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Apidl Boinan Catholic doctrine of indnigencea; because he protested against the doctrine of confession; and because he protested against the doctrine of absolution. The speaker gave very powerful and earnest reasons for his objections under the various and spoke strongly against what was called Papal Infallibility. Mr. W. E.

Cove addressed the meeting on "Why I am a Free Churchman," and Mr. Ffoulkes Griffiths on "Why I am a Baptist." The mfeeting closed with the usual votes of thanks. A Successful Lady Scholar. Miss Kiite Barrett, sister of Mr. Barrett, of High Koad, Willesden Green, has succeeded in heading the list in the Queen's Prize Scholarship examination, in which the competitoranumbered 6,000.

Miss Barrett is only 19 years of age. Good Friday. will the Parish Church on Good Friday, Holy Communion being celebrated throughout the day, while there will also be a rervice in the evening. Snntey Services. ST.

ANDREW'S. Eucharist at 7, 8 (plain), and 9 (choral); at 11, Matins; at 3, Children's Service; at 4, Litany; at 7, Evensong. SOCIETY OF THE NEW Hand 6.30, Itev, W. H. Freeman.

11 and 7, Eev. Vf. J. Se.ars. ASSEMBLY 11 and 6.30, J.

H. Skipper. COUNTY RECORDS OF MIDDLESEX. Some time ago there was considerable correspondence relating to this subject, and an iaa- portant letter, giving the history of the matter, was contributed by Mr. R.

M. Littler, C.B., Q. Chairman of the Middlesex County Council. The question is not yet settled, it possesses interest for many of our readers, we reproduce Mr. Littler's letter, which is as follows As my friend, Mr.

Thornton, as chairman of the London Committee has addressed to you what I cannot but call a somewhat one-sided letter on this subject, I ask you in fairness to allow me as Chairman of the Middlesex Committee to reply to some of the important points. Others carry their own refutation, and I am not desirous of being dragged into correspondence. I have, the advantage in complete knowledge over Mr. Thornton, as 1 not only have the hononr to be 'Chairman of Quarter Sessions and of County for Middlesex, but had the pleasure.of cohdncting the negotiations with Lord Bosebery, then Chairman of the London County Council, in which we disposed of all, which we amicably left to the commissioners, the reiy -serious questions of apportionment of the property, debts, and liabilities between London and Middlesex with the 'utmost harmony in two or three comparatively sfiort Tmeetings under the Act. I have since, as Chairman of the Rebuilding Committee of the Guildhall, and of the Records Committee, known every step that has been taken.

Let me say then that from the very first there has not been in my mind the smallest doubt as to our legal position, and I cannot bring myself to believe that any of my friends, Sir R. Finmy, Mr. Channell, or Mr. Horace Avoiy, wotild differ if ah the facts were known to them. The case laid before Sir R.

Finlay and Ifc Avory makes it abundantly clear so far as the former is concerned. IJuffe not the advantage of having seen, the case laid before Mr. Channell, but the advice he has given, carefully guarded as it is, makes me exceedingly susjneious. In the view of Sir R. Finlay and Mr.

Avory the records are probably' not property within the meaning of the Act. I eay the same. If they are, there is a final award made so at the instance of London, who declared there were no matters in difference between the counties and Che commissioners concerned. As to records, the Act declares, ia the same which vests property of Quarter Sessions in the Council, that the existing records of the of Quarter Sessions shall remain in the same custody as if the Act had not passed. 'Our records were in the custody of the Clerk of the Peace for Middesex, and they are now in his How anyone can get past this plaiu passes my comprehensioiL The legal importance of taldng caie that the law is strictly with wiH be appreciated whea I say that these documents prove themselves when produced from the proper custody.

If they get into improper custody they are, and remain worthless. This is the first and main contention of Middlesex, and it is simply futile to suggest that this question, if seriously disputed, can be 'dedded save by the Courts. All the proposals of Louden, of which I can only coimt five (exclusive of an application made, not to Middlesex, but ex parte and without notice to us to the Local Government Board), ignore this save that Mr. Thornton did propose that we should seek the decision of the Courts, but by special case. We were then, now more than 18 months ago, quite content to take the decision of the Courts.

