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RIJRAL NOTES. BovtlfvY j- XTJla- iJjK. GLOUCESTERSHIRE. AN"" „ ■ERy TO CORRESPONDENTS. ~I7n vitry0li Poultry-keeping.—Mary Ground.— t and Profit," published at a«, London, W.C., prlce 2s. 6d„ will suit of rr ellillgtoOf Tr?e.-Bertha ;H:i.ve!ork.—It is the foM al Conl* (rlganteo., one of oar most orna- Or avnis trees, and a great favourite „A p J* ana parks. Itm ^t Tree.—" X. Y\V— It is not a k'a eracot^ DF»1e beech-the most effective tsT?5 yon OI b!1 Purple-leaved trees. Tim veiH hpoVfindicate that the tree is in the 1 cannot say which variety flnJ Pretti' lu Oloom sent. It is evidently a in eii>Tarietj** and they are '1 thnt y Thev succeed best in T'a»« f c;ontains neat. W *iite:r?e:la.rSoiiiums.-AV. B. P. Willian.- 'ie Thp-1S 15 Ciaribel and the other Fairy fl^nt rs Pelargoniums are. very pretty on yo'n 6 l!ley carry badly, and the two are v-W611* were all to pieces, as they gene- oT^Uty f J1 sent a distance. th0a,Yera"p°LPansy-—A Newark Reader."—It is &K^rirkin?er:t- The flower is a large one, but Tf^are not sufficiently defined to be W? Qo rJ y are aH «s good, however, you n Si*no~ son to grumble about the result of b' -Me- i*tEy Packet oi' seed. «vwe Vou on Legs.—"Nonplussed."—Is the S'ltP-6•'tePt them in damp? They are 'erin= from cramp or rheumatism. of £ ,wann, dry bed. Procure a shilling ^"arrish's chemical food from a Wy in n,'1,!3 €i-!ch puppy a teaspconful of this t e"'I1Sr1(1 iV Give them p.snty of milk. Do 5riVe P em> but let them run about. Jjn'^ yo,?^try from Ireland.—H. Bland.—I Ireland udvertise in tins paper for poultry ?0ne Qitt 0r elsewhere, when you would rCcrv ^ouohf 0l^ei's, and you could select what I w^eiTri+1Wou!->i suit you best. I do not fuiK?ll'd hi P'aco you name for farming. ./the i f 21"d If you would tell me more liA ^1 i'o • v of thin go you wish to get into. l0re it. it °UnS" Pheasants.—" J. S. — I do not ^0ii^elsaiitl!i t0° coarse, and quite unsuitable c^kl i Uutl- they are ut least hail-grown. %z3lesr ilul it through a very fine sieve. I. se It, to th-11 f0T the pheasants, and give the Wit fiu chickens. Gould the miller not 41CiaTlotlfei-eif r yoa:J 1 am sure Jle could, or i. t Waj h cannot. It seems a rich meai, ll^m e SUd to ieai n how you succeed. Stort Shearer.—a iiuif-and- ^ixtjiv0 °1 barley and maize meal is a So]' 6li trleiJ,e" -it will make them grow last, ana j" It you can bo.i any oid bones do «( meai m the liquid whau it is tW I'tdiiH ll. a little sloppy, but not too much W it vi,)Itllxture- ieeu them lour times a ltiem wel1 to run over the fieiu, Y^tty la the morning, when they p.eii 6*°«Uj». 'r0rrai' snails, and otner lood. C,?'B,ree Martially Blown Over.—" Kew Nl t I>rohn^ot it up and re-plant it. This tiw^ia th klix it. Eemove a lutie of tiie i-L PUil tj*e ^tem on the side it :s blown irt.m, C!'ee uPrigilt- -Drive a stake in in °f f d, ar\ £ ide. Gi\e it a good hold :n the or j „tls the =t2Ki to it with a soft piece W1, and tviuie- Put the soil back round the Hp QU tr^ad ^t all round very firmly. It i),11 firat. ?Ke lo omit putting a stake to it hi^°W-PIAUIETL Phi' Towil Gardens. J. B.The her- tili ? ia a t w a yery hardy plant, and grows ^eiffh^Qst town garden. They do not nower ot iRt 0f"wr September. The spikes attain a 81ir->i0lti a,?1 t,vo t0 three feet, and the heads WlbietoArLVery showy. They are very if vr Th centres of beds or back l:nes in W did .re(lttire plenty of manure, and W'°U sho-ii s 111 a »ooci deai before plant- iot ?°ver it' Put some more round them now r e Un^i-uT?3* v'Tith a little soil, when it will ■Wo,, e«t ti^0ru T^orn Hedge.—" St. Helens."— Is tha i?. to take cuttings from a thorn ^i&Pri 0 ^m?er' from November till March, ^ui !fr°ci%p0n- very lreely. and are generally ^tai be nnt 30wn at the time the cuttings *e«jj °l s-uiiVi 11?' -A- s°il containing a good 'tiotw ■f'ork it 1 8 b?st for both cuttings and es deep It <er. and insert the cuttings three f;Utfjl^'r>-U .1 "t them in rows one foot apart !?• Tbp"r;ace of four inches from each ^etn -tniice ,is also sown in rows at the y fiore rn' an^ they are transplanted to give Tjj^Ung 0,11 the next or following winter, V,8 the Rhyr'l,us Tree.—" Farmer's Wife."— C°1iit trali°"u:u or f«ver tree of some of Jiliid Jy- I lu ^°lonies. It is not hardy in this ? Sflv^Oter tried it. It survived a i:^e w 'd attained a height of 6ft., when ^ticj ,'ttle nln^t cut it off. You should take &oi-i 1 t'tieni 5- out of the pot, separate them, in smali pots. Give them v'^ld mUr,til ti soil. Put them in the be,. ^hcrii n,irey ^)e?ln to grow; then you can thf" .^d tetklut of doors till the- end of fteptem- (^'8iouiricl0vv* rj era i-1 then, and keep them in ty^'t to the winter. They ara not ^Sbt^^ru^-L. M. Lamer.—Thanks for this i-ter- They seed freely, and, no Parta hJ^as.^Persed. like other wild flowers, ?Pr«ad 'rds^Jle seed ;s carried to different v~6 bpllc^ ihern diffused with the wind. They Sf'r'0Qn- ,0,Be ,.„'?-se too. in parts, where they "'3<1 for ;"triblished. bat this is easily jPIrr,r? Vq'')~ the bulbs produce little side OijtVy r. and the habit of these is to *Oof "libs" from the parent bulb. If a Sr jv. 'iQapn 41 re planted now in a BBace one Th *rt0re iiC liie P^-t-oh would probably be a j-ard 9.re ,vcxt^nt half a. dozen years hence, jfilp.r-lj hardy. ^Jfnrrnnt Bushes Unhealthy.—Tne 'ts 'Lhe hi ^itoots you send are badly infested iri^f ia currant mite. This pest burrows H}i50s3ibiJ ? eaf buris s;; effectually that it is rsw*ate ° rpach it with anything to cxter- ar6 iy fop there is, unfortunately, no tL never u' ,T!ie bushes it takes possession of is t^ly r any use afterwards, and ,RWi^0ct t "P' can Sn^?e3t to and others bm 'fl do .V* out and burn them. This you Wo'rtQ°ncej as they will not improve, th6 f°rtv ^an you should not plant anv "'1, ll1ite in-V^fi"3,,ar- If you did next winter y°U find its v'ay to them again. earrt^nie Tii'ar.^ J0ft r,ore do not plant them in -^n. *.> but in another part of your n .-l-nc!'arubber Plant.—" M. A."— flo",ver .fl,-111 a length of one foot. Fill a ^Up„lri it n- °f sandy soil, and insert the ^ili Terl. arid tua ct(tting. It should then be somJ10 so'l kept moist afterwards. It f^iat"oin; Weeks to root, and if kept in a hat.tat«H 'tTilt.mosPhere this operation will 2t>e + ''1 niaL ■*■' is only the ends of the shoots Mien°P tbov ^fttir.gg, and if it has more than -i thig v.??y all be taken off and potted, th-e '^n fr tieeo done the p'ant. should be 8eciih3- T;n« ,a. f°'Jt to eighteen inches from *ill a, dvy-i-p^'Ject of cutting it so low is to ile Prori, ,ashy nlant, as several branches 5&Vi!?,Iesif i+ ■ 11 tl10 stem. and when these aUt 4, ■• Wbf i-V1?l l,e famished from the pot 0tHy ^t'an t'v,^ ls a more beautiful type of Jf„ 4 few i„°?e tall ones with a long stem and <Vv 3 °h 1 es on the {°i" ifct °tUr lavvnV'1 ~"L-inburgh Lawn."—The soil 10 gro ™mt be V £ 1 •y poor—too poor, ;n ail'I rr ^rj-3s' and moss over-runs it I^iji op ket some rhort, half-decaycd "fUjiU ^-J'er f°^he:l manure. Spread a over t 3 0V€r the sur face. Rake or Mil Crev: t° work the small manure into the *1° si^11 be»i and you w"ill fillci that the grass of it1 to grow OT1 parts v.-here there is v^ntr' Or jc -^t. present. If you cannot get ^Uch of' u1" 's tco unsightly for you, a f6^SoA Unfr,^?0116 dusfc would benefit it ver>' ?? for ■rn^-tinately, it is a little late in the ? I ffa,-°Vatins lawns. If you had done v, &Ve h a £ iv'ce about this in March it it is ?r°curp een much better. In November ^Uci^p.cbean sOille basic siag and sow this in it. 80", it a ttre, and very effective in pro- ?\r' It tho inmroved class of vegetation. ^■Th ^ca ci e, rate of 6cwt. p3i- acre. Jhe ar^ }?clK.eils Dying in Shell.—" JCo. 1,555." w tch d3,1"10'^ reasons for chicks dying :n Sr0<)rfani0 times they are too weak to also v. 0a-UsP -L'om fowls that are related i^diicg his. Weak breeding stock would friy g.