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THE TIMES, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1880. 11 LAW REPORT, SepU72. HIGH COURT OF JUSTICE. ClLiNCSCr DIVISION. tjtrn Ctomitw, Sittine racwzaosi Judgt.) dm TA10 OOMfAUr UVITW.

T. this ow the petition of Mr. Albert Grant, the order he witsliet up of lb company waa made. Xf. oo" Mr.

oa appeared la IM mm, wiu rnt match or lxaxixotos. ni motion by the owner of a rim of land at vmlaitoo which tleeorr watioora v'rwsed to erect en ii'ik to deeewaed tradesmen bo rJ rrocomt nw KrrJr for tlie town, rrtraia th carport) km Mid making lb erection cm the (round lht the hoot the 'pUintifTa assent and interfered Jrft! nt. A "ru Injunction had been granted MrTlKV CL, and Mr. Qlea appeared for the jfj'W. lUMtt.

for the corporation, admitted that disputed question of till to be tried end there tt. oMt to the continuance of the injunction. "3. C. and Mr.

Lrvrrr. for the other MnktW, submitted on of the oa.e that the mo i a suevred, and alao that on Use balance of con 'W the obelisk should Im allowed to be completed. savU, althcwgh on the law of the ease Kailt in favour of the defendants, be thought, the better coarse waa to continue the itrnn je rrauwialcg the erection until the seoood motion day i NVsvosber 1 KI CHinmw STXAWBOAT CAkltTtSa OOMTAST. lf motion by the voluntary liquidator of the rT to restrain certain creditors from proceeding to tioa under a judgment obtained by them. Tbe reso i tbe winding up ni nJe on the Sth of July, uj Lifr.wst hJ brea obtkinej on the 'Stlh of uly.

Tbo oo the 7th of Peptrmtirr, and on that dy 5 took poMntion of tlie Wmcr Albert, the ptv of the company. An nlcnn order bad been jj. jtiUar. Q.C and Mr. Warmlncton appeared for the HiJiWtjlr HolUndfor tl.a judgment creditors and for be of Monmouth.

L. kh the reatraininc order, and ejfj the to pay the coata of the motion. WKECK COMMISSIOXER COURT. Jtfirt Vr. U.

BoTBKBT, tXi urcx OoiUflsstOa XB.) TBI JCW routes, in a rehearing ander the Act of 1ST. The ease trt trd at Ncwcartle Bpon Tyne on the 19th of rehraTT. hcn Mr. De Uatnel appeared for the Board of lrti aid Ht well for the or. Right vttnenct srir ben prodared by the Hoard of Trade aad examined, IX Hamel stated that the Board of Trade desired the rpiaioB of Court Bpon the foUowincqueattoca What, Ivr, Ivy tauter ue eaia aieanwnip waa orrrlaJea Whrtbrr aa laden the aid ateanuhip had aufficirut ra! Whether her pc raping arranremect waarfl tiet? Whether the hold of the ald ateamahjp were Teatilated Mr.

Sevell aa aaked whather be an adjournment to produce further eri jraje, bet he tUted that ha prepared to go to a bear. isf os the eridesce aa it stood. Ue then addrereed the Court oa behalf ot the owner, and Mr. De JUiDfl haring been heard in reply, the Court pro cerdeats rive jadgrrnt on the qnestioni on which ita rp had bern aaked. The eirrumsUncea of the cat are aa f.

'Uewi The Joaeph Tereaa waa an iron screw belonging to the port of London, of l.MJ grosa, and 176 totx net register, and ttted with engirea of 170 horae poaar. She waa bsiit by Meaara. C. Mitebell and at Low Wa 'ker on Tyne, in' and at tie time of her losa the of Mr. Charles Samuel Hunting, of 33, QuTsiJe, Sewcastle on Tj oe.

and others, Mr. Jlocting If, i i managing owner. She lef the Tyne on the 29ta ci NoTratber last, with a cargo of coals, bound for Liabon, bar.ag a crew of tt handa all told, and from that time totJ' moTe bad len heard cf her. The Court said that the eTi.lerjce which had been laid before thera waa so iactory that tly tad rery oonsiderahle difficulty in the question what waa the cause of the loss. Itrcstoa.

the gentleman who managed the Tea el fa the or. had, they were told, been suddenly called away by the illses of a daughter, and Mr. Hunting, the canaging on car who waa called in his stead, nofortanatelT kxwEcthaig of the state and condition of theresael ahe Iff: on her last royage. On the material! before thera tiie'Coort found that the probable cause of the steamship Joseph lerena Dot baring been heard of aince she ief Ine Type oa the "Hh of KoTrmber, 1S79, was that she in one of the gales which ahe encountered that raid atearcahip waa orerladcn when ahe left the Tyne that the aatd steamship aa laden had not sufficient stal ilrty that her pumping arrang menta were snfi. that, although the Lo'di of the said steamship appear not to have been properly ventilated, that had nothing to do with the loss.

The Court Bade no order as to cost. On the rehearing, which waa held on Monday at Uew caatie. the ollowitg additional witnesses were called Mr. Matthew Carr. fitter for the Burnhope Colliery, pro iSctd the books ox the colliery, which stated that the Joteph Ferens had IJS6Z tons 18 cwt.

a cargo oa board when ahe last aailed. Mr. G. Eeay. litter for the Radcliffe Colliery, said he roppiied feel I or lae joeepa Kerens on ter last rorage, and it waa 10 tona 2 cwt.

Mr. Charles M. Tait, chief draughtsman at Meaara. Mitchell aad Low Walker, said his instructions with reference to the buiidicj of the ressol were that she was to carry ST0 tons dead weight cargo and bunkers on the can of 31ft. and afterwards the owners re t)oetd that the dead weight migl.t be increased to teas on the satnt draught.

They altered the lines to suit that, and still maintained the mrae breadth of beam. The Teasel was finished in 1877, and the finish weight, inclusive of sfcp, engibea. was tons. Her displacement in fmh water on 21ft. 6in.

at the bottom of the keel was toca. The carrying weight in fresh water was ZJX1 lout on 21ft. and the allowance for salt water on tIJa amouTit of cargo would be 73 tona. Her displacement tr I 1'. r.

v. it mean draught of Sift. Gin. was 1,0" iS tona. IVptamlSrenton, superintendent for Messrs.

Hunting and rttm'n, the managing owaera of the Teasel, said be fixed pOKtioti for the cLsc on the Joseph Ferens. The he went bT wa a shade le than 2iin. to the foot, which is eutoraxrr ru'e. The ttoI sailed on the of ember. lstYacout 2 clock in the afternoon and hi 3r ion waa that sbe went to sea in a seaworthy state and It tor any work.

Jar.ca lUmsay, Board of Trade surveyor at Xorth bh. id, aaid l.e visited the Joseph Ferens on the 27th rf No berg aad be appeared to be in fair trim. If site tiad sot teen in fair trim he would not hare allowed her to go sea. Caritain Frsrton was re cal'ed, and stated that the resael Ler full ca go on the 27 th of ami after tLe hatuea Lad been closed nothing more was received on board. Mr.

Charles H. Hunting, cf the firm of Hunting and rf. t. Oi, said that the signature of the bill oflading was that of his firm. The bill of lading was prepared by the ewrr of the cargo and tendered to tbem for signature.

