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were of condition, was garnished Cyprus bougha. I n the course of these

. <jays an altar was raised near his bed­d e d " acerra," on which his friends

. day offered incense ; and the libitinarii Led things for the funeral.

I A B D C A B T L B , M A Y 6 t h . 1896.

E are quite asfe in saying that U lie business is now conducted with rauc2 y, and there are many hard-headed i i-thinking men on the district count

t, pardonably, we may protest against th atic congregation of words, the occasion

d of correct pronunciation, and th i rebellion against the ordinary l a„

composition which characterise ating powers of some of the recent ations to oar council chambers

-rooms. I n classical biography we : j Fabius Quintilianus, who op._

_ 1 of rhetoric at Borne, and received" from the state as a public teacher,

"laborious employment he continn ' years, and acquired fame, not only eptor, but as a pleader at the rer, he assiduously employed bin _ pursuits of literature, and wrote

On the Causes of the Corrupt loquence." Thiswork,andhisJn*<t<jrfi( ioricce, are the most perfect and complj. ams of oratory extant. I n commendii

fctudy of the life-lone labours of Qointilia »are kindly-disposed to certain nnpractia

Raters, for, while incontestably th iter, meaning and intentions are all go

jre is wanting that reverence to th Bnory of Lindley Murray, and others « t ilk, which municipal propriety demand ad while we are quite sure that this seen ^difference is far from intentional, we W i l l y convinced that it is increasingly Idence.

T H K E E are men living who can well ie memorable speech delivered by the DTJ ICleveland, which called for lengthy < tents in the Times, on October 5th, 18 be address was given at an agriculto leeting in the County of Durham, in wh lis Grace concluded by referring to t l beat increase of wealth and luxury duriq be last few years, and the hardships whij prmers would be subject to were they eotj tailed to forego those comforts which th Erefathers did not enjoy, but which hem had become almost necessaries or shile other classes of the community inued to enjoy them. O n this it is remsi hat in all professions, but more espe n that of the small farmer, such fluctuate bust necessarily occur, and that the state! things described is not peculiar to the ex-ing crisis.* The writer said that of all ph bTthe world a coalfield had the least ngW fcr out for protection. The County )urham was very little more than one ho

fcolliery, the prosperity of which rises dls every day with that of the comme id manufactures of the world. Every i

.•^earner on the German Ocean, the inan [the Mediterranean, or even the Bed Every street added to the metropolis, or i other town in the eastern and ™™r

mm ties: every factory built either herej i the neighbouring shores: every n e V " sy in a great part of this island is a «*

leuitomer to Durham, to South Shield*, Sunderland, to Biahopwearmouth, to aw

reannouth, to Gateshead, to Darung' id half-a-dozen other populous centres' arts of the coal trade. The cities,

pillages, the nobility, the clergy, t h < v T ien, the labourers, and, we must aao,

rmers in the county of Durham, » " „ieir wealth or their competence But for that coal, one half °* t h ? m ; 0

never have been there, and the in»B Inhabitants would by this tune.have.

Mt reduced to eat one another _ow their own interests, » d r t i s a » . heir choice as it is their destiny w »

fortunes are linked with those of the at large. I t was at their continual ^

g T B A Y A R R O W S . B Y S E N T I N E L ,

a gov Mt down aught i n malice."—OtMle.

iitboog0 Connoil lor Thompson's m o t i o n regarding of the steam r o l l e r d i d n o t receive t b a t

wbioh amounted to adopt ion , vet I t h i c k the u upon w b i e h the arguments are b a w d are 111 tbat M r Thompson claims—a priori—it

' f e e b l e value i b o u l d take precedence. I t i i a i m p l y i d aotbiog more . Middle ton- in-Teeedale pays

P*_5od«raBoe o f r a t e ; and a l l t ba t is aaked is tha t t ^ t p t m t b i p t paying the heaviest share o f r i tes

by pr ior i ty bare tbe first c l a im upon the i t eam At present the dis t r ic ts teleoied seem to have

Lgiro b y r u l e o f t h u m b , whereat tbe p lan « d by M r Thompson i t definite and tangible.

I upset to bear more about i t ,

merry month o f H a y i t upon us, and a l though I \JaUow wat teen a t Broomie law a week past Sat-V , tbs eoroerake beard on Bowes road last F r i d a y , ^ • e l l - k n o w n note o f tbe cuokoo near tbe Bed L O B Sunday, we bare no t summer weather, and

t essentially a spr ing m o n t h . T h e mean tern-L n is not more t h a n 5 1 degrees. Tbe cold winds

r * . prevail, more especially east w i n d t , and not Luetitly there are t b o w e r t o f m o w w i t h i n the lertoif bt. The D e r b y was onoe r u n i n a suow-

1 5 , May 22, 1857—Hermi t ' s year. T h e east art often very b i t te r on the coast, and very Kt, I t was t b i l t ba t l ed the Sunderland p i l o t

r u m tbat be bad " knawn t h ' eaat w i n d blew t i x '?7ib« month o' M a y . " A n d we have the cold-

nlthe month eoabrioed i n tbe proverbia l pb i lo -' w Di Cb bids us t o " eaat no c lout t i l l M a y is oat ."

haddock i t deemed t o be i n teaton on tbe ooatt, Lt tosl saw bat i t t ba t " haddockt are good when ' l i t May flood."

Ifi btrt been reminded tba t M a y comet to u t i n pjgtr-of-faet day t t h o r n o f tbe festive ouatomt

I jibered io tbe month o f blossoms i n tbe t i m e t .pjsettort. T h e name o f the month is said to

[jjoojsn or ig io , because M a y was assigned to the 0 9 Maioret, tbe senate i n the o r ig ina l oonsti-, of Boms, June being i n l ike manner a oompl i -I B the Juniores o r tbe i n f e r i o r branch of tbe glegislature. O the r au thor i t ies say tbe name is i from tbe o ld L a t i n M a g i n t , softened to M a i m ,

• Bt root mag, t o g r o w , and tba t i t meant tbe .mootb. Tbe o l d D u t c h name wat blon-maand,

[ ajsaming m o o t b . I o S u o n t ime t , the m o o t b .ailed t t i -mi lcb i , because tbe fresh herbage made

yield m i l k three t i m e t a day. F r o m the . of tbt Bomaot , H a y ba t been considered an

• month in wbieh t o be m a r r i e d .

laity "that the export duty moved, and British coal ma

.Boulogne than in London. I t -to them whether they feed the. f u r * * * a British, a French, or a B e l g i a n ^ . is the crop below ground, not aoo they depend upon, and if there w v ^ work below, there will be p W - D n r h * * ! above. A s for the pretence t h a t ^ c t t H r J even in an ordinary sense, an a * county, it is enough to mention tw», preceding census, t l « . J t a > « « ^ , . Sa l e and female, old ^7?*$, it amounted to 3,538, being about ^

! hundred of the whole p o p p l a ^ 0 ^ ^ , men and boys returned as »» t b»tJ labourers only amounted to p 0iatiof about one in forty of the whole p°P

TV« are told that the fiu^jj? *k

l loodoo correspondent says : — I wat very much on reading i n late issue o f " Teetdale of tbe reoorery o f an ancient go ld coin

| a tbt churchyard o f you r o l d t o w n . O n • to a flle of o l d notes, I came across one

(loan interesting find a l to i n y o u r neighbour-I si great in t r ins ic value, and o f more than

i interest to t he an t iquary . I t was what i t a a tbe'' Torque," and weighed tome 3 J ounces I I As purest go ld . T h e y were i n ute amongst

f lab, Persians, a n d ancient Br i t one , and were • t toe form o f a ebaia a round the neek of a

i .ncb l ink o f the chain being called tbe torque, I • opening, and i n the f o r m o f an amulet ,

Staid be detached f rom tbe chain a t tbe w i l l of Ibey were w o r n by tbe e t i e f t a io i n t i m e

Iw.ud wben any deed o f va lonr wa t per formed •ne under b im , one o f the l i n k t o r torques wa t

I sad given t o h i m to be worn as an amulet , l inn of h i t prowrse. T h u t tbey oame to be

imt tbe country. T b e one i n q- iet t ion wat i of y o u r late townsman, M r B . B a i l -

f no m a l l a u t h o r i t y on matters an t iquar ian Hbetue by i t i n ^ very curious way.

