The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-09-05 00:00:00

A SCOTCH TUMULUS.

Workmen on the estate of Petream, near
Dunfermline, have been engaged in the opening of
a large tumulus there. It was on this estate that, a
few weeks ago, a highly interesting discovery of cists
and urns was made. The tumulus which has now
been opened is over two miles from the former
mound, and is situated in a plantation on the moor-
land near Calais Farm. The mound slopes gradually
up to about 401 t. from the level ground, and near the
to-p
has been encircled by a ring of rough stones of
about 201 t. in radius. On excavations having been
made at the top a large cist was come upon about 3ft,
below the surface. This cist is situated in the very
centre of the mound, and is formed of very heavy
freestone slabs. It measures internally 42in. by
26in., and is 22in. in depth. It was covered by a
massive stone slab measuring 48in. 137 36in., is
nearly 10in, in thickness. In the cat was 1...,dd a
finely-shaped old decorated urn, 51n. in height
and 61n. wide. It being anticipated that more
urns would be found, explorations were
carried on all round the cist, with the result
that seven other urns were found in various
positions m the surrounding sandy soil. Six of these
were found placed with the mouth upwards, the
seventh being inverted over the mouth of one of the
others. One large urn, standing fully 12in. high, was
covered with a flat stone as a lid. The whole of these
urns contained burnt human bones and charcoal, but
with the exception of the last mentioned urn, there
was a large admixture of earth and vegetable mat-
ter. In this large urn, however, the calcined bones
were quite dry and clean, the lid having so far ex-
cluded earth and moisture. Explorations under care-
ful superintendence are still being proceeded with,
and it is expected that more will be found. It would
appear from what has already been discovered that
this large burial mound is purely of the cinerary
many evidences of cremation having been seen
all round, in addition to the contents of these urns.
Mr. George Robertson, who is a fellow of the Society
of Antiquaries in Scotland, has made a detailed plan
of the tumulus, with the position of the urns already
obtained, and further investigations will be conducted
with the utmost care.

The man who "couldn't stand it any longer" has
taken a seat, and now feels auite comfortable

i EPITOME OF NEWS,
. _ Mr. Pierce Cormac has been summoned Whet tiro
• magistrates letting at the Union Hall Petty Sessions,
1 BRITISH AND FOREIGN. county Cork, charged with threatening Mr. Jeremiah
I Donovan and others with a gun and discharging lie
At Oeleorney, co. Kerry, Petty Sessions, Patrick contents at some of them. Donovan, who does an
s
' Moriarty, sergeant in the Kerry Militia, and caretaker extensive business a a money-lender, held a mortgage
on lend belonging to Cerroar, and the fracas arose in
ef an evicted farm, was committed for trial on the
connection with an attempt to seize the land under the
charge of firing a revolver at four young ladies who
• were walking in the village on the evening of the 15th provisiona of the deed. After a lengthened investiga-
tion, the magistrates dismissed the charge.
inst.
Mr Brooks, of Hyde, Cheshire, having written to At Woberhampton, Isaxe Onion!, owner of the Wall-
St.. Louis for some information about the man in buts Colliery, Bilston, and Wileam Groves, certificated
custody on suspicion of having murdered Mr. Preller, manager, bele been chareed with committing 12
has received a reply stating that the prisoner has offences under the Mines Regulation Act. The pro-
identified the letter as being in his father's writing. ceedings were ordered by the Home Secretary, and
evidence of her. Scott, Mines' Inspector, and Mr.
Daring service at St. Luke's Miseion Hall, Globe-
Pickering, showee that a fire took place in the shaft of
road, Mile-end, on Sunday evening, a gallery fell and
injured several persons, but none fatally, the colliery, and on examination A was found' there was
The new telegraph cable from Lerwick Head to no communicatiorewith the second shaft for the escape
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Stronsay has been successfully laid by the telegraph of the men as required by the Act. Onions Wae fined
ship Monarch,. and the vessel has now sailed for £ll 6s. 3d., and e roves £8 Bs. 9d.
