Nelson Chronicle, Colne Observer, and Clitheroe Division News. — 1897-01-29 (Nelson, Lancashire, England)

OOO. A committee has already been formed with a view to immediately erecting a temporary iron church.  Mr. F. C. Se low, will shortly have Englanrl on sporting expedition to Asia Minor. Mr*. Selona will accompany her husband. The vicar of All Souls', Brighton, was declarina the banns of marriage on Sunday, when the curate forbade one, declaring that the num had beer divorced.  Mr. Gretton, the Conservative member for South Derbyshire, has been ill for SOMc weeks pa,t, but he is now making progress towards rocovory, and hopni to be able to resume his Parliamentary duties in hurt time  vne hundred and four vessels nave IrisVel3e, Manchester Ship Canal during the week—fortyseven inwards and fifty-seven outwards. It has been decided to hold another international exhibition in Glasgow on the same site as the last, in At a meeting of the Corporation Parks Committee, the date was fixed for 1901.  Sefton Park, near Slough, the beautiful seat ol Colonel the Honourable H. Molyneux, ham just been let on lease by Mesara. Osborn and Mercer, of Alb, 111 trio Street, to Mr. J. U. Butted, of the Stock Exchange.  King Prempah and his chiefs have been conveyed from Elwin to Sierra Leone by the Bakens. She arrived on the Ist inst. with the ex-King, with two of his wives, his another, father, brother, and ten chiefs, each of whom had two wives. Of the ten chiefs six had been princes of Ashanti. Prince Koffi Ento was sent by the Govermueut with the King as interpreter. Prince Koth Eat° is a son of the late King Kotti. Prempeh was sent in a surfboat to Bakanit, in charge of Commissioner Kelly and Captain Partneuter. The King when he knew he was going to be deported from the country, expressed !Ws intention to commit suicide ratter than suffer such an indignity. He had threatened to jump into the sea, but was well guarded when taken to the ship. and ho made no attempt to take his life. Once on hoard the steamer, he was very quiet and made himself comfortable. His interpreter said the King was not aware that a steamship was so large, and that people could be made so comfortable on board. He took great interest in the fittings of the vessel, and particularly in the engines and electric light. Prempeh begged hard to be allowed to go back to his country, and promised never to do anything against the Fmglish, or, as he expressed it, against "Great White Queen." He had no idea that white Men could du such great things as they did. In speaking of this he said that he now believed white man could bring the top to the bottom, meaning that he could bring down the sky to touch the earth. us said he was sure if he gut back to his country he would be very obedient, and would make everybody open up the country to British trade. He Was eW willing to pay any indemnity the British wanted. The King and his people were in charge of the superintendent of the civil police with a Hausa sergeant and aix Haulms. One of ;he chiefs gave it out that there was plenty of gold bunts! in COOLIIaiWiN, limit it could never be found, he said, except by themselves. They certainly had plenty of ld with them. 'The King went ashore at Sierra Lone in most gorgeous costume. The gold ornaments, anklets, bracelets, and other articles displayed about him were estimated to be worth £l,