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PRESTATYN SCHOOL BOARD.
PRESTATYN SCHOOL BOARD. THE PROPOSED NEW SCHOOL. LIVELY DISCUSSION. The monthly meeting of the Prestatyn School Board was held at the Council Offices, Stafford Buildings, on Wednesday. There were present-Mr. G. 0. Jones (chairman), Rev. F. Jewell (vice-chairman). Messrs. Peter Ellis, W. H. Coward, and John Pritchard, with the Clerk (Mr. John Hugbes), and the School Attendance Officer (Mr. E. H. Parry). At a special meeting of the Board the Chair- man asked for the report of the Sub-Committee which had been appointed at a previous meeting to inspect and make inquiries, as to a site for the proposed new school The Committee had inspected four sites abutting on the Marine Road, and they unanimously approved of the site adjoining the Wesleyan Chapel °wne £ by Mrs. Hunt. It was proposed by Mr. Peter Ellis, seconded by the Rev. F. Jewell that the clerk be directed to secure the plot of land situate in Marine Road and offered by Mrs. Hunt for the sum of £510. It was further resolved that Mr. W. Thomas, architect. Prestatyn be requested to prepare plans of the school. Mr. Thomas was called in and asked his term- and he said he was prepared to tnrry the whole thing through at a charge of three per cent. on the cost of the works, and these terms were accepted. It was resolved that Mr. F. Jewell be engaged to offer the present school premises for sale the proceeds to be devoted towards the cost of the new school, possession to be given when the new school is ready. The architect was instructed to prepare plans of a building to accommodate 300 children at a cost of not exceeding £1500. At a subsequent meeting Mr. Thomas submitted plans and it was resolved that they be sent to the Board of Education for their approval. Mr. W. H. Coward Has there been a formal order from the Board of Education directing the building of new schools. The Chairman No order has been received but we have been requested to submit plans. Mr. Coward: You are moving a little too fast. If no order has been received what are you working on ? The Chairman: We are working on the in structions of the Board of Education. Mr. Coward: Instructions must mean an order. The Chairman There is no formal order. Their instructions are explicit enough. We have been told repeatedly to prepare plans. Mr. Coward It was in the papers last week that a question was asked by Mr. Yerburgh as to whether an order had been made and Sir John Gorst said there was no order. The Chairman: He was quite right; there was no formal order. Mr. Coward Then are you in order in going on with the purchase of the ground befoi e getting the order- The Chairman: We are going on their in- structions to prepare plaus- Until we know iwhere the building is to be put and we secure the site we cannot prepare plans. We have been instructed repeatedly to prepare plans. Mr. Coward: Can you produee instructions signed by the Chairman of the Education Board. The Chairman:. They are signed by the secretary. Mr. Coward If you were ordered to pro- vide a new school the instructions would be signed by the Chairman. As you have not had that order thete is no necessity to proceed The Chairman: In the reply they made to the Managers of the National School the Board of Education say that they instructed us last February to prepare plans that we ;.Dave not got sufficient accommodation in our present school. Mr. Coward: In my mind Sir John Gorst is placed in a very awkward position. He says that no order has been given. It has gone forth that an order has been given and he denies it. It is placing him in a very awkward tposition. This matter will crop up again, no doubt, in the next session of parliament. The Vice-Chairman: There is no difficulty at all about it. It seems to me to reduce itself to a question of what are we to understand by an order. Sir John Gorst was right when he 15aid that there .never has been a command. But if you will read the correspondence you "Will notice that the Board of Education take it for granted that we are willing to build a new school and they therefore take that as sufficient ground to go upon. Knowing that we were willing to do so without their issuing an order they communicate with us and say that we are at once to send them plans of the proposed new school. Mr Coward: I am taking the common sense new of it If there is no order from the Board of Ebucation you cannot demand their support, and they can refuse to approve of your plans. It seems to me that your position in regard to the Board of Education is very much like that of a man who has bad a bill for work which he has never ordered. The Vice-Chairman They have at all events encouraged us to go forward. If there was a disposition on the part of the Education De- partment to hinder us from building a new school they would have shown it. But it is at their promptings that we are going forward. Mr Coward That is not a direct order. The Vice-Bhairman: We don't need it. The Chairman: The discussion is entirely out of order it has all been decided- Mr. Coward: There is no use rushing the the thing. I have seen an aocount of what has taken place in Parliament, and that is my reason for calling your attention to it, and in wanting to know whether there is a formal order from the Education Department. The Chairman: No, certainly not no form- al order- Mr. Coward: Then, I think you are out of order in going going on with the works and purchasing tLe ground. You arEtplacing SIr .John Gorst iu a very awkward position. The Vice-Chairman: Sir John Gorst will no doubt be able to look after himself he seems very happy in the matter. A direct order is a command to do a thing- We have not had that. But we have their permission because we have their co-operation and their instructions to send plans and we are waiting for their approval of those plans. We shall hear by and by how things are going on. That is better than a direct command, because we are willing to meet the growing demands of the locality. Mr. Coward That has been discussed be- fore. If the Chairman has ruled me out of order, he ought to rule you out of order for going over that ground again. We are placing ourselves in a wrong position in purchasing the ground and doing all this preliminary work before we get an order.. The Vice-Chairman I don't wish to cover the ground over again. I was only trying to help Mr. Coward to understand the Board's position. The Chairman Are you satisfied that we have had correspondence with the Board of Education in which they ask us to prepare and submit plans. Mr. Coward: f have not seen it. The Chairman: It has been read in the minutes to-day. Mr. Coward If it was read in the min- utes I suppose it has been passed. The ques- tion is has it come in the usual way. The Chairman: It has come in the usual way. The Chairman: It has come in the usual way signed by the secretary of the Department Mr. Peter Ellis: Mr Coward eighteen months ago wanted a new school, and now he ha3 turned right around. Mr. Coward: Nothing of the sort. The Vice-Chairman: Mr. Coward 'was will- ing for us to purchase the National Schools. I don't see what is the difference between purchasing a second-hand school and building and new school. # Mr Coward I was never willing for you to purchase a second hand school. What 1 wan- ted was that there should be only one school for the district. The National School is quite sufficient for all the children in the district It would have gone through except for the feel- ing that the Vicar was at the head of it as you yourself said at the last meeting. J The Vice-Chairman Mr. Coward suggested that we should ask the managers of the Nat- ional School to transfer their school to the Board. I don't suppose they would hand over the school to us without charging something for it; and that means an expenditure of money does it not? Mr. Coward: The National School can be used by all the children in Piestatyn without the ratepayers spending a penny. The Chairman: Yes, as a Church of En- gland School- Mr Coward Yes; that is where it comes in Your objection is that the Vicar is at the head of it. I protest against the proceedings going any further until ir John Gorst has given an order. The Vice-Chairman: It is a pity that Mr. Coward does not attend the proper meetings of the Board instead of waiting for two or three months. Mr Coward: There has been no meeting until this one after the questions were asked in the House of Commons. The Chairman That makes no diffeience at all. The Vice Chairman We could not wait for the House of Commons we bad our own business to attend to. Mr. Coward: We could not come here and say what, Sir John Gorst had said until he said it. The Vice-Chairman: A-Ad we did not know that he was going: to be asked any questions. We have our own husiness to attend to, and cannot manage the House of Commons. 