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The lecture was much appreciated by STUDY OF THE BIBLE. -The third of a LITERARY is: by Mr R. G. Moulton, M.A., on tho at ply of the Bible, was delivered on Monday in the of the Literary and Phikwophical Society, We tante Road. Dr R.
Spenco Watson presided 1:18 SUNDAY. -On Sunduy Justice Wills, a crowded attendance. by the Mayor of Newcastle (Mr W. Sutton), B. J.
Sutherland), and the Clerk of tho J. 4. Youll), attunded the morning survice at du Cathedral. Canon Bromley preached the Ther. was a largo congregation.
GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY. -On Monday, let the muspices delivered by Dr G. W. Johnstono of the Tyneside Geographical Society, Lov vine Hall, Barras Bridge, on Burmah WILY in th Captain Neville Sayers prosided, and good attendance. Tho lecture, which was a views, of an instructive was by lantern was TEMPERANCE IIALL.
-At the entertainment prothe again de very large attendance. Mr Newcastle Temperance Society, Saturday there was Thompson of Heaton, a very popular chair speaker and on and other subjects, occupied the earnest and eloquent address which elicited raf tho audience. A most excellent proby Misscs Mosley, Worley, and war Messrs submitted Corbett, Ramsey, and Weatherburu. 1: in: a concerted piece, did justice to the capable the conductor, Mr John Veitch. Mr During provided at the piano.
In connection 'CONCERT. the Loyal Minerva Lodgo of the Manchester Independent Order of Oddfellows, the 5 North- conbal! were held on Tuesday night in Hall. The chair at the entertainment was Mr S. Ireland, and there was a crowded by An attractivo programme of vocal and instrurental was Lower, Mics M. Bell, Mr D.
Sherfield, Mr music contributed by Miss Lizzio Sneath, I. Malagan, Emily and Mr J. Reid. An amusing Ethiopian was performed by Mesars Preston and Wood, and louis Kay gave a recitation. At the conclusion of ti.
concert the ball was held. FATALITY TO A FARM SERVANT. Wednesday at Hoyle, Royal held an Infirmary, inquest upon the body of John the city coroner, Mr The item bore (35), a farm servant, of Marden Farm, Cullerpat. who died in the institute on tho tho 24th deceased inst. on It from the evidence given that October came to Wright's livery stables, Newof for the purpose of recoiving a horse for his master.
mounted he took the animal to a trough, caused and tho when and gave fell off, striking his head against the there he the reins a jerk, which bar to rear, he worl Ho was removed to Mr Wright's house, Lon the 8th inst. he was takon to the Infirmary, of where die las stated. -The jury returned a verdict 1. dental death. LONDON COLLEGE OF MUSIC, NEWCASTLE CENTRE.
interesting of thou present course of of the most in the on rooras musical of tho theory Young was given Men's Christian Saturday Associamorn- ins numerous audience, composed of teachers Newcastle, and others, by Mr George Dodds, L. beforo a L. C. MI. The lecturer took for his subject, of ancient The conof describing scales," the gave authentic an modes" St.
Ambrose and account tho and the Plagal modes" of Pope Gregory, of four which he said wore built upon a in system diatonic succession. Dir Dodds then of tetrachords, or groups of the modern major scale, and ascending described the origin showed how to construct it in its various keys, illustrating the his remarks by tho blackboard, and by playing various forms or modes on the pianoforto. BILLIARDS -EXHIBITION GAMES. On Tuesday Mosses Northumberland Street, was tho Burroughes and Watts' billiard room in Elswick Court, scene of an encounter between Richards, the well-known and Hartley, a local player. In the afternoon, professional, in spot barred of 500 up, Richards conceded a game Hartley 150 points start and won by 120, The the second scores gamo final Richards, 500; Hartley, 380.
all-in, on similar and again the visitor won, war $20705 as the end reading--Richards, 500; Hartley, 1:1. In the evening Richards again beat at 453 when his opponent 171 spit barred completed game, his 500. In the all-in game, howover, Hartley standing lardey ran out winner by 92, the final scores being408. In both games the local 500: Richards, man received 150 points start. FIRE IN A WAREHOUSE.
-A fire broke on out No lay forenoon at about nino o'clock in a warehouse apied by Mussra Scott and Rimer, to merchants, extinguish in watte. but Workmen were unsuccossful, und the Fire endeavoured ale was sent of got the upper hand of for. Tho latter quickly arrived, and with a plentiful supply water, conflagration the in time of course their arrival it had assumed the of an hour, notwithstanda that at aspect. The fire was caused by a whilst two lighted Ile falling on a quantity of straw and oil, and a boy were putting lubricating oil into da Darnage was done to many casks as and of oil, well as of coment and lead; as and the necessitated men their boy ro. a quantity to The premises were only partially insurod.
ferrol received such injuries wal NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF COLLIERY THE attended meting of tho -A numcrously uh: vi England Branch of this association was heldat tho Cel Trade R. Offices, L. Booth. A long discussion took on Saturday, under the presiof Mr evidenco to bo submitted to tho pace upon the after which a highly interesting Royal Commission on Labour, paper was by treated and analysed the read Mr Wm. Foggin upon safety explosives.
paper of hundred experiments with Tho tsults of upwards ono various safety act explosives. entered into by J. An animated discussion upon We Bludgeon. pointy W. C.
Blackett, T. O. Robson, and others, forth was lowing which the theory of explosives accorded to was Mr fully Foggin, discussed. and 1. Harty voto of discussion of the was was adjourned until thanks further paper next mucoting.
CONCERT. The Glasgow select choir, under SCOTCH the auspices of the Newcastle Scottish Association, in the Town Hall before And enthusiastic audienoo. Thero aro twenty. night appeared a Eve large moabers of tho choir, and the voices are so blended that there is no thus tho preponderance of morccaux one are delicately and particular voico over programmo submitted was of a and ativdly Scottish rendered. character The and gavo ovident satisfaction.
concert W09 ODO hold in this city. Mr J. of the inost successful, from a point of view, ever efficiontly as conductor, and Craig Ray an most able accompanist. Mr T. Spence officiated Emily and was other gontlemen the committee, mpcon tho worked so assiduously in satisfactory result of their promotng the concert, are congratulated on the DEATH.
On Saturday night MYSTERIOUS named Frederick Munroe, 25 years last, 3 man Elswick Works, and DE machine Brunel minder at Street, Scotswood Road, at was 21, locked at the Contral Polico Station, up in St. Androw Street. man was been liberated picked the up following morning, and, from Hi. be gathered, went home. On Tuesday eleven o'clock, Munroo WES conveyed :1:0 about Newcastle Infirmary from his residence, unconscious state, Dr McCracken.
The having been ordered Infirmary officials by those who accomthat institution by mint to the to tho effect that he had sustained Mauroo, was face, and that ho had those 1. on the head and when he in camo unconscious condition until hom*o from the polico station. Thursday morning, whon he died. continued in past PRESBYTERIAN CHURGH. The Knox connection with John Knox PresbyJOIN soirce held in the hall of Rye Hill ran Church, WaR Tuesday.
A largo number of Jami: Church, tea, on which was provided by over forty lady persona wn to Tho tea was followed by 3 of tho which the church. Rov A. Phimister presided, and at platform by thy Rev Jos. Rorke, on Ross, the M.A., LL.D., and Mr John HaveN. delivered an address, in the course A.
The referred Chairman the work of tho church during which be HIe said to branch had been successpast your. funds of the church were in a every fully out, During the course of the evening an carried and tho satisfactory atate. music was efficiently rendered by excellent selection choir, of under the leadership of Mr George the solos with much acceptance by Angus, and and were Mr sung J. Robinson, Mr J. Robinson Bliss Mitchelson Inn, on Saturday evening the city the body coroner, of ElizaThe lore Hoyle, Jackson, who an died at the house of her parents, SAD CASE OF SUICIDE.
-At the Mr presided at the piano. Bentinck Arms held inquest upon th Ann Street, on the previous ovening 15, Dentinok was her sister, and that the Jackson said the deceased of mind for the after had boon in a very said had state fallen out with her depressed 22-t she stated that sho had seen tyro months. Sho inst. sho seetheart. On tho 19th had been continued.
She Sim again, and downcast that tho when quarrel sho came home. Afterwards was very her bed foaming from the witness found her lying was upon called in, but death took place mouth. Dr Angus A letter found, written by tho soon afterwards. sweethaart, and was asking the latter to think decensed to her the cruel way in which of ber when was gone, he would como and see she and of ho her had treated kiss her. her, and She come to her funeral.
-The jury hoped found corpse, that the decensed had committed suicide by poison- 3 STONES FAIR. -The November Stones Horse Cattle Fair was commenced on Wednesday in NOVEMICER a large supply of cattle, but only a small collection of Newgate Street and thesurrounding thoroughfares. There was horses compared with previous years. Only a few horses of good quality were on sale, tho majority being of a moderate class. Cattle were sold about 10s cheaper than last year.
Horses sold as follows £30 to £40 each; useful harness horses, £40 to :850 each; cart horses, £45 to 260 each. THE TOWN HALL DIFFICULTY. -Ald W. D. Stephons, in presiding over the usnal temperance concert at the Central Hall, on Saturday night, roand pointed out that it was not a question of the ferred to the question of Newcastle a Town Hall, capacity of the hull for holding so many people, but of thy getting, in case of panic, so many out of it in a certain time.
According to Act of Parliament, passed in the interest of public safety, all places in which music, singing, or dancing is carried on have now to obtain licenses, which are granted by the magistrates on the certificate of the civil engineer of the town, who bases his calculations on how many people can be readily and safely got out of the building concerned in, he thought, four minutes. (Hear, hear.) As to the question of having new municipal buildings, tho chairman thought a new concert hall capable of holding from 3,000 to 4,000 people would probably servo Newcastle for some time, and as such would cost only a tenth part of the £350,000 that would have to be spent over tho original scheme, it might likely be got beforo long. (Cheers.) The programmo was given by the hall choir, Mr J. C. Bidmead conducting.
