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NEWPORT COUNTY COURT. MONDAY. (Before J. MAURICE HERBERT, Esq., Judge.) Aic/w/asv. Trew.— This was an action to recover + tu i 8 value °f a pen of fowls sold to the defendant at the last Tredegar Show. Defendaut had paid the money to a man named Williams, who had no authority to receive the mbney. His Honour ordered defendant to pay the amount claimed. Ivaiteiv. Hillman.—An agent at Maindee, named Waite, sued a female named Hillman, for the value of a sewing machine. In March last the plaintiff sold a machine to the defendant. She paid £ 2 down, and 5. a month. One instalment was paid, and then e endant said she would not pay any more, as the michine was not a good one. His Honour said if she t )ok the machine without a warrantry she must take the consequences, but she was only liable to one instal- ment, as at the time the plaint was issued only one Was due. Judgment for the plaintiff for 10s. Thomas v. Williams and Others.-Mr. H. G. Lloyd appeared for the plaintiff, Robert Llewellin Thomas, a builder in Newport, who claimed XS, the value of a pine end. Mr. Vaughan represented the defendants, Messrs. Prosser, Williams, and Brown, the trustees of the General Union of Carpenters and Joiners. It appears that the plaintiff erected one or more dwelling- houses in Dean-street, Barnard-town, on a part of the Clytha Estate, of which Messrs. W. Graham and Son are the agents. Last year the defendants employed a builder, named George Martin, to erect two houses adjoining the plaintiff's, and the pine end which he had built wa3 usel by Martin, who said he signed an agreement to build them for £ 292. Martin said that that sum did not include the value of the- pine end. On the other hand, the defendants said the price covered everything. His Honour said he must see the agreement; and as neither side produced it the case was adjourned for its production, but he hoped the matter would be settled in the meantime. Roberts v. Heward.-This was a claim for £5, balance of an account for 104 couples of harriers. Plaintiff is a huntsman at Abergavenny, and the de- fendant is Mr. James L. Heward, of the Dos Works, Newport. Mr. J. H. Farquhar, Abergavenny, ap- peared for the plaintiff; defendant did not appear either by himself or attorney. Plaintiff proved that in March last he sold the harriers to the defendant for XIO, and on the 21st of April defendant paid him zC5 on account. His Honour made an order for payment of the balance and costs. TUESDAY. Several important cases were settled. Re Charles Lewis.-In the matter of Charles Leviq, dairyman and farmer, of Christchurch, a liquidating debtor, Mr. Gibbs appeared for the debtor, and. Mr. Poole on behalf of Mrs. Barnett of Cardiff. It appeared that Lewis when in difficulties, gave a bill of sale to a Mr. Blaiberg, a money lender, and this bill was transferred from Blaiberg to Mrs Barnett.— Mr. Gibbs applied for a restraining order in respect of this bill of sale. Witnesses were examined on both sides, but in the end the hearing was adjourned for the attendance of a material witness.

MONMOUTH GRAMMAR SCHOOL. The annual distribution of prizes and exhibitions took place on Friday afternoon, the Ven. Archdeacon Crawhy presiding. The following gentlemen attended as a deputation from the Worshipful Company of Haberdashers, London, who are the Governors of the School :-Mr. George Nicholls Langley, the Master of the Company Mr. Deputy Burnett, Rev. Prebendary Mackenzie, M. A., senior warden of the Company and Mr. William Hawcs, and Mr. W. Snook, architect. The following were the official visitors of the school n attendance :-Rev. Sydney Phillips, vicar of Mon- mouth Rev. Burdon English Bicknor, Mr. George Griffin, Mr. A. Vizard, Rev. J. D. Watheratone, lecturer, &c., &c. After the reading of the Examiner's reports, the prizes were distributed as follows by the Chairman CLASSICAL SCHOOL.—Divinity (C. F. W. Roberts), 1st class prize, upper division, C. F. W. Roberts ditto, 2nd division, W. H. Parkhurst 2nd class, H. W. Jenkins 3rd class, F. Provis 4th class, T. L. Richards 5th class, M. Truran 6th class, Biram. French, W. Willis. German, W. Willis. Drawing, C. C. Powell. Mathematics, C. F. W. Roberts. Scholarships of £ 15 each. M. R. Penfold (classics), and C. F. W. Roberts (mathematics). COMMERCIAL SCHOOL.—Divinity (T. Harding), 1st class prize, H. It. Thompson 2ud class, J. Edwards 3rd, upper division, T. Hands ditto, lower division, J. Miller; 4th, T. Prosser 5th, J. Jenkins 6th, A. H. Cotterell. Drawing, G. L. Preece. French, H. R. Thompson. Writing E. Kirkhouse. Mathematics, I R. Thomson. PRIZES COMMON TO BOTH SCHOOLS. Natural pliiiosophy, J. H. Wade. Arithmetic, 1st division, W. N. Rosevear 2nd, T.L. Richards ;.3rd, A. Elton! Chemistry, J. H. Wade. Mechanical drawings C C. Powell. ° The Master of the Haberdashers' Company and Mr. Hawes having briefly addressed the boys, the school was dismissed.

