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8 THE DERBY MJ2B0UBY. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER, 25, 1895. be Bwitched on to one or other: of the prinoipal churches for the purpose of hearing chosal services or MRR LANGTRY'S JEWELS STOLEN. The news of the engagement of the Dnke of Marl FULL OF ALL DECEIT. Napoleon I.

died of cancer of the stomach developed from acute inflammatory dyspepsia of which he had, in his latter years, freguent attacks. Yet he was not a gourmand nor a drunkard. From this illustration which is but one out of thousands the casual reader may judge what great oaks of suffering and death may grow from the little acorns of indigestion, which most people think are merely matters of a day or so. A prominent physician says A near relative of my own has for the past fifteen years suffered from dyspepsia, complicated with pseudo-phthisis (false consumption), and over and over again the best of doctors have predicted his early death. He has spent a small fortune at various resorts for consumptives, but is at present perfectly well, and has not the smallest sign of present or past disease of the lungs.

Cases Buch as these I am constantly coming across." Mrs. Ann Lancaster, of Bradford, a few years ago used to have attacks in which she would fall to the ground insensible. Her nerves were so disordered that she habitually trembled from head to foot. Sometimes her nerves were so uncontrollable that the bed shook under her. Her sleep was, of course, disturbed and broken, and she became so weak that she could walk only a few yards at a time.

The malady first showed itself in the summer 1887. She felt strangely tired and languid, and was not able to obtain rest, either by the use of medicines or change of bodily positions. Her mouth was filled with a thick, disgusting slime which clung to her teeth so strongly that she was compelled to wipe it off with a cloth or a handkerchief. Her month tasted so badly that she fancied that such a taste might accompany certain poisons. She could eat but very little on account nut merely of want of appetite, but because of a resulting pa'm in the chest and sides.

In October of that same year she went to the Bradford Infirmary, but received no benefit from the treatment at that institution, the physicians not seeming to know what her ailmeDt really was, and finally she returned home discouraged and very feeble. Her mind suffered from that form of melancholia which the ancients considered to be due to the circulation of bile through the body. These facts thus hastily and crudely stated, will indicate in some measure her forlorn situation when But let her tell the rest herself. Sbo says One day a book was left at my house describing the nature and success of a preparation called Mother Seigel's Ourative byrup. I procured a supply of it from Mr.

Dobson, Bolton Road, and after a faithful use of it for a comparatively short time I felt better, and not long subsequently I was completely restored to health by it. Yours truly (signed) (Mrs.) Ann Lancaster, 16, Back Spinkwell Terrace, Bolton Eoad, Bradford, December 15th, 1892. The leading, and indeed the only, point we desire to make on these cases now is this Indigestion and dyspepsia the real complaint in all of them is the most aggressive, dangerous, and dicejrtive of all the ills we are heirs to. It killed Napoleon the Great bv producing cancer, an out-growth of blood poisoning it deluded the doctors who attended the relative of a doctor, and in Mrs. Lancaster's case it imitated epilepsy.

Moral Watch its first symptoms keenly, and keep Mother Seigel's Curative Syrup within easy reach. AN ATTENDANT KILLED BY A LUNATIC. Information reached Croydon on Thursday morning of a shocking murder which had taken place duriDg the night at the London County Council's Lunatic Asylum at Cane Hill, the victim being Edward Finch one of the attendants. It appears that a patient named George Guy, who had been transferred to Cane Hill from Colney Hatch only a ago, and who was regarded as a dangerous character, was taking exercise, with other patients, in the airing-court, when he suddenly climed a stack pipe and reached the roof of the main building. He at once commenced pulling off the slates, which he made into several piles, and by his threatening demeanour kept the attendants at bay for two hours and a half.

Ladders were eventually procured, and the first to reach the roof in pursuit of Guy was Finch, who was immediately struck on the head with a batten, wielded by the infuriated madman. The effect of the blow was to fell Finch, who was again struck as he lay on the roof. Several other attendants at onoe mounted the roof and rushed to the fallen man's assistance, and a desperate struggle ensued. Guy made prompt and deadly use of the pile of slates, which he hurled atlthe attendants, several of whom were seriously injured. Guy was eventually secured and placed in a padded room.

Meanwhile, Finch had been removed to the infirmary, and so severe were the injuries to his head, that it was deemed advisable to telegraph for Dr. Bond, of London, who came down and performed the operation of trepanning. In spite of all that could be done, however, the unfortunate man expired a few hours later in the presence of his brother and sister and fiancee, to whom he was shortly to have been married. Finch is a Croydon man, and bad been at the asylum exactly two years on the day of his death. THE WELSH ELOPEMENT In reference to the sensational story published of a young lady and gentleman eloping; from Llandudno last week, Messrs.

Legatt, Rubenstein, and solici-tors, have written the following statement to the newspaper agencies As solicitors for the mother of the young lady referred to in the article headed A Welsh appearing in some of the Saturday newspapers, will you allow as to explain the facts Our client and her family have been staying at Llandudno for some time past. The young lady, who is quite a child, made up her 'mind to come to London on Thursday to see' a lady friend and, without communicating her intentions to her mother, left Llandudno Junction by train. Upon the girl being missed inquiries were made, and it was ascertained that the boy, who had also been staying at Llandudno, aud who, it appears, was acquainted with the girl, left for London by the same train. This led to the unfortunate and erroneous supposition that they had eloped together. On their arrival in London the parties proceeded up the river, where they met the lady referred to, who is a mutual friend.

They remained with her until the arrival of our client, when all the parties proceeded to their respective homes." SECULARISM AT' A DISCOUNT. Upon a winding-up order made against the National Secular Hall Society, Limited, the statutory meetings were held on Wednetday at Carey Street. London. Mr, Winearls (assistant official receiver) said that the society was an offshoot of the National Secular Society and was registered in December, 1891. The immediate object of its formation was the purchase of the Hall of Science, 142, Old Street, and its conversion into a first-class secular hall and institute.

No dividend had ever seen paid by the society. The society was not formed for tlie purpose of profit. The failnro was attributed to insufficiency of working capital and diminution of returns from the hall. Mr. Foote had appealed in the columns of the Freethinker from time tojtime for subscriptions, etc.

The official receiver was not aware how far those appeals had been responded il was evideilt that the responses were not sufficient to meet the liabilities, or the petition for a winding-up order would not have been presented by a creditor. A MODEiiN BLUEBEARD. The American papers just now are going largely into a charge of wholesale murder made against a man named H. H. Holmes, who lived at Chicago, and is alleged to have built a house with secret chambers for the purpose of killing his victims, and disposing of their bodies, At least eleven murders are laid against him, and ho is suspected of as many more.

In this house, built and oocupied by Holmes, the police have found secret rooms, without light or air, a sealed chamber, a hidden trap door leading to a secret banging room, and a steel-bound room built into the wall. The second floor ia a labyrinth of mazes, doors, and passages, and contains a death shaft, where bodies could be lowered into, the cellar and from which a hidden passage led to the sealed chamber. One witness has already identified the room where Holmes showed him three corpses on this floor of the house, and another has desoribed a narrow escape from death in one of the dark rooms. The cellar, where large quantities of human remains have been discovered, contains every provision for destroying bodies, and two large vaults of one of them containing some human bones, have been found beneath the floor. A hidden tank was found whioh contained a deadly oil, and when this was unearthed an explosion followed, which nearly cost three wrkmen their lives.

