Wrexham and Denbighshire Advertiser and Cheshire Shropshire and North Wales Register

I IAN HAMILTON OCCUPIES HEILDELBERG. i'J I KjberU to Secretary of State for War. 10 Pretoria, June 24th- 1130 a.m. .h? Stauderton on 22 ?d. found a good P' ??? mock. A)) Durch rjrmienta had ieft s:ock. All Dutch r^idents had left ??" .3 0 0 f lie to*n- (l;lt?rs captured sines our oeupatlOn of rrct^"1 jj^ve br- n tik±n throngh to Standerton, r!dJi\ to ?'?'"??-?"P' °??'' ??'?st. on the Dala- '?' =?" ))?u' occupied Heidelberg yesterday, hI! ,i (1'1 onr approfl.ch to his column, and were r:rcI:¡ Ji ol;r muumed troops for six or seven ;? day Broadwood's Candry ha.d a ?- v>* i;'h t!u' e:lem-v' an<^ completely dispersed ;?:r! ".? ??. en<n y a.nd c??np!eteIy d i a p erae d ?m.?'P. ?? .? pn,;ouers wH out loss on onr '?.. ?\.?a<.?!?? Briga.de 'reached Johannesburg ????? <.r '?e 22ud the enemy attacked our pot at ^3ccir"prni^t. and. before re-inforcements arrived c: KrooiJ tad. th?v had succeeded in burning :r.,1l o'f These will be repaired by this aflar- ibrcc ci: I r:JIl.

R.W.F. CASUALTIES. I  ? b tnsiher- 4,115 Private A. Cjok. re- p:J -Lh MtLy, rejoined at Pretoria, 7th JI3V, .^ociation telegram, on Monday, on the ?' ]? 'cent Cimpaign in Sonth Allca. so far 1:i3 fh ?.n.jtKS have been identified, give those of r'?' \??h Fathers as follow.3 :-Offiera Lza V7 and wonnded, 4; men killed, 9, woanded  ?- ø'"

