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The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-11-17

MR. CHAMBERLAIN.

The Paris Correspondent of the New York Tribune
writes:—Mr. Joseph Chamberlain and Mr. John
Morley have been making a tour in the West of
Frarce. I met them when they were in Paris, where
they have been staying four dam and thought Mr.
Chamberlain, whom I had not previously seen, a very
interesting person. He is a new type of political
Enßahman. I was told by persons who had met
him in Loudon that he was "bumptious," but a
man of undoubted capacity. I found him the
latter, but not the former. Ile has only the
assurance of a man who sees well hia way before him
and has definite aims. But there is no self•complaceet
conceit in it. His mind is quick, but his judement is
not precieitate. I was greatly struck with his judi-
ciousneee, e 'etch I think his dominant quality. 1 had
not time to ask him vvh(ther any of his ancestoee had
sat under Dr. Priestly, who founded the Unitarian
schol of Christianity in Birmiughmn. It occurred to
me thathe ie probably a fruit of Unitarianism. Mr.
Chamberlain has thick,dark brown hair which leaf afair
length. His features are neat and well•shaped. There
Is nothing that, gives the idea of a small mind in their
neatness. The head is not large, but I should say the
skull is well fitted and with a good quality cf brain.
Mr. Chambei lain is lika American machinery in his
physical organization. lie has en ugh of bone, muscle,
and flesh for a healthy and active man, and no ourplus-
age. His nature is essentially practical, and yet not
thy or harsh. All the s'eel be posses es is highly
tempered. I coed not help feeling as I obeerved him
that he is a man raised up for a special and a great
work.

The superintendent of the State —fish hatcheries and
six other persons have been drowned at Petroskey, in
Michigan,

THE REAL MEANING OF "MONEY."'

In the Chancery Difision of the High Court of Jus-
tice on Saturday, m 7. Justicei%Ewy gave judgment on
a summons• in the admioiitration suit of Cadogan
against Count Palagi, which raised a question as to
the meaning of the word "money," as used in a will.
The testatrix, in a will made four days before her
death, maid, "I leave one half of the money cf which
I die Possessed to my sisteri" and the remainder to
be divided between two others. This was the whole
of the will, and the question was whether the word
"money" was to be regarded in a limited sense, and
the testator mukt be said to have died intestate, or
whether it WitS meant to be wed in its colloquial and
popular sense, in which it wee equivalent to personal
propelty.

Hi Lordsh:p pointed out that to say that the
testatrix intended to die intestate except in regard to
the money at her bankers, wes an absurdly improper
corclusion, and he therefore found that the whole of
the personal estate went BS mentioned in the will.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-11-17

AN EXTENSIVE ART COLLECTION.

The Paris Correspondent of the Standard says :—lt
has often been a mystery to the world what becomes
of the thousands of pictures painted in Paris during
a twelvemonth and exhibited at the Annual Salon and
other Galleries. Some explanation, at least, is now
forthcoming. There has just died in the Rue -de
Rivoli, a certain M. Borniche, who turns out to
have had in his possession no fewer than seventeen
thousand modern pictures. M. Borniche was a
retired timber merchant and had made a great
fortune. He seems to have been possessed by a
nerfebt mania for canvas. Qaantity with him went
before quality. He offered, therefore, a valu-
able market for young and Etruggling artists, who
it is said, rarely appealed to him in vain. All his
houses being blocked with this mult:tudinous acquisi-
tions, M. Borniche was about to build a great gallery
on some land near the Boulevard St. Germain, wherein
to bang them for public exhibition, but death inter-
rupted the carrying out of this project. The severetsen
thousand pictures are now to be sold at the Hotel
Drouot. A beginning will be made with eight thou.
sand during the forthcoming wiLt3r. Four sales are
t) be held per week, and two hundred and fifty
pictures put up at each sale.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-11-17

SALES BY AUCTION

HAGLEY STOCK SALE,
EVERY. MONDAY.
THE Uival Supply of CATTLE, SHEEP,
PIGS, Sco.
OATES, PERRENS, &WOOLDRIDGF;
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-11-17

NOTICE.

The STOURBRIDGE STOCK SALE will be
POSTPONED for ths present, in consequence of
the recent outbreak of Foot and Mouth Disease.

Alfred J. OTTER,

RAILWAY AND CANAL WHARVES.
STOURBRIDGE.

nOAL of all the Best Qualitie Delivered at Lowest
Possible Prices, and at the Shortest Notice.
Special quotations for Truck and Boat Loads.
USUAL TRADE TERMS.

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FIRE DEPARTMENT.

Insurances effected in all parts of the United Kingdom
and in koreign countries. Total talIM insured in 1881.
£270,959:74.

LIFE DEPARTMENT.

Policy bolders participate in fon•fiftbs of the Profits,
Claims paid immediately after proof of death and title.
Low rates of premiums for young lives.

MIDLAND BRANCH OFFICE-

F 2, COL MORE•ROW, BIRMINGHAM,
J. R. NEWSAM JAMES,
District Manager.

Agents at Stourbridge:
MR. H. JAMES, Birmingham Banking Company,
MESSRS. BERNARD and KING, Solicitors.
MR. G. RICHARDS, Station Master, G.W.R.

