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S.TuaDi.i, Auo. 11. nha.t to buy and Us was also evidently token ivllk a suggestion in that paper that the defendant might assist him in any matter in which bo thought that he had boon improperly dealt with. The defendant wrote recommending as cheap the United Cold Fields of Manica and later on tho plaintiff wrote that from what bad been said he thought that the best lldng would bo lo buy 100 Manica shares at Ws. It had been stated that the shares were quoted at from 16s.

to 17s. and that they had been sold at 2s. 6.1. discount. It was unon those representations that tho action was based.

His Lordship ont elaborately through all the circumstances of the case, and cauio to the conclusion that there were dishonest representations, aii'i that thereby the plaintiff was iiiduccl to enter into the contract that ho now sought tu rescind. It appeared, lie said, that one lirm had quoted the shares at tliat no quotations had appeared in the and that there was no statement there that they limi been sold at 2s. Gd. discount. his opiitioi: the defendant, therefore, had either slated what ha knew to bo untrue, or bad recklessly mad that statement without taking care to a-scertain whether it was true ur false.

Under these circumstances he. therefore, gave judgment for tbe plaintiff for the amount which he claimed. Judgment fur the plaintiff, but execution was stayed upon terms, witli a new to an appeal. rilOUATtt. LJ VOUCH.

A AOilJItAI.TV PI VISION Before the PrtK.siriKNT.; nirsri v. Thi- was the in of Mrs. Jacqueline Con stance IJush for the dissohif ion of the marriage on the ground of tho cruelty and adultery of husband, Pr. Francis Alexander Adams Hush. There was no defence.

Mr. fnderwick, Q.C., and Mr. Pritchard appeared for the petitioner, who deposed tlmt she married to the respondent, on Nov. 15. 1336.

at St. I'eter's Church, itiiuisgato. lie was a medical man. lived with him iu Wiltshire and He was addicted to drink, ami would her abusive names. His general treatment towards her was vi-y bnd.

Iu February, 1337. when they wf'v iiving at Hro-idehalK, Porsetshire, be swore nt her and threatened her with a horsewhip. One day he threw a knife at. her because be said the tabh. was riot properly Jnid.

It pas.scd her forehead and fell on the floor. Owing to bis conduct she threatened to leave him. when be if she did so he would bring a suit for restitution uf runjugal rights, in November, 1833, there was a deed entersd into between them, aud she had not sin lived with him. In 1893 rthc made enquiriiis as to her husband's conduct at I'eildlolown, alter which she instituted this suit. Mrs.

Matilda Jones, tbe mother of th" petitioner, and Dr. Daniel Jones, Mrs. Duah's brother, corroborated the cruelty. John Hansford, formerly groom to Dr. Bush, deposed as to his master's visits to Mrs.

Mary Ann Scott, a married woman living with her husband at The Moor, Peiuii'ctowu, aud that she used to visit him. liu had observed familiarities pass between them. I'urt'iier evidence was given to the same effect by other witues-cs. LortJxsujr granted a decree nisi with costs and custody of the child of the marriage. ir, May did little har.a on ifia lower moors, where the birds aru reported to be both numerous and healthy, and a better season than in ordinary years is looked forward to.

On the higher moors, however, reports aronot so good, especially ou tho Puke of Portland's Laugwell and Borriodalo moors. In Sutherland quite an average season is expected. Iu tho moors in the Luiru; district there ib a great improvement on lust your the birds aro very numerous, and are healthy and strong on the wing. The Duke of Sutherland's Punrohin moor promises excellont sport, but ou the higher grounds of Stratlmaver and in the Uoay Forest tho birds aro scarce, and tho coveys small. fit ill.

to make np for the defocts in tho grouse, the deer are reported to be exceptionally umucroas iu the forosts, and a season equalling last year's record one is expected. Tho prospects of sport on tho moors iu tho South of Scotland are. on the whole, of a very gloomy nature. In 'j rWi itv the birds are ss id to bc scarcor than for many years. A number of birds, destroyed by tho eft'eets of the severe weather, wiro jiieked up in May.

Thcrw were a pood i.iauy second nestings, but the coveys are small and the birds weak. It is not expected that ihfre will be any sport till later ou in tho sutidon. From the uowa is still worso. There is a considerable of disease and a great scarcity of birds. Most ut the mivjra will nat be shut over at all this year, in order lo leave a sulliuiout stuck of birds on Ihc ground.

Tho outlook is so hepeloss iu tUe tif fuuui-iri vir.t-i'ttilhritjht, though tho sport is not expeetc.Hl, be quite up to the murk of last year. There arc feaerbr'rdii than usual ou the moors round Ci-ifTcl, such as Kinhurvie and Auchimskeoeb, and the snmu aceoant comes from those in the neighbourhood of Castle Douglas. The birds that are come across, however, are healthy anil strung on the wing. In the storms in May have not, wu are iafonned, done tiny groat damage to the grouse, and excellent si.ort is anticipated on tho Nithsdalo aud Annnndalo moors. Tho htuHirkxIiirp.

moors, trie, giro promise of quite au season hut the prospects of sport on ileririYk.Jt ire and Vujjtia r.l.sh ire inooi's are so bad thai it is expected that most of them will nut bo shot over at all this year, as theru aril scarcely any but a few barren old birds to be eten ou the ground. The reports that coma fioui tli" keepers on the Kuglish moors point to a fairly satisfactory season. Ou all bauds it is admitted that au nnuinial) large fctock of grouse was left ou the ground at L''o end of last season. There is a total abseucuof dise.vsc, the bird wintered well, aud the early spi-iuir was so inild that the nestings took place than usual. l.itcr on they suffered from tile heavy rains, and a large number of young hir.l.s were But iu many cises there has been a second nesting, and thu young coveys of that lire healthy and ulready strong.

Of course, at present there are many col eys of ehaiqMjrs, but theso are large and healthy, anil will bo in a fit coiuiitiou for shooting ia September. Tho weather lately has been most favourable for their progress, aud the vegetation on which tho young birds subsist bos been more than usually good. It is not expected that any e.xlr.iordinavy bags will bo obtained, even on the famous moors belonging to tsir Vrederiek Milbanko, Mr. Keiuixiutou or Lord Strsthmoro, I. at who are fori.

mate enough shoot over the moors in York-hire, "Westmoreland, t'umber-laud. Lancashire, ami Derbyshire have every prospiiet of a successful season before them. alternoon at King's Cross under the proslvinc of Lord C'olvillo of Cuirass. The roporl for tbe uJf-year showed a nut profit of 844,770, laiing an iaorsaM of 24,756. After providing for all fixed charges, th not revenue balance of 575,834 enabled the proprietors to deciarj a dividend at tha rati of 3 par cent, pel annum, equal to 1 10s.

percent, for the hslf-yearon eoh 100 original stock, giving for the half-year on tho dividend stocks 2 per cent, on the Preferred Converted Ordinary stock, and 3 per cent, ou the stock. The Chairman, in moving the adoption at the reporfc, stated that Lord Hindlip, the deputy chairman, was unable to lx pi-sseut. being eonilncd to his bouse by illness. Summarising the principal items relating to the wurkiag el the railway in the past half-year, tho chairman sjiiii that passenger receipts, including parcols, borsys. carriages, Kiel mails, there was a decrease of but there was an increase of 1.377 hi season tickets.

