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The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-05-09

HONES FOR WORKING BOYS.

On Saturday afternoon the eighth of the homes for
working boys in London was opened by a meeting on
the premises, Tyndale-house, Whitehead's-grove,
Chelsea. The Earl of Aberdeen, president of the
committee of the homes (whose offices are at 8,
Duke-street, Adelphi) occupied the chair, and among
those present were the Countess of Aberdeen, the
Hon. T. H. W. and Mrs. Pelham, the Hon. A. J.
Kinnaird, the Hon. Conrad Dilson, the Rev. Canon
Cromwell, Mr. C. E. Baring Young, the treasurers,
and Mr. H. Bristow Waller: The homes are intended
for boys between the ages of 13 and 17 years, who
are in situations and earning wages, but have no
homes of their own. The boys, of whom some 300
are at present sheltered in these homes, pay 4s. 6d. a
Week each for food, and from is. to 2s. 6d. aweek, ac-
cordingto earnings,forlodging. Thus far the homes are
practically self-supporting,and,taking the cost of super-
intendence with rates and taxes, and other incidentals,
into account, each boy costs the institution about .E 6
per annum, to meet which, and the cost of establishing
the homes, subscriptions from the public are required.
The house at Chelsea has cost £7OO to furnish and
adapt for the purposes of a home for thirty-five boys,
towards which £4OO had been received, including
£2OO frota one benevolent lady, leaving £3OO to be
raised. The meeting on Saturday w.ss opened with
prayer and Scripture reading by the Rev. W. If.
Dalton, after which the Hon. T. H. W. Pelham, bon.
secretary, gave some details of the excellent work
carried on by these homes. The chairman remarked
that in addressing that audience it was not requisite
for him to enter into any arguments as to the neces-
sity of these homes for working boys. As the boys
paid as much as they could reasonably afford out
of their regular earnings, they had the satisfaction
of knowing that these boys received the benefits of
the homes without any lowering of self-respect and
independence. When they considered what most of
those boys would be liable to in the way of lodging
accommodation but for these homes, they saw what
risks and what dangers they were rescued from by
being brought into this home circle of moral and
religious training. That only .E 5 or £6 was required
, for each boy from the public showed that the homes
were carefully managed. If they made good Chris-
tians of those boys they were thereby making them
good citizens, and from that point of view too much
stress could not be laid on the value of the influence
of these homes on lads who formed part of the great
army of the working class, whose influence became
greater every day. The meeting was also addressed
by the Hon. Conrad Dillon, member of the London
School Board, the Rev. H. Webb Peploe, Mr. Low-
ther Bridger, the Hon. A. Kinnaird, and the Rev.
Lawson Forster. Resolutions were unanimously
passed expressing satisfaction at the establishment of
this home at Chelsea, and commending the general
work of the institution to public support.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-05-09

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-05-09

' THE SALVATION ARMY.

