Carnarvon and Denbigh Herald and North and South Wales Independent

PWLLHELI BOARD OF GUARDIANS JULY 19th.-Before Mr J. T. Jones, chairman. THB DIJTICUSTIBS OF OUT-BELIBF. Mr J. T. Rees, the vice-chairman, drew attention to the case of a widow at Llanael- haiarn. Mr B. J. Evans said that the woman had been with him saying she could not possibly live on what she received from one cow.—Mr W. Jones believed help- should be granted in the case.-The chairman objected.—Mr J. F. Roberts said relief was granted in another case where the rent was Xll. In this instance the rent was £ 5.—The Clerk gave a still more glaring case of inconsistency, if relief was not to be allowed in these cases. — Several guardians expressed surprise at the case mentioned by the clerk.-Mr E. T. Grimth If you will allow me, I may say that the widow has a daughter who is a mother to two illegitimate children.—The matter then dropped at once. IN ARREARS. Pistyll Parish had paid the call as requested, but Llanengan had not. The Clerk said a summons had been issued against Llanengan.- Mr W. Jones had been speaking with Mr G. Hughes, Llanengan, who had said that the fault that the call had not been paid was not upon the ratepayers. MAINTENANCE OF RELATIVES. The Clerk had written to several persons ash- ing them to contribute towards the keep of their pauper relatives, but had not received any re- plies. With respect to one person, he had with- drawn his mother from the parish.—Mr R. JX Evans was afraid that one of the men had become confused through drink, and had nothing to pay. But Mr Evans did not want the board not to proceed against the defaulter.—Mr W. Jones: I do not think it is rii4ht to excuse the men who spent their money in drink. Where does he get money to spend? If a man is sober he will have to keep his relative. -The Clerk understood Mr Evans as suggesting that no proceedings should be taken against the man, seeing he had nothing to pay. Proceedings would mean expense to the board.—Mr E. T. Griffith knew that the man"was very poor and was not well. He spent all his money on drink. —Resolved to summon all the defaulters. WITHDRAWING. Mr Robert Jones, Bronpbylip, who had been elected a member of the governing body of Bottwnog Grammar School, sent in notice of withdrawal from that body.—The notice was accepted.—Mr R. J. Evans was elected in his stead. Dr Thomas, Bottwnog, was also proposed by Mr W. Jones, but found no seconder. VOTE OF THANIS. Mr Watkins, the master, said that Mr Owen Evans bad given a first class treat to the inmates in celebration of the Royal wedding. Mr J. T. Rees proposed a vote of thanks to Mr Evans, which was unanimously passed. TH. LADIES COMMITTER. Mr W. Jones wanted to know when the ladies committee should visit the house?—The Clerk said there was no specified times. There were no rules drawn out as yet.—M.r J. F. Roberts saw that some of the officials of another board also attended with the ladies.-It was resolved, on the motion of Mr W. Jones, that the ladies committee visit the house on Thursday, and report to the board. THE BBEB ALLOW ANCB. I The finance committee brought forward the application of the officers of the house for beer money. According to the rules they were entitled to so much beer a day; but the officers. being abstainers, applied that tho money cost of the beer shouldb^ allowed them.—The matter was adjourned. THR CASE OF CATHERINE J. WILLIAMS. Mr R. Ivor Parry, sjlicitor, acting upon I instructions, asked the board to let Catherine Jane Williams, late of Cefn Coch, Llangybi, but now at the workhouse, to come out in order to go and live with her relatives. It was resolved, on the motion of Mr It. G. Thomas, Monachdy Bach, to inform Mr Ivor Parry that the medical certificate would not justify the board in letting the young woman out. Mr Owen Evans, Broom Hall, had seen Catherine J. Williams in the house. She liked the place very much. on the motion of Mr It. G. Thomas, Monachdy Bach, to inform Mr Ivor Parry thnt the medical certificate would not justify the board in letting the young woman out. Mr Owen Evans, Broom Hall, had seen Catherine J. Williams in the house. She liked the place very much.

TORTURE IN AN AMERICAN GAOL. An extraordinary punishment, suggestive of thb rack and the thumb-screw, has j-ast been inflicted on a recalcitrant prisoner at the workhouse Cincinnhati. The workhouse is fthe place of imprisonment for criminals whose offences art- punishable by short periods of incarceration. Road making in the chain gangland farm work for mal9 prisoners, and wash- ing and laundry work ior lens ties. are the regulation employments. The workh tee prisoners have lately evinced a strong dislike to labour, and a sort of arganised attempt has been made to resist the authorities, whose demands in this respect are regarded as excessive and unjust. The prison officials brought the majority under sabjectiou, but a considerable number abso- lutely refused to do work 0f any kind. The ring- leader in this labour revolt was Thomas McKernon, and he and five others wera sonfined in the dungeon. McKernon was taken to a roofless shanty on the workhouse farm, and was suspended bv his wrists- from a ring fixed in a beam, which stretched from wall to wall, with his toes barely touching the grouad. A bell was fas- tened by a chain to his ankles in such a way that the whole weight Was thrown upan his hands. In this position he was allowed to remain with the hot run beating- npon him, and his tongue and throat parched, for ten hours. Not a particle of food,and not a drop of water was allowed to pase- liis lips during that time. This terrible punishment was inflicted in full view of the citizens who were passing by the work- house. Complaints were made to the authorities, and the police were notified oi the affair. At five o'clock the prisoner was released in a semi-uncon- scious state, but when he recovered he still remained obdurate., and was again shut up in the dark cell.

SHOCKING NEGLECT OF CHILDREN. At the Borough Police Court, Longton, a brick- layer's labourer, named Jamee Keville, living in John Street, was charged with having cruellv neglected his six children.—Superintendent Evans deposed to visiting prisoner's house, and finding the children terribly neglected and filthy.—Mr. Marshall (Reliev- ing officer) gave prisoner a bad character, and said there were no less than eight children, two women, and the prisoner living in the house, which had only two rooms. He had taken brandy and milk ta the house, and an order was made a short time ago for an allowance of two quarts of milk a dav. as the children were suffering from scarlet fever. Some of the milk they fetched, while some they were too idle to send for. A week ago prisoner's -wife was removed to tbe workhouse suffering from pneumonia. —Prisoner had been convicted several times lot drunk- enness, and the magistrates now sent hinvto gaol foF three months. The affairs of Col. Straseby were mentioned in the: Maryleboue County Court, on a judgment sum- mons. A communication had been received •F01^ defendant's solicitor intimating that defend^ been adjudicated a bankrupt twelve montas ag The Registrar stated that an mvesication bankrupt's accounts showed a surplus o half a million. Senor Sarasate has now native town, Pampuluua, and home m Paris, where he 0oU)bQr ^ere oV 1 V™, ^av*. th^ee concerts whieh While in Panipel-una he resulted in £ 1 pro the rn .xni« ipalitv hare xn recognition °f^ £ g^ he Kiw^nley « Park,K«l» and was presented w th-a hunmatei address test- ing the affection o: tue tend^ .t .a. now slay--W Written a letter ot thank*, b tuat durmg 7 twenty-three years' resiaen^e r.uuugst them her Greatest interest and pk&irare ha& *b*eu in advancing their welfare and ia his last sad ino>.aenfcs th* earl never oeased to rejoice that no was amonytt bia own people.

