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The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-07-07

THE HEALTH OF THE TROOPS IN
EGYPT.

According to the latest official return of Snrgeon-
General J. Irvine. Army Medical Department, prin-
cipal medical officer to the army of occupation in
Egypt, out of a total force at Cairo of 5,135 troops 386
were on the sick lit, of the 1,578 troops at Alexandria
112 men were sick, while of the 98 men at Port Said
five only were under medical treatment.

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Of the various corps the return of the Royal
Engineers is the most favourable, of 181 only 10, or
about 5 per cent., being on the sick list, while the
reitiment which is suffering most from disease is the
G.,rdon Highlanders, which out of a total strength of
792 has 96 men, or over 12 per cent., ill.

Teleosphic instructions have been sent out to
Sore ii.Orneral Irvine to take every prt,cantion for
the health of the troops in view of the outbtelc of
cholera in Egypt, and a draft of officers of the Artny
Medical Department and the Army Hospital Corps
will shortly proceed to the country to strengthen the
medical staff.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-07-07

DISASTERS AT SEA.

The Bureau Veritas has just published the following
statistics of maritime disasters, ipported during the
month of May, 1883, concerning all flags:—
Sailing vessels reported lost.—Eleven American,
two Austrian, 28 British, two Danhh, five Dutli, 18
French, eight t.43rman, iline Italian, 12 Norwegian,
two Portuguese, one Russian, two Swedish—total, 100.
In this number are included 16 vessels reported miss-
ing.
Steamers reported lost.—Three American, one
Brazilian, 12 British, one German, two Norwegian—
total, 19. In this number are included two steamers
reported missing.

On Tuesday night a girl fell over Dover Cliff on to
the rocks. She was removed to the hospital very
much injured,
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-07-07

SIXPENNY TELEGRAMS.

A Treasury Minute on sixpenny te'egrams has been
published. Mr. Childers recommends that authority
be given to the Postmaster• General for the necessary
preliminary expenses, expected to amount to half a
million pounds, of which two hundred thousand.
will be expended in the current financial year. The
reduction will be made on October 1, 1884, but Mr.
Childers leaves for further inquiry the question as to
the exact manner in which the reduction is to be
effected.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-07-07

FATAL TRAMCAR ACCIDENT.

About three o'clock on Tuesday afternoon an acci-
dent occurred on the tramway at Huddersfield, by
which five persons lost their lives and about twenty
were severely injured. The Corporation laid the tram.
ways, and the Board of Trade had granted a certificate
for them to be worked by steam. One section was
opened a few months ago, and another from the centre
of the town of Lindley, an outlying suburb, only a
few weeks ago. The whole way to Lindley being up
hill and steep, the tramcar ride has been very
popular, and the c,.r always crowded. Coming down
on Tuesday, and when nearly at its journey's end and
on the steepest part of the route, the brake failed
to act, and the car being crowded, that belong-
ing to the engine-brake was insufficient to check
the speed, and the engine and car ran away, and
turning a curve into St. George's-equare at a terrific
rate, the latter ran off the line, fell over, and was
smashed, the outside passengers being thrown violently
to the ground, and the inside ones flung iLto a con-
fused heap.
The injured, bruised and bleeding, were removed to
the infirmary. Annie Moore, a baby five months old,
was killed on the spot, and its father, Fred. Moore, a
cotton-spinner, and Mary Ann, his wife, of Lindley,
were amongst the most seriously injured. Isabella
Woodhouse, aged sixty, of Lindley, died at the in-
firmary. Most of those injured received wounds on
the head, but some have broken limbs; and several are
not expected to recover. Only a few were enabled to
proceed home.

Later intelligence says that Fred. Moore, cotton
spinner, Lindley, and David Taylor, rug manufac-
turer, Outlane, near Huddersfield, died from the
effects of their injuries about eight on Tuesday night,
at the infirmary. Sarah Clay (or Clegg), Lindley,
another of the persons injured, died during the night
at the same place, making five deaths.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-07-07

HARVEST PROSPECTS IN CANADA.

Private advices by cable, received within the last
few days, Ft Ate that crop prospects throughout
Manitoba and the Csmadian North-West are most
satisfactory. The area under cultivation is much
larger than in any previous year, and the yield pro-
mises to be exceptionally good. In Ontario the agri-
cultural outlook has slightly improved, but the
damage done to the fall wheat has proved irremediable.
In this province, however, as well as in Quebec, the
hay and fruit crops bid fair to be excellent ; there will
also be a large output of dairy produce.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-07-07

LENT WITIiOUT SURETIES.

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Certificates, and on all available securities. At a to,
rate of Lterest. Aptly personally, or address ALI
BAKER, 104, Colmore Bow, Birmingham.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-07-07

LORD WOLSELEY IN DUBLIN.

