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The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1876-09-30

Mistellantons

SOME, FOREIGN, AND COLONIAL.

A GREAT EASTERN Q CrESTION.—How long
does the Corporation of London intend to maintain the
existing status quo of Temple Bar ?—Punch.
FROM HARVEST TO HARVEST.—The imports of
corn into the United kingdom in the twelve months
from the Ibt of September, 1875, to the 31st of August,
1876, were as follows :—Wheat, 53,578,529 cwt., equal
to 12,364,276 qr. • wheat flour, 6,009,143 cwt., or
1,716,899 qr.; Indian corn. 34,297,268 cwt., or
8,002,696 qr. ; barley, 8,114,575 cwt., or 2,272,081 qr.;
oats, 10,953,586 owt., or 3,974,031 qr.; peas, 1,519,504
cwt., or 337,667 qr. The total is no less than 118,794,118
cwt., or 29,676,001 qr., an increase of nearly 22,000,000
cwt., or nearly 5,000,000 qr. over the preceding year.
W.heat shows an increase of more than 2,000,000 qr.,
and the import of Indian corn is double what it was
In the preceding year, but barley and oats show a
decrease.
IN A BEAR TRAP. —The Bangor (Maine)
Whig of the 19th ult. says :—"Newell Alexander, a
Micmac Indian, aged about 69, who was on his way
from Quebec to Houlton, and passing through Winn
last week, wee caright in a bear trap about two and a
half miles from Mattawamkeag, on the military road.
He lay there until four o'clock on Monday afternoon,
when E lward Hamil and John Savard found him,
having been attracted by his hoarse and faint cries for
help. He had heard the carriages passing and cried
for help, but the sound of the wheels probably drowned
it. He had plenty to eat with him, but could not eat,
as he was nearly choked for want of water. He had
a dipper with him, with which he dug down three feet
into the earth, and dipped up and sucked the mud,
and an axe, with which he made a wedge, and drove it
behind his leg, thereby somewhat easing the pressure.
He was caught just above the right ankle, but for-
tunately no teeth entered the leg."
How Boys' MARBLES ARE MADE. —A I most
all the "marbles" with which boys everywhere amuse
themselves, in season and out of season, on sidewalks
and on sandy spots, are made at Oberstein, Germany
(says the Pictorial World). There are large agate
quarries and mills in that •neighbourhood, and the
refuse is turned to goad account in providing the small
atone balls for experts to " knuckle " with. The stone
is broken into small cubes by blows of a light hammer.
These small blocks of stone are thrown by the shovel-
ful into the hopper of a small mill formed of benstone,
hawing its surface grooved with concentric furrows.
Above this is the "runner," which is of some hard
wood, having a level face on its lower eurface The
upper block is made to revolve rapidly, water being
deevered upon the grooves of the bedstone, where the
marbles are being rounded. It takes about fifteen
minutes to finish a half-bushel of good "marbles" all
ready for the boys' knuckles. One mill will turn
160,000 "marbles' per week. The hardest "crackers,"
as the boys call them, are made by a slower prows,
somewhat analogous, heworter, to the other,
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1876-09-30

BRIERLEY HILL.

JURY LlSTS.—At.the Police Court, on Monday, bat)
lonel Fletcher, J. Holcroft, 11. 0. Firinstone, and H.
Hall, Ewe., the jury lists were 'allied for the
following jarishes :—Trysull, Seisdov, Bobbington,
Womborne, Kinver, Himley, Upper Arley.
APJOURNED LicENsiNo DAY.—George Corbett, grocer,
Kingswinforil, to sell sweets and wines; refused On the
ground that the rental was but £l2 lOs per year.
Joseph Saddler, beerhouse keeper, Round Oak, for
wines; refused.—Benjamin Grove, Cradley Forge, to
sell beer off the premises, opposed by Mr. Higgs
refused.—Ann Wilcox, Amblecote, applied for a full
license for the Birch Tree Cottage. Mr. Holberton
supported, and Mr. Clulow opposed; refused.—Ann
Gould, Common Side, for an out-door license to sell
beer. Mr. Wyndham supported, and Mr: Elcock opposed;
refused on the ground that the Bench did not think it
necessary.—The Black List: The following persons
&landed and were reprimanded!, having been conviited
during the year :—George Parker, Traveller's Rest;
Thomas Hollis, New Inn, Round Oak ; Joseph Pickett,
Shinglar's Arms ; Thomas, Bloomer ; Jeremiah
Matthews, Fox Inn; Benjamin' Levington, Lock Inn,
Kinver ; Edward Saddler, and Henry Millinchip. •
CRUELTY To A HORSE.—Hannah Jones was charged
with cruelly illtreating a horse, on the 21st nit, by work-
ing it while in an utifit state.—Mr. Holberton defended.
—lnspector Doorbar proved that he saw a horse in the
possession of defendant and she was working it, and
here was a large sore on the back.--At this stage the
Bench went to examine the horse and on returning
Mr. Holcroft said they did not think it a very serious
case and dismissed the summons.
SERIOUS ASSAULT ON TIM CHUP.On CLERIS.—Fred erick
Warren, a young man respectably connected, was charged
with assaulting William Holmer, in the church, on the
17th inst.—Mr. lliggs said he appeared on behalf of
complainant, and stated that on the above date defend.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1876-09-30

In the 2nd innings of the Wanderers, which was only
partly played out, W. Stevens made 33 without giving a
chance.

