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The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-09-06

A HONEY CHANGER ATTACKED.

A desperate attack was made upon Herr Kaner, a
money changer of the firm of Messrs. Maritz Kaner,
Hamburg, on Friday morning in last week. While
one man stood guard outside the office, another man
entered and struck Herr Kaner, who was alone,a blow
on the neck with a sharp instrument. The wound
inflicted was not mortal, and Herr Kaner, unable to
reach the door, smashed the pane of the window, and
shouted to the people in the street for help. Although
the safe in which the firm's money was kept was
opened, the robber had not time to take any of the
valuable contents, but fled. He was seized in the,
street, after a violent struggle, in which he was fortu-
nately prevented from making use of any of the
numerous weapons with which he was armed. The
prisoner's name is Bornemann, a journeyman lock-
smith, 21 years of age, who has of late been living in
Danish Schleswig-Holstein. He was for a long time
in America.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-09-06

lIAGLEL

STOCK SALE.-111essrs.Oates, Perrens, and Wool
dridge had a full supply of first class stock at thei '
sue on Monday last, including 52 head of cattle,
300 sheep and limbs, 10 calves, and 125 pigs.
There was a good attendance of buyers, and all
cla.,ses of fat stock sold well, whilst store stock
was in greater demand than, on the previous Mon -
day, Fat heifers made as high as -.225 2i 6d,
bullocks -9.24 7a 6d, sheep 67s 6d, lamb's 46s 6d.
The annual sale of rams and ewes will be held on
Monday next, September Bth. .
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-09-06

AN INGENIOUS EXPEDIENT.

The Evening Standard says: A rather ingenious
expedient for eluding the payment of octroi duty was
hit upon last week by certain enterprising individuals
in France. Cholera having made its appearance at
Cette, in the Ilerault, and in the outlying villages, it
occurred to these persons to turn the circumstances to
their own advantage. They arrayed themselves,
according to the local papers, in black, obtained a.
hearse and a certain number of coffins, and went back-
wards and forwards from the town to the Communes
outside it. It chanced, however, that the
attention of the authorities was attracted by the
unusual number of apparent interments that
took place during the night, and, upon inquiries
being made, it was found that were these funerals all
bona fide there must have been more persons
buried from the environs of Cette than had died.
This being obviously an impossibility, the hearse was
stopped by the octroi officials, and the coffin in it was
opened, with the result that instead of a corpse a
quantity of alcohol was found, as well as soap and
other wares liable to pay duty, all of which were
seized. The gentlemen in black accompanying the
hearse were, of course, arrested, and as they were
convicted of smuggling by similar means last year,
when typhus and smallpox prevailed in and round
Cette, they will be severely dealt with.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-09-06

CHARGE AGAINST A SOLDIER.'

Before the Guildford County Bench on Saturday
(Mr. Percy Ricardo, chairman), a private in the Scots
Guards, named Hanlon, was charged with committing
an assault on and robbing with violence Miss M. A.
Smith, telegraph clerk at the Post-office, Pirbright,
near Guildford. The prosecutrix, about 24, stated
that she left the Post-office about eight o'clock in the
evening to go to Brookwood Station, some two miles.
On the way the prisoner, after having said " Good-
night " to her, ran after her, put his arms around her,
kissed her, and threw her down and committed the
assault complained of. During the struggle, it was
stated, a farmer living near Pirbright, passed, saw the
woman and the soldier, and heard the former say,
"You are killing me; I am a respectable lady," or
words to that effect. The farmer afterwards made a
statement to a sergeant of the mounted police whom
he met on the road, and this led to the apprehension
of the prisoner. The purse of the prosecutrii, with
255. 6d. which it contained. I'AS found on the prisoner.
During the hearing be fell in the dock in a fit. He
was committed for trial.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-09-06

LEGACIES TO THE HOSPITAL SUNDAY
FUND.

sonDsrw. Whoahkalevye'smsoungge;stotiobnestlitoawt thhoeu be e
lneeavvoe ei
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Hospitali Sunday Fund instead of• to particular hos-
pitals, s (say! the Lancet) "eminently practical, and
we are convinced that, on consideration, it will be
found to be sound. It is impossible that any indi-
vidual, however judicious, should be able to arrive
at as good an estimate of the work of a hospital as
a committee having for its permanent function to
consider the claims of the hospitals generally to
pecuniary assistance. It must be obvious that the
Council of the Hospital Sunday Fund is peculiarly
well placed for the formation of correct judgments
on the cardinal points of a hospital claim—namely,
its value to the sick poor, its service in the cause of
-science and consequently of the public, and the wisdom
.and fidelityof its administration. It will be of great
;and lasting advantage to the interests of humanity if
Dr. Wakley's suggestion is accepted and acted upon,
,we can readily understand that, on the first blush of
;the case, it may seem more congenial to the feelings
,of a testator to make his own choice of 5 charity to
which to leave his bequest; but on reflection it will be
perceived that the wisest course must. be to entrust
the duty.of distributing aid to a responsible committee,
Able and willing to make the best possible use of any
fund for the general ;advantage. The recommenda-
tion is as dimple and obvious as it is just, and neither
argument nor explanation is needed to enforce it.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-09-06

NEWS FROM BERBER.

