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THE HOUSE OF LORDS cr Their Position in the State. I BY LLOYD MEYRICK The eyes of all politicians are turned to the House of Lords. This chamber is for the moment a most active and vital part of the Constitution. The state- ment of Mr. Balfour in the House of Commons on the Trades Disputes Bill lends fresh interest to the part that the Upper House plays in our political life. Some time last year I ventured upon prophecy in the hospitable columns of the Western Mail," and made the observation: "Under the conditions now existing the House of Lords will be too shrewdly advised to resist the demand, as they will not dare to join issue with the forces of Labour, which are now armed for battle." I ought, perhaps, to add that my allusion to their daring was no reflection upon their moral courage, but a tribute to the acuteness of their reading of the over- whelming current of a certain phase of public opinion. The whole question raises the point, Which has the more sympathetic hand on the public pulse, the House of Commons or the House of Lords ? If the latter, then they fulfil all the functions required of a Second Chamber, however composed. The duty of a Second Chamber is to act as the buttress against the flood of emotion and hysteria which may attack nations as well as individuals. To do more is tg play into the hands of" reaction and to i irritate popular feeling to drastic deeds. There are not wanting signs of the adaptability of the House of Lords to modern conditions, and upon this adaptability depends its future as a useful servant of the State. Turning over some old papers the other day, I came across an old lecture of mine upon the House of Lords. It is a printed report, and, no doubt, in many ways lacks the charm and suavity of the spoken words. It represents, however, I think, the prevalent strong Radical view, and as such, even in a non-party column, may be given publicity. The lecturer stated that they must not allow a mere superstitious cry of tampering with the Constitution to interfere with the question of the House of Lords. As a country we did not owe much grati- tude to the aristocracy or to the bishops. The aristocracy had never done any- thing in the past, and could never do anything in the future, to help the democracy. The Duke of Devonshire had said that the Lords were the only bulwark of property; and Lord Rose- oory had stated that if property was in such a condition that it depended upon the Peers, then he would not give many years' purchase for it. The Lords could not be said to be the bulwark of pro- perty; but, if it was stated that they were the bulwark of self and monopoly, then he could understand it. but as a bulwark of property they would do more harm than good. Some of them wished for a whiff of the old Cromwellian age to come back, with its resolution of 1649 passed by the House of Commons: "The House of Lords is useless, eangerous, and ought to be abolished." Many attempts have been made to reform the House of Lords. Lord John Russell, Lord Salisbury, Lord Dunraven, and Lord Rosebery had all tried their hands, but nothing had come of it. The reform of the House could never come from within; it must come from one party, and one party only, from outside, backed by the nation. Since 1832, of all the measures for the benefit of the people not one had been initiated in the House of Lords, and many of them had been strenuously opposed by them. There was not a single measure that the Lords had opposed but what had turned out to be the best for the people. The action of the Peers in regard to the Ballot Act, Catholic Emancipation, and the Jewish Disabilities were certainly open to criticism. The admission of Nonconformists to the colleges was delayed for 36 years, and the abolition of Church rates was delayed eleven years. In 1870 they struck out the clause allowing for the establishment of free schools. They resisted the Em- ployers' Liability Bill, the Mines Regu- lation Bill, and the Parish Council Act was altered by them to its injury. The House was composed of persons whose rent-roll came to over £ 11,000,000. They also held over zC350,000 in pen- sions. No other country had an heredi- tary principle in the Upper House. The archbishops and bishops had no right in the House, as it gave one sect a dominance over all others. In con- clusion, I quoted Swinburne, as I was then very fond of the earlier fiery effu- sions of the great poet:— Clear the way, my lords and lackeys, You have had your day; Here you have your answer-England's Yea against your nay. Long enough your House has held you- Out and cl-ear the way. Lust and falsehood, craft and traffic, prece- dent and gold, Tongne of courtiers, kiss of harlot, promise bought and sold Gaive you heritage of Empire over thralls of old I am not even now prepared to say that there was not a good deal of truth in this! early effort of my rhetorical abilities, buu j whether the House of Lords will not stand more rooted in the affections of the people after the passing of the present Liberal Government is a debatable ques- tion. It is notorious that the presenu House of Commons owes its predominance in the House to a comparatively narrow total majority of votes in the country. IJ. the House of Lords truthfully represent this great minority, it is a bold thing to say that its existence is in any serious danger. The whole basis of the Radical argument (if such it can be called) set I forth in my extract from an old lecture is based upon the aloofness of the Lords to national needs. If this view is to be Corrected, and no old institution in this country need die unless by its own hand, there must be reasoned resistance anu reasoned submission. Opposition to the Trades Disputes Bill has been given up in the House of Commons, and the Lords will not be so fatuous as to renew a dead strife. On the question of so-called edu- cation (without going int-o any particulax amendments) the Lords may well repre- sent the real wishes of the people. The country has no wish to depose the Arch- bishop of Canterbury to make Dr. Clifford Pope. The Upper House in bounden duty has got to see that no want-on injury is perpetrated upon the religious convic- tions of the Churchmen, and that the traditional reverence of the Englishman for his Mother Church is not unduly out- raged. The same remarks apply to the ques- tion of temperance. If the extremist weighs too much in the counsels of the Commons, is it not the duty of the Lords to adjust the balance? The Britisher mav belong to the blue water school, but has not yet given a large adherence to the cold water one. I foresee a great oppor- tunity for the Lords to vindicate theii real position in the State—a position not of initiative, but of guidance. The country will never be aroused to furious agitation against the Lords if they accept gracefully the unmistakable will of the nation. All that sensible men ask is that the House of Lords should properly discharge the functions of a Second Cham- ber. The British people are not going to work themselves into a fury over an anomaly. No amount of theoretic con- demnation of the hereditary principle is going to stirthe blood of a people whose whole political life is soaked in compromise and makeshift. If, as now seems certain, the Trades Disputes Bill finds an easy passage through the Lords it may well indicate the hearty acceptance by the Peers of a new role. You cannot apply the methods of 1832 to 1906, and there are not wanting subtle indications of change in the relations of King, Lords, and Commons to the people. Those who see in passing events any serious menace to the House of Lords are making a mis- take. They overlook the fact that the Peers, although not directly elected, have unique opportunities for knowing the temper of the British people. What, ever may be its faults our aristocracy is no caste apart: it prospers and languishes with the general fortunes of the country, It has fought for Britain in its hour of peril, and nourished its industries in days of peace, and I am firmly convinced that noly ordinary tact and discretion are required to make it outlast the coming and going of many Houses of Commons. That such qualities will be amply forth- coming there are the surest signs.

