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The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1871-09-16

COMMERCIAL PROSPERITY OF
ENGLAND.

The £sard lif Made mint tel for the past th are of
a character more remarkalde than any yet presented.
The declarol value of our expo, tationa has reached the
wholly unprecedented 1110,4111 t of £99,921,215, being an
increase of £4,804,162, or 30 percent 44n the correspond-
ing month of last year, when the war between France
and Germany was at its height, and of 26 per cent on
August, 1869, when there was nothing to disturb the
general prosperity. The animation has 414tibtless !wen
partly stimulated by the shipments to Fiume in • asler
to anticipate the possible imposition in o ane cases of
augmented dutie,, but every branch of business has
shared in the movement, the only material instance of
a Ilecrewn being in the shipments of telegraphic wire
and apparatus, which, although they figure for the
large total a1:373.478, have been less by £160,806 than
in the aame month of 1870. With regard to general
articles, an increase is shown in coal of Ii per rent, in
earthenware 5 per cent., in haberdashery always an
important index of the state of the colonial trade-29
per cent, in hardware 16 per cent., in iron and steel
23 per cent., in marhinery 35 per cent., in Mla 110 per
rent., in miscellaneous 30 per cent., in linen manufae.
tures 161101 colt, in eilk manufactures 69 per cent.,
and in woollen manufactures 80 per cent.
One of the most striking features of the return con-
sists, however, in the contimential demand for yarns to
furnish the basis of a renewal od the manufacturing in.
dustry checked by the war. Thus, our expsrirtatgota of
cotton yarn have been 25 per cent in value and 14 per
cent in quantity larger than in August, 1870, while of
1i,..',. they have been 41 per cent greater in value, of
silk 250 per cent and of wool 230 per cook Ger-
many has taken £287,056 worth of od.tonyaru against
£10:376 last year, of linen yarn £45,237 against £3,178,
of silk £12,1611 against £2O, and of wool £303,094 against
1:13,757. In lite manner France figures as regards
cotton yarn for £117,514, against £5,826 in August, 1870,
and in silk yarns for £11,441, agaiust £6,043. At the
same time it is a curious fact that, while we were last
year charged with profiting by the war, through the
exiortation of anus and ammunition, our shipments of
them articles now show an excess of £31,199, or about
37 per cent over those at that date.
The importations of the past month have comprised
4,1141,189 cwt. of wheat, valued at 1:1,311,255, agaimt
3,056.936 cwt., valued at I:1,713,017, in the corre-
sponding month of last year. Of other grain the value
imported has been only £1,665.583, against I:1,810,194.
Of cotton the importations have been 579,673 cut ,
valued at I:1,886,149, against 636,350 cwt., valued
at £2,402,417. lithe corresponding month of last year.
The total value of our exportati .... during the eight
months of the present year has been 443,677,206,
showing an increase I,f 9 per cent over the same period
of last year, and of nearly 14 per cent over the same
period of 1869.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1871-09-16

PENSNETT.

CO RORER'S IN4CEST.—On Saturday an inquest was held
at the Sampson and Lion Inn, on the body of a little
boy, named Charles Belford, who was standing near a
truck belonging to the Earl of Dudley, on Thursday
laid, when the aide door fell on his head. cutting it ,pen
and killing him instantaneously. The jury returned a
ierdiet Accidental death.-
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1871-09-16

THE LATE AALI PASHA.

From the East is announced the intelligence of the
death of Alelietnet Aali Pasha, late I ;rand Vizier of
Turkey, one of the most intelligent awl zealous ad-
vocates of tine introduetion of Western reforms into
the tally if Aloha Medjid and of his successor, the
present Sultan. lie was between tai and IA years of
;we. having been horn about the end of the great
European war. Entering tin,. diplomatic service if
country /1111 /it after reaching nuolood, Inn, lawante
Secretary 14 the Einbmaly at Vienna. Subsequently,
having held some intermediate posts of a like kiwi,
he acted nx Foreign Minister under Ilesehiel Pasha,
and in 1052 was promoted to the post of I :rand
Vizier; hat this office ho (lid not long retain, as In; re-
tired ioto private life. Re called to the Porte in order
to In,III the wirtfolio n,f Foreign Attains. Inc was again
male I :rand Vizier, anal in that capacity took part in
the deliberations of the Peace Conference at Paris in
the early Spring of the year isrA. A biographical
sketch which went the round of tine papers at the time
describes IliOl in the following tennis
" Aim Pacha belongs to the tribe of accidentally mole
statesmen, and It does him no dishonour to say that he
adorns Ids important poshlom. As a personal friend, a kind
of Eastern uncle to the Sultan, he is supposed to lie one of
the depositaries of his most secret thoughts --nine of the
guerillamms of the vital interests of the Ottoman Empire on
fine nnji of Eneope, omit IlierefOre Wfts il Ilea lie was Belt-lied
to represent the bravely eltattapion IleetillleA of his tottering
eountry, at the I 'onfereneeslll3lll ill the fashionable metromilis
of the world. Aali Pasha, brought into it ttttt ediate contact with
the astute diplomacy of the West, has demeaned 'dowel(
well. Familiar with the French language, and fully alive to
the responsibility of his mission, he has not heilMted to up-
hold the interests of his Sovereign and wish for peace, while
lie bee not been reltPtant to declare that !,in country summit
0111141 Of war. Alai Pasha commenced his career In. an
humble entployment in the public oiliness! the inblitne Porte.
my dliii of a severe application to serious SLUMPS, very nil-
usual Ire has raised himself through all
the Intermediate stet is to the Grand Vizlership. Ile beltlOl also
the reputation of being the most erudite scholar of MR na-
-11011. Ills manners are distinguished his countenance deli-
cate and en pres,ive. Unlike many of the public men of his
country, Inc is fire from the charge of venality, and his only
luxury is the maglitiltanee ttf Inns library.
belongs to what is called the national party. which ac-
knowledgt, Nieto:met All for its eldef. The policy of this
party inclines towards the French interest, and ix In every
way opposed tin that of itestidd Peltlia, the protOge of our
own Ambassador."
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1871-09-16

CRADLEY HEATH, HALESOWEN, & DISTRICT CHRONICLE.

