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The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-06-23

THE FUNERALS.

The funerals of a large number of the children who
lost their lives in the disaster took place on Tuesday.
Commencing at ten o'clock the dismal processions
were to be seen at intervals making their way to the
three principal cemeteries in the town. In response to
a request issued by the Mayor, the whole of the shops
and places of business in the town had their shutters
either wholly or partially closed, while along the
route of the funerals the window blinds-of all private
houses were down.

The victims by the sad disaster are nearly all chil-
dren belonging to the poorer classes, and in most cases
the mourners following the hearses were on foot, which
seemed to add to the great solemnity of the pro-
ceedings, _

In all about one-third of the dead were buried on
Tuesday in the Sunderland, Bishopwearmouth, and
Mere Knolls Cemeteries. The thoroughfares through
which the mournful processions passed were filled
with spectators, a large proportion of whom were
working men. At most of the shipyards and engine
works the men ceased at breakfast time, and in the
remaining yards and shops, as well as in almost every
other kind of employment, a stoppage took place at
midday.

Writing on Monday the Vienna Correspondent of
the Daily Telegraph says :—Probably nowhere outside
England has the terrible catastrophe at Sunderland
made such a deeply painful impression as in Vienna,
where it forcibly recalls the disaster of the Ring
Theatre. The details of LI:. tragl.; evt nt appearvd this
morning in a London telegram to the Extrablatt, and
few hours after its publication not a copy was to be
had, such was the eagerness of the public to obtain
particulars.

THE ACCIDENT TO THE "LIVELY."

Her Majesty's gunboat, Seahorse, Captain Sutton,
after rendering assistance in stripping the Lively and
saving everything possible from her, left early on
Sunday morning for Plymouth, having on board three
officers and thirty•one men of the crew of the wrecked
vessel. She had on board a large quantity of ship
fittinge and etoree Paved from the wreck,
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-06-23

months. He himself could bear tPstimony to the good and
the benefit which the Lord Lieutenant conferred on the Irish
people by his presence in the country; but he thought that
if the Lord Lieutenant had less detail work to do at the
Castle, and more opportunity of going through the length
and breadth of the country, and making himself known to
the people' instead of his presence being an injury, as his
hon. friend represented, it would be a benefit to the people
and the Empire at large. (Hear, hear.)

Sir E. Wilmot would be glad to see the office of Lord
Lieutenant of Ireland filled by an Irishman, but he did not
think the present was an opportune time for making any
change.
Mr. Plunket said it would be impossible to have Ireland
properly administered by an officer who would be required
to be in the House of Commons every day, and therefore he
could not support the Bill.
Mr. Gray opposed the Bill. He thought it would destroy
one of the last remaining links of Irish nationality.

Mr. O'Shaughnessy endorsed the views ot Mr. Gray, and
said he should vote against the Bill.

After some observations from Mr. O'Brien and Mr.
O'Donnell,
Mr. Trevelyan opposed the Bill, which he thought had
not been seriously proposed. Such a Bill could only be
passed on the proposal of the Government, which had not
made up its mind that such a course was desirable.

Mr. Callan was speaking at a quarter to six, when, by the
rules of the House, the debate stood adjourned.
The House adjourned at ten minutes to six.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-06-23

ANNIVERSARY OF THE QUEEN'S
ACCESSION.

On Wednesday (20th) her Majesty Queen Victoria
entered upon the forty-seventh year of her reign, an
extended period which has been exceeded by three
English sovereigns only—viz., Henry 111., Edward
111., and George 111. who reigned fifty.six, fifty, and
sixty years respectively.

The anniversary was celebrated in the customary
manner at Windsor, where the bells of St. George's
Chapel and St. John's Church were rung at intervals
during the day, and Royal salutes were fired in the
Long Walk and at Fort Belvedere, Virginia Water.

_
In London the usual rejoicings took place. The
bells of some of the West-end churches gave forth
merry peals, and the band of the Grenadier Guards
played a selection of music in the courtyard of St.
James's Palace,
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-06-23

REMEDYFREE!
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Dimepueray

Nervous Debilit;-, Lost Manhood, etc., having tried in
vain every kuc•wu rt-reed.;-. has discovered a simple self
core, which he will send FitEE to his fellow-sufferers
Address J. H. REEVES, ESQ., 43 Chatham St., New
York City, U. S. A.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-06-23

CUTTINGS FROM AMERICAN PAPERS.

