Leicester Mercury from Leicester, Leicestershire, England • 2

THE LEICESTER DAILY MERCURY WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 13 190i EPITOME OF NEWS BEER POISONING CORRESPONDENCE THIS BOROUGH POLICE COURT SIR ISRAEL HARTS RESIGNATION IMPORTANT MEETING OF THE LIBERAL EXECUTIVE STATEMENT OF THE HONORARY OFFICERS Dean of Peterborough oontinue to make (low progress towards reevery Casual) List include! the following 7th Comps Imperial Yo mauy No 9243 Corporal Taylor died at sea Mev 3rd Msntion i IX Genet al Buller in his despatches just publi-hed men ioned Colouf'ergt Potter and riergt Farrell for bravery When Major-General Wo dgate fell at Spioukop lour-Seigc Potter and Herat Farrell stood by their prostrate com AN OVERWHELMING VOTE THE WORCESTERSHIRE FURNISHING CO FOR 1901 C'1 1901 1 1901 jrmomoMa 1901 RAWING ROOM SUITER I90L TWINING ROOM SUITER 15A1 ED ROOM SUITES 1901 TEL)STKADS 1901 15 T5KDDING 190i mi 1901 1 Qrtl LATEST DESIGNS I tee Oratory The question of tbo lesignation by Sir Israel Hart of the leadership of the Liberal party Leicester farmed the chief topic of wu siren at a meeting of tho Executive Committee of the Leicester Liberal Association held last evening Mr Robert Harvey tohirinnui the executive) presided and there was a large attendance upwards of a hundred members of the committee being present Aid Sawu-ty (bon secretary) having first read the letter of Sir Israel Hart lesigmng his position a president of the Lioeral Association said the honorary officers had deeded tO make a staiement in ref renoe thereto Tiiat statement represented the views of I he whole of the h' nitrj-y officers and not merely of the gentlemen who fornvu the deputation which waited upon the president It was in the following terms: "The honorary officers desire to make the following statement with reference to the retiremtnt of Sr Iirael Hart "At the Gcneial Purposes Comm lice meeting held on December 10th 1900 the position of the association and the party generally os reviewed and a lengthy discussion ensued strong Oiiini wae then exp eared that the leadership of tho association lately had not been vigoruu enough that It wuld be to the advantage of the association if a younger and more energetic pres dent were appointed and that tba well-known v-tm of bir Israel Hart- on the municipal mimgement of such moiiopohes as gas water electric light and tramway were not in harmony with the views of the bulk of the members of lie ass lei-tion General Purposes Connmitteo meet monthly and is oonsKwed of the honorary officers tho oenior ward eots-e-ut fm rach of tb sixteen but during the above meeting nor of the honorary officers were rrnt the tasting of the General Purposes ConmiUee on January 14th to matters referred to above were agrun raised and slstemente ware marie wbch met with general approval to Uie effect that the unaound-n of the association lay with the head and not with th Sir Israel Hart pre-dd at this meeting and others of the honorary offl-preieivt A long dieouasion ensued mand-r covering hie body with their file until he was removed I ieut do We on of the 1st Leicest giment find Capt Fowke Roysl i ngin- ers re mentioned fur valuable services in Sir George Whip d- sp tehee Anouno in LriciwiEHhHiHE The waters of the Leicester Angling Society were very high at the beginning of last week but now they are settling clown again and are in better condition for fishing Amongst others the following come under notice: Merer- HAbe 1 lbs of roach and brace of or cliff- of rotu-h Dorrell of roach Mane! lOibs of roach Burton 6ibs of roacu and ne chub liallam and Lowe good catches of roaoh Fretcr ietv roach bestytsh lib Long few ro oh largest fish lSozs AlMain 81b of roach The otiirf blits used were re krot and shrimps Fatm Fall An inquest was held the Melbourne Hall ontTuday by Mr Clarke on the body of Jane Higgipe aged 67 a dow who lived at 56 Finrl Howe -street Mrs Elsa Underwood a nurse livng in Swaffhcmet ect stated tliai ehe had Lecn attending Higgms jun and was at her house of Thursday last Whilst in he back kilchen she beard moaning- and on going to the bottom of the stairs found the deceased lying oil the floor witb her aim under her She was unconec ous and remained so vnt 1 her deaiif on Friday Dr Willey said that when he saw the deceased she was insensible and was suffering from fracture of the base of the skull and porslvsie of the right side The injutiee would be cenaietent witb deceased having fallen downstairs Witnese had known her for some time and knew that he was subject to giddiness TTie cause of death was the fracture to the base of the skull and injury to the The jury returned death LKiCEfrriR Swimming Cum -The annual meeting of the Leicester Swimming Club was held on Tuesday evening at the George Hotel Mr Chadwick presided and there was a fair attendance The report and balance-sheet were adopted end congratulatory speeches were made on the character of them and especially on the fact that there was a heJanoe in hand of about £20 It was pointed out USUAIIvC Ini UrtUU Ul SeUoUli jMsiv sv an rvtuvvu wnvj ana injury ro me verdict of saxdental I II I LI i-sseuvU BBfiBfil however tlat the whole of the profit was made on oetPTtlo Pri referring the whole tho gala at which the plunking championship was 'ra o(BoBri decided and that next year they would not hive any 22nd aad the eeeond on Fribi ASA Championships at their galas Therefore it Sir Israel Hart eras unablo to be uresent 7-was urged upon the members that they should make disposition The whole matter 10 and their ordinary gala more successful and that all of them should try to sell more tickets A vote of thanks wss passed to the retiring officers the services of the hon secretary and hon treasurer in particular being eulogieed Tlie election of officers resulted as follows: Prewident Sir Thos Wright vice-presidents Sir John Rolleston Councillor Spurway Councillor Hincks aad Mr Parsons captain Sharpe vice-captain Lrtin first team polo captain Howkins junior polo A Lant swimming team captain Snow hon secretary Tbomsett hon treasurer On the motion of Mr A Jarvis it wae decided to have a series of 15 competitions one every othT Wednesday and that Wednesday Before the Mayor (Aid Lennar!) and Vincent Chambers A Baines and Fair Esqrs Sunday Robert William Knight (18) labourer Rollee'ton-streel George Dodd (16) apprentice Osborne-road George Dix (IS) Asfordby-itreot Ernest Dix (16) Asfordby-stieet Janies Kirby (18) William Kirtiy (16) and Arthur Tophara (18) Rolleston street shoe hands were summoned for playing football in the London road on the 3rd Th and Topham who had not previously been in trouble were fined 5a the others who bad been convicted before were ordered to pay a penalty of 10s each ALLEGED BREACH OF THE LICENSING LAWS CHARGE AGAINST A LEICESTER PUBLICAN DISMISSED At the Borough Police Court to-day before the Mayor (Aid Leonard) and other jusacee John Thomas Lovett (42) licensed victualler Belgrave-gate was summoned for permitting drunkenness on uis premises on the 36th ulL Thete was another summons charging him with having sold ale to a drunken person at the tame time and place Mr Hincks appeared for defendant who pleaded not Inspector Batt said late on the evening of the 26th of January in company with Sergt Dix be visited the Crown and Anchor Inn of which place defendant wa the landlord Witnesa found a man named Gee sitting asleep and almost helplessly drunk on a seat Aa he and Dix entered a man who at near Gee tried to rouse lnm Witness called the landlord and he assisted to awaken Gee Gee was helped up but when loosed he fell back in hie seat again On lifting him up again witness noticed he had a bottle of ale in ni pocket Defendant said it ii ni own beer Witnese took Gee to the Police-station On Monday January 38th Gea waa brought before that bourt and was finad 10 for being Mr Hincks: I object to Sergeant Dix corroborated was sworn and said Oee wa aa old customer On th Saturday afternoon he came into the houae and had a glass of beer was then perfectly sober He brought with him a couple of bottles and asked defendant to fill them saying he would call for them in the evening Gee paid for the beer and returned in the eveuing He asked forth two bottles and defendant handed them over