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The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-04-04

MR. GOSCHEN AND EDINBURGH.

At a meeting of the North-Eastern Division of
Edinburgh, on Monday night, the following letter was
read:

"Seacox Heath, Hawkhurst, March 28, 1885,

"Dear Sir,—l have felt much gratified by receiving
the requisition inviting me to become a candidate for
the Eastern Division of the City of Edinburgh, which
was placed in my hands by the deputation from a
meeting, over which you presided, on Tuesday last. I
should feel it a high honour to become one of the
members for Edinburgh, and, in view of the large
number of electors who have signed the invitation ad-
dressed to me, I think I am justified in believing; that
I may aspire to win the suffrages of the Eastern divi-
sion with every chance of success. I shall accord-
ingly be prepared to present myself to the constituency
as a Liberal candidate at the coming election. I had
the honour to place my views on the chief political
questions of the day in broad outline before a portion
of the electors of the division last January, and it will,
of course, be my duty and my pleasure to take every
opportunity, when the dissolution of this Parliament
draws nearer, to confer freely with those whom I hope
to represent in the next House of Commons on all
subjects in which they take an interest.—l am, dear
sir, yours very faithfully, GE°. J. GOSCIIEN.
James Cowan, Esq."
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-08-08

PUBLIC NOTICES

ARTIFICIAL TEETH.,

WITHOUT PAIN.

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lISERGEON DENTIST,
ATTENDS EVERY
TUESDAY

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From 11 t;il 5
At 120, HIGH STREET
STOURBRIDGE.

BIRMINGHAM
ADDRESS -!AMSTED ROAD
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-08-08

TELROAT kITOCTIONS AND FIOArBENE3s.—AII sufr-r
ing from irrit tfion of tile !lir tat aid li-tarAtneris will
tweeablv surprised at :Ito l n rat immediate re.ief
aft' trded by th n 413 of "3r 3wif 13r in et i.tl Cr .ches '
these fatuous • gozolg-e" are now sild by most respect-
able chemists in thts c ,nutty at 19 lid per hot. Peoolo
trolibb d with a' lurking cough." a `•6/i4ht oeld," or
bronchical affections, cannot try them too soon, as
similar tutu-des, if allowed to ,rogra,s, oon-u t jn
serious Putaionary and tisthm,tit! riff cti.tus. See th 4
the words "Brown's Bronchial Troches" are on the
Government Stamp round each box —Prepared by
J-str I. BRowN & Sore. Boston, US. European depot,
33, Farringdou Road, Loudon.

EECEELLIU'S ROSE 01P.—The best f th Toilet.
IF iOll AEI: I TEREST D in the scare fore cure to
Rheumatism and Neuralgic Pains you are hereby directed
to obtain of any chemist POWELL'S RHELTMLTIO EMBROCk-
VON. Its extraord nary efti.qicy has been attested by Earl
Clareodon, Lady Waldegrase. the Countess of ttadnor,
General Wood, and ...any other eminent pers..ns. It is for
ext.,rnal appiication only. Sold in bottles, at Is. id. and
is sd by all Chemists.
ADVICE TO MOTHERS I—ard %oa broken in Our TeSt
by a 4ick cilia suffering with th.- pain of c itttrie *Perth
Go at once to a cherryst an. get a bottle of Mrs. Win.lOW'S !ioOtttifig Syrue. It w;I r.l.reve the po..)r
sufferer iteme,qately, It is p rfectly harmle,s and
plealant to taste, it proinces natural quiet slef-p by
re itving the child from pain, and the litte ett crab
awakes "as bright a. 4 t ).. " 5 .otn .5 the chid
it soqeus .11 gums. allays a.. pain reli,ves wind
regulates the bowels and is the lies. know re•4edy for
dysentery and diarrhea, whethe ar ill; fro.n teeth-
ing or other cantles. airs. Winsloß .soothiog
yrnp
is sold by Medicine dealers everywhere at Is lid p. r
bottle.

VALVABLZ DISCOVERY POR TUE A t yOrtr
laf.tir is turning; grey or white, or fi ot
Mexicali Uair .Reuevrer," for it will ow', f re.'es
int every case Grey or White hair to its
Without leaving the disagreeable smeli most
"Restorers." It Fakes the hair charmingly beautiful,
• well as protootihg the growth of the hair on bald
e2ots, where the glands are not decayed. Mk your
Uhetaist for " THB MEX I CAN HAIR RENEWER," 'sold
by hemits and Perfumers everywhere at 33.0. per
ilottle. Wholesale depot removed to 83, Farringdea
Lad, Lomioa.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-08-08

BRUTAL ASSAULT AT DUDLEY.

At the Dudley Police. Court, On Wednes lay
Dimas and Bartholofnew Clarke, • labourers, Bel—
per Row, were charged with assaulting John
Bythew:y and a boy named Phuroan Fudge. The
two defendants first quarrelled with Fudge and
struck him, and when 13ytheway came to the rescue
defendants knocked him down; kicked him as be 14y
on the ground, rende:ing bitn insensible.—Defend-
an s said the quarrel - was commenced by Fudge
saying hat Bytneway rcu d lick any lean in Dudley
barring " Baty "6hingkton,And c0a1.% beat "Pearl"
Downing in a couple of rounds.—Fudge de,tied that
there was" glovh:g" gt ing on in tile Dolphin-yard
b -fore the cornmencvni,nt of the row. boruas
Cla, ke said he fought five rounds will Bytheway,
but denied that he kickedlim.—A-witness said that
Bytheway was rendrred insensible by a How deal;
by Bartholomew Clarke in a far ifight. Previous
cunrietlon,. were tee°, ded against the. defendanla,
who were said to be the terror of the neighbour-
hood.—Dcfendantt. were each fined 40s and costs,
filth the alternative of a ruonih's hard labour,

ORA.DLEY HEATH.

