Widnes Examiner. — 1881-04-16 (Widnes, Cheshire, England)

LIVERPOOL AND WARRINGTON POSTAL FACILITIES. A• deputation from the Iron and General Metal Trades Section of the Liverpool Chamber of Commerce had an interview on Monday with Mr. J. D. Rich, liostmaster, in regard to the insufficient postal arrangements between Liverpool and Warrington and South Wales. A report drawn up- by a sub-committee of th 3 section, and subsequently adopted by the committee and submitted to Mr. Rich, sets forth that, although Warrington is so near Liverpool, it is almost impossible to obtain an answer to letters on the same day,---9-45 from Liverpool is too early for general convenience, and it was suggested by the sub committee that the hour be made 11-15 (the same as the Manchester mail), and that arrangements be made at Warrington for an afternoon despatch, to enable letters posted by 11-15 to be swered, and'replies received in Liverpool before five o'clock. There are sir despatches during the day to Manchester, but only two to Warrington. With reference to South Wales, the report observes'that 3-15 lean inconvenient hour for the despatch of the early mail, as two to three is the principal 'Charge honr, It was accordingly suggested that four would be more convenient, or that it might be arranged fir the 5-30 mail to be delivered in South Wales early next morning. As letters posted in South Wales on the previous evening do not reach Liverpool until 12-30 p.m., it was suggested that these mails should be accelerated. In the course of the interview the- deputation referred to the magniieent series of trains which run every hour between Liverpool and Warrington, so that there could be no difficulty in accepting the proposal submitted. The deputation also urged upon the postmaster the desirability of making some arrangement by which the mails intended for Liverpool from Canada-and the United States should be brought into Liverpool direct by the mail steamers, instead of being landed at either Queenstown or L'ondonderry. This, we understand, is.a • subiect the Chamber of Commerce intends taking up.. Mr. ' Rich replied that there were serious difficulties in the way, but that the subject should have the earnest consideration ' of the department.  On Monday, an inquest was held at Blackforel'Bridge, before Mr. J. B. Edge, on the body of James Dewhurst, aged 23. Deceased was a joiner, and bad been leading a very tinotetely and irregular life, Orr the previous Thursday he died from the effects of taking rat poison. A verdict to that effect was returned. A singular death is reported from Oldham On April 3rd Robert Bradshaw, a cotton operattve, went home late at night 'drunk, and sat down on the top of the kitchen fireplace. His wife, whmwas in bed, was awakined by his screams, and on coming down found him enveloped in flames. He was dreadfully-bsrnt, and was removed to the Oldham Infirmary, wqere he has since died from his injuries, A dreadful murder was committed at Slough on Monday evenings the victim. being Mrs. Riddle, the wife of -a. butcher. During the absence of her husband some, one entered the place where she was writing, and inflicted several frightful', wounds. upon her head and neck with a choper, the unfor--' tunate woman being dead when discovered, by a neighbour. A young man has been arrested on suspicion of having committed the crime. A shocking sequel to a lover's quarrel was enacted, in Liverpool on Tuesday. A youag woman named Fitzpatrick, about 19, on Monday night quarrelled with her lover. She followed him to the hotel where he was Aaying, but, was refused admission. She, however, remained on the steps of the hotel all night, and on kis refusing to see her On Tuesday morning she went away, returning shortly afterwards saying "she bad‘done it." She had' taken carbolic acid, and died in an hour. A very distresslyg case of suicide occurred in Liverpool on Tuesday,when a young woman named Annie Kirkpatrick poisoned herself with carbolic acid. On the previous night the unhappy girl had called at an hotel in Vernon-streat, for the purpose of seeing a gentleman friend. She was refused admittance, and spent the night on the hotel steps, and in the morning committed suieide in the manner indicated. The deceased resided with her mother in the cit-y. • Mr. 11. Broadhurst, M.P., addressed a large meeting of working men on Tuesday night, in the Temperance Rail, Sheffield, and, referring to the Employers' Liability Mt, said they bad asked for the measure not forflte sake of gait), butte protect life. He sincerely hoped workmen would not heedlessly rush into mutual arrangements, whereby the proteition given by Parliament would be sold, as it were, like mess of pottage. He also spoke of the necessity 3 amending the patent laws and of lessening the olotroetictis tolhe return of working men to Parliament, •