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The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-10-11

THE ELECTRIC LIGHT AT SEA.

The Admirality authorities at Portsmouth have
been considering the advisability of fitting incan-
descence electric lamps to the signal and masthead
lights of such of their ships as are provided with
electric machinery, and recently a trial was made of
the relative efficiencies of the new and old methods
of lighting. H.M.S. Crocodile, which was lying by
the South-Western Railway jetty, had 50-candle-
power Edison lamps fitted in her side and masthead
lanterns, while an ordinary oil lantern was placed on
the jetty alongside for the purpose of comparison.
The party who were making the tests entered a
launch and steamed to the St. Vincent training ship,
about a mile distant, from 'w'hich point the electric
light was so much more brilliant than the oil
lantern that no relative comparison could be
made. The Crocodile was then signalled to replace
the 50-candle-power lamps by 16-candle-power,
and when the change was effected it appeared as if the
electric light were about double the power of the
standard lamp. The launch then steamed out another
mile to the Clarence Pier, when the oil lamp disap-
peared in a slight haze, the incandescence lamps being
still perfectly visible. The following gentlemen were
present at the trial Captain Carr, H.M.S. Crocodile;
Captain Douglas, H.M.S. Serapis ; Captain Dyer,
H.M.S. Sultan; Mr. Marshall, Assistant Constructor,
Portsmouth Dockyard, and other naval and dockyard
officials, together with Mr. Lane, the electrician,
Portsmouth, and the Edison and Swan Company's
engineer. The results were so satisfactory that
it is expected the Admiralty will avail themselves
of the great advantage for signalling purposes which
the electric light offers.—Evineering.

A Fisn STORY.—" They've a man-eating shark
down town," said Mr. Jones to his wife the other
evening, "quite a curiosity." "I don't see what
makes it a curiosity," answered Mrs. Jones, shortly.
"Did you ever see one ?" asked Jones. "No; but
I've seen a man eating pumpkin pie, and a whole
crowd looking at him." Then Jones laid down his
paper and explained that a man-eating shark was a
large fish on exhibition at one of the markets. "So
you said," answered Mrs. Jones, calmly, "and if the
man prefers shark to other fish, I don't see as it's
anybody's business but his own." Then Jones tore
out a handful of his hair, but remained silent.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-10-11

A ROYAL CASTLE BURNT.

Great excitement was caused at Copenhagen on
Friday evening in last week by the outbreak of fire
in the Royal Castle of Christiansborg. The fire was
not got under control until half-past one o'clock on
Saturday morning. Important works of art, includ-
ing some by Thorwaldsen, as well as the archives of
the Rigsdag, have been destroyed. The damage is
estimated at several millions kroner. The Castle
Chapel and the Thorwaldsen Museum have been
saved, though at one time they were in great danger.
The King and the Crown Prince were present at the
scene of the fire until midnight.
A telgram, dated Copenhagen, Sunday evening,
states: By immense efforts the Thorwaldsen Museum
and the Palace Chapel were saved. The whole
palace is now a ruin. It is still burning. The entire
country is much grieved by the disaster.

The Christiansborg Palace was not used as a
regular Royal residence, but was one of the show
places of Copenhagen. On State occasions, however,
assemblies were held by the Ring within its spacious
halls. One of the last events of this kind was the re-
ception of the Medical Congress. The Castle, though
practically near the centre of the town, and almost
continuous with other buildings, is really on an island
connected by bridges with the regular run of the
streets. The first palace on the spot was erected in
1168, and continued to be a splendid Royal residence
throughout the most romantic period of Danish
history. It was several times destroyed, and was
eventually demolished to make room for a more
extensive edifice in 1725-27. This again gave place in
1733-70 to one of the most magnificent
palaces in Europe. That was destroyed by fire in
1794, and was replaced in 1828 by the building just
burnt. In general arrangement and in its spacious
courts it was slightly suggestive of the Louvre,
though possessing little or none of the architectural
grandeur of that famous pile. The façade was orna-
mented with four colossal bronze statues, executed
from designs by Thorvaldsen, representing Strength,
Wisdom, justice, and Health, the sculptor having in
his instructions mistaken Truth for the last-named
word. The division most frequented was the spacious
picture galleries, somewhat rich in Salvator
Rosas, Rubenses, Rembrandts, and Ruysdaels, but
occupied chiefly with paintings by Scandinavian
artists. In point of historic interest, the castle
destroyed stood second only to that of Rosenberg,
also in Copenhagen, which is full of national and
artistic curios. Thorvaldsen's Museum, the glory of
the city, is a detached building about fifty yards
distant from the walls of Christiansborg.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-10-11

OLD HILL.

