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The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-04-28

A CYCLONE IN MISSISSIPPI.

At about four o'clock on Sunday afternoon, a
cyclone passed over Beauregard and Wesson, Missis-
sippi. In Wesson, 200 dwelling-houses, mostly in-
habited by factory operatives, were wrecked, 12
persons were killed, 75 were injured, and three chil-
dren are missing. Beauregard was entirely destroyed,
not one building remains standing, 23 persons were
killed outright, 17 were mortally wounded, and 90
more seriously hurt. Tillman was also destroyed, and
West Point much damaged, several persons being
killed and injured. Medical assistance was sent from
the neighbouring towns.

A later telegram says :—The cyclones on Sunday
last were more disastrous than the first report 'indi-
cated. They crossed Son+hern Mississippi and
Georgia, destroying many villages and causing vast
damage to property. Seventy persons were killed and
200 injured. Besides destroying Wesson, Beauregard,
Tillman, and West Point, the tornado passed near
Aberdeen, Mississippi, killing sight persons and in-
juring 50 more. At Freedmanstown, a settlement of
coloured men, its path was 300 ydrds wide. This
place was also destroyed. Several villages were
wrecked in Georgia, and 25 persons were killed.
Destructive gales are reported to have prevailed in
Alabama and Tennessee.

AN ENGLISH PILGRIMAGE TO
LOURDES.
A pilgrimage to Lourdes, which is to leave London
on the 21st of May, is being organized among the
Roman Catholics throughout the kingdom. The
leaders of this movement are nearly all laymen—the
Duke of Norfolk, the Earl of Denbigh, Lord Ralph
Kerr, and many others more or less well known are
organizing the expedition, and statements of what the
journey will cost by the different routes are being put
forth in the different Catholic papers.
It is surposed that not fewer than 250 will take part
in the pilgrimage, and that, with the exception of a
few servants who will accompany them, the pilgrims
will all bc4ong to the upper and upper middle classes
of Catholic society.
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The avowed Objeit ol the iinaertakingie ws sa be
that England may be cleared from the troubles which
seem now to threaten her with regard to Ireland.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-04-28

GREAT FIRE AT LIVERPOOL.

A fire resulting in damage to the extent of over
£lOO,OOO has occurred at Liverpool in a warehouse
thoroughfare called Lancelot's Hey. It broke out at
half-past three o'clock on Saturday afternoon in a six
storey warehouse on the west side of the street, occu-
pied by Sir E. Bates and Sons, merchants and ship-
owners. Two steam fire engines were soon on the spot,
while a great force of water enabled the firemen to
use the hose attached to the hydrants without engine
power. But the fire had too great a start, and ex-
tended throußh the back of the buildings to Messrs.
Garnock, Bibby, and Co.'s two rope warehouses
In Chapel-street. All these three warehouses with
their contents were completely destroyed, and the
falling walls demolished a publichouse at the corner.
The flames also Vartially burnt two of the warehouses
occupied by Messrs. Green and Taylor, one in
Lancelot's Hey, and the other in Chapel-street, while
the fire also reached the butte of several warehouses in
New Quay, out of which bales of cotton were rapidly
thrown. By about one o'clock on Sunday morning
the firemen thought they had got the fire under
control, but two hours later it again burst out and
had to be again more vigorously attacked for some
time. For hours the fire burnt most furiously, and
was watched by an immense crowd of people from the
old churchyard and other points of vantage.
Though got under on Sunday morning, the fire was
not completely out, and may smoulder for some days.
The origin of the disaster is not known.

Later particulars says that the damage caused by
the fire is roughly estimated at 2150,000. On Monday
the fire brigade were still throwing water upon the
smouldering cotton bales, and the traffic along the
lower part of Chapel-street was stopped, the building
surveyors having condemned as dangerous the portion
of one of the burnt warehouses facing that part of the
street,
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-04-28

LOCAL MINERS AND THE WAGES

QUESTION.
Ou Tuesday evening a mass meeting of miners
from Dudley, Brierley Hill, Netherton, Old Hill,
and Cradley Heath districts was held on the pit
mounds surrounding the Barracks Colliery, Nether-
ton, with r 3ference to the wages question. There
was a large attendance.

Mr. D.liill presided, and in the course of his
opening remarks expressed the opinion that a re-
duction of 4d, and 2d, per day respectively upon
thick and thin coal miners' wages was unnecessary
tt the present time.
Mr. Hand and others afterwards addressed the
meeting, one of the speakers observing that he
believed the reduction in wages would not have been
suggested had it not come from a comalittee meet-
ing of the members of the trade, which meeting
was mainly composed of coalmasters who were also
ironmasters. The men had, therefore, the right to
demand a consideration of the wages question by
the whole of the trade.

The following resolution was passed :—"That, in
the opinion of this meeting, the action taken by the
committee of the coal trade is unjust, uncalled for,
and unnecessary at the present time, and that we
do not accept any red,lction of wages until there
has been a full meeting of the coal trade and the
men's representatives." It was also decided that
unless such a meeting was held on Thursday, that
the men should meet again on Monday next, and
resist the reduction.
The proceedings were very orderly.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-04-28

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-04-28

ALARMING FIRE AT CLAPHAM
JUNCTION.

