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» Worcester Election Petition." In the Worcester Election Petition it was announced, to-day, that the respondent would not contest the case any further. [Later.] The Judges at Worcester ap- proved of respondent adjourning the case, but intimated that they still required to hear evidence bearing upon general bribery. I

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I Parliamentary. I The Juvenile Smoking Bill was read a second time in the House of Lords on Tuesday, and referred to a Select Com- mittee. On Wednesday, the House of Commons went into Committee on the Education Bill, and resumed the consideration of Clause 1. Mr Maddison (Labour), having on Tues- day night moved an amendment providing that On and after January 1st, 1908, a school shall not be recognised as a public school unless it is a school provided by the local education authority, and unless provision is made that religious instruc- tion shall not be given therein L during school hours nor] at the public expense. Mr Chamberlain now proposed to omit the words in brackets, the effect of which would be to permit religious instruction to be given during school hours. Mr Balfour said he would support Mr Chamberlain's amendment. Unjust as he felt the Government Bill to be, he would much prefer it to a scheme which for ever made the schools of the country schools for secular teaching only. Mr Chamberlain said his proposal was that the State should not be responsible for expenditure on religious instruction by sects. but that all denominations should be allowed to enter schools to give their distinctive teaching at their own expense. The debate had not concluded when, in accordance with the new rules, private business took precedence of the Govern- ment order of the day.

Revolution in Brazil. New York, Friday. The Revolutionists in Brazil have captured three towns in the State of Matto Grosso, and now threaten the capital of the State, j Many have been killed and wounded.

The Weather. I Showery, mild weather pre- dicted. I

MR. JOHIf BURNS BESIEGED WITH COMPLAINTS, i Mr John Burns continues to be the object of various questions on the subject of motor vars, complaints being made by farmers, florists, and others, that their property is destroyed by the dust which is raised by the passage of motor-cars. One frequently meets cars whose owners are uniformly considerate of the public convenience, but there are many others whose only desire appears to be that they may experience the exhilarating sensation of travelling at a rapid rate If Mr John Burns only had time to make some excursions on foot into e: ■■ 1 the country he would find that the nuisance is very apparent in the neighbourhood of the metropolis. The "scorching" motor- ist, although he will not stop to admire the scenery, yet has a strong preference for a pretty neighbourhood, and on Satur- day, Sunday, and Monday all the main roads which used to be favourite resorts of pedestrians are made almost impassable by clouds of dust. The odour of petrol, -of which complaint is made, might be toler- ated seeing that it is not constantly present, but nobody can enjoy a walk which is interrupted by frequent clouds of dust, and the result is that pedestrians are being rapidly driven from the roads leading into the pleasantest parts of Kent, Surrey, and other home counties. The farmers, nur- serymen, and residents along the main roads are in a still worse position than pedestrians, for they cannot remove their .houses, fields, and gardens, and it is scarcely a matter for surprise that the President -of the Local Government Board should "ti continue to receive many communications oa the subject."

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THIS LONDON FIRE BRIGADE. I Nothing seems to have impressed our German visitors more profoundly than the itfficieDcylof the Metropolitan Fire Brigade, which is generally regarded as the finest body of its kind in the world. Nobody who visits the headquarters of the brigade can fail to be struck by the completeness of all the arrangements, and if one happens to be present when a "call" is received, 1iheadmiration is greatly intensified. A man who visited the headquarters with a party from the suburbs, subsequently told :aD admiring audience how he was inspect- ing the roll of honour," and on turning away after a few seconds noticed that the place of the fireman who had been con- ducting the party had been taken by another. "Where is our guide?" he asked. "There," said the fireman, pointing to an engine that was dashing down the street some distance away.

OUR INDIAN EMPIRE. The speech of the Prince of Wales at the Guildhall was so graphic and interesting J that one almost wishes that he would write a book on the subject. In all probability he will not, but his remarks must have inspired some of his hearers and many readers with a wish to visit the fascinating country of which he spoke, and to see, hear, and enjoy for themselves something of its immense size, its splendour, its numerous races, its varied climate, its snow-capped mountains, its boundless deserts, its mighty rivers, its architectural monuments, and its j ancient traditions." All these things their Royal Highnesses observed under most favourable conditions, but it is evident that they followed Lord Chesterfield's advice that the traveller should not confine his attention to the raree shows, and that they did not fail to notice that there is a sad side to the atory of the Indian peasantry. When they visited the districts to which King Edward had been thirty years before, they must have remarked that the number of people who remembered the event was not so large as it would have been at home, for the poorest class of natives do not live as long as people live here, and successive famines have wrought havoc in many large areas. But, happily, famine is no longer the terror that it was. The Indian Govern- ment have set themselves seriously to the task of combatting its ravages, and in many other ways they have taken measures which cannot fail to increase the happiness and prosperity of the natives, and at the same time effect a substantial diminution in the death rate. Thinking perhaps of these things, the Prince, in the course of his speech, appealed for a wide element of sympathy to be infused into the task of governing India, predicting that to such sympathy there would be a genuine and ever abundant response. In another striking passage, the Prince of Wales sug- gested that all who are interested in the great questions which surround the India of to-day should visit that country, adding Z5 that every Briton who treads the soil of India is assisting towards a better under- standing with the mother country, helping to break down prejudice, to dispel misap- prehension, and to foster sympathy and brotherhood. In thus speaking, His Royal Highness demonstrated that he is, like his father, a statesman, and helped us to under- stand the real reasons why the nation should feel grateful to the Prince and Princess of Wales for their journey to India, and to the Colonies in other parts of the world.