; The leaders of the Salvation Army opened a new
bnilding in Burne-street, Edgware-road, London, on
Saturday afternoon. The building, which is to be
known as the Great Western Hall, has been erected
upon ground formerly occupied by some large saw-
mills. In connection with the opening of the hall a
series of meetings lasting over four days had been
announced, and the first assembly was on Saturday
afternoon. Every place in the building, which was
estimated to be capable of holding 3200 persons, was
odcupied. Upon the platform and on what might be
termed the orchestra were a large number of the Sal-
vation "lassies,' as Mrs. Booth terms them, and a
strong band of drum and brass instrument pla J.
About twenty minutes before the time announced for
the General's "leading," a preliminary meeting was
cdmmenced and Mr. William Miller addressed those
assembled. He explained thaethe total cost of the
building was £7500, and said that £3OOO of this sum
remained to be obtained. He had already contributed
£5OO to the army, and he would now put his wife's
name down for £5O. This he subsequently promised
to increase by £lOO. Mr. Richard Corty said he
would make the £2OO he had already given £5OO
during the year, and Mr. T. A. Denny gave a similar
undertaking. After the singing of a hymn, the
gathering was ordered to "knee drill," and
" General " Booth and one of the women in the
orchestra offered prayers. Then, still upon their
knees, the audience sang, "I will give my all to
Thee." An address from Mr. Booth followed. In
the course of his remarks he said their work must be
carried on, and that, too, with blood and money.
They had the blood, but they wanted the money. Mrs.
Booth next spoke, and alluded to the struggle to keep
the war going. With more money they could obtain
buildings, which they knew they could fill with those
masses about whom there had been so much talk and
about whom so much anxiety had been expressed. It
was impossible to look on these poor people in their
present condition without feeling the very deepest
sympathy and solicitude. Subsequently Mr. Booth
remarked that the audience had been listening to
other people making promises, and it was now time
they started doing something for themselves. Sub-
scription boxes were then passed down every row, and.
yellow slips of paper, called " canaries 'I were dis-
tributed. These consisted of blank forms of promises
to contribute money, and in a short time the Salva-
tion officers began to hand some of the forms filled in
back to Mr. Booth' who read them out. Two or three
people promised £5O each, and several smaller sums
of £lO and £5 were also promised. Some people
wrapped up sovereigns in the papers, another attached
a cheque, and another sent up a bundle of £5-notes.
The promises, cheques, and notes'at last made quite a
large heap on the platform, and upon a rough cal-
culation being made it was found that little short of
£2OOO had been promised or received.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-05-09

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-05-09

THE AFGHAN DISPUTE.

In the HOUSE OF COMMONS Mr. Gladstone stated,
with reference to the correspondence with Russia, that
the impediments which had presented themselves to
the prosecution of a friendly correspondence appeared
to have been removed. The two Governments had
agreed together to provide the means that might be
necessary for the settlement of the differences arising
between them out of the engagement at Ak Tepe ; the
British Government agreeing with the Russian that
they did not desire to see gallant officers on either side
put on their trial. For this purpose they were willing
to refer to the Sovereign of a friendly State any
differences that might nave been found to exist
between the two Governments as to the inter-
pretation of the agreement of the IGth of
March, with a view to the settlement of the
matter in a mode consistent with the honour of
both sides' and they trusted that no difficulty
was likely to arise. The two Gmernments were pre-
pared, under these circumstances, to resume at once
their communications in London on the main points of
the line of delimitation of the Afghan frontier; and
the details of that line would be examined and traced
on the spot by the Commission appointed for that pur-
pose in conformity with the conditions agreed upon.
These negotiations would be very much facilitated, as
regarded her Majesty's Government, by the more full
and exact knowledge which, since the meeting at
Rawul Pindi, they possessed of the views of the Ameer
on the frontier. The Russian Government had also ex-
pressed their willingness to consider the question of
the removal of the Russian outposts when the Commis-
sioners met, which, he hoped, would be on an early day.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-05-09

DEATH OF DR. NACHTIGAL

Intelligence received in Berlin reports that Dr.
Nachtigal, the well-known traveller in Africa, and
recently Consul-General for Germany in Tunis, died
on board the German gunboat lioewe on the 24th
ultimo, and VMS buried at Grand n...a. Quetor
Nachtigal was born in 1834. and was therefore in his
1 52nd year. Ile entered the German Army as a sur-
geon in 1858; his health, however, compelled him to
relinquish that position in 1861, and he went to
Algiers, whence he proceeded two years later to
Tunis, and acted as a volunteer surgeon during a
campaign against revolted tribes. In 1869 he visited
the Fezzan tribe's, and explored the country of the
Tibbons or Tibesti, who had never previously been
visited by a European, and returned to Mourzouk
without having lost one of his men. He conducted
several other expeditions in North Africa during the
succeeding five years, by means of which he made im-
portant contributions to African geoc,raphy, and in
1876 received the gold medal of the Geographical
Society.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-05-09

CONSERVATISM AT DUDLEY,

PROPOSED WORKING MEN'S CLUB.