EARLY SPRING. At this season, the leaves are bursting forth in all their beauty the tea plant in ifcs native soil, i3 especially favored at this period, and yields a rich, ripe, and refreshing' beverage. Not so, however, the late wintry crop, when the brown sapless sorts are gathered, or rather raked together, forming-a dry, decayed delabrement, conglomeration, unfit for consumption. The importations of Messrs. Hormman Ai 0'^ Packets) are guaranteed pure, and consisting of the Early Spring pickings, these teas are very strong, K*5 Q' dehcious sold at exceedingly moderate prices «>y 3,538 Agents for those in this locality, see advertise- ment m this paper. JACK RUSSELL."—I see Baily promises the portrait and biography of "Jack Russell," well-known in the West as "the sporting parson." -There are very few ? tne sort left nowaday, for hunting parsons seem to disappeared with sporting statesmen and huuting ishops. "Jack Russell" is a splendid subject for a lographical notice properly prepared. A character- istic story told of him is hardly likely to find its way Pvi n°^ce* When the late Bishop of Exeter, Dr. hilpotts, was holding a visitation in North Devon, he asked "Jack Russell" if he could have a talk with him, and the a,nswer was "Certainly, my lord." Thereupon the Bishop referred to his friend's celebrity *8 a Bportsman, and went on, "Of course hunting is m itself very-innocent. But you are a master of hounds, and no doubt when you are put out you may tenapteci to use strong language. That would not becoming a taan in your position, and your ministrations would not carry the same weight as they ought to do." "If that is-all, my lord, you need not trouble yourself," replied "Jack," for my parishioners ride such bad cattle that I am always a °* fields ahead of them, and they never hear 11 «ay,"—Correspondent of Mayfair.

SUICIDE FROM CLIFTON" SUSPENSION BRIDGE. On Monday morning, the city coroner, Mr. H. S. Wasbrough, held an in inquest at the Gloucester Hotel, Hotwells, Bristol, touching the death of John Quick, aged 43 years, who committed suicide by jumping over the Suspension-bridge on Saturday morning. The principal witness was John Howard Hodges, who said I am a keeper at Dr. Fox's lunatic asylum. I went there on the 4th of May last Mr. Quick, the deceased, was then an inmate of the Asylum, and was placed un ler my care; when I first saw him he was quite rational in his conversation, but appeared a little nervous and excited; whilst there he showed no sujcidal tendency whatever I was aware that he had attempted suicide at Wells, and 1 dressed the, wound in his throat from time to time he was very anxious it should get well; he seemed to progress every day, and, beyond the slight excitement, he seemed quite rational. The wound was gradually healing. He left Dr. Fox's five weeks ago last Saturday, at his own wish and that of his family. By Dr. Fox's orders I accompanied him, and had been with him ever since up to the time of his death. From Dr. Fox's he went to his residence at Haine's-hill, Taunton. While there he appeared to improve daily. His doctor at Taunton recommended him to travel, believing that the change of scenery would do him good. On Friday morning we came to Clifton. In the morning we walked about under the rocks here, and. deceased expressed himself quite happy and contented. He said he had been to Bristol a great many times, but he had never been across the bridge, and he would like to go across. It came on to rain, and we returned to dinner. After dinner we walked across the bridge, came back, and walked along the Downs. When crossing the bridge he spoke of the suicides that had taken place, and said what a horrid thing it was he could not conceive how anyone could do such a thing. In the evening we went out again across the ferry. We went along Leigh-woods for some distance, and he admired the beauty very much. We went along Nightingale-valley, through the woods, and back across the bridge. It was raining hard, and we had to take shelter under the arch of the bridge. We returned, aud went into the smoke-room upstairs. He asked me to write a letter to his wife. 1 went down in the parlour to do so, leaving him in this room. I requested the landlord to leave the door open, so that I could see if he came down and went through the bar. He did not come down through the bar, and afterwards the landlord told me be had gone out by a side door. I was not aware there was a door there. He came back at half-past five in the morning. He said he went out with the intention of coming in at half-past eleven, but altered his mind. I changed my dress, washed myself, and during that time he took a walk with the landlord. They came back to breakfast about nine. We went out at about ten o'clock. The deceased said that perhaps the news on his being out all night might have reached Taunton, and he wished me to telegraph to his wife to allay any fears that she might entertain respecting him. I forwarded the telegram at 10.20. 1 wished him to come to the telegraph office with me, but he said there were people at the end of the Hotwell-road that he knew, and he wished to avoid them. It was a fact that he knew people there. He said if I would allow him he would walk up the downs, and sit down by the men who sell stones, adding that he had been out by himself all night, and he was all right. I was thrown off my guard entirely by his turning up safe in the moroin^ in the way he did after being a"bsent. He went up Granby-hill. I looked for him, after tele- graphing, in the neighbourhood of the Zigzag, but did not see him. I then went towards the bridge, and saw him walking towards the toll-gate. He held up his hand, and I held up my umbrella, in token of recognition. He was walking quietly along. When I got on the bridge he was near the centre, walking slowly. I paid the toll and hastened onward as fast as I could without c tusing him to think I was running after him. I had just passed the buttress, when I saw him mount the top of the rail. I called out For God's sake, what are you doing. Get down." I hastened towards him as quickly as I could. He was laughing almost, and 1 thought he was trying to frighten me. I had no idea from his manner that he meant to drop off. He went down hand over hand outside the bridge, and I got up just in time to touch his hands. Before that besaid "I'm off Hodges, telegraph to my wife. Tell her I must do it." As I made an attempt to reach him over the top of the bridge, he said It's no use Hodges I must do it." I tried to reach him over the top of the bridge, but he was too low down, and then I tried to hold him through the bars. He let go and fell perpendicularly. I went to the toll gate and drew the attention of the toll-keeper to the fact that he had gone over. There was a little boy on the bridge at the time. I called the attention of a policeman to the matter, and he and I walked down together. The deceased was then alive, but he could not speak. Mr Charles Henry Cornish, surgeon, said he had attended the deceased for some years, -and for about nine mohtns during his last illness that illness was great excitement of the brain. Deceased got a great delusion that he would not recover from his illness. This, witness observed occasionally. About the middle of April witness went to see him he was not at home, and witness was informed he had gone out to have the medicine he sent him, analysed, as he believed his wife, witness, and others were poisoning him. Did not see him again till he saw him at Dr. Fox's did not recommend his being sent to the asylum. Dr. Steven said, on Saturday morning, a boy came to his room, in Dowry-square, and said a man had fallen over the bridge. Witness went with the boy, and found deceased sitting on the bank. He was alive, but quite unconscious, and was breathing heavily. Asked for some brandy for him, but there was none on hand. He died in about five minutes afterwards. The jury found "That the deceased committed suicide by throwing himself from the bridge whilst in a state of insanity." 0

