The Atherstone, Nuneaton, and Warwickshire Times. — 1888-10-20 (Atherstone, Warwickshire, England)

CONSTABLE'S DIONNT. (London e Hamilton. Adams, and Co.; Coventry Curtis and Beamishl. —We have received (through Chief-constable Norris, of Coventry) a copy of this work by R. M. Prescott, the full title being "Thy Constable's Digest (a treatise on police duty) and Criminal Law Epitome." The book is dedicated to Chief constable Ward. of Lancaster, and in the preface the author says that it is an endeavour to epitomire and make clear red intelligible the different statutes trea.d. and to lay down in a concise and practical manner other points of interest in connection with police work, with the view of assisting the police generally in the exee ciseof their functions. The opening pagee are taken up with a contribution on The Police." by Mr. M. Bullard, Q.C., and artacles on the same subject by Chief-constable Ward. of Lancaster, and Chief.constable Norris. of Coventry. Of Mr. Norris the author speaks as" the highly...erne& genial, arid capable Chief of Policy of the city of Coventry, who has done much for the benefit of the police world, and who is widely known for honesty of purpose and earnestness in his public and private relations.- Mr. Norris's article deals with constables' depwtment. the nyec of handcuffs and staves, inatructions in C.F.'S of /Ire, the best means of suppressing crneltv and promoting kindness th esissa a. by. His re-marks are illustrated with instances' taken from his experience in Coventry. He explains the system on which the police arid firemen work in this city, with each good results. and alludes to the work of the Coventry Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animate in endeavouring to suppress cruelty. In thy soyyeydiyg Peges instruction is given on a multitude of subjects which come under the cognisanoe of the police, and the officers into whose hands the book finds its wey will be much better armed to do theiy trying work than they were without it. Watch and pcjlice committery might do woree then obtain copies for there. of the men . .  A curious mew of suicide has occurred, esyn a Peri. correspondent, in little hone near the Trocadero. A youngeter named Eugene Bloc. 14 years a age. fell in love with plaster cast of Venue that was in his father's how*. Young Eugene would gaze at the etatue for hours, and i would get up at night to look at it. This laated month. The father became angm se his son did not work and neglected hie studies: 10th. father broke the statue into pieties. Eugene wee an mtich affected that he went to hie bedroom, twisted a ebeet round hie neck and etrangled himeelf.  The Hon. .T. A. Chaplains. Canadian Secretary of State, in a speech delivered at a banquet given to Mr. Robert WhiM, member Parliament. referred to the relation% between Canada and the United States. He mid that the latter country tried to frighMo Canada with oomroercial one.. annexation, and unreetrtated recipro.ty, but that Canada. which had been well off before, was even better off now. and did llOt 1.42 for any change. Lord Randolph Churchill low n. benefited in health from Ms holide, go much m hie friende had hoped. He le declining polnic engagements on the ground f impairei et-mynah.  rd. fr she e=tn,i indiscretions a youth, nervous debility, physical mbanstiou, mid early dosny. This moat rimed, was discovered by • missionary in Old }harm Mused him from • miserable misisnos and emly grme.—Send • self-addressed, stamped envelops to Rey. Joarn Hamm, Bloomsbury Mansions. Bloomsbury Square, London, We. Mention this papa-.