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CRAVING FOR SPEED.
CRAVING FOR SPEED. It was time the public craving for speed ceased, said Sir Charles Scoiter in moving the adoption of the report at th9 half-yearly meet- ing of the London and South Western Railway. So far as that company was concerned, there would be no racing. He referred at some length to the Salisbury disaster, and said that for some reason, which could never be ascertained, the driver of the ill-fated train ran through Salis- bury at more than 60 miles per hour, and at that speed disaster was inevitable. For many years S.W. had been remarkably free from serious accidents. He found that whereas 155 persons were killed in the streets of London in 1904, the company had carried 1,220,000,000 passengers-a number about equal to the estimated population of the world—from January 1, 1889, to June 30, 1906, and during the whole of that period only one passenger met with his death through accident to the train by which he was travelling. Sir Charles also drew attention to the competition the rail- way was having from motor-oars. During the last Ascot week 420 cars were driven to the meeting on the Tuesday, 441 on the Wednesday, 747 on the Thursday, and 404 on the Friday. There was no doubt a large proportion of these passengers would have travelled first-class by their line. They had to face the fact that first- class traffic Would show a decrease until the public were tired of motor-cars, and again took to the railways.
I LIKE "TURTLE DOVES." I
I LIKE "TURTLE DOVES." I The usual holiday crowd assembled at Dun- I mow on August Bank Holiday. Two couples claimed the flitch of bacon-Mr. Stephen James Lloyd Willey, a business manager, of Bow, and his wife, and Mr. Henry Lewis Mor- gan, a retired Civil servant, of Bristol, and his wife. Mr. Willey's case was ably opened by Mr. Mackenzie, who said the couple had been mar- ried two years, and had lived together in perfect harmony. Mr. Willey was a guardian in South London, and would be a candidate at the next election in Mile-end. Mr. T. Gibbons, the op- posing counsel, cross-examined the claimants humorously about their domestic habits. The jury were, however, in a sympathetic mood, and without hesitation awarded the couple a flitch. Mr. and Mrs. Morgan's case presented little interest beyond the fact that for thirty years they had lived together like" turtle-doves," as one witness put it. Opposing counsel said that even turtle-doves did not always sit and coo. This couple were also awarded the flitch, and the farcical trials ended. The couples were then carried round the field to the stage, where they took the customary oath and received the bacon
EARL CARRINGTON'S HOPE
EARL CARRINGTON'S HOPE Earl Carrington, President of the Board ol Agriculture, outlined in a speech at Broughtoa Castle Agricultural Show, the scheme by which Castle Agricultural Show, the scheme by -which he hopes to show that the State can be the model landlord, and an example for private owners in its dealings with its tenants. Referring to the extension of the Crown Lands Act, by which the President of the Board of Agriculture shall be specially charged with the administration of the 70,000 acres of agricultural land comprised within the Crown domains, he said he was determined to keep in view two prin- ciples-the fair and liberal treatment of the tenants and the increase of the number of those who draw their livelihood from the land. "I hope to be able to put before the land- owners of this country a series of object lessons which will show them that the programme of the Government will tend to the increased happiness and prosperity of all classes of the community," said Earl Carrington.
U-I IDAUGHTER IDENTIFIES A…
U- I DAUGHTER IDENTIFIES A DARN. I A darned sock was the only evidence of the death of Mr. Alfred Page, a schoolmaster and income-tax collector, of Teignmouth, produced a the Probate Court, when leave was asked to presume his death. Mr. Page was a widower, and lived with a married daughter near Teign- mouth. On Sunday, January 2, 1902, he left home to attend church at Teignmouth, but being too early he went for atwalk along the promenade, and since has not been heard of. There was a great storm raging at the time, and the sea was dashing over the promenade. A few days later a sock was washed ashore, which his daughter identified as one he had been wearing. She recognised it by a darn which she had done a few days before. It is supposed that Mr. Page was washed or fell off the promenade into the sea and was drowned, his body being carried out to sea. Sir Gorell Barnes granted leave to presume his death.
IKILLED WHILE SHOOTING.I
KILLED WHILE SHOOTING. I Mr. H. Street, of Reigate, was shot dead ilea* Horley by the explosion of his gun. Mr. Street was shooting with his friend, Mr. Peat, at Nor- wood-hill, a hamlet near Horley. He fired at a rabbit and missed. Mr. Peat then fired, and also missed, but his shot had the effect of turn- ing the rabbit. Mr. Street had slipped another cartridge into his gun, but instead of firing he attempted tc strike the rabbit with the butt end as it dashed past. The cartridge exploded, and the shot en- tered his stomach. He died ten minutes later.
