Brighouse & Rastrick Gazette. — 1881-02-12 (Brighouse, West Yorkshire, England)

SUGGESTION.  "All quiet in front. Post between here and Newcastle stopped to day by strong Boer patrol. Reinforcements During the recent engagements in the Transvaal marching up, but weather very unfavourable. Death since (writes "F. B." in the St. James's Gazette) our foes last return-58th Regiment, T. Fitz Harris." have displayed their skill as marksmen by picking The Earl of tesbury inquired if there were any truth out with deadly accuracy the British officers opposed in the stateme t a treacherous use had been made of a to them. To deal with the Boers I would suggest white flag by rs. that they should be met with their own system of warLord Kimberley said the Government had no information fare. Our volunteer army contains in its ranks some on those cases in addition to that which had appeared in of the best shots in the world—men who are good print. Joubert, the Boer commander, had expressed his riders as well as excellent marksmen. Let five horror at the murder of Captain Elliot, and stated his hundred of these gentlemen volunteer for service in determination to punish the offenders. While asking their lordships and the public to be on their guard ' against South Africa—l believe they readily would do so if exaggerations, the noble earl assured them of the determi. they thought that the Government would accept their nation of the Government to insist on Justice being ad- services—let them elect their own officers, and form a ministered to those who violated the laws of civilized war-,, corps of their own, the officers wearing exactly the WO. same uniform as the men. I feel confident that such Lord Cairns, on moving the first of his four law NIX a force would be especially formidable to the chiefs in appealed to the Government to midst in carrying them the rebel army and that it would enable us to bring through the House of Commons, as they had met with this wretched little war to a speedy conclusion. Anygeneral approval, and the Lord Chancellor, on their intro- . .. duction, expressed a favourable opinion of them, now, it my idea should not be acted n on this letter E ' • The Lord Chancellor said that the two referring to the may perhaps be the means of calling t e attention of tation of actions and solicitors' remuneration the the authorities to the ing:rtance of causing the uniernment would not be unwilling to give their assistance form of our officers in uth Africa to be made as Evassing • but they thought that if the laws relating to like that of their men as possible. The faces of Sir aroPe'rt7 and settled estates were to be comprenen. Evelyn Wood and Colonel Buller are as well known sively dealt with, Lord Cairns's Bill referring to those sub- to many of the Boers as they are to the frequenters jects would have to be modified. of Pall MAIL This is also the case with other officers The four Bills were read a second time. who will shortly be engaged in the 'Transvaal There The Select Committee an the Rivers Conservancy and is no advantage to be obtained in making them still Moods Prevention Bill was nominated, and their lordahips rose at twenty minutes to six, more conspicuous. In the Homo op CollXollB, Mr. Williamson asked the Postmaster-General whether he could give satisfactory in. To PliscHeiiiins OF