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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-01-24

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CHARGES AGAINST A COVENTRY
CLERGYMAN.

A Court was held at Coventry on Saturday, before
the Bishop of Worcester and three assessors, for the
purpose of pronouncing judgment against the Rev.
George Tabberer, vicar of St. Peter's, Coventry, who
was recently found guilty, under the Church Discipline
Act, of certain charges, on a petition of the Church-
wardens and a number of the parishioners. Mr.
Tabberer, who was present in court, stated that he
appeared out of respect to the bishop and without pre-
judice to his appeal in the Court of the Archbishop of
the province. His contention would be that the pro-
ceedings throughout had been illegal, and if the
court thought that his presence would pre-
judice his future action he would prefer to
withdraw. The Bishop informed Mr. Tabberer
that he could not prejudice his appeal in any
way by appearing, and if he had not appeared the
Court would have proceeded in his absence. Mr.
Wilks, on behalf of the promoters, prayed that judg-
ment might be corrected and signed. The Bishop
thereupon proceeded to read the decision of the
Court. The document recited in detail the proceed-
ings which had been taken, and stated that the
charges of which Mr.Tabberer had been found guilty
were drunkenness, frequenting public-houses beyond
the honest necessities of his life, fornication, and pro-
fanity. Sentence of deprivation was pronounced by
his lordship, and directed to be transmitted to the
registry of the Consistory Court of the diocese of
Worcester to be filed, Mr. Tabberer gave notice of
appeal.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-01-24

STOCK EXCHANGE GAMBLING.

The Committee of the Stock Exchange, according
to the Standard, decided to expel the Exchange Tele-
graph Company frr the interior of the building, and
three months' notice will, accordingly, be given to
determine the company's tenancy, so that the
" jobbers " who are the real mainstay of gambling on
the Stock Exchange, have succeeded in their agitation
to remove the "tape," which, by making known close
prices to the public, was an inconvenient impediment
to their operations. That a respectable body like the
Committee of the Stock Exchange should thus have
given way to an agitation which, in plain English, is
nothing more or less than a demand for increased
facilities for gambling and befooling the public, will
surprise most sensible people.—Pall-mall Gazette.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-01-24

THE BISHOP OF CARLISLE ON THE
DEDICATION OF CEMETERIES.

The Bishop of Carlisle, in addressing his clergy,
has referred in commendatory terms to the recent
action of the Bishop of St. Albans in "religiously
dedicating" instead of legally" consecrating" the St.
Albans now cemetery. After stating that the ceme-
tery was provided under the Public Health (Inter-
ments) Act, that the bishop had been then asked and
had agreed to dedicate the whole of the ground, and
that accordingly a purely religious service was per-
formed, at which the corporation and ministers of vari-
ous denominations assisted, the Bishop of Carlisle
combated the objections which had been taken to the
course pursued, and expressed the opinion that good
feeling and a sense of propriety would prevent
difficulty from arising. He said that there was much
in " the St. Albans consecration' in which to rejoice,
not only as an example of unity of feeling and action,
but also as the recognition of a principle for which
Church people had contended. Whatever might be
thought of the ceremonial at St. Albans, he saw
nothing in it to justify the notion that the Bishop had
sacrificed some great principle for the sake of peace
and unity; the sacrifice, if any, seemed to him to be
on the other side. If they could have consecration by
the Bishop, with the assent of all parties, of the
establishment of a cemetry to the secular powers, ho
was disposed to believe that the Church conceded
nothing which she ought not to concede, and that, as
the minister of peace and the mother of all who do not
disown her, she gained much.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-01-24

THE _STOURBRIDGE OB.SERVER.

AN EXULTANT MURDERER.

The murderer Marquis has been executed at Dijon.
After the guillotine had performed its work, Mar-
quis's body was subjected to an examination, when
the brain was found partly covered With fungoid
vegetation, which led the doctors P::• question whether
the man was not a lunatic. There were, however, no
signs of madness in his conduct. About a twelve-
month ago he deliberately shot a judge, M. Frippart,
and his son, out of revenge for having been sentenced
by the former to a term of imprisonment, as long ago
as 1875. The son was killed on the spot, and the
judge died after lingering a few months. At the very
moment of his execution Marquis exulted in his crime,
and expressed his satisfaction at having had his re-
venge. He met his doom fearlessly, and on the very
platform of the guillotine exclaimed, "Wretched So-
ciety, may my death serve as an example and avcrt-,
the misfortunes that await thee."
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-01-24

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-01-24

TRAGEDY IN DUBLIN.

