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The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1869-05-29

MAN'S RISK IN MATRIMONY.
4, Eclogue. BROWN. JONES.

Brown. 0 Jones, your countenance is glum Avow
What cause with anxious care has marked your brow.
A sum upon the wrong horse have you lost,
Or are you in the tender passion cruised?
Jones. Not yet my Book miscalculation knows,
Nor have I jilted been, as you suppose.
No ; on the contrary, the truth to say.
The dresses all are made, and named 'a the day.
Brown. Then does another flame your bosom Are,
And from your bargain would you fain retire?
'rig true that Mabel's charms muds Maud's excel;
And do I talk bean Inconstant Such?
Jones. Maud will have wealth, and Mabel will have none.
My thoughts on Russell Gurney's measure run;
r 13111 to select Committee now referred
' The "Married Women's Property "—absurd !
Brown. Why should that MII, designed in spite of sex,
1 hat wives may hold their own, your mind perplex?
'Ti, not yet passed ; wed quickly while you cau,
Ere it, enacted, can affect • man.
Jones. Why, so I would Brown, but that, don't yon nest
' Maud has to come into her property.
If Russell Gurney's Act for married men
Should prove a retrospective one, what then?
Brown Had you not better, while you can, withdraw?
Jones. Then what in case the Bill become not law,
Such as I fear? Meanwhile, did I break loose
For breach of promise could I plead excuse?
Brown. An awkward bole no doubt that you are In.
Ile runs a risk who marries now for tin.
Should the Bill pose, then only men that fall
In love will marry none besides at all.
Jones. 'Twill give the girl whose fortune Is her face
As good a chance as girls in richer case
A better, lithe richer girls are plain.
How many such old maidens will remain!
Benson. A good thing too, for them at any rate,
Better celibacy than wife'. estate
Shared alibi sordid wretch, who had in view
Naught but her money— Jones, I don't mean you.
Jones. And if you did, you know I shouldn't care.
I apprehend that marriage will be rare
When men are moved thereto by love alone,
My wedding how I wish I could postpone !—Punch.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1869-05-29

REMARKABLE TRIAL OF A YOUNG

LADY.

The Baltimore Sun, of May 8, reports the following remark-
able "sensation " case :
The trial of Miss Martha J. Cairnes for the murder
of Nicholas ISl'Conisa, her lover, which is now in
progress here, is the all absorbing theme of conversa-
tion in Harked Co., Maryland. The court-house is
tin onged by persons from the most remote parts of the
county. In consequence of the dilapidated condition of
the county gaol, the county authorities did not vgard
it a, a fit place in which to confine a female prisoner,
and Miss Cairnes has accordingly been placed upon her
parole, and has her quarters at Glen's Hotel, where ac-
commodation has been provides! for her by her friends.
She is under no surveillance whatever, eats at the public
table and moves in and out of her 'lsom at pleasure, and
has been in the habit of pmuienading and shopping
on the streets until this week. She is escorted to and
from the court-house by Sheriff Young, leaning upon his
arm as any other lady, and left by him at the hotel
with a polite bow. Upon /sliss Cairn es entering the court-
room the dense crowd divides, and with the utmost re-
spect makes a passage way for her to the inside of
the bar. At the bar she is constantly in the receipt of
expressions of kindness from sympathising friends
And well-wishers. She wears a plain but neat light
purple dress, lilac kid gloves, white bonnet and ribbons,
and seems neither to court nor avoid observation.
The large majority of the community uphold her, and
count confidently upon her acquittal, contending that
she was fully justified in her action. When the trial
formally commenced, Attorney-General Jones opened
the case on the part of the prosecution, the three judges
being all on the bench. The learned Attorney-General
made a calm and dispassionate argument, picturing the '
dangers to society if the wanton slaying of a human
being, in defiance of law was to go unrebuked. Mr.
Henry W. Archer, on the part of the defence, made a
most impassioned and eloquent address, appealing to
the feelings of the jury in such a manner as to draw
tears not only from some of them and the prisoner, but
from many of the spectatorii, and even to sensibly affect
the bench and the bar. The defence will claim that
the accused was insane at the time of the commission
of the act and for some time previous, on account of
M`Comati's treatment towards her. 'l's-night Miss
Cairnes held quite a levee at her hotel, visitors of both
sexes constantly coming and going, and almost all
proffering encouragement. She was in fine spirits.
About ten o'clock she was serenaded, as was also the
jury sitting in her case, who are quartered at Mrs.
Ashton's. The trial concluded on Saturday evening.
The jury, after an absence of live minutes, brought in
a verdict of "Not Guilty."
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1869-05-29

AGRICULTURAL COTTAGES.

As the subject of Dwellings for Agriculture
Labourers has been receiving eonsiderable ettentirn
lately, and very properly, to, we have pleasure
ID
publishing the following letter from :qr. Christopher
Nevin, of Money, Newark :
•_

