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The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1876-01-15

WINTER IN PARIS.

A French Correspondent of The Times writes from Paris
l'a which i—
nolorthriee days Paris
s vi
and
ite dby th:.e intensetezes
the
penetrates has
everywhere, b
een
blood in one's veins. There are fortunate people, how-
ever, who find compensation for everything. I know
some who are enraptured because, amid the purest air
'of winter, the gas in the streets burns with unwonted
lot illiancy. Others are charmed with the strange aspect
of whitened streets, and vehicles covered with snow,
their drivers looking as if enwrapped in shrouds;
others warmly and comfortably clad, walk leisurely
along the Beulevards, glad that the Snow deadens the
deafening noise of traffic. Without criticizing these
easily consoled minds, what I wish to point out is
that Paris is not the city for severe winters. Paris
terri tits one at this cold, which cats as much gloom
over the people as over the streets. Neither Paris nor its
inhabitants are fitted forbearing such a temperature. It
is not here in the basement or on the ground floor that
poverty dwells, but in the attic, under draughty roofs
exposed to the snow, the icy wind, the rain which
freezes as it falls. When the unfortunate occupier
wakes in the morning, winter and snow greet him from
the whole range of roofs within sight, and to the glacial
sensation he experiences is added the depressing ;pee-
facie which meets his eyes. It is in these winl-ers that
Paris r6es up every day like a disquietirg pmblem.
The mendicant and the poor of Paris, so inkeeious, so
free from care in fine weather, becomes restless, bitter,
disquieting, hateful when the frost stiffens their ways.
It WAS in such weather that the great Revolution first
showed its terrifying side; it is during such cold that
the ragged mob are ready to utter that contagious cry
"Bread ;" it is during these winters that crises,
wars, and revolts break out. The winter of 1870
exhibited this rigour, and this year, as if by a disquiet-
in, coincidence, the present cold corresponds to that of
a winter which announces itself under social auspices
In no way enlivening this rigorous :prospect The

•
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1876-01-15

HALESOWEN.

SERIOUS CHARGE AGAINST A TRADED:CAN. —At a Spe-
cial Sessions, on Saturday, before Mr. E. B. Phillips,
George Hill and William Green, were charged the former
with stealing and the latter with receiving two bags of
wheat and a bag of barley, the property of Rowland
Barnsley, on the 3rd inst. Hill was also charged with em-
bezzling several sums of money belonging to Mr. Barnsley
his master. It appeared that Hill was given into custody
for the latter offence, and upon being charged by Super-
intendent Kemp, he admitted his guilt, and also stated
that on Monday last the prisoner Green came to his
master's premises and urged him (Hill) to send him some
grain. After some demur he agreed to send Green two
bags of wheat and a bag of barley for 16s, the same being
worth £3, and in the course of the day delivered it to
Green, at his will, who promised to send him the money
in a day or two. Acting upon this statement Superin-
tendent Kemp visited Green's premises, and charged
him with receiving the grain. Be at first denied hav-
ing had any transactions -with Hill, but afterwards ad-
mitted receiving one 'bag of,wheat from him, but upon
searching his premises the police-officer found all three
of the bags, and also as portion of grain. Green was then
chliisarf goremd
,trosgteattheemre,
natn, dto at
htihche
brought to the police station and both prisoners were
GsarmeeentimmaedHe inlol rreeppelayt.—ed
Bo.th prisoners were remanded to the Petty Sessions
bail being accepted for their appearance.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1876-01-15

TORNADO IN THE WEST INDIES.

Advices from Hamilton, Bermuda, dated the 22nd
Dec., state that a fetuful tornado passed over Tuckers-
town and S. David's Island on the evening of the 17th
December. The dwelling-house of Daniel A. Smith, a
well-known pilot in Tuckerstown, was blown into the
harbour with all its inmates. Captain Smith was hurled
into a clump of trees and saved. His wife was carried
across the harbour, where she was found clinging to a
plank. She was so badly injured that she died in a few
hours. Their four children were drowned. The walls
and roof of a stone tank near the house were torn
asunder. Several other buildings were demolished,
but there was no further loss of life. Half of the boats
moored in the harbour were destroyed, and in St.
David's Island the storm levelled everything in its
course. Happily the tornado passed by Hamilton.
Had its path been across the town the entire place
would probably have been destroyed.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1876-01-15

BELBROUGHTON.

