Lothian Courier from Bathgate, Lothian, Scotland • 3

TEE COATBRIDGE AND AIRDRIE HERALD SATURDAY JANUARY 6 187? A SOCIAL CRACK OH APELHALL Glaoow Hotal Infi'East The cashier of account of hit unfortunate enoountw with this bully It is to he hoped that Nelly for h' own sake and as a lesson to like vicious characters will get severe punishment We will watch the penalty iuflictod in this bat I dent knew tbs way to mriytt' km sets Johnny as the men Is latnrdey an as I will be stajdag art' ye s' Snndey' I'll dye year hair it wee the ran! an' whieken a beautiful blank' chased the dye aad was eattrt Brander who at the dose of the oonoort commented on the necessity of being acquainted with nttcio snd congratulated Mr Houston on the auooese of tho night's entertainment calling on the meeting to aooord to Mr Hooaton and all those who had contributed to the night's enjoyment a hearty vote of thanks which was enthusiastically responded to Mr Dixon who aooompanied the proceedings In a manner whioh ahowad him master of hia profs aioa received a special vote of thanks for his aer viooa The meeting was closed at a seasonable hour eaeh one appearing to have enjoyed a pleasant evening Forgan the treasurer and the whole of the documents returned to London without delay After some discussion as to the extension of the toogue of the basin aad railway acoom-modatiou thereto and generally as to harbour extension Mr Allan moved that the tongue of the baain be extended as er Mr Meek's plan and that the same be executed if possible within a year from date The motion however was not seconded and the matter dropped Several other items of barhonr business were discussed but continued till next monthly meeting The Clerk reported that he had as requested revised the draft agreement proposed to be entered into between Mr Blair and the Town Trustees as to tho Carriber Water Supply It was read as revised and with some additional amendments and suggestions by the members was approved of and tho committee formerly appointed were re-ap pointed to meet with Mr Blair and adjust with him on the best terms possible the revised deed and report to a future meeting The meeting on the proposal of Mr Allan proceeded to inquire into the agreement of the Railway Company as to the promenade and their obligations thereanent including the level crossing Sic thereto The Clerk read the Admiralty order regarding the promenade crossings and archss dated in 1851 The meeting thought that the Company should be called upon to keep np the pro -menade 4 in repair but deferred issuin any order to that effect in the meantime am in regard to the Company acquiring the promenade it was thought that the Company should intimate to the Trust what the pur poses are for which the promenade and foreshore are to be applied by them This was all the businem near the Snab the traffio being mueh impeded thereby The Nmo- Tear The New-Year was ushered in in Bo'ness with enow and sleet which made first-footing so far as still practised anything but ootnfortable The character of the weather did not change during the whole day whioh made outing very disagreeable A good uumber left by train and a good many strangers arrived whioh made the town somewhat busy Tuesday was observed as a close holiday all the shops being shut Ladder of Hope Lodge TOOT Soiree and Christmas Tho annual soiree of this juvenile lodge was held in the own Ilall here on Thursday evening 28th ult Br Thos Hope DSJT presiding A plentiful supply of tea eake and frnit having been served the Chairman shortly addressed the meeting of juveniles aud adults a good many of the latter being present after which a choir of somewhere about 24 children under the leadership of Br Jehu Smellie sung a concerted piece entitled Barts Mr Hope reading the story in the interval between the songs The solo buy my oranges by Hr Adams was well done as was also the prayer of the 1 Child by another juvenile bt other the whole of the other pieces being executed by the entire strength of the choir Br Feter Mathieson of the adult Hope Lodge sung an amusing song and addressed a few words to the young and Br Baxter DDGWCT spoke a few minutes taking for his text that passage in Epistle Little children keep yourself from idols' in which he admonished the company to keep out of the way of the temptations of the season Br John Smellie also sung Bumper nae mair very sweetly The great attraction to the children however was the Christmas tree beautifully decorated with 115 prizes The soiree having been wound up in a most satisfactory manner the giving out of the tickets and distributing of the prizes took place which gave evident satisfaction to all concerned and the usual votes of thanks having been given the meeting broke up about 11 o'clock pm High Tides The late gales have been the cause of very high tides On New-Year's morning the tide rose here very high flooding the cellars and other low-lying premises near the shore and floating away a large amount of timber and other material lying on the quays In the afternoon the spring-tide was at its height with a moderate breeze when the water lashed ever the sea wall washing down the telegraph poles taking away the coping of the bridge and washing the earth from the rails making it very dangerous for trains when passing over The weodyards along the line were wholly flooded and the timber tossed about in confusion The turnpike road at Bridgeness was wholly submerged and the Kinnegar Park belonging to Mr Henry Cadell of Grange flooded On Tuesday morning the tide again rose high but the wind having fallen and a keen frost set in there was uot so much damage done The railway however was in such an insecure state between aud Snab that the engines could not be trusted to go over it Mr James Johnston oarrier however turned out his stud of waggon horses and drew the train past the most dangerous part of the road thus enabling the passengers to catch the east and west-going trains at Manuel He was nearly losing one of his horses through the bad state of the road but happily it escaped almost unhurt The Late Wilcox About a fortnight ago was thrown into a sudden gloom on receipt of the intelligence that Mr Wilcox had diod suddenly at Scarborough for which place he left about a year ago Mr Wilcox came to this town an entire stranger about five years ago as collector of HM Customs but his warm-hearted philan-thropical disposition made him fast frieuds in every circle of society in a very short time It would be speaking bqt poorly to say that he had the respect of all with whom he came in contact for it was impossible to have dealings with him on any subject without loving the geniality and warm-heartedness of the man He was a Christian of the right stamp enjoying life with the zest of a man whose heart is at peace with God and filled with love to his fellow-men He was ever ready in any gqqd work While great sorrow is felt for his loss th largest sympathy is expressed for his bereaved partner so suddenly deprived of her stay and support We take the following from a notice in the Scarborough of 21st ult: While very recently in these columns complimenting Mr Wilcox as the author of Spa ifcc on the pleasant