SUM T E E S D A L E M E R C U R Y — W E D N E S D A Y , J U N E 8, 1887.

Besting to Natura l i s t s . -^ , ^ I was fishing in the R i v e r T e e 9 „ ^ r J Castle, on Saturday last , h " 0 ' fa

S T A B T F O B T H .

J j s e e a pair of kingfishers (male •remaining' unobserved, eventual! a n ^ fi • t . A s it is very desirable t n , . ' V d j ,

p l d be allowed to rear their V o u ''and erhaps not be wise to indicate t!,„ 'o nt. I e e x a c t |

ipendent Order of Good To • quarterly ses.i m of tbe South T) J P ^ „ fge was held in the Weslev»n C h i U r , l a > H l i W h i c Tuesday, presided over h i ' C o t k

p . C . T . , of Hartlepool, and W l H J psentatives and visitors f r o m au *" ' ^UeJ

Tbe Executive Commi t t ed rei,n,EaH« of; Jof juvenile and adu l t o f 5,415. I e c l a , • i l e Templars was admi t t ed . j j _ Put

Stockton, submitted, on behalf 0 f ° , " , • h Btatives to G r a n d Lodge, an inter ^ ' K j-oceeclings of I hut body at t l 1 ( , n m ' " 1 * *« [London during Easter week, ' j-j *e». In was unanimously adopted •—.'!••" '^''ow l a t i v e s and o t t e r Good T e m p l a r / 1 ' 1 ' * » , ] ath D u r h a m D i s t r i c t L o d i i e . co rd i l ' " e s e t f I n of its representatives t o G r a n d Y e 1 bR a contribution o f £ 5 0 0 t,> tbe « G « « ] JXX), during tbe next five years. v y C ' e ' a l l Br part toward? realizing th is j , n , ' Pfo lhat with such a missionary f und a t " * n ' lented by missionary effort on i i , 0

U Q l t t iM febip, our district may be p l a . - ^ : 1 <*] bus position than i t has yet oceur, ; f-d D 8 * DO members wh ich our D . C . T • , a t><M hay bi readi ly realized. W e c la im t? ' J * best efforts of our lodges and o f o u - ' ' 9 q

fcork. I n the evening a pub l i c r n o e r " • t i d e d over by E r e . J . J . Woods , and ! i

M). J . Seaman, of Stockton ; and i H • O n . of tue North o f E n g l a n d Te

I JSfext session to be held at C ^ * 1

Auckland Abduction C a s e • y , a hawker named Thomas Varey C>i\ . fcnnded on a charge of abductiu.r a " i • A n n i e Boss, under 16 rears o f a » e '• . U n » 1 fat Crook. Prisoner was appro^he'niM 1

• at Carlis le , on M o n d a y , l i e a „ d ̂ « •a t Hamsterley on the 4th M a v , and at a t • i n Bridgegate, Barnard CJst le , o n t l S R i g days, and on the 7th the p a i r i l a ( j 9< |dletou-in-Tee=dalo. They also obtai. I t St. John's CcapeL. when V a r e y ' j t , l l his wife to the police-sergeant t.'ier %as further investigated on F r i day '

i r was further remanded, but admitted" t IT. Proud protecting against M r Sunt rcharge of the girl. Varey was as-u\ h* "londay. T h e father of the g i r l , H»nry

, W i s cross-examined by M r I \ u u j Jed. He said he. never objected to b r r ' Because she bad gone awav so mai y fcsly. They had been m a r r i e d sine-B a y with his consent, as he t h o u g h t it ths • > do, as prisoner had made a stain ( •er .—Cross-examined by Superintendent a Rected so much, when he heard tha t his dan V i e away with prisoner that he took a L i f t e r Varey wi.s apprehended, witnea

p r ' s friends came to the conclusion that it i l e r for tbem to be married.—Annie Ross n toed by M r Proud : I t was her own fault! ler asked her to go away with h im, because! ten with him many a time before .—Dr. k s e d and said that did not affect tbe'n l i o n . — M r Proud : I f they had got uiarr [hare been an end of the case .—Dr. Joba I so sure about that ,—Mr P r o u d : O f , [could not get married without the fa pt.—The G i r l : I said I would have him..

W h a t d id you go away for?—Becaj him, (Laughter . )—Mr Proud : No;

lou go away for?—Because I wanted T » . — M r Proud : W h y did you not get mart

ause he had not the money to marry us | h e left her to join the mil i t ia he mad p m e n t for her to meet bim at the Castle i le , when they were to be married.—Bi

| : They had been from home a montb ! •rangement was made to get married. Pri| • r e r to the charge, eaid be and tbe girl j Mo be married, but he had no mor.ey t | Ted with until he drew b ig money froot t; when he would bare married the girl.4 I also addressed the Court, and, alludin? t*

j of the A c t under which the proceedings i i said he was confident that there was no icteL i man's mind to simply take tbe g i r l awaj »es of prostitution. H i s intentions were 1 pe whole proceedings, from beginning toj

j d that the idea to marry ber was to be I T h e couple had been married since then*

carr iage certificate M r P r o u d now pro lobson (aid the Bench considered there \facie case made out, and reluctantly comn per to take his trial at the nest assizes, ecepted.

B O K E B Y .

IT and IMrs 31orritt left Eokeby fcdnesday last, for London. T h e y w i l l fn six weeks. The family are at Bedcar.

L A R T I N G T O N ,

w c k i n g a n d F a t a l A c c i d e n t . — O n •Best was held at M r Peirse's, Pecknall , neari fc, on the body of Miobael W y n n (64), w M | (injuries received on tbe 27th ult. H e * ° T ploughing, and went to the horses bo a cord, when they bolted, and decea l t d down, and the ploughshare catch tog ^ M dragged a considerable diftance. H e " , [»nd "lingered until Thursday , when be i •cat ion. A verdict of " accidental deal led.