*1^ XJUch «ggs. They are very common, tfls p„ am always urging readers to ^3 arp'?n/'ion G> their breeding birds when +? hat ? Set 'ntended for hat<-fcing. When the .he s^ch. rr,,11 a too dry place they often fail i Tt ?1 bop. Parchment-like sabstanoe inside tT*tchj a]v/'rn°'s drv- and they cannot break a great- advantage to keen the s a .ln a moist atmosphere. Where dS0rile t^i°-l?n that it is dry the eggs should v *5 b«f water sprinkled over them a [•^bl,, *'en ti, °r,6 they are due to hatch. Do yours. ? hen is off feeding. I think nro- w Sood iifVe suffered in this way. It is "°0<3 ar:es r, n to emptv round the nests in t0 J* ln ^ry weather. Moisture is a tolling1. rns E0{FEPlXs I>' THE SUMMER TLME. ina:j arious sorts, especially the well- Th^-611 are favourite plants in all ?fQ.„'itioil 'r ^re-h, green foliage and graceful f«rJ>r' tljf, e hiost attractive, and when well 'ri bad aie always much admired, but a 011 h5,i?e condition is one of the most un- Plants. If the instructions I gave fro,1 they^v''V5 earlier in the spring were fol- Set ?f> anci I10w be forming immy young ?rep-! every effort should be made to ^Qn^c'c>lour -?evel°P fully and retain their borf'>s bec_ this can be done now, and the for jvf r°l3tl=t, thej- will then remain Bxd„;10u^. and ,)e a constant orna- y I'acl g them to draughts of cold air fri!l f'ern-r-t^em- is which causes °ear it ,° be scraggy in growth. They a \vih !ender. vte*' when hardened, but not air whf. ,allow them to remain in very wing j]1]6 t!^e wiRcl°w i;i open and the ^a^a°essurv + tiy through. I know it is Into ti?lace th« r °Pen windows. but at such tip e foom ns at one 6ide or further °tbp» r°orn r' °r' 1:f there are two windows J^ad'e ?en one and put the fern in the ^t"0\v: le. but ,yery. desirable to retain their thern • °ften done excessively. «^,>Ucate a i semi-darkness will make ths h .not "kg fd"d too pale in colour. Thev ?* £ oiifi?llt of h y exposed to the sun during 6 d-T to it i,, S4. strength, but they may be Jy- Thev v for°Part and afterpart of tve<Jlen^ys to' thev'-1 I10t be kej)t witJl one h*y ^ly' as v,t snt' but turn them round tvT,"Ul bp-j !n grown in this manner fe W ^ich i Utltully furnished all round a. V'erv fires kemaiWays most fav°ured. There ((!lite dry at,v,U!:) m rooms now to produce ^ois* Jl:sa-?ree. a -.wf^bere, with which ferns ofr<i °r a v, aen growing they delight in r obt.Vini ^umul atmosphere. The best *"te,. are ° hls w to place the pots in ■fJfi bQtt 10 usu-ti °Wlng in saucers filled with h! Hot Of tL way With these is to rest t«eiP tae pot in the water, but that Wailla*1astantly "la"ner of treating them. a'1 the v,nn1? in water causes the I o* the pot to become °"3 and soil suck up the water, and the plants usually become too wet at the root. This is much against their healthy growth. I do not know vfunrthing that is more so, and the growth of ferns in rooms is brought oftener to a standstill from this cause than any other. Once the soil at the roots becomes spongy the health of the plant will suffer and no good results will follow. I approve of having the saucers under them filled with water, as the evaporation which arises around the fronds is highly bene- ficial to them, but in using saucers place a little block of some kind in the middle of them and so high as just to be above the water level. Stand the bottom of the pot on this; the water will then be unable to saturate the roots or interfere with the drainage, and much healthier plants will be the result than in the usual way. Never give cold water to ferns. Always take the chill off. This is alsb a great help to them. Do not empty the water into the middle of the fronds or cro^vn, but put it on the soil at the edge. Putting it always in the middle often causes some of the fronds to decay. Should any frond decay remove it at once. If from any cause the roots become too dry ,and the fronds draop the, pot shoülc! at once be placed up to its rim in a. bucket of tepid water and allowed to remain there for half an hour. but ov-erdry- ness at thG root L most injurious to them, and ayoici it if possible. There is always a dis- position to give ferns liquid manure when growing, with the view of making them grow faster and become finer plants, but be sure they have plenty of root: hefore any liquid is given them. and then a liquid made from horse droppings and soot, given weakly, will benefit them. EGGS WITH PALE,COLOURED YOLKS. I heur from some readers that their eggs are not all so rich and deep yellow in the colour cf the yolk as they would like. I am quite familiar with what they mean. Where a variety or many fowls are kept all will not lay the same coloured eggs, either outwardly or inwardly. Eggs brown in colour are the favourites. They a.re looked upon a. being the most rich and nutritious. I am not of this opinion, as the colour of the shell has little or nothing to do with the contents. Very often a brown-shelled egg is found as ■pale in the yolk as a, white-shelled one, but while the colour of the shell makes no diffe- rence to the quality of the egg I think the colour of the yolk does. The rich-coloured one is certainly the best, and the very pale yolks give great indication of deficiency. It is the nature of some breeds to lay brown-shelled eggs ttnd others white, but it is the nature of none to lay eggs with yolks that are more white than yellow, and I quite agree with those who find many pale-yolked eggs inquiring for a remedy. Feeding has much, or, indeed, everything, to do with it. I have found potatoes and sharps two of the foods that caused the hens to lay palc-yolked eggs, and I have discontinued the me of sharps, and potatoes are not given at any time in any quantity. Meal composed of half barley an;* half maize is a rich food, and the hens that. are fed much on it rarely lay pale-yolked eggs. Th3 meal should be scalded hy emptying some boiling water on the top of it and then mixing. A little poa, meal added is excellent to Droduce the richest eggs, as grains, oats, wheat, and barley are all in favour of the right coloured yolks. Any kind of meat or gristle is also a help in this direction, and as an artificial material for improving the colour of the eggs as far as it is possible a sprinkling of Thorley's ovum mixed in the meal imparts great richness. These pods will, undoubtedly, produce the best class of eg-gs, but should any hea persist in laying eggs too pale in yolk she should be doctored a little by giving her half a teaspoonfui of Epsom Salts every other day for a week. Mix the salts in a little lard and push the ball down her »throat. These remarks apply to both fowls in confined runs and those with their liberty. HURRYING PEAS INTO PODS. Pea plants have grown very well this spring. Many of them are now showing flower, and their owners will be anxious to see them in pod and ready for gathering, as they are such a very favourite vegetable with all. Stimu- lating them at the root will not make them pod faster. It would induce them to make more growth, but that is not wanted, as they arc already in good leaf. The best means 1 know of to induce the pods to form and fill hurriedly is to nip the point out of every, straw. The extreme point only should be taken off. This will stop all further growth. The flowers near the top of the pari removed will open, but the lower flowers will soon pod, and it is astonishing how quickly they will fill afterwards. If the tops were left on t.heywould go on growing, and the energy of the plants would be used to meet this, whereas when they are stopped they have nothing to do but fill their pods. The stopping should be done sys- tematically, and not merely ,a growth here and there. VEGETABLE MARROWS, Vegetable marrows are very generally grown. They are