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The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1869-03-27

SHOCKING MURDER OF A BOY BY
HIS FATHER.

On Friday morning, in last week, a dreadful murder
was committed by Henry Se man, a pocket-blade
grinder, residing in Sheffield. He had live children,
and appeared fond of them all, but his especial
favourite was the youngest but one, a little boy four
years old named Harry. Shortly before twelve o'clock
he was in bed, Oeeping off the effects of the previous
night'is intoxieal ion, and his wife sent the little boy up
to him with Koine te I. At first she asked her daughter,
an older ch.lb, to take the tea up, but the girl objected,
and said, "bet Harry go." Harry also strongly ob-
jected to go, but his mother persuaded him to take the
tea to his father. A few minutes arta rwards, hearing
no noise, iihe went up stairs, but concluding that her
husband had taken the child into bed with him as he
often did, and bad fallen asleep, she went down again
without looking into his room. A little time pasred
on and her husband came down stairs, put on his boots,
and said to his wife, "Go upstairs and look at Harry,
he is dead!" The poor woman followed her husband
into toe street, clinging to him, but he broke from her
and ran away at the top of his speed. A neighbour
who had witnessed this incident in the street, at once
went into Mrs. Seyman's house to see what was the
matter, but the anxious mother had already ran up-
stake, and was coming down in a frantic state. When
the mother inad fully reali,ed the wretched deed she
became distracted, and a most painful scene followed.
The report states that she sat in the house nursing her
youngest child, an infant, and singing hymns, her
reason having been unable to withstand so terrible a
shock. The poor little boy was found dead in his
father's lied, his head nearly severed from the body.
The unhappy murderer is a confirmed drunkard.
Naturally he appears to be of a kind disposition, but
under the influence of drink he is violent and brutal.
Just before eight o'clock in the evening a man pre-
sented himself at the police-office, and applied for a
ticket for the vagrant ward. Police Inspector Cooke
had, with singular shrewdness, anticipated that the
murderer would shun the police-station during the day,
when lie woulditnagine that people would see him enter,
but would give himself up at dusk. He accordingly
bestowed a careful scrutiny on every person who
entered, and his examination of the applicant for the
vagrant's ticket revealed a remarkable resemblance to
the murderer, as described to the poliet. He at once
taxed the man with the crime—" You are Seyman.
and you are wanted for the murder of your child.'
'rhe criminal contested—" Yes, I have murdered it."
He was searched, and a razor smeared with blood WWI
found in one of his pockets.
The surgeon to the police force shortly afterwards
saw the prisoner in his cell, and reported that he had
been suffering from ddiriunt tremens, and was still
under the influence of drink. He appeared to be en-
during mental anguish, but was outazardly calm. He
is 34 years of age.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1869-03-27

OLD HILL.

NkaLECT or Womia—M the Petty Sessions, on Wed-
nesday last, before Major Smith and F. W. G. Burrs
ISsg ; Joseph Male *As summoned by Davit Rve fm-
-11-oving. without any ju.4 can't., neglected to *ork on the
17th instant, whereby he ;David ltose) atistsined
of £l, Henry Johnson aaid hb lived at Dudley, and is a
mining agent. Complainant engaged the defendant fli
doggy. Toe agreement was to give or take 14 days' no-
tice. On the 17th instant six men came to the pit about
' six o'clock; and went down to work. Befen lint came on
to the pit bank when the six Men were about half wo.,
down. It way his duty to go down the ot before the
men went down, and lie ought to have pAied them up
again at once. He did not wish to press the case ag unit
the defendant; only wanted him reprimanded. The
Bench disiniased the defendant after ta-prinutudiug him.
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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1869-03-27

THOMAS BROWN,

liirneceedicg to the mbar., Itnaine.e, begs tn inform
the Gentry and Public generally, that he can so pply thew
with

WUDDING CARS, WAGONETTF.S, CARS, CARS,
_

PILETONS, OJOS, AND OTHEI: VEHICLES,

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For Bubitieso or PlektiMP Parties, on the Shortest
N iee.
POSTING ESTABLISHMENT,
COVENTRY•STREET, STOURBEIDGE.

NV-ANTED, TWO Active BOIS, to circolate
V the Sh,erbr:dge Vi.e.treer teen: SAnritay Moro-
to S. SAII &el Son,
oxen.

NOTICE TO CORRESPONDESTS.

All communications mmit he onthenticuted by the Name
and Addrcqs of the writer, not nuotookrily for public
cation, hat as a sourantce for good f tith. 'rho., who
do not wish their names to be poblibbed should, in
addition, adupt a 3105* tit pia we.
Comtunniestions for the 1,1,t0r mop be nddres.ed to 92.
,I.V.F.ET. STOURERIDOK. or to th.! ltr3uct. Office,
Mit. V. HoWk. Pets mu, CR ,1)1.1.1y
We sh:W. feel obliged by all those who feroor no with
Coosnonikations or Advertisement: wr,ting on one
bide of the palwr may, and seudtng th,n as ear:y
La
the week as yo' tie.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1869-03-27

ti ATI /KA.

The markets have been well supplied with potatoes. The
trade has been quiet, at our quotati,ns English Regents,
00, to On; lutes, 6o to ocotch Itogents, 30s I
2.4.; Rocks 6 Is. to 70s. !trench, Cis to 701. per lon.
HOPS.