Even more terrible than this was the discovery of a crematory in the cellar, where human bodies oould be incinerated. A woman's footprint discovered in a bed of quicklime in the cellar is supposed to he that of Mies Williams, who was last seen in this house, and part Of whose jewellery has been identified among the contents of a stove UBed by Holmes. Human bones of all kinds have been dug up out of the cellar of this Bluebeard Castle, and the police have fonnd tufts of hair, blood-stained linen, and pieces of linen which had been hastily concealed. These not only point to the commission of wholesale murder, but lead to the belief that many victims will yet be added to the long list of those whom Holmes is charged with killing. He has already taken rank as the Srst criminal of the century, but the most astonishing thing about his career is the murder factory he has erected in Chicago.

With all this Holmes, whose real name is Mudgett, and who is imprisoned in Philadelphia, defies the police to convict him of murder, admits that he has been insurance swindling. Holmes's Castle, as it isv called is an immense structure, with hundreds of rooms where viotims could be removed with more expedition and safety than in the mountain stronghold of any feudel baron, and of whioh none but Holmes has ever known the secret. It was built immediately preceding the opening of the World's Fair, and there are many reasons to believe that Holmes, just then entering his murderous career on a wholesale scale, contemplated gathering in victims among the visitors to Chicago. There are hundreds of people who wont to Chicago to see the World's Fair and were never heard of again. The list of missing when the fair closed was a long one, and in the greater number of cases foul play was suspected.

The sealed ohamber, the dummy elevator, the steel vault, tho deadly oil tank, a curious flue, two quioklime vats, blood-stained liben, and what the stove disclosed, are all described and illustrated by the Cliieago Tribune, from which the above details are extracted. A MIDLAND STORY. The Binninghaw Mail 'says that a great deal of excitement prevails in Halesowen in consequence of a ghost story whioh is being-circulated there. From inquiries it appears that a maiden lady named Hannah Withers, posssessed of considerable means, who formerly resided at the Beehive Inn, Spring Hill, Has-bury, died about three days after undergoing a painful operation some months ago. Report says that she appeared to be very restless on her death bed, and that she told one of her relatives that she would come again" if they did not agree among themselves as to the settlement of her affairs.

Sinr.R bar rlent.h it is alleged that disnut.As bo the family on money matters, and, incredible though iuo; ajjycac, uiauy vi sne residents avow tneir belief that the annarition nf Miaa WitViBrc late in and about the house of whioh she was once mistress. The rumour originated some time ago when some Dersons imncinfld that thmr raw cnDntol.in,i,;n objects at the windows of the house. It is aaid that some oi tne relatives ot tho dead woman share the curious belief. There is one thine which is absnlnt.filv bevone Question, and that io o. -i vuuii una created an unprecedented sensation among the people living at Hasbury, most of whom are of the nail-making classes, Very large numbers of people have visited the house out of curiosity.

The photograph upon which, it is stated, is the likeness of the uv.ci.ii iraurau uaa ucou eagerly sougnt alter, anu the nhotoBTanher cnuld huva cnM inrero i -a- uuuiivim it he had had them on hand. Persons who have closely cAamiiiBu mo pnoro assert tnat tnere is some object UUOn it. but onininn ia rlivirlorl oq tn it- -jr I tj nucuci lu AO LUC representation of an apparition ghost or Bhadow, or luoioijr ura ui must! uiiauuouniaoie ireairs tor which the camera is sometimes responsible. A near relative of the dead woman ia nnjrl t.r Via ficm! uni. lilFUVlUVCU.

UUCbU it is the figure of the deceased which stands between Innn 41. 1 vuo tuug Kuiwvws iu ijub wmuov loosing tnrougn into the street below. Others assert that the object is too indistinct to allow of this construction. It is even stated that the aid of ministers has been called in to try and solve the mystery. A large microsoope has been brought into requisition, but up to the present the matter has not been settled.

In the meantime the subject is the only topic of conversation in the district. Many families are so terrified that they retire to bed much earlier than usual since the scare came about. The proprietor of the house, it is stated, intends to have another photograph taken in order, if possible, to batisfv himself, find SAh At. rnflt t.Vio Danontinnal of the last feiv days. ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS, 1894.

COST 01T MAINTENANCE," PER CHILD. IN AVERARB ATTENDANCE. B. d. In board schools England and Wales 2 8 9 In voluntary, schools 1 18 15 These charees were met.

in addition the. an.wiwl. want, as follows In board schools d. 4 By the ratepayers IS By the 0 By endowment 0 Oi By miscellaneous receipts ,1 3J By fee grant 10 2 in voluntary sonoois By subscription By the children By endowment By miscellaneous receipts By fee grant The annual grant in 1891 was- 6 1 0 Ui 10 1 In board schools ..19 lj In voluntary schools 18 2i Total income of elflmpntarv sn.nnnla JaiMTta sources other tbanfrom ratepayers, fee "grants and wuwwu J. auuuai grains was, in Bfi4, as tailowes Church of England schools I Wesleyan schools 1 Roman Catlinlin nnhnnla 1,011,564 64,698 102,723 I British, Undenominational other schools Board schools and 163,360 183,011 Since the vear 1870 nddiMnnnl Mwwm.uvnwnvjui HAD been Drovided bv volnntarv effnrt fnr 1 Tan 01Q the exnenditure on the prunt.inn nv anlnnramsnf sochoois, teachers' residences, amounting, without vjuvoinuiBui, am, up 10 ioi, to over B.aiB.ouiW.

Kince that date verv lfl.rirp. enma Vin.vfl haan onanf fil'fintinn and imnmvpmprtf. nf enlmnls Ur.i- have no returns which would give any precise figures." INTERESTING TO PUBLICANS. betn Stewarfc. fift.

ashiTfc-TnsV- limnor. av, Nobting Hill, was charged before Mr. Rose with obtaining a half-nnBrfftrn rf -PMm -m -ja- Hum uriiuttiu J2ivmwt quantity from Thomas Luff, landlord of the Stewart Avrvia clan lt Tl 3 iiuuauu xvuttu, wiui intent to cheat and defraud. She was also charged with being in the unlawful possession of a milk-can and snuff-box. Mr.

Hanson, who prosecuted for the licensed victuallers, said the prisoner called for the gin, and bavine drnnk it, left the houses without paying for it. Mr. Eose nere is me traua The woman was entrusted with a half-quartern of gin. Mr. Hanson It is a larceny by a trick.

Mr. Boao What trick She does not even say Sell me a half-quartern of gin" she says Give me a half-quartern of gin," and appreciate? the gift (Laughter). It would be straining the criminal law to apply it to a case of this kind. Mr. Hanson Supposing it happened a dozen times, would you not hold that the woman's action was fraudulent? Mr.

Rose A repetition does not make a false pretence. Mr. Hanson It goes to prove a system. Mr. Eose A system of drinking on credit.

If a man gives credit be must put up with the consequences. He should obtain his money before parting with the gin. Mr. Hanson That would be impossible in a busy house. Mr.

Eose: a quartern of gin to a woman muBt be protected by some other magistrate as far as I am concerned. Police-constable Olive mentioned that 14 publicans had been cheated in this way. Mr. Eose decided to remand the prisoner for enquiry respecting the milk-oan and snuff-box. A SINGULAR STORY.