Gee also asked for something to but defendant looked him over and told Wm He had had enough already He told him to go home and thought he had gone Gee bed put a bottle in each side pocket He drank none of the beer contained in lb bottle in the houee The bottle were prod need in court and Inspector Bolt aaid they were full Defendant added that was a practice of Gee to pay for beer on tbe BaUrday afternoon and call fo- it later Mr Hincks submitted that taohnnvlly tlxrro had bran ne safe Tbe sale took plane in th often oon and defendant was than perfectly sober Gee was not supplitd with beer ia the evening as tire Bench had beard and tbe polio earns in almost immediately after or recreation with Gea and before th landlord bed really bad time to that Gee bad left (ho premiere Tbe Benoh dianuned the ffine and the Mayor oammended the ineoeotor for taking the steps he rad 14 woe quite right bo aaid that tbe matter should have been invoatigrated He A with however that pob irvis would not mil quit ra near in these cesee and Mr Lovett ia this ease would have done far hotter not to hero handed the two bottle to th mao He wae uueh to Mam for doing so LEICESTER BOARD OFGUARDLANS Th weakly meeting of tbe Leicester Board of Guardians was Mid at the Poor-lew Offioes Pocklington'e-walk on Tuesday Mr Loeeby (chairman) presided and there were also present Mr Kemp (vice-chairmen) Mrs Bosworth Mia Coy Mias Htio Mrs Winder Mean Andrew Barrett Bon ton Biggs Brim Burgea Butler Clark Collie Cocksedge Cort CoUey Eagle Green Grimes Hawk Hodmen Holland A Holland Howard Keites Kempin Merrall Newbery Parker Rooney Skillington Skinner Bmod-ley While and Yates Statistics Out-relief No 1 district £89 5a fid number relieved 61S No 2 district £91 Ss 3d number relieved 716 No 3 diatriot £118 la 7d number relieved 29 No 4 diatriot £100 16k 4d number relieved 73fi Total number relieved: In the Workhouse 1024 Inst year 967 Oottag Homes 197 last year IW out-door 2900 at a ooot of £388 12 3d last year 2796 at a coot of £347 Us i Vagrants 128 last year 116 Lunatics 557 lest year 556 Cheque were 'ordered to ho drawn to the amount of £2458 19a 3d Proposed Increase of Salaries Tho Finance Committee in their report recommended that tb salary of Mr Burra dole assistant dock bo increased front £120 to £150 per annum end that tho salary of Mr i Finance Committee gave notice that a fortnight hence be would submit a resolution to the Board asking them to confirm that reeomanendation Return of Pauper am for Jtnuorv The deck (Mi Mansfield) read tb following return of pauperism tc Ae month of January 1901 1237 aa agairat 1210 last yeei vagrant 86 egnine- 41 total indoor 1317 aa against increase 81 Outdoor (including boarding -out lunatic and those on medical relief only) 3488 lest year increase 20 grand total (in-door and oat-doo- 480b last year 4784 net Monthly Report of tb Vaccination The Clerk reed tbe followirg report of th vato nation officer for January Number of rase in the Vrthlirt 56B against 586 in th corresponding month last Sear miiubsr of certificate of vaccinations received I aa against 22 number of certificates of postponement owing to tbe health of the child 22 os against 5 ccnsc rations objections 36 as 69 parents removed out of the distrirt 9 as against 4: otherwise not found 154 as against 15 number of entries in lists sent to th puhlie vaccinator 553 out of which there were 242 arrears 205 There hod been summonaei taken out and no convieUont (Hear hear) Biggs asked whether it would be port Me for til clerk to got out a return similar to those which were presented to the Board acme ten or twelve yearn ago At that time they hod sn annual return brought up from th vaccination oflloer's monthly The Clerk thought there would be no difficulty in getting out such a report -p LKICKSTUt TOWH FOOTBALL LB AG UK Chart a te date PldWonLeetDnuFerAast Pis then after the School Board election It was the duty of the committee to consider the subject Thia body consists of the secretary of each ward with one other delegate generally the chairman of tlie Ward Committee together with the honorary officers The committee i thus in close thuch with to organisation throughout the town and it is appointed to meet monthly and to keep vigilant watch upon all that is parsing The members seem to have come to the conclusion that the time had arrived to infuse more vigour into the action of the Amocio-tion as a whole If they were not good judges on a point of that kind who were likely to be? And bering oome to tot determination they would have been negligent and regardless of their trust if tuey had not said to No personal feeling should stand in the way of a plain and positive duty They went to work in a considerate manner Sir Iarael Hart was not present at the December meet-ingbut he was in to chair at to meeting of the committee on January 14th when to question again came ep He then heard what was aaid The matter waa veiy properly referred to the officers with Sir Israel at their head That was quite a usual course and in ordinary sequence the officers would have reported either to the General Purposes Committee or to the Executive following the customary practice in the conduct of associations Through aa unfortunate and regrettable indisposition fTir Israel was unable to attend two meetings of the officers summoned pursuant to the request of the committee and so ea time was pressing the annual meeting of the Association being more than due four of the officer a former president the chairman of the Executive the treasurer and the bon secretary were deputed by the rest to wait upon to president to confer with him as to the situation They did it out of justice to him and in to interests of to party The officers say they did not call upon Sir Israel to resign and in fact they would have no power to do anything of the kind The president is appointed by no coterie of officials or by any committee but by the Thon-aud The conference was carried on in a friendly spirit aa we an quite sore it would be by gentlemen who have worked with Sir Israel during many years The president had more than one jourse open to him He might have attended a meeting of the General Purposes Committee to be specially summoned or havs gone to to Executive or to the Thousand He might have determined to send In his resignation and leave the whole question to the Thousand What he did was to resign and pobiirii his decision abroad without waiting for Executive or Thousand The deputation speaking fr the general body of the officers went privately to Sir Israel Their only rtjject as they ay was the Hearing up of a difficult situation without damage to the party on the one hand and without on the other giving unneoeeoary pain to Str" Israel for whom and for whose work for to party in the part they have the highest esteem'' It is difficult to see hew they oould have proceeded hi the nrwinshenom with greater regard for the President's feelings or hie interests if any unhappy results have supervened they must be attributed to to speedy publication of Sir letter which waa Ida own act The officers' ststsqpeni is a dignified and eeasidacate one and toy vary naturally regret that to aot ion taken by Sir Israel should have had to effort of converting into a personal isms a question which should be decided on purely public Those Liberals who have judged hastily upon defective information now have to opportunity of correct ng their impulses and the question mart be brought beck to to real teat We sympathise entirely with those who my that the Liberal Amortatiea should become a more vigorous organisation It ought to do more educational work aad so give met life to to various ward oonxnttsea aad stimulate public interest in pressing questions The mentors should oall for more work find to (undo for it aad to officers not one but all must do their part Brpecially must to chief of the Association be in eleee touch with Liberal developments In a latter dated Janaary 22 Sir Israel doss not admit that to Liberal party locally is in depressed condition neither does he think to man in to stoat will endorse to contrary he addi result of our late Parliamentary election in the ease of Mr Broad hurst is a contradiction and any further proof were wanting are have it in to result of ear