W O O D L A N D . . ti0_ | B C o l l i e r y D i s p u t e a n d t h e E v ^ n j j j . — O n F r i d a y a painful stage in ff8_ l land was reached, when ejectment _ l

ied at B a r n a r d Castle about three w ^ ^ Enforced in three instances against str ^ w i n g colliery houses. T h i s u n f o r t . u P utsif •Btinued for some six weeks now, witno ^ (

tmpromise, and in fact the places o ^ r r j . fhave been gradually filled up by ne f J Wing of tbe district is r e r y strong, b

Jie bitter expressions are made u e e ° r > , lots against M r Shipley , the roaD^eDt , m towards tbe men. N o exciting ' ? i a a e- J In connection with tbe evictions too * P ( vVsj •evicted families were those of , » T v V J | lohn Lowe, at L a n e H e a d , and J ^ n " jflO J ly-lane. A crowd numbering a b ° b \ e d Vouths, chiefly strike bands, M 9 e I ° 8 c o ^ a

fat the evictions, but everything W

u D e r i " , e l fj orderly manner. M r Shipley e U K

I b o " , l i r k of evicting, and Superintenden T b e e ^ iforce of police were in attendance. ^ t m •ies were not without friends, 8 n d

h ° a J e B t e » ° ' , J

brniture was removed to other n furO1'*"! Jurtber intended that tbe family ?D°a o<*a"A lHauxwel l , another miner on B t r , * e ^ r g H»U |1 liery house, should be ejected, v t e ^ J [g been confined about a f o r t n i g ^ ^ i B»H lecided to postpone proceedings ftrd lonyfhou ld declare favourably i n , tb»fc J 3

E i i . Hauxwell , however, decla. re" ^ I to be evicted, and that » » » £ of bU bave to be taken as i n the c» t b e ^

»urs before he was r e m o l d r r v #o rtictions were carried out d u r i n g ^ are completed by about b a l f - p 8 * 1

vj-;lios o f S t a r t f o r t l i aud Barna k ' l i , , .),• ict ically one, in the celebration of t E ' 1 .he 21st of June. The choirs of the t

rd the wo

we t rus t The sermon

' ! l j o i n ^ o r " i e o c e ' " ' o n , when i * ' j,'j;rand and hear ty service

i ' 1 ' ' acbfd by the R t ; r . Canon B r o w n , who has Klf'fpnjeiited to ]>reach at the Jubilee Service •CO'

infT Sunday at > ' I n m i c h in- t h e e r

i n f o r t h , and the Vica r i n g . A t a meeting.

'•'.'^.'cvtiiings a:jo, i t w.-.s decided that a l l the J tpicbers should wear suitable medals on

> B , T ) n y . A procession of ch i ld ren w i t h o u t Lp-;." o r ese»t a uielancholv s i g h t ; but we have r ;/r f"1' Sunday or Day School. W i l l the • ' ' ' j j ^ pmish k i n d l y undertake ei ther to make

, l e * B O W L RES.

jtivc M e t h o d i s t S u n d a y S c h o o l A n n i -vfrg anniversary in connection w i t h tbe

wi.= celebrated on Saturday and Sunday, «V.h of M a y . Tea 9<-:is p rovided i n the

. , • olars at 4 o'clock, after which the hi "eek-end w e r e commenced w i t h a ,.., • presided over by M r B . F . Eac>,

v e an excellent t- no to the meeting „ . , w very pract ical remarks on Sunday

} [ r J . Dick inson was the next speaker, reditibly discharged his du ty , and then lo the Rev. W . A . F rench , who <«ire a ot a':d appropriate addre-s for the occasion, the interest of the mi et ing t i l l the close of

A public coffee suoper was held, the presided over by M r s Wearmou th , M r s VVi urraouto, :»Tr; Beadle, M r s Balmer ,

tbridge and Miss l i o n . . The repast was j by a host of gues's, who hear t i ly partook

jjthtliuv- provided, and who so ably discharged *j that t 'ie services pi M r W . Gibson, whose ijl l ever b e revered a Bowlces, were scarcely

On the Sunday M r J . J . Spoor, of Bishop S preached two excellent sermons, at 2 p .m.

p.m. The musical par t of these services was ,n excellent character, and i n w h i c h great jrtond to be taken. Approp r i a t e hymns and vfere suni» by the ch i ldren and choir , Miss A .

presiding at the ha rmon ium, and we m i g h t •tat credit is due t o tbia young woman fo r anoer in which she has f i l e d th i s honourable

not only on th is but a l l other and is no t l i k e l y to stand i n less

s>» barmoniumist, than any of her ancestors, kelv to dis t inguish herself as one of the

ible of tbe day. A few dialogues and recitations Jj,eu by the ch i ld ren . The weather was fine, and irere iarge congregations.

B O L D R O N . A special effort wil l bo made to raise funds

for the purpose of bu i ld ing a Miss ion B o o m at B o l d r o n , du r ing the present year. A sum of about i-ToO has b e e n already raised, but upwards of £ 2 0 0 w i l l be required before the work c a n b e satisfactorily completed. A very suitable site lias been procured f rom M r Thomas Plews, at a cost of on ly X'25, and, as ho himself k i n d l y contributes £o, the purchase money w i l l real ly be £20. A n o l d house now stands on the s i t e f rom which as m u c h stone can be obtained as w i l l b u i l d tbe room. M r J o h n I les lop , church­warden, has made a plan of a very suitable bui ld ing , g iv ing church accommodation for about SO persons.

S T A I N T O N . The Misses Dcut, of Streatlam House, most

k i n d l y provided tea for a l l the chi ldren , the Sunday School teachers, and Choi r , at Stainton School. Af te r ­wards the prizes were given away in the course of a concert given chiefly by the ch i ldren themselves, assisted by Miss W o o d , Miss Appleby , M r R . B . Gent, and the Rev. W . F . Curtoys, who w i s in t h e chair, and d i s t r i ­buted tbe prizes. The most at tractive i t em i n the p rogramme was the rec i ta t ion " W h a t good cats do," by Maggie Stoddart and others. H e a r t y r o t e B of thanks were given to the Misses D e n t and M r Judson.

U I D D L E T O N - I N - T E E S D A L E .