"I am saddest when I write humorous articles,"
said a "funny man" to an acquaintance.—" And I,"
replied the acquaintance, "am saddest when I read
them." _

A Florida alligator got his teeth fastened into a
green log so firmly the other day that log and reptile
were hauled out of the water together by a yoke of
oxen. Man is not the only animal who sometimes
bites off more than he can swallow.
"You said, Mr. Skeesicks, that the defendant was
a man in easy circumstances; what do you mean by
that?" asked a Wisconsin judge. "A gentleman wot
pays his printer, and isn't afeered to look his butcher
in the face I" replied the witness.
It is said that love conquers all things, but a jump.
jug toothache that knows its business and strictly
attends to it can, for the time being, make a man
forget that he ever loved at all.
"Well, Tom," said a Ticonderoga blacksmith to his
apprentice, "you have been with me now three
months, and have seen all the different points in our
trade; I wish to give you your choice of work for a
while." " Thank'ee, sir." "Well, now, what part of
the business do you like best?" "Shuttin' up shop
and goin' to dinner."
" Ycu had better change that rug," said a lady to
her servant. "Don't you think it corroborates better
with the carpet in this way?" was the response. It
was the same girl who told hcr mistress that " a
gentleman with a predicament in his epeech had called
to ktle her."

We see by the fashion article that there are three
hundred different shapes of new Spring hats. De-
pends entirely upon how a woman sits down on hers,
we presum 3. - -

"-Have you estimated the rainfall of the last twenty-
four hours ? " asked one citizen of another, as they
met in front of the City Hall.—" Yes, sir, I have."—
"What's the figures?"—" Why, sir, if I get oyes on him
I'll knock him ten feet! A man who'll deliberately
appropriate a 4 dol. umbrella and leave its owner to
walk a mile in a pouring storm ought to receive no
mercy. Ten feet is the figure, sir—exactly ten feet,
not including a chill and a sore throat."
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-06-23

THE MARKETS.

METROPOLITAN MEAT MARKET.—MoNDO
The cattle trade is quiet, with no special move.--00
Supplies are about the average, and are sufficient fo„..r 0
demand, which is not active. A moderate number of
has been received from our own grazing districts,
those from Scotland were short. The demall,
steadier, at rather better prices. The best Scots and c
sold at Is 10d to Is per 81b. There was a tolerablY.
supply of beasts on the foreign side of the market, Won fog
about 200 Canadian, besides Danish and Swedish, 00
which the trade was steady at full prices. The alleeP4o6
were not over well filled, but the market wal,',.edi
at about late rates. The best Downs and llau"id to
realised Is 6d to 6s 8d per 81b. Lambs were quoted at 70
8s 6d per 81b. Calves and pigs were quiet, on former traii;ev
At Deptford there were about 800 beasts, and 11,700 ,apa
and lambs. Coarse and inferior beasts 43 4d to 53 ; se6'ci
quality ditto, 5s Od to 5s 44 ; prime large oxen, 68_,.Tiot
Is 8d ; ditto Scots, &c., 5s 8d to Is Od ; coarse and
sheep, Is 41 to 63 Od ; second quality ditto, Is Od to
prime coarse woolled ditto, 65 4d to Us ad ; prime Santll"o6
ditto, Ga Cl to 6,3 8d ; lambs 7s 6d to gs 6d ; largo mule uoglis
Is 104 to Cs 2cl; prime small ditto, 65 44 to 6,1 84 ; larg?
4s to 4s 84; neat small porkers, 4s 8d to Is per 81b. Do"
the offal.
METROPOLITAN MEAT MARKET.--}lo'
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Infe"
There was a moderate supply and steady trade
beef, 4s to 4s 4d ; middling ditto, 4s 64 to 43 84 LY7,10
small ditto, 55 44 to 55 84 ; veal, Is 84 to 6s 4d; lezn,T4tit
Se; inferior mutton, 4s 8d to Is; middling ditto, L"' id
Sc 84; prime ditto, 6s to Is 6d • large pork, 4s 3d t°
small ditto, 45 6d to 4s 84 per Slb by the carcase.

POTATO. A 00
A good supply of potatoes on sale. The denilin.f.noo‘
moderate, as follows :—Old: Magnum bonums, 1705 w,;100.4.
regents, 160 s to 180 s; Victories, 160 s to 180 s ; chltra;
140 s to 160 s per ton ' • German reds 7s to 70 ed PS4doyo
New: Lisbon, 14s to 15s; Malta, 15s'to 16s; JerseY
20s to 225; ditto round, 18s per cu 4.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-06-23

THE CONFIDENCE TRICK.

In: London, at the Middlesex Sessions, Thomas
Hall, 32, agent, was indicted for stealing a purse and
other articles, together with £7, from Mr, Reuben
Wood.

The prosecutor is an American, in charge of the
New York Section of the International Fisheries
Exhibition. The evidence showed that he met a
man in the Strand, who introduced himself as an
American, and the two went to a restaurant. The
prisoner entered and said he was pleased to meet two
Americans; that he had just come into possession of a
fortune, on the condition that he would give away
£4,000 a year in charity. He then handed his confede-
derate what appeared to be a roll of Bank-notes to
test his "confidence." The recipient went away, and
returned with the notes, handing them back to the
giver. The prisoner then induced the prosecutor to
hand him over his pocket-book, containing a 30 dollar
note, seven sovereigns, and about £7 in American
gold, besides his gold watch and chain, to show his
confidence in the prisoner. The two confederates then
went away, and several days afterwards the prisoner
was apprehended.