MORRISTON SLANDER CASE I At Swansea. County-oourt on Monday the 1 lev. Joseph Gimblett, the plaintiff m a recent slander action at Swansea. Asaizes, sued John Evans, tin-plate worker, the defarv dant in that action, for judgment for £293 6s Ud. Mr C C. Wilson appea-red for plain- tiff, and Mr. W. A. Thomas for defendant. The defendant was called as to his meatis. I He denied that he had received money from collections made for him in the district. His sister gave him money to employ counsel at the oaaizee. A sum of 113 which he got on a bill of sale he had had to deposit to come down to that court. Mr. Thomas, his solicitor, denied this, and; said that defendant contemplated filing his petition, and there were certain conveyan- cing and other costs. His Honour made an order for £10 forth- with, and then 5s. a month.

"COMPARISONS AIM ODIOUS." But, happily, there 18 none to compare with ENQLAJTD'S GLORY MATCH KS. They are unquestionably the Best, Cheapest, and most Reliable extant, and quite English you itnerw. Made at Knglvud's Glory" Mateb Works. OtOttcotter. eU49 Mr. Harry Weston, Conservative organiser, Merthyr Borough, has been appointed a lec- turer upon the staff of the National Union of Conservative and Constitutional Associa- tions.

ACTRESS IN TEARS Closing Scenes in th "Tumpty" Case. JUDGE'S VIEWS ON MORALITY Jury Unable to Agree. The hearing was continued in the High Courts yesterday of the ca&e in which Miss Draughn, an actress, brought an action against Mr. Thyssm, son of a, German iron magnate, for damages in respect of an alleged breach of promise of marriage. Sir E Carson then addressed the jury for the defendant. He said the issue before them was a. clear as any issue could be. The defendant's case was that plaintiff agreed to be his mistress, and 'he agreed to pay her. That might be a nasty story to tell in a court of justice, It might be a matter that would not com- mend itself to many, but he would ask the jury to remember that that state of things, if it existed, gave no right of action. To bring an action on such a contract would be to bring an action on an immoral considera- tion, and that the law did not allow. Plain- case was that it was that of a girl in love with a man, and that seduction took place under a premise of marriage, and nothing about money from beginning to end. The question the jury had to try was simply whether the relationship was one such as the defendant alleged, or was she living with him under expectation of marriage? Then, again, the law required, not only the promise, but corroboration of it. and he asked the jury to say there was none. He also argued that the financial relations between the parties supported defendant's case. Mr. Lus.il, In addressing the jury for the plaintiff, asked their compassion for his client—a lady who was the daughter of a judge in America, and who must suffer much more than the defendant in having her miserable and pitiful story dragged before the public. She did not come to court with a light heart to go tnrough that ordeal. He was content to submit his case on the story told by the defendant and the letters he wrote, and on that story there was only one conclusion, viz. that defendant came there to support the story he told his brother and his wife, and to justify the vile and base conduct to which he had pleaded guilty. To that end he had every motive to deceive the jury and to oast the blame on the lady he had betrayed. It was no part of his case to say the defendant ever had any honourable intentions towards the lady. He had marked her down from the first for his miserable prey, reckless of the ruin which might result. But plaintiff's case was that he did so under promise of marriage, and he contended that the defendant's letters, read between the lines, proved this. As to the suggestion made against plaintiff's character, that she visited persons nndsr suspicious circumstances, he affirmed that there was not a scrap of evidence that one could worthily adduce against even a woman j of bad character. He asked them to say that the plaintiff was entitled to damages. JUDGE'S SUMMING UP Mr. Justi-c.e Grantham, in summing-up the evidence, said it was sad to know how often the most sacred instinct given to man by which he could obtain the nearest approach to Heaven and live the life of a loving home was debased and degraded to the instinct of the beast, bringing often its own pain and punishment, and often pain and suffering, both mental and physical; but the question the jury had to determine was, first, whether there had been a promise of marriage, and, next, whether plaintif: ;,zcd so misconducted herself as the defence insinuated. It seemed that the only blots on her escutcheon they could find were the suggestions with regard to Mr. "M" and Mr. "A." He thought that few young girls who were in her posi- tion could have passed the ordeal as she did. His Lordship then proceeded to go through the evidence, laying stress on the letter in which plaintiff asked defendant whether he was going to marry her and to defendant's reply, in which he said he had thought it over, and concluded he could not marry her. Tha,t certainly looked as though there had been a promise, and the evidence of plaintiff's two sisters was also to that effect. JURY'S DISAGREEMENT His lordship finished his summing-up at 4.40, and the jury at once retired. It was an hour after that a written message came to the judge, to which he sent an answer, declining Sir Edward Carson's invitation to tell the court what the message was about. At five minutes past six his lordship sent for the jury, who stated it was quite impos- sible they could agree, the foreman express- ing his regret that this was so. The jury were then discharged. At the announceimerlt by the black-bearded foreman that the jury could not agree, the pretty plaintiff turned pale, swayed slightly, and was within an ace of falling in a dead faint into the arms of Mr. Arthur Newton, her solicitor. But she recovered with a supreme effort, and then a torrent of tears oa-me to relieve the strain.