municipal elections" These do not mem to Wi to he words that the President of to Association should adopt ia a situation sorts ae wa have to face Depression may cot he a good word to me There is ae dmpair in to Liberal party but a study of to analysis of to voting at tba general election affords us at any rate no aatiefaetioa The lorn of a seat is oven more ragmtobie It is due to want of unity in our own ranks which we murt strive te restore but a condition precedent to sueoem in this murt sursly be a realisation of to facts of to cam We fail to psreerre much evidence of this realisation In Sir Israel's letter He forgoes to unsatisfactory grtroot Beard election end tough Liberals hare Mute to ootn-piairt of in regard to municipal contests it cannot ignored that Liberal saaeassss ia to wards are scoured by aa open and clear avxsrai of the principle of the mimin' pal ownership aad control sf monopolies which to praadeat has not synqiathioad with This is no small principle It lies at to root of more than one vital reform to which to liberal party as ooaamtted aad inability to aooept it coneciepHoua though it be no qualification for political 1 eerier ip in to Radical tanka Besmear to whole question must now go to the Thousand The statement made to to Executive by to officers proves plainly that no discourtesy whatever hoe been town to Sri Inart Hart There was nothing ungenerous in the notion of the deputation A duty had to ha performed end it was discharged so far ae we can re with tart end coo i deration in view of to interests of the Liberal party to which Sri Iwart is himself attached and which are paramount It is in to sen interests to question must be decided by to Thousand The issue is not personal but publio A letter of great interest and importance appears in Times above the signatures of some thirteen Trade Union officials chiefly connected with to Houss and kindred associations They bays had a meeting to consider the subject of apprenticeship and-came unanimously to the following cooclimioji That the great majority of the workinjKcIaM have noNpeane of obtaining proper training in their trade and that to lack of such training ptaoea our workers at a serious disadvantage in competing with foreign labour and that such a state of affairs is exceedingly detrimental not only to the workers hut also to the trades of this country (2) The technical schools are not a subeti-tute for apprenticeship toy can at beet only supply a part of the training which is requisite to produoe a skilled workman ana moreover such schools cannot attended by the great majority of the boys and girls of to working class but we are of opinion tot these schools would be an aeeirtance to suoh young persona as may be able to attend them while serving their apprenticeship (3) We deplore the falling off in the number of apprentices (which is especially marked in London) and we believe that this is not due to any inherent defect in the system of apprenticeship but that it is due to the want of erganriation and in many cases to the want of money to pay premiums (4) We are strongly of opinion that if these wants were supplied and a proper system of apprenticeship adopted arranged ao as to meet the requirement of the present time it would be a great boon to the working class it would in due time raise the ctandard of excellence in our trades and would enable us to hold our own against foreign labour" We believe it would zlao be one way of dealing effectively with Hooliganism" At all events we make no apology for reproducing such resolutions as these to eminently worthy tbs attention of employers and employed thin Several other matters were also dealt with Lficrstshshirv and Kino Edward VII A meeting of the inhabitants of th county of Leicester called by the Mirouisof Grao'by as Lord-Lieutenant wae held at the Drill Hall yerterday afternoon for the purpose of adopting an address to his Majostv a oue from not having a candidate strong enougn to the King The Mirouis of Granby presided and I lth popular Tory candidate wuo there was a ooneideraWe number of county gentle- ni r- a1 the any effeoton to coedings spoke with deep sorrow of the death of know and we hare heard it from Mr Thomas her Majesty to Queen and the worldwide sorrow it own lips tot he feared failure in Mr case but bed caused But while they mourned to dead they 1 1 do not see how the association oould have acted other-must remember th living and King Edward who wise than to hive adopted him as their candidate after did not come amongst them as a stranger could be he had earved the party with such faithfulness and trusted to follow iw the footstep of his illustrious mother He moved the followirg at! drees be pre- Howsver now the course is clearer and 11 may yet seated to the King the people of th county adopt ng at the earliest moment a of Leicester in public meeting assembled beg fEtahle and have to con- humbly to convey to hie Mojeetv their deep sorrow wort jn 10 A Yrlt lnrtal earnest and with no half-heartedcees at the death of their beloved Queen Victoria whose this to he the beet remedy for our future care and love of her people will remain for all rune me youra faithfully indelibly impressed on the memory of the English ISRAEL HART nation Further this meeting ventures to oon- the result of the deliberations it sp-gratulate his Majesty to King his accession pesred to be certain that unless the position was othet-to the Throne and to respectfully assure him of wiae cleared up a strong opposition wss ltkrty to be tbeir loyal attachment to hie This waa to the re-election of Sir Iarael Hsrt at to seconded by Mr Huseey Peck supported by Mr 'nouV 0 Mad ren and carried nemine ooutradicente f8 -On to motion of OMkrtn Drummond seconded ly to 7 rd 11 the offioeraVr elected) tbet Sir to address personally which he promised to do if Iarael should be acquainted wRh the opinion mam-his Majesty permitted A vote of tonk to to fested by to General Purpose Committee and other 1 1 members of the party and the possibility of opposition to i rc-t lection officer accordingly appointed four of their number viz Mr Ceplnn an sx-prssident Mr R-cbei Harvey chairman of the Eaeoutive Committee Mr Ward treasurer and Mr A Sawday hon secretary to meet Sir Israel to udk over to -whole matter with him This meeting wss originally fixed for January 25 but was postponed in consequenoe oi Sir Israel's continued indisposition Eventually the chairman concluded the proceeding SYSTON Died on the Road Henry Potter aged 64 a bricklayer of Brookfteld-street Syrton died suddenly on Leicester-pcsid Syrton on Monday morning According to the report made to the ooraner to deoessed had not been well for some bot had not been attended by a doctor He pot up roon after seven o'clock and Having had breskfant left heme e-'rfit John Moore a labourer of Peter-eraet met FURNISHING GUIDE FREE MARKET-STREET LEICESTER 0M Cum ill Cure Golds FEVER POWDERS will a (My Care Cold CARR'S FEVER POWDERS Cartel On (r loflaenoe FEVER POWDERS wiH allay Feverish Heats CARR'S FEVKR POWDERS aa MM Reaedv fa 8o Tbroata FEVER POWDERS rapidly Cara FSVKK P0WDER8 have bean Ui a thousand daring half a caatary CRRU FEVER POWDERS Dual aooept ay bat XU Gaaoiaa ArtWa FEVER POWDERS Bans i naelera imitations Sold Everywhere ILL ure Golds A CAREFUL STUDY Of th remarkohl BARGAINS to found at SAMU beautiful eatabliahmert wiU immediately cinringa awa aoaptieal of tba IMMENSE SAVING to be effected by DEALING DIRECT THOUSANDS of DELIGHTED PURCHASERS bare twilei to the WONDERFUL VALUE ob touted from SAMUEL aad tbo SUPBRXO iIT of fl WATCHES ever all oaken i avidaaaad by tba foot that they aro i TODAY ora by am ONE MILLION PUR CHASERS at HOME aad ABROAD SAMUEL ALLOWSA FREE TRIAL ON ALL PURCHASES WATCHES DESCRIPTION Solid Boat Gold Caaa Highly poliabed or Engine toned aad ffraefl with Shield aad Oerter if preferred taitbd in KltM Pitta fitted with Patent octal do Hid ai agnation Complete with Key aad 8 YmnWritien SAMUELS PRICE Ms DESCRIPTION flsrtb KoyWia j-ylate Ceue Watch lAoarat Gold One Fioast Lam Movemeot Chronometer Baleoco Brvquet Hair ban aw atom aT pact Jewelled in IB ME HHEHToaatMfiy I adjaated Patent aide atm Cbm poliabed plain for monogram at Karine toned aad ogravXl with Shield and Oartac if pre- 1)5- h(tm witb BOieta