In merchandise tic-re wxs a decrcaac of 11,661, and in live stock liu increase of 1.191 but he had muuh pleasure in stating that the coal traffic had been exceedingly good, giving increase of the actual increase oa the main line aud joint lines amounting to 93.939. Against that there w.xs au increased ox-pcisliture in the locomotive denartuiout of 23,519, in trafiic expanses of iu r.ita.s and taxes ami other items brought up the total on the Northern profit to 43,640, and oil the joint lines to 30,592 tot.il 74,233. leaving nn increased reveuu.i balance of 24.756. Their estimated capital ditui-e to December next wai 500.000. As to tho revenue, the decrease in tbe number of psssenger was 02B 161.

are! in receipts 3,814. made up as follows: class, a reduction in numbers of 19.228, and in reoeq.U 3.144 second class, reduction iu numbers of 15.800. ami receipt third class, a reduction iu inirubers of 193.043, and au increase in receipts of 1.917. The decrease iu first and second, class receipts point-id to the fact that morn long distanco passengers had travelled third class. The percentages of the different classes worked out thi? name as last year.

A analysis of the passengers in the various districts showed an increase in the Iindon suburban traftiu of 181.453, which included 25.316 additional workmen carried and a decrease in Yorkshire, Laueashiro. ami Nottinghamshire or 412,578, of which wero due to foiver workmen convoyed in these districts, indicating that the general depression caused by the coal strike of last year hod had a continuod effect upon tho traTolling public. The fish traffic showed a marked improvement at Hull and Grimsby and a decrease in the fruit traffio accounted for by the unfavourable woathc-r. resulting in a had and lato fruit season. Tho large increase in coal had been due in crrcat measure to tho replenishing of stocks dcpletad iu thu previous year and to the inclement weather.

The increase was oqual to 20 per cent. Over the rates and taxes the directors had no control. Ho found that the amount paid in rates and taxes for tho last six moatbshy tht irejvegrca trail way compauieswas considerably Over 1,000,000, anil there was an increase of 100.000 above the amount paid in the corresponding period of Before long tbo directors would have to ask for power to add to tho stock of passenger carriages. The tralfic receipts for tho first four weeks of the current half-year had not been very satisfactory. In coal alone tliero was a falling off of 1Q.COO.

Tbe prespects of the current half-year wero undoubtedly moro encouraging than a year ago. There was no improvement, how-over, iu tbe manufacturing districts. Tbe harvest would fie later than in 1393, ami if the weather proved favourable there was a T.rosncct of beiiiir blessed with an Oceba ni rut Savoyards (Cfialto v'i'J')'s lhc tm Siveu bjr Mr' rruy Pitl" Id lo painstaking compilation of facts and Unvote concorniuff those joint works of Sir Mil, ICUCC nllllt 11.. Ilk mnn lo dip iBtf a Srefc muy nY theatrical memories nud associations. lltV thcso functions might, however, have i fnllillod a reprint of Mr.

r'lbert's brilliant, libretti, together with their -Is ami tlii dates of their production. No useful purpose iraiued by printing in itnlica the lines which Srike the commentator as specially funny. Mr. Kti'tM-ald, of coin-so, means kindly towards Mr. is evidently prejudiced against the V'U if tint other Savoy librettist whose fresh and iinin" Loudon, he goes out ot hi- i'v sO-'ittotine as Hat Rurt Btale." But wo in? not sure that ho quite appreciates even that GUbortmn humour which lie inaisea so warmly.

Jf he could hardly observe with critical mlrmuitv. of the Judge's autobiographical! ditlv i i'ri1 "lay noti bc I'-'K'li- mate a parsonage shonXA thus explain au grand tt'ic-i -all his methods as though ho were actually coii-wioiis of his own absurdity," nor would ho venture without a suggestion of conscious satire upon tue remark that Jlr. occasionally elabof-ites a conceit in a rather minute and ingenious If, however," The Savoy Opera" fails to com-fu'cuii iuelf as a critical dissertation upon its sublet it has many passages posAessinj; distinct interest to that IrtrpJ section of the public which is never happv as when it is getting, or thinks it is peep behind tho Such are the details' couceiuiiiR the of Mr. Oios-sn illi otlicr players nssociated with the Savoy nvviii-etuoul the acoount evidently quite autliiuitative of Mr. Gilbert's methods of work lc anecdotes tweornine; the rehearsal of productions; and the selection of rc-raits for the company.

All this is readable and sweet more while" the double-page engraving sl.eii'iiiir t'ilhert rend Vlof ia. Limited, to the acio'-- and actresses of the Savoy will doubtless Ll- in time to como ns something of a curiosity. What a pity it seoms that the anion's rCii.t'V""!'i0 between comjioser aud author, ao sr.upallieti.aily alluded (o by Mr. Vitzerald in his p'reLicf. should already show signs of renewed mutitre, tlius postponiuK till the distant future, the farther achievements of what he justly calls the old merry combination KS' Oi.1.: rnos.i op Oi.tj ConSTKT Livi Long-runs) J.

K. l'owler Kusticits repeats tho Bii.iess of his earlier book, Echoes of Old Country Iiifc." Tnice to adventure oneself iu this branch of literatii.c is, indeed, to brave that most mortifying twin of failure which consists in competing with oneself. But Mr. Fowler has tusde his memory yield an aftermath not less rich and plentiful than was the first mowing. The author of a good old family, which was of the very flower of the yeoman class, lie fondly dwells on their honourable lineage, their long-continuing, generation after generation, in the chosen abodes of their fathers, their force of character, their activity, and their well-deserved prosperity.

The Fowlers have played an honourable part in the annals of the historic county," ns tho author following Lord Heaconsfield loves to call his native ISnekingham- sliire. Mr. Fowler's father was mine ho3t of the White Hart, Aylesbury, ot a time when a leading provincial hotol was a potent institution aud a centre of activity and intinence and Fowlers long held the chief farm in Euekiojjkamshire. Though he, too, has been a farmer and a hotel-keeper, Mr. rowlcv himself is a great deal more, lie has had the most vnried experiences, and displays an astonishing ia7iysidcdness.

lie has never" ceased to bo a local man of light and leading, ho still cherishes the old-world traditions of sixty years ao, and lie i3 proud of nothing so mnoli as of his long service as Quartermaster of the Bucks Volunteers but, in -pile of all that, he is a travelled man of the world, an eager welcomer of every rational improvement, a pioneer 5a all forms of agricultural reform. He has been a successful farmer, a breeder and a judge of shorthorns, an expert in questions of horseflesh. In one or other of these capacities he has visited many Dther countries, been feted and lionised, rubbed shoulders with emperors and princes and potentates, and soeni3 generally to have succeeded in combining business with pleasure, the enjoyment of good things with tbe improvement of his mind. It is characteristic that, after foreign tour, he treasures up the of banquets and of luncheons along with Bge rejections upon agriculture or hotel keeping, upon tliecultnre of vines and upon drainage. But his clu-if is in the character of rocontruT; he has many excellent stories to tell, many rcraps of irit to retail, and shrewd judgments to pronounce npon men and things.