Mr EornniT, in giving judgment, aa lie waa very glad tiitt case had come up for re hearing. At the last ii.j iiry there was a want information, and the Court arrived at a decision which waa undjuhteJly injurious to tbeowaeral lie aa ha; pT to say they were completely ei aerated from all blame. He then reviewed the eriderce, atti eavi that be waa of opinion the vesel was sent to sea aa efficient state and that she waa not overladen. Aa ta.n Bruiiton and Mr. lUmy did not attend at the last ry, i ouid give no cot with tlie decision.

l. Ha nel appeared for the Solicitor to the Hoard of a1 Mr. W. Murton; Mr. Ingledew for the owners of tie vael Mr.

Adamon for the owners of tlie cargo. COURT OF BANKRUPTCY. Brjvrt Mr. RaVilsTKAB BROUGHAM.) is Rett. RiTnsosr.

An adjourned rt mting was held in the banVrup'ey of Kathbone, who hid carried on the buii.ea of a rr mrciant at 132. Upper TlAmea street, and the New t. rn liichanjfe. TLe bankrupt lias absconded, and no icl attt we prtantt d. to about 2,000 were a lmittcJ, and Mr A.

Y. Enever. corn merchant. Backside, waa aj pointed trartee, to act with a committee of inspection. IX T.Z C.

J. IT5BAK. Aa adjudication waa made against Charles Gordon I'uabar, commonly known aa Archdeacon Dunbar, aad cettrilied aa of Prince a vjuare, Bayswater, clerk in 7 cniers, a pttiiotilng creditor was Mrs. F. C.

Reeve, Wim widow, in respect of a judgment debt of aS 't 1L and the set of bankruptcy waa the non fpKance of the bankrupt with a debtor a summons. MIDDLESEX SESSIONS. aljoane.1 fSoptemlier Sessions for criminal business .4 tevdav at the fseasions bouse, GerkcBwell, before Ktfin. i.C, the AssiaUnt Judge Mr. 8.

lr iC, Chairman of the Seeond Court Captain Pim, R.X., Mr. I'rioe, and Mr. Doe, Justices. First ourt was occupied all day with the hearing of J. against two.

men named Henry ripe and Jo'in Ja.Vs ju wfio surrendered to their bail on an in i.t c.iargiugtla ia with having obtained several sums 'J preteijdin; that the twitionsof coachman, nnager to a mail coach in the South of England aarabt, dem. indieg Trim the never! applicants rths tl ayment oi a small regiatration fee adiate. There waa a furtlier charge against Henry thuiiaut; from Eminia Anthony 10s. by falselj dmc I carried oa a irmi de and genuine bust fMattiie keetr of a regiatry office for domestic aer and that be was ia a position to obtaiu a situation J' Twocvuatain the same indictment charged the tw 'lef' ndaLta witii conspiring together to clieat and de i i.li persons should apply for the positions of "1, eoacijrjin, arl manager in the above mentioned hat after tl evidence bearing on this part of the had cowcluded, the AasisUnt Judge ruled that wa evidence of conspiracy to go to the jury. The t.e prosecution had not couclndcd at the rising of tourt, we therefore reserve our report.

Mr. pmwcBted on behalf of tlie Treasury. Mr. Geogbegaa JJemied and Mr. Grain the other defendant Jackson.

Tr Second Court waa occupied' the greater part of the ith the bearing of aa indictment against a man named ilat ba, for criminally aasaalting a little girl under 12 years After a Ions; deliberation, the jury found him and Mr. Prentice sentenoed him to be imprisoned a1 kept hard labour for three months. Mr. Cunning Ua prosecuted, aad Hi. Montagu Williams defended the pviacavj UrUa Dmaa, M.

cWwaaja, iral Indicted (or Urinj stolen a waich and chain, the property of William Parriah. Mr. rureeU eroaeeated I the nriaoner waa aadafandad. At about half past 13 oa the night of Saturday, August 21, the prosecutor waa walking along Oxford at reel, and when near tne jsarue Area ana prisoner ran up to nlm aa be was taking a cigar from hia breast packet and snatched atais ahaln, wrenching off tha watch. Bha ran away, parraed by the prosecutor, and when be overtook her be taw her throw his watch into the roadway, when it was picked ap by a bystander.

Frederick Bobinson. a milk arrier, who on Monday but pleaded Guilty to aa in. dictment tharging him with having mbexxlad moneys of hia master, waa ia if ord street at the time of the robbery and corroborated the prosecutor's account. Thomas Wad diegton. 122 waa called, and he found prisoner detained by prosecutor, bo made no answer to the charge, bat at the station and when before the magistrate she denied having seen prosecutor's watch or having been near him at all.

A wttoraswaseaUedto prove an but in the end the lury found her GuUli. and not Line be In known airainat her Mr. Freatice sentenced ber to be Imprisoned and kept to Itenr Clark 39 4 I.1:..I for ateaiinx a watch and chain, the property a person un knosm. Mr. A.

Braxton Hicks prosecuted the prisoner waa nnueierweo. it apprareu irom the evidence that Detective Uolfe, of the Division, waa In the Whitechanel. road on the evening ot the of August, when be sawbe prisoner and another man dalging round a man. and saw tne vritmet take a watch from the tatter's rocket and then go off a little war. The detective followed, caught hold of the prisoner, and aaked him for the watch, when he paaaed it to his companion, who went away with it.

The detective louowea tr.e companion, ana caught him jost aa be waa throwing the watch away. The watch was picked up, ami the man waj taken to tlie station, and when charged before the magistrate he pleaded Guilty," and waa aentenend to six mouths' imprisonment. The other prisoner was apprehended in Newgate, where be was detained on another charge. The jury found tbe prisoner OviTrtr, and he was seniencea to six monu imprisonment, with hard labour, F0LI0E. At the MAysios Horsa yeaterdav, TnovAS Hatos, 41, described as a warehouseman, and Botur FRA5C.

o'J, a tailor, were charged before the Lord Mayor, the former with stealing and the latter with feloniously receiving a quantity of silk belonging to Messrs. Alsop, Dowries, Spile bury, and manufacturers, at 4, Huggin lane. Wood street. Detective Sergeant Robert Child, of the Oity Folic, deposed that about 6 o'clock on Tuesday evening he waa in Hoggin lane, with another officer, and saw the prisoner Fiance leave the warehouse of the prosecutors with a laurel in Ida hands and go into a Mifhbourinr nub lichouae. In a few minutes the prisoner Hands left the same warehouse, also carrying a parcel, and joined France.

Witnesa followed them into the house and thenca into Castle street. Falcon square, where he stopped the prisoners. He told them he was an officer, aad, addressing Hands, aaked what be bad got in the parcel he waa carrying. The prisoner replied there were varioua pieces and patterns of braid. 1 ltntaa asked if he had anything else about him, and he produced from one of his pockets four reels of twisted silk, and in answer to a further question be took out four other reels, all of which he said he had got from tbe prisoner France.

France, en being questioned, aatd, after some hesitation, had got them from the prosecutors' premises, and be showed them an invoice relating to two reels of twist and a piece of serge. In reply to witness's quest iona, he produced from bis pockets seven other reels of ailk and two loose pieces ot black silk, which be aaid Hands had given him. 1 lands on that made no ob aervation. Witness took them into custody, and at France's house be found a quantity of velvet. Tbe Lord Mayor, at the request ot the police, remanded the prisoners.

At the OnxPHtl.I. Joex Bortow, a fanner, of Carlton. Beds, was summoned before Alderman Staples, by Mr. William Wylde, chief inspector of meat in the Central Meat Market, for sending the carcass of a calf to market which was diseased and unfit for human food. Mr.

Baylia, solicitor to the Commissioners of Sewers, supported the summons and Mr. Besley appeared for the defendant. Mr. Besley said he did not propose to diipute the facta ot the case, but he had explained tbe circumstances to Mr. Bavlis, who concurred in the application be was about to male.