He was found Guilty, and previous convictions
having been proved against ,him he was sentenced to
five years' penal servitude.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-06-23

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-06-23

FREEDOM FROM COUGII IN TEN MINUTES is given, and
CONSUMPTION and ASTHMA in all stsges are instantly
relieved, by Dr. Locock's Fulmonic Wafors, which taste
pleasantly, and effect a rapid cure. In Broischitig
Coughs, Colds, Whooping Cough, Wheezing, Phlegm
and all Disorders of the Breath, Throat, and Lungs
Hys‘terical, Nervous, and Heart Complaints, Ethan
matism, and Nervous Pains, "they act like a charm.
To Singers-and Speakers they are invaluable, in a les
hours they remove all hoarseness, and wonderfnlll
increase the power and flexibility of the voice. Ful
directiors with every box. Smell books of many
thousand eures-may‘be had from every agent Sold by
all Druggists, price is. 111, 2s. 91, 41. and lie ful
er box.

--TOWLE'S PENNYROYAL AND STEEL PILLS
lOi .E Ai ALES quickly correct iI irregularities and
relieve the distressing Symptoms s prevalent with the
bozos ls. lad. and Vs. 9d., of all Chemists. Bent
anywhere on receipt of l or 34 stamps by the major
L. TOWLE, Chemist. Nottingham
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-06-23

A POSTAL CONVENIENCE.

The Pall Mall Gazette says that in most cities in
America, and in many in S mitzerland, the postal
authorities have adopted a system which we might
utilize with advantage. A window giving on the
street or court is portioned off into pigeon-holes, each
about eight inches square, and furnished with a door
which can be opened from without. This door, or
part of it, is made of plate glass, so that the contents
of the box are always visible. There is access
to the box also from the inside of the post-
office, and the incoming mails are sorted in close
proximity to it. These boxes are let out to sub-
scribers,, who in Switzerland pay 301. a-year, and in
America considerably more, for the use of them.
When the mailbags are emptied and sorted, a clerk at
once posts the letters and papers of subscribers into
their respective boxes, and messengers waiting outside
in the street convey to their employers the corre-
spondence of each. Thus merchants and men of busi-
ness get their letters absolutely without delay ; while
on the other hand, the letter-carriers are relieved of
some of their duties. In America these boxes are in
such request that at each post. office there is a list of
names for such vacancies as arise.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-06-23

FATAL BICYCLE ACCIDENT.

On Saturday a bicyclist, named Renner, died in
Aberdeen Infirmary from injuries received at the end
of the previous week. The deceased, who was a clerk,
belonging to Falkirk, and only 23 years of age, was
descending a steep incline in the neighbourhood of
Aberdeen, when he lost control of his machine, and
being thrown off, alighted on his head, causing con-
cussion of the brain.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-06-23

THE NORDENSKJOLD ARCTIC
EXPEDITION.

A telegram from Gothenburg, dated June 19, says
that Baron NordenskjOld, with the Sopltia steamer,
arrived at Reykjavik, Iceland, on June 6; all well.
The party were to proceed to Greenland on the 10th
inst.

Mr. W. G. Spence Paterson, British Consul at
Reykjavik, writes to The Times under date June 8 :
" The steamer Sophia arrived here two days ago on
her way to Greenland, with Baron Nordenskjiild and
a scientific staff, who intend to explore the hitherto
little known east coast of Greenland and the great
mass of glaciers, the 'inland ice,' which occupies the
whole interior of the country. The steamer will lie
here for a day or two, and in the meantime Nor-
denskjiild and some of the party have gone in their
steam launch to Borgarfiord to examine the •coal de-
posits which are found there in the neighbourhood of
the Hvita river. They are accompanied by Dr. Arpi, a
Swedish philologist, who hes made several visits to
Iceland, and resided some time in the island for the
purpose of studyh.g the language, and who along
with two other savants, will remain in Iceland after
the departure of the Sophia. Drift ice has been seen
off the north coast of Iceland during the whole of last
month, but has not actually blocked the coast, as was
the case last year ; and from the report of the whaler
Nova Zembla, which coaled here last month, it is not
anticipated that the ice will offer any obstacle to
Baron Nordenskjold's expedition."
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-06-23

CHILI AND PERU.

