South Wales Daily News

WEDDING. CHARLES—WHITE. Mr Frank P. Charles, solicitor, Mcrthyr, of the fii m of Messrs Gwilym C. James, Charles, and Davies, sou of Alderman P. Charles, INeatb, and Miss Ethel White, youngest daughter of Mr T. L. White, solicitor, Courtland-terrace, were mar- ried on Tuesday afternoon at Christ Church, Cyfarthfa, in the presence of a large congrega- tion. The approaches to the sacred edifice were carpeted, and the chancel was beautifiedjby a,-are collection of plants. The bride was attended by Miss Davie3. of Melrcse Hell, St. Mellon's, and was given away by her father. The best man was Mr W. K. Smyth, solicitor. The marriage service was conducted by the Rev. H. Kirkhouse, M.A., vicar. Wedding music was played by the organist. Mr E. T. Davies. The bride looked charming in a travelling dress of Royal blue cloth trimmed with dnchesse lace and ermine, and toque of Royal blue, with ermine and Bird of Paradise plume. Her travelling coat was of biscuit-coloured cloth, with Royal blue collar and ormine cape and muff. A reception WMB given at Ben ley's, and the br de antf bridegroom subse. quently proceeded toLonlonon their honeymoon tonr. The wedding presents were rich and numerous. The staflof th e firm to which tbe bcidgroom belongs celebrated the event by a ban. quet in the evening at the W heatsbeaf Hotel.

WELSH CONCERT PARTY. Miss Lucy Clarke's Welsh Concert Party com- menced at thetredegar Hal!, Newport, on Monday evening, a tour which is to include the principal towns and musical centre, of South Wales. Miss Clarke baa been fortunate in associating herself with Miss M. Davies, Mr Dyfed Lewps. Mr B irry Lmdon, as vocalists, and Mr PhiLp Lewis and Mr J. E. Deacon as solo violinist and pianist re- spectively. The programme was a t tinmph of selective skiii; the necessary quantity and qnalitv of instrumentation was interwoven with charm- ing ballad, humorous ditty, and patriotic song. The evening was damp and depressing, and the audience disappsmtinq, but what was lacking in numbers was fully outweighed by an enthusiasm and an appreciation which, evoked at the outset, never once flagged io degree. Adams's Ever so far away," given by Miss Maggie Davies, obtained the first encore, and thereafter e" ch of her colleagues conceded an additional song or rendering. Mr Barry Lindon was in fine voice, the marvellous remitter of which was fully heard in Pontst's "Bi Ben." Mr Dyfed Lewys sang" For Qneen and Mother England (Moseley), "Beloved,it is Morn (Ayl- ward), and 11 Only Once More (Lohr), as be- comes the popular tenor he undoubtedly is. Of Miss Lucy Clarke, as the Queen of Song, with a characteristic tonch of thn dramatic heightening the effect of her efforts, is is scarcely necessary to add a word of commendation. Mr Philip Lewis's work with the strings set listeners who woo the catgut longing to go again to scale exer- cises to evoke such music and Mr Deacon's two solos (Picador and Schwetterlinge) were wrought out in true student-like style, and in adequate interpretation of the composers' themes. The concert appropriately concluded with Suilivna's madrigal from the Mikado.

THRIFT AT CARDIFF BOARD SCHOOLS. By permission of the Cardiff School Board a series of talks on thrift are being organised at the Board Schools in Caidiff by the Welsh branch of the National Thrift Society, The first o! these took place on Tuesday at the Adam down Board School. Mr Butt, headmaster, presided, and ref, rred to the desirability of the principles of thrift being inculcated in young people before they went forth to fight the battle of life. The address was given by Mr Bowden Green, who treated the subject under the heads of temper- ance, happiness, reliance on self, industry, fore- thought, and tact, the initial letters of which I make up the word Thrift." At the conclusion of the address there was a aist, ibation of the National Thrift Society's publications.

