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The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1878-06-15

BELPHCEBII; and MANCEUVRE

for wins and places, now at 33 to 1.
The Ascot Stakes, distance two miles will not excite
much public wagering until the day of race, and at pre.
sent I am very wary of electing a champion, still I think
that

CHESTER ['ON and SNAIL
should supply the winner.

QUOITS.

QUARRY BANK v. COOMBS WOOD.—The return match
between the above club.i was paved on Saturday last en
the Coornbsa Wood ground, and resulted in a vict ,ry
for Quarry Bank The following is the score :—Quarry
Bank : W. Oliyer, A. J. Kedwards. J. Parrock, B.
Leonard, E. Grice, W. Tranter, T. Bache, T. W. Hodg
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1878-06-15

The CATASTROPHE at AHMEDNUGGUR.

The Times of India gives particulars of the fire
which occurred in a theatre at Ahmednuggur on the
12th ult. A well-known Parsee theatrical club from
Bombay, it appears, had been entertaining the public
of Ahmednuggur. The thing was a novelty there,
the acting and scenery were both far better than our
out-of-the-way native public had any right to expect,
and, as a consequence, an unusually large audience
was attracted. A commodious mandup was erected
outside of the city, opposite. the Native Infantry
lines, to serve as a theatre. On the night of the 11th ult.
the house was unusually crowded to witness the per-
formance of Situmgeer, or The Tyrant, one of the best
known and most popular tragedies in the Victoria Com-
pany's little repertoire. The play was over by ten
o'clock, and the audience were laughing and chuckling
over the humours of an emu, ing farce, when suddenly
a crackling noise, which increased to a roar as it
•neared them, was heard from the lower ends of the
mandwa. Then arose a cry of "Fire !" which deepened
into a terrible shriek when it was seen that the ceiling
was already in a blaze. For a moment the audience
were paralyzed with fright, but as the fames spread a
furious rush was made for the little entrance, and
many fell and were trampled under foot. The whole
pavilion quickly filled with flames, and by the time
three-quarters of the audience had escaped, the
strong easterly wind caught the flame and carried
it like a scorching sheet ol fire quickly
across the interior of the booth. By this time although
the door was still blocked with a struggling mass, most
who were able to move were safe, but the others lay
yelling and groaning in the agonies of an awful death.
The European residents ran to the spit at the first
alarm, and eased the block at the doorway by pulling
the front row of the crowd bodily out as best they
could, and with tremendous efforts. Major Trevelyan
and Colonel Utterson behaved with the greatest
gallantry, and butfor the order and confidence inspired
by their daring and coolness the loss of life would
have been much greater. The whole ad not occupy
many minutes; but as the scorched and wounded people
pulled out from near the entrance and passed into the
open air it seemed an eternity before the flames died
down sufficiently to enable the rescuing party to drag
the dead out of the centre of the auditorium. The
sight was simply awful. About forty men had either
been burnt to death or had more mercifully been suf-
focated by the smoke. Nine out of the persons who
were got out alive died the same day in the hospital.
Some of the bodies were so much dsfigured by the
fire that fathers and mothers could nit even recognise
their very sons and daughters. The cause of the fire
is unknown.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1878-06-15

MRS. ITUNSTON,

(LABILET 'AND HIINtanN),
HONITON POINT LICE MANUFACTURER,
122, HIGH-ST., STOUBB RIDGE.

LADIES AND CHILDREN'S UNDERCLOTHING

AND
BABY LINEN WAREHOUSE.

MERINO AND FLANNEL VEST,
SCARLET AND WHITE
FLANNEL PETTICOATS
MERINO, SILK, & BALBRIGGAN HOSIERY.

AGENT koa
PULLAR AND SONS'.
;DYNRS' TO THE QUEEN.
P ;R T.&
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1878-06-15

_
LIMIET It ESE & Co,
ivi A D A AI E

NOTICE.

The Allotment of Shares of the First Issue (carrying
Bonus ouron,, life 1 ickets. &e.) is now tAing
rly 6pplik-iti,:n should ibert-fore be made, as the
irti way be alwitea iu ilie order flat they are sub-
eribed for. Forms of Applicadon for Shares may he
obtained by applying to the Secretary, at the Temporary
Offices of the Company, 2, Walbrook, Loudon, E.C.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1878-06-15

THE STOURBE

csion of Monday was not calculated to impress ANNUAL MEI4]TIN
the unprejudiced beholder with auy exalted idea CLUB AND ALI

of their Common s( nee.