TWENTY-TWO BRITISH BEAT 150 GERMANS. A BRILLIANT FEAT OF ARMS. _I i 11 ♦ • ,1 H T)- I 'u-? ChmchtH gives in me juornuv/ ? ?Ac a ? aconnt of Captain Towae'a exploit against a ^-•anc hts. Thia was an incident of the fighting ?r I'atL?"L' "t.Q:0 'br infantry (be writes) began to come up, "r 1-?.u o'dcck the approaches to the Boer position ?: ?,?[y cccupied. At first the troops made ;j Erf:?r?". bnt as the enemy received continual tiie?'"? ?t-)r resistance became more severe, ?? ''rrr-e:iv. far from gainiD ground, they began fpr fl't)lll gaininp, g "se i' '?t last, about two o'clock, some 150 of the ?ar L?rp? ot the Boer force advanced from the -?rupoi? cf Thaba in four lines across the table '?'r drive ?'e British off the hill. So regular was n?r cratr that it was not until their levelled nd?s Mre s?n poi?iDg south that they were recognised ..f.'c-. Hn.i artillery opened on them. In spite of an t?Mte-hectare they continued to advance boldly ?c-t :nc t.!?he?t part of the hill, and meanwhile, '-?a by a a?ell of the ground, Captain Towae, of ibi Gjrciju Highlanders, with twelve men 01 his own r ;>iei)t and ten of Kitchener's Horse, was steadily t)w.irds theiii. The scene on the broad stage plateau was intensely dramatic. The wboic armv were the witnesses. The L%Nu forces, strangely disproportioned, drew relr ;o each other. The unexpected collision cptnaed. Frulll every point field-glasses were turned the -pectiicle, and even hardened soldiers held trir breath. At last, with suddenness both parties caie Me to face at fifty yards distance. The GdmaU5, who had already made six prisoners, called kndlv ou Cuptain Towse and his little band to sur- r=naJr. What answer was returned is not recorded, of musketry broke out at once, d in than a minute the long line of the enemy ;e:ciied in confusion, and the top of the hill was jeered tu the British. Among the foreigners Tended m the encounter was Colonel Maximoff Capuiu Towse for his conspicuous gallantry and b tne txtrautdinary results which attended it has fcsea rtiomnieuded for the Victoria Cross but in iiiLingnnnt n above all things precious to a soldier he is*: v.nat is necessary to a happy life, for in the n:raeL: v.Qeii his military career was assured by a truiiiD; feat of arms it was terminated by a bullet vh.,h. striking sideways, blinded him in both eyes. Ih:- dJ misery and joy walk hand in hand on the iild cf WAR OFFICE MATHEMATICS. I Ite foiluwiug letter has appeared. Generals may rd themselves in positions of perplexity; but the r:0h!ll" coufroiitirig them can never approach in i-xcA-y those with which War Office oiffcials vex :i;c seals of unhappy regimental officials. Here is :zi ;n the fomi of a letter of instruction to an officer, see reports that Private Thomas Atkins has lost a ;.t&: coatThe calculation of the value of a lost u;al coat t-huuld be made by deducting the value t-htu worn on: from the value when new, as given in 75 of 1S65 Clothing Warrant, dividing the re- E&xacr by the number of months the garment •hcL.d wear, multiplying the quotient by the number c:c:Dtb-the garment has actually been worn, and ;r.fcs:raL-:ii]f; the sum thus obtained from the total *4ic= cf the new great coat. The balance is the 5"u:c: that should be charged." The senior •■.sDEit-r this Ytcar is said to be coping with this pro- t.cn,. and i\e hope to be favoured with the result '•Are the end of the war. NEWS FROM HEIDELBERG. I The War Oitice has received a despatch from Lord fcteris which includes the following :— Pretoria Residency, Monday, 11.5 a.m. Iiti Harniitou reports as follows I I Heidelberg is the most English town I tart >tt =een. and the inhabitants gave na a great :=^eption. the streets being crowded and a fine dis- [lav of limiting made. Captain. Valentin hoisted the Union Jack in llarket-siinare, a.midat the cheers of the Pr^acc. theliritish, Australian, and other Colonial ITjQps. God save the Queen was sung, the crowd dirtily joiiiiiii. Ihcpoor lovaliits have had a rough time of it kslj. End?). Button's Mounted Infantry bad a skirmish with hoer patrols yesterdayj a few miles south-east t: Pretoria. Captain Anley is reported to have SMagtd th", little bnsiness very well. Lieutenant Crispin and one man, Fusiliers, wounded. CLEMENTS IN ACTION. 0 I I I I •me loiioniiic was included in a despatch which p= War Unice zeceived on Monday from Lord r':>:r:= :— l'rttoria Residency, Monday, 11.5 a.m. sllr_np,;gfully engaged a body ofboers ^iv.trdav near Winburg, where he had gone to pick :f ^pplit3 and some heavy guns, preparatory to  m combination with c3lamns from L:ndley, iitron, and H"idelber. '0 il drove the enemy north of the Zand river with i reported. MISHAPS ON THE LINE. I folloAintr was issued at the War Office on J.,jay ;lIt,-weon Lord Hobert3 to Secretary of State for War. Pretoria, June 25, 4.55 p.m. to breaks in telegraph line and railway, -.L to obtain full particulars of two mishaps on ^'se c.jmrnunca.uon, which I do not think have ?M (ally reported to van, So far as I can ascertain, :J:t faq- art. as follows JE 2nd-fane a convoy of fifty wagons, in charge of ^tenant Coihallin, reserve of officers, was ^patchi.d from lihenoster to Heilbron, escorted by ottails of the Highland Brigade, under Captain -tone, Volunteer Company, Seaforth High- Lieutenant Lang, Argyll and Sutherland; I'd L Litnttnant Murray, Highland Light Infantry, at one a.m. on June 4th Major flaig, in command .r a. tb[JD¡;and d"tails at V redeDort Road, received a from officer commanding convoy, dated 9.30 t 3rd. that they were surrounded by superior --fflbers. and required assistance. IlH,ig at once started with no details, and "-s: the message on to Major Haking, commandant I I" Lailhtad, some seven miles fotther north it "-yK'tHanberg Sprnit. Ilji: lattlr received the message at six a.m., and an ? !<Ht r d. ap?tehcd 120 Berksnire Regiment (M.I.) ?I?or Haig. ??oth pArnca retarned in the afternoon without ? '?'? been able to get in touch with the convoy, ?ouu?d iifantry being driven in by superior ",nLt;r- The convoy wa3 anrroanded on the morning of the 'Jnn?. and in reply to a Sag of truce from '"tltJ D& W ét, surrendered. y!i the morning of the 7th June the enemy '?cki-j ?? post on onr line of communication north of the recentlv.repalred railway bridge  ?h?io?er River, hefd bv the 3rd Derby- ."? ??'ment and a party o: Imperial Yeomanry :tQat;: Ihe niekbts, which had been posted on a range of ? ??' jn-t north of the camp, were attacked at Oawn ;.d ""?'0 in, and thb enemy occupied the range, .Qlch co!))pkt&!v commanded the camp. r ^r' lost 35 killed and 111 wounded, the f''(QHdt:r being taken prisoners. 0  -'p?m. Anderson, Imperial Yeomanry, has since ,xiid reports Captain W. Knight, D.A.A.G., Lieutenant Kreager, Imperial Yeomanry, are ~'Hiti. and are well. ^Ihe l'rt S3 Association siyg Lord Roberts's despatch refer-) to the capture of the 4th Derby- r.< lI¡1;tHt. In the Army List the 3rd Derbyshire Tt 13 stated to be quartered at Manchester, tl5° cqrre three in the message is probably a I error. I CAPE COLONY REBELLION OVER. The following was posted at the War Office on Tuesday uigh;:— From Lord Roberts to the Secretary of State for War. Pretoria Residency, 2.45 p.m., June 26. Sir C. Warren reports that the rebellion in the Cape Colony north of the Orange River is now over. The last formidable bod v nnder De Villiers sur- rendered to him on June 20. It consisted of about 220 men, 280 horses, 18 wagons, 260 rifles, and over 100,000 rounds of ammunition. Baden-Powell reports that pacification is going on very satisfactorily in the Ruatenburg district. I THE LOSSES IN THE CAMPAIGN. The War Office issued on Tuesday, a table showing the casualties in the British field force reported up to Saturday last. The casualties in action then numbered 19,697, and the losses, exclusive of sick and wounded men in British Hospitals in South Africa, were 26,296. How many there are in these hospitals is not stated, but the following figures, taken from the return, afford some clue to the total loss:- Officers. Men. Killed in action 250 2,384 Died of wounds. 68 589 Died of disease. 125 3,985 Accidental deaths 66 Total deaths. 7,467 Wounded (besides the above) 815 10,612 Missing and prisoners (ex- cluding 3,352 recovered) 37 1650 Sick and wounded sent home 11,255 Total wounded, prisoners, &c. 24,369 Grand total 31,836 The names of the men in the two captured bat- talious not having been reported yet, they are not included in this return. Tne number of British prisoners in the hands of the Boers at the present moment is probably quite 2.5C3. The return also omits all the unwounded officers who have, been invalided home, and 1,970 men who have been sent home without its being specified whether they are included in the wounded or not. further than this, all the unwounded men who are now in hospitals in South Africa, or have passed them during the campaign, are left out of account. On the other hand, the return includes a large number of men who were only slightly wounded, and who have long since gone back to duty. ROYAL NAVAL AND MILITARY I BAZAAR AT OLYMPIA. The Royal Welsh Fusiliers' stall at the above I bazaar was one of the prettiest and most successful in the hall. The red dragon was conspicuous over the centre of the stall, flanked on each side by two goats' heads with gilded horns, and other military trophies. Two Royal Welsh Fusiliers soldiers, in full uniform, guarded the stall, on which was displayed an immense variety of beautiful pottery and glass, a large collection of Welsh dolls, and pother Welsh articles. Mrs Archdale presided, assisted by Lady Mary Clough Taylor, Mrs Gough, Mrs Willes, Mrs Lloyd, Mrs Rerners, Miss Audrey Bulwer, Miss Throckmorton, Miss Norman, and Miss Harts. They wore pretty white dresses, with regimental badges (including the flash) and sashes, and black hats trimmed with leeks. Colonel FitzGeorge's two little daughters, in Welsh costnmes. and Major Dunn's little son, in the uniform of the regiment, were also able helpers at the stall. Between iE300 and £ 4C3 was realised (over E360) at the Royal Welsh Fusiliers' stall. A COED TALON MAN KILLED. I In the list of casualty returns issued by the War Office on Thursday appeared the name of Trooper W. Lea, of the Eastern Province Horse, who was killed in the engagement at Rooiepoort on May 28th. Mr Lea was the son of Mr \\ïllia.m Lea, mining engineer, Coed Talon, and had been engaged at the Pontybodkin and Coed Talon Collieries in this district. Some years ago he left for Trinidad to fulfil an engagement at a colliery there managed by his brother, Mr George Lea. After his return home he left about four years ago for South Africa, and for some time after the outbreak of hostilities he was acting as manager at one of the Johannesburg mines. Subsequently he volunteered into Brabant's Horse. He was a young man highly esteemed by all who knew him, and the greatest sympathy is felt for his bereaved father and the other members of the family. RETURN OF A PONKEY RESERVIST. I ENTHUSIASTIC SCENES. I Edward Fox, Chapel-street, Ponkey, and a reservist of the Royal Welsh Fusiliers, who went out with his regiment in October, and was engaged with the brigade at the relief ot Ladysmith, contracted enteric fever, and was invalided to Netley Hospital. He returned home on Tuesday evening and a large crowd turned out to meet him at Johnstown. It appears, however, that Fox, in order to evade if possible the honour of a public reception, took another route, and the people were naturally dis- appointed. When it was rumoured that he had arrived home, the crowd then went there, and the Rhos Silver Band also arrived there, and Fox was thus reluctantly compelled to come out, and was placed in a conveyance, and taken through the principal street3 of Rhos, and Ponkey, the band which headed the procession playing selections en route. Detonators were fired, aud the children and others carried flags. The streets were lined with enthusiastic crowds of people.

