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The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-07-14

THE LOSS OF THE " KENMURE
CASTLE."

The steamer West heath is announced in despatches
just received from New Zealand as having arrived at
Auckland. The West Meath, during the passage spoke
the ship Ran9itiki bound from London. She reported
having, in the Bay of Biscay, on the 3rd February
last, fallen in with a raft with two survivors, belong•
ing to the Kenmure Castle, which foundered on the
previous day. Tl,e men were both Chinese, and
were in a sad state when rescued. They stated that
there were originally five on the raft when she left
the vessel, and the three others died from cold and
exposure.
was also instrumental in paving the
captain, matt., and five 1 ands of the rehooner Mary
Agatha. The latter ves.el was going from Ne p 3rt to
GU3Y ra. - Th, sccond rescue was effected on toe 8,11
February.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-07-14

WORTH A GUINEA A BOX,

BEECHAM'S PILLS.
a.'nditid by thou
s .n d s t. be worth ahoy
GUILINKA A Box for Bilious
and Nervous Di- ortier4,
each as wind and Pain at
the Stomach. sick flestl•
:be. Gitl.l ntss Fu nes
id s welling after meals.
i ;zit' .S said Drowsiness.
!o!d Ch us, Hushing+ of
eat, 1 use of Appetite.
in tres3 of Breath. Cos-
tvst esa, scurvy, Blotches
tot the Skia D sturbed
Sletp. Frightful Dreams
an I all nervous and rem-
bli, g : ensations. &:c, dr,c.
vise rebef ,n twenty ra•nu es
Ihi Lo fictive for they 11 ve done tin thousands
of c.,ses. TI e Proprittor f the Pi 's having t btaintd
gret.t expense) a r-tent for them he chilenges the
w..rld to produce a medicine equal to them 'or
r m ,vint e ,ve namel compla zits and r stori g
the petient to Pound sod lasting health
Eve, y suff.rer is earnestly invite to try on,e box of
thee Pi Is, and they will I), acknowledged t.) be.

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-07-14

MR. BRADLAUGH AND THE HOUSE.

In answer to a question from Sir S. Northcote, Mr. Glad-
stone read a letter which he had received from Mr. Brad-
laugh intimating his intention to take his seat and to dis-
regard,the resolution of the House to the contrary as invalid
and illegal. In reference to the course the Government in-
tended to take, he said that as the House had rejected all
their proposals for escaping from the difficulty, those on
whose advice it had acted were the proper persons to take
action.

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Sir. S. Northcote said he should move in self defence and
for the preservation of order, that the Serjeant-atArms
should exclude Mr. Bradlaugh from the House until he
should engage not further to disturb the pro3eedings of the
Howie.

Mr. Labouchere said he should oppose this motion, and
Mr. Gladstone, admitting that the motion was reasonable
and natural from Sir S. Northcote's point of view, appealed
to Mr. Labouchere not to waste time by going to a division.
Sir W. Lawson refused to accede to this suggestion, and, a
division being taken, the motion was carried by 212 to 06.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-07-14

WORIII A GUINEA. A BOX.

For females of all ages these Pills are invaluable as
a few d, see of them carry off all gross btrnours. open
all 4.1,0t-uctions, curl bring a. out all that 14 r quired.
No female should be wit Lout them There is no remedy
to be f und to equil BE CH A It's PILLS for removing
any obstruction or irregularity f tne sy-tern. If taken
according to tbe directions given with each box. th y
siU soon resto:e feam'ea of all ages to sound tin! ro-
bust It. altb. ,

For a wesk Stomach, impairel digesti and all dis•
orders of the live.. they •,ct like "MAGIC," and a few
(lobes witl he foun 1 t, work w.,tiderA u on the Ino4
important organs in the humaa machine. They
strengthen the whole muscular syttent, rostore the
long•lost conap'eKion. br ul back ars keen edge of
appetite. and ar.,apo into action, with the ROSEBUD of
health, the whole I hysical o ergy of the human frame.
These are "FACTS" a..rst.tted by thousands embracing
all elaso a of Society, and one of the best guatantees to
the Nervous and Deblitated is, 11sEcttam's Pau!
have the largest sale of any Patent Medic ne in the
world.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-07-14

NATIONAL TEMPERANCE FETE AT
THE CRYSTAL PALACE.

Fine weather and a varied programme attracted
many thousands of visitors to the Crystal Palace on
Tuesday, on the occasion of the National Temperance
Fete. Meetings were held at intervals from an early
hour until nightfall.

The Gospel Temperance Mission drew crowded
audiences into the opera theatre thrice during the
day, among the speakers being Mr. William Noble,
Mr. R. T. Booth, and the Rev. Canon Wilberforce.
The latter expressed his opinion that if the move-
ment were allowed to slip back into the old
fashioned utilitarian teetotalism it would fall to
pieces.
A great temperance meeting was also held in the
Skating Rink, in which building the prizes won in the
various competitions were distributed. They included
rewards for choir, brass band, drum and fife band, and
athletic contests, which had been held in the grounds,
where a walking feat, to cover fifty miles in ten hours,
to illnstrate endurance without alcohol, was undertaken
by Mr. E. P. Weston. The performance of Mr.
Charles Keeble, who engaged to walk half that distance
in four hours and thirty minutes also attracted con-
siderable attention.

