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The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-03-01

SIIK INDUSTRY IN THE UNITED

STATES.

According to a recent report, the production of
silk goods in New Jersey exceeds that of all the other
States combined. The capital invested is $7,524,200,
distributed among eighty-four firms, yielding a pro-
duct of $18,053,210, or $2.50 in silk goods to $1 of
capital annually. The number of hands this industry
employs is given at 14,152, of whom 5483 are men,
5175 woollen, 3489 children. The men average $l-81
a day, the women $l.Ol, the children 63 1-10 cents.
The business has been somewhat overdone in this state,
and its condition at present is not altogether healthy.
A large trade has been done in some cases on a small
capital, and when the inevitable ruin came, the market
had suffered by forced sales at low prices. American
silk-making is, however, no longer an experiment. It
is, on the whole, as successful an industry as any
other, and the pre-eminence of New Jersey is a matter
of just pride. After struggling against many adverse
circumstances, the manufacture of silk has gained
quite a secure foothold in California, the last year wit-
nessing the introduction of new and improved machinery
in place of that destroyed by fire. One establishment
is engaged in manufacuring piece goods of really ex-
cellent quality. Another is devoted to the produc-
tion of tram, while the third and the largest of all ex-
c:usively manufactures spool, skein, and embroidery
silks. In the latter line from forty to fifty operatives
are employed—four boys, one man, and the rest
women and girls. Girls make one dollar a day at a
comparatively easy task. The value of the silk manu-
factured in the State in 1883 approximated $350,000,
of which 200,000 was in the spool, skein, and em-
broidery- lines. It is peculiarly an industry in which
light and cheap labour finds employment; therefore
not to exceed $20,000 was paid in wages to operators.
With the promised increase in silk culture in Cali-
fornia, it is believed an occupation will be opened up
extensively for boys, girls, and women, by increasing
the manufacturing capacities of the mills.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-03-01

FISH.

Good supplies and steady sale at previous rates. Turbot,
4s to 14s; brill, 25 to Os; skate, 2s 6d to 78 ; cod, Be to 8s;
dory, 'ls to Is; red mullet, is each; smelts, 3a to Ea per
basket ; salmon, Scotch, Irish, and Dutch, is sd; trout. 2s;
soles, 1s 2d per lb. ; eels, ifs per draft; plaice, 255; had-
docks, 103 ; whiting, 12s per box; herrings, 148 per 120;
lobsters, 2s to 5s ; crabs, 2s to 4s each.
POTATO.

Moderate supplies were on offer, and met a quiet demand
as follows ; Maw_mm bonumsdOs t 999! i_reents, Zos to 804
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-03-01

FREEDOM FROM COUGH IN TEN MINUTES is given, and
CONSUMPTION and AsiumA in all stsges are instantly
relieved, by Dr. Lrcr}ck's Pulmonic Wafers, which taste
pleasantly, and effect a rapid cure. In Bronchitis
Coughs, Colds. Whooping Cough, Wheezing. Phlegm
eit,l till Disorders of the Breath, Throat, and Lungs
Hysterical, Nervous, and Heitz t Complaints, Ith en
mittistn, and Nervous Pains, "they act like a charm.
To ingers and Speakers they are inval,able, in a fes
hours they remove all hoarseness, and wonderfulll
increase the power and flexibility of the voice, Ful
directions with every box. Small books of many
thousand cures may be had from every agent Sold by
all Druggists, price Is. lid., 2s. 9d., 4s. and us. *Ed
er box,
LIVER AND STOMACH PILLS. DR. KING'S DANDELION
AND QUININE LIVER PlLLS.—These famous Pills do
not contain even a trace of iller ury, or any of the many
dangerous ingredients frequently found in advertised
Pills. This fact continues to keep Dr. King's renowned
discovery in frout of all FL's whatsoever, as the safest
best, speedies, mostt certain, and effectual remedy for
disorders of the Liver and Stomach, whether in the form
of Biliousness, Constipation, Indigestion, Flatulence,
Acidity, Headache, Shoulder Pains, Feverish Restless-
ness of the whole system, Disinclination for Food, or
Dvsneztic symptons generally

;THROAT AFFECTIONS AND HOMISENESS.—AII suf.
feting from irritation of the throat and hoarseness
will be agreeably surprised at the almost immediate
relief afforded by the use of "Brown's Bronchial
Trochee." These famcns " lozenges " are now sold by
ot respectable chemists in this country at Is. 4d.
per box. Peo!,10 troubled with a " hackiLg cough,'
"slight cold," or bronchial affections, cannot try
bcm too soon, as similar troubles, if allowed to pro-
ue,es, result in. terions Pulmonary and Asthmatic affec•
tv.z. See f. hat' the words "Brown's Bronchial Troches"
aze on tho G73.vernment Stamp around each box.—
b JOHN I. BROWN & SONS, Boston, U.S.
an,..t removed to 38, Farringdon oad,

