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The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1871-03-11

"A HIGHLAND_BOTHY."

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It is never s grateful task to substitute reality for
romance and eh s'roy fair plctures of the im rgination,
but it is as well that the world should ha occasionally
awakened from its pleasant dreams and allowed to
know some of its little delusions (says the Pall Mall
Gazette). Everybody fancies there is nothing more
comfortable and picture:eine than "a highland bothy."
The C0010:1011 idea of a " bothy" is a snug looking
pla e in which an aged shepherd wrapped in his plaid
is smoking his pipe and reading the Bible la:fore afire,
while his grandchildren gs s at him with reverence,
I and his dor, pretending to be asleep, is stealthily
watching his master with affectionate ',lances from the
corners of its eyes. A " bothy as it really is is thus
described by Mr. Norman in the fourth report of the
mnission on the Employment of Children, Young
Persons, and Women :
" A balky," says Mr. Norman, "is to be found on almost
every term In the lowland elstrtcts of lorfarshire and Kin-
cardineshire ; they are also numerous is Moray and Nairn;
but there are very few In Banffshire and Aberdeenshire. They
vary very much In character. The bust consist of a large
sitting-room with a separate sleeping closet for each servant,
and a supply of fresh water for washing purposes. These '
bothles, where they are kept clean by a woman employed for
that purpose, appear to bees goal soodeof lodging unmarried
men as any that can be adopted. Duthier of this character are
unt..rtunately very save; I have only met with live or six,
and these on the farms of landowners and large farmers Ass
general rule thebothy comfits of a portion of thefunn-buildlngil
or Mewling formed luto a single room of moderate elza It Is
supplied with no separate sleeping apartments, and nobody is
employed to cleat It or to make the beds ..41 the botby nun
If left to themselves never M. am,it to clean and tidy ; •
heap of coals will he seen in one corner and of firewood in
soother; it is famished with no tables and 110 seats, so that
on returning from work the only place which the servants
hare to sit down upon Is their chests; and the flags with
which It is paved are generally broken into mall pieces by
having the firewood chopped upon them."

A man who stole another man's hat, whose name
wa, written on it, was let off on the ground Vest tte was col.
antorlPlA
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1871-03-11

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1871-03-11

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HOMCEOPATHIC
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Great Russell-street ; 170, Piccadilly; and 48, Thread-
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secured by a band over the cork, and which band bears
the signature, •. James Epps and Co., lionaropathic
Chemists, Loudon," without which none are genuine.
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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1871-03-11

THS STOVRERIPGE oßnif,yEß.

Mr. Holland said he h.il mentioned to the
chairman that he intended to move for a com-
mittee of investigation, and he said it would
have his hearty support and co-operation, mid
that he rim etted be should not be present to
assist in the preliminary inquiry. Mr. Holland
then movcd •"That a committee, consisting of
three of the shareholders in the list handed to
the Great Western Company, be appointed a
committee to examine the books and papers, to
ascertain so far as they can how the frauds have
been committed, and uho is ultimately respon-
sible for the same, and how far the directors or
officers of the company have promised the share-
holders to put a check upon a useless expendi-
ture, to ascertain the extent of the liability of
the directors of the Stourbridge Company, and
the liability of the Great IVcstern Company to
the Stourbridge Company, and of the validity or
otherwise of the claims of the irregular share-
holders, and generally to investigate the affairs
of the company, and report the course they re-
commend the shareholders to pursue." He
called special attention to the ominous closing
remarks of the report of the directors—that the
report was to be taken " wftliont prejudice."
That was simply to say that it was worth no-
thing ; and he therefore•pressed for a commit-
tee of investigation.
Mr. Harding said they had heard nothing at
that meeting, and learned nothing from the
directors.

Mr. Holland's motion having been seconded,
Mr. Southall allowed it to take precedence of
his resolution, and it was accordingly put to the
meeting, and carried unanimously.
After a long and somewhat acrimonious dis-
cussion as to whom the committee should consist
of. It was ultimately formed of Messrs. H.
Edmunds, Holland, and Everitt.

Mr. Southall then formally moved the adop-
tion of his resolution, which was seconded by
Mr. Edmunds, and supported by Mr. Rolland.
Mr. Robinson moved, as an amendment, that
the meeting do adjourn for a month, in order
that the committee may report.
Mr. T. S Fellows seconded the amendment,
which was lost, 15 voting for it and 16 against
it.
The original resolution was then carried by a
majority of 5-17 for and 12 against.
The meeting, having sat about three hours
and a half, broke up, several resolutions which
had been in readiness, not being submitted.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1871-03-11

PIANOFORTES FOR SATE OR HMI

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• Islisbniuns of the Town and its vislnity, that
he has taken to the Business conducted for the last eleven
years by Mr. JOHN Dorm, at the above address, and in
succeeding to it, be begs to solicit a continuance of the
patronage which has been so Itberelly bestowed on his
predecessor.
The alterations to the Premises being now complete,
0. S. is offering • choice assortment of New Books,
Stationery, and • General Stock of Fancy Goods, Toys,
c.