A boy, named Walter WarreD, who was charged before the Manchester city justices on Wednesday, with stealing 81, the moneys of Eeuter's Telegraph Company, told an extraordinary tale to the Benoh. He said he received the 81. from two persons on account of his employers, ana as he was returning to the office he met a young man, who asked him if he had any cash in his possesaion, at the same time remarking there wpre three men on the look-out for lads who had money. He further told prisoner he had better secure whatever money he had in his purse so that it would not jingle, and thus attract attention. Warren thereupon took the 8'.

out of his pocket, and placed it in his purse. The young man next suggested that it would be better if the purse were wrapped in paper, and taking it out of the lad's hand he pretended to fold a piece of newspaper round it before giving it back to hira. The accused, after proceeding a short distance, became suspicious, and examined the parcel, which ho found to contain only a matchbox. The stipendiary, who remarked that it was a most mysterionu affair, remanded Warren for a week on his father's bail. A meeting of Glasgow employers on Friday decided to refuse the engineers' demand for a 7Jd.

minimum wage. If a lookout takes place at Belfast they will dismiss all union men at the rate of 25 per cent, each week. hna-teiuFA on tue uontment sne renoPd tnhe of a fraad resulting.it is 40 Ponn? JSi I088, 0fer ewel containing some of valuables. Before leaving England the in accrdance with her custom nf ad' dePsitei a tin boxcontaining most Jewellery at the Sloane Street Branch TT- 0n the 2k of last month att-ended at the bank, and presented TmrfSS i-what PurPrted to be Mrs. Lingtrys handwriting, and written upon her private note paper, requesting that the jewel case be delivered to the bearer.

The signature appeared genuine, and the box containing the valuables was handed over to the person presenting the demand. On sending to the bank on Thursday morning for her jewels Mrs. Langtry was amazed on being informed that in obmpliauce wi on request they were delivered up on the -4th of last month. Her request to see the order was immediately complied with, and she nnhesitatinglv pronounced it to a forgery. She next proceeded to the office of her solicitor, Sir George Lewis, who at onco communicated the circumstances to the neaa omce of the Union Bank, and also srave information to the police.

The note paper, upon whioh was written the demand addressed to the bank authorities, bore Mrs. Langtry's town address in Pont Street, and therefore it is supposed that some one having access to the house was at the bottom of the forgery, though on this point Mrs. Langtry does not appear able to throw any light whatever. Tho request was in some such brief terms as the following Please deliver to bearer my box," and then followed the signature, Lily Langtry." The lost articles, of which a description has been given to Scotland Yard, include many very beautiful pieces of jewellery, most of which Mrs. Langtry has from time to time worn when appearing on the stage.

Should the valuables not be recovered an important question is likely to arise as to the liability of the Union Bank. The above details came to out correspondent from an official and authoritative source, but on farther details being sought at the Sloane Street Branch of the Union Bank of London the authorities' were found to be exceedingly reticent upon the matter. The manager of the bank at first said he knew nothine- about the. reported forgery, and upon being further questioned no said, 1 absolutely decline to discuss the subject." The manager of the chief office of the bank at Prince's Street, City, said, "I know nothing about it. It has to do with our Chelsea Branch." A News Agency states that up to Sunday night no arrest had been made in connection with the theft of Mrs.

Langtry's jewels. The cabman who, it is believed, was employed to carry the box away from Sloane Mquare has not yet come forward, though there is little doubt but that ho will be traced. The box contained three tiaras, one composed of pearl aud diamond clusters, with leaf-shaped ornaments, with a pearl oentre between the second consisted of large rubies with circles ot brilliants, a fancy pointed spray on the top, and a smaller spray ornament with ruby centres between while the third tiara was composed of two rows of torquoise and diamond clusters, with fancy points between. Three necklaces were amongst the articles stolen, une was ot sapphire and diamond, uumposea or large single stones gold coronet settings (American mounting). The sapphires are much larger than the diamonds.

The second necklace was composed of clusters of large rabies with borders or aiamonas, with a fancy leaf ornament of diamonds between each cluster. Attached to the centre of this nectciace is a large ruby, with a border of brilliants mounted as a pendant. Tho third is composed of large turquoises with brilliant centres. Four bracelets have also been taken, one being formed large rubies and brilliants set alternately as bands, being composed of gold curb chains with brilliant collets attached, the mounting of the whole ornament being of a flexible kind. Another bracelet was of emeralds, a third of diamonds, and the fourth of turquoiues.

One epaulette ornament is also missing, thi3 being composed of a very large emerald with a border of single brilliantB. A rather smaller ornament of a similar type also stolen is likewise composed of a large emerald with a border of brilliants arranged cluster-wise. Two brooches are included in the list, one formed of an exceedingly fine ruby (not a Burmah stone) set with brilliants in an old-fashioned filigree design, and the other a very large emerald and diamonds composed of large and small stones mounted in a fancy open-work pattern. A reward of 500. is being offered for information leading to the arrest of the Langtry jewel robbers.

THE NONCONFORMIST STRENGTH IN PARLIAMENT. It is the custom of the Liberator (the monthly organ of the Liberation Society) to point out with each new Parliament tho strength of the Nonconformist element therein, It has now completed its analysis for the Election of 1895, and highly instructive the results are. Its method is not logioal. It should count all Eoman Catholics amongst the Nonconformists, but for some occult reason it declines to recognise them. On the other hand, it does claim the Jewish members, although with one exception, they would probably vote against any Disestablishment and Bisendowment Bill.

That, however, is true of some other members whose names are in this list. Taking, the names as they stand, we have 34 Methodists of all seotisns, 34 Presbyterians, including Enslish PreBbvterians 23 Congregationalists, 11 Unitarians, 6 Friends, 7 Jews and 3 Baptists; total, 118. Of this total 12 are the names or conservative members, and 14 represent Liberal Unionists. The character of the Nonconformist representation is, perhaps, batter shown when we take the English constituencies alone. We then have 26 Methodists, 16 Oongregationalists, 11 Unitarians, 7 Jews, 6 Friends, Boman Catholics, and 1 Baptist or a total (including Eoman Catholics) of 70.

Of this number 14 are Conservative or Liberal Unionists. Of the rest the Nonconformity cannot in every case be of a very exclusive character, since we detect the names of some who are not infrequently "observed" at Church. There are, of courpe, other members to be accounted for. There is Mr. Bhow-nagree, who is a Parses; but who may, like the Jewish members, recognise the value of an Established Church.

There are others whose religious position the liberator" will not undertake to define," although it must be well awate that in them its Parliamentary representatives find their most active allies against the Church. Its final conclusion is that out of 670 members of the House of Commons, not much' more than three-fifths are bona fide members of the Church of England." Well, the three-fifths give the Church 402 members ot of 670, and, remembering the 34 Presbyterians of and the solid array of Eoman Catholics from Ireland, this is striking testimony of the supremacy of the Churoh. Tne pointis not immaterial. In every Parliament the legislative demands of Nonconformity are pressed upon the attentions of either House with amazing' assiduity. From the clamour raised about them it might often be assumed that they represented an overwhelming body of opinion outside.

Churchmen have been more modest. It is possible even that they have been too modest. It is certain that, in recent years, the Church has not received her fair share of legislative attention. Now, however, that the Church party in tho House of Commons the value of which was so conclusively shown amidst the adverse circumstances of the last Parliament has returned, strengthened in numbers and in the confidence which comes of past success, we may hope for better things. The Church's Schools and Church Eeform should, in the interests of the nition which the Church so well serves, have early and satisfactory attention.

We do not grudge Nonconformity that fair access to the legislature which its own circumstances, like those of the Church, sometimes render desirable; but the same freedom should be frankly, conceded by Nonconformists to the Established Church of the predominant partner." LORD CROSS ON VOLUNTARY SCHOOLS. The Bishop of Carlisle, in opening the second day's session of his Diocesan Conference on Thursday morning, said he required all candidates for Priest's Orders to write a paper on The Belation of Christianity to Modem Social Problems." Social reform, improved environment, and public enactments might do much, but in the case of the soul lay the root remedy. It is in its appeal to its higher motives that the State is weak it is in its appeal to the higher motives that the Church is strong. During a discussion on voluntary education, the Bishop of Carlisle rea an extract from a letter he had received from Viscount Cross, in which the right hon. gentleman said that two evils would follow if recourse were had to the rates.

