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THE MIDDLESEX COURIER. November 8, 1895. the main right; the boye were not all angels, neither were they fallen ones; but of conrse the traditions of the school were a great help to all right-minded and he Loped that the reputation of the school might not fail-in the future, but be maintained, and, if possible, exceeded by the present i-ace. He did not complain of the position. He thought he could safely say that he maintained feeling he had always had, and that whatferer Tiew people might take of his many mistakes or the reverse, the loyalty of the club to the school had been always unmistakable, and their sympathy had lightened many a weary hour, and made work possible that otherwise would be impossible.

The club, he had always felt, was not as other clubs, be supposed because the school was not as other schools were. It was unique in the in the wor2d. So was the club. It was not a mere assembly of old boys, who met once a year to dine, but it existed to help the school, and its very existence depended on the school. And he thought it was well to remember the purpose for which it was created.

They were all united in a great cause and with a great aim, but the end they could not see. The school was a great institution, which demanded the devotion aiid enthusiasm of those who had been connected with it; and might they aU not feel that their best energies were to be devoted to the success of an institution the future of which none could tell? If the school lived up to the best of its principles, it would be an institution which England could not do without, except at the loss of its own national life. It was not so much what they achieved, as what they aimed at; and if their ideas were true and noble, they were all, whatever came to each, working for the same object; and their prayers were not only for the boys in the school, but also for those who had passed through, that aU might live a righteous and true iiie to the end. He had been very solemn about this, because he thought it was a solemn matter. Though they might not succeed in reaching their ideas, the very fact that they were banded together in the pursuit of such an object, would make 1 hem better men and better citizens, and was something which made them of true value in the age in which they lived.

(Applause.) The Chairman in proposing The Guests," said the words brought up some old recollections, some of which had been touched upon, though some of the allusions could not be fully understood by outsiders. But the words reminded them of heroes, those they bad lived with, and respected and loved. The toast was coupled with the name of Professor Shuttleworth, in whom they recognised one who was not dominated by any naorow spirit of ecclesiasticism, but who with earnest purpose was doing what he could to make life healthier and brighter for the citi2ens of London. Professor Shuttleworth, who was very heartily applauded, said their reception would have brought blushes to his cheeks if Nature had not denied the power. He did not happen to have been at Mill Hill, but if he had been he thought he should not have been a loser, for he did not think he had been to a dinner where the average of the talk had been so high; he had therefore gathered a high opinion of the curriculum of Mill HUl.

He thanked them heartily, for his visit had been a very pleasant one. Dr. Murray, who was received with the usual long-continued cheering, said that the peculiar poiat of the Darwinian theory of evolution vras giving place to heredity; and, proceeding to work on that thought, he pointed out that in the course of Welsh hlstoi-y the letter became changed to so that the name Howell became Powell. He tlien spoke of Howell the Good, and said that the great qualities which procured for the ancient Howell the affix Good," were still concentrated in the gentleman, who, to the MUlhiUians during the year, had. been Powell the Good.

This turn was received with heai-ty laughter and cheers, and the toast having been enthusiastically drunk, and followed by the lusty singing of "He's a jolly good fellow," the Chairman briefly replied, and at twenty minutes past eleven the old MiUhillians, with linked hands, closed their dinner with the ctaslomaiy singing of "Auld Lang Syne." In the course of the evening the proceedings were varied by music and recitation. Mr. CockeU sang An Evening Song Mr. Gould sang The Old Soldier," words by Mr. Mark Amoient, who, himself, recited Mi-.

Ganthony's pleasant conceit, The Man with One Hair," and, on a recall, gave "The Seeventy-second Svendsen's "Romance," for was played by Mr. B. G. Theobald, and Mr. McGowan was the pianoforte accompanist.

MILL HILL CONSTITUTIONAL CLUB. Annual Meeting. A I.ARQE company of members of the Hill Constitutional Club was present last night at the annual meeting at the Club House. The chair was occupied by Mr. Irwin E.

