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jottings on the cases for 1896 may, therefore, interest your readera. Charles C. officer on'a vessel which encountered a oyclone in' 1887, aid to hare been lost; with all hands, id presomed to be therefore hisi estate is ahrut to.be distributed; and; Plcirence Pelly, fqniiarly pi Bombay, is entitled to sharp thp residuary estate of her unde, who died in 1892.. Jfardi, born at Orange in 1856, is to in- ierit the estate of his father; and Louisa Mayler, some years ago, is believed to liare unknown relative tesiding in Liverpool. Florence M.

and Elizabeth L. Protheroe aie informed that their mother is dead, and it will be to their advantage to make their addresses known; and information is required as to the flight of a Huguenot family from Amiens in 1574. Vacant successioiis await the heirs of Edith Harrison, widow of F. Bockel, and her children, who were iound dead near Brussels, supposed to have been murdered; and. considerable property is 1lueti)1fehe of John Leddy, formerly of Cavau, and late of San Francisco.

Miss Kate Norris, of Dublin, deceased in 1894, is supposed to iave died without any relations; and the heirs of Miss Margaret Middlemiss, of Musselburgh, are missing. H. J. Masters, of Hull, last, heard, has become entitled to funds throagh the death of his parents; the brothers of Nasmyth Morrieson, who died in India in' are sought; also the descendants ol Rowland Cooper, deceased in London in 1823. The residue of the estate Of Mrs.

Isabel Fy'ffe, forr merly of Bombay, who died in 1873, has, iu the absence of hfiira, fallen her Majesty -the Queen; and the "non-niamut" children of his late the Nawab Naam of Bengal are inquired for. The descendants- of Dr. Joy Adolphus, of Germany, are entitled to share in the estate of a London merchant who died nearly 200 years ago and has become due to the next-of-kin of Mary Hendry, who was living in 1777. J. Hull, who left England for Australia in 1864, is entitled to freehold property; the children of Caroline Day, deceased at Leamington in 1874, are sought; and legacies are due to the brother and sister of Mary J.

Caldwell, who went to America in 1856. The proceeds of the sale of a freehold estate in Cheshire await James Kirkley, who left England in 1873; the sons of Donald M'Rae, of Gravescnd, who died in 1851, are wanted and Francis Lucas, of Plymouth, who went to sea many years ago, is a missing legatee. STews is wanted of William 'on' whose jtrm is tatooed a skull and erosa-bones, and who left for America in and the children of Adolphus Oram, who died in an infirmary iu 1881, are missing. William Jeffery, of Folkstone, last heard of in 1874, and Jemima Jeffery, who disappeared 30 years ago, are both inquired for while A. R.

Reeve, decorative painter, said to have gone to America in 1889, is entitled to £900. J. L. White, of Chichester, who'left England in 1870, is entitled to funds; and J. C.

Golden, who, in 1881, was in the employment of a baker, may share ia the residuary estate of a lady recently deceased. Mary A. of York in 1874, is interested in the estate of her father; and it is again notified that £3,526 is due to the unknown heirs of John Renny, who died abroad. Information is wanted of James Blair, who, on a voyage from Leith. to London fell overboard and pajticulars are required as to securities belonging to a clergyman who drowned in the wreck of the Drummond Castle.

Claimants may benefit to the extent of £9,000, arising from the estate of Commodore Michael Stackpoole, of Limerick, who died in 1846; the children of Harriet E. GtoW, of Liverpool in 1873, are wanted; also the descendants of Thomas Jaffray, who died en route frcsm India towards the close of the last century. The sons of William Piatt, who died at Winkfield, Berkshire, in 1853, are called for; and P. S. Capon, who left England in 1883, is interested in a legacy of £1,000.

Other missing bene-' flciaries include Agnes A. Russell, or Bradshaw, of Glasgow in 1852; Eliza who went to Australia 25 years ago William Bellew, formerly of Northam, North Devon; Thomas Dowie, of Tasmania in 1856; and A. L. Oldfield, last heard.of at Sydney; heirs; several lists of coloidal who have left fiimfafor their tmkiiown kindred, are issned; clAiaiiuits toe sought, to Chancery deposita in aid rewards are ocSgred. for birth, marnage, Jtad lam, Sir, your obedient servant, SIDNEY H.

PRESTON. Lonsdale'Ghambers, Chancerjr Lane. LEGAL. THE GAZETTE." Becerring Allen (trading as Allen and Son); Church Lane, Henddh, builder. Frederick Costin, Harley Road; Harlesden, mercantile clerk; Allen, as above.