[oposed Celebration of the Queen's , _ 0 D Saturday evening a publ ic meet ing was

h the Boa rd School, at the instance of the t j i i i i u e r and M r A . Hope . The gathering was KrpKsentative, i nc lud ing most of the public and

in the t o w n , besides a good master of the generally. C. E . Bainbr idge , Esq., i n the he Rev. J . M i l n e r ( t h rough indisposi t ion) , lously elected t o preside on the occasion, f resolutions were then submitted to the

pj.soiongst tbe p r i n c i p a l of which w a s one by 'Jioaipson, tha t there should be a public tea

mes and sports, which m i g h t be defined by-tee subsequently. M r F . E . Gibson also

REMINISCENCES OP A V O Y A G E TO A U S T R A L I A ,

E X P E R I E N C E S I N T H A T C O L O N Y , A N D R E T U R N T O E N G L A N D , I N T H E Y E A R S

ISoS T O 1870. I N C L U S I V E , B Y T E E S D A L E E M I G R A N T S ,

A f t e r the substantial m e i l had been dispatched at 1 he restaurant, and a short rest enjoyed, the male por ­t ion of the emigrants sallied f o r t h under tbe guidance of tome of the partners of the establishment, on a short tour of inspection, and to obtain an i n i t i a t i o n i n to the mysteries and novel surroundings of camp l i fe at the diggings, a n d to receive a f e w pract ica l h ints and wrinkles as to the requisites necessary to enable them to secure as much comfort as possible, w i t h as l i t t l e cost as practicable, when they should settle d o w n to l i fe at, the diggings, to which they were bound. They were a m p l y rewarded for the i r pains, a? the i r good-natured guides were glad to render to them any service i n the i r power i n p u t t i n g thorn on the i r guard against the devices of those harpies who, whi l e tbey w i l l neither work nor want , w i t h o i ly tongues, under the guise of pretended fr iendship, look upon new chums as fa i r prey, and al lure them to the d r i n k i n g o r gambl ing saloon, there to effectually fleece them, and thus t u r n them a d r i f t penniless, w i t h dear-bought experience, t o make the i r way as

can, or to B i n k i n t o a premature grave best thev or to th rough ha rd labour and exposure, embittered by ga l l i ng disappointment and useless regrets at t he i r fo l ly i n being decoyed by unscrupulous strangers in to indulgences which had left them w i t h empty purses, and thus deprived them of those necessary comforts which are especially requisite u n t i l they have passed th rough the t rans i t ion f r o m the comforts and conven­iences of home-life i n Eng land to the rough l i fe at the diggings. Even i n cases of exceptional prosper i ty i t is some t ime before tbe rude fu rn i tu re and domestic utensils, where one vessel or implement must do d u t y for various purposes, and the canvass covered tent give place to the more substantial dwe l l ing , and the

the day should be observed as a general I various appendages associated w i t h a refined and we l l -icn w h i c h the Cha i rman remarked i to-do home in the o ld country . The presence of these » d th is w o u l d extend not on ly t h r o u g h - older denizens w i t h our emigrants as effectually ilic works in the place, but t o thop-hands j checked any advances f rom these l ight-f ingered gent ry

I (tiers i n whatever capacity they m i g h t be as w o u l d be the case i n L o n d o n , i f strangers f r o m the A committee of gentlemen was then selected, | count ry were under the protect ing wing of we l l -known

b E, Gibson as secretary, Messrs A . H o p e ' and v ig i l an t officers of Scotland Y a r d . So, after a lVSaine treasurers. A t th is stage a few very ! pleasant s t ro l l , and a cursory glance at the busy sasions were made by M r J . Readshaw and j stores, d r i n k i n g bars, and the mot ley groups who

t.jt, that the organisation should be a 3 repre- ! thronged the thoroughfares and places of amusements, n as possible by i n v i t i n g the co-operation of | tbey re turned to their quarters, where t he i r wives had

feet societies, viz., the Mechanics ' I n B t i - I made themselves quite at home, and had prepared I Good Templars , and the various Sabbath ' tea, and given to the i r bedrooms a few finishing • tbe place. A ladies' committee was also touches, wh ich made them at, the Ant ipodes separated the names of w h i c h were read over by the ; f r o m the place of the i r b i r t h by over twenty thousand

and were most hea r t i l y approved. I t may j miles of watery waste, wh ich forms tbe ocean pathway, iture to say as to wha t dimensions this demon- j yet here they had found a temporary home replete wall assume u n t i l defined by tbe committees, j w i t h every substantial comfort , and a t r u l y generous

•mi trea' may be ant icipated. The Chai rman , i welcome, which greatly enhanced the i r pleasure, and b'ion, said there was unfor tunate ly one c i r - | bad a wonderfu l ly recuperative effect. The advantages

tucewbich w o u l d be a great drawback to t h e , ' o f the short rest could scarcely be overestimated, as j proceedings, was tha t the excellent brass band ) the result was an infusion of greater v igour , and an

the effect on the place an engagement elsewhere on that day, not iog cf this event taking place until that

He hoped, however, that they might be able Iwene their engagement. A vote of thanks to the ^»an concluded a most agreeable meeting.

G A I N F O E D . [ p i i t T u e s d a y , as u s u a l , was a b u s y day T tbe Coagregationalists in this village. F o r a «*tof years the day has been set apart by this Pousbody for promoting some of the many schemes

jutted with the Evangelistic work so long carried Nthe villages around. Great interest attached to yprtsent occasion, on account of the visit of the "•Andrew Mearns, of London, equally well known *M»t2trts on behalf of tbe Congregational Home *onarj Society, and his more recent labours among

(P«* and destitute of the great city. M r Mearns •also greatly bestirred himself i n the cause of

"8e Missions, so that bis visits to the country are P)J* looked upon as a bappy augury i n any such

ftat is carried on. This , indeed, proved to be ««eat Gainford, on W h i t Tuesday, when large *rs from surrounding towDs, villages and rura l

JJJjS drew together. Dur ing the earlier part of there was a sale of work on behalf of the

„*p sfi"id. This proved a great success. A t puncheon was served in the School-room adjoin-

H>el,and a large number sat down t o partake «excellent repast which had been provided. A t

8 concert was given i n the same place, which was - M t o overflowing. T h e Bev . A . G . Bowman stai * ^ P ' k l programme, consisting of instru-Pj Sections on the piano, part songs, trios, vocal

rfavt « Amongst those who assisted were Miss ^ o t L e e d s , M r Press, of Bradford, Miss C . M . p«,and Miss E t h e l Liveeay, of Staindrop, tbe

'Adaiuson and Glendinning, Gainford. T h e I0I> was much enjoyed by a l l present. A t 4-30

L j * * « d in the Recreation Boom of Gaiaford '•nd'lt ^ e ^ ^ i 0 0 . Large numbers poured