B. Cox, J.P., the president of the Club, and amongthose present were Messrs. A. Winney (secretary), J. A.

Adams, King, Cowley, BockhiU, Pilgrim, Bentley, Ci-afer, Wiight, At the outset of the meeting the Chairman called upon Mr. "Winney to read letters from gentlemen who conld not be present, and these mcluded letters from Messi-s. Locket, Lovejoy, Gunn, and Lethbridge, and there was also a telegram from Mr. Evans, who said that an important business engagement kept him away from the neighbouAood. The Seoretai-y sSterwards read the minutes of the last annual meeting, which were passed, and he proceeded to read his annual report.

In this it was stated that the management of the club desired once again to express their appreciation of the continued support which the President of the club and Vice-President, with others, had given throughout the year. The receipts, he was glad to say, had slightly exceeded previous years, while the eiroenses had been somewhat less. During tiSe year several Hiembers had left the neighbourhood, but the work had been practically maintained by other gentlemen. Thanks were due to Mr. Gusoott for papers supplied, and also to the President for the regular of the Field and various other papers.

The substantial addition to the library by Mr. F. Lockett had been much appreciated and extensively used. The report concluded with hoping that the club had been carried on to the satisfaction of the members, the president, and the vice-president, and others who were connected with the club. According to the statement of accounts for the year, the club started with a balance in the Post Office of £66 10s.

and in cash, £1 4s. Id. The receipts showed that a sum of £B8 18s. lid. had been subscribed, the chief donors of this amount being Messrs.

I. E. B- Cox and H. Eley (15 guineas each), Messrs. G.

Lockett and J. C. Marshall (3 guineas), Messrs. C. Marshall and C.

Wright (2 guineas). Messrs. JH. W. Newman, H.

Lovejoy, C. Wells, Whitafcer, Myer Salaman, and Oapt. Femie (1 guinea). On the expenditure side, various expenses showed a total of £58 2s. leaving a balance at the Post Office of £66 10s.

and cash in hand of £1 5s. 7d. The next business was the election of secretary, auditor, and committee. Mr. Winney was re-elected secretary, Mr.

G. P. Phillips, auditor, and the old committee were re-elected, with the exception of Messrs. Lawrence and Bell, who had resigned, and in the place of these two gentlemen were appomted Mr. H.

Roekhill and Mr. A. Lodge, this beiiis done on the motion of Mr. Tantum, seconded l)y Mr. Kockhill and Lodge duly returned thanks.

Mr. RoekeU next proposed a vote of thanks to Mr. Cox, not only for coming there on that occasion, but for the continued mterest he took in the Club. They had every evidence of his continued interest, and he hoped they would show their appreciation of-his kindness in hearty cheers. Mr.

Tantum seconded, and the motion having been carried, the company joined in singing, For he's a jolly good fellow." Mr. Cox, in acknowledging the vote, said that no scene on the stage of a transformation scene in a equal the play which had been represented upon the stage of the great political theatre since he last had the honour of addressing the members of that Club at Mill HiU. At that time the Unionist party in the country and in Parliament was confronted by what the members and supporters of the Government called a solid They were, however, not very for all practical purposes they had a certain amount of power, quite enough to carry the Government, had they been so minded, through a mcidest programme of not only moderate reform, but good government. But the unfortunate Government then in ower deemed it advisable to go in for eroic legislation. Instead of governing the country, and being contented to govern it honestly and properly, they thought it their duty to set work to upset the existing order of things, and to more or lesg injure the constitution and to attack all kinds of existing interests.

The reason of this was not far to seek, when they considered the composition of the party which suppoi-ted them in Parliament. There was at first the most powerful element of all, and that was the Irish Home Rule question. There was a cei-tain section which would be content with nothing short of Home Rule for Ireland, and that meant, of course, eventually the separation of Ireland from Great Britain. Then they came to teetotalism. As a magistrate, he was bound to say that he sympathised with the teetotal cult; but in all good things one was sure to find extremes, and he was sorry to say that in this instance the extremists held the upper hand.

To please them the Government introduced the Local Veto Bill. To please the extreme Nonconformists of also introduced a measure which, in the long run more and more portended an attack on the whole Church of England. Now, to turn to the second subject which these gentlemen had determined upon as one upon which they should Bill. He felt sure that the absurdity of this measure had only to be pointed out for them to thoroughly appreciate it. He could easily underatand, and he could sympathise to a certain extent with, the man that said alcohol is a poison and ought to be put on the list as such, as the worst thing a man could take.

