;.Jv.


Ifmx


l« o rk e rs .s ex cess iv e* .U I


■for moie male labour ■Africa there is snm


Free. , r v » ‘ ‘» S ^


COtTNTY SE ^IO N S . Holiday ; Chair),


tnairi, “" V - L„.Tavlor, J . R. Aspinall, Jlcssis-J-


J. W. Carlisle OCCASIONAL LICENCE.


T IV Carlisle ana d. .1. L I F E ; » , j


tR IM E X r WITH • I ’-F-


lontributor describes ■nportant experiment v ^ te d oil a far,,,


J to the wants of tlie J M


ICainbridgesliire. Its ; bat breed of slieep


:


■In this matter the'■: |)wed liiinself in atl^‘


I remained a t liome, i In farmers recognised' ' 1 tile want in Great


I joints. Fifty years ’ Fgest sheep was ever ■


l i l t in tliose davs the ■ I seems to have been i lw> "'lion the Iioiise- I joint tliat can be l i t a single meal.


jEXTSINLAMB. .


new recfuiremeiits! - I existence. One of


J of tlieso is early ' I consumer will have lender. In- this lie f lagrecinent with tlie • lh a t to obtain , the : li. age is absolutely ; flavour about a •


Icar old sheep whicli


jo in a young lamb. . Ia n ied out primarily Itlicrcfore, the test : rket purposes is the


I t matures and tlie. liys on flesh.


JT OF LORD I k e . . ■


Jtled to-the praise lo s t perfect, cricket : i lias “ skippered ”


I have been more y 111 the professionals : Ji demanded it. he ri lough with them. ; • lose the conscioiis- l i id they had was


l-sovcn years, and > I he maintained tlie ' , I its highest pitch. ; l.'lf showed a fine r i and the comniaii-


IfXEX. >


lix labour he.s been Ivgriciiltural pre.ss> . Tific.writer boldly started the subu y occupiers could


I t decreasing their Icjuestion .seems to !( I r and tliat ;n the * ? J oxen on a large 5 l ie n t matter, and I; Itlioir employment lie rs to keep then :,-' Ire thoroughly to |.setting the horse-,...J Of course.' from :


l i l t of view it may Iconsuniors would ;:i


l i ld . and it may be : is lone enough ’ ..lJ ;i‘


Ibutchcr.


EXPORT.?, the land of the- ■ : a? ’


|e .seen even from. ; on lior exports- - ; :f -.


jiiost cuiious fact J while exportnig Iroducc and food- 1 millions. These


Ige extent of ar-,..,:,.;;;,„y


| l . such a.s b a c o n ,. Iiain. fioiii, fruit louder tliat the ' Iprcsscd .suipiiee


lic e t this market ^-liaps. s that if be divided into .


Ic may loughly 'II;-. I’lid those iiho . ‘


|ll be found tli.it lo mostly to the. ^'y. Tiv veal’s had'the,./!:,,,;;,-,,,.v,v I producing food


J-eisc of cleanly. -„.-V ■at has been n ia d e , ,u j® Ti-s ill-repiitatioiL,../y,.ft;;jy,vf-^


. - TOR .


-lay of a publ.cg | s legulating tho


iinclcr foul teen ^ Iclion. I t .shows


|i l ly lealising-jt^ if":?.'!! 1 ‘The inischiet


-


jn icn t . of -y o u n g f ii^ I oecupations has ,l a


fb o u i Exchanges. .-.'.1


I tciit by puvale I and local cu--


|th c chance le fo i theohildicn^^,|® |riivcnil0:,'Labpui,rj5S


, hands of l i t kinds of ojnl-; k n d s of-«-,oiki^^


onal contact not Jilh their patents


lunfailing su p ^J licoiirageincnt^'


., icphcd tliat if tliey wanted to I'"®"'.


would get lo know a t Clithcioe Castle. • Robe / The defendant liad a bo3> with ban and the boy h - l a game b'lg


AAitncsSsaw a gioiise m the net of the h.-o.J Cioss examined witness said i t grouse and not. a'-partridge. ... He .did


a


cardrooin l,.and.'Clayton- -


' ^ ^ . S l v . ' '


i ‘^‘p S Chmev stated th a t a t fire minutes . •


ten M


f.ainiandheonly,wcnt>lieieoocasic'’-'l'” .fi=nrdn,lv manner. Robert- Wilkinson i". of-i.Longridgc^ ib the owner: of thev land,


St|cet,


the'night of September l i th ^


cx...nnne Uic bag carefully. AVitness re- dxunke. c o i i d ^ '.tied about fivc-mijes away, from th e .