P.lTcu AND Toss—&t the Police Court, on Wed
nestity before B. Hinaey and IL A. Wiggin, Esqrs.,
Thomas Crouton, Eli Dunn, Hampton Johnson,
Solomon Dann, and Thomas Slater were .charged
w'tia playing at pi,ch and toss on the 28th ult, on
the highway between Quarry Bank and Cradley.
Fined 2s 6J. and casts ec.c 1, in default 7 days.
DRUNKENNE39.—Henry Harris was charged with
being drunk and disorderly on the 29.1 nit. P.S
White said defendant was drunk and using beastly
language. • Fined 18 and costs ; or 7 days .-.-Henry
Plant was charged with being drunk and disorlerly
on the 27th ult., P.C. Lsodbitter said defendant
mai in the Shoulder of Mutton Inn. Blackheath,and
was drunk and using bad language —Fined 2s 61
and costs; in default 7 days.—Joseph Moore was
charged with being drunk in lialesowen Street,
Blackheath, on the 3rd inst. P.C. Leadbitter
prored the case. Pined 21 6d and coAs, in default
7 d..r.
Scnoon BOARD CASRS.—Thirt, • ne persons were
I tgimmoned by Mr. Kibbler for not sendrog ttcir
.children to school regularly. Eight were fined 58,
twenty w.ra find 2s 6d, one was fined is, one was
dism'ssed, aiid one adjourned.
Coal. STEALING.—Joseph Robinson was charged
with stealing aqu ti ty of coal, on the 24th ult, the
property of the Earl of Dudley. James Taylor
s4icl he saw defend,int pick the coal from No. 21 pit.
He had about 501bs;and he ha'l caught him before.
Fined 10a, in default 11 days.—Ellen Fereday (141,
and Maria Bishop (12) were charged with stealing a
quantity of coal, on ,2nd just, from Rowley WU
Colliery Company. 43anja,min Hodgetts said he saw
defendants riding on the tubs, and lie t•aw them
with pieces of coals. He had the coal off Bishop,
bit, he could trA, get it off Fereday. Fined sainclud-
lug co ts or 7 days.
James Billi7.gharn was chargAl with
stealing a fence rail on the 3rd inst, the property of
\ir. Bridge. P.O. Rowlands said he was on day
on the 3rd ins., when he saw the defendant with
pat tof the fence tail. He slid he saw the rail the
day before and it was all right then Fined ss.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-10-11

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OPENING of the DANISH PARLIAMENT.

At twelve o'clock on Monday the King personally
opened the Rigsdag a't the University in Copenhagen.
In the Speech from the Throne the King, who was
deeply moved, referred to the great calamity, the
destruction of his palace, which had made the Rigsdad
homeless. He urged the members to take this disaster
to heart, to work with unanimity, and, above all, tc
provide for the defence of the country. After the
two Chambers had been constituted, the Prime
Minister read the Royal proclamation proroguing the
Rigsdad until the 3rd of November.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-10-11

THE PRIZE -FIGHT NEAR EPSOM.

