Widnes Examiner. — 1881-10-29 (Widnes, Cheshire, England)

ADVT.  Burnley tramways have only been used six weeks, but already six accidents have occurred four of them terminating fatally. A tailor named Williams has attempted to murder his mother-in-law at Ashton-under-Lyne, and afterwards coin mitted auicide. Victoria Station, Manchester, has for some time been funminted with the electric light. The London-roa4 Station is new to be similarly lighted. At the Uxbridge Pelice-coart, on Seturday., Captain Wm. Credmer,of Highbridge, was committed for trial for the manslaughter of his child, aged two years by fracturing its skull with a poker. The career of the adventuress—Mabel Wilberforce—has beea brought to a check. She was on Monday found guilty of phrjury, and Mr. Justice Hawkins sentenced her to nine months' imprisonment. ' Sir W. V. Harcourt (the Home Secretary) was on Tuesday presented with the freedom of the city of Glasgow. In the evening the right hon. Baronet addressed a great meeting, and in the course of his speech reviewed the policy, of the Cabinet both in foreign and domestic affeirs. , Major Bond, the Chief Constable of Birmingham reported to the Watch Committee that there were twenty-threepublic houses in Birmingham which were the resort of prize lighters and abettors of prize fighting, and where spearing performances took place. The Committee ordered the police to exercise a strict supervision of these houses, and to inform the landlords that they were being watched. Mr. Bright has yielded to an urgent invitation from a body of his fellow-townsmen of Rochdale that he would accept a congratulatory addrees on the occasion of his approaching 70th birthday. The interesting anniversary falls on the 16th November, but the date of the public gathering which is to be held will bedecided by considerations for Mr. Bright's convenience. A case of suspected poisoning is reported from Birmingham. Some days ago an inquest was opened on the body of Mrs. Rollason, widow lady, who died under suspicious circumstances. The coroner ordered the stomach to be chemically examined and Dr. Hill, county analyst, reports that the contents are strongly impregnated with strychnine, and that there are no circumstances to point to her having committed suicide. Mr. Osborne Morgan M.P., (the Deputy Judge Advocate General) addressed a meeting of his constituents on Tuesday on the Irish question. He strongly denounced the "mongrel Irishmen whose ruling passion was not love of Irelaad but hatred of England," and characterised the "No Rent" manifesto as one of the meanest and most _demoralising documents that had been issued since the time of Jack Cade. The Bishop of Gloucester and Bristol began his visitation of the archdeaconry of Bristol, on Tuesday in Bristol Cathedral, and inaugurated what his lordship calls a "reformed visitation." In order to make the visitation more practically useful he has invited the clergy of the archdeaconry to attends synod in the chapter house this afternoon, and has suggested for their discussion the question of lay help. At Blackburn, on Tuesday, Sarah Margerison, the wife of the landlord of the Whalley Range inn, was charged with stealing a table cloth and a yard and a half of cotton from the shop of William Wilson, on Monday. The chief constable stated that on searching the house of the prisoner a large quantity of new shawls and dress pieces were found. The prisoner was remanded, and an application for her admission to bail was refused. At a meeting of the Birmingham Watch Committee, on Tuesday, Major Bond, chief 'of police, reported that there were 23 public-houses in Birmingham which wereabe resort of prize fighters and abetters of prize fighting, and where sparring performances took place. The committee ordered the police to exercise a legal supervision over these houses, and to inform the landlords they were being watched. On Saturday evening, a meeting, convened by the committee of the Twelve Hours' Labour League was helelan London, to consider what steps should be taken to reduce the work hours of shop assistants and others. It was stated that since the scheme in this direction had been started a large number of employers had given in their adhesion to its objects. In the meanwhile, the committee have made arrangements to hold a series of meetings on the question. Public Baths, wjach have been erected at a cost of i 4,000, were opened at Leigh on Saturday, by Mr. Rd. Greenhough, chairman of the Local Board. Mr. T. T, Hayes, jun., chairman of the Baths Committee, stated that by pumping from the red sandstone the water from the plunge bath would cost less than id. per 1,000 gallons as against Pd. if taken from the town's supply. Mr. Alderman Bailey, of Salford, and other gentleman delivrred addresses, and a swimming enterJ tainment followed. Speaking on Monday, in Wolverhampton, at the opening of an industrial school by the School Board, Mr. H. H. Fowler, M.P., observed that he was in a position to state that the actual number of children sent to prison had, through the efforts of the Home Secretary, been reduced' almost to a minimum. Sir William Harcourt had ordered that whenever any child under 14 was committed to prison, for however short alerm, full particulars were to be forwarded to the Home Office, and the case was then investigated by Sir William in person. Tim