character of the book and the geniality and ability to which it bore witness in the author we dreamt not that in so short a time it would become our painful duty to record his death The deceased gentleman held the appointment of collector of HM Customs at Scarborough His amiability of disposition goodness of heart and ability as a literary man almost at once secured him a large yet select circle of acquaintances who now mourn the event that has for ever bereft them of his pleasant intercourse Mr Wilcox was in the 41st year of hi ago He had recently ondet taken the editorship of the All Saints Monthly the first number of whioh is just issued with a short preface written by the deceased gentleman and it was hoped that he might have been spared to enrich its pages with some original contributions The magazine as now published contains a leaflet recording Mr Wilcox' demise in which the Rev Bruwn-Borthwick Vicar of All Saints and the Rev Stapleton curate express their deep grief in thus losing a dear friend JAMIE ROGERS AND SANDY SIMPSON Reported by Gawbl Liddiat right glad tee ooe ye Jamie rieht glad Draw In year chair bit aeon its kind ye tee oome in an see an ad Id man like me who oanna noe gang meekle oot I'm glad lee see ye leaking stewed I thoobt this eauld weather wad be telling an ye seem tee mek' it better I hoe reason tee be thankfa for Hie mereiee Jamie reason tee be thankfa An who era ye keeping Mrs The lest time I was ewer yen were awe seeking your deohter In Slamaanan I'm real weal Jamie bat I wed bn better if my sold men there wed gie me lees bother He cite by the inside an grumbles an' a' Diana believe bar Jamie the beet tempers there wad be i tee siag If I hadaa mere there wad be atoms bat I has ib when she gate into the high leti- Jamie a sensible maa tee keep single bnt I any what keeps ye see long in single blessedness Can ye see wliag ia the fair ssXtae tempt ye tee ehnnge roar oew ditlon There's no a warmer heart ia the Pariah then mine Sandy toe the fair era bnt tee tall ye tbe truth disgusted at heo some them dries Dress boo! When I'm sittin' ia tbe Kirk en Sunday leak shew me see the monstrous dresses worn by ladies I'm mair disgusted Not long tinoe I noticed as I came oot free the Kirk throe ladies walking before me They were weel dressed but strange tee say the hale thro them were limping in they were qnite lame At first I pitied them bnt in the matter I thoekt they oonldne be lame and were only taskin' fan yet that eouldns be either far these ladies were weel up in years Sadly pnxxled I made up my mind tee ee ou Indy frien' o' mine for en explanation aad when she tauld me Sandy the reel cause o' the lames ess I wee mair than dumfoondered What dae ye think wns the ennae Sandy I dinna ken Jenny I think I ken an' Keep quiet Jenny let Jamie tell his nia tory Weel 111 gie ye the explenetien I got My young frien said it wee the Alexandra Limp Hoo was it dans Jamie Listen It seems the gnidwife o' the Prinoe o' Wales soma 10 years age had an illness whioh left her little lame and the ladies the Coort seeing that she wee lame imitated her by gettiag their boots mode so as tse cause a lameness This was dune by gsttiag a high heel en one end a low heel on the ither From tbe Coett it has spread ower the length end breadth the land en' nee it seems the bit lasses who earn Si er 6s a week when they gang sot maun limp like the Princess Alexandra 1 mair than awfn' Besides the Alexandrian there ie the nnither absurdity more etupid like olaaeio Hoe do they leak those who walk thus Jamie The I eaana pretend tee describe but if ye wed come some day to the West Kirk ye wad see plenty o' models These I noticed were like tee fa' en their faces while they were walking behind them is a huge bundle o' elaith bu I oanna say hoo it ie made np I was mnekle amused at a bit lassie ae day daeing ths grand She lives next door tee me an' has 16s ia the month inding the weani ruining messages en' daeing odd kind o' work She is smart bit o' a lassie bnt very honnie when at her wark Weel as I eame oot o' the Kirk only lset Sunday whs shnd I hut a young lady before me daeing the Bend I' I thoeht I had seen the fees before an' in moment it flashed tee my mind it was the bit servant lassie an see it waa 1 My eertie she ooald dae the 'Bend' as weel as ony lady in Airdrie 1 She had quite the knaek ot Sandy That beats a I'm no dune yet Listen Weel when I saw it was her I laughed and laughed till the folk theoht I wisna a myser When 1 turned awa my ecu met anither object A young lady was daeing tbe Alexandria Limp I was determined to watch her but she hearing footstep beltin' tamed roan' when I saw it was my sin niece Ia moment I felt angry quite in Molding mood I steps quickly up tee Agues an' say tee her 'Agnee what dae ye mean by limping through the streets in that disgracefu' manner the fashion' says Agnes dae ye no ken the What o' that says the jade can I no be like my neighbours What could I say er dae My niece warks hard for her living ari I help her at times an' she needs it but no siller o' min will for the fntur gang tae bay boots long heels an' ehort anesl Sandy a tempting o' Providense for young lassies an' ladies tee imitate the infirmities o' ithars Jamie ye are ouung oot your shell noo a vengeance My man generally tak's up a th talk But my eerties you're daeing it Jamie It's a' true what I hae been saying Mrs Simpson Jenny Weel I hae heard as mnekle before in Perhaps ye ken Jamie Nixon's servant a bonnie bit o' a lassie Weel she was sae ta'ea up wi' ths Alexandria Limp' as they ca' it that fras the byre tae the kitchen she practised it sae weel that on Sunday she was up sides wi' my lady true the big boos Ths fag' o' the matter is Sandy as I hae said I'm mair than disgusted wi' the fashion e' th day It'a perfeotly disgracin' tha going en the fair sex Jiat fancy for a moment he they busk their heid neo a days an' sio bonnets! A year er twa ago the bonnets ware naething ava bat noe they are worn in a' kinds o' shape A lady twists her hair tier upon tier till it (ten's about twelve inohes abin her brow an' then she cocks on a' a wee bit roun bonnet wi a tall feather jist like a show wife I Talk abont th savages or ths uncivilized 1 It is said aboot the Wee ze wemen whalive in Oentral Africa Aat thsy wear bracelet oot eome o' their teeth an dae ither fuilish things It ie seid anither class that the ladies o' Oentral Africa ala their sisters in tho White Nile tak' np Ae maist o' their time deoking their hair Sometimes they hae a queer appearance When relation dies it ie aid they attach the heir of the relation tae their ain an' on till it is eften trailing en the ground I Weel Sandy I oanna see hoo they are war than oor ladies at hams The bsaqtiea A Central Africa and elsewhere wear oopper ring because they senna get geld anas I eupppse For my pairt I oanna ase any difference o' a refined lady an' a poor barbarian The formqr wears gold bracelets an' often brass ones while the Uttar wenre th brass an' bons Tbe eslth an' pssition is known from tha extent and beauty of her ornament sa ia it wi her dusky bo A are alike vain Tha Carib Indiana South Amerioa wear bone ornaments stuck Arough their