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The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-03-10

AN ADVENTUROUS VOYAGE.

The Queensland Royal mail steamer Merkara,
which arrived at Plymouth on Saturday, had a most
adventurous passage from Plymouth to Queensland,
twice narrowly escaping destruction.' She left Ply-
mouth with 500 passengers, and cn the second day
after her departure a gale arose, and the atmosphere
thickened to such a density that the look-out failed to
discern anything further ahead than the ship's length.
The storm was of a terrific nature, and double
watches were set, the men being ordered to be
in readiness for any emergency. The hatches
were battened down over the passengers, who
to their credit behaved with great coolness
throughout. The hurricane, never abating its fury
daring the night, tested every part of the vessel, which
creaked again and again under the terrible straining.
Near midnight the maintry sail was blown completely
out of its gaskets. The storm literally became a
tornado, the sea ran frightfully high, and the large
steamer rolled greatly. At one time she heeled over
to an angle of 56 deg., and her foremost yard arms all
but dipped themselves in the sea. In the morning the
gale showed signs of abating, but during the whole of
that day the weather was most severe. The Merkara
is said to have behaved splendidly, and though once
or twice in this terrible time the force of wind and
wave seemed to have overcome the vessel, she
emerged safely.
After passing Malta another danger beset the
vessel. Very early in the morning a lady passenger,
as she lay awake in her cabin, detected an nnmistak-
able smell of fire. She rushed from below to the
bridge, and informed the officer of the watch. Captain
Wood was roused, and rushed to the saloon, into which
volumes cf smoke were rolling. All the passengers
assisted, and the fire was extinguished. The presumed
cause of the tire was that a box of vesuvian matches
had been set alight by rats.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-01-13

HOP.

The hop market continues very firm: scr.37.ely ark}thing Is
doing, supplies being very short Values scr, throughoub
well maintained. East Kent goldings, £4O;
Kent ditto, £.26 to £36; Weald of Kent. tk. 1.25; Swim"
£22 to £23; Bavarians, £24 to £32; yearlii £lO to £26.
GAME AND POULTUY.

near-ants, 2s to 3s; partridges, ls 6d tc 23 6.1; snlps,lst.
la Zd ; wild tucks, 2s to 28 ; widgeon, ls ()it to Is ; tea.
is 6,1 to is 8,1 ; pintail, is ad to is 9d; plovcrs, Sd to id ;
IS
golden ditto, is to is 2d ; hares, 4s to Eis ; Huhgarbik Amis.
Sa to Ls 6d ; white Scotch ditto, 25 6d tO Si ; rabbi.* la to
each; suid geese Bd. per lb.
TIEIII.

Smoked haddock, 20s to 40a ; pickle herrings, 3011 Mies ;
roused dltt 11Is lid to SOe ;rs d ditto, Ha to 271; freak AIM%
ills 6d to ?Ss per barrel ; salmon,Si to Ss In per lb.; 198
4s to 6e; mackerel, Si 6d to Ss 6d; Si ;
lobsters, 10s to 35s ; cre,bs, 8s to !Ts 8d ; oystors, ii to.do Rh
doses.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-01-13

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-01-13

M. GAMBETTA'S BUSINESS
AUDIEN CBS.

The late M. Gainbutta., within the last few months,
inhabited in Paris a suite of on in the Rue St.
Didier, and here, every morning about niLe o'clock, a
miscellaneous crowd of visitors gathered to obtain
audience of the eminent politician. They waited in a
small drawing•room, furnished in true bachelor style,
hut containing some valuable artistic on-lame:A-8, such
as a fine bronze group of Alsac,, bearing a grateful
dedi I,i,tory inscription from the Alsatian Association,
a huge English blue-china vase, a portrait of M.
Gambetta himself, which was at the Salon of 1877, and
a monster china Newfoandland dog, apparently
chained to the floor, and fiercely realistic. M. Gam-
hetta received his guests in a little study adjoining
his bedroom, and was generally en 2xeglig6, wearing a
small skull-cap, and sitting in a hard wooden arm-
chair, while his arm rested on his w, iting table. He
listened attentively to each speaker, took notes, and
at times made a few trenchant remarks. These busi-
ness audiences were over by eleven, when his intimate
, friends and the chief members of his party b:gan to
arrive, and thus occupied the rest of the morning.
Late in the afternoon M. Gambetta spent two hours
at the office of the lUpublique Francaisie, where he
put to practical we the various political information
he had gleaned during the day, and arranged the pro-
ceedings of the Republican party. By seven o'clozlc
he was free to go home to dinner.

EPITOME OF NEWS.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-01-13

TWELFTH DAY CEREMONIES AT ST.
JAMES'S CHAPEL, LONDON.

