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The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1876-01-01

BELBROUGHTON.

WILFUL DAMAGE.-At the Police Court. yesterday, at
Stourbridge, before Colonel Fletcher and the Hon. C. G.
Lyttelton, Levi Waldron and John Waldron was charged
with wilfully damaging a fence, on the 28th nit, the pro
petty of Charles Belcham. Complainant said he could
not prove the case. His wife saw defendant do the dam-
age, and she was taken ill since she came. As there
wen several summonses arising out of the same affair
the cases were adjourned for a fortnight.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1876-01-01

REPORT OF THE IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE.

A letter has been laid before you from Mr.
Grierson.

Your Committee have to acknowledge the receipt
of a book of plans and sections of the proposed
Stourbridge Western Railway. Also the notices
in respect to the streets and roads under the juris-
diction of the Board.
The plans were laid before the Board, and,
On the motion of Mr. Kelly, it was referred to
the Improvement Committee.

Geod valuE for money is desired by all, with articles
that cannot be judged of by appearance, careful purs
chasers rely on the high standing of those with whom
they deal. For SO years, Hornimsn's Pure Teas in
packets have given generaisatisfaction, being exceedingly
strong, of uniform. good quality, and truly cheap. Agents:
Stourbridge—Clarke, 151, High-street; Baker, 121. Iligh
street; Hewit, Market Place; Morris, 136, gigh-rareet
Brierlev iiill—Rawlings chemist ; Killerininster, But
Ring; Halesowen, Adam, chemist; Lye, Jones, chemist
Wordsley, Turner, chemist; Kingswinford, Pearson
Brettel Lane, Collings, chewist ; Birmingham, Banks
alll3:itac - -

IF THERE ARE ANY LADIES who have not yet used the
GLENFIELD STARCH, they are respectfully solicited to
give it a Wish and carefully follow out the directions
printed on every package, and if this is done, they will
say, like the Queen's Laundress, it is the finest Starch
hey ever used. When you ask for GLENFIRLD STARO,I,
see that yo-a get it, as inferior kinds are often substituted
or the sake of extra profit. Beware therefore of spur-
tui imitations.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1876-01-01

EXCITEMENT ABOUT A LEOPARD.

The American Correspondent of The Times writes:
—" It is very seldom that the average Philadelphian
permits anything to divert his attention from the ap-
proaching Centennial Exhibition; but recently the
unusual performances of a young and vigorous leopard
for a time eclipsed the larger show in Fairmount-park.
Some time ago a leopard, about nine months old, was
bought in Hamburg for our Zoological Society, and
was brought out in the steamer Elopstock and
landed at New York. Here the leopard, en-
closed in a box, was put on the barge
Chesapeake and sent to Philadelphia. It appears that
no one on the barge knew of the animal's existence, and
when the Chesapeake was moored to the wharf, in
this city, the hatcheattaken off, and work begun at
landing the cargo, the labourers were suddenly
astounded at finding the animal making an attack
upon them. He had broken out of his cage, and was
roaming about the hold in search of food; so they beat
a hasty retreat and clapped down the hatches, and then
the problem was discussed, how to catch him. To do
this took three days, and before the leopard was cap-
tured the entire city was thrown into a great state of
excitement. The crowds on the wharf became so large
that the vessel had to be anchored in mid-stream; and
the ludicrous situation was the source of columns of
wit in the newspapera. Finally, the pangs of hunger
forced the animal to go into a.. cage that was set to
entrap him, and about 3 a.m. on the 11th of December
he was 'caught.' During the three days these opera-
tions were going on, of course, nothing could be done
at unloading the vessel, and, besides the captain and
crew, there had to be employed a detachment of
police, a steam pump to 'squirt him out,' two or three
steam-tugs, a detachment from the Zoological
Gardens, and any number of amateur animal tamers.
Some of the newspapers got out 'extras' recording
the prograss of the leopard-hunt down to the latest
moment: His final capture was in one of them thus
recorded :

'Later —They've got him ! At 245 a.m the trap was
finally set, and at 3 15 the leopard was caught I I! ' "

and I am in great hopes that we shall be able to get
some evidence as to the age from the appearance of the
bones of the skeleton. Carp, when very old, are said to
turn white. The origin of this story is that carp are
very much subject to a disease of white fungus grow-
ing on the scales."
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1876-01-01

Diseases peculiar to Women.

There is no medicine equal to Holloway's Pills for col
recting the ailments peculiar to females. Their very
mild and painless action highly recommends them to
every household, as they may be taken with safety for
any irregularity of the system. Any mother, nurse, or
young person, guided by the directions which accompany
each box of Holloway's Pills, has at once available means
for checking disease, purifying the blood, and expelling
from the system all gross humours.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1876-01-01

TEAS AT WHOLESALE RATES.

3.(1.
Rich fall Flavour'd Kaisow Congou 1 0 per lb.
Very finest Moning Congou.. .• 2 0
Finest Assam Congou (very choice) .. .. 2 4 ~
Delivered Carriage Paid to all parts of England,
On reet•ipt of P. 0. 0., by the
CIIINA PURE TEA COMPANY,
73 , ST. MARY AXE, LONDON, E.G

Samples forwarded free, on applico.'

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1876-01-01

SPELLING-BEE AT ASHFORD.

