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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-02-23

WAR 'll4 E SOUDAN

[REUTER'S TELEGRAM.]
THE RELIEF OF TOKAR.

SUANIM, Thursday, 10 a.m.

Firing was heard early this morning in the
directlon of Trinkitat. Major-General Graham
will reach Saukim to-night, when the whole ex-
pedition fer the relief of Tokar will have arrived,
except the troops from Aden and the marines from
Malta. They are expected to arrive to-morrow
evening, and will disembark on Saturday morning.
The expediiion will begin to move forward next
Sunday.

RomE, Thursday.

The Opiiiione to-day, in an article discussing the
debate oa the Vot..-, of Censure in the House of
C ,mmons, warmly eulogises the elevation and die—
intere,tednQss of Mr. Gla,dst9ne's political views,
The journal considers that only two altrrn ttives
now remain to the English Goverament—either to
place Egypt under a British military protectorate,
or to replace Ismail Pasha on the throne as a ruler
capable of governing the country autonomously
with due regard for English interests,

The following telegram was received at the
Admiralty at 3.21 p,m. yesterday from Sir Wm.
Hewett, at Suakim, dated 21st February, 4.10
p.m.:
"The Neera, with 250 Hussars and 270 horses,
on shoal to the southward of Cape Shab-Auber to
eastward of Suakim, is on shore up to her midships.
Weather quiet calm. Ship making no water. Hecla
and Prompt are standing by her, and Humber, now
entering harbour, is proceeding to her assistance.
Sphinx and Ranger proceed at daylight to-morrow;
too late to-day. Retriever has brought in 120 of
Hussars."
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-02-23

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THE STOURBRIDGE OBSERVER.

GOLDSMITHS' EXHIBITION IN PESTH.

The Vienna correspondent of the Standard states
that an (exhibition of rare goldsmiths' work will
shortly be opened in Pesth, in the rooms of the
National Museum. Among the exhibits will he some
richly jewelled crowns of historical interest and a
number of pyres, chalices, and other ecclesiastical ob-
jects, some of which are of immense value. The bulk
cf the Exhibition will consist of valuable gold plate
and personal jewellery, either of Hungarian manu-
facture or the property of the old Hungarian
families. The principal objects have been lent
by the Imperial "Schatzkammer " at Vienna, ;and
by the various archdukes, magnates, and eccle•
siastics, and a few have come from abroad.
Amongst the crowns is one, set with pearls,
with which King Ladislaus and the great
Matthias Corvinus were crowned; and the so-called
"funeral crowns" of King Bela 111. and his wife
Anica, of Antioch, found in their graves at Pressburg.
There are also several pieces of enamel from the crown
of the Emperor Constantine Monomachus, bearing
portraits of the Emperor, his wife, his sister, and two
dancing girls; and a crown discovered in the last
century, during the excavations made at Grosswardein
for fortification purposes, and whose origin is uncertain.
Another remarkable exhibit is the so-called exchequer
of the Gothic King Atanarich, consisting of a number
of golden cups and vases, weighing two thousand four
hundred ducats, discovered at Torontal.

Amongst the ecclesiastical articles are the pyx and
chalice presented by the Hungarian King Louis of
Anjou to the Chapter of Aix-la•Chapelle in 1340, and
now lent by it; further, a huge golden bust of King
Ladislaus, crowned, from the high altar of the Cathe-
dral in Raab; besides about thirty golden chalices
from the time of Mathias Corvinns, when the Gold.
smith's art in Hungary was at its height. There is,
further, a golden cup, richly set with jewels, which
possesses a remarkable history, It was given in 1598
to Count Nicolans Pilffy by the Austrian States, for
services rendered in the reconquest of Raab from the
Turks. This cup, which weighs 1000 ducats, and is
still more valuable for its rare artistic merit, was
afterwards given by a son of this Nicolaus Pkilffy as
ransom to extrfcate his father from the hands of the
Croats, who had made him prisoner; It thus Came
ir to possession of the Sultan, and was eventually pre-
sented to the Austrian Emperor Leopold, who, recog-
nising the arms of the Plays on it, restored it to the
family.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-02-23

THE DEFENCE OF BAC NINH.

