Penistone, Stocksbridge, Hoyland & Chapeltown Express, etc. — 1899-06-23 (Penistone, South Yorkshire, England)

FOUR UNLUCKY SONS.  Roland Orpin, twenty-one, hairdresser. of Blackstock-road, Finsbury-park, was charged on a warrant before Mr. E. S. Fordharn, at North Look* Police-court, with attempting to commit suicide. The prisoner, who looks younger than stated, and whose throat was bandazist, was said by his sister to have deliberately drawn a razor acmes his throat, and inflicted a gash. He was taken to the Great Northern Hospital, where he was dtAxined from Saturday afternoon until Monday morning. The mother of the prisoner (a comelylooking Berkshire dame) said: • It is all over a love affair, your worship; and I wish you would remand him to have him medically examined, as he is the fourth of my sons who has done the same thing."— Mr. Fordham: Do von say that three of your sons have committed suleide?—The mother: Well, ono of them shot Itimwlf when in a temper over his rheumatism. He was taken to the It 'Natal. and got over the wound, bat died of rheuinatism.—Mr. Fordham: Ile did not commit suicide.—The mother: The next one drank himself t dem h. —Mr. Fonlharn: That was not premeditated suicide.—Tlie mr.ther Another one was drowned at Margate las' year.— Mr. Fordhatn: Was that accidentally or by design? —The wither: I believe he tried to do it —Mr. Ftiniham: Certainly, a curious story. But I will remsil this youitg m-in so that the prison doctor may hlrirt upon his mental condition.—The mother: It is all through the gal.  EXPORTATION OF ARMS CASE  Mr. Justice Grantham, in the Queen's Bench Division. has delivered his reserved judgment on pints of law in the case of Praxis. Times and Co. v. Carr, which involved the question as to whether Commander Can, of H.M.S. Lapwing, was within his legal rights in ariesting the British steamship Baluchistan. which was carry log :huntliens of war which belonged to the pliediits. The • i.i.tions wi-re confuter.tcd and I anh-t nCr to the British C. mid at Muscat. A proclamation had, s in. days before the arr.val of the lhiluchietan at Muscat. been issued by the Sultau of NI oocat to the elect that all munitions of w ir eisishze..l to Persian or lmlian perts were to b • anent,. 'id confiscated. lie goods in 1111,1d1011 were originally csisig,iii to Itu.shire, vie Bahrein. Muscat Wheal." At Pon Bud they were changed to "Muscat" only. The fury found for the plaintiffs on the facts. His lerdship said both si•les had uesatiafactotilv tnoted the case. He would like to have known more aisiut the intention which the Government had in citing the instructions to Commander Crr, and lie would like to have heard a fuller statement by the plaitstiffis of the lesson why, atter the brava., tleo• took no a'•.pe to prove their right to the goods which 'hey allea.Kl wero wrongfully re zed. l'h. tel ir i n ti:e auth.rits ot 1.• ri t-nlisbury that a British Ailmiril waz quite able t, use his own di...T.-am in ma' tics of legal authority, and he had to accept on that authority that Comeemder Can. who he hoped and felt sore would sooner or later be an A.lneral, had ex trised his right properly and legally. The proclamation was iuued by a sovereign Power, end the Sultan of Muscat hut, held a prayer and constitutioual court, and the extraordinary thing ems that the plaintiffs, having mei of their portiere at Bashire and an agent at M0....A, did not apply for the delivery of their goo Is. T..is in itao.f was auspicious. Judgm.sit on the points of law, . . . .  thei,tore. mtmt 13; entere(l tor the liefeadant, with costs. • stay was grantel with A view to appeal.  The Kesteven Coqnty Council, In Lincalivihire, attributes the " increasing devastation of agricultural peps" to "mann+ of sparrous bred in London and fawns of England generally." Damage by fire to the extent of £lO.OOO has been done to a cotton factory in Grundy-street. near North Docks, Liverpool.  The Local Goveniment &lard has, on the prtitiou a the Guardians of the Woburn (Beds) Union. Ordenq that the union shall be dissolved.  Tae liamburg-American Line has, it is said, repurchased from the Spanish Government the steamer Columbia, sold to it on the outbreak of the recent war.  The London steamer Philmei, due at Samegate at three o'clock on Saturday afternoon, did not arrive in harbour wadi three a.m. on Sunday, having had to anchor for twelve hours owing to a dmwifx There were about a hundred passengers on boi martly day escureionista, but none stewed any the wenn for their experience&  A curious marriage has just been celebrated in St. Tet,mburg. 11. Polortisoff. eon of a very wealthy senator who is well known in Paris and Monte Carloonarried a Caucasian Princess who had obtained a divorce for the purpose. Immediately after the ceremony the couple, by common accord, separated. The incident is causing a great deal of comment in Society circle' in the &laden capital. Mr. Stanley Edwin Malet, principal import agent In Jersey, has been found shot through the heart ha his bedroom at La Roque. A revolver lay by his side. The deceased gentleman had been Mayoe cd Pt. Saviour's, and honorary secretary of .the Victoria Club, Jersey.