lips but oor ladies at hame wear often largs boat brass and gold ornaments in thsir ears The Indian Ohief ia proud when he is deoksd in his war attire an' nae doot he thinks bimsel' np to dick when his heid is wreaAsd with th featheis s' th ostrich or th curanch but ars not oor ladies as proud whon Aey gst a forty shitting fssthar stnsk in thoir grotesque hat and aa they limp like bend like A the forty-ahilling feather wave on Aeir heid not unlike th pread chief who is admired by his loving squaw This simmer I was mneh amased at a little incident whioh oocurred in kirk I was in Th young minister was a paper minister but a capital proaobsr nan tae boat him but wha stuck tae hia paper like a limpet tae th reck Wsel tbs sun was sinking A west an' As rays strnek in through the windows On th blank wa' behind A praaeher I observed twa liobte lifie will ths wisps danoin' here an there Tfi twa light ware caused wi1 steel bqeklee ladies bonnet I noticed she oouldna keep her heid at rest awa Sha had in bar bonnet a huge feather which waved graoefnlly aa she moved her heid Ska keen'd this an tae gie th feather a reflect she kept moving her heid the hale sermon Noo A end struck on the steel bookies an' Aey reflected on the blank wa' bokind th young divine It wa aa amusing sieht and noticed mair Aaa mysel imiliog at the will-o th wiepa daneing and klinking on th wa' of the sacred idinee I diuna ksn whether ths yoing lady knew of the effeet the waa creating net if eh did ken eh most hae been a braiea young tinker Tha faithfu pastor was in the thick o' his sermon when ane o' the will-o-wispe struck him in the eye at ance floundered stammered an looked vxtd I pitied him eairly an could hat tom th hsnnat aff Ae young woman wi4 tha grsattst planters Again started bqt fi hadqa wsel found hi plans wLis'n baith will-o-the-wUp strnok him rieht la A son an' near blinded him Again he stepped and looked starn up at tbs gallery but it was of uts at last Ae minister shifted his position nn ssoapsd Aa twa jumping liehta Sandy Man Jamie yon'r is capital trim for tory tolling ths nlehi I ne'er Aoeht were sae observing I see I'll msk something by and by what ha said I oaa quite bsliev I think working mefk are aair pat aboot wi the extravagant dress of their wives When I was a young chap Jamie the women werena aa daft Deed no When I was a young iyiyft we had nae Grooiaa bonds or Alexandria limps-' Oor bonnets had soms sMteriJ iq them nn' osald be seen When I wm young thing we wore bsuntes mqds np wi brown silk nisely puckerofi qn a' a' dun in from Than we had qas oa Utah leather at £3 or £5 either ns gum-floors dr flnnting ribbon like heathen Than wore a guid silk wi tiobt sleeves an stomaebsra dseent Paisley Aswl oovsrod a I if thsy wars married folk Things oro swf ohangsd nosra-daTA an' I wosnsr often what tbs lassie at tarn tea I often wonqsf ten Noo-a-day whan auld folk want tfeeit teeth Aey maun get In vet false ancs which looks fanny on' unearthly ia their withered jews Th eon thorn Mail on their white tA glitter lik a young loan ia ns th thing ava he no natural Aald men noo-a-day th ladies tea) paint use false teeth falas hair an gsdeaes kens what Hy aspbsw Johnny Biutpeq tauld sens time ago a fanny stsry Jofissy is a Commsreial like s' s' that elate is toqd his joke Th tbs hotel wuetaring qt qra bite hsld o' hair aa eu tauld kite bs Shu th auld maa I things end I balls vs dyss oaa got tU Institution acknowledges receipt of £64 lflo from the employees of tho MookUd Iron sod Oonl Co the emn of £14 11 Cd being subscribed at OhapelhalL Pattt Pobltet John Steveaoon Ohepolhnll Wtind off third prise for lopped Polands at tho Btittiw Ornithological Show and Monad print for tbe beet Silver -pencilled Ham-hnrgs at the Wiahaw Ornithologist! Association's General Hews Shocking Ran war On Wednesday owing the mutilated body of a maa wee found on tbe rail near the Cartbosh Station of th Gale-doninn Railway The dsoaaaad whose name in known appears to bora bean about 45 yarn of aad abont Sit Sin in haithk Th body i dreadfully mangled am clothed with' I eioth pbidiag drawers winoey salt of dark twned hart white striped ooe and lacing boots lavs i lea On Wednesday after tea a led 19 years of age naaed William Borne te painter residing in Springbnrn wm drowned while skating with some companions on Loch near Lenxie Tha same day a lad named John Christie 19 mat of age starch worker and eon of a widow who resides at 9 School Wynd Paisley wa drowned while skating on Riarartabsr Pond near Paisley To nn Norm Pols bt Commander Obeyne RN delivered lector 'os Wednesday night on tho discovery of Ac North Polo He propose tbe fitting out of a private expedition the Disoevery to be borrowed or purchased for the pnrpras from Govern moot for At and shelf yeas sad balloons to supplied under enporintendence The Aip would be proposes advance by the channel west of Sound He volunteers to command tbs expedition and lead the balloon party Max Deowned On Wednesday evening between six and seven a an old Man named James Soutar supernumerary Customs officer reeiding at Ladyloan Arbroath was going along of Aa quays of tbe new harbour he fell iuto the water In about five minutes he wm got out iterative applied but without avail Tha wm 76 year of age Fatal On Wednesday morniag a saan named James Brian a labourer who was aagsged to work on this new line had not tmen more than two hours employed when by the giving way of some bearings upon whioh waggons ran a loaded waggon fell upon him killing him en tbe Ou Monday night Mr JamM Don Street Leven sustained a fall through th railing of a stair in th house of a relative giving way and died from Ac effeots of bis injuria on Tuesday evening Shocking George Barber aged 64 yean met hie death on Tuesday morning under tho following circumstances He was engaged sc night watchman at Messrs Lees A Ogden's mill DukiafieM and it was his duty to go in a morning to agoyt off Furnaoe Street to regulate th shuttles by whioh mean Ae supply of water for ths mill is SMtained Barber wa found standing in th quite dead He had stuck fast in the mud np to the Aigbs Hie dog wm etanding on A busk waiting far hia master Suicide On Saturday David Stsvesran miner Bnrtonhills Waterloo who was mneh addicted to drink committed suicide by swallowing a box ef opium pills Mcbdeb in A young man named Georg Wilson alias Henry Clark a barber tabbed another young man named John Rnsh also a barber with a pair of scissors in the neck in the Nigh Street of Edinburgh ou Dsy Rush died a few honrs afterwards Tbe murderer has been apprehended DtutAoruL On New Year's-day a farm aervant named John Crawford 24 in tbe service of Andrew Barr farmer Begton East Kilbride was crushed between the lever of a thrashing machine and the wall of a shed and received such severe injuries about the chest and other parts of his person that death was instantaneous SCHOOL BOARDS Notice from The Educational News: is an excellent Series Tha Set begins with initiatory lessons aud finishes with figures and commercial terms according to the School Board Code The head lines are beautifully engraved The Wavbrlet Copt Books well deserve the wide popalarity they Advt fiffi The Edinburgh