I COLLIERY DISASTER CHARGE.I
COLLIERY DISASTER CHARGE. I Mr. Ernest Quinton, the agent, and Mr. Jacob Kingdom, the manager of the Caradoc Vale Colliery, have been released from the charge of manslaughter which had been hanging over them since the disaster on June 26, by which four men lost their lives. Mr. Justice Jelf advised the jury that there was no case against Mr. Quinton, and Mr. King- dom was found "not guilty," the jury arriving at the verdict without leaving their seats. The defence set up in Mr. Kingdom's case was that the colliery plans were wrong. The plans showed sixty feet of earth between the cuttings and the sea, whereas there was but little more than two feet.
WOMAN'S BODY FOUND. j
WOMAN'S BODY FOUND. j A party of harvesters, cutting wheat at Prittlewell, near Southend, discovered the body of an old woman, which proved to be that of Sarah Ann Staggs, a widow, seventy-eight years old, who disappeared from her home at Eastwood a month ago. The condition of the body ren- dered it impossible to discover if any injury had been inflicted.
ITHE MONTAGU ABANDONED. I
THE MONTAGU ABANDONED. I The Secretary of the Admiralty states that as it was found that no attempt to float the Montagu could be made during these spring tides, owing to the delays caused by the recent heavy weather, it has been decided that no further steps will be taken to salve the hull of that vessel. It was reported that a free fight had occurred among salvage men and sailors, and that a blue jacket belonging to H.M.S. Cornwallis was drowned. Subsequent inquiries showed, however, that although a free fight did occur among the salvage men, the drowning of the sailor was quite unconnected with this incident. The man was drowned accidentally through falling from a lighter while engaged in removing the salvage gear. The crews of the attendant warships are dis- mantling the Montagu of all salvage gear and the four remaining large guns. Considerable activity is likely to continue for some days. The Montagu will afterwards be sold by suction6
BOYS AND BANK NOTES. I
BOYS AND BANK NOTES. I Frederick Barrow and Ernest McKenan, both aged 16, were remanded at Bow-street charged with breaking into the Catholic Apostolic Church at Gordon-square, and stealing about £ 45 in bank notes. The caretaker of the church noticed that the church door had been forced, and that four offertory boxes had been broken open. The boys were arrested by a policeman who had heard that they had been trying to change bank notes.
IT EMIGRANT SHIP SUNK. I
IT EMIGRANT SHIP SUNK. An appalling disaster overtook the Italian emigrant liner Sirio, bound from Genoa to Buenos Aires, with between 600 and 700 poor emigrants aboard, on Saturday evening, when she was wrecked on the rocks off Cape Palos, 'near Cartagena. Nearly 300 persons were drowned amid scenes of the most distressing kind. Others were killed in the panic that en- sued when the vessel struck, and several in- jured persons were rescued from the waves. The captain and officers were saved, but the captain committed suicide afterwards, believing himself to be responsible for the loss of the vessel. Most of the passengers were Italians who had shipped 6t Genoa, but some Spanish emigrants had been taken aboard when the Sirio called at Barce- Ilona. When nearing Cape Palos the vessel was driven slightly out of her course by the tides, and lest her bearings among the Hormigas Is- lands, where navigation is exceedingly difficult 'Owing to the number of rocks. Shortly before five oclock the Sirio struck a submerged rock, and immediately began to sink stern foremost. It was a calm evening, and a large number of the emigrants were on deck. The Sirio was travelling at full speed, and the wildest panic • ensued among the emigrants. The Italians lost their heads, impeding the efforts of the captain nd the crew. Some rushed screaming below i 40 bring up their wives and children, others ■ !fought madly to reach the boats, while women, realising the nature of the disaster, knelt on fthe deck pouring out a torrent of prayers for de- liveranee to the Virgin. In response to an appeal by one of the officers, some of the passengers and crew stood round the davits with firearms and other weapons, and ilcept the surging crowds at bay while efforts were made to launch the boats. When the first boat jwas lowered a desperate rush was made to ob- tain seats in her, crowds of passengers fight- ing for a. chance of safety. As each boat filled the panic increased. Several emigrants pulled out knives, trying to carve a passage. A frantic rush was made to the port cutter, which was being lowered, and in the general struggle scores of men, women, and children were swept overboard and drowned. Many were killed by striking the gunwales of the boat as they were ifiwept off the deck. The women and children were the worst suf- Iferers in the panic. Many of the former re- mained praying below, and