TYNESIDE SUNDAY LECTURES. -Tho locturer last Sunday evening was Mr R. G. Moulton, M.A., his subject being Macbeth, or a Soul's Thero waS crowded audience in the Tyne Theatre. -Mr Arthur Scholufield, who presided, said he was sorry Mr Moulton was going to The Americans seemed to absorb many of tho best people in England, and ho was sorry they had found Mr Moulton out.
However, he hoped they would again see Mr Moulton in England before many years passed. Moulton then delivered his lecture, in which ho developed his interpretation, which is already dealt with in his book entitled, Shakespeare as a Dramatic Artist," to tho effect that Macbeth is a man who can act magnificently, but he dared not think," that his crimes and fall aro due not to his wifo and the temptation of the witches, but to his own moral rottenness, and that he was pledged to treason beforo the notion of the play opened. 'The lecturer was listened to with rapt attention, and his numerous recitals, as well as his masterly revelation of many lesser noticed but most important passages wero loudly applauded. Next Sunday Mr Moulton will give a sequel lecture on The Disputed Character of Lady Macbeth." Tur AGED FENALE SOCIETY. -The annual sale of work and soiroo in connection with the Aged Female took placo in the Town Hall, OD Tuesday.
Over 600 persons sat down to tea, which was folSociety lowed by a public mecting, at which the Mayor of Newcastle (Mr W. Sutton) presided, and amongst those prosent 011 tho platform were the Sheriff (Mr B. J. Sutherland), Ald. Stephons, and the Rey Dr their Ross.
-Tho Mayor said that two ladies, who did not wish names One revealed, had given munificent gifts to the society. had given £10 and the other £50. which showed that there was an increase in the number of Honorary Secretary (Mr Challoner) presented the repert, recipients on the books of the charity, whilst the subdecrease ovor last year. -Addreuses were delivered by tho scriptions and donations unfortunately showed a slight Sheriff, the Rev Dr Ross, and others, and at intervals during tho evoning selections of vocal and instrumental musio wero admirably rendered by Mrs Burdon, Mias Chubb, Mr J. Nicholson, Dr Elam, Mr M.
Kuhu, and Mr B. Mulcastor. Two humorous recitals Green, Miss contributed by Mr Stephenson, whose efforts recital. created were much laughter, and Mr C. Bowes gavo an organ WESLEYAN FOREIGN MISSIONS.
The annual meeting Missions was held connection on Monday night in Blenheim Street in with the Wesloyan Foreign Mrs Amos presided, and there was fair Chapel. attendance. -Tho Rev E. O. Coleman said it was a new feature to havo a lady presiding over them.
Mrs Amos, who had been connected with mission work for a period of 55 Rev R. years, B. Saul, in the course of a few remarke, said that had collected no less a sum than -Tho Mr3 Amos had that day reached cighty years of her life. (Applause.) Tho income of the the society year Inst before, year and as was £122,000, abont £10,000 less than there was a deficiency the previous year, they had now a debt of about £19,000. Special offorts were being made the ladies of Great Britain to roduco The that debt, Newcastlo but by with what success they had not yet heard.
district raised tho sum of £3,389 8s 3d last year, an increase on the previous year of £132 10s 6d; and towards that increase Blenheim Street circuit had contributed its fair sharo, for they had raised £384 123 6d, being an increaso of £44 10s 5d. (Applause)-Mrs Amos thanked friends present for the kindly reception they had all the given hor, after which the Rov W. Scarborough, lato missionary in China, PARLIAMENTARY gave an interesting DEBATING address. SOCIETY. TYNESIDE -A Parliamentary variation from Debating the ordinary Society in meting the Lovaine Hall was of the Tyneside mado on Wednesday, when Mr.
John Strachan a delivered lecturo on "The History of the House of Commons." Ald Thomas Richardson presided, and there was a large introduced attondance. Mr Strachan, who commenced by, giving a Tho Chairman, in a few happy remarks, the House from its earliest period. Ho gave a history of the and also dwelt on tho forms description ceremonics of for carrying, on the business and tho building, and most interesting part of the lecture debates. Perhaps the was placo happy in tho House. The "bulls" of Mr Strachan's references to the various "cones which have taken distinguished Irish memburs roceived special expressing reference, and desiro evoked that great whatever laughter.
might be the shortcomings of the Ho concluded by the Iouso in its forms, or of the membars in thoir conduct, they in that assembly abould endeavour to local copy House only those features which would tend to mako the of Commons of the greatest interest and usefulness. -On the motion of Dr Oliver, seconded by Mr C. G. Binka, his a vote of thanks was passed to Mr Strachen for hearty address, and a similar compliment to the chairman, Strachan, proposed by Mr H. C.
Smith, closo. and seconded by Mr brought IMPORTANT LIFE INSURANCE CASE. -On Monthe meeting to a tho Newcastlo Oounty Court, bofore his day, Honour Judgo Seymour, Q.C., an action was brought by at Mrs Ezard, widow, against the Pearl Insurauco Company for £17 149, the amount of a policy of insurance effected upon her husband's life. Mr J. G.
Aitchison appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr Goo. Parsons for tho defendant. The man was insured in the Pearl Insuranco Company for £5 18s; but to later effect a on further insurance of he WaS induced by tho company £17 14s. When the man died the company paid to the plaintiff the £5 18s, and roturned her the premiums which had been paid on the £17 148. The company answers alleged were that, given.
The first question was whether the in reply to certain questions, wrong deceased man had suffered from any bodily disease, and tho answer was No." The other question WAS whether he had always enjoyed good health, and tho answer was The company man allegod hind that causing him to break blood vessel. between tho two policies the deceased received an alleged injury, was a material factor in the man's fatal This they and ought to have been disclosed. It was not illness, disclosed. and tho company asked that tho behalf policy be invalidated. Tho medical evidence given on of the plaintiff was to the effect that the rupture was merely a temporary illness, and that the man covored and went about his work as Honour held that there not worded in such a way na to lead the had been Jo deception.
The company's beliovo that tho temporary illness was a questions were disuse" that ought to be disclosed Ho did not plaintiff to that the company WAS not fully justified bodily say but such a temporary injury as the in deceased making man inquiries, had suffered should not invalidate the policy. His Honour gave judgment for that the case plaintiff, was one with costs on the higher scale, and added of great importance, especially to industrial people. A DETERMINED SUICIDE. -On Monday night, at tho Prince of Wales Inn, Camden Street, Shieldfield, city the of Calver, forty years of ago, who the Coroner, Mr Theodore Hoyle, held an inquest died upon on body Saturday Ellen morning at her home, 19, Byron Street. -William Calvert plumber and gasfitter, identified the body as that of his wife, and stated fainting that for fits, some and about years the had an attack of typhoid fever.
On latter had been subject to eight years ago summoned from his work, Monday, the 16th witness he was told by his daughter that the and upon deceased his bad guing taken home poison. He got her some was brandy, soda water, and she vomited, the subas well as somo of sulphur. He found 16 empty match and also a basin in which there was a stance smelling boxes in rocm, of sediment, also smelling of the small quantity The deceased, in reply to him, said sho sulphur. destroyed the match sticks. She admitted having bad made by steeping match heads in water.
taken got poison bottor, and was out of bed on the Wednesday, Sho she began to vomit and complain of but pains, and death ensued on Saturday morning at soon afterwards severe Deceased had threatened scores of a quarter past eleven. life, and in addition to that had five times to hang herself, three times to cut her throat, take her times tried to to drown herself by jumping into the and three Witness's times father had advised him to get somebody river. tho deceased, but he did not do so, not liking to look -Ellen after lodge, daughter of the deccased, also gave to. that mother had admitted to her evidenco, stating her A note, in the deceased's that she bad taken been poison. found, and in that, after bidding handwriting, children, and friends good-bye, sho saidher husband, of it now, for my time has 64 cannot mako.
any better come for mo to you good to you all. Your dearest, leave all. So good-bye, desrest. I hope the Lord will wife. be Good-bye for ever." Witnesa dearest, and dear deceased should have taken her life.
knew -The no reason why found the that the deceased had poisoned Jury in desponding state of mind. herself while a WILLINGTON. TRESPASSING ON THE NORTHFATAL RESULT OF EASTERN RAILWAY. -On Saturday house of Mr John ArmMr Crofton Maynard, Coroner, Tho held an Blacksmiths' inquest at Arms, the Willington, on the body strong, George William Clark, who met with such injuries of whilst trespassing the North-Eastern Railway, by on 1st as to cause his crossing Brasside Bridge, inst. on On the the evening of the 1st death on tho deceased, 19th accompanied by John Breeze (his November Carling, were walking in the six foot brother-in-law) way crossing and the William bridge when a train approached.
ran back to the end of the bridge, and called Carling others to follow him, but deceased and Breeze crossed the Deceased jumped to the wall with his to the to the embankment, 3 distance of wall. on foet, and fell over on Clark conveyed home, and was about 30 feet. doctor. was spine was injured, and he by a the uso of his legs, and died, as statedattended nover jury regained brought in a verdict of accidentally killed by The falling over Brassido Bridge. SOUTH GOSFORTH.
LOCAL BOARD MEETING. -At a special meeting of this Board, held on Monday, Mr S. H. Farrer. C.C., in the chair, a general district rate of 10d in the pound was levied and sealed for the ensuing half- year.
GATESHEAD. THE FUNERAL OF THE LATE MR R. LAMB.The funeral of the late Mr R. Lamb, builder, who died rather or suddenly at the residence of the family of his deceased brother, Mr T. Lamb, 32, Bewick Road, on Thursday the 19th took place on Saturday afternoon at the Cemetery.
