The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1887-08-27 00:00:00

DOCKYARD DISCHARGES.

The Mist Lord of the Admiralty received on
Tuesday a deputation from Chatham, who strongly
urged that the Government should put a stop to the
discharge of dockyard men. Lord G. Hamilton said
they were suffering from the lax supervision of the
last six or seven years, during which time the em-
ployes at the dockyards had increased to 21,000.
Within the next two years the number must be re-
duced to 18,000, for whom steady and continuous
employment would be found. The main lines upon
which the Admiralty was proceeding were those of
the private manufacturer, who only employed as many
men as he required.

About hsi .past four o'clock on Tuesday morning a
London and North-Weitern goods train from Rugby
on entering the Great Eastern Station, Peterborough,
missed the point and collided with one of the iron
pillars supporting the roof. The pillar was broken in
the middle, and a portion of the roof, about 6 ft. by
40ft. fell, breaking down the telegraph wires and doing
other damage. Fortunately no person was injured,
but the engine and trucks were considerably damaged.
The City of London coroner was informed on Tues-
day of the deaths of two persons from the heat. The
first, William Warr, aged 50, an old soldier, complained
reveral times of the heat during the previous day, and
in the evening he dropped down dead beside his dwelling
in Esst-passlge, Cloth Fair, West Smithfield. In the
other case, Charles Thomas Faulty, aged 48, was at
work on the previous evening at an establishment in
West Harding•street, Fetter-lane, when, without the
least warning, he fell down dead, just as he had finished
work for the day.
Several fresh cases of cholera are reported to have
occurred in the infected districts in Italy and in
Malta.

A Spanish official decree was published on Tuesday
annulling the appointment of General Salamanca as
Governor of Cuba.

Serious forest fires have occurred in several die.
tricts of Oorsica, which are believed to be the work of
incendiaries.

Severe rainstorms have visited New York and the
vicinity, and many places have been flooded; while
much damage has been caused by a storm on the south
coast.

he Press Association states that Mr. T. W. Russell,
M.P., has received a letter from the Marquis of Hart.
ington, in which the writer says that Lord Wolmer has
forwarded to him the communication addressed by Mr.
Russell to the Liberal Unionist Whips. He regrets that
Mr. Russell should have found it necessary to take the
course be has done, and fears that things have now gone
to far for recall.
A Telegram from New Ross states that Miss Shalloe,
a shopkeeper's daughter, has been carried out to sea in
a E mall boat and had a narrow escape. She is staying
at the little watering-place of Bannow, and when
walking along the shore her hat was blown into the
sea. There was no one near, so she got into a small
sod rowed after the hat, which she recovered.
She however, found it impossible to row back to the
shore, and the boat was carried out by the currents to
sea past the Saltee and Kerogue Islands. Seven miles
from shore the yacht Ruby noticed her signals of
distress and made for the boat, in which they found the
young woman in a fainting condition. Miss Shalloe
was safely landed at Bannow.
A meeting of Bnrnley operatives was held on Tues-
day evening to give support to the strike hands at
Bar D Old 6 Wi ck and Preston. The meeting was addressed
by Mr. David Holmes, president of the Northern
Counties Unions Association. and Mr. j. Burro mien, of
the Central Committee. A resolution was adopted
condemning the action of the employers, and prowls.
ing to contribute one penny pet Worth