••■kijpp','. staggering; ahouti-in ^ ^


- ; against foi being m 'W^ 'r ,j , T Travis-Clegg. - •


' Kate ILartlcy, Dog Inn,, Wh.i,lloy, .ap­ plied for and was. granted .an occasional


L ia c licence for the Whalley Assembly dnni„a for the hours of .0-30 p.m., to


. n .4.5 p.m., on Saturday. October Stli. . A CLAIM Oh';:BIGHT._ .


SINGULAR GA1\IE TRESPASS CASE.


’ in t e r e s t in g c r o w n : d e e d ^ PRODUCED. -


Tlic Magistrates were occupied for a


eonsidci-abfe length of . time in^.hcaring •I caoc ill which Willimn Dickenson, gamc- keciior, Duiisop Bridge, w.as summoned for tie.spassing in . search of game on niiickliiig Green F.arm, Little Bow land. The summons was t.aken out in the name of William Bretherton, gamekeeper, W ic- keiis F.arm, Goosii.argh.


atriietcd by -Mr. James Jukes, solicitor, I’re“toii) appe.arcd on behalf of the pio- recution, .and Mr. W .: S. AVccks, Town


Mr. J. AV. Carter, of Bkaokburn, (in- . - .. Clerk, defended. Mr. Carter said Dickenson, who va s a .


r.amekccper, was charged w ith an oilencc^ under the Game Act of 1831, the p.articul.ar oiTeiice being ” th.at on the Sth of Septem­ ber he was, in the d.avtimc, on Dincklmg Ciio’on Farm, Little Bowl.aiid, trespassing in pursuit of game.'’ The faets .as he


,ic.eth.atonthe d.atc.nqiicstion a 3 0u^^^ by the Loid of the Alanor. ii.ainccl James Middleton, -yhow\.as mii | y


uiulcr.stood tlicm, went on -y*-, , , ployed by ..... ...............


Hovle, was taking ids m.astei .s lunch and as he walked over the f.avm ho noticed (iefcmlaut. T’lic hatter w.as accompanied iij’ a ho3’ and a brown setter dog. Aliddle ton si’


, ,


f.nd tlic bo3' vent to pick it up. . aiterwards icpoi ted to. Air.


tlic tenant of the farm ,. All.


there was no reserVatioii of sporting rights !< in . his deeds. He had granted . tlie exL I


T p" Asbinnll’ ? the farm and during his l tinfeejt'i-me he li.ad


Mr. J.amcs Jukes. Witness.was horn on nie ne ii.iu


farm except himself and persons authorised by him.


THE - CEITHEROE ,TmES,^FRTDAY;:--OCTOBEB,~^7. 1910-.± I-— , “ THOUGHT HE WAS IN. BED.” . J In-answer to JIi-. J . H.'EamshottomJ


■ r< 1 -i™;.,';.!! iir. tb s ' elusive right of shooting over tho land to. 1 was summoned for being drunk. ! 9?,j * rp


... : f.n,viTW>vsswl..1iimoolt anrl-nsresna snt.l.nriasrl i s' - ts . , . .a, ,, ’ . ,


I . Mr. Carter said there was nothing in tho title deeds th a t suggested anj' reservation of shooting , rights a t all. - The'land w.as freehold and not copyhold. ■ Assuming, however, th a t there w.as the suggested right, it did not iioocssarily follow tliat.it


.' grouse. . Ho also .argued tha t , there was a : bon.a-fido claim on tlicp.artqf thoTowno- . leys, who succeeded to rights which were ' granted to General Alonk, Duke of Albe- m.arlc. He (the speaker) had a translation of the Crown grant, which, he was inform­ ed, was one of the largest and most ex­ tensive ever granted by the Crown to a su b je c t .T h e m.agistr.atcs, therefore had to find th.at there was .a substantial cl.aim of right, bona-fide made, .and th.at it w.as a right whioh; could exist in , haw. The


I included grouse. I Air. 'Weeks submitted, tha t tho bird defendant shot was a p.avtridgo and not a


. words used in the grant were “ fow ling and ■ hunting.” 1 ,


I Air. Weeks said it was not for tliem to construe tlie meaning of suoli legal docu-


Air. Carter : In : those days. fowling meant hawking .and not shooting.


. : , -


/nieiits. Ho also submitted tli.at tho defendant, being a gamekeeper lawfully appointed by the Lord of tlio Alanor did not come witliin the operation of Section 31 of the Game Act, under'which the summons liad been taken out as Section


, . Mr. r*„rie- j 35 of the Act c.xcinptod him if he could -prove tha t lie had been lawfully appointed


Dixon Robinson, Clithcroe -w defendant' shoot a,t something


daiit and s.aw bim shoot a grouse and pick it iq). A gentleman named Jukes had the sliooting rights over tho land and mIicii


lie li.ad seen. Air. Hoyle.Matched deten-


defendant was scon b3' Air. jukes’s biothcr and asked- for an : oxpl.an.ation o f h i s