SERIOUS AECIDo:NT AT CORNEIREAvES.—Two men
named James Round and Harry Southwick met with
a Serious a..eLle.rit on Ti,urs,tay, in an engine-house
at the New British Company's Ironworks, Corn
greay.S, through the bursting of a steam-pipe.
Whilst ettindin4 near to an engine, the 'steam-pipe
WhiCh extends from the boiler to the cylinder. ex.
plmel, and the fragments struck the two men
violently on several parts of their bodies. South-
wick as badly wounaed, and it is feared he will
not recover.. Round
.was also badly injured. The
cause of the ex•,,losiou is not known. A number of
oiher men were standing' in the engine-house at
the time of the explosion, and had r arrow escapes.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-08-08

THE JOURNAL OF THE PROFESSIONAL

BEGGARS,

There are journals published in France to suit all
tastes and all men. One of the least known, but by
no means, it seems, the least read by the profession
it is intended for, is the Useful Guide, or organ of the
Parisian beggars. It is not printed—that would
entail, perhaps, too much expense—but it is legibly
written. It appears daily, and is brimful of valuable
information for mendicants, who care little, as a rule,
about politics, and less about literature. Therefore
these subjects are eschewed, to leave room for more
needful matter. In it, says a French contem-
porary, may be read that at such an hour
on a certain day the funeral of a rich
man takes place at a fashionable church, or a
marriage, or a christening, as the case may be.
The best localities for blind men, for flute players,
for mothers of families to sell flowers at, are indi-
cated; atteation is called to openings for cripples or
deformed children at watering places—in short, pro-
fessional beggars are kept well informed of much
that nearly concerns their interest. To be allowed
to consult the Useful Guide for a few minutes daily a
subscription of eight sous a month, paid in advance,
s all that is required. The journal reckons, it is
iaid, about fi ye hundred subscribers, and they receive
Bas premium° from time to. time, letters of recommen
dation from a priest to charitable persons, or a manual
of rich families, where an application, on one pretext
or another, can be made for money, with a fair chance
of sautess.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-08-08

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will to happy to substantiate.

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-08-08

CRIMINAL LAW AMENDMENT BILL.

The House was again in Committee all the evening
on the Criminal Law Amendment Bill. The right of
search clause was discussed at some length, and at the
instance of Mr. J. Stuart the power of putting it into
operation was extended to persons bonil fide interested
in the young woman or girl.
Mr. Stanfeld's clause forbidding medical examina-
tion to: illegal purposes was negatived on a division by
by 115 to 50.
A new clause was added to the bill, making it a mis-
demeanour to detain, or threaten to detain, the clothes
of a girl desiring to leave an immoral house; and
another clause empowering, but not compelling, a
person charged with an offence under the Act to be a
competent witness was also added.
Numerous other new clauses were discussed, but were
not wlopted, and ultimately the bill passed thtough
Cammittee.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-08-08

SPORTING NOTES.

(By our &porting Correspondent.)

The result of the Bri:ht,,n Stakes proved the
g, 0,1 alill4 I predicted it would for either Newton
or Borneo in these codinuis Inst week, and there is
no doubt but tile Duke ef Westminst, l.'s colt has
come on wondelfully since he ran at Chester.
Wagerim; on the llcuicaster St. Leger this ast
w•ek was only if a desulery I,ature, owing, no
doubt, to the firm position field by Melton in the
quotations. Isob,r we decidedly on the down
tine; whil-t Sheinton, hi, stable: comia.don, is re-
ported noing ve,y li'tle work, X :intruilles was o,
if rat 100 to 6; but Farewell aud Lonely found
favour a 100 to 7. G,aecl:us having resumed
work, there were mazy enqui.iee bbout him for a
situation, Sto 1 being the ruling price. The next
big event. Cunt will call attention is the Ebor
Hajclicap, for wl!ioh the weights have only just
ai pettied; therelore shall leave that
Park, andatraarcea a
lon:
te la next until my next week's notes. The sport provided
week•
wetting n
is'ltWiucdosti9E and
Kntol
menc,s on t e Tuf,s,tay, I
shall ceitainly gite.that Fleeting the preference.
Fo. toe August ilaudiAp, cy,e mile and a ball, I
6ball take
FAIR PROFIT AND MONOLITH,
The liemtun Mid•weight Handicap, six fur.
long., should be a near thing bet,Aeen

WESTGATE, AND EDLINGTON.
And on Wednesday, for the Princess of Wales'
Cup, !Ivo ftnlongs

COUNTY BOY AND LACEMAN
should make a good rice of it. The other ev.nts
will ix) given in WY "ovevnight selectioniA wish

may be obtained for 12 stamps the week. or includ.
ing the advanced opinion on the Ebor Handicap,,
2s, ny s -luting to me, care of Sportizig Tissue Oilii;e
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-08-08

GRANT MEMORIAL SERVICES.