[REUTER'S TELEGRAM.]

CAIRO, Thursday.

Brigadier-General Dornier, chief of the
staff, Mr. Egerton, and Zulficar Pasha, the
Khedive's Grand Master of the Ceremonies,
will meet Lord Northbrook and Lord Wolse-
ley on their arrival at Alexandria, The
persons to whom indemnities have been
awarded in connection with the burning of
Alexandria will present an address to fiord
Northbrook.
! Sir Redvers Bailer has arrived here.
Lieutenant- Coloner Alleyne, R.A., is going
to Wady Haifa to inspect the second catar-
act and to relieve the Egyptian garrison at
Harrar, supposed to be about 2,000 strong,
which is be,leagured by tribes between
:daerar and the coast.
Colonel Colville telegraphs from Dongola
that the Mndir apparently considers that
the British troops are being sent up the
Nile for his especial benefit, and talks about
where to place them Colonel Colville adds
that the Mudir is absolute master of the
supplies.
WADY VALFA, Wednesday, 6 p.m.
Snasex- Regiment will -
board the steamer Nassif Khair for Dongola
as soon as she has passed the second catar-
act.

einbark,

SAUKIN, Thursday, Noon.

Grain is•scarce in Osman Digna s camp.
Her Majesty's gun-vessel Condor has left
for Rowayah in order to prevent the import-
ation of corn for the rebels through that
place.

[CENTRAL NEWS TELEGRAM.[
CAIRO, Thursday, Noon.

A man who was an inhabitant -o-f Berber
has just arrived here, havin,; effected his
escape from that place with great difficulty.
He says that after Berber fell into the
hands of the rebels, Hussein Khalifa went
to Kordofan, carrying with him £30,000, in-
tended for General Gordon. This treasure
he placed in the hands of the Mandi, who
consequently is now in possession of ample
funds.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-09-06

TETE FR,ANCO-CELINESE WAR

EXPECTED OCCUPATION OF
FORMOSA.
[REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.]
PARIS, Thursday.

The Francaise regard 4 it a 8
probable that Admiral Courbet will occupy
the island of Formosa in force and declared
the submission of China to be ;indispensable
in order to establish the ratification of the
Treaty of Tientsin, and obtain official ac-
knowledgment of the indemnity due to
France for the Bac-le affair.
A despatch, dated 12 35 this afternoon
has been received from Hong Kong, stating
that the Chinese have cut a Military road
through the French Cemetery at Canton,
destroying a mausoleum in the course oi
their operations. It is added that they have
rifled several tombs.
The French Consul at Hong Kong yes-
terday received from the Chinese author-
ities the sum of £27,000, the indemnity
agreed upon for the loss suffered by French
subjects in the riot at Canton in September
11883.

Tharsclay_Night.

The Liberte says that no notification -of
the declaration of War by China has been re
ceived bythdFrel Government. The
same journal says
.0,0 operations against the
islmad, of Formosa cannot 1..)J undertaken be-
fore the 0:1A o!'t110 month. Admiral Cone-
bet having to WOit, the arrival, 017 the troops
intended to co-operate with him. The
French Squadron it adds is now On iti way
to the points where time Chinese war vessels
may be stationed in order to complete the
destruction of the Chinese fleet.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-09-06

THE CHOLERA.

A telegram from Rome, dated August 31, says that
during the 48 hours included in yesterday's and to-
day's bulletins taken together there have been 57 new
eases and 23 deaths in the city of Spezia, two other
fataltaees lathe floating hospital in th e port, and three
casesat Terenzio in the same province. From the pro-
VIHOO of Cane° 65 new cases and 37 .deaths are reported,
33 of the cases having been verified in the city of Busca,
but the quota ,of deaths which occurred there is not
given. Within the same period of time there have
been 32 new eases and 12 deaths in the province of
13ergaino, 11 new cases and five deaths in the province
of Parma, three new cases and five deaths, including
two of patients under treatment, in the province of
Bolonga, seven new cases and eight deaths in the
province of Tunis' and yesterday's bulletin reported
the extension of the infection to the province of
Cremona, where one fatal case has been verified.
Yesterday 12 new cases and sixdeaths wereannounced
from the province of Massa Carrara, while to-day's
returns, which are probably incomplete thence, only
mention the deaths of three patients under treatment.
With regard to the southern provinces, there have
been 12 new eases and seven deaths in that of Campo-
basso during the 48 hours, and one fatal case in that
of Aquila. Yesterday's return from Naples reported
tha death of one person under treatment at St.
Anastasia, and to-day's one fatal case in the city of
Naples, another at Resina, equally fatal, but pro-
nounced by the doctors there to be a case of native
cholera, and one doubtful case at St. Antino, in the
neighbourhood.. ,
•
A telegram from Paris, dated August 31, says: At
1 Marseilles, from the 29th to the 30th inst., there were
'fiftf9l deaths from cholera. Ten deaths have since
been ibi)ortect there. At Toulon the state of the
public, health continues to improve. Yesterday o'nly:
one death was recorded, and to-day there haves'been,
none. The hospital returns are as follows : At Iterieontre;
four admissions, twelve patients; St. Mandrier,
twenty-one patients. At Perpignan, on the contrary,
the sanitary situation is worse, and eight deaths are
reported. In the neighbourhood of Perpignan, to-min,
things seem to be mending. Only one death' has
occurred in each of the following places: Rivesaltes,
St. Felix d'Avail, and Thuin. The other deaths are
—one at Arles, one at Pomerols, one at Bedarieux,
one at Fabregues, two at Cette, seven at Carcas-
FOIIP2, one at St. Felix, one at Sisteron, one at
:',lan,..),3que, and two at Thuilieres.