Eatepayers would demand control, and subscriptions would cease. It was to avoid going to the rates that the Archbishop's Committee had suggested tho Imperial funds instead, and with that he heartily agreed. Lord Cross continued: Whether the Government would adopt tho particular form of Imperial aid suggested by us I do not know, but to my mind three things are necessary first, the abolition of the 17s. 6d: limit (cheers) secondly, no rating of sohools and, thirdly, some further Imperial assistance, unless, in answer to the appeal from the -t i- miuuioiiuD wuiiiuuLLee, ptiupig woata come iorward, that is to say, to create a national fund. One thing is essential, that the teaching in voluntary schools must be at least equal to that in the Board schools on secujar subjects." THE CHIEF SECRETARY ON POLICY.

HIS IRISH Replying to an address of welcome presented to him on Friday at Swinford, Mr. G. W. Balfour, Chief Secretary for Ireland, said it was a great pleasure to him to find that his brother's services were so highly appreciated by the people of the district. He would see-bis brother in a few uays, and would show him the references to his work which were contained in the address to himself.

For his own part he had not had time to accomplish much since his appointment to his present office. He could, however, assure them that his chief desire was to carry on the work which his brother had begun. He was traveninK. through TrsUnrl aril especially tfarongh those parts of the countrv where distress ana want most trequently prevailed, in order to familiarise himself with the conditions with which he had to deal. He had evervwher Wr, Vinrliv reoeived, and he was delighted to find a growing dis- "uc "J- msnmen at large to unite together for the promotion of the welfar.

of thu country. He thought this augured well for the future. He, at any rate, would endeavour to do his part, and would give his earnest attention to the real needs of the country. Mr. Thomas Walker, fanner, of EaRtRnint iR to.be one of the heirs to a fortune of from to in mney, securities, and imnri th- whereabouts were found out through his name having been mentioned in the newspapers when an attempt was made to blow up" his house a few months ago.

ivoid harsh purtiT Pills. They make you sick and thea sensuous, aven some of the courts' ot justice have been, already connected with the system, and it is Etated that an endeavour is being made to add the debates in Parliament to the other attractions. The latest development of the electrophone, however, is tho appli- uuuuu to iu or rae automatic principle, so tnac inserting fid. in the slot one may enjoy, for the space of five minutes, whatever entertainment happens at the moment to be placed on the oircuit, REVIVAL OF ROMEO AND JULIET." The audience at the revival of Romeo and Juliet at the Lyceum on Saturday night was the most brilliant of the present dramatia season. Parliament, the Bar, and literature were very well represented.

Sir Algernon Borthwick attended, and so, too, did Sir Edward Lawson, Mr. and Mrs. T. P. O'Conner, Mr.

William Archer, and Mr. F. C. Burnand. The theatrical contingent included Sir Augustus and Lady Harris, Miss Emery (whose appearance was the signal for a congratulatory demonstration from the pit) and her husband Mr.

Cyril Maude, Miss Lily Hanbury, Mr. Comyns Carr, and Mr. Weedon Grossmith. It was a daring experiment for an aotress with Mrs. Patrick Campbell's record to essay the r6Ie of Juliet and for this reason unusual interest attached to the performance.

The popular parts of the house were taken possession of by Mrs. Campbell's admirers people whose approval was assured beforehand and elsewhere the most friendly disposition was manifested but although there was auolause without stint, and all the other indications supposed to betoken a successful run were discoverable, there could bo traced in most of the critical comments an undefinable feeling of dissatisfaction, a notion that some important piece of the histrionic mechanism was lacking. Mrs. Campbell's elooution was faultless, her attitudes perfect, her gesture beyond praise but, it the truth must be told, she neither looked or played the part of an unsophisticated girl of fourteen summers, In the earlier scenes a vein of sadness runs through her gaiety, even berore a cloud has appeared on tho horizon and in the potion scene the quietude and restraint which mark her acting suggest a prior acquaintanceship with sorrow and despair, whioh is to say, the least of it, incongruous. Just as The Second Mrst Tanqueray was a woman with a past, so this, the latest conception of Juliet, is a girl with a past.

As a witty journalist remarked at the close of the performance the title of the piece ought to be ohanged to the Second Mrs. The nearest approach to realism is in the balcony scene. Here one can almost fanoy that Mrs. Campbell is the innooent, love-sick maiden of Shakspeare's vivid imagining. The plctnresqueness of the environment and the subdued light no doubt help to sustain the illusion but its creation is due to the artistio skill of the actress, who at this stage, for the first and last time during the progress of the play, throws off her garb off womanly reserve and self-consciousness, and becomes love's novice natural, unfettered, and full of girlish abandon.

AN INSURANCE ROMANCE. A case presenting some extraordinary and even romantic features is at present occupying the attention of a prominent insurance company having its head offices in Liverpool. It appears that amongst the life policies issued by the company in question was one upon the life of a mercantile clerk. The amount insured was not very great, and the premiums were duly paid. About eleven months ago a man's clothes were found upon the Leasowe shore, near Liverpool, under conditions whioh at once gave rise to the supposition that the owner of them had been bathing, and had been drowned.

Subsequently a body was bioked up in the vioinity, and an inquest being held in due course.it was identified as that of the clerk in question, whilst the clothes were also identified ashis. A'verdict of found drowned was returned, and the body was interred, no doubt appearing to in the minds of every one ooncerned as to the perfect regularity of the whole proceedings. The next step on the part of the relatives was to notify the insurance company of a claim, which was done, and in due oonrse the amount of the policy was paid over to the representaeiveB of the supposed deceased, who was his mother, residing in Liverpool. Under these circum stances the astonishment of the insurance company's officials may be Imagined wjien, within the past week, the supposed drowned man walkpd into the head office to make a clean breast of the whole affair. He told a romantic story to the effect that, having become pressed in his finanoial affairs, he deliberately made up his mind to a course which would lead Mb oreditors off the scent.

He, therefore, went to Leasowe shore, and deposited the suit of clothing which was afterwards discovered. He then proceeded to the West Float. Birkenhead, and joined a ship bound to California, on board of which an extra nana was required. Arrived out at the vessel's destination, ho subsequently made his way to Colorado, where the wheel of fortune turned in his favour. He became connected with a bee-f aiming enterprise, which proved so prosperous that he determined to return to Liverpool to clear up his affairs.

He has, accordingly done so, and represents that he has paid his debts much to the surprise, of course, of the creditors who were equally deceived with the insurance company. THE BOERS' DESIRE FOR A SEAPORT. Some months ago, following the agreement placing Swaziland under the control of the Transvaal, the High Commissioner for South Africa issued a proolama- uiuu auuDiiiig uertain territories lying nortn ot kjulu-land, ana between Swaziland and the sea, to the British dominion. This action was resented by President Kruger as preventing the Transvaal from acquiring a seaport of their own, and oorresondence followed between the TranBvaal, the High Commissioner, and the Colonial Office. This correspondence was published on Saturday as a Parliamentary paper.