His etory of the last electoral coutest at Agmoudshain will be welcome tD the student of a vanished past. For Mr. Fowler is a lover of history and antiquities and hiB account of -tde exhumation of Hampden's remains is not only valuable for what it records but is full of fine feeling. He once thought of writing a history of epitaphs," and he contrasts with point those of pre-Kefimiiiition times with those of the succeeding age, much to the disadvantage of the latter. Sir.

pages, alternately serious and gay, have a freshness unJ variety which deserve appreciative aud grateful readers. BOOKS RECEIVED. I.nw ami Co. Life of Sir George Eliry. Ur Tidj The Frown I irate.

Uy Clark Kussoll. A l.sa uf OrU Ilv Maetlojtal1. Sixvi.s Hiitsiuu. ani Co. Cvuieii Humour and Sal.r...

Ku.Eii AN-n Co. Holiday racers. ccon.I Series. II? HarrT Jom-a. T.

Aii roril. Br Vslii Dubois, -Mwl Uchtral ot tbc Bj S. It. 't'Uo 1 i 3 v-o)h. lSy Alnry Hoirsell.

V. Wik: jiNr. -Qiect btoried from au Old McLean. The Irish Distressed Ladies' Fund lias received uf i.1,000 under the will of the lato Miss Mary Tin- Liberator Relief Fund lias just received 5J tro.ti A Friend" at JCeweastle-ou-Tyno. Frenl.

for ttMwitance continue to be received, and Wji i alili urjreutly necdiid. Amthisax. A ecrions outbreak of authrux haa r. Tr-rn. at Keenton, near Bridgnorth.

Four Ij.iilnfks three good horses have already i-attie arc unlikely to survive. The aatinwitiui are tikinjf every precaution to rostrict IseaSVcicilarca. Fatal Collision at Sea. Tho Norwegian v.nit towed into Cowes ffarbour mi It njan and from the Pilycim. U'li two vchscIp collMed oj7 Anvil im.l q.ihi.oaer's cr-ptaln and three of her crew ire ilrowayj.

Dr.ATIf OF AX AED TllC antl minister in the CulvintHtic ilewwiiiailiiiii, the itev. William Powell, died lar-t from apoplexy at his residence at Mr. I'uivcll began pruaehinif ill 1333, was erOais.il in 1S27. lias hfhl tl.e offieo of Moderator of the Ai.aiU;. ti-lchratej his jiil.iluo in 1887, anil continued liic fur fifty-six years, retiring hist year 'iroaijh failing Ho was nearly eighty years of Tjm Utsii.m.t.s CoHfAJfr.

At Belfast yes-Vr a iwijUnjr whs helil or tho Khareholdors of tho Company, one of tho concerns i Kv the ri r.oi.t lielfitst failures. Tha bnlanco "iwl hhowed a dctieit of 0,568, against mcii is iliicf.l llj.f goodwill of the eoneorn. It was v. iiwi up the company, hut after a '-i'ii-si'jH imil oppoititin, it was agreed to Mse a 0f on the question. As Ar-llliiAs AT Bow A.li.uin.viwB Ilsnskiip, of mi imlopcii'leiit nnlivo oil tin, Wvt C'oaht of Africa, visited tho llow- UlL.

Vl-S. l. uttlrcij nowinjf robes of at' UV: lli9 attracted considerable ll.v.'n to take t-onsidemblo interest in MWt.r i is aanjRi.tfred to thin noari until the Last TL-iiiand i ihur Sullivan au wmcu ior rlv twenty voars lmvo been providing English i iora some ot richest- entertain-p This litlle book, which has sixty illuatra-vV ami is iilst'ribod to Ouotko licoasniith," imwe useful to tunny ns a work of 11 Itt'Lili i iokcs, which most of lis know by heart, i11l. rei.mrts to the effect that they arc the mid most legitimate vein of himiour," or that itself is a trilling one and still less t-iKirt yeiteruay morning. His Iioyal i.iii.-.'i )ty lt larlc-cornplexioned "ii.v (10tt.r part or Africa, aud the parly included 'u''y and Mr.

(i. Ii. Bannnrman, barristor-at- HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE. OilANCKRY DIVISION. Bofuro Mr.

Justice N-jtiril. IN RE SUB i'lNSBUBY OUACEL TltlJSTS. 8TOUKIIAI.I. V. Judgment was to-day delivered upon a suimiioas taken out iu thU matter for the purpose of ascertaining who were the persona autitlad to the proceeds of sale of Finsbury Chapal, Fiu.sbury-circu.s.

Iu 1826 Mr. Alexuuder Fletcher, the then minister of the chapol, obtained a leaso of thu ground and the chapel, m-ected partly by voluntary subscription aud partly by an uf what wore shard, but what were move in the nature ot 10 debentures. A sum of 3,500 was after lards raised by mortgage, and that mortgage was bequeathed to thu trustees upon certain trusts. Tha chapel was sold under an order of thu Charity Commissioners, aud realised 180. The proceeds of fuils were claimed by tlio holders of the so-callo I shares, but the trustees contended that tha mortgage was paramount, and as the mortgage had become vested iu them ibey were untitled lo the proceeds of sate.

Tho executrix of Mr. Alexander Fic-cher ccilend I that thu proceeds of sale were held by tiie trustees trus-t for her. The question lurnod upon whether Hie niovtaiiC was gircn to tho trustees or was in eJI'ect Mr. Justice Noktu. after directing tho costs of the summons and certain charges to he paid oat Uiu I.

held that thu lialnucu belonged to the Iru-ilis -jou trusts of the bequest to them lor thu mortj ige. QUKKN'S BKNCIl DIVISION. Hefore Mr. Justice Kennedy. WKVI'WOOI) AWll V.

The defendant in this case was noiue time ago the plaiutilY action which bucaui-J known as Tha 1. 1 iy tlarbcr's Ureach of Pvomisu Case," anil tbe plaiuuifs weic trustees of a marriagu sculeuiclit which was cicc.ufcd by Mr. Wickns, the defendant in thu breach of of proinisu case Hy this dcod bc -settled upon bis wde bis furniture in Transvaal House at Dowushire-hill, liampstcad. There was a verdict for tho (diiriMff to breach of premise case for 300. and rdie issued a writ of j'wrt ftn urA, mitler which the wboriij' the goods nt Transvaal lluuse iu order to satisfy the judgment.

Thereupon tlio pl.iintitfa in the pic'scul ctaimo i -che goods as being their property under thd settlement for the bc.nelil.oi id i t. SVickes, ami tlio principal question uow raised was whether thu settlement was a valid one. and this depended upon the construction ho placed UJimi somo peculiar circumstances which hadalton led tho career of a'rs. Wickes. ISha was uriiimlly married to a man who lived in New 'Zealand, but who hjft her b) seek Work.

Whilst he was away there was news that a man hiul been etrowned iu a river liwrc, itrJ pitG vrcnt to the place, saw the ho ly, identified it as that uf her husband, aud dapused to that effect before the. coroner. happened that at that time the husband was in debt, and they were therefore pnming under an assumed name, and the drowned man was bure.sl in that nania. This happened in 18B5, and ill 1890 Air. aud Mrs, Wiekes mlrried iu Africa.