WORDEILEY.
S. Lowe, c Stevens, b Parkes l2
W. Newnarn, c Pearson b Parkes
T. Lowe. h w, b Parkes .. 4
T. Greeenway, c Green.b Parkes 1

J. Bird, 0 Peirson, b Yates 0

J. New-oam, b Yates ll
J. Hack, c Potter, b Yates

J. Aston, b Yates
J. Penzer, at Potter, b Parkes
J. Orchard, c Parkes, b Yates
J. Bridges, not out
Extras. .. 6

COO I

STOMBRIDOR V. OLD GRAXIIIAR SCHOOL BOll.—A
match was played on the Stourbridge Ground, on Sat-
urday last, and after some good play resulted in an easy
victory for Stonrbridge who made 45 in the first insings
against a 19 of the old boys. In the second innings of the
Stourbridge they scored 44 runs for the loss of one wicket
W. Davis, 26; and W. Green 17, (not out), the following
is the score.
STOURDRIDGE.
J. F. Otter, c Brooks, b Westwood 8
J. Davis. c and bG. F. Simms 1
W. Smith, b Westwood
W, Davis, c A. J. Otter

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•W. Green not out
B. Barnsley, b Westwood ...
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J. Woodhull, b G. F. Simms

J. Lewis, b Westwood
C. Rodgers, c Brooks, b Simms
C. Cooper, st Otter, b Westwood
W. Perry, e and bG. F. SiMMa 1
Extras ..

GRAMMAR SCHOOL OLD EOM

G. F. Summers. b Woodhall 1
A. Plant, c Barnsley, b Woodhall 0
C. Westwood, b Rogers .....
A. J. Otter, b Woodhall ..
T.:Clulee, st Otter, b Rogers
E. F. Otter, not out 6
F. Brooks, b Woodhall .
J. Plant, c Green, b Woodhall .... 2
J. H. Summers, b Woodhull
Scott, b Rodgers
Green, c Woodhall, b Rodgers.. 0
Extras 2

BIRTH.
WALL.--011 the 261 h hut, the wile.oly, Wits, El% os •
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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1876-09-30

COFFEE-GROWING IN BRAZIL.

Few people who are not immediately interested in
the production of coffee, remarks the Rrazi? and River
Rate Mail, recognise the enormous development which
is taking place in this articla arising from its rapidly
increasing consumption in Europe and in the United
States, whore dy far the largest amount of Braa 1 coffee
Is exported. Ilitherto the provinces of Rio de Janeiro
and an Paulo have been the chief producers of this
valuable article, but the northern provinces are gradually
turning their attention to the cultivation of coffee,in pre-
fererea to sugar and cotton, and a few years will show
results that will thateidally add to theik ihternal Wealth.
Ceffee cannot be cultivated to advantage out of the
tropical region, which, therefore, possesses a monopoly
in this respect. The climate and soil of Brazi is emi-
nently suited to its culture, requiriug, as it does, such
comparatively light labour. Nature has been very
bountiful to Brazil, as may be judged bY the variety
of its exports; and it is only necessary to direct the
stream of industry into certain channels to secure
corresponding results. Landed proprietors in Brazil
who hare expended their capital in the produc-
tion of sugar and cotton are naturallY averse to
a change, unless forced upon them by circum-
stances over which they have no control, and in this
case it amounts to a positive necessity, seeing that
competition with beetroot sugar and the cotton of
the Southern States of America places them at a dis-
advantage which no effort on their part can overcome.
In the cultivation of coffee, they are secured against
influences of this kind, and it seems only rational that
they should avail of them. In the provinces of Rio de
Janeiro and San Paulo vast forests have been levelled
to make room for the planting of coffee, whilst in the
northern provinces there are districts of open country
where coffee can be grown without the necessity of
such labour. Coffee tree; when onto planted, will
yield certain results, and it is a pity that an industry
of such great value should not be more extensively
availed of.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1876-09-30

CRICKET.

STOURBRIDGE WANDERERS v. WORDSLEY.—A match
between these clubs was played on the Wordsley cricket
ground on Monday last, and resulted in a victory for the
visitors by 22 runs in the first iuuings. The following
is the score :

WANDERERS.
W. Davis b Newnam . ....... 10
W. Yates, run out..
W. Stevens. b Newnam .. 8
F. Pearson, c Newnam b Greenway 0
W. Green, c and b Greenway ...... 8
J. W. Padres, c Aston b Orchard .. 19
J. Hillman, b Orchard....
A. Plant, c Newnam b Greenway .. 2

J. Lewis, run out .. l3
Potter, c Bridges, b Newnam .. 0
• Abbot, not out
Extras 5
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1876-09-30

RETURNING HOME.

A Correspondent at Calcutta writes to the Pail Mall
Gazette :—Ria Excellency Nuwab Shnja-nd-Daulah
Surab All Khan Mukhtar-al-Mulk Salar sung Baha-
door, G.C.5.1., arrived punctually in Bombay on the
21th of August. His health had been benefited so
considerably by the voyage from Brindisi that he was
able to lay aside his crutches and walk with the aid of
a stout cane. The main deck of the Pcra had been
placed exclusively at the disposal of the Nizam's
Minister and suite, and it was remarked that his at-
tendants knelt down to receive their instructions.
That the illustrious travellers were pleased with the
accommodation provlded for them may i.e assumed
from their liberality to the officers and crew, of the
ship. The commander, Captain Hide, was presented
with a valuable diamond ring—the chief officer and
chief engineer also receiving diamond rings, but of less
value. To the junior officers were given trinkets, to
the petty officers two or three sovereigns each, to the
stokers half-a-sovereign, and to each of the crew fire
shillings. As his Excellency got into tho steam launch
that was to eonvey him whore the yards were manned,
and thtee times three hearty cheers were raised
by the passengers and crew in honour of their late
fellow - passenger. Several European and native
gentlemen had assembled at the Apollo Bunder to
preet him on his arrival, and a guard of honour of
the 20th Native Infantry was drawn lip to reneive him,
In the afternoon his Excellency's troubles began afresh.
A deputation from a new Mahomrnedan eocie' y, called
the Anjutuan i-Isiam, waited upon him with a con-
gratulatory address, in reply to which he expressed a
hope that the future would exhibit the fruits of his
recent experiences. On the following morning he
started for Hyderabad under a salute of seventeen
I guns. It is stated that the noblemen who accompanied
Sir Saler Jung intend to defray their own and their
followers expenses—an example worthy of imitation.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1876-09-30

NOTICE.

