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The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1870-06-18

BOARD OF GUARDIANS.

The weekly meeting of this Board was held
yesterday ; Mr. Granger in the chair. There
were also present: Messrs. Brooks, Wood, Bird,
Darby, Fereday, Guest, Higgs, Homes, P. Par-
geter, Paskins, Plant, Powell, Rhodes, and
Wright. Admitted into the house during the
week, 38; discharged, 19; dead, 5; remaining,
402. Corresponding week last year, 424. Out-
door relief, Singswinford district, £4l 14s 3d;
Stourbridge district, £25 9s 1114 ; Halesowen
district, £2B is 2rl ; total, .290 is 40, against
£9O 5s sid last you-.
The Clerk read letters received from Mr. R.

—.—
L. Freer, Mr. E. S. Pearce, and Mr. J. Parrish, proposition. He believed __.. Stringer had gone
the medical men, thanking the Board for their through his term of office in a very efficient
increase of salary. manner, and he could not let this opportunity
The Chairman read the report of a committee pass without expressing his own thanks for the
consisting of Messrs. Wood, BiHingham, very able and satisfactory way in which he had
Rhodes, and Homes, in reference to the building performed the office of chairman during the past
of two rooms—a sitting room and a sleeping year.—Carried unanimously.
room —for the school-master, the cost of which The Chairman said the first business was the
is estimated at abont .ElO. passing of the accounts laid upon the table for
Mr. Plant then rose and said lie hoped that the past year.
with a view of sending all the children out of The Clerk said the accounts had been laid
the house, this matter would be delayed. He upon the table for inspection ; also a full state-
should like for it to be delayed until there had ment of accounts, and bank books; and asked
been some discussion on the question. If they that the chairman do sign them so that the same
send all the children out, and he saw no reason may be audited.
wily they should not do so, they ought to try to The Chairman then certified the accounts.
put them out amongst the classes with whom Mr. Hughes said he would say a word or two
they will have to go hpreafter. They would thus to those gentlemen who had attended as rate.
beco,,,e acquainted with real life. He hoped payers. It was their duty to attend these so.
that at some future day they would have the nual meetings, and to see that the commissioners
opinion of the Poor Law Board on the subject. had done their duty. If they had not, and
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1870-06-18

ht miurics discovered that the home ht
claim of the houses, the number of hotels, public. of the Malik-room strangely
not?
nondLotar•il.elo/etohy„;nandthat that was the very room In
bounce, and beer-shops, and the number of thoee
which he
speaking Gaelic, Irish, and Welch. Why Lord Staoley's speech. thpinre'vroudlr beri,ogne:i
Knowledge of such matters can hurt nobody, and may
be the foundation for future legielation, and at any rate
would give us facts in place of surmisee.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1870-06-18

ANNUAL MEETING OF COMMISSIONERS

The annual meeting of this body was held in
the Board Room, on Wednesday last, for the
purpose of appointing a chairman for the ensu-
ing year, passing the accounts, &c. Mr. Strin-
ger was voted to the chair pro. tem. There were
also present :—Messrs. Billingham, Hughes,
Maginnis, Maurice, Allsop, Walker, Newnam,
and Penney.
This being the day appointed for choosing two
auditors to audit the accounts, the following
ratepayers were present .—Messrs. C. Blunsom,
J. Hughes, 0. Doody, W. Edwards, P. Drewry,
hi. Cook, M. i‘lcHale, and J. W. He.
The Clerk read the minutes of the last meet.
ing, and the notice calling the meeting, and said
the first business was to appoint a Chairman to
till the office far the ensuing year.
Mr. Hughes said he had not given the matter
much thought, but was of opinion there was a
gentleman in the room, who, if elected, would
make a very good chairman, and fill the office
with credit, although he was rather a young
Commissioner. He referred to Mr. James
Walker—(applause). He had much pleasure in
proposing Mr. Walker as their chairman for the
ensuing year.
Mr. Newnam said he considered Mr. Walker
well qualified to fill the office, and was glad it
fell to his lot to have the pleasure of seconding
him.