The Anglo• Brazilian Times of May 23 says :
Chilian papers report a bloody engagement near Puna-
bamba, between Chilian troops and Peruvian forces
under Caceres. After being 24 hours without water,
except what was carried with them, the Chilians found
that the Peruvians bad occupied and fortified the only
watering•place. Infuriated with thirst and rage, the
Chilians at once stormed the Peruvian position, and
though they lost 43 killed and wounded, chiefly by
bursting mines, quickly carried it, capturing, besides,
a great number of prisoners. Caceres then withdrew
to Chicla.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-06-23

DEAFNEss, NolaEs iN TUE EARs, ctc. DELLAn
FEBENCE Fos; DEAFNE,,,tI atdold always be tried, as in
numbers of eases, seemingly incurable, it has done
wonders. Slight Deafness, Obstructions in the Ears,
and the incessant humming sounds so frequent with
affected hearing, are removed after two or three nights'
applications. Dellar's Essence can be spoken of as sure
to give some relief in any case of Deafness without
pausing the slightest injury to the delicate organisms ef
the ear ; and, however surprising, persons for years
Deaf have heard sounds after a fair trial of Ek:ilais
Llssence. 13ett1e3, Is. lid. and 2s. ;hi. Sold by a::
Chemists. Post frau for 18 Stamps sent to ilzaford
I,aboratory I.layle7 street, London, W,C.

DVICD TO HoTriErtst—Are you broken in your
rest. by a eick child 2uffering• with the pain of cutting
teeth, ? Go at ouce to a chemist and get a bottle of
B. VLcr.ow's OOTIIING SYRUP. It will relic
pro? ufftrc immediately. It is perfectly harra-
..::3 4,.d pleasant to tasUl, it produces natural,
eir..,tp, by te7leving the child Lem pain, and the
"a bricht as a button." it
the e1:Y..3, it soifteils the gums,
,iLte ice bowels, and is t7;s
know': , retwdy for dysentery and diarrl.tx:‘,
utr art;An:,, fimni teething or other causes. 2 Mrs,
Wastelov's Soothing Byrap is sold by Medicine deelete
es7eirebetie 11$ Atll•lj4, Pee bottle. . •
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-06-23

SOLD IN DOTTLES 1 • D .r.

To be had oulit Lt the invealor D':. 1.0 FT. 84
Ireuuc Fe Koser, dt Auveis Be. g gee). N ,The rhy
.0 Bard, ''cuntre realboarsement" :pit ail order? pl-orz," tl t
ittenied to ou receipt of the sum ;„iu s.uttpe of -fon
)ifice Order.

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.nd furnishes vitality, health end Strength in nervous or
.teneral weak:le:a. it inotantly relieves beaJadlie iLdt.
;cation* cough ec.d lung complaints, and" clues rheu-
,natism, gout, skin ern, lions, &c.. by purifing the blood.
Cho first dose will coi•vince any fagved. nervous, worn.
nit sufferer of its marvellous powers in arresting di,,esse
and physical decay. On receipt nf directed envelope
aid 2 penny stomps, by Dr. ItUSSELI., 17 Crown
'erruee, Llaveratock Hill. Louden, it will be sent gratis,
'My general health is much irsprov.ed that even illy
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your cure of my case a what miracle. JO r,,I_J. Liar
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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-06-23

HAGLE Y.

STOCK SALE.—At this sal3 on Monday last there
was a large supply of sheep and pig, and a fair
supply of beef. The sale comprised 31 .head of
cattle, 474 sheep and lambs, 213 pigs', and 3 calves,
There was a good company of buyers, and trade was
good, prices remaining about the same as at the pre-
vious Monday's sale. Fat cows made as high as
.228 5s cm, bullocks £25, sheep 87s 63, lambs 575,
calves ..t5 8s Od.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-06-23

FIGHTING ON THE WEST COAST OF
AFRICA.

Intelligence received at Madeira from Sierra Leone
announces that another destructive raid having been
made into British Sherbro by the war boys" of the
Chief-Gbpowe and other Mendi Chief,, Mr. Pinkett,
the Administrator in Chief, following up his recent
expedition to the Boom and Kittam Rivera, again
embarked from Freetown on May 16, with one
hundred men of the Ist West India Regiment, under
the command of Major Talbot, and seventy police.
The expedition proceeded up the Jong River as far
as the stockaded towns of Mamalaghi, Cortemahoo,
and Hahoo, which were taken and burned. Chief
Gbpowe's stronghold- at Tallish, where no less than
one thousand five hundred warriors were assembled,
was next attacked. The rocket batteries and field
guns, under the command of Captain Jackson, R.A.,
did great execution. The friendly natives who ELCC3M•
panied the Expedition fought with much zeal against
their ancient and powerful foe.
No loss was sustained on the British side, but it is
estimated that the enemy had over two hundred killed.
The town was entirely destroyed, and Gbpowe himself
only escaped with great difficulty. A reward has been
offered for his capture, which it is expected will be
effected. The other chiefs in the disturbed districts
were making their submission, and the peace of the
surrounding country was becoming restored.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-06-23

SERIOUS CARRIAGE ACCIDENTS.

