The Montgomeryshire Express and Radnor Times

TIME TABLE NOTES. I A-Stops to set down passengers booked from Aberdovey and stations beyond. Notice to be given to the Guard at Dovey Junction. B- Stops by signal to pick up or set down pas- sengers booked to or from stations on other Companies' lines. Notice to be given to the guard to set down. C-Stops by signal to pick up passengers for stations on other Companies' lines via Moat Lane. D-Stops to set down passengers on notice being given to the Guard. E—Stops to set down passengers booked from Stations on other Companies' lines. Notice to be given to the guard to set down. F-On Llanfair Fair Day, i.e., first Friday in each month runs twenty minutes earlier. G-Runs on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays only. H-Horse Boxes and Carriage Trucks are not con- veyed by these trams or only between certain points, particulars of which can be ascertained from the Station Masters. K—Stops to set down from Aberdovey, Llandinam, and stations beyond on notice being given to the guard at Dovey Junction or Moat Lane. L-Runs on Llanfair Fair Days only, i.e., first Friday in each month. M—Stops at Borth to pick up or set down 1st class passengers only, N—Stops to pick up passengers for Crewe and beyond. O-Stops to pick up passengers for stations be- yond Oswestry. S—Saturdays only. T-During October and June arrives Aberystwyth 5 0 p.m. via Machynlleth. "-Stops to set down on informing the guard at the preceding stopping stations, and to pick up passengers when signalled to do so. I—Mondays only. 9—Picks up or set down 1st and 2nd class local passengers, and 1st, 2nd, and 3rd class for stations beyond Oswestry and on other Companies' Lines, via Welshpool. Also stops to set down 1st, 2nd, and 3rd class passengers booked from Aberdovey, Llandinam, and stations beyond. Notice to be given to the guard to set down., li-Mondays excepted. t- Wednesdays only. 11-During Octuber and June arrives Oswestry at 2-24 p.m. C. S. DENNISS, General Manager. Although great care has been taken in compiling the time table, we do not hold ourselves respcnbible for inaccuracies.

