The Barrow Herald and Furness Advertiser. — 1866-12-29 (Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England)

EMILY FRIAR." Saunders said that the reason why the parents of deceased objected to him was that they did not think his position good enough for her. A verdict to the effect that deceased had committed suicide whilst in a state of unsound mind was returned. Prescriptions and Family Recipes, accurately prepared at E. SANSOM'S, Chemist, Hindpoolroad. ~.  I-ars determi.  A disastrous fire has occurred in the West Indies which has destroyed a whole town and left many people destitute. We are glad to learn that the Prince of Wales has recovered from his serious attack of illness. The Hon. H. Sugden, eldest son of Lord St. Leonards' is dead, aged 68. This no doubt gave rise to the report of his lordship's-death. The entire division of the Foot Guards is to be armed forthwith with Snider's new breechloader, in lieu of the Enfield munale-loader. The London trades' union have formally adopted the suggestion of Mr. Bright, and have resolved to pla,te their organisation at the disposal of the reformers. Mr. Daniel Munroe, Superintendent ef the liarwiek pollee has almond's!, *king with him between lib and AO an 4 another man's wife. Munroe is a married mut. Three fisherman have been 11/OWllll5el off Portpatrick. They went out to fish and not returning at night ether boats went out in search, and they found the boat capsized. None of their bodies have beau found. Sir Daniel Gooch and Mr. Watkin, M.P., are said to have made an offer to take from the Admirality, at about £lOO,OOO, the iron balast used in Her Majesty's dockyard, and which is said to be of a very fine cold blast quality. On Saturday evening an explosion of gas took place in Leather-lane, London, and several houses fell in consequence. Six children and four adults were buried in the ruins and were killed. Five garrotters received the punishment of the lash on Monday last at Stafford gaol. , Two children were burnt to death in London on Saturday in a house which took fire. A firm in Essex is manufacturing 100 cannons for Russia, the contract price being £2,800 per cannon. _ _ _  .... The coffee and spice factory of Messrs. Barry and Co., London, has been destroyed by fire. A Chamber of Agriculture has been established in Staffordshire, under the presidency of the Earl of Lichfield.  Fancy Soaps, in Tablets, Bars, and Boxes, at E. SANsoisf's, Chemist, Hindpool-road. Bombay is to have a weekly mail to England next month and henceforth It is stated that Mr. A. Montague, of Yorkshire, will be raised to the peerage. The cattle plague has again broken out in South Lancashire, at Great Sankey. A collision took place the other day on the Thames between a Calais steamer named Velocity and the barque Mary. A boy on board the steamer was killed. On Sunday last the body of a newly born child was found in the river Eden near Carlisle.  I  When an important article of domestic consumption commands a lasting preference, it is evident that its intrinsic value is highly prised by the public. To this muse is attributed the unequalled demand of Horniman's Pure Tea; which preference, we submit, is a further confirmation of the fact, that" the public are real judges of good tea." Horniman and Co., from highly favourable imports, together with the recent reduction in the duty, are enabled to lower their prices Bd. per pound; that is, about twenty per cent. cheaper to the consumer, and the quantity passed for duty, as published by the Custom House, slows, in consequence of this reduction, a eonsumption hitherto unparalolled in the annals of the tea trade. This ntark ed preference has atirseted a haat of copyist.; the publie will do well be observe that all genuine paekets boar the signature "` Roraima' and Co., London,' oriels:a importers 0 Pare Tao. Ageitta in eve:7 town, hal those in the LE:strict are advertised in oar solusans.-4ekt. Patent Medietnes, the krgemb Steel in Plitrrow, at E. SANSO/dB, Chemist, Hind:pool-road