A service in memory of General Grant, late Presi-
dent of the United States, was held on Tuesday in
Westminster Abbey. A large number of distin-
guished Americans were present, and the Queen, the
Prince of Wales, and the Duke of Edinburgh sent
representatives. The address was delivered by Arch-
deacon Farrar. At the offices of the American Lega-
tion, which were closed during the day, the stars and
stripes were hung half-mast high.
A New York correspondent, telegraphing on Tues-
day night., says: The funeral services for the late
General Grant were held at the cottage where he
died at ten o'clock this morning, in the presence of
about a thousand people. They consisted of
the reading of the nineteenth Psalm, a prayer, and
an address by the General's pastor. At the close the
coffin was borne to the train by a detachment of
veterans of the late war and placed in an elaborately
draped funeral car with open sides, in which it was
borne to New York. Accompanying the funeral
car were seven carriages for members of the Generals
family and the distinguished military officers who
are directing the funeral. The train started at
one o'clock, moving slowly down the mountain
amid the booming of cannon. The bluffs and all
available positions on each side of the line were
thronged with people standing silent and un-
covered. The first stop was made at Saratoga, where
an enormous assemblage was gathered, but all through
the farming country which the train traversed the
farmers and their families stood with bowed heads
beside the line. In all the larger towns cannon were
fired as the train passed. A stop for the night was
made at Albany, whence the journey to New York
will be resumed to-morrow morning, arriving in this
c;ty at five o'clock in the afternoon. The body will
lie in state in the City Hall until Saturday, when the
final ceremonies will be held. The entire city
is hung with mourning drapery. People are
already pouring in from all directions, and
the attendance promises to be enormous.
The funeral pageant will be unprecedentedly
large and fine. There are likely to be about
75,000 men in line. The number would reach to at
least 200,000 if all the requests to join the procession
were granted, but the managers believe that 75,000
will be all that it is possible to handle without inex-
tricable confusion. There is a great demand for
places along the line of march, and seats at windows
are selling at from fi've to 25 dollars.
The American Minister in Paris gave notice that
the Legation and Consulate wou'd be closed on Aug.
8, the day of General Grant's funeral, and that reli-
gious services would be held in the two American
churches in Paris.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-08-08

THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND WORKING
MEN'S SOCIETY

On Saturday evening, at the Cannon-street Hotel,
a crowded meeting was held in the Pillar Hall of the
members of this important society, which has
branches all over the country, and possesses a
membership of some 8500 working men. Mr. W.
Inglis, of Leeds, presided, who, after referring to the
work of the society, said they had no desire to
become weak imitators of the Salvation Army, and
endeavour to put down vulgarity by becoming more
vulgar, or check profanity by being even more pro-
fane. With regard to Disestablishment, that was a
bad thing, but he feared there was something even
worse looming in the distance, he meant Mr. Albert
Gray's "Church Boards Bill." Churchmen had
better keep their "weather eye " open, and never
rest until this proposed Board had been chopped
into taatehwood. A number of their fellow
working men had now received a political power
they had not formerly possessed, and it depended
upon the Church whether that power was to be an
instrument of good or of evil. (Cheers.) Resolutions
were adopted protestinc, against the persecution of Ole
Rev. J. Bell Cox, of
St. Margaret's, Liverpool, and
advising churchmen, irrespective of party, to vote
only for those candidates who would oppose the dis-
establishment of the Church and the legalisation of
marriage with a deceased's wife sister. During the
proceedings Mr. C. Powell, the' secretary of the
society, announced that he had been asked by a large_
number of the working men of Nottingham to become
a candidate for the western division of that borough,
and he had accepted the invitation.

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What is the difference between a man in a 'bus and
one in a passions.? One rides.in.a stage, and the other
strides in a rage. .7.1.-rstis 74 14 4 JAM 1,41. s..nua
The Russian alr)liabet contains 41 letters. Any
Russian word can be .made by changing the position
of these letters, care being taken to use the entire 41.
He that cannot forgive others breaks the bridge
over which he must pass himself, for eTry man has
teed to be forgiven. -
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-08-08

KIDDERMINSTER.

VIOLENT ASSAULTS. - At the Force Court, on
Monday, John Lines, a well.knOwn character, was
charged with a violent:assault on Elizi Wiley, on
July 23. The woman has lived with him as his
wife for five years, end on the above day she told
him she woula no longer live with him and keep
aim. He wrack her after she had told him this.
kicked her, and rendered her insensible, She said
she hau been unable to put her clothes on after the
assault, The Bench reminded Lines of his long list
previous ottinces, and committed him to nard
-labour lot- threo months —James and John Fletcher,
mothers, were charged with assaulting P.O Mason
in the execution of his duty. Mason saw James
Fletcher in a drunken condition on Saturday night,
and as he would not go home totik him into custody.
kit became very violent, as:ault,ii the officr, and
the other prisoner tried to rescue him, and attacked
wt iiess. i‘lr„ Fawlic, a witness, was also assaulted.
Jables was committed to hArd labour for three
months, and John for two months.—.-Charles Thur.
Stan was chargad with assaulting P.C. Jackman on
the same occasion, when he was assisting Mason.
He was sentenced to a Dinah's hard labour.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-08-08

FOREIGN SUGAR BOUNTIES.

