The Warwickshire Herald. — 1885-07-18 (Birmingham, West Midlands, England)

FMB. At Kursk, in Russia, more than 50 houses in the commercial quarter of the town have been destroyed by fire. _ _  A battle between the Cowboys and Indians in New Mexico, in which 16 of the former and 60 of the latt-r were killed, is reported. Wholesale desertions are reported among the natives emp'oyed on the Pishin Reilway, owing to the outbreak of cholera in the Nan i Gorge. The Queen and Princess Beatrice left Windsor Castle on Saturday morning for Gel, elle, where the Court will remain until setae the Royal wedding. Twenty actual shipwrecks (seven British) were re. ported last week, making the total for the year 607. A British sailer of 94 tons was reported lost with all hands. It is reported that Lord Lyons is about to resien the post of British Ambassador to the French Republio, and that Lord Lytton is to be appointed his successor. In Dublin, the Vice-Chancellor has granted an injunction, with costs, restraining the Dublin Cerporation from changing the name of Sackville-street to O'Connell-street. A novel event will take pities at Dover in a few days (weether permittieg), when an Oxford crew intend to row to Cepa Grisnez or Calais in an eightoared racing galley. The Twelfth of July seems to have passed off in Ireland without any disturbances except in Ports. down, where a savage attack was made up3n the Salvation Army by the Reman Catholics. Madame Sarah Bernherdt'e Paris house was sold some weeks ago for 135,900 f. for the benefit of her creditors, mei h T villa and grouiids at St. Adresse, Havre, have just been disposed of for about 86,000 f. A little boy named Benge, who fell into the Thames at Erith, was gallantly rescued by a youth named Thornton, aged 15. Thornton dived into the river, brought Ben_ie to the surface, and kept his heal sleeve the water until aesietanee was rendered. A screw steam collier, heavily laden, bound for London and in charge of a pilot, in avoiding a collision with an outward bound vessel off Rosherville, fouled the landing stage, which, with the bridge mei striirs leading to the principal structu,e, was completely carried away. According to reports received from the Governor of Cochin China peace now reigns in the northern part of Cambedge, where ail insurrection had broken out. Military operations heel, however, been found difficult owing to the inundations. Peace is also restored in Cochin China. In support of a charge against a brick.ayer named James Wallie of causing b. dily harm to his wife, the Westrnini:ter police magistrate was informed that the woman's right eye was cut open and the sight of it gone, and that her life was in danger. The p risoner was remanded. The first prosecution under the Crimes Act since the accession to power of the Conservatives has been that of 20 persons charged at Lietowel with intimidating a farmer named Brown, who recently took a farm from which the tenant had been evicted. The charges were dismissed. ..Atder man Norton, of Poole, made certain charges against the conduct of the Bell and Crown at a meeting of the Watch Committee. The landlord of the Bell and Crown consequently brought an action for slander, but this has been settled by Mr. Norton withdrawing his allegations and paying the plaintiff is costs. —You must cultivate decision of character and learn to say 'No '" said a lather to his son. Soon after. waida, when tee fatter told his son to go to bed, the boy said "No " with an emphasis that chewed a remembrance of the lesson. One day, last summer, as two English students were on their way for a day's fishing on the Earn, they passed through a field where a }mune rustic beauty, " weose ruddy cheeks made blush the rose," was thinning turnips. One said to the other: "Let me give you a laueh at the expense of this lovely nymph. Ho, there, my beauteous lily, hien to blush unseen, come here and I will kiss you," said the would.be wit, She looked up with a sweet smile and a teeny twinkle in her eyes, and said, "Na, art, I e'er was sae fon& o' veal as to kiss a Calif." An organised system, said to have peen in existence for several years,has been detected at Hyderabad of forging the seals and signatures of former Nizams and Ministers in cases of title-deeds of jaghir and 'nein lands. From the south of Ireland particulars are reperte d of an extraordinary scene which occurred at a meeting at the rooms of the N iti nal League at Mitchelstown. The labourers of the district met in a body, and forcibly entering the room, charged the farmers with leaving them wrthout einplerneet,and assaulted two members of the league. Beeeming excited they broke up the meeting and threatened to burn the houses of those farmers who used machines. They subsequently paraded the steeets, shouting, " Down with machines," and cheering the local landoweees German emigration chews a turth-r decrease. In June, 1885, the emigrants via Bremen numbered 1,200 fewer than in 1881. In the first six months of 1885 the total by the Bremen route was 34,508, as against 47,879 in the corresponding period of 1884. It is reported that the Negus of Abyssinia has declared his readiness to relieve Kassala, if England, Italy, and France will guarantee his present possessions and consent to his annexing the whole Red Sea coast south oh Suakim, including the town of Kaistala itself. It is understood that a number of fresh honours will be shortly gazetted. Among others will be a baronetcy for Mr. Alitermae Fowler. The head master and the assistant masters of Eton College have presented Princess Beatrice with a diamond locket. The wedding gift subscribed for by the students of the school is a diamond and pearl bracelet. It was lately stated that ceunsel's opinion had been obtained to the effect that clergymen of the Church of England had a iegal right to officiate in Nonconformist pulpits in their own parishes. This opinion was given by Mr. A. Charles, Q.C., and Mr. Courtney Kenny. A meeting rut clerzymen and others will be held shortly to consider what further action should be taken in the mitt. r. At Wexford a carpenter named Fitzgerald has sommitted suicide by cutting his throat with a saw, which he sharpened for the purpose. When discovered it was found he had sawn his throat from ear to ear. Robert Bobbins, a wardrobe dealer, of Lamooth, has been fined £7 and costs at the district policecourt for letting as a residenoe underground rooms, the depth of which did not reach seven feet from the floor to the ceiling. Mary Robartes, daughter of a farmer of Halkin, Flintshire, has been accidentally shot dead. Her brother placed 'a loaded gun on the table, and during his temporary absence from the room it is supposed the girl must have handled the weapon, which suddenly went off. The contents were lodged in her left breast, and she expired immediately.  A