Two points have for many years been put very strongly
before the public—the pauperism and immorality wising
from had cottages, and the fact that good cottages do not
pay. I will say nothing as to the immense indirect loss
from the wretched hovels of which we read so much. I will
say nothing as to Christian principles rem°, the rate of in-
Wrest, but 'confidently expect, after forty years' experience,
that very good agricultural cottages, judiciously built,
will pay as high a rate of interest as any other investment,
equally secure. I have lately built a double cottage as good
as any labourer in one of our best paid counties need wish to
live in. They cost rather under £l7O per pair ; they are let
to pay 5 per cent, which is rather more net interest, cal-
culating everything, than buying either land or Consols. The
great difficulty has always been as to the three sleeping,
rooms. Either the living-room and scullery must be lan gel
than necessary or the bedrooms toast be very small Moe( d
It half the number of cottages have three bedrounis and the
other half two, the supply at bedrooms ia ample, anal an idea
strock me that a pair of cottages might he built having tire
bedrooms, the middle bedroom being thrown to either cottage
as required. This arrangement has been admirably carried
out by Mr. Goddard, architect, of Lincoln. These cottages
have been examined by the President of the Royal Agricultu-
ral College, Cirencester, and by one of our largest land agents,
and they have both expremed a most favoiiroialtl opinion of
them. They have everything an agricultural labourer can
went, and nothing he does not want.
I allot to all my cottages half an acre of maiden ground at
a full rent, they all pay 5 per cent on the cost, and in 40
years I have never lost one shilling by any arrears. I am
persuaded that not one of the tenants would accept a cot-
tage two or three miles from his sneak without a garden rent
free, and this disposes of the objection that with low w yes
these rents cannot be paid. Some years ago I made a great
number of bricks at lda. Oil. per 1,000, and as I paid fla per
1,000 for the bricks In them cottages, 5s fid. per 1,000 inixht
have been saved_ A plan and detailed account ol cost can be
obtained of Sir. Goddard for 55., including postage, and all
the work was done by measurement and calculation, and not
by contract. I shall be happy to show them to any one.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1869-05-29

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" Rock of ages cleft for me
Let me hiile myself in thee."

He raised his head. His father said, He re-
cognises you.' He looked in my face—smiled—
breathed gently a few times, and almost impel..
ecptibly 'fed on sleep."

Our friend is restored
To the joy of hi v Lord,
With triumph departs,
But vpenks by ilk death to our echoing hearts.
'• Follow after," he crieo,
Ss he mounts to the skies,
" Follow after your friend
To the blissful enjoyments that never shall end."

He had character—gained position—was trns-
ted—loved. Has left vacant posts of honour-
able service it will b 3 difficult to fill. He "rests
from his labour, and his works do follow him."
La" with Christ, which is far better."
To Young Men Honour and ennoble com-
merce, by Christian consecration. Do all unto
the Lord.
To Christians; Work while it is day.
To Unconverted: Prepare to meet thy God.

Ta Relatives: Our friend sleepeth." "Thy
brother sball rise again."
BORN, OCT. 7th, 1840.
DIED, Kir 11th, 1809.

CONFFREN,E OF SUNDAY SCTIOOL TEACRERE.
—On Tuesday evening a conference of Church
Sunday School teachers was held in Amblecote
National School. There were about seventy
teachers present. After tea the chair was taken
by the Rev. J. Bolder°, who opened the meeting
with praise and prayer, after which, he read a
paper on " Sunday Schools: how to revive and
utilise them."—A second paper was read on the
same subject by Mr. John Cartwright, a work-
ing glass-maker. Both papers were well writ-
ten, and contained many suggestions likely to
prove useful to those present. A discussion on
the papers afterwards took place, which WEB sus-
tained by the Revs. Williams, Sherrard, Rob-
ertson, Alley, Mr. Moore, and Mr. A. Freer.
The meetbig Viroughont was a very interesting
one. A future meeting will be held some time
in August.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1869-05-29

THE LATE LORD BROUGHAM.

A Correspondent of The Tunes, signing bironelf "An
English Traveller," writes :
In lately passing through Cannes I visited the cemetery
where rest the remains of a great man. I was much struck i
with the severe magnificence of tire monument placed over I
the grave of Lord Brougham by the prwant lord. It is a
simple but gigantic cross of granite, I should say between 20
and 30 feet in height, with no ornament, and no inscription,
only the name, birth, and death, thus :
.11ENRIcVS
140000 MIrCCLXXvIII.,
TECIESSIT 311,Ck;CLX5'III."
Nothing more was necessary, and nothing can be In better
taste.
I could not leave the spot without asking myself this ques-
tion .-- Has England so entirely fOrgotten the memory of one
of her most Illustrious sons? 1. 00 memorial to be placed,
either in the Abbey or elsewhere, to record how much, not
Inigiand alone, but the Isamu non, ewe bo Ms?
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1869-05-29

Rule absolute..

MR. SPURGEON ON OUT-DOOR
PREACHING.

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At the meeting, in Liverpool, of the Lancashire
Baptist Society, the Rev. C. H. Spurgeon delivered a
long and discursive addreso upon the various branches
of work in connection with the Baptist Church. In
the course of it he said he was a firm believer in out-
door preaching. Richard Weaver had triedto persuade
him to join in going round with a van to preach about
the villages, but he wan afraid he should not be able to
travel with a kind of wild beast show like that. (A.
laugh.) However, anything should be done in order
to get to the people, and if they could not be attracted
by black coatis, the prearbers should wear red ones.

