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Widnes Examiner. — 1882-03-18 (Widnes, Cheshire, England)

ADYT  MISCELLANEOUS.  The prospects of all the crops are exceedingly favourable for the time of year.  At the Hi...;h Court of Justiciary. Edinburgh, on Monday, James Munn, innkeeper, was acquitted on a charge of murdering his wife by stabbing her. At Plymouth, on Monday, a coloured seaman, named William Brown, was sentenced to three weeks' imprisonment for mutinous behaviour on board the Liverpool ship Prince Rupert The Prince of Wales presided on Monday at a meeting of the governors of the city guilds of London Institute, when a most satisfactory report was made of the progress of the cause of technical education.  On Monday morning, the dead body of a woman named Bennett, wife of a labourer, and one of her children were found in a field near South Stockton. It is supposed that she killed the child and then committed suicide while insane. _ _  A fatal gun accident occurred on Monday at Linley Wood, Staffordshire. Mr. Chisman, butler to the Misses Marsh, was cleaning a breechloader, not knowing it was charged, when the piece went off, and the contents lodged in his wife's chest, causing instant death. The arrangements for a military shooting match with the United States have been completed, but, instead of an American team coming to Wimbledon in the summer, an English team will go to Creedmoor in September, and the return match is to take place at Wimbledon in 1883. A discussion on the Westminster Confession of Faith took place at the monthly meeting of the Liverpool Presbytery of the Church of England, on 'Monday. Mr. Bell moved an overtere in favour of giving a general instead of a particular adherence to the confession. The question was finally Adjourned till the next meeting. The inquest on the body ef the woman who was killed through an explosion in a sewer at Bradford terminated on Monday in a verdict of accidental death. Scientific opinions were given to the effect that all danger of the escape of bisulphide of carbon into the sewers might be prevented by placing a settling tank between the grease extractors and the sewers. Earl Cairns, speaking at Bournemouth, on Monday evening, on temperance, said it was the astounding and almost incredible fact that there was spent in this country every year in the purchase of intoxicating liquors £150,000,00.0 Werling, nearly twice the national revenue. What waswanted was greater legislative control over the houses as to number, and other matters. Countess Cowper narrowly escaped a serious carriage accident en Monday evening. Whilst driving a pair of ponies in a pbseton, up Cork Hill into Dublin Castle, one of the ponies stumbled and fell, and its struggles caused the other pony to fall also. They were rescued before any damage could occur.
Widnes Examiner. — 1882-03-25 (Widnes, Cheshire, England)

SOCIALISM IN LONDON.  A meetino•of members and friends of the Social Democratic Working Men's Club, which principally consists of Germans, was held at their rooms in Featherstone-street, City-road, London on Sunday evening, for the purpose of celebrating, in accordance with their annual custom, the 18th of March, on which day, in 1871, the Paris Commune came into existence. The Chairman, Herr Daubenspeek in opening the proceedings, explained the origin of the meeting, which, together with the Commune, celebrated the Revolution of 1793 and 1848, after which Herr Jung proposed the following resolution: "Considering that the revolutions previous to the 18th March, 1871, were for political ends, they were therefore insufficient to overthrow , the corrupt system of of society; considering that the revolution to come must be for the purpose of abolishing the misery of the workingclasses, it must be an economic revolution • it is resolved that this meeting pledges itself to seize all means in its power to make and keep this movement essentially socialeconomic, that it may avoid the failures of past revolutions and soon make human rights victorious."—M. Peter Lavroff, who spoke in Russian, supported the resolution, as did Prince Irapotkin, who, in saying a few words about the spread of Communistic principles in Europe, alluded to the Russian movement. Its origin, he said, was quite peaceful, and its tendences were socialistic. The dreadful situation of the peasantry and of the working classes was what inspired the young Russian Socialists. The Government imprisioned them (1,000 only in 1864), and kept them four years in prisons where, cut of 200 prisoners, eleven died, four committed suicide, and nixie became mad. The exiles were by thousands; but there was no justice for them. When Socialists began to defend their homes from nocturnal raids of police with arms, the Government began to hang them by scores. Two were hanged by Alexander 11. This gave to the struggle its desperate character. Now, the Government necessarily would extend more and more among the peasantry, and the victory of revolution was sure. Other speakers followed, and the resolution was unanimously carried by the meeting, which was composed of about three hundred persons, amongst Whom were a large number of females. MO TO £5O. —Ton
Widnes Examiner. — 1882-03-25 (Widnes, Cheshire, England)