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-09-06

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THE STEERING OF BALLOONS.

Close upon the experiments made at Mendon in the
navigation of balloons (says the Morning Post)
follows the news that Dr. Wolfert, of Kiel, has made
there two trials with his navigable balloon Saturn,
which are remarkable on account of the results
obtained. The Saturn is a balloon of cigar shape, of
the same form as the balloon used in the Mendon
experiments. It has a capacity of close upon 18,000
cubic feet, its lifting power, if filled with ordinary
gas, being about 7cwt., with hydrogen gas 16cwt.
The car is a square basket, sft. long by 31t. 3M.
wide by 6ft. high, which is rigidly fixed to
the balloon in four ways. The principle of
rigidity applied by Dr. Wdlfert constitutes the
novelty is system, and forms a step of progress in
aerial navigation, the loose attachment of the car with
the balloon having been hitherto the principal obstacle
to the solution of the problem of steering balloons.
In the middle of the car is placed the gear fo: turn-
ing two large screws projecting outside it, the lades
of which are fixed at an angle of 35 deg. to the axis.
One voyage was undertaken alone by a cousin of Dr.
Wi)lfert, and the other in company with a boy, Dr.
WUlfert himself superinten)ing the ascents at the
ski...Mg place. In both ascents the balloon reached a
height of over 6.500 ft. On both days the force of
the wind was from 71t. to 101 t. per second, its direc-
tion north-east and east. The aeronaut was able on
both occasions to give the balloon a direction devi-
ating from that of the wind— a proof, it is thought,
that one-man power was sufficient to impart to the
balloon a motion of its own. The balloon rose in a
north-east direction, remained stationary for half an
hour, at a distance of 2300 feet from the place
of ascent, and then deviating in a south-east direc-
tion, followed its own course, to be safely landed,
finally, after a voyage of two hours and a half, at
a distance of an hour and a half from Kiel. Dr.
Wolfert is Of opinion that the complete navigability
of a balloon, even against stronger air currents,
depends solely upon the employment of a suitable
mechanical motor of about five horse-power. The
Berlin engineering firm of Messrs. Schwartzkopff
have undertaken to construct such a motor, the
weight of which would absorb only the fourth part of
the lifting power of the balloon. We understand
that Dr. Wolfert is in negotiation with the German
Admiralty for the establishment of a station for car-
rying on aeronautical experiments at Kiel, Dr.
WOlfert offering to place his present balloon at the
disposal of the German naval authorities.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-09-06

AN OBSERVING BOTANIST.

The last place in the world in which one would
look to see a lover of botany pursuing his studies is
certainly in the streets of a crowded city. Yet, ac-
cording to a Paris contemporary (says the Evening
Standard), a disciple of this science has made the
thoroughfares of the capital his field for many years
past, and he now publishes an essay containing the
result of his researches. Ile has, he says, discovered
no fewer than forty-rive species of plants in the Place
du Carnival alone—the poppy, the bluebell, trefoil,
groundsel, colt's-foot, buttercup, to enumerate a few
of them. He has gathered the lentil on the Boule-
vard Voltaire, chickweed on the Boulevard Mal-
sherbes, wallflowers near the Observatory, amarinth
by the St. Martin Canal, and turnip on the Boulevard
St. Germain. Near the Invalides, on the quays, and
in the neighbourhood of the Champs Elysees he made
quite a rich collection of plants, including, amongst
others, the carrot, the wild asparagus, creepers of
every description, and various other specimens which
one would scarcely expect to meet with in a city. He
has already devoted several years to his favourite
occupation, and has not yet exhausted the field of his
labours, for Paris is a big place, and plants are small
things, which can only be discovered by the patient
student or observer with plenty of leisure at his
disposal.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-09-06

BRIERLEY HILL.

The Classes will re-open at the Board School, Bent
, Street on Tuesday next, September 9th, viz : _ _ _

Classes for Males and Fernsles on Tuesdays Pnd Satur-
days from 7 to 9 p.m., Fee 59. 6d. per term of 13 weeks.
A Morning Classfor Ladies on Saturday Mornings
from 10.30 a.m. to 1'2.30 p,m., Fee 15s. per term of 13
weeks,

N.B.—All Fees are payable i advance, students can
join the Cla ses at any time on payment of proportion-
ate Fees.

