The Potteries Examiner : — 1880-06-05 (Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England)

OOO. Dr. Crampton is now moving the courts to have the verdict set aside. Ile contends that the contract of marriage was entered into, not in New York, but in the State of Alabama, where it was illegal, and could not be enforced ; and, further, that the undertaking to marry in New York was an attempt to evade the law of Alabama, and, as such, illegal in itself. There are many other knotty points of argument, and it seems very doubtful whether Miss Campbell will retain her 510,000. The case, however, serves to show how little value can be attached to the argument that niarriages which are permitted in any one country ought to be recognised in all others. If a man is to be allowed to marry his deceased wife's sister in England because he is allowed to do so in Australia, it follows that we must allow him to marry his aunt because he can do so in the State of New York.  It is reported fromPhilippopolis that:the Sultan hal refused permission to Prince Vegorides to pay a visit to the various European Courts.  The Prince of Wales has been appointed Colonelin-Chief of the Ist Life Guards, of the 2nd Life Guards, and of the Royal Horse Guards.  A reward or £3OO is offered for information wnich shall lead to the conviction of the murderers of the Roscommon gamekeeper, William Mahon.  Unable to compete with the German ffnport tariff sonic of the woollen manufacturers in the Dewsbury district have started factories in Germany. A council of tho Austrian Ministry was held on Saturday, not under the presidency of the Emperor, with a view to a solution of the ministerial crisis.  The expenses of the Rochdale election have been officially returned as follows :—Mr. T. B. Potter, MP., (Liberal), £647; Mr. Gamble (Conservative), £lO2l.  The 27oatre says that Gounod is at work on a new opera, " Otello." The opera will be produced in Paris in the autumn, Adelina Patti taking the part of Desdemona.  The Select Committee appointed to inquire into the loss of the Atalanta may probably hold its first sittings in London for the reception of scientific evidence.  Owing to the death of a relative Mr. and Mrs. Gladstone were prevented from attending Lady Granville's reception at the Foreign Office on Saturday evening. The date fixed for the ceremony of the removal of the remains of Vasco do Garna and Camoens to their new place of interment is June 8, and not October 8, as has been announced.  The Farmers' Candidate Committee of Herefordshire have resolved to allow Mr. Duckham, M.P. for the county, £.500 per annum for watching their interests in Parliament.  The Supreme Court of California has ordered the release of Mr. Dennis Kearney, the labour agitator, who was condemned in March last to six months' imprisonment for using seditious language.  The Council of the National Rifle Association have comidered fully the question of the revival of "sighting shots" at Wimbledon, and have come to the conclusion that it would be impracticable. Both the Single and Double Irish Lawn Tennis Championships, at Dublin, were won by English players—the former by Mr. Renshaw, and the latter by Messrs. Herbert, Lawford, Manfred, Mot, and Holland.  On Saturday an alarm was raised of a fire at the new block of buildings at Finsbury Park, London, several of which fell down about three months ago. The fire was ultimately subdued, with comparatively small damage.  Two memorials have been presented to the Metropolitan Board of Works against the proposed opening of Lincoln's Inn Fields to the public. It was stated that 120 families pay for the privilege of entering the grounds. Sentence has been passed at Constantinople on the three prisoners concerned in the recent attempted assassination and robbery of Mr. Burness. Two oi the prisoners were condemned to fifteen and one to seven years' penal servitude. The United States Court at Pittsburg has authorised the receivers of the Reading Railway and Coal and Iron Companies to borrow 1,000,000 dols. for the payment of wages to the servants of the company and the interest due on June 1. It in announced that the Austrian African traveller, Marno, has been able to break through the ol)stades on the White Nile caused by the unchecked growth of twenty months, and has re-opened the navigation for trade and passenger traffic. In reference to the case of, Alfred Pilgrem, who was found drowned at Chelmsford last week, the statement that he "belonged to a family of which seven members had either committed suicide or died in lunatic asylums" is said to have been erroneous.  Arthur Murphy, a waiter, has been convicted at the Marlborough Street Police Court, London, of stealing a portmanteau and its contents of the value of £3O, the property of Mr. Gordon Duff, a barrister. The prisoner was sentenced to six montlis' lard labour.  The Board of Trinity College, Dublin, hare refused the use of the College Park for holding the University athletic sports, in consequence of alleged misconduct on the part of some of the stadents on the occasion of the departure of the late Lord Lieutenant, and Duke of Marlborough. Great pressure is being brought on the Board to rescind its resolution.  A telegram received in Liverpool from New York states that the charge of overcrowding :igainq the captain of the White Star steamer Celtic has provcd v. be withtout foundation, as the United States authorities, in measuring the vessel, found her capacity to be 10 per cent. in excess of the neuter of passengers actually carried on the voyage is question.  Mr. Henry Edwards, the Liberal member f.,r Weymouth, has given .£5OO to the St. Bartholomew's Hospital Samaritan Fund. When he broke one of his legs a few months ago he was conveyed to that hospital. In forwarding his cheque to the  Treasurer ;if that institution, Mr. Henry Ethords expresses his thanks for the attention he received on that occasion.  On the morning of the 28th May, a fire was discovered in the print works of Thomas Boyd and Co., Levenshulmo, Manchester. The themes got hold of one block of buildings, and eventually the inside was completely gutted. The machinery, however, was wo-ed, being in a fireproof enclosure. The damage is about £3,000. Nearly 100 men will be thrown of employment.  It 15 estimated that not less than between 80,0(* and 100,000 American tourists will visit Europe this summer, most of them landing first either it CC 4. Anglo-Anwricao ' 'o mtke rens'  i;;Vn or Livtri,  American baikt. w  are of course  nmble.l  'rah thclu  1:11::ioliso dolhu, bytud  fore they return.