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HOOLEY-LAWSON CASE. I MR. HOOLEY'S MISFORTUNE. On Monday the Hooley-Lawson case was resumed at the Old Bailey before Mr. Justice Lawraiice. Mr. kiooley, who went into the witness-box to give evidence on his own behalf on Thursday afternoon of last week, was further cross- examined by the Solicitor-General. Asked as to Mr. Bradshaw, who had a charge on his wife's farming stock, Hooley said Brad- shaw had made £ 50,000 through him, and was now going round the world enjoying himself. (Laughter.) He bought back Sir Henry White's Consiruction shares because he was dissatisfied. The Solicitor-General: Did you not complain to Lawson of the loss involved in the transac- tion?—Hooley: No. And you were content to lose your money without complaint?—Yes, like a linnet. That has been my misfortune. I have lost £50,000 without complaint. The Solicitor-General desired to ask questions as to the affidavit of Lawson in the action brought against the latter by him (Hooley) and Bradshaw last year, but Mr. Isaacs objected, as this was subsequent to the date alleged for the conspiracy, but said later that it was more for Lawson to object to, as it affected him. The Judge said he could not exclude the document. Hooley said the affidavit contained a tissue of falsehoods. The Solicitor-General: It charges you with fraud?—Hooley: Yes; and Lawson told me that he was obliged to make this charge in order to induce the Court to allow him to defend. And you continued on friendly terms with him until May lastY-Yes. He owed my wile 'between £7,000 and C8,000, and I was getting it from him little by little. This concluded the Solicitor-General's cross- examination of Hooley. Lawson asked a few questions in his cross-examination, and Mr. Isaacs proceeded to re-examine the witness, who, in reply to questions said that under his bankruptcy the whole of his wife's and his own property had been seized by the creditors. He had since repaid many of his private creditors their debts. This concluding the re-examination of Hooley, Lawson proceeded to call evidence on his own behalf. Mr. Charles Chadwell, civil engineer, was called to speak to the value of the Blackpool Electric Tramway scheme, which was promoted by the Construction Company. He knew well that the company had other contracts and schemes in hand, and if all had turned out suc- cessful, their geese would all be swans. (Laughter.) Mr. Greenhill, from the office of Messrs. Sims and Sims, solicitors, gave similar evidence, and said there was nothing uncommon in a company giving £2,000 for £1,000 to raise money to carry out schemes. It was a gamble, the witness said. The Solicitor-General: Who pays in the end? —The Witness: Well, the public if the com- pany is a success-the shareholders if it is not. But would the public know anything about these transactions?—Well, they are getting to know something now. (Laughter.) In reply to the Judge, Lawson said he had two other witnesses, but their evidence would not take long. SPEECH OF MR. RUFUS ISAACS. The Hooley case, which was resumed on Tues- day for the seventeenth time before Mr. Justice A. T. Lawrxnce 8It the Old Bailey, was then brought within measurable distance of closing. Evidence for and against the prisoners closed after the examination of one more witness called by Lawson. Mr. Rufus Isaacs, K.C., then addressed the jury for the defence of Hooley. Hooley was the man, he said, who had made millions, and more often had lost. He was not the man who had settled the money upon his wife and family. Having amassed wealth with a facility and in a period unexampled in our time, he had lost his millions, and his wife and family were now entirely dependent upon the friends of the days of his prosperity. The only evidence against him was that of Paine, who had been 80 fortu- nate as to induce the Treasury to prosecute, and who desired to avenge himself upon Hooley for the loss of money he had sustained in his deal- ings with the Construction Company. His losses appeared to have distorted his mind and cor- rupted his conscience, and it was the most charitable thing for them to assume that he, in consequence, lost his head. His evidence was absolutely unreliable as to events taking place four years ago. He Emitted his mind was con- fused, and his own simile eamo aptly in illus- tration, for in reference to the matter Paine said n ? it was like a coat which might fit or not fit, ae- cording as a man stood. So it was with Paine's memory. It fitted or it did not fit just as it suited the case for the prosecution. The evidence was not sufficient, he would not say to hang a dog upon-it would scarcely suffice to justify a hair being burnt off the dog's tail.