But, for legal reasons, we did not think special case a suitable method. We repeatedly assured Loudon that we had no hostile feeling, but. that we acted solely from a sense of' the trust imposed on us, and that unless we read the Act wrongly we had no more power to hand the records to London or any one else than we had to Cornwall or Northumberland, and that we should be guilty of a breach of public if we did. For some reason London has ever since been trying to find out some way of evading- the clear and simple proposition laid down by Middlesex and of avoiding the peaceful settlement of a legal question by the means provided for the express purpose. We cannot be blamed if we believe, as we do, that they themselves feel they liave no case, and that belief is strengthened when we find them talking of going to Parliament to amend the law.

To talk of a casusomUausyfhea Middlesex is more frequently mentioned than any other coimty is to me an absurdity, and I think any careful student of the Act will say the same. I will not go into any of the sentimental questions raised either by my friend Mr. Bousfield or bv Mr. Thornton. I will merely say that the Middlesex Bench consists of upwards of 250 justices appointed before 1889 and about 60 of officios) appointed since.

A very large proportion of the 260 are London justices, yet, though the question has been four times before very fiill Courts, I cannot remember any occasion on which Mr. Bousfield could get half dozen hands, held up witii him on a The second point made by Middlesex is the pubUc convenience in the housing and the I oeus in quo of the records. As regards fliis, the opinion of surveyors, engineers, Parliamentary agents, is unanimous so far as we have been able to get at it, and not unnaturally so. It speaks for itself that all desiring to consult Middlesex records wiU seek them in the control of Middlesex. As regards the loctts, it is in the very centre of the metropolis, is in Westminster, to which one set of records relate, and not 200 yards from Westminster Bridge Station and the Houses of Parliament.

To suggest their removal by us is simply ludicrous. We have spent £40,000 to secure this site. There is no place in Middlesex, owing to the north and south course of the railways, wliich would be tolerated for a moment as a site for either Quarter Sessions or County Councils. We were unanimous on both bodies against even Clerkenwell, and I can conceive no possible cmiumstances which can arise to.alter our views, knowing as I do every inch of the county. If such a course were proposed it would be time enough to appeal to Parliament.

I have no fear what the answer would be at the present moment. Now, to correct some, hut not all, of the inaccuracies in Mr. Thornton's, Middlesex in 1891 had not 400,000," inhabitants, and has since been growing far faster tlian intra mural Middlesex, which is 4,000,000, but estimate at a little over 2,000,000. So.far from thesuggestion that the apportionment of ihese-records, not being' a very pressing matter, was allowed to lie over, I myself personally and speiafically stipulated with Lord Rose- heiy the veiy moment it was agreed that we should take Westminster, knowing as I did the importance of the legal custody, that the records should remain at Clerkenwell until we should have as we have at great cost, our own record, iponii, and to this Lord Koseberyyery courteously assented, and there they remained until our room was complete and dry, and I then instructed the Clerk of the Peace to obtain the approval of the Lord Lieutenant to their rMnoval. On November 9, 1893, also on my instructions, he TVTote, as a matter of politeness, to the Clerk of the London County Council expressing our thanks for their courtesy, and that they would be removed.

Mr. De la Hooke wrote the same day to -the Clerk to the London Standing Joint Committee (who had nothing in the worla to do -with the matter, as is now acknowledged) I suppose there will be no difficulty attending the removal On the 13th Mr. De la Hooke wrote to the Clerk of the Peace asking the Clerk of the Peace not to act just yet to enable the Standing Joint Committee to look into it. On the 16th the Clerk of the Peace, with my approval, mote to Mr. De la Hooke expressing surprise seeing that "no question can possibly arise -nith regard to the Middlesex records in my hands as Clerk of the Peace and leftat well by the great com-tesy of the London County Council for the convenience of Middlesex," and expressing a hope that no delay might be interposed.

