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The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-02-21

SCHOOL BOARD EXPENDITURE,

At a recent meeting of the Metropolitan Board of
Works, the Accountant to the Board presented a
return showing the several sums which the School
Board for London had already borrowed from the
Board and the probable amounts to be borrowed
during the current year. The Money Act of 1884
authorised the advance of £700,000 in 1885, of which
£350,000 had been advanced. The School Board
proposed that a supplemental power for 1885 should
be included in the new Money Bill for £250,000.
The sum borrowed by the School Board, com-
mencing on August 29, 1872, down to Feb. 3,
1875, made a total of .£2,740,000. Several
members criticised the way in which the School
Board were enabled to borrow the money on
account of the facilities offered by this Board; but Mr.
Harper, chairman of the Finance Committee, said
these borrowed sums had nothing to do with the
precepts issued by this Board; and Mr. Bunts said
this Board had nothing to do with the alleged acts of
extravagance on the part of the School Board; all
they had to do was to lend them their money. The
School Board came to them to borrow the money,
because they could get it at a cheaper rate of interest
than elsewhere. Mr. Freeman said getting money
cheaper from the Board than elsewhere was a benefit
to the ratepayers. The return was then received and
ordered to be entered on the minutes. .

.the EXPLOSION at WESTMINSTER.—
REWARDS to the INJURED POLICEMEN.
The Chief Commissioner of the Metropolitan
Police, Sir E. Y. W. Henderson, has issued an order
to the members of the force stating that he had great
plee,sure in announcing that the Prime Minister
directed the payment of a sum of 50 each to Police-
sergeants Cole and Cox from the Royal Bounty Fund
in recognition of their courage and devotion to duty
on the occasion of the explosion at Westminster Hall;
and further, that Sir W. Vernon Harcourt, the Home
Secretarf, has approved of the payment of the sum of
£l2O to Cole and .£7O to Cox, while Sir James
riiiham granted them the sum of £3O each from the
Bott-street Reward Fund. Cole and Cox, in addition
tffdpirsO rewards, will, shortly after the opening of
Parliament, be each preiented with a money testi-
frpm the meinbeiis of both Houses, and it is
eipec,teditiat the total tAibsoriptione will reach over
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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-02-21

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SOCIETY IN NEW CALEDONIA.

A recent visitor tc New Caledonia gives a shocking
account of the state of society in that island. It ap.
pears that the number of criminals living there
amounts to about 10,500. The mortality is very
great, and there are numerous escapes. During the
last ten years no fewer than 247 convicts who have
managed to smuggle themselves on board ship
have been discovered in the Australian colonies.
The grievances of tha colonists are therefore
by no means remote or imaginary. In the
first instance, no attempt is made to classify the
prisoners, and the results are often disastrous
to those who are only partially depraved. The
convicts are ultimately divided into five classes, rang-
ing from men who are kept to severe labour, without
any relaxation or indulgences, to men who, owing to
their good conduct, enjoy comparative freedom, and
are restored to family life. Many of the convicts,
however, employ their conditional liberty in preying
upon the free settlers and the natives, and the state
of things in the colony has in consequence become in-
tolerable. Such being the condition of New Caledonia,,
it is not surprising that there should be a strong feel-
ing in Australia sgainst the proposal to establish a
French penal settlement in the New Hebrides.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-02-21