ISIPORTANT NOTICE TO BORROWERS
No Enquiry Fees Charged.
Advanced promptly promptly on Borrowor's
OWN SECURITY
Repayable by Instalments or otherwise.

No DELAY, no ENORMOUS LAW or other COSTS
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-11-17

THE SUICIDAL MAIiIA IN PARIS.

The Paris Correspondent of the Mornmg Post says
that hardly a day pasees but several shocking suicides
are reported in the papers.

Two suicides by young girls have been rep oted
at the Prefecture of Police. An orphan of fifteen,
who was being brought up by an uncle on the
island of St. Denis, fired two shots from a revolver
into her head. She wa3 removed to a hospital in a
dying state, while an investigation w s opened into
the cause of this act of despair. The Jame afternoon
a well-dressed young person, aged about 20, was found
writhing in agony on a seat in the Avenue Breteuil.
She was clutching in her hand a phial which had con-
tained strychnine. Nothing was found upon her to
show her identity, and she was removed to the Necker
Hospital.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-11-17

SINGULAR CASE OF SUICIDE.

In London, on Tuesday, Mr. W. J. Payne, City
Coroner, held an inquiry at the Coroner's Court,
Golden-lane, regarding the death of Joseph Holloway,
aged 47, who committed suicide by taking a quantity
of phosphorus paste. Mary Holloway, the sister-
in-law of the deceased, said her brother was a coffee.
housekeeper carrying on business in Westmoreland-
buildings, Aldersgate•street, City. For some time
past he had been very much depressed, as a young
lady, with whom he was acquainted, had threat-
ened to institute proceedings against him for breach of
promise of marriage. As his business had fallen off
very much lately, he greatly feared that the action
would muin him, and he had expressed himself to that
effect to witness. On Wednesday last the cass was
tried in the Court of Queen's Bench, and a verdict
was given for the plaintiff, but for nominal damages
only and no costs. The deceased was very much
pleased with the result, but told witness that before
the trial came on he, fearing the result, had taken a
quantity of phosphorus. He, howeser, did not ap-
pear to be ill, but on Thursday last he complained of
pains about the body, and witness called in a medical
man.—By the Coroner: The deceased attempted to
hang himself a short time before the trial came off.
He frequently expressed an opinion that it would ruin
I him.

Dr. Adams said he was called to attend the de.
ceased, who was suffering from the effects of poison
and who told the witness that he bad taken some
phosphorus paste. He died on Saturday last from
the effects of the poison. He informed witness that
he had taken it the day before the trial came off.
Several days would elapse before the poison would
take effect.

The jury returned a verdict to the effect that de-
ceased committed suicide while suffering from " Tem-
porary insanity."
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-11-17

gout aab gistrid Sehrs.

THE INCORPORATION SCHEME.

Tun OPPOSITION PARTIES.—A large meeting was
held in the Infaqts' School Room, Oldswint,rd, on
Tuesday last.—Mr. W. B. Collis was proposed and
accordingly took the chair.—He said one reason
ho did not support the scheme was that they did
not require many improvements in Oldswinford,
and if they were incorporated they would have to.
li-lp to pay the expenses incurred by the repairi,ig
cf roid,, in such places as the Lye and Amblecote
whi,h Nriaited doing very bad. (Hear, hear).
The Privy council could not grant the oh rter of
Incorporation it would have to go before the Par-
:iatnent. He prop ,sed that they employ gen tl. men
to watch the proceed as re,gi!r i g in o rota io i.
He said if any person incurred any expense in sup-
porting the opposition, it wa, only fair th y should
contribute towards paying off the expens i. There
must be a great many landowners and occupiers in
ithe town of Stourbidge who were not in favour of
1 the scheme. The Chairman asked th )se who
1 ' were in favour of the Incorporation Scheme to put
up their hands but not any were shown. Those who
were in favour of the opposition was carried un-
animously. The following gentlemen were pro-
posed to form a committee for the management of
the opposition :—Messrs. J. Swindell, Chamberlain,
King, Wright, Westwood, W. Holci oft, Evers,
Collis, Hill, J. Holcroft, N. Forrest, A. Parkes, and
J. Brit tlebanks. The Chairman r;roposed that these
gentlemen have power to give such assistance as
may be required. A voluntary rate had been
spoken about and he thought it was only fair that
some of the ratepayers who opposed it, should help
to contribute towards the expenses incurred thereby.
He proposed that a voluntary rate be made on the
ratepayers who opposed the scheme, accordin.: to ,
the rateable value of their popery. He added '
that so faras the township ,f Oadley was concerned
the incorporation had been disastrous, as £5OO was
wanted every week for little exp rises which wen.,
incurred.—Mr. Wet•twood, who owns proper in
Dudley, said that the rates since the ineorpo ation,
in the township of Dudley, had increased qui'e 3s.
in the Pound. The meeting was concluded by a
vote of thanks to the Chairman.

LUTHER CELEBRATION. - There was a united
Luther celebration by Churchmen and Noncon-
fortnia.s, at St. Thoma,'s Church, Stourbridge, on
gonday night, and the proceeding. were of n
ttresting kind. Thu Eervice upend with siuqing
and prayer, the hymns given during the evoittn,
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-11-17

A STRANGE MURDER TRIAL IN
FRANCE.

