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RHYL PETTY SESSIONS.
RHYL PETTY SESSIONS. TUESDAY: Before Dr. Girdlestone (in the chair), Messrs R. M. Hugh Jones. J. H. Ellis, and Thomas Whitley. DRUNK AND DISORDERLY. Ana Griffiths, 19, West Parade, Rhyl, domestic servant, was charged by P.C. Richardson, with being drunk and incapable in Queen Street on Monday. The officer said that the woman was very drunk and lying across the street. The Inspector said that the defendant was from Bala, and had been in service iu Rhyl as a servant for the last six months. Defendant was fined 2s. 6d. and 6s. 4d. costs. James Williams and Ellen Williams, were charged by P.C. Wm. Davies, with being drunk and in- capable in Vale Road. on Monday. P.C. Wm. Davies said that shortly after ten o'clock the defendants were helplessly drunk in Vale Road, and they had to be carried to the Police Station. The male defendant said they had failed to find lodgings and it was very wet and they took some intoxicants to keep up the warmth. Failing to pay a fine of 2s. 6d. and 6s. 4d. costs, they were each sent to gaol for seven days. LICENSING. The license of the Packet Hotel was temporarily transferred from Mr. Thomas Clewley to Mr. Thos Evans, late Captain of the Rbyl Lifeboat. Both parties were represented by Mr. F. J. Gamlin. ANOTHER MOTORIST FINED. E. S. Sparrier, of 6, Cannal Street, Wolverhamp- ton, was charged by Acting Sergeant McWalters with furiously riding a motor bicycle to the danger of the public in High Street, Rhyl, on the 18th of October. Mr. F. J. Gamlin piosecuted on behalf of the Police. A.S. McWalters said that on the day in question he was on duty in plain clothes in High Street, when he saw the defendant riding on a moior bicycle down High Street. He was goiag at the rate of over twenty miles an hour and at a pace that was dangerous to the public, there bein several carriages and people in High Street at the time Witness held up his umbrella to the defendant as he was passing, but he took no notice at the time though he subsequently slowed down. Defendant wrote that he was prevented by a busi- ness engagement from attending the court. He was not aware that he was exceeding the legitimate pace, and was very sorry if he had done so. A fine of £1 and 19s. 3d. costs was imposed. FISHMONGERS AT VARIANCE. A SERIES OF ASSAULTS. Frederick Stanley Larson, fishmonger, Mirket Street, was charged with having committed an assault and battery upon Ernest R. Clarke, in Water Street, Rhyl, on the 13th of October. He was also charged with having assaulted Walter Clarke at the Railway Station on the 22nd of October. He was also summoned for having used threatening language to Ernest Rippon Clarke on the 23rd of October, Mr F. J. Gamlin appeared for the complainants in the three cases. Defendant pleaded not guilty to the first charge but admitted the other two. Mr F. J. Gamlin said he appeared for Ernest Clarke, who was a partner in the firm of Messra Clarke & Son, who carry on business as truiterers and fishmongers in Rhyl. Some time ago the defendant was in their employ but left them and set up business on his own account as fishmonger in Market Street. It appears that he had applied to Messrs Singer's Sewing Machine Company for a situation. They were willing to give him a situation and to pay him £3 a week provided he gave them satisfactory references as to sobriety and honesty. He referred them to Messrs Clarke and Son as his references. They did apply to them but Clarke's were unable to supply the reference which was asked for. This seemed to have created a feeling of resentment in the mmd of the defendant, and on the evening of the 12th of October the day before the alleged assault took place, the defendant was in the Mona Hotel. A man of the name of Robert David Williams, employed with Messrs. Clarke and Son was ulso present. De- fendant said to him, 4 I had an offar of a job from a gentleman worth jE3 a week. The gentleman said be would try to get a refsrence from Mr. Clarke, and the gentlemwn aftprwards told me that they would not give me a reference.* Defendant went en to fmy, I daresny it is that b-r Ernes.. Wait until I have a drop of drink and I will go round and see him.' On the 13th of October he took this drop of drink, which seemed to revive him, and having fortified himself with the Dutch courage which he lacked on the previous day, he went about four o'clock to Mr. Clarke's premises in Water-street and SlOW Mr. Ernest Cletke, and asked bim why he had declined to give him a reference. He was in drink and commenced to use abusive and offensive language. Mr. Clarke told him to leave the shop, and insti ucted his assistant CtLwpiui to telephone'for a police constable, and the defendant in view of the probability of the arrival of the con- stable turned to leave the shop, whereupon com- plainant telephoned back to the police station that as Lawson was about t > leave the shop a policeman was not necessary. Seeing that after all a police- man was not coming, the defendant turned round and struck Mr Clarke a vi >lent blow. Mr. Clarke struck him back, and unfortunately for the defen- dant he fell on the ground and remained there for some time. P.C. Taaffe was sent for, and on his arrival the defendant said he was very sorry he had created such 11 scene. On the 22nd of October the defendant still seemed to have this assault rankling in his bosom. On that day Mr. Walter Clarke went to the railway station. As going through the door he paw the defendant watching and following him. Mr. Clarke proceeded to the bookstall, and on returning from there the defendant jumped at bim and clutched him by the throat. Mr. Clarke released himself, and defendant jumped at him again, this time burying his nails in his chin. AI. though he had committed two assaults the defen- dant was not satisfied, and he had been obliged to take out a summons against him for threats. The day fo lowing the assault on Mr. Walter Clarke, the defendant wrote the following letter to Mr. Ernest Clarke, If you do not settle with me per return I shall do as you did with me, viz take the law into my own hands when we can have a bit of fun &c., F. Lawson." His (Mr. Gumlin's) clients had had enough fun already. They appreciated a joke to a certain extent but they were afraid of the fun which was promised them by the defendant. Ernest Clarke corroborated on oath Mr. Gamlin's statement. Defendant said he would withdraw his plea of not guilty in the first case and plead guilty to all the charges. He s,id that he was assaulted so violent- ly by Mr. Ernest Clarke that he was laid up in bed for ten days and was incapacitated from following his employment. It was fortunate for Mr. Clarke that be as not brought up for manslaughter. He thought if they exchanged boxes they would be about in the right place. Had it not been for the respect he had for his parents he should have sum- aoned him. For the first assault defendant was fined £1 and £1 costs; for the second 10s. and J61 3s. 6d. costs; and for the threats he was bound over to keep the peace for three months and to pay the costs amoun- ting to 19s. ANOTHER FISHMONGERS' ROW. Robert Griffith Jones and David Griffith Jones, fishmongers, Bedford-Street, Rhyl, were charged with having assaulted Henry Wagstaff, in the em- ploy of Mr. Fletcher, fishmonger, Wellington-road, Rhyl. Mr. Gamlin appeared for the defendants. The complainant said he was in the employ of Mr. Fletcher, Wellington-road. On the day in question he went to the defendants' place to pay an account on behalf of Mr. Fletcher. Defendants' aister was in the shop at the time. She sent for Robert Jones, and David Jones came