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The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1878-11-02

THE PRINCESS ALICE FUND.

Within the last few days, the Orphan Sub Commit-
tee, sitting in London, at the Mansion-house, have
devoted a great deal of time to having personal inter-
views there with the relatives or guardians of the
shildren, between 200 and 300 in number,
whose names type-red in the list of orphans.
In each appliol,ble case, where the ages of the
children or their surroundings made them eligible
for admission into public orphanages, the Sub-
Committee strongly advised that they shoal be sent
into such institutions; but, in many instances,
especially where the mother of the child was still
living, the strong affection, or in some cases, th *ex-
treme youth or ill-health of the orphan prevented
that advice being taken and make it necessary that
the child should not be parted with. In cases, again,
where it was obvious that the expectation of receiving
money from the fund overrode the moro natural inte-
rest in the future of the child, the Sub-Committee
enforced upon the applicants that no grant would
be awarded unlet's the children were taken into in-
stitutions, or properly provided for, and this statement
often had the desired effect of obtaining the neces-
sary consent to part with the children. The Sub-
Counnitte2 have gone into each case very carefully,
and have provisionally allotted the children to the
various institutions where there are vacancies. The
majority of the cases still require additional attention,
and this will be given them within the next day or
two. The balance of the fund is about £lB,OOO, which
it is feared, will barely suffice to meet the Committee's
intentions as to the provisions for the orphans, whose
number is in excess of all calculations hitherto.

The two children of Captain Grinstead, the master
of the steamer Princess Alice, have been admitted
into the Masonic Schools. The father was a Free-
mason, and his brethren have naturally inte-
rested themselves iG behalf of his family. The
admission of the two children, a boy and girl,
has been accomplished without prejudice to other
candidates, the sum of
.2310 having been paid by the
.Mhnsion-house Committee to purchase the two pre-
sentations.—Serjeant Burton, of the Royal Artillery,
who was drowned in the Princess Alice, left three
children, and he being also a Freemason it is intended
to provide for them in a similar manner.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1878-11-02

THE INEVITABLE CRISIS AND THE
EASTERN QUESTION.

The Gobs, of Oct. 29, in an article discussing the Bulgarian
rising, says : \

"Will the Russian army remain an unconcerned
spectator of the strife going forward before its eyes, or
will it, as European -diplomacy imagines, participate
in suppressing the insurrection? If the Russian people
could in such a case express their feelings, they would
not for a moment hesitate to decide in favour of a
fresh struggle. There are situations in which the
weak, artificial expedients of diplomacy strive to
arrest the natural course of historical development.
The present state of affairs offers convincing proof
that the inevitable crisis in the Eastern Question has
arrived. Judging from facts, we cannot but recognize
that within the sphere of probability there are na
data for forming conditions in which it would be pos-
sible, without a fresh war, to complete the organiza-
tion of the political status of the Balkan Peninsula on
the basis of humanity arid justice."
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1878-11-02

THE LATE CARDINAL CULLEN%

Wapping,
on Sunday morning at the church of St. Patrick,
lapping, Cardinal Manning, after the names of persons
tt,eceased, for the repose of whose souls prayers were asked,
aid been announced from the altar, said :

Brethren' before I say a word I must add a name to
those now departed from this world for whom your
Prayers have been asked. I mean a great bishop of
the Church; a great illustrious cardinal of the Sacred
‘-'ollege ; one very dear to the heart of every Irish-
Inan ; one very dear to me m a friend of many years'
standing. I mean Paul, Cardinal Cullen, the late
Cardinal Archbishop of Dublin, who on Thursday last
Went from this evil world to his Divine Master. He
Was a great Cardinal—a pious, devoted bishop of the
Church. Remember him, then, in your prayers, for
We shall all need the prayers of the faithful when we
go hence into another and a better world. There is
riot one of us, however holy may be his life, who will
not stand in need, when he has departed this life, of
the prayers of those living on earth and of every saint
In heaven before he can pass through the great ordeal
Which is before us all. Remember then, in your
Prayers, sent up to the throne above, the soul of Paul,
~Cardinal Cullen, the late Cardinal Archbishop of
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1878-11-02

WEATHER FORECAST.