Oa Friday in last week, in the examination Hall
of Trinity College, Dublin, the honorary degree of
LL D. was conferred upon Lord Wolseley, in presence
of a crowded attendance of the fellows, professors,
and members of the University Senate, with many
btudents, and a large number of ladies Upon ar-
riving Lord Wolseley was received with loud and
repeated cheering, which was continued for a consider-
able time, when his degree was conferred upon him.

Lord Wolseley was in the full uniform of a general,
his bre'ast being covered with decorations. At the
moment that he appeared "See the conquering hero
comes 1" was played upon the organ. The students
then raised the "I\l-04ional Anthem" in hearty chorus,
which was followed by loud cheering. When this had
ended, the ditty, "For he's a jolly good fellow," was
sung in enthusiastic chorus, and Lord Wolseley, who
stood prominently upon the dais, repeatedly bowed
to the ovation of cheering.
Subsequently there was a garden party, at which
Lord Wolseley was present. It was attended by the
provost, the fellows, and professors, with a number of
the graduates who were dressed in full academic cos-
tume. The band of the Ist Royal Dragoons played a
selection of music.

In the evening Lord Wolseley was entertained at
dinner in the dining-hall of the college by the provost
and fellows. He was attended by an honorary guard,
who took up their places in the square, having
marched through the gates of the college with the
colours and the band playing. Again the cheering
was repeated all through the courts, and Lord
Wolseley once more, from the stepkof the dining•hall,
bowed his acknowledgments. Subsequently Earl
Spencer arrived, with an escort of the Dragoon,
Guards, and was received with equal enthusiasm, the
band playing "God save the Queen." ,

On Saturday evening Lord Wolseley was entertained
at a banquet in the Rotunda, Dublin, Viscount
Gough presiding, with the Lord Lieutenant on his
right and Lord Wolseley on his left, There were
present several Generals and officers who shared in
Lord Wolseley's camt.aigns, mlst of the Iri4h Judges,
the members of Parliament for the city and Univer,ity
of Duhlin, tile principal metnhers of the learned
protesoione, and the leading citizens.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-07-07

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-07-07

SOMETHING ABOUT CRESTS.

There is a quaint story to be told of the origin of
many crests (says Vale Polka). The origin of the
motto may be worth noting ; for instance : the motto
of the Leaks, Grip Fast, is historical. When Queen
Margaret of Scotland was shipwrecked and drowning
near the shore, a Leslie threw his belt to her, shout-
ing, "Grip fast ? " and saved her life. Again, the
Dukes of Hamilton have but one word, Through,—
because an ancestor of theirs escaped from pursuit in
forest by changing clothes with a wood-cutter; and
when his pursuers reached the spot, he bade the wood-
men working with him not to stop in sawing a tree.
trunk, telling them to saw it "through," by which
presence of mind he remained unsuspected. The
incident furnishes the crest of the family—an oak.
tree wii.h a saw half through it. The Stanleye, the
Earls of Derby, have a very curious crest—an infant
closely swathed in a cradle, with an eagle standing
over it. It is an emblem of the rescue of a little child
of the family, who was carried up into a high tree by
an eagle. The Dukes of Leineter have a monkey for
their crest, in memory of another rescue, when, long
ago, the child who was the heir of the family was
stolen and hidden by a mischievous monkey. Under the
crest is the representation of a twisted wreath. It was
once the wreath worn on the helmet, and twisted
of gold or silver lace and silk, of the principal
colour and the principal metal in the arms upon
the shield. This wreath was made by a knight's
"faire ladye " before he rode to tournament battle.
Instead of it, there is sometimes a coronet or crown.
A ducal coronet is marked by standing strawberry
leaves round its rim; they were once oak•leaves, the
symbol of victory. A "mural crown" shows the
battlements of a tower, and is placed under the crest
of ecldiers who have been the first to enter a besieged
town, while the "naval crown" is given for naval
victories; and thus it was that our brave Nelson—who,
with only one arm and one eye left, did such great
wonders on the sea—had under his crest the honour of
the naval crown, with little square sails, and sterns of
ships standing up all round its edge.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-07-07

THE AGRICULTURAL EXHIBITION AT
HAMBURG.

At Hamburg, on Tuesday, the International Agri-
cultural Exhibition connected with the Cattle and
Horse Show was opened by the President of the
Exhibition Committee. The Exhibition comprises
nine departments—horses, cattle, sheep, swine, bees,
fisheries, poultry, agricultural implements, and litera-
ture. Around the place a field tramway has been con-
grunted, which is in perpetual motion. Of dairy
implements a great collection is exhibited. A compe-
tition in shoeing horses will be held. England is well
represented, but shows its strength more in the quality
than in the number of the horses and cattle exhibited,
The United States have sent very interesting sped.
mens of domestic animals. The King of Denmark
and the King of Saxony are expected to visit the show.
The number of foreign visitors at the Exhibition, and
for the summer meeting of the Hamburg Horse Racing
Club and the Warrior Festival is enormous, and is
increasing daily.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-07-07

SINGULAR ACCIDENT TO A NAVAL
COMMANDER

A correspondent with the Mediterranean squadron,
writuag under date Fiume, June 27, says :—A curious
accident- occurred on board the Ingo:LW. Commander . •
Piggot,, of that ship, while explaining to some friends -
the system of raising• shot to the turret-guns, got his
head jammed between the bars of the hyciraulic
gear. The bars closed on the crown of his head and
under his jaw, giving him a severe squeeze. lEre,was .
speedily extricated and placed under the care of. the
ship's surgeon, who found that beyond severe-lacera-
tion of scalp and painful bruises on the jaw the ;officer
was not seriously injured.

