Weekly News. — 1890-08-14 (Blandford, Dorset, England)

THE QUEEN AND THE AUSTRIAN  FLEET.  The Queen left Osborne House on Monday morn. ing for the purpose of inspecting the Austrian Fleet, svliiiili, under the Archduke Stephen, is visiting British waters. The squadron et:quiets of four ironclads, the Admiral's ship, Kronprinz Rudolf, Flag Captain Brudl ; Kronprinzesein Stefanie, Captain Josef 8 iellander ; the Kaiser Franz Josef, Post Captain the Arohduke Carl Stefan; and the Tiger, Captain Gustav von Broach. It reached Cowes B.'cede frow Sitithead about. 7 o'clock, and anchored di line outside the Royal yachts Osborne and Victoria and Albert. The ilustrian war veeselashortly after their arrival saluted the Queen's standard, which was flying at Osborne House, with 21 guns, and then honoured the British flag with a similar compliment, the guard ship Volage returning the visitors salute, and hoisting the Austrian ensign at the fore. About half past 10 o'clock the Osborne (upon which the Prince and Princess of Wales and Princesses Victoria and Maud are staying), the Victoria and Albert, the Volage, and the Austrian ironclads were decorated with Hags, in anticipation of a visit from the Queen, and the roadstead, where niany yachts are lying, presented • very pretty and animated *cane in the brilliant sunshine. The Queen, 011 quitting Osborne, i drove down the bill to Tiinity Pier, East Cowes, where the Royal yacht Alberta was waiting 'to convey her Majesty into the Solent. The Queen, accompanied by the Duke and Duchess of Connaught, Princass 1,1,16.1, Prima and Princess Henry of Dattenberg, and the Marquis of LOr Ile, reached the landing-place about a quarter to 11 o'clock. The Alberta left the pier immediately, and proceeded down the Medina to Cow.. Roads, the guardship Volage and the Austrian Fleet saluting as her Majesty approached the war vessels, steaming 11W iftly to the westward till the last Austrian vessel, off West Cowes, was reached. The Alberta then turued eastward, and proceeded along the port side of the war ships. The Naval baud on the Kronprinz Rudolf played 'The National Anthem," the crews manned the sides anti fighting tops of the ironclad., and the Video, men the yardarms of the guardship as the Royal yacht passed by. Rounding the Kronpriuzessin Stefanie, the Alberta steamed slowly as • di.lance of a oable's length-along the starboard side of the squadron, the crews again mustering at the bulwarks as her Majesty inspected each ship, and the band of the Kronprinz Rudolf, Admiral Hinke's ship, once noire playing "God Save the Queen " as the Royal yacht approached the ironclad. The Queen returned at the close of the inspection, which occupied about an hour, to Trinity Pier, East Cowes, and on disembarking proceeded to Osborne. Her Majesty subsequently entertained the Archduke Stephen and the officers of the Austrian Fleet, who had been invited to take luncheon at Osborne.  At Cr•feld on Sunday, during • terrific thunderstorm, • house containing 50 persons fell. Some of the inmates were rescued alive, but over 20 lives were sacrificed.  A man, whose name is supposed to be William Singleton, aged about 40 years, and having Eh, appearance of a labourer, committed suicide in • railway carriage between Nantyderry and rontipoolroad on Monday. After the train had left Shrewsbury the man was observed to be sharpening a penknife, and later on it was seen that he was bleeding from a terrible wound in the throat. He expired in about 10 minutes. A pawn ticket found in his posIlleSiOn chewed that he had pledged his watch and chain at Warrington that morning._ _ . _  John Macdonald, scavenger, of Muirkirk, aged 75, was tried at Ayr on Monday for the murder of his wife, aged 70, and Alexander Waugh, a lodger, aged 65. Macdonald pleaded that he was insane at the time. After a trial lasting seven hours the jury found the accused guilty, but strongly recommended him to mercy, on the ground that there was no premeditated malice. Re was sentenced to death.  Three men, all of whom were intoxicated, went to sleep on Monday night in the engine-bones of • slag crusting null at Southbank, near Middlesbrough. After they had locked,tbe door one of them upset an oil lamp, and before they could St.': it up the room took fire, and in • short time the whole place was burned. Two of the men were rescued from a window, bat the other was burned to death in the room in which the Ilre originated.  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