The Tamworth Examiner and Working Men's Journal. — 1875-06-12 (Tamworth, Staffordshire, England)

THE EXAMINER.  SATURDAY, JUNE 12, 1875.  The report that a son of Lord Aberdare would stand for Merthyr is declared to be untrue. It is said lithe labour candidate will possibly be Mr. Lloyd Jones. Mr. Macibmabl. M.P., on Monday addressed a mama meeting of Fife and Clackmanushire labourers, chiefly on the subject of the lab,ulaws.  On Monday the associated colliery proprietors in the Forest of Dean gave their inen a fortnight's notice of a five per cent. re. duction.  At Harverfordwest, on Monday. Dr. Sydney Alder, veterinary surgeon. of the '2.4th Brigade, was committed for trial for the manslaughter of Philip Carnil Walker, f the Royal Artillery. Bail was refused. A farmer has been robbed and murdered while returning home to Kanturk, county Lituvriek. He was set upon by two tramps, who, after rifling him of a large sum of money. cut his throat. No clue to the murderers has been obtained.  A paper was read at a meeting of the Social Science Association, on Monday. by Dr. Inglis, advocating a scheme for the 'loser union of English-speaking races occ:. the world. This was to be :tecomplislied by establishing equal rights of citizenship.  At a meeting of the creditors of the Pli.enix Bessemer Steel Company, Sheffield. yesterday, it was resolved that the concern should be  wound up in voluntary liquidation. The liabilities were stated to be £139.01.10. and the assets 174.000. The strike in the Pennsylvania coal region . . . .  seenis to be breaking, the jolliers in a uun'iber  of places showing T3igns of yielding to the operators. The strike of the mule spinners at Lowell is broken, the men having abadoned their trade union and returned to work at the wages offered. Walters and Murray, the two men who  were committed for trial for an alleged turf conspiracy. and who were subsequently released upon bail by Mr. Justice Archibald. were to have been tried at the Old Bailey on Wednesday. They. however, failed to answer to their recognizances, and a warrant was issued for their apprehension. On Monday morning Mr. Daniel Phythian was attacked in the Waterloo Road. Lond,m, by a ruffian named Rolfe, who tried to rob him. A desperate struggle ensued. The fellow, finding himself maLled. drew a dagger knife and stabbed Mr. Phythian five times, but the injuries are not likely to prove fatal. Rolfe is in custody.  The Registrar-General's return for the week ending Saturday last shows the number of deaths per 1,000 to have been in Edinburgh, 20; Glasgow. 30; Dublin. 26; Sunderland. 16; Wolveihampton. 18; Bradford. 20; London, 20; Leicester, 20; Liverpool. 22; Portsmouth, ; Salford. 22; Leeds. 23; Neweastle-,mTyne, 23; Manchester, 24; Birmingham :15; Sheffield. 25 ; Norwich, 27; Nottingham, 28; Bristol, 2t; Hull, 29; Oldham, 35. The average rate was 23.  The London Correspondent of the "Leeds Mercury" says :—" I hear it said that strong representations have been made to the Government, by at least twenty Conservative county members against the Duke of Richmond's Agricultural Holdings Bill, and that there is a probability of very important modifieations being made, even if it-is considered necessary to force the bill through the Lower Ibmse. The Duke is said to be not a little ehargined at finding this opposition in the ranks of his own party-" The reports of the enquiry held into the Bunker's Hill Colliery explosion were issued on Wednesday. Mr. Wynne. inspector of mines, is satisfied that the only safe course to take in regard to the g•etting of coal is to prohibit the use of all explosives in coal mines; wedging to be resorted to instead. Mr. Hall. inspector of mines, and Mr. Gilroy, assistant nispect,m, were of opinion that the explosion was caused by the use of gunpowder. and that the use of powder or other explosives should be entirely discontinued in fiery mines. Mr. Dowdeswell, Q.C., who represented the Home Office, reports that either the use of gunpowder in gaseous mines should be altogether prohibited. or. if its use be allowed, the shots should he fired only betweeit the shafts, when the firemen alone are in the mine.  S