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arouse his countrymen to a sense of the magnitude of the evil We do not wish any member of the Cabinet harm, but if one of them either voluntarily or compulsorily, were io spend a week in the heart of Stepney, or some other part of East London, it would Jbe one of the happiest things for Britain -that could possibly happen. PURE WATER. The Public Health Committee of the Battersea B ¡rough Council reported that 11 they had issued a warning to the public, urging them to boil certain water which was Aupplioil for domestic purposes. In the ircumstances the advice is good, but it is improbable that a very large proportion of j the Council's constituents will adopt it.1

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People do not, as a rule, like boiled water fori drinking, and they have a dright to expect that the water for which they pay enough shall be supplied to them in a con- dition fit for immediate use. It seems to be sufficiently obvious that if a company does not supply water in this state there shall be some authority endowed with power to make them do it, but, unfortunately, Parliament, while granting monopolies to great corpora-: tious do not trouble themselves much about giving any department effective control over those corporations, and as a general rule the public are obliged to accept whatever is given to them. With respect to the water supply, there will probably be an improve- ment in London, now that the Company's property has been taken over by a Water Baud, but so far as the Railways and Gas Companies are concerned, Londoners will still have to shut their eyes, and take what is given to them. THE INCOME TAX. Some people grumble at having to pay overmuch Income Tax: others complain because they have not enough income to pay tax on, Those who assist the Revenue directly in a degree more than really requisite have occasion for gratitude to an alert body called the Income Tax Recovery Agency, which is pointing out that where a person or firm carries on more than one business and the year's trading of one or more shows a loss, such loss can be set against the profits of the others, and any m income tftX paid to the revenue can be recovered, whether the businesses are of the same nature or not. Where any business undertaking results in a loss for the year, and the person carrying on the business has a private income (in his own or wife's name) the amount of income tax at Is 3d in the pound on the amount of loss can be recovered from the income tax deducted from, or paid on, the income arising from private sources. Business men, frequently, for carrying on their concerns, have loans or overdrafts from their bankers, and when interest is paid thereon no income-tax is deducted thereon by the borrower, aa the bankers make a rule of including the interest in their general return, consequently where the borrower has deposited securities at his bankers, and income tax has been paid or deducted from the interest arising therefrom, the Government is in possession a of double the amount of duty due. On satisfactory evidence that the income arising y 0 from the securities has been duly taxed, the revenue will repay for the past three years the amount of income tax at the then current rate of duty on the amount of I interest so paid to the bankers. These 1 things will be worth knowing to quite a things will be worth knowing to quite a number of folks. COUNTY COURTS JURISDICTION BILL. I The inexpediency of postponing a neces- ] sary reform seems to be illustrated by the case of the County Courts Jurisdiction Bill. For years public opinion has demanded that an extended jurisdiction should be given by County Courts, by which actions are tried in a shorter time and at less expense than in the High Court. Governments of both political parties failed to deal with the question, and at length, when a Bill was introduced by a private Member, it was read a second time by both Houses. The Lord Chief Justice and the great law officers of the Crown declare that the Bill is full of faults, that is unworkable, and so forth. but there is every reason to anticipate that it will be passed, and the best possible use will have to be made of it. Owing, how- ever, to the failure of the House of Com- mons to provide the necessary funds, the date at which it will come into operation was, by the House of Lords, postponed twelve months. ON JURIES. The remark of the City of London coroner that age is no excuse from serving on a coroner's jury, calls to mind the anomalous character of the powers possessed in such cases. The law exempts certain people from serving in juries in the High Court, but a man whose services cannot be com- manded to settle a dispute over a hundred thousand pounds can be summoned to attend an inquest at the village inn concern- ing the death of a two-year-old child that has died from natural causes. Such a call is all the more irritating because, in the majority of such cases, an inquest is quite unnecessary, the cause of death having been ascertained by a post mortem, examination before the jury assemble. It is strange that so marked an anomaly should have survived so long, but in all probability its continuance is due to the moderation of coroners and their officers in not insisting upon the attendance of men who would be exempt from High Court service. In London this discrimination is facilitated by a small pay- ment made to jurors which has had the effect of creating a new industry among people whose time is not particularly valuable. DOUGAL'S CONFESSION. Many people will no doubt agree with Churchman," who writes with regard to the execution of Dougal. He says: The Home Secretary, appears to have thought that the chaplain exceeded his duty in extorting a confession on the scaffold. That, I venture to think, is an opinion which will not be shared by many people. The clergy of the Church of England are expressly directed that they are not to allow a person to die if they can help it without confessing any weighty matter with which his conscience may be troubled. It was, therefore, the plain duty of the chap- lain to act as he did if other exhortation bad failed-as we may be sure it had-and whatever other people may think with regard to the general question it is probably in accord with the religious sentiment of the great majority to say that if it can be avoided a man should not be allowed to die in such circumstances with such a fearful crime unconfesaed. Certainly, no better or more hopeful word could have proceeded from a man with such a career behind him, who was now about to go before his Judge, than that which was Dougal's last upon earth." Churchman might have added the further consideration, from his point of view, that when the last penalty is executed upon any person it is in the highest degree desirable that we should have all the evidence possible that the person who is hanged is guilty. ON BETTING. A cashier, who was charged at one of the London courts with stealing his employers' money, said "had he been lucky on a certain day, and the three horses which he backed won, he would have been able to repay the money which he had taken from his master." It is this delusion that the three horses are going to win that explains the downfall of so many young me i who have, in other respects, given promise of a bright and successful career. Hope, no doubt, is one of the greatest boons to have been extended to man, but this application of it is one that tends in the direction of disaster, for everybody but the bookmaker, who finds it a good deal easier to fatten on the folly of his fellow creatures than to get a living by honest work. The men, whose weakness keeps the bookmaker in idleness, do not stop to think that the chances are greatly against them. The proprietor of the gaming table at the Casino does not do business on philanthropic lines, and whatever happens he is sure to gain in the end. The bookmaker works on similar lines, and although he may experience loss occasionally yet in the end he is sure of a profit pro- portionate to the extent of his dealings. I THE MONKS OF LA GRANDK CHARTREUSE. A great deal of interest was excited by the report that the monks of La Grande Chartreuse, expelled from their mountain home by the French Government, were about to settle in Iona, a small island off the Hebrides. Both lona and the Carthusian settlement have a fascinating history, the former dating back to 563 A.D., and the latter to 1084. St. Columba, who founded the monastery at lona was buried on the island, but early in the ninth century his ^remains were removed to the church of St. Patrick, County Down. After the death of Columba the island was visited by great numbers of pilgrims, m-iny of whom came to die at Iona, in order that their remains might lie in its sacred soil. Other people of rank and fortune left instructions that at their death their remains were to be removed to the island which Columba had made famous by the piety and devotion of himself and his monks. The monastery was demolished in accordance with an Act of Parliament, passed in 1561, but some ruins remain, which have been given to the Free Church of Scotland by the Duke of Argyle. Although the point is a minor one, still there has been some speculation as to whether the monks would continue at lona the manufacture of the pharmaceutical prepara- tions, which have been the main source of their revenues. The best known of these preparations is an aromatic liqueur called the Chartreuse, which is sold in three kinds —green, yellow, and white. In the manu- c' facture of this liqueur, carnations, absinthium, and the young buds of pine C, trees, are understood to be employed. j THOUGHT-READING. -I- Some remarkable results in the direction of thought transference are reported to have been obtained at the office of Mr. W. T. Stead. Nobody would suppose that there was any attempt at deception in this case, but after all the best that can be said of the results obtained is that they furnish an extremely costly substitute for a telephone message. We say costly because there can be no doubt that thought-reading has a gravely prejudicial effect upon the mental condition of the person who undertakes it. All such experiments are dangerous, and in general they are discountenanced by the medical profession. Oue medical gentleman of whom we know was able to exercise by hypnotism a considerable effect upon inebriates, but after dealing with two or three cases he was absolutely compelled to desist, owing to the severe strain which the effort exerted upon himself. HOPE LIVES ETERNAL IN THE HUMAN BREAST. Pecksniff said that if England expected every man to do his duty then England was the most sanguine country on the face of the earth, and was fated to be continually disappointed. We fear Pecksniff was right, but England is not destined to be more completely disippointed than is Miss Mary Deadon, who appeals for funds to give country holidays to poor children- The railways would doubtless help us," she says. We hope they may, but railway companies are generally the very finest examples of those corporations concerning I' which Sydney Smith said that they have neither bodies to be kicked nor souls to be condemned.