The St. Petersburg correspondent of the Morning
Post says tbat the intelligence from Hong Kong con-
firms the statement that great preparations are being
made by the Chinese to defend Bac Ninh. It is ex-
pected that before an attack takes place the French
representative at Pekin will receive his passport. Tor-
pedoes are being laid in the river to prevent the ad-
vance of Admiral Courbets' gunboats. The discovery
of dynamite at Sontay proves that it was the intention
by laying torpedoes to defend that place, but the
attack came unexpectedly. This will not be the case
as regards Bac Ninh. The men who have entered the
Foreign-office at Pekin and are influenoing the Govern-
ment to a more decided policy, belong to the same party
which under Chang-Chi-Tung denounced the Livadia
Treaty against Chung-How. It is, however, a mistake
to believe that Li-Fung, who signed the Boar& Treaty,
and who is supposed to be a warm partisan of peace,
is favourable to France. The fact is that Li•Fung is
naturally nervous with regard to the results of his
military reorganisation, for it is just twenty years
since be received carte blanche to use the greater part
of the revenues of several provinces to organise a
powerful Chinese army capable of resisting a well-
armed and disciplined European force. This new
organisation has not been tested as yet, and Li-Fung
is naturally nervous regarding an experiment which,
if unsuccessful, would cost him dear.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-02-23

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THE POLICE SYSTEM IN CHICAGO

Police Comtnissioner NichelB,_ ap_eaking at a recen

meeting of the Municipal Board ccf Estimate of New
York, explained that there are at present 2500 men in
the police force of that city, and he thought it w mid
be advisable to add 100 to their number. He
stated that he had bean appointed by the com-
missioners to investigate thoroughly the police as stem
in Chicago. From what he had learned he was satis-
fied that the system ought to be introduced in New
York without delay. In Chicago the police have a
system similar to the fire department. Boxes are
placed in the streets for which reputable citizens as
well as policemen are supplied with keys, and in case
of necessity, by the mere pressing of a button an
alarm is sent to the police stations for assistance.
There are a series of buttons by means of which infor-
mation of fires, burglaries, riots, arrests, and accidents
are communicated to the station-houses without the
necessity of the policemen leaving their beat. In Chicago
waggons', carrying twelve men, are kept in readiness,
and in case of a burglar being discovered in a house
the men are brought promptly to the scene and the
house surrounded. The waggons are fitted with appli•
ance3 for securing prisoners, and also with medical
stores and apparatus, so that in case of accidents im-
mediate aid is rendered to the injured, The adoption of
the system in New Ycrk would cost about 100,000 dole.,
but it is urged that it would more than pay for itself,
For it would practically increase the force to 5,000
men. The theory, so far as Commissioner Nichols
could judge, was the most perfect he ever saw.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-02-23

VOLCANIC ERUPTION IN ALASKA.

San Francisco papers publish a report received by
Professor Davidson of the volcanic eruption that
took place last October at the entrance to Cook's
Inlet. The fishermen saw dense masses of smoke
and flame shoot up from Mount St. Augustine, accom.
panied by loud explosions. The sky was darkened,
and a few hours later great quantities of pumice•stone
began to fall, some very fine, some like coarse sand.
At hal (Test three in the afternoon there was a great
rumh_ rag noise, and apparently a heaving of the bottom
of the sea, and a wave 301 t. high was borne inland over
English Bay, sweeping the boats that were on the
beach before it and covering the fishermen's huts.
Fortunately it was the ebb time of the regular tide,
otherwise the village might have been quite destroyed.
Two other waves, about 18ft. high, followed at irregular
intervals. The daylight was completely obscured by the
falling dust, which lay between five and six in-ches deep.
At night the whole neighbourhood was lit up by the
flames from the crater, which is usually covered with
snow, but was this season quite bare. It was son dis-
covered that Mount St. Augustine had been split in
two, the northern portion sinking to the level of the
Burri.uriaitig His. At the same time a new island arose
In the passage between Chernaboura Island and the
mainland ; this island was an English mile and a half
long and 75ft. above the water. The volcanic energy
of the whole Alaska peninsula seemed to be brought
Into activity. Not only was the volcano Iliapna,
12,000 ft. high, fully at work, but two extinct volo6ooes
that lie to the west of It resumed Operations, itindft
up volumes of smoke and throwing out vast mines a
dust and stones.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-02-23

KIDDERMINS I ER.