GORSEDD IN BRITTANY. Daring the Breton Congress, which took place recently at the Guingamp (Cotes du Nord), Breton writers, poets, and leaders resolved to establish in Brittany a Gorsedd of Bards to be the bulwark of the language, to perpetuate the Druidic traditions of the wise Triads, and to unite more and more the ties of friendship be- tween Wales and Brittany. The patriots subse- quently met together, and with the usual care- monies a ba-rdic association was created. It was decided to meet Again after a year and a day in one of the Druidic cromlechs which are so frequently to be found near Quimper, and on that occasion to invite a delegation of Welsh bardi.

+- THE SUGAR BOUNTIES QUESTION. Paris, TneRday.-The "Siecle" says that tbe ¡ negotiations between France, Germany, and Austria on the sugar bounties question have re- sulted in the signing of a Protocol embodying the decisions of the representatives of the countries concerned on several pointB. The ques- tion of prohibiting the export of the best sorts of sugar will be taken up at the forthcoming con- ference at Brussels.—Central News.

LOVERS' SUICIDE. The bodies of a youth and a girl were recovered by the police from a duin near Mansfield on Mon- day night. The young man has been identitied as a Kirkby collier, aged 17, and the girl, a domestic servant, was two years his junior. The bolies were tied 'ogether by the wrists.

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ILLUSTRATED FASHIONS. It is no longer possible to pretend that the winter season is not in our midst, for, with the advent of November, we regretfully yield up the dainty garments sanctioned by the re- curring bursts of mild and sunny weattur during the last few weeks. and devote our attention to the more serious task of selecting something suitably cosy designed to withstand the rigours of wintsr. Tweeds, cloths, and serges again take pre-eminence in the sartorial world, and there is a marked improvement this season to last, in regard to the most fashionable colours. No longer are our artistic sensibilities ravished by the pinks and blues which were eo much affected, and proved themselves becoming to very few. The eye wearies of encountering the same bright tones repeated in a few shades and mul. titudinous styles. Besides all this there are such objectionable specimens produced in shoddy material which go far to disgust the wearers of the betler cut and fashioned costnmes. It is ever thus with any very pronounced mode which soon becomes vulgarised, and it is therefore pendent not to invest in anything very marked if it is desired to survive two consecutive seasons with A Reliable Costume. credit to all concerned. There are some styles of coats and skirts which never can be termed de mode, and of such is the costuhie deDicted here which I can safely say with a slight variation in the length and fulness of the coat at the back has b»en in fashion for some four or five years. There is nothing very pronjunced in this style, but nevertheless it is one becoming to many figures, and if well made is smart and useful. The Chesterfield coat can be finished by either a much-bestitched velvet or satin collar. Th. skirt is cut just to clear the ground all round and is finished at the back in a reversed box pleat. There h, by the way, a distinct advance in th- right direction in regard to the newest skirts, which are cut considerably shorter than they were this time a year ago, and are therefore infinitely moro pr ictical and ieriB ble. as the much be-tacked skirt proved itsolf, by reason of the abundance of its folds, a weariness to the wearer and a source of vexation to all be- holders. Why those women who are largely endowed with common-souse as well as worldly goods should ever have submitted to such an in- fliction is and ever will remain a mystery but so the fact remains that the most sensible women are overruled by the wily argumenls of the modiste or trvilor. In this skt-tch you will find set forth the most fashionable sleeves, which are equally well suited for a blouse, coa.t, or jttcket. In the first instance, the sleeve is made with only one seam, and is Fushir n;>bie Sleeyes. I gathered at both upper and lower edges. In the other example, a cuff is attachsd to the wristband and turned, the edge finished by rows of machins stitching. The second design shows a Russian bell sleeve with a deep cuff. This sleeve has two seams, and can be expressed in almost any kind of material, about one and seven-eighths of a yard being required. The increased elaboration of our sleeves is likely to prove a trial to the home dre,tsmp,ker. 1there is one form of sleeve which is made with a seeming pnff at the elbow, but is in reality the old-time gigot finished at the top by strappings which restrict the fulness, or by shaped pieces of guipure or taffeta embroidery. The fulness below the carve of the elbow is kept from any exaggeration by pressed pleats which terminate in a pretty cuff. My illustration shows a smart little cloth coat with high collar and turning over revers, both bing trimmed by a narrow edging of fur. It is fastened by three fanciful buttons. ThiB little A Smitri, Wimer Coat. j coat wonld look equally well in velvet or cloth, and, being short and tight-fitting, is therefore (Ox. pressive of the most approved mode. There are some very smart little coals fa.shioned much aftet this style, but made of soft, undressed kid, too expensive for the majority of folks. The Robes pierre, or triple capeleta, are cut open at the shoulders, and look very Bmart indeed. Coats for the most par, show these triple capelets or deep elaborate collars, or, in some instances, are cnt on military iines and are devoid of either. Some of us will be rejoiced to bear that that softest and cosiest of fur, sealskin, has been again restored to favour, and that by placing any neglected garment of this lovely peltry in the bands of a good farrier sufficiently deeply im- pressed with the necessity of practising economy in the remodelling thereof, we shall find ourselves in possession of a delightfully comfortable and fashionable coat which Madame La Mode baa graciously condescended to smile on, while in- cluding such in the list of possibilities for slight or even deep mourning. COQUETTE,

