The Shropshire Examiner and all round the Wrekin advertiser. — 1875-12-24 (Wenlock, Shropshire, England)

PARVO.   'rho Globe states that it hits been decided to build at Vembroke two despatch vessels, carrying ten guns, at $ tioA oi .t 200,000 each.  At a Meeting oLagrieulturalists and others in London, on Monday, it was resolved to present Mr. '. Read with a testimonial in recognition of his eminent services to farmers, both in and out of Parliament. Mr. Thomas Bra-ssey, at a meeting at Ha,tings, in connection with the National Training School for Music, on Saturday, offered to found one scholarship for that town, at a cost of ..t2OO. A shocking discovery was made in Old Square, Blackburn. on Sunday. Smoke was Been issuing from a cottage, and on bursting the door open it was found that two aged men, tenants of the house, were burnt to death, one, named lleyneath, being reduced ,to ashes. Smoking in bed is alleged to be the cause of the catastrophe. Mr. Cl. Dixon was present on Monday night at the annual meeting of Liberals in Ladywood Ward, iind made a speech upon points of difference between Liberalism and. Conservatism. He showed that the leading principle of Liberalism was the devolopment of sell-government. He specially advocated the carrying ontfofithat principle in reference to the liquor traffic. He thought that if they left the solution of that question to every district in the country whieh had ii melt-governing power, each district would be able to solve it for itself.  A shocking accident occurred at Moses Gate Station, on the Laucaslii, .and Yorkshire hallway, late on Friday night. John Gorah, fifty years of age, a bill distributor, got out of a train before it had stopped. He fell between the platform and the metals, and both his feet were cut off. He also sustained other injuries, and he died on Saturday.  Mr. O'Sullivan, M.P., is contemplating a fine State stroke. A contest for the pecuniary advantage of possessing military prisoners existed between two gaols, and Mr. O'Sullivan succeeded in inducing the Lord Lieutenant to reverse an order he had made transmitting them from the city gaol of. Limerick to the county gaol. Having triumphed thns in a small matter, he is about to challenge victory in a great one by denying the authority of the Lord Lieutenant to eL3reise any power with regard to the keeping of the Fenian military convicts in prison.—Dabl Krpress.  The Wasgotv Herald regrets to announce that Mr. Trevelyan, M.P. for the Border. Burghs, is seriously indisposed in consequence of am atta3k of fever. His annual visit to his constituency will thereby be delayed. The town of Arecivo, in the island of Porto Rico, is reported by a telegram from New York to have been almost entirely destroyed by an earthquake, two churches and six houses being the only structures left standing. On Monday the case of six Greek sailors accused of mutiny aml murder on board the Lennie was to have conic before the authorities at Nantes. Owing, however, to instructions received by the British Consul from the Board of Trade, the inquiry has been postponed.  Joshua Chard, mono as the hero of the Suffolk coast, was drowned ou Monday night by the upsetting of his boat whilst he was attempting to land off Alderburgh. During his lifetime he had saved the lives of over fifty persons, and held the silver medal of the goyal Humane Society.