A fire broke out on Tuesday evening on the pre-
mises of the London and South-Western Railway
Company at Clapham Junction, resulting in the
destruction of a considerable amount of property.

The fire was first discovered about half-past nine
o'clock in one of the sheds of the shunting yard, and
so rapidly did the flames spread that befere any
assistance could be rendered the building was en-
veloped in fire. As soon as possible a large number of
the emyloyis of the company were on the scene of the
outbreak, and with the fire-extinguishing appapstus
always ready at hand in the statism, used every effort to
prevent the flames which were burning fiercely, from
spreading to the adjoining buildings, in which were some
hundreds of railway carriages. The fire had got so
fast a hold on the premises that it was at one time
feared the neighbouring private dwellings would
suffer. This was only prevented by the men pulling
down a massive wooden partition which had become
ignited. After the fire had raged about ten minutes
several engines of the local fire brigades arrived on the
spot, together with a fire-escape, and with their assist-
&nee the fire was soon got under.
It Is supposed that the fire arose front a stove be-
coming overheated. Fortunately no damage was done
to the rolling stock.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-04-28

wits.

THE LABOUR MARKET.
Business in the cotton trade continues dull, and the
markets for yarns and cloth show no improvement.
In the woollen branches manufacturers show little
disposition to increase their contracts.
In the iron trade thera are a few buyers for pig
iron. In Lancashire makers even at reduced prices
are only doing a small liminess. In the northern dis-
tricts dulness prevails.
Less demand is reported chiefly in the house fire
coal, bet has not so far been followed by any down-
ward movement. It has, however, encouraged buyers
to press for lower prices.
The shipbuilding industry is very active, and the
demand for labour has never been greater thin at the
present time. In all classes of engine work and among
toolmakers workmen are required.
At Sheffield cutlers are brisk. Boot and shoe
manufacturers ate busy. In the metropolis work is
good in the building, engineering, and iron branche*,
but labourers at the docks are only partially employed.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-04-28

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-04-28

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-04-28

BRUMSGROVE.

BRITISH. AND FOREIGN BIBLE S. CIETY.— The
32nd anniversary of the Bromsgrove auxiliary of this
society was held on Monday evening in the Corn
Exchange. The chair was occupied by Mr. T,
White, and. the Rev. W. C. Badger, M.A., of Bir-
mingham, and the Rev. H. G. Hunt, 8.A., district
secretary, attended as a deputation from the Paren
Society, and gave interesting addresses. The re-
port ot ti,e auxiliary, read by the hon. secretary
(Mr. G. Brown), showed that during the year the
receipts had amounted to £B6 10s 61d, of which
some£6o had been forwarded to the Parent Society.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-04-28

A FLOWER FOR THE LIBERALS.

A correspondent writes to 27i4 Times :

Sir,—The Conservative party have now their lan.
guage of flowers, and henceforth from to.day the
modest primrose becomes the emblem of their creed.
As a flower is made to show the politio3 of one party,
might not some suitable flower be found to represent
the tendencies of another? Next month the present
Government will have been in power three 'yam and
with all their defects—and what Government is with.
out them—have worked much for the welfare of the
country. To celebrate this event might I humbly
suggest through the medium of The Times, that a
small sprig of white May.flower be worn by all
Liberals on the first of next mouth, to prove their
allegiance to the party they returned to power in
May, 1880? I name the May•flower because it is
easily obtainable, and would be brought into greater
prominence by such a conspicuons display.

Noticing the above, another correspondent of The
Times suggests that the flower named " Sweet Wil•
liam" would be more apprnpriate.

THE WORKING OF THE LAND ACT.

A blue book, issued on Monday, shows that during
the month of December, 1882, there was a total of
1,638 cases in Ireland in which judicial rents had been
fixed; 696 of these were in Ulster, involving an acreage
of 15,472.
The tenenaent valuation of this was £11,402 N. 101',
the former rent £14,023 6s. sid,, and the judicial rant
£10,922 Bs. 10d. ; in Leinster the cases were 316,
acreage 9,653, tenement valuation £5,140 19s. 6d.,
former rent, £7,636 15s. 70., and judicial rent
£6,047 3s. 3d.; in Connaught the cases were 240,
acreage 5,475, tenement valuation £2,402 10s. 6d.,
former rent £3,304 17s. Id., and judicial rent
£2,703 6s. 7d.; and in Munster the cases were 386,
acreage 16,558, tenement valuation £8,826 ss. 7d.,
former rent £13,718 18s. Oid., and judicial rent
£11,131 4s. sp.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-04-28

KIDDERAIISTER.