A terrible tragedy has been discovered at Garris-
town, a village in the county of Dublin. It appears
that a house and some 25 acres of land close to Garr is-
town were held by a middle-aged man named
Nicholas Aspell. He was unmarried, and a woman
named Mary Connell kept house for him. The
relations that existed between him and this
woman were for some time past the subject
of comment among the neighbours, and it was
understood that the two were shortly about to
be married. It was noticed on Sunday that the
house was shut up, and as the day wore on this cir-
cumstance caused remark, and later in the evening
the police were communicated with, and a constable
burst in the door of the house, when a shocking
sight presented itself. Stretched on her back on the
floor, dead and cold, lay the woman Connell. The
hair was dishevelled, her features were contused, and
her throat showed a gaping and jagged wound, round
which was gathered clotted blood. Close to her body
was stretched the corpse of Nicholas Aspell. He
had fallen on his face. In his hand, stiffened in
death, was clutched the dagger with which the
butchery had been completed. Aspen had also cut
himself about the throat, and had bled to death.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-01-24

EXECUTION AT GALWAY.

Thomas Parry, who shot his sweetheart in August
last, was hanged on Tuesday morning at a few minutes
after eight o'clock, in Galway Gaol. The condemned
man slept well during the night, and ate his breakfast
heartily. He was afterwards strapped inside his
cell by the executioner, Berry, of Bradford, and
was then conducted to the scaffold by the prison
officials, a warder holding him by the left arm. He
answered the responses of the chaplain in an audible
voice, and when ascending the steps of the scaffold
a warder caught him by the arm to support him,
3ut Parry shook off his grasp, saying that he
.iould ascend unassisted. Berrytuotioned to him where
'.o staud,_ and he took his place, still continuing
lie response Ei to the chaplain's prayers. No hitch or
ielay of any kind occurred, and death appeared to
be instantaneous. The condemned man had appeared
to expect, when he was respited for a week to enable
the Lord Lieutenant to consider his case, that the
respite would lead to a reprieve, and when he was
told a second time to prepare for death he seemed
paralysed with fear. Daring the past two days, how-
ever, be had become more resigned, and before his
end he had recovered his customary composure. At
the inquest a long statement was produce?, from
I.'arry, which he handed to the governor of the
prisou immediately before his execution, in which he
eFressed his sorrow for the crime, and acknowledged
he justice of the sentence. He thanked his friends for
eudeavouring to get him reprieved, and the officials
i'or their kindness daring his confinement in gaol;
and, in conclusion, said—" My last declaration is
that my mind was not right when I committAal the
deed, ncr for a week previous, nor for some time
afterwards. Therefore, my family and f::ends may
rest assured that the testimony of the learned and
kilful gentlemaii, Dr. Kincaid, as to the state of my
mind on July 24, 1884, was correct, and I should be
,orry to leave this world without doing this justice to
kind and Christian gentleman." It will be reniem-
here.d that Dr. Kincaid, the doctor at the prison,
testified all through that Parry was insane; but Drs.
Cruise and Bankes, of Dublin, who were sent down by
,he Lord-Lieutenant to examine him, testified that he
was quite sound in his mind. „
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-01-24

LORD RANDOLPH CHURCHILL.

It now seems to bo pretty certain, says a local
cc,rrespondent, that Lord Randolph Churchill will
contest one of the divisions of Salford at the next
election. It will be remembered that some time ago
Lord Randolph declined to become one of the Con-
servative candidates for Manchester, but since the
Ec he rile of redistribution has been drawn up his lord-
ship has been in communication with the Conservative
leaders in this district, and before be sailed for India
he gave a distinct promise to stand for Salford. He
mane a condition, however, that he should be allowed
to revise the final arrangements, and a telegram was
ciespatched_ to his lordship in 'lndia the other day
informing him that the central division had been
selected.

SEIZURE of a BRITISH FISHING-BOAT.
The Jersey cutter Favourite, whilst fishing within
the French limit, was captured by the French Govern-
ment sloop Halcyon. The Favourite is said to have
dredged 6000 oysters before being discovered.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-01-24

FRIGHTFUL BRUTALITY.