A large number of relatives and friends followed the remains to the grave, and there were also present about fifty workmen who are in the employ of Mesas T. and R. Lamb, builders, Gateabead. The burial service was conducted by the Rev Mullholland, Vicar of Christ Church. PROPERTY OWNERS' ASSOCIATION.
-The committos of this association, in presenting the ninth annual report, say they have great pleasuro in stating that the operations of the association have again The been of a very beneficial and satisfactory character. committee are at present engaged, in conjunction with the United Association, in vouring to obtain an allowanco for repairs to property of the income house tax, which they have reason to think will, as with the duty, ultimately be successful. The committee are tho glad to say that several new mambers joined during year, but regret that the membership still remains the same 89 last year, through some of the old members not having yet paid their subscriptions. The balance sheet for the year shows receipts £20 3s 3d, and expenditure £19 17g 5d, leaving a balance of 93 10d to be carried forward to the next account. The niath annual meeting of the association will be hold in No.
15 Room of the Town Hall on Thursday ovening. SALE OF WORK. At noon on Wednesday gale of work, in aid of the Church Missionary Society, WAS opened at the Town Hall, by the Mayor (Mr Walter Willson). His Worship spoke of the progress of missionary work in Gateshead, Church and Needle-work congratulated the ladios, composing the the -successful manner in which they had organised tho sale of work. He hoped that their Society, for efforts world result in a large addition to tho funds of the 'Missionary Society.
On the motion of Mr J. W. Crichton, seconded by the Rev T. C. Mullholland, a hearty vote of thanks was sccorded to the Mayor.
The following ladies presided at the stalls -Mrs Moore Ede, Miss Mrs Robinson, Mrs Stephenson, Miss Young, Miss Humble, Miss Mearns, Miss Bell, Miss Burgess, Mrs Huntor, Mrs Fairbridge, Mrs Wilkins, Miss Greenwell, Brown, Mrs Laidler, Miss Brown, Miss Chinnery, Mrs Creichton, Mrs Rowell, Mrs Pybus, Miss Raven, Miss Lumloy, Miss Douthwaite, and Miss Laidler. Sclections of musio were rendered at intervals during the afternoon and evoning by the Christ Church Choir, Miss P. Spencer, Miss Laumsden, Miss Dora Graham, E. Mr Mitchell, and Mrs Robertson. Tho sale will be re-opened to -day, and a tea and concert will be held in the evening.
BOARD OF GUARDIANS. -An ordinary meeting of the Board was held on Tuesday, under the presidency cf Col. A. S. Palmer.
-The Clerk (Mr 9. Robson) read the financial statement, which showed that tho balance in hand amounted to. £1,556 139 10d. The cheques to bo issued that day totalled £1,099 12s Id, leaving a balance of £457 1s 9d to the credit of the Board. The Clerk read the Workhouso Master's journal, in which the master (Mr Penrose) said ho had been surcharged for the cost of last the dinner some of the members had at the Workhouse Christinas Day, The Clerk said the master had paid the amount ho had been surcharged, and they would have to repay McDermott said eight members of the Board and the him by subscribing the sum amongst chairman carved at the dinner that was given to tho inmates last Christmas Day, and after they had finished their labours they sat down to have something to cat themselves.
The cost of their meal averaged 6d for each membar, sad it was a great shame that the Local Government Board Inspectur should have surcharged the master this amount. -The Chairman said the next time the members of the Board rendered any service in connection with the Christinas festivities at the Workhouse they would havo to send in a charge for services rendered. If the members of the Board did not carvo the dinner they would have to employ substitutes. ---Mr Stainthurpe said should invite the Lucal Government Board to carve tho dinner to the inmates. Rev they at next J.
Steel moved that the salary of Mr Howe, relieving officer for Heworth, bo increased from £80 to £105, a year. Mr Howe was the oldest relieving officer in tho union, and to-day was the worst paid. He bad been in the of tho union for 21 years. Ten years of that employ he sorved with great acceptance in the borough of Gateshead, and the remainder of tho time he had been at period Heworth. He had proved himself to be a most efficient, painstaking, and conscientious officer.
-Ald Flindmarsh seconded the motion, which was carried The Board then adjourned. WASHINGTON. PRESENTATION FOR BRAVERY, -On Wednesthe Washington Company of the 4th VBDLI assembled, under the command Captain the day night, Hon. Major Cook, for the purpuse of presenting vellum to of Private the Thomas Hall a certificate on Local Humane Society for his brave conduct in rescuing a boy, named Eales, from drowning the river Wear near Durham, at the time of in the battalion shooting in September last. Major Cook detailed the circ*mstances, and highly commended Private Hall's bravery, Mrs Cook presented the certifiand complimented the recipient.
Privato Hall cate, suitably replied. JARROW. 18T DURHAM ENGINEERS' SMOKING CONCERT.On Monday night the officers of the above Drill corps: entertained the men to a smoking concert in the Hall, Western Road, at which considerably over 200 membars were present. Tho concert opened with a magic miscellaneony lantern collection taken by the exhibitor, Dr W. exhibition, comprising an extraordinarly M.
Jennings; then followed singing concert by the members of the corps. During the performance refreshtwice served out to the audience. Mr R. ments were Dexter played tho accompaniments. Before the conclusion of the concort, Captain and Adjutant Baskervillo moved a vote of thanks to Dr Jennings for his interesting exhibition, and to thoso who had taken The part in following contri-.
buting officers to were a and Adjutant Baskerville; the success the gathering. Captains G. H. Wright, W. Barrasford, Watson, Bewick, Jones, and Smellie, F.
and Price; Jennings; Quartermaster Gunn; and Lieutenant Lieutenants Sutton, Taylor of the 5th V.B.D.E.L AMATEUR THEATRICALS. -On Wednesday the Simonside Dramatic Company gave an entertainment, untitled Parted," in the Albert Hall, Jarrow, the proceeds to be the given to the The Ladies' Northum- Nursing Association, Jarrow, and R.S.P.C.A. Orchestral Assoberland Amateur Dramatic kind consent, occupied the orchestra. The company, though fashionable, was not so large ciation, by could havo been wished. Tho following was the ag casto Orme, Mr Montague Turner; Frank Cheeney, Mr J.
Downing Brown; Tickell, Mr Benjamin Walter Lovell, Lam- Mr William Munro; Mark bert Joseph Sprackling, Mr Arthur Craig Thomas Sprackling, Mr 0. E. Richardson gervant, Bee H. Mabane; Mrs Motley, Miss Annie Mr Brook; Elsie Lovell, Miss Maud May; Kate Whero all did so well, it would be invidious to Tyson, Miss particularise, but it would be unfair not to give the lady Young. amatours the greatest credit for tho casy and natural rendering of their parts.
The selections by the band were generously applauded. NORTH SHIELDS. HASWELL MEMORIAL. -The unveiling of the THE memorial tablet, erocted at the Jubilee Schools, Albion Road, to the memory of the late Mr Thomas of head Haswell, master who at for many schools, years took placo on Saturday afternoon. The occupied the position these Haswell memorial, which has been subscribed for by a number of the old scholars and intimate friends the deceased gentleman, is of 2 threefold of charactor, and consists of adorns presentation the walls portrait of of the deneased, which now the Free Library, a memorial medal to be presented and annually to the dux of the above-mentioned schools, the memorial tablet.
The unveiling coremony was performed by the Mayor (Ald John Foster Spence), and Mr amongst those present were Mr the Memorial Donkin, M.P., Committee), Thomas Hudson Mr (chairman (hon. of the committee), Mr of Rev Tasker, Burnet sec. Atchinson, Miller, Mr. Mr M. Detchon, Mr Leslie, Mr Johnson, Mr Rutter, Mr A Wood, Mr Fenwick, Mr 3 Lambton, Mr John in Moffat, feeling and many of others.
-The Mayor having spoken terms the tablet. Mr Ho said it had beon designed by Mr John late Haswell, Mr Burnet gave a brief description of member of the committee. It was made from the a a block of red Penrith stone, and the work was Park, Wm. Johnson, a former scholar at the selected carried out by Mr panel to tho left WAS Jubilee with a representation of yea weed School. The filled up of the first line in the emblematical words of which song 66 Tynemouth Abbey, to the the late Dr Haswell composed the emblematical of well-known music.
Tho the right panel was "The Lifo Brigade," also composed by Mr artistically finished, and Haswell. song, -The Mayor afterwards unveiled the tablet, which has been placed on the frunt of the motion of the building, amid loud R. cheering Donkin, M.P., a cordial vote of thanks from those assembled. -On was accorded S. the Mayor, and tho proceedings terminated.
Mr to WHITLEY. THE CHORAL SOCIETY. -On Wednesday Choral night the first held in the Free Church Hall, when Gaul's invitation concert of the Whitley Society was performed in the first part of cantata Ruth" was selection in the the programme, The artists were Miss Lillie Heenan and a miscellaneous second (Newcastle) part, and Miss Milner, sopranos; Miss Ethel Wood, contralto; and Mr J. S. Bird, Amateur bass.
Orchestral The Sopiety. instrumentalists Miss comprised Forrest presided at the pisnuforte, and Mesurs W. the Whitley Lily and T. Foreman were the conductors. The of introducing to the public 8 Thomson young concert artist was of tho means promise.
Miss Lillie Heenan, daughter Tomgett, possesses a high soprano voice of of dexibility and sweetness, and of unusual Madame great that she song the part of Ruth for the compasy. We understand short notice, notwithstanding which she first time at herself like an experienced artist, and afforded acquitted than ordinary satisfaction. Encores her were hearers demanded more for the duet, With Joyous Heart," by Misses Heenan the and Wood, Symbals In the second half and for the beautiful chorus, Miss Heenan was recalled for her Hark, hark of dering Marzial's Summer Shower," and she sang the programme of (Behrend) with equal yuccess. Miss Wood for her Three Fishers," which she was also way also Miss Aide Armstrong for her excelencored peated, as Mr Bird sang The Scldiers of the lent Cross" violin (Piccolomini), and the Orchestral Society playing. pertwo selections in the most creditable manner.
formed THE NEWCASTLE: COURANT, he was accidentally killed. RAINTON. SOUTH SHIELDS. FATAL ACCIDENT TO AN ENGINEER. Mr Jessop of 47, Milton Street, Westoe, South son, Shields, Harry received on Monday information that his Jeasop, twenty-four years of age, who was third killed engineor at on board the Stelvio of South Shields, Had been It appears that the deceased, while engaged in oiling the engines, fell atongst the his machinery, death.
