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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-06-28

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-06-28

OUTBREAK OF CHOLERA AT TOULON.

Cholera has suddenly broken out at Toulon. All
the pupils of the public boarding-schools have been
sent home. A panic has seized the inhabitants, and
all who can afford to do so have left the town. The
Sarthe warship, which imported the malady from, it
is said, Cochin China, has been sent out to sea. The
Mayor and Town Council have advised sanitary pre-
cautions, which the police are to enforce. No
case is reported at Ciotat or Marseilles. It is
hoped that a mistral now blowing hard sea-
wards may clear the atmosphere of Toulon and
keep the plague from spreading. The garrison
of Marseilles has been sent to camp in the country,
and all the barracks and penitentiaries are to be
cleansed and fumigated. In Paris the Minister of
Commerce has convoked the National Board of
Public Health to formulate the precautions which he
thinks should be enforced in cities, towns, and villages,
and by the Military and Marine Departments.
The Soir states that 8000 persons have fled from
Toulon. The Mayor has ordered that the bodies of
the persons who have died of cholera are to be buried
in deep trenches and covered with a chemical solution.
They are not, on the may, to be taken into the
churches.

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-06-28

SALES BY AUCTION

N 11RE AND LIFE OFFICES
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EsTABLISIIED 1710 AND 1810.:

FIRE DEPARTMENT.
Itsatances tliected in all parts of the United Kingdom
sikd in Fortign countries. Total
270959 sum insured itil l
V, (.74.
LIFE DEPARTMENT.
Policy bolt:era participate in foir-fiftha of the Profits
-pßid immediately after proof of death and title:
ow is es of premiums for young lives.

MIDLAND BRANCH OFFICE-
-12, cOLMORE-ROW, BIRMINGHAM,
J. H. NEWSAM JAMES,
District Manager.
Agents at Stourbridge:
•MR. H. JAMES, Birmingham Banking Company.
KSSRS, BERNARD and KING, Solicitors.
4:- R. G. RICHARDS, Station Muter, G.W.R.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-06-28

A ROMANTIC SUICIDE.

The Deputi, County Coroner, Mr. James Iliff,
has held an inquiry at the Hanover Inn, High Beach,
Essex, on the body of Jane Margaret Gibbings, aged
19 years, who committed suicide under very romantic
circumstances. Mrs. Mary Ann Gibbings, a widow,
living at Nile-cottages, High Beach-road, said her
daughter had been staying with witness. She had
been in service as a housemaid, but latterly had
been keeping company with a young man, and
had been very strange in her manner owing to a
quarrel she had with him. On Wednesday morning
in last week her dead body was found in a water-
tank attached to the premises. In her dress pocket
was found the following extraordinary letter:
"Tuesday Night.—My dear Mother,—When you
hear of my distressing end you will, I know,
break your heart. When .I got into bed, and
had been there more than half an hour when the
Devil paid me a visit. He stood talking to me for
some time, and told me that he had seen Charley—
my young man—with another young woman. I said
to myself, Now what can I do? To think be who I
have loved so much should leave me for another. All
of a sudden I thought of the water-butt, and the
more I tried to keep away from it the more the Devil
tried to get me into the water. He said to me at
last, If you jump in I will get Charley to bring you
out. My head is raving, and I feel on fire. I cannot
say anything more. I have left my photograph in
my box. Give it to Charley, and tell him that if it
had not been for him I should not have killed myself.
I, however, did it for the best. Now, Mother, dear,
what was the good of my living? I was miserable
and could not be happy without Charley. Good-bye,
Mother. Give kind love to all. Your loving
daughter, JANE MARGARET GIBBINS." A verdict of
"Suicide while in a state of unsound mind" was
returned.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-06-28

ENTHRONEMENT OF THE BISHOP OF

CHESTER.

The enthronement of the new Bishop or Chester,
Dr. Stubbs, took place on Tuesday at Chester
Cathedral, which was crowded. The mayor had in-
vited the clergy, the members of the corporation, and
a number of other guests to a luncheon at the Town-
hall previous to the ceremony The mayor, in the
name of himself, the citizens, and those present,
offered the new bishop their warmest welcome and
congratulations, which Bishop Stubbs briefly acknow-
ledged. From the Town-hall a procession was
made to the cathedral, about 300 clergy
taking part in the proceedings. An hour and a half
before the ceremony the cathedral was filled with
people anxious to witness the ceremony. The diocesan
clergy entered the great west door and took their
places in the choir, followed by the Chester Volun-
teers, and the mayor and members of the corporation
in their rDbes. The bishop, accompanied by his chap-
lains, came next, and was received at the west door
by the dear, and there the Diocesan Registrar read
the Queen's mandate. The procession, which included
the Archdeacons of Chester and Macclesfield, the
canons, the King's scholars, the cathedral choir, and
the bishop, moved forward to the chair, where the
ceramony of enthronement was performed by the
dean. The service was sung to Hopkins in A. The
musical programme was very full, and included the
anthem of Gounod, "Send out Thy light." Dean
Howson preached the sermon, the service concluding
with the Hallelujah Chorus from Beethoven's " Mount
of Olives."
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-06-28

EXTRAORDINARY CONDUCT OF BOYS.