80 iimes more nutritious than milk. PUSMON THE MAINSTAY OF LIFE. "Added to all Foods raises the nutritive value enonnously."—Lancet.

A NURSE CENSURED BY A JURY. Referring to the recent case of Christian Science methods, the "Hospital" says:— "In returning a verdict of manslaughter against Dr G. R. Adcock, the jury passed -the strongest censure possible' upon four other persons, including Miss Edith Jones, of Southfleet, a trained nurse, who attended the late Major Whyte during the illness which resulted in his death. Whatever may be the result of the charge against Dr Adcock, it is satisfactory that a person who. in her evidence, stated that she had had extensive hospital experience, but that she attributed more importance to prayer than to nursing, should be severely condemned. There is no room in the nursing world for women who believe in the practice of faith- healing as a substitute for medical treat- ment.

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THE READING OF LOVE LETTERS IN COURT. I Many people have noticed with approval the emphatic remark of Mr Justice Bucknil that he objected to the unnecessary reading of love letters in breach of promise suits. The plaintiff already goes into court with a very considerable advantage over the de- fendant, and the failure of such an action is a comparatively rare event. Of course, it may be necessary to quote from letters in order to prove the promise, but there is no occasion for counsel to go beyond that point, and to ensure that whether or not the plaintiff succeeds, the defendant shall at any rate be made to look ridiculous. The unnecessary reading of letters is very properly discouraged in other actions for tort, as being a waste of the time of the Court, and there is no reason why an exosp- tion should be made in breach of promise cases.

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I APPEAL STATISTICS. The recently published Judicial Statistics for 1904, present some rather striking figures on the subject of appeals. Of 580 cases which were carried from the King's Bench and Chancery Courts to the Court of Appeal, no fewer than 231 were decided in favour of the appellant, and of 54 appeals to the House of Lords, 20 were successful. With respect to Colonial appeals the pro- portion of successes was two in every five. Of course, it may be taken for granted that as a rule only litigants with strong cases take them to the higher courts but in any event the figures give cause for reflection, and no doubt they have caused many unsuccessful parties to believe that if they had been able to appeal they might have won in the end. On the other hand the Judges would say, You might have lost and been worse off than ever," while their legal friends (if they happened to have any lawyers among their intimate friends) would tell them that the wisest course of all, if they could possibly adopt it, would be not to go to law at all. There are so many accidents in a law suit, which made somebody say, If you have a good case, good counsel, a good judge, and a good jury, then, if you have good luck you may win."

Markets. I UIIK, CATTLB, Monday.—There was a fair atten- dance and supply, and fat stock sold well. The following were the quotations: — Best quality beef 6d to 6id per lb, seconds 5ld to 6d; heavy. weight muttoll 8d to 8d. light ditto Sid to 91d, ewe 7d to nd, lamb lOd veal, 8d to 8!d per lb; cows and calves £ 12 to JE16, yearlings A6 to Y,10, two-year-olds JEtl to jei4: sows and pigM£6 to £10, strong stores 35s to 45s each. three-months- olds 20s to 239. weaners 16s to 189 each, heavy- weight porkers 9s to 98 6d per score, light ditto 9s 6d to 10s per score. NEWPORT, CORN, Wednesday.—A. quiet business and prices of all kinds of produce about the aame as last week. NBWPOBT. CATTLB, Wednesd my. -Cattle. calves, and pigs fell short of the usual numbers but there was an average supply cf sheep and lambs, with good attendance. Quotations.—Best beef, 6d; in. ferior sorts, 6d to 612 1 -1 fat cows, 4id to 5 id; best wether mutton, 8!d to 9d ewes, 7d to 7d; lambs, lOd to lOid; calves, 7d to 9d per lb; pigs—porkers, 2 118 to lis 6d per score. NEWPORT, CHBESE, Wednesday.—A. supplv of ten tons was pitched at the cheese market. There was a brisk demand and the usual attendance. Quotations.-Caerphillys, 40s to 46s fancy dairies, 47s to 50s; and Derbys, 64s per cwt.