C.astlc, s.aid he had hcon stew .ai d of the Forest of Little Bowland since 1904, and as siicli had lield a Court Loot, Woodmoto, .and Swainmote cverj' year. His father was stew.ard before him J'cais, and his gr.andfatlier for 40 j'cars, . during mIiicIi periods the courts were hold continuously, ‘ The gr.ant to Gcner.al AIoiik : w.as dated Charles I I ., 22nd Alarch,” .and the


and asiica- tor an : expiaiia.,.>^.. yt--"-;; : At this stage the Alagistr.atos’ Clerk conduct lie replied th a t if lie M.antca 10 know anything lie would g et to knon^ a t


Lords of the Alanor claimed every sporting right. : In the deed'the grants were put more fully thari_ usu.al, and they, oven included mines of gold and silver. ' ,


rj TJastham) interrupted a,nd said ho so, far as


Aliiiior. So-far as his ovidciico wont it .showed that for tho Last 60 3’cais no such claim liad ever been made on the p a it ot tlic Akanor. Air. Wilkinson, the present owner of the f.arm, wlio was .66 3'C.ais of ge. would tell them, th.at. till oughoiit Ins


t-lio................P.... ,— , and on the part of the Louis ot tiic ■'— -..--a:--: , ................. .......... , - - . ; \V#‘nii IT existence. j.nerc « uio ioa»uiui.ui«./ . ..j bona-fide


.1 _ Claim 01 right which .was capable of legal were reasonable grounds ^ < 1 t • 1


heard .of anyone shooting oyer The , . 25th ho found defendant asleep in-Down- '


-


; E. C. Haw-kwood deposed th a t a t about one o’clock on the morning of Septemhciber.


- John Tomlinson, quarryman, Chathurn, '


ham Road, Cliatburh. - Defendant, was drunk and. witness-moticed th a t lie-had his boots oil. -He roused dcfend.ant and when, he .asked him what he w.as doing there ho replied “ I thought I was in bed ”


"(Laughter). -Defendant said lie was only .about ten


3’ards aw.ay from -. his home when' the officer found him. He had only had two glasses of beer all the night; :


he was only ordered to pay costs; DRUNK IN CHARGE.


ch.ai'ge of a horse and lurry. As this was defendant’s first ajijpcarancc - D.avid Hayhurst, grocer. Copy Nook,


near Bolton-b3’-Bowland, -.appeared in i answer to a summons for being drunk in


P.C. Hawkwood said th a t .at 9-15 p.m., . ^


on,.Scptcmber 21st he was in ,company with P.S. Cliinoy in Bridge Road,Chatbiirn wlicn he sa.w defendant, who was drunk, in cliargo of .a liorse and lurry. Defendant pulled up when close to them and on getting off tlie luriy lie fell to tlic ground. Tlicy .afterwards allowed a friend to take defendant liomc.


burn m.arket .and lie liad no drink to mean an3’tliing. Ho had been sitting on tlic- front of the lurry .and his legs yore cr.amped; th.at y.as y hy ho toll. Ho miglit hn.vo had one drink too inucli. Fined 2/6 .and costs or seven d.a3's in .


Defendant s.aid he had, boon to Black­ . 1 , ■ default. NOTi UNDER CONTROL. :


. Thomas A. To Wilson, Relieving Officer,; Chatburn, was ordered to p.ay costs for not having his dog under control on the night of September 1st. :


; CLITHEROE AIAN FINED. - Richard Breim.and,, qiiariyman, Cli-


tlicroc, was summoned for being, in uiy Lawful iiossession of g.amc.


■ P.C. Cross stated th a t .at ,6 p.m., on S.aturd.ay, September 3rd, ho nas on duty in Worston L.anc, in the township of Alcarley, when he saw dofcndaiit and four other men, who were .accompanied by two avhippct dogs, ranging land in the occupation - . of - Isaac Duerden, farmer.- When they reached thc-higli\\ a3i. .and say* ■witness, tho men ran aMa3’. - AVitness ran after them" and lie cauglit. defendant. On searching defendant he found .a live rabbit in his possession. Defendant said


■it w.as “ a fair cop.” Richard Bailc3’, gamekeeper,, for Capt-


for such a claim, and he liad advised the ; Starkie, stated that on the day in question Justices tha t they could not consider the ; he saw the defendant-and four^other men


^ •. ..j '■


lifetiino he had never known anyone < ^ .any right to shoot over the land. He; (Mr. Carter) thought... it was very doubt­ ful whether there could be 11113' right on the part of the Manor. - On the question of law the position was-that the Ala-gis- trates a t th a t Court would have no power to try the question .as to Ailicther tlw.t light existed or not. The Lav said thf-Y in cases of th a t 'k in d , if the defendant; came forward and showed,-not a '«cic pretence of title, but such facts as led


t.-’cni to consider h a .1 .sc.iously a.id geiiiiineK' raised the question of light, then ihev’ would have no poMcr to tiy the, case on its merits.