LETTERS FROM THE FRONT. I ACTIVE SERVICE NO JOKE. I The following is a copy of a letter from Lance Corporal Osborne Attwell, 15329, 31st Company Draft, Imperial Yeomanry Field Forces, S.A., Bloemfontein, dated June 1st, and sent to Mr John Price, Manager of Trefynant Works:—"Dear Mr Price,- We have been in Bloemtontein a fortnight now, and have been very hard work, what with patrol duty, striking camps, etc. We bad a very nice voyage out, exactly eighteen days, but were laid up three days in Table Bay, unable to dock the ship. We were all glad to leave Maitland Camp at Capetown, having been there two weeks, as there was much sickness-dysentry and enteric fever being very prevalent. The death rate here is averaged at sixty to sixty-five a day, sometimes less, but more often more among the soldiers. Up to now, myself and all the others have escaped any illness whatever, and are rapidly becoming acclimatised. I wish to be kindly remembered to all in the works, and hope to be back among them by August Bank Holiday. We hear plenty of rumours that the war is nearly over, but have not received any confirmation from headquarters. We formed a guard of honour to Generals Kelly-Kenny and Pretty- man, on proclamation day, in the Market-square at Bloemfontein, when the Orange Free State was changed to the Orange River Colony, and Lord Roberts was appointed Governor. This you, no doubt, read in the papers. We have to live on very poor food here; it is no joke at all being on active service. One would think that the yeomanry would be better treated than they are, but they are treated worse than the regulars. However, it cannot last much longer, as Johannesburg is taken. Pretoria is supposed to be surrounded, and can be easily taken. Every one of us hopes so, as to see the funerals and look at the wounded coming down from action is enough to make any man wish it was over." A RHOS MAN WITH THE FLYING I COLUMN. Samuel Edwards, D Company, 1st Battalion, R.W.F., writing on Tuesday to his brother, Mr C. H. Edwards, High-street, says:—"We left Surprise Hill camp in Natal, which was close to Ladysmith. and we came down to Capetown. We after went to Kim- berley, which is about 650 miles from Capetown. We camped at Winsington station for two days on the veldt. All we had on was a water proof sheet, bianket, and overcoat. We marched from there as a Flying Column" en route for Fourteen Streams. The names of the troops engaged at the place called Roidam, were the 23rd Royal Welsh Fusiliers, the Royal City of London Fusiliers, the Scotch Fusilers,, the Irish Fusiliers, and the Royal Horse Field Battery, together with two Maxims. We had marched ten miles before the day of the engagement, and my Company, with two others, bad to go out on outpost duty at night, and march again the next day with a hard biscuit and bully-beef for breakfast. Wnen we had got about five miles from this camp, we baited and had some water melons out of a field. We then had orders to form up for battle. The Boers were on a hill named Roidam, whi::h was not far from Four- teen Streams. We were in skirmishing order, when the Boers opened fire with Ithree big guns, we opened fire with our guns from right and then The rifle fire commenced from the Boers. By this it was getting very hot on both sides. We had a warm time of it that Saturday. I was about 200 yards from the hill when I was wounded in the fore-part of the right arm by a Manser bullet. I am now in St. John's Hospital at Kimberley. We were under the command of General Hunter. There were five killed out of our regiment-four privates and one officer. We were taken to the field hospital, and when we got there we found it to be an old Dutch chapel. I am ready to join the regiment now, and by the time you get this I shall be with the regiment again. I am all right now in fact, I am in good spirits, and anxious to go the front again to join my comrades."

I DEATH AT GRESFORD. On Thursday Mr Wynn Evans received informa- tion of the death of Martin Griffiths, of Hillock-lane, Gresford. It appears that on Sunday morning deceased, who was in bed, called out to his son Good-bye in two minutes more you will not have a father." The deceased became unconasioua and the doctor was called in, and found that the deceased had taken poison. The inquest was held at Gresford on Thursday by Mr Wynn Evans. Edward Griffiths, son of the deceased, said he last saw his father alive on the Drevious Saturday even- ing and was then apparently all right. The deceased had, however, been suffering severely of late from rheumatism. Dr Manisty said he saw the deceased on the previous Sunday, and asked him what was the matter. He said he had taken three-pennyworth of poison. as he was tired of life. Witness gave him an emetic, bus the deceased only lived nntil Wednes- day. The jury returned a verdict that the deceased died from the t ffects of poison taken whilst insane.

Most delicious, most nourishing, and most easily digested. ? ?????? ??? <??? ?!?. ? It contains ¡ all the elements of a perfect c- food in an easily digestible form.