A. W. WORTHINGTON, Hon. Sec.

Oldswinford,
lat Sept., 1884.

GRAND CRICKET MATCH.

STOURBRIDGE CRICKET GROUND.

MONMY AND TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22 & 23

Between ELEVEN of
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-09-06

81ITUILDAN, REPTMINBER 1884

CELDLIE'L

riusaurnAtk GAMBLIIMIN XV 11117POIMIN
—At the Old Bill Police Court on Wednesday, lee-
fore Messrs. B. Hingley, and C. BolcrAlt (nergis . 1
trates), Jerimah Westwood, landlord of the liail- i
way Tavern Inn, Corngreaves Road, was summoned i
for permitting gambling in his house on the 4th i
ult. Mr. Waldron prosecuted on behalf ef the ,
police, and Mr. Shakespear, of Oldbury, was for' '
the defendant.—Mr. Waldron said two men named
Weston and Mains went into the defendant's
house and in one of the rooms where twenty or
thirty people were assembled tossing for cigars was 1
taking place. The defendant met the two men on
the front door step and stated that he had a p )ny 1
who could travel to Birmingham in less time than
any other pen y in the district and be was prepared
to have a. match for ..tlO a side. The stakes were
laid by Weston and the defendant and Mullins held
the mmey.—Mr. Shakespear contended that the
defendant had not in any way violated the law. The
gambling if any, took place in the absence of the
defendant and he submitted that the defendant was
not responsible for any gambling that might take
place in his house during his absence. The bet
respecting the trotting match he submitted, did
not take place on the doorstep, but on the footpath
consequently that hadinothing to dowith the charge
The Bench held that the law had been broken and
fined the defendant 40.1. and .t 2 9s. 6d. costs.
A SAD Cs.—At the same Court, Thomas Catch-
pole, an intelligent boy, twelve years of age, was
charged on remand with vagrancy.—The boy ap-
plied to be sent to an Industrial School in conse-
quence of parents illuSing him for refusinr, to go
' about the district stealing coal.—The bench ordered
, the lad to be sent to an industrial Ey:hoot until he
was sixteen years of age, and expressed a hope that
as he was a sharp, intelligent lad, he would learn a
good trade. .
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-09-06

INTERVIEW WITH ARABI PASHA.

Arabi Pasha has been interviewed by Mr. Nii'3ima
svho has just passed through Ceylon on his way t:
Europe. Kr. Niijima condoled with Arabi on his
exile. Ilie captive thanked his visitor most heartily,
and -said that since having been exiled to Ceylon no
one had zver offered him any consolation, and that
' he did not correspond with any of his countrymen;
he was, therefore, all the more surprised to hear
words of ,compassion from a citizen of the far distant
Japan. He thereupon talked on several subjects con-
neeindussiSksJ.apag, and ezpecially asked his visitor
the numerical strength of the standing army. Mr.
Niijima replied that the replar army novt numbered
only NOW men, but the Governraent was fully
aware of this boing too small and that active steps
were being taken to enlarge both the army fi.nd navy.
"Arabi Pasha clapped his hands in delight at bearing
this, while hie countenance plainly showed bOvr !Duch
he envied JAnap."
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-09-06

DYNAMITE OUTRAGE.

An outrage,which it is feared is distinctly connected
with the recent Orange riots at Cleator-moor and the
subsequentiaction taken by employers in discharging
men from their works who had been connected with
rioting, took place at Cleator-moor shortly before
midnight on Saturday. Mr. Thomas Moffat,
manager for Mr. John Stirling, mines proprietor
at Cross-field-road, lives in an isolated house sur-
rounded by fields. On Saturdaynight after Mr. Moffat
and his family went to bed a loud explosion occurred in
front of the house. It shook the building and great
alarm was created in the district. An examination of
the premises showed that the kitchen window facing the
road had been completely blown away, with some of the
stoi•ework, the furniture in the room was smashed to
pieces, and all the windows in the front of the build-
ing were damaged. Fortunately Mr. Moffat and his
family, although greatly alarmed, were not injured.
Had they been in the lower part of the house at the
time of the explosion they must have been killed, as
everything there was completely wrecked. The police
were quickly on the spot, and it was found that the
explosion had been caused by a quantity of dynamite
which had been placed in the kitchen window-sill and
exploded with a fuse. The cause of the outrage is
supposed to be revenge. Since the Orange riots Mr.
Moffat has been anything but popular, inconsequence
of having in the course of his duty been obliged to dis-
charge men who were proved to have taken part in the
riot, and it is supposed that some discharged manor men
are guilty of the diabolical outrage. It is bo secret that
the miners have unusual facilities for possessing them-
selves of dynamite in large quantities. It is under-
stood that they use it in their work, and all along
fears have been expressed that some of the men
would resort to this cowardly method of revenging
themselves either on the Orangemen or on the
”lanagers who had discharged them. It is stated
that early on Saturday night many persons of the
labouring class on the moor were noticed to be in a
very excited state, and this fact, taken in connexion
with subsequent events, leads to the supposition that
the blowing up of Mr. Moffat's house was premedi-
tated.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-09-06

MIDLAND COUNTIES

MILITARY BAND
WILL BE IN AITENDANCE

ADMISSION 6d. RESERVE is.