MYNYDDISLWYN. VESTRY MEETING.—The June vestry meeting was held on the 21st inst., at the Newbridge Inn, under the presidency of the Rev. J. Griffiths, vicar. After having passed a resolution making a rate of Is. in the £ for the relief of the poor, the meeting discussed the following resolutions, which were moved and carried -1. It was proposed by Mr. Watkin Waters, and seconded by Mr. Evan Hopkins, that all parish meet- ings be in future held alternately at Newbridge and Pontlanfraith." 2. "It was moved by Capt. Stroud, and seconded by Mr. D. Williams, that a meeting of the ratepayers be held at the Newbridge Inn on the 12th July, for the purpose of proposing to the School Board that the Rev. J. Griffiths and Messrs. D. Whitehouse and L. Lewis should be re-instated as membeis of the said Board, and that Mr. D. White- house should be appointed chairman thereof." The meeting strongly expressed its disapproval of the re- jection by the present members of the School Board of the proposal recently made to appoint Mr. White- house Chairman of the Board. The Vicar, being one of the three gentlemen who lately resigned their seats on the School Board did not vote on the last resolu- tion.

SWANSEA. PAINFUL CASE OF Su ICIDE. A distressing case of suiciie has taken place at Morriston, near Swansea, Mr. Borgniet, the general manager of the spelter works of Mr. H. IJussey Vivian, M.P., having de- stroyed his life by hanging. Deceased had been de- pressed in spirits for some time, but there was nothing to indicate he had the slightest intentioa to commit so rash au act. He was missed from his office in the works about eleven o'clock on Friday morning, but as it was supposed he was taking his customary walk round the works to see all was right, search was not made. About three o'clock, however, a cartman went into a workshop, when he saw the body hanging by the neck from a beam. Deceased was about fifty years of age, was greatly respected, and leaves a widow and four or five children.

THE "BIG VILLAGE."—London, the greatest city the world ever saw covers, within a fifteen mile radius of Charing-cross, neaily 700 square miles. It numbers more than 4,000,000 inhabitants. It comprises 100,000 foreigners from every quarter of the globe. It contains more Roman Catholics than Rome itself; more Jews than the whole of Palestine; more Irish than Dublin more Scotchmen than Edinburgh more I Welshmen than Cardiff. Has a birth in it every five minutes, and a death in it every eight minutes; has seven accidents every day in its 7,000 miles of streets has 123 persons every day, and 45,000 annually, added to its population has 117,00J habitual crimi- I nals on its police register has 23,000 prostitutes has as many public-houses as would, if placed side by side, stretch from Charing.cross to Portsmouth has 38,000 drunkards annually brought before its magistrates has as many paupers as would more than fill every house in Brighton has 60 miles of open shops every Sunday and has an influence on the world repre- sented by the yearly delivery in its districts of 238 millions of letters. -Students Journal.. It is stated that the Midland Railway Company will shortly exercise their right of running their own trains over the North-Eastern line to Harro- gate. A through service of trains will then be established between Leeds and Bradford and Harrogate, via Ilkley. It is also understood that foe North-Eastern Company will shortly com- mence running their own trains into Bradford by the samerouta.

TAFFY'S NOTIONS OF RITUALISM AT NEWPORT. You knows the bould crew That the Church wants to chance- Some tidy good men; But their noshuns is strange- They be mity hi churchmen, And may be sinsere, I But if their hart's rite Their heds must be queer; An so shall you say Afore I hav dun. I was spake ownly truth I was not tawk for fun. I shant tel you nothin That is not a fakt, Then you judge for yourself If they arn't a bit crakt. Upon top o' Stow hil Thare stand ould Saint Woolas I Ware wunst evry day Tha Vicker ood pull us, ■■ An evry Sundee Bekaws we av leshur, He'd pull us up twice For our profit an pleshur. All rite, ay indede, Ov good ould Mister Vicker May his flock be no thinner, May his shaddo gro thicker. w From wun kaws or tuther- But who kan say wot ? (Is it too could Or is it too hot ?) Saint Woolus, tho smawlish An laitly restored, Nue seetid, nue painted, I An aulso nue flord, Cood verry wel holde, If peepel ood go, A mutch grater number, Saye five hunderd or so. But praps you wil saye (An that's verry trew) Our toune as five Churchis An eche as a fue- An if we ad ten "Haul with parsuns and clarki, They'd haul be has bare- Ev'n Saint Luke's an Saint Mark's." Tisnt no want o' churchis Kips peepel at home, Thay dont like the Rit'lists— Thay doo not like Rome. But the Ritalists sez, Ali that's a mistake Tha peepel dont cum Kaws thayre not kep awake. But how kan you wunder ? An be thay to blame P Repeetin an' hearin "Jist haulwiz tha lIame ? Mi hie an mi eer Wotch au lissen in Taine, For sum littel chainge But tis haul tha same strayn "— Sez they, We've an hidea, Au its su u-ly a good wun Ov buildin a Church, A hiurn an a wood wun Az Churchis inkrees, So wil tha church peepel- "Thachapelstandalo Kumpared wi tha steepel: An if we bild a church, An if we pay tha preeit, We takes tha controul (Or expects it at leest) Ah, then we wood hav Wot we've many times sigh d for, "A trew Kathlic serviss, As yet enlie tride for. Let lo church av thair Tabel Afi decent wite cloth," J We'll av our hi Halters "'Spite o' Protestant roth- A.n flowers we'll av, Ov tha verry best paper, An Kaudelsticks twelve, Eche houldin a taper- An' Censors and hinsence, An' Crossis and Banners, With Sakared Vestments An' Katholic manners— Alb, too, an' Tuneele, "Dalmatick an' Stole, With Copg an' Chusable, "We'll then av tha whole.— Wê'll av holy wauter, Haul blest by tha preest; Blest for tha. greetest, An' blest for the leest- An' Korristers twenty, Haul surplust in wite, With skelfool Percenter I long for tha sight An' then tha proseshuns, With Percenter to leed, "Chantin* Ave Maria An' intonin' tha Creed. An' then before long (But with kawshun and kare), We'll ay-holy pickters: Our wauls ar now bare. Our konshuns to eeze We must offen korifes, At leest wunst a weke- It musnt be less Our father konfessers • Konsidrat an' kind, Must av thair konfeshnuls- Thayre puer an' refind. But then we must wait, At leest for a wile; Tho' we longs to se haul In the Katholick style. We 'ood not hoffend Enny weke-minded bruther, But yet we must bonner Our sakared Muther,— Our Muthur tha Church So deer to us aul, Espeshully now, YV en sum seek her faul- An' as for to bonner Is jist to hobey, Why plane is tha dutie An plessunt tha way: So let us be thankful, ghe'll infallible gide us; Safe from tha thinkers— Thay kannot divide us— We av'nt to think We av to -hobay, Ah reedin' an' thinkin'— Tha sowls that thay slay We hates your 'a.vd reedin, An' tbinkin is wurse, To tha Church in aul agis Thayve been a grate kurse.— Wot need for tha. repdin ? We knows aul tha kreeds, Tba lives o' tba saints, An' all thayre good deeds- We knows our duties "At mass an' konfeshun, An ennythibg more Is but lo- church profeshun." In this way they taukt, Aye, indeed, its a fakt Now then, my good friend, Arn't their heads a bit krakt ? JENKIN AF MORGAN.

