Alston Herald, and East Cumberland Advertiser. — 1877-02-03 (Alston, Cumbria, England)

CHILD BURNED TO DEATH AT MIDDLESBROUGH.— . An inquest was held on Tuesday night at Middlesbrough on the body of John Dixon, four years old, whose patents reside at 4, Nicholson Street. It appeared that on Monday morning deceased was lett in the house along with two brothers younger than himself, while his mother was gossiping in a neighboar's house. By some means his night dress caught fire, and the little fellow was immediately enveloped in flames. Dr lied ley was called in and attended ' the child, but gave no hope of its recovery, and it diei the same evening. A verdict of "Accidental death" was returned.  GENERAL INTELLIGENCE;  The Senior Wrangler this year Is Mr. Donald McAlister, a native of Perth. A serious outbreak of small-pox is reported from Rochford, Essex. Her Majesty will, it is expected, hold • Oonnoil at Buckingham Palms, on Wednesday, 7th. February. At • meeting in Manchester, on Tuesday, it was decided to form a ooaleamers' association for Lancashire. The Duke of Marlboroyeli, as Lord Lieutenant, held his first levee for the season at Dublin Castle on Tuesday. The attendance was numerous. The Government on Tuesday offered a reward of £lOO for information respecting the murder of the WA= at Islington. An alarming outbreak of foot and mouth disease among cattle is reported from Cheshire, the first that has taken place sines 1869. The West Cornwall line was blocked for six hours on Tuesday owing to some waggons being thrown off the metals. No one was injured. Two gunboats were, on Monday, launched at Barrow, one reoeivin,g the name of the Foxhound, and the other that of Forward. Whilst performing at the Plymouth Theatre, on, Monday night, Mr. T. A. Palmer, actor and dramatic author, was seized with paralysis, and his oondition is considered serious. The Hon. and the Right Rev. Horatio Powys, Lord Bishop of Bader and Man, has resigned his bishopric on account of advanced age. He was eon. secreted to the bishopric in 1854. The Associated Colliery Proprietors of Dean Forest held a meeting on Tuesday, and decided to reduce the wages 10 per cent., and also to lower the quotations for coal. In the Folkestone ritual case on Tuesday, Dr. Stephens concluded his address in support of thel judgment of the Court below. Mr. B. Shaw will be heard on the same side, and Sir Jams. Stephens will reply. A telegram has been reoeived from Mr. E. D. Young, the founder of the Livingstonia mission in Ceqtral Africa. He had arrived at Madeira on his way home from Lake Nyassa, and may be expected to reach England, after an absence of nearly two years, in a few days. The Hall School Board election has resulted in the return of five Church candidates, two Wesleyan., three Liberals, two Primitive Methodists, one Roman Catholic (at the head of the poll), a Good Templar, and an independent candidate. The subscriptions for the widows and orphans of Inspector Drewett and Constable Shorter, of the Berke police, who were murdered near Hungerford in December, have reached £1,500, and a meeting is about to be held to decide as to the disposal of the , money. Whilst out shooting with a party which included Lord Killeen, Lord Powersooart received a portion of Lord Killeen's charge in and about one of his eyes, the result being that fears for the sight of that eye are entertained. A serious outbreak of scarlet fever of a malignant type has occurred at Brownhills, near Walsall. Twenty obildren have lately died from the complaint, and many more are ill. All the schools in the locality have been closed. It is rumoured, says the Portsmouth Times, that the Admiralty have determined during this year to begin banding several ships at Portsmouth, including one large ironclad of the Inflexible type (but larger, and one or two steel corvettes. A telegram from Athens to the Tunes states that Dr Schlismann has discovered the mouth of a double circular necropolis at Myceole, and has found in a tomb four golden vases 18 centimetres high, richly ornamented; also two golden sings, one representing a palm tree and seven figures of women. The magistrates at the Uxbridge Petty Sessions on Monday refused a license to the proprietor of Thorney Broad Fishery to sell wine, beer, and spirits at West Drayton racecourse on February 1 and 2. This decision, it is said, will probably have the effect of putting a stop to the races altogether. A