Business in all kinds of hops has been far from
extensive. The trade, however, has presented a more
healthy appearance, and prices have been suppoitit
Mid and East Kents, £2 10. to £7 Is.; %ieald of
Keats, £2 to Et 105 ; Sussex, EX to £3 10s. Farnluams,
a 108. to £4l; Country, a 10e. to Ea ; Bavarians, £.2 tc
105.; Belgians, £2 to £3; and yearlings, £2 to a per
eat.
WOOL

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The public gales of colonial wool now in progress have
been well attended by home and foreign buyers, nevertheless
there has been a want of animation in the bidding s for slide
Furiptions, and prices show an average reduction of Id. U
lid. per lb. For English wool the demand has been inactive, as
former termt Prices of WooL—Fleeces.—Bouthdown bogpte
11 ad to is. 44. nalf-breds Is tal. to Is. 64,1. ; Kent fleeci.
.144 to Is. 1144.; Soutbdown ewes and winners, Is 24.1
to In. lii.; Telm,ter .11to. Is. Pd to Is Vald pi r P
(1100 tm, le. to le. vd, 1 CO' lev,
pws lb.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1869-03-27

CORRESPONDENCE.

It'e wish it to be distinctly understoid that by inserting
letters in Oast°liann, 'Cede not thereby idratify ourielses
with the opinions of our Correspondents.

THE MODEST EXPECT&TIONS OF MB. GLAD.

srosics SUPPORTERS.
lb the Editor of the Observer."

Sta,—ln the beginning of February last, • Roman
Catholic Educational Meeting, under the presidency of
Sir George Bowyer, was held by the expreas desire of
Dr. Manning) in the Music Hall, Store .street, Bedford
Square, Loudon. Many priests 03 well as laymen were
present, and at this meeting a Mr. Allies said that until
in ali their schools the image of the Virgin was put up at
the public expense, no peace ought to be given to the
existing Government."
Now, Sir, I should be glad to know what Gladstone's
other friends and supporters of his spoliation scheme
the Protestant Dissenterd—Viiiik of this modest expecta-
tion, and whether they are prepared to assist in its fulfil-
, meat ?
I am, Sir, yours truly,
IN TRANSITU.
Longlands, March 23, 1559.

HOLLOWAVN OINTMENT AND—PRA-A.—With autumn
come many deceasee of the akin. which demand instant
attention if the patient wishes to be spared much an-
noyence through the winter. These remedies will Be
found most efT,ctual in repressing erysipelas and insl,3lP
mations generally, ani in healing up sera legs, wounds,
and ulcerations in the kitolset manner, without exciting
pain, or tending to weaken the ',Went, which would in-
fallibly increase his staerings and retard his cure.
Holloway's Pills should be token during this ceurse of
treatment, which they will make easier and more ,itc-
cessful; at the sante time they will improve the sppctite
and materially aid digratiou—a matter of the most
materisl importance when lowering iuirmities strict the
week, delicate, or aged.
THE SCIENTIFIC WONDIR.—IIave you seen it? It
magnifies 32.000 times. Prise thirty-two stamps (post
free), with book of full instrietions. To be had only
flow A. Mclici..Locii. Patios imiteal Instrument Maker,
18, Blucher-street, Itirmingham.—N.B.—For further
particular, so talvertiamnent in this paper, page 1. Cal-
anti 2. faded " Seientitio Wonder."
Proceed ai Pntiliaboi Dv the Sole Proprietor. SIMEON
, at Ihs )Miens. EL High-street, Stourbridge, ta
i the Cauca! ot Woreeeter to waich place all IMAM
IDI
1 other commuweasioue mmt be liattsvasut.
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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1869-03-27

at all events, the jury give the attorney's clerk MO
damages. Lucky fellow ! Won't his young lady
fr:ends now net their caps at him. Seriously, how-
ever, if the women insist so much on women)! xi •hts ;
if they want votes, want to be l.tale ;Irks in the civil
service, and the rest of it, lovely woman must expect
that we men must put ourselves on the defensive, and
stick up for man's rights. If woman is no longer to be
considered the dependant being that we have been in
the habit of treating her—as the ivy clinging to the
oak, and all that sort of thing—we men must look out
for our own; and if a lovely and adorable angel
promises to be a man's wife, and then marries some-
body else, why the " blighted being" who has been re-
jected may just as well have the consolation of £.500.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1869-03-27

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CAN NOW CURE THEMSELVES
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Percy House, Psi dford.square, London,
N.B.—Medicine and Fees superseded.
. .

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(Reference to the leading Physicians of the day).
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NOTICE FROM THE PATENTEE.
THE PATENT SELF-ADJUSTING
CURATIVE AND MEDICO BELT.
Is the only acknowledged invention of the kind in Great
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LONDON,

Who continue to be consulted daily, personally or by
letter, on all uilnlauts which tend to embitter life,
shorten its duration.

TO MALSTERR.
EST WELSII 31ALTING COAL, at
cclllecy prices. in Tu k to ins Station.—
Apply, 6. J. Railway Coal M Latf, Stourbridge,
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1869-03-27

PIANOFORTES.

DIANOFORTES, HARMONIUMS, ke.,
.1 for Sole or Hire, new and second-lined. A Liberal
discount for Cash; or nay be had on the 'llihnE YEARS'
PRINCIPLE, from
H. SIMMS,
100, HIGH-STREET, STOURBRIDGE.

Ohl Pianos taken in exchange.

AGENT FOR DAWES'S PATENT
MELODY HA RMONIUMS.

A,vIIOLESALE & RETAIL TOBACCO

WAREHOUSE,

FIVE WA YB, cRAI)LEY HEATH.
T. HOMER, PEOPRLITOC.