In the morning, in the afternoon, and again in the
evening the great orchestra was filled, with 5,000
abstainers, three choral concerts being given, Mr.
Frederick Smith conducting.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-07-14

THE CHOLERA IN EGYPT.

During the twenty-four hours ending at nine p.m,
on Sunday, the number of deaths from cholera at
Damietta was eighty-eight, at Maiasourah sixty-four,
at Samanoud nine, and at Shirbin seven. There was
one death from cholera in Alexandria. Up to the
present all the cases here have occurred in the Euro
pean quarter.

During the 24 hours ending 9 p.m on Monday, the
number of deaths from cholera at Damietta was 52, at
Mansurah 87, at Samanoud 17, and at Shirbin 2.

The number of deaths from cholera at Damietta
during the twenty-four hours ending 9 p.m. on Tues-
day was fifty-two. At Mansourah there were 102
fatal cases, at Samanoud sixteen, at Shirbin one, and
at Talka two.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-07-14

THE PARLIAMENTARY SESSION.

The Standard Elly 9 :—The general impression among
rfernb.rs is that the prorogation cannot take place till
the 24. h or 25th of Augu,t, and that if the House ia to
rte at that time there muit be another conbiderabl,
sactitica of Government roeasuns. It is not believed
that tLe GovernmeLt will be able to pass tl'e
National D,bt Bill or the Criminal Law Amendment
Bill in face of the opposition with which these
measures are threatened. The Detention in Hospiials
Bill s also thought to stand very iittle chance
passing into law.

During the night of the sth inst. two shooks of
earthquake were felt M Constantinople.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-07-14

THE WEATHER IN AMERICA.

Writing on Monday the Philadelphia Correspondenl
of The Times says :
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A wave of intense heat passed over the United
States last week, causing the thermometer in some
localities to approach 100 deg. The heat killed 672
infants in New York City last week. It also caused
many eases of sunstroke throughout the country, six
persons having died from this cause at New York on
Saturday. three at Brooklyn, five at Philadelphia, and
two at Jersey City. While we were sweltering, a
ccld wave came from the North-West, causing fires to
he started and overcoats to be worn in Chicago.
Relief reached us on Sunday; the thermometer in a
few hours fell 35deg. and copious rains fell.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-07-14

FATAL FIRE IN NORWAY.

Intelligence received at Lloyd's from Drammen,
dated the 3rd of July, states that a great fire broke out
in Consul Carl Gram's stave-house, on the south point
of Holm Island, and spread to the plank-stocks and
board-houses. The fire was not extinguished until
store goods and sheds for planed cargo to the value of
150,000 kroner had been destroyed. The barque
Desinganno, which lay at the crane repairing, caught
fire, drove out into the fjord, and was entirely des-
troyed. Five or six lives were lost.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-07-14

TO GLASSITAKERS.

NAT,N El) GL tSSN't AKER to work at the lamp
at the forthcoming Exhibition. must be ful'y cow-
p,ttent aid ctwer. Apply to John Black. secret ry,
Northumberland, Durhttn, and Northern Coun is A. t
& Inda,trial bxhibition, TyLenrautti.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-07-14

THE COMTE DE CHAMBORD.

The French newspapers give some particulars of the
visit of the Orlean Princes to the Comte de Chain-
bord on Saturday. The interview took place at the
special request of the Count, and in spite of the in-
junction of his physician that no visitors should be
admitted to see him :

The Princes, accompanied by the Marquis de Beau-
voir, the Comte d'Harcourt, Viscomte de Bondy, and
M. Emmanuel Becher, arrived at half-past ten and
were immediately received by the Countess, and very
soon afterwards introduced into the patient's bedroom.
On seeing his cousins enter the Comte de Chambord
eat up, and with his eyes full of tears, and opening his
arms to the Comte de Paris, the Duc de Nemours, and
the Duc d'Alencon, he tenderly embraced them. After
one minute's silence, the Comte de Paris said, with a
voice of emotion, his hands grasped in those of Mon-
seigneur, who drew him towards him with affectionate
violence, "Sire, we came to Vienna hearing that your
Majesty was ailing, and we have hastened to Frohs-
dorf to make inquiries." The Comte de Chambord
replied, "Cousin, I thank you with all my
heart. I am deeply touched at your viiit."
Monseigneur then asked their Highnesses as to the
health of every member of their families, and had a
gracious word for eaoh of the Princesses. He re-
reatedly inquired, "And Chartres, where is be ? "
The conversation, which lasted some little time, did
not in any way touch upon politics. Anxious to avoid
causing Monseigneur any fatigue, their Highnesses
asked his permission to viithdraw. The Comte de
Chambord then once more embraced the three Princes,
with tears trickling down his cheeks. The Princes,
who were also deeply moved, then rejoined the
Countess, who conversed most affably with them until
breakfast was announced. The Comte de Chambord,
after the departure of his cousins, remarked that it
was very pleasant of them to come.