Ihe defendant was a young man who. a few Tears ago, commenced farming on his own account, He was highly respectable and very well connected in the county. I lie was away irom noma wnen tne rail was taken ill, and one of his men took it to Mr. Selby, a butcher, who killed it, and said it waa fit to send to London. It was sent on a Saturday in Jaiv, wnen tne weather waa very hot, and, through some delay, it was not delivered at the market until the following Tuesday, and was not seized until the Wednesday morning.

This would, in a great measure, account for the state of the meat, and Mr. Bayli concurred with him that a small fine would meet tlie justice of the caae. Mr. Baylia stated that from what he had heard Mr. Besley 's statement was quite correct A Justice ot the '1'eace for tbe county of Bedford having given the defendant a very high character for honour and integrity, Alderman Staples fined him 5 and two guineas cotts.

John Thomas Walixxk, a farmer of Hinxston, Cam bridgeahire, waa summoned by Mr. William Wylde. the chief inspector of meat in the Central Meat Market, before Alderman Staples, for sending four quarters ot a cow to market which "were diseased and unfit for human food. Mr. Baylia supported the summons and Mr.

Forrest Fulton appeared for the defendant. Mr. Baylis said that the defendant waa formerly a butcher, and that fact rather aggravated the case, for a farmer might mora innocently send op bad meat to market than a butcher could. On the ISth of August Chief Inspector Wylde seized at tLe market four quarters of beef, weighing which were wet, emaciated, and in an inia ned condition. In the hamper with the trrrat was a note from the defendant to Mr.

Gee, the salesman: "Dear Sir, I send you a row which waa in luilk, but she went to the water and stood too long in it, and got the so that I was obliged to kill her. There is no disease in her. I'lease examine it and see if it ia fit for human food if not. do the best can with it. Yours, J.

T. Mr. Gee at onre sent for Inspector Wylde, who seized the meat, and it was condemned. The meat was in a very bad state, and ought never to have left the country for the London market. Mr.

Wylde was then called, and proved tl.e statement of Mr. 'Baylis. He added that, in his opinion, it was a worn" out old cow, and a butcher would at once see that it was unfit for human food. Mr. Forrest Fulton argued that tLe meat was not exposed for sale, as the defendant had sent a note to the salesman to examine it and are if it was fit for human food, if not, to do the Lest be could with it.

That note, he contended, took the offence out of the section of the Act of Parliament, and no offence had been committed. Mr. Baylis pointed out that the offence was depositing meat in the Central Meat Market which was unfit for human food. Mr. Fulton called a veterinary surgeon, who had attended the cow, and stated that it was an old animal and worn out, but had no disease.

In cro5 examination, be said he had known the cow for 15 years, and she had never had so much as a "drink "(a medicinal draught), and waa always healthv. He would not have liked to eat any of her himself. Mr, Fulton asked the Court to sir that only an indiscretion had been committed by the deendant, and not an otfenre wilfully; Alderman Staplea fined him 10 and three guineas costs. At Eotv stbekt, before Mr. Vanghan, Emma Price ai'M DEAR, of CIarkn road, Walthamstow, was com mittcd for trial on the charge of forging a post office order for 3 Is.

The prisoner was sent to the workhouse last week in consequence of her expected confinement, which, however, had not taken place. At the suggestion of Jlr. Vaujhan, other charges were not "fircferrMl against the prisoner at this court owing to her weak condition. At MARLBor.orGH 5TP.EET, Atob Kewf.rkix, described aa a native of Turkey, waa charged before Mr. Flowers with stealing a portmanteau containing wearing aptaxel, of tbe value of tC, the property of Mr.

Cas tagna Vancrcdi, wood carver, of No. 4, Old Compton street. Mr. Charles Albert and Mr. Morris Galipoliti, of No.

C2, Mortimer street, interpreted. The prosecutor said he arrived in London on the previous day, and went to an hotel at No. 4, Old Compton street. At 8 o'clock that morning be saw hia portmanteau and overcoat safe, but a fen minutes afterwards he found his portmanteau ojen and some articles shirts, missing. He afterwards found his overooat under a bedstead ia another room one occupied by the prisoner.

He knew nothing of the prisoner furtlier than seeing him in an adjoining room. On missing Lis property lie called the landlady, who sent for a constable, end the prisoner was given into custody. Mr. Gali oliti repeated tbe evidence, which was given in French, to tlie prisoner, who said he did not know who put. anything nnder his bed.

The prosecutor's Marie Vancrcdi, Iiaving riven evidence. Sladame Louise Blondcll, keeper of an hotel. No. 4, Old Compton street, sid the prisoner cme to her hotel yesterday and engaged a room, No. hilethe prosecutor and his wife occupied No.

5, loth moms being on the same lloor. 'IV prisoner had a bag with him which ap to be full, bit that morning waa found to be empty. The prisoner, who was stated by Mr. Gali ioliti to be an Armenian, was rrmanded. At Worship street, William.

Brainwood, a milk seller, of 4S0, Old lord road, How, aa summoned for selling milk adulterated with 25 per cent, of water. Mr. B. J. Abbott defended.

The evidence of William Walter Burrows, sanitary Inspector of Bethnal groeii parish, prov ed that on the 2 lth of August l.e purchvsed a pint of milk from the defendant in the street. In reply to Mr. Abbott, the witnesa said that he saw a printed rd in the van stating that the milk was country skimmed milk, sold as. adulterated milk," at 2d. a quart; but he did not see it until after be bad stated the purpose for which le had bought tbe milk.

The defendant thro told him that it was sold as adulterated. Witness did not believe that the card could be seeu, because tbe defendant went from door to door, serving the milk from a can lie carried, and the van waa in tlie road. Mr. Abbott relied on the notice but the magistrate considered that, in the circumstances, it waa no notice to the public. A certificate of Dr.

Tidy, analyst for tlie parish, was put in, showing that an addition of water so the extent of 25 per cent, had been made, besides tbe abstraction of cream. Mr. ALlott then aaid that tbe defendant denied the addition ot water, and asked for an adjournment' to enable tbe defendant to have the sample left by the inspector analysed. Tbe magistrate refused to allow any adjournment, and said bat he was satisfied, in tbe absence of any defence, with the evidence. Mr.

Burrows added tliat tlie def i ndant had before leen fined for selling adulterated milk. The magistrate now fined him 10, with 2a. costs, or six weeks' imprisonment. At CLEKirxwrLL, Thomas Grakt, 23, and Thomas Williams, 24, labourers, who said they had no fixed residence, and Asmi Holla 5 30, giving her address at a comsson lodging house ia Clerkenwell, were charged with having been concerned together in breaking into and entering into the dwelling bouse and premises, 120, Eusteo road, arid stealing therefrom money and goods. It appeared from the evidence that the premises in question are in the occupation of Edward Salisbury.

publican, and they Wert locked Bo at the usual hear. 11 SO. eat Tneadav nbrht. About o'clock il waa foond thai thievac had bean la the premises, aa entrance baring been effected by breakiag through a skylight over the bar. Tbe thieves had got oa to sue un rooi ice nous being extended and so got easy eecesav A sum ot 8 10s.

64. had been stolen from the bar, aad a quantity of cigars, ia boxes, also carried of. The prisoners were apprehended aboat 4 o'clock in the morning by Police eonsUble 203 E. who, with others, stopped them aad charged them with the unlawful poacec nob a cioas ine i am ale was carrying. Tne major portion of the clrara and the moan waa roBnd the man.

