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The Humble Exalted.1 PENALTIES OF EMPLOYERS I I What is a Blackguard ? j BY LLOYD MEYRICK I The lawyers are in for "litigious terms, fat contentions, and flowing fees/' and the doctors are going to have a share of the good things. On Tuesday the Sea- men's Union at Cardiff held a meeting, and promises some lively differences of opinion under the Workmen's Compensa- tion (Amendment) Act. Every seaman will become an object of absorbing inte- rest to rival doctors, and the Union and the Shipping Federation will rank among the most desirable clients and patients. No doubt, the amended Act will be found in the long run to work smoothly, and its predecessor has worked no injury to trade or commerce, but has wrought in- calculable goocl There was no sound reason why the sailor should be th: o?i?. derella of the working classes, and, possibly, improved conditions will attract! more British men to the most ancient calling of the sea. It is, however, no joke to be an employer of labour these days, and Mary Ann will shortly, step into the charmed circle of the law. I should advise all householders who include among their family a domestic servant to insure against all eventuali- ties. The premium is very small, and -nay avoid serious financial liabilities. The domestic helo is subject to much criticism at all drawing-room tea parties and mothers' meetings, but as a class they are as honest and faithful in the discharge of their duties as any other. Miss Miggs is a very exceptional type of the class. After the dispersion of the rioters, Miss Miggs returns to Mr. Varden's house quite as a matter of course, expecting to be reinstated in her old situation. But Mrs. Varden, who is at first amazed at her audacity, orders her to leave the house instanter, and then Miss Miggs gives us a touch of her quality. She turns upon her mistress in fine style, and concludes a slashing onslaught by the words: I have lieerd the neighbours make remturk 08 someone as tecy was acquainted with was a poor, good-natur'd, mean-spirited ereetur, as werut out fishing far a wife on.' day, and caught a Tartar. Of ecu use, I never to my knowledge tee the poor person himself. Yor did ycur neithffl", mim, 110, no. I wonder who it can be-don't you, mim? No doubt, yon do; mim. Ho, yes; he, he, he! There is the echo of a host of sordid quarrels in this outburst of Miss Miggs, and it is a splendid example of what the vulgar call hitting on the "raw." Still, Miss M iggs can be excused for having a temper, as she flourished in the days long before the law penetrated the kitchen, and, indeed, there was little of it on the high road. It is sometimes overlooked that the servant in going about his daily work carries with him the power to work his employer grave injury with relation to third parties. The master is often liable for the torts or wrongs of his ser- vant done to other people. One of the leading case's on this point is Limpus v. the London General Omnibus Company. During the journey (said the regulations of the company) the driver must drive his horses at a steady pace. endeavouring as nearly a:! possible to work in conformity "with the timo list. He must not on any account race with or obstruct another omnibus, or hinder or annoy the driver or conductor thereof in his business, whether such omnibus be one belonging to the com- pany or otherwise. In defiancc of this excellent rule one of the compaay's drivers obstructed and upset a rival 'bus belonging to the plain- tiff. In an action for the damage so done it was urged for the defendants that the driver was acting contrary to his orders, and, therefore, outside the scope of his employment. This conten- tion, however, was not successful, for it was held that, though the driver had acted recklessly and improperly and in )1 disobedience to his express orders, he had acted, as he thought, for the goodl of his employers, and sufficiently in the course of his employment to make them) liable. In order that a master may be respon- sible for a tort committed by his servant the latter must in general have been acting in the course of his regular em- ployment. If, while driving me or driving on my business, my servant negli- gently injures a person, I am clearly liable. So am I even if the accident occurs while the servant is temporarily deviating for a purpose of his own. A contractor gave strict orders to his workmen that they were not to leave their horses or to go home during the dinner hour. One of them, however, dis- obeyed these orders, and went home to his dinner, a quarter of a mile off, leav-1 ing his cart and horse standing un-! attended outside. They ran away and injured the plaintiff's railings. The man's employer was held responsible, onj the ground that the workman was acting within the general scope of his authority to conduct the horse and cart during the day. Sometimes the distinction ib a very fine one between the act of tho ser- vant for which the master is lisbte and one for which he is not, and all cagm can only .beadvised upon with fuE. knowledge of the particular set of facts, A person who puts another in his place to do a class of acts in his absence neces- j sarily leaves him to determine, according to the circumstances which arise, when an act of that class is to be done, and trust s him for the manner in which it is done. Thus, in an action for assault a railway company was held liable for the violence of a porter who roughly pulled a passen- ger out of a carriage because he thought that iifc was the wrong compartment. Enough, however, is said to show that employers' liability is a comparatively old, doctrine of the law, until to-day it has j been pushed to an almost complete and logical conclusion. To give the column one flavour, I may as well take the opportunity of answering the letter of Cat hays Elector." It appears that a neighbour has been going about stating that he is a "blackguard," and he wants to know whether he can successfully bring an action for slander, j My friend should put his question to a practising solicitor, but there is always an irresistible charm for me about! Cathays, so that, even if I rob a hard-j working attorney of 6s. 8d., I must attempt an answer. First of all, what does the word "blackguard" mean? The scullions and inferior servants of the i English court for many centuries were clad in black, and were familiarly called! the royal black-guard, or the black-guards of England. Gifford, in his edition of Ben Jonson, says:- In all great houses there were a number j of dirty dependents, whose office it was to attend the wool-yards, sculleries, Ac. Of these, the most forlorn were selected to carry oo-ale to the kitchen. They rode with the pots and pans, and were in derision called the black guards. Again, in the lord steward's office, a pro- clamation (May 7, 1683) begins thus — Whereas a sort of vicious, idle, and masterlcss boyes and rogues, commonly called the Black-g?ard, with div?M other lewd and loose fellows, do usua?lly hin.I and follow the oourt. Wee do hereby strictly charge all those so called, with all other loose, idle men who have intruded themselves into his Majesty's court and stabiea, to depart upon paii2 of imprison- ment. It will thus be seen that the origin of the word is not a lofty one, but there is no very severe reflection about its early, use. The words "blackguard," "rogue," j "ruffian," and all such indefinite terms may mean anything, from the fact that a man is a bit of a card up to insinua- tions of downright base and criminal con- duct. To use merely these bald terms is not to make oneself liable for an action for slander, though, of course, to use the word rogue" about a man in his busi- ness may result in heavy damages being awarded. As a rule, all these terms are merely vulgar chaff and abuse, and have no serious meaning. A slander action is a very poor remedy, unless one is abso- lutely driven to it in defence of honour or business credit. The litigant very often gets nothing out of it but a barren verdict and the ill-concealed impatience of the judge and jury. "Cathays Elector" had better adopt my attitude, and not notice what people say. For all slanderers, I gossip-mongers, and purveyors of cheap and nauseous sympathy preserve a serene I contempt

