The Northern Guardian. — 1892-12-23 (Hartlepool, Cleveland, England)

THE CELEBRATED FLOOD-PORTER PARTY will perform at the Athenmum the first week in January, commencing with a sacred concert on Sunday. Plans at Hoggett's, Church Street.—Advt.  CHRISTMAS PRESENTS ! Wedding Rings ! Christmas Presents! Wedding Rings !—Half-dozen Best Nickel Teaspoons given with each.—J. M. CROSIER, the Practical Watchmaker, 76, Lynn Street, West Hartlepool.—Acirt. Sheffield is azain being visited by an outbreak of influenza.  Enteric and typhoid fever is increasing among the soldiers stationed at Malta.  There were three cases of drunkenness at West Hartlepool Police Court this morning. Mr M. F. Thompson, homoeopathic chemist, Glasgow, was fined £7O yesterday fur selling unstamped medicines.  The Board of Trade, as at present advised, do not propose to institute a formai inquiry into the case of the Roumania.  The first secretary in the Bulgarian Foreign Ministry, M. Panajotoff, has, it is said, been arrested on a charge of embezzling public money. He was suspended from office some time ago.  At Lambeth Police Court yesterday, George Wakeham, until lately a relieving officer, was sentenced to three months' imprisonment for embezzling money belonging to the Camberwell Guardians. Respecting the Portland prisoners, the Dublin Independent says it is not for England to pursue the policy of vengeance, having for 50 years afforded asylum to men charged with similar offences.  It is reported from Berlin of the first hackney carriage provided with an electric light that the novelty has had such an effect on the cabdrivers in general that they are all demanding the new light for their carriages.  Mr Alfred Belk, hon. see. of the Hartlepool branch of the Royal National Lifeboat Institution, begs to acknowledge the receipt of £4 10s, being the proceeds of a children's bazaar promoted by Miss Daisy Robson, Emma Page, and Olive Lowry.  Mr William Watson has been removed to the Priory, at Rochan3pton, London, from the Bucks County Asylum. Prior to his removal there was not (the British Medical Journal understands) any change in his mental condition or any further improvement since last week.  At an inquiry at Kinsale this week regarding the herring and mackerel fishing off the south coast of Ireland several witnesses complained of the capture of immature fish by Scottish boats, which, it was contended, would eventually destroy the only Irish fishing industry left.  Mr Greatbach, foreman of the jury which tried Sarah Elizabeth Gould at Stafford Assizes for the murder of her illegitimate child, has received a letter from the Home Secretary stating that the prisoner has been respited with a view to her sentence being commuted to one of penal servitude for life.  CHRISTMAS Cenns.—Senders of Christmas cards will be glad to be reminded that they can send them by halfpenny post. To those who send a great many of these cards this will make a considerable difference. The envelopes containing such cards, however, must not be sealed down; but the fold of the envelope tucked in will be sufficient security. And no writing must accompany the card in the shape of a letter; though names and addresses may be put on the card itself, as a special notice from headquarters has just instructed the local postmasters.  BIRMINGHAM IRON MARKlT—(Special Telegram).— There was a general disposition yesterday to hold over business, and only immediate needs were bargained for. In all branches stocks are bare, and orders must therefore be placed early. Meanwhile, makers refuse business rather than quote down, and the only department in which prices are eased is strip, which is Belling at 17s 6d. Gas quality bars, £8 down to £6; best sheets, £10; singles, common sheets, £7; singles, hoops, £6 12s 6d. The foreign demand, particularly Australia and the Cape, improving. Staffordshire pigs from 38s to 655.