CAUTION TO LICENSED VICTUALLZES.—At th• Stour-
bridge Police Court, yesterday, before Colonel Fletcher
and J. Holcroft, lisq , William Brett, landlord of the
Bell Inn, Bell End, was summoned by Superintendent
Freeman for keeping his house open for the sale of beer
after the hour of eleven o'clock, on the night of the 4tit
inst. Mr. Perry defended. Police-eonstable Pkyne said
that he was on duty pn the night in question. As he was
passing the defendant's house, he saw a hors. and trap
by the door. Went into the house and saw two men
named William Green and George Rutter. They had
liquor before them. Ratter lived at us. Swan, Fairfield,
about a mile and a half away, and Green about a mile
and a quarter. Mr.. Perry, ter the defence, admitted they
were there, end said they were bona fide travellers, Green
having travelled from Stourbridge and Rutter from Bir-
mingham. Green was put in the box. and said be had
been to Hagley sitation, not to Stourbridge. Efe met
Ratter, who asked him to give him a lift. Be did so. and
drove past his own house to the Bell Inn. Rutter said
that be had been in Birmingham two days, on business,
and slept in Birmingham the :previous night. and con-
sidered be was a traveller although within a mile or so
from home. The Bench considered the case proved and
fined defendant lOs and costs, and endorsed the license.

TEE THROAT AND WINDPIPE are especially liable to
inflammation, causing soreness and dryness, tickling
and irritation, inducing cough and affecting the voice
For these symptoms use glycerine in the form of jujubct.
Glycerine in these agreeable confections, being in prom
mity to the glands at the moment they are excited by
the act of socking, becomes actively healing. 6d and is
boxes (by post 8 or 15 stumps), in tins. Is 6d, labelled.
JAMES EPPS 8z Co., Houneopathic Chemists, 48,
Threadneedle St. and 170, Piccadilly, London.—Sold in
Stourbridge by N. P. Morris, Chemist, and J. 11. Bland,
Chemist.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1876-01-15

TRIAL FOR WHOLESALE MURDERS.

The Court of Assizes of Tarn-et-Garonne has just
tried the wife of a small farmer of Saint Vincent,
named Grienmard, for the murder of her husband,
daughter, grandson, and the father of her son-in-law,
all by poison,. The woman, frem the time of her mar•
nags, forty years ago, tad constantly manifested a
most vicious and vindictive disposition. Her only
child she ill-treated most cruelly, at one momatt strik-
ing her with a hoe, and injuring her seriously; on
another occasion throvvilag her down and trampling on
her, The husband fared no better, and was constantly
in far of his life; she besides formed an adulterous
connection with a neighbour, a married man, and
whose wife died suddenly wider suspicious circum-
stances. She bora a great animosity towards the
family of her daughter's husband, and when her own
husband, no longer aisle to support a life in com-
mon with her, went to stay with his son-in-law, hel3
was heard toutter menaces against them. Her hatred
was besides rendered more intrAse by her cupidity,.apd
she appears to halvts taebri,edli6deafroy 11 her relatives
in order to inherit the little property they possessed.
On mere than ane cecaeion, when she had prepared
food for the family, they all suffered excruciating pains
as if from poison, but recovered. However, after a
visit by her on the Bth of June last, the same symp-
toms returned but with greater violence and of the
five persons who had partaken of a meal, four died,
the son-in-law alone escaping. The food was found to
contain a preparation of lead and phosphorus, and
the iMpatience of the woman during the agony of the
victims left little doubt of her guilt. The jury re-
turned a verdict of guilty, and the court condemned
her to death.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1876-01-15

COOKERY SCHOOLS AND THE PRICE

OF MEAT.