UNIVERSITY OF EDINGURGH. SIR DONALD CURBIE GIVES £ 25,000. At a meeting of the Court of the University of Edinburgh, on the 12th inst., Principal Sir William Turner announced that in reply to an appeal which had been made for funds to enable a site to be purchased on which laboratories and other educational buildings could be erected, and for making further financial provision for an extension of the teaching staff and for the promotion of research, Sir Donald Currie had subscribed £ 25,000. Sir Donald Currie wished the revenue to be applied to the remuneration of a staff of lecturers. An option was also given to apply £ 5,000 of the amount towards the purchase of a site for the new laboratories should it be necessary to use a portion of his gift for that purpose. The Uni, rsity Court recorded their thanks to Sir Don&M Currie, and in order to associate his nanu- permanently with the fund they resolved to designate it "The Sir Donald Currie Lecture- ship Endowment Fund." The Principal also announced that in response to the appeal made to other friends subscriptions by them to the amount of £ 15,000 had been intimated to him.

THE SCOTTISH KIRKS. ROYAL COMMISSI CV APPOINTED. The King has been pissed, on the recom- mendation of the Secrt y for Scotland, to appoint a Royal Comm.sMon to inquire into matters connected with the Free Church and the United Free Church. The Commission will be composed of the Earl of Elgin, K.G., G.C.S.I., G.C.S.E. (chairman), Lord Kinnear, and Sir Ralph Anstruther, Bart. The Sec- retary for Scotland has appointed Sir John Cheyne, K.C., as a Commission of one to inquire into and deal with all questions of interim possession between the Free Church and the United Free Church.

ROCHESTER'S NEW DEAN. The King has been pleased to approve the appointment of the Venerable Ernald Lane, Archdeacon of Stoke-on-Trent and Rector of Leigh, Stoke-on, Trent, to be Dean of Rochester, in succession to the late Very Reverend S. R. Hole, D.D. Archdeacon Lane, who is an Oxonian, was ordained priest in 1863, and has been Archdeacon of Stoke since 1888.

HOME HINTS. j Unless a dress is wanted very limp, it should I be dried before starching. Muslins, prints, and other coloured or patterned washing goods should never be dried in the sun, as everything ¡ fades much worse when it is wet, on the same principle that white goods are set to bleach (or fade) still whiter in the strong sunlight. They should, however, be dried as quickly as possible, a breeze being nice for this. Closely woven goods require less starch to stiffen them than materials that are loosely woven. I Pineapple Salad.—Pare one small sugarloaf I pineapple, and cut it into small cubes. Mix II lightly in one cupful of finely chopped celery, one cupful of chopped walnut meats, and one cupful of orange pulp cut small. Shred one I head of bleached lettuce very finely, and form it into cups or nests on individual plates. Mix one cupful of mayonnaise with one cupful of whipped cream, stir it lightly through the pine- apple mixture, and fill carefully into the little nests or cups. Garnish with halved walnut meats. If the combination of mayonaise and fruit is not liked, a very delicious dressing may be made with the well-beaten yolks of four eggs, a small cupful of sugar, half a cupful of lemon juice, and a cupful of whipped cream. I Brown Paper for a Cold.—The "old woman's r remedy for a cold on the chest, a sore throat, I or a bruise, which consisted in an application I of brown paper steeped in beer or vinegar, I owed its efficacy to the heat-retaining properties of the paper. A wet pad of this description, so far as the surface next the skin is concerned, acts almost as well as a, layer of w,et linen rag, protected with a thick covering of flannel. I do not give it as a novelty, for it is an old-estab- lishedt fact that brown paper of the commonest kind is an effective non-conductor, and may be advantageously used as a covering for beds, or to eke out scanty clothing. It is a simpLe sug- gestion, but an effective one. Potato Savoury.—Carefully boil some good mealy potatoes, then peel them and rub them through a, hair sieve—pound this flour up in a mortar with some very finely-chopped parsley, a squeeze of lemon, some cayenne pepper, a few fillets of anchovy (just enough to season), pepper, and salt. thoroughly mixed, whisk in the whites of two or three eggs beaten to a stiff froth, have ready some boiling fat, oil a dessert spoon, and drop spoonfuls of the mixture into the boiling lard the white of eggs will make them puff out to the size of walnuts. As soon as they have coloured slightly and pufled, out they are done, and should be served very hot on a dish lined with fish paper, and surrounded with either fried or fresh parsley. Tea Rolls.—Scald one pint of milk in a double I boiler, and, when lukewarm, put in half a yeast cake or half a cup of liquid yeast. Break one tablespoonful of lard into small pieces and drop them into the milk, together with one tablespoonful of caster sugar and a. pinch of salt. Stir these together till the lard is melted; then sift in enough flour to make it into a stiff batter. This should be done early in the morn- ing, about eight or nine o'clock. Then allow it to stand till tea-time, when small pieces should be shaped into little round cakes and baked in a quick oven. As soon as they are done, split them and butter while hot. HAND-REARED INFANTS.