Mr. McHale, who had just come into the room,
proposed Mr. Prescott—(laughter).
The Chairman rose and said before leaving
th.• chair he begged to thank his colleagues for
the able support they had given him during his
terra of office, and hoped his successor would
receive the same support from their hands, and
that he may escape that little unpleasantness he
had received himself, during his term of office.
Captain Walker then took the chair, and
thanked them for the honour they had done him
in electing him as chairman. Mr. Hughes had
remarked that he was rather a young Commis-
sioner, and no doubt they might have chosen
one more experienced ; but assured them he
would do his best to fulfil the duties of chair-
man. He would take this opportunity of asking
the Commissioners, when speaking to address
the chair-- (hear, hear). He had noticed on
some occasions some confusion caused by the
members talking together among themselves.
The Chairman said before sitting down he would
ask them to give Mr. Stringer their cordial
thanks for his services during the past year of
office.
Mr. Hughes said he begged to second that
Mr,
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1870-06-18

SHIPPING NEWS.

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JUNE 17.
More wheat shewing. Holders firm. Trade
slow, at Tuesday's rates. Barley, oats, and
Mans fully as dear. Very much rain with
thunder and lightning.

LONDON CORN MARKET (CLOSE).

JUNE 17.

Our growing crops have greatly improved,
owing to last MeM's heavy rain, and the general
tone of the market is quiet, hut firm. English
and foreign wheat is firm at Monday's advance.
Flour rather dearer. Barley firm. Oats—not-
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in Memoriam, JUNE, IS7O.

" Now from these garish light, for evermore
" I vanish '—Worn those tender words are read,
Is there a man in England not heart-note
To know them but a greeting from the dead?
Not ours the task to mete out praise or ',lame,
While the voice tenets, and the tear-drops start;
We Only know, at utterance of his name.
The blank he leaves within the nation's heart.
While toiling for us, Is! the brain w. itill'd,
With pen in hand the Master pasted away :
Doe sad proud thought,—his place can ue'er be
Conies 'mid the desolation of to-day.
The artist sleeps, yet friends are here he gave,
The fair droam- children that hie fancy drew,
A phantom crowd still gathers at his grave,
And in each character he lives anew.
Soft winds of summer breathe along the lane,
The honoured sepulchre where Dickens lies.
An" Emigravit" write we in our pain.
Ile is not dead—the artist never dies.
The statesman wins the mantle of a peer,
The warrior boas. all titles of renown;
We leave one laurel only on his bier—
And England's love is greater th•• • crown.
S. C.

No ! not departed ' Still he shares the hours
With all his people, all who speak his tongue :
And still, in many a well-known-shape, he sits
117 Brillah hearths, Is, far Australian bowers,
And heresoe'er is heard, sweet Home, thy Song;
While, with Columbia's giant realm, he knits
A household bond of union, fancy-wrought,
Vet stronger than the ties of kind red—commerce—anght
That statecraft frames and shatters. Not till Love,
The chlldliss orphan of the human race,
Itself lies coldly hurled, shall his place
Ile with Goil's Angels fixed for aye above;
But here on Earth, till sorrow's plithit be o'er,
Sweet Pity dead, end Christmas come no more,
•, B. 11,
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1870-06-18

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A SCOTCH MARRIAGE.

In the Edinburgh Court of Session, on Friday, proof
was led before Lord Mure, in a case of declator of
marriage, at the instance of Elizabeth Gall, residing in
Crawford john, county of Lanark, againet William Gall,
formerly a farmer at Glikerscletivh, and now residing at
Crawfordjohn. The pureuer founded her cam chiefly
on a document in these terms :

"Gllkerscleugh 26th December, 1861,—Dear Sir,—l bind
and oblige myself to keep and support that woman through
life. I consider her my lawful Isite. (iigned) WW GALL.
Wm. Gall. Witnesses' hands. (Signed) C. Milligan. Elizabeth
Gall" Endorsed " William GalL"

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The first witness was George Milligan, a cousin of
the defender. His evidence was to the effect that the
document was written by him (Milligan) and signed by
the defender after they had been drinking together for
10 days. They had drunk no less than 32 bottles of
whisky between them in the course of 10 days; and it
was in order to get more whisky from Elizabeth Gall
that he drew up the document. Witness said that Gall
knew nothing about the document the morning after it
written, and that he was frequently the worse of drink.
The defender had not been sober during ten days about
that time, and Milligan wrote the document except the
signatures. Ile would not, however, have put his
linger to the paper had it not been for the love of the
drink. It appeared that the pursuer and defender had
lived together for some time in the same house; and
that the pursuer had cooked the defender's victuals,
washed his clothes, and so forth. In the course of the
evidence, it appeared that the pursuer was abont GO
years of age, and had had three illegitimate children to
different fathers.
The case was taken to avizandum.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1870-06-18

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1870-06-18

THE IRON TRADE.

