Denton and Haughton Examiner, etc. — 1886-11-06 (Denton, Greater Manchester, England)

PARCEL POST TO CANADA. A correspondent calls attention to the following facts showing the working of the new parcel post to Canada. He says :—On August 2 I posted to a friend at Fort M'Leod a pb. tin of essence of beef, price 2s. 4d. postage Is Bd. My friend had to pay 45. before obtaining it. On writing to the post-office at Fort 111,Leod, he was told that there was no duty on essence of beef, but that an entry had to be made at the customs, and that the dollar was charged for that. This, in effect, raises the postage to ss. Bd, for a eta' parcel. On August 24 I posted a parcel containing some flannel jackets, value 155., weight 31b., postage (prepaid of course) 55. For clearing this at the Canadian office my friends had to pay es. 7d, for which the some explanation was givenas in the farmer case.  Paoorlif oars FAITn..—For nearly half a century Horniman's Pure Tea has been known to tea-drinkers, and gained their preference and esteem, because it is strong, hoe a r;cle and delicious flavour, and is free from the injurious mineral_ facing powder used by the Chinese to palm off infer:or brown leaves. Tun 18th annual exhibition promoted by the Turners' Company was recently opened at the Mansion House. AT Birmingham George Butler, described as a merchant, of Antrim, and John Charles Holdcroft, metchant, of Wolverhampton, have been committed for trial on several charges of conspiracy to obtain goods by fraud, and of obtaining large quantities of goods by false pretences. There are other charges against the prtsoners of "long firm" frauds in Bristol, Leeds, Bradford. Norwich, Manchester, Belfast, and Cardiff, and the total value of goods so obtained amounts to several thousand pounds. Too manager of a public-house in the Whitechapelroad has, at the Thames Police-court, been sentenced to six weeks' hard labour for stealing money belonging to his employer. The prisoner gave himself up to the police, saying that he had borrowed the money and backe I horses with it. Instead of winning on the horses, he lost nearly £BO, and could not refund the money he alleged he had only borrowed. Ax inquest has been held as to the death of Mrs. Leader and her infant, whose bodies were found in the Thames at Fulham. A previous inquiry led to the conclusion that she had drowned four of her children and committed suicide in the same manner. The principal witnesses now were Mr. Leader, the husband and father, and his son, a boy of seven, whose story was a very strange one. The jury returned a verdict of Found dro weed," and they exonerated Mr. Leader from all blame. IN the City of London Court of Common Council Mr. Rose Dines asked for leave to propose a Resolu tion recording approval of Colonel Fraser's action in prohibiting the Socialists procession on Lord Mayor's day. Several members expressed the opinion that the Motion was unnecessary, complete confidence being felt in the Commissioner of Police, and permission to introduce the Motion was refused. LORD AND Luny ROSSimia, the Duke and Duchess of Manchester, and Earl Annesley have left London on board the Peninsular and Oriental steamer Esisar-iHind for India. Lord Rosebery looked extremely well, and were a dark blue yachting suit and a white Sewer in his buttonhole. A number of relatives and friends aasembled on the platform to wish the distinguished travellers to voyage. Among those present were Mr. Leopold de Rothsihild, Mr. E. H. Hamilton, Hon. F. Villiers, Hon. C. R. Spencer, M.P., Mr. Hope, Mr. Wilson, and Mrs. Phipps.