Cheshire Observer

A CHESTER CHILD'S DEATH. IMi'RL-'ONED PARENTS WAITED. ) nL.¡RL.O:\E; P.?? WA:\TED. ¡ The death of a Chester child under circum- stances of a serious nature was the subject of an inquest opened by Mr. J. C. Bate, trie NVQit Cheshire coroner, at Chester Workhouse on Mon- day morning. The deceased was Ada ^°rral1- a?ed about &ve month.. the younger chud 0! ?n and M?ry Ann Worran, of Jough s-court, off Upper ?oruhg'Jtte-?reet. Ch??r Addrcas!!? t'^e iurv at the commencement, the Coroner saià 25t -ii March lait i .?L&d that since t.? 25th March la"t the in ????d been under th. ob.rvation of the S?pec.or of the iety for the Prevention of Cr??" v t? ChiUrcn. On bh? 30th May tht. Pn.? or -ot an ord?r from the magistrates for t k> remo v ai of th? chidren to the Workhouse a"d the U parents w?r? arrest on a charge ot r~ 'ecdtheir children. The parents were b: Wore th? m??-st.-at?. and the father v??ten?d to four months' ?pn?nment and the wife to two month*. Both of those terms 01 mwrisonment were "Hi running, and the father and mother wen- m prisoll. The doctor would a post-mctem examination. He ttne Coronev) proposed that morning to simply take evidence of identity and issue 1 burial order, and then adjourn the inquest for a week so that the evidence th-it would be- necessary with regard to the child prior to its going to the VVoriv.-ou-se collected o'r tho officer. He (the coroner) woe Id Üke to have the father and mother present at the adjourned inquiry, and it was possible some further charge would be made agamst them in ton sequence of the child's death. He did not kiWA* whether he- should be able to get them or not. In an ordinary case where persons were arrested on a charge that was the subject of the iimuirv. if the? wished to be present, they were -ed to be bought, but he did not know if that would a?p?'v to persons already serving terms of :!?pn.on?e;it o? anorher charge. He v,-ou' ascertain what could be done. a?c-ri?-In wlat cou!(i L?, do-ie. Lo -street Chester, bo-re out: what the Coroner had Kud as to having had the family under ide't??d the body ot the child, and spoke of us emaciated condition. He was told by the mother that tie child was born on the 3tn January 1a-ôt. The father was a general labourer. The Coroner intimated that this was sufficient eY-dorce at pre.en&. They had inspected the con- dition of the child, -?d that was perhaps the ir.o? material evidence that would be lad before tnera. niaterial e?7;cl-?nce il',i?tt wou?d )ai--i before t'l?.e m. It t!"e The inquest was then adjanr'?d tul ^ionuav I. next.

CHESTER BRITISH SCHOOLS. -4p- PRIZE DISTRIBUTION. To annual di.it-ibuti.on of prizes to the pupils of the British Schools, Victoria-road, took place on Tuesday afternoon in the Town Hall. The Mayor (Alderman R. Lamb), who was accom- panied by the Mayoress, occupied the chair. Tne correspondent (the Rev. J. K. Montgomery) sub- mitted the 37th annual report, which he ventured j to think was one which neither the managers nor the Education. Committee need be ashamed of. After referring to tho favourable report upon the school by H.M. inspector at the last examination, he stated that there were about 600 chiidrenon the books, with an average attendance of 540. The various grants, including those not payable till August, amounted to £1.135. making the total receipts paid to the Council about £ 1,210, the entire expenditure being £1.453. which included items for books and furniture which are "Ûll almost- entirely in stock. &hool pence to the amount of £ 33 was returned to the managers. j leaving a balance of about £ 100 to be contributed j by the ratepayer-, towards the maintenance of the j schools. That was surely not a great amount. I considering the large proportion of the elementary school children of the cicy who were educated in those schools. It was to the credit of the managers and teacher that the efficiency and the finances of the school had improved eince the maintenance had been taken over by the Council, and this notwithstanding the greatly increased burden thrown upon the teachers. This was the 25ih year of service of the present headmaster (Mr. Sheldon), and it was hoped he would long continue to occupy his position to the mutual advantage of himself and the school. The managers had spent £50. apart from the school pence, in making improvements required by the Board of Education and the local authority, and were about 60 spend an additional F,200 in en- larging and further improving the premises. The Mayor addres.-ed .-t. few appropriate remarks to the children, congratulating the managers on the report they had just heard and upon the fact that the school had increased since it had been taken over bv the Kclucation Committee. The Mayoress then distributed the pr-.z, a-ii-Ii on the motion of Mr. W. Vernon, seconded by the Rev. H. E. Haycock, the Mayor and Mayoress [ were thanked for their servioess.—Mr. C. P. Cockriil moved a vote of thanks on behalf of tie managers to the teachers for their labours during j the ve--r.Afr. Ferguson, in seconding, spoke of the good work dons in the elementary schools and of the great educational progress made daring the last generation. Ho improved upcn i the children that their education must 'ot ba | considered completed when thev left school, but J that the knowledge gained at school was only a foundation upon which they must build in after years. In the elementary stage of education the j great principle was to learn how to lear-il-to learn how to acquire knowledge. During the proceedings several songs wre nicely rorfdered by the children under the con- duc worship of Mr. Sheldon.

EATEX AWAY BY DISEASE. r f'7 Lf"- r T J; HOW ZAM-BUX SAVED A CHILD'? LIFE, -10?v Z-? 11  A remarkable sto *v ot the ravages of disease has just been given t > e. Liverpool reporter, and it demonstrates once- more the unequalled excoiioncc of Zam Buk in the iro.t aggravated skin ailments. Mrs Tcsto, the wife of a carter, livii'r- 10. Parkfield Place. Birkenhead, adopted a little boy wno, when he became six weeks old, developed eczema. and the sores •quickiv spread all over his body. Beneatn tho awful torture of the malady the infants vitality seemed to be fast ebbing away, when Zam-Bu^. being resorted to in the nick of time, not only saved his life, but gave him new healthy s;r.n. --The poor little thing sufiored terribly, ^said Mrs. Testo to i Liverpool reporter, and nothing brought iiiai any relief, ine disease v.-eat, on for two or three months unchecked. My doctor ordered all kinds of things, but no tiling would stop i t, and one day when the doctor called he carefully examined the child. Lie tOid mo that it was slowly dying, and that there was no ho-a for it, but I would not take sucn a de^oondent view. I believed that while there was Jife there was hope, and as I had heard a lot ibo-ir tne healing power of Zam-Buk I tnought [ would give it a trial. I did so and immediately after hs application the sores began to heal. I continued with the treatment, and in six tim ail ^i°"ns of the disease had been entirely —moved from it.. bo-dy. It is really wonderful to think that onlv six w-ks ago this little baby was 3. mere skeleton, wbh only a spark of life in it. vorn out by the constant and mtense torture, and iiow it is a fine, healthy laughing child. The neighbours are ali talking about the baby's miraculous recovery, but I would not be surprised at anvthing from Zam-Buk after some of the cases of which I hive heard. Zam-Buk is cer- tainlv a wonderful balm, and no woman ought to be without it in th-eo house." Zam-Buk is a pure healing balm. suited to both old and young. It is invaluable for eczema, scalo M-ntation. psoriasis, ulcers, "water" or I bood-bliôter, sores of all kinds. ringworm, abscess, boils, pimples, chafing, heat rash, sore back. uicers. bad ankles, piles, bad legs, cuts hruises burns, scaicL., festering sores, poisoned wounds, cramp, stiffness, aching feet., sprains, rheumatism, and all ocrve pauis Of all chemists, or the Zam-Buk Co., 4, Red COT street, E.C., for Is. ljd. or 2s. 91. per box (2. 9d. size contains nearly four times the Is. lid.).