From Bed to River. DASH TO DEATH AT ELY Wife's Pitiful Cry, "Oh, Come Back Come Back." An inquest was held at St. David's Room, Ely, on Monday on the body of Arthur Ames, of 48, Riverside-terrace, Ely, who com- mitted suicide by jumping into the river at Ely on Saturday night. The widow, Harriet Ames, who was con- siderably distressed, said her husband was 40 years of age, and had been ill for more than a week, but had not consulted a doctor. lie followed his employment as a foreman cooper at Croeswell's Brewery until Satur- day, when he was compelled to remain at home. However, he only stayed in bed until midday, and during the afternoon sat before the fire reading the Wes- tern Mail." Between six and seven in the evening she and her husband went out, and after returning went to bed about ten o'clock. They had only been in bed a few minutes, when he commenced to perspire very freely, but after a while he said he was better. However, just before eleven o'clock he suddenly sprang from bed and left the room. Thinking he was worse, she followed him down the stairs as rapidly as she could. The deceased got the front door open before she reached him. Just as she stood on the doorstep and he at the gate he turned and said, I'm going.' She cried, "Oh. come back, come back," but in a few seconds she heard a splash in the river. Witness at once called her neigh- bours, and a search was made. Polioe-oonstable Herbert Evans spoke to the recovery of the body, about 7.30 on Sun- day morning, about 200 yards below the resi- dence. It lay face downwards, and about four feet from the bank. Dr. H. Campbell said he exami-ned the body on Sunday .afternoon, and its appearance was consistent with death having taken place about eleven o'clock on the night before. He had no doubt that the cause of death was drowning. The Coroner: Would it be possible for a man suffering from influenza to be seized with a sudden mania? Dr. Campbell: Oh, yes; it has happened before. People suffering from influenza are sometimes liable to sudden fits of dementia. During the epidemic of influenza eight or nine yea-rs ago numerous suicides occurred. The deceased consulted me two years ago, and he was then depressed. A verdict of Suicide while temporarily insane" was returned. The jury expressed deep sympathy with the widow, and gave their fees for the pur- ohase of a wreath

WHISTLING IN CHAPEL Dr. GoodchiLd, Who is the pastor of a Baptist church in Forty-second-etreet, New York, which ia known as Thaaitre Alley," engaged JTJSS Ethel Palmer to give whistling solos in his church on Sunday evening. There are eeven theatres a,nd many thea- trical boarding houses within 300 yards of the church, and so-called sacred concerts given in the theatres bad drawn away the doctor's congregation and left him with an em pity church. The innovation packed the building with a congregation who were anxious to hear Miss Palmer whistle the Intermezzo from "Caval- leria Rustioana." While she whistled Robyn's Mafcanilla' the collection was taken. Musical glasses are advertised for next Sun- day.