A meeting of deleptes representing some 170,000
workmen connected with the production of sugar at
home and in the colonies, was held on Tuesday at the
headquarters of the Workmen's National Association
for the Abolition of Foreign Sugar Bounties, Leman-
street, Whitechapel, for the purpose of perfecting the
arrangements for the national deputation to wait
upon the Prime Minister and the Chancellor of the
Exchequer on the question of foreign export bounties.
Mr. John McLean (secretary Scottish Workmen's
Association) took the chair, and said he regretted to
have to say that last Saturday the whole of the sugar
refineries at Bristol had stopped work, and that two
great refineries at Whitechapel, which employed
between them about 1000 hands, had also stopped
work—all this sad result being due to the foreign
bounty system. On the Clyde, out of 17 refineries
only six were working, and the Corporation of
Greenock had used eve' y endeavour to employ the
dismissed men on public works. The Organising
Secretary, in submitting a report, said he was glad to
be able to state that, through the solicitations of the
workmen of the country, the Lord Mayor of London
had that day expressed his willingness to introduce
the deputation to Lord Salisbury. Amongst the
other M.P.'s who would support the deputation were
Messrs. Samuel Morley, E. Clarke, Tomlinson,
Whitley, Arthur Cohen, P. S. Macliver, Muntz, Lord
Claud John Hamilton, Baron H. de Worms, Sir John
Whittaker-Ellis, Colonel Makins, and Dr. Cameron.
The deputation would include delegates from all the
principal seaports of the kingdom and from those
inland towns which were interested, through the
manufacture of machinery or otherwise, in the sugar
industry. Every one of the 120 delegates had been
specially elected by their fellow-workmen in the
factories and docks and in their respective societies.
On the motion of Mr. W. Watson (president United
Riggers' Society), seconded by Captain Lemon (pre--
sident British Seamen's Protection Society), a vote of
thanks was given to the Organising Secretary and to
the chairman, and the delegates ad ourned.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-08-08

ACTION FOR SLANDER.

..In the Lord Mayor of London's Court, before Mr.
Brandon, the Assistant-Judge, the case of Honshant
v. Blackall was heard on Tuesday last. it was an
action brought by Mrs. Honshant against Captain
Blackall to recover £5O damages for slanderous words
used by him against her, by which her reputation was
injured. Mr. Miles appeared for the plaintiff, and
Mr. Cohen for the defendant. Mrs. Honshant kept-a
boarding-house at 2G, Redpole-road, Fulham, and the
defendant had lodged with her, and was married from
her house. On May 29 the defendant and his wife
called on plaintiff, and in the course of conversation
the plaintiff snatched the defendant's handkerchief
from him and ran into the kitchen with it. He fol-
lowed her, but did not recover it, and then he got out
of temper and left the house. His wife, however,
persuaded him to go back for it, and he did so. Some
high words ensued, and Captain Bissan, a friend of
Mrs. Honshant, hearing it, came to the door, and
seeing that Captain Blackall was smoking, told him
that it was not gentlemanly to smoke a pipe while
talking to a lady, and upon that further angry words
ensued, when the defendant said, "I do not know if
' you are a married man, but if you are you ought to
be at home with your wife, and not keeping another
man's wife." The evidence was conflicting as to
whether Captain Blackall made use of the expression
" keeping " or "running after" other men's wives.
The -jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff for £lO.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-08-08

BROMSGMOVE.

BOARD or' GUARDIANS.—At the meeting on
Wednerplay there were present Mr Wright, chair-
man; Messrs. Pet herston and Llewt llyn, vice-chair-
men; and Messrs. Albutt, Joseph Amohlett, Birch,
Booker, Bro Freeman, Gou..h, Griffin, J. Harris,
Heynes, Lewis, and Packwood.—Nlr. Booker called
attention to the ex p,nse of boarding out the children,
and said h 9 thought the p,yment of a fee of 2s 6d
re head to the Niedical Officer for visiting the c)lild•
rt.o was an unnecessary cxpeuse.—Mr. Humphreys
(clerk), said it was a part of the systern.—A dis-
cussion took place as to whether the b .ardiug-out
6.ystcm shoal be com inutd 01' not, and Mr. Free-
,.an gave notice that he t,hould /Love at the next
eting that they should not send out any more
childrAi to board while there was room for them in
the house.—Dr Carey's report on the condition of
tile children who are boarded out from ;he house
was read and was very satisfactory.—There was no
other business of importance.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-08-08

BRIERLEY HILL.

;NJ AINTENANCE Cass —At the
,Polioe Curt on
l'hursday, Moses Haddleton, puddle:, Qua? ry Bank;
was c:.mged wItL leaving his daughter, May Had-
(beton, chargeable to the common tund of the Stour.
brid.o Union.—Prisoner went off on the 9th oi
February, and trie da,.ghter's maintenance since
thou hail cost £3 12s. erisoner now stated that he
went after viorA, but P. Hoilius said p:isontr
would not ‘A ork.—Prisoner was sent to gao: fur 7
days with hard atour
InEFr F itOM A PAWNSHOP. -- Maly Payne,
married woman, ot Brockmcor, was charged with
stealing a jacket, the property el Itichard
I)J:will:toter, Albion stieet, 13rierley ‘N.
‘Vaidron defend:A.—Prisoner, it wits stated, unh,ing
thc jacket in prosecutor's shop and walked if with
j. anis 6nui thouse, an assistant, accused p.iSOll r
ut the theft, and prisoner offered her s, iiiiog to
stty nothing about the matter. Prisoner fell ou her
:.nets before prosecutor in the gaup anti aktd o 1.1
orgiven.—hhe had hitherto borne at good eilara,...tei,
anti she was now fined 1a and costs only. •
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-08-08

THE AGITATION IN THE NAIL WADE.