Here's a Health unto His Majesty." ALL LOYAL SUBJECTS will drink this Toast j§KINCSAUK i„ a Bumper of. ragtag BUCHAN'S RHYMNEY %j§j§r I K I N G S ALE. B. A. jtL st e I A Pure Ale Brewed only from the Finest English Malt and Hops. 1 ANALYST'S REPORT. 8 ——————— THE LABORATORY, DOCK STREET, NEWPORT, MON., March IIth, 1902. MESSRS. A. BUCHAN & Co., Dear Sirs-I hereby certify that I have analysed a sample of your "BucHAN's RHYMNEY KING'S Aut," and beg to report to you as under It is a very delicate Pale Ale of sound constitution and good body, possessing a clear bright colour, and of excellent aroma. The results of my analysis are such that I am in a position to speak most highly of its purity and general wholesomeness; I am of opinion that it is a pure product of Malt and Hops. It is free from acidity, and being clean and containing a good proportion of alcohol, its keeping properties are undoubtedly good. In flavour, appearance and general quality it will, in my opinion, bear favourable comparison with all first-class Pale Ales. I am, dear Sirs, yours faithfully, (Signed) GEORGE R. THOMPSON, Public Analyst for the County of Monmouth. SUPPLIED IN CASK OR BOTTLE. TERMS ON APPLICATION TO THE BREWERY. 9 4 4 "Here's a Health unto His Majesty." N TOUM «PS8 You can neither make or buy a drink yjk Wag so healthful, so thirst quenching, wfi W s0 convenient, and so inexpensive Qum ELTN m FWUR 4 2 ->

