Denton and Haughton Examiner, etc. — 1882-09-23 (Denton, Greater Manchester, England)

MURDER AND ATTEMPTED SUICIDE AT  NOITINGHANI.  A woman named Jane Burton has been fatally stabbed et Nottingham. The deceased lived with a man named James Tempoull, and it is alleged that during a quarrel he deliberately stabbed her through the heart with a knife. When the neighboars came and found the woman dead, Tempoull asserted that death was caused by heart di:ease, but immediately at terwards hewent upstairs, andattempted to commit suicide by cutting his throat with a razor. He wan removed to the General Hospital, and lies there ins dangerous condition.  ILORD DERBY has sent the following reply to a Manchester gentleman who wrote to him with reference to the Egyptian question : "In answer to your letter of yesterday, I shall probably take an opportunity some I time in the autumn or winter of expressing an opinion on the Egyptian question. In the meanwhile it is enough to say that I am satisfied that neither Mr. Glad' none nor Lord Granville would have engaged in war I without the fullest conviction that it was inevitable."  .. I AT the Revision Court, Coventry, an amusing case came before the barrister. Mrs. Hannah Ellis IGO Objected to by the Conservatives on eight grounds, one of them being that she was dead last the only objection sought to be sustained was that she had not occupied , the qualifying premises for twelve months. This objection failed, and there being an arrangement between the solicitors that Is. be paid to each person for every unsuccessful objection, the barrister awarded to Yates Ell's Qs. expenses. The woman appeared to treat the whole matter as a good joke, and was much surprised at her piece of good fortune in retaining her vote and neeiving the money. AN Elgin correspondent, telegraphing a few days ago, says: For the last thirty boars min has fallen Incessantly in the north of Scotland. causing extensive !damage to the field mom,. Whole fields have been bun; dated by the flooding of the rivets, and Irrge quantities of grain in stork have been swept assay and carrie I into the sea. In the neighbourhood of this town the county roads are covered with water to a depth of at.. and pigs, poultry, and other live stock have beet drowned. The line of the Highland Railway was submerged for a long distance, and p at of the rails was swept away, causing a stoppage of the traffic. TICE South of Scotland Chamber of Commerce bare met at Galashiels, for the purpose of considering the programme of the association with regard to tho meeting ,to be held on Oct. 3. Mr. Craig Brown presided. It was agreed to support the Derby and Bradford resolutiona in favour of facilitating commercial legislation by standing committee of the House of Commons, representative of the various commercial interests, and the appointment of a Minister of Commerce and Agricultare, with a seat in the Cabinet. It was further agreed to support the cheapening and facilitating of foreign telegrams, and the amendments of the Bankruptcy, Partnership, and Patent Laws. THE smacks Hopeful and Juno, of Grimsby, have arrived at Orkney from Iceland, the forcer with twelve, and the latter with thirteen tassel cod, and sent live fish. They report the fishing at Iceland to lee a failure, both English and None, gian venrels having done 'eery little. The ice is alriady settling on the Iceland coast, presaging a severe winter. PUBLIC FEELING at Coventry in reference to the vicar's rate question, which had in Borne degree subside I, has been reawakened by the discovery of an act of wanton mischief which had been perpetrated during the night. The s ictim was a publican named Oldfield, a strong opponent of the rates, and who in supposed to have been 'readiest among 4 there who were indrumental in or .anising the burlerque clerical proceasion. During the mi_ht tire painted front of his premises and the signhonni were greatly disfigured by a liberal application of Brunswick black. There are many surmises as to the perp. trusters of the mischief, but it is generally believed Fs have tens the act f some person who favours the Chord, party. This is the second time during the week that persons who object to the rates have been annoyid, the garden of the Rev. H. E. Eottomley (Independent) having been robbed while he was addressing an outdoor meeting in (avow of the abolition of the rates,  THE CROWN OF LOVE, Love came to me with • crown, took it and laid It down. Love came to meted said, " Wear it upon thy head. Tis too heavy I cannot wear It. I have not strength enough to bear It. Then my aoul's beloved spoke, Saying, "Wear it for my sake." When to ! the crown of love grew light, And I wore It in all raento eight,