The next Congress of the Trades Unions, the six-
teenth of the annual series, is to be held at Notting.
ham in the second week of September,
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-07-07

INSPECTION OF TRAINING SHIPS.

The annual inspection of the lads on board the
training.ships Chichester and Arethttsa was made on
Tuesday. The prizes were &stributed by Lord
Shs.ftesbury ; and there were two special features in
connection with this. A lad named Ward was pre-
sented with the medal of the Royal Humane Society
for saving the life of a comrade from drowning; and
the young Fellow named Arnold. who in the recent
Channel collision gave his life-buoy to a Mrs. Cheek,
received, amid loud cheers, a silver medal as an old
Chichester lad. Lord Shaftesbury maintained that
the society was doing good work, not only to the
general public, but to the country. In filling the
mercantile marine with good sailors they were pro-
viding men who would always be ready to fight for
their country ; and they were, besides, ridding the
streets of destitute and idle lads.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-07-07

THE NEW MINISTER FOR SCOTLAND.

The Government Bill for establishing a Local
Government Board for Scotland was issued on Mon-
day. The Board that it proposes to create is to con-
sist of a President, with a salary of £2,000 a year, And
as ex.ofiicio members the+ Lord President of the
Council, all the principal Secretaries of State, the
Chancellor of the Exchequer, and the Lord Advocate.
The President of the B ard, if not a member of the
House of Lords or a peer of Scotland, is to be capable
of being elected a member of the House of Commons,
and the presidency of the Board is to be one of those
offices of profit the acceptance of which in succession
to another is not to vacate a seat in Parliament.

As to the powers and duties of the President of the
new board, they are to be those that are now vested in
the Home Secretary, the Privy Council, and the Eng-
lish Local Government Board with respect to certain
Scotch subjects. These matters relate to the poor
law, lunacy, fishery boards, registration of births,
marriages, and deaths vaccination, marriage n )tinsk,
general police, borough police and improvement, rtit
sion of burghs into wards, markets, and fairs, prisoas,
public parks, county general assessment, turnpike ac-
counts, roads and bridges, locomotives regulation, Glas-
gow police, sheriff court-houees, rivers pollution, burial
grounds, food and drugs, contagious diseases (animals),
artisans and labourers' dwellings, local taxation re-
turns, alkali, vivisection, factories and workshops,
industrial schools, reformatories, mines, public
health, and loans by the Public Works Commissioners.
One clause expressly declares that the Bill is not to
prejudice or interfere with any tights, powers, privi-
leges, or duties of the Lord Advocate.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-07-07

INTERNATIONAL COPYRIGHT.

The Atheneum says that a renewed attempt is
about to be made to obtain international copyright
between this country and the United States. The
failure of previous attempts is largely due to pub-
libbers on both sides of the Atlantic taking an active
part in a question which is essentially one concern-
ing the author, and to their thinking more of the
interest of trade in books than to the encourage-
ment of literary production. We understand that
the principal authors in the United States have
resolved to act for themselves, independently of pub-
lishers, and appeal to Congress and the people to do
justice to authors as a body irrespective of nationality.
Much time and labour have been expended in matur-
ing the new scheme, of which the programme will
soon ba made public. An element in favour of its
success is that the most influential Urited States
journals, irrespective of politics, are prepared to
advocate the granting of international copyright in the
interests of authors.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-07-07

AN ELECTRIC GUN.

The London correspondent of the Manchester Guar-
dian says :—Colonel Fo,berry created a sensation at a
lecture he gave to an assembly of officers, small-arm
inventors, and other experts on Friday at the Royal
United Service Institution, by suddenly drawing from
its place of hiding, under the table, a wonderful
new gun which ho had just brought from Li6ge.
He called it a "baby electric gun." It looked
like a pretty carbine, but it had no mechanism
and could not po,Fibly go off until connected up
to the source of electric force. That done, it could
be tired with amazing rapidity, 104 rounds having
a few days before been fired from it by its inventor,
M. Pieper, of Li6ge, in two minutes. Colonel Fosbery
fired two rounds with infinitesimal powder charges.
He had prepared himself by secreting under his vest
a small circuit of wire and putting on a banderole,
supporting what looked like a two•ounce phial, but
was in fact an electric accumulator, with sufficient
stored up energy to discharge 2,090 rounds. The car-
tridges were very innocent looking mites, and con-
tained no detonating substances—nothing, in fact, but
simple powder and a wad. The opinion was expressed
by various speakers that the electric gun must once
more revolutionize the manufacture of small-grins
within a brief period.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-07-07

A PERILOUS VOYAGE.