At the Croydon Borough Police-court on Monday,
Mr. J. R. Edridge, the chairman; presiding, the twelve
men who were arrested for unlawfully engaging in a
prize fight on Banstead-downs, near Epsom, on Thurs-
day morning surrendered in discharge of their bail
to further answer the charge.
The defendants were described on the charge sheet
as follows: William Middings, slater, of Murray-
street, Hoxton ; John Massey, porter, of Neal-street,
Long-acre, principals; Daniel Morris, painter, of
Strasburg-terrace, Canterbury-road, Old Kent-road ;
John Knifton, cow-keeper, of Britannia-street, City-
road, seconds; William Springall, labourer, of
Fowler-street, Battersea; Harry Smeeth, carman, of
Warner-street, Clerkenwell ; George Baker, coffee-
house keeper, of Old-street, St. Luke's; George Lay-
ton, of 16, Little Earl-street, Soho; James Earns,
butcher, and Henry Harris, also a butcher, both of
Bermondsey New-road; Samuel Emerick, butcher, of
Whitecross-street, St. Luke's; and Xohn Wood, car-
man, of Shapcott-street. The last-named defendant
was the driver of the pantechnicon van which was
alleged to have conveyed the combatants and their
supporters from London to Epsom.
Mr. G. W. Dennis defended the lfarrises ; Mr. J.
Wellington Cork appeared for the whole of the other
prisoners.
The greatest possible interest was manifested in the
proceedings, the court being crowded. The stakes,
ropes, sponges, and other articles seized by the police
were again produced.
The defendant Layton now gave in his name as
Lake, explaining that he made a "slight error" on
the last occasion,

Mr. Edridge : How came you to give a false
address?

That was a mistake, I suppose. (Laughter.)
Police-constable Shepherd, recalled, said the men
were fighting with their naked fists; no gloves were
used. He signalled to the other constables by waving
a handkerchief.

By Mr. Cork: He did not hear who said, "Who'll
be referee ? " or who it was that said, "Toss for
corners." He saw the money go up.
By Mr. Edridge : The carman said he had brought
down some new furniture.
Inspector Holdaway was now recalled. Cross-
examined by Mr. Cork, he said the fight was over
when he got to the spot, but he saw about forty or
fifty persons standing about. When witness stopped
the furniture van at Streatham, he saw four chairs
and an old sofa on the top. That was nearly five
miles from Banstead.

After further evidence, the prisoners Middings,
Massey, Knifton, Morris, and springall were com-
mitted for trial at the Central Criminal Court, and
the other defendants were ordered to enter into their
own recognisances in the sum of £25 to keep the
peace for six months.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-10-11

LOSS OF AN ENGLISH STEAMER.

Lloyd's agents at ll'oo-chow-foo telegraph under
date of Oct. 7, 5 p.m., that the British steamer
Miramar, from Yokohama for Hong-Kong, foundered
st sea with all bands except two Chinese. The
1-iratnar was a steamer of 1190 gross tons, built at
Glasgow in 1880, and owned by llessr4, Raeburn
and Yore!, of Glasgow.

EXPLOSION OF A BOMB AT LYONS.
A Renter's telegram from Lyons, dated October 7,
states that an explosion occurred on Monday night in
the Rue St. Francois-de-Salles, situated in the Belle-
cour quarter of the city. A bomb had been placed
on a window-sill outside the Gendarmery Barracks,
the windows of which were shattered by the explo-
sion, the wall of the building also sustaining some
damage. The infernal machine, which was about the
size of an ordinary playing ball, was composed of a
copper shell covered with a network of wire, and was
filled with gunpowder and pieces of iron, several of
which entered the paymaster's quarters The latter
was, however, fortunately absent. An inquiry has
been opened with regard to the outrage, but the perpsp
trator of it is unknown. There was no loss of life..

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-10-11

CROWNING THE: ROSE QUEEN.

The annual crowning of the Rose Queen by the
Rev. Father Nugee, of St. Austin's Priory, New Kent-
road, took place on Saturday at Epping Forest. The
fete this year is later than usual, owing to the death
of the girl first chosen as the rosiere. In crowning
the girl who was subsequently selected with a wreath
of roses the rev, gentleman said that their object was
to place working-women and working-girls in their
proper position. Last year he wrote to the Queen,
telling her Majesty that in South London alone there
were 150,000 sewing-machine girls receiving starvation
prices. The Queer. answered very graciously, and the
result was that they had already begun in
,London
a movement of very great importance. They had
eAablished a large institution in South London, and
placed it under the charge of sisters of charity, con-
sisting of class-rooms, recreation-rooms, and a depot
for work, and the girls were taught by one of the
sisters, who was a certificated examiner in needle-
work. The girl whom they first chose had broken
down under the work on the sewing machine and
died. It was the practice in France to give the Rose
Queen a dowry, and Louis XIV. left a large sum of
money for that purpose. They presented the Rose
Queen on that occasion with a purse of gold, but he
bad taken two or three sovereigns away and given
them to the mother of the girl who was first selected
fo pay for the funeral expenses.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-10-11

SAD DEATH BY BLOOD-POISONING.