Woolwich. An inquest has been held at Newry on the body of
Sir H. D.Wolff was received by the Sultan on Satur- Rebecca Keys, who war drowned in the canal. Wit.
day, and presented a message from the Queen, in which nesses deposed that Keys was seen to go towards the
her Majesty expressed the hope that, with the co-opera-
canal in company with, a- man named Roan Bennett,
tion of the Sultan, she would be able to put an end to
who is now under arrest's They were heard quarrelling,
the complications existing in Egypt, and establish a and one of the witnesses ran after and brought Keys
state of affairs conducive to the rights of the Sultan, back. The accused, however, followed her, caught
the happiness of the Egyptians, and the interests of hold of her, and dragged her with him. Shortly after-
England and all other nations. The Porte subsequently wards screams were heard, and the woman was- seen in
objected to the word "co-operation," and another word the water. A soldier jumped in, but was unable to
was sabstituted. The Sultan made a gracious reply, rescue her. The jury returned an open verdict.
and said he would designate persons to discuss with Sir The magistrates at Rawtenstall have decided a
Henry the questions relating to Egypt. singular case under the Married Women's Property
Some 10,000 persons assembled at the Winter Circus Act. Mre. Fierfield, wife of a man now in receipt of
in Paris on Saturday to protest against what was called relief from the Haslingden Union, was summoned to
the assassination of Olivier Pain. M. Rochefort was contribute towards his support. It was shown that
the principal speaker. He denounced the English and Mrs. Fierfield, who had been separated from her hus-
band for some years, kept a lodging-house, and also
French Governments on various grounds, especially
repeating with bitterness his charges against the rented four cottages, which she sublet furnished. In.
former. A resolution of a violent character, in har-
her behalf it was urged that several years ago she
mony with the tone of his speech, was carried unani-
obtained a protection order against her husband and
his creditors, and that the Act passed in 1882 could not
mously.
Charles Copping override that order. The magistrates decided that Mrs.
Folkestone, on Saturday, with killing a lad named
Fierfield ought to assist in maintaining her husband,
a middle-aged man, was charged at
William George Holladay. The accused was holding a and made an order for the payment of half-a-crown a.
rifle near to a shooting gallery, in Tontine-street, a week. A case for a superior court was granted.
much frequented thoroughfare when he turned round, An inquest has been held on the body of the Rev.
and the weapon, which was loaded with cartridge and Arthur Leopold Parker enow, who has for a short time
shot, went off. The contents lodged in the unfortu- been in charge of the living of Penfield, Essex. Mr.
nate lad's abdomen, and he expired two days after-
Snow was driving with Mrs. Snow from Penfield
wards. The magistrates, expressing their sorrow, said Rectory to Sampford Hall, when their dog-cart came
they were bound to commit the prisoner for trial, into collision with a hawker's van. This caused the
A fire occurred at the extensive wool-spinning works , horse to bolt, and the trap being overturned, Mr. Snow
of Messrs. Thomson and Sons, The North, Leicester, I was thrown into the road, and falling upon his head
on Sunday. The fire broke out in the wool-preparing sustained such injuries that he died in a few minutes.
room, and it spread to the steaming, the store, and the Mrs. Snow was also badly injured, and is still in a- pre,-
washing rooms before the brigade arrived. By great carious state, but the coachman escaped without in-
efforts, however, the fire was prevented from extending j jury. The returned a verdict of "Accidental
to the spinning works which, for some time, were in death," and added that they considered blame was
imminent danger of 'being destroyed. The damage attached to the coachman and also to Cooper, the
amounts to about £lOOO owner of the van. Mr. Snow, who was 66 years of age,
.