WOLVERHAMPTON, Wednesday.

The weekly meeting here to-day was mode-
rately well attended, and the general tone was
very assuring, although a feeling exists that
things are not HO well in South Staffordshire.
Otters are more numerous, however, and this
week the works have resumed operations pretty
generally. The demand for finished iron in all
its classes hvs considerably improved, and the
condition of the iron trade generally is stated to
be very active and healthy. There is a brisk de-
mand ior pig iron.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1870-06-18

FRANCE.

PARIS, JUNE 16.
The Emperor is now restored to his usual
health.

The Members of the International Society
arrested by the police, will be tried on a charge
of illegal association, on Wednesday. Keratry
has asked Government for information respect-
ing French reverses in Morocco.

BY BRITISH INDIAN CABLE.

CALCUTTA, June 16.

Cases of oppression of poor natives in the
assessment of ineouie-tas have been discovered.

IRELAND.
CLOOHER, June 16.

The womau sceused of having murdered her
illegitimate child, confesses to hiving burnt the
body, but asserts that the child died naturally.

Cik,NEEA I, NEWS.

!'?'B. Association Telegrams:,

A dreadful explosion occurred at Blackburn,
thii morning, by which two persons were killed.
through the bursting of a pipe in a boiler, at
Cotton and slot,r's mill.

There has been an indignation meeting hell
in Dublin to-day, on the subject of the failure
of the Irish telegraphic service.
Judgment on the application of Leonard Ed-
munds to be released from custody, is postponed.

DESTRUcTINE FIRE.—BUsPEcTED
INCENDIARISM.

JUNE 17.

Yestcrilay a large area of farm buildings 12
cott..ges a ere ilei,troy.Al t,y lire at Whittlusea,
I.:Ambridge:Mire. A girl aged fourteen has been
arrested.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1870-06-18

"A WORD IN SEASON."
ET CHARLES DICKENE.

A correspondent of the Daily Noes writes
Turning over, in a public library, the pages of an old
Annual, once edited by the late Lady Illeesington, I came
upon the following verses, under the heading which I have
quoted. They appear to me to convey a word which is as
much In season in IS7O as it was in Is4t. May I commend
them, and the thoughts which they suggest about the religious
difficulty, to the Tree-President of the Commltte of Council,
to Bishop Wilberforce, and to Mr. I; athortie hardy? Perhaps
I may not inappropriately mention, what you, Sir, will
perceive, that I have been obliged. In default of other
writing material, to copy them on the back of the protest
of the Norconformist Committee of Birmingham against
the education Bill of the G.ivernment. The Lutheran
strength and simplicity of the lines which you quoted the
other day, with respect to the extinct free-trade contro-
versy, seem to me to mark hardly less some of those which
I am about to trauscribe, and. which bear the impress of
the generous heart and sound judgment which have passed
from us.—l am, do-
British Museum, June 13.

They have a superstitim in the And,
That Allah, written on a piece of paper,
Is better uncticn than can come of priest,
Of rollicg incense, and of lighted taper :
Holding that any scrap which bean that name
In any characters, its front impressed on,
Shall help the tinder through the purging tame,
And give his toasted feet a place to rest on.
Accordingly they make a mighty fuss.
With every wret,hea tract and fleece oration,
And hoard their leaves—for they are not, like an,
. . . ,

A highly civilised and thinking nation :
And always atooping in the miry ways
To look flr matter of this earthly leaven.
They seldom, In their dna-exploring days,
Have any leisure to look up to Heaven.
So have I known a country on the earth,
Where darkness eat upon the living waters,
And brutal ignorance, and toll, and dearth
Where the hard martian of Its sons and daughters
And yet, where they who ahould have ope'd the door
of charity and light for all men'a ending,
Squabbled for woe la upon the altar-floor,
And rent The hook in struggles for the binding.
The gentlest man among these pions Turk.
God's living Image ruthlessly defaces ;
The best high-churchman, with no faith In works,
Bowstrings the Virtues In the market-places
The Christian Pariah, whom both mete curse
l'hey curse all other men and curse each other',
Widks through the world, not very much the worse,
Does all the good he can, and loves his brother.
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CRADLEY.

INQUEST.—Mr. R. Docker, coroner, held an inquiry on
Mondry into the death of Mr. Alfred Cos, druggeet.
The jury retuaned a vereict of died from nltuaal can.
see.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1870-06-18

A VERY PIOUS CONGREGATION IN
LONDON!

