The Poole Telegram. — 1880-06-11 (Poole, Dorset, England)

SYDNEY INTERNATIONAL EXRIBITION.—Messm Reckitt and Sons, Limited, London and Hull, the di-stinguished manufacturers of starches and blues, have reeive(l the award of the first degree of merit for starch and blue, at the Sydney International Exhibition. . _ _  'rhe Marquis of Ripen has arrived at Simla. His. reception is said to have been most cordial.  The World says it is' nOW—linOWir for certair.,that Sir Bartle Frere will not resign, but will hold on to his place "on principle," his conviction being that officials have no right to resign, and are bound to continue in harness until withdrawn by an absolute and definite recall. The Mark Lane Expreas says that recent raisin have caused a great improvement in the aspect of the country. Wheat has gained Atrength, and is growing rapidly, the pastures have improved, and vegetation generally has entered upon an encouraging phase of existence.  The Liberal members opposed to the retention of Sir Bartle Frere at the Cape met on Monday afternoon, and decided that Sir Wilfrid Lawson's motion for the recall should not be pressed. On the Civil Service Sir D. Wedderburn will move to omit the amount of Sir Bartle Frere's salary from the estimates. At a council meeting of the Central Chamber of Agriculture, on Tuesday, Mr. C. S. Read moved a resolution approving of the hares and rabbits bill, inasmuch as it secures to occupiers the power to protect their crops from loss by ground game. This, after some discussion, was carried unanimously. The Trial Stakes at Ascot were on Tuesday won by Ragman, the Gold Vase by Chippendale, the Ascot Stakes by Teviotdale, and the Triennial Stakes by Jessie Agnes. The Prince of Wales's Stakes were won by Zealot, the Maiden Plate by Capuchin, and the Biennial Stakes by Sir Charles. The Liberal member for Evesham has been unseated on petition, with costs for the petitioners.— The Conservatives have been more fortunate, the petitions against two of them having failed. In the Evesham case, the bribery through an agent was considered and Mr. Ratcliff was personally acquitted, In the Harwich case it was declared the election was singularly pure, and the Dumbarton petition was withdrawn.  The struggle at Chicago is at an end. Thirty-six ballots were taken, but the result appeared no nearer than at starting. General Grant held his ground, but made little or no progress. Blaine and Sherman were losing ground rapidly, and the chances of Edmunds, Washbourne, and Windom were hopeless, Mr. Garfield, who was nominated about mid-day, obtained 50 votes on a first ballot; at a subsequent ballot 399 votes wree given to him, against 304 for Grant. This was an absolute majority of the Convention, which then adopted him unanimously as its candidate. Dr. Hardwicke, the coroner for Central Middlesex, on Monday opened an inquiry upon the remains of a, woman found in a cellar to a house in Harley-street. Mr. Henriques, who had occupied the house many years, could not give the slightest clue to the mystery. Professor Pepper, of St. Mary's Hospital, said he had come to the conclusion that the body was that of a woman, and measured 4 feet 10 inches. The age was certainly over thirty, perhaps over forty. The probable cause of death was a stab just above the heart. There was a fracture cf the spine, which was probably caused by pushing the body into the tub. Death could not have been from suicide. The woman had, he thought, been dead about two years.