On Monday evening, while Mr. Arthur Charrington
was driving with his groom in a dog-cart near the
Albert Institute, Windsor, the horse ran away, and
the vehicle was dashed against the kerbing and upset.
The occupants were thrown with great violence against
the wall, and much injured about the head and face.
They were at once removed to the Windsor Infirmary
and promptly attended to, when it was found that
Mr. Charrington was suffering from a fracture of the
thigh, and had received serious injuries to the head,
while the groom had a compound fracture of the right
arm, and also injuries on the head.

Lady Braye met with a serious carriage accident at
Fulham on Monday. The horses of Lady Braye's
brougham took fright at a steam roller, and bolted.
Her ladyship jumped from her carriage, and her head
striking the pavement she remained insensible a few
minutes. The brougham was not stopped for some
distance. Lady Braye was taken home in a cab. Mr.
Prescott Hewitt was immediately in attendance, and
her ladyship is progressing very favourably.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-06-23

The LATE MAJOR-GENERAL BURNABY.

The Live Stock Journal says :—The late Major.
General Burnaby, M.P., was an enthusiastic sup-
porter of the British Goat Society, of which he was a
vice-president. His interest in goats was due, as he
once stated at a meeting of the members of the
society, to the fact that when quite an infant, and
living with his parents at Rome, he was stolen by
gipsies, and lived with these wandering people for a
considerable time, during the whole of which his food
consisted entirely of the milk of a goat that
formed part of the caravanserai, drawing his
nourishment after the fashion of Romulus and
Remus. The General's knowledge of languages was
considerable, and on one occasion at last served him
in good stead, being the means of saving his life.
While lying wounded on the battle-field at Inkermann
a Cossack rode up, and seeing he was not dead, was
about to plunge his sword into his breast, when the
General, then Captain Burnaby, appealed to him for
his life in Russian. The fact of being addressed by a
foreigner in his native tongue had such an effect upon
the Cossack that he desisisted from his purpose, and
some English soldiers coming up shortly after, he was
carried away.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-06-23

G ItICKET.

lIALEIOWEN V. NETIIERTON (FIEST TEAMS). --
Played at H.lbs-,wen on Monday, and resulted in a
victory for th. 3 hoots team. Score :—/lalesowen.
Smith, b Eagott, 3—c l)anks, b Bagott, 14
Stevens, c Higgs, b Hodgkins, 4—c Bagott, b
Worster, 2 ; b Bagott, 10—c Higgs, b
Danks, 8; b Danks, B—b flanks, 0;
Price. b 13,12,0 rt, 3-1) flanks, 1 ; Dakin, h Bagat,
s—b Bagott, 7; J. E. Hayes, c Cole, b Barlott, 3
Danks, 8; A. G. Hayes, b flanks. 7—not out,
11; Bloomer, c Dank,, b Bagott o—b Thinks, 0;
Lewis, c Cole, b Bagott, 2—b Dauks, 2; 11a,tepton,
not out, 2—b .Dank.,, ; extra, 1-8; total, 48-63.
—Nstlierton : Bagott, b Bateraley, o—to bat ;
Fletcher, b 13a.ters1ey, 2—b J. E. Hayes, 5 ; Higgs,
b Batersley, o—lb w, b Stevens, 0; Woodhall, b
Batersley, s—to bat: J. W. Higgs, c and bJ. E.
Hayes, 9—net out, 0 ; Hodgkiss,%b Hayes, 4—c
Ma thews. b Sadth 32; Worster,b Eatersley, 2
to bat; Cole, c Smith, b Hayes, o_,-; nakiii, b
Stevens, 13 ; W. Batertdey, not out, I—c Stevens,
b Itatereley, 5; W. Higgs, st Dakin. b liap.s, 0—
to bat; Dakin, b Hayes, o—, j. E.
Hayes, b 13atersley, 0; extra, 4-1; total, 36—(36.

THE SKIN.—The Glory of Woman, the Pride of
cJntains the deliewm lines of beauty, and eon-
stituts al that we term "Loveline*" yet how many
have their akin a blealished by irritant soap, Carb lic
Coal 'far, Glycerine, made of putrl fa s. "THE
ALB/ON MILK AND SULPHUR SOAP" ia the [mires,
the wLi.est, cud most purifying of all sorps It re
moves IA pimples, hlt-tes, and roklne .a. By at
el•eutists, in tablets, 61. aLd le. ,

RIGILV. AND WRONGS. The tea we dr:nk is often
colouied wi:h mLcral pow,ier, prussia Fue, plambago,
et; other adulteiauts, to iujary of health ; For 50
years the Public demand for Hornicoan's Pure Tea has
increased, proving that this rich., strong and delicious
beverage is mach desired. Sold in 1,000 Towns by
4,000 Agents. List of Agents in this locality :
Clarke, Chemist, and Baker, Chemist, High Street ;
Hewitt, Market-place ; Morris,l36, High Street,—
Brierley Hill, Rawlings, chemist. —Kidderminster,
Hewitt, Bull Ring,—Halesowen, &dams chemist.—Lye,
Jones, chemist, —Wordsley. White, chemist. —King-
swinford, Pearson.—Brettell Lane, Collis, chemist,—
Birmingham, Beaks, Bull Ring.—Quarry Bauk, Watt.,
chemisl.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-06-23

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NEW MAYORAL' CHAIN FOR DUDLEY.