ALL Persons having CLAIMS against the
Estate of the late Mr. WILLIAM GARDENER,
the Royal Oak, Lye, are requested to send Particulars
of same to me the undersigned, not later than the 16th
day of October next, after which date the Estate will be
divided, and no further Claims will be paid.
NOAH FORRE ST,
Adcroft, near Stoarbridge.

Executor.

CORN EXCHANGE, STOURBRIDGE.

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MYSTERIOUS DEATH of' a GENTLEMAN,

The Daily News of Tuesday says :—Notwithstand-
ing the utmost endeavours on the part of Sergeant
Broadbridge, of the Croydon police, to trace the
identity of a gentleman who was found dead ii the
Brighton-road, Caterham, every effort has proved.
abortive. The deceased was found at 2.30 on Wednes-
day morning last by a police-constable lying atthe side
of the road quite dead with a bullet wound in his
temple, from which blood was still flowing. Between
his legs lay his umbrella and a small single-barrelled
pistol recently discharged, and in one of his pockets
were some caps and gunpowder, indicating the
probability that the deceased committed suiciie. The
body was conveyed at once to the Caterham Junction
Hotel to await an irquest, which was opened
by Mr. Carter, the Coroner for East Surrey, at the
above hotel on Saturday evening. James Knight, a
constable, said that he discovered the dead body of the
deceased at half-past two on Wednesday morning lying
at the side of the path in Brighton-road, Coniston, but
he could not form an opinion as to how long he had
been dead. He appeared to have shot himself in the
face above the left eye, with a pistol which lay at his
feet, and which had been evidently recently discharged.
Witness believed it to be a case of suicide. Sergeant
Broadbridge said that deceased was a man between
sixty and seventy years of age, and 511. bi in, in height,
with grey hair and whiskers. He was nearly bald, and
wore a brown wig. Deceased was dressed in a dust
walking coat, grey tweed undercoat, fancy silk vest,
brown tweed trousers, white shirt, collar, stockings,
and handkerchief marked "J. S." Deceased wore
a truss, and in his pockets were found a gold
watch, No. 10,862, made by Gordon, of Bromley, and
gold chain, a pair of tortoiseshell spectacles, pocket
knife, and other articles, together with £1 53. OJ. in
money, The inquiry was adjourned till further evi-
dence.

Since the holding of the inquest, Sergt. Broadbridge
has had the body inclosed in an elm coffin with a pane of
glass at the head, to enable persons to eee the body
without inconvenience, and it now lies at the Cater.
ham Junction Hotel awaiting identification.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1876-09-30

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even from the limestone mountains of Grasse, the
Est6rel, with its riven escarpments, covers an are; of
nearly 3,000 square kilometres (i of a mile each).
Very few years pass without a fire breaking out in
some part of the mountains, spreading cccasionally to
such an extent as to damage the land under cultivation.
When once the flames have got hold of the brushwood,
fed by the thick carpet of fallen spines from the
trees, and more particularly by the pine cones, which,
when the tree is on fire, bursts like bombs, spreading
their ignited fragments on all sides, the disaster not
unfrequently ASSIXWM colossal proportions. Although
the air was calm, the fire rapidly spread over a wide
area, and in the evening more than a thousand
hectares (two and a half acres each) were burning, the
spectacle as seen from Cannes being magnificent. At
intervals a pine tree attacked looked like an immense
torch, the light of which was rt fleeted in the sea; but
the gleams were soon lost in the general mass of the fire.
Not much apprehension was felt at Cannes, as the
promontory of Th4oules, where the disaster broke
out, is surrounded by the sea on every side excepting
on one paint of its base. The fire wasdeft to burn out
with the hope that the flames would not extend to the
remainder of the heights.

A model obituary notice is thus giv.:n in an
Arkansas paper of a recently deceased fellow-oltiz an :—" Mrs.
Johnson dted in the spring of 1887, since which sad event Mr.
Johnson's tootattua, havafcboed down On enrOdnzent,trine
alone, waiting for the summons to cross the dark valley to
the other shore, which came at last, and he went—life
breathed out like the wafting of an evening breeze—happy
to think Is''d neverlaad a slolr day In all Ws life. Our loss
Is him galn,7

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1876-09-30

COMMISSIONERS' MEETING.

The monthly meeting of this Board was hold
on Monday_ last.

Mr. Huihes in the chair. There were also pre-
sent Messrs. Kelley, Griffin, Allsop, Hicklin,
Flavell, and Stringer.
The following gentlemen attended, made the
usual declaration and took there seats :—Messrs.
Hill, Scott, Yardley, Wall, Batenian, Mills, and
Billingham.
The Clerk read the minutes of the last meeting,
which were confirmed.
The Clerk read the list of the new members
elected at the last election, which was confirmed.
FINANCE COMMITTEE'S REPORT.
Highway Account, balance due from Treasurer
to this date, £123 10s; Improvement Account,
balance due from Treasurer, .2407 8s lid; Urban
Sanitary Authority, balance due to Treasurer,
£lOB 9s 11d.