OVER 200 APPEARANCES. "Mad Maggie," otherwise Margaret Davies (45), a familiar figure at moat of the South Wales Police Courts,chmbed with painful step and slow into the dock of the C&rdifl court on Tuesday to answer a charge of having behaved disorderly in Bate-street on Monday night. Mr H. J. Cory and Mr John Andrews adjudicated in the case, which, however, was of short duration, as Maggie had no defence to offer, and confined all he-r observations i o pleading for lenient treatment, faithfully promising the Bench that she would never appear again. Inspector Darston informed Llie magistrates that prisoner had appeared over 200 times at local Police Courts, of which number 80 appearances had been made at Cardiff. She had gone to homes repeatedly, aud on one occa- sion she stayed 12 mouths »t a retreat in London. Everything that could be done bad been done for I ner, but she remained unreclaimed. The Bench rtisclnrgfd her, accepting her promise to be of betier behaviour in future. A little later Mr Devereaux, missioner of the Discharged Prisoners' Aid Society, informed the Bench that the woman desired to be sent back to Merthyr, and if the magistrates would grant 2a out of the poor-box be would take her to the railway-station and see hec safely off. The application v.as graii ted.

A DIABOLICAL CRIME. OnTnesday morning the dead body of a tittle girl named Matilda. Coiishaw, aged nine, was fonud in a field at Hill Top, West Bromwicb. It id thought that she was outraged and afterwards I died from exposure. The police have a clue con- cerning a man said to have been seen near the spot the previous night with a little girl.