Mr. De la Hooke replied, next, day, the 17th, stating that inquiry'by the "London Standing Joint Committee might "help to make mattei-s clear." I had reason, since abundantly justified, for thinking the contrary. No action, however, was taken until December 9th, when the Clerk.of the Peace informed Mr. De la Hooke that it was only courteous to intimate that the records would be removed next week." On the 14th the clerk to the London Standing Joint Committee informed the Clerk of the Peace that his committee was of opinion that the records became the of the counties in: shares to be apportioned. This, it is clear now, was not a correct opinion.) He adds, "that the appropriate and convenient course is to let the records at Clerkenwell remain there until the questions at issue.

have been settled. If the authorities of Middlesex do not concur in this view. the committee should for the present content itself with entering a protest against this course, since the actual possession of tiie records cannot affect the legal rights of the parties." As, however, such possession might affect very seriously the rights of others, the removal was effected, I think, somewhere about the 15th of December, or more than a month after the first letter to Mr. De la Hooke. It never entered into my head, nor into that of the Clerk of the Peace (in view of the statute, which was explained to London), that any one seriously had any whatsoever for making what seems to us an utterly -nhlouuded claim, Jeaat of all that the London absolutely new creation of the statute, and consisting of fragments of three pretend that- they were entitled to the records of an existing Court of quarter sessions, any more than any of the many newly-created Gourfe of quarter sessions, siich as Cardiff, Carlisle, Oldham, Blackburn, have ever claimed to the counties out of whicli they were carved of so much of their archives as relate to these important places.

It is incredible to me that SirP, Ediin was Clerkenwell all this time. At, all events, it never entered iny mind, nor, I cau safely say, that of the'Clerk of the Peace in our actions. This imputation, worse than the many jpreyiously made by London, and now though, I has never been heard of fill now, and I deeply regret that my friend Mr. Thornton has been led away to make it. It is equally untrue that Sir.R.

Nicholson obtained access to theTecords in his capacityof Clerk of the Peace for London." It is essential to publicly state this, as were it so they wjwld have been out ipf custody and be now worthless as evidence, never, as I have shb-wn, left his custody aa Clerk for Middlesex, and I was at special pains to inform him at the time of the agreement between Lord bery and myself. I pass over the personal discourtesy then and since practised towards the Clerk of the Peace fordoing no-more than his duty. Another inaccuracy of Mr. Thornton's is that he states that by the statute the decided that in tiie case of both and Surrey all their property should vest primarily in London, and he thereafter apportioned. On the contrary, the Legislature has expressly made a contrary provision.

As regards records, Surrey is in no way to the point, as it is the subject of a spedal enactment, while there is (advisedly, as the Act itself shows) none as to Middlesex or Kent. The equity is all lagainst instead of for London; and as regards the utterly trivial questions of fees and the inspection of their own records by guardians, of London," I -would observe that no part-of the south side of the Thames ever had that right, and, so far as we can learn, not a single guardian or other local authority has songht to inspect any one document since 1889. But ho-w this whole grievance is I The total number of certificates of previous con-victions takeh out sihce December, 1893 (tne only figures I have by me), is only 181 for all counties, for as aU the certificates are procured by Scotland Yard, it is impossible to say what proportion is due to London. The total sum received is £46 and, assuming one-half to be due to London, under £1 a month has been le-vied and this for work done. In the same time there have been in all 88 inspections, all, so far as we know, by private indi-viduals, and mainly by Parliamentaxy The receipte Moreover, in London there is not and cannot be a custos for these records.

Clerk Peace is the custodian of the LondoiiV Sessiojis. records (which.these clearly are and save for them there, is I of this letter, but- truBt; now that -Uie position of Middlesex is made plain, to -write no more- Yours obediently, LITTLER, September 1. Sir Richard Nicholson also entered into-the controversy, in order to defend himself fromt spine personal statements made by Mr. In his letter, Sir Richard pointed out this important fact" Sec. 64 (1) of the Local Government Act declares that the existing records of or in the of the Court of Quarter Sessions shall, subject to any order of-that Court, remain in-tHe same custody in which they would have been if this Act had not been The records were in my custody as clerk of the peace for Middlesex the time when the-Act into operation, and they have so continued ever since." AGRICULTURAL.