Your committee recommend the followinmaccounts
to be paid :—Highway Account, .t6O 4t's 2s; Im-
provement Account, £6B 8s 6d ; Urban Sanitary
Authority Account, ..t35 5s 6d.
Mc. \Volley moved that the report be received,
which was seconded by Mr. Kelly and carried.
Proposed by Mr. Kelley and seconded by Mr
Perkins that the sum of £79 4s 2d, payable out
of the Highway Account be paid to the several
persons thereto, and that the cheque be signed by
the Chairman; that the sum of £6B 8s 6d, payable
out of the Improvement Rate Account be signed
by the Chairman; that the sum of .235 5s 6d,
payable out of the Ulhan Sanitary Account, and
cheque signed by the Chairman.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1876-09-30

OLD HILL.

A FRIENDLY SOCIETY CASE.—At the Old Hill Police
Court, on Wednesday, before Major Smith, Messrs. N
Hingley and W. Bassano, John Smith, secretary of the
Friendly Nights of the Wood Society, Old Hill, was sum-
moned by Esther Johnson, for having, on the 29ih of
August, unlawfully refused to pay her the sum of £1 83,
for seven weeks sick pay due to her husband, a member
of the society. 4.Mr. W. Hayes appeared for tt e con.-
plain ant, and Mr. Michael Maher, of Birmingham, de-
fended This case has been adjourned twice in order
that some arrangement might be come to. From the
evidence it appears that under Rule 7 of the society a
member is entitled to receive Bs. per week sick pay. In
1852 Henry Johnson married his wife, Either Johnson
(the complainant in this case), and one week after the
marriage be became insane, and was removed to the
Stafford Asylum. He remained there one year and eight
months, and was then discharged. Since that time he
had enjoyed very good health, and had paid his sub-
scription, and during that period he had only receivtd
four or five weeks' sick pay. In the latter part of July
this yerr he was again attacked with insanity, and was
taken back to the asylum at Stafford. Since that time
the wife had been allowed 4s per week, but she claimed
8s per week according to the rules.—Mr. Hayes, who ap-
peared for complainant, having stated his case. Mr.
liaher, who defended, contended that complainant had
no locus standi, inasmuch as the rules set down that the
man himself was the only person whom the society were
compelled to pay the sick contribution to, and he, being
a lunatic and in charge of the authorities at Stafford.
could not do so. The parish authorities were the only
pers; ns who could demand payment. But the society
were disposed to act generously towards complainant,
and htd agreed to allow her 4s per week and make a
subscription up for her on the meeting nights. As
complainant had no locus standi, he should ask the
Bench to dismiss the summons.—Mr, Hayes, on b:.half
of complainant, asked the Bench to allcw him to with-
draw the case, as he had consulted counsel and found he
had no locus standi.—The Bench dismissed the case.
CRUEL ASSAULT ON A LITTLE BOY.—Jason Forrest.was
charged with assaulting a little boy, eleven years of age,
named Alfred Sherlock on 19th inst.—Complainant said.
he was'playing by defendant's door, when defendant came.
out and struck him across the back with a strap. The
lad then threw a stone through defendant's window, when
defendant ran after him and beat him severely with the
buckle end of the strap, inflicting such injuries, that
when the boy's back was shovin to the magistrates,
there were several large bruises still remaining, al-
though they had been made more than a week
Matilda Woodhouse said she saw defendant strike the
boy most unmercifully with the buckle end of a strap and
the neighbours called on him to desist, but he did not.—
For this cruel assault defendant was fined 2s 6d and
costa.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1876-09-30

FRENCH WINE PROSPECH.

The Journal de Lot-et-Garonne has the following re-
marks relative to the vine prospects in that depart-
ment, which equally apply to the Haute-Garonne :
"We are in the month which is decisive for the am-
tage. September makes the yield good or bad.. As to
quantity, our opinion has not changed; in this
and the neighbouring districts we shall have
only a half crop. The fact is evident that
the temperature bas not been sufficiently favourable
to repair the evil caused by the frosts f April ;
in compensation, can we hope for quality? That is
what cannot as yet be possibly affirmed. The great
heats of July and August did much good to our vines,
greatly behindliand owing to the frosts and the cold
rains of spring; but, under that too ardent sky, not
mitigated by a few days of rain, the grape did not
swell. Daring the last fortnight, on the contrary,
rain has fallen nearly every day, owing to that
humidity the fruit hats filled out, but the ripening goes
on very slowly, for the nights are becoming long and
they are often fresh. To ela'ain quality we want fine
weather ; the moment is decisive ; but not before a
fortnight can any serious j adgment be formed as to the
probable character of the wine of 1816 in these
regions."
Galignani says that the phylloxera is making fearful
ravages in the department of the IthOne. Thu latest
account furnished to a recent sitting of the Society of
Viticulture of Lyons shows that the vineyards of Cott-
Rode, Conderieu, and others in the interior have suf-
fered severely ; the Hermitage is entirely lost; the
vines of the Vienne at Saint-Jean de Bournay are
seriously attacked, and the visitation has made its ap-
pearance at Mornant, Talnyers, °rheum, and Vourles;
while the vineyards of Saint-Romain-en Gal and Pont-
charm have been much injured.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1876-09-30

THE ARMY.

