Acland for Richmond - unprecedented enthusiasm Amongst Liberals.

Yorkshire farmers are tardy to make friends, but the more Mr Acland the Liberal candidate for the Richmond Division appears amongst them, and shows such an indomitable spirit in the contest, and such ability in answering questions, the more he is elicting their enthusiasm and devotion. He is being received with greater zeal than ever he was. The farmers up the dales have never taken so much interest in an election.

The inhabitants of Arkengarthdale in north Yorkshire have recently done honour to Mr George Harker, a local miner, who has been awarded the Carnegie Certificate for Conspicuous Bravery and a cheque for £20 by the Carnegie Trustees in recognition of his gallant conduct in April last, when he rescued from death Mr Thomas Harker the mines manager. The two men were proceeding up a lonely drift in an old working of the Stang Mines when the roof suddenly collapsed, and Mr Thomas Harker was buried beneath a great mass of rock and earth. There was no assistance available, and for one and a half hours George Harker struggled single-handed, amidst falling debris, and in constant peril of his own life, to extricate Mr Harker, who, but for his rescuer's incessant efforts, must have died a terrible death.

Two Swaledale miners were charged with assaulting Police Constable Phanthorpe. On the 2nd January the two defendants went over into Arkendale to a rabbit coursing ... after which they went to the public house and indulged in a spree. In the evening shortly before ten o'clock, a squabble commenced between the two Swaledale men and a much stronger party of Arkendale men. Stones were freely thrown and whilst the melee was going on the Constable came up and took the stronger side. The consequence was that he was hit twice with a stone. When the men saw the officer they took flight, but he overtook them after a good chase, when they threatened to thrash him. The defence ... whilst admitting the facts, said the Arkendale men were equally as much to blame as his clients, but the police officer took might against right and they were justified in the assault. The Bench very properly dismissed the case.