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The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-10-24

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-10-24

MR, GEORGE KING HARRISON AT

BRIERLEY HILL.

On Mmday night a rubric meeting in support of
Geor,!e King Harrison, the Liber.d can:ld:late
for the Kingswieford Division, was h&c' in the
Publi,.• Hall, 13, ieTley Hill. Mr John Addison pre-
sided.— In the c•Tairse of his address, Mr. I.larrs,n
spoke of the pr-Tosal to put a small tax on coin,
and this led to a scene or confusion. Tiler:: were
several interruptions, and finally one or two per-
sons were ejected. After order had been restored,
the speaker read extracts from three newspaters
to show that Mr. Hill had advocated the imposition
of 2s 6,3 per quarter on corn from foreign countrierr,
and so increasing the cost of people's food. (Shame)
If he had misrepresented Mr. Hill, two Conser-
vative and one Liberal newspapers had been his
justification. Mr. Harrison then spoke in favour
of modit.ying the raiiwu tariffs of the country, and
hell it to he a great shsme that the railway com-
panies should carry foreign goods into the centre of •
this country cheaper than they would carry our
,00ls out of the country. (Shame) The new
Parniment ought to sea that this state of things
war al erod (Applause.) On the queAion of local
op ion, he was not fcr confiscating the landlord's
property nor the licensed victuallers' interest in his
house. It was not doing as one would be done by.
(Applause.) Mr. Harri-et expressed himself in
favour of free education ; ad, in conclusion, said
he was bound to go through—("and win.")---and
he asked their help at the coming electiem.—The
Chairman invited questions, which Mr. Harrison
arid he should be happy to answer This led to
another interruption, and a persistent obstructor
was removed. In reply to questions the :.andidate
sail he would vote in favour of an affirmation bill
in preference to the oath. He would also enquire
gnto the working of the blasphemy la ws. (Applause.)
rtsolution in support of Mr. Harrison's candida
ture was carried with a few dissentients.—A vote oi
thinks to the chairman concluded the meeting. •
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-10-24

ENGLAND AND AMERICA.

At the Master's dinner of the Wheelwrights' Corn.
pany, at the Albion Tavern, Aldersgate-street,
London, the Master, Mr. J. IL Puleston, M.P., in the
chair, Mr. Phelps, the American Minister, replying
to the toast of his health, said that all that ap-
pertained to the ancient guilds of the City of London
was interesting to Americans. The motto of the
Wheelwrights' Company," God grant unity," was the
one which above all he trusted would represent the
feelings of the great British race on both sides of the
Atlantic. The relations of the two peoples had been
settled—they were one. Each had a vast stake in the
prosperity of the other. They in America claimed a
share in the ancient and noble history of England;
on the other hand,"the English people had a share
in the splendid future of the American Con-
tinent. As the representative of the United States,
he belonged to neither political party, but in view of
the forthcoming changes he might be allowed to refer
to one characteristic of their common race—viz.,
their wonderful capacity, not only in surmounting
obstacles, but in escaping from imminent perils whictt
might arise beforelhem. The race had to move on,
and move on it did, against all winds, generally to
reach right home at last. All he would say to them
was, "Don't prophecy "—wise men don't usually go
into that line of business—and "Don't despair," for
they might be sure the ship of State would weather
the storm, and go safely on its way.

At South Kirby Colliery, near Pontefract, on Mon-
day, whilst two men, named John Eyre and George
Bradley, were being drawn to the surface the cage
came into contact with the head gear, arid overtntried.
Both men fell down the shaft, which Is over 600 yards
deep, and were dashed to pieces.
An inquest was held on Monday 14 Tianberris, ati
the foot of Snowdon, on the body of Jain Collier, of
Manchester, who on the Bth, while suffering ffom
delirium tremens, ran away, and was not 'afterwards
heard of. He must have wandered about in the woods.
and eventually died from cold and exposure.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-10-24

EXCITING SCENE AT A FlRt.