The following cable message has been received at the
London office of the New York Herald from New
*York :—" Depression moving eastward; will probably
4rrive with considerable energy at British, Norwegian,
itnd affecting French coasts about the night of the Ist
Of November, preceded and attended by rains, strong
*lnds, and gales from south to north•west ; followed
11 falling temperature and snows in the northern
districts."
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1878-11-02

THE COAT, TRADE.

kjoint meeting of the Northumberland steam coal
-ci‘rners and tile delegates from mines was held in the
Coal Trade Office, Newcastle-on-Tyne, on Saturday.
Mr. Burt, M.P., headed a deputation from the work-
men who waited on the masters. After a long discus-
sion the employers decided to demand a reduction of
12 per cent. on the present wSges of the men and an
increase of an hour per day. The pitmen are paid by
piece; but it is of considerable value to the owners in
working their colleries to have an extension of an hour
a clay. The coal trade of the North of England is
extremely dull, the prices of all sorts of coal, except
the very best qualities, are slacker, and large discounts
are offered to induce purchase& The gas coal trade,
which is usually very brisk at this season of the year,
is feeling the depression, and the price of steam coal is
lower than it has bcen before within the last seven
years.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1878-11-02

The St. Petersburg Gazette of October 29 88 :

"Persistent rumours are circulating here that it has been
decided, on the part of the Government, to offer active
azsistance to Shere Al!."
Several private persons are already preparing to make
sacrifices, and many intend to set out for Afghanistan as
volunteers. By order of the High Admiral 110 torpedo
boats have been distributed among 61 war vessels. White-
had torpedoes are being manufactured at Cronstadt without
any foreign aid.

Persia has announced her neutrality in the Afghan
quarrel, and would like Germany to act as arbitrator.
. The Government of India has telegraphed home
for three extra batteries of artillery to be sent out, those
selected being Nos. 1,5, and 6 batteries Bth brigade, com-
manded respectively by Majors Can)], Llewellyn, and
G ood en ouch.
A large number of medical officers have been placed
will be be
thaetra pienneAn M g cam
their
.
pufgn.
ur•der orders of readiness for In,ita, the local authorities
the d ai erralansegretceenstsw
•
rill/pi:lin! tliami:tbtlie
y
The Government of India has decided that officers
of British regiments detailed for active employment in
A4hanistan, who may be holding appointments on the
,
in India, shall vacate these and
general and personal staff
accompai y their corps
service Uni provided for on the
on os
staff of the expeditionary force.
A map of the Central Asiatic border countries pub-
Mi es between the Elled by the Gobs distances nglish
os gives the . is
usually
assumea.
and Russian possessions as smaller tnan

According to this mau, the distance between Peshawnr and
the Vpper ZArafsban Valley Is only 400 miles, and the dis-
tance between Peshawur and the nearest point on the Amu
Darya, which, being Bokharian, is practically Russian, only
275 miles.
The Bombay Gazette states that cainel3 are urgently
required at 3Elithankos to forward six months' applies.
Trnless they are provided quickly the position of the Quettah
force will be critical.

_
The Pere correspondent of the Daily Telegrvh
says that at Constantinople a gloomy view of she situation
is taken, the general opinion being that the affair at
Afghanistan Is merely a diversion cleverly prepared by
Minima diplomacy in order to engage the attention of
England in that quarter, while the Czar carries out his plans
in European Turkey.
Amongst the special orders for India which have
been received at the Royal Arsenal, Woolwich, is a requisi-
tion for star shells of a pattern just introduced into the
service. These shells, which it is proposed to fire from
the 6 3-inch howitzer, are by far the most effective of
their kind. Each contains twenty•one magnesium stars,
which, witen the shell explodes in the air, will light up a
large tract of country with great brilliapcy, for either a
few moment* or for several MthutCS, as may be required.

SIMLA, Oct. 28.—The Begum of Bhopal has offered
to place her army at the disposal of the Government, and a
loattalion of the Bhopsl troops has voluutered for service in
any part where it may be required.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1878-11-02

drawn.

In the course of these advantageous drawings
which contain according to the prospectus only
82,500 tickets, the following prizes will be
forthcoming, viz.:

The highest prize will be ev. 375,000 Marks.
1 Premium of 250,000 Marks.-1 Prize of
125,000 Marks-1 Prize of 80,000 Marks
—1 Prise of 60,000 Marks-1 Prize of
40,000 Marks-1 Prize of 40,000 Marita—
-1 Prize of 26,Q 00 Marks-3 Prize of 3 0, 00 0
Marks-1 Prize of 25,000 Marks-6 Prizes
of 20,000 Marks-6 Prizes of 15,000
Marks-1 Prize of 12,000 Marks-24 Prizes
of 10,000 Marks-2 Prizes of 8,000 Marks
Prizes of 6,000 Marks-31 Prizes of
5,000 Marks-81 Prizes of 4,000 Marks
—.4 Prizes of 3,000 Marks-304 Prizes of
2000 Marks-3 Prizes of 1500 Marks-
-10 Prizes of 1200 Marks-502 Prizes of
1000 Marks-821 Prizes of 500 Marks-
-37 Prizes of 300 Marks-875 Prizes of 250
Marks-40 Prizes of 200 Marks-38 Prizes
41150 Marks-22850 Prizes of 138 Marks
—lO Prizes of 135 Marks-1950 Prizes of
124 Marks-75 Prizes of 120 Marks-4
Prizes of 1.00 Marks-3450 Prizes of 94
Marks-3950 Prizes of 67 Marks-35
Prizes of 5Q Marks-3950 Prizes of 40 Marks
—3950 Prizes of 20 Marks which will be sure
drawn in 7 drawings within the space of a few
months.
The first prize-drawing is officially fixed and
the price of a whole original ticket is only
shill. 6. or 6 Marks, a half original ticket is
only shill. 3. or 3 Marks, a quarter original
ticket is only shill. 1. 61 or l Marks, and I
will forwarded these original ticket guaranteed
by the State (not prohibited promissory notes)
even to the most distant countries, in return for
the amount forwarded prepaid. Every ticket
holder will receive from me gratis along with
the original ticket the original prospectus pro-
vided with the arms of the State and immedi-
ately after the drawing, the official list without
any charge.
The payment and forwarding of the sums
won to those concerned will have my special
and prompt attention, and with the most ab-
solute secrecy.