The Army and Navy Gazttte says :—lt certainly
will not be from any want of good treatment, liberal
pay, and of a " carser " properly icecalled, that the
average young English, Irish, or Scotchman will turn
his back on the Army. But we fear that all the
blandishments of the War Office will not be successful
unless active steps are taken to diffuse the knowledge
of the conditions under which the Service can be entered
throughout every hamlet in the country as well as in
all the large towns. It ie curious that the martial spirit
of this country should now be at its lowest ebb; bat it is
probable that if we had any occasion the fire would glow
again. Certainly the man who prsfers to give his
services to a railway company, and who runs a chance
of losing life or limb, to be run over by trains, or to be
crushed between buffers, has far less to tempt him, if
he locks at his remuneration and prospects, than he
would have if he entered the ranks as a soldier. If he
be a man of steady conduct and of moderate education,
he may at the age of 40 retire with something like a
guinea a week as his pension, and if he be of superior
education be may calculate with some certainty
on receiving. Her Majesty's commission. We
do not believe there is really any accurate
knowledge of the conditions of service among
the masses of the people. There has been a
good deal of shifting and changing, and from some
cause or other the Service is not so popular, at least it
is not so much sought after, as i used to be, setting
aside altogether the demands for physical labour of
railway companies and police and other bodies, who
are supposed to be in competition with the Govern-
ment. Good might be done by careful inquiries as to
the state of feeling which exists in their districts with
regard to the occupation of the soldier at the various
recruiting centres fsom those who tender themselves
for service.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1876-09-30

Pal anb gistrict

SCHOOL BOARD.

In adjourned meeting of this Board was,held
iu the ante- room at the Corn Exchange, on
Joil-
dy afternoon.
314j0r ‘Valker in the chair. There were tat()
prda,Ait Messrs. T3illiagham, Stringer, and Wall.
The Rev. IL Sherrard attended the meeting 01
behalf of the Managers of St. Thomas's Schools.
The minutes of the last meeting were read and
confirmed.

The iol'owir..ylcttr from tho Ckrk to the
Vati.l44: we.,t
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1876-09-30

TRADESMENS ADDRESS ES

BIRMINGHAM ONION FAIR.

On SATURDAY, September 30th, EX 'IT ESION
TRAINS for Birmingham, will leave Worcester (Shrub
Hill), at 1.40 and 1.55 p.m. ; Fearnall Heath, 2 0; Droit-
wich, 1.50 and 2.10; Kidderminster, 2.10 and 2 35 ; and
Stourbridge, 230 and 2.55 p.m., and return the same
evening from Snow Hill Station at 10 35 and 10.50 p.m.
See Special Bills.
J. Grierson, General Manager,
Paddington Terminus.

STOURBRIDGE AND DISTRICT
BULGARIAN - RELIEF FUND.

R. L. FREER, ESQ., J.P., TREASURER.

Subscriptions received by the Stourbridge Banks, and
at the Old Parsonage, by
D. MAGINNIS,
HON. SEC.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1876-09-30

CANON DUCKWORTH on MATERIALISM

and the EVOLUTION THEORY.
Canon Duckworth preached twice at Westminster
Abbey on Bunday. The attendance in the afternoon
was so great that it was impossible for scores of people
to get a seat. The rev. canon's sermon in the after-
noon was a very able and masterly one, and dealt with
a subject which at the present moment occupies the
minds of all thinking men. The sermon was based on
the words of the Psalmist in the 6th and 7th verses of
the 39th Psalm. The subject of the sermon was the
materialistic and pessimist views now current in re-
gard to man's origin and destiny, especially those
founded on the theory of evolution, in regard to which
the preacher said, "1, for one, am no alarmist; I have
always deplored the panic I ear with which many good
men receive the results of modern research. I see no
necessary connection between the theory of evolution as a
means of accounting for the boundless diversity and yet
perfect order of the developments of life and an atheistic
philosophy. Unhappily the two have now for some
time been connected inseparably in the popular mind.
Is it too much to say that the ark of God's truth
has suffered almost as much from the well-
meaning hands put forth to steady it as from the
Philistine spoilers who would bear it away into a
strange land? How much of the unbelief of this age,
and of every age, has been generated by the rash anta-
gonism and denunciation of ill-advised believers? Oh,
for more faith in the unity and eternity of truth. Oa,
for that patient confidence, the lack of which is a
reproach to Christian men, that every good and
perfect gift' of knowledge, whether directly or in-
directly revealed, 'ls from above, and cometh down
from the Father of Light, with whom is no variable-
ness, neither shadow of turning.'"
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1876-09-30

CLARKE'S

WORLD FAMED

'BLOOD MIXTURE.

Trade Mark,—" Blood Mixture."
Tiff GREAT BLOOD PURIFIER & RESTORER

SKIN DISEASES, Eruptions, Blotches,
Ulcerated Sore Legs, Old Sores, Glandular
Swellings, Cancerous Ulcers, Sputa, Pimples,
Pustules, Boils, Carbuncles, Ringworms, Scald
Heads, Sore Eyes, Erysipelas, Itch, Scuds,
Discolbrations of the Skin, Humours and
Diseases of the Skin of whatever name or
nature, are literally carried out of the system
in a short time by the use of this world-famed
Medicine.
THOUSANDS OF TESTIMONIAI:S FE.OM ALL PARTS.
ImpoitTANT ADVICE TO ALL.—Cleanse
the vitiated blood whenever you find its ini-

Purities bursting through the fildn in pimples,
eruptions, or sores ; cleanse it when you find
it obstructed and sluggish iu the veins ; cleanse
it when it is foul, and your feelings will toll
you when. Keep the bloog pure, and the
health of the ,ystem will follow.
As this mixture is pleasant to the taste, and
warranted free from anything inji rims to the
most delicate constitution of eiiher sex, the
Proprietors solicits sufferers to give it a trial
to test its value.
CLARKE'S NVGI; fin -FAMED BLOOD
1113 XTURE Sold. in Bottles 2s 6il each, sat in
Cases, Containing six times the quantity, /la
sullicietat to effect a permanent cure in the great
majority of lOng-,tanding by all Chemists nod
Patent Medicilie Vendors thrvumitoat the United king-
dom and the Nrorld, or sent to any address on receipt
of 30 or 132 stators, by the [rorrietor,
E. J. CLARKE, Cmi:sirsr, Apothecaries'
Agent for Stonrbridge: Mr. J. H. Bland, High-street.
Wholesale: All Patent Medicine Houses.
LONDON DEFOT : ]rd) OXFOED STREET