Monmouthshire Chamber of Agriculture. A general meeting of the Chamber took place at Abergavenny, on Tuesday, under the presidency of Mr U. P. MitchelMunes. Amongst the members present were :-Messrs. Henry Williams (delegate to the Central Chamber), R. H. Marfell, J. Jeffreys, J. B. Walford, W. Chadwick, Morgan David, J. Prichard, W. H. Jeffreys, &c. Mr T. M. Prosser, the secretary, read the report of the Dairy Products Committee of the Central hamber on the subject of an "Appeal to the Cow," and considerable discussion followed, the feeling being that when samples of milk were found to be poor, samples should be taken direct from the cow, and, if it was proved that the sample as taken from the cow did not come up to the required standard, no proceediugs should be taken against the vendor. No resolution, however, was passed, but the views of this Chamber will be laid before the Central Chamber. The Chamber unanimously decided that steps should be at once taken to get the Dogs' Bill passed. A circular letter was read from the Board of Agriculture as to damage by rooks, and also a letter from Mr O. V. Aplin, F.L.S., relative to birds and agriculture. A discussion followed and one of the speakers said that at the present time it was impossible to get a boy to frighten the rooks away. Several speakers estimated the damage on their farms by rooks at 920 per annum. Mr Williams was asked to bring tks subject before the Central Chamber. It was unanimously decided that the Land Tenure Bill, 88 amended by the Grand Committee, and subject to slight alterations by the Central Chamber, should be passed as early as possible,

I Monmouthshire Hunt- Colonel B. Herbert having retired from the mastership of this pack of foxhounds, Mr W. E. C. Curre, of Itton Oourt, who hunts the Chepstow country with a pack of his own, has agreed also to hunt the Monmouthshire country, provided an entirely free hand is given him as to arrangements, and this has been settled. Commenting on the change of mastership, the Sportsman, of May 19th, says:It is surmised that Mr E. Curre will amalgamate the two Hunts, the Chepstow country proper being very limited, and advertise four days a week, keeping the hounds at Itton Court. Though the Monmouthshire Hounds have hitherto been kennelled on the Abergavenny aide of the country, there is no reason they should not now be kept near Chepstow, the locality being quite as much iu Monmouthshire as Abergavenny."

London Welsh Conservatives. Lord Trodear presided at the annual meeting of the London Welsh Conservative and Unionist Association at St. Stephen 's-ch ambers, West. minster, on Tuesday afternoon, when the financial report showed that there was a balance in hand of about .£30. Mr W. F. Pennant, in moving the adoption of the report, complained of the inefficiency of the party organisation in Wales, and advocated some important changes. The report was adopted, and Lord Tredegar was elected president. In returning thanks, his lordship said they had when the fortunes of the party were at a low ebb, selected their oldest vice-president to plunge into the breach to help them out. (Laughter.) There bad been a lot of stage thunder lately, but if they allowed the party at present in power to let off a little more thunder the prospects of the Unionist party would be improved. Sir John Puleston was appointed chairman of the committee; Sir David Evans, bon treasurer; and Mr Davis Williams hon secretary. The annual dinner of the association is to take place on the 27th inst. Amongst those who have promised to attend are Earl Cawdor (who will be the guest of the evening), Lord Denbigh, Lord Tredegar, Lord Raglan, &o.

Monmouthshire County Council Bye-Election. Mr L. Foster Stedman may be congratulated upon having scored two successes on Monday. He was returned unopposed for the Caerleon Division on the Monmouthshire County Council, and he mada 35 runs for the M.O.C. against Bucks.

Literature. The first number of the Women's Tribune," 1 published on May 16th, price 2d, marks a distinct advanoe in that branch of journalism which devotes itself to subjects of special interest to intelligent and educated women. It chronicles the progress of women the world over, and aims at increasing their usefulness in various spheres, not by the neglect of the family and the home but by a happy mingling of nature's ties with pursuits and oacupati >ns of the highest intellectuality. It claims to be a non-party journal, but will include within its pages politics, economics, education, literature, art, dramatic criticism, and cor- respondence on general subjects. Miss Nora Vynne, well known for her achievements on behalf of women workers, and also for her delightful and healthy short stories, is Editor of the Women's Tribune," which is published on Wednesdays, at 18, Buckingham Street, Strand. Amongst the first contributions are Women as Citizens," by the Lady Frances Balfour; The Education Bill by Mr Harold Cox, M.P.; "Old Age Pensions in Denmark by Miss C. O'Conor Eccles; and Home Work and the Sweated Industries by the Editor.