When they came to riugland inquiries wura set on foot, and it turiifd out that, the lady was mistaken iu identifying the body of the drowned man as that of her husband, and that ho was actually alive down to 1892. In these circiiiun'-ancos th-iro was a re-mrriago betwoon Air. and Mrs. Wickes, and the settl.unont nw in question was executed. The plaintiffs claimed that this was a valid instrument, and that, therefore, tiio goods could tiol be.

saviod by the shcritf whilst I jtr the defendant it was oonlsnrtod that it ws invalid and inoperative, and that it was part of a plan to defeat and delay creditors. His Lordship having previously heard the case, tu-davgavc his decision. Mr. was for tho plaintiffs, and Mr. Ablnger arid Mr.

Kinost Jelf fur tho defendant. Air. Justice If E.v.vitDr said that it ra i.i several respects a very remarkable case. The sheriff had seized tho cowls at Transvaal House upon a writ of issued to enforce tho judgment obtained by Miss Chcltle aguiiint the defendant in tho breach of pro mise case, Mr. J.

W. Wickes. Ilia question was wneliicr these goods could bo successfully claimed hy the trustees or tho marriage settlement as against the execution creditor. Mr. Wickes tlrht became acquainted with the.

lady, whom he uiurriol, ot the Cape, and when he was about twenty years of age. Thay were iu 1650 married at Port in Africa, beforj the registrar. Mrs. Wickes describod herself to Uit-mded hus-1. mill as Hi.

idowat that time. aud heUlr. Justice Kennody) wan satisfied by her dacianour aud conduct that sue was a truthful witness, upon whom as to ail substantial matters he could place reliance. Ho believed her, therefore, wii.in she said Lhat in 1890 she vil-1 her iuten led husband that she as a widow, and that her previous husband had died by drowning in in New Zuiiaud. The marriage having Liken place, tho parties came to England in 1992 at tho end of that year.

Before that time there bod some mis-ivijigs in the mind of 3Ir. Wickes as to what had taken place with regard to the lirt marriage of bis wife. appeared that these misgivings arose partly, if not ouUroly. from the fact of her and her previous husband having taken another name. had told him also that tho person whoso body she boil seen at the end of 1W6 had been claimed by her aud buried under bis assumed name.

She had said that her husband was troubled about this matter, and so after he had had a severe illness. This led him to nuke inquiries in January, in refercmw to the first marriagu of his wile. Tlio gentleman who received instructions to muko these inquiries proceeded at once to tho family of tho first husband of Mrs. Wickes. aud be was toon satisfied that there wore that led him to think that the first marriage l-i Afric could not be relied on by the parties, and bo was confirmed in this view by the opinion of cour.l'd of high position in referonco to that particular hrancu of Tlmv were Hatislied that there sliould be a rc-niarrUira iu tho interest of the parlies, and that rc-marriagn was solemnised in February.

18'Vj, and before ii was solemnised a st ttl.imerit was and it as to the validity of this settlement that the quosti.in arose. throe or four mouths alter tho re-marriage Mr. Wieka made a promise of marriage to Miss Chettlc, the defendant in this case, and when he failed to perform tho promise, which, of course, ho not perform, aho brought against him an action for breach of promise, ami it was in respect of the judgment that she obtains! in that case that she now sought to euforc.i execution. Later on still, Mr. Wickes was charged with obtaining money by false pretences, upon the ground that ho had represented to the person whom he asked to lend him money that the iroods in question wem his own goods, and he was now undergoing a suntonce or six months' imprisonment with hard for that fraud.

It was the contention of tho defendant in this action that the goods wore not tho goods of the trustees of the scltlomeiit, but of Mr. Wickes. Under tlio circumstances tho qntistion aroso whether the whole transaction was a fraudulent transaction to defeat and delay creditors, and not a marriage nt all. Ho was qiiito convinced that Mrs. Wickes hud acted honestly throughout, and this was sufficient to put an end to that contention, for lie held it to lie law that oven if Mr.

Wiukos bad nomo fraudulent intent that would not be sufficient to deprive the woman who had honestly cntored into thu homls of matrimony of her right under tlio marriage settlement. t'rum thu financial position of Mr. Wickes at the time it was not clear that tliero was sufficient ground for saying that he would havo any interest in defeating creditors by tho settlement. Ho saw nothing in the contention that Mr. Wickes was intending to defeat or delay at the time that the settlement was made.

It was, however, not necessary for him to come to any decision upon that point, because ho was sntistie.l that the other party tn tlio marriage contract bad aotod iu perfectly ood faith. Hlie was at the time about to become a mother, and that was ample ground for believing that she honestly did what she did. Now came another point, that was unexpectedly raised, and that was that the uinrrmgo in Knglami was a mere form, an unnecessary core-namy. because the parlies were in fa-t validly married before therefore that the scltlummit was not really in consideration of the marriage and that it was imfr An ante-nuptial but a post-nuptial settlement. vniild follow tiom Ibis that the supposed settlement should have been registered us a bill of and this ai a question winch was not free from difficulty, lipim Uiu ho to the couchishm that Mrs.

W'ickea's first husband was living in 1890, when her marriage with Mr. Wickns took pbieo in Africa. Ho thought that this hilly lvmeslly believed at the time that he had died, and therefore her marriage Mr. Wickes in 1375 was a good and valid marriage, and the settlement wa, net a post nuptial settlement. Judgment lor tho plaintiffs.

v. rKr.ltVMAN. The pleadings in this case set out that the plaintiff was a major in the Army end the defendant was tho proprietor and publisher of the 0'jscr-r and the Mining JCthM mid that in January, 189J, the defendant sold to tho plaintiff 100 fully paid up 1 shares in the United Gwld Fields of Mouses, Limited at 14s. per share, and that the plaintiff paid for them 72 12s. 6d.

This transaction was carried through upon a representation that at that price tins" shares especially cheap, tlmt thoy were quote .1 in tho papers at 2s. 6d. discount, and were sold at Los. to 17s. 6d.

each. Upon the discovery that this was not so the plaintiff sought to rescind his contract, and to recover back the money which ho had paid upon it. The defendant, ou his part, traversed most of these allegations. The hearing of tho case took place some time ago, and to-day tho decision was given. Mr.

Justice Kkssedt sail that the ground upon wlncb tho plaintiff sought to base his action was that he induced to enter into the contract by dishonest representations, and one, of course, should very seriously consider a question of that kind. The plaintiff seemed to havo thought that he know agDod dual about gold nulling shares, but he seemed really to havo known nothing. The defendant was a gentleman who was admirably versed in Stock Exchange business, for it was his business, and be was aUo oditor oi a nowspapor which was in the habit of writing npon and criticising share transactions. If anybody should be takon to know about those matters, it sfionld bo the defendant. He sptit a copy of the Fiiiaiiriol Olwereer to tho plaintiif, and this papoc contained notices as lo the shares.