A fro, attended with some exciting incidents, oc,
curred at a quarter past six o'clock on Sunday morn-
ing at 11, Lambeth Upper-marsh, on the prensZ,ses of
Mr. T. Wilcox, fried fish shop proprietor. A passer-
by discovered the fire and raised an alarm, but when
the inmates were aroused and appeared at the upper
windows it was seen that the front shop was tho-
roughly ablaze, and that exit by means of the door
was impossible. A large crowd assembled and urged
the people to jump, and, pending the arrival of a fire-
escape, some children and Mrs. Mary Ann Wilcox
were lowered to the ground by means of sheets and
blankets tied together. Mr. Wilcox, who had remained
in the room to the last possible moment assisting his
wife and family out, next essayed to jump into
blankets which were held out to him, and fortunately
succeeded in doing so without sustaining more serious
injuries than a broken ankle. He and his xi ife, who
had been hurt, were taken to St. Thomas's Hospital.
The fire spread all over the house, which was in the
end gutted, and the narrow escape which the inmates
had had was proved by the fact that the roof fell in
soon after they had made their escape from the burn-
ing premises.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-10-24

PARLIAMENTARY CANDIDATES AND
WOMEN'S SUFFRAGE.

Of the total number of Parliamentary candidates
seeking election, the following have declared them-
selves in favour of the principle of giving votes to
women who are owners or occupiers of the necessary
property qualification: In England, 217 Liberals, 179
Conservatives, 14 Labour Candidates, 8 Independents,
1 Nationalist; in Wales, 15 Liberals, 6 Conservatives,
1 Labour Candidate, and 1 Independent; in Scot•land..
27 Liberals, 14 Conservatives, and 1 Crofter. Out of
these the numbers who have voted or paired for thk
measure during the late or former Parliateuts arc:
England, 93 Liberals, 71 Conservatives, 1 Ind'el)en-
dent, and 1 Nationalist ; Wales, 11 Liberals ; Scot-
land, 8 Liberals, 3 Conservatives, and 1 Crofter.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-10-24

TREASURE TROVE.

A few days ago, while some workmen were pulling
down an old building in the town of Svendborg, on
the island of Thinen, they came upon a valuable
treasure, which included 10 bars of very fine silver
and 3774 silver and gold coins, all dating from the
reign of the Danish King Eric of Pomerania (A.D.
1390-1412). The whole lay together buried in the
basement close to the foundation. It is singular that
a tradition of centuries pointed to this house as a
place where treasure had been buried, and the owner,
when selling it a short time since, expressly reserved
the ownership of any treasure that might be found on
the premises.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-10-24

SINGULAR ACTION AGAINST HRS.
LANGTRY.

An action was brought in Brompton County Court
on Tuesday by Mr. J. Day, hosier, London, against
Mrs. Langtry, to recover a sum of £l4 for shirts and
collars supplied, at defendant's request, to her ser-
vants. As Mrs. Laugtry was out of town, the case
was adjourned for her attendance. It is stated that
the defence will be a repudiation of her liability for
goods supplied to her husband's household.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-10-24

MR. BROOKE ROBINSON AT DUDLRY,

On Monday night Mr. Brooke Robinson, the
*0 tatrvative candidate for the borough of Dudley.
iddressed a large audience in the Bell Street School,
Pen-nett, an outlying portion of the ParPamen!ary
lwoligh. Mr, D. Bryce piesided,
Mr. Robinson, who was received with mingled
elers and e.roans, said he was in favour of a pro-
te ive, system, and pointed to Canada and portions
of Australia as evidence of the benefit of such a
state of things. Mr. Robinson also spoke of his con-
ne,;tiou with the public business of Dudley, whilst
Sheridan—(cheers)—was engagel all hi i time
•Iv.w here. During Ms address he was frequently
iw,Trupted, and dicers were given for his opponent
,inl members of the late Government. He, how-
ever, persisted and concluded his speech by asking
for a calm coosideration of the interests of the
b n.cugh between himself and one who was prac.
a stranger.
Mr Oliver Smith moved a vote of confidence in
M. Robinson, and this was seconded by Mr. Cole.
Tao voting appeared to be equally divided, but
it vas declared to be in Mr. Robinson's favour.

A. vote of thanks was passed to the chairman.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-10-24

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Envelopes ,Note Paper, and ALL KINDS
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Larger Stek -of---P-LAILING CARDS, New
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BILL PAPER, PENS, INK, &IL
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Toy Books, Spelling and Reading Eookti
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-10-24

POTATO.

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,A good supply of potatoes were on sale. Trade Wait
quiet, as follows :-31.tgnum bonus, 00s to 803 • Kent
regents, 608 to 80s ; early roses, 70s to 90s; ella,r4ionil/24
60s to 708; and Victories, 60s to fOB Per ton.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-10-24

THE BURGLARY SEASON.