The ship Fritz Reuter sailed from Hamburg on the 15th instant, having on board the following number of passengers bound for Rockhampton, Queensland viz. 93 single men, 29 single women, 146 married people, 123 children between the ages of 12 and 1, and 15 infantsj making a total of 406 souls, equal to 3294 adults. The single women are under the care of Mrs. Trodel, Dr. E. A. Koch acting as Surgeon-Superinten- dent. PACKET TEAS IN PERFECTION. — POLAND, ROBERTSON & Co's Pure Teas, guaranteed by Govern■, merit Inspection, can be obtained in air-tight packets in quantities ranging from Two Ounces to One Pound, of most respecteble Grocers, Chemists, Bakers, Confec- tioners, Stationers and others, in all towns and villages throughout the United Kingdom, at prices from 2s per lb. and upwards. The public are respectfully requested to ask for Poland, Robertson & Co's Pare Teas, which are guaranteed to be unadulterated. An 8 lb. Tin of Pure Tea sent, carriage paid, to any Railway Station in the United Kingdom, on receipt of Post Office Order. For particulars of agency apply to the London Warehouses, Curtain Road, E.C. HOLLOWAY'S OINTMENT.—Sores, wounds, ulcerations, and other diseases affecting the skin, are amendable by this cool and healing unguent. It has called forth the loudest praise from persons who have suffered for years from bad legs, abscesses, and chronic ulcers, after every hope of cure bad long passed away. None but those who have experienced the soothing effect of this Ointment can form an idea of the comfort it bestows, by restraining ^inflammation and allaying pain. Whenever this Ointment *"h is been once used it has established its own worth, and. has aarain been eagerly sought for, as the easiest and safest remedy for all ulcerous complaints. In neuralgia, rheumatism, and gout, the same application, properly used, gives wonderful relief.

SOUTH WALES COAL TRADE. The result of the ballot recently taken, as to whether the Abernant men should follow the Ply- mouth colliers in giving notice of a cessation of work, in the event of the 10 per cent. reduction in wages being persisted in, is as follows :-For giving notice, 437 against, 201 majority, 236.' In view of the .already deplorable state of trade in the district, the tradesmen of Aberdare on Friday evening, at a public meeting, passed a resolution sympathising with the men, and expressing a hope that some amicable ar- rangement will be come to with the Plymouth Com- pany. The adjourned delegate meeting to consider the pre- sent crisis in the South Wales coal trade was held at Merthyr on Monday. Ninety delegates were present, representing 27,000 miners of Monmouthshire and South Wales, nearly 26,000 of whom where in favour of supporting the men employed by the Abernant and Plymouth Companies, and others in resisting the breaking of the Conciliation Board principle and accepting a further reduction of 10 per cent. Mr Enoch Mason, of Rhondda, presided, and Mr Phillip Jones, of Abertillery, was vice chairman. The greater part of the day was taken up in discussing the present position. It was resolved to appoint Messrs. T. Halliday, W. Pickard, and W. Abrahams to go to Messrs. Brogden, and endeavour to settle the dispute in their collieries before anyone was allowed to go into the pits either for timbering or any other purpose. The meeting almost unanimously decided that, and was of opinion that the men already on strike, and who sball be on strike,, were deserving of the utmost support, and that five percent, be contributed towards their maintenance by all the men in work. A strike Committee was appointed to act in case it shall be necessary to call out the men in resisting the reduction and keeping the sliding scale intact, as follows :—Mr Williams, Aberdare, and Mr Joseph Price, treasurer and secretary to the Conciliation Board, in similar offices; Messsrs. Wm. Abraham (Rhondda Valley), Morgan Dyer (Ferndale), T. P. Williams (Dowlais), John Evans (New Tredegar), Evan Davies (Aberdare). The number of men who will shortly be on strike if the employers do not give way will be 2,000. MEETING OF MASTERS AND MEN AT CARDIFF. The present crisis in the coal trade is felt to be one of great importance to all classes. The depressed state of the trade causes the masters strongly to desire that the award on which the sliding scale rate of wages is fixed should be set aside in order that a lower rate of wages may be introduced. The action of the Plymouth and Aberdare colliers, in giving notice of their intention to resist the 10 per cent. reduction, induces the masters to act with the utmost caution. A special meeting of the Stirling Scale Committee was held at the Royal Hotel, Cardiff, on Wednesday morning. This Committee consists of delegates from the men, and Messrs. Halliday, Abrahams, Morgan, Davies, Prosser, and Ancess were present. The object of the meeting was to ascertain from the delegates what were the views of the men with regard to the arbitration award. Mr. D. Davies, president of the Association, and other masters held that the time had come when the award basis must be revised, that collieries carried on at a loss could only end in ruin to the masters, and that would be followed by equally unpleasant circumstances to the men. The delegates were, however, opposed to any alteration in the award, believing that it would work favourably for the masters in the end. The feeling of the masters, however, seemed to be that when the motion was put to the meeting of masters that would be held that afternoon, a resolution to terminate the award would be carried by a large majority. The meeting of the Association was one of the largest that has been held. Mr. David Davies, of Blaengwaur, presided. The proceedings occupied several hours, and various propositions were made. Among many of the coal masters there was a strong feeling that notice should be given to terminate the award*in December, but after a long and rather warm discussion it was resolved, moved by a strong desire to preserve the present friendly relations with the workmen, that notice should not be given to terminate the sliding scale arrangements.