During the past month lectures on cookery have
been given in Warwick, Huddersfield, Sheffield, and
other places, with a view to the formation of local
schools. The subject is one of growing importance, if
the working classes are to be cheaply and properly
nourished. Mr. Buckmaster thinks too much import-
ance is attached to meat as an essential article of
diet. In one of his lectures he saps "It is of little
consequence whether the tissues are repaired with
nitrogen obtained from vegetable or animal sources,
but nothing can answer the purposes of food unless
nitrogen be one of its constituents. The gluten of
wheat, barley, and oats; the legumin of beans, peas,
and lentils are the chief vegetable sources of nitrogen,
while the same element is furnished in the albumen
and fibrin of eggs and meat, the casein of milk
and cheese. No man need fear starvation because
he is unable to obtain animal food, since from oat-
meal porridge and milk all the conditions of a good
and nutritious diet may be obtained just as well as
from beef or mutton. It is a matter of regret that good
milk in large towns, and even in agricultural villages,
is becoming so difficult to obtain. I by no means any
that men should not eat meat if they can afford it, but
our former abundance • has given it an importance
which it does not deserve. We are neither better fed
nor stronger because our average eonsumption of meat
is even at its present price greater than that of any
other European nation. The chief food of the Roman
eladiator was barley cakes and oil; and this diet,
Hippocrates says, is eminently fitted to give muscular
strength and endurance. The Roman soldier, too,
seems to have had little or no meat. His daily rations
were one pound of barley, three ounces of oil, and a
pint of thin wine. I cannot but condemn, in addi-
tion to our excessive Use of animal food, the practice
of tea-drinking as a substitute for more nourishing and
substantial diet. Among factory girls this practice
often gives rise to a peculiar form of indigestion known
as tea dyspepsia, due po.edbly to the astringent action
of the tannin contained in the tea leaf. The only way
to overcome the ignorance and prejudice which exists
among both high and low on this subject is to begin by
giving familiar lessons in all girls' schools on Food and
Cookery and I consider the recent minutes of the Com-
mittee of the Council of Education as likely to pro-
mote a higher social life and morality among the work-
ing classes. You have only to go into the cottages of
miners or agricultural labourers, and even of skilled
workmen, at meal times, to see the waste And ignor-
mice of the sim'plest principles of cookery which pre-
vails. Whatever progress we have made on other
questions, on this subject we are content to remain in
a state but little removed from our primitive bar-
barism."
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1876-01-15

RRIERLEY HILL AND STOURBRIDGE

BUILDING SOCIETY.

ADJOURNED ANNUAL MEETING AND REMOVAL

OF OFFICES.
The twenty-fourth ANNUAL MEETING of
the Members cf this Society, foi the ELECIION
of OFFICERS sod PASSINU ACCOUNTS, will be
held in the Committee Room, of the TOWN BALL,
BRIEULEV HILL, on WEDNEtDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY
'led, 1576, at halt-past Seven o'clock, and Brierley Hill
Subscription Meetings will in future be held in the same
room of the Town Hall.

Members ri equest(d to becd in thtir pass bocks, to
be audited.

J. M. GETIIING,
Suc

January, 1876.

EVANGELIZATION SOCIETY,

21 Surrey Street, Strand, London, IV. C.

ADDRESSES
will be delivered by

WILLOTT RICE,

AT THE

MISSION ROOM, C ATI-WHILE,

MONDAY TO MONDAY INCLUSIVE,

JANUALY 10th, to 25th, 1876,

Sundays at 3 and 6.30. Week Evenings, 7.80. .

ADMISSION FREE. NO COLLECTION.

GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY.

ruHE Directors of this Company are prepared
J. nceive Tenders for the construction cf the Stour.
bridge Branch Itai'may, being a length of about one
mile. •

Plans, Seethms, Specification, and QuAutities may he
seen and Folrus of lettc3er obtained. at the En;..ineer's
, Uilice at. thib :.itation, ou and, Ehec Tuetclay the lbt
j
prox:ruo. .
Tender4-1441dressed to the n4tlc4.igiltd; ads-eUrked
out,ide " Tenth ic,r s.toutbritit:' 13.- 4. " :---

:cle :ender tor- rlttitteliridge .Aiinch, will he re-
c..ived on or btifore Tuesday, he 15th proximo.
The Directors do not bind themselves to ace, pt the
lows t or :thy 'lender.
FRED. G. SAI.J..`.D.F.RS,
becretary,
Paddington Station, London,
10th January, 1876.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1876-01-15

TRADESMEN'S ADDRESSES.

HENRY BAKER,

AUCTIONEER AND VALIJXR,

HIGH-STREET, KINVER.

Stocks and Furniture of every descriptions bought, and
cash sivaiwed upou all goods sent for absolute salt.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1876-01-15

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FOR SALE BY
ALL RESPONSIRLX •
JEWELLERS AND WATCHMAKERS
IN THE
KINGDOM.
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for the
PREVENTION of CRUHLTY to ANIMA
PRESIDENT:
THE RIGHT HONOURABLE LORD LYTTEL
HON. SEC.:
REV. W. J. J. WELCH, STOURBRIDGI
TREASURER :
MR. SAMUEL HUGHES, STOURBRIDC
HONORARY BOLICIToR :
MR. GEORGE PEP,RY, STOURBRIDC
HON. VETERINARY SURGEON:
MR. F. BLAKEWAY, STOURBRIDG
AGENT:
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BY ORDER OF THE COMMIT'
E4t tpur,b-ri4ge
SATURDAY, JANUARY 1
THE MARCH OF EY
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Majesty's Ministers will have to
ambled Parliament on the Bth
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apace; and if we take but ten y
a mighty difference between no,
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bat just succeeded to the Pren
time, for Lord Palmerston had
quarter of a year. It seems h
voice of the cheery old man
Rouse of Commons, but met
vaned away. When the age
been laid in his grave, both j
common consent, threw said
had settled down upon they
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eat met in February, 1
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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1876-01-15

DIED.