I MARKETS. NEWTOWN GENERAL, TUESDAY. a. d. s. d. New Wheat, per 2401be 15 0 to 16 0 New Oats, per 2251bs 12 0 to 12 0 Old Oats. 15 0 to 16 0 Beans, per 2401bs 13 6 to 14 0 Peas, per 225lbs 13 6 to 14 0 Beef, per lb 0 5 0 6 Mutton, per lb 0 7 0 8. Pork 0 5 0 5i Bacons. 05 0 0 Lamb, per lb. 08 0 0 Veal, per lb 0 7 0 0 Fowls 30 0 0 Chickens, per couple 46 5 0 Ducks 50 5 6 Butter, per lb I1 12 Eggs (wholesale), 8 to 9 10 0 0 Rabbits (couple) 13 14 Hares (each) 26 3 0 Grouse, per brace 30 0 0 Young Partridge, per couple 36 0 0 Old Partridge, do. 18 0 0 Pheasants, per brace. 46 5 0 WELSHPOOL GENERAL, MONDAY. a. d. a. d. Wheat. 15 9 16 0 Oats 12 6 13 0 Barley 00 0 0 Butter, per lb 0 10 1 ] Eggs (hens') 9 to 10 1 C 0 0 Chickens 30 5 0 Fowls 26 3 0 Ducks 40 5 0 Damsons, per strike. 50 8 0 Apples, per ewt 50 9 0 Rabbits, per couple 12 0 0 SHREWSBURY GENERAL, SATURDAY. a. d. s. d. Wheat, per 2261be 12 3 12 6 Oats, per 2251bs 13 0 13 6 Beans, per 2501be .oo. 13 6 14 6 Fresn butter, per lb 10 12 Eggs, 8 to 9 oo. 10 0 0 Fowis, per couple 46 5 0 Ducks, per couple 50 6 6 Rabbits, per couple 19 2 0 Potatoes, per cwt .J 40 0 0 OSWESTRY GENERAL, WEDNESDAY. a. d. a. d. Wheat, per 75lbs 4 5 to 4 8 Barley, per 2801bs 16 0 to 17 6 Oats, per 2001bs 13 0 to IS 6 Fresh butter, per lb 1 3 to 1 4 Eggs, 10 10 0 0 Rabbits, per couple 18 2 0 Fowls, per couple 5 0 5 6 Ducks, per couple 6 0 8 0 BUTCHERS' HIDE, SKIN AND WOOL Company Limited, New Canal-street, Birmingham. —Current Prices: Hides-95 and up, 5i-5!; 85 to 94, 51-st; 75 to 84, 51-5t; 65 to 74,5i-5t; 56 to 64, 5f-51; 55 and under, 51-51; heavy cows, 5}—-4J light cows, 5k—4 £ bulls, 41-41 j warbled and irregs., 4 £ —5J. Calf, 17 and up, 6K 5 12 to 16, 7t 9 to 11, 7l light, 7i. Horse hides, 23/ 21/6, 18/6, 16/6, 13/3, 12/6, 8/3. Pelts- Lots, 5/8, 5/4, 4/3, A 4/1, B 3/4. Lambs-Lots, 5/10, 5/4, 4/8, A 4/6, B 3/10, c 3/6. Welsh Pelts- 2/5. Welsh Lambs-3/6, 2/10. Fat—Best beef, 21d¡ best mutton, 21d; seconds, 21d; common, lid. Mixed fat, 2id. Marrow bones, 1/2. Waste, 9d score. LONDON CORN, Monday.—At Mark Lane the attendance was fair, but trading moved slowly in all departments. English wheat steadily held but quiet; red, 40s 6d and white 42a. Foreign qualities firm and 6d dearer. LIVERPOOL CATTLE, Monday.—Beef, 6td to d; mutton, Sid to 6d per lb. LONDON CATTLE, Monday.—Quotations per 81b sinking the offal: Beasts, 2s 6d to 4s 8d; sheep, 4s to 6s 2d; lambs, 6s to 6s 8d; milch cows, .£16 to .£23 per head. WREXHAM CATTLE FAIR.—There was only a medium supply of stock at Monday's fair and a good clearance was effected, beef making from 5id to 6id per lb. Dairy cows were scarce and dearer. Calves were also few in number, and veal was consequently very dear. Of mutton there was a good supply, but it varied greatly in quality. Some of the best made fully 9d to 9ld per lb, but the inferior kinds were not so well sold. OSWESTRY CATTLE, Wednesday.- There was a good supply of stock considering the wretched climatic conditions, and a fairly brisk trade was experienced. Best quality beef was in great demand and fetched up to 6id per lb, and mutton realised as much as Sid per lb. The trade for calves was slightly down, but a large number changed hands at 8d per lb. Pork pigs realised up to 10s, and bacon pigs 9s 4d per score lbs. MANCHESTER CORN, Thursday.—There has been a fairly good attendance at the market. A rather unsettled feeling in certain directions. Wheat fairly well held, but only a quiet demand. Maize slightly easier in price when tested. Oats and barley generally unchanged, with a quiet turnover. Flour in fair request, at generally unchanged rates. BIRMINGHAM CORN, Thursday.-Moderate attendance and business quiet. Wheats were rather easier on week, English selling at 14s 6d to 15s per box; grinding barley 9d cheaper, changing hands at 25s 6d per quarter at Sharp- ness maize was in buyers favour, flat realising 5s lid per cental at Manchester, and round 28a per quarter at Sharpness; oats made 21s to 23s per quarter. LONDON CATTLE, Thursday.—Beast entries 70, increase 20, slow, no bullocks; fat cows 3s 2d to 3s 6d; fat bulls 2s 8d to 3s; milch cows un- quotable, 5 offered sheep arrivals, 60, decrease 10, firm, best tegs 6s to 6s 2d; best cross-breds 5s 4d to 5s 6d; best ewes 4s to 4s 2d; calves nominal, arrivals 1U. BIRMINGHAM CATTLE, Thursday.- Fair supply, but business inactive. Best Herefords 6!d; shorthorns 6d to 6td; bulls and cows 4d to 5d; wether sheep 8id to 8td; ewes and rams 6d to 6fd; lambs 8id to 8$d per lb; pig trade dull, bacon pigs 9s; porkets, 10s 3d to 10s 6d; cows 7s 6d per score. BRADFORD WOOL, Thursday.—There is still little development in wool and tops. Busi- ness continues of a dragging character, but prices for all fine stuff keep up, in lower sorts there are individual holders who will accept a fraction less, but generally the basis is the same as last market day. In home grown wools in which business is passing, satisfactory prices are made. There is a better inquiry for yarns, and manufac- turers are well employed.

