The Dewsbury Chronicle, and West Riding Advertiser. — 1875-04-03 (Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, England)

OOO. Richard Coates, the Purfleet murderer, was executed at Springfield Gaol, near Chelmsford, on Monday morning. The culprit displayed great firmness during the process of pinioning, and he walked to the scaffold with a firm step. He appeared to struggle a great deal before life was extinct. Since his condemnation the culprit has supplemented his former confession by writing to the parents of his victim a letter in which he expresses his deep sorrow for the foul crime he has committed, and states that he was driven to it by " drink and lust."  The following intimation has been received at Lloyd's, dated Nantes, March 27 :—Wreck of a large vessel, it is supposed 3,000 tons. A. new boat and several bales of cotton washing ashore in Douarne Nez Bay. Nothing has come ashore to show the nationality of the vessel except a small piece of brass, with "Glasgow" engraved upon it. All hands are supposed to be lost. Sir F. W. Truscott heard an application at Guildhall, London, on Tuesday, by Mr. G. Lewis, jun., for a summons against Dr. Benealy, for a libel which appeared in a paper called the _Englishman, of which Dr. lienealy was the editor, on the 27th of March. His application was on behalf of Mr. Wright, the sub-editor of the Morning Advertiser' who had, it was alleged, been libelled in the Englishman. Sir Francis Wyatt Truscott granted the summons. The Registrar-General's report shows that in the 21 large cities and towns of the United Kingdom the rate of mortality in the past week was 21 per 1,000. On Wednesday, Dean Stanley was installed Lord Rector of St. Andrew's University. In an address he referred to the Greek motto on the library, half of which, being translated, was to aim at highest honours and surpass my comrades all—words which had fired Campbell when a student, with the early ambition of winning in the race of life, the first position in his profession. The aim of every student should be to emulate actions that are wise and good, and deeds magnificent in quality, purpose and effect, and although none could foretel for himself, or for what possibilities might be wrapt in his future years, yet he would venture to say to the youngest student there what John Douglas, once a rector of this university, said to Andrew Melville, yet not so familiarly, it is hard to know God may make  of you yet. A London correspondent says, that the probability of the retirement of the Marquis of Hartington from the leadership of the Liberal party is pretty freely discussed at the clubs. The followina was the result of the polling in the Parliamentary Election at Bridport on Wednesday : Ralli, 620; Whitham, 189. A telegram on Thursday, stated that it was only  too apparent that the unfortunate condition of things in South Wales will be prolonged. The spirit of defiance and determination evinced by Vie men at the meeting at Abeiaman points to this conclusion, for the masters show no signs of throwing open any of their pits to the men, notwithstanding many diverse rumours. The Press Association have good authority for  stating that the rumours relative to the retirement of the Marquis of Hartingtoa from the leadership of the Liberal party, are untrue. If, in a general election, the Liberal party obtained a majority, it is understood by some of his party that Mr. Gladstone would resume office. Then, and not till then, would he announce his policy for the readjustment of taxation to which he alluded just before the last general election.