New Works, Magazines, end Periodicals procured from
London weekly.
PriLting sod Bookbinding on iliesborte st notice
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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1871-03-11

THE KING OF PRUSSIA AND HIS GUARDS.

VERSAILLES, March 5.

At the review of the Corps of Guards held at L mg.
charous, after they had marched past, the Emperor
addressed the troops as follows -

"Gentlemen,—You will urderitand with me with what
fee'ings I have to-lay once more seen the Corps of (Wards
after It has fought with a heroic cournge that has earned
my warmest recognition. and which I feel compelled to ex-
press to you here. With grief I miss many brave men limn
your ranks, but such deeds aml such results as you have
achieved demand sacrifices Al I have ever exoectel from
the Crops of Guards, It has thin time ail irded an
exempla of bravery, sacrifice and endurance, but
throughout the whole army a spirit of emulation in
Its achievements has prevailed, which not only can
rank with the he . deeds in history, but also has led us
to a termination which, by the hohourable peace concluded
yesterday, will for all ages Ilse in hlatri. therefore, to my
heroic army, and to you, gentlemen, my heartfelt thanks and
warm recognition are clue; but at the same time we must not
forget that we owe our thanks to Providence, whose will it
was IP at we should be the inatruments to perform such great
and world-renowned events. Farewell until we meet again
11l our native country."

TUE FRENCH NATIONAL ASSEIIBLY.

BORDEAUX, March 7, 4 40 p in.

In to.dm's sitting of the Assembly • letter from tel. Jules
lane was resit a-meow:mg that of the constituencies by
which he hail been elected he had decided to represent that
of the Departmsut of the lthd.s.
•• •

In reply to a leitsr from M. 01111.11.1 in, challenging M.
L.)rgiel to carry out his Intention of imps °ening the ("loran-
ment of National ll,fence, M. Lorgtel said he should S., so
within a short time.
- - -

- -----
M . German urged e return to a legal state of things In the
master of tae loans contracted by France. M. Jules Sim di
replied that the li,ernment was actively engeged to
placing every thlog In a proper condition. A deputy for the
Department of the Meurtne urged that the whole of France
should pay for the disasters and contribiltiocs Indicted upon
the Invaded departments.

MILITARY REORGANIZATION IN FRANCE.
The Minister of Marine has proposed to M Thlers Impor-
ting reductions to hi. budget. The Sitlliaer of War pro-
poles a complete reorgantz Woo of the army, comprudag a
whole s)steni of lonlacatims along the new frontier of
France.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1871-03-11


FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

NATIONAL DEBTS.

Mr. E Baxter Dudley. in noticing the dboaadon on the
National Debt In Me HOW, of Commons. says that he should
like to state some of the Mots that he has collected In en-
larging and revising forth, press • paper on that subject
read before the Britieh Association. and which will very
shortly be published. lie says
The general redulte show very large figurer, and lead
to the conclusion that we are living in an age of
' universal indebtedness. Out of the fifty-two States
and principal colonies of the civilized world, only three
of the smallest appear to be free from debt- -Beryls, in
Europe; Bolivia, in America; and Libe is, in Africa.
The whole fifty.two States have a population of
000,000000; Govt roment revenues or taxation amount-
ing to £596,000,000, being nearly £1 per head; and Na-
tional Debts with an aggregate c Ipital of £3,900,000,000,
and a total annual inter et of £157,000,000. So that
the annual charge of the debts of the civilized world,
even includinz 13ritidi India and Japan, is 5.. 21. per
heal of the 600 mdlions of population, and absorbs a
quarter of the whole proceeds of taxation.
The rise and progress of these debts is very singular,
and the figures of capital may thus be summar.z.d.
At the breaking out of the French Itevolutionary War
the debts were, in 1793:-
60eat Britain
Col:Minna of Europe ..
united States .
British Jodie .
Total .

. 2.7 a 000,(00
2 3 000,000
1", U 0 000
6 000,000

.uOu
At the conclusion of that War, and on the settle.
nwut of ic counts, the Debts wtra iu 1815.20 :
lotted Klugdotu ...t.00? 000 000
Contlnetit ol Europe .. 970,000 000
Aetertll T.) 000 000
Br teal India 29,100.000

Total
So that in twenty years the debts had trebled, and
England owed A:228,000,000 more than all the rest of
the world. The period from 1820 to 1818 was one of.
peace, and the debts were not largely increased, stand.
mg thus in 1843 : -
United itinadota
email:sot Europe ..
America
Britiah India
Total ..

£820,000,000

746 000,0 A

.. 114,00010 0
.. 50,000,000

£1,731,000,000

--- • • - • . .
But the debt of England was reduced to less than
half the total aggregate. After 1848 a new era began,
of immense armaments and a corresponding increase
of debts, so that at the downfall of the French Empire
the account stood, in 1870 :

1" [Mad If irigi pm.
C .intinent of Earope ..... .......
AOl4llCa
Asia ... . . .......
Africa .. •.......... .......... ... • • • 39,655 000
Aostralaila

T 011...... ...... •L 3,846,400,000
So tbat England sinks Mandl an event can be called
sinki4) to one fifth instead of one-half of the great
total. In a few more yearishe will fun her oink to the
seeoLd place'in separate amount of indebtedness, and
the lint place be taken by France.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1871-03-11

PUBLIC NOTICES.

cORN EXCHANGE. STOURRRIDGE.