NORTH WALES ASSIZES. C ANGLESEY. MIX JUSTICE WILLS opened these Assizes at Beaumaris, on Saturday moraine;. He attended divine service at the Parish Church, when the High-sheriff's chaplain, the Rev Richard Roberts, rector of Llanfechell, officiated, Captain Owen Thomas, Btynddu, was the high-sheriff, and his turn out was one of the handsomest ever wit- nessed in Anglesey. Mr R. H. Pritchard, Ban- gor, was the under-sheriff. The following were sworn on the GRAND JURY. W. Massay, Esq. (foreman).. ■■Cftpt F. M. Morgan. W. Morgan, Esq. Harry Clegg, Esq. • H. Roberts, Esq. P. Hughes, Esq. tDr W. Evans. 3S. T. Chadwick, Esq. G. R. Cox, Esq. H. Thomas, Esq. T. W. Jones, Esq. 0, H, Foulkes, Ksq. Lewis Hughes, Esq. Dr E. T. Hughes. Rev S. A. Fraser. -Alexander McKillop, Esq. R. Roberts, Esq. O. Morris, Esq. Dr R. P. Williams. W. E. Evans, Esq. i* Lloyd, Esq. Robert Jones, Esq. THE CHABGKE. ? His lordship, in his charge to the grand j urr. said there was very little crime in the county this time. There was but one prisoner returned *or trial, and in that case they would have but Jittle difficulty. The prisoner had been admitted to bail to appear for trial at the quarter sessions, -and it was one of the extremety rare instances tS ^ich a man ran »way from his bail. During the nine years be had been on the bench, this was only the third or fourth instance which had Come within his experience of a prisoner not to his bail, and this shewed that "here was no real risk in allowing Prisoner out on bail. There ought to have 11 another trial that day, and there ought to save been a bill sent up to the grand jury, and '111. respect of the failure to send that bill he "Wished to address them briefly in the hope that a thing would never occur again. He thought what had been done was cruel and discreditable. He referred to the case of a book ^Qvasser who was tried at the Carnarvon Assiaeg, and where the accused was tried for lorgery, upon three different charges, and in his \«is_lordship's) opinion was very properly ac- flWted. This man was tried before Mr Justice UHams at the last assizes for certain offences ij, obtaining money under false pretences. Qere could be no doubt that he had committed offences for which Mr Justice Williams Damitted him to six months imprisonment, th leEvinS. P"son at Carnarvon at u BXpiry of this sentence, he was arrested pon the charges for which he was tried before til11 (his lordship) the other day and acquitted. undergone thirteen weeks imprisonment er!Li ng trial. As he was leaving Carnarvon *°W he was arrested by the Anglesey police oflk a Warrant presumably referring to offences the same nature. Both these latter offences prior to tho8e for which he had been com- by Mr Justice Williams. One would *»• thought that when a man had already :der¡one nearly five months imprisonment that be as a case pre-eminently in which it was the C UndeD duty of those who arrested him to take Th8 at ke should be tried at these assizes, was no difficulty about it. He was ought before the magistrates at Menai Bridge, +^t the police had failed to obtain necessary attendance of an important ^tneea from Denbigh, and stating that their j^aa incomplete.a remand|was granted until *°Oday npon their request. The result of that ^that the accused would hbve to wait for trial ST thirteen weeks before he could take his in in i8' his lordship thought, was an instance man k humanity and justice required that a tunif n take his trial at the earliest oppor- ty. He did not wish to say anything about nor the arrest of the Recused by ihe police, but they should have Uken care that he should meet his fate what- th«F»/at n?,ght b.0' at the first opportunity. If Wn WaJ*i inte,nd,nK t0 reform, and to re- *° ra^ks of honest life, what was the persecuting him by holding this charge the IT another three months ? On *WaaJxot intend to reform it Hft at he should be dealt with at once. c> vuis lordship) would never refuse a man the which he ought to have, of getting back again to honest life and employment. He would trust that the magistrates before whom this man be tried, would allow him at whatever o4 his disappearance to be released upon his recognisances, and he hoped this rational urge would be followed. What he wished to autK* •cmt to those who had influence and fchority with a matter of this kind, which ought rUQter to have occurred, was that he failed to triftfrstand why this man was not brought for nt ^hat day. Modern legislation, and modern had been to endeavour to obliterate that hich nwist always be a misfortune in connection the admistration of justice, that there rjOQld be a more or less prolonged interval P^tWeen the arrest and the trial of accused. He hoped that his indignant Erotest would result in such a thing ecotaing impossible and impracticable, it was a blot upon the administration of justice, did not wish them to gatherfrom his remarks at he was no friend of the police. There was nO-one more cheerfully ready than himself when ^>rds from the bench would encourage the £ in their duty. Unfortunately in remote rulers of the kingdom such things as he had ,.Ierred to did sometimes occur when there Jlngered a spirit that anybody who had trans- fessed the criminal law deserved, so to speak, to treated as vermin rather than be hunted in a \re 8Port8tnanlike manner. Mr R, Jones-Roberts (clerk to the magistrates 5? the first division), said that with reference to j*e remarks his lordship had just made, about the magistrate who remanded the prisoner, he COUld not have done otherwise than remand. His Lordship said he had not made any refer- to the magistrate. He had no alternative "Ut to remand, lie wished to be as just as he Could all Ground, and he did not see how the hjfcgistrates could have done otherwise than they did. The reflections he made were why, ^ith forty-eight hours at their disposal, and ^ith the knowledge that he (his lordship) was attending to clear the gaol,—why more effort Was not made to secure the attendance of this Witness from Denbigh. ¥ said his lordship had just that he was not aware of the circum- stances of the case. If his lordship had been aware of them, he would not have made the severe remarks which he had made that ttorning. There was very good reason to be given on the part of the police. They had not bad an opportunity of making an affidavit. His Lordship: I hope such a thing will never OCCur again. After lunch, Mr John Bryn Roberts, M.P., stated that he had been requested, on behalf of the police, to give their version of the matter upon which his lordship had spoken in the morning, It seemed in the first instance the police, only took out a summons against the prisoner for obtaining money by false pre- tences. The principal witness lived at Denbigh, and as the magistrates could not issue a subpoena in an indictable offence to a witness outside their jurisdiction it was necessary to send up to London to obtain a Crown office subpoena, which was done. On the .L_- n ■. /1 .11 C'lnn iir nan return or tne summons, me p" "— absconded, and did not appear, and the witness, from Denbigh, complained of having to lose time to come down at all. The case was adjourned for a fortnight, and the witness in- formed that he must attend then. A warrant Was issued for the apprehension of the prisoner, Who was to be brought to court on the adjourned date, and four days before that date the Witness was reminded that he had to attend. He attended the court at the adjourned date, and complained that he had only been re- minded four days before, and was not subpoenaed, and that he would not attend again unless he Was served with a subpoena in ample time before the court. The prisoner was that very day apprehended by the Carnarvonshire police, and therefore could not attend the Anglesey court, so the warrant remained in the bands of the Anglesey police. The warrant was issued, and in the hands of the Anglesey police before they were aware of the Carnarvonshire cases, and the police had therefore to execute it. The prisoner Was apprehended on Wednesday afternoon last at Carnarvon and brought to Menai Bridge. His solicitor requested that he should not be brought before the magistrates until four o'clock the following afternoon (Thursday). So. as a matter of form, he was brought before the magistrates at eleven o'clock on Thursday morning, and verbally remanded until four o'clock in the afternoon in accordance with his request. The Denbigh witness had been written to on Wednesday to attend on Thursday, but he did not do so. and the police knew very well that he would not do so. On Thursday they wrote to London for a Crown office subpoena, which could not be received till that (Saturday) morn- uag. when it might be possible to serve it on the witness, so that the first day the magistrates I could have heard the case would be the follow- ing Monday, so that it was a matter of im- possibility for the police to get the case brought there (to Beaumaris) for trial that day. His lordship said that application could have been made to the clerk of assize tor a subpoena in blank, and filled in afterwards. Ajr Jones-Roberts reptied. Is o, > Crown office subpoena could be obtained with- out the name of the court and the day of tht. ¡ petty sessions being inserted, The only thing that could be left in blank, and what could be filled in afterwards would be the name and addres9 of witnesses. His Lordship said that it was very hard the the prisoners should be for 3 months without trial, and he had made his remarks in the morn- ing as general remarks. Mr R. Jones-Roberts said that as clerk to the magistrates he often gratuitously advised the police, and was in a position to state that it waii impossible to secure that witness's attendance and have the case committed before Monday.and that he understood that Mr Crompton, th9 clerk of assize, had been making some enquiries about the prisoner, whom the police were prosecuting, and thnt his lordship had been supplied with an account emanating from the prisoner. He (Mr Jones-Roberts) regretted that the police should not have had a similar opportunity to state their version of the case. If they had such an opportunity he (Mr Jcnes-Roberts) was sure his lordship would not have passed the censure he had done that morning upon the police. The police had not ever had notice that his lordship intended to say a word on the subject. His Lordship said he had no intention to be ae>;ere on the police. At Mr Jones-Roberts' request his lordship permitted Inspector Jones to give his Vefeion of the es which bore out the statement already made by Mr Jones-Roberts. The In- spector added thufc the Police were as anxious as anyone to have t"ed at assizes, so as to have K disposed of but could not see how it could posrtb./ have been done. Mr Jones-Roberts again aOu.re88ing his lord- ship, said that the police had bau complaints from several persons of the prisoner's obtaining money by false pretences, and they, as well as the public, blamed the police for not taking I steps to prosecute the prisoner before they did. The police had also received several complaints Qunng the last few days. His Lordship asked what the Denbigh witness had to say. Mr R. Jones-Roberts said he was the principal and only witness to prove the fraud. His Lordship then stated that he was very glad to withdraw the censures he had passed upon the police, and exonerated them from all blame. Colonel Thomas, chief-constable, said he had been chief-constable for over 16 years. The police bad been most anxious to have this prisoner committed for: trial, it it had been possible, and they always endeavoured to dis- charge their duties in a conscienfious manner. He thanked his lordship for withdrawing his censures on the police. His Lordship, at a subsequent stage of the procedure, emphasised his withdrawal of the censure and his exoneration of the police, and expressed a hope that as much publicity would be given to this as to the charge. TBLONY. Richard Lewis, labourer, was brought up under a warrant, charged IWlth having on the 8th day of January last, at the parish of Pen- mon, feloniously steal one dark suit of clothes, and one gold scarf pin, together of the value of X12 10s, the property of Mary Brazier Mitchell. —It will be remembered that the accused was to appear at the April Quarter Sessions held at Beaumaris, but escaped to America instead of meeting the charge laid against him.—Mr Ellis Jones Griffith (instructed by Mr R. Jones Roberts) appeared for the prosecution, and Mr J. Bryn Roberts, M.P., appeared for the defendant (in- structed by Mr S. R. Dew).-Sergeant Thomas Jones said that he was stationed at Beaumaris. He apprehended the prisoner at Festiniog. on the 1st of March last, and charged him with stealing the goods in question. In reply the accused said that it was the old girl that gave them to him-meaning a servant girl named Ellen Williams. As to the scarf pin, he said that he got it amongst the waste paper, outside the house at Lleiniog Castle, where he was in service as bailiff. He (the prisoner) further remarked that he was old enough to know what he was doing, and that there was nobody to blame but himself.—Mr Samuel Wood, Mr W. Massey Preston, and others gave evidecce for the prose- cution.-For the defence prisoner's little boy deposed that ho remembered JBUen Williams coming to his father's house with a suit of clothes packed up on the 7th of August, and saying that Miss Mitchell had sent her there with it for his father. She pot iton the table and went away. There was no-one else in the house except himself and his mother.—Mr Hughes, Maen Mawr, Bangor, and Ellis Wil- liams gave evidence as to character.—Mr Bryn Roberts, for ,tbe defence, argued that the true explanation why the accused ran away was that not being a hand at felony, he felt that he had made a mistake in not making the necessary in- quiries with reference to the question whether Mrs Mitchell had given them to him or not. When he found himself charged with stealing the articles in question, he felt discredited with shame and in the confusion of the moment he ran away. For that he had to pay dearly. lie estreated his own recognisances of XID and another in a similar sum. To his mind it was one of the flimsiest cases ever brought to a court of jus- tice.—Mr Ellis Jones Griffith commented on the fact that the defence had not cailed Allen Wil- liams as a witness.-His lordship* having sum- med up. the jury after a short deliberation found the prisoner guilty of stealing the pin.—Prisoner was sentenced to a week's imprisonment with hard labour. A HOLYHBAD SLANDER CASE' This was an action in which Owen Eames Pritchard, ironmonger, Holyhead, sued Evau Williams, manager to Messrs T. Lewis and Co. and carrying on business as an ironmonger, at the same town, for damages for slander and an assault alleged to have been committed by the defendant. In respect of this plaintiff claimed .£100 for the slander, and £ 21 Is for the assault and battery. From the statement of claim it appears that the plaintiff was on the 15th of February, 1893, in the eervice of the defendant as manager of a retail ironmongery business carried on by the defendant at Wolverhampton House, Holyhead. ft was alleged that the defendant, on the day in question falsely and maliciously spoke and published of and concerning the plaintiff in the Welsh language the following words (in Welsh): "Thou hast wronged me hundreds of pounds, and I am glad thou art going to'carry on business at Ferrand's shop, so that I can fall on thee." By the above words the plaintiff maintained that the defendant meant and that those who heard the said words understood him to mean thereby, that the plaintiff had defrauded the defendant of hundreds of pounds, and that the defendant was glad the plaintiff was going to carry on business on his own account at Ferrand's shop. as he (plaintiff) would thereby be in possession of goods to answer his defalcations. Alternatively the plaintiff maintained that the said words were so spoken and published of, and concern- ing him in the way of his trade or calling of ironmonger's manager or shopman, and imputed misconduct to him in relation thereto. The plaintiff further alleged that the defendant assulted and beat him on same date at the aforesaid Wolverhampton House. The defend- ant on the other band said that he did not speak the words alleged, that the said words did not bear the meaning which were put on them by the plaintiff; that they did not refer to him (plaintiff) in the way of his trade or calling, and that he did not assault or beat him. The defendant further alleged that the plaintiff assaulted him. and if he (defendant) assaulted or beat the plaintiff (which he denied) he did so in self-defence, using no more violence than was necessary for the purpose. That being defendant's answer "to the plaintiff's claim, he got up a counter-claim for X300 pleading that he (defendant) has suffered damage by the plaintiff, on the 17th of February, 1893, falsely and maliciously writing and publishing of him the following letters to the Admiralty 7, Mill Bank, Holyhead.—With reference to H.M.S. 'Foxhound,' now lying at Holyhead, I believe that I can give you some information with reference to the stores. I know for a fact that some white lead, brushes, &c., which bear the Government stamp H.M.S. Foxhound' on the barrel as well as on the brushes is now on sale at a local ironmonger's shop in this town. If you feel inclined to send down an inspector or a detective to the above address, full informa- tion will be civen so as to lead to the conviction of this person who sells Government stores which he has had from H.M.S. 'Foxhound.' t The sooner the better that an inspector is sent down. for fear that they might be removed from the shop. Please let me know by letter or wire whether you will send an inspector down or not, and oblige,—Yours truly, 0. E. PRITCHARD." The defendant further alleged that he had also suffered damage by the plaintiff on the 22nd of February, 1893. falsely and maliciously speaking and publishing of defendant and of him in his trade as an ironmonger the following words The person referred to in that letter is Mr Evau Williams, and the stores have been removed from the ironmonger's shop to Robert Owen, plasterer's house, in Cybi-street." Mr J. Bryn Roberts and Mr Trevor Lloyd (in- struot^d by bit R. H. Pritchard, Holyhead), appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr E. H. Lloyd (instructed by Mr E. J. Roberts), for the defend- ant.—Mr Bryn Roberts briefly opened the case, reiterating the statement of claim. He claimed that the letter written by the plaintiff to the Admiralty wall privileged, BS they had whali they considered good grounds tor their statenwntfe at the time.. Owen Earner Pritchard, plaintiff, de;>o--«* that be was it) a situation in Liverpool prior LN the 18i.ii ot November, when at that dato* he engaged with the defendant to come to Hely- bead to manage hie business at a weekly waga of 25s. All things went on smooth until the- j following May. In that month he sold some rood to a customer. That customer was in the employ of J. Piitchard, The Gors, Holyhead. One day. this customer was going along the beach with a rope tyed to a milk cart. Witness saw the defendant, about that rope. and told him that James Hawkins had been caught by some of the naval officers with naval ropes in his possession. Then he (witness) asked the defendant why he did not tell him that they were naval ropes. In reply the defendant observed that it was none of his business-he was only a servant. Plaintiff retorted that he sold that rope to James Hawkins without knowing that it was a naval rope. That was in May, 1892. tIe (the plaintiff) said that he would sell no more stuff belonging to the Government, and that he would rather leave than do it, because h« might be brought up before the magistrates. W'tness had sold several deck scrubbers markea with the GovernmePt arrow. After he (witness) sv.d that he woald rather leave than sell these goods, defendant said that he would give him 3d in the 9 commission on all other goods sold, atid that the stuff referred to would be taken from the shop to the Bee Hive. Witness spoke to him abmtt the brushes, and said that those must be removed as well. The stock-taking I commenced on the 20th of January. He was taking it in the usual manner, but the defendant was not satisfied with that, so, he, therefore, took it in another way. On the 15th of February, the last night of the stock-taking, defendant came in towards the evening. When he came in witness was at the time counting ,ome articles. Defendant, seeing this, called nut Give a right account of that you a——i. a,,}!, quently, a woman of the name of Mrs R,mh«s came into the shop. Having replied to th* Xwdant that he could not count any wt«r \witfc 088 went behind the counter to Mrs Tj<* ''eadant called out that he did not ess) to sell any more for him. mT u'SSfkW » "e served by .nyone Mrs .Consequently defendant re. except witness. ^laintia) had "wronged ? A i^L^VtU^nds, and I am glad thou him of hundre ness at Farrands' shop art going to carry 0Q thee. Thes £ so that *a+>rtMb"V. 15 barrels of was on the loth or rewn» white lead, marked tmas of deck scrubber*, nwriwd *Itn Droa(2 arrow, one jar of boiled etiv aaw „ olive oil, marked with M.S. Fo.xhoamd After May he saw James Gill Hfetong » ° brushes, rope, &c., to the Bee' BSve; _The d*. dant stole these articles with «ke* Ctovarnmt>nt mark on. Saw Robinson, who was-on boara H.M.S. Foxhound bringing scrubbertr with the broad arrows on them to the- snopi Jie brought these brushes in a basket coffeiea wren dirty linen. As soon as the basket was placed on the middle of the shop, this dirty hnen was thrown away and the brushes taken out and placed under the counter. Ropes were- sold from the Bee Hive at the election time of 1892- to Tbomas Hughes and Owen Jones.—Gross- examined Witness said the first time be knew anything about the sale of Government stores- was at thft beginning of May, 1892. He knew Government goods were being dealt with in tbe way he had described. He mentioned th., matter to the defendant before leaving hilt service, but never told anyone else. In a day or two after leaving the defendant he com- plained to his solicitor, Mr R. E, Pritchard. When H.M.S. "Neptune" was at Holybead her tender was H.M.S. "Foxhoud." He thought defendant had been guilty of a criminal offence. The letter was written by his-solicitor and sent to the Admiralty. At the Holyhead Police Station the ironmonger referred to was the de- fendant. Defendant had accused him of wrong- ing him to the extent of several hundred pounds, and he was glad to hear that witness was going to start business so that he could come upon him for the money. It was not true that he had struck defendant with a two-foot rule. He was much hurt by defendant striking him on the left ear. and he was attended by a medical man for about a fortnilht.-Furtber evidence was given by Charles Owen, Elizabeth Hughes, Dr Roland P. Williams, Thomas Hughes, a. D. Roberts, Edward Jones, auctioneer; and James Hawkins. This closed the case for the plaintiff. Mr E. H. Lloyd said that with his lordship's consent he would reserve his remarks until the end of the case, and call his witnesses immed- E^in Williams, the defendant, said that he was a member of the Anglesey County Council, as well as a member of the Holyhead Local Board. For the last 15 years he had been manager of Mr T. Lewis and Co.'s shop at Holy. head, but was in their employ as an assistant for nine years prior to his appointment as manager. In 1891, he started an ironmonger's shop, buying over the business of his brother. At the end of October in that year he engaged the plaintiff as his manager. Witness gave plaintiff a stock book (produced), and he agreed to keep it in a cert&in way, namely, by inserting the sales at cost and selling prices. This he did for a time but ultimately stopped altogether; In 1892. plaintiff received two or three letters from Bradford. Thinking he was about to leave his employ they had some talk about it. During one of these conversations, plaintiff told him (witness) that he wanted to leave because he did not get sufficient control over the shop, and that he (defendant) consulted his brother (who previously carried on the business) too much in the matter. Plaintiff stated as a further grievance that the wages he was getting, 35s a week, was not sufficient. He (witness) then offered him if per cent on all sales over what the ordinary takings were before he took over the business. It was not true that up to that time he had been receiving any goods from the Neptune nor from any other naval ship. It was not true either that any settlement was come to by which any of the goods should be removed to the Bee Hive. The first time witness heard of it was when he went to the police station, and was asked whether charge preferred against him in the letter written to th3 Admiralty was true or not. Mr Pritchard remained in his service until the 15th of February. 1893. They commenced taking stock about the letter end of January. When a certain lot of slips (produced) was handed to him (witness) he asked plaintiff to have the stock taken at cost and not retail prices, observ- ing at the time that if he wanted to sell the business he could never do so at the price on which the stock was taken. This the plaintiff refused to do. On the 13th of February, witness went to his shop, where he found the plaintiff calling out the numbers to his assistant. He told Pritchard to call them out correctly, as his assistant did not know otherwise. Witness was annoyed that he was calling out wrong numbers, as he had hundreds of pounds of stock under his huud. Then Mrs Hughes came m, and asked to see plaintiff. Witness told her that he could do what she wanted, and that he was the owner of the shop. Pritchard came up, and struck him with a two-foot rule he had measuring I crid-iron with at the time. With this (3 be battered his nose and broke his hat. Witness emphatically denied that he charged the plaintiff with having wronged him, or that he used words capable of meaning that, and it was impossible for him to do so at the time because bis stock-taking had not been completed. What he did say was that he was fflad plaintiff was going to Farrand's, as he iould know where to find him m case he lJInnirftd anv explanation. Witness said he never bought stores from Mr Sill, but he did oblide him en many occaSions by lendmg him his could do him WM that. Witness supplied H.M. s shim with every thing that they required during L 0_- Un. _n'WT.l'I.1II the last ten years, vu., ou, dealt in Government stores. When called to the police-station there were present Sergeant Dav?es and the Master-at^rms. Pritehards letter to the Admiralty was read to him. The Deputy-chief-constable told him should have a search warrant. To that witness replied that they needn't trouble themselves about that, because they could go there and then overall his premises. Acting on his sanction thev did go. Witness stopped at the station for a while, but subsequently went nome to nmsn hia tea Did not go with the police over the premtW.-Sross.elammed: Witness Jjaid tb.t he supplied stores, brushes, lines, white lead, and other paints to the vessels. The Govern- ment marks were not on them. He bought from private firms. Never had brushes nor any other goods with Government marks in his possession. Could not account for the rope sold to James Hawkins unless it was an old rope sent by way of packing. Captain Chapman, of H.M.S. "Foxhound," said it was impossible for anybody to carry any stores out of the ship's storeroom, as he fh«c ted the books weekly. Chief-officer Prichard corrobontad the capt una evidence. The Master-at-Arms stated that L" bad re- ceived a letter writen by the plaintiff to the captain, and at once* went ashore to the super- intendent of police", who, by permission of defendant, and without a search warrant, had defendant's premises searched. Not a scrap of Government stores was found. liis Lordship gave judgment for the piaiutiff on the claim for slander 40s and costs, for the assault £ 11) and costs. Judgment w<vs also given for the defendant on the cuunier-cisitn for slander, damages £150. The couriter-ck;m for I, assault was not entered iuto, by consent. LUNCHEON. Captain Owen Thomas, J.P. (the High Sheriff) entertained his lordship and the bar to lun- cheon. Subsequently the grand jury were entertained. In answer to his toast Captain Thomas thanked them for the kind way in which his name had been proposed and received by them. He fully realised the ground of honour he stood upon, and much appreciated the privilege of meeting them that day. He was also obliged to those gentlemen who assisted in forming the grand jury. He had quite expected to be able to con- gratulate them upon the total absence of crime in this county, but unfortunately a prisoner turned up at the last moment, and thus pre- vented him delivering a speech which he had taken a very great trouble to prepare for the occasion (laughter). However, it couid not be helped. His speech was of little use that day, but he hoped would be at their next assizes, They were aware that he had departed fr.:m the usual custom in the matter of tunpannelling the grand jury. He was sorry to find that some u gentlemen in this county u\ not approve of the course he had taken. He did not think he bad exceeded his prerogative, or in the very least encroached on the dignity of the bench, there- tore pre-consultation with these gentlemen was unnecessary, and an apology from him unn3eded. He was sorry to find that some of these gentle- men fostered the idea that the grand jary room was for the exclusive use of the magistrates, and to serve on the grand jury their peculiar right. His stepping out of the old grove indicated no disrespect to gentlemen on the bench, nor in the least did it tend to deteriorate their influence and importance. To the contrary it went to elevate and strengthen them inasmuch as the bench was to be a vital power it must be re- garded with respect and veneration by the people, who in return claimed the just and un- prejudiced consideration of the bench. He was glad to see magistrates before him, and he knew of many who were absent who had identified and interested themselves with every good movement for the good of the people. These gentlemen, who in good faith fulfilled their duties, deserved their highest gratitude, but he was sorry to say there were others who bad succeeded with creeping into individual favour with the right person at the right time, who often exceeded their duty, and considered themselves invested with unlimited Dowers. These were the gentlemen who I evidently criticized and commented on his selection of the grand jury that day. What their objections were he knew not. but he repudiated them all on the ground that these gentlenen who entered the grand jury room for the first time that day bad openly and honour- ably been elected by the ratepayers of the county, and selected by the County Council as the most suitable persons to be on that council's most important committee. These men were in all respects worthy of the- honour, if such it might be termed, of serving &n the grand jury. The constitutional government of this county had changed; it T-W therefore She duty of the high-sheriff to morion with the business, and if the gentlemen who fcbonght themselves superior, itl position or wealthy or otherwise considered members of the CouDtY Council de-itient intel- lectually or socially, leathern revert to the people who elected them as their fit representastives on the County Council, and further hotd that Council responsible for approving of and ratifying that appointment by conferring a great. benearttpon them.