purely a summer crop, but the fruit may he preserved in various ways' for winter use. The plants have a ve-ry pretty trailing habit, end are so-ornamental in this respect as to be admissible as decorative subjects. Last summer some beautiful results were obtained in the flower garden, Regent's Park, London, by edging some of the large foliage beds with vegetable marrows. The idea was somewhat original, especially in a swell Lon- don park, but the effect was most pleasing, and may very well be imitated. "The Garden," a horticultural paper, noted above all others for the artisticness of its illustrations, gave a most attractive picture of the arrangement. Vegetable marrow plants are obtainable in various ways. Many of them are offered for pale in markets, and are obtainable how. As they are sold at threepence or fourpence each, it is no great expense securing them in this way. One or two plants will afford as many marrows as the majority of households require. Get a wheelbarrow load or two of manure, make it into a mound, put a layer of soil over it to a depth of six inches, and plant the marrow on the top of the mound. As soon as it begins to lengthen in the stem peg it on to the soil to keep it from blowing about. Let it scramble as it may, but take the point out of any shoot that is intruding on anything else. If they are planted'to be ornamental in flower beds or borders a mound cannot be formed, but some manure should be dug into the soil where they are to be planted. The roots like richness. They may also be used as climbers, and trained up walls or on posts or trellises. The finest fruit is obtainable in this way. When the plants are raised from seed make a mound of stable manure. Cover it with soil, and put a few seeds in the top. The manure may ferment a little and'crcate a heat, and this will induce germination and rapid growth. Once they start into growth they are rapid in their action, and will be in fruit early in August. All should be grown in the sunshine. When the reverse the fruit does not form freely, and too much shade is often the cause of sterility. There are various kinds of marrows. The most choice for the table is the "Pen-y- byd" (the best in the world), and the large green is a good one where size is favoured. A PECULIAR SHOWER OF RAIN. On Thursday. April 11, we had a severe thunderstorm about six p.m. It became so dark in a welfrightcd room that I had to light a lamp to see to read the newspaper. Rain fell in a deluge for nearly an hour, and when it ceased the w^ter that had collected in dishes and receptacles, as well as in pools on the surface of the ground, was as black as ink. I never saw such dusky rain fall before. Prac- tice is my forte, and I am not scientific enough to define the elements of its dense coloured composition. It undoubtedly contained much soot, as next day my white Leghorn chickens and Aylesbury ducklings, which have access to the long grass in a coming crop of hay, became as black as sweeps in going through the long grass. I am in hopes that it is of a fertilising character for the garden and field crops, and that it also made the leaves on the fruit and other trees distasteful to the pests which injure them so much in many cases at this season. I shall certainly watch the result with interest. THINNING YOUNG VEGETABLE PLANTS. All young vegetables are now growing freely. The seed has germinated well and the crops are very promising, but the quality they attain will depend to a great extent on the attention they receive in thinning. If all are allowed to grow there will be a close mat of tops, but very poor roots in the case of vegetables of this type, while those which yield tops of a useful kind must also have room to develop individually. Overcrowded vegetables of all kinds are always deficient in quality. They never sell well in the market, and what is rejected there is of little use for private con- sumption. It is, therefore, most desirable that the thinning of them should be done pro- perly and in good time. When the operation is delayed the young piants will grow up in a thicket, and when any are removed those remaining generally fall over to one side. This hinders their after-development very much. The time to thin is just before they become crowded. I prefer making two attempts at thinning The first time the plants are left at half the distance they will stand at when growing as a crop. Parsnips are thinned the first time to four or five inches apart, turnips to three inches, carrots to about the same or a little less, beetroot to three inches, and so on. Wheii the leaves again meet every other planets drawn out, and al! are then in a robust state, and will continue so. The object of thinning them only half the distance the first time is in case of any failure, but that does not often occur now. All weeds should be removed when thinning is done, and run the Dutch hoe between the rows. INSECTS ON ROSE BUSHES. As is always the case in the time when the growth on roses is young, tender, a.nd juicy, I am hearing frequently from readers that their roses are infested with insects, mainly little green flies. I know the pest well. Indeed, everyone who grows roses do, as no plants are exempt from. it. They are experienced vege- tarians and capital judges. They avoid the old tough leaves and congregate and devour ¡ the choice pieces. The tender ends of the shoots and the newly-formed buds are their happy harbours and feeding grounds. They soon stop the progress of whatever they attack, and the growths and buds on which they are on will never develop into usefulness. They give nothing but disappointment, and this is especially keenly felt in the case of roses, as all look forward to their coming and appre- ciate them so much. In. large places, where there are syringes, garden engines, hoes, and such like, the bushes can be cleaned readily, or, indeed, the pests prevented from coming on, but smuM growers have often to do the best they can to prevent havoc, and without any special appliance. It is these I wish to benefit in a manner which will be inexpensive and effectual. Sonp-suds-a, liquid well known to every housewife—is one of the best cleansers that can be used. Put a wineglass full of paraffin oil to each gallon of the suds. Let one person stir it with a stick, and while this is going on another should put it on the roses. If a little syringe is obtainable use it; if not, get a watering pot with a perforated top at the end of the spout, and sprinkle the bushes through with this. It may also be put 011 them from a sponge, or, indeed, in any way that will moisten the foliage and buds. The evening is the best time to put it on, as it does not dry up quickly then, and the loaves remain moist till morning. Clean water may be applied in the same manner in the morning, as it will remove any dirt that the suds deposited. Anything in ths way of tobacco soaked in water and put en them is also very destructive to the insects. THE SAVOY CROP. The savoy v.-ould be considered a coane and unacceptable vegetable in the summer time, when the-seasonable aud choicer vegetables are plentiful, but when the frost or cold weather comes in late autumn and early winter and the better class vegetables fail savoys are must acceptable. As a November and Decem- ber green they are invaluable, and if the weather is not too severe they often remain good throughout the greater part of the winter. They bear a. considerable amount of frost, especially if well grown, and have formed hard heads, which is their best condition. It is a mistake to sow them too early, as they head too soon and decay accordingly. Early in June is the best time to sow the seed. The Green Globe is the best variety. The seed may be sown in a little bed or a row. The plants will be ready for putting out in July, and may be planted in ground that has become vacant after early potatoes and other crops. CATERPILLARS OX GOOSEBERRY BUSHES. The caterpillar is the greatest enemy the gooseberry has, and when once they take pos- session of a bush there is an end to its useful- no-s for the year, as well as a deterioration, which will be experienced the following year as well. It is when growth is young that they are troublesome. They cat the leaves whole- sale. They will soon defoliate a bush and leave nothing but the bare sterns, the little stumps of the leave. and the fruit fully ex- posed. 