The and received such severe injuries as to cruse body was interred at Savannah. This was only the second voyage of Jessop, who was well known and greatly TOspected in South Shields. PREARNTATION BRAVERY. On Wednesday night the Mayor of South Shields publicly presented to Samuel Mordue a bronze medal and certificate. of the Royal Humane Society, which had been awarded him for saving the life of a boy named Frederick Parlow, aged 8 years, who fell into the Tyne at South Shields.
The presentation WAS made at the Chrysanthemum Show in the presence of 1 large number of visitors. Mordue, who is only 16 years of age, river divesting and after the boy, who had drifted 50 or 60 only of his jacket, jumped into the himself swam yards landed, away. was brought Parlow, round. Mordue is a son of the landwho was much exhausted on being lord of the Melborne Hotel, and othermembers of the family have also saved several lives, MARINE PARK BOWLING CLUB. -On Wednesday the fourth annual dinner of the Bowling Club was held in tho Golden Lion Hotel, and was attended between 70 and 80 gentlemen.
Ald Readhuad, president of the club, occupied the chair, and wag supported by the Mayor (Mr Jos Rennoldson), the Town Clerk (Mr Moore), Ald Eltringham, Councillors Smith, J.P., R. Readhead, and TD Marshall. Councillor P. Thornton and Mr John Readhead, jun, filled the vice-chairs. Messrs.
Amongst others Cusans, prescut Maxwell were Councillor Marshall and Hill (captain of tho club), HI Stokes, others. Miller, Tho dinner supplied by Mr Happe was well served and much Penney, Davidson (hon sec), and joyed." After the usual loyal toasts, Mr The Mayor, proposed who was heartily received, in responding Cosans The Mayor and Corporation." referred to the bowling greens and courts in the parks, which provided them with healthful and pleasant recreation, and brought together people in a way hear.) they could not otherwise be brought together. (Hear, The Town Clerk also responded, and in the course of his remarks said he had it on the word of Mr John Thornhill Harrison (Local Government Board Inspector) that there way no marine park in the whole of England which could Mr compare W. R. with Smith proposed The Marine Park Bowling the parks of South Shields.
and Mr C. D. Miller, in replying, credit said due financially the the club was sound, and there was much to secretary for position they were were made in. -Other harmonious toasts by followed, and the proceedings songs, SUNDERLAND. ANOTHER HIGH DEATH RATE.
Duriag last week there were eighty deaths at Sunderland, which is equivalent to death-rate of 31.8 per 1,000 per In Sunderland parish tho death-rate reached annum, the high figuro of 52.8 per 1,000. The births in the town during the same period numbered 97, being a birth-rate of 38.6 per 1,000 of the population. THE CALL TO A PRESBYTERIAN MINISTER. -The Rev J. L.
Rentoul of St. George's Presbyterian Church, Sunderland, has signified his intention of accepting a call to the pastorate of Cambusnethan Church, Scotland, with the permission of the Cambusnethan congregation and of the Newcastle Presbytery. Ho says he shall leave on the first Thursday in January. Mr Rentoul states that his reason for doing so is that his health is not what he could wish it to be. His medical adviser had said that the climatic conditions of the town were of such a kind that it was imperative he should leuve.
That was his only reason for leaving the pastorate, and he bim felt do deeply it. the necessity which had been laid upon to Mr. Rentoul has suggested, with 'respect to the vacancy which will occur at St. George's owing to his departure, that Dr Dykes should be asked to nominate four "Scotchmen, and Dr Watson of Belfast should be requested to recommend three SOCIETY FOR THE PROPAGATION OF THE GOSPEL. On Monday, the annual meeting of the Wearmouth Deanery branch of the Society for the Propegation of the Gospel was held in the Assembly Hall, Fawcett Streot.
Tho Right Rev' the Lord Bishop of Durham presided, Mr John Harrison, J.P., secretary of which the focal branch read the committee's annual report, stated that the total amount obtained in the deanery during the year WaS £287 148 6d, the being total an increase £51 19s 11d over sum received during the preceding, year. (Applauso.) subscriptions had reached £36 4g 9d, 7d. and -The the The annual 811m derived from missionary boxes was £71 29 Lord Bishop of Durham, who was accorded a hearty reception, said that, while. on the whole surely the report surprising was that the amount of annual subscriptions was only unquestionably very encouraging, it was onehalf the amount that wag found in the collectingboxes. There must, he thought, be some mistake, (Applause.) which His doubtless proceded to deal with the claims and work of would be rectified next year.
the Church Missionary and the Society fur the lordship Propagation of the Gospel, which, he said, distinct were compli- aspects of the work. societics. The one deals, as its title told them, with mentary They represented two the claims of Africa and the Last, and the other, as its title page told them, with tho Queen's subjects beyond the seas, and with the propagation of the gospel in those parts which their colonists his audience occupy, His lordship concluded with an appeal to to welcome their share in mission work, whatever branch of it they chose to take to themselves. (Applause.) Sir Charles Turner, the deputation, and the Rev H. 1.
Lord afterwards addressed the meeting, and were awarded a hoarty vote of thanks. -The collection, which was in aid of the funds of the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel, amounted to £9 11s 10d. THE HEALTH OF THE BOROUGH. -A special of the Sunderland "Town Council was held on Wednesday afternoon at the New Town Hall, the meeting Mayor (Mr Stanafield Richardson, Councillor R. M.
presiding, Hudson, to discuss the following motion by That, in the opinion of the Council, the importance of with reforence to the medical officer's recent report: the subject requires tho appointment of 0 special mitteo to consider and carry out the provisions of the Housing of the Working Classes Act, 1890." Health Councillor ComHudson said that the chairman of the mittec (Councilior Rickaby) in discussing Councilior Calvert's motion, had told them that there had been a substantial improvment in the health of the town. If they took the death-rate of 22.57 ay satisfactery regard the he rato. did not; but at any rate they must certainly of 33.9 in the Sunderland district as unsatisfactory. (Hear, hear.) Ho pointed out that if they did. not do put this Act into force they would bo compelled to so.
Tho first thing the committeo would have to do was to ascertain what would be the best kind of buildings to put up model and the dwellings should be of three descriptions, and cost of them. He thought these proposed that they should follow the style of Newcastlo. One block should be built for families of different sizes, for a second block for single women, and a third block single men. They should be built as one of large their block, own in flats, and be under the supervision officials. He begged to move the resolution.
(Applause.) Councillor Bruce said there was a very suitable plot of in Havelock Street, which had been vacant for which would enablo the Council to make ground many years, for their proposed model dwellings. The willing to sell the gronnd which consisted of provision owner was 684 square yards at 10s per yard. After considerable discussion the motion was put to the meeting and lost, 16 voting for it and 17 against, and the Council afterwards rose. SHERBURN HILL. THE FATAL ACCIDENT TO A WAGGON an inquest was held at the Oak On Saturday afternoon Tree Inn, Sherburn Hill, beforo Mr Crofton Maynard, touching the death of Thomas botween Seyburn, 36 Sherburn years of coroner, age, A waggon rider on the railway Hill and Sherburn House Pits.
The evidence went set to of show that the deceased, in attempting to get upon a in motion fell in front and was run over, waggons receiving such injuries that he died almost immediately afterwards. -The jury returned a verdict to the effect that FUNERAL OF ME GEO. JOHNSON. -The remains of Mr G. Johnson of Rainton Grange Farm, Middle Rainton, were interred in the churchyard of St.
Mary's, Rainton, on Sunday afternoon. There WaS very largo attendance, and every possible at respect the church WaS paid to tho deceased. The cortege was met and the Burial gates Service by was impressively read by the Rev Jno. Croisdale, the clergy and surpliced choir, B.A., M.A., and vicar Rev J. G.
Jones, L.T., curates of St. Mary's, of East Rainton, and the Rev J. H. Mitchell, Rainton. The 90th Psalm was chanted, and bymn 401 (Ancient and Modern), "Now the labourer's March in Saul" is o'er," task was impressively sung.
The "Dead played by the organist, Mr the Wm. church, Turnbull, 88 well AS the mournful procession left as at the conclusion of the morning service. At the conclusion of the. service at the grave the hymn "4 Jesu, lover of soul," No. 193 (A.
and was sung. The The coffin was made of polished oak, with grave was literally covered with beautiful wreaths and crosses. brass fittings, the bresstplato bearing the inscripton: George Johnson, died November 19th, 1891, aged 60.3 DURIAM. POULTRY SHOW. The Durham and District and Rabbit Soriety held their first Poultry, exhibition in the Town Hall, Durham, on Saturday.
Pigeon, commenced a short while ago, on and the The society only number highly creditable to a society 80 young. The of exhibits that were brought together Saturday attendance was Saturday was 3 good one. The on number of entries WAS 307, divided total follows 120 pigeons, 133 prize-takers and for 54 rabbits. Amongst tho principal poultry were: -J. Whaley, Grange, Durham; Durham; G.
Rev Stones, H. H. Arnott, Telling; R. Fenwick, 'Shincliffe; T. Hall, Broomside; R.
Marley, The Durham; W. McKay, Carrville; Woods, D. R. Bloomfield, W. S.
Salkeld, G. Dixon, Durham; J. G. Chapelow, Glen, 'R. J.
Miller, Coxhoo; -J. Caldwell, and Durham; W. Defty, Loamside; Joblin, W. Littlefair, Durham. In Durham; the R.
