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The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1869-01-09

THE RITUALIST RAT.

Vilna in Character before the Judicial Committee of the
.Priry Council.)
People talk of Church Mice,
And they call us Church Rats.
We, with subterfuge nice,
Dodge your dogi and your cats.
All your traps we defy,
We despise all your gins :
Ma'am, we don't want to pry,
But—confess us your sine.

No, you can't rout us out—
Legal ferrets are vain.
You go idly about
Rats of our sort to bane.
So we nibble your loaves,
And your fishes we gnaw,
To get rid lif us coves,
You have too little law.
You behold your Church all
Undermined with ,mr boles.
Well, suppose it should fall,
We'll take care of your souls.
We shall know when to flee,
From a tumbling-dowu home,
To the Fisherman's See,
Ratting over to Rome. —Punch.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1869-01-09

THE WELLS DIURDEP..

• : • , •'!• •,I NIA net the
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e, en respite a few days sine, I,IIS,
Auence of Ilisgrove C0T1R`94111,4 that he an-I 1,-• ;done
was the nmolerer of poor Cornish, althomb us has
since repeatedly said that Sweet was sitting on the
camp stile when he dashed Comish's brains out with
a huge stone weighing more than iIll,. The murder
was one Id the most cold-blooded on record, lint there
appeared to have been no premeditation, and on this
ground alone, some humane persons in Taunton
petitioned her Majesty to commute the sentence of
death, and their efforts have been successfuL On Fri•
day night a Queen's messenger arrived at the gaol, and
informed Mr. Oakley that he had been sent from the
Home-office by Mr. Bruce, her Majesty's Secretary of
, State commanding that the sentence of death passed
upenßisgrove should not be carried into effect. Up

to this time Bisgrove had repeatedly acknowledged ilit
justice of his sentence, and seemed willing to expiate
his terrible crime upon the scaffold. The Wesleyan
minister, the Rev. H. Hulme, who was in constant
attendance upon him, had great hopes that the repent-
ance he outwardly exhibited was sincere, and believed
he thoroughly deplored the act be had committed,
prompted by some sudden impulse. When the respite
arrived, Bisgrove was made, acquainted with the fact.
, His surprise was great, and at first he appeared to be
unable to realise his position, so convinced was he that
in a few hours his existence would terminate in an
ignominious death on the scaffold. When he had
somewhat recovered he expressed his thanks to those
who had so generously interested themselves on his
behalf, and to the prison officials for the kindness they
had shown him while under sentence of death. On
Saturday he was removed from the condemned cell,
placed in one set apart for convicts, and attired in the
dress allotted to that claas. Sweet will doubtless be at
once liberated, and Bisgrove pass the remainder of his
life in penal servitude. The respite has occasioned
great ili:satisfactimi in Taunton, fuel more so in Wells
anil Shepton Mallet, the ground being that Bisgrove
had eonfessed to the perpetration of a foul and
deliberate murder.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1869-01-09

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SATURDAY, JANUARY 9, 1959.

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ENGLAND AND AMERICA.

SATURDAY, JAMTARY 9, 1869.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1869-01-09

KIDDERMINSTER.

