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THE MANCHESTER GUARDIAN, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9 r.i! to asiA ohnice 132s. to 134n. prr r.v,l. rinmeh Uroiftit 2b, to 123. nod clinicc 122f.

to Irish rrcsracrirs uilA at 322. to 12-Ji. iri'3 US: Ui cboicut ficionca 103d. to 110s. in.l rlLoiiL' IS'.

io 1Ci4i. Them tiss alfo hern good lc-ntirl fur lrh wbirh chartrj hindi it from 90i. ammiitis' tn Ctlrirat Dutch tt a Ptl onkfr 121.. to 124, anil prcmdarr at U2i. lo lit.

i'tht -iun rcJUi rocurd Ircely, ind cholcel Wii placed at f'i JIm, rh-HT. IO.b. io and other qualities from iitil. Marwririfl anrl mixtures Me In rgcnI inquiry, sr? sr-wi 2j higher. Cons.

TCK90AT. 3.i prrnrlv 93ji thirds. fourths 10; tine ni.ld. choirs it Iwim. 105s.

la ijiirkft (iahp'! as follow Pints, 190; fN-nniLVSl; 2a i 13; ntprrliiic, 55; tlnn miM, 10; choicp-t h-wf. rhrltr. 2. Krwh miltr, 10fc. to ditto II, tr.

ditto thirds, 7J. d.tr-n BOOKS OF THE WEEK, n. A Historical French Grammar. ByArsonoDarmos-tetor. Edited by E.

Mnret and L. Sudre. Authorised English edition by Alphonso Hartog. London: JIacmillan and Co. 8vo, pp.

slvii. 036. 12s. Cd. This book is at onco the monument of a groat depnrted scholar tbo record of .1 notnblo new step in French education.

Its origin was thus lold, after Arseiie Darmostctcr's death in 1889, by the still more illustrious brother who survived but was destined, unhappily, too soon to follow him. "At, the end of 1S81," wrote James Oarraostetcr, in the preface "to Arsbne's firfartl rntrustnl a delioalo task to my brother. At Hint time M. Griiud, admirably seconded ty tiio etaincnt wtmian whom ho had chosen for directress (Jlmo. JhIm Favre).

was organising the Kctilo dw Filles ai St-vris, ono of the iioMiisi. orcations of our educational system since 1870. On the cf Ihiq solir.ol In t.tn IriinF proposal is before her, she throws the burden of her decision on Fergus. His decision is the culminating point of a story which will attract many readers. Ono of the best chapters iu tho book, however, is far away from the immediate affairs of Rhona and her lovers and concerns her brother-in-law, Algernon llugford, whoso personality is drawn in iu broad, vigorous strokes, lie is far moro real than Lord Gurling, and more robust than Fergus, of whoso features wo read a little too often, and who will hardly bo accepted as a hero witiiout question.

The sub-title ofTnc Yiold 1'ioirrf, by Fred T. Jane (Ward, Lock, and Svo, pp. vi. 'Ma, Hs.Cd.j, is "A Story of Armageddon aud After," aud its perusal may safely be postponed until that period. Mr.

Jane has made the mistake of thinking that extravagance can ho made a substitute for ingenuity. Possessed, it- would scoui, nf small literary skill, he wonld cover tho deficiency by amazing us with terrors like a bad cook emptying the pepper-box over his mistakes. But the result is extremely unpalatable, and Ihe author will find that it will not go down. It is impossible tn summiiriso iu a few linos tho rather complicated programme set forth indexes, which will materially facilitate its Tho translation is throughout excellent. A System of Medicine.

Uy Many "Writers. Edited by T. Clifford AUbutt, M.B., FJR.S., Regius Professor of Physio in the University of Cambridge. Vol. VII.

lendon: Macmillan and Co. 8ro, pp. ai. 037. 25s.

This is tlia last volume but ono of Sr. Allbutt's "System." It was originally intended to complete the work in five volumes. It was, however, found quite impossible to present in that space a consistently adequate picture of the existing state of medical knowledge and speculation, and the medical profession will heartily approve Dr. Allbutt's decision to enlarge the scope of tho work so as (0 allow of equally full and thorough treatment of all subjects dealt with, and, in the editor's words, "to make tho reader independent of special hand-books, within the sphere of medicine 'strictly so called." The present rolitmo is devoted to the further consideration of the vast and important subject of diseases of tho nervous system, some parts of which still remain to be dealt with in the forthcoming and final volume. The subject of Diseases of the Spinal Cord is divided into two main sections, "Diffuse," and 11, "Limited Diseases," the latter section being subdivided into 'Scleroses" and Nuclear Diseases." Tho section 011 Diffuse Diseases of the Spinal Cord contains three articles.

Dr. Frederick Taylor writes 011 acute and chronic. Dr. Andrew H. Smith, of Now York, gives an interesting account, based 011 experience gained mainly during the building of the Brooklyn Bridge, of the hideous complaint known as caisson disease, which affects a certain proportion of the men working in closed chambers, or caissons, under greatly increased atmospheric pressure.

Dr. Smith reject tho theorj tliitt tho symptoms are duo to tho liberation of THE CHARGE AGAINST A MATRIMONIAL AG PAT. BXTRAORDLVARY EVIDENCE. Ur. Ptowdcn, sitlins; at Mnrylclioce Tclicc Court, London, yesterday, beard iurtlicr evidence in the case of V.

G. Hodges, alias Arthur Sladcn Jones, aged 21, of Talbot Jioad, Kensington, who was charged on a warrant with having obtained money by false prolcnecj from members of the public with iutent to cheat and defraud. Mr. Suns concluded the case for ihe Public Prosecutor, and Sir. Frcke Tataer, solicitor, represented the prisoner.

The first witness called was a young man named Alfred Charles Dunn, who said ho was a cork cutter. On tbo 9th July last, be saw an advertisement which lan as follows: "Lady spinster, orphan, 21, medium height, considered nice-looking, is anxious lo many a gentleman, refined, of irreproachable character, mi. I w.tli thorcugh business tapabililicj, having recently inherited the nre-peny of a lar-c and valuable tea plantation in Ceylon the affairs of wbicii wilt require her to go out there." Wilnesa replied lo the advertisement, ami said he wished lo correspond v.ifli her." He was only a working man, agod 5, and was a staunch tcctoirdei ho hail Lcen up to then. (A laugh.) In due cotirso ho received a reply from tho "fashionable marriage dated from Elgin Avenue, in which lie was itiioruied that the writer was acting on behalf of a lady who wished for an introduction to kiln. Tho ioltcr contained In this case, as tho lady has consiilorality over 2,000 banked without taking into consiuVraiiuii Iter recent iuberilauee, which yields over Sui) a year, your deposit as a uoti-ctjenl for un introiiuctinii amounts to It went on to say that Ihn woman wanted to marry without delay, and askeil for a remittance of 1 as mi imuatiiicur, of tbe fee.

If a marriage should not take place he would return tho money imaci. With tliat "tetter was enclcsed a circular on which appeared the following: "It is a fuel that thoiisamli ui both sues rmiticnlly fit to render others lumpy and lo prove good, true, and suitable panaris and helpmates tor hie fail to fulfil thia purr.ii.sS! hecjute uuiihlc lo obtain Lhe lnula.it introductory association which aud lhe cu.tnms of society deem a neccaair preparation in the cultivation of tliat closer acquaintance which should precede a matrimonial alliance. Sly marriage negotiator at onro steps in nuJ belpj to bridge (his difticnlly." Tbe remainder of lhe rircalar was mainly ia slating the negotiator's" terms ami ilia method of hnsitices. Coutimiing, thu witness said he rcp'ied to the letter and iwpiaiticil that lie was only a wutkiug man and bad to alluw his mother 15s. a week.

Consequently ho laid only go1, ltls. iu his llu bad, however, saved sviuu money for h-ltday, and be would draw that ou. i.tid send oa the 1. SiilisequcuLly be MttL thu sovereign, and then lhe negotiator wrote risking for a duscripiton of himself. Wit ae.s answered (hut and pave his height end complexion, concluding: "Dress' Tiilhy bat, hlne M-i-fje jacket and vest, dark stripe iroiiscrs.

and button tools, silver alheit and signet ring, ami light tie, and that, ir. is my full description of ine." (Laughter.) On the 13ili July he got Ibis letter: Dmc ir. I ia with much rcgcei. i have lo inform you thai my client's guardian has called at my efjicu and made mailers most unpleasant for In tho drrt place; In; was in a dreadful stale of mind to his w-iinl had entered into business wiiti a nutriuiiminl agent. All tilings ccnsi.loieil.

1 agreed lor ilia prisent lj slay pnieecdhigs." On 1'iis ground die writer asked for delay in thrt matter an interview-. Knowing haw. wiiruss wccld he lis ventured lo tend tlia adilres.si-s of other ladies who wnre essentially charm-lug and all you can desire." Witness sent a reply, in which he said: "1 am sorry lo tt.at I aei bat as wo havo not me; inn- nindher ii- is ui.l a had disappointment. Wc is hi not tell our love. Loud laiieiitrr.l It would tiVSpASHlRE COAL TRADE.