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FATAL FALL OFF THE GREAT ORMKS HEAD. GREAT excitement prevailed at Llandudno on Friday evening, when news spread that a young lady had fallen off the side of the Great Ormes Head into the set, and had either been killed by the fall or drowned in the sea. About three quarters of a mile from the tollgate on the east side of the hill, the rock juts out, the place being called "Pentrwyu" (Point of the Nose). About siven o'clock on Friday evening a young man was walking up in this direction, and before he reached the point he observed an umbrella, a cloak, and an open book, turned downwards, on the grass, seaward side of the wall. It should be remembered that the Marine-drive has a wall, av.-ri' 4 ft. 6 in.. on the seaside of the road. The yn"-iig man, looking over, saw a young lady sitting some distance below the cloak, &c., and watchiog he saw her trying to get up, but shortly afterwards she fell down the cliff, and disappeared from his sight. Going over he saw her clothes below in the sea. He at once ran down and gave the alarm. Boats went out im- mediately, and a craft from the pier managed to get hold of the body as it was drifting towards the lighthouse. It was brought ashore and taken to the mortuary. In a short time friends found the body was that of a young lady who had been staying with friends from Manchester at (Jhapel House, CHoddaeth-street, I THE iNQUESf. An inquest was held on the body, Saturday ¡ afternoon, before Mr J. H. Roberts, county coroner, and a jury, over whom Mr E. J. Watkins was foreman. John Mackey, of Fallowfield, near Man- chester, said the deceased was his niece, and her name was Ursula Bricbenbecb. She would be 21 years of age next birthday. She was an orphan, and bad come from Colombo, Cejlon, to stay with witness and make her home with him. Ht^Iate father was a physician at Colombo, and th»-deceased had come over from there about a month ago. Witness saw her last about 6.30 on FiMay evening. She went out alone, saying she wet going for a walk. She took a book with her,; Witness heard nothing of her till 8.30 p.m., wheiif from the description given of the body found in the sea he went and identified it. The deceased was in good strong health, and any- thing but nervous. Witness knew she was not venturesome. He thought she was quite the opposite. On Friday she got a letter from her affianced, and another from a lady congratulat- ing her upon her engagement. It was a recent engagement, the gentleman having met her on the Peninsular and Oriental steamer. Witness knew of nothing to mar her happiness in any way. He expected the said gentleman to be in Llandudno that evening. Robert Smith Preston, of Burnley, Lancashire, a young man on a visit to the town, said' he went out about 6 p.m. on Friday, and up; the Marine Drive. About 7 p.m., having gone up about three-quarters of a mile, he saw a lady sittiajf?; on the grase above the cliff overhanging the sea- This was over the wall about 50 yards from th6' road. One had to be careful to walk down there, as it was an uneven, rocky, and steep place. There was an umbrella, a cloak, and an open book, face downwards, some distance from her. Witness stood there about a minute, and saw her get up. She got up by her hands and knees. She tried to get hold of the grass by her hands. but could not do so. She slipped down, turned face forward, and went over the cliff. He heard her twice can out, "Oh help;" as she was going over the cliff. Witness got over the wall and looked over the cliff and saw some clothes in She water. There was about 30 yards of a fall, aad it seemed straight to the-bottom. Witness ran to the town and gave information at the lodgeagate, from where they seat for the police. He went to the pier entrance and told them what had occurred, and next went to the beach. He want out in a boat with some men. Poliee Sergeant Rowland said he beard of this mishap about S p.m., went to the beseh, got out in a boat, sad rowed for Pentrwyn. A-boat from the pier was getting the boay in when he reached She place, and he got into that boat. He noticed that the lady must have fallea from 70 to 80 feetl He took the body ashore, and on to the mortaary. HEr noticed that the left elbow had broken and was hanging from the body, and the left side- of the head had been completely smashed. Those injuries would kill her at once. She might have struck some ledges before she reached the bottom, as there were two corners in the place. His impression was that she was killed before getting into the water. Upon her was a purse containing 8& lid. Her gold watch had :not been found. The book found on the graaa was Dicken's- ZThcommercial Traveller. In this was a letter On tbe ground were torn pieces of a letter in the some handwriting, but it was so torn uy that it could not be put together. The wall at the place was 4ft. 6in. high, and he thought she must have climbed the wall. The place was- very steep. The jury returned a verdict of Accidental death." Mr F. J. Sarson, one of the jurors, thought boards should be put up-warning people not to go over the wall.—The Coroner thought the commissioners might see to this.—It was stated that the drive belonged to a company.-The Coroner remarked that they might give notices out that trespassers would be prosecuted, but his experience was that people were more fond than otherwise to go to places where they were warned off. No doubt the authorities would do something in the matter. The remains of the deceased were buried at St. Tudno's churchyard on Tuesday.