'f be Chairman This discussion is quite out of order. In what, we hare done so far we are quite in order as we are acting under the instructions of the Board of Education. There is plentv of cor- respondence to fhow that. You as managers of the National Schools have eeen some of the corres- pondence. In their reply to you the Board of Eduction "av most dit tinctly that they quite ap- Drove of this Board frying in for a new school on another site. That is in answer to your own petition. Mr Coward: That is what I am asking for I want to know where you are. The Chairman: Read your own correspondence. They tell you direct that they quite approve of the School Board building a new school on a new site You don't road your own correspondence Mr Coward Don't get excited. The Chairman: I am not getting excited. Mr Coward: I want it rec)rded on the minutes f that I protest against theso proceedings going on t as regards purchasing the land until we are placed in a proper position as regards th: or la The Vice-Chairman: I suggest that we sro on with our own bu^im ss and let the House'of Com- nmna manage theirs. Mr. Coward They will manage their own busi- ncss. The Chairman then read the correspondence from the Bo-ird of Education. In a letter sent in February the Board of Education sanctioned certam stiuctural alterations of the school, which they would continue for three years after which time they expected a new school would be provided. Mr. Coward: That is quite sufficient to shew that it is the School Board who are taking action in this matter without a direct order. The Chairman If there is no formal order we are acting directly on their instructions. Mr. Coward: I am satisfied The Vice-Chairman: So we are. The Chairman: Our friends the National School managers have written.— Mr. Coward: I don't want to get on your nerves Bit. Chairman. The Chairman You are not getting on my nerves. So long as you have raised this question I want to point that thi- communication of the National School managers is not correct. Mr. Coward: You have got to prove that. The Chairman: They state, U We are informed that an order has been issued for new school premises," and then they they go on and say, "In answer to the application of the School Board for our school I say we never applied for their school' and I am surprised that four gentlemen should put their names to a statement so entierly inaccurate. They are the Rev. Thomas Price, Mr. R. C. Walsby, J.P., Mr. T. J Scott, and Mr. \V. H. Coward, T.p. Mr. Coward You have got to prove that. You are going out of your place in making that suggestion. If you are going to tread on my corns I will have it out. You will have to prove that we have made an inaccurate statement. The Chairman We are going to prove it now, and I will ask the Clerk to read a copy of the letter which he sent to the managers of the National school. The Clerk read the letter which was as follows :— At a meeting of the Prestatyn School Board held yesterday, a communication was read from the Board of Education diiecting that new school buildings should be provided by the board. In the course of the discussion it was intimated that possibly the managers of the national school might be pre- pared to transfer their schools to the board. I am directed to communicate with the managers to respectfully inquire what their views are upon the matter The Chairman: I should like to ask how is that to be construed into an application for the school ? The Vice-Chairman Is that the so called applica- tion to bring the thing? The Chairman: Yes. Mr. Coward You applied to them to transfer the school to you. The Vice-Chairman: We did not apply for a transfer. We merely ask them was it correct what Mr. Coward said that they might be prepared to transfer the school. Mr Coward: I only repeated to the managers what the board asked me. The minutes do not contain what I said. The Vice-Chairniah I am afraid you hardly know yourself what you did say. Mr. Coward The application was as to whether the school could be used for the purpose of a School Board and I submitted that to them, but your com- munication was that the freehold of the school should be transferred to you. That was impossible as the freehold is not vested in the managers. We are there as managers onl y.o work the schools. We cannot control the freehold and therefore it was im- possible that I should say that we were prepared to transfer the freehold to you. The Vice-Chairman: There is the minute, you cannot go beyond that. Perhaps yielding to your own good generous feelings you went a little further than you were warranted m doing. Unfortunately you had not the other managers at your back. I did not believe that you had and said at the time that I did not believe in your suggestion at all. Mr. Coward I was speaking entierly on my own responsibility and was not committing anybody else. The Chairman: We don't bring you into the matter at all. We are simply taking what we have got in black and white. We never applied for the national schools. We simply asked for their views on youi suggestion. Mr. Coward: You asked for the transfer of the school. The Chairman: We did not; we never asked for the transfer of the schools. I defy the Lord Chance lor himself to construe that letter into an application for the schools. Mr. Coward: Yoa cannot treat it in any other way. The Vice-Chairman If all the managers were of the same feelings as Mr. Coward the thing would be done. I had no wish to tread on Mr. Cowards' corns. I did not know he had any. Mr. J. Pritchaid: We thought there was no harm in asking for information. The Vice-Chairman: That'is all the letter asks for. It was not a kind thing of them to say that we applied for their school and were refused. Mr. Coward: It is not kind of you to use my name in the matter as you have done. The Vice-Chairman: You have unhappily placed yourself between two stools Mr. Coward: I placed myself according to my own leelings. I said I could not pledge the managers. The Vice-Chairman: I thought you had some grounds tor making the statement you did. Mr. Coward: I made no statement that they would transfer the school to the board. The Vice-Chairman: Your suggestion was that if we could get that school for the board it would be much better than spending a lot of money ou a new school. Mr. Coward: what I said was that I thought it would be much better to have one school for the district. I never meant we should make the National School into a Board School, because I have never believed in a School Board. The Chairman: We will go on with the next business. Mr. Coward: I hope you will put my protest on the minutes. Mr. Peter Ellis It has gone too far now. Mr. Coward: You may say so, but we will see. The board then dealt with the routine business. "0"
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SSttcima over seven can 118 prosecuted u a criminal in England; but in Germany 12 i. the limit of responsibility. THE Salvation Army has branches in 49 differ- ent countries, and prints its 55 periodicals in 21 different languages. Thure are only 1.024 American bison now alive out ot' an estimated tot;ii of iT miliums iii) ve-irs it go.