In London, on Saturday, at the Lambeth Police-
court, Stephen Murphy, nine, living in Woodbine-
place, Bongo, was charged with being concerned with
George Steeden, aged nine (now under remand),
living in Maple-road, Penge, in assaulting a child
named Henry Douglass, three and a half years old,
by putting him into a dustbin at Laurel-grove, Penge,
thereby endangering his life. There was a further
charge against the prisoners with setting fire to the
house, 4,.°Limetree-avenue, an unoccupied dwelling-
house, and doing damage to the extent of between £2
and £3. According to the evidence it appeared that
the prisoners got hold of the child Douglass (a very
intelligent little fellow), took him to the garden of an
unoccupied house, and then put him in a dustbin,
which was some four or five feet deep. They closed
the lid upon the child, threw bricks upon him,
and secured the lid of the dustbin, so as
to prevent his getting out. That was about
five o'clock in the evening, and it was not until one
o'clock on the following day that the poor child
was found, and this in consequence of a third boy
having heard what the prisoners had done and giving
information to the child's friends. Steeden, in
imparting the secret to the third boy, said it was their
intention to keep the child in the bin until he was
dead, and they would get a reward for the recovery of
the body. It was shown that the child had been
imprisoned in the dustbin for upwards of twenty
hours, and had been without food or drink for quite
twenty-four hours. Detective Blackwell made in-
quiries and traced the prisoners, who did not deny the
charge. It was afterwards ascertained that they had
gone together to an unoccupied house, 4, Limetree-
avenue, and having made an entrance collected a heap
of paper and rubbish on the door of the kitchen, and
poured on some paraffin oil, and then set fire to it.
Fortunately, shortly afterwards, the fire was dis-
covered by a lady living next door, and assistance being
called, the fire was subdued. Some .E 2 and .E 3
damage was done by the fire. The prisoners, when
questioned by the magistrate, put the blame upon each
. other. The magistrate remanded the case that
further inquiries might be made by the police. The
, prisoners were sent to the worklicuse.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-06-28

BAG LEY.

STOCK SALE.—At th.ir Ny: e!ily sala on Monia,y
ssrs. Oates, Perms and Wooldridge again
had a capital supply of all classes of stock. The
sale comp tied 60 head of c ,tt.e, 403 sheep and
lambs, 156 p.gi, and J 3 c Ives. With a good com-
pany of buyen prices were firm at abov, late )ates,
beef being if anything n shade dearer. Fat bullocks
made as high as £24 I.:s, cows £24, sheap 675,
47s 6d, calves ..t6 ;313 01, store p.g.i from 17s
to 48s.

A recent writer in ou" local Pire7i hal wis-ly
obsrved that "one of the follies of the age is to buy
dear Wines and Spirits." Another folly is to
supp)se that buying from those who make the
argest return of duty is buying them in the
cheapest market.
The Merchant who pays duty
upon thousands of gallons pays in exact proportion
to the retailer ekaring a single cask, A great profit
must be gained to cover enormous expenses of large
business premises, cost of advertising, and an
allowance of profit to the Agent, greater in
many instances than taken by them in the respect-
ab 0 Merchant. To bny cheap is to buy where but
01.0 profit is made, and we cannot better illustrate
our argument than by pointing out the way in
which our townsmen, Messrs. J. itutland and Son, of
63, High-st, have opened up the trade. We have
no hesitation in saying, that 25 per cent, is now
raved by their bringing the producer and the con-
umer together, over the pl ices paid a iew years
ago, and a trial will fully bear out our assertions
, Dudley Herald, December 24th, 1881.
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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-06-28

THE FRANCHISE BILL.

The House then resumed the consideration of the
report of the Franchise Bill, which was completed at
five o'clock. Several amendments were made at the in-
stance of the Lord Advocate and the Solicitor-General
for Ireland to make the bill applicable to the sister
kingdoms, and the third reading was fixed for
Thursday.

THE MEDICAL ACT AMENDMENT BILL.

Mr. Mundella moved the second reading of the
Medical Act Amendment Bill, which had come down
from the House of Lords. The main features of the
bill, which is founded on the recommendations of the
Royal Commission of 1881, are the establishment of
uniformity of qualification for the profession, equal
rights of practice, direct representation on the Medical
Council, and the registration of qualified practitioners.
Sir L. Playfair discussed the subject of medical edu-
cation and examination, and supported the bill as an
important advance in the dignity and efficiency of the
medical profession.
Colonel King-Harman and Mr. J. Campbell inti-
mated their intention to propose amendments in com-
mittee for securing the position of the Irish and Scotch
bodies; Mr. Bryce and Mr. Gibson accepted the prin-
ciple of the measure; and Mr. Gray spoke against the
bill until the hour for adjournment arrived.
The Summary Jurisdiction (Repeal, &c.) Bill was
read a third time.