Last Saturday being the festival of the Epiphany,
popularly known as "Twelfth Day," or old Christmas
Day, special services were held in the Chapel Royal,
St James's, in the course of which the customary
royal offerings of gold, frankincense, and myyrh, in
commeiborati-n Of the visit of the threu Kings or
Magi to Bethlehem' were made on behalf of her
Majesty the Queen by two gentlemen ushers from the
Lord Chamberlain's office.
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The Bishop of London, as dean of the Chapels Royal
officiated, assisted by the sub-dean the Rev. F.
Garden the Rev T. litlmure, the master of the boys,
and other clergymen.
The order of service included the usual morning
prayer and Holy Communion, and at the time
appointed for the offertory an appropriate anthem
was sung by the choir, during which the chapel verger
proceeded to the royal closet at the western end of the
chapel, and conducted thence her Majesty's repre-
sentatives to the altar rails, where the bishop received
the offerings in one of the large gilt alms dishes and
presented them on the altar. The gentlemen ushers
having retired the bishop recited prayer for the
Church Militant, and the service was concluded in
the usual manner.
This ancient wremony has been observed by English
Sovereigns for nearly eight centuries, and so recently
as the reign of George IV. was performed by the
Monarch in person, attended by as many members
of the Order of the Bath as were able to attend, the
Epiphany being one of the "collar days" of the
Order.
A somewhat similar ceremony is solemnised by the
Sovereigns of Austria and Spain, while in pre.
Reformation times a miracle play representing the
wise men at Bethlehem was performed in nearly all the
English cathedrals.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-01-13

AGRICULTURAL PROSPECTS.

The Magnet, in reviewing the British corn trade of
last week, says : Some slight improvement, but not
much, has taken place in the weather. On the low-
lying districts, however, the fhods are stil out, and
the soil generally is in such a state as to be almost un-
workable. Much of the wheat already tu)vwn will have
to be g one over again, PI ospects, co far, for the new
season are by no means promising.. Continental
ad vices speak of disa,trous floods in all parts. Fa, m
work there may be considered as suspended, and all agri-
cultural ope,ations ire in a very backward position.

The Canadian Pacific Railway returns of land sales
for the months of October and November show that,
exclusive of town sites, 63,000 acres were sold in
October, and 262,000 acres in November. Of the
lands granted to the company in Southern Manitoba
outside of the railway bolt, the sales from the 20th of
November, the date when these lands were first
offered for purchase, until the Bth inst. amounted to
44,300 acres, and the avenge price obtained was
5 dole. 50 e. per acre,
thlclU 100 44Q0J 014siAt

THE PARCEL POST.

The Times has published the following letter_:—

Sir,-.—At a meting of the Council of the National
Chamber of Trade, held on the 19r,h of December last,
the fo)lowing resolution was passed :
" That in the opinion of this Chamber it is highly
deoirable that the Post Office should, in addition to
undertaking the delivery of parcels, make arrangements
to receive payment for the value of same, being re-
munett.ted for the additional trouble involved by a
charge calculated on the basis of a small percentage of
the sum received, as already in operation in other
countries; and that this scheme should be adapted to
and incorporated with the parcels delivery system.
Also that copies of this resolution be forwarded to the
Postmaster-General and to the various Chambers of
Commerce throughout the country and that their co-
operation be invited."
Copies of the resolution have accordingly been sent
to the Postmaster-General and to the various Cham-
bers of Trade and Commerce throughout the country.
As stated in the resolution, the scheme there out-
lined is now and has been for some time past in use in
other countries and is found to answer admirably. In
Germany it is called Postnachnahme (pay on delivery),
and in America it is popularly known as the
"P. P. P." (post parcels paid). The importance of
such an addition to the forthcoming parcels delivery
system to the interests of the trading community can
searcely be overrated by anyone who gives the (Ines-
tion a moment's consideration. On this account I
have ventured to solicit the insertion of this letter,
directing public attention to the matter, in the columns
of The Times.

May I add that my Chamber will be glad to receive
any suggestions, or answer any inquiries on the subject.
—I am, Sir, your obedient servant,
D. D. GRIGSBY, Secretary to the National
Chamber of Trade.
10, Hill's-place, Oxford-street, London.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-01-13

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-01-13

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STO-U-RBRIDGrE.

TRADESMENS' ADDRESSES.

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Repealed tha high duties on corn ;
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The Corns that in anguish were borne
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This Powder. so eelebrated and perfectly unrivalled in
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sprinkled with the Powder before pLcing away. It is
nvalualle to take to the easide Lo avoid disappoint-
ment insist upon having
"KEATING'S POWDER."
No other Powder is effectual. r•old tinB, 6tl
's qud 2s 6d.

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bringing back the colour. The effect is superior to
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Produces a perfectly natural shade. Valuable for des-
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Sulphur being highly prized for its stimulant, cleansing
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requisite. Large Bottles, Is 6d. Sold by Chemists
Hairdressers, and Perfumer everywhere.