REOISTERED FOR I
1 TRANSMISSION ABROAD.

Obtained the only Prize Medals for Purity
and Excellowee of Quality.
LONDON, 1862. DUBLIN, 1865.
THE ONLY SILVER MEDAL—THE HIGHEST AWARD,
PARIS, 1867.

SATURDAY, Sp:PT-E-MBE'R 16, 1871.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1871-09-16

WORDSLEY.

THREATENINO.—At the Police Court, on Monday leDl,
before P. Evers and 11. Hall, Esqrs., Matthew Lune was
charged With using threatening language to Eliza fling-
hey, at Kingswinford, on the ffirel inst. Complainant said
on the above date defendant's girl hit her Ron, and on
her remonstrating with the girl, defendant came out if
the house, and told his wife to go into comvlainaet's
house and three-parts kill her, and he would stand the
lash, and he then said he would go and strangle her, and
tried to get at complaMant, but his wife held him back.
In cross-examination compiamant admitted that defend-
ant was a quiet man, and had not had any previous year.
rel. The Bench dismissed the case.
SINO CLAN MASI ER AND SERVANT'S CASE.
ham MacEadden was summoned by Mr. W. Griffiths,
stonemaaon, Brierley Hill, for that be under a certain
indenture of apprenticeship for a period unexpired, did,
on the 7th of August, neglect his service by refusing to
work, and that hr Laving also been auxuntoosed before
the Justices on the 16th of January, and by the Justices
then present, in pursuance of the 9th sec. of Masters and
Servants' Act, 1867, was ordered to be bound in the sum
of £4O, for the performance of such contract, and did duly
enter into such recognizance., but had pot performed
the said contract, and had refused to do so. Mr. II olbr r.
ton appeared for complainant, and Mr. Perry for &feud.
ant.—Complaimant said he was a stonemason, residing
at Brierley Hill, and carrying on business there and at
Stourbridge. The indentures produced were the inden-
tures of the apprenticeship, ana were signed by himself
and defendant. Defendant tint absented himself from
service on Laster Momlay, 1870, and absented himself
between April, 1870, until the summons was taken out
against him at Wordsley, in January last. Ile came
back to work the day after the summons seas taken out,
and worked until live weeks previous to last Monday, and
he then refused to work because complainant would not
pay him his full week's wagea when he only made one day
and three-quarters. Cross-examined. He complained of
baring a bad leg on the 3rd, 4th and sth of August. inid
I did not pay him for that time.—Mr. Perry contended
that his client was only bound to serve until he was 21
years of age, and be attained bis niajority.on the 30th of
September, 1869, and he had a certificate of baptism,
which showed that lie was baptised in March, 1850, ma
that his term of service with complainant expired on the
30th of September, 1869.—Sarah Mack'aelden said her
son would be 23 years old on the 30th (,f September-,
1871.—Thomas MacFadden, brother of defendant, said
his brother would be 23 on the 31at of September, 1871.
He wss christened in 1850, at Penn Church, Wolver.
hiimpton.—The Magistrates said they were certainly of
opinion that the defendant was of age, therefore they
could do nothing but discharge him; but according to
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1871-09-16

PRI

DIANOFORTES and HARMONIUMS way
j_ be had on the NEW SYSTEM of HIRING, for Two or
Three Yearn; after which, and without any further pay.
ment, to become the property of the hirer. All Instru
meats had on this system, or otherwike, will he
Exchanged any time within six months for any other, 11
not approved of, and returned carriage free. And fur-
ther, after a trial of three years, any Pianoforte or liar.
monium would be taken back, at its original cost, and
the money returned, deducting the usual charge for hire
thus offering greater advantages than the Loudon or Ili,
miugham flouses.—Apply G. F. GREEN, Pianoforte
Teacher and Tuner, Music Warehouse , 260, Castleoitreet,
Dudley.

44 non PIANOFORTE ft HARMON]:
t./kj 1:612 Lave been TUNEL: by O.V. fiItF.EY,
Professional Tuner, 260, CASTIE-STIELT. Unnwr.
Pianofortes Re-silked, Ite.strunit, the Hemmei Re-cov.
need with Patent Felt, as used by the roost eminent ft ins

SELF-CURE FOR INVALIDS.

(MEDICINE Mt:PERS/DUD).
NATURE'S CURATIVJ
(ELECTRICITY AND RAGNETISM).

HEALTH AND MANHOOD RESTOEID

(WITHOUT MEDICINE).
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1871-09-16

Soca( aub &strict getus.

VESTRY MEETING IN THE CORN
EXCHANGE.

On Thursday last a vestry meeting of the in.
habitants of the township was held in the Om
Exchange, for the purpose of taking into col,-
sideration and pi ovidiug a room to be called the
" Poor-rate Office,- for the overseers and collee.
tors to discharge the business of the parisl.
therein, pursuant to the 24th and 2,5 th Viet.
Amongst those present were Messrs. E. Stringer,
W. 11. Penney, C. Munson,. U. 11. Perkins,

