Widnes Examiner. — 1880-02-28 (Widnes, Cheshire, England)

INESICITATION TO A CL.OIIrAN AT GOLBOrtleC—On Saturday last the members of the St. Thomas's School Bible Class, liolborne, presented the Rev. Wm. Thorpe, curate of St. Thom ate and the teacher of the class, with a handsome illuminated address. The preeentation was made at a tea meeting, at which there were upward. of 80 persons present. tsenaran Cann ng BaooraAnns Cansrsas.— An inqumit WAC held at the Brooklands Hotel. Sale, on Thursday, on the body of a child unknown, who was found In the Biooklande cemetery on Thureday by the regiatrar of the cemetery and a man named Mareland. A newly-born , mile child was found wrapped in a neat parcel near the headstone of otee of the graves. Dr. H. S. Renshaw, on examining the scalp of the child, found a large effusion of blood on the left.hand side and also on the back of the head. It was a fully-developed, well-nourished child. There were no nmrks of bruises on the body. The effueion of blood on I the scalp he attributed to pressure at the birth. He gave no 1 positive evidence as to whether the child had lived. The any returned an open verdict. SHOCKING Arnagsgran SUICIDE AT Wasangaros.— On Wednesday last, a man named James Rogers, gamekeeper, of Cutcheth, made a determined attempt at suicide at the Mill Stone Inn, Sankey-street. He went into a Mall room off Golborne.street, shortly after four o'clock, and the landlord, Mr. Farnw..rth having heard someone ..nter, went into the room and there saw Rogers leaning with hie head on a table, and blood pouring on the door front a fearfu gash in his throat, and in one hand was the razor with which he had inflicted the wound. The police were at Mee communicated with and medical aid sent for. Drs. T. S. Smith, Spioks, and Booth (of Farnsworth. who happened to be in company th Mr. Spinks at the time), were soon on the spot. They found that the gash HU Of a serious character. node, nothing could be done with him there, hie removal to the Infirmary moo ordPred. Inspector Froffit had the man conveyed there on a stretcher, and a horrible sight was presented to the large crowd which assembled in the street, as the man threw off the coverings whilst he was being carried, and made an effort as if to get off the stretcher, toe causing a freeh effusion nf blood and exposing his wound. Front the fearful quantity of blood lost in the smoking-room, where he made the attempt on his life, there seemed on poseibility that he could recover but as soon as he got to the Infirmary he received every attention attic hands of Dr. Richmond, and on making inquiries last evening there seems every probability of his recovery, if he can he prevented from injuring himself further. For , icerpOee 3 police-conetable has been engaged watching him constantly. The act wes evidently premeditated, from the fact that in his pocket was found a letter addressed to hie sister, Mrs. Brian, Brook House Farm, Culcheth. which was as follows ,—" Dear sister Good bye. God bless you. Take care nf the cowsand calves. Farewell to you all. MY head is bad. IM the hem you can." It is said aka he his been in a despondent state of mind for P.M creek% owing to domestic difficulties.