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I New League Formed THE FIGHT AGAINST HOME RULE We understand (says the "Times") that, in view of the dubious attitude of the Govern- ment towards Home Rule and the probability that a large measure of devolution will be introduced next Session, an organisation has been started called "The Union Defence League." Mr. Walter Long, M.P., the late Chief Secretary for Ireland and the chairman of the Irish Unionist members, is the guiding spirit of the league, and it includes most of the Unionist party in both Houses of Parliar ment and has the entire approval of the P-arty leaders. The object of the new association is to bring the real facte about Home Rule or devolu- tion before the electors by means of an active campaign throughout the ccmntry.

I CYCLIST AND FOWL. County Court Judge's Decision une case ot the cyclist and the towl, which is regarded as raising an important legal principle, was again before Birmingham County-court yesterday for settlement of the terms of appeal. Thomas Hadwell claimed damages against Harry Reighton on the ground that Beigh- ton's fowl strayed on the and upset him as he was passing on his bicycle. Judge Bray last week found for the defendant, but, as it was stated that the Cyclists' Touring Club was prepared to carry the cade to the Appeal Court, his honour granted leave, sub- ject to the arrangement of terms. The Judge remarked yesterday that he had given leave to appeal simply because he had 'I understood that the matter was one of great interest to cyclists generally. If cyclists were willing to take the matter up he would allow them to appeal, but he did not think the defendant ought to be harassed with any more coeis. His Honour directed that, in addition to; the taxed costs of the action, the plaintiff should pay £ 20 into court as security to the defendant. ————————————

A JESTER "FOOLED" h I I Real "Jack Points, nowever nara, as Jar. Gilbert indicates, their profession may have been, should have considered themselves for-, tunate that they did not have to joke for a livelihood at the courts of some great poten- tates. Ivan the Terrible, Peter the Great, and the Emperor Paul, for example, had rough ways with their jesters. A dagger- thrust would follow a poor joke, and banish- ment any sign of declining wit. Once when Fougere, the jester of Czar Paul, offender" his royal master he was permitted to depart in peace. In the middle of the night, how- ever, he was aroused, and ordered to get up and prepare for immediate banishment to Siberia. In vain the unhappy man pleaded- ne was bundled into a dark van and driven away on his long journey. Day after day, week after week, it lasted. Upon arrival he stepped out into the presence of—the Czar All the time he had been driven, not towards Siberia, but round and round St. Peters- burg!

RELIEF TO SWANSEA POOR At a meeting of the Swansea Board of Guardians on Thursday the Chairman (Mr. Johnstone) proposed that during the severe weather, say for four weeks, they should: increase the grant to outdoor paupers by 6d. j per week. An amendment by Miss Dillwyn to give coal tickets was defeated, and the chair- man's suggestion a-dopted. The chairman then remarked that it would be necessary to get the consent of the Local Government Board. He suggested that they take the responsibility of being surcharged, and it was decided to pay the 6d. this week and accept the risk personally. The question of paying the expenses 0; delegates to the Poor-law conference iu Lon- don was once more debated, and by the c.t- ing vote of the chairman it was decided to pay the expenses. I

WATERED MILK The mischief is that the wholesale firm only sends watered milk to poor tra-deeme,n who cannot afford to commence legal actions." This was the statement, of Inspector Taylor in a case in which Robert Roper, Ealing, was fined for selling adulterated nilk. Ln ?Th,) raa-l! iii!kFboW," be add" I Ç) If:na. nn! FUIO.J'YD, 0 t:u, a.rl} really tted to one <yr two big Jadry tarns, .rati I flmtnoed brr them, and so ttK" are bov-i a [ baa'd and toot."

