The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1891-11-21

thr1lay and it had to be performed with
closed doors, admission being obtained by
invitation, and no drop of liquor was
allowed to be sold at the bars in the
house, because such n proceeding would
have invalidated the license and have put
the lessee. Mr.. Wilmot, IN very awk-
ward position with the authorities.
The method of securing seats for this
performance next year will be simple
one. as everybody who subscribes a guinea
(S5. 25) TO the funds of the society will be-
bone member for the year and Will be
entitled to two reserved seats ana such au-
ditional ticket as circumstances Will per-
init. The money is TO be sent TO w. Nj.
Rosetti. St. Edmund's Terrace, Prim-
rose Hill, London, n. w.
Madame Patti has already begun her
preparations for her departure for Amer
lea, and has engaged the best state cabins
on the City OF Paris, which leaves Liver
The public has by no means heard the
last OF the case of Hargreaves versus
Spinks. the jeweler, which will undoubt-
edly become a cause celebra.
IL will be remembered that in giving
Judgment. the Judge said that as the jew
elers found the address OF the lady who
was offering the diamonds which formed
the subject of the action for sale, they
took no steps to discover whether she
owned them or not, and besides the trans
action was completed in a private room
and not in the open market
In the course of the evidence 1t was more
than limited that the theft had been com
mitted by lady who was friend and at
the time a guest at Major Hargreaves'
house. Her name was withheld from the
open court, but ii atterward leaked OUT,
and now the husband of the accused lady
has brought an action Tor delamatio % OF
character against Mrs. Hargreaves. 81
Charles Russell has been retained for ther
prosecution and IL is expected the case
will come on before Christmas.
Some evidence which will be truly. start
ling in its nature. will, IL is said, be
brought out during the trial.
Mrs Grimwood, so the story goes, is en-
gagged TO be married. The pretty heroine
of Manipur, who has been probably the
most conspicuous woman in England OF
late in consequence of her bravery in India
when her husband was assasslnated, has
naturally been much sought after and
has won the esteem of everybody from the
Queen down, so it is scarcely surprising TO
hear the news, and if it be true, she VIII
undoubtedly carry with her into her new
life the best wishes of every one.
Influenza is again epidemic here as IL is
in Berlin at present. Advices from the
southwestern portions of England state
that the factories have been deprived OF
no less than forty per cent. of the en-
ployes. and the doctors are working day
and night, so that they are all completely
tired out.
The prospect for the winter is certainly
not reassuring.
Mrs. Parnelis eldest daughter is an ex-
cellent amateur photographer and before
the death of Mr.. Parnell, she took several
pictures of him at Walsingham Terrace,
Brighton. The negatives are now in the
hands of local photographer and,
although everybody is anxious to get a
copy of these latest pictures OF him, is
probable that such natural impatience
will have to be restrained, as it was ex-
pected they will be kept for the forthcom-
ing biography of the dead patriot, a par
ticularly happy picture is one which rep
resents him seated in his arm chair, close
TO a table on which are n pair or scales
and mortar. the former emblematic of
the Justice he was always seeking for his
country and the latter of the fighting he
meant to do TO obtain II.