CHESHIRE EDUCATION COMMITTEE ♦ A meeting of the Cheshire Education Committee was held on Monday at Crewe, Mr. C. E. Thorny- croft presiding. A moderate attendance included Dr. W. Hodgson (vice-chairman), Professer Gonner, Dr. D. B. Hewitt, Judge J. M. Yates, Col. George Dixon (chairman of the County Council), Dr. Good- son, the Rev. Canon Armitstead, the Rev. J. Grant Bird, Miss Greg, Mrs. Herman, Messrs. R. T. Richardson, J. F. Cheetham, M.P., T. Raffles Bulley, W. Ockleston, C. B. Davies, W. Beeley, Roger Bate, John Morley, T. H. Gordon, A. T. Wright, J. J. Evans, W. McCracken, &c. ELECTION OF CHAIRMAN. I Mr. C. E.Thornycroft was unanimously re-electca chairman of the committee on the proposition of Dr. Hewitt, seconded by Col. Dixon, who referred in complimentary terms to the able manner in which Mr. Thornycrofc had filled that position in the past. Oil the motion of Mr. Roger Bate, seconded by Mr. T. R. Bulley, Dr. Hodgson was re-elected deputy-chairman tor the ensuing year. THE LARGE EXPENDITURE. I COUNTY COUNCIL URGE lthTRECH-1 MENT. The following order, passed at the last meeting of tilt- County Council, was brought before the committee Tlla. a representation be made to tne Education Committee that in the opinion of the Council the expenditure in this department has increased and is increasing at an alarming rate, and that serious attention is recommended to it with a view to possible retrenchment." Colonel Dixon explained that this order had been passed with a view of putting before tne committee the need of exercising economy where- eve r possible. The County Council did not draw attention to any particular item of expenditure, but there was a general view that the committee should be notified that economy should be observed wherever it was possible. Dr. D. H. Hewitt said although this order had been passed by the County Council, he voted against it. bscause ho thought there was a lack ot proof of the direction in which economy was desirable. No one could possibly wish for any- thing but economy, but he believed that the oom- mlttte had been on the whole extremely economical. If they oompared the rate in this county with the rates all over England, it would be foimcl they were remarkably favourable. The Government had put upon education committees a serious duty with respect to the education of those who were to be the future citizens of this I country, and he was perfectly certain it was tune that we in this country awoke to the necessity of education in our competition with the other nations. Air. C. B. Davies pointed out that the County Councils Association was in favour of asking the Government tor a large subsidy towards educa- tion. He thought this committee might support that association in making that request. The Government kept piling on duty after duty upon the county councils without finding them the wherewithal to pay for the carrying of them out, and he thought this was a htting opportunity for urging upon the Government the need of more subsidy frorn the imperial exchequer. The cost of education should be more an imperial charge than it was, because the ratepayers lound it very hard to bear. Professor Gonner argued that even if educa- tion were made a charge on the imperial taxes, the money would have to be paid none the less; and to shift the burden from one party to the other would not necessarily result in a decrease, but would in his opinion result in a very serious increase of the expenditure. (Hear, hear.) They had already seen that the managers of elementary schools were not quite so much actuated by motives of economy now that the bills were paid by tni", committee. (Hear. hear.) He was very much afraid that. if the claims made by this com- mittee were paid by the imperial funds, even they would no; be so much actuated by motives of economy as they were at the present time. He did not suggest that it was not desirable to be economical, but he did not think that tne best way of being economical was for one party to contract a bill for another party to pay. Canon Armitstead thought a good deal of the increase of expenditure on education was not due so much to this committee as to the requirements of the people in London. If the latter had to pay they would perhaps be a little less exacting in their requirements. Colonel Dixon said the County Council were doing all they could with the view of tecuring more aid from the imperial exchequer. The Chairman said no doubt the ratepayers were to a certain extent alarmed at the increase of taxation, and the committee must do all they could to make their present resources meet the requirements of education without, if possible, coming in conflict with the ratepayers. If they came in conflict with the ratepayers they might defeat the ooject they had in view. Judge Yates suggested that it would be useful to draw out 3. snort balance-sheet shewing in concrete form c .le allocation of expenditure under each heading. After a iitcle further discussion the subject dropped. BUILDING AND OTHER REGULATIONS. A Cjtie of reg ulations was submitted for approval with regard to the education management and carrying on oc schools, including building regu- lations, etc. The subject was, however, referred cy a sub-comrrrct-ee. I SUPERVISION OF TEACHING STAFFS. A letter was received from the correspondent- of tne V. aarton National School, calling attention to a resolution of the committee requesting school managers to give immediate notice of any vacancy occurrmg on 'he teaching staff, and pointing out t?e dimculti<? the managers ex- ppneac?d in ?!ing e?ct to this re.?o'ution. i>e r; i2 th"s re??o!uti(>n. re- Di7.that letL,(,,r be re- f2rTcd to the '?:on ?ub-c?ommittee, s:Ùd it was ) t'T? oomm??<-5 intention that the area $ub- committees throughout the county should prac- ] ttcai!y have :le ???r\-ision over the appointment or dismissal oc teachers. The existence of the sub-committec-ti was useless unless they had super- vision of the teaching staffs. If they had the en- gagement of teacners, they ought know when vaca-icie., occurred, and thev should avoid what promised to ba a very difficult position. U rde" tne district committees were allowed fair control over the appointment as well as the dismissal of teacners they would make the greatest mistake, a!ci %volli(i be free from friction. Dr. Hewitt seconded the motion, which was agreed .0. INFANT SCHOOL CHILDREN. SHOULD THEY BE EXCLUDED UNDER .)r_JL_U l'IP}, L FIVE. I DIVIDED OPINIONS Much contentious discussion was raised bv a motion brought forward by Dr. Hewitt, that it be an instruction to the managers of all schools in tne oouni;? not to admit pupils to the rfhwis Li ii d-e rfiv- of a?°' and that this be reported to tht- !oa "c ot Education for their sanction." Dr. HevriU, Ul moving his motion, said his chief O- tsi• re was for the efficiency of the schools. He I m^ormedl bv h?dm&st?ra that children a littb OV3r b?,r?-3 ye?:? of age were sent to school. CtTidren of teat age were more ba.bies than in- fants. and he was strongly of opinion that the Board of Eaucar on should be asked to allow thera j to exciucv eiiildi-en under five. from attend it! scb{){)!. Tlw members of the committee did not ■ | sen.a their own children to school before thev were | ten. and tho Board of Education would see that the committee. in fixing five years as the mini- mlink a;r??. Wt"? Ct-z?iOf rcaiv good school III wh oa Ul younger chjldC1 d'd not interfere w: th rhe education of the eiders. The course he advocated would be also economical, because many of their schools were at present, rather crowded with these children, &nd tney v.ere obliged to go to the expense of building new schools for inJants who could leari-i little or nothing. Hti h a;i seen a letter from a gentleman in Manchester, advocating that children between tnrce and five years should not. be denied school- !U!:i on the ground that parents had no place to take care of them. That in his opinion- was not a reasonable way of dealing with the matter. If toere wen poor persons who ootild not attend to their young children, the latter ought not to be scm. to a pubLc- school, where they inteifered with the efficiency of education, but to a c-roc. Afl who knew anything about education knew well that children of thre-e or four were not fit to be sent to school. Those* children weie no doubt sent to school by their mothers to be out: of the way, but it would a good. thhng to teach mothers teat they mu-t lock after children of such tender years. e! il.dren of three years would be very much better in the charge of young Col. Dixon seconded the motion The young children had often a very long way to go to sc hool anh when th"-™- there they merely sat on the benches and did no good either to themselves or the school. 1Ir. T. R. Bel'-ey opposed the motion. It was mc-omprehensibl» to him how anybody witii the interest of the poor at h-art could bring such a motion forward. In Wallasey there were nearly seven hundred children under the ago c £ five who attended the schools. What was the alternative if they did not zo to school? Thev would have to go in the street. because they had' not got nur- series. while their mothers were compelled to "am their livelihood. The indescribable hardship that would result to the poor if this proposition was carried h? was sure Dr. Hewitt had not con- ceived. These little children were brought to school by their elder brothers and sisters, and: if thev were withdrawn from school the temptation to keep their elders at home minding them would have a very bad effect. The Rev. Gr'.r.t. Bird concurred with Mr. Bul'ey. and urgrd that his exper ence of schools shewed tha.t the admission of children at an ear!- age had produced very sre-od results from a«i educational point of view. He agreed it would lie a shame to have such children in schoüls which were not fitted for them, but he was prepared to sey that where proper =1cr-or.lmodation wa, provided and where the- c[a.'1.Q.-ro,'Yms were suitab'e the ch¡Lr(,!1 thus trained would enter the infant school much greater opportunities than those who had remained at home. In many large centres of population the state of children at home was necessarily on" of neglect, because the parents had to Leave them and he bad seen an immense im- I provement in the physical condition of those ohil- dren from their attendance at school. The alterna- tive of providing a creche was a far more expen- sive matter. Dr. Hodgson said there was no subject, which engaged the attention of education authorities at the present time more than this. Thi3 was one of the most seriou-s problems they had bo face with regard to the ea-e of the very young children. This question had come before education autho- rities rather too soon, because of the great in- crease in the cost of education, and there was a temptation to secure some economy, and pre- sumably the better protection of the population, by excluding children between three and five- years of age. It was true that the mortality statistics in this country were greater under five years of age than at any other age. At the same time he did not think it had been proved that the schools were responsible for this.. He was afraid that the homes and the general environment of the people were more responsible. It was oertaixily true that the schools did propagate infectious disease, but he did not kno\v whether 111 the homes of the people, especially in populous centres, they would get rid of the propagation of infectious disease "I Ul I bv excluding the children from the schools. He had not quite made up his mind that they would be doing wisely in seizing this sudden temptation for economy by the adoption, of Dr. Hewitt s resolution. He was inclined to think that while there was much to be said in favour of the conten- I ?vo shoti' d be exclu d e d tion that children under five should be excluded, t',i.e ro was still more to be said in favour of ad- mitting them at the present time. The children of the poor did not want a creche, but 1. a thoroughly well-equipped nursery governess, wno would teach them to Learn by playing in a pioper way. The children should be taught in the pleasantest way. so that •e ducation should follow on in an attractive form. rnfortunately, the syg- tem of education of children between the ages of thr ee and five was so unattractive that before th'v weilnig-h began their education they hated it. iho lk>a.rd of Education had not yet said they would stop grants for children under five. If they wore to take. that step it would be the greatest tempta- tion to local authorities to exclude those omldreii 1.11= the.v would b.G most expensive to teaeli. Mr T Beeley proposed an amendment to toe effect that a report he had made by the Director of Education of the accommodation now pro- vided for children of the years from three to five in every school in the county, and that the opinion of each sub-committee be asked on the subject of closing the schools against children und-r five years of age. Miss Greg suggested they might consider a reduction of school hours for infants. School was no doubt excellent for children of four, but she was thoroughly in favour of excluding every child under three. Mrs. Herman believed that to keep cihildren of that age in school during the present hour3 wa3 positive cruelty and injurious to their physique.. Mr. John Morlev was in favour of the attend- ance of children under five under proper ooudi- tions. In if?ply to a member Mr. Howard, H.M. in- spector, said the Board of Education left it optional for authorities to exclude young children or provide further accommodation. Dr. Hewitt: Is Mr. Howard satisfied that the present practice of sending children from thrtee to five to school promotes the efficiency of the school? Mr. Howard I am obliged to say I am not satisfied more for the reason that the promisee are not suitable for them. Professor Gonner ured that no decision should be' made upon this question until a caroful in- vestigation had been made. la the main the re- tention of the young children was necessary for education efficiency. There was a right way of relieving parental responsibility without injuri- ously affecting the parental duty. That right way, he considered, was adopted in the elemen- tary schools at present. Ultimately Dr. Hewitt withdrew his motion with the consent of his seconder, and the amend- ment on being put was lost by thirteen votes to twelve. HIGHER EDUCATION ECONOMY. Dr. Hodgson, in moving the adop-ion ot the minutes of the Higher Education Sub-Committee, pointed out that "in the sudden rush of revolu- tionary reaction" that committee had decided to eliminate for this year the scheme of instruction e l iminate for in physical drill for elemenary school teachars. A saving of about E700 would thereby b? effected. They were also of opinion that there was necessity for considerable reduction in the amount spent on evening schools, as the money was more urgently needed for secondary schools. I PUPIL TEACHERS' BOOKS. The Director of Education (Mr. R. P. Ward) presented a report asking for a reconsideration of a resolution oa,3d by the committee, that books should be provided for the use of pupil teachers at the various centre classes, with a view to its being rescinded. The report was re- ferred to the Higher Education Committee.

