The Cannock Chase Examiner. — 1875-02-27 (Cannock, Staffordshire, England)

LICHFIELD-STREET, WOLVERHAMPTON•  THE EXAMINER  SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 27.  It is stated that Lord Salisbury is seriously out Of health.  Mr. Disraeli entertained a number of noblemen and members of Parliament at dinner on Wednesday evening. A large number of matmakers held a meeting at the Lainbeth Baths, on Wednesday night. and protested against their trade being monopolised by the prison anthoritif,s. It was also determined to petition Parliament to revise the Prison Act. Mr! Locke. M.P., presided, and was supported by Colonel Beres. ford, M.P.  Carlist deserters have asserted that Doi Carlos has had two officers, three sergsakt4 and fifteen men shot for insubordination et Estella.  Mr. linddleston has been appointed 4 Judge of Common Pleas, in the room of alleti6. Honyman, resigned. A vacancy is thus occasioned for Norwich, which constituency Mr. Huddlestun Tits represented just twelw months.  A correspondent informs the " Torkshin. Post" that Dr. Kenealy hue taken up the ease of the self-styled Countess of Derwentwan? and that he will bring "her ladyship claims before Parliament during the piwent session.  A Madrid paper states that King Alfona, intends to confer the Order of the Golden Fleece upon Marshal MacMahon, and that th, Marquis de Molina, the new Spanish stubs& sador in France, who has just arrived in Path. has takrn the insignia with him. The masons and bricklayers of Bishop Auckland, who have been on strike for th, past fortnight for tut advance of wages fron, 335. to Ws. per week—the latter sum being the summer rate of pay—have now got a settlement with their employers. The masters agree to pay the wages asked to compom men.  According to the opinion of Mr. Butt Q.C. and, it is alleged, of several eminent English counsel, the resolution of the House of Con. mons relative to Mr. John Mitchel cannot Ft sustained in a court of law. Captain Mitchel, son of Mr. John Mitchel. or some friendly Home Ruler, will also be nominated for the purpose of securing the seat. A large number of agricultural labourers sailed on Wednesday from Liverpool for Canada. in the Sarmatian. Another detachment will sail neat week. Mr. Banks kseel,.. tary to the Labour League) has secured work for them beforehand. The New Zealand and Queensland Legislatures .are still engage() organising farther emigrations.  Sir Charles Lyell, the eminent geologist. died on Monday, at his residence in Harleystreet, at the age of 78. His great scientific attainments were recognised by two Prime Ministers, he having been mated a Knight in 1848, at the recommendation of Lord Rumen% and a Baronet in 1864 by Lord Palmerston Sir Charles leaves no successor to his title. The Bishop of Peterborough. preaching at the Chapel Royal, Whitehall, on Sunday, said the planes of the two orbits of Churehand State intersected each other, and their intersection necessarily included a largo range of human life and thought. On all the burning serial questions of the day he claimed for the Church an equal right to be heard with the State.  A supplementary navy estimate was ihm.vl on Wednesday morning. The total [MOW of the estimate is £12,000, and the item dre as follows :—Breaking np ships, £3,000; award to officers and crew of H.M.S. Nassau, for KTvices against pirates on the north-east cow! of Stan. £2,000; compensation to owners of vessels for damage done in collision with her Majesty's ships, £7,000.  The report of the Cambridge Syndicate en the scheme for providing University lectures in populous places shows that the project.. being attended with most sati.factory results. At present there are thirteen ie-turers em. ployed at sixteen centres in the Midland Elia Northern counties, and the courses are attended by 3,500 pupils. The Average emit per heed is 9s. per term.  Mr. Thos. Price, of the Swan Hotel, Cirencester, has received intimation that Lord Derby has consented to accept the sum of t5OO for each white man and £3OO for each coloured man murdered at Santiago in the matter of the Virginins executions and that he is therefore entitled to 1:500 on account of his son. Walter Price. The deceased was first mate in the English merchant service, but joined the Virginals shortly before her fatal voyage. The "Standard" is authorised to state that  there is no truth whatever in the paragraph which recently appeared in several of the London newspapers, to the effect that the Wio Office intended to issue an order by tilegraph to the volunteer corps of Great Britaiii, directing them to assemble for the purpose of ascertaining the number that could be got together throng-bout the kingdom in the short,st awe of time, and at any time they may he called