The Tamworth Examiner and Working Men's Journal. — 1874-11-21 (Tamworth, Staffordshire, England)

LONDON PRODUCE. flownwr.—lilugar (lOU. a floating Cargo of Bahia sold at Vo. foe port in the United Kingdoin. Relined sugar 300. 6d. to 31s. 6d. for brown lumps to good litters; pieces, 235. to Va. for low and good quality. Coffee steady rate.. Cotton, saltpetre, and jute unaltered. A cargo of Rangoon rice !told for Continent at 8,3 d LONDON POTATO, hfownar.—Tho arrivals of potatoes are on a moderate scale. •For sound (petition the trade is steady at full prices ; but otherwise the demand rules quiet. Urger supplies of form-fn kidney potatoee are on offer. The quality and condition of the English enppliee vary considerably. Regents are quoted at flue. to 100 e.•. rocks, 00e. to 705.; Victorian, 90e. to 110 s.; and flukes. 100 e. to 12111 per ton. Foreign potatoes: The import. into London lut weak &naoaot,omf to 130 bag. from Rotterdam, 30 ttarlincen, 8 Ramburgh, 4 Dordt, 589 Dunkirk, 361 Bonlogne, 73 Amsterdam,. and 18 670 from Antwerp.  The monument to the author of "The Starspangled Banner," provided for under the wiII a/ James Lick, is to be placed on a hill in Golden Gat4 Park, San Francisco.  The Metropolitan Beard of Works have unanimously elected Colonel Sir James Hogg, M.P. chairman for the fifth time, at a salary of £l5OO a year. The Zurich authorities have discovered that a number of Poles residing in that town, have been engaged in the fabrication of English, 9.ustrian, and Russian bank notes, but the evidence was not sufficient to warrant a prosecution.  The town of Salamonen, in New York State, is judicially decided to be situated on an Indian reservation, in consequence of which, says the Wqrtd, distress for rent is a moral sentiment rather than a legal remedy for landlords. A writer in Scribner's 31,41th1y thinks that the much-used expression, "Excuse my glove," when offering the band, is an absurd and altogether mistaken form of politeness. It would be just as reasonable to say, " Excuse my boots." A return from the Veterinary Department of the Privy Council states that during the month of October four sheep were landed at Hull from Rotterdam suffering from foot and mouth disease. They were slaughteied at the place of landing.  The Rev. Thomes Harding, who has .been foe forty-one years ricer of Beiley,died last week et the age of 68. The deceased clergyman was the twin brother of- the Rot,. Dr. Harding, late Bishop of Bombay, who died about ten months ago.  - Field-Marshal Sir Wm. Gomm, who, with Lady Gomm, has taken up his residence at lizighton for the winter, has just entered upon btt Het year. The venerable field-marshal is in the enjoyment of the best of health.  William Hill, of Coombe Cottages, Drayton, who attempted to murder his wife a fortnight ago, by stabbing her beneath the heart, was brought up on Saturday before the local Bench for final exams nation. He was committed for trial.  At Chichester, on Monday, Lord Henry Lennox defended Mr. Disraeli from a charge made in the Times that he enunciated no policy at the Mansion House dinner. Lord Henry remarked that at that time the Cabinet had not even 'Let.  The man found dead in a raiiway carriage at the Waverley Station, Edinburgh, on the arrival of the train from Newcasle, hp been ascertained to be James Patterson, living is Union street, Jarrow. He was seeking work. We (Leeds Erpress) hear that a Kidderminster carpet-making firm.has purchased some mills in Burley, Leeds, where the manufacture of carpets will be carried on. This will be another trade added to the numerous manufactures of Leeds. Ne, York has three business firms whose entire trade consists in the Importation and sale of canaries and other feathered songsters. The whoke number of birds imported during a single season amounts to about 150.000, valued at 450.000 dols.  The Sumner Memorial Committee has offered three prizes of 500 dole. each for the three best designs for a portrait statue of the deceNaed etatesman. The statue to be a sitting figure; in bron7e or marble, and to be placod on open public grc.:nd. • "Your Honour," raid a prisoner to a Parlsjudge, "my lawyer is not here, and I request a delay of the case for eight days." "But," said the judge, you were caught in the act of theft; what can your lawyer say for you P" "That's just what I should like to hear," said therpriseter.