Po IED OF GUAI:DIA:• S. —Mr. J. ',Giles preside I At
the meeting ef the Guardians on 'rues tay.—it was
mentone,l by Mr. Milnes that he had obtain,d de-
tails as to the small-p X edidernic in Kidderminser.
There had been a total of Si cases ; 9 patients had
died, 6 were under tre ament in the brarigh his i-
tal and workhouse hospital, and 66 ha I reenv( red.
—The Clerk submitted an estimate of the calls re-
quirk:d for tit , ensuing half-year, the total being
£5,867, a!t:iast ..5,500 last year. Tie estimate was
approved and passed.
DAMAGES FOR PERSONAL IYJURIES. - At the
Count, Court,on Tu,sday, More irßuprt Ke tie,
a case of Carter ti Pass was called on, in which
plakltiff claimed e.. 1 o damages for personal injuries.
Mr. Bagster was for Valuta, and Mr. M. Corbel
for defendant. The injuries were alleged to have
Le ii caused by defendant trying to throw phiutiff
from a break, and it was asserted that he brobe his
shin with a kick. The main allegations of plain-
tiff vere denied by defendant, who said he tried to
cx.) 1 plaintiff from the vehicle because f the
ohj,ctionabie lantuage he was using. He state I,
!Co, that plaintiff asiaul!ed him.—His Honour gave
a verdict for the plaintiff for the amount claimed.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-02-23

BROMSGROVE.

BOARD or GUARDIANS.—At the meeting of this
Board on Wednesday, Mr. Wright (Chairman)
presiding, it was reported that an entry in the
visitors' book, by Mr. F. D Lone, Local Govern-
ment Bard Inspector, stated that he visited the
hon e on the 9th inst., and found it in good order,
but the arrangements for the sick inmates and
children weie defective —Mr. Humph. eys (Clerk)
read the following letter :—"Ragley Hall, February
Sth.—Dear Sir—ton behalf of my mother and of all
the family allow me to express our Lincere grati-
tude to the Board ef Guardians of the Bromsgreve
Union for the resolution passed by them at their
meeting on the sth, and tor their sincere sympathy
with us in this great sorrow that has come upon us
with such ten ible suddenness.—Thanking the
Guardians most sincerely,l remain, yours faithfully
Elertford.”—Mr. Allcock called attention to the
inquiry being made as to wkly the Bromsgrove out—
door poor had an excess of relief over those of Red.
ditch. The committee had found a satisfactory ex
planation, viz., that there were considerably more
old people in Bromsgrove than in Redditch —Mr,
Booker corroborated Mr. Allcock's statement. He
was fully persuaded, Low that the committee had
gone into the matter, that it was, as he thought
last year when the subject was first brought forward
that the Bromsgrove people did not have too much,
out the Le kiitch people had too little—Tie , Chair-
man said ha was sure the Redditch Gum ians al-
lowed what they consilered necessary.--F therd ,-
cussion ensued, and it was stated that if the re .r
had any complaint to make they could appe tl tO tioe
Redditeh Guardian; or to the Board.—.l. cite f
thanks was passed to Mrs. iourne for providing an
' entertainment for the inmates of the Workholse o
Saturday night last, and the Board then went jut)
;.iitnittee to consider the applications for the pcss
zelieving officer for the Hagley district.

A recent w, iter in on- local papers I:as wis .7
observed that "one of the follies of the age is to bay
dear Wines and Spirits." AnotLer folly i 3 to
suppose that buying from those who make the
largest return of duty is buying them in the
cheapest market. The Merchant who pays duty
upon thousands of gallons pays in exact properi-don
to the retailer clearing a single cask, A great profit
must be gained to cover enormous expenses of large
business premises, cost of advertising, and an
illowance of profit to the Agent, greater in
many instances than taken by them in the respect-
ab!e Merchant. To buy cheap is to buy where but
one profit is made, au'l we cannot better illustrate
our argument than by pointing out tie way in
hieh our townsmen, Messrs J. Rutland and Son, o
High-st, have opened up the trade. We have
no hesitation in sayiug that 25 per cent, is now
#aved by their bringing the producer and the con-
sumer together, over the prices paid a few years
ago, and a trial will fully bear out our assertions
Dudley Herald, December 24th, 1881.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-02-23

CRITICAL POSITION OF TOKAR.