refused" to leave juntil dragged on deck by force. When the first iboat sheered off many of the passengers jumped into the sea, swimming in her wake, screaming to be saved. Those who reached her hung on desperately, but were ruthlessly beaten off and left to drown. Eye-witnesses say that men who (had hatchets struck at the emigrants in the water as they seized the boat, for fear she should The dragged under. An Argentine ranchman, who, after making a jtour of Europe with his family, was returning to Buenos Ayres with a large number of labourers jwhom he had recruited to work on his estancias stood by the davits as one boat was being lowered, and threatened to shoot the first man ,-who attempted to make his way through before all was ready. His coolness reassured the emi- grants, and the boat got away safely. The Arch- Bishop of San Pedro, a South American prelate, who was on his way home, also behaved with great heroism. He remained on board until all hope was abandoned, and blessed the drowning and the dying who had been trampled to the deck. He sank with the vessel, and was not Eleen again. Some fishermen who happened to be in the (neighbourhood rendered valuable service. The Sirio sank close inshore, and the fishermen imme- diately put out in their boats to her assistance. They rescued many who were struggling towards fthe shore, and when their own boats were full they threw out ropes and towed others to safety. But in spite of all their efforts it was impossible to get everyone. off before the Sirio sank, and fully 200 persons went down with her. The other ihundred were either killed in the panic or drowned round the boats. The scenes among the rescued on shore were very distressing. jXVomen distraught with fear and grief rushed obout looking for husbands and fathers and chil- idren, and some have lost their reason owing to he shock. The Maritime authorities provided the emi- grants, whose condition was indescribably piti- ful, with food and clothing. Luckily it was day swhen the accident occurred, and they were all 'dressed. But in the panic the clothing of a great anany was torn to rags. They lost everything fthey possessed, for their little money was stored away in their boxes. The villagers of Alumbres, 'Calbanque, and Parman took as many of the eaved into their homes as they can accommodate, while others were taken to Cartagena and j Murcia. A large number refused to leave the tehore, waiting for the dead to be washed up. XThey were encamped on an open space close to here the vessel sank, and tents were sent from Cartagena to give them shelter. Many of the rescued bore severe signs of the panic, several having knife wounds and broken limbs.
DUKE OF RUTLAND DEAD. ; 4
DUKE OF RUTLAND DEAD. 4 His Grace the Duke of Rutland died at his residence, Belvoir Castle, near Grantham. The' death of the duke was not unexpected, as :ihe had been steadily growing weaker for some time, and at the advanced age of eighty-seven Ifchere was no chance of recovery. He passed peacefully away in the presence of his family learly on Saturday morning. The late duke was best known during his public life as Lord John Manners. He was first 4included in the Cabinet as long ago as 1852, folding then and during two subsequent Ad- ,ministrations the office of First Commissioner of Works. From 1874 and for six years after Lord John was Postmaster-General, and again Fin 1885. until the following year, when he be- -came Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster. In 1888 Lord John Manners succeeded his ibrother as seventh Duke of Rutland. He had !S$.t in the House of Commons for just over ithirty years, during which time he had repre- isented North Leicestershire and the Melton Division of the same county, besides unsuc- cessfully contesting Liverpool and London. His Grace was twice married, first to a daughter of the late Colonel George Marlay, and secondly-after being a widower for eight years—to Miss Janetta Hughan. By his first marriage he had an only son, Lord Granby, iwho was called to the House of Lords ten years lago in his father's Barony of Manners of ffiaddon. Lord Granby married a daughter of -the late Colonel Charles Lindsay, and they: rliave, besides three daughters, an only survivin, 'son.
REVOLVER AND CONFESSION. ]
REVOLVER AND CONFESSION. ] The jury which has been trying a suit for divorce brought by Mr. Humbolt Marie Wink- .Tvorth against his wife, on the ground of her lalleged misconduct with Mr. Edward James DBurgess, decided to disregard the "confession" of Mr. Burgess, which Mr. Winkworth admitted ilie had secured while he had a revolver in his pocket. Mr. Justice Bargrave Deane dismissed the petition with costs in favour of Mrs. Wink- worth, but he declined to give Mr. Burgess his costs, remarking that a man who signed a con- fession of misconduct with a woman must be prepared to take the responsibility for much of the litigation that followed.
