The Shropshire Examiner and all round the Wrekin advertiser. — 1876-06-16 (Wenlock, Shropshire, England)

METHODIST CONFERENCE. At the Primitive Methodists, Conference, in Newcastle-on-Tyne, on Monday, the memoirs of six ministers of the Connexion, who had died since the last conference, were read by the secretaries. Among them was Sampson Turner, bcrn at Cannock, Staffordshire, in May, 1794. In the year 1818, Mr. Turner entered the ministry, and laboured for forty years. His name is bound up largely with the history of the Connexion. He took part in forming many of its first circuits, and was one of the first members of the deed pea of the Connexion. In 18.53 Mr. Turner retired from active work, and went to reside in Sunderland, where he died in January last. —Onthe motion of Dr. W. Antiff, it was ordered that the memoirs be adopted and published in the minutes. Voting then took pLce for town of meeting next year, resulting an follows :—Scar. borough, : Birmingham, 29 tfileffield, 12: and Crewe, 7. Scarborough was coneequently chosen. —Dr. W. Antiff introduced the report of the Theological Institute, and said the sanction of the Couferettee would be asked fot the employment of an assistant teacher to give secular instrtetion. It was also intended to have a seccnd instite, as that at Sunderland did not meet-the reptirements of the Connexicn.—The report WAR adopted.—Bev. T. Smith, governor of Elmfieki College, York, presented his anistal report. The tollege had continued prosperity. Forty-five pupils were eleeting in the &asses, liketeen had gone for the Cambridge examinai tion. and i.ll had passed. The report was adopted, as also wa, that of the Primitive Methodist Insurance Company, whose income had been £925. against £BlB in previous yeor.—Mr. W. Beckwith presented ' the report (J the Ladies' College, Londeo. A lease of premises in Clapham had been obtained. awl a company had been formed under the Limited *Liability Aci„ with £5.000 capital. of Which £2.390 had been sieraeribed. The Rev. W. Rowe had been appointed governor, and Mrs. Rowe lady principal. The total quantity of tea delivered I.rom the headed warehouses in London for the week ended the 3rd inst. was 3447,8221 b.. of which 2,407,2701 h. wile for home consumption, -777,0121 b. was removed comtwise, 197.2561 b was exported, 60.31.; lb. was sent coastwise for exportation, mad 5.9631 b. was for ships' stores. 'The duty received during tile same Iperiod amounted to £60,182. The British Ifedieal Journal states that ruicide, I as a crime in England. is far more prevalent among I the edacated than the ignorant classes, and the proportion of suicides appears to be in inverse ratio to the edwation of the people. The frequency of suicide appears to be one of the penalties resulting from the progress of so-called civilization, leading to intense competition.  The Parisian Lihert:, which is distinguished for strikingly inaccurate statements as to events in foreign co,ntries, publishes the following:—" There is much talk infEnglard of a marriage between tee Empress ..igenie and Lord Outlan. Lord nutlan, one of the greatest peers of Ene;land, would cive the Empress on her we.ddieg day a property of five millions. \ire give this news only under all reserve.' It is hardly necessary to say the rumour has no foundation whatever in fact.