LONDON MARKET QUOTATIONS. Best First Out Clover to per load. Inferior Second Cut Clover Best Meadow Hay Inferior Straw A rather better supplies being shorter; priced are unaltered; straw is inclined to harden. SPORT. CYCLING.

Furtnres. APEII, Ramblers C.C. run to Weybridge (all day run). APHIL Ramblers C.C. run to Slough.

APRIL Ramblers C.C. run to East- cote- have 'been £11 19s. for copies other than con-victions the fees have been £8 Is. or a total from aU sources of £66 of which clerks have to be paid, electric light and heating provided, and record rooms, costing probaWyTittle short of £1,000, constructed. It IB amusmg to add that so little does Londpii really care that, though council, to avoid aU cause of quarrel remitted London fees in April, 1895, they have never applied for repament, though they are aware we have no means of knowing, except from them, what they amount to.

As to my friend, Mr. Bousfield, I will only say that he is in error when he says that the discussion has been going on for five years. It only aiose in December, 1893, and by April, 1895, London was made fully aware of the decision arrived at, and all subsequent proceedings are due to their o-wn action in not wisely dropping a position as untenable as it is unjust. It is lea offensive-to say that the Middlesex justices not do their duty by the records on which they have lavished so much. I deeply regret that the temper in which the matter has been taken up, more espedally the reiterated' and unworthy attacks on the Clerk of the Peace, who merely obeyed my lawful instructions, which, had he refused to do, I should veiy soon have found the means of legal compiilsion.

We have no desire to do more than our to retain this recoids in their la-wfnl custody, and in the best place for the service of the public. We have devoted much tiiiie and.consideration to this matter, and we are Jierfectly con-vinced on berth points. Endless confusion and inconreniehce must arise from a di-vision, even were it possible, which, all experts say it is not; and the other alternative of handing all Middlesex documents to London is too ludicrous for anyone, except the wolf of the fable, to contemplate. FOOTBAI.L. thus not count in our competition, owing to ah infringemen'', of rules.

A PRIL Railway v. Eton Mis; sion, at "White Hart" ground. Metropolitan Railway (R.) Queen's Park Rangers at Kilbum: Metropolitan Railway (3rd) v. Harlesden Craven, at Mayo Road. Swallow V.

Pinner, at Pinner. St. Andrews (R.) v. Crescent Hampstead (3rd), at home. Queen's Park Rovers v.

Femhead at Brondesbury. Harlesden v. Stanhope Institute, at Neasden. Crescent Hampstead v. West Kensington, at Acton.

Crescent Hampstead (2nd) v. Ideal Wanderers, at Shepherd's Bush. Willesden Presbyterian v. Corpus-Christi, at home. Highfield v.

Lily Athletic, at Wormwood Scrubbs. Mapleleaf V. St. Luke's Institute, at Worm- holt Farm. Harrow Athletic v.

Vandals, at Harrow. Seymour Athletic -v. Leigh, a.t hqmei: Hillcrest v. Beaumont Park, at home. APRIL 15.

Metropolitan Railway: v. Hampstead, at "White Hart" ground. Kick-off 6 p.m. To-morrov's Teams. Metropolitan Railway v.

Eton C. Gillett; H. Brooks and E. Dicks; G. Pearce, Humphreys, and J.

R. Cash; A. Jones, S. L. Anderson, W.

Skeggs, T. Threlkeld, and J. C. F. 3.30 p.m.

Metropolitan Railway (R.) v. Queen's Park xiangera H. Little; Mosdell and W. Sutton; A. Walters, R.

Walklett, and T. Munn; R. Pearce, S. Elkin, C. Griffiths, E.

Jelpke, and A. N. 3.30. Metropolitan Railway (3rd) v. Harlesden Castle; G.