4.,....,4

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eir All orders can be sent by the medium of
Post Office Order.

sir Please address the orders before the
15th of November, on account of the ap-
proaching drawing of the prizes, in all confidence
to

SAMUEL HECKSCHER, SENR.,
,BANIEB, AND EXCHANGE AGENT AT HAMBURG.

GERMANY.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1878-11-02

THE AHEM OF AFGHANISTAN.

The Times of Monday (28th) gives the following :—" We
reprint from 'The Times of April 23, 1872, a remarkable letter
which was addressed by the Ameer of Afghaaistan to the
Acting Viceroy of India on the death of Lord Mayo :-
-

'After expressions of aorrow and affliction, be it
known to your friendly heart that I have just been
shocked to hear the terrible and mournful tidings of
the death of the Viceroy and Governor-General of
India.
•By this terrible and unforeseen stroke my heart
has been overwhelmed with grief and anguish, for it
can scarce occur again in days so out of joint as these
that the world will see another so universally beloved
and esteemed for his many high and excellent qualities
as him who is now in the spirit land.
'All great and wise men have ever regarded this
transitory world as a resting-place for a single night or
as an overflowing and changing stream, and have never
ceased to remind their felbwe that they must pass
beyond it and leave all behind them. It is therefore,
incumbent on men not to fix their affections on perish-
able things during the course of their short lives,
which are, as it were, a loan to them from above.
'Naught remains to the friends and survivors of him
who is gone from among us but patience and resigna-
tion.

- 'The unvarying friendship and kindness displayed
towards me by him who is now no more had induced me
to determine, if the affairs of Afghanistan at the time
permitted the step, to accompany his Excellency on
his return to England, so that I might obtain the
gratification of a personal interview with Her Majesty
the Queen, and derive pleasure from travelling in the
countries of Europe. Before the eternally predestined
decrees, however, men must bow in silence.

A crooked and perverse fate always interferes to
prevent the successful attainment by any human being
of his most cherished desires. What more can be said
or written to express my grief and sorrow?
It is my earnest wish that your Excellency,
wherever you may be, will in future communicate to
me accounts of your health, and inform me of your
name and titles, that I may be enabled to address my
letters correctly."
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1878-11-02

No 739

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PUBLIC NOTICES.

VICTORIA HALL AND R INK,

STOMBRID GE.

THE RINK IS NOW OPEN DAILY.

MORNING EXERCISE 11 to 1.
AFTERNOON , 2.80 „ 5.
EVENING 7 , 930
MONDAY AND SATURDAY ' Y
EVENINGS 10. P.

MR. S. PEARSON has been engaged as Instruct
and will be in attendance to assist learners

A FIRST CLASS BAND
will play each Evening in the new and Elegantly-111W
Orchestra

Children under Twelve Half-price

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A Revised Scale of Prices for
SEASON TICKETS, AND COUPON BO)
For the present season is now in operation.

Particulars at the Rink and Newspaper (Meet.

These Tickets give admission at all ordinary times sat
to all entertainments when Skating is permitted.
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STOURBBID GE,

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Reserved Seats, 2s. ; Second Seats, is.; Back, 64
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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1878-11-02

THE DANGER OF WAR.
(From Monday's Pall Mall Gazette.)

