The Forest of Dean Examiner : — 1875-12-17 (Blakeney, Gloucestershire, England)

WILLMHIALL LOCAL BOARD. unconscious that it was loaded, puffed thetrigger, and it went off and shot Mrs. M'Ternan'a waiting A fortnightly meeting of the Willenhall Local m aidwho was sta ' ndine near him A fullchargei Boardover by of Heal Lr. wß.as held on Monday evening, pre- ' 0 There o f No. 7 shot entered her stomach, causing sided M D. Gough (chairman). ' were also present Messrs. T. I'. Jones, Pedley, J. immediate death. Junes, and Oakley. The fourteenth anniversary of the death of It was resolved that the seal of the Board be the Prince Consort was observed with much affixed to an agreement between the Board and Mr. selemnity at Windsor Castle, on Tuesday. The Hunter. for the repairing of Lichfield-street. Princess of Wales, the Duke and Duchess of The Surveyor, in reply to the chairman, stated that Edinburgh, Prince Leopold, Princess Louise, he had given Messrs. Bradley and Roberts notice to Princess Beatrice, and the Marquis of Lorne repair the road in Railway-lane, which had been proceeded with the Queen to the mausoleum damaged by their mining operations. at Frogmore, where a special service was held. The monthly report from the surveyor was next After decorating the tomb with immorteaes the read. He reported:—" As directed by the Board at the last meeting, I have inspected Albion-street, and the returned to the Castle. Railway-street, both of which are undedicated to the Fresh troubles between China and -Japan are threatening in consequence of the threat of the Pu blic and not repaired by any person. The filth and drainage lies on the surface of the streets, and Japanese to exact reprisals from Corea for is, consequently, a great nuisance, and injurious to ilitreatment to which some of their mimen have health. The, deposits are the accumulations for inane been subjected by the inhabitants of the penim years of vegetable and other matter. Each street milu. Corea, is nominally a province of China, should be properly formed, sewered; mottled, paved, and it is said that the Chinese are going to send and channelled, and until this work is done the nui- thither a body of drilled troops to repel the sauce will zontinue to exist. In Albion-street there Japanese. is thirty-six yards of tram-rails, and other obstrue- The police have obtained some evidence with Gotta, on the side of the street next to the Albion regard to the suspected murder of the young Werke, which will require removing before the woman Sarah Ridley, whose body was discovered street can be properly made and taken to by the in the forest at Maresfield. It has been aseer. Beard. I also find 11l Railway-street, at the bottom tamed that the demised was in a helpless state of end, that two wooden pig,styes have been erected' intoxication on the high road the same night she and will require removing. I recommend the Board to instruct me to vrepare the necessary plans, sec- left her husband, and near the spot where the body was found the police have found money scattions, and specifications of the works required to be tereil about for some yards distance. She up. done, and that the usual notices to the owners be pears to have entered a public-house with a solgiven to carry out the worksi that at the pre- dier, and late at night was in company with two It was remarked by the Chairman men, who are known to the police. The sent time matters in connection with the Albion Young' Works were in an luisettled state, but it was pocket which had been cut from the woman's probable that before long something would be done dress has not yet been found. in the matter, and the obstructions referred to would