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Peter Conlin was killed at Glasgow by falling from a third storey m Argyle-arcade. Some 2500 employees of the London United lramwaye, Limited, were entertained by Ladv Clifton Robinson at Garrick Villa, Hampton-on- Thames, journeying thither in 35 gaily decorated special tramway cars. Fruit trees are blossoming for the second itime this year in several gardens in Cardigan. Tho Herts County Council has decided to take over and maintain at the county's expense &he obelisk at Barnet which was erected in M740 to commemorate the battle of Barnet, fought tn 1471, .Co""
I COUNTRY NOTES. j
I COUNTRY NOTES. VEGETABLE BBEF STBAK. This well-known fungus, Fistulina hepatica (Fr.), is often to be seen flourishing year after year upon the same living oak tree, and is gathered promptly on account of its esculent properties. It is somewhat variable in form, being rounded, semi-circular, tongue-shaped, and often two or three together, liver-coloured (not unlike a piece of bullock's liver), soft and easily cut, and internally mottled somewhat after the maner of beetroot, and juicy, with a rather acid taste. The under-surface is a little convex and paler, perforated with innumerable pin- holes, which are mouths of tubes, closely packed side by side, bearing the spores on the inner surface. These spores are salmon coloured and nearly round. Sometimes specimens have been found attaining a weight of thirty pounds, but usually only three or four pounds. It is doubtful to what extent this fungus is a cause of injury to oaks, as it is always found on dead parts. It is found throughout Europe. LONG-TAILED TIT. The long-tailed tit, or, as it is very frequently called, the "bottle tit," is diminutive in its size and peculiar in its appearance. Dr. Lea.eh and many other naturalists have hesitated to regard this little bird as belonging to the true tits. The bird is found more or less frequently in all the wooded districts of this country. In the southern and western counties of England, from Sussex to Cornwall, it is common, fre- quenting plantations, shrubberies, and hedge- rows, where the trees are tall, and also gardens and orchards. The food consists almost ex- clusively of various insects and their larvae, for which the birds search with considerable per- sistence and activity. The nest is a perfect specimen of ingenuity and care, and is in all LONG-TAILED TIT. J probability the most admirable example of bird architecture to be found in this country. The number of eggs varies; ten or twelve are com- monly laid, but occasionally even more they are small, white, and marked with a few faint specks of red; often, however, they are plain white. During the first autumn and winter the entire family keep together. The usual note is a sharp chirp or twitter, varied by lower and hoarser notes. At times these twitterings are very loud and shrill, and at other times so feeble as to be almost inaudible. When search- ing for food these little birds assume the most peculiar attitudes, often being engaged with the head downwards, their long tails giving- them a somewhat grotesque appearance. The length of the full grown bird is about five and a half inches. EGGS THAT CANNOT FALL. All round our coasts there breed thousands of a certain black and white eea-bird called, the guillemot. This bird only lays one egg, makes no nest, and never uses any precautions to protect its property except by way of Laying in inaccessible places. Yet the guillemot is enormously common. The egg is laid in soli- tary state on a bare ledge of rock, often several hundred feet above sea level. Thus the egg seems liable to be blown over the' edge and smashed in a gaLe, of wind, but this never hap- pens. The egg is so constructed; that it spins on a pivot instead of rolling along, for its centre of gravity is so placed that no wind can move it in any direction. It was once sup- posed tha-t the guillemot glued its egg in some way to the rock, but it is now known tha,t the spinning qualities. protect it from fadling. Thousands upor^thousandsi of guillemots have been slaugliterecl and are slaughtered every year for the decoration of bonnets. j THE LACKEY MOTH. The lackey moth is one of the pests of the orchard, and is to be found mostly under long been slaughtered! and are slaughtered every year for the decoration of bonnets. j THE LACKEY MOTH. The lackey moth is one of the pests of the orchard, and is to be found mostly under long grass^ and leaves, the female moth especially not given to flight. The name lackey was given on account of the gay colouring of the larvse, repeated in a subdued form in the moths, These vary in colour,'but mostly the fore wings are of a red brown, with two pale streaks. The hinder wings are also of a reddish tinge. The eggs are hatched into young orange-yellow and black hairy caterpillars. Though formidable LACKEY MOTH CATERPILLAR. I enough in England, these caterpillars do not do I S° J? J arm as in Franee- One of the best methods for the prevention of this pest is to the undergrowth free from rank herbage, thereby allowing the light and sunshine to show up the haunts of these insects, and give a chance to insectivorous birds to do their work. Taking into consideration the social way (tent life) in which the young caterpillars live, the onus of the loss rests on the shoulders of the owners of the fruit trees. In capturing one of these tents there are from one to two hundred cater- pillars the less to do harm to the orchards those containing apple trees in particular. TRUFFLE LOVERS. < It may interest some people to learn that squirrels are as successful as pigs or poodles in finding truffles. Some years ago, the writer found to his cost that squirrels were very fond of the currants in his garden, but this July, for the first time, found them digging under his beech trees, and, through their instrumentality, learnt that his garden abounds in excellent truffles. Under one tree on his lawn he counted over forty holes, and though most of them are now empty, some still contain large truffles only nibbled on the top. The soil is limestone, with hardly any oaks. Till comparatively recently, squirrels were unknown in the immediate neigh- bourhood, but they have now become fairly plentiful,. bi
-THE GREAT STORM.
