Denton and Haughton Examiner, etc. — 1880-09-04 (Denton, Greater Manchester, England)

KILLOEN 4,111, 00., 11 am 18,015011GE•STSIXT,  Tlli PRIOP OP Tics—The Cornish smelters on Monday reduce the standard of tin ore 3a. per cwt. The press-ut prices are ;—Comnton, 84; refined 85s. portal . . .  The Admiroltyr having directed Amsterdam island to be searched in consequence of the belief that the crew ant passeugore of a mias• ing vessel might be found there, Her Majwdyls ship Raleigh arrived there on the 27th May. A boat, but, and signs of recent habitation were discovered, with French sod English names carved on rocks, and a flagstaff. Three indioations are, however, conjectured to be merely the traces of fishermen, who are supposed periodically to visit the island. An accident of a serious nature happened on aionday morning at Bittern, Kent. Au exoursion party, in three brake. left Bermondsey far a vhdt to Suttoi-st-lione. a few miles beyond Dartford. In passing through Eltham one of the vans came into rollboon with a butcher's cart and turned over. Several of the party were more or less seriously injured. and three had to be removed to Gays Hospital. The coachman is in custody on the °Magee of being drunk while in °horse of the brake, and working the two horses while they were in an unfit state.  A DOMESTIC TRAGEDY —A sad tale of domestic misery has been elicited in the proceedings of an inquest held before the Ulverston coroner. About noon on that day, as some persons were walking down the banks of the Ulvorston Canal, they found a mat and vest, and standing upright in the wax, I was the dead body of Theme. Miller, iron miner, of Ulverston. aged 43 years. The same evening an inquest was hell, the prino'pal witnesa being Arthur Miller, aged IS, an intelligeat lad, son of the deceased. From his evidence it appeared that he was the eldest of six children. Some time ago his mother gave way to habits of drunkenness. and ultimately left her home. After comortiog with another man, she and her paramour were driven by their dissipated habits, into the workhouse. They had since left the town. Miller strove to bring up his young family, and was for a consider. hie time a total abstainer, but the cares of his household and the remembrance of his wife oodduct at length drove him to seek solace in drink. This led to the lOPPI of his situation, and a week ago he told his son that he hod had a dream to the effect that it was impossible for him to do right, that however much he tried he could not sucoeed—soinething opposed him. On Friday morning he took no breakfast, hut left the house at eight airs. telling his son that they were to put 45 on his coffin—that was his age—The Coroner mid that doubtless the poor mans death was attributable to that greatest of all cameo, a had wile.—The jury returned a verdict that deceased committed suicide whilst of unsound mind. A Henn Casa —Charles Frost and Edwin Smith, who was senterced to 12 years' penal servitvde for a burglary at Chelmsford two years ago, were discharged a few days ago, it having been proved to the Home secretary that they were innocent. On Wednesday they attended at the Southwark Police Court to complain of the unfortunate position in which they were placed. Frost said they were convicted on evidence, showing that gross perjury had been committed. After two years of intense suffering they were proved to I e innocent, the real parties who committed the crime being convicted. Inquirieo were instituted and after thorough investigation the lime, Secretary bet aigconvinced of their innocence granted a free pardon, and they were liberated from Millbank Prison on the 26th wi'hout a penny in the world. Applicant here handed to the magistrate the pardons, which were endorsed "Conduct, good.' Mr Bridge said that everybody who heard their statement must he sorry for them, and he trusted that thiiy might be enabled to earn an honest livelihood. Front said that he had beim 'hounded" about by the police for years, and this was the eecond time he had been proved innocent after conviction They would have great difficulty of obtaining work in consequence of the staiu on their charm:tern. They were now quite destitute. Mr Bridge was extremely sorry for them, and recommended them to apply to the charity Organisation Society, who, no doubt, would grout them immediate assistance.  THE Ehis Euions.—Mr Rupert Alfred Kettle, upon whom Her Majesty has conferred the honourofkirighthood in considers. lion of his services in connection with the establishment of boards of arbitration be. tween employers and employed, is a son of the late Mr T. Kettle, and was born in January, 1817. die was called to the Bar at the Middle Temple in Easter term, 1845, and after practising at the Bar for some years was, in October, 1859, appointed Judge of County Court, Circuit No 23, holding courts at 13romyard, Droitwich, Dudley Great Malvern, Kidder.ainister, Ledbury, Stourbridge, Tenbury, and Worcester. Be is a deputy lieutenant and justice of the peace and assistance chairman of quarter sessiotis for Staffordsbire, a magistrate for the counties of Worcester, Hereford, and hierioneth,a member of the Wolverhampton School Board, one of the standing committee for framing the rules of the County Courts, and author of several pamphlets on subjects relating to political and social economy. Sir kupert, who is a Liberal in politics, married in 1851 Mary, daughter and heiress of the late Mr William Cooke, of Merridale.—Mr Louis Stuart Jackson, upon whom the same honour has also been conferred upon his retirement from an Indirai judgeship, is senior ',Mane judge of the High Court of Calcutta, having been appointed to the Indian judical bench in 1843. He was made a Companion of the Order of the Indian Empire upon its institution in January. 1878.—Dr Edward Bur. rowes Smelair, the third recipient of the honour, in recognition of the public service he has rendereci by training soldiers' wives as nui see, is a well-known Dublin physician, and was educated at the University of Dublin, bei‘.g elected a member of the Royal College of Surgeons, England, in 1847. He became a fellow of the King and Queen's College of Physicians, Ireland, in 1816, a licentiate of medicine and an A.M. of Dublin in 1859, and M.D. of Dublin in 1861. In 1859.61, and again in 1863-4, be was censor of the King and Queen's College of Physicians. Ireland, and in the latter year use eleitei vice president. He has held,or holds.the offices of King's Professor of Midwifery in the School of Physics, ITrinity College,Dublin ;obsterical physician of sir Patrick Dun's Hospital; founder of the army midwives' class at Sir Pati kik Dun's hospital ; secretary of the Cowpock Institution, Ireland ;examiner in midwifery dm at Queen's University, Ireland; assistant physician at the Rotund° Lying-in Hospital; (km; and is joint author with Dr Johnston of a work on practical midwifery, and was contributed various papers to the Dublin ncedioine journals.  General Printing.