SUNDAY SCHOOL UNION.—On Monday evenia
the annual meeting was held at the Old Meetia
Schools, under the presidency of Mr. John Lal3l3'
Most of the Nonconformist ministers of the tol
were present, and took part in the proceedings. Di
report of the committee was read by Mr. W. Greeti:
This showed that there were eight schools affiliate
to the Union, will 193 teachers and 2,263 echolfo'
as compared with 194 teachers and 2,320 scholarsk
in the preceding •yea.r. There was als.) a falling.°,'
in the number of scholars who were connected
the church. The average attendance of the child.re:
showed a con-iderable increase on the prevoll,
year. The scholars' examinations had been
successful than formerly, and the teachers' pre
paration class had been well attended. The farorli
cial report showed that there was a balance in 110
of 4s 21d. Mr. Flank Wright, of :Birmingha'
then addressed the meeting at considerable lengn
and on the mod m of the Rev. A. Johnson, secollae
by the Rev. 0. Killip the reports were adopted.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-04-28

LEVEE AT ST. JAMES'S PALACE.

By command of the Queen a Levde was held on Mon-
day at St. James's Palace by the Prince of Wales on be-
half of her Majesty. The Prince of Wales, attended by
his Gentlemen-in-Waiting, and escorted by a detach-
ment of Life Guards, arrived at the palace from Marl-
borough House about two o'clock, and was received by
the Great Officers of State and the Royal Household.
The Prince of Wales, accompanied by the Duke of
Edinburgh aed the other members of the Royal family,
entered tke Throne-room shortly after two o'clock. In
attendance on his Royal Highness were the usual
officers of the household. Being a collar day, the
knights of the several Orders wore their respective
collars. The Diplomatic Circle was attended by most
of the foreign Ministers. The Ministers of China,
Japan, Roumania, Greece, and Slam were prevented
by unavoidable causes from being present.
The foreign Ambassadors and Ministers having been
introduced in the order of precedence, several presenta-
tions were made in the Diplomatic., Circle. The general
circle included several of her Majesty's Ministers.
Presentations to the Prince of Wales were made to the
number of about 360.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-04-28

TRADESMENS ADDRESSES

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This fact continues to keep Dr. Ring's renowned
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Dyspeptic symptom' generally
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-04-28

NARROW ESCAPE OF THE PRINCESS

LOUISE.
The American papers publish reports from Bermuda
stating that the life of the Princess Louise was im-
perilled by fire on the bight of the 2.3 th ult. The local
papers obeyed a request Lot to publish anything regard-
ing the circumstances, as it was not known to what
extent the Queen had been injured, and it was deemed
prudent to prevent the news of the narrow escape of the
Princess from reaching Her Majesty. The Princess was
the guest of Mr. Trimminghem, owner of Inglewood.
She had retired as usual on the Monday night, but
was awakened about midnight by the presence of
suffocating smoke. Seeing that the apartments were
on fire she aroused the household, and for a time
intense excitement prevailed, the servants hurrying
to and fro with water to check the fire, and
the ladies in waiting, fearing that the Princess had
received some injury, adding to the confusion by
hysterical screams. When once the fire was out and
all were satisfied that her Royal Highness had not
sustained the slightest injury save the severe shock
occasioned by the discovery, the house resumed its
usual quiet. It is not known how the fire originated,
but as the day had been very damp and chilly, s fire
had been lighted in the grate of the Princess's bed-room,
and it is believed that the fire-place was not secure,
and that the flames caught the joists supporting the
floor. Invitations for a large dinner party at Ingle-
wood on the following day were cancelled.—Tuesday's
Daily New.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-04-28

THE GREENLAND SEAL FISHERY.

The Dundee steamer Polynia, one of the Greenland
sealing fleet, arrived on Monday evening in Lerwick
Harbour, from Greenland, with thirty tuns of oil, or
2,500 seals.

The Polynia left Shetland on March 19, and reached
the ioe on the 24th. Excellent weather was expe•
rienced during the sealing. The Polynia reports the
Dundee fleet with catches ranging from twenty to
forty tuns of oil. The Peterhead boats were seen on
April 15, but not spoken.
The Norwegian division, numbering fifteen vessels,
are reported with catches ranging between twenty
and thirty tuns of oil. The rest of the home fleet
are to proceed direct to the whale fishing.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-04-28

THE HEALTH OF THE QUEEN.

The Lancet says :—" It is with profound satisfaction
we are able to state that there is no cause for alarm on
any ground in connection with the present state of Her
Majesty's health. The injury sustained has, unhappily,
been of a nature necessarily entailing a slow recovery.
The progress made has been good, though protracted ;
and, notwithstanding some time has elapsed, and a
much longer period will undoubtedly berequired to com-
plete the repair and allow of a final return to the
normal condition, every confidence is felt by those in
a position to form a trustworthy opinion as to the
result, Sir J. Paget's view of the case may be ac-
cepted as entirely satisfactory. Meanwhile, the
deepest sentiment of loyal sympathy for the suf-
fering which the Queen has endured, and the in-
capacity for exertion which WU distresses her, will
pervade the whole community. On the one her,
there is cause for sincere congratulation that matters
are not worse; and on the other, much occa-
sion for regret that what has certainly not been over-
stated is really so severe. A sprain affecting a large
joint is, at all times and under all circumstances, a
painful and depressing affliction, and, in the case of a
subject of active habits and energetic temperament,
must needs prove trying in the extreme. Fully re-
cognising these facts, it is with especial gratification
we are able to chronicle a report which is at once re-
assuring and encouraging."