THE THAW TRIAL I Prisoner Shows Emotion I YESTERDAY'S PROCEEDINGS. I NEW YORK, Thursday. I One or two interesting new developments in American criminal procedure arose out of yesterday's transactions in the Thaw trial. First of all, the order which Mr. Justice Fitzgerald gave in the afternoon that the members of the jury were to be kept in the strictest seclusion from the moment they were sworn was a most unusual step, which has only been taken once or twice hitherto in the most important murder cases. Even in trials which excited so much interest as that of the celebrated Nan Patterson the jurymen were allowed to return to their homes every night until the evidence had been. completed, but yesterday Mr. Justice Fitzgerald not only ordered the jury to be confined until they had delivered their verdict and admonished the two talesmen already empanelled that they must on no account hold any communication with persons outside, but actually swore in two officers of the law to keep watch and ward over these and other jurors from the moment of their selection till the return of the verdict which they are charged to deliver. The second tnew development was the attendance in court on behalf of the prosecu- tion of three noted alienists, whose duty, apparently, is to watch the case in order that they may be prepared to give evidence in opposition to the possible introduction by I the defence of the much-talked-of plea of emotional insanity." Arrival of Mrs Thaw I The popular interest in the trial was shown by the crowd which thronged the streets leading to the oourt this mornang, seriously impeding the traffic. The police, however, dispersed the gatherings, and kept the road- way clear for the temporarily held-up electrio cars and other vehicles. Similar precautions inside the building prevented any recurrenoe of the disorderly scenes caused yesterday by the desperate endea- vours of all sorts of unauthorised persons to gain access to the court. Mrs. Harry Thaw, the prisoner's wife, was the first member of the family to enter when the oourt opened. She was immediately followed by her friend the actress, Miss May M'Kenzie. Then came Mr. and Mrs. George L. Carnegie, the l,atter muffled in furs, the thermometer marking a temperature close to aero. Mr. Josiah C. Thaw, a brother of the aeoused, was present in court for the first time. The prisoner's mother was absent, owing, as the lawyers for the defence explained privately, to her having been quite overcome by the strain of the emotions she experienced during yesterday's sitting and being on the verge of a collapse at her hotel. The Countess of Yarmouth did not attend as she was suffering from a slight cold. Empanelling the Jury I Punctually at ten o'clock Mr. Justice Fitz- ger aid resumed his seat upon the bench, amd the laborious process of empanellin.g the jury was continued. The prisoner was called to the bar at 10.45, again attired in a blue serge suit. He walked briskly to the place reserved for him near his relatives at the lawyers' table. As he passed his wife she leaned forward and nodded to him. Thaw greeted each of his distinguished array of counsel in turn, and then eat down, looking straight at the first ta-lesman called to undergo scrutiny as a possible juryman. The prisoner's eyelids were heavy, as though he had not enjoyed a good night's rest. The first talesman was quickly disposed of, being excused on the ground of noreo-idene within the jurisdic- tion of the court. Twelve more talesmen were examined in the course of the morning's sitting, but not one of these was accepted as a juror. Eleven of them were excused on the ground that they were peremptorily challenged" by counsel for the defence. Several of the talesmen confessed that- they were prejudiced in the case to an extent which could not be shaken by the evidence, and one declared that to agree to a verdict he would require the removal of every possible doubt in a case of this sort, involving capital punishment. Another, who is engaged in. a banking business, after he had been examined for half an hour with every prospect of being chosen, was asked if be knew the family of the defendant. He replied that he had known Thaw's mother jfor a number of years, and on this ground he was excused. Thaw Shows Emotion The accused showed the first real sign of active participation in his own defence when j Mr. Francis T. Lynch, the ninth talesman of t,he day, was called. Mr. Lynch was satis- factory to the prosecution, and the lawyers engaged in the defence were about to accept him, when Thaw interposed some whispered objections, and his counsel thereupon peremptorily challenged, and accordingly the proposed juror was withdrawn. During the luncheon interval Thaw and his counsel held a conference in the prisoners' room. By special permission of the oourt, the prisoner's relatives were present. They were also allowed to remain with him for some time. Mrs Thaw Smiles Radiently When the oourt resumed, a little after half- past two, and Thaw re-entered his eyes were all for his wife. He stopped aa he passed her, and bowed very low, not in any formal fashion, but rather as spontaneously acknow- ledging some act of kindness, Mrs. Thaw meanwhile leaning forward and smiling radiantly. During the ensuing examination of con- seoutive talesmen there was much restless- ness in oourt. and it seemed as though the proceedings, consisting as they did of so many tedious repetitions, were beginning to tire the spectators. This was certainly not the case, however, in regard to any of those immediately interested. Mrs. Harry Thaw followed all the District Attorney's questions as eagerly as ever, bending forward con- tinually and drinking in every word. The prisoner's face was expressionless, but he occasionally exohanged a whispered remark with his advocate. ) The Fifth Juryman I It was not until after four o'clock that a ( third juror was chosen. This was Mr. George Pfaff, in the hardware and machinery busi- ness, and he was the forty-third talesman subjected to the usual interrogatory. Within fifty minutes after Mr. Pfaff had been sworn Mr. Arthur S. Campbell, superintendent of, telegraph construction, was ohose.n as the fourth juror. Thaw seemed particularly pleased with the relatively rapid progress mhioh was being ma.de. He chatted in lively fashion with his counsel for severaJ minutes. Mr. Henry 0. Harvey, the fiftieth talesman, was accepted by both sides, and made the fifth juror. He is a dealer in pianos. The court adjourned at five o'clock. Thaw's mother remained in her hotel, having oontraoted a cold, and fearing to risk I -,b, excitement of t-he sitting, oouipled with exposure to t.he wintry weather.—Press Asso- ciation Foreign Special. I

IRISH BRIGADE ORGANISER I Colonel John F. Blake, well-known as the orgf\PJJer of tiie Irish Brigade which fought with the Boers in the South African waT, was i found dead in New York on Thursday morn- ing. The tube attached to a gas stove had been detached, and the police assume the I case is one of suicide.-Reuter.