A singular case of blood-poisoning, attended with
fatal results, has occurred at Maidstone, the victim
being Edward Bailey, a gas-main layer, and the
primary cause which led to his death being a gas ex-
plosion which occurred in Maidstone Gaol. Three
weeks ago Bailey, who was a middle-aged man, in the
employment of the Maidstone Gas Company, was
engaged with two other persons in laying a gas-pipe
from the main to the prison meter. At the end of
the pipe there was a plug, and Bailey drew out the
plug for about a quarter of an hour in order to allow
the foul air to escape. After be had replaced
the plug he tried the joints of the pipe with a
piece of lighted paper or yarn. He ran along the pipe
till he came to a corner of the cellar in which the
meter was fixed. Here the light came in contact
with an accumulation of gas, and an explosion took
place. Bailey was burnt on the face and right arm,
but not very seriously, and no damage was occasioned
to the structure. Oil was applied to the burns, and
next day he resumed work. In the evening, however,
he suffered considerable pain, and on the day follow-
ing he attended at the West Kent Goneral-Hospital,
where for some days he was treated as an out-patient.
The wounds went on well till the 26th of September,
when the patient complained øf pain in his left thumb.
The left hand and arm had ant been injured at all by
the explosion, but an abscess formed in the thumb,
and Bailey was admitted to the institaion as an in-
patient, evidently suffering from blood poisoning. Ery-
sipelas set in, and extended up the arm ; and notwith-
standing all that medical skill could dofor hi nal hednigeldleosnt
the sth of October.—at Monday owning n i
was held at the hospital, before Mr. As J. Ellis,
d,puty coroner for the borough, when Mr. E. B.
Granger, the house surgeon, stated that deceased died
from pericarditis, or inflammation of the outer cover-
ing of the heart, resulting from blood-poisoning. He
said the case was a singular one, and he could only
account for it on the supposition that the deceased
must have had a scratch on his left thumb, and that
',le brought it in contact with his injured arm, from
which some of the matter was absorbed into the
-cratch, causing the blood-poisoning and producing
death. The jury returned a verdict, "That the da-
mmed died from
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-10-11

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A SANGUINARY FIGHT.

Letters received from her Majesty ship Pelican
announce the arrival of that ship at Callao, where she
found the Heroine, the senior ship on the coast, and a
large number of foreigu men-of-war, all waiting in
case refugees should come off from the shore. The
country is in a very unsettled state. The president
who was put in office by the victorious Chilians is
said to be very distasteful to the great mass of the
people, the favourite for office being General
Casceiras. About the end of August the General
arrived at Lima at the head of about 600
so called troops, principally consisting of half-
starved Indians from the interior, intending
to proclaim himself as president His intended move-
ments, however, became known at Lima, and the
military authorities then allowed him and his band to
get right into the city, when they opened a terrifie
fire upon them with Gardner and Gatlin guns from
the houses and roof tops. The bloodshed was terrible,
nearly every man being killed. The would-he presi-
dent was among the few who escaped. The corre-
spondent adds that the Pelican and Heroine will
remain at Callao for some months, that every one
there is bankrupt and in mourning after the war, and
that the prospect, therefore, is not a very pleasant
oaa.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-10-11

RAILWAY ACCIDENT IN INDIA

What was probably the most serious railway acci.
dent that ever happened in India took place eaily on
Thursday morning in last week near Arranghatta
Station, on the Eastern Bengal State Railway. The
mail train from Goalundo to Calcutta came into
collision with a goods train going in the opposite
direction. The engines and most of the carriages and
trucks were totally wrecked. The European driver
of the goods train and a native fireman were killed, and
also a European child and several native passengers
in the mail train. The- driver of the mail received
injuries from which he is not expected to recover. So
far as is yet known, fourteen persons were killed, and
about twenty injured, some very severely. It is
possible, but not probable, that more dead bodies will
be found among the debris of the carriages. The
cause of the accident is not clear. It occurred when
the goods train was approaching a siding into which it
was to be shunted, to allow the mail to pass; but it is
not known how both trains received "line clear"
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escaped unhurt, states that when near Arranghatta
the distance signals were all right, but the home signals
were against him. He immediately applied the
brakes, but too late to stop the train.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-10-11

SUICIDE FROM INSANITY.