Stake, Burn Hall; J. pigeon classes: M. Thompson, W. Durham; Straughan, R. W.
Salkeld, Mee; Pity D. Baldwin, Lawrence, The Browney Colliery; R. Bowcroft, Coxhoe; E. Grange, R. Miller, Durham, were very successful There was a capital show of rabbits, the principal Butcher, prize-takers Durham; being D.
C. Robson, Brandon: Hedley, During G. the, Dixon, afternoon and eyeing the show was G. Palmer, Durham; J. R.
Hall, well patronised. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 1891. WEARDALE. THE AUTUMN ASSIZES. Mr John Parker, his garden, Autumn Assizes for the City and County of New.
Rose Terrace, Stanhope, has had two or three Glorie de Dijon roses in The which were in fine bloom fur over a week. castle and the County Northumberland were opened On Sunday last sermons were preached morning, on Monday, before Mr Justice Wills. -afternoon, and evening at Stanhope, Dale for the B.D., NEWCASTLE. Church Missionary Society, by the Rev G. Copeland, In the morning his lordship opened the commission for rector of Rainton.
at the Guildhall. There were on the bench The Rev F. C. Jugg, vicar of Frosterly, has Newcastlo Mayor (Mr Wm. Sutton), the Sheriff (Mfr B.
J. promised to give the prizes to the successful students of Sutherland), and the Under-Sheriff (Mr D. M. Dodd). the the offered geology Messy class at Pease that and place, on Partners similar a short time ago.
The following gentlemen composed Grand Mr Jury terms to those by William Mr J. Cameron Swan, Mr Thomas Adamson, At the last Stanhope Petty Sessions, Angus, Mr. E. G. Barnett, Mr Alfred Bell, Mr Hunter Fhilipson of Rookhope, was fued £1, and £1 18s 6d costs, floor Bloir, Mr John Burnup, Mr W.
Clay, Mr Herbert Coxon, and 22 damaze, for pulling up and taking away the Mr Edward Culley, Mr Jas. Cutter, Mr R. L. Dunford, of a disused office at Rookhope, belonging to the Wear- Mr Edward Eccles, Mr John Havelock, Mr Murton, John Mr A. dale Lead Company.
Hunter, Mr John Maling, Mr Henry A. T. E. Fenwick, May Field Hall, Wol- B. Sanderson, Mr 1 Edward S.
Scorfield, and Thomas has promised a donation of £10 towards Mr Fen- the Mr John S. Watson. singham, renovation of the Stanhope Wesleyan Chapel. THE CHARGE. wick has also presented the trustees with new Bible His Lordship, in charging the Grand Jury, said there and hymn book for the pulpit.
ladies' were only two cases about which he that thought it John necessary HolMr and Mrs Collingwood gave a sewing to make any remarks. The first was of tea at the Wesleyan School Room, Stanhope, on Satur- lands, who was committed by tho justices for the murder, day, the object of which is to raise the funds acquisition towards of the a and by the coroner's The jury for medical the evidence manslaughter had been taken of and the the renovation of the chapel. The effort and without effort to bring it to bear liquidation of debt incurred by wife Ann Hollands. new organ very scantily, the real question in the case, Unless the any realised nearly £5. seriously upon the annual missionary medical evidence was made much clearer than it was then Monday evening, with Stanhope Church was bold in him it seamed to him there was not much On case meeting in connection Villa, beforo Tait, who was charged with the the presided.
Bank Room. The Rev Mr J. J. P. W.
Elwood Roddam, of New Jubbulpur, Town Central sgainst manslaughter the of prisoner. a child. Tho woman was undoubtedly the meeting. The Rev A. insane, and, as far as he could gather from tho recomdeposi- Provinces, India, addressed in the service.
incapable even of taking her trial He C. Burdekin of Stanhope also part tions, them to return a bill for manslaughter, when the SEATON SLUICE, could be proporly dealt with beforo him. mended On Saturday night the now Vicar of Seaton case The Grand Jury were then dismissed to their dutics. Delaval was greeted with a hearty welcome at Seaton Sluice. Parochial After 3 the good Rev E.
a Greenhow, Vicar was of Earsdon, Mr Justico Wills subsequently opened the commission mecting held in the NORTHUMBERLAND. Hall, chosen remarks the chair- the Moot Hall. There were also in the chair. a few curato of bench the Under for the county (Mr H. C.
After well for Northumberland.at mAnn culled to upon the Rev address, David which was Bryson, listened senior to with on Harvey), the acting for the High-Sheriff (Mr G. P. Hughes), Horton, attention. give an Tho Rev Mr Jackson (the new vicar), and the Mayor and Sheriff of Newcastle. great A drunken appeared The following gentlemen sworn on the Grand next addressed the meeting.
man wore on tho scene, but after a word or two from Mr Bryson ho Wm Crossman, Cheswick; Mr. Watson Askewquiet, and the meeting passed off nicely. Thompson's Several Robertson, Pallinsburn; Geo Col Anderson, Littlo' Oubaldeston-Mitford, Harlo; Mr' songs and recitations were given by cause. Mitford Cadwallader Bates, Heddon; Mr John Matthew Miss Mr willing workers in Ridley, Walwick; Mr. Thomas Clutterbuck, Warkworth; the temperance ASIIINGTON.
the Rev Dixon-Brown, Unthank; Mr Robt NEW PRIMITIVE METHODIST CHURCH. On Old Ridley; Mr Blencuwo Cookson, Meldon; Saturday afternoon, large company of assembled Primi- at Mr Beauchamp Prideaux Salby, Paston Mr Mr Ashington to witness the stune-laying a new Robert Maddison, Warwick, Callerton Jobn tivo Methodist Church. The Rev A. J. Campbell, the Carr, Roseworth; Mr Robert Nicholson, Loanend; Mr resident minister, having opened the proceedings with Andrew Leslie, Coxlodge; Mr John Hilton Ridley, WellThomas Jno.
Horn, Ashington; Mr Jno. Craigs, Ashing- burn; Bell, Woolsington; Mr Riddell, Whiteprayer, stones were laid by Mr Jno. Mouat, Blyth; Mrs Mr A Watson-Armstrong, Cragside; Mr. Charles ton; and Mr Luke Thornton on behalf of a few of the field; Loraine Mr Silvertop, Minsteracres; Mr I Riddell, Sunday Among those B.A. present were (Morpeth), the Rev Rev H.
A. Cheeseburn; Mr Arthur Hugo Leather, Fowberry; and J. Campbell, Rev D. S. Young, Horton (North Shields), Rev Mr Norman Charles Cookson, Wylam.
King (Ashington), Rev A followed THE -THE BERWICK CASE. E. Campbell (Blyth), and others. public tea His Lordship, addressing the Grand Jury, said the first and was well attended, and a very large meeting was held case the list wasa remarkable one, tho like of which he in the old chapel in the evening. The total proceeds for did not remember to have seen in his experience.
It was on the day amounted to £272 98 5d. The site of the church charge of against a man named Burke for a has been granted by his Graco the Duke of Portland. and At a murder alleged to have been committed on the 31st July, present it is only intended to build but when cir- 1882. The whole.case seemed to him to rest upon the the church two vestries, the cost of which will be evidence of a man named Armstrong. There was a good c*mstances will permit large schools of will be £2,500.
erected, The the deal of other evidence, but it simply went to show whole scheme involving an outlay over how the death of the deceased took place by reason of his builders architects are Messrs Messrs Hogarth Davidson and Sons, and Bendle, Choppington, Newcastle and getting in the middle of the night into the water find of in the the basin at Berwick-upon-Tweed. He cold not and South Shields. rest of the evidence beyond that of Armstrong anything ALNWICK. whatever bearing upon the real- question in the case, WORKMEN'S SOCIABLES. -An audience of up- namely, whether Burns, the deceased man, came to his of 500 of the working classes.
of Alnwick death by any interference of the prisoner Burke. The was wards present at tho Sociables in the Town Hall on Saturday witness Armstrong was present 25, and therefore when evening, to enjoy the entertaiument given by the Bedling- affair took place he must have beon 8 lad of at ton Christy Minstrels, under the directorship of Messrs 16. His lordship enumerated the chicf features this Oliver and Matthews. Though the items on the pro- of the case, and pointed out that Armstrong about grammo were numerous, yet. they were each and all he Burke knock Burns down with heartily appreciated.
The chair was occupied by Mr blows stated on the 84 forehead, and immediately afterwards Robert Bryson. Burke took him by the leg and the arm and heaved him SHOP THEFT BY Boys. -At the Alnwick Petty over into the basin, Armstrong said: "I saw this. I Saturday, before Major S. F.
Widdrington said nothing about it, and for last nine years conscience and a pricked quarter me, Sessions on Willian (chairman), Ramsey, and a bench of of 12 years of age, were charged and have I thought my it tongue. necessary in the couso of public justico magistrates, Robert Hilton and held At my with stealing a sovereign boys in money from a drawer in the to come forward with this secret, which I was no longer counter of the shop belonging to Henry Evans, fruiterer, able to maintain." Of courso given an such prickings of conscience on asked to give his state- of crosy-examination had not the 11th November. -The evidence for the prosecution were possible, but when this statement was having alleged, had been led into con- taken His lordship referred to the terms been heard, Ramsay was important pieco ment as to how, it was he place. nection with Hilton. Ho detailed how he had met Hilton in which Armstrong wrote to Dodds, and Burke's Bundgate Hill, who asked Ramsay milk.
to lend The him lad the did brother-in-law, asking and for £400 damages and said for thero was a slander, on money and ho they went got into Evans's shop. Ramsay took some pretty hinting plain intimation that if the 2400 was forthcomhad from his mother fur at shame disgrace, 80, and Hilton in the shop. Hilton nothing more would be heard of this shame and disgrapes ran off, leaving Hill, and he had ing The what might have been corafterwards met The again boys then walked down to grace. roborativo evidence scrap of Armstrong's story was in the him on Bondgate only of then a sovereign. two and bought violence which were found about the head and two Alnmouth, Hilton spent On their return by train to of the deceased.