ST, ASAPH BOARD OF GUARDIANS.
ST, ASAPH BOARD OF GUARDIANS. The fortnightly meeting of the St. Asaph Board of Guardians was hald at the Board Room, St. Asaph, on Friday. There were pre- sent Mr. R. Llewelyn Jones (Chairman), Miss Bennett, Messrs. E. Morgan, William Jones, Bennett Jones, Owen Owen, T. Howes Roberts, John Frimston, J. Roberts, Llwyni; Hugh Ro- berts, Thomas Evans, Joseph Jones, Rice J. Williams, John Lloyd, R. C. Thompson, J. T. Parry, and J. Kerfoot. THE HOUSE. The Master reported that the number of in- mates in the House last Board day was 123; admitted since, 15; discharged, 10; remaining in the Workhouse at the present day, 138; corresponding period last year, 126. The number of vagrants relieved during the past fortnight was 51, as compared with 50, corresponding period last year. The Chairman said it would be noticed that the house was very ful. Mr. William Jones: When is that man from Llanfair coming out of gaol ? The Master: To-morrow, I believe. I don't know whether any arrangements are to be made to meet him, to bring him here. The Chairman What are we to do with him unless he comes for his wife and family ? The Clerk: If he does not come for them, I will have to take further proceedings against him. Mr. Rice J. Williams: He cannot take them away if he has not got a home. Mr. Joseph Jones If he wanted a house he could get one easily enough. The Clerk When I took proceedings against him he offered the magistrates if they would let him off to take his wife and children away that day. If he could arrange that then, I don't see why he cannot do it now. The matter was left in the hands of the Clerk. VOTE OF CONDOLENCE. Upon the proposition of the Chairman, se- conded by Mr. Joseph Jones, a vote of condol- ence was passed with Mr. John Simon Roberts, Denbigh, on the death of his wife. THE WATER SUPPLY TO THE WORK- HOUSE. The Master reported that the question of the water supply to the Workhouse had been con- s'dered by the Visiting Committee on a report by lr. Bircham, Local Government Board In- spector. They recommended that provisions be made to increase the storage capacity to 2,000 gallons, and that the Rhyl Urban Dis. trict Council be reyuested to give increased and constant pressure. THE CHARGES FOR PAUPER PATIENTS AT THE RHYL ISOLATION HOSPITAL. A letter was read from lr. Arthur Rowlands, Clerk to the Rhyl Urban District Council, stat- ing that the Local Government Board having restricted the number of patients to be admitted to the Rhyl Isolation Hospital to two adults in each ward, and entirely prohibited the use of the administrative block or the house for hos- pital purposes, it had become necessary to re- vise the charges for the admission of patients, and he was directed to send a list of the revised charges. These were as follows:-For resid- ents of Rhyl, 10s. per week, and half rates for children for visitors staying in Rhyl, L2 2s. per week, and half rates for children for patients outside the district of Rhyl, L3 3s. a week; for paupers residing within the district of Rhyl, 12s. 6d. per week. The Clerk explained that the effect of this alteration was that if it was desired to remove any pauper patient residing outside the district of Rhyl to the Isolation Hospital that Union would have to pay at the rate of JS5 3s. a week instead of 12s. 6d. a week as heretofore. With regard to the paupers residing at Rhyl, he had called the attention of Ir. Rowlands to the fact that they were to be paid for at the rate of 12s. 6d. a week, whereas a resideit of Rhyl not a pauper was admitted for 10s. a week. He had since receOved a letter from Ir. Rowlands stating that the charge of 12s. 6d. was an over- sight, and pauper patients residing within the Rnyl district would be admitted on the same terms as residents of Rhyl. Mr. T. Howes Roberts thought the scale a somewhat inconsistent one. People residing immediately outside the district were to be charged L3 3s. a week, whilst visitors staying in Rhyl were only to be charged L2 2s. That seemed to him to be rather an inequitable ar- rangement. He supposed that the majority of Z, patients who went into the hospital came from among those residing within the Urban District of Rhyl, and that very few pauper patients were sent there from outside the district. The Clerk: There was a case of an Italian that was sent there from Abergele some time ago, and there was a case from Denbigh about siy weeks ago. Mr. T. Evans said that the Italian referee to was only in Abergele two or three hours. He had walked there from Denbigh. He stopped at their chief hotel, and was packed off to the Isolation Hospital after being there only two or three hours. The Chairman said he had been speaking to Dr. Eyton Lloyd about this matter. Dr. Lloyd pointed out that Rhyl had gone to a great ex- pense in building this hospital, and in making it one of the most convenient and efficient hos- pitals of its kind. They only kept one nurse permanently in the hospital, and if that nurse was engaged in nursing a particular case of in- fectious disease, and a patient was admitted from outside the district suffering from another kind of infection, it would be necessary to secure the services of another nurse, who would cost at least Ll Is. a week, and in addition there would be the cost of maintenance and the up keep of the establishment. It was, there- fore, unreasonable to expect the authorities to admit patients from outside me district at 12s. 6d. a week. But tie question was whether P,5 3s. a week was not,father high. lr. E. Morgan said he could not see where the consistency came in of charging people who came from Birmingham only J32 2s. a week, and people from Abergele or Prestatyn JB5 3s. a week.; Mf T. Howes Roberts said that if there was an outbreak of infectious disease in the outside district immediately adjoining Rhyl it would be for the protection of Rhyl if those cases were immediately removed to the Isolation Hospital. The question was if the Rhyl Council were go- ing to make a prohibitive charge whether the Sa- nitary Authorities of the outside districts would -end the patients to the Rhyl Isolation Hospital. He moved that the Rhyl District Council be asked to reduce their charge for patients from the outside district to JB1 Is. Mr. Joseph Jones seconded. The Chan man said that they must not forget that this was a private hospital for Rhyl. Mr. John Frimston said that as had already been pointed out this hospital had cost the town of Rhyl a considerable sum of money, and it was maintained at a cost to the town of P,300 or L400 a year. It was provided in the first in- stance in the interest and for the protection of Rhyl, and not for the convenience of the out- side districts. As it was such an expensive Institution to maintain, the Rhyl Council na- turally felt that if the outside districts desired to take advantage