In a telegram, dated Souskim, Sunday, the special
correspondent of the Daily News says:
-

Spies have just brought a letter froth Tokar to the
effect that the enemy is pressing more and more heavily
on the garrison, and at 'eat is turning upon it the
Krupp guns captured at the battle of the 4th. This
last development of the situatiBn is that which most
alarms the defenders. They press for immediate re.
lief. Assurances will be sent at once informing them
of the continued arrival from to-morrow of the English
force, and the prospects of a speedy march.
The rebels are undoubtedly more resolute than
ever, and are fully bent on an attack of Souakim
if Tokar falls before assistance reaches it. A meeting
of the leading Sheiks with the rebel force some eleven
miles distant occurred on Friday morning, at which
the question was discussed whether Souakim should
be attacked before the arrival of the Engliah army.
. _ _

_
This morning, at two, parties of re-bels suddenly
opened fire within 300 yards of the outer line of en-
trenchments. Bullets fell in the middle of the camp.
General Baker narrowly escaped being shot in his
tent. The last shots fired were at half-past three. Our
side replied only within two rounds from the Krupp
on the detached fort near the upper wells. The in.
tranchmenst were immediately lined, and the men
behaved well.
At about eight in the morning Captain Oaffen, of
the Sphinx, reported bodies of rebels, numbernig 2000,
moving in a south-easterly direction, 59 if towards
Tokar. Captain Giles, with thecavalry scouts, went
as far as the lower range of hills, but discovered no
trace of them,

Every preparation is made to guard against an
attack, aid Major Wood has skilfully completed the
task of adapting the entrenchments and forts to the
smaller force now occupying the outer line, which con.
sista of ten redoubts, including the two water forti
already named. They are 1200 yards from the main
entrenchments, and a quarter of a mile from each
other, and are held by bodies of from 12 to 50 men
each. The ditches surrounding these redoubts are
protc-cted by crowsfeet. The operation was finished
a few months ago by General Sartorious. it is worthy
of notice that two Egyptian officers begged General
Sartorious to explain the use of these implements.

The main entrenchments which surround the main-
land quarter known as Elgef are about 1000 yards from
the causeway, which joins the mainland to the insular
part of the town. The causeway is protected by the
Ranger, while the Sphinx and Decoy command the
right and left flanks respectively of the mainland
defences.
As for forts Euryalus and Carysfort, which are on
the main lines of entrenchment, they, with their 361
Marines and blue-jackets are impregnable.
As illustrating the difference of spirit between the
blacks and Egyptians I may mention that a deputy
from the former has begged to be led against the enemy
in revenge for the death of his comrades in the last
battle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-02-23

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THE OYSTER AND THE STARFISH

A bill just antroduced to the Legislature of the
State of Connecticut warns us that the hope that the
New World would redress the oyster-balance of
the Old may prove ill-founded (says the Daily News).
The American oyster, gradually coming into popular
favour in this country as it is brought hither in better
condition than heretofore, is menaced at one of its
headquarters with serious diminution, if not with
downright extinction. Our readers are familiar with
odd fishes, such as the drum-fish and the sheepshead,
which are supplied with special; teeth for tearing
oysters from their bed, and with gizzards for grinding
up and otherwise digesting them. In their case, how-
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His delicate food makes his flesh so pleasant to man
that he is eagerly sought for to furnish forth the tables
of,New York and Boston. Thus the sheepshead eats
the oyster, man eats the sheepshead, and equilibrium
is maintained. But the starfish, the most deadly
enemy of the oyster, has recently appeared in Long
Island Sound in such myriads as to menace the
oystery fishery with deetruction. This pestilent
animal is protected in a manner by its utter worth-
lessness, just like the carrion crow, the jackdaw, and
the more detestable hooded crow in this island. An
animal good to eat is not likely to increase and
multiply beyond measure, tho rabbit only excepted;
but as the birds just mentioned and the magpie are
held unworthy of powder and shot, so are starfish not
accounted worth the catching. Hence it has been
found necessary to organize measures for their
wholesale destruction, and moreover to make the
putting of a live starfish back into the water a mis-
demeanour.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-02-23

REPORTED ATTEMPT AGAINST ;THE

KING OF ITALY.

A Renter's telegram dated Rome, Feb. 17, says
The following semiofficial altement is published
here today :—" The Government has received intel-
ligence from Civita Vecchia stating that while the
Royal train, in which King Humbert WlB returning
from a hunting expedition, was travelling between
Montalto and Coneto, four armed men tired at a
Carabineer who was guarding the line. The Carabi•
neer fired six shots at his assailants, one of whom was
wounded. He also seized a bottle filled with gunpo w•
der, in which a lighted match had been placed, and
which the individuals in question threw at the
Carabineer. The men afterwards escaped. A colonel
of the Carabineers and several officials have
been sent to the scene of toe occurrence to institute
inquiries,"
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-02-23

LOCAL LAW CASE.