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i
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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-01-13

MR. GLADSTONE AND DANTE.

The Italian journals publish a letter in Italian
from Mr. Gladstone, received by ProftPsor Giuliani,
author of " Dante Spiegate con Dante," of which the
following is a translation :
"Illustrious Sir,—Although I have lost the habit of
writing Italian, I must thank you very warmly for
your kindness in sending me your excellent book,
"Dante Spiegato con Dante." You have deigned to
call this noble poet my great teacher. These are not
empty words. The reading of Dante is not only a
pleasure, a trial, a lesson, it is also a strengthening
discipline of the heart, the intellect, the whole man.
In Dante's school I have learned a large part of the
mental provision—poor though it may be—with which
I have made the journey of life for nearly seventy-
three years. And I should like to add to your beauti-
ful words He who serves Dante serves Italy,' that he
also serves Christianity and the world.—Your respect.
ful servant, WILLIAM E. GLADSTONE.-10, Downing-
street, Whitehall, Dec. 20, '82."
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-01-13

CUTTINGS FROM AiTIERICAN PAPERS,

A foot note—the shoemaker's bill. A finished per-
foriner—the dead actor. A watery grave—the tearful
mourner.
The average number of persons in American families
is estimated at five and one-fourth. When the mother-
in-law lives in the family she is the five. _ _

Those who have tried it confess that a large, healthy
mustard platter worn on the back contains more heat
than a heavy overcoat.

A friend of mine ha i now a cook. On being asked
whether she was a good one, he replied pettilantly :
"Good? good? why, if she had to prepare nails for an
ostrich she'd boil them hard."

Eider Sister.—" You should make friends again ; it
is absurd for an engaged pair to quarrel." Laura.—
"Well, then, let Edgar say the first word." Edgar
(with a lively recollection of the recent tiff).—"Yes,
so long as you get the last, you don't care."
What an invaluable gift it is to be able to say the
right thing in the right way at the right time. A rsil
road man who was instructed to inform a lady that
her husband had been killed by a railroad accident,
and was cautioned to break the news gently, is
credited with writing the followi,g letter :—" Dear
Madam,—l write to say that your husband is un-
avoidably detained. An undertaker will call on
you to-morrow with full particulars."
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-01-13

THE CREMATION SOCIETY.

Some correspondence has been going on between
the council of the Cremation Society and two Secre-
taries of State for the Home Department.
Early in 1879 a deputation from Woking waited on
Mr. Secretary Cross to protest against the building of
a Crematorium, which was in course of erection at
that place. The council of the Cremation Society, on
hearing of the deputation, eneeavoured to sway the
Home Secretary's mind by argumerts, and were ready
to support them in pct., on if they might have an inter-
view with him. Mr. Cross answered that he could not
acquiesce in the continuance of the undertaking of the
Society to carry on the practice of cremation; if the
undertaking were persisted in, it would be 'nis duty to
t at its legality in a court of law, or to apply to Par-
liament for an Act to prohibit it until the whole subject
had been discussed. He consented to see a deputa-
tion, the members of which brought with them the
bones of a horse burnt in their Crematorium' to show
how perfectly the process was carried on.
Shortly afterwards, it may be remembered, the
matter was brought before the House of Lords, but
wi hout result.
When Sir W. Harcourt succeeded Sir Richard
Cross, the council again sought the Home Office to
urge their views on the Secretary. Sir Har-
court suggested that they should submit their views in
writing. The council laid their views again before the
office, and expressed the hope that they might receive
an assurance that the G ,vernment would not oppose
the practice of cremation in Woking crematorium, on
the undertaking by the council that nothing like a
nuisance could be caused there, and that more ample
assurances of death having occurred from natural
causes should be insisted upon than are now required
for burial. On the last day of 1880 Sir William Harcourt
contented himself with a simple acknowledgment
of this letter. Before he had time to decide upon
the matter, the council tried to hasten the settlement
by putting to Sir William a hypothetical question,
whether the executors of a man who directed his body
to be burnt in the crematorium would be liable to
prosecution for carrying out the directions. 'ro this
Sir William Harcourt sends a reply which closes the
correspondence. He states that he can give no
opinion in matters which belong to the jurisdiction
and decisions of courts of law. In his opinion the
practice of cremation ought not to be sanctioned
except under the authority and regulation of an Act
of Parliament; and it is the duty of those who wish
to pursue the practice to obtain euch authority, and
entil it is granted Sir W. Harceurt must adhere to
the view expressed by his predecessor in oLE,!,e,
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-01-13

LARGE CORN IN AMERICA.