I-u-aol Hovle, tenant of Dinckhng Giccn Farm, staled that- on the niorning ot the date 111 question he saw defendant, ac-; tompan’


James Middleton; . U, employed by . , -cd by .a bo3' and a.settci dog, in


(11-,; of the fields. - Dickinson shot a t some­ thing, and the bo3’ pnekod i t up), defendant telling him to pmt the .aiticlc.mto a bag S3 that nobody could sec it. AAntiicss then -


. .


reported to iVlr. Hoyle u liat he In answer to Mr. AVccks, vitncss said once a.yeai uii


- - - - - ■ ’ c had seen, ^


tlie f.arm for 13 , 3’ears, spoke to seeing liefcndant, the bo3’ .and-the dog. ih c li -st-named shot something 'and put it into a bag. He was too fav .aw ay to sec w-liat it was. He h a d . never previously seen an3’onc except Air. Robert A


A ilkinson,


about 400 yards away a t the time and w fiat was done bv defendantwas done.m. broad- dayliglit. He did not knojj- wliotfier


the owner of tiro farm, and persons aii- tiionsed by him, slioot over tlie land and lie liad never, lioard of anyone putting foiwaid a daim to.do so. Cross-examined,- witness said lie ■'"‘''“S


ancient Courts were held iegulail3’ b3’,tlio .Lords of the, Alanor. ... , ,.


William Brctlierton, gamekeeper, tor Air- James Jukes, who, lias tlie shooting


. .- . / •;


aiyonc except All . Jukes and his fiicncls . , ; - - r.-- - —^ shooting thcic. OnTlunsday,Scplcmhc - w a , summoned to , ^ Tith lie was on tlie fell witli Alt.


rights over the farm,; stated tha t dining Uio last five years h e : had: regularly, ac- coiiipanied Air.' Julies over, tlic land when lie went sliooting. He liad never licavd ot


ills liiotlicr and lie heard two sliots fi/.c . \ '1 liat w ould be about tw clvc o clock. At on Die


T . - - ^ Clclim ____ 4-i,«


. . ailthoritvthcan the Justices to s.ay whether j some distance;.,.away fionv the constable j-ight claimed by the lords of the manor j a t, the ..time - and ,ho saw,, hiny. stop .the, froo. •wn.rrnn. . ’ . i rlodefendant.


deed granted to General Monk as to what L and ' ? They .'were game w.as included I t would take a higher | belonging to , Mr-jPuerden,. ,AA itness ai ^


exceeded the right of free i\ ai rcn. Air.- AAteeksI AA'e claim the right.to take


Air. Carter asked Air. Robinson to dolmo, . ^ L


all game, winch is'more than a right of, free warren. ;


the right of sporting claimed. - AA'itness said he was not propiarcd to


define it.Air. Carter-; If you don’t s.ay-what your


■rights arc this claim goes. Cau you inciitioii oiio kll0^^n fact


ill" tha t AAhlkinson or Ins predecessors have acLiowlcdgcd any right ot sprorting over Diiiokling Green Farm claimed by the


! Defendant said ho was appointed game­ keeper for the Alp.nor over 20 3'C;ais .ago. Ho had shot over the land m question once a vear<it the direction of the agent of the


Lords of the Manor since 1878 ?—No. ;


Manor. Ho had shot all kinds of game , owner who said lie bought it three Prior to being appointed gainekocpei lie was carrier for. the picvious


estate in order to keep u-fl the claim of the ^ - «i( VVCbi IWl' wim --------- w " f 1 • fill


for 20 p’cars and during tho w hole of that jjQ knew that the land was shot o-vci behalf of tho. Alanor. On . .


the defendant could be seen by H03IC. i -a partridges ; but no grouse. , , ,


Israel ]Io3’lc, who has been ‘tenant ot jj,kqs saw him defendant told him tliat he was shooting on behalf of the Alaiioi , that' herwas ganickcepei for tho Alanqr


.and referred him to All, Robinson, ^ at Clitheroc Castle.- He also gave Air. Jukes


his namc/and addiess. In answer lo Air Caiter, witness said he . , ^ '-TT'


could mot mention any tenant of the lai m who Iiaid seen him shoot over the-lana. b Heniy Goiiiall, Dimsop’Bridge, water


ailiff for" the K-ibble .Fislieiyr Boaid,.said


ho accompanied defendant as cairici when ho shot over the faim m the years IJO/


they liad caicfiilly considcied the cvidenco, and tliey. found th a t a bona-fide claim of right liaM been made. Tliciefoic 1)103’^


case co'jld not deal w itli it. _ - ' d r u n k AND DISORDERLY. ,


AVilliani Littlewood, ineplianio,,AA0ialley, : fm- beinc drunk and dis-


M a tk th a t a t 10-15 p m. ^lefpnjiaiit ni King,


’ defendant w as drunk.;