At the Evening Sitting the House was counted out
before any business was done.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-06-28

IMPEr TAL PARLIAMENT,

In the HOUSE or LORDS, June 23, the Royal assen
was given by Commission to some 34 bills, which had
passed both Houses. The greater number of them were
private bills.
Earl Granville laid on the table papers on the sub-
ject of the negotiations with the other Powers of
Europe with respect to the approaching Conference on
Egyptian affairs. The noble lord made a statement as
to the agreement come to with France and the objects
of the Conference, similar to that mule by the Prime
Minister in the other House. _ _

The Marquis of Salisbury expressed his intention to
refrain for the present from any critical examination of
the? grave matters contained in the papers, but wished
to know whether there were any other arrangements
with France or any further concessions not alluded to
in those documents.
Earl Granville replied in the negative.
The Fisheries (Ireland) Bill was read a second
time.

Lord Carlingford, in reply to Lord Brabourne, stated
that the Lord Lieutenant had prohibited a Loyalist
meeting at Newry, on the ground that it would be un-
safe to allow it to be held at the same time and place
as a meeting of the Nationalist party.
In the course of the discussion which ensued, the
Lord Chancellor defended the action of the Lord Lieu-
tenant as necessary for the preservation of the peace:
Having disposed of the other orders, their lordships
rose at ten minutes to eight o'clock.

In the Housz or CommNs Major-General Fitzwygram
took the oath and his seat for South Hkmpshire, in the
room of Lord Henry Scott, retired. Sir J. Ellis took
the oath and his seat for Mid-Surrey, in the room of Sir
H. Peek, retired.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-06-28

DR. SCOTT'S BILIOUS and LIVER PILLS
are wrapped in a square green package.
Prepared only by W. LAMBERT 173. Seymour-placell
London. W., fa Imes.
,ls ad and 28 9d. ; and f3oldbY al
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-06-28

HOME, FOREIGN, AND COLONIAL.

A SHIP STRUCK BY LIGHTNING AND BURNED.—Claptain M'Cann, master of the Derry barque Village Belle,
arrived in port on Sunday evening from Baltimore. He
reports having eight sailors on board belonging to the
Spanish ship Angeleta, from New Orleans to Barcelona,
which was struck by lightning and set on fire. The
crew, consisting of nineteen men, were taken off by the
Italian barque Pipalarno, and eight of these were trans-
ferred to the Village Belle. The Angeleta, when last
seen, was burning to the water's edge and completely
dismasted, lying in the track of eastward-bound
vessels.
THE GERMAN CUIRASSIERS.—On Saturday the famous
band of the 7th German Cuirassiers, with their band-
master, Herr Gruinert, who have been recently playing
at the International Health Exhibition, paid a visit to
the City and saw the Royal Exchange, St. Paul's, Guild-
hall, and finally the Mansion House, where they were
received by the Lord Mayor, who expressed the pleasure
it gave him to welcome them on the birthday of their
colonel, the Duke of Saxe Coburg and Gotha, and
trusted that their stay in London had been a pleasant
one. The bandmaster tendered their acknowledgments,
and said their visit to the Lord Mayor of London would
be long remembered. After partaking of refreshments
the band left for the Agricultural Hall, their fine hand-
some appearance in the white uniform, with glittering
cuirass, of their regiment exciting considerable interest
as they passed through the streets of the City.
THE MANCHESTER Snip CJANAL.—One of the largest
gatherings held in.
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of
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trades
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Unionists
the
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place on Saturday at Pomona-gardens in support of the
andship
Salford canal
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industrial classes generally of the district. V-aproliarceers
seost,oincas.tesTwagormeeneitningpslawcienrge
held, the
one attendancei.npemenata
and the other in the Agricultural Hall, identical resolu-
tions being passed at both. The principal resolution
was one thanking the chairman and members of the
provisional committee for their untiring energy and
their successful efforts in establishing before the Com-
mittee of the House of Lords the necessity and advan-
tage of connecting Manchester, Salford, and the district
with the sea by means of a ship canal. At the same
time the provisional committee were urged to press
forvgd the finkenie to tsAnsl completion.

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-06-28

YEOMANRY AT H ARTLEBURY.

On Wednesday afternoon the shooting by the
Worcestershire Yeomanry Cavalry for the regi.
mental challenge trophy cutimenired, This is a
magnificent. piece of plate, presented by the officers
of the r'gimerit for competition among the troops.
The conditions are that it is to be competed for
annually be eight men front each troop, and to be
ret,ined for the year by the captain of the troop
making the largest. aggregate score' the distances
being 200, 400, and 500 yards. Th..; best shot of the
winning squad receives a prize or money to the
value of £5, the second £3, and the third £2 ; and
the other live men £1 each. In addition the man
who makes the largest aggregate score, whether in
the winning squad or not, receives the Cidond's
prize -a cup of the value of AYO". On Wednesday
the follow:ng eight troops lompeted:—Tardehigge,
King's Norton, Worcesier, Ducliey, Droitwich, two
tro-ps from Upton and Stourbridge. The shooting
sq I,d of rho St.nnbridge troop were the last to go
to the shooting ground, and it is stated that they
we! e ;.I.l!,ject to perisistent annoyance by some of the
previous competitors to such an extent that they at
last declined to continue firing, and withdrew from
the competition. There will probably be some
official complaint on the subject of the annoyance
tray were subjected to. •
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-06-28

ROXAVOE AND MIALITY.