Douglas, and C. Oates and O. Doody, the Over-
seers. Lpon the proposition of Mr. Oates, see -
oliticit by Mr. C. ltilunsom, the chair was taken
hv Mr. Stringer.
Mr. H. Yates, the Vestry Clerk, first read the
notice convening the meeting.
The Chairman then remarked thatithere wss
very little doubt as to the desirability of provid-
ing a suitable office for the duties of Mr. Yub s
and the Overseers, and he asked Mr. Yates to
state what accommodation he required.
Mr. lutes said that he found his duties non
very heavy, and most of them present were ac.
(painted with the excessive traffic past his
house. which he at present used for all services
connected with his office. Since the alteration
in the per-eentage of the poor-rates he had had
extra work, and people came to his house to pay
their rates at all hours, many at ten o'clock at
night, whilst others called frequently on Sun-
days. He found that by people thus coming not
at fixed hours that it injured the health of his
family, and he was therefore desirous of having
certain hours for attendance in order to receive
the rates, which can only be done by having an
office for parish purposes. The Act of Parlia-
ment gave such power, as in 24th and 25th Vict.,
c. 125, it stated—" That in a parish of which the
population, according to the last census, exceeds
4,000 persons, the Overseers may, with the sanc-
tion of the Vestry and the Poor•law Board (now
Local Government Board), signify by an order
andel their seal, hire any room, or purchase or
take any lease on land or buildings, or erect on
any land required by them, a suitable building
for the purpose of au office for the transaction
of the business of the palish." Aud by 13t1i
and 14th Viet., cap. 57, the Overseers had the
power of obtaining furniture, warming, lighting,
keeping in repair, &e., the same as in the vestry
room, and appoint such persons to take care of
the premises, end to aid in the ordinary busbies
of the parish, as the vestry may authorise, alle:
the cost of the whole to be defrayed out of the
poor rate. .

. - ---- -
Mr. filunsom said they were certain that in
Mr. listes they hal an excellent officer, and it
could hsrdly be expeetrd for him to provide office
roow nt his own resideliCe. His duties had
tri a.] !lady Is come very heavy. especially during
the last four or five years, during which time he
so cloaely collected up the poor rates that there
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1871-09-16

SPUTTERINGS FROM JUDY'S PEN.

3,0 u have a lawyer for your next dour neighbour, don't
throw weeds over Into the garden.
A GAIII.ENI.k.zi Wife Inns in' a phieuidlion out of a Spanish
onion, but ,he found it brought the tears into her needles'

WHY a brutal husband like a dimatlsfled cabman ? Be-
cause he frequently abuses his fair.
WHY is a wife like a had crown piece 7—Because he is
dinieult to get changed.

W II V isataunthrella iTI wet weather like a worn-out horse?
—l'weause it is used up.
Win' is a shoeblaek like a clever schoolmaster ? - Because
be polishes the undendiuulhigs.

WHY are cabmen seldom seen in Bermondsey —Because
they haves great objection to tanners.

%Vou in you call an alderman a ghost if you saw him a-
goblin
IF a man cannot learn by experience, why is he like a
rowel l—ilecanee he is an evergreen.
tit'ProSING a man to be in a serious frame of mind, is it
necessary he should be a picture of despair
CAN an individual be said to be over head and ears in
debt when he hasn't paid his hatter?
Ti THE 31!NT AtTlluitiTlES.—if money makes money, is it
liable to be indicted?.

To have connection wilh horses, should you be of a stable
1111111111 They answer neigh.

SOME prisons have whip—Some prisonou would like to
have.

GARDENERS niEtht not like to part with their gardens,
though they are always ready to fork over their grotto. Is.
"Ties, Pay the Desire—Yes, if they're sold at a piAlt.
nRELN WICII Teatime, to be sure, 'with s'ritops or
eresses, itinepenee.”
A IlLtek Itird—A raven line officer.
TIIR Cup after the Cup that Cheers—The hic-cup.
A NIANTEL Shelf —A girl's shoulders.
puny us ethic, as the trout said to the angler.
NV Rs Is WiLl.'n Bristol bird's-eye like a lady's pannier,—
Itecause it is manufactured to hack her. - Judy.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1871-09-16

CHOLERA AND CHLORALUM.

The f.,11,,win whjli tune :liter-A neuty re:uteri,
been seut t. The l'intes for I.liatin :

I trust it may iu.t he deemed pre.smopt eons on the part of
an Anwq.kan who, as a Media:ll maw, f.•.-13 that he IS a
of the ...lid, if la. teottilen. just on the point of sailing' for
his it its.', to fa,lll alit to English saoitary authotities the
vast hop.rtanee of a British expedienb for the I,revention of
contagious disease.

For some months prior to leaving New York I had, as In
duty bound from flip position, investigated the pnmerties ci
clam-alma. It is not sufficiently known, in my icpluiuou, that
this anti-septic chloride admits of being used hi the dirty
pastsits well as iu the usually clean parts of every house,
and that the kitchen anti washhouse, as well as bed mid
reception rms., may safely be purified with it. This Is not
the case with other disinfectants properly so called.
Sanitary science is to teach us bow to dispense with disin-
fectants, lint from the fallildlty if all }Hunan systems I fear
that a perfect state of purity and wholesomeness cannot he
attained for some gimbal., yet. Why it this city of Liver-
pool olfonAve o.lours should arise from drains and sewers is
surprising to ine. While engineers and physicians discuss
the value of ventilation as applied to sewers the peiople die,
and since ch.& a is travelling fast it is hest to correct such
(mitts at mutt— The remedy is an article exclusively of
British Tiffititilacture, filldi why there should be any delay or
hesitation HS Using it I know nit.

The practical point it 13 my wish to enforce is that with
such an agent as Mondani, lietteeStilte the active ProPertieis
of hydrieldorle addl. it la possible effectually to diainfect :
ant wherever onensive matter raids, especially in the sick
Titian, Ole aegutSL"lll lie USW. I especially adv.:Mc ebbs.
ration Inc Tile nut lily jails mover known t C me, but, lit my
opinion, It has tilt aubantlite.
I am, ifte.,
SAMUEL IL reliCT, M.D., Trofessor
Liverpool, Sept. 0. Illatertt IlecticA, New York.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1871-09-16

DUDLEY WOOD.