The last letter ia one from Mr. Chamberlain to Sir Heroules Robinson, dated tb.9 23rd of August, in which the Colonial Secretary states that, an exhaustive review of the case, he adopted Lord Ripon's policy. The letter oontinues You will assure President Kruger that Her Majesty's present Government, like their predecessors, entertain the most friendly feeling towards the Governmentof theSonth AfricanRepublic but you will not say anything which could lead to the inference that the annexation of the countries of Zambaan, Mbegesa, and others may possibly be reversed by me, for I regard it as an accomplished fact and an act justified by the circumstances which immediately lead to it." EXTRAORDINARY STORY FROM PUTNEY. An extraordinary inpident occurred at Putney on Sunday morning. A man giving his name as Blake, or Flake, walked into the Putney Police Station just before daybreak, and reported that he had thrown- a man over Putney Bridge.

He showed no sign of intoxication, though somewhat excited, and at first his story reoeived little credence. He stated that he was a shoemaker, of Richmond, and that, missing his train at Chelsea, he set about to walk home. When passing Putney Bridge a man, of small stature rushed out of one of the recesses and attacked him. The man, who wore no boots, snrang upon him and clutched him. Thinldng robbery was intended, the narrator defended himself vigorously, and a fierce struggle ensued.

Getting the better of his assailant, he finished the bout by throwing him over Putney Bridge, and then reported himself to the Putney Police Station, The police, though sceptical, went to the spot, and there, in the spot indicated, found a pair of boots. The tide was fully up at the time, and search was made along the bank, while the river police dragged the stream, but no body had been found up to last night. The man will be bo charged, on his own confession at West London Police Court "this morning. A TWELVE-YEAR-OLD BURGLAR. Thomas Lea, aged twelve years, son of Isaiah Lea, greengrocer, was brought up at the Whitechufeh Police Court, on Friday, on a charge of breaking into the Girls' National School, Bargates, Whitechnroh, last Monday night week.

Miss Williams and Miss Houl-brooke proved leaving the place locked up. Williams Griffiths, not yefenine years of age, who went with Lea to the school, said he saw Lea burst a panel of the door takingit completely out and go into the school. The evidence showed that damage amounting to5Miad been done. Various looks had been broken, and the harmonium and gas-meter burst open. Money was doubtless the object, but there was none in the desk, and Lea had taken five keys away and some Christmas cards.

A long bar of iron and a pair of tongs had been used both were bent, and the tongs broken in two. Sergeant Morris proved arresting Lea. Superintendent Edwards stated that in July last Lea was birched for breaking into the Market Hall and stealing, a quantity of sweets. Lea was remanded to the petty sessions on Friday next, so that in the meantime the County Council might be communicated with with the view of Lea being sent to a reformatory. Very reluctantly the boy's father consented to be bail for him.

LICENSED" VICTUALLERS' LEAGUE. The Licensed Vint.imllnrn' 'Nnti closed its half-yearly meeting, at Sunderland, Friday. Several questions of interest to the lioensing trade were dealt with. Mr. Turner, of Liverpool, moved a resolution to the effect that the time had arrived to press upon the Government the desire of the trade for a consolidation of the licensing laws, and the placing of the nronertv and hnainooa nf upon a more permanent and legal Councillor j-'eiuy, spoae in lavour of compensation bem? pra.nt.ed in nnapc wave E3- HW1JOD 11UU KlJ UU glVUIi up.

The resolution was ruction was also ui a uni uBing promoted lor dealing with the question of clubs, which were said to compete Unfairlv With 1h linonainc too (Cardiff) moved a resolution oalling for the repeal of uoiug jU vvaies, on tne ground that it did not contribute to sobrietv nn tho KahVioti, VLavmeuu, nui lau LU but? evasion of the law. He said Sundav nlnni in had proved a complete failnre. The motion was seconded by Mr. Thomas, of Merthyr, and agreed to. v6wvu pun, uu mure oarm man coon.

Cartcr'a Lutle LvrarPillB do only good, buta large atnoumt of ihk lTlid" A teleerram mm HJmio afo 1 Kussian Commission for the delimitation of the frontier in the Pamirs has concluded its work, the boundary line bavino- bnnn rinfinorf fn m. no BUG UIliUBBe rrontier. lne demarcation now comnlpri ftat QWO VUCvll to the agreement entered into this year. It is stated that the oreatpat r-nrHaKi-o- deliberations. WHEATLEY'8 TTfYP twtwtiS mtrn.

-m- INTOXICANT OF THE AGE. To be had of Wine MerchantB, Bottlers, Grocers, everywhere 1 is quite true that at thi3 season of tho year the British farmer, whatever other crops may fail, reaps a rich harvest of advice. One piece, reiterated often enough by aion whoso practical acquaintance with the needs of agriculture cannot be denied, is co-operation and combination. The Duke of Devonshire referred to these things in his speech at the opening of the Dairy Institute, and we know1 how the Danish farmers have succeeded in establishing their promotions in the English market by methods such as the Duke was advocating. An interesting piece of evidence in the same direction comes from Mr.

Joseph Hatton, who contributes to the Yorkshire Weekly Post tho gist of a conversation he recently had with a Danish merohant who is familiar with the whole question. Speaking of bntter, poultry, eggs, and the like, the latter insisted that the question was not one of freight, nor rents, nor competition it is a matter of bu3iness-like combination. The individual grower or producer does not oompete with his English rival he is only a unit it is his whole country, at any rate a vast district, that competes cn masse. A central depot is formed, the produoe goes there, it is dealt with en Moc. The manager of the central is the representative of the community of producers they have an agent in London, and, moreover, their interests are not negleoted by their Government.

This London agent is paid a salary, it may be that he has in addition a slight commission but he is not a middleman, he does not pay them what he pleases he is their salesman, knows the run of the markets, can take advantage of good conditions, and, in touoh with tho central organisation abroad, can fit the supply to the demand, hold back his goods or put them in at the right time. In this way the importation of Danish produoe alone into England has increased from a few hundred tons to thousands upon thousands in this way one Italian egg merchant, who not many years ago stood in his local market and sold eggs from a basket, is now very wealthy and lives in a palace. He can neither read nor write, but hecan manage poultry and sell eggs." The testimony of a successful rival counts for muoh, npHE inveterate suspicion with which the Chinese regard Europeans was indicated last year when the cholera, broke out in Hong Kong, and tho natives declared its invasion to be due to the foreign absolutely deoliniug to allow the European doctors to try and combat the disease. An occasional correspondent of the Times, who writes a very graphic account of the sufferings of the missionaries in the Cheng-tu riots, suggests that possibly the disturbances were occasioned by the native belief that the foreigners are guilty of the most horrible practices with regard to children. Towards the end of May the walls of the city bore thi3 legend "Notice is hereby given tha at tho present foreign barbarians are hiring evil characters to steal small children that they may extract oil from them for their use.

I have a female servant named Li who has personally seen this done. I therefore exhort you good people not to allow your children to go out. I hope you will act in accordanoe with this." All through China, we are told, it is generally believed that foreigners take out children's eyes and extract oil for photographic and worse purposes. Even the most enlightened Chinamen, educated in America, and at the head of large industrial concerns, will maintain stoutly, The Roman Catholics do not have such high walls and closed doors for nothing whilst a manservant of a most superior kind, who had spent all his life in English (chiefly in Consular) employ, on being asked by his mistress, apropos of similar reports on another occasion, Surely you do not believe them you know master and me you no believe master would take out small children's eyes drew a long bieath, and then honestly replied, "My no savee." At all events, this credulity of the Chinese was used to incite them to attack, and just as it was initiated tins of milk were shown about the streets, said to contain the brains of ohildren pounded up, on which tho missionaries batten, THE Chitralese have paid us a great compliment one which completely justifies the action of the Government in determining, though their predecessors had decided upon souttling, to keep their hold upon the country which they have recently acquired by force of arras. The telegram which announces the news appropriately enough comes from Malakand, where the decisive battle of the recent campaign was fought, and it appears that they are so content with what they have seen of British troops that they wan to be annexed.