ana uanec lfnra-f erred SPLENDID VALUE PRIOR IB A worth doable TEN TEARS WiUTTRN WAURANTT SAMUEL'S Am Lorn Watch caataiae New Impressment a noted by HIS ROYAL LETTERS PATENT DESCRIPTION Fineel f-piae Patent Lem Movemeot Kxtr Jewel ahilfally aHJaated aad toad to a minute per week Herd white enamel dial Go nr eteel haoda aad fitted with SAMUELS New Pateol Improved 0 Wheel tol with removable Cap daat and daaip prof aad Oryetnl Unbreakable Glam Supplied ia both Lad and eiee oouipiete witb Key aad Five Written Warranty HAM PRICE 5e SAMUEL paya Railway Fare to all porebaara of pood of the Value of 25 wpwarda within a tooius of BO mi lee CALL TO-DAY CALL TO-DAY 1 SAMUEL 7 15 GALLOWTREE GATE LEICESTER DEAN THE TAILOR 6 A 8 OhKAPSIDE ARKETPLACE Leicester i 4 Mrs Sarah Ward Sbiplake died at Henley off Tuesday at the reputed age of 106 The Portsmouth division of the Channel SquadroB left Portsmouth on Tuesday for Berehaven Bury St Edmunds Town Council have decided to eeek powers to raise £12000 for the lighting of the town with electricity Commander Wells has decided that all the horse of the Metropolitan Fire Brigade shall carry a aet ol a dozen jangling bells An order for a large number of new iocomotivefi for the London and North-Western Railway has been received at Crewe Works Tbe United States Treasury has imposed a countervailing duty of 64 kopecks per pood ou refined sugars imported from Russia Mr Grinley an old and dirtinguinhed Indian Civil eervant who spent 35 years in Bengal died at Cheltsr ham yesterday Five men were on Tuesday overcome by naphtti fumes at a Hull distillery One died and another in a serious condition ibe others recovered It is stated at Brussels that the British Foreign Office has clined to accede to the request td Madame Siprdo to intervene on her behalf Mr Christ? won the amateur championship promoted by the Billisrd Association defeating Mr Jones by 195 point in a game of 1500 up The Treasury lias agreed to grant a sum of £6000 towards the entertainment of the officers and men of Horse during tbeir stay in Eng-land It will take ihe defendant 38 year to pay a debt of £115 respecting w' 'ch the Weetirinater County oourt judge on Tuesday made on order for 6s month Cnp-ain the Hon rthur Lawley brother of Lord wa last night gazetted a KCMG on his appointment ea Governor of th State of ester Australis At Kiel on Monday night a number of Russian and German sailors came into ooHiaiop and a aomewhrt serious fray ensued three of the German being mortally wmmded Information from Skien Norway aay "that Hootch ayncicate of mining engineers are negotiating for the puroahae of the Haandal Mine and that the deal will be completed In a few day Tb total valua of the fish landed on the English and Welsh ooert from tba fishing ground during loot month was £501915 a dsoraass of nearly £3 000 compared with January 1900 An order for a krgj number of new Jooomotivel for the London and North-Weeta-fi Railwav has jart been received at Crew wot he Tb construction of theee will keep the employes busy ft JoC period f-hortly after noon on Toesdsy oonaideraUe excitement was caused by tb ndden subradeno of the roadway outride Westminster Abbey A peering omnibus was nearly overturned by on of the wheefi inking into the ho! An English company called the Anglo-Rneeio Milling Company Limited ha bean officially permitted to start work in Ruario Tba capital i £175000 and som large steam malls have baa bought rt EkotarinoeJav Colonel Bawls tl Psdbury broke bts ler while out hunting with the Bicester hound ofi Tueeday At the asms time a atod groom in tho ampioymeet of Mr FitzHush WThMefaouaa of Thornton Hall wan thrown and broke hi oollar bon A young fellow of splendid physiqae named Holmes who cam from Lancashire to join th Yeomanry wo sentenced at th Wertminetor Police-court on Tueeday to two month' hard labour for assaulting a police-constable Major th Right Hoc 0 Spencer MP half-brother end heir to Earl Spencer KG he just completed 30 years' service with to Northamptonshire Volunteers and torn beqome qualified for the Volunteers! long service decoration Th annual oon van tion of the International Union of Building Labourer was held on Toaoday rt Patereou Now Jersey It waa decided on too suggestion of representatives from England to amalgamate with the National body in England Th funeral of the Rev Tfcomoa Barmor Nonconformist took place at Peterborough on Tuesday He via followed to th grave by toff Mayor and members of th Corporation and rapt oaniatives at many public and religious bodies Mr Henry Chessmen of BenhUl Wood iutten wss on Tuesday found dead on roodway ta Mitcham Common having evidently fallen tram hi bicycle aad broktn hi neok An unknown man waff also found toot dead on the Common on Taeeday Tbe result of the Homing School Board Triennial Election wroa daoUrad on Tuesday The Church party gained a victory winning six ant of tbo eleven seat snd thus wresting tbs majority from the Pro-greases who bod bosn in power far th port tore span i rt At Aherdsra on Tneodoy lad named William Edmunds engaged as in rural port-messenger won fined tor having on to oocssion of to intonations! football match oetwsn England and Wats left his letters undelivered and proceeded to (Mrdiff to tbt nfttch The death ha occurred at Lowartoft cf Coxswain William Ohpp From hi boyhood Mr Chpp bod boon a member of tb lifeboat craw and wto appointed coxswain 18 years ago He bod shared many valiant rescues and held a couple cf modal toff lr to-saving Sergeant-Major Wallis of tha 1st Royal Dragoon Gooreto who acted as ordariy tv th Kaiser during bit recent visit to England boa been presented by his Imperial Majesty with a pair gmd cuff-links Tb monogram is aet on the lick in diamonds rubies and mpphires The Danish Parliament has passed and tb King sanctioned a law establishing th street ballot ye tom at Parliamentary elections Tb Radical party proposes to agitata for ae extension of toe law whereby this system may naod at all elections whether political oc uuioipl Frederick Thomas Jtnner (59) solicitor's clerk of Lower Edmonton was rt tha Bow -street Folic Oourt courictod of enffieaxUnt the moneys of Mr Colycr solicitor New Inn Tha amount embezzled appeared to be about £160 Tha prisoner waa sentenced to six hard labour The autistic relative to the strength 1 the Swim army bar jvot been issued and show that there are 151253 men in the first cleat 87686 ths second and 275396 in tbe third making a grand tetal of 614396 soldiers Each man ia a property-trained soldier and a marksman at 1000 yards Hitherto Lowestoft has been noted for two pemi-liaritiea The cuffew is still rung at eight clock each svaning and burglaries hay bra facilitated bv the street gaslimp being extinguished at midnight Now the streets are to be lighted by eleo-tricity at night and electric tram are promiesd -Two couples married in tbe Preston Pariah Oburch have survived to celebrate to fiftieth annti verjary of their wedding day Ouriourty enough they were th only poire to be married on tba tamo day Their name are Mr and Mrs Butterwoiib Fletcher-road Preston and Mr and Mr Job King Oocketoam A new toetal has been recently invented in Franoe which it particularly suitable for rolling stock It it composed of aluminium and wolfram and is almott aa light os the former while offering greeter resistance having in addition the advantage of being much cheaper It is adapted for carnage eyries rad motors The French have called it Partinium Mr Hill of tbe Bute Department baa written aa follows to Mr Odell Governor ol New Yorki Edward baa instructed Lord Pauncefct to express his grateful recognition of th sympathy and respect shown to toe memory of Queen Victoria by dosing toe financial and commercial exchange in New York on February 2 Mr Whitehead of Hong Kong on Tueo-day night addressed the member of toe Colonial Institute at the Whitehall Room upon Th expansion of trad with China He strongly recommended the reform of inland taxation th opening up of inland waterway a working agreement between Russia rad Great Britain and co-operation between America Germany Japan and Great Britain but remarked that all tbo remedies would be of' little if did not repair the flaw of our industrial amour at home and keep vigilant agent of the Empire abroad to