'U hen this occurs, as it does in very many cases, the fruit ceases to swell and it is a failure. The wood sometimes shrinks, too, and, although new growth may be formed later, it will* be of a very weakly descrip- tion, as will also the growth that is formed next year. The caterpillars multiply and .spread from blEll to bush rapidly, and they no sooner clear one than they are on another, or often they are all being eaten at the same time. Some say if broad beans are planted so as to come in contact with the gooseberry leaves the caterpillars will avoid them. That has never been my experience. I do not under- stand how it could he either a preventative or a remedy. My system is to keep a sharp look-out daily for the first appearance of a caterpillar on any part of the bushes, ana when once seen pick it off with the hands and destroy it at once. If this is done promptly and persevered in for a week or two at this time I venture to say that there will be no damage resulting from caterpillars. It is no great task, and a great number of bushes may be gone over in fifteen minutes, or half an hour at most. It is when they arc unheeded that they spread and establish themselves, and when this occurs hand picking is futile. Then other means must be resorted to. Dusting the bushes with fine fresh lime will destroy the caterpillars and stay their depredations. If hellebore powder, obtainable from the chemist's, is dusted over them it will kill them effectually, and this is the most destruc- tive substance I know of for caterpillars, but it is poisonous, and must be washed off the fruit next day with clean water. CUCUMBERS IN THE OPEN AIR. Those who have no glasshouses or frames to, grow cucumbers in may grow them in the open air now. The open-air variety is called the Ridge cucumber. Its leaves and habit are very .similar to the indoor cucumber, but it is very hardy, and will live and bear fruit quite well ,a,nywhere from now until October. The fruits are not more than six or eight inches in length, but they are quite as good in flavour as the large hothouse ones. This cucumber is the best of all for pickling, and in some parts acres of them are grown to supply fruit for this purpose, which afterwards become familiar to us in the pickles bought in the shops. They are very prolific, and the little fruit are often seen in crowds on the stems. I need not detail their culture, but would refer readers to my remarks on growing vegetable marrows in this issue on mounds. If the Ridge cucumbers are treated in the same way they will be a success in every respect. FOOD FOR YOUNG CANARIES. "Lancashire Coppy" writes;—"As a keeper of canaries in a large way, I know there are many of your readers who only keep a pair or two of these birds who are not very familiar with their rearing, and who would like to he success- ful in this. I will be glad to give them a few hints on their treatment, The hatching may be left to the hen, but the bringing up of the young birds successfully depends to a con- siderable extent on the owners, and especially on the kind of food they receive. Use little .shallow tins for feeding. Have two for each •cage; lEe them on alternate days. Be sure and wash or scald the disused tin each day. Nothing is more injurious to young canaries than tainted or sour food. The food cannot (be too sweet. Mix it up every day. Never ■use any that was mixed to-day to-morrow. It will soon be found out how much they require eacn day. and do not mix any more. My favourite food is stale or crumply buns and finely chopped egg. I have reared hundreds of canaries on no other kind of food. Boil a hen's egg hard and rub it through a very fine sieve. 1 he bun should also be rubbed through this If buns are not available biscuit may be sub- stituted. Do not put the whole of the food prepared into the feeding tin at once, but twice, or even three times, a day. A teas'poon- ful or less will be ample at once. The parents will convey it to the young ones, and when the young ones are able to feed themselves and are put in another cage still continue the egg food until they are quite strong. Cleanliness is most essential, not only for the comfcrt of the birds, but also to prevent the increase of vermin, which is most injurious and, indeed, deadly to young birds. Fresh green food must also be given them daHy. Lettuce, chickweed, groundsel, and dandelion are all suitable, but it ia well to vary it. The dandelion especially is highly beneficial, but all must be fresh. It will be well to note tha.t tho successful rearing of the young birds depends wholly on the good health of the parents, and if they can be kept right the youngsters .are not likely to suffer. I am still a grat believer in keeping a rusty nail in their drinking water constantly, and clea,n water must be given them every morning." PLANTING OUT DAHLIAS. Dahlias which have been started into growth in the spring will now have shoots on them a foot or more in height. Seedlings will also have attained a good height, and they will all have been gradually exposed to the open air of late. When quite hardened they may be planted out. They will now be very much better in this position than in the pots or boxes they have been growing in. To produce plenty of shoots and the finest flowers they must be planted in rich soil. It is useless growing dahlias in poor soil. The blooms would be deficient and of no durability. I may, however, remark that it is a mistake to plant them in too much manure, as some do, as they then make too much growth and do not flower so freely as desired. If a layer of manure is put in the soil in which they are to be planted to a depth of three inches and well dug in that will be enough. It should be deeply dug in to induce the roots to pene- trate into the cool soil and away from the drought. Make the holes large enough to re- ceive the roots without having to cram them in. Put the soil firmly round them and place a stake to each one on the same day as they are planted. Tie the shoots to these, as they are easily broken with the wind. Do not put the stakes higher than the height the plants are likely to atain. Three feet is enough. Dahlias are not very suitable for windy posi- tions, but in exposed localities sheltered spots can generally be found for them, and they are especially fine autumn flowers.
NOVEL LIBEL ACTION.
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NOVEL LIBEL ACTION. An action brought by Mr. A. E. Sarti against Pearsons lor printing in the Royal Maga- zine what purported to be the shape of plaintiff's head, with a statement that this was the head of a shifty, crafty individual," was concluded on Friday in the Queen's Bench (before Justice Grantham and a special jury). Plaintiff, in cross-examination, acknowledged that he had been imprisoned for three years for purchasing stolen silver ingots while manager of Messrs. Elkington's Electro-plating Works, but added that he was making great efforts to recover his position, and friends were helping him with that end. Mr. Blake Odgers, for defendants, offered to pay £250 and costs and make a full apology for the publication. The offer was accepted by plaintiff, imd the Judge expressed great pleasure that it had been made.