CORRESPONDENCE. THE PRIEST AND THE SCHOOLS. TO THE EDITOH. Sir,—I feel sure that your love and sense of fair play will allow me to reply briefly to your second leader which appeared in your issue of the 20th on the Priest and the Schools." The read- ing of it pained me intensely, and I know that hundreds of your readers muat have felt as I did. With doe respect for your views, and for your connection with the Liberal par; y, I regret to say that I consider your attack upon the clergy of the Church of England as most unfair, gratuitous, and uncalled for. To begin w-th, I quite agree with your state- ment in the first leader, that to brand an opponent with evil names is always a mark of feebleness in argument, of a, stupid head, and of a. low morale." Aud still, almost immediately after this, you complacently proceed to do what you so rightly condemn. Yoa call the Church of England clergy ecclesiastical sectaries," and you refer to their priestly pretensions," their "assnmptIons," and" priestism." Then yon boldly question their motives, and say that it is not a Bound system of national education for which the sec- taries are contending, but for ecclesiastical as- cendancy, the supremacy of the priect over the education given in the Board schools, acd there- fore over the conscience and life of the nation." Now, sir, yon ought to acknowledge that it is pos- sible for other people to have as sincere convic- tions in regard to sound education as sup- porters of the Board school system undoubtedly have, and that .they are quite as honest as the latter are. Why cannot we rospect other men's opinions without attributing bad motives to tt.em ? With regard to the clergy of the National Church I feel certain that they would be first and foremost in repudiating altogether that they contend for what you name. Not being hostile to Board schools as such, and taking a dsep interest in the instruction of the rising generation, as the Church clergy have always done, thty are naturally anxious to make use of, and to improve when possible, the educational machinery sanctioned by law. I do not believe for II. woment that there is a 8inle cltrgyman in any wav desirous of introducing religious catechisms of any sort to Board schools. It is quite another thing to aim at introducing more Bible teaching (a desideratum which the beat most euligbtened Nonconformists long for). and to give simple and unsectanan instruction in the Apostles' Creed, the Lord's Prayer, and the Ten Commandments, the common beritage::lf all truj and orthodox Christians and the maxi- mum of religious dogma that the law of the land allows. Even the most enthusiastic and zealous religionists would not aim at securing more in the way of formularies than those just mentioned, as tbere are religious differeucea amongst us, whilst by far the largest majority of the clergy would feel quite satisfied if the spiritual and moral lessons of the dear old Book of Books were taught. With regard to education generally we have our sincere convic- tions that no education is sound" unless it is based on religiou. The ttue meaning of education is to dr;iw out" the latent powers in child or man which have already been implanted iu the mind by our beneficent Creator aud surely the act of drawing out will be very one-sided, to say the ]'>ast, if only mental powers are exercised in merely secular matters, and spiritual faculties are altogether neglected. Bat my object is not to argue this point with you, but simply to remind your readers that there are people ecclesi&Biic&lly disinterested who are quite as honest in their belief that sound educa- tion must include religious teaching, as others are that it should be excluded and with regard to the attempt and desire of the former to be represented on School Boards, why should they be accused of seeking for patty ends to control the education of the country ? If they are the schools of the people and of the nation," as you say they are, surely Churchmen form part of thu nation, and they come somewhere under the designation of people. Besides, they pay rates, aDd in a great many places the greatest part of the rates; therefore it is only right that they should bo represented. But I have even a more serious complaint against your leader. You insinuate that should the priests ever secure the control of the teaching in the nation's schools, then the nature of that teaching might be learned from a catechism" which you quo e, but wheh is not recognised by Churcbpeople at all. In our National schools clergy give a secondary place to the Church Catechism which is found in onr Prayer Book, and which is so Scriptural in character and so I clllritable in tone that all Christians could em- brnce it in foil, particularly if one or two phrases in it were explained iu the light of Holy Scripture. This is the only catechism sanctioned by the Church and when its simple truths about (1) the position of man by grace, (2) the love of the Holy Trinity, (3) man's duty, (4i prayer, and (5) spiritual aids are taught, the children of Non- conformists are protected, if they 80 wisb it, Hut, in my opinion, it would be a blessing to all alike if ita teaching on the above truths, including the inculcation ot purity and honesty, love and truth- fulness, Ac., was accepted and practised. So fat as it reflects the Bible-and this is its glory—it would be the means, if lovingly taught, of trans- forming and cf elevating the lives of the youth and manhood of this country. My object, bow- ever, was not to pass any cncommm on the Church Catechism (which is only taught in N* ional schools), but to ask you two quaations (1) Will you kindly state definitely to whose work are yon referring ?—that is, who is the author of the catechism yoa refer to ? (2) Will you be good enough to state approximately in how many schools is the said work used ? Apologising for the length of my 1 am, &c., W. WILLIAMS, Canon Residentiary of St. David's. St. David's Vicarage, Nov. 23rd, 1900.