RAINICILL ASYLUM—Mr. T. L. Rogers, the medical picture gallery leading down to the body of the Palace, superintendent of the institution, in his 31st annual report, minutely examining different, systems of lighting as he says:—" The number of patients admitted during the year passed, and listening with =tuh attention to the explana- was 193 (being three less than in 1880), including 21 retions that were given. From first to last his progress was admissions of persons who had at some former time been in simply an ovation. The Palace was very full, partly en ac- this asylum, the daily average number resident having been count of the electric exhibition, partly because this was a 682. Thirteen men and 11 women of those admitted died shilling night; but undoubtedly also because it began to be (luring the year. The recoveries were 69, compared with whispered about, and was in fact mentioned in one of the 85 of the previous year. Of those discharged recovered, 4 morning journals, that Mr. Gladstone was to visit the ex- were re-admitted during the year. No deaths occurred hibition in the evening. The undiminished popularity of either from suicide or accident, and no inquest was held; the Prime Minister was easily seen, and indeed the cheering and there was complete absence of disease of an epidemic with which he was received, reminded one at times of points in nature. much has been done lately in improving he ventithe Midlothiantampaign. Reaching the body of the Palace, a lation of the ',Trains, so as to counteract the evils of faulty scene resemblimg fairyland or The Arabian Nights " met construction and this immunity from disease of sewer the eyes of the right honourable gentleman. The fountains origin may b'e regarded as the result."  „ 0 1 - 0 ii „14 - 1 6  Mackerel each 0 0 0 8 Herrings doz 1 0— 0 0
Widnes Examiner. — 1882-06-17 (Widnes, Cheshire, England)

SHOCKING TRAGEDY AT RADCLIFFE.  DOUBLE MURDER AND SUICIDE.  Yesterday night week, a dreadful tragedy was committed at Chapelfleld, Radcliffe. A man named Rebert Booth, 32 years old, a miner, drowned two of his children (boys), one abut five years old and the other four months, and afterwards cut his own throat, almost severing the head from the body. It appears that about seven o'clock Booth suggested that his wife should go to market, which is about three-quarters of a mile distant, and when she bad gone he e.ined the little boy, who was playing in the street, to come into the house. At the time there was a little girl named Sandiford nursing the younger one, and he told her to go home as it was bed time. She went home, and, apparently after the nurse had gone oet, Booth locked the doors and then committed the deed. He appears to have filled a dolly tub full of water and put the elder child in, and then filled a washing mug full of water and put the younger child in that. After doing this he cut his own throat with a razer in a most shocking manner. The dreadful affair was not discovered till his wife returned from the market about half-past eight o'clock, when she found the doors fast. She got the :Mkt:MC.l of some neighbours, and one of them got a ladder and entered the house through the bedroom window. He afterwards went downstairs, and in-the kitchen was presented to bins the shocking spectacle described above, Booth lying on his back in a pool of blood. It appears that the man had been out of employment for eleven weeks, and in consequence had got into a very desponding statb of mind. The aff,ir caused great excitement in the neighbourhood. An inquest on the bodies was held on Monday afternoon. The evidence was to the effect that Booth was a collier, and having been out of work eleven weeks was depressed. On Friday morning his wife, on returning from Radcliffe, found the door locked, and on an entry being forced it was discovered that Booth, after drowning the children in a large basin, had cut his throat. The jury returned a verdict that the children were killed by the father, who committed suicide whilst temporarily insane.  WITAT sitALL I DRINK?" The Lancet says:—" We counsel the public to drink their Lime-Juice whenever and wherever they Ist. As a rule, Lime-Juice is, particularly during the s Immer, a far more wholescme drink than any form of alenird. We have subjected the samples of the Lime-Frult Juic.J' of the Montserrat Company to full analysis, with a view to test its quality and purity. We have found it to b.. in sound condition, and entirely free from adulteration." Montserrat Lim,Fruit Juice and Cordials. Limetta or Pure Lime-Juice Corlials, Ar-matie 01..ve, Strawberry, Raspberry, Sarsaparilla. Pit,eapple, Jargonelle, Peppermint, Quinine, &o. Can be obtained of Grocers, Druggists, and Wine Merchants everywhere. An Illustrated Pamphlet, descriptive of the Island of Montserrat, will be sent on receipt of stamped address on applloai ion to the Sole Consignees of the Montserrat Company, Limited, 63, Llanover-street, Liverpool.—Adet.
Widnes Examiner. — 1882-12-30 (Widnes, Cheshire, England)