CHCBCH OF ENGLAND MUTUAL IMPROVEMIVIT SOCIETY.
—The annual 00fré4 of the Mutual Improvement Society '
took place on Tuesday evening. There were between '
800 and 900 to tea, which ova, served in the Music Rail
and Corn Exchange, and the trays for which ware given
by the ladies of the town and neighbourhood. After tea
the chair was taken by the Rev. G. D. Boyle, and on the
platform were the eishop of Rochester, the lion. Major
Anson, the lion. Dudley Campbell, Rev. Canon Wood,
and other clergymen and gentlemen.—The Chairman
briefly opened the meeting, aud called on the Rev. A.
Seymour to read the report. There were 186 ordinary
and GO honorary members in the Mutest Improveinert
Society, and 90 in the Affiliated Working Men's Club.
There had been 200 tickets issued for the evening enter-
: tainments at the rooms, making a total of 2,000 BIDE°
I the cloh was opened. The report expressed a hope that
more members would join, now that trade was so flourish-
ing in the town. There had been 2,100 issues from thc
library ; it contained 1.021 books. Several classes had
been in operation, conducted by the president (Mr.
Boyle) and Messrs. Seymour. A. Penney, and Nortescue.
Three Society of Arta' certificates had been taken by
members of the society. The annual Whitsuntide ex-
cursion last year was to Ludlow. whither a party of 300
of the member. and friends proceeded by train, spending
a pleasant day there. The members were urged to avail
themselves more freely of the educational advantages
offered by the society.—The Chairman said the report
was, on the whole, of a tolerably satisfactory nature; but
as president of the society be could not express numin-
gled satisfaction with it. Considering the very great in-
crease in the general prosperity of the town, and in the
welfare of the working community daring the last few
years, and particularly during the lost year. they might
reasonably hoe, hr•l-•iv n, lne,b,ra ill V.. 1,10
two aocieties Then: usig-at nec eeen some s,leeial cir-
comatauces which helped to damp their wishes last year.
The great social and political struggle throo2h which they
had passed, on the whole with tolerable safety, had hail
its effect in many ways in preventing the society having
that measure of success they could have wished, and de-
AMATI- yrs TREATEICALS.—On Monday evening OE re lard th commencement of their classes and educations'
was an NI,: sear theatrical performance in the Grammar pphia c ...There was not, however, that desire for belie-
School, is. over, by ladies and gentlemen of the neigh. lit and stli.improvement amongst those they wished to
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1869-01-09

AN EXCITING SCENE.

On Friday, in last week, Alexander Robbie and an
assistant gardener in the service of Sir George Ramsay,
of Banff House, were sent to the loch in the top of the
hill of Alyth to sweep the ice, preparatery to a skating
match. While the men were at work on the ice it gave
way, and both went down in deep watt. In a moment
they an se to the surface, and clung to the surrounding
ice, which gave way at every part. A boy who saw
the accident ran to the volunteer rifle ranve, where
the riflemen were engaged in their annual prize compe-
tition, unit gave the alarm. The whole of the volun-
teers ran to the loch, where the men were still hold-
ing oit by Pieces of ice, and keeping afloat. It
was impossible to enter the water with any hope of
' rendering service without a rope, but no such thing
was to be had. At once it was suggested to bind all
cravats of the company together, which was done.
The line thus extemporised was fastened round the
body of George Lindsay, Sir George's gamekeeper,
;stria Alt« .smffintegt«.l3-amstal3; alsirth
he held out to the garden«r, he being nearest. The
gardener got hold, and the men on shore pulled both to
the beach. Lindsay immediately went in to rescue
tbe other man, but it was then discovered that the line
was too short to allow him to vet near enough to
Robbie. By that time Robbie was rapidly giving way,
when one of the riflemen took the leathern sling from
Iris Kim, bound it to the rope, anil er lengthened it
sufficiently to admit of Lindsay piinv hear enough to
drowning man with the flagst,itf. Robbie, with a last
, effort (he hail been twenty minutes in the seater then),
seized hold of the pole and was it out, am rarently ill
, a dying state. Ile was taken ti a fisrm house, medical
aid was procured, ant he is likely; o recover.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1869-01-09

PRICE ONE PENNY.

PUBLIC NOTICES.

WHITE LION MUSIC SALOON,
RK ET-STREET, RTULTBRIDGE.

Proprietor

ii. CASTRIZZ.

Engnvement of
MISS EMMA LUNN,

Tlic grcAt Scrio.o ~,,, ic Singer Ma palter.

R. L. DE LANEY,

Comic Vocalist.

Mr. CLEMENTS.

Pianiste

Concert commences on Monde''. Friday, and Saturday,
at Six; other Evenings at Seven.
Ales„Cpirits, and Cigars, of thr first quality.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1869-01-09

THE SECRETARY OF' WAR ON THE
LATE MINISTRY.