of it, they would have to pay for it the same as other stranges. The Chairman: But you charge us more than outsiders. You are going to charge us J35 3s. a week, whilst you are only going to charge visitors staying at Rhyl JB2 2s. a week. Mr. John Frimston said that the reason for that was obvious. In the height of the season, when the town was very full of visitors, who had come from all parts of the county, it some- times happened that a case of infection was imported. It was to the interest of the town that such case should be promptly isolated, and having regard to the fact that the visitors who came to Rhyl were contributing towards the livelihood of the people of Rhyl, the Coun- cil thought they were entitled, to a little considera- tion. The outside districts must not loose sight of the fact that the hospital was built and maintained for the protection of the people of Rhyl, and that the Council could not be expec- ted to admit patients from the outside district at less man what it cost to maintain a patient there. He thought that if the outside authorit- ies were not satisfied with the charges of the Rhyl Council that the best thing they could do was to provide an institution of this kind themselves in the interest of the outside districts. Mr. R. C. Thompson asked if the Clerk could give any idea of the number of outside pau- pers that had been admitted to this hospital. The Clerk: We have only had three cases this year. Mr. William Jones The outsiders spend a lot of money in Rhyl during the season. Mr. J. Frimston Do I understand that you are willing to pay what it actually costs to main- tain a patient in the hotspital. The Chairman That has been said, but that is not the proposition before the meeting. Mr. Bennett Jones proposed that a small committee be appointed to confer with the Rhyl Sanitary Committee. Mr. William Jones seconded, and it was carried, the committee being formed of the Chairman, Mr. T. Howes Roberts, Mr. E Mor- gan, Mr. Thomas Evans, and Mr. J, D. Jones. REMARKABLE LETTER JROM A TRAMP TO THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT BOARD. A communication was received from the Loc- tions of the on the followmg letter, of the house, named Robert dliam < c;r Having been an inmate m St. p Union to undergo an ?Per^n 1 to it; against me. Last batura y ni;ecj to the miles away. Being very wet l apphed t Relieving Officer for a j £ ket of riio"^hor. 9 15 p.m., and was told ^at he had no tntasageftgs wHh one rug in a condition.not. « for any Ihemeathre"mghts.C°The officer in charge of th! is no communication between.the and the Porter's quarters and° the i £ 3 GtveUent'Sd'^ vestfgation to my case and the condition of the Vagrant \Vard,-I remain, y.ours, etc., ROBERT p_gi—i may add I am 61 years of age. The ChurM^alt^Katog^Wtw^sMj- were °wantSg in common-sense in sending that thing down here. ,hV"he Master^ "ply to this man had been an inmate of the house, an had been suffering severely from piles. The shou\daU°sSiCteto the RoyTl^nfirmary to under- tantlv aDDearing before the Board making COT i SSS and when the offer was made to torn to an to Liverpool he would not undertake to g On Saturday, August 17th, he was adm.ttec to thp house with a vagrants ticket, inat UCKCI entitled him to remain until Monday morning. If he was so badly treated, he could not under- stand why he should come to him and ask_to be allowed to remain until Tuesday. He mad no complaint to him at the time, but spoke as if he was perfectly satisfied with the treatment ^The^Chairman: About the rug; he says it is not fit for any human being. The Master: One rug is supposed to In- sufficient for each tramp. It weighs 7-2 lbs this time of the year it is quite enough. It was sufficient for the others, and it ought to be sufficient for him.. The Chairman: I gather that what he implies is that the rugs are in a dirty condition-not fit for human beings. The Master said it was rug clean from the stores. During the time he had been laster of that house he had had to deal with 42,,000 tramps and this was the first complaint he had e'er received. If ever there was anyone who ought to be thankful to the St. Asaph Work- house it was this man. He would have been Head vears ago but for that house. He had been sent out of the house clean and aspect- able, and repeatedly returned again in a most loathsome and dirty condition. Mr. J. T. Parry: He does not appear to be properly in his senses.. The Chairman He said that the porter was not seen in the ward, and did not bring the food. The Master: Sometimes the porter, when he has something else to do, employs a man o take the food into the tramp ward. With regard to the water, the porter on Sunday takes particu- lar care that there is a good-sized can of water placed in the tramo ward. If this man was too lazv to get out of his bed to go for the water, Ir. Rice J. Williams: What state was he in when he came in ? Was he sober or not ? The Master: Personally, I don't think when he came in that he was in a fit state to judge what state the rug was in. The Chairman But he- would be when h3 left. Mr. Rice Williams: We ought to tell the Local Government Board the state he was in when admitted. The Master: Some years ago I had a tap put in the tramp ward for the convenience of the inmates. But they were too lazy to turn off the tap after using it, and on more than one dCcasion I have gone into the tramp ward and found it flooded with water. Miss Bennett suggested that there should be a bell fixed to provide communication between the tramp ward and the porter's room. The Chairman: I don't see why we should provide electric bells- for tramps. It was resolved to reply to the Local Govern- ment Board in the terms of the Master's ex- planation. PARISHES IN ARREAR. The Clerk reported that the following parishes were in arrear with their calls :—Bodelwyddan, Cefn, St. Asaph, and Rhuddlan (two calls). Ir. R. C. Thompson said that in the case of Rhuddlan the arrears of call was due to the fact that there had recently been a change of Assistant Overseer. The Clerk was instructed to take the usual proceedings.
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TURKISH MAIL HELI) UP. Writing under date August 19th Reu.te Salonika correspondent says On Sunday even- iiig last the iiitil fnuu Janiua to Monaster was waylaid by a band of 20 brands. The live gen- darmes who composed the escort opened fire, but were at once shot down. During the confusion the mail carriage eseapod but another carriage which, with a view to greater security, was ac- companying the mail carriage, was stopped, the horses being killed. Of the two Christians who occupied this carriage one died of sheer fright and the other, stripped of all his belongings t:! except one Turkish pound, which his captors thoughtfully allowed him for travelling expenses, reached Monastir on foot.