The Alavistrates retired to consider tlie hd on thcir'rcturii the Cliairman said


AA^itness afterwards saw ketore .at Padiham for £2 10s. • ’pkq mare Was lame when he bought-it.


the date m question he -shot a hi ace of . AAOieii Air.


biit lie tliouglit it-would soon bo .all riglit. The defendant, Thrclfall liad the .animal destroyed tlie same evening, added w itncss Steplicnson said ho' know notliing about


Witness said Stei?licnson did not realise -


Defendant, ,wlio had. nothin; was fined 5/- and costs.


.- . CRUELTY: TO A AIA’RE.-- PTCharlesEtophenson, rag gatherer, Padi-


hain, was summoned for cruoltpa to a marc and John : Henry Thrclfall,-labourer, Padihani, was proceeded against for


causing tlic crucltp’. , ' P.S. Chmey deposed tha t a t 12-15 p.m..


to, say, .


solieitor, who- defended,'; witness- said he -did not sec any touting.


the station,a t his father’s orders to meet, p.assengers.


' -Air. Ramsbottom" said the ■ AVitness : Tho boy told me he was' not


boy 'was: at '


! -■ ,


ordered to bo thorc. . He wont on to say that the driver of-tlio coal'cart said that obstruction was becoming “ A- perfect


|. Air. Ramshottom submitted tli.at ho ha'd no case to .answer because'tbero.ibad not


nuisance.” '


’ been-- any obstruction. He had a right . to be ill the road by reason of tlio fact that


place.


I he was carrying out an order, and the boy . was simply turning his vehicle when the alleged ohstriiotion of the coal cart took


- ~


4 l


•r; : :KECENT:PMSON.REFORMS. ' ' -I A


Ti. •' ■ , A'" t


SUCCESSES IN'DEALING WITH ' - . '


'YOUTHS. _ ■ ’ ;


''J' y /


of. Prisons .and the Dircotoi-s qf, Convict Prisons for England and AValos makes an interesting reference to the working of the Borstal , system. Institutions a t Borstal


tio ,


sentence necessary


■


did not see liis son obstruct aii3' one. - Sergeant Cliiney' s.aid; he had , had a


All'. Ramsbottom said that was on ac­ ' * - ’ ■Pliomas Alorris, the boy’s father, said he


numlier of complaints from people vho said they could not got to and ftom . the st.ation on account ^of vobiclcs standing in the road.


count of tlie Railway Comiiaiiy’s buildings. . Air. Aspin.all said ho knew they ncio


very awkward. ■ .' ■ In filling the boy 1/- and costs. Air. Aspinall pointed out tliat the father had been provioirsly cautioned. .


. WHALLEY.


MORRIS’, .CARRIAGE PROPRIETORS.


Lately Established. CABS, LANDAUS, AVAGONEXTES, &o., on the shortest notice


•Enquiries invited. .Terms moderate. Address N e th e r tO A v n . W h a l l e y ■ '.n>t—


Tel -38 AVh.alley; ■ Nr. Railw.ay Station. ■


■ ■ '■ ■ ■ :■ • P ; S A .


Altham. Air. ■ J . Kendal of Blaekburn- ■gave-a characteristic address on “ -walking straight.” Air. Kendal said : I read in a


Alisscs -Lois -. P3’c and Annie


■ba'/.aar handbook the yoids. “ I t is hard work’walking in a stvaighttlmo when there is soinoonc shoving 3'ou.’’ . This is tlio


gcrm.of'm3’ address. I-have licard.somc i.


.ii«8),uh.o, 1


have.thc conscioiisncss ot aiitp’. -xou say. . ^ ^ 4.1


to your boy Go straight, lad ’’: Tompta- t.Inns .are .alwavs coming upon you to'break


on September 21st ho saw the defendant easy Sl-cphcnson driving an old daik bay inaio wine attached to a cart containing sorubhing stones, ,rags, etc., in AA'hallcp’. AVitness


noticed'that the. animal w.as very lame. On examining it , he found: i t suffciing


from ringbone on both foie feet and con- contraoted smews ot


tho hind log.s. ’llni The


' animal seemed practically paralysed m tlic ’ quarters.