Tile annual meeting of
Foley, Arms Hotel, on
members assembled tog
headed by the Brierle
tJ Kinver Church. w
was preached by the
of King-winfOrd. On r
reports were read by Mr.
Lyttelton, the president,
to have them read on thi
Ailotalwit ioeiety distrilu
very uofavourable, rain d,
Use reports were read
Thera +kere also present
Esq., the Revs. R. P. T
(Kiii.,:switifJrd), J. Rodg,
bourne), &c.,&e.
Tbe Chairman called ui
folowing report :
TEHRTY-SIXTH REPORT OF

arring the past year
fenia.e member have ent
members and two female n
non-payment. Three cleat,
her of benefit members in
increase of one since last
36 females, which with 38
general total of 339. Atm
teen have received sick p
Less amounted to £.36 19s,
the members on this accoui
balance in hand on the sicl
Sad. The balance in ha
Ned is £791. lie 9id. Ta.
from the annuity fund £9B
on that fund amounts to
of the auxiliary fund have
balance tlue to the clerk of
1 hand on the benefit fund a.
interest last year amounted
balance OD the tuterest ac3o
of the club is now £2,0
annuitants is cue more tha
. .

the report for 1876, that
the, assets and liabilities
Thislas been done and the
in referring to the actuar,
that the sum of £7OO ,
divided amongst those men
to the sick fnul, but during
ceived no sick allowance.
I'o 'THE COMMITTEE Or MANA
BECIIEt
Getitlemen.—l have exan
in colliortnity with your req.
tor's calculations, which are
calcifiattons hive been ms
n's tsbles, which, althou
thise in sonic respects are
tixy make no provision fo
On this account I think th
mad eto the estimated lisbil
and having made some rate
the # surfAus brought out by 1
to 1 ;1,575.
11 this recommendati. n
divi led must not exceed one-
am informed that it is d
Ullll ng such of the members
stel • fund during the last five
aliows.tiee durreg hat t
o t ii auxiiiary fund for expe
)bjection.

I aru,
You
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1878-06-15

DUDLEY.

A:MI.I3IIC SPORTS.—The above spa r la took place on
Monday afternoon, in the presence Of 4 large number of
spectators. On the conclusion of the i ~. ports the priz as
were presented b 7 Mr. E. F. Smitb . The following
were the results of the various eve; . ts :—Kicking the
Football :J. Skidmore, Ist; E J. Thompson, 2nd.
Distance, 62yds. 2ft. 7in.-100 Yards R a oe Club :J. Skid.
wore, Ist; A. E. Marston, 2nd.-10 J Yards dandicap
Hui die Race, open : Heat 1: CrOst ~ Ist; Bat, 2nd.
Heat 2; Bolt, Ist; Potts, 2131. Final . heat : Cross, Ist;
Bott, 2nd. Time 181secs.-100 Y at !ds Race, cpen :
Heat 1: Bolt, Ist; Sheppard, 21A. Heat 2: Powell,
IA ; Beardmore, 2nd. Final heat: I aott. Ist ; Powell,
2ad. 'lime lOisecs.—Hurdle Race , Club: blarston,
Ist ; Fereday, 2nd. Time 193eas —( 441 arter•mile flaunt-
ed!), open: deal 1 : Prime, Ist; 1 .ic tnolis, 2nd. Heat
2 : StAltiArd, Ist; Smith, 2nd. Fl na I beat: Stilliard,
lot; Smith, 2nd. nude, slisecs.- —Q 'darter -mile Race,
Club: Marston, Ist; Hickinau, 2tti 1.-- -One Mile Handl-
--cap, opea : c.vans, Ist ; Hick= ~, 2nd.—One Mile
lidu,ticap, optn: Evans, lit; Perk 4, 2 ad. Time smins.
45ec5.-11ile Race, Club: stokes , is I; Hickman, 2nd.
Time ermine. 41secs.—Throvving Cricket Bail: J. G.
Jones, Ist; T. Clulee, Stourb, :idgs 1, 2nd. Distance
115yda. 2tt. 6in.—Half-mile It inch( tap Race, open :
CJs, Ist; Wooiisvard, 2nd. Ti me r, hums. Fliseca.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1878-06-15

DEATH OF MR. MACGAHAN.

The Correspondent of the Daily News, in a telegram from
Constantinople, under date Monday, says :
"Your Special Correspondent here, Mr. Mac-
Gahan, died last night. Mr. MacGahan had been
ailing since his arrival from San Stefano a fortnight
ago, and became weaker. Last Monday feverish
symptoms appeared. On Thursday symptoms of
spotted typhus appeared. He received every
possible care from Dr. Patterson and 'various
friends. On Friday night he had an epileptic fit.
This was repeated on Saturday. He died in an
epileptic fits last evening, in the presence of two
doctors. Ever since Thursday he had been delirious.
General regret is expressed by all who knew him, in-
cluding men of every shade of political and religious
opinion. He was much loved for his sweetness of
disposition and his frank, manly character.'
Mr. MacGahan was an American by birth, having
neen born about the year 1845 in the State of Ohio.
He began his work as a newspaper correspondent in
Europe at the time of the Franco-German war, when
he was sent to France as Correspondent of the New
York Herald. He succeeded in getting into Paris dur-
ing the siege; and at one period was under arrest, and
had a near escape of execution. At the close of the
war he went as correspondent of the same journal to
St. Petersburg, where he acquired a knowledge
of the Russian language and made many friendships
with Russian officers. From St. Petersburg he set
out on an adventurous expedition to Khiva, travelling
alone. The presence of newspaper correspondents,
indeed of any foreigners, had been forbidden, but Mr.
MacGahan crossed the desert unhindered, and arrived
before Khiva just as the bombardment began. Here he
made a friendship with General, then Lieutenant,
Skobeleff, and many other Russian officers; and made
his name known in literature by the admirable account
of his journey in his book entitled, "Campaigning
on the Oxus." Somewhat later he was again re-
presenting the same journal in Spain, where he vas
with the staff of Don Carlos through the greater part
of the Carlist war. On his return from Spain he was
asked to accompany Captain Allen Young in the
Pandora, on her adventurous voyage to the North
Polar Sea,; and his work, "Under the Northern Lights,"
contains an admirable account of that voyage. It was
after his return from this voyage that he t•ecarne first
connected with the Daily News as a Special Cores-
pondent in Constantinople.

