LOME NEWS.
Marwocd, the hangman, died early in September. An inquest was ordered, as it wai said that the Invincible* caused his dfath. It is said that the Queen has practically disgraced the new Duke of Marlborough by refusing to admit to her presence to deliver Up the insignia of the Garter which his father W >re, and his successor, according to custom, de’ivers to the sovereign. The. Duke has feaen told that he must leave the things with the Lord Chamberlain. Toe progress of distinguished foreign ton ists in America is watched in London with great interest, and in place of parliamentary proceedings the newspapers are full ©: American affairs. The Vicar of Stratford-on-Avon has signified his willingness to allow the remains of Shakespeare to be exhumed. The object is to compare the skull of the poet with the bust and portrait of him. Some of the members of the Town Council, however, oppose the opening of the tomb as a desecration, and threaten to throw anyone attempting the act into the River Avon. Mary Anderson recently declined to be presented to the Prince of Wales, as she desired, she said, to avoid scandal.
The Queen subscribed £2OO for the relief of the distress in Egypt caused by the cholera»
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Poverty Bay Standard, Volume I, Issue 1, 27 October 1883, Page 4
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210LOME NEWS. Poverty Bay Standard, Volume I, Issue 1, 27 October 1883, Page 4
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