Sohool Board have ordered them for ass in their Ahosle A night in Ae Arctic Regions oould stsrcely bs Bten oppressive te the intrepid explorers than tho present unseasonable weather to any one troubled with bad Cough or Cold to all anoh we would say Buy bottle af Balaam of Horeboond aad Coltsfoot On dose relieves ns bottle euros Ageat for Bathgate Mb REID Chemist Hofetoun Street Pulmonic Cubes or Coeiuxftion Asthma Ac From Mr James Wit-liamiSN Pharmacist and Anyalytical Chemist 9 Sosth Street Esplanade Scarborough 1 could rseito marvellous and 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off dangerous attacks sf diarrheas dysentery or cholera They are tbe bast osrrsctives ef th stomash when disordered by repletion or by the presence of indigestible food They speedily rectify th flatulent weight and general uneasiness which are experienced in the bowels prior to the acoeeeion of more serions symptoms which debilitate if Aey do not endanger If yon are troubled with a bad Congh er Cold difficulty of Breathing hnskineu ia th Throat or hoarseness go to Mr James A Raid Chemist 21 Hopotoun Street Bathgate and get a bottle of (1st Balsam of Horebound and Coltsfoot Its offsets will sarpriae and delight you as one dosa will relieve and one bottle in moet ease effect a cure Price Is 1 jd and 2e 9d Raima A Wholesale Agents Hw Rasa At inlaatt aro object te taataneoo attacks those who an animated with tbe maaegeeaent of children should always keep ta raadmess a bouts ot Atkinson and Barker's Royal lufaut' fresrvtiva St supplied to queen Victoria It allay thee excruciating fates which children suiter iu cuttiag their teeth alleviate She eaEbriage of infants arising from acidity aad Eatah-nce prevent eonvulaioa regulate the bowel relieves wind and sets like a charm In dysentery end diarrhma it produce I alt ashing sleep by relieving tbe child from all pain Irritation and disaomfort whether arising from Teeth ug er II other eauae This thoroughly-tasted modMno has boon provod by ax to naive use for 8 years to te the safest an remedy tor disorders incident to iefaate aad bowel irtats In adults Th high patronage it roaatvee prove Mu reJae aad tea extensive demand whisk Its woaderfut properties have created proves its safety I tlaaot geauin tba signature of Eobert Barker okamlat to th Or ware of spurious imitations Of dll ehtmists Monad of Poets and About throe-poets with lady aud gentleman frionda aat bat weak in Temperance Hotel Glasgow Mr Jamea Crawford author of Tha Dnutkard' Ragged Wean' waa Ghaititian and than wore present several gentlma of dis-tiagaiahad poetical and general literary ability and while at least two lady poets bm among A number and at least fuur who ooatributo to A Courier wars present Tea waa partakau of aad followed by apeachM songs piano musto ro-itetions Altogether the meeting was evidently a thorough suooesa aad will doubtleM gSteac bearing anil beneficial impute to many a lAftl Mpinnt to poetic honour aad literary yoaAfal i diotiaotio LINES WRITTEN FOR THE POETS' SOCIAL MEETING Hall I tftOffifu throng begirt wi btjra a who aiag blythe rut tie lfljfl I gnat J6 a your prat Wi hurt 4mm An withoai luUnt Ua pnin Tm hm oor 4mt My heart wanes tae a weleia heat Ae ml ye this nleht I meat As' hafpinee a'matst complete Ewells ta say hratet Rea sore held heart enjoy a treat A rare rich feast a that is Tae aid an- sheer the peel kind May a' wha'r hart he ay eembioed Like very krttbeiet A' freely lea heart baa' aa' Bus A Wlteeot a twltecre I Irish Joy male! eehl lauraUM herd wr lofty Aa wha writ la simple rtoma On lowly thcoseep Aft easy a' Paeaamtu otlmb Aa' driak its May Hk aa taatl sm A' mair aa- mair aye try tae rue Lhasa the mire aa' steor that lie Beneath aer fret Ah bf-aa'-bf oboea she Okie tea elatr ou' roan tom Blase I Haodex wood rit Idhoase Dm Mth IMS Bimoo Purfl having asked fall portion! from tho apetheeory Sunday tvaatag earn when Johnny went te the aaoetam of ths Beets no eemmenoea operation Noe the deil o' the ohop iarteod o' using the dye otfeeer the pnir 'boot' hetd enly dyed the out-half using muter Ihr th Mher half Tbe servant servant went te bed expeotiag to rim new men ia the morning My nephew early on Monday morning ho heard harried (sell nearing hi bedroom an' a moment more Ida flew epen en' there steed before him epseoh-leae end dnmbfenadend Johnny sprang set Us bed an' wee bonified te iad th pur man's held half white nn' half jet Week! He sympathised with beote' teald him Me enly remedy was to get hi hair crapped end his whieken shaved Tho said man wee seen Bering sheet rer manner th hole day His obeeke wen as woman's his hair oreppad an else an if he had been at th tread mill We are hUUed to oot short thia dialogue An given nest Ed) NSWARTEILL Taa employees of the Steveoston Iron aad Goal Company NewarthilL hare rabnoribed £8 5a lid llMgow Royal Infirmary BKLL8HILL BaNxaurTOY Extn i nation Gardiner wood menbaat Bellshill will be examined la th Sheriff Court Haora County Buildings Hamilton Jan at IS Creditors meet in the era of Messrs Mitohell Watson ft Wink ante Glasgow Jaa 10 at 1 CO ATD YKE BtxKntrPTCT At the Airdrie Bankrnatey Court on Thursday Jams Haggart wns examined in bankruptoy before Sheriff Balfour The bank-rapt deponed I began business in 1868 a boilermaker on my own account Coatbr at that time I bad a capital of abont £20 I bought and Mid old boiler and repaired them I oentinned by myself for sbont eighteen months and then 1 assumed Mr Thomas Nndson as part aer My share in the busineee wee then valued at abont £260 and Mr Hudson advanced like snaaf and wa then carried on business under the firm o-Haggart A Hudson as boilermakers first at Gent bridge aad then at Coatdyke till May 1175 wheis tba oopartnory wm dissolved by mutual consent I received th earn ef £560 as my share af tba copartnery which waa paid ma ia 3 6 aad months which was tbe ascertained value of My ebara in the copartnery funds Sioee then I have net been in any regular buiness I explain that 1 bought eld maahinery to the exteat of £909 I had overdrawn my hank aooouni la these I think for about £200 aad pressed for payment I bad to sell of the machinery at a loss to pay this I attribute my iniolveney to the want of groand feued by mo from Mr Sneddon for tho pnrpoM of en rrying oa buainsM there and te Ae feet that the machinery possessed by me prior to sequestration and amounting to the value of over £300 wm said for £41 10s 6d Sinoe Mr Sneddon refused to give me the ground 1 have been out of employment and have had te support my family doting that period The etetatory oath waa then taken Hie suets were £71 5 hia liabilitiM £337 2s his deficiency £265 17e lid COATBRIDGE Banxsuytct At Airdrie on Th unday Geo Armoar joiner Coatbridge was te have beea examined in bankruptoy but he failed to appear The Sheriff on the craving of Ac trustee granted warrant for the apprehension of Ac baakrapb Football Fixtures toe Jan vast ISA Drumpellior Alexandra Athletie at Drumpel-lier 2d Alexandra Athletic 2d Drumpellisr at Kennyhill 20th Ranger Drnmpeilier at Kinaing Park 2d Drumpellier 2d Rangers at Drumpellior Prize At the Paisley Ornithological exhibition and competition at which Aero were