A remarkable trial for murder has just ended in a
verdict cf guilty at the assizes held in the department
of the Dordogne A young peasant, named Camille
Amblard, was betrothed to Lucie Fabre, the daughter
of another peasant in the same village. The father of
Lucie Fabre refused for a long time to give his consent
to the marriage, as he was anxious to marry his
dsughter to one Fournier, a suitor who was . much
richer than Camille Amblard. He was egged on to
withhold it by his son.in.law, Amddtie Pinsat, married
to Lucie's elder sister, as the latter had been promised
an addition to his allowance by Fournier if the
marriage took place. Lucie, however, having attained
her majority, gave the necessary intimation, as re-
quired by French law, to her father that she intended
to become the wife of Camille Amblard, and, as he
still declined to sanction the match, she went to live
with Camille's mother, pending the celebration of their
marriage. Her father then relented, and it was mutually
arranged that the wedding should be solemnized on the
morning of February 11 this year. Upon the previous
evening, Camille Amblard, who had gone to see a friend
in a neighbouring village, left the latter's house to
return home, but he never reached his destination.
His mother and his batrothed, who were naturally
much distressed at his nonappearance, had search
made for him; but it was not until two days after-
wards that his body was found in a pond, the appear.
ance of the neck and face proving that he had been
strangled. Two wedding rings were found in his
pocket, and the examining magistrate placed one of
these rings upon the finger of the betrothed as she
knelt beside the corpse of her lover. The eon•in-law,
Amedde Pinsat, was arrested, and the charge was
clearly brought home to him. The jury, however,
gave him the benefit of extenuating circumstances,
and he has escaped with 20 years' penal servitude.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-11-17

BURSTING OF A CANAL.

On Tuesday miming the Union Canal between
E iiisburgh and Glasgow burst near Mercbiston, in the
vicinity of Edinburgh. The accident occurred at a
point where a tunnel about 100 ft. in length had been
formed under the canal during the construction of
the suburban railway. Up to a fortnight ago a large
iron tank lay in the bottom of the canal to enable the
line to ba proceeded with, but it was removed when
the works were completed. The water was first
noticed leakinz on Tuesday morning, and the rent in the
canal gradually increased till about 40ft. of the em-
bi!nkrnent was swept away. The water rnsiled on
with great violence along the valley formed by the
cutting of the suburban railway, and spread across the
fields until it reached eome water near Leith, about a
mile distant. A good deal of damage was done to
property over which the water flowed, but no person
was injareri. Several mills and dwelling•houses were
flooded, the public school at Gorgie was surrounded
with water, and the tewihers were rescued by
carts, the scholars having previously escaped. Large
quantities of perch and other kinds of fish were found
along the course of the flood. On the alarm being
given a number of engineers and others were sent to

the scene from Edinburgh, and the people living in
the direction in which the water flowed were warned
of the danger. The water of the canal was shut off at
a distance of about four miles from EAnburgh, and a
large quantity escaped by the pipes at the Slateford
viaduct. The traffic by the cpal to Edinburgh has
accor4linglylbeen stopped.
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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-11-17

HINTS FOR THE HOUSEHOLD,

Pudding sauce.—Rub well together until light, four
large table-spoonfulls of light brown sugar, two ounces
of butter ; stir into a teacup of boiling water, quickly
and well, until it has dissolved ; on no account omit
stirring constantly till well dissolved, or it will lose
its lightness ; add grated nutmeg to taste. Serve hot.
Baked Apples.—A delicious way to prepare baked
apples for tea is to cut out the core before baking.
When ready to send to the table fill the space left in
the apple with sweet cream with a little powdered
sugar in it. Quinces are also excellent prepared in the
same way. In these butter may take the place of
cream if more convenient.

Mutton Soup.—Boil a piece of mutton weigbing five
pounds five hours; then add two cupfuls of rice that
has been soaked in water. When the rice and meat
have cooked an hour beat an egg and a tablespoonful
of flour together, and stir into a half pint of milk.
Pour into the soup and stir constantly. Season with
salt, pepper, and parsley.
Vermicelli Pudding.—lnto a pint and a half of boil-
ing milk drop four ounces of fresh vermicelli, and keep
it simmering and stirred up gently ten minutes, wh-n
it will have become very thick; then mix with it three
and one-half ounces of sugar, two ounces of butter,
and a little salt. When the whole is well blended
pour it out, beat it for a few minutes to cool it, then
add by degrees four well•beaten eggs, the grated rind
of a lemon ; pour a little clarified butter over the top;
bake it from une-half to three-fourths of an hour.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-11-17

FREEDOM FROM COUGH IN TEN MINUTES is given, and
CONSUMPTION and ASTHMA in all stages are instantly
relieved. by Dr. Locock's Pulmonic Wafers, which taste
pleasantly, and effect a rapid cure. In Bronchitis
Cougba, Colds, Whooping Cough, Wheezing. Phlegm
and all Disorders of the Breath, Throat, and Lungs
Hysterical, Nervous, and Heart Complaints, Rheu
matism, and Nervous Pains, "they act like a charm.
To Singers and Speakers they are invaluable, in a fee
hours they remove all hoarseness, and wonderful!'
increase the power and flexibility of the voice. Ful
directions with every box. Small books of many
thousand cures may be had from every agent Sold by
all Druggists, price is. lid., 2s. 9d., 4s. and us. 6d
er box.
LIVER AND STOMACH PILLS. Dn. KING'S DANDELIOO
AND QUININE LIVER FlLLS.—These famous Pills dN
not contain even a trace of Mer nry, or any of the many
d.tngerous ingredients frequently found in advertised
Pills. This fact continues to keep Dr. King's renowned
' discovery in front of all Pills whatsoever, as the safest
best, speedies, mostt certain, and effectual remedy for
diserders of the Liver and Stomach, whether in the form
of Biliousness, Constipation, Indigestion, Flatulence,
Acidity, Headache, Shoulder Pains, Feverish Restless.
ness of the whole system, Disinclination for Food, or
DvaneDtio symptons generally
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-11-17

THE MAItKETS.

METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET.-MONDAY.

The cattle trade has ruled quiet. without any special move-
ment. Supplies of beasts were rather larger than usual In
spite of the cooler weather the demand lacked activity, and
prices tended in buyers' favour. There was a good show of
beasts from the midland and home counties, and a fair sprink-
Una from Ireland The best Scots aid crosses realised Is 84 to
54 10d per ell). Foreign beasts were not plentiful. A few
Danish and Swedish were offered, and smne 150 Canadian.
Business was dull and the tone weak. Sheep were not
plentiful. The trade was firm at improving prices.
[he best Down and half•breds made is 44 to 7s
per 81h. Calves and pigs were quiet. but steady. Coarse
and inferior beasts, 4s 6d to ts second quality ditto, 68 to
5s 64; prime large oxen, Is 64 tots 84 •, ditto Scots &c.,
Is Scl to 6s 10d ; coarse and inferior sheep, Is 64 to 6s ; seeond
quality ditto, 6s to 6s 641 ; prime coarse- wo3lled ditto, 7s to
75.44 prime Southdown ditto, 7s 4d to 73 64; large ooarse
calves, 5s 10d to 6s 44 ; prime small ditto, 6s 4d to 64 ,•
large hogs, 4s 24 to 4' 61 ; neat small porkers, 45 6d to 4s 104
per 81b. to sink the offal.

METROPOLITAN MEAT MARKET.-MONDAY.

A fair supply was on sale. The trade was stow a, thedollow-
ing quotations :—liiferiur beef, 3s 41 to 4s; mid Wing ditto,
48 to to 46 4d ; prime large ditto, 4s 61 to bs 0,1; prime small
ditto. bs 4d ; veal 6s to 6s ; interior mutton, 48 to 4s 8d;
middling ditto, Es to Ss Gd ; prime ditto, bs 6d to Gs 6d ;
large pork, Si 4d to Ss 8d ; and small ditto, 4s to 4s 4d per
81b. by the carcase.
POTATO.

There was a good supply of potatoes offering, for which
the demand was quiet, as follows :—Reilents, 803 to 100 s :
magnum bonums, SOs to 100 e; champions, 605 to fiOs ; roses
601 to 706 per ton,

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CRADLEY HEATH, HALESOWEN, AND DISTRICT CHRONICLE.

I REGISTERED FOR 1
(TRANSMISSION ABROAD. )

PUBLIC NOTICES.

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 17,1883.

TRADESMEN'S ADDRESSES

DEAFNESS, NOISES IN THE EARS, &O. DELLAES
ESSENCE You Dzsarragss should always be tried, as in
numbers of cases, seemingly incurable, it has done
,wonders. Slight Deafness, Obstructions in the Ears,
and the incessant humming sounds so frequent with
affected hearing, are removed after two or three nights'
applications. Dellar's Essence can be spoken of as sure
to give some relief in any case of Deafness without
causing the slightest injury to the delicate organisms of
the ear ; and, however surprising, persons for years
Deaf have heard sounds after a fair trial of Dellars
Essence, Bottles, Is. lid. and 2s. 9E. Sold by all
Chemists, Post free for 18 Stamps sent to Bedford
Laboratory Bayley Street, London, W,C. •

ADVICE TO MOTHERSI—Are you broken in your
rest, by a sick child suffering with the pain of cutting
teeth? Go at once to a chemist 4.nd .'et a bottle of
Mits. WINSLOW'S SOOTHING Si KCP. °lt will relieve
the poor sufferer immediately. It is perfectly harm-
less and pleasant to taste, it produces natural,
quiet sleep, by relieving the child from pain, and the
little cherub awakes "as bright as a button." It
soothes the child it softens the gums, allays all
VOID, relieves
r=iyregulates the bowels, and is the
best' known' for dysentery and diarrhcea,
whether arAttifirecefilteething or other causes. s Mrs.
Irwelow's Ityrup I. sold by liedictue deans
ft ver bottle. -

TRADESMENS ADDRESSES
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-11-17

THE COLSTON FESTIVAL AT

BRISTOL.

