Denton and Haughton Examiner, etc. — 1883-01-27 (Denton, Greater Manchester, England)

LONDON CORRESPONDENCE.  (We deem it rirht t t-;te that we to not identity anr. naives with ow Correspondent'. Opii110118.)  GEEMAN newspaper writers are too much in the habit of drawing reasons or motives for everything out of their own inner consciousness. They are not satisfied with the announcement that Mr. Gladstone has gone to reside for a time at Cannes for the simple purpose of recruiting his health by rest and change of air in a milder climate. They aver that it is dissensions in the Cabinet with reference to the Egyptian question which have caused the Premier to transfer himself from Hawarden Castle to the Chateau Scott. What a mere change of residence could effect, if such were actually the case, it is not very easy to understand. This short sojourn of Mr. Gladstone in the south of France has naturally drawn attention to the circumstance of the rarity of the occasions on which the Prime Ministers of England, or Secretaries of State, can afford the time to go abroad for recruiting or recreative purposes. Except when he went to take part in the Berlin Conference, the late Lord Beaconsfield never went further afield than Paris since the beginning of the period when he began to play a prominent part in l'arliament. Even the Duke of Wellington, when he ceased to be a warrior and became a statesman, was content to stay at home. With the exception of the duke, no Prime Minister of this country has ever been in India, and, with the exception of the late Lord Derby, none have ever visited the North American continent.  It might have been supposed that, since the chief complaint against the old Law Courts in London was want of light and ventilation as well as sufficient room for the comfortable discharge of business, an entirely new order of things would have been instituted when the new Law Courts were erected. But such unfortunately is not the case. The internal defects, inseparable from Gothic architecture, are already so much felt that complaints are numerous. The dim religious light" which prevails in the corridors and staircases would have been better suited to a cathedral. But, perhaps, it is just a 3 well after all that Law Courts should not be made too attractive. . . _ .  The proposed extension of tramways to leading thoroughfares in thelWest-end bas revived an old controversy. The deputation that waited upon the Metropolitan Board of Works for the purpose of opposing the movement revived the old stock arguments on their side of the question. "The cars will take customers past our premises" is the selfish outcry of the proprietors of large business establishments. It was this out Ty which deprived Tottenham Court-road of the benefit of the tramway which traverses Hampsteal-road. But it is all a mistake. The tramcars take customers, who want to go there, to the doors of the chief clothing, furniture, and general supply establishments. Indeed the selfishness, no less than the shortsightednets of these monopolising shopkeepers is rather too apparent. When they say," but you will take customers past our shops," the proper retort is, "Then they will go to other shops which perhaps stand more in need of their custom, and thus the briskness of business will be more generally diffused." As a fat, however, tramway-cars do make regular stoppages opposite the doors of the leading supply establishments on those lines of route for the purpose of letting out and taking in passengers. Pretty severe comments armared in some of the metropolitan pipers with regard to the width of scope which Dr. Diplock—who presided as coroner at the inquiry into the cause of the death of Pr. Edwardes at Hounslow—allowed the evidence to take at the various adjourned sittings of the jury in the shored-up billiard-room of the Red Lion Hotel. But the fact is that, unless the inquiry had taken the range it did, it would have been impossible for tho jury to have appended to their verdict the rider in which they attributed the insanity that resulted in suicide to the pressure brought to bear by Dr. Whitmarsh upon Dr. Edwardes to quit the partnership on account of the false charges levelled against him by the woman Bignell, whos, hysteria developed itself in a manner which, we may hope for elm sake of the medical profession, is exceedingly _  The fatal fire in Windsor-street, Bishopsgate..fireet, occurred in one of those miserable wooden %rookeries, teeming with poor inhabitants, which still abound in some parts of London, notwithstanding the clearances and improvements which have teen effected of late years. If the Peabody Fund had been employed more in accordance with the intentions of the deceased benevolent millionaire than the trustees have thought tit to do, the deserving poor would have derived benefit from it in the way of better habitations, to which many of them are yet strangers. D. O.  A Pawtors Glrr.—No one will deny that the exotic shrub yielding Pure tea is a precious gift ; adding much to our health and comfort. Thousands use daily Horniman's Pure Tea, because it is strong, rich, delicious, and sold at moderate fixed prices. See list of Horniman's Agents, (Chemists, ffe.) printed in all papers. THE works which have been for some time in progress for the improvement of Malta are now nearly completed. It is estimated that the total coat will be £74,500, and arrangements have been made by which the expenses will be borne partly by colonial funds and partly by the Home Government. It is proposed that the colony shall pay ,t 12,571 ; the Admiralty, £15,964 ; and the War Office, £15,965 towards the expenees of the works. . .  kr a recent meeting in Glasgow of the credit°. of Messrs. William Miller and Sons, turkey-red dyers, a statement was submitted showing the total liabilities to amount to £131,112 12s lid., and the deficiency of assets was given at £8314 lie. 2d. It is expected that all the assets, including the works (but excepting possibly the coimignments), will realise more than the value put upon them in the books of the firm. It was resolved to carry on the business under the supervision of a committee of inspection. Mn.