SWINDELL v. THE BIRMINGHAM SYNDICATE
(LIMITED).—In the Chancery Division of the High
Court of Justice on Saturday—heft re Mr. Justice
Chitty—the case of Swindell v. The Birmingham
Syndi ate Company (Limited) was argued, on an
adjourned summons, for the decision of the Court
as to whether the plaintiff was warranted in refus-
Og ita -42 a the working plans, books, and

iuspectio
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-02-23

THE RUSSIAN CROWN ESTATES.

One may form some idea of the extent of the pea-
sessions belonging to the Russian Emperor, as pro-
perty immediately attached to the Crown, when we
hear that the Altai estates alone cover an area of 40
millions of desjatins, or over 170,000 equate miles,
loPirg about three times the size of England and
Wales. The Nertchinsk estates, in Eastern Siberia,
nre estimated at about 18 millions of desjatins. In the
Altai estates are situated the gold and silver mines of
Barnaul, Paulov, Smijov, and Loktjepp, the copper
foundry at Sasoum, and the great iron works of
Gavrilov, in the Salagirov district. The receipts from
these enormous estates are in a ridiculously pitiful
ratio to their extent. In the year 1882 they amounted
to 950,000 roubles, or a little more than £95,000;
while for 1883 the revenue was estimated at less
than half this sum, or about 400,000 roubles. The
rents, &c., gave a surplus over expense of administra-
tion of about a million and half of roubles. On
the other hand, the working of the mines showed a
deficit of over a million ; hence the result just indi-
cated. A partial explanation of this very unsatisfac-
tory state of things is to be found in the situation of
the mines, which are generally in places quite desti-
tute of wood, while the smelting works were naturally
located in districts where wool abounds, sometimes as
much as 600 or 700 kilometres distant from the mines
The cost of transport of raw materials became con,
siderable in this way. By degrees all the wood
available in the neighbourhood of the smelting works
become used up, and it was necessary to fetch wood
from distances of even over 100 kilombtres. Formerly
the mißes were really penal settlements, worked
by convicts, who were partly helped by immi-
grants whose sons were exempted from military ser-
vice on the condition of working in the mines. But
since the abolition of serfdom this system has been
quite altered, and there is now a great deal of free
labour on the ordinary conditions.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-02-23

Iti THE MIDLAND COUNTIES

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DUDLEY.

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GOULD, Undertaker, Cradley Heath.
MOORE and FERRER, Undertakers,Kingswinford
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WHITFIELD, do. Brierley Hil
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MIERY do. do

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CIGAR

HOLDER,S

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AND OTHER
ELEGANT CIGAR CASES,
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AND OTHER

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-02-23

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

In the HousE OF LORDS, Feb. 18, Earl Granville informed
the Marquis of Salisbury that the proclamation issued by
General Gordon at Khartoum, of which her Majesty's
Government had received a summary, contained some refer.
ence to the slave trade, but not to the same effect as the
the statement published in the newspapers.
The Earl of Dunraven moved a resolution declaring the
opinion of the House that the removal of Lord Rossmore
from the Commission of the Peace in Ireland was not jus-
tified by the facts, and was calculated to discourage the
loyal population of that country.

Lord Carlingford contended that the adoption of ,the
motion could only be regarded as a vote of censure upon
the Lord Lieutenant and the Lord Chancellor of Ireland,
and insisteel that by the deliberate action of Lord &at>
more a serious breach of the peace had been rendered Jour&
Dent. _ _ _

In the course of subsequent debate the Marquis of
Waterford and Earl Cairns supported the motion, which
was opposed by Lord Fitzgerald and the Lord Chancellor,
and was eventually withdrawn.
Their lordships rose at twenty-five minutes past eight
o'clock.

In the HOUSE OP COMMONS, ltir.W. Clark, the newly-elected
member for Paisley, took the oath and his seat. Mr.
Elton, who was received with prolonged cheering by the
Opposition, also took the oath and his seat for West
Somerset.

Some sixty questions of little public interest were
addressed to the Treasury Benob, of which considerably
more than half came from the Irish members.
GENERAL GORDON'S PB.OOLANIATION.