I STABBED TO DEATH BY HER SON I Mada.me Van Blarenbergh, widow of a I former president of the board of admihistra- tion cf the Eastern Railways Company of I France, at Paris on Thursday was stabbed to death by her son, aged 42, who had recently been an inmate of an asylum. After ouiamitting the deed the murderer tried to commit suicide by stabbing and shooting I Iii-swe/f. His is wrious.—Reuter.

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I Tintern Bridge Law Suit JUDGMENT AGAINST THE OWNER OF I THE FERRY Upon tfc 'i resumption on Thursday before Mr. Justice Warrington of the action Dibden v. Skirrow, by which the plaintiff sought to I restrain an alleged interference with his ferry across the Wye, Mr. Case, civil engineer, called for the defence, gave it as his opinion that the erec- tion of the bridge would have no effect on the plaintiff's land at Quay House. After hearing further evidence for the de&ncc, his Lordship said that, though lie should have preferred to have considered the language of his judgment, for the sake of the parties he would at once express his decision. In his opinion, the question was whether the erection of the bridge was a disturbance of the plaintiff's ancient ferry. ft was not necessary to consider whether the ferry v/as an ancient one, though it had been proved that toils had been received in respect of it for upwards of 60 years. He came to the conclusion that the building of the bridge was not a disturbance of the ferry, and on that ground the action failed. He was also of opinion that the bridge would not cause any appreciable damage to the plaintiff's property. The action was accordingly dismissed, with costs. The general action by Mrs. Dibden was opened and adjourned.

CELL WARMER THAN COURTI A pauper charged at Clerkenwell yesterday with not having performed his task—i.e., picking four pounds of oakum-at the Hol- born Casual Ward, pleaded as excuse the cold weather. Mr. d'Eyncourt: How did that affect your work? Prisoner: The windows were open, and the cell was bitter cold; my fingers were simply perislik-d-quit, numb; I couldn't teel the oakum. Mr. d'Eyncouft; Was it as cold as this court? I Prisoner: Why, this court is an oven com- pared to it. (Laughter.) Inquiry showed that whilst the tempera- ture of the cell had been 65deg. that of the oourt was only W. The man was ordered seven days' im- prisonment.

INCORRIGIBLE PAUPER I Before Mr. Paul Taylor at Marylabone yes- terday was a, stableman mamed Charles Miles, .c'harrged with refractory conduct- in the Pa'ddicg't'O-ii' Workhouse by refusing to break stones after being certified medically fit. Yes," said the prisoner, defiantly, I refused to do it. That is all. There is nothing more to say." Assistant Gaoler Masters stated that the prisoner had been convicted six Lmes of the ?m,e offence within the last twelve menths. He always exhib.?d the same defiant I manner. Mr. Paul Taylor remanded the prisoner with the object of sending him to the sessions next week to be dealt witih as an incorrigible rogue.

CHARLES PEACE CHARGED I Charles Peace (22), woll-dressed, described as a bookmaker N derk, was charged at Marl- borough-street yesterday with being con- cerned with others not in custody in stealing a gold watch, worth EZ5, belonging to Mr. Henry Favarscr, an architect, of Balfour- place, Park-lane, W. The Prosecutor said that about eleven o'clock on Wednesday night, while he was in Dean-street, Soho, after leaving the Royalty Theatre, the prisoner and another man jostled him from behind. Putting his hand to his watch chain he discovered tha.t his watch had been broken from the chain and stolen. Mr. Hopkins said li^vould remand the pri- soner, whom the pel.cc> said had "a record."

I TWO BYE-ELECTIONS I Mr. Harvey (Liberal and Labour) and Dr. Court (Unionist) were on Thursday nomi- nated as Pa-rliamentary candidates for 1 North-East Derbyshire. Polling takes place next Wednesday. Mr. Robert Wallace, K.C., M.P., the newly- a,ppointed chairman of the County of London Sessions, has decided, in accordance with recent custom, to retire from Parliameint on acceptance of judicial office, and has issued his farewell address to the electors of the city of Perth. There are five names before the local Liberal association for adoption as candidate for the vacant seat, among these being Mr. Gibson Bowles. A contest is regarded as certain.

I ACTION ABOUT A KITTEN'S TAIL Judgment was given on Thursday in the King's Bench Division in the action for i alleged libel and slander brought by Mrs. Isobcl Wilson, of Arundale-road, Sydenham, against Mr. T. B. Mason, of Idle, Bradford. The alleged libel was a statement made by Mr. Mason as judge at cat shows at Bath and Manchester, and repeated in Fur and Feather," that the hairs at the tip of Mrs. Wilson's Chinchilla Persian kitten's tail had been cut. A verdict was given for the plaintiff with £50 damages.

I FOR RUSSIAN JEWS Baron Alfred de Gunsburg, son of Baron Horace de GunziJurg, the leading Jewish citizen of St. Petersburg, who is at present in London, states that a Bill for providng for Jewish emancipation has been prepared by the Government, and will be submitted to the Duma. It is anticipated (says the "Jewish World") that it will readily be passed. The Bill provides, inter dflia, for the rights of free residence throughout the Bus- sian Empire, and enables Jews to become i holders of real estate.

