Denton and Haughton Examiner, etc. — 1885-05-16 (Denton, Greater Manchester, England)

NERAIZGORDON AND THE  EX-KHEDIVE ISDIAIL.  A few days ago the ex-Khedive received at Naples a small packet which a Soudanese messenrr had by some means or other at last contrived to bring to the Italian Consul-General at Cairo. It contained an Arabic letter signed and sealed by General Gordon, just seven weeks before Na death, and a well-execnted decoration. The following is an exact translation of theletter, which now possesses a striking and touching interest:  "To his Highness, the august Ismail Pasha, exKhedive of Sgypt. May God protectliim ! Amongst the many honours which your Highness was pleased to shower upon me during your glorious reign, you have bestowed on me the several decorations of which lam proud, and for which lam grateful. Having been appointed Governor of the Soudan, I repaired at once to my post, and Arrived safe and sound at Khartoum. Two months later communication with the north was cut off, and the city was besieged. During thesiege it has been my lot to witness the many cases in which soldiers, civil employes, and leading men of the country displayed courage and self-sacrifice in valiantly undergoing difficulties and privations. To reward their commendable conduct and fidelity, I caused decorations to be made for distribution amongst them. I already sent a specimen .of this decoration to your Highness by the steamer Abbas, but as I fear it may have miscarried, I send today another for your acceptance. Receive it, Highness in remembrance of my affectionatedevotioniwith, the repectful homage of your grateful and faithful servant, (Signed) C. G. Gordon. Khartoum, Dec. 3, 1884," ,  HAVE IT IN YOUR HOUSES, mid follow the advice of the eminent Doctors .Front, Stevens, Morgan, Turley, Dowsing, Gibbon, Sparks, fin., Who have borne unqualified testimony to the value of LAMPLOUGH'S PYRETIC Sfianix. It gives instant relief in Headache, Sea or Bilious Sickness, Feverish Colds, Constipation, Heartburn,Scarlet and other Fevers,Smallpox, Measles, Eruptive andSkinComplaluts—having peculiarandex. elusive merits. H LAmmotmu;ll3, Holborn. London.  Man. Porn, a lady over 70 years of age, has met with a terrible accident at Crewe. Her mind seems to have been deranged, and lately she had become possessed of an idea that the Russians were invading England. She declared they had come and were going to kill them all, and she had got out of her bedroom window, climbed along the water-spout, turning a somersault into a yard many feet below, . _ .  a]  , her.  ' head was terribly crushed, and herlowex Jaw, one arm, and four ribs were broken._  At; attempt made by the merchants at Cronstadt to induce the Russian Government to rescind the order for the closing of the port, of Cronstadt has failed, but another effort is about to be made in view of the improved political prospect. The order, however, has not yet been carried into effect. THE officers of the Northampton Seeular Club have been summoned by the Excise authorities for sets spirits, wine, beer, and tobacco without a licence. was stated that the committee hod admitted day members and served them with drink, lec., in the ordinary way The Excise. 'contended that this was an evasion of the law, as those persons did not share the responsibility or the profits of the club. The Bench imposed an aggregate fine of £l5. AT the annual meeting of the Reform Club a motioni was made to the effect that the Political Committee of the club should be abolished, but this was rejected in favour of an amendment that the committee should report to the, next annual meeting of the club upon the nature of their duties and the extent to which these are fulfilled. Although the amendment was carried by a majority of about two-thirds, a poll demanded, and will be taken within a fortnight. Fos the past month the Board of Trade returns show a considerable improvement in imports, but a continued falling off in exports.  selling, I  waaj  ANOTHER prominent criminal who figured in the assassination of Lord Frederick Cavendish and Mr. Burke in Phoenix-park, Dublin, has just died. Joseph Smyth, who traced the murdered secretaries to the park, and neon identifying them waved his handkerchief as a metal to James Carey and his waiting band of assassins, received a free pardon on becoming informer. He and his wife were afterwards sent to Australia; but, as the people '-or Sydney Would have notjhgt4do witHThw informer, Smyth and his quitted tha country, sad. it rtaa supposedrlasy oeeded to India. Smyth's wife, however, has just reI turned' hir Dublin a widow, and states that they did not go to India, but were brought back to London. There Smyth became a hopeless drunkard, and died a few wee/3 back.  I wife Prd- 1