guard our interests At the meeting of the Atherstone Guardians ou Tuesday the Workhouse Master reported a big in creaee in the number of vagrant the majority of whom were navvies attracted- to Atherstone by the railway extension If things went on a at present I it would be necessary to increase the tramp ward Tbe previm evening he hod to refute some men I admission and that morning three had tbsefinded i over the workhouse wall -j Frank Priestly on of Lord Scout wb was oirar-ged at Southampton with being stowaway i on tire Union Ostle liner Dunotter Cattle was on Tuesday discharged Hi explanation tra tbet Ik had juk come out of hospital where he had been offering from an attack of dysentety at Cape Town and went on board the liner to ee some friends off te England He went to sleep and waa brougbt to' this country Priestley said he was anxious to volunteel agtrrtnfw active service At Bow -street Police-court on Tueeday Fer-dinana Cecil Oppitz (19) described as an after of Myddleton-road Clapham Junction was charged with forgery It waa stated that when in Da-cember last the prisoner was at-the home of hi mother Mrs Bsrtlsy she mentioned that she had not had her Post Qffioe Savings Bank book made up for years At his request ahe banded her deposit book to the prisoner and when arrested he admitted haring forged Mrs name ta withdraws! notice and to having received £24 He was reuutnded- ANOTHER VICTIM OF ARSENICAL POISONING An inq-icst -via held by Mr Stuelt tho Mon oh ester City Coroner ytaterdiy morning respecting tbe deith of Elisa Oakley tlie wife of a plumber living in Ver-non-s! reel Hightown It appeared from the evidence that tho deeexvul who wns forty-three years of age began to complain lost October of weakness in lier legs and wm medically treated for jaLralyoi Ou December 27th she became an irmite of ibe Mxncheo-i ter Infimnry end it wu then found that he wa suffer ng from chronic arseniral poisoning She ded 1 on Sunday It appeared from tho nidence that the deceased had boon addicted to beer drinking nnd a I verdict woe returned to the effect that death had been accelerated by arsenical poisoning Tho Ooroner informed the jury that there were three cases of tlie kind last week nnd he expected they would oontinue to crop up far another month or so POISONED BEER ACCELERATES DEATH Yesterday morning at Bury an inquest rt held on the body of James Cleary Spring -street Bury The deceased wae deaorrbed os a moderate beer-drinker In December lie was mod daily attended for heart disease and in January he fractured Ids arm About this time trace of peripheral neuritis from arsenical po soiling wer noticed and ta-lv in February decreased wae in a linking The jury returned a verdict of deaji from hesrt disease accelerated by peripheral neuritis and shook A DISCOVERY AT KEIGHLEY At meeting of Keighley Town Council Aid Foulda stated that sinoe th lat meeting great number of samples of beer had been taken and submitted for analysis The last reports to hand which he had just seen were not at all satisfactory and on one of them he had no doubt whatever that action would be taken No fewer than seven sample hod been found to contain arsenic in quantity sufficient to be prejudicial to tbe public Mr Snowden asked if the psvWioane in whose beer arsenio bad been detected had been notified of th fact Aid Foulde said this wws so in three of the case just reported on but not in the others Th first samples bed been taken In quantities of a little more than a pint each but recently in quantities of three gallons one gallon being submitted to analysis Prosecutions were possible in three eases now In this matter the Corporation were acting in conjunction with the county authorities which courts would considerably lessen the expense to th borough where counsel had to be briefed REPORT FROM THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT MEDICAL OFFICER The Local Government Board Uat night issued a report by Dr Buchanan on the recent epidemic of arsenical poisoning attributed to beer in certain district of tbe Midlands The report which is dated the 25th nit is of a preliminary and inconclusive character a Royal Cotnmiesion of which Lord Kelvin is chairmen having been appointed to inquire into tb whole matter The connection of the manufacturers of the aulphurio acid to which th outbreak attributed it will ba remembered ha already been the eubject of litigation aa well a a that of brewers and retailer of tha beer A statement is given a to the approximate number of cases from which it appears that Manchester and Salford supplied the majority having nearly 3000 cases hut thia i oonjeoturol as la also th number of supposed deaths many of the latter probably having been put down to alcoholism before the nature of the epidemic waa discovered No reliable data also ia forth aiming aa to bow penons variously were attacked though in many instances the patient wer aaid to be large drinker from half -gallon to on or more gallons a day but on tb other bend many persons attacked were only moderate and in some instance drinker of smell quantities Complaint is made that some brewery firm acted tardily in withdrawing consignment of suspected liquor Dr Buchanan at th time of writing eayar "It would be praaunture to ffik of tb epidemic a being wholly at an and Nevertheless there it no qnaation that within a abort while of the puWie recognition of the fact that araeniosl poisoning was prevalent and of tbe fact that arsenic had been found In beer there occurred practical by a complete arrest of th epidemic there being few oaaea after Peqwnbw 1 FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION THE FOOTBALL LBAOUB A Management Committee nariw of Era FortbaB SE5SSS te has the name of player added to their retotasd hat It wo decided that this ooaM not ha dan with-out the said player rerignad Walsall war ordered to play at MkHttabcough on Mntdk 9 the return match to arranged at the eorttaat mem ant Any oration of oomfieaaition will he dealt with at a fture mil inr Mr Sparrow a director of th Blackpool Fort-ball Club wae suspended from inkwff any part League football until he appeared before the Xanage-nnt Committee and explained Me ecnAirt as report ad by th referee in the match Bnattam Fort Block port at Burslem Hi following aaalidiai atom-doned owing te Btnu of weather were ordered to he replayed and for the foil Wanderer Notts County Preston North Bad Bolton Wanderers Bury Note Forest Newton Heath Burnley and Bolton Wanderers Liverpool To rearranged League fixture ere a follows New Brighten Tower Newton Heath February 19 Chraterflcld Wodwieh Arsenal February 19 Leicester Foese Oloesop February 21 MMkUedbrough Walsall March 9 Barnsley Burnley April 5 Small Heath Walsall April 9 Everton Newcastle United April 8 Middlesbrough Borrky April 9 Sheffield Wednesday Notts Forest April 9 SUakburu Rovers Bar? April 13- Stockport County Burton Swift April 27 There are still nunsaroua matabei to be rearranged which have been postponed owing to the death of toe Queen and the clashing of dates with cup-tie THE SOUTHERN LEAGUE AND THE TRAN 8F JBrt QUESTION Mr Legvey of th Woohrioh Arsenal Club yesterday called together a raeeuug of delegates of th Southern League ehihe to meet the Management Committee of the Football League to diesis informally the uew clienso -jf die Football Association with re-'gard te tbo transfer question No resdutiims were put forward but- tb representatives of the Southern League dubs intimated that aa far as they were concerned the present trsmfar system satisfied them and they would heartily support the Football League at the next annual meeting of the Football Association CHURCHMEN AND NONCONFORMISTS A meeting for men wss held in the Council Chamber at Salisbury on Tuesday night in tbe Cause of Christian union It was well attended and waa the result of meetings of representatives of tbe different religious bodies in Salisbury held at the deanery at the beginning of the year at which the basis for cooperation between Nonconformists ail'd Church people was laid in tbe folio witw resolution That it is tbe duty of Christiana who may be separated by ecclesiastical divisions to unite when circumstances permit (a) to promote spiritual edification and a healthier and more fyiendljr relationship and (b) for the furtherance of practical co-operation in matters which affeot the ntoral weli-Being of tb civil community in which they live" Tbe Mayor presided and addresses were given on faith by Dean Boyle and the Rev Truicott of the United Methodist Free Churoh on hope by Rev Thwaites rector of Fishertoo and Rev Harrison a Congregational minister on love by Chancellor Bernard and Rev A Edwards a Baptist minister i The Bishop of Salisbury in dosing th meeting aid be was not there at that moment with any definite plan for reunion but suoh movement ought to tend in that direction ultimately He believed -at tbe whole counsel of God in tiii Plotter would not be reveal to any portion of Hi people however large while it was separated in spirit from tbe rest but when the different puts were brought into touch and moral and spiritual harmony by uch meeting aa this and ny similar action elsewhere they might expect on outpouring of tbe niirit of wisdom and understanding as well os of holiness snd joy upon tbs whole Church which would lead to a reunion Hs thaneed God for the words which I usd been spoken that night and hoped they might bear fruit in every heart He thanked those who ug-geeted such a meeting at the beginning of a new year and a new oentuty The thought which impressed itself mott on hie mind that night woe that they all enjoyed tbe prioele gift of Chrittian faith hope and love Outside that there was only sin and misery He a ked them all to do something to reduce the sum of that sin and misery by developing to the utmost that Divine power which God bad implanted in Christ ion men DEATH OF LORD INVERCLYDE Lord Inverclyde who has been seriously ill for some time died on Tuesday night at his residence Castle Wemyss on tbe Firth of Clyde John Burns who succeeded his father 8ir George Burns in the Baronetcy in 1890 and was in 1837 created first Baron Inver- elyde waa born in 1829 and all bis buvines life was spent in tbe shipping industry He wa head of the firm of and Burns end was Chairman of the Cunsrd Company It ws in this oapacity that he wa moved to suggest to the Government the system of subsidising merchant vessels for war purposes and oe published a book dealing with the question in 1877 TO OOR RFisSPO NDENTS Once a Liberal adds nothing whatover to the dis-eweion You will obtain tbe further enlightenment the report of tbo proceedings of the Executive SIP ISRAEL HARPS RESIGNATION To the Editor Sir I am mure than eurpneed and disgusted that any political pirty in Iicester should Jiave treated Sir Israel Hart ouch an insulting and ungenerous way It appear to me they want to throw their spite at the failure of the last election upon him and the very man who wae thrown out ought nevet to have been invited to contest Leicester If it hail not been for personal jealousy Sir Ieraci would have been invited to contest Lei- I ceeler aa a small return for hi valued help and enterprise for the prosperity and benefit and growth of Leicester generally If our progressive public men are to be treated in this wv to much the worse for th future of Leicester 1 assure 8ir Israel he lias viry many frienos who deeply sympathies with him ui this unfortunate business Yours etc DISGUSTED It is only right to say in order to prevent wrong impressions that several of the anonymous contributions with which we have been favoured on this matter come from in the opposite political ocuup Ed To tbe Editor Sir I share what seems the almost universal repet the discourteous snd ungeuerous affront offered to bir Israel Hart by what I believe to be a mere fraction of he Libera' party and everyone witb whom I converse give utterance to their unqualified disapproval of this procedure Where has Bir Israel exhibited any sign of not marching with the moot progressive in the party? Many of our leaden in the town have I raised suspicions of dubiousness and even expediency in their politic but Sir Israel never1 Hs ha always been consistent joined no conspiring cabal nor wavered in his honcstyrand whatever the conditio of the party or wherevw help waa needed ne always ready gave of his bevt with unstinted liberality I whilst of all our pubhcuneu with all their accumula- tion of wealth he I believe stands alone as a publio benefactor Whet ia his offence? Is it the timely protest he insued agsinet th indefensible folly of! wasting severe! hundreds of pounds of money in a recent futile Continental tour? Then tbe whole town must be condemned for we all participated in his opinion Does the enormity of his tran-giession lie in the discussion of tramway traction or iu condemning the accumulation of huge debt to be transmitted aa legacy to unborn generations? So far aa I underatand the late Mr Gladstone's public life it wa a continual protest against what is so fracinsting to superficial financiers extravagantly mortgaging the distant future end herein Sir Iarael imbibed his doctrine ergo Mr Gladstone would be an undesirable president of our Liberal Association Surely the chairman it not to be denied the privilege conceded to every other citixen of discuteion the Eublic Frees and if hit vietrs be sometimes out of armony with those of the chairman of some particular committee on some purely urban question that should not provide sufficient ground for demandinc his resignation I bop the asanciotion will rise to a nobler judgment refuse to ratify th error of a faction and n-eiert their liberal good-natured honest and competent chairman I would like to aay a word in acknowledgment of 4 chivalry of Mr Biggs in resenting suoh insensate verbiage an was ap- Cied in a recent wrangle not debate to an honoured it absent opponent by men who 1 sensed lerti ng knowledge of the very rud meets of their I retrain yours very truly JAMES HOSKINS TreVena Stoneygste Feb 12 1901 MEMORIAL OF QUEEN VICTORIA To the Editor Tbe letter of Luce under the above beading looks a very innocent affair and appears quit hannleas on the face of it but I venture to inert that it contains th germs of the worst kind of tyranny with which society could be cursed and a not in itself improper aclietne could be spoilt He say the whole of the school children were permitted to give one penny it would form large ate etc Surely if a fund is started in the usual way the cohort ch idren will not be debarred from giving that most be obi row to anyone Mir Luca must surely mean that they are to be worked manipulated a it were in a business hke may I take it h' wants the whole maehinory of cor ecbooTs to be put in motion to secure the greatest oodection posaible of ch id penov Matters mistress teachers etc are to be ensp'oyed in this work in school hours nrenmmbiy and almret certainly pressure will be brought to bear to induoe the children to bring what after ail ia art their tsnt but their pence the preeerne of oompsrioon th worst kind an immoral and irritating prowire Tbe children who rente object perhaps 'either to the fund at all or to particular form th memorial takes (nan would prefer something mors useful then a maruie or stone toe) would be ea it wore spotted or brought into painful notice by comparison with thoee child ran who brought the pennies readily and wilHngiy No no sir Mr suggestion may be made in ofi good faith but that way of raising money has boon used too orten and beside being very questionable pain and annoyance where they tr either ueeeaajry nor deterred If it is thought desirable by all msxns let there be a l'und started and let all children inducted have a chance to give if they wish but I must protest against the viIuabTe time of our cdueat onal staff being utilised for thia purpose and against the introducing of such a Yours faithfully I JESSE Feb 12 1901 LEICESTER LIBERAL ASSOCIATION TRIBUTE TO THE LATE QUEEN In common with every other association and public body in the country the women of Leicester who comprise th liberal Association at uiieir annual meeting at the Sunday School Memorial Hall lost evening paid their tribute to the memory of th late Queen Before the business part of the meeting the President (Mrs Osier) proposed the following resolution That this meeting expresses its deep sorrow at the death of our beloved Queen Victoria and especially desires to record its gratituds for the inestimable service which the life of her