The South Staffordshire Examiner. — 1874-10-24 (Wednesbury, West Midlands, England)

ALTERATION OP THE DISTRICT MEE TINOS.  No. 2 Lodge, Bilston, having placed upon the programme a notice that in future the toeuting3 of the di, triet be held every quarter instead of monthly, as heretofore._ _ .  Mr. Hodson, Bilston, moved the :uloption of the proposed altm.ation. It was thought by the members of hie lodge that the alteration would effect a great saving to the funds of the lodges, and the payment of the Jeri,* coul,l be made monthly 00 cow by seeding it to tile dimInt secretary.  Mr. Wooley% Bilston, seconded. Mr. Holimpbed, SW an amendment, moved that the meetings lie held :innually. and the bm.ine,s done by teleareph. (Laughter.) Mr. Llo)d, Bilstom said if the resolution was adopted there was no doubt that the district committee would have to meet oftener, but he was sent log hi; lodge to support the proposition, 1111 d he was prepared to do so. lie had rupported many propositions at thosemestings and lost, and he had been as goal friends afterwards with his opponents as he was before. Mr. I. Jones, Bilston, nail he believed gent saving would be affected if the proposed alteration WWI =de, hut he told the members that he did not think!', weld work.  Mr. Craddock (Norton Keynes) moved WI an amend. Inuit that the meetings of the district be held monthly as usual. .  Mr. Amos (Wednesbury) seconded, on the ground that he h.:liered that it would be innmssible to get through the business once a quarter. The Chairman spoke in strong terms in favour of continuing the existing system. He did not believe that the buisness would be done so well by the committee as by delegate meetings. If they did away with their district meetings they would destroy the arch which now bound them together. Frequently me:stions would arise which neither their agent or district seers tory would like to deal with upon their own account. Mr. Gething commended the Bilston lodges for en deavouring to save expense; but the information which w 135 dissimulated by the holding of the district meetinf. well repaid for the outlay. He alluded to oth,r din. tricts where the same regulations as they had adopted were not in existence, and showed the disadvantages under which they laboured. On being put, the amendment was carried by a rent majority. The remainder of the business was of a formal character.  TOE MYSTERIOUS DEATH OF a IiENILIIIIN Lois uo,—The inquest on the body of Chseles :Setter, whose body was found on the for shore of far Thaws. near IlloclrfriarA Bridge, London, last ihursday, resumed on Tuesday. The evidence showed that the stotY told by deansed an to his having been assaulted m s radway carriage between Cannomstreet and Chang Cross was wholly unfounded, and that he had told& similar story as to his having been assaulted in PSI?. A letter wan found on him addremed to his parenkid. which he said he did not deserve to be regretted. T2lBlit was stated, was a pure imagination on Yai part: 1.. jury found that deceased committed suicide while att•  sound  ARCII_I.:O  The archsolog before last were pitally es tertaine lodgment of thel present the may chain, to be worn ceremony took pha there was a ban. Coleftilige. and S. sent. I.,)rd Cole' said both the gr wftl7:oqii per fowa c oanr:h7saitateshvian ineenbuoreepame 't to patriotism of both, political opinions, csrene efllllll7limi opinion which hai on it would harp, Ear) Devon also made some remarl tion in the uiciruir