A meeting of masters was held on Monday morn-
ing, in the Cattle Market,.Brorosgroye. Mr. S-okes
presided, and explain, d that the main object was to
induce the wiled° of the ma.ters to pay in accord-
ance with the 1879 list. To the end it was neces-
sary there should be unity of -action betwoen the
masters of BromegrOVe and the up-country districts,
and combination amongst the nailers. He explained
fully what had already been done, and spoke hope—
fully of the p.o.pect of a settlement without haying
recourse to a strike.

Air. John Price, chairman cf the Nailinalters'
Up-country Association, addressed the meeting at
length, Since 1875, he said, prices had been re-
duced forty or forty-five p cent., and the present
miserable condition of the nailers was largely
attributable to want of organisation. Even it they
succeeded in the pretenta.4itation, underselling and
underbuying would be resumed, unless they had a
strong organisation. He referred in scathing terms
to the truck system, which, he said, still continued
to an ai,omintible extent, and he took occasion to
urge sour% women to exchane nailinaking for
domestic service

Mr. :stokes was appointed to represent the Broms-
grobe nailers at a meeting of masters to be lttld in
birmingham, and it W 11,3 agreod to make a levy ol
one half—penny p i house per week, the fortnight's
contrbutions to be collected on Saturday.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-08-08

ROWLEY.

ALLEGED PERJURY.—At the Police Court OLL Wed-
uf,sday, bef re Messrs. F. D. Lea smith. H. T.
Hickman, and J. H. Pearson (magistrates), John
Barris and Thomas Davenport, irou,orkers, were
summoned for committing wilful and corrupt
perjury in the case of Statr:rd v. Chatham, heard
in the Court on the Ist inst —O4 the application of
Mr. Cooksey anti Mr. Waldron, the solicttors acting
tor the p rties, the case was adjourned for a week.
LICENSING PROSECUTION.—At the satin; Court,
Mary Tromaus, a manied woman, rMdiug.in
Waterfall Line, was fined 21s 6d, or in default one
mouth's imprisoutuent, for refusing to quit the Oak
Inn, Waterfall Lane, and also for ueing drunk and
disorderly. The defecdtnt went into the public-
house in a drunken state and created a disturbaree.
refused to leave when requested, and was
ejected thve tinus. She was ultimattly removed
to the police station in a cart by Police-constable
Laoni.

WILFUL DADIAGP:. William Pitchford, iron-
wotker, was fined 2s 6d and costs for wilfully
datn,ging apple trees in an orchard at Corngreuves,
onging to the New Blitish Iron CompaLky.
FRIENDLY SOCINTY'S SERvicE.—The members of
the various friendly societies in the rarish of Rowley
held their annual service in the Parish Church on
Suliday afternoon, when collections were made on
behalf of the Guest Hospital and llutiley Dispens-.
ary, amounting ti upwards' of £l3,
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-08-08

THE OUTBREA.K IN FRANCE.

A Paris message of Tuesday night says: Tele-
grams from Marseilles confirm the reports of the
outbreak of cholera there. The local preas has been
ordered to be silent on the subject. Great numbers
of persons are leaving the town. Yesterday. for the
first time, information respecting the outbreak of
cholera in Marseilles was allowed to be telegraphed.
The disease first appeared some days since. The
average number of deaths daily is ten to 20. On
Sunday there were 20 deaths, among the victims being
the Consul of Portugal. Last year the cholera
principally attacked the poorest classes. This year
it principally attacks the rich. Since midnight on
Sunday there have been 22 deaths. The members of
the Municipal Council have conferred with the diffe-
rent Consuls respecting the quarantine measures to be
adopted. The Minister of Commerce, M. Legrand,
with M. Brouardel, is said to have arrived on
Sunday incognito, and are visiting the principal
hospitals in order to take the necessary sanitawy
measures.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-08-08

DUDLEY TOWN COUNCIL.

A monthly meeting of this Council was held on
Tuesday afternoon, at the Town Hall, the Mayor
(Alderwan llowat) in the chair.
The Mayor, rattling to the delay in dealing with
the old &ass-house, recently acquired tor town im-
provements, said the tit e deeds were now under
the consideration of a judge of the superior court-,
as to whether the property was personal or real.
Whichever it wasp howaver, the matter iwould not
affect the purchase by the Council, and he believed
it would be definitely settled before the next
weeting—(ht at, hear)
_ _

-
It Nva-s declded to apply to the Local Government
Board or permission to barrow £l,BOO to complete
the purchase ut
.the property. _

.51a)or stated that certain property was just
now being puiled (town in King-street, and it was
considered a ravuutable opportunity to acquire land
to widen that street. 'The cot would not exceed
£5O.

The matter was referred to the Public Works
Committee, with power to act as they thought fit.
The Medical Officer reported 73 deaths during
the month, or a deaih-rato of 17 98, against 17.8
List month and 1978. in the corresponding month
last year. Twelve of thtse deaths were from
zymotic diseases. No ctlsa of small-pox existed in
the town. He called attention to he accent exist-
ence of typhoid fever in the Wellington-road.
caused by defective drainage, and said that. of five
cases only one now existed.

