The Glamorgan Gazette

ONE OF THE MISFORTUNES OF LIFE. A respectabJy-drrssed woman tearfully asked Mr. Lane, Q.C.. at North London Police Court on Sat- urday, what eh a could do with a lazy husband. Wu she bound to pay his rent ?—Mr. Lane No, certainly not. You are not bound to pay any- thing for a lazy husband. Have you a separate estate ? The applicant Yes I have 15B. a week. —Mr. Lano Possibly if lie went into the Work- house the G uardiaus might call upon you to pay some- thing towards his support. Beyond that, you are not bound to pay anything.—The applicant: Heisagreat strong DUID, weighing IGst, and is in bed now.- i Mr. Lnne: Have you any children?—The appli- cant: Yes, two girln, one 14, and the other 10 yean. —Mr. Lane: You are not bound to give your hus- band a ample penny, and if lie assaults you you may bring him here mid bare him bourd over. By the way, who rn.vs the rent:—The Applicant: I do. —Mr. Lane Did you take the rooms r—The Appli- cant Yes and I want to live separately from him. —Mr. Lane He appears to have done nothing to warrant ? mngiftrate in giving you a separation. It is one of the misfortunes of life that you have a lazy husband, njiwindt whom there is no legal remedy.—The nppiicnnt: If 1 remove from three rooroo into one, IIJIl I bound to admit him ?—Mr. Lane If he cornea there bona-fide to enjoy your society you cannot, refuse him, but if he merely comes for tllC shelter of the house you may shut him out, the more especially if you take your two girls to live with you in oue room. I think you will be perfectly IIlIfe in shutting him out, and, as I have told you, if lie at-ssmlts you you may have a sum- mons against him. The applicant added that her husband's principal employment was skittle-pluying in the New Noilli Iloml.

THE MILITARY .ND CIVILTDISOBDERS- IMPORTANT A It IIY OliDKE. An important nrmy order ban just I-pen issued from the War GIBce in reference to the employment of troops in nicl of tl, civil power during public die- orders. Except, in the c:the of pi-fat and sudden emergency dclined tc be when violent crimes are being, or likely to be, <■« tnniilted," no ofiicer will order out tioops without the requisition of a Chief- Constuble or magistrate, and the responsibility is to rest with the military authority IlIi to the strength and composition of the ioree to be employed. Chief Constables have to nnangefor the presence of magis- trates with troops at the wne of a riot, but only one magistrate uivist net with the officer in charge. The magistrate's request for tho officer to take action" against rioters or other disorderly persons leaves the officer absolute discretion as to the mode of action to be taken, and it is not obligatory upon him to take immediate action or continue it unlets be thinks it neoeaeary. The order pro- ceeds If firing should unfortunately be necessary, officers and soldiers must feel that they have a serioua duty to perform and they must perform it with coolness and steadiness, and in such a manner as to be able to discontinue their fire the instant it shall be found no longer neoea- eary. Care is to be taken not to fire upon persons separated from the crowd. It is to be observed that to fire over the heads of a crowd engaged in an illegal pursuit would have the effect of favouring the most daring and the guilty, and might have the effect of sacrificing the lesa daring, and even the innocent. It is possible for extraordinary canes to arise of immediate and pressing danger, which in the opinion of an officer demands his immediate interference. In theee emer- gencies the officer should take such acticn as be thinka neoeesary, although he has received no direction from a magistrate, whether the absence of each direction arises from the absence of a magistrate or any other cause."

DEATH OF ADMIRAL HORNBY. Admiral Sir Geoffrey Phipps Hornby,O.C.B., died shortly before nine o alock on Sanday morning at his resideuoe Lordington House, near Chichester. He bad been ill for a week with influenza, upon which pneumonia supervened. The deceased admiral who waa born in 1825, entered the service on board the Princess Charlotte in 1837, and was present an a midshipman at the Bombardment of Acre by Sir Robert Stopford and Sir Charlea Napier. He some time afterwards served under Admiral Percy at the Cape of Good Hope, under his father, Sir Phipps Hornby, in the Pacific, and on various other stations. He commanded the first flying squadron as captain, with the rank of oommodore taking the squadron round the world. He besides had great experience in manoeuvring fleets. He attained flag rank in 1869, and became vice-admiral in 1875. He was appointed Commander-in-Chief of her Majeaty'a naval foroea in the Medi- terranean, and he held that responsible position during the trying times in 1878, when war was apprehended between this country and Ruasia and when our fleet was ordered to the Dardanelles. He was oreated a Knight Commander of theOrder of the Bath, August 12th, 1878. Subsequently he was ap- pointed to succeed Admiral Sir Charlea Shadwell as president of the Royal Naval College, Greenwich, ior a term of three years, to date from Maroh lat, 1881. He served under Mr. Ward Huut as a Lord of the Admiralty in Lord Beaconafield's Administra- tion, as his father had served in that of the late Lord Derby.

