The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-04-28 00:00:00

The example set by the Queen in forbiddinK th°
serving of lamb at table is being followed in the Westf
the Marchionese of Westminster having just ma(le *
similar order for her household.
An Alsatian farmer the other day shot a raven an,a
found suspended from its neck a card containing to!,
words—" I took him alive. May he live manY Van'
longer I Hochstrasse, Frankfort, Isl 4. Schertief
sculptor." in the
A terrible fire broke out on Sunday night
Swedish fortress of Carlskrons. Two naval efilorg,
were killed, and two officers and two men wet'
seriously injured.
The Swiss National Council, following the cowls
adopted by the Council of State, has decided for the
present not to make use of its right to purchase the
railways in Switzerland.
• New York is to have a Chinese theatre. Loo
Goon, the great Mongolian actor of San Francis
fame, is getting up a company of twelve actor'
actresses not being allowed among the celestials'
with whom to open in the autumn.
It appears by a despatch from Victoria, Britl6l3
Columbia, that white mechanics and labourers
arriving there by hundreds, being attracted bY
mild climate and high wages.
On Sunday the Rev. C. H. Spurgeon was unable;
through illness, to officiate at the Metropolit*
Tabernacle.
It is estimated that in the spinning mills ef thol
United States there are now 15,000,000 spindles,
which 3,000,000 have been added during the past year'
The official chiefly affected by Her Majesty's eol*:
mand as to not eating lamb this season is, of coal"
the Master of the Mint.—Punch.
Farmers who have anticipated making a good this%
out of their lambs, will now advertise to exchall
them for sheep. The advertisement will be hesd,eit,
"New Lambs for Old Ones." neat Regina
The annual death-rate in London last week n
23.2, and in the twenty-eight great towns of Sal°
and Wales 23.0 per thousand. The mortaliti fr°l3l
scarlet fever in the Metropolis slightly increamett
The value of exports of domestic breadetnffs Wl°
the United States in March was nearly 18,000,000 d,(Illoi;
or about 5,500,000 dols. more than during the pre°

March.
The Princess Christian has been awarded a eertif;
cate in nursing, after attending a course of lecturef7o
the Kensington (Major Glides's) centre of the St. J°
Ambulance Aseo iation.
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The Duke of Westminster has contributed
the fund fund for completing the buildings of the Lonelio
Temperance Hospital, situated in the HamPste
road, London.
During the quarter ending March, the most4l:ii
favourable of the year for traffic the St. Ctotu,a
Railway carried upwards of 70,000 passengers• 1"1
the receipts exceeded the expenses by a willion ;7
francs. tee
Last week's receipts of cotton Mall United Ste t
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ports were 66,000 bales; since the Ist SePV I'lo
5,535,000 bales. Week's exports. to Great
67,000 bales; to the Continent, 34,000 bales. t'''of
sines Ist September, 8,958,000 bales. Stook e'
ports, 749,000 bales. of
The emigration from Switzerland shows no sig'l2,ooo
diminution. On Thursday in last week alone .4,,,ft
peasants from Oberland and the Emmenthal 'Ass
Berne, en route for the United States. This
arises almost exclusively from the prevailing fsfir"
tural distress.
Two Mohammedan natives of Bengal, sumpttl°, tee
attired, made their appearance in the lobby 0' bsd
House of Commons on Monday night. Tfl°litD
been provided by Lord Stanley of Alderley
orders of admission to the House of Lords,
they proceeded when they discovered their mistea' ,
Speaking at a Liberal meeting, at Oldham, on gftli,
day night, Mr. Charles Russell M.P., said Ellgileise
with her great commerce, could not underBtano,o
pinch of the social situation in Ireland. ConservaPo,
had ascribed the evils of Ireland to Mr. Glaelst°„t
but bad harvests had brought discontent to the fr°"
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The Institution of Civil Engineers, wbieu elo
founded in 1818 for promoting mechanical pbilos•
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and was incorporated in 1828 for the general a 8135,1
merit of mechanical science, has now on its 1'640
honorary members, 1,347 members, 1,671 580°'" 0.11
members, 524 associates, and 774 students, a iteto
4,337. The gross number at the same date last I
was 4,117. t
At Leicester Infirmary, on Tuesday, an !Wee iete
held on the body of Thomas Toon, a labourer, 0,4
died from hydrophobia. On January 20 the dee; 1/0
was bitten by a dog in the hand. The won° pee
dressed, and healed in about a fortnight, but tbe
afterwards became ill, and died in the infirtflanito,
The jury returned a verdict of "Death from hi
phobia. '
An attempt is now being made to domesticate e-
lieh pheasants in the United States, and it Is $:0$0
hoped that the effort will be crowned with ono
(remarks the Court Journal). The pheasant 003
delicate bird, and even in the comparativelf cof
climate of England numbers are killed elf in tbets
season. The climate of Virginia would seem
most suited for the breeding of the pheasant.