TAYLOR —Patty Loui.la Taylor, the beloved child of
R.,hert James awl Elizabeth T.iyior, St.mber Mill;
hg,l Lime toohns.

Good value for zwmey is desired by all, with artiel...
that cannot be judged of by uppearanee, earef.4t pun,
chasers rely ou the high st:tilding of those with W 111,113
they dash For 30 yes'. Horuitniu's Pure fess in
packets have given wenar.il 3 tigfaction, being exceedingly
"1.01.44, 01 ztailor.3 cuatit y, toni trulg cheap. AgehtB:
Stourbridge—ClArke.lii, 11:'h strcet; Baker, 124, High
street; Hewit, Mark-A Alr is, Lid, Htg,l —.tree` ,
Hill—l wlins chemist ; Kidderminster, But
lung ; lialeowen, Adi, chemist ; Lye, Jones, chemist
, Wordaley, Turnez, clioraist ; Kiugswinford, Pearson
brattel Lane, Collings, chewist ; IMrmingliar, Banks
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1876-01-15

SUICIDE OF AN INDIAN STUDENT.

Dr. Hardwicke has held an inquiry in London, at
the St. Pancras Coroner's Court, as to the death of
Manckji Nasarvaneja Dalat, aged 20, son of a wealthy
Pansee merchant of high caste, a native of Bombay,
the holder of the Gilchrist 1.00 Bombay Schniarship,
and a medical student at University College Hospital.
Mr. K. A. Dantra and Mr. H. Dantra, cousins of
the deceased, were present, and were sworn on a book
which they themselves produced, and the oath on
which they stated they held to be binding upon them,
in accordance with the rites of their religion.
Mr. H. Dantra said he re-sided at 91, Camden-street.
The deceased, who had taken very high honours at
the Gilchrist College, Bombay, was studying for
the medical profession, and had been a student at
University College Hospital about 14 months. He
occupied apartments at 188, Euston-road, and was very
quiet and studious in his habits. Of late witness had
noticed that he seemed much depressed in mind, but
there was nothing to account for it that he was aware
of. On Thursday last he was sent for to deceased's
residence, and found him dead in bed. There was a
tumbler and a phial on his pillow, and from that, and
his appearance, he believed the deceased had poisoned
himself. Mr. K. Dantra, the other cousin, said he had
seen deceased on the Wednesday, when he appeared
quite rational. He was very etudious, and most anxious
to attain a high position in his profession. Sarah
DaWB3l3, servant at 188, Euston-road, stated that she let
deceased in about ten o'clock on Wednesday night,
and saw nothing particular about him, except that he
appeared very dult On Thursday morning she went
up with his breakfast as usual, but could not make
him hear, and, finding the door locked, she told her
master. The door was subsequently forced. Mr.
J. C. Croker, one of the surgeons of University
College Hospital, said he was sent for about one
o'clook, and found the deceased and the bottle and
tumbler produced. They had both contained cyanide
of potassium, and be had no doubt deceased had taken
that poison and it had caused his death. He knew
him as attending the classes of medicine at University
College Hospital. He was highly cultivated and ex-
tremely studious.

Verdict, "Suicide while in an unsound state of
mind."
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1876-01-15

A ROMAIsiTIC STORY.

The Court journal narrates the following :—" Four
years ago Philip Reads, a nephew of General Butler, a
lieutenant in the regular army, attended church at
Topeka, Kansas, and while there was deeply impressed
by a voice in the choir. He was afterwards introduced
to the young lady, and found that she had a great
talent for music without the means to pay for instruc-
tion. She was filled with a grand ambition. She
desired to sing in opera. The young man proffered
a loan sufficient to secure her a good =pica' educa-
tion, but pride would not let her accept it. He finally
proposed to marry her sad she consented. At was the
understanding that as soon an the ceremony was
performed she should start for Europe to study
ttneler the great masters. As the wife of Lieuten-
ant heade she cciuk] accept the financial aid of which
she stood so mu( ef in need. Since the day of their
marriage Lieutenant Read° has never gazed upon the
face of his bride, For three yews she has been a hard
student in Italy. She made her dibut in opera recently
and was much praised for the purity and sweetness
of her voice. A brilliant future seems to be opening
for her. Her husband anxiously awaits her return,
and is gratified to learn that his generosity will be re-
Paid. He deserues to have his name made famous by
her gentus in the realms of song. The story is a
romantic one, and in this practical age is worth at
least a paragraph."
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1876-01-15

