Northern Weekly Gazette. — 1899-01-21 (Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland, England)

ALP., and Mr T. Harrington, 31. P., were both elected. The only Socialist contesting was defeated.  THAT a crittis has occurred in the Church of England has been pretty clearly established by the agitations and discussions which have taken place, and by the presistency with which the subject crops up. It is quite clear that attempts -rill be made to press the question upon the (13vernment at the reassembly of Parliament, for among t/teir own supporters are some of the most urgent clarm,orers for reform. The general ,cGnsonsue of opinion goes to show that these clergymen, who have transgressed co successfully all L,e usages of the Protestant Church of England, should be summarily dealt with, and be visited wit% deprivation or inhibition. They are clearly rerponsible for the present unrest, and they ought to be rernonnid from the Church whose toundatiorr of faith they have endeavoured to sap and undermine. How great is the need for dealing with the Church, is dear from the fact that a distraint warrant was served upon a poor widow 75 who is in receipt of and lives n ho a week received from a charity for recovery of the Vicar of Lancaster's tithes. Another poor woman had to pawn her Sunday dress. Yet by disestablishment we should "rob the poor of their most precious heritage," according to the Primate.  !THE London evening papers are striving to outdo each other in sensationalism, but in this case it is not a question of the survival of the fittest. The , paper most frequently "found out" will sc2t-L*ly, survive. When Count Karol, i oommitted suicide, it was said that deceased was holding the portrait of a beautiful English lady to his heart by one paper, and by another that his room wa.: lined with photographs ot English beauties. The , Count was a genzleman of exemplary habits, and his room was lined with photos of male friends and leading statesmen. The Count had bad health; he was devoted to his e.uties, and indeed was selbeentred. Poor fellow; his death was very sad, and no newspaper has any right to try and make a romance out of a terrible tragedy such as this.  MR prospects in the Soudan seem bright. and Lord Cromer is quite satisfied with his visit to Omdurman and Berber, and his reception by the notablc,. The possibilities of cultivating the. the Mhz. and White Nile:: are enormous. There is no poops yet for the investment of capital, end any scheme for developing the Soudan by private enterprise would be premature. Mr J. L. Gorst, the financial adviser to the Egyptian Government, says that time and immigration must first settle the labour difficulty. Khartoum redivivus is to be a fine town, and will make a splendid winter resort. With regard to the Soudan. another illustration of Lord Salisbury's vexing vacillation and indecision is being provided. Having bested France in the diplomatic eqicounter by claiming for Egypt what belonged to Egypt, and so securing the Soudan for Egypt, he now seems disposed to claim Soudan for England by the right of conquest. This is the way to an English Fashoda crisis.  GREAT gales of wind have swept over the country, and wrought a good deal of havoc, but, considering the severity and continuance of these mighty blasts, the damage has not been so extensive as one would naturally have been led to suppose. Several vessels were driven ashore, the lifeboat , crews effecting gallant rescues at the Isle of Man ; and at various parts of the English coast. A mill 'chimney near Manchester fell, killing four people sitting round the tea-table in their cottage. Traffic 'etween France and England was also internipted. The most singular disaster of all occurred on the London and North-Western line to Holy...cad. The line runs as near to the coast as does hat from Saltburn to Whitby, and a portion of he permanent way washed by the sea was undermined. On an express goods train reaching the mt it rolled into the seething sea, and the driver nd stoker were drowned. At Blackpool for -everal days in sucoassion there were high tides.  On Monday it reach Eal 27 feet 8 inches, and 8001 II magnificent scenes were witnessed, though, unfortunately, tremendous damage was done to the asphalt. A large groyne was actually wrench,d out of position, and gradually drifted to the North Pier, where it did considerable damage to the piles protecting the pier. Some idea of the  severity of the gale in the Atlantic is obtained from the fact that one vessel arriving at Liver• pool reported the loss of 90 head of cattle, whici had been washed overboard by the heavy sees.  TWENTY thousand people die yearly in Belgium from consumption or tubercular disease, whielr id really an animal disease transmitted to mankind, and the Council of Hygiene has determined to institute a national campaign similar to that begunt in England against the disease. Interesting and invaluable notes on this subject appear in our "Health Hints on llomceopathio Principles" seek , by week.  T 11096 who have read the late Alphonse Daudez's lively description of Tartarin will remember the circus incidents in which Tartarin endeavours to ; steel his nerves ere he departs for the sandy plains in search of big game. The lion-taming entertainments at circuses derive their interest and , fascination from the fart that they " try the ; nerves," and the enjoyment is the rebound of feeling—the satisfaction felt when nothing serious happens. On Monday night at Leeds something not in the programme transpired, and a tamer had a narrow escape with his life. His head and thigh were lacerated by a lioness, but after his wounds had been dressed he returned and entered the cage for half a minute, to the great satisfaction of the spectators. We are not much re, moved above the spectators at the Spanish bull fights.  SATrrLAT Wai3 an important day with ship. builders at- Belfast and ELswick. 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