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-02-21

U. CHAMBERLAIN AND IMPERIAL
TAXATION.

No one, says the Pall Mall Gazette, can say any-
thing about the accuracy or otherwise of Mr. Cham-
berlain's examination of his own taxation, but the
Econcmist has taken the trouble to ascertain the truth
about the Hazlebeach labourers, and the revelation is
strange indeed. For, while accordinr, to the accounts
supplied to Mr. Chamberlain, the faifiilies supplied by
that store earned £2650 per annum, the total taxa-
tion levied on articles which they consumed was only
SØ--namely: Beer, 941 barrels, duty at 6s. 6d., .E3O
14e.; tobacco, 170 lb., duty at 3s. 6d., £29 15s. ; tea,
4630 lb., duty at 6d., £l7 10s.; coffee, 75 lb., say 10s. ;
iicensei, say ..E1 11: Total £BO. That is to say, these
,Toor peasants, instead of paying a tax of
per cent. on !beir earnings against the rich
7nan's 6, only paid 3 per cent., 21 of which was
levied exclusively on beer and tobacco. A teetotal
;labourer who does not smoke, therefore, does not pay
ri per cent, of his earnings to the State. So it would
Iseera the system of Gladstonian finance hardly presses
Aso cruelly on the poor as compared with the rich as
to demand the immediate attention of "the Radical
Inember of the Cabinet." Perhaps before proposing
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CRADLEY HEATH.

ROBBING A BOARD SCHOOL,—At the Oil Hill
Police Court on Wednesday, before Messrs. W.
Bassano, C. Ifolcroft, and EL A. Wivin (magis-
te,tes), ElizabAh 'lines (10), a (leaf and dumb girl
real li!ig in Lrix,iale Street, was charged with steal.,
ia? a boy's overceat, be'on;ing to John Chaplin,
from the 80-ad sclioels.—lnspeetor Walters stated
that the girl was froverrly seen loitering ab Alt the
r eta late at nizht acd sever i complain: s had been
,n,tde of her co am thing petty robberies. On Mon.
day morninfy, she was seen to go into a porch at the
Five ways Board S:inol, and take a boy's overcoat.
Elm necused was deaf and dumb and did not ap;
to be un ter the proper con rd o Ii r par: nts, and
hi thought it would be we'll to send the girl to
some institution.—Tne Magiitrates' Clerk : The
girl must have been em;oarag ,d to stsal.—Tne
fith?r of the girl slid it was not his wish ttiat the
girl should make a thief of heraelf, and he regretted
to say he could not properly correct her unless he
caught her in the act of committing an offence in
consequence of her nit beiag able to 11:31r when
spoken to —.Ur. thssano : Th3n you must keep
your datuhter at hnne, and see lhat she is looked
alter. The Bench have decided to order you to find
a surety to keep your daughter of good behaviour
for six months,—Mr. Hines . I will d,) my best to
keep her at home—The Magi,tratas Cleik : If she
commits an offence during the next six months you
will have to pay £lO or go to prison.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-02-21

lIALESO WEN.

MAGNTERIAL.—At the Public Office, on Tuesday
before Messrs. F. D. L. smith, Job G imitt, and ,
fi, T. Ilickm tu (magistrates), David Barnsley,
miner, 13Iackheath, was charge 1 with assaulting
Police-sergeant Itaybould. The offi .er found the
prison es obstructing a feotpath leading to the Parish
Camel', and upon requesting him to move on he
kicked the °Meer about the legs. Prisoner ex-
pressed contrition for his conduct, and he was fined
lOs 61, or in default 21 days' itnprisournent.— I hos.
Leael nod William Griffin, bread dealers, Bel-
broughton, were each fined 5s and costs for selling
bread without weighing it at Roms'ey.—James
Timtnings, miner, was summoned for being drunk
on the licensed premises of Joseph Shaer, the
Sampson and Lioa Inn, Gibbett Lane, on the 7th
inst P.C. Stevens said on three occasions he found
the defendant drunk on the licensed premises. A
fine of 2s 61 and c.)sts was imposed.--Henry Price
John Price, and William Harper, min qs, were
charged with rioting at Whitley on the 31st ult.
In consequence of some alteration being made in
the regulations at the Whitley C Aliery the men
employed came out on strike, amongst whom were
the two Prices. Upon Harper and other men re-
turning from work, the defendants and others ere
ated a disturbance and a general figt,t followed,
during which several men were injured. The Bench
discharged Harper, and directed the two Prices to
find sureties to keep the peace for six months, or in
default three months' imprisonment. Joseph
Willets, labourer, was fined 5s and costs for gamb-
ling on Sunday, October 12th. Joseph Donekin,
labourer, was charged at the instance of the Hales-
owen A.lVment Society with stealing cabbages
from a garden belonging to Lord Lytteltou in
Church Street. Defendant admitted the tinft, and
said it was the first time he had made a tbief of
himself. Mr Uoedman, the agent of the society,
said the present was the first case instituted by the
society, and he wished it to be known that persons
, convicted of stealing from the gardens rendered
, themselves liable to six months' imprisonment.
lie did not wish to press the present case, and
after being cautioned by the magistrates defendant
Was discharged upon paying the ousts, 9s.— George
ThompsTm, tu'aemaker, Beach Lanes. was fined 40s
awl costs for firing a gun within fifty feet of a
public road, on Jany. 12th. The Bench said it was
a very bad case, and regretted that they had not
power to inflet a heavier penalty,
SINGULA.B DEATH OF A CHILD.—Mr. Docker (East
Worcest irshire Coroner) held an inquest at the Sun
Inn, Hunnington, touching the death of a child
named Agues Hart, aged five months.—On the 12th
in•t the child was put to sleep on a bench near to a
fire3uarl, and during the temporary absence of the
parents the child moved and plami its neck across
a bar of the guard, and not having strength to re-
lieve itself it was strangled.—lhe Coroner remarked
that it was a very singular occurrence--The jury
returned a verdict of "Accidental death."
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-02-21

