The San Francisco call., 1895-05-19

Material for debaters will not be furnished.
Religious questions respectfully declined.
THE PRIvY CoUNcTL-G. E., Oakland, Cal.
The Privy Council of England is an assembly
Of advisers on matters of state appointed by
the sovereign. The list of the Privy Council
now includes the members of the royal family,
the Archbishops of Canterbury and of York, the
Bishop of London, the great officers of state,
the Lord Chancellor and the Lord Chief JUS
tice, the Lord Justice of Appeals, Judges of the
courts of equity, the Chief Justice of the
Court of Common Law, the ecclesiastical
ana admiralty Judge, the Speaker of the House
of Commons, the ambassadors, some of the
Mini sters Plenipotentiary and Governors of
colo MES; the Commander-in-C Chief, the Master
General of the Ordnance, the First Lord of the
Admiralty and generally Junior Lord of the
Admiralty, as well as necessarily all members
OF the Cabinet, and the vice-president of the
Board of Trade. The paymaster of the forces
and OF the Poor Law Board are also generally
members of the Privy Council and sometimes
persons who have held responsible positions
under the crown. At this time no members of
the Privy Council attend the deliberations ex-
cept those who have been specially summoned.
SHAKERS AND QUAKERs-L L. H., Point Tibu-
ron, Marin County, Cal. The Shakers are re-
ligious denomination founded in Manchester,
England. The proper official designation of
this sect, existing only in the United States, is
VIC Odltto guilty OI believers III SuIlsLS
Second Appearing" The founder of this sect,
in whose person they believe Christ appeared
q second time, was Ann Lee, who emigrated
from Manchester to New York In 1774. The
Quakers are officially known as the Society of
Friends. In law the Friends differ from their
fellow-citizens chiefly as regards marriages and
taking oaths. They are sect founded in Eng
land about the middle of the seventeenth GEN.
tury by George Fox. 1t is perhaps more in the
spirit than in the letter of their faith that the
Society of Friends differ from other Christians.
The epistle by Fox and other Friends to the
Governor of 8arbadoes in 1868 contains con-
fession of faith that does not differ materially
from the so-called Apostles Greed, except that
1t Is more copiously worded and dwells with
greater diffuseness on the work of Christ.
BILLIARDS.. H., City. There is an ordi-
nance of this City and County which reads as
follows:
1t shall be unlawful within the City and County
OF san Francisco for any proprietor, bartender,
clerk or any other person having the charge or
control OF any saloon, barroom, billiard-room or
pooroom or any other public place or place open to
puDilc view to permit any person under the age of
10 years 70 play or engage in or be present any
game OF billiards. pool or Of cards, and 1t shall
wise be unlawful for any person under the age of
lS years TO play or engage in be present at any
game OF billiards, pool or of cards in any public
place or place open to public view within the City
and County Of San Francisco.
ExTRADITIoN-J. W. S., City. If Lambert, the
man charged with forgery and embezzlement,
had fed to British Columbia instead Of Hon