A new badge and chain of office for the Mayors
of Dudley has just been manufactured by Messrs.
Wiliam Wray and Son, of 38, New Street, Birming-
ham. This la autiful civic decoration is of 18-carat
gold, and is designed after the style of the Italian
Renaissonce. The chain comprises eighteen large
links and an equivalent number of smaller ones
which are somewhat of an oblong form, bear each
a bliield of the form known as the Knights' fem—
plats, upon which is engraved the lion adopted from
the prms cf the Countess of Dudley. This is stir-
nacuated by a mural crown, and on its summit is
a cross,one of the ti.t As selected from the borotrei
arms. The smaller link represents the letter D.
the initial of Dudley. There alternate links are
connected by small oval links. The main link of
the chain has heraldically emblazoned in the centre
the arms, crest, and supporters of the noble donor
of the gift, the Earl of Dudley. The shield has
impaled the earl's arms and the bearings of his
countess from the armorial coat of the Moncrieff
family. This is adorned with the earl's corenet,
correct in every detail, which in turn is surmounted
by his crest, a lion (azure) issuing from a coronet.
The shields stand upon an artistically-carved scroll,
with which is entwined a flying rib, and bearing
the motto Connie je jus. On the scroll stand the
supporters, two angels gracefully enveloped in
raiment classically arranged. They are modelled
and carved of tha solid gold, and form a good speci-
men of the goldsmith's craft. Fran the centre link
hangs the badge, which is very massive in construc-
tion. The frame-work is solid, and is adorned with
scrolls and other ornamentation. This, as in the
ease of the other parts, has been carved and
eiodelled by hand. A shield, larger, but similar to
that bearing the Earl of Dudley's arms, occupies
the .most conspicuous position, and there are
enamelled upon it in colours the arms of the borough
and above it the crest, At one side is a branch of
oakias a national emblem, and on the other a bough
of a laurel indicative of prosperity and greatness.
Bone .th is also an English rose, the whole of the
foilage being carved. Behind the shield is a model
of the town mace symbolical of judicial dignity, and
a wreathed sword as the emblem of justice. A
walled crown occupies the summit of the badge,
and conveys the idea of a fortress or town. On
the reverse of the badge a suitable inscription gives
the name of the present Mayor, who will wear the
decoration. Each of-the prominent links posses-
ses a shield which may, if desired, hold the mono-
grams or crests of future occupiers of the civic
chair. The chain and badge lorm a beautiful speci-
men of workmanship, the arms and various symbolic
parts being carved and illus-rated with great taste
and skill.
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REWARD FOR RESCUE AT SEA,

Her Majesty's Government have awarded a gold
medal and a piece of plate to Captain Johan Petters.
son, of the Swedish barque Daphne, in recognition of
his gallant and humane services in endeavouring to
rescue the crew of the schooner Venus, of Aberdeen,
on the 16th of November last. The Venus was in a
sinking state and the weather was too bad to allow of
a boat being lowered from the Swedish ship to go
to her assistance. Captain Petterssen therefore
manceuvred his vessel in order to go near enough to
the Venus to throw a line on board, and then at.
tempted to resoue the crew, but in doing this the
vessels collided, the Daphne receiving considerable
damage. Three lives were saved from the wreck, but
the remainder of the crew were too exhausted to make
use of the lines thrown to them, and went down with
the vessel.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-06-23

BALESOWEN.

FATAL COLLIERY ACCIDENT.-011 Monday after-
noon Mr. Ralph Docker, coroner, resumed his in—
quiry at the ;:ihenstone Hotel, Halesowen, respectiog
the death of Thomas Weston (20), of Gibbett Lane,
Short Cross, who was killed at the Manor Colliery,
belonging to Messrs. J. and G. Dunn. The deceased
was knocked down on an incline by some tubs
which had broken loose, and six which were loaded
passed over his body, killing him instantly. The
jury returned a verdict of "Accidental death,"
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-06-23

ROWLEY REGIS.