At an early hour on Sunday morning a well-dressed, was much esteemed in the parish.
elderly man was discovered in a dying state at the foot At Widnes Police-court, three Irish harvestmen,
of the East Cliff, Ramsgate, near to the grounds of the named Martin M'Cue, William Towan, and Martin
Mitchell, have been charged with wilfully and mall-
late Sir Moses Montefiore. The fingers of the poor man
ciously setting fire to the. farmstead of Miss Ann
were much injured, apparently from his efforts to
escape from his dangerous position. He died soon after Rimmer, Hanging Birch Farm, Farnworth, near
the discovery, and the body was removed to the mor- Whines. Miss Rimmer said the prisoners were work-
tnary, where it awaits an inquest. His linen bears the Inc for her in cutting corn for one day, and in the
name of Hubbard. evening she paid them off and told them that their
Three young men, named John Crozier, George services would not be again required. Between one
William Crozier, and John Atkin, are in custody at and two o'clock next morning she was awakened by her
Newe,astle-on-Tyne, charged with causing the death of manager, Thomas Wainwright, who told her the place
William Dunn. The deceased was set upon in the was in flames. They succeeded in rescuing six cows
, and two valuable horses. The shippon, barn, cart-
tilt., 1 shed, and hay-lofts were burned, together with a large
cows-
street et
and by a
struck
n of men, mbeena,dat
with
a midnight
briok, on the
flrsaoth.
, quantity of hay and straw. The prisoners were corn-
brain, fthroenatewmhpileehbboeneexapnidreedauosnedsuconndcauyssfinontbo h
the in- the
mitt
ed for trial at the assizes.
firmary, where he had lain for a fortnight in an insen- Al the Middlesex Sessions, Eliza Davison, 40, a.
bible state.
married woman, pleaded guilty to keeping e a disorderly
Lord Hartingten addressed a meeting on Saturday i house. The Assistant-Judge ordered her to pay a fine
1 of £5O, in default to remain in prison until such fine was
I paid; to enter into her own recognizance, in the sum
ae
nt ei rnfgo ootf,
thenear
local
oa l
L Liberal
i Manchester,
linnb o. connection
It
being
his first appearance in Rossendale since his selection as I of 1100 to keep the peace for 12 mouths: and to find
the Liberal candidate, his visit was looked forward to ' two sureties in the sum of £5O each, or one in the sum
ewviethnitohge at
reopening
p
with great interest, and his reception was most enthusi. of £lOO, to be of good behaviour for a like period.
astic. The noble lord remarked that great changes had Three privates of the Heswall Rifle Volunteers, in
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occurred since he last addressed a Lancashire audience. Cheshire, have been charged with an extraordinary
Two million new voters had been added to the con. outrage. While "stupidly drunk," on their way home,
stituencies, which had been completely remodelled, they fired off their rifles, to the danger of pedestrians.
and there was no doubt that the future Parliament one of them attempting to shoot a policeman who
would adequately represent the feelings, wishes, and I interfered. One of the men was sent to prison for
aspirations of the great majority of the people a the I six months, and the two others were each fined 10s.
country. I and costs.
A dog show was held in June last at Brighton, and Mr. Geo. Jackson, Liberal candidate for the central
one of the rules was that each animal should be exhi. I division of Glasgow, has died ot consumption.
bited in the name of the owner. The excise officers : Arthur Hazell, a boy between 12 and 13 years of age,
visited the show' and discovered that a number of ' whose parents reside in Gravesend, has met with a
owners held no license. Two of the offenders were severe accident while following his employment at the
brought before the Brighton magistrates on Saturday new docks at Tilbury, necessitating the amputation of
and fined a small sum and costs. It appeared that both legs above the knee, the operation being per-
altogether about 50 owners were found to possess formed by the surgeons of the Town Hospital. The
no license, and some of the cases are still receiving the poor lad, however, succumbed and died the same after.
consideration of the Inland Revenue authorities. noon.
The Khedive has returned to Cairo from his tour of Prince Henry of Battenberg has been appointed
Honorary Colonel of the sth Volunteer Battalion of
inspection in the Delta. All danger of an inundation
by the Nile is believed to have pasted away. the Hampshire Regiment, or Princess Beatrice's Isle of
Up to the 24th ult. all was reported glue •t at Cabal. Wight Volunteers.