S MOWN. —On Monday last, a sermon was preached in
the Mount /.on Wesleyan Chapel, Dudley Wood, by the
Bev. R. Leaky, of Tipton. At the close of the services
collection was wade, which amounted to XIS lb yid.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1871-09-16

THE POPULAR PREMIER.

" What, if the Goveroment, when Grouse
The time approached to kill,
Had basely let the People's House,
2:eject the People's Bill!
"The People's House before it rose,
The People's Bill bad passed,
Nest Sessi.m to return to those
It In, threw It out thhi last.

" Early 'twill reach the Limits who can
No more its progress
Presentea at their thpora with an
Authoritative krita.k."

Th Ballot Bill Inas William meant,
At Whitly speaking Bee,
Where.js Itinseseif by one consent,
The People's Bill is Inc.—Pond.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1871-09-16

THE NINE HOURS' MOVEMENT.

The movement in the various branches of en-
gineering enterprise, with the object of reducing
the iniuis f labour to nine per day. is one id
iniportaiit pliames in the ciditinuous war
between c ,I,ital and labour. We isay war In•
e v.e are always bring told, the
iderests of ciipital and labour are identical, still
they are al- o to a ci,rtain extent antagonistic.
A strike that is 80111 c sixteen weeks old, an.,
viliieh involves nisny thousands in its claims,
w old under any circumstances be of consider.
&Me moment ; but it is of especial importuner
alien it affects St, high a class of working MCII
as are the engineers, oid a body BO powerfullj
0,gaa140,1 as they are.
tit: course ciii he mild for and against
th of dm int ti. Ihe masters may reason
ably ask adiat right tio y have to give ten hours
pay for • tiour.' hilionr, :did the employe.-
usey alio., repoiliste env ciiCflstiste CCII haviii
Bris,l, which would runal r It desirable to redne
ale hours of labour, ipti:e indepionlently of at,;
considtration ut pay. But to these and
übjueti,ll4 workinen may reply that hin.
ors' work I,er day in moll ardnens, respomi
b„. iiid,ll4o,l•o4.prilall 1-111011. 11,4 1.11211:.
11e a. niply sufficient for and body ; th,
.
",at the day's work ln ing confined
ing, is a.
may urge
.4a to give to the body such hi
ui-
t.
NI to the mind suet, elaatielt
creased health, an
work produced in that tini.•
ne hours ten
I
I,ou ipantity, while vigour. that the
"kv 1.3 compared a mu.
be really little le
•is imri ,f 1,
• supi.rior in
Bgtiv.:' for this
•hieh spraxi
-e is really some hum,.
'vh it must be admitted

Ills
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1871-09-16

CAR, CAB, AND POSTING ESTABLISHMENT.

TRS. A. BROWN, in returning thanks to
ilk the Public for the support she has r ceived
the above Business, begs to announce that she has trans-
ferred the Business to her son Thomas Brown, on whose
behalf she would solicit a continuance of past favours.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1871-09-16

SATCEDAY, Sr:ri-413Eit 16, 1871.

the indentures produced they thought that he or
one
one else deserved some punishment for citing s false age.
They could not however take that matter into vonitiders-
lion, although Mr. lirittiths had been deceived, and no
doubt it would be a serious loss to MlN.—Defendant was
then discharged.
1.0011 RATES.—A number of persons were SUIIIIDOIAkt d
for LOD-MM. 111 of poor rates for the hamlet of Anildie•
Cote, and to most cases they were iqtlered to pay in seven
days.
A DEAR TVIINIP.—EIi Hudgetta was charged with
stealing one swede turnip, the property of Benjamin
Beckley, at Kingswinford, on the 6th inst. Police-con•
stable White said he was on duty at Bingswinford, on
the above date, when he saw defendant go into the con,
plionant's field, and pull up one swede. He went froui
the footpath into the field. Defendant pleaded guilty.
Mr. Beckley said he did riot wish to press the ease, but
only wanted it to set as a caution to others. Defendant
was ordered to pay the coats, Si, and promise not to
offend Main-
ALLOWINO • Noisnies:.—George Jones wee IiUMMOMA
by Mr. James Barrett, Inspector of Naisances, for allow.
ing a nuisance to exist on his premises. Hr. Barrett
said the nuisance was from a privy, which was against
the wall of the sitting-room, and only six feet from the
door of the dwelling-house. The Bench made an Order
for the nuisance to be removed in seven clay, and th,
defendant to pay coats.

.
caused by • fall.—Jannes Oliver gave evideime carrubarat•
Mg that of curuplainnnt, said said he saw the prisoner
strike at O'Connor, but found that he had cut him. He
followed prisoner with another man, and gave him into
custody..Thonian O'COIIIIOI also gave evidence, and Po.
liee.constable Storer proved apprebending,the prisoner.
Prisoner was committed to take his trial on the charge.
ASSAULTING THE POLICE.--liVilliam Bloom, junior, of
Moor-lane, was brought up on a warrant, charged with
assaulting Folice.conntable lasyland on the 27th of June.
j Complainant said he was on duty at half-mist one aailocli.
on the above date. Defendant was drunk in Church
street. He refused to go, and witness had to lock hisu
up. The case was adjourned for seven days. Defendant
did not appear, and he apprehended him on • warrant.
Fined 10s and costa; in default 14 days.
Poor BATY Sewmosses.--At the Police Court, on
, Thursday, 104 person@ were summoned for non-payment
of poor-rates. Orders were nude, with • few exceptions,
for payment in fourteen days. Mr. Bonier, collecto,.
representud the overseers.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1871-09-16

sweima
rOTION.

BALMS BY AIII

A VALUABLE FREEHOLD RESIDENCE,
In MARICAZSTREET, STOCRBRIDGE.
MESSES.