On Tuesday, at Worship-street Police-court, Lon-
don, Joseph Peters, 38, labourer, of Bridport-place,
Hoxton, was brought up on a warrant charged with
having assaulted his wife, Elizabeth, at Avebury-
street. On Christmas Day her husband came home
the worse for drink, and a " squabble " took place as
to the small amount of money he had allowed
her for Christmas provisions. He struck her
three or four blows with his fist, and knocked her
to the ground. While she was lying upon the
floor, unable to rise, he kicked her in the stomach,
and she suffered much pain, owing to the con-
dition she was then in. Her child was born on the
Tuesday following, and lived only twenty hours. A
coroner's inquest was held upon the body. The
Prisoner admitted striking his wife, but he denied
kicking her. The wife said that she had "put up"
with a quarrelsome and violent husband for thirteen
rears. He had assaulted her before, and she would
like a separation from him. If they were separated,
she must have maintenance. Mr. Hannay observed
that the facts were unusual, and he believed that the
assault had been the cause of a premature birth. The
prisoner made no defence, and called no witness. Mr.
Hannay sentenced him to three months' hard labour,
and ordered a judicial separation, with alimony.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-01-24

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GROSS CRUELTY TO A COCKATOO.

At the Sunderland Police-court, George Brown,
publican, and William Jones Aitcheson, a joiner, have
been convicted of cruelty to a cockatoo, on Dec. 12.
Mr. Shepherd, instructed by Inspector Alexander, of
the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to
Animals, prosecuted; Mr. W. Bell defended. Brown
was the occupier of the Hartlepool Hotel, and it
appeared that on the date named he and the other
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three other men. A man named Pattison went up to
a cage in the room containing a cockatoo, and poked at
the bird ii order to get it out of the cage, but being
unable to get the cockatoo to leave the cage, the
landlord came up, and said he would get the bird out.
With that he reached into the cage, seized the
cockatoo, and threw it on the floor, close to a dog
which belonged to the other defendant. The dog
commenced to bark, and the cockatoo caught it by
the nose aud held on. Aitcheson then set tho dog
at the cackatoo ; the dog and the bird fought for two
or three minutes, the cockatoo meantime screaming
loudly, but in the end it was ON erpowered and worried.
In the meantime Brown and Aitcheson were laugh-
ing, but as the bird continued to scream, Brown said
"I'll stop its cries," and picked up the bird and threw
it on the fire. He then took up a hot poker, rammed it
through the bird, and then raked the ashes over it,
killing it outright. Brown was sent to gaol for one
month, with hard labour, and Aitcheson wig fined
50s. and costs, or one month.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-01-24

ALARMING ACCIDENT TO. AN
EXPRESS TRAIN.

An alarming and destructive railway accident
./ccurred on the North Staffordshire Railway between
-,toke and Trentham on Friday morning. The Man-
i•hester and Birmingham express, timed to leave
\lanchester at 9.15 and arrive at Stoke at 10.20, left
-4toke station at its usual time, and had proceeded
t owards Stafford about two miles, when, whilst going
t full speed, it ran into a mineral train which was
crossing the main line from a siding near the Mike
of Sutherland's colliery, which is situated about half-
way between Stoke and Trentham. It seems that the
driver of the express, whose name is Robertson, and
who is stated to be new to the route, apparently mis-
took a signal which was intended for the driver of a
North Staffordshire goods engine which was backing
on to the siding, his own signal on the opposite
side of the line being set against him. The
driver of the goods train had not time to get
clear away before the express came up and dashed
into his engine with tremendous force. The express
engine was thrown off the metals and turned over on
its side, the tender also left the metals, and the
wheels were embedded in the ground. Both driver
and stoker stuck to their engine. The stoker was
hurled some distance, but was not seriously hurt.
The driver, however, when recovered from the
wreckage, was found to have sustained serious in-
juries, and was besides.badly burnt. Both men were
removed to the North Staffordshire Infirmary as
speedily as possible, and soon afterwards the driver
succumbed. The goods engine escaped unhurt.
Fortunately there were only a few passengers in the
train, which comprised only five coaches, and these
were in the back compartments. Dr. West, of
Stoke, was soon on the spot, and he examined those
travelling by the train and reported that all had
escaped injury; in fact, they were taken on to Staf-
ford shortly after the accident by slow train due to
leave Stoke at thirty-six minutes past ten, which tra-
velled by the down instead of the up line. It is
helieved that a most terrible disaster was prevented
')v the successful operation of the self-acting vacuum-
hrake of the express, as the train is said to have come
o an almost instantaneous stop after the collision,
.therwise the train must have been completely
wrecked and the loss of life appalling. -

A New York man suggests that one side of the
4reet cars be reserved for ladies. One side should
tlso be reserved for the man who sits cross-legged
•old occupies half the aisle with his feet, and soils the
ot her half with tobacen -,a,ice--and that side should be
the outside.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-01-24

OLD HILL.

