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The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1870-06-25

THE ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY
AND THE CECUMENICAL COUNCIL.

The Bishop of Gloucester and Bristol having
addressed a letter to the Archbishop of Canterbury,
asking him whether he deemed it desirable that the
Bishops of the English Church should place on record
some protest in reference to the present Council at
Rome, his Grace has replied as follows—
_ _ .

•
•' Stonehouse, St. Peter's, Thanet, June 17.
" My dear Bishop,—lii answer to your letter I will, as you
suggest, repeat publicly what I have already written privately
to another member of our body. I cannot, as at pretent
advised, persuade myself that It is desirable for the Episco-
pate of the English Church to come forward and issue a
manifesto against Papal Infallibility. The statements of
our Church, as set forth In it.s articles and formularies,
respecting the claims of the Church of Rome, are so
full and explicit that they seem to me to require neither ex-
planation nor addition. The more dignified, wise, aid sober
poll 7 for us to adopt, asl think is to let Rome take her own
course. The Church of England, so far as I know, has not at
present been addressed on the subject by the Pope or his so-
called (Ecumenical Council, or indeed by any persons what-
soever, and I cannot see any necessity for us to go out ol
nor way and put forth a manifesto. I fully expect that II
the snimorters of the claim to Infallibility are left alone, they
will do their own cause infinite damage, and great good to
the cause of truth. lam sure that the English nation does
not expect any declaration or action from us other than can
be secured by a steadfast adherence to our old principles
both in our practice and our teaching, neither do I think
that the great body of Christians elsewhere is expecting us to
move. " Believe me to be, my dear Bishop,
" Yours very sincerely,
"A. C. CANICAR.
"The Lord Bishop of Gloucester and Bristol.'
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1870-06-25

CHARGE OF ATTEMPTED SUICIDE AT

THE LYI4,.

William Harris was charged with attempting to destroy
himself on the 23rd inst, at the Lye W auto. Thomas
Barrett proved that he saw the defendant on the above
date. He had been at work very hard that day, and he
went to weigh his iron, and afterwards had some ale and
got tipsy and he then went in the direction of a pool
up a field.
Police-constable Rea esid from information received
he saw a great number of persons going after the defend•
int, and found four men hail got him down holding him.
I told him he must go away with me. He refused. and
complained that they did not let him go. an he should
be as happy as he could be. the mother of defendant
.aid he was not given to drinh, and that lie was mad
drunk. On promeong not to attempt it again, he was
discharged with • caution.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1870-06-25

_
THE DROUGHT.

On the anT.jet of drought the Chamber of Apricot.
lure Journal rays :
"It has horn hastily Mimed that the sudden and severe
storm of Thursday and Friday, with its flood of rainfall in
many places may go far to recover the season, and restore
putures avid growing crops to a prosperous condition. At
least, we have heard such surmises on the part of persons
who can have no adetp“te ides of the intensity of this yeaes
vironclvt avvvl the wlmiesale and irretriv cable losses which it
has iv Meted. The hare pastures cannot now yield more than
a flash vvf gnus, which will he ineffectual to protect the sod
from baking and burning under a fervid sun In July. The
present disastrmis grar'ng seamn is comparable with that of
ISCS. Turnips can barely turn out a fair crop after such an
unpropitious season; particularly as they will be very late to
the hoe. Mangolds nave been saved by the tempest. It is
too early at present to pronounce upon the character of the
corn crops. As usual in a dry time, our correspondents write
prom-singly of wheats upon well-farmed Maros and upon
wall-drained clays, and gloomily of wheats upon light soils.
We believe that the plant is generally too defective and the
straw too short to produce more than no average, even
with the most superb weather from this date to harvest
time."

The Yig7ish Cht,rehman (remarks the Pall Mall
Gazette) after rem-mot:reeding prayers for rain' and de-
scribing the sufferings of the country under drought,
proceeds to comment on the occasion as follows :—"ls
it going a step too far to regard the national distress in
r,epect of these things as a Divine judgment on the
ration for having plundered the Church of Gal in Ire-
land last year?" Now, we hope there is no irreverence

in suggesting that if any natural occurrence were in-
tended ail a judgment, it is pmbsble that it would be
so timed and pointed that 'he who runs might
read," and so the effect as a lesson would be con-
S 001011 S. In the present case there is a curious
absence of relati, a between the infliction and
the supposed offence. The sacrilege was committed in
1869, and the drought comes in 11470. Ireland is the
country in respect of which the sacrilege was cosnmitted ;
Ireland has almost escaped the drought, and her far-
mers are rejdicing in the prospect of high prices occa-
sioned by English scarcity : while Franc—which hal
certainly nothing to do with the hieestablishment--has
suffered even more severely than England. And, lastly,
the drought broke up partially on Thursday, while the
English Churchman was still wet from the press. We
mention these coincidences in no scoffing spirit, but
because it seems to us desirable that the profanity as
well as absurdity of these intrusions into the counsels
of Providence should be exposed as often as they are
ventured on.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1870-06-25

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1870-06-25

WOMBOURNE.

PAGING FENCE,.—M the Wordsley Police Court,
in Monday, before Messrs. J. Holcroft and B. St. John
itatthews, Thomas Parker and William Cresswell were
charged with damaging two fences belonging to Robert
.irchibald Dickens, at Woodford orange, near Trysull,
on the 18th MA. Captain Dickens said he was return-
ing from Wolverhampton on the above date, when he saw
the two defendants in a wheat field. When they per-
ceived him they ran away and broke down two hedges,
doing damage to the amount of is. William Bird said
that lie now the two defendants asleep in the road, shortly
oefore Captain Dickens saw them. Creaswell was ordered
to pay the coats, and Parker, who did not appear, was
tined do Rd and costs; in default seven days.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1870-06-25

HOPS.