SUELLANEOUS. The Bisbe orTtuto has now signified his intention of accept in g rale taimacy. hisa,?,!less Anderson who about three weeks ago murdered ~. .ife at GainsCorough, and then made a determined es."6,niret at suicide, has teen committed for trial on the charge. On Saturday, shortly before midnight, the body of a man, at present unidentified, was found with the head cut off and Otherwise mutilated, in Otterspool Tunnel, on the Cheshire Lines Railway. We (Daily Neics) have reason to believe that Sir Henry 13rand does not contemplate retirement from the Speakership during the present Parliament, still less in the course of the eneuing session. On Saturday night and Monclay-aight the streets of Aberdeen were lighted by electricity, the "Brush" lamp being 1 • used. The experiment is not regarded favourably, but a : bright moon light interfered with a fair test. On the arrival of the two p.m. train at Havant on rriday it was found that a gentleman, mane unknown, had blown his brains out in a second-chaos carriage. He had a ticket from London-bridge Station for Portsmouth. The Birmingham magistrates on Friday committed for • trial a hairdresser named Henry White on a charge of having received human. hair (if the value of 220 "mowing the . same to have been stolen ;sand two other local hairdressers Were remanded on a like charge. Medals were distributed on Saturday at Chelsea Barracks . to about 500 soldiers eef the 2nd Bettalien Coldstream Guards, I who were engaged in the Egyptian campaign. The Duke .of Connaught, Who was expected, was unable to attend, and the distribution was made by Col. C. J.Wigram, . Who commanded the battalion in Egypt. FOUR Coeseents KM:ED.—An acmdent occurred on Saturday at the Cannock Chase Company's Colliery, Brownhills. Staffordshire. Three men were descending one tf the shafts when /he rope broke, and they fell to the bottom and were killed. A miner named Themes King was at work at Bradley Ledge Colliery, near Bilston, the previous night, when the roof fell 4n and injured him so much that he has since died. The Lord Advocate, in a letter to the Sheriff of Inverness cn the disturbed condition of the Island of Skye, states that tie Government: 'neve come to the conclusion that they ought not to sanction the employment of a military force under existing circumstances, but that the county authorities should provide or obtain the services of such a force of police as they may consider necessary for preserving the peace and executing the law within the county. THE RESIDENTIARY CANOFRY OF YoRK MiNsTER:— The Archbishop of York has conferred the residentiary canonry in York Minster, vacant by the death of the 'ken. Archdeacon Hay, upon the Von. Richard Frederick Lefevre Blunt, D.D. Archdeacon Blunt has been vicar of Scarborough since l'iL64, and prebendary of York since 1871. In 1873 he was appointed archdeacon of the East Riding, and last year was nominated one of Her Majesty's honorary chaplains. A
Widnes Examiner. — 1882-01-28 (Widnes, Cheshire, England)