FRIENDLY SOCIETIES.

The reports of the Chief Registrar of Friendly
Societies, together with those of the assistant regis-
trars for Scotland and Ireland for the year 1883, were
issued on Tuesday, in obedience to the order agreed
to by the House of Commons on August 6. From
the report of Chief Registrar Ludlow the annual
returns to the central office show that the number
of returns from societies under the Friendly Societies'
Acts was 6832, the number of members being
4,242,084, and the amount of funds £8,550,355. Of
industrial and provident societies there were 1053,
numbering 572,610, with funds amounting to
£8,209,722. The trades unions numbers 195, with
253,088 members, possessing funds to the amount of
£431,495. The number of building societies under
the Act, of 1874 was 1853, having 513,667 members,
and funds to the amount of £48,938.220. There were
451 loan societies, with 42,895 members, and funds
amounting to £340,403. In railway savings banks,
the number of which is not given, though it is stated
that five returns were sent in, the depositors numbered
7875, and the funds amounted to £572,826.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-02-21

THE WIFE'S SISTER'S BILL AND
BARBADOES.

Last year attention was called to the fact that the
Parliament of Barbadoes rejected the Deceased Wife's
sister Bill by a majority of one in the Upper House
or Legislative Council. It is now reported that the
measure has just been passed in both Houses, every
member in such House voting. A noteworthy feature
of the local controversy was the complete withdrawal
of all opposition on the part of the Bishop and clergy
who had at first unanimously petitioned against the
measure. This course was apparently taken in de-
ference to public opinion, the Barbadoes clergy thus
following the example of their brethren in the Aus-
tralian colonies.

THE R yr:RASE OF AN IRISH CONVICT.
On Monday Earl Spencer, the Lord Lieutenant
replied to a second petition on behalf of the ex-convict:
Brian Kilmartin, who was released after serving two
years in Chatham Prison, having been sentenced to
penal servitude for life for shooting a bailiff in Arran
Island. His release was brought about by the dying
confession of a man that he was innocent, and he
seeks compensation from the Crown. In the present
petition Kilmartin sought to prove his perfect inno-
cence of participation in the crime. Mr. Gladstone
having stated that compensation was never granted
except undoubted innocence was proved, Kilmartin
says if he was made aware on the day of his return
that a stigma would thus be placed upon his character
he would not have accepted his release. He would,
he says, rather be the victim of an early grave in
Chatham Prison than carry the stigma of a would-be
assassin upon him. He again assures his Excellency
that he had no complicity or participation in the crime.
To this the Lord Lieutenant replies that he sees no
reason to grant a further inquiry into his case, or to
alter the decision already arrived at.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-02-21

THE COUNTESS AND HER CATS.