THE MURDEROUS OUTRAGE AT THE RHOS. THE PRISONER BEFORE THE MAGI- STRATES AT WREXHAM. ON Saturday, Benjamin Poulton, who on the 13th of June last committed a murderous outrage on his wife with an are at the Rhos, and afterwards attempted to commit suicide, was brought before the county magistrates at Wrex- ham. Owing to the critical condition of the prisoner's wife, who on Thursday was believed to be in a dying condition, her depositions were taken before a magistrate. The magistrates on Saturday were Mr Edmund Peel and Mr Edward Evans, Bronwylfa. Mr J. Bopley Pierce, solicit jr, Wrexham. appeared for the prisoner, who was brought to the court from the Wrexham Infirmary. John Charles Davies, surgeon, said that on June 13th he was called to see the wife of the prisoner. She was in the hohse of a Mrs Wil- liams, who lived next door to where the Poultons had lodged. She was sitting in a chair suffering from shock and great loss of blood. There was blood all over her clothing. She had several lacerated wounds on the bead, especially one on the left pide, which was ever two inches in length, and which penetrated to the bone. It had evidently been inflicted by a blunt instru- ment. One wound above the bridge of the nose was over an inch in length, and all of them ttppeared to have been caused by a cutting instrument with not a very sharp edge. Altogether there were at least*six wounds on the head. She had a compound fracture of the right hand ring finger. The wounds were of such a nature that they could have been pro- duced by an axe. Witness attended to her and dressed her wounds, and his attention was then called to the prisoner. He was lying on his back on the floor at his lodgings. There was a lorge incised, ciean-cut wound about five inches in length across his throat. He bad suffered much from lose of blood, and there were large quantities of blood on his clothing. A police officer and several other persons were with him, and witness, as he thought the man was dying, to d the officer he was going to ask him sorne questions, and asked him to listen to the replies. t he first question he asked was, Who did this, B.>n?" and the replv was, "I did." He then asked, Where ?" Poulton replied, II Upstairs." Witness said, With what ?" Prisoner replied. 1.. A raznr." Witness then said, Why did you do >t ?" Poulton replied, "I dirf it because I 'hc.i jjy n:y wife was dead." Witness after- wards attended to Poulton's wounds, and reo-'Sined in attendance upon the wife until the when she was removed to Wrexham Lifirmary. where she now was. Prisoner was removed 10 the Infirmary the same afternoon, and had been there since. In cros^-eximinatjon witness said if a man Was a confirmed epileptic and bad several tits a I .:hr. after each fit he would be iu such a mental I state as to be unaccountable for his actions, but not o) utter one fit. On the Sunday night prevjo'i? to the occurrence witness thought prisoner's brain was affected. A person who had .-••lifere-i tr.m fits like the prisoner had a pre- ienr5eiicy to epilepsy and consequent insanity. A'nan might commit a crime in a state of insanity, and afterwards, when be gave himself up r!t' Nk-,at arrested, be parfectly cool. This I would be more likely in acute mania than in epilepsy. He had known the prisoner for six year*, &nd bad always found him a very quiet p an. It witness bad known what the prisoner had been doing a few days prior to the attempted crime 1 v -ned. A police officer .ere produced a formidable looking blood-Staffed r atchet, ra. aod pocket knife. By the Clerk: The wouo's witness found on the head ;.f the pr w;r* nrehi have been C?.uied by the ax pr^'sead. The prisoner .*as tLer- r*n.*nd'>d on the charge ('or the p -s-ent) <-f ur.iawfuiiy cutting and wounding ¡:i Sut"iday next at Wrexham, and was subset \aso Shrewsbury £ *0