A burglary of a daring character took place be-
tween a quarter to seven and eight o'clock on Sunday
night, at the residence of Mr. W. Reeson, statidh-
master of the Clapton Station of the Groat Eastern
Railway. The house is occupied by Mr. Beeson, his
father and mother, and sister. The two latter were
away at church. Mr. Beeson left home at a quarter
to seven for the purpose of going round to the station
(a distance of three minutes' walk), where he re-
mained till a few minutes to eight. When he went
direct back he found, to his astonishment, that the
front door had been forced and all the rocms in the
house had been completely ransacked, except one in
which his father, who was somewhat deaf, had been
sitting, the burglars having availed themselves of
everything of value, including jewellery and money,
leaving the contents of drawers and cupboards strewn
in every direction.
At the Westminster Police-court William Henry
Smith, a man of colcur, a ship's fireman, was charged
on Monday with being on enclosed premises for the
purpose of committing a felony. Charles Gunn, 637 B,
proved that at 12 on Saturday night the prisoner
quietly scaled the wall of 5, Prince's-row, Bucking-
ham-gate. Witness went "after him and he said he
had come there to thieve, as he could not get a living
any other way. A knife and some matches were
found on him. He was remanded. _

On Monday at Barnsley, a lad named Broadhead,
2‘ged 12, and another named Wilkinson, aged about
eight, were charged with burglary. They had entered
some locked-up premises by breaking the window in
the roof, and had stolen a quantity of fireworks. The
younger prisoner questioned very intelligently the
policeman's statement that he had some crackers in
his pocket. In order to refute this he exhibited his
ragged trousers to the bench, which were pocketless.
He, however, was ordered to be flogged with the
birch. The elder prisoner was committed for five
years to a reformatory.
At Barnet, on Monday, two boys, named
Pales, aged 13, and Samuels, were ordered to
receive six strokes of the birch rod for breaking into
a house at Shenley and stealing a gold watch and
chain, the property of Charles Lane. Entry to the
house was obtained by prisoners breaking the windows
while the occupants were away for the day, and the
watch and chain which were left hanging in the bed-
room, were found on Pales.
A notorious burglar, named Sharpe, who a few
weeks ago broke into a warehouse and literally car-
ried away on a stolen truck a safe and contents,
valued at over £250, was committed for trial at
Leicester on Monday on another charge of entering a
factory office, breaking into another safe, and stealing
contents valued over -ClOOO. The prisoner pleaded
guilty, and directed officers to the field where tools
and property were hidden.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-10-24

LORD SALISBURY AND THE UNITED
KINGDOM ALLIANCE.

The Rev. Dawson Burns, metropolitan superinten-
ant of the 'United Kingdom Alliance, having written
to Lord Salisbury in reference to his speech at New-
port, where allusion was made to the Hyde-park
'lots of 1855, Mr. Burns pointing out that the in-
ference drawn by Lord Salisbury that Lord Robert
Grosvenor's bill related to public-houses, and that
the rioting arose from the attachment of the people
to the Sunday sale of intoxicating liquors was ground-
less, the Prime Minister has forwarded the following
reply:
" Hatfield House, Hatfield, Herts, Oct. 17.
"Rev. Sir,— I have delaying answering yotir letter
in order that I might have an opportunity of referring
to Lord Robert Grosvenor's Sunday Trading Bill of
1855. It is not, however, a document easy to find.
I have not any copy myself, and a copy of a bill which
failed to pass 30 years ago is not to be found in
ordinary libraries. I am not, therefore, able to
answer your question whether my memory misled me
on the point or ilot. On reference, however, to the
debate which took place in committee on the bill, I
find that Mr. Maguire stated that the object of the
supporters of the bill was to keep people out of
public-houses on Sunday. If I understood him
rightly, this would indicate that either in the bill
itself or in some amendment of which notice had
been given on behalf of its promoters, there were
provisions which would have effected the public-
houses as well as other purveyors of food and drink.
It does not, however, appear to me that the argu-
ment is very materially affected, for the dislike of the
people of London to be prevented from buying what
food they liked upon Sunday would probably be ex-
tended to their beverages as well. That, however, is
a matter of opinion.—l have the honour to be, your
obedient servant, "SALISBURY."
Writing on the 19th inst. to Lord Salisbury, the
Rev. Dawson Burns says: "That mob violence can
be excited against any law, however good or however
much in accordance with real public opinion, cannot
be doubted; but it is important, I am sure your lord-
'ship will admit, that the facts as to legislation on the
liquor traffic should be correctly stated, in order not
to give colour to the assumption which underlies all
such misstatements that the mass of the people are
opposed to temperance legislation. The precise con-
trary is the case, as all canvasses and direct processes
of inquiry have clearly shown.'
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-10-24

AN EXTRAORDINARY BEGGAR.