• item totting about—at the owner expressed i t boost a number o f years, t h i n k i n g i t a pieoe

| k t s f tbe top o f a t a d d l t , wbere tbe re in goes I until t i l i n g i t to H r B a i l t o o , w h o bad i t

' tho found i t t o be o f tbe finest go ld , and kdertards became its potset tor i n tbe way of 'i It i a i a while after offered to the late D u k e

sod, who wat a great an t iquar ian , b n t , 1m or two tp to iment , H i t Grace declined i t on * »( sdraoetog years, b u t wrote M r Rai l ton a SMtjiog letter on tbe subject, w h i c h I remem

[a*at at the t ime . W b e n t h e finding o f t h i t i relic got noised abroad, several noted a n t i -1 (aid i t t possessor a v i t i t t o find ou t a l l

• ntpeetiog i t , at to when , a n d the loca l i ty I t tat found. Amongs t t bem wa t Canon

i of Durham, t ba an t iquary o f the county , PjMlWli t i t wat very m u c h disappointed a t n o t

i tat owner o f i t , i t hav ing been previously »bj a gentleman i n Newcaetle. I believe i t • fotnd a r e t t i n g place i o the H u s e u m of

Wi after lying i n tbe g round possibly some asadred to t w o thousand years. A f u l l

1 of tbe torque may be found i n a book i n 7 - I h e Celt, t he B o m a n and tbe Saxon.

Camp promise! to be unusually at-* * " Jaar, A l r e a d y there are 300 men ander JJJ* on tbe whole the weather ba t been f a i r l y

The romaotio a pot i t admi rab ly adapted nH a large t o d y o f men, and when the

'ftrrirei tbe tented field w i l l present a most •appearance. T h e band seems to resemble i? m w i l respects. I t appeart to r i t e f rom

"t is much t o tbe credi t o f tbe talented T ? " r M c L o u g h l i n — t h a t be ba t t o fa r

* '»tuition at to be able t o p u t f o r w a r d , j'Pnwntable band, I bear t h a t i n W h i t week J J * of engineers w i l l be encamped on the

. ^ w k of tbe Tees a t B a r n a r d Cat t le , t o tha t I » " U j ' « of the t o w n w i l l look qui te soldier-

tj^^"' firing o n tbe Deepdale range, the a a i j t b e banda, and the stentorian voicet o f

7a*"' W 1 " fecall pattages io Engl ish history " T d Castle playea tuoh an i m p o r t a n t

doors, and boards, t o tbe value o f £3 ,000. T h e t o n filed bis b i l l , p r a y i n g an in junc t ion to stay c o m m i t t i n g wat te i n p u l l i n g d o o n tbe c a t t l e : on a bearing, the court not o n l y cont inued the in junc t ion , but decreed tba t tbe catt le i b o u l d be repaired, and pu t i n tbe same cond i t ion i t w t t , August, 1714, fo r w h i c h purpose a commission issued, t o ascertain w h a t ought t o be done, and a master appointed t o tee i t done, at the ezpeoae o f L o r d B a r n a r d .

• * * T h i s strange proceeding, on the pa r t of b i t l o r d t h i p ,

i t said t o have been investigated by h i t wi fe , w h o wa t t o s trongly exasperated againat her t o n , t b a t the a t tempted t o tet fire to tbe cat t le . " Th i s o l d jade ," says Surteet, i n a le t ter to H r O. K . Sharpe, after her death, used t o d r i v e about i n tbe a i r , i n a black coach and t i z . Sometimes the takes ground and d r i v e t s lowly u p the l awn to Alice 's W e l l , and e t i l l more frequent ly w a l k t tbe battlements of Baby, w i t h a pa i r o f brass k n i t t i n g needier, and i t called " O l d H e l l C a t " • « *

" The coach and t i x , " addt tbe facetious w r i t e r , " i t n o t h i n g ex t raord inary ," but perhapa t he f o l l o w i n g equipage may be a l i t t l e u n u s u a l : — " John B u r r o w ' departed t h i t l i fe , t he 17th day o f January , being Satterday, t h i t yeare 1684-5, and wa t reported tba t be tee a coach drawne by aix tw ine , a l l black, and a black man t a t t upon tbe ootoh box. H e fe l l sick upont and dy 'd , and o f b i t death several appari t iona appeared after." This i t verbat im f r o m tbe d i a r y o f Jacob Bee.

• • • I tee M r F r a n k Fe tch , o f B i o b m o n d , t he w e l l -

k n o w n and highly-esteemed r u r a l postman, bat re t i red on a well-earned pension, after a long , f a i t h f u l , and honourable service o f t h i r t y - t w o years and fire montbr , d u r i n g wh ich i t is estimated he hat walked considerably over 105,300 miles. H e has got many suitable preeentt . V e r y good. B u t we can beat tha t at B a r n a r d Oaatle, for our senior postman ba t been on tbe road for nearly fifty y e a n , I should imag in r . R i c h a r d Pearson w a t pot t -boy wben be was eleven / t a r e o f age, and I i b o u l d th ink there i t h a r d l y a para l l e l i n the whole o o u o t r j —and t h i t i t l a y i n g a great dea l—in po in t o f f a i t h f u l service.

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T o u r townsman, H r A r t h u r Thompson, has won golden opinions a t the Capta in o f tbe N o r t h a l l e r t o n Footba l l O lub . O n T h u n d a y afternoon t he final match took place between tbe Nor tha l l e r ton and B 'da la teams, i n connection w i t h tbe B i c h m o n t b i r e Foo tba l l League. A t the conclusion o f tbe matcb, L a d y Bereeford-Peirte pretented the E l l i o t t Challenge Cup to H r A Tnompsoo, the captain o f tbe N o r t h ­a l le r ton team, who bad won i t two yea r t in tuooet t ion ; and a l to handed each player a gold medal provided by the League. Si r H e n r y Beresford-Peirse, Bar t . , said i t h a i given b i m and L a d y Peirse much pleasure to witness tbp game.—In connection w i t h tbe N o r t h a l l e r ­t o n and L e y b u r n p lay , and tbe M i l b a n k C u p , there waa a record gate, on Saturday, w b i c h determined wha t olub waa to be the winner o f the cup gi von by Sir F red . A . M i l b a n k , B a r t . T b e prerenta t ion was made by M r s J . W . P lewt , w h o t a i d the bad great pleasure i n presenting i t , and congra tu la t ing t b e m on the i r i p l e i d i d t i c t o r y . T h e captain o f tbe N o r t h a l l e r t o n t e a m — H r A. Thompson—took the cup, amid deafening cheers. Af te rwards M r Thompson waa l i f t ed sboalder beigbt , and carr ied to tbe headquarters, the B o t e and C r o w n H o t e l , be l i f t i n g the cup a lof t , whi le M r B a r ­ker's band preceded, p laying , " See the conquering hero comes," and a vast concourse fo l lowed, obeering and ca l l ing ou t spectators t o every window, door , and passage.

• Tbe century-old name of Backhouse w i l l now d r o p

out o f the banks o f tbe N o r t h o f B n g l a n d . Tbe business o f Backhouse and Co. has be&n amalgamated w i t h tba t o f Barclay, Bevan, and Co., and tbe whole w i l l , i t is thought , bo k n o w n as B i r c l aya , L i m i t e d .

T E E 3 D A L E M E N A N D T H E I E E O B S E S .

W i l l i a m C o a t i w o r t b , w r i t i n g f rom Hudethope , Midd le too - in-Teesdftle, under date H a y 4 tb , t a y a : F o r tome t ime past there has appeared several letters i n the " Teetdale M e r c u r y " f r o m Senex and Showman respecting tbe meri ts o f my h • rees and those o f H r Bame, very much t o m y annoyance. H r Baine, myself, and m y relatives have always been the beet of friends, and we have rtlwaya al lowed b i m to c la im any animals he desired got by our horses i f he though t i t wou ld be any benefit to h i m . A t an owner of ent i re hones, I a m very sorry Senex and Showman interfered w i t h the le t ter he published i n the " Teet­dale M e r c u r y . "

One W h o A t t e n d s the Sbowt says: W h e n I first wrote t o your paper, a few weeks since, i t was jus t m y in t en t i on to ment ion a few facts respecting tbe prizes won by tbe o l d Veteran's foal , and those won by B.C.'e foals, as I thought H r C o a t t w o r t h w o u l d no t care to dispute tbe o l d V e t . under the circumstances wb ioh bad befallen b i m , t h r o u g h the c o l u m n ! o f the " Teesdale M e r c u r y . " I t h o u g h t i t was o n l y r i g h t tha t people heard both sides o f tbe question. T b e o l d Veteran was t r y i n g t o c l a i m the ohampion th ip o f a l l ­comers. H e wa t m a k i n g . i t appear tha t B.C.'e foa l t had w i n n i n g at the moun ta in tbows, but they were no good i n tbe valleys, wbere he bad been. I merely stated tbat B.O.'s foals bad beaten tbe o l d Vet.'s foa l t w o times out o f three i n wbich tbey bad competed, a fact be w i l l admi t , and about wh ich I d i d no t t b i n k there would have been a l l t b i t w r i t i n g . B u t i t seems tbe o l d Veteran do?t not l ike to take a second seat, and then be at tempts to show tbat ho has improved tbe breed o f horses to sustain h i t argument . I t seemt be wants to c la im s t i l l the mare owned by Gregory, bu t , convince a man against bis w i l l , he's o f tbe same op in ion s t i l l . T b e mare has no connection w i t h the Bownank breed. As fo r S i r Garnet , I have never heard o f b i m , but i f I bad t ime I m i g h t p rove other­wise. I was not add ing the l i s t o f prizes woo by the t w o belonging to L o w Houses, got by his b o n e , t o tbe Hude thope l i s t , as there is no need fo r i t . They are qui te able to ho ld the i r own against tbe o l d V e t . A t any rate I asked T b r i n ga r th to expla in about tbe grand one by Pr ide o f the N o r t h , but there has been no r ep ly yet . H o l w i c k says he has K e n t w o . H e also referred me to W i d d y Bank and P a r k E n d . I got some in fo rma t ion f r o m M r Gibson, the other day. I t .seems he used tbe o l d Vet ' s entires for his mares, up t i l l tbe t ime when B . C . got " S t a r l i n g , " a n d then t h i n k i n g he could do better, he ohanged to *' S ta r l ing " w i t h grand success, and used h i m and B . C.'s obest-n u t horse t i l l he go t an ent i re o f his o w n . D u r i n g tbe t ime be used " S ta r l ing , " be bred a col t foal ou t o f " A d i l t , " •« P a t " by " S ta r l ing . " T h i s h o n e was t o l d t o M r J . Temple , and then be t o l d i t to M r C. W i l s o n , and be won w i t h h i m a t I s l i n g t o n , against allcomers, wbere tbe o l d Veteran intends w i n n i n g . A n d H e r Majesty the Queen specially requested i t t o be t h o w n out fo r her . i t h i n k tbe above sutjeot bat gone on long enough, and hope t h i t w i l l be tbe last o f i t , as tbs edi tor o f tbe M e r c u r y and tbe publ io w i l l be t i r e d of bearing about i t .

L i k e the Barclays, tbe Backhouses are Q u a k e n , and are foremost i n every ph i l an th rop ic work i n D u r h a m county . N o N o r t h e r n banking house ha t been tbe tubjeot o f t o many good stories. I t w a t the first of tbe Backhouses w h o read such a lesson to tbe first D u k e o f Cleveland wben t b a t a r rogant nobleman though t t o punish b i m for aoting against b i t nomiuee d u r i o g an election by w i t h d r a w i n g h i t heavy balance a t the bank. Tbe o l d banker was ready, and on tbe chrque being pretented pa id tbe thousands i n go ld , adding, a t tbe chagrined agent went away, " T b o u ' l l make our compliments to H a r r y Vane, and ray tba t i f he i t sell ing Baby Cat t le we hope h e ' l l give ue the first refusal."

• " H e should go straight to B a r n i n g h a m , and be

w o u l d get a b ig feed." Such were tbe words o f a t ramp, a t tbe Greta B r i d g e Polioe Oour t , on Wednesday. O f course i t need h a r d l y be said tha t Ba rn ingham P a r k was tbe centre, and the great char i ty and tenderness o f heart o f L a d y M i l b a n k w i l l never be uprooted . I t i t pa r t o f her l a d y t h i p ' t nature , and a l though t he begging nuisance has be­come wel l -n igh intolerable i n these par ts , a t rue woman's heart t t i l l yearns f o r tbe h u n g r y . L a d y H i l b a o k may be mistaken i n her great generosity, and cer ta in i t is tba t her goodness w i l l be impoted upon ; but , wben a shiver ing, half-starved m o r t a l wan t t some'hing t o eat. tbe good par tner o f S i r F . A . M i l -bank w i l l band b i m victuals . Tramps there have always been and wayfarers there w i l l s t i l l be, and how beat to deal w i t h tbe problem has puzzled intellects astute.

C R I C K E T

Secretaries o f oricket clubs w i l l much oblige by fo rward ing , w i t h o u t delay, a l l reports of matches. I f possible, copy sbould reach t b i l office by M o n d a y m o r n i n g .

Cl i f f* v . Streat lam.—Played at Cliffe on Saturday ten. , tbe homesters won by 25 r a n t . Scores : —

C L i r r a . D W i l s o n , o a n d b McQueen 6

J T e n n i c k , b Brass 16 J A n g u s , b B e r r y 2 1 J B o y d c McQueen, b Brass 6 J Rhodes , c McQueen , b

B e r r y Rev J R y a n , b B e r r y T B o y d , b B r o w n l e s s W W a l s h a n , b B e r r y F W i l s o n , n o t o u t H J o h n s t o n , c a n d b B e r r y Q 1 R y a n , r u n o n t

E x t r a s

S T r i E A T L A M . G B r o w n l e s s , b A n g u s . . . 0 E W C a m e r o n , l b w , b B o y d 25 O Brass , b A n g u s T F McQueen , b R h o d e s . R M u r r a y , b Rhodes R S t o d d a r t , r u n o u t . . . . W H B e r r y , b A n g u s T R m n n e y , b A n g u s . . . . T Sowerby , r u n o n t . . . . J W B e w i c k , n o t o u t J Sowerby , b B o y d . . . .

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T b e first meet ing o f the newly-eleoted counci l was held on tbe 17cb A p r i l , a l l the o l d members being re turned w i t h o u t en elect ion. T h e members b a t i n g signed tbe usual declarat ion o f office, Counc i l lo r B u t h e r f o r d was again chosen chai rman, Counc i l l o r Sayer, vioe-chairman, Counci l lor C. H . Watson, clerk, and Counci l lor H a l l , t r easure r .—Mr A l l i s o n , t he assistant-orerseer, tendered bis resignation at collector, and Counci l lor Sayer refused t o stand any longer a t overseer. The counci l decided t o adrertiee f o r an assistant-overseer at s salary o f £12, being £ 3 less than previously pa id .—Counc i l lo r H a l l and H r J o h n H u n t were chosen overseers fo r tbe yea r .—At a special meeting, he ld on the 2 7 t h , to elect ao a t t i t t a o t -overseer, four applications were received—two f r o m B a r n a r d Cat t le and t w o f r o m S t a r t f o r t h . I t w a t decided tbat on ly applicat ions f r o m Star t for tb be entertained. Counc i l lo r H a l l proposed tbat H r W h i t e be elected at a salary o f £ 1 2 . Counci l lor Bayer seconded, and i t was unanimously carr ied.

Forcet t v . Bokeby .—Played at Bokeby, Saturday, 25.b A p r i l , and resulted io an easy v i c to ry fo r tbe home team. Scores:—

B O K E B Y . J o h n W a r d , b W S w a n n . . . 26 H M o r v i t t , b W B r i t t o n . . . 0 James W a r d , b W B r i t t o n 3 A H a r w o o d , b W V e i t o h . . . 10 J F B B a k e r , c T h o m p s o n ,

b W S w a n n 7 R J H u t c h i n s o n , b J H a l l 16 T Byors , b W S w a n n . . . 1 W H a r w o o d , b W S w a n n 0 T E t h e r i n g t o n , b J H a l l . . . 3 Q B y e r s , b J H a l l 0 W Rogers , n o t o n t 0

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r O E C B T T . W B r i t t o n , b G Byers . . . J B l e n k h o r n , b ft B y e r s . . . W S w a n n , b G B y e r s R S m a l l w o o d , c Jas W a r d , "

b G B y e r s J H a l l , b G Byers W V e i t c h , b Jas W a r d . . . J R o b i n s o n , c H a r w o o d , b

Jas W a r d J I d d i s o n , b ft B y e r s H T h o m p s o n , b G B y e r s . . . J Jameson, n o t o u t J D o d s w o r t h , b G Byers . . .