DS.VBIGUSi: •" \D1>G JOINT ■ f A ttBRTXXG 0' ■'ns commit je was at Uuthm,on FriiJ- ATr Aldrtnan j\;omaf Gee presiding. cczsTi xrr-irou. The commits tb.- the County Council of Mr R. JU.umpiireyt> I Roberts, of Denbigh, as the county auditor, and resolved that tbe justices'clerks and police ac- co"ntf, hitherto audited by a sub-committee of their body, be in future audited by Mr Roberts CHIEF CONSTABLE'S BBPORT. The report of the Chief-constable, Major T. J. Leadbe'ter, as to crime and offences, as com- pured with the corresponding quarter of last )'ar showed a decrease of six in indictable offences, 115 in non-indictable offences, and £ 15 7.•» 71 in the value of property stolen. Thirty- s x indictable offences were reported during the quarter, three persons were proceeded against, ot whom ten were discharged, 28 summarily convicted, and five committed for trial. 505 persons were proceeded against for non-indict- able offences, 361 of whom were fined. eight bound in recognisances, one delivered to the army, four sent to industrial schools, nine other punishments, and 35 committed to gaol. 186 persons were proceeded against for drunkenness, • 1% of whom were for being drunk on Sundays, agatnst 214 and 48 respectively in corresponding quarter of last year. Five publicans and beer-j house keepers were proceeded against for per- mitting drunkenness and keeping open during prohibited hu'ut'8, one of whom was discharged and four convicted. He bad to recommend the payment of a gratuity to the widow of the late hu Bruoke, who died on June 1st, 1893, leaving four children, after 18 years and five months' approved service. The vacancy eauced by his death had been filed op. and the strength of the force was complete. He had abolished the police-station at Capel Garmon, and sent the, constable from that place to Colwyn Bay for permanent duty.-A case of murder and suicide occurred at Gresford on the let of May, and one ot attempted murder and suicide at Ponkey on the 13th ultimo. In the Batter case the offender was conveyed to the Wrexhem Infirmary, where he remained under police surveillance until be was in a fit condition to be brought before the Joyces.—The amount which could be paid to ther widow of Polioe Constable Brooke was stated to be X105 16s, being a month's pay for each completed year of service. Colonel Barnes moved that this amount be granted. He said Brooke was a good officer, and FPeb men should be encouraged to enter the forse. This they would not dtyif there were any cheese paring. Captain Best seconded, and Mr W. G. Dodd supported. A memorial in favour of the grant was pat hi by the clerk from Llangollen, where the man bad been etatioaed. M r O. Isgoed Jones said they oughtralso to consider tbe* ratepayers. He moved that the worn be £75. Mr Samuel Mose seconded. Six voted for the amendment, and: nme against, and the original motion was carried. Captain Best asked the Chief-constable how it was that there was- a policeman short at hlan- gollen, as on the many cheap trip days tbt-plaea was in a disgraceful state. He had found fault with the police, and was glad to find that;there, had since been three eases brought up of drunk- enness and disorder among the trippers. The police at Llangollen were all young men, and as the place was infested with cheap trippers there ought to be older constables there, who would be prepared to stick up for their position when they had to go out to drunken noisy men. The Cbief-constable- said he bad some 12:or 14 young men who were not sufficiently posted up in their duty to send out. He was obliged to keep the young men in Wrexham till they had gone through it certain amount of drill, See;. He wcttld then send the constable to Llan- gollen. In reply to Mr Samuel Moss the Chief- constable said there had been a greater decrease- in drunkenness during the past quarter than- there had been for some time. Captain Best: Do you think it is accounted for by having no police to look after the drunken. men. The Chief-constable: No, I don't think so. We- have had very thirsty weather. Mr Samuel Moss: How do you account for it ? The Chief-constable I hope it is due to the improved morals of the people (Oh). Mr O. Isgoed Jones said he thought the re- port was very satisfactory, particularly in the item of drunkenness. He hoped that before- long the Sanday drunkenness would altogether cease. A NEW COURTHOUSE. It was resolved to purchase a plot of land containing 820 square yards, at 5s 3d per yard,. in Ruabon, upon which to build the new court- house, lock-up, and police station. CONSTABLE'S CHARGES. Captain Best moved a resolution, the effect of whicl1 would be to reduce the fees charged for the attendance of constables at fetes, bazaars, flower shews, and similar gatherings, to about half the present charge. The Chi«f-constable said there would be too many applications for officers to do such work as keep order, prevent people climbing over fences and so on. if the charge for this serviae were reduced, and the police force was not strong eaough to spare more men for the purpose. Eventually the motion was rejected. A COMPLAINT. A letter from the Local Government Board complained of the small number of samples submitted to the county analyst under the Pood and Drugs Act, and it was resolved that the attention of the inspectors be called to it. and that more samples be sent up in future, also that the inspectors be allowed to engage assistants where necessary. The Chief-cocstable said that they had sent up samples till they were tired, as, with the ex- ception of five cases of whisky, they had never found any adulteration. Mr Samuel Moss said he "was afraid that they had gone to the wrong place for the samples. A NEW INSPECTOR. Superintendent Hugh Jones, of Llanrwst, was appointed an inspector under the Food and Drugs Act, without s dary. I -I*

