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The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-11-15

THE MARKETS.

MARK-LANE.
Quietness has prevailed at Mark-lane. Dealings were
only from hand to mouth, and the tendency was in favour
of buyers. Fair supplies of produce were on offor. The
inquiry for English wheat was limited, and prices were
about 6d easier. Transactions in foreign wheat were
restricted, with prices tending in buyers' favour. xs
regards flour, the inquiry was restricted, and prices were
weak, country sorts being about 6d lower on the week. A
small business was passing in barley. Malt ng produce
was fairly steady. tirinding was dull and drooping. The
maize trade was quiet, without change. Oats were dull,
and 3d lower on the week. Beans were dull. Italian, 'l6O
to 275; Egyptian, 26s to 29s per 4801 b. Very littler
assing in peas. White Canadian, 30s to 31s per 5041 b.
Egyptian lentils, 25s to 26s per 5041 h.

METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET.
The total imports of foreign stock into London last week
amounted to 12541 head. In the corresponding period
last year we received 15,084; in 1882, 14,442. in 1881.11,895 ;
in 1880, 10,560; in 1879, 22,717; in 1878, l 3,00; and in 1877,
14,644 head, At Southampton were received 39 beasts
from Jersey and Guernsey, and 50 beasts from Oporto;
01, 136 beasts from Boston, and 677 beasts
from Montreal. The cattle trade is quiet,
with no particular feature. The tone is not strong, and.
supplies offering are equal to the demand.' A moderate
and 1274 a li:ern
number of English beasts came to hand. Throughout a
good inquiry prevailed, prices remaining about the same as
last we,eir. The best Soots and crosses realised sstd to
is 10d per 81b. Foreign beasts, of which a small number
was offered, changed hands quietly at late prices. The
sheep pens were moderately well filled. The market was
dull, and prices were unaltered. ' The beet Downs and
half-breds realised Cs 44 to 68 64 per 81b. Calves and pigs-,
sold at late prices. Coarse and inferior beasts, 4s to 4s. Cs;
second quality ditto, 4s 64 to ss• prime large oxen, ''.ss 63
to is 8d ; ditto Soots, se., 5s 84 toss 10d- coarse and in-
ferior sheep, 5s to 58 6d;
68 ; prime coa.rse-woolled second quality ditto,' is 6d to,
ditto, 6s 2d to 6s 44; prime
Southdown ditto, 6s 44 to 6s 6d ; large coarse calves,
5s 64 to 5s 8d ; prime sMall ditto, 5s 84 to Cs; large hogs,
3s 6d to 4s ; neat small porkers, 48 to 4s 6d per 81b. to sink
758) • calves, 60 ;
the offal. Total supply : Beasts, 2550; sheep and lamb.,
pigs, 30. Foreign Beasts. 90; sheep
and iambs, 1640; calves, 10. From the midland and home
counties we received 1900 beasts, from Ireland 500, and
from Scotland 60.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-11-15

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-08-30

"FOR ASTHMA, BAY FEVEF , & CATARRH.

—Riazttoo's Cone %ea., employed under the higk est riled-
zcl aLctien in the ers, of he lat, Earl of Bescor,efield
Tn.- medicine fr(,m which his in &hip found most com-
hors 11.al T, lir f ae ktuero..'e Pow,hr. The fumes are
inba.cd by the i.at 011, and at o ce afford relief." Per
Um 4s. ,Solop.c6 J M. fauHARDS, 92 and 93,
Great Huesca Street, Lourton.
Et' kewei he beat for the toilet.
"Gr.T A hOT LE 'IO DA OF PERRY DAVb'
P;.l, KILIA It —lt inetuntly rehev( a and curza severe
acsicis.but. a. prLins. brutes, too:ha,he, heriJach.J p:Qn
iu the sloe, j..ints, arra iinb, au uturalg.c and rheume•
tie i shell tutet.:Kil) cries 5.1 mice coughs, sudden
colcas. cramp iiiKtutoach, colic, cbarrhoea, and tholtra
12AIN KILL' It is U e !pest bone ebold medicine
and has stecd the tot of 50 years. Any chemist can tup.
ply it at Is. lid and 2. lid.'
QUKRN Or BLVERAGlte..—liefr, sh'ng the weary, idiom-
latiug the litte lye, st,uthif g the ii.veiid, ehe ring the
semi—knits. 111 A alone ; uy its iutri-sic and excellent
quAtiee, " pales c,, e fire" of all ocher drinka.—A cup
s.f.ud tea is always weiemua, as proved by the fact that
6,4U0,0J0, (six million) rackets of Bornisasn's Pura Tea,
are sold every ear b) 4000 Aosta
I.4at of Agents :u ibis rocat_tb Btonrbridge:—Clarke
taiemiet, flip tweet ; Baker, .Chesust. Biel Street;
Mon a, Ib6, high ntreet.-11Lerity Bill, Rewlirgs,
shissaist —Kidderminster, Hewitt. 801 l Iting.—fialeg.
c.osii. Adams ellenaist.—Lys. Greenwood.
oloalry. Whits ehesuist.—Kiugawinford, Peeeton.—
Brevle Lame, Co liar, chamist.—birminAham , Bank*
1 Co. Bo Biage..Quarryllashe Waite, k bauble