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B a r n a r d Castle v . D a r l i n g t o n ( N o r t h B o a d ) . T h i s matoh was played at B a r n a r d Castle on Saturday last, the result being a v ic to ry for tbe visi tors. A c k r o y d , the home professional, a l though somewhat bandiospped by a sprained wr i s t , made a successful debut, cap tur ing •even wickets for 42 runs. Scores :—

D A R L I N G T O N N O R T H R O A D , G S impson , c A c k r o y d , b

B u n t i n g . . . 8 Sa l t , b Bousfield J M o o d , b A c k r o y d W F a r r a r , c H o b s o n , b

Bousf ie ld J Rob inson , b A c k r o y d . . . H E l i r i e , b A c k r o y d J Hender son , c M u r r e y , b

A c k r o y d J S tephenson, c G e n t , b

A c k r o y d . . . R G o w h n g , b A c k r o y d . . . H G r a h a m , b A c k r o y d . . . O Henderson , n o t o u t

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B A R N A R D C A S T L E . R Bonsf ie ld , b G r a h a m . . . J H M u r r a y , O M o o d , b

R o b i n s o n A B a r r a c l o u g h , r u n o u t . . . R J B u n t i n g , b G r a h a m . . . ft B a r k e r , b R o b i n s o n . . . H H o b s o n , c E l g i e , b

G r a h a m A c k r o y d , c Jfc b G r a h a m . . . A ft Stevens, b G r a h a m . . . J . F . G e n t , n o t o u t E W C a m e r o n , c G o w l i n g ,

b E l g i e T H u n t e r , b R o b i n s o n

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M A R T ' S B A N D O P E N T E R T A I N M E N T .

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R O S E O F R A . B Y L O D G E O F F B E B M A S O N S .

T h e annual ins ta l la t ion meeting o f th i s Lodge was by dispensation f rom i ts P rov inc ia l G r a n d M a t t e r , beld a t D a r l i n g t o n on Tuesday, A p r i l 28 th , wben the master elect, B r o . J . E . Backhouse wa t d u l y installed. Tbe ceremony being per formed by h i t brother, C . H . Backhouse, P . M . , I l l , P . P . G . W . T b e f o l l o w i n g were invested at officers fo r tbe en tu ing y e a r : Broa . J . Lax, I . P . M . , T . Imeson, 8. W . , G . P . A n d r e w , J . W . , Bev. J . H . Evans, obaplain , W . Swatet, treasurer, J . Bobinson, t e c , B . B . F r a n k l i n , 8 .D. , W . Chapman, J D , J . Bai ley , D . o f C , J . K. Boynes. organist . W . Rob io ton , I . G , T . S. T o d d and T . G . Har t a s , stewards, J . A . Coates, T y l e r . A hearty and unanimous vote was then passed to tbe W o r s h i p f u l Master fo r his very generous g i f t o f new jewels and collars to tbe Lodge. The brethren afterwards ad jou rn rd to the N o r t h Eastern H o t e l , where tbe Misses Parsons had pre ­pared a sumptuous barquet. Amongs t tbe brethren wbo attended the Lodge meet ing and banquet were B e r . Canon T r i s t r a m , P.G. , chaplain ; B . S, Benson, P.O., t reasurer ; B . L u c k , P . G . B . , D r C. D . H i l l D r u r y . A . Fa rmer , B . B o u l t o n , P .P.G. , t reasurer ; B . 8. Beckwi tb , P . M . , B a r n a r d Lodge, P.P.G.S. o f B . ; T . H . B a r r o n , F . H a r l i n , W . W a l d y , D r Gardner , J . B . Wi lkes , J . T u l l e t , B . Sowerby, and others.

D E A T H O F M R C H A R L E S S U T T O N , OB" H U L 1 M .

There expired at bis residence, H u l a m , G a i n f o r d , on Sunday, M r Charles Sut ton, at tbe age o f seventy-three y e a n . T h e deceased gentlemen was for many y e a n a poor- law guardian , and took other duties o f a publ ic character. H e was a local preacher o f great acceptance i n connection w i t h We t l eyan Me thod i sm , and also a class-leader. M r Sut ton was of a r e t i r i n g disposi t ion, yet t hough t fu l and sincere. T b e remains w i l l be i n t e r r e d at G a i n f o r d th is (Wednesday) after­noon, and his death i t sincerely lamented by a large circle o f f r i e n d i and acquaintances.

T E E S D A L E B O A R D O F G U A R D I A N S .

the ancient Romans—and we J * e r « * 3 antiquities in the neighborxrhooa

numerous. The deceased , ^ t h h o t ^ days ; and every day wi£ed « b „ and sometimes with oil, that m c**

aT|* sot of parl iament wa t obtained for i » h * ' 0 T e r t h e T e M l t W h o r l t o n , and £v»k p ' k e road f r o m Sta indrop t o Gre ta kqVfeiaeh f r o m W h o r l t o n to B a r n a r d J » w > t ' l e r f r o m the south end o f the br idge %T*Jrom Wins ton B r i d g e to Smal lwayt .

« l ^ " o n e o f tbe br idge was la id on the 9 tb " Jear by H i s s Head lam, daughter of • S * "sidst great re jo ic ings ; but , d u r i n g • ^ o c c u r r e d i n t he n i g h t o f Ootober 13tb ,

J° ' u completed, wa t ent i re ly carr ied of the contractor*

*•* k ^ B r s , the T e n . Archdeacon Headlam, MS 1 HarrisoD, B o b e r t Dinsdale, and J O 0 ' undertook, at t h e i r o w n r isk, t o J v ? * kridge o f i r o n , tbe foundation-stone

J k f w p f which was l a i d o n tbe 19th of

• V S i t t e m a ' D 0 D * i 0 ' w e r e t b r c

j I j i *** !*moored i n t o the roc * ^ ° f L A p r i l , 1831 . O n J u l y 7 t b , t b i l

only in a slumber h e ^ g ^ ^ »nd every now and then his f n S > * made a horrible outcry or s h o ^ same view,

which h«t w ^ / ^ t i o f l " conckmatio." The third c o n c W g ^ on the seventh o a y j w h e n ^ t f ^ g e d life appeared, the detunct * * * embalr^ed by the polhnctor*. ^ a ?

tores," amongstthea^cientas W M d 9 o<£ tion p>en to those.who. ^ o t j thedead. H e was then placed^ ^ door, with h u face and h e * ^ » street, and the outeide of ™

rook on each , r i l , 1831 . O o

*hich was erected f r o m the designs >n o f the late H r Green, t opened fo r publ ic ute by a a band o f music, tbe architect,

-- »i management, oo horseback, FfH^W, 1 0 c ' twenty-seven carriage*, and a FhtN n 8 ° ' spectators on b o n e and foot , NaS .7 t h * b r i °V> *ud a long tbe l i n e o f 1^%'we seat o f Colonel Cradock, M P . , aSt? r < ? 1 0 t e ™ o f the under tak ing , and

B j > t« b r i d K « again to W h o r l t o n . T b e P C ' C P ° m U o t • n * P e D a i o n 180 f e e t ' P V 1 ' > M 1 " l a i r e d , tbe bridge was d o t e d for I ' * "-opened to the publ ic i n Septem-

N O R T H - E A S T E R N C Y C L I S T S ' M E E T .

T b e annual meet ing was be ld on Wednesday, under the presidency o f H r James T o d d , J .P ,

T B S CHAlRKSHSHir.

H r H o t t proposed t h a t H r T o d d be re-elected chairman. As long as he bad bad the pleasure o f s i t t i ng under h i m , t ba t gentleman had conducted the business i n a very satisfactory way.

H r D u n n seconded. H r H i l t o n had a lwayt contended tba t gentlemen

were equal as toon as they entered tha t r o o m , and, i f tha t w a t to , they should dis t r ibute the h o n o u n at f a i r l y as possible. H e therefore he ld t ha t they should have a new cha i rman every year. A t tbe tame t i m e he had n o fau l t to f ind w i t h b i t f r i end , H r T o d d .

A Voice : D o y o u propose anyone f H r H i l t o n : T h a t i t a diff icult matter . W e cannot

get a better cha i rman than our o l d one. T h e B e v . B . T i l b u r y hav ing been proposed, tha t

gentleman p r o m p t l y ro te ahd declined. M r D a l k i n said b t agreed w i t h H r H i l t o n ' s

p r inc ip le , and proposed t b a t H r B r a n , a t an able man , bo th i u m i n d and body, take tbe chair .

H r Brass said he was great ly obliged to h i t f r i end fo r proposing h i m , b u t he himself m i g h t be regarded a t the j u n i o r member o f tbe B o a r d , and must decline.

H r H e t t p n t h i t m o t i o n to tbe meeting, which wa t carr ied w i t h o u t opposi t ion.

M r T o d d thanked t b e m very sincerely fo r tbe honour they bad done b i m . T b e mee t ing i were always carr ied on harmonious ly . T r u e , they some­times bad a breeze, but happy was be to say tha t i t never became a gale. (Applause.)

E D U C A T I O N .

T h e fo l l owing le t ter was accepted w i t h o u t comment : —

H i t s M a r y Thompson, head mi i t ress of tbe school wrote as f o l l o w t , under date 27th A p r i l : — " D e t r Sir j I n antwer to your let ter respecting tbe g i r l s named, " beg to say tbat they were i n a very backward t ta te wben admi t t ed . B . Hodgson entered tbe school on October 2 3 r d , 1893, then over ten y e a n o f age, and k n o w i n g no th ing at a l l o f tohool w o r k . M u c h t ime w a t spent i n p repa r ing her fo r the lowest class i n the school. H . A . T b i r k e l l had received no In fan t s ' Sohool teaching before admission. B o t h E . Baxter and H . Scott were f i r behind most g i r l t o f t h e i r own o w n age when t h e y entered the school. N e x t week the whole o f tbe workhouse g i r l s are t o be promoted, B . Hodgson to standard t h r e e ; B . Baxter and H . A . T b i r k e l l to standard four . Considering the oppor­tunit ies tbeae gir ls had , a t compared w i t h other ch i ld ren , I t b i n k they have done w e l l . I have this m o r n i n g re-admitted a workhouse g i r l , Margare t Brownlesr , w h o hat no t attended any school t i last June."

Barnard Castle Penny Bank, 2nd May.— N o . o f depositors, 6 7 ; amount , £6 14t. 7 d . ; W i t h d r awa l t , 4 ; amount , £2 15s. o i .

The Newest Dress Materials may now he teen a t T . G A R B U T T ' S . New Jackets, Capet, and

I I»IK1 Baby Cattle there i i a curious KCaS* 1714, according t o T e r n o n ' i ^ S W ' L " T I D S ) ' • ' o n some displeasure let, ?"> ° ° whom tbe castle was settled, teen a t '_ . it 0 , < r t n e r o f a tudden , and i n a few M i l l i n e r y . Largest Stock i n the d i s t r i c t . T b e L i l y

• covering of lead , i r o n , glass, [ K i d Glover, a t I t . 11 Jd . W e a r gua ran t eed .—ADTT.

A t a reoent meet ing o f tbe Commit tee i n Newcastle hav ing charge o f tbe arrangements o f the H e e t , i t wat announced t h a t upwards o f t h i r t y oycl ing oluba bad already signified t h e i r in ten t ion o f being present at the 21st anniversary o f tbia popular gather ing o f no r the rn wheelmen, and f r o m the hearty and en­thusiastic manner i n wb ich i t was being taken u p , there was every reason t o believe t ha t i t w o u l d be brought to a most successful issue.

A s an inducement to cyclists to a t tend the Meet , the Commit tee have arranged fo r t he fo l l owing prizos to be given, v i z . : —

A pr izs w i l l be presented by H r T . J . Foster , the president, t o tbe club having tbe largest attendance on tbe mileage system. The tradesmen o f B a r n a r d Castle w i l l give a pr ize t o the olub having the largest number i n the procession.

Af t e r discharging the smal l debt of the H e e t ou t of the £10 10s. g iven by tbe B a r n a r d Castle cricket club, the f o l l o w i n g prizes w i l l also be offered :—

The President's prizes for tbe best o ra t ion at Bokeby, on W h i t - M o n d a y , (subject, " Tbe Cycle T a x " ) no t to exceed five minutes , and also tbe best comic enter tainment o f any sort . T w o prizes t o the clubs hav ing the largest number o f members stay' i n g w i t h i n a radius o f seven miles o f B a r n a r d Castle, f r o m Sunday noon t o W h i t - M o n d a y n i g h t . Such clubs m u t t have tbe i r headquarters a distance o f more than fifteen miles f rom B a r n a r d Cattle, T w o prizes to the olubt hav ing the beet decorated headquarters in Ba rna rd Castle over tbe week-end ; j u d g i n g H o n . day m i d - d a y . A prize to tbe lady hav ing tbe best decorated cycle i o the proc-'s»ion. T w o prizes t o the clubs i n t r o d u c i n g the greatest novel ty (col lect ively) i n the procession. A pr ize for the neatest ra t ional ly-dressed lady i n the procession.

H r J . T . T o u n g w i l l give t w o prizes, value 10J, and 5 i . fo r the best i n d i v i d u a l novelty i n the procession.

Tbe t n d o s m e n o f B a r n a r d Castle w i l l give several prizes to cyclists r i d i n g i n the procession. Each cyclist o n moun t ing w i l l receive a numbered t ioket . T h e resul t of tbe draw w i l l be announced, and the prizes presented, after tbe photograph is taken.

T h e tradesmen w i l l a l to give the first prize i n the consolation bicycle race at tbu sports, value 30s., and H r J . Kennedy w i l l present the second prize, value IBs.

H r W . J . W i n d r o s t w i l l provide tbe 3 r d prize, value i l l I t . Od. i n the ha l f -mi l e bicyole race.

W e u n d e n t a n d tbat arrangements are being made f o r the reproduct ion o f several views o f Barnard Castle and dis t r ic t i n the " Oycl ing W o r l d , " a nigh-class 6d . weekly paper, and i t is expected that they w i l l appear the Wednesday before Whi t sun t i de . A good oppor tun i ty w i l l thus be afforded o f securing obeap and interest ing souvenir o f tbe d is t r io t . Orders for the paper may be booked at the Tcesdale Mercury Office.

A large oompany assembled i n tbe Music H a l l on Thursday evening last, to witness tbe " K i n d e n p i e l , ' called " The H a p p y F a m i l y , " rendered by the m e m -b e n of tbe Band o f Hope, and were rewarded by a most de l igh t fu l evening's enter tainment . Proceedings commenced w i t h a charming ly tunefu l and cheery opening chorus " A Happy F a m i l y W e , " w b i c h one was glad to hear over and over again d u r i n g the course of the piece, rendered i n fault iest t t y l e , as i t waa, by tbe whole o f the ch i l d r en . M i l e Sybil la Aldersoo excellently sustained the character o f " T h e O l d W o m a n wbo l ived in a Shoe," and recounted i n song her history, and announced tha t " T h i s is m y b i r t h ­day," and tbat she had presentiments t ba t some of ber wander ing ch i ld ren would r e t u r n home to-day, which were speedily realised by the a r r i v a l o f " A l a d d i n " ( W a r i n g ) w i t h bis wonderfu l l amp . H e was welcomed by da in ty l i t t l e Miss Muff i t ( L i l y Okey i w i t h whom he sanz a duet t . He re fo l lowed the game of " Tbe Captive Maiden , " played w i t h m u i i o x l chorus accompaniment, the K n i g h t (James B r o w n ) coming and affecting the rescue of the captive Miss Muffis. Sinbad tbe Sailor (Ernest Lee) tben arr ives, and a n s w n n tbe queries of the chorus " Where have you been ? W h a t have you seen ? " He tben pipes up the orew of tbe Nancy L i e , i n command o f M i d s h i p mite ( W m . Hodgson) w h o gave a cha rming song and dance aod six reel fo l lowed by a pre t ty song by the chorus, " T h e Sai lor leadetb a joyous L i f e / " Siobad receives a welcome f rom M a r j o r y D a w ( A d a Woodhams) w i t h w h o m be j o i n s i n a duet t . Af t e r tbe opening chorus and a general maroh round D o r o t h y D r a g g l e t r i l ( L u c y Sioolai r ) enters and announces " Blue Beard " ( W m . H u n t e r ) wbo averred that d i lap ida ted waxwork t caused tbe e v i l stories t o l d about h i m , aod is comfor ted by bis t rue fr iend D o r o t h y , whereupon the chorus ssng tbe praises o f ' O l d Fr iends ." A j o l l y game o f b l i n d man's buff

