The Cannock Chase Examiner. — 1877-06-08 (Cannock, Staffordshire, England)

A RECKLESS MINER.  At Rugeley Petty Sessions, yesterday, a miner named Hugh Everidge was charged with a breach of the Mines Act by removing a cartridge which had refused to go off, at the Hayes Colliery at Brereton, in Mareh last. On removing the charge it exploded, and burnt defendant so severely that he was laid up for six weeks. In consideration of his already having been punished, he was only Sued 2s. gd. and costs.  A verdict of manslaughter was returned by • coroner's jury, on Mondry, against Ellen Beady, for having caused the death of her sister, at Peckham, by itriking her with a paraffin lamp.  Three men were thrown into the Thames on Saturday, at Hammersmith, by the capsizing of a boat. Two swam ashore. The third, who was drowned, was George Richards, of the Star Coffee House, York road, Battersea, cabinet-maker. Au inquest was held on Monday en the body of Mr. Wm. Coshead, aged 40, manager of the National India Ru,ber Company. 44, Gresham street, London, who had shot himself with a pistol. It was stated that he had a draft for .i.:111110 to ray, and had only .£l5O to meet it. A verdict of suicide while of uneound mind was returned.  How DI,MAS6io 0011MUNICATST.—The Liverpool Mercury reports that a family named Lawrence, of Ellesmere, have lost their six children by diphtheria, the origin of which has been dearly traced. Some of the children being thirsty while they were out, a glass of water was procured for them from a cottage, and It turned out that In the house a child was at the time suffering from the disease,  Mr. Leonard Edmund.' motion to set aside an award nude in the suit between himself and the Treasury by Mr. Denman and Mr. I' hock (both now Judges of the High Court) as long ago as Ictiti, was on Monday dirtniered 'with costs by Justices Mellor and Lush, in the Queen's Bench Division, as Mr. Edmunds did not ehoose to bring it on until the Lord Chief Justice should be sitting in the division.  NILE GICANT.—In his discovery of the source of the Nile, Svelte had a most able coadjutor in Capt. James Augustus Grant, an Indian officer of genuine and unpretentious character, but singularly well fitted for the work of exploration which devolved upon him. His reputation, in that respect, may not have bad 101 l • justice done to it by a portion of the public, owing to the generous installer in which he has kept himself in the background. giving Spoke all the praise of having discovered the source of the Eli.; • but his own share in the enterprise was no small one. ainu a large portion of this arduous journey he was separated from his companion, having to bring up a separate portion of the expedition, being laid up by severe illness, or beitig sent on in front wails Speke • made a detour. Even when entirely lame he managed to push on alone, and showed great tact in managing the savage and greedy chiefs with whom he had to deal. His "Walk Across Africa," in which be has recorded his personal experiences of this great journey, is a most interesting tolume, full of information as to the new and strange people whose countries he traversed; and as to the bass, and meteorology of these countries it is especially valuable, giving us an intelligible account of the products of Central Africa, and the modes of living of the people. In that respect he is superior to every other African traveller. In reading his unpretending but most valuable pages, we are enabled r..ally to understand the life of the people Chum he describes, the character of their country and the conditions of their foxiatiines.—Blackw. mod'. Maausine. 

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