BiurouS and Liver Complaints, indigestion,
Headache, Logs of Appetite, Drow:ine,s, Gid-
diness, Spasms, and all Disorders ,:f tiff! Stoniac'i
'towels ay., goivli v remov, d by that r.,medy
j.jijlL( FILL 01HEAL 111. •invy unite the
recommendation of a mild operation with the most suc-
cessful effect; and where an aperient is required nothing
can be better. _ _ _

Sold by all Chemists, at is, ii., audio. 9d. per box.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1876-09-30

AN EXCITING CHASE.

The well-known picture which Sir Walter Scott
commenced with the words, "The stag at eve had
drunk his fill," has been rivalled by the Truckee
Republican in a recent number (remarks the Evening
Standard) ; only in considering the latter version of
the unsuccessful haat we have to take into ac3oun the
great progress ef science since the times cf the
'Lady of the Lake." A. few days since, in the
neighbourhood of Truckee, as an Eastern-bound
freight train had just emerged from a tunnel, the
engineer saw a deer some way ahead on the line.
The frightened animal was flying ahead of the
engine at full speed, and the attention of all
hands was immediately called to the fact. The
whistle commenced screaming, and then followed
one of those highly exciting scenes which, says the
Republican, "rouse even the dullest to the highest
pitch." There was no alternative for the pursued and
timid animal but to keep straight on down the trees'.
The gloomy cavern formed a narrow race-track, and
the flitting openings through which the gleaming light
entered added to the wildness of the adventure. For
over half a mile, as we are told in elegant phrase,
"the hieing monster with its vitals of fire rushed
onward towards its defenceless victim; on down
the narrow, almost endless, and the dark,
cheerless passage way, puffing, groanirg, and
bellowing forth its angry impatience, eager for the
life of the fleeting little innocent." The deer never
left the track, but sped onward as straight as an arrow.
The game was almost in the clutch of the iron horse,
and in a few moments would have lain lifeless and
mangled beneath the wheels. The brakes were loosened
and full steam applied, when just ahead a small open-
ing, caused by last winter's heavy snow, was seen by
the frightened animal. Like a dart it shot through
it and up the steep side of the rocky mountain, and so
escaped,
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1876-09-30

PARISIAN INrELLIGENCE.

Ladies, pray gilo yaur attention for a moment to

the following -:-7 -
" The Titus mode of dressing the heir in short cling,
adopted by several of the leaders of Paris fashion, marks the
commencement of a reaction which will probably be com-
plete ere lolly. Intelligent ladles n )1v incline to return to the
use of natural hair; and this detarmlnation has been induced
by considdatiohs of health which have an unquestionable
value."

Here, indeed, is intelligence, in either meaning of
the word. That ladies should resolve to wear their
own hair only—that which really is their own by
nature, not by purchase—may clearly be acceted as a
proof of their intelligence, awl, moreover, is a
startling and a pleasant piece of news. In far too
many cases the hair which they diTlay is in relatively
Inverse proportion to their brains. Ladies who are
gifted with but little in their heads are generally con-
spicuous for what is worn upon them. They bestow
more cultivation on the outside than the inside, and
bonnets are esteemed of more account than brains 4
Since false hair has been discarded for sanitar7
reasons, perhaps we may soon hear that other fashion-
able errors have been sensibly corrected for the same
suqicient MUM There can be little question that, if
ladies of intelligence were allowed to set the fashion,
man) changes would be made in feminine costume.
The wearing of low dresses would be speedily abolished,
and girls might go to balls and theatres,wi;.hout fear
of a sore throat. No longer ladies would be lamed by
the torture of high heels, nor would they catch their
deaths from damp by wearing shoes with wafer soles.
A wasp waist would be viewed not as a beauty but a
horrible deformity, and tight-lacing be discarded as a
certain cause of suffering, ill-temper, and ill-health.—
Puna.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1876-09-30

DD DLEY.

THE SUICIDE AT KATE'S HILL.—On Tuesday night
Mr. It. J. Watts, the deputy-coroner, held an inquest on
the body of William West, aged 67, carter, Brewery
Street, who committed suicide via Sunday by jumping
down alvell at the rear of his dwelling. it was shown
that West was in a desponding condition, and the jury
returned a verdict of " Suicide in a state of temporary
insanity." The jury complained of the well being un-
protected.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1876-09-30

TIM *- 01111 BRIDGE OBSERVER.

LOUIS NAPOLEON'S LIBERALITY.