* tw0 h P t k"*'6* presiding very busy for the space * - o u r». Ihoee who discharged this duty were

i - a , W D l a n ' M r s Charge, M r s T . Nelson, Mrs B , |*»tin» n ' a u d M i s s Dodds. A t 7 o'clock a public l i t » * M beld in tbe cbapel. I n the cba ; r was tbe I j l i ^ ^ - m a n , at the organ M r F . E . Bowman. ft*"anrt°i ^ a T e 8 8 B 8 0 ' ° ' " •A- n 6 l , l s e v e r bright and E j " 8 l » 0 joined M r Press in D r Stainer's beauti-rthed, i 6 D iv ine" taken from tbe oratorio, K atst

8 l t e r o f Jairus." The E e v . H . Kendal l gave B)*fc.,,*?**!h, and struck a bappy keynote to tbe P c o u r t p r * * e d i n g s . M r Mearns followed, and in l^int^ 0 ; a . l o n g end able address kept the unflag-| V h w

o f t D e audience for about an hour. H i s |**otiTeg * 8 one of wonderful records and earnest in-|»eordial° T ° u r * M r J . H . Jowett, M.A . , received I V v t „*ekotne, and gave valued counsels. The B*> ba'6^ " l 5 0 ^ w ' ' b his usual power and vigour. H e r j 0 £

8 a k ? t t e r meeting been held at these annual 7*»»a8 understand that in every respect the t < ? I n ' ) ' , ; , ; e success, and greatly encouraged *'0|ir»t)j* . ' D this good work. The day wss very k!*larr-» , n 8 occasion, the lovely weather draw-P ' ^ S M L ! * * * ' o f f r i e l ' d 9 t o t h e village. Tb» i ' 8 < "i S r s 0 T e r t n e 8 t * 1 1 8 w e r e M r s B o w m a n - M r 8

J S i i i o ' , j 8 Copeland, Miss Bowman, the Misses v > j l M i ' 8 W e . t c o t t . Bev. A . G. Bowman

I Ver", su n b " ' l , assisted by a willing band of ^8e*en*t f n U y C m i e d o u t t h e m i n o r d e t o i l s o f

increase of stamina, while tne effect on tne nervous system of the first long voyage soon wore off, and the courage of a l l rose to do and to dare and fight their way with God's blessing over or through every diffi­culty which lay in their future path, so that by honourable means they might attain the goal of their expectations in a comfortable competence. After tea the conversation was kept up to a late hour, and, as o u r emigrants were al l of them strictly temperate in their habits, and three of them local preachers, and consequently none of them worshippers at the altar of Bacchus, tbey truly enjoyed the " f e a B t of reason and flow of soul" without tbe aid of intoxicating stimu­lants. Unit ing in gratefully acknowledging the past mercies of their Heavenly Father , and commending themselves to the Divine protection and guidance for the future, they retired to rest, and enjoyed a repose of unbroken rest, undisturbed either by the nocturnal gambols of the rats, or the buzz of the mosquito, for although it was rather early in the s e a s o n f o r these pests of colonial life to appear, yet lest some audacious pioneer of these insect plagues should disturb our s l e e p , o u r thoughtful landlady had kindly shielded us front their attacks by providing our beds with mosquito curtains. Saturday morning dawned, but, it being tbe rainy season, although we had hitherto enjoyed immunity, with one exception, from wet weather, tbe dark canopy of clouds which for a con­siderable period obscured tbe atmosphere, threatened to prevent outdoor explorations. After breakfast, which was of a solid character, the curtain was lifted, and tbe bright beams of the sun struggled through the rifts, and gradually flooded the landscape with glory, so that by the time breakfast was finished the party were again ready to emerge on .their quest of exploration and inquiry. They were well rewarded for their labour, in seeing gold digging and dressing in al l its phases and various operations. T o watch the various groups as they industriously plied their several callings ; for tbe rainy season, on account of the scarcity of water generally, is highly prized, and consequenty, we arrived at a season of great activity. On some stations, especially where pumping operations were carried on, small reservoirs or dams were con­structed to carefully conserve the water for dressing purposes, while steam power at that early period bad been brought into extensive use, both for pumping and lifting tbe work from tbe bottom of the shafts, and driving tbe machinery of the stamping machines to pound down tbe quartz, which was auriferous, being generally impregnated with gold to a lesser or greater degree, while many were engaged in rocking the gold washer's cradle hour by hour. There were various nationalities. T h e Chinese or celestials w e r e there amongst the rest, but tried to keep up, as far as possible, the exclusivenees of their nation, by having as little as possible to do with the " foreign devils," the appellation by which the natives of Europe were generally known in their native country. Tbey had their own particular quarter, w h e r e they indulged in the vices of home to an extent which wae shown in many of them unmistakeably, as the victims of opium smoking, and the offensive smell, which was anything but odoriferous to our nasal organ, made us give these dens a wide berth.

(To be continued.)

B A E N A E D C A S T L E D I S T R I C T H I G H W A Y B O A R D .

The usual m o n t h l y meeting of the members of the B a r n a r d Castle D ia t r i c t H i g h w a y B o a r d was hold on Wednesday, i n the office o f M r R . T . Richardson. M r R . S. Bainbridge (chai rman) presided, and there were also present Messrs H o l l i d a r , H a r r i s , Walker . Saver, W h i t e , Dowson, Brass, J . W . M y e r s (mana­ging c lerk) , and H a r r i s o n (surveyor).

T i l R CHAIRMAN". The Cha i rman said that he begged to tender his

thanks for electing b i m once more to the pest of chairman, and he hoped Unit they T r o u l d go on as satisfactorily this year as they bad done l a s t .

T H E CALLS.

The Clerk stated tha t the townships of Cookfleld, I .angleydale, M i d d l e t o n , Staindrop, Walkerf ie ld and W i n - t o n , had paid the i r calls, amount ing to £ 4 0 0 l.")s. — r fh s ' Chai rman : There has only a week passed. There is a poor-rate to pay i n next mon th , and as far as wo are concerned we pay boih together, The real t ime was to cal l them over at the next meeting.— The Clerk : W c have £ 1 0 0 in hand. The Surveyor 's payb i l l amounts to £U)0 los. Sd,—Tae C h a i r m a n : T h a t leaves us a balance i n hand. We don' t meet t i l l l ive weeks to-day. Most , i f not all the calls w i l l be i n at the next meeting.