MisriiKmit. Tghiut. Yn'Ay nircnrfcd 'Cbanite nipeiii t'dav, anil rather an injtkirt evnmllv. Iturtuj the jiiit n-eeL iliwo has j- q-ute r.bh if order for all dwcripfioiji lucl in of Hie in prices vliich with i fctr flow ol tliF; meruit, and crtULi-rif hue not oidy Mm r.crd upJfft lor ali their ouipul bat tavij tail Id RU ti f.i ftn-L to k(-ti villi lirliverira. The pealrsl Lire-, ha.

rilup? Ifrn upon lie b-rSEer for -ILp; iiurpt'M, anil iiiOft. cnifrrta iru already lsr.T!y in with urdi-iM, Mm rr-flUt Um tin1 iwi-OJ cwl in Thf Mnachtr dtiia lute ia-lteil alter i-ihy tlirjy tumwl kjok any Surttvr i-sa-jit at ttie tluwii ll. jut r.Q. wfif'li wilt ur-niP inM f-Jire wilJi the Si Fltf uilicr IncI 3'1 lt'n ft -uiH'tt-tnit fltuilir pr. inr ui put 3 fcu fitchsnu cununwri to hi t-Mta au-'i E'J' prc-nt Ji'i-jn's' is in ther r-'jiihrh a tt-c dernaud jiM if r-unris L-rrd rcjirrfcnt nfiijjl rinininLin-.

ihU rt nrlers hvf un-W i r. it.r iwtiws tin' nrdcM thi-v ar i- v-r ituniij Site pri'iit n-vk will ir.lv 1 -vhi'm! j'. i It miyt rtifn'f'-ip. 1 ilif I bif tiw utit- into thn jij: r-prcstl atr-mt an nrh: of 12. to 1.

t-l t1 lt o- 1 fill. iiijit Ji3i "it frl- ir 10. 6-L for riniliiir- i ji, riimM ft fcrl r.niK-.n-- fri-i 5j fcij. ft, t.nnnu. fin.

fill, to 7s. for ii.i-I.hhi. io at-i-i! V-. L-! iti" TNliti'- ttw 4 tn- aitd thn bi5W prLfe Jy l-M l-t'r tin, UiPin miw fr.in 1 i dpjvcrcd fiarnton Itn or tU'h litvt-i, Id-vrffi '3. nat-3 iiiwin lfti.

6il. Manjpslrr Ship LAXCASfHKK IRON TRADE. lUsciiBmu. TuiuniT. Fairly ttrn-cK-e 'Clii todiy, ajil lakin Iiimi-n" all iIi-'Ij i.t'li': tifjn1 Id pjjf if'ii, liuwcvtT, v-ijn fi.r -j: fh'1 J'rJiid', ihe mt tii.

ru'-d-riiii-. but ywi t-h-v a tlrady 'Jura aie j-iiH im- i--r tuiki'ii iic Biiil ttio -f Hft-vi; 7te hi Sk. 3 fnundty, Aith I.m-. lii-ji-n1 iti.iln- a-lni' 7N. tut to rii-T.

and Di'iby. ti-l -jiHii. JL'ttrva. iiviri.n ti 733. net ill--J-nrH f'TU'ti iJilitici aic -ii iiwivr rt'ii''-t, irJ iii.itrrn iml iiritt- ipntiiv uu'ltT 71r.

2.1. iiii fnriw Jis 2j ilriitnnl Var. il. Y-r V-il-13- 'brcwirli ir.i prlifs ar j.tn.? at 7oa fl-l. nifir.rii i'ir Sn.

3 f. 'smliy dcrliivrt'il and ilflm-fpil IjL'i'-sxhLii1 poriK is 'imti! or 75. 6ii. to n.r Hit ind lL I. i r- 1K" i af- in AEvnni'i'rl iiric1, Si in V'.

iiti- va 2j frr fumtfy do- Mjr.rNi-t-r. it cjh nftirn.1'? In auid t-i-t rstiv wliure of any wciit iri-n i i'Xii'iNlitiirly nrot tkie 1 -h ui'ie irii-Ecd we'k, unit iniii.iEintii fur I.Mioarlnn.' h.if 1. for North 'JiliIliw in ihe Mrtr.piMtpr diitricl. SOUTH OF KXGIiANM) 1UOX TJtADB. jtllim.UIiniiL'UII, JUE3DAT, Ru-iiii'di ic-diy impriTimbent tn Uiat i'L Aiiii tin; loiu' waa diiiidily i-ntuuwiii, vith I in ailvjcu'ed ai.d in uttiiT ujiwaids, if situ eiui-l und hrutk'atit ffjtuna in chit i iK'nnia r( jii iimi hive to hold rlt, ami arc, on i-nUaiy, tlrairoia in Uuy fn-th" aheid, aruiw waotinjf to f.

delivery finr ille vlviin el ho Jim half tif next Tlu wf.iM Fturdy tie th if Luycra tlmirht Vwj liufirV'r rosier jiricei. Tliry v'A pay nr. in fur ttuwurd rleUicrr us ler wtiicti ii ii Eini. (In: upiuirn n-ardni? thn tumre j- f.si-ttitnry. Nn.

5 liLvirhnil ff.M.B. pii; iruii fur jihI I ik'Irrv (V's. (jit. piir hue liist iua not Seen fmtil yt- llwvrrer, a cossjli'rjnie i iirL vljs l.jiiit at nnd latir ti tieiite iViSiihts ojI'ijimI tlut, iiukcr? ah n'Jii'iu u-i'l rejliic. ivs hiiiwA twvi natned cIkim-, -pi ai rWilUii; in their Javoiir.

Tlw Inmr iiual; iitv-' i ri ti ui aip b-t nnsch aa No. 3, hut (6. od. Iw p-iid fi-r yi. i futinrliy and (A, for grey fifrp1.

Hired i l-i-t IVnii-L iron m-ra nudily pur- ji S'. ficr if-n, ninl nirat n-lWn ttien'furc tltetr VI to 7.v. which ii it fJlr ficttrt! (jnaniitt-i tns ttte i- at Wb-i tini and the fact that line the siocts uio am lluhin rn is sitfler in prici warnlyaiLy i'i. rm on- Ih'iiu' fMitlicwninj; utidcr lfiV per ton de 1 ir t-d h-je Lat wffk tln'rc v.Tri1 wnm Mitpin1 tot of cote 'j nnd to rid td ttuist Inw a 20. drliven vr.n uvn, E'il ttic avorasH prlrc now 2K jwr ten siM tiic.

Tin imt. unit ntn'l are in rU vfiv sn nuti work is t'lfcrid ti irtmiiiaciu'iOf-t tun i nkip, and uhl is imnorlaot Tl.n fnT riMTi year oititinue to isnfuovv, mtil mi Eafk 'fit aiipn'hcndi-il. SirrJ liip ptalrd are quote! at tr lit! tiT p3atr 3. 15.. irni an I Heel ansta inm law 7.

Ttesi bars B. a 2) per ctrtt o.L Heavy rier ralte arc at fi, 15a. and m-S railwuy dlcfpi-a at 7. iKith net at wcrta. MKT All MARKETS, I.nSIlON.

liL'itav. Ofipi.tT tteidy at 75. 6. id. casti, iv I i'76.

ln. ihre niwilOH. 'lin aimdy to lather easier; 1W 5. caati. and 148, 15.

ihrw innniiu; l'H3 10. H3. Knpliah inoti, 153. 1. SpsnWi Irwl, 15 1.

fcpnt; Engirt la W. ltf tln.hlld'!' qnielt.vlvrr, 12. fid. i.ic ir-rti lidnn. 2L Glasgow, 70s.

111. T'twdav Marlitl rnnipr, aud'ft UJO-leiato (Iniw it 70s 70. 70s. and flh lid. jr.

iti 7-" aud 73. -Ijl. month; l.uyera, 70- Id. -Jl'i. id.

mutt. OivJjii'l dour at Ui. ld. ninlh; y.l ocli; alters. 67a.

13Jd. Ciiuthrrlaiid li'inalilc ji "-is Id, mil 75a. raidi; alo at 75. 7d. mil 7a.

d. in Imfis 7S cjoli; wJlcrs, id. more. CATTLK MAUIvETS. Vl.HIIIh, Turj'iay Chain cattle urre not bo an n-mL bt ehL lime the vear.

A fd trade waa ifnni' in 'Li' pr.nl it- rilile. irti-ni Nri-V hi favour tf trilin i-i lii'iid Iti other wru no change rati Lie i Lnit Hut new Mf'u'r ti) wll. Trad' f-r i-hecp ruled rliA, rcept fur hure EihtKelcht Iri-li mrls. whkh ili-imuid at liil pricfi. OUr kindd wi-re in tril.

and mrtf. ended auaniRl acilrrs. Thrro was maltrr nHjipIv 1 eakM ami a bHIer trade, prirr? lieiii'k' h.hiT. pin -Her aud only a jwor demand. Inn.

-liiumed an adranee on lant wrrk a piir. i -ii: I'lwff siJialt i-allle. cuoil litillork nnd hrifett-, i hijldliiik ratlle, Uftsh to ta l'w wt'V 'hniee tmd ad. in a lew rh-lw i I'd halfd'rcd and nnall welMhiiflieil ln.ii, 72Lla 7jd. dittn hrarv, 6Jd.

i vmiis rei'j. frl. to Urmis es Md. 0M-; 7jd. ir th yiv, fi.

tu Ff. Od, prr Hi-iil-i: IWhtf, (diTri'Ho KG); flirep, 10,013 mIim, llil: 3d. UltMINttAM. Tuesday TIlpip wrr fulr mppUei, whvrh iim iptici mt'S li'TeE-ml-. 6d.

1o p. 1 1 -ii itsn. fid to butt" uud rowi. to wether t. r.A.

to 'fvii and frjd. Io fjld. lainhs, ft I. ji.r Ll hai-on 7s. 6.1.

Ii portflf, -Ji. to Os. fi'l. l-i J.t JUT feCulP. lirtXi'ASTKU.