A CAUTION TO PIGEON FLYEIB.—At the Police
Court on Wednesday, before Messrs H. T. Hick-
man, W. Bassano, and B. Hingl y, Barzillai Hor-
ner, . Benjarcin Pearson, John Kendrick, Heiny
Coley, and James Horner, miners, were summoned
for causing an obstruction in Duck Lane by pigeon
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flying on the 12th nat.—lt was stated that a
pigeon flying match was ar.anged to take place on
the day in questi at, and the deft ndauts and a large
number of others were found obstructing the traffic
in the road, and making use of bad language.—
The Bench ordered each of the defendants to pay
10s, in default fourteen days' imprisonment.
ALLEGED THEFT OF COAL AND ASSAULT.—Richard
Baker and Christian Allen, miners, Haden Hill,
were sumtnoncd for stealing coal from the Gran-
ville Colliery, Haden Hill, end also with assaulting
Joseph Parkes, farmer, on the 15th inst.—Mr.
Hooper, of Dudley, appeared for the defendants.—
Joseph Parkes stated that he saw the defendants
visit the Granville Colliery, belonging to Messrs.
Swindell and Collis, and steel 3 cwt. of coal, but
seeing him they ran away, and when on the top ot
a pit mound they threw stones at him, but unfor-
tunat,ly he was. not struck by any.—Mr. Hooper
submitted that it was a case of mistaken identity'
and calle I witnesses, who stated that the defend-
ants were not near the pit mou,.d, neither did they
throw any stpnes at the compliinant.—The Bench
stated that had the case been clearly proved they
should hate inflicted a very heavy punishment.
There was, however, a doubt, and they should give
the defendants the benefit of it.—The case was ills-
missed.

PERIdIrTING DRUNKENNE3B ...Sophia Cartwright,
of the Railway Hotel, Craley Heath, was sum-
moned for permitting drunkenness in her house on
the night of the lOta inst.-11r. Waldron prose-
cuted on behalf of the police.—P.S, White stattd
that he found two men named Gill and Shaw drunk
on Vie defendant's premises, and about 30 others
were mote or less drunk. One of the defendant's
sons, who managed the house, was also under the
influence of drink. One of the drunken men named
Gill was handcuffed by other iu the room, and a
general disturbance followed. Toe mau who was
handcuffed went to the police station on the follow-
ing day to have the handcuffs removtd.—The de,
fenee was that drunkenness was not knowingly per-
witted —The Bench considered ii a bed case, and
fined defendant , Os, and £1 13s 6d costs.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-01-24

MISS BAUER S MEMOIRS.

Professor Max Muller, in a letter to the Times,
declares his conviction as the editor of "Baron
Stockmar's Memoirs," that the contents of the post-.
burnous memoirs of Miss Kiroline Bauer, edited by
Mr. A. Wellmer, are "apocryphal, and worse than
apocryphal." The letter continues: "They appeared
in Germany in 1880, and have lately been translated
into English. At first the editor, a personal friend of
Miss Bauer, seems to have believed in her bona fides.
Ile advanced her considerable sums of money during
the closing years of her life, and she tried to repay
him by making him her literary executor and leaving
to him her manuscripts, full of confessions and
revelations, to be published for his own benefit after
her death. Soon, however, his eyes were opened, and
he did the only thing which a man of honour under such
circumstances could do: he himself publicly declared his
old friend, Miss Bauer, to have been guilty of lying and
falsehood, a swindler who for years had piled lie on
lie, fraud on fraud (' Lug auf Lug, Trug aufLug').
After this these memoirs were disposed of so far as
Germany was concerned, and it is but fair, therefore,
that now that the book has been published in England
English readers should know what they have to ex-
pect in these nauseous papers." Mr. Max Muller adds
that "such posthumous bites and growls have become
a great nuisance of late." No one is safe from theso
literary ghouls, but fortunately, in the case of Baron
Stockmar, there is no necessity, at least in England, to
defend his character and that of his friend and patron,
the late King of the Belgians, against the silly charges
of Miss Bauer.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-01-24

THE DECEASED WIFE'S SISTER BILL.

It is understood that the Duke of Westminster
declines 'to accede to the rr emorial signed by nearly
300 members of the House of Commons asking him
to take charge of the bill for legalising marriage with
a deceased wife's sister in the House of Lords. His
Grace pleads a somewhat protracted state of indif-
Erent health on his part, and the consequent unde-
sirability of incurring the excitement which the charge
of such a bill in Parliament would involve. A large
number of members of the Commons who did not
join in the memorial to the Duke of Westminster
have written to Mr. Broadhurst, M.P., expressing full
approval of the object of the measure and promising
the necessary support when the opportunity arrives.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-01-24

THE FRENCH IN MADAGASCAR.

According to letters received from Madagascar,
there was little hope of an early settlement of the
dispute between the French and the Malagasy. The
only military incident of any importance was a small
affair of outposts which had taken place at Ambodi-
madiro, in Passindava Bay, with some loss of life on
both sides. A small body of volunteers, under an
American officer, had succeeded in running the block-
ade and making their way to the capital. General
tranquility prevailed throughout the country.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-01-24

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(Regd.) 28, Bedford Street, Strand, London.
Capital £150,000. Reserve fund £50,000.
Advances immediately made upon promissory noted as
ollows, without deductions,
Advan £25, 12 monthly repayments of .e 2 5 10
11 50 It 411 8
Of 100 11 ff 9 3 4
Larger amounts the same in proportion.
Advances of £25 to £2,000 granted at a few hours
notice in town or country, male or female, on mortgage
of furniture, trade and farm stock, plant, crops, &c.,
without removal, and to assist persons into business,
Also on deeds, policies, and reversions, at 5 per cent.
for one month to 14 years. Distance no object. Easy
repayments. Strictly private. Call or write.
Notice,—Before applying elsewhere, ask any solicitor
auctioneer, &c„ in England and W.ales knowing this
Bank and you will at once find out you are treating with
an old establish (1870), safe and bona fide Bank. Having
large capital we do business cherper than others. Re.
sponsible .1 radersf Farmers, and others can have money
without a 1411 of sale. No good loan ever refused.
Current accounts opened according to the practice of
other banks. No charge for keeping accounts, or clear-
ing country cheques. Interest at the rate of 4 per cant.
allowed on the minimum monthly balances.
Deposits of £lO and npwards received at 4 per cent.
per annum, payable on demand.
Subject to thre months' notice of withdrawal, 6 percent
Subject to six months' notice of withdrawal, 7 per cent
Subject to twelv months'notice of withdrawal, 8 per cent
Interest paid monthly, quarterly, or as agreed.
A. WILLIAMS, Manager.

Holloway's "'Ms.—Teachings of Experience.—The
united testimony of thousands, extending over more
than forty years, most strongly recommends these
Pills as the best purifiers, the mildest aperients, and
the surest restoratives. They never p-ova delusive,
or give mei ely temporary relief, but attack all ailments
of the stomach, lungs, heart, head, and bowels in the
only safe and legitimate way, by depurating the blood,
and so eradicating those impurities which are the
sou-ce and constituent of almost eve!), disease. Their
medicinal efficacy is wonderful in renovating enfeebled
constitutions. Their action embrac,s all that is desir-
able in a household medicine. They expel every
noxious and effete matter; and thus the strength i•
nurtured at the energise etiaaleted.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-01-24

LUNACY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES

IN LONDON.

The annual report of the netropolitian Asylums
Board, just issued, says that the 12 months which
have just elapsed will be memorable as having wit-
nessed an aggregation of work and an accumulation
of responsibilities, which cannot fail to have rendered
the labours of the managers at the present time of
greater interest and of more importance than at any
period since the formation of the Board in 1867. As
to the adult imbeciles under the control of the
managers, the report states that at the present time
there are 4950 patients-2000 at Leavesden, 2050
at Caterham, and 900 at Darenth, while in addition
to these asylums, there is accommodation for 500
imbecile children at the school at Darenth. This
accommodation, however, had been lately severely
taxed, and the schools contained at the present time
no fewer than 630 patients. On the outbreak of small-
pox hospital-camps for the treatment of convalescent
patients were formed. No fewer than 5021 patients
had up to the end of last year been admitted, and
the work of the camps continued in operation until
such time as the epidemic had abated. The utmost
accommodation which the managers had at their dis-
posal for the treatment of Smallpox patients at the
present time was 1650 beds-50 beds each in the six
different hospitals, 350 on the ships, and 1000 in the
Darenth camps. As regarded fever, the Board had
total accommodation for 951. The total net expendi-
ture on the general account during the twelve months
ended at Michaelmas, 1884, upon the various estab-
lishments was as follows: Leavesden Asylum, £48,927;
Caterham Asylum, £47,141; Darenth Asylum and
Schools, £60,290; establishment of Darenth Camps,
£34,561 ; cost of maintaining Darenth Camps,
£50,942; Eastern Hospital, £59,940 ; North-Western
Hospital, £9,881; Western Hospital, £9358; South,
Eastern Hospital, £18,244; Plaistow Hospital, £4692;
hospital ships Endymion, Atlas, and Castalia, in Long
Reach, £28,129; Eastern Ambulance Station, £10,452,
Western ditto, £3916; South-Eastern ditto, £4661 ;
training ship Exmouth, £23,278. The average cost
per head of maintenance and clothing at the several
asylums and hospitals, and at the training ships, are.
given in the report, which concludes by referring to
the legal proceedings in connection with the Board
during the year.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-01-24

SIR STAFFORD 31 ORTHCOTE ON
POLITICS.

Sir Stafford North-co-te—CZ-lionday night addressed
the first of a series of meetings in the proposed Barn-
staple Division of Devonshire, for which ho has con-
sented to stand at the General Election. Contra-t-
-ing tha present quietude in the country with the
political excitement three months ago, he attributed
the change to the sound condition of the English
mind when relieved from external influences. The
Conservative Party, he said, accepted the situation
now presented, and were not afraid that the large
numbers to be enfranchised would misuse their
power. During their term of office, Sir Stafford
observed, the Government had not added to the
country's greatness, happiness, and prosperity, whilst
.they had left unsolvild many questions to which they
formerly urged attention should be devoted. Their
accumulated difficulties abroad, especially in Egypt,
he attributed to their eagerness to shrink from re-
sponsibility. The right hon. baronet dwelt upon the
importance of cultivating closer relations with our
colonies, and having alluded to the "alarming ring"
in the tone of the speeches of certain Cabinet
Ministers, concluded by urging Conservatives to pre-
pare for the coming election.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-01-24

AN EXPRESS TRATI IN DANGER.

A Bradford and London express on the Midland
Railway has just had a very narrow escape of being
wrecked. At Ashwell Station, near Melton Mowbray,
waggon laden with hay became attached to a lamp-
post at a level crossing, and the waggoner obstinately
prevented the crossing-keeper cutting the rope to set
the waggon at liberty. The express was then heard
approaching, and the crossing-keeper ran as fast as he
could showing the danger-signal. The driver, how-
ever, failed to notice the signal, and the engine dashed
into the obstruction at full speed, smashing the
waggon to pieces. Fortunately the great momentum
of the train cleared the line, and the engine, although
considerably damaged, kept the rails. The passengers
were greatly alarmed, but beyond a shaking no
pereonal injuries were sustained.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-01-24

P. T. BARNUM'S EXCHEQUER.

The veteran showman Barnum is reported to have
cleared as much as his show cost him last year, and
as the expenses ran to within an ace of £200,000,
that means a fairly respectable profit. Mr. Barnum
paid £40,700 in salaries.to his performers; £18,500
to his agents; £15,000 in advertising; £31,400 for
printing and engraving; £14,570 for bill-posting and
bill boards ; £9600 for transportation; £6300 in
hotel bills; £B7OO in the cooking tent; £7lOO in
fodder for animals; and, among many other items,
no less than £2400 for licenses. It may safely be
asserted that Mr. Barnum's revenues were not much
swollen by the white elephant he sent to the Zoolo-
gical Gardens.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-01-24

BRO NISGROVE,

BOA ii.D or GUARDIA.N3.—At the meeting on 'l%.ies-
day (Ur. Wright in the chair) a Fitter wit.
from the Rev, J. Kidd, chaplain, ackno%N•lcd Jing
the receipt of a letter, with copy of the reik.i.vi n
passed at the previous meeting of the BonrlaUiii
upon him to resign, as they considered he
to do his duty. Mr. Kidd wrote that he c uld not
yield obedience to the resolution, as it not illy at
tacked his deep conviction of what was true tin
also the whole records of the house, whiil ebe -
lieved to have been made in good fai h
Booker proposed "That as the chaplain r,ti,-et
resign the Local Government Board be regit.,,te I to
institute an inquiry.—This was eec0..0,-..i ad
carried.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-01-24

tiII.PORTANT TO SECRETARIES OF
BUILDING SOCIETIES,

At the Town Hall, Carnarvon, on Saturday, the
Building society called the Cwm-y-glo Cambrian
Benefit Building Society, held at the Newborcugh
Arms, Cwm-y-glo, near Carnarvon, was summoned
on behalf of the Registrar of Budding Societies for
neglecting to send the annual return to the Registrar
as required by law. Mr. Tompkins, chief clerk in
the Registry, having proved that repeated applications
had been made to Mr. Roberts, the secretary, for the
return, the society was fined, including expenses,
£3 4s. 6d. A similar fine was inflicted for the same
offence on the Eryri Permanent Building Society, held
at Golenfryn, Cwm-y-glo, near Carnarvon.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-01-24