OATES, PERRENS, and WOOLDRIDGE
are favoured with Instructions to SELL by
AUCTION, at the TALBOT BOUM, STOURBRIDOE, On
Flimsy, the 11th day of SEPIESIBER, 1871, at live
o'clock in the M 1.1110014 subject to conditions then to
be read,the undermentioned very valuable FREEHOLD
PI:LOPE/a Y, namely :
A Valushie FREEHOLD RESIDENCE, Market-
street, Sturbridge, with the Darden, Outbuildings, and
Appurtenance., in the occupation of Mr. John Mills.
Par further information apply to Messrs. Corser and
Walker, holithors, or to Meosrs. Oates, Perrens, and
Wooldridge, Land Agents, Stourbridge, at whose I Mices
• plan of the Property may be inspected.

FREEHOLD PROPERTIES,

.4t STOURBRLIX,E and WORDSLAY.

Ail R. H. KING will SELL by AUCTION,
1./.11.. OD MONDAY, the 2nd day a OCTOBER, 1871, at
the BILL HOTEL, STOCRBILIDGE, at Six o'clock in the
Leaning, subject to Conditions then to be produced, the
ethdermentioued FREEHOLD PROPERT Y, viz.:—

Lot I.—AU that Old-licensed FREEHOLD PUBLIC-
MOURN, known as to. " FoLliC Assth INN," and
DWELLING-ROI:BE adjoining, situate at Beauty Bank,
fronting Enville-street, Stuurbridge, with small COT.
TAGS, Two Brewliouthe, Stable, Piggeries, Pump
Water, Yard, and Appurtenances, now respectively occu-
pied by Mr. John Slush, and Mr. Thos. Smith, at the
Law sanaal itentala of £25 10a.
Lot 2.—A very etiovenieet FREEHOLD DWELLING
MOULIN, with (louden, Piggeries, and Outbuildings,
gauntest the Heath. titoarbridge, fronting the Kidder.
'ignitor Turnpike Road, and occupied by Mr. Janie.
Underwood. 'Lbw Premises are well built, and in eXcci.
leat repair, and the town Water and (Sas are laid on.
The floss* contains three Bedrooms, Parlour, and
Batting-room, with Brewhoute and Workshop over, Soft
Water Cistern, and Pump.
Lot B.—A Corner Plot of FREEHOLD BUILDING
LAND, situate at Pepper Hill, btourbridge, having a
frontage of 19 yards to Worcestirstreet, and dl yard. 2
feet to Pargeter-street, and containing in area 900 square
yards.
Lot 4.—A Plot of BUILDING LAND, fronting 10
yards to Pargetei -street, and containing 722 square yds.

Lot 6 —Lahtr ditto, ditto, contoaing 115- ditto.

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Lot 6. Anothtr ditto, ditto, cootamiog 633 ditto.
Lot 7.—Azutber ditto, ditto, contsioing 611 ditto.

Lot 8.---All those Four Newly-erected and Sbotin-
taillybailt situate in Lumbar.
atraet, Wordsley, with (hardens, Outbuildings, Pump or
Water, and Appurtenances thereto belonging, now occu-
pied by Mr. E. (trice. Mr. Sutton, Mr. Lyrics, and Mr.
Adkins, and producing at very low rentals 1:32 12s per
annum. Each House is well fitted up, and contains
theee bedrooms, Parlour, Sitting-room, Kitchen, with
Solt Water Pump, and Cellar.
Foe further particulars, as to Lot I, apply to Messrs.
Mortara, and Holberton, Solicitor, Brierley ; and
as to the remainder, to Messrs. Freer and Perry, Solici-
t on; and oat,, the whole to the Auctioneer, Stourbridge.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1871-09-16

LOOKING AHEAD!

Among other things which 00510r0 attention during
the Hampshire campaign is the dispo,al of prisoners
(remarks the Pall Mall (a:ttie.) Vnder existieg
arrangements we shall find re difficulty in dealing
with the whole Prussian army when it caPitulates than
when it fares us as afi 0. If is easier to timl ammuni-
tion in this eountq than lodging or food, and to ,lia-
charge a shower of lead in an enemy's face than to
Mill quartern haves down his throat l'arse&ng
men, such as guardians of poor law unions and vestry-
men, view with no small alarm the possibility at no
distant day of a large capitulation taking place on
these shores. The question with them is not so much
" hliiw shall we defend ourselves ?" as "What shall we
do with our prisoners " A most inconvenient practice
has arisen in modern warfare if All rrenderiag i 'whom a AN
numbers without the slightest considerati in for the
captors. In old days firs hail at hat the goner city
not to lay down their anus until the greater part if
them were slaughtered, but no scrmllCS if this kind now
prevent armies from &instituting themselves prisoners
by hundreds of thousands at a moment's notice. It
ought be well fir us to ascertain without lice if tic,
how many prisoners we are able to ACCllllllll.Ol3te at a
pinch, and give public notice 1111 the Continent that
only a limited number will be permitted to throw
aside their lierrilSiVe wealsillS if they come among us.
Even in time of peace we cannot find means to entertain
distinguished visitors, still less are we prepared when
the whole country is unhinged by war to maintain in
idleness a vast host of ifficonditioned men whit prefer
captivity to death. We have literally no place in
whieh to put them unless it is the Alexandra Palace,
Muswell-hill, and that building is al mint ti be turned to
other purpisses connected with the promotion of general
iirace. In fact, it would suit us all far better to lie
taken into captivity ourselves arch carried up the Rhine
in steamboats, leaving the ruthless invader to sit down
and weep by the waters of the Thames at Barking
Creek, than to have a great disarmed body of them
kicking their heels about the place and casting an &a-
-1 ditional burden on the rate-payers.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1871-09-16

l'er bib te rink the offal.

