Stockton Herald, South Durham and Cleveland Advertiser. — 1892-05-07 (Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland, England)

COUDO I. The deeeaaed gentleman was the founder of the Shakesperesn Memorial at Stratford-on-Avon, to which! he contributed £20,000. Cap: am n E. H. Verney, who twelve months ago: Wee sent to prison on a charge of procuring young girls, was role/weed from Pentonville Prison on Friday week. Ile is now at Claydon House, Rucks, where his aged father, Sir Harry Verney, has been lying in a most critical condition for some days 'Mr Brace Leek, Vice-consul for Wales. has received intimation of the desth in America of a Merthyr Tydyil miner. who Lad acluired consider. able property in tl:e geld mines iiCalifornia. The decemed, who left Wales 20 years ago, bequeathed his estate, which is valued at £30,000, to his relatives at Merthyr. The St. Pancras tenerdiaes at their meeting last week unanimously resolved to inetruet hie Workhouse Visiting Committee to consider the desirability of effecting some change in the dress of the deserving inmates of the Workhouse, so as Iln fret them from the badge of pauperism indicated by the uniforms at present worn by them. The First Lord of the Treasury has &erections-1 the contribution, through Mr Mundell". of a grant of two thousand pounds to Mr Thomas Cooper, the Vetente Chartist leader end author of the wellknown poses, "The Purgatory of Suicides," who is now in his eighty-fourth year and in feeble health. The grant is made in recognition of Mr Cooner's literary talent and influence as a moral teacher. The position of Mr 11. H. Johaston, British aspmeentative in the Soathern Lakes territory of F.ast Africa, is causing great anxiety to the Got ernmene The British sloverernent will render him every assistance possible, and two stern-wheel gunboats have Lem hougnt, and will at once be sent out to Beira to pass or the tmigwe River to fake Nyssea, and other sssistanhe will be forthcoming if necessary. A large wild cat was captured and destroyed by dogs en Saturday lost at Belsh Bridge, near the Btaiiimore Fells, where the animal was discovered making depredations en the fowiyard. It took the united efforts of five powerful dogs to kill the eat, I which fought desperately. The discovery has caused great alarm in the district. as it is fm-seed there may be a blood of these vicious animals in I the fastnesees of the Pennine h'ilis A fire broke out on Sunday at the Grimsby Fish Docks, and, fanned by a strong wind, the fame., spread with each alarming rapidity that nineteen business places, oseupied by boat builders, fish curens., oil mereltents. ece were gutted. A large I quantity of railway rolling stock was also dt Atte ed, and the Vial damage, which is covered by insurance, will amount to several thonsand pounds. A party of marines from H.M.S. Elk rendered valuable assistani e in extinguishing the fre. Ti-ere has just died at Filmarriock, N. 8., John Hyslop, who was known as the Postman Poet." Hyslep, who was almost entirely self-educe-01, began life as a met:bade. Lut after a time had. in ainsegnence cif weak health, to seek another cc' eOvation. and he was appcinted a rural messenger in connection with the 10-al port office in 12,60. It was in the year of Burnes centenary that his poet gift first become generally known, he then haring written a fetieitous thibute to the memory of the bard. Some ten years ago he published a volume of his poems. Shertly after midnight last Saterday a fire broke out in a large tenement building occupied by several families at Williamsburg. New York Stets, and tr e fames gained an ertensive hold on the place before the inmates could be aroused from their sleep. The firemen and neighbours experienced great difficulty in the work of rescue, and one girl jumped terror-stricken from a window into the street, and received fatal injuries. Most of the occupants of the house were rescued snore or less seriously burned, but fite children of one fami'y are bedeved to have perished in the fliunes. The Registrar-General's return for the week endMg Saturday last shows the average rate of mortality W have been 208 per 1,000. The rate in Birkenhead was 27-3; Birmingham, 24-9; Blackburn, 181; Bolton, 206; Bradford, 22-1; Brigtecm, 943; Bristol, 23•6; Burnley, 224; Cardiff, 17.6; Croydon, 108; Derby, 201 : Gateshead, 171; 248; Huddersfield, 221; Hull, 183; Leeds, 22-3: Leicester, 235: Liverpool, 275; London, 198: Manchester, 263; Newcastle ou-Tyne, 184; Norwich, 188; Nottingham, 155; Oldham. 194; Plymouth, 13-9; Portsmouth, 11-3: