The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-11-29 00:00:00

.rAPITOME OF NEWS.

BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

The communist elections in Servia have everywhere
resulted favourably for the Government.

_
The new owners of the American Line steamers
contemplate sailing their vessels under the British flag.
—Reuter.

Übe Egimates for the Italian navy for 1885 amount
to 76,865,600 f., inclusive of an augmentation of
8,367,000 f. in the ordinary expenditure, with a diminu-
tion of £4,150,600 in the extraordinary outlay. The
Duilio, Dandolo, and Foncatore are to be placed on the
reserve list next year.
The yearly report of the Hungarian Minister of Edu-
cation on the state of the schools, the pension fund for
teachers, and the orphan fund for the year 1882-3, has
been presented. The assisted teachers numbered in
1883 12,174, some being superintendents of infants'
homes. In all 92,0006. were paid ot t.
The well-known German Privy Councillor Wagner,
for many years Prince Bismarck's right hand, will
shortly publish a book in which he gives an account of
the origin of his so-called " Kreuz Zeituug ' Party."
A paper on infant marriage and enforced widowhood,
lately published by M. Mahabari' of Bombay, appears to
have attracted the attention of tce Supreme Govern-
ment, for a copy has been sent to the Governor of
Madras, with a request that he will make such observa-
tions on it as he may consider advisable. He has
resolved to consult several native gentlemen on the
subject.
The "Petit Nord" states that at Dunkirk reeer tly
the crew of the British steamship Windsor, about to
start for Leith, refused to put to sea, declaring that
the vessel had more merchandise on board than the
Board of Trade licensed the owner to carry. On
examination their objection was found to be valid, and
the extra cargo having been unloaded the steamer left
for her destination.

Complaints have been made by the Consuls at Varna,
in Armeni9. of the pillage of the Armenians by bands of
Tnrks and Kurds about the neighbourhood of Riffle.
Professor Pasquale Villari, who has left Rome for
London to take charge of the Ashburnham manuscripts
bought by Italy, Is to be one of the new Senators whom
the Government is about to name.

The subscription at Amsterdam of 9,000,000 ft for the
new Dutch Indian Agricultural Association, wi,ich has
been established to prevent the recurrence of certain
financial disasters, has been fully covered.
The projected revision of the Dutch Constitution
appears to be impossible for the present, in consequence
of the reinforcement of the Ultra-Calvinist element in
the Second Chamber, brought about by the last elee
tions, Which renders the formation of a majority very
difficult. The Ministry will, therefore, endeavour only
to re-establish the financial equilibrium, and then
present a bill for lowering the Parliamentary franchise.
A dissolution will take place afterwards, in order to
secure a working Parliamentary majority.
The dulness of trade in the manufacturing districts
of the United States is causing a general movement, in
many of the American cities, for a reduction of wages
and for a short time. This is especially noticeable in
tne iron, cotton, woollen, and carpet trades. Several
strikes against a reduction of wages have been started,
including a formidable one by the Philadelphia carpet
weavers. The depressed state of trade will cause much
hardship among the poor in the large cities during this
winter.

Among the Tartars in the district of Bogoulminsk,
in the Government of Kasan troubles have occurred,
caused by a false rumour attributing to the Government
the intention of converting the Mahometans by force
to Christianity. The rumour originated in the fact
that Orthodox priests were officially employed to
collect statistical information concerning the Tartar
population.
Some sandwich-men lately arrested in Paris on the
charge of causing obstruction in the streets their real
crime being that they were Chinese hats, and whiskers
caricaturing those of M. Ferry, have been acquitted by
the Tribunal of Simple Police, which moved that as
they moved on, though slowly, they did not impede the
circulation.