The impression commonly derived from the later
developments of Russian arrogance on the one hand
and the blunderirig of British weakness on the other,
is a very melancholy one. The general belief is that
war is at least as probable now as it was at any time
within the last three years ; or even more probable.
But whatever may have been the likelihood of war at
previous "crises," we are not disposed to agree with
those who think the danger more considerable at
the present moment. That there is ground
enough for apprehension cannot be denied; but
looking to all the circumstances of the case, and par-
ticularly to the disposition of the various Governments
of Europe and the condition of the countries they are
called upon to rule, we believe we pee more reason to
expect a pacific solution of these long-continued and
most threatening difficulties than the outbreak of a
war which would bring half the nations of Europe
into conflict and all to extreme confusion and dis-
tress. But we do not expect to witness any such
solution if affiirs aro allowed to drift as they have
been drifting for many weeks past. Action seems to
be a word of fear with us at home, and the dread
of responsibility appears tct act like paralysis
upon the Cabinet. But the time has come when direct
action must be taken if the peace of Europe is to be
preserved; and if there is any " responsibility " in the
matter, as of course there must be, the Government
should nerve themselves to face it. Nor is it to be
supposed with reason that isolated action is necessary.
The insolence of Russia, already carried to extreme
lengths, has only to go a step further to become in-
tolerable t) more than half the nations of Europe ; and
those happen to number among them the most power-
ful. Concerted action to restrain the desperate spirit of
aggression which Russia betrayed long ago will come
very late if it comes at all; but nobody can doubt now
that, unless measures of that kind are speedily and re-
solutely taken, the world will soon be involved
in worse troubles than those which have dis-
tracted, disgraced, and impoverished it so long.
Appeal can be made, and should be made, not
only to the treaty which Russian diplomatists
and commanders openly outrage and ridicule, but
to the right of Europe to put an end to the barbaric
system of bullying and intrigue that disturbs the com-
fort and threatens the peace of the whole civilised
world. And our own belief is that a determined word
uttered by the Western Powers in union, with clear
reference to compulsion in the last resort, would alter
the whole aspect of affairs in twenty-four hours. And
if that word is not speedily uttered, so much the worse
for Europe in general, and those nations in particular
which are the homes of liberty and civilisation.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1878-11-02

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(Ace was established in 1893, and since that time its
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sow makes more advances than any other single private
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liillingly afforded. Apply, either personally, or if by
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27. South John-street, Liverpool

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Gentlemen and others, without any loan office routine,
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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1878-11-02

THE WESTERN POWERS AND RUSSIA.

Under date Oct. 29, the Vienna correspondent of The Times
writes :—" With reference to statements recently published
respecting sin impending alliance of the Western Powers, the
Presse of to-day declares that it has good authority for
stating that this report is based rather on suppositions than
on realities. The Presse says :

'The news of the Fanful'a especially is in some
essential points inconsistent with facts. The action
of the British Government in demanding explana-
tions from St. Petersburg concerning the signi-
ficance of the recent movements of the Russian
-troops in Roumelia was taken on its own initiative,
and quite independent of any other Power. The state-
ment of the Fanfulla concerning the alleged adhesion
of the French Government to the proposed alliance,
and an exchange of views on the subject between the
Austrian and the Italian Cabinets, must therefore be
received with justifiable doubts. It is true that the
interest taken by the Powers in the exact execution of
the Treaty of Berlin is undeniable but there cannot
yet be auy question of common seeps on the part of
the Powers, or of an alliance with this object; nor
would the Turkish Cireular on the Bulgarian insurrec-
tion afford any ground for such action. Moreover,
the circular in question has not been formally corn-
municatt d.' "
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1878-11-02

GLENFIELD
STARCH.
Has for many Years been Exclusively
used in the Royal Laundry.
"The best Starch I
ever used." }The queen's Laundress.
"Cleanly in use, economi-
cal, and gives aperfect stiff- " Milliner and
ness and gloss difficult to Dressmaker."
melt."
Partioularly ad- }"Enalishwoman's
apted for clear starch- Domestic Manzine.'
Mg muslins'
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1878-11-02

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week than last year possess the same purchasing power
as the larger wages of last year would provide. In my own
neighbourhood there has been a reduction of about is. per
week, to which labourers have willingly consented. Allow
me to add that I do not perceive the utility of the discus-
sion as likely to influence wages in any respeot.-n-Your
truly,—E. KING FOIdiRAX, Vice-Chairman, Royston union
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1878-11-02

PUBLIC NOTICES.

BROKEN WIND.--Many a Horse's WIND
has been saved by the timely nee of
GOSTLING'S COUGH BULB (or Powders). Six
Balls, is. 6d. Six Powders, is. 9d.
GOSTLING and BON, Disc, Norfolk, and all
Druggistri
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1878-11-02

A NEW GAS.