SOUTHEY AXD THE YALE OF NEATH.
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SOUTHEY AXD THE YALE OF NEATH. The Vicar of Aberpergwm, writing to us from Glyn-Xeath on the 18th inst., says:—The very interesting account of Southey given by his unfortunate grandson in the "Western Mail" of Friday last has only just come under my notice. Perhaps you will allow me to add to the sketch which he supplies a fact of special interest to South Walians, which may not be known to many of your readers. Young Southey says that his grandfather spent much of his time in South Wales, but that he knows nothing of his life here. We of the celebrated Vale of Neath, are proud to think that Southey, j the Laureate, was a frequent visitor to this dis- trict, and that he was so ardent an admirer of our beautiful valley that at one time it was his intention to make it his home before he settled down in Cumberland. It was his wish to take a house in this parish—the property of Aberpergwm—but he and Mr. Williams, the well-known traveller and lingui-t, failed to come to terms. Southey seems to have been much disappointed at the result of their nego- tiation, for he wrote from Cumberland some time after that he had set his heart upon a residence in the charming Vale of Neath, in which case (he added) "my children would have been Cambrians instead of Cumbrians." Had Southey settled down here it is possible that, instead of a "Lake School," there would now be a farnour "Vale of Neath :3chool," composed of the distinguished men of letters who, following the example of Southey, the Laureate, nude the English Lake district their place of abode. I have heard it said that only the question of a pig-sty stood between Southey and the Squire of Aberpergwm coming to terms. Equally trifling causes are supposed to have often turned the course cf history. That the exis- tence of the Lake School should be referred ultimately to a difference about a pig-sty in the Xeath Valley is not more strange than the origin of many facts and movements in his- tory. Another reason is certainly assigned for the failure of the negotiation about the house, that Mr. Williams disliked Southey's political opinions and did not wish to have him for a neighbour, but the pig-sty is generally regarded as the real cause.
IGRANTING INDULGENCES IN LLAXDAFF…
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GRANTING INDULGENCES IN LLAXDAFF DIOCESE. INTERVIEW WITH THE BISHOP. Late last night the following paragraph in that evening's "Westminster Gazette" was shewn t," the Bishop of Llandaff: — "The Bishop of Llandaff a few days ago, at a luncheon following the consecration of his church, so id that he was advancing in years, but he desired to remain in harness. The trouble he had, however, with advanced men might alter his decision. These words were thought by some to mean resignation, but the bishop's registrar has denied that they were so 1ntended Wo hear, however, tha t in his diocese Bishop Letvis has to deal with a difficulty not found, we believe, in any other— the granting of indulgences by one of his clergy." The important part of the above paragraph is contained in the last sentence, and the bishop, after reading the cutting, said promptly: — "You can give the statement a flat denial. There is not one of the clergy in my diocese who grants indulgences." For the benefit of the uninitiated we may ex- plain that an indulgence in the Roman Catho- lic Church is a remission granted by Papal authority out of the sacrament of pennanc-e, of that temporal punishment which, even after the sin is forgiven; we are supposed to undergo either here or in Purgatory. Indulgences can- not be obtained for unforgiven sin. Probably the writer of the paragraph quoted has mis- taken indulgences for dispensations, which only a bishop can give. A dispensation is a permis- sion, given under exceptional circumstances, :'0 claim exemption from the ordinary discipline of the Church in matters of minor'importance, such as fasting, Ac.
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WELSHMEN AND MARGARINE. Fines to the total amount of over E53 were imposed in the London police-courts on Thurs- day on tradesmen convicted of palming off margarine on their customers as butter. As usual, most of the offenders had unmiitakaLly Welsh names. Mr. Cluer, the magistrate at Worship-street. who is himself a Welshman, is grieved by these lapses into dishonesty on the part of his countrymen. He had before him one Annie Jones, of 200, Three Colts'-lane, who was con- victed of selling as butter a certain grease adulterated, with only 12 per cent, of the real article. The premises have become so noto- rious from many similar prosecutions there that the name has been altered to avoid proof of previous convictions—a subterfuge which is fairly common in the trade. I don't know," said his Worship, more in sorrow than in anger, why Welshmen have taken to the dairy business to defraud anJ poison Londoners, but it is so, and I am ashamed of my countrymen. I shall impose the full penalty-£20 and five guineas costs."
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IYEWS FRIOM A^SDEEE,
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I YEWS FRIOM A^SDEEE, BOTTLE WITH A LETTER FOUND OFF ICELAND. We are able to state (says the Daily ni, Chronicle") that there is every reason to believe that a genuine letter from Herr Andree has been found. The discovery is announced by the Austri," of Seydisfjord, Iceland, on April 29, and ve have obtained the information concerning this from Icelandic sources. The letter is now on its way to Sweden, and the steamer carrying it put in at Granton, in the Firth of Forth, on Tuesday night. The bottle containing the letter was picked up on ice Lear Rif in the early part of April by a farmer, named Johann Magnusson, who was hunting for seals on the great floes of drift ice which frequently surround the coasts of Iceland. Breaking the bottle, he found the letter, which was addressed to the Swedish Polar Expedition, as follows:- Polar-expeditionen, i Goteborg, Sverige." The letter was stamped with Andree's official stamp, and the envelope bore a. request for the finder to post it at the nearest post-office. The farmer handed the letter to Mr. Sveinn Eiuarsson, a merchant living at Raufarhofn, asking him to post it. Mr. Einarsson endea- voured to send it by the steamer Egil, but found that she could not call owing to the ice floes. He then sent it on May 6 by the Viking, a trading vessel belonging to Mr. Thor E. Tulinius, of Copenhagen. This vessti left Iceland with general cargo, called at Granton, near Edinburgh, on Tuesday night, and on Thursday sailed for Copenhagen, where the letter will be posted or delivered as directed. Commenting on this important discovery, which seems to be the first genuine letterof Andree's yet found, the "Austri" says it is diffi- cult to eay how old the letter may be, as there is no date on the envelope. It is likely, how- ever, that before Andree resorted to the means of bottles for communicating with the world, he had used up all his "pigeons, Or they- were dead. The journal also suggests that ths fact that the bottle was despatched signifies that Andiee must have come cut of his balloon, or was very near the sea-level. The arrival of the bottle on the coast of Iceland must have been quite recent, as when the Thyra, which trades en the coast (f Iceland, passed round the most northerly points a short time ago there was no ice. Recently, however, the winds have been from a north-westerly direction, bringing the Polar ice towards Rif. a fact which indicates the locality from which the bottle drifted.
