Runcorn and Widnes Examiner. — 1872-01-13 (Runcorn, Cheshire, England)

PAS.—On Saturday morn. iug last, about three o'clock, P.C. Pembarton wa, aroused by crim for help proceeding from Mr. Marahall's salt works, at Northwich. 14e went thole and found a man named Robert Cileava, who resides with his brother, • farmer, at Lost.k Gralam, bad, whilst tipsy, walked into a boiling salt pan, and was badly scalded up to his knees. Pemberton at once obtauied a hand cart and removed him to the Wei k. house latirniary, where he was attended by Dr. Moreton, and is now progremiug favourably. Gleave states that he was led ou to the whit works by two men, and that he lost a bundle of clothes, and • bank bock which was fied up with the clothe*. No tear* of them Las however been dimuveted by the pollee who have ascertained that Weave did pay • considerable sum of money into the bank that day.  CONGREGATIONAL Cutracw, NOirrittiriew.—The annual social gathering of the friends connected with the ConEy eg nal eliaurwa.. p ch, Nur,v rt,hith A in gielacli,owon Wedneen Bridge tichool-room, at half-past live o'clock, at which an unusually large number net. After tea the respected pastor, the Rev. J. Johns, gave an epitome of ChTSI n work connected with the church during the past year, and spoke of the various operations of the church auxiliaries, which hail conveyed spiritual as well es temporal blessiuga to the Petite. The isabbatli school accommodoti.m at Witten was spoken of, and the claims of the school for a better bedding in which to combire the wink, was advocated by the pastor and Mr. A. Fletcher, the superintendent, and others of the apcakers. It Mil stated that promises of pecuniary assistance fora new build.ng had been already made to the extent of £260 by four individuals. and a committee was formed to carry out a aubscriptiou list, and to confer as to other preliminaries. The meeting was addresed by aevetal mcmbe, of the church and congreg.ition, and WM charameinieal by unity and a love of kind Christian feeling. Poetthaw Liscruan AT Nowrstwiew.—On Tuesday ' evening last the fourth of thme series of lectures was delivered in the Navigation School-room, by the Rev. E. &blue., vicar of Hartford. There was a large and ' respectable audience, amongst whom we 'mimed the Rev. On rire Uibbom (•t•ar of Witton), the li4V. H. Match Lincurubent of Holy Trinity, Castle Northwich), , W. W. "Make, E. L. Williams, J. L. Trafford, A. Ficiolier, J. J. Dixon, C. Green, A. Roil., It. Clinch, he., Is. The lecture w. entitled " Leisure &lid the rev. listurer in the course of uninteresting address pointed i'at the benefits derivable , front the judicious u. of " letsui it hours," which had numerous instances the seiret of the mem. et ! many who had attained:to the highest positions in their rupee ire profewsions and pursuits, of which he gave some very 10113alkable examples. Ile also warned his hearers against the ,wants of their spare time, by which such habits as drunkenness were mien formed, resulting in the ruin of thousaeds. The rev. lecturer made some practical su4gestion as to the improvement of the "leisure hour,- the choice of books for reading, and deprecated the raiding et aov.l.e arol light litera-1 tore, and urged thO study of the Bible and the etrict observance of the Sabbath. A recta if thanks to the lecturer was carried by acclamation.  'Magnin. AT litaronts.—Nfr. H. B. Whit., ileputy coronet for the fee of Halton, has obliged us with the following statement --Total numbor of inquests, 196 in 26 of which post-werires exatlllnati,uis were in.sde 109 of the inquests wore held upon adult male., 20 on adult females, and 67 Cu children under 16 years of age. The hi of Itiqueste w&, held ii i"uhm"beretti ni'lir when thny i the tweet number in 1664, when they amounted only to 13. nil verdicts in these cases were ais follows Accidentally drowned, 46; Accidentally burnt or scalded, 13 ; other accidental causes, 39; found drowned, 30 ; found dead (for the most part in the watei:., 23; natural causes, 20; visite. lion of God, 8; suicide. 4; excessive drinking, 2; tuatuilau,g,4sr, 2; wilful murder, 2; starvation, 1. 28 of theee inquests were :aeld at the Bridgewater Arms, 17 at the Barley Mow, 16 at the Egerton Arms, 15 at Us. Boathouse Inn, 14 at the Mariners H.,tel, 10 at the Grape., 1051 the Lord Nelson, 10 at the Railway 11,tel, 9 at Wilson*. Hotel, 9 at the Navigation mu, at the New Inn, Bat the Clarendon Arms, 7 at the Royal Hotel, 5 at the Town Hall. Oat the Devonshire Hotel, 4 at the Illue 8011, 4 at the Anchor Liu, and the remainder at the various other public•houses iti town.  MELANCHOLY Deavit OF A Waiting...