About 2,500 Berlin cabmen struck work on TrIP.
Their gains have been much diminished by Tali
rapid increase of tramway lines through the Pre,„sei
streets, the working of which lines has cause°
of the droschke drivers to emigrate.
Writing to the Rev. Dr. Thomas, a leading
minister, Mr. Gladstone assures him, with rege`toi
the amendment of the Licensing Laws genersill'oe Of,
it is not from want of appreciating the importhelttese
the subject, but owing to the difficulties which amps
legislative work in Parliament, and the ma 11.% WA
upon it, that no proposal dealing with the quest
yet been made by the Government.
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Within the past few days the Dublin police e.. 000
rities, it is said, have received several anon/rof
letters, stating that the public buildings of theeoseee,
would be blown up by dynamite. In conseAl ros'
precautions have been adopted at the Geyer
Office, the Custom House, and other places.
Last week 2,607 births and 1,755 deaths were, tjoej
tered in London. Allowing for increase of p001'0:0:16:,
the births were 97be1ow, whereas the deaths el wed
by 33 the average numbers in the corresponding to ee
of the last ten years. The annual mortalitl
causes, which had been serial to 283, 256, en": 0%
the three preceding weeks further declined t028."' 11'two deaths from small. pox were recorded &Irina
week throughout the whole of the metropolis.
The arrivals of live stock at Liverpool dtirleizke/
week from the United States and Canada wawa te'„
smaller than those of the preceding week, rsllte:
total number of both cattle and sheep lande 07, ,
above port by three steamers was consequentlY :egeels,:i
large decrease in comparison with the former at ~/1
arrivals. The quantity of fresh meat bron,„o,
Liverpool last week was larger than that duo': 95;
previous week. The total consignments sce,4
cattle, 3,048 sheep, 8,028 quarters of beef, a.rl'ostit
carcases of mutton, against a total of 2 751,..teer
3,270 sheep, 7,903 quarters of beef, and 1,758
of mutton for the previous week. Olg;
Intelligence received at Lloyd's from Hong.
daled March 19, states that the Meld (Chi" Ctrs
chants Steam Navigation Company's stearner,,,,Ss't
tam n Niell), grounded on the bar of the rivelii ofe
going up to Hue during heavy weather, and 1,04
on her side. The after part of the steamer WAIL go_e
and it was considered that she was likel/ ""s ore
pieces. One of the boats, containing the fit,' ta 04
and seven men, was swept away from the,flies ,
had not been heard of up to the time the an"
The remainder of the crew were saved.
400121;
The Grand Duke Frederick Francis of bie— wee s
Schwerin (who died last week) kept full 0001 of Os
to the last, and took an affectionate farewell,:
mother (sister of the Emperor William, an,;oSeert,
years of age), his wife, his personal atr fele't
Ministers, and others present. Professors Tblef,eleleii
of Roetock,Winternitz, of Vienna, and gettell igd
f_a.tli o
ta
of Schwerin, had stated on Saturday seelli
there was no hope of recover and earl/ 00 to As
morning the Grand Duke asked his physiele,lY eolv $
him plainly the truth, adding that he as an 0, esoesto
was notsafraid of cleatb, which he had faced oftettelt,a
in battle. Having received their reply, be,, tsoelY I
Holy Communion together with his wife sin' f One
and expired at 10.30 a.m., amidst the sounds 0401
beautiful choral, " If I depart from life deli4se;jo
not from me," sung by the choir of the catil
the express desire of the dying Grand Duke.