F. Heishell, Knoxville, Tenn., sends to the New
York Times a sample ear
.of corn grown by him, which
has grains an inch long. The ear weighed lilb. and
shelled a quart of grain. Forty average ears of it
will shell a bushel. This seems to be a very valuable
variety. Mr. Heishell writes of it as follows
"There are instances in which, by in and In breed-
ing for a number of years, one man has produced
ears of corn 15iin. in length, and another has, by
great care produced a variety of corn bearing from
four to eleven ears to the stalk. These are certainly
remarkable results, and the authors of them most
assuredly deserve the thanks of mankind. But there
is another point of excellence in corn that is of as
much, or more, importance than either the length of
ear, or the number of ears on a stalk, and that is
e depth or length of the grain. I have been ex-
perimenting in that direction fgr the last four or five
years, and I flatter myself that I have, even in that
short time, produced a very superior corn. The ear
is not of more than usual length, and it rarely bears
more than two ears to the stalk or four ears to the
hill ; but the cob is quite large, and is covered with
grains (in the best specimens) a full inch in length. I
have picked- over only a small portion of my mop, and
have two or three bushels of such ears. As I write I
have before me one of them that measures just 10in, in
len9,th and 103/4in. in circumference, and the grain a
lung inch." '
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-01-13

FUNERAL OF GENERAL CHAN'TY.

The funeral of General Chanzy took place on
Monday at ()nal ns-sur-Mar,.e. The fu,eral being a
State one, all the district authorities were present, and
deputations from all the public bodies were sent frorn
Paris. ihe proceesion was imposing, the shops were
all closed, and there was a large number of spectators
from the country. The religious ceremony was cele-
brated at the Cathedral, which was draped in black.
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Among those present were Marshal Dila°Mahon and
the Due d'Aumale, and all the foreign military
attaches. The Minister of War, many generals, and
deputations from different regiments and from the
St. Cyr and Polytechnic Schools followed the body to
the grave.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-01-13

REMEMBERING THE SICK CHILDREN.

In the London Hospital, in the Whitechapel-road,
London, among the sick to whom it administers
succour are numerous children suffering from accidents
or other illness. To these patients on Tuesday the
traditional pleasures of the season were afforded in the
presence of a large comp tny of visitors.
The Baron Leopold de Rothschild had given two
highly decorated Christmas trees, one of which was
placed in the Queen Victoria Ward, and the other was
placed in the Medical (Thornal Fowell Buxton) Ward
of the Alexandra, wing. Friends of the poor had sup-
plied toys, and the distribution was so arranged that
each child had several gifts. Music was supplied by
musical boxes; and the medical gentlemen, the chief
executive officers and the nurses made the distribu-
tion, which afforded great pleasure to the little patients.
To make thg pleasures complete a "Punch and Judy "
show was prayed, and this gave enjoyment to all.
The hospital last year gave surgical and medical
relief to 7,000 inpatients, which is said to be the
largest number relieved in one year in any one hospital.
On Tuesday there were €O9 patients in the wards, and
there have been nearly half as many more at one time
in this great institution, while 700 out-patients had
relief on Tuesday. There are 11 medical officers con-
stantly in attendance, and the staff numbers some 200
persons in aIL The expenditure is about £l,OOO a
week, and the greater part of this has to be supplitd
by voluntary charity.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-01-13

DESTRUCTION OF A TOWN AND VILLAGES.

The Vienna correspondent of the Standard, writing
on Tuesday night, says :
The Hungarian town of Raab, a place of twenty-
five thousand inhabitants and known as a great centre
of the corn export trade, has to-day been completely
inundated, together with the whole of the adjacertt
valley and numerous villages in the vicinity. The
Danube here forms two large islands, the Larger and
Smaller Schuett, and other smaller ones. Most plcEs
on these islands, with the large park in which stands
the Raab theatre, are entirely covered with water and
abandoned by the inhabitants.
During the past week the water was rising con-
' tinuallv, and Raab and its adjacent villages have only
escaped so long by reason of the recent frost. At
lenath, however, the ioe has given way, and the water
suddenly rose all over the district. At three o'clock
this morni, g the tLc4n sounded and awoke the
irihal itants, who had to fly for their lives.. So rapid
was the rise of the floods that many who tried to
escape fell in through the breaking ice and were
drowned.
Hundreds of villages and persons from the out.
skirts of Raab, however, succeeded, with the help of
the military, in escaping. Amidst the darkness and
the ringing of the alarm belle they reached the island

where stands the solidly•boilt theatre of Raab. In a
short time the whole building was crowded with
fugitives. Shortly after a new panic arose, as the
eatre began to fill with water. The floods there
soon rose up to the height of the first gallery.
At the same time, round about in the Raab suburbs
and nei4hbouring villages the houses were falling in,
while the embankments protecting the town were
crack ng, and at length giving way, admitted the
deluge of water. The floods soon reached the inner
town, which, besides its regular inhabitants, .now
sheltered over six thousand refugees from the suburbs.
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Numerous lives have been lost in the sudden inun-
dation, but the number is still unknown.