(Renewed laughter.) Wesleyanisni never prospered so
much as when out-door preaching was adopted, and
the Primitive Methodists were a blessing to the whole
of England, because they still kept up the camp
system and preached in the streets. (Applause.) He
became a Baptist not at all through anyone explain-
ing to him the doctrine of believers' baptism, but sim-
ply through reading that good old-fashioned Baptist
work commonly called the New Testament. Ap-
plause.) If they were wrong, in God's name let them
give up the wrong; but if they were right, let them
not be ashamed to teach the truth. He was a sectarian
of sectarians he was not a believer in the modern
Diana of unity, which some people cried up so
mightily. He believed that the existence of Christian
denominations, instead of being a plot, was one of the
beauties of Christianity, and if he could associate all
denominations into one by lifting up his finger he
would deprecate the act. He regarded their own as
the "11 apostolic Church." It must be a grand thing,
he thought, to be John Bright (the mention of whose
name was received with great cheering), because he
had lived to see his "horrible doctrines' and dread-
fully "destructive opinions" become recognised as
true, and actually carried out. One liked to live to see
the world converted to one's opinions, and those res-
pectable Anabaptista who were formerly persecuted
for their religious opinions might now experience
feelings of joy at seeing their own views realised in the
present day. (Applause.) He cautioned the Baptista
against growing to be respectable. Any denomination
which grew to be respectable was very near its funeral
sermon. (A laugh.) They must be willing to accept
the poor as a great boon, and look upon them as their
strength. They must be willing to do rough work.
The moment a man put on kid gloves all the power of
his Christianity was pretty certain to ooze out at his
fingers' ends. He concluded with an earnest com-
mendation (I devout and holy living as a most influen-
tial means for promoting religion in the world.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1869-05-29

C. EVER.

NOTICE.

-ROUND at (lent, a Gray-Lead EWE and
I LAMB. tTnlon,l nn4 Expenson paid within
Minder° 4nrs from this dnln. will tin SOLD fn defray
stinh Exnennes.—Apply to William Sheriff, Constable,
Chid.
26th Play, 1869.

WOUND, lit Stourbridge, a snuill RETRTE-
U VVit DOG.—Apply at once to No. 15, NiOder-
minster. Street, StonibriAge.

910 be LET, n TlOUSE,"rlensantly situated at
the torelarAe. ronteininr three 111,011111, nr.taini
ena three anwn. Cond enpply of Snit Wste-.—Forpsr-
tienlera merly to Mr. I. Porter, Matto', Righ.etreet,
Stourbridge.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1869-05-29

NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS.

All soinninnleatlone Inuit be witheatirated by the Nome
and Aldreei nf the writer. not nee...wily for public'
e.tida, bat a gow,utea fi.r goo I Nth. Th...e who
do hut with their nimet to be 01.1.111.11.1.0u1a, in
addition, adopt a Will It juliO.
Convonoiretiobs for the r.ditor may he addrowed to 91,
Ilion wham STiIUItIMOOR, Or ti th, lliimch OHIO),
Ma. T. H.,lllte, CIIAOLAY MAUI,
Wr *hail feel obliged by all Woe. *lto ftrour me with
Columniiiratiow or Adv.rtniennints writing On one
elae of the piper eaY, aid cowling them 44 curly in
the week u possible.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1869-05-29

CHADDESLEY CORBETT.

SALE OF For S first periodical anctinn of
rat and Store Stock was held at the Swan Inn. and was
Well attended fir a numorons company tram all parts. and
upwards of .El.OOl worth of stork passed under the
hammer. and a very brisk sale was effected, as the follow-
ing prices will Ana. The high. st price for Um. out of the
wool being 29. 64 : fat ewes, also oat of the wool. lids ;
•r d fat cow... VI lb. The male was condo Red by Mews.
D ivies and King. Anetioneers, Strourhrid.m. W. under.
stand that it is their intention to hold these sales quer.
terly.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1869-05-29

CRICKET.

STOCIIIIIIDOE V. ITALES,WEN.—This mat* on se.
count of the unfavourable state of the weather on Tues-
day. was not play,' out. The Stourbridge Club played
only 8 men, 8 ~f the 11 b.ing unavoidatly Rhona. The
Stourbri I. however, scored S(; the lialesowan, 16, With
the boas of one wicket.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1869-05-29

M R •

S .

S I 31 3/1 S

Has the honour 0 announce that he will give a
MISCELLANEOUS CONCERT,
Asmittted by his Frienrls rind Pupils, in the ahoy*
OX 7 VENDAY FrENING, JUNE 8171, 11169.

Ticaerved 3.; ftomend. 2.; Rack. 1,.
Plan of ReAPrVeri Re.t. may be seen,and Tickets had,
at R. Proondinll'. 5001..66,11...
Concert to commence at Eight o'clock; to conclud• it
10.15.

SOMETHING NEW WILL OPEN IN THE
CORN EXCHANGE, STOGIIIIRIDGE,
FOR THREE NIORTEI!
Tunday, Wee&warty. ef 7Aurmlay„lotne 1.1, 2.4,4 3rd.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1869-05-29

PROSPECTS OF EMIGRANTS IN
CANADA.

The following letter, written by Mr. John A.
Donaldson, the chief emigration agent at Toronto,
has been sent for publication, and may interest some
of our readers :
Domestic servants of all classes are most wanted, and if
you could only make them &specialty you would he doing a last-
ing favour to the lady part of our community. Even the
better classes that are receiving high wages in England
would do well to come here on the chance of getting married
to the young farmers and tradespeople. I have had no less
than nine girls married out of my own house in five years to
farmers' sons, and all of them are now doing welt Our new
land and homestead laws will do wonders for the country.
To-day a man called no me with seven of a family. They
had a capital of between two and three thousand dollars. I
directed them to th 6 Crown lands Office, where he was told
he could have 200 acres of land for himself and 100 acres for
each of his family over eighteen years of age, thus giving
him an estate of 700 acres in fee simple, free of charge,
which, with his capital to commence operations, will shortly
place him in a position that he could not have hoped to at-
tain at home. I anticipate the happiest results from our
new system. It will settle our country with thrifty people,
and open a splendid geld to the young farmers of the old
country who have to wait so long a time frequently for an
opportunity to rent 161111311-priced piece of Lod.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1869-05-29

THE LOSS OF THE "ABBATUCCI."