PRESENTATION TO THE REV. B. C. EDWARDS, LATE OF GRESFORD. After three years faithful work as curate of Gresford, the Rev. B. C. Edwards was appointed three weeks ago to the curacy at Rhyl. During the time he had resided at Gresford he had made many friendships, and had endeared himself to the parishioners generally. It was therefore thought only fitting that a souvenir of tho..t'warm friendship should be made, and a committee was formed with that view. Collectors were appointed, and subscriptions were readily forth- coming. On Monday evening, at the Gresford National (Boys') School, the presentation was made to the Rev. Mr Edwards before a large gathering of well-wishers. Chancellor Trevor Parkins, chairman of the committee, presided, and amongst those present were :—The Rev. E. A. Fishbourne, the Rev. B. C. Edwards, Mrs Howell Evans and Miss Howell Evans, Mr J. T. Svkes, Mr H. Lowndes, Dr. and Miss Mules, Mr and Miss Sillery, Mr Bate, Mr Allington Hughes, and Mr R. James (who has acted as hon. secre- tary to the committee), &c. Mr James read letters regretting absence from Mrs Townshend, Annefield; Mrs Hirsch, and Dr. Manisty. In making the presentation, Chancellor Parkins said he had been requested by a large number of the Rev. Mr Edwards's friends to present him with a watch and chain and a purse of gold con- taining E26. They asked him to accept this as a token of their great regard and app-eciation of the services which he had rendered in that parish. (Cheers.) He was sure that he would be express- ing the thoughts of his friends when he wished Mr Edwards a long and successful career. Mr Edwards had not been removed very far from them, and he was sure they would see him amongot them from time to time, and he (the Chancellor) was certain that be would long re- member with feelings of happiness his connection with the place of his first curacy. (Cheers.) The Rev. B. C. Edwards, in accepting the presentation said he was quite unable to give expression to his feelings on that occasion, but he wished to thank bis dear friends for the most handsome present which they had given him. It would not be presumption on his part to say that he felt very unworthy of it. He had only been in Gresford a very short time, and perhaps had not done as much as he should have done. When he went to the village three years ago he knew no one, and of course he as unknown to them. The rev. gentleman then went on to speak of his Vicar, who had extended every kindness towards him. The Rev. E. A. Fishbourne was an ideal vicar, and that gentle- man would always be his (Mr Edwards) ideal. During his stay in Gresford he had made many friends, and received innumerable kindnesses from all ranks, and which he would never be able to forget. Mr Edwards then referred to Mr Reginald James, whose friendship he could never forget, and concluded by stating that he would never be so happy in any place as he had been in Gresford. (Cheers.) The Chairman then presented the Rev. Mr Ed- wards with two volumes from the members of the Bible Class. Mr Edwards had always taken an interest in the class and the members felt it only right that they should ask his acceptance of the gift. (Cheers.) Miss Egerton, the Lodge, had also sent three large photographic views of the village. The Rev. B. C. Edwards again replied and thanked the donors for the gifts. He had spent many happy hours with the members of the Bible Class. Mr Reginald James thanked the Rev. Mr Edwards for his kind remarks. He regretted very much that he was leaving. (Hear, hear.) Dr. Mule moved a vote of thanks to Chancellor Trevor Barkins for presiding, Mr Sykes seconded, and the vote was carried with acclamation. Chancellor Parkins shortly replied, and said he had performed a very pleasing duty. He hoped that their late curate would have a successful career. (Cheers.) The meeting then ended. ————— 0

NARROW ESCAPE FROM DROWNING IN THE DEE. On Monday afternoon Albert Roberts, the six- year-old son of Harry Roberts, of 125, Handbridge, Chester, bad a narrow escape from drowning. He was playing with some boys on the bank of the river opposite the Groves when he fell into deep water. The cries of the alarm from his comrades were heard by Mr Randolph Cook, of the firm of Cook and Arthur, boat proprietors, and he jumped into a boat and at once rowed to the spot. The lad had dis- appeared, but Mr Cook succeeded in raising him to the surface with an oar, and soon bad him landed in his boatshed, where artificial respiration had the effect of restoring life in a few minutes. The lad had a miraculous escape, and is still confied to bed. Mr Cook deserves great commendation for his promptitude and skill. He has been the means of rescuing many persons from drowning during his long experience on the Dee banks, and his services are entitled to recognition.

THE WORKMEN'S COMPEN- SATION ACT. JUDGMENT OF THE HOUSE OF LORDS. The House of Lords gave judgment on Tuesday in the important workman's compensation case of William Powell v. The Main Colliery Company, of Neath. Powell was injured in the Brynoch Colliery of the respondents, and he claimed compensation of 15s a week in a letter addressed to the Colliery Com- pany a few weeks after the accident. It was nine months after the accident, however, before he filed his claim in the Connty Court of Glamorgan in accordance with rnle 8 of the Workmen's Compen- sation Act. The respondents pleaded that the claim for compensation not having been made within six months from the occurrence of the accident was barred by section 2, sub-section 1. of the Act. It was contended that the word claim must mean the initiation of proceedings before the arbitrator, and that in this case the only claim made within the meaning of the sub, section was the request for arbitration filed nine months and eleven days after the accident. For the applicant it was contended that the word claim must be interpreted to mean any definite demand for compensation made by an injured workman upon his employer. Judge Bishop over-ruled the objection of the respondents, and allowed Powell 133 lid per week as compensation. The Court of Appeal, however, reversed this decision, holding that proceedings for the recovery of com- pensation must be initiated before the arbitrator within six months of the occurrence of the accident. The case was argned last week, their LordsUip9 not calling upon counsel for the respondents. The Lord Chancellor, in giving judgment, said, unless forced through some extrinsic circumstances to an opposite conclusion, no one could reasonably say that the notice by the appellant to his employers was not a claim for compensation, and it was not denied that was made within the specified time. No other conclusion could be arrived at without giving an artificial meaning to the words of the statute. The sole argument on the other side was that the claim for compensation must be made in some form of legal proceeding, but he entirely repudiated such a suggestion. He found nothing in the rest of the statute which could properly describe the claim for compensation as being technical in its application, and they had no right to add words to a statute unless the exegency of the rest of the statute rendered such a course necessary. On that very ground he was of opinion that the judgment of the Court of Appeal was wrong, and the judgment of the County Court judge was right. The statute avoided anything like technology. It contemplated that no lawyers might be employed, and that the man injured should himself be able to make the claim. It seemed to him the judges of the Court of Appeal had allowed themselves to be swayed by matters outside the Act of Parliament, and he moved that the appeal be allowed with costs. Lord Morris was unable to concur with the Lord Chancellor, and he agreed with the judgments of Lord Justices Smith and Collins. It would indeed be strange if the Workmen's Compensation Act, which revolutionised the liability of employers, should not protect them by means of some limitation as to the period within which a claim could be made. The word claim must refer to a document appealing to some tribunal, and not a mere letter to an employer. If the view of the appellant was taken, an employer might be exposed to having proceedings taken against him any length of time after an accident, even beyond the statute of limitations. Lords Shand, Davey, Brampton, and Robertson concurred with the Lord Chancellor. So the appeal was sustained with costs, and the judgment of the County Court judge restored.