Tip -lay. Al Hit marVrt tbcro a nwhle-n' tf rut herp. villi nn uiiwanJ'y Urpi; EnaLrn, wlrch prtu t.i l)ic I'- a l-rf mmte Irftv 7f. Hi 7(i. I'd.

jier Hr.r ll.wi" iimVjtif.ni htv rlrtu wtiJu'ts 7jd Io f.U ewr U. Sil, mi LitnU" to lt. p-T IU. of whicti Unic wp an hjjIjiJv. naliwd wli infirior qu.ilu.r vavv.I hi fri in ii M.

piT fH Dfl to infliipy. A er nn in pnik. mid ery tutte if any of Ul quality rl.T--l tnnd- afivth'ni: Vm ihai tlir prii-o tuiord. HI A sr.it -Si'in- if tntird i-trk. nod rulhcr pi lnin'H iVtn' sit slvlnly "ver eriii it'uvt, mileh r.

m.tksn; uti' I prions Hitr and lieilrr i tn mt lw.nl A wry liiitfp Llw nf hnpp, an.l nunc hii-d. nr imm tipit ewe, wliuli seld nL In 40i. each. Xn pip at inn kr I. I.I'.KI.

Tui1 i lay A ei-nd Fn-w nf jlik at mar-licE and a fir ui'i'iidnnrp nf Imyrr. wj 1 1iI flti'm' l'riri atiiit an Sid. to fit hltrry. f-Jd. 1- hm'iF up lo 7jd.

s. i-it" rM'r lfl Ai llrjjr. 7ml; jlippp, 92i i'alvi'. i JIAI.T'IS. Tid3y, Veil nrlinary irrrr loth lppf and in tuaiiv if Imp iifiinpd I'i'iliv "vr hrtlf Ecd Tfp 31'mit m.iiii'iiurd vrt-h'f tatr-, in the ht-itrr ra" fiu'enilly 1'ihrrs were li-wn Almut li ti 7.

fiif. 'T -tfrt'ir faiily Ihr iradr. muti'ii lftt 7 Id. jmt II I'ip; stirrii. frl.

lo ei'l. ial calvea li.td a piiek nalp h( Iji Tutf(day'tf rairs. l'nrk snuff Iwrdt'tiiitf tiTirlmer Ti.nde flu I'rime heifrm. 7 t. ft- tul i'-I to 7.

PPinid.eE.ii's Mjimsl, 5'. OA. te Cm owp atid itiferiur. s. fid lo 'M y-rk.

Js. (, sJ.I. jier Mone; mtiititi. 4jd to I ijnnK 7.1. ii1 SI.

vcnI. frld. 7Jd. prr lb. At martet 2.IC? ffiep and ealvc.

106; pic. ROCHDALE TECHNICAL SCHOOL MIESENTATIOX OF PRIZES. Tbo nrizes cained bv tho aueceaafu students attend- ing tbo Rochdale Technical School were distributed last evening, at a meeting held in the Town Ball, by tbo Dean of Mauckcstir (Dr. iladure). The Mayor of Uochdalc (Mr.

Miles Ashwortb) presided, and (here were on tbo ptatiorm air. Alderman uueaswonn, ai.r., Mr. Alderman It. J. Henpe, Mr.

Alderman W. T. Heap, Messrs. Cunliffc, 3. S.

Littlcwood, F. Moles-wortb, and others. Letters regretting inability to attend were received from Colonel Itoyds, M.P., the Vea. Archdeacon Wilson, and Mr. S.

Turner (vice chairman of tho Committee). The Mayor said the school was commenced about 1S83 with 120 students. 'Tbe time toon arrived when they found it necessary to erect a new building, jiud ho was glad to sav Ibat the Itodidalo Technical School, opened in 1633, was one of the most successful institu tions in the borough. It contained accoramonauon tor 1.5'JO students, which be thought spoke well for thn manner tu which tbe work of tccbnicjl instruction bad been undertaken by tbe jienpln of liocbdale. ine Bccrci-ary (air.

Jones, tn a report, aiaica mac there were 37 art classes carried on in addition to Ihu tcuching of languages nnd otbrr commercial nnd domestic subjects. A slatf ef 0 teachers was employed. There hail atieiide.l the school MM iadividusl students, and there were 2,071 class entries. Of 1.JB1 students pi-rsriitcd for examination fri paasod creditably, aud 370 priic.i were secured by 280 individual students, iu addition lo scholanhip'. The total expense for tha lust complrlcd year wu 3,031.

Towards tnni amount tho liovormnent gram readied 8CS, a grant was rrer ivrd from the Lancashire County Council of 6). students' fees amounted lo 631. tho Custom and Hscise gram was 1,450, and ilOi.1 a-js received for the mrc ol looms. The Uean of Manchester, previous lo distributing the priics, gave an address. Jin aaid tho report of tba lloj'al of which lie was fEii-mlwe.

nnd which was drawn up iu large part by one of the most uisuiiguisiicu men the educational world-tbo Ilight issued, he believed, in August, lffflj; anil whai had wo done Wo had had au abortive ediicaton bill and a bill which was not abortive-Ihe Hoard cd' 1'ilucalloii Hill. I'rom that ho thought they mntlu rtprct verv considerable results in lhe direction of out of chaos, and ot iKoduciiig something like order and a proper preconceived plan by which ihe- educational movement might bo cis ded and advanced. So far so good; but hat were they doing locally The liochdala School Hoard, lio was qiuiu sure, a doing its mirk well and moving Willi the times. He hoped, however, lhe Iloaul and tho Technical Juslniciioii Commitleo would lakn need Ui profit by example, and be careful not to impede eo-ordiualioii amuugst lhe different, agencies in the (own lo infringe upon the particular area wh might belong to someone If they succeeded in Unit Ihey would du a really good lie found irauple wauled lashing up io a cousitleralion of tin. im.

purl ance ui l-mi in Kiightnl to-day he was satisheil (ho rcsiills-rosy as hmk people might, consider tbcin-wcro not what they would like them he. lie sb'iuld have, the testimony or tliowt who were cuucLnied iu llic higher education of l.uhtlalo lo the nrciinisiaiu'o i.hu. ihi-y had nut in ltoi-hdalc, stirficirtit endowment lo uphold am! maintain a grammar sclioul-and in-K-inueh as the Higher-grade and lhe Teoli-meal Instruction Coinmil lee's classc. r.ould not bo aahl lobe all tuat they should be as regarded the numerical atte.iulaiieo of tho scholars, ihero was still i great deal to ho done linn enlightened town. JIo -a lmid to put it on record that he O.d net think tho English people wero ac much in downright earnest as they ought to bo us regarded education.

Those whom hn addressril were llic hope of the fniure. Tbey wern Ihoso la whom lhe nation lookrd mcrclv lo limit tlowu the pnvileges they iioMe.ssi-d lo olhers who should follow them, but lo form a sound and good piihhc opinion on tho question of education, anil to insist upon it lliat tbe Jiaglish pooito should not la bJhind. he would not say merely our Ciditiiicntal but, bo feared ho must sav. Ihu Scottish peopln and a very considerable imrnper of the people of Welsh Wales. A grmii many many paople were blind lo their own mien-sis iu thin matter.

Ai the same time il waa mil ilrtirid that tliero should he en rirtxaUon Un wished young people lo have a hobhv in addition to Ihcir educational elTorl. Ho not mean in tbo direction or football matches. (Laughter.) JIo detested football matches ns tbcv wore played now. Fmployora were asked now lo dose Iheir establish, inciila at twelve o'clock on a Saturday in order-that I heir employe's might go lo a football inaicb. JIo disiinjuishcil between playing and looking on, because the casea wero quite dilleretit.

JIo feared, fur example, Since tho Australians camn lo Jinglatid, that for the sake of what, wa callrd lhe gato thoy wore beginning lo indulge at cricket matches ia lbs "alone-wall business," and we wero not going io bare ipiilo tneh good and square cricket ai we used to bate, llo hoped tho authorities of erickot -would ciihcr widen tho wickets, or narrow tho bat, or do something lo lh-i ball (laughter), so that anything ot the kind might be knocked, if they would allow him to say so, into a cocked Juil." Proceeding, tbe Dean pointed lo thn urgent necessity, if we wore to maintain our commercial supremacy, of tho study and acquisition of foreign languages. Let tho Knglish nation, be aa'd, arouso itself to a sense of ius profound responsibility in the matter of education, ft might laka a long tune, and it might not come in their day, but they must Ho all Ihey could to promote the aense of that reaponai-bility. Let those whom lie addressed inako thu but use of lhe opportunities which were so lavishly spread boforo Ibeiii, nail Ihey might depend upon il that tbo llnglaiid they would leave behind them would bo a better Mngluud lhan it waa to-day. Applause.) Mr. Alderman J.

It. Heap proposed a volo of tbnnka to the Dean. Hefcrring to Uie work of lite Technical Beimel, ho said Colonel lloyds, M.P., who bad founded a reholarship value 50 for ihreo years, had been in well pleased with ibo rcaull. (bat he and Mr. Jfojds bad decided lo olfcr two additional teliolarships of tho same value, so mat for nine years there would bo a reholarship of a year opcu to Jtocbdalo students.

(Applause.) Mr. Alderman Duckworth, M.l'., briefly seconded tha motion, which was passed. JOIOTTOCK COMPAN'TES. Tun CnitoiT Assckascb asn (JcituuTaB Cor.rOBWioM. Tbe report of thn directors slates lhat tiio premium income tor tho year amounts lo or after deducting reinsurances, as coniurcd with ami lefjiu-tivuiy for tho previous year, being a net increase of illi.tlV.

'Ibo net losses in all ik-jjir liitin ss during iho year amount lo 9,075, or 3fjl. cent upon the net premium irir-otuc. Tho result of the operations nf Cwiioration for tiio period coveted by llic accounts, after placing tu capital account a sum of 1,133 part of the expense incurred in establishing branches and agencies, nnd placing 2.003 lo reserve against guarantees t.ikt up ami In process of realisation, ia a net credit balance oF which tbo directors havo decided lo carry forwnttl ns a reserve against unexpired rsstka. Snxiunn JI.im Hmm Ayirre. Tlie report for the naif year ended Juno 30 shows thai, including brouglil'foraanl, the net prolit amounted to 110,203.