Fortunately some parts of the town of Raab re-
mained, even at the highest of the fi .cde, above
water, and at noon today the river at length ceased
to rise. From all sides help was despatched to the
threatened districts, the military being especially
active.

The floods in the villages have washed many bodies
out of their graves. The gasworks at Raab are inun-
dated, and the intense cold now prevailing increases
the general distress.
Telegrams from Gran, the see of the Primate of
Hungary, represent that place as menaced with ft
disaster similar to that which has happened at Raab.
The population is panic-stricken.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-01-13

POTATO.

The supply oi potatoes was moderate. There was a rather
quiet trad, follows :—Alagnum Bouums, 1305 to 160 s ;
Regeuts, lles to lkOs ; 9hanmions, 110 s to 120 s per tea;
German reds, Is to Cs; ditto blues, Is; Dutch rocks, 43 3d ;
ditto Regents, 45 per 13N'.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-01-13

AN EARTIISLIP IN SWITZERLAND.

The Geneva Correspondent of The Times gives the
foll.)wing account of a serious lanidlip which occurred
last week on the railway near Fort de l'Ecluse, and
which came very near resulting in one of the most
calamitous inundations on record :

On Tuesday night in last week an old railway !
watchman who lives in a cabin between the
station of Collonges and the long Credo tunnel
which runs under the pass to Bellegarde felt his
house shake and heatd a portentions noise like
thlthder. Feeling sure that something was wrong,
and knowing that the train which li.avos t;eneva
at
mirkight was due, he ran along the line, placing
detonators on the rails as he went. By this deNitie tie
succeeded in stoining the train' and riot a minute too
soon, for the noise he had heatd came from an earth-
which carried 200 nieres. ot the perwsnent way
bodily into the Rhone, whither, but for the old man's
presence of mind, the train must inevitably have
followed ;t.
The Rhone hereabout runs through a narrow, rocky
gorge, bounded on one side by a lofty spur of the Jura.
whereon stands the Picturesque Fort de VEcluse, and
on the other hy the precipices of Mont Vuache,
along
a ledge of which tilos the railway from tellegarde to
Evain. The line from Geneva ebfore entering the
great Credo tunnel passes through a short one imme-
diately below the Fort.
4t half-past four o'clock on Wednesday morning a
great mass of earth fell from the mountain directly
above the smaller tunnel, and completely blocked the
course of the Rhone. At noon the tunnel itself fell in
with a report that was heard for miles. The water
accumulated behind the harrier with frightfril rapidity,
and if it bad gone on gathering, even for a day or two,
the consequences would have been frightful—the
,i4tw

valley of the Rhone as far as Lyons would have been
swept as by an avalanche. As it was, the dam burst a
few hours after the secmd earthslip, and no great
harm has been done. But the danger is still far from
being over. An earthslip occurs nearly every hour;
the road is deAroyed for miles, there are even fears
for the inti-grity of the Fort, and as for the railway, a
new line wiil pr,hably have to be made and carzied
round the other Bid; of the mountain.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-01-13

SATURDAY, JANUARY 13, 1883.

HAGLEY.

STOCK SALE.—At this sale on Monday last, there
was a large supply of all cla-sea ot stock and a
full company of burrs. Sheep of which there was
a short entry at the previous bale, were forward in
much larger numbers and were readily disposed of
at very high prices, the 30 best pens making an
average of about 745. 3d. par head. Both fat and
store cattle were very well sold, and the pr:ce of
pigs shosve a continued im ,rov ment Fat be-ists
~.ade as high as £26 'lc 61. . eep 945. 6A,
C .Ives 83s. B .rren cows £l6 12s Csi. ;
cows £l9 105 Store pigs from 14s. to 265. 6d.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-01-13

THE MARKETS.

METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET.—MenDAY.
The cattle trade, though quiet, has not been without ern-
nese. Supplies were about the same as nsnaL There was
a fair average show of English beasts, but not mScotch. The demand was quiet, but owing to theer4
weather prices were firm. Best Soots and crosses sold al
6s to 65 P2d per Sib From the midland and hone
counties we received about 1,000, from Norfolk, Suffolk,
and Essex about 1,100, and from Scotland 120 head. ft
the foreign side of the rnai ket business was rather
limited, at late prices. The sztliplies are mainly Danish.
The sheep pens were only moderately well filled ; the demand
was quiet, at full prices. The beet Downs and half-bre&
made Sc to 85 2d per 81b. Calves and pigs were quiet, bat
firm. At Deptford there were about 360 beasts and UN
sheep. The following are the prices :—Coarse and inferior
beasts, 4s 4d to is; recond quality ditto, 55 to 68 6d; prime
large oxen, Is 10d to 68; ditto Scots, &c., 65 to Cs 2d ; Ceara*
and inferior sheep, 6s 4d to 7s; sec .nd quality ditto, 71 to
7. 6d: prime coarse r.oolled, 7s 85 to Bs' prime Southdowas,
Is to 8s 25; large coarse calves, 58 6d to Cs' prime small
ditto, 6s to 68 85; large hogs, 4s to 4s 4d; neat small porkers,
ta 4.1 to 48 8,1 per Btb. to sink the offaL

DILTROPOLIT AN ME Al' MARK KT.-MONDAY.