THE SCHOOL BOARD.—The School Board have
received upwards of 100 applications for the office
of attendance officer, and it is understood that the
appointment will be made on Monday next,
Local. BOARD.-Mr. W. Bassan, J.P., presided
on Monday evening at the monthly meeting of this
Board.—The Medical Officer (Mr.l3easley) reported
that during the past month tl-iera had been 47
deaths, the death-rate being 21 8 per thcusan,!.
Seven of the deaths -were caused by zymotic
diseases, viz., whooping cough, 4 ; diarrhtea, 1 ;
scarlatina, 1 ; and typhoid fever, 1 ; 75 cases of
whooping cough had come under the notice of the
medical gentlemen in the upper part of the district.
—Toe assistant Medical Officer (Mr. De Donne)
reported that in No. 2 district 22 deaths had oc-
curred, the dea;h-rate being 19 per thousand.—lt
N% as resolved to accept the tender of Messrs, 11. and
T. Danks to supply a 250 gallon water cart, made
of steel, at a cost of £2l.—lt was also resolved, on
the motion of the Chairman, to purchase a 15-to-i
steam roller, at a cost of £447 103., subject to a
discount of 124 per cent, being granted.—The
question of ottaining a loan to defray the cost of
toe roller was submitted, and it was decided to
obtain a loan from the Loan Commissioners, re-
payable in five years, at 3i or 4 per cent., and the
Clerk was Lstructed to obtain the loan as speedily
as possible.—The Board was occupied for a consider-
able time in considering the appl,cation of Mr.
Beale, the Surveyor and Inspector of Nuisances,
for an incieas3 or salary.—Th:: Chairman said he
had ur hesitation in sAying that the Rowley Local
Board was the most economical Board in England.
Forin:rly the Board paid £lB5 per annum for the
work done now by kr. Beale for £l5O. Lately the
work had been greatly increased, and Mr. Bane
had been compelled to obtain the services of an
a-sistant, and, under the circumstances, he thought
he should be justified in proposing that Mr. Boale's
salary be increased £5O per annum—The resolu-
tion was cairi d.—lt was decided that a csmunittee
take i.to con6iaelation the advisability of erect-
iriLt- an infecdowi diseases hospital on a disused pit
mound belonging to Mr. T. Llewellyn, in Waterfall
Lane.
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CRADLE Y REATH.

ANOTHER OUTBREAK OF SWINE FFVER. On
Monday six store pigs were found to be suffering
from tswine fever on the premises of Mr. Daniel
PeHord Felton, general dealer, Grainger's Lane,
and under the direction of Inspect,. r Walters they
were slaughtered.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-06-23

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-06-23

AGRICULTURAL PROSPECTS.

The Magnet of Monday, in a review of the British
corn trade during the 'oast week, says :—" Although
at times somewhat cold, the weather has been in the
main favourable to the crops. Rain has fallen in most
districts, and has proved very beneficial to the spring
corn. The agricultural outlook is described as satis-
factory. Hay cutting has commenced, and the crop
has been carried in some forward districts, the
yield being about an average, and the quality and
condition excellent. The recent very fine weather
has pushed .forward the crops very rapidly, and they
may now be considered generally as being only a week
behind time."
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-06-23

THE INQUESTS.

Two inquests were opened on Monday. The first
Coroner to sit was Mr. John Graham, who opened an
inquiry on Edith Ward and thirty others at the Royal
Hotel, Monkwearmouth. Mr. Crofton Maynard
opened an inquiry at the Palatine Hotel, Borough.
road, upon the bodies of 160 children lying at various
houses on the south side of the river.—After taking
evidence of identification, both inquiries were ad-
journed.

The inquest was resumed at the Palatine Hotel at
noon on Tuesday, and occupied the whole of the after-
noon and up to 6.30 in the evening.
The coroner and jury occupied three hours and
a half in driving round the west end of Sunder-
land calling at the residences of dead children's
parents and identifying them, and giving out
orders for their burials. On their return evidence
was taken for the identification of fit tpone bodies,
making a total of 147 bodies on the south side of the
river. This is about 19 below the list of names taken
as the children were brought out of the hall. At one
house where the jury went to identify two bodies they
found the children alive. There may also have been
cases of the names having been given doubly. On the
north side of the river the number of deaths is
32, which, with the 147 identified in Bishopwear-
mouth and Sunderland parishes, makes a total
identified of 179. It was considered on Tuesday
that the number of killed had reached 200, but the
number 179 is that of those identified up to that time.
—The inquest was adjourned until the 2nd of July.

On Tuesday, at Monkwearmouth, Mr. Shepherd,
deputy coroner, held an inquest upon the body of Kate
Faby, 9 years old, who had been taken out of the hall
dead, but whose death had not been reported till
Monday night. The body was identified by the father,
and the inquest then adjourned.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-06-23

THE LABOUR MARKET.

The iron market has been more animated during the
past week, inquiries being fairly numerous in all
departments. There is a well-sustained demand for
sheets and finished iron, and prices are steady. A
quiet tone prevails throughout the coal trade, and
where pits are kept going anything like full time
stocks are rapidly accumulating.
The cotton market is steady, and the cotton trade
as s whole is certainly better than it has been for some
time. Business is flat in the woollen industries, and
the lace trade is very quiet. There is great activity in
the hosiery branch. The boot and shoe trade is quiet,
both for home and export. There is a slight but
general improvement in the hardware branches, and
prospects are more cheerful than for some time past.
At Sheffield competition is keen in all branches, but
manufacturers state that pr its are very small.