ADTICK TO MOTHEBB. **—Are you broken m yon rest by a sick ehild aufiering with the paia by cutting teeth? Go at oao* be a eheutat aad get a bottle of )1ft. Winaloir's Soothing pyrup- It will nUeve toe poor ntarar Immediately. It ia pleaaut t* tu&8. It produces quiet nleiB by relieving the ehiM tøm paia. Md the little ahanb avafeae as bmigut M ft tattw. M ttt ttmMt, U. 1M. battle. «MS

'A Little Wooden HLit "I jady Locked Up Like a Rabbit in a Hutch UEL HUSBAND DIVORCED I rs. Mary Kathleen Lowe, formerly a ow, yesterday obtained a decree nisi in Divorce Conrt yesterday owing to the slty and misconduct of her husband, Mr. 'ard Aubrey Courtauld Lowe, said to be a n of property." e lady explained that she was a widow 1 she married the respondent on May 21, He had no occupation, being of inde- ent means. Justice Bairgmve Deane (looking at the Icate): I see your husband is described 'Ð divorced husband of Irene Perinot formerly Thompson. When was the ? Lowe: That was about six months b, we were married. less went on to say that at first they lifairly happily, but after a time her htid seemed to tire of her. He stayed oUe at night, and gave way to drink to srlSn extent that he seldom returned hOobe-r. His temper was shocking and ■hHiguage frightful. He often threw glaof brandy and soda at her, and once Bit Her on the Neck At th she said she could not share his rOOlany longer, and he thereupon thrt-ed to turn her into the street there ardn. He said that to punish her she milSand live at his shooting bungalow a-t Taki in Essex. Mrstiee Bargrave Deane: What is this bungr p Wtt; A little wooden shooting box. Mr.-phy (counsel fcr the petitioner): A littlejden. hut. (Laughter.) Wit: yes, with four bedrooms and two sittiniyrng all on the ground floor. .Afrs-we continued that when she got there found there were no servants, and after hL.A,d gone to bed the door was locked her. In the morning the game- keeper:fastened it, and expressed his sorrow having to do it; it was, he said, like JOg np A Rabbit in a Hutch I but hei his orders, and was to report to ibis ma if she dared go out. She stood that liir ten days, but could not put up with it longer, and returned to her hus- barnd. Iperhaps a week her husband was not clliio violent, though he stayed out as late •efore, but he soon got worse than ever. O^jg-nt in May Last she urged him not to out again, and he picked up a glass ofindy and soda and threw it at her; he se glasses nearly every night. EvideU'Va-s given that for ten days in November the respondent stayed at tlhe Hotel EiJi with a lady who was not his wife.

"Cowd, Cur, & Sneak." I ABERDA COUNCil PERSONALITIES I At the -dare District Council on Mon- day, Mr. W. Williams presiding, the minutes oiecent special meeting, at which it was agi to accept the offer of Baker and Co., I(on, a syndicate, to construct tramways :,he district, were brought for- ward for elation. Mr. T. W ip Williams rose to a point of order. He not see why the press should hear the mtes when they (the press) had been excludfrom the special meeting. The Chain agreed that the press should be excluded, if they allowed the press to hear the mics, they would be giving the whole mattevay. The Rev. J Jones moved that the press be asked to re. Mr. D. JaCn Thom as: I move they do not retire. 'ro going back to the old days of dark, Mr. John D: what is the good of it all when a repobas. gone out in the press already? It was d- it to ask the press-to retire while the mis were being read and the matter discuss On the presuming they were briefly informed tlia.Ne minutes had been con- firmed. The %tes, it may be mentioned, simply referred offer of the syndicate to the Parliament committee for considera- tion. The Lair members again voted against it. Mr John DAg called at.tention to a breach of honoicommitted by some mem- ber of the counc whom he could name, hut would not do s< Notwithstanding the fact tha,t they decide exclude the press from the special meeti at which the offer of the syndicate was ordered, a full report of the Proceedings speared in a newspaper. He moved that tlmeinber who had in that way committed a.^ch of honour make an apology. A meml who could do what this particular membEl-Lad done and did not apologise was a c^rd, a our, a.nd a sneak. The matter evenly dropped. A meeting has be convened for next Mon- day by the Aberre Trades and Labour Council to protestgainst the proposal of the isyndioat4i beilk-onsider-ed by the Par- liamentary commit,

Burglar CIs to a Roof AND WHEN CHASQ JUMPS 15 FEET James Walker, 24, stored ore, of Canning Town, was charged West Ham yesterday with attempting to into Victoria off- licence house, with i-eiit to steal; and, further, with having10usebreaking imple- ments in his possessi- by night. At about nine o'clo oil Sunday night a girl twelve years of as when passing along the Victoria Dock-rot saw the prisoner climbing over the aide.3,11 of the off-licence house. She watched and he, turning round, said to her, \at are you looking at?" The jrirl replied. t shall tell a police- man," and she at once eIit. The officers went tCtthe Victoria, and Friaby entered the plae, while Gilham kept watch outside. An unim window which bad been closed earliern the evening waa open, and on tho roof isbY saw the pri- soner. He got out of tl window, and the prisoner ran along nHic of5 until he came to the end of the last r,f, Prisoner then had to turn back or juT., and he jumped down a, distance of aboul^ft., alighting on some iron spiked railing one of which penetrated his boot. He Managed to free himself and hobbled &\y, followed by Constable Gilham. Beaching some waste la1J. at Oowdy-road, he was lost sight of, but fter a time Was found lying face downwajg between two heaps of dirt. He was assistc^ to the station. A broken table lirple was found on him. Prisoner, who on account t his injury was helped into the dock, am given a seat, declared that he did not se the girl Clark, adding, "Else I would not uVe climbed on to the roof." He was remanded for inqes. and after being helped out of the drk he hopped acrosa the floor of the Court, the gaoler's room.