On Monday night a numerously attended and in-
auential meeting of Conservatives was held n t the
Saracen's Head Hotel, Dudley, for the putpose of
forming a Working Men's Conservative Club. The
movement was taken up in a most cordial manner
and the proceedings were of an enthusiastic char-
acter.—Councillor M Smith, who presided, said he
had no doubt that success would attend the pro-
posed undet taking. If it should be decided to form
a club, it had been suggested that tie house in
Upper High Street, lately occupied by Major Re -
nand, might be rented. As the working classes
appear so earnest in the work, be was ewe that lead-
ing Conservatives would come forward and en-
cou-age it—(applause).—Mr. Henry Redden moved
that a Working Men's Conservative Club be formed
—Mr. Thomas Cartwright seconded the motion, and
it was supported by Mr. W. S. Qorton, and was
carried,—lt was then decided that the annual sub-
scription should be ss. or is Gel a quarter, bon.
members to pay not less than half a guinea a year.
—A committee vt as afterwards appointed to pre-
pare rules and make inquiries, and report to a future
meeting. Mr. H C Brettell suggested that one
of the duties of the committee should be to canvass
for subsctiptions for furniture, &c.—Mr. Stephtn
Cole was elected hon. secretary, and Mr. Henry
Hadden hon. tretts-rer.

A CONSERVATIVE ASSOCIATION FOR
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-05-09

PEACE PROSPECTS.

As stated in both gouges of Parliament on Mon-
day night, arbitration has been agreed on between
England and Russia with respect to the Afghan bor-
derland dispute. The Times St. Petersburg corres-
pondent, telegraphing on Monday night, said:
The report is confirmed that some modification of
the English proposals has been proposed by Russia,
and that all difficulties are now in a fair way of being
settled amicably. Great confidence in peace is mani-
fested here to-day.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-05-09

SERIOUS CHARGE OF WOUNDING A
WIFE AT ROWLEY.

At the Rowley Regis Police Court on Wednesday
4fttruoon, before Messrs. W. Bassano and B.
tiiegley (magistrates); John Tromans, a/iat Barnet
17, gun lock maker, Springfield, was brought up
in cuitody on the charge of tualichusly woundin.
us wife, Elizabeth Trornins, on the sth inst.—The
prosecutrix, who appeared in the witness box in a
very feeble condition, stated that in consequence of
ner husband having been out on strike for some
time she had been compelled to go out and work
.2or herself aud family. On Monday she had a
41ade bone of veal given to her, and on Tuesday
morning he asked.her if he could have some for his
breakfast and she replied that he could. Subse-
Tiently she ascertained that the prisoner had
Lten the wnole of the meat, and she remonstrated
Atli him for what he had done, as she considered
:Le had behaved selfishly. When she returned
borne in the evening he asked her if she had any
food, and she replied "yes I have" He then tol,l
tier that if she chastised him again he would cut
her —head off. He then seized her by the neck
and afterwards cut her face and nook with a table
knife. Fortunately the knife was blunt, or else she
must have lost her life. She ran out of the house
and did not see the prisoner again until he was in
eustody.—ln reply to the Bench prosecntrix stated
;hat prisoner had frequently ill-used her.—lnspectoi
Walters applied for true prisoner to be remanded for
a week, and the magistrates granted the application
—The prisoner was arrested on Wednesday morn-
ing in a public house at 011 Hill by Police-con-
stable Slater.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-05-09

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

ENGLAND AND RUSSIA.

In the HOUSE OF LORDS, May 4, Lord Granville, at
the instance of Lord Salisbury, made a statement rela-
tive te the arrangement with the Russian Government
on the subject of the Afghan frontier, corresponding
with that of the Prime Minister in the Comnaons. He
added that the terms of reference had not yet been
absolutely determined on, and under the circum-
stances he thought it undesirable to enter into details.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-05-09

ELEMENTARY EDUCATION P:7D ITS

COST.