now intervenes, and ends w i t h tbe capture o f the M i d s b i p m i t e . A telegram announced tbe approach of Bobinson Crusoe ( H e n r y Blenkinsop) w h o soon appeared olotbed i n skins and car ry ing bis gun . H e is w a r m l y welcomed by tbe chorus, and i n re tu rn sings o f his adventures. Asked about F r i d a y , be whistles and tbe black man (Thomas Bobinson) appean, and sings a song w i t h a d r o l l chorus ( i n

hich he invi tes a l l to j o i n ) g iv ing a specimen o f the nat ive style o f singing. Cinderel la (Jane Bamsden than appears, fol lowed by ber sisters Grace ( A d a H a r w o o d ) and Patience (Margare t H u n t e r ) wbo sing a t r i o ex to l l ing tbe vir tues of Love and K i n d nets. A f t e r another general chorus and maroh r o u n d , " A l i Baba," (James Ley field) bo ld w i t h tbe remnant o f b i t f o r t y thieves appear. T h e n he says he has taught " Honesty is the best Po l i cy . " B u t " G o o d y T w o Shoes" ( L i l y S toddar t ) sings that " Hones ty sbould be a Principle. ," no t " o n l y pol icy." T b e n fo l l ows a tug-of-war between tbe tbievet and t a i l o n , the alternate v io to ry o f the former and the la t te r being greeted w i t h general groans or cheers respectively. These fol lowed another cboru t and grand march , fol lowed by a pre t ty dis play o f musical skipping, i n whiob t i x l i t t l e g i r l s took pa r t . Then tbe o l d woman and her fami ly jo ined in m u t u a l congratulat ion!, and a " tweet good n igh t " brought the piece to an end. The whole o f tbe m u t i c wa t of a very h i g h class and charming character, and was rendered w i t h great sweetness by the chi ldren who sang i n excellent t i m e and tune. T b e action too was most admi rab ly done. Great c red i t i t due t o the conductor, tbe B e v . W . H . E l l i s (senior curate) w h o m u t t have taken inf ini te t rouble to t r a i n his " H a p p y F a m i l y , " which cer ta inly d i d h i m t r e d i t . H e had evident ly been wel l supported by bis assistants, the Misses M o r r i s , T i l b u r n , Hooker , W r i g h t s o n , Layf ie ld , F a t b e n , H u n t e r and Patterson i n tbe preparat ion o f the numerous fanoy dresses, which were most effective and pioturesque. Miss Jones played tbe piano accompaniments to tongs chorus, dancer, e t c , w i t h excellent taste and sk i l l , '1 he entertainment afforded a very pleasant evening both fo r tbe c h i l d r e n aod tbe i r friends, w h o a l l thoroughly enjoyed i t , many of tbe audience express­ing a hope that M r E l l i s wou ld repeat i t on some future occasion. The proceeds w i l l be devoted g iv ing the chi ldren a ho l iday e x c u n i o n .

A Local Railway Man's Promotion.—Mr I sa to Bradley, o f South Bank, youngest i o n of tbe late M r H . B r a d l e y , permanent way inspector, B a r n a r d Castle, baa been appointed stationmaster at West A u c k l a n d .

The Right Reverend W . "Walsham, now L o r d Bishop of Wakefield, who is spendiog a few days i n th is neighbourhood, w i l l preach on Sunday m o r n i n g next i n Bokeby Oburcb , and i n the evening at B i r n i n g b a m .

"William Parkin, Bridgegate, Barnard Castle, has a whi te M i n o r c a ben wbich l a id an egg measuring 8 J inchts in length , 0 J inohes i n c i r cum ference, and weighing 3£ ounces.

Accident at Cotherstone.—On Sunday afternoon, whi l s t some children were p lay ing on the parapet o f tbe br idge over the Balder , at Cotherstone, a l i t t l e g i r l named E d i t h Jackson, daughter o f M r W a l t e r Jackson, quar ry manager, Cotherstone, f e l l over on to the gravel bed below, and was seriously i n ju r ed ,

Epps's Cocoa.—Grateful and Comforting. — " B y a thorough knowledge of the na tu ra l laws which govern tbe operations o f digestion and nu t r i t i on , and by a careful appl ica t ion o f the fine properties of well-selected C C C O A , M r . Epps has provided for our breakfast and supper a delicately flavoured beverage wbioh may save us many heavy doctors ' b i l l s . I t is by the judic ious use o f such articles of d ie t that a consti tu t i on may be gradual ly b u i l t up u n t i l t t r o n g enough to resist every tendency to disease. W e may escape many a fatal sbaft by keeping ourselves wel l for t i f ied w i t h pure blood and a proper ly nourished f rame."— Civil Service Gazette.—l&sde l i m p l y w i t h bo i l ing water o r m i l k . — S o l d only i n packets and pound t ins , by Grocers, label led—" J A M E S E P P S & Co., L t d . , Homoeopathic Chemists, London ,"—Also makers of Epps's Cocoaine or Cocoa-Nib B x t r a c t : A t h i n beverage o f f u l l flavour, now w i t h many benefloially t a k i n g tbe place o f tea. I t t active p r inc ip le being a gentle nerve t t i m u l a n t , supplies the needed energy w i t h o u t u n d u l y exci t ing tbe system.

iuuers to rtje Ecitor. O u r o o l u m n s a re open f o r t h o express ion o f o p i n i o n , b a t w e

d o n o t necessarily a d o p t t b e v iews o f o a r co r re sponden t s .

E S C A P E O F P R I S O N E R S F R O M G A O L .

A da r ing escape o f p r i t o n e n f r o m a police s ta t ion at Den ton occurred on Monday . T w o young fellows, one charged w i t h fe lony and the other w i t h d runken­ness, were on Saturday evening lodged i n a cel l a t the police station, t o awa i t t h e i r examinat ion at tbe Ash-ton County Police C o u r t . A b o u t 6 30 on M o n d a y morn ing , the ce l l was vis i ted , and tbe p r i t o n e r i were tben w i t h i n . A t twen ty minutes past six, when a second visit was pa id , tbe ce l l wat found t o be empty . D u r i n g tbe evening, the smal l t r a p d o r r th rough wh ich the p r i t o n e n receive the i r food had been l i f t opea fo r vent i la t ion . Tbe pr i soner ! bad s t r ipped t o n e wood­w o r k inside the cell , a n d by fastening t w o long sticks together reached through tbe aper ture i n tbe cel l door aod secured tbe keys, w b i e h b u n g on the w a l l about a y a r d and a ha l f away. H a v i n g obtained possession of these tbey unlocked the door , and then, a l to by means of tbe t ' i s k t , t b o t back the bol ts . Escape f r o m tbe premises was tben easy. TJp t o Monday n i g h t , tbe polioe bad been unable to recapture t b e m .

TOWH S A F F A I R S .

D E A R B I B ,—S e v e r a l le t tera have appeared i n your itsue wbicb , according to m y way o f t h i n k i n g , teem somewhat to reflect upon tbe U r b a n Council 's officials, and as tbe Surveyor's is the spending depar tment , I deal w i t h tbat in par t icu lar under tbe headings j n " Ratepayer's " epistle.

Seweraee.—True, I take bis figures, tbe expenditure up to 1895 averaged £ 2 0 , but t ba t was only for r e p a i n , and no t at i n tbe past year, for a large quan t i ty of new works. T b e £70 which t o a larmed b i m was really tpent , a l l but £15, i n new works, n a m e l y : f r o m D a r l i n g t o n Boad E n d to Prospect Place, and f rom tbe Workhouse to near Bade E i r k , and the actual amount requi red fo r repairs was only i l l , a t againt t h i t £26. Tben again, fo r tbe present year there is a fu r the r increase, but let " A Ra tepayer" be not a larmed. There are several dangerous s e w e n i n tbe t o w n , wbicb certainly r quire look ing to , and t b i t i nc lude ! the opening out o f the sewer t h r o u g h the ent i re length o f Bridgegate, and the renewing o f the o l d d r a i n i n B a l i o l Street. Tbete items w i l l absorb a very large amount o f the estimate, so tbat the amount spent i n repairs w i l l on ly be smal l .