The Queen, since her arrival at Osborne, has daily
taken csrriatze exercise in the grounds of the Royal
residence. Her Majesty's health remains good, but
the injured knee joint still gives trouble. Sir Wm.
Jenner, who frequently visits Osborne, has not yet
withdrawn his instruction, that the limb shnuld have
perfect rest, and it is thought that some months may
elapse before her Majesty is perfectly strong again.

_ a hicernoon parsatd t
hand, I of the general public became very
gene
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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-04-28

FURTHER PRECAUTIONS AT
WINDSOR. _ _

Fresh precautions were suddenly taken at Windsor
Castle on Friday evening in last week for the protec-
tion of the lower ward. Several constables of the
Metropolitan Police were sent from London. The
vicinity of St. George's Chapel, the Albert Memorial
Chapel, the Horse-shoe Cloisters, and other buildings
is now patrolled and watched day and night by the
men selected for the new duty. Inspector Savage, of
the Criminal Investigation Department, remains at
Windsor.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-04-28

EXPLOSION AT ENFIELD.

An explosion, which created considerable alarm,
occurred at Enfield Lock, close to the Government
small arms factory, on Saturday night, shortly after
eleven o'clock. A man named Kemp and his wife,
while passing along the road opposite the factory,
observed a sudden flash and heard a loud report pro-
ceeding from a shed a few yards from them in an ad-
joining field, and about 50 yards from the Govern-
ment works. The sergeant on duty at the factory and
some members of the Metropolitan Police were soon
on the spot, and it was then discovered that the ex-
plosion had occurred between a shed and a pig-sty. A.
quantity of burning tow was found near at hand,
together with several pieces of tin, apparently portions
of a tin box. The nature of the explosion is as yet
unknown. The damage done is trifling.
The wife of Kemp states that shortly before she
reached the spot she noticed two men come from the
field, clamber over the gate, and rapidly run away.
Shortly after this the explosion occurred. She states
that both men were dressed in dark-coloured clothes,
and that one of them carried a bag.
The circumstances was reported to the Criminal
Investigation Department, and the authorities at
Sootland-yard commenced an inquiry with a view to
elucidating the mysterious occurrence.

The scene of the explosion is about a hundred yards
from the small arms factory, from which it is separated
by the River Lea.

A later account says :—The authorities at Scotland.
yard state that they attach no importance to the re-
ported outrage at Enfield. There was, it appears, a
slight explosion, but only inch as might have been
caused by a small quantity of gunpowder placed in a
canister by some mischievous person and thrown over
the wall. No damage whatever has been caused, and
the whole affair is looked upon as an attempt to cause
spme little excitement in a place where the ordinary
daily routine is rather monotonous.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-04-28

, A WILL CASE.

The cause of "Johnson and Willis v. Sheraton and
Another" has been heard in the Probate Court. It
was a probate suit in which the plaintiffs propounded
the will of the late Mr. John Adams Sheraton, a
livery. stable keeper, of St. Martin's-street, West-
minster, London, who died on the 21st of August of
last year. The will is dated the 19th July, 1882, and
there is a codicil to it dated the 2nd August following.

The will is opposed by the defendants as next of kin
of the testator.
It appeared that in the summer of last year the
testator as in very bad health, and on the 18th July
he sent for Mr. Heritage, his solicitor, to take instruc-
tions for his will. q•That gentleman attended upon
him, took his instructions, and a will embodying them
was prepared and regularly executed the following day,
the 19th. By the will the testator gave legacies of
£3OO to each of his executors, who are the plaintiffs
in the cause, £leo to his solicitor, £2OO to one of his
servants, and £lOO to his wife, with £5 to each of
the servants not otherwise mentioned, giving the
residue to Miss Susan Tebbits, to whom he was
engaged to be married. The testator signed the will,
and his signature was attested by one of Mr. Heritage's
clerks and a man of the name of Day, who was in his
employment. The codicil of the 2nd of August was
simply setting apart a sum of £5OO for the preparation
and maintenance of his tomb. Soon after the codicil
was executed the testator resolved to carry out his
previous intention and to marry Miss Tebbits before
be died. A special linens.° was procured from the
Archbishop of Canterbury, and a fresh will was pre-
pared in anticipation of the marriage, the only altera-
tion in it being that the name of Susan Sheraton was
substituted for that of Susan Tebbits in the original
will. It was found that the testator WAS too ill to
marry the lady, and, consequently, the will was never
executed.
Mr. Heritage, the testator's solicitor, gave evidence
as to the competency of the deceased to make his will.
Mies Tebbits was manageress at Blanchard's Res-
a urant, where the testator occasiorally dined.