There have been many suicides of late in which no
sort of doubt can exist as to the insanity of the self-
murderers. In the majority of these lamentable
cases thve has been neglect on the part of friends, or
there has been procrastination as to the adoption of
measures of safety. The real cause of the evil is the
obstacle which the law throws in the way of prompt
treatment by confounding matters which are totally
distinct—namely, medical care and legal disfranchise-
ment. There will always be delay and reluctance
both on the part of friends and patients
hovering on the borderland between mental
health and insanity so long as certifying pre-
cedes treatment. What the emergency demands
and requires is perfect freedom as to treatment;
the privilege, which is now stoutly denied to the sub-
ject of conscious mind worry and weakness of placing
himself or herself voluntarily under treatment, as a
sick man seeks rest and medical care for his bodily
ailments in a hospital, public or private. Why should
this obvious recourse be closed against the subject of
mental disorder or disease? We have no hesitation
in asserting that in nine instances out of ten the
patient is self-conscious of the malady before it
becomes apparent to those around him. On this
point we are absolutely certain, and it would not be
difficult to prove this position by facts. If asylums
were hospitals, and nothing more, there would be
comparatively few suicides, and the proportion of
admissions to recoveries would be sensibly reduced....-
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INsLO 1-7'B SOOTUING SzrtcP. It will relieve
(he poor suffer iranicinately. it is perfectly harin.
leS6 andt*lea llkr:t to tapte, it procliB natural,
ukt e1e.4% by ralievtniT tipp cl.rild from pain, and the
Attie cbcrub nke s bright as a button.." It
iootllss ths it softens the
aia gti.f.:vi, allays au
rtHeve uiOi, reguip.tes the bcwel, and the
know 7: tc!,774y tor tlysentcry and
whzther ar ug trom teething er other causes. Clara.
Wirislow's .3oothiug_§yrop is sold by Aledicixte deslas
eliernilsose 1. lisd. vet battik,.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-10-11

THE MEETING OF PARLIAMENT.

Mr. Gladstone has issued the following letter to
his supporters in the House of Commons:
"10, Downing-street, Oct. 3, 1884.
"Sir,—Her Majesty has been pleased to appoint
Thursday, October 23, for the meeting of Parliament;
and, as it is intended to proceed at the earliest
moment with important and pressing business, I trust
it may suit your convenience to be present.—l
have the honour to be, sir, your most faithful ser-
vant. "W. E. GLADSTONR."

The following circular hao been issued to the
Liberal Peers :

"18, Carlton House-terrace, Oct. 4, 1884.
"My Lord,—The meeting of Parliament having
been fixed for the 23rd inst., I beg leave on behalf
of her Majesty's Government to express my hope
that it may be convenient to you to attend on that
day. Your lordship's presence will be especially im-
portant when the Franchise Bill is brought to the
klouso of Lords.—l have the honour to be your
lordship's obedient and humble servant,
" GitiNVILLIO
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-10-11

REMAI K :OLE DISAPPEARANC

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chemists, to. 6d. New depot, IS, FarringdOS
'imam lihossiallt tellb (.4
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-10-11

o.i are invited to participate in the chances
of.tminz in the grand drawings of prizes
by the State of Hamburg in which
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•
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_ _

- The first prize-drawing is officially fixed and
,he prices is for
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whole original ticket only 6 sh—d. or 6 Marks,
a.-half original ticket only 3 sh—d. or 3 Marks,
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....4.-Please a Idress the or lers before the
30th of October,

on acenunt of the approaching drawing of the
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Hamburg, Germany.