Tim duet-tors recommend that Ibis balance be of ns follows: Dividend of 25a. par shara on 40,000 (old) shares (being at Ibo rato of 10 per cent per annum), bonus of 15s. per share luring at the rate nf per cent prr annum). reservo fund, 120.000: officers' pension fund, balance cairird forartl. 25,200.

TiuawAT Conpisr. At a Hoard meeting ti.e dirccu.ra decided to declare an interim dividend of 2s. per alcirc. nisTnicr Wati-bwoiiks Courivr. Acer.n'.s for tho year ended June JO show a net profit ot tu which lias to ho added 1,738 brought Jl is proposed to pa a dividend of 12 per cent, and loomy lorard 1,304.

'J'ni; Coi.tisiiiiiis' asm SicvuaiMiTiis' Cbui'sirr. TJio directors lavo deelarc-tl an interim dividend at thn rule of 7.1 per ce, per annum on the ordinary shares! oi tbe Company for the six months ending July 31 last. Hitnisit Ki.ectihc TaacTiris Coupinv, Tho directors have dtclarcd an interim dividend at the rate of 0 percent per annum on the. ordinary i lures for the nine months ended IVjlb insl. Jr.vcrax asd Ukiojt Stock Yuaia Tho Hoard of the Chicajr, Junction Kail-ways and Union Stock Yards Company baa declared a quarterly dividend of 1J per cent on the preferred stock.

I (Atius CrciB A.m Aim-mcmst JJiuseiarsd CoarAxr. Tho report for the year ended August 23 last states lhat Ilia proflu amoun to 6,910. Tho dc-prociition written oil freeholds, plant, and futures amounts lo 1,988. After deducting directors' fees, income la, and debenture interest, and adding 1.UV5 brought forward and 3,500 from tho special reserve fuid for equalisation of dividends, there remains an available balance of 8f6, cut of which tha directors recommend tiio payment of 621 ai twnuc to managers and lite declaration of a dividend on tho ordinary sliarej ol 5 per cent. Out of the balance it ii prr.poscd to sot aside to the special reserve fund for tho equalisation of dividends 2,000, and to carry forsrard 555.

IlERiELir Horn. Coapasrr. Tho annual report an-nounccs an available profit for the year eaxlitig July 31 ot 12,020. The directors, recommend a. dividend of 8 per ceni oa the ordinary sharri, that 1,200 be placed to a general rcsirve fund, and 200 to a reserve for bad debts, leaving a balance of 653 to he carried, forward, Sebiocs Charge a Postai Servant.

Yesterday Mr. Ucadtajn at tht City Police Court bad ajain before him the young acting-sorting clerk, Robert I.ewin of nishop-streel, Moa Side, who was cbarcd at tba instance of the postal authoritiei with luring s'alcn a mt letter, lie property of the Postmaster General. Mr. Elliott prosecuted. Stupimn hsTjr been aroused by reason of the dis-ap-rfarance cf a.

number of letters, eontabiing postal orders, addressed to tba registrari of various county courts in tbo district, a watch was set span Weston. A test letter was made op by Mr. Weodard, a confidential travelling clerk to the (J.P.O., and in.it were placed three marked postal orders. Tbe letter waa placed on tbo prisoner's dtak, and was tabic-quently round to bo milling. Detective Frye, of Scotland Yard, kept tbe prisoner under obtervition, and lis same day ia siw bim, when ia BarkeUttcct, tear aoaio.

tfcing trp and throw the pieces down. The dctcctiti picked an tbo pieces, aad when bo had pa' them together ae louso uai taej tonnes tne enrocrpi of tbe test letter. The prisoner! arrest promptly followed. When searched, the three marked postal orderi were found ia bis possession. He eipreucd hit regret, and admitted a number of other case.

Tie prisoner was comrailtoi for trial to lhe Atiiiei. he came greatly under that master's influence, and that some of his work which we know best shows that influence most. Mr. Williamson, howover, places it in its right proportion, and his admirably solected scries of illustrations shows how Luini's manner, sweetened and ripened bv contact with tho work of his great Milanese contemporary, reached to an individuality which drew only upon itself for inspiration. If tho delicately reproduced illustrations indicate the standard we aro to expect from this "Great Masters series, of which this volume is the first, its successors will bo heartily welcomed.

-A carefully annotated catalogue of all works ascribed to Luini, indicating their whereabouts and their authenticity, adds tn its usefulness as a handbook for students. The. printiug is clear, and tho book is light to handle. 1" Vie Xtory of (Ac Australian liuslmmaeis (bonnenscheitt and Svo, pp. 392, 6s.) Mr.

E. llovill shows himself a ni He has not written the history of all the bush- i out, has something to say of nearly everyone who became notorious, ilushrauging has been food for romances, but- as Mr. Boxajl tells the story it is a repulsive, atrocious, pitiful picco of human history. Ho has drawn his facts from the official records, and he has not, like tho writers of romance, any artistic tie obliging him to avaj details that are merely brutal. Indeed all lluWirutality ho can depict is 011 his side, for be jus a studiously moral aim constantly in view, which is to show what brutes men may become ander indiscriniinating brutal treatment.

The busbrauger was, in fact, the outcome cf tho hideous old convict system. The time may come, and this book will help its approach, when tho bi.sbranger will he regarded, with all his crimes thick upon him, as the poor victim of a pestilent system, ami then perhaps even Melbourne will forget to rally Sydney upon its pedigree. Mr. Dale's JlUlori nf thr llrkoir limit (A. Constablo and pp.

ttiough dene a good deal better than much of our so-called spnrtiut; literature, still does not help luuch in patch up lie strained relations that havo long existed between sport am! literature. Ono would think that the history of the famous hunt would have afforded material for a sporting epic, if the present dav can produce such a thing. We begin to doubt it. This book has taken no nolo from tbo invigorating swing of the hunting-field. Tbo literature of sport, so far as wc are concerned, begins with Walton and ends with Whyte Melville.

This is certainly an iu-(lu-lrious book ami cannot be left unread bv followers of tho Belvoir; though thev will' find sever il things that have been presented to them before, in tho hunting reminiscences of Frank Gill.ird fur instance The illustrations, print, paper, and the rest are a credit lo Ihe publishers. far the most diverting of the pictures wo found tn be one, never before published, of Lord lieaconsfieltl 011 jhorseback, entitled "Tho Earl shons Disiy tho; Hounds." FICTION. In these days' when novelists choose their titles nitb loviiij; care it is surprising to find a uuiel with a (title so little descriptive as Viita'erd, by Ar bur H. Holmes (Unicorn Press, tivo, pp. The scene is laid in a village of tlmt liiiiin-, but never had scene less to do with the motive uf a book.

The two women ho foim the subject ef very subtle study might bo living anywhere it is the clash of their temperaments which interests the author thu eider woman tremulous with the hoarded passion of the uieco, cool and curious but shy ol tho deeper meanings of life, aud cruel, as vigorous yuting girls often arc; yet, Ileal t.lie an uiikindness. 'lis hut her rapid measure, Kvcn as iu a and bcr smite can heal 110 less; and she is wholly lovable. The sympathetic insight which shows us the girl's nature growing ami becoming is excellent, ami the re, elation of herself which conies to the elder uoiuan through the girl is a bold and conception. This is emphatically not a book to be dipped into in an idle hour; the reader must ho in 11 thoughtful mood Id care to follow tho involutions of this intricate mind. Tho stylo is needlessly crabbed and strongly reminiscent of Mr.

Meredith, not of his best. What wo most miss is invention, for invention lias its place even in .1 novel which clearly dcpentls for its interest 011 character. What action there is should bo equal lo the occasion aud competent, to draw out tho special manifestation of character for which it Is designed, and we cannot help feeling that some of the incidents in this book are a little Hun. The dialogues, on the other hand, are admirable, with the stupid insufficiency and fascinating allusivoncss, shadows, reticences, half-lights of Teal dialogue, and there is poignant emotion iu the scene where the two women at last face the truth about each other. It is rather a dreary little book which, under tbo tillo 01 The ll'tll-sinixrs, by Jithel CJuinn (T.

Fi-hor l'nwin, Svo, pp. 224, forms the fourth number of tho Over-Seas Library. Tho editor's preface, which is printed, ralher oddly, on the lining paper of the cover, informs us as tu flic aims of tho anil this number very 1 fairly fulfils tbo aim of "revealing," if not perhaps ot interpreting 111 any very prolotinu sense, tbo life on .1 remote station in the west division of Nen tsiiuth Wales. Tbo colourlessness of the narrative seems symbolical of that huge trackless cuuntry. Wo have not here that plainness of style which seems outside art in its stark simnlicitv but which is adetiuato to rouse emotion by sheer force.

The descriptions ring true-: they are convincing aud mildly interesting, hut 1I10 appeal is to a geographical rather thiui a literary curiosity. The author knows tier country, ancf is content to write in unpretentious language, it is a pity that there are too frequent lapses in grammar. Her characters arc for the. most part dull, unoager country folk who accept the life as it is; the artist, who comes from a six years1 sojourn in Pans and drops contentedly into well-sinking, is not obviously true to nature, however, and tho melancholy hermit who owns the station and Jives absorbed in his library is shadowy in that odd way which suggests that the author know such a man in reai life but could not make him live in a book. The central idea of Tke Liitle -Von'ce, by Alix King (Cassoll and Svo, pp.

408, is eo foreign to our views of misdical science to-day that we havo to think backwards to arrive at the author's point of viow. For the whole story is renlljr based on tbo assumption that certain delicate operations on women should not- bo performed by men. Wo have two sisters in tho tale, deeply attached to one another. Muriel, the elder, intends to become a nun; Nesta, tho lounger, is represented throughout ns a frivolous, empty-headed, pretty little person. It is to the youDger that a terrible accident happens, the result of which is death, or an operation tho naturo of which is absurdly disguised.