At the time Burns got into tho where shillings, marks of a shilling bottle brother met him at the station and who were at work upon the other side of of whisky. forehend Alnwick, Ramsay's thero waiting for water heard men and 0 splash in the water, and it three told him that mother said way a neither sho nor the boy's father unpleasant featuro in this case, as an indicapoliceman the basin a cry Hilton's and they wished him sent WAS 0 very character, that none of these men made tho could do anything Bench agreed, and: tion to this man whom they knew to be with him, of with away to a reference to Rainsay, he was dismissed, but the slightest drowning on attempt the other save side of the basin. He gathered Reformatory parents were caused by a gunboat and a vessel, which were admonished and advised to try and keep that the marks of violence on the deceased might have near the boy honest. RADCLIFFE. been the next morning, striking the body.
Under the place POLICE RAID ON SUNDAY GAMBLERS. -At the these circ*mstances he asked the Grand Jury to scrutiniso Saturday, before Major S. F. this case with a more than himself usual strong degree feeling of that and if the care oband bench of magistrates, servation. He had Alnwick Petty Sessions on Widdrington (chairman) a and John Dawson, Grand Jury, as men of intelligenco and men of the world, George Moody, pitman, Radcliffe, pitmen, from the character of the evidence given before them John Straughan, and Henry Henderson, SaW result of inquiry in full Court could only bo Amble, were charged with gaming by playing Amble at to that of the acquittal, an it did harm rather than good to pitch-and-toss on the highway leading 8th from that all the ceromony and solemnity of a trial for Radcliffe, on and Sunday P.0.
Sanderson evidence of having murder taking place where everybody knew that the reafternoon, the inst. have Wealleans gave foregone If they came to the conclusion seon coins thrown up, and heard betting upon them fined going £1 sult was a was really one. corroborative evidence. of this on among all parties. -Each of the aforesaid accused, story, if they come to the conclusion that it was very of the accused were that there no and costa.
George oue Radcliffe, and that the prickings of conscienco which were Moody, William McKie, and John Stewart, pitmen, also sum- stale, indicated the sole reason why it came forth now after and John Thomas Hall, joiner, Radcliffe, were at as and half were not genuine, and that there moned for playing at o'clock the pitch-and-toss on of the the same highway day. had nine been years 3 a deliberate attempt to make money out Amble about ten op night in defence this transection, probably they would think' Mr Chas. Percy, solicitor, Alnwick, and appeared P.C. Nicholson of nO earthly chance of anybody who of Moody. Sergeant having M.
the Wealleans accused throwing up had there to was investigate it convicting the person against gave evidence of seen at Amblo at whom the evidence was of that character. He was only coins and betting underneath a lamplight coyts case struck him upon paper, and it the time stated. accused. -A. fine of 20s and was imposed might suggesting be whan the Grand Jury saw Armstrong the imon how the each of the BELFORD.
pression their minds might be quite different. They about also in the course of their investigation find some upon FATAL ACCIDENT. -On Saturday morning might corroborative ovidence which he himself could not find ten o'clock, whilst 3 man was loading a cart of straw at before him. But if they came to the Mr Finnie's. Lamb Inn, the horse bolted and ran out into upon conclusion the that papers this was tho sort of case in which there the street.
A boy, named John Turnbull, son of Mr the smallest earthly probability of any twelve ploughman, West Strect, about ten down. years wag not with the assistance of himself coming to any but one who hoiding, the horse, was knocked men Turnbull, steam of ago, was and that of acquittal, he thought himself it was The boy was at once carried to his home, and Drs Balfour verdict, ungeomly in such circ*mstances to have. all the and Edgarly, who were within call, were but immediately few hours in solemnity and any awfulness which ought to attach to a trial attendance. Every attention was given, internal in a he for murder thrown away, as it were. Ho thought it did the boy succumbed from the serious injuries and that under such circ*mstances the had received.
no wiser public course would be to throw out the bill. good, BERWICK. The trial of prisoners was then commenced. FALL FROM A HOUSE TOP. the A CONFIRMED BURGLAR.
On Monday morning, as John Hush, plasterer, was he working slipped upon his Peter Ryan (47), blacksmith, was indicted for breaking roof of a house in Eastern Lane, Berwick, into the counting-house of the North-Eastern Railway at foot and fell into a yard below, a distance of about 40 Nowsham, October 15th, and stealing a number of feet. Fortunately Hush came in this broke his a fall. project- He goods, 28 3d in money, and 5s worth of railway stamps. contact with on ing window in his descent, and received while Mr Hans Hamilton prosecuted. The accused was found alighted on his back and a severe did not guilty.
He had been convicted ten or twelve times shaking, his fado was also scratched; otherwise he appear viously, and sent to penal servitude for terms amounting to be injured. to twenty-fivo years. His lordship comSALMON FISHERIES COMPANY, LIMITED. -The mitted the prisoner for ten years' penal servitude. in the aggregate annual meeting of the shareholders of this of company the ATTEMPTED CRIMINAL ASSAULT.
was held en Tuesday, Ald J. R. Black, chairman the George Ridley (19), miner, was charged with attempting directors, presiding. The annual report stated that to criminally assault Jane Glenwright, aged 14, in the result of the working of the fisheries during tho past parish of St. John Lee on September 7th.
The accused season was more favourable than in either of the two pre- and was sentenced to twelve months' hard vious years. Both salmon the and average grilse of were several moro recent years. labour. numerous, pleaded guilty, and somewhat above KNOCKING A MAN'S EYE OUT. The take of trout, however, was remarkably small, and Joseph Joyce labourer, was indicted for unlaw.
much under an average, and prices generally were wounding, Daniel Gunn, with intont to do him siderably lower than usual throughout nearly the whole grievous bodily harm, in the parish of Longbenton, on fully season. There was a profit from ail sources of £329 £3,077 59 94d 189 Sept. 12th. Mr Strachan, instructed by Mr.T. J.
Forster, afd adding to this the balance of of £3,407 prosecuted. The prosecutor is the owner occupier of brought forward from last year, there was a sum at the the New Walker Inn, and on the day in (question, while 39 93d. The directors recommended a dividend he was attempting to put the prisoner out for misconduct, rate of 10 per and that £470 3s 92d be carried for- Joyce struck him violently in the right eye, inflicting ward to the credit of next year's profit and loss account. such injuries that the sight of the eye was permanently The report was adopted, and the three retiring re-elected. directors -The prisoner was found guilty of the offense, but -Messrs.
Bolam, Black, and Darling--were not of intent, and was sent to goal for five months. HIEDDON. ATTEMPTED BURGLARY AT COWPEN. BURSTING OF A WATER MAIN. On Wed- John Downie (23), labourer, was charged being the with nesday Gateshead morning, Water about Company's seven o'clock, main pipe, which runs 8th with intent to commit a felony.
Hans the Newcastle and found in the house of John Langao, at Cowpen, on and Newcastle, burst half mile to the Hamilton prosecuted. -The accused was found guilty, between Wylam Heddon-on-the-Wall Station, and about the centre and committed for six months' bard labour. east of of Blayney Row, a DEW TOW of houses recently in line erected with by THE BERWICK CASE. -NO BILL. the Heddon Coal Company.
The pipe runs a The Grand Jury found no bill in the case of William the row, and is only about twenty yards south of the Burke butcher, charged with the murder of Job? front of the building. A piece about two feet in diameter Berwick, between the night of July 31st and (33), blew out of the side of the pipe, and the water soon made Burns, 1st, 1882. The accused was accordingly disat its front way of to the vegetables, surface, and other swept things which had away re- charged. everything in August it, the being soon uprooted THE WALKER TRAGEDY. -VERDICT OF and contly washed Bricks from the wall, which stands been planted cottagers, away.
NOT GUILTY." nearly on the top of the main pipe, were thrown dis- The Grand Jury threw out bill charging Michael tance of thirty yards or more. The water continued its Cavanagh (37), labourer, with the wilful murder of his destructive course for over an hour before it could be wife, Mary Cavanagh, ab Walker, on August 22nd, but turned off at Wylam. Much inconvenience was felt on found true bill for manslaughter. The prisoner was the low way to Newcastle during the day on account of placed in the dock on the reduced charge. Mr F.
J. the accident. Greenwell and Mr J. D. Joel prosecuted, and Mr R.
HEXEAM. Luck, instructed by Mr T. J. Forster, defended PROPERTY SALE. sale at the Town Hall, Fenwick, of the house.
in Byker Street, where the -On Wednesday night, Mr E. architect, Newcastle, the first witness, William frechold Stainthorpe house and garden, situate in Hencotes accused and the deceased resided. offered for produced a plan a There a large attendance. The Patrick Welsh stated he had lodged with the Street, in that town. offer was and carried on brother to the deceased.
Ho left her in the prisoner, bidding begun with an Mr William Iveson, when house was about three o'clock on Saturday, August 22nd. of £450, was and up to 2640, that being bid by of tho in her usual state of health, and there were no the property was Mithdrawn. Mr solicitor Gibson, for the She marks was her face or head. He next sow her firm of Messrs Clayton and wog eight and upon nine o'ulock the same night, when she Gibson, or bruises -On in bed in a dying condition: Her husband was vendors. between A WINDFALL FOR A PAUPER.
was Ta consequence of what witness saw he sent for Wednesday, at the Board of Guardians, one of the relieving officers there. stated that a pauper had, through the death been a Cross police. -examined, witness said the deceased often took of the relative, inherited over 2200. The man several had too much drink, and she was sometimes intoxicated, but, near an inmate of the workhouse and for him to years refund a he added, there is no one will run her character down, pauper. Application had been made to but had nor the prisoner in the dock either." to the Union the cost of a year's maintenance, no, The Judge: You keep quiet, or some one will think met with no response.
