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The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-08-01

CRAWLEY HEATH.

INCREASE OF FWE SWEARING. - At the OM
Hill Police Court on WaincsJay, before Messrs. W,
Bassano, H. 'l'. liicktntn, and 11. A. Wiggio,
number ot cas's of assauP and threats wete heard,
in which seven Or eight witnesses were called,
whom gave contradictory evidence. Mr. This ano'
eail it appeared to him that there were a nu aber of
witnesses in that district who w,:re not, particular as
to what they Swore oil oath, the result being that
the magistat,s hid great difficulty in ju !ging as to
who w,re telling the truth. Undcr the eircum-
ances the Beach thought it hest to dismisl such
cases, or else hind the whole of the defendants a:d
complainants over to keep the peace. In the present
cases the summonses' would be distnisscd, and if the
parties interested got fighting in the streets after-
wards the police would know how to deal with them. ,
It was to be regretted that there were so many per-
sons to be found who had so little regard for the
truth.

STEALING COAL. - Priscilla Harris and Phcebe
Heath, both married women were charged with
stealing coal from No. 30 Colliery, bel9ngiug to thP
Earl of lludlHy.—Harris was fined 5s and c,-) t 9, nnd
as Heath had been previously convicted she w,s
fined lOs and costs.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-08-01

MR: CHAMBERLAIN AND KR:
BRADLAUGH.

The Rev. J. P. Sandlands, vicar of Brigstock.
Sorthamptonshire, has forwarded the following
letter to Mr. Chamberlain:

"The Right Hon. J. Chamberlain, M.P.
"Sir,—You have written a letter of sympathy to
Mr. Bradlaugh and sent him a cheque. As the matter
is of public importance you will kindly permit a few
remarks to be made thereupon. The religious and
moral aspects of the ease I will not touch; it has been
my pleasure to discover in your career that you are
too much toubled with these matters. I will only
deal with the logic of your position. This you can
perhaps understand. You could not, as you avow,
give Mr. Bradlaugh any material assistance ;as a
member of the Government of this country. You
cease to be a member, and there is no difficulty in
your way. That is exactly your position. Now,
what has made all the difference? There is only one
answer—Power. As a member of the Government
you had much power, much influence. That power
is now gone—you are free as air; but your action is
now on contrary lilies. It follows, then, there waa
something in your position which has no influence
with you now. What was that something? A sense
that you must only pursue a certain course, a sense
of duty; and this is gone. Your guiding principle is
now expediency; duty to-day, expediency to-morrow.
Do you see the point, and do you admire the logic of
your position ?—Yours truly,
"J. P. SANDLANDS.I
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-08-01

RAILWAY SEASON-TICKET FRAUDS'

It is well known that there are people who would
hesitate to steal a purse, yet will approgriate an
nmbrellamithout a twinge of conscience; and, unless
the world is more dishonest than is usually sup-
posed, there are also a good many people who would
not plunder a shopkeeper, but who do not mind
robbing a railway company. Every now and then,
at our various metropolitan stations, when the trains
between 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. are discharging their
crowded passenger-cargoes, such a scene as the fol-
lowing may. be witnessed. A warning shout is raises
by the officials at the barriers of "All tickets ready I"
the object of the illused railway company being
to discover who are bona fide season-ticket holders;
and it is remarkable, as we have been assured
by eye-witnesses, how many ticketless passengers are
revealed when one of these unexpected raids takes
place. The vast majority of them at once meekly
offer to pay the fare, and the ticket collectors—we
presume to save themselves bother—take the money,
and no more is heard of the matter. Now we venture
to think that, in every case where a passenger cannot
produce a ticket, his name and address should be
taken, and further inquiry made. If it arose from a
mere act of inadvertence, he can readily clear him.
self. But if it appears that he travels every day
by the line, and
yet is unprovided with a season-
ticket, he ought to be prosecuted rigorously.
Just now, as often happens, the innocent are
being punished for the guilty. Passengers are
constantly being asked to show their "seasons," and,
as most men (if they are good husbands and fathers)
are encumbered with parcels, it is not easy in a
jostling crowd to extract from an inner pocket the
required document. Another "tip" for the railway
companies. Why don't they make these investigations at
the suburban rather than at the London station?
The suburban station-masters and their myrmidons
know all their regular travellers by sight, and if every
now and then they were to ask any one of whom they
felt doubtful to show his ticket before he entered ot,
quitted the railway platform, they would catch their
defaulters without Inconveniencing the public at
larop.—Graphie.