a very large number of ontriM for canaries of Ae ohoieMt description Mr John Smith carried off the following prises lit and 6th for yellow cook 5th for clean yellow hon 2d for piebald yellow ben 3d for yellow or buff foal eoek and 1st for yellow or ball green hra Midnisbt On Sabbath night a special midnight service wee held in St Themas' Wesleyan Chapel John Street to usher in th New Year Th congregation assembled abont eleven o'oloek and the aervioe continued till about a quarter poet twelve when the bells rang eut merry ohtm announcing that another year had began to ran it course Serious Accibbnt at SnuusLii Ison Wobes Sunday last a labourer named JamM Law-employed at Summarise Iron Works got himself severely injured while employed in No 3 Blast Furnace He had been engaged removing a quantity of molten sing in Ae waggons when ha fell before on of them and a quantity of A slag ran oat upon him burning him severely about tho back and breast Dr Wileon woe in prompt attendanM and had th unfortunate man re moved New Year To-day will is most cases terminate the New Year holidays in Coatbridge and on Monday work will generally resumed Owing to the dull stats of trade and the oonieqent scarcity of money amongst A working classes things have daring Ae week when compared with former yean been quiet in oar town yet notwithstanding this and the stormy state of the weather a goodly number embraosd the opportunity to visit friends at a distanos aad the railways were fairly patronised Th pants-mie at the theatre has proved a mat source of attraction and bos been visited by large numbers Ths sbstsinsrs also gave on extra soiree on Monday evening New whioh turned out a oomplete success Glasgow Royal The soshisr received the undernoted eubeeriptioas from th mployees in th following works: Drampsllisr Ossl Os Coatbridge £14 10s Wm Baird A Co Gart-sherris £30 from all their works Poises Oraig and Stand £16 11s Coatbridge Tin Plate Os (Ld) ens Iron Summer- Coatbridge XII 2s Summer! lee Iron Works £16 Drumpellisr and Kirkwood Collieries £9 A fid Summer! Collieries £1 1 A Kenmuir Blatkhlll aud GilskoohhiU OoUisrise £16 15s Kuightewood and Garsoob Col lienee £31 Shieldmoir Colliery £4 Dykehead Colliery £11 1 A Stepends Colliery £7 10s Thoms Ellis Goat-bridge £16 IA 9d Murray A Paterson Coatbaak Eugiae Works Coatbridge £1 lie Wm Tndbops Crown Ironworks Coatbridge £4 3a ELECTED MEMBERS OF PAROCHIAL BOARDS Mr Charles Blade Sunnysid Road Oostbridg having written to the Beard of Supervision ukiag if As tint had not com when th elected bora of Ac Parochial Board might bs ii received a reply to tho offset tbat any request by la rsoeiv A the ratepayers on the subjeot woaii attention of A Board In aooordanoo with this suggestion Mr Blade has draughted th following petition which believe is being numerously signed and intends forwarding it to Edinburgh at an early date To the Board af Supervision Edinburgh Gentlemen We Ae uxdoroigaed ratepayers of Old Monklaad humbly pray the Board of Supervision to toko th sleetivo representation ef A Old Monkland ratepayers at the Parochial Board iota their eouaideratiaa wlA the view of notifying the present inequalities in uh representation Is asp-port of this petition ws would sail year Alton lisa te ths present number of 16 allowed them hsssd as ws hsv rssssn to belisv so Ae osasus of 1841 Th population of ths perish at that period ws 19706 'he population st the last osnass tak so iu 1871 was bowing on increase of 14867 in tho thirty yssro Sins Asa it bos eostieued to is re and taking it at A most moderate estimate i now believed to bt 36600 showing an increase eioo 1841 ef 16791 The inonaas in A number of heritors bn kept psoe with Aeiooroaas of ths population aad thsy oro eonoequenlly represented at A Parochial Board in greater number aad out of proportion to th ethsr rat payer would further tak leave to pofast out that If 20000 give a of 16 36600 would give a roprooentetia af turn tally 26 Wa th undrsigaad ratepayan Aarafar petition yea th Board of Bupcrviaian te ioar our deeded members to saob a number aa will remora this glaring anomaly and eauntarael A aril tendencies ef this unequal propartiaa ta omr repraaaatation And yaur patitioaara will aver pray AMBUSLANO Pom OffMA-W uadantaod that Mr Hobart I Lawria boot and aboamakar baa bean appointed local paotewater and that ho will otr a hia dutiaa ia a day two PLRuaorPxaaiaowA Thi dwaaaa ha Jrkiag deadly havoo af late ta Ain perish former hu teat tearteaa bawl ef eattia by it Dial reported ta bva broken aat ta a nsighhoaiiaa parish but miliar typo aad it hapataS axpaatad that A wont now port hen fa a mou I Statu ov Although the aollser I aat getting tha wM would lik atUl ha ia gettiag Plenty of work and Air wage la Ate quarter oamai Sisattf saa bnt tha waste have tarns aland fL December and do net begin till tba 10A Jaa nary -uah teagtr than A workman bad anticipated I much Buildl Idtftg to going aa bnakly block after Utah te gaMaag wp ia oar viliam aad a aamtasi of oaw te or being formed Every macoa sod latest straate i that te ablate work to getting ptarty do case BLACKBURN Sisters atul their Hatband Ou Tuesday Patrick Murphy labourer ws apprehended en a charge of assaulting Patrick M'Oowan labourer Blackburn by striking him on the head and face with a poker cutting him severely He was conveyed to Linlithgow on same iv examined and committed to prison pending further enquiries The uien are married on two sisters and the accused it is said is jealous of M'Oowan with his wife A 1 A Thi annual meeting of the Starlit Yearly Friendly Society was held iu the boghnll Weeks School on Thursday evening last week Mr John Kerr president of the society occupied the chair Mr Cowan teacher who is auditor of the society read his report It shewed that the income from all sources was £41 9s 5d and that the expenditme for sickness death salaries tfcc amounted to £5 4s 2d thus leaving £36 5s 3d to be divided among the members This gave each full member 13 shillings beiug only sixpence short of his whole payments A soiree under the auspices of the Hope of Starlaw Lodge of Good Templars was held in the school on Friday evening last Mr Fraser WCT in the chair After partaking of an abundant supply of tea and cake the business of the evening was entered upon This comprehended a variety of instructive and amusing readings also speeches recitations and songs all which were ably rendered by various members of the lodge The programme lasted about three hours yet the interest of the audience continued unflagging to the end Votes ef thanks were very heartily given to all who had been concerned fn getting up the enjoyment after which the happy meeting was brought to a close SOUTH QUEENSFERRY Treat The children attending the Burgh rcliool here asaembled at the school eu New Year's Day wherethey enjoyed themselves much The school was neatly decorated with evergreens Ac There was a very handsome Christmas tree laden with presents from a few friends who contributed liberally and cheerfully for the occasion Mrs Aitken and Miss Whyte were most assiduous in the preparation for the treat and played some excellent music during the meeting The children earv some -chool songs and a few recited some pieees of poetry The Rev Mr Whyte who was in the chair and the Rer Mr Williamson each addressed the children Towards the close they were eupplied with tea and fruit Some young men members of the Biblical Association rendered most willing and opportune assistance in the capacity of stewards some of them assisted also in the decorations The children all seemed much pleased with their presents II A Dramatic Entertainment The West Calder Dramatic Club performed the comedy of The Gentle Shopherd in the Hall here last week concluding with the humourous farce by Tannahill entitled Willie' Sabbath Evening Lecture- Another of those arranged for by the Young Christian Association was delivered by the Rer Alexander Brown Kilmarnock his subject being 'Moses his early life and The place of meeting was filled by a company of eager listeners Christmas Tree Last week the children of the Free Church Sabbath School were treated to gifts from a handsome tree placed in the church Rer Messrs Gilchrist Dykehead Taylor Wes Calder and Russell Croftliaad gave suitable addresses and with music Ac a happy evening was spent Wiee Niqht Lecture The fourth of the series established by the Young Men's Christian Association was delivered by the Rev Bewson Coatbridge A night with Banyan and the which was largely illustrated by nearly thirty impressive views from magic lantern apparatus A choir led by Mr John Sommerville sang appropriate hymns which tended greatly to heighten the pleasure Mr John Black was chairman and the audience was barge and attentive The above course promises to be quite a success the audience being always numerous and appreciative The Rev John Russell is the next leoturer Prise Poultry At the Paisley Ornithological Show Mr John Allison Shotts Ironworks carried off first prize for game bantams Glasgow Royal Infirmary The employees of the Sh jtts Iron Company (including Shotts Iron Company Castlehill Iron Works MorniDg-side Colliery Arden and Brownyside Works Han-daxwood orks) have sent as their contribution to the funds of this Institution the Bum cf £56 12s 6d A Man Accidentally Shot On Friday last a party of gentlemen with four guns were out shooting at Lucinda Bank Cambusnethan on the estate of General Lockhart they were near an orchard when a hare was started at which one of the party Captain Thornton of Hamilton Barracks fired Just at that time the orchard keeper James Louden aged 60 was within 15 vards of the spot stooping down amongst the pushes he received several of the leaden pellets with which if was leaded on the right shoulder right arm and in his breast The hare wns also shot The sufferer was promptly attended to by Dr Livingstone of Wisbaw who found that the man had sustained most injury in the shoulder he managed to extract some of the shot from the breast but not from the other parts where they had entered There is every reason to suppose that the affair was purely accidental Fixe and Narrow Escafe About half-past twelve on Sunday morning fire broke out at Wester Batten Row Springbank Shotts in the in the occupation of the Shotts Iren Co used as workmen's houses One was occupied by Thomas Thomson gnd another adjoining by Alexander Ferguson (a vagrant) His wife at the time was away at Shotts begging leaving a child (three years old) alone in the house when she returned t'seven1 o'clock: she found the bed in flames jsbout sewn' clock she frond the bed in flai raised an alarum when Thomson came to her -istanee and with the aid of other men from the eolliery ooeeded as they supposed in extinguish ing thi fire T-hiakin8 li was now safe they went to their bed at ini al time but soon after midnight Thomson who lived nexfc door was awakened from hia aleep by the smoke and to his horror frond that the house next door was in flames With considerable difficulty he managed to reuse up the woman nod bar child and got them out he then raised his own family and saved some of his furniture and though assistance was got from the works the fire was not extinguish until four of the houses were burned Damage about £150 Not known whether insured or not J5AST CALDER es At the Vale of Clyde Grounds Road Glasgow on Tuesday a mile handi-ce was run for when Nailin East Calder icond the winner of the first prize being 15 in advance Thirty-three started CLARKSTON usical On Friday night last the infants of this village and its surrounding district fed a grand musical concert consisting of a its entitled The by Wade and ral part songs aad soles the individual work done to a great state of perfection by Mr and Houston Mise Mitcball Miss White Mr ie and Mr Hetnpbill The proceedings were acted by Mr Wm Houston who prosed him-no novice to thia kind of woik and who cor td the -arty throughout in a very efficient ter The part were very well balanced and forth a volume of sound in accordance with sum her but we more than ence noticed en letioa to draw en the time which we think ad a want I sufficient practice Other dietaries we might point out but ee we r--med they have bad but a short time allowed i to taoeme acquainted with their work and a ave no doubt they will be ee well aware of their lenoies ae we are we will refrain from Beating farther Certain it is tbat judging prooeedingetbroBfbout the pieees be 4 a higher elaee than anything tbat has been eptod in this district for some time they deserve credit far their work We bare beard ii pered that it it intended to give a repetition oucertin the Publie Hall Airdrie when we no doubt with the eatra training they will ru I they will acquit themselves creditably and ss Airdrie people can appreciate anything good in nuaieal line we have no donbt toe hall will he filled Tbs chair waa oocuplad by tbs Rev Mr LINLITHGOW Sir John Steett Testimonial Alexander Adtlie Esq Linlithgow has given £5 5s to this testimonial Prize Poultry Mr David Forrester Wooi lent Dale Linlithgow competed in the silver spangled Hamburgh class and was awarded fourth prize Vital SUstistics The total deaths registered were 134 giving a gross rate of 24131 jier 1000 of population Deducting 120 from the population for people belonging to oher parishes resident in the Poorhouse and 1875 from the deaths of Poorhouse inmates the rate for the parish proper is 91213 The number of deaths in the burgh was 76 giving a rate of 20601 There have beeu six deaths from typhoid and fever or from other disease following in the landward part of the parish that is at Linlithgow Bridge and one death from continued fever in the burgh It is somewhat re-assuring to the inhabitants of Linlithgow that in so far as the death-rate furnishes information to find that their death-rate has been during the past year nearly 2 per 1000 under that of the average of small towns in Scotland Taking an average of five years it has been per 1000 tinder the average and taking the preeeeding five years which include the great epidemic of scarlatina of 1870-71 it has not in the ten years had an average above but rather below that of the average of the small towns of Scotland It must seem to an outsider a very extraordinary place Linlithgow One part of its people crying out about its dirt saying in print too