The funeral took place on Tuesday morning, and
was attended by many members of the English and
American colonies. The pall was carried by six of
his brother correspondents. General Skobeleff, who
had known the deceased through eight years of cam
paigning, was the chief mourner.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1878-06-15

tourbtl.o.4e Ciiisecutv

SATURDAY, JUNE 15, 1878;
COPYRIGHT AND ITS PROTECTION.

The law of patent anu the iaw of copyright
have been the subject of many au ingury
either before a Parliamentary Conlmittee or a
Royal Commission ; yet the question whether
a wan is entitled to the full benefit of the pro-
duce of his brain has never yet received a satis-
_ .

factory answer. The protection of copyright
has just been the theme of investigation before
a Royal Commission, and an elaborate :Ind
valuable report is the result. In these days of
excitement over foreign affairs, when Europe
has just witness.ed a sanguinary war, and when
an assembled Congress is endeavouring to pre-
vent the armed nations from indifiging in a
general sanguinary conflict, it is too much to
expect that this report will be at once made the
basis of legislation. Domestic wants cannot be
attended to in the same extent when great ques-
tions of foreign policy are before the country
as when the horizon in that direction is olehr.

The long war with France early in the present
century left an accumulation of wants to be
redressed at home which occupied the minds
of statesmen for a generation after its close,
and in a lesser degree this was the case during
the Crimean war nearly a quarter of a century

ago. Even now, when- we are not actually at
war, the House of Commons, which met at an
_ _

unusualy early period of the year, has found it
impossible to discuss and to pais;the County
Government Bill, which if not formally with-
drawn is not to be proceeded with this Session.
With such an interesting topic as the Congress
before it, Parliament will not, this year at least,
be enabled to entertain the amendment of
the law of copyright. At the same time
there are sufficient reasons why the subject
should receive the attention of the public, ant;
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1878-06-15

CRADLEY HEATH, lIALESOWEN, AND DISTRICT CHRONICLE.

SATURDAY, JUNE 15, 1878.

'I_,tENSON'S PAMPIRJETS on TURREI
CLOCKS, \N otches, Clocks, Plate, and Jewellery,
Illustrated, sent post free each for two stamps. Watches
sent safe by post. Benson's new work, "Time and Time
Tellers," 28.6 d.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1878-06-15

CLARKE'S

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• Pustules, B.ils Carbunclev, Ringworms, Scald
Heads. sore Eyes, Er)sipeli,,s, Itch, Surfs,
,wio.ilorations of th Ski, Harootira and
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(...t ore, are literally cared Gut of the system
in a abort time by the nee ci this world-famed
Medicine.
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IMPORTANT ADVICE TO ALL.--Clearise
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Un-
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itobstructed and sluggish in the veins ; cleanse
twhen it is foul, and your feelings will tell
you when. Beep the blood pure, and the
health of the system will follow.
As this mixture is pleasant to the taste, mai
warrant' tl free from anything injurious to the
most delicate constitution of oither iez, the
Proprietors solicits auffdrers tv give it a trial
to test its velne.
CLARRE'S WQRLD - FAMED BLOOD
each
MIXTURE is Sold in Botties 2s 6d each, Ihua ir)
sufficient to effect pa
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times
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ullicn nt ours in the great
majority of long-standing eases, by all Chemists and
Patent Medicine Vendors thrvughout the United King-
dom and the world, or sent to any address on receipt
of 30 or 132 stamps, Ly the Proprietor,
F. J. CLARKE,CnExv,,T, Apothecaries'
Agent for'Stourbridge Mr. J. U. Bland, High.street.
Wholesale: All Patent Medieine Houses.
LONDON DKPOT :.160 MORD aiIIINT

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1878-06-15

MOE OBSERVEI 1.

(CI- OF THE BECHER
40TMEN r SOCIETY.

these societies was held at tile
Tuesday last. A. nneob,r of
ether in the morning and
y Hill Brass Band marched
hen an excellent sermon

Rev. J. J. Sl4 rector
eturning to the hotel the
John Taylor, secretary. f.ord
)ccupied the chair. It is usual
green and the prizes for the
Lad there, bat the weather was
emending the whole time, and
t the fr,ut room of the hotel.
C. P Noel, Egg., J. Jordan,
nrner (Churchill), J. J. Slade,
,on (Kinver), Healo (Worn.

