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

RIOTOUS DISTURBANCE AT PRESTON.—A disturbance, which would probably have terminated in a serious riot had not a body of police appeared on the scene, took place in New Hall-lane, Preston, on Tuesday night. It seams that just after the mills had closed, at six o'clock, some hundreds of factory operatives, consisting mainly of those lately employed at Messrs. Brindle's Alliance Mill, assembled in I the street named, and, headed by the effigy of the manager of the mill (Mr. Ainsworth), marched to his residence in Bright-terrace. Three attempts were made by the police to grasp the figure, but they were knocked down, kicked, and pelted with stones. The effigy was set in flames on Mr. Ainsworth's doorsteps, and blunt amid hooting and yelling. By this time mud and stones were thrown about so freely that two or three shop windows were completely smashed, ''and many shopkeepers put up their shutters. Whilst police-sergeant Hornby was making his way to quell the disturbance he was struck in the face by a woman, and before he could capture his assailant was knocked down and kicked violently in the face and otherwise roughly handled. A man named Nelson was taken into custody, and within an ,bour afterwards the street was cleared. At a meeting of the Weavers' Association on Tuesday night, a resolution conrilemning the action taken by the roughs, in New Hallane, with reference to the strike at the above mill, was passed. 1, oEcXETTRA._2ID.Ivvicei Tam PCRc4artezr,EDcronSer Iftfor EAast CO R Surrey 0 flr o' flu Wednesday re-opened an inquiry respecting the death of a woman whose body had been found in the Thames, off Rotherhithe Wall. On Monday a man named Murray identified the body as that of his wife, from whom he had been separated for some time, and his evidence was confirmed by that of his IWO, who was equally sure that the body was that of his mother. Murray added that his wife's life was insured in the Prudential Office, and he produced the necessary form, which the Coroner filled up. The Jury returned an open verdict, and the Coroner made out the certificate of death in the name of Phcebe Murray, and the inquiry terminated. The same afternoon, in consequence of the result , of inquiries made, the Coroner was communicated with. He I ordered the ce-tiflcates of dsath and for the burial to be .withdrawn, and the body was subsequently identified in the most conclusive manner as that of a woman named Elizabeth Catherine Musk, the wife of a cellarman. The Coroner remarked on the extraordinary evidence given by Murray and his son, the latter of whom lee said he believed had been "coached." The Coroner also understood that Murray had been seen with his wife the previous night at Battersea.— The Coroner's officer said that Murray's wife was now living at 63, lauffie:ictstreet, Clapham Junction. The jury returned a verdict that the deceased committed suicide by drowning while in a state of mental derangement. The medical profession are now ordering Cadbury's Cocoa Essence in thowancic of cases. bemuse it contains more nutrition, and fl,sh-f rano.; elements than any other beverage. and iS preferable to the thick starchy cocoa ordinarily sold. Whea you ask fsr Cadbury's Cocoa Essence be sure that you get it, as shopkeepers often push iinitations for the sake of extra profits. Malters to the queen, yaris Depdt, 99, nileteurg tat. Uonore.—Adet,