The first show held by the Roy: Ayricultural Society in its new permanent show ground has been opened this Ibis of course too soon yet to judge whether the uly' of the Suciety have de ing Park Royal and aba system of shows; but certainly so far' promises well The 1 vineial centres have grumbled a litle They naturally do nwt like to see the metropolis swallowing up everything. But there ts no question that London is the most ble pice in these near London mee from often been mentable The attendances this and there I
President this y how on the tits d (Queen were there an the soco Ring sent exhibits of cattle from and not one failed te win a honourable mention, while championships.
The Cape Raggi There has been a criticism of the verdi of passed by the Court-n young officers charged with conduct une becoming officers and gentlemen in the going" of a journalist named Stan-pet own, Tt was not denied that the accused officer lad held mock Court Court on this that ther had rapped him. with clu him in a fountain,—stripped off at least his outer clothes and subjected to him all manner of ill-treatment for two hours. Stanford further charged them with stripping him naked and subing him to indignities of a grossly indecent character; amd it urged. Counsel for the defence that these graver were all that the Court had to With regard to the other Hil been dealt with civilly, dants had paid €1,500 in da ages, and ese offences ak which should from the—the me of ana verdict The ted this view, and inly no conclusive charges of indecency, no been surprised when the Court-mar pronounced in the defendants' favour. Still, there is a general feeling that the result is unsatisfactory. The defendants have confessed to conduct which, in the ordinary if not in the legal sense, w: tainly tin becoming to them as officers and gentlemen; and while we must all be glad that they have been acquitted of the aver charges, one feels that it ought to have been possible to try them on the loss grave charges as well, and to sentence them if found guilty, to some less punishment than cashiering.—Possibly the moral is that the whole system of Court-martial in time of peace is obsolete and ought to be abolished.
The Moat Murder.
Dougal has been found guilty of the murder of Miss Holland five years.ago ut the Moat Farm in Essex, and has been duly sentenced to death. Of course the credence was purely circumstantial; indeed even the identification of the body believed to be that of Miss Holland could be questioned; and there were not a few who thought that the prisoner had a 200d chance of escape. Nobody who has closely followed the evidence can doubt, however, that Dougal was guilty of the deliberate and cold-blooded murder of a woman whom he had betrayed and robbed, and that his doom is just.
3rd July.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.