I A SALTNEY TRAGEDY. ——♦ I DEPRESSED MAN'S PATHETIC NOTE. On Monday at noon Mr. Frank Turner, the deputy c:ty coroner, Held an inquest at the Brewery Hotel, Saltney, concerning the death under tragic and pathetic circumstances of William Quinn, 44 years of age, f?llmonger, who resided at 15, St. Mark's-terraoe, Saltney. Sarah Quinn. wife of the deceased, stated that on. Saturday night he came home after eleven o'clock and was slightly the worse for drink. She told him she was annoyed with him. Next morning while her husband was sleeping she left the house and went by the 11.15 o'clock train to Birkenhead to see her brother and ask him if he could got her husband any work. Her husband had been out of employment about 321 months. She returned home to find that he had taken a fatal dose of carbolic acid. Asked by the C-oroner if she could assign any reason for deceased's act, she said that he had lately been very depressed owing to his being out of work. He was not in the habit of getting drunk. He had not been well for some time, but was better. She did not leave word at homo where she was going. She was not in the habit of keeping carbolic acid in the. house, and she could not think where that het had used had ocme from. Ho never threatened to take hia life. The following letter fsll out of a. blotter which she opined:—"Take everything, my loving wife, for my little ones. Forgive me fer what I have done. My head is gone. I cannot stand it any longer.—lour brokenhearted husband." incent Quinn, stepson of the la3i witness, ton years of age, said that on Sunday after dinner he saw his father take something out of a bluo bottle (produced), pour it into a cup and drink it without saying anything. He returned the bottle to his pocket. Immediately afterward s his father became in, and witness was frightened and sent for Mrs. Phillips, the noxt-dcor neighbour. A Mr. Chudlow, a neighbour and a member of the local ambulance class, said ho was called into Quinn's between 3 o'clock and 3.30. He found deceased lying in a reclining position on the couch. Deceased was unconscious. There was a strong smell of carbolic acid in tne room. Witness treated him for shock. He could not administer anything as they were not allowed to do so when the patient was un- conscious. Witness immediately sent for Dr Sutton. Dr. Sutton said he. saw deceased about four oo.oek He was quite unconscious. His breath smelled strongly of carbolic acid. It was a cheap kind used for He (witness) examined deceased 3 mouth and found it shrivelled. There was great collapse, and his heart was very weak. He sent for an antidote, also for a stomach pump. The ma.n soon expired. Death was due to car- bolic poisoning. The jury returned a verdict to the effect that deceased had died of carbolic acid poisoning during temporary insanity thrcugh depression. °

CHESHIRE BETTING PROSECUTION, RUNCORN LICENSEE FINED. I Tho adjoined hearing of the summonses a. gainst Samuel Houghton, the well-known inter- national footballer, and licensee of the Egerton Amis was resumed at too Runcorn Police Court Oil Monday. The ca&e for the prosecution was that on May 17 and 20 Police-constable Kingman, in the garb of a labourer, went to the defendant's house, and ho alleged that it, one of the rooms domino playing was going on and monoy was passed. Similar summonses for alleged domino playing on May 13 and IS were dismissed. Mi. F. E. Smith at tho outset said the magis- trates would recollect that the witness Thomas l .iimer stated that on tho 17th his boat was at Liverpool, and he gave a det-aiiod account of his movements. It hact sinoe been found that- he had got contused with the dates, and that he was le- le.'ring to the 19th and not the 17th. Mr. Gales, for the prosecution, sa.id it was for tho Chief Constable to say whether any prosecu- t.on shcurd take place against Banner. -1117 tne magistrates (Alessis. E. lxnison and J. Littier) thcm re, and on returning into court tnc Chan man said they had decided to convict in both of these cases. In respect of the 17th they v,ould mtiict a fine of 10s. and £2. 2s. 6d C05ts, I and for tho 20th ICs. and 10s. 6d. costs. TLe summonses for playing dominoe-s on May 24te. and bowls on May lSth were withdrawn. Houghton was then summoned for permitting his houso to be used by ceitaia peisons for the purpose of betting on hoi so raCts. Police-constable Kingman said from instructions received he came to Runcorn on May 6th and ob- tained work as a labourer at the docks. On. the 9th May he visited the? Egertcn Arms at 8.30. in the evening. In the ber he got into conversa- tion with a man who was reading a sporting paper. Tho conversat.on was about bet- ting. The defendant came into the bar id 9.5, while witness was ia conversation with a man who was reading- tho '.En'ning Express." Tho latter said to Houghton, "is he in?" and Hough- ton replied, '"Yes." He then said, "Ask him. what ha wiil give me on Witness could not catch the name of the horse To landlord went cut, and on returning to the bar said, "Tens. Tne man then handed the landlord a piece ot paper which apparently contained a coin. A few minutes afterwards witness heard someone leave tie houso, and on going out he saw Ben Joiicy, who. witness alleged, was a bookmaker. For the defence Houghton w;« called, and do- nied the statement of tho officer.—The magis- trates. Messrs. A. Thomas and A. Norman, after retiring, said they had decided to convict..—On the advice of Mr. Smith, Houghton pleaded guiity to similar offences on May lSth and 23rd.- The total fines were E7. 7s. 6d.-=-Two other case-z; were withdrawn.—For using the Egerton Arms for the purpose of betting the following pleaded guilty, and we-reo fined in the sums named, in- cluding C08t. :-Bcn Jolley. £ 12. 19s.; Ernest Warburton, Joseph Gayter and Wrn. Leyland, £1 8s, 6d.—In the case of Jollev, tho Chairman said ho was the cause of all the bother, and had ren- dered himself liable to a fiae, of £100 or months' imprisonment.

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DUCHESS' STOLEN DIAMONDS. ACCUSED MEN COMMITTED. Albert Chapman, thirty-two, was charged on remand at Marlborough-street Police Court OIl Saturday with breaking into Grosvenor House and stealing jewellery worth £ 6.000 belonging to the Duke and Duchess of Westminster. George White, thirty-three, a tailor, of Priory-road, Cambridge, v. as charged with receiving the pro- perty. When the case was called on Saturday the Duke and Duchess of Westminster were ushered into court by inspector Drew, and took a seat in counsel's box. The Duchess of Westminster, having been sworn, said At half-past twelve o'clock 011 May 30 I came home and put Oil my dressing-room table on the first floor a pcari necklace and diamond brooch, and at the same time there were a number of other brooches stuck in a pincushion, and also a chain. Next morning at nine o'clock I missed them. I was the first person to miss them. All but one small article of jewellery were taken. There were about twelve articles altogether, of a total value of £ 6,000. I have since seen them. Chapman had been night watchman, but had left." Mr. Plowden: I understand more articles were found in the ground than were in the pincushion? —The Duchess of Westminster: I find they had been in another pincushion. -Afr. Plowden: That was a pleasant surprise?— Yes, a pleasant surprise—perhaps. (Laughter.) Mr. Alexander Hatchard. assistant secretary to the Duke of Westminster, deposed that Chapman left the service of the Duke, he believed, in November, 1904. David Levin, a jewellery dealer, of Clapha'n Park-road, said that on May 30 he was asked by Chapman if one of the brooches now produced in court was of any value. Chapman stating that he picked it up in Drury-lane. The witness said to him You may be a poor man but you don't want to be a thief." and advised him to report its find at the Larkhall-lane Police Station. He next saw him in custody. Inspector Drew asked for a further remand to call other witnesses, but Mr. Plowden said he thought there was sufficient evidence for com- mittal. The accused men, invited by the magistrate to make a statement if they desired to do so. said they wished to say nothing, and wero formally committed for trial to the Central Criminal Court.