1 hey were believed to hare been previously convicted, and to ascertain that tact the police aaked for a remand, which waa graaiea. At the Thames FoUoe eourt, Oorsixim Wri, 19, a grntVmanlydooking.Iweil dreaaed young man, was charged ca remand with, unlawfully attempting to obtain 12, by means of a forged cheque, from Charles Cooper, tobacco uist, ii jjcuiuiu wiaare, stepney, un September 11 tne prisoner went to Mr. Cooper's ahop, and stated that be had been sent by Ann Button, landlady of the irinceaa Alice publiehouse, Commercial street, for half a pound cf tobacco, dona on ia half. ounce packages, and he preaented In payment a cheque for 12, indorsed oo the back with her name. Mr.

Cooper. aaid lie could not change the cheque, aa his father had locked up the cash box, and the prisoner left, promising to call again at half past 9 o'clock. He etumed with the ascre cheque, aigned it Cornelius George Wren," and requested Mr. Cooper to cash itft but be declined doing so, aa he had heard il was not Mrs. Bat ton's attall i Robert Lovell, a constable, 239 was called int the shop, and the prisoner waa given Into his cuatody lor attempting to peas a forgo 1 cheque.

He aaid. a uu uro some umo, situ a maue it out myscii It is signed by me I had no account In tbe bank, and meant to pay it in, in the name of Ware." Mrs. Button denied seudibg the prisoner to Cooper's for any tobacco on the 14th, and never signed the cheque In question.or autho rized any otner person to do so. Air. Baunders committed tne prisoner lor trial.

At Sorrow ark, in the case of Poliee eonrtable Hexrt Jonxaoit, 298 who appeared at this court last week on a summons charging Lim with an assault on Louise Laurence py sinking ber on tbe bead with his truncheon, and on which an adjournment was granted to enable the parties to come to an arrangement, the magistrate now diamiased the summons on the non amearanea of the mm. plainant when called. It will be remembered that the de fendant was charged with an unprovoked assault on complainant at her own door, and be explained the circum stance bv statins that be was pnrsuins: a roucb" eaeanina' from cuatody, and that he waa striking at tbe man when complainant rushed out and received the blow for which she summoned the constable. Mr. Slade thought the assault was accidental, but suggested compensation.

James Falmbr and Jon Croft, sal era, appeared i a summons, issued at tne ins lance oi tbe xior mondscr Vsatry, for selling fish which waa unfit for human food. Mr. Harrison, appeared for tthe local authorities, and the case was proved by Mr. Henry Tbomaa, sanitary inspector, who seized tbe nab and had it destroyed by order of the magistrate. Defendants said ther had Dnr.

chased the fish the same day at Billingsgate market but lbs inspector said they must bare Known tne nan was bad when tbey were selling it and while the Vestry did not wish to press the case against defendants, they wished to warn dealers who were in the habit of visiting poor neighbourhoods at night time and selling tbe people bad food. Mr. Slad fined defendant! i. each. At Lambeth.

Emilt Ja5X Cole. 21. was charred with maliciously causing bodily harm to her child. Henrietta Cole, aged 4 years, living at 3, Bol ton street, Kenning ton park. The evidence of Constable White.

35 IL, showed that from information received he went to the house where the prisoner lodged. He found ber. sittinr on the stairs near the ton room of the bouse, and asked ber if ahe had a child dead or dying, and ahe replied that it waa not dead. He said he must see tbe cnild, and she said be could not go into tbe room, lie paaaed into tbe nm and lound tbe cblld sitting on a chair in a fearf al condition from neglect and Tcrmin. On tbe table he saw two pieces of dry bread, and tbe prisoner said that was all tbe food she had.

lie sent for a doctor, and he ordered the child to be forthwith removed to the workhonae, where It still remained. Dr. Coppin described tbe state of the child he had never seen a child In such a condition before. The room wts also In a shock ing state. The present condition was likely to endanger the child's life, and he deemed it ad ri sable that it should not be brought to the court.

Ann Moore, tbe landlady of the house, aaid aha found the prisoner lodging there when she took possession. She waa a dirty woman, and she bad spoken to her about her condition and that of her child. The prisoner made no reply to the charge and was remanded until the child was able to attend. At Waxpswortti, Mr. Taget heard a number of summonses against parents for not sending their children to school.

Mr. Williams, the superintendent of the Lambeth division, said many of them were flagrant cases la one there had been 16 summonses. Tbe mother ia that case attended, and said she had paid various fines and 2s. which had been going on for six years, and she could not endure it auy longer. She tried bard to send the boy to school, but she had to go out and leave him, as she had to wotk to support the family, her husband, being in delicate health.

Mr. Paget inflicted a penalty of 2s. and 2s. costs. The mistress of the mother spoke to the magistrate and said it was a very herd case.

She. must say that the viaitor was very hard upon the mother, who was a hard working woman and tried all in ber power to send the boy to school. Mr. Paget remarked that the mother had the remedy in her own hands by keeping the boy at school. Tbe senteneo was allowed to stand.

Mr. Williams, who defended the visitor, said the case had been carefully considered by tlie committee. In another case the mother said she ad to go out to maintain tho children, at her husband would not work. Mr. 1'aget ordered a warrant to issue for the apprehension of the father, but It was found that tlie mother bad cured tbe defect of her husband's non attendance, by answering to tbe summons.

The mother said her husband would not attend, and she bad to lose her work by having to Ultimately, a second summons was. granted free, and the mother told not to appear next time. At Hammersmith, William Baxter, a bricklayer, was brought before Mr. Facet for further examination oa a charge of attempting to break into tbe house of Miss Louisa May Townsend, a lady residing at tbe Waterford road, Fuiham. The prosecutrix, who did not attend on the first occasion, said tbe house was closed at 8 o'clock on the night of the 14th and ahe saw ber servant fasten the back drawing room window.

About half an hour afterwards the servant said she heard noise on tl.a slates of the washhouse, but witness thought it was the rain. When ahe heard the glass fall ahe went out into the garden with the servant, and saw the prisoner standing on the' ledge of the drawing room window, cutting the gliaa. She asked him what he was doing, lit said, "Your husband has sent me to do some bricklayer's work." bbe asked him if that was a fitting time to do the work, and if it was tight to cut the window. He got down and stood by ber side. When ahe called for assistance lie ran along the garden and got over the wall.

Police constable proved apprehending the prisoner in tbe garden of 11, Watf rforu road, and said he made a desperate attempt to csra. At the station be said, You have caught me this time I'll do it when I come out." Mr. Faget, after hearing proof of a former conviction, said he should commit the prisoner for trial on a charge, of breaking and entering the house. Tlie prisoner said it was only an attempt. Mr.

Paget explained that if a hand was put through a window it amounted in law to an entrance. Evidence was then given to show that the catch of the window had been pushed back and Mr. Faget committed tbe prisoner for trial in both cases. At Gkeexwtcii, Thomas George Driscoll, 24, was charged with stealing the sum of (is. Cd.

and various articles of clothing, belonging to his master, Samuel Jamison, pawnbroker, 4, College place, Lewisham and his father, Thomas Driscoll, of Camberwell, was charged with receiving some of the stolen property with a guilty knowledge. Prosecutor said the younger prisoner entered his employ in December, and, on taking stock in July, he found be was some 43 worth of goods short. Having reason to suspect the prisoner, Mrs. l'hillipps, tlwwifeof a constable, tnado a purchase of tbe prisoner amounting t6 6s. for which money he did not account.