At Ashford, in Kent, a few evenings ago, a thoosand
people assembled in the Corn Exchange, to witness one
of these orthographical contests. Men of education
and good social position entered the ranks as compe-
titors, and the fair sex, to the number of 10, swelled
their number to 32. The president was Mr. R. Farley,
author of "The History of the Weald of Kent," and
the referees were Dr. Wilke, physician to H.R.H.
the Duke of Edinburgh, and the Rev. F. Dixon,
M.A. The interrogator and manager was Mr. I.
Smurthwaite, head master of the Classical School.
After some excellent music by the choristers of
St. Mary's, the spelling commenced, the posers
being principally httle words selected from the
Comprehensive Spelling Book—such as "gnaw," spelt
by a young, lady " knew;" "measles" by a student,
" measels ; ' "brooches," by a naval cadet, "brooches -"
"rime," hoar frost, "rhyme ;" "writhe," by a pupil.
teacher, " wrythe ; " "fuchsia," by a jeweller, " ftuichia,"
" vignette " was spelt by a young lady " vinette."
Three hundred and fifty words were given, Difficult
words had to be resorted to to bring down the cham-
pions. "Pan" proved fatal to a botanist, and
"violoncellist" to a clergyman; " hyperze3thesis "
and "pterodactyl" each made a victim, until at last
a lady was left in possession of the first 'prize. Votes
of thanks to the chairman, referees, and interrogator
closed the proceedings.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1876-01-01

December, 1875.

PHCENIX FIRE OFFICE.
ATR. GEORGE PERRY, Solicitor, Agent
for Stourbridge, begs to remind the public that
the PHCF.NIX was for many years the only Fire Office
that kept a FIRE ENGINE in the town, and to inform
them that it still keeps one there.
For the keys of the Engine House, apply at the Talbot
Hotel; or to Thos. Robinson, Letter Cutter, Enville-
street, the engineer ; and for Terms of Insurance, apply
to the Agent.

EVANGELIZATION SOCIETY,

21 Surrey Street, Strand, Loudon, W.C.

ADDRESSES
Will be delivered by

WILLOTT RICE,

AT THE

MISSION ROOM, CHAIVNBILL,

MONDAY TO MONDAY INCLUSIVE,

JANUARY 10th, to 25th, 1876.

Sundays at 3 and 6.30.

Week Evenings, 7.80.

ADMISSION FREE.

No COLLECTION.

SAMUEL COX,

55 , HAGLEY ROAD,
STOURBRIDGE.

SEEDSMAN, FLORIST, & LANDSCAPE

GARDENER.

ESTIMATES FOR LAYING OUT GARDENS,
PLANTATIONS, &c.,

OF ALL DESCRIPTIONS.

A. Fine Selection of
ROSES, FRUIT TREES, FLOWERING PLANTS
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1876-01-01

A MONSTER CARP.

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:F_r,a,nlkhßavuecrkelcaenidvewjaitevserays fvoallluoawbsletoairtdionantod
my museum in the form of a most splendid giant carp,
the largest I have ever hadJthe pleasure of looking
on. It was most kindly brought to me by Lord Arthur
Russell, M.P. for Tavistock, who, as we all know,
takes the greatest interest in practical fish-culture. The
history of this carp is as follows :—There is a fish-
monger in Berlin who had given out that he could sup-
ply carp up to 30Ib. weight. Lord Odo Russell, British
Ambassador at Berlin, gave this man an order
for a large carp. After waiting some time the man
produced the specimen which Lord Arthur has
• brooght me. It came all the way from Berlin, care-
fully packed in a basket. It was in admirable preser-
vation, and a little carbolic acid soon freshened him
up. The weight of this splendid fish is no less than
271 b. ; he measures 21t. 10in, in length, and Mt. llin.
in circumference; his head is like a great pig, and his
back like that of a hippopotamus. The largest carp
in my museum is (a cast, of course) of a fish which
weighed 211 b. It was given to me by Mr. Charles, of
Arabella-row. There are some very aged carp in
Windsor Park. Yarrell records large carp as follows:
—A brace weighing 351 b., from Mr. Ladbroke's
park, at Gatton ; a carp taken at Stourhead, 301 n.
long, 22in. girth, and weight 181 b. There is a
painting of a carp at Western-hall, Staffordshire,
the seat of the Earl of Bradford, which weighed
1941 b., so that Lord Odo Russell's monster G-er-
man carp is, I believe, the largest on record
in modern times. Of course, I shall make casts of this
splendid fish, and shall then present, in Lord Odo
Russell's name, the fish to Professor Flower, for the
Royal College of Surgeons. The carp's bones are very
firm and white, and the fellow will make a splendid
skeleton. Carp certainly live to a very great age. A
correspondent in this paper not long since recorded a
carp that was known from positive facts to be 90 years
I old. I should not be at all surprised if the fish now in
my casting-room was not from 100 to 150 years old,

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1876-01-01

STOURBRIDGE BRANCH.

Dear Sir,—l regret I have been unable to reply to your
letter of the 29th ultimo before this, but I have been
enqu;ring into the cause of the delay in commencing
this work, and have to state the sole reason is the ditli•
cult), we have experienced in getting possession ef the
land. lam told, however, by our solicitor, that with one
exception the purchases have now been practically corn-
pistol. and you may depend upon it that as soon as we
are in a positicn to begin not a moment will be lost.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1876-01-01

POST-OFFICE ORDERS.