DEATH OF THE EX-KHEDIVE. A despatch from Conatan tin op le announces that Ismail Pacha, the ex-Kbedive has died there. Ismail Pacha, sou of Ibrahim Pacha, and grandaon of the celebrated Mehemet Ali, waa born at Cairo in 1830, and succeeded hia brother Said Pacha on January 18 1863. He was educated in Paris, and on hia return to Egypt in 1849, he opposed the policy of Abbas Pacha, the Viceroy, who, as it wae supposed for political purposes made in 1853, a criminal charge against him, which was not, iiowever, proceeded with. In 1855, he visited France on a confidential mission, and proceeded thence to Rome, where he conveyed some magnificent Oriental presents for the Pope's acceptance. The Viceroy's policy in Egypt was said to be in accordance with that of his predecessor—namely, the development of the re- sources of his country; but he had much trouble in hie transactions with M. de Lesseps in relation to the Suez Canal. These difficulties were, however, arranged in July, 1864, by the arbitration of the Emperor Napoleon, whose decision was accepted by the Viceroy. From this period the Viceroy took a warm interest in the undertaking, and in 1869, when the works were approaching completion, he visited moat of the capitala of Europe, including London, in order to invite the Sovereigna to be present at the opening of the canal. The Viceroy gave serioua offence to the Sultan by the airs of sovereignty he assumed during this journey, and by the language of independence which he employed in hie invitations but the year in which the quarrel arose saw its amicable termination. The Khedive gave way upon the matters of form, which were thoee upon which the Porte laid the moat stress, and a new tirman, maintaining, confirming, anddefiuing the privileges of the Pacha, waa read to him with all due formality. However, on June 8th, 1873, a firman was granted by the Sultan to the Khedive of Egypt, sanctioning the full autonomy of that country, and enacting the law of primogeniture in favour of Ismail Pacha's family. The attempts to Enropeanise the country entailed a vast ex- penditure, and Egypt acquired a national debt of more than £80,000,000. In 1875 the Khedive procu- red a temporary respite from hia difficultiea by the sale of hia shares in the Suez Canal to the Britiah Government for the sum of JE4,000,000 and then, being at last aware of the critical state of his finances, and of the incompetence of Orientals to mend it, his Highnesa requested the British Govern- ment to provide him with some experienced financier to effect a thorough reform. In December, 1875, Mr. Stephen Cave, M.P., accompanied by Colonel Stokea, H.E., waa sent out, and after some xuonthal examiuHtion wrote an elaborate report on the Egyp- tian finances. Afterwards, however Egyptian credit fell still lower, till in 1876 the Khedive suspended payment for a time. In that year Mr. Goschen,MP., and Mr. Joubert were sent out as the representatives of the English and French bondholders to attempt an adjustment of the financial affairs of Egypt. The result was a scheme which was accepted by the Khe- dive. Mr. Rivers Wilson, having been more recently charged with a similar mission, induced the Khedive to give up his family estatea to his creditors,and Mr. Wilson himself accepted the post of Egyptian Minia- ter of Finance (August, 1878). The report of the Commission of Enquiry was presented to the Khe- dive August 20th, 1878. It proposed a number of specific financial and administrative reforms, all of which tended to limit the authority of the Khedive and it plainly called upon him to surrender all his property estimated by him, exclusive of the sugar estates previously surrendered to the Daira Debt, at about £ 450,000 per annum. Later on Ismail abdicated in favour of his son and leftEgypt.Having been una- ble to obtain from the Porte permission to land at Constantinople, he took up hia residence at Naplee.

An old man named Gleaves, whilst attempting to aaVe a dog was run over and cut to pieoes by a Mid- )and train at Castle Ashby, near Northampton. The Queen has granted to the Rev. William Page Roberts, M.A. the place and dignity of a Can en of the Cathedral and Metropolitioal Church of Canterbury, void by the death of the Rev. Jamet Duncan, M.A. An uulortunate accident occurred to an employe at tiie Derby Grand Theatre, named Elliott. He It ok a quantity of sulphuric acid in mistake for some other liquid, and was immedittety afterwards taken very ill. Dr. Brown, of Gerrard Street, was exiled to his assistance, and after administ-rhig aa emetic, he advised the patient's removal to <he iu. firuiarv. s.

