The Dewsbury Chronicle, and West Riding Advertiser. — 1872-06-08 (Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, England)

GENERAL.  On Saturday, the Dover Magistrates committed Francis Bradford, a soldier, for trial for the wilful murder of Daniel Donohue'.  We learn by telegraph that Mr. Sumner has made a speech in the American Senate, four hours in length, in which he accuses President Grant of political infidelity and ill-practices. The Prince and Princess of Wales arrived at Dover, from their continental tour, on Saturday.  The miners in the Leeds district have resolved to form a union, and to demand an increase of wages of 22 per cent.  Further concessions have been made to thirdclass railway passengers by the North 'Eastern. Railway Company. The directors of this Company, to their praise be it recorded, have organised a system of extending the privilege of season tickets, hitherto restricted to first and second, to third-class passengers. The boon is certainly a great one, and it is to be hoped this example will be followed by other railway companies. The Prince of Wales will formally open the Bethnal Green Museum on the 24th inst.  surgeon, named William Massey Wheeler, who has just arrived in England, is likely to do gond service to the Tichborne claimant. He has written to the Chancellor of the Exchequer, stating that he attended Arthur Orton at WaggaWagga when suffering from concussion of the brain; and that Arthur Orton was constantly visited by a person calling himself Thomas Castro. He has seen Arthur Orton since, and believes he is now residing at Brisbane. Mr. Wheeler has seen file claimant, and identifies him as the Thomas Castro whose acquaintance he made while professionally engaged with Orton.  The bank directors made no alteration in the official rate of discount on Thursday. The Standard states that the Government has, in view of the general disgust, withdrawn its permission to the band of the Grenadier Guards to proceed to America.  ' A meeting of the Conservatives at Bedford has just been held, when it was determined that a Conservative candidate should be brought forward for the seat now vacant. A requisition was signed asking Mr. Gerald Leigh to stand, and promising him the support of the party. On Thursday, at ,the Oldham Police Court, 13 men were brought up on the charge of personating voters at the recent election. No prosecutor anpEared, and the prisoners were discharged ; but filo Bench strongly condemned the arrangement which had been come to in the case.  The Burmese Embassy left Dover on Thursday morning for London.  p4I".I4IAMENTARY.  In the House of Lords, on Monday, the Marquis of .Hertford elicited frotn the Government that the band Of. the Grenadier Guards had been ordered to Boston, United States, to take part in "a 'inimical feast ".• there. With regard to the present state of the Alabama Treaty negotiations, Earl Granville, said communications were still continuing. The only fact Of importance tliat he could state was that Congress had postponed it adjmirnment until that day, week. With , regard • .to the operative parts of .tha. Article there had never been any diffrence of • opiniOn -between the two Governments, and one point ' in. diSpute ias with regard to the engagements for the future. Earl Russell said ,he was satisfied with the Article, awl should Rubn3it his motion; to the House. to-day. Lord: Cairns regarded the Article as pregnant of danger for the future. Viscount Lifford, in moving for Eiel cot entumittee to enquire into the working Of the Landlord and Tenant (Ireland)' Act of 1870, enumerated the abuses which had arisen from the workine• of the Act. Earl Kimberley thought it would be unwise for the House to go into, an enquiry on the subject, and defended the pm visions of the Act. '•