The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1876-03-04 00:00:00

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News from India :

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"It is not very improbable that, before long, Burmese
women will be employed as land surveyors to the Amharst
district."
The champions of Women's Rights are in high
spirits, and parade enlightened 13nrmali as an example
to prejudiced England. „ot mill ea.!
News from St. Peterburgth:— • ;
" An official ukase forbids the exercise of the functions of
barrister by Women."
The champions of Wamen's Rights are in low spirits,
and use harsh language about
_poor benighted Russia.
—Punch.
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IiOME, FOREIGII„.AND COLONIAL.

A COUNTER IR,II IT A NT.A. rituthi.ng,ahop
—Funlnino
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BOSTON LAW AGAINST FASHION.-411 0 ara-
graph quoted below was one of the regulatione of the
city laws of Boston in 1639. Would it not (asks -The
Housekeeper) be for the interest of humanity if some
such obsolete laws could be resuscitated ?
No garment shall be made with short sleeves, whereby
the nakedness of the arm may be discovered in the wearing
thereof, and such as have garments already made with short
sleeves shall not hereafter wear the same, unless they cover
the arms to the wrists with linen or otherwise; and that
hereafter no person whatever shall make any garment for
women, or any of their sex, with sleeves more than half
an ell wide in the widest part thereof, and so proportion-
able for bigger or smaller persons."
PrEeE WORK.—The Wigan Examiner pub-
lishes a lengthy correspondence between Mr. T.
Knowles, M.P., and the secretary of the Wigan
Trades Council, with reference to theirecent speech of
the hon. member at Crewe on the subject of piece-
work. Mr. Knowles admits that there are some trades
or jobs which would be difficult to work by piece alto-
gether, but be maintains that where piece-work can be
adopted it is better and more satisfactory to both em-
ployers and employed. Nothing gives him greater
pleasure thaa to see the artisans in receipt of good
wages, but at the same time they should bear in mind
that themselves as well as the masters always were and
always will be subject to the various fluctuations of
trade; and now that the tide of education has begun
to flow freely in this country, he trusts the day is not
far distant when our working classes will learn to
judge for themselves, and be more sober and provident,
keep control of their own savings, and to know exactly
'their own position, instead of having the fruits of their
jearnings frittered away in strikes and various other
iways.
A LITTLE "PUT OUT," Candidate for
place:—" And of course, m'm, the washing's put out ?"
,—Lady ;—" Oh, yes !"—C. •—" And the boots and
knives and forks, and-4—Lady (hesitatingly) :
" really—"—C. :—" And I shouldn't like to
have to make the beds !"—Lady :—" Oh, if you like,
we'll put them out too—with the washing l'—Fun.

THE RECENT ATLANTIC HURRICANES. —The
steamship State of Indiana, which has arrived at New
York from Glasgow, encountered one of the most ter-
rific hurricanes that has visited the North Atlantic for
years. On the morning of the 11th February a gale
sprang up and gradually increased to a hurricane, the
sea running mountains high. The ship was hove to
with her head on; but ,the force of the wind was tre-
mendous; hailsttlnes came with suah violence as to in- '
dent the woodwork Where they struck. It was impos-
sible at times for any human being to stand on the
deck, the sea making a clean breach over the ship. At
about twelve nobn, the' hurricane, was at its height,
and a heavy double .sea struck the ship, completely
submerging her and burying her deep in the foam.
The second officer, who was on the bridge, found him-
self standing in the midst of the waves, with the feel-
ing that the ship 'hid' gone° from under him, and as
he clung to the iron l'aihrthe storm canvas was blown
i away. On the ship righting it was
mine
i found the
and.eschart-
room, officers' rooms, surgery, la
lother deck houses were entirely swept away; timbers
were smashed and iron stanchions bent as if they were
pieces of wire. The captain and chief officer had a.
narrow escape with their lives, and everything belong-
ing to them was washed away. -
On LANv I—ln consequence of certain memo-
all the' Law Offices athl Courts will henceforward
closed at two on Saturday. The croakers who pro- ,
, the weekly half-holiday would 'lead t,A,61
~..s were right after all.—Fun.
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Til REGISTER OF ELECTORS.--A. RetUrn Of 1
at total cost and other charges connected with the
inting of the Register of Electors in the Counties
4 Boroughs, so far as relates to England and Wales,
wing each of the years 1873 and 1874 has been pub:
lied. In 1873, the year before the last . General
leetion, the total number of Registers' printed was
,810; the total number of Registers sold, 4,883; the
it of printing, 221,02410 a. id.; the amount of other
4arges as to printing, £14,058 is. 6d.'• the total ex-
nses of printing, £35,380 12s. 4d. ; the lOW amount
ro*eived on sale, 21,473 is. 2cl:'; 'the net cost . was
g • ,836 158. id. In 1874, the year Of the last General
E ection, the total number of Registers Printed wa4s
390; the total number of 'Registies old,. i 0,284
cost of printing, £22,380 64. 6d.; the amount of
59 tier er charges as to printing, Rt 4,498 35.-3 d. ; the total
rex eneee of Printing, £37,227 4s. 7di ; the total amount
4 eleivtcj on sale, 23,542 18s. 81 ; and the net cost,'
31
,678 148. lid. The figures, it is remarked,' show
, h t 144,200 copies of the Register were printed, at a
c 0 9t of £12,608, while only 15,167 copies were required
14,y'the public, for which the sum of £5,015 19s. 10d.
, W received, leaving a net loss of £67,515 10J. in two
l'Ye 111, or £168,710 6s. 7d. during the Parliament of
i 8 O 8 to 1874, one-half of which might be saved either
t
oDY printing the Register alternate years or an Ap-
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