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Medical evidence was also called to prove his com-
petency, and the Rev. Mr. Isherwood, curate of St.
Martin's, stat that when Mr. Sheraton asked him to
obtain a special license for marriage be (the testator)
was perfectly calm and competent for the performance
of any testamentary act.
Miss Susan Tebbits stated that the never had any
conversation with the testator as to his will. He
suffered great pain in his last illness, when she at-
tended him, but he was never incoherent.
Some evidence was called on the other side as to the
state of mind of the deceased at the time he made his
will ; but Sir James Hannen stated with respect to it
that the pleas placed on the record had vanished. He
therefore pronounced for the will and codicil, with
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-04-28

IN THE MIDLAND COUNTIES

NAG'S READ INN,

KING STREET (Lstt o StobeStzett), AND BAIT AND LIVERY STABLES, DUDLEY Alibi

DUDLEY.

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DANK& St. Thomas-strett,Netherten.
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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-04-28

THE GERMAN SILVER WEDDING.

The other day the Crown Prince and Princess re-
ceived a deputation, who presented to their Imperial
Highnesses a fund collected in Germany on the occa-
sion of their Silver Wedding anniversary. A consul-
tation was held upon the beat mode of employing the
money.
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The Crown Prince proposed that the proceeds of
the subscription should be applied al soon as possible
to promote the welfare of the people, and especially in
the direction of sanitary improvements.

It was decided that a certain sum should be granted
in aid of the existing agricultural and working-melee
colonies, provision being made for the formation of
other colonies hereafter. The Victoria Institute for
Nursea of the Sick will receive a grant of 170,000
marks.
Fixed annual contributions will be made to children's
seaside hospitals and hdiday homFs. Toe administra-
tion of the fund will be undertaken by a committee
under the direction of the Duke of Itatibor.

The Crown Prince and Princess expressed their
heartfelt thanks to the committee.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-04-28

THE WHEAT CROP IN AMERICA.

The New York Tribune publishes comprehensive
reports 'of all the wheat-growing !motions in the
United States. They show that the prospect of an
average crop is better than it was a month ago.
The heavy snows in the winter kept the roots of the
winter wheat in good condition, and melted so
gradually in tho spring as to leAve the ground
favourable for the early sowing of spring wheat.
The prospect is now good for a crop nearly or quite
equal to that of last year. This is an early estimate,
and may be materially altered either way during the
next few weeks.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-04-28

BRIERLEY HILL

THR PERJURY CASE.—At the Police Court 01
Monday, before Dr. Walker, Messrs. H. Smith, au"
F. Wilkes Webb, Jesse Loogmore appeared on re-
mama on a charge of perjury, at Brierley Hill, 011
19th Mareb. This case was remanded last week Or
the production of a memorandum book.
Waldron now submitted for the defence that the
evidence the prisoner gave to the Court was illta
in any way material to the case, therefore he eon'
not be prosecuted for perjury. The case was Ile-
cordingly dismissed.
CHARGE OF THEFT.,--Tholllas Ward, stoker.:
Dawley Brook, was charged with stealing one pals
of boots, table cloth, scarf, shirt, sheet, petticea,"
jersy, and three handkerchiefs, the property of 11.111
father, Samuel Wald, Dawley Brook, Kingswi
ford. Presecutor said that on the above date
left home about five o'clock in the morning.
left the back door open, and placed a chair behic,
it. Eliza Ward, daughter of last witness,
that on the night of the 12th she slept at r
neighbour's, and when she went home about hsii"
put seven next morning she found the door opal
and on making a search found the articles produce'
missing. Miss E. Wright, assistant to Mr. hlac.
Milian, pawnbroker, Brierley Hill, deposed that 0°
the afternoon of the 13th of March she received VI
articles in pledge from prisoner. He was furtheci
charged with obtaining some beer and bread Mit
cheese by false pretences from Martha Lamb,
Bromley, on the 20th March. On the above claw
he went to Mrs. Lamb's, and said that BenjaMill
Lamb had sent him for some bread and cheese °llk
beer. B. Lamb now denied that he had ever
him for anything, Prisoner was committed to tu`
Assizes on both charges.
KsEPING A BAGATELLE BOARD WITHOUT A.
LICENSE.—Edwin Lawrence was charged with k.,,eert,
ing a bagatelle board without a license. P.C. Iv 43. e
ton said that on the 14th April he visited the 110°'73
and found the defendant in the passage. AS 13°:feje
as he saw the policeman he ran upstairs shoLit'iil
"Bobbies." He then followed him upstaira,,,a:re
found in the club-room a bagatelle board.
were several witnesses called for the defence, T„,,
stated that there were no balls on the board, all
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one was playing. As there was a doubt in the °IV,
the Bench gave the defendant the benefit of t
doubt, and dismissed the case.

SUP/EMIRS from any disease should make lieet_....lll
ake BRANDEZTII'II Pzu.s, They do good Lew; by
r..lieve and often cure at once, lt is now concedes
_4l
all medical men that BRANDRITH'S PILLS are the b'•
a:amain medicine, taking hold of what is needed eitt.:i
removed from the bowels and blood when we are —,03
A.nd such safe removal usually cures Bold br
heatistz des '°d. ti3M.SIFDRETH" on stai..in.