In London,. on Saturday, at the -Vow .street Police-
:court, Mr. DovetomSmyth, solicitor, made an applica-
tion under the Matrimonial Causes tot, for an order
to protect the property and earning:: of a lady who
had. married under romantic circumstances ;yid had
since been deserted Iy her husband. It was stated
that the lady referred-to was the granddaughter of a
-well-known baronet, now deceased, who, !lad occupied
high position in the lioyal Navy, and:slad brought
!his name into prominence on account of his inven-
rtians. It appeared that the lady, on Wii3se behalf
tthe application was made,, had private proFrty in her
.ownright asrl had reces'cly contracted G., marriage
with a young-elan employed by her father as coach-
Snap. The marriage turned out to be an ',unhappy
one, and ,it vt,is alleged tot the husband, having
possessed himseif of the greater portion of hit: wife's
property, subjected her to systematic ill-treatment,
and subsequently deserted her without having con-
tributted-anything towards her pport. It was stated
that prereee.dings we,:e pending for assault, but in the
meantime protection was sought for on account of -the
annoyance eaused, to the lady on the occasion of as
accidental meeting with her husband. Mr. inower.:2
granted the AteessaFy,order.

TES Strom TLtD IN Thum:TT-Y.3 Pernambuco
correspondent a the Dinrs writing on the 28th of
May, says "Entries of sugar since owe last foot up
28,996 bags; the total receipts from the,commence-
naent of the present yield to date amount-t 9 2,114,963
'bags, which shows a slight excess on ,t4e crop of
1881-82. A moderate demand for whites ani superior
niuseovados for the River Este and ciouthern
Brazalian ports. For Mawavinhoz, No. 14 D. 8., 2400
rem were asked, but this figare was above exporters'
ews,And no business ensued. The demand for
Aliment to Liverpool has continued ,and we have to
record sundry sales of clayed FernaMs, mixed ditto,
L nd
1800, a good Aeiricano at respectively rels6pseoetriveei,liy lA9sol...torge2oobuos,iln7e6osx
and 600
has been effected in Maceio sugars for shipment to
Liverpool, about X)00 tons having changed hands at
-1850 !els. After 1.4. e. engagements for the Mariner
steamer nave been bilfilled, the total amount of
mascovado sugar left in packers' hands for sole will
not exceed 10,000 bags, and there can be btlt very
rtWo 44 on the est&tee to collie forward."
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-06-28

THE SALVATION ARMY.

The Salvation Army have opened a five days' coun-
cil of war in Sheffield, attended by General and Mrs.
Booth, Colonel Bollington Booth, the Misses Booth,
Charlesworth, representatives of foreign countries,
and about 400 majors, captains, and lieutenants from
the Yorkshire, Lancashire, and Notts divisions. In
January, 1882, the procession in connection with a
council of war held at Sheffield was violently attacked,
and one man riding on horseback was so injured that
he has never recovered from the effects of the attack
made on him. The officers of the army assert that
nothing could so perfectly demonstrate the progress
the organisation has made in gaining the hearts of the
common people as the fact that when they desired to
hold another great council of war in the centre of the
country, Sheffield was chosen as the most likely place
to hold it in. Three large meetings were held in the
Albert Hall on Sunday, at one of which General
Booth spoke. He said the main object of the Salva-
tion Army, with all its music and processions and
eccentricities, was the regeneration of the world. He
wanted it to be known„far and near that the purpose
of all these contrivances, and methods, and marches
was to get at the people. The details of the army
organisation, about which so much was said, might
come and go just as they happened to help on the
movement. They had taken them up because they
proved useful, and perhaps next year they would lay
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for them, but they did not enjoy the brickbats flung
at them. The object of his life was the salvation of
men, and he would change his condition with no man
living, and he would back the purpose of his life
against that of anybody.

A singular scene was witnessed at Aldershot on
Saturday evening in connection with the local corps
of the Salvation Army. About a fortnight ago the
"captain" was fined for creating an obstruction in the
streets, and, refusing to pay the fine, was sentenced to
fourteen days' imprisonment. He was liberated from
Winchester Gaol on Saturday morning and arrived at
Aldershot in the evening. A brass band,led by a number df
Salvationists dressed in uniform, with banners flying,
and folloired by some thousands of spectators, met
the "captain," vvho, as soon as he made his appear-
ance, dressed in-scarlet, with a helmet of similar hue,
was received with-cheers and the waving of banners
and handkerchiefs. He was then tounted on a
white horse, and, with his corps, paraded the town.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-06-28

SCARE AT ALDERSHOT.

