The Telegram. — 1895-06-11 (Weymouth, Dorset, England)

CHURCH PARADR.—On Sunday, the members of the 61st Battery, IL A., who were staying in the town, attended Di vi ne service at the Abbey Church, together with the band, and about 60 members of the G Co., let V.B.D.R. A most appropriate sermon was preached by the Res. Canon Lyon (vicar) from let Kings axii., 34, "And a certain man drew a bow at a venture, and stnote the King of Israel between the jointr of the harness." The band accompanied the organ. After service the regulars " fell in " and marched to the Digby Road, where they were dismissed. The Volunteers, headed by the band, marched to the top of Long Street, where they were dismissed. They were under the command of Major Williams, and there were on parade Lieut. Wildman, Sergt.-Instructor McAvitt, Colour-Sergt. Tuffin, Serge., Stubbings, Tulk, Dalwood, and Woolmiugton.  A London child has died from drinking benz,dine in mistake for water.  The cost of the Metropolitan police last year was £1,696,291.  There is a serious drought in many parts cf South Wales.  Lord Rosebery bas been medically advised to prolong his yachting cruise.  A young man, an expert swimmer, was drowned in the Chester Baths on Friday.  FATAL CYCLING AcciFICSIT.—A Sunderland cyclist, named Henry Gardiner, whilst proceeding to the North Country Cyclift meeting at Barnard Castle, on Monday, lost control over his machine in going down a vteep bank, and collided with a stone wall. Ha died 'soon afterwards.  A gentleman committed suicide on Monday by jumping from theateainer Forth in the Firth of Forth.  Mine. Lanibert, sister of the French Premier, was killed by a tram at a level crossing at Calais on Tuesday. Mr. Gresham, Secretary of State, died at a quarter-past one o'clock on Tuesday morning, at Washington.  Richard Sharpe, a commercial traveller, of Bristol, committed suicide on Wednesday, at the Woodside Hotel, Birkenhead.  Three boys belonging to a Bible class at Rochester were drowned at Yalding, near Maidstone, on Monday, by the capsising of a boat on the Medway.  A diroo,otrous tire has occurred at Banco, a small town near From ~,,, or (Imly), a convent bring tJtally destroyed, and two monks perishing in the flames.  An a party of 45 workmen were being ferried aCtOifl the Danube close to Broesin on Monday, the boat capsized, and 12 of the workmen were drowned.  At Mansfield,on Monday.a miner named Taylor was remanded charged with causing the death of another miner named Bird during a light on Saturday night.  _ General Primo de Rivera, captain-general of Madrid, was shot at his reception on Monday by a former captain in the reserve named Clavijo, who appears to be under the hallucination that he was persecuted. Charles Kennard, auctioneer 'ri clerk, was drowned in the Avon at Stratford on Monday afternoon by the upsetting of his racing skiff. The accident was witnessed by hundreds of excursionists on the river bank.  Baron Rothschild, accompanied by the SolicitorGeneral (Sir Frank Lockwood), on Monday, opened new public baths, which have been erected at a cost of £2,000, and presented to the town of Aylesbury. Tile Rev. F. Dyson having, under medical ad vice,resigned the head-mastership of Eastbourne College. to which he was recently elected, it has been offered to and accepted by the Rev. M. A. hayfield, head-master of Christ College, Brecon.  .• . The Ancient Order of Shepherds at Brightm, on Monday, decided to hold next year's meeting at Great Yarmouth. Brother Kenipster. of the West London District, was installed High Pastor, and Brother Grinstead, of Brighton, High sub-Pastor. INTELLIGENCE received from Curtis, Nebraska, states that the dam of the Ciirtin Lake, which cavers an area of 100 acres, gave way, and an engine with a party sent to ascertain the cause of the flood fell nito a warhout, with the result that four of the men lost their liVeS.  Mn. Henry Powell, of Scarborough, by his will has left £5,000 in consols, the interest to be appropriated to the payment yearly of £5 to each of the ringers of the parish church, £2O to the organist, £5 each to five choristers of the parish church of Pocklington, Yorkshire, and £3 to the vicar and 108 to the clerk for an annual service on the day of his death.