they have done it that it is very hotbed of dirt and disease and yet its death-rate at the time they are making so much outcry is little higher than that of rural ior the average of the 'mainland is 193 while the death rate of Linlithgow at present is 206 the average of that of small being 230 New-Year' Day Treat to the Inmates of the Combination Poorhouse The monotony of poorhouse life is not we ars happy to say without occasional breaks in this institution and that these should occur at this festive season is we think highly appropriate We had the pleasure to notice last week that the inmates of the poorhouse here were the recipients of a most substantial meal on Christmas Day kindly provided by Miss Baillie of Manuel House and it is with equal pleasure that we now refer to the treat which was given them on Day This consisted of a most excellent dinner composed of beef and plum pudding in abundance with bread and potatoes and a pint of beer to each adult kindly given by Sir William and Lady Baillie of Polkemmet who have for several years provided a similar repast for the inmates on Day In the evsning currant bread aad tea were served after which all who were not confined to their wards from illness assembled in the dining hall and spent about three hours most agreeably under the superintendence of Mr and Mrs Buglass the governor and matron The enjoyment of the evening was much enhanced by the kind services of the Rev John Munro who presided at the harmonium and sang and played several pieces which were highly appreciated Mr Ferguson Linlithgow and Mr Hunter Glasgow also contributed readings and songs which were warmly received After a most happy evening had been spent Mr Buglass in a few remarks called for three hearty cheers for Sir William and Lady Baillie who had always he said taken a kindly interest in the inmates of the institution and although Sir William and his Lady had not often honoured them with their presence yet the substantial and recurring proofs off that interest which they had been pleased to give from year to year showed he thought beyond all dispute that they were no exsmplifjers of the old adage Out of sight oqt of The cheers were give with great enthusiasm Mr Buglass also called for three cheers for the House Committee who he said had always been actuated by a judicious liberality in the management of the House which was at once just to both the ratepayers and the poor The cheers were heartily given and Mr Ferguson a member of the committee responded in suitable terms A similar compliment having been paid to Mr Munio and the other gentlemen who had contributed towards the entertainment and also to Mr and Mrs Buglass on the motion of an inmate the proceedings were brought to a close by singing Auld Lang Syne' LINLITHGOW GRAIN MARKET Dee 29 85 qra of grain in this market which as compared with last week barley was 16 up on the top and 11J down on the average Oats were 6d down on the top and 2d down on the average Price per Qr Average 40s Qd to 04 29s Os to 37s 04 26s 6d to Od Assault At the Sheriff Court Falkirk on Wednesday Hugh Thernton miner Linlithgow Bridge for having committed an assault and breach of tho peace there on Saturday last was fined 20s with the alternative of twenty days' imprisonment Literary Association The weekly meeting of this Association was held as usual on Wednesday evening the President in the chair The adjourned debate on the question Whether was Wellington or Napoleon the greatest General wqs proceeded with and at the close the meeting by a majority of one voted in favour of the opener of the debate Mr Carmichael that Wellington was a greater General than Napoleon Douglas Masonic The annual election of the office-bearers of this Lodge took place in their Lodge Room on St night when the following brethren were duly electa to the several offioes viz in M'Nay RWkt- Arpbd Ballantine PM Ramsay PM Dqgqid treasurer Mackay secy Geo Miller SW A Neilson JW Wm Kirkwood chaplain Robertson SD Alex Law JD Drysdale architect Broome and Melville stewards Wm Miller conductor of music and David Cunningham tyler The brethren fterirar4 adjourned to the Royal Hotel where they partook of a excellent supper at which aougaud sentiment prevailed aud a pleasant evening was spent Flooding On the shopmen entering the new Co-operative Store on Wednesday morning it was discovered that a large quantity of water had found its way into the cellar which is some six feet below the level of the street and on trying to bail it out it was found that the water came in as quickly as it was being taken away During the whole of Wednesday and part of Thursday men were employed bailing it out but without succeeding in getting the water under The scource of the wqtpr cqqld not be discovered it was first supposed tifat some wqtpp pipes had burst but they being foqnd to bp intact thought that the high tide on it was Monday which flooded several other houses forced the water back (or from some underground wordings Bo'bps bring completely undermined by old colliery tyorfrtugs) through the soil which is only sand of the lightest nature into the oellar The water has not the slightest tuste of aalt but tastes mors like pit water Mueh damage has been done by the high tide on Monday to the Railway RAILWAY EMPLOYEES SOIREE RE-UNION Ths employees of the NB Railway Company held a soiree in the Town Hall here on the evening of Friday Mr Dett station agent presiding The Chairman was suppsrted en the platform by Messrt Bratchwrll weigher Ramsay secretary te the Co-eperative Society Alexander aud Peter Johnston contractors As the croupiers' chairs being 611ed by Messrs James Johnston and William Kinlooh earners The hall waa beautifully decorated with evergreens and flags while outside the hall three lamps with end lights plainly told that a railway fete was being held within A plentiful supply af tea eake and fruit having been partaken of The Chairman addressed the meeting Eh wM I am net about to lnfliot a long speech on you We have mot together for the perpoee of enjoying ourselves and it is no purpose of mine to do anything to mar that enjoyment Somebody however must lsad off the proceedings and ae you have dene me the honour of presiding at cur first re-union I will just say a few words to lead it off I thick it a happy idea that people engaged in the same occupation should meet together end hold social iatereouree sueh ae we are doing to-night The first thing we have to do is te try and make everyone eomfprtab)e and at home and the programme before premises that good honest mirth and jollity will be promoted by the ladies and gentlemen who have kindly lent their aid for that purpose It speaks well for the good fellowship amongst us that such a meeting as this has beeu brought together and I can assure you it will be no fault of mine if it is not kept up at least onoe a year (Applause) I shell only be too glad to help forward aud promote any movement having for its object the social and moral welfare of my fellow servants (Loud cheers) of half a century ago could boast of being second to none iu the upper waters of the Firth of Forth as to extent of harbour and trade bat it is also true that