On Tuesday some commotion was caused at the Old
Swan Pier, London Bridge, by the arrival of a small
open boat of foreign build, which evidently from its
seaworn condition bad made a lengthy voyage. The
boat in question was the Neptune, belonging to Nor-
way, 24 feet long, Bi feet beam, and 2 feet deep, and
in this small cockle boat the captain and sole men-
pant, Wm. Johnson, a native of Christiansand. 46
years ot age, had made an ocean voyage of about 1,000
miles.

The Neptune left Drontheim, in Norway, on
let June, and coasted along the land for about 400
miles to Stavanger, where she took in water, &c., and
after one day's stay to enable her master to take a
rest, she left on the 17th June. With a fair wind and
smooth sea she could manage to log seven knots
an hour. She made the English coast on the 25th
June, seven days' passage from Stavanger, her first
land fall being Flamborough Head. In the North
Sea for two days she experienced a northeasterly gale
compelling her to lie to and anchor. She called at
Lynn, proceeded thence and arrived in the River
Thames on Monday.
The Neptune is of the whale-boat type, being sharp
at both ends, and with a great sl,eer. She has two
masts; the mainmast carries what in England is
understoed as a dipping lug; but the lowering of
which, by an ingenious contrivance, is dispensed with
in tacking. The boat amidships has a free board of
eight inches only; but the extremities spring well up
out of the water.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-07-07

DOGS IN HARNESS.

In Flanders the dog is the poor man's horse; he is
at the same time his protector and friend. The part
he plays is more noble than that of the house dog, and
he is also more happy. Consider the use made of dogs
In the polar regions. How about them? It is the
opinion of many, that taken in a hygienic point of
view, exercise is better for the dog than inaction, that
he would be less subject to rabies from work than
from barking from morning till night at the end of
his chain. Let the legislature take every precau•
tion to protect the animals, and guarantee the
public by preventive measures—well and good ; but do
not deprive the poor man of his means so easy at hand to
aid and help him considerably by reducing his own
toil. In large towns, both here and on the Continent,
we see hand carts heavily laden drawn by young lads
of tender a.ee under a sweltering sun; but in Belgium
the I.arne work is done by dogs that are none the worse
for their exercise. No philanthropic society heeds the
Tour 1,03 q nut by nh slay, ry, hut the dogs
tam n all their commiseration. Between the two modes
of transport there can be no hesitation. The prot ac-
tion of man in general, and of yonth in particular,
must pass before that of animals, and the Dutch and
Belgians are no worse off than we are as far as rabies
and hydrophobia are concerned."—Live Stock Journa4.

THE PROPORTIONATE REMUNERATION OP CAPITAL
A.BD LABOUR.—The produce of labour has been divided
between capital and labour as follows in the countries
named :—Assuming the'produce of labour to be 100, in
Great Britain, 56 parts go to the labourer, 21 to
capital, and 23 to the Government. In France, 47
parte go to labour, 86 to capital, and 17 to the Go.
vernment. In the United States, 72 parts go to
labour, 23 to capital. and 3 to the Government.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-07-07

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-07-07

PUBLIC BUSINESS,

Sir C. Dilke, on behalf of the Prime Minister, moved that
Government orders should have precedence at the evening
sitting, and also this day.

A long conversation ensued, in the course of which Mr.
Gladstone explained that what the Government wanted in
the first instance was to get the Corrupt Practices Bill
through committee and the Tenants' compensation Bill
into committee. Afterwards they proposed to proceed with
the other measures of importance which the country desired
and expected to see passed, but they would also endeavour
to secure full opportunity for the discussion of Supply.
The motion was agreed to.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-07-07

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Music Lessons given at either of the above Addresses

VALI7AIII.E DISCOVERY MR THE HAIR.—If yo,ur
'air is turning grey or white, or falling off, use ' Ike
2/Lexical) Hair Renewer," for it will positively restore
in every case Grey or White hair to its original colour,
Without leaving the disagreeable smell of most
"Restorers." it makes the hair charmin,!lv beautiful,
ee well as promoting the growth of the Inlir on bald
spots, where the glands are not decayed. Ask your
Chemist for " TUB 'MEXICAN HAIR RENEWER," sold
by Chemists and Perfumers everywhere at Ss. 6d. per
Bottle. Wholesale depot removed to 83, Faxriagdon
bead, Loudon.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-07-07

THE IVIARKETS.

METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET.-310100',
The total imports of foreign stock into London last w
amounted to 19,021 head. In the corresponding Per-iodisso,
last year we received 17,239; in 1831, 15,572 ; in
14,482; in 1879, 22,167; in 1378, 15,394; and in 1877,
head. At Liverpool were received 500 beasts from Baltud
320 beasts from Montreal, 150 beasts from Oporto,. '195
1,609 beasts and 447 sheep from Boston; at Bristol,
fro
beasts from Montreal; and at Southampton, 7 beasts
Jersey, 260 beasts from Oporto, and 28 beasts and 7 O'er
from Guernsey. The cattle trade is very quiet. The
ther is checking business, depression and the in the
i ;les,
meat market also produces inactivity. The aggregate suPP4ts
although not large are sufficient. The supply of Engl4sh bie.ties
was limited. Sales progressed slowly, bu the best trin''''d 60
were steady in value. The best Scots and crosses reali3e...o,
102 to 6s 2,l7per 81b. There was a fair supply of foreign ne.,,anje
chiefly Danish, with some Swedish and Canadian The 17;1111
was quiet on firmer terms. The sheep pens were
ries
moderately well tilled. Business was very slow, and
m pas ol
about the same. Beat Do sties and half-breds sold at v
to 64 62 per 81b. Lambs were quiet at 73 to 83
per 81b. Calves and pigs sold on former terms sod
Deptford were about 2,00 beasts and 8,500 008 034
lambs. Coarse and inferior beasts, 4s 42 to 53 oveiod:
quality ditto, Is to Is 62; prime large oxen, 52 62 t'o
ditto, Scots, ttc., 5s 102 to 6s ; c.sarse and inferior su:ioset
Is 42 to Is 82; second quality ditto, is 8d to 6s; %op:
coarse woolled ditto, 63 to 63 41; prime Southdown iø
63 4d to 6s 61; lambs, 63 to Se 45
to large coarse calves, 970 53
to 6s 42; prime small ditto, 6s 4d to 65 82; large hog?!.,, tiso
to 4e 8d; neat small porkers, 4s 8d to Is. per 81b. to
offal. po.
METROPOLITAN MEAT MARKET.--1105 ,ebse
A short supply of meat mostly in bad condition.„"ar
weather being rtill very warm, there is a very sroaf to
mend i—liiierior beef. 3s to 5s 8d; middling ditto,
3, ; prioos large ditto, 4s to 4s 8d ; print» 5103,1 4§;
4s 82 to bn ; veal 5; to 5582 ; inferior mutton. 33 4!2tp,
middling ditto, 4, 42 to ha ; prime ditto, u 4il , go,
I oge p•mt, 3s to 3, 41 ;em ill ditto; 3 42 to 33
lamb, Sc bd to 7a 42. per 81b. oy the csrcas.e;
OAHE AND POULTRY. tti_fit°
Leverets, 2s 92 to 4s ' • rabbits, Is 61 lo Is Pd; non-- jests.—
•AY 0
is;
geese, 6s to 8s :chickens, is 6.1 to is 3d
ducklings. 3s to 4s ; quails, 10d to is 22 fowls, i 22 t
ducks, is 62 to 33 each
FISH ,
Salmon grilse and trout, 81d o 10d per lb. .-.•,?geore,
is 92 to 3s 3d per pair; cod, £1 7s 62 to £6 103 6d 11,"dszsO
whiting, Sc to 10s 62 per box; mackerel, is to 35 „er 10•;.
mullet, 92 to ls ad each; turbot and brill, 6d to 8(1 6s 14
lobsters, Sc 62 so 303 per dozen; bloaters, 43 64 10
box; kipper haddock, 15s to 21.1fper kit:
POTATO. %De
There was a moderate supply of potatoes on ,58}toe.
demand was steady, as follows :—Lisbon, new,
Malta, 15s to 16e; Jersey kidneys, 20s; ditto roan"'
to•—a.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-07-07

SAVED BY A DOG.

A boat containing two sergeants of the 23rd (Welsh)
Fusiliers was swamped on Friday evening in last
week in Milford Haven. One, named Davies, was
saved by his dog, but the other, named Taylor, was
drowned. The dog first caught hold of Taylor, but
finding it was not his master, let him go, and swam
to Davies, whom it supported until he was picked up
by a passing steamer,

CUTTINGS FROM AMERICAN PAPERS.

A Pittsburgher has invented a railway sleeper
made of straw board. But this won't be the first
straw bored sleeper. IE anything bores a man it is to
find that the feathers in his tick grew in a wheat
field.

Old lady to drugeist—"l want a box of canine
pills." Druggist—" What's the matter with the dog?"
Old lady (indignantly)—"l want you to know, sir,
that my husband is a gentleman ! " Druggist puts up
some quinine pills in profound silence.
A man in Richmond wound up an eight-day clock
tvety Lit;ht for thirteen straight years. Ft f,7 much
time, e,timating three minutes for each wind, could
he hAve put in at hodng corn had he known what sort
of a cluck lhad ?

