The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-02-14

fifty years. He was long the Tory lead
er of the University, and was also warm
~ interested in all the affairs of the
town. He was munincent In his support
of all local charities and philanthropic
institutions, and took an active part In
the management of Addenbrooke's hospi-
tai. Lord Braybreoke succeeded his BROTH
er IN the peerage and family estates On
Guiding the magnificent DOMAIN Of Audley
End about two years ago. He was an
accomplished scholar, and conspicuous
for his tact, courtesy, consistency and
common sense. In early life he did not
appear to have much chance of succeed
ing to the title and estates, being fifth
son. The eldest of his brothers left two
daughters. and the second left one daugh-
ter. The third brother was killed at
Inkerman and a few days later the fourth
brother died from wounds received at
Balaclava. The late peers father lives
In literature as the discoverer of the
famous diary Of Samuel Pepys, which
had then lain neglected and forgotten
for a century and a half. Lord Bray
brooke desiphered the diary which was
written In species of shorthand.
The Kings visit to ireland in The spring
and its probable date, have caused a
change In the dates of the National
Punchestown races, and the other race
meetings which fill up the Punchestown
week. The National race meeting as new
ly arranged takes place on April 20 and
81 being followed by three other racing
days at Leopardstown and the Phoenix
Park respectively.
The army in South Africa is, 1t appears,
in a sore condition of discomfort An
officer writes that the price of beer is
one of the chief grievances of the rank
and file, and that If arrangements could
be made to supply the men with good,
sound beer at London prices all other
causes of dissatisfaction would fade into
insignificance. Amusing, is 1t not?
London Is fast becoming a honey-comb
of electric tube railways. Last week
private view of the Great Northern and
City Railway, the next of these undertake
ings to be opened to the public, was given
by the contractors The line runs at
present from Ffnsbury Park to Moor
gate street and ultimately 1t will be car
rfed to the oLthbury corner of the Bank
of England. 1t places a rapid and con-
venient means of transit at the disposal
of an enormous population. and though
the northerners have had to wait longer
for their tube" than the people Of the
south and west, they have the consola-
ton of knowing that 1t is In many re-
spects superior to its predecessors. In
particular the larger size of the tube-fL
Is 16 1T. in diameter as compared with
the II IT. s in. of the Central London
is great advantage permitting the adop-
ton Of more spacious and comfortable
carriages.
Relics of Mrs. Sarah Siddons, the
famous actress, have had singularly hard
luck from railways. First her cottage
home at Westbourne Farm, adored by her
as the brightest little nook in all the
world disappeared before the Great
Western, and by the end of this month
the house in which she lived after her re-
tirement from the stage, situated on the
east side of Upper Baker street. near the
entrance to Regents Park. is also to be
demolished for railway purposes. In this
domicle-a roomy old mansion, which re-
mains internally much as 1t was in her
time-she passed away on June s, 1881,
In her seventy-sixth year. But though
her home may vanish. Paddington per-
petrates her memory by the handsome
Sic.lion marble statue of the Tragedy
Queen which adorns Paddington green.
At the Southwark Coroner's court this
week, DR.. Waldo, the coroner, made a
novel suggestion as to the care of chill
dren left alone in the absence of their
parents. young child had been burn
ed to death, and the corner said it was
the old, old story-"Children left alone;
no fire-guard; fannellette.'' He once
knew a larry well-to-do circumstances
who, when she went out, had the children
placed in a kind of waterwork cage prison
which she had mae. The door was locked,
and the children were kept in safety and
out of mischief during the lady's absence.
He thought the idea was one that should
commend itself to parents.
Crime, as the result of drunkenness, is
alarmingly on the increase, Mr.. Justice
Grantham in a letter on the subject says
that during the last four weeks on one
circuit recently he and brother Judge
tried twelve murders, eighteen attempts
at murder, and woundings without num-
Der that We're just as likely to have end
ed in murder, so far as the conduct of
the criminal was concerned.