LONDON OPERA COMPANY

POSTIVELY FOR TWO NIGHTS osj,y,
MARCH, 18 and 14, 1471.

MONDAY. MARCH' 13, 171,
BALFE'S BOHEMIAN GIRL,
. STANLEY BE TJEMAN, FEIINSAITA COOL
_

B. DE ROLLA,
Mite PALMER, Awl Miss M. MARIANA.
To be followed by

CORNET SOLO .. J. R. THOMAS.
MISS JANE BEAUCLERC,

In her celebrated Butterfly Song and Jockey Hornpipe.

To conclude with the
CHRISTMAS HAMPER.

TUESDAY, 31.11;CH 1, 1871,
BRIDE OF LAMMF:RMOOR,
Messr,

TEMPLE, COOK, W. IL TILLA, end EMMETT.
Song. "Rescued," •. .. Miss PALMER.
Cornet Solo •. Mr. THOMAS.
To conclude with
THE WATERMAN.

Tom Tug, .. Mr. STANLEY BETJEMAN.

For Price., ke., see Day Bills.

'OURIIRIDGE CO2I-OREGETION4L CHAPEL.

I HE FOURTH ANNUAL SOIREE in Aid
of the Organ Expenses, will be held in the
Sc HOOL•110004 adjoining the above Chapel, On MONDAY
NExt, klatien 13th, when, after Tea, selections of Music
from various Composers will be given.
Tea on the Table at Six o'clock. Chair to be taken at
half past Seven.
Tickets, One Shilling Each. Admission after Tam,
Sixpence.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1871-03-11

THOMAS WOOD, DSCEASMD.

JURSUANT to mu Act of Parlietueut of the
Find and 23rd Vic., cap. 85, intituled "An Act to
further Amend the Law of Property, and to Relieve
frusteea." NOTICE IS HEItEBY GIVEN, that all
Creditors and other lemons having any &din or demand
upon or against the kistate of THOMAS WOOD Of the
firm of Wood Brothers), late of Cidley Gate, Crailley, in
the County of Worcester. merchant, who died on the 15th
day of December, 1878, and whose will waa proved on the
Ist day of February, 1,71, in the District Registry of
Iler Majesty'v Court of Probate, at Worcester, by Sarah
Wood, of Colley Gate, efirresaid, widow, and James Wood
Aston, of the same place, merchant are hereby required
to send particulars of their claims and demands in wria
ing to we, the undersigned Solicitor, for the said Execu-
trix and Executor, on or before the 25th day of March
next, at the expiration of MIIICII time the said Executrix
and Executor will promised to distribute the aissete of OA
said deceased among tine patties entitled thereto, having
regard only to the claims and dunands of which they
shad then hate had notice, and that they will not be liable
for the assets or any part thereof, so distributed to may
person or persons of whose claim or doused they shall
not have had such notice as aforesaid.
tinted this 3rd day of February, 1871.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1871-03-11

THE CASE OF MARTHA TARPEY.

Earl Stanhope has given notice that he shall call the
attention of the House of Lords to the recent a.:q•sittel
of Itlaitha Tarps.), ; and inquire whether the noble
lord on the woolsack has in contemplatim any
measure to remedy the preaent watt, of the law. The
Luso Times, in noting the case, reuiarks
.• •

The case of Mrs. Tarpey, acquitted of the great diamond
robbery, has again raised the question how far a woman,
acting with her husband, is to be excused of crime on the
ground of coercion. It is the general opinion in the pro-
fession that this presumption is at present allowed too great
latitude. There is • difficulty is understanding why it
should be alowed up to a certain limit, and not beyond—
that is to say, that in offences even involving violence •
enrve covert may be excused, but that if such offences mount
to felony, treason, or the like—what " the like "is not being
quite clear—the presumption will not he allowed to prevail.
Considering the anxious desire at pror ant to place married
women on an independent footing equal in all respects with
men, reforms sh-old go on at both ends of the question, and
• married woman's criminal liability he extended with her
civil rights. There is every reason in favour of this, and
none against It, arid the case of Mrs. Tarpey certahily
stiengthens the former.

The Chaplain of the Home of Commons, presiding on
Sunday morning at the Chapel Royal in the Savoy,
adverted to this CVO'. He raid that Englishmen were
accustomed to talk of the majesty of the law, but it
to, often happened that in its adminidtration men
were successful beoauxe they had not the courage to be
magieterial—c ,mpassionate, because they were afraid
to be juat. Adverting to the opinion.; expressed by some
of the public journals upon the point, he declared Lis
entire concurrence in them, and regretted that after ao
foul an attack upon an innocent man, one of the perpe-
trators of the outrage—although a woman with a child
in her arms--should have CEC wed through the fears of
chicken hearted jurymen. Under the altar of that
Chapel Royal, he said, were the arms of the Douglas
family, which bore the inscription, "Tender and true."
Christian life and Christian love knew no other motto.
Without its acceptance, national peace and national
security could never be secured.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1871-03-11

LATEST NEWS.

