The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-11-15 00:00:00

THE EMIGRATION OF PAUPER
CHILDREN TO CANADA.

At the meeting of the Durham Board of Guaadians
on Saturday, an explanatory letter was read from Mr.
J. F. Boyd, of London, in reference to the three
pauper boys he had undertaken to send out to
Canada. Mr. Boyd stated that the account given to
the guardians by the Rev. Lord A. Douglass, as to
the alleged ill-treatment and neglect of these boys
was incorrect. This was harsh to say of a Catholic
priest, but it must be said. It was not true, as
alleged by Lord A. Douglass, that no letter of any
kind had been sent to announce the arrival of the
boys, for he (Mr. Boyd) wrote the superior of the
home at Runouski, who would receive the letter an
hour after the arrival of the same vessel that con
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'eyed the boys there. Upon this trifling mishap *(if
indeed it was one), a dramatic story had been built
up, upon which the Local Government Board,
had ordered an investigation to be made,
and pending the enquiry to suspend the issue
of orders for emigrating fifty-five children for which
grants were voted last month, until now it was too
late to send them out this season. The boys were left
at the home at Rimouski, and not with the bishop of
that place, as alleged by the rev. lord. Regarding
outfit, the boys were provided with Canadian clothing
of the value of ..£3 each upon their arrival at
Rimouski. The chairman moved that the clerk be
instructed to inform Mr. Boyd that his letter in no
way exonerated him from the fact that the outfit he
engaged to supply was not forthcoming either at the
workhouse at Durham or at the port of embarkation,
neither was his letter in any way satisfactory, so that
the Board could not entertain any further arrange-
ments with him for the emigration of pauper children
under his control. The motion was adopted, and
the clerk was further instructed to forward Mr.
Boyd's letter to the local Government Board.

BURGLARY TRIALS.—When a man is charged with
burglary he cannot at present be tried at a Session of
the Peace or before a Recorder. This restriction is
duo to a statute of 1842, which enacts that persons
shall not be tried in this way for any felony, which
was then punishable by transportation beyond the
seas for life. Lord Bramwell now proposes to repeal
this enactment as regards burglary, and to enable
persons ,•?)arged with
.that offence to be committed to
be tried by such justices or Recorder, or by such
other Court having jurdisdiction, as the committing
magistrate may deem St.

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EPITOME OF NEWS.

BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

San Francisco claims a ls-rger area of public parks
than any other city. There are 18 parks and squares
belonging to the city, aggregating 11,161 acres of
which the largert is Golden Gate-park, embracing 1013
acres.

The Baroness Dowager de Rothschild, who has just
taken up her residence at Cannes, has had removed to
her villa from the Gulf of Juan an araucaria, which has
not its equal in the country. It weighs twenty-eight
tons, and was drawn on a dray to the town by thirty-
two horses. _ _ _

With the view to economising space on theTost Office
Telegraph" flimsies" for press messages, the latest order
of two million sheets has the heading, with the coat-of-
arms, compressed into half an inch, instead of occupying
about an inch and a half, as previously.
At a bazaar held at Canterbury a few days since, an
autograph letter of the Princess Sophia, the blind
daughter of George 111., was sold for a sovereign.
An exquisitely-painted glass w indow has been
placed in Birchington parish church, Thanet, in
memory of Dante Gabriel Rosetti, poet and painter, by
his mother.
It is contemplated to hold an International Exhibi-
tion in Edinburgh, lo include works illustrating art
and industry from all quarters, during the summer of
1:38G.

An umbrella loan society is to be established in
Berlin. Branch offices will be opened all over the city,
where members can obtain umbrellas in case of s,
sudden shower.