At Kensington Petty Sessions, on Tuesday, before
a bench of magistrates, Mr. G. C. Harding, clerk of
the vestry, made an application for a committal order
against the Countess de la Torre, in default of pay-
ing a fine of .C 7 imposed upon her for keeping a large
number of cats and dogs in her residence at Pem-
broke-square, Earl's-court. The chairman (Mr. W.
Bird) inquired if the distress warrant had been en-
forced. Mr. Harding said there were not sufficient
goods to answer to the warrant, and called a witness
to prove that the Countess had private means. It
was also stated that notwithstanding the prohibitory
order granted by the Bench a number of cats and
dogs were still kept in the house, and the smell was
most offensive. The chairman doubted whether he
had the power to grant a committal order unless
additional evidence as to her means was forthcoming.
Mr. Harding said he had no other evidence, but he
pointed out the section of the Act which gave the
magistrates power in such a case. Mr. Halswell (a
magistrate) : How will the cats exist if we commit
the countess to prison? (Laughter.) The Magis-
trate was informed that there were servants in the
house. The Bench then ordered the countess to be
committed to prison for one month.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-02-21

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ROWLEY LOCAL BOARD AND THE

SHALL- PDX EPIDE

Mr. Walter Bassano, J.P., presided on Monday
evening at the monthly ,meoting of the R wxy
Regis Local Board.
The Medical Officer (\[r. Be sley) reported th
during the past month tin re had been 64 deaths,
the death-rate being 29.7 per 1,000. Eight deaths
had been caused by zytnotio diseases, viz., measles
&Air, small-pox two, whoopin.;-cough oue, and
diarrhcea one. There had been fourteen cases of
small-pox at Tivilale. Two were dead, three were
couvalesc.ent, and nine cases were still under treat-
ment.
The Chairman remarked that tie Dudley Board
of Guardians had decided to pay at. the rate of one
guiuea par week for all pauper patients sent to the
ho-pital. He th ;right the Board would agree with
him that a guinea per week was a fair sum te pay.
In reply to the Chairman, tire Medical Officer
stated that t present there was no probability of
there being any more cases sent to the liosp:tal.
The Chairman said the expenses incurred at the
Infeclious Diseases Hospital were very heavy, and
he hoped tire 'medical officer would, as far as he
legitimately could, keep dosser the expenditure.
''Mr. De Denne (Assistant Medical Officer) reported
that in No. 2 District there had been 29 deaths, the
death-rate I.eing 25.1. The deaths from zymotic
aiseases were—measles, 2 ; diatrAce 1, I; and whoop-
ing-cough, 1. Tne district Iva, in a fahly healthy
state.

The report was adopted.
The Finance ;Committee ropo.tA that the sur-
v, yor'e expenses on the highways during the month
amounted to £147 is sd, and that thtre was a bal-
ance of £1,129 Os 4d iii Ili,: hands of the trea4l:e r
The estimated exp ‘mliture of die Board for tr'.e
year tilling March 25,h, 1886, was £5,520 Os 41.,
y esoni.nenchd that a tate of Is 61 in the
, •,un,t tiCll,adi.

rho Chairman sail the.: rellly required a rate of
Is 7d in the poun,!, but in eons...queneo of the Strioll,
.looreision in :rade they had deciled t ou•y ask for
a Is 6 I rate.

O U motiou of Air. 1"iIA, seconded by Dir
Robertson, the report wad a.l •,, ed.