Shortly after midday on Tuesday an outbreak of fire
,was noticed in close proximity to the powder magazine,
situated on a hill near the South Camp at Aldershot.
The report at once spread that the magazine was on
fire. Immediately the outbreak was noticed the
bugles sounded the fire call, and afterwards the
assembly, when, despite the alarm which was felt, the
men of the different regiments in camp fell in in the
most orderly manner. From Church plateau, where
the 3rd Battalion of the Middlesex Regiment are en-
camped, the fire seemed to be in rear of and threaten-
ing the magazine. A company of this regiment was
at once despatched to the fire at the double, halting
only to provide themselves with axes, &c. On arrival
at the fire, which had by this time assumed alarming
proportions, it was found that a very large area of
furze had become involved. The men, therefore,
encouraged by their officers, at once set to work with
a will, and soon succeeded in arresting the progress of
the flames.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-06-28

A FATME. FIGHT.

On Tuesday an inquest was held at Birmingham
on the body of Thomas Scrannage, a glassblower,
who died in the hospital on Friday in last week.
It appeared that the deceased and a man named
Steel were drinking together at a .public-house, when
a quarrel arose between them about a cigar, which re-
sulted in a stand-up fight. In the course of the
scuffle the deceased, who was intoxicated, fell to the
ground with the back of his head on the kerb, and
Steel on the top of him. He 'was taken up insensible,
and died ,on Friday last. The medical evidence was
to the effect that death resulted from fracture of the
skull, accompanied by inflammation of the membrane
of the brain, and the jury returned a verdict of " Acci-
dental-death."

Steel was subsequently brought before the Birming-
ham stipendiary magistrate, charged with violently
assaulting Serannage, and remanded.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-06-28

HALESOWEN.

VIOLATIONS OF THE CONTAGIOUS DISEASES
(ANIMALS) Acr.—At the Police Court, on Tuesday,
before Messrs. E. Gem and H. T. Hickman, Wm.
Green, fauntr, Webb's Green, was summoned
under the above Act for causing 63 sheep to be
removed from Perry Barr to Halesowen without a
removal license, and Matthew Weston, a servant,
was summoned for conveying the animals. Police
constable .H.etheridge proved that on the 18th inst.
he saw the animals removed out of one county into
the other. Defendants pleaded ignorance of the
Act of Parliament. The Bench fined each of the
defendants lOs and costs. Philip Crump and
George Williams, butchers, Blackheath, were each
ordered to pay the costs for removing seven sheep
from Blackheath to Long Lane without a removal
license.—Thomas Pargeter Jones, farmer, Hail-
stone, Rowley Regis, was fined lOs and CoSIS for
allowing et ven beasts to be removed from the
Broadacres to Haleeowen without a removal license.
M UIiDEROUS ASSAULT.—Thomas Cook, farmer, of
Romsley, was fined 403 and costs; in default two
months' imprisonment, for assaulting John Davis,
gamekeeper, and for refusing to quit a public house
wlatrn in a drunken state. Defendant entered a

licensed house and committed a murderous assanl
on Davis without pruvocation. He was shockingly
injured about the face. and was unable to take food
for a week. His hand was injured, and he was die-
abled from work.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-06-28

THE DYNAMITE OUTRAGES.

On Monday, an Irishman named George Johnson,
otherwise Macdonell, was remanded at Ely on his
own confession of being an accomplice in the dyna-
mite outrages in London. On the previous Friday
afternoon he applied at the Ely Police-station for a
ticket to admit him to the workhouse for a night's
lodging, and among the placards hanging up in the
station was one offering £2OOO reward for the
apprehension of the persons concerned in the dyna-
mite outrages at the London railway stations.
He was supplied with a ticket, but about twelve
o'clock on Saturday he returned to the station
and asked to see the head constable, as
he wished to make a statement respecting the dm;
mitardi. imp* Ohl9f-eowitablelth took a
h'
15stfLttprnen_t,':'111ua Ina-Ving been read over to him he
‘..griect it. In it he admitted that he was one of the
men who left the dynamite at Victoria Station on
February 26th last. On Monday morning a commu-
nication was received from Superintendent William-
son, asking to have the prisoner detained for further
inquiry. He was accordingly taken before two magis-
trates and remanded. Before the magistrates he
said: "I admit I was with the party, but I took no
actual part in it, but I know who did" On being
told that he was remanded to Cambridge, the pri-
soner said: "I beg your pardon. I hope you will not.
send me there, as I am too well known there, espe-
cially in prison. It will endanger my life to be sent
there."
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-06-28

THE ROYAL CHURCH AT KEW.

The enlargement of the parish church of St. Anne,
Kew, in which the Duke of Cambridge has taken the
warmest interest, has just been completed, at a cost
of about £5OOO, the subscriptions including handsome
sums from his Royal Highness and other members of
the Royal Family. The old fabric, in which George
111. and his family were accustomed to worship, and
on the roof of which the Royal flag-staff is still pre-
served as a memento of ,departed glory, was conse-
crated 170 years ago, in the reign of Queen Anne
(who gave £lOO and a piece of ground 100 ft.
square for its erection)., and has been
twice previously enlarged. The latest im-
provements suggested included the erection of a
Ilhancel and chancel aisles, clergy and choir vestries,
a south porch and north transept, and giving a total
accommodation for 740 persons against 455 pre-
viously. The scheme also included reseating the
church throughout, the raising of the nave ceiling,
and the removing and rebnilding of the family
mausoleum of the Duke of Cambridge in the east
end, which was made an essential requirement. These
additions have now beenearned out, with the exception
of the traagept and vestries, almost doubling
internal area of the church. The old organ, on which
George 111. is said to have played, ie replaaed by a
rule modern imtrument
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-06-28

LEQTURES AT THE HEALTH
EXHIBITION.

