The Birkenhead News and Wirral General Advertiser. — 1900-03-17 (Birkenhead, Merseyside, England)

COMB.M. By Order. W. E. B. TYLLIt, Captain and Adjutant. let VoL Batt. Cheek. Rage  pm  sitting was remarkable tor the demonstration of loyal sentiment evoked by theriastriotie and fervent address of Sir Wilfrid Laurier.  It is noticed with regret that a certain political coition against Queen Victoria, emanating from a Frenoli source, isstill exposed for sale in the dhiet thoroughfares of Brussels. The print in question is szunciently objectionable in its nature to warrant police interference on the ground of public+ morals. The Belgian Minister ad interim.has, bossier,  oLsrod that he oannot interfere with :he liberty of the Press, and till, scandal in allowed bo•ccattaias unchecked.  According to a despatch from Rio de Janeiro the Brazilian Government has been aware for a month past that the adversaries of the present regime have been devising schemes for creating internal difficulties in order to, cause the fall of the Government, and, if , possible, that of the Republic. An officer of , police has been discovered to have been in receipt of funds from the Monarchists, and to have induced several of his subordinates to join in pledging support to the Monarchist cause. A number of arrests have been made.  At Waterford City Assizes on Saturday, Patrick Dunphy (70) was sentenced to death for poisoning with strychnine his son John. Accused was also chug* with murdering another child, but this was not proceeded with. The motive alleged for the crime by the Crown was a small insurance, and on this matter Mr. Justice Johnson described the insurance as placing a premium on the death of children insured. The system held out temptation to crime, notwitbstanding the fact that it was established lipder the authority of the Friendly Societies Acts.  At tLe Old Bailey, London, on Tuesday, the Common Sergeant, in charging the jury, said eight people were committed for trial in reference to a fatal boxing ,jnatch at the National Sporting Club, when a professional boxer, named Michael Riley, lost his life. In the eyes of the law, all connected with the contest were responsible. The authorities did not want to discourage any exhibition of skill with boxing gloves, on the other hand, great care must be taken that the strict bounds of legality were not overstepped. Although he entertained very strong doubt as to what the legality was, he advised the Grand Jury to find a true bill. The Grand Jury ignored the bill again 4 all the prisoners.  The ignorance of some mothers is almost past belief. At Sale, on Monday, a V70.111a11 named Ada Derbyshire, was summoned for allowing her son, aged between five and six, to run in the street and attend school whilst affected with starlet fever. The prosecution was made at the instance of tho gale District Council. Miss Sutcliffe, the head mistress of the infant department of the Sale Town. ship Schools, noticed the skin peeling from tho child, and she communicated with Dr. Withers, Medical Officer of Health for Sale. Some sensation was caused in Court when defendant stated that the child in question was present. Dr. Withers said the child was not yet in a fit state to ho in public. A fine of 4Gs. was imposed, the Bench remarking that the case was very serious.  Mr. Alexander Wilkie, secretary of the Associated Shipwrights' Society has issued the annual report of his Union., Last year no less than 2,450,000 tons of shipping were built, or 90,000 tons more than in 1898, which was the record year to date. The Union now has a membership of 15,582, a total income of £30,935, and invested funds amounting to £Bl,