" Wid you give a poor ft-flow who is racked with
fevor and allB a dime to buy some quinine?" asked a
Westchester county tramp. "Why, I gave you ten
cents lees than an hou.: Po"—" Oh ! so 3ou did. I
didn't recognise you. Well, I spent that dime for
whisky. You don't suppose a man can eat quinine
clear, do you ?"
When a young man says his girl is "worth her
weight in gold," he is not putting a very high valua-
tion upon her unless she is a very heavy girl. At this
rating, one hundred and twenty pounds of girl would
be worth only about 30,000 dole.
"I don't like to have my husband chew tobacco,"
remarked a young married lady, "but I put up with
it, for the tin foil is just too handy for anything in
dling up my front crimps ! "
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-07-07

THE SUNDERLAND DISASTER.

THE INQUEST.

The official inquiry into the cause of the deaths of
the children who were killed in the disaster at the
Victoria Hall, Sunderland, was resumed on Monday.
The principal inquest was opened in Bishopwearmouth,
before Mr. Crofton Maynard. At Monkwearmouth
the Coroner for Chester Ward, Mr. Graham, met his
jury and read a letter from the Home Office, to the
effect that each coroner was bound to hold his court
separate from the other. He said Mr. Maynard had
providad accommodation of which his jttry could take
advantage. He would adjourn his court till Monday
next, and they could then hear what evidence they
thought necessary, and return a verdict.
Mr. Alexander Fay, public entertainer, was the first
witness called before Mr. Maynard's jury. He said
there were 1,050 children in the gallery, and about
twenty grown-up people. Witness made no applica-
tion -to the police to assist him in keepirg order.
The hall-keeper and his wife were in the
gallery looking after the children, while two men,
Wybert and Raine, had charge of those in the pit.
Witness never noticed the door which caused the
catastrophe. Previous to the last conjuring trick
he performed he asked Wybert if the doors were
open and all in order, and he was told that all was
right. After the performance he remained behind the
stage for about ten minutes, not knowing that the
accident had occurred, the children in the pit and
gallery having apparently left in the ordinary manner,
and the first intimation he had of it was from his
general assistant, Haseltine. He had previously seen no
cause Jf danger about the hall. It seemed quite safe.
In cross-examination witness said he thought the hail.
keeper and his wife were sufficient to manage 1,100
children in the gallery. He blamed the door for the
accident. He said nothing to the hall keeper and his
wife as to how the children were to be got out. The
words he used at the close were, "The performance is
now concluded; the chi,dren in the gallery will get
presents as they pass out.' The system of giving prizes
was the custom of all conjarers. . • • . .

Mt. Frank Caws, architect, produced a plan of the
Victoria Hall, and deeeribed its arrangements. Hs
had been upstairs many times, but never noticed the
door in question. Assuming that the hall was pro-
perly managed, and the door properly attended to. the
means of exit were, in his opinion, safe under ordinary
circumstances. _ _ _ _

George Carr Watson, schoolmaster, and Frederick
Graham, the keeper of the hall, were also examined.
The latter • said he went down the gallery stairs re-
peatedly, and saw that the door was all right. When
he saw the crush of children he endeavoured to 'Cull
the bolt of the door, but did not succeed in removing it.
The inquest was adjourned.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-07-07

OPENING OF THE CORK INDUSTRIAL

EXHIBITION.

The Cork Industrial Exhibition was formally
opened on Tueirlay morning by Lord Bandon, who
was accompanied by the mayor, Business in the city
was suspended and many thousands filled the streets.
A grand procession, in which were the Lord Mayor
and Corporation of Dublin, the mayors and corpora.
tions of other towns in Ireland; and deputations
from friendly societies and trades in all parts of Ire-
land, carrying handsome banners and accompanied
by bands playing national music, paraded the principal
streets. The opening ceremony was of a formal chi'.
racter, after which a grand concert took place.

There are over one thousand exhibitors. They are
chiefly from Ireland; but a good number come from
England, several from Scotland, and a few from
America, France, and Italy.

The screw steamer Tenstanton is reported to have
left Port Chalmers, N.Z., with a cargo of 7,840 car-
cases of frozen mutton.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-07-07

TOB ai CL os,

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-07-07

THE NATIONAL ROSE SHOW.