The supply was rather larger,' but the trade was - fair
to priees, f til;y maintained Es follows :—lnferior bee*
3s .8,1 to 1s 4d ; middliug ditto, 4s 4d to ss; prime large
di' to, Is to Is 4d ; prime mall ditto, Is 2d to Is 6d ; veal
6$ to 6s 8d ; initrior autt,n, 4s to 4s 8d; middling ditto'
Is to 6s ; prime ditto, 6s 4d to -is 4d ; i4l6e pork, 3s 64 to'
as 101 ; small ditto 4s to 4s 4d pr 81b. by the carcase.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-01-13

THE LABOUR MARKET.

In the Staffordshire iron trade only a nominal
amount of business has been transacted during the
past week. The iron market in the North has been
quiet; there has been very little demand and no dis-
position to do business. The plate mills as a rule have
plenty of work, as shipbuilding is brisk; and if fine
weather continues there will be no interruption to ship.
yard work. The steel rail business is so dull that at some
of the mills short time is being made. Engineers of the
North have commenced the new year under favour-
able conditions. During the week the cotton industry
has been quiet. A little more Eastern business has
been offered both in cloth and yarn, but at very low
prices. The distinct improvement of the whole aspect
of the market creates a more confident and hopeful
feeling among buyers and sellers. The power-loom
weavers complain of the depression, and express a
hope that the spring will bring a better state of things.
From the latest repurts it appears that the general
industries of the country are, on the whole, fairly
busy.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-01-13

RHEUMATISM.

RHEUMATISM, Gout, Lumbago, Pains
in the Head, Side, Back, Joints' and Limbs
cured by DAY'S RHEUMATIC PILLS. Price is. lid
per box. Sold by Mr. Pugh, Patent Medicine Vendo
51, Coventry Street, Stourbridge ; and all Chemist
ffholesale by all the London Houses
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-01-13

THE FALL OF A CHIMNEY AT

BRADFORD.

On Tuesday the Mayor of Bradford received the
following telegram from the Home Secretary :
The Queen has desired me to express her sincere
sympathy with the sufferers by the sad disaster in
your town, and wishes to be informed how the injured
are going on."
The Mayor telegraphed, in reply to Sir William
Harcourt, as follows :—" I am in receipt of the
gracious message from the Queen, for which I tender
my respectful thanks, and beg to inform her Majetsy
that the persons injured in the late disaster are being
well cared for, and are progressing as favourably as
possible towards recovery, and that every attention is
being paid to the families of those who lost their
lives.'

The Coroner's inquiry into the cause of the catas-
trophe was resumed on Tuesday, when, after a number
of witnesses were examined as to the building and re-
pairing of the chimney, the proceedings were again
adjourned.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-01-13

THE FARMERS' ALLIANCE AND THE

GOVERNMENT.

At a meeting of the committee of the Farmers'
Alliance, held at the office, Clement's-inn-passage,
London, on Monday. the following resolution was
moved by Mr. W. Parsons, West Stratton, Hants,
seconded by Mr. John May, Farninghatn, Kent, sup-
r,orted by Sir G. 4airour, M.P., and Mr. J. W.
Barclay, M.P., and carried unanimously
"The committee of the Farmers' Alliance expresses
disappiintment that among the various subjects re-
centiy menamed by members of the Government as
likely to occupy the time and attention of Parlia-
ment durin4 the coming Fusion the queAion of
tenants compensation has found no place. The corn.
mittee, while fully ieeognizilig the driorabi ity of a ,
thorough reform in county government, records its.
opinion that the question of compensation fur tenants'
improvements is a matter of far greater urgency
and importance. Looking to the fact that the farmers
of England and Scotland have waited patientiy
tor legiAlation until Her Majestj'a Commissioners on
Agriculture had reported, end unti the Government
had had time to deal with the report on the Irish
Eranch of the inquiry, the committee maintains that
the Government having received the report of the
Royal Commission, and having legislated upon the
Irish land question, the farmers of England awl, Scot., ,
land have a right to claim that their interests eild_
now be considered and dealt with."
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-01-13

ROYAL REWARDS for BRAVE MINERS.