Majesty ha rendered to th position of her women subjects not only by her personal help in many directions for the cause of freedom and progress but by her uoble fulfilment of all the duties public and private of her exalted position she ha left us all a great example and has raised the estimate of the worth of womanhood in every sphere oi human In proposing the reertution Mrs Osier said that th Queen had become ao much a part of the national order of things there were so many familiar customs they saw her presentment on the coinage they heard even in the street songs which reminded them of her that the life and personality of their Queen were before them continually It gave them a thrill of satisfaction and gratitude to know that every race mourned her loss After the splendid example of the Queen as wife and a mother no one oould say again that participation in public life robbed woman of her great charm and as an act of homage to tb great woman and atateswoman the men of the country should no longer withhold political emancipation from the women Miss Charlotte Ellis seconded end the resolution was carried those present rising in their seats The annual report was read by Miss 0 Gittene showing that much useful work had been accomplished during the year The total receipts amounted to £39 14s 10d including subscriptions £33 19 9d snd 16s 7d balance from the previous year The expenditure for the year amounted to £37 16 2d leaving a balance in hand of £1 19s Th reports were adopted At the conclusion of the buemeee Miss Osier gars an account of her recent visit to India Her remarks being illustrated by a series of limelight view THE TEMPER ANUE CONFERENCE AT MANCHESTER Addressing tbe delegates at the Temperance Conference at Manchester on Tueeday Lord Peel aaid four-fifth of the report of the Licensing Oommirton sea drawn up without biokering or discussion They split upon the rock of compensation From all sections of the temperance party there was unanimous voice in favour of tbe minority report and it was a bold Government that could overlook these circumstance ROYAL TRAIN STOPPED Tlie King of departure from England wae iwarked by a curious incident After taking leave of King Edward at Victoria Stat on hi Majerty left London by the nxul train for Dover on route for the Continent When tho train had reached Ttynham jnet below Sittingbourno toe communicating cord was pulled the alarm bell rang and tbe driver pulled up the train This unusual cimunrtance woe sufficient to bring several platelayers end official of the village station to th spot while (he guard on tbe train made an inspection of the carriag- apprehensive of what might have happened The very fict that the King of Portugal wa on the train inoreaeod the trepidation of tbe official On arriving at his saloon carriage however the guard was laughingly informed that tbe bell had been rung by a too air-ioua member of the suite After profusa apologies the train resumed its journey At weekly meeting of the London County Council Mr 8 Burges secretary and moiwiger to the Middlle-Claes Dwellings Company was appointed manager of the new housing department at a salary of a year The salary of Commander Wells chief officer of the Metropolitan Fire Brigade was increased from £900 to £1000 a year Mr Rider chief consulting and resident electrical engineer under the Plymouth Corporation wa el-c" rrcnl engineer to tbe Council at a salary of £1000 a year him at half-post eleven on Lrioerier-roed He swd He i gentlemen named waited upon him by appointment on Hod been reuid Kileby to look for work but oould not Thursday last Fabruary 7 at his bouse get anv Ae they were tnlYrr to deceased fell down ha been represented that three gentlemen want to and died without speaking avsin An inquest wsa 8r Israel to request him to retire is not a held on Tuesday afternoon at the Baker's Arrm before oorreef representation of what took plaoe At the Mr Deane The evidence as above wm given and request of their colleagues they waited on Sir Israel in D' Efllenn stated tl-et death wss duo to heart fsi'ura perfectly friendly spirit os was rally reougnised by A verdict of death from natural causes wss returned him for the purpoe of conferring with him as to what RLABY course would be belt into interests of the association County Council Election meeting of the Liberal anti the party and of Sir Israel himself representatives for the village comprising the B'aby was however pointed out to hm tbet in view of District of the Countv Council was held on Tuesday I the probab-lity of a strong opposition to his re-election night in Blaby for the purpose of selecting a candi- I it wss advisable for him to consider the situation as date to content the teat to forthcoming election I it effected tin personally insomuch ss a divided vote Mr Jo Turner having intimated his intention of re- could not be other than unpleasant both to himself It 1L i If- I IA from the and the xxtbe fim the fallowing7 letter from bir Israel Hart was rend (Copy) Asheigh Knighton Leicester January 1901 uott au unairmen I am smoerely disappointed kfj- t0 hd to-day and not ab't to present at th important meeting of th offiotr of th emaciation convened for th-s not only for the particular business for which we arc summoned but to take part the resolution of sympathy tot will doubtleos be passed with the widow and family of the late Mr Jamea Ellis also with our beloved and streksn Queen -and tho Rova! Kami It From a hurried con versa on I had with our secretary Mr Smith last eveung to my surprise I got hated from him ihal (La i officers of to association and would moreover be bound to injure the party at a critical period of it history expression had betn given to these views Bit Israel at onie Int rusted his intention of resigning hit position as president of tbe association and the hofiorsry secretary received the following morning a letter from Bir Israel announcing fa resignation which letter simultaneously appeared in tbe local Press proceeding of the officers pursuance of the resolution of the 14th of January were reported to the General Purposes Committee ou Moudsy lest when th committee endorsed the action of tbe officers officers rbeere with regret that in oertaiu quarters obloquy has been cant upon the four gentlemen who undertook the difficult atm delioate duty of conveying to Sir Terael intimation of to difficulties that had arisen Tb gem-iemen in question represented the general body of the officers who desire to alternate themselves with their colleagues in what was done only object that the officer had in view was to clearing up of difficult situation without damage the party on the one hand and without on the other giving unnecessary pain to Sir Israel for whom and for whose work fo the party in the pest they have the highest esteem They regret that the action taken by Sir Israel should have had the effect of converting into a personal issue a question which should be decided on purely public The reading of the honorary statement followed by a full and frank discussion of to whole question lasting over two hours Ultimately the following resolution wo proposed and seconded namely the statement of the honorary officers be so-cepted snd Thia was put to the vote and rarried with four dissentients a few members of tbe committee remaining neutral An overwhelming majority of those present voted in favour of the resolution which may be regarded as equivalent to an acceptance of Sir Israel resignation The aunual report and financial statement were considered and recommended to the Liberal Thousand the annual meoting of which will be held on Monday evening next MEETING OF THE DEFENCE COMMITTEE OF THE CABINET A meeting of members of the Defence Committee of the Oabinet was held at the offioes of the Privy Council in Whitehall at a quarter-past three yesterday afternoon Among those who attended were the Duke of Devonshire Mr Chamberlain (who had arrived in town from Birmingham shortly before) Mr Balfour and Mr Walter Long The Marquis of Salisbury was engaged elsewhere at the time fixed for the meeting but he subsequently joined hie colleague in their deliberation The Prime Minister has issued summonses for a further meeting of the Cabinet It is understood that the meeting will be held at