The commemoration of the great Bristol philan-
thropist, Edward Col-ton, was celebrated on Tuesday
with the customary observances, and in the evening
the two pplitical societies, the Anchor (Liberal), and
the Dolphin (Comervative). held their annual dinners,
which were largely attended.
Lord Northbrook, speaking at the Anchor Society's
banquet, said that although the Government had not
been able to fulfill all they desired, they had done
their duty to the beet of their capacity, and he
felt that, notwithstanding differences of opinion,
the Liberal party entertained the same unbounded
confidence in the abi ity of Mr. Gladstone
and his capacity for dealing with affairs, how.
ever difficult and important, as they expressed
at the general election. He made a lengthy de.
fence of the Ilbeit Bill, and said that the Go-
vernment proposed to confine the jnrisdiction over
Englishmen to district magistrates and sessions
judge. The provision restricting the power of the
local governments to appoint Englishmen to be jus-
tices of the peace would be omitted. The present
power of transferring any case from one Court to
another, on good ground being shown, would be
slight!y extended, and would apply to all cases not
alone those concerning Englishmen.
Mr. James Lowther, M.P., and Mn. Cecil Raikes,
M. P., were the principal speakers at the Dolphin
dinner. Mr. Lowther conriemnei the foreign policy
of the Government, and said that with reference to
the Suez Canal they mrrendered, almost unasked, to
the wildest demand that the most arrogan' :1-auvinism
of the boulevards c..uld possibly produce. As re-
garded reform, it rested with the Conservative party
really to say how much should be pr-s3ed.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-11-17

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-11-17

TERRIBLE CRIME IN BELGIUM.

The Brussels Correspondent of the Morning Post,
under date Nov. 13, writes :
A most horrible crime has been committed at Made-
leine, in the vicinity of Lille. The assassin is a young
man named Masquelin, the son of a woman who kept a
wine shop in the Rue Jeanne Maillatte. The night before
last, at half•past seven, the shop Wh9 shut, but a light
was visible through the door. Abnut nine o'clock
several persons passing by the shop heard Masquelin
crying, "This time I have got at you." About
eleven the neighbourhood was aroused by cries of
"Help, help, they are killing my motber ! " This was
Masquelin, who was knocking at all the doors and
arousing the people. Masquelin stated that robbers
had entered the shop, that he had killed one, but that
the others were killing his mother. On several persons
entering the shop they found the poor woman dead on
the floor, her tongue having been cut. The police
arrested Marqoelin at once, who was known to have
often ill•treated his mother. Yesterday he confessed
his crime, giving revolting details of the difficulty he
had to cut the poor woman's tongue.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-11-17

THE TONQUIN EXPEDITION.

The Spec ial Correspond,nt of the Daily News writ-
ing from Hong Hong, on TuePday, Faye
The troopehips Arcyron, Shamrock, Ton quin, and
Brinhoa have arrived, - - -

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They bring more than 3,0e0 reinforcements, includ-
ing the Turcos and the Foreign Legion.
These reinforcements are Mpg despatched at once
to Hanoi.
The advance on Sontay is expected to take place
within a fortnight.

A despatch from Lima says :—After the revolt of
the Montoneroa in Arequipa, Colonel Raygado opposed
the mutineerP, killing 70, including the mayor of the
city.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-11-17

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-06-02

THE ROYAL RED CROSS.

The London Gazette of May 25 gives the nllowing :
The Queen has been graciously pleased confer the
decoration of the Royal Red Cross upon the under-
mentioned Princesses, Ladies, and Nursing Sisters,
under the provisions of Her Majesty's Warrant, dated
April 23, 1883, viz. :
Her Royal Highness the Princess of Wales, the
Crown Princess of the German Empire and of Prussia
(Princess Royal of Great Britain and Ireland), her
Royal Highness the Princess Christian of Schleswig.
Holstein (Princess Helena of Great Britain and Ire-
lard), her Royal Highness the Princess Beatrice, her
Royal Highness the Duchess of Connaught, her Royal
Highness the Duchess of Teck, Viscountess Strang.
ford, the Honourable Lady Loyd-Lindsay, Miss
Nightingale, Mrs, J. C. Deeble, Miss A. E. Caul-
field, Miss H. Stiewsrt, Mrs. M. A. Fellowes, Miss J.
A. Gray, Miss H. Norman, Miss J. Jerrard, Miss E.
Cannel), Miss M. Jones, Miss B. Story, Miss S.
Airey, Miss E. Wheldon, Miss J. M Gray, Miss
Langlands, Sister Louise, Sister Maria Celestina,
Sister Maria Pia, Sister Maria Camilla, Sister Maria
Carmela, Sister Maria Ludovica, Sister Maria Bene-
detta, and Sister Camilla Orpheline.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-06-02

THE STOURBRIDGE OBSERVER.

the Red Lion from George Skidmore, deceased, to
Sabina Skidmore; the Holly Bush, BellbrouLhton,
from William Kimbi'rley to William Crockett.
PXRM trns G GAMIrG. ose ph Parson,, landlord
of the RifPman's Arms, Wollw-ton, was charged
with permitting gaming in his house oa the 28th
nit. P Ca. Hillier and Cartwright proved the
case and said. the men in the hous.-.3 were playing at
cards for money, and saw money pa-s. Mr. Widdr.n,
who defended, thni td the charge and put the de-
f n4ant into the mitnes box. The Bench retired
to consider their verdict and on returning into
Court flied defendant 40s and costs.—Phillip
Brooks, landlord of the Foley Arms, Beauty Bank,
was charged with a similar offenr-e on the 2811 ult.
P.C. Hillier proved the case.—Mr. Waldroa de-
faded—The Bench said that they should fine de-
fendant 40s and costs.
I'RaMITrING DauN K NNESS. —Walter William
Wiiton, landlord of tie Lamp Inn, Birmingitam-it.,
was charged with permit in drunkenness in his
house on the sth of May. Mr. Perry defended.—
Oakey said he visited the defendant's house
on the day in question, in company with P.C. Day.
He there found a man named • Hopkins drunk.,-
P.O Uny was called and corroborated Cakey's
evidence.—James Hill was cAled and said he was
drinking with Hopkins and he was drunk. Mr.
Perry addressed the Bench and said that there was
1 not the le ist particle of truth in the Hill's E.videnc
He had only come to take his revenge cut of the
1 defendant. He also woulr call several witnesses
who would prove that the evidence was untrue.—
After hearing the witnesses the Benca reired to
consider their verdict and on returning into Court
Col. Fletcher said there was a doubt in the case and
should give the defendant the benefit of it and dis-
missed the case.

