Bridlington and Quay Gazette. — 1891-12-19 (Bridlington, Humberside, England)

NEW MAIL BAG APPARATUS.  About twelve months ago the PnetmuterGeneral offered three premium. of £250, £lOO, nod £5O, to those who could invent something superior to the present system of picking up and dropping mail bags on the railway whilst pasaing through the stations. A great number of engineers sent its their suggestions, and the result his. jest now been m .de known by the Postulaster.General, who states that the Board of Examiners exprres the opinion that none of the suggestions laid before them is worthy of the first premium ..ff..red. Mr. E. W. P. Jones, got the second prize of £lOO, and Mr. Henry Wormald, Poutefraet, engineer to the Askton Colliery, secured the third prize of £5O. The latter invention will be practically tested at the Snit opportunity.  An sx.inopeetor of the Leisatershire nonstahn. Ivry eumnaoted voinide on Ttinfeday, at Wiewton, ey coating his throes in a ehooking manner with two knaves.  E.rl De Grey hu left Higbolere Culls, where ha ha btu uti • visit to the Earl f Carreuvon, who b.. been Guterman:lg • shooting piety. About 1.000 phes•sntr were Shot on the estate lest week, sad H.rl Can natvun made a liberal distribulien of game in the district.  The health of the Bishop of Claughtoo, who is en. vict t hie son In lan, ohs Duke of Argyll, at layered, Castle, hat greatly improved, although his lordship has DOI yet enfficiently recovered to rcturn to his home, Danbury Palace. near Chelmsford. He is now able to take damage exercise. The Birhip le over eighty year. of age. AT the Darlington Rural Sanitary Authority's meeruig Os Tuecuay the report of the Medical Odiecr spoke of scarlet fever and measles bciug ptevalent, ite well as typhoid. Toe Medical Offitmr •Ico stated that there sass etudemie of ibfluensa throughout the whole diatuct.  Mn. Moente, the wel.knowo inveotor of the Monte tete, committed suicide by shootieg self at hie aloe to the Haymarket, Load., oo Monday. Mr. Morris, who wan widely known and very popular 10 military circles, bee been the prey for HMO time past to melancholia.  Hairy Fn. roe Smuommo.—At the Middle. borough Pohotsoourt on kiouday, Jorieph Hesse, stewaid of i.e. Minister Hackenbach, was oruered to pay .02 9a. 4d., that being the duty, value, and Geste GI 71l1h. of tiavendien wham°, and 10e/slime of wine, which he had smuggled into the Teamos on the 2no Inst. Prisoner emennided from Lonarm, end was wetted in Miidlesbormgh. Ten DAPOBB en SEUPPINO Ne• 11 Tll5 Tens 11101117. —Sirdmeph Pea., Bert, M. P , pret tog on Tueedsy at a niertmg of the Tees Commie...one.' at Stockton, aunuomed that the Trinity Home hod now fall.n in with the Corneuissmuere' suggestion and had agreed to estsblieli a gee aed bed buoy ell the Sets.. hocks. The Work. Committee would ...aka, by arrangement with Trinity House, to burp the buoy suppled vita gas sod in pr per repair. Thee Uuratuill.i siert reamed the annonnee mint with gratilioattou. The Prin. of Wales arrived at Welbeck an Tuesday on a visit to the Duke of Portland. Bin It,y. Higbee., who travelled from London by amoral train, received • mat enthusiastic recteptiou, out the people wers mach di.apponitet by the &Memo of the Prime. of W.., who denoted to reMaiu 113