the Foreign Office on Friday or Saturday ORDER OF THE GARTER FOR THE QUEEN A supplement to the issued at midnight contains the following announcement Marlborough House Feb 12 The King as Sovereign of the Most Noble Order of the Garter has been graciously pleased to command that a special statute under the seal of the Order shall be issued conferring upon her Msjesrty the Queen the title and dignity of a Lady of that Most Noble Order and fully authorising her Majesty to wear the insignia thereof The first step a big scheme for the development of the port of Ipswich bos just been made bv the Ipswich Dxk Commission Sir John Wolfe Barry who wa consulted outlined a scheme which would involve an expenditure of a quarter of a million The cttrmiiion 1 ave decided to carry this ont by degrees and under powers they alreadv possess will first make a deep-water brth with hydraulic or eWtrio Dower installation and wharfage at a cost of £50000 THE PUBLIC HEALTH Th Registrar-General reports that the annual rate of mortality in th rty-three great towns of England and Wales last weak averaged 19 8 per tlrouaed their aggregate population The rates of mortality in the t-wns given below for the past fur week are as follow 21 Birkenhead Birmingham Blackburn Bolton Bradford Brighton Bristol Burnley Cardiff Croydon Derby Dublin Edinburgh Gateshead Glasgow Halifax Huddersfield Hull 1 19 19 14 17 14 15 17 1 16 10 16 74 tl IS tiring representation of the district Mr Turner having beep -thanked for his services it was unanimously derided on the mriion of Mr Woodcock (Blaby) seconded by Mr Bridge Count enthorpe) to reqnert Mr Robert Walker of Leicester to ellow himself to be Mr Walker briefly addressed the delegates and consented to Meetings were arranged to be held in each village end a vigorous campaign will be entered npon Mr Edwin Gilbert secretarv of the Har-borough Division Liberal Association will set as election agent ir Mr Walker THE RUSSIATfLEET REINFORCING THE PACIFIC SQUAlDRON WHAT DOES IT MEANT Router's Telegram Rt Petersburg Saturday Present political complications bavin rendered necessary on increase of tbe Russian squadron in the Pacific Ocean the Minister of Marine has elaborated a scheme whereby the squadron will be composed of tbe following vessels during the year 1901 Battleships Pelropavlovsk Poltava Sevastopol Sissoi-le-Grand and Navalin First-cJsaa cruieen: Grom-boi Russia Ruric Admiral Nakhimoll Admiral Korniloff Dmitri Donskoi Vladimir and Mono-mache Second-class cruiser Raxboinik sod Zaliaka Rea-going gunboat: Greminetcby Olvajay Ghiliak Korets Mandjour Sivoritch and Bohir Torpedo-boat vessels Vsadnek and Haidamak Torpedo-boats: Kit Som Delphine Karsatka and Sksty The squadron will be further reinforced next summer by one battleship three cruisers two transport vessels and five torpedo-boat PLOT TO ASSASSINATE THE CZAR Telegram Moscow Monday In well-informed eodety circle in St Petersburg it it stated that a young man who was the son of member of the Russian secret police recently committed suicide in that city in order to avoid having to make an attesnpt on tho life of the Czar for which he had bten choten by Ike members of group of conspirators whom he had joined Before his death however he mad oerlain confessions wh ch led to the arrest of number of peraxn concerned in the affair or upon wnorn suspicion was cast Some day before hi death troubles bioke out at the 8t Petersburg University but these have up tc the present been confined to obstruction of the regular course of studies FRENCH NERVOUSNESS ANGLO-GERMAN ALLIANCE FEARED Reutova TWoyraaa Paris Wednesday He to-day publishes an article dated from London in which the home and foreign policy of Great Britain are reviewed After stating that King Edward ascends the Throne admirably equipped for hi high nussKin the journal says Great Britain and Germany wilt henceforward march hand in hand The reason for the understanding between these two Powers is the imbecility of our own diplomacy which has never ceased to bear an equal hatred to Great Britain and to Germany The object to this understanding is a struggle against Franoe whose disappearance is deeired by Cabinet of London and He Gnulois regards the alliance between France and Russia a the counterpoise to the Anglo-German coalition but asks whether that alliance still exists The does not believe that the Newfoundland question etn prove a casus belli and rer-irks that it sees nothing to prevent a resumption of otia-tions by the Foreign Offices on the subject DEtinorm NOT KMPLOY ANY AGENT OR TRAYEIrLER oatoide hit chop to repreaent him or to oall upon them fur Ordcra aad anyone doing ao ia liable to proeeeutiou A REWARD of 5 will be given to anyone giving Information to Dean wbieh will lead to the diacovery sf anyone doing this sf THE DAILY MERCURY Lstonzu February IS 1901 THE REQUIRED EXPLANATION The rote of the Executive of the Leicester Liberal Association at the meeting Hat night followed naturally upon the report of the officer ae to the circumstance leading to Sir Iarael resignation and Mao 1400 the dec ikon of the General Purposes Committee th evening previous And there was no doubt about it The party ae a whole oan now see exactly what has happened and the Thousand for the annual meeting which will be held a few day lienee have the facta before them upon which a judgment may be paased for with them lie the ultimate decision These facts are plain enough and they should be discussed without personal bias The issue is do personal one but purely political and we should protest against its degradation to a merely personal levej We all have great esteem for Sir Israel Hart's a citizens recognise his aervioes to the municipality given so many capacities but the point now ia the local leadership 0 the party of program We to-day learn that last December the General Purposes Oonamtfcee of the Association took into oomoderation to position of the party in the borough- Very likely it bed had the question previous meetings bat it came to a head 1 Leicester see Liverpool Kendo Manchester Neweantle-oe-Tyne Norwich Nottingham Oldham Portsmouth Preetoa Halford Sheffield Sunderland fiwurwua West llam Wolverhampton Urban San'tarj District only COMMISSION FOR OBTAINING A WIFE At Stroud Comty Court on Tueeday before Judge James Young an agent of Stroud sued Alfred Gardiner greengrocer Stone bouts for £2 17s which be alleged to be due to him as oommission for obtaining a wife of means for defendant Plaintiff story wss that he advertised in several papye for defendant for a wife He received replies arranged interviews and finally a marriage took place with a lady of' some means from Cheltenham He had he aaid great difficulty in arranging matters as the ladies fought shy of defendant because he hod been twice married His term ware no marriage no pay but if marriage issued he was to receive £3 Defendant denied this but admitted having paid several smalt sunxt to plaintiff His Honour held that tbe payment of these small sum implied that they were port payment of a larger amount and gave judgment for the amount claimed LARGEST CIRCULATED WEEKLY NEWSPAPER LEICESTER CHRONICLE LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS HUNTING DIARY THURSDAY Quorn -Bard on 11 Hr Go ilby 11 Cottesmore Hounds 1L Burton New bound 11 Further Royal visits to Mr Herbert Establishment Regent House Regent-streeit London His Majedty the King of Greece accompanied by to Crown Prince of Denmark called on Saturday lari His Majesty waa delighted with the instruments and purchaeed a Symphony Orchestral to be sent to the Palaoe at Athens His Majesty called again on Monday morning and was pleased to say that her Majesty Queen Alexandra of England had expressed her approval of the instrument this following so closely after the visit of his Majesty the King of Portugal who purchased an Angelus reheetral Piano-Player is a distinct mark of Royal favour ou our esteemed townsman Aid Herbert Marshall Baksscptct Cotnrr On the application of Mr Buokby on behalf of the debtor receiving order has been made against the estate of Joseph John Bert tow of 104 Granby-rireet florist and fruiterer The debtor waa adjudicated a bankrupt LARGEST -CIRCULATED WEEKLY NEWSPAPER LEICESTER CHRONICLE -V-L ilftes gte- I iLVA- oirtM.