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electoral period which is opening has dispersed the poli-
tical world to the four corners of the country. Even
official saloons seem as if they were not to open,
though two balls are announced at the Elysee for the
end of this month and the beginning of the next, and
that joyous animation which characterizes the carnival
of Paris is, as it were, benumbed at the opening of this
year. What is called Parisian commerce, that trade
in 1,000 indikpensable things which people so easily go
without, is uneasy. The jewellers, drapers, tailors,
milliners, and their numberless train, seem to be fold-
ing their arms and preparing for a winter without
business. The foreigners who generally throng Paris at
this season to get a peep of the luminous gaiety, the re-
flection of which is spread a little everywhere, do not
arrive. They know the political interests will absorb
people's minds, that gaiety will give place to the
serious anxieties of the morrow. They think there
will be no dancing, even en the volcano described by
AI, Buffet in his Cassandra-like predictions. They
are afraid Paris will become the scene of some ton or or other' and they abstain from coming. This is
the important element which Paris trade misses, and
which is affecting the export department, after the
anxieties of Frenchmen and Parisians had struck the
home trade.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1876-01-15

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KINGDOM.

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PRBSIDUNT :
THE RIGHT HONOURABLE LORD LYTTELTON.

HON. SEC.:
REV. W. J. J. WELCH, STOURBRIDGE.

TREASCRER :
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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1876-01-15

MONEY.

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TII V STOTTIPRIDO-F 013S1r:IRVITII•

dog. The former was taken from nature, whilst
the latter is an actual portrait. Both were re-
markable for their fidelity to nature, and are works
of which the young artist has good reason Yo be
proud. He has also a painting of a "Virgin and
Child," offer Melzi ; besides a beautifully executed
water colour drawing of grapes, whose luscious
appearance and rich tints made them worthy re-
presentatives of the fruit that tempted the fox in
the fable. Mr. W. Gething, son of our worthy
townsman, Mr. J. M. Gething, architect, had
several specimens of chalk drawings taken both
from the flat and the cast, all of which possess
considerable excellence. We hope to see some
more of Mr. Gething's work. The drawings of
Messrs. J. P. Reading, Walter Reading, and J. D.
Marshall, are all of them very good, and worthy
of praise.
Before closing our notice of this exhibition, we
must not forget to state that we were very much
pleased with a life-like portrait of a pug dog (not
for competition), painted by Mr. Ralph Bowen,
son of the head-master of the School of Art. The
original of the painting is the property of the Rev.
G. Gilbanks, M.A. For fidelity and excellence
of expression, this portrait is all that could be
desired. The young gentleman who has painted
it has evidently profited by his tuition on the con-
tinent, and he evidently possesses taint which, if
we are not much mistaken, will eventually raise
him to a high position amongst painters. The
whole of the works exhibited are of a very high
order of merit, and speaks volumes for the value
of the tuition pupils receive at this school. We
sincerely hope that the necessary sum required for
the repair of the building, and the clearing it from
debt, will be speedily subscribed, so as to give it
every opportunity to extend as far as possible, that
knowledge of art which is so indispensable to the
manufacturers of this neighbourhood.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1876-01-15

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INTERESTING EXPERIMENTS.

Two Gertr.an pr3fessors, Dr. Gustav Marik and Dr.
Lehmann, have been experimenting on the germinating
powers of large seeds as compared with small seeds of
the same plant, and the result of their investigation is
to chow that large seed is infinitely preferable to small
(says the Standard). Beans and peas are the easiest
plants to experiment with, and with them the results
aro very striking. Large and small beans of the same
hind, planted on the same day in rows side by side
were watched from the time of planting. On the 23rd
of May those from large seed were twice the height of
the others, and showed more leaves. On the 11th of
June the.plants from large seed in bloom were to the
others nearly in the proportion of four to one. Ten
average plants were then taken from each, and in size,
weight, and quality the large seed plants maintained
their superiority. On the 31st of July, when the
pods were fully formed, the numbers were 3.138
and 2,799. On the sth of August the crops were
harvested, and the proportions were as follows:
weight of vines arid pods 219 to 183 ; weight of seed,
first quality, 162 to 121 • weight of seed, second
quality, 6to 25. At this rate the farmer who uses the
beet seed may expect to get a yield of 2501 b. an acre
more than the farmer who uses the second quality.
Similar results were obtained with the peas. Pro-
fessor Lehm§nn's experiments lead to the same con-
clusion but with this addition, that the proportion of
seeds Which fails to germinate in the field is very much
less in the case of large seeds than it is with small, the
failures being 20 per cent, of mall seed, and only 9
per cent, of large. This was not because the seed was
imperfect, f)r between two sheets of wet blotting
paper all germinated equally well, but because plants
from large seed surmount the difficulties of youth more
readily than their weaker brethren, and are, besides,
less injured by insects. Hence it is demonstrated to
farmer and gardener alike that the use of the best, i.e.,
the biggest seed, will be commercially profitable even
though the cost at the outset be greater.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1876-01-15

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1876-01-15

SALMON FOR THE ANTIPODES.