EARTH'S FIRST INHABITANTS. They were not men that first peopled this world, Professor Grenville Cole explained to his audience at the London Institution yesterday afternoon, but very lovely creatures, not higher in the s^-ale, if indeed so high, as the jellyfish. Beginning with the best known of the early organisms, the Olinellus trilobite, found in the foot of the Cambrian system, the Profes-or ex- hibited on the screen pictures of the succeeding crustacea, fishes, amphibia, reptiles, birds, and mammals that have gradually been evolved and left their traces in the rocks. He suggested that long before the oliuellus there existed minute creatures, like the globigerina and the rotifer, and that for long ages these were the only sentient creatures on the earth. In the course of this century the story of the word's crust had been unravelled it was in 1799 that William Smith, founder of British geology, proved that fossils revealed the succession of strata. It was a wondrous and hopeful reeord-of progress, 6ti!l unfinished, m man's case, perhaps, only just began,

ROSE FROM THE GRAVE. In a village of the district of Orlovsk a pea- sant named Gregory Yourkov, aged 40, after a short illness was pronounced to be dettd. Three days illterwarda the body was taken for burial and as the cofiin was being lowered into the grave he lid was forced off, and the supposed dead man spraugout. Moat of the mourners ran off, but the priest and one or two others remained. The resurrected peasant ran towards the priest, but was pre- vented by the assistants seizing him. He, however, escaped from their clulches and ran home. The villagsrs were thrown into a great stats of excitement, believing the man to be uncapny, and it was some time before any of his friends would veutnre near the bouse.

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REPORTED RAILWAY DISASTER. A FALSE ALARM. New York. Tuesday.—A telegram from Wheel- ing, West Virginia. reports a terrible railway disaster. A train with 200 passengers on tha Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad was crossing a bridge over the Greenbrier River when the structure collapsed, having been weakened by fioo-ls. All on board are said to have perished. No details are yet to band owinR to the wires be-ing down in the district.—Central News. New York, Tuesday,—It has been ascertained that there is no truth in the telegram published here to-day that a disastrous accident had hap-, pened to a train at Wheeling, Virginia.— Central News.

STRANRAER TRAGEDY. James Douglas, the old man of 80 who wa.s shot by his eldest son on Saturday night at Stranraer, succumbed to his injuries on Tuesday morninill the Garrick Hospitnl. The son, after shootiiif; I' his father, committed suicide. The tragedy, which has caused a great sensation in Stranraer, was the of If. nrpperty dispute.

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THE ABDUCTED GIRL. OFFICIAL STATEMENTS. Mariammah Elangai, he "abducted" Cinga- lese girl, is causing the Colonial Office and Scot- land Yard ainch trouble. From all quarters they are receiving pertinent inquiries as to the conduct of negotiations lead- ing up to the removal of the child from Mr Funk's private hotel, and threats of searching questions in Parliament are held over their hexds. While qhite ready to admit the justice of a public demand for explanations, the officials involved preferred to remain silent yesterday, confident that the public would not judge them too hastily. You may take it for ranted that Scotland Yard and the Colonial Office have a complete answei," sairt one official, and it will be made public b-fore long." Scotland Yard would never have taken the girl away from Mr Funk's hotel unless they had good grounds for so doing." Bat why did Scotland Yard act without a warrant ?" asked an Express representative and why, if the. girl was in such a desperately dangerous position, has she not again been re- moved ?" We have no official information to give on the subject," was the reply. Ate you aware that the girl is again in the custody of the person from whom she was taken by the police?" repeated the representative of the Express." I cannot say anything more about it," said the official. Speaking more freely, but quite unofficially, one of Scotland Yard's detectives said yester- day I hope a process will issue against Chief- Inspector Hare and Inspector Wagner for entering Mr Funk's hotel and removing the gill. It will give the officers a chance of ex- plaining fully and defending themselve- against the imputation of havicg acted illegaly." Mr Philip Conway, the Westminster solicitor, who has the case in hand for Mr Funk, was not prepared to say yesterday when he would pioceed with the matter. At present he considers his client to be in a strong position. Mr Wontner, solicitor to the Commissioners of Police, will probably make another application at Westminster to-day, when the Colonial Office aud Scotland Yard version of this extraordinary affair may see the light. In tb meanwhile Mariammah Elangai is still Acting ayah to the child of a vi-itor at the pension in St. Georice'Es-road, and is appiLGntly quite satisfied to remain.—" Daily Express."