MOTTO FOR THE RATIONAL DRESS EXHIBITION.—
Waist knot, want not —Judy,
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-07-14

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rue Inventor guarantees com-
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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-07-14

SENTENCE ON SAID BEY KHANDEEL.

Telegrams from Alexandria state that the trial of
Said Bey Khandeel was concluded on Tuesday.—
Belig Bey, the Public Prosecutor, proposed at the
opening of the day's proceedings to amend the indict-
ment against the prisoner by adding to it the charge
of disobedience to orders.—Mr. Grosjean, the English
counsel for the proseeution, declined, however, to
admit the necessity of this amendment, as he con-
tended that the main charge had been proved.—Mr.
Beaman, counsel for the defence, then addressed the
Court on behalf of the prisoner, accepting the amend-
ment of the indictment, and demanding judgment on
the minor charge.
Eventually the Court senteneed the prisoner to penal
servitude for seven years in Suakim.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-07-14

THE MALAGASY ENVOYS.

The Mayor of Manchester has received the follow ng
communication from the Malagasy Embassy :

"Queen's Hotel, Upp_et Norwood, London, Jul) 2,
1883, Dear Friend,—We have duly reported to er
Majesty the Queen of Madagascar the hospita le
reception which we received at your hands at INI an-
chester, and in reply she has requested us to ter er
you her best thanks, and to ask you to accept from
her the lamba scarf sent herewith as a souvenir of that
occasion. As we are now about to return to Mada-
gascar, we take this opportunity of Lidding you our
adieux. In regard to our relations with France, we
are sure that we shall ever have your sympathy and
support for the maintenance of our national independ-
ence.—With our compliments and farewell, we remain
your friends (Signed), RAVONINAHITRINIAMVO and
RAMANIVAICA."

The Malag/I,v Envoys, having ended their mission
in Europe and America, sailed on Monday together
with their suite, by the Clan Line steamer Clan
Cameron, from Liverpool, for the Mauritius, whence
they wilt proceed to Madagascar.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-07-14

PANIC IN A THEA PRE AT BARROW,

On Sunday evening spec,al services were held by
the SAlvatiun Army in the Amphitheatre, Barrow, in
connexion with the announcement that " General "
Booth would be present. That gentleman dal not
appear, but his son, Mr. Babingtor. B Kith, was in
attendance. The building was crowded, 2,000 people
being present. Just before ei,4ht o'clock, when Mr.
Booth was addressing the meeting, some boys in the
gallery began stamping on the boards and making
other disturbances. Report says that in the
midst of this " Fire " was shouted, while from
another source, " The gallery is falling " was
said to be heard. At this time a crack, as if
from the muzzle of a pistol, was heard, and the
boys in the gallery making a rush, hundreds of others
followed their ex Ample. The result was a scene of the
wildest excitement and terror, the people rushing to
the doors, Mr. Booth seeing the scare, asked the band
to strike up a tune, which they did, and the fears of
the peop`e were soon allayed; but several, however,
who had fainted away had to be carried out. One
woman leapt from the back of the stage into the yard,
and another woman broke a ladder as she was descend.
ing. One woman, who received serious injuries, was
carried away in a state of unconsciousness, and for
some hours her life was despaired of.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-07-14

STORMS IN SWITZERLAND.

Writing on Sunday, the Geneva Correspondent of
the Daily News says:—

Daring the last ten days various parts of Switzer•
land have suffered from destructive storms. In
Lucerne the crops have been destroyed and the fruit
trees stripped. Herr Staub, of one of the Hotels, and
several other persons have been killed by lightning,
and much havoc has been wrought by the like cause
among the cattle in the Alpine pastures of Glarus and
Niwalden.

Further intelligence says :—On Saturday a storm,
the like of which has not been known for fifty years,
devastated the commune of Beckenried, on the Lake
of the Four Cantons, and very nearly caused a serious
loss of life. The mountain torrents, swollen by the
rain and rolling before them great masses of
earth and pieces of rock, overflowed their banks,
covered with debris fifteen houses, and ruined nearly all
the cultivated land in the district. Only one life,
that of the man who first gave the alarm, was lost.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-07-14

IN THE MIDLAND COUNTIES

GEORGE MORRIS, PROPRIETOR,

SAG'S HEAD INN,

KING STREET (Lstt cf StozieSttect), AND BAIT AND LIVERY STABLEb, DUDLEY t It% 8,

DUDLEY.

~. DANKS. St. Thomas-street.Netherton.
GOULD, Undertaker, Cradley Heath.
MOORE an,i FERRER, Uncle! takers,Kingswinford
AGENTS:—. O. WOODALL. Market-street, do.
WHITFIELD, do. Brierley Hil
DORREL, do. do.
EMERY do. do

