The Wolverhampton and Midland Counties Advertiser. — 1876-03-11 (Wolverhampton, West Midlands, England)

REMEDY FOUND AT LAST—If you will send to : J. H. Tomlinson, Chemist, Wednesbury, a stamped directed envelope, he will send you free of char& two , ! of his celebrated Cough Pills, which are guaranteed i to cure the worst of coughs. colds, bronchitis, asthma, : and consumption, or he will send a box on receipt of ' II stamps. Do not delay a moment, but send at . onee.--,Antrr.l  The soldiers' huts on Woolwich common, which were emptied of their inmates more than twelve months ago by an epidemic of fever, are being de, inolished.  The farm buildings of Mr. E. Crawahaw, Stormer Hall, Leintwardine, near Knighton, were diatriled by fire a few days ago. Twenty head of cattle and pigs were burned to death in the stalls.  Mr. Strousberg's mansion has. been sold by public auction to Baron Goltr, the private haulier of his German Majesty. The house fetched only 300,000 dialers, though mortgaged for 900,10) thalers.  The Kilkenny Grand Jury, on Saturday, awarded Father O'Keeffe a sum of £l5O out of the county funds. as compensation, under the Peace Preservation Act, for the wrecking of his house last October. Orders have been given for the troops which were sent from India to assist in quelling the recent disturbances at the Straits settlements, to be tsken back to their former stations by the troopship Himalaya the arrival of which at Singapore has been reporteeL  Her Majesty's brigs Liberty, Martin, Sea Flower' snd Sea Lark have sailed from Lisbon for England. The Channel Squadron will leave Lisbon about the 10th inst. for Madeira, and will proceed thence to aibraltar, to await the arrival of the Prince of Wales. FIRE AT WOOLWICH AHIHRNAL,,-A fire broke out on Monday in the bras foundry of the Royal Gun Factories, Woolwich Animal. It was discovered nunsdiately and was extinguished by the arsenal hose in less than half an hour. The fire was confined to the building where it orignated. The Southampton coroner held an inquest on Monday morning on the wife of James Pomeroy, surgeon, who was found to have committed suicide while of unsound I mind. It is supposed she took half an ounce of prussic acid, but she lived an hour and twenty minutea afterwards, and was sensible from twenty minutes to half an hour.  The Queen held s levee at Buckingham Palace on Monday afternoon. The Pritreess Beatrice, the Buie of Edinburgh, the Duke of Cambridge, and Prince Christian were present. Her Majesty wore black silk, with a train trimmed with grebe and crape, coronet of pearls and diamonds. Princess Beatrice wore cream-coloured satin, trimmed with green velvet. Millie. Titiens has just been offered 4000 dollars (or .£BOO a week) to remain in America abd sing twice a week during all the weeks of the " Centennial," together with hotel and travelling expenses for six persons, private carriage, &c. This engagement, if accepted, will deprive London of Mdlle. Titiens' services during the forthcoming season.  The estimate of the sum which will be required in the year ending 31st March, 1877, to defray the expenses of Greenwich Hospital and School is fora total of 1.143,732. The charge for Greenwich Hoepital is eeti mat ed at. 11191 ; iweiisions, gratuities, c., 4.2109,fitei and the school, .C 28,92.5 : making a total of ...4.11,7:e2, as against £145,088 in the current financial year. The estimate of the amount required by the Artily Purchase Commissioners for the year ending March 31st, 1877, was issued on Saturday last. The total amount required is .E 464,1913 which shows a decrease of 1:172,370 as compared with the closing financial year, and it is estimated that there will be a further decrease of ..1:15,000 on account of Exchequer extra receipts. Of the total stun, et 440,000 is required for compensation for sale of commissions, and £20,000 as oompeneation to the Royal (late Indian) Artillery and Engineers.