Bath aud West Show. I THE PRINCE OF WALES TO VISIT NEWPORT. Newport will be signally honoured next year. The Bath and West and Southern Counties Society will hold their Show there, and his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, president of the Society, will attend it on one of the five days it is open. The Show will be held on the sloping ground close to the tramway terminus on the Caerleon-road. On Wednesday, a general meeting, convened by the Mayor of Newport (Mr John Liscombe), was held at the Town Hall, to consider the ques- tion. The Mayor, who presided, said the amount of money which the town had to pay to the credit of the Society before August 1st was X800. But, in addition to that, they must raise locally about £1,000 to meet other expenses, such as rent of the ground (about E400), local prizes, decorations, &c. The Committee had cash in hand to the amount of 485 7s. 6d., and promises for X97 18s. A General Committee was appointed, consisting of the following :-Colonel Curre, Mr H. Williams, Mr T. Dutfield, Mr L. Foster Stedman. Mr J. C. Llewelliu, Colonel W. Clifford Phillips, Sir J. T. Fir bank, Mr W. Hitchcox, Mr Mitchell Innes, Mr J. Liscorabe, Mr Frei Phillips, Mr E. Southwood- Jones. Mr A. A. Newman, Mr R. H. Haynes, Mr Thomas Parry, Dr W. E. Williams. Mr A. A. Williams, Mr W. C. Addams- Williams, Mr J. C. Leaning, Mr C. H. Firbank. Air T. LI. Evans. Mr J. R. Jacob, Mr Fred Mills. Mr Isaac Butler, Mr R. otratton, Mr A. R. Bear, Mr Thomas Pugsley, Mr E. L. Lyne, Mr Jestyn Williams, the Mayor of Monmouth, the Mayor of Abergavenny, the Lord Mayor of Cardiff, Mr Seth Phillips, Mr Foster Martin, Mr Charles D. Phillip., Mr C. D. Stentiford. Dr A. Garrod Thomas, Mr T. H. Howell, Mr Moxon Fuller, Mr W. P. James, Mr John Green, Mr W. F. Dawson, Mr J. Macaulay, Mr C. H. Bailey, Mr W. G. Davey, Mr T. Rosser, Mr D. e. Pritchard, Mr R. T. Mann. Mr H. George Thomas, the officials of the trades societies, and the Chairmen of the Corporation Committees, with power to add to their number. Mr A. A. Newman (town-clerk) explained that on the last occasion when the show was held at Newport the Corporation was able to place the Marshes at the disposal of the Society as the site, and there was no charge. This time the rent of the site would be £400, with something extra for restoring the land afterwards, so that the require- *ere necessarily be more than in 18»8. x Mayor was warmly thanked for the interest he bad taken in the matter. t» ^Dk^iP"T*te meetiQg held subsequently, Mr C. j ^bp8» one of the oldest members of tbo Bath aua West and Southern Counties Society, was appointed Chairman 01 the Oommittee; Mr L. Foster Stedman and Mr J. C. Llewellin, hon. secretaries; and the Mayor, for the time being, hon. treasurer. THB Now York police have an ideal police baton. This is made of extremely heavy wood judiciously coated with indiarubber, and has this merit, that while it will knock a man down with SL single blow it will atua without breaking his bead. MAHT curious instances of old laws may aM # -i i1 '.n England. In Chester the man who xaus to raise his haft when a funeral is passing becomes liable by an old law to be taken before magistrate and imprisoned. wwvv? Police have a colectioa ef mux! sets of finger prints of criminals. It haa been completely established that the thin capil- 7 00 the tips of the fingers undergo no natural change of characteristic from th#/«N»0« to the grave. T

I Hottentot Chief Captured. Cape Town, Friday. Marengo, the Hottentot Chief, who fled over the border to escape from German troops, was brought here to-day. He says his capture will not affect the war, which will continue.

I Captain Huntsman Vindicated. Mr Haldane announces that Captain Huntsman, who was sus- pended from duty in consequence of certain evidence before the Butler Committee, has been allowed to resume duty. Captain Huntsman was vindicated recently by the Royal War Stores Commissioners.

Prince as Philatelist. I The Prince of Wales won a silver and bronze medal at the Inter- national Philatelic Exhibition, at Westminster.

0 Lloyd-George and the House of Lords. Mr Lloyd-George, at Liverpool, to day, declared the Government would not allow the House of Lords to thwart the will of the people for ever. Another general election depended upon the Lord's action.

Mr Justice Channell. I Justice Channell's condition shows a slight improvement. ZD

The Chinese Commission. I The Chinese Commission left Dover for Belgium, to-day.

W ■ Cricket. I Kent, out, 104. Notts, out, 210. Yorkshire, 100 for 6 wickets. Raining, Manchester.

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