THE GREAT STORM. Great destruction followed in the train of the terrific thunderstorm which swept over the whole of the country on Thursday last week. At Guildford the storm, which was the worst ever known, lasted only twenty minutes, but the damage done was enormous, many houses, bridges, and roads being destroyed. Roofs and chimney stacks were blown about like feathers, avenues of trees uprooted and piled in heaps, while masses of water three feet deep rushed down the steep streets, stripping them to their granite foundations. On the river side of the Woodbridge-road hundreds of trees were rooted up and flung in twisted piles of wreckage. Beneath one of them two brothers, named Voice, and a girl, Ruth Blunden, were found terribly injured. The girl died before she could be taken to the Royal Surrey County Hospital, and a few minutes after being admitted there Charles Voice succumbed. At the railway station the glass roof was smashed in by the hail, and all the coaches in the goods yard were derailed by the gale. A gap of twelve feet wide waa made in the steel parapet of the new town bridge by the fall of a giant elm tree, while tlia zinc roofs of the sheds in the cattle market were torn off and blown about in every direction. One piece many yards in size was taken up high in the air and then crashed into the fronts of two shops, wrecking them completely. Near by a house occupied by Mr. W. E. White was struck by lightning, the roof torn off, and the two top storeys were wrecked, the furniture being reduced to matchwood. The new tower of St. Saviour's Church could not withstand the force of the gale, and fell through the roof. Nine out of every ten of the trees in Loseley-park were uprooted, Tele- graph poles were blown in all directions, and miles of wires snapped and thrown across the roads. A remarkable feature of the storm was its local nature. It affected an area less than two miles square, and outside that little or no damage was dqne. In Bedfordshire the farm lands present a pitiable sight. Wheat, barley, and oats are broken down, and the grain, forced out of the ears, lies strewn about the ground. Nothing is left of the potato plants but bare stalks, and the tares are as flat as if rolled. Fruit trees are leafless, and the fruit so battered that it will be of no value. There is scarcely a plum left of the crop. The hailstones were jagged lumps of ice measuring an inch in length, and covering the ground up to the top of people's shoes. The number of windows broken is almost incredible. In Little Staughton Church 160 small panes were smashed, and some of the broken glass was picked up thirteen yards away. In one small house forty-two panes were broken on one side. In Buckinghamshire the damage done was as great. On one farm alone it is estimated at £ 1,000. The entire produce in a village gar- den was burnt up by lightning, and the ground, totally cleared, looks as if a terrible fire had raged there. The hailstones were as big as pigeon's eggs. The storm was tie most severe experienced since 1860 in the Fens. In the Peterborough district, and throughout Northamptonshire, North Cambridgeshire, and Lincoln..three sepa- rate storms seemed to meet. Roads were flooded, crops ruined, and haystacks burnt, while houses were struck by the lightning, which was con- tinuous. Ripe peaches were burst by the hail- stones, which were as big as walnuts. For three-quarters of an hour Yarmouth was bombarded by hailstones of an enormous size. The rain fell in sheets, and the police station and many houses were flooded. At Beddgelert, in North Wales, there was a cloud-burst, the houses were flooded, the streets and roads torn up, and Beddgelert-bridge, which dates back to the Norman period, was destroyed. A number of the inhabitants and visitors were standing on the bridge just before it collapsed, but were warned by feeling it totter under them. The modern portion has been entirely destroyed, but part of the ancient arch still stands. The residence of Mr. J. A. A. Williams, near the Aberglaslyn Pass, was also damaged, while a house on the main road was suddenly flooded as I the owners were at dinner. The furniture was knocked over by the water, which rushed in at the back door, and a cradle containing a baby was being swept away when the father, breast- '1 ing the flood, reached and caught it.
MACE SERGEANT'S COAT. 1
MACE SERGEANT'S COAT. 1 The cost I of an alpaca jacket for the Mayor of Hornsey's mace sergeant was the subject of a heated debate at the meeting of the borough council. ° Councillor Grayson protested against spend- ing Pl 7s. on the jacket, when a garment which would serve quite as well could be obtained for 5s. 6d. He declared that a school attendance officer told him he had worn an alpaca jacket which he bought for 5s. 6d. for two years, and it was good for another year's wear. "It is a jacket suitable for a millionaire," he said, or for Baron Rothschild, or members of the Royal blood, because you could not get better for money." Alderman Lawson explained that the jacket was really part of the mace sergeant's uniform. "We expect the Mayor's sergeant to be as well dressed as the mayor himself," he said, "because in most. cases he is considered to be quite le important." I
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After reprimanding her daughter for staying out late one night, a doctor's wife at Berne made a movement _as though to strike the sirl but the daughter picked4 up a revolver and shot her mother dead. Mr. Harcourt announced that it was proposed to build a stationery office behind the National Gallery at Millbank, but he would make inquiry as to the future needs of the gallery, and would reconsider the matter. Some space was still reserved for the gallery. Lord Carrington, the Minister for Agricul- ture, in the House of Lords, said he would not oppose the second reading of the Public Slaughterhouses Bill, the object of which is to finable public authorities to erect abattoirs and to close private slaughterhouses. With the view of reducing infant mortality, the St. Pancras Borough Council has decided to pay to the father, or, failing him, to the doctor, midwife, medical student,, or other person attending upon the mother, the sum of Is. for notifying to the medical officer of health • birth within 48 hoars Qf its occurrence, ia the borough.