MR. BURNS TO THI RESCUE A quaint adventure befel Mr John Bums, [ the President of the Local government Board, on Sunday afternoon. He was walking along the i^ingr-path of the river towards Hammersmitl when he saw two boys endeavouring to pall a boat against the tide. Their efforts bad praotd. c.ally no result, and, after watchng them for some time, Mr. Burns called to \¡£"JJl to in to the bank. This they did, and he at olleo ',avped in, and, taking off his coat, rowed \1e "boys to Ramroersmlth. One of the boys offer-ed him a til but, with a smiling Thamk you, don't tropic," the Gafoinet Minister walked away.

GIRL'S SELF-SACRIFICE A young girl na.med MC6rlottS iMrain.t sacrificed her life in protecting her I-,ver frora the bullet of a jealous rival at LyCH. She was out walking with bk-r lover, FiamdJer, when a. rejected suitor ua-med Kativel met them. The two men q\a.rre-ll,"<l violently, and when Rativel drew a- revolver the girl throw herself in front of lover, iamd received the shots in her heart.

LABOURER'S LUCKY FIND While cleaning out an outhouse at Vetther- hampton, Wilton, last week, a. labourer came eucrom seven old apcotne, MIL stuck ifflfco the earth. When cleaned, these proved to be of silver and gilt in excellont coaidiitiicm, and scarcely tarnished. The spoons are da-ted 1529, and have been valued at C50 eacli.

THE FEMALE TEMPER. Smilbfl, kind words aad looks ohar&otorise the woman who usefl HUDSON'S SOAP. and in her borne peaca aDd Love have their dwelling. A penny packet will prove this. HUDSON'S always deals GENT!.Y with UM linen, but F123MY with the dirt.

THE ALBION BLAST VICTIMS NOW TOTAL SIX. I Six deaths have now to be credited to the effects of the disastrous explosion which occurred on Saturday at the Albion Colliery, Cilfynydd, the last of the victims being Richard Hughes, of 56, Wood-street, Cilfynydd, master haulier. All the men who received injuries in the blast have thus passed away, and no direct evidence is, therefore, available as to what actually took place art the fatal spot. Hugnes died at his home at 4.30 p.m. on Monday. Everything about the colliery has resumed its usual appearance, and work, has been re-started. A large number of the workmen, however, absented themselves on Monday, many evidently not being aware of the fact that work would be re-started so soon. The cause ot the explosion is still engaging attention, but so far without any definite results. It is a singnlar coincidence that Mr. Henry Davies, county lecturer, in an address recently delivered to colliery officials RICHARD HUGHES. (Who died from his injuries yesterda-Y)iv [Photo Siedle, Cardiff and Newport. pointed out that science had demon- strated that a miner's lamp might cause an explosion and on examination show no sign of defect. On Monday Mr. Atkinson, chief mine inspector for South Wales; Mr. Grey, inspee- tor for the Western District; Mr, Henry Davies, and the colliery officials inspected the scene of the explosion and took a note. The result of their observations will, no doubt, be of use later on, when a full investigation JOHN JONES. (A victim of the explosion). [Photo Forrest and Sons, Pontypridd. is entered into of the whole circumstances of the disaster. Those who joined the rescue-party included Mr. Philip Jones, manager of the Albion Colliery, and three of his sons, Messrs. Griff. Jones, M.E., William Jones, under-manager, and David Jones. They worked assiduously with the rest of the band of rescuers until all the victims were reached. Mr. Griff. Jones, M.E., was recently appointed manager of the Welsh Navigation Steam Coal Colliery in the Ely Valley, near Llantrisant. Previous to receiving this appointment he held the position of surveyor and draughtsman at the Albion Colliery. As a mark of the esteem in which he was held by the inhabitants of Cilfynydd, he was to have been made the recipient of an illuminated address (executed by the Western Mail Limited) and a purse of gold at a meeting to be held to-morrow, and Mrs. Jones was to receive a silver tea and coffee service with silver tray. In view of the sad occurrence of Saturday, however, it has been decided to postpone the event.

"A PERFECT TERROR." After a week's interval, Herman Schmidt, of Hackney-road, hairdresser, was again yes- terday (before the North Don don magistrate) summoned for having a dangerous boarhound not under proper control. It was alleged that at midnight on Sunday week the dog attacked two ladies* walking along the street with their friends. Dr. Durno said it would be quite six weeks before one of the injured ladies would be about again; and another lady, he said, had had about a. score of pieces of flesh torn from her body. Police-conetable Hare, who came upon the scene when the lady had been injured, said the prisoner was drunk, and was charged and fined, next day at this court. The animal v&.s very excited, licking its teeth, and jumping about. In fact, it was with grerut difficulty j that tho muzzle was got over its jaws. Mr. Fo-rdham said it was almost, as bad taB meeting a lion or a tiger in the street as this animal. A dog of such size and pro- p entities was a perfect terror to human beings. He saw no way out of it but to order the dog to be destroyed forthwith, and £3 3s. costs paid.