This operation both Nesta herself and Muriel for her refuse lo have performed by the eminent doctor 011 tbe spot, and rather choose death it is true a woman doctor is wired for to Paris, but she arrives too late. Nesta, dying, extracts promise from her sister that she will become a doctor, to save women irom "suffering" in the same way. Muriel, who was hesitating between matrimony and tho convent, throws both vocations overboard to study medicine, and before wo leave her she is Dr. Lo Mesuricr. M.D., of tbo Climque Gerrais.

"Gervais" is tho man whom Muriel renounced eight years previously. It will be seen that there is plenty of room for developments and situations, but we protest against the barbarity of the leading motive. Mr. George Wemyss's novel Orrr ihe Edqi (T. Fisher Unirin, Ev'o, pp.

23S, Cs.) leaves us pondering on tho eternal question of tho obligations of love wrsw honour, of real lyrsu.t accepted truth. A girl, Ehona Lendy, has two men in love with her Lord Curling and his life-long friend Bertie Fergus. The situation is as old as the world, but the manner of it changes always. From a mere cynical onlooker, an interested spectator in his friend's love affairs, Fergus grows to love Rhona deoplv. He finds himself at once confronted with the difficult problem of his love eirfu.i his sense of honour towards his friend's confidences end trust in his wisdom.

The girl was quite free, either man was at liberty to win her; but Lord Gurling was, however, first in the field, and almost depended on his help to win his wife. Tbe girl is naturally attracted by the man who appears heartless' and slightly bored by the nan who wears his heart on his sleeve. Rhona strives with might and main to be true to her instincts, and at the last, when Lord Gnrling's appointment of Badiley to the office of Rear Admiral, A few stray 'glimpses of Badiley havo been preserved in tie curious Gibson Papers which Professor Gardiner recently edited for tho Navy Records Socioty. 0fp these somewhat trivial references Mr. Spalding has apparently ruadoJno use.

But the moreiimportant documents have evidently received a careful investigation at. bis hands, and tho result is a thoroughly interesting and well-written biography of a typical Puritan seaman, Tlie Vecdojiment of i'ajiiai 27ioujif. A Study in the Economic Interpretation of History. Uy Simon X. Patten, London: Macmillan and Co.

8ro, pp. xxvii. 415. 10s. Dr.

Patten's merits aro those of tho pioneer. Even with Buckle iu mind, we know of no work in English wllicli attempts to cover exactly tho same ground, or even attains tho point ol view which yields him such abundant results, It may bo that comparatively few of his conclusions will survive criticism, but he has none tho less broken new paths which others must tread. The central thought of his book is tho dependence of the thinking of a people oil the economic phases through which it passes, the influence of larynig grades af comfort upon the character of in.i't-es of men. He pursues itis theory throuji tbo political ami religious movements of liiighsh history, and oven attempts to show how tho same material conditions have reactetl on the metaphysicians. Much of this speculation crges on hair-splitting, and tho quaint terminology which he invents for the purposes of his theory unduly emphasises its novelty and exposes him to unnecessary ridicule.

Tho portion of the book which represents tho most solid and objective u'cliieveinent is tho discussion of the Puritans. Dr. Patten traces for us the gradual raising of tho standard of wealth and comfort which preceded tho Reformation. Food had grown more plentiful and houses more habitable. It was possiblo for the family to enjoy its pleasures at home, and there gradually arose a class of men who canio to prefer the pleasures of tho fireside to tbo communal and sometimes gros-ser joys which had centred before in the church, tho inn, and tho village green.

It is this antagonism based on a purely economic change to which Dr. Patten traces the moral aspects of Puritanism. It is harder lo agreo with him when bo deduces from the habits of the Puritans and their disinclination for open-air exerciso their gradual extinction through consumption in tho eighteenth century. We cannot follow hitu in till the ingenious developments of bis thesis, its application to Locke and to Hume, to Wesley and Adam Smith wo must content ourselves with saying that be is always fresh and suggestive. In the chapters which deal with the present perhaps tho freshest point is the insistence on the revolution which tho cheapness ol sugar has elfected in our diet.

It is to this tb.it bo traces the teniperanai movement anil the moral attitude to which it is allied. SireeU have come to play among the normal foods of 01, everyday life, the place which alcohol formerly occupied as the pleasurable clement. From ibis Dr. Patten anticipates tho gradual o.tiuctioii and elimination of certain of the less desu-ible alid moral elements of the population. Tho over-adventurous, tho purely animal, the sensualists," as he calls Ihem, will drink themselves to death or else modify their temperaments, ns tho Puritan had previously disappeared, ,1 prey to consumption.

Dr. Patlen seems to forgot tho wssible influence of Imperial expansion as a field for such activities! His further argument that a sugar diet, must lead to altruism almost provides a iwfiicfto ail absunltim of his method. Sugar is so cheap that wo shall 110 longer be to spend as much as formerly upon food With a surplus in hand wo must necessarily, lie thinks, develop philanthropic tendencies. But such abuses of his own theories do not avail to destroy tho siiggostivencss nf a clever if cranky hmk. Th l'tficholoiiy of By Alfred Buiet.

Translated' hy A. G. Whyto, B.Sc. Chicago: Open Court Publishing Company. So, pp.

191. 3s. Gil. Wo mean 110 disrespect to M. Biuet, whoso psychological work is so widely known and appreciated, when wo say tliat this little bonk ought to havo been translated either un its first appearance or not at all.

Tho author's standpoint throughout is that of tho Associationist Psychology, a school of thought which has long sinco done its work ami been definitely superseded. Moreover, on one most important question, that of tho central or peripheral origin of the illusions connected with colour-contrast and after-images, II, Biuet is known (0 have abandoned as iinlcn-able tho position elaborately defended 111 "The Psychology or Keasoiiing." It is scaiecly fair, (hen, to tbo render to put boforo him the crudo AsMiciationism of fifteen or twenty years ago as tho latest fruit of scientific psychnlog) and scarcelv fair tu tho author fo make brat still responsible for views which he has disavowed. As to the argument of tbo book, Biuet as we have said, tin out-and-out Associationist his psychology precisely of the mcdilied Kumciau typo made popular in England hy Mill and Bain, anil his attempt to give nn adequate dc.sciiption ot the process ot reasoning in terras of this Associationist Psychology has Therefore unm. value as demonstrating tho insufficiency the Associationist account of mental life All reasoning is, according lo M. Binet, a matter ot association by resemblance and contiguity.

"Threo images which succeed each olhci, tbo first evoking the second by resemblance, aud the suggesting tho third by contiguity that is reasoning." It would be bard to gr.e a worso definition. "Merrier, Gouse, Picqiiait (hero is a series of images which exactly fulfils II. Binefs conditions. But is it an inference Like all Um school to which he belongs, M. Ih'iet entirely fails to appreciate the difference between the random association and the organised systr-tu-alisation of the mind's contents.

The accounts nf experiments upon hypnotic subjects ai probably at the present day the most valuable part of ill. llinet's little irork, though even here the reader needs to be warned that 11. Draft's statements cf fact are more, trustworthy than tho inferences ho bases upon them. His caes of hallucination, for instance, far from supporting his theory that an "image" is a sensation in a weaker form, tend to destroy it. for they 0110 and all suggest the presence in true seu'ory hallucination nf a peripheral excitement which is absent in tho case of the "memory-image Th Ihwuwrt of Litdtn'ij IL h'unria.

llv Frances Gerard. With Portraits and Illustrations. London: Hutchinson and Co. Sro, pp. iOr.

103s. There appears to bo no reason why this book should bo called "Tho Romance of Ludwig." There is un romance in it, nor was ibere auv romance in the life of the itnfortun.iie King, unless it is riittiance that thirty years age everv foolish schiiulgiri iu (Ira-many thought sio w.as in love with him. Thcbook is simply a compilation nf such facts regarding the King as ran bo gleaned from hnif-a-ilnzen well-known German books, put together hv one who has no special knowledge of the subject. Those who like lo read Royal biographies will be able to grainy on idle curiosity regarding a man who will only bo remembered for his uniliseriminating admiration for Wagner, and whose tragic death was a uino days' wonder. The book is a record o( tbo gradual change from morbid eccentricity to madness a change which is best left unrecorded.

Mrs. Gerard appears to have no illusions regarding the subject of her biography. She has on the whole performed her task creditably, it is more accurate than is usual wish books of this kind, and she has shown a praisewonl.y endeavour to keep it free from the more malignant gossip of Court scandal. It is profusely illustrated; some of the photographs of the Royal castles are interesting, trad those who wish 'to do so can see a picture oF "the two princes and their moiher partaking of refreshments at a country inn." Bernardino Luini. By G.

C. Williamson. London George Bell and Sons. Svo, pp. Hi.

as. So little is known of tho circumstances of Luini's life that we are dependent now almost entirely upon critical data for information concerning him. It is only through his art that wo may got some hint of the roan and rcckou the strength of Ids personality by his independence of tho influence of contemporary painters. From such materials Mr. Williamson has developed a lucid and siraightiorward estimate of his genius.

He shows clearly enough that Luini was not, as is generally supposed, a mere pupfl of Da Vinci and an imitator of his style. It is quits true that at a certain period of his career for higa Mliools Tor girls, depended the whole success of the law which iiiAilo had created econtlary cduca-1 lion srirls in Prance. This law was regarded with I distrust anil anxiety iu many (jiiarlcrs, and, according to 1 the lailurc or success of its first trial in practice, might ruin Uic ciujc of fcinale education for years or give it a 1 Arsiiiiii vias cliarged with the organisation of Ilia tticiiiiig of the French language. Undeterred by the timid counsels of some v.ho thought that vague generalities were enough for women, he initiated lia auditors into the all-unwonted methods and results oi science, not by lowering aciencu lo their level, but liy raising nijii5 t1(J lBV.i c.f science. His success was beyond ali ejpectntion.