I. Parliamentary. On Tuesday the Irish Land Bill receival its third reading in the House of Commons by 317 votes to 20. On Wednesday the third reading of the London Education Bill was agreed to by a mniority of 110. In the House of Commons on Thursday the Government introduced a measure to facilitate and improve the operations of the Housing of the Working Claeses Acts. This was read a third time.

WELSH FESTIVAL.—The Triennial Welsh Festival was held at Llaudaff on Thursday. The total number of choristers taking part is 1327. The Most Nutritious. E P P S'S Gra teful-Comtorting. COCOA Breakfast-Sui)T)er.

I ABERGAVENNY. f POLICE COURT, WEDNESDAY. Before MAJOR SANDFORD (in the chair), MAJOR WILLIAMS, — ATIWOOD, Esq., ALDERMAN I FOSTER, (Mayor). I COUNTY BUSINESS. ILLEGAL EISHING.—William Janes, collector of iron, &c., was charged with catching trout with a net. the meshes of which Wdre less than required by law, and further with killing trout without a licence.—Defendant pleaded tjuilty to both charges. —Mr Reginald J. Owen, BuiltL, appeared for the prosecution.—P.O. Powell said that on Saturday the 11th inst, he saw defendant passing the Mardy Police Station, carrying a frail. Witness had suspicions and asked defendant what be had in his frair, and he &aid he had a couple of fish for break- fast. Witness found 15 grayling, 7lbs, and 9 trout, 2ibs loz. In defendant's coat pocket witness found net 15ft 4in by 2ft 9in deep, the meshes being fin from knot to knot. hlr Owen said that the fact of defendant's having taken grayling proved that he had been fishing in the Wye District; hence the prosecution by the Wye Board. The maximum fine for each offence was £ 5.—The Bench decided to fine defendant E2 1 Os in each case, and costs £1 5s, in all £6 5s, or one month. A BLACK-LISTER IN TBUJBLE—P.O. Wood at 7.50 p.m., on Tuesday, in consequence of a com- plaint, visited Court A, Tudor-street, when he found Henry Williams very drunk and making use of very bad language, he told him to go inside and be quiet or he would have to lock him up, whereupon Williams struck him in the stomach. The oonstable had great difficulty in securing his nun, who kicked him in the back, and also broke his helmafc strap, before he could get the handcuffs on him. The Bench decided that as Henry Williams was on the black-list, he must go to prison for one month with hird labour, and for his assault on P.O. Wood he must have another month's hard labour. I A SHOCKING CASE. I Elizabeth Adams, single, of Llanthewy Rhydderch, was prosecuted at the instance of Inspector Spirits, of the N.S.P.C.C., for illtreating her daughter, May Adams, asced seven. Mr Charles Nesbitt, Abergavenny, prosecuted on behalf of the society. Inspector Sparks, stationed at Newport, said he visited the house occupied by the defendant on Saturday, July 4th. He examined the child and found her clean and fairly well nourished. In answer to questions the girl said, in her mother's presence, that ou the previous Wednesday she went home from school and found her mother drunk. She gave her (the child) whiskey, which made her bad, and they both went to bed together. Her mother called her up about half-past eight in the evening and told her it was time to go to school. She went off to the school, but found no one there. > She sat on the steps of the school for a time. The girl further stated that on tha previom day her mother and she visited Abergavenny, and that coming back her mother gave her beer and cider. They sat down on the roadside and had a sleep. The child also said thit man were in the habit of coming to the house, especially on Sundays. Witness remarked to defendant, You hear what the ohild says? She replied, I only gav* her a glass of beer and a glass of cider on the Tuesday." She made no observation about the whiskey on th* Wednesday. Mr Thomao William Jones, son of the Vicar of Llanthewy Rhydderch, deposed that between 8.30 and 9 o'clock ou Wednesday July 18th, he SiW the child wandering about th- villqge in quite a dazed condition from drink. He questioned her and she said her mother had given her some whiskey which made her ill, an 1 sent her to school. When she got there she found no one. Witness accompanied the girl to her home and tried to find the mother but she was out. Being unable to discover the defen- dant, he took the child back to the Vicarage, and had her put- to bd for the night. He knew Miss Adams to be a woman of intemperate habits. Mrs Miry Williams, of Fyfach, siid the child seemed quite fond of whiskey. Witness h id seen her on many occasions help herself to it from a bottle. She had seen the girl ill more than onoe from the affects of the drink. Mr Vincent Elwards, farmer, The Hall, Llan- thewy Rhydderch, stated that one Sunday evening about the middle of May he was on his way home when he saw two men enter V muel Cottage occupied bv the defendant. He listened for about au hour. They were drinking together, and their lansjuasje in front of the child w s disgusting. About ten o'clock one of the men and the girl came out of the house. A4 the child was leaving she turned round to the man left inside and said, Go on, you old d Witness added that he had often seen defendant taking her daughter about the roada. Emily Morgan, Cefn Cottage, near Abergavenny, stated that about four o'clock on Tuesday, Jane 30th, she saw defendant drunk on the roadside between the Cefn aud the Plough. The child was sitting by her side. She looked as though she had b3en crying. Witness go the defendant up and assisted her towards home. Defendant denied having given the child strong drink or mtde her drunk, The Chairman said the Bench considered her conduct disgraceful, and fined her 11, iuoludiug costs. Mr Nesbitt said an application would be made as to the future of the child.