ADVICE TO MOVIEREII—An you broken in your
ret by a sick child suffering with the pain of cutting
teeth? Go at once to a chemist ..nd get a bottle of
INlNsLow'r3 F,OOTIIING .7.;iitur. It will relieve
poor suffrer inrnediatErly. It is perfectly harm-
.tss and pleas.nt to taste, it produces Latural,
inlet ele,T, by I..tl;evig the child ti--na pain, and the
" t‘.l brO,t, as a button." It
-..)o.thes the chii4, it eofters the guta,i, allays all
relievea regulates the bowels, and is the
rcaxthy for dysentery and diarrhcca,
--t.other ar-u,nrg Lo.i tt-ething or other causes. •si Mrs.
11,1•-alow's Soothing Syrttp is sold by Medians desltra
49411111400) kb, kW. Pet bottls.

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-03-01

A NEW FODDER PLANT.

The discovery of a new fodder plant is announced
by Dr. William Trail, of Woodwich, St. Andrews,
in a letter this gentleman has addressed to the
Edinburgh Botanical Society. He says when
taking a walk last September, about a mile to the
eastward of the manse of Sandwich, in the west
mainland of Orkney, he was a good deal surprised
to come upon a large quantity of the common blue
lupin of our gardens—lupinus perennis, he believed.
About three acres of ground were thickly covered
with it, but scattered plants extended to a much
greater distance. The plants were 2ft. or 3ft.
high, and most of them were covered with
ripe seeds. The soil they grew in appeared a
thin yellowish loam, mixed with small, angular
pieces of flagstone, and partially, covered with tufts of
heather. On inquiry he found that it was known
that the plant had escaped from a garden in the
neighbourhood a good many years ago. He observed
that in parts where it had been long growing the tufts
of heather had disappeared and were replaced by a
thin covering of grass. Cattle are partial to this
plant, and he observed a cow eagerly cropping it. It
is believed that this is not the only instance of the
lupin becoming naturalised in Scotland, but it
appeared to be sufficiently interesting to bring to the
notice of the society, more especially as it seems to be
a useful kind of fodder to introduce on waste ground,
where hardly anything else will grow.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-03-01

THE MERCHANT SHIPPING BILL.

The Merchant Shipping Bill has been placed in tho
hands of members of the House of Commons. It
contains 101 clauses, many of which have numerous
sub-clauses, and occupies with its appended schedules
forty-ono pages. It bears the names of Mr. Cham-
berlain, the Solicitor-General, and Mr. Holms, and is
preceded by an explanatory memorandum setting
forth that the object of the bill is to promote the
security of life and property at sea, and its leading
principle is to make it the interest as well as the
duty of every shipowner to bring his venture to a safe
termination.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-03-01

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GENERAL PRINTERS,

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PRINTING DEPARTMENT.

Auctioneers' Catalogues, Sermons,Concert, and
other Posters.
Elandbills, Circulars, Cards, Programmes, Bill
Heads.
Club Articles, Address Cards, Post Cards,
And ALL KINDS of PRINTING, in Black or
Coloured Inks

GENERAL ADV a

STATIONERY.

DUDLEY ARMS HOTEL, DUDLEY,

-
Envelopea,Note Paper, and ALL KINDS of
PLAIN and FANCY STATIONERY.
Large Stock of PLAYING CARDS, New

Designs and Patterns.
BILL PAPER, PENS, INK, tse.
POCKET BOOKS, CHILDREN S kW°. 8
Toy Books, Spelling and Reading i:Ouis

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-03-01

THE TURIN EXHIBITION:

The work for the great industrial exhibition which,
is to be inaugurated by the King and Queen of Italy
in the Valentino-park, in Turin, on the 20th of April,
is progressing satisfactorily. The number of exhi-
bitors, not including the Government exhibition asso--
eiations, is 13,708. Southern Italy is largely repre—
sented. The medipeval castle and village, constructed
on the banks of the river and intended to give
an idea of Italian feudal life, will be a great
attraction. Crossing a rustic path, visitors
will arrive in front of an old gateway leading
to the village, where the shops and manu-
factories will be fitted up entirely as they are known
to have been 400 years ago. The majolica manu-
factories and the inns will be at work, and the-
personnel attired in the costumes of the day. But the
most wonderful attraction will be the castle itself, a
huge, fine building, completely furnished and fitted
up in the style of the epoch. The Syndic Count
Sambrey and the members of the executive com-
mittee are untiring in their efforts to assure the
success of the exhibition, which will be one of the
finst and most interesting held in Italy.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-03-01

FRANCE AND CHINA.