His teaming, instead of fcarili? nuil eruliarraiising so il-prciare au audience lor Latm had no place in their programme, soon became a source uf nnlrcit. tninrocf in i.r. n. Ibcso fresh spirits, more open to disintcrcstod'work than j.rnjiaring -or me eiaminations of the Mriioiine.ilic sinily a coiiliiiuoiis revelation', 1 he mstonc spirk now for the first lime revealed itself lo liis lienors, and many of them still retain the glow tile revelation. Alid so Ibis hecame my brother's favourite course.

Xowhcro else did he feel himself to he so wch understood. Arsene Dannesteter was intlced a bora! teacher of its well as a born explorer and dis-covr-ivr of" its hidden ways fur him, as the title ins best-known book sullitientlv attests, words were tfiiii, nnd liis ram of exposition mule them alive for others. Within the vast sphere- of philology the life of words" was doubtless Ins special province yet lie was far from the pedantry, too common on tho other side of the Hhiiie, which ignores literature for grammar or syntax for phonetics. The euursiof lectures cm. biwlied in thu present volume attempts to givo an elementary survey of all that is properly comprised in historical grammar.

Four divisions deal successively with phonetics, inorpholosiy, word-fiirmation nnd somuntics, and liistoric'al (yiitii.v. The revision to which the worlc hus been by its etliturs, two former pupils of IXirmesletor's. 1ms iifffetod chiefly the first, second, and fourth books, anil 1ms hail tho effect of placing the whole, substantially, a level with runteiupnrary investigation" hi Romanco philology. To the eerious Knrflish student of his mothcr-longuo the book will prove almost as valuable and quito as stimulating as it did to Darmostctcr's I'Utlmsinslic young Frenchwemcn, and doubtless still does to their successors. other people in Europe has so direct an incentivo in its own tongun to the historical study of French, and by 110 people in EnroK is that study moro pertinaciously ignored limn it by us.

It is not so many years since the schoolboy who happened, in a speculative meoil, to itirjiiirc into the origin of mir plurals in was blandly assured by all the text-hooks within his ken that they were due to tho influence of tbo old French plurals formed in thu snmo way. Unluckily it turned out, as a glance at such a book its llarmstetor's would have sufficed to show, in old French, that at tho dale when these plurals becaiun current in Kiigland was tho termination of the nominative singular and tho ithsenco of it, the sign of the nominative plural. Wo cannot, indeed, maintain that the present volume contains all, or nearly all, that the student of English as such requires. It ignores, for instance, almost entirely the Anglo-N'oniiiin dialect- of French from which all our oldest French loanwords were derived. The student will not learn from this volume, by anv direct process, why we say hvf where the Romans said imrcm and tie French kr.nf; or curpcukr fur chnrpntier, or o'mM hesidn rallk, mlch beside riiis1.

Hut if tin. iliiiii' to tlicso mysteries is not exactly Hung wide before him, tho key put iu his hand. The local developments (if French speech are not- pursued, hut the broad highway from which, at one point or other, they diverge is mapped out with extreme precision, and a lit tin extraneous help enables the wayfarer lo calculate the torm of the dinloelnl path. At the same time we would suggest lo the English translator, willi a view to a second edition, that the value of the work fur English students would be much increased by ait appendix, or a series uf appendices, upon those dialects ui French which have special hearing 11 pun linglish. It would bit easy, for instance, by the addition of a detail here and (here to heighten tho utility of point of capital importance for KngNi as well as French which is hero brought out, in its main outlines, with exemplary clearness the distinction between "popular" and "learned" loanwords.

Why does fxil in mfioaeiH appear in Chancer as rmim, but vathmtm as nneioun, ilero-(iuiifin as uVroriouit, anil so on? For Cbaucer luith classes of word- wero probably equally "learned ami eiiially popular." Hut they had come hv different iirutvsi into French, the one (the popular) representing the Latin sullix tioa 1111 hv "mi. ihe niher ithe learned) by rinn. These are ow'ii'nil'i which we have, strictly speaking, no right to desire. There are a few others which regard for so single-minded; a scholar prompts imn rather li expre-. than to withhold.

Thoroughly scientific as the book ill the main is, there are entious iittru-intis hero and there of ohl-fiisbioued ways ei thittkit'g language random prejectimis nf strata which diversify the surface but do not affect the general character nf the snil. In the good old days of etymology the skilled practitioner had no mere, tavnurrd nostrum for clarifying the history of words than but the modern phil-oleger distrusts that fariln drug. It is misleading to say that the prntlietic in (rl.tfnfinii Mat) or the change of nulrrrcni info padre was due to and the mailer is in un wisp brtti-rei! by the explanation in the latter ease that the group was "too difficult In pronounce." Sui.ijy instead of ibis glib pliraMimlso readily eausht up am! echoed by the student! it would have been better to point- out the phonetic couibiiens which tell tn the cliaiic. in how. for insiaiKv.

in sMf'ui the genu of a prntlietic was already present in the out ef the (er ,:) was gradually ernlv'-il. Tiv biiei' aiviiunt ef the accent in firvck and Latin Ip. S3) will eer-laittly lead the tu suppo.e that the his-iory el' in the twu languages was entirely parallel. Suate iu ihe phonetics admit nf improvement. Thu- the description of the vowels selely by reference to their acoustic differcntiie fimiirvi.

thontth iecbuirally adequate, is not sufli-eieni in a grammar, where it is of capital importance to know how and when? each sound is produced. This gives rise occasionally to statements which are, at the least, misleading. Thu- th- two French a If-'J. in moe and Wfnnl are di-tinuuMied as "epon'1 and "close." and the former, not the latter, is identified with tho nasidised vowel in jxiyun, contrary to the teaching of all modern phoneticians known to us. A more thoroughgoing use of phonetic symbols would al-'O (in the long run) facilitate the readers path.

'Ve will not quarrel with the editors for not trunslatina ll.irrae.-teier's symbols into 11. I'assv'stnternatioiiai phonetiealph.ibet, now daily gaining currency but it is surely time that such monstrosity ns leh (for or disappeared from phonetic manuals. Enough of fault-finding. The specks wo have felt bound to notice detract, ns we have implied, in an insignilicant degree from the sterling worth of the hook, of which the second nnd third divisions especially are master-pieces of lucid exposition. Those who have any acquaintance with the tropical jungle of modern Romance philology will bo poculiarv grateful for the shapolv nnd symmetrical garden which Darntes-teter and' his successors have laid out in the waste.

It is a measure of the complexity of the subject that this elementary text-book itself contains nearly 1,000 pages. Ninety of these, ve mav add, are occupied by a series of Tataable nf the cud of the world. It is not au interesting programme, nor very intelligible. A certain scientist, Professor Mirzarbeau, discovers that tiie earth is a sentient being, and invents a machine by which it can bo beard to think fortunately in English. Men and nations aro the molecules of its brain, aud, differently arranged or removed, form its slow thoughts This idea, which is nut wanting in ingenuity, is well worked out, but only leads up to a chaos of absurdity.

Infernal' machines, violet flames, destroying comets, green felt disks, and then a final welter and cataclysm of nonsense, from which the hero and heroine (with the -euphonious Christian name cf emerge tho solo survivors and begin to cultivate a world of Portland cement by the aid of seeds and an agricultural hand-book. We agree with tho narrator of the story when he says that ''such speculations are no less dull than ridiculous." Tho forty-eighth and last volumo of tbe Templo edition of the Wavcrley Novels eon-tains tho second half of Castle Dangerous and The Kvnjraii Daughter (J. M. Dent and Sro, pp. 3112, Is, with portrait of Lockhart for frontispiece.

Tho publishers are to ho congratulated on the successful completion oi tbo series, which is quite tbo protliest and most convenient edition of Scott's novels in existence. A word of ccraincndation is duo also to Mr. Clement Shorter, who has contributed a short and interesting bibliographical introduction tooachof tho hovels, Supc-rfiiie critics may sneer at Scott as old-fashioned, but the new editions of his novels which arc always appearing suggest that ho is as jiopulnr as ever with the- great mass of tho reading publie. GOLF. Jfn.

IlAi.porn as a finLVKR. A correspondent vrriics: 'I'lie first Lord nf the Treasury is a member of the and Ancient (iotf Club of St. Andrews, and althmifii of late years be lias no. bcr-u it familiar lianre on the r-ourse lie will to-day justify bis membership by competing fur the 1 rapines of 'the autuian meeting. Tlie medals of the Royal anil Aerient are.

perbnps, after the the most dcarlv prima" honours of a golfer, au.l although in a liclit I'Oiuainiiij all the cvninntcur elianinions a'. nrrsL-iit in llic kingdom Mr. ilnltour cannot hope to succeed his appearance m-ilav will he a fcaiurc of interna. Ifo was ti'it on tlin links yesterday having a practice round, and, naturally tJio' gallery followed in las wake. Hy Uio ballot lie was lo piny Mr.

Asijuitli, but die morning was stormy, and t'ae arrangement win altered, a foursome being constituted, in which the rijlit lion, gentleman partnered I1', fi. Tail against the two famous brothers Krnloy nnd lidward Although he appeared in ejection; health, his features did not posspss the bronzed appearance of those of his partner and opponents. Throughout the game he displayed au uuiisuat amount nf keenness, aud the eager way iu which he ran up the hillocks ta watch an approach shot, or the anxiety which be manifested in the drive, was qaitn in contrast to the stolidity of tho other three. Freqaently on -the round lie gave his famous partner difficulties to negotiate, but once Mr. Tait sliced his drive iulu Ihe old station, and Mr.