Active preparations are being made for another
attempt to introduce salmon into the rivers at the
Antipodes (says The Times of Monday). The
Australian and New Zealand Government have
granted a sum of money to meet the ex-
penses consequent on collecting, packing, and trans-
mitting the eggs, vvhieh are to leave England in the
steamship Durham sailing from London on the 20th
of this month. The collecting and packing of the eggs
have been intrusted to Mr. James A. Youl and Mr.
Frank Buckland, both of whom have taken active
parts in former shipments of salmon eggs to Australia,
and who are, without doubt, the most competent per-
sons to undertake so important a work. The former,
the originator of the idea of " salmonizing" Australian
waters, has for years past, with the assistance of others,
been unceasing in his endeavours to accomplish the
permanent stocking of the rivers of that country with
the true saline sarar, and he believes there are at
present in various waters at the Antipodes numbers
of that fish, which in a few years hence will be in-
creased and multiplied in plenty. With the former
shipments of salmon ova have also been despatched to
Australia various v.anieties of both the migratory and
non-migratory trout. These in several waters have
thriven remarkably well • their introduction has an-
cloubtedly been successfully accomplished, and Messrs.
Youl, Buckland, and Francis, the principal promoters
of the undertakings, have certainly succeeded in carry-
ing out an experiment which is likely to prove a very
great and lasting advantage to our Australian Colonies.
During the past week Mr. Buckland has been engaged
in collecting eggs on the Dart, Lune, and other rivers,
permission being granted to him by the Boards of Con-
servators, who have power tirdsr the Salmon Fisheries
Act to allow of the capture of the spawning fish for
scientific experiments. Mr. Wickland, who personally
undtertakes the capture and spawning of most of th(
fish, has been very suceessful in collecting a large
number of eggs, which, under the superintendence of
Mr. Youl, will be packed on the ship Durham and
tranemitted to the Antipodes. Great care is taken by
Mr. Buckland not to iojure the fish (luting the opera-
tion of spawning. They are carefully bandied and
returned to the river none the worse for their short,
temporary stay above water.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1876-01-15

TORNADO IN AMERICA.

A terrific tornado passed twelve miles east of Hick-
man, Kentucky, on Sunday evening, the 26th Dec.
sweeping down whole forests in its pathway. Twelve
dwelling houses and barns were blown down. Some
of them were shattered into fragments, the inmates
barely escaping with their lives. The worm fences,
from the bottom rail, were all lifted and blown away.
At Mayfield two persons were crushed to death under
the ruins of houses. A negro was killed outright at
another !point. A man named Chucks and a lady
named Miss Searcy were killed. Her sister was badly
crippled. The hotel at Reelfoot Lake was blown down
the guests barely escaping. Some were badly bruised
by flying timber. Death and destruction left their
trace along the entire track of the tornado, which
made a noise heard for miles.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1876-01-15

THE BREMERHAVEN EXPCSION.
The Tinue on Monday published the following
letter :

Sir,--It may possibly interest your rer.ders to know that
there exists an historical precedent for the crime of Mr.
Thomas. When the Swedish fleet, which had been laid up
in winter quarters at Wismar, was preparing to leave that
pnrt in the spring of 1645, certain ambiguous utterances of
a Pomeranian called Hans Greif brought him so much under
suspicion that his house was searched, and in it were found
two boxes, packed with all sorts of explosive and inflam-
mable materials, in the midst of which had been concealed
clockwork so arranged that 12 hours after being set going it
must cause an explosion. Greif stated in his confession that
certain persons in Lilbeck had paid him to place these boxes,
one in Admiral Wrangel's ship, the other in.that commanded
by Admiral Lieutenant Blom ; but he could not tell their
names and stringent investigation failed to discover these or
any accomplices. He was accordingly burnt alive, and his
infernal machines placed in the Arsenal where they were to
be seen as late as 1734.-1 am, Sir, your obedient servant,
EDMUND W. GOSSE,
Translator to the Board of Trade.
•
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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1876-01-15

PUBLIC N OTICES.