Thoy will pay a revenue, give land gratis for posts and camping grounds, and particularly would be glad if the soldiers could remain. Private Thomas Atkins, is a great favourite with them, and, unlike some people at home, they are not unwilling to do him honour. They have lived close to him for six months, they find that he neither interferes with them or troubles them, and they are willing to take hira to their arms, to make him as comfortable as possible, and even to become tho subjeots of his Empress. Six months ago, it is pointed oat, they hated the English with a fierce and fanatical hatred. It is very much to the British soldiers', credit that in so short a time he should have succeeded in changing all that.

The Chitralese have learned from him that although the strong right arm of the British Government reaches very far, and shoots tolerably straight, law and order lie behind its vigorous blows, and thai the army of the Empress of India, though it is effective in fighting, has also learned how to treat the people it has conquered with prudence and justice. ME. William O'Brien appeared in a new character in Saturday's Times, The tronbles with Mr. Healy seem to have purged his mind of some of its unreasonable antipathy to English, and especially Unionist, statesmen, and we find him not only penning a strong but. by no means hysterical appeal to Mr.

Gerald Balfour to take up the question of the congested districts, but even offering a compliment to his old enemy Mr. Arthur Balfour. Mr. OBrien wants Mr. Gerald Balfour to extend the scheme with which his brother's name will remain honourably associated," and indirectly appeals to the Unionist party to extend to Ireland those local self-governing principles whish havo been given to the United Kingdom, and he urges that the financial difficulty, especially under a Tory Government," can scarcely be a serious one.

The words especially under a Tory Government" is another great compliment. Mr. O'Brien is learning, what the people of England have already learnt, that there are substantial advantages in Toryism, and that oven if some of the faddists are left nailing iu the cold, the presence of a moderate Government in office makes for confidence and material prosperity. Mr. O'Brien's letter will doubtless recoive.

the attention of those to. whom it is addressed. To-day, quite as much asduring Mr. Arthur Balfour's Secretaryship, the Unionist party is anxious to do all that legitimately can be done to benefit Ireland. And it is refreshing to see that Mr.

O'Brien is not blind to this fact. Something will be achieved if the Nationalists can be got to understand that Englishmen are not guided by savage hostility in thoir attitude towards Ireland. THE statistical report of the Postmaster-General is a document which can hardly fail to be regarded by the British public with pride and satisfaction. Our Post-Office system may here and there be open to criticismit may be safely predicted that human nature being what it is, and post-offices, after all, being but human institutions, criticism there always will be but after all it is a wonderfully well-managed and gigantic affair, and the public servants whom it employs are genuinely earnest in their endeavours to suit the public service. How immense is the work done may bo gathered from the fact that nearly three thousand millions oE separative articles letters postcards, newspapers, parcels, and what not, were dealt with during the year' and when we gather that the revenue exceeded the expenditure by 13,671,871.

against it must be admitted to be a good going business concern for the British people. There is also a great future before it. The more our people are educated the more they will become a and since the Government have the monopoly and can keep it, the investment will certainly not decrease in value. Iu almost every department the past year indicates increased business, and it is specially satisfactory to note that the Savings Bank deposits show an improvement of over eight and a half millions. A Constantinople correspondent states that Sir Philip Currie has had a further audience of the Sultan, and that the definite acceptance by the Porte of the reform soheme of the three Powers is now daily expected.

England, France, and Russia have, through their Embassies in the Turkish capital, addressed a note to the Forte, demanding the immediate" payment of the indemnity for the attack on their consuls at Jeddah. BOItWICK'S BAKING POWDER. BOUWIOK'B RAKING POWDEO. BORWICK'S BAKING POWDER. BORWICK'8 BAKING POWDER, BeUWICK'fi BAKING Beat Balcins Powder in the World.

Wholesome, Pure, and Free from Alum borough to Miss Consuelo Vanderbilt has been received with general favour in American society. The laoy is no years ot age. mere is a good deal or gossip current about the marriage settlements, and, according to tnese reports, toe income or tie usual vanderbilt dowry of ten million dollars will be settled on the bride for life, with succession to her issue, and three million dollars will be assigned to the Duke. An American paper gives the following list of subjects announced for one Sunday by preachers in Buffalo Is the Trilby Craze Dying Out Eitz-Bimmons v. "How the Faster Spends his Vacation Should our Daughters Marry Foreign Noblemen 1 High Sleeves and Theatre Hats The Gold Brick "Canal Street on Satur day Night Wirksworth and the Lake Sohool of Poetry Fifty third Congress" Rights of Motor-men." The Dowager Princess Julie of Battonberg, whose death from apoplexy was announced on Friday, was the mother of Princes Henry and Louis, and the late Prince Alexander of Battenberg, some time Prince oE Bulgaria, and mother-in-law of Princess Beatrice.

She was born at Warsaw in 1825, being the daughter of Count Maurice von Hauke, a General in command of a Polish regiment of cavalry. In 1851, when she was 25, she was married morganatically to Prince Alexander of Hesse and the Bhine, who died in 1889, and whom she survived nearly seven years. Princess Julie leaves one daughter Princess Marie, who in 1871 married Count Gustave von Erback-Sohonberg. The Queen and Court have varied the round of life in the Highlands by patronising a travelling circus at Balmoral. Scott's company are making a tour in Aberdeenshire just now, and by command gave a performance before her Majesty and the household on Wednesday afternoon.

The Queen, who looked on the entertainment from her carriage, was accompanied by the Duchess of York and Princess Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein, and the young Princes and Princessess of Battenberg and Connaught. A general invitation was extended to servants, tenantry, and household, and the large marquee was filled. Her Majesty and the Royal party watohed the feats with much interest, and applauded the efforts of the acrobats and performed. In whatever form the Government may decide to deal with the question of the Voluntary Sohools, writes a London correspondent, they will be able to rely upon overwhelming support for their proposals, for there is no doubt that the Nationalists of both wings almost to a man will vote for them. The question is one which affects Ireland very closely, and it would probably cost a Nationalist his seat if he dared to vote against a scheme which would give material aid to the Roman Catholic Schools in the sister island.

Radical, keenly alive to the dangers threatened them by this union of interests, are warning their Irish friends that if they support, the Government the Separatist alliance will be ba "off," but this is a consideration which is not calculated to deter Mr. McCarthy's followers, and still less those of Mr. Redmond, from pursuing the course they contemplate. Friday was the 41st anniversary of the battle of the Alma, fought on the 20th September, 1854, in which the Russians, under Prince Menschikoif, suffered a signal defeat from the allied British and French troops, under Lord Raglan and Marshal St. Arnaud, who had to attack forces of superior numbers, strongly posted with a powerful artillery.

In honour of this victory, the British regiments engaged (of whioh the Royal Fusiliers, Boyal Welsh Fusiliers, and Duke of Wellington's Regiment suffered verv severe on Friday decorated their colours. The prinoipal British officers still on the aotive list who took part in the battle are Field-Marshals the Duke of Cambridge and Sir F. Paul Haines, Generals Sir J. Ross, Sir G. Bulwer, SirR.

Biddulph, J. H. Dunne, Sir Reginald Gipps, and H. Rowlands, and Lieutenant-Generals S. M.

Wiseman Clarke, J. Buohanan, Sir W. Stirling, and B. L. Newdigate.