ATR. JAMES BOSTON HEYS, Professor
ilk of Music, High street. Cradley Heath.
N.B.—All kinds of If u,ical instruments tuned and
repaired.
New Music at Half price.
PIANOFORTES FOR SALX OR HIRE'

HALLOA!
HAVE YOU HEARD THE LATEST 2
NO.

Why FOX WRIGHT hes taken to the

CASTLE AND FALCON INN,
11"01 ethampton-street, Dudley,
And RE-OPENED it under the one of
FOX WRIGHT'S HOTEL.

Drop in and see him, mid you will find every comfort
you desire.

PUBLIC NOTICE.

THOMER, News Agent, Cmdley Heath.
. bogs to inform the Public thet ho ie able
to SUPPLY them with the LONDON DAILY NEWS-
PAPERS.

CI: ORDER AT ONCE.

MR. JOHN STOKES,

XUCTIiiREER. AND APPRAISER,

HOUSE AND LAND AGENT,

OFFICES,-UNIOIc-S1 DEBT, DUDLEY.

Begs to inform the inhabitants of Dudley and am roond•
in neiglibourlits.d tint lie is prepared to ?ohm.* Money
upon Household Furniture or Stock of any dmirrintion
for sale, at the shortcut notice, and the charges reason.
able,

TO FARMERS. &e,

TIROAD and AGRICULTURAL SALT, at
or calml. to any
wt.—Apply, G. J. Eveaon, Huila a Coal M kat f, Stout.

NOTICE.

:NNKEEPERS', DocEDS', AND ()THEE
BusiNEssEs,

ARE SPEEDILY & ErrEcTIVELY TRANSFERRER
BY S. INSULL,
AUCTIONEER AND VALUER,
lhou•svarr. litiELLEy BILL.

No Charge made unless a Sale is effected.
,No Charge to Purchasers.

PUBLIC NOTICE.

D. HALL,

BILL POSTER, TOWN CRIER, AND GENERAL

MESSENGER,
Next door to the florae and Groom Inn,

HIGH•STREET, STOURBRIDGE

All'era punctually attended to.

STEAM ENGINES,

WITS V) lITICAL
BOILERS,

From 1 to 1-lore Power.

11. & J. WRIGHT

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1869-01-23

CRADLEY.

BENEVOLEXCE.—Thosna, Wood. Esq., of Colly-gate.
Crudley, distributed to about 150 of the poor, on the
15th mat, one loaf, half a p and to a pound of batter,
and two to four ounces of tea, to each iudividual.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1869-01-23

DRESSING THE HAIR.

MISS MANNING having had great experi-
ence in getting up Ladies' and Children's hair,
continues to send her infallible METHOD and MATE-
RIALS to mat. the HAIR CURL, as soon as applied,
imparting exquisite beauty, and ko ping it wavy, soft,
g'iosy, and curl, or in any position, in all weathers,
arm though it pos rues no natural inclination to do so,
at a cost of id per we, k. This elegant preparation is
aDo in universal repute for its onrreredented success in
cleansing, strut Owning, and beau; ify flg the human hair.
Laree shects of tuella...has Mid full directions are sent
with each pa, eel of tnaicrii.h, poet free for 14 stamps.—
Address, Miss A. M., 111 r. Saville. Stcliener, Ditionow.
Essex or apply to fey agent, Miss Yates, Fancy Reposi-
tory, 8, High-street, Riddmininster.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1869-01-23

Toni .0 Dirtritt Wletirs
, •

TITF, STOURIMIDGE OBSERVER.

CRADLEY HEATH.

RoW Ti PoMau Maol—um—A novel and emnewlint
amniing ens of of catching oust punishing a burglar took
pi.iee lately in this nuigotiourhol. At sue of the petty
Am's, which are hers, to nuuteroui, ant when: apple,
'Nei tinear,, and oranges firma the eiiief put at the
.tick, Vie iv. nor has tor some wedc., past been subjcet
to a nightiy Rua His steraeu. tA,i tation, after whirl, tie
loind hiutbelf tu.nus of tonna of hit best fruit.
Inn li-spain 110 ta ieogtti ellarg..l the utelobers if
1.A.1,0110.11, but they ii..ll4natitly reottili.itcd the theft.
nilone f tins Al inn liii ende.ivoars in eicar litia..elf found
in aniall in the nylon! a through whisk he could insert
j Ilia into. Thin suit tat I,foro beau uotiee.l. Now it
. . . . .

veAdie manifest that title hole in the pine bad been the
:laocent means of his Lisa. Bill when the shutters Wire
i.,stened the owlet eouid not conceive how the apples
Os re to go. lie In,wever Octennial to watch, and a
higat or two WgO, sent Cie others to that, ani sat watch
Mg till pail, untlit4ht. Witilet sitting he thought of the
utide of punit'aineut to be Intl et al if the gliest.ly visitor
com,tnsl list cogita:ions took the folk.nring turn. 11s
got ties pokers and niaaaged to keep them black hot.
S richly h,f,ro sue o'ciock he heard footstei.s ero,ing
Vie yard, then the cotter in the shutters W•ts liii ne,ll, the
loin tiot and the shutters were °polled, runt aliworit
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1869-01-23

WOOL.

