The Cannock Chase Examiner. — 1876-04-14 (Cannock, Staffordshire, England)

THE LIYERPOOL LANDING STAGE.—Thia far hag staao was on Saturday morning thowneren end to end for the first time since the disastront July, 1874. It now forms an unbroken prom 730 yards, or nearly half a mile long, and 1 t broad. The various sheds and other structure; the stage are not yet complete, but are being proceeded with. The Levant !braid reports the receipt dial gloomy advices as to the outbreak of the plapei' Mesopotamia. llillah and Bagdad contina chief centres of the disease. At the format deaths average four daily, and at the latter a .0 day eight cases out of nine proved fatal, another day, out of eleven persons attacked Iyl, disease, four died.  Mr. Bradlaugh's friends have been, him. They have preser ted him with a purse taming £lBO. The ceremony took place ci Secularists' temple the Hall of Science.  . , his church, Mr. Bradlaugh told them that to henceforth would be £lBO less than they hall Mr. Holyoake, has left the Secularist news entirely to Mr. G. W. Foote, the burning and, light of the very advanced party.  Two young clerks have been remanded at t. pool on the charge of killing a boy, named Ls, while shooting with a needle-gun on a piece Of ground on Saturday evening.  Mrs. Barr, who was fearfully injured la husband at Glasgow, on the Ist of March, sing murdered his mother-in-law, died on ne Barr will now be tried for the double murder. Tun WAGES QUEBT7ZON ASIONGST THE CEA'  —The chainmaiens of the Cradley Heath have passed a unanimoua resolution to mist an duction in their wages.  A colliery explosion at Silverdale, on Friday, has proved a more serious disaster than nal first anticipated. Of the six men injared,s are dead, and two more are scarcely expected to cover.  Mr. Locke, M.P., presided, on Monday night, meeting at Southwark. Risblutions were pa protesting against the title of Emprear, Ina favour of Professor Fawcett's motion. I Government was strongly condemned for the r nor in which the bill was passed through meat.  A lady called upon her milliner the other din get the character of her servant. The . appearance of the latter was beyond quo, "But is she honest ?" asked the lady. "lini so certain about that," replied the milliner, 'II sent her to you with my bill a down ' and she has never yet given me the money."  The Council of the South Yorkshire Association now recommend the men to a drop in wages of 10 per cent., but the owners adhere to a reduction of 15 per cent. i arrangement be arrived at, over 20,000 ma be out early next week. Already 5,000 as strike.  The result of the Edinburgh School Board was declared on Monday. The new Board , of eight " use and wont" candidates, one i Catholic, one temperance reformer, one ids favour of the reading of the Bible in school, o two separatists (Secularists ?), and two ladies, Oh in all. Two "use and wont' candidates sall Episcopalian candidata were defeated. Dell Dr. Begg was at the top of the poll. It is stated in Notes and Queries that as autograph manuscript of the Rev. John I "Christian Year" will be offered for sale by) Puttick and Simpson in the ensuing spring. dated 1822, and entitled "