... Last night Mr A. W. Wyatf. (deputy-coroner) held an inquiry at the Oamberwell Coroner's Court respecting the death of a female child, said to be named Emma Caroline Rackham, aged 14 months. Caroline Rnffell, the wife of a labourer, living at 33, Herman-road, Peckham, said that she bad had deceased since it was a fortnight old. The Coroner Where did you get it from ? Witness Mrs Bridge. She ...

... Three Dead Children Found in a House. A sensational case was heard yesterday at the Waltham Abbey Police Court. Amy Louisa McNeil Douglas (28), widow, of Ainsley-road, Chingford, was charged with wilfully neglecting Winifred Emma Keen, aged 15 months. Prisoner kept a house registered under the Infant Life Protection Act, and on Sunday the police found that she was hurriedly preparing to leave ...

... ARGUING WITH A LAMP-POST. At Marlborouxh-street Police Court yesterday Jaue Williams (29), an ironer, living in Cleni- mants-road, Notting Hill, was charged with being drunk and disorderly in Grosvenor-square. Con- stable Barry, 103 C, said that about midnight on Wednesday he found the prisoner drunk in Gros- venor-sqnarc. She was arguing svith a lamp-post, and endeavouring to convince it. ...

... Residents of Uskside will hear with interest and regret of the death of Michael O Shaughnessy. who has been in and out of the Workhouse at 1 Newport any number of times during the past 20 Veai's He was a shrewd fellow, and being under be guardians studied up the Local Government; board's orders in respect of poor law with such effect that he was frequently able to tarn the tables on his ...

... The authorities at the State prison of New Jersey are mortified at the clever manner in which they have been foiled by two convicts named Buck Spear, of Morri3 County, and Daniel Holden, of Mercer County. They were both undergoing terms for breaking and entering. They escaped one Snnday evening while the prison choir was practising. At 6 o'clock the prison roll-call found the convicts as ...

... Me. Labori's Condition. I Rennes, Saturday.-Maitre Labori's condition showed a. farther improvement this morntug.- Reuter. ...

... BOXING IN AMERICA. I Kid McCoy Knocked Out. Chicago. Friday Night.—A six round boxing contess was brought off at the Athletic Club here to-night between Jack McCormick and Kid McCoy. The latter was favourite, BUT to the surprise of most present he was knocked out in the first round.-Central News. ...

... Transvaal Crisis. KRUGER'S REPLY. Nature of Concessions. Renter's Agency learns that the full text of the reply of the Transvaal Government to Mr Chamberlain's despatch was received in London on Tuesday. Secrecy is maintained regarding its contents, but it is understood that the despatch is under the consideration of the Government. A Birmingham correspondent states that Mr Chamberlain on ...

... t THE IRVINE-CULLUM FOOT RACE. The expected foot race, the match for which was made on Saturday at the Boilermakers' Sports, and which waa to have been run off on Wednesday, did not take place. Irvine, it seems, had left the town for Birkenhead, and although by walking over the coarse Cullum could hate claimed the stakes, the local champion did not avail himself of the opportunity thus offox4 ...

... DEATHS FRflO STAIIVATION IN THE W1EST INDIES. to I TI'rOtS OF THE LIVERFOOL MERCURY. t e rard for publication in the tttCfi'.1 Mercury copy of a letter of the ?? 2tt->tL; prey. ous to the recent hurricane in ti.e Le-rd id andl) wnich 1 have addressed to the C~l~ .: (ce, tad copy of a reply *which I h-e ?? hav rtg reference to the deaths train sunflcfl: el ahave occurred, and are E.. Occr 'r ...

... THE SAINITARY INSTITUTE. I I~ ~ I - I RESULT OF EXAMINATIONS. At an examination in practical sanitary science, held in Liverpool on June 28 and 23, 1899, three eandidates presented themselves. The followinig two candidates were granted certificates in practical sanitary science:- Augustus Ernest Cheetham, 70, Church-road, Urmston, Manchester. John Richard Owen, 21, Herbert-street, Moss Side, ...

... SHOULD THEY BE CATLLE MISS. With the domestic servant problem constantly confronting them, housewives will read with in- terest an article on Domestic Servants: The Responsibility of Employers, which appears in the Forum. The writer (Mary Roberts Smith) says it is one of the moat extraordinary inconsistencies of a democratic society that the dressmaker, the milliner, the shopwoman may ...