Lord Granville's secretary, replvina to a memoria
from Liverpool in reference to the French marriage
laws, and the hardships arising from their unct,:rtainty
inflicted upon English women marrying Frenchmen,
writes—That matter is engaging the attention of her
Majesty's Government, and an arrangement is nearly
concluded with the French Goveruwent, which will
practically obviate the evils complained of.
Fifteen of the original members of Mr. Gladstone's
Government have been withdrawn by death or resigna-
tion from the ranks of the Ministry. Lord Frederick
Cavendish, Mr. Adam (who became Governor of Madras)
Mr. Law (Lord Chancellor of Ireland), and now Mr.
Fawcett have died. The following have resigned: The
Duke of Argyll, Mr. Forster, Mr. Bright, Lord Lans-
downe, Lord Cowper, Mr. Arthur Peel (now Speaker of
the House of Commons), Lord Enfield, Lord O'Llagan,
Mr. Grant Duff (who succeeded Mr. Adam as Governor
of Madras), Mr. McLaren (who on retiring from the
office of Lord Advocate was made a Lord of Session)
and Mr. Dodson.

The Prince of Wales will be again nominated for the
office of Grand Master of English Freemasons at the
quarterly communication of Grand Lodge on the 3rd of
December. The Earl of Kiutore, Grand Master of
Mark Freemasons of England, will be again nominated
for that position for the ensuing year at the half-yearly
meeting of Grand Mark Lodge on December 2.
The body of a young lady with her head completely
severed was found on Monday night near the Horsforth
Railway Station, four miles from Leeds. The deceased
was identified as a Miss Moore, who resided with her
mother in Hyde-park-terrace, Horsforth.
Mr. John Crow Richardson, a gentleman who has
been connected with the copper ore trade for over half
a century, has died suddenly, at the age of 74, at his
Carmarthenshire residence, Glanbryddan-park. The
deceased was universally popular, owing to his wide-
spread liberality.
The mail boat bound for Southampton came in col-
lision with alai sank a yacht on Monday night, about
eight miles off the Needles, Isle of Wight. The steamer
cruised in the vicinity for some time, but succeeded in
picking up only a small boat.
At Hamburg an explosion occurred on Tuesday on
board the British schooner Ida. The vessel had com-
pleted discharging her cargo of gunpowder, and two of
the crew were engaged in sweeping up the remains,
when, from some unexplained cause, it was set alight.
Both of the men were dangerously injured, and are even
reported by one journal to have since died. The fire
was quickly extinguished without any serious damage
to the vessel.

Among other steps being taken to restrict the spread
of dissent in Russia, a new orthodox brotherhood has
just been organised at Biesk, province of Tomsk, to be
called the fraternity of Holy Demetrius, Metropolitan
of Rostoff, for the special purpose of assisting the
official clergy in counteracting the propaganda of
sectarians.

The Roman Catholic Plenary Council at Baltimore
opened on Sunday with elaborate religious ceremonies,
Archbishop Gibbons, the Apostolic Delegate presiding.
The business sessions began on Monday in secret.
About seventy archbishops and bishops attended, in-
cluding almost all the Roman Catholic prelates in the
United States.