AN "ANCIENT" GILIEVANCH.—Mr. Labouchere is of
opinion that Sir Michael Hicks-Beach was cast by his
brother Conservatives for the Part of lago in the
recent plot to overthrow the Liberal Government.
The Conservatives, not caring to hear Sir M. thus
compared to .othello's Ancient, will probably say;
" Yahl—go along, do! '—Fan.
noted physician of Chicago city ree?ntly joined 6
'ftspiritualist " circle for the purpose of getting some
communications from unknown regions. On receiv.
ing the usual signals, he inquired who it was that wali
addressing him. "One of your patients whom you
the investifir

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-08-01

BRIER LEY HILL.

WELL CAUGHT. —At the Police Court, on Monday
before Messrs. H. 0. Firm tme and W. G. Webb,
Isaiah Humphries, carter, Brockmoor, was eharuert
with stealing a quantity of horse corn, the property
of Messrs. Roberts and Cioner, i o :masters, B-ettell
Lane. Mr. Waldron pros,cutcd.—Prisoner was in
the employ of prosecut.,rs as cater, end the corn,
which was entrusted to nim for his own horse, he
sold to a man named Timmins for ls. Timmins,
before purchasing, had commun cated with tlik.
prosecutors, who gave him a marked shilling to buy
the co:n with, and the offence was in this way
brought home to the prisoner. When arrested
prisoner admitted he was "copped proper this
time."—A fine of 40s and costs was imposed, in de-
fault one month.

DEFRAUDING THE BOARD SCIIGOL.—Sarah Ann
Holt, wife of John Holt, chainmaker, Quarry Bank,
was charged with fraudulently obtaining remission
of school fee, from the Kingawinford School }hard.
—The Clerk to the Board (Mr. Holberton) pri;se-
cuted, and Bid that the defendant applied to Ih-.1
committee of the Board for temissiun of fees, and
presented a note ostensibly signed by William
Clarke, the employer of her husband, t the eff,let
that the latter had only earned a total of 2(11 for the
previous month, On subsequ,nt enquiry the com-
mittee found that the aLuature to the pap -r was a
orgery, and that the defendant's husband had really
earned £3 ss. Tae Bench said the offence was a
very serious one, an..l they fined the defendant •iOs,
including costs, or fourteen days' imprisonment,
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-08-01

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT,

In tire HOUSE OF LORDS, July 27, Lord Esher (sir
Ballot Brett) took his -.seat on his elevation to the
peerage; and Lord Fife took his seat on his elevation
toan earldom of the United Kingdom.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-08-01

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RAVEN SCOURT PARK.

Travellers to Kew Gardens aid Richmond must
often have noticed, immediately after passing the
Shaftesbury-I.one, Railway Station, a very beautiful
park with a fine avenue of trees. An effort is now
I,eing made to secure this delightful piece of ground—
Ravenscourt Park—for the people of the Hammer-
smith district. There is no part of Western London
where a boon of this kind is so urgently needed,
True, Kew Gardens are not very far off; but if work-
ing men and their families want to go there they must
go by tramway or by railway, and in the vast majority
of cases that simply means that they cannot go at all.
The result of the want of some open space is that
the people of Hammersmith, when the day's work
is done, crowd into the High-street. This
may be better than staying at home, but it
is certainly not an ideal way of spenJing a lovely
summer evening. If Ravenscroft-park were secured
for the public, thousands of persons would resort to
it daily in fine weather, and no one disputes that the
privilege would tend to promote both the health and
the happiness of the community. Might not some
rich and generous person in the district take this
opportunity of doing a great service. to his poorer
neighbours? As much has been done in many a pro-
vincial town, and it is hard to see why zeal for the
common good should not be expressed in: this par-
ticular way in London as well as in other cities. It
there is no chance of the necessary funds being pro-
vided by private benevolence, it may be hoped that
the public authorities will not hesitate to take action
in the matter. The cost might be considerable ; but
few householders would object to a small addition to
the rates for so excellent a purpose. —Graphic.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-08-01

AMBLECOTE.

SUNDAY SCIVOL TREAT.—On Monday last the
Ara lecote Sunday School children had their treat.
The party, nuinbprincr abou, 250, were conveyed in
wagonettes to Clent Hills where they ind_dged ii
adiiies um illy earn idon at such parrie,.. Ab ut
4 o'clock the children were su.) lied with tra. cake,
and bread and butter. and thy returtwd home at
nine o'cleck, after spending a most enjoyable day.