WELSH LIBERAL CONVENTION. Rhyl was the scene of a great Liberal gathering on Wednesday, when four meetings were held under the auspices of the Welsh Liberal Council. Amongst those present being Mr Lloyd George and Mr Haldane. Throughout the proceedings was characterised by great enthusiasm, and all the resolutions were passed with hearty unanimity. Mr Lloyd George, the President of the Board of Trade, faced at Rhyl, as he faced even more directly at Cardiff, the situation caused by the postponement of a Welsh Disestablishment Bill. The resolution adopted at the Free Church Con- ference at Cardiff called for such a bill in the fourth session of Parliament, not in any hope of its passing the House of Lords and becoming law, but with the desire that its rejection should form one of the ingredients in the cup which is being filled up against the House of Lords. With the adoption of this resolution at Cardiff the Welsh crisis which seemed to be coming on when the third session of Parliament was assigned to other measures passed away. The same resolu- tion stood on the paper at Rhyl. Mr Lloyd-George welcomed it. By that resolution, he said, each one of them stood or fell. The audience was quick to see and welcome this identification of a great career with the cause it has chiefly at heart, and it cheered the renewed assurance that the Govern- ment meant to deal with the question in good time. Religious equality, Mr Lloyd George went on, must be the corner stone of the edifices of Welsh nationality they were striving to build up, but could anything Welsh be trusted to the House of Lords ? Then followed a telling formulation of the Welsh grievance against the Peers. When the cup was filled up Welsh measures must be in it with the rest. Meanwhile there was a session to be devoted to the needs of industrial England. That was a call upon the chivalry of Liberal Wales. They who had fought for the Catholics of Ireland-lah, and often I wish they would remember it,wlfo had given five years of their political life to the cause of Bulgaria against the Turk, would not turn a deaf ear when the cry came from the aged poor and from the victim of the slum, even though that cry came far from beyond the hills of Wales. The speech moved to its close on a very high plane of thought and ex- pression. and the Convention, strung to a high key of enthusiasm, turned to the resolutions on the House of Lords, Disestablishment, education,. licensing, land reform, housing and old age pen- sions, which awaited attention. On the Disestablishment question Mr Ellis Griffith, M.P., an attractive and for the moment a lonely figure in the Convention, pointed out that as yet there was no promise far Wales even for the fourth session of th;- Parliament. He complained that Mr Lloyd orge used military metaphors about obedience id command which were not applicable to the d, locratic party. In a word, he pressed for a more definite promise of a Disestablishment Bill. But the Convention showed itself determined that the position of affairs left by the Cardiff Conference should not be disturbed. MR HALDANE AND WSH DEMANDS. Mr Haldane's habit of mind, remarkable for exactitude rather than fervour, and his special duty in the Cabinet wight seem to disqualify him for perfect success with a Welsh audience. If there was any such danger before the great meet- ing began-and Mr Haldane confessed that he himself felt it-it was speedily removed by a co- operation of effort in which both speaker and audience shared. The speech, with its excursions into constitutional history and philosophy, oc- casioned thought rather than demonstration, but the audience, never allowing itself to lose grip of the argument, soon discovered that Mr Haldane was but presenting new and interesting reasons for its old beliefs. Speaking for a moment on military policy, Mr Haldane mentioned the the decision to offer Wales a complete Welsh division, under the command of a general of her own. The announcement was greeted with grateful cheers. But the audience was evidently relieved when the speaker said he had not come to speak of military matters. The right atmosphere began to make itself felt when it was laid down as a root principle of Liberalism that the various parts of the nation must be treated legislatively and ad- ministratively according to their several tempera- ments, aspirations and points of view. This prin- ciple had been applied to ecclesiastical politics in Ireland. The Established Church there had not represented the spirit of the nation, and the Establishment wad swept away. In Scotland there was an Established Church, but no very serious question aroea out of it, because the Church which was established was hardly distinguishable from those which were free. The audience was quick to see that the argument was coming nearer home, and was quite ready for the declaration which followed-that the Liberal party was as deeply pledged to the disestablishment of the Church in Wales as in a former day it was pledged to disestablishment of the Irish Church. The course and the inclina- tion of the party were both clear. Next session was consecrated to social reform, but there was the session after, and it might culminate in a battle with the House of Lords. But the session itself was still unoccupied. There is no reason— and I shall be deeply disappointed if it does not turn out to be the case-why the question of the disestablishment of the Church in Wales, worthy as it is of the whole energies of the Liberal party, should not occupy the time of the House of Commons in that fourth session. I can give you no pledge. I can only tell you what I believe to be the course which policy and justice alike dictate and what I think is the mind of the Prime Minister on the subject." After this the audience willingly followed Mr Haldane into the other topic which it immediately suggested. The House of Lords would throw out the bill, but the matter was not ended there. Then came a lucid statement of the issue. When the Tory party was in power there was no Second Chamber. When the Liberal party was in power, however great its majority at the polls, it could only pass a bill by concession and favour. The House of Lords claimed to interpret the will of the people. That will could only be interpreted at the polls. In the rest of the speech Mr Haldane touched on the land question, but the passage most clearly to the taste of the audience was that in which, pointing to the educational progress of foreign nations and the colonies, he urged that the vital causa of educational efficiency should no longer be entangled in the meshes of sectarian dispute. Mr Lloyd George was unanimously re-elected president of the council; and the following were also re-appointed: Mr William Brace, M.P., vice- president Mr Charles Breese, treasurer; and Mr W. H. Hughes, secretary. The General Purposes Committee was re-elected en bloc,

