Denton and Haughton Examiner, etc. — 1887-04-30 (Denton, Greater Manchester, England)

DARLING DIORIE. vided by statute that the parent is not to be b At the Croydon Borough Polio t-court the other day reason of such a payment deprived of any right or Richard Charlton, a boy of ten, was charged with privilege or subject to any disability or disqualifies- stealing from the kitchen at 11, Boulogneroad, Croytion It has been found that the poor have a remark- don, a birdcage containing a linnet, valued at 185,, able aversion to the use of this provision, deeming the property of Maurice Freeman. The prisoner lived that any application to the guardians savours of next door, and when arrested he said, " Don't lock me pauperism. In a bill introduced by Mr. Llewellyn, up this time, I won't do it again. If I had not been M.P., it is proposed that this work of the guardians hungry I would not have taken it." When asked what shall be undertaken by a school fees committee. The he had done with the bird and cage he replied,. I sold bill is, however, permissive merely. It enables a local them to another boy for a slice of bread and dripping!' authority, if it thinks flt, to appoint a committee for The empty cage Was produced in court. One of the any parish or parishes within its district to hear these magistrates inquired where the linnet was. The boy applications for th^ payment of fees and to give all who "bought" it said it died, but he had "not been directions respecting their payment. A school fees giving it bread and dripping.. (Laughter.) The Committee jute consist of not less than three or more mayor ordered the prisoner to WARP five strokes than seven ratepayers or owners of property shoats with a birch rod. Upon hearing this the boy began In the parish. But where the local authority is a to cry most lustily, whilst his mother exclaimed, board of guardians each guardian of the parish is to 4, pray don't beat him ; oh, Dic.kie, my darling." be c.r.officio an additional member of the ommittee. A committee is to be appointed annually, unless the Woans ter Canmana.—Areem, enraly, W and vies perfect local authority directs otherwise; and it is to meet gaiety got rid of by using KEATIiIyNG'S ORM TABLETEL once at least every month. An order for the payment Tins, ta ltd. each. of school fees is not to be made for a longer period A wastarto of the Welsh clergy has just been held than three months, and the local authority is at Rhyl to take into consideration the best method of empowered torescind or alter any such order. To assist obtaining the large arrears of tithes due, which the in inquiring into the applications for payment of fees tenantry refused to pay. There was an animated an officer may be demanded by the committee from discussion, and ultimately it was resolved to take the local authority. He would be paid out of the summary proceedings to recover all arrears. local rates, but would in no case be the relieving Liner. DARRHOWER, of the United States navy, who officer. In an urban sanitary district the local autho- was with the Jeannette Arctic expedition, committed city thus empowered to not is the urban ...nary suicide at the Annapolis Naval Academy the other authority. Elsewhere it is the board of guardians. hay while deranged. A