Hn was given mto.custody, and the police found various articles of clotiiing at his house at Camberwell, which witness identified, including a pair of boots, which the eider prisoner was wearing, ibe father stated that his son told him he bought the things cheap'. The son, in answer to the charge, admitted his guilt. Mr. Balguy raid tliat from some communications which had been made to him he found that the younger prisoner seemed to have been robbing his master for the sake of his father. He had been a cood sou.

tl.ourh not a good servant. He would be sentenced to two months' hard labour. Hie lamer was discharged. At Hamtsteap, George Lat, also known as Setter Lay," 59, described as a labourer, of North end, Damp, stead, was brought up from the House of Detention and charged, on remand, before Messrs. Smith, Faulconer, and Lock, with causing the death of Ellen Jackson, a widow aged 42, living with her children at 10, HolIyberry pUice' Hampstead.

Inspector Millward, Division, conducted the prosecution for the police authorities Mr. Ricketts appeared for the defence. The evidence at the' first exami nation was reported in 1 he limn ot i bursday last, and it will be remembered that both' parties were and to liave been sober on the occasion in question, and to have left tiie Hare and Hounds publiehouse at North end in an orderiv manner at closing time on Saturday nitbt, the 11th Inst. "Afterwards a violent quarrel took place between tiera, deceased, who had been keeping company with prisoner for four years, and bad said al was his wife, claiming her right to be admitted into the house of the prisoners mother, where be resided. This prisoner they went further up the rood quarrelling.

Tlie attention of a Mrs. Miller, agiinst whose door there was a knock or push, was attracted, and on ojiening ber door deceased complained that tbe prisoner had been knocking her about. Frisoner then smacked Jackson's face, and ber bead went against Mrs. Miller's door. Foul language was used on both sides, and prisoner struck deceased in the face with his fist.

Site fell down on the path backwards, her bead coming into contact with some wooden railings and brickw ork.ncar hich.it now appeared, was a piece of projecting iron. After he had knocked ber down he kicked her. She called out three times, Oh, Mrs. Miller 1" and never spoke again. The witness said to prisoner, "Setter, yon liave lulled that woman," and be replied.

I mean to kill l.er I don't want her," or something of that kind. Upon a policeman (Riches, 14S S) coming np prisoner walked away, and the constable said he heard him say, Ton I'll be tbe death of you before I have done with Ton." Tbe constable procured an ambulance, and decieascd was taken to the station, seen by Dr. Cooper, the divisional surgeon, and removed by hia order to tbe workhouse Infirmary, as a female unknown, found insensible at North end." At the infirmary she was properly treated by the trained auraes. the opinion being that she was sulcring from dntuVaTmeac. No doctor wava called to her sntQ about 4 o'clock en tbe Sunday after, whan Dr.

W. BeoJting, acting aa deputy for Dr. Cook medical officer, was called, and found bar suffering from symptoms of bead mischief." and aha died while ha waa thera. The pott mortem examination showed that death was from apoplexy, bat whether that waa brought oa by violence or disease the doctor feuad it impassihla to say.tbomrh he coo sidered it more, probably due to the latter. The witnesses were crecs examined avow with great minutemec by Mr.

Bickctts, but the only testimony at all materially ahakaa was that ot the constable; Riches, who gava a fuller and different version of the affair from that he gava last week, and said that deceased either fell down at the mossest prisoner waa coming awar from her or directly afterwarda. Mr. Lock remarked that the ermstabla'a evidewea waa verr I shady, and Mr. Smith warned tbe officer to be cartful, or be would gt himself into great trouble. The constable explained that be did not mention some of these things last week became he did not think of them.

In eroaaiamination. Mr Brett, landlord of the Hare and he had known tne prisoner lor many yean. He CANDAHAR. TO TUB EDITOR 07 THE TDQ3. Sir, I trust yoa will kindly allow me to say a few words in reply to that part of Mr.

Boa worth Smith's letter ia which he enters into the arena of military strategy aad tactics. Speaking of India be says Her waiters boundary is formed by the Soli man moan tains. This ia a mistake. These mountains He beyond her boundary and form the boundary of Afghanistan. Hence, for the security of the Indian Empire it ia necessary that we should either acquire these mountains as a boundary or elaa acq aire the means of taking them in reverse.

The latter alternative is by far the more preferable, and would be secured by the permanent retention by us of Caadahar. Mr. Bosworth Smith says further on I Let us take our stand on our old and well tried frontier behind the a very quiet He wm21 tha Suliman mountains, pierced aa they arc by had frequent It seen deceased strike him.iml aometimea nri I A few narrow and difficult tmmii rlo ao oar earn aoner bad to. give her a smsjck the face to get rid oT and with strong rupporti on the Indus behind." Cafortu her. Sir.

Ricketts submitted that there was no evidence upon which the Bench could commit tbe prisoner for trial tokea on the charge of causing the death of the deceased. Ac tbo w' of tbe Suliman mountains," and with the cording to his instructions, tbe prisoner only gave her a deep and rapid Indus in our rear, so that in the event of slight slap to get rid of her, after walking away from her defeat those not killed in action might be certain of being to stop the disturbance at hia mother's house. Mr. 1 u. Smith, in giving the decrsion of the Bench.

have fc. carefully considered this case. There has been very con I necessary, a ccrj i firslt ca ths Sdada tradictory evidence. We entirely believe the evidence that frontier, well supplied and ready to start at a moment's Mrs. Miller has given, but are not quite so sure about that notice.

Such a force would reach Candahar in as many of the constable. think that Mrs. Miller's statement I weeks as it would take Bussla months, te." Assuming a 1,000 fighting men, the camp followers and the amount of transport required be a violent one. although sufficient to cause the woman to i for mo vine ruoh a force with its sunolies of' Drovisioas aad fall, was tbe cause of death. We think that if we were to i ammunition would be something immense.

Has Mr. Boa. seed the case for trial, a forr would not convict troon thai i m. evidence of Mrs. Miller alone, with the uncertainly in the iorgni l0a, uene suayr.

evidence of Dr. Boulting, given clearly and fairly, a to 11 impossible to keep up a transport for his comparatively what was tbe exact cause of death. Therefore we discharge i small force at Quetta, even while tbe war was actually in the prisoner. The Prisoner then left the court with' his sroaTeas. and that in eonseauenea he araa Enable, thamrh frienda.

Wnrahand of tha annrtneh at Jtrnnh Mr. HxintT Bracw, proprietor of the AthrimClub, to move up to the support of Generals Primrose and probably averted the disaster transport for a comparatively being duly licensed ao to do. It will be remembered that, small force could not be kept together during war, is there nnon the evidence of twonoliee eonatahlea. who viaitixl the I tk.s tk. P.r 9 tat hundreds ot miles of awry fam could be a.m., tbe Bench convicted the defendant, who denied that 1 any persons except members were served, and ordered him Permanently maintained during times of peace I It might to pay a fine ot 23 and costs, snd declared him disquali I be said, Well, even if the transport failed, the troops in Scinde would be able to defend the line of the Lower Indus." Such an operation would, however, require aa army of 150,000 mea for the invasion of India would not be attempted with a smaller army than this and an army of 150,000 mea could be brought together by using Afghanistan as a recruiting ground and by holding out the prospect of the invasion and plunder of India to the Afghans.