Frederick CoStin, as above. MARYLEBCtiilE POLICE COURT. Richard Hatton, 18, of Gran-yiUe Koad, Kilbum, and George T. W. Haynes, of Grafton Terrace, Haverstock HiU, -rfere before the on reinand, charged nith being suspected persons found loitering at Canterbury Road, supposed for the purpose of committing a appeared that about a quarter after one in the morning P.6; 120 and another oflScer saw the ptisoniehi and ahothei: yottth loitering suspiciously in Canterbury BoadJ They kept them under observation for some time, and eventually saw them try the doors of two as they caught sight of the officers they raii away.

The officers pursued them and succeeded in over- taldhg the prisoners, both of whom refused to give any account of Langford, J4 said that in August last Hatton was before the coiirt and sent to a home, from whidi he rail away. Since then he had mixed with a number of young prisoner Haynes was described as a very bad Curtis Bennett sentenced each of them to three months' hard labour. A "Model" Father at Fray, aged 42, a commission agent, of 18, Salns- bury Road, Kilbum, was charged on remand being drunk and story told was that the prisoner, who is much addicted to drink, returned home about midnight very drunk, and at once picked a quarrel with his wife. He got into a terrible' rage and gave vent to liis wrath in curses and language. But, finding this little effect upon his -wife, he turned it upon his two little girls, who ran terrified from the house and sought the aid of polieo.

PiC. 316 returned with them to the house. He found the prisoner raving like a madman, and standing iu the no one might enter. It was pouring with- rain at the time, and the children, besides being, very wet, were sluvering Avith the cold. The officer told him it was cruel to keep them in the street in that state, but he refused to admit and threatened to kill them.

As he persisted In this attitude the officer had no alternative but to arrest Willby, an officer of the N.S.P.C.C., said the Many persons are inquired foi: by the Courts of Chancery. These include J. Crabtree, who left Yorkshire T. Sandy, last seen at Manchester in Janies who emigrated to New, piior to 1884; David, Henry and of Nova. Scotia in 1847 Henry A.

Morgan, last heard of South Africa in 1889 T. E. Horseman, who went toAnstralia in 1844; the next-of-kin of W. D. Overton, of Swindori, shire; W.

N. of Birmingham, last seen 1884; the next-of-kin of T. H. Hake, of King's Lyim, who cKed in 1845; L. W.

Boode, said to have died in Demerara in 1839 J. T. Boode, probably deceased in Germany in 1848 David Griffiths, who went to America in 1868; and Greorge Johnson, who, in 1866, was manager of a gold mine'in Chile. Among many individuals wanted for "some- thmg to their advantage" are George Parry, of who went to Melbourne 20 years ago Maria B. Noel, widow of the late 'Very Rev.

Dean of Salisbury; John and Thomas Druery, who left Norfolk for America 45 year's ago J. L. Jones, who, in 1886, was employed as a billiard marker in Birmingham Robert Sampson, who left Newcastle-on-Tyne inany years ago; P. H. FarreU, of Blandford, who emigrated in 1866; Charles, Hawker, of Walsall, who went to Canada in 1868; Alfired and William Yieldmg, who.

both left England many years ago; and Thomas Lock, last heard of at Christchurch, New Zealand; while RichOTd and Mary of Melbourne in and N. G. Hutchinson, ofMelbotirne in 1875, are wanted for something "greatly" to their benefit. The next-of-kin or representatives are sought of John Lowe, of Boston, Lincolnshire, whp died in 1782; Miss Sophia Collett, of London in 1765 John Collis, who died inLimerick'in 1846; Charles Gore, of London in 1797; Henry Bridge, of Manchester, deceased in 1873; Janies Brander, late British 'Vice- Consul at Lisbon in. 1829; F.

Preston, of Roleston, deceased in D- Ballingall, who retired hils 16; Craft, who married George iu 1848, and afterwards Henry R. Lily Ann Bond, late of Weston-super-Mare; and D. A. who was transported to Sydney in 1838. In addition to the fdregomg, representatives of shareholders in the West New Jersey Society, on whose stock no di-vidends have been paid since 1692, are again sought; the Treasury Solicitor has advertised for next-of- kin in several cases in which intestates' estates have fallen to the Crown iu the absence of ordered to pay lOs.