Theic


the P.Si.A:. on Sunday .and the AAV-ddmgton, AA'eslc3’an Choir had charge ot the music., Air. Altham led the, choir and Air. B. Diigdiilo was • tho pianist. The ‘ choir, whose services are al\\a3'b appneoiatod, gave the .anthems “ A dicam of Paradise and “ 'L’hc Radiant morn.” A duett entitled:‘ The Beautiful Land’ was also given . by ■


- ’Air.'-J. Ellis pjrcsidod a t the.meeting of . Y' trial


has not 3’Ct come of


between the .ages of 16 and 21 committed for


since


antecedent.. Of the


penal


have been sentenced to Borstal


to be


time the Act has been in operation; tho action of missioiiers intention


lias, say / th e Commissioners,,, leaelied a' very satisfactory development iiiidor^the mspiiation .and examine _°_f


■


which li.as been in opoi'ation since, 1901,. . ". ..


institution. During the courts o£ the


following , closely 'tb e statute.


seems 'short


soi'vitude- being' a l,475iAn.alos


to,oi)cratioh, a


1st August-Alast,^3S5 detention in a;. the


to the Coin-'' The S3’stom,


Thc'annual report of tlie Coimiiissionors


. fo'r. eh.apel - and-i exorcise.? and schooling, *iwitli constant supervision; of. his-labour,


and Lincoln ncic established as fion^^^^^^^ paittal exainin'ation of the system, while t 1st August last. Tlio second poition of . t condemning it .as inju.ious to the mind


he Act, est.abl.shmg, pieventive deten- f.trtn ” line Tirtf. iTfsf. /ArmAO inrn.m^P‘rn.r,lnn ,n. r.-


n’ 'a „ . - round to three months, the ohangc-to take E®clc.,


to wliosc vigorous; personality the quid appreciation of the best mcthocls.of; influencing and correcting stubborn uniuly and criminal youth much of the success of the system so far as it has actually gone must be ascribed, and what he has done could not liavc been accomplislicd without the loyal assistance o f a keen, anxious and intelligent staff of superior.. and subordinate ofriccrs working under bis direction. The work of the Association is ch»aracteriscd bv persistent and un- varying cffoit to keep m tone 1


t cn


cases,-not only on discharge, but tlirougn- - out tile subsequent career of those coming for .assistance, so that if, as often happieirs, there is a- breakdown in . .arrangements originally made the lad is not afraid to return for help to tlie -.Assooiation, in wliose single-minded determination to, do their best for liim he lias a deep confidence. The Association is doing a . great and laborious work of liumau salvage .among the criminal 3’outh of this countrp’, the elTcct of which tlic Coinmissioiiers^havc no doubt will be felt by succeeding gcncia- tions, for by their .agency many young lives have been .alre.ady snatched from the oai'ocr of professional crime,, to which they were inevitably tending.'


, .


those c.ases on conditional licence is work­ ing admirabipa AVithout this.power the


The now piowor given by tho Act to hold


is now vested in tlie Commissioncis, is a most effective instrument for inducing, the , licensee to stick to-liis job and to the. en- j gagements into wdiich he has entered,with/ the Association. -Generally-speaking,-.the-


1910 But-the-.; - 1... .


question-.was-agaiii considered when Air. Secretary .-'Ghurchill, succeeded to the Horae Office, .and i t has now been decided that i t sliall be three months for ‘* Roeidi- vists only and one month for the first offenders and tlie “ intermediate ” class, subject to oxccpitions as administiative necessity or convenience map' demand.,. The repiort states th a t a plan is now


Sir!


i a c _ . ak Pil


under consideration for establishing . a central agencp’ of control for discharged convicts; on which both tho official and ill I c repiresentcd, .:


with a subsidp' from public funds, the purpiosc of which "Will he to take in hand the guidance and. direction of every con­ vict on tho dap’ of discharge. So long as tlie .licensee conforms - strictly ' to the guidance .and direction thus offered the - proposal is to remit the condition of police reijort, to which, however, he will a t once revert on failing to comiily with orders given and on showing any sign of indis­ position to pursue a straight course.- The Commissionors.arc satisfied that the .ex- • peri meiit is worth making.


. . Reference is made to the cases of th o .:


suffragettes, and it is stated that instruc- - tioiis have been issued under which, it will be possible for the Cominissioners to order .ameliorations, of trcatmoiit in specific cases falling within the new rule;— .


moral turpitude-is absent there may ho less rigidity m the applic.ation of tlie penal code’—that- the natiiro of the offence and the anecedents ot-.-tlio offender shall he taken into account in tlie onfoioonient of


hoped s , s . “ ■ — nf rlnfv 'Yon «ja,v misdirected youth rebel againsb tlic ia v ,


the' influonccs' tliat tempt peoifio arc ! The ; modified Bqistal »3stcm found m the debasement of tL i i ideals, males continues to operate with m a iM rpi^


tnionc3’.hc3’ begin-to slacken and to tlniik.moiq A


tiohs are always coming upon you to brcaK;: sympathy to divert tlicni from.a oriminql the law of dut3’'a n d conscience. Some of I fita.