On Tuesday, at the International Health Exhibi-
tion, the Hon. Lewis Wingfield delivered a lecture on
the subject of "The History of English Dress." Mr.
G. A. Sala occupying the chair. The lecturer ob-
served that in ear y times colours being rather scarce,
the principal varieties of dress 'consisted in ringing
the changes on tight and loose, long and short, many
of the garments in very early use being similar in
shape to those in use to-day. The lecture was illus-
trated by diagrams, showing the costumes in vogue at
different periods Boadicer, Hengist, &c., were
represented. The use of stays was shown to be of
very early date, and a model of Queen Eleanor's
corset of steel was exhibited, looking more like a piece
cf armour than an article of dress. The begin-
ning of the 16th century was the time when the
direct ancestors of our present garments had their
birth; and James I. introduced a new hat which
developed later into a cavalier hat and afterwards
became diminished into the modern "wide awake."
The flat brim and tapering crown of this hat was
quito a new departure, and its origin was traced to
Spain, whence it was introduced into France by the
League and known as the "Chapeau Heßri Qu.atre."
The hoop dated from Queen Elizabeth, when it was
known as the farthingale; the use of false hair was
also commented upon at considerable length, and the
" macearoni's " formed the subject of the last diagram
exhibited. The lecture concluded with a few remarks
on modern costumes.

Mr. T. Pridgin Teale afterwards gave a lecture on
" Ileai thy Homes," Mr. F. S. Powell occupying thechair.
A number of diagrams adorned the walls of the room,
being enlargements of illustrations in the lecturer's books
on the same subject, showinc, some of the most , com-
mon and glaring defects in house drainage and,venti-
lation, and the means by which they might be detected
and remedied. The lecturer went through thevarious
sanitary arrangements of houses, sinks, baths, lava-
tories, closets, and water cisterns, and pointed out the
right and wrong methods of dealing with each, the
principal points insisted on being the importance of
disconnecting the house from the sewer, and taking
every soil and waste pipe as quickly as possible out of
the house. The lecture concluded with some obser-
vations on the importance of a pure water supply, on
good ventilation in dwelling houses, and on the
economy of fuel.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-06-28

THE STOURBRIDGE OBSERVER.

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mitted the oTence complained of. A man then came
up and drove prioner away. Sh-? made a corn 1
plaint to m-,ther. Jesse Hart said that on the
ahov,. date at about a'C-past fire he was I,oking
acro.—i the fl •ble at thc., back of ii e Lye Cluircl. He
saw prisoi.er sitting near the fro ; a h. Ile saw
prii.o7ier pulling the girl ou the to., of him. IL
watci.ed pi isoner for a quarter-cf....in-hour. He then
passel by him and saw prisoner's dress disarronged.
lie CllOl the attention of John Pea, son to prisoner.
They both wato!)ed him and s'lv prisoner tossitu
and t end j s the 01 about. He afterwards saw
ne.r ate Lul ti e girl. John Pearson gave cor-
robc'rdive pvident.e. Olive Pares (mother), sa'd
that frc in information recoived she welt in se xrch of
, her d,uAter at ab, ut 6 o'clock, on the 25th inst.
The child was eying whn she met he by the Lye
Churdi lad male a complaint about illtreatmel t.
Dr. 11. Emit said that on the 25th lust, the girl
was br, ught to him. He examined her but found
, no bruisel. P C. Brtzanr ai that he appre); end ed
priscner anl c•harge,..l him with aFsaultiug Elizabeth
Park:s-, Cat af!e.no; n, to witch he said "It's all
false." I riaOier \Vi.E3 committed to the Quarter
Is
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-06-28

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THE IRON TRADE.

Wolverhampton, Wednesday,

The tone of the market was again of a quiet
character, and business was restricted. The works
sre, however, reported to be moderately well occu-
pied, and in some instances there are establishments
with sufficient orders in hand to keep them going
nver tiirensuing month. Current dates are chiefly
kr early consumption. Except for marked bar
iron prices are very weak, and fluctuate quite as
irrich as they have done for some time past; indeed
RA regards common bars, hoops and sheets, the
quotavions seem if anything to vary more than ever.
C,:nirnon bars are selling at bon' £5 15s. to .4:6 Ins.
according to quality, and .heeta of single gauge
average about £7 7s. 6d, some sales havin.,, been
effected at £7 ss. Girder imn is a little more active,
but there is scarcely anything doing in boiler plates
or other heavy sections. The sellers of pigs report
business as exceedingly flat, and prices are a shade
weaker. A fairly good medium local pig was
offered tn—day at .22 2s. 6d. Agents of North-
smptonshire and Derbyshire metals still quote at
455. to 475. 6d., though they are doing but a small
buginess at these figures Puddling minerals are
in demand, and some good forvraid contracts for
ft.rge coal are offered at current prices. There is
only little doing in slack. A meeting t.f the Co.:a
Trade will be held in Birmingham to-mcrrow
gnursday) to consider the wages question,
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-06-28