PRESS ASSOCIATION TELE3RAMS.

(REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.)

FOREIGN NEWS.

FRANCE.

THE NEW FRENCH LOAN.

PARIS, Friday.

It is believed that the first loan for the pay-
ment of the wir indemnity will be raised solely
in France.

1. Pouyer Quertier, the Minister of Finance,
has addressed a circular to the Mayors of France,
re questing them to furnish an exact account of
the Prussian depredations, to serve as a basis for
an abatement of taxes in the invaded Depart-
ments, and for a revision of the ltudget of 1871.
rids question will shortly be submitted to the
National Assembly.

APPOINTMENT oFPLENIPOTENTIARIES

TO NEGOTIATE PEACE,

l'Auis, Thursday

Baron Bauve, General Caille, M. de Munlard,
mid 31. ale CI rg,, have been appointed Plenipo-
it.adiavies to a egotiato the &Unitive treaty of
peuce with Prustda.

The Duke de Noailles has been appointed the
Frauch ambassador to the Court of St. Peters-
burgh.

TRANSFER OF THE SEAT OF GOVERN.

31ENT.

BORDEAUX, Thursday.

The Committee are in favour of transferring
the seat of the Assembly to Fontainbleau, but
the Government prefer Versailles. The debate
4el the question is adjourned till to-morrow.

ITALY.

FLORENCE, Friday.

The Opinione denies that the King has written
1,, the Emperor of Gerinany respecting the
harshness of the terms id Peace.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1871-03-11

The RECENT TRAGEDY at LEICESTER.

At the Leicester Assizes, before Chief Baron Kelly,
.Jonathan Barrow, aged 26, butcher, has been indicted
f, a- the wilful murder of William Benford, on the 25th
February last. The particulars of the case have re.
ctntly been published. Prisoner, who was drunk, was
walking flown Humberstonegate, accompanied by a
female, about twelve o'clock one Saturday night,
when some of deceased's companions passed, and in
doing BO one of them, accidentally, it was alleged,
pushed seeing prisoner's shoulder, and a blow on each
*Me was etruck, Prisoner then dashed about the road
in an excited manner with the open knife in his hand,
and first stabbed Benford in the chest, fatally, and
then four other persons, who had been attracted by
the aff ,ay, less severely. At last he was with great
difficulty secured, and taken to the police-station.
Mr. O'Malley made a forcible appeal to the jury on
behalf of prisoner, the line of his argument being that
prisoner had been rudely assailed by one of a party of
youths who had just left a public-house, that blows
were struck on each side, that then other youths to the
number of twelve surrounded him, and that the
prisoner being drunk and in an excited condition, and
fearing he was about to be robbed—having in his pos.
1161114011111arge mum of money—he drew forth a knife,
and in self-defence struck Benforth with the weapon,
and inflicted a wound from which be died in ha an
hour.
A number of witnesses to character were called, after
wl i h his lordship summed up favourably to a verdict
of manslaughter, which verdict the jury, after de-
liberating for twenty minutes, returned. Prisoner was
oentameed to fifteen years' penal areftude.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1871-03-11

EXPLOSION OF THE ARSENAL OF MORGES.

FEA EFUL LOSS OF LIFE.

FERNE, March LT.

The Federal authorities hare received the official report of
the explosion of the arsenal of Morges. The mph sloe tot k
place on Thursday lait at 4 30 p m. in consequence of a tim
which broke out at a time when the workmen were engaged
in withdrawing the bullets from the French cartridges. All
the French troops interned at S .int Prez t rneeded it a
ruining pace to Morges, and formed a column half a kilo-
metre in length, and tusinly contributed to subdue the Ore.
All the powder mageztnes exploded, and the large and
picturesque sastle in which the arsenal is situate t is in
nil.. According to the last ace mut., the number of deaths
had reieded twenty, and the woubtled shore eighty.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1871-03-11

ROWLEY REGIS.

LOCAL BOARD—The usual mecting of this Board took
place at the Board-room on Monday afternoon. The
following members were present :—Mr. A. H. Barra
(chairman) ; Messrs. 13assano, Taylor, Guest, Bennett.
Plant, and Darby.—Some minor complaints as to alleged
nuisances having been heard, the attendance of members
was read over as follows :—Messrs. Burrs 12, Guest 12,
Taylor 12, Bennett 11, Plant 10, Newell 7, Penn 7, Darby
6, Haynes 5, Hackett 1, Wood 3, Dixon if, and Hunt 2.
The members who retire this year are Messrs. Hackett,
Darby, Penn, Whitehouse, and was intim-
ated that the nominations would take place on the 3rd
proximo, and the elections on the 501.—The finance re-
port showed the receipts for the month to have been £B6
Os Id, and the payments .£BO 13s 9d.—lt was resolved on
the motion of Mr. Basilan°, seconded by Mr. Guest, that
Black Wagon-street be repaired, and tenders advertised
for.— Mr. Whitehouse introduced the question of the
desirability of repairing the road from lieddall Hill
Schools to Lawrence Lane, and laying down sewage
pipes.—The matter was referred for consideration.—
There was no other business.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1871-03-11

HALESOWEN.

