Denton and Haughton Examiner, etc. — 1882-05-27 (Denton, Greater Manchester, England)

THE FOLLOWING GENTLF.MIS N have been elected to be honorary fellows of Oriel College, Oxford The Right Hon. Geo. J. (leeches, M.P., D.C.L., Sir Alexander Grant, D.C.L. the Principal of the University of Edinburgh, and Robert S. Wright, MA., barrister-at-law. Mr. Go dun was a distinguished member of Oriel, but did not graduate until 1875, after the Act wu passed for the abolition of the Tests Act.  THE TRIAL of the —eleven pri3ooers charged with defrauding numerous tradesmen by means of what is known as the "long firm' swindle has been concluded at the Central Criminal Court, London. The jury returned a verdict of guilty, and Mr. Justice Hawkins sentencel three of the prisoners to five years' penal servitude, and the others to various tams of imprisonm..nt with hard labour.  AT DERBY a woman named Ifannah Jackson, who was shown to have absolutely ruined her husband's home, was charged with stealing from her son his hardcanted savings, amounting to £7 15s. 6d., his watch and chain, and a box containing his clothes and other personal belongings, valued at £16,a1l of which she pawned. The magistrate, after commenting strongly on the case, sentenced the woman to three months' Imprisonment with hard Labour.  AT STIIA:1701113 (London) Petty Sessions, a man named William Desforges, a bricklayer, 25 years of age, li, ing on Wanstead Flats, was placed in the dock charged with attempting to commit suicide by jumping into the Green Mau Pond, at Leytonstone. Sergeant Smith, of the N division, stated that on the afternoon la question his attention was called to the prisoner, who was struggling in the pod near the Green Man public-house. Be was got out and arrested by the officer, but he got away and again jumped into the water. The policeman plunged in after him and tried to bring him to land, but the prisoner re-feted violently, mtclaiming "I will die ; I will die like a man." Ele was foaming at the mouth, and seemed greatly excited. Ultimately the nian was got out of the water. The Beach treated the case as one of drunkenness, and fined the prisoner 10s. and costs or seven days. . .  IT HAS BEEN INTIMATED that the Prince and Princess of Iltles will open the Public-park, Hastings, on June 26 or 27.  A SAD ACCIDENT has occurred at King's Lynn. The three young children of Thomas Dyson, labourer, of Southgate-street, were playing on the bank of Friars Fleet, which was very full, there being an exceptionally high tide, when the youngmt, a boy, fell into the water, an I his sisters in endeavouring to nave him also fell in. The cries of the children brought amistance, and the boy was got out alive, but the girls were drowned. It was the :tnnivereary of the wedding of the parents of the children.  THE NEW LINE OF RAILWAY extending the! Great Northern Railway system to Leicester has been opened for goods traffic. The line, which was designed by Mes.rs. Fraser and Sons, Leeds, is about 9?,- miles in ext nt, and has, on account of the numerous cuttings, , heavy etnbankments, and tunnels, proved very costly. , The bridges and viaducts, too, are numerous, one of them costing over £15,1100. The line starts at the 13elgrave eiidi of Leioester, and joins the Market ilarborough and Newark line at Tilton-en.the-Hill. There are five etations —namely, Loweeby, Ingarsby, Thumby, New flumberstone, and Leicester, and the station buildings are now in cause of construction. 'I he station buildings at Leicester will cost neArly £lOO,OOO, and will be ol an imposing character. Messrs. Renton and Wordiness were GI, contractors for the line. The first goods train left Tilton in charge of Mr. George W. Dales, district goods superintendent, and a large number of people were precut to whom the arrival at Leicmter. It is expected tie it the line will be opened for line-eager traffic in January. Tau selectcommitteeof theilonseof Commons appointed to consider the bill proposing to establish a flih and vegetable market in South London, near the Elephant and Castle Station, has decided that the ' preamble of the bill was proved, subject to the approaches ! In the market being made. They proposed to secure ! the public by inserting provisions in the bill embodying Mr. Plimsoll's °Ter—namely, that he would give a subvention of £2OOO towards the widening of Rocking- I ham-street if that was done by the vmtry within ten, years, which would give the vmtry an opportunity of 'deferring the alteration until the present tenants' leases fell in.  _ _ AT