= TREFEGLWYS. A. H. BENNETT, draper, Caersws, attends Room adjoining Red Lion Hotel, Trefeglwys, every Thursday, from 2 till 8, with a good assortment of General Drapery Goods, all at lowest cash prices. [Advt.

Lord Cromer was presented with the freedom of London at the Guildhall. In returning thank he said it would be a mistake to take too seriously the action of the so-called Egytian Nationalist party or their friends in this country, such as Mr Keir Hardie, M.P., whose conduct in Bengal he characterised as culpable folly."

No Harm. Matthew Tudor did not appear at Montgomery Sessions on Thursday to answer a charge of riding a bicycle at night without a light. P.C. Lewis, Churchstoke, proved the case and informed the Bench that when he spoke to defend- ant about the lamp, he:said he did not think there was much harm in riding without a light. A fine of 19s and costs was imposed.

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The New Citizen Army. Mr Haldane, speaking at Newcastle, said that thd Army Council now had everything up-to-date. As soon as the county associations were formed they would receive instructions-not too elaborate, but detailed-for their guidance. Leaflets were ready showing the terms of service. They would ask the new recruits to enlist for a period of feur years. If they found that the exi- gencies of theit business would not permit them to continue, they would have the opportunity of resigning on a comparatively short notice, and going out without pecuniary burden. There was not the slightest intention of applying fines against the willing man who had a reasonable excuse for leaving. What the Army Council wished was to protect themselves against the lazy man who wasted the public money. To the old Volunteer they would say: "We put you on a different footing from the recruit. If you like to go on tentatively you may take ser- vice for the year, but if you don't like our con- ditions, though we think you will, you may go. It is for you to decide." They wanted everyone to go to camp, and, wherever they could organise a fifteen days' camp, they were providing funds for the purpose. But .they knew that a large number of old Vol- unteers would not be able to put in fifteen days. They might, however, put in eight days. Week- end camps would be provided to make up the difference. It had been too much the practice to bring the Volunteers to some distant scene for their train- ing. The new machinery would enable the in- struction to be brought within reach of the units concerned without their being obliged to make long journeys. He hoped the people would be induced to devote their Saturday afternoons to the work, and that rifle associations would be- come an important part of the organisation (cheers).

A Foster-Mother's Offer. Owing to the large number of puppies this sea- son, the East Kent Hunt have advertised for foster-mothers." Amongst the replies received by the secretary was the following Dear Sir,— In reply to yours, I beg to offer my services. I am thirty-five years old, strong, and very fond of ohildren."

