Widnes Examiner. — 1884-08-23 (Widnes, Cheshire, England)

BOATING BY ELECTEISITY.—On Monday, a boat, driven panics. Formerly it was the policy of the companies to sup- by electricity, left Church Wharf, Bolton, on the canal for ply something like cattle vans for third-class passengers, and Bury. The craft is owned by Mr J R Bridson, of Belle. decent people, whether they could aft rd it or not were forced Isle, Windermere, and is intended to be used by him to keep into first or second-class compartments. Now the third-cleat up communication between his island residence and the carriages on many lines, particulirly the Midland and the mainland. She is 2lft long by 41t fin wide, and has ample North-Western, are as comfortable as first-class—more so in eccommodation for nine or ten persons. The electro-motor summer, being less stuffy. The conaerpience is that people lathe invention of Eekenzenn, of London, and the powertravel third-class, leaving first and second-class empty. The which supplies the motor is derived from twenty secondary remedy for this state of things, deplorable from the man- batteries or accumulators, charged primarily by the dynamoagerial point of view, is clear. The difference between first machine used at a Bolton bleach works for electric lighting and third-class fares is at least double, semetimesemore, purposes. The whole of the machinery is so disposed its whilst second-rite's fares are ridiculously out of Proportion the boat that it is not visible to the passengers. The orto the third. The only disadvantage now adhering to third- dinary pace will be ten miles per hour, which can, however. b class travelling is the possible company of sweeps which be easily increased. The screw is 12in in diameter, with n Mr. Moon piously hoped well-to-do people would find. Many lli ptch, and makes 450 revolutions per minute. people would pay a reasonable sum to be insured against fife latouß TEE Cnoss.—The annual fate of the' this contingency, and a great fortune is open to the railway ( Catholic Total Abstinence League of the Cross was held oia companies that shall boldly grapple with the situation and I Monday at the Crystal Palace, arta was favoured with start a tariff of first and second-class fares upon a reasonable , splendid weather. From 25,000 to 30.000 total abstainereI were present, besides a large number of sympathisers withbasis. The rush out of London is now temporarily stemmed, and the temperance movement. The scenes bote in the Palace and in the grounds were rendered gay by the green and goleF there is even to be seen the occasionally luggage-laden cab uniforms of the "Cardinal's Guards," and by the scarves coming from the railway stations, indicating the return of of the Same bright material worn by young men and women some family whom circumstances have compelled te take members of the League. The first event in actual connsctheir holiday earlier than the average. The West End pre- I tion with the Ike was a very crowded meeting held in the sents its accustomed desolate appearance at this time of the Opera eheatre, at which Cardinal Mannino:, president of year. In same streets the blinds in every house are drawn , the Lear-us, took the chair. He was supported by a large down, as if the cholera had visited the neighbourhood and number of the clergy, including the Abbe Gautier, and there claimed a victim in every household. The park, still look. were deputations present from Norwich, Preston, Wigan, tag lovely with its bright patches of well tended flower beds,' and other provincial towns. In opening the proceedings, is empty at the hour when a month ago it was crowded with , the Cardinal read telegrams conveying hearty greetings brave men and fair women. It is possible now to cross from branches of the League at Liverpool, Warrington, and Bond-street without awaiting an opportunity to dart between other places. He said that since last they met several new up and down lines of cirriages. Eastward of the Bank I branches had been opened in the metropolis. and he consuppose things are pretty much as they were. There are gratalated the meeting on the fact that the League had at hundreds and thousands of people who, alas! like myself, this moment in England, Scotland, and Ireland. in Gibratare constrained to stop in town, though all will not be pm- ; tar, and in our colonies, about 100 branches. The gran& sently rewarded by the mad excitement of an autumn session. eprocessional march of the "Guards" and the branches took But in what is more familiarly known as "the City," place in the grounds, the Cardinal and clergy occupying t between the B ink and Templar Bar, there is a very distinct box on the upper terrace. There were 20 bands and 4,1 drainage of the stream of population. I walked yesterday , banners in the procession, which was witnessed by many from Ludgate Hill to the Poultry, and was much struck thousands of people. Later there was a doncert by 1,000 with the comparatively deserted appearance of the streets. ; children. This phenomenon would have been more marked save for A the appearance of a large contingent from the country for county convention, at which Mr Healy, M.P., was prewhom St. Paul's Cathedral was the goal. sent, was held at Dangarvan, on Wednesday. to select a A. few Sundays ago I met at the hospitable hoard of a well succeesor to Mr E R Blake as the rip esentatlve of known BA , a tall slim young gentleman of retiring manWaterford County. The choice fell upon Mr Patrick Power. ners. He bad the pale complexion that frequently accom. SUICIDE or Ate Ancnowlart.--Abont scven o'clock Onpanies sandy hair, a very slight meeseeeee of the same hue, ; Wednesday evening_Mr W Deans, auctioneer, who resides timidly presenting itself on his upper lip with the hope-I- at Linacre Lodge, ilimrose-road, Bootle. committed suicide don't-intrude air which marked the general appearance of b cutting d g ihdioswt throat. Mr the young gentleman. I did not see him again till last night. leaves uacves aeiiid.r Deans was 42 ycat s of age, an& when he turned up on the stage at the Prince's Theatre, with