A letter from Itome gives some details of the loss of
the steamer Abbaturci between lgareeilles and Civita
Vecchia. The writer says:—

I have Just read the report of the captain of the A Matured,
a Frenchman, on the loss of his ship. After having been mil
into by the Norwegian collier, which, though it was a foggy
night. had no lights out, the captain of the A Moturci ordered
four men to man a boat and board the collier to ask for help.
Thirteen sailors out of a crew of fifteen Jumped Into the boat,
reached the collier safely, and never returned. The collier
went on its way without even attempting to aid or approach
the ship it had doomed to destruction. The AMaturd •
was two hours anti, half sinking. Alth sigh the tires were
burning to the very last, and the engineer arid stokers
remained on board, aud the Italian coast was but a couple of
nide, off, the captain appears not to have thought of run-
ning his ship aground on the sands. No attempt was made
to save the passengers. There were Ms' y barrels of petroleum
on board which might have been emptied, tied together, and
used as a float, but 510 one seems to have tkought of them
except a Zonave, who threw one barrel overboard and him-
self after it, but as several people followed him they capsized
it anti were drowned. Just before the ship settled dose, for
her final phinge a number of ladies rushed up to the bridge
between the paddle-boxes. It gave way. Most nt the ladies
fell through the skylight into the fire of the engine-room,
their dresses ignited, and several of them were !nursed to
death. The captain writes:—"Seeing that all was ',o6t. I
called out, Satire qui neat, at pour denote l'sxtnopte I
jumped overboard." Ile got hold of a spar, and was soon
alter picked up by anothee Norwegian merchantman It
more down in time to rescue two sailors and tome male pas-
sengers, who were swimming and noel! g abnit. All the
ladies and all the children, without an exception, were lost.
A million and shall it francs, being a present for the Pope,
also went to the bottom.

Another correspondent writes that among the pas-
sengers were the French Intendant-General Cauch,ds
and the Pontifical Consul at Marseilles, one of the
most zealous and able functionaries in the service of
the Holy See. Both these officers are among the
number drowned; and the consul, who was the ruling
power of all the Legitimist committees in France, is a
lose that cannot be replaced.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1869-05-29

PROTESTANT LIBERTY IN IRELAND,

To tlio I.llitor of tlia" &wryer."

Rse,—lt I. stated thet very lately In the Churshyord of
Old Ross, In the County of Wexford, formerly colonised
by • community of freig Protestants culled Paloutynos,
the clergyman of the parish was in the net of reading
the graveyard portion of the burial service over the re-
mains of the child of a Protestant, when • tuners) pro.
ceseion accompanying the body of a deceased Roussui-t
entered the elsur,:hysrd, and an attark was made upon
the Protestant clergyman, which caused him to fly for
shelter into the church. The mob following, forced in
the doors, strewed the books about, broke some of the
windows, and asked the clergyman what was the use of
Isis praying over • soul that wfl9 already in hell !

This is Gladatonian conciliation with a vengeance.
1 am, Sir, yours truly.
Ic TRANSITU.
Longlands, May 25, 1869.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1869-05-29

ARMED PEACE.

reaCe, Peace What Peace, when, every day,
Firing off money tried guns rattle.
And for new arms we have to pay
Why this is war, II not yet battle—Punch.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1869-05-29

TILE IRON TRADR.

The meeting of ironmasters at Wolverhamp•
ten on Wednesday was not very large, and the
tone of the market was not very animated.
Even the pig•iron trade was 11 Nish, affceted by
the fact that there is 'era &fished iron being
sent frau the district than there was some
months ago. The orders are chiefly for light
and mershaut iron, the works for the heavier
kinds having very little to do. There are still
rumours of firms entering upon the making of
rails, but they are rummies only, any any such
attempts to compete with Wales and the North
must be failures eventually, oven if tivv ems
cee led for the short time that those ports of the
kingdom find thernaelves with more in their line
than they can well do.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1869-05-29

UNRESERVED SALE, No. 72, WOOD STREET,

HART'S HILL.

SINSTILL will SELL by AUCTION, on
• MONDAY NIXT, MAY 31, 1863, on the Premises,
as sb'. o Portion of Genteel Parlour and Chamber
FI KS 1I U ltE, eonsisting of Fenders and Fireirons,
Cane-seated and Windsor Chairs, Mahogany and Painted
Tables, Painted Washing Stand. and Tablas, Sofa, Tent
Bedsteads, Beds. American anti other Clocks, Perambu•
lam., together with a qu.intity of Tinmen'a and Iron-
workers"rOOLS, comprising two meellent Lathes,
Screw 'rack and Drills, two Vises, nearly new ; Slicer
and Edging Tools, three Pairs of Shears, Sledge,
Wrought-iron Sick Iron and Block, Grindstone and
Frame, Tonga, Files and Rasps, TiliMeli'd Furniture,
Sheet and Hoop. Iron, and numerous other tiaottil Effects,
belonging to Mr. William Green. who is leaving the
premises.
lisle I.) commence at

MISSES M. AND E. FOWLER,

PRESS & MANTLE MAKERS,

92, HIGH-STREET, STOURRItIIgit I

HALESOWEN.

A SALE of FAT and STORE. STOCK,
..tl_ IMPLEMENTS, rte., will be SOLD by AUC-
TION, by Mr. T. Hower, at the SnansioNE HOTNL, on
MONDAY, the 7th JUNE, 1n69.

Further Entries are respectfully solicited. Particulars
in next week's payers.
Auctioneer's Office : Crialley Heath.