THi PIC-NIC AT PEDMORE.
We hail from the Lye, our goal's Peiimore
A,,gffignte.l our ranks. at each coat t house we call ;
We no irch to resul,s of benevolence kind,
Wit a the rodent joy that in rrors the mind.
The band's sprightly strains, that our merrie men leads,
E liv ns our trip, and inspire worthy deeds;
As to pleasures of Pedmore we eagerly pro is,
Subservient our aim to he claims of distress.
Say not Vint ‘iur modest proce,sion le vain,
• f your previous tidul mace we at present retain;
If recipaiats •leaerving your sympathy share,
If soft p ty's lou—t t lids to banish despair.
Say rather, each artists has anxiously vied,
To p ease in a program-co you all have enj iyed ;
Arid cons-ieuce con-oling tho in n wi I inioue
With delight, tutt others are made happy by y U.
And courteous Cochrairi, long, long mayst thou share
,e,l3.;:nbranco fond. in Lirve.tt welfare's prayer;
And may thy welethow to those lON' a domains,.
Its vernal, and attractive beauties lung retain.
To the numeYous visitors, who view with pride
The varied fete w Jicli we this dty provide,
Refrain from vulgar jest, or viler conduct rude
And, with consistent honour, evince your gratitude.
Friends Thanks to you! To all, who, hi love,
Have, with unreolitting effort, strove
To aid our Benevolent Fund inclin'd 1
Bc.i the soul's calin sunshine, Peace of Mind.
AV. S.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-08-01

FAILURE OF THE GROSVENOR BANK:

On Saturday, in the Chancery Division of the High
Court, before Mr. Justice Pearson, Mr. Underwood,
the holder of 100 shares, asked for a winding-up
order. It was admitted that the company was
solvent, and that there would be a balance to come
back to the shareholders. Since the petition was
presented an extraordinary general meetipg of the
shareholders has been held, and resolutions were
passed in favour of a voluntary winding-up. The
petition asked for a compulsory winding-up order,
but after what had taken place he was willing that
there should be a supervision order. Some of the
parties who appeared objected to the late manager
being the liquidator, but it was stated that he was
appointed at the meeting of the shareholders. His
lordship said the liquidator could only be removed by
motion. He would make the usual winding-up order
under surpervision.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-08-01

31 A J It 1 E D.

DAvis—MucitLF.y.---On th 28th ult., at St James's
Church, Wol!aston (t,y the Bev. G. Gilbanki),
John, second son ot tile late Mr. John Da, i-. of
Coalbourns Brook [louse, to Agnes Fairfax,
second daughter of Mr. Joialt Muckley, Ivy
House, Auc,natn, S,oarbridlie.
HYou—Wiiinc—On the 28th ult., at Brierley Hill
(by the Rev. J. Stone), Alfred Hyde, of Oxford, to
Alice Mary, daughter of the late Henry White, of
Farringdon, Berks. -
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-08-01

LAUNCH OF & NEW WAR-SHIP.

The Icarus, a new and powerful eight-gun compo-
site sloop, of 950 tons and 1200-horse power, was
lamiched on Monday afternoon from Devonport
Docks, in the presence of more than 10,000 spec-
tators. The ceremony was performed by Miss Philli-
more, daughter of the Naval Commander-in-Chief.
The launch was a most successful one. As the ship
glided off the stocks the bands played the National
Anthem and "Rule Britannia," and this was followed
by round after round of hearty cheering. The Icarus
is of the Mariner and Racer class of vessels which so
greatly distinguished themselves during the recent
manceuvres of the Evolutionary Squadron, and is
capable of a speed of 14 knots. She will carry eight
5-inch brenchloaders and four Nordenf9lt and Gardner
guns; and her total cost, when ready for sea, includ-
ing machinery, will be about £50,000. She has been
built under the supervision of Mr. James Augear,
Chief Constructor at Devonport, from designs from
the Controller's Office at the Admiralty, and will be
an important addition to the class of ships to Nitiob
she belongs.

CURIOUS INCIDENT AT A DYNAMITE
EXPERIMENT.
A remarkable scene was witnessed at Pembrey,
Carmarthenshire, on Saturday. Several scientific
men were making experiments with dynamite in a
tarn among the Welsh hills, when the incident
occurred which nearly put an end to the whole party
and such spectators also as were present. Thecharge
of dynamite had a five minutes' fuse attached to it,
and was thrown into the water, and the power of the
explosive was to be judged by the volume of water
forced up by the explosion. While the operations
were proceeding,:a sportsman, accompanied by his dog,
appeared on the scene, and as the charge was
thrown into the lake the animal sprang into the
water, and seized the explosive, which it quickly
brought ashore. The sportsman shrieked to the dog
to drop the substance, but the animal ran in the
direction of its master, and the experimentalists
immediately made off, the dog being kept at bay by
his master and others with a continuous shower
of stones. At the end of five minutes the charge
'exploded, and the poor animal was bloysje, pieces,
its master and friends narrowly escaping with their
lives.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-08-01

CUSTOMS AND INLAND REVENUE BILL.