-It Baty). to put you have had a drop too much. was resolved the matter into the hands of the clerk (Mr Isaac Witness said he had nover soon the deceased drunk in that have to public. The Judge: It 188 done respectably, at home. band Among we note one lately attractive little pamphlet containing (Longhter.) the issued books come some very interesting information as recent to the distribution shown accused's house at the time of the afair.
Witness, Michael Costello stated that he was lodging at the of our population according to the census Cavanagh, and his wife each had a good deal of drink on by the official reports. This intoresting in little book is of a August 22nd. In the evening the prisoner and witness a general guide to health, and should H. be Warner the and hands were in the house when the deceased came in. Cavanagh every one.
It is published by H. Safo" had his boots off and was going to bed. The woman Limited, proprietors of the well-known Warner's application to stated sho had been to the Store getting things for the Remedies, and be sent free of charge on Sunday. Prisoner then strack her on the head with his them at 86. Ceirkenwell Road, London.
E.0. hand, but witness prevented him striking her any more. Witness went to bed, and about a quarter of an hour or twenty minutes afterwards he heard 8 noise like a fall upon the floor. Subsequently he saw a woman the apparently in a dying state. The for prisoner the doctor.
then said Some she had fallen, and that ho was going weeks before this affair, the Mrs Cavanagh had given a it to cye, her. had black was then given by Thomas Harrow, Elizaand she complained that prisoner Evidence beth Smith, Alice Hamill, and' Mrs that Purcell. on tho night the Margaret affair she McGuire found the woman unconscious, and deposed of her husband supporting her. Cavanagh said not he did know what was the matter, he did not do anything at any rate. Dr H.
F. Hurst stated he made a post-mortem examination on the deceased. Ho found seven distinct bruises On the head, extending from the back of tho left ear right across the forehead to the right ear. Behind the right wound three-quarters of an inch long. This ear wag have been done by a blunt instrument.
It was not must a clean cut. He opened the skull. Ho found no fractures, but the whole brain was greatly congested. There were on the floor of the skull at the base large of clots the brain, blood lying and extending down the spinal cord, of that death due to contusions on the head, which had evidently theresultof inostsevere contusions. Heconcluded was caused the effusion of blood upon the brain.
The tyro blow behind the ears were the most severe. There was in the rest of tho body sufficient to account for nothing death. The cut might have been inflicted by falling something. He did not think both could, the because he believed that one of them" would render person moro or less insensible. He saw DO evidence of any instrument being used.
Cross-aramined, witness said he thought hours the death. bruises Ho had been inflicted within twenty-four of could not say there was. any wound or bruiso taken that could not have been produced by a fall. There separately was no one bruise he saw which would have produced absolute unconsciongness. He thought there was only one wound that might have been the produced bruises by 3 fall on the fender.
He thought some of might have been caused by her falling across the floor. Ho could not say there was a single bruise which might not have been caused by falling upon any hard instrument. Mr Greenwell: If she had fallen several distinct times 1 -Yes. Dr Rhodes corroborated the last witness. In answer to the Judge, he said he thought the fist might cause any of the other wounds except the cut.
Sergeant Jewitt spoke to taking the "I know prisoner into about custody, it. and I only remember having my arms round my charging him. Ho replied nothing wife when one found the prisoner not guilty, and he was disof neighbours came The jury This was all the business for the county of Northumcharged. berland. CHARGE NEWCASTLELARY.
James Lennon, 26, labourer, pleaded guilty of to Nicholas, entering the house of Robert Watson, in the parish St. and stealiug goods to the valuo of £29s 11d. on July 17th, -A sentence of three years' penal servitude was imposed. WEDNESDAY. The trials were continued before Mr Justice Wills, on Wednesday THE STRANGE ATTACK ON A CHILD IN WESLEY STREET.
Eliza Tait, aged 60, was charged on verdict of the coroner's jury with the murder, and on the child committal named of the magistrates with the manslaughter, of a Benson Blacklock. Mr Hans Hamiton and Mr J. E. Joel caso have been already reported in our columns. The prosecuted, and Mr Blake defended.
Tho facts of tho jury, under the direction of the judge, returned insano a at ver- the dict guilty, and that the prisoner was time of tho occurrence. -Tho Judge then ordered the accused to be detained during Her Majesty's pleasure. THEFT IN LOW FRIAR STREET. Wm. Hind (38), blacksmith, and Adam Dixon (38), at cooper, £5 169, were the property of the Walker Cooperative indicted for stealing a cask of butter, valued Society, Limited, in Low Friar Street, Lloyd on defended October Hind.
16th. Mr The Meynell accused were found and guilty. Hind had previously prusecuted, Mr been sent to penal servitude, and Dixon bad been several times convicted. Hind was sent to penal servitude for five years, and Dixon to nine months' hard labour. A SERIES OF THEFTS.
Geo. Edward Free, 39, labourer, and John James labourer, were charged with a number of thefts. Patton, 21, Mr Greenwell prosecuted, Patton pleaded guilty. Free was found not guilty for three and discharged. Patton was sent to penal servitude years.
CHARGE OF BIGAMY. John Osmotherly Blackburn, 25, labourer was charged with feloniously marrying one Dorothy Rochester, while his former wife, Mary Jane, was still alive. Mr Marwood said prosecuted. she knew tho prisoner. 'Sho remembered seeing him -Mary McClusky, English Street, Carlisle, married to Mary Jano Kay at tho was Register Office, alive.
Carlisle, on July 22nd, 1889. The woman still sho -Dorothy Rochester, 18, Ivy first Street, him in Newcastle, March said this knew the prisoner. Sho saw year. castle. He told her he was a single man, and on May He was then working for the Corporation of New.
9th this she was married to him at St. John's year Church, Newcastle. Hogg spoke to the arresting second the prisoner. When charged he replied, wife way a good woman, but tho first one was not up to much." was sent to penal servitude for three years. THEFT OF A RING.
Wm. Wilson (49), mason, who had a long series of convictions recorded against him, was sent to penal servitude for five years for stealing a ring, valued at 15s 6d, belonging to Charles Duncan, Stoddart Street, Shield. field, on October 29th. A SILVER STREET WOUNDING CASE. Ellen Quinn (37), hawker, was indicted for unlawfully wounding with John gully, Grady, in Silver by Street, on the 16th inst.
-Mr cutting him across the right hand a Williamson prosecuted. jury found the Bruce Is prisoner not guilty, and she was discharged. AN ELOPEMENT CASE AT PENRITH. the district. THE PRIMROSE LEAGUE IN THE NORTH.
elopement is reported from the An extraordinary of Penrith. Less than 3 month noighbourhood: who said he was a money-lender and a ago a young man, partner in a firm of shipbrokers in Hull, engaged rooms Hotel, Penrith. He said ho Penrith, was at Wood's Temperance transacting business in the being neighbourhood the of of local among bank. Within a few days of arrival ho proposed other gentlemen named manager marriage to Mrs Wood's daughter, and aged mother. twenty, He and stated was that he was wealthy, and lived at a hall near Hull, kept accepted by both the daughter gardener, and other servants, and was went de widower coachman, with one child.
Tho other evening he with Miss Wood, but neither returned, and it now out where appears they they stayed went two days at one of the principal hotels. to Carlisle, and thence to Sheffield, Communications married, but were there are good reasons to think this is afterwards received saying they were supposed bride added that they were on their false. The way a to Penrith minister reveals the fact that the man told Paris for the honeymoon. Inquiries made in Hull by lies to that gentleman. The firm in he said ho was a partner has no existence.
He said some astonishing which he the name of the minister, but there is had undertaken to build a Presbyterian school at Heusle, minister gave nor Presbyterian church in the district. and no such The hall which ho address has no existence, nor are said they were building to his order. The Earle's Shipbuilding, Company constructing a girl ship took neither money nor clothes. On leaving Penrith which he the man open, left some was found bags, to contain only dirty clothes. In one locked, which, cn being broken another were postal envelopes, but all the letters The affair has caused much excitement in bag were gone.
DINNINGTON COLLIERY. Under the auspices of the Woolsington Habitation, 3 and concert was held in the Mason Board public meeting Schools on Saturday evening last. Mr C. L. Bell (ruling occupied the chair, and was supported by Mr councillor) W.
Ashworth, Mr W. Wight, Mr W. Stokoe, Mr W. Brown, Mr T. Watkin, and Mr F.
Hopper. The Chairman, who on rising was received with of loud applause, stated that there had tho been a steady and that increase such a members to the League during year, meeting as he had now the honour the of Primrose addressing was League. Lord happy augury Salisbury's for Government had done well for all classes the future of of the community. But no class had been so benefited much as the working class, and he hoped the election working men would Unionist majority to the House of show their gratitude at the next by returning a large Commons. Cecilia" quartette party of Newcastle, under The the leadership duets, and songs, all of which were of Mr Henderson, sang a good number of glees, loudly Mr applauded Walter and Ashworth of Manchester, in a characteristic heartily encored.
speech, graphically described the Gladstonians, feebleness who and had want no of statesmanship of the definite policy, except office distrust in a the blundering people. mess from Mr Gladstone's last five years of was beginning to end. Disgraceful wars, increased taxation, and depression of trado were what the luss of prestige, country got, instead of But that was not now the Radical boast of Peace, cry, and was no longer to be seen on Retrenchment, and the Radical Radical banners. The Radicals had the audacity to the assert that if they could find a Tory exhibition. working man they would him in a glass case for In answer put had to say that if the Radicals would a to that, he the glass glassmakers for every would have such a prosperity in trade as case Tory working man in the country the world had never seen.