A telegram from Hong Kong says: "Notwithstand-
ing the difficulties hinted in Admiral Courbet's last
despatch to the French Government with regard to
the results of an attack on Bac Ninh, orders, it is
stated, were transmitted from Paris to lose no time in
pushing on operations. The Chinese are erecting im-
portant works of defence, and are animated by great
enthusiasm. Torpedoes have been successfully laid
as far as five miles from the forts."

A telegram received from Tonquin states that the
French gun-boats are taking up positions in the rivers
of the Delta, in order to support the action of the
expeditionary force.
A telegram from Haiphong states that according to
advices received there from Hanoi on the 18th inst.,
it had been positively ascertained that the Viceroy of
Quang-Si was in command of the forces in Bac Ninh.
It was added that the French General intended to
send him an ultimatum.

Intelligence from Sontay, dated the 17th inst.,
reported that the Chinese had burned a village on the
left bank of the Red River, opposite Sontay.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-03-01

rim PROFITS OF POULTRY RTY,PING.

That poultry keeping is a profitable occupation
there is no room for doubt (says the Morning Post in
"Our Agricultural Reports"). We have just received
a statement of the results attained by a gentleman in
Dublin, who keeps an exact record of the number of
eggs obtained and of the cost for corn. Scraps from
the house were given to the fowls, but as they would
have been otherwise wasted, they are not recorded.
On the Ist of January, 1883, the year commenced
with twenty-four hens and three cocks, and from
these 3,054 eggs wee obtained during the year.
At ld. each—during the early months as much
as 23,d. each was obtained, so that id. is a
lower value than was actually received—these
eggs brought in £l2 14s. Five chickens were killed
and sold for 2s. 6d. each, bringing up the total re-
ceipts to £l3 6s. 6d. The corn bought during the
year cost £3 135., and three fowls died, the value of
which is put down at 3s. This makes a total of
£4 25., and leaves the very respectable sum of
.£9 4s. 6d. to pay for trouble and profit. "No
chickens were bred," writes our informant, "as it was
a very bad season. I did set a few, but as they did
not turn out well I gave it up." The fowls were a
Brahma-Dorking cross, and were looked after at odd
times. Surely we have here a good example of a
small industry not to be despised. A few fowls would
pay the rent of many a small country cottage.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-12-20

HOLLOWAY'S OINTMENT

The Universal Remedy for Bad Legs
Bad Breasts, Old Wounds, and

Ulcerations of all kinds.

There is no medicinal preparation which may be
thoroughly relied upon in the treatment of the above all.
ments as Holloway's Ointment. Rubbed upon the surface
3f the body, over, or near the affected parts, it disappear
under the friction of the hand, penetrating at once to the
source of the evil, and thus performs its healing errand
rapidly, safely, and without pain. In all long standing
cases, Holloway's Pills should al:m be taken as they purify
the Blood and expel depraved hu-nours from the system.
Coughs, Colds, Sore Throats, and
Bronchitis.

This Ointment is irresistible in the care of these throat and
pectoral complaints, which when neglected often sad in
settled Asthma or Consumption. The Ointment well
rubbed upon the Chest and back, night and morning
penetrates the skin, and thus absorbed, is carried directly
to the Lungs, where, in immediate contact with the whole
mass of circulating Blood, it neutralizes or expels all im•
hurities. By these means all pulmonary complaints may
be cured with rapidity and ease.

Disorders of the Kidneys, Stone and

Gravel.

!In any of the above c,mpla eta . more benefit may be
derived in twenty-hours, by adopting the foiloiving simple
imoans, than could be brought about in six rauudis by any
lother treatment. in bad cases, it the ointment be .iligently
rubbed into the small of the back, over the region of the
Kidneys, it will quickly penetrate and give immediate
chef. six or eight of the Pills should be taken nightly
according to circumstances.
Gout, Rheuavitistu, and &id' Joints.
This invaluable Cfintmeutexcercisesa more obvious control
jver tiout and Rheumatism, than any otter Medicie. No
Jno need remain uncured, who will in goo, ,arnes. make '
a vigorous application of this infallible remedy—according
to the Printed Instructions affixed to e,c Put. All be ‘t ad
aches and painewill likewise bo banished by the same treat
meat.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-12-20

GENERAL FLEURY.