Steps are being taken to form a "National Revolver
The Ameer tad ordered a supply of military uniforms
and equipments chiefly from Bombay Parsecs. Association" with a view of encouraging revolver
From the comments of the Paris journals it appears practice amongst officers, non-commissioned officers,
and men of her Majesty's services and other gentlemen
that the reported agreement between England and I
who may wish to join. Any kind of revolver may be
China is viewed there with dissatisfaction.
Admiral Courbet's funeral took place on Tuesday at . used and no preference will be shown for any particular
,
Abbeville with much pomp. Many naval and military weapon. Communications should be made to Major
1 Charles Ford, the originator of the revolver eompeti-
officers were present. tion at Wimbledon.
It is reported teat the Ameer of Bokhara is about '
to abdicate in favour of his second
1 The "Do Civili Dominic" of John Wyclif is now
son.
Mr. and Mrs. Gladstone left the Sunbeam at Fort just ready for issue to members of the Wyclif Society. 1
George on Tuesday, and travelled by railway to Kin-
, it is being looked for with great interest, as being
cardineshire, on a visit to Sir Thomas Gladstone, of 1 likely to throw further light on the relations of the
Fasuni, Pnro to the St.te five hundred years ago, and the views
Orders have been issued for the Channel Squadron I taken of those relations at that period. It further
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to assemble at Portland in a few days for a cruise round contains an exhaustive review of the whole subject.
the United Kingdom. Before the departure of Major General the Hon. J.
Speaking at Dublin on Tuesday night, Mr. Parnell, C. Dormer from Egypt, Zeky Bey, Officer of Ceremonies
M.P., said if it was made impossible for the Irish ' to the Khedive, waited upon the gallant officer, and,
people to obtain the right to administer their own I on behalf of his Highness, congratulated him upon his
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affairs they would make other things impossible for staff appointment in this country, adding that the
1 Khedive highly appreciated the value of Major General
those who did so. He, however, asked the people to
abstain from outrages.
Dormer's services in Egypt.
Dr. Kevin O'Doherty, one of the '4B men sentenced . The Hon. Thomas White has been re-elected to the
to penal servitude, has been presented with the freedom i The
House of Commons by a large majority on
of the City of Dublin, and stated that he was ready to ' accepting the post of Minister of the Interior.
Mr. George Mitchell having written to Lord Iddes-
take part in the approaching electoral struggle. He
suggested the holding of a conference of Irish delegates leigh recommending certain remedies for the depressed
1 state of trade, among which was the nationalisation of
from all parts of the world.
The autumnal meeting of the Iron and Steel Institute all insufficiently cultivated land, and all lands belong-
began in Glasgow on Tuesday, and a mining exhibition big to Government, City Companies, and Charities;
was °petted. 1
acquisition by the State of all railways; the unearned
Working men delegates have held a meeting in increment of property to pay a tax of 30 per cent, to the
London to protest against the unrestricted sale of ob. Government, and dividends of companies above 7e per
jectionable literature in the streets, and it was resolved . cent. to pay 30 percent. to the Government, has received
to send a deputation to the Home Secretary and the , the following reply: "Treasury, S.W., August, 24, 1885.
1 Lord Mayor. Sir,—l am desired by Lord Iddesleigh to thank you for
At the London City Police Summons oourt, a hawker your letter of the 19th inst., and to say that the sub-
has been sent for seven days' imprisonment for , jects to which you refer shall be brought before the 1
obstructing the footpath in Fleet-street while selling Royal Commission on the Depression of Trade, and
pamphlets, i also your suggestions with reference to the depression
William Pearce, who stated that he was an officer in in the marble industry.—l am, sir, yours faithfully, G.
the Royal Artillery, has been charged at Marlborough- H. MURRAY*"
street Police-court with assaulting a constable' but he i Mr. Joseph Arch, the President of the Agricultural
made a counter- charge against the police, and the case ' Labourers' Union, speaking at Kenilworth the other
was adjourned to enable him to procure witnesses, i day, advocated the application of the Irish Land Act to
The price of coal has been raised is. per ton in several England.
of the South Yorkshire pits. 1 All the chain-masters in the South Staffordshire and
The Liverpool barque Van Diemen, which recently East Worcestershire districts received notices from the
stranded at Dungeness, capsized on Tuesday morning. Operatives' Association on Saturday, claiming the 4s.