'COME ALONG, MR. PORT WINE' A judgment creditor who appeared at the Marylebone County-court yesterday bears the remarkable name of Port Wine. "Come along, Mr. Port Wine," shouted an impatient usher who pronounced the refresh- ing name with perfectly immobile features. Sir William Selfe smiled broadly when the rame was called, but, with true courtesy, turned his head so that the plaintiff should not see he shared in the general merriment. _—————

"I FORBiD THE BANNS." Worshippers at St. Mary's Church, East Moleseyj. were surprised on Sunday by a lady forbidding the banns of her son's wedding. In a loud voice she three times repeated the words, I forbid." She gave as her reason that her son was under age.

NOVEL WAY OF VIEWING A BODY A novel way of viewing a body occurred at j an inquest at Biston, near Bourne, Lin-coln.- shire, held by Dr. Greenwood, the district coroner. The coroner ordered the police-constable to have the body placed in the top room of the inn, where the deceased boy had died from scarlet fever, and the jury were thus able to view the body through the window.

THE ORNAMENT uF EVERY HOUSE! What a great difference there is in houses—some sweet, wholesome, and beautiful in their cleanliness- others musty and dirty. HUDSON'S 8<M..P makes the difference, and dees it so Maily-eo GENTLY but FIRMLY. A penny packet will prove this. e2757 The Accounts and AuJit of a Single Ship Company" was the title of a lecture delivered at the Y.M.C.A. Institute, Cardiff, on Mon- day evening by Mr. C. Gordon Jolliffe, A.C.A., the lecture being promoted by the Cardiff incorporated accountants. Mr. Walter Hunter presided over a. Isurge attendance.

Publican and Widow I DRAMATIC INCIDENT IN COURT I There were remarkable developments in J a case at Scarborough yesterday, in which John Waters, landlord of the Equestrian Hotel, was charged on remand with having assaulted Mrs. Sarah Jane Hiley, 32, dee- cribed as a widow, who had just entered his employ as barmaid. Prosecutrix's ,examination occupied nearly four hours, and did not conclude until oeven o'clock. The closing act was quite dramatic. In course of examination the prosecutrix had stated she had been a widow for seven years, and that by her work she had supported her son aged eleven. Cross-examined by Mr. Royle, solicitor, the prosecutrix now admitted that she had not spoken the truth when she said she was a widow. She had a husband in Leeds, from whom she was separated in 1904. The main- tenance order of the magistrates at Leeds was rescinded, it being alleged that her hus- band w,as not the father of her baby. Mr. Royle said, as prosecutrix admitted having committed perjury, how were they to go on with the case? Magistrates'clerk: A woman does not readily admit that she is separated from her htsband, but she ought Fat to come into court and swear that she is a widow. Re-exanlineti, the prosecutrix said she had not. seen her husband for two years, and he might be dead. Mr. Royle then called a man into court, and it created sensation in a crowded gallery when prosecutrix said, "Yes, that is the man I married." Prisoner was then remanded

I CAERLEON COUNCIL I A Lively Discussion At a meeting of Caerleon Council the Rev. I D. B. Jones raised the question of asking the Boa.rd of Education to sanction an increase in the number of governors of the Caerleon Charity, and other changes in the scheme. The rev. gentleman, in dealing with Clause 37 of the scheme, whioh provides that the chil- dren attending the school should pass an examination in Scripture ar.-d 'the catechism and liturgy of the Church of England," sug- gested that the council should recommend the substitution of or for and." He argued that at present Nonconformist children were made to say, by the catechism, that their God-parents gave them their names. This was wrong, as Nonconformist children have no Go'd-parents. Mr. J. H. Taylor: I protest against the introduction of religion in the council. You are attacking the Church of England. The Rev. D. B. Jones: I have never yet made an attack on the Church of England from pulpit or platform, and only mention the name in reading from the scheme. Mr. Taylor s'till protested against the intro- duction of such topics in the council, and a, question was raised aa to whether the dis- cussion was in order. After a, consultation between the clerk and chairman the Eev. D. B. Jones asked the chairman for a, ruling on the subject. The Chairman gave his opinion, after read- ing the letter accompanying the draft order, that the Rev. D. B. Jones was in order. Mr. J. H. Taylor: I thought you would say that. Mr. T. Parry expressed regret that Mr. Taylor had shown such temper, and stated that Mr. Jones was one of the most broad- minded men. Mr. Taylor: You, of course, are scratching his back. Mr. Parry: No, no. There is no need for scratching anyone's back. I Ultimately it was decided to approach the Board of Education, asking for a more repre- sent at he board o-f governors.