!Since our last report the demand for colonial wool has
been rather quiet. The trade, however, has been is a
healthy state, and prices have been well supported.
English wool has moved off slowly, but at full quota-
tions. Current prices of English wool Eleeees.
Southaown hoggets, Is. 3d. to Is. 4d.; half-breds, Is. 441.
to Is. 6I1.; Kent fleeces Is. 4d. to Is. 14L; southdown
ewes andwetherc Is 20 to Is. sed. ; Leicester ditto, in. 3d.
. to Is. 3+l per lb Sorts—Clothing, Is. 2d. lots. 7d.; comb-
ing, Is. Od. to Is. lid. per lb.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1869-01-23

A BARB kROUS PRACTICE.

Justly deprecating the uncivilised custom of stripping the
bodies of those who have been cast ashore after shipwreck,
" L. D." has written the following to The Times :
I should be glad to bring, through your valuable
medium, to the notice of the public and of our rulers,
a harban ale and savage custom which still esie ts upon
our coasts, and which was forced upon me lately in a
way which east a shadow over what was otherwise a
very pleasant visit at a hospitable country house on the '
Pembrokeshire coast, near St. Ann's Head—l mean
the custom of stripping the corpses which are east upon ,
our shores after a shipwreck.
_During the late severe and frequent gales several
wrecks have occurred at or between St. Ann's and
Dale; and while I was there a large French vessel
broke to pieces in the night; all hands, 50 in number,
being lost, of whom 13 were cast ashore in two days,
and as they appeared were stripped of every vestige of
clothing by the wreckers, and thus of almost all chance
if identification by their friends.
While making one of a party to walk to St. Ann's
we suddenly came upon two corpses which had been
desecrated in this inhuman manner.
Some years ago a near relation of mine, who was
drowned off Elsinore, was identified by means of a
watch of peculiar workmanship, which, together with
his clothing, was left intact by the honest and simple-
minded Danes.
I may here mention that there is no lifeboat nearer
than Milford Haven, eicht or nine miles, though several
wrecks yearly occur at the place above named.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1869-01-23

ADMIRAL ROUE AND THE TURF.

The following appeared in The Times on Wednesday :
Sir,—On the 16th of June last a letter appeared in
your columns from Admiral !tons, under the title of
"Admiral Roue on the Turf," containing reflections
upon me and my family.
I have now to request the favour of your giving
publicity to a letter which has been addressed to me
by the Admiral. withdrawing his former letter, and a
copy of which I beg to envier.
I am, Sir, your obedient servant,
ei WIN DAY.
Danebury, Stockbridge, Hants, Jan. 19.

'l3 Berkeley-square, Jan. if.
"Sir,—As the legal proceedings pending between us have
been stopped by you I now withdraw my lam. published In
The Tinges newspaper on the lath of June, and the fact of
my having addressed a second letter to the Editor on the
some day, requesting him not to insert the first, is a proof
that I did not consider myself justified In desiring it to be

published
" To Mr. Day."

" 1 run, Sir yours,
"11. J. Rot's.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1869-01-23

THE AMERICAN MINISTER ON
BONNETS.

Mr. Iteverdy Johnson was at Luton on Monday, mad
paid some pretty compliments to the young women
engaged in the straw plait n:autifactnre, of which in-
dustry Luton is the principal seat. The occasion was
the opening of a new corn exchange and plait halls.
Earl Cowper, as lord-lieutenaLt of the county, pre.
sided, and a good many of the nobility and gentry of
the district were present. After dilating upon the
identity of English and American institutions, Mr.
Johnson regretted, for the sake of the young women
of Luton, that the old style of bonnets had not been
revived:
"Why," sahl the Minister, " what those French arta%
call bonnets are not bonnets at all; they are not even caps;
I do not know that a nightcap would be more beautiful, but
certainly it would lie more useful. What can be more adiul
table, however, even in the case of theee small bonnets, than
the skill and taste with which these lady workwomen of
yours turn out their productions? Why, those articles are
grins of beauty, and they make the female fa es more lovely
—if that be possible—than it lots loeen made by nature. You
see that, though far advanced in life, I have not yet forgotten
the tastes of my earlier days, and 1 only pray that whenever
I do so in this particular 'leaven may be pleased ti take me
to another world. .

Lord Cowper, at the dinner in the evening, following
in Mr. Johnson's wake, suggested, as he proposed
"The Queen," that we had one great advantage over
the 'United States in the fat that we could be
governed by a lady. But Mr. Johnson would not
even admit that. When he got up to return thanks
for his health he said :
We have never yet tried the experiment of having a young
and beautiful woman elected our Pi esident. However, in
this age of progress, when strong-model women are abroad,
who can tell what is going to happen? If it should happen,
my lord, that we elect a beautiful, charming, intellectual
woman, don't delude yourself by thl belief that we shall not
cherish her as much as you cherish your beloved Queen. And
don't believe either that our executive anthority will not be
adminhtered with the same WilidOM as that with which your
Queen may exercise her authority.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1869-01-23

A BALL ON BOARD A MAN OF MUUL

The grand ball given by Lady Clarence Paget on board the
armour-plated flagship Caledonia, " to see the old year out
and the new year in," was a magnificent novelty in this part
of the Mediterranean, and turned out a really aplendid
success, as the following description taken from the Malta
'times, will show—

