The Telegram. — 1896-09-29 (Weymouth, Dorset, England)

ILA. who attained his 93rd birthday on bawl day, during the last fortnight has been superintending the gathering of hops. • - - •  Mr. George Muller, the venerable head of A.h. ley Down Orphan Houser, completed he, 91. t year on Sunday, in the enjvynient of capital health.  _ A boat belonging t.o H.M.S. Narcissus. now on the China station, capsized at Fish River, Grosses:llth Bay, and Captain Henly B. Lanz and three lawmen were drowned. Miss L'easie Bellwood, the well-known music ball sioger, died suddenly on Thursday night at her residence in Kensington, London, from heagt disease.  On inquiry at tins Infirmary on Sunday evening it ass ascertained chat the two children who were thrown over the Suspension Bridge on September ath are progressing favourably. Her Majesty has been pleased to approve of the promotion of the Sirdar of the Egyptian Arniy, Brevet Colonel Sir H. H. Kitchener, K.C.M.G., C. 13., Royal Engineers, to be it Major-General. 11a-invell colliery, county Durham, has been closed arid 2,000 'lien and lade are thus thnown out of employment. The inhabitance of the village have lereivel notice to leave their houses aud the place will soon be deletted. Tine death occurred at Norwich on Sunday of Canon Copeman with one exception tire longest beneficed clergyman in Norwich. In early life he practi,ed 09 a surgeon. He took a great interest in local affairs, arid for 33 years was a member of the Board of Guardians.  Sir George Morrison died at Hampstead, London, on Sunday morning. Sir George was for some years a solicitor et Huddersfield. At the erre of 27 he was made town clerk of Leeds. In 1893 he was c died to the Bar, since whin he has had in distinguished career as council in P.srliainentary and other work.  A wine merchant named Francis Tillett, who carried on business in Piccadilly and resides in Portman Square, was, at the Marlborough Street Police-court on Saturday, charged witii forging two prornissary notes, amounting to over £6,000. Formal evidence having been given, the accused Wan remanded, ball being refused. The Liverpool, St. Helens, and South Lancashire Railway Company were on SaMrilay tined £5 per day Dom May 31st this year to September 25th, for not compli tine two iailway bridges according to Act or Parlia,nent. The total penal, y up to Saturoay was £1,190. TI,-' proceedings were taken by the Colborne District Council.  All operations at the Albany Colliery, PonLypridd, were suspended on Sa.turday in consequence of the landslip and the hurting of the Glamorganshire Canal on Fair lay. The Pontypridd Chain and Cable IVorks wer also idle, no water being available fro.., the canal. Eighteen hundred men are affected. The landslip made a chasm 60 feet deep. Since Monday, at Oldham, the police magistrates have been hearing W 11,111101.04 against thousands of persona in arrear with their borough rates, and sat on Wednesday from two o'clock till past two o'clock on Thursday miming. There were hundreds of women with babies waiting urtil the early hours of Thiirsnity morning for their cases. The affair is creating scandal and sensation in Lancashire.  The bishops are cycling, and the deans, and the minor canons. At hipon, at all events, bishop. dean, and chapter disport themselves on the wheel, without any misgivings about their dignity. Vt e understand that tile winning if tile Spectator to bishops V/flO may be ten,pted to put their feet up when "cowling," that this is inconsistent with their sacred thiasion, has made no impression what. ever on his lordship of Ripon. Nearly a thousand cabs were driven to Hyde Park on Sunday afternixiii, where the drivers took part in a demonstration held with the object of drawisg public attention to the grievances which they allege attach to the " v liege " system at the railway terdivii. A decision was arrived at, in accordance with which upwards of 1,500 street drivers, employed at yards where the proprietors have a combination of street and privileged cabs, will be ordered to cisaee work.  At lliggleewade, Beds, on Saturday, an inquest was held on Maria Hasler, the wife of a b;acksmith, whose body was discovered in the Ouse on the preceding day. On the river laid( the deceased had deposi:ed her bouts, hat, asd cloak, and the sirbjoined letter, which was addressed to her slaughter I am tired of my life, and my husband wishes I was dead. He told ins he would make its a bole, so I left hum in one, and iny daughters too. God help the little ones. If they g, 4 the insurance money it is to nay the rent." The letter was not signed, but a daughter of the decea,ed identified the handwriting. A verdict of suicide while of unsound mind was returned.