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PATTISOXS, LIMITED. LIQLTIDATCES AND THE RE-CON- STRTJCTIOIT SCHEME. Lord Stormonth Darling, in the Court of Session, Edinburgh, on Friday heard counsel on the answers to the petition of certain credi- tors of Pattisons (Limited) in favour of the re-construction scheme of the London syndi- cate. The liquidators say that should the re- construction scheme be adopted the outcome to the creditors would be £377,000, subject to the expenses of the liquidation, while the claim by the liquidators and others for the re-pay- ment of dividends out of capital, amounting to £ 20,000. would go to the new company. Should, however, the re-construction scheme net be adopted, the sum received by the liquidators, including the claim against the directors, is estimated at £ 381.000. Further, the liquidators say there has been deducted for. outstanding debts £ 84,000, which was fully one-third of the total, while the stocks have been taken at their valuation under a forced sale. The liquidators assert that if they realised the estate they would be in a position to pay a dividend sooner than under the re-construction, and they state that they already have in hand £ 45,000. In conclusion, the liquidators allege that some of the petitioners are parties to underwriting the capital of the proposed new company, so that they have an interest in the proposed scheme other than as creditors of Pattisons. The Solicitor-General, for the petitioning creditors, said the only point in dispute between the liquidators and the syndicate was tha security for payment cf the second and third instalments. The syndicate were still willing to proceed with the scheme, and, if necessary. t3 pay the bank in cash. If, however, the travellers were to be alio wed to stop business, and the goodwill was scattered, the syndicate would not dream of going any further. In reply to his lordship, the Solicitor- General thought it might do if business were carried on for ten days or a fortnight. Mr. Campbell, for the liquidators, said they could not rely on the scheme put forward bv the syndicate. They would never have entered into negotiations had they known what was to be the final form of the offer to be made. There must be a binding offer by a "cautioner" as well as the company, or the whole thing would be worthless. Replying to the judge, Mr. Campbell said the scheme was not such as the liquidators could accept, even though it became a binding offer. His Lordship said he would give judgment to-day (Saturday). In the Sheriff's Court, Edinburgh, on Friday Mr. Robert Pattison promised to produce a. statement of tho position of the company for the six years preceding flotation and what use was made of the sum of £ 150,000 paid to the vendors, and his examination was adjourned for a month.
ICONSCRIPTION WILL COME.
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CONSCRIPTION WILL COME. A representative of the "Aberdeen Journal" had a short interview with Colonel Macdonald on the subject of conscription. The colonel was of opinion that the country will wake up to the fact that the Army cannot compete with the labour market, and will be compelled to go in for a liberal conscription. "Conscrip- tion will come," said the colonel, "and it will be good for the Army and good for the country when it does come,"
QUEEN AT EIGHTY. f
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QUEEN AT EIGHTY. f A SUNDAY IX THE ROYAL HOUSEHOLD. HER MAJESTY'S INTEREST IX CHURCH MATTERS, [BY "A FRIEND AT COURT."] Sunday has always been kept by the Queen with scrupulous care, and everything possible is done to allow the Royal Household to rest as much as possible on that day. An old Suory is on record of the young Queen having rebuked Lo:*d Melbourne for suggesting that certain official work must be done on a Sunday. The Prime Minister was very annoyed at his Sovereign's remarks, and still more chagrined when, at the usual service in the morning, at which he was present with the rest of the Royal Household, a sermon directed against Sunday labour was preached from the pulpit. The Queen told Lord Melbourne after the service that she would be ready to start work as early as he liked on Mon- day morning," suggesting, with a smile, the unearthly hour of 6.30, but reiterating her in- ability to give up any hours on Sunday to work which v.as not specially urgent. Of course, it has happened again and again that a slight infringement of her Majesty's rest on Sunday has been necessary during critical times, and then she has recognised the urgency of matters. The Queen has always taken a great inte- rest in the religious life of her personal atten- dants. A tstory was related not long ago by a leading Methodist, who said that in the early part of the Queen's reign his father conducted a large society class at Sloane-terrace Chapel, Chelsea. One of the members of the class was a servant at Buckingham Palace, and she suffe- red a good deal of ridicule at, the hands of her fellow-servants on account of her regular attendance. In -ome way or other the affair reached the ears of the Queen, who, on learning the whole state of the case, said: "I shall go to the meeting myself and see if it is a fit place for my servant to attend." The Queen was true to her word, and attended the class, saying, on her return to the palace, to the servant: "Never neglect your class meeting. I only wish that my other servants would go also." The Queen has always had scrupulous regard for the different beliefs of other people, and, as is well known, is in no sense of the word a High Churchwoman. When she is in Scotland the simple service at the Kirk well satisfies the most powerful Sovereign in the world. For m:my years she rarely missed the annual Com- munion service at Crathie, with its impressing simplicity and pathetic solemnity. During the visit of the young Czar Nicholas and his bride to Balmoral the Queen and the Czar of Russia. one the head of the Established Church of Eng- land. the other the head of the Greek Ortho- dox Church, knelt together in the simple edifice among the ordinary worshippers drawn from Highland villages. A GOOD JUDGE OF SERMONS. The Queen is an excellent judge of preaching, as one may easily believe, considering the remarkable variety of preachers to whom she has listened. An interesting story has been told in connection with the late principal, John Caird, whose sermons were so much appre- ciated by the Queen aud Prince Albert. It ,eems that on the first occasion of his command to preach before her Majesty there was a, delay in accepts.g it owing to his absence from home. Dr. Caird. however, offered to go to Crathie, although Sunday was so near, and there was no time for him to prepare a special sermon. He took with him an old discourse, which was written on the text, "Not slothful in business, fervent in spirit, serving the Lord." He preached with so raucn acceptance before the Queen that the Duke of Argyll wrote shortly afterwards saying that she and the Prince Con- sort would like the additional favour of being permitted to peruse the sermon in MS. Later, by her Majesty's command, the sermon was published under the titli of "Religion in Com- mon Life." Sixty thousand copies were sold at a shilling, and tens of thousands at a penny. Dean Stanley, no mean judge of sermons, con- sidered that this was the greatest single ser- mon of the century. It emphasised the interest of the religious spirit in daily life in a way which had been strangely lacking from the dis- course of preachers at that time. HOW IT FEELS TO PREACH BEFORE THE QUEEN. One of the Queen's chaplains has described his feelings to the writer in preaching before her Majesty. He said, "I determined not to feel conscious of any unusual difference in the congregation, and studiously kept my eyes from wandering to the Royal pew where the Queen and her family sat." He was successful thus in overcoming any natural nervousness, and having t^ken the precaution, although usually an extempore preacher, of writing his discourse in full, he managed to acquit himself with great success. It is interesting to recall that Dr. Norman Macleod, who was of all men the Queen's favourite preacher, was credited by her with preaching extempore his first ser- mon, although it was one that, he had deli- vered at least a dozen times before! ON SUNDAY AFTERNOON. When the Queen is at Windsor, on Sunday afternoon it is usual for one of the military bands to play on the terrace—a privilege much appreciated by the public, who throng in thousands to listen to the sacred music. Often the windows of the Queen's apartments, over- looking the park, are open, and the strains of the music reach her. There is no need to say how fond the Queen is of sacred music. Her late husband was a gifted composer of hymn tunes, and a remarkably fine performer on the organ. The Queen has a wide knowledge of the works of leaders in the religious world, and enjoys hearing books on