Business In the hop market has been only to a moderate
extent, but prices have ruled firm. From the plantations the
accounts c mtinue favourable. The tine has made farther
rapid progress, and the plant altogether is singularly free
from vermin. Although it le as yet much too early to venture
an opt. 41 as to the probable yield, prospects at the present
moment are decidedly sa.isfactory. Mid and East Kent., £7 to
£.12 12s ; Weald of Kent', VI to £8; Sussex, £5 12e. to £0
12a. ; Bavaria., (11 to £9; French, £5 103. to £8 10s. :
American, At fit. to C.:. Yealuza, Li Ids. to £3 151. per
cart _
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1870-06-25

CRADLEY HEATH, HALESOWEN, & DISTRTCT CHRONICLE.

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SATURDAY. JUNE 25, 1870.

PRICE ONE PENNY.

PUBLIC NOTICES.

THE BANKRUPITY ACT, 1861.

In the County Court of Worcestershire. holden at
Stourbridge.
[N the Matter of BENJAMIN STERbfEY
BAYBOULD, of the Vaullisll lao. Stourbridp,is
tile County of Worcester. Intik., per and Mill Furnace.
wan, form, M.iunt-strect. Stool bridge aforesaid,
dill Funiae.o..ati, adjudged bankrupt on the 1191 h day of
December, 1869.
An Order of Discharge will be delivered to the Bank.
rapt after the expiration of thirty days from this date,
unlesi an appeel be duiy ehtered against this judgment
of the Court. suri notice thereof iR gino o this Court.
Dated 21st day of Jane, 1970.
C. EVERB,
Iligh Bailiff.

GRAMMAR SCHOOL. ALVECHURCH.

WAD MdeTFII
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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1870-06-25

BNLBROUGHTON.

STEALING EGGS.—At the Stourbridge Police Court,
yesterday, oetore Major Fletcher, Samuel Minima, la-
bourer, was charged with stentil.g three hen eggs, on the
Antis lust., the property of Johu Brett. Mr. Perry ap-
peared to prosecute. Prosecutor said he had lost s emu-
uer eggs. aud on the above date marked three eggs and
put them into the nest. He also gave information to
e.t.: Lam. The three eggs produced are tire some that
Crl.l marked. P. L Late proved that .he was watch's
prosecutor. premises, mud SOW time prisoner go there,
stoop down, aud pick up something. He went and
charged trim WWI stealing eggs. searched him, arm
Loos aim so the ponce-mason. sreiendraut was hued os.
sud costs in default 14 :Jaye.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1870-06-25

OLD HILL.

ARBAULTING A WOMAN.— At the Pollee Court, on
Wedneadav last, before Messrs. F. W. 0. Barra aad N.
Eingley, Levi Stevens was charred by Eliza Weaver with
assioltlng her on the 16th lost, at Old Bill. Complaim
ant said defendant had been her zw, etheart. hut nh,
havh.g ~ad a child by him, would not walk sith him
again. On the above date he asked her if she could
nu wish hie, oat ea reniitise to arms In the me.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1870-06-25

CHADLEY HEATH.

ANNUAL Uwe's:co.—On Tuesday last the annual meet.
inc as toe subscribers to the Ehdowed Christy hchools,
iteddalt Hill, was held. Divine service took place in the
chool.roton, when the Bev. J. Booker, of earns!, °M.
.uatcd. At the conclusion of toe service. toe persons
p:esint partook of a most sumettious dinner provided
,y the master Ai-. Horton). Afterwards the sill:alert!).
ions were paid in, and the regular simnel business trail-
aeted. Hr. Burrs, Mr. bansatio, Mr. Bent, Mr. Bishop,
other neigh:such of the utighoourhood, were pre-
sent.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1870-06-25

FlSri.

Denim, pickled, 306 to 333. ; ditto red, 265. to 20s. per
barrel; plaice, 83. to 161. • trawl haddocks, Os. to 15e. per
bee salmon trout, is. 3d. to ls. 61 per pound: large salmon,
in 91. per pouni ; smoked haddoiks, 105. to 405 per barrel;
lobsters, 101. to 14s. ; crabs, 10s. to 153. per dozen; native
oysters, £10; commons, 155. to 40s. per bushel.

POTATO.
The opplles of old potatoes have been very short, of new
more liberal There has been a moderate demani. at our
quotations English Ilegents. 6s El. to 7e.; aeotch Regenia,
es. 6d. to Ti. ; Rocks, es. El. to 7s. per cwt.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1870-06-25

KIN VER.