Her Majesty has rewarded the brave! y of the Bur-
vivora of the gallant exploring party at the late fire
and explosion at Baddesley Colliery by bestowing
decorations upon them.
The Albert Medal of the first class hag been con-
ferred on Mr. Reuben Smallman, mining engineer,
Nuneaton • Mr. Arthur Henry Stokes, inspector of
mines, Derby; and Charles Day and Charles
Chetwynd, colliers, Atheratone ; and the Albert
Medal of the second class upon Mr. Samuel Spruce,
mining engineer, Tamworth ; Mr. Frederick Samuel
Marsh, colliery manager, Hall-end, Tamworth ; Mr.
Thomas Harry Mottram, colliery manager; and
William Morris, William Pickering, and Joseph
Chetwynd, colliers, Baddesley Colliery, Atherstine.
The mine was discovered to bs on fire on May 1,
about ten a.m., and a party of volunteers made
strenuous efforts to aid nine colliers imprisoned in
the workings. On May 2 an explosion ( ccurred,
necessitating great efforts for the rescue of Mr.
Dugdale, the proprietor, John Collins, and Rowland
Till, who had ventured into the mine; but the explo-
sion resulted fatally for 23 of the volunteers, including
Mr. Dugdale.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-01-13

THE MALAGASY ENVOYS.

The Malagasy Envoys devoted Saturday in Birming-
ham to a general tour of inspection, in the course of
which they visited several of the principal factories of
the town. Their first call was at the Council-house,
where they were received by the Mayor, who escorted
them over the building. Afterwards they proceeded,
in company with the Mayor, to Messrs. Winfield's
large works, where they were especially impressed by
the electric light apparatus and the tube and wire
drawing processes. Messrs. Elkington's electro-plate
works were next visited, and a long time was passed
in inspecting the contents of the showrooms. Later
in the afternoon the visitors were escorted over the
Town-hall, the Midland Institute, and Mason's
Science College. On Sunday they attended Divine
service at St. Martin's parish church in the morning
and at Carr's-lane Congregational Chapel in the even-
ng.

The January number of the Chamber of Commerce
Journal contains a letter in Malagasy, with an English
translatioe, from the principal Ambassador of the
Queen of Madagascar hi this country, in which his
Excellency states that on the tint opportunity he will
bring to the notice of her Majesty's Government the
kindly interest taken by the London Chamber of
Commerce in the development of Madagascar. He
alga expresses the desire of his Government to see the
commerce of the island developed more and more, and
to see merchants assistieg t em in developing its 1.--
sources. A long letter on the prospects ot trade in the
island, written by the secretary to the Malagasy Em-
bassy, also appears in this number.

The Malagasy Envoys paid a visit to Liverpool on
Monday. They were received by the mayor at the
town hall and entertained at a banquet, and also
shown over the principal buildings of that city.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-01-13

FAITHFUL SERVANTS.

On the above subject, the Standard has published
the following letter :
Sir,—l quite feel the force of the suggestion in your
Friday's iiiiprr ssion, that there should be some recog-
nition of the services of those who have remained for
long periods in the same family, both as merited by
themselves, and also as an incentive to others. In my
brother's family there is .now one who has been with
us fifty-five and a half years this month, as well as
her niece, who has been there over twenty years.
The former is the last of five—three of whom
are buried in the same churchyard where lie my father
and mother. One, a gardener, was forty-five years
with them ; another, a butler, forty-five; and his wife,.
the housekeeper, thirty-eight. The remaining one,
who was with us thirty-nine years, left some time ago
to live with a sister, who was also with us a long time,
and only left to marry. My father-in-law had four
servants, who lived with us as follows :—The gardener,
forty-five • the under-gardener, thirty-six; the house-
kEeper, thirty ; and the laundry-maid twenty years. In
his father-in-law's family the housekeeper lived fifty
years. We had also a coachman who lived with my
father a great many years, I forget how many, and
his father with my grandfather. In my own family,
too, I have a valued servant who was nurse to all my
children, and has since been there in the capacity of
housekeeper—in all, a period of over one-and twenty
years.—l am, Sir, your obedient servant,
G. W. L. PLUDINIRE CARTER.
Hotel Rose, Wiesbaden, January 8.

A MILITARY EN l'Earmamau AT
DOVE%

-
A novel scene wa.s witnessed at Diver Castle on
Saturday Light when a Masquerade Carnival was
enacted. The affair was produced on an elaborate
scale, and creatLd a great'deal of interest.
The idea appears to have originated with Colonel
Goodenough, the officer commanding the Royal
_Artillery in the S.iiith Ea-tern districts. The cha-
racters represented were many of them Shakespearian,
some were historical, and others were representative
of soldiets of ancient and modern nationalities. The
masquerade started in tovchlight procession from the
keep yard, and tlienc.s proceeded to the theatre, where
an appropriate burlesque, .written by Colonel Good-
enough, was represuittd. The petformance was
afterwards repeated at the officers' mess before the
GeLeral Commanding and a select assembly.