in after him. He asked witness what he iad said to Mrs. Arthur, the George, and he replied that he had said nothing to her. Jones then siid, You are a b-y liar.' Witness retorted, 4 If I am one, I will be one.' As soon as he said that Bob Jones • clouted' out at him, and David Jones tried to pull him down the yard to give him a biding. David Jones gave him 'two bumps on the head,' and Robert Jones gave him two more blows in the chest. Cross-examined: Fletoher and Jones had been partuers and had dissolved partnership, and as in all such cases when each started for himself there was friction. Mr. Fletcher had got to pay some money to Mr. Jones, and he had been accustomed to take it to him. He admitted that be had been trying to get all the old customers for Mr. Fletcher, and that between the two rival fishmongers the customers had had rather a warm time of it. With regard to Mrs. Arthur, of the George Hotel, she was a customer of Fletcher and Jones, and Mr. Jones got her custom. He denied having Void Mrs. Arthur that Mr. Jones' fish was not auite fresh. He also denied that on Jones calling him a liar that he butted him with his bead and that that was how the defendant came to assault him. Mr. Gamlin said that the cause of the quarrel was that the complainant was trying to take away the defendants' customers, and when charged with having made certain statements he denied this, up. on which Robert Jones called a liar, on which the complainant struck Jones, and Jones struck back, whilst David Jones came on the scene aod ended the bother by putting Wagstatf off the premises, wing no more force than was necessary to secure that end. The defendant ft. Griffith Jones said that on the day in question the complainant came to his placa inBedlord Street when he accused him of having I said something to hi ou-tomte a. Complainant said 41 Will you do anything and shoved bis head into hit face. All complainant was going to strike him again he struck bim back. Upon that his brother came into the shop and told the complainant to leave. Complainant was about toassaulthim agai i when his brother pushed him out of the shop usuw uo more violence than was necessary to eject him from the place. David Griffith Jones having given corroborativ d evidence the bench dismissed both cases. NEW MARKET AMENITIES. Elizabeth Rills, High Street, Newmarket, was summoned by Esther Parry, of Old Cross Keys, Newmarket, with having used violent and threaten- ing language towards her. From the evidence it would appear that there had been a lively exchange of compliments between the two ladiea, allegations of immorality being freely indulged in. After au unedifying wrangle between the litigants the bench dismissed the case. COCOS AGAIN. Isaac Jones (Cocos), 135, Vale Road, was charged by P.C. Wm. Davies, with being drunk and dis- orderly at Morfa Bach, Rhyl, on the 10th of October. P.U. Davies said that about 11.30 on the night in question he saw the defendant with his coat off fighting with another man in Morfa Bach. He was very drunk and very disorderly. P.C. Richardson gave corroborative evidence. The defendant denied he was drunk. Th tt night he heard that there were about five waiting to attack him in Vale Road. As he was passing the entry leading to Morfa Bach, he was struck on the bead with a bottle. There was a big crowd there at the time, and the constable rushed through the crowd and came towards him. Defendant turned to him to tell him what had taken place when the constable hit him with a stick. Witness was quite sober at the time, but the constable was drunk, and last night the policeman was drinking in the same public house as himself. Inspector Pearson said that there were 20 previous convictions against the defendant. On the 24th of February last he was sentenced to two months imprisonment for assaulting an imbecile. Isaac Jones complained that he was being con- stautly annoyed by the police. He could not walk along the street without one or two of them coming up to him and asking Are you sober now Ike." The policemen were drunk themselves that night. They had altogether made n mistake to the man they saw who was fighting; the constable saw another young fellow with his coat off fighting, not the defendant at all. Defendant was sentenced to one month's im- prisonment without the option of the fine. DRUNK AND DISORDERLY. James Conlin, labourer, Victoria Road, was charged by P.C. Wm. Davies, with being drunk and disorderly in Morfa Bach on the 10th of October. Defendant who did not appear, was fined 10s. and costs. Thomas Jones, Victoria Road, Rhyl, was sum- moned for committing a breach of the peace by fighting with a man named Thomas G-ritliths, of 64, Victoria Ro*d and the latter was suuumone 1 for bting drunk and disorderly. The case was proved by P.C. John Edward Hughes. Jones was bound over to keep the peacs for a month, and Griffiths was fined 10s. and 6s. costs Samuel Hollingsworih, was summoned by P.O. John Edward Hughes with beiug drunk and dis- orderly in Vale Road on the 17th inst. Defendant said be was having a bit of a bother with his brother at the time, but he denied that he was either dtunk or disorderly. He was fined os. and 6s. costs. For beiug drunk and disorderly on the 23rd of October, Mary Hunt, of Vale Road, was fined 7s. 6d. and Gs. costs. The case was proved by P.C. John Edward Hughes.
ST. ASAPH (DENBIGHSHIRE) RURAL…
ST. ASAPH (DENBIGHSHIRE) RURAL DISTRICT COUNCIL. The monthly meeting of the St. Asaph (Denbigh) Rural District Council was held in the Board Room, St Asaph, on Friday, Mr J. D. Jones presiding. THE COUNCIL AND THE REPORTER PECULIAR INCIDENT. The Chairman at the outset of the proceedings said he noticed that a report had appeared in the press of a special meeting of the Council which was held a fortnight ago. There was no reporter present at that meeting and he should like to know how the gentlemen of the press obtained the information. Mr Bennet Jones Was it a private meeting. The Chairman Yes. Mr Bennet Jones I always thought the meetings of the Council were public. The Clerk All the meetings are private unless the Council otherwise decide. It is understood that the ordinary meetings are open to the public but the special meetings are supposed to be private. The reporters said they knew nothing about the matter one reporter remarking that the first he heard of it was a paragraph in the Manchester Guardian. The Chairman said some one who was present must have supplied the information to the press. A Reporter: You may take it that the information was supplied by Dr Lloyd Roberts to a reporter who is not here to-day. (laughter) The Chairman Dr Lloyd Roberts is not here to-day so that we cannot deal with it to-day. THE PROPOSED SANATORIUM FOR DENBIGHSHIRE. Mr J. Roberts reported on the Conferrnce held at Rhyl with reference to the proposal to establish a sanatorium for the County ot Denbigh. He said that the Conference had passed a resolution in favour of establishing a sanatorium for the County. But why one was wanted in Denbighshire he did not know because it was admitted thbt that it was most favour- able as regards climate of any county, and one might, therefore, think there would be less consumption in Denbighshire than anywhere else. Yet it was stated that Denbighshire was the only county that was moving in the matter. He 1 hought it was a totally unecessary expenditure. Unfortunately it was doctors who took the most part in the meeting. He did not think that anyone but the doctors held up then hands in favour of the proposal. It was decided to defer the further consideration of the matter until a communication had been leceived from the County Council.