The upper deck of the raledonia presented a most
beautiful and magnificent scene—an immense awning,
inlaid with the glorious flags of Old England and all
nations, extended two-thirds the length of the ship at
a height of about 60 feet„ and different parts of the
vessel were decorated with beuquets of flowers--bowers
—and flags, giving the whole deck a fairy-like and
enchanting appearance; the ship being brilliantly
illuminated with gas, and a large and beautiful gas
star appearing, on the poop. An excellent orchestral
band placed in a good position at the fore part of
the vessel, played select and spirit-stirring pieces
of music, whilst the dancers kept themselves at
their gay work alive on the spacious deck;
' and, to crown the noble festivity, the jolly jack tars,
part of the crew of the vessel, numbering about four
hundred, were considerately perched on the hammock
nettings, dressed in their neat summer eh thing, as
living statues and spectators of the festive occasion,
apparently enjoying this grand ball, and no doubt
ready to take a more active lad if desired. The night
was also beautiful and mild, the bright misinlight
enabling carriages to dispense with lights in proceeding
and returning from the balk Refreshments on a truly
liberal scale were provided on the main-deck for thecom-
pany ; and, in fact, nothing was wanting to render the
festivity well worthy of the noble hostess. About five
hundred— the elite of society—military, naval, and
civil—English and Maltese—were present as guests.
At midnight, as Lady Clarence and party were
assembled on the poop, from which the ensemble was
seen in all its beauty and glory, a gun was fired an-
nouncing the event celebrated, and the gam-lights be-
came dim, showing that the "old year was going out,"
and immediately after the deck was a blaze of light
welcoming the 'new year in," during which beautiful
transition appropriate verses and chorus were sung by
the crew, making the whole scene appear quite grand
and enchanting. Dancing was kept up on deck till an
early hour of the morning by the young and happy.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1869-01-23

EXTRAORDINARY SCENE IN A
CHURCH NEAR DEWSBURY.

The following I lisgraceful scene took place in the parish
church of Thornhill, near Dewsbury, on Sunday
On the previous Thursday night an old woman,
named Nancy Barker, a residence at Thornhill Lees,
a district of the parish of Thornhill, died, and her
relatives communicated with the rector of the latter
place, the Rev. .T. .f. Brooke, informing him that it
was their intention to bury on the Sunday, in a grave
in his churchyard, .belonging to her family. The
rector objected to this on the ground that the deceased
was not one of his parishioners, and that it was
against his rule to inter on the Sunday. The relations,
it appears, demurred to the rector's objection,
and resolved that the deceased should be buried on the
Sunday in spite of his authority. On the Sunday morn-
ing they conveyed the corpse to the churchyard, but
they fund that no grave had been dug, and that no
clergyman was present to read the burial service.
Aggravated at this state of affairs they waited until
the church doors were opened for morning service,
and then bore the corpse into the edifice. Meanwhile
400 or 500 persons, who bail been attracted to the
churchyard by the unusual proceedings, flocked into
the church, and shortly there began a scene the like
of which has probably never heretofore been witnessed
in a church. Amongst the a.seinlilage were a number
of men—colliers, glassblowers, &c.---who had been at-
tracted to the church as they were on their way
to the fields to participate in their Sunday's recreation
—namely, rabbit coursing; and these with dogs under
their tums, joined others in alitniting, whistling, singing,
stnoking, and gambling, and to all this were added de-
fiant demonstrations of a most unseemly description.
When the service VIM about to be commenced some of
the ringleaders, observing that the officiating clergy-
man was not Mr. Brooke, gave orders to the disorderly
fellows to keep silence, adding that they had "wont
against this man."
At the conclusion of the service the congregation
dispersed, but the corpse was left in the church, and
was not interred until Monday afternoon. The affair
has caused much excitement in the district.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1869-01-23

110 PS.

The market Is steady, hut the demand is by no means
active. Prices are supported. The imports during the past
week have been rather less extensive. 51i4 and East Rents,
2/. 10s. to 71 158. Weald of Rents, V On. to 41. Ins. ; Sussex,
21. Os. to 4i. Os.; Farnham, 41 cc to M. 155.; Coventry,
4/. Os. to 51. Os. Bavarians, 21. 10s to 4/. Is. ; Belgians,
2/. Os. to Si. Os. Yearlings, 31. Os. to 41. Oa.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1869-01-23

OLD HILL.

Cones OF r ELONY. —At the Petty Sessions, on WA.
nesda.y Lotfore F. W. U. Barre, Esq., Sauidel Wil-
ietts, 0 ia+ L twyer, as dirty-looking man was enarged with
icluiliou,ly stealing as pair of boots, on the 12. th instant,
the pr.)perty of Vslsisa Halite a. Yr..is,emor said the
hoots olueed were his prop,rty. He saw th..ai sits in
the ill ass is mae vt ,even o'clock oaths inornieg of the
lists east. ii next saw them at Mr. Burgess., pawn-
ivoker's. on tho folio sing day. Sarah Jane, wife of
Edwin Burgess, pawnbroker, proved that the prisoner
hrou;lit the hnits produced foe pledge so tu,sday, the
121 a iustaut, and she lent !dm 2; 6.1 on them. Police.

eon,tahle pr ,ved spilreheadlng the prliutier
the Akijoarutfd Session,— ratere Were 11
MAW ucr of other easeA entered for ts,aring. hut 11i there
oLts ,oily "rue SlAgietrate present they wereu ijourued till
nest week.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1869-01-23

A PRESS PROSECUTION.