itevios -To. Mertens:el—Au you broken in your
feat by a gel child suffering vrith the pain of cutting
tee:h ? Go at o:.ce to a eherniet -..rid ket a bottle of
YR& WINKAVB SOOTETI7O SillUP. It will relieve
the pour elder or inime4izaoly. It is perfectly barn:i-
lea and pleasant, to tkete, it produces natural,
quiet aleep, by relieving the cbild irons pain, and the
L4tie cherub awakes 'ISA bright as a button." It
a
soothes the child, it softens the gams allays all
pain relieves ' regulates the bowels; and is the
--`t. ki.ows , for dysentery an diarrhcea,
rhether an sing from teething or other causes. *Mrs.
iftnalow's .800thlog limp is sold by bisdicb4 dal=
opeowbsee 0 as. MA. mot botils. -

TOALE'B PENNYROYAL AND STEEL PILLS
FOR -FEMALES quickly correct all irregularities and
relieve the distressing symptoms a prevalent with the
ccx lams Is. lid. and 2s. 9d., of all Chemists. Sent
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* IWALE, Clenciat. liottingbaan
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-08-30

[" TIMMS " TELEGRAM.)
ON TH MIN RIVER, NEAR KINPAI,
Wednesday, 7 p.m,

Admiral Courbet has been engaged in
bombarding the Kinpai forts from s positiob
on the river above them this afternoon, ea-
filading the batteries with two of his vessels.
To-morrow he will probably attack the forts
with his full force of eight vessels inside aad
the ironclad outside. The fate of these forts
is certain. They are so constructed that
they cannot reply with a fire directed lip
the stream.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-08-30

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“FOR THE BLOOD 15 THE LIFE':

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WORLD-FAMED

IBLOOMMIXTUREI

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SHIN DISEASES, Erni,tions, Blotches, Ulcerated Sores
Legs Old S is, GI , Cape, ions
Sot, limpies,Vurtut s, Boils, CarLtuele,=,
Biii ma, S: ald }lends, ore Eyes, Er)Fipclas,.
It. f;i,eolora ions .1 :jt k ii,lltunours
and Di-e se s; of the ski oi ves.a• ever un eor
nuti.re, ore itcrally cattle out of the sy,ten, in it
short time b the use of thi- won 1 —famed ,:cdicire

THOUIANDS OF TESTIMONIALS FI:011 ALL PANTS.

West Ore' ard.-C0.., ntr• ..1 n. 6. 1883
It is with plea:tire I write to inform you , 1 rdy Cum to e
cure. I have been atilt ted fir six y, arts with n core, ex-
tending from my suk:es to my hips. After hsting been
tinder the ts oh( ad eCttOtt; in Cov.ntrs, trie,S numer-
ous advertists.. remedies alio( • bich I p ocured
a large I,ottie of 3o r tiio .1 Mixture. and sccersed gx,at
be ef;t direety I took it and ens happy io tell you tbet
one urge ono two Erz.nli loft es c nip ttely cured 1n.., suit
I have tot got a sole upon me. I sun Low able to walk
ib ut my cru ch and stick, whist: I base not bten utde
to ti, fr six scare. tu, an make La,: el my name unyhow
ytu like, sban .10 um I,
Yours truly, "JANE ITtnuEs."
1 31FORTANT ADV.( ETO L —Clearse thc iitiattd
-1.• • to. d ad.enciver you find its impuriti, E. horst- ug
through he kin in pimpl a erup iOT. r Sur s,
cleanse it wken :co, find it ob..' meted and sluggiaa
in tire-vc Its ; ciears,e it when it is foul, and Jour
let blips sill tel you w en. Keep to e pu,e,
and t c heal hot the si tells vali
As • u ixtnie a' 11 tiSlati. to the taste, and
y.ll'll:flied rte front fll” Mu, injurious to she mos
de Herb, 4,11,000 n of chhcr sex, th, Prupr e ors
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•-•d in So. the 2e C.' et ell und in Cos.:, c-ntsininr
six
tirLes e riu vtity, lls nflicient tn effects penman-
erst cure in the s v at majority ot !org-standing cases, t.yal
CI mists tend ate lieCi.nfe Vendors th vughout the
world. • r on jecep. of SO or 132 stamps, 1..5 tlo kropr at re
Tax lUSCOLZf 6.t 1.1• COITh Ma' Lava Couzi.7XY,
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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-08-30

IMPROVYATENTS IN PHOTOGRAPHY.