General Emile Fens Fleury has died in Paris. He
had nearly completed h* 69th year, having been born
on December 23, 1815, in Paris, He was educated at
the College Rollin, and having shortly afterwards lost
his fortune, he on the 16th of November, 1837, entered
the corps of the Spahis, then b.st just raised for ser-
vice' in Algeria. He served through eleven campaigns,
in which he received three gunshot wounds, and was
three times commended in the orders of the day.. His
bravery procured him rapid promotion; he became a
sub-lieutenant in 1840, was advanced to the rank of
captain in 1844, and rose to the command of a
squadron. in July, 1848, when he retained to France,
where he soon because an ardent Bonapartist; and,
when Prince Louis Napoleon was elected President of
the Republic he appointed Fleury his oiderly officer.
In 1851 he again went to Algeria, where he took part
in the expedition against the Kabyles. He soon after.
returned to Paris, where he was again attached to the
staff of the Prince President, and held an important
command during the covp d'etat, in which, or rather
in some of the disturbances which followed it, he re-
ceived a wound in the head from a gunshot. On the
establishment of the Empire he was appointed colonel
of the Regiment of Guides, and Grand Equerryto the
Crown and aide-de-camp to the Emperor, and in
1856 he became a general of brigade. He bad be-
come an Officer of the Legion of Honour in 1849, and
in 1859 was promoted to the rank of Grand Officer.
On the 31st of December, 1862, he was appointed first
equerry to the Emperor, am in August, 1863, was
promoted to the rank of general of division. In 1865
he was appointed a Senator, and at the end of 1866
was sent as Ambassador to King -Victor Emanuel. In
1869 he was appointed Ambassador to St. Petersburg,
a post which he resigned immediately after the Revo-
lution of Paris in September, 1870, after which he
went with Madame Fleury and his children to
Switzerland. He remained on the disposable list of
the French army till 1879, when he retired. He had
been decorated in 1864 by the Emperor of Russia with
the Order of St. Anne in diamonds.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-12-20

Ulisaihnitous
11011 IR, FOREIGN, AND Of/LORI/L.

ATERAGE PRICS or BRITISH CoML—The following
are the average prices of British corn fit last week, as
received from the inspectors and officer's of Excise:
Wheat, 30s. /od. ; barley, 31s. Od.; oats, 19s. sd. per
imperial gr. Corresponding week last yew: Wheat,
35d.;. barley,3ls, Id.; oats, 19s. 4d.
gdtrEEN ANNIC'S STATTJE.—The London Court of
Common Conseil have resolved to replace the present
statue-of Queen Anne, in front of St. Paul's Cathedral,
by a replica in Sicilian marble at a cost of £I8CO:-
G.11,r 11F I Hosprrin.—Mr. Henry Tate, of Liverpool
and Streatham, Surrey, hart announced his intentien to
erect in Liverpool and furnioh at his sole cost a homceo-
pathic hoe.pital for the free use of the public. A con-
venient sits has been secured ins Hope-street, neatly
opposite the Philharmonic-hall. The arrangements for
carrying out Mr. Tate's wishes -have been entrusted to.
the committee of the Homceopathie Dispensary. mr.,.
Tate's gift represents-a money value of over £lO,OOO.
OvEn-Paussunx.—The Chester schoolteachers having
addressed a communication to the chairman of the •
Ohester School Attendance COmmittee alleging that
Educational over-pressure exists iaChester, Mr. Sneyd
Synersley, the district- inspectorrreplied that if over-
pressure does exist the teachers are-bringing the gravest
charge against themselves—that of driving young chil-
dren into premature graver for the sake of a few
pounds. Mr. Ilynersley adds, "The plea of necessity
has been recently held to be no excuse for murder,"

ANOTHER Tnierax POR Loisnos.—The " Builder "
says:" Another new theatre is proposed to be built in
London in the rear of 121, Regent-street, on the site
of the unsuccessful Military and Naval Stores, with '
entrances from Regent-street and exits into Heddon-
street. The theatre, which will be of rather unusual
construction, will consist of a ground floor, which will
be entirely devoted to stalls, with a balcony over, and
will accommodate about 800 persons. The architect is
Mr. 3. M. Brydon.
LAST WEEK'S Wnacus.—The number of actual ship-
wrecks last week declined to 29, 15 British and 14
foreign vessels having been reported. Of these six were
steamers, four being British, one American, and one
German, representing a tonnage of 7548. Off the
British Isles seven vessels (including six British owned)
were wrecked, one sinking by collision and one
foundering with all hands, the latter two being British
vessels. _ _
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-12-20

A CAUTION TO NORTGAGEES.