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Printe lat d Pablish3Ll by ihe sole Prop•tetor.
SIMEON FIELD, at his ()Mee, 92 litg'n•street, Pr_L,oo
bridge, in the county of Worcester, and to which P:a.
all letters and other noramuaioatioas must bo odd1e.:01
Saturday, April Nth, 18811.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-04-28

RAILWAY ACCIDENTS IN 1882.

.A Blue Book was issued on Wednesday furnishing
returns of accidents and casualties reported by the
several railway companies in the United Kingdom to
the Board of Trade during 1882. The total number of
personal accidents on the lines and on the premises of
the companies resulted in the deaths of 1,163, and in-
juries to 8,968; in 1881 there were 1,096 killed and
4.571 irjured. Accidents to trains, rclling stock, per-
manent way, &c., caused the death of 40 persons and
injury to 957.
, _
During the year 34 horses, .63 beasts and cows, 162
sheep, one donkey, and 15 hounds were run over and
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-04-28

CRADLEY HEATH, HALESOWEN, AND DISTRICT CHRONICLE.

TRADESMENS' ADDRESSES.

DIZAVNESS, NOISES IN THE EARS, &O. DXLLAR
EssmicE /au DZA/N3Bll should always be tried, as in
numbers of cases, seemingly incurable, it has done
wonders. Slight Deafness, Obstructions in the Ears,
and the incessant humming sounds so frequent with
affected hearing, are remaved after two or three nights'
applications. Dellar's Essence ean be spoken ut as sure
to give some relief in any case of Deafness without
causing the slightest injury to the delicate organi.oas f
the ear; and, however surprising, persons for yuiru
Deaf have beard sounds after a fair trial of Dellars
Essence. Bottles, Is. lid. and 2s. 9d. Sold by all
Chemists, Yost free for 18 Stamps sent to Bcalord
Laboratory Bayley Street, London, W,C.

ov1t.:1; TO MOritEith!—Are yoa broken in your
rest by a sick Child 6uffering with the pain of cutting
teeth ? Go at once to a cherafst and get a bottle of
WiNemoiv's Sotrrn:si; Ylp. it Win relieve
the p.:ivr sufferer irautedi,etely. it is perfectly barr:.
pleacnt to taste, it producev natural,
?i1ez.!...), 17rz.!ieving the child awn pain, and the
e),erub ar;akt.,:eg"uzslate_b,ritghhet-t7owaelsb,uanttdoilis."
;cot'zes the it ooftens the ipiras, alir,:a all
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reliuvcs the
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whether arising fros teething or other canses.*Mra,
Window's 800thin0yroP ja sold by Itedioin• Oilers
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SATURDAY, APRIL 28, 1883.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-04-28

NOCill anti potrict Se*.
ANNUAL MEETING OF THE FIRE BRIGADE.

The fourth annual meeting of this brigade was
held in the Commissioners Room, Corn Exchange,
on Thursday evening, Mr. W. J. Turney, J.P..,
in ch,dr. Captain Turn-y reld the following re-
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-04-28

-WORTH A GUINEA A BOX.

For females of all ages these Pills are invaluable, as
a few doses of them carry off all gross humours, open
all obstructions, and bring about all that is required.
No female should be without them. There is no remedy
to be fr,und to equal BE b.CHAIVS PILLS for removing
any obstruction or irregularity of the system. If taken
aecording to the aiveetiona &van with each box. thy
will soon resto:o females of all ages to sound and ro-
bust h, alth.

For a wPak St.,mach, impaired digestion, and all dis-
orders of the liver, they set like 'MAGIC,' and a few
doses wi Ibe found ta work wonders u-on the most
important orga, s ;u the human machine. They
strengthen the whole muscular system, restore the
10-_c-lost comp exion br,ng back till keen edge of
appetite and ar i..to action, with the ROSEBUD of
health, the whole physical e, orgy of the human frame.

The are "FAc-Tsr' a imitted Vy thousands enibracng:
all c;asles of Society, and ono of t, e best guarantees to
the Nervous and Debilitated is, BEECHAM'S PILLS
havt the largest sale of any Patent Mediclne in the
world.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-04-28

A STATE FUNERAL IN VIENNA.

The Vienna correspondent of the Daily News writing
on Tuesday night, says
At midnight yesterday the procession with the body
of the late Archduchess Marie Antoinette, in a crimson
hearse, escorted by 200 dragoons and mounted
Imperial servants, reached the Imperial Palace.
The body was then placed in the church, where
it lay in state to-day, exposed to public view.
The church was draped in black. The coffin was
scarcely visible under hundreds of wreaths of white
camellias, azaleas, and roses. It stood upon cloth of
gold. Upon several crimson cushions lay the archducal
hat, diamonds, coronet, and lady abbess cap and staff,
and to show that the Archduchess died unmarried, her
gloves and fan. This afternoon the burial took place
with all the ceremonious pomp customary in this
country, where Spanish etiquette is still main-
tained. The church Gf the Capncins, where all
the members of the Imperial family are buried in
the vaults, was draped in black velvet, and
black carpets were spread on the floor. Thou-
sands of wax candles surrounded the catafalque, at
which the Archbishop offieiated. All the Archdukes
at present in Vienna attended. The Emperor was
In a general's uniform without decorations. One
thousand infantry soldiers and four hundred horsemen
formed the guard of honour along the streets, through
which the hearse proceeded. The hearse was followed
by carriages drawn by six site horses. At the church
door the Court Marshal received the coffin,which, after
being sprinkled witb holy water by all the relations,
by the High Court functionaries, and all the members
of the diplomatic corps, was borne to the vault. A
priest of the church was entrusted with the key,
carried by an Imperial page on a velvet cushion.
When the osremony was at an end, the Emperor and
the Court drove away. The streets were crowded with
thousands of spectators, who out of respect for the dead
maintained strict silence.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-04-28

