The Northern Guardian. — 1896-04-02 (Hartlepool, Cleveland, England)

NEWS IN BRIEF.  The expected commercial treaty between Germany and Japan will be signed before Easter.  Mr Samuel Wilke, M.D., has been elected to the presidency of the Royal College of Physicians.  Sir James and the Misses Kitson have left Lreds for the Continent, and will spend the Easter recess at Biarritz.  Mr Harry G. Younger has been selected for a seat, on the Board of directors of the North British Railway Company.  The profits from the bazaar opened by Lord and Lady Londonderry' for the benefit of Irish industries mounted up to £2,500. A professional man in New London, Connecticut, has invented an apparatus to convey light under water—a submarine illuminator.  Hungary is lamenting the loss of M. Johann Janku, who was justly esteemed one of the most talented caricaturists in Europe. Some of the co-operative societies in Scotland have in contemplation the purchase of a colliery to be worked on co-operative principles.  The Honduras authorities at Puerto Cabsllos seized on the 29th ult, the steamer Bermuda with arms supposed to he for the Cuban insurgents.  Annie Taylor (24), servant was committed for trial at Bridgnorth yesterday charged with murdering her illegitimate child, which was found hidden in a cupboard. The Right Hon C. B. Stuart-Wortley is going to spend the Easter recess at Dieppe, where Mrs Stuart-Wortley and their daughter have been staying for some time.  The Victoria Cabinet has decided to strike off the roll of Honorary Justices of the Peace Messrs Rapi. port, Baxter, and Bird, who were recently found guilty of corrupt practices. The election expenses of the Right Hon. John Morley, M.P., while contestine the Montrose Burghs amounted to £650 14s. Mr Wilson's expenses are returned at £713 183 6d.  The Coventry Board of Guardians has rescinded a resolution passed four years ago suspending the operation of vaccination. There are 6,000 unvaccinated children in Coventry.  To commemorate his Lincoln Handicap victory, a picture is to be 'minted of Clorape, with 1. Cannon in the saddle. It is said the patrols of Rol.inson's stable alone won £21,000 over the victory of Clorane. The Doke of Devonshire's visit to Swansea has been definitely fixed for May 20th. His Grace vtill address a mass meeting of Unionists, and will be supported by Lord Dunraven, Lord Emlyn, and Sir John Llewellyn.  At a meeting of the Council of the Royal Agricultural Society, yesterday, it was resolved to place £5,000 at the disposal of the Stock Prizes Committee for providing prizes for the Manchester meeting next year. • • The death has occurred of the Rev. T. Melville Raven, vicar of Crakehall, Bedale, for the last 29 years. He was a member of the Yorkshire Archaeological Society and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. The Executive of the Miners' Federation have issued a circular directing the calling of district meetings to consider the respective proposals of the owners' and men's representatives on the subject of the continuance of the Conciliation Board.  The workmen at the South Blendley Colliery, near Barnsley, belonging to Messrs Musgrave, have served notice to cease work on Wednesday next, in consequence of a dispute relating to the prices to be paid upon the introduction of riddles into the mine.