VALUABLE FREEHOLD PROPERTIES,
AT UPPER SWINFORD AND NORTON, NEAR

STOURBP,IDGE.

IT R. TAYLOR is favoured with Ingtrattions
IV I from the Trestees of the Will of the late Mr.
William Bateman, to OFFER for SALE by AUCTION
in the course of next month. valuable FREE 1101.1)
BUILDING SITE, D\N LIAM. G•IIOUSES. tot
TIMBER YARD, situate at Upptr S *Mord and Norten,
Dour Stoorbridge.
Particulars in future advertisement.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1869-05-29

BRUMLEY HILL.

CITAROR. on the Petty Ressiona held on
Thursday last, before I. Spooner, Fen., Stipendiary.
Samuel Colon. manager at the Nine Lneks Iron Worka,
Won charged by Sosenh Webb with ammnitinq him on the
11th inst. Mr Ifornfrav defended. Prom the evidence
of the complainant it appears that hewn. a newveridor.
and on the above date ha went into the Nine Locks
Work, to are game men that owed him some money,
when the defendant came to him, laid hold of him by
the collar, and threw him down, hurting hie back. 'There
Was no writhes, to rorrohorate. In &viewer to the charge
defendant maid that complainant wan in the habit of COM.
Inc Into the works. Igo had been repeatedly ordered ont
by himself and by the watchman, bet had refutimi to go
moot ; and that he (defendant) merely put his band upon
him and told him to go shoot hit bil•tineas. when be
slipped down. This was corroborated by Benjamin
Lare.ert. the watchman. Sollos Stevens. furnaceman.
and William Richarda. The Benoit angoeated it W 44 It
cane for tiettlement. Re did not think for one moment
the defendant intended to Atlrt him, but he woo hnrt ;
and defendant gave him ss, and paid the costa. los. Mr.
Spooner told complainant that he had no right there
whatever, and advised Mea not to again. Complainant
said he would not.

WONIRN'S Qr•IMELA. Eliribeth Shaketip•are wa,
charged by Aldlmil Burton with assaulting her lin the
19th iiistsnt. Complsinant said she lived at Brorkmoor,
and near the defendant. On the above date she was en-
gaged in putting IL line not in the qarden. when the it..
fendaut come no to her and accused her if heating her
She had not beat .n the child, and told her so;
bat notwith,danding the ilefenglant stench her • 11•Vefe
blow on the eye. Fined Is and costs, 3. 61.
A 11 VTR ICTORY NUPE R.—Lonima -- was charged
with wilfully dentroying clothes belonging to the Union•
on Tuesday hat. William F,ightley proved that the
defendant was an occasional tramp. and came to the
Union fin the above date. She was suonlied with clothes
and tore them up. D •fendant !dated as liar reation that
they were not good enough for her. The learned Sti-
pendiary eautianed defendant. and told her she must not
tear the elothes of other people up, and ordered her back
to the Union.

A FFILIATI.N Cr..— Millard Bellamy, nine miler
residing at the Lye. wan summoned by Mary !Litton to
show claim why be should not support her illegitimate
child, of which elm alleged he was the father Mr Stokes
appeared to poppori the charge. and Mr. Perry defended.
Defendant was ordered to pay 29 6.1 per week, and the
cost*.

PETTY Si:worms —ln consequence of alterations being
iusele at the Pettv Session., room. Brieriev Hill, tbo
business of Monday next will tale place at Wordslei.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1869-05-29

VALUABLE FREEHOLD h COPYH OLD
HOUSES AND LAND,
At WORDSLEY and COJIIIONSIBI,
In the Atrial& 01 Kingsininfont, in the Count yof Sulfur&
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1869-05-29

pROFESSOR

And Thos. Wm. Tobin Esq 's Last Patented lllntim'
celled
PROTEUS
O. WR ARM ITERR. NOT Ibtas.
Title and Fntertainment enoTriGht. A elhih•ted at the
Royal Polytechnic 1,1,14010 n, London.

Ali .) Tonna and Poole'. newly.inventad
PHANTOSCOPE
The Lew ildering effects of which will be introduced is
the Adaptation of Schiller' s beautiful poem
THE STORM OF THOUGHTS
Akio Mr. Charles Dickens' Christmes Story, entitled
A HAUNTED MAN
Concluding with
MAN'S METAMORPHOSIS.

Admiision :—Pirat-elass Seats. 2+ ; Second Seats, Is.
Children under 12 and Schools Italt.priee.
Door% open each Evening at a quarter to Eight, the
Entertainment to commence at a quarter past Eight
o'clock.

- --
Find-due Scats and Tickets may be had at Mr. R.
Broomhall's, 11, Ifigh•strect, Stourbridge, without
extra charge,

SOUXH STAFFORDSHIRE INDUSTRIA L

EINE ARTSIENHIBITION, 1869.

MOLINEUX HOUSE,
NORTH STREET WOLVERHAMPTON.

THE lEXHIBITION IS NOW OPEN

DAILY, FRO)! 10 TILL 8,

PICTURES,
MANUFACTURED PRODUCTIONS,
THE ABYSSINIAN TROPHIES,
BEAUTIFUL GARDENS,
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1869-05-29

EMIGRATION.