I WREXHAM DISTRICT COUNCIL YEAR BOOK. i The 1900-01 edition of this book was presented at the meeting of the Council on Thursday, and it contains considerable information of interest to the general public. Mr J. Oswell Bury, the clerk, of course is the editor, and his work is quite as creditable as in former years. Besides the list of District Councillors, officers, committees, and so on, there is a statement of the loans raised for drainage works, &c. Ruabon Old Parish has had £ 15,579 advanced from 1875 to 1878 for the drainage works, the balance due to the Public Works Loan Board at Lady Day being £4,912 15s 5d. A loan of E700 was advanced in January, 1878, on the security of outfall sites. In Ruabon New Parish C8,000 was advanced for sewerage works in 1898, and £7,464 is the balance due to the Public Works Loan Bo.ird. £ 4,500 was advanced to Brymbo for driinage works from 1880 to 1883, of whicn £ 1,671 13:1 4d is still due to the same Board. For the Stansty Drainage Works 23,750 was obtained in 1881, and of this there is due to the Public Works Loan Board R997 10s. For the Acton Drainage Works E750 was obtained from the Board in 1881, ard Cl99 10s still remains to be rep lid. The Joan advanced for the Fever Hospital in 1885 was C6,500, and £ 3,391 13s 4d is due to the Board. The annual reports of the medical officers of health,to which we have previous- ly referred, are included, as also are those of the Sanitary Engineer and Surveyor, and the nuisance inspectors. The report of Mr Price Evans says that the sewers in Cefn and Rhosy- medre have worked well through the year," but that the outfall at Dolydd is still very bad." This matter will, of course, be dealt with in the drainage scheme for Acrefair and Cefn Bychan. A scheme for the drainage of Cefn Bychan and Acrefair has been prepared. The sewers in the Rhos, Pant, Ponkey, and Johnstown district have worked well through the year," whilst alterations on the Ponkey and Johnstown Outfall Works have been commenced. The Brymbo Out- fall Works are still in a very bad state, the tank being small and there being very little land to run the efflaent on. Something ought to be carried out here without delay." After mention- ing two schemes he had drawn up for Stansty and Acton, Mr Price Evans says These works want attending to, as the sewage in times of storms, overflows the fields and enters a stream which supplies several farms with water for washing dairy utensils, ifce." In regard to New Broughton, where buildings are being erected and streets laid out, Mr Price Evans says the drainage should be attended to early." During the year 161 plans were deposited, including 218 houses, 11 shops, 1 school, 1 drill hall, five chapels and schoolrooms, 39 outbuildings and alterations. The number of inspections made during the year was 428. Mr J. Arthur Jones, sanitary inspector for the Southern Division, reports that during the year "to require the abate- ment of nuisances 194 notices were served upon owners, agents, and occupiers, representing 674 houses and other premises. Of the 70 notices which had not been complied with at the close of 1898, 26 were, for various reasons, withdrawn, and new notices issued. The total number of notices in force during 1899 (including 44 from the previous year) was 238. The requisitions of 191 notices were complied with, leaving 47 notices which bad not been fully and satisfactorily com- plied with." Referring to the Housing of the Working Classes Act, 1890, he says:—" Upon certificates issued by the medical officer of health notices under this Act were served upon the re- spective owners of 20 old and dilapidated houses situated in various parts of my district. In com- pliance with the requisitions of the notices, four cottages were rethatched, eight were reroofed and slated, seven were altered, their roofs being raised and the walls repaired, and one house was vacated." Mr Richard Phennah, the inspector for the Northern Division, reports I have served 110 notices upon owners, agents, and occupiers, representing 215 houses, to abate nuisances. The result has been as follows: 34 new privies and ashpits have been provided with in place of old dilapidated ones; in ten cases new drains and cesspools have been made; pigs kept in filthy state have been removed, and the nuisances have been abated. Several yards have been repaired. In four cases drains at villa re- sidences have been ventilated." In connection with the housing of the working classes, eight notices have been served during the year. The result has been that one house at Abenbury and three at Gresford have been taken down, one house at Ffrwd, one at the Berwig, Minera, six at the Lodge, and one at Isycoed have been reslated and made fit for habitation." The number of cases dealt with in the Fever Hospital last year was 185, as compared with 33 the first full year after the opening of the Hospital on March 25th, 1886. The estimated length of roads in the Wrexham Rural District is 2871 miles. The abstract of accounts for the year ended, March 31st, 1900, shows that the year was commenced with 22,346 15s, whilst the receipts amounted to £ 12,783 3s 5. This sum was made up as follows:—From overseers, general expenses, R8106; ditto, special expenses, C3,170 lis 8d from Denbighshire County Council, grant in respect of salaries of medical officers of health and sanitary inspectors, 2190; from Wrexham Urban Sanitary Authority, proportion of hospital expenses for the year ended, 30th September, 1899, X268 93 7d from sewage lands, C21 63 6d for maintenance of patients in hospital, JE33 163 2d; grant under Agricultural Rates Act, 1896, JE991 10s 6d, and other receipts, £1 9a. The principal payments were Hos pital, 91,621 7s 3d Sewerage Works, E769 Is 4d; Sewage Disposal Works, £1,116 17s 7d; repayment of loans, E2,110 19s 6d; salaries of officers, E632 18s; estab- lishment charges, f,117 18s Id; expenses under Infectious Diseases Notification Act, R100 Os 6d, and Highways, zE5,552 7s 9d. The total expendi- ture was 912,218 18s. The book, we might add, has been printed by Messrs Bayley and Bradley, Ltd., Wrexham.

0 A SCOTCH BREACH OF PROMISE. L30,000 DAMAGES CLAIMED. I Lord Stormouth Darling, in the Court of Session, Edinburgh, on Tuesday, had before him for adjust- ment of issues an action by Mrs Catherine M'Ewan, or Brodie, of Glasgow, against Mr David McGregor, contractor and moneylender, of Strathbungo, Glas- gow, plaintiff suing for £ 30,000 damages for breach of promise of marriage. Mrs M'Ewan states that she obtained divorce against her husband in New Zealand, and returned to this country with a family of two girls and a boy, and maintained them by earn- ings as an artist. She believed defendant has means to the value of half a million, and an annual income of twenty-five to thirty thousand pounds. In 1898, continues plaintiff, defendant expressed affection for her and proposed marriage, which was accepted also asking her to give up her vocation as an artist, which she did. Arrangements were made for securing a country residence, but subsequently the wedding was postponed till 1899, and on 7th February last defendant wrote to her saying he could not marry her, giving no valid reason or excuse. After the engagement had been made defendant conferred with her solicitor, and mentioned to her that he pro- posed to settle 130,000 on her and XIO,000 on each of the three children. Defendant denies that he promised marriage, and states that in April, 1898, plaintiff gave birth to a stillborn child and raised an action for breach of promise and seduction for X25,000 against a certain gentleman. The case was settled in July, 1898, by a payment of £ 10,000. Defendant says he believes the action has been brought solely for the purpose of extorting money. Plaintiff says she believed herself to be the lawful wife of the gentleman referred to, and the action in question was, inter alia, for a declaration of marriage and payment in full of all confiusions. The defendant, the plaintiff adds, was cognisant of that and advised her. The case was adjourned.

