The Cotton Factory Times. — 1887-01-21 (Manchester, Greater Manchester, England)

COLD-LLOODED CRIMINAL. PartiClll9.lll have reached England of a horrible crime committed at Timarn, New Zealand, in connection with which s nephew of an ex-Premier of the colony is the principal culprit. The accused, John Hall, had got into serious financial difficulties, which, however, were temporarily surmounted by a number of brgeries. He paid his addresses to a step-daughter of Captaia Cain, an heiress, married her, and shortly afterwards insured her life for £6,000 in his own favour. Captain Cain died almost immediately afterwards, and then Mrs. Hall became seriously ill, her symp. toms baffling the skill of a large number of medical men. When her recovery Vad regarded as hopeless, one of the doctors had his suspicions aroused, and this led to Mr. Hall's arrest on a charge of attempting to murder his wife by poisoning her with antimony. Immediately on his arrest, Mrs. Hall's health improved, and she was soon out of danger. It was proved that Hall had bought medical works on poisons, and had purchased large quantities of tartar emetic, a form of antimony which he had administered in such inordinate doses as to produce vomiting, thus counteracting in a great measure the effects of the drug. The jury found him guilty, and the judge, in sentencing him to imprisonment for life, remarked that he was the most cold-blooded criminal who had over appeared before a court in that colony. Captain Cain's body has been exhumed, and was found to be thoroughly saturated': with antimony.  - THE CIINBEZIAND Co.u, Thum Canas.—On Monday afternoon a very largely-attended meeting of the miners lately employed under the sliding scale agreement in Camberland was held at Alaryport. for the consideration of the coalowners' proposals for the future adjustment of wages, and the workmen's demand for an immediate advance of 10 per emit on the present rate of wages. It was stated that the masters had given notice for terminating the sliding scale because they considered the workmen were getting much the best of the bargain, and that the coalowners were losing considerably by it. The masters offered to renew the scale if 21 per cent was taken from the basis, but the workmen considered this would be equal in some cases to a reduction of from 71 to 10 per cent in wages. The men contended that the state of trade warranted an immediate advance of wages to the extent of 10 per cent, and a further prospective advance instead of a reduction. The men alleged further that the greatest cause of bad prices, so far as the local coal trade was concerned, was the internal dissension and competition among the coalowners themselves, who had driven prices to a point lower than at any time since 1879. After a long discussion the men decided by an overwhelming majority that if the masters did not concede an advance of 10 per cent the workmen should adopt a policy of restriction by laying the pits idle one day per week. It was also decided to abolish the sliding scale. This decisiort of the workmen has been communicated to a joint. committee of masters and men.  Pare Norwegian Cod Liver Oil, le. 6d. bottle for 10d.; 9d. bottle for 41d. at Tnonvbini and Co., 192, Manebe6ter-streef, Oldham, and 275 Stamford•street, Ashton.  - THE Alssen os Psooress.—Walking in Henry Walker's Oldham-made Boots. Footprints ou the Sands of Time. The extraordinary wearing quahties of our Home-made Boots. Eo be had only at 53, Cnion-street, Oldham.  Published at 1. Warren•street, Cross•street. Maucheater, by .I.)Eiti ANntiF.w, of 1.'1,17i1101.L-ioad, Ashtonnuder-Lyne, for the "Cotton Factory limos •' Com. pally, and printed tor the said Company by A. AiliwiAw Ca. Mar.kzi Riau. Ahattou•uader•Lyas,