A HUSBAND'S FIND.
A HUSBAND'S FIND. ■NT Han ley, an analytical chemist, of New Brighton, Cheshire, sued for a divorce from his wife, Mabel Annie, on the ground of her misconduct with Mr. Carlton Manning. Mrs. Hanley met Manaing while she was staying with relatives, and it was stated that the landlady of the house complained of her conduct with ""en second baby was born she in- sisted on naming him Carlton, and her hus- band, knowing nothing of Manning's existence, consented. ° On January 21 last Mrs. Hanley was dressing to go out with the baby, and asked her husband to get the baby's gloves from a drawer. In the drawer he found several letters from Manning to Mrs. Hanley, one of which read: My Own Darling,-I write to you now before going to bed as regularly as I say my prayers or count my beads or recite my paternoster. Another day gone; as the hymn hath it, "One day nearer home. I seem nearer to you than ever. -Yours always yours, my darling, Carlton. Sir Gorell Barnes granted a decree nisi with costs, and Mr. Hanley did not ask for the cus- tody of the children.
IGLASGOW AND THE PREMIER.…
GLASGOW AND THE PREMIER. I Glasgow magistrates resolved to recommend the Corporation to offer the freedom of the City of Glasgow to Sir Henry Campbell-Ban- nerman in recognition of his distinguished ser- vices as a statesman and Minister of the Crown. Sir Henry was, in his early days, associated with Glasgow. He was at one time a member of the firm of J. and W. Campbell, Glasgow, which was founded by his father and uncle. The recommendation of the magistrates was moved at a meeting of the Corporation by Lord Pro- vost Billsland. Mr. Findlay seconded, and the recommendation was agreed to amid cheers.
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——— MOTOR-'BUS DRIVERS FINED. 1 Thomas Charles, a motor-omnibus driver, was fined L-3 10s., or a month's imprisonment, at the-Thames Police-court for reckless driving. It was stated that he was in charge of a motor- omnibus in Mile-end-road and went on the wrong side. In coming back to the right side of the road the buffer of his omnibus struck Robert Clark on the left hip and injured him go severely that he had to be taken to the Lon- don Hospital. William H. Hughes, another motor-'bus 'driver, was fined 12s. at the same court for feckless driving.
ILORD HADDOS WEDDING.I
I LORD HADDOS WEDDING. I At the Scotch Church (St. Columba's), Pont. street, S.W., the marriage took place on Monday of Lord Haddo, George Gordon, D.L. for Aber- deenshire, eldest son of the Earl of Aberdeen, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, nephew of Lord Tweedmouth, First Lord of the Admiralty, and brother-in-law to the Chief Secretary for Scot- land, and Mrs. Cockayne, of Bedford-court-man- sions, Bedford-square, W.C. The service was fully choral, and the chancel and entrance to the church were artistically deco- rated with tall palms, white flowering and' foliage plants. The ceremony was conducted by the Rev James Brebner, minister of Forgue Parish, Aber- deenshire, and the Rev. Dr. Fleming, of St. Columba's Church. The bride was given away by her brother, Mr. L. Clixby, of Leicester, and Lord Haddo was supported by his brother, Captain the Hon. Dudley Gladstone Gordon, of the Gordon Righlauders, as best man. Mrs. Cockayne was married in a gown of Hor- tensia blue Armine silk in Louis XV. style, trimmed with chiffon and old Brussels lace, and flounce of old Limerick lace, the gift of the Countess of Aberdeen, and hat ornamented with ostrich feather. Her ornaments were pearls and diamonds, and she carried a bouquet composed of Malmaison carnations and lilies, and tied with white satin streamers. During the service the hymn, O Perfect Love," and the Scotch para- phrase, at the special request of Lord Haddo, O God of Bethel by whose hand," were rendered by the choir. The reception, given by the Countess of Aber- deen at the family residence, 58, Grosvenor-street, was largely attended. The Earl and Countess of Aberdeen, Lord Tweedmouth, the Dowager Lady Tweedmouth, Mr. J. and Lady Marjorie Sinclair, Lord Herschell, Viscount Anson, Lady Muriel Herschell, Mr. and Lady Harriet Lindsay, &c.. being present, and afterwards Lord and Lady Haddo left for Cromar, Aberdeenshire, there to spend the honeymoon. The presents numbered 400.
