Stockton Herald, South Durham and Cleveland Advertiser. — 1889-07-20 (Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland, England)

OOO. The klarignis of Bothiau expressed his gratulcation that at last in the history of Scotland they had secured a home where they might place the portraits of those whose lives bad made, and were making, the history of 1 our country. The building, which already COP* talua a large number of portraits, is also te I accommodate the National Museum of Antiquities. The came of " Reed and others 7'. the Bishop , of Lincoln" came on Tuesday before Sir T. Parker Deane, Q.C., the Vicar-General, at awl Royal Courts of Justice, in regard to an applies. I lion of the Fronsoters to amend their articles. It appeared that the articles, as originally drawn, ' alleged charges auainst Dr. King as a Bishop, i To that Messrs Brooks and Jenkins, proctors for the Bishop, replied tbat tbe charges made against his lordship as a Bieleop were not offences cv4ainat the canons and constitutions of the Church. To meet thie point the proctors for Use promoters, Mews Wainwright and Baillie, deaired to insert the words 'or minister," making it appear that the charges were made against ' Dr. King " as a Bishop or a minister." To this I Messrs Brooks and Jenkins offered a stroug op petition, and it was areanged onTnesday that this point, es well as the objection to the original articles, should come on for hearing before the Archbishop of Canterbury and his amessors on Tuesday next. Referring to the triple charge made against General Boulanger of an attempt against the safety of the State, of conspiracy, sod of embezzlement the I'empe states that some cypher telegrams which were recently discovered will prove the first charge. It would appear from these telegrams, ears the journal, that a march on the Elyefe wee planned, and that General Boulanger awaited the result of thm coup. Several ottieere of high rank, moreover, had promised him their support. Tait sharps of embezzlement and Peculation 'probably referred to purchas.s of Government supplies, each as coffee for troops and earep bedsteads. The joarnsA Anther rpealre Of meteenaltson of the funds of the War Miuistry by General Bonier:mar for his private use, ited in Ibis connection states that, among other 11,1thesse. the General is accused of barring bosght shams of tbe military club, which he Ikept for tithoolb they este _paid hit from the fonds of the Wu itinattsy. In conelneion, the 2"'ides says that sevetal other (Merges ofar * character will be brought against Generel  defence was that the child had sustained its ' injuries through falls.—The accused was remanded for a week, bail being slowed. At about half-Dash four o'clock on Tuesday morning the pilots of one of the Thames fire floats found the apparently lifeless body of • young girl, about fifteen years of age, opposite the Whitehall steps. They immediately brought it on shore and handed it over to the police. A doctor wae brought, and in a short • , time be enoceeded in restoring animation. ' IWhen questioned by the police the poor girl said she was Mabel Watson, or ILove, and resided with hr parents in Arundel-street, Strand. In her possession was found a letter addressed to "Mabel bore, 1 Gaiety Theatre." Sammied herd. was miserable, I and she had determined to commit suicide 1 by throwing herself MO the Thames. For this • purpose she had left hex home about three o'clock on Tuesday morning when all were asleep, and wauderiug down towards Whitehall had thrown I herself into the river from the steps. Beinv, mill in : 1 a weak condition she was taken to tit. Giles's In- 1 !Urinary, and was subsequently charged at 1 Bow-atreet Police Court with attempting to • t commit suicide. It will be remembered 1 that this is the same rink:Tomato girl who t ten /mum some months ago, and was taken from 1 Dublin. She has for some time been one of the Gaiety Burlesque Company, and has taken a part , in "Faust tip to Date ' since that harlesque was i started at the Gaiety rd'hestre. 1 There came before the Manchester Assire !Court on Saturday the case of Hurst v. Wad' dington.--Mr Whartou, who appeared for the I plaintiff, lifrs Madge Hirst, a widow, residing at 1 Southport, consented to a judgment for the defendant. The corroborative evidence, he said, which was ahsolutely necessary to enable him to prove his case was not forthcoming, or, at any rate, was not of the nature he had expected. That being so, be bad no alternative but to consent to judgment _The Judge: In that Cage you agree to a verdict being given for the defendant. Do you con- , sent to have the ease tried without a jury ?—Mr 1 Wharton: I do.—The Judge: Verdict for the 1 defendant, with riosts.—Mr Addison asked leave to say a word or two in defence of his client, as the matter had been a good deal talked about. The defendant was a respeetable old gentleman, 70 years of sage, and though he gave the plaintiff £5O for the maintenance of a child which never existed, he never promised to marry her, and never thought of so doing.—The Judge: Verdict for the defendant, with costs.— Mr Addison : And no imputation on his character.—The Judge: No, I leave you to may that. (Laughter.)--Mr Addison: Yes, I have . shad it—The Judge: I must say the lady her'eat oonfessed that she had never had a child, and said rho had been ia a conditiou of expectancy for a great number of months. (Laughter.) I should recommend even elderly gentMnien to be a little careful whoutaa—.— Mr Addison : Whom they pick up V—Vrs. , (Laughter.)