A distressing case of death from fright is reported
from Rye. A little girl named Irving, two years and
nine months old, was frightened by a boy wearing a
mask, and shortly afterwards she saw her brother, also
wearing a mask, peeping through a gate at a railway
crossing. The child ran indoors screaming very much
and never recovered from the shock. She lost her
reason after the first day of the occurrence, and died
from shock to the nervous system.
Thomas Snell, a letter sorter, was at Edinburgh, on
Monday, convicted of stealing a letter containing two
half-sovereigns and 60 postage stamps. It was stated
that the prisoner had been a long time in the employ of
the Post Office, but he bad brought about his ruin by
betting upon horse-racing, and had become a thief in
order to make up some of his losses. A term of five
years' penal servitude was imposed.
A mass meeting of potters was held at Hanky on
Monday to consider notices for revision of wages issued
by 60 of the largest firms in the district. Fears were
expressed at the prospect of resuscitating a board of
arbitration, and it was resolved that each manufacturer
should make his own arrangements with his employes.
The notices imply a reduction varying from 1 per cent.
to as high in some cases as 15 per cent. About 70,000
workpeople are affected by the reduction.
. This year's vintage in the champagne districts is satis-
factory, both as regards quantity and quality, the very
tine weather in the autumn resulting in the crop being
housed in splendid condition. One of the leading
houses at Epernay have, it is said, made from their
own vineyards (about 2000 acres of the best crUs), over
4000 hogsheads, to which must be added the very con-
siderable purchases made by them under contract with
the proprietors of the neighbouring vineyards, the
grapes being pressed by them in their own pressoira.
Lord Ripon left Simla for the tour in Northern India,
which he will make on his way to Calcutta.
A decree of President Grevy is officially published
announcing that the Paris Universal Exhibition
will open on May sth next, and close on October 31st.
The conditions of the exhibition will be set forth in a
Sceond decree, to be issued at a future date.
An International Exhibition is to be held at the
Alexandra Palace nextyear, commencing about the 31st
of March next, and remaining open for six months. A
prominent feature in the prospectus is that 10 per cent.
of the gross receipts from admission money is to be set
apart for distribution amongst the principal London
hospitals. The exhibition like those at South Ken-
tington, will not rely simply upon the attractiveness of
the exhibits but will include amusements of a varied
nature. The building and grounds are to be brilliantly
illuminated by the electric light.
A shocking burning case is reported from Clayton-
on-le-Moors, near Accrington. Two brothers, named
Holmes, were playing in bed with a small lamp on
Saturday after their parents had gone to work, when
the light set fire to the bed. The elder boy, aged seven,
was so badly burned that he died later on in the day.
His brother was also fearfully scorched-
, _
At the sitting of the Battle County Justices on Tues-
day, the master of the mixed National school was fined
is. and £2 Bs. costs for assaulting a little child by
striking her with undue violence with a stick on the
arm. The justices in sentencing the defendant, who
denied that he had treated the child with any special
severity, expressed their opinion that in all cases where
it was necessary to inflict corporal punishment on girls
it was better to do so on the hands.

At a cattle fair in Edinburgh on Tuesday, an in-
furiated bull rushed at a woman, and catching her upon
his horns bore her aloft through an excited crowd of
spectators. The woman, half dead with fright, main-
tained her novel position for a considerable distance,
and was at length thrown over the animal's head on to
the green sward. Strange to say she escaped with only
few bruises.

The straw hat making industry, of which Luton is
the' chief centre, is at present in a very depressed
state. Great destitution prevails among the poorer
classes in consequence, and the appeals for assistance
which come before the guardians are exceptionally
numerous. The straw trade, in fact, has never been
known to be in a worse condition. The leading mer-
chants and manufacturers in Luton are at present
holding a series of meetings with the object of placing
the trade on a more satisfactory basis.
A gentleman named Thomas Hanchman Day. aged
66 years, residing at 24, Hawkins-street, Mile-end, was
watching the passage of the Show near the Mansion-
house, on Monday, when he was hustled and pushed,
and eventually fell down. He was taken to Guy's Hos-
pital, and upon being examined by the house-surgeon
was pronounced to be dead.
During last month the officers of the Fishmongers'
Company seized at and near Billingsgate Market and
on hoard boats lying off that place 23 tons of fish as
unfit for human food. Of this quantity over 20 tons
ronsisted of wet fish and nearly three tons of shell fish.
Thirteen tons came by land and ten tons by water. In
the same period 11,089 tons of fish were delivered at
Billingsgate, 7812 tons of which came by land and 3277
tons by water. The fish seized included cockles, cod,
eels, gurnets, hadd.ocks, herrings, pickled herrings,
lobskers, mussels, periwinkles, perch, plaice, salmon,
shrimps, skate, smelt, soles, sprats, turbot, weavers,
whelks, and whiting. In October 9cwt. of bad fish
were seized at Farringdon Market and 4cwt. at Co-
lumbia Market.