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bould I resided —Admitted 21, dead 2, discharged
20, 493 against 497.--I{elief, Kingswinfor,t
£4O 14s 44,1, Stourbridge £3O 13 50, Halesowen
£24 15s 2d, non-wsiient £1 2s Si, £97 us 71 I
against £96 3s 7d,
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-06-02

A MAY QUEEN.

The annual excursion of Sunday School teachers
and senior scholars and their friends to the Home for
Little Boys, in Farningham, in Kent, took place on
Saturday. The principal item in the programme was
the crowning of the May Queen. The flags of all
nations were borne in procession by the boys of the
institution, who very effectively heralded the approach
of the May Queen. This little lady was drawn in a
chariot of state by the boys. The young lady who
aeted as "Queen " was elected to her Royal office last
year by the suffrages of the good friends of St.
Barnabas, Holloway, but her coronation was deferred
to this occasion. After a verse of a hymn had been
sung, the " Queen " was crowned amidst cheers, and
a Royal salute was fired,
The secretary said he was sorry to see the weather
had turned out so wet. They were celebrating as well
as they could the Queen's birthday, and were also
trying in their humble way to honour the eve of the
Czar's coronation. He thought, however, they might
go a little further. The Duchess of Edinburgh, when
in England, lived in the neighbourhood of Faring.
ham, and now, as she was in Russia, and was the
Emperor's sister, and a representative of England in
that country, he thought they might send a telegram
to Mo•cow in the following terms to her Royal High•
ness : 'England's Sunday School teachers, assem-
bled Farningharn, join homeless boys sending heartfelt
congratulations to Emperor and Empress. Loud cheers
followed the reading of the telegram.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-06-02

NARROW ESCAPE OF THE EMPRESS
EU GENIE,

The Empress Eug6nie had a narrow escape from a
aerjous accident on Sunday. While returning to her
residence at Farnborough from the North Camp
Roman Catholic Church, Aldershot, one of the horses
drawing the carriage became restive, and commenced
to plunge violently. The other horse on being kicked
reared %nd added to the danger. Finally one cf the
animals got his hind leg over the carriage-pole, and
both horses then plunged more violently. Fortunately,
Mr. Hengist, of the "Wellington " Hotel, Aldershot,
drove up with two friends, and rendered as,i,tance in
rescuing the party from ttieir dangerous position. One
of the gentlemen in attendance h,d his leg hurt. The
Empress suffered a severe shock, but retained her
self-possession throughout, and walked home with her
attendants.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-06-02

GREAT FIRE IN PARIS.

On Sunday night a fire, which resulted in a larg
destruction of property, broke out on the Paris pre-
mises, at Ls Villette, of Messrs. Decker and Mott,
the English agricultural machine makers. Messrs.
Decker and Mott's premises were totally destroyed,
and great damage was done to the surrounding
dwelling-houses. Thirty-two families are said to be
without shelter in consequence of the fire. Five steam
fire-engines and 20 hand machines were at work, but
the firemen had to confine themselves to the task of
preserving the adjoining buildings. The Minister of
the Interior, the Prefect of Police, detachments of
soldiers, and policemen from all the neighbouring
arrondissements, were in attendance. Fortunately,
the losses were confined to property, though some
raelf-dozon persons were more or lesa hurt. The whole
extent of the damage done WA9 not known, the esti-
matea varying between 1,000,000 f. and 2,000,000 f.

A CHILD AFFECTED WITH THE FISH CaezE.—
Auntie : "So you don't intend to marry a swell when
you grow up, May? "—May: "Well, I wants to sell
fidh, auntie—Yarmouth bloaters—'coA then I can make
as much row an I like in the streete."—Fun.
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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-06-02

THE NEW BROOKLYN BRIDGE.

The New York corresponderit of the Standard says
that the scenes at the Brooklyn Bridee still continue
to be very remarkable. On Sunday 250,000 passengers
crossed it, entirely filling up the roadways and foot.
walks. At one time, when 30,030 people were upon it,
a deflection of several inches was caused ; but as the
engineers have allowed for a much gteater deflection,
this caused no alarm. The heaviest vehicles are
permitied to drive at any speed. A regiment has
crossed without breaking step, and the vibration was
only just perceptible. The engineers themselves are
astonished at the solidity of the structure. It becomes
clearer every day (the correspondent says) that the
effect upon the two cities will be beyond what was
expected.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-06-02

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not contain even a trace Of Mer ury, or any of the many
dangerous ingredients frequently found in advertised
Pills. This fact continues to keep Dr. King's renowned
discovery in front of all Pids wha,soever, as the safest
best, speedies, mostt certain, and effectual remedy for
disorders of the Liver and Stomach, whether in the form
of Biliousness, Constipation, Indigestion, Flatulence,
Acidity, Headache, Shoulder Pains, Feverish Restless-
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Dyspeptic symptons generally - ccr
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-06-02

CUTTINGS FROM AMERICAN PAPERS.