et eerf
yusic decoratedalot
Cortfirlir.—On Tuesday night last a concert was given
tsiriu
• mbere of the society, presenting an animated appeal-
I i occasionGrammarcthhono room was hwea BK:a lin
There was a large attendance, and the whole was
The programme was divided into two parts,
the
St
• firsti Paul," and
ua cum,
scions fr opm. rI A imei szehoutL.•
tra..b. great
tiou being tile bitillaut flute playing of Ale. James
usthews• Akio played Mu solos, sad wits loudly encored.
This gentleman's performances as a soloist are so well
known to our reader., that it is no, necessary for us to
oay more than that his pia)iug was ilizEnly appreciated,
' was ~nown by the applause given. Miss Wharton and
Mrs. Bolton's singing was aloo much summed, and the
chorus,a were well sustained throughout, particularly the
cc " Stone hitu to death, and reflected great credit On
flu e conductor, Mr. B. Williams. The following is the
iirogramme part : Itecitative, .1,0 the many
.hat hahevyri ;" chorus, •• Now this man ceaseth not;"
•• Then they twilled upon him ;" chorus.
e'vel;tin to death;' recitative," And they Moved
h
aria—Miss harton. " Jerusalem ; then that killesi
and bleat ;" recitative, " Now Soul made havoc ;" recite-
eiSlitt ; Stone
recitative, "And the witnesses chorus, '' Happy
;"
live " And lie journeyed ;" aria—Mrs. J. Bolton, "But
the Lord is mindful ;" recitative, -And as he journeyed
chorus, "Saul ! Soul! " chorale, " Sleepers wake ;" re-
citative, "And there ens a disciple;" solo and chorus,
•• raise thee 0 Lord;- recitative, "And Animiso went
by. way ;" chorus, "0 great in the depth ;" aria—Rev. IL
Edwards, "Be thou faithful; ' unortia, "How lovely ars
the messengers." Part the second : Glee, "Come follow
use;" song—Mr. Barrett, "Love's regueot ;" round,
"Wind, gentle evergreen ;" flute solo, Mr. J. Mathews'
glee, "My Love's tike the Bed Hose ;" song—Miss Law,
"w"ry aoug—Mr W. Parkes, "England'. Donsides;"
solo fittur, Mr. J. Mathews; glee, •• Just like love ;„
song —Mrs. Joists Bolton," Dore Sono.'
DaTERMINED Stimint.—A most determined suichie
took place bore Y.4.."7 In.rEi.g. From what we
can learn, it appears that a man of the name of George
Broom, wan missed from his home on Thurodav, and re-
port said that he had committee suicide in the Stour.
and • number of meu were engaged dragging the Stour
during the day. But Brown Woo seen in Kidderminster
daring that day, and returned at night. end Was again
seen in Laver about eleven o'clock, walking about the
town. From thence be appears to have gone home, and
sometime daring the night hang himself in his own
house, as his body Was discovered yesterday morning.
! Deemed was at once cut down, but life was extinct.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1870-06-25

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WOOL.

At the ptiblic solos of colonial wool Cie at.evulance of home
buyers has continued good, but foreign houses have been
thinly represented. itidelings have progressed with a
fair amount of animati ,n, at about the closing rates of
last series. The following are the current prices of
English wool— Fleeces : Southdown hoggeta, Is. to
is, Oi.; half-bred ditto, Is. to le 31. Kent fleeces. Is. 21.
to Is. 31.; Southdown ewes and wethers, is. to Is. Oid ; Lei-
cester ditto Is. Id. to Is. lid. Sorts: Clothing, Is. to Is.
Sid. ; combing, lid, to Is. 34a.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1870-06-25

THIS ENLIGHTENED COUNTRY!

A correspondent of The Times thus illustrates the
want of an Education Bill
As tlure is so much diversity of opinion, both In and out
of the !louse, on this subject, the following sketch of what
occurred to me early this morning while riling through some
fields in Hertfordshire may not be inopportune, as illustrat
tog the necessity for a prompt settlement of this measure.
A farmer called my attention to a boy 10 or 11 years of age,
and asked what he was to do with boo—whether to chastise
him on the spot or to take him before the megistrates. The
boy and an elder brother bad trespassed in the farmer's
orchard, stolen his cherries, broken his trees, and then
chased a flock of turkeys, beating them with the cherry
branches and killing two of them. I questioned the boy
as follows:

"Do you go to school ?"—" No." "Does your elder
brother go to school ?"—" No." " have you any other
brothers or sisters?"—" Yes." "Do they go to school ?"
" No." "Can any of you read or Write?"—'• No." "Are
your father and mother living? "—'' Only my. father."
What does he do ?"—" Anything be can get.' "And
what tio you and your brothers and si>ters do?"—" Father
torus us out of a morning, and if we don't bring something
home he won't let us have anything to eat."

I did not parsue my question further, but found, on
inquiry afterwards, that neither the father nor any of his
family could read or write, that none of them ever went to
school, that the father had ionen In prison ninny times, and
most of the children frequently. Is it creditable to this
enlightened country that such a state of things should exist,
and that, too, elme to the metr..polla ; and duos it not show
the necessity for compulsory education
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1870-06-25

BILIERLEY HILL.

CHAEOE OF ALLOWING DRUNKENNIAIL—At the Petty
Scissions ueld cc Thursday that, before I. Spooner, E.q,
Stipendiary. Themes Wocelhouee, landlord of tee Trav-
euers Hest. Chiuch.street, was charged with permitting
irculteueres in his bowie, cm the 6iu that. Poiice.ser-
6eaut lireWn said be visited defendmit'a house at bolt-
past six and again at half.paat too in the evening, and
.o persona fighting in the street near the defendant's
V. tut iuto the third room of the house, and
.ound 20 meu sect tvonien, some of the men being strip.
ped, and betting about pige..ns. Most of them were
drunk, but particularly three of them, and one man lay
asleep in the room. Police-concteble Fairbanks corro-
oersted. Fined £2 and costs, pith • promise that if he
s.aine again he would tine hint .LlO.
ALLEGED /6D6CENI AliA•1:121 HT • IDFDLILI TILIDES•
Y• 6.-1111116111 agott, draper, residing at Wall Heath.
664 btllllllll/11ed by Jamb Ann Gray, a domestic servant,
.or au indecent stearilt upuu ber oaths litu that. There
ease second summons for a common search. Mr. Ad.
Limn prueecuted, arm Mr. Mutteram (Inetructed by Mr
stokes), defended. Complement descrieed the &Urged
iiesauit ; alter which Mr. Motterrun made a powerful
'leech tor the oetence, contermihg toot if Lie client Was
cuusicted oh the semenne en en it wouid nut be safe for
▪ man to keep a female domestic in the hour.. He ale.,
called M.• Yiary Ace bagutt, Sheer ev,dence went to
Show that if there had been the elighteet alarm alaur
sue meet have heard it. Mr. Spooner said there Was a
• uoubt in the case, aim lie is otud gee defendant the
benefit and climates hiw. .