on Mr. Taylor who read the

" THE STEIVPONEY BECHEE,

ahr male members and one
cared the club. Four male
tembers have been erased for
Is have occurred. The num-
the club is now 302 (being an
year), namely, 266 males and
honorary members, makes a
ng the benefit members six-
ay. The payments for nick.
and the money received from
.t has been .2164 2s 41. Tne
t fund amounts to £1,224 12s
id on account cd the burial
dye members have received
17s 61; the balance iu band
3,373 15s sd. Time expenses
been £52 5s 20 leaving a
£7 5s 3il. The balance in
;count is £7,475 7s 7d. The
to £252 us 3d, and the total
ant from the commencement
B 5 7s B.ld. rile number of
u in 1876. It was stated in
in 1877 the examination of
of the club would be made.
trustees have much pleasure
r's report, aud recommend
thereab,m a should be
Ibars who have contr.bated.
the last five years hay,. re-

GEMENT OF THE STEWPoNEY
CLUB.

tined the affairs of the club
aest, and checked Mr. "fay-
in the main correct. The
tie on the basis of Mr. Fiu-
gh well suited for the pur-
open to this objection, that
cases of chronic sickness.
at some addition sheuld be
ity for a cki ass ithowauck>.,
mations, I recommend ins.,
Cr. Taylor should lie reduceo

be adopted, the sum to be
half. or £787 102.

esired to divide nearly :OW
as have codtribiked to the
years, but have reeeivod no
.me, aaCtu appropriate £B7
mos. To this e.Jurse I see
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1878-06-15

A HARD-WORKING CITY.

When M. de Lorgeril on Saturday spoke about
Paris being always en fête, and being a city of plea-
sure, he expressed a very popular notion (says the
Paris Correspondent of the Pall Mall Gazette). The
Exhibition, however, proves that Paris is not a city
where "Pleasure lies carelessly smiling at Fame.
Paris has proved that it is a hard-working city; and
to appreciate this fact one has only to take Group
of the French section, which is divided into thirteen
classes. In this group there are 2,074 exhibitors,
1,477 of whom are Parisians. For furniture there are
131 Parisian exhibitors, 25 provincial; for upholstery,
decorations, &c., 131, Parisians, 24 provincials; for
the other classes the numbers are—crystals, glass, 89
to 48,; ceramics, 191 to 104 ; carpets, 46 to 50; coloured
papers, 65 to 1; cutlery, 87 to 2' 5 jewellery, 27 to 4;
bronzes, 153 to 2 • watches, 125, to 247; heating and
lighting systems, 191 to 25 • perfumery, 113 to 12; toys,
baskets, &c., 188 to 21. In Group 111., therefore, we
find 1,477 Parisian exhibitors to 597 provincials, and
the burden of the Exhibition in the way of manufac-
tured goods may be said to have fallen on Paris,
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1878-06-15

ROWLE ,y.

SCHooL BOARD.—The montt tly m, acting was held at
the Board Room, Rowley, On blot) day afternoon last,
Mr. Walter klassano in the chair. —A discussion took
piece as to the remission of halo° 1 fees by the Board,
Air. Aunt holding the opinion that 'while the Board had
power under tue statute to remit, fees, they need not
exercise that power, but that it wo old be preferable to
refer the caes to the co carnittoe of the Board of
Guardians. and for the co minittee to pay the fees for
enn.ren ,itteuding denomu iational schools.—The Clerk
was directed to ascertain v •
/nether this could be done,
arid report at the next meel
.iing.—ln reference to the site
for the proposed new act ouls at Blackheath the Chair-
man reported that he had , been in communication with
the Duke of 611011.6m:1W
s agents siu.:.e the last meeting
as to a piece of land w hick had been selected by the
! committee, situated at High Street (oorner of Puwke
Lane, Blaekheath. A. letter had been received offering
a portion of the land at 34 6d per square yard, the
rigut of getting the mi• 'es (of which it was stated there
were none) being re served.—Mr. Hingley moved that
this offer be acceptf
.d, and 6.000 yaras,purchased
After considerable discussion the motion was seconded
by Mr. Green, and agreed to. an amendment by Mr.
tiadley to the effe at that a site offered by Mr. John
Darby should be sec
~pted being negatived.—The plans
submitted. by Mr. I deredith, architect, were afterwards
considered, and one . iccepted, providing for. accommdda•
Lion for 260 infants, 220 boys, and the same number of
girls.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1878-04-27

of subject, and seeing the importance now attached to
the strength of our military forces, it is a matter which
is commanding much attention. A scheme has been
floated for enlisting boys at an age below that at pre-
sent nominally insisted upon for recruits, and keeping
them at a military•training school until they shall
have attained sufficient strength and knowledge of
their duties to rentler then fit to take their places
in the ranks. When it is. remembered that at the
present time some 6,000 boys are being trained
for the navy, and that by far the greater number
of the men now on board our ships originally
entered the naval service as boys, the idea thus strack
out of applying the same principle to the army,
would appear to be worthy of all consideration. A.-
cording to the chairman of the Industrial School Com-
mittee, 5,000 lads could be obtained every year from
industrial schools, union workhouses, and voluntary
refuges, fit and willing to be trained and to enlist.
This is the plan carried out in Germany, and although
Great Britain will never be turned into a vast military
camp, she must, while other nations maintain
armaments, do the same. It is better to have
a trained army than an untrained one. Intelli-
gence will always win its way against ignorance,
and while this is being constantly exemplified in the
never ceasing battle of life, where skill and intellect
so often bear away the palm, it applies, although
perhaps to a lesser extent, to those to whom has been
entrusted the guardianship of the honour, the interests,
and the security of the country.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1878-04-27

RUSSIA A DANGER TO EUROPE.