On the Consideration of this bill as amended,
Mr. Forster moved an amendment, the object of
which was that Colonial bonds to bearer should not be
treated as foreign loans, and should not pay duty.
The Chancellor of the Exchequer sympathised with
the feelings which led to this amendment being brought
forward; but pointed out that it would release the
Colonial bonds to bearer from the half-crown which
they now paid in common with British bonds. He was
willing, however, that the tax should not be increased,
but that it should still stand at 2s. 6d.
Mr. Forster accepted the suggestion, and withdrew
his amendment.
The bill being amended as suggested by the Chan-
cellor of the Exchequer, other amendments were eed
to and the third reading of the bill was fixed for
Ttiesday.
Siimereffter bssiness was disposed of. and the
adjourned.

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INIMICAL RELIEF DISQUALIFICATION.
In the Houn OF LORDS on July 28th, Lord BMWRD
moved the second reading of the Medical Relief Dis-
qualification Removal Bill, and contended that it was
the bill of the Conservative Party. Lord Salisbury
said as the peers generally assumed the position of not
interfering with the decisions of the House of Commons
on questions of purity of elections, he counselled them
to abstain from interfering in the present instance.
After some debate the bill was road a second time, and
the committee stage fixed for Thursday.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-08-01

KASSALA.

In answer to Sir W. Barttelot, Mr. Bourke said the
Government had received intelligence of a severe
defeat of the besiegers of the garrison of Kassala. It
would not be desirable to state what steps the Govern-
ment were taking with a view to the safe withdrawal of
the garrison from Kassala.
_ . _

Sir' W. Barttelot asked whether some steps were being
taken, and Mr. Bourke replied "Yes, sir," on which
there was considerable cheering.
Mr. Labouchere asked whether a supplementary esti-
mate would be required, to which Mr. Bourke replied
by desiring that the question might be repeated on
Thursday.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-08-01

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THE EDICT OF NANTES.

In these days of commemorations, when the cen-
tenary or bicentary of every important event is noted
and celebrated in some appropriate manner, it is fair
to expect that some notice will this year be taken of
the two hundredth anniversary of the "Revocation
of the Edict of Nantes." The wise and tolerant Edict
of Nantes, issued by Henry IV. on April 13, 1598,
was revoked by Louis XIV. on Oct. 22nd, 1685; and
that day must ever be marked as a notable day in the
history of Europe. In reference to national pro-
sperity, it is probable that the rulers of France never
did a more unwise thing than this, and certainly they
never did anything which more fully entitled them to
the hearty thanks of the English nation than they did
by this act of revocation, which sent away from.
France nearly half a million of its most intelli-
gent and hard-working people, and led to
many of them coming over into England,
bringing with them the knowledge, taste, and in-
genuity which, united to English capital and enter-
prise, have done much for our manufacturing pros-
perity during the last two centuries. Of course, this
is not a matter which the people of France are likely
to commemorate with pleasure, neither is it one which
we here, with any good feeling towards our neigh-
bours, can in any way publicly celebrate. It may,
however, now be well suggested that it is a very appro-
priate time for the preparation and publication of a
list of the known emigrants, together with such bio-
graphical memoranda and lists of descendants as could
be made out. This would show what many do not
know or wholly forget—namely, the very important
influence which the good French blood thus introduced
into the centres of our industrial activity has had
upon the manufacturing progress and commercial
prosperity of England. This may be traced into
thousands of English families, and many would be
very glad to see a complete register of the French
emigrants into England of 1685, and of their English
descendants now alive in 1885.—Notes and Queries.
WATERSPOUT IN IRELAND.

A waterspout was on Saturday reported from the
South of Ireland, having broken over the Cordal
Mountains, near Castleisland, and caused a torrent
which swept down the mountain sides, carrying away
everything in its course, and inundating the low-lying
gardens in the valley. Tho houses and dairies
of two farmers named Gary and Drosnan, living at
Cloun, were ravaged by the waters, which carried
away the produce of 30 cows, and also the furniture.
Several bridges were carried away near Mounteagle,
and the tenants on the property of Mr. Herbert W.
liandes and Lord Ventry sustained damage.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-08-01

TEE WINDWARD ISLANDS.