That was logic, and a good sound position to take; but- to say that a certain number of men on one side of the road should say, You shall not diiuk a glass of beer," and that on the other side' of the road others should say, "You may drink a glass of beer," was a gross anomaly. This could be proved by reference to their own district. Look at Edgware. At Edgwai-e, on one side of the road, was Little Stanmore, and on the other side was the parish of Edgwai-e. Little Stanmore might say, We will do away -with public- houses in our parish," and Edgware might say, We will have our public-houses." What was easier than just walking across the road, where a man could get as much liquor as he could possibly want Again, most counties, and many parishes were divided by a river.

It was just possible that on one side of the river liquor might be prohibited, while on the other side it might be permitted. What was there to prevent people who wanted drink going from a place where it was prohibited to a place where it was allowed r' How was such a plan as this to prevent the curse of drink As to what power there might be by legislation to prevent the curse of drink he was not in a position to aaj, nor was he called upon to express an opinion in the matter; but this he could say, tliat Local Option would be the most absurd, as well as the most childish, means of preventing anything in the nature of excess of drink that could possibly be conceived by the crass stupidity and ignorance of any human being. (Applause.) They next came to the attack made by Mr. Asquith on the Church of England in Wales. The Government lived by the propitiating of the sections which made up their entire party.

Wales had returned Radicals to the House of Parliament. The Radicals had made the abolition of the Church one of their party cries, and it was supposed that the Welsh people, and especially the Nonconformist element of the Welsh people, had. an intense desii-e that the Church of England, as established in Wales, should be done away with. Finally the Welsh membera introduced the'measure for the Abolition of the Church in Wales, and what the annwer of the Welsh people had been to that proposal had been proved by the result of the last election in that part of England. The- Church of England, it had been proved, had a far gi-eater hold on the minds of the people than was supposed, and the result was the failure of the proposal of the late Government to disestablish it, and it was most satisfactory to find such a feeling existing as the last election had proved.

(Applause.) He reserved the chief measure of the late Government for his last topic, and it was that of Self-government for Ireland. Now, what did seH-govemment for Ii-eland mean It meant that for all practical purposes, ontside foreign affairs, two or three things connected with the Colonies, and various afiaii-s with foreign powers, the Irish should be self-governing. The Govei-nment introduced a measure to that effect about ten years ago. Then Mr. Gladstone exempted the Irish element from attendance at the House of Commons.

It was. pointed out, not only by the Irish themselves, but by the Unionists more especially, tliat by excluding the Irish element from the House of Commons, Ireland was rendered a Crown colony. Directly Mr. Gladstone found this out, he turned round and said, We will have eighty-one Irish membersin the House of Commons." It was then pointed out that if they Britishers were to have eighty-one members of an alien Government, so to speak, in the House of Commons, they would be reduced to the state of a Grown Colony for Ireland, and from that dav to this the Government had never been able to get over that difficulty. The GrovemmentandRadicals of the knew, wanted to change the English Constitution and re-fashion it on themodeof the American Union.

It was not in his province that evening to show them the evils of an union of that kind, framed in the way the late Government' intended. It was sufficient to say that such a form of government was of the loosest and the most dangerous type, especially where they had foreign elements to contend with, as they had in England. Prom the time Mr. Gladstone introduced that measure, the country had been convulsed by attacks upon the Constitution. There were remedies to prevent this, they knew, but they also knew what the evU effects were of these constant attacks on the constitution.

The time might come again, when, as in the government of which he was speaking, the exigencies of party, the feelings and aspirations of a certain portion of the community, might induce such government to purchase the support of those communities by giving them dangerous powers, and making dangerous inroads on the constitution of.the country. There was one remedy against that, as far as he knew, and only one. The wise framers of the American Constitution decreed that on no occasion whatever, and under no circumstances, should the constitution of the United States be changed except by the vote of two-thirds of the Govemmeiit, and then, not satisfied with- that, and to make things doubly secm-e, they added that, -within six months after the vote, a referendum should be made to the people of the country, so as to see whether, after having given them time to digest the matter, they would still consent to the alteration made. He could not conceive why such a law could not be passed in this country. They had now a solid majority of something like 150.