A meeting of the members of the Photographic
Club has been held at Anderton's Hotel, Fleet-street,
for the purpose of discussing recent discoveries in
photographic art. Mr. Dallas presided, and, in open-
ing the proceedings, said they had met to consider
how far the art could be advanceli by the recent dis-
coveries of photographic printing through the means
of coloured media. Under the system of printing
through plain white glass negatives they had to guard
against various difficulties. He then called on
various members to address the meeting. A number
of gentlemen gave their experience, and showed
certain well-executed, delicate specimens of outdoor
photography, which were printed through coloured
media, chiefly fine tissue paper of various tints, which,
being placed over the negative, guarded against photo-
graphs being made too dark by the too strong and
sudden action of the light in printing. Mr. 'Cowan
exhibited some fine views of Chingford. Mr. Well-
ington next exhibited a new dark slide box for out-
door work, which was rendered exceedingly light and
effective for the dry plate process by means of a
number of dark slides being formed with ready adap-
tations by means of divisions composed of vulcanized
ebonite, and which lie had patented during the week.
Mr. Dunmore exhibited specimens of printing through
coloured media at Hampstead. Mr. Hale exhibited
a newly-constructed camera, the advantages of which
were great lightness and ready adaptation for single
or stereoscopic views. It was arranged that a meet-
in" for experiments in printing lay coloured media
sh'ould take place between Highgate and Hampstead
on Saturday next. .; _
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-08-30

-I.IUF

"THE FINEST CITY IN THE WORLD."

Such is the description given to London by the
Spectator in an article which concludes thus : " For
our country cousins, who really must li,tvo had enough
of the country by the middle of August, there is
no tour which could open up such a mine of
sight-seoing and produce such a magazine of new
ideas as a visit to London. Even in its mere
Physical outward aspect, taken by itself in its
infinite variety of street and square, and park,
the abodes of labour and business, and politics,
and art, and pleasure, of hunger and satiety, it
is a marvellous place. But if the patriotic
Englishman wishes to feel his patriotism exalted and
justified, even where it is sometimes most depre-
ciated and condemned, let him take his stand on
Waterloo-bridge, not as Wordsworth did when he
pronounced on old Westminster-bridge that Earth
has not anything to show more fair,' at early elawn
only, but let him do so at any hour in the twenty-four,
and look east, to the swelling doine of St. Paul's, or
west, to the massy towers' of Westminster, or along
the green-outlined masses of the Embankment, or
across to the many-coloured spars and sails of the
clustering Thames lighters and bulky storehouses and
factories behind them, and if, not only for power and
movement, but for mere physical beauty, he does not
pronounce London to be the finest city in the world—
why, he is either very blind or very prejudiced."
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-08-30

HOLLOWAY'S PILLS.