Some men who were working on her had a narrow list of prices, representing an advance ranging from 20
escape. Ito 30 per cent, upon the present rates. The notices
Two coastguardsmen named Bligh and Harris have expire in 14 days, when, unless an advance be conceded,
been drowned at Lossiemouth through the upsetting of the men turn out on strike.
their boat while attempting to enter the harbour after a ' Intelligence received at Simla states that great irri-
fishing expedition. 1 tation is felt by the members of the Boundary Commis-
A soldier named Muley, belonging to the Suffolk sion against the Governor of Herat, who has been dis-
Regiment, has been accidentally shot at the Yougese covered tampering with the correspondence of the
rifle range. The bullet lodged in his thigh, and he was Commission, and has otherwise behaved discourteously
removed to the Military Hospital. 1 to the British officers. Representations have been made
A melancholy accident occurred on Tuesday at Quarry to the Ameer, asking him to reprimand the governor
Pollokshaws, Glasgow. A large mass of rock fell, bury. for his conduct.
lug Timothy Cronan and Thomas Owens. Orman Wag Mr. Boord addressed the Conservative electors of
killed, and Owens is not expected to recover. Several Greenwich on Saturday, and stated that every attempt
labourers had narrow escapes. 1 to arrange his dispute with Baron De Worms had
An engine cleaner and shunter named Boswell lost failed. He considered that he had the greater right to
his life at Chester Station on Tuesday morning. He ' the representation of Greenwich, and he meant to fight
was engaged in his usual work when his body became ' for it when the time came.
accidentally jammed between the buffers. The injuries ' A case exciting much interest was called on Saturday
were so severe that when released he was found to be in Glasgow Circuit Court. Hugh Haddon ' , supenn-
dead. I tendent of the counting-house of Messrs. J. and W.
At Monaghan Petty Sessions a young man, named Campbell, warehousemen, Glasgow, who was charged
Hughes, was returned for trial on the charge of steal- with embezzling £364, money received from travellers
ing a cash-box containing a considerable sum of money failed to appear, and he was outlawed by the judge.
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from a shop on the 31st ult. The box was subsequently A man named Wright was en ' • gaged in cleaning the
recovered intact, and found to contain £53. I ceiling of a school at Kempston, near Bedford, on
At Wednesbury, on Tuesday, William Peake, an Saturday, when he fell from a considerable height to
engineer, Leicester, was handed over to the Leicester the ground. When picked up he was found to have
police on a charge of having in July broken into the sustained severe injuries, and he was conveyed to the
offices of Messrs. Ginson and Co., engineers, Leicester, Bedford Infirmary, where he died at an early hour
aria otolon cheques amounting to ARM, rinot.nfAnn nn Stnnday morning - —— -
orders valued at £5O, and £l4 in money. After the At the Dublin Police-court, Patrick Daffy, aged 18,
robbery the accused absconded, and he was arrested on has been charged with having made a false declaration
Monday night at Darleston. 1 for the purpose of ttainiug a marriage license.
The
The agents of the Durham Miners' Association ' accused, it was alleged, gave false names and addresses
report that an arrangement was on Monday come to by for himself and a girl of 17, whom he proposed to
which the question of the wages of shifters and stove, marry, representing both as of full age. He -
was corn-
men has been referred to arbitration. At Wardley mitted for trial.
Colliery, where the manager claimed a reduction, and As the men employed in the erection of a new high-
would have stopped the colliery, had not the agreement level bridge which crosses the Barrow Docks were
pre-
been made, the hewers' wages remain unaltered. , paring to leave work the other night, the whole of One
A seaman named Carl Maasi committed suicide on of the archways, about 30 yards long, without any
Tuesday afternoon on board the German barque Bur- warning, fell in. James Lappin, aged 22 years who
time, germeister Kinstein, at present discharging timber at was working on the top of the arches at the • 'e, was
Greenock. The deceased had appeared depressed, and crushed to death among the debris.