Why could they not make a hard and fast law that no Constitutional change should be made in this country unless two-thii-ds of the voters had decided that such a change should take place Then they would be freed from the harassing attacks to which, for the last ten years, the constitution of this country had been subjected, and they might hope that the constitution might remain unchanged. (Applause.) Mr. I Cox then proposed a vote of thanks to Mr. A. E.

Winney, the hon. sec. of the Club. Mr. Pilgrim seconded, and the vote was carried unanimously.

Mr. Winney, in responding, said he had tried his best to give satisfaction, and he trusted that he should do so in the future. The smoking concert then commenced, Mr. George Tantum opening with the song," Quaff, quaff, with me the purple wine," which met-with loud applause. Mr.

Bickerton followed with a comic song, entitled "Mother's advice," which met with such success that an encore was demanded, and in response he obliged with And the verdict was Mr. Tom Hudson came next vrith Best of AU," in which his fine voice was heard to great advantage. "That's a very nice game played slow," a comic song, by Mr. Alec White, fairly brought down the house, and the vocalist sang again, the selection being "Tipperary Gossoon," a parody on The Little Alabama Coon," which was appreciated even more than the first. Mr.

Walter Hockey, an old favourite here, sang Saved from the Storm," and -was heartily applauded. Mr. Balston rendered Our Jack'S come home to-day" in good style, and the audience joined in the chorus. Mr. Alec White then re-appeared, and sang You conld see as 'ow 'e didn't feel at 'ome." In reply to a vociferous encore he gave "Epitaphs." Mr.

Phillips sang the ever-popular "Heai't of and the audience joined heartily in the chorus. Still anotherpatriotic song," TheMidshipmite," was rendered by Mr. Tantum in excellent style, and then Mr. Bickerton added one more to the list of comics, "And then we had another one." The inevitable encore produced I remembered." "True till death," by Mr. Hudson was given in his best style, and then Mr.

Alec White gave That touches the spot," and, instead of another song, a recitation entitled And other things." After a few more selections, the meeting closed with the National Anthem. STANMORE. Stsdiea by Urs. author of Wild Nature won by Ktodnesa," whose iiatne his hitherto been oasooiated mostly with the animal world, is publishing what to the general reader -will be new lines. With the beginning of the new volume of the Siri's Own Paper, Mrs.

Brightwen has begun some Studies of Plant Life," giving an introductory chapter under the title of Adaptation." In this chapter the reader will find several instances of adaptation to environment, in water and on land, among them being the Yallifineris, -with its spiral stem, enabling the plant to keep its blossoms on the surface of the water, whatever the distance the snrfaoe may be from the bed; and a Brazilian Cattleya, one of the oaotos family, whose tongh skin enables it to withstand the intense heat of the Mexican snn, and so permits the development of the delicions, auocnlent, fleshy stem, so greedily devoured by the sub-tropical animals. We need hardly point out that the writer deals aa little as possible with technical words, and that where they are used they are explained. On A'ccTimnlation of this titie the Bev. Edward White, of MiU Hiil, writes to the British Weekly, respecting a notice of Pastor Naumann'a Social Letters to Eich People," in order to "refer to the aelf-acfciog machinery of civiliaed aociety, by which capital is compelled to minister largely to the neceasitiea of labour and poverty, irreapective of goodwill," Among the chief portions of his letter is the following It appeara to me that not a little of the blame attaching to capitalists is miataken in its applicatdon. If they were to be feasting on ivory couches atuffed with bank-notes, or if they spent their bauk-notea in making bonfirea in their parka, they would be guilty of abominable waate.