I am not acquainted with any instance In history in which a river has been successfully employed as aa obstacle to resist the invasion of a country. My eld friend and tutor at the Staff College, Ms Jar General Sir Edmund Haxnley, In his Operations of War," 1867, page 235, says 1 "The apparent defensibility of a river or a mountain chain frequently offers inducement to the defensive army to attempt to guard a longer line than its numbers can adequately occupy and in such a case a great opportunity ia offered to a skilful assailant, who, inducing the enemy by dexterous feists to maintain or' even increase the extent of his front while his own concentration is 'concealed by the obstacle, should effect the passage on tbe centre or between the centre and the flank of the hostile line." At page 253 General llamley girts a list of dedue tions as the result of his arguments. The first of these it Neither a mountain chain nor a river affords a permanent line of defence unless in exceptional circumstances, and it does not balance in any appreciable degree tbe disadvantage ot a decidedly inferior force." I am only expressing the views of those wao thoroughly understand this question, and who have had the highest experience in connexion with it, when I say that the true and only possible course for us to adopt is to complete the railway to Candahar and to maintain an effective force permanently in tbe town. If this were done the garrisons in Peshawur and in tbe numerous posts along the right bank of the Indus might, no doubt, be largely reduced, and the question of holding the Kuram Valley and the Khyber Pass would become a matter of very secondary importance. I am, Sir, year obedient servant.

Athenaeum Club, Sept 22. W. FALL 18 EE. TO TIIE EDITOR OF THE TIMES. Sir, Mr.

Bosworth Smith's letter is an able contention in favour of a return to tbe ttattu cwo ante, but its very ability makes me hope that its grave fallacies will not pass that the prisoner did strike a blow is true but, at tbe i i same time, we are not prepared to say. in the face of tbe medical evidence, that the blow, which was not stated to uld be 10,000 more, a jut. "JntT urauw, proprietor ot tbe Athenssum uub, i Khan, to move up to the suppc Yale of Health, was prosecuted a fortnight ago by the Treasury, under tbe Licensing Act. for aVllinffby retail, 1 after a previous conviction, intoxicating liquor without ot Anuank i rvakhud I II tra tied to hold a licence for the sale of intoxicating drink for five years. The Beach then, on defendant's application.

and upon sureties being found, allowed him until yesterday to pay the moaey, telling him that if it was not paid he would be liable to imprisonment for three months. Mr.Braan now attended and paid the money nnder protest, saying be considered the conviction waa unjust and prejudiced, and that he intended to bring tbe case before a superior court. It Is understood that the decision of the Bench does not affect the supply of intoxicants to the members of the dub, of whom there are said to be 2,000. LAW NOTICES. TKU Day (Thurtday, Sept.

23). THE LOICDOJf BAXKXUfTCT rK rrTT.D. Bsrora Mr. RsoisraAa Baocoaaa, sltitnx as ChM Judfs. Ap uona.

aiouona, so, as i jappueauoa to Kcrtstar. w. w. auti. al kaU Daat IL Motloa.

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ratltloa, at 2Z. Adj xmwd flnt Meatlns. A. Uarwtta. at 11 Adjourned Debtor's Bamooaa, at balf pasi aad Tb Ccmrt win clos at 2 o'clock.

Mr. firuia TJLAa aaovuBAM ia im nesisarsr cs taa oar. THE BANKRUPTCY LAW. TO TUB EDITOR OF THE TIMES. Sir, At a time when the Bankruptcy Laws are about to be reconsidered I desire to draw attention to an important point which appears to me to have been very much overlooked, and the absence of which is a fruitful source of fraudulent trading.

I refer to the necessity ot compelling all traders to keep proper books of account. From an extensive personal experience in bankruptcies, I find in dealing with small Insolvent estates that in the majority Of cases where the liabilities range from 1,000 (or less) to 10,000, either no books of account are kept or what books are kept are in such an imperfect state, either by intention or ignorance, that it ia almost an impossi bility to trace the transactions. In very many cases the books are systematically neglected and. confused on pur pose, with a view to mislead and hide fraudulent trading oa investigation. In such cases much time, labour, and corresponding expense is required to make a investigation.

The creditors are naturally averse to a heavv axnenditure.and conaeouentlv in tlie maioritv of casee accept what is offered to them and put np with the loss. I unnoticed. We are presented by him with a picture of To remedy this I would suggest that in auy future altera I Afghanistan as a congeries of fierce and uneontrollabla tion of the Bankruptcy Laws It should be compulsory on all mountain tribes, inspired with a savage hatred of one traders to keep a set of books, and in the event of insol i natter. bnt to in this and to act like one vency where no books liave been kept, or so imperfectly machine In repelling tbe Iiated Invader, whether be kept as not to be a fair record of the transactions of the advance from Tashkend or Calcutta, and their country as a debtor, it should be a presumption of fraud, the onus of barren mass of mountains shut off from the plains of India proving to tbe contrary to rest with the debtor. I unhesitatingly aay that the absence of this compulsion when n6 fraud is intended Is tbe cause of reduced dividends throuch the trader not knowing his position and.

oa the other hand, through there being no legal obligation to krep records, tno anowiecige anas uansacuons cannot 1st traced is a premium to tbe fraudulently disposed. i am, 6ir, your Obedient servant, September 20. AN ACCOUNTANT. TUB BEER TAX. TO TIIE EDITOR OF THE TIMES.

Sir, Mr. Gladatone.in the Supplementary Budget speech. promised the brewing trade that the new beer tax should be levied on the finished article only, and that to compen sate for an increase of the tax we should be allowed a free choice of material. We arc now informed by the Commis sioners of Inland Revenue officially that "tbe beer duty will be charged either upon the materials n.sed in brewing or upon the gravity of the worts produced, according to which will give the higher duty. Thus, if a quarter of malt yields we pay to that amount, whereas it enly yields 725 we pay on a minimum of 82 5.

This most unjust measure will interfere in every way with all brewers, will reduce our choice of materials tenfold more than before, and, I have co hesitation in saying, will ruin many of the smaller brewers. May I ask what would be thought of any transaction like this by a man of business involving a grave breach of faith I trust you will, in the spirit of justice, let. other sections of the community know, through jour widely read co'umns, how Mr. Gladstone treats those who happen. to be iu a different political camp to his.

I remain, Sir, yours, Brighton, Sept. 22. A COUNTRY BREWER. by a stupendous and sheer natural wall, pierced by a few narrow and difficult posses, where a comparative handful of Sepoys could as effectually dispose of an approaching host as Uoratius and his two companions did on the Roman bridge. This is all very consistent and intelligible but is it fact If the events of the but two years baveaught us nothing else, tbey have clearly shown us the utter want of cohesion between the different Afghan tribes, and especially between those two great nationalities the Ghilzais and Duranis, which inhabit respectively the lofty plateau to tbe north and the tropical lowlands of the south.

No more signal Instance of this could be cited than the occasion on which Sir Frederick Roberts was shut up in Shcrpur, when the Candaharis were as passive as ihe northerners were at tbe time of our recent dis. comfit ure at Khushk i Nakhud and lefore the wtrHs of Candahar. Surely if ever there were opportunities for successfully combining against a foreign intruder, here they were to. be found. And yet Mr.

Bosworth Smith would assure your readers that an inextinguishable hatred of us animates the inhabitants of Candahar, and thlt tbe quiet our troops have hitherto enjoyed there (broken only by the attack of Ayoob Khan and by the risings of tbe Zamin la war and Kakar country) has been a treacherous delusion. I need only say. Sir, that unmistakable Testimony has appeared in your own columns "that the population is not inimical! disposed towards us.and that a prolonged occupation ot the city by our forces would not be viewed with general dislike. As to our frontier (I am speaking of that prior to the war of 1578), I must emphatically demur to Sir. Bosworth Smith's description of it.