There was on intimation pliiiutiff should write for thejr weolcly Urt of snarss at etirreiit quotations, and it was aUo tmii that rainy cheap l.l,,-.).ul,.! 1 Again the Twelfth of August falU on a Sunday, and the grouse have, in consequence, an extra day of grace auowu mem. M'tuB will certainly not provo to tho disadvantage of the sportsmen who aro fortunate onough to posaess grouse moors, for on almost overy moor this year there i3 an exceptionally hirgo number ot cheepers in fact, in some places, owing to the aovoro storms iu tha latter end of the spring, it will practically be uaohjsa to shoot until September. Tho prophets are this year than usually cautious, probably owing to tlio fact (hit last year their predictions were to a great extent fulsitied as it may be rcuieuiWod thoy, almost to a man, antieiiutei a record year, whereas on most of tho moors, especially on those in Perthshire and the west of the sport obtained was hardly up to tho nvarago. The reports that have come to band with regard to thu prospects of the present suaioa vary iu a must extraordinary way, although iu one important point tlisv all areo, and that is that there is a total alisonc'e ot grous-u diseaj-u in any part of tlio country, with the single exception of a few moors in 'Wigtoiishirc and Ayrshire. Tho general rcuuH, however, may bo said to ho fairly satisfactory, and good hport on most of the largest ami best in Scot-laud may bo looked forward to with considerable confidence.

On almost every moor there win a good stock of birds left after laat year's shootinj, as, in places where the bags were" leas than tho average the grouse were spared, so a to leave a ntilli-cient slock for breeding. The winter, all over Scotland, was au exceptionally mild one. and the grouse iu conse-ipienco did extremely well. Thu weather continued gotxi right on until tbe middle of May indeed it a actually so fine that the grouse began nesting cousidcraMy before their usual season, anil some young birds wviv hutched out in the early psrt of May But a severe sfco: iu parsed ovr Scotland iu the two Wt weeks of that month at times there were frost ami snow, pud at othci void, drenching rain. The effect of these storms were must especially on the higher grouuds, where hundreds of nests ami of young birds just batehe.1 were destroyed.

The keepers aud however, say that on many of tlio moors, where the eggs were destroyed on the tirs't nesting, a secoud noting has taken place in June, mid that the young birds hatuited out later on iu tlio season havo done very well indeed. Naturally the have got on best in those places that iiave been Ieat affected by the unseasonable weather; and that is Hpociaily tin) caso with regard to the Perthshire moors. Tho'i-ros-' pects of gruuse-shootiug in according to the niost authentic information attainable, are Viiry satisfactory, and a much more successful than last year is anticipated throughout wliele uouuty. Iiiit year, it may bft Temocibored. tho spovt obtained iu Perthiiire was hardly up to the average of former yearn, but notwithstanding that circumstance an exceptionally large stock of birds was left upon the moors, as iumauy the grouse were aparod as as possible, and only a few old birds were killed off.

The result is fbat there is now an exceptionally l.irve stuck of birds on tile moors, aud a very good season is anticipated. Tho grous? had a mild winter, a favourable spring, and the severe storms that have played havoc in other parts of Scotland have done coaiparatii ely Uttlo damage in that comity. The lower moors ought to afford especially good hags the coveja, we are informed, are large, containing us a rule from seven to tiineycna birds, find thce ate already strong ou the wing and healthy. Further, there, are fewer cheepers than usual at this early period sportsmen can start shooting at once. The Aberfeldy riet is said to be exceptionally fortunate in this respect, and tho moors belonging to Lord Itreathilbane and those owni'd by Sir Robert Menyies aro reported to be rtwaruiieg with tine birils.

From Punaln-stsir. too, and Mogcride, come excellent reports, and the same may he said of the in tho neighbourhood of CrielT. such as Dur.ira. Lawers. Ahemciiill.

I llenturrei, and Moiuic. The moors aho ronlid about are stste.1 to show good j.rotui.-e of Kport, and tile same favourable accounts come from the moors in and From Jii iwrev.f-yA lmwev.r, we do not hear such a satisfactory story. Indeed from moors adjacent to one another conflicting reports come. Some keepers anticipate an unusually successful season, but others speak most gloomily of tho prjspecU of sport. (In all hands it is ajrreeil that there a good stock of birds left at the end of thu season in coses there was a far larger tliau averaeo amount left.

l-'or, curiuuidy ctiougli. on ouie of the best luoor-i it whs only at the very end of the year that many birds were seen: on one moor the largest bag, some 157 brace, was obtained on the very last day's shouting, although previous to that day far fewer birds than in average yeaf3 had been sefn. The winter and early spring was very mild, and the grouse were doing wolf until the last week iu May, when snow and rain diA incalculable lnischiof. Hundroils of young birda are reimrted to have been destroyed on the upper moors, and considerable dnmngc was also done in the lower moorn. Thus from some moors very unsatisfactory sport is anticipated.

Still, to counterbalance these unfavourable accouuts, authentic information bas been received from keepers and shepherds that in tho Mackintosh country, which is generally hclicvod to bo tho best grouse county in the whole of Scotland, a large number of the young birds were at the end of Maj in a sufficiently forward Rtate to bo able to the effects of the cold and BnOW which then prevailed. Further, in thu case of thoso birds who were sitting ut the time aud whose cgsrs were destroyed through the effects of the storm, there has been in many cases a second oestmg, and the young birds aro said to be both numerous and healthy, though they will not he in a condition for shooting until the beeianing of September, lt is rather a remarkable fact that, oven on some of thohtgher grounds, the young birds did not suffer much from the ciTccts of the scow tliesc are said to lie cxceplinunlly strong on tlio wing for this early period of the season, and some of tlietn are nlroady win! and difficult approach. On the whole, therefore, in tho Mackintosh country, especially on Moy, Mcallniorc, Farr, tilcnkyilachio, C.ler.mazaran and Unlmigavie, excellent bags ooghttobe obtained, well up to the average of recent years. The same oceountH come from the moors on Speysido, such 03 Newtonmore and Pitcroy, while those iu Bsflcnnch jrive fsronraWo prospects of sport. From the Lovat country not tpiite so satisfactory reports have come to hand the heavy snows in May have dune much harm on the higher grounds, and tho grouse are said to be very scarce, though the birds seen are strong and healthy.

Tho elfects of tho storms have been very aevere, too. in Lochaber and Kmiydnrt. In llanff'hire it is not anticipated that the season will be up to the average. The storms in May to havw been exceptionally severe in that county, and the grouse snilcroii greatly in consequence. Many of tho young birds were destroyed, and there have not been many second nestings.

A great number or barren birda have been come across, but the young ones which managed to survivo the otfecta of the changes of snow and rain are reported to he healthy aud strong on the wing. jl'port from the Y'trfnnhirr nioors are of satisfactory nature, and it is anticipated that the sport thi-l season will ho quite up to the average, if not rather above. There was a large j-toek of birds left at tho end of last season, and the nesting was a good one. A considerable number of eggs, however, were destroyed iu consequence of the inclement weather in May, but in many cases a second hatching took placo. The coveys are said to be large, and the birds of the.

earty hatching are already strong on tbe wing aud rather wild, while there are many cheepers from the second hatching. In the Kirriemuir district the groiise. wc are informed, are numerous, and in splendid condition and thifc is tlio cac on the moors belon-ring to Lord Dalhousie, Lord Airlie. and Sir John Kinloch The moors in mth do not appear to promise such a satisfactory result. Though there was a largo stock left, and the birds wintered well, the storms in tho middle of May had a most disastrous e-Tect.