Jerry builders in the metropolis have had a hie:
time of it for the last twenty years; but, fortunately
for suffering house occupiers, the days of their evil-
doing are numbered. Death traps cannot now be
run up with impunity, for by a decision just given in
the ifigh Court of Justice the Metropolitan Board
has proceeded to pull down and demolish a shanty
just put up with bad mortar. Mud is the favourite
ingredient for ths jerry builder to lay bricks with,
and rotten garden refuse serves for a foundation to
the intended insanitary 19th century stuccoed villa,
which is nothing less than a veritable death-trap.
The jerry builder has been of late years a prosperous
man. His modus operandi is to run up rows of
houses, .and then to mortgage them. In most
cases the sum obtained on mortgage is a good deal in
excess of the actual cost of building, but they offer
apparently excellent security, and the mortgagee falls
helpless into the trap laid for him. The case just
decided, "Murray v. Metropolitan Board of Works,"
should act as a caution to mortgagees, and induce
them to exercise great care before advancing money.
The case of Simeon Murray, a builder of Hackney, is
full of interest to mortgagees. He was summoned
for using bad mortar in August, 1882, and was fined
.£3 and costs; but he made no alteration in the
structure. The Metropolitan Board proceeded still
further against him, and the magistrate made an order
to take down the houses. This order was disobeyed,
and the defendant, who had inthe meantime mortgi.ged
the property, instituted an actic,n in the High Court.
At the trial the verdict was entered for the Board,
who has already taken down one house, and as soon
as the other is empty will take down that also. Un-
doubtedly, in the interest of the public, these houses
should be levelled with the ground; but a great hard-
ship is inflicted on the mortgagee, who loses his prin-
cipal and interest. Certainly every one will feel re-
gret, because, undoubtedly, the wrong man suffers.
The builder who knowingly transgresses the law de-
serves condign punishment; but the mortgagee, if he
had exercised the ordinary precaution of making in-
quiries of the district surveyor prior to advancing his
money, would have been at once informed that the
property was valueless. Had he taken that simple
precaution he would not have suffered loss.— Wed
London Advertiser.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-12-20

_ _----
DISESTABLISHMENT IN WALES.

The new campaign in favour of disestablishment in
Wales has been commenced with great vigour. The
conference in South Wales has been followed by one
held in North Wales, at which resolute action, both
in Parliament and among the constituencies, was
resolved upon. Mr. Fisher, of the Liberation
Society, has within the last few days addressed
large and enthusiastic meetings at Rhos, Llan-
fairfechan, Llanrwst, Festiniog, and Llandudno, and,
with one exception, resolutions expressing a deter-
mination to make disestablishment a test question
at the next general election was carried by over-
whelming majorities. The exception was at Llanfair-
fechan, where the meeting was broken up in confusion.
The executive committee of the society has adopted a
series of resolutions urging that in view of the general
election the question of disestablishment should be
resolutely pressed upon the country, and only candi-
dates sympathising with their objects should be sup-
ported. In a circular accompanying the resolutions
the committee say that those who constitute "the
backbone of the Liberal party," and do a large share
of the work of such organisations, are entitled to urge
that a great reform to which they attach supreme
importance should now form a conspicuous part of the
Liberal programme of the future.

Out of 27,000 of the latest Mormon recruits about
20,000 were induced to meander from Great Britain
to the Salt Lake. A goodly proportion of the 20,000
converts were people who had been already married
too much in this kingdom.—Fun.
" MR. COURTNEY'S RESIONED."—So are Mr. Court,-
ney's countrymen.— ira iny Folks.
Prize-fighters are reported to be generally good-
natured, and sometimes funny. This peculiarity
seems more than curious, when one considers the
class of people pugilists are obliged to associate with.
A tasty, but somewhat ancient anecdote, was brought
to our memory the other day concerning that talented
but shifty knight of the ring, Jem Mace. It appears
that James, while being interviewed by an American
editor who wished to make money out of him, was
taciturn for some time, and refused to be drawn out.
Matters were getting serious, when James suddenly
changed front, and warbled with a merry twinkle in
bis eye, "I don't fight no more in a Baptist Chapel,
guv'nor, never agin. Bless me! if them trap-doors
over the duckin'-tanks ain't hapt to aux way at any
mement."—Fun
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-12-20

EXTRAORDINARY 'CON nr CT OF A
BANKRUPT CLERGYMAN.