"The question of what is to be done to put a stop to
further aggression on the part of RITEESia renders interesting
the following letter which 31. de Tocqueville wrote to a
friend in 1855 (remarks the Paris Correspondent of the Pall
Mall Gazette). Ile said
"'Russia is a great danger to Europe. I think this
the more strongly because I have had peculiar oppor-
tunities for studying the real sources of her power, And
because I believe those sources to be permanent and
entirely beyond the reach of foreign attack. lam
thoroughly convinced that it is not by taking from her
a town, or even a province, nor by diplomatic pre-
cautions, and still less by placing sentinels along her fron-
tier, that the Western Powers will permanently stop her
progress. A temporary bulwark may be raised against
her, but a mere accident may destroy it; or a change
of alliances or of domestic policy may render it useless.
I am convinced that Russia can only be stopped by
raising up in her path Powers created by the hatred
she inspires, and whose constant and vital interest it
will be to remain united in order to thwart her designs.
In other words, by the resurrection of Poland and the
reanimation of Turkey. I donot believe that this method
can at present be adopted owing to the detestable
jealousies and ambition of European nations, which
resemble the quarrels of the Greeks in presence of
Philip.' De Tocqueville went on to comment on the
progress made by Russia in China, and the account to
which she turned the disturbances in that country—
an achievement, by the way, in which General
Ignatieff first distinguished himself."
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1878-04-27

THE CONDITION OF BULGARIA.

If a fresh stimulus were needed to accelerate the
course of the negotiations, it would (says The Times, in
a leader on Tuesday) be found hi the present disas-
trous condition of Bulgaria. The Mussulman in-
habitants are in revolt over 10,000 square miles of
territory, and it has beau found necessary to send no
less than 30.000 Russian troops against them. Thus,
though peace is nominally established in the East,
anarchy reigns in Bulgaria as it did before the
war, and the authority of Russia seams power-
less to repress it. The insurgents are not
fighting for Turkey against Russia, but as they
themselves say, they " are fighting for no Sove-
reign, but for their own lives and honour." The
Russian troops are the only organised forces in the
country, and the task of repression falls on them.
This is one of the blessims of pi,ssession which must
surely turn the famous congratulation of Prince
Bismarck into bitter irony in the eyes of Russian com-
manders. But the situation is one of deep signi-
ficance for other Power s besides Russia. It makes clearer
than ever the necessity for doing something to put. an
end to a state of things which is a scandal to all the
Powers claiming to have a share in the settlement
of affairs in the East. While Europe is nego-
tiating about securing the blessings of peace, good
governmPnt, and assured freedom to Eastern lands,
Christians and Mussulmans in Bulgaria are flying
at each other's throats, and the whole country
south of the Balkans, notwithstanding the presence
of the Russian army, is in the condition which shocked
Europe and convulsed England two years ago. Russia
for the moment seems as powerless as Turkey was,
and it is time that Europe should again attempt to do
collectively what no single Power, neither the present
holders of Bulgaria nor its former sovereign, can do
alone. The pacification of the East is a real problem
for European statesmen, and it will still remain a
problem when the present tlifferences between Eng-
land and Russia have been settled. Perhaps the pre-
sent condition of Bulgaria may make Russia more
ready than heretofore to leave to Europe a task the
difficulty of which seem so far only to have been en-
hanced by the overthrow of the Turkish power,
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1878-04-27

PARLIAMENTARY ELECTORS.

A Parliamentary paper has been issued showing;
the total number of electors on the register with re-
spect to each Parliamentary constituency in the
United Kingdom.
The total number of electors in the English coun-
ties is 797,494, and in the counties of \Vales 66,272, in
all 863,766.
In the cities and boroughs England has 1,472,164
elector,' and Wales 67,441, making a total of
1,539,605.
The three English Universities give a total of 12,851
electors, the numbers being distributed as follows :
Oxford, 5.026; Cambridge, 6,038; and London,
1,787.
The total number of Parliamentary electors fur-
nished by the counties and boroughs in England and
Wales and the Universities in England. as shown by
the register now in force, is therefore 2,416,222.
The return in relation to Ireland shows a total of
231,515 electors, who are thus distributed—counties,
173,668; boroughs, 54,218; and University (Dublin,
Trinit-y College), 3,429.
Scotland shows a total electoral force of 304,268, of
whom 89.750 are county voters, 203,364 figure on the
burgh rolls, and 11,154 ass electors for the Universi-
ties. Of those last Ediribut,Th and St. Andrew's con-
tribute 4,025 and 1,558 respectively, and Glasgow and
Aberdeen 3,048 and 2,523.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1878-04-27

CRADL EY HEA [H.

VISTRY MHETING,—On Tuesday the annuli Easter
Yes.ry meeting for the parish of St. Luke's, Cradley
Heath, was held at the church; the Rev. G, .T. Taylor,
vicar. presiding. lar. Thomas Standish was eleeted
vicar's warden, and Mr. W. C. Barker people's war-
den.