The Right lion. Edward l'aralwell. Ml'., Secretary
of War, in a speech at Oxford on Friday night last, on
the (ace airfoil of the Drithis' aumml dinner, said :
" The last change wish-h has taken place is dale nad to the
party with which I have the honour to he connected, hut to
nor opponents in the Senate. and iti my opinion, in some
re peels, this has been attended with vial advantage to the
country I will not pretend that I call altogether congratu-
I ate them MI tile result, because if the ohjeet wits, a. we
1 Wttre told, to tuna a minority inbi a majority, the result
ims not been exactly correspondent with the expec-
tations.
• ' With regard to the male in which it was alone, I shall only
say this. that it appears to me that. finding that they could
n.,t I,ring the majority to their Opilia,PTlS they thought the
1 •,. st course would be to cm ry their opinions to the majority.
I :. d ?mink ine of alit argument that Shakespeare puts into
, :.•• month of one of his characters. When speaking of
•1 ,i rear. Ile ,:13 R. .11piiii., oh ! a plague of opinion : a man
allay wear that ant either side, like a leathern jerkin.'
nowever, I am a filing to leave them to settle the matter
tat their own satisfaction, and will pa oceed to Bay why I
thank the effect of the course which they pursued has been
ill -arise respe.d very advantageons to the country. If we
had enaleavoured further to carry a lame measure of that
kind, I believe it watithi eventually have been carried,
hecanse my opinion is that you might as well resist the law
Of gravitation,or try to stop a he rise of the tide, as to attempt
to offer a steady re:nit:ince to ti at tendency of modern
times, whirls is now makieg wherever education and know-
ledge are diffused, the whole community 1114.1 and more
the arbiter Itt its destinies. nut this, I say, that It is most
fertm,ate that. this great change has taken Place without a
. set ere en rtivule aid •la as w, wheat liar• cont,t is over. all
p.oties aomtatte, 14,1110111, any painful recolltctions ad any
' remembrance at conflict, and can all eat-operate together in
' the new phase of the inetitu.tons of the country, on which
we are about to enter with one sincere and harmonious
; , goitre to make them work for the general benefit of the whole
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1869-01-09

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The receipts IA potato, haNe somewhat fallen off, but
they Are 10!11:11 1., the dellll4llll I vices have shown im
Th.. nm,ltS nto t week c .1.-isted of 131
11 , :1, ttll.t - I -'tt \asv,-r,,, 10 sn,ki 4!)
n ! :in i 1,492
u“Ps.

II tn,rl,,t 'I, I.lsill.s laS 10,.•11 Coll-
Mita to tll,, pit .:11113u of a Lw parcels pf tine ara.le, flr
wikielt fall price, have loe,n i.aiol. Medium alt,i 1110111
qualities haNl e.ennavaded attenti..a.

WWI .
In colonial wool a moderate but by no means extensive
business lint Iwn doing. and prices have been supported.
English wool has been firm in value, with a quiet demand.
The imports into London last week consisted of 3,1100 lades
from Melbourne, 1,3,11 from oydney, and 105 from New
Zealand. Cain:lit prices of English wool : Fleeces.
sonthaown hoggei.s, Is. 3,1. to Is. 411. balf.breds, 15. 4d.
to Is. ; Kent fleeces. Is. 4101. to Is. fal. ; /Southdown
ewes andwethers, Is. 2+51. to Is. 344.; Leicester ditto, is. ad.
to Is. 3el per lb. Sorts.— Clothhig, Is. 24. to Is. 74. ; comb-
ing, Is. Od. to Is. ed. per lb.

TALLOW.

'Ube market has ruled dull, at drooping currencies
P Y.C. on the spot is now quoted at 48a. Town tallow 40a dd
net cash.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1869-01-09

TILL'

..-ARKETS.