ALLEGED BARBARITY TO A CHILD. Some remarkable evi.1. lies was given at the IJootle Police Court (Liverpool) <>n Moudny, when Ella Spoon er, of 13, Bang or .Street., Boo tie, was charged Ion remand with cruelly ill-treating a child of thirteen, namad Marion Ancnta Turton. The girl lived with the J'1Í""II"r in the capacity of a servant. The evidence showed that as t punishment for being untidy prisoner heated a shovel red-hot and applied it to tit.) girl's back, and on another occasion slio placed a red-hot poker several times mi her tongue and lip*. Dr. Siddall, house surf on at the Borough Hospital, stated that the child WJIH adtnitied into the institu- tion on Sunday, Feb. h. Witness on that date ex- amined the eliild, and found thnt the whole of her face was greatly swollen and distorted. There were burns on thp mouth and lips, mid on the tongu» being protruded it was seen that there was a broad burn, or a collect ion of burns, f'n it. Bot It of t.l'fi hands were greatly distended, three of the kntie.klnn having been broken. The child's two legs were covered with bruise*, hotll Imcl: and front, ther« being toverii behind the kii-e joints. There was a great deal of co.ituMon and oÎ"C'olonrmeJlt on the whole of her back, and the shoulders were enor- mously swollen. Other par's of the child's body were extensively burn»d.—Prisoner was committed for trial to the Liverpool Assizes.

SCULPTOR AUDitiS LODGERS. On Monday, tit the Wandsworth County Court, nia Honour J udge Lukhiu^ton had before him the wise of Verheydeu v Mrs. Darby. The plaintiff, a sculptor, of Harford L^ljje, Allwi t Bridge, sued the delendant, who now resides at South Kensiugton, to recover the sum of JEI2 K)". being a quarter's rent. Defendant count"r<-lHiin»Ml 1'or £ 12 10s. damages for "breach of promise of quiet, enjoyment of the rOtllfllil" let to her. Thtre wns a good (ieml of conflicting evi- dence ill I lie case, and tltere seems to have been violent caudnot on both sides. After a patient, in- vestigation, bis Honour observed that the plaintiff WHKJI well-known «<')')') or. who had figured pro- minently in th« ttHttouM Belt oase. He did not consider that there Wiis sufficient, evidence to warrant a breach of covenant by the delendaut, neither did he think that there had lieen any assault* on the latter. lie entered judgment for the plaintiff on the claiui uud counter-claim, with costs.

THE LABOURER'S SPORT- At Dow County Court 011 Monday George Mum- ford, a labourer, of Pi-istow, claimed £:2 for dam- ages to a gun from Henry Benson, landlord of the Castle inn, Greengate, Piaistow. In December last Mumford went into defendant's bar with his gun, called for some refreshment, and stood the piece up by his side leauiug against the counter. The barman passed by and knocked it down, injuring the lock.—Judge French What are you ?—Plaintiff A labourer.—Judge French :And what were you doing with a gun r—Plaintiff: When I've nothing to do I like a little bit of sport some- times. (Laughter.)—Judge French said the claim was a little bit far fetched. If a man went into a public house with a gun he must take care of it and not Jut it where a barman could knock it down.—- udgment for defendant.

MILITARY ETIQUETTE. Speaking generally, says "The Standard," the regulations relating to saluting and other compli- ments are very greatly disregarded by Volunteers when in uuiform. It is no uncommon sight in the streets of the Metropolis to see whole batches of privates pass an officer in uniform without even saluting him. In many instances when attentaou has been called to this breach of the regulations, the excuse put forward has been that of ignorance of the rules on the point. The permanent staffs of the Volunteers are responsible for the teaching of recrnits this aa well as the other duties pertainin g to soldier- ing, but it is to be fe 'red that the necessity for regarding tltiø commendable regulation is not sufficiently impressed upon the young Volunteer by thoae responsible for his training in many of our corpa. Titers, are, of course, a variety of reasons why Volunteers do not salute officers when they tMeet them in the streets, and some- times even on the parade-ground. The salute Is not given personally to the officer because he hap- pens to be an officer, but is meant as a salute to the Queen's commission, which he holds, and this fact is tOil often lost aight of. Offim rs, too, are not alto- gether exempt from criticism on the subject of salut- ing.In uiany cases they iail to return the salute given them, which is also a breach of regulations. Guards- tuen.when they meet a Volunteer officer iu uniform, invariably salute, aud sodoiuauy privates and non- commissioned officers of regimeutal of Regulars.