Sir S. Northcote having inquired whether her Majesty's
Government had any information with respect to the procla-
mation reported to have been issued by General Gordon at
Khartoum, and whether General Gordon's powers extended
to the issue of such a proclamation,
Mr. Gladstone replied that they had received a summary
of the proclamation, but on the point of the slave trade
they did not think it possible, viewing the arrangements
now existing in the Soudan, safely to extract its true
meaning and purport from that summary. The opinions of
General Gordon as to the slave trade were well known, and
the Government entirely relied upon him and were confident
that his proclamation would not be found in any way to
derogate from his well known sentiments. In farther reply
to Sir W. Barttelot, the right hon. gentleman stated that so
far as the Government were well aware there was no trutti
In the report that the Egyptian army was to be disbanded.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-02-23

MISDIRECTED ENERGY.

The Evening Standard says: A man tumbled into a
well at Bombay. Numerous bystanders observed the
Incident, and they gathered to watch results with
curiosity, When all was over for the time, the man
having vanished, they fetched a constable, who looked
In and proposed to geb a drag from Byculla, two miles
away. No one suggested a better course, and off he
trudged in cheerful performance of duty. The havildar
at Byculla commended his diligence, and despatched
him to Mazagon to report. Thither he wentt delivered
his report, and received more commendations; they
sent him back to Byculla with an order for a drag,
Thus provided, the faithful peon returned to the
well, where public interest was still lively, though the
object of it was as dead as a herring. Diligent as the
constable had been, two ,hours and half had slipped
away, and the man in the well had lost patience. He
failed to understand, perhaps, that efforts were bring
made to save him, and submitted to his fate with ti e
reaignation characteristic of Orientals when they
clnnot help themselves. The propriety of giving that
unstable a medal for saving life is not seriously die.
cussed at Bombay.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-02-23

THE MASSACRES OF CHRISTIANS IN

CHINA.

A Paris telegram states that the Temps has pub-
lished a letter from Hanoi stating that massacres of
Christians have been occurring since the beginning of
January in the Annamite provinces of Phan-Hoa and
Ngehan. The letter proceeds as follows "The chiefs
of the bands apparently acted under instructions from
iltns, and the Annarnite Minister of War in par.
tinnier appears to be compromised by an inquiry
which was held at Phuquang on the Songna. A
military mandarin in command of the mountain
guards in the province of Phan-Floa caused an Anna.
mite priest and seven Catechists to be beheaded on
January 1, and burned and pillaged the mission house,
massacring several other Christians at Longthanh.
The day following the mountain guards killed a priest
and several Christians and burned three villages.
They have burned the mission houses at several other
places, committing similar massacres. The viceroy of
a Chinese province previous to the capture of Sontay
ordered the Black Flags to massacre every Christian.
As soon as Admiral Courbet was informed of the
massacre he despatched the Chateau Renaud to the
coast of Phan-Hoa to protect the Christians."
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-02-23

vO. iStrirt,
orm

-Ta OCLD INz+TITIITE —The annual meet-
ing of this Institute was held in the Lecture Room,
Markfit Street, on Monday night; Mr. F. Ev
pre.ide.i —The report of the Mechanics' Institute,
read by Air. C. Evers, shoved then were 110 mem-
bers, and the usual operati in- of the society had
been maintained during the Year, except the el:rases.
Regrec as eapreettel as to their not havin:. b .en
10 operalion, er)upl,-d with a hope that they 1, 0 ild
be r•Silltilki next session. 'l'h ire wa. a bilan aof
Ls; in livid, but ont.t iu.iiig
Wit to th,
un-
°VS The balanc.! to the credit of (I,p -
•ia t.,. penry ba'i as £2,i6 19d 9,1. McSSrS.
J. iluAl,r and W. Muctou ha I been elected secre-
taries, Ms. D. K. Shoesio ham treasure-, and the
other officars appoint..d. Mr. Palfrey read the re-
port of the Woking M Institution. There were
184 members on the roll and the reeripte had
slightly exceeded the expenditure. Mr. .V. Robin-
son had been • leeted pre,ldent, Mr. .1 T. Short
Messr•. 11. Riley and J. S. Hatton
urteS 11d he usu committee app )ited.-
11 mciftw, pmeented lit mu the Building
osenuietee, 46ad the lirbole of the reports were
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-02-23

THE FOREIGN IRON TRADE.