The Times of Monday publishes the following sug-
gestive letter :
Sir,—The safe and speedy transmission of money in this
country must be a subject of general interest. 'I he safe-
guard (usually I thought) attaching to crossed checks has
latterly received a decided check. Would it not be well on
the score of safety to have it distinctly affirmed and under-
stood that checks crossed "and Co." will only be paid
through a bank, and that checks crossed With the name of a
particular bank will only be paid through the bank? So
much for the transmission of large sums.
With regard to the, transmission of smaller sums, such as
are now sent by Post-Office orders, I would suggest, instead
of that method, that they should be transmitted by tele-
graphic communication, as speedier, more simple, and safer.
It would, no doubt, be requisite to employ a responsible
clerk or cashier at the different telegraph offices, but the
additional outlay would be easily met, if the convenience
afforded to the public made this plan a lucrative one. The
working of this scheme would, I think, be quite simple and
satisfactory.—Yours faithfully, - • - FORBES.
Castle Forbes, Aberdeenshire. -----
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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1876-01-01

KIDDERMINSTER.

ROBBBSY AND ASSAULT.—At the Guildhall, On Wed
nesday, before Messrs. J. H. Dixon, S. Fawcett, T. Banks,
and W. Green, Benjamin Oakes was charged with rob-
bing an old man named Richard Underwood. and with
imitating Sergeant Ebury. Mr. Miller Corbet prosecu-
ted.—On Sunday evening the prosecutor had been having
too much to drink, and the prisoner and another man
volunteered to see him home. On the way he was robbed
of his money—from 15s to 20s, and also of a scarf.
Prisoner subsequently sold the searf to a man named
Wild, and it was clearly identified. Sergeant Ebury
found the two men in the cabin of a boat on Clensmure
Wharf, and on his attempting to capture them, the one
man got away, and prisoner seized a windlass handle and
struck at him, but he avoided the blow. Prisoner, how-
ever, got out of the boat, and was then seized by a man
named Edwards, and, after a desperate struggle, Ebury
handcuffed him. He told Ebury if he thought he could
not have got away he would have done for him.—Priso-
ner, who is an old offender, was committed for trial.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1876-01-01

TREES AND SHRUBS.

FOR PICTURE FRAMES,

GO to the Practical Maker, where every des-
cription of PICTURE FRAMES, WINDOW
CORNICES, &c., are manufactured on the Premises,
Wholesale and Retail, by;
D. LAMBERT,
House Decorator,
Gilder and
Picture Frame,
Manufacturer,
OLDSWINTORD, Near STOURBRIDGA.

OLT I?ICTURE FRAMES, CORNICES,
AND MOULDING S,
Of every description,
r:ANED, REPAIRED, or RE-GILT.
OLD PICTURES, Carefully Cleaned, Lined, and
- Restored.

L. having had 20 years' practical
• experience in all the above diffetent Branches,
begs to inform the Gentry and Public gcnerally that he
has now every facility for executing any order that may
be entrusted to his care, which will meet with his perso-
nal and prompt attention.
Orders by Letter will meet with strict attention.'
Estimates given and Men of each Branch sent to any
part of the country.
Gentlemen may have their Ptcture Frames re-gilt on
their own Premises, if desired.

HENRY BAKER, 4.

AUCTIONEER AND VALUER.

HIGH-STREET, KINVER.

Stocks and:Furniture of every descriptions bought, and
Cash advanced upon all goods sent for absolute sale.

THE MARVELLOUS REMEDY FOR COUGHS, COLDS,
HOARSENESS, ASTDMA, BRON-
CHITIS, CONSU MPTION,
AND ALL CHEST
AFFECTIONS .
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1876-01-01

goøc

Sold
by all Chemists,
bottles, at ls Id, 2s 9d,
4s 6d and us each.

Sent by the Proprietors upon receipt of Stamps.
PrOm Rev. J. Stonehouse, St. Saviour's
Vicarage, Nottingham.

AUGUST 1874.

DEAR can strongly recommend your Pectorine
as an invaluable Cough it(medy. I have given it a fair
trial in any own family, and hve also supplied it to per-
sons suffering treat Cough in my parish, and in every
instance it has given immediate relief. In some cases,
after passing sleepless nights, one or two doses of the
Pectorine have had such a good Effect that persons have
got a good night's rest, and the Cough has speedily dis-
appeared.

Mr. A. Rolfe, St. Anne's Square, Man-
chester,
Says : " 'Your Pectorine is superior to any Medicine I
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PECTORINE cures the worst forms of Coughs and Colds
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.-avORTES and HARMONIUMS may
.b had on the NEW SYSTEM all-IRMO, for Two or
Chree Years; after which, and without any further pay.
ment, to become the property of the hirer. All Instru-
ments had on this system, or otherwise, will be
Exchanged any time within six months for any other,if
not approved of, and returned carriage free. And fur.
ther,af ter a trial of three yc:trs, any Piar °forte or Har.
would be taken back. at its original cost, and
tho ;none.), returned, deducting the usual citargeforhire
thou offering greater advantages than the London or Bir:
magtiaaa liouses.—Apply U. F. Ultk.JN, Pianoforte
Tosaberaud Tuner, Music ‘Varehouse,26o,Castle-street,,
And 168, High-street,Dudley.

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1876-01-01

FORCE AND WORK.