A Large and Well-selected Stock or

MEERSCHAUM PIPES
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-07-14

i

" Well, sir, we can't help knowing the otllc cis*
names but, tell me, you didn't think that it was I
who behaved so to the poor black cook I."
"1 dear girl," said Laurent, "you not
talk of that noble specimen of hum-rity— the com-
mander of our tattoie de cuisine—in such teri :. as
that. He is a man of most excellent presen: e, of
great dignity. No, stop, Mary—lV iss Dance—do
run away."
" Please, Mr. Laurent,," said Mary, simply, "I
don't like to be I antered. '
"'.l hen I won't banter you," said Laurent, ear-
nestly.
" Did you think I insulted the black cook, then
said Mary,
"No, indeed I did not," was the reply.
"And you knew it was Deborah Burrows?"
" Yes, of course."
"Then it was too bad of you to say such a thing."
"Only a little bit of teazing, Mary, to lirightcn
up the tedious vc7age. Now, you're not cross with
me
"Whether l'm cross or not, sir, cannot matter to
you."
"Indeed, but it does matter," said Laurent. "On
a voy.ige like this we ought all to be good friends,
and to a certain extent you are under my care as
well as the captain's"
"Then, sir, I hope you'll take good care of me,
and srse me safe to my journey's end," said Mary.
And with a low, half-mocking curtsey, she turned
off, walked across the deck, and encountered Deboiah
Burrows—who looked ather with a profound aspect
of contempt—and then went below, to get into the
darkest part of the great cabin, where she seated her-
self, !Ind prepared to .work.
"That makes three times he has tried to talk to
me," said Mary to herself • and then she added, pet-
tishly, "I wish he wouldn't. I don't like him—he
always seems to he making game of me—and—and
I don't like it at all."
There seemed to be not the slightest reason for such
conduct; but, all the same, Mary Dance had a good
cry, all to herself, before wiping her eyes and join-
ing Grace Munroe, who looked very pale and anxious
in the dim light between decks.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-07-14

A FAUILY BURNED TO DEATH.

The last Aultralian mail brings news of a fire
which occurred in the village of Sutton, a few mi!es
from Beechworth, by which a whole family of six
persons lost their lives. According to the intelligence
it seems that a miner and his family, named Coupin,
reitided at Sutton, and at three o'clock in the morning
the father discovered that his house was in flames.
His wire was ill a', the time. Courtin brorght
out of the burning lit,me two of his ,?hilolt o, Frit they
were very much burnt. He then returned to attempt,
the re,cle of two othet• t:f his children and Hs wife,
hut he dil not hfterw:r.is come back. When the fire
had burned itself out, the charred remains of Coupin
and his wife and two children were funod. The other
two children whom the father had brought out of the
buroing building made their way to a neighbour's
house, but one died on arrival. Medical aid was sum.
monad for the other, but it succumbed to its sufferings
soon afterwards.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-07-14

MONEY

£5 to £5,000

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LENT WITHOUT SURETIES.

UPON Life Policies, and Deeds, Equitable Mott
gages of Houses, and Land, Notes of Hand and
of xchange ; also on Reversions, and Life
...wrests, uuder ills or Settlements, Sbares, Bonds
L;ertiticates, and on all available securities. At a low
;
rate of iaterest. Apply personally, or address
BAILER, 104, Colmore itow, Birmingham. ,
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-07-14

A DECORATION FOR AGRICULTURISTS.

In France the Minister of Agriculture has been
successful in obtaining the creation of a new decora-
tion, to replace the medals given to the successful
competitors in agricultural shows and other such
meetings. It is to consist merely of a star and plain
ribbon, and, as with other orders, a diploma will be given
to the recipient with his insignia. The formation of
such a dignity is expected to greatly stimulate compe-
tition among agriculturists and country gentlemen,
and, in presence of the prevailing stagnation and dis-
tress among farmers and cultivators, will probably be
found of some benefit.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-07-14

CRICKET.

HALESOWEN V. ROWLEY.—Played at Halesowen
on Saturday, and ended in a victoryforthe visitors.
Score :—Rowley Regis: H. Dixon, at G. Dakin, b
Hayes, 25; John laylor, c Richmond, b Stevens,
10; F. Dixon, b Stevens, 3; W. H. Taylor, b Hayes,
3; Jewkes, C C. Dakin, b Stevens, 14 ; Jos. Taylor,
run out, 3; E Dixon, run out, 3; Smith, c and b
Bennett, 1; W. Taylor, run out, 1 ; Mason, c Hayes,
b Stevens, 6; Bedworth, not out, 1; extras, 5; total,
76. Halesowen : Smith, b Jewkes, 19 ; Bennet, c F.
Dixon, b Jewkes, 6; Stevens, eSmith, b Jewkes, 3.
Hayes 1 b w. b Smith, 9 • C. Dakin, eW. H. Taylor
b 8; Holmes, b ,Tewkes, 3; G Dakin, b
Smith, 3; Tromans, c E. Dixon b Smith, 2; Rich-
mond, b Smith, 0; Bloomer, not our, 0; Buncert
b Smith, 0 ; exi rag, 10; total, 58.

CHADDESLBY CORBETT V. KIDDIIRMLNSTIIR.
(Baker's eleven). This match was played at
Chaddesley, on Wednesday, and was a very easy
victory for the home team, the visitors only scoring
19. For the home team Mr. A. J. Otter made the
magnificient innings of 117 (not out) and the total
score was 179 Score:—
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-07-14

FATAL BOATING ACCIDENT.