The Lord Mayor of London has received the follow-
ing communication from the Secretary of the British
and Colonial Emigration Society :

" British and Colonial Emigration laud.
15, Cockspur-street, S.W., May IS, lgaft
"My Lord,--I am directed by the committee to transmit
to your Lordship a 'holt account of their operations since the
conference on the subject of emigration held at the Mansion.
house on the 10th of February last.
"At that meeting it was resolved 'that affording assist-
ance in emigration to British colonies with proper precau-
tions is a satisfactory method of relieving the distress exist-
ing among the deserving unemployed workpeople and their
families, and a subscription list was opened, which was
headed by her Majesty, in furtherance of this object. A sum
of about £4,500 has since been received from the public, and
the committee therewith have been enabled to assist the fol-

lowing emigration
"To Queensland—by Flying Cloud .. . . • . .. 20
by Young Australia 41
"To Canada— by Iler Majesty's ship Crocodile .. 386
by Screw steamship Dacia 261
by lice Map aty's snip Serapis 776
by screw steam tap Cleopatra 160
Total .. 1.643
" These people have been aided at a cost of about £1,400,
which has entirely exhausted the fund.
The committee have 110 W I,efore them numerous pressing
applications. This morning I had nearly 100 applicant., and
no 'mane of helping them. We trust, however, that the
public may enable us to continue this relief for the deserving
during the few remaining months available for Canadian
entigration. An opportunity now presents itself for sending
about 210 statute adults to Quebec in the Dacia, which will
, leave early in Jane, anti the want of funds alone prevents
the committee from taking advantage of it.
" I take this opportunity of informing your Lordship that
1 this morning received most satisfactory accounts of the
emigrants in her Majesty's ship Crocodile. Their behaviour
was excellent; they were very grateful for the assistanei
given theta, and after landing at Quebec were sent west to
various employments tpen for them.
•' I have the honour to be, my Lord,
" Your Lordship's very obedient servant,
°J. STANDISH HALT, lion. Sec.
'To the Right lion. the Lord Mayor, M.P., etc."
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1869-05-29

LIABILITY OF RAILWAY COMPANIES

In the Court of Common Pleas, the cause of "Black-
man and wife v. the London and Brighton Railway
Company" has been before the Court, and was an
action to recover damages for injuries sustained by the
female plaintiff, through falling over a weighing
machine in the Horsham platform. At the trial before
Mr. Justice Bytes the jury found for the plaintiffs for
£3O; and the question now was whether a rule should
be made absolute to enter a nonsuit, upon the ground
that there was no evidence of any negligence on the
part of the company or their servants.
The Lord Chief Justice said that a railway
platform must be always, mote or less, a place
of danger. There was danger of the passengers
falling from it on to the line, or over things
that must at times encumber the platform. Among
other things usually there was a weighing machine,
arid there was no objection to a railway company
having, as in this case a moveable machine, which
projected above the level of the platform. 'there was
no evidence that this particular machine was of un-
usual construction or form, or that it WM placed in a
position of extraordinary danger. It stood against the
wall, it had been there for five years, and the officials
had no knowledge of any accident having occurred;
though there wil.B evidence at the trial that in that
time four persons had stumbled over it. The evidence
did not establish that the machine was air unusually
dangerous one, or was placed in an unusually danger-
ous position. Under these circumstances it was im-
possible to distinguish the case from that of "Common
v. the Eastern Counties Railway Company," in the
Court of Exchequer, and the rule would, therefore, be
absolute._
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1869-05-29

CORRESPONDENCE.

We with it to he flisfineflu finiteronnet that hu in.erfiug
letters in th;t enfumn, we Pia t 'l.4min/identify onetelres
with the opinions of one Correspondents.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1869-05-29

DAILY MUSICAL PERFORMANCES.

ADMISSION-ONE SHILLINCI.

Refreshments on'T.iberal
Flowers and Plants may be Purchased from R. Lowe
and Co., Wolverhampton.

F. TALBOT, Seeretasy.

THE BANKRUPTCY ACT, 186/.

NOTICE OF DIVIDEND MEETING.

En.. the . County Court of Worcestershire, hol len it

Stourbridge:
T N the Matter of JOHN CLARKE, of Tan-
i_ ver, in the Comity of Staff.,rl. Grocer ar4l Sta-
tioner, adjudged bankrupt on the 7th day of March,
186 R.

--„.
A Meeting of The Creditor.. of this bantenpt will he
held before the Pegistrar at Stontheidge.nn the btili day
nf Jere. Vtift. at ten o'ellek in the forenoon. for the
purpose of declaring n dividend. end abe whether any
allnwanee shall be made In tie limdcrept rroofx Of
debts will he TereiVf4. PIO I" reaitarS who have not wit
noeval eel i ,1.4 then rrove will be exiled.] the bent.
fit of the dividend.

C. EVF.IOI.
High DAUM

TILE BANKRUPTCY ACT, 18111.

NOTICE OF IOVITE7UI MFETI.Nft

rn_thr..Connly Court of WlrcebtProbirt, 50'1,len at

stourbria
TN the lfnitor o FURPFTUCK DUNN. of
the WI ~ Tee Whittine' m. in the PnriPh ni
Kinfore. In the cunt, of qb,ffbril. Tontrepper. rverien.tv
of the mime nln. Thokeever and Fn,ver. sa;
hankrnot n, th• 9th 'lnv of November. 186 A.

. .
A Ment•nir nf lb. Creditor* nf this Bankriipt will be
Nehl before .1, B.iiistrar at S.ourltridnei nu the 14th 447
of inn., 1819. at ton n.,.innk in the feronnnn. for the
purpinie nf declaring a divitant. ana ta,
anniranee ahall hr mnAn to the bankrupt. Pr, es at
di btu will i.e rereirnd. ereilithrs &in have nnt ant
Tfuved awl An not then prove will be excluded the benefit
of the dividend. _

High Haili ff.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1869-05-29

CONUNDRUMS.