Work without implies work within. No exercise of
force can be made except by the generation and use of
force of which no part enters into the external result.
The use, of muscles involves use of nerves. The
external force, if exerted by a muscle, is only part of
that which it produces. Now the proportion between
these two in their several degrees is a subject of great
practical importance, and some interesting facts have
recently been published by Helmholtz. From these
it is clear that the greater the external force exerted,
the greater is the proportion of the needful internal
force—that is, great exertion is more waste.
fal than moderate exertion. Then force has to
be evolved in proportion to the external work
done, and therefore the greater is the wear
and tear of the animal machine. The same increased
proportion of non-productive work is seen when the
external energy is below a moderate amount. It is
i
found, fcr instance, that n walking, a speed of three
miles an hour gives the moat economical use of the
forces. No doubt in these facts we have an index to
much of the ill effects of the present high pressure
rate of work and life. The waste of force is out of
proportion to the work done. More is effected in a
given time, but the body feels it more, and its working
period is proportionately shorter. These facts cannot
be too often repeated or too constantly remembered by
those who have the regulation of labour. —The Lancet.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1876-01-01

Girth,
Mr. Ireland, the

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K) FEES CHARGED UNLESS CASH IS
ADVANCED.

GEORGE PAYNE, Accountant, negotiateb
PRIVATE ADVANC SS of £2O and upwards on
Housohold Furniture, Faris Stock. dec.; without
l'azuoval ; no sureties required.
47, ANN-STREBT, BIRMINGHAM.

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MTHY ARE THE YOUNG NERVOUS
AND THE MIDDLE-AGED DEBILITATED?
`..-This is now explained in a Medical Work, and a safe
Diode of treatment for the restoration of health and
vigour fully stated Avoid Galvanic appliances and
Quackery. A single copy post free on receipt of stamped
envelope Address—" S. cretary, Institute of Anatomy.
'Birmingham." The Author, A. M. BUTTON, M.R C.S.
L.M.A., will send auvice, free of clulrge, to all applicants
Who send details of their cases, and may be consulted
daily at 44, Great Charles-street, Birmingham.

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PUBLIC NOTICES,

THOMAS OSTINS, Dectaßed.

DURSUANT to the Statute, 22 and 25 Vie.,
c. 35, all Persons, Creditors of THONIAS TiNt4,
late of Worcester-street, Steurbridge, Builder, ctc., alb
requested to send in particulars of their CLAIMS. And
all Persons INDEBTED to the said Thomas °sties, are
requested to send in their Debts to his Executors, at 45,
iligh-street, Stourbridge, on or before the Ist d,) of
March, 1876, after which date the said Execut-r, t. •I
to distribute the Assets of the said Deceased, h.,ving
regard only to the Claims of which they shall then have
notice.
Dated this 25th day of November, 1875.:

EDWARD BLURTON,
ARTHUR OSTINS, }Executors.:
EMILY ANN BICKERTON,

RRIERLEY HILL AND STOURBRIDGE

BUILDING SOCIETY.

ANNUAL MEETING 8: REMOVAL OF OFFICES.
The twenty-fourth ANNUAL MEETING of
the Members a this Society, for the I‘.LECTION
of OFFICERS will baeld in the Committee Room, of - -
the Tows HALL, BETERLEY BILL, On WEDNI.hDAY EVEN-
JANVALT sth, 186,. at h&11-past Seven o'clock, and
Brierley Hilt Subscription Meetings will -in future be
held in the same room of the Town Hall.
Members are requested to send in their pass books, to
be audited.

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Messrs. Burgess & Turner, Elastic Web Manufacturers,
Birstall Street Works, Leicester.—" We beg leave to
compliment you on the manner in which you reply to
our inquiries, they being so prompt and reliable. We
believe if business men were to act a little more on your
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Messrs. Croskill & Sons, Agricultural Implement
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Messrs. George Murray & Co., Engineers and Iron.
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Messrs. Huntley & Palmers Biscnit Factory, Reading.
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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1876-01-01

Weakness, Languor, and Debility.

These famous Pilla will immediately rerauve all symp-
toms of debility, languor, and weakness, no matter tht
wise, as they quickly eject all impurities from the
System, give tome and energy to led constitutions,
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Biliousness, Loss of Appetite, and Lowness of
Spirits.
The Pills effect a wonderful change in persons subjvet
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disease generated by an unhealthy condition of the liver

TheKidneys—Their Derangement and Cure.
of the.- P:Ils be rimed secording to the printed direction
and the Ointment rubbed over the region of the kidneNs
for at least i•alf an hour at bed tore, its salt is forced in'to
meat; it will penetrste. the kit•iiieys and correct any de.
pangt went. Should the affliction be stor --)r gravel, it
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The Pills and Ointment are sold at Professor Flou.o-
Wty's Establishment, 533, Oxford-st., London; also by
nearly every respectable Vendor of Medi;..ine throughout
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Us, 225, and 33s each. :1:e 41;:allest Box ol
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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1876-01-08

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I wealth administered

AN INDIAN TESTIMONIAL TO MR.
H. FAWCETT, M.P.

The members of the British Indian Association of
Calcutta, who are all natives, have just presented a
handsome, and in some respects a novel, testimonial
to Mr. H. Fawcett, M.P. It consists of a sum of
4,000 rupees which is invested in the hands oi three
trustees, Sir C. Duke, Professor E. B. Cwell, and
Mr. J. DaCosta, and is to be applied towards the ply-
ment of Mr. Fawcett's future election expenses. The
money was raised by subscription in order to pay the
expenses of Mr. Fawcett's last election at Hackney,
but when news reached Calcutta that those expenses
had been already defrayed, it was determined to devote
the fund to the purpose mentioned. A part of the sub-
scription has been invested in the purchase of a hand-
some ruby necklace for the acceptance of Mrs.
Fawcett, and one of the subscribers—Raja Kali-
narian Rai—has also forwarded for presentation
to the same lady two pieces of Dacca cloth
as specimens of native;manufacture. In offering these
testimonials to Mr. and Mrs. Fawcett, the honorary
secretary of the British Indian Association states that
the Committee by whom the subscription was pro-
mc,ted desire to acknowledge the deep debt of grati-
tude which they and the people of India owe to the
member for Hackney for his many and valuable ser-
vices in Parliament to the cause of good government
in India. He adds "Since this country has passed
under the direct role of the British Crown it is more
immediately governed by Parliament than it was in
times past; and while its millions are unrepresented
in that great national assembly, they look up to
individual, well-informed, and disinterested members
like yourself for a tongue to their voice."—Pall Mall
Gazette.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1876-01-08

HALESOWEN.