On Friday in last week as the British Reserve
Squadron were coming to anchor, a fatal accident
occurred by the Valiant running down a fishing boat,
which was lying at the south entrance of the harbour,
at Lerwick, causing the death of Laurence Gifford,
the only occupant of the boat. After the boat was
struck, an officer and dpctor jumped overboard and
kept Gifford from sinking, until he was picked up by
the Hector's boat. Gifford died shortly after being
rescued.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-07-14

NEWS FROM ICELAND.

Intelligence from Reykjarik on the 30th of June
says :—The Austrian steamer Pola arrived here to-day,
on her way to Jan Mayen Land, to relieve a party of
meteorologists and scientific observers who have
wintered there. Baron Nordenskjold's Expedition
left for Greenland on the 10th inst. The coast of
Iceland is free from ice, except on the north, at and
to the east of Cape Horn.
The steamer Camoens, of Leith, which left Reykjarik
on the 20th instant for Bordeyri, on the north coast,
encountered the ice, and in endeavouring to fo:ce her
way through damaged two plates in her bows, causing
such a leak that the captain made for the land, and
succeeded in running her ashore just as she was on
the point of sinking. Latest advices report the ship
still ashore, bat the crew were engaged in repairing
the leak, and had hopes of succeeding sufficiently to
enable the ship to proceed direct to Leith if the bay
cleared of ice. Most of the passengers remained on
the ship. About 600 emigrants who were awaiting the
Camoens at Bordeyri are in a state of destitution in
consequence of the delay.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-07-14

COLONIAL NAVAL FORCES.

In the HOUSE OF LORDS, July 10, Viscount Sidmouth
moved for the correspondence between her Majesty's
Government and the Australian Colonies with regard to the
formation of a colonial naval force, and suggested that the
mother country should afford some assistance towards
strengthening the naval defences. _ _ .

- _
The Earl of Derby urged that we could not undertake to
protect every point in our vastly-extended Colonial Empire.
Our efforts, therefore, should be directed to the defence of
such points as were vital, relying for the rest upon the
superiority of our naval force. Australia was not to any
considerable extent vulnerable to naval attack, and there
were satisfactory indications that the Anstralian Colonies
were alive to the possible necessity for naval defence. II er
Majesty's Government would be prepared to consider the
proposal, when it was made, of placing at the disposal of the
Colonies officers who might be inclined to enter into their
service.

The discussion was continued by the Earl of Carnarvon,
the Duke of Somerset, Lord Norton, Earl Granville (who
stated that he had received an assurance from the French
Government that there was no truth in the statement that
the French flag had been raised in the New Hebrides), the
Earl of Camperdown, and the Earl of Northbrook, and the
motion for papers was then negatived.
Their lordships rose at ten minutes past six o lock.

In the HousE or COMMONS, on the motion of Mr. Winn,
leave of absence was granted to Lord It. Churchill for the
rest of the session, on account of domestic affliction.

PRECAUTIONS AGAINST CHOLERA.

In answer to questions from Lord Folkestone arid Mr.
Macliver, Sir C. Dilke made a statement as to the measures
to be taken to prevent the importation of cholera. It was
not intended, he said, to institute a quarantine, but to
subject every ship on its arrival to strict medical inspec-
tion.
THE CORRUPT PRACTICES BILL.

The Committee on the Corrupt Practices Bill was again
resumed and the remaining clauses were agreed to. The
consideration of new clauses was then entered upon, and a
clause proposed by the Attorney General empowering the
election court to exonerate the candidate in certain cases of
corrupt and illegal practices by agents was agreed to.
- -

A further proposal by the Attorney-General prohibiting
the letting, lending, or employment of hackney carriages,
or of carriages and horses kept for hire, for the conveyance
of voters was strongly opposed, but on a division was
carried by 173 to 89.

The sitting was swended shortly before seven o'clock.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-07-14

REJECTION OF THE CHANNEL
TUNNEL SCHEME.

On Tuesday the Joint Committee of the two Houses
of Parliament assembled for the purpose of consider.
ing their report of the Channel Tunnel question.
The Marquis of Lansdowne presided, and there were
present the Earl of Devon, the Earl of Camperdown,
Lord Aberiare, Viscount Barrington, Sir Massey
Lopes, Bart,, Sir Hussey Vivian, Colonel Harcourt,
Mr. Baxter, and Mr. Peel.

•
After a private discussion, extending over an hour
and a quarter, the Committee divided, when four
signified their assent to the scheme and six against it,
so that for the present the tunnel cannot be proceeded
with.

It is stated that both the Bills reported against by
the Joint Committee on the Channel Tunnel will be
re-introduced next Session.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-07-14

HINTS ON SLEEP.

