The Birkenhead News and Wirral General Advertiser. — 1907-03-23 (Birkenhead, Merseyside, England)

ICBM. an increase of 961 over the previous year, and the number of non-indictable offences 33,088, or 1,259 fewer than in 1905. The convictions for drunkenness were 7,943, an increase of 421 over the previous year.  A deputatio, of Irish Conservatives and Liberal Unionists on Tuesday waited upon Mr. Balfour at his residence in London, to put before him their objections to any possible legislation leading in the direction of Home Rule for Ireland. Mr. Balfour accused the Nationalists of having used the Local Government Act for their own purposes, to the detriment of the general interests. He characterised the proposed Irish policy of the Liberal Government as a deliberate and intentional fraud upon the electorate. Home Rule, he said, meant the greatest blow to the prosprity and greatness of the Empire.  • • • The death is announced of Count Lamsdorff, the eminent Russian statesman. • • • •  An American consular report says that on the basis of tonnage of shipping entering the port London is the greatest port of the world. The following are the ligurew for 1901 (the latest available) for the principal European ports :—London, 17,189,000 tons; Liverpool, 11,015,000 tons; Hamburg. 10,982,000 tons; Antwerp, 9,847,000 tons; Cardig. 9,016,000 tone; Tyne Ports. 8,822,000 tons; Rotterdam. 8,339,000 tone; Marseilles, 7,825.000 tons. • • • II  Women suffragists on Wednesday evening made a series of attempts to effect an entrance into the House of Commons. Their ranks included numbers of Lancashire mill girls wearing their shawls and clogs. The police were in considerable force, and directed their energies towards breaking up the processions. There were several serious scuffles, and altogether 76 arrests were made including three Liverpool women.  Thomas William-Par;att ;as on Wednesday at Crewe Police Court committed to Chester Assizes, charged with the murder of Albert Harry Birtles, at Bradley Hall, Haslington. • • • •  Lord William- Ne-vill Was -on Wednesday, at Westminster Police Court, committed tor trial at the Sessions on a eharge of stealing, by means of a trick. pearl Mid diamond jewellery valued at £4OO.  . . The general aseembly of members and , associates of the S.A. was held at Burlington House on Wednesday night to elect a member in place of Mr. J. C. Hook, the veteran painter, who resigned some weeks ago. Mr. Claueen and Mr. A. S. Cope were among the mimes often mentioned in advance, and in the result they were well supported. But neither was in the final heat, where Mr. W. L. Wylie won, with Mr. Goecombe John, the sculptor, to take the other votes.  S • • • Over SO suffragettes went to prison on Thursday In most cities they did se in preference to paying fines inflicted upon them sifter the disturbance outside the Hocse of Commons; but in two oases the magistrate imposed sentence of a month without the option of a flue.  Mr, Justice Bucknill. in the Divorce Court on Thursday, rebuked those present for laughing at a reference to the Bible.  Aeon:mar os rats Lmaroot, P`LOATINO ,BRlDo3.—Whike walking aloni the dOliting bridge front the Liverpool lan ing-Stags oft Thursday afteraeoa, John Graham, a carter in the employ ot Mr. Joh* koala, son. aad rmidssig at 14., fitaaley-court. Dock Cottages. Ittrhenhead, stied ald receiveit injuries which aaceatita him removal to the. Northera—amepital. • ran:alas ma in-pa tient.