The Liverpool Post says :—" The authorities of the
Trinity House have been making experiments with a
new gas which has been brought under their notice as
being not only cheaper than ordinary gas, but far more
effective. This new gas is capable of so much concen-
tration that a quantity contained in a small buoy has
kept a light burning for twenty-eight days with suffi-
cient brilliancy to show the position of the buy from
passing ships. The inventor declares that a buoy of
ordinary size would contain sufficient gas to keep a
good light burning for nine months, so that all our
buoys might show lights at night if gas were supplied
to them twice in a year and a half. We shall probably
hear more of this, as the claims of the inventor are
now being subjected to practical tests.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1878-11-02

their forefathers had passed in days lui,g ago I ,
things as they -went on were all for the beat ;
why interfere with them ? The Social Science
advocates appeared 11121011 the scene, and pointed
out that there was an immense amount of work
which the routine of Parliament and the law
did not touch, and that by bringing public
opinion to bear upon some much needed re-
forms, these would have a much better chance
of becoming law than if nothing at all in this
direction were:done. For instance, twenty years
ago the sanitary condition of our great towns
was anything but what might have been
expected after so many centuries of legislation.
The rural villages are not much better off to-
day ; but there is not so much scope in them
for the ravages of typhus, measles, scarlatina,
smallpox, and other infectious diseases as there
was in the busy centres of population a couple
of decades ago when Lord Brougham first be-
came the President of the Social Science
organization. There can be no doubt that by
bringing to the front such questions as those
relating to the lessening of preventible diseases
more especially, and to a smaller extent those
bearing upon a broad and more enlightened sys-
tem of jurisprudence, the Sociologists have
rendered very material service to the corn
munity of which they are members.
There is, then, room for the social reform
as well as for the administrator of the law.
While there is no flagging in the onward march
of justice, and the law remains, as it has done
for centuries, a terror of evil deers, the
philosopher and the statesman find an immense
field for their exertions outside the realms of
detected crime. Or.° great business of social
science is, not to devise the best means of
detecting offences but to prevent their com-
mission by the spread of education, and by
placing before the masses thos& views of en-
lightenment which point out to them the course
which they ought to follow, and thus giving
them at least the opportunity of doing that
which is right. True there is not a monopoly
of crime amongst the uneducated classes, but
both experience and common sense tells us that
the more a pupil is taught, the greater th
chances of his acting upon his knowledse ; and
that the greater the proportion of the seed sown
by the sciologist, the less will be the work per-
formed by the judge. There is amp'o nom for
both now, let us look forward to she time when.
as the result of social reforms, the duties of my
lords the Queen's justices will have been
materially and beneficially lightened.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1878-11-02

THE INTERIOR OF GREEBLAND.

Many attempts have been made to penetrate into
the interior of Greenland from the west coast, but,
until the summer, with little success. Three Danish
gentlemen, Messrs. Jensen, Kornerup, and Groth,
under the direction of the Commission for scientific
exploration in the Danish colony, started to explore
and survvithe coast between Godhaab and Frederik-
shaab. Lieutenant Jensen took advantage of the oppor-
tunity to make an excursion into the interiorover theice.
The aim was to reach several mountain peaks rising
out of the ice. The baggage was placed in three small
sledges of the travellers' own, and the toilsome jour-
ney commenced on July 14. After two days the loose
snow accumulated on the surface of the ice to such an
extent that the journey became very dangerous, while
they continually sank in concealed crevasses and holes,
saving themselves only by adopting the Alpine ex-
pedient of attaching themselves to each other with a
rope. The surface of the ice was generally undulating,
but there was also many rugged parts and chasms which
rendered the journey a very difficult one. It was foggy
nearly the whole time, and on July 23 a snowstorm
came on. On the 24th the expedition reached the foot
of the mountain referred to above. Then came on another
storm which lasted for six days with continuous
snow and fog; the travellers were snow blind. The
weather cleared on th 31st, when the ascent of the
mountain might be undertaken with some prospect of
success. The height was estimated at about 5,000 feet
above sea level, and on the other side of the mountain,
as far as the eye could reach, ice sheets and glaciers
were seen, and not the smallest speck of land free of
ice. After finishing their observations the expedition
returned, and reached their starting-point on August
5, having been away for 23 days. The mountain
referred to was 45 miles from the coast.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1878-02-16

SALMON IN AUSTRALIA.

The latest experiment in the introduction of salmon,
made by Sir Samuel Wilson, has so far been a brilliant
RUCCOSS. The ova, which were received from Cali-
fornia in very fair condition, considering the long
voyage, were estimated as numbering 55,000, and of
these no less than 28,000 have been hatched out at
Ercildoune. The young fry are thoroughly strong
and healthy.
The same steamer which brought Sir Samuel Wil-
son's salmon ova to Melbourne carried a large ship-
ment to New Zealand. The hatching out there has
been even more successful than in Victoria, as might
have been expected, since the ova was carried ashorter
distance, and had had no transhipment to undergo.
On the 18th inst., about 4,000 of the young salmon
hatched in Victoria were placed in the Badger Creek
(the head waters of the Yarra) by Mr. Le Souef, the
hon, secretary of the Zoological and Acclimatisation
Society, and on thesame day Sir Samuel Wilson placed
a similar number in the Gellibrand River, a stream
which runs into the sea from the Otway Ranges. In
bouli cases the operation was conducted with the most
perfect success. Although the fish had to be carried
a long distance, only a few dozen were lost in the
course of transit and the young salmon when placed in
the water seemed perfectly at home in *their new
quarters. About 2,000 were a few days afterwards
placed in the Hopkins River and its tributary the
Cudgee Creek. There still remain some 20,000 fish to
be distributed. The bulk of them will probably be
liberated in the Snowy River, and the streams running
through the Gipps Land Lakes.
In connection with this subject, it may be men-
tioned that the capture of salmon and sea trout in the
Derwent, Tasmania, is now quite a common occur-
rence. Specimens of the fish have been submitted to
Professor M'Coy, of the Melbourne University,
,who
is of opinion that both the salmo solar and salm,o trutfa
have been acclimatised in Tasmania.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1878-02-16

PROVISION.

