The Potteries Examiner : — 1877-12-22 (Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England)

TCNSTALL.  DE,rll.—A,lo.t coven on M moroin,T, John Bennett, a carter, found a nv. near hi; cart in C-mper-street, when nbout to n, day's work. An inquest woo heid on Tuesday. 31 t Dvg and Pheasant Inn, before Mr. Booth, coroner, and it woo ascertained that the talm was named George Tonal!, of Marsh's-squ-tre ;near the place where he woo found). His age woe sixty-two years. The verdict was "Died from natural canoes by the visitation of God." Arrgst wrsit SuiciDE.—On Saturday evening a young mon named Thomas It -mhton, living in dune-street, very foolishly attempted to poisoa himself by taking a draught of sugar of L ad, but the fact of its b--ing an overiose caused hint to vomit. His friends administered a simple emvtie, and be woo soon not of danger. The alleged cause of the rash act is that his sweetheart had treated hint intLfferently. He ho, also front the same cause thrice enlistsd for a soldier and had been bought off.  September, the deceased was driving a cart containing. BY I'T N potatoes from Holden towards Sandyforii, when one ff the traces broke, and the horse leaped fervor I ILA if to "''''' "": •‘• '•• ' • • ••‘' A SrsFronti3ff fifth INTERPLEkpUt Iss,X.—The • free ifself. This threw tho nnfortonsto nian to flpf „. L' • , • cause of Pope agdinst Root was tried, on Tuesday, io ground, and th, cart. whieh was nther heavily lasien, • ri‘ L. Li the Common Pleas DiVi.OOII of the High Court of Ireeed over hbn, injuring loin sevairaly. He has b 'en ` • • • • L.- • Justice, Guildhall, before Mr. Justice Denman and a iatt.nded One., the accident by Mr. Oldham nod Mr •:'•-• " •-• ••• • ••L • -•'• ••' 0, OIOU try lliis sy, joteroewier pad the Adams, •sur,fems, out so far recovered as to be ab '• "' • i• .• • •' • • • as whiter certain pose's which had been walk out and look after his business. Last week, hon. • • ' iL • r question we So-ilfril by the Sheriff of Staffer lAire, belonged to the ever, he WA. sn Idenly worse. and he died On tiii• • plaintiff or the defenilant.—The plaintiff: for who'. Mr. Thurs.-In. A verdict of '• Accidental death " vras reFrancis appeared, was a solicitor, of Gras's Inn Square, ! turned. sod he stated that daring the year 1511 i he lent his ' brother, Pnillip Henry Pope, who resided at Tunstall. Staffordshire, several sums of money, amoonting in all to sii3s.l, receiving as security a bill of sale on his brother's furniture. The bill of sale was executed in February, 157,1, and shortly aftfrerards the Sheriff seized goods inelteled in it under a judgment which the defendant obtained iigainst his brother. The plaintiff's brother was examined, and he stated that with the exe.iption of a few house lamps. all the coeds seized came an lee the bill of vile. Mr. Kemp, QC., counsel for the defendant, said that, nufortunat, ly, his witne,se hail not conic up from the country, and he coati! not, there. fore, contradict the evidence for the plaintiff. Under these circumstances, a verdict was returned for the plaintiff, except as to the bony. referred to.  •ommeg'mem!,,rs of this  :`I3IV  V  —On Weinesliy ae Wesleyan Sohonl.  after which prayer was MT, i :4! • '! . A very lengthy proersiume we 4 trans were alay given hy 0. A. ' 1E Rowley, M. Sherratt, Miss A. Whit, ! ..E! i • and. others. The part singing h. AnTl,4 8.11. :ma Limy Cliatlesworih, I; entertainment on the whole cave g : 4 • :„ ana reflects great creait on Mr. Ratio c. s ! be the right man in the rizht place. Fro, a t wliich Mr. Harmer gore. it 'appears there were o ahout ja scholars when first he come to Mew C ..v ; there are Hsf on the book'. Tae singing of the !! I brought this highly interesting meeting to a close.