But when they inveat their wealth in land, which must be cultivated by labour, or in public enterprises, or even luxuriea, which muat be paid for in eolid coin, they are performing a large part in the acheme of social unity, as truly aa the labourer or akilled artificer, who receives half-a-orown or half-a-gninea a day for his pains. The rich man'a duty to the afflicted poor oomea under a distinct category. The de- atruction of capital would be the doom of the working classes indeed, it would aeon nearly wipamany of them off the face of th3 earth. Let the workingman and the capitalist be taught' that they are membera one of and let the relation between them be bised brotherly oonaideration of the common needs of lite, and there will be no cause to invite the rich man to or man to conspire an I confiscate, under pretence of social The main iHea, however, which I had in ending you few lines was to vindicate the divine right of the aa well as of the labourer, and to ma'ntain the Socialism, even if it could start under equality, would soon pass into complex system of capital and labour; so that the, remedy for existing evi.a is not to be found in an equalisation of conditions, but in trades unions, in Christ's law of brotherly sympathy between the rich and the poor, and aometimes in a conscientious choice of investments, whereby the labourers may, be largely benefited by the capitalist." Take your Connty man is too poor to take hia county paper, aaya an exchange, and it ia falae economy to get along without it. Hardly a week paaaes that something does not appear in ita columna that will be a financial benefit to the Bubacriber, and by the end of the year he haa made or saved from one to twenty times its anb- Bcription price.

The city papers do not take the place of a county paper, although aOme people seem to think they do. The city papera are all right in their way, bat they don't give you what you are most interested county newa. You cannot learn from them when and where public meetings are to be held, who are dying or who are marrying, who are moving in and who are moving out, court proceedings, who wants to sell' land; in hundreds of itema which it might be of partioiUar.J importance for yon to know. Such matter city' papera cannot fumiah, but the connty pajper can and does. If you can afford but one paper, by all mcana take one that is published in the county in which yjn live.

WEALDSTONE DISTRICT COUNCIL. TtTESDAY, NOVEMBBK 5. Messrs. Smithers, (in the cMir), Drapejr, Dymock, Balk, Rogers, King, and Tyler; with Mr. K.

J. Bailey (clerk) and Mr. B. Wyand (surveyor). letter from the clerk of the Hendon Rural District Council was read stating that their surveyor had repaired 750 feet of the boundary road from the old stile opposite Durrant's Farm to opposite Harrow Station, and asking that the Weald- atone Council would agree to maintain the remaining portion agreed between Mr.

Wyand and Mr. Webb. On the motion of Mr. Balk the letter was refen-ed to the Roads and Footpaths Committee. Vb.

Woodbpidge'a A letter from the Middlesex County Council was read upon Mr. Woodbridge's claim in respect oE loss of offices, and the Clerk was instructed to acknowledge receipt. The Kodak Hooter letter from the Local Government Board with regard to the pemission given by the Council to the Eastman Photographic Company to use the hooter for the purpose of summoning and dismissing their workmen, and stating that it had been decided to hold a local inquii-y by one of their inspectors, was read. The letter was ordered to be Balk asked who would have to pay the expenses of the Chairman thought the Council Balk: But the inquiry is the result of the action of private individuals. 0nlighted letter from the Harrow and Stanmore Gas Company expressing regret that certain lamps should not have been regularly lighted, was read.

The communication suggested that the Surveyor should send apost-eard immediately he noticed any lamps unlighted. The writer also pointed out that the old Lighting Committee owed the company Balk inquired if they could not get as good a light at Wealdstone as at Judge thought the only better lights at HaiTow were where they had incandescent Cbaii-man said they were bound by their King said the lamp at the entrance to the Boai-d Schools had not been lighted for six consecutive nights letter was ordered to be acknowledged, with an intimation that the request made by the gas company should receive attention. Sanitary and Highway Surveyor repoi-ted that the works at the sewage farm were now almost completed, with the exception of planting the q-aioks," which he recommended be deferred until March The question of the planting was deferred sine die. Surveyor reported he had served notice upon Mr. Durham for breach of byelaws in respect of work he was doing in Canning Sarveyor is to take proceedings unless the matter was remedied within three days.

Proposed letter from the London and North-Western Railway Company, stating that their superintendent objected to the proposed site for tlie cab-rank, was read, and referred to the Sui-veyor to meet the North-Westei-n Company's ofScials and report further. Obstruction of Public Surveyor reported obstruction to the public footpath leading from Kenton to Stanmore by Mr. Tooth, who was having a pond dug across the the motion of Mr. Balk the was referred to the Roads and Foot- 'patbs Committee. Hire of Steam Balk asked the price that was being paid for the hire of the steam roller now in Surveyor replied 6d.