The Suliman mountains nvty look very symmetrical and wall like upon the map but, so far from their being pierced by "a few passes," there are between 40 ami 50 between reshawur and Jacobabad, affording easy access to the plains from tbe adjoining high, lands. I do not exactly understand in what sense it can be said to be old and well tried." It would be difficult to conceive of a frontier line better suited for the raiding Tne Lord Chief The funeral of tho lato tsir Fitrroy Kelly was solemnized yesterday. The body was brought up from Brighton on Saturday, and was placed in a mortuary chapel, which had been formed at the bouse, with 1 n.l 1 7 minutes past 11 yesterday morning the funeral procession i opemnons' oi mo left the house at 8, Connaught plaee, for All Saints', Correspondent Indicopleustts refers. In this sense, Margaret street, where the first part of the service waa perhaps, it has been tried, and its wretched "inefficiency for reformed. The hearse was open hearse, drawn miuUrT defence len satisfactorily demonstrated.

For 30 by four horses, and the body was enclosed in a coffin cf polished oak with brass' fittings and medieval handres. years these fronUer rollers have made periodical descents having the inscription Tlie Bight Honourable Sir from their hills into tl plains of Jndia. carrying dpreda Fitxrov Edward Kelly, Lord Chief Baron of the Exche tions into our territories, and secure in tbe easy immunity quer, died 17th of September, 18S0, aged years." Tlie rom pur4Uit which their mountain fastnesses hare afforded coffin was covered 1 with a viplel PJJ them. Tie numerous punitive expeditions which have of gold, above which as laid a cross covered with white i eucharis and other white flowers, and wreaths cf white been despatched into their country may possibly be ln flowers were' placed at the corners. No mourning coaches glorious and insignificant from a military point of view, were used all the carriages were ordinary landaus or Bnd not strictly worthy of the name of wars." brougbuns.

Immediately alter the hearse there followed the ceTer a eIeept in three daughters of the lata Lord Chief Baron, the i a i Misses KelFy. tbe other daughter being too ill to be pre i retaliation for wrong and suffering Inflicted on our sent. The next carriage conveyed Captain Andoe, with own subjects and between 1852 and 18.2 they have cost Mrs. Andoe, Miss Bromley and Mr. Rupert Bromley, mid I us over SuO British and tative lives, and more than shipman in the navy, the three grandchildren of the late i three times that number in wounded.

Few other nations Lord Chief Bsron. "It carriage of the Duke of l.ngton OTOe4tion t0 diicnj, th, followed. Tbe next carriage conveyed Sir Henry Hawkins "7. (who had come up from Perthshire on purpose to be present I theoretical justice of annexing and keeping a strong hand at tbe funeral of tbe Lord Chief Baron), Mr. Fitzroy over such pestilent neighbours.

Wade, Private Secretary of the Lord Chief Baron, Mr. But hen thi highly moral argument is nsedtodepre Bromley.and Dr. Marshall, Sir Hf nry navelock Allan, cate continued occupation of Candahar it is difficult to and Commander Chevne, K. also followed, as did the i tv 1 carriages of Vice chancellor Maiina. Mr.

Justice Lush, repress a smile. are actually of the icity and others. At All Saints' Church tbe procession (for after recent erects it is impossible to regard the A al; waa met at the porch ty the officiating clergyman as anything but a purpet Sovereign supported by our arms), and the ciioir of bovs in white surplices, who, headed by a tjje effect of our months' occupation has been to en processional cross, preceded the cofl up the nave, chanting ta tle nDd Ufe od property as they went the opening sentences of tho Bunal Service. The coffin was deposited on a catafalque, on each side of secure within the district, and, shortly, to establish order which candles burnt, and ws covered with a magnificently and prosperity instead of exaction, misrule, and oppression, embroidered pall in which across was worked. Prayers were After this to stigmatize a prolonged occupation of this cha intoned by I) Rev.

Arthur Brinckman, asaiated by the Rev. cter as 'aggression, wholesale annexation, injustice," MzarIIc.kins.TheservicewasfallchorsI,thehymn."Lf a.l, kindly light (Lux being sung. The procejsion is ready mere talk. having started a second time, reached Highgate Cemtery Let there be no misunderstanding in this matter. We atloclock.

The cemetery is pleasantly aituated among have established, or are ertabliihing. free and friendly com green bines on a hill side commanding beautiful end exten munion between India and her neighbours, and by the aid sive views. It contains the tomb ef the late Lord Lvnd of or Consuls we are cementing a good under hurst, and near to the grave of Sir Iwtzroy Kelly is that of Admiral Sherard Osborn. Many members ot thi legal pro rtcd'fg Ilooehistaa. the Persian Gulf, the tribes fession and pensioners of the deceased and others awaited around Gilgit, Nepaul, estera China, and Siam.

the funeral here, among them being Serjeant Robinson, If it is to be understood that this policy is practicable Mf' Wetr' 3Ir TWcbett, and I everywhere except in Afghanistan, and that there the sa. others. The late Lord Chief Baron was buried in his family vault, side by side with his second wife, who 1 tlnPer 01 "Ut P.UtJC1 7' died in 1874. Ihe concluding art of tbe service waa read whatever excuse we may like to assign, renders it safer for by tbe tier. Annur Asnnckman, and the cosin was: ustosnun aii intercourse witn tne incasitanis (save and covered with flowers, rifts of which had been sent in ih.t rVntrsl trad with Tt.

B.e house. The nalertakera were Mers for centuries, and will fonrisa spite of all elbeek atreet.lt is stated that the late Sir Fits rev Kellv frequently visited with hia daurhters the crave diacouragement). let the advocates of the policy not of his wife, by whose side he now lies, and expressed a wish to be buried there. Th Fishzriz The Cornish pilchard fishery has met with some success during the past three days. The takes of the Mevagiaaey drift boats bare averaged from 10,000 to 20,000 fish per day, while three aeines ahot at the Lirard on Sinday, and one at Polperro, are reported to have enclosed 100 hotheads each, worth from 1,000 to 1,200.

A few tucksruan rtUl caught. shrink from avowing this. But do they contemplate it I Apparently net, for all agree that Russia should act be allowed to gain a footing in Afghanistan And how, I would ask, are we to prevent if we resolutely stand aloof and blind ourselves to all that may transpire im that country Mr. Bosworth Smith talks about despatching aa army to Oandahac if occasion should arise, forgetful of the fact that what is he iraaided apias. if net a mnj.

tary iivasibc of India, which we can well afford to deride, but the quiet and grwcroal extension of a moral supremacy, which is mora to ho draaded than many armies. It Afghanistan were to be visited by Russian emissaries first singly and on officially, and then openly and fat greater numbers, who, as has been well remarked, would physio the natives, cast the Ameer's casnca, drill Iris troops, and coin his rupees, cannot we sea. that in the event of oux retirement within our frontier we should be powerless to do aught bet reroortrtroie, even if we were ever made aware of the real facta; and no one) who has steadied European and A diplomacy eaa doubt with what protestations of purely pavcifio int rnrs we should bsj met and effectually diawnsed I think moat Englishmen, win refuse to believe that owr tenure of Candahar or of any other place in the East ia of such a peculiarly aggressive character as to constitute a perpetual and open sore ia the native susceptibility. Anyhow, they would be justified in asking for some proof of it. I venture to think that Afghanistan is likely to prove a far more malignant sore to India if left as a fruit ful and inviting fell far foreign intrigue or for that miserable bloodshed and disorder which Asiatic rela when unsupported by European aid or advice has almost invariably been powerless to repress.