The question of chief importance to most people in
thee overwrought, wakeful days and nights is how to
get good sleep enough (says the Scientific American).
Dr. Corning drops a few simple hints which may be of
value. In the first place, people should have a regul ir
Vine for going to sleep, and it should be as soon as c..n
well be after sunset. People who sleep at any Halo,
according to convenience, get less benefit from their
sleep than others; getting sleep becomes more di'fi•
cult; there is a tendency to nervous excitability and
derangement; the repair a the system does not equal
the waste. The more finely organised people are, the
greater the difficulty and the danger from this cause
The first thing in order to sleep well is to go to bed at
a regular hour, and make it as early as possible. The
next thing is to exclude all worry and exciting subjrcts
of thought from the mind some time I efure retiring.
Tee body and mind must be let down from the
high-pref sure strain before going to bed, FO
that nature can assert her rightful supremacy
afterwards, Another point is, never to thwart the
drowsy impulse when it comes at the regular time by
special efforts to keep awake, for this drowsiness is the
advance guard of healthy, restorative sleep. Sleep is
a boon which must not be tampered with and put off,
for if compelled to wait, it is never so perfect and
restful as if taken in its own natural time and way,
The right side is the best to sleep on, except in special
cases of disease, and the position should be near:y
horizontal. Finally, the evening meal should be corn.
posed of food most easily dige&ted and assimilated, SO
that the stomach will have little hard work to do, A
heavy, rich dinner taken in the evening is one of the
things that murder sleep. 'Late suppers with excituig
foods and stimulating drinks make really restorative
sleep next to impossible. Narcotics are to be avoided,
save as used iu Cases of diseave by competent physi
clans. The proper time, according to Dr. Corning, to
treat sleeplessness is in the day•time, and it must be
treated by a wise and temperate method of living
rather than by medicines.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-07-14

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-07-14

CUTTINGS FROM AMERICAN PAPERS

The editor of a Wisconsin journal remarks, com-
olacently ;—" All the matter in this paper, except
in this item aLcl the ads, wa set up by our dau,bter
Mary, who three months ago set her first type. - We
would not swap her for a dozen boys and an orange
grave to boot." That's a girl worth raising.
"Sweets to the sweet," said a young man one day,
pushing toward a waiter-girl a bouquet of faded
flowers. "Bets to the beat,'' replied the girl, taut:-
ing;toward him a dish of beets. He was a reporter,
and the joke, though at his expense in one sense,
be:atr3 his profit when he printed it.
"1) .n't you think M. Saveall is a man of consider•
able ardour?" inquired a friend of Mr. Jollie. " No,"
was the reply; "on the c ,ntrary, I inferred front the
exhibit made at dinner the last time he invited roe
to dine with him that he was a man of very little
larder."

It is a mean wretch who will slily drop a hair switch
in a car loaded with women, and then smile as he sees
every woman make a grab for the back of her head
when she notices It,
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-07-14

AN EXTRAORDINARY CONFESSION.

According to a telearam from Copenha- en, a pri-
s sr, nsmpd Jens Niels.n, who on Sunday and
Monday in last week set fire to five farmhouses in that
city, has confessed that in February, 1881, he caused
the terrible fire in the Victoria Docks, London, with
the object of obtaining plunder. Ile only found,
however, three dresses and two bonnets. Two days
afterwards he set fire to a warehouse near London
Bridge. On the same afternoon he was arrested for
stealing, and the next day was sentenced at Bow-
street to two months' imprisonment.

It will be remembered that the fire at the Victoria
Docks, which occurred on Feb. 8, 1881, broke out
almost simultaneously in several sheds, Damage to
the buildings was estit.,ated roughly at £40,000, and
an approximate estimate of the damage to the contents
was £400,000. A range of timber shed buildings of
the following dimensions were nearly destroyed :—No.
1,2001 t by 2001 t; No. 2,150 f t by 501 t ; No. 3,2001 t
by 150 ft ; No. 4,5501 t by 501 t; jetty, 9001 t by 401 t,
and warehouse of two floors and jetty, 400 ft by 501 t.
A large number of railway trucks and barges and their
contents were also much damaged; and a shed 2001 t
by 2001 t, with its contents, and the barque Ascalon,
about 900 tons burden, and cargo were seriously
injured by fire and water. A number of half-con-
sumed Incifer matches were collected after the fire, and
a bale of straw plaiting was found to have been
ignited.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-07-14

rjUllE PLAINEST FACE is redeemed by
a lovely skin and colour ; the most beautiful is
not perfect without it. Paints, powders, and washes are
absurd to the eyes of beholders, and deceive none but
the silly wearers of these ruinous applications. KALOS
is the only known remedy for pimples, tan, freckles,
black spots, small-pox marks, redness, roughness, and
alt disfigurements, and is the only cosmetic that can be
relied upon for producting a pure, brilliant and radiant
complexion. and natural loveliness to the skin, which is
thevery bloom of health. Sent free on receipt of 18
penny stamps, by Dr. THOMSON, 55, Bartholomew
Road, Kentish Town, London. "My fie° was covered
with tan and freckles ; your Halos removed them." Miss
Grey. "In scores 01 cases of eruptions of the face I
have used Halos with success." Dr. Haines.

HORNIMAN'S Pure TEA yeilds what the most particah r
tea drinkers seek for, a wholesome & agreeable beverage
elightful to the palate, and invigorating to the system
These advantages are due to a special selection of only
those teas that are absolutely PURE List of Chemists,
Confectioners &c., selling Horniman's Tea in this locality-
Clarke, Chemist, and Baker, Chemist, High Street -
Hewitt, Market-place ; Morris, 136, High Street.—
Brierley Hill, Rawlings, chemist. —Kidderminster,
Hewitt, Bull Ring,—lislesowen, Adams chemist.—Lye,
Jones, chemist, —Wordsley, White, chemist. —King-
swinford, Pearson.—Brettell Lane, Collins, chemist,—
Birmingham, Beaks, Ball Bing.—Quarry Bank, Watts,
hemist.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-07-14

THE SLAVE TRADE IN TANGIER.