I WOMAN BREAKS BAIL I I Sent to Assizes on Second Charge Carolina Jones, Llanelly, who did not surrender to her bail at the last Carmar- thenshire Quarter Sessions to answer a charge of stealing a ring, was arrested at Croydon last week. She was brought before the magistrates at Llanelly, and on her failing to find two sureties of C20 she was rema.nded to the assizes in custody. On Monday another charge of stealing a hat. was preferred against her a.t Llanelly, and she was brought up from Carmarthen Gaol. Mr. Mervyn Howell appeared for the police. Defendant was committed to take her trial at the assizes.

BICYCLE WITH WINGS. Whatever the future may prove as to the scientific value of the Sabarini aeroplane, it is certainly a novelty in methods of locomo- tion. There is only one in England. It is being tried in the squares of West London. It is a lady's bicycle without pedals or seat pillar, and with a very small back wheel. The rider stands on "snowshoes," and slides his feet horizontally. A press representative found the balancing easy, but the propulsion—less ea2Y. Wings are attached to the "snowshoes," a few inches above the ground, and it is claimed that, with plenty of wind, a very energetic ride.,r might progress like a grass- hopper. The inventor has done ten miles in an hour on the level.

I GIRL-MAN'S MASQUERADE Scotland Yard is at present engaged in a romantic quest—the search for a girl-man. She is a good-looking girl, who, disguised in a brown tweed suit and fawn overcoat, has for several days escaped detection. A description of the girl-m-an has been cir- culated among the London police-stations. Her name is given as Irene Overy, and she is stated to be 21 years of age, 5ft. 4in. in height, and fair in appearance. The girl has cut her fair hair, and wears it closely cropped. An important mark of identifica- tion is a gear at the back of the head. She is slim in build, and her figure lends itself to the disguise. The masquerader's sole object seems to be to elude her relatives, who learned after she 'had left home a day or two ago that she had adopted this strange disguise.

CURATE AND TOWN'S MORALS A commotion has been caused at Otley-in- j Wharfedale (Yorkshire) by a sermon, preached on Sunday by the Rev. E. M. Young, curate of the parish church. He declared that, in hfs opinion, there was nowhere such impurity as among the youth of Otley, and nearly half the weddings he had solemnised oat his church seemed to he enforced. Interviewed yeaterday, Mr. Young held to his statement, and hoped the result would be to raise the tone of the place.

ACCIDENT AT A TIN-PLATE WORKS I At Swansea County-court on Monday an action was brought under the Workmen's Coanpensat-ion Act by Sylvanus David against the Teilo Tin-plate Company for compensa- tioiIl for the loss of his right eye. Mr. Villiers Meager (instructed by Mr. T. R. Harris) ap- peared for the plaintiff, and Mr. Lleufer Thouias (instructed by Mr. Owen) for the defendant company. It appeared that a bottle of ammonia exploded, and the sight of his eye was destroyed. The plaintiff was awarded 1%. 9d. a week.

I I_ SWANSEA GORON ER & INFANT'S DEATH The Swansea, coroner at an inquest on a bahy on Monday remarked that the jury had noticed the effect produced by the offer of the Mayor of Huddersfield last year respecting infant life, and he was of opinion that if a sovereign were offered in the same way to the mothers of Swansea many more children would live. It would call their attention to the value of humau life.

AN EYE TO THE MAIN CHANCE. In Dublin yesterday the Master of the Rolls I was asked to make an order presuming the death in America of Mrs. Norah Mahony, an exhaustive search having failed to discover her whereabouts, though an attorney had written from Hertford, Connecticut, saying: j "I believe she could be found if the money involved makes it worth while."

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Royal Love Romance. I PRINCE to MARRY MAYOR'S DAUGHTER I  a Another Royal love romance has caused a stir in the highest circles of German society. The hero is the hereditary Prince Eberwyn of Bcntheim-Steinfurt, and the heroine Frau- lein Fanny Koch, whose father is the mayor of a small German provincial town. Before he became mayor he kept a general store. Prince Eberwyn's family belongs to one of those mediatised Royal dynasties whose members possess for all time absolute equality of birth with members of the reign- ing Royal houses. The House of Bentheim-Steinfurt is thus governed by the so-called house laws, which among other things prohibit members from marrying persons below them in rank. Those vvho transgress this statute forfeit all their Royal privileges and lose their Royal rank. This is the price that Prince Eberwyn has paid to marry the woman he loves. The Prince (says the "Daily Express") informed his father, Prince Alexis, of his intention, and the arguments, warnings, and entreaties of the family to dissuade him Failed to Shake His Resolution. I Finally, Prince Alexis informed his son that if he persisted in marrying a tradesman's daughter he must formally renounce his birthright. The Prince replied that he was ready to accept the situation, and yesterday, in the presence of a, meeting of the general family council, took a solemn oa.th never to dispute the right of his younger brother, Prince Victor A do lp hus, to take his place as hereditary Prince, and ultimately as head of the family. Further, by Prince Alexis's desire, Prince Eberwyn has been compelled to quit the army as an additional punishment for his unequal marriage. Prince Eberwyn had hitherto been an officer in a regiment of cavalry guards. The financial loss to the Prince is as great as the loss of his social status. He sacrifices the right to property comprising many thousands of acres, bringing in an annual income estimated at £ 250,000. Prince Eberwyn is 24 years of age, and his fiancee is a year older. The wedding will take I place next week.