7 days. He also grantbd the cabman a sninmons agedhst Mayer for the recovery of the cab'ftoe. i -li A Killrani mn 's Old £oT Gash, a smartly widow; aged 35, of No; 6, Hairow Road, was charged with persistently. annoying Johh advatisilig' agent, of Lyhtori Rbad', "West Mr. Freke, solicitor, who said his client lived with the priimiier for two or three years.

'He another iar he entered adopted into 'he Vfoa to the Vrttsfhoi matried, £1 a oii'thBrcSaaifibn'th'ai she in no way molested or annoyed him. 'Latterly she had often done both. On Tuesday night she went to his bouse and liis wife answered 'fhe door. He went out and saw per and orderedher away telling her that she must not come there and annoy him. Instead of going she striick' him her umbrella, aiid when he went indoors she kicked and hammered at- the door.

At last he was obliged to give her into the custody of P.c. 202 -n-as bailed, out and at that Wednesday) morning she pelted liis Villi mud'i The prosecutor had id daareto- Ifnrt the She had broken the covenant ef tlie deed, but his client wonVd the week as he had done in the past; ms last payment was on Saturday last. All he wanted was that she should leave him prisoner's defence -vras that the allowance was insufficient considering that the prosecutor frequently visited her. He hit her and that'annoyed iher and caused her to go to his Plowden told the prisoner that whatever claims she. thought she had against the prosecutor, she must not so behave as to commit a breach of the public peace.

If she would promise not'tojfipeat her conduct he. would deal leniently with her. Of course if she did it again she would have to find sureties or go to prisoner gave her promise and was then discharged. Thxeatening a West Kompstead Scbool Kate Clear, living at 40, Lowfield Road, West Hampstead, appeared before Jlr. Curtis Bennett to answer a summons charging her with threatening Harriet Lucy McGregor, the head mistress of the Netherwood Street Board School, West Hampstead.

Mr. T. A. Organ, barrister, supported the summons for the National Union of appeared that on the 8th the coniplainant received a complaint from a person residing in the neighour- hood, in consequence of which she warned the defendant's child against bothering people to have their steps cleaned. The folloiving day 'ias the complainant was walking home the defendant accosted her iu a shook her her face, used ''iriogti fearful" language, and tlrreatened her and her house was said that this the first occasion on which she had insulted the teachers at this particular Clear's defence was that the made the observation about her child before the whole school, with the result.that the other girls called hei; child the "old doorstep Bennett ordered her to find a surety iu £5 and to enter into her own recognisance to keep the peace for twelve hours' notice to the police, ChahWan said would con' case, being put back a little.while.; ta; usev py.

medifiar iCr was' ice was' in a he prisorier had been carrying on in the way described for some time, He was really a betting tout, but had not supported his wife or children foroverten Curtis Bennett sentenced the prisoner to one month's hard labour. Tlie Self-Accused Baby The little girl, Mary Jane. Scull, 15, who been before court on two occasions on a charge of having, on her own confession, poisoned her cousin, a baby six old, in July of last year, was again' before Curtis The girl was practically discharged last but was remanded for a home to be folind for Kirhy, the court missionary, now reported that had arranged for the to go to a home in the outer portion of West London a period of three years, where she would be edncitttea and trained for domestic service; a calling she had expressed a liking Curtis: Bennett now discharged the girl, and advised her to try and take advantage of the home that had been provided for her. The Case. of iP.c.

Palse under-sized, clean-shaven man, named Henry White, aged 32, a labourer, a hotne, -was before Mr. Curtis Bermett charged on 'his own confession -nith being con- Cerhd -with two men nained Ridler and Coombs, having attempted on the night of Jannarr 13th to burglariously break into the dwelling-house of' ilr. Michael Benjaihin, of 91, Brbndesbury Kilbum, with ilitent to Nash, Division, had the conduct of the evidence given by P.c. 440 ivas that the accused went up to him in Church Street, Chelsea, abotit a quarter after 11 o'clock at night, and said he wished to'give lihnselfnp as being concerned with two other men in committing Durglaiy at Maida Vale. White was qtdte sober at the time.

The dfficer took'him to the police-station, whare he repeated the. statement be had made to the constable. Inspector' Seabright reduced the statement of the acciised to 'writing, and the latter signed prisorier, however, when before the emphatically denied the correctness of the assertion he had made to the police. He was, he said, in prison at Wandsworth Gaol at the time, and he could prove it. What induced him to say what he had ne could not attempted burglary referred to by White in his confession -was the case 'where the burglars had siich' it, desjpera'fe striiggle ivith P.c.