WOODLAND RAILWAY.

The Cha i rmad read the fo l lowing le t ter : — " A t a meeting of the ratepayers, duly convened, and held on Thursday evening, ths 12th of M a y , 1367, after other business, tbe fo l lowing resolution was proposed and seconded, and unanimously enrr iod—that gates bs put on over the Wood land Col l i e ry Rai lway Crossing, i n Retford-lane, and a man kept to attend to them :>.j a protect ion to man, horse and cattle, & c , according to law, and that the assistant-overseer wr i t e to the ourveyor of the Highways to wr i te to tbo company respecting the mat ter ." The let ter was signed by James D u n n , Bssistant-overseer.—The Clerk «tated tha t leave had been granted to the Wood land Col l ie ry Company to make t o e crossing, p rov id ing that i t d i d not become a nuisance, and this leave h a d been crnnted in A p r i l , 187o.—The Chai rman : They really have the ra i lway only on sufferance.—Mr H a r r i s : Has there any bad feeling got i n to the m a t t e r ? — M r Dowson : I t is a fa i r nuisance end an obstruction. A man nearly got k i l led t h e r e lately, and i t is no th ing b u t an obs t ruc t ion .—Mr H a r r i s : I s i t any more a nuisance than i t was fourteen years ago ? — M r D o w -son : I f I had bfen a waywarden then I would no t bave al lowed i t . W h y was M r Shipley t u r n i n g men o u t o f t he i r places, a n d b r ing ing noth ing but raff in to W o o d l a n d ? ( L i u g h t e r ) . — M r H a r r i s : I f M r Shipley is s imply ca r ry ing out the orders of the company there is no reason w h y we should sat up our h sck .—Mr Dowson said that this crossing should have been p u t in w i t h gates and attended to by men to the satisfaction of the Surveyor. They w e r e

determined tha t the A c t of Par l iament should be carried out, and they would see to i t . — M r H a r r i s : The question s e e m s to r e s t , w i t h the Surveyor .—The Surveyor said that s o far as keeping the road in repair was concerned tha t was a i l r i g h t . — M r Dowson : I am not a new catched one. 1 served thi r teen y e a n i n succession as a waywarden.—The Surreyor remarked that he had on ly had one complaint, lodged against this crossing, and that was about twelve years a g o . M r Nel l i s t happened to be r i d i n g near this poin t , and na r rowly averted an accident. H e (the Surveyor) wrote to tbe manager of the col l iery , and the man bad to apologise to M r Nei l i s t . The ra i lway leads down to another c o l l i e r y . — M r B e l l said tha t he considered* this a very dangerous crossing.—The Surveyor remarked that i t was not a dangerous place i f a man attended to i t . — M r B e l l : B u t there is no pereon to attend to i t , and i t is not too late to make amends.—The Cha i rman : The question is ,—Is i t dangerous or is i t no t ? — M r Sayer : W h a t is the law upon the subject ?—The Clerk stated tha t i t was l a id down that " wherever a ra i l road B h a j l cross any h i g h ­way the propr ie tors or directors of the company or propr ie tors of the ra i l road shall make and main ta in good and sufficient gates at each end of the road, at each of the crossings, and employ good and proper persons to open and shut tbe gates, so tha t the persons, carta or carriages, passing along the road, shal l not be exposed to any danger or damage by the passing of any carriage or engine along the r o i d . " — M r Saycr asked i f i t was the business o f tbe Boa rd to see tha t the ra i lway company looked after these township roads?—The C l e r k : There are no township roads. They are a l l d is t r ic t roads.—Tbe Cha i rman : W e should cer tainly require tbem to have gates .—Mr H a r r i s again asked what the difference was as betweeu now and thir teen years ago. H e d i d no t t h ink tba t they should take any notice of any i l l - fee l ing impor ted in to this mat ter .—The Cha i rman : B u t i t is only the l a w . — M r H a r r i s : W h y d i d n ' t tbe parties carry the law o u t before ? Have they not had the i r eyes open ?

The Chai rman : B u t i f we are l iable in any accident which m i g h t o c c u r ? — M r H a r r i s : B u t they bave brought no facts, and that nuisance bas been going on for t h i r t een years .—Mr B e l l : I t does not matter i f i t has been going on fo r one hundred years.—The Chai rman : W e have no business to pu t the ratepayers' money a t risk, and we are now called upon to carry out the l a w . — M r H a r r i s : I t is a proper t h i n g to do, I grant , but the Board ought no t to be guided by peevish i l l - fee l ing . H e believed i n going s t raight .— M r B e l l : I am quite out of the d is t r ic t as w e l l as you . —The Chai rman : W e bave no r i g h t to r i sk the ratepayers' money on that no t i ce .—Mr Sayer again proposed and M r B e l l seconded .a resolution cal l ing upon the Wood land Col l iery Company to fix the gates and appoint a ga teman.—Mr W a l k e r said tha t very bad feeling existed at W o o d l a n d , and he proposed an amendment tha t i f the col l ie ry company wou ld give a guarantee of i ndemni ty against any accident w h i c h m i g h t occur tha t that B o a r d take no ac t ion .— M r B e l l ( w a r m l y ) : W h a t guarantee can you give i f a man is k i l l e d . Y o u cannot b r ing h i m t o l i fe again.— The m o t i o n was car r ied .

PRICE OF STONE.

Tbe Surveyor said tha t the owners of tbe W o o d ­land Qua r ry had reduced the price of stone twopence per ton , which brought i t down to I s . 4d.—The Boa rd adjourned.

iLfttcrs to tfje Erjttor. Our columns are open for tlie expression of opinion, but we

do not necessarily adopt the views of our correspondents.

