The Northern Guardian. — 1898-12-10 (Hartlepool, Cleveland, England)

ITEMS OF INTEREST.  Mr Charles Treys Van, who is on a tour round the world, has recently been in Australia 11. Lamb, Jeweller, The Illuminated Clock, Lynn Street. Telephone, 4,l6l.—Advt. Mr Samuel Rowlandson, of Newton Morell. the eminent agriculturist, is lying seriously ill in London. H. Lamb, Jeweller, The Illuminated Clock, Lytle Street. Telephone, 4,l6l.—Advt.  The Madrid papers still strongly protest against the Americans seeking to make the Spaniards responsible for the Mane explosion. R. Fawcett, Auctioneer, Valuer, Commission Property Agent. Rents collected or secured. —Advs. Lieut. Ralston has died at Calcutta of enteric fever. Lieut. Raymond has succumbed to injuries reoeived during a polo accident.  In pursuance of orders received on Thursday evening, the Channel Squadron sailed from Gibraltar for Plymouth yesterday afternoon. The Manx House of Keys yesterday elected Mr Arthur William Moore as Speaker, in place of the late Sir John Go'die Taubman.  The Prince of Wales has contributed 100 guineas to the Mansion House Fund for Om establislunent or a Gordon Munorial College at. Khartoum. Mr Mclver, who had a walk over in the Kirkdale Division of Liverpool yesterday, is a prominent shipowner, and was formerly member for Birkenhead. A Montreal telegram ears the Morrill College will oonfer the honorary degree of LL.D. on Lord Herschen and Sir Wilfrid Laurier on Deoember 2)3.  Mr James Tyson, the Australian millionaire, who died a few days ago, is stated to have left no will.. The value of the estate is estimated at £.8.000,000. Half-a-dozen beet Nkricel Tea Spoon. given to the rurebaser ,1 a Wedding Ring at H. Lamb's. The Illuminated Clock, Lynn Street. National Telephone. No. 4,l6l.—Advt.  Yesterday's German papers oonuuentAd upon Mr Chamberlain's speech at Wakefield, generally in a favourable vein. The Paris :,ournals have a different tone.  The annual dinner of the members of the NorthFast Coast Institution of Engineers and Shipbuilders was held in Newcastle last night, Sir B. C. Browne presiding. On Thursday night the Neva was in flood, and a portion of St. Petersburg was inundated. A great panic prevailed among the it-tha-tants. Sonic property was destroyed.  W. Maxwell, jeweller and silversmith, for Xmas Presents, Wedding Presents, and Presentations, Largest strwk in tha distnct.—The Clock, Surtees 9.treet.—Advt.  The death occurred yesterday morning, at his residence in Tynemouth, of Mr James liem7 ingledew, registrar of the Newcastle County Court, and son or the late Alderman Ingledew, of Newcastle.  The latest news from the Indian frontier states that the Nawab of Dir is prevailing over the Mad Fakir. Further fighting, however, is expected, but the chances of the intervention of the British fornes are loosening. Apiol and Steel 1-,ils for Females. a French remedy, for all irregularities and oLstructions, superseding bitter apiol pill cochiac, pennyroyal. etc. Price 4s 6d post free. Obtainable only from Martin, Foreign Cllrmist Sonthamnton.—Adrt  The Queen has been pleased to approve of the appointment of the Very Rev. Waikin Herbert Williams, D.D., Dean of St. Aseph, to he Lord Bishop ot Bangor. in room of the Right der. Daniel Lewis Lloyd, D.D., who resigned. The murder of the gamekeeper Scholick at Hexham appears to be shrouded in mystery, no due to the perpetrator of the crime having yet been discovered- An inquest on the body of the unfortunate roan was opened last evening, and adjourned till next week.  The Marquis of Salisbury presided last night at his annual rent audit dinner at Hatfield House. His Lordship has made a remission of rent to his Hertfordshire and Middlesex agricultural tenants for the Michaelmas half of the year, viz., 30 per oent, to large owners, and 20 per cent. to smaller holders. Yesterday, in the Co-operative Hall, Burnopfield, Ald. George Wjlhai Bartlett and Aid. John Horsley, . two commissioners appointed by the Durham County Council, and Mr Ralph Simey, the Clerk to the Council, opened a public enquiry with reference to proposals which had been made, to the County authority  for the division of the Urban District into wands for the purpose of the election of District Councillors, to inizsoase the number of members of the District Council from 12 to 15, and to alter the boundaries of the Urban area..  TAYLOR'S