A Chicago woman, while touring in Oregon, fright-
ened off a bear simply by shaking her skirts at him.
The motion probably brought her feet into view.

A Cincinnati moralist wrote, "Bread an butter
is the dress of this world; love and kindness its
trimming." We'll bet twenty pounds the man who
wrote that isn't married. Any married man knows
that the trimmings always cost four times as much as
the dress.
An Arkansan who had been to Europe was telling a
friend about his trip across the Atlantic, and how, on
the twenty-fifth of the month they encountered a swarm
of locusts which carried away every stitch of canvas off
the ship. The listener looked thoughtful for a moment,
and then said hesitatingly, " Yes ; I guess we met the
same swarm of locusts the next day, the twenty.
sixth. Every locust had on a pair of canvas pan-
taloons."

The politest man in New Orleans has been dis-
covered. He was hurrying along a street the other
night, when another man, also in a violent haste,
rushed out of an alley-way, and the two collided with
great force. The second man looked mad, when the
polite man, taking off his hat, said :—" My dear sir,
I don't know which of us in to blame for this violent
encounter, but I am in too great a hurry to investi-
gate. If I ran into you I beg your pardon; If you ran
into me, don't mention it "—and be tare away at re-
doubled speed.

"I'm going to a masquerade ball next week," said
a baldheaded man to his friend, "and I would like to
have you advise me in regard to choosing a costume."
Glancing at the shining pate before him, the adviser
observed : "You want something simple, yet appro-
priate, I suppose?" "Yes, that's it exactly. What
would you suggest?" "Well, all you ieed ii a green
dress and a well varnished head, and you'll be &perfect
egg plant."
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-06-02

A TRAINING SHIP ON FIRE.

A serious fire occurred on Saturday on board the
Mars, in the Tay, which is used for the training of boys
for the Royal Navy and Mercantile Marine, and is a
popular institution. Her present complement is about
four hundred lads, but about sixty were on a cruise
with Captain Scott in a tender. At half-past three
in the morning the officers of the night watch die.
covered the captain's quarters, which were locked up,
In flames. The boys were aroused by the fire-bell,
and in five minutes were dressed and at their posts.
Great efforts were made to subdue the flames, but
without success, and the chief officer, to provide for
the safety of the boys, sent nearly three hundred
ashore in the ship's boats, leaving the older lads to
continue the struggle against the fire. The flames
were seen from Dundee Harbour, about two miles
distant, and as they had an alarming appearance,
several steamers went out and eventually succeeded in
extinguishing the fire, but the whole stern of the ship
was completely gutted.

The boys behaved splendidly, showing admirable
courage and discipline,
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-06-02

LADY BRASSILY'S COLLECTION.

The Moriting Post says :—The cases of corals, shells,
and other marine curiosities exhibited by Lady Brassey
may certainly be mentioned as amongst the artistic
objects of the Exhibition, if only on account of the
effective manner in which they are arranged. The
corals, notably one very large cross, are for the
most part worked by Italian artists. The -famous
red and yellow feather cloak has been described
in detail. Not so, however, a smaller and even
more singular object in the shape of a screen made
entirely of dark and light blue feathers exhibited in a
glass case, close to the Royal Hawaian mantle. Lady
Brassey's collection of Japanese and Chinese models
of boats and junks in silver, lacquer, ivory, and other
precious materials are very interesting, especially the
one in ivory of a Japanese pleasure boat, the centre
covered with a kind of roof, with ladies and gentlemen
seated under it. A second in silver is in the form
of a swan. From its back springs the mast and sail,
and its outstretched wings are freighted with boxes,
chests, and fans. The mast is in imitation of
bamboo, and the sails are beautifully enamelled. The
same lady has also sent a model of the Viking ship
Crilida, the original of which was discovered in 1880
at Gokslad, in Norway. The great interest attached
to it is in consequence of its having been one of the
burial war ships on which the noted men, according
to tradition, were interred during the ninth, tenth,
and eleventh centuries after Christ.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-06-02

EFFECTS OF A TORNADO ON A
RAILWAY.

