Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-04-18
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Special Cable Letter 10 The Evening star
LONDON, April Is.-An exemplification of the
fact that every action. no matter how insignifi-
can't at the time. yet has a far-reaching capacity
which may not be apparent or even dreamt of
when it occurs and which may be likened 70 the
broadening circles that occur when a stone il
dropped into pond Of water, is TO be found in
the now celebrated Clitheroe case. IL will be
remembered that Mr.. E. II. jackson was mar
ried to his wife in 1887. and being under en-
gagement to go to New Zealand he left for that
distant land the day after the ceremony was
performed. Then in consequence Of letters
which his wife wrote to him he returned TO
England, but was denied access to her and no
replies were even vouchsafed to bis letters He
brought the case before the notice of the divorce
court for the restitution Of conjugal rights and
the court made the order. In spite of this he
was still unable to gain access to her, and he
accordingly captured her she was gong
home from church at Clitheroe. He locked
her up in his house at Blackburn. but except
IN SO lar as she was not allowed to 60 from il
she free.
The lord chancellor in giving his Judgment
IN the court of appeals found that practically
Mrs. jackson had been imprisoned. for her lib
erty had been restrained. and no law allowed
husband to seize his wife because she did not
wish to consort with him, and, therefore, Mrs.
jackson must be restored to her liberty and
allowed TO live wherever in the exercise of her
sweet will she chose
The city magistrates have been deciding cases
where restitution of coniugal rights has been
asked for on the basis OF this decision Not
outstanding the fact that the lord chancellor
IN referring TO this said that it was not the
intention OF the government TO introduce a bill
to give husbands the power to imprisoa their
wives Tor refusing TO obey orders restoring
men to their conjugal rights, il is generally be-
lieved that the discussion of the question will
lead before very long TO some legislative meas
ures on this subject The lately appointed JUS
uce, Jeune, declared in the divorce court that
separation DEGREES were now useless and GER
tainly the public opinion seems TO be that
wife should, unless by mutual consent or by
order OF the court. be compelled TO fulfill the
VOWS she made at the time of her marriage.
CELEBRATING PRIMROSE DAY.
Tomorrow will be primrose day, which, as
you will doubtless remember, has been an in
stitution since the time when Lord Beacons-
held, the greatest statesman Of his age or the
most consummate trickster who ever went into
politics as q trade, according to the belief of
the conservative or the radical party, died. ten
years ago. 1t must be owned that, although
the day was originally sacred to the memory Of
the departed statesman, it has even at this
early period already lost most OF its political
significance. Liberal and conservative. tory
and radical alike don the badge of bunch Of
the pale little yellow hedge flowers as a sort of
tribute to the spring. In fact in this wretched
climate OF ours the primrose is prac tically the
hrst OF the wild flowers to appear and prove
that the earth is yet capable of Welding any,
thing fit to look upon after the dark and
dreary winter, and this is undoubtedly the
reason why their universal wearing
has become the fashion, especially as
they seldom appear in anything like proIusion
before the end of the second week of April
The season has been so bad that it is likely that
those who make a point of decorating their
button holes and carrying bouquets of these
yellow blossoms will find them much more
scarce than usual Already preparations are
being made for the harvest and the hedges
Will be subject to the depredations Of the
multitude who go out with knives and baskets
searching for the plants They will probably
this Year not even spare the roots in their eager
ness to Gull the blooms, and this action threat
ems the cherished symbols with complete ex-
function. In spite of this scarcity, however
the shrine of Lord Beaconsfeld, the statue
erected to his memory, which faces the Abbey,
Will be decorated as usual and will be an at
tractiye sight. 1t is really worth long Journey
to go to Parliament Square on primrose day
ana see the statue of the hero with wreaths at
Its base, and punches in their thousands which
the hands of admirers have cast at its feet, till
ing to height Of many feet while magnificent
wreath encircles the upper part Of the statue,
and many similar offerings hang around it.
LONDON DRINKING WATER.
The water we are doomed to drink is abomi-
nable, and its supply ought to put the author
titles to the blush, If authorities were capable Of
evincing such emotion. 1t has Just been
shown that the Thames from which we draw
what should, by difference to long usage, be
the sparkling fluid. is fouled by cesspools near
the source. The pumping station at Sunbury
teryene to prevent the dissemination of typhoid
germs throughout the supply of drinking
water, which is furnished not only to the
metropolis, but to many adjacent towns As
consequence of this, people are getting
alarmed, and already filters are being sold in
nearly every street and square of the city. The
British Medical Journal. one Of the most promi-
nent technical organs, has taken the matter up
and probably will not stop harping on the ques-
ton until it has achieved some change in this
disgraceful state of affairs.
LATTER DAY SAINTS vs.. MoRMoSs.
Mr.. Frederic Tubb, the secretary of the Lon
don branch for recognizing the church Of
Jesus Christ and Latter Day Saints, has Just
written q letter which cannot fail to be read
with interest by at least two denominations.
He saws: ''Our church is not in any degree al
lied with the sections known as the Mormon
church in Utah. Our president. Joseph Smith,
is the eldest son Of the prophet. and persist
emily denies that his father either taught in
culcated or practiced the anti-scriptural inno-
walton of polygamy. We are heartily glad at
the recent abandonment of the Utah Mormon
church"
THE GRIP N ENGLAND.
The grip has again begun to exercise great
deal Of attention, not only by reason of the
fact that it has appeared in one or two of the
country districts, or because we have been
daily inundated with the reports Of its ravages
in America and even by the publication of the
daily death rate Of those cities of the United
States in which the dread disease has appeared
The Ldncet, perhaps the recognized organ of
the medical profession, predicts that there will
be q severe recurrence Of influenza in England
unless we get some warm sunny weather to
check the course Of the disease, which has al
ready appeared 1t must be confessed that the
weather prophets do not hold out any great
hope Of our seeing much of the day gods pres
ence, and therefore, according to the journal I
have just quoted, We must make up our minds
that in the coming week at least this epidemic
of influenza will extend over q much wider
area. The weather is now cold and chilly and
the sun scarcely shines at all The consequence
is that in the park the trees and shrubs are in q
very backward condition, and nobody has yet
dared to leave of fires or to appear in spring
clothes, although about Easter everybody, as
with you, likes to appear in his new fnery.
Business Of all kinds has been hurt by this