The Cannock Chase Examiner. — 1877-04-20 (Cannock, Staffordshire, England)

CANNOCK CHASE ENGINEMEN. Two meetings ef the enginemen of Cannock Chase and neighbourhood were held at the Talbot Inn, Five Ways, on Wednesday—one in the morning and the other in the evening—to receive Mr. Rhodes' report from Mr. Sopworth on the new sliding scale alterations. Mr. Rhodes said he was not able to see Me. Sopworth, according to appointment, but a deputation had seen him at his (Mr. Rhodes') re. quest. Mr. Sopworth said he would see the other managers in the district at the earliest opporta nity, and let them kaow the result of their recoil. sidemtion of the new suggested sliding scale. They had better suggest a wages' scale, and for. ward it to Mr. Sopworth for him to lay before the other masters.  This was ultimately agreed to, and a resolution accompanying it as follows Should the employers not see their way clear to adopt the sliding scale as suggested by the meetings, we ask them to meet its in conference, and appoints time and place for the same, and let us know.  The meetings were adjourned to next Wednesday evening, April 25th, at 6-30, to be held at Norton Canes.  The usual votes of thanks at each meeting brought them to a close.  On leaving Berlin, Prince Bioniorek will first no to Varzin, and thereafter visit Mash:igen to take tit waters.  The aggregate total annual incomes of the Lon. dn eharitlee, amounts to between .L-6,000,000 and J:7,1100,000.  A meeting of bleachers delegates, In Glasgow, on Monday, passed a resolution approving the consolidation of the Factory Act.  The colliers a Blain!' Iron Works, Cardiff on Monday morning received notice of ten per cent. reductlon on Monday next,  A series of summonses have been taken out against a number of London poulterers for exposing or sale wild fowl protected by the Preservation Act. The Staladurd hears that a vessel flying Portuguese colours, and named the thereon, has been seized Sierra Leone on suspicion of being concernod in the slave trade.  The cohdition of the public health in the city oi Madras, according to a Times telegram, is still mod alarming, cholera and small-pox causing much mor tality.  A Cornish miner who recently emigrated bee sect his wife, who lives near Redruth, a nugget of rola weighing 103 ounces, from the South African diamond fields.  As an instance of the prevailing distress in treds, 11 is mentioned that no less than :100 clerks out of esr, ployment are on the books of the Provident Clerks Benevolent Association at the present time.  The most northerly telegraph office in the "rl4 has just been set up. It is at a Norwegian fieb:AH station named Gjesvi.r. a little above the 71g parallel of north latitude.  The Foreign Office hove hstbed the text of the pro. tocol signed in Moiled lest month by the represents tines of Great Britain, Spain, and Germany, reeo!et' ing freedom of commerce and nsvigetion in the tat. Archipelago.  - On Saturday the whole of the Metropolitan POI stations were placarded with bills offering a rewsm of £lOO for the discovery of themurderers of Willi'. Saunnem, who was found in a pond on the Pelt cricket ground on the Tith ultimo, bearing mark' violence.  An association, compose,. of Belgian Liberal; been formed for the purpose of listening tO sermons now delivered in the R.4,man Cabals charcoal, and publishing the extravagances which Mr/ WO frequently contain. The Boman Qatholic express great annoyance at dal.  i