... AN ABSCONDING DEBTOR. The monthly sitting of the above Court was held on Thursday at the Town Hall, Newport, the Registrar (Mr H. J. Davis) presiding. Regi- nald James Cornford, draper and outfitter, New- bridge and Abercarn, came up on his adiourned public examination, and was questioned by Mr W. Clark, deputy official receiver, as to a cash account, goods account, and amended deficiency ...

... GLOVE FIGHT. DEATH OF A SPECTATOR. On Wednesday night two men, who were well known in the ring some years ago—James Hayes, of Ma-rylebone, aged 41, and Bill Hatcher, of Islington (39;- met at Habbijam's Saloon, Newman-street, Oxford-street, to box the best of 20 rounds for £50 a-aide and a purse. The bnilding was packed with sporting men, who anticipated a determined encounter. In this they ...

... HUSBAND'S STRANGE TREATMENT. At Knaresborough Petty Sessions William Hudson, grocer, of Yeadon, was sued by his wife, Elizabeth Hudson, for maintenance. Mr Middleton, instructed by Mr Laycock, said that Mrs Hudson married the defendant in March, 1898. The day after the wedding she broke a saucer, and was put in solitary confine- ment by the defendant for three day.?, and only allowed the ...

... THE KENT TRAGEDY. SHOT BY A VICAR'S DAUGHTER. An Ashford correspondent telegraphs further particulars on Monday of the tragedy at Biddenden after morning service at the church there on Sunday. Miss Peterson, the rector's daughter, who is under arrest charged with the murder of John Whibley. a local shoe- maker; is matron of a home in Surrey, and is stated to be somewhat eccentric. After arrest ...

... MANX MARRIAGES. THE DECEASED WIFE'S SISTER. The Deceased's Wife Sister liill, which passed by the representative branch of the Manx Legislature, came before the Legislative Council on Thursday. Deemster Gcll observed that the Bill was not exactly in the same form as the Jersey Act, which applied only to persons domiciled in the island of Jersey, A question would arise under 5 the present Bill ...

... A il GHOST CAPTURED. Harry Palmer (, J), a labourer, of Gray's Inn. road, was charged at Clerkenwell Police Court with being a suspected person found on enclosed premises at Stanley Buildings. Somers Town. Alfred Meyer said for several nights pant his mother, who was lying ill at Stanley Buildings, complained of hearing slraose noises on the bal- cony, and he himselr had heard footsteps and ...

... MR CHAMBERLAIN IN A DILEMMA. LORD MASHAM. bestter known perhaps to a section of the commercial world as Mr SAMUEL CCNLTFFE LISTER, of Bradford, thinks himself competent to break a lance with Lord FARRER on the thorny question cf Protection or Fair Trade versus Free ,^rade. In the current number of the C'ontemporary Review, Lord MASHAM under- takes to demolish the arguments, the facts, and the ...

... THE SALTMEAD SCANDAL, STRONG DENUNCIATION. The Forward Movement llerald for February declares >—14 The Salt mead scandal, as the latest item of Cardiff municipal government has been called, has caused quite a sensation among those who feel any interest in the welfare of the poor. Those of us who know the inner life of Salt- mead, where our brother, Sergeant Barker, is doing such excellent work ...

... ARMY SCANDALS IN AMERICA. NEW YORK, Saturday.—-The Herald's Washing- ton correspondent telegraphs as follows I am informed that Commissary-General Ea-gan will be suspended from rank and duty until his retirement in. 1905.—Beuter. ...

... NEWS IN BRIEF. A fire, which raged for five hours, broke out on Tuesday at Messrs Murphy's corn mill, Henry- street, Liverpool, the premises being practically destroyed. A train running on the Great Eastern Railway between Ware and ft. Margaret's had a narrow escape from a falling tree, some of the branches of which broke seva -ai of the carriage windows. The Pope has decided to fill the ...

... Our Edinburgh correspondent, wiring at 2 o'clock Tuesday afternoon, says :—So far as the present weather goes there is no immediate pros- pect of the Scotch-Welsh match being played on Saturday. The frost last night regained its hold in Edinburgh, and the inclination is rather to- wards frost, the ground being exactly as it was some days ago when the match was postponed. THE POSTPONEMENT. ...

... LLANGURIG. RENT A UDlT.-On Tuesday the rent audit of Mr Hughes Davies, (late Delfarch) took place at the Blue Bell Inn. After the toasts had been received the tplJants and a few guests, including Messrs J. R. Pryse, Pantdrain; W. L. Davies, Glangwy Lewis, Evans, Maescurig; Thomas, Tynyddol Davies, Clochfaen &c., sat down t 6, a supper prepared by host, and hostess Holling- ham in their usual ...