M ARK-LANK—MONDAY.
From Essex and Kent the receipts of wheat were limited.
There was a fair attendance of millers, awl the trade was
firm for both red and white parcels. F actors held out for
more money, and the transactions effected were at
an advance of from Is. to is. per quarter. With
foreign wheat the market was fairly supplied. The
business doing Was net, of an extensive character; never-
theless, the Russian onalities commanded an improve-
ment of Is. per qr., awl the alitue of other descriptions
was well maintained. Floating cargoes of wheat were firm,
on former terms. The market was fairly supplied with
barley, chiefly foreign produee. The inquiry ruled steady,
and prices were Is. per qr. higher. Malt was In moderate
request, at late rates. In oats a fair average business was
passing, at 31. to dd, per qr. more money. The supply was
short. Beans were quiet, at late currencies. For peso the
demand was inactive, but prices showed no change. In
fir unoolerate business Was passing at previous quotations.
Linseed and rapeseed moved off slowly. Most agricultural
seeds were quiet but firm in value. Cakes were inactive.

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M A It K-LA NE.—VVEnNEsns v.
'The supply of English wheat on sale to-day was limited
but the condition of the samples were good. For al
qualities the demand ruled very inactive, yet Monday's
advance was well maintained. In foreign wheat a small
retail business was transacted, on former terms. Barley met
a steady sale, at full prices, for both malting and grinding
descriptions. The malt trade was inactive, at unaltered
currencies. Oats were very firm in value, and there was a
good demand 1,,r all BOUM' corn. Beans and Beam nket a dull
sale, on barely former terms. Linseed tended downwards in
value, but rapeseed sold :kt late rates. All English seeds
were nominally unaltered. The flow trade was very in-
active, hut the quotations were steadily supported Lor all
description'.
MKTROPOLITAN CATTLE NIARKET.—NioNDAr.
There were fair average supplies of foreign stock an sale
, here to-slay, for which I lot demand ruled tolerably active,
at fast S(ididayL eisnyr .reir 0071" grsterng-dekent-Ar
the airivals were smicon.ibly exterodve,lool the condition of
the bra-to, 00 tlO. Whole, `lloWed decided iniprovement. The
trade rulcd :4.4, but scarcely 60 active as on Monday
last, and no glioi able change took place in values.
Best sods alid realifird Gsl. pr Slts. From
Lincolnshire, lxicestersldre, and Northamptonshire we
received alskut 1.5.-ok short-horns she., from other parts of
Eneland alkont Ws) 4if various la coda ; from Scotland Sly ex-
cellent seols and 0110508; and from Ireland about 121 oxen
she. We Wert; moderately supplied with sheep, and there
were some very go, aniinali on Aate. The demand fir
all
brei'di, ruled 4,A:whet inactive, and the quotations
we, with difficulty maintained. The extreme price for
lout Downs kind half-Ikr.ls was A.Oll. per tilb. The calf trade
was steady, at WU. fillOtillilool.
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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1869-01-09

NOTICE OF REMOVAL.

ItROBY begs to inform his Patrons that
. he ha, REMoVEI) to the TURF INN, MOIL-
sTREKT, sTountutuwE (fortnerly kept Ly Dim
Crudgiugton), where he will be glad to ice any at his
friends.

WINES, SPIRITS, ALES, AND CIGARS

Of the Jet Qualify.

N.13.-A SPLENDID POCKET BAGATELLE BOARD

TO MALSTERS AND OTHERS.

A Stock of CORES. Enitable for Malting
Porrosa., Stovo, &e., to lapt nt Stourbridgo Rail-
way Coal Whart—For price, apply, G. J. Emmen, Coal
ana Coke Merchant, Stourbridge. Truck Loads Coal,
Coke, Lime, Salt, kn., sent to any Station.
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SAMUEL INSULL,

AUCTIONEER, APPRAISER, AND GENERAL

AGENT;
HIGH-STREET, PRIERLEY RILL.

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All BUSiIIeRS ptnctually attended to. Charger otrietly
moderate. Money advanced upon every dercriptiou of
Household Furniture, Stuck. dre.. for absolute ogle.

PUBLIC NOTICE.

D. HALL,

BILL POSTER, TOWN CRIER, AND CILNF.RAL

Mk:SSENGER,

Next door to the liorse mod Groom Inn,

1110 11-STItEET, STOUBBRIDGE

All Orders punctually attended to.

[A °AHD.]

MISSES M. AND E. FOWLER,

DRESS & MANTLE MAKERS,

92, ITIGH-STREF.T. STOURMIDGE.