The Chailman slid he attended the Bollnalt
C anrais i ners' Inquiry at Stafford and urged t e,
the electoral division known now as West Stalf°rn;
shire should be called the Rowley Regis Diviej?,
but, as he expected, it was considered to be be t
to call it the Kiagswinford Division, and be asEuallau
it would be named the Kioggwinbrd

HAGLEY. ad
STocK SALE.— Messrs. Oates, Per
renat
Wooldrid4e bad a good supply of to at tue-
s.ile oil M mday last, considering the State of t1(1)ed
weather. The beast and sheep were of very
go
quality, and prices ruled firmer throughod
Fat cows made as high as £23, heifers 049
sheep 64s Pigs were also sold at improved fate'
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-02-21

A LONDON JUDGE ON CHRISTMAS

BOXES.

On Monday, in the City of London Court, before
Mr. Commissioner Kerr, an action was brought by
Reuben Muggeridge, errand-boy, against Mr. E. Stock-
dale, printer, Great Winchester-street, to recover
wages due. In the course of the case it transpired
that the defendant had stopped 2s. out of the lad's
Christmas box, whereupon the learned Commissioner
inquired the reason. The Defendant: Because he
made mistakes. One of his mistakes cost me ~C 2 Bs.
His Honour: But I fail to see what right you had
to stop 2s. out of the boy's Christmas-box. The
Defendant: Well, it was not taken from his
wages. The Christmas-box money came from
me. The Plaintiff: You said I was to ask the
customers. His Honour: These Christmas-boxes
are a great piece of imposture. I want to know what
right you had to deduct 25., because it is very
absurd to give a boy 55., and keep back 2s. From
whom did he get the money? The Defendant: From
various customers. His Honour: That is a vile
)ystem. But what business had you to stop any
portions of these gifts from customers? The Defen-
dant: Well, I submit to that. His Honour: You
had better. (Laughter.) You complain of insub-
ordination. What was it? The Defendant: He
refused to get something for the men. The plaintiff's
mother: The boy was kept working till eleven o'clock
at night without food. His Honour (to the defen-
dant) : Tell me what was the nature of the insub-
ordination, Recent experience shows that when a
woman opens her mouth in a court of law she goes
on for a week. (Laughter.) The Defendant: He
burnt candles by deliberately throwing them into the
fire. The Plaintiff: I burnt not one. His Honour:
lam afraid this is all rubbish. Pay the boy his wages
and behave differently in future. Instead of deduct-
ing money from Christmas-boxes, you would confer a
boon on society by stopping them altogether, becausA
they only encourage drinking.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-02-21

A ROMANTIC WILL CASE.

A Liverpool correspondent is responsible for the
following: Some further development of the litiga-
tion in connection with the will of the late Mrs.
Catherine Bousfield, widow of Colonel Bousfield, is,
it seems, likely to be witnessed. In the action re-
cently beard before Mr. Justice Butt the lady's will
was attacked on the ground that it was not duly
executed and that she was not of sound mind •at the
time of making it. The jury, however, decided on the
contrary, upholding the validity of the will. One of
the provisions of the will was a legacy of £lO 000 to
"Alexander John Barrett," and in the course of the
hearing Mr. Russell, Q.C., M.P., sought to show that
no relative of the deceased of that name existed,
but that the person intended was John Reginald
Barrett. This was duly reported in the news-
papers, one of which found its way to Russia, and
into the hands of Mr. Alexander John Barrett,
practicing the profession of mining engineer in a
remote district of that country. The result was that
this gentleman communicated with Mr. F. Broad-
bridge, solicitor, of Liverpool, claiming to be the
legatee intended by the testator, and stating that his
relationship to her was nearer than that of Mr. J.
R. Barratt, he being a first cousin to Mrs. "Bousfield.
It is stated that the life of the new claimant has been
a somewhat romantic one, he having some years ago
had a disagreement with the members of his family
in consequence of an affair de occur, and having been
practically disowned. He left this country and
dropped out of sight of most of his relations, but
his whereabouts and occupation were known to a
Liverpool friend, by whom the newspaper report of
the Bousfield will ease, recently tried, was forwarded
to him. Mr. John Reginald Barratt, the other claim-
ant to the legacy, is a Liverpool solicitor.