religious topics read aloud to her. At least one well-known and popular magazine is seen every month by the Queen, and it would not be rash to mention that "Good Words" has long been one of the Queen's favourites, owing particularly to Dr. Maeteod's connection with that publication. To its pages on more than one occasion Princess Louise Marchioness of Lome, has contributed illustra- tions. The Royal Family in their youth were interested in the "Quiver," especially when it was under the editorship of Cjmon Teignmouth Shore. On Sunday, if the Queen is at Windsor, her grandchildren, Prince Arthur of Connaught and the young Duke of Albany, often spend Sunday at the Castle, getting special permission from the school authorities for so doing. The Queen is always present at the morning ser. vice, and no one in the congregation could be more attentive than she. The preacher is usually entertained at luncheon by her Majfstv, and some kindly word is. as a rule, baid to hun concerning his discourse. The Bishop of Ripon and the Bishop of Winchester are among those most frequently commanded to preach before the Queen, and it has been noted that very rarely have High Church clergymen occupied the pulpit when the Queen is in residence. She has never disguised her leaning towards the Evangelical party, and has great sympathy with various developments connected with the Evangelical movefheat. The Queen took a deep interest in the missions conducted by Messrs. Moftdy and Sankey several years ago: and although she herself was not present at any of the great meetings, the Princess of Wales and the Duchess of Teek gave the Queen full accounts of the proceedings. The Salvation Army has also received her valuable sympathy, and it is said that once the Queen remarked that Mrs. Booth was one of the most remark- able women who hal lived during her reign. Her telegram to General Booth at the great demonstration of the Salvation Army, held at the Crystal Palace, was of special importance, as by giving him the title of "General" it seemed to recognise his right to it-a fact which Mr. Booth was not slow to emphasise. • SUNDAYS AT COURT. The Qmen on Sunday likes to hear accounts of philanthropic work and missionary enter- prise, and one clergyman in high position has told the writer what deep students of the Bible both her Majesty and Princess Beatrice are. Tho nursery in which the young Battenbergs spend a good deal of their time is decorated beautifully by texts painted by Princess Henry of Battenberg. In the confirmation of her desce-idajits the Queen has always taken pecu- liar interest, and has been present at most of the services. She attaches a good deal of im- portance to this rite, and especially to the preparation which precedes the actual cere- mony. It is very rarely that the Queen spends a Sunday in London, but when this is the case she attends the service in the private chapel attached to Luckingham Palace, which has been the scene of so many remarkable Royal weddings. At Osborne there is also a private chapel where prayers are said every morning soon after breakfast. When the Queen is in the South of France, or in Italy, on her annual holidays, service is held at the hotel or villa a.t which she is resident, and on more than one occasion Sir Arthur Sullivan has presided at the harmonium, to the delight of everyone who has been present. INTEREST IN ECCLESIASTICAL AFFAIRS. Readers of histories dealing with such impor- tant changes as those involved in the disestab- lishment of the Irish Church will not need to be reminded of the Queen's intense interest in such matters. At a time when affairs were almost at a deadlock, she interposed so tact- fully that the disestablishment question was settled to the satisfaction of both disputants. Quite lately the Queen has been not less con, cerned in the Ritualistic crisis in the English Church. It was observed that the Bishop rf Winches- ter, who is persona gratissima. at Court, pro- ceeded straight from a visit to her Majesty to Malwood, the home of Sir William Harcourt, who was at that time fulminating in i.he columns of the "Times" on the Church ques- tion. It is safe to say that the bishop was charged as an emissary to try and settle dis- puted points with Sir William Harcourt. The Queen was alive to the dangers of the eccle- siastical situation, and was fully determined tha.t the question should receive careful con- sideration before it became more crucial. In this diagnosis she showed her usual astute- ness. She has followed every phase of the High u ———— Church controversy with care, and has realised its import. Some of her relatives have lean- ings towards Ritualism, but the Queen herself is a staunch supporter, as. was the Prince Con- sort, of the Evangelical position in Church affairs. In her "Leaves from the Highlands" there are several indications of her opinions, which are unaltered at the present day. When the Queen was in residence in the Isle of Wight, she used to attend the church at Whippingham, but of recent years she has pre- ferred to worship in the private chapel at Osborne House. I remember being shown^ by the verger the Queen's pew in the church. Just near it were lovely marble memorials of various relatives, including the Duke of Albany and the Dute of Clarence, aijd there was a private enhance by which the Queen could enter tie church without colliding with the ordinary wor- shippers. The Queen was very friendly with Canon Prothero when he was rector at Whip- pingham, and it was in this charming village church that Princess Beatrice was married. All the Royal Family took a great interest in the building- of a new church at Crathie, and the Queen visited twice the big bazaar which was organised largely by the energy shown by Princess Beatrice and others. The church is a fine structure, admirable for acoustics, and so built that every worshipper gets a very good view of the pulpit. St. George's Chapel, Windsor, is another edifice in which the Queen has worshipped very frequently. The church least known to the public is the private chapel attached to Buckingham Palace. It has some very fine windows, but is otherwise not remark- able. Of course, the Chapel Royal was attended by her Majesty very frequently in, the early days of her reign, and among the congregation nowadays one may often see members of the Royal Family. The Queen has a great idea of reverent demeanour in a church, and has instilled the same into all her relatives, who are notable for their most careful avoidance of many latter- day signs of carelessness in a place of worship. Sunday at Court has ever been, during Queen Victoria's reign, a happy and restful day.
IAFFAIRS OF A POXTYPRIDD SOLICITOR;
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AFFAIRS OF A POXTYPRIDD SOLICITOR; The presentation of a, bankruptcy petition against Mr. W. H. Beddoe, solicitor, Ponty- pridd, came before Mr. E. C. Spickett, registrar, on Friday afternoon. Some time ago an adver- tisement appeared in the local papers announ- cing that a petition had been presented against Mr. Beddoe by Messrs. A. J. H. Teil and Co., stockbrokers, of 2, Austin Friars, London, and that the court had ordered that the sending of a sealed copy of the petition, together with a sealed copy of the order, to his address at St. Maxtin's-road, Caerphilly, and the publication of the notice in the two Cardiff daily papers, would be deemed to be service of the petition upon him. Notice was given that the petition would be heard at Pontypridd on Friday morning, and that if Mr. Beddoe did not appear a receiving order might be made by the court against him in his absence Messrs. Teil and Co. were represented by Mr. Walter Cook, of Cardiff, and, us Mr. Beddoe did not make his appearance, steps were taken to make a- receiving order against him. Mr. Beddoe practised at Pontypridd, and he is a young unmarried man. AFFAIRS OF AN ABERGAVENNY SOLICITOR. A meeting of the creditors of Henry Jeffrey- Jones, solicitor, Western House, Abergavenny, was held on Friday before the Official Receiver at Merthyr. Tre debtor's statement of affairs showed gross liabilities amounting to £1.412 <.3., there being 26 unsecured creditors for £1,242 8s. and two fully secured for JE170. The ascets were returned at £200. made up of £50 equity oi redemption on a leasehold shop and premises, and JE150 surplus from securities in the hands of the creditors secured. This £200 deducted from the £ 1,^42 8s. to rank for dividend left a deficiency of 1'1.042 8s. The debtor ascribed i.is failure to a loss of JE600 in connection with the affairs of a client who afterwards became bankrupt, a loss of about £100 owing to non- attention to work on the part of a London 'agent, who subsequently absconded without delivering up the documents entrusted to him. and a loss of £100 or so through small advances made' by himself from time to time. The public examination is fixed to take place at the Tredegar Court on the 2nd of June.
SWANSEA PARISH CHURCH.