A Parliamentary return issued o'n Sat lay sl-,rwq
the average income and expenditure per scholar in
voluntary and school boards respectively, and the cost
of site and buildings per school place, and other
statistics. The average income per scholar in school
pence in voluntary schools ranges from 9s. 51d. in
Roman Catholic schools to 15s. Md. in Wesleyan
sFhools ; the average income in voluntary contribu-
tions ranging from 2s. 7d. in Wesleyan schools to
9s. 00. in London schools. The average expenditure
per scholar in attendance ranges from .E 1 2s. 21d. in
Roman Catholic to .£1 10s. 7id. in London voluntary
schools. The grant earned per scholar in average
attendance in voluntary schools ranges from 16s. 3id.
in Church of England schools to 17s. Old. in Wesleyan
schools. In board schools the average income per scholar
in attendance averaged in Birmingham 6s. 81 d.,while in
Bradford it reached 15s. 71d. The rates for the sup-.
port of the schools ranged from 3s. sid. in Hull to
9s. 9d. in London. The expenditure per average
scholar ranged from .£1 3s. 8 i
-2d. n Hull to It 3s. 2d.
in London. The average rant earned ranged from
160. 6d. in Hull to 18s. Md. in Manchester. The
cost of site and buildings per school place in board
schools ranged from .Zll Os. 10d. in Hull to
£l7 2s. 10d. in London. The cost for scholars in
average attendance in enforcing attendance at all
schools ranges from Bid. in Hull to 2s. 9d. in Leeds.
iiiid9an9tl6sy choloo uni;
Another return shows that in the year ended August
ta3lry, 1884, the einmEeringtlagnradnant awardedwdas.walsfor i
and classes, and 15,137 schools and classes for older
scholars. The grant was awarded also to 3120 board
schools for infants, and to 5078 board schools for
alder children.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-05-09

KIDNAPPING CHILDREN.

There was a time when the disappearance of a child
of tender years was always attributed to the iniquitous
proceedings of the gipsies. It has never been made
clear why persons of this nomadic race should have
wished to hamper their movements by taking about
with them other people's offspring, but all the same,
kidnapping youngsters was supposed to be one of the
besetting sins of the vagrants who professed "by
palmistry to tell men and women's fortunes." The
stringent laws oncevenforced against these wanderers
from Hindostan were probably due in a great measure
to the belief that they hired away young people. If
they ever did so, which may be doubted, they no
longer indulge in such practices. It is the mendicant
that haunts our streets who is most likely in these days
to carry off young children from the immediate neigh-
bourhood of their homes. The object of this heartless
and most detestable act is to provide a further means of
exciting the sympathies of the benevolent. For this
purpose, as has often been proved, children are
often hired; bu t a stolen little one is sometimes
preferred, particularly when a few shillings can be
obtained for the dress it wears. Last week a distressed
mother applied to the presiding magistrates at
Worship-street Court, London, for advice as to what
she should do respecting the disappearance of her
little son. The child, but four years old, was missed
from the doorway, where it had been playing, on
Tuesday evening. Had it strayed away it would long
ere this, under ordinary circumstances, have been
conducted to a police-station, the recognised refuge
for all lost children, and it is barely conceivable that
anyone with no evil intention would be so cruelly in-
considerate as to detain the boy without communi-
cating the fact to the police. The mother's impres-
sion was that the child had been taken away by a
passing beggar.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-05-09

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-05-09

WAR PREPARATIONS STILL TO GO ON.

We understand that even though there be delay in
bringing the proposed arbitration to an issue, this will
not hinder progress being made with the work of the
Frontier Delimitation Commission upon the basis
already substantially agreed on. Meanwhile there
will be little or ho relaxation in warlike preparations,
in case the negotiations should be interrupted by
any unforeseen incident.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-05-09

DUDLEY.