Coles, of the' Division, who was teriibly beaten and belaboured by his assailants "jemmies," and is still sufTering frorn' the injuries inflicted; It having been stated that the result of inquiries showed conclusively that the prisoner was in gaol for assaults on the police at the time when he was alleged to have been 'mixed up mth the Kilbum Curtis Bennett discharged the accused. "A lAveiy Time of it" at Kilbtim'- Alfred Mayer, of no occupation, living atDonal- sonRoad, West Kilbum, and AstreT Aston, a clerk, of Dean Road, WilliBSden, were before Mr. Plowden on a charge of drunkenness and assault. Saturday evening the prisoners engaged Charles Cobb, a cabman, of Lissoii Grove, to iiive them. He cohvejeed them to seVerial' piiblic- houses and then to Kilbuni, where they arrived after By direetibh of Mayer, Cobb stopped in Victoria Road, and in reply to the former the latter said his fare was 7s.Aston remarked 111 give y6u struck him on the mouth and threatened to lay him out." The prisoners then attacked him their fists, biit owing to Cobbs dodging their blows he escaped injury.

A gentleman Eving in the road passed and remarked, "Ah, they haven't got ah old cabman by which Cobb understo'bd that' the prisoners toiist be in'the habit of doing this sort of thing. Failing to damage; the cabman with their fists, Mayer Used his stick arid Aston' his umbrella, and agdin they failed for Cobb got up on the seat of his cab and they 'were unable to reach him. P.c. Brand happened to come up at the time and the ceased. On account of the assault and the disorderly conduct of the men, who were shouting and yelling, they were Plowdea Were they 'Welt what yon might gfl'I nasty drunk.

prisoner Aston asked if Cobb did not strike him first and pointed to a wound on his That was done by your Mayer. He went to hit me with his stick and managed to strike you. Plowden: managed to dodge the I did and I can tell you I nad a lively time of it the two of them, (More Plowden fined EDQWARE PETTY SESSIONS. WEDITESDAY, FEBKUABY 17. Before Messrs.

H. 'W. Nelson (in the chair), J. E. Lilleyy A Wealdstoiie.SQ^.erter.—Charles Norris Bowles, was charged with'Being East Surrey Militia since July, 1895.

Detective Bagnell proved arresting the he Was handed over to the military WillesdcK Guardian David Rand, of 6, Stefele Boad, Acton Lane, Willesden, was summoned for neglecting to maintain his whereby she became chargeable to the common fufcd of, theiWiUesdta Gnar- Seabi'ook'prosefcatied on behalf the' Guardians. The defendant said his wife left him and sold up his case yras ad- bem bj given veiyj 'Would no doubt get better 'with SHB' KamaSded for a what was stated, that the prisoner had been himsell'to pay his debts. Hodgson, of 22, Kanelagh Boad, 'lilies- den, by Mr; F. bf the West London Prevention of Omelty to Aninials, for having, on February 8th, working it while in an of horse to be so is adriver ih the employ of Goii'eral Omnibus Com- /6rmiiaB.at the.tom^n-y"* stables jsolicjtoT, appeifiea -idT ihii Ailing ham, solicitor, apiieared for the defendants, on behalf of the the'horse' and they and they also of £3. was understood that the company 'would Aasaxat by a Womaa.at Mrs.

Crust, of 37, Bhckijigham Boad, Harlesden, -aai summoned for having, February 9thi assaulted Matilda dispute had arisen about an accusation made by the defendant against complainant for struck her child, and on the date named defendant struck the complainant and knocked her assault was Corroborated by a captain in the Salvation. Army and other and the she- quite admitted flie assault, but pleaded that she nad been provoked by the complainant striking her little Bench fined defendant £1. Tiixowing at Kensal Bise George Shankland, of 108, Iversou Road, West Hampstead, was fined 7s. 6d. for throwing stones to the danger of the public at Kensal Rise.