trr TOUCHES J^JFspot TME. Maris.) IT TOUCHES I L7 THE SPOT. (Tnd* lIadtJ < IT TOUCHES THE SPOT." v Aye, that is what Homwea does. And does it qdckly. too, whether it's. a. toothache or iieumlpia. with all tljeir shooting pains, or eczema, with its I)aiii- ful and distressing irritation, or pilo» that make thousands oflives wretched. Hheu- matism in the joints or muscles has lleOJ2 cured even of years" standing; while for cute, burns, and bruises it's far, very far ahead of any ointment that has ever been put before the public. Mr. J. W. C. FEGAN, Tfc.0 Boys' Home, Soutlrwark, S "writes: HOMOCEA does aU it'& guaranteed to do, and is not only a v. onucrlul lubricant, but strongly antiseptic and relieves inflammation and pain almost instantaneously. For stiffness, sprains, muscular rheumatism, sore throat, mosquito bites, &c., it is a real boon, and no praise can be too high for it. Remember that HOMOCEA subdues inflammation and allays irritation almost as soon as applied. Sold by dealers in medicine at Is. 1 Jd. and 2s. 9d. per box, or can be had direct ) V from the "HomocrA" Company, 21, I Hamilton Square, Birkenbesd. It eur-es BOILS BURNS | CUTS BRDiSES PILES rTOA ,m ft1, is AGO RHEUMATISM STIFF JOINTS SPRAINS WOUNDS SORES And Subdues all INFLAMMATION atonee.