having gone into town and purchased a six-chambered A banquet, un r the
, e auspices of the Edinburgh
, revolver, he returned to the vessel, entered his bunk, Orkney, and Sbeeand Association has been held in the
' and shot himself through the head, the bullet penetra- Castle Hotel, K: kr-all, and about 50 g entlomenere
w
ting his brain. He was 52 years of age, and a native of Tyesent from all parts of Orkney. The Earl of Zetla
nd
Knopitz, Germany. I was in the chair, and Mr. Bruce, of Sunbur hacted
g ,
, Colonel Hamilton, M.P., in the presence of a large as croupier. The usual loyal, patriotic,
I and local toasts
crowd, opened on Tuesday the exhibition in Glasgow were proposed and replied to.
connected with the Mining Institute, Scotland. ' A lad named Fry, aged 17, died at Stokes, near
Hitherto the institute devoted its attention to discus- Portsmouth, on Sunday, from injuries alleged to have
sing mining subjects, but it was decided to hold exhibi- been received in a fight with a boy named Weston, aged
time. Therefore the public have now an opportunity 16. After the fight both boys became friends and drank
of witnessing machinery in motion and appliances con- beer together. Fry then went home,
and whilst in bed
nected with mining. The exhibition is thoroughly he became unwell, and he
gradually grew so serioutdy
practical, and promises to be a great success. I ill that he died.
A number of Blackburn operatives on strike were An inquest has been held at Tudhoe Colliery ell
summoned before the Congleton magistrates on Tues. body of lgasgaret Elizabeth Summerbell, aged 15the
day, and sentenced each to a month's hard labour for who was found drowned in the river Wyears,
Wear near Sunder.vagrancy. The evidence showed that they had been Ilnd Bridge. It was stated that
drunk and very disorderly in several of the public, that her stepmother ill-treated her, and that she
thoroughfares on Monday; that they had grossly in. had threatened to drown herself. The jury returned
suited a number of women and girlie and at several an open verdict. At the close of the inquiry
8.
houses had insisted on receiving contributions. They Semmerbell was hooted at by a large crowd,
ultimately took refuge in a hay loft at Astbury, where At Liverpool, Edmund Grace Westfield, civil engi-
they were found, and with much trouble taken into ' neer, has been sentenced to 15 months'
imprisonment
custody with hard labour, for obtaining several sums of money,
1 The annual sheep fair held on the Downs near West- amounting to over £l6O, from Thomas Edmund Morris,
bury took place on Tuesday, and upwards of 10,000 optician, of Liverpool, by false pretences that he could
"So I may really have the next waltz. So good of sheep were penned. The demand was good, and prices save a Government prosecution, which he falsely said
you, Mrs. Marsham; I know how rarely you'll eon- rather better than those at Britford, ewes making from was going to be commenced against Morris; and also
sent to waltz with anybod,y. lam greatly fumed.. 30s. to 405., and lambs from 235. to 305., 10s. and 15s. for having attempted to obtain £3O from Mr. John
"Not at all, Mr. De Gauoue--I don't object to respectively less than the prices at this fair last year. Thornhill, of Southport, by false pretences.
waltzing, in general. It is only my husband's absurd Rams and ram lambs made from 7gs. to 4igs. ; cows in At Glasgow Police-court, a lat ourer, named Alexander
, calf, 212 to £2O; barren heifers, £lO to Rl2 ; and year- Maclntyre, aged 27, has been remanded on the charge
jealousy, you lenow.* , ling.s, £8 to £B. Cart horses sold at from £25 to 4315, of causing the death of a hawker named J
A country apothecary, not a little distinguished for and nip from £25 to £4O, but f • • " aims
or ponies of which a lif'Dermid. On the previous evening the two men
his impudence, with a hope of disconcerting a young large number were on offer, scarcely any 'demand was quarrelled in King-street, when, it is alleged, Maclne
clew:man, whom he knew to be a man of singular made.- tyre threw a bottle at M'Dermid, striking him on the
modesty, asked him in the hearing of a large company, Dills Lovell, a gipsy, has been sent to gaol for two head. M‘Dermid dropped, and on being picked up, was
"Why the patriarchs of old lived to such an extreme months with hard labour for obtaining money by found so severely injured that it was deemed prudent
age ?" To which the clergyman replied, "I suppose fortune-telling from servants at Birkenhead. to remove him to the infirmary, where he died during
the ancient patriarchs took no physic.* the night.