Dal four bad to scramble over the wall, where his raddio found Hie hall lying in gomo coal and in an awkward position. From Clio other side of the wall bis partner gave some advice, bat it-was no good, for llr. Ilaifour just struck it up against the stonework. The mi stake meant the match, and lo the ordinary golfer cither the difficulty or the failure to clear woulil have drawn up anathemas deep, but, amidst a titter from the fashionablo crowd, Mr. Halfour only uttered a very loud Dash it!" ITic Hlnckwells were conceding four strokes, and won by three anil one.

The were very crowded all day long with the players engaged in their practice rounds. The wcaibcr in the morimig waa wet and disagreeable, but it cleared and was sunny but windy in tho afternoon. TUB SEW ItULES. The autumn meeting of the Itoyal and Ancient Golf Club nai held last night at St. Andrews.

Tiicrc was a full attendance, Mr. A. ,1. Iialfour. Tile cliiei business was tho consideration of the new rides of golf as framed hy the Utiles ef Golf Committee appointed by the Club.

Those havo liceu circulated, and it was unanimously agreed to adopt (hem, and tliat they come into force on 1st November ueit. It was proposed to play the Calcutta Cup nvcr Ihe old course instead of tho new course, tut thia was negaLived. It was proposed ami unanimously agreed Unit additional bunkers lie constructed en the old course at tho second, third, fourth, fifth, and ninth holes. IXfllAM v. Sr.

of the meeting, Alen.laj', promised a Improvement ii.ri tlml of Snun'tny, mi'l a coilslueriil.il. nnuilierol card, wvrr laknu out, lurtnuij hsr plamj I'etiig J. Halt, jun; awl hrildi-r untie Irinh amateur champion shtpi 11,11. Hilton, the ZUurriuis of Lsrni-, Aflr tiilich the wind round lo the sontli. ali'l llic idlerlinwt turned out very wet.

J. liall, recorded a win lor Ihe Th.filleton gold modal unit itri'ijioirdni'liig gold ineuitllto with llie uuialeirr it-cotd id llio links 14. made op c.b lollow lot, 3 a 4 Ii 3 1 4 6-37; in, 4 ft 5 4 4 Et -J7 VJ. Tins Iff! groiq 1M. iun i', II.

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y. Muglisl'iu il. Vi1biiigtonS3, Unirsf-jw S3, J. K. lVareon II.

A. lialiiin EE, .1. It. Wells Si On the lor Hie Uo play llie Ilenuou nlfver eiaar-lioT, with mi sheer memento (handtiup limtlecl to lea strokesj, vu won l.y J. Jluiiti-ton.

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Acl. Total. 167 V-i 171 171 173 173 ft1, 4 82 4 71 fj 17 .1. .1. Halt, wn II.

Il.llillun Ii. I'. Smith J.ll.WelU f. U.M..ixiiu.. US 0 tHiiiUSi! SS 7 9Stt 23 81 81 6 93 5 IS FOOTBALL.

ASSOCIATION. liXOLISH CL'IMtli PUYBD TIB. DAr.WKN v. GliEAT Damn, before ono lliouwnd spectators. The li ome side tmd ir.ueh the twst of hs plnv.

anil wored twogoiui in.the half. At tlia inter, i-at'llarileti vA ny two una! I ix.ne. In tlia second half llftrweu sl.xwed Ftirir.ri.ir form, md Cooper nuhddv r.dding other goals. Tltfl t'initor were only oorAdoaally IttsuU! Damn, f.ix guaU; Great Jliuwoari, none. iUllSUNOHAM CHARITY CUJ' SEMI-FINAL WALSALL v.

SMALL lforo a poor gate. The vlaitorft started agaln.l the tillt jiml the wind, and were cttk-lly on ttm defenm-0. Uotbitt rort.d In Ivronlv minutes, titan setting secend K'kiI frnin a nattv. an'd a third. HaU-llmO! Walsail, three goal; Smti llenlu, none.

Changing end tSt-riven and WltooK scorrd (or the visitor, who Inline lst ot his half, Ihree gnats Sroi.l Jlealh, two, fiKlilSBY T01VS v. SCO perioni witne.i'-il iJiIf inatrli at t.r.md'V. The. started the trtll (igahi't a very slr.n- vv iM, whieti prrvenll any lieod ly either the iieine team did h.t of pressing, and the II urn ey aiwtllrei.er.-'nVi.pd yiine wonderful save. At half-time there a i-lrail in la-ing done hy eittier side, (Jiictuiiiiiiti-ieridh llic njiv.M w-jii hud the ufl past The i-itr-rs had f-jr time Utleref Uio garae, and ttiey shewed grx--l ptay.

The home team plaveila good game, and the victor. gmltecper had more work to do than the heme citsi'rdian. The nault was: Surnley, one goal; Grimshy, mine. FOOTBALL LEAGUE ItEFKHEES. Tho following referees have been appointed for League matches io the fint week of October Monday, October 2: Sheffield United v.

Sunderland, A. J. Barkrr. Tbun-dav, October -Soils County v. Liverpool.

J. Fox. Saturday, October 7: Sous Forest v. West Broniwich, A. Kiagscott; Newcastle United v.

Xotta County, J. West; Preston North End v. Everton, I. Stott; Olossop t. Sunderland, A.Coulson: Burnley v.

lilarkbura Hovers, J. H. Strawson: Liverpool v. Derby County, J. Ii, Uremic-.

Sheffield United JIanehcster City, J. Adorns; Wolverhampton Wanderers v. Stoke, J. K. Strawson; Aston Villa v.

Bury, Cop tain Simpson. Our Derby cc-rrespcndttit writes that Archie the famous centre half back, ias settled bis differences with Derby County, and yistf rday he ence mere signed on" fo: them. The satisfactory conclusion of the affair has immensely pleased the major portion of the club's supporters, who attribute their position at the bottom of tic Leasjue io tbe want of his aid and influence, flis first appearance this season will be against Aston Villa at Derby next Saturday. Manchester and Ealford Lifeboat Satltk-Dav fren Limes' A rxruiar. A well-attended meeting of the Ladies' Auxiliary was held in the Lord Sayor'e Parlour vesterday, under tbe presidency of lira.

T. A. Bailey. 'Apologita for absence were received from tbe Ladv Mavoresa and the Mayoress of Salford, wh) wTote wishing the meeting success. Mrs.

Ua, hon. sscre-tarv, predated a report thowinj tho various distnea weie working sitUfactcrilv. and that she hoped Use result of the collection would be better Una that of Ust year. The ladies discussed varieu meAbcda of raising money, and aiterwarda tendered their tharJrj to Mrs. Bailey ci rffetuding.

air from the blood brought about by the reduction of pressure on passing from the caisson into tie outer atmosphere. His view is that tbo troubles are caused by changes in the distribution of tho blood. In accordance with this view ergot has been used in treatment, anil with considerable success. No treatment, however, is so successful as immediate return to the compressed air 011 appearance of symptoms, and verv gradual reduction of pressure after abatement of tne latter. Ur.

Hatten gives a brief account of Iliomatoinyelia." In tho section on Limited Diseases of "the Spinal Cord Dr. Ration Russell contributes an article of great value on "Disseminate Sclerosis." "Tabes Dorsalis" is dealt with from the pathological standpoint by Dr. Ifott, and from tbo clinical by Dr. Ormerod, in articles fully worthy of tho great interest anil importance of their subject matter. Sir T.

Grainger Stewart deals in thrco scholarlv articles with Spastic Paraplegia," Friedreich's Ataxia," anil "Hereditary tjerchcllar Ataxia, Allen Starr writes 011 "Syringomyelia" and "Infantile Paralysis," Dr. Boevor on "Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis," "Progressive Muscular Atrophy," nnd "Ilulbar Palsies," while the Editor contributes a brief note on "Senile Paraplegia." Tbo section on Diseases of tho Brain opens with an article by Dr. Leonard Hill on "The Experimental Pathology of the Cerebral Circulation." "Tho Regional Diagnosis of Cerebral Disease" is dealt with by Dr. Ferrier. Tho discussion of "Aphasia and other Speech Defects" has been entrusted to Dr.

Bnstian, an acknowledged authority on this difficult and baffling subject. Dr. Barlow's articles and 011 "Simple Meningitis in Children "tho latter written in collaboration with Dr. Lees are of the value. Tho arlido on Simple Meningitis in Children" is copiously illustrated, and contains a valuable report by Dr.

Still 011 tho bacteriology of posterior-basic meningitis. Tho subject of embolism anil thrombosis of tho cerebral vessels and is dealt, with by Dr. dames Taylor under tho heading Occlusion of Cerebral Vessels." Dr. Colman writes on "Impediments nf Speech" and Mr. W.

II. Bennett on "Concussion of the Brain," Iu his article "On Certain Affections of the Ear" Mr. Uallanco discusses the important snhject- of the recognition of aural disease- in medical practice. and gives a masterly account of the intracranial complications of inflammatory allectinns of tbo ear. Tho articlo gains in interest from the miincrotis illustrative cases cited, the subject beii'nne in which ihn aid to exposition is especially valuable.

Dr. Tooth's articlo 011 "Cerebral Hiciuorrhage" contains much valuable statistical information from the records of St. Bartholomew's Hospital. The articles on Abscess of the hraiti and Intracranial Tumours" are by Dr. Hyrtim Hraimrcll, whoso discussion of tho results to bo hoped for from operative interference in cases of brain tumour is of great interest.

The subject of Intracranial Syphilis" is dealt with by Dr. Aldren Turner and Dr. Bullock, from Ihe clinical and pathological poin: of view respectively. Dr. Savago and Dr.

(loodall contribute a most scholarly and interesting article on "General Paralysis of tho Insane," while the subjects of "Infantile Cerebral Degeuerat inn and The Cerebral Palsies of Children are discussed iu concise articles, tho former by Dr.s. Itisi liussell and Kiugdoii and Hie latter bv Dr. James Taylor. The section oil 'Oilier of ihe Xervmis System" opens with an by Dr. Bradbury of 'The Disorders of The important subject of "Epilepsy1' is treated with great fulness by Sir W.

