The Dewsbury Chronicle, and West Riding Advertiser. — 1873-01-18 (Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, England)

GENERAL.  The hearing of the appeals from the decision of Mr. Newtoti, the Marlborough-street magistrate,  ou the legality of the Hyde Park Rules has been, on the motion of the Attorney-General, fixed by the Court of Queen's Bench for Wednesday week, the 22nd inst.  Respecting the strike in South Wales, Mr. \ Crawshay on Saturday morning signified his acceptance of the modified form of arbitration. As the men are dissatisfied with non-payment, it is thought highly probable he may make terms, and that the strike may collapse. In the Court of Queen's Bench on Saturday morning, Mr. Hawkins moved, in the case of the Queen v. Castro, for a rule nisi calling upon Mr. Whalley and Mr. Onslow to answer for contempt to the Queen's Bench, for uttering certain words at meetings held at St. James's Hall. The rule was granted, and the trial was fixed to commence on Wednesday. April 23rd. The Blackburn Election Enquiry was resumed on Saturday morning before Mr. Saunders. The proceedings were brief, the respondent's counsel having been unable to establish any further case of bad votes. The petitioner (Mr. Whittaker, Liberal) was declared by the judge to be elected by a majority of two votes. Both parties were ordered to pay their own costs. On Saturday afternoon, Mr. Alexander McDonald was presented with a purse containing £1,480 by the miners of the United Kingdom, in recognition of the services rendered by him in obtaining beneficial legislation for them. Mr. Alexander McDonald is the president of tho National Miners' Association, and the presentation was made in Leeds. Mr. Pollock was sworn in as _ one of her  Majesty's Judges on Saturday morning. It is rumoured that much distress is now prevailing in Scotland thron,gli the want of coals. In County Kinross the mills and factories have -ceased to work, and in the town of Kinross the supply of gas is expected to be stopped form the want of coals, while the colliers themselves are said to be almost starving. It is stated that Viscount Dalrymple has issued an address to the electors of Wigtonshire, announcing himself to be a supporter of the -Liberal party and the present Government. A railway collision occurred near Adlington on Monday morning, between a passenger train and an empty coal train. Six passengers were seriously injured, and the passenger train was badly damaged. Slane and Hayes, two of the four men who murdered a man named Waine, at Spennymoor, ware hanged at Durham on Monday morning. Hayes protested his innocence, and left a document reflecting on his counsel for not calling witnesses. Both men died almost instantaneously. The termination of the strike of colliers at  Moorewood's pits is announced as having taken place on Thursday. The men resumed work at an advance of 4d. per ton. At a meeting of the Directors of the Bank of England, held on Thprsday morning, it was decided not to alter the Bank rate. At the Old B2.itey on Thursday, the Greek named Zacharoff, alias Prince Gortschakoff, pleaded guilty to stealing about £6,000 worth of valuable securities from a Turkish merchant. The judge postponed sentence. The man who gave himself up at Walford a 3 the murderer of Harriett Buswell, was examined at Bow-street Police Court on Thursday, and discharged, as the witnesses could not identify him. According to a batch of correspondence just received from Zanzibar, Dr. Livino-stene has received the men sent up to him by Mr. Stanley before leaving for England.