1%/1- r
j,i R. fl. j_ 0
_YVVATER
Begs to iuform his pupils that he will RESUME
LE•iSONS on TUESDAY. 16th mat, at Mn. Griffin's,
Lower High Street, Stourbridge.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-01-05

EXPLOSION IN A DISTILLERY.

A violent explosion occurred early on Wednesday
morning in the still-room of the Lech Katrina Dis-
tillery, Glasgow. Thomas Forbes, who happened to
be in the room at the time of the occurrence, had his
clothes ignited, and immediately ran into the street,
where some people happily had the presence of
mind to roll him along the ground until the flames
were stamped out. James Conner, the fireman, also
sustained severe burns, and both men had to be re-
moved to the infirmary.—Jasper Robson, an officer of
Excise, who was also on duty when the disaster
occurred, was
,much burned about the hands, but
otherwise was not much injured. Henry Taylor, an
old man who lived in the neighbourhood, is said
to have died of fright immediately after the occur-
rence.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-01-05

INNOCENTS' DAY AT WESTMINSTER

ABBEY.

On Innocents' Day (Dec. 28th) the usual special
service for children took place in Westminster Abbey,
the sermon being preached by the Dean, and the
building was crowded. The collection made at the
close of the service was in aid of the Destitute Chil-
dren's Dinner Society, which was started in 1867 with
the Earl of Shaftesbury as president.
The Dean in his sermon took the text, "Jesus
called a little child unto him." He pointed out that
the Saviour had made the child whom he called a
lesson to the grown men and women he was then
teaching of humility and trustfulness. Jesus was
calling to every child at that moment in the Abbey
by a silent voice to walk after His example and in
His footsteps, that they might after all come to His
Father's kingdom. They must learn in order to do
this" not to be afraid of doing what was right, and
not to care only for themselves, but to endeavour
to increase the joy of others. They must give up
being cowardly and cease to be selfisb, as Jesus did,
who endured shame and contempt, fierce words,
much reviling, and a cruel death for their sakes. There
were many kinds of courage, and they might spend
hours in the Abbey learning the stories of those who
had not been afraid of danger and death for a cause
which they held dear. The building was full of
monuments to soldiers and sailors, some still famous
and some quite forgotten, who had shown that kind
of courage which men in all ages had done right in
honouring. But there was quite another kind of
courage to that which made brave men fight for a
country which they knew would honour them, and
that was the courage which made the martyrs pre-
fer tortures which led to no earthly reward rather
than give up their belief in the Saviour. This
was a sort of courage much harder to find, and yet
hundreds of thousands of men and women, and even
young children, had elected to undergo miserable
deaths; rather than renounce Christ. The preacher
interspersed his sermon with stories of promin3nt
martyrs, which were listened to with the utmost at-
tention, and in conclusion he said :—" I thought you
might like to-day, as you think of your Christmas pre-
sents and treats and warm firesides, to do something
for those poor neglected children who have no such
enjlyments—those children whose parents can scarcely
find them their daily bread, and to whom one single
good meal is a thing very rarely known. Anything you
can spare for such a purpose will be well spent, even
if it should cost you some toy you meant to buy, or
something you might very much wish to have. He
who once called a little child to Him would have the
children also try to tread in His own footsteps and be
merciful, even as His Father in heaven is merciful,
and you cannot too soon begin to learn something of
the mind of Christ."
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-01-05

TETE IVIARKETS,,

MARK-LANE.—MONDAY.
This has been a very quiet day at Mark.laue. Scarcely
anything has been passing, and prices have been nominally
the same, but with a weak tendency. Fresh supplies, though
short, are sufficient. English wheat has sold slowly at about
bite rates. Transactions in foreign wheat are limited on
former terms. Malting barley is steady. but grinding lower to
sell. Oats were in slow demand; and inferior corn was weak.
Maize was dull, and tending in buyers' favour. Beans
changed hands quietly at late currencies. •
METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET.—MONDAY.
The cattle trade has shown rather more firmness. Sup-
plies are still short, but are about suffisient. The fresh
receipts of beasts born our own grariag districts were
limited, and those from 1-eland show a failing off. A few
excellent beasts came to hand from Scotland. A better
trade was reported, and rather higher prices were paid
In some instances. The best Scots and crosses made 6s to
Cs 2d per Sib. Foreign beasts were scarce, and were dis-
posed of at about late rates. The sheep pens were very
sparingly supplied. A s,eadier trade prevailed at fall
prices The best D ivrils and half-breds realised 75 2d to 7s 4d
per s:b. Calves end pigs sold at late currenci-s. Coarse and
inferior beasts, 4s to 49 dd ; second quality ditto, 4s Od to 58•
prime large oxen, 5s 6d to 5s 8d; ditto Scots, &c, 55 10d
to 69; coarse and inferior sheep,ss 6d to 6s ; second quality
ditto, es to 63 6d ; prime coarse-woolled ditto, Cs 10d to
58
Br6imi etoSo6net;hdporwimnedistal, 7isdi2tdtot,o6s7sod4dt.o
elars
tede;oolarargsee
75 2d ;
lacaolgvse,s,3B Sd to 45 4d; neat small porkers, 4s ad to 6s per
Sib. to sink the offal.
METROPOLITAN MEAT MARKET.—MONDAY.
There was s larger supply on offer, and although the trade
was slow, prices were fully maintained. Quotations :--in-
ferior beef, 3s to 3s 8d ; middling ditto, 3i 80 to 4s 4d ; prime
large ditto, 4s 6d to bs ; prime small ditto, Sc to bs 4d; veal,
5s to Sc ; inferior mutton, 3s SO to 49 ; middling ditto,
4s to 44 4d ; prime ditto. be 4d to 6s 20; large pork, 3s 4d to
3s 80; and small ditto, 3s 6(.1 to 49 41 per Sib by the carcase