DEATH OF SIR R. A. CUNLIFFE. Whan the news reached Wrexham on Monday morning that Sir Robert A. Cunliffe, of Acton Park, Wrexham, had died in London on Sunday, it was difficult of belief, for nothing had pre- viously been heard of any illness, and it is under- stood that the end came suddenly. The death took place from pneumonia, following on in- fluenza, at Basil Mansions, Sloano-street, London. Sir Robert, who is a justice of the peace and Deputy LIeutenant for JJenbignshire, was born in lWz), and succeeded his grandfather, General Sir Kobert Cuniiffo, in ltf59. He was educated at Eton, and in 1857 ho was appointed lieutenant in the Scots Eusiher Guards, retirmg with the rank of captain in 1ö62..tic afterwards entered the 6rd (JXilitia) Battalion Royal Welch Fusiliers, becoming heutonaiit-colonei III 1872, and retiring with the rank of hon. colonel in 1886. He was steward of tho Lordship of Bromfield and Yale, and was High Sheriff of Denbighshire in 1858. He had been twice married. his first wife was Ailss Lieanor Leigh, daughter oil Colonel Egerton Leigh, Ai.iJ., of h cst llaii. High Leigh, Cheshire, and by her he had five children, tne eldest of whom, Mr. Foster Hugh Fgerton Cunhtle, the well-known Oxonian, succeeds to tho baronetcy. His second wife was Miss Sackville West, daughter of GoioneJ W. E. Sackville West, brother of the second Baron Sackville. it appears from the rolls of Clitheroe Castle that the family of Cunliffe were seated in Lanca- shire from a very early period, and claimed Saxon origin. A Mr. Foster Cunliffe-a godson of Charles II.—was a Liverpool merchant, and was M.P. for that city. Sir Ellis Cunlitfe, of Saighton Towers, was also M.P. for Liverpool in 176o and 1761, and was created a baronet in 1759. The late Sir Kobert possessed a capacious and ready memory, and was perhaps more suited for a literary than a political career. He was alert in conversation, and ready with quotations from a varied literature, apt tor any occasion. He sat as member for the Flint district from 1872 to 1874, and for the Denbigh Boroughs from 1880 to 1885 as a Liberal. At the 188b election he was deteated by the Hon. George T. Kenyon, the present member for the Denbigh Boroughs. On the Home Rule split he "became a Liberal Unionist, and unsuccessfully contested Flintshire in 1892, being defeated by Mr. Samuel Smith. He was a faithful Churchman, and was chair- man of the committee which carried out the renovation of the Wrcxham Parish Church at a cost of i;lo,wo. He had also acted as church- warden for Wrexham on several occasions. Ho was the president of the Wrexham Arena Literary Society, and his address at the opening meeting was greatly admired. He was the presi- dent ot the local branch of the N.S.P.C.C., and formerly took great interest in the affairs of the University College of North Wales. He was the solo surviving trustee of the Wrexham Working Men's Hall fund. and quite recently gave his consent to the allocation of the trust funds JB900) to the purchase of a site for the proposed Carnegie Free Library for Wrexham. He also sold this year to the Governors of the Wrexham County Schools nine acres of land for tho purpose of a recreation giound for the scholars. He was chairman of the local directors of the Alliance Assurance Company, having previously acted as deputy chairman ot the old Provisional Assurance Company. Sir Robert was for many years and up to his death a member of the Denbighshire County Council, and had recently been elected a member of the Denbighshire County Education Authority. Acton Hall, the seat of the late Sir Robert Cunliffe, is historically interesting by reason of the fact that it was the birthplace of the notorious Judge Jeffreys, who was born there in 1643. Tho Acton estate has been in the Jeffreys family for some time, and Lord Jeffrevs's grand- father, who was the first of the family to assume tho surname. is mentioned in Norden's Survey of 1620. His great-grandfather, Jeffrey ap Hugh, of Wrexham, was one of the judges of North Wales. The estate passed into the Cunliffe family by purchase in 1785. IMPRESSIVE FUNERAL. The funeral of Sir Robert, at Wrexham, on Wednesday, was an impressive ceremony. Most of the places of business were closed during the service, and the flags were half-mast, while the streets along which the cortogo passed were thickly lined with people. Sir Horatio Lloyd, County Court judge, suspended the sitting of rhat court during the funeral of his old friend. The coffin was conveyed from London by train, and on arrival at Wrexham it was placed upon an open wheeled bier and drawn by the tenantry to the Parish Church, where the service was con- ducted by the Bishop of St. Asaph, the vicar of Wrexham (the Rev. Canon F!ctcher), and the Rev. Neville Egerton Leigh, vicar of Kirkstall, assisted by the Revs. W. R. Probert, H. A. Lewis and D. Felix, curates of Wrexham and Rhosddu. The service was fully choral, the hymns rendered by the ahoir being Lead, kindly light," and The King of Love, my Shepherd is," while the organist. Mr. Pullein, played 0. rest in the Lord," as the mourners entered the church, and Chopin's ''March Funebre at the conclusion of the service. The pathway from the entrance gates to the church was lined by mourners of the permanent staff from the depot of the Royal Welsh Fusiliers. At the Borough Cemetery, the service was taken by the Bishop of St. Asaph, the vicar of Wrexham, and the vicar of St. Mark's (the Rev. Lewis H. O. Pryce), while the choral part of the service was sustained by St. Mark's choir. Among the mourners were Sir Foster Cunliffo (son), the Misses Cunliffe (daughters), the Misses Cunliffe (aunts). Captain Egerton Leigh. Messrs. A. and Ed. Egerton Leigh, Sir W. W. Wynn, Sir R. E. Egerton, the Hon. G. T. Kenyon, M.P., Mr. J. Tomlinson, M.P. Colonel Mesham, Colonel Hutton, Canons Griffith-Jones and Trevor Owen (Boddelwyddan), Messrs. Leigh White, R. T.. Wickbam (Chester), P. Yorke (Ercklig), G. Fitz- Hugh (Plas Power), T. A. Acton, C. Murless, J. Bury. J. Francis, S. Jones, J. Whittingham. J. E. BLIrV, J. Fraiic?4, S. J c or,,i- Powell, G. Bevan, Dr. H. V. Palin, the Mayor (Mr. E. Birket* Evans), Aldermen J. B. Francis and T. Jones. Councillors T. Sauvage, R. Evans. E. Hughes. S. D. Edisburv, W. Thomas, W. H.. Parry, W. J. Williams and J. Stanford, Messrs. T: Bury (Town Clerk). J. A. HughC6 (borough magistrates' clerk), LL H. Jones and F. BL Hawkins (county magistrates' clerks). W. L. Wynne (borough treasurer). Drs. J. E. H. Davies (Wrexham), H. Mules (Grcsford), Ll. Williams (Wrexham), W. Manistv (Gresford). and R. Williams (\\ rexham). Sir Horatio- Lloyd,, the Revs. D. Stanley Davies, Jenkvn Jones, J. Evans Jones. R. Peris Williams, and R. J. B. Owen, Chancellor Trevor Parkins, Messrs. J. Roberts (chairman of Denbighshire Countv Council), • F. Meredith Jones, H. Lowndes, W. B. Phillips, S. H. Sandbacn, Davi»s-Cooke (Mold), John Allen (GwersyIIt). R. St. John <Àrbet, R. Jan?a, S. it.ce¡¡, C. Jones (Cefn), Ed"Rowland. J. T. Bmmng S. G. Ja'man, Binning ( Rossett). J. Oswell Burv. S. G- Jarman, W. HougtQQ. W. Sillerv Trevor G..I3Qawen 0. Ormrod (Fickt-?1 -Hall)" Reginald' B. Dixon (Chester), F: C. Bate, and many .&th.M-&. Thc teachers arid' children frota the Acton. Schools were also present. SWS AT GRESFORD. Our Crestord correspondent savsr—The news of the death of Sir Robert Cunliffe, Bart., reached Gresford on Monday, and was received with fooling of deep regret. The late baronet I was an extensive property owner in the parish, which district he fittingly represented upon the Denbighshire County Council. He was also one of the local school managers. It is a melan- choly coincidence that his last public appearance locally was mado a few months ago. at a parish mpe-ting caUed to consider the question of pro- viding a new burial ground. Upon that occasion he displayed in a marked manner his acumen and business capacity On Tuesday, at Wrexham County Han Sir R. Egerton, chairman of the county magistrates, referred to the death of Sir Robert Cunliffe, and said that the position which his family had for many generations maintained in the county had made him t a conspicuous figure in Denbighshire, and the manner in which he had always performed his duties would make his loss ve?y na?Mh felt. A vote of condolence with the family was passed. At a I meeting of the Wrexham Branch of the N.S P.C. C. a vote of sympathy with Lady Cvralifie was pasra..