WIFE MURDER AT PONTYPRIDD. CCXFEoSIOX OF T3T. IIUt-BAXI- The inquest upon the body of Margaret Davies who,it is alleged, was murdered by iier husband was held at Porth Police .'Station. A little girl,' the daughter of the murdered woman, said she saw her father draw something across her mother's throat, and immediately aftenriu-dis blood streamed out. fitness and her mother ran to the house of a neigh- bour named Mrs. Flowers, and her father followed. She saw him catch hold of her mother's head and again draw something across her throat. She could not see what he held in his hand Her mother was bleeding very much, and after being placed on the floor, died in a few minutes. Witness had not heard any quarrelling between her parents. inspector Davies said prisoner came to the police station in the early morning and said, I have come to give myself up for murdering my wife. I have cut her throat with a rciy.ov; it is all through the baivation Army." Proeccdii;g, he made a charge of unfaithfulness against his who. "Witness exam- ined him and found tuat both his Lands were covered with blood, and also the cuii of Lis shirt and coat. There were some spots of blood on his waistcoat. A verdict of W ilful murder against Davies waa returned.-At the conclusion of the inquest the pri- '■ ajjri remanded, j inspector *•<■ | Usfyfe the eorouer that ho <\ rv,e I ?u*;d -vs til any statement L*. i. th* j reply -tt&s; 11 I ,1, :t wisu 10 out I ..u.C it.