B U I L n i N O S I T E S FOR C H U R C H E S . S I R , — I t wou ld seem from M r Mar t in ' s let ter t ha t I

had en ly f rankly to a d m i t tha t I was qui te mistaken in supposing that there was no law which enabled Churchmen to compel owners of land to sell sites for churches: but be only gives disconnected extracts—and very brief ones—from the Act of Par l iament , and .here is no th ing to shew tha t the said Act was intended to apply to every parish i n England. I t m i g h t , for any­t h i n g one can see to the contrary, h i v e been pissed for some merely temporary emergency, such as that to which I w i l l presently al lude. I f it. Was I be former , of course I am wrong i n s t a t i n g tha t " t h e r e never was any such Act passed" for <he purpose named, tfut before I can make i ids admission as f rank ly as 1 could w i s h , I should l ike to see the whole context ui .d preamble. I knew of no such " g e n e r a l " A c t , and my ignorance is shared, I should th ink , by nearly the Whole communi ty of Churchmen. I know tha t in 181S—the t ime referred to by M r M a r t i n — " the Government had received f rom one of the foreign powers an unexpected payment ot n loan of some mi l l ions , and persuaded Parliament to apply the su:n of one m i l l i o n towards the b u i l i i n g bf churches in towns where the populat ion had so r ap id ly increased that Churchmen, by t in i r unaided effort!, founc them­selves powerless to cope w i t h the difficulty of p rov id ing church accommodation for them." I t is possible tha t the A c t quoted was passed to facil i tate th is object. A t a l l events i t is to a l l intents and purposes obsolete and inoperat ive. D u r i n g the hist 40 years hundreds, 1 may say thousands, of now churches bave been built by the l ibe ra l i ty of Churchmen, a i d i f M r M a r t i n can quote one single instance where the A c t was pu t in force for a site, he wou ld greatly improve his cise. His au tho r i ty is the Liberator, and lha t is suspicious enough i a a i t conscience. J O H N M l l . N E S .

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Darlington Board of Guardians.—iAt tho meeting of tue Boar i on Monday , toe General Purposes Commit tee reported i n favour o f a reduct ion o f salaries o f d i fn ren t officer-, clerk, re!i: 'ving-oflicers, collectors, &c. The matter , b o w e v r . was left f o r discussion t i l l the next • i i w h i u The General Pur ­poses Commi ' tee recommended ' be adopt ion o f a pet i t ion to the Local G i v e r . m r n t Boa rd , tba t o r e r -seers, a-sistant-o.-ersecrs, collectors, &c, ehoukl submit the i r r.ccoonts to the Board o rce a m o n t h . The Board adopted the pet i t ion, o m i t t i n g the w o r d overseers.

E O M A L D K 1 R K .

Tiic Wedeyxan of llic above place held t he i r Sunday School A n n i v e n a r y on Saturday and Sum!..y last. On a' i rday, a pub l i s lea meeting waa held, ably presided ore* by M r i Lm^staff, M r s W h i t f i e l d , M r s V ; ; i ) r . l , M i - s : : . i v d , a i d Miss Aiderson, when sareral M o r e t ; . u n on previous years partook of the r ieh reo-.-t. Af te rwards a publ ic net- l ing w.is i i o ' d . p r t . i d d ov;»r by M r J . Langsiau", of L ' i p > d . . l - . Bulg ing and prayer over, the cha i rman gave a pract ical sp.-;'ch on ; ! i • need of Sunday school w o r k . Next taa report « a s read, showing that tbo it i.» e.f t ••» < • ' • ' . a r«-yearly advancing, fever*' scholars, after v . : ; i d i ' l i v t r e d un address on character m i d the influences that mould character. Tbe meeting w.is then brought to a close by sit.gb-g * !e t i oxo iog j . O n Btusday, t w o services wore held, When - e v e a l r e n d i t i o n s were render r t l by the sc'iob-.rs. I ' a c l i t i m e M r Hiewi t smi preached a soul -s t i r r ing fcrmon to ; i crov : t . i audi?nce, the choir sung several p i ees of n:u-ic. Mii-s Smedley presided at the h a n t o n h i m . Weather favourable, companies I^me, and the proceeds above a pound i n advance of last v e i r .

r t c i t . i H i ' . s w«r* rendand by the l , M r H e w . t o n , 'Yatsrhouses,

A?.' : \ ! N G T H O O O H T .

r-OLITICS V . R E L I G I O N . S I R , — W h e r e is this discussion get t ing to

very amusing to notice the way -Mr C. B . shuffles out of i t . Y o u r reielers wilL take n he deies not pu t before them a single argument r r face i n support of the statement ho u;sda in the Music H a l l . H e merely inelulges i n gross abuse, ransacks his m i n d for phrases and similes which he thinks are most l ike ly to give pain to his opponent (but which only excite p i t y ) ; he dips his pen in ga l l and w o r m ­wood (as he imagines), and writes i n a s t rain which clearly shows bow bi t te r ly he bates the Church anel a l l who would speak a word in her bebalf. I t is thus he wishes to draw the at tent ion of the public f rom the fact tha t he has made a statement w h i c h he cannot prove. I f he were aware of tbe circumstances (which he afterwards put before the publ ic ) at the t ime he made tbe statement to which I have d r a w n at tent ion, then your readers must come to tho only possible con­clusion, namely, tha t i n his eager desire to damage the cbaracterof tbePrime. Min i s te r , be suppresses tbe t r u t h , and suggests what is false. O n tho other hand, i f he d i d not know the facts of the case (and i t appears he d i d no t f rom what he says), wher he foun r i he had made a mistake, he should have honourably confessed tba t he had been wrong, and should have apolo„'i>ed, as nny gentleman w o u l d have done. Moreover, he had no business to make such an accusation at a public meeting, i f he were not i n a posi t ion to vouch for the accuracy of his statement.

He re I leave the mat t e r ; bat the thought presses itself upon me tha t i t is such conduct as that exhibi ted by M r C. B . M a r t i n tha t generates and keeps alive discorel, and frustrates a l l a t tempts to produce a better understanding and a more k ind ly and bro ther ly feeling between the various rel igious bodies of this country. F r o m his you th upwards he must bave " sat u n d e r " ( to use a favouri te phrase amongst Dissenters) some men at least of l i g h t and leading, a n d yet he can deliberately sit down and t r y t o wound an opponent ; and almost i n every word he uses there is a conspicuous absence o f that cha r i ty and o f those graces w h i c h should shine i n the character of a Chr is t ian man .

I do not t h ink for one moment that my fr iend is a I true, type of a good Wesleyao, but, i f he were, i t w o u l d be no wonder tba t men should hesitate to sell or give the i r l and to any religious society to wh ich such as he belongs. A t any rate, i t speaks volumes of the magnanimi ty of L o r d Salisbury i n offering " t w o excellent" bu i ld ing sites for the proposed chapel a t Hat f i e ld .