_
SAMBO'S DEWE.—A coloured man applied nt one
of the Boston savings banks where be had a deposit,
and whence he ‘k ished to draw a dollar. The polite
clerk informed him that the iron ru'a of the institution
forbade the withdra,a.l of a less sum than thae dollars.
Sambo meditated I.t. a few minutes, and then said,
" bar, I'll take th 9 free dollars." The three dollars
were paid to him, when he at once added, "Nw, ear,
if you please, ear, I'll 'posit two dollars in de institu-
tion." The amount was duly received and credited
to his socount, when, with his one dollar in his pocket,
he gave the clerk a sly wink, and walked away whistling
, " °Mole a weasel Weep.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-06-30

DOGS IN TRAMCARS.

An interesting point has been 'settled by the judge
of the Portsmouth County Court. The Provincial
Tramways Compaipy sued Mr. Emanuel, jeweller, of
Portsea, for is., fare for a dog which had been cartied
on a car.

His Honour, in giving judgment, said it was clear
that the Company were not common carriers. By
Section 23 of the Act, the Company were empowered
to carry passengers and their luggage simply. If
that were so, could they be compelled to carry
dogs? In his opinion, not only were the company
not compelled to carry dogs, hut every time they
carried one they infringed their by-laws. The
company's license allowed them to carry passengers
and their luggage, but not to carry goods of any
other kind. He did not think that under Seation 59,
which regulated the tolls for luggage, the Company
could carry dogs, because a dog might not weigh a
pound, and, therefore, was not liable to any toll. If
they carried dogs, they Gould carry cats, pigs, and
fowls. Then, where wJuld the passengers be? It had
been argued for the plaintiffs that the notice in the
cars, "Dogs, is. each," was n sufficient publication of
the scale of the toll, but he did not think it was so. It
was nothing but a common advertisement, which he
did not think meant a contract of any kind. He held
that the company bad no right to carry dogs, and,
therefore, no charge could ise made. There would be,
therefore judgment for the defendant.

The Army and Navy Gazette states that the pro.
posed grey uniform for general service will shortly be
isAied to some of the infantry regiments at Aldershot,
tor experimental purposes.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-06-30

GREAT FIRE IN RUSSIA.

A St. Petersburg telegram says that on Monday a
great fire broke out in the warehouses used for storing
herrings and cotton, on the Island of Gutujewsky, at
the month of the Neva. The flames spread to the saw
mills and the warehouses of Messrs. Grigorieff, and
the vessels in the river also caught fire.
A later telegram says that the warehouses and saw
mills belonging to Messrs. Grigorieff were completely
destroyed, as were also most of the private houses on
the Island of Gutnjewsky. The steam corn mills
belonging to the Crown, which are rented by Messrs.
Owsiannikoff, a chemical manufacturer, a bone mill,
and a cotton warekouse, containing 3,000 bales of
cotton, were all likewise destroyed. The loss was
estimated at about 1,500,000 roubles.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-06-30

PROPOSED BRITISH SCHOOL AT
ATHENS.

In London, on Monday, a meeting was held at
Marlborough House to consider a proposal for found-
ing a British School of Archologiaal and Classical
Studies at Athens.

The Prince of Wales presided, and a number of reso-
lutions were then agreed to, among them being the
following :

That the object of the school should be to promote
all researches and studies which can advance the know-
ledge of Hellenic history, literature, and art, from the
earliest age to the present day ; that the school should
occupy a house at Athens, containing a library, under
the care of a resident director; that membership of the
school should be open to any person accredited 14y a
university or college of the United Kingdom, or by the
authorities of the British Museum or of the Royal
Academy; that it should be among the duties of the
director to aid members with information and advice
in tile VI. VSlo,ul,ll.,na aludic, awl ZU 'Gramm:tit
periodically to a committee in England reports on re-
searches made under the director of the school,
or on other subjects of interest in relation to its work.
In acknowledging a vote of thanks, the Prince of
Wales expressed his warm interest in the project, and
his readiness to assist its further progress,
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-06-30

TERRIBLE ACCIDENT IN ITALY.

Intelligence from Rome states that a dreadful catas-
trophe occurred on the evening of the 24th inst. at
the village of Dervio, near Como. A performance of
marionettes was proceeding in a large hall over a
tavern situate at the entranae of the village, when
some sparks from a Bengal light, used in the enter-
tainment to represent a conflagration, set fire to a
quantity of straw and firewood stored close to the
building. The proprietor of the marionettes raised
the cry of fire, but no on moved, the audience
being under the impression that his object was
merely to make the performance more realistic.
Shouts of "Fire, fire ! " were then heard from outside,
but the people within the tavern, thinking that there
was an affray proceeding in the street, instead of
trying to escape barricaded the door by placing a
heavy table against it. Before the unfortunate beings
had time to discover their mistake the flames burst
upon them. On the room being subsequently entered
47 charred bodies were found close to the table, among
others those of the proprietor and his wife. Several
other people were injured more or less severely. The
audience numbered about 90 persons.