The gorse and dry grass on the cliff in front of Cliff
Town, Southend, caught fire on 'Monday morning, and
the flames rose about thirty feet high. The wind was
not high; nevertheles it took some twenty minutes to
extinguish the fire; The residents on the Cliffs, with
pails of water and sticks, got the fire under; some of
them had their hands and clothing burned.
At Pisa, the other day, during a violent thunder-
storm, the lightning struck the bell towers of the
chshes of f.',iaint Cecilia aad San Giuseppe. That of
Saint Cecilia is split down the middle and threatens to
fail. Thunderstorms hare been frequent throughout
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Tile following appointments were made at the
Admiralty on Saturday: Lieut. Francis H. Davies, to
the Serap9s; Staff Commander John E. Chapple, to the
Minotaur; John Miller, chief engineer, to the Asia,
additional for the Lord Warden ; Robert H. Hastings,
clerk, to the Hotspur.
The oeicera of the Ond (Cheshire) Regiment have
just completed the erection in Chester Cathedral of a
tablet composed entirely of mosaics, on which it is in-
tended to commemorate the names of all officers who
die while serving in the regiment. Already the tablet
bears the names el 11 officers.
It is announced that orders have been given that as
soon as possible the Channel Squadron is to proceed to
sea and cruise along the coast of Scotland until about
the middle of November, when the ships are to return
to their respective ports. They will then remain in
port until after the general election.
The damages recently caused by the cyclone at
Charleston is being rapidly made good. Revised esti-
mates show the loss to amount to 1,600,000 dots. Ter-
rible reports of wrecks, mainly coasting vessels, come
from the southern coasts, and also from the West
Indies. Three pilot boats of Beaufort, South Carolina,
were wrecked and 14 lives lost.
The health of the German Emperor is so good that he
was able to attend the annual "eagle shooting," as it is
called, of the Foot Guards at Potsdam and fired
several shots himself at the stuffed king of the birds.
The " eagle king "is he who brings down, the last rem-
nant of the bird, and this honour fell to the comman-
dant of the regiment, Colonel von Lindequist.
The catch of herrings at Whitby the other day was
RO great that a glut in the market occurred, and large
quantities of fine herrings failed to realise more than
15s. per last of /0,000. Many tons were carted away
for manure, and large quantities were piled up on the
quay, and people being invited by the town crier to take
them for nothing, hundreds of persons availed them-
selves of the opportunity.
The Tariff Commission of the Telegraph Conference,
now being held at Berlin, has had under its considera-
tion a proposal on the part of Switzerland to restrict
the commercial cipher code of Europe to 200 words,.
and, despite the opposition of the English delegate and
several of his colleagues' the motion was adopted after
considerable discussion; but there is little chance of its
being ultimately approved by the plenary Conference.
The directors of the Brighton and South Coast Rail-
way have adopted a reduced tariff for the conveyance
of hops to London, on the basis of that agreed upon
between the London, Chatham, and Dover Company
and the East Kent Chamber of Agriculture and Rail-
way and Canal Traders' Association. Hops can now
be sent from Tunbridge at is. sd. per pocket, a reduc-
tion of is. id. in the price previously charged by the
Brighton Company.
The cost of restoring and completing Cologne Cathes
dral from the year 1823 down to the present year has
amounted, including a contribution of 250,000 from the
cathedral tax to 21,000,000 marks, or V.,050,000. This
was quite independent of gifts of valuable objects for
the religious services or the decoration of the building,
and a large number of private donations and funds for
pious foundations.
Dr. Ginsburg, the celebrated Hebrew scholar, who
has been engaged for upwards of 30 years on the
Massorah, has now ready the third volume, which con-
sists of a critical apparatus of the Old Testament. Dr.