IAN UNLUCKY JUDGE.I
AN UNLUCKY JUDGE. I On taking his seat in the Civil Court at the Leeds Assizes on Monday, Mr. Justice Gran- tham said he was sorry to have kept everyone waiting. He explained that there had been the usual delay of a Bank Holiday, and he had very nearly had a nasty accident. Coming along from Ripon, someone threw a bottle out of a passing train, which just caught the edge of the side window of his carriage. "Luckily," said Mr. Justice Grantham, "we were sitting with our backs to the engine, but a bit of glass came right across and struck me in the face. Then, shortly afterwards, bang went the glass of the lamp, that burst and came all over us. Then, next, we thought we ought to find out who threw the thing out of the other train we pulled the alarm signal, and, I need hardly tell you that the alarm signal would not work. (Laughter.) We pulled the chain right down. The train stopped after- wards, and at Arthington Viaduct a guard came and saw the carriage strewn with glass. There being no glass on the lamp, the gas went on burn- ing until the wind blew it out. (Laughter.) Then we could not turn that off, and there was an escape of gas to add to the perils of the journey." It is believed that the bottle was thrown as the train approached Arthingtoa Junction.
I-.RIOT IN LIVERPOOL.I -
I RIOT IN LIVERPOOL. I A fierce riot occurred at the docks in Liverpool between Orangemen and Roman Catholics as they were returning from demonstrations. Brickbats and other missiles were freely used, and many people were injured. Considerable damage was done to shop windows and to the brass instru- ments and drums of the demonstrators, and for upwards of an hour the street was impassable. Eventually a strong body of police quelled the dis- turbance and arrested six of the ringleaders
BOY'S FATAL RIDE. j
BOY'S FATAL RIDE. j A little boy was killed at Greenwich as a result of hanging on the back of a tramcar for a free ride. The boy clung to the car while the conductor was on the top collecting fares. When he saw the conductor about to descend he dropped off, and made a dart for the pave- ment, but was caught by a motor-omnibus, which passed over his head, killing him in- stantly. Two companions who were with him were so frightened by the accident that they ran away as fast as they could.
SUSSEX WATER FAMINE.I
SUSSEX WATER FAMINE. A water famine has brought about an extra- ordinary state of affairs in the area depending on theCuckfield Rural District Council, Sussex. For several weeks the supply has been cut off at certain hours of the day, but within the last few days the situation has been considerably aggravated. Hundreds of people have had no water whatever. Workmen starting early on their labours have had to go without washing, and in place of tea have had to drink beer at meals. Several cases of boiler explosions -have oc- curred through no notice having been given that the supply had failed. Wealthy residents have been obliged to send into Brighton for cooked eatables, and to ask local butchers to cook meat before sending it to them. Those who have wells of good water are simply coining money, as also are aerated water manufacturers. At-Cuckfield the council is drawing water from a well and sending it round the town in water-carts. The Local Government Board have been asked to order an inquiry into the matter.
BISHOP'S SAND MISSION. I
BISHOP'S SAND MISSION. I The Bishop of Manchester on Monday con- cluded, so far as he was concerned, his remark- able sand mission on the beach of Blackpool. Dr. Knox, who has almost lost his voice through the vocal strain, has preached to over 200,000 holiday makers,, and he said he would have to go back to Manchester, where much work awaited him.
-I LITERARY CHAT.
I LITERARY CHAT. Miss Floreitce Warden has written a neif novel, The Old House at the Corner. A novel by the lady who writes as "Graham Travers" will shortly appear under the title "Growth." The author is really Dr. Margaret Todd, of Edinburgh, who made so great a suc- cess with her ftrst story, "Mona Maclean." The Rev. Silas Hocking lived the early part of his life among Corntshmen. To these early companions he owes much of the "local colour in his work, and it was to an audience of West Countrymen that he preached his first sermon when little more than a lad. It is now thirty- six years since he entered the ministry, from which he has just resigned, and his first book, written merely to fill leisure moments, came out eight years afterwards. A modern drawing-room drama in book form rm. Troubridee is entitled "The Woman Thou Gavest," and opens in the West Indies. It traces the love-story of a young girl, whose fate takes her through a series of thrilling ex- periences. Some scenes are in London, others in a mythical principality, Saxe Hofburg and there the heroine's adventures leave her on the steps of a throne. Sir Samuel Hall, K.C., who has written the "Short History of the Oxford Movement, was formerly Vice-Chancellor of the County Pala- tine of Lancaster. He offers his work as a lav- man's attempt to give an unbiassed account of the Tractarian movement, making no pre- tence to discuss the theological questions which were raised in its progress. He merely ex- plains how it arose, who were its leaders, and what were its results. Considerable interest attaches to the "Letters. Personal and Literary, of Robert, Earl of Lytton," which will be issued in Octo- ber. The late Lord Lytton's career was in many respects remarkable, and in the literary sense it was brilliant. Lady Betty Balfour is editing these memorials