George, dear, don't you think it is rather extra-
vagant of you to eat butter with that delicious jam?
—No, love; economical. Same piece of bread does
for both.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-02-21

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FATAL COLLISION IN THE CHANNEL,

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SATURDAY Phis 21, 18

The Red Star Line steamer Westernland, 5836
tons, belonging to La SocitSte Anonynie do Navigation
Belge-Arnericaine, arrived in Plymouth Sound on
Monday morning, badly damaged, after having run
down and sunk the steamer Holmhurst of Fleetwood,
Captain Richards. The Westernland left Antwerp
on the 14th inst., at two p.m., with 500 passengers,
the mails, and a general cargo for New York. The
Holmhurst left Fleetwood on the 12th inst., with
440 tons of coal, for Cowes. On Sunday, at 4.30
p.m., eight miles east of the Eddystone, in a thick
fog, the Westernland ran into the Hohnhurst, striking
her on the port bow, and tearing her port side open
abaft the bridge. The Holmhurst sank in three minutes.
The Westernland launched two boats, and picked up
eight of the Holmhurst's crew. Captain Richards
And one seaman climbed on board the Westernland.
Four of the crew of the Holmhurst were drowned—
George Cole, chief mate; John Welsby and Robert
Woods, firemen; and Alfred Dorrington, seaman.
The Westernland has a hole about 2ft. by 3ft. in
her starboard bow, a few feet from the stem, the upper
edge being level with the water's edge. There is a
smaller hole a few feet higher up, and several bolts
out of her port bow plates have started, from the stem
to about 2,5 f t. abaft. Great panic prevailed on board
the Westernland among the passengers and crew
from the shock and the enormous rush of water into
her bow compartment. Lloyd's state that the Holm-
hurst was an iron screw steamer of 495 tons, built at
Belfast in 1879, and owned by Mr. J. H. Thursby, of
Christchurch, Hants.

There is a great deal of fun poked at the bald-
headed man, and yet he never gets mad. This is
plainly because he is a man of high polish.
Blobson and Popinjay were talking about the per-
manence of human nature. "I do not expect to be
long remembered after death," remarked Popinjay,
"but I have left one mark in the world which
will endure for ages." "What is that ? " asked
Blobson. "I carved my name on the adamantine
rock of the great natural bridge in Virginia." "Pooh,"
remarked Blobson, "I have left a mark that will
endure for centuries after that rock has crumbled and
decayed. I scratched my initials with wy *NO *1
on a railwoy refrepluuentrwana Ntit,ll'


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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-02-21

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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1885.

DUDLEY CONSERVITIE A3S9CIATION.

MEEFING IN ST. EDMUND S WARD.

On Monday night a meeting of Gms-rvatives
was held at the Hare and Hounds Inn, Birmingham
Street, for the purpose of forming a, branch of the
Dudley Conservative Association f r St. Edmund's
Ward. Mr. H. C. Bretell presided, -and among
thos -2 present were Dr, Alleu, M-ssrs, Morris H.
Bridgewater, Hughes, W. Bagshaw, H. &ions,
Bills, Tom Cooper, B. Smith (sec), J. Wilkinson, A.
Morton, &c. The Chairman said it had been
proved bey,nd di-grate that the ward was Conserv-
ative, and he hoped it would qbly sustain its repu-
ta,cion at the next election.
Mr. B. Smith said the ward was so Conservative
that when Mr. Sheridan, M.P. came to Dudley he
dared not go up Birmingham Street—(hear, hear).
He proposed the formAtion of a ward branch. and
that all present enrol themselves as members.
Mr. 11. Morris seconded and tie motion was
carried.

Mr. W. Bagehaw proposed the election of Mr.
11. C. Brettell as chairman of the ward branch.
He thought that if the matter were fully explained
to working men they would unanimously decide
to hold fast the good old Cons-:rvative cause—(hear,
hear,) He then procteded to advocate Fair Trade
as compared with "Free Trade," and expressed the
opinion that unless British traders were protected
in sum: form or another the present bad trade
would be nothing to what would ensue.
Mr. Tom Cooper seconded the motion, which was
carried.

