Bridport, Beaminster, and Lyme Regis Telegram and Dorset, Somerset, and Devon Advertiser. — 1884-02-29 (Bridport, Dorset, England)

HEALY, M.P., has gone to Dublin in order to be present at the examinations for the Irish bar, and will probably be detained in Ireland until the tth of March. E.Wi3 should be glad if he had gone for examination at the bar, and were likely to get his deserts.). MEASLES have become so prevalent in Macclesfield the the Schoo,—Board and lose! sanitary authorities, at the suggestion' of the Medical Officer of Health, issued a circular to the managers of schools requesting them to close for a fortnight to assist in suppressing the epidemic. A similar request has been made to the Sunday schools. LORI) FALMOUTH has become the recipient of a handsome testimonial from his late trainer and jockey. The gift to his lordship consists of a massive silver salver of large dimensions, bearing the following insoription "Offered for the kind acceptance of the Right Hon. the Viscount Folmouth, by his trainer and jockey, Matthew Dawson and Frederick J. Archer, as a token of gratitude and esteem to the best, kindest, and most generous of masters, on his retirement from the turf, January, 1884. Jr is reported that some of the minor City Companies are taking steps to realise and divide the property they hold before Parliament can take any action in the matteii THE Duchess of Albany completed her twenty-third year on Sunday. It is said that the Duchess was prevented attending the fancy costume ball at Hampton Clourt Palace by interesting family reasons. A STRANGE version of the text ," Shuffle off this mortal coil has Leon announced this week, namely, an attempt at suicide by swallowing a rope. He had not given him. self quite rope enough when he was discovered, and an emetic produced the required resultAT Hognaston, near Derby, a man committed suicide by drowning. His wife a few days ago died from expo. sure whilst intoxicated. TENDERS have been invited for stores and provisions for twelve months from next April for the Egyptian army of occupation, which will be raised to 10,000 men. THE boiler of the steamer Kotsai exploded on Sunday while the vessel was on a voyage from Hong Kong to Macao. Seventeen of the passengers were killed, of whom eight were European-, and the remainder natives. rile steamer has become a total wreck. A SHOCKING tragedy occurred on Monday at the Mill. road Hospital at Liverpool, where sick paupers belonging to the West Derby union are accommodated. Thomas Rutherford, about forty years of age, formerly an inmate A the workhouse, obtained access to the establishment oetween two and three o'clock in the morning, and, making his way to the room in which Ann Grove, a nurse, dept, he with a razor cut her throat from ear to ear, and ;lien attempted to destroy himself by cutting his own ihroat. Grove screamed out loudly, and her cries brought oi her assistance several officials of the house, who found tier lying in a pool of blood, evidently dying, She sue. minbed to her injuries shortly afterwards, but her assailant still lives, though in a very precarious condition. PEOPLE will be wary about trading in Tottenham 3ourt.road if all the tradesmen in that long and wonderful thorona,hfare follow the example of a man named Burdge.: This shopkeeper kept a ham and beef establishment, and was talking on Friday morning with some customers in the shop, when he suddenly raised a knife ho bad in his hand for the purpose of his business and cut his throat. A more sudden and terrible suicide has not taken place in London for years.