... The Castle Case. I ^he result ot the trial of Mrs Castle faaya the New*) was the inevitable, but it is not **tisfactory. We are far from sympathising with tendency, which reaches its height in the trenob courts, to find excuses for crime in almost kind of sufficiently morbid psychology but tbe same time, it ever there was a distinct case Of kleptomania-of theft without the guilb of ...

... Many of the leading jockeys have taken to oyclmg. F. Finlay will be seen on the back of Colonel North's selected in the Lincolnshire Handicap. Mr A. Stedall formerly raced under the assumed name of Mr A. Cristo. Alpheus, who is doing well at exercise, may be seen in puohc before the Grand National day. Captain Machell has left Kilsallaghan in the Chester Cup, and whatever beats this horse ...

... FOOTBALL, IRELAND v. SCOTLAND. CHANGES IN THE SCOTTISH TEAM. Two changes are intimated in the Scottish team. T. M. Scott (Hawick) will not play owing to the illness of his brother, and the vacancy will be taken by P. O. Tumbull (West of Scotland). S. Gedge (London Scottish) cannot play owing to injuries, and O. J. N. Fleming (feidinbnrgh Wanderers) will take his place. Mobbing a Football ...

... GRIEVANCES OF TAFF SIGNAL- MEN. Meeting at Pontypridd, I A largely-attended meeting of signalmen, relief m«n, assistants, and lampmen on the Taff Vale Railway was held at the Graig Board School, Pontypridd, on Sunday morning. The principal object of the meeting was to consider the griev- ances of the signalmen and to take action thereon. ances of the signalmen and to take action thereon. The ...

... MEETING OF DOCK WORKERS AT CARDIFF. Under the auspices of the International Federation of Ship, Dock, and River Workers, mass meeting of sailors, firemen, and dock workers was held on Sunday afternoon on the Hayes, Cardiff. It was announced that Mr J. Havelock Wilson, M.P., would be present to address tlte meeting, but in consequence of being detained in London that gentleman's place was taken ...

... CAIRO, Monday.—The judgment of the Mixed Tribunal in the action raised by the French Bondholders' Syndicate against the Caisse do Dette for voting the sum of £ 500,000 out of the reserve fund towards the expenses of the Soudan Expedition will nob be delivered until Monday next. Whatever the decision of the Tribunal, it is believed that an appeal is i novi table. -Datziet. ...

... UNFORSEEN CONTINGENCY. It is not generally known that the Inland Revenue authorities keep a olerk at Somerset House whose sole duty it is to examine the pros- pectuses of newly-formed limited liability com- panies, and oonipare the statements of net profit which they disclose with the returns previously made for income-tax purposes. When it happens as it not infrequently does, that the ...

... BILK MANUFAcruRERS, I Another Suspension. A third of the Macclesfield silk manufacturers has suspended payment. Thair solicitors state suspension is owing to the failure of Thomas Pattinson, of Manchester. ...

... CARDIFF EXHIBITION, I Meeting of the Executive. I A meeting of the Execu^va Council of the Cardiff Exhibition was .held on Monday ab the Mart, Mr J. B. Furrier preflier an attend- ance comprising Mr E. W. «'rb'rtb, Mr Edmond Handcock. jun., Mr h umpson, Mr J. G. Todd, Mr E. Trebarne R^os, Mr Laooelles Carr, Mr F. H. Jotham, 0.0.. Mr T. H. R;oh?. Mr D. T. Alexander, Mr J. H. HaDett, and Mr 0 J. ...

...  HOUSING OF THE W0HKING I .CLASSES. i A meetiing of the Housing of the Working C!;IS« S' Act Committee of the Cardiff Corpora- tion waR held on Monday afternoon, under the presidency of Councillor E. Thomas, when a lettr was read from Mr S. Hern, offering to sell N,. 31. Bute-street, for the purposes of common ?o ...

... ROMANTtC SUICIDE, A vefdict of Suioide whiht tempOMfily ina&ne was returned tt Canterbury on Monday at the ioqneet on the body of Miss Edith Johnaon, who wounded hwrettf in the thigh while visiting her tovor. and bled to de*th through the severance of the branch of the ftmor&t Mtery. The e ...

... A 300 Feet Monster Seen off Lowestoft. I Some Lowestoft fishermen relate a remarkable tale of having seen a sea serpent off the coast last evening. The monster was observed a few miles off, and all who sighted it agree in their descrip. tion of it. They are positive they laboured under no optical illusion. The closest view was obtained by the lugger Conquest, belonging to Banff. While all the ...