per day, he hoped to get the charge reduced by taking it by the i Mr. Balk: Is this a business transaction." The question has never been mentioned to the Roads and Footpaths' Committee. The Chairman said the question would go before that Committee at its next meeting. Plans and Works Commi-Uee. The Committee recommended amongst other things that the following aocoimts be passed: Maple and furniture, £57 lis.

and further that the CouncU supply a typewriter for the use of the Mr. Balk moved its adoption, subject to Maple's bill being i-efeiTcd Draper ''i moved an amendment, referring the question of the purcliase of a typewriter back to the Committee, which was caiTied, and the report, as amended, was adopted. Sewage and Drainage Among the committee's recommendations was one that the Council do cleanse and deepen the ditch at back of AVealdstoue Church, in accordance with Mi-. "Wyand's sections and report of August 28 Draper said that with regard to the question of deepening the ditch at the back of Wealdstone Ohm-ch, a similar recommendation was some time ago referred back to the Committee, with a request that they should state who should pay for the work, and he would like to have some further information on the King thought they should do the work, and the pai-ties liable should repay the Council. This was not a public Chairman: Then I'm surprised that you make such a recommendation.

I move that this paragraph be referred back to the Chairman's tnotion was can-ied, and the report, with this proviso, adopted. The Boads and Pootpatbs Committee reported that they had considered the letter from Drui-y, referred to them by the Council, and recommend that the Council offer Mr. Drury, as a nominal rental, £1 per annum for the user of a footpath across two fields for members of the Council, their officers and workmen, going to and from the sewage farm. The Committee had before them the following tenders for cartage of materials from Messrs. J.

HoUoway, C. Wooster. B. Wooster, H. Drury, and recommended that the tender of Mr.

H. Drury be accepted. the motion for its adoption, Mr. Judge called attention to the sum proposed to be paid to Mr. Drury in respect of user of his footpath, and moved an amendment to the effect that the sum of Is.

be substituted for that of King said it was the desire of the Committee to treat Mr. Drury Tyler seconded Mr. Judge's amendment, which was carried, and the report -with this alteration was adopted on the motion of Mr. King, Mr. Balk only voting against, as he did not agree -with the way the tenders in regard to carting materials had been let.

Headmen in the District Mr. Tyler asked whether, in consequence of the transfer of a portion of the district, any diminution had been made in the number of roadmen employed. Had the Roads and Footpaths Committee considered the question Mr. King, as a member of that Committee, was requested to take a note of the matter, and to give the question consideration at a future meeting of the Committee. Steam Holler.

On the report of the Finance and Legal Committee, it was decided to surrender their interest in the roller on payment of £20 by the Hendon Rural District Council and the Wembley Urban District Council jointly, and being relieved of all liability whatsoever. A letter from the Hendon Rural District Council, asking this Council to submit their claim for payment for works that have been done at the sewage farm to the Middlesex County Council for their decision, was agreed to. It was resolved that the Surveyor be in attendance at the Office, on Tuesdays, from 12 to 6 p.m. Mr. Balk moved that another member be placed on the Finance and Legal Committee in place of Councillor Tyler, debarred by the Council." He thought Mr.

Tyler had been a very useful member of that Committee, and that the loss of his services must have been felt by the Committee. That Committee had a considerable amount of work to do, which was of great interest to the ratepayers. In the matter of the boundaries question there was a gi-eat aniount of legal and financial matter to be considered. It was very nice for them to hear that they had received cheques in respect of balances, and for the gentlemen obtaining them fancying they had done some public service; but there was also the question of their liabilities. By appointing someone in place of Ml-.

Tyler it would be helping the Committee. Let the whole of the Council be the Committee if they liked. He hoped the Council would support the King Balk said he should like to hare the Chairman's views. The Chairman said he did not think he could add anything to what Mr. Balk had so forcibly Tjfler thanked Mr.

Balk for the compliment paid to him. He understood from Mr. Balk that he wanted to have a little more power on the Committee. He would, however, point out that as the Council was at present situated it would not be advisable to do so. He would recommend the Council to wait for a time until they had some new blood.

