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... The Times of India has given an interesting account of the late Professor Goldstiicker, one of the most eminent European Sanskrit scholars of the day. It declares that he had. raised himself to the very front ranks by silent but untiring industry. With him the love of study, especially of Vedic literature, grew with age. He was accustomed to get hold of every new, work of importance which he ...
... Mr. Disraeli arrived at the London-road station, Manche-ter, at half-past six on Monday evening. A very large crowd, estimated at 20,000, assembled to welcome him, and greeted his appearance with great cheering. Mr. Callender, jun., chairman of the Man- chester Conservative Association, was in waiting to re- ceive theConservative tea ier, whose carriage wasdrawn to his residence by about ...
... STEAM CULTIVATION IN SCOTLAND.—The Scots- man says:—During several years the leading agricul- turists in Aberdeenshire have often considered the practicability of introducing steam cultivation. The smallness of many of the holdings, however, and the uneven surface, combined with the prevelance of earth- fast stones in a large proportion of the county, operated formidably against the movement. ...
... THE ARCHIMEDEAN LAWN MOWER. REDUCED PRICES. 10-inch, suitable for small lawns 0 0 12-inch, 11 a lady or boy 4 0 0 14-inch, „ a man 5 0 0 16-inch, a man (on-level lawns). 6 0 0 No Charge for Packing Cases, which are useful for storing machines during winter. Delivered free at all Railway Stations. THR MOWER IS WARRANTED TO GIVE SATISFACTION, and if not approved of may be returned within a month ...
... Epps's CHOCOLATIL-LA Situation, in an article entitled France et Angleterre, eays:— Nous n'vons en France qu'une aeule usine oiL la preparation du Cacao emploie un materiel et un personnel aussi considerables que ceux que nous avons vus dans l'usine de Messieurs Epps. C'est une veritable curiotite dans son genre que cette immenso fabrique. The wrapper of each cake of Chocolate pre- pared by ...
... SIR SPENCER ROBINSON ON HIS DEFEAT. Sir Spencer Robinson has issued a farewell address to the electors of Tamworth. in which he says were not successful, but we were not disgra'ced. I believe the freedom and independence of this borough are dear to you ? all. You have struggled for the success of these principles before now you have suSered for them; but through defeat, notwithstanding ...
... NAVAL AND MILITARY INTELLIGENCE. The Army and Aaty Gazette says:—The rumour which prevailed in naval circles during the week, to the effect that Rear-Admiral Key, C.B., had refused the appoint- ment of Principal of the Naval University, h unfounded, and we have every reason to believe that he will accept it. —If Rear-Admiral Sir Francis Leopold M'Clintock, F.R.S., is desirous of being employed ...
... MERTHYR BOARD OF HEALTH. The usual fortnightly meeting of this Board was held on a Wednesday. Present—Mr William Jones (chairman), Messrs Thomas Jenkins, Wm. Gould, Gabe, James, Rice, and Howells. The minutes of the last meeting were read and confirmed. THE CLERK'S BILL. The Chairman announced that the committee appointed 'to go into the question of the clerk's bill had met last Monday and ...
... | FRAUD AND FORGERY. At the Hammersmith William Hemming, an auctioneer, of Stamford-street, Blackfriars. was brought up in the custody of Mr. Palmer, chief inspector, Scotland-vard, charged with obtaining a cheque-book from the Notting-hill branch of the National Bank by false representations, and with uttering several forged cheques. Mr. Elsie Wyatt, accountant at the Notting-hill branch of ...
... At the Mansion-house on the 27th ult., a well- dressed young man of 21, who had given the false name of Arthur Sidney Burney, was charged on remand, before Alderman Sir Sydney Waterlow, with forgeries upon Messrs. Smith, Payne, and Smiths, Hi ban! cers, Lombard-street. On the 6th of May, 1370, two cheques for £ 150 and £ 25, purporting to bear the ^■1 signature of Messrs. Duche and Sons, of ...
... ANOTHER EXPLOSION AND LOSS OF LIFE. On the 30th ult. at Tuckingmill, a populous mining village in West Cornwall, was tho scene of a sad acei- dent, by which eight girls, between the ages of 17 and 21, lost their lives. About one hundred o-irls are employed in Messrs.. Bickford, Smith, and Co.'s factory, in which patent fuse is manufactured. A number of girls attended to clean up the spinning- ...
... delltTAL ACCIDENT AT ABERNANT.—Another fatal acei- at the Abernant Iron Company's Mineral Railway Vijjf lr ...