T,be annual grand exhibition of the National Rose
ICeletY was held on Tuesday at the gardens at South
Tetunngton, aid attracted a great crowd of visitors.
i he Principal portion of the flowers were arranged
tU e large tent, and some idea may be formed of the
V.Ltensive character of the show when it is stated that
fue exhibits staged numbered 500, the lots varying
tra six to 72 flowers each. A noteworthy feature in
hons,eeti
e show was the •excellence of the tea and noisette
the weather during the past two months
eak,v,ing apparently been especially favourable to their
and perfect development.
The bulk of the roses exhibited came from the
ettitithern and home counties, although Cheshire, and
iZu Northumberland, were represented. The firbt
to'z'a were very widely distributed, testifying thereh-:i
Th tile generally meritorious character of the show.
thge aznatenr classea were exceeding!) well filled with
sti?),?l,colition of th,re ret apart for rts•dents in the
of I,ntio,, apparently few of whom lat.c:
• '"Oz for exhibition within the pos.lbilities of extra.
11,P1 life.
t 41- very interesting class was that for basketsrof tea
the arranged in uniform rec-aacles of wicker-work,
ta larious competing collections being exceedingly
"elul and pleasing.
vaT...he classes for several blooms of one particular
to.trestin
14Y also drew frequent attention, and tiff gcled
l
. u
g comparisons between the form, size, and
.oring of
the same verities under different condi-
-41 tie Of soil and treatment.
The

Secretary of State for War has approved the
Attendance of about 5,000 Volunteers at the camp of
s3l,le!eile, Aldershot, this month and in August, the
h4,tious battalions to be attached to the three infantry
Nedes them
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-07-07

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-07-07

THE LONDON CORN MARKET.

The Mark Lane Express of Monday says :—There
are heavy arrivals of foreign and a scanty supply of
English wheat at this morning's market, and with a
continuance of fine hot weather the trade has come
practically to a standstill. There is not sufficient
business passing to establish quotations, which, there-
fore, remain nominally unchanged. There appears to
be no demand for flour. Maize is dull and weaker;
mixed American 263. 6d. ex ship. Barley dull and
unchanged. Malt is not inquired for. Oats are quiet,
but firmer; the finest Russian and Swedes are rather
dearer. Beans rather firmer in anticipation of reduced
supplies from Egypt. Peas unchanged. Linseed dull
ant about 3d. cheaper on the week ; Calcutta seed,
403. 6d. ex ship.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-07-07

EVE AT THE WHEEL.

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-07-07

IAN ASYLUM DESTROYED BY FIRE.

A Times telegram says that the Harrisburg Alms-
house, Pennsylvania, filled with ins Ine and decrepit
inmates, was on Monday totally destroyed by fire, the
loss amounting to 150,000 dole. Two women only
were slightly burnt, but the loss of life might have
been appalling had not one cool•headed woman,
seeing the imminence of the danger, quickly driven all
able•bodied persons from the building, awl secured
the speedy removal of the helpless inmates.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-07-07

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FATAL RAILWAY ACCIDENTS IN
AMERICA-

A train on ths Rochester and Pittsburg Railroad in
North Western Pennsylvania broke in two on a steep
gradient early on Sunday morning, and the front cars,
rushing down, crushed a front coach at the rear, killing
six and injuring 10 persons.
A train on the Pittsburg and Fort Wayne Railroad
at Chicago on Su!iday i,ht r,n into a street tranic..r
at a grade crosiroi, awl crushto it, killing three lias-
eengers and wounding several where.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-07-07

EIGHT MEN DROWNED AT SEA.

Information reached Liverpool on Tuesday of an
accident to the whaling-vessel Ellen .Rizpah, by whiCh
about eight of her crew lost their lives, including the
chief officer. The intelligence was received from
Woodehele, United States, where the Ellen Biepak
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lightning speed. Unfortunately, the line attached to
the mate's harpoon fouled, and the boat with all its
occupants was drawn under. The boat was never
afterwards seen, and out of a crew of about nine hands
only one succeeded in escaping.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-07-07

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THE FISHERIES CONFERENCE.

Mr. R. B. Marston, editor of the Fishing Gazette,
has read a paper before the Fisheries Conference at
the Fisheries Exhibition on "Coarse Fish Culture."
After describing the various methods by which snob
fish (which include all our fresh-water fish other than
salmon, trout, and grayling) may be cultivated, he
strongly urged their propagation, first because they
afford sport and healthful recreation for thousands of
working-men anglers; and, secondly, because they
form a most admirable mid cheap food for salmonidta,
which at present have to be fed on meat and other
expensive foods. Mr. Marton also strongly advo-
cated the cultivation of black bass, lately acclimatized
in this country from America by the Marquis of
Exeter.

On Monday the Conference at the Fisheries Exhibi.
tion was opened by the reading of a paper by Mr. Z.
L. Joncas on the fisheries of the Dominion.