What reason is there to suppose that frost Itas an
intoxicating effect on flat fish?
Because in frosty weather we so often see KOlei arid
skates "screwed" together.
If a leaden bullet hits a loan, what striking meta -
morphosis takes place'
The leaden bullet becomes felt.
Why is a list of musical composers like a saucepan
Because it is incomplete without a Handel.—Pufick
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1869-05-29

MESSRS.

OATEH, PERRESS, and WOOLDRIDGE
hive rereiyed instructions to SPLL by AUCTION.
at the Betz HOTEL. BRIEELEY HILL. on TLESIMT, the
22n1 day of Jr:M. 1669, at Six o'clock in, the Evening,
the undermentioned PROPE IPS, in the following, or
such other Lots, as shall be decided upon at the time of
Sale, and **eft to conditions then to be produced,
namely :
Lot I.—A FREEHOLD HOUSE. with the premises
adjoining. formerly need as a Bnteher's Shop. Alsn two
DW ELLING•H IUSES, formerly occupied by W. Glaze
and Joseph Attwood. together with the extensive Build-
ing.. Yard, and Garden belonging thereto, aituate at
Commoollida, the whole being in 'he occupation of
Joseph Attrood. containing tozaither equare yards
Lot 2.—That capital OLD-LICENSED PUBLIC.
ROUSE known ea the "Query's HEAD." with the large
Club Room, Stable. Yard, Gsrden. and appurtenances
thereto, situate at Commanside aforesaid, in the occupa-
tion of lir. James Baker, containing together 2,400
square yards.
Lot 9—A Parcel of BUILDING !AND adioining
Lnk 9. having • tropisms of 21 yards to the Road to
Pensuett, anntaining 27241 ignare yards.
Lot 4—A Parcel of BUILDING LAND elan adjoins
leg Lot 2. having • fron.age of 40 yardi to the road from
Brooks:war Bridge to High Oak, containing 4,920 square
lards.
Lot 2.—A Psr,el of BUILDING LAND adjoining
Lot 4. having • like frontage to the said road, and eon.
taming 4.141 square yards.
Lots 2, S. 4. and 2, are Coprhold of the Manor of
/Loveland. and will first be offered ii One lot. The
Mines do not belong to the Vendors.
Lot 6.—A valnahls Parcel of FREEHOLD BUILD•
ISO LAND sitnate at Worlsley, adjoining the Red Lion
lon. having • frontage of 81 yards to the road to Lawns.
weed, anl • frontage of GS yards to the road to Bell's
Mill, containing in the whole 4,6.11 square yards, oyez-
pied by William Hall.
This Lot is exceedingly well adapted for dividing into
small Building Lots, and can be offered so if desired at
the time of sale.
Lot 7.—A1l those extensive PREMISES now occupied
as • Pnblice•house, together with the Stabling, Out-
buildings, Garden, Appurtenances. Also, two COT•
TOMS and Gardens ; and also a FIELD of LAND
adjoining, situate at Wordsley Green. in the reapective
occupations of Joseph Partridge. David Fox. Joseph
DaViA, and William Hall. About three-quarters of an
acre of the Field is Copyhold of the Manor of Kingswin•
ford; the remainder of the Lot is Freehold. The whole
Contains an area of 2a. Or. 2.6 p.
To view the Lots, apply to the respective tenants, and
for further information, to Messrs. Crirser and Walker,
Solieitors ; or to Messrs. Oates, Perrens. and Wooldridge,
Lind Agents, Stourbridge, at whose Offices Plans of the
Lots may be inspected.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1869-05-29

HALEBOWEN.

COMITITCIIOV 4T. A •60CIATT.M.—The MiltifSll to the
Rouse of Lord. it beingnnmeronely signed, and arrange-
ments will shortly be made to have the Ara 'Winre ander
the lumpier, of the Association delivered either at Hales.
owen or Cralley It inns been decided that immediate
step, shonid at once fie taken towards putting the Con-
lenitive and Constitutional Asaseiatione throughout
East Worcestershire ins better position for eamaaing
and taking a more active part in the election than they
now hold. It ma. set forth that the principal object of
the Association was to canvass and help forward as much
as they could the return attire Conservative candidates
to Parliament without any remtmeration : and it was
thought that if the work was done constantly and gradu-
ally another victory would be achieved at the next elec•
lion. besides materially making a great reduotioa in the
election expenses.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1869-05-29

UNRESERVED SALE,

PARK STEEP, BRIERLEY HILL.

TO be SOLD by AUCTION, by Mr. S.
IN SULL, on MAMA, NIX., MAT 31st, 1069, part
of the excellent STOCK of TOOLS, consisting of Large
Punching and Shearing Press, Levelling Plate, upwards
of ton weight; Orindstone arid Prame, 20. inch Circular
Saw, Spindle and Pulley, somplete ; Miiehine to weigh
5 cwt., 6 cwt. weights, two pairs of 36-inch Bellows,
nearly new; two Anvils, cwt.. each; Sledge, and bawl
Hammers, Palley Blocks and Ropes, Rounding Tools and
Punches, Vice, about titrßis ; Bench, Cast Iron Mfuldril,
Angle Iron Ring, about, 5 cwt., dcrew Plate. complete ;
Shears, Ladder, Bores various sixes, six Iron Bowls,
Lerel, Sock Waggon, Wood Patterns, Taper Mandril,
20 pairs of Tongs, and numerous other Effects, belong-
ing to Mr. Thomas Meese Wasavill, who ia removing to
more ccmvenient Premises.
Salo to commence pouctually at Tea o'clock in the
hiotnilaa.
Auctioneer's Odlces :—lfighistrest, Brier's: Mill.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1869-07-24

NEVILLE.