Hundred of tho early birdsdied off, tbe r-gs of the birds then silling were destroyed. There was certainly in many cases a second hatching, but tho coveys which resulted arc small. There arn many barren birds to be seen on the moors, ami an unusually large number of cheepers. The r.isnlt is that many or the moors will hardly bo shot over nnlil the beginning of SfpU-iiiliur. Fairly good reports, however, como from Jfalmoral and Invcrcauld, where all average season is expected.

The accounts of the projects of sport in dr(yi(nc vary to a considerable extent. In soiub prirta of tho county the grouse are said to bo both and healthy, and sportsmen are looking forward to having an exceptiimalli- good season. Thin is especially the ease with the moors in Cautyre, as. for instance, Clonbarr and (Ilcucrnbasdale, while in tho I'oltalJoch country, on the mnors bordering on Loch Fyne and JkcIi hong, and in Cowall excellent sport is confidently expected. The birds are already reported to bo in splendid condition and very forward for tho time of the year.

From other districts, however, the prospects seem tn be gloomy in the extreme. The line weather in April caused the birds to nest early and the voimg birds which were produced all died off in the middle of May. Tho result is that there is a very large number of bruTon birds on tho moors, and any coveys that then) may be are Bmall. On many of tho moors, therefore, there will he very little shooting this season. From Kiws-s'n'w, ton, the reports aro cnntlicthig to a degree.

In tin; north and Cm mil fn north-west portions of tho county the outlook is far from im rr his may ne wufl to lie tne caso on almost all the higher grounds throngliont IloBH-shire as nn immense amount of snow fell the month of Mav, and was followed by cold drenching rains. From tho lower grounds, however, tho prospects an excellent season arn much more assured On the moors in tho neighbourhood of Pmg-wall and StrathpefTer very good sport is anticipated. There is a much greater stock of birds than ordmarv years- una the older ones otc strong on tho wing an healthy, and difficult to distinguish from those of a previous season. The coveys contain, on tho average, from five to seven birds, they are rather mixed as there were a great many seconds or bit broods, thus there will be good sport obtainable all thnnigh tho season. Kicellcnt reports come from Tiilloch, Swordalc, iNovnr, and Fcnlis, tlwugb on the higher parts ot llie moors thoro are but low birds, and only barren hopeiiiL Xlie severo wcamcr n.

stroved most of the voung birds, and the coveys timt survived were greatly diminished, so that it is not uncommon to find old birds followed by couple of young hird COb'RT OF UAXKRUPTCV. rUefore Mr. Koistrar OtrKAKO.J HE JOSKl'K LKVTCY l.KVOl. Upon the application of Mr, T. ltiehards on behalf of tho petitioning creditor, a receiving order was made against this debtor, who is described as of Hishop-road, Paddiugton, club proprietor.

debtor states that be carries "on the "VYestbourne Club. which is famisbed on the hire purchase system, a sum of 160 atill being due in respect of it. Te debts and assets were not stated. JUS H. I.

BALTEtC. This debtor, described as of Hampden House, Seniors Town, bus ba-l a petition presented against him Upon thu application of Messrs. F. it. riiuith and Son the usual receiving order was made.

No particulars transpired. IN THS DKPART11E5IT Or THE OFFICIAL RE A. V. BT. CIKOROK.

This bankrupt bad a receiving order made against him in Juno, he being described as of Marine-strcot, Ber-mondscy, residing at Karlawood, olectrician. From the summary just issued, it appears that the gross, debts are of which 529 is unsecured, and that thoro are no assets. In 1SS3 he petitioned the court for liquidation, and pai Is. 6d. in the on debts to the amount of 3,741.

He was adjudicated bankrupt in Jov.v 1836, bis debts bebijr 4,504, and no dividend was paid. He has r.ot rccivod his discharge under those proceedings. Ho r.t tributes his failure to tho of his patents, and to his liability for moucy borrowed to work them. Thuy include patents for manufacturing linoleum and artificial indiaruhber. (Law Notices will bk wso Pao 3.) RAILWAT MEETINGS.

LONDON AND NORTH-WESTERN. The ninety-seventh half-yearly meeting of the shareholders of tbo London and North-Western Kailway Company was held yosterday at tbe Euston Station. Lord said that it was w-ith extreme pV-i-uro that the directors bad met the shareholders ou this occasion, because they had to recommend a distribution equal to per cent, over the dividend of last year. With regard to the figures contained in the report, the whole question lay in a nutshell. They were able to recommend an increase of per which had been brought aboat by an increase in revenue during tho half-year of 125,665, and a decrease of expenditure of 42.765 as compared with the corresponding half of 1393.

In the account was included thoir hot9ls, the amount received from which hail been satisfactory during tho past few years owing to tho endoaroara made by their managers to meet the requirements of tho travelling public, who when thoy know whew to find a good ljot'c! go to it. Thoy were also indebtod tD their child, the North London Railway Company, for a great doal of their success, and lie might say they were always gfad to see children willing to help their parents in their old age. The total incroa'o in revenue wbj, therefore, 121,008. With respect to the decreaso in tlio expenses, ho say that it was owing mainly to the efforts of their otiicers in every department of tbe service. "When the coal strike was'on every possible economy was effected, and he was glad to say that although the traffic decreased during that time to a certain amoiint, still, their officers got into such a way of putting their thumbs down, and so prsventing any undue expenditure, that led tbo directors to hopu that s'ucb ocor.omies would be exercised for all time to come.

Of courso, as the traffic grew expenditure must row likewise: but he thought it was to the grert credit" of their officers that the directors wore able to notico such a decrease as 42.765 in that respect. In every part of their roport. lie was pleased to 3ay, the suarenoioers woiuo sso or There would be required for new capital for ordinary stock 10.071 for debenture interest, 4.394 making 14.468. That would have to bo deducted from 125,066, which loft, 110,698. Tho dividend required would bo 100.403.

leavinsr 10 10 as the balance to be carried for ward to tho next half-year, whiub was 61,565, as against 51.460 at tho end of Jono, 1895, so that ha thought thoy would all agTee with him tlmt their roport was a vory tatisfactory one indeed. Proceeding, lm Hnid thev hml next to look at one or two sad pointa. Tho bad times which had existed in tho commercial anil agricultural world had camed people to travel as economically as possible, with the resuit that, although thuy had eicollent accommodation, ninny had travelled third class instead of (irst and second. Although this year they had an increase in numbers ot Uoth lirae anu 'second class, still they had a decrease in money, and that n)iowel that their. lonir-ioHrnev friends wero per fectly hnppy to go third class instead of in carriages of a supci lor class, xney nan a moss satisfactory xuiiur-i in of second class season ticket holders.

iiurl that was a proof that around Londoa and in other places people liked the second class, so that tho directors could not aea their way to abolish tho second class for mnny years to come. Their policy would bc to let it die out of itself. Tne onlv wy to cut it short would bo in respect of tho money, ul.U mat, OI course, was ivuaii buejr u.iu look to after all. As a matter of fact, they had 1.053 second class seats more than they had laat yuar. At tbe time thoy had in third class seats over 6.000.