The Teddington Local Board, having sought the
opinion, of counsel, with regard to the proposed construc-
tion of a suspension bridge over the Thames within
their district, and obtained a favourable statement from
Mr. Glen, have requested the sanction of the Thames
Conservancy Board to the project.
On Tuesday, at the Exeter Castle, there was a very
large and animated meeting of the creditors of the Rev.
H. E. Reynolds, the librarian and one of the priest
vicars of Exeter Cathedral. His debts to unsecured
creditors were £3687, and £lBll was also due to creditors
holding security. The assets were but £330. The
debtor attribtAed his deficiency of £3300 to the ill.
health of his wife and family, losses in respect of literary
enterprises, and expenses caused by frequent unavoid-
able change of residence. His income altogether was
about £7OO a year, but £l2O a year was the gift of his
mother, £lOO from his wife's private resources, and
there were various charges on portions of the remainder.
He now offered to give up all his estate and set aside
£l3O a year out of the priest vicarship, which is a life
appointment and the enjoyment of which the debtor
had done nothing to forfeit. If this offer was accepted
the family creditors would stand aside. It was however
mentioned that twenty years would be required to pay
the debts if no larger annual tram were set aside, and
some cif the creditors expressed an opinion that the
debtor had served them badly and should now make a
greater sacrifice. Eventually the offer was raised to
£lBO a year, and this was accepted.
•

On Tuesday, at the Bristel Police-court, Frederick
(alias Lewis) Johns was charged with attempting to
defraud the Postroaster-General by seeking to procure
the forgery of postage stamps. On October 14 prisoner
wrote from Ferndale, Glamorganshire, to Mr. Walter
Fisher, printer, asking him for a price for printing
postage stamps. saying he required as many as 5000 a
week. Prisoner afterwards came to Bristol to explain
how the water-mark was to be managed, and was then
given into custody. Evidence having been tendered in
support of the charge, prisoner, who it is believed is
insane, was committed for trial.
The corner-stone of the memorial school to the late
Dr. Francis Close, formerly rector of Cheltenham and
late Dean of Carlisle, was laid on Tuesday morning at
Cheltenham by the Mayor (Mr. George Parsonage). The
site is a most desirable one, nine acres in extent, at some
distance from the centre of the town.

A number of gentlemen, including Cardinal Manning,
the Attorney General, Mr. Charles Russell, M.P., and
Sir Wilfrid Lawson, M.P., met on Tuesday evening in
the Conference Room, House of Commons, for the pur-
pose of forming a committee to collect funds for the
family of the late Mr. A. M. Sullivan. Cardinal
Manning was called to the chair. Mr. Charles Russell
and Mr. W. S. Caine, M.P., were requested to act as
treasurers, and Mr. Barry O'Brien was appointed secre-
tary. Over £7OO was subscribed in the room.
A Renter's telegram from Quebec, dated Nov. 11,
states that in the late storm on the Atlantic coast the
schooner Emilie which had on board the boilers taken
from the wrecked steamer Fylgia, went down with 17
hands.

A portait model of Colonel Stewart, C.M.G. (attired
in the uniform of the 11th Hussars), Oriental traveller
and linguist, is now added to the list of celebrities at
Madame Tussaud's Exhibition.
In connection with the Exhibition of Old Masters in
the coming winter, a large room at Burlington House,
which has not yet been opened, and which only now
approaches completion, will be occupied by a special
selection of pictures and drawings by Turner. A far
less comprehensive, but still an excellent artist, now too
little known—James Wild, the animal painter—will
likewise be specially represented in the show at Burling-
ton House. _ _ .