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Ulsnniu noimi *■ UV}- .1vu mm joui uu. agree now, Mrs. Xotact ? Mrs. Notact: "Oh, yes, mum; we agree on everythink now." (After a pause.) "He said you was a meddlin' old fool t'other day, mum Someone has invented a dish-washing machine that is capable of washing 200 dishes in five minutes. One special advantage of the machine is that it does not lose any time talking at the back- door with the policeman. She (poetically): "With this golden bright sky, the sighing of the balmy zephyrs, and the far vista across the foamy waves, one can't but dream they vare in sweetest Italy." He: "Good idea! Suppose ■fta have macaroni for dinner "Excuse my coming to dinner in a business suit, old fellow. My way, you know." "That's all right. Yeu won't mind my giving you a small table all by yourself in the pantry, will you ? It's a fancy of mine to do it, old chap." "May I wake the baby, mamma? "asked five- year-old Johnny. "Why, what do you want to wake her for?" asked the mother. "I want to see if she can cry loud enough to drown the noise-of my new drum," replied the small investigator. Mr. Bingo: "We may as well talk over this question of getting the house painted." Mrs. Bingo: "But, my dear, it doesn't need to be painted for at least a year yet." Mr. Bingo: "True. But you have got to decide what colour you want." "I don't see why you should be so proud of winning that case," said the intimate friend. "You were plainly in the wrong." "You don't understand chose things at all," answered the lawyer. "That's the very thing that makes me so proud." "Sir," she said, stamping her foot, "I must beg you to cease all talk of love. I am becoming angry!" "Pardon me," he corrected, with great suavity. "Getting angry. You are not becoming angry." After that, somehow, she kept her temper. Do you think it would improve my style ?" inquired the 'varsity man who had got into the crew through favouritism, "if I were to acquire a faster stroke?" "It would improve the crew," said the candid trainer, "if you got a paralytic stroke." Mrs. Foleigh: "Oh, John, the paper is offering a. prize for a description of a mpdel husband." Klr. Foleigh You want to have a try at it ? Mrs. Foleigh: "Yes, please." Mr. Foleigh: "All right. Just get the pen, ink, and paper, and I'll dictate to you." Miss Giddy (vivaciously): "My new gown is a dream—very light grey voile." He (practIcally): "Ah, yes, very pretty, I'm sure. But doesn't grey soil easily?" She (leaping before she looked): "Oh, I've"had it made with a broad black waist- band." Dr. De Forest, the American rival ot Mr. Marconi, has come to England to conduct experiments for the General Post Office. He says that his system is three times faster than any other. President Loubet has accepted the invitation of thi! Kino- of the Belgians to pay a visit to Brussels, and will probably do so on the occasion oi the opening of the Liege Exhibition. h- --A
ST. ASAPH BOARD OF GUARDIANS.
ST. ASAPH BOARD OF GUARDIANS. The fortnightly meeting of St. Asaph Board of Guardians WH8 held on Friday in the Board RrOID, St Asaph. There were present Mr R. LYewel, n Jones, (chairman) Mrs Robert Jone:1, Miss Bennett, Messrs S. Perks, R. Davies, T. P. Hughes, Hugh Williams, R. Morrip, W. H. Hughes, Bennet Jones, Gwlym Parrv. J. Robarts Jones, John Jones, John Roberts, Willliam Jones, R. C. Thompson and J. Kerfoot. THE HOUSE. The Master reported that that the number of inmates in the house last Board day was 128, cor- responding period last year 116, increase 12. The number of vaarrants relieved during the past fort- night was 130, compared with 63 corresponding period last year. ACQUISITION OF A PIANOFORTE. The Master said he had reported to tho Board some time ago that an effort would be made to purchase a pianoforte. Out of the funds raised for the purchase of a pomy and the repair of the old phzeton to take out the old people there was a balance of £4 from the JE5 subscribed by MR Luxmore. He had, in addition received a donation of d65 from the Committee of the St Asaph Young Men's Eisteddfod. The Chairman had contributed a j61 and he (the master) had contributed the remaining JE1. With this money they had purchased a pianoforte and music stool. This would prove a great boon, for when ladies came to the house to kindly entertain the inmates he had had to go and ask friends to lend them a pianoforte' It was satisfactory to know that neither himself nor his successors would have to incur the risk which the removal of an instrument lent in this way entailed. He begged now to offer these gifts for the future benefit of the poor and that house. With a library of over GOO volumes subscribed for in 1902, and these two later gifts, they had sufficient proof that their many friends throughout the district were ever ready to assist the Board in doing all that was needful for the comfort and happiness of the ailed and infirmed poor and the inmates generally of that house, (applause) Mr Perks said he bad very much pleasure in proposing a vote of thanks to Mr Jones for enthusiastic and happy way in which he had carried out the matter. It was another instance of the continued interest which he took in carrying out successfully everything that would conduce to the comfort and happiness of the ,inmates of that iuctitution. Be agreed that it was about time thai the house acquired an instrument of this kind tor it must have been a source some anxiety to the officers to have instruments that had been lent to them removed tu and fro from time to time. Mr r. P. Hughes seconded the motion which WitS unanimously carried. The Master in acknowledging said it was a gre t pleasure to him to know that what he had done was appreciated by the Board. His one study was t > see the poor people of that house comfortable and happy. MORE GIFTS FOR THE INMATES. The Master further reported that Lady Campbell of Plas JHeaton had visited the house bringing with her a parcel of periodicals for the inmates, grapes for the sick women, tobacco for the aged ami infirm, and sweets for the children. Upon the proposition of the Chairman a vote of thanks was accorded to Lady Campbell. THE INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF VAGRANTS. The Chairman remarking on the continued increase reported in the number of vagrants relieved said he did not know whether any of the Guardians would like to go through the books to see if any of their friends were included among those who had been relieved (laughter). The Master I am happy to say that there are not many Welshmen among them. A FOUNDLING'S PROSPECTS. The Chairman said that some twelve years ago a child wag found on the doorstep of Pontfaen farm, near Rbuddlan and was removed to the workhouse The child was about two years old. Mrs Luxmor- bad taken a great interest in the child and bad christened him John Herbert Jones. He was now ready for service and Mrs Luxmore had been trying to find a situation for him, and had found one as a gardener in South Wales. It was resolved that the; boy should be sent to the situation found for him. RESIGNATION OF SERGEANT LANGDON- A letter was read from Sergeant Langdon resign- ing bis office as Assistant Relieving Officer for the St Asaph District. Mr R. Davies asked in view of the possibility of the