CHARM,: OF ASSAULT.—At the Pttly Sessions held on
Tuesday, before E. Moore, Esq., TOMO. Hall was
charged by Zallais Alexander Zacharie, with assaulting
him on the gthlt ult. Complainant, who is a Frenchman,
and was interpreted by Mr. Hayes, said that he was COD.
finnan), being insulted by persons, and on the above date
defendant caught hold of complainant, shook him, and
made uie of abusive language. Adjourned for a week
for the production of a witness.

DRUNK AND RIOTOUS. —William Parsons Wta, charged
by Superintendent Overend with being drunk and riotous
on the 20th ult. Police•constable Smith aaid he was on
duty at Spring Hill. Saw defendant there making a great
noise, and wanting to fight. Pleaded guilty. Fined Is
and costa.

CIIARUE OP SIEALIN4 MONEY.—Jusepli Holloway and
William Ringley were charged with stealing three
ling, and sixpence halfpenny from the person of Robert
Ponutney, on the sth inst. After hearing the evidence,
the Bench did not thick there was sufficient evidence to
convict, and prisoner was discharged.
There were a number of other cases entered for bet,
ing, but only one Magistrate being present, they were
adjourned.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1871-03-11

AN END OF GLORY

War's no more quite the Old, old story.
The moral seven may be a Joke
Unto the Wise, but so is glory.
No longer bards their Muse invoke
Ti clebrate men's work of slaughter.
oci I.enogn 4 f rn,toutillts foes,
In deadly tight by laud or eater,
Is but the theme of dreary prose.
The day of plower. has gone by,
No stage effect has battle scenery,
Whore undistinguished heroes Ile,
Swept out of being by machinery.
A name, applied to Boots, no scope
Yields now to any vie irs vanity
And so there is a gleam, I hope,
Whtch streaks the future of hurnasity.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1871-03-11

NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS.

All communications must be authenticated by the Nalco
and Address of the writer, not necessarily for public
cation, but RR 5 guarantee for good faith. Those wl o
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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1871-03-11

GENERAL NEWS,

Press Assoeuttion Telegram.]
FRIDAY.

At Lowestoft this morning, 20 beaehnien were
charged before the Magistrates with taking pos.
~ession unlawfully of ropes and canvas, from the
wrecks of the brigs Wil'iam Ashe and Lizzie
Ann, at Cotton, in January last. The property
should have been given up to the local receiver
of wreck. The deft ndants, on pleading guilty,
were lined 15s each. This is the first case of
the kind before the Court for 15 years. '

DREADFUL CATASTROPHE AT VIENNA

9,000 PERSONS BURIED BENEATH THE

RUINS.

FRIDAY.

The Stwabird Vienna correspondent tele-
graphs as follows:
" Yesterday the Schlosberg near Hohenews
fell in, burying, with stones and rubbish, the
church, the two principal streets of the village,
and upwards of 9.000 inhabitants."

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LONDON CORN MARKET (CLOSE).
FRIDAY.

Markets dull. English and foreign wheat
little doing. Town flour unaltered ; country and
Aniericau marks the turn in favour of buyers.
Barley firm, and prices against buyer.!. Out,
:Id cheaper .‘faize, Out dearer. Beans und peas
unaltered.

Ladies who have not yet used GLENFIRLD
ST Lell. LACe respectfully solicited t give it a trial, lUIII
jr. IflU t,, low out the uirections printed on every pack-
.ge, and ii ihis is done, they will say like the Queen's
Lanadress, that, it is the lion et starch they ever used.
When you ask for Oterffield Starch, see that you get it,
as inferior kinds are often substituted for the sake of
xxxxx Fonts.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1871-03-11

MEETING OF REGISTERED SH ARE.
HOLDERS.

On Thursday, at noon, a large meeting of the
registered shareholders in the Stourbridge Rail-
way Company, was held in the Great Wstern
Hotel, Birmingham. In the absence of the
chairman, Mr. C. E. Swindell presided. The
only other director present was Mr. U. K. Har-
rison. Amongst the legal and other gentlemen
present were Messrs. Southall, W. Septimus
Harding, Henry Hall, T Holland, Hardy, B.
Robinson, E. Barnett, W. H argrave, W. Fallow s,
Nield, W. Davis, G. A. Everitt, 'l'. S. Fal-
lows, Freer, the Rev. Mr. Woodgate, Messrs. H.
Edmunds, W. K. Perrins, B. Collis, Harward,
and J. B Shepherd (secretary).
The Chairman, after axpressing regret at the
absence of the chairman, Mr. Sherrill', who had
not yet returned from abroad, called upon
Mr. Shepherd, who read the report prepared
by the directors for that meeting, and some cor-
respondence which had taken place.
I Some discussion ensued,
Mr. Brooke Robinson deprecated disunion
among the shareholders and directors, but he
could not help saying that it was a great scandal
not only to that company, but to the commercial
world, that a man such us Adcock should be at
liberty— (applause). More than that: he should
have been allowed to stand in the witness box
and beard the directors, and that they should
not have aocepted his challenge and placed him
in the dock—(cries of " Hear, hear"). He be-
lieved he expressed the feeling of most of the
shareholders when he said that in any decision
which might be come to a provision of some
funds ought to be made for the prosecution of
Adcock. He did not know where Adcock was
now; he was told he was in New Zealand—
probably the directors had better information;
but he thought he ought to be brought back and
prosecuted—(hear, hear). If an unfortunate
man, under the influence of hunger or tempta-
tion, stole a loaf, he was prosecuted and pun-
ished ; but here was a man who, for two years,
was forging certificates, and he was allowed to
escape. He hoped the Chairman would tell
them a little more as to the forgeries that were
committed. He thought the shareholders were
entitled to generous treatment. They had lost
their money through no fault of their own, but
by the frauds of a servant. It was stated that
some of the certificates were deposited with the
banks; if so it was quite clear that the banks
bad no claims.