The chair was taken by the Hon. A. W. M'Lelan,
MinLitcr of Marine and Fisheries for Cana,la, who,
in introducing the reader of the paper, rem 3rked on
the great progress which fisheries had made in Canada,
the fact being there was a greater percentage of the
population devoted to that industry there than even
in England. •

Mr. Joncas, in the courPe of his paper, gave an
account of the various fisheries of Canada, laying
e4pecial stress on the cod as being the most important,
but aiso gave many interesting statistics with regard
to the mackerel, herring, lobster, and salmon fisheries.
The concluding portion of the paper referred to the
Legislative restrictions which had been placed on
fishing, both as regards close time and the size of nets,
which experience appeared to show had been extremely
beneficial.
In the course of a somewhat lengthy discussion
which followed Professor Brown Good referred to the
large number of fishermen from Canada 'who Came
from the States some to settle, but others to return to
Canada after having made a competence. In many
respects the fisheries of Canada and the States ought
to be taken together, and he estimated that the total
value thus considered was from 120 to 150 minim
dollars annually.

The chairman, in acknowledging a vote of thank;
spoke of the assistance which the government of
Canada afforded to fisheries, not orly by building har-
bours and breakwaters, but by offering a bounty per
ton to improve the style cf fishing vessels, with a view
to prevent Canadian fishermen going te4 the States for
employment, and also to the establishment of tele-
graphs along the coast by which early notice wasgiven
of the arrival of the fish on the shore.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-07-07

TERRIBLE SCENE AT A RAILWAY
S FATION.

On Tuesday a farmer'd wife and her three children
attempted to cross the Great Western Railway at Hor-
rabridge Station tust as a tram was drawing near. A
..ceing their danger, I uoli.ki UUTOSei I,uu flue, DUE
the affrighted woman, inttaad of allowing herself to
be pushed back, struggled with him, and all five were
thrown down by the enginn. One girl was caught by
the guard and thrown aside without sustaining much
iujury. The others were all dragged for about 40ft.
beLeath the locomotive, having been caught by the
fire-box. Marvellous to state, all were rescued alive,
and will, it is believed, recover.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-07-07

SINGULAR ACCIDENT TO A MAIL
CART.

An extraordinary casualty befel her Majesty's mail.
cart, running between Chatham, Sittingbourne, and
Sheerness, at an early hour on Monday morning. It
appears that the cart left Chatham at the usual time
on Sunday night, and should have reached Sitting-
bourne at 12,20 midnight, and thence have proceeded
to Sheerness. It did not, however, arrive, and no
tidings were heard of it until half-past two, when the
postmaster at Sittingbourne received information that
the horse, cart, and driver had been found in a tidal
millpond at Milton about a mile off.
It seems that the horse had run down a steep embank-
ment into the water, and, when discovered, was im-
mersed up to its head, while the driver, whose name was
Fray, was also immersed,with his head jammed between
the spokes of the wheel. When got out he was insen-
sible. Both horse and man had a narrow escape from
drowning. Had the animal turned on the opposite
side they must have been precipitated over a wharf on
to some barges and smashed to pieces. The mail c irt
was almost wholly beneath the water, the driver's dog
sitting on the top with its feet on the splash board.
The maii bags were saturated with mu and water,
A doctor was called to Fray, who recovered conscious-
ness after a time. He has been the driver of this cart
for fifteen years.

Nearly twenty men were employed from two in the
morning until seven in getting the mail cart out,
which was a matter of extreme difficulty owing to the
soft bed of the pond and the steep banks,
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-07-07

THE CHOLERA IN EGYPT.

The cholera is continuing to rage with no intermis-
sion in the north-east of the Delta. At Damietta on
Sunday 145 deaths occurred, including 141 from
cholera. At Manaourah on Saturday there were four,
and on Sunday 14, fatal cases of cholera. At Port
Said two patients died on Sunday. The proportion of
deaths to population at Damietta exceeds greatly
the highest reached in Alexandria during the epidemic
of 1865.

A telegram dated Ismailia, July 1, states that
floating lazarettoes have been placed at Port Said and
Suez so as to insnre the pilotage of steamers as usual.
A telegram from Gibraltar states that a quarantine of
21 days is imposed at Gibraltar on vessels arriving
from Egyptian ports. Steamers with clean bills of
health will be coaled in quarantine along:ide hulk,
otherwise from libhters, coal to be received by
steamer's crew.

The number of fatal cases of cholera at Damien% on
Monday was 13). Twelve deaths occurred at Man-
surah and four at Samanoud.

The Morning Post says :—We understand that the
War•office authorities have decided, in the event of the
epidemic spreading, to remove the main body of the
Army of Occupation in Egypt to the Mediterranean
garrisons.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-07-07

THE NATIONAL FINANCES.

It appears, from the official abstract just issued,
that the gross revenue of the United Kingdom for
the sear ended June 30, was £89,824,436, an or the
quarter ending on the same date £20,796,73 111
net increase during the twelve months amounted to
£3,784,368, the excise alone showing a decline to the
extent of £295,000. On the quarter there is a net
increase of £819,982, the excise exhibiting an im-
provement of £30,000, while stamps indicate a falling
off of £lO,OOO, and miscellaneous of £134,747. The
increase on property and income tax during the three
months is set down at £760,000.

The Daily Naas comments upon the Quarterly
Revenue Return in a leader, from which we make the
following extracts :