An application has been made in the Court of
Bankruptcy, Dublin, before Judge Walsh, by Mr. ,
Carton., Q.C., on behalf of the assignees, for an order
directing the Very Rev. A. W. West, Dean of
Ardagb, to pay an annual sum out of his income in
pursuance of an arrangement entered into for the
discharge of his debts. His unsecured liabilities
amounted to over £ll,OOO, and a dividend of about
Is. 3d. in the pound had been paid. Two months
after the adjudication of the bankrupt the advowson
of Presteign, in England, of which he was the holder
in fee, became vacant. Dean West inducted himself
to the incumbency, and after providing for the con-
tinuance of the Church services and deputing the
religious ministrations to a curate, he became entitled
to an annual sum of £BOO out of this incumbency.
During the proceedings in bankruptcy he went to
England, but before he left Ireland an agreement was
entered into under which he consented to allocate a
sum of £6OO per annum out of the income to dis-
charge his debts. Having paid the £6OO for a
year and some months, he refused to pay
'any further sum. Hence the application. Counsel
stated that after obtaining the order he would apply
to the Bankruptcy Court in England and obtain a
sequestration of Dean West's income. Judge Walsh
said it might be that necessity had driven this clergy-
man to the course he had adopted. If so, it was
quite possible that had he come before the Court and
stated that the wants of his family did not allow him
to continue paying £6OO a year some relief would
have been afforded. But that he should set the taw
at defiance and repudiate his own undertaking was
revolting. After some legal argument had been sub-
mitted, Judge Walsh, in disposing of the application,
said: No person ever before had the audacity to
act as Dean West has acted in this case. This Court
now makes the order that out of the income payable
to Dean West there shall be allocated the sum of
£6OO a year to pay his liabilities. I place that stigma
upon the rev, gentleman, and we will see what the
Court in England will do. Dr. Houston, Q.C. (for
Dean West) : Of course I protest against any such
order. Judge Walsh: I say that on account of the
disgraceful conduct of this gentleman, I decline to
hear you as counsel on his behalf.

It is scarcely poss ble for a man to look on the
patent medicine shelf of a drug store without feeling
that his liver is out of order.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-12-20

THE IRON TRADE.

Wolverhampton, Wednesday,

A quiet tone pervaded the.market this aftern
and the few inquiries that were made were confined
mos,ly to limited quantities. Next week some oi
the ntin,licturers will only be running half-tina.s,
and t.ley will then be closed for a week. and others
is expected f..,r a fortnight, to allow of the annual
stock-taking ant repit.rs to be proceeded with. The
majority of the works have not many orders before
them, and in a number of cases manufacturers wili
°eminence tits new yoar with p irtially empty order
books. ?ices in no instance are any firmer, and
uerchant fippolir un:tioiis to secure their supplies
SIG 3 tEI less nion.l. Sales of finished iron ar
bsrs and sheets. In the latter
lino there Is some activity endplayed to meet the
ti6Ulati,..Li Of 4alvfiltigers Hoops anti strips have
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have *leen distributed. Sales of pigs are being
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br medium qualities at about 455. In the ad-
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TERRIBLE COLLIERY DISASTER IN
HUNGARY.

News of a terrible collery disaster at Oravicza, in
gungary, has reached Vienna. It aitpears that while
all the miners were down in the pit there was a terrific
explosion, and, the mine t•eing a wry inflammable
.me, the seams of coal caught fire. During the whole
of the day the fire continued, and burnt so fiercely
that it was impossible to send down exploring parties,
although a number of miners who were working
nearest the shaft succeeded in getting out of the pit.
On tho following day exploring parties were able to
toaks their way to the bottom of the shaft and to
recover some of the bodies of those who had been
unable t o make their way out of the pit, thirty-four
bodies being 'recovered, although this does not repre-
sent the total loss of life. The bodies were all
dreadfully charred and disfigured, and in some cases
the rescuers came upon limbs and trunks that had
been blown asunder by the force of the explosion.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-12-20

SENTENCE IN THE MIGNONETTE
CASE.