Sir, I ' m quite sure your readers are no t interested i n personal recr iminat ions, o r I m igh t be tempted to occupy the whole of your available space, and BS i t w o u l d be u n k i n d to retaliate, I refrain f r o m g iv ing you t rouble and y o u r correspondent unnecessary pain . Such are the tactics of a beaten man ; and though one gets " b i t below the belt " occasionally, i t w o u l d no t be considered good f o r m to s t r ike one's opponent when he is " d o w n . " O u g h t we not rather to shake hands and be friends ? I can w e l l B f f o r d to d o s o on m y par t , though another oppor tun i ty may occur when i t may be necessary for me t o hare another encounter w i t h M r C. B . M . — V e r y f a i t b f u l l v yours.

C." H . C O R B E T T . Newgate, B a r n a r d Castle, June 6 t h , 1887.

Since I t o ptaise A l m i g h t y G o i h..vc learned. M y steps 1 u> th. ; sanctuary tu rned , A n d i n the l i . i i e cbapel t-„o» i «y s n t . Where ta ints and t i o n e r s d i i together a iee t ; The" saints to worship a m ! to praise t i e L o r d , A n d earnest a-.k i l l s blc .-.-lug on the w o r d ; The careless sinner*, eloquence t o hear, As tbey exhorted were t u e L o r d to fear, The t ime for s rvice it had scarcely come, A thought w i L i u the preacher's heart d i d l o o m , '• The night is fine, le t us go out a':d sing, That we the people may together b r ing , ' ' A n d so we a k w i t h one c o g e n t arose, I n f ron t of bhapet we d i d tak-; our pause. A n d tbero we sang the praise of <Lsu>' name, W h o l i v i s and re gr.s i o r e w r u i o r e the same ; A n d as we tang, i ^azed upon the s k y , W h e r e shine ths t w i n k l i n g host of heaven s o h i g h , A n d i n the west, fa i r Venus caught u : r view, Tne a i m i n g star. I by its b r i l l i i n e e k n o w ; As to the.sars my thoughts are ofl i nc l i ned , A thought d i d e n u r then i n to m y mind ; " Y o n b r i l l i a n t orb, which us 1 e.fc have heard, I t , is a World created by O o i ' s wo.-d. W h i l e we are s inging Jesus' praises here, W h i l e praise d j t b rUe on ear th bath far and ::;ar, Wha t beings in you realm tbat hangs i u MMD«, M a y at this moment now the i r offering raise, U n t o the i r g r at Creator and their G o ' , As they obey Hi s word , and o w n A H r.od."' I t was a thought so lo f ty ani l so sweet ; I n thoughts l i ke tb?se what rapture do I M e t , T. iey draw me ou t in adorat ion to Toe G o d who d o t h sue l migh ty wonders do ; W h o hath created a l l , upho ld ing s t i l l , A n d seasons, l imes a.id worlds, pe r fo rm H i s w i l l . A l l things ara for H i s endless y lo ry nvide, W h a t w i s i o m ia throughout Hi? works d i sp l a / ed , W h o reigns on ear th is G o d throughout a l l space, Whan he is not, ah, who can find the place ? H o w numerous are the s tarry host of hearen, T o count them nerer shal l to man be g i v e n : W h a t numbers now do th science b r i n g to l i g h t , M y r i a d s of distant orbs may meet our eight. As tounding thought , how v a s t , how d :-ep the maze, Imagina t ion fa in t ing , here, she st-iys, Such thoughts exalt conceptions of the L o r d , W h o brought a l l into bein^ by H i s w o r d . W h a t systems H e do th keep i n constant w h i r l . W h a t worlds so v a - t t h rough ether qu ick ly h u r l . W h a t nobis cr.'alures do the i r surface range, A n d we 6 h a l l ne'er descry the i r forms so strange, Y e t they may know the i r maker l ike as we, Those countless myr iads th rough immens i ty , W h i t lovely scene t h r o ' heaven's expanse appears, W h a t praiee resounds f r o m a l l those distant spheres, Earth 's but a gram of sand amidst them a l l , Ob , let us humble be, and downward fa l l , Before our God , so glorious, great anel h igh , W h o holds d o m i n i o n th roughout a l l the sky. Forest , M a y 1887. H E N R Y R E O F E A R X .

T H E R O Y A L J U B I L E E A N D BEACON F I R E S .

A Correspondent says that whatever may be the orders of the day, it is becoming fixed that beacon fires, on their ancient sites, are to be the order of the night of June 21st. On the W i l d Boar F e l l and probably other points to the west of Barnard Castle, and on tbe Hamilton Range and Roseberry Topping to the east, should tbe night be clear, these fires wil l be visible from great distances. Uniformly through­out the kingdom, tbe fires will be lighted at 10 o'clock p.m., post office time. Our Correspondent suggests that the best point for observation, and certainly tbe easiest for the inhabitants of Barnard Castle, wil l be the Darlington highway, even near to Prospect Place, but more especially so, at a rising of the road—about a mile out of tbe town—just past a barn to the left band, still familiarly known to our older inhabitants as " Dickey Harrison's Barn." Tbe fire on Richmond Bace-course may also be commanded ; in fact, the scene from this point is panoramic, and especially to the west and east of great sweep. To these intended beacon fires let us give hearty welcome ; tbey wil l prove a novel but intere'ting feature in our " M i d summer Night's Dream," and evoke in the breasts of tbe Brit ish people a sense of thankfulness tbat these fires are no longer needed, as of yore, to summon men to take up arms and measure their strength and heroism against the ruthless invaders of our land.

C R I C K E T . Cotherstone v. Whorlton, played on

Saturday last, at Cotherstone. The bowl ing , on both sides, was too close to admi t of heavy scoring. Results : —Cotberstone, 23, W h o r l t o n , 3 1 ,

Barnard Castle 2nd eleven v. "Wliorlton.— Thi s match was played at W h o r l t o n , on M a y 28 tb , and after a most excit ing finish resulted i n a w i n f o r tbe vis i tors by 3 runs. F o r the losers J . Byers dis­t inguished himself, scoring 27, by very pat ient cr icket , wh i l e for Barney the chief scorers were Cooke, 20, Wr igh t son , 12, and W . H u n t e r , 1 1 . H . Hobson and J . W a r d bowled w e l l fo r the i r respective sides, securing 7 wickets for 25, and 5 wickets for l a runs respectively.