A curious congregation was gathered together on
Sunday evening in the street which is called Fleet, I
and between the churches dedicated to St. Dunstan
and St. Bride (remarks the Pall• Mall Gazate). It was
7 p.m. ; and that being the hour of evening prayer,
OLIO might have supposed that the throng was accounted
for by the hour of divine service. Bat the absence of
smart bonnets—without which it is well known that
public worship cannot be properly conducted—belied
the supposition. In fact, the mulaitiscie was altogether
male ; wore anything but " go-tsrmeeting " clothes;
and went no nearer to either St. Bride's or St. Dun-
atan'a than was necessary to keep up an appearance
of obedience to the olioeman's command to 'move
on." The bcoks which this congregation, or some
of them, held in their hands, were dissimilar from
ordinary prayer-books ; they were considerably thinner,
of greater length in proportion to breadth, and opened
and shut loy means of clasps affixed to one of the short
sides, or rather to the bottom, if the joint of the covers
be considered the top. Indeed they looked like what
the sons of Belial call betting•books ; and the gathering
together of people might be accounted for by an
anxious desire to know what horse had won the Grand
Prix de Paris. For it was the hour at which the news
might be expected; and the congregation was attend-
ing vespers at the windows of certain sporting news.
paper offices, where " the first three" are habitually
exhibited to a horsy generation. And so by means of
the telegraph the evil influence of French Sabbath-
breakirg is communicated to the pious Englishman as
he exchanges oaths with his fellows under the very
shadow of Protestant churches.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1870-06-18

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with such pirliculars as the Postmaster General from time to
time directs,. paying on each registration such fee not exceed.
hg fire shatroge as the Postmaster General, with the approval
of the Treasury, from time to time directs.
From and after the thirtieth date of September, one thottrand
eight hundred and seventy, registered newspapers, book
packets, pattern or sarnple packets, and post cards, may be
sent by poet in the United Kingdom, at the following rates of
postage

n a registered newapaper, not exceeding with any iminde-
meta, 9.01 with al cover, six ounces In weight, one half-
penny. On a he, k.packet or pattern or sample packet •.—lf
eel exceeding two 0u7Ø.4 in weight, one hail-penny. If ex
needing two ounces in weight for every additional two
ounces or fractional part of two ouneea one halfpenny. Oa
a post card, one halfpenny.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1870-06-18

BUILDING SITES AT THE HEATH.
FllO be SOLD by PRIVATE TREATY,
Teems parcel, of some of the most valuable
BUILDING LAND in the neighbourhood of Steer-
bridge.—Apply to !desire. Oates, Perrens, and Wool.
Andge, Land Agent.

MO be LET, with Immediate Possession, the
" OLD DIAL INN, Andnain, near lirettell Lane.
Incoming under £40.--For particulura, apply to Meagre.
H. and E. Webb, Wordeley ; or to S. Ineali, Auctioneer,
Briarley
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1870-06-18

LITERATURE.

Indian Records relating to the British Gorernment
and the Nentabs Nazint of Bengal, Behar, and
Orissa. ANoN. CL BUBB, New Bond-street.

The intricacies of the political affairs of
India are not subjects for the every-day reader
to digest with any great pleasure, but the claims
of a potentate calling the old Nawabs of Bengal
his ancestors, are undoubtedly matters of inte-
rest.

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His Highness Synd Munsoor Alice, the pre-
sent Nawab, has a grievance, or rather, a great
number of grievances; and the author of this
formidable-looking, but thoroughly comprehen-
sive volume, has displayed an unusal amount of
analytical skill in supporting the various claims
of the memorialist, in a hook which is a model
of °lsar condensation applied to a very difficult
subject. It will be sufficient in so short are
view to notice that the claims set forth are pe-
cuniary, political, and social. The pecuniary
portion, we confess, frightens us. Does his
Highness demand as compensation £18,640,517
Os 3d ? This is the sum laid down in the " bill
of damages," and it is formidable enough in all
conscience, though the Nawab would, perhaps,
be induled to take the 6s 31 off as discount.
He also claims, modestly enough, the recogni-
tion of the hereditary rank, titular dignity, ,ke.,
of himself and successors as long as they ack-
nowledge allegiance to the British Crown.
The work, in short, reveals the fact that a
shameful enormity of injustice has been done
by the dabbliugs of Imre aueratical Government,
and it seems to us desirable that the claims of
Nawab should be fully considered, and—but we
leave that part of the question to the higher
"powers that be," and content ourselves with
recommending our readers to judge of the mat-
ter by the perusal of the volume, which does
credit alike to author and publisher.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1870-06-18

PUBLIC NOTICE.