A telegram from Gibraltar says that the slave trade
in Tangier is on the increase. The latest transactions
are as follows :—A negro boy age twelve years sold
for 25 do's., a young negro woman for 40 dols. ; while
the day following that on which this woman was
disposf d of three other wornen we sold for tilt) sums
of 35, 33, and 40 dole. respectively. On another day
two negro boys were sold, one for 33 dole. and another
39 dole.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-07-14

SERIOUS FLOODS IN INDIA.

A Reuter's telegram from Bombay states that dis•
astrous floods are reported from Khandeish and
Gujerat owing to heavy rains.
Serious inundations have occurred at Surat by the
overflow of the Tapti river, causing some loss 3f life
and great damage to property. The floods, which are
the most extensive known for the last 60 years, are
now gradually subsiding.

In consequence of the interruption of the railway
traffic caused by the innundations the Viceroy's
letters for England missed the homeward mail from
Bombay.
Further details state that 500 houses have fallen in
at Surat, and many villages have been completely
swept away. Thousands of people have been rendered
homeless. Nothing is known es to the loss of life. It
is feared that when the waters fall there will be an
outbreak of fever.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-07-14

EMIGRATION FROM GERMANY TO
AMERICA.

In last May, 25,184 Germans emigrated to the
United States of America, through various German
ports and Antwerp, as against 25,537 in the same
month of the previous year. In the five months from
January to May inclusive the number of German emi-
grants was 80,813, as against 102,324 in the same period
of last year. The falling.off is, therefore, consider.
able; still the emigration figure this year is enormous.
The prospect of an unusually good harvest this year
in Germany may have something to do with the de.
crease.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-07-14

KIDDERMININISTER.

THE CHURCH MISSIONARY SOCIETY.— SOITRORII
were preached at S. Mary's and S. George's Churches
on Sunday in aid of the above society, and a
public meeting with the same object in view was
held in the Chantry on Monday night, under the
presidency of the Rev. T. L. Claughton. There was
a large attendance.— Mr. Newcomb, the hon. see,
of the Kidderminister.Bran of the society, st It el
that the sum raised m Kidderminister during the
year ended :31st of March labt on behalf cf the society
was £52 3s. lid.—The Rev S. Coles, missionary from
Ceylon, gave.a lengthy address, in which lie described
the mission work in
.that cuaniry, and said itZwas
programing most astmfact)rily.—The Roy R. Parga.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-07-14

THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE ma,
SERVICE.

The Union Steamship Company's Royal Mail
steamer Moor, which arrived in Plymouth Sound at
7.8. p.m. on Saturday, with the Cape and Natal mails,
made the passage from Table Bay in 18 days 2 hours
28 minutes; and deducting stoppages, in 17 days 21
hours 5 minutes, being the fastest voyage yet ac•
complished between the Cape Colony and England.
On her outward voyage the same vessel made the
passage from Plymouth to Table Bay in 18 days 13
hours; and deducting stoppages, in 18 days 10, hours,
which is the fastest outward passage ever made in the
Cape mail service. The average speed out was 13'
knots rer hour, and home 135.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-07-14

FREEDOM FROM COUGH IN TEN MINUTES is given, and
CONSUMPTION and AsTrixtA in all stages are instantly
relieved, by Dr. Locock's Pulmonic Wafers, which taste
pleasantly, and effect . a rapid cure. In Bronchitis
Cougl,s, Colds, Whooping Cough, Wheezing, Phlegm
and all Disorders of the Breath, Throat, and Lungs
Hysterical, Nervous, and Heart Complaints, Rhea
matiom, and Nervous Pains, "they act like a charm.
To ,ingers and Speakers they are invaluable, in a fes
hours they remove all hoarseness, and wonderfulll
increase the power and flexibility of the voice. Ful
directions with every box. Smell books of many
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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-07-14

EMIGRATION STATISTICS.

The return of the nombers, nationalities, and desti-
nations of the emigrants that left the United King.
dow during the mouth of June gives a total of 49,051,
as against 47,658 during the same month last year.
Of these 31,960 went to the United States, 8,941 to
British North America, and 6,777 to Australasia.

During the rix months ending June 30 there left the
United Kingdom, for places oat of Europe, 179,158
persons of British orijn, 46,837 foreigners, and 1,287
persona whose nationality was not distinguished, the
'total brine 227,282, a decrease of 26,868 as compared
with the corresponding six months of 1882.

A SENSITIvE PLANT.—" What, back In town
alr2ady, Old Chappie ?" "Yes, Old Chappie,
couldn't stand the country any longer, Cuokoo gave
me the headache I "—Punch,

PROPOSED RAILWAY BRIDGE, ACROSS
THE ENGLISH CHANNEL.