DISTRESSING SUICIDE AT ST. HELENS.  An inquest was held on Friday at the Star Inn, Merton Bank-road, on the body of Henry Thomason, 16 years of age, who committed suicide on Thursday afternoon, and which was reported in these columns last week.—Eli7.abetk Thomason, wife of Frederick Thomason, brlcksetter, 5, Back Cottages, in Merton Ban F-road, said deceased was her son and was 16 years of age last August. He lived with herHe was a dataler at Laffak-Garswood Colliery, and had always enjoyed goal health. On Thursday morning, oversleeping herself, she did not call him up as usual at fire o'clock, but at half-past. He started to go to work, but came back at six o'clock and " sauced " her, saying she might have wakened him at five o'clock. He went to bed again, and got up at ten and ate his breakfast. He see 'Led all right, and stayed in the house until between one and two o'clock. Ho was in the habit of going to the theatre every night. He met with an accident, four years ago, to his arm, and had since become passionate. He was trying to catch sparrows with a riddle between one and two o'clock, and she laughed at him, remarking that he had a nice game on. He returned the laugh. At ten minutes to three he went upstairs, she being then sat by the fire sewing. He did not say what he was going upstairs for, and witness did not hear any noise after he had gone up. Ten minutes afterwards she went upstairs for a handkerchief, and found him hanging by the neck to a strap which was fastened to one of the posts of a camp bedstead. An apron was over his face, and his feat were drawn up, the legs being tied together by a scarf. She lifted him up and cried for help. A neighbour came in and helped her to take deceased down. He was then quite dead. A doctor was sent for. There was nothing to trouble him, except they were very poor and the father was out of work. Deceased had never threatened to do anything to himself. O.R. further examination, witness said that she "sauced" him during the day for throwing a hammer on the floor. Deceased's little brother took it up and threw it at another child, hitting it on an abscess. She then told him he was a lazy fellow for not putting it out of the way, and he replied, "If I am lazy I'll be hanged." He was greatly excited when he said that. After saying that he sat a few minutes by the fire, then went upstairs. No member of their family had been deranged, but deceased's cousin drowned himself two years ago.— Ellen Havler, a neighbour, said she was called into the house. She found the last witness holding deceased up. Deceased was a cheerful youth, and steady.—Frederick Thomason, father of deceased, saw his son on Thursday, and he was then in his usual health and spirits. He had always been a good lad. Witness had been out of work for some time.—The verdict was that the deceased had committed suicide, but that there was no evidence to show the state of his mind.
Widnes Examiner. — 1882-02-25 (Widnes, Cheshire, England)

THE BRADLAUGH DEBATE.  The limes says :—Whatever justificttion they may have been for Mr. Gladstone's abdication of his functions as leader of the House when it resolved against his advice to forbid , Mr. Bra(llaugh to take the oath, it is evident there is no analogy between that case and the one under discussion last night. Granting that the Minister of the day may decline to give effect to a resolution of whi ch be does not approve, it in no way follows that he may properly refuse to assist the House in repelling a wanton insult. The Daily News says that Mr. Gladstone acted throughout the exciting scenes of yesterday with the consistency, courage, and dignity which has marked his conduct in dealing with this question from first to last. In all these respects his behaviour was in marked coatrast with th4t of the leader ' of the Opposition. The Daily Telefpraph observes :—The House has done more than merely shake off an offensive incubus, which was exposing it to popular ridicule and paralysing the work of legislation. By its vote of yesterday it has vindicated, as it was bound to vindicate,.its.own dignity and honour. Mr. Bradlaugh committed political suicide when he went through his profane pantomime. The Standard says :—The overwhelming majority which pronounced in favour of Mr. Bradlaugh's ejection faithfully reflects the national feeling, and the country will hear today of the decisive step that has been taken with genuine relief. •  The Daily Chronicle remarbti :—The expulsion of Mr.' Bradlaugh must be regarded as an exercise of power wholly out of accord with the instincts and spirit of the age. Throughout the whole of his ntest Mr. Bradlaugh has undoubtedly had constitutional right on his &de. • The Morning Post says :—The House rightly vindicated its outraged uignity. The Morning Adrestiser observes :—Sir Stafford Northcote's complaint of Mr. Gladstone's conduct will be shared by the constituencies. The Dublin Express says :—Should the constituency recover its senses, and reject Mr. Bradlaugh, the greatest scandal of modern times will be at an end. The Freeman's Journal says that Mr. Bradlaugh's chances of re-election are very dubious. The Irish Times says:—To be consistent, Mr. Gladstone should accompany the Liberal zandidate to the borough, and stump it in his behalf.
Widnes Examiner. — 1882-12-16 (Widnes, Cheshire, England)

