Weekly News. — 1891-08-27 (Blandford, Dorset, England)

THE EXECUTION OF CONWAY.  The Dublin National Press, on Monday, under the above heading, says that on Saturday a man named Owen Giblin, residing at Upper Dorset-street, Dublin, called at their offices in order to protest against the statement made by the man John Conway, executed at Liverpool on Thursday last. Giblin, who is a respectable labouring man, produced his discharge from the 49th Regiment, dated the 25th January, 1870, in which he is described as "No. 2,691. Private Owen Giblin." The discharge, which gives Giblin an excellent character, certifies to the fact that the recipient was present at the battle of the Alma at Inker. mann, and in the trenches before Sebastopol. Giblin is naturally much aggrieved at the publicity given to Conway's statement, and he expresses a strong hope that the press generally would take a note of his declaration of its falsity. The statement made by Conway was as follows: "My real name is Owen Giblin. I was born in the city of cialway. My regimental number was 2,691 when I was in the 49th Foot. I was all through the Crimean war. For the last 11 years I have gone under that name after deserting from the British ship Bavaria. There was then six weeks' imprisonment for desertion, and I changed my name in order to avoid punishment. I have retained the name 'Conway' since." The real Owen Giblin, No. 2.691, was born in the county of Leitrim.  At Spalding Police-court, on Monday, Dominick Boyle, an Irishman, was charged with stabbing a labourer named William Hankin. The occasion was an affray between English and Irish harvesters, and Bankin received a severe wound. The accused was remanded.  The Manchester stipendiary on Monday remanded Harry Wallwork, 23, charged with the wilful murder of his brother James, 37. The evidence of their sister Jane shewed that James came home drunk on Sunday night, and was followed to his bedroom by Harry, who was also the worse for drink. They quarrelled, and the prisoner stabbed his brother in the left breast with a chisel. The heart was punctured, and the deceased must have died immediately. "Very odd," said the compositor, as ne stood !nouridully gazing on a mass of pye; "very odd indeed. Stewed trips for breakfast and strewed type ior dinner."  Milkman (to applicant for situation): "You have had experience, have you?" Applicant: "Oh, yes, sir." "On which slue of the cow do you sit to milk ?" "The outside, sir." ChappiP: "I think I shall—aw—nevah have o stwuggle for gweatness. %w, I was horn gweat, doncherktiow ?" Crusty "Crood gracious! How you must have shrunk!  FATAL COLLIERY EXPLOSION IN WALES About half-past 2 on Sunday afternoon a terrific. explosion occurred in the Abercanaid pit belonging to Hills Plymouth Company (Limited),near Merthyr. The report was so loud as to alarm the whole neighbourhood, and people affrightedly rushed to the pit's mouth, which, in a very short time, was surrounded by thousands of persons. There were between 50 and 60 men in the pit at the time, and fears were entertained lest they had all perished. Events, however, proved that, excepting two men, all were safe, although two others had miraculous escapes. Two horses were also killed and fearfully burned. The men who lost their lives were John Morgan, who leaves seven children, and his brother, Joseph Morgan. 'The indications were that death had resulted from suffocation. Considerable damage was done to the workings, and much time will be occupied in setting them right.