I MOTORIST BUYS EXPERIENCE I Amongst the defendants summoned at Kingston-on-Thames yesterday for exceed- ing the ten miles an hour motor-car speed limit at Richmond Park was Baron Redfern Russell, of the Grand Hotel, Charing-cross, W.C. Defendant, through a solicitor, xfleaded that he had only recently ta.ken to motor- ing, with the result that he had not yet acquired the faculty of gauging the speed at which he was travelling. He was fined £3 and 8s. 6d. costs.

HUSBAND BEATER BOUND OVER I At East Ham yesterday Emily Kempster, of Qutram-road, was summoned for assault- ing bar husband Setb. The defendant, asked if she were guilty, an&wered, He asked me to smack his face, and I obliged." Mr. KanLpster, an elderly labourer, said that his wife returned late at night in a drunken state and entered the room where he was sleeping. She at once set about" him and kicked him out of the bed. The defendant pleaded that her husband I tantalised her, but added that she would sign the pledge and try to keep it. She was bound over to keep the peace.

WHEN MERCY TEMPERS JUSTICE I When will people understand that this Act is for getting money out of obstinate people who can pay but won't? It was never meant for sucking blood out of people," said the Lambeth County-court judge yesterday when he was asked to commit a man who had a wife and six children to keep and I earned an avera-ge of 10s. a week.

HAIRPIN TURNS INTO A MOLE A member reported at a meeting of the Mutford and Lottingland (Suffolk) Guardians that an inmate of the workhouse, known as the" human hairpin because of hie extreme thinness, was now as fat as a mole" in consequence of a course of workhou6e fare.

TO REVIVE THE HARP IN WALES The musical organisers of the Welsh Notional Eisteddfod decided last night to make a determined attempt to revive hairp playing in Wales, and on the suggestion of Mr. John Thomas, the King's harpisrt, to offer valuable prizes for the best performances on the triple harp.

LIXE JACOB I In the course of a paper on The Bhils of! Western India," read yesterday at a meet- ing of the Society of Arts, Captain Barnes, of the Indian Army, said. in reference to marriage, that the would-be bridegroom had, like Jacob, to work for his prospective father-in-law for seven years.

THE CASE 15 ALTERED It is a popular belief that Scotch regiments are largely composed of Irishmen, but two Scotch privates in an Irish regiment were committed for triad for burglary at Ca/miber- ley yesterday.

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Stories of Lord Field I JUDGE WITH A SHARP TONGUE Lord Field, who died at Bognor late on Wednesday night in his 94th year, was the centre of not a few good stories, turning mostly on the deafness which was eventu- ally the cause of his retiring from the B"e,n-ch. The best is that which tells of a clap of thunder shaking his court; whereat he exclaimed, "If that unseemly noise occurs again I will have the court cleared!" But perhaps this sounds a little too much like the work of our old friend, "Ben Trovato." If the then Mr. Justice Field could not hear very well, his intuitions were quick. "He can't hear a word you say," said a soli- citor to his opponent when Mr. Justice Field was sitting as a Judge in Chambers. "Per- haps not," snapped his lordship, "but I can guess what it's all about! And then there is the story,of how he was spoken to by a colleague on the necessity of his approaching retirement from the Bench because of his increasing deatness. "i am no longer fit to be a judge, am I?" replied Lord Field with much acerbity, "Well, you were never fit to be one." ———————————

MAID'S MONEY." Servant Girl Wins Xll 19s. A quaint old custom was observed at Guildford yeeterday, antl Miss Laura. Cad- man. is the richer for it by Xll 19s. John How, who was three times mayor of the town, died 2JJ years ago, and left pro- perty the proceods of which were to be given each year to the maid-servant who- being of good repute and having been in service in t.he borough for more than two years, but not in a tavern—shall throw the higiheet number with two dice. An unsuccessful candidate for the Maid's Money," as it is called, is allowed to tempt fortune again, but not more than four times in all. Only two candidates appeared at the council chamber in the Town-hall yesterday to try the hazard of the die—-Mies Oadmrin, who has been in one situation for six years and half, and Miss Emmie Turner, who has an eight years' record. Miss Cadman was the fir.-rt- to shake the ancient dice-box, and fortune favoured her with two sixes. Miss Turner followed with trembling hand, but her dice only showed a six and a three. The trustees of the fund, therefore, handed Miss Cadman £ 12 less one shilling.

TURNED OUT OF A WORKHOUSE I Two men, cue middle-aged and the other about 60 years, complained to the Tower Bridge magistrate yesterday that they had been turned out of the Benin-ondscy Work-, house as the result of a. periodical weeding out process. One of them said he had been in the house ouly since Monday last, and he allef 1 that men who had been there four or the years were allowed to remain. The magistrate said he did not want to see men starving on such a. oold day, but ait he could do was to give them five shillings ooeh from t,he poor-box, and reoammend them to wa-it on the Local Government Board with their complaint. The men left with the money in their pockets. -————————————

LAZIEST MAN HE HAD MET" I Richard Taylor was sentenced a.t Thames yesterday to 35 days' hard labour for neg- lecting to perform his allotted task while a pauper inmate of the Whitechapel Work- house. Prisoner was given 90 pounds of corn to grind, and at the end of the day had only ground 30 pounds. When spoken to on the subject he said he was not going to do any more. Coombs, t,he labour master, saad Taylor was the laziest man, he had ever had any- thing to do with. Mr. Dickinson: Come, I don't think that. It is rather strong- to say that, for you have had many lazy men in your hands. I