St Asaph Relieving Officers district being divided whether this office could not be dispensed with. The Chairman said it could not be dispensed with as it was only for the relief of vagrants. It was resolved to appoint Sergt Langdon's successor at the salary cf £5 a year. ELECTRIC LIGHTING OF THE INFIRMARY. The Visiting Committee reported having consid- ered the specification for the electric lighting of the Workhouse Infirmarv and the Worchouse, and it was resolved that the Board be recommended to advertise for tenders in accordance with the specifications. Miss Bennet proposed that the recommendatioo of the Committee be adopted. Mr J. Roberts Jones seconded and it was unanimously agreed to. THE COST OF SMALL POX PATIENTS AT THE COLWYN BAY HOSPITAL. A letter was read from Mr Jos. H. Robert Clerk to the Colwyn Bay Urban District Council with reference to the claim of that Council on the St ASflph (Denbighshire) Rural District Council for the treatment of Llandullas small pcx patients, in Miian Bach Hospital. The Colwyn BHoY COUDCU were been asked to Rive details of how their charges had made up. In the letter Mr Roberts explained that the expenditure on isolation hospital cases hai been exceptional and in order to arrive at a fair return for the expense and services rendered, it must be remembered that, they were rendered at so critical a moment. The outlay bad been totalled up and divided among the number of patients treated and it worked out at 31s 6d per patient per day. To meet such an emergency the provision of a tempor ary house and the fitting up of such a house increased the liabilities, and the officers acting on behalf of the St Asaph authority were ready and willing enough to avail themselves of the accommodation, and went. practically so far as to guarentee any payment that the Council might ask. The patients treated came from the St Asaph (Denbigh) Rural District Council, the Conway Rural District, and one from their Urban District. A case from Colwyn was sent by that Council to the Gwyrfa hospital, a permaneit inttitulior,and the charge in raspect of it was 29a lO-d per day. The Conway authority had admitted their liability and reasonableness of the charge and paid a sum on account. Since thj account had been rendered additional expense had been incurred on the premises which were etill on their hands and which were not likely to be occupiei for some time through having been used for thi purpose. '1 he charges made were reasonable and would compare favourably with th3 charges made by any other authority under similar circumstances The Chairman remarked that it was a very ingenious letter. In his opinion they were playing with the question, and they could not face ths charges they had made. Mr J. Roberts said that the question was whether they were charging them any part of the capital charges, and they declined to say whether they did or not. If they were charging them current expenses then, although they were heavy they must be paid. He proposed that the Colwyn Bay Council be asked to say definitely whether they included the capital charges. He did not see why the capital charges should be paid by the Board. The Chairman said their was no doubt that it did include the capital charges. Mr Roberts Jones' proposition was agreed to. THE PROPOSED DIVISION OF THE ST. ASAPH DISTRICT. A letter was lead from the Registrar General with reference to the division of the St Asaph district and stating that it would receive the Registrar General's attention as soon as th:it gentleman returned from Scotland where he was spending his holidays. NEW ASSISTANT OVERSEER. A letter was read from the Cwm Parish Council stating that Mr Edward Williams had resigned his office as assistant overseer for Cwm and that Mr Thomas Williams, Hottia, Cwm, had been appoint- ed in his phne. The new assistant overseer was asked to famish tl:.8 usual sureties.
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An Englishman named John Turner tins own arrested at New York under the new law for inciting to anarchy. Lord Rosebery in letters to correspondents, points out that in two or three attempts Mr. Chamberlain has not yet got correctly the quotation from his lordship's Leeds speech in 1888. Not only this, but Mr. Chamberlain actually founds an argument on a misquotation from Lord ilosebery's Sheffield speech.
UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OFI NORTH…
UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF NORTH WALE. HALF-YEARLY MEETING AT RHYL. The half-yearly meeting of the governors of the University College of Nort- Wales was held at the Council Chamber, Rhyl, on Wednesday. Lord Kenyon presided over a large attendance of governors. The local governors included Messrs. S. Perks, J.P., P. P. Pennant, P. Ios- tyn Williams, A. Foulkes (Abergele), Dr, A. Eyton Lloyd, Colonel Mainwaring, Dr. Easter- by, Ir. Thomas Jones (Prestatyn), &c. REPORT OF THE SENATE. The Senate reported that the number of stu- dents in the autumn, term of the session 1902-3 was 201 men and 107 women, total 308; in the spring term the number was 200 men and 106 women, and in the summer term it was 191 men and 106 women, total 297. The corresponding totals for the previous sessions were—Autumn term 300; spring term, 297; and summer term, 284. In the spring and summer terms the numbers were larger than they had ever been. Anglesey 30 students, Carnarvon- shire 124, Denbighshire 24, Flintshire 16, Mer- ionethshire 26, and Montgomeryshire 8, giving 228 students for the North Wales counties. South Wales sent 29 students, England 61, and Scotland, Ireland, and France one each. Al- together 131 pupils entered from County Schools in Wales, and of these 55 had proceeded to the County Schools by means of scholarships from elementary schools. Professor Lewis Jones, in the library report, stated that there had been a slight falling off in the number of accessions to the library during the past as compared with the previous sessions, but the total of separate publications now in the library was 24,9u7. Tnere was a consider- able advance in the number of books taken out by readers, who were 373 in number, 22 being outside subscribers. It might be doubted whether the advantages of subscription to the College library were sufficiently appreciated by students and readers who had no official or pupillary connection with the College. An annual subscription of ten shillings commanded the free use of what was in some departments one of the best reference libraries outside the great university and municipal centres. The deficiency of accommodation in the library was one of the most urgent arguments for the erec- tion of the new college buildings, and larger annual grants to its funds was very desirable. Students desiring to pursue some special line of study or investigation often found themselves in difficulties owing to the absence from the shelves of the library of some of the larger and more recent works which they required. As the University of Wales was doing its best to encourage independent study and research among those who proceeded to its first degress, it was not to the interest of the College to force its graduates to seek elsewhere the apparatus which its own library should provide. Among the valuable donations made