NEW MAGISTRATES.—At the Worce •tee Epiolviny Se,-
sins, on Nionday last, Mr. Walter Bassa ,o, of Haden
Cross, Old ; and Mr. Erasmus Phillips, of Hale,.
owen, qualified as Magistrates
serlssoiounssE,sonnEaix,ut:so. Tuesday,
bt
eftohree
i‘liiirorGees\tversille
lairstinEpp,i
James
Withers (40), and John Withers (30), colliers were
BtaihsQiatibr
Bgoofod
flwvbiitel h breaking l
af:nthgeopireori
p,n
etoro a
on
the
property of
howfe a
Williamr2e4hthou snei tonh ei
bluer.
sO tCeCaUlz ari
Godson appeared for the prosecution, and Mr. Self; for
the defence.—Presecutor is a butcher, and on the after-
noon in question he left'two forequarters of beef in his
siBughter.house. Ndxt morning he discovered tat the
Waco had been entered; and that some otfyiht.ttlhhreej.plissinchriaielueeoofgsnitheirehtrrea:ard:
been cut away, worth about 505.• Footstep* were traded
to the house of the prisoner James, and in his houie 'a
hqbh
sentenceduoooouut ntsssteei.ctwoyar,iosr,
efht,ascpelpt
shsojoienuxfdrboymeeudeonf iwnwasthnahsd ,stlnfihtoi
aheaurelndflmodqul.
alaoorlntiunthuirtt:syghun6oieifoart
and John, who had
been previously convicted, WU sentenced to nine months'
hard labour and three years' police supervision. '• '

WAG'S CAsE.—At the Pollee Court', oa Tuesday last,
before Messrs. Gem, Hower I, end/Phillips, William Lee
summoned the Cakemore Colliery Company. for non-pay-
reset of £2 Ss due to him, as wages and prise of a load
of coal. Complainant said he was engaged by Mr.
Hackett. the manager to the oompany, in Septemyer
last, as labourer, at 4s per day, and every five weeks he
was to receive one load of tiro coal. He received his
wages and the coal regularly, up to the 11th ult. On that
day he received notice to leave, and on the following
morning he went aglin, when the manager told him there
was nothing to do The doggy asked him how much time
he had made, and he sold twelve days, when the doggy
said he had only made a day and a half. He refused to
accept that time. Mr. Glough, clerk to the company,
said the manager had no right to engage complainant on
those terms. The Bench ruled that as complainant had
been engaged they had no alternative. Defendants were
ordered to pay £1 4s.
De
B6Ed and
being drunk
of
the 24th ult. Police-constable Pennant proved the case.
SHOOTING A BiGrom.—Joseph Raybould was charged
r 2Ns
with shooting a yigeon, the property of Joseph Nock, of
Lutley. Defendant was fined Is, ordered to pay Is the
k andEiegdisorderly, w
oa
finn
s value of the bird, and costs.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1876-01-08

HAGLEY.

STOCK SALE.—In opening the sale on Monday, Mr.
Wooldridge made the following remarks : " This is the
first weekly sale of the present year, and considering the
season of the year there is a fair collection of stock. In
fixing these sales to take place weekly we have been en-
tirety guided by the experience of the past. I personally
prefer to have regular ..,ales once a week of 300 to 500
sheep and 50 to 60 head of cattle, rather than to have
them less often, ane crammed, as has many times been
the case heretofore, with a couple of hundred pigs, 900
to 1,000 sheep and 120 to 130 head of cattle. I trust we
shall have, and I have no doubt we shall have, a contin-
uous and regular supply of stock from week to week.
Many of my customers have already expressed their
gratification at the announcment that the sales are in
future to be held weekly. They say it will suit their con-
venience much better than fortnightly sales. They are
an impottant element in the business, and are entitled to
much consideration, because it is by them that these
Fnes are supported. I desire to say, gentlemen, that I
thank you all, both sellers and buyers, for the support
and encouragement you have given to Hagley sales dar-
ing the past three-and-twenty years. I desire to express
the hope that the same kind support and-encouragement
will be extended in the future. Let me say at the corn-
reevement of the year, as I have many times, said, that
I wish nothing brought into this sale yard that ia not
for absolute sale by auction." 'I he sale comprised, be-
sides pigs and calves, 72 pens of sheep and 63 heacl of
cattle. There was a good attendance and brisk-cotope-
tition.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1876-01-08

WRITING SUPERSEDED.