SHOCKING DIVORCE CASE. EXTRAORDINARY DISCLOSURES. In the Divorce Court on Monday the case of Iremonger v. Iremonger was heard. It was a petition presented by Mrs Iremonger praying for the dissolution of her marriage with Captain Iremonger, of the Lancashire Fusiliers, on the ground of his desertion and misconduct. There was no defence. Mr Barnard, for the petitioner, said the parties, Marie Julia Iremonger and Captain Edgar Ashton Iremonger, were married on December 2nd, 1887. Respondent was then in the army. He took the petitioner to India, and there were two children, They lived abroad until Oct. 20th, 1896, when in consequence cf the respondent's financial position being bad it was sgreed that his wife should go back to England. The respondent said he would follow her and join her in this country. She accordingly csmo to this country, and lived first with her husband's relative-, and then with some of her own. Being short of money, she went on the sfege, but her health broke down. and she had to give it up. She wrote to her hnsbanj, and he never gave her any direct answers to her requests for money. In February, 1899, petitioner received a letter from her husband, from which it appeared qnite clear that he had been guilty of misconduct with Mrs Gregory. In 1899 Mr Gregory found his wife with Capt. Iremonger. He shot his wife and killed her. He then ehot at Capt. IremODger and wounded him, and then Mr Gregory committed suicide. Capt. Iremonger. however, recovered, and sub- sequently returned to England. After hearing evidence to the above effect, his Lordship granted a decree nisi with costs.

THE LORD CHIEF JUSTICE. Tuough Lord Alverstonc is one of the greatest victors in the legal race, he belongs to the rare class of conquerors who started life, as he himself haa been heard to express it, without sixpence in bis pocket," and to this may be added the fact that he has always been one of the most respected personages at the Bar, popular even in spite of his STIOcese-a cynicism which may be, forgiven the writer in the light of the experience of most successful men and women. Great Britain can boast of a galaxy of men who have sat upon her high throne of justice, men who have fearlessly held the balances in their hands, and have, with equal courage, pronounced judgment in defiance of public opinion. Among these it is but neces- sary to mention cuch names as Erie, Campbell, Cairns, Selhorne, Hatherley, Bowen, and Lind- ley, to which association of geDius, honour, and integrity there has been added one more namfe to illustrate Great Britain's wisdom in heaping honours on a great man, thereby confirming his own greatness.

A GREAT PREACHER. Robertson (says the London Daily News ") was one of the most eloquent men who ever stood in a pulpit. But he was much more than elo- qaent. lie had a powerful and original mind, a burning indignation against cruelty, meanness, or injustice a passionate enthusiasm for purity and truth. He had the gift, which cannot be acquired, of saying things which burn themselves into men's memories for ever. A lady came to tell him that his sermons were regarded as heretical. Robertson bluntly declared that he didn't care. You know what became of Don't Care, Mr Robertson." Yeis, madam, he was crucified on Calvary."

WHY SHE BLUSHED. A certain Liverpool lady has a very pretty housemaid, who the other day asked leave to go tc the funeral of a young friend who had, unhappily, died after a very few months of married life. The girl returned from the sombre ceremony all smiles and blushes. Next day she informed her astonished mistress that she did not expect to stay much longer in her service, as it was likely she would soon be married. But, surely, no one proposed to you at a funeral ?" queried the lady. "Not exactly, ma'am," replied the fair domestic, but the husband of the corpse was very attentive to me, and, indeed, he said that I Ds the life and soul of the party."—" Liverpool aily Post."

DIRECTOR'S ALLEGED CONSPIRACY. At the Guildhall (London) Police Court on I Tuesday, Charles Frederick Mstusch (45), of AppoJd-street, FinsWury. merchant and manag- ing director of the Griffin Manufacturing Com- pany, was remanded in custody chargcd with conspiring with Richard Harvey to defraud R. Hnnt and Co., Limited, and others by obtaining goods by falsa pretences. It was stated that some £ 3,000 was involved; in which 30 large manufacturing companies in Liverpool and other provincial towns were interested.