The solicitors for the prisoners Dudley and
Stephens, (the sentence of death passed upon them
for the murder of the boy Parker having been re-
spited), have received the following letter from the
Flume Office :
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warded by you on behalf of Thomas Dudley and
Edwin Stephens, lam directed by the Secretary of
State to acquaint you that he has advised her Majesty
'o commute the sentence of death passed on those men
-o one of six months' imprisonment, without hard
abour. I am Sir, your obedient servant.
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On the final decision of the Home Secretary being
communicated to the authorities at Holloway Gaol
on Saturday morning both Dudley and Stephens were
immediately placed under the regulations observed in
he case of prisoners not sentenced to hard labour.
hitherto they had been treated as first-class misde-
meanants, had been allowed to have exercise in the
grounds together, to see friends who called upon them,
and to have such luxuries in the shape of food as
might be purchased for or brought in to them. Mrs.
Dudley, who speaks highly of the courtesy of the
officials at the prison, last saw her husband on Friday
afternoon. He then appeared to be somewhat low
spirited, although he told her he expected to re-
ceive the Queen's pardon, and that he hoped to be
home at Sutton on Sunday. Shortly after ten
on Saturday morning, Mrs. Dudley was preparing
again to start for Holloway, when she received a tele-
gram from her husband informing her he had just
officially received the intimation that the sentence of
death had been commuted to one of imprisonment
'or six months. The news, Mrs. Dudley states,
proved to be a painful surprise to herself and friends,
For from the first it had been anticipated that her
Niajesty's pardon would be granted, and the two un-
fortunate men immediately released. From the
first, she states her husband did not oven dream that
any punishment would be inflicted. The prison
regulations were speedily enforced when the decision
of the Home Secretary was made known. About
twelve o'clock an old seafaring friend of Dudley pre-
sented himself at the gaol, and asked to be allowed
to see the prisoner. It was at once courteously inti-
mated to him that neither he nor anybody else could
,ee the imprisoned captain of the Mignonette. On
Saturday night Mrs. Dudley forwarded a letter to the
governor of the gaol (Lieutenant-Colonel Milman)
taking what privileges would be allowed her husband,
and what opportunities she would have of seeing him.
On Sunday morning she received a letter from the
nri4oner, evidently written in a depressed condition.
The fear of being subjected to prison life and garb,
-he says, always preyed heavily upon the mind of her
husband, whose nerves, at one time of iron, seem to
have been much shaken by the terrible ordeal through
which he passed in the open toat on the Atlantic.
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XMAS STOCK Sam—Messrs. Oates, Perrens and
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The entries comprised a grand lot of beef, and a
fair quantity of first-class sheep and pigs. The
usual prizes were given. The first prize of £5 for
the best beast was awarded to Messrs. J. Corbett
& Son (Chaddesley,) for a splendid heifer which was
sold to Mr. W Young (Stourbridge,) f0r.f.,36 1080 d.
The second prize of £,2 was carried off by Mr. T.
Winnall (Elmley Lovett,) with a magnificent
bullock, which realised the high figure of ..tl5 15,.
Od. and was purchased by Mr. A. Young (Kinver).
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Briggs (Winterfold) with 10 g. and wethers for the
beat pen of
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gave 83s. per head. The second prize was awarded
to Mr. Jno. Darby (Stourbridge,) for 10 capital
wethers, the best pen of which were purchased by
Mr. J. Bennett (Birmingham,) for 765. per head.
Amongst other good beasts were two from Mr. 'l'.
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Mr. J. Lane (Birmingham,) the second being
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before the sale, to which about 200 sat down.
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THE FRENCH IN THE FAR EAST.

A Vienna correspondent writes: I am indebted
for the following intelligence to a well-informed
friend in Berlin: Substantial progress towards the
extension of French territory as far as the left shore
of the Mekong has been made by the incorporation
of Cambodge with Lower Cochin-China, which pro-
vince is governed from Saigon. Furthermore, the
possession of Tonkin by the French will be followed
ere long bythe seizure of Luang Prabang. Dr. Neis,
x well-known traveller, went last July on a soi-disant
scientific mission to Luang Prabang, the real
object of his journey being the discovery of a com-
mercial route to Tonkin and to induce the neigh-
bcnring tribes te solicit the protectorate of France.
The Laost natives- on the banks of the Mekong,
near the frontier of Tonkin, have hitherto been under
the sovereignty of the King of Siam. A short time
ago, however, they requested the Siamese Govern-
ment to withdraw its troops to the district north of
Luang Prabang, within six days' march of Lao Kai,
on the Red River. Meanwhile, other native tribes
are preparing an insurrection which there ie good
reason to believe will serve the French as a pretext to
advance along the Black River to Luang Prabang.
Dr. Neis has been instructed to discover legal grounds
for the future annexation. The recent investigation
made by Dr. Hallet shows the valley of the Mekon to
extend much farther west than is represented in M.
Garnier's works. On the other hand, the recent in-
corporation of Cambodge revives the question as to
the right of possession of the Siamese provinces of
Battambong and Korat. The commission appointed
to settle the matter in 1866 decided in favour of
Siam. This decision has since been contested by the
officials entrusted with promotion of the claims of
the ex-King Norodom of Cambodge. At present
certain French linguists are making researches in
the chronicles of Cambodge and Siam, and one
of them, M. Aymonier, purports to have discovered
in Siam a number of old documents which, according
to the French military authorities, leave no doubt as
to their legal right of possession. The policy of the
Government at Bangkok consists just now in stu-
diously avoiding everything calculated to give
umbrage to the French. Although there is no trade
between Saigon and Bangkok, the French claim of the
Siamese Government a subvention for a line of

steamers between the two towns, and have declared
that they would look upon a refusal in the light of an
insult. The Siamese Government still hesitate, but
will probably yield in the end. All the telegraph
officials in Siam are French, and telegraphic service
is in every respect arbitrary. The establishment of
large English and German commercial firms in Siam
is expected, and they will be eagerly welcomed by
the King and Prince Davavongse, his confidential
adviser, who hope that French influence will thus be
counterbalanced.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-12-20

SHOCKING DEPRAVITY IN LONDON.