RELIEF AT LAST. I The recent rains have come as a great relief to all engaged in cultivation and to every species of crop, after a drought of approaching two months' duration; for beyond a slight shower or two just after the Easter holiday little or no rain had fallen in the Cheshire district for that length of time until the visitation on Sunday. The heavy thunder showers which then commenced have saturated the soil to the extent of leaving noth- ing to bo desired. Most of all, perhaps, the rain has been appreciated on account of the newly sown roots, which were sadly in want of a start, and which while in tho seed leaf were being fiercely attacked by the fly. Now, however, they will have a ciianco of getting into the rough leat, when they may bo practically considered safe. Sorno farriers in that part of the Great Cheshire Plain represented by the Frodsham district, and in a few other isolated instances, commenced baymak- ingearly, and with the present promise of fine wea ther the operation will be shortly in full swing. Cereals, including wheat and spring-sown barley and oats, have greatly improved in appearance since the rain. So, too, it goos without saying, have potatoes and all other local garden crops, which are finding their way into the market in pro- gressive quantities, including strawberries, which were only awaiting moisture to become pro- ductive. Stone fruit and many early pears and apples may be set down as negligible quantities, having never reoovcrod from the frosts. At Portsmouth, bye-laws have been framed for the suppression of dog-barking and cock-crowing. In stamping out a recent out-break of anthrax, the Ecoles Corporation spent £ 30 in disinfectants. Mr. H. Trustram Eve has been appointed as secretary of the London Farmers' Club in suc- cession to the late Mr. S. B. L. Druce. who held the position so honourably and efficiently for the long period of thirty-seven years. THE AGRICULTURAL SHOWS. So ai- as thoy have gone at present the leading provincial shows have not Ween encouraging in results. The exhibition of the Bath and West at Nottingham was a comparative failure, the' pro- ceeds shewing a losi of £ 1,000; and now comes the report that the Bournemouth Show of the Royal Country Agricultural Society has been difsappol nt, ng. It would be hard indeed, after the stienuous efforts made by the Council and officers of the Royal if a similar note has to be sounded at tho end of next week. It would be sufficient to damp the ardour of all concerned in forwarding the interest of tho first and chief profession and pursuit in the land, mainly, it is to be feared, because of the responsibility thrown on leading men who como forward and gratuitously devote their time and talents to the practical work of such societies, and whose names may be regarded almost in the light of guarantors. But we are far from taking a pessimistic view of the possibili- ties in such case, and fervently trust that not only agriculturists but the general public will rally round the society and flock in their thousands to Park Royal in support of an institution which has laboured so long and so earnestly for British farming, and in what may be truly said to be a national cause. The entries on the whole are satisfactory, and, given fino weather, which seems promising, there should be no repetition of failure or complaint. I CHEESE—ITS ADVANTAGES AND WARNINGS. Uur contemporary the "Daily Mail" has been "interviewing Mr. Otto Hehncr, the well-known analytical chemist, respecting cheese as an article of diet. After remarking that a proper admixture of soft ripo cheaso and broad with water contains everything which a human being requires in the way of food, Mr. Hehner states cheese is a far more useful food than nuts, because it is made from the best of all foods, namely, milk, and is better than milk in that in the process of ripening certain digestive changes occur which make the casoin moro digestible. The casein undergoes great changes during the time the cheese obtains its character. These changes are most marked in the soft cheeses like Camembert. Camembert is soft not because it contains more water than hard cheeses, but because the casein is in a delicate condition. Next in point of digestibility to the-so come the creamy, ripe cheese, like Stilton, Gor- gonzola, Cheddar and Cheshire. But the most difficult cheeses to attack by the gastric juice arc those made from wholly or partly skimmed milk. Among this class are the Dutch cheeses and some- times Gruyere. A raw fresh cheese should bo avoided, but if eaten requires most careful masti- cation All cheeses, however, require the addition of bread or some other farinaceous matter, because fat and nitrogenous matter must be supplemented in the human diet by a carbo- hydrate like sugar or starch.

WHITSUNTIDE HIRINGS. Tho second Whitsuntide hi rings at Kendal took place on Saturday. Experienced women, for whom there was a good inquiry, commanded from JE12 to i;15 with board, second-class women from 1:9 to JE11. and young girls from JE4 to £ 7. Be>t men suitable for hinds or general farm work were hired at i;15 to £17. 10::1. for the half-year, second-class men from £ 13 to J614, and boys from JM to £ 9. On Saturday the second Whitsuntide hiring cf farm servants was held at Carlisle. There was a fair attendance of servants, but few masters were present. Most of the servants were second-class men and boys asking high wages. Those who were hired towards the close had to accept rather lower wagos than those obtained by tho same classes last week. Women and girls were hired at about the same fgures as a week ago I The second of the Lancaster Whitsuntide In rings was held on Saturday. With a slackened demand for men, tho 1ugh 1 ates asked were not obtained. Bost men and women obtained from £ 15 to £ 17 for half-year, youths C8 to £ 13, boys £ 4. 10s. to £ 6. Pest won' e" ell to £ 14, second class £ 8 to £ 10, girls £ 4 to L7.

RAILWAY RATES. I CHAMBERS OF AGRICULTURE EVIDENCE. Mr. Thomas Waghoni, barrister-at-law, gave evidence before the Earl of Jersey's Committee on the rates charged by railway companies on foreign and homo agricultural produce. Witness had been export adviser to the Manchester Ship Canal for the whole of its rates, and he was in- structed by the Central Chamber of Agriculture to spe-ak on its behalf. Ho found the rates for foreign meat weio unduly preferential, having re- gard to tho rates for British meat throughout the whole of the country. Foreign cattle were slaugh- tered at Liveipool, and the fresh meat was then conveyed from Liverpool to London at a rate, in- cluding delivery in London, of 25s. per ton. That rate of 253. per ton from, Liverpool of necessity governed the whole, of tho port rates throughout tho kingdom, and tho port rates necessarily affected the prices paid: for British meat. The West of England farmers found themselves with 40s. and 50s. moa.t rates in competition with a moat rate of 17s. 6d. from Southampton on the one side and a rata of 25s. from Liverpool on the ■' other side. Ho calculated that the profit on an average train load from Birkenhead to Lon dori worked out at 7s. per ton. and the profit on an average train load from Barnstaple to London worked out at 18s. 4d. por ton, which approx-i- mately represented the West of England rate for meat. One effect of this Birkenhead or Liverpool meat rate of 25s. to London had been to kili tho Glasgow moat trade of 45s. t

A FAMILY OF FARMERS.—Tho recent death of Mr. Benjamin Slade, of Aston Upthorpe, Berks, father of th-, Alayor of Wallingford, has brought to light the fact that the farm he had occupied for fifty-fivo years had been handed down in unbroken succession from father to son ever since- 1553. when- tho lease was renewed by the monks of Cirencester.. This lease is in posses- sion of the familv. i DENBIGHSHIRE & FLINTSHIRE SHOW.— A meeting was held at Ruthin on Monday, con- vened by the Mayor (AId«rman T. H. Roberts) for the purpose of considering the question of inviting the Denbighshire and Flintshire Agricultural j Society to hold their show at Ruthin in 1906. Three meetings had previously been called, but were poorly attended,, as was yesterday's meeting. Those present debated upon the apathy of persons in the Ruthin district towards the show*; but no one osald explain the rasison. The Mayer explained j that the society was, to be guaranteed the sum of S150 to be given in local prizes and a field for the show free. Mr. John Kellett remarked that the £ 150 specified for. local prizes was not local at all.. Anyone in the society's district could compete. After considerable discussion Mr. J £ Tegid Owen" undertook to endeavour to get guarantors for tbs- i JBISO.

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INCORRIGIBLE IIOOLE YOUTH. I ASSAULTING HIS MOTHER. I On Saturday, at Chester Castle Petty Sessions, be- foro Mr. B. C. Roberts and otheJ; magistrates, John Arthur Gooch (19), a Hoole youth, was charged in custody with assaulting his mother, Maiy Gooch. Complainant, a fiail-looking woman, stated that her son rose from bed near dinner time on the 9th inst., and while she was ironing clothes ho comma.ncLod her to take his trousers to the pawn- shop. She refused, and he then bog an to push her about, saying, "You will have to go." She replied, "if you want them pawned you will have to take them yourself. He proceeded to smoa.r the clothes she was ironing with his feet, and complainant eventually had to go to the police station and seek protection. Trie police came to the house and turned him out, but he returned and continued to annoy her. Complainant added that her son had led her a terrible life, having thrown buckets of dirty water at her, and turned her out of the house. Complainant earned her living by washing, but prisoner l would not work for his living, and would lie in bed two days at a time. When lw was last in pri.son he wrote to her pleading to be allowed to return homo, and she replied that she had had him long enough. The city police court missionary, however, met him when he camo out of gaol, and took him to a homo. The very next day he ran away from the home and returned to her house. Mr. U. vv right, tho police court missionary, de- scribed the prisoner as practically incorrigible. The last time he was before tho magistrates ho was sent to gaol for four months, and while in prison ho wrote expressing a desire to go into a homo and to keep away from Chester. Witness met him when he was discharged, and -took him to a home. Within a few hours of his admission there he ran away, and shortly afterwards re- turned to Chester. He had boon a. pest to the neighbourhood as well as to his mother ever since. The Magistrates' Clerk said prisoner had been summoned twice before for assaulting his mother. On the last occasion (October last year) he was sent to gaol for four months. Pri&oner, who pleaded that he wished to leave the country, was sent to gaol for three months with hard labour, and bound evor to keep the peace for six months in his own recognisances of 1£10.

