Works Struck by Lightning. Great excitement was caused at the Linotype Works, Broadheath, during a thunderstorm this morning. The lightning struck the gable end of one of the foundries, and loud explosion caused consternation a large number girls, and many suffered from shock an

the figure being 65 days. The Northumberland Miners' Executive have not only decided assist in new recruiting scheme at the ooal mines, but are recommence that instead of the age of recruits being limited from 18 to 25, as provided amended scheme, it should be from 20 41. Member

Paris, Wednesday.—The . e has discussed the question of L l > corn and coal, and has <jii ventory made the dispose com in Spain. Authority Minister of Finance to make e corn in view of the v> price. As to coal, it was the navigation companies e supplv foreign coal.—Excha

to held at Aldershot in aid of the military chariites»

MARKETS FIRM. Business continued of satisfactory dimensions on the Stock Exchange, and a feature was a revival of interest in rubber shares, which were decidedly more cheerful. Industrials generally held good without special feature, apart from some marked advances in the brewer

11 45 &.m. Spot inquiry is small. Rales 2,000 bales. Futures opened 25 lower. Quotations: August 17.90, August-September 17.57, September-October 1' -2 /, Oet.- Ncvember 16.85, January-February 16.20, March-April 16.02, May-June 15.86 _ . Elgyptian opened 10 points lower; Octobe

INQUEST TO-DAY. This morning, Mr. F. Frice, county coroner, held an inquest at the Black Horse Inn, Crescent, Salford, on the body of Samuel Cheetham, who, as already stated/,was found dead In the carriage railway train from Liverpool on its arrival at Exchange Station on Wednes

According to a Dalziel's despatch from New York today an extraordinary scene has occurred school i° Boston, 500 children setting upon and severely heating a teacher who had been cruelly ill-treating one of th* scholars.

Mr. Daniel to-day reported to be in very weak state, and no hopes are -i-ertained as to his recovery.

A Madrid correspondent telegraphing last night says : Despatches from Havana state that the frauds the Cuban Treasury Department represent a sum of over 200,000 dollars. In addition to the secretary of the Municipal Council, who absconded and was arrested New York, the Controlle