LONDON, Monday, February 11.—The arrivals last week
from Ireland were 69 firkins of Butter and 4,413 bales Bacon,
and from foreign ports 25,201 packages Butter and 1,299 bales
Bacon. The supplies of the finest quality of foreign Butter
are still short for the demand, and prices are rather higher,
Normand) s ranging from about 100 s. cwt., to 1465. accord-
ing to qualities, and for really choice Bs. to 10s. more has
been obtained. In the Bacon market there was little altera-
tion to notice in the prices or demand for Irish; a fair
amount of business transacted, but Hamburg declined 4s.
wt. for sizeable meat.

Butter, per cwt. : a. E. Cheese, per cwt.: s. sl
Dorset.
Friesland
Jersey
Fresh, per doz... 17 18 American 54 62
Bacon, per cwt: Hams: York
Wiltshire
Irish green, f.o.b. 66 68 1ri5h............. 84 84

POTATOES.
With limited supplies of potatoes offering, a moderate de-
mand prevails, at fully recent prices. 'Kent regents, ISOs. to
2008.; Essex ditto, 150 s. to 1803. ; rocks, 100 s. to 1358.;
champion, 1408. to Ms. ; flukes, 200 s. to 2208.; stud Victorias,
1555. to 190 s. per ton.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1878-02-16

THE DIVISION ON THE VOTE OF
CREDIT.

The division of last Saturday morning, in which the
House of Commons voted a sum of £6,000,000
sterling "beyond the ordinary grants of Parliament
towards defraying the expenses which may be in-
curred during the year ending on the 31st March in
increasing the efficiency of the naval and military
services at the present crisis of the war between
Russia and Turkey," was taken in a House of 452
members, of whom 328 voted for the grant and 124
against it. Compared with the division of twenty-
four hours previously, on the motion that the Speaker
should leave the chair for the purpose of going Into
Committee, 61 more members voted, 33 going with
the Government and 28 with the Opposition, the
strength of the former being thus raised from 295 to
328, and that of the ihtter from 96 to 124. The in-
creased Ministerial majority of 33 is accounted for by
the fact that, while fifty voted in it whose names are
not in the first division, 17 voted in the first who were
not in the second. On the other hand, while 41 more
Liberals went into the lobby against the vote itself, 13
were present in the first division who were absent
from the second, thus reducing the augmented
strength, as above stated, 28. . .
The largest division which has taken place
,in the
present House of Commons was that on Mr. Glad-
stone's resolution on the 14th May last, declaring that
"This House finds just cause of dissatisfaction and
complaint in the conduct of the Ottoman Porte with
regard to the despatch written by the Earl of Derby
on the 21st day of September, 1876, and relating to
the massacres in Bulgaria." This was rejected by
354 to 223—a majority of 131. Previously to that
there had been no such full House since May,
1869, during one of the divisions upon the Irish
Church Disestablishment Bill. The divisions in the
present Parliament have, in point of numbers, by no
means come up to them in former and not very
remote, periods of our political history. On the 27th
April, 1866, the second reading of Mr. Gladstone's
Franchise Bill was carried by a majority of five in a
House of 636 members. The fullest House of modern
times was, however, that which on the 10th June
1859, expelled the Conservative Administration from
power by 323 to 310, the number of members present,
including Speaker and tellers, being thus 638.—Daily
News.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1878-02-16

CLEOPATRA'S NEEDLE.

Cleopatra's Needle, which has just come into our
possession, was, it appears, an object of interest to the
Prince Consort more than thirty years ago. The fol-
lowing letter was sent on the Prince's behalf in 1847
to Colonel Barnett, at that time British Consul
General in Egypt :

Windsor Castle, Jan. 22, 1847

My dear Barnett,—The Prince my master is interesting
himself about the Egyptian obelisk commonly called
Cleopatra's Needle—which, it is said, was presented to the
English Government at the close of the brilliant campaign
in that quarter; and it has struck me that you probably
would kLow more about it than anybody. The points which
I chiefly wish to ascertain fox his Royal Highness are—by
whom and in what manner this relic was given to the
British Government; whether you suppose that any formal
or official document did or does exist upon the subject;
what is the exact present position of the pillar? and what
was the nature of the effort formerly made to move it, and
what the cause of failure 4—Very sincerely yours,
(Signed) C. B. PHIPPS.