THE CHESHIRE YEOMANRY. MIMIC WARFARE. STIFF DAY'S WORK. EXCITING INCIDENTS. The hills and dales of Delamere Forest on Friday lesounded with the sharp rattle of rifle fiie. This was the second, and concluding, day of tho inspection of the Earl of Chester's Imperial y eo.nij.nry, and under the criticaJ eye of Colonel Little, Inspector of Yeomanry for .the Midland and Welsh district, the regiment carried out an important tactical scheme. Despite tho oppres- sive heat, all ranks entoied. into the proceedings with commendable enthusiasm, and gave an ex- cellent account of themselves. The general idea was that an invading force, having landed at the mouth of the Meisey, had detached part of its mounted foroe to maich on Crewe Station and. seize all the roiling stock there. Tho Cheshire Yeomanry were mobilised for home defence, and encamped at Plovors' Moss, Oakmere. The attacking force was represented by one squadron of Yc-omanry under Lieut.-Col. Alan do Tatton Egerton, MP., and the defending foroo consisted ot three squadrons under Lieut Colonel James Tomkinson, M.P. The invaders threw out a screen in a south-easterly direction, and at 8.30 a.m. the screen occupied a line roughly extending from Manley to Kingsley, over tho Sanatorium Hill. The defending force recon- noitred right up to tho Sanatorium Hill. At 3.30 th3 commander of the invading force re- ceived orders to push on and thoroughly scout tho country up to the Chester-Northwich-road. In the event of his meeting opposition ho was to fall back slowly. rather than risk the loss of his foroe. The three defending squadrons proved too strong for them, and after a sharp interchange of I fire roiled the onemy back to the Sanatorium Hill. The defenders did not have matters entirely their own way, however, for they sustained the serious loss of one squadron in repelling the advance of their opponents. Thus the position stood when the arm.stioo sounded at 12.30. Lunch was then served, and men and horses alike had a much- needed rest. Operations were resumed at 2.15, when the in- vaders wore reinforced by one squa4iioii and a maohino gun. (Maxim), a.nd ordered to drive the enemy back if possible and burn their stores at Plovers' Moss. In the meantime Lieut -Colonel Egerton, who had been coam-i-ianding the invading force-, was supposed to have been wounded, and his place on that side was taken by Capt. Wilson. Tho invaders advanced with much circumspec- tion and pushed the defending force back. The ground was stubbornly contested, and several ex- citing attempts were made to capture the machine gun. The defending force cleverly laid an ambush for the enemy at Rangers' Bank, Manley, and they fell into the trap nicely, losing two troopi of their right squadron. The left wing of ho invading force, however, succeeded by means of smart manoeuvring in driving the dciondeis back right on to the camp, and one troop, with triumph- ant shouts, dashed into the oamp, and were credited with having burnt the atores. The centre was heavily engaged with the defenders at Delamere Station when "Cease fire" sounded. The operations were carried out throughout in a highly creditable manner. The officers had their men well in hand, and it was satisfactory to no-to that when, the occasion demanded it the non- commissioned officers and men shewed plenty of initiative. Each man was supplied with 20 rounds of blank ammunition. So far as the result went, the invaders gained their point by getting- into the camp and burning tho stores, but on the other band the defenders inflicted considerable .tœ<s on them and delayed their main advanoe. The umpires were Colonel the Earl of Harrington and Major Mosley Leiigh, and in the afternoon they were assisted by Lieut.- Coi. Egerton and Lieut.-Col. Tomkinson, who was also supposed to have retired wounded. Lord Harrington visited tho mess tents in tho evening while the non-commissioned olliecrs and men were at mess, and addressed a few words- of farewell to them. THE DEPARTURE. I On Saturday morning rain fed heavily from an early I hour, and although no doubt very welcome to farmers,, it. made matters uncomfortable in camp. Reveille went- at 5.30 as usual, and preparations. for the departure of the regiment were com- menced immediately. On account of the wot. the tents had to be left standing, and after the troops had gone they presented quite a desolate appearance, with tho canvas hanging loosely agaiiitit the poles, being held in position by the guy ropes only. The baggaga was quickly made, up, and the loading of the wagons proceeded briskly. The "D" squadron fell in before eight o'clock, and moved off under their own com- mandei-, about that hour. They were the first to leave the camp. The remaining three squadrons formed up an hour later, and marched off inde- pendently.. Before starting c4ach squadron was addressed by its commanding officer, who spoke in complimentajry terms of the way in which the men had performed their work, and thanked them. Hearty cheeta were given for the officers.. and then the men paid a regretful farewell, to their canvas. home. Save for these who hud 1 e- mained to attend to the stores the camp was- i deserted, by 9..30 a.m. I CHESHIRE INFANTRY BRIGADE. CAMP AT DEGANWT. I INSPECTION. On Friday Sir .Francis Howard, C.B., comr manding, the military district at Chester, inspected the brigade, after the hca-vy work, of. th preocding day, on Great Orrne's Head, Tho. inspection took place on the parade ground, near tho camp. Many of the men were, found suffermg from their, feet, and a number of the 4th Cheshire had to. bki sent to hospital for treatment. The weather has been very hot throughout the week, but the mon have cheer- fully boxne the fatigue. l'AREWFLLS AND DEPARTURES ihe Un-eshire men at licganwy were moie fortu- nate thati some of their brothers acios.s the Con- way on Saturday. Colonel Ommaney, the Briga- cu-er did not take theni far away, but, exercised the brigade near oajnp. Trie Brigadier was phased with the execution of several parade movements, and the men wer-a dismissed to. dinner .Mig befoie the. rairu fell at Doganwy, though there had been heavy rain from four o'clock in the morning until rev-cilia. Colonel Ommaney addressed the officers ha their mess on matters th-it needed attention, ami subse- quently called the. iron-commissioned, officers to- g-etaar in the lincsjQr tho 1st Chcshu-.es all-;I, amoug other matters, impressed on them, the need of individual actico?.; being taken lx-ih by them and the men in taking Liz) position. Beforo dismissing the 1st Battalion* after drill, Colone] Blood thanked the. officers and men for t-bo support they bad. given him, aad.sa.id it misrf be vho last time he should be in command o £ them. I PRESENTATION- j drill Uolonc?t, i Immedratt? a'n?r tho arm I)o!one!! Saner a.nd C}hc:cr and m.M?bctS of the WinsfonJ. Comny ?? the Trd Bittal;t?a [1$'embkd To wi?- ness the notation of a aM?v' silver bowl :t Major T A- Jones? quartermaster of the b?.? talion M&jjpr Jones was fcirzicriy captain of the Winsfori Company, and liaa. bson succeeded by C;pt. J. K, O)()ja. T.h, bJ. oa.lkd Oil CO¡.itJle{ T. H. Marshall, C.B who. commanded the bai- talion tin tlj.u'ty-four yezirz a.!id is -iow its honararv colonel, to, make the presentation. This wa^ dono amid much cheering, a/id Major i-oiies fA rcDiic-j. THE BRIGADIER rROMOTED. I The Brigadier, Ommaney, wilt not occupy titat position another year, he haying been appointed to the rank of iSrigadier—urnier; tho: new arraaMgesaemt of distr-i^—of tho NV-t-isli- Border RsegMOental grouped d"str"cts, r the headquarters of which are at Shrowsiwy- The command com- prises the whole of: Wales, Cheshire, Shropshire and Herefordshire. Tho promotion will )e in the July Orders. IT" C. ) Rowan Robinsot, of the Shropshire Light In- fantry. and 0:)n",1 Collett, who ha-s commanded the 53rd RopflMsMital District, is now Colonel in charare of tie1 records under Colonel Ommaney, On Friday night, at a sergeants'' smoking concerts in tho of tire 5th Cheshire Y.B., tho Briga- dier. in briefly replying to the toast of his health, proposed by Colonel Sir W. G. Shakerley, re- ferre;« to the fart that, the five years during which hR "as allotted to have charge or tho brigade had elspsed, and he pointed out that in future he would still have command of them in his new promotion. It poured in torrents on Sunday morning as thl) various battalions entrained at Doganwy. The London and North-Wastr-rn Railway Company provided eight special trains These wore made up at Llandudno, and left Deganwy at half-hour intervals front 3.30 a m. until noon. (A portion, of the ahove njivmred in our last Saturday Eveninq EdiUmJ

COUNTY POLICE COURT. I SATURDAY.—Before Mr. B. C. Roberts, Mr. I J. M. Frost, and Major Guy Feilden. 1U A tlVl,{K -lfmnk frice, farmer, Whitby, was summoned for causing a horse to be Worked while in an unfit state on the 5th June. Sergt. Bellhouse deposed to seeing an employe of defendant's, named Williams, driving a cart laden with bricks drawn by two horses. One of the animals was suffering from a large, deep- seated wound of very long standing on the off side. —Defendant pleaded that the horse was in a good working condition, and that the wound was not painful. He was fined 10s. and costs.