The jubilee of the Metropolitan Isidore, who has held
the archiepiscopal office for 50 years, has been cele-
brated with great solemnity in St. Petersburg. Prayers
were said at the Isaac Kasen and Nevski Cathedrals by
the members of Holy Synod, and in the evening by the
Archbishops. The whole of the Imperial family pre-
sented their congratulations. The Emperor's address
was published in the official newspaper. About fifty
members of the higher orthodox clergy and numercus
deputations, among which was one from Mount Athos,
took part in the celebration. The St. Petersburg clergy
have subscribed 80,000 roubles to found in the Metro-
politan's name an asylum for aged priests.
A meeting of old " Wellingtonians " was held at
Lambeth Palace on Saturday, for the purpose of con-
sidering as to the best means of establishing a Welling-
ton College Mission in some poor part of London. The
chair was taken by the Archbishop of Canterbury, him-
self an old Wellingtonian ; and the Rev. E. C. Wick-
ham, head master of the college, briefly explained the
object of the gathering—that they should take a more
active and larger part than hitherto in mission work in
London, " pro Deo et pro patria." After some discus-
sion a provisional committee was appointed to confer
with the committee of present Welltugtonians to draw
up a plan of operations. The Archbishop consented to
he nominated on the committee.

Negotiations between landlord and tenants of Inis-
trahull Island have fallen through, and matters stand
as they did when the ill-fated gun-boat Wasp was about
to take an evicting party on board. In all probability
an attempt will at once be made to enforce the Queen's
writ, over seven years'rent being due.
The Prince of Wales and the Duke of Edinburgh
have both entered fat stock for exhibition at the two
great Kent cattle shows at Canterbury and Ashford to
be held in December.

The weather in the English Channel and in the
North Sea continued stormy on Saturday, and several
shipping accidents occurred around the coasts. In one
or two eases crews were rescued by lifeboat or rocket
apparatus.
The West African Conference met again at Berlin on
Saturday, when proposals relating to the Congo were
made lay the 'United States Plenipotentiary. Tho
members afterwards dined with the Emperor, the
Foreign Ambassadors and Prince Bismarck being also
present.
A Reuter's telegram states that a destructive cyclone
has burst over part of the Presidency. Immense damage
has been done in the Red Hills, and breaches have been
made in the embankments of the Cholavoram Lakes
from which the city derives its supply of water. As a
result the supply is cut off, and Madras is left to rely
upon the wells for its water.
On Sunday night many thousands of persons, heeded
by bands, and carrying torches and banners paraded the
streets of Waterford in commemoration of the death of
Allen, Larkin, and O'Brien, known as the "Manchester
martyrs."
Shortly after one o'clock on Sunday morning two
constables discovered that the parish church of St.
George's in the Fields, Glasgow, was on fire. The fire
master and his staff, with a couple of steam fire engines,
were soon on the spot, but finding that the flames had
got a firm hold of the church they directed their efforts
to saving the vestry, in which they were successful.
Nothing but the bare walls of the church remain, and
the damage is estimated at £4OOO.
A fatal accident occurred among a gang of poachers,
near Inverness, on Saturday night. While arranging
as to how a young roe which had been shot should be
secretly conveyed into the town, the leaded rifle of a
man named Charles Cameron, one of the party, went
off, and the shot lodged in his abdomen. Cameron,
who was about twenty-five years of age, died almost
immediately.
At DevonDort on Saturday, William Hicks was sen-
tenced to two years' hard labour and dismissal with
disgrace from the Service for embezzling large quanti-
ties et stores of her Majesty's ship Ganges, where he
had for many years been employed as steward. The
prisoner would have been entitled to retire with a pen-
sion in a few months.
A fire broke out on the extensive premises of Mr.
Whelan builder, Newry, on Sunday morning, and it
raged fiercely for seven hours. At one time it was
feared that the fire would extend to the police barracks,
and the prisoners in the cells were accordingly removed
to a place of safety, but the flames were eventually
extinguished.
In consequence of the depression in agriculture the
tenants on the estate of the executors of the late Mr.
A. Stokes, at Dymchurch, in Kent, have been granted a
reduction of 10 per cent. in their rentals, At the rent
audit of Sir George Shiffner, Bart., Lewes a remission
of 31 per cent. on the year's rentals was allowed.
A meeting of socialists was held on Sunday in Pads,
at which the sacking of the houses of the middle classes
was advocated by every speaker. At the close of the
meeting a police officer was assaulted in the street. and
cbliged to run for his life. A larger force of police was
called out, and subsequently a troop of soldiers ap-
peared before the mob would disperse. A number of
arrests were made.
The " Mouvement Geographique " of Brussels on
Saturday announced that Germany is preparing to
extend her protectorate over the Sultanate of Zanzibar.
The Rev. George John Dupuis, M.A , Vice Provost
of Eton College, died early on Saturday morning at
his residence in the Cloisters, Eton College. The de-
ceased, who was in the 89th year, was educated at Eton,
becoming King's Scholar in 1814. He was appointed
Assistant Master in 1819, Lower Master in 1834. Fellow
of the College in 1838, and Rector of Worplesdon in
1862.
A daily-increasing severe frost has set in at Odessa.
The authorities prognosticate a recurrence of the extra-
ordinary severity of two years ago, when some 30 British
vessels were for two months icebound in this harbour.
At a largely-attended Conference of Co-operative
Societies' Delegates, representing the North-Western
section, and embracing Lancashire, Yorkshire, Cheshire,
and part of North Wales, at Accrington, on Saturday,
a resolution was carried, recommending the Central Co-
operative Board to engage an expert to look out for
land in the neighbourhood of Manchester suitable for
a farm, and-asking the Board to formulate a scheme
for carrying on a large co-operative farm.
As matters appear to be assuming a more settled
aspect at Stornoway of late, Mr. Roderick Martin,
farmer, Crobeg Lochs, made an attempt on Friday to
put his stock back upon the island rented by him, from
where the crofters forcibly removed them some time
age. On nearing the ferry, however, he was overtaken
by a number of Cromore people, who forcibly prevented
him from proceeding. They were very excited, and
their attitude was so threatening that he considered it
advisable to retreat, leaving the cattle with them. Mr.
Martin, hr.s made a report of this to the authorities at
Stornoway.
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a house which had long been suspected. The premises
were surrounded by detectives and Inland Revenue
officers in such a manner as to render escape impos-
sible. Directly after the police-officers had been
posted in their positions a man from Cavan, named
Brady, was caught in the trap. He was carrying a
travelling bag, ingeniously fitted with a zinc can, cap-
able of holding about four gallons of spirits. The still,
which is on a very extensive scale, and fitted with every
appliance, contained about 100 gallons of wash, and
there was also found on the premises a quantity of
materials for making the compound. Brady was
brought up at the police-court on Saturday and fined
glOO, et twelve months' imprisonaest in. default