FISH.
Large hook haddock, Sc to 10i; plaice, 2Cs to 30s per
box; soles, 3s to 6s per pair; slips, 8d to Is 4d per lb. ; cod,
£7 17s 6d to £.12 per score: crimped ditto, 105 to 163 each
codling, 4s to Sc per couple; oysters, 8d to 4s 6d per doz ;
mackerel, 2s 6d to 4s 9d per score ; lobsters, its to 405 per
doz. ; turbot, 121 to 253; whiting, 10$ to 175 6d per box.
GAME AND POULTRY.
Capercailzie, bs to Os; black cock, 2s to 4a; ptarmigan, is
to 13 3d ; quails, 23 to 33; pheabauts, 33 to Sc 6d ; partridges,
Is GI to 3'; woodcock., 33 to 4s; hares, 4s to Sc 9d ; white
Scotch ditto, 23 6d to 3c; rabbits, is 3d to 3s; turkeys, 83 8d
to 255; geese, 6s to 118 6d each.
POTATO.
A fair supply of potatoes were on sale. There was a
moderate demand at the annexed rates ;—Magnum bonumt
60x to 90x • regents, 70' to /305 ; champions, 60s to 70.; and
Victories,' 705 to 90e per ton.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-01-05

THE REDISTRIBUTION QUESTION.

A Parliamentary paper was issued on Wednesday,
which was moved for last Session by Mr. Arnold,
giving a mass of electoral statistics relating to the
various county and borough constituencies in the
United Kingdom. The first Return shows, with re-
spect to each county and division of a county in Eng-
land and Wales (exclusive of Parliamentary boroughs)
the area, population, and number of electors whose
qualifications are in a Parliamentary borough.
From this it appears that the largept county division
in England in point of area is the North Riding of
Yorkshire, with 2,128 square miles ; the East Riding
follows, with 1,166; and North Devon, with 1,019.
The largest in respect of population is South-East
Lancashire, with 534,435; the South-West Riding
following with 497',333; and South-West Lancashire
with 482,436.

In number of electors Middlesex is first with
38,373 ; South•Weat Lancashire next with 28,948; and
South-East Lancashire, with 28,138.

The smallest county division in area is East Surrey,
with 120 square miles • the smallest in population is Rut.
land, with 21,434 • and the smallest in electors is also
Rutland,_ with 1,768._

in Wales, the largest county in area is Car-
marlhen, with 935 square miles; the largest in popu-
lation is Glamorgan, with 235,920 inhabitants; and the
largest number of electors is also Glamorgan, which
has 13,222. The smallest in area is Flint, with 236
square miles; and in population and electorate
Radnor, with 16,872 inhabitants and 2,352 voters.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-01-05

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-01-05

A STONE BRIDGE OVER THE
MISSISSIPPI,

The first atone Ibridge across the Mississippi river
has just been completed at a point a little below the
Falls of St. Anthony. It is a massive stone structure,
stretching to the east across the river, curving at first
slightly to the left in a graceful sweep, and then run-
ning at right angles to the stream directly to the east
Bide landing, the whole course being 2,100 feet. The
upper surface of the bridge presents to; the view a
smooth stone roadway, carrying two tracks on four lines
of s'Ael rails,and walled in on either side by heavy blocks
of stone, high enough and strong enough to prevent a
train from leaving the bridge, even should it be thrown
from the rail. The viaduct erosses the river with 23
arches and 16 spans of 80 feet each. The material is
granite and magnesian limestone. The width is 28
feet over all, and the height from the springing point
of the arches to the top is 50 feet 6 inches. One
caisson required six months' work before stone laying
could begin. Two hundred men have been employed
on the bridge, and three lives have been lost in its
construction. The cost was 990,000 dole. The bridge
was built for passenger traffic, and is to be used by the
Manitoba, the Northern Pacific, the Omaha, and the
St. Louis lines, and possibly by the Milwaukee. The
possibility of running at full speed over it will result
;......anriro the time betwPo. CU.
Paul from 30 to 20 mlintiee. —lron.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-01-05

CHAPTER SEN.
IPATB !