DEATH OF CAPTAIN MOGER. FIRST COMMANDER OF THE CLIO. I We regret to announce tho death, which occurred at Bath, of Commander William Moger, R.N. Captain Moger was the first captain of the Clio Training Ship, and after twenty-four years of splendid work in that capacity, he resigned on account of ill-health at the closo of the year 1899. All who were acquainted with the conspicuous success with which Captain Moger commanded the ship during that lengthy period deeply regretted his retire- ment, and particularly the unfortunate cause of it. I no AN- INTERESTING CAREER. I Captain ivloger joined the Royal Navy as naval cadet in May, 1854, and was at once sent up tho Baltic to join H.M.S, Edinburgh, liagship of Sir Ilonry Chads. Ho was present at the bom- bardment and oapturo of the Boiiiarsund fortiess (Aland Island). in 1855 he went up the Baltic again in the Edinburgh, where he took part in tho bombardment of Sveaborg. He took part in the naval review at Spithea.d in 1856, and then joined the Wanderer despatch boat as midship- man. After escorting tho Queen from Osborne to Plymouth and cruising in the Channel, he was transferred to H.M.S. Brunswick, a line of battle ship with 80 guns, on which lie spent four years. En route to Lisbon ho experienced his first gale in the Bay of Biscay. Fiom Lisbon he went to the Mediterranean and wintered in Malta Har- bour. While at Leghorn in 1857, his vessel was orooroo by wire to proceed to the West Indies for special service, where it remained off Colon and Grey town until the spring of 1858, when it re- turned to England. They refitted and joined the Channel Squadron and visited Bantry Bay, this being the first large ship that had visited there for many years. The natives came off to see them, and brought pigs, calves, fowl, geese, etc. In 1859 they were once again ordered up tho Mediter- ranean, and. remained there until the summer of 1860, when they came to England and pa,.d off. In 1859 they were lying off Gibraltar watching the French fleet for some time. Capt. Moger then joined H.M1.S. Algiers, a line of battle ship with 90 guns, attached to the Channel Fleet, and visited Iieland, Scotland and various English ports, in- cluding Miliord Flaven. where he saw tho old Great Eastern arrive on her return from her maiden voyaga to America. Deceased then went for a cruise in the Algiers off Land's End, and in a men-y S. W. gale that carried; away their lower (main) rigging they had to boar up to Portsmouth for repairs. His time being up for passing his examination for lieutenant, Mr. Moger joined H.M.S. Exoollent, and having passod in seaman- ship, lie commenoed his gunnery course. Passing in gunnery early in 1861. he joined tho R.N. Col- lege, where he passed his final examination and was promoted to mate. He then went to the North Amerioa. West Indies station in H.M.S. Jason, and on arriving at Bermuda joined the flagship Nile, now the training ship Conway at Rock Ferry. In that ship he sailed for Halifax, N.S., in company with the St Georgo, in which the Duke of Edinburgh was a midshipman. They got into Halifax just as a heavy snowstorm arose, but the St. George was not so fortunate, and was detained outside tor a couple of days, some of the crew experiencing such iiardship in that time that they were nearly frozen when aloft. This was m the month of May. A few weeks after their ar- rival H.M.S. Firebrand, a paddle steamer, arrived from the West Indies with several cases of yellow fever aboard. Unfortunately, several new cases ocourred, and many succumbed very rapidly. Capt. Moger was told" off to take charge of a party of marinas from the flagship to pre- pare graves and attend burials, and he bad the I melancholy duty of burying 21 officers and seamen in tho oouise of a foitnight or so. The Firebrand was cleaned out and fumigated, and re-sliipped what was left of her crew. She lost altogether a third of her crew, and some men were sent to her to make her crew sufficiently strong to take her home, Capt. Moger being invalided home in her. On. the passage homo they carried away their mainyard and had a bow port stovod in during a gale. Just before they got to England two mariners, who had been lont, were found to be suffering from a mild attack of yellow fever, but they recovered. After a few weeks at home Mr. Moger was appointed to H.M.S. Satellite bound for the S.E. Coast of America. They sailed from Plymouth in December, 1861, with two gunboats in tow, in a strong oast wind. When off Fal- mouth a brig tried to pass close under their stem, and fouled tho gunboats, knocking the masts and funnel out of one. The other disappeared, and the disabled gunboat waa taken into Fal- mouth. News arrived of the death of the Prince Consort, and they wore ordered to fire minute guns all day. A fresh start was then made on Christmas Eve, and on arrival at Madeira they found their deserter and towed her nearly all tha way to Ric. do Janeiro. Tiiey then towod her to the River. Plato (Monto Video), where they met the flagship Forte, 50 gun friga-te, now a hulk at Ghatham. Mr. Moger was appointed to the Forte as. acting-lieu tenant, and remained in her until she paid off in 1864. Deceased was promoted to the rank of lieutenant in 1862. The Forte was re- lieved as flagship by tho unfortunate Bombay, which was burned a few months after in the River Pl. After paying off the Forte, Lieut. Moger had a spell of half-pay, after which in .1865 he joined H.M.S. Magaer (afterwards lost in the Indian Ocean), and visited Gibraltar, Malta, Ascension Rio do Janeiro, Madeira, Teneriffe and 'oth"r places. When at Ascension for tho second time, in-1366, lie was given command of the Speed- well far a cruise, remained in her as first lieu- tenant for about seven months, and visited the West Coast of Africa in quest of slaves, but none 'turned up. They again visited Akwnsioa, home- iwaid baand, and here occurred another- turning .point ire his career. The captain, -of the Pandora ;(homeward bound) having been-dismissed his ship by ooufft-martial, Capt. Moger was offered the .acting command, he Ixying then only a deutenant of ltwrvr five years' standing. He accepted, and after somo delay for repairs, etc., salle,(Ilfor Eng- land in December. After a very stormy passage «they. farrived at Spithead in >Feb 18b7, and paid off at Portsmouth. lie was once moro en half-pav for a. time, and was then appointed toj command a guaboat at Spithead for the naval review. After a short time he again reverted to half-pay until appointed to H.M.S. Donegal, C;G. ship at Liveipool. Then Capt. Moger got married. At the time of the Fenian outbreak' ho had to spend SOffin nights in a steam launch armcJ, steaming about; the. Sloyno. In Januarv, 186Sv he was ap- po<in<s<l nrst h' eute?ant  poin!'Æd first lieutenant to thoG.G. L>hip at HÙ- wich, H.M.S. Pcmkoke. In 1869' they wc?M •'turned over to H.M.S. Penolopo and' remained in • the same position. In 1870 thoy l&y off Waimer {D'asSJe as guardship, and saw the French fleet pass i tltonougb the Downs on their way to the North. They had a visit. from the lato- Mr. Gladstone, i Mrs. and Miss Gladstone, and. Lady Granville. Tlkey also witnessed the complete breaking up of a full-rigged ship on the GOodvvim ois the morning iftci- the loss of the Capta.in. lit, Octobor, 1870, :Copt. Mogcr was appointed to- IT.M.S. Prince Consort in the Mediterranean as first- lieutenant, and took passage in tho Lord'Warden to Malta, remaining in her until November, 1871 wbe:.v! they paid off at Devenport. Another short speil 1 of half-pay followed, and in-J anuary, 1872. he ",V:is, I appointed to H.M.S. Impk.eablo, naval traiiiii.;Tl ship at Plymouth, as first lieutr-iiMit. He .had har-tf l work for iYIDlù months get-ting things in order, J.6 he found iiie ship very much adrift. When Mr. f Goschen s retiring scheme came out in June, Capt. Mojfer applied to. be rotiixad. thus finisLi-ni> his service career after nearly hwelvo year,- vice as a .lieutenant.

SALTNEY BUILDING: On Satur- day afternoon Messrs. Onf-nali and Roberts offered abr sale by auction, p,c ¡;he Blossoms ifotel, 10.530 fctjuaro yards ot yblo freehold building land situated at Stone Lriclge. Saltney, having an e xtensive fronts0 to J tibnee or Victoria- road. Tho land w"» withdrawn at an offer of e!eve':peneo per .T^rd. Messrs. Joihr £ e and Jo! 1 ihi* aro tho >oli>iitors to. the vendors. CIJESTER SHOP SAFE RIFLED. -A dar- ing robbert took place during Friday night at the establishment rf Messrs. Densons, drains, etc., Northgate-street, Chests". When tW premises wera closed for the nig: a large stun, cf mon-iy was placed in the saf;, On the of the f*tfe being opeaed on Saturday-morning it v.tis found that between 250 and £Cif had been iwtefcraetca thc/uitom.. The polico at Prrcscnt are uiiable to asc-t-pfain. h-&w tho premises were en- -cored. but are inquiring into the setter. I !j A TERROR TO THE POLICE.-At the ?(?ity Police Court or Saturday nior??, before thb. 'Mayor and Mr. Skipwith. WiHM:n La.vender, 1 ;rreenway-st??ct, w&s charged wh?, being dr'.mk? and disorderly and a-ss?ulting P C. BauneM. —The- I officer sta.ted?h&.b ?t 11-45 on tb? previous nig?jb f prisoner WM? maldsg a great disturbance, and on being reqijested te- go home he ch^lie-nged witness to. fight, and took a running at him. Faun constables were required to lock him up. Prisoner, who hort-n record of twelve oiq.Mictions, was hired 5s. and costs, fe*- drunkenness, and 10s. and costs- fot the assault. DUJ&E, AND G ARlDxSNERS. — Practical gardeaers- sawl gentlemen who delight in the products of the skill practical gardeners gathered in strong force tiie Hotel Metiopole on Friday right to support the Duke of Westminster wh.<a-.presi«fed over the sixty-sixth anniversary* festi- val dinner of the Gatdeners' Royal Benevolent Institution. His Grace,, wJ1<:1. referred, %$-id cheers, t,), the fact that his grandfather was president of 1 she institution for tv-renty-one years, -spoko warmly ct' tho good work that was done. At present 120 men received pensions of C20 a year each and ninety women JE16 a. year each, making an annual liability of £ 4,000,, which had toe- raised by vol- uiitary contributions. The gardener was surely a skilled workman, who gave infinite pleasure' to the community at largo, but the wages he canted left him little opportunity to lay by for the too frequent rainy day or the inevitable time when -'serviee should in his old limbs lie lame. During the evening tho secretary, Mr. G. J. Ingram, announced that. the subscription fist ex- ceeded :1;2,100, to which the chairman, who had consemed to become a. patron, contributt>d £200, the Ii>tehees of Westminster £ 50, Messrs. Roths- child 100 guineas, Messrs, J. Veitch and Son 100 guineas, and Mr. Arthur, Sutton £100. of the above appeared in pur last Saturday Evening E<HH¡¡,r.),