The Chairman agreed that the shareholders
might to have every detail and information that
the directors possessed themselves, lint the time
was not yet come for that ; under the circum-
stances in which they were placed he hoped the
shareholders would consider that the directors
were acting wisely. It was for the benefit of the
shareholders that he did not let out all the se-
crets that the directors knew.

Mr. Herding: Can you make any proposal?
'the Chairman said he would do all he could
—give the fullest information as far as circum-
stances would allow.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1871-03-11

The jury found hit guilty, and he was sentenced
to eight years' penal servitude.

milkat 70"

In the course of the case the following letter was
read by the counsel for the prose..ution

Whltehall-yard, LOMIOD, S W., Nov. 17, 1070

Sir,—l tenet you will excuse the liberty lam taking In
addresang you, but my object to to put you In possession of
one or two facts which you may not know of. I have seen
your aster, Mrs. Greatbatch, and have expressed my dimply.
felt sorrow for the wrong I have done, and can assure you
(however much you may be averse to It), that my only wish Is
to marry butt. (excuse my calling your nle.e this, but It foCi.
clusively my own), for I truly and deeply love her. She bona/
will tell you this It you have not already heard It. Now, air,
arrive at the object of this letter—to sok you to um the In.
theme which I lmow you to pores" over your doter In request-
ing her to withdraw this hateful charge. It Is really now only
known in Doreet, but will, If premed, be bias cited about the
whole world, and persons broughtinto It I have every reason
to behove would n d wish to be mixed up In the affair, if,
eolieltor awl others have told me no jury would convict
under the arcumetencea, no it this be the cam se bet will
your hesie be to see, alter all the erpense and expoeure you
, tun pWW aboojuidy Man, Mt lain Issilog rms.

you have wlthbillil mercy when you yourself may
one day crave for It. My feelings towards DAte will never,
never, change, and on hearing what my sentence might
be she told her mother and Mr. Atkinson .he would not
care if they would only allow her to share my imprisonment.
You will perhaps see how devotedly we love one another.
Mr. Ford, I am given to understand, is taking proceedinge
for a divorce, and of noun. will get it. Ile has written
down to Mr. Shapland, of Blandfort for the names and
addresses of persons who can prove the case, and, ere this.
Is in possession of the required information. I shall then be
able to make some amends for the wrong I have done Otis
(and Ido so hope I may be able to, I told her about my
being married ten days before your letter came, and she was
quite willing to stay with me till I was liberated from the
person I had been forced to link myself to, and we were
living very happily till the morn I was apprehended. Should
they not take the divorce I am bound and willing to be true
to Dotte, and this I mean to do, on my souL Again Raking
you to pardon the liberty of my writing, I am, elr, yours in
deep sorrow for the wrong done. 'F. It iIL,TEAD.
Wadderspoon, leq
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1871-03-11

BOARD OF GUARDIANS.

The weekly meeting of this Board was held
yesterday; Mr. Grazwer in the chair. There
were also present:—'Messrs. Brooks, Wood,
Billingham, Bird, Darby, Powell, P. Pargeter,
Higgs, Plant, Paskins, Guest, and Rhodes.
The minutes of the last meeting were read and
confirmed. Admitted into the house during the
week, 15; dead, 1; discharged, 13; remaining,
451. Corresponding week last year, 449. Out-
door relief, Ringswinford district, £43 5s 4d ;
Stourbridge district, £25 12s 6d ; Halesowen
district, £24 4s id; total, £93 is lid, against
£94 8s llid last year. The Clerk produced a
statement of the expenses for the ensuing half.
year, ending Michaelmas, 1871, amounting to
£9,966.

The Albrighton hounds will meet this day
(Saturday, at 11 o'clock, at Hunnington.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1871-03-11

SERIOUS CASE OF ABDUCTION.

