The Cannock Chase Examiner. — 1874-10-24 (Cannock, Staffordshire, England)

PROPOSED ALTERA TION OF TAB DISTRICT EETINGS.  No. 2 Lodge, Bileen, having pldced upon the programme a notice that in future the meetings of the if is. ..triet be held every quarter instead of monthly, as heretot ore. 'Mr. Hodson, Bilston, moved the adoption of the pro. posed alteration. It was thought by the members of his lodge that the alteration would effect a great saving to the funds of the lodges, and the payment of the levies could be made monthly as now by sending it to the district secretary. Mr. Wooley, Banton, seconded. Mr. Holingshed, as an amendment, moved that the meetings be kohl annually, and the business done by telegtepts.r (Laughter.) Mr. Lloyd, Iliiston, said if the resolution was adopted n there was o doubt that the district committee would IRv, to meet oftener, but he wee sent by his lodge to rapport tlie proposition, said he was prep.tred to do so. He hail supported many propositions at those meetings and lost, and he had been as good friends afkrwards with his opponents as he was before. Mr. I. Jones, Bilstou, said he believed a great saving would be affected if the proposed alteration we. made, but he told the members that he did not think it would work.  Mr. Craddock (Norton Keynes) moved as an amend. ment that the meetings of the district be held monthly se usual. .  Kr. Attie. (Wednesburi) seconded, on i,he ground that he believed that it would be impossible to get through the business mice a quarter.  The Chairman spoke iestrong terms in favour of continuing the existing system. He did not belier• that the buisness would be done so well by the commatee as be delegate meetings. If they did away with their district meetings they would destroy the arch which now bound them together. Frequently questions would arise which neither their agent or district err. tary would Like to deal with up& their own account.  - Mr. Gething commended the Bilston lodges for en. deorouring to save expense; bat the information which was dissiunnated by the bolding of the district meetings well repaid for the outlay. He alluded to other die_ bids wle re the same regalaticaut as they had adopted wore not in existence, ma ohowed the disadvantages under which they laboured. On being put, the ameadcbent was carried by a majority.  The remainder of Ss U 21412060 wai of a formal character. •  TllOMingwous /010.. TH 03 CONNTLEMAN 10 r...iNtios.—TheTnytiest on the body of Cherie, Netter, whose bodyiiits found ernbe foregbore of the Thames, near litenkfriars Biidge, London, last Thursday, woe rammed on Tuesdag. The evidence showed tbat the story told by dec. assil as to his having been assanind in 4. railway carriage between Cannon.atroet and Charing Cross was wholly unfounded, and that be had told a similar deal as to his having berm asSatalted in Paris. A letter Ism nand on him addressed to his parents, in which he said he did not deserve to be regretted. This, it MIA stated, was a pure imagination oche part. Iho jury found that deceased committed suicide while no. sound in n.nid.  them .e probably . t at Birsaiiefi;s4 conlikrepoe ePs to esagar, a modification e e Birmingham agreeineza, but he believed .-as a strong feclio#n that district that before of ttat agreenien:ainterfored with they should mku scignosyg aurround,ing districts. afar). mid b 'thought "boat and talked - should r  ARCILtEOLOGISTS AT