The North Cumberland Reformer. — 1891-10-22 (Carlisle, Cumbria, England)

BALLOON ACCIDENT.  A Malden correspondent says: On Saturday, a balloon from the Naval Exhibition, in the car attached to which were Captain Spencer, Commander Alfred Paget, and another, descended at Maldon. After his two companions had alighted, Captain Spencer told the men who were holding the car to let go. A crowd of nearly 400 persons had assembled, and these were in danger from the hanging grapnel, which knocked down several of them. Two men and a boy only escaped being carried up through their clothing giving way. One lad was carried up several feet, and fell, but was fortunately unhurt ; another, named Hawkes, was struck on the head, and picked up apparently lifeless. His recovery is doubtful. When the aeronaut again descended he was subjected to a hostile demonstration.  The other afternoon Lord Hartington visited the office of the Labour Commission in Parliament Street, and was engaged with the secretary (Mr. Drage) for nearly an hour arranging the proceedings which will take place on the 27th inst., when the Commission resumes its labours. _  The Norwegian vessel Hermes has put back to Bristol, and reported that when oil Lundy the mate, named Holm, in trying to set one of the sails, was carried overboard and drowned. A seaman belonging to Pill was washed from another vessel and drowned.  The death is announced from New York of Mr. James Parton,the journalist and writer. Mr. Parton, who was born at Canterbury,Eugland,was in his 70th year. lho Admiralty are considering proposals for increasing the usefulness of Sheerness for the construction of large battleships and first-class cruisers Estimates of the cost are to be prepared immedi  No fewer than 1,724 dogs have been entered for the Crystal Palace show, which opens shortly. bt. Beruartis, mastiffs, sheep dogs, and great Danes are strongly represented. The Lord Mayor of London and the LAdy Mayoress visited .I.'sorwich for the purpose ot ;itt.Quding the opeuillg oi new Windings in connection with INUrllieli bhutl Asy.unt.  SWEET are the uses ot advertisements ! They till as with a magician's wand, the tradesman's coffert, and make his otherwise prosaic, dull, and unprofitable life, one of peace and contentment. They are "up and doing" while he is taking his ease ; and if traders not, whether it be in the silent watches to the night or in the mid-day roar of the crowded city, their voices are ever heard and seldom mibtaken.— ilaility's arcularb  Mr. Frank Lc. kwood, Q.C., will presi.le at the annual dinner of the Geacral Theatrical Fond.  The appoilitm.itt of district pnymaster, northen4tern military district, has been conferred ou J. J. Morris.  The Bishop of Oxford is satisfactorily recovering front the severe cold which has confined him to the palace div iug the past week. The number of Queen's Bench actions set down for bearing (luring the ensuing Michaelmas sittings now reaches a total of 1,006.  The suction sale of Lord Devon's Sale,ombe estates realised about £57,000. Many lots, however, were sold privately. Miss A. Roselle, who has been playing Miss Ellen Terry's part during her indisposition, has scored a remarkable success in Lady Macbeth.  The Queen has been pleased to confer the dignity of a peerage of the United Kingdom upon Mrs. W. H. Smith.  Tho Augusta, of Bristol, which loft Bristol for Demerara, has put back, having ha 1 part of her bulwarks carried away by a storm.  Mins Annie Scott, younger daughter of Mr. W. E. Scott, D.L., of Willsborough, co. Derry, haa beet thrown from her horse and killed.  Mr. Leonard Courtney, M.P., has returned to England from St. Moritz, in the Upper Engadine, and is about to address several meetings in his constituency. _ _  The statement that the Cambridge Senate has appointed a syndicate to consider alternatives for Greek is contradicted. This question will be voted upon on Thursday, October 29th.  Mr. John Hare has been so ill in Edinburgh that he has not been able to play, and it is said to be uncertain whether he will play his part in "A Pair of Spectacles" at Brighton this week. Mr. F. J. Leslie will produce shortly, probably at the Parkhurst 'theatre, a new drama entitled " The Curfew," written by Miss Winifred Elliott,in which the authoress will play.  Naomi Owen has been committed by the Car. narvoushire magistrates to the assizes, charged with the attempted murder of her husband at Llaufairfecion, and with attempted suicide.  The charity concert given at Swansea by Madame Patti-Nicolini realised £740, two-thirds of which sun is received by the local hospital, and one-third goes to the poor of Swansea Valley. During the past week ten steamers landed live stock and dead meat at Liverpool from American and Canadian ports, bringing a total supply of 1,886 cattle, 689 sheep, and 18,815 quarters of beef.  An appeal i s to be made to the more important Hebrew communities in the provinces to organime local funds in connection with the effort now being made by the ltusso-Jewi,h Committee. The fund now amounts to about £lO,