Papers relating to the proposed union of the islanat
of Grenada, St. Lucia, St. Vincent, and Tobago have
been presented to Parliament. The people of Bar"
bados, it may be explained, have for a considerable
time entertained a strong desire that their island
should be separated from the other islands formil
the Windward Government, and that, like Trinidt
and British Guiana, the colony should have a separa'
governor. The legislative bodies of Barbados having
to that end declared their readiness to make provisioa
for the entire salaries of a governor and his private
secretary, the Imperial Government resolved 0,
advise her Majesty to separate the Government 431
Barbados from that of the other Windward Island,
and to appoint a governor of Barbados, and a
governor in chief of the islands of Grenada, St. Via.
cent, St. Lucia, and Tobago. In communicating this
intelligence to Governor Sir W. Robinson in a de
patch dated dated November 15,1884, Lord Derby explainea
that the decision of her Majesty's Government
separate the Government of Barbados from that a
the other islands had been arrived at independelltif
of the question whether the latter should be unitea
or confederated, or remain, as at present, separate
colonies under a single governor in Chief. In another
despatch of the same date Lord Derby expressed the
concurrence of the Government in the opinion that
the union of those four islands into one colony woulc;
conduce to the efficiency of their government sal
legislation and to their general prosperity, and aide'
that should they have reason to believe that a similar
view was held by the inhabitants of the islands, or a
majority of the islands, they would be prepared tf
take steps to give effect to it. It soon appeareul
however, that the four islands named did not hola
any such view, but were, on the contrary, strove/
against confederation. On the receipt of Sir Williao
Robinson's despatch reporting the rejection by tli
Legislature of Grenada, St. Vincent, and Tobago a;
the proposal for uniting the four lesser Windwara
Islands into a single colony, her Majesty's Goverir
meat, as Lord Derby on March 16 informed the
Governor, decided not to press the proposal further
at present. Shortly after this Mr. W. J. Sendall vtaa
appointed governor and commander-in-chief of the
four islands and their dependencies, and on June I
that gentleman reported his arrival at Grenada aaa,
assumption of the government of the islands an('
the issue of commissions to the respective adminir
trators.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-08-01

ORDER OF BUSINESS.

In answer to questions as to the course of business,
the Chancellor of the Exchequer said that the Tele-
graphs Bill and the Criminal Law Amendment Bill
would be taken as soon as Supply was finished, and
though he could not fix a day for the Housing of
the Poor Bill the Government would give it pre-
cedence.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-08-01

CRICKE

Amer,-nom TRINITY v. WESLEYAN RovEfts.—
This match waa Dlayed on the ground of the latter
n Saturday last, at the Heath, andtended in a vic-
tory for the visitor:s by 19 runs, t:'core :
AMBLECOTE MINI CY.

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-08-01

DAMAGES FOR THE BITE OF A DOG,

On Monday morning, at the Southwark County
Court, Judge Holroyd gave judgment in the case of
Barrett v. Hemmings, in which the plaintiff, a coal
dealer and greengrocer, carrying on business in
Tooley-street, Bermondsey, sought to recover the
sum of £4O from Mr. David John Hemmings, who
keeps a coffee-house in the same neighbourhood, as
damages for injuries sustained by the plaintiff through
the bite of a dog alleged to belong to the defendant.
On the evening of the 28th of April last the plaintiff
was delivering some coals at the aefendant's premises
when the dog, without the slightest provocation,
according to the plaintiff's account, ran forward
and bit him in the calf of his leg, inflicting a
serious wound. He was in the doctor's hand from
the date of the accident down to the 10th of June,
ind during a month of that period was quite unable
to attend to his business and had to employ a man in
his place. The defendant stated that the dog did not
belong to him, but ran about the neighbourhood at
will. Evidence was also called to show that prior to
the accident the plaintiff struck the dog with a coal-
sack. His Honour found for the plaintiff, damages
£lO.

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-08-01

THE SCENE RENEWED.

The orders having been gone through, the contro-
versy as to who had the right to move the second read-
ing of the Medical Relief Disqualification Removal Bill
was renewed with considerable animation. In addition
to Lords Granville and Milltown several other peers
took part in it, and there was an appeal to the Clerk of
Parliament. No agreement having been arrived at
between the two noble lords who claimed the right of
taking charge of the bill and their respective supporters,
Lord Limerick moved that the notice of Lord Milltown
for Tuesday do have precedence of that of Lord Gran-
ville. This motion was carried without a division, Lord
Granville stating that the course taken on this occa-
sion.was.a very unusual one.

Their lordsfiips rose at ten minutes to eight o'clock.

THE EGYPTIAN LOAN.

In the HOUSE OF COMMONS, Mr. Bourke, in answer to
Mr. Arnold, said that the guarantee of the Egyptian
Loan had not yet been confirmed by the Parliaments of
Germany, Austria-Hungary, and Italy, but the Loan
was about to be issued without waiting for that con-
firmation, vtith the assent of those countries.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-08-01

RONVLEY.

DARING OFFENCE 13Y Boys.—At the Old Hitt
Police Court on Wednesday, before Messrs. Bassano,
Hickman, and Wiggin (magistrates), William Edg.
ington and Alexander Taylor, both of whom were
thirteen years of age, were charged with stealing a
vantitv of milk, the property of William Col ins
Ho getts, farmer, Oakham. Mr. CookEey, who
dppeared to prosecute, stated that the prosecutor
was a large farmer, and lately there had been a
great reduction in the quantity of milk given by the
cows. Oa the night of the 20th ult. the defendants
were seen wgo into one of the prosecutor's fields,
milk the cows, and afte:war is go away with the
milk.—Eviden e having been given in support of
Mr. Cook.ey's sta,einent, the magistrates ordered
each of hi defendants to receive six strokes with
the bit h rod.