THE SAME AWFUL IIAND.9 How a Manchester Girl was Rescued by Dr. Williams' Pink Pills from Consumption. An eminent English Statesman, a member of the present Cabinet, made gratifying comment recently upon the fact that the terrible scourge of consumption was now to some extent being checked, adding that he was acquainted with several young people who had undoubtedly been cured of this dreadful disease. No one testifies more gratefully to the cure of Consumption than Mrs Dyson, of 127, Westminster-terrace, Ellesmere Street, Moorside, Swinton, near Manchester.. i Mrs Dyson gives an account of ac amazing cure n her family, and the intensity of her feelings can be readily understood when it is stated that her mother's heart had been torn by the death of a daughter some years ago from this disease. When her second daughter, Alice, was declared to be in consunption her grief was terrible; but to-day Mrs Dyson is happy indeed, for her daughter, Alice, she announces, has been completely cured by Dr Williams' Pink Pills and has been regarded as having been veritably snatched from what seemed certain death. TRACES OF DEATH IN HER FACE. "Some time ago my daughter Gertrude was taken from me by Consumption," she said to a reporter. You will understand therefore my anguish when I saw the same awful hand upon Alice, my twelve-vear-old daughter. Alice had shared poor Gertrude's bedroom, and when we found that she was attacked with consnmption we lost all hope of saving her. She began to refuse food and complained that everything she swal- lowed tasted sour. ALiCE Dvsr>x. CARNI OF COU^N;N-N ?;v L>R. WILIIAIJIS IJ;NK !'I!!S. Oh mother!' she would cry, I feel such cruel pains in my back and sides" Every time she breathed her heart and lungs were pierced by sharp spasms; and she fell away to mere skin and bone. Her glassy eyes and hollow cheeks filled me with anxiety, and day by day she grew worse. She was so lifeless that at last she became too weak to use her legs, and could hardly stand. She was lestless at night, startled by horrid dreams, bathed in perspiration, and exceedingly feverish. Neighbours expressed grave fears that she had but little longer to live. Hospital treat- ment made no improvement. She got weaker and weaker and had the traces of death on her face, when an elderly lady residing near us called and told us that she had been given up by the doctors ten years ago, and finally cured herself with Dr Williams' Pink Pills for Pale People. WHAT ALICE WANTED. It is good blood your daughter Alice wants to fight consumption with, and Dr Williams' Pink Pills will put that in her veins' she said. So,' continued Mrs Dyson,' I bought the pills for Alice, and they proved to be the only medicine that did her any good. She began to ask for food, and she ate a little solid food regularly with per- fect ease and digestion. We persevered with Dr Williams' Pink Pills and by their means saved our daughter's life. Everyone who knew her recognises that an astonishing cure has taken place. She is now perfectly well, bright and bonny and full of life." Victims of Consumption need the pure, rich blood and renewed strength and vitality which enable the malady to be fought. This new good blood and vitality is supplied by Dr Williams* Pink Pills for Pale People. They can be obtained of all dealers or direct from the Dr Williams' Medicine Co., 46, Holborn-viaduct, London, post free, 2s 9d for one box, or 13s 9d for six boxes. Only the genuine pills cure, and substitutes should be refused for they are worse than useless. The pills that cure are Dr Williams' Pink Pills. A pamphlet of particular interest to consumptives will be sent free on request from above address.

Montgomery Football Match Sequel. Lewis Lewis, a Newtown man, appeared at Montgomery Sessions on Thursday to answer a charge of having been drunk and disorderly in Montgomery on September 28th. P.C. Davies gave evidence that he had found defendant drunk and disorderly in Montgomery on the Saturday evening. He requested him to leave the town but he refused, so with P.C. Lewis* assistance witness locked him up f r the night and released him the following morning. Defendant pleaded that on the day in question there was a football match at Montgomery and he drove over there with friends. He had several glasses in Montgomery. The company he was with were strong smokers and he, too, smoked several cigarettes, which did not conduce to sober him. The Mayor: You came to the football match P Defendant: Yes. I have attended court to-day at considerable trouble and expense, and I have brought my wife with me. In fining Lewis 5s and costs, the Chairman said the defendant's bad language was the worst part of the offence, and the Bench were determined to put a stop to it. Defendant paid half the fine, and was allowed a fortnight to pay the remainder.