He then described the importmeasures the Government had passed in the interest ant of the working man, and concluded by stating that if the working man wanted a continuance of the do peace and prosperity now enjoyed they could the only so by voting solidly for the Unionist party his at amidst polls. loud cheers. Mr Ashworth resumed seat After the usual vote of thanks, dancing was kept up with great spirit up to £20 TORACCONISTS COMMENCING. -Jewellers, Stationers, An Illustrated Guide, How to open a Cigar Store respectably, 220 to £1,000, (3d). Tobacconists Outfitting Company, 186, Euston Road, London.
Note: A Prospectus on the other Trades Manager, HENRY MTER9. Est 1866. AIR CHAMBERLAIN ON THE UNIONIST ALLIANCE. IMPORTANT SPEECH. was not for a mean personal or private question that one repudiate one's old leaders.
It the was only security, when, of the as could in this cuse, the existence, or at least empire was question. were many of them -he was one of in (Cheers.) Even after the rupture had them--who taken place hoped there that it would be only temporary, wha believed that tho Gladstoniane would speedily abandon the path upon which they had most reluctantly entered, and who looked forward therefore to a speedy re-unioni If be referred has to widened that now deepened. was say Now he it to that since then neither looked for nor desired re-union. Fox the gulf or peated cheering, and cries of handkerchiefs.) bravo," the The audience Gladi stoniang standing had end waving accepted their the policy of tho Parnellites. 'Yes; but they had accepted something more; and even they theis had accupted manners.
their Meanwhile the branches of the Unionist party principles, their methods, had confidence been had brought been into created, closer prejudice mere had been removed and cordial relations; (Henr, hear.) For the last five years they they had had foughti won under the eamo -together suffered now he victories-(hear, said they were determined -whatever might be hear) -they reverse, and the vicissitudes of tho protracted struggle in which they to were engaged shoulder-(loud cheers)-until their object had, beer -they were determined to march shoulder and until they had finally defeated the vile conspiracy-(cheers)-with which Last the integrity and again of this the empire afternoon, had Lord Salisbury had spoken with a generosity threatened. night, of the loyal support which had been given to his Govern4 his ment duty by to the acknowledge Liberal to what en extent their way had, Unionists. (Hear, hear.) It was been of Lord Salisbury (cheers) and made smooth for them by th personal influence patriotism of his friends. (Hear, hear. by, the In 1886 it seemed probable that, although they were agreed in resisting the repeal of the Union, they and above would fail to find a common ground in foreign policy, all, stonians in domestic counted upon their disagreement-(hear, hear) constructive legislation, and the Glad.
and were confident that the alliance would como to spcody -(cheers) -was That due to the prudence, and the wisdom, and end. they had been completely disappointed the liberality, in its best sense -(hear, hear)-of no the policy. of the Government. (Cheurs.) They had merit in sapUntil porting tho the last few weeks it appeared to him to meet with foreign policy of Lord Salisbury. (Cheers.) tho now, universal when approval they of had seon an attempt to dis all parties in the State; and even parage in part, he did not think the it been SO successful 39 would be experi4 ment had likely to lead to its allowed repetition.
look behind hear.) the (Hear, They, however, have veiled been to he ought ta veil-or say-(laughter)-and to sec that if he came back behind the prophet, perhaps into power he would change the policy by (Hear, which hear.) the No peaco one of could Europe read had the been foreign correspondence in the newspapers maintained. without feeling that our foreign relations might more be most the seriously strained if Mr Gladstono his were views once with regard to in tho position Triple to give Alliance. (Hear, hear.) Mr Gladstono effect to had encouraged the jealousy of our occupation of Egypt, which had been from the beginning one of task greatest undertaken in the country. Mr Gladstone the diffultics in the way of accomplishing the great knew that the immediate evacuation of the country would compromise, if not entirely went there, destroy, and the which results they which had they endeavoured to when obtain wo by great expenditure of blood and sought treasure; and yet ho had not hesitated toembarrass the great work of civilization which these men had in baud, and to those who were jealous of it to expect that, if he encourago should return to power, he would immediately abandon and withdraw from the work only partially accomplished, It was quite true that these persons whose duty it was to he put a bad upon once more misunderstood, and that he did gloss Mr Gladstone's utterances had said that been not mean to counsel an immediate evacuation; but foreign statesmen would be justified in putting a natural interpre- now tation upon his language. They, at any rate, have a new reason why they should do all in their power to throw prevent a foreign relations into confusion.
But change of Government which would our it was especially in regard to domestic policy that the Gladstonians were most sanguine that the Govern. ment would fail, and that even some good Unionists had misgivings. Those hopes and In those (of fears the have irreconcilable been dis. opposition appointed. of (Hear, the Irish party, in spite of obstructionhear.) spite winked at and encouraged from the front hear)-openly avowed had and practised the even below the tenour of gangway- their the Government pursued way; more than they have fulfilled their pledges.
(Cheers.) They carried out their programme, they have. have pacified Ireland, end have restored the authority they of have the law of tho land-(renewed -and accompanied this great and task, signalised which in adminis4 itself might tration, with social reforms more important, have honoured an more beneficial to the great masses of the people, than had ever been even attempted in a similar period by any justified previous the support which the Liberal Unionists bad Government. (Loud cheers.) These results given to the Government. to (Hear, look hear.) forward Their with past to ex the perience future. They did not need to ask for pledges from encouraged them hope the Government--they did not want Lord Salisbury tot enter into competition with the authors of the Newcastle programme-(cheers)-that Mr bag of Schnadhorst tricks, was to that produce inexe that could call for the wonder or haustible hat from everything, of his rural audiences, tempt the cupidity And if it were true, as some Gladstonians 3p- peared to think, that there was any more large; credit: section ta of the community that would give these unscrupulous promises than to past performances, would find out by bitter experience the extent of the they mistake they had made.
not (Cheers.) taken One from source of Unionists. satis. faction, Everything at that rate, had happened recently showed that any could be Home Rule, by itself on its own merits, had ceased tor control the interest, even to attract the attention, of it the was people true, were eagerly looking forward to the time of this country. Mr Dillon and Mr O'Brien, when they would have the police and the authorities in Ireland at their mercy, when they would be able to let loose the dynamiters, and to re-establish the pian of campaign;" but even Mr Dillon and Mr O'Brien confidence appeared in to entertain only a limited and provisional the intentions of Mr Gladstone, and in the prayers which went up for his success there were audibly mingled the menaces of what they would do if he played them false. There was a mecting, only held last Sunday st present, Mitchelstown, and at at that meeting a resolution was passed -it was which Mr Dillon and Mr O'Brien wero so characteristic, so amusing, that it ought to be enshrined in letters of gold.
The resolution was: "That whilst wo indignantly repudiate the allegation the that the Irisb cans is to be made subservient to exigencies of English Liberalism, we consider it prudent and patriotic to of trust the for the time being-(laughter)-to the pledges Grand Old Man-(loud laughter)-reserving to ourselves the right to refuse any Home Rule Bill derogatory to the of Ireland." Well, that was the attitude which power was taken up by one section of Mr Gladstone's followers and allies. On tho other hand, the labourers of South Molton and of other agricultural districts showed pretty: clearly that they were absolutely indifferent to Irish politics, and that they would not wait patiently land for which parish councils, and above all, the possession of that had been promised them, while Mr Gladstone was preparing to repeal the Union and to hand over the Protestant minority in Ireland to ecclesiastical domination. Therefore, ho said that with these divided counsels, factions and selfish and interested motives in the two which went to make up the great Glad. stonian party, Unionists may be satisfied that, whatever might bo the vicissitudes of the conflict, the varied fortunes of the campaign in which they were their joint efforts had for ever, as he believed, saved this engaged, the Unionist cause was safe-(cheers)-bud that country from a policy of disintegration which was just as contrary to the democratic instinct of our age as it was to all true Conservative sentiment. (Loud cheers.) The Home Secretary briefly responded, and the proccode ings shortly afterwards terminated.
the toast of "The Unionist Mr Chamberlain proposed which was given on Wednesday by Cause" at a at tho close of the Confer. luncheon the Unionists Associations, the Marquess of of Birmingham ence of Conservative Salisbury being present. -Mr Chamberlain, said that who was received with loud and prolonged cheers, if he thought any words were if he thought it necessary to commend the toast essential to their that he should prove its importance, he consideration, were gathering and point to the should evidence call the to loyal witness alliance which now existed between that of former political opponents-(cheers)-us tho upon best the proof great of the common supremo principles value that had brought put them together. (Hear, hear.) The Prime upon its trial; hie Minister had just told them that party government them a wise words was on the limits of in sense had addressed to very it was true that at this its authority. Ele supposed force, the strongest inmoment the strongust the party tie fluence in human action, was It cors and party fecling.
settled the limits of (Hear, hear.) trolled (Laughter and cheers.) In the their actions-it even under the refractory influenco of their moral obligations. last few years, party 8 politics, they hed soon had flagrant been dishonesty incident in the become patriotic virtue; murder Commandment ay an had hung guspended campaign; in the the balance Seventh for a fortnight or three weeks, until at last the Nonconformist conscienco and pronounced cheers.) it to be still a binding force, this powerful influence, was burst obligation. (Laughter great Liberal Unionists in 1886 refused to But this follow through Mr when Gladstone in the course which they the imperilled tho safety Lord of the empire. that thought for a slight cause that one could sover (Cheers.) He agreed with Salisbury it WaS not old friends and political associations. It oneself from Mr W.
L. Jackson, the newly appointed Chief Secretary for Ireland, was nominated on Monday as Parliamentary representative for North Leeds, elected. and Mr there Jackson being no opposition he was declared thanks was present, and briefly returned him for the honour ferred upon him by returning unopposed. On Wednesday the engino driver of a train from Brismouth to Daventry, on the London and NorthWestern Railway, died suddenly whilst on the journoy. To make matters worse, the death took place just before the train entered Stowe Hill Tunnel, near WeedoiL.
and, being able to manage the engine, pulled it up withFortunately, the stoker maintained his presenco of mind, out mishap at Weedon Station, where the body was TC: moved. The deceased was about fifty years of age..