I I ATAJL ACCIDENT AT GREAT"BRIDGE. I R i T: v'ir. aged 5 m parent- nsid- in !•>• Great Bridge., diedrer-e;> m tJ-,c IV'est T from tb% »••;«;» of in- the djy previous tbroi.jji. t "t<' ..nsr upon hiin at th« 'V«slerar i t. i.-ridi?e.

I A jfL.'vN • j P&asenfeiT* ."Uuxoui* j Station saw, says a curret. of the engine attached to the IW». BPv-r- of a man « •- •a :.vrn crut.3 i' T" r of 'it to line V3- •"STf1. with the result that a tieauieso ""to in a tunnel, about a mile from Longton. How the horrible fatality came about is unknown.

SUICIDE FROM A CFNARD LINER. The Cunard line steamer Umbria, Captain Dutton, from New York, reports that a saloon passenger named Mr. Ascher Weinstein, committed suicide by jumping overboard. Immediately on its being known that a man was overboard,the liner was stopped, and a lifeboat launched to endeavour to effect his rescue. The boat's crew made every effort to reach the drowning man, but without success. The deceased gentleman was a native of New York city, where he owns a considerable amount of real estate. He was accompanied on the Umbria by Mr. Carleton Sim- mons, and both were coming to Europe on a holiday tour. Mr. Weinstein leaves a wife and six childrea in New York.

A LOST TREASURE FOUND, iredging the Grand Canal at Venice, the etlm. day, a granite column wag discovered, similar in dimensions to those, familiar to all the world, on the Piazzetta, one of which supports the Lion of 8t. Mark tnd the other St. Theodore. There can her little doubt but that this is the third column which sank into the ooze as it was being landed on ito arrival from Constantinople, for the Emperor Alexis sent three as a mark of gratitude to the Republic for having protected the empire from the Norman' in-' vaders. liutfor this accident we slioold have had thiteer instead of two,columns on the Piazzetta. Mr. RuAkin has found a world of hidden meaning in those of St. Theodore and the Lion. What would-the Venetians have placed on the capital of the third, which, but for the recent operations for rendering the Grand Canal navigable for vessels of deeper draught would still have remained hidden ? It is a m.ter of con- siderable interest to artists and archaeologists to know' how and where it will be disposed, for itere is no doubt that after its sleep of centuries at the bottom of the Grand Canal,the gift of Byzantium will fulfil. its original purpose of adorning the Queestt of the Adriatic.

A TAR WORKS ON FIRE. About three o'clock, the Liverpool Fire Efigsde were called to all outbreak at Clare's tar distiJiery, Caryl Street, and Superintendent Willis, with Inspector Logan, immediately turned out with & steamer and other appliances. The place was ioand. on fire in one, corner, where resin was undergoing, some process in tanks, and it is supposed that lie- gas given off, had got alight. Seven or eight branchee- were laid out, and a plentiful supply of water having- been found by Mr. ShimiBin, of the engineent department, the flames were mastered in about t- quarter of an hour,but the damage was considerable, a portion of the-roof having been burnt off, and quantity of inflammables barring been consumed* The Salvag-e Corps were in attendance.

SINGULAR SUICIDE OF A YOUTH. At an inquest at the Boat Inn, Ashieworth,on tht, body of Augustus Sewell Parkes (17;, found in the Severn, William Hopkins,a publican and fisherman, of Ashleworth, said that deceased called at his house and had a pint of beer, and in course of conversation said he was on board the Victoria when she went down. He described most vividly the scene,and said he saw the man cutting away the dress of the diver. He was then on his way to Worcester to let his peo- ple know he was all right. Witness believed his statement that he was one of the Victoria survivors, and took him into his parlour and showed him seve- ral photographs of vessels, all of which he seemed to be familiar with. Deceased left witness's house about eight o'clock, and the next he saw of him was his dead body in the river, the legs being securely strapped together with a piece of halter.—A verdict of Found dead in the river, having been drowned while temporarily insane," was returned.