Widnes Examiner. — 1881-03-19 (Widnes, Cheshire, England)

MISCELLMUOITS.  Lady Lush, wife of Lord Justice Lush, who has been ill for some time, died on Wednesday. • At Edinburgh, on Monday, Edwin Millais Everett was sentenced to five years' penal servitude for forging two bills of exchange on a firm of London stationers. The large arrivals of etnigrantsat New York already indicate a total greater than that. of last year, the belief being that half a million will enter the country during 1881. At Scarborough, or Wednesday, John Mande printer, was committed for trial for libelling Sir Charles L'egard, Bart., late member for the borough. Bail was accepted. The prosperous condition of the United States Treasury is indicated by a probable ten million dollar reduction of the public debt for the present month. At last the GrEco-Turkish squabble has brought good to somebody. Thirty million cartridges have been ordered from the United States. A learned Chicago judge has decided that a Chinaman is not a white person under the United States statutes and therefore cannot be naturalized. It is stated that the Home Office has decided to institute proceedings against Moses Rowland, the manager of the Penygraig pit. For the convenience of persons corresponding with India, China, &c., it has been decided to adopt postage stamps of the value of sd. They will shortly be issued for sale to the public. Early in May the Lord Mayor intends to give a banquet at the Mansion House in honour of the venerable Dr. Moffat, whose missionary labours in South Africa covered a period of 50_irears. M—r7rEomas T-udor, of Whixall, a gentleman farmer, has committed suicide in a most determined manner. He first cut his throat with a razor, and then went to a pit about 50 yards from his house and drowned himself. Seven'male and five female telegraph clerks, representing the service in the United Kingdom, had a six hours' interview with the Postmaster-General on Tuesday on the subject of certain grievances of which they complain. Mr. Gorst intends renewing his motion at an early dar, probably during the beginning of next week, that Mr. Bradlaugh be not, permitted to vote in the House of Commons while his appoil is pending. The Dublin Gozette offers a reward of £lOO for the discovery of the persons who attacked the house of Mrs. Johanna Shanahan, at Adare, county Limerick, a short time since.  The remains of the late 3ir Henry Mather Jackson, M.P. for Coventry, were interred at the cemetery at Birkenhead, on Monday. There was a large gathering present, nearly 100 carriages following the cortege. Vice-Chancellor Sir Richard Melina, who was seized with paralysis three weeks ago, has sent in his resignation. His lordship was appointed in 1866, and lime the senior Vice. Chancellor. A passenger train on the Great Western line was fired at between Wolverhampton and Shifnal, on Saturday night. The bullet struck the roof of one of the carriages, greatly alarming the occupants. Notice has been issued offering a further reward of £lOO, making £2OO, for the discovery of the murderer of Lieut. Percy L. O. Roper, Royal Enginers, who was murdered at Brompton Barracks, Chatham. The second rewarlis offered by the officers of the corps of the Royal Engineers. In a letter to Mr. Charles William Sykes, of Huddersfield, the Premier has signified that Her Majesty proposes to confer on that gentleman the honour of knighthood, in recognition of his services in connection with the establishment of postoffice savings hanks. . A warder in the convict establishmdtt at Portsmouth Dockyard, named Whiteman, was attacked on Tuesday by a convict named Rolling, who felled hiea with a shovel. It is believed he is perminently incapacitated for duty. Rollingo will be dealt with by the prison authorities. At a meeting of tobacco manufacturers, held in London, Mr. Wills, M.P., presiding, it was resolved that the chairman he requested to arrange for a deputation to the Chancellor of the Exchequer, with the view of obtaining a reduction of duties on unmanufactured tobacco to 3s. 2d. per lb. • The Charity Record states that a patient, supposed to be I a pauper, recently died at the London Hospital. After his ' death, however, securities amounting to between £3OO and £4OO were found concealed in his clothes. The committee have instructed their solicitor to take out letters of administration to realise the amount, and, after payment of the necessary expenses, to apply it for the benefit of the hospital. .