Queen Victoria is 65, King Christian of Denmark is
66, and his wife, the Queen, is a year older. The
Emperor of Austria is 54, and his wife is 46; while
King Leopold, of Belgium, 49 years old, has a wife
aged 50. The Sultan of Turkey is 42, King Oscar of
Sweden 55, Louis of Portugal 46, Humbert of Italy 40,
and President Grevy of France 71. The wife of the
Russian ruler is three years younger than her husband,
the wife of the German five, and the Queen of Italy
seven.
An extensive fire broke out at three o'clock on
Friday morning in the Old English Hotel, Matlock
Bridge. The fire-engine from Masson Hills was quickly
at work, and a good supply of water was obtained, but the
efforts to allay the fire were ineffectual, and the whole
building was destroyed. The damage is estimated at
from £lO.OOO to .-C12,000. A destructive fire occurred
also on Friday morning on the premises of Messrs.
M'Naught Brothers, warehousemen, and Campbell's
photography establishment, Colvcadden-street, Glasgow.
A striking illustration of the difference between a
Republic and a Monarchy, so far at least as newspapers
are concerned, is found in the fact that the number of
periodicals of all sorts published in the Czar's Empire,
from the Baltic to the Pacific, from the northern sea
down to Turkey and Persia, only equals • the number
published in New York city alone, 625, and is but little
more than twice those published in Philadelphia. For
the 50,000,000 souls in the United States there are
12,600 periodicals. For the 101,000,000 souls in Russia
there are 625 periodicals, of which but 63 are dailies.
The whole of Siberia, with 4,000,000 of populatien, has
only two newspapers and a bi•monthly of a geographical
society. The city of Harkoff, with 126,000 inhabitants
and a university, has only two dailies and two month-
lies. It takes only 4000 persons in Republican America
to support one periodical; it takes more than forty
times as many of his Autocratic Majesty's subjects to
support a periodical.
The Coin Department of the British Museum is
about to add another series of catalogues to those
already in progress cr completed. The Greek catalogue
is probably more than half done in the eight volumes
that have appeared. The Oriental catalogue is finished
except the ninth or Persian volume, written by Mr. R.
Stuart Poole which is in the press. The Roman and
reediwval catalogues are begun, and the catalogue of
English medals is man advanced state. To these a series
of five volumes, forming the catalogue of Indian coins,
is to be added.
The Salvation Army has attracted less attention of
late, hut its proceedings are none the less peculiar, not
to say profane. For instance the "War Cry" adver-
tises "The new Salvation Army quilt," which is "in
white and red, crest in centre, and four mottoes ; "also
"New Salvation Army towel, with red herder, crest,
and the text --," but the text is in such infamously
bad taste that it will not bear repetition. The enter-
prising General has also opened, a boot and shoe depart-
ment, and is prepared to execute with promptitude and
despatch all orders with which all soldiers and friends
may favour the new branch of the business. The public
has not yet become aware of the fact that the Salvation
Army is one of the most gigantic business concerns of
the age; indeed, as Mrs. Booth, in her article on "Busi-
ness Principles in Religion" says, " Why should enter-
prise be shut out of Religion ?', Why, indeed? But
the mixture of religion and commerce is scarcely, 'con-
sistent with the notions of propriety held by even the
most lax of us. Among the books sold by the General
are "How to learn to play a Salvation Army concertina
at sight," " House-top saints," "The saved clergyman,"
and—this should refer to the army—" Aggressive
Ohrietianity."—" Lady's Pictorial."
The numismatic collections of the late Professor
Charles E. Anthon have just been disposed of in New
York. In United States silver, a beautiful dollar of
1794 fetched 135 dols.; one of 1801, 16 dols.; a proof
dollar of 1836, with the engraver's name on the design,
15 dols. 50 cents.; another in same conditioa, with his
name in the field, 50 dols., and one without stars on the
reverse, 110 dols.; proofs of 1838 and 1839, 56 doll. and
41 dols. respectively: others of 1851 and 1852, 45 dols.
and 50 dols. each. Krare copper piece, known as the
naked bust Washington cent. of 1792 brought. 77 dots.
50 cents.; a silver half-dollar of Washington, 1792, be-
lieved to be unique, 125 dols. ; an impression of another
type in copper, 17 dols.; a large bronze medal of
Washington with a design after Turnbull 's famous
picture, "The Declaration of Independence," 15 dole.
50 cents.; Washington and Franklin silver medal, 1783.
12 dols. 50 cents.; a handsome bronze medal struck by
the French democratic sympathisers in commemoration
of the assassination of President Lincoln, 4 dols. 25
cents.
The monument erected at Luxemburg to King •
William 11., who gave to the Grand Duchy, after it had
been finally severed from Belgium, in consequence of