during the year was the gift of 104 vols. of various geological publications by Dr. Isaac Roberts, of Crow- borough, Suffolk. FINANCE. The Finance Committee reported that the general income account showed a deficit on the year of £100, but this was to a large extent accounted for by special expenditure. On the scholarship account there was now a deficit of £2,307, hut it was hoped that the establishment of special scholarships would to a considerable extent relieve the College of the necessity of providing as it had been doing for some years past of scholarship expenditure out of capital. ANNUAL REPORT OF THE COUNCIL. Professor Lloyd read the annual report of the Council, which stated: At the February meeting Mr. Bulkeley Price felt compelled by the state of his health to retire from the office of Chairman, which he had held ten years in succession. The Council desire to repeat the expression of their regret and of their apprecia- tion of the devoted and assiduous services that he rendered to the College during that period, which they conveyed to Mr. Bulkeley Price at the time. The Council appointed the Presi- dent of the College (Lord Kenyon) as Chairman of the Council, and lr. Henry Lewis as Vice- Chairman. The Council have much satisfac- tion in drawing the special attention of the Court to the two capital funds recently re- ceived, viz., the Osborne Morgan Fund for the encouragement of Post-Graduate work, and the John Hughes Scholarship Fund for the estab- lishment of scholarships open to boys born in the counties of Anglesey and Carnarvon. They: welcome the accession to the College of such auxiliary funds, which enable provision to be made for the encouragement of merit among the students without unduly trenching upon the capital funds of the College, which are fully needed to maintain at a proper point the effic- iency of the institution. The Parliamentary Bill promoted b • the city of Bangor for (amongst other purposes) enabling the city to convey to the College as a free gitt the site agreed upon for the permanent buildings last session passed through all its stages, and has received the Royal Assent. In order to enhance the value of the gift which the city is expected shortly TO hand over to the College under the powers of the Act, the Council have purchased four acres of land which form an extension of the site, and will enable them to control building opera- tions in the vicinity. The progress of the movement for the raising of the fund for the erection of permanent buildings has been a matter of much gratification to the Council. A full report on this subject is being submitted to-day by the Building Fund Committee. Among the changes in the staff which have taken place since the Council last reported the Council have to record with great regret the resignations of Professors Dobbie and Spencer. Professor Dobbie (who left to take up the posi- tion of Director of the Museum of Science and Art atEdinburgh) had occupied the Chair of Chemistry since the opening of the College. Professor Spencer has just been appointed Rec- tor of the High School, Glasgow. The College is represented upon the Mosely Commission, which is now investigating educational prob- lems in the United States of America, by Prin- cipal Reichel, whom the Council has relieved from his duties for the purpose during the pre- sent term. The Council have pleasure in re- porting that in connection with the George Rae Fund a. highly successful course of lectures was given last session by Professor Foxwell. of Cam- bridge, and a similar course by Ir. F. E. Steele, a well-known authority on questions relating to banking, is now in progress. ELECTION OF TREASURER AND AUDITOR. Ir. J. Bryn Roberts, M.P., was re-elected treasurer, and Ir. W. J. Parry, Bethesda, auditor. ELECTION OF MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL. Six candidates had been nominated for five seats on the Council, and the voting resulted as follows:—Dr. Lloyd Roberts, 40; Mr. J, Pritchard Jones, 36; Lady Verney, 36; lr. T. Rowland Hughes, 34 Mr. J. L. Muspratt, 26; and the Rev. T. J. Wheldon, 26. A se- cond ballot was taken as between Ir. Muspratt and Ir. Wheldon, and as the papers were being collected Ir. F. L1. Jones announced that the nominators of Ir. Muspratt desired that his name should be withdrawn, with the expression of the hope that when the next vacancy occurred Mr. Muspratt's claim should be recognized. It was, however, ruled that the voting must proceed, and in the result Mr. Muspratt was elected bv 20 votes to ]5 recorded for the Rev. T. J. Wheldon. THE BUILDING FUND. Mr. Henry Lewis, in moving the adoption of the report of the Building Committee, said that the total amount promised up to date was £18,132, contributed by 382 subscribers mostly as the result of personal solffcition rather than systematic canvass. The members of the collegiate staff had contributed JB954. An- other gratifying feature was the way old stud- ents had taken the matter up. They had formed a committee, and were resolved to raise the sum of £3,000. There were 1,500 old .stu- dents, and 154 had already subscribed, amount, ing to £962. Bangor, who had sacrificed so much in making a free grant to the College of a site of ten acres, which would be an annual charge on them for sixty years, had already pro- mised a sum of J3500 towards the building fund. It was proposed on the 18th of October in each year for the next five yeare to ask each child in every elementary and secondary school in North Wales to contribute a penny towards the building fund.
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4v the instigation of the Exeter Board of Con- servators uo fewer than 330 cormorants have been destroyed by fishermen at Exmouth and Salterton, j half-a-crown being paid for every bird killed. William Merry, of the Longton Fire Brigade, lost his life at a fire on Saturday night from a fall of 15ft.. which caused coneussion of the bmm.
SITUATION IMPROVING.
SITUATION IMPROVING. The crisis in the Far East is shaping more and more peacefully. The Japanese Minister at Seoul has protested to the Russian Minister against the action of the Russians in preventing Japanese from landing at Yongampho. The Russian Minister admits that the act was an illegal one, and pro- mises that it shall not be repeated. The matter is now settled. A St. Petersburg telegram says: With reference to the report in circulation that Russia had at- tempted to occupy Corea, M. Pavloff, the Russian representative at Seoul, has issued the following explanatory note: The Russian company which, to the great dis- satisfaction of Japan, secured large tracts of forest land from the Corean Government as far back as 18S6, imported some 2,000 Russian labourers this summer, in order the better to work the concession. Most of these labourers had been recruited from the Tartar population of Southern Russia, of a kindred race to the Cossacks; and, following an ancient tradition which nothing would make them give up, they all wore a short bayonet sword as a sidearm, and carried a long knife at the waist. Conse- quently, ali those unacquainted with them might easily mistake them for an army of Cossacks, and this is how the legend arose of the Russian occu- pation of Corea.
JAPANESE PREMIER INTERVIEWED.
