The Cannock Chase Examiner. — 1876-03-11 (Cannock, Staffordshire, England)

EDUCATIONAL PROGRESS IN LIVERPOOL. —On the Ist inst. the Town Council of Liverpool resolved to lay a special rate to raise the sum of .C. 250,500 which is required by the School Board to carry on the work of education until March next year. _ - .  Two children, one a few weeks old and the other aged about four years, who were left asleep on a couch in a 1101.13 at Cardiff, were attacked by rata a day or two ago. The tongue of one of the children was partly eaten away, and the face of the other was seriously bitten. A parliamentary return issued on the let inst. shows that the total liabilities of the Commissioners for the Reduction of the National Debt in respect of savings banks established under the Act of George IV., o. 92, amounted on the 19th January last to £49,766,0'24; against which there were securities amounting to 1:39,333,340, leaving a deficiency of £2,232,683. I At the Old Bailey last week. John Colville, 50, I agent, and John Millar, 35, traveller, the former being the London manager of the Boulinikin Floorcloth and Manufacturing Company, Limited, were charged with stealing floorcloth to the value of .£4O. They were also found guilty on another count for a similar charge; but, after being locked up for two hours and a half, the jury found Millar guilty, and acquitted Colville. Sir Thomas Chambers sentenced Millar to five years' penal servitude, and Colville to two years' imnrieonment. "Young ladles have the privilege of saying anything they please during leap year," she said, eyeing him out of the corner of her eye with a sweet look. His heart gave a great bound, and, while he wondered if she was going to ask the question which he had so lonc desired and feared to do, answered "Yes? "And the young men must. not refine,' said she. "No, no How could they ?" sighed he. "Well, then," said she, "will you—" He fell on his knees. and said "Anything you ask, darling." " Wait till I get through. Will yots take a walk, and not hang around our house so much?" And he wafted.  At Durham Assizes, James daite waste,. longed to ten years' penal serritu,.. for the tam. slaughter of his wlfe at South Shields.  Repplewisit servitude  The rules and orders made by the Lord Chanedh, under the Land Transfer Act of last year, alth schedule of fees, have been Issued as a parhamentar, paper.  - The soldiers' huts on Woolwich common, *lig were emptied of their Minatss more than twels months ago by an epidemic of fever, are being molished.  The farm buildings of Mr. E. Crawnhaw. Storms Hall, Leintwardine. near Knighton, were destroyed,' tire a few days ago. Twenty head of cattle and pi were burned to death in the stalls.  Mr. Strousberg's mansion has been sold by put* auction to Baron Coln., the private banker of German Majesty. The house fetched only 300% thalers, though mortgaged for 900,000thaters. The Kilkenny Grand Jury, on Saturday, awarn, Father O'Keeffe'a sum of 1:150 out of the cone funds, as compensation, under the Peace Presereen, Act, for the wrecking of his house last October. Orders have been given for the troops which wee sent from India to assist in quelling the recent 6. turbances at the Straits settlements, to be teken km to their former stations by the troopship Ilimalen the arrival of which at Singapore has been reporteil Her Majesty's brine Liberty, Martin, Sea and Sea Lark have sailed from Lisbon for Engler. The Channel Squadron will leave Lisbon about te 10th inst. for Madeira, and will proceed thence ti Gibraltar, to await the arrival of the Prince of Wok  FIRE AT WOOLWICH AESENALr-A fire broke out a Monday in the brass foundry of the Royal Gun Facts rice Woolwich Arsenal. It was discovered hiss diately and was extinguished by the arsenal hose less than half an hour. The fire was confined to th  building-where it orignated. The Southampton coroner held an inquest on bloods morning on the wife of James Pomeroy, surgeon, itn, was found to have commitied suicide while of unsouni mind. It is supposed she took half an ounce d prussic acid, but she lived an hour and 1 wanly niinuts afterwards, and was sensible from twenty minims half an hour.  The Queen held a levee at Buckingham Paha on Monday afternoon. The P nue°. Beatrice, the DI& of Edinburgh, the Duke of Cambridge, and PIE4I Christian were present. Her Majesty woreJblitek di with a train trimmed with grebe and crape, MOE of pearls and diamonds. Princess Beatrice von cream-coloured satin, trimmed with greeo velvet. Titiens has just been offered 4000 dollars* £BOO a week) to remain in America aid sing twist week during all the weeks of the " Centennial,' is gether with hotel and travelling expenses for six le sons, private carriage, &c. This engagement, accepted, will deprive London of Mdlle. Titters' * vices during the forthcoming season. The estimate of the sum which will be requirdi the year ending 31st March, 1877, to defray thee. penses of Greenwich Hospital and School is forettni of £145,752. The charge for Greenwich Hospiteli estimatedatl99lB; pensions, gratuities, Se., £lo9Bfi and the school, £28,925 ; making a total of as against £145,088 in the current financial year, The estimate of the amount required by the kr Purchase Commissioners for the year ending Mtn 3 let, 1877, was issued on Saturday last. The tra amount required is £464g190, which shows a dec. of £172,370 as enuipatied with the closing Seem year, and it is estimated That there will be a funk decrease of £15,000 on atmottat'Af li:xsehquer sloe receipts. Of the total sum, £440,000 ill required for I compensation for sale of commissione, and £So,Bes compensation to the Royal (late Indian) Artillery. Engineers.