WRECK OF A BRITISH STEAMER.
WRECK OF A BRITISH STEAMER. Lloyds report that a telegram received from Trebizond, Turkey, stated The Johnston Line steamer Northmorc (? Noranmore), Captain Wil- son. with a cargo of oil in cases, with a crew of 40 sunk near Athina. Crew all lost excepting one The Noranmore sailed from Butoum on August 24th bound for Bombay. She was a good stee1 screw steamer of 5,\H() gross tonnage.
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A Ministerial decree has been issued forbidding motor-car vacing in tii public thoroughfaies throughout Germany. Ihe house at howton, Chester, of Armourer- Sergeant Charles Parry, a well-known marksman, has been burned down and a number ol! trophies from Wimbledon. Bisley, and elsewhere were de- stroyed. For embezzling £ 80 belonging to the Junior Naval and Military Club, Piccadilly, of which ho was acting steward, Harry C. K. Willmott was sentenced to six weeks' hard labour. It is reported that the steamer PhihppeviHc, bound from the Congo to Europe, will be a fort- night late, owing to the rapid silting up of the 11 1 Congo off Bomtt. t:! By the fall of electric tram wires in Lime Strct ard Grove Street,Liverpool, several persons received shocks, and considerable commotion was caused until tne current was cut ou. M. Santos Dmnont has settled the legll) claim made against him for damage caused to a building during his last descent. He is too busy with his new airship to waste time on lawsuits. Bishop Kellv, of Moray, Hoss, and Caithness, has been at Ediubmgh unanimously appointed Primus of the Scottish Episcopal Church, in suc- cession to the Bishop of Brechin, resigned. ?or thr iasi so years our Alint has averaged 4s. in the pound profit on coining silver, but cone on gold. RUSSIA leather, perfumed with the tar of the birch-tree, is absolutely safe from the effects of damp and mildew. THE average duration of human life increased during the past hundred years 3 years for men .t,icl 3! years for women. TiXS British live inch howitzer is the heaviest-, ziili used behind It. tOllln of horses. H weighs iSewt. The ordinary field-gun weighs 38cwt.
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ST. ASAPH (DENBIGL) RURAL DISTRICT COUNCIL. The monthly meeting of the bt. Asaph (Den- bighshire) Rural District Council was held at the Board Room, St Asaph on Friday. Mr J. D. Jones presiding. A BETTWS ROAD TO BE REPAIRED. The Chairman said that a Committee had visited Bryncynlas Road, Bettws and they thought that if X5 or £6 were spent on it the road could be put in good repair. A letter was sent to the agent of the Coed Coch Estate but no reply bad been received. lr. Nichol, how- ever, had been seen and be appeared to be willing to spend the money on the road if the tenants would cut the hedges That no doubt would be done but they had better wait until a reply in writing had been received. It was decided to adjourn the matter for a month. ALLEGED POISONING OF FISH AT LLANDDULAS. Mr. F. Wallis, Clerk to the Clwyd and Elwv Fishery Board, wrote complaining that the sewage from the Llanddulas sewer outfall poluted the river Ddulas, and that several dead fish had been found. Mr. Geo. Bell said he bad looked into the matter and be could not find that any sewage had been discharged into the river until after the date referred to About two years ago fish bad been poisoned by lime thrown into the river. It was stated by several members that they had been unable to detect anything wrong at the place and it was decided to write to Mr Wallis to the effect that the matter was receiv ing the attention of the Council. EXTENSION OF SEWERS AT ABERGELE. A letter was read from the Clerk to the Abergele Urban District Council stating that the Council could connect the proposed new sewer to Siamber Waen with the Abergele sewer for J63 3s. per annum until 15 houses were erected after which fresh arrangements would have to be made It was stated that the sewer would be ex- tended before the houses were built. Mr. Joseph Jones said he had beard a great deal of talk about the matter and some people said that in these bard times the question should not be rushed, especially as there were other places requiring sewer accommodation. The whole ot the expenses would fall on Abergele and under those circumstances they should lay the matter before the Abergele Parish Council. The Clerk pointed out that although Abergele bad to pay for the work that it was the St. Asaph Rural District Council that was respon- sible for seeing that the work was properly done Dr. Lloyd Roberts said it was a case of delaying matters as had been done in other places. The neighbourhood was getting big and the question should be faced. The Chairman said he should be sorry to go against anyone building in this place, but he thought they should fully consider the matter. Mr John Roberts, Llwyni, said he did not think they should trouble so much about the matter. He did not see why they could not provide cesspools for the houses. Mr Joseph Jones thought that &s a matter of courtesy they ought to consult the Parish Council. The Clerk suggested that they should ask the Surveyor to prepare an estimate, after which the owners should be approached as to what they would contribute towards the cost. Dr. Lloyd Roberts suggested that there should be an improvement rate levied on the property that would be benefitted. The Clerk explained that in a similar case in Meliden the Council had prepared an estimate with the result that in the end the owners paid the cost. it was decided that the matter should be laid before the Parish Council. Dr. Lloyd Roberts said that it wa-q'a question whether this district should not be added to Abergele. k. DEFICTIVE WATER SUPPLY. It was reported that the supply of water to Tan-y-fron district Abergele. was still unsatis- factory,. and the Clerk said he had written to the Local Government Board but had received no reply. The Chairman said that there were several houses without water. Dr. Lloyd Roberts said that the occupiers of houses in the district should compel the Rhyl Council to lay on the water. All they had to do was to give notice that they required water and within 28 days if there was a guarantee of 10 per cent on the outlay the Council would have to supply the water. It was decided to again call the attention of the Local Government Board to the matter. —