LAilik.L7'Y TO • DuU. -Samuel Blewitt, butcher. re•
•CJIMsM irthstieLL, NMI cuing.' with Ceara: ilitteatio•
411 d tejurfug llog, Gee ploperLy of Whim vuen, Li
fittruury weleudeu. Altar heating toe evidence MI.
option. bald Lie Could Ina will/let 11, tUib Cinie, Rod die-
missed the istililLUOna.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1870-06-25

BOARD OF GUARDIANS.

The weekly meeting of this Board was held I
yesterday; Mr. Granger in the chair. There
were also present: Messrs. Brooks, Wood. Bird,
Griffin, Guest, Haskew, Higgs, Homes, P. Par-
geter, Paskius, Plant, Powell, and Rhodes.
Admitted into the house during the week, 17 :
discharged. 23; remaining, 896. Corresponding
week last year, 422. Out-door relief, Kiligewir•
ford district, £42 as ; Stourbridge district,
£26 16s 43; Halesoweu district, £24 is 10d;
total, £93 is 11d, against £9O 14s rild last
year.
The Governor called the attention of the
Board to the desirability of having hurden
dresses for the tramps.
After some discnssion on the subject,
Mr. Brooks suggested that they should order
12 suits for a trial, as they would only come to
is 91 per suit.
Mr. Barrett, the Relieving•officer, said there
bad been a complaint made to the Chairman
respecting himself. A solicitor made some com-
plaint to the Chairman.
Mr. Granger said he did not consider it a coin.
plaint.
Mr. Barrett then explained what be had heard
alrint the complaint, which was to the drew
that be favoured the people going to the same
place of worship as himself; that a Mrs. Moody
' being of the same religion' applied 801110 time
ago for relief ; and that he did his best to get
her relief. She has not since applied for relief. ,
its would say that the woman never applied for
relief but once, and the Chairman was confound-
ing it with the case of a woman named (Joderich,
who applied for relief. The Board looked into
her c•ise, and stopped the relief.
Mr. Brooks contended that Mr. Barrett did
not act unfairly at all, and that it was a misun.
derstareling on the part of the chairman, ii,
confouudiug the name of Goderich with that of
Moody.
The Chairman said that WAS his impression
at the time.
Mr. Barrett then read the following ont-doni
relief for the past seven years:—Kingsainford
district, £13,039 14s; Haleteiwen, 46,0461 s 71d;
Stourbridge district, £7,880 13s 110 ; he (Mr.
Barrett) having one-third of the parishes of the
Union. There woe no other business.
Th. following are copies of letters received to
Mr. Reuben Plant, from the Poor Law Board,
respecting his qualification as a Guardian :

(Copy).
Poor Lew Board, Whitehall, SW.,
23rd June, 1870.

Sir.-1 am directed by the Poor Law Board to forward
you the enclosed copy of a letter, wllich they have this
day addressed to Mr. John Ravboald, of the Bromley
lron Works, conveying to him the decieion of the Board
upon the question raihed by him, as to your right to not
ea a Guardian of the Poor, for the Wordsley Ward of
sho Parish of Ringewinford.
1 am, Sir, your obedient Servant,
A. W. Pazi,, Secretary.
Mr. Reuben Plant.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1870-06-25

STENrPONEY.

MASIKR AND SEkvANT's CAsk. —At the Wordsley
Police Court, on Monday. before Messrs. .1. Holcroft and
S. St. John Matthews. Joseph Russell was aumnsoned
by Edward Nash. landlord of the Foley Arms Hotel,
Stewponey, with unlawfully leaving his empiuy without
fulliiling his contract, on the 9th instant. Mr. Addison
appeared for defendant. Comp;ainant said: Defendant
.5 a waggoner in my employ. On the 9.0 lust, tastes..
of bringing the horses in at four o'cloak. he brought
them in at nine. Be was very drunk. He left the place
,hat night. and has not been hack again. The agree-
.uent was to give or take seven dnys' notice. Cross-ex-
.wised : Jewel, servants Caine down at nine o'clock
and left teat in.-ruing I did uot tell him to go oft the
prenilmes. Did not request defendant to knep the LOrses
standing in the ticid. Did not see a man named Merrick
tu conversation with defendant. I told defendant that 1
should preen the case, and he said he did not care if he
I got forty years. Sergeant Baldwin said: On the 9th
net 1 won sent for to the Stewponey Hotel. Whilst 1
vas there I heard defendant say. " I shall go." 1 went
into 1,/le stable and said to hun, "If I was you I should
give tne master seven days' notice." Cross.examined :
Old not hear Mr. Nash tell defendant to go off the pre-
mises. Mr. Nash did not pay Olin mm; presence. —Mr.
sash said be was wiling to witndraw she ease, if defend.
ant would promise to go back and work. this defend-
ant refused to do.—Mr. Addison, in defence, contended
that complainant had discharged defendant, and that
being the case, he would not go back. He called 'thomas
Merrick, who said: I live at the Stewponey, and am
pu idler. Recollect the 9th of the present month. Was
at tue hotel, and heard complainant order defendant oft
the premises. 'the Bench tined defendant fis and coals
in default 11 dap.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1870-06-25

TILE EDUCATION BILL.