Engliihnien have bitely been called upon to consider
a machine called a type-writer, said to have been in-
vented in America, the object of which is to enable a
man to print his letters instead of writing them (says
the Standard). In fact, if the use of the machine
becomes gene*, -bandwTiting•will be as completely
tsuperseded as handsewing, and the value of .our pre-
sent elementary teaching will be much modified. The
machine is provided with keys like those of a piano,
and each key represents a letter, a stop, a figure, or a
space. By learning ,to play on those keys- the -per-
former may get to print faster than he can write, for
the effect of pressing a key is to print the corresponding
character on a- sheet of paper. The machine is not a
very complicated one, and it is a mistake to call it
„ hew, for it has been in use in England-for a consider-
able tiiiie. The present high price will, however, keep
it from being gentially known. It would be a long
time before the difference between a man's writing and
his printing would be worth twenty-three pounds to
him, to say nothing of the fact that his printing must
all be done in one spot. To persons afflicted with
writer's cramp it will be a luxury, and, upon occasion,
a necessary; but we do not suppose that any but the
most exceptional performers would ever realise the
forty, fifty, and sixty words a minute spoken of as
possible with the use of this machine.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1876-01-08

CRADLEY HEATH, HALESOWEN, AND DISTRICT CHRONICLE.

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URDAY,

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Useful in almost every ailment of SOWS and PIGS of all ages. They act as a preventive of Milk Fever
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well
Disease,
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WHY ARE THE YOUNG NERVOUS
AND THE MIDDLE-AGED DEBILITATED ?
—This la now explained in a Medical Work, and a safe
mode of treatment for the refttoration of health and
vigour fully stated Avoid Galvanic appliances and
Quackery. A single copy post free on receipt of stamped
envelope. Address—" Secretary, Institute of Anatomy.
Birmingham." The Author, A. M. BUTTON, C.S.,
L.S.A., will send advice, free of charge, to all applicants
who send details of their cases, and may be consulted
daily at 44, Groat Charles-street, Birmingbam.
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PRICE ONE PENNY.

PUBLIC NOTICES.

_ .
THOMAS OSTINS, Deceased. "

IDURSUANT to the Sta. ute. 22 au. %5
c. 35,-all Persons, Creditois ..f Hu...
late of Worcester-street, 6tearbritig.., Budder. rte., are
requested to send in particulars ,4 their CI. T AS. Ard
all Persons INDEBTED to the said '1 hocnas Ostins,
requested to send in their Debts to his Exeouiors. at
High-street, Stourbridge, on or before th, Ist
March, 1876, after which date the ssid Execatorpi
to distribute the Assets of the said Decessed;:h,ling-
regard only to the-Claims of which they shall then lidve
notice.
Dated this 25th day of November, 1875. ; z

EDWARD BLURTON,
ARTHUR OSTINS, Executors.
EMILY ANN BICKERTON,

RRIERLEY HILL AND STOURBRILGE

BUILDING SOCIEIY.

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1876-01-08

No. 592

SALES BY AUCTION.

• BAGLEY STOCK SALE, EVERY MONDAY.
JANUARY 10th, 1876.
350 SHEEP.
50 Head of CATTLE.
The usual entry of CALVES eml PIGS.
lit• Sale at Eleven.
OATES, PERRENS & WOOLDRIDGE.

FREEHOLD RESIDENCE,
• HOUSES, AND LAND,
At OBADLEY,
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1876-01-08

_
"GOD BLESS THE QUEEN."

The Melbourne Free Press says :—The Centennial,
Exhibition is beginning to bear rich fruit even before
it is opened. A short time since a large number of
leading American citizens paid a visit to Philadelphia,
in order to inspect the grounds, and ascertain the pro-
gress made in the preparations for next year. Among
these visitors was the editor of the Buffalo Past, who
thus describes an incident of the banquet given to the
visitors before they left Philadelphia: ',One of the
most noticeable and animating scenes of the festival
occurred during the• delivery of Governor Big-
ley's remarks alluding to the conduct of
Great Britain and Queen Victoria with re-
ference to the Centennial. He
.said : "Every Go-
vernment on this Continent, great and small, will be
represented; also all the great nations of Europe and•
the Asia ic ancQt htluountrieL. The foreign _out4
look is truly grand, and amongst the most delightful
incidents or developments in this -connection is the
magnanimous course of the English Government
and people in putting away all thought about thei
early disobedience of their colonies." (Great cheer-
ing from all parts of , the hall, waving of hand
kerchief, clapping' of hands, the immense andien
finally , yielding to a very general impulse, and mani-
festing their appreciation of the co-operation of
Great Britain, by rising to their feet as one man, and
joining in the tumAilt of applause. A gentleman
then proposed three cheers for Great Britain, and the
qall was responded to with three deafening shouts, in
which all present joined with hearty goodwill.) The
Queen acted a noble part in the generous work. God
bless the Queen ! (Here the enthusiasm of the audience
again broke forth in a round of Cheers'for-QueenVio-
toria)." No Canadian will read this' trithent' a
quickening of lila heart-beats and a warm flush of
pleasure. si ' •
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1876-01-08

--
~--,I,,AMERICAN HUMOUR.

1.. NUT .V•tr!"
• !They:hi:we found a petrified Mormon in Utah, and
from the number of pecks (henpecks) in the head it is judged
that he had at lea.tt thirty-three views.
An editor of a Yankee paper writes to his sub.
scribers :—" We hope our friends will overlook our irregu-
larities for the past few weeks. We are now permanently
located in the county gaol, with sufficient force to ensure the
regular issue of our paper for the future."
A Pittsburgh coroner is reported as -making no
charge when he holds an inquest on the body of a young
man who parted his hatr in the middle He says that his
personal satisfactiun is sufficient reward without the official
fee.