One of the surprises of the week, says a London correspondent is'Mr. William O'Brien's letter to the Times on Saturday, urging the Government to extend the scope of the Congested Districts Act. It is recalled that when this measure was first introduced by Mr. Arthur Balfour during the last Unionist Administration Mr. O'Brien could find no language strong enough to ridioule the absurdity of the idea that anything good could emanate from a "coercionist Government." Consistently with this attitude tie and those associated with him did their best short of direct opposition to wreck the measure.

In this they failed, but they continued to pursue the scheme with scarcely veiled emnity as long as Mr. Arthur Balfour presided at the Irish Office. That they should now turn round and not only bless the measure, but plead for its enlargement, is one of the most significant signs of the times, It is as clear an indication as can be given that the agitator fuels that the game is up in Ireland, for the time at least. It is now definitely settled that the first of the series of Cabinet Councils which are to be held for the purpose of enabling Ministers to frame their leeislative programme for next session shall take place in the awouu weujc or lyovemner. inree or tour consultations will probably suffice at this stage, after which the members of the Government, having put things in train so that the teohnical work of draughtmanship may be commenced, will disperse for the Christmas holidays, As to the date for the reassembling of l'arliament, a final determination has not vet been arrived at.

The House of Commons will certainly not be called together until February, and it is quite on the cards that the month may be well advanced'before unornciai members tind it necessary to return to ot course, at this juncture it would be absurd to pretend to bo able to indicate the subjects to which the Government will ask Parliament to devote its attention. Upon one point, however, there is abso lute unanimity namely, that the list of legislative proposals snail not be of undue length, Mr. Balfour is said to hold a very strong opinion as to the undesirability of wasting time over the introduction and second reading of bills which cannot be expected to pass within the limits of an ordinary session, and to be resolved that the spectacle of general jettisoning of the legislative cargo in the nioncn oi August, wmon nas become an annual custom snail, if possible, be avoided in the future. Experience has shown that one, or at the outside two, measmes ot first-class importance are a sufficient tax upon the endurance of members in any session for it must be remembered that the tendency to discuss the estimates at greater and greater length. Certainly we must not look for much self-restraint in the ventilation of grievances in Committee of Supply now that the Radicals are in oppoaitsition and Tim Healy is on the warpath.

In making their arrangements for next year the Cabinet will keep these considerations constantly before them, and will endeavour so to order matters that prorogation shall be possible at a reasonable Lovers of adventure have no reason to complain of umness in me story ot tue. latest Arctic expedition. Lieutenant Peary, the American explorer, has failed in his pmpose but he has done a magnificent thing. He has proved once more that the Saxon is a heroic race. He started with a small army of Eskimos.

They deserted him. His one white companion foil ill. His dogs died. He could not get at the food which he had placed for himself along the route, because a snowstorm destroyed all trace of it. Yet he does not Beem to have been in the least dismayed.

He fed his dogs until they died of exhaustion and cold. He kept up wis spines or nis little party Dy promise ot musk oxen, ten of which at length fell to his eun and he has now returned to St, John's, Newfoundland, to tell the wondrous story of such a fight with ice and snow as nas it is true been made before, but hardly amidst more heroic conditions. It is to be regretted that he has not succeeded in his scientific purpose. But he has succeeded in definitely adding his name to the list of great Arctio adventurers. Mr.

Balfour's letter to Lord Cranborne shows that the Government are not likely to lose any time ip readjusting the relations of voluntary sohools towards our elementary educational system. I am extremely anxious," says Mr. Balfour, that something effectual should be done to relieve the almost intolerable strain to which these sohools are now subjected and this is, I believe, the general wish of the party and of the Government." It remains, therefore, for the various voluntaryist bodies are at one on this subject in principle to come to early agreement about what should be done, and in what manner. The Times suggests that a conference of the various denominations interested. If it were limited to a few representative leaders belonging to each religious faith such such a consultation oueht to lead to a common under but a large conference in the ordinary sense of the term would be a mistake.

We know what is the prevailing sentiment on the question what we want is a plan, and that is better constructed by half-a-dozen persons than by several hundred. In connection with the Duke of Devonshire's speech on old-age "pensions and the administration of the poor law, a correspondent writes that a committee will presently be appointed to inquire into the subjoot. At the Local Government Board preparations are already being made with a view to facilitate the investigation. Two sueestmns will engage special attention the modification of the conditions of outdoor relief, and the possibility of differentiating the treatment of chronic paupers and of persons who through no want of effort on their own part have fallen upon evil times. Against the first proposal there will be strong official objection.

The evils incident to former abnses of outdour relief mav have been forgotten by tho public, but they still linger in the official mind. The Duke of Devonshire's cautious references to the subject have caused some disappointment among those sanguine individuals who believe that a great undertaking may be entered upon without consideration. There was nothinsr, however, in the speech to warrant tho Radical cry that the projeot has been abandoned. The experiment will be tried on a small scale as soon as the committee has cleared the ground and formulated a plan. The idea of bringing the London householder into direct auricular communication with the principal places of amusement in the Metropolis, without there being any necessity7 on his part of quitting his own family circle at home, would have been regarded not many years ago as'a flight of fancy as wild and impossible as anything in the Arabian Nights.

Yet so rapid has, been the development of the electrophone within tho last year or two and more particularly during tho past 12 months that this is precisely what is now bein done in a considerable number of oases, and it is probable that the number will.be extended in the course of another The installation can bs made in any house that is oa the telephone system, and in return for an annual payment tho oconpier is nightly supplied with dramatic and musical performances direct from the leading theatres and concert-rooms, while on Sundays he oan 1 DEBBT CORN EXCHANGE, Fairly Wheat in small supply, and very firm at late rat.c Spring corn Unchanged. ws. Wheat, wblte S7b, to 2g Wheat, redrew): 28s. io IS 56 8tora SS DERBY HAY AND STRAW MARKET Barley Straw s'to 1 Eugimh Peat Moss Litter 25s. to -1' Free delivery at Derby.

DERBY POULTRY, FRUIT AND MARKET. Friday. VEGETABLE Sr iB.ua. and l.ia.,v,P,K HKK8 FowIb Potatoes Kidney Plums Pears Pears (French) Tomatoes Tomatoes (Knirlifihi 11 to 12 for la 5s. 6d.

to 6s. per couple. Jd.to Is. per peci. IJd.

per lb. Id. to 8d. per lb. Id.

to id. per lb." 2d. per Sd. i.er lb. 6d.

pel- lb. isiacKDernes. a. per In. PM Ijd.perlb.

apes (Foreign) eri. per Id Grapes-tEnglish) 2s. per lb 6d. per lb Oranges 6rt. per doZi Cubage id.

to 2d. each Onions W. per lb. ASHBORNE CATTLE MARKET--THUit9nv Only a small show of horned stock at hff nightly mwket, of a medium ouaTtv a Jt" attendance of farmers, dealers andntoher, trade for milk cows, at low nrice? wf at cows from 161. to 19,.

seconCqnafett lT bulls, two year olds, 61. to 10. vearUne do ta to Cid. per lb. Modera cf M.

stores making from 26s. to 4os ct s'leeP. 8d nsr Ih AM wners store lamb: 26s. to uo. ix lew awiu pigs OU Oner quoting at 30s according to size to TUESDAY.

DERBY CATTLE MARKET Fair supp y. Beef, 6d. to rantWn 7d toM veal, 7d. pigs, Ss. to Ss.

9d. per score The number of cattle in to-day's (Tnesdav) market was as beasts, 417- cah- sheep, 9S3 pigs, 212. s' 23" LIVERPOOL CORN. Wheat small business, springs Id. lower; other, unchanged.