SPORTINi NO UES.

(By our own 'Turf Correspondent.)

CITY AND ISURBURBAN.
The all Outbinil tom of awaversation thiii Wish has
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1878-04-27

BURNING OF A RAILWAY TRAIN
IN AMERICA.

The American papers report a serious accident at
Slatiugton, on the Leigh Valley Railroad, on the 4th
inst., by which two persons were killed and fifty
persons were injured, and seven others were expected
to die from their injuries. An oil train going
east ran into a freight train which was standing
a few ya:rds south of a depot. The engine was
thrown from the track and exploded, setting fire
to the forward oil teaks, which in a few minutes
were burning briskly. The foundry of Wallace
and Custard, on the east side of the track, caught
fire, and the depot, a bridge, and a row of
houses were for some time in great drinc.rer. The
oil burned briskly, and large clouds of black wavy
sm)ke gave notice to the people of the surrounding
, country that a fire was in progress. One of the
oil tanks burst and scattered the fire in all directions.
The shower of fire came so suddenly that it cowered
the mass of people before they ',ad a chance of
escape. There was a rush for safety, and, choked
by blinding smoke and maddened by pain, each man
struggled to save himself. The heat formed a
current more powerful than the wind, which was
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1878-04-27

THE EURYDICE FUND.

Lord Henry Lennox writes to say, regarding the
Eurydice fund, that as far as is at present known,
there are 40 and 50 widows, 170 parents, and from 6(1
to 70 other relatives who were partly, and in many
cases mainly, dependent upon those who have perished,
and have therefore claims on the fund. it
is calculated that £2000) will be required in order
to administer a minimum of relief to all
the sufferers. Of this sum about one-half
has been collected by the committee pre-
sided over by his Royal Highness the Duke of Cam-
bridge, by the Committee of the Lord Mayor of
Loudon, and by Admiral Fanshawe's committee at
Portsmouth. In order to obtain the amount still
necessary Lord Henry makes a further earnest appeal
to the public. The Commissioners of the Royal
Patriotic Fund have undertaken the distribution of
the money in accordance with the powers conferred
upon them by a Royal Commission in 1875.
Prince Louis Napoleon has, through M. Pietri, for
warded a donation of £2O in aid of the fund now being
raised at the Mansion House for the relief of the dis-
tressed relatives of those who perished in H.M.S.
Eurydice. The fund now amounts to nearly £4,000.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1878-04-27

VERDICT OF THE LOWER TEN.
This ain't a poor man's Budget—
Who says 'tis, tells a cracker,
Only twopence a pound on money,
And fourpence a pound on 'bacca I—Punch.

AN EARTHQUAKE IN TURKEY.

The Correspondent of The Times, in a telegram from
San Stefano on April A., says there was a sharp earth-
quake here on Friday evening and much alarm was
felt, but no damage done. It was the severest re-
membered here. No damage was done to Constanti-
nople, but Ismid and Broussa suffered, though the
extent of the damage is not yet reported. On board
the fleet cries of people in Ismid were distinctly
heard, and morning revealed many shattered build-
ings and overthrown minarets. The water of the
Gulf of Timid was in strange commotion, seething and
surging so as to heave and rock our great ships in
abnormal fashion. The commander of a Batish gun-
boat sent on board the Alexandra to request Admiral
Hornby to give him previous notice on the next occa-
sion of torpedo vractice, mistaking the earthquake fur
a torpedo explosion!
Further advices say that the earthquake has caused
considerable damage at Moudania, Sabandja, and in
the environs of Broussa and Ismid.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1878-04-27

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1878-04-27

TRADESMENS ADDRESSES

:GEORGE
-LA- ENRI BAKER,
COAL, COKE, AND BRICK MERCHANT,
BEGS to return his sincere thanks to the
inhabitsnts ef Cradley for their kind support. and
to inform them and the inhab,tants of Stourbtioge that
ho has LEMOVED to ALMA VILLA, IiIIiDitItMIN-
STER IREEJ, SIOURBRIDGE. wheie he hopes to
be entrusted with a share of their pationne anu sup-
port, which be trust., be will gain by strict personal
attention and punctuality to business.,
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1878-04-27