An amusing press trial has just taken place at Berlin.
The accused was Dr. Liiwenstein, editor of the Klad-
deratlatach, who was charged with "ridiculing the
measures of the Government and insulting the Finance
Minister" by publishing a caricature of the Minister
in question. The caricature represented the Minister,
in a tattered dress, standing hat in hand before
the entrance to the Chamber, and begging for subscrip-
tions to cover the deficit.
Dr. Lowenstein defended his own case in a witty
speech. He said that the only thing referred to in the
caricature was the deficit, and tie could not understand
how a deficit could be a "Government measure."
The Crown prosecutor had accused him I.f represent,
ing the Finance Minister as a "squinting beggar."
Now he (Dr. Liiwenstein) must deny that the Minister
squinted : if he did so in the picture, that was the
fault of the artist. Again, it was objected that the
Minister appeared in a tatter, d dress ; but this was
surely no offence, for there was no law to forbid a
Minister to have a hole in his coat. As to those who
interpreted the caricature as representing Prussia in •
state of bankruptcy, he would only say that no one
but an idiot could describe a strong, great, and wealthy
power like Prussia as insolvent.
This speech appears to have produced instant con-
viction on the minds I.f the judgss , for they acquitted
Dr. Lowenstein unani ~,,, Ely at oitli,,ut discussion.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1869-01-23

MURDER AND SUICIDE.

A murder and suicide have been committed in the village
of Bulkington, situate about four miles from Nuneaton.
The murderer is a weaver, named Thomas Charnel,
who for many years past has lived with his wife and
family in a small cottage in close proximity to the
vicarage at Bulkington. He was not addicted to
drinking, but is said to have been very much disliked
hy the people of the village, owing to his bad temper
and irritable dispfhition. He never associated with
any one, and his manner at times was thought to be
somewhat strange.
On Saturday night Charnel and his wife were at
home together. Between 7 and 8 o'clock, the latter
undressed the children and took them upstairs to bed.
On her coming down stairs aowin Charnel asked her
if the children were in bed. She replied in the
affirmative ; after which he seems to have got up,
seized hold of her, and inflicted several severe gashes
in her throat with a razor. Her cries were heard by
the eldest child, a girl about 14 years of age, who got
up, ran downstairs, and shouted " Murder !" Im-
mediately afterwards, the brother of the murderer,
who happened to be passing the house at the
time, rail and opened the door. Lying upon the
hearth, in a pool of blood, was Charnel's wife, and her
husband was struggling with her upon the floor. As
soon as Charnel observed his brother at the door, he
deliberately cut his own throat with the razor, almost
severing the head from the body. He died almost
immediately, and in a few minutes afterwards the
woman also ceased to breathe.
There were evidences of a severe struggle having
occurred, as two of her fingers were cut off, and she
also had a frightful gash at the back of the head. Mr.
Parsons, surgeon, was sent for, but medical aid was of
no avail.
The Charnels had five children. The inquest was
held on Monday afternoon. A daughter of the
deceased stated that her father had acted very
strangely of late, and appeared to be greatly troubled
in his mine. The medical evidence went to show that
the deceased must have been labouring under some
mental aberration at the time he committed the deed.
The jury returned an open verdict

The inquest on the bodies of Charnel] and his wife
was held on Monday, and the jury returned a verdict
of "Wilful murder" against Charnel], but were of
opinion that there was no evidence to show his state
oi mind at the time the deed was committed.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1869-01-23

PROFITS ON SODA WATER.

The case of "Haut v. Ihlws " was tried in the Bail
Court, in London, before Mr. Justice Lush, I m Mon-
day. This was an action for itrewli if contract. The
defendants were patentees for a soda-water machine,
and they supplied different syrups connected with it.
The plaintiff obtained one of the machines on hhe fur
twelve months, for which he pail £25 in advance. The
plaintiff set up his business in Leadenhall-street,
London, and had a quantity of syrup of the defen-
dants; he carried on the business for a month, and his
profit was £lO a week. The plaintiff then opened a
room at Liverpool, and asked the defendants to send
him a supply of syrups, bat the defendants refused to
supply him with the articles there, saying he must
confine himself to London. The defendants in their
advertisements had stated that a profit was to he
made of £lO a day, and the plaintiff alleged that he
had lost that profit in consequence ..f the defendants'
refusal to supply him with the syrups.
The learned judge, in surpris-, asked the plaintiff
if he meant to say that £3,000 a year was to be made
out of this business. The plaintiff said such was the
fact.
In cross-examination the plaintiff denied that the
defendants' carman had refused to leave goods without
the money. He might have asked the man to go over
the way and have a "smiler," because it was a hot
day. He imagined he was generally sober. He was
offered three places in LiverpooL Under the contract
plaintiff could not sell the drinks under 4d. a glass ; the
profit would be 21d. per glass. The defendants had
stated in their books that at least a profit of £2O a day
waste be made.

Mr. Garth contended that there was no case to go to
the jury; and Mr. Justice Lush was inclined to be of
that opinion, but thought it better to let the whole
case go to the jury.
Mr. Garth then addressed the jury for the defen-
dants. He said the defendants were deeply interested
in the success of their machine, but upon calling upon ,
the plaintiff they found him in such a state that he
was not likely to do any good. His supposed visit to
Liverpool was only a ruse to endeavour to get some-
thing out of the defendants, and not with a bona fide
intention of commencing business at Liverpool. It
was only a summer machine. The defendants had
paid 1:25 into court by way of caution. According to
the defendants' evidence the plaintiff said he would
give up the idea of going to Liverpool if they would
give him .£5O. The plaintiff might have obtained all
the materials in Liverpool charged 10d. a
gallon for soda water, distilled into their cylinders.
Refused to supply the articles to the plaintiff to Liver-
pool unless the money was paid for them beforehand.
No money was mentioned. These drinks were sold at
a loss after the 15th of September. The preparation
of the syrups was no secret ; they only took greater
care in the preparation. A letter was put in, sent
just before action, offering to supply go Is.
The judge said that was conclusive, and directed a
verdict for the defendants.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1869-01-23

POTATO?.