0dl Cysur. Cyflwynedig i Mrs Martha Jones, Capel Creig- fryn, Carno, yn ei galar am ei hanwyl fab mabwysiedig, John Jones, a fu farw Hydref 17eg. Yr oedd yn ddyn ieuanc hynaws a hawddgar, a chwith gan lawer o gyfeillion hoff ei golli. Heddwch i'w lwch yn naear Carno. Yn blentyn hoyw cofiwyf John, Brwdfrydedd bywyd lon'd ei fron, Sirioldeb wnai ei lygad lion Fel llygad dydd. Dros lygad dydd daeth amrant nos, Fe deimlwyd draen wrth wraidd y rhos, A chanwyd cnul ei yrfa dlos Gan gloch y glyn. Hen gloch y glyn, i glustiau ffydd Tine gobaith sy'n ei seiniau prudd, Adlais croesawiad plant y dydd O'r niwl i'r nef. O'r niwl i'r nef eich Johnny aeth, Mewn mor 0 hedd didrai, didraeth, Y nofia heddyw heb ei aeth, Heb ludd, heb loes. Heb ludd, heb loes, bu'n hir yn glaf, Bu'n oeisio hoen yn Ngwlad yr haf, Ond heddyw trig mewn hinsawdd braf, 0, gysur pur 0, gysur pur! Ger afon Duw Dan bren y bywyd byddwch byw, Na rodiweh mwy dan frig yr yw, Ger ffrydiau'r glyn. Aberdar. W. PITCH.

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Llanfyllin Town Council. There was an unusually large attendance at the Llanfyllin Town Council on Tuesday evening. Alderman William Ellis (mayor) presided, and there were present Aldermen R.. H. Jones, and Ellis Roberts, Councillors R Pryce, R. M. Lewis, Richard Evans, T. Edwards, W. A. Pughe, Joseph Roberts, J. P. Williams, D. M. Jones, R. Jones, and J. J. James, together with the Clerk (Mr T. Jones), Assistant Clerk (Mr N. B. Edwards), and the Surveyor (Mr David Lloyd). VERY GRATIFYING. The Clerk "submitted the estimates for the ensuing year, showing that the following rates would have to be levied:—Borough rate Id, district rate 3td, and highway rate 41d, making a total of 9d in the X. The total rate for the year was Is Sid, the average for the past four years being Is std. Councillor T. Edwards: With regard to the roads maintenance, is it within the county allow- ance ? The Surveyor: Yes. The Mayor: It is very gratifying to learn that after the improvements which have been made in the town durhg the past twelve months the rates are lower (hear, hear). The estimates were then adopted. Alderman Ellis Roberts was re-elected the Council's representative on the Bangor College Governors. SMALL HOLDINGS. A circular letter was read from the County Council calling attention to the Small Holdings Act which comes into force in January next, and asking whether there was any demand for land for small holdings in Llanfyllin district. If so, they requested the Council to furnish them with detailed particulars. Alderman Ellis Roberts suggested that a com- mittee be appointed to consider the matter. Councillor J. P. Williams I think it is a most important thing, and we should take this letter into consideration and see what can be done. Councillor D. M. Jones: I think a lot of people would like small holdings. Eventually a committee was appointed, consist- ing of the Mayor, Messrs T. Edwards, J. P. Williams, R. H. Jones, R. Jones, and Joseph Roberts, to consider the question, and they were given full power to act. FOOTBALL IN THE STREETS. The Surveyor reported that ssveral boys had been playing football in the streets, and one of them kicked the ball against the market hall window, breaking it. Was the boy to pay the cost of re-placing it, 4s 6d ? Alderman R. H. Jones: Why were they playing football in the street at all ? Councillor R. Jones proposed, and it was carried, that the boy be excused this time, but that a warning be given him. It waa also decided to call the attention of the police officers to the nuisance of footballing in the streetv, and also the mischievous practice of exploding fireworks. CHRISTMAS FAIRS AND MARKETS. On the motion of Councillor D. M. Jones, it was decided to hold the Christmas fair and market on the Thursday before Christmas, and to advertise the same in the Montgomeryshire Express' and other papers. I Councillor James gave notice of motion with regard to the provision of a bettar road to Bethel.

