Weekly News. — 1890-02-20 (Blandford, Dorset, England)

STORY OF MR. PYNE.  Bearing on the question of the manner of Mr. Pane's death, a oorrespondent tells a very curious story. Just before starting for Holyhead, he wept to a colleague in the House of Commons, and handed him his watch, asking him to take care of it for him. The member was 13'1-r/fed at this request, but accepted the commission. When news same of Mr. Pyne is disappearance what was doubt. less his original intention was canied out, and the watch was forwarded to his wife. On the dial there was roughly engraved the words "Pay no rent." This was one of Mr. Pyne's original devices, akin to his famous exploits in his castle. Whenever, in truublous times any of his poor neighbours came to lion for advice as to what they should do in face of a demand for rent, Pyne would shake his head, "I cannot give you advice on this subject," he said, "because Mr. Balfour says it is illegal. but I'll tell you what I'll do. I will %hew you what time of day it is," and handing out his watch, the inquiring tenant read upon it the admonitory legend.  A bottle containing a note bearing the follow. ing message has been picked up on the shore at Birkenhead : " Rocklyn, 45 N., 39 W., dismasted. Steering gear gone. Before this picked up shall all be at bottom .—HENRr SMITHFIELD, Master." The Dote was written in pencil, and several words were obliterated.  Owing to the action of the judges in ordering thaa an important witness should be arrested in court and charged with perjury, the trial if the gamekeeper M.Dunier at the ASSiZCS at Mons for the murder of the Marquise du Chasteleer has been suspended. This unusual incident, which is considered unfavourable to the prisoner, caused a great sensation.  An old man named Hoyle was on Saturday found mangled aud dead at the bottom of a deep quarry at Branswood, near Bacup. Tne old man had attended a farm sale, which ho left under the influence of drink. His friends, alarmed at his long absence, had search parties out on the hills all night, but the old man's fate was not discovered until the quarryoaen went to work.  The steamer Penguin, one of the General Steens Navigation Company's fleet, has been burnt in the Novth Sea whilst on a voyage from Llarwich to Hamburg. The passengers and crew were saved in the ship's boats, and taken on board the German steamer Viola. They were landed at Antwerp on Sunday morning. The passengers and crew lost all their effects. The cause of the fire is unknown . Beggars in Para have often been disoovered to be in possession of little fortunes, but it rarely happens that iris of them is found to be no well off as Paul Laurent, whip was arrested the other day for begging at the doors dl St. Augustin Church in that city. Ile was in a most ragged and dirty condition when taken to the police office, and resisted most strenuously when the police tried eo search hiw. He declared he bad nothing at all about him, and was in a ataxy- , ing condition. Nevertheless, when his pockets were turned out they were found to contain 900 f. in gold and silver, a savings bank book in his name, with a balance of 2,000 f. in his favour, and a Scrip Rent. Bond of a nominal capital of 11,2001. Laurent having been proved a professional beggar, was con. damned by the police court to six months' imprison. merit and five years' interdiotion of residence in Paris.  Sir Henry Parkes is the happy possessor of s lucky sixpence. It was the first money he earned when he stepped ashore at Sydney half a century a friendless and penniless inningrant. It war 1.J., reward for holding a horse outside a public-house whilst the rider was inside indulging in a refresher.