TO KILL ITALY'S KING I I Anarchist Schemes Frustrated I Within the past few days the Xaples police have eifected two important arrests whereby yet two more conspiracies hatched in Pater- son (New Jersey), the centre of Anarchism in America, have been frustrated. Information was received that an envoy had left Paterson charged with the assassi- nation of the Duke and Duchess D'Aosta, uncle and aunt of King Victor Emanuel. The man's description was given, and on his arrival at Naples he was recognised and promptly arrested. The authorities had meanwhile been notified that an Italian Anarchist, named Gabriel Lanzetta, had been chosen by the Paterson committee to compass the death of King Victor Emanuel himself. Thanks to this second prompt warning from the American police, Lanzetta had scarcely stepped -ashore at Naples when he found himself a prisoner.

I MUTINOUS OUTBREAK I Revolt of Inebriate Inmates Information has just leaked out concerning a mutinous outbreak recently in the inebriates' department of Warwick Gaol. A prisoner named Ryan had been sentenced for A some offence of discipline. He immediately turned round and struck a warder in the eye, and then proceeded to batter him on the head with a pair of jecales. He was instantly seized by a number of warders and the governor himself, and thereupon Ryan -began to cry "Murder." His shouts aroused his companions in the adjoining yard, and they commenced smashing the windows with stones and iron piping. The governor showed himself at the window, but this did not quell the riot, and ultimately a large force of warders had to be marched in to quell the riot. The injured warder is now in hospital, and the prisoner Eyan has since said that he is very glad he was prevented from killing the official.

1 OVER A MILE A MINUTE. From Plymouth to Paddington A Great Western Railway Company's special train, with Mr. Ball in, of the Hambnrg- Americam. Line, and his party on boai-d, on Wednesday did a non-stop run from Ply- mouth to Paddington in 3h. 45min., or well over a mile a minute for the entire di8tanoe.

I THE SAGE MILLIONS Mrs. Euseell Sage, of Xew York, announces her intention of giving away the bulk of the fortune of £1,600,000 bequeathed to her by her late husband to worthy individuals who need assistance, bsit are too proud to ask. The money will not be given for the endow- ment of Churches. Mrs. Russell Sage hopes that when she has only enough to live on comfortably she will not be annoyed by persons begging for assistance, as at present. Persons who had been faithful or kind to Mr. Sage or had any other claims upon him will be remembered, and aid will be given to struggling Churches and institutions for the care of the needy and the siok.- Router.

WOMAN AT THE WHEEL The small barquenitine Mary Isabel, over- due from London viia Algoa Bay, arri-ved at Sydney yesterday. Captain Reade reports that before reaching ALgoo, he discovered a plot by the crew to reize the ship. He took precautions, and six men deserted at Algoa, where, owing to a heavy gale, the barquen- ti'ne dragged her anchors, was blown to sea, and was unable to return in consequence of a contrary wind. The, crew were shorthanded, a,nd the mate left subsequently at Mauritius. The captain afterwards found the pump use- less, and indications of an attempt to cut the pipes. From Mauritius the captain's wife assisted in working the vessel, taking frequent eigh.t- hour watches, and once remaining at the wheel continuously for fifty hours.

HORSEPLAY IN A RHONDDA TRAIN Edison Thomas, collier, Mardy, was charged at Ystrad on Monday with having unlawfully wounded David Llewellyn, ostler, Treherbert, in a Swansea Bay ra-ilway carriage. Complainant appeared in the witness-box with a long strip of piaster across his nose. The evidence was that a scuffle occurred in a train at Blaenrhondda. The Stipendiary reduoed the charge to com- mon assault, and a fine of 40s. and costs (£2 19s.) was imposed.

CARLISLE OFFICERS' CLAIM In the matter of Fletcher v. the Simpson Steamship Company, a claim for extra wages and share of bonus made by the chief officers and engineers of the steamship Carlisle, the plaintiffs have elected to have the case heard without a jury at the next Swansea. Assizes. i-Judgment to this effect was accordingly entered in the Court of Appeal on Monday.

MR HOWELL AND THE HORSE SHOW Following upon the announcement of Mr. James Howell of his intention to resign hip position as financial steward of the Cardiff Horse Show, Mr. C. H. Williams, on behalf of the committee, has had an interview with Mr. Howell, and the latter gentleman has pro- mised to re-con eider the matter.

WEST WALES ASSIZES The winter assize for the counties of Car. marthen, Cardigan, and Pembroke will be opened at 11-15 o'clock this (Tuesday) morn- ing at Carmarthen by Sir Joseph Walt-m, who arrived in Carmarthen from London <.JU Monday.

BERMALINE BREAD- And Nature doth require Her times of preservation." eZ711 Henry Till. Act 5, SceM 2*