ADVERTISING PAYS.—A judicious tradesman about to advertise will be careful to ascertain which is the most popular paper in his district, which is the most widely spread, and which presents to its readers the most exclusive features and genuine literature There are tradesmen who think if they can get an advertisement inserted in a newspaper which takes them at any price, that they have scored a point in economy experience generally shows them their folly, and they have been glad to expend a little more with another newspape" to tave *he<E l announcements properly brought before the publk,- JSeytoood AtWert1. )

I SERIOUS SITUATION IN CHINA. The Admiralty has received the following telegram from Rear-Admiral Bruce at Taku, dated Thursday, but despatched from Chefoo on Friday morning It is hoped that Tientsin may be relieved to night (J une 21st.) No news from Commander-in-Chief. H.M.S. Terrible landed this morning 382 officers and men of the 2nd Battalion Royal Welsh Fusiliers and Royal Engineers. The Secretary of the Admiralty stated on Monday that the following telegram has been received from Rear Admiral Brace at Taku, sent from Chefoo on Sunday:— The total force which left Tientsin with the Commander-in-Chief for Pekin [was] about 2 000, composed of detachments of the allied ships. No action could possibly be taken to relieve the Commander-in-Chief, because it was only known he was cut off by Tientsin being invested. Tientsin has been fighting for its life ever sine a. It was on receipt of information that Chinese army had ordered trains for attacking Tientsin, ravaging Tongku, and were reinforcing Taku, as well as mining the mouth of the Peiho, that it was promptly determined to seize Taku, just in time, since when every effort has been made to relieve Tientsin. Have commandeered small coasting steamer for taking troop's sick and wounded across the bar to Wei-Hai-Wei, where I intend making temparary base hospital and asylum for refugees. The welcome news that Tientsin has bsan relieved has been communicated in several telegrams, one a despatch from Admiral Kempff to the American Navy Department. The telegrams transmitted via Chefoo, June 25th, state that the allied force, greatly strengthened, and including 200 of the Royal Welsh Fusiliers, broke through the Chinese lines and reached Teintsin on the 23rd, after considerable fighting, in which, however, the allied force, sus- tained small loss. The following day a force left Tientsin for the purpose of relieving Admiral S'JY- mour, who was reported to ba surrounded near Pekin. A vast military cirap is forming near Taku, where Rmsian and Japanese troops are landing daily, and the British contingent 0.1.0 is steadily growing. It is estimated that there are 60,000 Chinese soldiers, well armed, around Peking and Tientsin, and 400,000 are said to be available. SOME FACTS ABOUT PARTIES IN CHINA. The Times publishes the following extracts from a memorandam prepared last autumn for an English friend by the Chinese reformer, King Yu Wei, which will be read with interest at the present juncture :— In order properly to comprehend the inner affairs of the Chinese Empire, the first thing needful is rightly to distinguish the different parties in China. Tne Empress Dowager holds on to the old ways her party is known as the Empress's Party." The Emperor and his friends who desire reform are known as the Emperor's Party." Then there is a third party, known as the Middle Party," which is chiefly concerned with its own interests, and dares not interfere in politics. Nine-tenths of the people and officials are comprised in this party. The Empress Dowager, notwithstanding that she is the head of the ruling party, possesses few or no friends outside of official circles and the Yamens. Otherwise her influence is small. Her intimates are all Manchus, Yuug Lu, appointed by her Com- mander-in-Chief, Kingwei, special commissioner for the collection of additional revenues from the provinces. Prince Tuan, Yun Yu, Hwai-ta-pu, &c. The only clever man amongst them is Yang Lu, the rest are deusely igaorant, and c.ire for nothing bat wealth and official rank. Of the high military officiils, Tuug-fuh-siang belongs to the Empress's party, and Yuau-shih-kai to the Emperor's. All the remainder may be said to belong to the middle party. Thus I am right in saying that the Empress's party are few in number, although at the moment their power is great. Tho middle party, on the other hand, is spread throughout the whole Empire. The majority are in their heart of hearts devoted to the Emperor, ad- miring his intelligence and recitude, and these are alarmed and angry at the Empress's usurpation. They know how ignorant she is, and what a dis- solute life she has led for the last thirty years, and that the weakness of China is largely due to her misdeeds. But the high officials are too old they sit blinking in the twilight, not daring to act, bat leaving success or ruin to come, as the Emperor or the Empress gains the upper hand. Ruined as the Emperor's pirty is, yet they are the real reformers; both officials and people, they long for reform and new methods, but while the Empress's party holds the power they are in dread of severe punishment. At the time of the coup d'etat the timpiess falsely asserted that the Emperor's party were planning revolt. Hhe prohibited newspapara, killed and drove out hundreds of reformers, and exiled numbers of high officials to the frontiers. Six of the reformers executed were high metropolitan officials, one a member of the Grand Council, and one whom the Emperor had nominated to be Prime Minister; all were the Emperor's personal friends they were beheaded without trial, while hundreds of smaller officials and thousands of the common people were prescribed. These measures were carried out in order to clip the Emperor's wings. Why were all these leading men willmg to associate themselves with the reform party ? The answer is that they were loyal subjects, anxious to S3.ve their country and deserve the Emperor's benevolence. You have only to read the Chinese newspapers, Ko-wm p.io, puolished in Tientsin Sapao, published in Shanghai; Chi-hsin-pao, published at Macao Cking ni.pao, published at Yokohama; Tien-nan-pao. published at Singapore-these are all published under foreign protection and so are able to speak the truth they one and all sympathise with the party of reform. The Japanese newspapers all take the same view; their criticism is independent. The EmpresB Djwager is a licentious old woman. She is not the Emperor's real mother, and she had no hesitation in deposing him so as to retain her power. But she was wrong in taking Yung La's advice to depose the Emperor and placing the power in his (Yuug Lu's) hands. As soon as he got con- trol of the uortnern troops, Yung Lu threw off the mask and did what he willed, and tne Empress lives n constant dread of treachery on the part of her e unuchs. ADMIRAL SEYMOUR'S ) POSITION. Mr Brodrick stated in the House of Commons, on Wednesday, in reply to Sir Henry Campbell- Bannerman "We have two brief telegrams which confirm the information received from unofficial sources that Tientsin has been relieved. (Cheers.) The first comes from the Consul at Tientsin, dated 23rd Jane, but which left Chefoo 26th June :— British column, under Major Morris, Royal Welsh Fusiliers, and Naval Brigade, under Commander Craddock, arrived at noon, 550 men strong. Fifteen hundred Russians were reported to be at Tientsin railway station 150 Americans and 50 Italians have also arrived." A fnrther telegram is from the Hear Admiral, dated Taku, three p.m., June 25Lh, which also left Chefoo 26th June:—" Commander Craddock, commanding British contingent (Tientsin relief), reports Tientsin communicated with and reinforced 23rd June. Commander in-Chief reported ten miles from Tientsin, hampered by sick and wounded, and engaged with en IDY: That is the extent of our official information, but the House will recollect that unofficial telegrams, which were correct in other respects, stated that the force had moved north to get into communication with the Commander-in, Chief." The following was issued from the Foreign Office on Wednesday night:— Telegram from Consul Carles, Tientsin, not dated (probably sent June 24th), forwarded from Chefoo, June 27th. A note has been received by the Commissioner of Customs here from the Inspector General (Sir R. Hart) at Pekin, dated 4 p.m. on 19th of June, in which it is stated th it tne foreign Legations had been desired to leave Pekin within twenty-four hours. Admiral Seymour is believed to be at Pei-thsang, about nine miles to the north of Tientsin. Heavy firing has been heard in that direction during the last thiroy-six hours.