JAPANESE PREMIER INTERVIEWED. In an interview Count Katsura, the Premier of Japan, remarked: "Japan is pursuing the negotia- tions with Russia iu strict accordance with the spirit of the Anglo-Japanese Alliance, which aims at the preservation of peace, and of the status quo. It is only fair to presume that Russia is actuated by the same peaceful spirit. In any case there is nothing in the prosont situation to warrant any alarm."
LARGE SHIPMENTS OF COAL.
LARGE SHIPMENTS OF COAL. In view of the unsettled state of affairs in the Far East, great anxiety is being shewn in the ship- ment of coal, and during the past few weeks numerous inquiries have been made at Liverpool regarding available steamers. No less than eighteen vessels, varying from 5,000 to 7,000 tons capacity, have been chartered to ship coal to Japan, Port Arthur, and Vladivostock. The freight rates are from 18s. to 25s., according to the destination. Cardiff will be the loading port in most cases. It is stated that of late cargoes of Welsh coal, despatched to Port Arthur fo" the. Russian Govern- ment, have been insured against war with Russia, but it is understood that a telegram was received in London from St. Petersburg stating that there was no necessity to insure against war in future. This is interpreted that there will be a favourable solution of the negotiations new in progress between Russia and Japan.
THE BALKAN CRISIS.
THE BALKAN CRISIS. RUSSO-AUSTRIAN REFORM SCHEME The situation in the Balkans, as far as diplomacy is concerned, may be said to have improved con- siderably. On the 22nd inst. Russia and Austria presented to the Porte a joint note fmlJodying a new Reform scheme for Macedonia, based largely upon the representations made by Lord Lansdowne in his correspondence on the subject. The scheme provides for the appointment for two years of special Civilian Assessors representing Austria- Hungary and Russia as advisers to Hilmi Pasha, the Inspector-General of the Macedonian Provinces. They will accompany the Inspector-General in his tours; will call his attention to th • needs of the Christian population; will bring to his notice cases of malpractice on the part of the local authorities; will communicate to him the advice of the Ambassadors at Constantinople: and will, further, keep their Governments informed of the course of events in the country. To aid the Assessors in their task, Secretaries and dragomans wiJl be appointed. They will have to carry out the instruc- tions of the Assessors, and in order that they may be in a position to do so they are empowered to make tours in the different districts to make inquiries of the inhabitants of the Christian villages and super- vise the local authorities. The reorganisation of the Turkish gendarmerie and police is to be taken in hand, and the Note demands the appointment of a General of foreign nationality in the employment of the Ottoman Government, supported by a number of officers of the Great Powers. There are a number of other clauses providing for the repatriation of Christians who have been dis- possessed by the Turks, for their exemption from taxation for one year, for grants of money for the support of Christians who have lost all their possessions, and for the rebuilding of schools and churchfs. The Note also demands the introduction, without the slightest delay, of the reforms promised in February. In communicating the new Mace- donian Reform Scheme to the Grand Vizier and Tewiik Pasha, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Baron Calice, the Austro-Hungarian Ambassador, and M. Zinovieff, the Russian Ambassador, who were accom- panied by their fust Dragomans, first read the document and afterwards presented it. In reply, the Grand Yi/.ier and Tewfik Pasha said they took note of the document, but could express no opinion upon it before submitting it to the Sultan.
BULGARIA DEMOBILISING.
BULGARIA DEMOBILISING. The Bulgarian reserves, which were summoned to the colours when the Macedonian massacres were at their height, are to be demobilised at once, the order to that effect marking the end of the more serious aspect of the Balkan troubles. The calling out of th reserves, in the opinion of those in a position to judge, produced a very real effect on the situation, the critical state of affairs unques- tionably hastening forward the action of the Powers in forcilJg the Sultan to order a cessation of the reprisals in the stricken country. The new Russo-Austrian Scheme of Reforms is regarded as the direct outcome of the action of the Bulgarian Government. TURKISH COMMISSION APPOINTED. The Powers, according to the latest intelligence from the Near East, are perfectly united in their support of the Austro-Russian demands with reference to the appointment of special civil agents, the reorganisation of the Trukish gendarmerie and police, and other measures, which will be taken by the two Powers for the amelioration of the situa- ti<:i iu Macedonia. Turkey, however, does not intend to act. hastily, and it is reported that the Council of Ministers has appointed a Commission to consider the Austro-Russian demands, and has also decided to sound the Embassies of the four other great Powers as to the attitude they intend to adopt towards the new scheme of control. Instruc- tions have, in addition, been sent to the Turkish Ambassadors in London, Paris, Berlin, and Rome, to ascertain the opinion of the different Cabinets. It is evident, therefore, that Turkey hopes to find some support, and intends, if possible, to have recourse to her traditional policy of playing off one Power against another. BULGARIANS DISSATISFIED. Bulgarian opinion is not quite satisfied by the turn things have taken, as it is contended that the Russo-Austrian scheme will penalise the Bulgarians who have been among the rebels, and by excluding them from the administration compel them to con- tinue the struggle. Politicians in Sofia have already begun to pick holes in the scheme, and declare that the control it offers is not so effective as would be that of the whole of the Powers, owing to Russia and Austria having taken the side of Turkey against the Bulgarian rels.
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LIEUTENANT PRIOR'S CONVICTION QUASHED. Charles Lawrence Prior, a lieutenant in the 17th Lancers, one of the officers court-martialled in connection with the ragging case at the Mount Nelson Hotel, Capetown, at the County of London Sessions, appealed. against a conviction by Mr. Plowden, at Marlborough-street Police-court, who fined the appellant £5 on a summons charging him with assaulting a solicitor's clerk named Percy Herbert Dagg. At the conclusion of the evidence the Court decided to allow the appeal and quash the conviction, holding that if there was anything in the nature of an offence it was of too trifling a character for punishment.
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The sentences of death passed at Colombo on a cook and a dressing boy for the murder of Mr. Reginald Gianville, a Ceylon planter, have been commuted to twenty years' penal servitude in each case. When in mid-ocean it was discovered tnat a nre- man of the WesternJand, an American liner which has arrived at Liverpool, had mysteriously disap- peared. It is believed that he jumped overboard. The survivors of the Light Brigade charge at Balaclava were represented on Saturday at the annual matinee concert given at the London Alhambra by twenty-three of the fifty odd men who live to tell the tale. of the famous fight. _8 -1-
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1JOURNALIST'S SAD DEATH.
JOURNALIST'S SAD DEATH. Mr. J. H. Haise, secretary of the Dublin Presby- terian Association, and formerly chief reporter of the Scarborough Evening JVcirs, was accidentally shot in the neck whilst standing near a shooting range at a bazaar in Sackvi!le Hall, Dublin. Every attention was immediately rendered him, but he died from his injuries.
