Widnes Examiner. — 1881-09-10 (Widnes, Cheshire, England)

RIDGWAY. NM drawing near when that punishment should be re-con- believe that the principles which have made this country The DEPUTY MAYOR, referring to the school inspector's I sidered, and whether it was right and proper to take away great and prosperous are Liberal principles—(cheersl—and offices, said some portion of the Town Hall might be used , the life which God had given to man, and whether another conceive it to be our duty by every legitimate means to exfor that purpose without going to the expense of a new I kind of punishment, more terrible to the murderer, could tend and disseminate those principles amongst the people building, or his present offices might be put in a proper I not be brought into play. (Hear, hear.) The punishment by whom we are surrounded. It is our duty to educate the state. I at present, to his mind, appeared very inadequate, because youth of this country in Liberal principles, and so prepare Alderman IVEBSTER said the Guardians and overseers 1 we merely hanged a man if the individual that he endea- others for carrying on the great work of reform when we were about to consider the advisability of erecting their voured to murder was actually killed, whereas if he failed cease to exist. As a party, too, we have own offices, and in that case they would remove from their in the attempt he was not hanged. Let. them take that long been in the minority in South-West Lancapresent offices in the Town Hall. I illustrious personage, the President of the United shire. (Hear, bear.) At least our opponents have Councillor WALLINGTON remarked that it was requisite States of America, he whom six or eight weeks had a greater number of votes, but we know that, if I not before, when justice is done to the:counties, Messrs. Cross the inspector should remove from the present offices, as they ago, was fired at by a villain with a revolver, were so damp and musty. They were not fit for any man and had such terrible wounds inflicted upon him and Blackburn will be quickly sent to the right about, and to stay in, and if they waited until the Guardians got that his, life had been in great jeopardy, had been two Liberal members returned for South-West Lancashire central offices—[Alderman HARRISON: lam afraid it will hanging in the balance, and had ever since suffered great by an overwhelming majority. We, however, believe that be a long time.]—they would have to wait a couple of torture. It was pleasing to see the sympathy which had an earnest and energetic effort may, even as matters now years. been displayed by the Queen and the inhabitants of this stand, wrest the seats from our opponents, and one result of Councillor DIXON said if the Ex-Mayor had been in the country—in fact he might say, of the whole civilized world the formation of our association will be to assist in bringing offices he would not have said what he had done, but have —with the President and Mrs Garfield. If President Gar- about this much to be desired change. There is, therefore, joined in removing the inspector, who had suffered very field's life was spared—which God grant it might be—was evidently a need for such an association in Golborne and we much in health through staying there. not the would-be assassin to be banged? Had not the man will now refer to some of the advantaoes which are likely to Councillor GREENING: It seems strange to me that the inflicted much greater injury upon that individual and his result therefrom. This association has a threefold mission 1(1) political, (2) intellectual, and (3) social. Now, polloffices should have got so had all at once. The house had family than if he killed him outright?' He had caused him formerly been occupied for years as a lodge, by Mr. Green, to suffer most terrible pain and misery, and the whole tics is the science of Government, and relate to the administhe gardener, and having gone bad so quickly there must be , country bad been in a sad state concerning him. Questions tration of public affairs. The Government of this country