The Bee-Hive. — 1871-06-24 (London, England)

LATEST INTELLIGENCE.  FRIDAY.  At Bromsgrove, yesterday, Morin Rice was charged with stealing Samuel Edward Thomas, a male infant, aged six weeks. The prisoner took the child from its sister in the street and absconded. She was committed for trial. • '  The annual: Meeting of the Society for improving the dwellingsrof the poor, .was held yestetday at Willis's Rooms, under the presi-, (Wiley of the Earl of Shaftesbury.  , The Select Committee on the Diplomatic and Consular Service having; under the mauship of Mr. nouverie, timshelits inquiry, and made its report on the Diplomatic Service, will meet on Monday next to inquire, under the chairmanship of Mr. Sclater-Booth, into the condition of the Consular Service.  At Aspull, near Wigan, yesterday, the lightning was very vivid, and a woman named Margara Donnington, while whitewashing„ the ceilingin her house, Was struck dead by the lightning. At 'West Houghton, a little further on, three cows were killed.  A •telegram to the Ettstcra Budyet says a serious disturbance ha S taken place at Serajero, in consequence of a report that the railway engineer, at Prileder had shot a Mussulfnan. The Turkish population came out into the street with arms in their hands, ill-treated the railway employes, several of whom were wounded, and burnt the office of the railway impector. The troops have been sent for.  . . 'rho heavy rains in the Alpine districts have caused great inundations in the Tyrol. Coin 7 inneieation is almost entirely stopped, especially by the railway; :froui .[nnpruek to Ilet;en.  • The Journal des Debuts of yesterday discusses the .proposal to establish another, Chamber .with the same attribtiths us the Son*' and the members •of .which would be elected by the Cunseils-06neiaux Of the De.' partnientir. • •  The French National Assembly will hold its sittings as usual during the elections.  --The . ironclad gunboats, manned by crews despatohed from Toulon, have left Pam.  Great crowds assemble gaily at the different mairies, cOnsisting of persons desirous to register their names in consequence of the law on routs.  In the French National Assembly yesterday the:proposal to inalie grants of laud in Algeria to natives of Alsace desirous of emigrating-thither was adopted. :The Assembly appointed the tnenibers of the committee on the question of. the right of pardon.  • ---. The Select 'Committee on steam boiler explosions has. reported _by.w:considerahle ma?' jority agaiust official inspection. • n • —l-7-It-i 8 said at lerlin4 according to the 41,urning Post, that an understanding to preserve the peace of Europe has been. come to between Germany, Russia, and Austria. .  TIJO roviow in Paris which had bceil.postponed is definitively fixed to he held on Sunday next, the 28th Inst.  The Journal Officirlsays:—" The dospatebes publikihed by the ciaulois as addrel by M. Tili,CP3 to Marshal MaoMahon aro forgeries."  . • . M. Victor Lefrane is still at Versaillos, tlai rumour that ,lie. had left there for tugland is untrue. ' ' -• •  . . The candidates fo.r, the Asseinbly.in the lieparonent of the North aro The Republicans— General ,Faidlierbe and M. . 'readily and the Legitimiati—MM. Penodonchel alai Dupolit.  Charlotte Day was brought up for first examination yesterday, for the alleged. murder of her husband, Henry Day, at Staffordshire-street, on Monday. The evidence of die surgeon who made the pot-mortent examination showed that irritant poison was the cause or death., Prisoner Was remanded.  • • A young girl in the employ of Messll's. Upjohn and Bright, jewellers, King Wiliam-street, Strand, as servant, while cleaning the windows of the third door, lost her balance and fell to the ground, killing herself instantaneotisly.  A Renter's telegram from Madrid says that in Wednesday's sitting uf the Curta the Mini4ter, of .the Colonies declared that 'Spain will prOsbrve the integrity 0.. f Cuba as long as she.ha4:arais and men.  Lauf night the first. .perfurniance of tho "Messiah " waft given in. 'the Albert Ilall by tho National Choral 800iety.