of her father, which are to be in two volumes. "Owen Meredith" was so admirable a letter-writer, as well as so interesting and cultured a man, that the book is certain to arrest widespread attention. Mile. Vacaresco has written a novel entitled If A King's Wife," which has something to say of the ways of Royalty. The author has been the intimate friend of "Carmen Sylva," who, it was said, would have been glad to see her the wife of the Crown Prince of Roumania. Mile. Vacaresco writes in English. When Mr. Rider Haggard was a child, a very old doll of battered wood, hideously ugly was one of his favourite playthings, and also of the other children in the family. An old nurse used to call this doll "She," and in after years the novelist borrowed the name for the heroine of his most famous book. A recent sale of books at Messrs. Hodgson's comprised an album with a poem of eight lines entitled "The Boy, the Mother, and the Butter- fly, and four lines appended as a "moral, signed "Charles Lamb, Enfield Chase, 9th Octr., 1827." This poem, of which the first line is, "Young William held the Butterfly in chase," and whidh ends "Remember, William, He is 'But a Fly,' is apparently unpublished, and was presumably written during the residence of the Lambs and Westwoods at Enfield. The album realised £ 40. Mr. A. E. W. Mason, M.P., is at work on a couple of aew novels. "Running Water" will appear in ssrial form, and the second story, the title of which is not yet made public, is to come out in October in a women's magazine. A new volume of essays by Mr. H. B. Irving, villa has already proved the quality of his pen in several books, is announced. It will be entitled "Occasional Papers," and these are mostly dramatic and historical in character. One essay deals with the art and status of the actor, and another, which was read as a paper before the Royal Institution, is a consideration of the stage in the eighteenth century. Several of the papers are studies' in criminology, which recalls Mr. Irving's book on Judge Jeffreys. After undergoing a thorough renova.tion the little birth-house of Michael Bruce, in Kinness- wood, Kinross-shire, has been formally re-opened by Sir Charles Bruce. The house is now a verit- able Bruce museum, having within its walls a large number of mementoes of the youthful poet, whose authorship of the "Ode to the Cuckoo," although it may still be canvassed in the literary world, was long ago settled in favour of their townsman by the inhabitants of the pleasant little village of Kinnesswood. The memory of Bruce attracts a goodly number of visitors to the place, which has the additional interest of being within easy reach of Loch Leven, witlvits memories of Mary Queen of Scots. We are promised an English translation of a new novel by Georges Ohnet, the author of "Le Maitre de Forges." It chiefly concerns the careers of a prima donna and a composer, but it also introduces a rich American family. Professor George Francis Savage-Armstrong, who has died at his residence, Strangford House, co. Down, was known as "The Poet of Wick- low. His published volumes of verse are ex- ceedingly numerous, while he was also an exten- sive contributor to periodicals. His first book was brought out while he was still an under- graduate, and several of his volumes were the outcome of his passion for walking. The novel of the motor-car seems to ga!n in popularity. Mr. and Mrs. Williamson began with "The Lightning Conductor"—which made a particular hit—and now they promise us "The Car of Destiny." There is a story of love and romance and a motor-car in Spain, with a Spanish hero and an English heroine, and King Alfonso's wedding brought in. The death of Mr. Artemas Aglen Dowty, an official of the Paymaster-General's Office, and one of the brightest writers of the older gene- ration, was the occasion for some interesting notes in Truth." Mr. Dowty first made a mark as a journalist as O.P.Q. Philander Smiff," of he old London Figaro," and the "Comic History of England" and the Comic Natural History" which he contributed to that paper were good enough to be successfully re- published in book form. He became really famous—though it was only anonymous fame- with the production of The Coming K-, the most successful of Beeton's Christmas Annuals. The Siliad and other annuals in the same series were also Mr. Dowty's work. There was a vast amount of speculation at the time as to the authorship of The Coming K-" and "The Siliad," and it would have been a surprise to the public and everybody else to have discovered the author in the smiling, unobtrusive little clerk of the Pay- master-General's Office. Mr. Dowty had been a member of the staff of Truth from its first appearance, and a constant contributor in verse and prose. Except for one year, when his health failed him, he wrote the whole of the Truth Christmas numbers. Mr. Frank T. Bullen, whose lectures in Australia have been very successful wrote his first story about ten years ago, and was ac- cepted. Another story appeared in the "Corn- hill. Then he started to write The Cruise of the Cachalot," turning out 5,000 words a day. He took it to the publishers of the "Cornhill," Messrs. Smith, Eider, and Co. On the advice of their reader, who had reported favourably, but was afraid it was too far-fetched," they decided to publish four chapters of the book as articles in the "Cornhill," paying him £50 for them. They were successful, and then he sold them the rest of the book for another £50. Although he had thus parted with his rights, tiie publishers gave him L200 more as present.