A Blind Uan in Searcli of his Wife at of Buckingham Road, James Freeston, of Station House, College Park, were summoned for haTing assaulted Thomas Exell, a blind.man, residing at Netting Hill, on Februaiy solicitor, Harlesden, appeared for the plaintiff's stoi-y wis that he came to Harlesden to look for Ids missing wife and child, and that.he, was knocked down by the defendants who said he had annqyed said complainant was only case was adjourned for a week for- the attendance of a witnpjw. jonmed to allow evidence to be brought to this statement. James Dear, 4, Church Terrace, Harlesden, was sumnjioned for a similar defendant said he 'n-as willing to' have liis 'wife back as soon as he got work. An order was ina.de for the payment of the arrears, and a week; failing the defendant neglecting to cariy out his promise of taking his wife and two children out of the workhouse on Monday. JTe having no lamps attached to' vehicles, Alfred Tew, of 1, Clifton Terrace; Wealdstone, William Foster, of 19, Great Cambridge Street, Hackney, EdWaid Fakeley, 6, Bnme Street, VauxhaU, and Harry Hyde, of 164, Canbnry Park, Kingston, were each fined 5s.

and costs. HARLESi9ENi PETTY SESSIONS. THirKSDAY, 18. Before Messrs; W. Bh-d, D.L; (chairman), H.

H. R. .0. M. Grant, C.

Locket, aud'Major Wilkinson. Disorderly "Conduct at Willcisden Coeken, aged 23, of 14, Sandringham Road; Willesden Green, -was charged with disorderly conduct, and having used obscene language in High Road, WiUesdecn on Februaiy it appeared from the evidence, had, with some' conipanions; broken some crockery, and had also behaved disorderly near the shop of Mr. The Chairman said that-such persons as this' accused were a great nuisance to a hood, and fined him 15s. and costs, or seven days' imprisonment in default. Threatened Suicide at Brondesbury.

Charles Fraser, aged 25, a big, powerful-looking man, was charged -with having threatened to commit svdcide at the Kilburh-and Brondesbury of the Metropolitan on Wedes? day Smith, an inspector at the railway station, said that the prisoner camei ther'i and asked what time the train went. He was told, and went down on tbei Afterwards he got down on to the and said he would: thnnv-himself under the first.train thatcame deal of trouble had to be taken to get the prisoner out of the way. He then left the station, but was eventually taken into Westall stated that he.fbl-. lowed the prisoner intoa He said to him; What are you doing here and the man replied, Mindyonr own business." On.further q-iiestioning the man, the latter said "I- mean to throw myself under a train." He then attempted to take the man into custody, and a hard stmggle ensued. The man got away, rushed to the fence bordering the and tried to get over.

The witness then blew his sistence arived, and the prisoner was secured On the way to the station prisoner said, This is all through my poisoned finger; I cannot work, and what, am I to do. This was my last Gongh, the court missionary; said he had had some conversation with the prisoner, who, it appeared, had been working on the new liail- way. In July last he poisoned his finger, and it had been getting worse ever since. On Saturday last he was told that he could not be kept on any- longer. The man's arm was now getting bad, and he was in a very low condition of health.

He (Mr. Gough) hoped the Bench would see their way to send the man to the-infirmary or to some other institution where he could be well looked GENERAL. THE WORK LONDON AND NORTH WESTeRN RAli To the general readers residing alongside the London and North-Western Railway, as well as the many railway employees in our district, the noble chairman's speech at last Tuesday's half- yearly geueralmeeting of the company, held at Euston have peculiar it dealt more than usual -with labo)jr spcial. points. to.thefinan-, cial statements, that'there' was a total increase.of profit of.

and that the amount received for passengers, the the number of passengers, the tonnage carried, and the traiE iffllies rtfhf (the" in every reSpefct'- that'the' company had -ever-had. They had carried tons more. Kere 'Worh-iM 'said''-tJiey iputtd 'that' the time -had come when their roUinig'steck-'niust be and they proposed by degrees to add 100 new engines and 500 new carriages; The £500,000: which they asked for for tmspurpose-would only be expended- as requiredfroniitime to tihie, and with (the ad-- ditional stock they would be better able to meet' the sudden upon them at while they would also be to' theiilcaitiages than they had TlitEefto-8e'en able to Owmg to the increase.in the-weight of the trains, the speed at Wjonv-ith thought advisable by their engineer -to increase the weight rail. Up to' 1885 the 84lb. rail was thought enough, but in that year they began to lay a 901b, rail, and now thoy posed to lay a rail more iexpensive in first they hoped-to eftect a corisidisrable-saving in re- laymg, and he believed -with the! pro- I)osed best road in the country.