VioLENr ASSAULT. Benjamin Plant, an iron-
worker, was fined 203 and costs for violentiy assault-
in, R !becca john on, at Gorsty Hill, by striking
her on the arni and shoulder with a poker,
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-08-01

ROYAL UNIVERSITY OF IRELAND.

The annual report of the Comptroller and Auditor-
General upon the accounts of the Royal University
of Ireland for the year ending March 31, 1885, was
published on July 24. The report shows that the
total expenditure for the service of administration for
the year has been £3836 10s. 2d., as against
£3456 is. 2d. last year; the cost of administration
during any one year being fixed by the statutes of the
University not to exceed £5500. The general ex-
penditure for examinations has amounted to
£9774 19s. 5d., as against £8222 19s. 7d. last year,
and that for rewards to £3328 12s. 3d., as against
£2350 10s. 9d. last year. The sum of £9911 Bs. 9d.
has during the year been invested in the purchase of
£3OOO Bank of Ireland Stock, making, with £16,261
ss. Bd. invested during 1883-84 in the purchase of
£5OOO Bank of Ireland Stock, a total amount of
£BOOO held by the Royal University. The 'Univer-
sity has received during the past year from the Irish
Land Commission, under the provisions the Act, the
sum of £20,000.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-08-01

DIED.

SVTATT.—On the 27th ult., at Hagley, Jane, the
beloved wife of William Wyatt, registrar, third
d-tugbter of the late 13,injathin Beckley, Brierley
Hill, aged 68 years; deeply regretted.

REMARKABLE DiSAPPEA RANCE
Very remarkable 1 issppeararee ef ell Dirt from ever
thing ..y using fIiTD-4054 EXTRACT op SOAY. Re
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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-08-01

PROPOSED TEACHING UNIVERSITY

FOR LONDON.

On Tuesday, under the presidency of Dr. F. J.
Wood, an extraordinary meeting was held of members
of the Convocation of the University of London to
consider a report and resolutions for carrying into
effect a scheme for establishing a teaching university,
which has been under the consideration of a special
committee appointed for that purpose. Lord Justice
Fry presented the report of the committee, and in
doing so explained in detail the proposals which they
had decided to recommend for adoption. He stated
that the chief obiects were as follows: The organisa-
tion of university teaching in and for London, in the
form of a teaching university, with faculties of arts,
science, medicine, and laws; the association of
university examination with university teaching, and
direction of both by the same authorities; exist-
ing institutions in London of university rank
not to be abolished or ignored, but to be taken
as the basis or component parts of the univer-
sity, and either partially or completely incorporated
with the minimum of internal change ; an alliance to
be established between the university and the pro-
fessional corporations, the Council of Legal Educa-
tion, as representing the Inns of Court, and the
Royal Colleges of Physicians and of Surgeons of
London. He moved the adoption of the report, which
was seconded by Mr. W. S. Savory. A discussion
which lasted nearly three hours ensued, and a variety
of amendments were proposed, among the speakers
being Mr, J. W. Bone, Mr. P. Magnus, Mr. T.
Taylor, Mr. S. Thompson, Mr. James Anstie, Q.C.,
and many others. Ultimately resolutions were sub-
mitted for the adjournment of the debate and also
for the adjournment of the house, and amid great
confusion the latter was declared carried upon a
division by 78 to 44, and therefore the subject
dropped.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-08-01

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-08-01

BARON GRANT'S BANKRUPTCY.

Before the Chief Official Receiver, in the Court ol
Bankruptcy on Tuesday, the first meeting of creditors
was held under the failure of Mr. Albert Grant (also
known as Baron Grant), of Founder's-court, Lothbury,
Grosvenor-gardens, and Pagham, banker and finan-
cial agent, trading as Grant and Co. The gross
liabilities were returned in the statement of affairs at
£213,711, of which £41,979 were expected to rank,
and the assets were of the nominal value of £75,558.
The debtor, who with his brother filed a petition for
liquidation in March, 1879, attributes his present
failure mainly to his difficulty to realise the shares,
&e., of which he is the holder, in consequence of the
depression in the financial markets, and to the large
lock-up of capital in certain white lead manufacturing
patents and works.
Mr. Michael Abrahams appeared for the debtor,
and submitted a scheme of arrangement under which
it was proposed that the property diisible amongst
the creditors should be assigned by the debtor to a
trustee, and be administered according to the law of
bankruptcy. Mr. F. Whinney, accountant, was
nominated as trustee, to act with a committee of
inspection, and the debtor was to aid in the adminis-
tration and realisation of the property, and the dis-
tribution of the proceeds among the creditors. The
trustee was authorised to allow the debtor a per-
centage on all sums received by him at such a rate as
the committee of inspection should fix; and with a
view to accelerate the payment of the debts in full,
the debtor was to set aside one-third of his net
annual earnings for the benefit of his creditors. Mr.
Abrahams said that the proposal was recommended
by a committee appointed by the creditors, an the
debtor was sanguine as to his ability to pay his debts
in full. The receiving order had to be applied for in
order that the property might be protected against
an execution creditor.

