The Cotton Factory Times. — 1889-08-30 (Manchester, Greater Manchester, England)

SIIEFFIELD.—The body of Johti Gascoyne lay, at the beginning of the week, in a public mortuary at Sheffield, he having, it is believed, committed suicide by drowning. The corpse was identified on Saturday, and on hearing of the sad news his landlady, who was affected with heart disease, died suddenly. Some years ago Gascoyne came in for a fortune, but soon squall. dered it. His wife went mad and died in an asylum. In recent years he was tenant of one or two public. houses in Sheffield.  Early on Saturday morning a large shed which was stored with valuable machinery, and which is situate in the West Marsh, Middlesborough, was entirely destroyed by fire. The building and stock were the property of Mr. J. F. Wake, general broker, Middlesborough. The fire brigade played upon the burning building for four hours, but their efforts were useless, owing to the small supply of water. About £15,000 damage was done. The establishment and stock were partially insured.  A. mass meeting of the Nottingham lace makers was held on Saturday afternoon in the Albert Hall of that town, about 3,000 men being present to hear the reports of the delegates who had met representatives of the masters, under the presidency of the Mayor, and had agreed to rules under which the Board of Conciliation might be reconstructed for the settlement of the existing dispute, and of any other differences that might subsequently arise. It was hoped that the men would endorse the action of their representatives and appoint dele. gates to the Board, the masters already having done so, and that work would be resumed this week. The discussion, however, turned on the question whether the employers had or had not withdrawn the new card of prices, the issuing of which was the origin of the dispute. It was stated that the Mayor had ; ruled that the card should be suspended, but, as no official notification to that effect had been received, • from the Manufacturers' Association, this assurance did not satisfy the men, who have all along refused to submit the matter to arbitration until the card has been withdrawn. The discussion lasted two hours and a half, and in the end a resolution was carried pledging the men to elect the Board as soon as the new lists had been withdrawn. The aspect of affairs is, therefore, scarcely as hopeful as it was early last week. A Liverpool correspondent telegraphs that on Sunday night Mrs. Maybrick was reported t 3 be improving. She is very thankful for the efforts made to save her life, but the chaplain considers she scarcely realises the convict's life that is before her. When sufficiently improved she will be removed to one of the prisons where long-sentenced prisoners are incarcerated. As to her children—a boy and a girl—she feels very keenly that they ought to be entrusted to her mother, Baroness Roque. The latter has addressed a letter to Mr. Thomas May. brick, of Manchester, who has replied in terms most courteous. He has expressed his utmost symisethy for the baroness, and has frankly declared that if the law is on her side he will do his utmost to restore the children to her care. The Baroness von Roque has, since the commutation of her daughter's sentence, received an enormous number of letters from people congratulating her on the result, and expressing an earnest hope that the prisoner'u speedy release may be effected. The children are now staying with friends of the family at Aighurth. The mother's request to be allowed to see them has been refused. Now that the sentence is commuted the children will probably be taken to see their , mother once prior to her removal from Walton Gaol; but then, according to the rigid prison rules, mother and children will meet uo more. On I account of her weak state of health Mrs. l3laybrick'e removal will be delayed for probably a month, when she will be taken to the Woking Ilospitai Prison and thence to a convict prison. On Saturday the Royal Humane Society an. flounced the award of a bronze medal to William Forrest, joiner, for saving the life of Samuel Turner, 16, at Fleetwood on June 19. The latter was seized with cramp while bathing near the pro. mens.de, and Forrest, hearing his cries, jumped in and seized him only just in time, rescuing the lad despite a rapid tide and other kuown risks of the spot—Another medal has been given to James Hall, 26, labourer, for rescuing Eli Gee, 12, at Godley on the 16th ult. The boy was bathing in a mill reservoir, and sank. Hall, who was working in s. brickyard, ran to the reservoir, and without taking off any clothing dived for the lad. Not finding him he returned to the bank, took off coat and waistcoat, and dived three times more, finding him, unconscious, at the third venture. The boy recovered. A testimonial has been awarded Mr. Alexauder Proudfoot for endeavouring to rescue a little girl who fell into the water of a quarry at Timperley while gathering ferns at its edge en June 21, and another to Edward Whitelow for rescuing Proud,' foot, who while trying to save the girl got into deep hole and sank. Other testimonials have been voted to John Patterson, 20, capinaker, for rescuing a girl who attempted suicide in the Medlock on the 24th ult.; to James Hacking, labourer, for saving a little boy from the river Hynburn, at Accrington, on the 23rd alt.; to Charles Wholley, 20, fireman, for saving a little girl at Stockport on the 3rd inst.; to John Gowland, 18, glass blower, for saving a little boy from the canal at Knottingley on June 18; to Sarah Garner, 30, cook, for saving a little boy at Pendlebury on the Bth ult.; and to John Ashton, 17, seaman, for attempting to rescue a by from the Leeds and Liverpool Canal at Litherland on the sth nit. To Taw,