At the Dorset Assizes, a bank clerk, named Reuben Richard
Felstead, was indicted for fraudulently alluring and taking
away from the possession of her mother, Ildiss Marian rest-
batch, a young lady of considerable personal attractions.
The charge was laid under the 24th and 2-oth Vint., c. 100,
s. 63

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It seemed that in January, 1870, the prisoner went
from London to the Blandford branch of the National
Provincial Bank, and soon after he got acquainted
with Miss Greatbatch at a public converaszhine.
They became attached to each other, and after a time,
Mrs. Greatbatch's consent was given to his visiting at
her house as the girl's suitor. They wished him to
get his father's consent, and he said he would speak to
him in August when he went home for his holiday. In
that month he wrote letters to Miss Greatbatch from hie
fathei's house, saying that he had spoken to his father,
who would go to Bournemouth in November, and he
wished to see the young lady, and then, if they were
both of the same mind, he would give his consent, and
do all he could for them. On the 13th October prisoner
acted Mrs. Oreatbatch to allow him to take her
daughter; this was permitted, and they did not return,
but went to Lublin, where for a fortnight they lived
together as M3lll and wife. Search was mate for the
girl, and on their being discovered, she was taken home,
and the young man given into custody. Mies Great-
bach said they had agreed to go away together two or
three days before they dui, because they wished to be
married soon, and did not believe their parents would
consent; but it turned out that prisoner was a married
man.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1871-12-30

PRESENTATION TO MR. GEORGE
PEARSON.

Yesterday, the 29th instant, Mr. George Pearson, of
Thornhill, attained his fiftieth year. Having lived to the
age of half a century, the workmen in his employ con-
sidered it a fitting opportunity to present him with a tea-
timonial as a memento of their esteem and love towards
their employer. The testimonial chosen was a solid sliver
candelabra and epergne. The workmanship and the
finish showed a great amount of skill and taste, aud the
whole is a work of art. At the foot is eneraved as fol.
lows Presented to George Pearson, Esq., by the
workpeople employed by the firm, as a token of their
regard, on his attaining his 50th birthday, Dee. 29th,
NM." _ .

The articles presented were supplied by Mr. E. Strin-
ger, silversmith, Comrnmercial Buildings, of this town.
The presentation was made by Mr. W. Squires, at
Thornhill House, last evening, who was accompanied by
a deputation representing the various departments from
the works.

Mr. Pearson, in feeling terms, retarned Wanks for the
presentation.
. . . . .

r
An address was also presented, beautifully illuminated,
and bound in Russian leather, the latter being supplied
by Messrs. Ford and Son, and the address by Mr. James
Allsop, which was as follows :
" To Geo. Pearson, Esquire.

" We, the erupluy,s at your Fire Clay Works, Amble-
cute, Stourbridge, being desiroud of testifying the ea-
teem and regard we entertain for you, beg to take the
opportunity of your attaining the 50th anniversary of
your birthday, to tender to you oar heartfelt congratula-
tions, and at the same time to ask your acceptance of the
accompanying small token of the goodwill which has
always existed between us.
" We cannot refrain from expressing our deep sense of
gratitude for ths many kindnesses we have experienced
at your hands. We trust that many years of health and
prosperity will yet be vouchsafed to you.
After some refreshment the deputation withdrew.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1871-12-30

A WILL CASE.

Lord Penzance WaS engaged last week for two days In the
Probate Court, In trying the validity ,f then ill (which was
propounded y the Very Jtev. charles Parfitt, ea llat in the
it, nun Catholic Aiocese of Clifton, near llatlol.f the Isle
?Ire. Jane Conolly, • j the CottleS, mar Bath, which left
?Ir. Plana residuary legatee.

The defendant, -tvliO is a nephew and the her-at-law,
opts eed on the ground that the reShlUary clause hail
liven obtaincd by undue influence. On this plea is,ne
Woo Mims,. It was stated for the defendant, Mr.
Lawless, that he was a lie tither of the Irish har, and
the estates ‘•omisted if the Midforti. °states, the
Cottles, near Bath, mu Otolu property in London.
Mr. Lawless, the militia Chancery barrister, was the
funnier of the family, and it was at his request
that thoNs4idetteivas bought at a price of from £60,000
to 1:70,M°. and the j•roporty now, with certain charges
on it, was worth over tii,noo a year. Theadaintlf, who
was educated in the Protestant faith, WAS note a canon
in the Catholiii Church. Ile was a man of great
ability agd Was trofeedor at one of the colfe-ese. He
made the acquamtauce of the an sulsiw
'mend), became the chaplaim s,' I when the family
removed from Midford p 'li. • - • 1.. he accompanied
them. His sniritual intim not, however, the
theonly one that he wa, ; , ! -1. as he soon be-
came as it were the fan 0 ~ • u.• lb' paid
the workmen, and even th, :. 1 as
if he were the head family
solicitor Wan A Mr. Kin'..,• ' 7 a • 7 ' ; ated
was not made bv hiu, 10: . L. !..0:lon.
It was nmde in town, an I. tuuu, tie olaintiff
WAS in the metropolis at the time.
Lord Penzance, in stmanieg up, said that, however
.-11,1,ici,.US a en V 1114,11 t lit, thore must be evidence of
1111rille influence, and he felt that none had been shown
in that case, and consequently lie would not be doing
right in putting it to the jury. There might, however,
be ate ither aspect if the ease, and that was that the
teetatrii: had left the money with the plaintiff for
masts, or the like, lad had ii- it so °trussed it iii the
will, so as not ti i vi. lit the law. If that were on, it
might be that it would row° under the dennition of
"secret trusts," but that would be for another court
to deckle.