a. d... d I. .Ls. 6.
Infer. enarse beasts 3 8 4 10 PrlmeSonthlmrn 6 86 10
Keened quality .... 6 2 5 4 Large roam, calve% 3 b 4 6
Prime large men.. 5 4 0 6 Prime small ...... 6 0 5 8
1.111111: Sects A.e. .. 5 6 5 6 large hop . ...... . 3 C 4 0
I
Inter. coarse sheen 4 4 4 10 Neat small porker% 4 0 4 8
SVCollll.inelity.... 5 05 6 Lamb.............. 0 00 u
Pr. Coarse ...Med 6 2 6 6 ttr.oldstoreplge.eacho 0 0 0
METROPOLITAN MEAT MARK ET.-510314.T.
Limited sappllee of meat have been on otter. The trade
haL. been quet at eer qm.tatinne.
Per e!b. by the carceae.

d cf. I s. d. s. ft.
Inferior beef.-- 38 4 4 I Inferior muttnn 4 4 b o
Middling ditto . 4 44 Middling oi d01.._ 5 (0 5 2
pome large ditto.. 4 8 5 0 I,iflo,tiLt.. 5 i• 6
Prime snail ditto E. 05 4 I I.4rze pork 384 4
........ ...... 5 0 5 4 I Small ten 4 8 6 2
Lamb., 44 0.1. to G. 8.
FIBII.

Pickled. blrrings, 275. 04. to 305. : routed, ditto, 131. to
; fresb ditto, 10s. to 221. ; tel ditto. 12s. to 205. per
i•arrel ; bloaters. 21. to On. 10.1. ; kippers, 35. to Is. per box ;
ono:zed haddock. 230. to 204. ditto small, 130. to 214, per
bert turbot, On. fat to its. : brill, Bs. to to.; dorey, as. to
In 0.1. rob, :sole, Is. 2.1. to 34. (11. per pair ; rod, In. to
75. 6,1. each plahx, 105. to 165. ; whitings, 12s. to 225
per Musket ; red mullets, 124. per dozen trout Is. MI. to
Is. 81. ; eels, Is. to ls. 241. per lb.; lobsters, Os. to 2,5.
crabs, 7s. ltd. to 204. per dozen ; native oysters, £lO ts.
commons, 12.. to 254. per bushal.
WOOL,.

The tone of the wool market lIRM motioned firtn. Puniness
has it hem, on an estenaive scale, but a healthy tone has
been prevalent, and prices haie beenwell aupported. Choice
hogs and wethers have comniande,l • fair anemnt of att..
tion Fleeces: South 140wii boggets. lc 8.1. to IS. 9d.:
half-bred ditto, Is Spl. to Is. 9,1.; Kent fleeces, In. 04.1. to
1.. 94d. ; Smith Down ewes and wethera, Is. 7.1. to Is, 04.-
Leicester ditto, Is. 6.1. to Is. 7.1. per It.. Soria Clothing,
Is. 241. to lc bd.; comhlng, 1. 34. to Is. 11d, per lb. ,
11010.
Foy ill claase• of hops only a limited demand prevails, and
, the general tendency cut prices Is towards lowar rates. lick-
ing has commenced In acme districts, arid if favourable
weather continues will become general. AG far as the opt.
, rations have /04.11 ranted on, the yleld ha, been deficient
I Mid and East Keels, 130.. to 1475, ; Weald of Kent& M..
to 105 ; Susses, 00s. to 1005. • Farnham and comity, 904. to
1205.; Olds, 20s. to 305. per Cwt.
POTATOES.

These markets have been scantily supplied with potatoes
The trade has been quiet, on the whole, at our quotations
—Regents, 705. to S.ss shows. 00s. to 70s. ; Wheys, 70s. to
SOL tar ton

.r
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1871-09-16

AND PRINCESS CHRISTIAN,

The Marquia and MareLiomesa of qurt.bury, the Right
Hoe. the bliti of Ifddley, the Lady Word, tir Edmund
and Lady Leehmere, Sr nom. abd Lady Wtortiogtuu,
Lord Imo Lady L3t,teltou, Scu Lord 121 Al Lady Northwtek,
elteitmg marked eucouliume ; iduateal sod Floral Mateo,
Bazaars, &e., dce.
. . .

.
The above flood is compot.ed of Heed sod Brass In.
strumeuts, how thsteless Manufact ; Professwool
soloists ; Ueitornos, Searktosdl.3ol(l.

k tam t:fvu,s sal Le much esteeme d. Terms res.

Programme. forwarded for puldicatiob, consiatiug of
the_ehuseem. amd elshaieal Mmie.

V.ear•street, budicy.
THE QUEEN'S LULLING SOCIETY
BRIERLEY-HILL BIU NULL

Head Offiees:-44, Waterloo Street, Arstinghant.
Al ONEY promptly advanced on approved
Fitehold Laid Le.sehold Sccuntiec

Five per cent. interest allowad.on Deposita, with Bonus
additions.
Prospectus and further information can be obtained
from

AGENT:
MR. T. FEREDAY, BrierlepHill, and
12, Lower High.street, Sturbridge.
,

boucrron:—
Mr. J. WAL7EB LLULOW, Brierley Hill.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1871-03-18

HALESOWEN.

lINCEST.—An inquest was held on Monday, at the
White Swan lon. Netherton, before Mr. B. Robinson,
coroner, tyuching the death of Pho.be Waggoner (621, of
Northfield Road. who was 'mocked down by a horse at

Halesovien, On the 4th February, and received such in-
juries that she dird on the Bth Mat. After bearng the
evidence the jury returned a verdict of uccidental death.
Tli Cn•OPERATIII'i, MOVEIIENT.—An important puldia
meeting of the Halesowen Branch of the Lye Provident
Co-operative and Industrial Society was head in the in-
fant Sehool.rooni. on Monday last. In the absence of
Major Lea Smith, of The tirauge. the Ven. Archdeaeou
Hone presided, and said he must be understood as a ish-
Mg to encourage cooperation but as acknowledging him-
self unable t °judge betwe,ntbe .fillpeting claimants fir
the tivour of the inhabitants. What be felt silt eof was
that ~11. re was not room for two societies, and he wished
that the members might see their way to come to tern a
with each other, and to be one society. If they went 011
as at present, he expected that one would fait, and the
other retry the day, and he hoped the latter would be the
one which would be most beneficial to the working
classes. The meeting was then addressed by Mr. Heath'
cock, the future manager of the society, and Mr. Pears
son, secretary of the Lye Society, who gave an intere.d-
ing account of the success of the movement in that place.
It was stated that the members of the branch at Hales.
owen numbered upwards of 150, and that the amount
already subscribed was something like £l5O. The stores
will be opened next Saturday.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1871-03-18

KIN VER.