In consequence of information supplied to the
Southwark coroner (Mr. S. F. Langham), the funeral
of a poor widow woman, named Mary Ann Carny,
aged about 50, and residing at 1, Adam's-place, High-
street, Borough, was stopped, and the coffin and
corpse removed to a mortuary. The necessary burial
certificate had been granted by a dispensary doctor,
and assigned the cause of death as "bronchitis," but
it is alleged that the deceased had been most shock-
ingly maltreated only a %reek before her death. A
daughter of the deceased woman was confined on
Dec. 1, and the latter was present at the house in
Margaret-court, Borough. About 10 p.m. on the
same night several relatives and other persons were
present, and a drinking bout commenced in
the very room where the woman was laying. In the
early hours of the morning words arose over an argue
ment, in which the deceased woman interfered. She
was then pounced upon, struck over the head with a
large jug, beaten with a poker, which she took up to
defend herself, and severely punched about the head
and body by one of the men in the party, most of the
others being too drunk to interfere. She was got
home to her residence in Adam's-place, eventually,
and placed in bed, and subsequently was seen
by the dispensary doctor, but did not recover. The
appearance of the corpse was very shocking, the cuts
and bruises on the head and face alone give full
evidence of the severe brutal treatment the deceased
had received.

REVELATIONS OF THE TEA TRADE.
At the Liverpool Bankruptcy Court, on Monday,
William Waddell and William Jones Evans, tea
dealers, appeared for their public examination, when
some remarkable revelations were made. The debtors,
it appeared, commenced business together in Liver-
pool in 1882, under the style of "Caper and Green,"
and other titles, at about five shops, and their mode
of business was to "give away presents" of crockery,
tea trays, basket work, and other articles to each pur-
chaser. Eaeh of the debtors had been bankrupt before
—Waddell at Batley, Yorkshire, and Evans at Dol-
gelly. Evans had also been in the advertising business,
ancluw*panager of a newspaper exchange in London.
They had".£7o joint capital when they started together,
and their deficiency, was £2380. Each admitted having
falsely answered the printed questions put to debtors
by the Official Receiver, and in the case of Evans an
element of scandal was imported by the presence in
court of a young woman of attractive appearance
with whom, it was admitted, he had been living, and
whom, it was suggested, he had led into a false
marriage, she now claiming to be a creditor of his
for a large sum. The Registrar stopped the explana-
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that they did not come within the province of the
Bankruptcy Court. The further proceedings were
adjourned.
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ROWLEY SCHOOL BOARD.

Mr. George Green presided on Tuesday night at
the annual meeting meeting of the School Board.
The Chairman presented ° his annual financial
statement, which showed that during the past year
the income from grants, school pence, and rates
amounted to £6,586 19s 11d, against .C 6,420 14s 04d
in the previous year. There had been an increase
in the amounts of grants earned, and the School
Board rate had been reduced from 7-id to ad. The
merit grant earned amounted to £398 ss. He was
sure the report must be satisfactory to the rate-
payers—(hear, hear),
Mr. Pewtriss and Mr. Hadley said during the
past year the teachers had worked in a satisfactory
manner.

The School Attendance Officer (An Kibler) re-
ported that in consequence of the prevalence of
measles in the linow!e district the Board schools
were closed last Friday, and it was intended to
keep them closed for a period of three weeks. The
percentage of attendance was 83.
The report was adopted.
The Attendance Officer applied for an increase in
his salary, and on the motion of Mr. Pewtriss, and
seconded by Mr. Hadley, it was decided to inchase
the salary from 80 to £9O per annum.
Mr. Cave asked what alterations it was intended
to make at the Cradl-y Heath Boa,d Schools.
The Chairman said the schools would not be in-
terfered with until other schools had been provided.
They could not put the children in the open air.
Mr. Cave afterwards proceeded to deal with ques-
tions which the members considered to be
irrelevant, and the Chairman said it appeared to him
that Mr. Cave was becoming ineorrigibles and was
desirous of bringing the business of the Board to a
standstill. Re wanted to be chairman, architect,
and the committee.
Mr. Cave proceeded to again refer to the schools,
and the Chairman said he should have a report for
the next meeting.
Mr. Cave asked some further questions, when
Mr. Pewtriss moved that the Board proceed to the
next business.
Mr. Edwards seconded, and the motion was
carried.
Mr. Cave : I will sit down.
I Member: You are very grave now you are put
down.