Hospi ta l .—Yes, tbe estimate looks large, but t h i t , i f •pent at a l l , w i l l be i n rebu i ld ing tbe w a l l near the road , and there may be an outbreak o f infectious disease, and pa r t i cu la r ly t o i f ths needed sewerage r e p a i n are not attended t o . I t i t hardly meeting t roub le b-forehand by being prepared fo r i t wben i t comes. I f tbe w a l l absorbs nearly . £ 2 0 , m y fr iend 1

suggestion w i l l practically be carr ied out . Management o f Sewage F a r m . — C o l e u I a i

wrong ly in fo rmed , m y f r i end i t no t correct i n b i t statement tba t the Engineer ' ! first cal­cula t ion wa t £ 1 0 per annum. I t should bare been £ 1 0 per thousand, whiob gives £ 4 5 , no t £ 1 0 . A sl ight difference t r u l y . Tben again, " A Ratepayer meer t a t tbe man at 'Mi, a week, and " Voter " calls h i m " caretaker." A l t h o u g h , I do not approve of tbe engagement of such an i n d i v i d u a l , yet I cannot shut m y eyes to the fact tha t w i t h up»ards o f five acres o f ground to cul t ivate and a t tend to , be wou ld have no sinecure. The men a t present employed by the Boa rd , could no doubt attend to tbe valves, bu t tha t is no t a l l tba t is necessary. Tbe g round sbould be planted, and tbe crop gathered. I do not t h i n k t h i t w i l l be done by a l lo tment ho ld , rs, o r even w i t h o u t a house near, by a pushing market gardener. Coming again to tbe number o f men employed by the Counci l , " A Bate-payer " makes the assertion tbat two datal men only were, four years ago, employed by tbe Board , as w e l l as a Surveyor. Books and figures are more conclusive than letters, and f rom these i t can, I believe, be verified hat d u r i n g M a r o h , 1892, there were four men, A p r i l ,

5 ; M a y , and par t o f June, 3 ; and J u l y , 4 . I t was s tanding at four w t en the present Surveyor, a t about double the s t l a r y o f tbe last one, came in to

~ce. " A Ra tepaye r " fe l lows this up w i t h a very magnanimous admission tha t " he has more duties added." Such is a fact. O u r present Surveyor is also nuisance inspector, and inspector for cow-sheds, gas, and water, and captain o f tbe fire br igade. H i s duties, and tba t o f bis men, have largely increased since the format ion o f tbe Sanitary Commit tee . T h i s committee is very industr ious, hence the work of tbe men is i n ­creased. Tbe men have, d u r i n g tbe last four years, i n addi t ion to tbe work done by those o f an earlier date, l a id down a considerable amount o f a ' p h a l t i n g . and made footpaths and curb ing . T h i s means tbat by tbe smal l expenditure of keeping a man engaged regular ly , a considerable amount has been saved i n tbe non-employment o f higher-pr ioed labour.

Tbe enlargement of the rate is not due to any other cause t h a n that of sewsge-di<posal work , and I certainly t b i n k the attack, contained i n your last week's issue ( fo r I can ca l l i t no th ing else) upon the Surveyor, especially unc i l l ed for and unsustaioed. T h a n k i n g you fo r according me this oppor tun i ty o f defending an of i ioe r .—I am, yours, A o , F A I R P L A Y .

T H E l i l l . T O . N F A M I L Y .

D E A R S I B , — M y friends are very much interested i n the account of tha H i l t o n f a m i l y . I t appean my great grandfather's name w a i Georgs H i l t o n , and he was a farmer near Barnard Cast.1*—probably M a r w o o d . H e wou ld be born about 1740-50. H e marr ied a Miss Nicholson. I have beard be became bond for a gentle­man i n L o n d o n , and had to pay tbe money, wbicb ruined h i m . H e was probably the Abraham wbo t o l d the estate o f H i l t o n . George Hi l ton ' s eldest daughter, Sarah—my g n n d m o t b e r ' t sister—married M r He t lop , o f M a r w o o d . She bad t w o tons. Tbe eldest one, named H i l t o n Heslop, tbe other, Stephen, w b o went abroad. Some of the H e i l o p fami ly s t i l l l ive at M a r ­wood. I suppose tbe rest of George H i l t on ' s fami ly went to l ive at Whi tehaven, i n Cumber land . Tbey took b i m and his wife there wben tbey were o ld people. They d ied there. Tbe i r offspring have done very we l l i n tbe w o r l d . One of my cousint is r. doc to r : another a captain in tbe East I n d i a n trade : another was Secretary to the Governor o f Calcutta for t h i r t y years, and has a pension of £ 8 0 0 per yrar . M y grand­mother 's name was El izabeth , and she marr ied a George Blenkinsop, of or near B a r n a r d Castle. M y fami ly a l l bear tbe names o f tbose io the his tory, so 1 t h i n k we have come down f rom tbe Lancelot and M a r y Colman, 1 6 5 2 . — I remain, y o u n t r u l v .

E L I Z A B E T H L E Y B U R N , East L a y t o n , A l d b r o ' , D a r l i n g t o n .

0 U B P O L I C I COURTS.

&m,—Would you k i n d l y al low me a small space i n your valuable p ipe r to cal l a t tent ion to tbe manner i n w h i c h tbe B i r n a r d Castle Petty Sessional Cour t is conducted ? I have occasionally attended tbe court for years past, but recently tbe publio have been so frequently debarred f rom entering, that I bad almost given up tbe idea of a t t empt ing again to obta in admission. B u t being under the impression tbat tbe Engl ish law gives any one the r i g h t to enter any o f our law courts p rompts me to w r i t e you , as there may be some o f you r numerous readers wbo could t b r o w some l i g h t on the matter , for i t is a question tbat is being very much discussed a t present. I n closing I may j u s t state that the quett ions asked at the door of tbe oourt are, 1 s t : A r e you a witness ? 2nd : Are you summoned ? Sbould you answer, " N o , " you are t o l d tbat you cannot go i n . So you w i l l see that the public are denied the r i g h t o f bearing, and forming any judgment of the proceedings of the c o u r t . — I remain , sir, fa i th fu l ly yours, A V I C T I M .

Bridgegate, Barnard Castle, M a y 5 h , 1896.

W I N S T O N . On Wednesday night, April 29th, a

Service o f Song ent i t led " Pr imrose G a r t h , " was given i n the Wet leyan Cbapel by the Cho i r , the t o l o t being taken by H i s t H . Hwinbank and Miss Hu»chic ton. T h e connective readin ts were given by H r Geor re B t i n b r i d g e , o f B i r n a r d Cat t le , and H r R. W . H a r r i n e r presided a t tbe Amer ican organ ( k i n d l y lent fo r tbe occasion by H r W . Hodgson). There was a f u l l chapel, and tbe collection taken at tbe c lo ts o f the service was very satisfactory.

B O W B A N K . On Sunday last quite a novel s c e n e was

witnessed at tbe usually qu ie t and qua in t o l d ohurch of L a i t b k i r k . T h e volunteers f o r m i n g the M i d d l e t o n -in-Teesdale detachment, under tbe command o f Lieutenant M u r r a y , and accompanied by tbe M i d d l e t o n Brats Band, attended tbe m o r n i n g service. T b e new vicar—the Rev. George Ramtden , w b o a p p e a n t o be mak ing a most favourable impression i n the d i t t r i c t — was the preacher, and delivered a most able sermon. Tbe church wat filled t o ove r fhwiog , many being unable t o get even w i t h i n the d o m . A f t e r toe service L i e u t . H u r r a y p u t the men t h r o u g h • short d r i l l , w h i c h wa t smar t ly executed, t rooper E . W i g -more, i o h i t Canadian u n i f o r m , wa t also present. O n S u n d t y next we u n d e n t a n d that tbe H i c k l e t o a Bra t s Band w i l l a t tend and take pa r t i n the morn ing service. H a y tbe weatber be favourable, t o tba t we may again tee the o l d churoh filled to i t t utmost. C o l l e c t i o n i w i l l bo made i n aid o f the eboir expense*.