Councillor Billing, on behalf of the Sanitary
Committee, said the surveyor had been instructed
to deal with toe matter.

The Mayor read a communication from the
Home Secretary, assenting to the alteration of the
(tate of tne annual fair horn the first to the second
Monday in Au4ust,
Councillor Price drew attention to the continued
lack of water supply at Kate's-hill, and the Town
Cierk said the South Staff ;rdshire Water-works
Compniy had written stating that the matter
should receive immediate attention.

Alderman Bagott said the raising of tls road at
Woodside, near to the railway bridge, was now
tieing dealt with by the torough surveyor and the
engineer of the Great Western Railway Company,
The Clerk said the Railway Company were also
considering the nuisance arising from the dark
state of the bridge over the Northfield- road.
The Finlnce Committee reported collections on
the general district rate of £1,145 Os Id, and the
gross co 1 ctions on the rate made in October, 1884,
tieing £12,306 3s 10. The total net balance in the
nands of the treasures- was £3,219.
The St:eets and Gas Committee recommended
the acceptance of an order from the Dulley and
Stourbridge Tramway Company to pay £5O a year
for two years, as a t-ial, as utnt for the company's
terminal station in the Mark t t place, in addition to
£l7 lo!a3 sustitiocti by the C,uncil in stallage, ho
accepted. After a Lug and a ,imated di-en:skin
the recounnendation of the committee was adopted,
an amendment that the company be charged £75 a
year, moved by Alderman 'llsonapaori and secant'ed
by Councillor Bi;ling, being defea:ed by 16 votes to
11.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-08-08

A HARD CASE.

As act of apparently great hardship has recently
come to our notice. Mr. Sydney Davis, a gentleman
well known both in East London and South Africa,
left Kimberley for Taungs some few weeks ago, with
the intention of opening a place of business at the
latter place, He had not been many hours at his desti-
nation before a Kaffir approached him, and submitting
him to a close scrutiny, asked another person with him
where Mr. Davis came from. He was informed that
he was a new arrival from Kimberley by the post
cart. Apparently suspicious, however, the Kaffir made
an affidavit implicating Mr. Davis in the crime of
having robbed him some time back at Kimberley of a
sum of money, Upon this unconfirmed statement the
accused was apprehended, subjected to the indignity
of imprisonment, and was forced to undergo many
unnecessary hardships on the road from Taungs ts
Kimberley. Upon his reaching this place, he was
remanded several times, and eventually discharged,
the Kaffir being unable to identify him as the man
who had robbed him. The mere acquittal of Mr.
Davis is not sufficient, and some compensation should
be awarded him. His character, certainly, will not
suffer, inasmuch as now no suspicion attaches to him.
Possibly the sense of fairness and justice of those who
are responsible for this unpleasant epis(xle will need
no prompting to cause them to do their duty in the
matter.—Diamc,nd Fields Advertiser.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-08-08

THE SOUDANESE TRIBES.

In reply to Lord Wemy ss, the Prime Minister stated
that the Government had not received an appeal for
protection from any of the Soudanese tribes. He could
not anticipate the recommendations of Sir H. D. Wolff
by making any statement as to future policy in Egypt
and the Soudan.
7heir lordships rose at five minutes past five o'clock.
.n the HOUSE OF COMMONS, the Chancellor of the
Exchequer, answering questions from Lord Efartington
as to the course of business, said that the third reading
of the Appropriation Bill would be taken first on Wed-
nesday, and after it the Report on the Criminal Law
Amendment Bill, and the Indian Budget would be taken
on Thursday. The Bill for the Housing of the Poor could
hardly be taken before Friday. Asked by Mr. West to
say what bills the Government intended to go on with
at that period of the session, the Chancellor of the
Exchequer replied, amid cheers, that the Government
hoped the House would pass them all.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-08-08

AFGHAN AFFAIRS.

Lord Salisbury, in replying to several questions put
to him by the Duke of Marlborough, stated that as re-
garded the Zulfikar Pass not much progress had been
made in the negotiations between this country and
Russia since the present Government came into office.
The delay was principally owing to the wish of Russia
to obtain more information with respect to the matter
on which the controversy turned. He did not think it
would be judicious to state the terms of the agreement
concluded between the Viceroy of India and the Amaer
of Afghanistan at the Durbar of Rawul Pindi ; but no
modification whatever had been made in those terms
since the accession of the present Government. Our
troops occupied the Pishin Valley, which was not in
the territory of the Arneer. The Government bad no
intention of occupying any strategical position in the
Ameer's dominions with a force of observation; but a
part of their policy was to strengthen our own
frontier.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-08-08

A FRACAS IN JERUSALEM.