I TEMPTED BY BETTING. At the Mansion- House yesterday Noel Ley- land (18) was charged with stealing P,40 from Messrs. Thtvs. Ocok and Son, tourist agents. The prii-on-er had been in Messrs. Cook's service for two years, and since Christmas had been a cashier at their Oheapside branch. His sallary was £70 per annum. As recently as t-he 15th i-nst. his books and ,acco,unts were correct, but since then they shewed a deficiency of X40. Being asked for an explanation, he a-dmitted having taken the money for purposes of bL-.tting, and lost it all. The Lord Mayor sentenced him to three months' imprisonment in the second division.

MR BURNS & L.C.C. tIBEL ACTION Mr. John Burns was the chief speaker at a large and enthusiastic meeting in the Queen 's-hall, at which the Progressive campaign for the London municipal elections was inaugurated. Referring to the Standard's attack upon the Progressive leaders, he said the Local Government Board was a tribunal before which could be placed the grievances of the community which require investigation, removal, redress, or punish- ment. Let the Standard go to the Local Government Board, and produce prima facie evidence of faot and justification, and he would undertake that there should be an immediate inquiry.

I FACTORY DESTROYED BY FIRE A fire which threatened to involve exten- sive properties broke out on Thursday morning at the cutlery establishment of Mr. John Barstow, Staveley-road, Sheffield. The .firo brigade, at full strength, battled with the flames, but the factory was practically destroyed, the ground floor and upper storey being burnt out. Efforts to protect the II valuable models and patterns in the store- rooms of the neighbouring foundry, owned by Messrs. W ilson, were successful.

I FIRE IN A SCHOOL Considerable alarm was caused on Thursday afternoon by an outbreak of fire at the Tot- tenham Council Schools, Vartrey-road. Totten- ham. Some 2,000 children were in attendance, but, fortunately, discipline was splendidly preserved, and on the ringing of a bell all marched safely into the playground, t.heir clothes being thrown out after them. The Tottenham Fire Brigade quickly extinguished the outbreak, which bad occurred near the roof of the girls' school.

ONLY HER CLOGS LEFT "Every shred of clothing was burnt from her body, only her clogs being left," said a weaver named Charles Bradley, at an inquest at Preston last evening when describing how he discovered his wife Margaret upon return- ing home from work. Deceased was subject to epileptic fits, and the nusband found her lying dead on the hearthrug. It was evident that during a seizure she fell against the fire and ignited her clothing. The jury's ver- dict was "Accidental death."

MINERS CRUSHED TO DEATH Soon after noon yesterday a. fall of roof- ing, estimated at a hundred tons in weight, occurred at a junetion on the main road in the Kilburn Pit of the Shipley polliery. One man and a boy were comvletely buried, and another boy was injured. The bodice have not yet been recovered. The horses have been cut off from the stables, but food can be taken to them.

WIFE IN FLAMES In consequence of the intense colt Mrs. Bacon, wife of a farm horseman, at Kirby, near Frinton-on-Sea, remained downstairs on Wednesday nigiit to undress by the fire. After her husband and daughter had retired her dress caught fire and she died yesterday from terrible burns. Her husband heard her screams, and found her in flames at the bottom of the stairs.

NEW GERMAN SHIPPING LINE The Hamburg-American Line and the Ham- burg and South American Steamship Com- pany have decided to inaugurate a combined service between New York and Brazil.— Reuter.

THE UNNATURAL TWINS A murder trial at Bulaway-o revealed a strange native custom. Twins are held to be unnatural, and, in accordance with t'he usual practice, the weaker of the children was destroyed by the parents.

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The New Theology. I REMARKABLE ATTACK ON REV. R. I J. CAMPBELL In the "British Weekly" published on Thursday appears a long article, entitled, City Temple Theology," by Dr. Robertson Nicoll. The following are the central points of the famous theologian-journalist's attack on the Rev. R. J. Campbell:- "It is only fair to. Mr Campbell himself, as well as to those who differ from him, that the notorious facts of his ment.al development and mental processes should he explained. He took his position in the Free Church m'nistry without any formal study of theo- j logy, that is, he never attended, so far as we are aware, any theological seminary. We give Mr. Campbell every credit for his skill in choosing books and for his mar- vellous faculty of mastering them. But all that is no substitute for the thorough prac- tical training which ought to be imparted in youth. Ho constantly attempts to grapple with problems for the solution of which the utmost precision of expression is absolutely necessary. He sinks, as it eeems to us, into intellectual chaos. We have read several of his recent ermons, and have been amazed and disconcerted by paragrarh?,ft4li-I paragraph of ignorant dogmatism, inconse- quent thinking, and misty generalisation. There, then, are the qualifications of the man who has come to set us all right, who has come to alter the belief of the whole Chris- tian Church, who is furnished with a solu- tion for the mysteries that have baffled the ages. If a man says that there is no difference between him and a Lnitarian, he is to all intents and purposes a Unitarian. He has declared that God does not care whether we sin or not. There is no sin and no need of an atonement. According to Mr. Campbell, Christ is indisputably Divine and so are we. Christ's love and the love of John Smith may be expressed in terms of the same value. Air. Campbell sweeps away the doctrine of Divine love. Can it be believed that any body of Christian men would go forth to the people of England with messages like this-Christ was the son of an earthly father; there is no such thing as sin against God; there is no real atonement of Jesus Christ; you will all be saved ultimately, whatever you do? a Christianity without a Christ, and a religion without a God. "Prosecutions for heresy may sometimes be necessary, but they are always painful." Rev. R. J. Campbell's Curious Speech The Rev. E. J. Campbell, preaching at the City Temple at noon on Thursday, said ( Dr. Clifford would preach next Thurs- day. That was because Dr. Clifford was the idol of Nonconformity, and did not hesitate to put his back to the wall alongside the most unpopular man in it. The preacher added that some men who once supported him were now scuttling to their holes like rabbits. People were being alienated from conventional religion. The popular pulpit rarely or never dealt with the real problems of life; organised religion was being passed by. He did not think their object should be to find a remedy which would save the Church; that would be putting the cart before the hôrse. What did it matter whether the Churches were saved or not so long as the whole nation was saved? Rev. Campbell Morgan at Cardiff I The Rev. J. Campbell Morgan, spealsing at Cardiff on Thursday, referred to the "New Theology" discussion. This was no new theology, he said. It was as old as Agnosti- cism. It was merely an attempt on the part of honest, sincere men to formulate their own ideas of Christianity, but it was not New Testament Christianity. His own belief had been settled long ago. He believed in the absolute and inviolable authority of the New Testament.