Three girls, each about thirteen years ot agi.;
were charged with burglary at Leicester on Tuesday
morning. The prisoners broke into the house of a rail-,
way porter, stole clothing and provisions, and pledged'
the former with different pawnbrokers. The evidence
showed that the prisoners drank beer and spirits on the
premises until they were intoxicated, and afterwards
left the town. Two of them were sentenced to ten
days' imprisonment and three years in a reformatory,
and the third prisoner to 14 days' imprisonment.
A fire broke out on Tuesday morning in the reference
department of the Newcastle Free Library, which was
recently opened by the Prince of Wales. The flames
were soon extinguished, but a considerable number of
books were destroyed, and many others were damaged
by water. The water also went through the floor into
the lending department, and did damage to the books
there.

On Tuesday morning a fire broke out at the
chemical works at Queenborough, resulting in the total
rlestruction of the factory, together with an immense
amount of machinery and materials, valued at several
thousand pounds. The works have been in existence
over 200 years.
An accident occurred at Leicester on Tuesday,
whereby Mr. Richard Barrett, a master builder, was
killed, and several men injured. The deceased was
superintending the lifting of a heavy iron girder at the
new gas offices of the Leicester Corporation, when the
crane gave way. The girder fell upon Mr. Barrett,
pinning him against the wall, and knocking several men
off a scaffold. Mr. Barrett expired before being extri-
cated. _