Ton, on THURSDAY NIGHT. by a Poor
Woman, between the Workhouse and Stonr!,,id
VA 0 SOVEREIGNS. The fipder will be r. wu.rutd
by applying to the Meter of the NI .11rLom,o.

L'OUND, a Scotch Terrier
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THOMAS OSTIA'S, Deceased.
DURSUANT to the Statute, 22 and 25 ie.,
c. 35, all Persons, Creditors of THOMAS OSTIN,
late of Worcester-street, Steurbridgp, Builder.
requested to send in perticulars of their CLAIMB. At.d
hll Persons INDEBTED to the said 'I homes Ostins, are
requested to send in their Debts to his Executors, at 45, 4
High-street, Stourbridge, on or before the let day of
Merch, 1876, biter which dste the said Executers inter d
to distribute the Assets of the said Deceased, having
regard only to the Claims of Lich they shall then have ,
notice.
Dated this 25th day of November, 1875. ,
EDWARD BLTJRTON,
ARTHUR osTiNs, Executors.;
EMILY ANN BICKERTON,
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1876-01-15

AN AGREEABLE SURPRISE:

A case of mistaken identity has just occurred at
Zurich which rather forcibly recalls to memory the
story of Athelstane the Unready reappearing from the
grave to partake of his own funeral banquet (says the
Globe). It is affirmed by the Patrie that a few days
ago a dead man was found rn the waters of the Limmat,
and handed over to the police to discover his name and
antecedents. This was a matter of apparently EWE,
difficalfy, for one cf the force was able to aver that
he had seen him not long before in a hou,e of public
entertainment. The keeper of the restaurant in
question was then called, and also identified the
man. The only thing that remained was to call to-
gether the family of the deceased, and proceed to
the funer.l. This was accordingly dot e ; the rela-
tions arrived, shed the patting tear, and in-
vested in their mourning apparel. They were the
less suri.rised at the melancholy- end of their
relation, inasmuch as he had long been weak in
mind; but were inclined to wonder a little how
it was that the disaster had overtaken him, inas-
mueh as the poor lunatic had been under strict sur-
veillance in a madhouse at some distance from the
scene. It was naturally supposed that probably the
madhouse keeper could give some information as to
the escape of his patient, if not as to his actual death,
and accordingly investigations were directed to be
made in the asylum. Hereupon, to the intense as-
tonishment of police, mourners. coroner, and wit-
nesses, out walked the Simon Pure of the drama,
who had been thinking of nothing less than
drowning himself at Zurich, and was quietly
enough immured within the madhouse walls. It

- is
needless to say that the relations were
enchanted at the discovery. They had gone to
the expense of new dresses and hats and gloves, and
become liable for the undertaker's bill. And all their
pains had been wasted upon a perfect stranger, of
whose adventures even to this day history telleth not.
But in return they had the satisfaction of knowing
that their afflicted kinsman was spared, and would
probably live for many a day to enrich his keeper at
their expense.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1876-01-15

LONGEVITY OF MEDICAL MEN.

The Lances says :—"The profession of medicine and
the cares of a medical practice eannot be said to. be
conducive to longevity. The tear and worry inciden-
tal to anything like an active pursuit of the calling is
far greater than that to which members of the other
popular professions—the Church and the Bar—are sub-
ject. Nevertheless, we often find gratifying illustra-
tions of how the possessor of a good constitution, who
practises sobriety and regularity of living, will over-
come all the influences which tend to shorten his life.
A noteable year for instances of longevity in our own
ranks is that which has just passed away. The
following physicians and surgeons died during the
year at the ages indicated—viz., James Dawson;
F.R.C. S. Eng. 96; Peter Mere Latham, M.D. Oxon,
F. It OP., Physician Extraordinary to the Queen, 86;
R. Stanley Ireland, M.D. Dub., Senior Fellow of the
Royal College of Surgeons of England, 96; Arthur
Helsham, M.R,.C.S. Eng., 90; Sir Charles Locock,
Bart., M.D., DC L., F.R.S., 77; William Beattie,
M.D., F.R.C.P., Loud., 82; George Webster, M.D.
and J.P. for Surrey, 79; H. M. Keble, M.D., Staff.
Surgeon, R.N.., 84; William Hey, F.R.C.S. Eng., of
Leeds, 79; James Snow, F.R.C. S. Eng., J.P. for
Lincoln, 96; Thomas Paget, PROS. Eng., of
Leicester, 79; Henry Franklin, C. 8., ER. C. S. Eng.
Inspector-General of Hospitals, 89; Robert Law'
M.D. Dub., 76; John Jobson, M.D. Edin., 85 ;
Andrew Morison, M.D.. R.N.. 89 ; William Mac-
donald, M.D., F.R S. E on., 84; Francis Kiernan,
F.R S , F.R.O S. Pug.. 76; H. S. Murley, M.D.
88; enry S. May, M.D., Array, 86,"
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1876-01-15

