Widnes Examiner. — 1884-08-02 (Widnes, Cheshire, England)

PRE.AM3LE was7slo:7 3EEN PROVED• to their satisfaction; and I should like to, say to you, Mr Pember, that your clients have lost nothing by your fcebearing to pureue the commercial case so far as you might otherwise haw thought it necessary to de. The decision of the committee caused the greatest surprise in Maneheeter. The news was conveyed to the head offices in Marketseereet by.a private telegram, and many merchants and otb.ees who have interested themselves in, the promotion of the sehome also received the same information by telegraph. The intelligence soon became generally known, and the keenest disappointment was expressed on every band. Toe Central News save :—The rejection, of the Bill has caused general surprise, nothing which hat taken place since the measure came before the Coaamons' Committee having prepared ite promoters to expect its rejection in so summary and complete a manner.. The Bill has been before Parliament two sessions. Curiously enough it was passed unanimously by the Commons' Conanaittee and rejected by the Lents' Committee last year—a procedure which has been exactly reversed this session. It is estimated that up to the present time from one hundred and fifty to two hundred thousand pounds have been spent by the promoters and opponents of the Bill, a sum which is equivalent to a little over one thousand pounds for each day upon which it has been before the Parliamentary Committees. The Central News representative, in conversation last evening with a member whose name appears on the back of the Bill, learns that they had regarded the Committee which threw out their scheme as a thoroughly sound and judiciouelv selected body. The Committee, however, in their wsiciorn, had unanirnonsly decided that the scheme was a wild and impracticable Otto; bat, added the gentleman referred to, a canal to Manchester most be made at some time or other. It is, however, douhtful whether another guarantee of £BO,OOO will be forthcoming by next year to promote the Bill a third time. Such was the confidence in London that the Bill would pass that the correspondent of the Vanchoter Evening writing on Friday mot ning, said This afternoon the country will know the decision of the Select Committee of the House of Commons on the Manchester Ship Canal Bill. This committee meet at one o'clock to hear Mr. Pember reply on behalf of the promoters, and the result may be expected in Manchester between four and five o'cl.ck. It is not generally known perhaps that Mr. Pember has beau piloting at the same time the Manchester Ship Canal Bill in the House of Commons arid the Barry Dock Bill in the House of Lords. Success has crowned his efforts in the case of the latter, and the same result. I venture to predict, awaits him in respect to the former. He has really a very easy task before him, tu-d ty. By the promoters the decision of the committee is awaited with perfect confidence, and the opponents are just as much dejected. They blame themselves now for having at first misjudged the character of the scheme which they had to oppose, and the opinion has' been very generally expressed among them that had they concentrated their energy on the ques,lon of injury and ruin to the estuary they might have made a greater impression upon Parliament. The country, of course, has no concern in such matters, and the fact that the Bill has received the sanction of the committee will. I do not hesitate t say, be received with feelings of unfeigned satisfaction from one end of the country to the other.  treiting the sewage from that portion of the township which had hitherto polluted the brook, and of which complaint bad frequently been made. They decided to convey the sewage in ventilated drains to three or four tanks placed along the bank of the stream, and there treat it by precipitation with, lime in properly construlted tanks before it was turned iato the brook. That, if thoroughly and systematically attended to, would meet all requirements in the way of drainage for that portion of the township.—The report was adopted.  THE rtni3D, OF A RESIDENT IrEPECTOR.--MI COOPER drew attention to the need that an inspector or assistantinspecton-should reside within reasonable dance of Warrington. He complained strongly that the noxious vapours emanating from neighbouring places were carried by the wind to irbarrington, and did great damage to vegetation. The question had been brought up on past occasions, and he did not wish the subject to be lost Kr,tit of.—lt was remarked that the inspectors very often lived in the most salubrious places, and not in the towns where their duties lay.—No action was taken in the matter.  Cross stitch: A E Morris 1, Miss E James 2, S Diamond 3, L Dutton 4. ideartbrugs or mats: A Brooke 1. Knitting stockings or socks: M Percival 1, M Whitelegge 2, L Cheetham 3, M Gregson 4. Marking: E Diamond 1, M. Newton 2, M, Biregson 3, M A Smith 4. Darning: S A Care 1, M K Gregson 2, M Newton 3, 5 Ratcliffe 4. Plain needlework : H Ciregson 1, T Leah 2, E Marsh 3, H Hoge; 4. Useful ornaments for hone: M Benson 1, A Holt 2, 17 Ellison 3, S Moody 4.—Divi3io4 4. Cottagers Only: Homemade bread: Mrs Morris 1, Mrs Johnson 2, Mrs A Jackson. The show will be open again to-day (Saturday).  SUICIDE AND AriVIPTED