GEFENCE AOAINST THE GAME LAWS.—At the Words-
ley Police Court, on Monday, before Messrs. B. St. John
Matthews and H. Smith, James Blunt was charged with
being in possession of • net for the purpose of taking
came on the 18th ult, at Kiuver. Mr. Addison appeared
for the defence.—Police-constable Acock said on the
above date be was in the road from Compton to Kinver.
He met defendant, and found on him the net produced.
lie was coming from the direction of some land. The
net was wet and full of fern leaves as if it had jot been
used. Crosi•examined : Do not know whether defendant
is a net maker or not. The net has been used. Defend.
ant did not tell me lie had a net in his rocket. Did not
see him on any land.—John West, gamekeeper, in the
employ of Mr. F. Burrs, said he was walking along the
road from Compton on the above date, about half.past
eleveu, with the last witness, when they met defendant.
He had a net in his pocket. On the following morning
witness was in the road, and saw the place where the net
had been set the previous night. There were • lot of
foot marks about the spot. troes•exemined : Did not
hear defendant tell Acock he had got a net in his pocket.
Do not know that he so. net maker. Have not seen a
paper in his window announcing that fact.—Mr. Addison,
in defence, said defendant was a net maker, and on the
above date he went to Romsley to meet a man named
Walker, of Arley, who had ordered a net, which he took
with him. Defendant started from his boniest 7 o'clock
and arrived home again at half-past eleven. He should
call a witness, alio helped him to finish the very net.
Defendant had • paper to his window to the effect that
he was • net maker. He thought it was very hard that
a man should be arrested for tik.ng a net to a place
where it was ordered. Defendant is a puddler, and has
worked for Messrs. Lee and Boulton for twenty years.
—ln answer to the Be .ch, witness West said the net
produced was similar to those used for catching rabbits.
—Sergeant Lialdmn said he had never heard if defendant
being a net maker, or ever seen a paper in his window
calling attention to that fact.—Mr. Addison then called
Elizabeth Rhodes, wife of William Rhodes, who said
she lived at Mover Edge. On the above date else was in
defendant's house about half-past six, when she saw the
defendant finish the net produced. She had hold of the
net, whilst the defendant ran the string through it. He
stated with the net !thou seven. lie came back at half.
past eleven Defendant is a net maker. He had a paper
in the window to that effect.—The Bench fixed defend-
ant 283 and costs; in default one month.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1871-03-18

POSTAL REFORMS.

On Monday, a conference was held under the pre.
sidency of Lord Henry Lennox, hi.P., at the rooms
of the Society of Arts, in London, to courider the sub-
ject of the late postal changes, and to adopt recom.
mendations made by a special committee for removing
whst are considered to be various anomalies in the
present regulations.

The chairman urged as one requisite change that the
present postal card should give way to a postal en.
velope. which would be two grains lighter than the
cards, and would secure secrecy, and he pointed out
that the present voluminous regulations of the Post
Office, covering', he said, five pages of printed matter,
and causing great confusion, would be unnecessary if
the authorities would abolish the petty distinctions tlgey
had established between daily and weekly papers, and
papers published at longer intervals. Thus, he said
much labour would be saved, for great pains sees now
taken to find whether newspaper parcels were of
authorized dates under the regulations, to go for the
cheap postage, and thus there was a direct loss to the
public service. He did not desire to limit the privileges
now given to newspapers, but he considered that
parcel., printed or otherwise, samples or otherwise, and
whether rloed or open, under the general head of
parcels, should be carried at rates commencing at a
halfpenny for two ounces, the Post Office to make
such iiinitatione as to weight and bulk as might be
found convenient, lie gave as instauces, to show how
ill.understood was the present system, even by the
authorities themselves, the results of " traps " which
had been laid for the Post Office by sending articles
as samples, and it had been found that articles which
sometimes passed as samples were on other occasions
surcharged as "trade parcels." He said all this was
most vexatious to trade and to a trading community,
and it behoved all classes to press for a sensible and
understood system.
Mr. Le Neve Foster read a lettrr from the Earl of
Mar in support of the proposals, and after remarks by
Mr. Symonds, Mr. Dean, Mr. E. Chadwick, Mr.
Webster, and other gentlemen resolutions were passed
supporting the views expressed by the chairman.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1871-03-18