Therehadbeen a large increase in the wages connected -with the working of locomo- -endues, under-rnniiing expenses, butthere had been a good savitg in coal and coke, and, he believed, in water; -tHei-ihtnightl that thaiE till for water -was the of pany in the While there was a large mcrease in wages, the men got the.benefit of the increased -work, i This' was notably the ease in the traffic expenses, where, out of a totalincrease of £54,916, no I'essthan £41,946 was for increase of'Wages. Inoreased Passenger to-thei details of the- he: stated that passenger traffic of number they had carried more second-class-passengers, from whom, however, they had- received £1,725 showing that their second-class passengers were maHng-shorter' journeys; and they had carried third-class passengers, from whom they had received £24,018 more. He had again to congratulate them on the steady'increase- in their very valuable source': of revenue to them. The increase in the number of these tickets in the past half-year had been 3,491, and the money improvement had been The total increase their receipts had thus been Advaatagei tO'Bailvay After referring to the recent threatenm strike auditsI'ontcome, 'Lord'Stalbridge said that from time to time thigr received-applications from their men in-varidus departments-tor increase of pay, alterations in the hours of worki and other -pomts. pense.

In it was difficult for their men-to obtaiircottages, or where they would esovbittptly lor themj-the omipady tlw msSk and isijtheni ihoderate-rfet. moment they 5.000 Jiouses joccupied by tiieh: tfiey'yielded little more than a on the The-. female clerfc, were ch'osen'as'far as possible from the daught'ers and relations of the coinpiijjrfs.servants.:. This ernplbyrnent was given to the girlsithemselves; Anotlrtr privilege railway servants got which very fe 'W others in the same position of life enjoyed was-an annual In-most other services when a 'gWnted ii'was mtho'ut pky. The restdt of the i advantages which were known to be enjoyed by railway servants was shown by while dujing the past y.ear,the had'had' vacancies they had had no fewer than 53,000 applications for them.

Their men had other in the provident aMa-pensiSTtt -the-company'ff bank enabled them to exercise thrift. He did not think that any one could say with truth that the servants of this covmtry. were not V- Sandajr' concluding ceedings, Lord Stalbridge, referring to a memorial had. been presented on the question of-Sundiay labAiir, 'stated that he could say honestly that he did not' believe Jthere was a railway in the country on whidi so little Sunday work was done as on the North-Western, where Snnday work was-really reduced to a The manager'had just assnredhim that ill spite of tlie increase of 1,000,000 tons iu the past half-year no more Sunday work had been done than hitherto. Very few of their men worked more than one Simday in two at the outside, and they had opportunities of attending divine worship whene'ver it Was practicable for them to do so.

Every attention was paid to this .7 ViiKtjie at the rate of 8 per cent, per annum (half per cent, increase upon the previous year), swaUoiving £102,922, leaves a balance of £99,799, as compared with £67,209 this time last year. Private Bill foUowmg Bills have been the. The Watford, London Railway Bill is in group one;" group four includes the Ealing and South Harrow Railway Bill, the Charing Cross, Euston, and Hampstead Railway BiU, the Harrow, Dxbridge, arid Railway Bill, and the West Suburban Railway Bill. LONDON MARKET QUOTA load. Second Cut Clover Best ij -ji Inferior t.

much ia so 1J; i'; after for a little Mr. Firth; solicitor, here remarked that while the case had ceeding a collection had-been made on behalf of Mayer 58, or 5 days' imprisonment, and Aston he 1 the prisoner, and £2 had been Each' on- its merits, an'd'in many instances the last two months cessions had been'inade in the hours of labour where it thought, advisable, and they had no reason to believe that there was any body of men in the employment of the company who were dissatisfied their conditions'of service. He ventured to say, too, that the conditions of service onthe Norti-'Westem as good' or than those of' any other' railway company in the kingdom. It was not generally what railway men had over men -in similar conditions of life. At thatmo- had 800 old servants who had retired and were in receipt of pensions.

About half of them had pensioned entirely at the-company's expensei and the remainder froMthe fund of winch the company contributed a large proportion. The company issued free passes and privilege tickets; to all its servants and members of their the magnitude of 'tins con- cessiohmight be from'the fact that during the past year no fewer than 877,000 privilege tickets were which were absolutely free. They also had a large number of men in their 20,000 -wage- were clothed at the company's ex- indicated will: not oount our competition, owing to an infringement of rults. i V. Cresc6ht" Eampstead.at the -(Vm.