A MESSAGE FROM THE SEA. A bottle has been picked up on the coast of Sand- nesa, on the west aide of Shetland, containing what purports to be a message from the sua. It is written in pencil on a ofieet of notepaper, and in dated 64 Mid-ocean, Aug. 24th, '94." Ou one toide are the names "George Muller, a,757, Wabash Ave, Chicago, U.S.A., Wm. Schmidt, 729, Niuth Ave, New York, and Henry 2sink, 2,540, Cottage Grave Ave, Chicago." The message ia as fol- lows The avenues on the other side are those of the parents of three shipwrecked sailors off the good ship Orleans, which was wrecked 011 au iceberg, and were the only three that were saved, by uiskiug a ratt, which waa nearly wrecked on the coast of England. We were picked up by the good ship Connecticut, of San Francisco. This good ship Connecticut was wrecked on a rock (we don't know where), and we three and six others nearly dead from starvation and thirst. In heaven's name pleaee send help. We think it is somewhece near tne coast of Sweden or Norway. I canuot write any more, so I The message enda here. On the back of the sheet is the word "Help," written in large characters. From the appearance of the paper it is thought impossible that it can have been floating about since last August, and the internal evidence would indicate that the message is a hoax.

A FALSE ALARM. It may be that, by his preaence of inind, William Gainsford, compositor, saved himself Iroin a dread- ful fate. While walking past the Charterhouse, he became profoandiy oouvinoed of an odour of an incipient conflagration. He looked up and down the street for sign of flames or smoke, and found none; but the burning smell continued. It was the most extraordinary mystery he had ever stumbled across. W as it a case of spontaneous oonbus- tion P He remembered reading in novels of persons who were burned up without any fire exoept what was inside. True, these people were invariably addicted to drink, much more so than was he, although he was not a teetotaller either. Besides they took tilings neat, while he alwaya took his with water. Still there was no knowing what might occur in j these disjointed times, and that smell of invisible fire was really alarming. If it was a oase of threatened spontaneous combus- tion the best thing to do was to act promptly and have out a fire-engine and an efficient number of J brigade men to cope with the flames. Happily there was an alarm post on the other side of the street. Rushing across the roadway, he broke the glass, rang the bell, and in a minute ] or two was much comforted by the appearance of a fire-engine, with half a dozen helmeted men on it" dashing up to him. He then felt safe, and was able to devote some attention to the 1 question of a policeman why he rang the alarm. J I smelt fire," he replied, and being a citizen I 1 thought I ought to set the alarm going." The magistrate at Clerkenwell, before whom be was taken, ordered him to pay a fiue of L5 or go to goal for a mouth. Some doctors deny altogether the reality of spontaneous combustion, but should such a calamity be possible a five-pound note is not too hiifh a price to pay for escape from it.—" Daily Telegraph." J

CORPORATIONS AND LIBEL ACTIONS. "■ The jury in the Queen's Bench, London, on Mon- day awarded Lord William Nevill £ 100 damages 4 against the Fine Art Insurance Company for libel. 1 Plaintiff had acted as an agent of the company, but resigned owing to a disagreement as to the terms of remuneration, whereupon the company issued a circular stating that they had closed the plaintiff's agency, conveying, it was argued, the meaning that they had dismissed plailltiff.-RAron Pollock, in giving judgment, said that an action for libel cculd be maintained against a corporation if such libel were published with their authority.

The Royal Horse Guards have been selected to ?■ perform the double-ride at the Reyal Military Tour- lIament this year The French Government has accepted the iuvita- tiou of Germany to participate in IL-i opening of the Baltic Canal, and will be represented by two ironclads. Mr. Henry Irving had a very hearty reception when he resumed the role of King Arthur after an enforced absence of leas than a fortnight. He ap- peared to have perfectly recovered hia health, and waa in splendid form for his part. At Manchester Assizes, Joseph JSoble ana Jotm Noble, father and eon, were charged with forgtry at Rishton. The elder prisoner was charged with embezzling various sums, amounting in all to 11,700. belonging to the Rishton Co-operative Society,^ which accused were offioars. The fattier pleaded guilty, the son not guilty, and the latter was acquitted. Joseph Noble was sentenced to three yean' penal servitude. y &■>