Among the premiums recently given at the Eaton
County Fair was one of ten dollars to the woman going
longest without a new dress. The woman who won it put it
to such good use that she cannot win another of the same
sort this winter.
Josh Billings says he did this bit of writing, after
having attended a Spelling Bee, at the request of his
publishers :--" Time is an old novelist, who takes pleasure
in printing his tails 'on our countenances. He writes his
first chapters with a swan's down, and the last with a still
pen.
The grand doctrine that every human being should
have the means of self-culture, of progress in knowledge and
virtue, of health, comfort, and happiness, of exercising the
powers and affections of a man, and 4,200 a year, is slowly
taking e as the highest social truth, says the
its place
American Rochefoucauld
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1876-01-08

EATUPDAY, 3.IkY .L,7(

DAMAGING HOLLY TRlCES.—Reuben Southall, of Colley
Gate, was charged with wilfully damaging certain holly
trees, the property of John Longford, farmer, of Lutley,
on the 30th ult. Police-constable Smith proved the case,
and defendant was fined 10a and costs, and 2. 6d tha
damage; in default 28 days.

STEALING Boor.—At the Worcester Sessions, on
Tuesday, before Mr. W. G. Hastings, David Hook (20),
miner, was convicted of stealing from the person of
William Oliver, three pairs of boots and two handker-
chiefs, aid was sentenced to four months' bard labour.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1876-01-08

undergo the delay of an hour, besides having to pay
the fare of an ordinary passenger, whereas die work-
men's traintilakes them to mid from their destinations
at a shilling a week. At eventide the male portion of
the population returns in scores and even in hundreds,
and by nine o'clock most of the lights arosixtinguished,
as indeed they should be, seeing that some of the trains
put on for the accommodation start as early as four in
the morning.

• The p7ese-nce of the Prin.-a—of Wales iii rrialiThis
thrown an interest not only around the geographical
features of the country, but has brought before us in
strong relief the manners, customs, and sayings of the
people. There is, for instance, a strong local flavour
about Hindoo proverbs, and they are full of allusions
to muck rats, crc,c _Jilts, monkeys, and tigers, mango
tree.,, the banana, and the rice plant. In reading a
collection of them, you can never forget the land whoire
inhabitants uses them. They contain constant. re.
ferences to caste and suttee, and the tyrannical power
of cruelll,ajahs, and to the sayings of learned Brahmins.
Hundreds of Hindoo proverbs turn on the words
and deeds of former potentates. The servility and
cunning of the people are visible in them as well as in
their superstition; and the frequent allusions to sham
devotees and hypocrites give one a clear impression of
the character of the Hindoo population. Taking an
equal number of proverb 3, there may not be so much
shrewd sense or original thought in those of Hindos-
tan as in the sayings of the Arabians or Persianscil
But the former are so essentially Indian that the idea
they contain acquires an interest from the novelty
with which it is treated. By the way, this Indian
tour of the Prince of Wales must be pretty nearly
half over, judging from the time his Royal Highness
has been away. He left London on the 11th October,
nearly three months ago, and the original understand-
ing was that he was to be home by the end of March.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1876-01-08

ADJOURNED ANNUAL MEETING AND REMOVAL

OF OFFICES.
mho twenty-fourth ANNUAL MEETING of
the Members of this Society, for the 'EU:C.IION
of OFFICERS and PASSING ACCOUNTS; tivill be
held in the Committee Room, of the Tows i HALL,
BRIERLEY HILL, On WEDN/OiDAY EVENING, FEBNUAIcY
2nd, 1876, at half-past Seven o'clock, and Bri rley thu
Subscription Meetings will in future be held in the same
room cg the Town Hall.
Members'

are requested to send in their pass books, to

be audited.

J. M. GETHING,
SEC.

January, 1876.

PHCENIX FIRE OFFICE.
•
-AIR. GEORGE PERRY, Solicitor, Agent
for Stourbridge, begs to remind the public that
the PFRENIX was for many years the only Fire Office
that kept a FIRE ENGINE in the town, and to inform
them that it still keeps one there.

For the keys of the Engine House, apply at the Talbot
Hotel; or to Thos. Robinson, Letter i.utter,
street, the engineer ; and for Terms of insurance, apply
to the Agent.

EVANGELIZATION SOCIETY,
21 Surrey Street, Strand, London, W.C.

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1876-01-08

DARING ROBBERY from an EXPRESS

TRAIN,

A despatch from St. Louis states that between four
and five o'clock on the morning of the 18th ult., the
United States express car on the St. Louis, Kansas
City, and northern train was entered between Fergu-
son and Jennings' station, some ten or twelve milts
from St. Louis, the messenger, Charles Kincaid, thrown
into a large package chest and locked up, and the safe
robbed of from 10,000 dole. to 20,000 dole, in money and
bonds. Kincaid says he was lying on one of the package
boxes in the car half asleep, when he felt a heavy hand
on his shoulder, and, on turning his head round, was
confronted,by a pistol in the hands of a masked man.
Before he could speak he was seized by the collar of
his coat from behind, and, under cover of two more
pistols in the hands of another masked man, was
thrust into a large box, which had been emptied of
its packages by the robbers, and the lid closed on him,
and locked. He does not know what occurred after
that until the train reached St. Louis, where he was
released, except that he heard the men working at the
safe, and supposed they were robbing it. He says the
doors of the cars, besides being locked with the ordi-
nary snaplock, are secured by chains fastened loosely
on the inside, so that they can be opened a few
inches, but still so secure that nobody can enter
the car. Kincaid, on taking charge of the
car at Kansas City, observed that one of the
[staples on the rear door had been drawn out, and
that the chain on that door was useless. After leaving
Mexico the messenger.has nothing to do, and usually
takes short naps on that end of the route. When Kin-
caid laid down on the package box he took the precau-
tion to place his heaviest trunk, weighing about 1501bs,
against the door, so that, even if It were unlocked from
the outside, it could not be opened without pushing
this trunk away. This was done, but so noiselessly,
that the messenger, in his half-asleep condition, did
not hear it. When released he was in a nearly
smothered condition. The safe was rifled of all valua-
bles. It is thought the robbers started east imme-
diately after the arrival of the train, so that they left
the train as soon as they finished the robbery.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1876-01-08

TRADESMEN'S ADDRESSES.