Eoii'don i Metropolitan Baiiway (R.) Pipner, at Pinner. 'MetropoUtanJlaiXway (3rd) v. Tit MayoRoad. Highfield v. All Saints, at home- Swallow V.

St. Barnabas, at home. Swallow (E.) GoldHursi Rangers Brentford, West; Kilbum. (London League). Queen's Park Reun'gera "(R.) v.

Hamilton at Ealing. BMth6ldmaw j. Willesden" Park'v. Hendon Rangers Hendon. Fresbyferiah'v; Cravenjaway: Hillcrest a Qneen'S'PairK -RoverftJv.

Gastelian.at' Regent's Park. V. BMsem (W -ai Cricklewood. iatigJigpBBrd's Bush. Crescent (4th) at home.

Harlesden Athletic at Hammersmitii. (W Harlesden v. at. Harlesden v. St.

Stephen's, at Acton. Wembley V. Unitus, at Mapleleaf (Ri)- V. St; Mary'Abbptt's at Wood Lane. i- 'Sexmbur Athletic St.

C. Glfenn; C. Stnbbiags; W. Ansell, A Stark, and W. Sitley; H.

Richardson, Elfcm, S.j W. Estelby; and Fory. Kick off, 3.30. St. Andrew's v.

Hendog Y.M.F.S.—. A. ICu-tyand 'S; Roe; Beckett, and H. Drewett; 6. logne, W.

Royce, J. Roe, C. Barnard, and A. Harrold St; -Andrew's. v.

Old Downing and Shepherd; A. Messenger, C. Martin, and Messenger; W. H.Jeffs; Crescent Hampstead. J.

K'Wbbf, J. E. Cash, G. Pear'ce, Gi Hninphreys, Fi'Syrad; A. Jones, S.

L. Anderson, W. Skeggs, T. Threlkeld, and J. 3.15.

Railway (R). "Mets:" Warner W. Mosdell, and Anothfer;" Wolters, R. Walklett, and B. Peairce: A.

Baiiiiister, 'C. W. Griffiths, 6. and F. liphg: Reserve, Glover.

to Pmner (Met;) MetTOpolitah v. Goldhixrst (R). H. Castle'; Westall knd J. Wi and Hr-Pnller, Roe, Pr Picfcworth, W.

E.5Nut1»n. Reservei H. 3.30".' Maplelearar; S. Wood; S. and E.

Dunstone; E. Bingham, Norton and Hobson; McLaren, Luck, Elkin, Mudge and' Piatt; Reserves: Horn, sec. Metropolitan Railway P.C., wishes us to staterthathis addxess.is now H)l, Mayp 'Road, Harrow Athletic v. Clapton Clifton. return Ithei second di-rision of the London Lea'gue was decided on the groimd of the latter' club- at Walthamstow on Saturday last.

On the occasion of the mateh at Harrow, the Athletics-took two points from the Clap- they by three goals to-none. The Athletics we're again successful on Saturday, scoring four goals to two; Kavanagh obtained the and Griffiths also found the net, while the homesters managed, to jTODf? Clapton addied'a onTy in'the second coiisa- quehtly did hot add to their score, won as above stated. Harroixr Athletic. (2nd), in the Harrow: and district -League was played Saturday-last. The ground was'on'the heavy side, but there was a good attendance.

Stanmore, who won the toss, decided to the PaviUon goal, and for-some minutes'they had'the better of the play; but subsequently the home fomaids transferred, and, after several futile attempts Cobb put in fast low shot which Woodman tried to kick out, but the ban rolled over his foot into the net, amid the jubilation of the home'supporters. Welch, with a long, skew shot, equalised for, Stanmore. Play ruled even until half-time, but' no further scoring took place. Harrow were the first to attack after the restart, but tiie pressure was temporary only and Ridout put the -visitors one in-front-- The sticky ground, however, now pegan to "tfill.ita tale on the heavy men from Stanmore, who seemed to had quite enough of it. the homesters went for all they were worth and from a free kickj and scrimniage in front of.

the Stanmore goal. Ward equalised amid loud cheers. These had died away when Cobb gave the home team the lead, and the same player again landed the ball into the net, but was nded offside. Stanmore tried hard to regain their' laurels; but the Athletics maintained the upper hand and won a well-contested game by 3 goals to.2;::.- Willesden Park Craven Bamblers. was played at Willesden Green and resulted in a -win for the Park by 13 goals to nil.

