Runcorn and Widnes Examiner. — 1872-10-19 (Runcorn, Cheshire, England)

FASHIONABLE MARRIAGE AT RUNCORN.  paradise. Poor thing !itis a pity that the amiable holder of tile keys will pemist in turning the lock when my lady knocks, which in a memphorical muse she is constantly doing. It really would be but oommou humanity were he to make a Might concession. He need not actually receiv '3 her at his house, but it would be so easy for him to invito her with the stipulation that she should invariably be prevented from coming by severe illness or a distressing family affliction. She would he indifferent about gding if Me could only eay that she had bee, asked. We fear, however, her case is hopelese, for eve,* good-natured prioces have wilLs of their own, enter:am strong dielikes, and positively refuse to be bored, save on official occasion..  Sulama OW A Cars:trim Feamer.—An inquest has taken joace at Marton, before M. M. Myles, on the hotly id a burner, uaimsd Ruben Olinerod, 40 yvaril ot alp, who was found drowned iu a pit. From the evidonee adduced it appears that tor some time past deceased Lad been in very low bpuits <n aceoll.t a his net being able to meet his bills. lite other morning he was iniseel and a search was made in the district, mind a friend of his found him in a pit, dead. The jury returned a verdict of Suicide whilst its an 111180Unli state of mind."  Cititsso Fos THE MAIN,. OF Warrratesasi.—The statement, fabulous as it looks, is true. the Marquis of Westminster has just been furnished by Messrs Cubitt, builders and contractors, with a ceiling costing the enormous sum of £22,000. It consists ot the best Spanish mahogany, which is two feet in thickness, a foot deep of which is elaboratory carved around with the letters W. G. The cornice to the ceiling is of polished ebony of the fineet description, and is three feet wale. Upon this are magnificent paintings, copies from the great masters..L( heater, Gm rant. Hiiirmyr liOla SEUVICES AT TIARno. Ciumca.— On Sun lay last special thanksgiving services for the harvest were preached in Hartford Church, in the morning by the Rev. the Veer ; in the afternoon by the Rev. F. France Hayhurst, Rec•or of Davenham ; and in the evening by the Rev. J. Coombs, of Port. wed. The church was beautifully decorated for the occasion with flowers and corn, worked into various devices, end a small sheaf of Col. StO,d upon the c,mmunion table. Crovrded congregations attended all the services, after each of which a collection was made in aid of the Used for the enlargement of the churchyard. The amount collected was about .£2O. Tut Lancastrians rakmnrnEßLAN PREbbrnsaY.—The monthly meeting of this Presbytery was field in Monday, at Grange• lane Church, liiikenhead ; the Rev. Mr. Towers, pastor of the clinic}, acting as moderator, Mr. Towers moved, and Dr. M•Kerrow (Manchester) seconded, the appointment of Ms. Mutt (Egremont) no clerk to the Preskytery, in the room of Mr. Thompson, late of Hit kenhead, why has accepted a call to Newcast,e. The motion was unanimously adopted. Mr. Howat (Liverpool) moved, and Mr. Grosart (London) seconded, the sustaining of a call to the Rev. W. Duncan from the Bolton congregation. The motion was also unanimously adopted.  Mn. JACOB 'Wolff AND THE "Ca.r."— Mr. Jacob bright conies forward in support of Mr. Peter Taylor's eondecnnatiou of the " cat." The hon. member for Manchester is of opinion that Hogging is a brutal punishment, and that it can only be" permanently maiutained by a brutal people; " and he intimates that, in the opinion of Mr. Bruce, the decrease of garotting is not to be 'attributed to the fact that garottert have be. .n flogged. On the other lmod Mr. Straight, M.P., whose experience as a barrister entitles him to mpeak with authority on the subject, state* that "from the time flogging became part of a sentence cases of robbery with great viol.oe have beau rare," Itt,