HENRY BAKER,

AUCTIONEER AND VALUER,
-

HIGH-STREET, KINVER.

Stocks and Furniture of every descriptions bought, and
Cash advanced upon all goods sent for absolute sale.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1876-01-08

THE COMMUNIST TRIALS IN FRANCE:

The final Report of the Committee on Pardou
gives some statistics of the Communist trials (says
the Paris Correspondent of The Times). It seems that
the Paris Courts-Martial and Assizes convicted 9,596
persons implicated in the rising of 1871. 110 were Len.
tenced to death, 1,197 to transportation within a fort-
ress, 3,446 to simple transportation, 1,321 to detention,
333 to banishment, 91 to h:..rd labour for 1ife,,179 ditto
fora term, 70 to seclusion, 2,670 to imprisonment, 59
to imprisonment in a house of correction, and 117 to
police supervision. 6,501 of the convicts,,9B of them being
women petitioned for pardon personally or by relatives
and friends of the petitioners. 1,709 were natives of
the Department of the Seine, 4,598 were born in other.
Departments, and 194 were foreigners. 3,278 were.
single, 827 married but childless, 124 widowers without
children. 2,057 married with children, and 215 .
widowers with children. 4,011 were mechanics and
day labourers, 906 shopkeepers, &c., 615 agricultural
labourers, 411 concierg(s and servants, 329 antl
sailors, 125 professional men, and 104 without any call-
ng. 4,961 petitions were rejected, and 3,004 were parti:-
ally or wholly granted; 26 convicts were erteet#eid-r
the Ist of July last there were 3,609 conVicts in
New Caledonia, 19 being women; and 1,647 in France,.
49 being women. 3,619 were sent to New ,Caledonia,
but there have been 138 deaths and 34 escapes. The
Report concludes by saying
"No accused has been deprived of his means of defence
the protecting formalities of the law have all been scrupu-
lously observed, and no exceptional tribunal has been
created. It will be the everlasting honour of the National
Assembly to have, set, for the first time in history, on the
morrow, of the most ,crimival,' of .insurrections, this .fine
example of absolute respect for justice. It will also be its
everlasting honour to have desiretl to practice clemency."
The Republique Francaise takes advantage of this
opportui ity of urging an amnesty, on the ground that
the great majority of the insurgents are admitted by
the Report to have been troubled by a kind of fever
occasioned by the privations and emotions of a long
siege.

BEE NATURAL.—The new rival of the ancient
fame of the Singing Mouse, the Industrious Flea, the
Whistling Oyster, and the Loarned Pig, is, evidently,
—the Spelling Bee.—Punch.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1876-01-08

QUININE FROM INDIA,

Among the many benefits the nations of this world
will eventually derive from India, not the most insig-
nificant will be a regular supply of quinine (says the
Standard). The Peruvian bark got from the original
forests was obtained by the most reckless destruction
of tees, and there was every prospect that the Cin-
chona tree might before long share the fate of the dodo.
But British Sikkim has been found a favourable soil
and climate for the tree—at least for the red and yellow
sorts, and the total number of plants reaches
2,390,000 of which 310,000 were planted in
the year ending March last. Besides these there are
numerous seedlings, so that altogether there is
no danger lest the eventual supply should be
too small. Indeed,, in the year there was obtained,
from the thinning and pruning alone of the trees, as
much as 40,0001 b. of dry bark, and Dr. King, of the
Calcutta Botanical Gardens, reports that for 1875
there would be no difficulty in furnishing 200,0001 b. of
the bark. The red Cinchona is at its best for cutting
at about eight years old, and the Government quinolo-
gist has obtained from the Indian bark a cheap and
efficient febrifuge in the form of an amorphous powder
readily soluble in water slightly acidulated with
sulphuric acid. This powder has been tried in cases
of fever in Sikkim and Calcutta with the very best re-
Mat&
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1876-01-08

KIDDERMINSTER.

ROBI3ERY FROM THE PERSON. - At the Worcester
Epiphany Sessions, on Tuesday last, before Mr. G. W.
Hastings Bejamin Oakes (26), labourer was charged with
stealing 168 and a wad from the person of Richard
Underwood, on the 26th ult. Mr. Godson prosecuted;
prisoner was undefendad.—Mr. Burmore, landlord of the
Black Star, Kidderminster, saw prosecutor lying under
the archway of his house intoxicated. Prosecutor had
a scarf around his neck, and money was rattling in his
pocket. Whilst lying in that condition, prisoner and
another man went up and said they would take prosecu-
tor home. They took him away, and soon afterwards he
discevered his pockets turned inside out, and his money
and scarf gone. Next day prisoner sold the scarf to a
man named George Wyld for is, and he afterwards de-
sired to repurchase it for is 6d, but that was refused.—
Police-sergeant Ebury saw prisoner in a boat at Clens-
more Wharf, on the 28th ult. He entered the boat with.
a view to searching it, when prisoner knocked him down'
with an iron windlass —The jury found him guilty, and
he was sentenced to twelve months hard labour and five
years' police supervision, having been previously con
victed.