Mr. Holland, Mr. E. Lee, Mr. Romer, and other
solicitors appeared in the case.
After a brief discussion Mr. Harding submitted the
scheme to the meeting, and it was duly carried.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-08-01

AN INGENIOUS FRAUD.

A daring but not wholly novel device to obtain
assistance to emigrate from the funds of a trade union
was exposed on Monday at the London Mansion
House. The amount of success which attended the
operations of the pretended emigrant leads to the
inference that a somewhat easy-going method of
apportioning loans or making advances characterises
the transactions of the financial department of the
Londc n Society of Compositors. From the evidence
adduced before the Lord Mayor, it seems that if an
inquiry, even of the most cursory description had
been instituted, the fraudulent natal.° of the defend-
ant's application must have been discovered. Six years
ago a man named William Ure became a member of
the aforesaid society, and for a season appears to
have paid with regularity the requisite perio-
dical contributions, until the instalments with
which he stood credited reached a total of very nearly
ten pounds. Having paid in this much, Tire forthwith
°eased further payments, and from that time, on the
pretence that he was out of work, obtained a series of
advances from the society, amounting in the aggregate
to fifty pounds, to enable him to tide over the period
of enforced idleness. Upon the society intimating
that further assistance could not be granted, Ure,
quite equal to the emergency, pleaded for a grant of
eight pounds to enable him to emigrate to the United
States. Instead, however, of giving him a further
advance in hard cash, the secretary procured for him
a passage-ticket to New York. This he took back to
the company, by whom it was converted into money,
which he retained. On hearing of the transaction the
union very properly proceeded against Ure, who
pleaded guilty, and was ordered by the Lord Mayor
to refund the sum irregularly obtained and pay a
penalty of two pounds, or in default of payment within
a month to go to gaol for fourteen days.

The following scene occurred at the theatre in
Boston: First actor (firing a pistol) : "Unnatural
son, die by my hand!" (The pistol misses). Second
actor (falling, on the, stage) : "It is true the pistol
missed fire, oh, my father, but I die, in obedience to
your paternal wish 1"
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-08-01

A CHESTER MISER.

An inquiry before a Crown Commissioner was held
at Chester on Monday relating to the property of
Abraham Price, who died, leaving property of the
value of nearly £lOOO. Abbraham Price, better known
in Chester as "Abraham Hodge the miser," was for
many years in the Chester Police force. On his re-
tirement he opened a second-hand bookstall in one of
the recesses in the ancient "rows" of Chester which
was much frequented by Americans and visitors, and
by the sale of his boas and his miserly habits he
accumulated the sum under investigation. He had
made a will in early life, but his marriage— short-
lived as it was, his wife dying three months afterwards
—invalidated it, and Price ever afterwards refused
all attempts to induce him to make another will.
He lived solely to accumulate money, his objection to
a new will being the expense. Books ailed his house
upstairs and down, and his surroundings were so
sordid that no person could live with him. Every
investigation to discover his relatives has proved fruit-
441411MittIltsltiry.foViti tillivitlVer ieciltittdateil and all
his tiroperty goes to the Crown.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-08-01

HOLLOWAY'S PILLS.

World Known—World Tried I
'or streng'uoning a debilitated constitution, these Pills
are more Jalcacious than any other medicine. Persons of
a nervous habit of body, and. all who are suffering from
weak digestive organs, or whose health has become
deranged from 'whatever cause, should lose no time in
giving these Pills a fair trial ; their action is immediate,
beneficial, and lasting, restoring order, health and vigor
in every case.
For Disorders of the Liver, Stomach
Kianeys, and Bowels.
Those Purifying Pills are confidently reccommended as the
Mat simple and certain remedy for Indigestion, Flatulency,
A;lidity, Constipation. and all 'Dis.krders resulting from
disoniered stomach or Bowels. 'Dairy act as purifiers
al ern Ltives, and streugth.,ners of the stomach. Though
power ally tonic and satirda,;torily aperient, they are mild
in the r operation and beneficial to the whole system.
Wes mess and Debility—Nervous Imps,-
bility and Law Spirits.
The wholesale effect exercised by these admirable Power
over the Blood and Fluids generally is like a charming
dispoilin4 low spirits and restoriul; treerfulneas. The
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.sll ages and period of
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Old Coughs, Colds and Asthmatic
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These pills, assisted in their action by rubbing Holloway'
Ointment very effectually twice a day on the Throat and
Cheat, and keeping those parts covered with the
preparation, will be found the most effective remedy for
Afghma, Coughs, Colds. Bronchitis, and luduenza Then
treneuillizo the hurried breathing, soothe the irritated
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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-08-01

INSPECTION OF THE LIGHT CAMEL

CORPS.