—Mother's milk, the food of a very young infant, contains no starchy body, but a variety of sugar known as lactose. Nature, therefore, does not provide at this early stage of life any materials for the diges- tion of starch. The immense importance, therefore, of securing that a food intended for young babies should be perfectly starch free will be at once apparent. Cow's milk is much more difficult for the baby to digest than human | milk. This difficulty arises chiefly from the fact that the casein, or curd, of cow's milk is usually more abundant and harder to digest than the corresponding substances of human milk. Untreated cow's milk yields a tough, leathery kind of curd, which most infants are unable to digest; this sets up irritation of the stomach, and gives rise to vomiting, diarrhoea, and the child fed on such becomes peevish, fretful, and rapidly grows flabby and anaemic, and exhibits all the symptoms of mal-nutrition. Mellin's Food, added to diluted cow's milk, will so change the curd that it becomes soft, spongy, and easy to digest, and, in fact, it so modifies the milk that it may be employed to replace human milk from birth. Superior Pea Soup.—Put a quart of split peas to soak in cold water overnight, then next day drain and wash them well, rejecting any that nyp (hscolour-ed; put them into a. stewpan with a little chopped onion and celery, half a dozen large sound potatoes peeled and slieed, a piece of prime pickled pork, and three quarts of stock, and bring to the boil; then skim very carefully, draw the pan on one side, and simmer gently for two or three hours until the peas are quite soft and thipork thoroughly cooked, after which take up the latter and keep it hot; rub the soup through a sieve and return it to the stewpan with a pleasant seasoning of finely powdered dry mint or thyme, and stir until it boils, then serve in a hot tureen. Serve the pork separately on a nice hot dish, garnished with a border of skilfully Voiled Brussels sprouts or finely chopped cab- Rage and accompanied by mashed and seasoned I potatoes. If preferred, of course, the pork ca.n be dispensed with, in which caRe half a pound of lean raw ham or bacon should be added with the vegetable-.—"Agricultural Gazette." To Keep the Hands Soft.—A very good pre- paration for keeping the hands soft is one made up of eaual parts of cocoa-butter, oil of sweet aTmondsC and refined white wax. These three things must be all melted together, and: allowed to stand until ouite cool. A small quantity must be 1 ubbed on the hands at night, after which it will be ar, well to put on a pair of gloves, other- wise the application rubs off on to the sheets, and not only rrreases them, but does the skin no good all. The gloves worn must 7'ot be tight. and to admit of plenty of ventilation the inside of the palm of the glove should be c-, j out; they will be more comfortable if the tops of the fingers are cut off also. When t-henands ar"1 very rough a.nd red, as is so often the case in winter, they will be very much benefited by being washed in oatmeal water, instead of with soap, unless they are very dirty. The best way of-making this is to have some good oatmeal, and boil it in wter for about two hours; then, when it has been strained off through muslin, the liquid! must be used for washing the hands a little fine starch may be added to the oatmeal, if liked. The less the hands are wee heel, provided that they can be kept clean, the better it is for the skin there- fore, when any kind of housework is done, such as dusting, gloves should be worn.. Simple Remedy for Sleeplessness.—How many people, suffer from sleeplessness, especially in these days of rush and worry To procure sleep it is a very bad thing to fly to the use of nar- cotics, for," when taken frequently, they gradu- ally lose their effect until larger doses ape taken, while the effect on the general system is a very bad one, for, instead of-feeling refreshed in the morning, there is often a feeling of depression, and a headfche is almost the inevitable result- As a matter of fact there are other things that can be- taken for the cure of sle.,eples,sneiss be- sid'es narcotics, and an especially one is the ordinary, very-much-despised onion, a thing which is so often objected to because it leaves Tuch ? uastv taste in the-mouth. As a matter of fact in sDite of the nasty taste that is so often left'behind, onions are really sweetvers of the breath-after the local effects have passed away —beinr such eood correctives to stomaeh <js. orders One small onion eaten at night wyl oft™ induce sleep, as onions have a particularly sooth'g effect upon the nerves without any of the "effects that are produced by the taking nf drills To remove the taste, a little parsley may be eaten, or a few drops of eau deCs»ogne mi a 'ump of sugar. A few drops of eau de Cologne on su^ar. before going out m the even- ing, is a good eye-brightecer. ing, is a good eye-brightecer.

