Denton Examiner, Audenshaw, Hooley Hill and Dukinfield Advertiser. — 1877-03-17 (Denton, Greater Manchester, England)

SELLING ALE CONTAINING SALT.—William Bardsley, Butchers' Arms, Great Norburystreet, Hyde, was charged with selling, to Jos. Downs, on the 16th February, six quarts of ale which was not of the nature aud substance represented. The ofticer bought six quarts of fourpeuuy ale from defeudent, which he divided into 3 equal parts, giving two quarts to the defendant, two to Capt. Arrowsmith,aud the other be took to Mr. Carter Bell, the county analyst He told the defendant the purpose for which he required it.—Mr. Bell proved that he had analysed the ale, which contained upwards of 80 grains of salt to the gallon. In answer to Capt. Arrowsmith, he said he had analysed ale brcwed at Nantwich, a salt place, which only contained 4 grains of -alt to the gallon. Ho did not know of any reason for putting salt in beer unless to increase people's thirst, or to get off an inferior article.—Captain Arrowsmith re gretted that defendant had not a solicitor, a previous cases had been dismissed, and he wanted this case heard on its merits. So far as li. was concerned he was determined that the public should be supplied with a pure article.— Deemlaut was fined 40s. and costs.  CONNUBIAL Bhois.—Ed ward Sett, stonemason, was charged with assaulting his wife. at Hyde, on the Bth lust. Mr Thomas Drinkwater appeared is support of the complaint, and Mr. P. Ellison for the defence.—Coruplainaut stated that her husband came home to dinner and  accused her of having given the bread away r He then hit her in the mouth, spat in her face, and took up the poker to her. She closed with him and they went down on the sofa together. i He threatened to murder her, and said he would I be another Banister. She was afraid he would ! harm her. On cross-examination she admitted ' that she had pawned his best coat, trousers, vest, the child's clothes, quilts and aborts, , which she called her own, as she had them before being married to him. She had done so to pay his doctor's bill, and that for eight months : 4. had never worked in consequence of a loathsome disease. This was six years since. She : I..ft him in Manchester and be followed her to Bide. She admitted that she had a pastepot in her hand, and made Lim .the black eye he had. He gave her £1 per week, and she could earn as a hat trimmer from De. to ti per week.—Mr. Ellison, in defence, said the circumstances of the ease were j•det the reverse of those stated by the complainant. She was the aggressor. lie was a poor man, working hard to maintain his family, and she took his bread, and pawned his clothes and his house hold goods to support her father-in-law, the father of a former husband. She now wanted to make the bench believe that this was done for something that wasidoue six years since. He characterised her as a thoroughly depraved woman. They might see what she was from her demeanour in the box. No woman, who Sad any respect for herself, would say such things of her husband even if they had been true, but they were not. She admitted that she remained in the house two days after the pccurrence. She was well able to take care of herself, and only took out, these proceedings after defendant had advertised that he would not be responsible for her debts—The defendant was ordered to be bound over in his own recognances of £lO to keep the peace for six months.  Bun Tam I —.Hyde, Sept. SSth,lB7s,—Mr Fisher—Des I .Sir—l feel its very grant duty as well as poseur. to bear ' testimony to the very great effici nay of your BLack Cow Gust Comm Emma. About two months ago I was ver-. dangerously ill, with congestion of the Lunge, and wee very nigh Otto death. I procured a bottle of your medicine, any derived more benefit rom it Chas from all else besides, and in a very short time was completely coml. I think I oughd let you know this, that you may make it public in an, way yon destre.—Youn very truly, F, W. littkOw.—Dy