Widnes Examiner. — 1881-11-12 (Widnes, Cheshire, England)

LATEST NEWS.  Several thousand operatives of the Staffordshire potterieS hare struck work for an advance of wages. At Captoquin Petty Sessions yesterday, a respectable farmer's wife named 3larke, was committed to trial for boy. cotting a land agent: A serioup boiler explosion took place yesterday at the District Iron and Steel Company's Works, Smethwick. Four men were injured, two not being expected to recover. At a meeting of the Thomastown Board of Guardians, yesterday, resolutions were adopted condemning fox hunting in the country. Sever.l incendiary fires have occurred in the district.  M. Ferry and his colleagues in the French Ministry, on Thursday placed their resignation in the hands of President Grevy, and it was accepted. M. Gambetta has been called upon to form a new Cabinet. TIVERTON Nossimaxion.—The objection to the nomination papers of Mr. Loosemore was overruled by the Mayor, and both Viscount Ebrington (Liberal) and 24r. Loosemore (Conservative) will go to the poll on Monday. It is a very costly thing to contest North Lincolnshire. The published accounts of the election show that Mr. Lowther's expenses were £5,548, and Colonel Tomline's 1,5,383, a total of £10,931 expended in a constituency numbering 10,63 E).  Revolver shots were fired into the house of Mrs. Davies, widow, residing at Cuncea, last night. The children had a narrow escape. In the morning a notice was found on the door warning Mrs. Davies not to deal with certain shop. keepers.  It is announced that the sentence of death passed upon Margaret Messenger, the young girl who last week was convicted at the Cumberland Assizes of the wilful murder of an infant entrusted to her care, has been respited during Her Majesty's pleasure. Last night Thomas Poole, of Derry Boyle, and Raw Kerney, of Athenry, and a young man named Nebelly, were arrested under the Coercion Act, and lodged in Galway gaol. Four suspects were taken to Clonmel under a strong escort and lodged in gaol.  We regret to announce the death of Richard Bisset Hall.. well from rapid consumption, on the 9th instant. Deceased was a celebrated gentleman cricketer, and in his day acknow. ledged to be the best amateur wicket keeper. Re has of late been engaged on thi press, more especially in the service of the Central Nerve,  Mr Parnell has written from Kilmainham to the leading member of County Wicklow hunt enclosing a cheque as his subscription towards the hounds and stating that he is strongly in favour of maintaining hunting, and hopes that it will not be stopped.  At a largely attended meeting of tenant farmers of Boxburghshire and Berwickshire, held at Kelso yesterday, resolutions were carried demanding immediate readjustment of rents and conditions as the only remedy for the present depression. A return to Protective Articles was condemned. The first peso before the Land Commissioners in the West of Ireland came on at Ballina on Thursday. It was announced that the landowner, a lady, had come to a compromise with the tenant—had in fact agreed to accept £8 10s. per year, instead of £l7 as heretofore—and the "fair rent" was formally settled on this basis for 15 years. The case is regarded as one full of significance. In another case in the same neighbourhood which has been arranged Out of court, it is understood that the reduction is from £6 to £2 10s. The Right Hon. the Speaker visited the Premier daring he sitting of the Cabinet yesterday, and conferred with the Ministers respecting the adoption of new rules for the House of Commons. It is still under discussion and will not be forwarded until farther meetings of the Cabinet have been held, but it was proposed not only to revise the rules of Legislature proceedure so as to check 'obstruction, but to lighten the duties of the House by divesting it to a large extent of the private legislation.  A deputation from the Manchester Chamber of Commerce waited on Lord Hartington urging the removal of the Indian import duties. His lordship, in reply, said it would be extremely inexpedient while the Budget was under consideration to announce any positive conclusion that might have been arrived at. The pledges he had given were confined to the abolition of the duties on grey goods, but an alteration should be made as soon as the financial condition of India permitted. His lordship, in conclusion, pointed out the danger of reliance on the opium revenue, which was occupying much attention.