A correspondent forwards the following translation
of a letter received from Jerusalem, dated 6th inst. :
"Last Friday, about six p.m., the daughter of Mr.
Milton Marinoglon, the Greek Consul-General here,
on her return home from the French school of the
Sisters of Mount Sion, was intercepted by two Mus-
sulmans in the street called Prodromon. The con-
sular servant who attended this girl of 10 years of
age pushed them aside to enable them to pass, but the
Mussulrnans being insolent, and still obstructing the
way, the servant struck them with his stick. Others
then came up, surrounded the servant, and com-
menced beating him savagely. In the midst of the
scuffle, while the consular servant was bravely de-
fending himself, the child was rescued in a frightened
and fainting state by some Christian women from
Bethelehem, who were passing at the time, and con-
veyed to her home. At this moment some Greek store-
keepers in the neighbourhood, hearing of the affair,
seized sticks, or any weapon they could lay hands on,
and rushed to the rescue of their Consul's daughter.
The authorities then woke up to the serious aspect
of affairs, and with some difficulty dispersed the
rioters. At the instigation of the Greek Consular
Dragoman, several arrests were made, and a number of
Mussulmans are still detained. The Consul-General,
immediately sent a strong protest to the Governor of
Palestine, requesting an immediate punishment of the
offending parties, and a public apology for the occur-
rence. This is hourly expected, and meantime the
whole of the European Consular body have offered to
support him in obtaining satisfaction. The affair
has caused quite a sensation in Jerusalem, and
numerous representations of sympathy have been
addressed to the Greek Consul by the Patriarchs,
the Christian community, and other foreign resi-
dents. I may state that the Greek Consul-General
and his family have, from their bocial position,
amiability, and other good qualities, won the
respect and sympathy of the whole community of
this place."
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-08-08

FATAL RECKLESSNESS.

At the Croydon Police-court Thomas Carlyle, a
hackney carriage driver, has been charged with
causing the death of Wm. Butt, aged 29, by reck-
lessly driving a horse and four-wheeled cab at Lower
Addiscombe-road, Croydon. E. Wicks, a house
decorator, stated that on Monday evening he was oa
the footpath coming from the Woodside Races,,
towards Croydon, when be ;saw a number of vehicles
coming from the direction of the racecourse at a very
fast pace. Witness saw Butt driving a four-wheeled
cab towards the racecourse, and when he got
to a place where the road is rather narrow, ha
pulled up close to the kerb and halloaed out
Hold hard !" His cab was empty, and ha
was alone on his box. Three vehicles passed
him at the rate of 12 or 14 miles an
hour, and four more came up, the prisoner's cal)
being last. Carlyle was much pressed by the othe
three vehicles, and in ettdeavouring to get through ail
opening his fore-wheels came into collision With
Butt's cab, completely turning it over on its side.
putt was jerked up in the air, and fell on hitlread
and shoulders on the kerb. The cabs becanit lOoked
together, and the horses were struggling violently to
get free. When witness got to him he f..und that he
was dead. The chairman said the priso r would be
remanded. Bail would be accepted, tw• sureties in
the sum of £lO each, and the prisoner... owp, recop
UWIIIOOO4I £2O.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-08-08

QUARUY PANK.

HoOL TREAT AT QUARRY BANK.—On Monday
the sitholars attending the Sunday schools of the
paish church enj..yed, through he *kind liberality
of generous friens, thei, aiinutil treat. Having
a,ssembled at their school h.)use pr ceded by Vie
school oruia and flute bind, and accompanied by
the ciertty, ward. us. and teachers, they niarc!itd in
procession throull the parish to a fit:id, lin ily leiat
by Mr. Jsse Biliugioeui. here they were p-oiJed
-
with a plentiful N.i.ppy of te4 ttA OLLe, r.fl
I en-
kled them,eives in various gauiesLuniil dusk.

IiALEsOWE.

POLICE' COUUT.—At the Police Cou,t, on Tuesday
before Messrs. F. D, Lea Swilli, J. Ga rat, and W.
ILtsluno, Alfred Edmonds (23),0f Hal,sowen, nailer
was charged with assaultiu: his wife and being
drunk on the 220 d nit Flisoner wri sentenced
to one month's hard libour.— William Bond,
labourer, in the employ of; Carlei farmee,
of Coombs, was ord,,red to pay 103 d.sicago and t'.e
cot 6 for negket ( f work on the 24th ult.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-08-08

BRIE R LEY HILL.

5' SCHOOL BOARD : A Cni3rs —At the meeting of this
Board of Wednesday, the Rev J S.one presiding,
a letter was read f:om the Education Departnat-nt
stated that there wasa large deficiency of accommo-
dation at Btockmoor. They would shortly, there-
fore, in acc,rdance with previous intimation, issue
a general requisition calling udon the School Bo.ird
to provide further accommodation for 400 children in
Brockmoor, and limiting the term of the requisition
to three months. If the Board failed to comply
with the requisition they would be deemed in default,
and would be replaced by a Board nominated by
the Education Department, and remunerated tor
their services out of the rates —lt was resolved
that the Clerk write to the Department, stating
"that the Board have considered the letter and the
requisition, and cannot accept the rignt of- the
Department to say where the ecliool shall be built.
The Board are ready to provide tocitional school
accommodwion where needed, but claim the ri...ht
given them by Act of Parliament to exercise their
own opinion and judgment as to locality."
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-08-08

TAIPERIAL ',.!'iRLIALIENT.

ISCRLL INEOUS T.T.S.

In the lloc'E 017 Loons on .uast 3rd, the Public,
ilalt (Scotland! :Provisional onier (No. 2) Bill and
the Nletropolitan Board of Works (Money) Bill were
read a third time and passed. The Patent Law
Amendment Bill passed throuish committee and was
read a third time.

The Pluralities Bill, the Burgh Police and Health
(Scotland) Bill, the Evidence by Cl.)mmission Bill,
the Customs and Inland Revenue (No. 2) Bill, and
the Lunacy Acts Amendment Bill passed through
committee.

In the River Thames (No. 2) Bill the report of
amendments was received.

Their lordships rose at half-past five o'clock.
THE COURSE OF BUSINESS.

