Denton and Haughton Examiner, etc. — 1878-08-10 (Denton, Greater Manchester, England)

IMITTER.  Tole committee met on the 42nd July when there were I resent, Me ars 31 ark Taylor (in the chair), l. Walker, T. Walker, Woolleuden, Clayton, and Howe. Resolved that the culvert in Windmill-lane be lengthened 10 yard. on the north aide in 14 inch brickwork, and that Taylor and Duckworth'e tender for the name he accepted. That the Chairman be requested to meet the churchwardens of Christ Church, with regard to the proposed widening of Windmill-lane. That the surveyor be instructed to connect the Aehton•road sewer with the sewer in Wilton-street and build the manho e in Ashton•road. Rettolved that Messrs Rogers and Bursts tender for the flagging, paving, sad sewering of Taylor. lone, be accepted, subject to its being eatiefectorily passed. Mr Taylor said he had met the churchwardens in reference to the matter, and it is now in t' ch urch wardens' hands. Resol red that the Highways Committee he em• powved to accept Messrs Rogers nod Iluret's tender, or any other, in connection with the work in Taylor-lane. The minutes of the above committee were then  passed. A letter was read from If -Joseph Clayton, calling the attention of the board to the dangerous Mate of the newer at the back of his pretniree Mr Thomas Moores proposed that it be referred to the Highways Cotamitten. Fie informe I the board that they would be obhged to borrow DOU for the Dukiniiild and Denton Joint Das Company, two thousand would be for Dukinfield and one thousand emelt for the townships of the ton and Houghton- it in to be laid out iu pipes. Tue Chairman asked if they felt satiafied that it was required. Mr noures said that they were quite satisfied, that they would hare to borrow the money. The Chairman asked it a copy of the report could be had. Mr WoolfenJen said he did not think there wet, any immediate hurry  ANOTII Eit S WM4, A r TINTIvisTLE.  The ancient village formerly cdled Tingetwissel, now Tintwistle, to becoming noted for suicide. On Saturday last a man named James Runcorn, after spending some time at the public.honse, went home, and got a rope and fasten-., One end to a hook near the top of the stain, moo a other anti round his rock, and threw aim ielf stairs. lint wife soon found him, and cut the rope. Remo:, attyen wore used (brandy, he.), and aster a tilllo he none round, On Tuesday evenhig la..t the village was aroimed front its quietude by the report that Joshua liarrop, a man well kno to, had hung him self. Tee report turned out to be true. darrop, it seems, went home from his work about five o'clock in the afternoon. went upstairs, to 4 the obildren he was going to lie down a little till their mother came. be eldest was the fleet to come from the mill. The children told her her father wee uisitsir. She went to pee, and found ti,,, strangied by a rope ronnd his neck tied to an iron bed. lie leaves a wile and seven children.  The Eurydice, which WM towed from Sandmen Bay on Wednesday, wan beached in Priory Bay, Isle of Wight, and would probably be towed Lb lqptsmouth harbour on Thursday. The wreck can now be seen irom Hyde pier. At a meeting of the executive of the Home Rule Confederation, h, Id on Wednesday evening, a re. noiution was passed condemning the conduct of the Irish Home Rule members who voted in last Saturday morning's division as an unpatriotic abandon. meat of national duty, and dinapproving of Mr Butt's open support of the Government.  At the Liverpool Police Court, on Wednesday, George Farmer, a publican, in Great Charlotte. Street, was summoned for permitting betting on his premisen. The ease was proved by two police officers, who visited the house in plain clothes, sod saw about forty bets made in the space of an hour. The magistrate imposed a fine of 200. and