ri f/a.aakfofmnc fn vniiv iflpfiils to SO succcss, T^ncl tUc Conimifesioneis htue little ^


of ■themselves. ■ Tlicn -theic- comes, a debasing of their ideal. AAbll a man rob God . Better cast 3’ourself into the sea tlian rob God. A


’liat is your life go.ng to


be wortli if.3’011 liavc no God in life., I t is, liard-work to walk 111 a straight line. ’J’iic man wlio can do it is tlie man 3’ou w ant m an emcrgenc3’. To,.walk in a.stia,iglit; line fearlessly and:'conscientiously, is to bring .the man - out of 3’Ou. Get to the iiardwork of life and evcr3’body yill love


you.'


horses with. tlio exception of feeding .and driving them.


tlie condition tlic animal was in.. Inspector Haines - of the . R.S.P.C.A.,


Spoke to exaininmg. the , animal on the. da3’ in question. - The maic w oiild be fiom 20 to 25 years of .age and it was in a very poor condition. , The animal was: in such pain tha t i t could! only stand, on.three legs a t ' once.' I t was cruelty to ; allow the animal to live and lie advised. Stephenson to -; get the ow-ncr’s permission ; for the_ animal to be destroyed.,-,


seven days and Tlirclfall 20/ - and.costs.or one month.


Stephenson-was'fined 5/- : and costs 01 /


jgiATa'^'JUA’EN IL E ’COURT. - , A juvenile 'Court; was - lield. -in : thq


Alavistratc’s / Room. -:before Air., - J.- .Rr Aspinall and .Capt.- AVorsley-Ta3’lor..;, Tire defendantwas Bertie AIoriis,.tliC'l-4 3-cais -old son'of.Thomas.Alorris, cab proprietor/ Nethertown, AABialldy,'and lie was sum-' moned for obsti notion.


-Road in consequence of, a complaint. ..r- Ho ■ there saw- dcfendant: in cliargo:of.a;hoisc


P. S. Cliinc3’ deposed th a t at. 10-10 a.m,^ on the 6th . September,: lie went, to ; Station


' - . ’


■ and w’aggoncttc,.;W-liicli-‘W as standing .near thc'railw'ay station. SaAVlien-a trainarrived/


•and the'passengers left the station the boy ; droveamongst ;,them,-,;'; At ; th .s . jiinetuie,-;


. 1 n r- - ■/'; ? • , AMERICAN ■ COTTON.


d e t e r io r a t io n in t h e CON- . DITION Oli' THE CROP.


States .Dcpartmeiit-^£ , Commerce.,,and Labour has issued its second repoit of the


> ’L'lie' Census . Bureau ■ • of the, l Umi-n^I doubt th.-’t tins paiticulai icfoim in prison


a . J ' r A u . s : ^ o r . v c , , A te 'S - t . c t e . t e , a i.cS « i . t e t h i n g . . . d n a r A r n T t e n g S / S w i g.'eat instrument for the.iesciic of many


,nd by influcnces-botli of discipline and of /EXAAIINATibN ADJOURNED FOR A r e i »


i,„;i, „f mg.„!„i;„„ „nrl nf fm-


CLIXHEROE BREAVER’S AFFAIRS. AIONTH.


AVednesday, the examination was con-. tmiiod of James Crabtree, common brewer, ; of The3’don -House, Clitheroe, whose statement of affairs sliowed a dofioicncy.. of £5,049 5s. The case wa,s. deferred to enable bankrupt to supply additional ,


-, tlionsands of w-a3’w-ord crimmal 3-outl>s.. from a life of crime. -No personal effort IS spared oil tlic part of;tliesc gentlemen in all parts of the country. There has been a gratif3’ing decrease.of over 8,000,since tile 3’oar 1894 111 the number of juvenile ■ adults, that IS, prisoners between tiic ages ■ ■ of 17 and 21, wlio were received into prison ■ on conviction.-


;; missioners think, be a proper,recognition l of th e . admirable ..work being done shy I • Borstal committees tluoiigliout tlic coini- i ti’3’ to attribute at. least m some measure


pa,vticulars. . . - - Debtor’s solicitor (Air., H. Baldw in) ■ . , ...


asked for an adjournment, until the noxt; couit. Calling debtor into the box, the Regis­


I t . would, tlic Com-.


■ j tlie credit to tlieih of tins very remarkable, ! decrease 111 juvcmlc-adult triniQ. ■ Rcpoits from - prisons throughout , the .coimtiy,


testify to tlic^ihai’acter of the w.oik tliat. IS being done. ...


Under the head of penal servitude the :■•:■.'


