["At the Ludlow County Police Court, on May 27, Sir CHARLES
ROUSE BOUGHTON, Baronet, of Downton Hall, a Justice of
the Peace, applied for a protection order against Mr. JOHN
BADDELEY WOOD, of Henley Hall, a Justice of the Peace.
The parties had a dispute over a waterway, and on leaving
Middleton Church on Sunday, Mr. WOOD, it was alleged, used
coarse language to Sir CHARLES, and called him a liar three
times. Sir CHARLES said he was in bodily fear of Mr. WOOD,
and thought if sureties to keep the peace were applied for
he should be safer. The Bench granted the summons."--_The
Sheffield and Rotherham Independent._]
Sure, WOOD and BOUGHTON might full well
By closest ties be knit;
But water's caused them both to swell,
And brought about a split.
And now within their bosoms housed
Blind anger courses madly,
Sir CHARLES'S temper has been Roused,
And WOOD has lost his, Baddeley.
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MR. T. DOLLING BOLTON, M.P. for N.E. division of Derbyshire, has been
explaining to his constituents at Eckington the reason for his voting
against the Government on Mr. LLOYD-GEORGE'S amendment to the Welsh
Church Bill. He was under no obligation to party leaders or party as a
party. There was no subsidy by the party, no assistance given by party
speakers, and he had to rely upon the electors alone. These elementary
political principles endorsed by unanimous vote of continued
confidence in esteemed member. Vote moved in eloquent speech by Mr.
BODEN. No party assistance, no party voting, manly independence the
thing for BODEN. Leaders say it ought to be a thing "verboten," and
Mr. T. E. ELLIS filled with foreboding by latest revolt. BOLTON voting
blue bad enough, but the enthusiastic approval of his constituency
quite a bolt from the blue.
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