At Westminster Police-court on Tuesday, Michael
Joseph Hannan, no occupation, was charged on
remand with begging at Sloane-street, on the evening
of Saturday week. Mr T. Duerdin Dutton defended,
and did not dispute the facts. Mr. Richard Gomm,
Chief Officer of the Mendicity Soc:ety, proved several
convictions against him for vagrancy. His friends
were well-to-do, but had entirely discarded him. He
had had the beat opportunities, but drink had been
his ruin. Mr. Dutton made an appeal ad miseri-
cordiam. The prisoner was not a beggar, and did not
want, for he had now £lOO to his account at the
London and County Bank as a guarantee for his
carrying out his contract as a clerk and collector to a
Mr. Hooper. When in prison for begging before he
had always been treated for delirium tremens, and
really was not responsible for his actions. Mr. Par-
tridge thought it a very bad case, and passed a sen-
tence of three montls' hard labour.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-10-24

A CONTROVERSY UPON SWEARING.

A controversy Appears to be going fGrwarcl amongst
publicists across the Atlantic touching the exceedingly
improper habit of swearing which is indulged in, it is
to be gathered, to excess by the citizens of free and
Democratic America. Moralists are filling the
editorial columns of religious periodicals with words
of warning and advice; and are telling those of their
fellow countrymen addicted to the use of profane
language-that they would easily accustom themselves
not to swear if they only stopped to reason, for "the
man who reasons with himself never swears." The
New York, Herald also devotes a leaderette to the
mater, its argument being that a man never does, never
can, stop to reason on a subject when big words
are trembling on his lips. Human nature, it con-
tends, is so constituted that the word is uttered by a
sort of "automatic action of the vocal chords when-
ever the proper conditions prevain As well, it says,
ask a bombshell to stop and reason about the pro-
priety of exploding, after the fuse is lighted, as ask a
man who has stepped upon a piece of orange peel, or
run against a lamppost in the dark, or bitten his
tongue half off by stepping down two steps instead of
one, to argue with himself whether he has an opinion
to express on the subject. The opinion expresses
itself (that is the difficulty) involuntarily, and as it is
a strong one, so the language in which it is couched
is strong. The conclusion, in short, reached by the
Herald is that nothing will prevent men from swear-
ing, for though profane language is useless-it io, under
many circumstances, perfectly natural,
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-10-24

A FRENCH GENTLE MANUFACTORY'

Not long ago an ingenious Frenchman named M.
Souffrice, conceived and carried into effect a plan for
collecting the grease and other matters which defile
the Seine, and making the former into soap and
glycerine. Into the river flows not only sewage, but
refuse of all kinds from manufactories, kitchens, &c.,
which contains large quantities of grease. Along the
margin of the Seine piers have been constructed to
intercept most of the greasy and solid matters, which
are lifted out by labourers armed with huge forts and
spoons, and chemically treated at the works, the
solid matter helping to feed the furnaces.
Having these extensive arrangements for clearium
the river, M. Souffrice offered to remove all dead
animals between Asnii'res and Argenteuil. The
offer was gladly accepted by the Prefecture of the
Seine. In consequence of the vast amount of
decaying matters accumulated at the works which
are situated at I3ouget, immense number of flies were
attracted, and soon gentles appeared in millions.
Some of thew) were of large size, presumably the well-
fattened offspring of bluebottles, and eminently
suited for angling purposes. Of this fact the fisher-
men of the Seine soon became aware, and a brisk
trade in gentles commenced. This proving very
profitable, Mr. Souffrice caused the finer maggots or
asticots to be collected, and had then sheltered and
cultivated in a shed built expressly for the purpose.
Under these favourable circumstances, the gentles
were found to still increase in size, and the demand
became greater than ever. It is stated that last
season no less than 25,000 f., or £lOOO worth of
gentles were sold frcm the factory. ln another de-
partment of the same works, rich oil cake,for feeding
pigs, is manufactured. It is to be hoped that pork
so fed is all consumed in France.—The Field.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-10-24