Thay had tints diminished the second-class accommodation in proportion to the number of passengers, whilst thcvliad mcrcosed the third class accommodation. Although they had carried 80,400 more third ut.ss passengers they had only givon 1,000 more money, -so that although the numbers carried bad been enormous, thoy had onlv vielded a very small amonnt of money. It was to bo liopcd that when times mended, many of thoso who now travelled third wonld take to tbo second class again. Thoy had a loss altogether in passenger, ic, receipts of 27,343, but he wa3 glad to say that it had been compensated for in other ways. In tbo passenger receipts wero included parcels, horses, carriages, and dogs, and ha supposed that people could not alford to travel with their horses, carriages, and dogs as they used to do before the bad times set in.

In merchandise, goods, live stock, and mineral receipts there was an increase of 107,647, By vents of lands and buildings thoy had an increase of 3,814, so that tho result was that they had 115.655 more than thoy had this time last year. There had also been good saving in the locomotive department, and wages and materials were also very much down. Their ongines wore in a satisfactory condition, and were used much as horses should be well fed and properly looked after. It was their policy to treat their engines as thoy would horse3, and then they wonld not suffer much from the hard wrrk thay had to undergo. Thoy had also got one of the finest boats for tbo Channel service.

Tha Banshee had been re-engtnod and re-boilered, and the report of one straight honest trial showed that she could develop a speed of twenty knots. In tho Lily and the Violet they had two other excellent boats, so that they hoped to sec the Ivish service well patronised in tho fntura. It -would be carried oat with all expedition and in the most satisfactory manner, so that thoy did not look to any falling back in the competition for the Irish traffio (bear, bear). After soma discussion tbe report was unanigiously adopted. GREAT NORTHERN', nt tb in the abundant harvest, which ought not only to increase the company receipts, hut to put somo mou-y in tne pockets uf those wiio had for some time past stood much in need of it.

The report was agreed to. PREACHERS IN LONDON TO-DAY. St. Paul's Cathedral Prebendary Uodson, 10:30 Canon Ncwbolt, Canon Fletcher, 7. Wit- MIM8TER Abbey Rev.

T. R. Hine-Haycock, 10 Canon "Wilberforee, 3. Chapel Botal, St" Jaroe's Dr. J.

Llewellyn Davies. 12. Chapel Roval, savoy, and Lincoln's Inn Chapel, closed. St. MAiiOAr.ET'H, Westminster Archdeacon Karrar.

11 Dr. Oallaudet, 7. Hosht.u Chapel Rev. A. R.

Buck-land, 11. St. James's. Westmoreland-street, Mary- lebone It. R.

Haweis. on Tbe Fulness. of Christ," 11 and 7. The Crrf Temple, Holborn: Closed. Catholic Afostolic Gorrlon- Subject, What is Truth?" 7.

South Ken-si Pbsshtterian Church, Krapcror's-gato, Gloucester-rood Rev. J. Waddell Black. 11 and 7. Sr.

Wood pRKSnvritRlAN Church, Marl- borotigh-nlaca Kov. James Paterson, 11 and 7. Tits Kino's WJfian-HOiiKK, Duke-street, Grosvenor- srpiare Rev. J. Mclldowie, 11 and 7.

Sr. IVI.mitlkbonf Parish Chl'Bch Canon Cooper, ll and 7. St. Gkoicus'3, Bloomsbury Rev. A.

B. Boyd Carpenter, 11 and 7. St. MtcifASL's, London Rev. P.

ll. Cooke, 11 Rev. T. V. 7.

St. George's Chafkl, Albemarlo-street, Mnyfair Rev. it. Simpson, 11:15 and 6:30. JiT.

SIary-at-Hill, Monument Rav. W. Carlile, 9 and 7 evensong illustrated with dissolving views. Sr. Mast Woolnotk, Lombard-street.

Bev. J. M. S. Brooke, and 3.

Sr. Bkidk'k, Rev. E.C.Hawkins, IT and 7. St, MABY-LS-STSAyD Rev. A.

Chambers, 11 Rev. G. J. Hanunon, 7. St.

Philip's, Regent-street, Waterloo-place Rev. Harry Jones, 11:15 and 3:30. St. Amne'R Soho Rev. H.

B. Freeman, 11 and 7. St. Savioub's, Sonthwark: Kev. G.

Horlock, II; Bcv. C. Kdwards, 7. St. Saviour's, Denmark-park, Champion-hill Bat.

H. S. Swithinbank, 11 and 7. Damages fob Bkea.ch of Promise. A.t Neath yesterday, Isabella Dobion, of Cardiff, recovered judgment for 125 and costs against diaries Grant, ao engineer, for breach of promise to marry.

For the de-foucs it was contended that defendant broke off th match because, as he frankly avowed, he no longar loved tbo plaintiff. Counsel urged that marriage under such conditions must have proved a failure. Saved from: Drowning. Yesterday afternoon a middle-aged woman was seen struggling ux one of tbe largo ponds on Haaipstead Heath. A passer-by named Kicbard Henry Aves, of Talby-street, Kentish Town, went into tbe water to tho depth of three feet, and with tho assistance of Police-constoblo Hooton gotber out.

She was conveyed on an ambulance to the police-station, where she describod hersell as Harriet Crooke, aged forty-nine, marriol, of Ferdinand-stroot, Chalk Farm. She was in an exhausted condition from tbe immersion, and after being seen by Dr. Payne was taken to tho workhouse infirmary. It is not known how she got into the water. Sensationa-I.

Affair at Bbightok. The Central News Brighton correspondent yesterday telegraphed A sensational affair happened in Blackman-street, Brighton, to-night, a man named Fred Guy, a gosfitter, and his wife being found with wounds in their throats, iuSicted, it is supposed, hy a penknife. The -first intimation received by the neighbours of the occurence was givon by screams proceeding from the bouse. Mrs. Guy rushed into tbi street shouting "He has cnt my throat! On search being made the husband was found in tho house with a deep gash in the throat.

Both hushand and wife were promptly convoyed to the hospital, where Mrs. Guy's wound was found not to be of a serious nature. Tha man was detained. Opening of the "West Highland Rail-vtat. Yesterday tlio West Highland line from Glasgow to Fort William, a distance of 99i miles, was officially opened.

A large company of visitors and officials left the North British Station (Glasgow), and arrived at Fort William at about two o'clock, the journey occupying five hours. The West Highland line passes through entiroly new country, tbo scenery being admittedly the-finest in Britain. The line, which is a single one, runs out of the North British, and will provo of immense advantage to English tonrists in tbo Highlands. Lady Tweeddals. wife of Lord Tweaddale, Chairman of the West Highland and North British lines, performed the opening ceremony.