At a meeting cf the Central Nonconformists' C,on•
mittee, hell in Birmiogham on S iturdav, it was mann •
mously resolved that the objectionable points of th •
Elementary Education Bill remain absolutely un-
touched by the amendments of the Government, as
explained by the Prime Minister on Thursday even-
ing, and that the proposal to make a large increase in
the grant from the Consolidated Fund to denomina-
tonal schools must strengthen and perpetuate the
system of sectarian education. In a circular embody-
ing tie foregoing resolution, for the information of
members of Parliament, the committee, after pointing
out what they consider the objectionable features of
the tievernment Bill, exprees their assurance,
founded on intimate knowledge of nearly every con-
stituency in the country, that there are large numbers
of Nonconformists who regard the measure as a violation
of the rights of conscience to be resisted at whatever
cost. In A circular letter to their branches the Central
Committee also adopt and enforce the considerations
urged in The Times lading article of Saturday as to
she 4Teet of the amended bill in furthericg what the
vote of the nation rejects.

A Conference of from 210 to3oo.eachersof Devon and
Cornwall WaB held& Plymouth on Saturday. The Bishop

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1870-08-13

:S TN TTIE MIDLAND COUNTIES

TOBACCOS,

TOBACCOS.

TOBACCOS.

to he seen at the
OLD CIG.AR.MST.A.3E3T—,ISI-11VIENT,

92, HIGH STREET, SToURBRIDGE.

A Large and Choice Stock of FOREIGN sod BRITISH CIGARS to Select from.
THE TRADE SUPPLIED.

S. FIELD. PROPRIETOR.

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1870-08-13

PRUSSIA AND THE UNITED STATES.

Baron Gerolt, the Prussian Ambassador at Waal,
ington, has addressed the following letter to Secretary
Fish. It beam date July 25 :

"Thy undersigned Envoy and Minister Plenipotentiary of
the North German Union has the honour to acknowledge the
retells': of the note of the Hon. Hamilton Fish, of the 24th
inst., and to express at the same time his particular eatle
faction with the contents of the said note, In which so gratify-
ing • mention is made f the harmony which has existed
since 1784 between Prussia and the United States in regard
to their con,t int policy and principle. In favour of the
protection of private property on the high seas In time of
war. The undersigned will hasten to communicate this note
to his Government, and he cherishes the hope that the Govern-
ment of the United States on the present occasion of a de-
structive war now being waged in Europe, by which the com-
mercial Interests of the United states and Germany are so
seriously endangered, will use their high position and in-
fluence to obtain an • principle of international law the
universal acknowledgment of the liberal policy of the United
States in regard to private property on the high seas."
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1870-08-13

FISN.

Herrings, plckled, 341. to -3;.SIT ditto red, ISs. be 241. per
barrel ; bloaters, Ss. to 5. ; kippers, 4s. to ss. Od. per box;
turbots, bs. to 16.; brill, Ss. to ss. each; plsice, 12s. to
; trawl haddocks, 10s. to 15a per box soles, la 3i. tO3. 91,
per pair ; whitings, Si. to 10s. Cul per basket; salmon trout,
lid.. tols. ; eels, la to la 2d_ per pound ; mukerelSa. per do.,
emoted haddocks, 20s. to &Is. per barrel red mallets, ss. to
12, ; lonaten, Ss to lag.; crabs. Si. to 12s. per dozen;
native oyster', £10; comnsona 16s. to SOL per bluing.

POTATOES.

These markets here been moderately zupplied with
potatoew The trade has been quiet, at about late rate.
Maga& Shaw., 100 n to 130 e.; Remit, lan ks
aimel Mad; iiJe. ton.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1870-08-13

THr, MARKETS,

MARK-LANE.—MoNDAy.

The weather, although overcast, has not materially re-
tarded harvert operations, and the order prohibiting the ex-
port of grain from Germany has been modified, being only no
for as regain shipments to France. The result is a quieter
tone on the grain trade generally. At Mark-lane thla morn-
ing the tone was quieter than on Friday. For English wheat
there were no buyers over the rates of Monday. Foreign
ben at a partial advance of Is., but few bids over last Mon-
day's rater Flour lithe turn dearer on the week. Barley
gotten, dear, with a quiet sale Beans are la to Es. otearer
on the week and firm. Pens are the turn dearer for the better
qualities. Make fully supports Inc rater.
MARK-lANE —WEDNESDAY.
- - -

There was stair attendance of millers at Mart-lane this
morning, notwithstanding, only • email amount of bustnes.
was conc'uded, and the general tendency throughout the
trade was downward. The supply of Englieh wheat was
limited, hut of foreign it was tolerably good. The demand for
qualities was quiet, with • drooping tendency in prices.
Barley, the supply of which was moderate, experienced •
quiet sale, at about previous currencies. Malt was dull, at
late rates. Oxts were in good supply. The inquiry was
moderate, at about Monde'''. prices.

METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET.—MoNPAT.