she seems to have fallen into a semi-dormant atats and remained eo for a number of years allowing her more energetie neighbours to outstrip her in the rsee of prosperity Happily the turning point has been reached when with extending piers and railway ws may expect to see the locomotive steaming over a large stretch of ground which ia at present part of the waters of the Firth of Forth Vft may expect also te see docks of such an extent as te cover something like 30 acres with a fleet of Urge iteameri trading to and from oar port from and to all parti of the world carrying away from ns riehes in the shape of the black diamond from not only the Monkland section but from all parts of Lanarkshire This is no fancy pioture as our port qffsrds peculiar facilities for such traffic and with increased accommodation there can be uo doubt ef the result We may also expect to see the present diminutive station removed and offices worthy of the increased trade erected I ask will we be the only parties benefitted I leave it te every impartial individu el to say whether the increased traffic to the Cempau'y would not bring increased prosperity to the townee pssple in ths shape of increased trade and othnr comforts Let us hope the time is not far dista kt when these hopes will be realised aud nil alike benefitted (Loud cheers) Mr Alex Johnston gontraotor said he had been 26 years connected with the harbour of When he began he had only 4 men new he had npwsrds of 100 men Then they had neither hand nor steam etanes but they pat the osrgees aboard on hand barrows Now thsy had ngaohinsry of the bast description and he hoped when the harbour was lengthened to see vessels of a larger class trading to and from the port So that more men and machinery would be employed Addresses were afterwards given by Mr James Johnston carrier Mr Wm Kinloch oarrier Mr John Bameay Mr Robert Baxter and Mr Bratchwell The speeches were intsrpereed with some excellent singing by Msssrs Bridges John Ramsay Wm Welsh James Murray John and Robert Chalmers Robert Raekine John Middleton Geo Smellie Hugh Johnston John Grant and others The usual votes of thanks having been awarded the company separated after singing Auld Lang Syne An assembly followed SLAMNAN Thi employees of Messrs Robert Baird Co Slamanqan have subscribed £5 le lid to th funds of the Royal Infirmary Glasgow AIRDRIE A Fink Each On Menday Dsnald Milas collier was brought up at th Burgh Court (before Bailie Forsyth) on a charge of disorderly conduot which being proved he wee sentenced to pay fine of 21s or go to prison for 14 days He paid ths flao but appeared en Tuesday morniag again on a similar charge together with assault Tnia charge waa also proved Th burgh funds are 25s higher through Donald's misadventure Raising ths Wind On Tuesday at th Burgh Court (before Bailie Forsyth) a sawyer named Thomas Divine belonging to Petersbnrn waa brought up on a charge of having rob! friend of a purse of money Divine it appears had oome to Airdrie to hand his bat unfortunately trade having been dull he wee out of funds He had not been long iu town however when he met an eld acquaintance named Henry £rown a collier from Arotoss Slamanoan to whom he pro posed to stand treat and they aooordiiifly entered pnblio-hoeee There the sawyer became remarkably affectionate hugging Brown reund tbe waist while with one hand he got into his pocket and abetraoted bis puree He was sent to prison for one month Rev Mu M'Gavin Botd New Monkland There ie a rumour that Ais gentleman ha get a call to a Parish Ghnroh stipend £600 We can quite believe this as Mr Boyd is a talented able and earnest preaoher of th Gospel Assaults upon On Thursday at th Airdrie Sheriff Court before Sheriff Balfour Aero was a long lilt of chargee of ueault upon committed for the most part on Day 4 John Ferguson sen shinglor Gqothao was sent sixty days to prison for savagely qeshulting his wife with a bottle and also kioking her jn a brutal manner The Sheriff in Msifi stulenue laid that this wa tba wont ease he had had before him since be eame to the dietriot and he light as well state at ones that he aa determined to put down thi dastardly specie of crime James Loppin and John GampboU colliers Olarketon were each sentenced to twonty days imprisonment for assaulting Mrs Williams by striking her with their Get and kicking her Arthur Sherry oolUer got thirty days for insulting Mr Reddick in her own house smashing the windows aud otherwise behaving outrageously Two brothers named Walter and Peter Thomsen miners Bailies ton were Ae former to twenty days' imprisonment and A latter tq pay a fine of £2 or go ten day tq prison assaulting Mi M'GiU hex hubnd and the father of A prisoners (ohn Thomson miner was fined £3 the alternative being ten days imprison mint fer resetting one of his sous from the polios All three went to prison Sudden Death at Bathgate On Wedneqv day morning while John Gardqsr lqbpqrsr residing in Cochraq Street waa proceeding tq bis work at Durharatown he became ill at ths oemstery gats and wns takeu horn Dr Longmuir wns noon in attendance and found that Gardner was safToring from paralysis of tha left side whioh spread ovar Aa whole body and he succumbed the Mm Deceased wm Cl yeare of age evening TOWN AND HARBOUR TRUST A special meeting of the above Trust was held in the Office on Saturday last Pressnt the Chairman Messrs Wm Thomson John Simpson John Johnston James AlUu Wm Miller and George Denholm The Clerk read the notice calling the meeting and items ef business The letter from the manager of the NBR Coy was read as to a meeting between his directors aud the Trust as to town and harbour matters and he was instructed to reply that if the directors really wish a meeting that the Trust will be glad to meet them and to fix the day and hour they propose for such meeting when the clerk was asked to convene the trustees The Parliamentary notices under the North British Bill for next session were submitted to the meeting and the Clerk was instructed to return the notes as neuter' TV Clerk then reported that had as instructed at last meeting revised aad ad justed (1) The Deed of Consent to be granted first creditor on the Harbour Revenues the! for payment of the sum of £1200 being postponed to the mortgage for £6000 to be granted to the Public Works Loan Commissioners (2) The mortgage by the Trustees to the said Loan Commissioners for £6000 The bond by the Trustees to Her Majesty for the due application of the said sum of £6000 on the harbour works also the order for firat payment or instalment thereof being £2000 These he stated had all been extended by the solicitor to the said Loan Commissioners and Returned tq thg olerk for exeqution and he suhmitH the Deed of Consent duly executed by the creditors under the first mortgage also the mortgage for £6000 the bond for the due application thereof and the order for the payment of £2000 to the meeting for execution and the Deed of Consent was duly executed by all the members present and mortgage aud order by the statutory number being three and the clerk The Clerk was authorised to affix to the mortgage and order the common seal of the Trust and to get the order signed by Mr.