EXCITING RESCUES AT A FIRE.
EXCITING RESCUES AT A FIRE. Shortly before seven o'clock on Mondaymorning a fire, which was attended with some very exciting scenes in the rescue of several persons, broke out in Princeton-street, 'Bedford-row, London. The premises attacked were used on the lower floors ar a printer's workshop, while the upper floors wer: sub-let to two families. At the time mentioned fiercely-burning fire burst out with great sudden- ness on the ground floor, and blazed up the stair- case to the first and second floors. The terrified inmates were awakened to find their means oi escape by the ordinary exits entirely cut off. They threw open the windows, and screamed and shouted loudly for help. They seemed inclined to jump from the windows, but the crowd which had already gathered shouted, "Don't jump: the firemen are coming!" The horsed escape almost immediately appeared on the scene, and amid the cheers of the spectators every one of the endangered persons was brought safely to the ground. The fire was not overcome until the entire premises had been severely damaged.
STOWAWAY'S TERRIBLE DEATH.
STOWAWAY'S TERRIBLE DEATH. The Orient Pacific liner Orient, which has reached Plymouth from Sydney, en route for London, re- ported the terrible death of a stowaway, who made his way on board at Fremantle, and concealed him- self near the steering-gear. When it was set in motion he was jammed by the quadrant, and lived only a few moments after he was extricated, his injuries being of a shocking description. Another stowaway was caught by the leg, which was badly fractured. It was the heartrending cries of the victims that attracted attention to their plight.
ALL KG Kb £ 2,800 FRAUD.
ALL KG Kb £ 2,800 FRAUD. Allan Claude Weller, twenty-three, of Park-place, St. James's, has b 'en charged, at Bow-street Police-court, London, under ihe Fugitive Of- fenders Act. with converting to his own use a sum of Z2,000, entrusted to him by Mrs. Margaret Murphy for the purpose of purchasing shares in the Bonanza Gold Mining Company: and. further, with obtaining credit to the extent of £ 800 by fraud.— Sir George Lewis prosecuted.—Detective-sergeant Tappenden deposed to iindi nsr the accused an the British Consulate, Cairo. When told the charge he said: "Yes; the Bonanza shares were never mentioned. The money was simply lent to ree." He was brought to England, and charged on Satur- day. On this evidence prisoner was remanded.
ABSENT-MFN DED SIGNALMEN.
ABSENT-MFN DED SIGNALMEN. Early on Sunday morning a goods train from Leeds to Manchester was being shunted near Hebden Bridge—within a few miles of the scene of the wrecking of the Leeds to Manchester express on Thursday r.ight—when it was divided and part of it shunted on to a loop line. There apparently it was forgotten, and another goods train was passed on to the same line and collided with it. Several waggons were telescoped, and the buffer end of the siding was smashed. The signalman has been suspended. On Saturday evening there was a collision on the North-Eastern Railway, in Darlington station, between a train of fotir empty coaches and a liyht engine, which was standing on the same line. Two carriages were derailed and damaged, and passengers who were waiting in the station narrowly escaped being struck by flying pieces of wreckage.
PLUCKY LADY AT KINGSTON.
PLUCKY LADY AT KINGSTON. A story of very plucky conduct on the part of a lady has been told at the Kingston Police-court. Benjamin Howe, commission agent, of Birming- ham, was charged with breaking and entering Parklands, St. Albans-road, and stealing forks and spoons, and assaulting Iviith Prnukcom and Benjamin Spragg. Miss Frankcom, who was stay- ing with her brother at Parklands, returned irom a walk, and found the front door open and marks on the side as if it had been forced. She went round to the back of the house, and, speing no one, retraced her steps, and met the prisolwr coming out of the front door. She pluckily grappled with him, and there was a few moments' desperate struggle. Then the prisoner got away, and she ran after him, calling out "Stop thief!" A lamplighter, Benjamin Spragg, took up the chase, and following the fugi- tive into a garden seized him as lie was about to climb over a fence. The prisoner was too strong for him, however, for he threw the lamplighter against the fence and gave him a black eye. By this time help arrived, and the man was at last captured and handed over to the police. In remand- ing the prisoner for a week, the magistrates com- plimented Miss Frankcom and Mr. Spragg for their courageous behaviour.
FIGHT WITH A LUNATIC.
FIGHT WITH A LUNATIC. Dr. Garfitt, of Kirby Muxloe, a village near Leicester, was spending the evening with some friends when a man named Bishop called and asked to see him. When the doctor appeared Bishop seized him by the throat, and, dragging him into the garden, exclaimed that he would kill him. A terrific struggle ensued. The doctor gained the mastery over his assailant, and the latter proved to be a lunatic with a grudge against the doctor because he had certified a relative as insane. Bishop was brought before the magistrates and ordered to be removed to an asylum.
WRETCHED MARITAL RECORD.
WRETCHED MARITAL RECORD. In the case of Hyslop v. Hyslop in the Divorce Court a string of startling charges were made against the husband, the respondent. It was alleged that he began his career with eight months' imprisonment for embezzlement in Yorkshire. When he came out his wife forgave him and went to live with him at Huddersfield. Her father gave 1 him work, but lie robbed his benefactor. Presently he went off from Huddersfield to Newport to seek employment, promising to send for his wife directly he was settled. Instead of fulfilling his promise lli' disappeared, and the next that his wife heard was that he had been charged with obtaining goods by false pretences at Berwick. He never supported his wife except for one fortnight during the whole eleven years of married life. A woman who went through a ceremony of marriage with Hyslop and lived with him as his wife at Wolverhampton, Bury St. Edmunds, and Cambridge was also called as a witness. In Ocober, 1901, the respondent deserted her as well. She wrote to the lawful wife, who has now obtained her decree nisi from Mr. Justice Barnes.
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George Boxall, aged twelve, the son of a sergeant in the East Sussex Constabulary, was walking beside a timber waggon near Normanhurst, when he was caught by his heel by a wheel, which passed over his head, causing instantaneous death. A party of people driving home from Crowland to Wisbech on Sunday night had an accident, their trap overturning and pitching the occupants into a drain. A Mrs. Drakard and her son were drowned. Mrs. Drakard is survived by sixteen children. The band of the Coldstream Guards arrived in London on Monday from Canada, where it has been on a visit. Mr. J. M. Rogan, the band master, states that the visit has been most successful, and that the band played to nearly half a million people,
MISSING BANK CLERK.
