The Forest of Dean Examiner : — 1875-06-04 (Blakeney, Gloucestershire, England)

STRANGE CONDUCT OF A SERVANT GIRL. At the Gainsbormigh Police-court, last week, a lomeatic servant named Mary Ogden, whose parents live at Navenby, near Lincoln, was brought op under ertraordinary circumstances. A few days since, the attention of Mr. them landlord A the Woolpack Hotel, Gainsborough, was directed to the unusual appearance of a disused room in the upper part of the house. Search was made, and under a bed in an adjoining chamber the prisoner was found. She r either spoke nor moved. The landlord recognised her as his late servant girl, and as he was led to believe that there had been a concealment otbirth, he gave information to Supt. Truelove, whw arrived at the house just in time to save the girl from self.destiuction, for she had bound the bedcord and a handkerchief tightly round her neck. From a statement made by the girl it ap• pears that she had been concealed in the hotel no less than eight days and nights. She left the place an the 1 oth ult. but returned unobserved on the night of the 18th ult. When the family had retired to bed, prisoner was in the habit of descending to the cellar and larder to obtain food and drink. The landlord was several times disturbed in his sleep, and fearing that a burglarly was being attempted he looked over his premises, but din. covered nothing to confirm his suspicions. As a precaution, he allowed the house dog to roam the lower rooms during the night, but the animal knew the servant girl and gave no alarm. Prisoner was remanded, in order that evidence might be procured in support of the charges of concealment of birth and of attempting to commit suicide.  emelte,  alto, Ind ckles, 24 galler  shrimps. A strange and inexplicable suicide ~ from Cornwall. In the parish of Steal a , farmer named Yeale, recently married, said ts wife the other morning that be had some* tell her. On her asking what, he ei.cke7 adding, "Never mind, you will find out / flee time." He then went out to his s occupation, but not returning at the i ,3 search was made, and late n the da found his dead body banging in an Except that he was not in good her'. an be surmised for the act.  SIR 'WILFRID AND THE MIL% (') current in the House or Commons is at of Sir Warid Lawson. It is saicp  ,).-1  The presentation of an address to Mr. Charles Stuart Parker, f ormerly member for Perthshire,was made last week in London by the Perthshire Liberal Committee, in recognition of his services to the country and to the cause of Liberalism. I A few days ago a fire broke out in the town of Newtownards, nine miles from Belfast. A. weaver named John DPLinight, and sir of his children, were burned to death. His wife and a baby were saved. The origin of the fire is unknown. THE AORICULTVRAL TENLNCIEB Met. nog of Conservative county members was held at the Carlton Club on Saturday to consider the Agri. cultural Tenancies Bill. About 45 members were present, and we (Observe') underarand the opinion of the meeting was adverse to the "Letting Clauses."  night of the Derby the hon boronet, well-known member of Mr. Disraeli's by the aide of hie plate a bottle of The word " punch" had been cut out and Sir W lfrid, turning the bottle rout lag it labelled "milk," stuck to it throa dinner, and did not leave it till it was empt/•., am afraid (says the London correspondeutot Edinbvlt Daily Review) ihe joke is not Tater' and, of course it is not true.  diuing  ilk pad, the lam lad the ;bout  round  a  The monthly return giving the number of Pg, pens in England and Wales, in March, slow" effect of the state of the coal and iron trad6 South Wales. The number in receipt of relit!' the end of the parochial year, at Lady-dsh was 776,501, which is more than at the end of, Christmas quarter by 26,080 paupers. The nazi' in Wales comprised 5138 in-door pasPem crease of only 491 over Lady-day, 1871, but tbt were 80,217 out-door paupers, an increase of Ihl. making a total of 84,314 paupers, or no leas 1, 25.6 per cent, more than at Lady-day, 1871. improvement in all other parts of the kingti kept the total for England and Wales &ow 77,501, being 1.1 per eent. fewer than at 141(114 1874.