Worlc4 Known—Wend Tried
Fur streng Laliing a iletnlitatcd tionstitutiou, the-c fills
are more ctlicaci.)us than any other medicine. Persons 01
a nervous habit uf body, and all who srei.sudering tram
weak digestive organs, r whose health hits nec..iee
de.rangeit ,rum whateve i cause, alioald lose no time in
givieg these Nils a fair rjal; their action is immediate,
beneficial, also tasting. restoring ordui health and vigor
n every ease.
For Disorders of the Liver, Stomach,
Kicineys, and bowels.
Tacse Purify:lla l'hie are confidently reccommended asthe
mist simple and cm tail, remedy for Indigestion, Flatulency
Acidity. Constipatiou, and all Dis,.rileis resulting from
disordered t'tornach or towels. They act as puritiers,
alternatives, mod strength tiers et the stumadi. Though
powerfuliy tonic and setista• tearly aperient, they are mild
n their operation and beneficial to the whole system
Weakness and Debillty-1\ ervous in iti.
bility and Low Spirits.
'the wnelessle effect exercised be these eduiirable Fan
over the Thood and Fluids eenerully. is like a chaining
dispelling lcw stirits and realm big cheerfulness. The
general aperient quallieb well fit them ter a drunee
medici •e, 9artieularly for females of t.,..ages and peited o
life. They quickly eject all imi.mities from toe s; sten;
and regulate every frtiction of the body, ivung aonaefull
one and energy to weat nd debilitat constituti. 71b.
Old Coughs, Colds and Asthmatic
Affections.
These pills, assisted in their 1:ctoil by zublang Hullos
Ointment very effe• turily twice a day on it Throatand
Chest. and keeping those parts covered a ith the
preparation, will be found tie most effective remedy tor
Asthma,
.Conghs, Colds. Bronchitis, and Influenza. Mau
traneeillize the huri led breething, soothe the irritated
air-tabe,. and a,-i,ttal in ili,lodging the rhiegin which
stops up- the air oassage, . This: treatment has proved won-
derfully elficiel-t, in riot only inning old settle coughs and
colds but ever. asthma of tinny years stabding.
Complaints of Women and Odiltiren
Any mother, nurse, or young per son guided by the three
tiOng which accompany each box of Holloway's Pills, has.
ikt once a vailai lemesci., for checking disease. purifyine;'.he
blood, and expelling from the system all gross humouxe

I".-se Pills and *Ointment are sold at Ps ofessoi HOLLOWAI'II
Eitt4o:i4l:Ment, 1133, Oxford Street, Loudon; also by nearly
every t espectable Vendor of Medicine chronglicnt the
Civilized World, in Boxes and Pots, at 18. lid., 213.9 d.
s. ed., 111)., Vs. and 338. each.
Full printed directions are affixed to Box and Po
nit can b• had in any angnage

N.B.—Advice can be obtained fre of charge
by applying at ,l,e hboie address, daily.' bet,Aeen
he hour:. •11 ar.d 4,0 r 1.4 let er.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-08-30

A STRIKE OF SOUDANESE.

One of the attractions at Allsop's Waxworks Ex-
hibition, Liverpool, is a troupe of ten Soudanese
people—six unmarried men and two married men
with their wives—who come from the vicinity of
Souakim, and who give visitors to the exhibition some
idea of the appearance, costumes, and manners of the
native people. On Friday night a singular discord
arose between the proprietor of the waxworks and
these Soudanese visitors. They claimed extra pay, or
the whole of the day's receipts, on the ground that it
was their Sabbath, and that they were entitled to extra
pay for performing on that day. There was an ex-
cited "palaver" in a polyglot mixture of English,
Anglo-Arabic, and Arabic, and in the en Zt Mr.
Whitely, the proprietor, refused to make the conces-
sion of double payment. Thereupon six of the troupe—
the two married couples and two bachelors—resolved
to go on strike. They gathered up their spears,
shields, awl other implements, and, wrapping their
blankets about them, they went into Lime-street,
where they promptly attracted a great crowd. They
proceeded, with a large and rapidly-increasing follow-
ing, to the North-Western Hotel, where they contem-
plated taking up their quarters. As they could not
be accommodated in that hotel, they went into a wait-
ing-room of the railway station. At last they seem
to hays lost confidence in the midst of their strange
surroundings, and, having nothing else ) do, returned
to the waxwork and their performance.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-08-30

DIED

Bitoo —On the 12th August, William Henry
Brooks, of the Star Inn, Lye, aged 43 years ;
deeply regretted.

REM 111KABLE DISAPPEARiNCE

Very remarlble Disapp. arance of all Dirt from everythh„,
by usiuz HUD •01sT's . X'PRACT OF SOAP. Reward.-
ji
Par ty, Health, Perfect Sattsfaction, by its regular
use. N 6.—lt is a pure Dry Soap in fine powd deli
lather • fre ly in Hot or Cold Water. er. a
' FOit A •.,:iIMA, HAY PEVEtt, AND CATARRIL...ii,
ROD'S Cuss was employed under tae bighorn med lett! '
ton in the care of the late lilarll3lacoubfiel 1. The aleciTiliF-
fr,nl whwu tits I,ti.dsaip funod in tat Lomfait and relief yvae
uitnr„a•,, ko ,nur. Tne fume . areinha.ed by the Datl.„"":
and at ono° &Mail .rolief."—.Per l'i n 41. Ban• y k ,i7V,..
Se lail AAR aa 0 aii4 /44kos; itwisog Nog boom
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-08-30

111.

