Widnes Examiner. — 1898-07-08 (Widnes, Cheshire, England)

WARRINGTON OCCASIONAL COURT.  Before Mr. James Tinsley, at the ablve conrt, on Monday, James Fred. Maddock, last from Pendleton, was fined 2. 61. and costs for having been drunk in charge of two horses anrt a lurry at Woolston on the 2nd inst. P.C. Billinger proved the case.—Annie Harrison was charged with having been drunk and disordPrly at Pollton on the 2nd inst. PC. Beath proved the case,and a fine of 2s. 6d. and costs was inflicted.  Bishop Ancon has accepted the vacant residentiary canonry In Lichfield Cathedral.  The personal estate of the late Sir Robert Rawlinson,K.C.B. CE , has been valued at £8.2,858. The Rev. J. J. Twist, rector of Hedingham, Essex, is believed to have committed Buie to at /Lepton, near Lovresto`t. For some he had been depressed, and on Monday morning he was found hanging in a barn. James Williams, landlord of the Cambrian Vatets, Wrest ham, ,was, at the Denbighshire Quarter Sessions, on Saturday, fined £5O for keeping an house open for the purpose of receiving money in connection with betting hazards. A Halifax telegram reports that Leah Ackroyd, a married wonsan,and her son, 14 morehs old, have been found drowned in the canal at Sowerby Bridge She left the lipase on Saturday night with the chill in its nigktdress, and is believed to have committed suicide. The whole or the estate of the late Mr. Edward 0, Blealekley, joint proprietor of the "Sunday Chronicle. " Sporting Chronicle." cad "Evening Chronicle," has been valued at £184,824. There are several bequests chiefly to Manchester and Brighton charities. A sad sequel to a wedding Is reported from Millbr,ok. near Santhamptou. After the ceremony the bride became delirious. and though medical aid was summoned she died with out regaining consciousness. At the inquest on Monday a verdict of " Death from natural causes" was returned.  •• A meeting te protest against ex treme ritualism in the Chnrch of England was held at Liverpool on Saturday. Councillor W. Bartlett has resigned his membership of the Liverpool Working Men's Conservative Association Owing to staterne• tof an offi3lal that one of its p.inciples wis the upholding of Protestantism. A telemesm to the "Times" from Sydney announces that her Majesty's cruiser Mohawk has annexed the Santa Cruz and Duff groups of the Pacific Islands. The total number of Islands annexed is eighteen. These islands lie to the smith of the Solomon Islands, their positions being approximately 10 degrees south 167 degrees east.  VA largely attended meeting a pit lads and pony drivers recently employed at Mitchell Main, Darfield Main. Houghton Main. Cottonwood. and New Oaks Collieries. now on strike, was held in Wombwell Morket-place orulloaday. The meeting was addressed by the local miners' officials, but the lads decided n-,t, to resume work until an advance was Riven. 3ix thousand hands are still idle. The strike lads have made two unsuccessful attempts to set other collieries down.  The Earl of Onslow, presiding at the annnal New Zealand dinner held at the Hotel Cecil, ssid the Jubilee celebrations had brought to the eves of Briti4t workmen evidence of the great responsibilities which he possessed as a voter. Events unconnected with the colonies showed we were nearer a union of the Anglo-Saxon race then woull have been thought possible a year ago. Imperial Federation wes dawning upon the horizon, not for conquest, but for furthering the cause e humanity. The Hon. W. P. Reeves, Agent-General. spokhopetully of the prospents of an accelerated mail service be tween this country sad the colony.  _