The Shropshire Examiner and all round the Wrekin advertiser. — 1875-06-11 (Wenlock, Shropshire, England)

THE EXAMINER.  FRIDAY, JUNE 11, 1875.  The report that a son of Lord Aberdare would stand for Merthyr is declared to be untrue. It is said ithe labour Candidate win possibly be Mr. Lloyd Jones.  Mr. Macdonald. M.P., on Monday addressed a mass meeting of Fife and Clackinannshire labourers, chiefly on the subject of the labour laws.  On Monday the associated colliery pro. prictors in the Forest of Dean gave their men a fortnight's notice of a five per cent. redaction.  At Harverfordwest. on Monday. Dr. Sydney Alder, veterinary surgeon, of the :14th Brigade, was committed for trial for the manslaughter of Philip Carrol Walker, of the Royal Artillery. Bail was refused.  A farmer has been robbed. and umrdered while returning home to Kanturk. county Limerick. He was set upon by two tramps, who, after rifling him of a large sum of money, cut his throat. No clue to the murderers has been obtained.  A paper was read at a meeting of the Social Science Association. on Monday. by Dr. Inglis, advocating a scheme for the closer union of English-speaking races over the world. This was to be accomplished by establishing equal rights of citizenship. At a meetino, of the creditors of the Phieuiz Bessemer Steel Company. Sheffield. yesterday, it was resolved that the concern should he wound up in voluntary liquidation. The liabilities were stated to be £139,4.90, and the assets 174,000.  The strike in the Pennsylvania coal region seems to be breaking, the colliers in a number of places showing signs of yielding to the operators. The strike of the mule spinners at Lowell is broken, the men having alradoned their trade union and returned to work at the wages offered. Walters and Murray, the two men who were committed for trial for an alleged turf conspiracy, and who were subsequently released upon bail by Mr. Justice Archibald, were to have been tried at the Old Bailey on Wednesday. They, however, failed to answer to their reeognizances, and a warrant was issued for their apprehension.  On Monday morning Mr. Daniel Phythian was attacked in the Waterloo Road. London, by a ruffian named Rolfe. who tried to rob him. A desperate struggle ensued. The fellow, finding himself matched, drew a da,?.er knife and stabbed Mr. Phythian five times, but the injuries are not likely to prove fatal. Rolfe is in custody.  The Registrar-General's return for the week ending Saturday last shows the number of deaths per 1,000 to have been in Edinburgh, 20; Glasgow, 30; Dublin,26; Sunderland. 16; Woke' hanipton, 18; Bradford, 20; London, 20; Leicester, 20; Liverpool. 22; Portsmouth, 22; Salford. 22; Leeds. 23; Newcastle-onTyne. 23; Manchester, 24; Birmingham. 25; Sheffield. 25 ; Norwich. 27; Nottingham, 28; Bristol. 29; Hull, 29; Oldham, 35. The average rate was 23.  The L aulon Correspondent of the "Leeds Mercury" says :—" I hear it said that strong representations have been made to the Government, by at least twenty Conservative county members against the Duke of Richmond's Agricultural Holdings Bill, and that there is a probability of very important modifications being made, even if it is considered necessary to force the bill through the Lower House. The Duke is said to be not a little chargined at finding this opposition in the ranks of his. 9wn party:'  The reports of the enquiry hell into the Bunker's Hill Colliery explosion were issued on Wednesday. Mr. Wynne. inspeetorof mines, is satisfied that the only safe course to take in regard to the getting of coal is to prohibit the 11Se of all explosives in coal mines; wedging to be resorted to instead. Mr. Hall, inspector of mines, and Mr. Gilroy. assistant inspector, were of opinion that the explosion was caused by the use of gunpowder, and that the use of powder or other exphisires should be entirely discontinued in fiery mines. Mr. Dowdeswell, Q.C., who represented the Home Office, 7ports that either the use of gunpowder in gaseous mines should be altogether prohibited, or. if its use he allowed, the shots should he fired only between the shafts, when the ftremen alone are in the mine.