M. THEIRS AND THE EMPEROR.

The Free givea the following particulars regarding
the negotiations at Versailles on the subject of Penn
and the entry of the German trove into Paris :

hi Thlers had already straggled for long hour, with as
much tenacity as patriotism when he succeeded he convincing
Count Bismarck of the necessity to France of retalmng Bet.
fort, at the citadel covering at the same time the depart-
ments of the Daubs and of the II Inte-Sa.one, Count Bis-
marck, shaken by the reasoning of Of. Theirs, went to consult
Count von Moltke, who returned with the Chancellor. And
the chief of the mecutive power was again so pressing and so
persuasive that he succeeded in also winning over the chief
of the Prussian general staff. The question was then sub-
mitted to William, who would hear nothing, and harshly
and haughtily refused. The Emperor's answer was re-
ported to 51. Tillers. The illustrious statesman did not
conceal the fact that he should be compelled, in the
event of the Emperor persisting, to break oil the nego-
tiations, for he would not take upon himself to transmit
such a demand to the National Assembly, which would cer-
tainly refuse tosentertain it. Count von Bismarck and Von
MAtke returned to the Sovereign, and did not hesitate to
advise him to make the concession pleaded for by M Thiera
Invoking their love of the German fatherland, they at length
prevailed with the Emperor, and thus Belton was pro
served to France. Next day, at the conference, the question
of the entry of the Prussians into Paris came on. Villitam
absolutely required it. M. Thters objected. "My army,"
said the King, "and the whole German nation demand the
entry into Paris, as a revenge for the triumphal entry the
French made into Berlin in 1806" "Notwithstanding this,"
continmdte, alters pause, "1 renounce It if Belfort is given
up to us-' M Tillers replied, "Well, Sire, I would rather
see the Prussians eater Paris than abandon Belton to
Prussia."
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1871-03-18

THE PRICE OF OAS.
Tu the Editor of the" Obsercer."

read a letter in the Observer of last Saturday,
signed " Gambetta," who said that he wept copiously
over the attempted apology of the Gas Company. Truly
I can say that 1 sympathise with " Gambetta," and join
him in tears to think the company are receiving little or
no dividends from their works. But how is this state of
things' Is there anything wrong in the management,
as they cannot get their 71 or 10 per cent. as allowed by
iaw, or is it because they have to pay so much more for
coal, lime, and retorts, than they do at Wolverhampton,
who have just reduced the price to In 6d per thousand?
I venture to say that coal, can be bought as cheap
here as elsewhere. If so, where don the fault rest?

Again, I see from a report of the Birmiugha-rn and
Staffordshire Gas Light Company that they are going to
reduce the price again, having no less a sum than £29,024
Se 44 at their disposal. Surely, this speaks volumes.
Again, from your report of the Commissioners Meeting,
I find that the company have gtven notice to rams the
price of lamps, at ding as their relllloll that they are less
than is charged elsewhere, and that they lose money by
by the contract. Now, Mr. Editor, 1 venture to say, and
that without fear of contradiction—taking the time the
various lampa are lighted and the time they are eztins
guished—there is a profit, and not a loth. This I shall
be prepared to show you when the proper time arrives.
But, before I conclude, I may be allowed to mention that
the company state they are willing to sell their works,
subject to their being paid their 10 per cent., and yet
they admit they are not paying 5 per cent. What I
would suggest is that either the Wolverhampton or Stat.
fordahire Company be asked to bring their mains into
Stourbridge, or that the Commissioners be asked to erect
works themselves for the township.
.

Yours Ir-uly,
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1871-03-18

NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS.

All communications must be authenticated by the Name
and Address of the writer, not necessarily for public
cation, but as a guarantee for good faith. Those who
do not wish their names to be published should, in
addition, adopt a sons de plume.

Communications for the Editor may be addressed to 92,
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MR. T. HOMER, PRINTER, CRADLEY HEATH.

We shall feel obliged by all those who favour us with
Communications or Advertisements writing on one
side of the paper only, and sel.ding them as early in
the week as possible.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1871-03-18

THE REVIEW AT AMIENS.

The Crown Prince reviewed the German troop. at Amiens
on Monday, the Emperor being unable to be present on ac-
count of Indisposition. Ills Imperial 11,ghness addresaed
the General and staff officers who surrounded him in the
following words:—

_
I am directed by his Majesty the Emperor to inform
you how great is his regret that ill-health has pre.
vented him from being here in person to see the First
Army, in which he has ever taken the warmest in-
terest, and in whose achievements he has ever rejoiced.
It is an almost marvellous thing to see troops in the
condition in which I now find you, after the severe
and trying campaign to which you have been expoeed.
You personally, General von Goben, I must, in the
name of the Emperor and of our Fatherland, thank
for the manner in which you have led our troops; for
you have fulfilled those brilliant expectations that all
Germany ever entertained of you. What you have
now done for your country and your Emperor will be
handed down to posterity, and become a well known
fact in the history of our Fatherland.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1871-03-18

THE FENIANS AND THE HIGH
COMMISSION.

An American correspondent writes, In a letter dated Phila-
delphia, Feb. 24:

The Fenian s are already looming up as an element
with which the commission may have to dal. A
letter has been sent by one of their sympathisers to the
Secretary of State asking whether the commission is
empowered to adjudicate upon claims of American
citizens wrongfully confined in British prisons on sus-
picion of their connection with the Fenian movement.
In reply the secretary says :

"I have to state that Bathe commission is not yet organised
it is impossible to anticipate what action may be taken upon
the subject to which your miser relates."
The Fenian ex-prisoners went from New York to
Washington this week, and for two or three days were
the guests of the Washington city government, visiting
public buildings and attending banquets. They, of
course, visited the President, who received them
kindly. They said their treatment in English prisons
had told severely on the health of some of them. The
President asked if any among them were American
citizens. To this, answer was made that none present
were citizens' but that R. 0. S. Burke, and E. N.
eandon, two Americans, were yet in prison, and they
desired to bring their cases before the President at the
proper time. 'fo this the President replied that they
could do no, and that whatever was proper to be
done by the government would be performed. Last
evening the Baltimore City Councils gave the Fenians
a reception, and this afternoon they are having a
banquet in that city. O'Donovan Rots& began this
week the lecturing tour for which he is to receive
3,000 dole. a month. He made his4ctut at the Academy
of Music in Philadelphia to a fair audience, his lecture
being upon his prison life in England. Two of his corn.
panions. it is said, have been provided with clerkships
in the New York Custemdieuse. Altogether, the best
specalstion these Irishmen have yet indulged in has
evidently been their incarceration in England.