The Wolverhampton and Midland Counties Advertiser. — 1875-12-25 (Wolverhampton, West Midlands, England)

LAN ER.—A. fearful r and fatal accident occurred to a platelayer named Henry Chamberlain, on the 17th instant. The deceased had been employed near to Swavesey, on the Great Eastern line, and was returning from work when he was run over by the up train, and had his body severed in two, one part being found cn one side of the line, and the other part on the other. it is supposed the demised did not bear We train in tima to ffit away.  .BWr-rn-rma TA .T:r./.7 Arfi n rt jrn.n, .Wll 1 t<  441 Liguidili  .1 afT At_j_tell .9,lii i -4.••,•.‘ • •• -- ----- v - -..--040,-1-04-t4 I fillet rcibitiatte's ihalt Sit4.lttet4eldbfi. TA 'likilld• : j atl3efiibrot e two degpatelk•idisels; carrying ten -guns, 1 at it'Ai 1'1200;00V eiedh::": . • - ' • • : •At mqetui;• of, agrieuituralisti' .and " othprs' in Liiiiciiiill'. Bn Mbgday,' it was res6iVediii iirethent "Mr', C. S., Rszii,d with a tesiiinimiailin-iecognition :of his. . eminentseraiees•to fiXMersybetiroin. and, out of. Par.!. liament. ,1; , , • . ... .• . • . • . • • w. . , , ~L. • : •,, •,,• , , . • _ Mr. , TlNgenas Brassey, 4 4.y,i ;at ~, s,f4.rcieeting. , at Hastings, in c2nnection iv.iflok- tha-NatiCna/jTrainiiik School for Altaic, bn Saitidat ditaißl tb lotind one.' scholarihipler that towito-tekraWf4lloo:';'' • '''' "' ' • ..,- . . . , , ....4 -. J ,f.. ~. :4. . • A shocking .discoivev, ri.ao. inadeLanivlet Nuare, , Blackburn, on Sunday. Spioke ~*va,s seen,.. AsSuing from a -cottage, and onbursting the door open it was found that two aged men, tenantsofilhe house, NN'era burnt to death, one, named Heyneath, being reduced , to ashes. ,Smoking in bed is•alleged to be, the cause „. of the oatastrophe Mi. G: Dixon was 'present on Monday night at the annual-. meetting of Liberals:in.Ladywood Ward,' and made a speech upon points of ..ilifferenee between Liberalism and Conservatism. He showed that the leading principle of Liberalism was . the devolopment of self-government. He specially advocated the carrying ontlofithat principle in reference to the liquor traffic. He thought that if they left the solution of that question to every district in the country which had a self-governing power, each district- would be able to solve it for itself, • - ' • A shocking accident Occurred at Mises Gate Station, on the Lancashire and Yorkshire. Railway, - late on Friday night. John Gorah, fiityyears of age, ti bill distributor; got Out °fa' train before it had stopped. ' He fell between the platform and the metals, and both his feet were cut Off: He also sustained othei.ifijiiries, and he died on Satiirday.- . . . , Mr: ,O'Sullivan;.-M.P., is contemplating a fine State stroke. A. contest:for . the pecuniary advantage of 1 poSsessing Military prisoners existed between two ! gaols, and N.ir, Q'Sullivan succeeded in inducing, the Lori Lieutenant to reverse an order he had • inade . transmitting them from the city gaol of Limerick to the county gaol. ' :Having triumphed thus in a small matter, he is about to challenge.victory in a great one by denying the authority. of the Lord Lieutenant to ex.ercise any power with regard to the keeping of the ' Fenian military convicts in Prison. ---Du.l)l in, Krpress. , . , - The Glaspw Herald regrets to announce that Mr., Trevelyan, M.P. for the Border Burghs, is seriously indisposed in. consequence of an attack of feVer. His annual visit to his constituency will thereby be, delayed. .I . —'  !,) mobIiVIMME- ct. ataa- ftWi Y.. , CI .16 c 4 Fkl./M 114.11.11'  '['he town of Arecive, itrthe island of Porto Bice; is reported by'd telegram.frorn New_ York to have been, almost entirely destroyed by earthquake; two' Churehes and six house s being the Only 'isttuct-ares left standing. . On Monday the case of, six rgels.sailors accused a iiuntiny and, murder on board t&ennio ,Was to have tome, before the authorities at 'Nantes., Owing, however, to instrnefions received hy.th,e British Consul from the lioard of de, the ingitliy has. been. postponed. Joshua-Chard, knowni as the herO, oft the Suffolk, coast, was drowned On Monday night by the npsetting of his -boat .whilst he was attempting to land off Alderburgh, During his lifetime the dia4 saved the lives of over fifty persons, and held the silver medal of the Royal Humane Society, r.