Ou arriving at Fort William, where a pnblic lou'day had been declared, Lady Tweeddale ascended a platform in front of a beautifully decorated hoathar ftreh. Mr, Aird, MJP. (of Messrs. Aird and Locas, tbe contractor presented her ladyship with a gold key. He said that for five years bis firm had been engaged in constructing the line, and they had given employment to a vast number of mon, but he was proud to say, that there had never been any difference between th masters and tbe men.

Sir Charles Tennant then stopped' forward and presented Lady Tweeddale with a handsome volume, entitled "Mountain, Moor, and which was a graphic description of the new line. Lady Tweed dale said that she was proud to come to the Highlands under such auspicious circumstances, and she hoped thai the Wost Highland line would bring happiness to many-she wished fee lino, and the Highlands in general, gpod luck. Her ladyship then pulled a lever, and a Rate way-opened through which the train steamed, amidst loud cheers. The company were aftorwards entertained at luncheon. gPlERS and POND'S jgTORES, QUEEN TICTOaiA-STBEBT.

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PIERS and POND'S T0RES, SKRI0U8 FIRKrf. threat Dover-street, tloruugh. was the scene iu tho early hours of yesterday iiiori.iug of a fire which, although of a trivial character as regards damage, was attendud by socio very etcitiug sci-nes. About a qiuirter l.i three o'clock, when on duty in Tabard-street, l'oiice-ciiuslible Cornell, 131 and Police-constable 172 heard cries of Vire and on running into (ii-cct they -aw smoko issniug from the top poiticn of No. 122, in tlio occupation of Mr.

Tiee, clock maker. Mr. Orcan, the carotakur, witli a child iu his avms, was at ono of the bed-ruom windows, aud on seeing the police ho shouted, "Catch my child lie nppeurud to be greatly terrified, and a most exciting Hcoae en.sucd. The baby must have been dashed to pieces had it been thrown out of tho window, and Mr. was appealed to to wait a moment.

The eoustubles prumptfy climbed up tho blind-irons of tho shop, and on to th.i coj.imr, from whence Cornell reached hii iron rod forming una of the supports of a largw clnck. Standing on this he then leaned against the wall. ami Mr. Omen dropped the baby into his uruw, and the infant was safely handed to Polico-constablo ttrown. In the meantime the shrieks of the ii.

mates ui.d tho noise of the police whistles blnwiug had amused Sir. J. Meads, manager to Mr. Tree, who resides at 121. Oreat Duvcr-Ptreet, and hn at once brought a small ladder on the sceno, wbi'di was placed on the shop coping.

Police-constable Ker.slakc had now arrived, and ascending the ladder he entered the bouse, ami brought two other children out, anil whilo the three officers were further engaged in handing down tho servant girl and another ot Mr. children, the firc-escapo from tho Old Kent-road came up. The eB'-ape was at once pitched, and Mr. and Mrs. flreeu were carried down it by tho firemen, who Wero now on the spot.

The outbreak occurred iu a bedroom occupied by oud of Air. Green's children, and she first ralcd tho nlarm iutbo house. An attempt, it is stated, was made to put out the flames, but the smoke became so overpowering that it was found impossible to cio so. It was then discovered that escape by tho stairs was cut off, and Mr. Orcen, as hlatc.l, went to the window, and callod for help.

The police appear to have acted very promptly in the matter. Their position on the narrow shop ledge was ft very dangerous one, but fortunately they escaped accident. Mr. Morris's warehouse nnd tarpaulin wnrkB at Manchester were pertly destroyed by fin; yesterday. The building was six storeys high, anil the inflammable nature of the contents made it dillicult to combat the flames.

The walls arc in a daogeruus couditiau. CHOLHRA ON THE THAMES. Upon inquiry being made at a late hour yesterday afternoon at the offices of tho Local Oovornmont Hoard it whs stated by the officer in charge of the Medical Department that no deaths were as yet reported iu connection with tho four cases of cholera from thfl steamship Balmorc now under treatment at the Port of London Sanitary Hospital at Denton. All fonr cases were understood to be of a somewhat mild character. Nothing officially is known at the Local Government Board of a fifth case nt Petiton, and it is obvious from this that Dr.

Collingridge, tho sonior medical officer of health for the Port of London, has not deemed it worth while to notify what ha has already stated in the course of nn interview to bo a case of sheer fuuk." LABOUR KEWS. THE SCOTCH COAL FTltlKB. At a meeting yesterday afternoon of tho Miners' Federation of thu Lothian, at which nvcry district was represented, it was agreed jo recommend the acceptance to the miners of the Scotch Federation proposal of sixpence P'T day inr.rooso iu wnges. The Fifosliire miners- aro in favour of a settlement on the Conciliation Board lines. CLOSE OF THE CAT! STRIKE.

The Kxchaiigo Telngrajih Company states that the whole of tlio privileged drivers at tho Pakenham-streut yard of the London Improved Cab C'omiinny rcsnmod work yesterday morning on the terms laid down in tho Home Secretary's final award. BTTUJEB IN Til CIT A.IN TltAUB. About, two thousand o.itworherH engaged iu Ui chain trade ill the Oadlcy Heath and Oldhill. istrilfordshirc, districts, struck work yesterday against the present scale of wages. WOBKMKS'S TRAVKM.lIfl FACILITIES.

Lost evnning a mass meeting, convened by tint Workmen's Trains and Trains Union, was held in llattursca Park "in fuvour of a reduction in fares and a more efficient service of trains and trams fcr the male and fomnlo workers of the districts of Itatter.soa, Clapham, and Wandsworth." Mr. Jubn Hums. M.P. wrote ex-pressing Togret that ho was unable to attend the meeting, but the movement bad his heartiest support. Mr.

W. who presided, said that on behalf of a number of progressive and workmen's nrgauiKattuitt, a moveiueut had been sut on foot with n- view of reducing workmen's fares, not only in the Halt raea, district, but throughout the metropolis. Tho chairman of the Oreat Kostern Railway Company, which had been tho pioneer of workmen's trains, had stated quite recently that bOO passengers could bo conveyed at a profit for 2d. for twenty miles. A resolution calling for additional facilities nnd for railway, steamboat, tram, and 'bus travelling for workmen at reduced fares was adopted.

A Kirkby Stephen telegram says that at a meeting or tho owners of Stninmoro Common yesterday, at which Mr. l'emberton Leach, of the Hoard of Agriculture was present, neuonnts for the enclosure and litigation subsequent thereto wero proved for 6,941. The greater portion of tho money was spent in resisting tliirtceii claims, tbe litigation having extended over a perio-1 of about seventeen years. Poach inc. Affba.t A telegram from Cooka-fnn-n sfvs Tho "Dmnorstown magistrates bare liberated ou 100 bail each two gamekoBpers charged with shooting poachers, nnd a third man charged with poaching has boon released on tu nan.

ue irt-u kihib pium uu the 21st iust. The wonndod nion are sorioualy injnrod, the foot of one requiring amputation, and the log of another being smashed, A Ooitious Case. A curious ease came before the Jersey police magistrates yesterday. A farmer named Koincrii Was recently roDoeu oi au an om wnan of eighty, locally reported to bo a fortune teller, pro- mSsodlo ravcal where money was hi33en for 2 ICs. On her asking for furthor sum the prcsecntor oommnni- e.i.v.