There were comparatively email supplies of chick on offer
here to-day, the foreign trade being greatly interrupted by
the war. It la probable that our receipts of both Waste and
cheep from abroad will be much curtailed during the con-
tinuance of hostilities. Tonning—our principal source of
supply at this mmon—is cut off, though it is stated that an
attempt will be made to persevere with the trade. With
only moderate arrivals from our own grazing districts, the
total number of beasts exhibited was limited. The de-
pression which prevailed last week was consequently removed
from the market, and the recent decline in prices was fully
recovered. list Scotch and Ilereford heifers sold at be, 6d.
per Sib, and that figure was occasionally exceeded.
Crane beasts changed hands alowly, at our quotations.
From Lincolnahire, Leicestershire, and Nortliamptonehire
we received about 1,300 shorthorns; from other parte of Eng-
land, about 480 various breed,; and from Scotland, 49 Scots
and crosses. The number of sheep in the pens was not large,
and the condition of the animals was inferior, owing to the
want of pasturage, which is again making Itself felt. Choice
wether mutton was scarce and bold readily, the quotation
being ss. 60. per Sib. Heavy and cnaree.woolled sheep were
dull, but not cheaper. Lambs met • quiet sale, at barely late
rate.. Calves were steady in value and demand. Fig, were
the turn dearer. . .
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1870-08-13

PRINCE JAIPEIAL.

Tile Echo saye notwithst.iudiug the positive
assertions uf tut kuorini.g jouznius tu, the coo-
trary, we Lave reati.ll.t. :•eileve Lililt the Prnici.
Imptiiiu has aimed in this country.

Pitt/POSITION TO IMPr,ACH LEIRELT.

PARIS, Friday.

A Paris letter states that that... Corps Legisla•
if esterday rejecteu a propos.tiou of 3,l.lieratry
to impeach Leirceuf.

Theirs blamed the Government for goiug to
war when not reauy.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1870-08-13

CRADLEY.

LECI Oin—On Monday evening a Lecture was deli-
vered in the Infant tschool-room, by tue Rev. I'. 'Johan
Gregg,n
M.A., Vicar of Barbel no, co the Tabernacle.'•
The chair woe occupied by the key. J. 11. 1 hompson ;
the audience woe, hooevvr, very small. The lecture was
of a vory interesting character, and was descriptive of
the etrncture of the Tabernacle, and oi the symbolled
import of It. earwax detads. The rev. lecturer exhibit.d
a model of the aucieut structure, mode onc•twentieth less
than the original, which certainly 1.. .fleeted great cr,dit
on its maker, Mr. Isaac Bloomer, of Colley Gate,
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1870-08-13

SHIPPING NEWS.

NEW YORK, Thursday.
The City of Dublin and the Qaeen arrived out

MALTA.

Thursday.
The Poonah from Southampton arrived on
Sunday and proceeded for Alexandria.
The Sa!retie with a cargo from Bombay, via
-ittv Canal, left on Saturday last for South
Auipton.
SUEZ.

Thursddy.

The Golconda with India and Australian
mails arrived to-day, and corresponding steamers
will leave Alexandria to-morrow, Friday morn-
ing.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1870-08-13

Per 81.13. tosink the °HAL

I 41 d.
Infer. coarse beset& 4 4 2 Prime Southdown 5 4 5 0
Second quality .... 24 8 Large coarse calves 8 44 4
Prime large oxec.. 108 4 Prime small 4 8 5 0
Prime Scots &c. .. 48 SLsrgo hogs 4 15 0
Infer. rouse sheep 4 8 Neat small porken 645 0
Second quality .... 10 4 6 Suckling calves —.20 026 0
Pr. coane woolled 65 2 Qr. old sCre plgs 20 0 213 0
Lambs, ss. 10d. to Os 00.

METROPOLITAN MEAT MARK ET.-110NDAT.
Limited supplies of most have been on sale. Tbe tzad•
has been firmer, and prices have ruled asunder—

-
Per 81b, by the carcase.
..d s. d
Inferior beef ...... 3 43 8 I Inferior mutton 3 b 4 0
Middling ditto.... 3 10 4 4 Middling 41440 4 0 4
Prime Large ditto.. 46 4 101 Prime dittd
Prime small ditto.. 4 10 6 0 Large pork."
Veal
Lamb. Sc. Si. to 4a. 4d.
DUPS.

In the hop market no feature of importance hu bean
noticed. The satisfactory condition of the hop plantations,
and the certainty of. good yield have combined to weaken
prices; whilst, on the other hand, a hardening feeling has
been stimulated by the hodllies in the hop-growiug districts
f the Continent. Prices :—Mid and &et Kent., £7 to
£l2 12.. ; Weald of Bents, £6 to £.B; £5 12a. to
£6 12..; Bavarian, £6 ga. to En: French, £5 to Ed 10s.
Americana, £.4 to to £6; and I...dings, El 104. to £3 10%
per cwt.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1870-08-13

wyOL

The wo.l market has been in aver, quiet riots. Vor aU
descriptions the demand has been inactive, at the decline
recently noticed Current pricea of Kll2llOl I,oA—fleeces:
Southdown boggets, la. to Is. ; half-bred ditto, Is.
to it 3d. ; Kent fleeces, It 21 to la.td ; Southdown
eves and wethers. Ild. to Is. ; Leicester ditto, Is. Id.
to It lid. gods : Clothing, is. to ls. 40.: combing.
to In hd.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1870-08-13

DR. NEWTON at KINGSTON•on-THAMES.