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SWANSEA PARISH CHURCH. A special vestry meeting was held at Swansea on Friday, under the presidency of the vicar, to consider an application from Messrs. Mason and Pike to surrender the remaining portion of the land leased to Colonel Cameron abutting on the Strand, and to have a new lease granted to them for the same term as for the portion abutting on High-street.—Mr. Plant (solicitor) explained the circumstances, and, on the sug- gestion of the Chairman, the matter was left in the hands of the vestry clerk and Mr. Plant. —The Chairman announced that the new church tower was ready for the reception of the bells, and the founders had promised they shail be ready for ringing by Midsummer Day. There would be a ceremonial on that occasion, and the Bishop of St. David's had promised to take part. With reference to the clock, the dials would be fixed in a very few days, and the clock itself as soon as the makers could do it. He desired to express their indebtedness to Mr. Edmund L. Morgan for the very handsome gift he was making, and moved the thanks of the vestry, which were accorded. The Chair- Ulan added that the balance due .on the build- ing fund is now £4,000.
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THE BERKELEY PEER-AGE.
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THE BERKELEY PEER-AGE. ALLEGATIONS OF ILL-USAGE. On Saturday last (says the London "Sun") we published the romantic story of the Berkeley Peerage, and some statements as to 1, the claim of Arthur Fitzhardinge Wanklyn to the title and estates. Wanklyn has now given to a "Sun" representative the remarkable story of the adventures by which he has been kept down and deprived of what he honestly considers to be his just rights. "I was born near Ledbury, in Herefordshire, 42 years ago, or maybe 43," he said. "I am not quite certain from memory. My father was the eldest son of Thomas Morton Fitzhar- dinge, the fifth son of the fifth Earl of Berke- ley, by bis w.fe Elizabeth Knight. It is com- n.only stated in peerages and such books that my grandfather died unmarried, and some have even thrown this in our teeth, but I am ready to swear, and to prove, that this is a mistake, arising, no doubt, from the fact that he quarrelled with his relations, and lived in seclusion, hardly seeing anyone, and carefully is-voiding- all his owa people, from whom he remained estranged to th3 day of his death. The issue of this marria?-. all born 111 holy wedlock, was all sons, of whom William, my father, was the eldest My father married a Miss Katherine Baldwin, at least I think that was her Christian name, but he died in a very short time, when I was still an infant, so that I have no recollection of him. My mother died soon after, and of her I have no clear remembrance either I was now an orphan, and was the cause of considerable jealousy to my uncles, who were my guardians. My guardians sent me to school, with which my happiest recollections are connected, and in the holidays I spent my time with a Hereford family of the name of Reece. "I was not at my ease with them, so on one summer holiday, when I was ten years old, I decided upon a bold stroke The six weeks' misery was too much for me, and, utterly wretched, I ran away and made my way to the South Wales collieries, where I got taken on to do odd jobs about the pits. I h-id striven for freedom, bat soon found that the -lot I had chosen was exceptionally hard. I worked in the Ebbw Yale coal mines for ten years, and had a fairly eventful career. After that I drifted to the North cf England, and worked for eight years more in various mines in Durham, Northumberland, and Cumberland. "I have had three narrow escaDes-once when my career was very nearly brought to an un- timely end by the bursting of a watercourse, which flooded the shaft in which I was working. It wa3 a horrible experience that. The rumble of the water, echoing through the long galleries, "ounded like the most terrible thunder you ever 1-eard. On it came, with ever-increasing violence, until the water burst, foaming, through the weakened wall, and quickly begin to fill the borings. For a moment everyone was panic-stricken; then, in perfect order, the men, who thoroughly realised the danger, began to make their way to the ascending shaft. With splendid courage they stood awaiting their turn to be hauled up, and, in the end, owing to the ready compliance to order, not a soul was drowned. But often after that, for months- even years—I used to start from my sleep with the sound of the water rushing again in my ears. "The second escape was from an explosion, from which I was saved by the merest accident, and, I am sorry to say, at the expense of another life. I was told off to go below, but at the last minute the time-Keeper sent me on an errand, and another man took my place in the gang. I was some time away, and upon my return I learned that a small ex- plosion had taken place, in which three men were killed-among them the man who, filling my place, had worked where I should have been. "My third adventure was some years later, after I had abandoned mining. I was at the time employed in carrying bricks in a hod. Once while ascending a ladder with a full hod I fell, and badly injured my bead, with the result that concussion of the brain followed. For home time I was quite unhinged, and still h&ve an impediment in my speech, the result of the fall "Having left the mines, I returned to Led- bury to make inquiries abiut my parentage. I then learnt that certain papers had been deposited w:th a solicitor of Hereford, named Joyce, which would satisfactorily establish my right to the earldom of Berkeley. And people who had known my grandfather told me that he had often been told by exalted personages who came to see him that he should be the earl, but that he, in anger, replied that he wanted nothing but to be left alone. Then I was told that my father, when he married, and took the name of Wanklyn. in order to secure a little property, had instituted proceedings which had progressed favourably, and that he would hale been the earl without a doubt had he lived to conclude his suit. These tidings inspired my hopes, and I set out to Hereford in search of the solicitor. To my great distress, I found that he had left the neighbourhood. and was supposed to be living in London. I have never had money to organise a proper search, but I still hope some day to meet him, and then I shall be able to bring docu- mentary evidence to prove my title—for there are those still alive who linow what the papers contain, and who saw them delivered to the solicitor, Mr. Joyce. "The news that Mr. Joyce was in London was sufficient to lead me to follow, though at that time I did not know what a wilderness the Metropolis is. I have now been thirteen years here and have done various kinds of work to earn a living, but have never met the man I should like to see. First I started carrying bricks; then, after my fall, I took a crossing, and, as I have gradually grown stronger, I have latterly had a good many jobs in gardens. I have been married since my residence in Lon- don, but I am now a widower, my wife having died five or six years ago. "Several of the families living about here have taken an interest in my case, and I have also fnonds in the country who know my ante- cedents and who are anxious to help me in every way. This is the only time I have con- fided my story to the press, and. if it is the means of bringing me into communication with Air. Joyce, I shall be eternally grateful." This was the story, told ra,ilier disconnectedly, which Arthur Fitzhardinge Wanklyn related. He told his history, however, without contradic- tion, and when questioned about family matters was never at fault. The dates of the prine pal events bearing on the case are clearly im- pressed on his mind, and he, at least, is firmly convinced of the validity of his claim.
GORDON MEMORIAL. COLLEGE
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GORDON MEMORIAL. COLLEGE LETTER FROM LORD KITCHENTSR. The Lord Mayor on Thursday received the fol- lowing letter from General Lord Kitchener ot Khartoum: — Headquarters Egyptian Army, War Office, Cairo, May llth. 1S99. My Lord,-I have just received the intima- tion that jour lordsh.p has paid into he Gordon Memorial Coliege account the sum of £ 22,738 5s. 10d., being the result of the sub- scription list at the Mansion House your lord- ship so kindly opened last November. In very sincerely thanking your lordship and your staff for the trouble and work that has resulted in so important an addition to the college funds, I would also like, if possible, to convey to the subscribers my gratitude for their generosity, which has enabled me to obtain, the means to carry out one of thd dearest projects of my heart. I am convinced that the educational advan. tages thus afforded to the people of the Souda.i will make them look on all Englishmen in tha future as their benefactors and well-wishers. From my numerous conversations with the natives on the subject, I can only say their feelings at present are those of absolute amaze- ment at the noble generosity of the British public.-I have the honour to be, my lor-1, your lordship's obedient servant, KITCHENER OF KHARTOUM. The Right Hon. the Lord Mayor of London.