THE AFFAIRS OF MR. T. H. HENLEY. At the Loudon Bankruptcy Court on Saturday, this heavy liquidation case was mentioned to Mr Registrar Spring Rice, sitting as chief judge, on an application for the return of a sum of X750 paid as composition. It will* be remembered that the debtor, telegraph engineer and contractor, carrying on business at the Pontnewynydd Iron Works, also London and Plaistow, failed in 1875 for £600,000, being largely indebted to firms in the North of England, and resolutions were come to accepting a composition of 7s 6d in the zE, secured by the Eoharc of the Company which was formed for the purpose of carrying on the debtor's business. Mr Winston, Q.C., and Mr Jeune appeared on behalf of the trustee of Henley's estate, and Mr E. Cooper Willis and Mr Morley on behalf of the trustee of the estate of Messrs. Morrison, also in liquidation. Mr Winston said that the application was by the trustee of one estate against the trustee of another estate, and was for the return of a sum of X750 alleged to have been wrongfully paid to him in respect of a composition on some bills of exchange. Mr Willis took a preliminary objection to the motion, on the ground that this was an application by the trustee of an estate from which he had been to all intents divested by the formation of the Company to carry it on, and which was not represented before the court. His Honour directed the motion to proceed. Mr Winston stated the facts, and affidavits were read. Mr Morrisson, in examination said that he had had a mortgage on the debtors' works for £ 50,000, as security for the money obtained on the discount of an(^ a further mortgage '0W) upon those works to secure further advances. Those sums he had not received one penny of, and it had all been received, as he belived, by Mr. Henley. As he understood it the mortgage was such that, if the property only realised £ 20,000, he (witness) would not have received a penny. Au this stage of the case an adjournment was taken to enable a general account of the money transactions between the parties to be prepared. The motion was accordingly adjourned shie die, with liberty to apply.

"THE PRIEST IN ABSOLUTION." Correspondents continue to discuss The Priest in Absolution," Ritualists taking one side of the contro- versy and Evangelists the other. G. M. C." is seriously taken to task for having stated that he had gained most valuable belp and information from the book. M.P." thinks we have a right to know how I far these views are shared by priests of the school to which the writer apparently belongs, for the question, be takes it, is not merely whether such a book is fit to be admitted into the libraries of the laity, but whether the men who act upon it are fit to enter the houses of decent men and women. R. B. G. points out that the two texts upon which "G. M. C." founded his defence of a book which contains sugges- tions for the examination of children of tender years go revolting that few persons can read them without turning sick, do not defend the Confessional in the slightest sense. One is, Let a man examine himself the other is, "If we would judge ourselves, we should not be judged of the Lord." These texts show the duty of self-examination undoubtedly, but it is diffi- cult to see in what way they support the theory of the Confessional. The Rev. James Fleming, the Canon- designate of York, argues that The Priest in Abso- lution" is, on the part of its 700 abettors, nothing less than a conspiracy against public morals, and says the practical point is, what is to be done? Will the laity of the Church of England sit still and suffer this perfidy ? If our Rjahogs have not the power to crush this, let them get it, and let them be supported in using it. And let the Press, that powerful organ of healthy public opinion, in the name -of all that is Christian, English, and manly, expose this back-door introduction of the hateful Confessional. Dark as the cloud is, Mr. Fleming believes there are gleams of light and the clear blue sky is beyond.-Bristol Times and Mirror.