Women talk of owing other women a call in about the same way as men do wiio owe another man a grudge.

ART AND LITERATURE. Miniature painting in England really came in with the Stuarts. Long journey travellers were few. Art was a part of the daily life of the cultured nations. 21asterpieces in hand by the great masters formed an item of news. Often these pictures were paintings that even the king's gold could not buy. Hence some times "pictures in little" were made of the nobler works. In this way arose the art of miniature paintings an art whose golden age is still here. For in the Quest Gallery in London, there is under arrangement an exhibition of miniatures set in gold and in choice jewels. The collection includes works by, and after, the masters, as —Gainsborough, Reynolds, Romnev, Cosway, Hoppner, Downman, Lawrence, Greuze, and others, and also by miniature painters of to-day. Among the latter are miniatures by Mrs. Ger- trude Massey, of H.M. the King's pet dogs and of other canine favourites. Collectively, the last-named bear the title "The Roll Call." The latest volume in the Library of L*serai Stories (George Newnes, Limited) is "The Story of British Trade and Industry," by James Burnley. Mr. Burnley possesses the enviable gift of being able to make an interesting narra- tive out of a. subject which necessitates the statement of many facts and figures in a cir- cumscribed space. In the hands of a less skilful writer such a narrative would be somewhat monotonous recital of statistics, but Mr. Burnley has contrived to invest it with all the charm of a romance, and to make this little work not only profitable but pleasant reading. The story sketches the history of British trade from the time of the Neolithic Briton down to the present days of Tariff Reformers and Free Traders, and is compressed into a handy pocket volume of 224 pages. It is in the light of the industrial past that present-day problems s.hould be studied, and we know of no work which contains so complete a survey of the com- mercial history of this country in so small ft compass as the one before us. At a time when a National Shakespeare Memorial is spoken of, and when people are looking forward to a great Shakespeare Com- memoration in March of next year, an interest- ing anthology of the poets who have paid tribute to Shakespeare makes its opportune appearance. This handsome volume, published by Mr. Elliot Stock, is entitled "At Shakes- peare's Shrine," and has been compiled with much painstaking devotion by Charles F. Forshaw, LL.D., F.R.S.L. Dr. Forshaw is certainly entitled to claim that it is the most exhaustive work of its kind yet produced, although it is necessarily and avowedly incom- plete. It is no light task to select poetic tributes of sufficient merit from the countless poems that have been written in honour of the Bard of Avon, and it must be acknowledged. that the learned doctor has shown much dis- crimination and good taste in his work of com- pilation. Nearly one hundred and fifty poets are quoted, from Shakespeare's contemporaries down to living writers. The value of the work is greatly enhanced by the inclusion in it of an essay by Dr. Richard Garnett, C.B., F.R.S.L., on "Plays partly written by Shakespeare." The annual volume of "The Quiver," which is just published is fully equal to any of its predecessors. To say this is to award it the highest praise possible, for "The Quiver" has always maintained a high standard of excel- lency. Among the contributors to the present volume are, the Dean of Gloucester, the Arch- deacon of London, the Archdeacon of West- minster, the Rev. Canon Hay Aitken, Chris- topher Hare, Raymond Blathwayt, Katherine Tynan, May Crommel-in, and Elizabeth L. Banks. The contents are varied and interest- ing, and, while specially suitable for Sunday reading, are entirely free from the maudling sentimentality that disfigures many works of the "goody-goody" class. For Christmas presents for the young of vary- ing age nothing could be more appropiiate than the handsome annual volumes of "Chums"—for the boy.3—full of stirring adventure stories and other accepta,ble illustrated reading matter; "Little Folks" —with pictures on nearly every pago— tor the girls and younger boys and "Tiny Tots"; —for the nursery pets. They bring enduring joy to those for whom they are designed, and in each case are right up to the high standard eet by the