— —- ANTI-GAMBLING ACTIVITIES. MOltE SUMMONSES ISSUED. The Press Associatien states that the Anti- Gambling League, finding publications contain- ing coupons still on sale at the bookstalls, on Tuesday applied at Bow-street for further sum- monses against Sir W. J. Ingram, Bart., as chairman and manager of Pearson's, Ltd., and Mr Peter Keary, as joint managing director, for directly or indirectly receiving money contrary to the Batting Act in connectiou with footbBll com- petitionl. Sir F. Lashinaton granted the sum- monses.

POST OFFICE RED TAPE. An Aceriogton resident who purchased a post- card at a local L-ub-office asked for blotting-paper, but was told that it was not provided for the public. He thereupon laid the facts before the Postmaster-General, who has replied stating it is not the practice in the Accringgton offices to supply blotting paper for the general use of the public, but the loan ot a piece is not iefnt>ecl when asked for at the counter.

Chinchilla is quits ths most fashionable far of the season, perhaps because it is the most expen- sive. It is extremely becoming to most people, and lock-t charpning on the majority of smart gowns. Ermine is a good deal worn in hats and necklets, bnt not for capes and muffs. Sable is always ''the thing,' but the army of sable and J mock sable toques that invaded as last year has disappeared. Mink is a good deal worn caracul I is as nnpulox aa ever. 1

ï LADY AND HER LOVER. CURIOUS BREACH OF PROMISE. In the Court of Appeal on Monday the case of Franklyn v. Chaplin was heard. In this cue Mr Foa said he appealed on behalf of the defen- dant, Mr Harry Chaplin, at present in South Africa, against whom the plaint ff, Miss Irene Franklvu, had bioaght an action for breach of promise of marriage. Tha application was fot leave to appeal from an order of Mr Justice Day, who had given the plaintiff leave to serve the writ out of the jurisdiction. The defence was a denial that the alleged promise had ever been made. The groand of the application was that under the rules the Jaigts had only juiisdiction to make t-uch an order where the action was founded on any breach or alleged breach within the jurisdiction of any contract wherever made, which, according to its terms, ought to be performed in England. The alleged promise of'marriage was made in South Africa, but the marriage was not to take place until the parties came back to England. He submitted that the contract referred to in the rules most be one that was eriforcible," and in her affidavit the plaintiff had merely averred the promise and the breach, bat had given no corroborative evidence in support of her allega- tions. The facts were these :—The defendant owned an hotel in Giiqaaland East, and the plaintiff managed it for him. They bejame attached to each other, a.nd the plaintiff and the defendant travelled back .0 England together. The defen- dant had since returned to South Africa, and the plaintiff, in her affidavit, said that as soon all they were engaged the defendant and herself sold their heavy things in order to be able to travel by light cart instead of bullock wagon to Durban, en route foi England, where they were to be married. (Laughter.) Before the Court should permit the writ to issue the plaintiff must adduce some evidence which would satisfy the Court that she had, at any rate, a prima facie case against the defendant. The only evi- dence was the mere statement of the plaintiff herself, contained in the affidavit. The Master of the Rolls Do you say that a Judge ought not to grant service out of the juris- diction in a case like this unless the lady can get her grandmother, her sisters, or her aunts to file affidavits to corroborate her statement that the defendant bad promised her marriage ? (Laughter.) Mr Foa said his contention did not go as far as that. (L iughter.) But clearly the order was one likely to be very oppressive, and the Court should see that the plaintiff was not applying for it—he would not say for blackmail, but merely for the sake of bringing improper preitsure upon the defendant. The Master of the Rolls Have you ever known I a case break down in these courts because the plaintiff could not prove that the promise was made ? Mr Foa said there had been cases of that sort, and he submitted that the plaintiff's affidavit was insufficient material for such an order, and that leave to appeal against it should be granted. The Master of the Rolls said be thought there should be no leave in this case. It was an action brought for breach of promise. The lady's case was that, after I be offer had been accepted, they came ovt-r to this country to be married. The marriage did not take place, and the defendant returned to South Africa. What was the lady to do ? Onething,and one thing only-namely,to sue him. She accordingly took out a summons for leave to serve the writ on defendant in South Africa. She averred the contract and its breach in this country. That waB all that she had to do to give the Court discretionary power. Ab," was tht answer made by the counsel for the defendant, you may swear to the contract as much as you likr.but you mast produce some witnesses or some corroborative evidence to prove the promise you, allege and we deny before the Court can grant service of the writ out of the jurisdiction." Speaking for himself, the Master of the 118 thought the plaintiff's affidatit disclosed sufficient facts for Mr Justice Day to make the order which the defendant desired to appeal against This application would be refused. Lord Justice Collins concurred. He pointed out that if at the trial the plaintiff could prove the statement that their heavy baggage was sold so that they might hasten their return to England in order to speedily marry, the jary, if they wished for corroboration of her statement that they had been engaged, might find it in that fact.