TRAORDY PARIS.—The nen de Richelieu as On Tueiday morning the scene of a terrible crime. At about seven o'alock a womaa, with blood profusely streaming from her breast, was seen leaning from the window of the fourth floor of No. 89, and crying 'Help!" "Murder!" A medical man, who lives in the same house, and another neighbour immediately hestsned upstairs, and. before the door of the apartment whence the cries proceeded were met by the servant belonging to it. The three then, entering the dwelling, went to the room at the window of which the woman bad been seen, and there found her extended, with notbinc on but her chemise, in a pool of blood, across her bad, at the foot ef which a wet dagger was lying. A moment's examiaation showed that she had ceased to breathe. On going into an adjoining room they found a man bleeding from a bullet wound in the head, lying dead en the floor, his right hand still clutching a newly discharged revolver. On the chimney-p:ece was the velvet sheltb of the dagger with which the woman had been killed, and a letter written in a firm hand, addressed to a police commissioner, and another letter begging a Jewish benevolent society to see to the burial of the two bodies. The man proved to be one Repaport, a diamond merchant, and the woman his daughter, a girl if 18 years of age. From the indications there is no reasonoble doubt that she was murdered by her father, and that immediately afterwards he eammitted suicide. Repaport and his daughter, who is etated to he of great personal attractions, had for some time lived there, and were well known and respected by their neighbours. The motive for the deed has not transpired, but rninour says that it is to be attributed to the father's shame at the ruin of his daughter.
Widnes Examiner. — 1882-12-16 (Widnes, Cheshire, England)

SUICIDE IN A BARBER'S SHOF.—A man Of Very respectable appearance went into a_ barber's shop, at No. 114, Union-street, Borough, London, on Monday, and asked to be shaved. Mr. Cole, the barber, had occasion to leave him for a moment, when the man seized one of the razors, and before it coulel be taken from him inflicted a fearful gash across his throat. He became exhausted from loss of blood, and was removed as speedily as possible to Guy's Hospital, where he died soon after. He was subsequently idantified as John Warner, who had recently come to London from Scarborough on business. It has now been ascertained that the great snowstorm of last week has' caused the losseof many lives. In addition to fatalities already reported, it is now stated that three deaths have occurred in Wales, the body of a boy who was lost in the snowstorm at Saddleworth has been found, a labourer" has died of exposure at Rye, and in Selkirkslaire a shepherd has died in the snow. In Scotland large numbers of sheep have perished. Severe frost has been experienced over the whole country, and six persons have been drowned through venturing upon the ice to soon. SERIOUS AFFRAY BETWEEN GERMAN AND BRITISII Semorts.—A most serious affray between men of 11. M Sh Iron Duke and men of the German corvette Elizabeth, took Place at Shanghai on October the 19th. A batch of 150 Men landed on that day from the Iron Duke, and 100 menl of the corvette's crew also went ashore on leave. In the evening a disturbance arose in a public-house, where were gathered nearly all the Germans and about 20 British sailors and marines Worn the Iron Duke and the Sheldrake. The Germans drew their clasp knives and attacked the English seamen, wounding eight of them, the most serious case being that of a marine who was stabbed in the left side in the region of the heart. There was a picquet on shore from the corvette, but, though in the vicinity of the affray, they failed to prevent the disturbance. M. 13RADLAUGH