8 T A I S T 0 5 . Cricket Club Concert.—The aunual con­

cert i n connection w i t h tbe Streat lam C O . w a t be ld on F r i d a y , tbe 24tb I D S ' . , and f r o m every p o i n t o f view was an unqualified success. T b e H o n . M a l c o l m Bowes-Lyon, o t tbe 2nd L i f e Guards ( in t roduced by H r W . H . Ralston, J .P. ,) occupied tbe chair , and met w i t h a cord ia l reception f r o m the large audience. I n a aeat aod appropriate speech be reviewed tbe past per­formance o f the club, aod hear t i ly wished i t tuccest d u r i o g the present season. The anistes a l l ha i led f rom B a r n a r d Castle, and , w i t h o u t exception, tbey performed tbe i r a l lo t t ed par ts i n a way tha t r a l l sd f o r t h tbe hear ty plaudi ts of tbe audience. T b e Misses A . W a l k e r and F . W i l k i n s o n each tang t w o songs, and both received ut st inted applause, the fo rmer being enthusiastically encored, for 1-er ar t i s t ic render ing o f " E i l l a r n e y . " Messrs Walke r , W i n p e n o y , and H u n t e r are aU o l d favourites at Staiotoo, and eactt aset w i t h a w a r m reception, recalls being numerous. H r H u n t e r tang " Tbe W o l f , " i n fine style, whi l s t M r W a l k e r received a w e l l - m e r i t e d encore fo r h i t b a o j i song, rendered io bis own in imi t ab le t t y l e . O f eour«e H r W i n p e n n y (wbo, by the way, i t looked upon as a 1 4 fixture " a t our annual concert) was encored fo r each of his songs, and i t wat declared tba t " D i e k " w a t funnier than ever. H r Black appeared for tbe first t ime before a Stainton audience, but toon established himself a w a r m favouri te bo th for h i t s inging and rec i t iog ; " Tbe L i f e b o a t " ( rec i ta t ion) , being given i n exoellent style. Tbe nsual votes o f thanks t o the chai rman and performers, brought to a close a moat successful concert, the chai rman saying i t wa t tbt) beet of tbe k ind be bad been t o .

Darl ington M a y Hir ings .—Monday was the D a r l i n g t o n first b i r ings , and as usual rooms i n the Central H a l l were set apar t for the purpose o f negotiat ing terms between masters and servants. There was, however, a very small number of persons seeking engagements, and few contracts were made.

I f you see your way clear to marry , go to J . T . Y O C E G ' S , J E W E L L E R , Ac., G B S I I T W I C H H O D S I M A R K E T P L / J C X , B A B H A R O C A S T L C , and purchase one of his F I N E G O L D W E D D I N G R I N G S . T b e y arc the best value i n tbe market, and superior i n appear­ance, and be gives a Good and Useful Present w i t h each R i n g sold. I f you can' t see y o u r way clear, e t i l l go to J . T . Y O O H G ' S , he is 8ole Agent fo r H 3 S R Y L A U R A N O E ' S C E L E B R A T E D S P E C T A C L E S and E Y E G L A 8 S E S . Y o u should also see hie magnificent and unequalled Stcck o f W A T C H E S . C L O C K S J E W E L L E R Y , S I L V E R and E L E C T R O - P L A T E F A N C Y G O O D S , A c , sui table fo r W e d d i n g and other Presents. Be sure y o u get to tbe r i g h t shop :— G R E E N W I C H H O U S E , M A R K E T P L A C E , B A R N A R D C A S T L E ,

I n our issue of to-day our readers will find i m p o r t a n t a l terat ion i n tbe local t r a i n service, and i t wou 'd he w e l l for the t r ave l l ing publ io to consult t ime'tabies i n contemplated journeys .

T o M O T H E R S . — M r s W i n s l o w ' s S o o t h i n g S y r u p has been used over fifty years b y m i l l i o n s of m o t h e r s f o r their c h i l d r e n while t e e t h i n g wi th perfec t success. I t w i l l relieve the poor sufferer i m m e d i a t e l y . I t is p leasan t to taste ; i t produces natural quiet sleep, by r e l i e v i n g the child from pain, and the l i t t le c h e r u b awakes " as b r i g h t as a button." O f all C h e m ­is ts , I s . l t d . per bottle.

New ideas in advertising abound. Here, for instance, is an absolutely new one—at least, we have n o t met w i t h any th ing l ike t h i s before. Messrs. Joseph Croefisld aod Sons, o f W a r r i n g t o n , the w e l l -known soap manufacturers, offer a free l i f e assurance policy to any p e n o o under 65 w b o collects 112 wrappers o f t b e i r " Pe r f ec t i on" soap. Mee t insurance offers are surrounded by condit ions more o r leas i rk tome . B u t t b i l o f Messrs Cro t f i e ld and Sons i t free f rom any drawback. I t i t , a t may be gatherer! f rom tbe advertisement, made chiefly i n tbe interests of women ; and i f they happen to be ine l ig ib le , one of the i r ch i ld ren may secure i t t advantage!. T h e cost o f t h i t generoui offer i s borne ent i re ly by tbe Messrs CrosBeld, the claims being met by tbe B r i t i s h W o r k ­man's and General Assurance Company.

Wonders will never cease we are told; but i t cannot be deoied tba t Hol lows? 'e P i l l s are tbo greatest wonder o f modern t ime t . T o r y correct b i le , prevent flatulency, cleanse the l iver , and p u r i f i y tbe system, strengthen the stomach, increas; tee appet i te , invigorate tbe nerves, promote heal th , and reinstate tbe week t o a o ardour o f feeling never before e x ­perienced. Tbe sale o f tbete P i l l s th roughou t tbe globe astonishes everybody, convincing tbe most sceptical tha t there is no medicine equal to Hol loway ' e P i l l t fo r removing the coa ip la in ' t inc identa l to tbe human race. Tbey are indeed a blessing to tbe

c'.ed, and a boon to those wbo suffer f rom disorders, in te rna l o r external. Thousands of persons bsva testified that by tbei r use alone tbey bave been restored to heal th , after o ther remedies bad proved u n ­successful.

The " Popular Live Stock Series," which a t present comprise a couple of sh i l l i ng handbooks, one on " Cat t le " and one on " Sheep," are published

i t h tbe view o f placing w i t h i n the reach o f farmer* and o t h e n , at a very smal l price, a quant i ty o f w e l t -selected i n fo rma t ion regarding tbe various breeds, t be expectation being that t b e changes in B r i t i s h a g r i c u l ­ture w i l l necessitate more general a t tent ion being devoted to tbe breeding and r . a r m g o f the best varieties o f farm l i r e stock. Tbe founda t i on o f tbe two volumes was the books c o m p i l e d ear ly io t he century by M r W . C. L . M a r t i n . T b e y bad undergone frequent revision and enlargement, a n d i n the i r exists i ng fo rm were pract ical ly re-constructed three year-ago. Tbe aim bas been to fu rn i sh authent ic i n f o r m a ­t ion as to the histories of the breeds, descriptions o f thei r characteristics, and, where tbete were available, facte as t o tbeir capabilities i n the p r o d u c t i o n o f beef and mut ton, m i l k and woo l . A s regards management, tbe actual practice o f a number o f eminent breeder* has been collected, w h i l t the veter inary section i * remarkably f a l l . T b e amount o f i n fo rma t ion g iven , and tbe moderate pr ice at w h i c h ths books are pub­lished, ought to ensure for the aeries an extensive demand, especially among small holders of l i r e stock, who, together w i t h farmers i n a larger way of business, must i n these t i m e t of keen compet i t ion , s t r ive t o market the very best qua l i ty of produce. O n * o f t he chief objeots of tbe s ines is t o assist io induc ing those wbo may at present be satisfied w i t h i n fe r io r stock t o endeavour to improve tbei r herds and Socks, there being now no chance of prof i t except by keeping superior varieties. T b * volume oo " Cat t le " extends to 192 pages, and tbat os " Sheep " to 144 pages, and both contain i l lustrat ions. M e s s n V i n t o n and Co., 9, New Bridge Street, London , B.C. , a re the pub­lishers.

Births.Jfistnageg, ano ffieatin. B I R T H .

W A R D A L E — A t B t l f o u r Cottage, K n e h w o r i b , on tbe 2ad i u s t . , the wife of F . J . Warda l e , o f a slaughter.

D E A T H . I t HlMOKMM.

H c o a s T T . - I n l ov ing satmory of our deer \* befoveei son, Jubn H a i c . u , o f Founta in H e a d . Bowel , w i o was k i l l ed on Bowes Road, May 5 t h , 1692.

T h e loss was grea t , t h e b l o w severe, T o p a r t w i t h one we lov«d so d e a r ; I t was God 's w i l l i t s h o u l d be so. A t Bis ogmmand wc al l must go»