WEALTH AND EXTRAVA- GANCE. COUNTESS DE CASTELLANE. New York, Monday.-An injunction, retarn. able on Monday, was issued by the Supreme Court to-day restraining the trustees of the Gould estate from paying auy money whatever to the Countess de Castellane, who was Miss Anna Gould. The injunction was secured by Mr Anton Dittmar, as assignee of a claim against the Countess for S57,000 due to Mr Asher Werthei- mer, of London, for bric-a-brac supplied the de enrfantg. The plaintiff asks that the annual income of the Countese, amounting to JE50 000, be applied to pay her debts. It is understood that this is a test case, and that similar action* brought; upon assigned claims will be instituted. If the case is successful the Castelianes will have no income left at all, and will be dependent upon the charity of their kinsfolk until the enormoot debts of the Count aud Countess are paid." Daily Express."

SHIPS' DUEL AT SEA. When the captain of the Grimsby trawler St. Paul, George Foreman by name, after thre< attempts, rammed a rival trawler in Faxe Bay." Iceland, be invited his enemy to Laugh now," The attacked captain will doubtless enjoy his laugh now, as Captain Foreman had his certifi- cate cancelled on Monday by a Board of Trade Court at Hull. Foreman was afteiwards arrested for endangeiing lives on the high seas, and will be brought before the magistrates. He was mad with drink at the time, and was also abcuriDg under some real or fancied wrong done him by the captain of the rival trawler. The Balmoral Castle twice successfully manoeuvred to escape the St. Paul when she made for her at fnll spsed, but cn the third occasion a collision corlil not be avoided. George Albert Foreman, skipper of the Grimsby steam trawler St. Pad, was remanded at Hull OD, Tuesday on a charge of eudangenng the lives of 21 persons in the North Sea. He wa3 arrested on a. warrant after the Board of Trade inquiry, in warrant after the Board of Trade inquiry, in which it transpired that Foreman attempted tc run down the Grimsby trawler Balmoral Castle in Faxe Bay. Mr Jones said the police understood the accused had sold his home and intended leav- ing the ccuntry. Bail was therefore fixed at ieloo,

BAD BANKRUPTCY CASE. At the London Bankruptcy Court on Tuesdaj application was made for an order of discharge In the case of J. Wells, who in 1891 commenced business as an outside broker with a capital of icioo. Subsequently he interests^ himself in company promoting, but in March last he failed, the accounts showing the gross debts to be over £ 34,000, of which iC22,000 was unsecured, and assets £ 15,000. He attributed his failure to losses in connection with the promotion of the Hydro-Incandescent Gas Light Company and tha Plymouth Wharves, Limited, whilst the offences alleged against him were insufficient assets and rash and hMaydous speculation. The Registrar considered it a very bad case and suspended the discharge for five years.

ARE WE AN INTELLECTUAL NATION ? The Saturday Review writes :-We are not an intellsctual nation. From time to time we produce great intellect s: we have as good a record in that respect perhaps as any nation but there is no people who care Jess for and appreciate the great m,-ji they tmve produced than the English; none, for instance, know its classic writers as little as we do ours. We are the sort of people who would pooh-pooh astronomy, if we oould not make use of n in navigation. This, indeed, we do iu all dcp-wrmenis of science. Theory, and research, haci scientific method are undervalued, because we have not sufficient appreciation of their importance M the groundwork of successful practice.

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