HiUcrest v. Westbourne on.tiie former's grormd. The home team kicked after play, AUsop put through for theniijust as.the-vyhistle blew for hands. The free kick, however, availed nothing, ruled eyen tiB half-time. On resuming the'Hillcrest'pu't on more pressure, at putting through from a' scrimmage." The Westboume.disputed this point, however, but the referee had no.he'sitaition in giving a thereupon left the field, leaving the Hillcrest victors by a goal to nil.

Seymour v. St. James's This mateh played on the ground of the latter at Wormwood Scrubbs on Saturday, and resulted in a draw of 2 goals each, Fory and- Richardson scoring for'Seymour, who played 3 sKorf. St. Andrew's (R) v.

Played at Wormwood Scrubbs and' resulted in a win for the Saints for 4 goals to. 2. Crescent Sampstead v. St. BCary's 'W'est London League mateh was played at Kensal Rise, and was won by the College, by 2 goals to nil.

West London League and Interest is thoroughly well hiaintained in these coipbinations. Metropolitan Railway, by reason of their splendid win over Westminster, head the League, and intend maMn" a bold bid for the chiunpionship. Crescent Hampstead sustained another defeat on Saturday, and their record- now reads none too encouraging." They meet the leaders to-morrow, and on form, should yield them another two points. In the AHianee, Mapleleaf, claim oluef notice, arid their recent smart performances have placed them in the position of honour. They meet Bassein Park, the only unbeaten clnb in the combination, tomorrow, and if the Maples could only annex a couple of what increased, enthusiasm would'ptievail at- -their' to-morrow evening.

Details: LBAGrrE. Hammeismith 8 Hounslow St. Mary's stead Pta. For -l-vr IS- 66 1: 3 13 28 16 1-11 13 5 Col- 3 -3-- 1-9 8-6 -4 4 8 St. Stephens.

7 Pts.For 14 10-'- 19- '4 5 0 5 2 5-22 r- 1 9-1 15 31 AttiAMcS. ...12 6 Bassein Park 8 6 3 i- 6 1 4 3 Res. 7 4 2 Hamilton Ealing 8 3 4 North Kensington 9 3 2 4 8 21-18 St. Luke's Institute 12 1 Hammersanth 'W Ath. 13 13 '11 10 10 10 21 18 13 22 13 9 6 6 14 4 18 11 MipHileaf (R) Mary-Abbott's Barton Cooper and Shorter Waikerj' WAbd Watson, Lefort, Smallwood, r.lUpU' ms tiiii" iwere ol by no fewer than 6 goals to nil.

Baiiway' v. thea af'anA wohlfey them 4 goals to 3. 1 10 3 7 28 0 10 0- 1 16. points deducted, for playing; i to b4 decided af WiBesden "to-morrow by these teatns iiot be altogether devoid' of They have tilia season, and on both occasions the "Met." have been victorious. Unforturmtely at each-meeting the ground was decidedly on the soft side, while it IS generally understood the Crescent men perform best on a dryyetnue, so that pvSi a fine day: to-morrow the meeting be productive of good football.

Taking into consideration, however, the recent: achievements of the.Railway men in the League, they should come out the struggle on top; out be this as'it may, the wearers of the "lake and green "are-sure-to do their West London League v. Uiddlesex Be8erVWS give the teams to'repre- sent the Coiinty Reserves and' the West LSndon League, which, sa far as the League is iiWll'riot" seem; the 'best team They render a good Etccount of themselves, though we are rather surprised that 0. W.Gillett is left out; if there is a better the League we should like to see The match takes'place at Actori, on the Ealing F. C. ground, on Wednesday next, 24th and we are pleased to see that our immediate local clubs are to be represented in (Jneeii's Part Rangers, Stanmore, and Metropolitan Railway Reserves: G.

Woodman, goal; P. G. Swann, Brentf ordr and A. Teagle, Queen's Park Bangers, backs i'lF. Ritchie, Civil Private Robertson; 3rd Grenadiers, and M'Kenzie, Part Bjmgers, 6.

Perkins, Soiiibhall, and W. James, Barnet, right; A. T. Porter; Civil Private Sheeran and Private Turiellj 3rd Grenadiers, left. West London Knight, Hounslow, goal; J.

Large, Hammersmith Athletic, and H. Jackson, Hounslow, backs; G. Pearce, Metropolitan Gv R. Smith- (captain), and WatsoivHohnsrow, half-backs; Gardiner," Westnflnster, A. -Whitehead, J.

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