Tours obediently, TO THE EDITOR 07 THE TBtXS. Sir, Mr. Bosworth Rmrth, speaking, as he says, in the name ef the late Lord Lawrence and of those "jwise administrators and those lifelong Wardens of Marches whose vast experience on the snbject was deliberately and ostentatiously ignored by those who precipitated us into the last Afghan war, maintains that the whole weight of such authoritative opinion is in favour of regarding the Suliman chain of hills the western' boundary of India, and be therefore calls for the immediate retirement of our troepa from Candahar and Quetta into the valley of tho Indus. It would, perhaps, be more satisfactory if Mr. Smith would give us the names of those Wardens of lbs Marches to whom he refers.

Lord Lawrence himself cannot be said to have had any personal knowledge ef frontier and all the Wardens ef the Scinde Marches wham I have ever beard of, and along with them all the great administrators who have had special experience cfjmilitary and, political affairs in Scinde, Belooehistan, and Southern Afghanistan have been unanimous in urging an extansioa of oar frontier in that quarter as far as Quetta at least, if not to Candahar. Not only has this advice been given by Jacob, Bawllnson, Frere, the Greens, and Merewether, but Sir Frederick Goldsmid, In his recently published Life of Outram, ex presses a conviction that the Bayard oe India would not, in present circumstances, have objected to an enlargement of the boundaries of British India while Lord Napier of Magdala, Sir Richard Temple (Lord Lawrence 'a most devoted disciple), and Sir Robert Sande man, whom Lord North brook transferred from the Punjab to the Scinde frontier when be took tho political manage ment ot affairs in Belooehistan out ef the hands cc.the Bombay Government, have all been converted to a belief in the expediency, and. Indeed, the necessity of aanexation. The balance ot authority, therefore, would seem to be against Mr. Bosworth Smith.

But I would humbly enter my protest against arguing either for or against the retention of Candahar with the) object cf upholding a pet political theory or establishing the infallibility of some great historical character. Tba duty of the Government is, conceive, to take the facts of the case, and form an unbiassed decision' upon them. Now, what are the facts of the case I I take it that the letter el EAndahari is conclusive as to the nselessnecs of stopping at Quetta or in Peshln it we make any advance at all so that tbe simple question at issue is whether our troops shall continue to occupy Candahar or fall back to the line of the Indus. Mr. Bosworth Smith declares that 10,000 men have, to our cost, "proved wholly inadequate for the purpose of holding Candahar, and have been a new ex perience In the history of our Indian mpire ignommloualy penned for four weeks within the walls of the city.

General Primrose's force at Candahar was about 6,000, not 10,000 strong and the military Importance of tbe position is shown by Ayoob's inability to move past it, even after his unexampled victory over Burrows's brigade. The occupation of Candahar by even a demoralized British gaxrisoo sufficed to paralyze the action of the victorious army, which, had Candahar been quickly have rallied to Ayoob a standard all the plundei kmng tribes from the Hindu Kuah to the foot af the Bolaa Paac, and swept down like a torrent into the plains to fulfil their cherished dream of ravaging India. What Afghan force, then, even if aided by a European contingent, could attempt anything against India if Candahar were well fortified and rtiarded by an Anglo Indian garrison of 10,000 men, aad if the completion of the railway had vanquished those cova missarUt and transport difficulties which General Phayrej found almoat insuperable! The tribes through whose territories the railway would run have been for many agea so addicted to rapine and violence that I have seen it doubted if the line, when built, could be worked. But these men are freetooters by habit, owing to their poverty and the want of a strong government to control them Let them bo convinced that our rule will be permanently maintained, and let the railway bring to them the means of earning an honest living, and a transformation in tbeil character will soon be effected. When the overland railway through Egypt was first talked of, and, again, when M.

de Lemepc projected the Suez Canal, the sort of people) who have always a multitude of objections to urge to every new schema had dreadful visions of the mischief that would be done by the Bedouin o( the desert. The railway, never, theless, was built and the canal opened, and the Bedouin of the desert, who was to hare rifed yoa of your goods and then cut your throat, now contentedly lets out donkeys for hire, sells sweetmeats and photographs, or carries your loggago at Suez; while although property to the value ef hundreds of millions sterling is conveyed through Egypt every year, it is a rare thing to bear of even a strap being sut off a portmanteau. Depend upon it, the ferocieuf Marri or Kakur would, soon follow the example of tho Bedouin, for, happily for the cause of civilization, highway robbery is a harder mode of getting a living than most kinds of honest industry. Candahar, thus atrengtbenedwould be, from a military point of view, to India what Metz is to the German Empire a strong position in advance which an enemy acting on the offensive could not pass by, and from wbicil, on the other hand, tbe offensive could be taksn in ease of need with great facility, and a deadly blow struck Immediately at the very vitals of the enemy. Nor would Candahar be) merely a military outpost.

I da not say that we should retain it for tbe sake of extending our trade but we ought not to overlook the incidental advantages; it affords as a great market for English goods in Central Asia. Let be held for even two or three yean, and ita rapid growth ia population and wealth will be accepted as a striking vindi cation of our policy. Abandon ltand yoa giro it up to tbe Afghan soldier, who thinks that a trader is simply a being created for him to plunder, or to the Busman, whose first care on acquiring new territory is to shot out British goods by means of heavy protective duties. As to tbe cost of the army of occupation making our rule unpopular, it must not be forgotten that tbe revenue hitherto wasted on tho Wall's sham government and traitorous troops is now available for the support of an efficient garrison at Candahar. But, says Mr.

Bosworth Smith, look at the injustice of annexing any portion of Afghanistan. I do not propose to revive the controversy as to the causes of the Afghan war, but I must say I was amused, at Mr. Smith's indignant vindication of the'anaexation of the Punjab as a righteous measure and a complete success." Probably he has not yet discovered in the course of his reading that Sir Henry Lawrence, Lord Lawrence brother, stood almost alone in condemning the annexation of the Punjab, which others looked upon as almost a necessity." The truth is, the aati annexationists of those days found it as easy to prove that the Sikhs, though, technically tLey might be the aggressors, were forced to attack us through dread of our overbearing and aggressive policy, as their successors have found it in our day to prove that Shere Ali was the victim of Lord Lytton ruthless ambition. In all these cases much can be said on loth sides. I have not thought it necessary myself, in writing to yoa on the subject of tbe retention of Mi.

bar, to examine minutely the title deeds of our Indian Empire. As regards that empire, Xgnii, jy rate," is, I suppose, the motto of most Englishmen, who are content to justify themselves before history for the conqnest ot India by governing the country well, and are not careful to satisfy all the scruples suggested by the superfine morality of a few cosmopolitan fanatics. Dealing with the case of Afghanistan on these principles, I say that the Indian Govennsent ought to keen in view, above all things, in iu settlement cf that country, tbe security of the Indian Empire. Lord Hartington and Lord Ripon hare already, in their negotiations with Abdurrahman, claimed the right of conquerors to separate Candahar from Cabal, and give ita sovereignty to whoa they will. To whom are tbey to give it now, if they wim araw our troops i ney cannot abandon it to anarch or to a committee of public safety formed ef the leaders of tbe mob which looted the British camp after General Prim rose retired rnto tne citadel.

Abdurrahman Is not vet Irmly seated at Cabal and if we are to recognise the eon duct ef those inhabitants of Canrhrstr who joined Ayoob aa constituting a rWlaratioo of antipathy to English rale, it is Ayoob, net AWarratman, whom we ought to enthrone a the real rvpreswctatiTe of the popular wCL To this rtductia af ehrarwaat we must come if we insist on the) tolly cat applying to a collection of barbaroos jbiatis) trinestha) "TTV rrT. "isawtiuisme govern which are the latest outcome of Wtwtern crrOhatioaX. i Jvux eDeassci i i am on, oept. n. I servant, af.

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