Tux sun was high the next morning before the search
was resumed, and then, leading a party, Holston and
Laurent sought along the shore, while 'Thello, with
another party, proceeded inland.
It was quite evening when they all returned, to
find the women grouped together upon the beach;
and on hastening up, it was to find Grace Monroe
and Mary Dance carefully covering the body of the
dead woman, but a few moments before thrown up
by the tide at their feet.
As Helston stood the next day by the deep grave
in which they had laid the body of Deborah Bur-
rows, and thought over her career, an unbidden tear
fell down upon his breast, and then he turned away,
to find Grace Monroe gazing intently at him.
He directed an angry look at her, that seemed to
say, "How long will you go on misjudging me?"
when her appealing look disarmed him, her hands
were stretched out towards him, and the next
moment they were grasped in his, as he whispered
to her:

"Grace, I never swerved from you even in
thought."
Her reply was checked by a loud cry from some of
the women, and a shout from the savages, who
dashed down to the shore, leaped into one of the
canoes, and began paddling away to sea; fJr far
away in the offing there came twenty large canoes
on their way to the island.
Helston's heart sank within him but with the
danger came help. Their troubles were at an end;
for rounding the point came the splash of oars, and
he ran towards the water's edge, but only to stagger
and nearly fall, overcome by his excitement..

In a few milites he was surrounded by the crew
of a man-of-war's cutter, whose vessel lay out of
sight beyond the point, having been attracted by the
light playing round the volcano by night, and the
puffs of smoke emitted by day.
The frigate, for such it was, stood closer in on
signals being made by the officer in charge of the
boat, and the coming of the great white-winged
monster effectually checked the advance of the
savage war canoes, which were a few hours later out
of sight.
It was strange what effect was produced upon the
women by the coming of the great vessel, and the
knowledge that they would now be free from their
island prison. Some laughed, some wept, and it was
evident that, in spite of their sufferings, they would
quit the place unwillingly.:l
The officer who had landed was almost disposed
at first to be incredulous; but there were the proofs
before him of the strange story told by Helston
and Laurent, and at last he put off back to the
frigate.
A strong party with necessaries was soon seen re-
turning from the vessel, and a cordial invitation to
all vcompanied the boats.
For the dangers and troubles of the unfortunate
p -rty were over, the capt,in of the man-of-war re-
ceiving all on board, where they were treated_with-
the greatest kindness, and ultimately lsnded at one
of the principal pc;tvs9f-I<rew Ze3land, where—need
we tell what foll ed, or how Grace Monroe and
Mary Dance became the happy wives of those who
loved them so well?

THE END.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-01-05

EXCITING WHALE HUNT IN THE
TAY.

A whale who has frequented the estuary of the Tay
for some weeks, and which has hitherto baked all
attempts to capture it, was again seen on Sunday and
Monday morning—on Sunday night off Broughty
Ferry; and when close to the shore it leaped clean
out of the water three times, after the fashion of a
salmon, and its enormous proportions were observed to
advantage by thousands of spectators who had gathered
on the beach. About nine o'clock on Monday morn-
ing it was again sighted in deep water, a little below
Broughty Oabtle, and a steam launch and two
whale-boats, manned with gun-harpoons, started off
in pursuit. After an exciting chase the crew of the
launch succeeded in firing a harpoon into the
monster and the two boats rowed to the assistance of
the launch and were taken in tow to give the
whale a drag and impede its seaward course. Mean-
while the second harpoon was tired and seemed to in-
furiate the monster, which then swam off at a rapid
speed towards the sea, dragging the three boats a.ter
it. The situation of those on board the boats was row
perilous. It its course seawards it went on the north
side of one of the river buoys, and, on one of the
boats being on the south side, the rope had to he cut to
avoid a capsize. By this time a dense fog had settled
down on the river, and the boats and whale were lost
to the view of those on shore, but a steamer which
arrived on Monday night reported hiving passed the
whale and the boats near the Beil Rock. At that
time there were three harpoons in it, and it had been
struck by several rockets, the wounds causing blood to
flow freely. Notwithstanding its injuries the monster
appeared to be quite fresh, and was swimming
vigorously. A later report states that early on Tues-
day morning the lines broke and the whale escaped,
after being fast 22 hours. The monster is estimated
to be 70 feet long and 70 tons weight.

Ovnt.SoituruLous.—" My husband is Vicar of St
Boniface—but I don't attend his Church."—" Indeed
How is that ? "—" The fact is, I—l don't approve o
Married Clergymen I"—Puna.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-01-05

,

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STOURBRIDGE.

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Possible Prices, and at the Shortest Notice.

Special quotations for Truck and Boat Loads.

USUAL TRADE TERMS.

CHRISTMASpRESENTS.

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p NEW DESIGNS IN ELECTRO-PLATE AND
DO ULTON CRINA. CRUSTS, cte.. at MANUFAC.
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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-01-05

SUICIDE OF AN INTENDED
BRIDEGROOM.