The force of the tornadoes that have recently been
devastating parts of the United States is illustrated
by an account supplied by Mr, R. Perkins, of the
Cairo Short Line General Freight Department, with
headquarters at St. Louis. He visited the rek4ion
struck by the tornado that swept through Mississippi
in the vicinity of Brookhaven, on April 22, directly
after the wind had spent its force, on a locomotive
sent there by the Illinois Central Railroad, and was
astonished at what he saw. In travelling over the
track of the tarnado he saw a freight car that had
been lifted bodily from the ravide and carried
almost directly skyward 30 feet on to an elevation.
In this car three negroes were playing cards at the
time it was struck, in addition to a white man and
his wife, who had fled to it for refuge. All but the
white man were instantly killed, and he was blown,
with a fragment of the car, among the limbs of a
large tree, sustaining bruises in his flight that
caused his death shortly afterwaids. When the ex-
plorer began to look after the property of the rail-
road company he found that the station building
had been blown away, together with its contents,
tickets, iron benches, and all. There was no station-
nouse there at all, and nothing to indicate where
its ruins were likely to be found. He discovered a
woman lying near the ruins of a house, who had
evidently attempted to escape. She was in a dying
condition, but from her friends he learned that a baby
had been torn from her arms, and that its body could
not be found in any place in the neighbourhood. The
telegraph operator of the place sought refuge in an
hotel, but was blown away with it, and so badly in-
jured that it was thought he would certainly die. Mr.
Perkins, although not in the tornado, was Pear enough
in its track to hear the noise and see the cloud, which
was intensely black. The sky looked like a lake of
molten lead. A piano was blown 500 yards from a
a house. Mr. Perkins says that he never saw such a
sight before, and never cared to look upon such a
spectacle again.—lron.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-06-02

SOUTH AFRICA.

Sir M. Hicks-Beach gave notice of his intention, in view
of recent events in the Transvaal, Zululand, and elsewhere,
to move that the House resolve itself into a Committee to
consider the condition of Her Majesty's South African
dominions and the territories adjacent thereto; and he
added that he would ask the Government to give him faci-
lities for bringing on the motion,
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-06-02

MR. GLADSTONE AND THE LIQUOR

TRADE,

At a recent meeting of brewers, licensed victuallers,
and others held at Sheffield resolutions were passed
strongly condemning the legislation proposed in re-
lation to the liquor traffic, and urging that clubs
should be placed on the same level as licensed house,..
The resolutions were forwarded to the Premier. Mr.
E. W. Hamilton, his secretary, has replied as fol-
lows :
" Mr. Gladstone desires me to acquaint you that he
has had the honour to receive the resolutions adopted
at the meeting of brewers, licensed victuallers, and
others recently held in Sheffield. In reply I am to
state that her Majesty's Government will take no part
in relation to legislation on any of the subjects touched
upon in the resolutions without a due regard to the
state of public feeling as well as to general equity.
With respect to the question of clubs raised in the
second resolution Mr. Gladstone wishes me to add that
he will not fail to refer the matter to the Chancellor of
the Exchequer."
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-06-02

DOG SHOW IN PARIS.

The second annual Dog show has been opened in
Paris in the Tuileries Gardens, and there are 145
different classes for fifteen varieties of dog. The
varieties which have been accorded the chief place in
the competition are watch and house dogs, sheep dogs,
hounds, setters, pointers, spaniels, retrievers, grey-
hounds, terriers, and Maltese dogs,

Among the best of the twenty packs of hounds
entered are thoos from the kennels of the Duchesse
d'llzbe, M. de Baudry d'Asson, the well-known Legi-
timist deputy, and M. Lefbvre, the owner of the
Chamant stud; while Count de Chabot sends some
fine specimens of the old-fashioned French hound.
The foreign entries are not very numerous; but M.
Paul Caillard sends a very fine collection of fourteen
Gordon setters and ten Cockers, among them being a
blue Laverack setter, Which is a noted prize-winner.
Two gold medals are given by the Minister of Agri-
culture for the best animals in the sheep-dog classes.
The mountain dogs from the Pyrenees and the Alps
attract a great deal of attention; and among the dogs
belonging to the northern regions of Europe, for which
a special class is reserved, is an Esquimaux, which is
described as the exact image of a wolf. This dog is,
despite his forbidding appearance, very gentle, and he
follows his owner's carriage t 9 the Bois de Boulogne
every afternoon. But as he dislikes the crowded
avenues of that promenade he has got into the habit of
stopping at the fortifications and of waiting at the
guard-house until his mistress's carriage returns.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-06-02

CIVIL WAR IN HAYTI.

On Tuesday information reached Liverpool, via
the United States, from which it appeared that at
latest advices from Hayti, a very serious revolt was in
full progress, and that already a number of lives had
been lost and two war vessels sunk.

The intelligence of he affair was brought to New
York by an English steamer, and according to this it
seems that Balzelais had for some time been besieging
the town of Miraoane. On the 27th ult. a general
engagement took place between President Solomon's
troops and those under Baizelais, in which it is said
the former suffered terribly, and had at last to send a
flag of truce asking for time to bury their dead. Bal.
zelais is said to have obtained possession of several
important positions, from which he was able to cause
havoc amongst the ranks of the Government troops.
During the height of the battle it is stated that two
Haytian war vessels approached close to the shore for
the purpose of assisting the Government troops, but
Baizelais covered them with his guns, and hi a short
time both vessels sank. Immediately after the sink-
ing of the men-of•war vessels, a schooner came into the
harbour and landed arms and ammunition for the
rebel forces, On neither side was the number of
killed and wounded given, but it was believed to be
very heavy,
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-06-02

THE FISHERIES EXHIBITION.

The public interest taken in the International
Fisheries Exhibition increases rather than diminishes,
and the number of visitors on Saturday was 19,114. The
total number last week WAS 132,949, making the total
since the opening of the Exhibition 219,984. Upwards
of 21,000 catalogues have been already sold, and over
30,000 of the other official publications, which, as well
as the catalogue, can only be obtained within the Ex-
hibition buildings.