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-10-24

ANOTHER SHIP CANAL,

The success of the Manchester folks in obtaining
Parliamentary sanction for their ship eanal seems
likely to beget imitation. Birmingham at one time
cherished the ambition of becoming a port by means
of a canal to the Severn, and now Sheffield raises its
voice for a similar water-way to Goole. It is affirmed
that the engineering difficulties are not nearly so great
as those which have to be overcome at Manchester,
and the cost per mile would therefore be propor-
tionately lower. These, however, are little more than
conjectures; the timo for accurate estimates will not
arrive until "a wave of public opinion" has been
created in favour of the project. Would it not be
wiser to wait until experience shows whether
the Manchester Canal pays? That question
still remains to be decided, and there are
many shrewd Lancashire
.men who shake
their heads, predicting limited dividends and general
disappointment. It would, unquestionably, be a
great advantage to Sheffield to have direct communi-
cation with the sea. Its export trade is almost
entirely in very heavy goods, and the high railway
charges to the coast render competition against the
foreigner in his own markets increasingly difficult.
One great firm of ironfounders have removed the
chief part of their manufacturing business to the
coast, in order to get rid of inland transport charges,
and others are said to be meditating a similar step.
But unless the canal could be constructed at such a
price as to admit of a large reduction being made in
the transport charges, the manufacturers would be
little better off than they are now. The question of
questions in all these ambitious enterprises is the cost
nf construction.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-10-24

SHOCKING DEATH PROM
HYDROPHOBIA.

On Saturday morning Sir John Humphreys held an
inquest at the Lord Raglan, St. Annrs-road, Lime-
house, on the body of Julia Bessie Davis, aged 30,
lately living with her husband, Horace Davis, a clerk,
at 67, St. Paul's-road, Bow. The husband said that
about two months ago the deceaised went into the
back-yard to move the dog's kennel. As she was
doing so the dog, which was her pet one, jumped up
and bit her on the right band and the left arm. She
immediately went to the doctor's and had the wounds
cauterised. The wounds healed up, and she appeared
to be quite well again. On Vbredrmsday, the 14th inst.,
about 3.30 a.m., she complained of being ill, and at
5 a.m. Dr. Wheeler was sent for. That gentleman
attended and prescribed for her, but she died the
next morning at 9.30 in great agony. Dr.
Wheeler, of Mile-end-road, said be found the de-
ceased very ill and suffering from hydrophobia. He
prescribed for her, but the died the next day in great
agony. The jury returned a veetlict in accordance
with the medical testimony.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-10-24

ROWLEY.

LOCNT, BoAup.—An ordinary monthly meeting of '
this Board was held on Al onday ; Mr. W. Basiano
prosiding.—The Medical Officer (Mr. Beasley) re-
ported that 38 deaths had occurred in the upper
division during the four weeks ending October 10,
giving an annual average of 16 per 1,000. Seven-
teen cases of infectious diseases had been reportel.
Sertrlatinl, whilst abating at Tividale, was again
braking out at Knowle. The At sistant Medical
Officer (s Mr. De Dc,nne) reported 19 deaths in the
lower division, .-•;is ing an annual death-rate of 164
per I,ooo.—The Chairman n•marked that a let •er
hld been received from the Birmingham Corpora-
tion statinc, that they would at the expiration of
two month's cause a summons to be issued against
the Rowley Local Board for allowing solid and
liquid sewage matter to flow into the river Tame or
it tributaries at or near Causeway Green. Slnce
then a letter had been received from the Lncal
Government Board with reference to the pollution
of th river Tame by Rowley sewage, and the Boa:d
desired to know what the Rowley Sanitary Authority
ilintended to do in the matter. After considerabla
I discussion, both letters were referred to the Public
Works Committee.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-10-24

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-10-24

THE SHOCKING DEATH OF A STOKER.