The engineering and shipthAding trades keep very
busy, and the greatest activity prevails at all the yards
on the Tyne, the 'Ware, and the Clyde. On the
Thames, too, trade has much improved, and the ship-
building firms have some large orders on hand.
In the West of England trade is slowly improving.
The quarterly return of the Master Builders' Associa-
tion is much more satisfactory than that of the cor-
responding period of last year, and masons and car-
penters are well employed; but there is still some
surplus labour. Saddle and harness manufacturers
are well supplied with orders, and there is a more
cheerful tone in the country districts. The leather
trade keeps quiet. The business being done in the
clothing and boot and shoe manufactories is below the
average for the time of year. The timber trade is
quiet, the orders, though numerous, being compara-
tively small, and merchants hold large quantities.
Cabinet manufacturers continue busy. The provision
trade is dull, with heavy stocks in merchants' hands,
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-06-23

THE ANNIVERSARY OF THE BATTLE

OF WATERLOO.

Monday was the anniversary of the Battle of
Waterloo, which was fought on June 18th, 1815,
between the French army, of 71,947 men and 246
guns, and the Allies, commanded by the Duke of
Wellington. The latter, with 67,661 men and 156
guns, resis;:ed the various attacks of the enemy from
about ten o'clock in the morning until five in the after-
noon. About that time 16,00 C Prussians reached the
field of battle, and by seven the force undcr Blucher,
amounting to about 50,000 men, with 104 guns. Welling-
ton then moved forward his whole army. A total rout
ensued, and the carnage was immense. Of the British
(23,991), 93 officers and 1,916 men were killed and
missing, and 363 officers and 4,560 men wounded. The
total loss of the allied army amounted to 4,206 killed,
14,539 wounded, and 4,231 missing, making 22,976 hors
de combat. Napoleon quitted the wreck of his army,
returned to Paris, and finding it impossible to raise
another army, abdicated. He afterwards surrended
himself to the English, and died a prisoner at St.
Helena on May 5, 1821,

The anniversary of the battle was observed in the
usual manner on Monday by the various battalions of
the Foot Guards stationed in London, the reghneutal
colours being decorated with laurel. Several survivors
of the engagement who formerly served in the Brigade
of Guards have died during the past year. A few,
however, are still living, and reside with their friends
in various parts of the country.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-06-23

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GREAT FIRE IN FRANCE.

A Reuter's telegram says that a great fire broke out
at Lyons on Tuesday in some warehouses used for
storing wood. Notwithstanding all efforts that were
made to subdue it, the conflagration spread until a
space of about two acres was encompassed in flames.
It was found impossible to save anything from the
burning houses. Forty railway carriages belonging to
the Compagnie de Lyon, were caught in the flames,
and the service of trains was interrupted on the line to
Geneva. The damages are estimated at six hundred
thousand francs.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-06-23

THE CHANNEL TUNNEL INQUIRY.

The Joint Committee of both Houses of Parliament
appointed to consider the Channel Tunnel scheme,
met again on Tuesday, the Marquis of Lansdowne
presiding.
Sir Jacob Behrens (Bradford), was called, and
stated that he had experience in the woollen and
worsted manufacture, and did not share the fears
expressed by a witness a few days ago (Mr.
Ecroyd, ALP.), who said that the construction of
the tunnel would introduce foreign competition.
On the contrary, he was glad to believe that
it would promote trade in all its branches, and
assist the employment of capital. He thought that
the construction of the tunnel would cause a reduction
in the number of large transactions, but that there
would be an immense increase in the number of small
transactions. At present in the transmission of goods
to the Continent there were unavoidable delays by
frequent loadings and unloadings, accompanied by
Custom House formalities. He attached much im-
portance to the tunnel, and stringent conditions should
be insisted upon in regard to it in order to prevent
abuses.

Colonel Majendie, Inspector of Explosives, was
examined with regard to the proposals for obstructing
and destroying the tunnel. Assuming:4oe appliances
were in proper order and properly applied, there would
be no difficulty in obstructing the tunnel in such a
manner that its reparation m ould be impossible. An
effectual way of destroying the tunnel would be by
letting in the water from the sea.

Mr. Brady, engineer to the South-Eastern Railway
Company, said the length of the tunnel would be
twenty-seven miles, and the ventilation would pro-
vide for the running of two trains per hour. Pas-
senger trains would occupy forty-two minutes in
travelling through the tunnel, and goods trains one
hour and a quarter. The promoters were prepared
to adopt the suggestions of the military committee
with reference to the obstruction or destruction
of the tunnel. By means of sluicing water into the
tunnel it might be rendered impassable in five or six
minutes. He thought there would be a large increase
of both passenger and goods traffic by the construction
of the tunnel. It was proposed to construct two
single tunnels of 18f t. diameter each, with openings
between them.
The committee again adjourned.