The Bee-Hive. — 1872-08-10 (London, England)

LATEST INTELLIGENCE.  FRIDAY. Another advance in the prices of certain descriptions of finished iron is reported. from Wolverhampton. Mr. James Vinson, of 35, Langton-street, Cathay, committed suicide by throwing himself from Clifton Suspension Bridge on Tuesday, night. He fell upon the road, and was killed instantly.  The combined Channel and Reserve Squadrons, numbering fifteen ships, are to be in Plymouth Sound on the 16th inst., and in Torbay on the  17th inst.  At the meeting of the Rotherham Town Council, on Wednesday it was stated that another considerable advance in the price of coal would be made yesterday, and the price for lighting the public lamps was raised from 458. to 555. per lamp for 2,600 hours' lighting Yesterday twelve English gentlemen and players sailed from Liverpool for Canada, in the Sarmatian, Allan Line, with the view of playing exhibition cricket matches in Canada, and probably in the States. Tne number of messages forwarded from postal telegraph stations during last week was 330,590, showing an increase of 77,455 messages. The sittings of the court-martial upon Marshal Bazaine have been re-opened, and General Changarnier's testimony was taken.  The Stockholm steamer (Ekdahl), from Newport. with rails, was aground on Wednesday in Helsingfors harbour, and ,was leaking Considerably. The G. F. Gibbon (McLaughlin), of and from London to Troon, in ballast, foundered on 31st July; the crew have bt;en landed at Liverpool. Between twelve and. one o'clouk yesterday morning a fire broke out in the rooms of Mr. Charles M'Carthy, a lodger in the house, No. 36, Luke-street, Mile-end New Town. M'Cartby, who is about 4-0 years of age, was severely burned. His wife was also injured by the flames, and both of them were removed to a hospital. A telegram from Kingston,. Jamaica, dated 4th inst., says :—lmpoi taut fire. in Port Royalstreet, at the stores and premises of Messrs. A. L. Malabre and Co., and George Solomons and Co.; fire extinguished most providentially; no other damage."  The severe thunderstorm has caused much damage in the Staffordshire-Potteries. A part of the Newcastle branch of the North Staffordshire Railway has been washed away; and the main line for a considerable distance hait become submerged.  The deputy-coroner for East Middlesex held an inquiry yesterday at Hackney into the death of Sarah Chandler, aged 49, of 2, Homerton-terrace, Hackney, who committed suicide on Sunday by taking a quantity of "Battle's Vermin Powder." She frequently complained of the pains in her head. On Sunday, while sitting at dinner, deceased suddenly said, "I can do nothing, my head is so bad. lam afraid my brain is giving way." The jury returned a verdict of " Suicide whilst of unsoand mind."  A large meeting of the creditors of Edward Vigers, of Harrow-road, bucf,ter, was held at the Cannon-street Hotel yesterday, when Mr.  Sydney Smith, the receiver of the firm of Sydney Smith, Harvey, and Co., 65, Basinghall-street, public accountants, submitted a statement of the affairs, which showed a surplus of £44,000 after paying 20s. in the pound. The proposal to pay 20s. in the pound, together with 5 per cent. interest, in fbur instalments of ss. each, the first instalment payable in June, 1675, and the ra't minder in the three following months, wigi accepted almost unanimously, and a nommitte.e of five creditors was chosen, with 11r. Sydney Smith to see the terms ot the offer were carried out.  - Referring, to the report of Mrs. Oladstone's Convalescent nom, Mr. Freeman, of llud. derstield, writes that at Meltham, near that town, a convalescent home erected. by the late Mr. Charles Brook for the poor of the district at the cost of i 50,000, is perfectly free, and that during the past year 425 patients hitN.+6 been received. On Wednesday evening an accident occurred near the Sheffield station to the fast trio leaving London at five o'clock in the afternoon. 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