On landing at Portsmouth, on Friday in last week,
from Osborne, the Prince of Wales and the Duke of
Cambridge reviewed the Light Camel Corps, muster-
ing 13 officers and 273 men, who arrived in the trans-
port Queen on the previous morning. The men were
drawn up in line on the jetty, and the Duke of
Cambridge walked up and down the ranks, after
which the troops marched past in quarter-column,
both the Duke and the Prince of Wales returning
the ' salutes of the officers commanding the
con panics. The men looked remarkably smart.
At the conclusion of the march past, Col.
M`Calmont, who commanded the troops, presented
the officers to the Prince of Wales and the Duke of
Cambridge. The Commander-in-Chief, addressing
the troops, said: "Officers and men of the Light
Camel Corps,—lt affords me very great pleasure to
have an opportunity of welcoming you home after
many arduous services, and it affords me the greater
pleasure because it is in the presence of their Royal
Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales, the
Duke of Edinburgh, and other members of the Royal
family; and also Lord Wolseley, who, as head of the
army on the Nile, performed gallant service. The
military services you performed were not so serious
as some other operations you have had; but they
involved arduous duty, for you were almost
constantly employed in convoying through the
desert, and in other various ways you were strained
perhaps more severely than in actual fighting
in the field. But the work was performed, as Lord
Wolseley has reported, by all the troops, and particu-
larly by those who like you had special duties to carry
out, in a most creditable and soldierlike manner. I am
glad to welcome you home. lam glad to see you
looking so smart, and I am glad that the service you
performed has been a credit to the corps to which you
belong. Officers, non-commisioned officers, and men,
you have done your duty, and his Royal Highness and
I welcome you home.' Three cheers wore given for
their Royal Highnesses, who then left by special train
for Victoria.

It is quite untrue that General de Courcy began his
telegram describing the action with the Anamites thus:
"I have gained a complete victory over the Anamy."
.--Funny
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-08-01

ONEY LF,NT WITHOUT DELAY
Atl. by ti e HARING CbOsslbF 011 BPNIC
gd.) 28. B. of I,: z-trett, IStr.nd, Lutitlou.
k.11.11a .tl5O 00 1 £50.01_10.
AdvaLc.b LLLZIAdMtIy wade up 13 protnis.,.ry uote6aa
o lowt..witlwat dei ct,o,,s,
Athau £25, 12 woutuiy repaymtutsof £2 6 10
5u 4118
100 934

Larger =toots thi ssine in propnrtion
Advances £25 to £2,000 gtsnt. a tit a few hours
not,ce in town o c.,untry. math, or found, on mortgsw,
of furniture. trade and fe.rm h;ock. pianr, crops.
Witbout removal, total to Neata per., n. too bu iur-s4
Also on de-cue. pt:l cam. to,tt revt•rso a a. at 5 per cent.
for one in .nth ;o 14 It as. Dis:i.oce no object. Env
repayments. S.r ctl) private. t a.l or write.
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banks. No etis fel to- k e 'lag accnun.s, or c;ear•
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41,..rirU en ih flt.o nuue toot iy omau.,es.
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F.., wawa*, demand
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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-08-01

DEATH OF THE DOWAGER COUNTESS

OF CHESTERFIELD.
The death of Anne Elizabeth, Dowager Countess of
Chesterfield, occurred at Bretby Park, near Burton-
on-Trent, on Monday morning, aged 82. Lady
Chesterfield was the eldest daughter of Cecil Weld,
first Lord Forester, by his wife, the Lady Katherine
Mary Manners, second daughter of Charles, fourth
Duke of Rutland, and was sister of the present Lord
Forester, the Hon. and Rev. Orlando W. W. Forester,
Lieutenant-Colonel the Hon. E. J. Forester, and
Lieutenant-Colonel the Hon. H. Forester, and of the
Countess of Bradford. She married in November,
1830, George, sixth Earl of Chesterfield, and was left
a widow in June, 1800, having had issue a son, George
Philip, seventh earl, who died in December. 1871, and
Lady Evelyn, married in September, 18 1, to the
Earl of Carnarvon, and died in January, 1875. By
Lady Chesterfield's death the Derb:‘ ihire and
Nottinghamshire estates of the Chester.Ad family
become the property of Lord Carnarvon's eldest son,
Lord Porchester, in right of his mother.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-08-01

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