During the past week the east window at Linton
Church has been filled with stained glass to the
memory of the late Viscountess HolmeKlale.
Speaking at Nottingham on Tuesday night in con-
nection with the 21st anniversary of the Congrega-
gational Institute, Mr. Samuel Morley, M.P., alluding
to the labours of the Royal Commission on the housing
of the poor, of which be is a member, said the condi-
tion of life in which thousands of people in London are
living was appalling. He knew of no mode of reaching
them equal to that of erecting in connection with their
churches mission rooms and chapels, which would be
potent agents for good. In his opinion, the greatest
social question of the day was that of drunkenness and
how it was to be met. That was at the root of a vast
deal of the misery of the poor in London, and there
was a close affinity between the drink question and the
social and political one.
The yield of pig iron recently from a single blast
furnace in one week at the Edgar Thompson Ironworks,
Pittsburg, United States, was 1635 tons. This is far
larger than the yield of any furnace either in Great
Britain or on the Continent.
I Speaking at Gdildford on Tuesday night, General
Booth referred to what he called the scandalous stories
respecting the moneys of the "Salvation Army." He
said his family consisted of eight members, who worked
twelve hours a day and seven days a week. His eldest
sou was the only one af the eight who received any
salary from the army, and what he got was not so much
as some of the ordinary majors.
On Monday morning some platelayers employed on
the Midland Railway, near Unstone station, found a
dead snake across the telegraph wires. The creature
measured Bft. 3in. in length, and at its greatest circum-
ference was rather thicker than a man's wrist. It is
surmised that the reptile, which is supposed to be of the
boa constrictor species, must have escaped from Womb-
well's menagerie, which passed through Unstone, en
route from Sheffield to Chesterfield, on Friday, and
that after crawling about the vicinity until some time
during Sunday night had climbed to the elevated
position in which it was found, where it had succumbed
to the keen frost.
A serious laud subsidence has occurred in Etherley-
lane Bishop Auckland. For a distance of nearly 20
yards the centre of the road subsided to an alarming
depth. It was found that a large main had snapped,
and that water was escaping in considerable volume. At
the Edward-street end of Etherley-lane is a hollow of
great depth, and the neighbouring pavement has been
displaced. No personal injury has resulted, but the
water supply of the locality has been considerably
affected.

Sixteen petitions have already been forwarded to the
Queen at the instance of the National Harbours Refuge
Society, beseeching her Majesty to personally help in
influencing her subjects in favour of refuge harbours,
to preserve the lives of sailors and fishermen from loss
by shipwreck upon our coasts, and a number of similar
petitions are in preparation.
In the Queen's Bench Division on Tuesday Mr.
Webster, Q.C., moved on behalf of Messrs. De Mattes
for an order to prevent the Great Eastern Steamship
Company from removing the ship from England pend-
ing the trial of an action for breach of contract. The
court, consisting of the Chief Justice, with Justices
Mathew and A. L. Smith,dismissed the application with
costs.
The New Zealand Government have concluded a con-
tract with the New Zealand Shipping Company for a
monthly conveyance of mails direct to and from that
colony, to alternate with the present San Francisco
mail service. The first direct steamer to be despatched
with the mails will be the Aorangi, IV. A. Turpin com-
mander' from Plymouth, Saturday, Dec. 20, and sub-
sequent departures will be every four weeks. The mails
will close in London on the Friday previous to date of
sailing from Plymouth. The contract time is limited to
forty-five days out and forty-two days home.
Active steps are being taken in the matter of the
sentence of seven years' penal servitude recently passed
by Baron Huddleston upon a private inquiry agent for
alleged perjury in connection with the prosecutions at
Poole. It is stated that two affidavits, having an im-
portant bearing on the case, have already been sworn,
and several communa2..‘ions have passed between
persons in Poole and the Home-office, and it is con-
sidered probable that a commission of inquiry into the
whole matter will be granted.
From Paris the sudden death of Admiral Fouriebon
is announced, at the age of 75. He was sent to Tours
in 1870 as a member of the Delegate Government, and
M. Thiers bestowed upon him the Grand Cross of the
Legion of Honour. He was afterwards elected a Life
Senator.
Mr. Bright has written a letter with respect to the
selection of Mr. Lalmohun Ghose as one of the candi-
dates for Greenwich, in which he alludes to the fact as
one of some significance, speaking well for the freedom
of the constituency from prejudice and narrowness and
exhibiting a sympathy with the Indian people which
they would understand and value.
The death is announced of the Hon. Sir William
Mitchell, President of the Victoria IA gislative Council.
The deceased had taken a prominent part in the affairs
of the colony for more than 40 years.
A claim for £3OOO compensation for the malicious
killing of the racehorse Rover, which was found with
its throat cut at Listowel, county Kerry, has been lodged
by the officers of the Court of Bankruptcy. The other
horses belonging to the owner of the animal bave been
removed to Dublin for sale.
A resolution has been passed by the Darlington
Chamber of Agriculture, to he presented to the Central
Chamber of Agriculture supporting a Parliamentary
inquiry into the depressed state of agriculture, trade,
and commerce.
The low price of farm produce are the subject of
general complaint in Ireland, and the effect of this
depression will, it is feared, make itself felt before
the winter is over in a renewed agitation for the reduc-
tion of rents. A meeting of the Duke of Devonshire's
tenantry has been held at Lismore for the purpose of
taking steps to memorialise his Grace for an abatement
of rent, and it was decided to appoint a deputation of
forty or fifty of the tenants to wait on Mr. Curry and
request him to send the memorial to the Duke ef
Devonshire.
The horse of a shopkeeper named Horgan, living at
Carker, a 4illage between Killarney and Kin?. Williams-
town, has had one of its ears cut off. Horgan was
suspected of having supplied goods to boycotted persons
in the locality.
The number of persons killed by wild animals and
snakes in India during 1883 was 22,905, as against
32,125 in the previous year. Of these, 20,067 deaths
were due to snake bites, 985 to tigers, 287 to wolves,
and 217 to leopards. The loss of cattle from the same
cause amounted to 47,478 animals, being an increase of
771 on the figures for the previous year. The number
of dangerous animals killed during the year was 19,890,
and more than a lakh and a half of rupees was paid in