Cahfornian white -Is. Hid. to 5s O'd Flour, oats, and meal, quiet, without change Maf prime mixed American, easy, 3s. 6Vd. to 3s fin quautina, 5s.

Yellow Plate, 3s. 4d. to 3s. 5d Odetn" 4s. 2d to 4s.

3d. Peas, 4s. lOd. Saidi beans, o3a 23s. 3d.

per qr. 0 LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE Noon. Not much business is passing on the Stock-Exchange beyond the mining settlement. Home riih are inactive, and the tendency, if anything, is tow-irdl weakness. Canadian and Mexican rails are unaltered Grand Trunk traffic shows an increase of -'490 American railway market is steady, but with non'nuch doing.

Foreign bonds are neglected, and chances are ummport-mt. Buenos Ayres gold premium is Mines dull. oonBoie 2 per cent Brightoa Calodosian Daferred Ordinary Chatham Great Eastern Great Western Hull and Barneley Loudon and North-Western Midland North British 1 uecnar, ,1 ra 1G6 12 186! North Eastern 1674 Sheffield os 8uth Eastern 1141 Grand TrunkB 4 per oont. Guaranteed ss 1st Preference 451 2nd Preference 17 3rd Preference 4 per cent Debentures Sc." Canadian Pacitlo S9g Mexican Railway Ordinary 2 1 Pennsylvania Railway 67J New York Central 105 Louisville and Nash vill Enes Philadelphia aud Readme iuj Now Tork, Pen, aud Ohio, 1st Mori 2) Milwaukee Norfolkasi Western Prcf Unioa Pacific is.) Central Pacirics Atehisons 23-J Do. 2nd Mart.

A 35.) Egyptian Unified im-j Soanlsh 4 Her cent, 6HS Kussiam 4 cr cent. 1889 1024 RioTintoB 2 7J Chartered British South Africa 8 11-16 LOCAL SHAUE LIST. BANKS. SHARE. PAH).

Vricji Burton Union, Limited 60 10 381 co 331 Limited 20 i 4 il ISJ nil Cromnten 4t Evans' Union. Limited 8 to ii 10 89 CO 20 S5 B0 10 Derby and Derbyshtra, Limited "i 17J 40i London and Midland, Limited GAB. Eelper Derby 10 per cent. Stock 100 130 to 23 7 per cent, stock 100 8 per oet Stock loo 4 per eent. Mortgage 100 Duffield, AllBstree, and Quarndou, Limited Miokleover and Etwall, Limited 10 Bpondon, Ockbrook, and BoiTosvash.

Limited io Do. Do. io 64 MISCELLANEOUS, Alton and Limited, 4J per cent. Debentures joo ai; Da. 6 per cent.

Pref io Andrew HandyBido and Limits 30 is Baas and 4j per cent. Mort. Deb. Stoek too all Do. per cent.

Cum. Pref. loo Burton Brewery, Limited 10 5 percent. 10 Derby Athenamm ss ti Canal too Corporation 3 per cent Stock 109 160 to 163 115 to 117 105 DO 116 14J CO I'J to 10 to 7 to 15 lGi iii '4 rii iu t-it i to 126 147 9 to 128 CO 149 to 65 ISJ to 10 to ISJ 10G to 107 improvement and Hotel Company, Limited 5 10 per cent Prof. Tramways, Limited io James Eadie, per cent More.

Debentures joo Leecb, Neal, and Limited, 6 per cent. Cum. 5 per cent. Deb. 26 8.

Alleopp and Sons, Limited. Ord. Stock ioo 6 per cent Pref ioo per cent Deb ioo Strettons Derby Brewery, Limited Ordinary 6 per cent Cum 10 per cent let Mort Deb. 100 Worthincton and Co. Limited.

i to 5i to US to 114 5 to 55 iS.J r.o JSJ 135 145 121 7 II luu 50 13i to U7 to 13 to 7i IO II4 to nn 6 per cent. Gun. Pref. 10 144 to 4J 4 per cent. Mort.

Deb 108 lis to S'-raVKNSON BARES. Atnenauim Buildings, Derby. Stock and Snare BrokcM JACKSON The gold mines owned by the Jackson Companv are surrounded by celebrated and paying gold properties. They cover an area of 90 acres, have been develooed by extensive workings, and at the 200 feet level a new and large body of ore has been struck in going down on the lode. The gold is free milling, and the ore easy of treatment.

The plant already on the property is ample, comprising a 60 stamp nill and all necessarv machinery, which is driven entirely by water power, o'f which there is an unlimited supply. Few mines possess-such advantages as the Jackson Goldfield The ore is reliable and abundant, and the mines can be worked at great profit, as the coFt of raising and treating the gold quartz is unusually low, and the organisation set, on foot has that due regard to large output and graat economy. rJackson shares are now quoted on the London Stock Exchange at 3s. per share fully paid up, and are singularly cheap both for investment and speculation. BEACONSFIELD DIAMOND MINES.

There is no reason why an investor should not prefer a share yielding over 25 per cent, in a thoroughlv sonud undertaking to a share of a larger Corporation paying 10 per cent. De Beers diamond shares at the present price do not yield 8 per cent. Beaconsfield shares, at existing quotations, should produce more than 50 per considering that reports latelv received showed that the company was winning diamonds at a rate sufficient to give a return of upwards of 60 per cent on the paid-up capitil, which is a return of over 30 per cent, based upon the oresent price of 21. per share, fully paid np. In four weeks the net profits were 4,290.

Seeing that the output is-increasing and the quality of the stones improving, there is store for the Beaconeneld shareholders growing dividends, with far higher prices iu the immediate future. MB. ANDREW ROBERT HAMMOND, fflanatiBg aireot3r of the Hammond's Matabele Ixold Mines Development, sails for South Africa in the the course of a few days. Mr. Hammond takes with him the necessary plant machinery and equipment for the purpose of opening up the extensive mining area belong to the company.

This property consists of 150 claims, situated on the north and south banks of tho tr welo River, comprising five distinct blocks containing 42 miles of reef. Assays and psnnines have already been made on the lino of reef from the ancient workings, yielding 4 to ounces of gsld per ton. Active dealings in these shares have taken place on the London Stock Exchange, and there has been a strong demand for them, the latest quotation being as. 3d. to 9s.

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HSoverreBtl -bfW' TO-Meec Keita and toThs HbouM be addressed AN ATLANTIC LINER SUNK IN THE CHANNEL. Early on Thursday morning a collision took place in the 1 English Channel, about 15 miles north-west of the Eddystone, between the Netherland-American steamer Bdam, 2,267 tons, from New York to Botterdam, and the British steamer Turkistan, 9,612 tons, belonging to the Anglo-Arabian Persian Steamship Company, and bound from London to Cardiff. The collision ooenrred in a dense fog, and the Turkistan struck the Edam abaft the port engine-room, inflicting such damage that it was at once evident that the Edam must soon sink The Turkistan stood at bay, and the boats of both vessels being promptly got out, the passengers and crew of the Edam, 95 in all, were safely transferred to a trawler, which brought them to Portsmouth The Edam sank very shortly after the last of her crew had quitted her. The Turkistan was badly damaged about the bowB, but proceeded on her voyage to Cardiff. Xe -f Kepnar- Chitty, who was droweed on the 12th instant in the River Lochy, was found on Monday in Camusnagoul Bay, Loch Llnnhe.

The annual report of the Postmaster-General, issued on Thursday, states that the total number of letters fwSIStL during WM an increase of 19 per cent..