—Pall Mall Gazette.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1878-02-16

AN UNEASY FEELING IN INDIA.

Vanity Fair says The greatest alarm exists
among the Government and officials of India as to the
very critical and, as some hold, the desperate state of
affairs in that country ; arising out of the loss of credit
and respect attaching to Great Britain from her aban-
donment of Turkey and the consequent abdication of
her position as a leading Asiastic Power. A letter
from a high Indian official has reached London during
the present week, in which the following passage
occurs

"'My wife had arranged to join me in May next
with two children, but until things are more settled I
do not like her to come out. If any European troops
are withdrawn from India we shall have a row out
here. There is a very unsettled feeling among the
natives of all classes. A feather shows which way
the wind blows, and more than one feather has at-
tracted my attention." Commenting on this, a well-
known Indian soldier and administrator remarks,
"Depend upon it, England is on the verge of a
_very
serious crisis—but who cares?'"
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1878-02-16

FISH.

- --
Trawl haddocks, 15s. to Ms. 6d. ditto plaize, 168- 0:1. to
21s. ; ditto whiting, 18s. to 255. ; soles, 85s. to 50s. ; smelts,
ss. 6d. to is.; bloaters, 6s. to 95.; kippers, 6d. 6a. to 10s. 6c1,,,
per basket; mackerel, 2s. 9d. 'to Ss.; mullet, Sc. 6d. to
is. 6d.; grey ditto, is. to to.; lobsters, 12s. 6d to 575. 6d.;
crabs, 10a. to 355, per dozen; Dutch salmon. is. 2id. to
is Sd.; Scotch and Irish ditto, lb. Sd. to is. 6d.; critn_peci
ditto, is. 941 to 2s. 241. ; kipper ditto, 10d. to lt. 3d. ; pickled
ditto, 641. to Sd. per lb.
SEED.

LoNotw, Monday, Feb. 11.—Scarcely any English Clover.
seed yet comes forward, and prices are not iixed yet of home.
grown. The best parcels of French were saleable at rather
more money; little American yet comes to hand. Trefoil
was firm at the recent advanced prices. Foreign Tares were
in good request at rather more money. White and Brown
Mustardseeds were in short supply, and few sales were
effected; prices of both sorts were without any quotable
change. Ilempseed sold on former terms for the best
samples. Canaryeeed was in limited request: inferior sorts
could be bought on very low terms. Old Grass Seeds are
oftwlng very low, mud emoely call De quoted aocurately,

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their operation and benoflcal to thb whoie system.
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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1878-02-16

MEDICAL CAUTION.

THE Special Treatment adopted and used
with such great saccess by Dr. Hunter for the
last thirty yeitra, can only be obtained at 44, Great
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43ee Deuteronomy, chap. xii., verse 23.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1878-02-16

MR. SPURGEON AND HIS CONGRE-

GATION.

According to recent accounts received from Mr.
Spurgeon, his health continues to improve, though it
is considered that some weeks more will elapse before
he is quite enabled to resume his duties as pastor in
the Metropolitan Tabernacle. At the morning service
on Sunday the Rev. Mr. Brock read the following
letter from him, which was listened to with great
attention by the congregation :

"Hotel de la Paix, Mentone, February 7th.

"My beloved friends,—After enjoying a few restful
nights and active days I feel myself coming round
again, and my heart is full of praise and thanks.
to our glorious God. Your prayers have
been incessant, and have prevailed, and I am very
grateful to you all. So long as lam able to do so, it
will be my joy to be of service to you, and my only
grief has been that my sickness weakened my powers
and rendered me less able to discharge my happy
duties amongst you. The post I occupy needs a man
at his best, and I have of late been very much the re-
verse. Howevef, we know who it is that giveth
strength to the faint, and so we trust that feeble
efforts have not been ineffectual. I shall be deeply
indebted to the goodness of our Lord if the remainder
of my rest shall confirm the beneficial work which has
commenced. I have feared that my mind would fail
me. • That fear is now gone; but I cannot tell how I
should feel if I were in the thick of work at once.
The further repose will, I hope, make me stronger
for the future. I have not yet heard
tidings of the special services, but I hope that every
member is at work to make them a success. Pray
about them ; speak about them ; attend them ; assist
in them; bring others to them. Our two evangelists
are the right instruments, but the hand is needed to
woik by them. Call upon Him whose hand it is, and
He will work according to his own good pleasure.
The times are such that churches holding the old
truths had need be active and energetic, that the
power of the Gospel may be manifest to all. We need
to uplift a banner because of the truth. So numerous
a church as ours may accomplish great things by the
power of the Holy Ghost if only we are in downright
earnest. Playing at religion is wretched; it is every-
thing or it is nothing. Peace with you all and abiding
love. - Your hearty friend, .C. H. SPURGEON."
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1878-02-16

OLD HILL.