THUNDERSTORM AT CHESTER. The welcome rain, which has reached this part- of the country at last, was eont,inued on Sunday and intensified by a thunderstorm, wliloh brolie, shortly after mid-day. Rain fell intermittently alL afternoon, doing untold good to growing crops. of all kinds. DAMAGE AT PARKGATE. THUNDERBOLT AT THE RED LION. GRAPHIC DESCRIPTION. A brief but severe thunderstorm swept over the Noston and Parkgate district on Sunday after- noon. There was a heavy downpour of rain, punc- tuated by dazzling flashes of lightning and great crashes of thunder, the almost imperceptible in- terval that separated the two occasionally betray- ing the dangerous proximity of tho dread visitant. The scene over the estuary was awfully grand, and was much admired by the few that had. the courage to watch the sublime spectacle. A few minutes past two there was a blinding flash on the. parade, accompanied by a sound like that of the discharge of a largo piece of ordnance and the, simultaneous bursting of a shell. At the same in- stant the flash seemed to strike far out in the river and to ricochet from a sandbank, sending up a cloud of startled wildfowl. A great, clatter of failing bricks, broken chimney-pots and-general debris in the centre of the Parade, however, showed that the bolt had struck nearer home. A miniature avalanche of plaster was pouring from the roof of the Red Lion Inn, bricks were hurled clear of the Parade on to tha beach, and several men. bolted from the main entrance with a celerity akin to that of tho electric fluid itself: Their haste was quite excusable under the circumstances. A flash of lightning had struck the chimney-pot from the stack, breaking it into fragments and, dividing its forces, stripped off a portion of tho roof and gable, while another portion of the cur- rent descended the chimney and made its way into the upper sitting-room by hurling a heavy grate and iron mantlepiece into the room. Hero it neatly chipped off a piece of the table leg. It then made its way downstairs to an inner lobby, and shewed its contempt for an. electric battery over the door by wrecking the instrument and traversing the bell wire along the ceiling, through the bar, to tho outer porch. Here it tore down tho ceiling, smashed two panes of glass, and vanished, leaving the house full of smoke and the inmates almost paralysed with terror. Five men wore in the bar with Mr. Humber, the landlord, and of these William- Maddox and another man, were struck to the ground, but were unhurt The bell wire was fused, and the outer casing was ,flung about the bar in smoking fragments, that were afterwards carried off as curios. The fivo customers forgot to finish their liquid refresh- ments, and almost fell over each other in their anxiety for the frosh outer air, while several other men who had been about to enter wheeled to the rightabout and doubled back without a word. The landlord was fortunately unhurt, and Mrs. Humber, who was in one of the upper rooms, also came off unscathed. Both landlord and tenant are covered by insurance. WORKMAN STRUCK AT PECKFORTON. While at work in tho courtyard at Peckforton Castle on Monday afternoon, at the commence- ment of the thunderstorm, several men received an eiectrio shock, one labourer, Henry Cooper, of Tiverton, being seriously injured, the shock de- priving him of the use of his legs. He was as- sisted into the Castle, and Dr. Hewer, of Tarpor- loy, was quickly in atteiictanoo. Lord Tollemache, afterwards took the inj ured man home in his motor-car. CONNAH'S QUAY INCIDENTS. The thunderstorm on Sunday afternoon in this district was one of the worst experienced for some time. About two o'clock the rain,, accompanied with hail, thunder and lightning, came down with such torrential foroo that the drains were soon choked with sand, and the water commenced to find its way into the houses to the depth of several inches, causing the furniture to float- about and doing considerable da.mage. to property in general. The roads were torn up throughout the district and washed into heaps. The lightning was very vivid, and many people had an exciting experi- ence. The electrio fluid at a farm at Goiftyn came in at tho front door, .struck on tho arm one of the inmates who was having his dinner, scat- tered the furniture about in the kitchen, and passed out through the back door. A valuable cow belonging to lkir. Hewitt, of Golftyn. was killed by tho fiist flash. Several houses at Shot- ton were deluged, and much damage done. Fortunately the tide happened to be at a low ebb, otherwise the damage wouldt have been most disastrous to property lying in. the low lands. Apart from the damage done to raoperty, the far- mers wore very thankful for the rain, which has considerably enhanced the prospects of a gcod harvest of fruit, etc. Before Sunday this part of Flintshire had suffered terribly for tho want of rain. COWS KILLED AT BUNBURY. Two valuable milking cows belonging to Mr. Thomas Rutter, Bunbury Locks, were killed by lightning in. an open field, an Sunday. The c: occurrence was witnessed by a. person who was,. passing at the time. TARVIN.—HORSE KILLED. On Sunday afternoon a temtic thunderstorm, lasting for nearly three houra, raged over the. district. The lightning was vivid and the thunder, at times deafening, waa accompanied by torrential rain and hailstones. The drains were unable to take the water, and the roads, in the low-lying; districts were flooded, in soma-cases the water run,- ning through the houses.. A valuable horse, helongr. ing to Mr. Rutter, of Clotton, was struck dead bv lightning. SEVERE AT ELLESMERE PORT. A very severe thunderstorm, accompanied by.- hail followed by rain, passed over this place 1Jn., Sunday. Some of the -residents consider it one. of, the severest of recent.years. Certain parts cf Jha* footpath across Pool Town, fields were impassable. To the crops the rain has proved most beneficil. DROWNED WHIIÆ. SHELTERING. A very licavy rainstorm at Wolverhampton, oou Saturday afternoon,, caused a. distressing fatality.. Three children were p.aying near an open sewer* m Cemetery-lane, Wolverhampton, when. i-be,- storm came on. Choosing tho sewer, which..was*, dry, a-a L shelter, they cr.cn,t in, not knowing tlia, danger in which they placed themseK-es. ftairu fell in torrents for. ten minutes, and th->watarr raced, along the gullies into the open, sewc ing the childieTI. with it.. Two were fo'itn.nateis*' swopii out of tho sewer,, but a boy named. Cpas. aged four years, disappeared. Tl»j. pol;<30 ajad several civilian- tr(I.Iiaill to locate tho body;, li&l t it was not until. Sunday morniivg tha&. it was fo,ad in mud at the sewer's outlel a I)"Ùh and a. half away.

THAMES P-ATIIING FOR LADIES.—A bathmg-placo for. ladi has, by p -ermission, of the lord of tho imcor of C'ookliam. ColsoiJ-ffl Srine, "n provided, at Coin s>y-com row i, near CfwJtham Lock. Tho provision, is mainly duo t&e publio .-wr;t of Mr. E; Cooler, of ana Mr. Councillor U^tson, of Maidenhead. Mixed family bathing will bo permissibly at plantain hours. Already tho.i&khans "lid Dii strict ladies* Swim- ming Club pQsaessaiv upwards jf 1G<3 momhpi-s, who will be entitled: k>- slro free use- bathing- pip-.co and -i^e-^ing-Sonts. Tne latt-e-r arc on a. i; secluded isJaud, an-i there is a sph^diol supply of Thames vaacfing m c" .epth from 2ft. to 5ft. A stnugiit v/om 4-i a htmd red is will be pos- sible. The oatiii'.ry-place-, which; will be opened on the 26!ih inst,, will be a boon,, and! fihould be a great a>tt,$?etion to visit ,ors d residents. of Maidonhcii.d- ancE Coolcharr,. MOTORIST'S, MANSLAUGHTER.—At Bucks. Assizes oa, Saturday Ge orgo Harris Hendasvde, enginec' a? gu-ilty o-f; the- manslaughter of Alar .Tlirair.Ms, of Oolnhrook, by negligently- driving a,, mother car t-ind vras; sentenced to four- months hard labour. The evidence for the prose cution t- ut dcrCBMsed was WiKiehng a mail- cart ceutain3J,ig a in gutter of the street whon do car approached. Wh«i close upon deceased pri-ün-er /tur ned round, and in order to- pull down Uio bhud of the hoixi of the car ho sub^-uterl his lei* hand for the right on tfca- steering \v!V,el. Tb o ca. came to, the- side qf the- road. a., id knocked the mail earb and dec.ea.ied T^ bf s wproan w*s picked up deal, the child being T.rinjured; Prisoner denied' hus. wa< i putting tlx* hood up, sand said as he ww pacing eaeoeascd the turned the mail carv to ay angle, of rorty-fiye decrees, when the muu". gua«<is ki.ioc.vcc? it and deceased over. He sounded 14is ixxitor when Grf.n wirds from deceased but id- amtoa he was on the wrong side of ilie -oad .*ecaus» people were- walking on the lift side. F- yustice LawmiQe said motorists must not i -£ hink that if they sounc'Sed the hooter pedestrians ??n t.?c r<M!d mu? get <?t. of the w&y. Pcop'o entt7"lste(l v,"th CtJ:N m?? bo taught .? ? carcfd ;ot the iivea of c?H?rs.

GRAPE-NUTS For Breakfast 'V or Lunchm ¡ Energy ■ for all day. There's a reason.