Commissionors say. public attention y as- called during the year in aJoiciblo y a3’, to the alleged horrors and.cruclt3’ of tlio


^ ^


quantity of cotton ginned of tlie 1910 ,;, so.ca]ied'scparatc system b3’. a dramatic giowth.


against 2,568,000 last 3’ear and 2,391,000.-pose. :So.-unfamiliar are .the :i)ubliq with •


/


against 834,000 last year 'and 677,000 two'.3’ears'ago;"y No .paiticulaiS;,aio, given of tlie number- of gimiories, iii’ opeiation.,


Tlie United States Department of ■


Agriculture^ in : its montlily condition h of ■ the r cotton; Cl op


m a k e s th e a v e ra g e .- condition


against .72; 1'; a ' month ago,;. 58.5; a t ’.this time last 3’ear,: and 69.7 in .1908,.the.,ten; yeiils average ..being; 66 .pl.,a;Tho condition-; lias; dcclmed'.in.'.alU the,-States,■^'thc.,losb^ during-the: month iamounting:ta>15,pomts.;, in- Oklalioma,';10--pts-'j-^in.-Arkansas,.9 pts.; in :Louisiana, '■ 8;/points=m--;FIpiida.,;andj AIississippi;.6;pomts.in-:Tsxas, 5,;X)pinta,:in‘|


'Ala,bamai ‘Tennessee/--;: aiid-.;.Galifornia,, ,^1 ■


.coals,"£was leaving the goods'yard, and ;; the


a hoiso attached'to a ,o a i t loaded with ^ - . ’


points-’111/Nortli*.Carolma.^nd-Ahrgmia,,; and-3 points^ih. South.C;aioliiia,_ Georgia, and AlissournY’A '


' - ..-i. '-1'


cbinparativo advantages andjidisqdvan-:::, thati'lio, and: two''otliey;CyclistS:Ii_ad:Somq;iv...,.^,,,,^,.^^,^ mtagos.-AThe''system of sopaiato confine--difficult3- in getting d i i t 'o f 'th c \\ry


ent-;(which, "


.witli-tlie ;ment:i m; dungeons).:


’ '


prison.systonvi Itpneans'litorally..;that every pnsoner.i


i- > - , , , _ ...i .. rri,„ .. . /


T'he report is made up to Septembei 25tli ..p]q,qa(;ions .;;wliioli . w ould-; liaye enabled, and sliows a total ginned of 2,302,000 bales,


lepiesontation which - omitted. tho cx- publio to grasp its meaning and -pur-


in • 1908 - The quantity - ginned between tlie:; history-: and;- details of;; our r,prison September 1st amounts, to 930,000 bales, ^


: CLITHEROE MOTORIST'.SMARTLY; '


PENALISED. ' - system tlijit tlicy learnt f <or t .1lie first time Louis Robert■.'Asinnall,'’of Standen ;Hall,: At: Esorick .‘(York), .last /Thursday,


: IS not going to be trifled with.’,’ •Debtor : T liave'^no desire to trilicwith tlie Court, sir.


The Registrar : This account: must-bo ■ ’


: furnisliod b3’ tlic 21st inst. -If. it is not hied b3: tlien,- it will be worse for 3'ou.


-i. shall liave sometlimg to sa3’. a t tlio next liearing. Let me tell 3’ou -tliali.-tliis Court


trar (Air. J. N. AAhtliors) said lie liad dccid-a cd to grant an adjournment on condition th a t he complied witli the order made a t tlie . last licaring. . If x’oii don’t,” , lie added, it will be considerabl3’ worse for. 3-011. Praoticall3’. notliing has been'done during tile -last month;’ AAdietlior: i t , is voiir fault or not I will not say, but if i t is


' At Blackburn Bankruptcy Court, on : !gratitudel


be;foi Meliilenl


qr..\viir4 Ighter-X-’f


is


■wlicn, having regard to its penal value.. 00)3/, i t was thought desirable to modify i t rc]ativc]3' to the antecedents of convicts .and to the class in whicli tho3' were placed.- ■ The rules; beginning tliat particular change ywere • subject to Parliamentary sanction and passed without comment or oppp.sition. However, during/the 3'c a r , . Air. Secretary Gladstone informed the Commissioners'that he was not satisfied witli, these-]ioriods as a final settlement, of the questioni-.and after consultation i t w.as decided to reduce the period all ­


... .♦d’ •


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_ . • , . ’ .


‘which lie carries "bn in tho cell.' - ! ■ Alleg.atiohs have been, madcifrom time;; Ho','time - t l ia t ' cellplarconfinement - ex- ; ' ■tending over-a period of'nino months im- : p.airs a man mentally and pliysically,. bu t , tliesc .allegations have not been corrobo- -. rated-. If-tlicy had been, needless to sa y ,, the S3’stcm would not have continued in Jorcc for 'a day. At the same time, im-


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rdocr •F ' v


librea iljf


^enieL v


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___^ 'occiip3’'a cell by himself;''and th a t lio/shall_'.,dant.>-^Tlib'fotlierrtwo ^cyclists,also'gavp^/!;


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