NEXT PEACE CONGRESS [ M. Pichou, French Minister for Foreign Affairs, interviewed by a representative of the Petit Parisien," st.ated that the negotia- tions respecting the neutrality of Norway were still in progress, but no solution could yet be looked for. With regard to The ) Hague Conference, M. Pichou said it would take pla-ce this year, but the date would not be decided upon until Professor Maartens, the Russian delegate, had com- pleted his mission, to the various Govern- ments concerning the matters to be discussed. Referring to Moroccan affairs, the Minister declared that all international difficulties had ceased to exist.-Central News.

MR W. O'BRIEN HAS HIS BACK TO I THE WALL In the Dublin King's Bench Division on Thursday, in the case of O'Brien v. the "Freeman's Journal" (Limited), judgment was given in favolur of the plaintiff to strike out Paragraph 31 from the defendant's state- ment of defence, but liberty was given to defendants to amend their defence if they desired within fourteen days. The action is brought by Mr. William O'Brien, M.P., to recover X5,000 damages from the Freeman's Journal" in respect of six alleged libels. Plaintiff complained that the alleged libels imputed that he was knowingly false to his political principles, a-ad betrayed the cause of the agricultural tenants of Ireland in the interests of the landlords, and that while a member of the Irish party in 1904 he took pa.rt in a plot to disrupt it. I Defences include denials of defamatory meaning, and pleas of fair comment. ——————————————,

LIFEBOAT COXSWAIN RESCUES SON The Scarborough lifeboat crew were enter- tained to dinner by Earl Londesborough, who provides the crew with a dinner each time they are engaged in life-saving. In Tuesday's splendid rescue of the crews of three fishing boats the first boat reached by the lifeboat in darkness was the Rescue," the crew of which included the son of John Owston, coxswain of the Scarborough lifeboat.

DEATH OF AN AMERICAN SENATOR The death is announced of Mr. R. A. Alger, United States senator. Senator Alger, who was in his seventy-first year, served through the Civil War, and attained the rank of major-general of Volunteers. He was Governor of Michigan in 1885 and 1886. He was Secre- tary of War from 1897 to 1899, when he resigned, and was appointed United States senator in 1902.-Reut-er. =======—

WELSH CHURCH INQUIRY I i No date has yet been fixed for the next I pitting of the Welsh Church Commission, but there is strong reason for believing that the Commission will be called together at the end of next we?k. Lord Justice Vaughan Williams, who is still at Brighton, is reported to be progressing satisfactorily towards complete recovery from bib recent attack of influenza.

A DICKENS COLLECTOR The library of the late Mr. Archibald Balkintyne, the Edinburgh publisher, which was sold at Sotheby's yesterday, contained more than fifty first editions of Dickens. "Pickwi-ok Papers" in the original twenty monthly numbers realised C24 10s.

SCHISMATIC CHURCH IN FRANCE The Vatican announces as un-Ca-tholic the Catholic Apostolic and French Church, the constitution of which is announced in Paris. It declares that Mgr. Vilatte is well known, and that the Church recognises nothing done by him as valid.—Reuter.

RUSSIAN TOWN ON FIRE The central part of the town of Polazk. in the Government of Witebsk, was destroyed by fire on Thursday, and enormoua damage was done. Polazk is a town with a popula- tion of nearly 150,000.-Reuter.

300 MORE HOUSES FOR MORRISTON. Negotiations are in progress by a London syndicate for the purchase, of land near Mriston. where it is intended to build alrout 300 houses for the artisan class.

TWENTY-FOUR MEN KILLED IN MINE It is officially announced by the Colorado Fuel and Iron Company that 24 men were killed in a mine explosion at Primero on Wednegday.-R-ter.

MR W. MORGAN & EAST GLAMORGAN The workmen of the National Collieries, Watts town, held a. meeting on Thursday, when it was resolved to nominate Mr. D. Watts Morgan as Labour candidate at the next election for East Glamorgan.