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IMPORTANT PROPERTY SALES AT RHYL. At the Westminister Hotel on Tuesday afternoon, Mr. W. A. Dew, ot the firm of Messrs. Dew and Son, offered for sale the full licensed hotel and pre- mises known as The White Lion Hotel, High Street, the freehold beer house known as Queen's Arms, and the freehold premises with an off-license known as Nottingham House. There was a large attendance. The conditions of sale have been read by Mr. Richard Bromley, of Messrs. Bromley Jones and Co., solicitors to the vendors. The auctioneer in his opening remarks, said, that he was himself a resident of Rhyl some years ago, and he noticed with satisfaction the great advance which the town had made. When he was a resident of Rhyl, they were governed by a Board of commissioners consisting of some thirty gentlemen. Now they had a District Council not so strong numencally, but composed of men of sound sense and ability. Rhyl had gone through a great deal of trouble, but had at last been brought out as one of the principal seaside resorts and soon he thought it would be the principal seaside resort on the coast. One thing Rhyl would always have in its favour and that was the fact that it was the nearest resort to the large centres of population, and as visitors did not care for long railway journeys this was a great point in its favour. Another railway between Liver- pool and Rhyl was also spoken of, which would lessen the distance between this town and Liverpool by three quarters of an hour. The elongation of the present pier to low water was also projected with the view of steamboat communication at all stages of the tide. The population of the town would thereby be doubled and trebled, and consequently there must be more liquor consumed. As they got older, men and women seemed to him to get more thirsty, so that there would be more need for houses of this description in the future than in the past. Gentlemen of the temperance persansion tried to do a great many things to prevent people getting thirsty. But it was human nature for men and women to get thirsty and they could not put down public-houses altogether. He quite agreed that a man should not take more than he could cariy. If he kept himself within bounds, so long as he had twopence halfpenny in his pocket to pay for a glass of beer he had every right to have it. He then described the several properties. The White Lion Hotel was started at £ 3000 and withdrawn at ^7000. Queen's Arms was next put in the bidding. It was announced that this house did a trade of 1861 barrels a year; and with the cottage which was sold with the premises, yielded a total rental of jT-2 a year. The property attracted an initial bid of 1,"1000, and was advanced to ^2300 at which sum it was withdrawn, but it was subse- quent to the sale sold to Messrs. J. Marstou Thompson and Son, Burton-on-Trent, for,62,300. The last lot submitted was Nottingham House, which has an off beer license and does 196 barrels a year and £85 a year in bottling trade, and which yielded rental of ^85. The first bid was £IOO and it was briskly carried to to 1700, at which sum Messrs. J. Marston Thompson and Son, Ltd., Burton-on-Trent, became the purchasers. Messrs. Bromley Jones and Co., were Solicitors for the Vendors, in all the properties. The same afternoon Mr. Joseph Williams, offered for sale at the Mostyn Hotel, two semi-detached houses with gardens and out-buildings known as Hiraddug Villas, Dyserth —Mr. Richard Bromley was solicitor for the vendor. The auctioneer said that there was a great demand for this class of houses at Dyserth, where the value of property had increased considerably in recent years. Land which a few years ago could be bought at a very low price was now quotedjby the Ecclesiastical Commissioners at ,6100 an acre. In Ochr-y-Foel there was not an empty house. So popular was Dyserth becoming as a residential resort, that they might depend that before long the London and North Western Railway Company would use the line between Prestatyn and Dyserth for passenger traffic.-The reserve not being reached the property was withdrawn.
ST.. ASAPH LICENSING SES ION.
ST.. ASAPH LICENSING SES ION. A WARNING TO PUBLICANS. The annual Licensing Sessions for the Petty Sessional division of St. Asaph, were held at St. Asaph on Monday before Major Birch (in the chair), Messrs. Peter Roberts, R. C. Enyon, and Dr. Davies. THE SUPERINTENDENTS' REPORT. Superintendent Jones reported that there were in the division 25 fully licensed houses, the beer house, and one grocer's license making 27 licensed houses of every description, 10 of which are tied to brewers and 71 free; 21 held seven day licenses, and 6 six day licenses. The population of the division accord. ing to the last census was 4,541, there being thus one licensed house for every 168 of the inhabitants. Two innkeepers had been convicted during the year, viz Mrs. Titmus, of the Black Inn, Rhuddlan, who had been fined 20s. and costs under the Food and Drugs Act, and Joseph Ainsworth, of the Hand Inn, St. Asaph, who was fined £$and costs for Sunda trading. Twelve persons had been convicted for drunkenness a decrease ol three as compared with the previous year. The Chairman: What about back doors. Are there any back doors to public-houses in St. Asaph ? Sergeant Langdon:. There are back doors to every one of them. The Chairman: I am speaking on behalf of the bench and myself when I say that we object to back doors most strongly. We give this hint to publicans so that they may lay the matter before their land- lords. On Joseph Ainsworth appearing to apply for a renewal of his license. The Chairman said: You have come here for a renewal of your license. You have been convicted for a serious breach of the Licensing Act. It is the feeling of the magistrates that there are a great deal too many public-houses for the population, i e. one to every 168 of the inhabitants. I may as well warn you as well as others, that if there is any offence against the Licensing Acts, we may think it desirable to endorse the license. You have come here to have your license renewed it places us in a very awkward position. I give you fair waring that if you are con- victed again it will be a most serious thing for you. Addressing the reporters the Chairman said: You may make it public that we are unanimously agreed that the number of licenses are too many for the population. All the licenses were subsequently renewed. A FATHER FINED FOR NEGLECTING HIS CHILD. James Edwards, Chapel House, Mill Street. St. Asaph, was charged by Inspector Rowlands, of the National Society for the- Prevention of Cruelty to Children, with having on the 16th of August and divers other dates within the last six calendar months neglected his child Margaret Ann Edwards, in such a manner as likely to cause her unnecessary pain and suffering. When charged, prisoner, said he was not guilty, and said that the child had plenty to eat and drink Mr. Joseph Lloyd, who prosecuted on behalf of t' e society, said that the defendant was a plasterer earning 25s. a week and had only this child who was nine years of age dependent on him Defendant usually left his house about six o'clock in the morning and did not return until ten o'clock in the evening. During the whole of the day the little child was left alone in the house, with the result that she was not properly clad, fed, or cleansed. When the Inspector saw her she was in a filthy state, verminous, and suffering from eczema, the result of filth. That was the legal cruelty which they alleged against the defendant. It seemed very difficult to make these people understand that cruelty can consist in acts of omission as in acts of commission. Unfortunately, the money which ought to go to nurturing and nourishing the child went in drink. Defendant was a good workman, in constant employment and was in receipt of good wages, but he seemed to be lost to all sense of parental duty and responsibility and he stood to-day in jeopordy of six months imprison- ment simply because of the drink. He hoped that as a result of tho;e proceedings the defendant would leave the court with a fixed determination to mend his ways and bring up his child a good and vinuous woman, a credit to