FIRE.—On Friday night last, about ten o'clock, a fire
was discovered at the N'alklanda Farm, the property of
Earl Stamford. It appears that a Mrs. Hubble and
Thomas Lane were passing by, when they saw a quantity
of straw on fire, adjoining the farm. Information WWI
at once given, and the engine belonging to his Lord.hip
was brought into play, his Lordship being present. The
fire was won extinguished, and it was found that about
two waggon loads of rye straw had been burnt. William
Perks was apprehended on the charge of setting fire to
it, and was brought before the Magistrates on Monday,
at Wordsley, but the ease was not pressed, and he was
dischuged.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1869-07-24

AND THE ACTS INCORPORATED THEENWITN.

IMPROVEMENT RATE.

NOTICE IS REREBY GIVEN, that at the NEXT
MONTHLY MEETING of the Stourbridge Improve.
ment Commisabiners, to be holden at the Commission-
ere' Room, CORN EXCHANGE, SIOURBRIDGE, On WED.
NEBDAY, the 4th day of Ammar NEXT, at Theee o'clock
in the Afternoon, it is intended to make an IMPROVE-
AfF.NT RATE of Nine-pence in the Pound, pursuant to
the 71th Section of the Stourblidge Improvement Act,
Ind&

And NOTICE IS HEREBY FURTHER GIVEN.
that a Statement of such proposed Rate is deposited for
Inspection by the Ratepar erg at the Office of ths Clerk
, to the said Commissioners, No. 56, High-street, Stour-
bridge.
Dated this 16th day of July, 180.
(Sigue4)

JOHN TAYLOR,
Citric.

•
STOURBRIDGE IMPROVEMENT ACT,
ISM

MARKETS.

XTOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that
IN SMITIIFIF.ED MARKET Itie .P..• ..t the lark of
the Market Hall known as the Cattle Market) is appro-
priated as follows
For the Sale of Wholesale Frnit and Vegetables on
Tuesdays, Fridays, and Salm...laps. On Fridaya close at
10 cm. Cattle on Fridays 10 a.m. to 6 pus.
The Corn Exchange is appropriated for the tale on
Fridays, by Sample, of Corn. Grain, aud Seeds, Halt.
Hops, and Artificial sfannre, !rem 2 to 5 p in.
The Shansleles are al propriated for the Sale, on Fri-
days and Saturda, s. of Meat, from 9 'em toll p.m. on
Fridays, and from 9 a re. to 11 pm. on Saturdays.
The General Market is appropriated for the Sale, on
Frida3s and fistutda)s, of Poultry, Butter. Vegetables,
\Fruit. Flints, Eggs, Fah, Earther.ware, and o:ass, aid
other Ariicles, on Friday flew 9 a.iu„_tu 3 put., auil up
. Slturdiq 6 from 9 a.m. to 11 p.m.

Iy Ul arr,

J OHN TAYLOR,
Clerk.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1869-07-24

REFUSING TO HAVE A CHILD VACCINATED.

At the Thames Police Court, in Lim(bin, on Monday,
Ann Sipple, a young married woman, appeared
to answer the complaint of Mr. Archer, one of the
public vaccinators appointed by the board of guardians
of the Stepney Union, for refusing to have her child
vaccinated in compliance with the law.
The age of the child, the refusal of the mother to
have it vaccinated, and the demand made by Mr.
Archer, who had pointed out the consequences of her
refusal to have her child vaccinated, were facts clearly
made out.
The defendant said that no consideration on earth would
induce her to consent to the vaccination. She believed it
was no use whatever, and hail destroyed more childrell than
It had saved. tier child was in good health, and she wished
it to continue so. The magistrate might if he pleased maim
the order, but she would not obey it. She lived in a horse
In which there u ere ten children laid down with the small-
pox. Nine of them recovered, and one who had been vacci-
nated died. The state of the child who died after vaccination
was Snort frightful.
. . .

The Magistrate said that medical and scientific men of all
countries were in favour of vaccinatbm, the most sliiltul mem-
bers of the faculty were appointed to vaccinate children, and
the recognition of vaccination had Saved millions in all nations.
The most enlightened Governments had made the obligation of
vaccinating children compulsory. What the defendant had
said about ten children in one house being laid down
with small-pox proved the necessity of resorting to vaccine-
tion as a remedy or antidote against the disease. the defen-
dant had no occasion to employ one of the public vaccinators
appointed by the board of guardians. She could wait upon
any medical gentleman who held no appointment whatever.
Mrs. Sipple : I will not have it done, and it is useless for
you to make the order, sir. Ido not resist out of any disre-
spect to your worship, or obstinacy, but from a deep con-
victi an of its danger.
. .

Mr. Archer add he expected this. The woman lived in the
house of a notorious quack opposed to vaccinatton, who had
been convicted for the exhibition of obscene hills.

... ..... .....
Mr. Benson sail he must make an order for the child to
be vaccinated within fourteen days, slot if his order was not
carried out there would be a penalty tuniotod, atta aaothon
order made.
The Defendant: I don't care. I will never allow my child
to be vaccinated.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1869-07-24

DUDLEY.

ATTEMPT TO BLOW re A nOr Se.—On Wednesday, at
the Police-court, Hannah Jones, 40, her daughter Mary
Mormon, Mind William Jones, 22, son of the elder
'pi isonor, were charged before G. Bagott and B. Budge,
Hato., with maliciously attempting to blow up I house
on the 13th inst. After hearing the evidence, the bench
committed the prisoners for trlal at the next Worcester
Semiona.