I CAERLEON. I POLICE COURT, THURSDAY. Before F. J. MITCHELL, Esq. (chairman). Colonel Sir A. MACKWOKTH, Bart.. D. W. JBNKINS, Esq., A. M. PILLINBR, Esq., H. ADDAMS- WILLIAM% Esq., and H. S. COCKBR, Esq. CANDID.—.Albert Churchill, haulier, sum- moned for driving a brewer's dray without a light at 10.35 p.m. on July 11th, in Station-street, Caerleon, was fined 58 including 4s 6d costs. Defendant said he knew he had broken the law. P.C. Powell stated the facts. UNLICENSED DOGs.-Henry Gardner was summoned fur keeping an Irish terrier without a licence on July 13th.-P.C. Harris said the defendant stated that the dog belonged to a lady at Abertillery. Defendant was fined 7s 6d, and the Bench advised Mrs Gardner to take out a licence as soon as possible.- Wil liatn Hines was summoned for a similar offence. The police stated that a licence was taken out for the black lurcher five days after detection. The penalty was 5s. A SAD CASE—Mrs Eliza Burnell, who gave an address in Bridge-street, Newport, made an application for a separation order on the ground of persistent ertielty,-Applicant stated that she married the defendant. Frederick Burnell, of 17, Mill-street, Caerleon (then a widower), at the Cardiff Registry Office on the 10th March, 1900. He had not allowed her sufficient food. Her husband was a wire-worker, and earned good money, but did not give her any of it. He struck her several times, the last occasion being on the 7th June. On another occasion he gave her a black eye. She had left him in consequence of his conduct, but had lived with him from last September until June 30th. Defendant had four children. There were no children by the second marriage. He had on more than one occasion threatened to kill her. She did not desire to live with him-all she wanted was maintenance.— Defendant, in the witness box, said his wife's evidence was all a pack of lies." She was a most cruel mother, and did not look after his children. His children had come to him for butter to put on their bread. He added, We cannot have a bit of peace, either me or the children." Replying to the Bench, the defendant declared that he was in delicate health and did not earn 5s per week.— The Chairman You have had a great deal of money from her P -Dofeii(ialit: No, I have not.- The Chairman: Why have you not re-paid her? It is not a very creditable thing to do. —Defendant: Like a good many more, I have been unfortunate in businetis.-The Chairman: What are you pre- pared to allow your wife ?-Defendant: Oh, about 4d a week. (Laughter.)-The Chairman You must maintain her. The Chairman expressed the opinion that there were faults on both sides and Raid it was a sad caae. But defendant oould not' throw off" his wife, and he must contributo 7it, per week towarda her support and the costs, 12s.— Defendant declared that he should not pay. SORB FPBT.-Thomas Roberts, of Lower Mill, Usk, represented by his wife, was seen by P.C.- Harris riding on a timber carriage drawn by three- horses without reins, at Llanhennoc. Mrs Itoberti- said her husband's feet were sore, and he had only just got on when the constable saw him.—Fined4 7s 6d.