FURNITURE TRADES EXHIBITION.

The third annual Furniture Trades Exhibition is
now being held in the Agricultural Hall, London,
and there are between three hundred and sixty and
three hundred and seventy London and provincial
cabinet-making and furnishisg firms represented.
The exhibits are of the most varied character.
Every requisite in household furniture is on view,
from the costly and artistically-carved and elaborate
appointments of the drawing and (iining-rooms of a
manorial mansion to the commonest articles in use in
the kitchen or keepers' lodge. In addition, there is
a large display of furniture for hospitals, hotels, and
offices, while garden furniture, statuary, and imple-
ments also make a good department.
The gallery of the hall is crowded with the exhibits
of well-known pianoforte and other musical instrument
makers. There are also several machines at work in
the gallery making carpets and tapestry; and in other
parts of the building wood-turners, carvers, and
cabinet•makers are engaged.
In the next gallery there are at work a number of
Swiss male and female wood-carvers, whose opera-
tions attract much attention, and whose wares find a
ready sale. These workpeople have been sent over to
exhibit their handicraft by the Institut de Sculpture
sur Bois, which has been established at Breinz, in the
Bernwe Oberland. The object of their visit is to
make the manufactures of their district known in this
country, the institution under whose auspices they
travel having been founded for the purpose of
developing swiss wood•carving, and finding markets
for the articles made in America and Europe.

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The Exhibition has been organised with great care.
The catalogue, too, has been well compiled, and it is
of material assistance to the visitor.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-04-28

KIN VER.

A KINVER MAN KILLED,— On Monday evening
an inquest was held at Kidderminiter, before Mr,
Miller Corbet, deputy coroner, on the body of John
Oldnall, aged 49, who died at the infirmary. The
Jeceased was employed stocking rock for a house
which was being erected for Mr. Smith, solicitor, of
Dudley, and while at work a large quautity of rock,
weighing over one ton, fell down pushing down a
nine—inch wall, and one lump, weighing 15 cw ts.,
fell upon•deceased. I-Ie was got out as soon as
possible and remove I to the infirmary, where it
was found he was suffering from rupture of the
kictneys and fracture of the collar bone and right
hip bone. IL died from exhaustion on Friday. The
jury retu-ned a verdict of" Accident a death. '
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-04-28

TRAIIIS FOR WORKING MEN.

The Pall Mall Gazette says the reduction of
the passenger duty is to be accompanied by fresh
regulations for increasing the nuMber of workmen's
trains, it is satisfactory to find, from Major Marindin's
recent report, that the railway companies have
hitherto more than carried out their statutory obliga-
tions in this respect. Though six out of the twelve
companies running into London are not own-
pelled to issue tickets for working men at low fares,
all but two—the N3rth-Western And the Midland
lines—run special trains for the convenience of
artisans., On the Great Eastern, which is pre-
eminently the poor man's railway, more than two
million and a half of return tickets at merely nominal
rates were issued to members of the working classes
in 1882, while the underground railways of London
carried over their systems in the same year another
couple of millions' of such travellers. The average
number of passengers travelling over the London lines
each day with workmen's tickets may be taken at
25,000, and the aggregate for the year exceeds seven
millions.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-04-28

DUDLEY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE'.

• I
On Tuesday afternoon a meeting of this Cllol,a
her was held at the Town Hall, Ludley, t'
Mayor (Mr. J. Garret) presiding.
The Secratary (Mr. W. H. Thompson) announce'
that Mr. Sheridan, M P., had expressed his willing'
ness to become a member.
Mr. G. Green, who opened the discussics
female labuur in' the nail and chain trades, 00_1
cated the appointment of inspectors, and argr:
that this would prevent any causes of complainu"
The bill of Mr. Broadhurst originated be said, wit'.
a Trades Union Congress in London whose later,'
tion was to prevent all female labour, as the con3Pr
tition of woruen.interfered with the wages of
He contended, at some length, that there was 1
reason for an alteration of the present state °
things, except by additional inspection.
Mr. Ephatitn Ball said he was at issue with
Green on this point, and was in favour of the 1:)"
which would stop female labour up to foartel
years of age. He considered, in face, that it shoal° '
be prevented up to,sixteen.
The Chairman said if legislation stopped Nall°,
labour, it was doubtful what would become of tbi
nail industry. Their hardships, however, were u°
so great as was supposed. It was a, free and ea
l
trade at which the girls went to work and left 0
as they liked. It was, perhaps, a matter for aCO
promise.
Mr. J. Russell thought a clausa should be into;
duced in the bill that females under sixteen shoill!'
not work "oliver." The rc:al and only evil, to 111
mind, would be obviated. To prevent the use
the oiivers up to sixteen, without interfering
the present age at which children go to work%
would be beneficial to the trade.
The discussion was then adjourned.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-04-28

BRADLAUGH v. NEWDEGATE-
JUDGMEN T.

