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... The Registrar-General reports the mortality in twenty one of the leading cities; and towns of the Unued Kingdom, to b at the rate of 20 per 1000 per annum. A statue in marble of Nicholas \Vcod was unveiled at Newcastle yesterday in £ he presence of a large number 01 engineers and others. > COFFEE, refreshing-, heaU-hy, and much ap- d^uion of t'iPT vah\abl(e beverage for preserving a healthy ...
... DISTRESSING OCCURRENCE IN PENARTH ROADS. TWO RUNAWAY SEAMEN DROWNED. A lamentable accident, which is entirely attributable to the reddess folly of the sufferers, yesterday befell three seamen, and caused the delh of two. An American ship, outward bound, from Newport, lay at anchor in the outer roadstead, to the west of the Monkstone- rock. The seamen, whose names have not been ascer- tained, ...
... THE AMERICAN AND ENGLISH CHURCH. Yesterday morning the Bishop of Exeter (Dr. Temple) preached a sermon under the dome of St. Paul's Cathedral, in connection with the 171st anniversary of the Society fot the Propagation of the Gospel in foreign parts. The service was distinguished by the public pft-sentatien of a iarge alms plate, which was recently sent by the American Episcopal Church as a ...
... CORK BUTTER MARKET.—WEDNESDAY. Ordinary Firsts, 112s. second, 100s. thirds. 92s. fourths, 78s.; fifths, 45s.; sixths, —. Mild cured Firsts, 115s. seconds, 106a. thirds, 102s. In the market, firkins.. ...
... TUESDAY, JULY 23rd, 1872. THE present strike movements are becoming very serious to some classes of the community, and the people who are affected most by the rise in wages or the shortening of the period of labour, are not, as might be thought, the immediate employers of labour in manufacture, trade, agriculture, or mining. These employers take care to recoup themselves for the advanced price ...
... THE. COAL AND IRON TRADES. In an article on the staple trades of South Staffordshire, the Birmingham Gazette rrvs: If the current prices of coal and iron are to be taken as a criterion, the,' good time coming,' which has generally been regarded as a thing to be hoped for rather than a substantial reality, seems to have at last dawned here. Iron is now one hundred per cent. dearer than it was ...
... I am of opinion that the enginemen and stokers of the respective collieries mentioned in the award of the 13th of last February are comprehended within it, and are sub- ject to its The submission to arbitration recited that disputes had arisen between the proprietors of the said collieries and the colliers and other workmen connected therewith, and the object of the arbitration was to settle ...
... A correspondent writes :—la the midst of the present coal famine it is'interesting to watch the progress of remedial measures from which we may expect in due course some relief. The chivalry of a few geologists who, without any idea of profit, are now at their own expense going to prove whether coal exists under the whole of Kent, the Channel, and on till it joins the Belgian coalfields, has ...
... THE INTERNATIONAL PRISON CONGRESS. The Times, In the following leader, review tho whole s- tlca of Prison Di&oiplins and its efleet on Criminals, aad also points out he necessity ef making punishment deterrent enongh to protect life and property The International Prison Congress, which concluded its labours on Saturday, has. on the whole, justified the hopes of its promoters. It has brought ...
... A California hotel consists of the hollow trunks of ten immense trees, standing in a group a few feet apart. Nine of the hollow trees, duly papered and whitewashed, are used as bedrooms, and the tenth as an ogioe and bar room. The vexed oonundrum propounded by Hamlet in his soliloquy to who would faraela bear! has at last been solved in a satisfactory manner. The widow of a man named Fsrdels, ...
... AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND MAILS The following are the days of sailing of the mails for Australia and New Zealand. Papers and letters-must be posted a day earlier. The postage via Southampton is: Papers Id.; letters 6d. The postage via Brindisi is: Papers 4d.; letters 9d. Australia, via Southampton.Aug. l(morning) „ via „ 9(evening) New Zealand, via San Franj^sco, July 25 ...
... THE SOUTH WALES CHORAL UNION. — Referring to the Welsh Choir at the Cryatal Palace the Times says What ensued was the most striking feature of the day, although not a. competition. Neverthless, it was a trial of merit, for the award of the ...