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continue gloomy, and acting on the supposition,that
the present depression is the result of over-produc
tion, people now propose a restriction in that dir-
ection. From statistics just published it appears
that the o' al Belgian production of iron and steel
chTane
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during 18s3 was 1,579,520 tons, against 1,522,000
tons in 1882, and 1,364,000 tins in 1881, The total
Belgian out-put of coal ih 1883 was 18,134,880 tons
from 150 mines. The announcement of the Belgian
government that they intend passing a bill during
this session of the Belgian chamber of represent
wives authorising the construction of a large num-
ber of secondary (narrow gauge) railways may jut
part seine strength to the Belgian iron market.
The position of the French, iron trade has not
changed to any perceptible degree. At Paris the
qu9tsiion of 165 fr. for merchant bars and plAting
iron is only fechly main ainance,fand as forgetnasters
of the Noi d are it,t inclined to conclude under 155
fr. at works dealers at Paris must be selling, if not
at a less at IPast with the smallest margins of profit.
Advices from Germany show that its iron trade cl,•
rends to a great extent upon the movement; in
the markets of o:her countries notably these f
Eu,4laud aid the Uvited States. With a Letter
tendency in those quarters, the German iron mar-
ket althougth its condition is not althogether what
it might.be, shows every sign of a steady if slow im-
provement. There is a better demand in the
American irou market, notably for American pig-
iron, whilst Scotch pig is quiet yet thin, No
change is recorded with regard to quotations of
tuanufactured non and steel. Prices both of iron
and steel are kept down by the threatened tariff
reclueti.m.
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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-02-23

1;

DUDLEY.

SuPPosED DEATH FROM STARVATION. —An in-
quest was held on Monday, before Mr. E. P. Jobson,
Deputy Coroner, at the Toree Furnances Inn, Dock.
on the body of Jonathan Blackham (63), tailor.—
The jury found the house without furniture, and
the body of the deceased man emaciated condition.
—Eliza Attwood, Bloomfield Row, Tipton, said she
was niece of the deceased, who was very poor, and
she had recommended him to go to the Workhouse.
He replied that the authorities would not let him
into the house nor give him outdoor relief.—John
Spiers said that on Saturday morning he found no
one moving at Blackham's, and he opened the
shutters. He then saw the man lying dead, with
his head on the ash-grate. On or two small cinders
adhered to his face.—Thomas Spiers said the old
man was wretchedly poor, and he had more than
once during the winter asked for boiling water
because he had no fire.—Edwin Full wood, Relieving
Officer, stated that about six months ago Blackham '
fell down stairs and fractured his skull. The
medical officer ordered his removal to the house,
and Blackham remained there for two months. He
left on his own accord. The man had since applied
for outdoor relief, and had received 2s per week for
a month. This was rep€a'ed, and from that time he
had not applied. After the pay had ceased it was
not his (witness's) duty to look after such a case,
still if he had known the man was destitute he
should have looked after him.—Mr. Ernest Wilcox,
surgeon, said the man had not been properly
nourised, but death was not due to immediate
starvation. The pericardium was much inflamed
and it was from the disease attaching to this in-
flammatory condition that Blackham died. Ex-
posure to cold had accelerated the man's death.—
ln summing, up the Coroner said there seemed to
be no blame attached to the Union authorities.—
The verdict of the jury was that the "deceased
died from pet icarditis."
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-02-23

POTATO.

Good supplies on offer, but trade dull al the following
quotattons. Magnum bonums, 70s to 90s; regents, 60a to
80s ; champions, Re to TQL; Tletortas. 704 to 90a per ton.

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_
BRIERLEY BILL.

DRUNKENNESS.—At the Police Court on Mon—
day, before G. K. Harrison and P. Foley, Esq., Eli
Bloomer was charged with being drunk on the 11th
inst. at Brierley Hill P C. O'Brien proved the case
and s;:i I he found the defendant in Brierley Hill
very drunk wit' l another man who was trying to get
him home, but he refused to go. Defendant said
the man was a b al character and he refused to walk
with him. Fined 2s. 6d, and costs ; in default 7
daya—Benjamin Raybould and Richard Raybould
were charged with being drunk on the 16th inst. in
Pearson Street, Brierley Bill. P.C. O'Brien said
he found the defendants very drunk and were using
they disgraceful language. Be took them into
cus ody and they became very violent. P.C. Booth
corroborated and defendants were fined 6s and
costs ; in default 14 days.
AssAuur.—Joseph Wassail was charged with
assaulting James Bate on the 11th inst. Com-
platnant said the defendant was continually insult-
ing him, and on the day in question he struck him
on the breast and told him that he had got to have
a hiding for giving information to the police about
a man named Cartwright. Fined 20s and costs;
in default one month. William Roberts was
charged with assaulting William Jones on the 11th
inst.—Complainant said the defendant came to him
and began about him not paying a shilling on Satur-
day for his "footale." He pushed him and struck
him on the side of the head.--Benjanain Evans cor—
roborated. Defendant pleaded guilty and maid he
only struck the defendant on the side of the head.
Fined 2s 6d and costs; in default 7 days.
STEALING Coa.L.—Polly Jones (13), was charged
, with stealing a quantity of coal, the property of
Shela Ciarratt and Son on the 14th inst.—James
Taylor said he saw the defendant and several others
take a quantity of coal from among some slack.
Fined 58. in default 7 days.
STEALING PIGEONS.—George Sedgely (15), and
Al&ed Hall (15), were charged with stealing three
pigeons, the property of Thomas Parkes, George
Street, Wordsley, on the 11th inst.—Harriet Parkes
said she left home at 6 o'clock on the day in ques-
tion ani the pigeons were safe then. When she
came back the pigeons (produced) were gone.—A
witness was called who said that the boys came to
his house and offered the pigeons for sale. He gave
them 7d each for them. They said they were not
going to keep any more. Fined ss. each.