NO ISE q IN THE E kES 1

Rev, It J. Sivrierrotr, Specialist for the fCure uf
Diseases of the Ear, invites Sufferers to his Consulting
Rooms, The treatment is frequently very rapid in m-
otoring the hearing power or r, moving other aural
troubles. Patients are not required to leave business,
as the system adopted by Mr. Silverton gives no pain
r incoyrenience. Thousands of persons have been
II ICU'S •fally treated, besring has bet-n given where none
prerioasly existed, an I speech h is f ,Ilowei as a rcsult.
Ono lady was cured at the age of 90. ad another after
40 I ears deafness, Many ainailsr eaces titay be cited
If dvafness is allow -d to ',rutin i ouk p le, loss ti.
speech a likey to follow. henco the intp,rt.t cc of int-
anPdiee an-1 successful treatment. I.lr. Si.verton's cele•
bra e ar Tr UMI ets, Invisible ()rums, and Sound Co:.-
,uct rs, rosy be seen awl tested dtiiy it his Consulting
It vms. Instruments to suit all. None shnul I despair.
Pamphlets, testimonids, and advice may he had at
tb- "on.ulting Booms free of charge.
HOUtt's of iITENDANCE —ll to 1, 3 to 5.6 to 8.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-01-24

ROBBERY FROM A RAILWAY TRAIN.

George Matthews, a brakesman in the employ of
the London and North-Western Railway, at the
Chester Station, has been tried at the Chester
Sessions for stealing three lockets, valued at ,£lB.
A parcel containing six gold lockets, an onyx pen-
dant, eleven brooches, and other articles of jewellery,
belonging to Messrs. Jacobs, wholesale jewellers,
Birmingham, was consigned from Newry, where they
had been sent on approval to Birmingham. The
prisoner entered the goods van at Bangor, and at
Chester the parcel was missing. The prisoner was
found guilty, and sentenced to nine months' imprison-
ment.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-01-24

THE NEW GOVERNOR OF BOMBAY.

Donald James Mackay, Lord Reay, who goes out to
India to succeed Sir J. Ferguson in the Governorship
of Bombay, is the grandson of Baron Mackay of the
Kingdom of the Netherlands, and the male descendant
of the second Baron Reny in the peerage of Scotland.
The Scotch Baronetcy of Reny was created in 1627
and the Barony in 1628. The present Lord Reay is
the 11th Scotch Baron and the first of the United
Kingdom, the latter title having been conferred upon
him in 1881. Ile was born at the Hague in the pi.ar
1839, and married in 1877 a daughter of the late
Mr. Richard Hasler, of Aldingbourne, Sussex, and
widow of Mr. Alex. Mitchell, M.P., of Stow. He
succeeded his father in the Scottish honours in
1876. He is chief of pie clan Mackay and a
Deputy-Lieutenant for the counties of Berwick and
Selkirkshire. The first peer was an active supporter
of Charles 1., and the tenth was successively a mem-
ber of the Second Chamber of the States-General of
Holland, Vice-President of the Council of State, and
Minister of State. The new Governor of Bombay
has made few appearances in public life, but on
the opening of the session in 1883 he seconded the
Address in the House of Lords. His speech on that
occasion was a very promising and comprehensive
one, and in complimenting his lordship upon it Earl
Granville referred to its statesmanlike and uncon-
ventional qualities. lathe Session of 1884 Lord Reay
spoke effectively upon the proposed creation of a new
Secretary for Scotland.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-01-24

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TRADESMENS ADDRESSES

SATURDAY, JANUARY 24, 1885.

TRADESMENS' ADDRESSES.

TRADESMENS' ADDRESSES
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-01-24

ENGLAND AND THE EUROPEAN
CONCERT.

