They were to be paid for on delivery, but when, however, the j man brought them to Talbot road the prisoner took them in, but did not hand , over the cash. She said she would call and

sco Mr Joyner (tho dealer) about them. Unsuccessful attempts having 1 been made to obtain the money, the matter was put into the hands of the police. Sergeant Fuller, of the detective force, deposed to arresting Mrs Frost at Edgware road station on Wednesday evening. She then gracefully described the whole matter as a misap prehension and undertook to return the en gravings at once (subsecpiently discovered to bo pawned). Mr Plowden seemed inclined to believe in the misapprehension theory. Tho prisoner was so lady-like and well dressed. Sergeant Fuller (drily) : I must ask for a remand. Tho prisoner is tho notorious Mrs Gordon-Bailie (sensation), and there are probably other cases against j her. Collapse of Mrs Frost ! the women’s franchise agitation. The paper which Mr C. 0. Montrose wrote for the Westminster Gazette, on tho first election under women’s franchise in New Zealand, attracted tho attention of Mrs Fawcett (Milliccnt Garrett Fawcett), the talented leader of the Women’s Rights movement in England, the widow of Professor Fawcett, M.P., and mother of the Lady Senior Wrangler. She invited Mr Montrose to call upon her at 2, Gower street, and ho spent a delightful afternoon there on Sunday week, meeting Mrs Wash ington Eves of the American Legation, the Misses Garrett and other interesting people. I gather the artful Antipodean drew a fascinating picture of enfranchised and emancipated Woman (with a big W) in New Zealand, which delighted his listeners, j Ultimately, Mrs Fawcett decided this pro gressionist movement at the other end of the world ought to be confided in detail to the League, and before he left the house Mr Montrose found himself pledged to read a paper after Easter to them. “You shall have a good audience, I promise,” said Mrs Fawcett. THE new atlantic-canadian service. In the opinion of many excellent judges the Dominion Government and Mr James Huddart are acting prematurely in start ing an Atlantic-Canadian service in connec tion with the Canadian-Pacific route before the Vancouver-Australasian branches have been thoroughly tested, and their possible developments fairly fathomed. 