publishers, Messrs. Cassell and Company, Limited. An alliance has lately been arranged between' the proprietors of two art galleries which have made a high reputation by the consistent excel- lence of the exhibitions held in them-the Dutch Gallery and the Holland Fine Art Gallery—and the united concerns will for the future be car- ried on in London by Mr. Van Wis&elingh and Mr. VanHoytema in partnership as "The Dutch Gallery, (Limited)." The first ex- hibition of the new firm has just been opened. It includes a number of well selected pictures and drawings by British and foreign artists of the highest repute, and is admirably comprehen- sive. Among the more memorable works on view are examples of Corot, Fantin-Latour, Har- pignies, J. F. Millet, VoIIon, Daubigny, C. Jacque, Jonkind, James Maris, Bosboom, Josef Israels, Mauve, Th. de Bock, and other repre- sentative foreign masters; and among the con- tributions by British painters there are some splendid drawings by Mr. F. E. James, a couple of important landscapes by Mr. Mark Fisher, a specially notable canvas by Mr. Buxton Knight, and other things by Mr. J. M. Swan, Mr. C. H. Shannon, Mr. B. Priestman, and Mr. Peuper- corn. Mr. W. B. E. Ranken, whose paintings and drawings are collected in the Carfax Gallery in London, is a young artist of some promise, but as yet of somewhat incomplete performance. He shows much ingenuity in imitating the work of certain of his predecessors, and when n,eas learned to apply this ingenuity to the expression at his own ideas, he should, be capable of in- teresting achievement. The best of his oil paint- ines in this exhibition are the cleverly suggested "Portrait of Miss Ranken," and the freeJY". handled group of figures in a landscape, "Pro- menade," a not unpleasant piece of artificiality. £ His water-colours have more independence, adel, are truer in their observation of nature; txie- most noteworthy among them are the well treated stretch of distance, "A View," the sunny sketch, "The Farm," and the pleasant note, "In Suf- folk." It will not be long before the books oa the British Mission to Tibet begin to make their appearance—the wonder is that they have-not begun before this. Already there are three books of the kind in preparation—two by special correspondents with the expedition., and the third, which Mr. Murray has in hand, by LICUL. Colonel Waddell, ChiiCf Moeàical Officer'with the Mission, who is calling his narrative "Lhasa and its Grand Lama Unveiled." To Lieut.-Cplonel Waddell, who had already written a. book on "The Buddhism of Tibet," and was well-known as an authority on the subject, the expedition must have been intensely interesting. Probably the first hietory of the expedition, however, will be Mr. Edmund Candler's narrative, entitled, "The Unveiling cf Lhasa," which Mr. Arnold is to publish shortly after Christm&g.. Mr. Candler, it may be remembered, was. the, first Englishman to be wounded in the sudden ettack made on the Mission at Guru in the early days of the expedition. Fortunately 14r. Candler was able to resume his work as a special correspon- dent in a remarkably short time, and to be ore- sent at the entrv into Lhasa. The third work, which Messrs. Hurst and Blackett have an- nounced under the title of "Lhasa: The Tibet Expedition, 1903-4," is from the pen of Mr. Per- ceval T andon, who acted as special correspon- dent 10 the "Times." Mr. Land'on's hook will include an introduction by Colonel Younghus- band, d appendices by the experts of the Atis- eion, containing the chief ^information acquired: on matters of geology, politics, -v-tcia! his- tory. —„

A marriage at an exceptionally early age—so far. at least, as the British Isles are conoerned- was made at Melton when a girl of fourteen was wedded to a man of twenty-two. The nuptials of the very youthful bride, who hails from Harby, in the Vale of Belvoir, took place in the local registry office.

One of the oddest sights in New York City is the picture-gallery of successful waifs in the rooms of the Children's Aid Society, on East Twentv- second Street. There is none other like it in the world. Hundreds of faces look out of their simple frames. They are of every nationality, type, age, and colour. Since 1853 more than 20,000 waifs and strays have been placed in families by the society, situations have been found for some I 25,000 more, and over 5000 runaways and losts have been returned to shelters.