Cowers. Ur. in his article on "Puerperal Kclanip.ia," gives 11 full and critical account of the TiVrious theories as to the causation of that- condition. The section on treatment is admirable, none tho less so that some of Dr. llerman's views are in opposition to tlmse generally held by obstetricians.

The remaining six articles, which ileal with chorea and certain minor spasmodic affec tions, are all by Dr. ttisien liussell, ami in ibeiti the general high standard of this volume is fully maintained. A Life nf Itvhartl llaililn, IVee Admiral 'Ihe J-'lrfl. By T. Spalding.

IVestiiiinstcr A. Constable and Co. pp. viii. A page in the "Dictionary of National Biography" and it few scanty references iu naval histories have hitherto been the only convenient sources of -concerning Admiral Badiley.

Yet in the time of the CiiintmmweaU-i his name betokened a widely known and always trustworthy seaman whose services were amour; the first, 10 be Killed for ill time of danger; ami no iiailnr surely could wish for .1 better epitaph than the ielluKiug words from a Idler nrdten iiy the sun of a ersoiial Admiral Iladiley died in London on the very day of the death iif Admiral illake at sett. Their deaths are greatly lamented by the Protector and the people, with good reason, His Highness having in one, day lij-t two such valiant captains." Iladiley chief title to remembrance is the work which hj performed at- the lime when England's growing share of Mediterranean commerce was threatened by the outbreak of the first Dutch war. He was then commodore of a small squadron convoying the Levant traders, and on hearing of the breast with the Dutch t.e hastened to the relief of som" English warships which, under the command of one Appleton, were shut up in Leghorn harbour by a large hostile fleet. The dramatic incidents which followed are vividly told iu Mr. Spalding'.) pages.

Baililey, with four frigates his foiir tinned merchantmen carefully kept tbemselros out of danger, was met by ten ships detached from the blockading squadron, and after a long battle off Monte Cristo, in which tho Phoenix wis taken from him, he succeeded, when all hope cf Aonleton's arrival was gono, in withdrawing to a neutral ort. Here he reinforced his fleet, and again prepared to lift the blockade. Thoduplicitv and hesitation of Appleton, however, brought-disaster to the fleet at Leghorn. The Phoenix, indeed, thanks to Iiadiley's energy, was smartly recaptured off the port, but the Grand I'uko o'f Tuscany, annoyed by tho behaviour of Appleton and believing 'that the English were "undone" after Blake's defeat olf Dungeuoss, gave peremptory orders that Appleton wa.s to quit Leghorn by a certain day. The clever plans fonued by Badiley for crushing the enemy's Beet and the reasons of their failure are clearly set forth iu this volume.

Appleton again ruined all chance nf lie left the harbour too soon, and his squadron was overwhelmed piecemeal before Badiley came within range. The only course then open to Badiley was to save his own ships. On h.s return to England be was accused by his colleague of conardice and treachery. Tho fall quotation5 oi passages from the pamphlets issued on this subject which are given in the later chapters of the book are suggestive of tho different characters of the two men. No record 0: the subsequent trial exists, but a dear idea of tie verdict may be formed from tie immediate i not be.

lor her fortune 1 should many her; it would ho fur (Mc 1 should" not have married till the young may eaiuo home to see bow wero piaceil, IrFrauie we are prior uud ipiilo happy at home. Ibit feeing the adreriisi-uti'nt, and seeing alio wished lo go alirund, and as I irmild lite to travel, 1 look tho opportunity ol wnling inr iier lei ml. Ii siia was as poor ia ourseires anu suited u. w-onhi not make- a difference, to me. And if she.

was ns ricli as Ihe Queen ami did not suit ine 1 shl-nhl iml, have liutrrie.l tier. At lo your olht clicnls. yau need not double. It, was tar lirsi I uno of being engaged. (Laughter.) I did not seek- in-, n.rniue.

i scei.eu nor Kinuncss lor ono t) go abroad, as if was always my intention to go abroad with 501110 one. Yours truly, A. C. Desw. If she docs not approve of this Idler please forward oa iu uepuwt.

iiiiig.iicr.i Mr. Sims: Waa vour mrtirc reinnml In vni.P The witness: Xo, and 1 next saw in tho newspaper thai (1. Hodges" had been arrested. 'Uio nest witness was Isabella Cocmber, a widow, residing at Linglicld, On the Dili July the saw the lollowimr advei-fisniunni rientie.n, aged 33, rich, of Gno physique, tall, dark, desires marriage, lias been for years chiefly interested hi missiocaiy, work and being shout lo go abroail wishes uiiu a una ana loving woman who can enter into and appreciate Ins lifos study, new to inalrimoav." Khn answered the advertisement, pointing out that her misoiiiiu nan ncen aeaa seven years, ana ns she li.nl onlv twi liltlo boys upon whom lo dcuend she decided ii. marry again.

She was ihou 4J years of age, not 55 as jn into course sue received a letter and circular similar to those already produced. The gentleman being in rcceint ol M0 she was asked to forward the regulation fee of 1, nnd was informed thai it was the gentleman's intention to satin 230 a year on iho lady nf his choice. In refily lo Die h'tlcrs alio wrnlo enclosing a photograph of herself taken twelve mouths ago anil a sum ol stating mat the was juor and could not afford any more. Sims: in addition to the photograph did you also scud a delineation of your character Yes, I bad my humps told hy 11 Professor" of IJriphton and sent it wii-u ino pnoHi. (ijaugutcr.l as lo which bump ilw "professor" described as being the best, she was unable lo hut sho atfjuiriiTil in (lie magistrate's suggestion that the report was "altogether pleiiing." riibsorpienlly sho said sJlc wrote arranging to meet tiio missionim- nL lis lilgiu Avenue, but when she arrived Ihere ho was nowhere to he seen, and all ana received for her trouble.

was a pint cam irom llic proi.rmlur of a sweelstuir shop asking for au uppiiitmenl with f. U. Hodges at bis private oHice. accordingly communicated with the police. Cross-examined by ilr.

Frcke Palmer: Her two bnvs were milkmen, and she. went nut charing, (bauglilcr.) No, she did not Wiuit a genijimaii with Money; elm W'untcd a home. llr. l'lowilca And via relied upon your bumpa to iwu il.u-.iij Mr. I'atmcr: llavo jwi iha nrofessiir's rSlineiiinn with you? No; sent the only copy I h-fl 'Ml-tbo Hid iiu say you wero alTeetiouale? Yes.

J'it wife, for a missionary had not iJiotiglil of him then. That was twelve months ago A else similar to ibat of (be cork culler was then gone into, tko witness being William Howard, a fireman under the Willesden District. Council, stationed at Salisbury ltoad, Kilburn, Ho begged that hii car." would be allowed to as it wan inconvenient for him to atlctiu the courl, but he was ordered to proceed. Ho said he was attracled hy an advertisement relating lo a tall, good-lcoking voung lady, of klieht figure, with a private income of ho was seek ng a gentleman of sterling qualities of heart anil mini) and in due course bo forwarded the initial fco of when be learned tliat the vuung woman's trusters strongly objected to his ward using F. fi.

Hodgc'a hit-vices as matrimonial agent i-j get her ruorr ed. Three other women were then Mi-jg'-iurJ to h-m. but ho refused to entertain them, and askrd for his money back. lie heard no morn. George William Clark, an i-irjeriy man, residing at 12, Gcorge-strcct, Chatham, sa.d he had been in the tailoring business, but wan now independent, in July he saw an advert.tcment almost idomieal with lhe una referred lo in tho previous care, tbe woman being years oi age and an orphin.

Mr. Plowdcu-. 1 observe they are all orphan. Did you think you cams up lo ihe advertisement'' Tho witness I Ihoughi it was more canny to fjo in for a bonuy F.ngliih rose than to go across herring pond. Jioirig slopped by the magistrate, lhe witness continued his Uory, say.ng that he wrote offering himself as a candidate, lehing tho woman ho was a teetotaller and non-smoker.

He made no mention of hii finances oh, r.o I (Laughter.) When be received the type-written letter ha wrote asking boiv bo stood, seeing be was not in a position to keep tbe woman up to the status of 4-M a year, lie also ment.oned that he was living on a small capital, with poss.bly two ought 'laughter), and that he bad prospects of "something corning in future through Ilia complexion, he said, wu fair and hii height middling; but he did not mention bis no, no, no! (Laughter.) Countrymen d.d not coma to London tbe wrong aide," as a rule. (More laughter.) In reply to bis letter ho was anurcd that the young woman" had a very nice home of her own, and would not require bicn to provide one for bcr, and that be had a very good chance of becoming bcr husband. K.iiuragcd by tbis, be forwarded a poilal order for only to bear shortly afterwards that tho woman's trustee objected, lie repeatedly tried after that to get his money back, and eren threatened legal pro-ccc'liugi, but to no purpose. Cross-examined JIo was a man of no occupation, but with expectations. Ten years ago be anjwered a sim.lar advertisement in connection with the Whole World's Marriage Association," but he was not a witness in that case, Mr.

Freke l'almer Did you really crpect this young lady to marry jou The witness Yes, I did. (Laughter.) I thought it was genuine, owing to the businesa-like way it wu carried on. "llr. Sims here intimated that there were several other cases that might be gone into, but be thought there were sufficient before tbe Court. Mr.

Plowden agreed. The accused, who reserved bia defence, was committed for triai, bail being allowed two sureties in each and himself in i0. The Osvrentry Coroner held an inquest on Mon. night on the body nf David Owen, aged 100 yean, wno died on Sunday from injuries received by falling dowrjtlairs. He was a natitc of Lianwnog, Montgomeryshire, and resided ai Llufair Caeminion for over jean.

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