of Clerkenwell presented the same officer with a gold watch. The presentation was made by superintendent ridge.  Tae Eire Arctic Expedition, under Sir Allan Young, C. 8., has left Peterhead to seureh in the Polar regions for Mr. Leigh Smith's exploring party. The subscriptions raised for the purpose have, it is understood, hen sufficient to warrant the committee of the Search Expedition in calling upon the Admiralty for the promised 0000 in aid of it. _ _ . _  Tax first of a series of social gatherings inangurated by the Literary and Artistic Union Association has been held at the studio of Mrs. A. Melville, trioucester-road, Regent's-park, London, and was largely attended. The society has been founded to bring togmher artists =ld those who have literary, musical, iend artistic tastes, and who may desire to avail themselves of the opportunities furnished for agreeable and instructive social intercourse. In addition to concerts, convex, sazionies, and garden parties at the residiltees ot the members. It is intended to hold monthly meetings at is; James's Hall, for the reading and discussion of original papers and to form exhibitions of painting, sculpture, end other artistic work. A number of similar gatherings will be hold during the season.  Tun following gentlemen have accepted the prruidentship of the various aections of the Sanitary Institute of Great Britain at the Congraw at Newcastleupon-Tyne, September 26 : Dennis Embleton, M.D., F.R.C.1"., Section 1., sanitary science and preventive medicine ; Mr. Henry Law, M. Inst. CE., Section IL, engineering and sanitary construction ; Mr. Arthur Mitchell, M.A., M.D., LL.D., F.R.S., Section 111., meteorology and geology. A DISTRESSING AFFAIR has occurred at Gras. moot, near Whitby. Mrs. Quinton, wife of Dr. Quinton, a medical practitioner at lirasmont, went to the house of George Bow., in the village, and threw a quantity of vitriol in his wife's face. Mrs. Quinton afterwards attempted to commit suicide by drinking a quantity of laudanum, which she procured Dorn her husband's surgery. She is now very ill under Dr. Itrberrs care, but is expected to recover. The North Tiding constabulary have placed Mrs. Quinton under crest.  Mn. THOMAS TERTIUS PAGET, the Liberal member for South Leicestershire, recently addressed a large Liberal meeting at lbstoek. He attributed the present condition of Deland largely to the earlier policy of the Lords, and supported the Crime Prevention and Arrears Bills as absolutely neceseary in the present CriSlB. He held that the Government wits as popular with the people now as when first elected, and odd that happily for the country the influence of the London clubs and society was powerless again 4 the inteldgence of the middle and working clouts.. A vote of confidence in Mr. Paget and the Government was carried, as also a resolution condemning the obstruction of the Conservative party. A PETITION in favour of the election of female Poor-law guardians has been adopted by the South tnion Guardians, Dublin, by a majority of sistcen to ten. Taw body of George Boylen, a porter in the St. Enoch's Stition Hotel, Glangow, has been found fearfully smashed at the foot of a hoist. He ascended the lift, and was supposed to have stepped offal the seventh Hoer, but apparently he had fallen from that height, coming down with such force as to have burst through It e tloorat the bottom of the hoist. . _  .... . TIER inquiry into the recent haul explosion of nreworks, and the death of two girls named Cook, killed th.reby, has been concluded at Hanley. The jury found thrit deceased died from suffocation caused by an explosion o nreworks, but there was no evidence to show how the t dmion occurred.