The markets ore well supplied with potatoes. Very
little business has been passing in any description, at about
late rates. English Regents, 70s. to 1100. ; Flukes, 1001. to.
150..; Scotch Regents, 605. to 1101.; Rocks, 00s. to So.;
French, 401. to 801. per ton.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1869-01-23

DEAFNESS 7

T UST PobliFhed, free hy post for 6 stamps, a
tl Treatise it, Deafness and Disoases of the Ear, with
Cases. Br. HOPI ON, of No. 10, Bryanston-street,
Portman-square. London, W., shewing how sufferers can
be successfully treated at their own honies at a mod,rate
cost. Persons hitherto deemed incurable are especially
invited to adopt this simple but efficacious method of
treatment, by which hundreds of persona have been car rd
and relieved; and Dr. HOPTON ph. i,y,s himself to do
I,ivtln-nst in ad:. viatfing the stitti•rinl; of those p,ra,r,

o lony rime tliemselv,s °tn.!, ids tr, It's:4st
which ewe he aryiied 1.,, ,es if ;toy peril if iJe
sit I, pel feet safety. Nothieg is regwir, if hat the com-
munication of the facts of the one. Advice Gratis, by
letter. Consslf.lti Flee. liours-11 to 4 every day.
Sundays excelt, f. Address—G. 0. HOPTON. M.
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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1869-01-23

"GIB.

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Pru,sia the kingdoms lately gimped,
Off from eireasda lti.sia sheers,
And Sain's lied Details pr wl unwhipped :
When Italy surrenders Naple:,
Spain's fangs on t'ulia's neck unlock,
We'll think eland tiihr,Altar's hilLs,
And then we'll keep the K. z,,cl Ind Rock—runa•
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1869-01-23

IMPORTANT NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC AT

LARGE:.
Just Published,

R. S. SALT'S Astomiding, Clever. Eye-
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Forrestion of Clint. Clent Hills. and Cientiur Ronitlec;
also giving an account of Balsam arid his Ass, and the
ASReS that were bronght on ('lent hula : the Evils of
Intemperance Irnmssked, and the Lecturer's Degrerla..
eon of a Drunlisid ; also on the Evils of Women
Preachino. nrime-ked in mirticular. illustrated lir the
Feats which God enninwercd Strong Sampson to do ; arid
4.•!.,•r 'llli, in fictiural, too numerous tote spec,tied in
this advertisement.

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CAB, CAB. AND POSTING ESTABLISHMENT.

MRS. A. 1111 OWN, in returning thanks to
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the above Busim as. begs to announce that she has trans-
ferred tbe Business to her son Thomas Brown, on whose
behalf she would solicit a continuance of past favours.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1869-01-23

Mr. MECHI'S MISGIVINGS.

Mr. Mechi, writing from Tiptree Hall, has sent the
I,,llowing for publication to The Times -
It is Jul early yet to give an opinion about our future
wheat crop. So far as I have observed in Norfolk, Cam-
bridgeshire, rind Essex, wheats have planted well; too well. I
think, where thickly sown, for, owing to the mild and wet
s,ason, the roots, where closely Miffed, must be already
intermixed and competing for their food, by no nt. one a
good preparation for their subsequent more ample require-
ments and development.
With only one bushel per acre, mine are quite thick
enough.
I am no croaker, but our old men remind me that there
was a light or full moon at Christmas, which they say is a
bad augury, and implies light sheaves to follow, while a dark
moon at Christmas forbodes heavy sheaves. It certainly has
been so the last two years, as regards the wheat crop, and
my bailiff finds on referring to the past ten years, that this
has been the rule.
A practical arid observing farmer told me yesterday that
he never knew an abundant wheat crop following a mild
winter. _ . .

Let us hope these evil omens may not be verified.
I am, Sir, your obedient servant,
J. J.

EAST OF AFPREHKNSION.—If you had the mis-
fortune to be hauled off to the Station by two police-
men, both seizing you by the uppermost part of your
coat, what eminent pianoforte makers' names might
you mutter to yourself ,--Collar'd and Collar'd.—
Punch.
TIIE LOGIC OF BRIBERY.—II, is the opinion of
a good many free and independent British electors
that bribery is not only in no wise wrong; but, on
the contrary, quite right and proper. They argue that
liberty to barter their votes for a sovereign, or any
number of sovereigns, is a prerogative of the sovereignty
inherent in the Sovereign People, and that there is
not one of all our most cherished institutions more
valuable than Sovereign Alley.—Panch.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1869-01-23

CHARGE of SHOOTING, at an ELECTION.

At the Stafford borough petty sessions on Monday
and Tuesday, a charge against Mr. Thomas Scarrott,
a prominent Conservative in Stafford, for shooting
Thomas Horobin on the polling day at the election in
November last, was investigated.
The evidence was to the effect that between two and
three o'clock in the afternoon a mob of people as-
sembled in Foregate-street, and after smashing the
windows of several public-houses proceeded in the di-
rection of the prisoner's residence. The prosecutor
who was passing along the street, stopped when
nearly oppo lte the prisoner's house, for the purpose
of observing what took place. When the mob had
approached within thirty or forty yards of his house
the prisoner came out with a gun in his hand and
fired on the crowd. Some of the shots struck the
prosecutor in the face, inflicting slight injunes, anct
others lodged in his bat. The window of a house was
also broken by shots from the prisoner's gun.
The windows and shutters of the prisoner's house
were afterwards smashed and broken by the mob.
The bench committed the accosed for trial, bail
being taken.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1869-01-23

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1869-01-23

SINGULAR CASE OF MANSLAUGHTER.