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Tows Comacm.—The Mayor (Alderman Howat)
presided on Tuesday evening at an ordinary
atonally meeting of the above Council,-1 he Mayor
announced the receipt of a letter from Mr. George
raylor (Lord Dudley's principal estate agent). stat-
ing that the whole of the profits from the Castle
fetes were to go the extinction of the debt, on the
Shol of Art. (Hear, hear). The Mayor invitec.
the co-operation of the Council, in order to make
the fetes -I uccesa. (Applaus4).—ln moving the
adoption of the Watch Committee's report, Alder-
man George Tnompsna poiated out that three last
Sundays had been qnieter than for years past, ow-
ing to the action of the committee towards the
various "armiEs" parading the streets on Sundays.
([tear, hear).—The secretary of the South Stafford-
shire Waterworks Company wrote the Council point-
ing out that the recent sto?page of water was due
to a breakdown of the pumping machinery. The
desire of the Council for .duplicate machinery was
too much, but toe company would do its best, and
(he matter should be laid before th 3 directors.—
The report of the Sanitary Committee contained
the report of Dr. Timmins, the medical officer of
health. This gave the death-rate at 23-32 per 1,000.
—ln reply to several questions, the Town Clerk
said every house in the borough must be connected
with the deep drainage system. Even if there was
an outlet the deep . drainage would have to be
adopted, because unless it was so the sewage would
ge: Ito the canal. The Mayor said the borough
w.:,3und by the original agreement with Lord
Dudley to supply all the sewage of the town to his
farm. Now there were men of 'capital who had not
connected then- properties, and L would be well that
the plan should be carried out so that the town
might do its duty to the earl's farm. (Hear, hear).
The report was ac;opted,—Mr. wiiiimernft men.
gonad that the Dudley Gs Company had given the
Brearley Hill Company ne.ice that they should take
„ver jai.; wood,ide Ward in Merv' next. (Applause).
—ln the Finance Committee report there was a re-
teren,e to the Market Tolls Loan, The Loail
Government Board rad sanutioned the reborrowing
Of mom the outetantliaz balanced the luau, molt

sum to be repaid in thirty years. The arrangement
would reduce the annual expenditure by £166 13s
4d for the next fifteen years.—The bye-laws for the
better regulation ut th. 3 tratnways were considered
and adopted.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-05-09

THE REVISED OLD TESTAMENT.

The Archbishop of Canterbury and the other
members of the Upper Rouse of Convocation
recently assembled in the College Hall, Westminster,
together with the Ixiwer House, to receive from the
bands of the Revision Company the revised version
of the Old Testament. The Archbishop said the
occasion was the most striking in the annals of the
English Church. They were met to receive the
translation brought to the utmost perfection to which
our scholars can bring it. The Bishop of Winchester
thanked God that this great labour had been brought
to a conclusion. What tie judgment of the Church
would be they could not s 4; but he commettded the
Revised Old Testament to thbiz kind considaratimi
and forbearance. -
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-05-09

SHAKESPEARE MEMORIAL WINDOW
AT STRATFORD-ON-AVON.

A handsome Shakespeare memorial window, which
has been put in the chancel of Holy Trinity Church,
Stratford-on-Avon, at the exclusive cost of American
visitors to the poet's tomb, was publicly unveiled on
Tuesday by Mr. Howard Potter, of New York, acting
on behalf of the American Minister. There was a
numerous and distinguished company present, and
amongst the representative bodies were the Mayor
and Corporation of Stratford on-Avon and the
trustees of Shakespeare's birthplace. The subjects
represented in the window are Shakespeare's Seven
Ages, illustrated trom the Bible. Thus the infant is
represented by the finding of Moses in the bulrushes,
the lover by Jacob and Rachel at the well, &c. The
work has been executed in the highest style of art
by a well-known London firm. The project
originated with the late vicar, the Rev. Dr. Collis,
from a suggestion made by Mr. Henry Graves, of
Pall Mull, London, and the work has been in progress
for several years.

At the annual meeting of the trustees of Shakes-
peare's birthplace in the afternoon it was reported
that during the year over 13,000 persons had signed
their names in the visitors' book, and that the total
number of admissions to Shakespeare's birthplace
show* a large increase over the number of last year.
Alderman Bird reported that their funds were accu-
mulating fast, but in consequence of the terms of the
trust they were not able to spend the money on any
other objects than those connected with the poet's
house. It seemed a pity that some of the money
could not be employed, for instance, in founding a
Shakespearian Scholarship in connection with the
Grammar School where Shakespeare received his early
education.