The Chairman thought Mr. Tyler's advice the best, and eventually Mr. Balk agi-eed to defer the matter untU the next meeting. The Mangolds Tyler asked for some explanation as to why their mangolds had been sold for 7s. per ton and those in a neighbouring field belonging to the Harrow District Council for 153.

per ton. He also desired to point out that a man at Hayes was advertising mangolds at 12s. per Surveyor said he understood that the Hanow Council made an allowance for all bad ones, while Wealdstone had sold theirs as' they stood. Last year out of about sixty tons only six tons were King intei-posed with regard to the matter in dispute at the last meeting, and the Chairman further explained that Mr. King had agi-eed to sell at 7s.

per ton at a computed weight. Mr. King said he was not a consenting party, but on Mr. Draper bearing out the Chairman's statement the matter dropped, and the Council adjourned. Mr.

T. P. Blackwell, J.P., took the chair, on Wednesday evenmg, in St. Anne's vestry-hail, Soho, to promote the restoration of St. Anne's Church.

It ia stated that the London Connty Council have issued a notice condemning the ohnroh as dangerooa in some particnlara, and a resolution was unanimously passed, pledging the meeting to aaaist the committee in raising the required for the reatoration. applying for their portion, they would be delayed a Tilbury thought it would WEMBLEY. WEMBLEY DISTRICT COUNCIL. MONDAY, NOVEMBEE 4. PEBSENT Messrs.

Martin Morris (chairman). Pen-in (vice-chaii-man), EUison, Copland- Crawford, Haynes, Hodsdon, Rowland, Smith, Tilbui-y, and Dr. White, with Mr. Hum (clerk) and Mr. H.

H. Humphreys (surveyor and inspector of Station Estate Local Government Board, wi-iting in reference to the Council's application for a loan for the making up of these roads, asked for full particulars and for plans of proposed to committee. S. Gissing Skelton, clerk to the Lighting Committee, forwarded to the Council a letter stating the deeds and documents belonging to the committee, and asking for the fixing of a day for same to be handed over to the CounoU. Mr.

"Woodbridge's letter was read from the Middlesex County Council in reference to this claim, stating that under article 6 of the Connty of Middlesex (Han-ow) Confirmation Order, 1894, it was determined that any application by Mr. C. A. Woodbridge, late sui-veyor and engineer to the Hendon Rural Sanitary Authority, for diminution or loss of salai-y, should be made to the Hendon Rural Council (common fund), Wembley and Wealdstone (general to Finance Committee. Captain Coitis's C.

D. Woolley, solicitor to Captain Curtis, wrote acknowledging the receipt of the Council's letter, and stated that no doubt on hearing the facts his client would exercise a little further patience. Lyon and Harvist Trust Committee of the whole Council reported that they had resolved that the Hendon Rural Council be written to, asking that the Wembley Council be supplied with information as to its present position in the Lyon and Hai-vist Trust, and further, whether the Hendon Rural Council had any objection, and, if so, what objection, to to the Wembley Council the Wembley portion of the Mr. Rowland thought the Council should immediately take steps, as, if they did not proceed at once for an Act of Parhament be well for the Council to wait for a The Committee's recommendation was? carried. Finance Committee reported that it had examined the Treasurer's Book, which showed that, deducting unpre- sented cheques, £19 8s.

and balance against Council on Private Improvements Account, £56 3s. there was a balance in favour of £881 5s. 2d. The two suspense accounts of £994 8s. and £500, brought the balance up to £2,375 13s.

lOd. ZJanover Hoad Improvement The Finance Committtee reported that the Sui-veyor reported that he experienced difficulty in collecting rates on this account, and the- Council decided to insti-uct Mr. J. T. Rossiter- to proceed against the delinquents.

Accounts amounting to £81 3s. 4d. weve- passed for p-ayment. The question as to what the Council should do -with the Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire Railway £500 was deferred sine die. Apportionment of Council decided, on the recommendation of the- Finance Committee, to agree to the terms adopted by the Hendon Rural Council as to the apportionment of loans, it being understood that this related as to the mode of treating the accounts only.

Overseers' Finance Committee recommended and the Council decided to write to the Local Government Boai-d in reference to the money received from the Overseers of the late undivided parish of HaiTOW, at the same time suggesting that it be applied for the reduction of the Genei-al District Rate to be levied on the Wemblej- district. Temporary was decided to pay an advanced rent of 2s. 6d. a week consequent upon the bank using the Council's- Temporary Office one day in each week. Su-ties of the Burial Board.