Westall and H. WestaU, H. Webster, and Ji Witght; E. NnttaU, W. McKiiight, P.

Pickworth, F. Roe, and L. Pick 3.30. SwallowV. halgh and Jennings; Nairn, Sutton, and Crone; Turner, Kerr, AlcGregor, Edge, and Reserves: Lowdeu, Gore, and Richards.

St. Andrews (R.) v. Crescent Hampstead (3rd). Saints A. Other S.

Boe and A. Kirby; S. Beckett, and H. Downing G. Logue, J.

Logue, J. Roe, C. Barnard, and W. Harrowell. UetrsnolitanBailway (B.) v.

UidlaBd teams met on the WhiteHart" ground on Saturday last, when the Loco" suffered defeat by seven coals to nil. The visitors, who are a North-West London League team, brought over their strongest eleven, and, while thinking that victory was possible, did not that such a reverse awaited them. Mr. E. Barker refereed, and the goal-scorers were S.

Elkin, three; K. Pearce, two; and F. Syrad and W. Humphreys, one each. The "Courier" Football Last Saturday saw the close of our competition for the season 1896-7, and in our next issue we shall probably publish the names of the -winners runners-up, together with the list of the restilts: of the other clubs.

Middleses: Junior Cap Winner Visit Fton Mission, the club which won the Middlesex Jtjhiof Cup this season, will to-morrow be the guests of the Metropolita.n Rail-way, last season's winners of the same ttophy. The fact of the final tie of the Association Cup at the Crystal Palace being played to-morrow will doubtless cause a'general exodus of footballers from the district, yet the meeting of the holders and ex-holders of our county cup should appeal to many. It should be a great game. Queen's Parb The above team by aefeating West Croydon on Saturday raised themselves to the second position in the London League. Brentford are at the head and Queen's Park have yet two fixtures with them.

Uapleleaf UCetropoIitan Bailway. local teams met last evening on the ground of the latter, before a fair number of spectators. The was in excellent condition, but anything but a good game was witnessed. The homesters won the toss, and the "Maples" kicked off, the play for a considerable time being of a slow and munteresting order. The "Mets" were soon though a stubborn defence was: shown, it was lidt'loiig ere Watson was called upon, and he Was equal-to the occftESon.

The Maples'" front rank made some smart breaks-away, but were safely held by the home backs, and it seemed that the visitors' goal must.fall erelong. Jones strack the side of the net twice, and then from 'a free: Iticfc ii the balji was safely got away bjtithe; in gobii The homesters then'had hard Jones sending across in fine style, only to see Syrad literally it by Nothing was soolred at half-time, however, and crossing over, the "Mets" were soon attacking again, Anderson sending ina last shirt Watson creditably saved. At length a longvishpt from Pearce at half was played info the net the goalkeeper, andsoon after scored number two. To say the home team hod bad luck after hardly warrants them missing adding to their advantage, for time after time the ball was sent over the close that goals seemed inevitable! The bad light may have had a lot to do with this, but in any -case nothing more was done, and the ended in a -win for the home team by two goals to nil. The losers, however, did very well, especially among the forwards, but the back play was somwhat erratic.

Pratt, Sludge, and S. Wood were noticeable, while Wolters and Watson were also at times to the front. On the home side, Gillett had a pronounced sinecure. Capt. Pearce and Cash did a lot: of Syrad and R.

Pearce were not a strong wing. Skeggs played his usual good game, and Anderson and Jones did well on the Harry Brooks was the better for the but we were distinctly pleased to see "Jack" Sutton once more ina red shirt. Mr. G. Elkin manipulated the whistle in his well-kno-wn capable style.

Harrow Athletic: This match, in the London was played at Brentford last; Saturday before about 1,500 spectators. Brentford won the toss, which gave them the advantage of. a strong for sometime the Athletics held their own. However, the home teain gradually assumed the upper hand, and, owing to a mistake on the part of Woiodbridge, Hudson notched the first point for Erentford, and before half-time" Wade added a second, the ball going through off Longhnrst's shoulder. During the second portion Brentford had matters much their own way and 3 more goals were added, 2 by Charlton and 1 by Wade, and theHsurow representatives failing to respond, the hdmeteani won easily by 5 goals to nil.