CHARGE OF DRIINICENNESI.-^M the Police Court, on
Wednesday, before Mr. W. Bassano, James Appleby,
nailer, of Blackheath, was charged with being drunk, en
the 10th inst.—Police-constable Pepper proved that he
found the defendant lying in thd road drunk He got
him up and took him to the polioe•station and when he
was sober he was let out,—Defendant pleaded guilty and
was fined is and costs.—Benjamin Hiugley was charged
with being drunk and disorderly, at Blackheath, on the
Bth inst.—Police-sergeant Cooper proved the case and
said defendant had been beating his wife Ind was very
abusive.—Another police-constable gave corroborative
evidence.—Defendant pleaded guilty and was fined 10s
and costs ; in default 28 days' imprisonment.
DRINK AND DISORDERLY.—Henry Webb, collier, was
charged with being drunk and disorderly, at Tividale, on
the 9th inst.—Police-sergeant Cooper proved the case
aid said ee'e •clant was like a madman.—Defendant
pleaded guilty and was tined 5s and costs,
There were a number of other cases entered for hear-
ing but as there was only one Magistrate they had to be
adjourned.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1878-02-16

would seriously imperil British influence and power,
and would therefore be most energetically resisted to
the full extent of our strength.
The closing few weeks of the war were full of sur-
prises, and perhaps as great a surprise as any was the
warlike attitude which at the last moment Greece
assumed towards Turkey. Greece is a name which
carries the mind back in European civilization quite
as far if not even farther than the mention
of Egypt in the civilization of Africa. It seems
singular that, after such a history, Egypt at this
time of day should be included in the dominions of the
Turk, and that Greece should have been emancipated
from Moslem rule only just over half a century. Byron
has immortalised

"The isles of Greece—the isles of Greece!
Where burning Sappho loved and sang,"

and it was in assisting the gallant little country to
obtain her independence that he shortened his
days. The Greeks of old were no less famous
in war than in their proficiency in the arts of
peace ; and they could fight as well upon the
sea as upon the land; they could conquer at
Salamis as well as at Marathon. Long before the
landing of Julius Cwiar on' this island disturbed the
rude ways of the ancient Britons, Athens had been
for centuries a splendid city, its public buildings en-
riched with the sculpture of Phidias, its laws founded
upon the wisdom of Solon, its history inscribed with the
names of Herodotus and Xenophon, proud of having
once possessed such men as Homer, Socrates, and
Plato. A reference to such names, which could be
multiplied a hundred-fold, shows that even in this
enlightened age, we may look at work done 2,500
years ago, and reflect that we cannot surpass it even
if we could hope to equal it. The Athens of to-day
is not the magnificent city which it was in the times
above referred to, for every place which has fallen
under the Turkish rule has suffered from a withering
blight; yet if we take the career of the little kingdom
as a whole during the half-century of its separate exis-
tence it will be seen that it has deserved well of Europe,
for it has attended to its own affairs, which is more
than can be said for many of its big neighbours.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1878-02-16

THE DEADLY EMBRACE OF A DEVIL.

FISH.

The Victoria (British Colombia) Colonist contains
this statement :—" Early last August a party of Cape
Flattery or Makaw Indians, returning from a visit to
their friends (the Songish of Victoria), encamped the
first afternoon out on the beautiful Bay of Metchosen,
Vancouver Island. The weather being very fine, most
of the party went bathing, and among the number a
maiden of perhaps eighteen summers, who had ac-
companied her grandfather on the trip. Desiring
seclusion, she went round a point away from the other
bathers, and, being known as a bold swimmer, is sup-
posed to have taken a header into deep water. How-
ever taken, it proved to have been a plunge into
the arms of death, for when the swimmers
reassembled around the camp-fire the girl was
missed, and notwithstanding a diligent search
that evening, could not be found. The following
morning, with sad hearts the party left; but very
soon those in the foremost canoe on rounding the first
point saw (the water being calm and clear) a human
body as if seated on the sandy sea bottom, with what
seemed, like a flour bag immediately behind it. The
natives knew what this meant. As soon as the canoes
got together two of the most active young men
managed with daggers so to disable the monster (for it
was a gigantic devil-fish) that the octopus with its
victim was brought to the surface. The foregoing
facts have been communicated to our informant by an
intelligent and respectable half-breed woman from
Metchosen, who saw the body of the drowned girl with
some of the prehensiles of the mollusc still adhering to
it. She compared the head of the octopus in size to
that of a fifty-pound flour sack full; said the tentacles
were twelve in number, of different sizes, and the
largest about the circumference of a man's arm.