Prict lot P05t.:7t1...

... ......_. .
A FEW WORDS to YOUNG MOTHERS
tl on the of their CLildren, iu Sitknead owl
.Rh, b,Miog Art: .
Losmou : %SIRIUS, MARSHALL, AND CO., Stationers.

Hall Court.
STOCRIMIDOE R. RECOMIALL, BOOESELLIM

PUBLIC NOTICE.

THOMER, News Agent, Cradley Heath,
• b„s to inform the Publie that he iS ble
to SUPPLY them with the LONDON DAILY NEWS-
PAPERS.

BEe''' ORDER AT ONCE.

IA CARD.
BENJAMIN TAYLOR,
CLIPi' En_ AND
'SINGER,
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A.. 3, Vitritic-s/Cecf,
Begs mo.t resp,tfolly to announce to the Nobility .a
Gentry of Stonthridge and in ighbourhood, that be con-
tinues to CLIP and SINGE in the Stables of MS COIL-
-11.10d10115 premises, No. 3, ENVILLE-STREkT. opposite the
Crown Inn, and assures them that every attention shall
be !midi to Horses entrusted to his care.
OAS SCPPLIKD TO GENTLEIIEN PILINDINU THEIR OWN

Oftoome.
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ADVERTISING OFFICE.

S. FIELD,

ADVERTISING AGENT FOR TUE MID-
LAND COUNTIES'
AND
LONDON NEWSPAPERS.

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APOLLO STUDIO,

[ADJOINING SRN SCHOOL Or ART.]

D ,

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PHOTOGRAPHIC ARTIST, SToURIIIIIDGE,
BEGS to inform the Public that he takes
PHOTOGRAPHS of One or Two Persons at !is
per Dozen; a whole Family or Group of Six or Fight
Per.mm, at Co per Dozen. Specimens of every style may
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A NEWSPAPER containing Artich s fii
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Chareli subjects. The only Paper of its kind.—
agent S. 1. ield, High-street, Stourbi idge.
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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1869-01-09

R.

STOURBRIDGE SCHOOL OF ART.

ruHE scimoi. will RE-OPEN on NV I.:DNES.
i DAY, JANUARY 13th, 1869, ~ter the Christine*
Art Instruction is given useful to the Artisan and

D. corative A r:c•t.
The G eneral ('bison nieet On Monday. Wed need sy, and
Friday eyeniols, from Seven to Hall past Nine o'clock.
Fee: 64 per Quarter.
The Special elasaes on Tuesday an! Thursday morn.
into. trout Ten to Twelve o'clock. Fee: toa (hi pa;
Quarter.

WILLIAM P. BOWEN,
Head. Master.

January sth, 1869.

PROSPECT HOUSE ACADEMY,

STOURBRIDGE.

rruirs SCHOOL will RE-OPEN on MonDAY,
1. JANUARY 18, 1869.

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MR. JOHN STOKES,

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AUCTIONEER AND APPRAISER,

TIOUSE AND LAN!) AGIN;
OFFICES.-UNION-STREET, DUDLEY.

Begs to inform the inhabitants of Dudley and surround-
ing neighbourhood that he is prepared to sell am, Money
upon Household Furniture or Stock of any dem.. iptiou
for sale, at the b hut Le et notice, and the charges rm.son-
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1869-01-09

CRADLEY HEATH.

Trit LOCAL ACT.—This mutter, which has been lying
seemingly dormant for some time now, is about with the
new year to have a new birth ; whether its existence will
be long or short we cannot say, at any rate it will be de.
cid.' in a week or two. On Tuesday notices wore posted
oii the doors of the various piaci.; of worship, intimating
that on Wednesday, the 201 h last, the Commissioner sip.
pointed by the Home Secretary will attend the Ward
Aims Hotel, Rowley, ansl hear the evidence pro and coo
respecting this question. The petition which Was sent
up is to the effect that the Local Act having been passed
for the whole parish of Rowley Regis, the petitioners
prey that the ecclesiastical parish of Reddal Rill be sepa-
rated, and so be made a separate parish of itself. We
hope the gentlemen of Cradley Heath will use every en-
deavour to make out a good Case, and we wish them cam y