the Treaty of 1839, its first Constitution, is of a very
imposing charaoter, and is well placed on the William-
square. The pedestal which is more than six mitres
high, bears this inscription: "To the King-Grand-Duke
William 11., by grateful Luxemburg, 1884.'! The statue,
which is three mitres 80c. in height, represents the
King on horseback, in field marshal's uniform, •ha t in
hand, in the attitude of saluting an applauding melti-
tude. Those who knew the late King pronounco the
statue to he an excellent likeness.
From Philadelphia it is reported that Silver Plume,
Colorado, a mining village, has been burned dowse
Several persons were burned to death, and the loss occa-
sioned amounted to 100,000 Ms.
The stables at Shomc;iffe Camp have been breken
into, and three valuable horses belonging to Colonel
Terrot poisoned. It is believed the act is due to some
men in the regiment, who bear a grudge against their
commanding (Meer.
A few days ago a cabman, residing in Islingten,fetind
in his cab a leather bag which had been left hr a fare.
He took the bag, which was securely locked, 'so the
Islington Police-station, and, upon being opened by the
authorities there, it was found to contain a quantity of
jewellery, the value of which was estimated at about
I'3oo. It transpired that the valuables had been
accidentaly left in the cab by a lady, and the fortunate
finder has just been presented with a cheque for £20.•
The memorialtto the late Prince Imperial having been
unveiled on the 13th of January. 1883, by this Reyal
Highness the Prince of Wales, KG., it was proposed
that the balance of the fund should be devoted to pre-
paring a book. containing the names of all the sub-
scribers to the memorial, for presentation to, her
Imperial Majesty the Empress Eugenie. The book
was made of ebony, with silver mounts, with raised
carved silver N and Imperial crown in the centre, and
raised silver eagle at each Corner; and inside a painted
view of the memorial, an autograph letter of his Royal
Highaess the Duke of Cambridge, K.G., as president
of the general committee, and a list of the names of all
the subscribers,beautifully illuminated on vellum. The
album was presented to her Majesty the Empress
Eugenie on the 29th of October by Field Marshal Lord
Napier of Magdala, G.C.8., G.C.5.1.; attended .by
Major the Honourable J. Napier, 10th Royal Hussars,
and Major General C. C. Fraser, C. 8., V.C., honorary
secretary to the memorial fund.
The following story of Turner is told °lathe authority
of a living artist: Turner happening one day to passsa
print shop, noticed in the window a copy of one the
esigravings from his famous "Liber Studiorum." The
print was in a very dirty, ragged state, and Turner
naturally felt aggrieved at seeing the work of his han.cls
in this dilapidated condition. Entering the shop he
asked to see the master, and when the man came for-
ward Turner at once proceeded to Hame him in
,no
e, measured terms for harin neglected so valuable a print,
and for having allowed it to become so disfigured. The
man protested that it was no fault of his, as he did but
offer the engraving for sale in the same state in wallah ,
he had bought it from some other dealer. This did not
satisfy Turner, however, and be and the man continnesa
arguing in this fashion for some time, each making the
other more angry by contradiction. At last the pririt-
seller lost all patience. "Perhaps. sir," he said," ahie'n
you have quite finished what you have to say, you will
kindly tell me what you have to do with this engraving,
and what business it is of yours whether the print is
clean or dirty?" "This is what I have to do with it,"
answered the enraged artist; "it was I drew the
original of that print, my.name is Turner, and I •did
every line of that engraving with my own hand. Now
do you wonder that I am angry at seeing my work in•so
disgraceful a state ? " "Indeed, sir" replied the print-
seller," so you are the great artist himself. All Any life
long it has been ray wish that I might some day have
the good fortune to see Mr. Turner. And now that I
have seen him, I sincerely hope that I may never see
him any more."

The -additions to the Zoological Society's Gardens
during the last week include two Rhesus zronkeys. •
from India, presented respectively by Mr. Richard
Armytage and Aire. E. A Russell; a roseate cockatoo
from Australia, presented by Miss N. Simonds ; a
Northern mocking bird from North America, presented
by Mr. Thomas G. Venables; a grand electus from
Molluccas, presented by Miss Lawson; two herrim
gulls, British, presented by Mrs. Pigou; an undulate
grass parakeet from Australia, presented by Mr.
Hale, F.Z.S. ; a water rail, a moor hen from Norf(
presented by Mr. T. E. Gunn ;, a common charnel'
from North Africa, presented by Mr. W. G.Bunkley ;
alligator from the Mississippi, presented by Mr. R. B.
Middleton ; a greater white-crested cockatoo from the
Moluccas, deposited; a black-headed caique frori
Demerara, purchased ; a Cape ant bear from Sout2
Africa, received on approval.

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