In an article in the Daily News, entitled "Round about
France," giving a description of Presidential Progresses, the
writer remarks

------
. . . Much interest has attached on both sides of the
Channel to the journeys of M. Thiers and Marshal
MalMahon ; but we in the present generation can
hardly appreciate the anxiety with which Engli.hmen
of a quarter of a century ago watched the movements '
of Prince Louis Napoleon Bonaparte, President of the
French Republic, and with which many persons dia.
quieted themselves in attaching a hidden meaning to
each commonplace utterance that fell from his lips.
Our fathers, perhaps, not unreasonably hared that
a S Tend Empire would resemble the First.
Lord Normanby, a man by no means prejudiced
in favour of the Prince-President, described him as
looking "every inch a King," and certainly no oneever
appeared to better advantage amid the pomp and cir-
cumstance of a Court than the heir of Napoleon. It
was for this cause, perhaps, that the Prioce, whose
tastes were naturally simple, loved to travel in state,
and to scatter money about with a liberal hand. The
idea of saving or hoarding was absolutely foreign to his
mind, an 4 his worst enemy never accused him of nig-
gardline.s. As Emperor he found a civil list of some
£1,600,000 a-year scarcely sufficient to meet his
expenses; as President, with a salary of only
£24,000 a year, he was often cruelly embarrassed.
One day, after a Cabinet Council, the President
took a couple of five-franc pieces from his wai.t-
coat pocket, and, jingling them together in the presence
of his Ministers, said, "There, that is all I have left
for to-morrow's trip." (He was to pay a visit on the
morrow to some provincial town.) M. Ferdinand
Barrot saw that, though the Chief of the State was
smiling, he was yet perfectly serious; and being much
pained at the circumstance, straightway sought a
friend, and borrowed ten thousand franca of him,
which he placed in gold on the President's dressing
table the same evening. The whole sum was gone in a
few hours in subscriptions to local charities—though
not the remembrance of it; for Napoleon 111. never
forgot a kindness, and M. Ferdinand Barrot ruse to be
brand Cross, Minister of State, and everything which
it is pleasant to be in this lower world. • . .
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1876-09-30

HOPS.

A far degrce of activity has been apparent In the hop
market daring the last few days. Ihe demand has been
ehitilf, however, for the choicest descriptions of produce,
which are scarce. These have realised rather more money.
Last yeas' hops are in fair demand, at fully late rates. Hop.
picking is new nearly completed. The foreign markets ara
reoorted dull, hut choice hops command full prices :—Kent,
1.76 £6 to £l2 12s. : Sussex, £6 to £9; Farnham', £S to
£ll ils. ; ditto co.iy,try, to £ll ; Eognsh, 1875. £8 les to
£6 ; foreign, £3 105. to £6 ; old hops, all kinds, 10. to
£3 1011

SEED.
LONDON, Monday, Sept. `2s.—There were few garapies of
English Ctoverseed offering, Foreii,n quslities are more
inquired for, including Athertnn Trefoil brought the
enhanced rates of last week readily. Canaryreed Was in
good request at improved values. /sew Dutch Ilempseed is
offering for arrival, but sales were moderate in consequence
of the high prices demanded. White Mustard brought the
rates ot last week, but sales were not active. Samples of
brown are offered from Rotterdam, a good quality, but too
dear for the large buys rs. Engltsh Rapeseed realised the
full rates of last week Grass see Is were in good reuesi at
the extreme rates previously obtained.
25.-fillhOeV PROVISION.
la last week from
g n Butter
a4b;ucpteesersci of the
eoe:
IreLlOaNnpdOwNe'reBBeps4t.firktns Butter and 3 932 bales Bacon, and
from foreign ports 27,118 packages Butter, and 2,987 bales
dßeamcoand,TpirliecessuPhLaiv'eesdoefclfionreedi fully 4s. per cwt. Normandy!
120 a to 1563, Brittaty's 1121. to 112 a, and bast Dutch 1445.
to 1461. In Irish very few sales effected : the mild weather
is against the sale ot it. In Irish Bacon there is no change
to
ttbooredpeorntatiind . the i
avrn:-.lburei,,
lies supplies
further
*best fi'Z z).ble 745. to 7(3s landed.
/IXY.

WHITECHAPEL, Saturd)y, Sept. 2.3.—T1'4,re WAS rather
large supply of hAy and eriw at m,triiet to-Ay. with, dull
trade, prlops f.r meadow 111 y ,vero ratlmr lower, Prime
clover, 100 r. to 1401. ; Inferior, E5l to 95s Prime meadow
hay 90E. to We, ; Inferior, 55.1. to The, Straw, 40a to 601, per
load.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1876-09-30

Bell Brothers, Ironmasters, Middlesboro'. " Very
satisfactory—have availed ourselves for 10 years or more.
John Snowden, Paint Manufacturer and Oil Merchant,
South Shields, Your Telegram received, and very
much obliged to you for your prompt reply—They won't
get an ounce of stuff from me. Yours dce.
Swann, J. E. and Brothers, Ironmasters, Middlesboro'
and Glasgow, "Satisfactory."
Bissell, James, and Son, Birchill Iron Works, Walsall.
" Great Value."

Darlington Forge Company. "Prompt replies—ap-
prove of the Confirmatory style adopted."
Lackenby Iron Company, Middlesboro'
"Conscientiously recommended. Members 8 years."
Darlington Waggon Company, Darlington.
" Prompt—renable information—various sources,"
Stanbridge, Sydney, Esq., Maltster, Camberwell,
London, S.B. " Charges are higher than any other
office, but the results justify the additional outlay."
Oldroyd and Sons (Limited),Dewsbury. "Reliable."
Hudson, Sykes and Bousfield, Leeds, Satisfied with
the thoroughness of the manner you answer Continental
inquiries.'
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1876-09-30

ELECTION OF COMMITTEES.

The following gentlemen were elected on the
various committees : -

Finance Committee : Messrs. W. Griffin, J. W.
Woolley, G. R. Perkins, R. Kelley, 11. Hughes,
C. Blunsoin, C. Evers, W. Flavell, H. Billinghani,
and T. Wall.

General Purposes Committee : Messrs. J. W.
Woolley, G. R. Perkins, R. Kelley, H. Hughes,
H. Hicklin, E. Stringer, J. Nll2op, H. Billingham,
D. Yardley, C. Mills, B. Hill, S. Bateman, W.
Griffin, C. Evers, and T. Wall.