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A Suicide's Will. EXTRAORDINARY CASE IN THE LAW COURTS. An extraordinary case was heard on Thurs- day at the Cumberland Assizes, where it had been referred from the Probate Division, for the establishment of a will. The plaintiff was the sister of the deceased, and the defendant the brother of the deceased, who, it appeared committed suicide by cutting his throat. After inflicting fatal injuries upon himself, he asked for paper on which to make his will, and thereupon left his whole estate— £ 300—to his sister, the plaintiff. He was afterwards taken to the Cumberland Infirmary, where he died. A coroner's jury returned a verdict of "Suicide during tem- pora.ry insanity." The deceased's brother, who, provided that there was no will, was really heir-at-law, contended that the will was void, inasmuch as the jury had found that the suicidal act. was committed during temporary insanity, and the document had been executed after deceased had cut his throat. A consultation took place between judge' and counsel, and it was subsequently announced that the defendant agreed to waive his claim provided the costs were paid.

SUICIDE'S STRANGE "LETTER A verdict of Felo de se was returned at an inquest at Greenwich vest-erday on the- body of Thomas James. 30, an engineer, for- merly in the Navy, who committed suicide by shooting himself at a coffee house io London-street, Greenwich. The widow said deceased frequently gave way to drink, and when under its influence he assaulted her. He left a letter addressed to his wiferi stating: "If my dear mother gleans of this I hope she will forgive me for taking such an action. Each time Florrie has left me I have sought her, and taken her tack again, for I cannot, live without her. (Florrie was the name of the deceased's wife). On Saturday night I went round to her house to see whether I could see a light in her room. I find it impossible to live without her, and I cannot bear existence without her. I have, there- fore, determined to "fie rather than lead a miserable life."

MILLIONAIRE OF MANY PARTS Senator R. A. Alger has died at Washing- tOll in his seventy-first year. The Senator was left an orphan at the age of twelve, worked as a farm labourar for seven years in Ohio, earning enough money to study at the Richfield Academy during the winter months. At the age of nineteen he was an asaistaoit schoolmaster, at Z3 a practising barrister, ■ and at 24 a lumber merchant. After the Civil War, in which he obtained' the rank of major-general of volunteers, he returned to the lumber trade, which made a millionaire of him. His management of the War Department during the Spanish-American war was bitterHy attacked by the yellow" press, but a War Commission acquitted him of all blame.

ALLEGED THREAT TO KILL Mr. Harry Mountford. chairman of the executive committee of the National Alliance. applied to the magistrate at Bow-etrect on Thursday for a summons against a gentle- man for inciting a person to threaten him near the Holborn Empire. Sir A. de Rutzen directed the applicant to reduce the facts to writing in the form of an information. Mr. Mountford did this later, but said he did not wish to accentuate the present posi- tion of affa-irs in the music-hall world, and he bore no animus against the man who had threatened him. He would be content if the magistrate would send an officer to warn the man and his employer. Sir A. de Rutzen directed a warrant offioer to warn the persons, whose names he handed to him on paper.

BIG FUND FOR CATHOLIC SCHOOLS The Archbishop of Westminster has received CZ,000 from the Duke of Norfolk and EI,000 from the Marquess of Ripon towards the fund of zEI00,000 wbich is being raised in order to meet the requirements of local eduoation authorities regarding Roman Catholic schools of the Westminster Diocese. The fund now stands at £ 7,000.

SETTLEMENT OF TRADE DISPUTES The Association of Employers at Stock- hoLm has decided to remove all causes of conflicts with their workmen by means of agreements. The questions at issu. have been dealt with by the Trades Union organisation in a manner satisfactory to the association.—Reuter.

ECCLESIASTICAL NEWS The living of Waterperry, Oxford, has been offered to and accepted by the Rev. John Percy Morgan, M.A., vicar of Stainfield and Apley, Lincolnshire. Mr. Morgan is the eldest son of the late rector of Llanilid, Glamorgan, and was educated at Cowbridge and Keble College, Oxford, and Wells Theological College. He was ordained by the late Bishop of Llandaff in 1886, and married in 1904 the daughter of the late Rev. T. J. Daltry, M.A., J.P., vicar of Madeley, Stafford.

A SWANSEA ASSAULT CASE Daniel A'Heame was charged on remand a,t Swansea Polioe-court on Thursday with violently assaulting his wife, Catherine, on Boxing Day. Prosecutrix, who said that she had had fourteen children by the defendant, stated that he had dragged her about and treated her with the greatest violenoe, and that Mr. Prank Rowlands, contractor, ran across tha road and pulled him off. The defendant made a number of asperaiona on his wife's character, and said amongst other things that he had pulled his wife cut of a lodger's bed. Defendant wa-A fined 20s., or fourteen days. A summons against the wife under the Habitual Drunkards Act was digmiesed.

LOCAL WILLS MR. W. W. MORRIS, BARMOUTH. Mr. William Williams Morris, of GIaugla#- for, Barmouth, who died cm the 29th of Sep- tember last., left estate of the groee value of £ 1,285 17s. id., with net personalty £ 1,241 6s. 2d., and probate of his will has been granted to his sister, Mrs. Margaret Williams, of Pen- arth, and her husband. Dr. William Williams.

JUDGE WILLIS WANTS TO KNOW Judge Willis joined the ranks of t'hf judicial nescients ait. the Southwark County- court yesterday. They will all censure me, I suppose," he said, if I con-fees that I do not know anything about oof.'

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