TO LET, for Concerts, Entertainments,
Readings, and Public Amusements, that Spacious
ROOM in compaction with the VICTORIA CONCERT
HALL, BHIERLICY HILL. Also, an AUCTION
ROOM, for Public Sales, &c., and, commodious STORE
ROOM, adjoining.
Par tains and particular, apply to Mr. Plant. Victoria
Inn, Brierley
PARTMENrro

APARTMENTS TO LET, for a SINGLE
GENTLISMAN, consisting al Bed Room and
Bitting Room, pleasantly situated, and within four
minutes' walk ,d the Stourbriaiga Railway Station.—
Apply to S. Field, 04frreer Offiee,Stoarliridge.

CHARLES CLARE,

NOUSE PAINTI.R,DECOR•TOR,

OLDSWINFORD AND STOURBRIDGE.

_Zstirnales given for General Repairs.

FOR Cheap PRINTING, BOOKBINDING
aad PICTURE FRAMING, go to
T . ROMER,
MX WAYS, CRADLZY MATS.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1870-06-18

LATEST NEWS.

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FOREIGN NEWS
NEW YOktli.

JUNE 16.
Gold closed, 113}. Highest quotation, 113/ ;
.oaest, 113.

WASHINGTON, June 16.
The debate on Cuban affairs was resumed to.
day, in the House of Representatives.

TORONTO.

RNE 16.

The Hon. A. Campbell leaves on Saturday for
England, to represent to the Colonial office the
injuries inflicted by Fenian raids. He will urge
tue necessity for action on the part of the Home
Government.

he House of Representatives has authorised
President Grant to remonstrate against the bar
barons manner in which the war in Cuba is
being conducted, and to invite other rovers to
co•operate in :mooring abetter observance of the
laws of civilization in warfare.
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WOOL.

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Boldness In colonial wool has been only to a moderate
extent, but prices has been steady. English wool haa found
buyers on former terms. The following are the current
prices of English wool :—Eleeces : Southdown hoggeta, Is.
tole, OXil.; half-bred ditto, is, to la sa. ; Kent fleeces, le. 21.
to Is. 3d.; Southdown ewes and wathers, lc to Is. Cid ; Lei-
cester ditto, Is. Id. to Is. ITT Sorts Clothing, la. to Is.
lid. ; combing, 11d. to Is.

Herrings, pickled, 300. to 38s. ,• ditto red, 203. to 2. per
barrel; trawl haddocks, 105. to 17s. per Icon; whitings, 12s.
to 183. per basket; grilse, le. 4d. to ls. 5d.; trout, is. 4d. to
13. sd. perlb ; mackerel, 3s to ss. per dozen; smoked haddocks,
30e. to 403. per barrel; lobsters, 12s. to 201. ; crabs, 10s. ta
153. per dozen ; native oysters, £lO to £l5 10s. ; commons,
153. to 40$. per bushel. _. -

POTATOES.
The supplies of pntatoem have heeu shurt. The trade has
been gniet, at our quotatious. New Eughea ate 1011114 at 'A
to 76. i, per cwt,
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1870-06-18

THE WICKLOW PEERAGE.

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(From Tuesday's Times.)
Sir—Or, the 31st of March last flu Peers of the Committee
for Privileges dove their judgment in the above case, and the
following day 7he Times, aid almost every other paper, pub-
lished sri epitome ot their jinigments, also a leading article
couched in terms of emphatic condemnation of my witnesses
and myself.
On Thursday last, after repeated applieations. I obtained
the printed copy of lour of these judgments, being those of
the law Lords.
The fifth, being that of Lord Winchilses, has been sup-
pressed. It was even more virulent than those of the law
Lords, while at the same Urns it was instructive and ori-
ginal; and I am moat desirous of knowing why it has not
been published.
Lord Winchilsea Is a lawgiver and took upon himself to
sit in judgment, and in pasties to the public his capabilities
should be allowed to shine. It seems to me that what he
said was quite as reasonable as the deductions of the lan
Lords.
The Times and the other journals omitted setting forth
my (refused) petition to the Committee as well as the im-
portant fact that it was supported by a statutory declara-
tion of Mr. Samuel Browne (clerk to Mr. Octsviis O'Brien),
who presented himself for cross.exarnhiation. I enclose an
Irish journal relating to the subject—the Freeman of the
Ist of May.
I am in daily hope that the House of Lords will furnish to
me the printed speeches of counsel on the 31st of March. I
shall then make another attempt to obtain j entice,
lam, Sir, your obedient servant,
London, June 13. ELLIN HOWARD.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1870-06-18

BELBROUGHTON.

