Blandford Weekly News. — 1889-01-26 (Blandford, Dorset, England)

HINTON. "Then the mystery was explained. The a wed expression I had detected was due to the reverence ingrained iii the British public for a real live lord. It is not every day in the week that the B. P. can see a nobleman grinding an organ in the streets. Turning to my Debrett I find the following description of the musical Viscount. "William Tumour Thomas (Viscount Hinton), born at Southsea, Deceurber loth, 1849; was sometime engaged as a clown ;rod professional pantomimist at the Surrey Theatre aed elsewhere ; married Miss Lydia Sheppy. a ballet dancer." This, lam given to un-Jerstand, was inserted by the express wish iif lord Ponlett, who wished by this means to eniphaaise his contempt for his eldest son. It would have been difficult to detect Lord Milton's aristocratic descent from his appearance. He wore that unpleasant conibinition a put hat, and a frock coat, and the expression " seedy " most accurately descrihes his get up. He is a slight man, rather above the middle height, with a sallow face, dark moustache, and woebegone expression. This is not, perhaps, to be wondered at. It is satisfactory, however, to think that the House of Lords, in protean of time, will receive such a creditable accession to, its numbers.  There is a discussion in one of the women's journals on the propriety of smoking for ladies. One of the disputants asserts that "our own charming Princess Louise is an inveterate smoker, and Princess Louise of Hesse sometimes smoke, as many as 21 cigarettes a day." The writer who communicates this intelligence contents herself with one. Another smoker is more daring, for she says, "1 do not like to see a lady drawing away at a pipe; but there can be no harm even in that." She never drinks when smoking, a fact which shelve the superiority of the fetriale smoker to the bibulous male. There is no doubt that cigarette smoking amongst women is growing more and more common. and I have seen several cases in which over-ihddlgence has had very serious effects.  I hear of the discovery of some wonderful mineral springs at Agnano, near Naples; springs of such number awl variety that, within the space of a few acres, there are collected together the mineral waters of all the other districts of Europe. Aim English syndicate. I underatand,is being formed to work the discovery. The, site. uear Naples, is one of the most charming! in Europe; and the climate would allow of an all-the-year-round season, which would be ait. extraordinary advantage. There is talk of a l hydropathie establishment, a hotel, and so on. The great sanitary improvements that are being l carried out in Naplea itself, which promise to transform the city from the unhealthiest to the healthiest in Europe, should give an additional impetus to the now undertaking.  The Burgomaster of Agmm, who, as the director of tbe-lc.urance Company of Croatia, embezzled 14,000 florins and forged bills to the amount of 23,000 florins, shot himself at the moment of his arrest. A revolting tragedy is reported from Missouri. At the town of Laclede, in that State, a widow named Hall and her four children have b.en murdered by a jealous cousin named Howe, who nut fire to their house causing them. all to be burut alive.  The railway. in the Dominion will evade the demand of the United States Government that Canalian cars P hall pay aduty tipin entering the United States, by u.ing solely the cars of the American aonnecting railways for the traffic passing between the two countries.  A new lifeboat, pre.euted to the National Lifeboat Institution by Mrs. Sydney Nlorice, has been ceremoniously launched at Dover. It was mentioned that the lady who gave it was not a wealthy person. but by economy in her household had been able te present the lifeboat. ,setive measures are in progress in (Alma for the immediate extension of the Tien-Tsin railway to Tung Chow. Part of the money required has already been advanced by the Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank. William Moßat,a bombardier In the Royal Artillery, wee charged at the "%Vol' wich police-court on Saturday with unlawfully taking front the protection of her parents his niece, Emily Jane Sholton, under the age of Pi years. He was committed for trial. Several other County Counsil candidates have been relieved from penalties inadvertently incurred; bnt Mr. Baron Huddlestou and Mr. Justice Wills refused to grant the relief sought by the Itev. J. R. Thomas, of Ethyl. for having employed paid canvassers.