Dr. Allen was elected vice-chairman, and Mr. A.
Moro i wars secretary.
. .

Mr. Jeplitha Wilkinson was appointed to repre•
sent the ward oa the Managenieu': Committee of
the Association.

Mr. Councillor Bridgwater said it was extremely
desirable to have a local man to represent them in
Parliament. If they hid had a local man as their
representative at St. Stephen' a man who thoroughly
understood the economic laws whieh govern the
trade of the district, the calamitous collier's strike
of last summer might have been avert d. For
that reason he asked them to support Mr. Brooke-
Robinson, the candidate selected by the Dudley
Conservative Assooiation. He criticised Mr.
Chamberlain s Merchant Shipping Bill, and pointed
out delection of the clause relating to compulsory
pilotage as a proof that the promoter of he Bill did
not understand his subject In dealing with the
land question he said the landowners would be very
willing to submit to a reconsideration of their
position. Mr. Chamberlain was very fond of talk-
ing about "unearned increment," but was not his
inera,iug dividends on railroad stock equally
"unearned incremenu." If there was a change in
the,land system he would like to see it in the hands
of the State. Conservatism, he continued, aimed at
in 'kin; happy the homes of England, and cementing
the colonies with the mother country. At the next
election he hoped they would vote for Mr. Brooke—
Robinson, whom he was assured was the best man—.
(a Voice: "Ah, he's more money than tiother'')
Die meeting concluded after a committee had
been appointed.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-02-21

WORDSLEY.

",LIE rim", BY JURY."—On Monday evening a
grand evening concert and Sullivan's Opera, "Trial
by Jury," was given in the Drill Hall, Wordsle7.
In spite of the very inclement weather nearly every
seat in the hall was occupied.—Mr. H. T. Bywater
se.2m4 to be an old favourite here, for as soon as he
appeared in the hail, lie was loudly applauded.—
Miss Steele was warmly applauded for her retider-
itig the "Roses softly blooming." Mr, and Mrs.
Bywater's duet "Home to oar mountains" gave
uliversal satisfaction and was given wit'i plea•ing
effect. Mr. Casey's songs The last watch," and
".\ladoline" were we I sung. "The Quaker's
daughter" was excellently rendered by Miss Gould.
Tie violin solo by Mr. Poole was given in such a
lively manner that when he began to play the' Sal-
t,relia," nearly all tne audETice began to shuffle
vt all their feet, Mrs. Bywater sang "Saved from
the storm" in a splendid manner. Mr. Bywater
wLi encored for his song "Norah, the pride of Kil-
dare," but he only bowed his acknowledgements.
Al,. Bishop gave a humourous reading in his usual
funny way which caused considerable merriment.
Afterwards "The trial by jury" was performed,
which fairly brou4'it the house down. The
ch iracters were taliea by following lady and gentle-
man :-Tne Learne i Judge, Mr. 'l'. U. Goodwin;
Counsel for the Plaintiff, Mr. J. Witworth ; the
Defendant, Mr. R. P. Evans ; Foreman of the jury,
Mr. Boddison ; Usher, Mr, Mainwaring ; the Plain-
tiff, Miss Annie Steele, There were also a number
of ladies and gentlemen engaged as bridesmaids,
barristers, jugde's associate, and gentlemen of
the jury.—The following was the programme :
Sung, "Roses softly blooming," Miss A. Steele ;
duet, -Home to our mountains," Mr, and Mrs. By-
water ; sung, "Tile last watch," Mr. Casey ; song
''Nerah. the pride of Kildare," Ur. Bywater ; song,
"fhe Quaker's daughter," Miss Gould ; violin solo,
"Barcarole and Saltarella," Mr. D. Poole; reading.
Mr. Bishop; song, "Saved from the storm," Mrs
Bywater; song, "Only for thee," Mr. Bywater.
We must not forget to mention the accompaniment
of Miss Skidmore.
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