Brighouse & Rastrick Gazette. — 1879-10-18 (Brighouse, West Yorkshire, England)

EMU. burgh, (.111Jtated. Her Majesty's dinner party included the Lord Chancellor, Dr. Lees. Major von Doff, and Major Chard, V.ll.  A clock of a curious character has been Invented. By some ingenious contrivance the dlal is made to retain the light of the sun to a degree sufficient to Illuminate the clock throughout the night.  It WS3 t.tated at a meeting of the Lancaster Guardians S n Saturday that during the hall-year ending ideptember last 8,193 tramps were admitted into the vagrant wards of that union, against 1,891 in the hall. year ending March last, being an increase el 1,801.  In his report to the Court of Quarter Session. the Chief Constable of laneabire expresses regret that as the law as present stands magisterial orders for the suppression of the deg nuisance can °nit be made after cues of rabies have actually appears& lie adds his belief that if magistrates Gould make restrictive orders at their discretion it would he. relief to the public mind.  Some months ago the Caledonian and the North British liAllway Companies agreed to allow a deduction of 16 par °out. on the rates charged on all ironmaking watering In view of the depression in the iron trade than existing. They have now notified the various ironmesters of the withdrawal of this deduction, and the usual rates will come Into force at the beginning of next month. The Volunteer Service Gazette says "the objection. able regulation as to superannuation at 50 years of age Is modified by Clause 243 of the October Army Circulars, Jed Issued. As the rule now stands, no person, on attaining so peers of age, will continue to serve as an enrolled member in a Volunteer oorpe ; mien in special cases where the consmending officer thinks it desirable, in the interest. of the corps, that a non-commissioned officer or private who has attained the age of 60 years should continue to serve, when a special application may be made 10th. General Milan Co.. mending Qs District for authority to retain him." Speaking at the annual meeting of the Middlesex AR/loaner-1G Society, at which Lord Kutiodd and Lotil George Hamilton were present, the latter stated that he was informed that the exportation of pahr from Anierica had alm.st ceased, and that he believed sow persons who had made contract' in accordance with Anode= prima would net be able Se keep them.  - Under date Oot. 12, the Buchaeoltemempendent et Ts Times says :—" A brother-W-1 the haulages Cretzulesco eommitted suicide Ins Hadharest hotel pesterday 'erasing. lb. unfortunate getteagran was bitten some weeks ago by a rabid dog, and feeling some strange symptoms, stabbed himself to avoid the dreadful sufferings of the disease with which he believed himself threatened. The whole Orient Ls infested with hordes of worthless dogs, which should be slaughtered in the Interests of humanity. There Is • wonderful held in Roumania sag Turkey for the { makers et dogskhz gloves.' From a series of semi official returns it appears that the daily average wages of the colliers varies In the dif• fere, t British °oat-producing dlstilcht from ES. led. 10 Td.  The Turkish newrpsper, the rakit' trim IMMO pastioniera of the Budget drawn up by the torte for the , present year. The Civil List of th• Sultan Is down ler 1,080,000 Turkish pounds, or about • million sterling. The sown= expenditure amount. to 1,611.862,846 piastre; c wherein lb. »Venue does not exceed 1,4913,681,000 piastres, which snakes a deficiency of 108,176,000 piastres, or *bold ; 40.000,1100 franca. The War Bea gat figures for 610,000,000 and the Budget of Publie imtrumion for a minimum .1 12,01ö 000 piastres. On Monday the fourth Annual Dairy Show of the Britbh Dairy Farmers' Amoilatfew was opened at the Agricnistwal Hall, London. UM Pulmberot w Ur above Shoes of Mat year. - TON war. -847 mad- of catkin, Wei 15 In proem of those tied Is 1878. The pose 111"1"61111411$ 114"8411P '