On Sunday morning Dr. Newton paid a visit to
Kingston-on-Thames, and at the Temperance Lyceum
publicly went through the performance of what he
calls "healing the sick by the laying on of hands."
Admission was by tiffret. There was a very respect-
able audience, including several members of the Cor-
poration, Many afflicted persons, from all classes of
acciety, were in attendance, and went through the
operation of being "healed." The first was a young
lady said to be suffering from weak ankles. The
doctor pulled di her bootie, rubbed her feet, made her
walk briskly along the platform, and then pronounced
her cured. An old gentleman with a crutch then
hobbled up to the doctor, and informed him that
he was paralysed. The patient was commanded
to do as the doctor did, that is, to put himself into
several curious postures—very difficult to • man in
the patient's condition. Ile followed the instruc-
tions as well as he was able, and afterwards said he
thought he was a little better. Having had his legs
and joints well rubbed, he was told to get upend wafic,
whiGh he did without the aid of his crutch. The ne at
three patients were a boy, a lady, and • little girl, all
of whom gave their names. They suffered from
epileptic fits. After a variety of manipulations and
grotesque expressions of countenance on the part of the
doctor, the dhwailee were ordered in the name of the
Deity, to "depart." Then followed in quick succession
not fewer than 50 men, women, and children, all of
vshem said they were suffering from some complaint or
pthcr. One young lady, said to be suffering from
disease of the heart, was declared to be cured. A boy
who was nearly blind was among the patients. His
eye-halls were rubbed, and he was then asked if he
could are better, to which he replied. "I think I can."
A member of the Kingston Town Council was among
the persona treated. All the patients were quite will.
leg to kive their names and addresses. Thu majority
said they felt fetter after the doctor's treatment, but
some were evidently very sceptical. Three gentlemen,
known in the town, went up to the doctor, in
with his in‘itaticri, to have his su; TIN'
lower of healing the sick imparted to therm Toe
'gift "was bestowed by the laying on of hands.

Two men named Eagan and Dl'Evoy have been
committed for trial at Live, pool on a charge ot endearAirivg
to (Athos deposited ca=h-hoses by mean• of forged order.
In one case a cash box was obtained, which fortunately con-
tained only. oomparatively small sum, about ill. In ano-
ther cakes rash-box, which the prim ners very nearly suc-
ceeded In obtaining, contained nearly LROu in cash, and
stcurities arnounting In value to about £OO 000, and in a
third as,. the cash-box contained about £2,100 in cash,
insides valuable securities. The evidenoe against Egan was
the identity of his handwriting with that of the three forged
ofderg, and his having been seen in company with ths other
primate iChvoy, who obtained one of the Damian..
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1870-08-13

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is prepared from RICE. the Stsnle Food of more than Three Haatlaud Mallets
05Ut(.00,000) of People, and is unequalled for Blanca/sate, Csatania, Faddism.,
Cakes, Soups, Ike., awl is the most wholesome and easily digeistible Foal for Chilfni&
n
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1870-08-13

WAKEFIELD CORN MARKET.

FRIDAY.
The harvest has made rapid progress during
the week. Fair show of new wheat, but not
luch of fine quality. Current prices are 525.
-e ; 58s. white. S,areely any enquiry for oid
.vi.eat. alttrnigh f ictorys would concede 3s. per
qr. Spring corn was also in limited demand.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1870-08-13

PARIS IN A STATE OF SIEGE.

" Parlor has been declared in • atate of siege—an indisputable
indication of what way follow upon another Prus•lau v 160,7
and the Ministerial proclamation ends, ' Let ns light with
sigour, and the country will be saved.' hayed, Freedmen
nay p.vinn s ask themselves from what? From an invasion
,er okf-ii by the Preemieno in • elm to evert a French In.
vas'on of Germany. If the Prussiat,s had been defeats I and a
similar exhortation had come from Berlin, its meaning would
have been clear since every fresh victery of French areas would
have 11.13:111% a fresh annexation of German territory to
France. Put If the Prussian Government are well advised
a French defeat will only mean that the attempt to prevent
Prussia from permling her German policy undisturbed has
failed, and we can hardly believe that the levy en teaser,
upon which the French aliniaters are sail to be deliberating,
will be available for the reuewsl of an offensive war."—Pall
Mall Gazette.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1870-08-13

OLD HILL.

CH MOE OF PISJSMITTING DRONILENNESS.—At the Pettit
Seedons, on Wednesday last, Vslliam Laister. landlord
of the Handel Hotsl, Blackheath, wan charged by Super.
intendent Mille with permitting drunkenness in his
house. Police.constable Taylor said that lie visited the
defendant's house, and found a number of men there.
Several of them were drunk, and two men, named rete
pectively, Jennings and Allen, were stripped, and stand-
ing up it fight. Witness tried to sktp it, but defendant
tool him not to interfere, Litt to ret them tight it out.
Palms-constable Young corroborated. Mr. Hayes then
sildreesed the Bench for the defence, and denied that
the defendant had permitted disorderly conduct, and that
he had four witnesses to prove tuat Jennings. came into
the house and a quarrel; that Ire ordered him not
of the house, and had atiminoned him; and denied that
he had Vie police to let them fight. Ordered to pay the
coats.

DISORDERLY CONDUCT.—Thomas Jennings was charged
by Wigan Laister with being drat*, aid roltstuil to
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1870-08-13

REVENGE CERTAIN.

Thursday.

Count de P4,likao said to-day in Corps Legit,
lad that the late reverses would be repaired,
and that revenge was both near and is eertaio

War credit has been increased from fit.
hundred million francs to a willitrd.

Bills granting a million of francs for war par
poses, and rstahlislinent of a forced =rano
for Bank notes, have bsen unanimously passe
by French Legislation to•day.

PitUSSIA.
CAPTURE OF FRENCH STORES.

EVACUATION OF A FRENCH

BERLIN, TIM sday.

Official millitary ativices, dated Saarbrock
Wednesday, 10 p..u., and received this moininL!
one, run follows ;
The French array continues to retreat toward:
the Moselle at aii iats
The entire Prn,sian cavalry is following
close/F. Large stortln of provetions, two traim
of pontoons, anal several railway trains hay.
f 'lien into our hands.
Tho line of S., :I r• Union, Gros- Toupin,- Fan].
line mont, and Les Ft:. ngs has already been
crossed oy the cavalry.
The mill fortress of Ls Petite Pierre, in the
Vosges, has been evacurtcd by the enemy, who
I. ft behind them ccunons and miiitary stores.