Sir Stafford Northcote spoke at a meeting of the
electors of Bideford on Tuesday night. He condemned
the foreign and colonial policy of the Government,
and threw back on the Liberals the charge they made
against the Conservative Ministry of breaking the
european concert. He was afraid that the ultimate
development of Radical doctrines would lead to a
sacrifice of freedom. The right hon. baronet expres-
sed a hope that they would not allow the "caucus " to
conduct elections in the spirit in which the Tipperary
election had been influenced by Mr. Parnell. In regard
to the Redistribution scheme, he and Lord Salisbury
had felt that the system of single-member districts
was more favourable to bringing members in close re-
lation with their constituencies than the alternative
scheme of proportional representation. He felt sure
that the opening of the new Parliament would be an
epoch of great importance in the history of the
country, and he trusted it would be an epoch for
good. If things happened of which they had indica-
tions and encouragement should be given from high
quarters to the attempt to shake the foundations of
national honesty and respect of property, a bad time
for the country was coming.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-01-24

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-01-24

ACTION AGAINST A MUSIC HALL
SINGER.

On Tuesday, at the Lambeth County-court, Judge
J. Pitt Taylor had a case before bins in which Mr.
Ambrose Maynard, a music-hall and theatrical agent,
of 6, York-road, Waterloo-road, sued Mr. Charles
Godfrey, music-hall artiste, to recover £45 for com-
mission on engagements obtained for him.; £22 7s. 6d.
was paid into court, and the balance, £22 12s. 6d.,
was disputed. Mr. Cranstoun, barrister, instructed
by Messrs. Thompson and Co., appeared for the
plaintiff, and Mr. Rose Inne9, instructed by Mr. C. A.
Angier, appeared for the defendant. Mr. Cranstoun
stated that the defendant was taken in hand
by Mr. Maynard in 1878, and an agreement
was entered into between them that he should
pay on all engagements obtained for him
five per cent, up to £8 per week, and ten per
cent, on amounts over that sum. The defendant was
very successful, ard in 1881 was earning over £5O a
week, and they then agreed that the commission in
future should be 5 per cent., and that was paid up to
November, 1883, the defendant having in the pre-
vious September appointed another agent. He (plain.
tiff) now claimed two small sums on the allegation
that the defendant had, by his own conduct, lost
several" turns," and a sum of £8 for an engagement
obtained for him at Sam Collins's Music-hall, and a
further sum of £l3 for one at the London Pavilion.
Hr. Sprake spoke to the engagement at Sam
Collins's. The defendant denied that either of the
engagements were made by Mr. Maynard. His
Honour gave the plaintiff, however, a verdict for £B,
and certified for costs.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-01-24

THE CASHING OF POSTAL ORDERS.

At Lambeth Police-court, on Saturday, Mr. J.
Allen made an application to Mr. Chance, the pre-
siding magistrate, with regard to a postal order which
he stated the officials at the Newington-butts Post-
office had refused to cash. Mr. Chance asked on
what grounds. Mr. Allen said he presented the
order, which he had previously signed, and the
official at the office refused to pay the amount unless
the order was signed in his presence. Mr. Chance
looked at the order, and said there was nothing upon
it to show that this was necessary. Mr. Allen said
he had only brought the matter forward on
public grounds, the official stating that in-
structions had been received through the Post-
office authorities deciding that such a course should
be adopted as signing in the presence of post-office
officials. If that was so, he thought such instructions
should not be of a private character, but intimation
given by printed bills to the public, so that the orders
should be amended so as to explain such an altera-
tion. Mr. Chance quite agreed with the applicant,
and directed that inquiry should be made. Sergeant
Underwood, who was instructed to se into the
matter, afterwards reported that the post-office-
keeper stated that officials had received notice that
orders were to be signed in their presence.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-01-24

INTERESTING DISCOVERY AT
NEWMARKET.

An interesting discovery was made on the New.
market Heath the other day, in levelling a mound, in
which were discovered in a concrete grave the skele-
tons of a male and female, and not far from them a
horse. In the grave were a number of flint arrow-
heads, and some bits of metal were found in an urn,
but no coins. The " ditch "on Newmarket Heath is
in reality what must have been a tremendous fortifi-
cation, seven miles of Which still form a most im-
mense earthwork. It is immediately in the rear of
this fortification that the bones were found, and,
curiously enough, there has always been a tradition
in the parish of Exning, in which that part of the
ditch is situated, that Bol.dicea was buried " some-
where about." Antiquarians from all parts are
coming to view these interesting remains, and Pro-
fessor Hughes, of Cambridge, will write a report of
them.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-01-24

THE LATE DUKE OF BRUNSWICK.

The inventory of the property of the late Duke of
Brunswick at Hietzing, near Vienna, is now completed.
The library, containing 4000 books, and the picture
gallery, with numerous old masters and artistic
treasures of other sorts, were not valued. The remain-
ing objects are declared to be worth nearly one
million florins, including about half a million francs in
cash, besides stocks, jewels, wines, and furniture.