MISSING BANK CLERK. William Laud Kitson, aged fifty-four, who has been engaged for some years as a clerk at the St. James's-street branch of Lloyd's Bank, disappeared under mysterious circumstances on Wednesday last week, when he left his house in Foxbourne-road, Balham, to go to town, and has not since been heard of. He is described as of dark complexion, moustache and hair black, and he was wearing a light grey suit, hard felt hat, and laced boots. He was last seen on the platform of Balham Railway Station, and no reason can be assigned for his dis- appearance.' There is no suggestion of financial difficulties.
WORKMAN'S TERRIBLE END.
WORKMAN'S TERRIBLE END. As a coloured workman known as "Black Charlie," who had held a position at Messrs. Dortnan, Long, and Co.'s works at Middlesbrough for many years, was superintending some tipping operations on Saturday, he slipped and fell feet foremost into the molten slag. Some workmen with great heroism attempted to rescue their unfortunate comrade, and two of them actually got hold of him, but the great heat of the molten slag compelled them to retire, and" Charlie" falling back was burnt to death.
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ACCIDENT TO SIR HUMPHREY DE TRAFFORD. Sir Humphrey de Trafford was driving at Market Harborough on Sunday, accompanied by a friend and a groom, when his trap collided with a milk cart and was overturned. The occupants were pitched out violently. Sir Humphrey had his right thigh broken, and was much bruised and shaken, but the other occupants escaped serious injury. Sir Humphrey de Trafford was to have started next week on a big game shooting expedition in India. wim m
IQUEER STORY FROM CHRISTIANIA.
QUEER STORY FROM CHRISTIANIA. A well-known Fifeshire laird, says the Chris- tiania correspondent of the Daily Graphic, was assaulted at the Western railway station at Chris- tiania as he was leaving on his return to Scotland. He was prevented from entering the train by a man in civilian clothes, who refused his name and would not give any reason for the assault. He is believed to be a. high official connected with the State Railways of Norway and Sweden. A com- plaint will probably be lodged at the Foreign Office in London and damages claimed from the Nor- wegian authorities for the assault.
ITHE ALLEGED MURDER BY SOLDIERS.
THE ALLEGED MURDER BY SOLDIERS. The hearing of the charge against Privates Dunbar and Brown, Royal Scots Fusiliers, and tbe man Cowdrey, of the murder of Esther Atkins, was re- sumed at Aldershot on Monday. A statement by Cowdrey to the police was read. In this Cowdrey said that he saw one of the soldiers attacking Atkins. The boots found cut up in the barracks were identified as a pair sold to the woman.— Provost Marshall Major Wood gave evidence as to a conversation which he had with Dunbar on the 9th, after his being picked out. Asked if he was out of barracks on the night of the 6th, he at first denied it, but afterwards said he did break out of barracks that night.—Police-sergeant Garrett contradicted the statements made by Cow- drey as to how the blood came upon his clothes, stating that he never got inro the coppice or touched the body, neither did he see on Cowdrey's head, nor tell him to wash at the police-station. Superintendent Hawkins gave the story of the finding and removal of the body, and of the sub- sequent arrests at the full parades of Brown and Dunbar, and the ultimate arrest of Cowdrey, who said that all he knew about it was the statement he had made first to the police. Dr. Jones gave evidence as to the condition in which lie found the body, and the nature of the injuries that the mur- dered woman bore. He should say that they were the work of more than oiit assailant. The injuries were fearful, nearly the whole of the flesh and scalp being knocked off the bone. In all, there were eight deep wounds on the head. They might have been caused by a belt or sticks such as pro- duced in court. Death was due to violent, blows and loss of blood. The prisoners, who reserved their defence, were then committed on the capital charge to take their trial at the next assizes.
POST-OFFICE BURGLAR SENTENCED
POST-OFFICE BURGLAR SENTENCED James Muirhead, alias "Scotch Jimmy," who was said to be known to the police in every part of the kingdom, has been charged at Edinburgh, along with two men named Reid and Young, with burglary at an Edinburgh post-office. The pro- ductions in the case included two safes with their doors torn off, a lot of screws, chisels, wedges, grabs, drills, punches, skeleton keys, fuses, files, and jemmies. Evidence was given regarding the discovery by the police after the robbery of burglars' tools in a stable occupied by Young, along with five aynamite cartridges, a fuse, and eighty-five detonators. A detective said that after arresting Muirhead he went to Gorbals Station and got a bag from a pass he had found on Muirhead. It contained a powerful jemmy in three parts. A woman who lived at the house where Muirhead was arrested said she had found things like candles, and was told that they could blow the whole place up. She had heard Reid say that he had found a place at the Lothian-road Post-Office, in Edinburgh. George Penman, who appeared in prison garb, stated that Muirhead and Reid were with him at the doing of the deed. The jury returned a verdict of guilty, and Lord McLaren passed sentence of three years' penal servitude on Muirhead and Reid, and of eighteen months' imprisonment on Young.
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MOTHER AND SON DROWNED. A drowning accident, in which a mother and son lost their lives and the father had a narrow escape, occurred at French Drove, between Spalding and March, on Sunday night. Mr. Philip Draycott, of Wisbech, with his wife and little boy, eight years old, accompanied by a friend named John Green, were driving home to Wisbech from Crowland, where they had been visiting. Mr. Draycott's hat was blown off in the storm, and Mr. Green alighted to look for it, but could not find it. Mr. Draycott attempted to turn the horse round, and in doing this the animal backed into the New Cut River, which owing to recent, rains was flooded. All three occupants were immersed in at least lift, of water. Mr. Draycott clung to his wife and child until exhausted, but could not save them owing to the heavy clothes and strong current running, and both were drowned. Mr. Draycott was rescued in an exhauted condition by Green, who tied two waist- belts together. The bodies of Mrs. Draycott and her son were not recovered until next morning, when the child was found clasped in his mother's I arms. The deceased woman was the mother of seventeen children, fourteen of whom are living.
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Sir William Carmichael-Anstruther, Bart., died on Monday morning at the age of twenty-six, at his Scottish seat, Carmichael House, Tliankerton, Lanarkshire. The imnates of the St. Asaph Workhouse are in clover. The master, by means of subscriptions, has got sufficient money to buy a pony and phaeton in order that the old people and children may have drives in the country; a library of 600 velumes, and a piano for inmates' concerts. Citizen Sunday was observed in many of the churches and chapels in London, and the duties of citizenship and of taking an intelligent part in the coming municipal elections were generally qipphasised.