A MONTGOMERVSHIRE FARMER CHARGED WITH MURDER. At Welshpool, on Monday, John Owen, a tenant farmer living near Welshpool, was charged on sus- picion with the wilful murder of his wife. Sarah Owen, who at midnight on Saturday, June 2nd, was found dead in her house, having been shot through the heart. As the police were not prepared to prose- cute, the prisoner was remanded for a week. At the inquest on June 5th an open verdict was returned, but since then the police have instituted inquiries with the result that the accused was arrested in Welshpool on Saturday last. The case is exciting great interest in the neighbourhood. A

IS THIS PROTECTION ? I Mr Ritchie, President of the Board of Trade, was present on Wednesday at the meeting of the Chambers of Commerce of the Empire, and addressed the delegates. Speaking on the question of free trade versus protection, he said he believed that the days of the strict Manchester Free Trade School were passing away. He did not wish them to infer that this country was likely to depart from its free trade policy, but he believed that without departing from fundamental principles, there might yet be a closer connection between the mother country and her colonies. The congreils resumed their discussion on the motion submitted by the Toronto Chamber in favour of a commercial policy based upon mutual benefit and the Manchester amendment favouring the liberty of component parts of the Empire to pur- chase in the cheapest markets. After a long and heated discussion, a number of delegates were selected to draw up a resolution which would meet the views of both sides. This was done, the resolu- tion asking for the appointment of a Royal Com- mission to consider the subject.

—————- —————- A grocer's assistant has asked the advice of a Methodist editor under novel circumstances. He says he is engaged in a store, and that he is in- structed to practice certain sharp tricks. For instance, a lady asking for 8d bacon is served from the same cut as another asking for 7jd. The lid butter is scooped from the same barrel as the lOd, and so on all round the shop. The Christian employer, on being protested with, Baw no harm in the practice, because the customers were better pleased when they paid a better price I The custom is said by the complainer to be general I in the grocery trade. j

38- MILLIONS OF LEMONS. I WERE USED LAST YEAR IN THE MANUFACTURE S* I OF "EIFFEL TOWER" LEMONADE. S' A The Manuf icturers of "Eiffel Tower" Lemonade are the 1.1 ¡ gcst users of Lemons in the world for making Lemonade. FREE "Eiffel Tower" Lemonade is made from Messina C A EUIDI C Lemons, the FINEST LEMONS IN THE WOKLD OnlTlrLt the great advantage is that it is ptrtly manuf .c- Suiffcient to make one tured right in the midst of the Lemon pint sent on receipt of a Orchards. P"? l °r send ??. for a b-)tlie stifficient, t0 ?lake twc) The method employed in the in,,tnu- gallon-. to r f ,.B;M.st:s-?r?-?;?.:?????? Po 3862 1- i ade not only secures the finest Tower Factory, Maidstone. All GMCS LeMODade it is possibl6 to 4 tX uSr,hoTrv.;Ci-o C' i < Tower .1 make, but enables it to Lemona d e. be sold at the re- ?F-? be sold at the re- f??.? 300 Bottles are Given Away of Weekly. /) The Firm has adopted the following novel method to induce every- yS body to try their Lemonade. The first fifty letters opened every day yr not only have the Lemonade sent by return post, but the stamps are also returned to the fortunate applicants. Imht Oil hai-itig Eiffel Tower" S LT emonade ichen you ask for it. X JtJ MILLIONS DRINK l?i??T? E? TOWER TEA. (PIf W THE PUREST AND BEST. r??   k  IN PACKETS ONLY. WEIGff AGENTS EVERYWHERE. IN EYMF V? j ?R?K? .vnoLEsA? TOWER TEA, LTD., r?j!??*? i tl251 71, EASTCHEAP, LÜXDO, E.C.   ..r.n..f.H?.?n?l  ?.m..??..?..? w These Remedies have stood iht» test c: FIFTY YEARS' EXPERIENCE^ And are pronounced the Best Medicine for, M'mily use. THE PILLS Purify the Blood, correct all disorders of the LIVEB, STOMACH, KIDNEYS and BOWELS, and-arr Invaluable in all complaints incidental to Females of all ages. THE OINTMENT Is the only reliable remedy for BAD LEGS, SOKES, ULCERS, and Orm WorN-Ds; for BR(}JT;J!3. SONJ THROATS, COTJOHS, OJI^DS, GOUT, RHEUMATISM, GLANDSWELLINGS, and for all SKIN DISEASES it has no equal Manufactured only at 78, NEW OXFORD STREET, late 533, Oxford St., LONP ON, SOLD BY ALL MEDICINE VENDORS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD. Advice Gratis, at the above address, daily between the hours of 11 & 4, or by letter. gWMCSSS ■ ■ ll B3W J

