Bridlington and Quay Gazette. — 1881-04-16 (Bridlington, Humberside, England)

MISCELLANEOUS NEWS.  The death is announced, at the age of 65, of Sir Richard Hangerford Pollen, third baronet. The deceased, who succeeded to the baronetcy in 1863, was a magistrate for Wiltshire. He is succeeded by his eldest son, Captain Richard Hungerford Pollen, born 1816.  It baying been etated by the Cologne Gazette that Cyprus would be given to Greece, a public meetiug was held at Larnaca, in which the inhabitants expressed a desire for union with that country. Telemams to that effect were sent to Mr. Gladstone and to the Reform Club.  On receipt of the intelligence that Mr. Gladstone had been condemned to death by the Fenian skirmishers" oi New York, the authorities at Scotland-yard at once communicated with the police officials of Cheshire and Flintshire, enjoining protections in the district of Hawarden Castle. Her Majesty has addressed a letter to Lieutenant Colonel Beguiler, comma ading the 2nd Battalion 24th Regiment, thanking him and his officers and men for the honour tbay have done her in entrusting to her keeping the remains of the regimental colours saved after the disaster at Isandhlwana. In Hertfordshire a curious custom prevails on Palm Sunday, or, as it is there called, " Fig" Sunday, the eating largely by persons of all classes of figs, and it is considered extremely unlucky not to do so. The origin of this seems to be quite unknown, although it was strictly observed all over Hampshire as usual on Sunday last. At a meeting of the Goldsmiths' and Silversmiths' Free Trade Association, resolutions were passed praying for the total abolition without delay of the duties upon gold and silver plate, and expressing a conviction that by the gradual reduction of the duty, as proposed by the Government, by six annual Remissions of 3d. per ounce, a paralysis of trade will result. At Coventry petty sessions, Oliver Ashbourne, a young farmer, has been once more brought up.ose the charge of having thrown Tfirthn Booth, ?2 yrlms of age, from a railway bridge with intent to murder. It was stated that the woman was still unable to leave Rugby Hospital, in consequence of the injuries she bad sustained, and the prisoner was again remanded. A London gunsmith's shop has been broken into by thieves, who took away all the revolvers they could discover, together with a few pistols and some ammunition. The singular.ty of the robbery was that, though there were guns in the shop to the value of £2O, they were untouched, only the revolvers and pistols being removed. It is suspected that the robbery was committed by Follows.  A mysterious affair is at present engaging the attention of the Wakefield police. Some workmen found lying at the bottom of a railway enbankment in an unconscious state a fitter nainal Benjamin Blackburn. Both his jawbono3 were broken, his bead cut in several places, all his teeth knocked out and his tongue slit. As to how ha sustained these injuries nothing is yet known. A YORKSHIRE MOOR ON Fias.—On Sunday afternoon Yearsley Moor was observed to be on fire. Prompt measures were at once taken to prevent the spread of the donors; but in spite of every effort having been made, fully thirty acres of the heather were consumed, together w;th over 150 yards of 1 a guickwood fence. The fire is supposed to have been the work of incemliary.  Qtnex WORK at