himself and to the community. Inspector James said that in consequence of com- plaints he had paid several visits to defendant's house. Defendant was a widower, his wife having died nine months ago. On the hrst occasion he found the little girl with her brother, a youth about 17 years of age. The child was then very filthy, poorly clad, and very poorly nourished. The house, which was in a state of disorder, was extremely filthy, and so was the bedding, the coverings of which did not appear to have been washed for a considerable time. He interviewed the father and called his attention to the condition of the child and the house, and he said he was paying Mrs Jones, his next door neighbour for looking after the child. He persuaded him to take the child to respectable lodging where she would be properly cared for, and he promised to do so without delay. He paid several subsequent visits to the house. On the nth of June he found both the child and the house in the same condition. He visited the house again on the 31st of July, and examined the child in the presence of Vlrs. Jones the next door neighbour. The child was filthy and dirty and her head swarming with vermin. He visited the house again on the 16th of August in company with P C Parry. He again found the house and the child iu a filthy state. The child's hair had been cut and he found that her head was covered with eczema and scab. She was then very badly nourished and poorly clad. Her under- clothing was very dirty and her body black with dirt. The house was in an extremely filthy condition and the stench was unbearable. When they opened the door the stench was enough to knock anyone down Next day he came down in search of the father and found him in a public-house where he had the child with him. He again called his attention to the condition of the child and he said he was paying Mrs. Jones for cleansing it. He promised to remove the child at once to a respectable house. On the 20th of last montli a Mrs. Walsh took charge of the child and cleansed her, and by to-day the child had im- proved wonderfully in her condition The Chairman: So he kept his promise the last time ? Witness: It appears that the child asked Mrs Walsh to take ber, and she had pity on her and took her. He never saw any food in the house, on either of his visits except a piece of bread. Cross-examined: She had not got clean clothes un either occasion. Defendant: She had clean clothes Saturday. Ellen Jones, the next door neighbour referred to, said that the defendant was rather fond of drink. She had taken pity on the child and she washed her clothes every week, so that they could not be so very dirty. The child's hair was covered with vermin and she had given the girl a little parafin to wash her hair. Except for her hair the child's clothing was as clean as that of her own children. The child was generally left in the house all day by herself. No- body had cleaned the house since defendant's wife died nine months ago. She would not go near the house as defendant's mother had accused her of stealing things from there. The little girl used to bring her clothes to he to wash. P.C. Parry gave evidence corroborating that of Inspector James as to what he saw on the 16U1 of August. The Chairman said they considered the case proved and imposed a fine of 5s. and _i-i 14s. 6d. costs.
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LEAVTVG IT TO FATE—Muldoon: "Well, shall we go to wurruk or not ? O'Brien: Lave us toss up for it." Muldoon: How so ? O'Brien: Toss up a ha'p'ny. If it comes down head or tails we don't wurruk. If it comes down nayther one nor the other we wurruk." So LIKE HIM.-Fenelon, who had often teased Richelieu ineffectually for charitable subscriptions, was one day telling him that he had just seen his picture. And did you ask it for a subscription?" asked Richelieu, sneeringly. "No. I saw there was no chance," said Fenelon; it was so like you!" WINKLE: "Great snakes! It's later than I thought! My wife will give me beans when I get home 1" Jingle There's a difference in v omen -a great difference. Besides, all couples are not well mated. Thank fortune I made no mistake My wife always meets me with a smile and a kiss, no matter how late it is." ""Your wife? I didn't know you were married." Y es; marrieJ last, week." L the seashore, as usual, one wave from ft woman's handkerchief will continue to attract more attention than hundreds of waves from the ocean. "Did the wedding go off smoothly?"— About as smoothly as such affairs always go off. The only hitch that occurred was when the pair stood up to be united." My friend, don't forget this—if you lie down, the world will go out of its way to drive over you but if you staiul up, and look severe, it will give you half the road at least.. Well, little Fritz, how did you like your dinner?" asked iiis aunty. —"Oh, we don't have any better at home, but there's mora of it." Friend "You have only been married two weeks, and you are iigliting already, sol hear." Mrs. Young: Y es, life's too short to waste any time. 1 ought to have tackled him two weeks "So your uncle is dead, Charley?"-—"Yes, died yesterday."—" lie was a very eccentric old fellow. Do you think he was altogether right in his head Well—er—1 couldn't j tiav, you know, until the will is read
BUTTON FACTORY EXPLOSION.
BUTTON FACTORY EXPLOSION. ONE KILLED AND FOUR INJURED. A terrible explosion, resulting in the death of one man and serious injuries to four others, oc- cured on Saturday at the size and button works of Ir. Charles H. Smith, in Hargreaves Street, Red Bank, Manchester. Shortly after work began, a large iron pan, 12ft. square, used for boiling bones, burst with a tremendous report, scattering its contents on all sides. It hurled a huge water cistern some distance from its fixings, demolisbod the outbuilding in which it stood, and strewed the surroundings with bricks, stone, bones, and other wreck (i ge. When the police and fire brigade arrived it was found that two of the injured men were com- pletely buried in the debris. Thomas Dillon lay with his head downwards, apparently lifeless, but by applying artificial respiration his breathing was recovered. Digging further the rescuers came at last to the dead body, fearfully scalded and mangled, of James Healey, jammed between some masses of iron. Dillon and the other injured men were conveyed to the Royal Infirmary and de- tained there as in-patients.
TRADE UNION CONGRESS.
TRADE UNION CONGRESS. At Swansea, on Saturday, in connection with the Trade Union Congress, a conference on the question of national housing and transit was held. Alderman Bowerman, chairman of the Trades Union Congress, who presided, said it was disap- pointing that, although the housing question was mentioned in the King's Speech, so little had been done to further the mater. A resolution was car- ried urging local authorities to exercise the powers they possess under the Acts of 1800 and 1900 and to borrow money for the purpose of acquiring land and erecting cheap and good houses for the people. Mr. W. C. Steadman moved an amend- ment. which was accepted, that the establishment of fair rent courts be added to the resolution. Another resolution referring to the quickening and 3beapening of means of travel in industrial centres was also adopted.