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SPECIAL CORRESPONDENTS. The position and duties of a Special Correspondent in the East are becoming even more difficult and more arduoui than usual. Times have changed conside- rably since Mr. W. H. Russell gave us in the leading journal those graphic and vivid descriptions of the operations of the allied armies in the Crimea, and even then, in what might be called the infancy of the pro- fession, tremendous risks had to be run, not only of shot aad shell, but of the dangerous diseases which are so often induced by the discomforts such a life of necessity brings with it. Of late years "specials" have multiplied greatly, and the extension of the tele- graph system has given them the power not only to supply the newspapers they represent with particulars of the various phases of the war, but, at the same time, and by the same means, to convey, however un- wittingly they may do it, important intelligence to the enemy. If a regiment is in motion, if re inforcements are arriving, if provisions or ammunition are running short, if there is discontent or sickness in the camp, in fact, if any event, little or great, is taking place which t should be kept quiet, some ubiquitous correspondent is at hand, and, in a few hours, all the world knows. When their numbers were few the evil was not so great, they could be watched without trouble, and influence brought to bear upon them to prevent their revealing what it was not desired to make known. But now when every newspaper of importance is either independently represented by one or morel "specials," or goes shares with another, the evit becomes so great from a Commander-in-Chiefs poins of view that one cannot wonder at the restriction under which they are placed. At present it is with the utmost difficulty that any reliable news can be obtained. Even the Turks, who are generally supposed to let matters take their own course, have roused themselves, and have forbidden any telegram to be despatched except in the Turkish language. It may be that the reason is, as had been stated, to prevent treasonable correspondence passing in the Bulgarian tongue, but if the Christians of Bulgaria are so easily outwitted, it will be positive proof that they have not been guilty of the intrigues in the past which the Turks would credit them with. The effect' of the order is that no correspondent can forward a message from a Turkish office without the trouble of getting it translated into a language he does not understand, and, worse than all, undergoing the risk of having it altered, or perhaps entirely rejected, when it comes under the keen eyes of the officers through whose hands all such messages pass. The Russians are not behind the Turks in this matter, and appear to have taken all the poetry out of the Special" by destroying in a great measure the free and easy life he was supposed to lead, giving him a number and a 1 1 badge, compelling him to give a strict and faithful account of his whereabouts, to report all his move- ments, and even to carry a photograph of himself duly atttested by the authorities, and holding him respon- sible for anything he says which is not pleasing to them. As a kind of deterrent, and to show what they can do, the other day they shot or hung a "special," by the name of Krantz, who was charged with acting as a spy. 'Under such circumstances the transmission of news by telegram is not only hazardous but dangerous, and the result when received is likely to be one-sided. Indeed any message containing other than news officially communicated is to apt to be con- fiscated. Communications by letter fare better, but the time they occupy in coming detracts from their value. Thus it is that day by day passes away, and, though hosts of telegrams are received, little that is fresh or of importance is recorded. Facts are few, and opinions, often in the shape of articles, take their place. No doubt the correspondent does his best the competition, and the emulation excited among so many will keep him up to the mark, as far as circum- stances will permit but he is labouring under diffi- culties, the truth is often hid from him, and even if he discovers it, he must hold as a secret that which he is dying to tell. One "special" says he feels very much as he fancies "a fully distended balloon must feel," but be "dare not let himself crack," for though he is not sure that it would "do much harm to be reckless" as anything and everything" which he could write about by the time it was published would be very nnlikely to be a premature revelation," yet he has been put on his honour to be reticent res pecting the dispositions and intentions" of the leiders. Nevertheless the part the CGrr 2soon lent plays is a very important one, and his presence, and the power he wields, exercises not a slight influence upon the conduct of the belligerents, and we think it can scarcely be disputed that that inSuence is for g10d.

There is a good story told of the King of Bavaria. Lulwig oDe day met a soldier with a wooden leg, and a ked him when be lost his own? "Iu the war of 1866," was the answer, delivered in rather a gruff tone. Don't you know me ?" said Wagner's patron. No, how should I ?" replied the disabled son of Mars "You don't go to the wars, and 1 don't go to the opera." The Pope is still able to joke. It is related that to a German princess, who is immensely rich, his holi- ness was complaining recently that out of so many splendid offerings none of the donors had guessed the gift which would have been most acceptable to him. The princess was, of course, anxious to supply the deficiency, but she was obliged to renounce her inten- I tioa when his holiness smilingly informed her that what he most wanted was a pair of new legs. The small planet, No. 170, discovered bv M. Perrotin at Toulouse, on the 10th of last; January, has received the name of Maria. A new three-act opera, Mademoiselle de Mar- seille, by M. Victorin Joncieres, is to be produced at the Opera Comique, Paris, next winter. The death is announced of Mr. W. B. Kelly, the well-kuowu Roman Catholic publisher, oi Dublin. Mr. Kelly had been for some time in declining health. z, Mr. Brassey, M.P., last week distributed prizes ;o the Cadets of the Worcester Training ship. The Salford Town Council, at a special meeting last week, passed a resolution in support of the scheme to obtain for Owens College a charter as a university, with power to grant degrees. Mr. Macdonald, M.P., speaking at a miners' meeting in North Staffordshire recently, declared that the workmen had an equal right with the masters to restrict the out-put, and so limit pro- duction. A NEW GRIEVANCE.—The Liverpool Mercury says a new7 aggrieved parishioner has turned up. He is aggrieved because the vicar of Newark neglected to read the Athanasian Creed on Trinity Sunday. There is something almost comical in the idea of a man finding a grievance in the omis- sion of that gloomy formulary. It so turned out I that the vicar had not intended to omit the creed, and that the omission was purely acci- dental; but the correspondence which passed be- tween him and his diocesan, Dr. Wordsworth, shows that one bishop on the bench is prepared to enforce the recitation of a formulary an important part of which a large majorty of the bishops do uot themselves believe. THE BARONESS AND THE PATVNUKOKIIR.— At Bow street Polico Court, London, last, week, Mr. Attenborough, the well-known pawnbroker, ap- Attenborough, the well-known pawnbroker, ap- peared before Mr. Vaughan in answer to a sum- mons charging him with detaining a pair of diamond and ruby rings. Mr. Attenborough said that the summons had been taken out by the Baroness Nelson and Bronte, and he desired to put some questions to the lady who appeared under that title. He commenced by refer- ring to her visit to St. Petersburg, and in reply to his first question she stated that it had nothing to do with the present matter. She went to St. Petersburg as Miss Nelson, and was employed in two families as tutoress-first in that of General Dashcroft, secondly in that of a Russian general. She had been at the police court in Russia, but only as a complainant in a case of attempting to poison her, and in a case of an attempt to assaasi- nate her by persons in her own house. Mr. Atten- borough said he proposed to show that the whole course oi the lady's life at St. Petersburg had been a system of misrepresentation. The Baroness: I beg your pardon; the Prince of Wales writes to me as baroness." It was elicited that the voun" man who had pawned the jewellery was the son of Admiral Hall, and it was contended that he did so with the consent of the baroness, which sbo indignantly denied.. The jewels were restored there and then, and the parties left the court. KINAHAN'S LL WHISKY. — Universally recom- mended by the Medical Profession. A pure old spirit, mild, mellow, delicious and most wholesome. DR- HASSALL says :—" The samples were soft and mellow to the taste, aromatic and ethereal to the smell. The Whisky must be pronounced to be pure, well matured and of very excellent qnality." Wholesale, 20 Gt Titch- field St., London, W. THROAT AFFECTIONS AND HOARSENESS.—All suf- fering from irritation of the throat and hoarseness will be agreeably surprised at the almost immediate relief afforded by the use of Brown's Bronchial Troches.' Thsse famous lozenges" are now sol 1 by most respectable chemists in this country, at ls.ljd. per box. People troubled with a i hacking cough," a slight cold," of bronchial affections cannot try them too soon, as similai troubles, if allowed to progress, result in serious Pulmo nary and Asthmatic affections. See that the words Brown's Bronchial Troches" are on the Government Stamp around each box.-Manufactured by JOHlf I, BROWN & SONS, Boston. United States. Depot, 186 Oxford-street London 1493