In the HOUSE OF Commoss, the Chancellor of the
Exchequer, answering questions as to the course of
business, said he hoped to take the Land Purchase Bill
on Tuesday, and the Australasian Confederation Bill
afterwards, but he could not give any promise at pre-
sent as to the exact moment when he would inform the
House of the names of the Commis-,ioners. He could
not fix a day for the Housing of the Poor Bill; and
questioned by Mr. Courtney as to the omission of the
clauses for the sale of the prison sites, Sir It. Cross said
he attached great value to the clauses and should be
sorry to see them withdrawn.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-08-08

THE IRON TRADE.

Wolverbaropton, Wednesday.

The wet weather which prevailed this afternoon
caused only a small attendanee to gather on 'Ohange
and the business trausacted was of a quiet diame-
ter. The works in the disttict, with toe exception
of those at the largest establishinent, are ouly
aregularly eipp:oyed this week. Pnd ordera have
come in rather sparingly,-the holidays 'and other
causes having interfered with the Usual progress of
business. Prices tor finished iron do not appear to
be any stronger, though there is little variation in
the terms of any of the sellers, and the ruling
figures continue to characterise the prices agreed
upon current transaAione, while the bulk of the
sa!es are °for email paacels required for early
delivery. Common bare for a variety of purposes
are in steady inquiry at 425 108 up to -26, and there
is a moderately good business going on in common
sheets, the . value of which is on the whole main-
tained.. Be.,t sheets and tiu plates are somewhat
tiraier in puke, pea some good lines have been
pieced on the bolts of the leading makers. For
swell anglee, tees, and taak plates the inquiry
keeps up, and on thia,class o: articles the mills are
regularly engaged. In raw materials trade is
languid, and quotations are weaker in occasional
eases, High—cla,s pigs are little wanted, and
medium ' sorts are dealt in pr: tty frequently in
limited quantities. Prices rxnge from 38s to 4166 d•
per ton. Some of the iroutounders have purchased
rather more metal during Ale, last fortnight, and
coats appear to have a stlagy sale. The colliery
owners on all sides ofoke'district are reported to
be only doing two or three days a week and prices
are from la to Is 6d below the list rates.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-08-08

THE TELEGRAPH CONGRESS.

A Berlin correspondent, writing on Tuesday night,
said: The International Telegraph Congress, which
assembles at the Imperial Post-Office in this capital
on the 10th instant, will have to deal with questions
principally of a technical nature. The most impor-
tant proposal the Congress will have to deal with is
one submitted by Germany for a revision of the tariff
involving a considerable reduction in the charges for
international telegrams, The motion to be proposed
by Dr. Stephan, the German Postmaster-General, on
the subject, runs as follows :
_ _

"I. The tariff for International European tele-
grams shall consist (a) of a fixed rate of fifty centimes
for every message, and (b) twenty centimes for each ,
word. 11. Correspondence transmitted by submarine '
cables may be charged an additional rate, which must
not exceed ten centimes per word. 111. Each Govern-
ment shall keep all payments it receives for telegrams
despatched from places within its territory, paying all
expenses for sending them, whether by land or sea.
IV. The charges for transit shall be fixed: (a) For
land transit, firstly, in the case of Belgium, Bosnia
with Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Denmark, Greece,
Luxemburg, Montenegro, Norway, Holland, Por-
tugal, Roumania, Servia, and Switzerland at
two centimes per word. Secondly, in the
case of Germany, Austria with Hungary, Spain,
France, Great Britain, Italy, Russia, Sweden, and
Turkey, at four centimes per word, which latter may
be reduced in the case of certain lines to two centimes
by the Government carrying the message. (b) Mes-
sages conveyed by submarine cables to distances up to
three hundred nautical miles shall cost five centimes
per word; for longer distances ten centimes. V. The
charges for land or sea transit shall never exceed the
present ones. VI. Between two neighbouring States,
the price of twenty centimes per word may, by common
consent, bo reduced to ten centimes.
1 These proposals were advocated by Germany at the
I' Conference in London, where they were rejected. The
opposition to them is still very strong, especially on
, the part of the 10 great cable companies, who have
sent in an energetic protest against the proposed
changes, mainly on the ground that the suggested
rates are too low, and will tend to ruin the companies
and the International service generally. It was
stated sometime ago that Austria would propose the
reduction of the charges for news telegrams by 50 per
cent., but I find that no proposal to this effect has
been yet submitted. The Conference will be attended
by about 100 members, England and her Colonies
sending six; Mr. Patey, of the Post Office; Mr. Fisher,
of the Telegraph Office; and Mr. Benton, represent-.
ing Great Britain; Colonel Champain and Renalls,
India; and Sir Charles Todd, South Australia.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-08-08

DUDLEY.

PUBLIC EXIMINATION —At the County Court on
l'hursaay, before Mr. Walker, Deputy-Registrar,
John Robert Norris, William Chittand, and Jo.,eph
claartrmasters, Tipton, caz.e up for their
public examination. Mes6r9. Stokes an I Hoope-
appeared for the debtois,—Tbe examination, con-
da.:ted by Mr. E. Percy Jet,son, showed that the
Liabilities were £445 12s 21, nd the assets, after
deducting preferential claim, £9O 17s 10.1.
Norris stated that a gate-road was being worked
secure some good coal, but before this could be
one creditors in! erfered,-.—The examination was
adjourned sine die.