success.
PRAISEWORTIIY.—On Wednesday lira. Rishop, of High
Street, as is her wont, gave her annual tea to a number
of the aged poor of this place. They were entertained
to tea, after whieh the old men indulged themselves with
tobacco, &c., while the old women quietly nipped their
wine. Later in the evening a Christums-tree was intro-
duced, the adornings of which were ballotted for by the
old people. All sorts of things they received—things of
course calculated to make them comfortable and to do
them good. After spending a jovial evening thcy de-
parted, returning many thanks to their hospitable bene-

iactress.
ATTEMPTED BURGLAET.-011 Tuesday evening, about
half-post six o'clock, some person dressed in a long-tailed
cut and tall hat, attempted to obtain on entrance into
the Beehive fun. He mounted the railings in front of
the house, and then sought to spring upon the top of the
bow-window. Very fortunately lick foot slipped into the
kitchen window, and the noise of the foliing glass forced
him to beat a hasty retreat. If he had successfully
I mounted the window, he would soon have been in one of
the front bed rooms. Endeavours are being made to dis-
cover this would-be burglar.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1869-01-09

CRADLEY.

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SEARONAttt BENEVoLENCE.—On Fri Jay, the Ist inst.
large number of the aged poor inhabitants of this
place were, by the kind liberality of some of the ton-
dent gentlemen, entertained to a regular Christmas re-
past in i Ragged School. Beef, of course, was in
plestn!n fusion, and other goof things. After feast-
ing on inn goodthings provided, the old people received
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1869-01-09

VICTOR HUGO'S CHRISTMAS FETE.

M. Victor Hugo gave his annual Christmas flte to
his "poor ehildreu," at Hauteville House, on Thurs-
day in last week (says the Gterrnary Star).
On this, as on previous occasions, the objects
of the poet's bounty were assembled in his large
dining-rooms, in which was spread a handsome and
bountiful collation of cakes, sandwiches, fruit, wine,
Ste, with which the children were plentifully regaled,
as were also the crowd of visitors who were present.
The repast having been disposed of, the whole party
proceeded to an adjoining room, in which was 3 long
table covered with useful clothing, and shoes for boys
and girls, which were distribeted among the children.
M. Victor Hugo, in addressing the assembly, said:
—"That you may understand the progress that the
idea of the poor children's dinner has made, I will
merely present to you a few figures, figures that I take
from London ; that is to say, from yourselves. You
may probably have read in the newspapers a letter ad-
dressed to me by Lady Thompson. In the single
parish f Marylel me the number of children succoured
in 11308 has increased from 5,000 to 7,850. A society
entitled the Children's Provident Society has just
been founded in Maddox-street, Regent-street, with
a capital of 1:20,000; and you may remember that this
time last year I congratulated myself on having
read in the English papers that the Hanteville House
idea had so fructified that 30,000 children were assisted.
Now, hear that excellent journal, the Krim's*, of the
17th of Decembor, which records a magnificent pro-
gression. In 1866 there were in London 6,000 children
assisted in the manner I have mentioned, in 111111 there
were 30,000, 31141 in lffifitherewerells,ooo. Add tothese
the 7,850 of Marylehone, which is a separate society,
and you have a total of 122,850 children who have
been assisted. Such is the fruit of a grain of seed
thrown intothe ground when God is pleased to water
it. How ninny children do you see now before you ?
, Forty. Well, each of these children has produced
elsewhere 3,000, the forty children of Hauteville House
have become 120,000 in London." lie concluded as
follows "Whatever may be the forrows of life I shall
. not murmur at them if lam permitted to realise the
two highest objects of ambition that a man can aim at.
These objects are to be a slav,—to be a servant; to be
the slave of conscience— to be the servant of the poor."
The illustrious host was loudly cheered at the close
of his address, when a further adjournment took place
into another room, where was diplayed a splendid
Christmas tree, the various fruits of which were dis-
tributed in the presence of the assembled company,
among the children, the Ole, which commenced at
noon, terminating at ibout three o'clock.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1869-01-09

OVEREND, GURNEY, 84 CO. (LIMITED).

