Denton and Haughton Examiner, etc. — 1878-09-28 (Denton, Greater Manchester, England)

OUSII FUND.  The fund at the Mansion House for the relief of the sufferers by the fearful colliery accident at the Abercsrne pit of the Ebbw Vale Company was well responded to. The Lord Mayor had the honour of receiving the following telegram front her Majesty the Queen. through GleneralSir Themes M. Bidd LILO : "rite Queen desires to contrihute one hundred guineas to the fund ft, the relief of he sufferers at Abercarne." A subscription list has been opened at Lloyd's by Messrs. P. A. Tidd and Co, underwriters. It is stated officially that in addition to the 520 widows and children dependent upon charity the number of men thrown out of work at Abercarte is 700, and not less than 1400 women and children dependent upon them. A London banker suggests that Liverpool ought to open a fund. tor. he says, Liverpool is not only lunch nearer the sane of the disaster than London, but is full et Welshmen.  I 1,0112 "KING OF pIE Sirmsawrie."—Fredetick Cellard. lff, Margaret Collard. 313, Mary Anne Crawley, 25, epinster, and Michael Orewley, 58, worn indicted at the Central Criminal Court for feloniously Making counterfeit coin. It appeared that in coeseguence of information received by the police. Insp. ctors Trick and Abberlane' accompanied by other officers, went to a house in OldOburch-street, Stepney, and upon forcing their way into one of the rooms they found all the .prisonere engaged i the act of coining. The moment be officers made their appearance there was a general scramble soden endeavour re escape, and 'a quantity of counterfeit coins were thrown into the [lie by the prisoners, . and, after a severe s'rugg'e, three of toe prisoners were eeCiirid, • but Michael Crawley contrfved to make his recaps for thetime,' 'tut he- wad apprehended a short time afterwards. In the room where the .ptieoners were apprehendA, DO fewer than orty caunterfeit andllnge were found, ',tad it. was eViel.-lit that all the prisoners were engaged in a regular system of manufacturing base coin. The eldest prisoner, Michael Crawley, was stated to have been eh engaged for a conriderable period, and he otknon as the " King of the Sineshers." The jury found all the'prilioners guilty. Michael Crawley was sentenced to seven years' penal liervitude,'and Margaret Collard also to seven years' 'penal sertitutle, Mary Anne Crawley to eighteen ind'Predbrick Collard to dwelve Months' hard Ifigoitsr.• 'The learnlid 86rjeant compltmffiited the two Inspectors, Trick lied Ablierlsne, upon the skill and Intelligence they had. eshibited in apprehencing the prisonere and bringing hallo to inettee ; and he thought they were entitled to acme reward' at' the bands of the iuthoeities, cdtholoda thlitatute did'hot give him the power of making such sh cider. •SPICIDS: Tanotort l'Airc—Edwitra Webb. -a retired tradesman, resiciimg at Oreystone-street, badley, tel fOund to }twin collimated suicide by hanging. The deceased had suffe;red meet acutely from rheumatic gout, and Vs aufferinge had become so great that he declared at times he could not In sr them.  Itnitstwitt's t, not' fuwil with Pruittlan Blue. Hokum Ales TICA, wlways good wiike. lioaanta.V.Tat, beeb value foe