THROWING CHILDREN INTO THE
WATER,

At I.lle Middlesex &seam?. on Tuesday, Ellen
Wilsou, 32, was indicted for assaulting William
Fisher and William Murphy, two children of tender
age, with intent to de some grievous bodily harm.
There were other coutr.;s varying the offence.
It appeared from ele evidence of Laura Robinson,
a nurse, that on the 21st of May she was in the
Regent's-park, having charge of two children in a
perambulator, -a-r.cl whilst there she saw the prisoner
lying at full length upon one of the seats. For some
moments sin (witness) was looking at a young lady
who was sbetzhing, and while doing so she saw two
little boys 'playing with some bits of wood that
were ftoralng in the ornamental water. About this
time two bigger boys came along and threw
stones ;tt the prisoner, who was still lying on
seat, :eta then they ran away. The other little boys
were ;rot near at the time, nor had they tivown any
stones at her. The prisoner got up from the seat and
ashtd witness who had thrown the stones at her, and
she replied that it was some boys who had run
aw.ny. The prisoner then went up to the two little
boys, pushed them into the water, and then deliberately
valked away. The water at the place was three feet
nine inches deep. The eldest boy was in the water
about three feet from the side, but the younger little
boy was being carried out by the current into deep
water. The two children were of the respective ages
of four and seven, and had not been near the pri-
soner. Frederick Parker said he vas in the Regent's-
park on the 21st of May, and when he was near a
lady who was painting a picture, his attention was
drawn to the prisoner, whom he saw push the two
children into the water. He immediately jumped into
the water, whith reached up to his chest, and suc-
ceeded in pulling out the .children. The youngest
child was floating into deep water. Afterthe prisoner
had pushed the children into the water she walked
away, but he followed her until he met with a con-
stable, and gave her into custody. The jury found the
prisoner guilty. The Assistant .Judge sentenced the
prisoner to be imprisoned and kept to hard labour for
a period of three months. The foreman of the jury
said it was the wish of his brother jurymen that some
consideration should be given to the witness Parker
for his truly brave and meritorious conduct in rescuing
these children from the water. The Assistant Judge
said he had a similar presentment from the grand
Jury, with which he concurred; but as this case was
one of misdemeanour and not one of felony he was
unable to order this witness to receive a substantial
reward, which he should have done for his conduct.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-06-28

A LIGHTSHIP RUN DOWN.

On Saturday morning the captain and crew of the
Girdler lightship were landed at Dover about half-
half-past five from the screw steamer Indus, their
vessel having been run down during the night. It
appears that the Indus, a vessel of some 1800 or 2000
tons, left the Thames and was proceeding on her
passage to Sydney, having on board 400 passengers.
All went well until shortly before midnight, when the
vessel ran into the lightship in the Prince's Channel.
The collision seems to be quite unaccounted for, and the
pilot who waslanded with the crew also appeared unable
to give any information as to how the vessels came in
collision with each other. The crew of the lightship state
that the usual precautions and look-out were kept
on board their vessel. Some of the crew had a very
narrow escape. Seeing that the approaching steamer
was bearing down on thorn' they prepared to save
themselves by jumping on board, and succeeded in
saving their lives by clambering over the steamers
bows while the vessels remained in contact with each
other. The lightship is stated to have sunk within
three minutes after the collision. The crew were
brought on to Dover and landed and taken to the
Sailors' Home, whence they were afterwards forwarded
to London. The steamer was not damaged, and pro-
ceeded on her voyage. Until the passengers could be
assured of the .nature of the collision considerahle
excitement is said to have prevailed on board the
Indus. The crew of the lightship numbered seven
hands all told.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-06-28

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-06-28

THE SOUDAN.

In the noun or d-o-mioNs the Marquis of Harting-
ton stated, in reply to Mr. Ashmead-Bartlett, that a
battalion of British infantry had ltft Assiout for
Assouan, as the tribes were becoming troublesome, to
give confidence and support to the Egyptian troops. It
was believed that the garrison at Berber had either
been taken or had surrendered, but the report of its
massacre had not been confirmed. With respect to
General Gordon and the garrison of Khartoum, the
Government were not in possession of any information
beyond that which had already been laid before the
House.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-06-28

THE -GIRLS' FRIENDLY SOCIETY.