PLACES OF AMUSEMENT IN LONDON

Mr. John Hollingshead, lessee of the Gaiety
Theatre, laid recently before the House of Commons'
Committee on the Metropolis Management Bill an
estimate of the number of places of amusement in the
metropolis, including the smaller places, which were
not reckoned in an account he gave last year to the
Parliamentary Committee on the Metropolitan Fire
Brigade.
First he mentions the two patent theatres, Drury.
lane and Covent-garden, each capable of holding 4,000
persons. Then there are 45 theatres, licensed by the
Lord Chamberlain, holding in the aggregate about
80,000 persons. There are also ten theatres licensed
by the divisional magistrates, one of which houses is
the Court Theatre, at Chelsea, about 20 yards outside
of the Lord Chamberlain's jurisdiction, and these 10
theatres will hold altogether about 38.100 persons.
The Crystal Palace is included, containing two
theatres and one concert hall under the same roof.
Next come the music-halls. The Middlesex magis-
trates license 347 places, together holding 136,700 per-
sons. These music-halls include three of the first
I class, holding from 15,000 to 20,000 people; six
second-class halls holding from 2,000 to 3,000; 13
third-class halls, holding from 800 to 1,500; 53 fourth-
class halls, holding from 300 to 700 persons; and then
there are 272 smaller places, which may be called
publichouse concert rooms or harmonic meetings. or
whatever they are termed. The Surrey magistrates also
li .ense on the south side of the Thames 61 music-halls;
58 are of a smallish type, but three are very large
places, and altogether these 61 will hold 32,800 per-
sons. The City of London licenses only two places, the
Sussex-hall and the White Horse ; but there must be
four or five other places where balls and concerts
are given, and the City may be stated as having in all
these places accommodation for 6,400 persons. The
total is 57 theatres, capable of holdin,, 126,100 per-
sons, and 415 music-halls, capable of holding 175,900
persons, making altogether 472 places, accommodating
302 000 persons. This includes the Crystal Palace
and the Alexandra Palace, which are licensed by the
magistrates. Many of the smaller places are pro-
bably very small, being rooms in or over public-
houses, where there is music, but no stage or other
appliances—places in some instances where people
come in the evening and drink their spirits or beer,
hear a song or two, and then go away.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1878-04-27

THE RAPID DEVELOPMENT OF
AUSTRALIA.

A recently published document gives the followingiuterest-
ing statement as to the rapid dtvelopment of Australia, and
shows what that colony is becoming to the mother country :

Ninety years have elapsed since the Australian
Colony was occupied by Emdand. On the 26th of
February, 1788, Captain Phihips landed there, in the
capacity of Governor, and took possession of that conti-
nent, then wild and wholly uncultivated. He had with
him a certain number of convicts, and at 011C3 set
about the installation of a penal settlement. The
world was very far then front foreseeing that this
territory, which is nearly equal to Europe in super-
ficies, would, in_less than a century, contain a popu-
lation of two millions and a-half of whites, and that
its annual commerce would amount to £85,000,000—a
sum nearly equal to that of Great Britain at the com-
mencement of the last century. The colonists, taken
as a whole, possess a revenue of £16,000,000, and the
fields which, at the time. of occupation, were only
peopled by kangaroos, now feed seven midion head of
cattle and sixty-three millions of sheep. The first
great impulse given to the prosperity of the colony
was the discovery of gold, but during the last quarter
of a century many other and more lasting sources of
wealth have been discovered in its agricultural and
mining productions.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1878-04-27

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MEDICAL CAUTION,

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1878-04-27

CARDINAL MANNING and DR. NEWMAN
ON THE DUTIES OF SOLDIERS.

Letters have, it is stated; been sent within the past week
to Cardival Manning and Dr. Newman, asking whether per-
sons whose conscience would dictate that England in enter-
ing upon a war with Russia was commencing an unjustifi-
ab,e war would be bound, even at the risk °of death for
refusal, to take up arms, and answers have just been
received (says the Pall Mall Gazette of April 20.) The
Cardinal, through his secretary, Dr. Johnson, says :
"In replying, by the Cardinal's desire, to your
letter of tha 15th inst., it is hardly necessary to say
that no one would be justified in going forth to slay
others merely to give expression to the vindictive feel-
ings of diplomatists. But this is not likely to be on
the part of our Government the object of any war
with Russia into which England may possibly be
drawn."
Dr. Newman has sent the following reply :

"Your letter proposes a most serious question. I
answer it thus—Soldiers have engaged in a profession,
and promised service and loyalty to the Queen. They
cannot leave it suddenly at their own will. If, indeed,
they were called upon, by virtue of their profession,
to sin, of course they must not obey, they must'be put
to death rather than obey, but they must be certain
that it is sin before they can religiously refuse. They
have no duty, no liberty to refuse to serve now in a
war against Russia, unless they are perfectly sure that
the war is unjust. Till then their duty to the Queen
is in force, and it remains so, though they ma) fear,
th,ugh they may believe, though they may have
strong grounds for thinking that the war is unjust.
They cannot release themselves from their duty on a
doubt or an opinion. And much as I, for one, dis-
approve of the war, and deplore it, certainly I am not
sure that there are not just grounds for resisting the
measures at present carried out by the Russians. It
is not out and out a clear case that the Russians are
altogether right, and we altogether wrong."
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1878-04-27

ROYAL RECOGNITION OF A WOMAN'S

BRAVERY.
The Copenhagen Correspondent of the Pall Mall Gazetto
writes .---
An act of bravery which has received its due reward
deserves to be known outside the narrow limits of
Denmark. A poor woman, the wife of a labourer, past
fifty, observing a'few months ago three children who
had fallen through the ice on a lake, rushed into the
water, and at the imminent peril of her own life rescued
the children. His Majesty the King decided that this
act of bravery should not pass unrewarded. The poor
woman was sent up to town from the country ; a room
was prepared for her in the Royal palace, where she
stayed a couple of days to see the sights of Copenhagen,
and she received from the hands of the King in the
presence of the Royal family, the Medal and Ribbon
for civil acts of bravery, being the first woman in
Denmark who has received this honour. Last night
the King had secured; places for her and her family
in the Royal Theatre, where she was the obs.erved of
all observers.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1878-04-27