Park Athletic 'v. Vxhiidgie Beseirves. Reserves beat the Athletic on Saturday last in the West London Alliance by 1 goal to We congratulate the losers on keeping the score so low, but they themselves could gladly up with that goal. Willesden Preshjrterian v. Hillcrest.

teains metiin the former's ground. The Hillcrest were not fullyfrepresented, but they won a good game by 5 goals to I. 'Swallows V. Acorn. match, which wasplayed on thegroundof the former, ended in a victory foi: the by 2 goals to nil.

The heme teami -winning the, toss, had the advantage of the the first half and were soon bombarding the. visi'tore'goal. After about 16 for the "Birds." At half-time the teams crossed over with the score. Swallows Ij Acorn At the re-start, the "BirdsV combined: well together, the forwards working together in fine style. Turner sending across some very fine centres.

The Swallows scored again through McGregor, The homesters held the upper hand for the of the game. West London £eagne and The following is the revised list of matehes to be played under-the auspices of this combination during the next April 8 den. v. North Kensington at Ducane.Road. April 10: Bassein Park v.

Uxbridge Reserves at East April 14: West London League V. West Middlesex -Association at" Honnslow. April Bassein y. Queen's Park Athletic at East Acton. -Woito -wbed' Scmbs League v.

West London 17 Uxbridge Reserves v. North Kensington at Uxbridge. April 19: Queen's Park fengers Reserves v. West London Alliance. April 22 South Essex League; v.

"Weft London April 24: Homislow V. Metropolitan Railway at Hounslow; West End Senibrand Junior Association v. West London League and Alliance at Wormholt Farm. ApHl 28 Houiislow V. Westminster at Hounslow.

UCetropoIitan Bailway v. Old St. teams were to have met in a West London League.match at Shepherd's Bush on Saturaay, but owing to amistakesomewhere, the homestere were on the field to start an hour before the time fixed, and when the visitora did several of the home team refused to play, -withjthe result that a start was made with the Saints only seven strong. As may be imaged, matoh" proved to be a veritable farce, and' quite disgusted the few spectators assembled. team played one back only, of course, eo that- the wliistle was constantly going for offside, till' the "Mets" seemed afraid to touch the.

ball at-all. It would be'waste of -valuable space to attempt'to describe the burlesque, I snffice it to say that no. fewer than eight times the ball was in the net, but only three goals were allowed, Jelpk6 being responsible for twOfiuid Giles scoring the other, afterPoweUhad a -Just one instance will readily picture the sort of "footbaU" witnessed -iGmett, the "Mets" goalkeeper, was peneJised for handling the ball in his opponents' half. May we never again trayeytoShephertls else, to see TOch a coirtedy, and we consider Old St. Stephens's conduct in not jiutting a team in the field very reprehensible, since the mistake referred we -understand, originated with their secretary.

MUli SHpOTiNQ. The weekly meeting of this.club was held on Saturday last in the-worst possible weather, a perfect hurricane of wind blowing all the afternoon with so much force that the shobtors could hardly stand on the firing line. It occasionally blew the chairs and the ontside tables and their contents over, so our readers imagine the effect it had upon the birds. The programme opened with a Handicap S-weepstakes of 6 entries, this was won by the hon. secretary, A.

H. Gale. A 'Tower competition followed, andthreegentlemen killed nine ont of -teUj and shooting off the tie won with a clean score of 5 kills. Eight gunners now competed for the Club Prize at 5 Double Rise. Bjirds thrown from Tower, and Messrs.

Williams, Warner, Mitchell, and Gale tied with 9 eabb and agreed to di-vide the prize. Two Team Shoots of 4 aside, captained by Mr. Paul and Mr. Gale, were won by the former's team. Some more Tower Double and Single Rise Shooting f6r Sweepstakes brought the meeting to a close, New TTniform for the liondon Police.

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