On Friday in last week the hon. secretaries of the
various branches of the Girls' Friendly Society in
England and Wales held their annual meeting at 7,
St. James's-square, London (by kind permission of
Lord and Lady Egerton). There were about 250
present. Lady Grey, President of the Society, was in
the chair. The report, which was read by Miss
Wright (secretary), showed that the society is steadily
growing in numbers, there being an increase during
the past year of 11,904 members, 2008 associates,
and 68 branches. The total number of its
members is 104,499. Canon Nisbet gave the open-
ing address. Ile said he had been appointed
by the Bishop of London to inquire how far young
women were cared for in large houses of busi-
ness. The result of these inquiries was most satis-
tory. "In all cases," said the Canon, "I was kindly
and courteously received, and found that there was a
considerable latent force of interest in the subject on
the part of the employers, and although they look well
after the social, moral, and even religious status of
those living under their roof, they acknowledge there
remains much to be done for those living outside. In
one house the doctor called every morning in case any-
one was ill; in others their were lectures, classes,
and amusements, and great care is even taken
in some places as to the books they read. One em-
ployer told me he made it a standing rule that none
were to be brought into the establshraent
without his sanction, and if he found any
he felt at liberty to destroy them. The head of the
shop seemed to look upon himself as the father of a
huge family; but where 100 young women are
employed under his roof 500 hands live outside,
they don't know where. These may be divided into
three classes—(a), Those who live with their families;
(b), those who live in the homes provided for young
women; (c), those who have to find lodgings any-
where, and these he told me are the ones who want
looking after. It is terrible to think of the large
numbers in various houses of business who come under
this last class."

Several papers were read during the proceedings,
which occupied the greater part of the day.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-06-28

DUDLEY.

AN UNRULY CUSTOISEEL—At the Police Court on
Wednesday, b-lore George Bagott and George
Thouipsor, m a N"cklin (23), lime stone
mm r, Wellin t 1 cad, wa elptrged with beng
drunk nd dis,nckily luSteil, d--,itreot, on the 23rd
instant., with being uilty of diwTderly conduct in
the King and Queen Inn, in refusing to quit the
premises when requested to do so, and further with
ma rating Wm. Kimberley, the landlord.—On Mon-
day night the defendant went into the King and
Queen under the influence of drink, and used bad
language. The land! rd asked him ogo out, but
h refused, and the landlord then tried to turn him
• out. A wruggle ensued, and Kimberley was
knocked down and kicked while on the ground by
the defendant. Later on P.C. Reeve found the
defendant strolling about Stafford-street, using
most disgustirg language.—He was fined 12s. 6d.
and costs, or 21 days' hard labour.

THE RATING OF THE SALVATION ARMY BARRACKS.
—Mr. Hcoper applied for a further adjournment
of the efts in which the lessees of the salvation
Army Barracks, in New Street, were summoned
for non payment of poor-rates. A test case was
coming on at the next Quarter Sessi,ms of the
county of Worcester, in which the same principle
wai involved, and his clients and the rating
authorities were willing to he bound by the decision
arrived at —The case was adjourned for two
months with the consent of the vestry clerk.
A DISHONEST EMPLOYEE.—Thomas Madeley (30)
carter, was charged with stealing 100 lbs of bagg-
ing, the property of his master, Enoch Baker,
fruiterer, Stone-street. —Mr. Ward defended.—lt
was alleged that the prisoner took the above quantity
of old potato sacks, and sold them for 2s lid, to
Maria Powell, marine store dealer, Stafford-street,
last Thursday. When arrested the prisoner said
he had the permission of his master's son to take
the bagding, and when at the police station he said
"If I had wanted to make a thief of myself I could
have taken things off the waggon."—John Baker,
son of the prosecutor, however, stated that the old
bagging was the perquisite ;of his brother Emelt,
who, being called, deniA that he told prisoner to
"mike the best" of the old ba3ks.—Prisoner, :who
had been previously convicted, was fined 255. ; in
dn-fault, 14 days.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-06-28

SINGULAR SUICIDE,

In London, on Tuesday, Mr. George Collier,
deputy coroner, held an inquest at the Elephant and
Castle Tavern, Victoria-park-road, on the body, of
Edward Oscar Holbrook, aged 25, a cellarmari. Air.
Richard Wyeth Holbrook, warehouseman, 27, Sidney-
terrace, Hackney, stated that the deceased was his
brother, and that they lived together. When he went
to bed on Friday night-the deceased seemed to be
very cheerful, and did not complain of anything,
although he was always very reserved. Deceased was
to have been married on the following day. When
witness awoke at seven o'clock on Saturday morning
he missed the deceased, and on getting up and
going downstairs he found him hanging by the
neck from the banisters of the staircase, in front
'of their bedroom door. He was quite dead, and
witness called for assistance and cut the body down.
Witness was not aware of anything that might have
led his brother to commit suicide, as he was in good i
circumstances, and was n the employ of Messrs.
Burne and Garner, of Leadenhall-street, who were
well satisfied with his conduct, and gave him an ex-
cellent character. Deceased seemed to be well pleased
at the idea of getting married. Their mother died
insane, and their eldestsister was confined in a lunatic
asylum at the present time. He had no reason to sus-
pect that the mind of his brother was affected, and he
was unable to account for the suicide. Some further
evidence of a formal character having been given the
jury returned a verdict ,of ." Temporary insanity."