Stockton Herald, South Durham and Cleveland Advertiser. — 1883-04-21 (Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland, England)

LICE. us.--dstona was an „lye listener, and Mr Goschen did not yen. tare to leave the House before he had heaid all that was said for the motion by its nioAer and seconder. Mr Pell rather set aside his own motion, which called for immediate relief to the ratepayers, to attack the amendment of Mt Albert Grey, which declared for a reform of local government as well as local taxation. Re described it as too cleverly drawn to be the work of a young member with only three years' ex, perience of the House, and as the work of atoll schemer, intended to shelve the question. Mit Grey •modestly disclaimed any conspicuous merit for his aniendment,•which was marked rather by the ingenuousness of youth than by the craftiness of a veteran. The Opposition took up Mr Pell's case with all their strength, and Sir Massey Lopes, as the chief spokesman of the front Opposition benches, developed unwonted energy of attack, throwing such charges at the Government as trifling with, shunting, and shirking the question. Sir C. Dilke, in his new position as President of the Local Government Board, presented the Government case with the same thoroughness with which he formerly dealt , with foreign affairs. He intimated that the Government would support the amendment' and as it declared that the reform of local taxation is urgent, he could not see how that could be interpreted to mean that the reform should be indefinitely delayed, It seemed as if the debate would close with the tedious discourse of Mr Sclater-Booth, but Mr Goschen's thorough going support of the amend. ment brought up Sir Stafford. Northcote to re, peat the charges of his colleague that the Govern. moot had neglected the subject hitherto, and desired to postpone it indefinitely. Mr Glad. stone did not sit silent under the reproach, and at half•past one in the morning delivered a stir. ing reply, pointing out that the leader of the Opposidon, now such an ardent reformer, sat , silent on the subject for seven sessions. The division was taken at two o'clock, amid some excitement on the Tory benches; and when the numbers were declared, there was a shout of delight in that quarter. The numbers were for Mr Poll's motion, 216; against, 230; majority against, 14.  tion if the annonnciinient Governinent do not intend to 1, pool- -et the-Affirnuttion Bill a questiL atr Bradlaugh ; but as the result of itall 'Though the news appeared in only definite information obtained was that paper which the Vritue )&iniater --s,l reading of she measure will be pro- read, Lord Randolph ' ..41 Monday next. This announce- the statement. Mr G' by the Prime Minister was followed by that information equal importance to the House made by from • far f— in reply to a waf. was to the decided to contract wit' Railway " therefore, '  Peter Newcastle Awn sem on t. • week with t. murder of his wife, Agnes Dlillagall, at Court, Gallowgate, on the 4th of Februt. The deceased had gone out of the honee on th, night in question, when he locked the door and refused her admittance. She returned afterwards, and he opened the door, when there wasa sculliing and a sound of a fall, and then all was quiet, except at intervals three heavy moans. The deceased was found sitting on the with her head hanging down, and quite dead. '1 nere were several gashes across her throat, e.i.iently caused by a razor which MS found in the room.—Prisoner was forald and sentenced to death.  p "sotto_  (sb), moon ,n Friday