On Monday the Lord Chief Justice gave judgment
in the case of Bradlaugh v. Newdegate.
This action was brought by Mr. Bradlaugh, M.P.
against Mr. Newdegate, M.P., for what is called
" maintenance "—that is, for unlawfully maintaining
or assisting Mr. Clarke in his action against Mr. Brad-
laugh to recover a penalty of £5OO for sitting and
voting in the House of Commons without having taken
the oath.
The case, our readers will perhaps remember,
was tried a few weeks ago before Lord Coleridge
and a special jury, when, as the facts were not in
dispute, and the question resolved itself into one of
law, the jury were discharged and the case was re-
served for further consideration. Subsequently the
case was argued before Lord Coleridge.
Lord Coleridge, in now giving judgment, recalled
the circumstances of the case, and referred at some
length to the authorities on the subject. Having de-
cided that an action lay, his lordship considered the
measure of damages, and held that Mr. Bradlaugh was
entitled to an indemnity for every loss which Mr.
Newdegate's "maintenance" of Mr. Clarke has caused
him. If the parties could not agree as to the amount,
It must go to official reference, on receiving whose
report his lordship would give judgment for the
amount.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-04-28

In the HOUSE 0, COMM, the earlier hours of the sitting
were occupied by a discussion on the Metropolitan District
Railway BilL
Some opposition was raised to the second reading, but this
was not pressed, and after the Bill had been read a second
time, Mr. Marriott moved an instruction to the Committee
to whom the Bill was to be referred, that they have power
to insert a clause compelling the company to pull down She
ventilators, and reinstate the streets and gardens.
After a discussion the instruction was affirmed by two
hundred to one hundred and ten.

Oa the motkaa of Lord A. Percy a further instruction was
agreed to, directing the Committee to irquire into the com-
pan)'s powers to build over the open cuttings, and, if news
-
Nary to repeal or amend them.
Dr. Cameron called attention to the case of forcible deten-
tion by Spaniards of three }English engineers on board the
steam ship Leo XIII., and the subject was still before the
Rouse when it was counted out at a quarter to nine o' clock.

In the Horn OF COMMONS, April 25, on the order for the
second reading of the Poor Removal and Settlement (Ire-
land) Bill, which proposed to prevent the removal of Irish
born paupers from England and Scotland to Ireland, Mr.
Buchanan raised a point of order, and the Speaker ruled
that the Bill had not complied with the Standing Orders. The
order for the second reading was then discharged.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-04-28

THE UNVEILING OF LORD BEACONS-

FIELD'S STATUE.

A correspondent of The Times, in noticing the un-
veiling of Lord Beaconsfield's statue last week,
writes :—" There were some among the group gathered
round the statue in whom the sight of that sculptured
countenance revived recollections of the ardent aspira-
tions of early manhood, of strenuous' long-continued
toil, of hard-won victories welcomed without undue
exultation, of defeat encountered without undue dis-
couragement, of fortitude and courage in cala-
mity, of friendship loyal and constant in prosperity
and an adversity, faithful unto death. Many were
present in order to pay their tribute to the man
of letters, whose brilliant fancy dealt with
grave questions of momentous interest to his
time, weaving them in with a woof of romance,
sparkling with flashes of satire. Some, too, were there
who while nat sharing his political opinicns, had ap-
preciated the eloquence, the subtle wit, and ready
tact of the orator, who perhaps was never so entirely
master of the situation as when almost imperceptibly
guiding difficult negotiations in the Lower House. It
was said no one ever understood the spirit of that
House better, or was more anxious to avoid wounding
the susceptibilities of its members. A few were there
who still mourn, in the loss of a kind master, a con-
siderate friend. It was a graoeful act on the part of
the First Commissioner of Works to be present, to
reoeive from the Committee the guardianship of the
beautiful statue, a speaking likeness. He could not have
given a more appropriate site than the one chosen close
to the Abbey, and to the scene of Lord Beaconsfiel,i's
labours. Beyond the circle surrounding the memorial
extended an immense gathering of people, most of
them wearing primroses. Comparatively few in that
great multitude can have known of the rare qualities
that won for Lord Beaconsfield the position he occu-
pied in the councils of the Sovereign, in the estimation
of Europe, In the hearts of his friends, and in the con-
fidence of his political followers. But the English
people are aware that he sought to uphold the honour
of the nation, while those who knew him beat remem-
ber that the lore of his country was the mainspring
, of his life."