The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1875-05-18 00:00:00

THE STRIKE IN SOUTH WALES.
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Some indication of a desire on the part of the associated
masters to effect • conciliation will be found in the fol-
lowing passage forming part of the resolution passml at
the masters' meeting on Friday, and which has been
officially comnicnicated :—" That • committee be xp.
pointed to consider • further abiding scale of wages for
fired periods, to be based upon the selling price of coal;
and after the men on strike have returned to work on the
tonne named (the 15 per cent reduction), to suggest such a
scheme to the council, at an early electing, for arrange-
ment with the men." The whole of the men have gone in
at Rhymney, and 3.400 are at work at Cyfarthfa. Over
2011 have accepted the reduction.

RUMOURS ABOUT THE PREMIERSHIP.
In Tory circles (says the London on-respondent of the
Dundee Adu 'list r) there are queer rumours about the
Premiership. They may arise from Mr. Disraeli's recent
rate they are more numerous than
they have
beent
.incey
last October, when all the .leiditones
knew that the Prime Minister was about to bid the
world farewell. The Premier, we are told, it, and for
some time has been, the victim of gout, which disturbs
his temper and his judgml3land makes lug life a burden.
It was gout, we are NU that made him throw his
shelteringning over that t unsuspecting sailor, Capt.
Bedford Phn ; it was gollt that Mae him reject Lord
Hartington's press resolutions ; and it was gout which
dictated his peremptory announcement that Parliament
would have to sit till he saw lit to releave it. Because of
his sufferings Mr. Disraeli, it is said, is determined to
cease from his labours. It is believed that be has con.
tinued at the bead of biLi party at the earnest solicitation
of some of his colleagues. Others of his colleagues du not
wish he should remain at their head and whispers are not
wanting that the solicitations of friends would not have
availed to keep Inut where he is if be had not somewhat
keenly resented the eagerness with which some desire his
retirement. Recent events have not been favourable to
luadership, and the :dory now i Ciat lie will make
room for a younger [man hefore the beginning if not
%vision. Already there iv talk of his successor. Lovt
Derby iv nainLvl, ceurse. Mr. Hardy is named, too ;
but 34 Prime Minister Br. Hardy woukl be out of his
element He would be out of his element as leader of the
House of Commons; and if Lord Derby is to he Prune
Minister, the head of the Government in the lower House
will 'lnlaid certainly be Sir S. Northcote.

A SCENE ON TEE LIVERPOOL LANDING
STAGE.
' A romantic affair is reputed from Liverpool. A
lady, who had been brought up by a clergyman's wife, at
a rectory in Cheshire, obtained a week or tso ago, a eon.
enterable sum of money from the lady, together with
mission to go to a neighbouring town. Having reaetti
that place, abe WSJ married by license, privately, to e
porno who a few days afterwards milled for America.
: leaving numerous creditors. A few mornings age the
young lady diaappiared from the rectory, leaving a f.,...
t well not stating that the intended to join her husband.
, The police in Liverpool were c immunieated with, and the
Iclergyman's wife proceeded to that town, in the hope a
intercepting the 1 iigitive. She arrived at the landing stage
lon Thursday, juiit in time to find her protege on board the
tender of the White Star steamer Britannia, which was en
i the point of sailing for New York. The excited lady
t rushed on the tender t and forcibly dragged the girl in tn.
stage,, and when both were on terra from she broke out
Into a torrent of reproaches, which caused the fat.
defaulter to sob loudly, and attracted a large number-4
spectators. At length calmness was restored, and rire
party drove to an hotel, the services of the Pohoe diem
1 who had been in attendance to take the runaway iii,
custody, if necessary, not being required. Ile young lady
was accompanied by her maid.

THIRTY-SIX SUICIDES IN A MONTH.
A Vienna correspondent writes to the Standard: The
month of April this year has been unumally rife in
murders, but especially in suicides. The latter, with few
exceptions, have been caused by distress and want of
employment, particularly among the artisans, who not
being able to raise their high rent have in despair put an
end to their lives. Among the thirty-six suicides six were
of women, two of whom shot themselves. One was o
young and happy wife. • talented and favourite &taborer,
who wrote an essay on the present suicide mania in
Vienna, and then drove out to Schonbrunn, the summer
residence of the Emperor, where mounting the Gloriette
to enjoy the magnificent view from it, she drew out a
revolver and wounded herself mortally, though she
lingered a week in torments before she died. A Caeck
woman, wife of a respectable artisan, went with her three
children to a wood in the suburbs. where she poisoned
them and then hung them on the trees; but, struck with
remorse, she cut them down and poisoned herself. TIN
children have died, but the mother will probably be saved.
Vienna seems especially dangerous at present for pretty
young girls, for the young men have taken to killing their
lovers and then themselves. Three such cases have been
reported within a very short time.