DESPERATE FIGHT of a LION TAMER

The Journal du Havre recounts a terrible encounter
between the lion tamer Bidel and a numb,r of wild
beasts. Bide l's custom was to go into the cage of these
ferocious aninrils, acn mpauied by a sheep, which was
by his presence kept sate from attack. On a recent

occasion he proceeded to the lion's cage, and his first
action was to place the sheep on the back of a lioness,
as he had frequently done before. No sooner had he
accomplished this than a powerful lion sprang upon
the pocr sheep and buried his teeth deep into a vital
part of its body. There was a large number of specta-
tors present, aud the sudden act of the lion created an
instant and general panic. Bidel stepped forward, and
with the utmost coolness struck the lion a blow on the
mouth with a heavy stick, which made him crouch and
yell with pain, and throw his bleeding victim tremb-
ling at the feet of the courageous performer. In
another moment, however, all the wild beasts were
lashed into fury by the sight of the blood, and no one
in the assembly believed that Bidel could possibly
escape. Preserving his presence of mind, however,
he kept the other animals at bay until he had subdued
the lion and chased him back to his cage. He then
fought his way back through the other animals, and
amidst the bravos of the assembly came out triumph-
antly, carrying his wounded sheep with him. The
poor animal, which was a great favourite of the lion-
tamer, hAs since died of its wounds.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1876-01-15

DIVERSITY IN SAN FRANCISCO.

An American paper says :—"The streets of San
Francisco present all the diversity of a view through
a kaleidoscope, owing in part to the singularity
of the climate, and in part to the throngs of foreigners
from all parts of the world. By the side of some
superb beauty will be seen the square, honest, frank
German face; and you will look from a pair of lustrous
Hebrew eyes to the sleepy almond ones of some
Chinese beauty; and from any of them the contrast is
great to the fair and dainty forms of some of our
Yankee girls. But the greatest novelty is the variety
in dress, the ladies dressing for the street very much
as they find it convenient. There is no common
standard—no general la-w
—no sharp transitions of the
seasons to demand an adapted wardrobe. One whose
brightest outfit is muslin, puts that on every month of
the year, and suffers no discomfort. Another
endowed with velvet feels that that is most.suitable.
For the same reason, a third gathers around her a
cloak of the sable. On the same side of the street, the
same day, at the same hour of the day, you will
and all three walking with the same apparant con-
sciousness of adaptation to the season; no shiver under
the muslin, no oppression under the fur. And yet in
no city of the land does the sex indulge in richer, more
elaborate, and more fashionable array."
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1876-01-15

THE VOYAGE OF THE "CHALLENGER."

• - - •
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From Valparaiso,- where Her Majesty's scientific
discovery siip Challenger has arrived, the Western
Morning Pews has received an interesting account of
the doings of the ship for the previous three months.
The scientific party explored a series of active vol-
canoes in an unfrequented island of the North
Pacific, and were rewarded by a magnificent spectacle
of surging waves of molten lava and spray of bril-
liant fire. They had a run of two thousand
five hundred miles to Tahiti, and passed an
agreeable fortnight exploring everything of in-
terest these. The dredging on this voyage, at an
average depth of 2,800 fathoms, was very fertile of
marine curiosities. After leaving Tahiti, 40 days were
spent voyaging the 5,000 miles to Chili, sounding and
dredging proceeding with mo,t satisfactory results, the
average depth being 2,100 fathoms. The Island of
Juan Fernandez, which was first reached, was
unanimously declared to present the most beautiful
scenery of any throughout the travels. On this
island is a monument commemorative of Alexander
Selkirk's four years' solitary residence there, which
has been immortalised in the story of "Robinson
Crusoe." Several new varieties of birds and ?4 novel
species of ferns were obtained. The islands swarms
with cattle and goats, and the bay abounds with fish
and seals. A stormy voyage was made to Valparaiso,
whence the Challenger would sail to the Falkland
Islands, via. the Straits of Magellan. Letters for the
Challenger should be posted so as to reach Monte
Video early next month. The Challenger will thence
make a straight course for home, deeply laden with
spoils of the longest-continued series of voyages on
record.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1876-01-15

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