SWIMMING MATCH: BRADFORD v. HULL. A swimming match for a silver medal and a bet of £ 50 took place on the Humber, at Hull, on Saturday evening, between Walter Capes, the champion swimmer of Hull, and John Call, the champion of Bradford. Considerable interest was taken in the match, and a very large concourse of people assembled to witness it, every point from which it could be seen being crowded, mid the river was alive with small craft heavily laden. The start was from a steamer chartered for the pur- pose, and took place opposite the Albert Dock pro- menade. The distance was 600 yards, and the race occupied about six minutes, it being finely contested throughout. Capes had slightly the lead at first, but lost it when 200 yards had been passed. A steamer came in the way and interrupted the-race slightly, ajed Capes then came up again with his opponent, and a neck and neck finish took place, Capes being ulti- mately declared the Winner by about a yard. Betting "8 about 6 to 4 on Capes at starting.

SALE OF THE HAMPTON COURT YEARLINGS. The sale of her Majesty's yearlings took place on Saturday afternoon, at the Royal Paddocks, Bushey Park, and it is gratifying to record a decided improve- ment upon recent seasons, and to notice the probable return of the old days of the Hampton Court reunions. The generally accepted probability of a rapid change from worse to better, when the former climax is reached, has in the Royal Stud been realised, for last year matters certainly looked most unpromising for the future; but the result of Saturday's auc- tion gives evidence that the right track has been found that will lead to a reinstatement of Bushey Paddocks into their proper position. As usual, we suppose, the creme was reserved, in order to allow purchasers time for consideration, as no great amount of competition was created in connection with the first three juveniles. The first to create any great amount of interest in the stud was the great raking daughter of St. Albars and Lady of the Manor. She is a handsome brown mare, as sound as a bell, and all action, with great depth of girth and fine symmetry. At 600 guineas the hammer fell to the bid of Mr. Fothergill Rowlands who, as blood stock ranges, did not give a shilling too much for her. Cheap enough, too, was the bay colt by Prince Charlie — Farioso, as he is lengthy, shows plenty of bone, and is a nice mover. John Armstrong took him to Epsom. A finely topped mare is the bay filly by Young Melbourne from Gunga Jee, and there is plenty of quality about her; at the same time she has small feet, and is a bit light of bone. Though backward there is every evidenoe of improvement in the brown colt by Blair Athol — Inez, by Newminster, and like the latter's family, he is all quality. He has fine action and must race, and at 300 gs. he must be considered cheap to Mr. Geary, his purchaser. As the brown colt by St. Albans — Wimmera came up for inspection, business was a trifle slow, but as the wear and tear looks of this grandson of Young Melbourne were gradually taken in. purchasers were up and doing, and after some smart competition, he was knocked down to Count Wochronowski and doubtless his destination is a foreign clime. Pass- ing over the plain, loosely made colt by Pell Mell— Liaison, we come to thebackward, though racing-like chesnut colt by Prince Charlie—Sister to Little Lady, and like the last mentioned celebrity, the probabilities are that speed will be his forte. But for his small feet little fault could be found with him, and Mr. F. Row- lands acted wisely in securing him. Something more than passing interest was created by the appearance of the bay colt by Favonius—Apple Sauce, and the first bid was 500gs. Another tenner" made him the pro- perty of Mr. Langlands, and though not too much to give for him, perhaps he was well sold. He evidently wants plenty of time, though as a recommendation he has fine size and power, and stands upon well-formed limbs. There is more cha- racter to our thinking, in the beautiful brown colt by Parmesan—Miss Foote, and this descendant of Sweet- meat will apparently stand any amount of training. Indeed, he is a charming horse, and though not a big- un, is well ribbed up, And a beautiful mover, and no surprise was created when 300gs was the first bid ere he had hardly stepped into the ring. From this amount to 500gs he quickly sprang, and cheap enough he fell to the bid of Mr. F. Rowlands. This gentleman also took the bay filly by Prince Charlie-Venus, who, though not on the big side, looks like going. A taking horse was the bay colt by Prince Charlie-Merevale, lengthy and bloodlike, but there is that peacockv look about him that gives one the idea of his ulti- mately training light, while he has long, weak pasterns and small joints, that may probably prove troublesome. Doubtless on Saturday he was seen at his best. Last, but not least, came the bay filly by Blair Athol-Miss Evelyn, as she singularly enough figured as the high priced one of the sale. A beautiful filly indeed, as could only be expected upon remembering the blood in her veins, with sound, though perhaps lightish limbs • and capital feet. After some smart bidding she quickiv reached 800gs, an amount that made her the propertv of Count Wochronowski. The catalogue was made up with 17 lots, but two having been necessarily whh- drawn, 15 yearlings, the same number as lagt year, were disposed of, reaching 4650gs, or an average of 310gs, against an average of lOOgs in 1876. Chesnut Colt, by Fell MeIl—Birett&, by Orlando; foaled Feb26 Mr Bennett-Stafford 35 Bav Colt. by Triinipeter-Garnish, by Faugh-a-Ballagh; foaled April 8 MrJohnDav 55 Bay Colt, by Y. ilalbourne—Periwig, by Macaroni; foaled March 10 Dr Reeee 45 Brown Filly, by St. Albans-Lady of the Manor, by Voltigeur; foaled Jan 27 Mr F Rowlands 600 Bay Colt, by Prince Charlie-Furiosa, by Orlando; foaled Feb 10 Mr Armstrong 95 Bay Filly, by T. Melbourne—Gunga Jee, by Orlando- foaled Feb. 12. Mr Coombes 200 Brown Colt, by Blair Athol-Inez, by Newminster; foaled Feb. 5 .Mr F. Geary :00 Brown Colt, by St. Albans—Wimmera, by Y Mel- bourne; foaled March 13 Count Wochronowski 430 Chesnut Colt, by FeD Mell—Liaison, by Lord Clifden; foaled Feb. 17 Mr Astley 170 Chesnut Colt. by Prince Charlie-Sister to Little Lady, by Orlando: foaled May 3 Mr F. Rowlands 470 Bay Colt, by Favcnius—Apple Sauce, by Camerino; foaled April 26 Mr Langlands 510 Brown Colt, by Parmesan — Miss Foote, by Orlando; foaled May 1 Mr. F." Rowlands 500 Bay Colt, by Prince Charlie — Merevale, by Ather- stone: foaled Feb 10 .Mr, W, Hall 220 Bay Filly, by Prince Charlie — Venus, bv Orlando: foaled Feb. 19 Mr. F. Rowlands 223 Bay Filly, by Blair Athol — Miss Evelyn, by Orlando; foaled March 28 Count Woehronowski 800

