Denton and Haughton Examiner, etc. — 1881-01-01 (Denton, Greater Manchester, England)

SCENE TN A THELTILE.—The first representation of the pantomime of" Dick Whittington, was brought to an unexpected close at the Royal Opera House. Leiceeter, yesterday morning. During one of the " larks," the pantaloon brought on to the stage an old•fashioned pistol, and pulled the trigger, but the cap mimed fire. Mr. Jarrett, the clown, moved in the direction of the" old man, " and when he was passing him the pistol was fired again, and the clown received the charge of powder full in his face and fell forwards on to the stage. The first impression was that this was a pre-arranged scene, but the pantaloon's scarcely disguised alarm told that aomettung unrehearsed bad happened. In a few seconds the clown got up and the scene was closed an well as it oould be, Mr Jarrett was badly stunned and somewhat injured in the eyes. but the mishap did not prevent his appearance on the following night.  The Standard', correspondent at St. Petersburg says that the final proposals of the Russian Government on the Kuldja question were presented on Sunday, and mast be referred to Pekin, and as at this time of the year an answer cannot be expected within a mouth a further extension of the treaty is evidently in contemplation A spirit of oonediation is said to be dominant at present on both eider. Mutual concsasions have been made, and a satisfactory settlement seems assured. Russia retains a portion of the 11i territory, but gives back to China the Tekk's valley. and consequently the paeseo in Trian Shan commanding the road between China and Kaahgar. The question of the right to navigate the Amur Sunsaui and the Oussouri, which Was treated in • protocol to Chung liowps treaty, will be left pend— ing. Beth° treaty of Aighnui these waters were to be open exclusively to Russian and Chinese camels. Russia interprets this as covering a right to navigate these rivers even where China holds both bank 4 but this is strenuously denied by the latter, as one of them springs from the heart of the Mantchoo territory and is loolced upon as sacred."  HORRIBLE MURDER AT MACCLESFIELD A dreadful murder hss been committed at Macclesfield. Though the act of violence was perpetrated on Christmas Day it only came to the knowledge of the police on Monday evening. William Stanway, a broom maker, and hawker, residing in St. George's at-eet, Sutton (one of the townships of which the Parliamentary borough is comprised), lived with a woman named Ann Mellor. With them there lived a daughter of the woman about 9 years of age. From time to time the man and I woman, who were somewhat addicted to drinking had quarrels which not unfrequently ended in Mellor being ill-used. Stanway land been hawking in the country for some days, and only returned to Macclesfield on Saturday. During the day, the two had been drinking together, and both, it is said, were the worse for liquor early in the afternoon. About five o'clock they quarrelled, and Stanway beat the woman. Later in the evening Glop bad another disturbance. When Slangy came home about midnidht Mellor and her daughter had retired to res.. The statement tat the little girl is to the effect, that when Stanway (whom atie calls father) came in he enreed and swore and "said what he would do if Mellor would not get out of bed and come downstairs. Afraid of hia threats being carried into effect the unfortunate woman onaplied with his demand. She had no sooner ,ot to the bottom of the stairs than be ran a red-hot poker into her side. The screams of the woman attracted tier neighbours. and she was carried into her sister in-law'. hoax. From oozes unexplained cause, whether it was that they failed to appreciate the extent of the injuries aim tad sustained or whether from a derir, to acreea Stanway, tun police were not communicated with, nor was medical as-istance sect for. The injured woman was allowed to lie in her dreadful couuttioa until Monday night. when, at Stanway's requeet.• medical man was sent for, but the woman died before he arrived. Stymies, had in the interim, made self.inculpatory statementa to neighbours, none of whom, however, thought fit to itiforra the police. He says he was mad drunk, and when on Monday he realised the enormity of his crime he prayeu by her bedside and ordered a doctor to be srmt for. Stauway was atone. apprehended. HO is well known to awe pollee as a Mokat man.