Ginsburg is likewise engaged upon a critical text of the
Old Testament, which will for the first time be in
accordance with the Massorah. The latter will be pub-
lished by the Trinitarian Bible Society, and is to be
completed within the next five years.
In view of the possibility of outbreaks of cattle
disease, one of the Executive Committees for the county
of Sussex has issued an order, under the Contagious
Diseases (Animals) Act, to the effect that no animal
shall be moved into the western division out of the dis-
trict of any other local authority unless the person in
charge of such animal is in possession of a certificate
signed by the owner or his agent, or by the person from
whom the animal has been obtained, if bought within
fourteen days prior to its being moved. The term
animal is defined to mean cattle, sheep, goats, and
swine.

At Sedgley an important decision affecting tramway
companies has been given. The Sedgley and Wolver-
hampton Tramway Company were summoned for de-
frauding the Inland Revenue by using seven carriages
on Whit Monday, whereas they only paid licence for
four. The defendants urged they had a right to sub-
stitute one carriage for another in case of accident.
The stipendiary held that the defendants had no such
right, and inflicted a fine of £5 and costs.
Salmon fishing by net has closed in the Dee. Many
hundred tons of fine fish have been caught in the Dee
this year. Between 200 and 300 men have daily been
engaged in the fishery, and a curious feature of the
season has been that the channel of the river has
become so narrow at Connah's Quay that the Flintshire
fishermen were sweeping the river clean, and Chester
men were compelled to go to Connah's Quay to partici-
pate in the fishery.

The farm-house of John TI-,,,nas Mower, Blackpool,
near Bakewell, was entered on Sunday night while the
household were asleep, and a large quantity of wearing
apparel and other articles were carried off. None of
the inmates were A;sturboa, ..Iflaoush must or the
rooms were ransacked. The burglars by some means
kept Mr. Mower's mastiff dog quiet, and took it with
them when leaving. It returned after daylight, with a
string round its neck.

The International Corn Market was opened at Vienna
on Monday by the reading of a report which showed
Hungary to have a very fine wheat crop in quality, and
more than the average in quantity.
The Austrian military manceuvres at Pilsen were
brought to a conclusion on Monday in the presence of
the Emperor. On the previous day a grand procession,
representing various trades and industries, took place.
A native officer has been sent by the Indian Govern-
ment on a special mission to Cabul in connection with
the late proceedings of the Governor of Herat in
tampering with the letters of the Boundary Com-
missioners, and otherwise acting discourteously towards
them.
The Marquis of Ripon presided on Monday night at
a Liberal demonstration at Ripon, and referred to the
late Reform Bill as a just concession of reasonable
rights to the great body of the people by which the
solid foundation of the Constitution had been widened
and confirmed. He urged the new electorate to exer-
cise the trust given them for no selfish ends or per-
sonal objects, but in accordance with conscientious
convictions and for the highest interests of the country.
He also thought the absence of Free Traders on the
Trade Commission would not commend it to the con-
fidence of the country.
Mr. Dillwyn, M.P., was on Monday afternoon taking
part in the annual inspection of the 3rd Glamorgan-
shire Rifle Volunteers at Swansea, when his horse, be-
came frightened at the noise of the band, and swerved
and kicked violently. Mr. Dillwyn was thrown to the
ground, and lay for some time insensible. He has sus-
tained a severe shaking, and his condition is con-
sidered very serious. He was at once removed to the
hospital.

The Paris " Matin " pubbshes an account of an in.
terview which its London correspondent had with
Major Kitchener on the Olivier Pain affair. The Major
reiterates his assertion that no military execution of
any kind took place. The correspondent adds that
Major Kitchener fought for France under General
Chanzy, with the Army of the Loire, and was wounded.
This fact, our Paris correspondent says, has caused con-
siderable revulsion of feeling against the Intransigeant
libellers.
During the racing at Vannes one of the stands gave
way, and 60 persons were precipitated to the ground.
According to the latest telegram, however, but three
of the occupants were iniured.