The Works and Sanitary Committee recommended that the Council forthwith take over the duties, powers, properties, debts, and liabilities of the Burial Copland-Crawford pointed out that the Council had ali -eady passed a resolution declining to take over these duties until the accounts and other matters had been placed in proper order, and he thought that they should see to this before- finally some discussion the matter was referred back to the Works Committee for a report to be prepared. Medical Officer's Goddavd reported that the piggeries of Mr. Phillips, at the back of Oak Place, Sudbury, remained in pretty much the same condition, and that the Council's orders and notices had been disregarded. The Council also received a report from the Inspector of Nuisances on the subject, and it was decided to prosecute the offender. Fire Fire Brigade Committee reported that the hose reel and additional hose had been received, and that Mr.

Alan Paull had accepted the captaincy of the brigade. The Hoad Foreman. Mr. Rowland' moved that upon it being requisite to appoint a road foreman, the Council do advertise in a local newspaper for applications from pei -sons desirous of being appointed, and state in such advertisement the weekly wage. Mr.

Rowland said he did not move this resolution in any way as an attack on the surveyor; but he thought that the manner in which the road foreman had been appointed unconstitutional, and debarred the working classes of the district from making application. He did not deny that the present road foreman was a good man but he complained of the maimer in which the man had been put into the post. He thought the appointment should be- ratified by the Council, as any new surveyor might have a man to put into such a The majority of the Councillors, thought that the appointment was one resting with the surveyor. On the motion being put to the meeting, there voted Rowland, Tilbury, and Dr. White; and Messrs.

Copland-Crawford, Haynes, Hodsdon, Pen-in, and Smith. The chairman thereupon declared the motion to be lost. Surveyor reported that he had had a night inspection made of the lamps in the district. Out of 95 he found seven def ec- tive as to bm-nei-8, and nine broken, the latter being chiefly on the Harrow It was decided to communicate with the Gas Company re defective bui-ners. As to the broken lamps, the Surveyor thought it a waate of money to have to keep repairing the lamps in the district named, and thought if such a state of things continued it would be well to discontinue the lamps in that neighbourhood.

Pollution of Ditches at Ml-. Humphreys reported the pollution of various ditches in the Kingsbm-y district, and the question was refen-ed to the Works Committee. The Eenton question of the overflow and stench from these filters was brought up. Dr. Wliite remarking that previously to the alterations made they smelt; now it was worse, it was a Haynes moved for a small committee to inspect, and caused some amusement by asking the Chairman if he should name the day.

however, was left to be an-anged privately. Plans for a new system of drainage at Sudbury Lodge, for Mr. Comber, the new tenant, were approved. The Council shortly attei -wards adjoui-ned. O-wners and Occupiers' Protection Society.

usual monthjy meeting of this Society waa held in the St. John's Schoolronm on Tuesday evening. Mr. G. H.

Brown pie.sided, and there was but a small attendanc3. The minutes of the previous meeting were read and confirmed. The question aa to the amount awarded to Mr. Haynes was brought up and discupsed at some length, but it waa thone-ht that the society could not move in the matter. Tue society seemed satisfied as to the manner in which the claim had been settled, but seemed in doubt aa to the amount awarded.

It was decided to call the attention of the Council to two matters (1) -What it was doing in the question of the charities, and to ask that a copy of an interim report prepared by Mr. Soames on the Lyon and Harvist Trust Fund be procured and (2) to call attention to the fact that the estimate Eubmitted to the agreed to by them, only contained a sum of about for contingencies, and that the society having noticed that heavy expenditure on printing and establishment charges had already reached this amount, it was time some check was put on the expenditure in this direction, with a view of preventing too great a financial embarass- ment at the close of the year. lecture on the question of food reform and an entertainment were given in the 'Workmen's Hall on Thursday last. Mrs. McDonald, from the London Vegetarian Association, gave a moct interesting lecture, illustrated by lantern picturea.

There was a good attendance, and it waa announced, as some posing questions were put to the lecturer, that a debate should be held upon the subject at aome near date. The- musical arrangements were fairly well carried out. Sunday at new venture was started in "Wembley last Sunday afternoon, and is to be continued on the first Sunday in each month. The..