Widnes Examiner. — 1884-03-08 (Widnes, Cheshire, England)

RELEASED MURDERER. —Au extraordinary scene was witnessed in New-street SMtion, Birmingham, on Wednesday evening. George Hall, who was released from Pentonville Prison after serving 20 years' penal servitude for wife murder, was met by thousa‘nds of people, who exhibited intense excitement, and accorded him a tumultuous welcome. A detachment of police had to be called in to preserve order, and when Hall alighted from the train vociferous cheers were raised, and continued until he drove off in a cab with his friends. tie was eondemned to death in March; 1864, for the murder of his rife, whom he shot because she was unfaithful to him on the night after marriage, but on the representation of influential local gentlemen the sentence was respited on the evening preceding the day fixed for the execution, and he was sentiato penal servitude. Owing to recent efforts he was discharged yesterday. FLIGHT OF Sommorts.—ln the London Bankruptcy Court, on Thursday, a petition for adjudication of bankruptcy was presented against Messrs. Parker, solicitors, of Bedford-row, London, the firm whose difficulties were made public in the m cluing. The petitioning creditor was Mr. Caldwell, late i hi-mtenant in the army, and the act of bank- I ruptcy is alleged to be the departure of the debtors with intent to defeat and delay their creditors. Several of the allegations made as to the speculations of the debtors are contradicted by Messrs. Walker, solicitors, who state that the transactions at Westgate-on-Sea will show a favourable result. It is stated on the same authority that the liabilities, SO far from approaching two millions, as was stated on Thursday morning, will certainly not exceed one-tenth of that sum, excluding mortgages fully secured. It is further stated that the details of the supposed flight of the debtors are entirely inaccurate. THE EwarAsie LAND Commisslotenns.—The report of the 'Lend Commissioners for England for the year 1883, which was published on Thursday as a Parliamentary paper, states that the number of applications for provisional orders under the Commons Alt, 1876, recorded in the last report, was 85; 23 for regulation, and 62 for inclosare, embracing 102,922 acres. The applications since received relate to 9,015 acres, making a total of 112 837 acres for regulation and inclosure since 1876. The inclesure of 22,430 acres and the regulation of 22,205 acres have been sanctioned by Parliament. Under the Metropolitan Commons Acts, 1866 and 1869, the Commissioners had only one case to consider —that of Streatham Common, Surrey, which is to be secured in perpetuity as an open space under proper management and control. It appears that altogether 14 commons in the counties of Middlesex, Kent, and Surrey, comprising about 1672 acres, have been the subject of schemes under the Acts, which have been approved and certified by the Commissioners, and confirmed by Parliament. IMPORTANT MASTER AND WORKMEN'S Can.—The Newcastle-under-Lyme magistrates were engaged until a late lhour on Wedaesday evening with a singular case brought by Richard Stanway, Government contractor for miuitary clothing, Enderlay Mills, Newcastle, against four cloth , markers and cutters named Grainger, Cox, Linden, and 1 Rymer, whom he charged under the Employers and Work. men's Act with having, by negligent and unskilful workmanship, caused damage of from £lO to £4O each. The defendants, who were originally charged with malicious and wilful damage, were recently engaged as competent and , experienced workmen, and set to work on a contract in which cloth for nineteen hundred pairs trousers was given out. Of this contract, however, cloth of the valueof about £3OO was spoiled by false marking.—The Bench found the defendants responsible for the damage, but rather through carelessness than wilful intent, and Mr. Stanway, not pressing for damages after this expression from the magistrates, the , defendants were ordered to pay mitigated damages and Icosts.