rewards.
Two shocks of earthquake have occurred at Concord,
and were also felt in other parts of New Hampshire.
The second shock was more severe than the first, and
shook the buildings of the city.
In the Divisional Court of Queen's Bench on Monday.
Mr. Justice Grove and Mr. Justice Hawkins decided
that the magistrates of Petworth, Sussex, ought to
have convicted Gilham and others, who had been pro-
secuted by the Society for Prevention of Cruelty to
Animals, in a case where a number of sparrows had been
trapped and afterwards shot at for prizes. The case
was therefore remitted to the magistrates toponviet.
At a meeting of the Royal Botanie Society, held on
Saturday, Mr. J. P. Cassiott, Vice-President, in the
chair, the following candidates were ballotted for and
elected Fellows of the society: Mrs. Bourne, Mrs.
F. B. Howell, Mrs. Kaye Knowles, Mrs. Legg, Mrs.
Martyn, Mr. E. T. Sturge, Mr. W. H. Symons, and Dirs.
Chapman.
The " Rassegna " asserts that there is no foundation
for the rumour in ciroulation that some members of the
actual Parliamet +ary majority of Italy intend to con-
stitute a separa c group, as a kind of committee of
vigilance, to keep watch over the action of the Cabinet
and prevent the old Right from obtaining the ascen-
dency.
A married woman, named Elizabeth Robertson, of
Leith, on Monday evening leapt through a bedroom
window on the third storey, carrying a portion of tlj,e
casement with her, alighting on her head in the str#et.
When picked up she was dead. The unfortunate
woman was only discharged from a lunatic asylum the
previous day.
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dented number of 130. Of these notice had been given
of 87—viz., 62 by Irish, 22 by English, and three by
' Scottish members. Forty interpellations were put
without notice. Thirty-seven of the Irish questions
' were addressed to Mr. Campbell-Bannernaan, the new
Chief Secretary to the Lord-Lieutenant. The time
I occupied in answering the questions was one hour and
a half.
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ministers of the Baptist denomination in Yorkshire. He
was pastor of the Westgate Church, Bradford, from
1836 to 1866, when he was called to undertake tho
office of President of the Baptist Theological Institu-
tion, founded in the latter year at Bury, Lancashire. .
This institution was in 1874 removed to a new building-
in Rushohne, Manchester. Mr. Dowscn retiredef.ro.mn
the presidency ill 1878 and has since resided in
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