The Cannock Chase Examiner. — 1875-06-12 (Cannock, Staffordshire, England)

THE EXAMINER.  SATURDAY , LNE 1875-.  The report that a son of Lord Aberdare would stand for Merthyr is deelaw4 to be untrue. It is said Ithe labour candidate will stsibly be Mr. Lloyd Jones. Ms. Macdonald, M.P., on Monday addressed a mass meeting of Fife ;nut Clackmannshire labourers, chiefly on the subject of the labor: laws.  On Monday the associated colliery proprietors in the Forest of Dean gave their men a fortnight's notice of a live per cent. redaction.  At Harverfordwest, on Monday. Dr. Sydney Alder. veterinary surgeon. of the 2-ltb Brigade. was eommitted for trial for the manslaughter of Philip Carroll Walker. of the Royal Artillery. Bail was refused.  A farmer his been robbed and murdered while returning home to Kanturk, county Linterick. 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 SekllCe Association, on Monday. by Dr. Inglis. advocating a scheme for the closer union of English-speaking races over the world. This was to it acciaaplished by establishing equal rights of citizenship. . _ _  At a meetin-g of tli-e creditors I ,1 the Phomix Bessemer Steel Company. Sheffield. yesterday, it was resolved that the concern should be wound up in voluntary liquidation. The liabilities were stated to be £1:19.000. and the assets 1:74.000.  The strike in the Pennsylvania coal region seems to be breaking. the eolliers in a number of places showing signs of yielding to the operators. The strike IA the mule spinners at. Lowell is broken, the men having alladoned 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 recognizances, and a warrant was issued for their apprehension. On Monday morning Mr. Daniel . Phythian . . .  was attacked 'ill the W-aterloo Road. I:mdon,  by a ruffian named Rolfe. who tried to rob him'. A desperate struggle ensued. The fellow, finding himself matehed. drew a dagger knife and stabbed Mr. Phythian five times. but the injuries are not likely to prove fatal. Rolfe is in custody. The P.egistrar-General's return for the week ending Saturday last shows the number deaths per 1,000 to have lt-ew in Edinburgh, 20; Glasgow, 30; Dublin. 26; Sunderland. 16; Wolverhampton. 18; Bradford. ..0; London, `2O; Leicester, 20; Liven sd. 22 Portsitunith, ; Salford, :22 ; Leeds. ; Newcastle-,m . . _ Tyne. 23; Manchester. 2 ;Huitn tugham.; Sheffield, '25 ; Norwich. 27 Ntitgham. ; Bristol. 29; Hull, 29; Oldham. 37,. The average rate was 23.  The Lyndon Correspondent f the " Leeds Mercury" says:—" I hear it said that strong representations have been made to Ow (;ov,,n. went. by at least twenty Conservative mnty members against the Duke of Richmond's Agricultural Holdings Bill, and that there is a probability of very important modifications being made, even it it is considered neeessary to force the bill through the Lower House. The Duke is said to be not a little ehargined at finding this opposition in the ranks of his own party-"  _ _ The reports of the enquiry lold into the Bunker's Hill Colliery expb.shm were issued onWednesday. Mr. Wynne. inspeet irof mines, is satisfied that the only safe c.lir:e to take in regard to the getting of coal is to prohibit the use of all explosives in coal 11111,5 ; wedging to he resorted to instead. Mr. Hall inspector of mines. and Mr. Gilroy. assistant inspector. were of opinion that the explosion was eaused by the use II gunpnvdier, and that the use of 'smiler or other explosives should be entirely discontinued in fiery mines. Mr. Dowdeswell, Q.C. who represented the Home Office, ports that either the use of gitmumder in gaseous mines should be altogether prohibited. or. if its use be allowed. the shots should Is. fired only between the shafts, when the fire. men alone are in the mine.