Denton and Haughton Examiner, etc. — 1883-03-10 (Denton, Greater Manchester, England)

THE ROYAL UNITED SERVICE INSTITUTION.  The annual meeting of this institution has been hold In Whitehall-yard, London. The report, which was adopted, showed that the total number of members was 4591. The funded property amounted to £14,069. The library contained 20,352 volumes. Lord Morley, who presided, was supported by Lord Wolmley, Sir Frederick Nicolson, Sir Beauchamp Walker, Lord Chelmsford, and other distinguished officers of both services. Lord Wolseley, in moving the re-election of the council, said that great benefits had accrued to both the army and the navy owing to the existence of the institution. Captain B. Burge-a, the secretary, referring to the six Ismys sent in for competition for the society's gold medal the aub,ect being 'The best system of field training applicable to the Britida Army ”), said that the makrity of the referees were of opinion that none of the essays had attained a sufficient standard of excellenoe to justify them in awarding the medal. The subject for the naval essay for this year is, On an outbreak of war what is the best organisation for distributing the personnel of the navy and of the reserves among the available war vessels and among a proportion of merchant vessels as an auxiliary to the navy." The competition is open to members of the institution and to all who are eligible to become members. Lord Morley, in replying too vote of thanks, mid that the condition of the institution as regarded the number of members was very mtisfactory. It would be a work of supererogation to speak of its usefulness. Year by year and a,most day by day science was becoming more applied to the art of war both on land and sea. The ! desire for information on scientific subjects connected . with war was no doubt stimulated greatly by this , society, which was of the utmost possible use to the j services at large.  Tax Reading district coroner has investigated mysterious case at Sonning. On the evening of January 31 James William Nott, a baker, left his business at Reading, saying that he was going direct to his home, which was teem the road. Nothing more was heard of him until his body was found in the River Thames. Nott was known to have several shillings in his possession when he left his work, but only two were found upon his body. An examination also showed that he had two black eyes, which mast have been given before death; the bridge of his note was also found IS be broken, and three of his teeth were miming. Nett, who was a quiet inoffensive man, was comfortably situated, and never hinted his intention to commit suicide. Open several of the jurymen expressing their belief that foul play had taken place, the coroner adjourned the inquest for the production of further evidence. .  Sin EDMUND ILAN CURRIES haa presided at Dalston, London, over a large meeting of working men for the purpose of taking steps to establish the tenth branch dispensary of the" Metropolitan Provident Medical Association "at Daimon. The chairman said that there were numbers of medical men who had not the diplomas they ought to have to authorise them to practise, and working men were the sufferers. He hoped the evil would be removed by the network of provident dispensaries which would soon be established by the association in all parts or London. A resolution, pledging the meeting to support the proposed dispensary, Nan carried by. acclamation. A committee was afterwm de formed to make arrangements. I.,Lovn's agent at Port Said telegraphs that the Suer Canal is again f pen for traffic. The traffic was stopped on Feb. 27th by the stranding of the Ciudad Gondol, steamer.  A WACrisTER