,
THRESHING MACHINES

The Act for the prevention of accidents by thresh-
ing machines has been printed.
It recites that by certain Acts of Parliament pro-
vision is made for the fencing of dangerous machinery
in factories and mines, and it is expedient that
similar provisions should be made with respect to
threshing machines worked by steam or by any motive
power other than manual labour. Steam machines are
to be fenced when worked under a penalty not exceeding
£5 by summary conviction. "[f in the prosecution of
any person to whom the threshing machine belongs or for
whose service or benefit it is used it is shown that the
machine was not in fact kept sufficiently and securely
fenced during the working thereof, such person shall
be deemed to have permitted the same, unless he
satisfy the Court that he took all reasonable pre-
cautions to insure the observance of this Act." On
the prosecution of any person for an offence against
this Act, he may on his own application be sworn and
examined as a witness. Any constable may at any
time enter on any premises in which he has reason-
able cause to believe that a threpling machine is
being worked contrary to the provisions of this Act
for the purpose of inspecting such machine.
The Act is to come into operation on the Ist of
Angust, 1879, and not to extend to Scotland or
Ireland.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1878-04-27

BRO \ISGROVE.

EASTER VESTRY.—PARISH CITURCIE—The Vines war-
cbJus appolnted were Medara. Holyoake and J 1.
Fiort n ; pari,h wactleas. Me.sra r and W.
Uorbett.

BOARD Or GUARDIAN —The first meeting of the
newly-constitn:ed .Board was held at the Union on Tuesday. Mr. Joseph Russon was voted to the chair.—The
Clerk laid before the Board his statistical statement for
the half-veer -134.4 La ly-Jav list, which showed the
number of runers admittmd to the Workhouse to be
'238, being an increase of 45 as compared with the non
r-sponding period last year. 2.139 vagrants were re-
lieved. being an increase of 517 as compared with last
year. 1,006 persons received out-deor relief, making,
with 57 in Powick Lunatic Ast.thitm. 1.063 chargeable .o
the Union, or an increase of 130 as compared with toe
corresponding half of last year. The financial statement
showed a balance in !avant of the different parishes at
the commencement of the half-year of £245 15a 54.
The receipts from contributions, &c , were £4 612 6;
; common charges, £2 950 78 2id ; separate charges,
£63 10a ; county rates, £999 7a 61 ; eipenses of School
Attendance Committee, £54 5s 8,1 ; leaving a balance in
favour of the parishes of £477 91 li.i. The gross esti-
mated rental of the Union was stated to Pe £169 186.
and the rateable value £149,928. The rateabie value
had increased riurinwtoe e.lf-year £1,443.—Mr. Josepti
tiusson wee no inionsly re-elected chairman for
the year, and Messrs. W. Partrid4e and J. Amphlett
were rfreleotedlyioe-ohairinen!—The following tornroittos
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1878-04-27

A DOG AND SNAKE FIGHT:

31r G. Bainbridge, Civil Surgeon, Sattara, favours the
Times of India with the following account of an encounter
between a dog and a cobra
"On the 22nd ult., whilst we were sitting outside,
after dinner, my wife felt something moving against
her feet and jumped up from her chair. At the
same moment our terrier, lying close by, saw
and flew at the object, which by its hissing at
once declared itself to be a snake. Whilst I
called for lights and sticks the reptile retreated
into the hollow of an adjacent tree against
which is a fernery, and hissed so loudly that my ser-
vants and I were deceived into thinking the noise to be
that of a cat. After prodding into the recesses of the
rockery with sticks for several minutes, the loud hiss-
ing being continued the while, a snake suddenly came
out before my servant, and stood erect upon the stone-
work with expanded hood. At this moment the dog,
who had all along been trying, by barking violently,
to dislodge the reptile, rushed twice at least and
dragged it down won the ground from the rockery.
I beat off the dog, and hit the snake two
blows with a piece of split bamboo seven feet
long and quite supple, held near one eLd. Very
little injury could have been inflicted on the snake by
these blows, which were made quite at random; and
whilst it was writhing vigorously, and before I could
strike it again the dog carried it away, and was found
a few minutes afterwards forty yards off worrying the
reptile, which he held by the throat and had killed.
The cobra (the head of which I have preserved) was
3ft. 7in. long, with distinct spectacles and perfect
fangs. The dog is alive, and was not in the least
ill after the encounter."
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1878-04-27

Taz DRAINAGE 1 lON IN THE

OURBRIbO II; UNION.

Lieutenant-colonel Ponsonby Cox, R.E, attended
at the Board Room of the Stourblidge Union, at
Kingstrinford, on Wednesday, relative to an appli-
,-!ation to the Local Government Board by the
Rural Sanitary Authority for pernibsion to boi row
000 for the urpse, of sewora.ge and private
thh*at improvements in the hamlet of AmOloot,.
Mr. 11. Dillingham (chahnian of the Guardians)