STRASBOURG SURROUNDLD.
A SERGE IMMINENT.

CARLSRUHE, Thurgday.

According to the official intelligence received
here, Str,sbourg is at this moment surrounded
on all sides, and the railways leading from thence
to flagenan, Paris, lind Lyons are occupied by
the German troops. It is stated that tee fort-
ran is only garrisoned by one regiment of In-
Luitry and the National Guard ; and that it is
ery scantily provisioned. The Commander
esterday refused the summons of General
eyer to sairender.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1870-08-13

WE SHALL HEE I

All the Faris papers take a gloomy view of the state of
affairs, with the exception of Fwaro, which cheers up Its
readers as follows It is a Most consolatory fact, and one
which we cannot state too prominently, that of an army of
3511,tk0 man, we have had tip to this time only 70,000 soldiers
engaged, while the rrusalans put forward incalculable forces.
Let the hour come when the light is &jun:, and than we shall
see! The corps if Marshal MacMalton was composed of 26
regintents, exactly like that of Marshal Basalt., which has
not yet been In arlion. The corral cremes remaining to go
quite froth into tae are those of Bimini,. Lailmirault, Fe:ix
Douay, and Canrobert. It nay alto be believed that, if the
troops of General de Fatly have fought flay have mitered
but little These corps have also behind them, as a reserve,
the Imperial Guard, commanded by General linurbakt, and
thrio divisions of cavalry, commanded by Generals du
Barrel!, de uormemains, and do Fortou. Lastly, they repro-
seut twenty-one divisions of infantry, and eight divid on
of cavalry, that Is about Ibo,ooo fodt soldiers and 24,005
mounted rues. We therefore have yet at our disposal, with.
oat wanting the reserves or the National Garde Mobile,
2n,c00 men."

ANOTHER FONTAINEBLEAU ?

"In cue of another defeat it Is expec!ed that we shall have
a second abdication of rentallielduu, and that this unfor-
tunate capital will pass under the government of a Corn.
lentos of Public Safety.. . . The last pr. clamation of the
Empress, in which he Majesty talks ub us being ore of the
first to defend the French colours, has not been favourably
received What with the cutlslng forts and the forti-
fication which M. Thiers threw up round Paris, it is said that
the city ought to be well defended by 30,000 men. lii.
again asserted hero that in accordance with the terms of
a secret treaty Italy Is about to place 100 000 men at the err
vice of France. .. . King William of Prussia is said to
have exueued the hope of being soon able to sign peace with
the Count de Yule, and to have stated that in cue of fortum
continuing to favour his arms he would not demand a single
village from France, but merely payment of expenses stud
downfall of the Bonapartes. I give you all these rumours—
take them for what they are worth."—Corropondant of
Pali illa4l Gazette.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1870-08-13

ITALY.

FLORENCE, Thursday Evening.
Classes of 1842 and 1843 of first category with
few exceptions, nave been called out for military
se, vice.

It is authoritatively denied that a friend])
Power is concentrating troops on the Italian
frontier.

Pews, Friday.
Prince de Is Taut D'Anvergne ha a accepted
:he portfolio of foreign attitirs.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1870-08-13

SO PRETTILY ARRAN(:ED !

" No wonder the Paridans are furious ; they at leant are
not re spoesilee to France for a Guverument against which
they h eve never ceased to protest. Only the other day they
recorded their votes for peace and liberty in that Pleuscit•
which was designed to consecrate a military despotism, and
out of which • dynastic war was destined to spring. Im-
periali,m had to choose hetwee liberty at home or pt-try
abroad ; with a pampered and impatient army, a tee ar
decrepit, a Prince in big teens, and • nation demoralised
and wheeled, tonid its choice be dotghttolf l'eable or em-
wil.lng to lice with liberty, it must seek for glory at the can-
non's mouth, it must revive the Napoleonic drama with the
part of Napoleon left out, with Marshals from Mexico at d
Cochin China, and with the Chesset", indeed of ale old Guttd.
it was all Co prettily arranged. On the first day's battle the
Prince Imperial waste turn the handle of the n.itrailleuse,
and to pick up bullets as though they were marbles, tin the
sec iud da) 'a battle the Prfr ce Imperial's horse WWI to he shot
under him The imagination of those resat,. Pori -lons was
to he conitinually stimulated anti amused by all these playful
incidents of the march up, .n Berlin. Not nip the militmy
passion, but something of the olii revolutienary spirit of the
French people wes aroused. Whatever foreign and neutral
nations and Governmen.s, or 111,m/titbit patriots at home,
might think about the origin and cause of the war, there
could be no doubt that It wean war undertaken for the glory
and predominance of France in Europe, as well as
ter the prestige of and preservation of the Napoieouic
dynasty. The whole heart of the people went out
with the departleg legions ; and front the capital to the
Rhine the cry of 'victory' lesounded as soon as war was
declared. Then came a pause, a weary mope, while the
army waited for the Emperor, and while the Emperor was
tuaturiug his strategy, or re-making the map of Europe, and
Pail. became silent and depressed. demethil g must be
done to recover the drooping spirit of the Peulevar Is and
the Faubourg.. A little open town was stormed, the
mitrailleuse decimated • Bavarian battalion at • range of
fifteen hundred yards. The Prince Imperial sat his horre at
his f ether's side without winking ; and a brilliant vletoty
was telegraphed to Paris. Thee came the stormirg of
and the crwthing defeat of MacMahou."—
Leader in the Daily lie les.