On Monday afternoon Mr. Jobson, corner, he:d
an iugu,st at the Guest Hospital, Dudley, on the
body of William Ncrk (34), stoker, of Orchard Lane,
Lye, who was fatally injur.-d on .the Great Western
Railway at Old Hill. Mr. Locke represeir.ed the
Great Wester,: Railway Company, and Mr. Henry
Simpson the locomotive department,
Mrs. Nock, the widow, sated that after her hus-
band was burnt she saw him, and he then corn-
plaiLed that it was his inite's fault in letting off
the seam without giving him any signal.
Thomas Dance, engine driver, who had b en
twenty-five ycar3 in the employ of the company,
sail Nock bad been his stoker for five months. Oa
TueAay night week witness anti Nock were in the
Rowley tuninl on the engine, and the latter calted
out ho was on fire. Witness had not seen how he
eaughL fire, but he imagined that when the steam
was shut off the flames were forced out from the
folding dons. The doors were within an inch of
being closed. It was not the custom to tell the
fireman that steam was going to be shut off, mid
Noek knew the working of the engine as well as
witn.ss. There was no explosion or anything of
the kind. It happened often that when steam was
shut off the flames came out of the fire-hole, and
that must have been the way Neck's clothes caught
fire. Witness did his best to extinguish the flames,
and when this was accomplished Nock ran off to
Old Hill Station and witness followed him.
It was shown that Nock was admitted to the hos-
pital suffering from severe burns. He died on the
aith inst. from the effects of the injuries received
(Al the Old Hill line. Witness was unable to say
whether there were any scalds on tt-c man. In the
ward he made a statement to the effect that they
had a different kind of coal, which caked, and that
,shen the steam was shot off he was told to open
the door and break it up. As he did so the flame
came out.

Dance, replied, said ho gave no instructions to
Nock to break up the coal in the fire.
By a juryman :It was the same sort of coal as
is iJ, and witness knew no rule instructing him to
tell the fireman when the steam was to be shut off,
The jury returned a vercliA of “Accidental
death."
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-10-24

A POLICEMAN SENT TO PRISON:

William Ruddiforth, a Police-constable in the Hull
force, was charged at Hull on Saturday with stealing
a gold keeper ring, value 11s., the property of Mr.
C. Woodcock, of the Spinners' Arms Beerhouse,
Cumberland-street, on the 12th instant. From the
evidence it appears that on the morning in question
the prisoner went to prosecutor's house, and going
into a private roxn called for a pint of beer, which
Mrs. Woodcock served him, and he said he would

"pay for it at Christmas." After being in the
house half an hour he left, and subsequently the ring
was missed. Mrs. Woodcock went in search of
prisoner, and when she asked him for the ring he
denied all knowledge of it, and when she called him
a thief he called her a liar. The same evening Mr.
Woodcock received a letter enclosing the ring. The
letter said: "It was not the policeman took the ring.
I took it a good bit after be went out. I have beard
of him getting into trouble. . . . The policeman
is a friend of mine, and it was only a game, I think
you would blame the policeman, but it is false." The
result was that Ruddiforth was arrested, and thoEe
who knew his handwriting gave their opinion that
the lette? was written by him. He, however, said he
was innocent • but the magistrate considered the
evidence conclusive, and committed him for two
montils.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-10-24

THE TELEPHONE AT SEA.

Science has so far succeeded in ruling the rude
waves of the German Ocean as to render possible the
establishment of telephonic communication between
the post office at Walton-on-the-Naze and the Sunk
Lightship ten "Liles away at sea. The crew of the
lightship will no longer be able to claim commisera-
tion on the ground of their isolation from the world.
Now that the touching of the button in the Walton
plat office rings a bell in the lightship, the captain
and his crew are in a position to discuss politics or any
other subject, almost as conveniently as if they were
on the Essex shore. It is possible to conceive of their
using the new development of the telephone for
the purpose of addressing, in affectionate terms,
some of the " ladies now on land," whom a mariner
of old apostrophitecl in terms which have lived for
generations. In any case the lightship telephone
creates a new era in the history of maritime com-
merce. It will enable the owners and consignees of
ships whose movements cannot, for one reason or
another, be announced by Lloyd's signalling
stations, to know betimes of their approaching
arrival. For those on shore who are practically
interested in the eccentricities of the tides and
the winds near our coasts, nature will be unable
in the future, to keep any secrets, even for an
hour. The lonely lightships will be enabled to become
the useful scouts of the merchant navy, with the
opportunity of almost instantaneously communicating
all necessary information to head-quarters. And the
last victory of science which makes it possible to
maintain a wire between the shore and a lightship,
even during a gale of wind increases indefinitely the
possibility of the services of lifeboat crews. iheir
bravest efforts have often been useless because they
have been too late. The lightship telegrams will, in
many a case give timely intelligence of danger where
hitherto it has been impossible to communicate with
the shore.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-10-24

DUDLEY.