Improvement Committee: Messrs. J. W.
Woolley, It. Kelley, H. Hughes, C. Blunsom, C.
Evers, H. Hickliu, E. Stringer, J. W. Franklin,
W. J. Turney, J. Allsop, D. Yardley, C. Mills, T.
Wall, B. Hill, .0. Scott, and S. Bateman.
REPORT OP THE PUBLIC HALL COMBIITTEE.

With reference to the order of March 6, a
special committee was appointed to take the
advice of an architect as to the best means of
meeting the requirements of the town in the mat-
ter of a Public Hall and other rooms.

Your committee report as follows :—That they
instructed Mr. James Allsop, jun., the architect
appointed by your Board, to prepare plans to alter
the present Corn Exchange se as to make it larger
and more convenient to public assemblies, also for
providing a smaller room, with a room over as a
Board Room, Clerk's office, a strong room, a cloak
room, two ante-rooms, and two w.c.'s. In accord-
ance oith these instructions Mr. J. Allsop, jun.,
has submitted a plan for carrying out the above
suggestions, when your committee passed the- fol-
lowing resolution " Ihat the plan and drawing be
laid before the Board at the next monthly meet-
ing, with the recommendation that the same be
considered and discussed at a meeting of the
whole Board."

It was decided to hold a special meeting to dis-
cuss the question on Thurday next.
REPORT OF TUE IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE.

DEEP DRAINAGE OF WORCESTER STREET.—Your
committee report that this work is in progress and
recommend that the sewer be ventilated, also that
a "man hole" be constructed for the purpose of
examining the sewer and cleansing it when
necessary.
Your committee request that a boat load of
rough Rowley stone be procured for repairing the
roads. _ - --

A letter has been received from Messrs. Rufford
and Co., that they intend to lay down a tramway
from one part of the works to another, which will
cross the lane near the Railway Inn and Halfpenny
Lane.

Your committee advise that no objection be
made to the work, provided that part of the tram-
way which crosses the lane near the Railway Inn
is properly made and the road at a point be kept in
good repair by Messrs. Rufford and Co.
The report was adopted.
GENERAL PURTOSEG COMMITTEE.

REPORT OF THII MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH.
—The visitation bock was laid before your eom-
mittee.p,The following places have been visited
viz., High Street, Beauty Bank, Hole in the Wall,
and the yard at the Talbot Hotel, and notice given
to them for the removal or abatement of the
nuisance fonnd. The dcath-rate is 19 per 1,000,
ak.l the birth rate 34.5. The health of the town
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1876-09-30

£2O WORTH OF PRESENTS GIVEN AWAY
NIGHTLY AT 9 P.M.

Prices-35, 2s, is. and 6d. Children Half-price to 3s.
21, and is Seats, Doors open at 7.15; to commence at 8,
Remember :—Every person receives a Present of a
Japarkse Cariosity. Tannalter—lmporter of Japanese
Goods, Wardour Street, London W.

LOWER GROUNDS,
-I.A S TON PARK
1

THESE BEAUTIFUL GROUNDS OPEN DAILY.

The Grandest DISPLAY of SUMMER BEDDING
and SUB-TEOPICAL PLAN I'S in the district.

BOATING on the Lake, which has been very much
enlarged and filled with spring water fit for Bathing as
well as Boating.

SYNYER and GILNIER'S splendid BAND every
MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, and SA.TURDAY,•from 3
till S.

The NEW SKATING RINK Open Daily, for Three
Exercises—viz., 11 till 1 ; 2.30 till 5; 7 till 9 30.
POUNTNEY'S, BAND will Play on the Rink EVERY
EVENING'and on FRIDAY AFTERNOONS.
Admission to Rink, 6d.; hire of Skates, 6d.
Admission to Grounds, 3d. each.
H. G. QUILTER, PROPRIBIOR.

FREE EMIGRATION TO QUEENSLAND.

Free Passages are granted by the Government of
Queensland as under—
To General Servants, Cooks, Housemaids, Nurses, Dairy
Maids, &c.
Wages £25 to £5O a-year all found.
To Married and Single Farm Labourers.
Wages £3O to £5O a-year with hoard and lodging.
Assisted Passages on payment of .C 4 to
Artizans (all kinds)
Blacksmiths
Carpenters and Joiners
Butchers
Bookbinders
Bakers
Bricklayers
Cabinet Makers
Gardners
Grooms

Saddlers
Plasterers
Plumbers an Painters
Quarrymen
Rope Makers
Shoemakers
Shipwrights
Shepherds
Tailors and others

At Wages about double English Rates.

Each Ship carries an experienced Surgeon & Matron.
Families have separate sleeping compartment.
Work can be carried on in the openair all the year round
Beef and Mutton 3d a-lb. ; Tea 2s 6d a-lb ; Flour 158
a-cwt. ; Sugar 3,1. a-lb.

Apply personally or by letter to Agent-General for
Queensland, 32, Charing Cross, London, S.W. ; or to
A. W. BEALE, Commercial Sale Rooms,
. Kidderminster.

•'!FOR THE BLOOD IS THE LIFE."-
ieo Deuteronomy, chap. xii., verse 23.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1876-09-30

SOMETHING NEW!

Far excelling any previous Entertainment that has
been given in this town before. Special Notice.—The
Proprietor having received a consignment of 100,000
Japanese Curiosities, and as a memento of this Troupe,
the Manager will give to each person who visits the
Entertainment a Present.--Consisting of Cabinets,
Tables, Trays, Tea Caddies, Writing Desk, Vases. China
Ware, Glove Boxes, Umbrellas, Fishing Rods, ivories,
Fans; and many other Novelties too numerous to men-
tion, all the handicraft of the most exerienced workmen
in Japan.