MARCHWIEL PARISH COUNCIL. I A meeting of the Marchwiel Parish Council was I, held on Friday evening, when there were present :— Messrs John Evans, Old Hall, who presided; Richard Cliffe, John Lloyd, R. L. Canning, George Jones, E. Pritchard, T. Pickin, T. Lea, with Mr A. A. Walker, [ clerk. At the last meeting of the Council it was proposed I that, in order to ascertain the right of the Council to interfere in the management of the parochial charities, legal advice be taken. A letter was read from Mr Cecil B. Ince, barrister, which read as follows :— Beyond the appointment of these two trustees in the place of the churchwardens the Parish Council have nothing to do with the administration of the trust. This is solely a matter for the trustees them- selves, who must carry out the trust strictly accord- ing to the nature of the same, and therefore administer the funds accordingly. The term of office of the two trustees appointed by the Parish Council under sec. 14 of the Local Government Act, 1894, will be two years, excepting that at the end of two years from the first appointment one (chosen by lot) must retire, but will be eligible for re-appoint- ment. This means that every two years there will be a fresh appointment of these two trustees." A petition was received from about forty people, asking the Parish Council to procure for the parishioners a suitable recreation ground. The petition went on to say that Marchwiel was about the only village in the district that had not a recreation ground, and as the Parish Council had the power to provide one, the petitioners appealed with every con- fidence. In the discussion Mr Jones sa'd that he noticed several names in the petition. It was rather amusing to think that any of these particular people should want a recreation ground after working hard all day, Mr Cliffe said if they had one they must have three viz., one at Marchwiel village, another at Cock Bink, and another at Sontley. No action was taken. TEN PIERCY BEQUEST. I The next question on the agenda was what action should the trustees of the charities appointed by the Council take in regard to the Piercy bequest to the schools. Mr Pritchard said the matter had been brought forward, and it had nothing to do with either the trustees of the charites or the Parish Council. The money was for the benefit of the Marchwiel National Schools. The cheque was sent to the rector, which he (Mr Pritchard) signed with the other co-managers. The consols had been purchased with this money, and the interest derived therefrom annually will be given for ever. The money had been nsed in this way with the sanction of Mrs Piercy. Mr George Jones said he took it that the money was granted by Mrs Piercy to clear off the debt of the new schools, and as the managers or church- wardens, as the case may be, had now received the money, it was their bounden duty to repay the poor peoples money which was borrowed to build the new schools. The charities were managed by a scheme by which children would receive education at an intermediate school or be aided in earning a trade. He could not understand how people could find in their hearts to alter the last wishes of a man. Mr Ellis. who gave all this money, stated that the money was for the benefit of the poor of Marchwiel. Some people got the Charity Commissioners to sanction a scheme that was bad enough, but it was worse still when the trustees did not carry out the intentions of tnat scnemj. rirst 01 an tney nuuc a nouse ior tne schoolmaster with the poor peoples money. Then when they got out of limbo with the honse, the new schools were built. That was not carrying out the scheme, and he begged to propose that the clerk write to the Charity Commissioners informing them that no portion of the 150 granted in the scheme for the further education of clever boys and clever girls was devoted to that purpose, and that the fL650 recently granted by the trustees of the Piercy Charities has not been used for the purpose of paying the money which the trustees of the charities had advanced to build the new schools. ) The Chairman said that as it was Mrs Piercy's wish that the money shonld be invested in consols he did not see how they could interfere in the matter No resolution was arrived at. QUESTION OF REFUSE AND ASHPITS. As there was a great need for a refuse pit in the village, the Parish Council were asked to provide one. Mr Cliffe proposed that each cottager should make an ashpit in his garden. Mr Jones said that was all very fine. He thought it would be better if some rich farmers would come round and collect the refuse. It was a question for the rich landed proprietors in the parish than for the Parish Council. There were only three landowners in the parish, and they were very wealthy, and it was only right that they should look into this matter and do away with a nuisance felt by the cottagers. This was agreed to.

9 A PRINCE'S LIBEL ACTION. On Tuesday in the Queen's Bench Division, before the Lord Chief Justice and a special jury, the case of De Looz v. G. Newnes, Limited, came on for hear- ing. It was an action brought by Prince de Looz for damages for alleged libel contained in Tit-Bits on the 8th July, 1898. The publication of the article was admitted by the defendants. The libel com- plained of was to the effect that the plaintiff a prince, a serene highness, and heir presumptive of one of the finest estates on the Continent, was then undergoing a period of solitary confinement in a Belgian penitentiary." This was stated in the course of an article describing alleged notorious but aristocratic murderers, blackmailers, and con- spirators of the Continent." Mr Gill, Q.C., for the defence, said he would be able to prove that the plaintiff was, in May. 1893, engaged in obtaining money by the passing of fraudulent cheques, and that later on he was engaged at Nice in obtaining money by false pretences by representing that he was about to marry a princess of great distinction. Counsel said there was no doubt that the statement as to his approaching marriage with the foreign princess was a scandalous libel on the lady. They could further prove by means of interrogatories that the plaintiff also gave notice in a registry office in London of his forthcoming marriage with the princess, stating that he lived at the Victoria Hotel, Northumberland Avenue, while the princess resided at Buckingham Palace Hotel, the plaintiff being at the time in company of a man named Marino, his equerry," against whom a warrant was out. On inquiry being made at Bucking- ham Palace Hotel it was found that the princess named was not there, and had never been in London at all. Both the plaintiff and Marino at once dis- appeared. It could be proved that in May, 1894, criminal proceedings were instituted against the plaintiff in Paris for having obtained money by false pretences from various people, ahd that he was con- victed in his absence. His character in Paris, as in London, was that of an 4i absconding swindler," who had obtained money from cooks and lodging-house keepers on the representation that he was about to marry a princess who was going to bring 5,000,000fs. into the marriage settlement. Marino was afterwards arrested. Mr Fayre, Chancellor of the Belgian Consulate, and M. Turin, an advertising agent in Brussels. gave evidence as to the career of the plaintiff in Belgium. The latter said he lent the plaintiff 22,000f. because he told witness he was going to marry a wealthy English woman. In addressing the jury his Lordship said if the plaintiff had no character to damage his damages should be the smallest coin in the realm. The jury without leaving the box awarded the plaintiff one farthing damages. Jndgment was given for the defendants. Forty shillings paid into court was ordered to be paid out to the defendants, less one farthing, and also X100 paid into court 11011 security for costs, subject to taxation.