The Grand Challenge Cup was won by London by two and a half lengths. Radley won the match with Cheltenham, and Jesus College won the Ladies' Challenge Plate. THE DET WEATHER AND THE DKAINS.—IT is im- portant to remenber that during a long continu- ance of hot, dry weather the traps connected with the drains speedily become dry. This is especially the case with the traps of the rain-water wastes, the sink-holes in back yards and areas, and the trapped gratings of the street drains. These generally do not receive any water from the houses, and are dependent entirely on the raiufall for being efficiently trapped. Bain-water wastes, when connected with drains, are, when thus 1m- trapped, most dangerous conductors of sewer gas, since, being often in close proximity to the win- dows of our sleeping apartments, which perforce in the hot weather are kept open, this gas freely diffuses out through the defective joints which so frequently exist in these many-jointed pipes. All rain-water wastes should be disconnected from the drains, but where this has not been done care should be taken to charge the traps at least twice a week during hot and dry weather by pouring a couple of buckets of water into the gutters of the leads. Sinks in areas and back yards should also be thus recharged, and a householder, if he finds any of the street gratings in his neighbourhood become offensive, can easily romedv it bv the same simple process.—Lancet. The Egyptian collection of the Louvre has just been enriched by a very curious stone from s .quadrangular ring, upon which are engraved two representations of the King Thoutmes IT. of the eighteenth dynasty. On one side he is seizing a lion by its tail and making ready to strike it with his club—an emblem of victorious force, as ex- plained by the word Ksn—and on the other he is seen in his chariot of war trampling his enemies underfoot. It was discovered and bought for the Louvre by M. Pierret, the learned Egyptian con- servator. THE PABIS ilLuI. BcB^R.ny.—A Calais paper states that two arrests have been made in connection with the recent robbery of bonds and other valu- able property from tlie Paris mail while on its journey between Calais and Paris. One of the persons suspected is the man appointed to watch the train on the night of the robbery, and the other was arrested in London when offering lor sale railway bonds which had been stolen e;ght months ago. Improved carriages, having only one door and a strong safe, are* to be used in future, and the conductor is to be armed with a revolver. A SHAKESPEARIAN" SHOEMAKER IMPBISONED. — At the Clerkenwell Police Court, last week. Richard Hilliard, 23, shoe rivetter, was charged with com- mitting an unprovoked assault on Ellen Nickers. 14, Cross street, Shepherdess walk, City road.— The complainant, who had a black eye and bruised face, said she had known the defendant for five years, and was engaged to him. She had written him, making an appointment on Saturday, at the same time telling him she wished to break off the engagement. When she reached home en Saturday she found the defendant there, and he immediately began to upbraid her, and said he would kill her if he found her with another man. -The defendant: I only spoke the truth-I love you truly, dear. (A laugh.)—Witness said that he defendant then rushed at her and knocked her iown. Defendant: Oil! Nellie, dear, speak the Muth. Do not, love, knowing the peril which I .m in, speak anything but the truth. Nothing extenuate or aught set down in malice." (Laugh- ter.) Further evidence showed that the girl bled profusely from the blows of the defendant.- Mr. iJhTKtow sentenced the defendant to six wcAtf tiird labour.