SCHOOL BOARD CASES —A number of persons
were summoned for not sending the'r children to
school regularly by Mr. Abraltam Col ier, School
Board Officer. Five were fined 55., 4 were fined
2s. 6d., 1 withdrawn and 2 adjourned.—Eleven
persons were summoned by Mr. Allden for not send-
ing their children regularly to school. Six were
fined 55., 3 were fined 2s. 6d. and 2 were adjourned
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-02-23

LYE.

CH RA.L SOCIETY CONCERT.—On Tues,lay last
the Lye Choral Sociefy gave their first concert in
the Temperance Ball. 'I he artistes engaged were
Miss Melvina Field, Mr. IL Yates and Mr. P. Pardoe.
The part of the programme allotted to the society
was Gade's "Spring's Message" and a selection of
five part songs. Seeing that the society has only
been forrrei some three months, they acquitted
themselves well, the part songs 'being exception-
ally well sung,: the cantata' which is, though not a
well known one, a very good one, lost much of its
beauty by the almost total absence of light and
shade. This is a point, which the Lye Choral
Society, being so young a one, will doubtless in -
prove in, before coming before the public again.
The orchestra which was composed entirely of Lye
amateurs, performed their part in an exceedingly
creditable manner. We congratulate the Rev. H.
C. W. Phillips the conductor of the society, on the
success achiev:d, Mr. T. H. Rhodes, the accom•
panist to the society, who was also to have played
a pianoforte solo, did not put in an appearance;
though why, slid not transpire. Mr. Bate (organist
at the parish church) as accompanist, and Mr. Jos.
Randle as soloist, however, made excellent substi-
tutes, Mr. Randle's solo being vociferously ap-
plauded and encored. Lie replied by playing
Thalterg's "Last Rose of Summer." Miss Field
and Mr. Yates are such favourites in this district
that their appearance in a concert room is always
the signal for great applause. It is suffic'ent to say
of them that they were in excellent voice, and sang
with that great taste which only carefully trained
artistes can. Mr. Phillip Pardoe made his first
appearance in this district on Tuesday. He pore
sesses a voice of extraordinary compass and quality,
and received encores for both of his songs. The
programme bad to be considerably mutilated,
through the late arrival of Messrs. Yates and Pardoe.
We were sorry to see so poor an audience, and hope
that the next time the society gives a c ncert they
will have the pleasure of singing to a full house.
We append a copy of the programme :—Part song,
"Those Evening Bells," Society ; pianoforte solo,
"Scotch Airs with with variations," Mr. Jos.Randle ;
part song, "Belfrey Tower," Society; seng,"Cloister
Voices ' Miss Melvina Fieid ; part song, "When
Evening Twilight," Society ; song, 'Dream Faces,"
Mr. Hy, Yates; song, "The Tar's Farewell," Mr.
Pardoe ; duet, 'The Sailor Sighs," Miss Field and
Mr. Yates; cornet soin, "Home Sweet Home," Mr.
W. Perry; cantata, "Spring's Message," Society ;
song, "Winter's Story, Miss Melvina Field; song,
"Lid me your Aid," Mr. Ily. Yates ; part song,
"Cradle Song," Society; a ng, "Jack's Yarn," Mr.
Pardue ; duet, "Flow gently Deva," Mr, Yates an
Mr. Pardee ; part song, "The Last Night," Smiety ;
"National Anthem."