The Cannock Chase Examiner. — 1875-08-14 (Cannock, Staffordshire, England)

LONDON HOP, MONDAT.—There is little or no change in the position of the hop market. Picking sill soon he commenced in the early districts, and until. feir proportion of the supply is brought forwanl busk, is likely to remain quiet. The imports of foreign hop into louden last week consisted merely of 16 bake from Antwerp I.ONDON ritoDucii, 3losmsr —Sugar In modern!, demand, at late rates. Porto Rico, afloat, tls. 6d. Coffer firm f oily no dear. Rice steak ; Rangoon, On.; NOOMs sic, es. 341. Saltpetre dull. Cotton ouiet. Jute dull.  • A senlenct in the language of flowers—lf you wish for 'heart's ease" never look to " marry gold." EXTRAORDINARY FAcr.—A couple lived two weeks '0 whiskey and bread. She ate the bread nod he kirauk the whiskey. It is said that in some of the villages of the far West It is no healthy that the folks have to shoot a an start a burying-ground. : Davenport has a girl who spells backwards, W." never tho.ight backwards was a hard word to spell befom—Amcricau paper. • _  A moral debating society is engaged in a di?ens:i.,n on the following question :—"lf huslmnd dert Ids wife, which is the most abandoned, the man woman ?" •  ""'"•rn • A man in Oxford is going to have his life instawl, that when he dies he can have something li, 11.1 And not be dependent on the cold charities of IL '1 world, as he once was.  111 the tows and bucksaws found in the ruins Ponipeii are of light make, as if constructed f.• W0111:111.8 use. These old ancients knew their Waive. —From an ON bachelor. Mere ANTI DRlNK.—beech's last sketch represo.7ol an Irishman and his wife. The man had lost he 1. his hair looked as if it bud been pulled and twist,: • all directions. his eyes were black lind swollen, his was broken, and his clothes were in inure than ,•• ' natural tatters. his wife was reproaehing him i r his foly in running into a fight, and by ay of rel'; he says "Whisht, Middy. whisht— its nuite and dila to rue:'  li A well-known barrister at the criminal bar, rdo prides himself upon his skill in cross-etantinin: s witness, had an odd-looking genius upon who!t, operate. YOll say, sir, that the prisoner is a the ' Yes, sir, 'cause why, she confessed it." 'Air'! also swear that she b Auld shoes for you subeeque,' " the confession ? " " I do, sir." "Then, give< dote) look at the Court, " no are to understand 71 " you employ dishonest people to work for you. .." utter their rnsealities are known ? ^ "01 cOrres i•lse nild I get assistance frost a lawyer ?" Tit" rister said. "Stand aside." A story is going the rounds respeeing a well.kn, subordinate member of the Ministry. Ile is ainember the St. Stephen's Club, which stands at the corner ol Thames Embankment, opposite bi the clock tower iif House of Commons. There are two subways the club--one connecting it directly with the lloines Parliament, and the other leading to the ettibankme The other idght the member of the Gaver.ment to was comfortably seated in the club when the Is-II ot tire House was rung, lie rushed out withoo• hat, but in his hurry he ran down the wrong Fele, taking the one leading to the embankment i00....Lit the tan. einiiiiiinicating with the lions'. Perot, pg ibght, and doubtless much struck with innse appearance, the policeman on duty at the end..., tunnel jumped to the conclusion that he commit suicide by throwing Itinwelfinto the nit the elnhankinenti Actuated by Illinlane policeman scion hits and insisted upon t:tking the station. Nor was he satisfied until an ind,ro , member of Parliament, who happened to be p3s, vouched for the sanity and respectability of V Majesty's Junior Minister.