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=--=: DESTRUCTIVE FACTORY FIRE. Messrs. Bird and Company's factory at Crew- Iterne, was destroyed by fire on Sunday. Flames issued from the drying room, near the engine- house, and quickly extended to the weaving rooms and stores. The building was speedily gutted, and the machinery and an immense stock of manufactured yarn were destroyed. From 150 to 200 persons will be thrown out of work. The damage amounts to several thousand pounds.
JUSTICES AND LICENSES.
JUSTICES AND LICENSES. A White Paper gives an interesting return of the numbers of licenses refused for the sale of in- toxicating liquors by the justices of the peace in England and Wales for each licensing district. In England 40 victuallers' licenses were refused, 16 beerhouse licenses, and nine other licenses and in Wales 14 licensed victuallers and two beer- houses were refused. With regard to boroughs, 73 victuallers' licenses were refused. 32 beerhouse licenses, and 26 other licenses. In the Welsh boroughs three victuallers' licenses were refused, and one beerhouse license. Out of the total num- ber of appeals in cities and boroughs, 17 were dis- missed and 34 allowed, while in Wales 49 appeals were dismissed and 21 allowed.
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CO-OPERATION IN SCOTLAND. At a meeting of the Scottish Co-operative Wholesale Society, held in Edinburgh on Satur- day, it was reported that the society was now Joing a business of E5,500,000 per annum. During the last half-year, when the trade of the country was not so good as formerly, the society had been enabled to increase business at the rate of £1,000 for every working day of the period. Twenty years ago they were not producers; now their uotal production was valued at over £ 1,300,000 per mniim. During the half-year 12,189 new share. [lad been issued to societies.
SOUTHEND SHOPS BURNT OUT.
SOUTHEND SHOPS BURNT OUT. A fire broke out at Southend on Sunday in the ientre of the town, and several shops in York Road were completely destroyed. The property burnt down includes the drapery establishment of Mr. L. E. Allen, the showrooms of the Southend Has Company, and a boot shop occupied by a Mr. Still. A fancy repository adjoining, in the occu- pation of Mr. F. Smith, was considerably damaged, md narrowly escaped total destruction. The lamage is estimated at several thousand pounds.
CHILD MURDER BY A MOTHER.
CHILD MURDER BY A MOTHER. A sad tragedy is reported from Leamington, ft here the wife of Mr. Thomas A. Lockyer, a local journalist, on Sunday murdered her six-months- old child by cutting its throat, the head being practically severed from the body. Mrs. Lockyer Dad been depressed for some time, and there can oe no doubt that a sudden frenzy prompted her to commit the terrible deed. She informed her neighbours of what she had done, and her hus- band, who was attending service in chapel at the time, was hastily summoned home. Mrs. Lockyer s now in custody.
FROM THE STAGE TO THE PEERAGE.
FROM THE STAGE TO THE PEERAGE. By the marriage at Brighton of the Earl of Clonmell and Miss Rachel Estelle Berridge, a whilom actrcss has been introduced to the peer- age. Miss Berridge was at one time a member of ulio late Miss Sarah Thome's company, and toured the provinces in pantomime. She is an attractive- looking lady, and is the daughter of the late Mr. Samuel Berridge, who farmed under the Duke of Buccileueh at Toft Hill, near Rugby. Lord Clon- mell is about 24, and the Countess is a few years nis senior. He has a seat near Leamington, Eathorpe Hall, and his Irish residence it, Bishop's Court, County Kildare.
WASPS ATTACK SHEEP.
WASPS ATTACK SHEEP. WLile a large floc-k of sheep were being driven Jhrough the braes of Balquhidder on Saturday, a swarm of wasps broke upon the animals and fol- lowed them for several miles. The wasps were jxtrcmely venomous and persistent, and 50 lamh iiad to be abandoned while the shepherds drove the remainder of the flock into safety. At Ipswich 1 hornet's nest has been discovered in the venti- lator of a bedroom, the insects only being dis- odgedwith considerable difficulty.
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OLDHAM HOLIDAYS TRAGEDY. Oldham wakes holidays were marred on SUllda3 i,t. a double tragedy. Matthew Cassidy, a brush- maker, with his wife and three children, remained at home, while six other children went away. The children went out iu the afternoon. One of the sons returned, and found his mother in the bed- room kneeling half unconscious, and apparently vomiting blood. Her head had been battered with a hammer found in another room. In mother bedroom her husband was dead in a pool of blood, stabbed to the heart with a shoe- maker's knife grasped in his right hand. Or Sunday night the womau was at the point o! leath.
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STABBED BY HER FORMER LOVER. A sensational affair occurred at North Shield; In Saturday. A woman was attacked in a public house by a former lover, who stabbed her with a luiife several times. The woman, who was carry. ing a baby, ran into the road covered with blood The man afterwards attempted suicide by cutting his throat. Both are in hospital.
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SUICIDE AT SEVENTY-FOUR. A Bradford man has committed suicide at th. age of 74. For the past, five months he hat suffered very much from sciatica, and at last he L-iit his throat with a penknife. The coroner's jury on Saturday returned a verdict of I- Suicidfr while temporarily insane.'
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Mr. Dadabhai Naoroji, formerly Al.P. for Fins. oury, has been selected as Radical candidate tal North Lambeth. nrve in this horse's ba.:k Sure, an' I can, sir. pefol-c tile baste was your property, she was backed ag'in an Irish horse that hate her alt hollow, and she niver got straight since. A coxcomb, teasing Dr. Parr with an amount of his petty ailments, complained tuat he eou.a never go out without catching cold in the <<u -u "No wonder," replied the doctor >co. always cro out without anything in it. Apartment Housekeeper.—" Hew is that vomv man in the back room getting along, Sallv°-" Chambermaid: He's 110 young man. lie's married." "hrriclll" Yes m. He never can find his necktie, 1101 his hat, nor his over-shoes, nor nothin', until I looks for em. iailer in a Western State hal received strict orders not to keep his prisoners in solitary con- finement. Once, when lie had but two in charge, one escaped; and he was obliged, 111 consequence, to kick the other out of doors, in order to comply I with the regulation.