A Bill brought forward by M. Achard, ths object
of which is to obtain powers to make soundings pre-
paratory to the construction of a railway 'nridge over
tt‘e English Channel from Cape Grisnez to Folkestone,
dit•tributed on Monday to the members of the
French Chamber of Deputies- It provides that tho
control of the soundings already taken, and of those
which are to be made, at distances of 59 metres apart,
shll be in the hands of hydrographical engineers.
The preamble of the Bill states that the promoters
of the scheme only ask from the State this verification
and control of the soundings in order to accurately
determine the nature and consistence of the bottom of
the sea and the depth of the water along the line pro-
posed to be followed, and that they claim neither a
subvention nor a guarantee of irate, est. The preamble
points out that the success of the enterprise would pre'
vent the diversion of t:-:e routes of transit from India
and the East, and would create between France and
England a veritable bond of union and a policy of
mutual cordial agreement.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-07-14

A TREATISE ON NERVOUS DEBILITI

rpHIS little work is a valuable Medical Friend
1 It gives a graphic description of the Cause and
Cure of NERVOUS DEBILIIT, Indigestion, Palpita-
tion, Loss of Brain Power, Memory, &c. All persons
who, from various causes, are depressed in spirits
shaken in nerves, or weakened in frame should ben
or and read thia work.

BLAIR'S GOUT PILL
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THE excruciating pain is quickly relieved and cured
in a few days by this celebrated Medicine.
These Pills require no restraint of diet during their
use, and are certain to prevent the disease attacking any
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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-07-14

THE DISASTER ON THE CLYDE.

The operations at the sunken steamer Daphne, on
the Clyde, W 9.9 resumed on Saturday morning at six
o'clock. The tide was then half ebb and the divers
were able to work on almost contiuously until midday.
There was a very large passenger traffic on the river
during the whole of the day, thousands of persons
making a run to the lower reaches mainly to get a
good view of the Daphne as they passed down the
water. The marine-policemen and the Clyde Naviga-
tion officials stationed at the wreck were fully occu-
pied in regulating the traffic, and all the vessels were
got past without accident. During the whole of the
afternoon and evening immense crowds from Glasgow
assembled in the adjoining fields on both sides and
watched the operations of the divers. Subscription
boxes were placed on the aides of all the roads leading
from Glasgow, and many persons took the oppor•
tnnitv of contributing to the fund in a d of the
bereaved families.

On Sunday morning work was resumed at six
o'clock. A search was made for bodif s, and in the
course cf the morning five were found. They all
floated to the surface at the place where the vessel
went down. The first was got at five o'clock, close to
the stern ( f the steamer, and it was at once removed
to the mortuary, where it was immediately coffined.
Shortly afterwards it was identified as that cf Samuel
Morrison, 30 years cf age, the chief engineer on the
steamer, who was appointed to the Daphne only a few
days before she was launched. It was believed that
his body would be found in the engine•room, hut he
appears to have got up on deck when the vessel heeled
over. The second body was found about 200 yards
from the steamer, but the others were all pretty close
to the wreck. By five o'clock in the sfternoon the
whole ( f the bodies had been claimed.
When work was resumed on Sunday night at low
water, seven additional bodies were recovered, all of
them being found foisting in the water in the vicinity
of the vessel. They were at once landed and put in
coffins. With one exception, all cf them were zdenti-
fied. This brings the total number ( f bodies rec)vered
up to 68,

Up to six o'clock on Rionday seven additional bodies
had been fuund floating near the wreck of the Daphne,
bringing up the total number recovered to 75. One
body was discovered about two miles below Lint.
house, and several others were caught, as they were
being swept downwards by the outgoing tide, by the
members of the Ambulance Corps connected with the
work, who have volunteered their services for the
melancholy duty of recovering the remains of the
dead.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-07-14

ACTION AGAINST THE SALVATION
ARMY.

In the Queen's Bench division of the High Court of
Justice, Blr. Justice Stephen has daliveiredludgment
in the case of " Ebbetts v. 11,(.0." The plaintiffs sought
to recover from " General " Booth PO,?SegBien of We"
mises a', the City-road, London, i;omprising the Grecian
l'heLstre and the " Eagle " Tavern on the ground ot
forfeiture through alleged breaches of the covenants of
a leve, the breaches arising from annoyance and
injury said to have been caused to the other tenants on
the estate by the proceedings of the Salvation Army.
and from the fact of the defendant using the "Eagle "
Tavern as a coffee-palace instead of as a public house,
and thereby risking the loss of the Excise license._

His lordship gave judgment for the plaintiffs for
possession, but meanwhile stayed execution, to allow
the other side an opportunity for appealing.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-07-14

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THE LONDON CORN MARKET.

The Mark Lane Express of Monday says :—There is
no improvement in the demand for wheat at this
rng's market. The arrivals of native wheat me
very small, and those of foreign descriptions very
large. Choice qualities alone seem to be inquired for
and quotations remain unchanged. Flour meets very
little inquiry at last Monday's rates. Maize comes
rather cheaper, mixed American at 265. ex. ship shows
about .2d. decline on the week. Grinding barleys are
rather eaeier ; other descriptions unchanged. Nothing
doing in malt. Heavy Swedish oats are rather dearer;
other sorts quiet at late rates. Beans and peas quiet
and unchanged. Linseed quiet at last week's cur.
rencies.