An inquest has been held at Wevle, near Shrews-
bury, upon the body of Mr. Ferriday, an old man,
who had been killed on the previous (lay, under cir-
cumstances of an extraordinary character. The pro-
ceedings were watched by solicitors, engaged both on
behalf of the family of the deceased and of Captain
Scott, a country landowner well known in Shropshire.
From the evidence of Mrs. Edwards, the keeper of
the Wevle Turnpike-gate, it appeared that on Wed-
nesday afternoon she saw the deceased passing through
her gate with his cart. He was sitting in front of the
cart with the reins in his hand, and was driving at a
slow pace. Just an he got within the gate-posts
Captain Scott drove up from the contrary direction,
and the vehicles met and passed each other in the gate-
way. The deceased was on his right side, and was
driving as close to the pathway as he could get, leav-
ing plenty of room for Captain Scott to pass. The
Captain, nevertheless, shouted out to the deceased,
and as he passed him turned round and angrily cut at
him with his whip. The lash caught the old man on
the hat, and the horse immediately set off, Ferriday
being shaken off his seat and pitched head first against
a wall, whence he rolled back under the wheels of his
cart, which passed over him. He was picked up dead.
This testimony was corroborated in every particular by
a woman who lived near the gate and witnessed the
whole affair. _

Captain Scott, being sworn, said that on driving up
to the gate and seeing deceasol approach it in his cart,
he believed there would not be room for both to pass,
and he accordingly, after calling out to Femday,
pulled up in the gateway. As Ferriday's cart passed
him a Blight collision took place, and he, believing the
old man was asleep, "flicked at him" with his whip,
to waken him up. He was of opinion that Ferriday's
home ran away in consequence of the wheels of the
cart and chaise grating against each other.

The jury, after an hour's consultation, returned a
verdict of "Manslaughter against Captain Scott,"
who was committ,d to take his trial at Shrewabury
Assizes. Captain Scott left the place whilst the verdict
was under consideration, and thus escaped arrest, and
eventually bail was tendered and accepted.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1869-01-23

THE CURSE OF DRINK.

In a leader upon Pauperism, its cause and effects,
The Times, remarks :

It is a fact well known to all conversant with the poor that
a person may tall out of working condition to indolence and
dependence very fast, yet by no means irretrievably. The
liner and the wish for work depend very much on the
phys cal strength and the state of the annual aniline Bad
air, trouble, a little excess in drink, or want of regular sleep
may utterly indispose a man for work in a short time. ill
course, it must be admitted that the chl f cause of such tem-
porary and curable indisposition is drink. As soon
an a working mot finds his strength and spirits flag,
he takes, as he inragines, the speediest way to rectuit
them. A good dinner, had lie even the appetite for
it, would cost him a shilling or two. But sixpence
will obtain for him the stimulus he craves, and which
ill really answer its purpose for halt-an-hour. lie
will, P., take it in couipany instead of in solitude;
he will tind it at I nice, wherever he happens to be, instead of
having to look for it, to watt for it, and perhaps not get it at
last. The primeval curse upon the soil clings to food, even
in the nietniptilitati cook-shop and eating-house, not to speak
of the rural cottage. Food is always a difficulty; drink
never, in, long as there remains sixpence in a man's pocket.
But from the hour that drink is ,iiiistittited for wholesome
food, the body sinks, and the minis follows. Tit •ugh far
slant of actual drunkenness, a man finds it ituposettee to
apply and to exert himself as lie used to do 'that will
lv t. mid a fair account of a very large proportion of She
pauper sm which Mr. thisl len is very wisely resolved we shall
be weekly reminded.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1869-01-23

Cry tourbt-O[ie Obscrbcr.

SATURDAY, JANUARY 23, 18G9.

THE IRON TRADE.

There Wag not a very large attendance onl
'Change at Wolverhampton on Wednesday, and
the trade appears quiet. The houses, generally,
ar.i able to do four turns" per week, and some
sre doing more. There is hopeful feeling h:
the trade, cud merchants speak of being able to
give out contracts more freely before loag.
There is a steady inquiry for pig.

There Wee a !lir attendance at Ilirming,haiii
on Thursday. The reports were a shade better.!
as to the receipt of (inlets for some kinds of/
merchant iron, but some of the irontnasters still
complain of a paucity of speitications, and in!
North Staffordshire things are much worse iii
this respect than in this locality. The tone of I
the tritde nut), be fitly described as hopeful and'
expectant—the spring foreign orders beingl
looked forward to with condilerable eagerness,
as likely to give some impetus to iron and nict-
als generally. Pig iron continues firm fo: LII
approved native brands.

Notice. of Births, Maths, and Marriages, when duly
aullouticatod, will bu msurted in the " Observer "free td
ebasige.

BIRTHS.

On the 17th hist, the wife of M. (i, orge tioriog
Thruguiorton CottAge, Culinui 11111, of is ,hrighter.
DIED.

On tha 171 h instant, in his 65th year, William Akroyl,l
et I... Afield Flom, n thi. town.

Uri the Pith inq tot, siva 3) Wiifl,n B Aim Minty,
of Ilutley, for some years correspondent to the Paityl
Garet:,

On thn 2nl inatunt, tip(' 69, John Rowley, for 22
yearn 11.r.su Crier awl Cothanhlo.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1869-01-23

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affections resulting therefrom, will send free on receipt of
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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1869-01-23

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