Widnes Examiner. — 1883-05-19 (Widnes, Cheshire, England)

POST 0-FFICE SAVINGS BANKs.—A return just issued by the Postmaster-General, shows that the amount received from depositors in the Post Office Savings Banks, 'last year, from January 1 to December 31 was £12,821,230, which, added to the deposits previously in the bank and the interest thereon, made a total of £49,907,355. On the other hand, the repayment to depositors amounted to £10,869,533, leaving the amount due to depositors £30,037,821. Of that sum £29.715,518 was lodged with the Commissioner for the Reduction of the National Debt for investment. The expenses of management last year were £221,652. Mr. John Morley, M.P., was on Thursday night entertained at a banquet by the Liverpool Refers Club, in celebration of his return for Newcastle. In responding to the toast of his health, the hon member spoke of the block of public business in Parliament, and said the aim of the Opposition Tory and Irish alliance appeared to be to rob legislation of its value and the Legislature of its honour and dignity. It was, in his opinion, eminently desirable that a strenuous agitation for better popular representation should be commenced, in order that the expressed wishes of the nation might be carried into effect. Mr. S. Smith, M.P., also spoke. Hawarden Castle and Park were on Tuesday visited by a large number of holiday makers, and Mr. Gladstone, on crossing the grounds, was "button-holed" by a deputation from the Bilston (Staffordshire) Liberal Association, who presented an address in which the Premier's services to his country were glowingly acknowledged. In reply, the right bon gentleman intimated the pleasure with:which he received these tokens of respect and approbation, rspecially as he now could look back on a closing career. Subsequently the crowd of visitors absolutely "mobbed" Mr. Gladstone, and he was obliged to say a few words to his enthusiastic admirers before retiring to Hawarden Rectory. CRYING FALSE NEws.—A man named John Dougherty was charged at the Liverpool Police Court, on Tueeday, with obtaining money by false pretences. About half-past seven o'clock on Monday evening the prisoner, who was selling papers in Hanover-street, was crying out "Horrible suicide of Timothy Kelly; " "Great excitement in Dublin." A passer-by bought a paper from him, paying for itone penny, and not findieg the alleged suicide in it spoke to the prisoner, who thereupon became very abusive. The prisoner was then given into custody. Is answer to the charge he said," I must do something for a living." The prisoner was ordered to be kept in custody till six o'clock in the evening. Information just received from Lloyd's states that the American ship W. H. Starbuck, from San Francisco, has put into Felmouth for orders, and reports that she encountered a terrine cyclone off Cape Horn on the sth of March, and the vessel was hove to for 36 hours, during which her cargo shifted and her lower top sails were blown away. On March the 7th a wreck was sighted to the southward. The W. H. Starbuck bore down upon her, and found her to be the barque Chiara, of Genoa, 600 tons register. All the Chiara's boats were smashed, bulwarks and houses washed away, and she was totally dismasted. The captain, four sailors, and two passengers were rescued. The chief officer and nine men had been washed overboard, two days previously, and lost. LIBERATION :Or