Cambridge Higher Local Exam. Z5- -15 On going to presi we learn that Miss Gweu Maitland Watkins, of Usk, secured the first class- in Laoguages and Literature at the recent Cambridge Higher Local Examination, obfrtiuecL four distinctions, and secured a prize of £.5, which- means her being included among the first five; candidates on the whole examination.

A Rev. GentleiiT'Urs Fatal Quarrel. New York, Friday: The Rev. Robert Lee, of Linnie, Kentucky, yesterday killed a Mr Ellis Wood, with whom he had quarrelled, and fatally wounded Mr Wood's son.

I Eton Fire Brigade. As a result of the recent fire at Eton CorlTege,, the Urban District Council has decided to obtain a steam i fire engine, and to put tile, College in electric communication with the Fire Brigade. n

Visit of the King of Italy. According to present arrangements the King of Italy will remain five days in: London when he visits the King in. November,

Bisiey- In the National Challenge Trophy,. Scotland leads England by five points at the first range. England won the National Challenge- Trophy this morning after a keen struggle with Scotland. For the National Challenge Trophy, affcer second range, Scotland led by one point.

Barnard Castle Election. Polling for Barnard Castle Division is proceeding in fair weather. Motor cars and hired vehicles are being freely used for electors.

The Midland Railway. The Midland Railway dividend is?, announced at the rate equal to four and three-quarters per cent. upon former ordinary stock.

Noted Chemist's Death. Baron de Bush, a well-known chemist, fell from a North Western train near- Northampton, last night, and was badly ,a injured. He died this morning in hospital.

A Sailor's Terrible Crime. At Southampton Railway Station, last night, a young girl, Catherine Payne, was- n C) shot dead, in the presence of her mother,, by a sailor named Harman, who afterwards committed suicide. Jealousy is supposed; to be the motive.

Stocks quiet. Rain stopping cricket.

Dr. Vaughan's Successor. The Catholic Herald states that the tornap of names forwarded to Rome by the West- minster Chapter is: 1. Abbot Gasquet. 2. Bishop Hedley, of Newport. 3. Mgr. Fenton, former Vicar-Q-eneralr and now Vicar-Capitular of the Arch- Diocese of Westminster. I Abbot Gasquet is a Benedictine, as is. I also Bishop Hedley, and news from Rome- leads to the conclusion that the choice is likely to fall upon the former. Mo-r- Fenton, who is an Irishman by descent, ia^ an excellent administrator, and popular I with the clergy.

I New Zealand Parliament. In the House of Eepresentrtivea on Thursday, Afr- Seddon, the Premier, introduced a Bill to prevent vessels registered in countries in which coastal* restriotions are placed upon British shipping from entering upon the coastal trade in New Zealand.— Reuter.

FIRE AT Ennw VALIB.-A, disastrous fire-. occurred at Ebbw Vale on Saturday uight in last week, when the Anchor House, a well-known drapery and outfitting establishment, the property- of Mr Stephen Lewis, was destroyed, aud the- adjoining buildings, occupied by Mr Lewis, hay and corn merchant, and Mr Evans, hairdresser,, were considerably damaged. ST. ILLTYD'S CHURCH, LLANTWIT.—A bazaar iit aid of the fund for the repairs of St. ) Church, Llantwit Major, will, by the kincit permission of Mrs Nicholl, be held in the Ham. Grounds, on Wednesday and Thursday, August, 5th and 6th. To CIGARHTTB SMOKBRS.-It was announced on Wednesday to the English tobacco trade that thet- price of all American cigarettes (except Sweet Caporal") has been raised 50 per cent. A BOGUS CLUB.—The steward of the bogut club» at Penarth was on Friday in last week fined £10 and costs, with the alternative of a mouth'^ hard labour, for selling beer without a licenoe. Printed and Published hy" THE COUNTY OBSERVER." NuwSPAFBa and PRINTING COMPANY, Limited, by JAMES HENRY CLAIIK, at their Offices, Bridges Street, Usk, in the County of Monmouth, Saturday- July 25th, 1903,

DWELLINGS IN THE EAST END. Mr Justin McCarthy was perfectly justi- fied in saying that the most important of all Eastern questions was that of the condition of the people in the East end of London. The "sick-men" of Europe and Asia do occasionally give us a little rest, but the circumvstaucps in which the poor of East London live constitute a terrible problem which we have always with us. It is impossible to believe that our statesmen and ■philanthropists realise the gravity of this question, and probably they never will Tealise it until some modern Peter the Hermit goes forth on a crusade, in order to

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