In London, on Monday, Mr. William Carter held
an inquiry at St. Thomas's Hospital respecting the
death of John Thos. Denton, aged 26 years, an auc-
tioneer's clerk, who was to have been married on
Christmas morning, but who was discovered in an
insensible condition with a bottle labelled poison by
his side, while the intended bride and friends were
awaiting his arrival at the church.

Arthur Richard Gardener said he was a machine•
minder, and lodged at No. 87, Cornwall-road, Lam•
bath, as also did the deceased, who slept in a room
with witness's cousin. On Christmas morning about
ten o'clock, witness went to the deceased's room,
and informed him that he was going out for a
short while. At this time the deceased was in
bed, and also witness's cousin, who was asleep. Wit-
ness returned home about eleven o'slock, and on
going upstairs found that the deceased was not in
his room. Witness then sat down to have his
breakfast, and while doing so tbs young women to
whom the deceased was engaged called at the house
to know why the deceased had not met her at the
church. Witness then went to look for him, and on
going into the yard found the door of an outhouse
bolted from the inside. Witness called out, " Jack,
Jack, you are wanted ! " The only reply he got was
a mumbling noise, and, fearing that something was
wrong, witness forced the door open, and found the
deceased standing with his face to the wall, supporting
himself by his hands. A medicine bottle and a tumbler
were on the seat. The deceased, who appeared taupefied, tried to speak, but could not. The deceased was
taken to the hospital.
Mr. Foxwell, house physician, depend to receiving
the deceased in an unconscious state, breathing ster•
torously, and his features livid. Witness attempted
to administer an antidote, but could not. A bottle
was shown to witness which contained a small portion
of carbolic acid. The deceased became worse, and
died about two o'clock the same day from the effects of
poison.
Elizabeth Turner said she was a single woman, and
was engaged to be married to deceased on Christmas
Day. lie was to have called for her at her home to go
to churen with her to be married. As he did not keep
his appointment witness went to his lodgings, and
found him in the yard as described by the witness
Gardener. She could not assign any reason for his
takir g poison. They had bad no quarrel whatever,
and witness saw him on Christmas-ave. He was in
good health and spirits, and they parted the beat of
friends. The deceased was not given to drink.

Further evidence haying been adduced, the jury re-
turned a verdict of " Suicide whilst in a state of tem-
porary insanity."
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-01-05

The LOSS of the STEAMER " PLA.NTYN.

A renter's telegram dated Lisbon, Dec. 28, says :
The-persons rescued from the steamship Plantyn are
twenty-one passengers and thirty-nine of the crew.
Captain Robert Scott, commander of the vessel, re-
ports that on Nov. 17, in north latitude 44.17, west
longitude 42.20, a hurricane carried away the prow of
the vessel and destroyed the deck, leaving only the
iron work intact. Four pinnaces and five lifeboats
and one of the masts were akin carried away.
The water gained the engine-room and put out
the fires and filled the hold. Four sailors and one of
the pa&engers perished. Dr. Fraysses and four sailors
were hurt, one of whom succumbed to his injuries on
the 11th inst. Four hundred and sixty tons of cargo
were thrown overboard to lighten the vessel, and the
crew worked at the pumps and by baling out water in
buckets to Dec. 6. The G. D. T., brigantine, which
rescued the passengers and crew of the Plenty's, is a
very small vessel. Her captain received a popular
ovation when the shipwrecked men disembarked.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-01-05

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} UNERAL IN WESTMINSTER ABBEY.

On Saturday the remains of the late Lady Louisa
Percy were deposited in the family vault of the House
of Northumberland, in St. Nicholas's Chapel, West-
minster Abbey. The funeral procesiion started from
Rutland-gate, Knightsbridge, shortly after eleven
o'clock, and consisted of a hearse and four horses and
four mourning carriages, the first carriage being occu-
pied by the chief mourners, the Duke of Northumber-
land (brother), and Lord Hatherton (brother-in-law),
Earl Percy, M.P., and Lord Algernon Percy, M.P.
The coffin was met at the west door of the abbey by
the Very Rev. the Dean, attended by Canon Rowse
11,
Canon Purse, and Rev. S. Flood Jones, the Precen-
tor; Mr. Clare Bedford, and Mr. John Thynne, the
clerk and the receiver of the Chapter, and while pro
ceeding along the nave te the choir, the Dean reciting
the opening sentences of the funeral service. The
remains having been placed on a bier beneath a
lantern, the service was continued, the psalms and
lesson being read by Canon Roweell, and the mourners
having taken their places round the vault, the Dean read
the remainder of the service, ending with the beaedio•
tion.

The polished oak coffin with its brass mountings
was covered with crosses and wreaths of whits flowers
sent by relatives and friends as tributes of affection,
amongst others from the Duchess of Northumberland,
Lady Hatherton. Countess Percy, Lady Algernon
Percy, and Mrs. Heber Percy. The brass plate on the
lid bore the following inscription :—" The Right Hon.
Lady Louisa Percy, eldest daughter of George, sth
Duke of Northumberland. Born 26th September, Ibo 2,
Died 23rd December, 1883."