THE STAPLE TRADH.—The ythe trade participates in
the general improNement in the demand for hardware
gooda ; the orders received, it is understood, both by
Messrs. Waldron and Messrs. Nash, testing the rarebit..
ties of both establishments.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1870-06-18

THE LYE.

A Ifsw KILLED ON THE RAILWAY—At 4 o'clock on
Sa,naday morning the dead body of John Pillow, of
eradley Heath, was found on the Stourbridge Railway,
near the Hayes signsl-box. Re must, while lying on the
sleepers, been struck by some part of the engine of a
midnight luggage train. He started in a drunken state
from Stourbridge on Friday night, and on getting to the
it seemed, from the appearance of the face, that he fell
asleep, and, as his bands were still in his pockets, death
must have been instantaneous. A verdict of accidental
death was returned at the inquest.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1870-06-18

DR. LIVINGSTONE.

At the fortnightly meeting of the Royal Geographical
Society on Monday night Sir R. Murchison referred to the
present position of Dr. Livingstone and the succour which
th to be sent to him. lle said :
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--
There have been great misapprehensions about this
affair, and I have received numerous applications from
active young men anxious to go in search of Dr.
Livingstone, supposing that there was a real expedi-
tion about to start from this country or elsewhere.
There is no inch expedition even in imagination, and
certainly none in reality, contemplated in any way.
Dr. Livingstone has been three years and a half and
more in the heart of Africa without a single Earopean
atteudant. I am not sure that the sight of a young
gentleman sent out from England who was not accli-
matised would not produce a very bad effect, instead of
a good one, upon my friend the Doctor; because
he would have to take care of the new arrival,
who would very soon die there, and the poor
Doctor would have an additional load. I have
therefore to announce that there is no such inten-
tion whatever. I have received a dozen letters
from admirable young volunteers who are anxious to
distinguish themselves, but who have not the least idea
of what they are about. I have every reason to
believe that the £l,OOO that the Government have
given will go out by the Consul of Zanzibar, who
happens accidentally to be in this country, and who is
goinv out immediately. Bo will instruct Dr. Kirk,
I the Vice-Cram', to refit the name enntlitiort which

was started before, but which was impeded by an
attack of cholera. The cholera has passed away en-
tirely, the country is free from Zanzibar, and the only
difficulty now is to get to Ujiji, where my dear and
valued friend was, and still is, for he cannot move
forwards or backwards without carriers, supplies, and
so forth. It will take two months or more for those
supplies to go from the seaboard to Ujiji, and there-
fore you must put aside all acaiety for some months to
come. I hope in about seven or eight months hence
you will have good news, and that very soon after we
shall see our friend again in his native country.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1870-06-18

A SAD ROMANCE OF OMAHA.

At Omaha, on the 14th of May, Miss Ida Huth, a
young girl just entering her seventeenth year, and who
wag to have been married on the following morning to
a worthy young bricklayer named Brewer, shot herself
through the breast and died almost instantly. The
motive in but conjectured; but the strange part of the
story is told as follows by an American paper:—
Three years ago, when but a child, she was admired and
courted by young Brewer, • frequent visitor at her parents'.
AU went smoothly and soon an engagement resulted, her
parents favouring the match. The girl was beautiful, refined,
aud attractive, and received many attentions from other
young men. lier lover grew madly jealous, and a quarrel, a
separation and the attempted suicide of Brewer followed.
Six months after she accepted a new lover, and again every-
thing went smoothly, though Brewer continued to visit the
house. About six weeks ago Miss Ida told her mother that
if she ever married any one it would be Ben Brewer. tier
new lover was di•missed, mid preparations began for her
marriage to her first choice. (in the day before that fixed for
her marriage she appeared fitfully strange and told • confi-
dant that she could never love Brewer, but still continued to
work upon her bridal outfit. At three o'clock in the after-
noon the discharge of a pistol was heard in the girl's room,
and her mother, rushing in, found her in the agonies of death.
The robes provided for bridal decked her corpse for burial,
and the day upon which she was to have become a bride she
was conalgued to the tomb.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1870-06-18

FIi(ENIX FIRE OIFICE.

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