Barnard Castle v. M r E. Hall's Team.— Barna rd Castle gained another easy v ic to ry on Satur­day, defeating M r H a l l ' s team by 114 runs. Th i s result is a l l the more creditable, as they were w i t h o u t the assistance o f two of the i r best bowlers and wicket keeper. M r Ha l l ' s team batted first, but , w i t h the exception of W a r d , who compiled 24 i n something l ike bis o l d f o r m , and H e t t 10, no one made a stand, the last wicket f a l l i n g a t 65. M u d i e , whese first t r i a l as a bowler proved very successful, secured five of the i r wickets for 29 runs, and W e l f o r d three for 12. B a r n a r d Castle commenced badly, losing t w o wichets for one r u n , but , owing to tbe stubborn defence of M u d i e a n d splendid cricket shown by Monkhouse, whose fine innings of 48 included eight 4's, the score was carr ied to 65 before a separation was effected ; and i t on ly remained for T i l b u r n , who played a nice innings of 23, to obtain tbe w i n n i n g h i t . Good f o r m was also displayed by W e l f o r d , 23, Barker 18, John-son-Smytb, 17, Racher, 10, and Hobson, 1 1 , not out , who eventually carr ied the total to 179. I t is w o r t h y of note t ha t no less than eight batsmen got i n t o double figures. Scores:—

Holloway's Pills.—Though good health i s preferable to h i g h honour, how regardless people often are of the fo rmer—how covetous of tbe l a t t e r ! M a n y suffer their s trength to d r a i n away ere m a t u r i t y is reached, t h rough ignorance of the fac i l i ty afforded by these incomparable P i l l s of checking tbe first un toward symptoms of derangement, and re insta t ing order w i t h o u t in t e r fe r ing i n the least w i t h t h e i r pleasure or pursuits. T o the young especially i t is impor t an t t o mainta in the highest aigestive efficiency, w i t h o u t which the g r o w t h is ctunted, tbe muscles become lax, the frame feeble, and the m i n d s lo th fu l . The removal of indigestion by these P i l l s is &o easy that none save the most thoughtless wou ld p e r m i t i t to sap the spr ing of l i f e .

B A R N A R D C A S T L E A U C T I O N M A R T . — M r Sidney Trery sold 27 cows, np to £ 1 6 10s.; 24 grazing cattle, up to £12; and 12 lambs up to 27s. each.

M R H A L L S T E A M . Ward, c TUbum b Mudie 2t

The Barnard Castle Keservoir.—2nd j"une, 1 o'clock p.m., inflow, 2£ inches: reservoir, 20ft . 9 i n . ; 5 th June, 7 o'clock p.m., inflow, 2£ inches; reservoir overflowing ; 6 th June, 4 o'clock p.m., inflow 2 inches, reservoir overflowing.

Marwood, b Bailey - -Watson, run out - - -Hildreth, c Mudie b Wel­

ford Hall, c sub. b Mudie - -Catterson, b Welford - -Hett, c and b Mudie - -Swan, b Mudie - - - -Bland, c Monkhouse b

Welford Smurthwaite, b Mndie Robinson, not out - • ,

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BARKARU CASTLE. Macqueen, b Catterson . Mudie, c Marwood b H i l -

dreth 11 Badcock, c Hildreth b

Catterson - - - - - 0 Johnson-Smyth, c Smur-

thwaite b Ward - - - 17 Monkhouse, c Swan b

Hett 48 Tilburn, b Hett . . . - 23 Welford, c aud b HaU - - 23 Barker, c Hildreth b

Bland 18 Bailey, b Ward - - - - 0 Rather, c Hal l b Ward - 16 Hobson, not out - - - 11

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B I R T H . A t M i d d l e t o n , on the 9 t h u l t . , the wife o f M r W .

Gal loway, of a son. M A R R I A G E S .

O n June 1st, at tbe We?leyan Methodis t Chape l , Middleton-in-Teeedale, by licence, by the Rev. A l b e r t S m i t h , M r Noah Coll ings, of Clee H i l l s , Shropshire , to Miss M a r y A t k i n s o n , of Middleton-in-Teesdaie .

O n June 4 tb , at tbe P r i m i t i v e Methodis t Chapel , Middleton-in-Teesdale, by licence, by tbe Bev. W m . Alex . French, M r Jonathan B o w r o n , t o Miss M a r g t . Swinbank, both of Middleton-in-Teesdale.

O n June 1st, at the P r i m i t i v e Methodis t Cbapel , Staindrop, by the Rev. F . Watson , M r Joshua Tay lo r , to Mies Al ice A n n Fa r tb ing , bo th of Sta indrop.

O n June 4 th , at tbe Register Office, B a r n a r d Castle, M r Freder ick Ashmore, of Ba rna rd Castie, to Miss E m m a Teasdale, of Bu t t e rknowle .

D E A T H S . O n A p r i l 12th , at Gou lbu rn , Sydney, N .S .W. , G a v i n

M i t c h e l l A l s ton , aged 19, eldest son i f W i l l i a m Mather , Esq.

A t Hayberries, M i c k l e t o n , on the 3 r d inst., aged 1 years, Annie Close,

deeply regretted. A t Pecknal, Cotherstone, on tbe2nel inst

years, M r Michael W y n n . A t Beckbead, Forest and F r i t h , on the o r d

aged 92 years, M a r y , re l ic t of tbe late M r Hutch inson .

A t Under H u r t b , Forest and F r i t h , on the ul t . , M r John o t a l t y , aged G6 years.

A t Barnard Castle, on the 1st inet., M r Chapelow, aged 70 years.

A t Barnard Castle, on the 3 r d inst., M r George Silencer Gof ton aged 79 years.

wife of M r George T a r n ,

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N E W C A S T L E C A T T L E , S H E E P , A N D P I G M A R K E T .

The supply of stock smaller, trade ecod, following prices, v i z . : — «. o. Beef 0 8 to Pigs (per 6tone of 141b.) 4 6 to Sheep 0 0 to Lamb (sinking the offal.) 0 S\ to

Nos. Shown Cattle 2,005 Sheep and Lambs 6.440

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