The Jury. un. rIL ilhps direction, then found
for the nil'. Lord l'enrance made no older no to
cods.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1871-12-30

A MISSOURI BEAR STORY.

The hilly country of Cole and Osage counties has
at one time been a favourite resort for game, and par-
tieultrly for bears. A few days ago William Hamilton,
residing near the Missouri Pacific Railroad, went into
the timber about a mile off to shoot squirrels. Not
returning in the evening, his family burame alarmed,
as it was known bears had heist recently seen in
the neighbourhood. Several iii ighlsrurs the next
morning went in search of him. About eight
o'clock in the evening they found hint up a
Joining tree, 30 feet flow the ground, fast
and unable to extricate himself. After bane trouble
he was taken down, and it was seen that one foot and
ankle were badly torn and bleeding. He said that
about three o'cl..ek the previous day he came across a
large black bear and shi it at but missed him. The
bear made for him with all bis might. He ran, and
flailing the bear gaining on him, threw away Iris rifle,
and partly climbed and partly ran up a leaning syca-
more tree, with the bear following right at his heels.
The top of this tree had been broken off, and was
hollow. Ile thrust one of his legs in the hole to Arel him-
self from falling, but so”n found that his leg wits fast.
Ile tried to extricate himself but coal not. The bear
in the meantime had tern his boot off and was gnawing
and eating the flesh from the foot and ankle. Mr.
Hamilton took his pocket knife and cut at Bruin's eyes,
but with one sweep of his paw the bear struck the
knife from his hand, with a part of two of his fingers.
Hamilton could now see no help, and gave up to die,
expecting to be eaten up alive by the bear. But soon
a happy thought struck him. That morning he hail
put some salt in his pocket to salt some cattle he bad
running in the timber. lie took a small handful
and sprinlded it in the boar's eyes. It had the desired
effect. The bear shook his head, growled, and werit
down. He soon returned, however, lint a little more
salt drove him away the second time, awl to Mr.
Hamilton's inexpressible delight he trotted off into the
forest. That night Mr. Hamilton's sufferings were
beyond expression, with one leg fast in the hole in the
top of the tree, the other hanging out, torn and bleed-
ing, and he not knowing what moment the bear would
return and finish bin work. He ascribes the preservri
tion of his life to the salt he had in his pocket, and
advises everybody, before they go hunting in Osage
county, to fill at least one pocket with salt.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1871-12-30

THE WELSH LANGUAGE AND PEOPLE.

The Liverpoel and Birkenhead Gordovic Eisteddfod
woo held in Lord Nelson-street Concert-hall on Christ-
mas Day, under the presidency of Mr. John Rhys,
-8. A., Fellow of Merton ('liege, Oxford, and one of
her Majesty's inspectors of schools. There was a
pretty numerous attendance of Cambrians. The pro-
ceedings were conducted in the Welsh language. The
Eisteddfod commenced with the afternoon meeting,
when prizes were awarded to successful competitors in
poetry, prose, music, art, stc. The sitting was opened
with the chorus of "God Bless the Prince of Wales,"
given by the Welsh Choral Union.
The president delivered Isis annual discourse, in the
course of which he said that Welsh was still to a great
extent the Longuage of Wales, and was represented by
about thirty periodical publicatissns published in Wales,
America, and Australia. Irish patriots envied Welsh-
men the vigour of the old language, but he would gladly
exchange it for the voluminous literature possessed by
Irishmen in the library of Trinity College, Dublin.
Since the last general election—or, as be might call it, the
revolt of the Celts—Welshmen hail succeeded in making
their claim heard in high quarters, and a Parliament
founded upon a Celtic majority found it expedient to
listen with some deference to their complaints. What
with the clamour of Welsh bishops and Welsh county
court judges, many people seemed to have been per-
suaded lately that the Welsh language was reasserting
itself. That, however, was a mistake; for the language
was undoubtedly going Use way of all the earth, and
in iv sre ways than one. Welsh publications could not
be aceepted as a true idea of its vitality, and fre-
quently presented, in a gaudy, ugly kind of patchwork,
English idioms clothed in Welsh phraseology. The
prospects of English in the Principality were very en.
eouragin sj. There the Education I /epartment was carry-
ing on with vigour and energy a most important Ark,
and a littkos psabbling here and there served only to show
how zealously Welshmen were taking up the educa-
tion question. From his own experience of certain
districts he could say that it was possible to teach the
children of Welsh parents English with hopes of
success, whereas in those parts, in the county of Flint,
for instance, where the Cheshire dialect had covered
the herder, he should deepair of attaining to any per-
manent result. In fact, we might safely predict that
a generation net far off would find respectable English
in general use in North Wales, while the Cheshire
bucolic would perhaps continue for ages to come in un-
disputed enjoyment of that jargon which he now found
was admirably suited to his mental calibre.