4 Churchstoke Farmer's Complaint Thomas Jone3, a Churchstoke farmer was charged by Attendance Officer Bebb at Mont- gomery Sessions on Thursday, with not sending his three children to school regularly, The officer stated that the children's attendance was very irregular, and the percentage at Mellington school where they attended, was the lowest in the district. Defendant could not believe that his children had been absent so many times. There must have been a mistake. His children had won prizes for regular attendance and he always liked to have them in school. They had a long distance to walk to school and sometimes the registers were marked before they arrived, consequently they were con- sidered absent. Then on the other hand, if they arrived before school hours, the door was locked, and they had to stop out in the wet, and after- wards sit in school in their wet clothes. He had kept the children at home sometimes because of the rain, and he had also kept the boy at home to help to get in the grain. The Bench dismissed defendant with a caution. Mr Morgan Owen: I would suggest that the teachers should instruct a pupil teacher or some- one to attend school before the school is opened for the convenience of the country children. If the weather is rough, the children are at great peril if they remain outside. Attendance Officer: But he complains more particularly about the children being marked absent when they come late, than about going too soon. Mr Morgan-Owen: I know from experience there is a limit, and if the children come one minute after the time they are marked absent.

J THE CAMDEN TOWN MURDER. Verdict at the Inquest. Dramatic scenes marked the final stage of the Camden Town murder inquest. In a few minutes the jury returned to court, when the foreman handed the coroner a sheet of blue paper. In perfect silence he read the verdict: "We find that the deceased, Emily Elizabeth Dimmock, met her death by wilful mnrder, and that the evidence we have heard is sufficient to commit the accused to trial." It will be noticed that the verdict does not state that the woman was murdered by Wood, but that the evidence is sufficient to commit the accused to trial. The coroner said that this verdict amounted to one of wilful murder. The prisoner Wood listened to the verdict with perfect composure. An elderly woman leaned over towards him, and, patting him on the shoulder, said, in a sad voice, Good-bye, if I don't see you any more." Bat you will see me again," replied Wood, cheerfully. God bless you," said the woman, and she turned away with her hand- kerchief to her eyes. THE HISTORY OF THE CASE. The coroner, summing up, said the jury were called together on Sept. 16th to inquire into the death of Emily Dimmock, who was found dead on Thursday, Sept. 12th. She had been a domestic servant, but for the last two or three years had been living an irregular life. Since February she had lived with Bertram Shaw, who partly sup- ported her, and who, he believed, intended to marry her at a later date if she was faithful to him. After an absence Shaw called with his mother at the deceased's house, but was unable to get into her room. Forcing the door open he found her lying in bed, and on removing the clothes saw that she had a severe wound in the throat. The police were then sent for. A doctor who made a careful examination found that death was due to syncope, caused by excessive loss of blood. There were no indications of a struggle, and the injury could not have been self-inflicted. Then there was the publication in the newspapers of the Rising Sun postcards, which no doubt brought a number of witnesses. There was the evidence ot the man Roberts who was with the deceased on three nights, and who said that on the morning of Sapt. 11 the postman brought two letters, one an advertisement, and the other, the deceased explained to him, from the man she had seen the night before. Roberts informed the police of these letters, and the charred fragments were recovered from the firegrate. The hand- writing appeared to be similar to that of the writing appeared to be similar to that of the Rising Sun postcard. The evidence of Ruby Young was of great importance. She agreed to say that the prisoner was with her on the night of the murder, but at the last her conscience smote her, and she took the advice of a friend and com- municated with the police. When arrested the prisoner turned to Ruby Young and said, "If England wants me she must have me." This was perhaps a little bravado. Believing that Rubv Young would be faithful to him, he made a state- ment which was untrue according to the evidence. At that time he did not know that Ruffy Young had made a confession to the police. It was for the jury to say if the evidence was sufficient to support the charge which had been made against him. It was a serious charge. The prisoner was a man of excellent character, and everyone who knew him spoke well of him. But there the accusation was. Other cases were recalled to his mind. There was the Great Coram-street murder and the Harley-street murder, where men had gone home with women and through some revul- sion of feeling or temporary maniacal impulse had savagely murdered them. Feelings of revulsion had been known before now to induce people to commit murders. Men had been known to attack their wives either from a feeling of jealously or of revenge. There was no evidence of a quarrel in this case, but perhaps there was a little jealousy. Wood was desirous of going home with the deceased, and she put him off on three nights for the more wealthy seaman. In conclusion, the coroner said he thought Wood ought to be sent for trial. It would be more satisfactory. The jury retired, and gave their verdict as stated above. The coroner stated that the verdict amounted to one of Wilful murder." It was more satis- factory that Wood should go before a tribunal which would positively say whether he was guilty or not. The jury commended the way in which the police had conducted the case.

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