THE MARKETS.
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METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET.
The cattle trade is quiet in tone, but rather
is observed, but supplies were again short.
English beasts was about the same as usual and to- tbe
in Or/
limited. The colder weather and the flrutneasse „f
meat market caused the trade to rule stronliers:o
tended against the buyer. The best Scots forelict° e,
sold at 65 8d to 65 10d per 81b. On the jsstill',;rls4
of the market a fair supply of Swedish, , foil
Norwegian beasts, which sold quietly but ssr,
The sheep pens were sparingly stocked. A 113°-
demand prevailed, and prices were stroniemr'
Downs and half-bred,' clipped sold at 6s 4a.,:i4 "Yr:Jo:ries
ditto in the wool 75 Id to 75 4d per 81b. Iso7.Air °O-CP.
dull of sale, owing to the agitation against pefs
tion, at d the price fell to 73 6d to Ss Pfrs A.,!jas3A
were dull and weak. Pigs sold at late rip° 6", f
ford there were about 1,30 U beast, abd 9,000 sbeeP o 4
Quotations :—Coarse and lb feller beasts!, san. bilpfer.do,
second quality ditto, 4s 6d to is • prime large sod Vivo
010.
bs d ; ditto Scots, &c., 5s 8d to' is 10d: cnars.A "to 61,i
sheep, 55 to 65 64 ; second quality ditto, 61 is% v-10414
coarse woolled. 6s to Si 44; prime Soutl2rves,
65 61; lambs, 7s 6A to Rs; large coarse __an IP"
6s ; prime small ditto, 6s 2d to 65
to 45 8,1; neat small porkers, 45 8d to
the offal. WS 40,0'
METROPOLITAN MEAT
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A shorter supply, but better demand And
except for veal and lamb, which sell slogat 11110 dit:fi 41,0;
Prie,3s :—lnferior beef, 31 to Sa. 0
1,0
4s 8d; prime large ditto, 45 8d to bs 2d don. "10 ejets
bs to is 44 ; veal, bs to is 4d; inferior Inn bs gd
middling ditto, 4s 8(1 to 5s 6d ; prime dittn,_
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large pork, 4s to 45 4d; small ditto, as 6d SO
to 75 4d per Mb by the carcase.

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POTATO.
A good supply of potatoes were offered. 111,606. P;s ?4lee.el°' '
steady, as follows :—Niagnum bonnms, 12.83 to 'lgo
130 s to Ms: champions, 1203 to 1403
yictorias, 120 s to 180 s ; rocks, 903 to 110 per t4ll '
feds, 53 to 7s per bag.
GAME AND POULTILY". gife LI 4'
o. 6el• ;-to v ter •
Guinea Fowl, 3s to 4s; pea fowl, Ss to 1— • 4s ,fe ,J, °
24 to 2s 9.1 ,• chickens, 2s 6d to is 6el • duekno! '0 to
;0 0 ,
pigeons, 9,1 to lid ; Bordeaux ditto: 10 3d to ...° g., .
, h,_,. •
2s ild to 4s 6d ; conies, Is to 13 Id; Ptsr"'Adetto,"
guilletoots, la 8d to 2., • plovers's, 3d to •
.. egg 0
FISH.
Kipper haddock, 153 to 30a per kip;
12s 8d per box; ditto plaice. 18s to 25s Porato 51' ito
towtod, ti iiit Yip
salmou, 2s 3d to 2s 9d per lb.; p
lobbters, 1,11 d iiitla 4iii •
dozen; cod, .C. 4 2s Cid to a per score, ozwr-_, iele 0 7
ei
125 each; hallibut, 8d to 10c1 per lb.. loul_c trotly, •
per pair ; oysters, Is to is per dozen, ou .
,
Is Od per lb. I