ADULTERATION CASE.—On Monlay, at the Police
,Joart, before the Mayor (Alderman Howat), Alder-
man Wilkinson, and Mr. John Aston, Samuel
%Triglit, miner, Knte's Hill, \v.'s charged with adui-
crating bread for sale. Fined 10a and costs.—lsa.ah
eliornbury, cf Nock's Fold, St Andrew's Street
Netherton, was fined lOs and costs for selling milk
with five per cont of water added to it,
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-10-24

CRADLEY HEATH.

MALICIOUS INJURY.—During the early hours of
und,,y morning some malicious person threw large
quantities of copying ink over some costly orna-
innt-il stonework above the entrance doors of the

re-i I,neles of Messrs. Holt and Wilets, in the

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c,:ii:uated at upwards of £25.

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-10-24

WEDDING OF A PRINCESS IN PARIS.

The wedding of the Princess Charlotte do la Tre.
mouille to the son of the Duke and Duchess de la
Rechefoucauld Bisaccia took -dace on Monday morn-
ing with regal pomp at the Madeleine, and the splendid
equipages of tho bridal party and their friends drew
together a large concourse of spectators, which en-
tirely blocked up the stairs and portico of the church
and the large square in front of it. The church inside
was profusely and most artistically decorated with
flowers, and the sight was not only impressive, but
presented a scene of almost poetical beauty. Parisian
society filled the church, and the representatives of
some of the most illustrious names in the " Almanach
de Gotha" were present, including the whole of the
Orleans family, the Prince de Tarente, the Duke and
Duchess de Mouchy, the Dachess de Luynes and her
young son, the Prince and Princess de Ligne, Prince
and Princess Charles de Ligne, the Prince de Poi,
Count and Countess de Pourtales; Count and Countess
de Kergorlay, Count and Countess d'Ararnon, and
many more illustrations of the noble faubourg. The
English Embassy was represented by Mr. F. Carew
and the Hon. Michael Herbert.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-10-24

A SUPPOSED RELIGIOUS IMPOSTOR.

At the Marylebone Police-court on Monday, Samuel
Gater was charged with obtaining 2s. 6d. from Miss
A. F. Rudge, of 19, Southwick-street, Bayswater, by
false representations. Miss Rudge said the prisoner
called on her in the month of May and brought with
him a letter from the Rev. Mr. Fowkes, curate of St.
John's, Paddington, saying that he knew the bearer.
In the course of conversation the prisoner represented
that he was about to go to Canada, that he wanted
money to pay the passage, and when he got there he
was to fill a situation in the Post Office. Under the
circumstances she gave him 2s. 6d., or ss. In cross-
examination by the prisoner, Miss Midge said the
letter spoke of the prisoner as having been a con-
naunicant in the parish for many years, and that he
had been a member of the Bible class. The Rev.
Reginald Fowkes, of 17, Portsea-place, said the pri-
soner called on him, appeared to know him, and gave
a history of himself and the spiritual work he was
engaged in. Ho also said he was going out to Canada,
and at the prisoner's request he wrote a letter recom-
mending him to Christians in Canada. He (witness)
fully believed all the prisoner toli him about himself,
and it was on the faith of that that he wrote the
letter. On the next day he heard that the prisoner
had been trying to get money of ladies. The Rev.
Mr. Harding, of 6, Portsea-place, said the prisoner
called at his house and gave the name of Brett or
Bent. Subsequently he heard of his having got
money by false pretences. On Saturday last witness
had been conducting a funeral at Paddington Ceme-
tery, Willesden, when he met the prisoner. Not feel-
ing sure of his identity, witness entered into conver-
sation with him, during which the prisoner said he
was a printer, and denied having any intention of
going to Canada. Being certain that the prisoner
was the man who had previously called on him, he
stopped the prisoner and told him he should give him
into custody for obtaining money under false pre-
tences. The prisoner ran away, but was secured and
brought back. .fle and the friend who was with him
then wanted to hand witness the amount of money
received from the ladies, saying that it Was very.
small. Witness refused it. The prisoner was re-
manded.

Judge Biddle, of Philadelphia, has decided that
kissing a woman is no crime. We believe, however,
that kissing is a thing that every woman should set
her face against.
A musical expert says that only one man in a
thousand can whistle a tune. And yet there aret
people who think there is nothing to be thankful
for.

THE SERVIAN MINISTER AND MR:
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-10-24

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