Stockton Herald, South Durham and Cleveland Advertiser. — 1881-02-12 (Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland, England)

STOCKTON BICYCLE CLUB. The members of this prosperous young club assembled at their head-quarters— (the Queen Hotel)— on Wednesday evening, and partook of their annual dinner under the most enjoyable circumstances. Captain M. B. Dodds (the President) occupied the chair, and Dr. Dixon took the vice. The repast was served in a really recherche style. After dinner a number of toasts were heartily drunk, the principal being "the Stockton Bicycle Club," which was proposed by Mr J. H. Brook, of Darlington, and suitably responded to by Mr J. E. Stockdale (Hon. Secretary of the Stockton Club). Mr T. H. Wright gave "The' Officers and Committee," which the DeputyCaptain (Mr J. A. Hunton) acknowledged in a brief but appropriate speech. Several exoellent songs and recitations were given by members of the company, a special feature of the musical portion of the proceedings being a song, " The Stockton Bicycle Club," composed and set to music by the Deputy-Cap- , tain. During the evening the President made a presentation of a silver medal to Mr W. Hunton for having made the greatest number of attendance at the" runs" during the year. The gathering was altogether of a most pleasurable character. SUICIDE OF A LUNATIC AT SEDGEFIELD Asenuse—On Wednesday Mr John Settle held an inquest at the Durham County Asylum, Sedgefield, upon the body of a lunatic inmate named William Gleves. Deceased, who was a signalman, aged 59, had been an inmate of the asylum since November, 1879. On Saturday night he went to bed about eight o'clock, and at the same hour was Been to be all right by John Bell, one of the attendants. About half-past ten o'clock the same night Bell again visited the deceased's ward and found him out of bed in a sitting position between the head of the bed and the windo ov. Upon examination it was ascertained that deceased had committed suicide by means of a sheet, one end of which was wound round his neck, the other end being fastened half way up the window sash. The jury found that deceased killed himself by strangulation. MEETING OF QUOIT CLUBS DELEGATES' AT SToCKTON.—On Thursday a meeting of delegates from the various quoit clubs in the North of England was held at the house of Mr Councillor ,J. Fraser,Castle and Anchor Hotel, Stockton. Mr George Scott, president of the Stockton Tradesmen's Q aoit Club, was voted to the chair, and Mr T. Smith, of Middlesbrough, to the vice-chair. The following clubs were represented :—Darlington Tradesmen's, Messrs G. Marshall and Neil M‘Cara ; Darlington Borough, Messrs W. Tyreman and J. Wood; Durham, Messrs W. Davison, Wardroper, and Gowland (visitor) ; Eaton, Messrs Stanley and McDougall ; Ouisborough, Messrs J. Hodgson and J. Hutton ; Middlesbrough, Erimus and Ayresome, Messrs T Smith, H. Blore, Jonathan Smallwood, and J. Nicholson ; Stockton Tradesmen's, Messrs G. Scott and John Linton ; West Hartlepool, Messrs W. Meredith and F. is edley ; Whitby, Messrs J. B. Jackson, F. W. Judge, and J. B. Atkinson tvisitor). The object of the meeting was to provide rules and re,gulations for the guidance of members when playing matches. A number were proposed and agreed to, pending their confirmation at an adjourned meeting. to be held at Middlesbrough on Easter Tuesday afternoon. The name of the Association was agreed to be the North of England Quoit Clubs Association. In the course of the discussion on the various rules the best feeling reigned, the chief aim of all being to place quoit playing on a higher standard than hitherto by making rules, so as to enable clubs to arrange matches, and know on what terms they would be expected to play them. After business the delegates dined together, the company being augmented by a number of the Stockton Club members. BISHoP AUCKLAND BOARD OF GUARDIANS AND THE SToCKToN BarDSE ScHERE.—At an ordinary meeting of the above Board on Thursday Mr Penerew said the Stockton Bridge scheme was now before Parliament. He saw a considerable number of the Magistrates had taken the matter up, and that was a new feature in it. He did not think their Board in times gone by had asked the assistance of the Magistrates ; and in the Present case, when the Magistrates had taken the matter up, he had no doubt that they would light it out in the proper place, and that Board should strengthen their hands. He moved, therefore, that the Board petition the House of Commons against the proposed scheme, in order to strengthen the hands of the County Magistrates. He might say that he did not think the promoters of this scheme did accord common courtesy to the various deputations that went to Darlingtou in order that they might enable them to arrive at some reasonable conclusion. In the second place, he said the bridge was proposed to be 60 feet wide. That was the recommendation of the committee, and he feared it was to serve some other things besides ordinary traffic. He fancied there was to be a tramway upon it.—The resolution of Mr Penerew was seconded and passed, and the Finance Committee were empowered to draw up the petition.