The Times (in a leader) considers it beyond doubt
that the mode in which the shareholders in this com-
pany were induced to accept and even pay a heavy
price for liabilities like those of the firm whose
business they bought was most discreditable to the
character of those of the directors of the company who
had been partners in the firm, and to the judgment
and discretion, at any rate, of the rest. To attempt
to win such advanttges at the ccst of a pecuniary risk
to strangers without first obtaining their consent to
the hazard is what in equity is called a fraud. Ilut
there is a wide interval between a fraud in the view of
the Court of Chancery and a fraud which subjects the
wrongdoer to penal coniequences at law. In the one
case it is generally enough that the acts are of a
certain character ; in the other the cirentitstances must
be supplemented by proof of a wrongful intention.
The House of Lords have expressed their pinion that
the representations by which shareholders were pro-
cured for this company were fraudulent in the same
sense in which it is fraudulent for a oardian to pur-
chase his ward's estate. But the criminal charge will
hardly succeed unless it can be established that the
directors themselves knew they were inveighng the
shareholders into an undertaking which was then
insolvent. The absence of adequate motive in those
, of the directors who were not members of the old firm,
j but between wfiom and tr6e eta-cc no cel-i-eass-4,bss,
niatie. for imperdling their credit in an enterprise so
desperate on the face of it as the prosecutor represents
it, is a grave objection to this point of view. Whether
and how it can be got over remains to be seen.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1869-01-09

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FREEHOLD PROPERTY, NEW ROAD,

Qi•Aßhir R,tytt,

MO be SOLD by AUCTION, by Mr.
IL HAWKINS, on Moo. JANIIARY. 15th. 18119,
at the house of Mr. Samuel Leonard. the MAYPOLII Tug,
Eitantev, at Seven o'clock in the Evening, subject to
conditions to be then read, in one or more lots, as may
be agreed upon at the time of She—
Alt those three FREEHOLD TM ELM:SA-HOC SE S
each having a Frout and Back Kitchen, Cellar. and snit-
Ole Outbuildings and Garden Land, situate in New-road,
Onarry Bank. in the reapective occupations of Samuel
Yowls. Samuel Westwood. and Thomas Bevan, producing
a rental of lla per annum, and containing, with the
site of the buildings. GOO sqnare yards. or thereabouts.
FM' farther particulars apply to Mr. Jnhn Pearman,
Solicitor, Stourbridge, or the Auctioneer, Brierlcy Hill.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1869-01-09

Leger, from le to 100 e, alereys in Stock.

Shopkeepers supplied on tuck terms that must command

a cOntinuance of their favours.

NOTICE.
TO LANDLORDS AND OTHERS.

JA. STOKES, Auctioneer and Appraiser,
I • begs to as,' .11111e0 to the Inhabitsmts of Dudley and
the surrounilin, heigliboorhood. that he is prepared to
Levy Distrs'aits for Bent. Executions. Bills of Sale, and
ill kinds of Processes at Tow, and parties favonring him
with s':ch business are guaranteed against all Actions and
at Law. At Moderate Charges.

F you want a delicionn Relish, try Loverock's

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. - .

liar deheows rich flavour, and is relishing in the highest
legree. ;yin every kind of dish. Manufactured only by
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each.—Agents wanted.

E ST ABLISII ED 1709.

DERROWS' WORCESTER JOURNNT, is
I" the Largest, Cheat eat, and beat Family Paper in
he County. _ .

Sold by
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CRADLEY HEATH, HALESOWEN,- DISTPkTCT CHRONICLE.

SATURDAY, JANUARY 9, 1869.

'TRAD:=MEN'S ADJDUESSES.

TRADESMEN' 3 ADDRESSES.

-WILLIAM pLATT,

TEA MERCHANT,

STOITTRIDGE.

THE CHEAPEST HOUSE IN TIM MIDLAND

COUNTIES FOE

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