14EDICINE and ADVICE FREE OF CHARGE

Nervous Debility and other kindred complidate. AU
sufferers from them, ditfteees o&u btain Adrice sad
Ittd ctue Gratis by sending all particu:ars of their ease
to the fdedicul Secretary, bandit:we. Gamma, baadnuera
itoad, Clapham, Loudon, S.W.

ERVOUB DEBILITY.—GRATIS, a Medico
IN Work showing sufferer, hcw thay utay be
lad without tie siu of Litiacka. Free on receipt
t a }wage stamp.— ddreas Bxcurrnisr, instils
A aatouy, braibp.ban..
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-08-30

OLD HILL.

CHARGE AGAINNT AN AtICTUNIXER. At the
rubik Office on Wcdnesday, Mote Messrs. W.
Bassano, H. A. Wiggin, and H. T. Hickman
(magistrates), William Sliort, auctioneer, Duti;ey,
was situunoned for unlawfully retaining out of the
produce of a di,tcets certain charges other than the
respective costs and charges aiiowed by the statues.
Mr. Cooksey pros,cuted and Mr. Hooper defended.
Cooksey 'lammed the magistrates that after
a long consultation with Mr. tiooper he had decided
to 1.15 k the Lll;gltitt utes to allow the case to be with-
drav u upon defendant p•ying the whole of the
cost incurr, tl —Mr. Ito 'per said a Luis ake had
ari,en in the cLurges for costs in levying the dis, rest%
and consented tor his client to pay the costs in-
curre
A SAD CASE, —At the tame Court an inteliigent-
looking lad, named Thom.t3 Catchpole (12), was
charge,t with vagian(y. It was stat, d (hat a few
nights ago the prisoner was found sleeping in a
hovel at Messrs. Hingley's worl:s. Supetintend,nt
Woollasiou said the prisoner had di unken parents,
and his stepalothe: beat bin unless he went out and
stole coal and aft rivarils to,k it home. Tile lad
was a ten' .rittibly good scholar, having passed thi:
whole of the st.indards, and was willing to be sent
any n acre taller than to his lonic, Under the
circumstances he thought it was very desirable th.(t
the Ed snould be sent to an io.iustrial school, where
he would learn a trade, The magistrates decided
to sol,d the WI to the Workhouse tor a week, and
h-pc,i next, Coart d y hy w tuld be it it position
t comply with his r,quest by sending him to an
itvta trial
li.,ils,tiNG co (Aurr.—At ere same Curt, Wiltiatu
West,,vood, lah,ur,T, was tied *..:s bid ad cos.s for
refusing to quit tht; 3ird-in-Lland Lin, Spinners
End, kept by Anguilla Parkes.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-08-30

THE STOURBRIDGE OBSERVER.

TROPICAL HEAT IN ENGLAND.

We have been experiencing exceptionally high
temperatures both in the sun and in the shade. It is
not surprising that sudden deaths have occurred, or
that strong men have been overpowered. In this
country, with its proverbiably variable climate, the
native organism is so developed as to possess a con-
siderable faculty of adaptation to the changes we are
accustomed to encounter—that is to say, to which we
are habituated as individuals and as a race. The
typical English " body " is furnished with a heat-
producing and regulating apparatus which is far
better able to meet the demands made upon it by
extremes of atmospheric temperature than is the
similar apparatus of an average Indian or a Laplander.
This is abundantly proved by the fact that the able-
bodied Briton can live in the tropics or in the imme-
diate vicinity of the North Pole if he be not
wantonly deprived of his lime juice. It must, how-
ever, be remembered that the majority of the popu-
lation are not able-bodied; and it must needs happen
that when, relatively, excessive heat visits us, a large
proportion of the population are severely tried. The
tolerance of inordinate heat requires a faculty, first,
of quickly "damping down" the fires within.
and, second, of as quickly opening up the evapo-
rators, radiators, and disseminators. In plain words,
we must diminigVli.e sx:yl4;---•
same ti, • :,..uising process and, at the
iti fLite—wnich is difficult—so determine the blood
to the surface and, establish a discharge of heat by
evaporation as to preserve the mean of health about
98.6-8 deg., in spite of the sudden rise of external
temperature. The diverse experiences of any dozen
persons taking a Turkish bath for the first time in
their lives, or much out of their habit, would suffice
to show how difficult it is to avoid internal congestions,
even under conditions the most radiative, in a highly-
heated atmosphere. We as a nation can bear sudden
heat better than almost any other people, but it taxes
us heavily, and many individuals must succumb.
Possibly by the time this reaches the reader it may be
" winter " with us again, but, if the heat should per-
sist or return, care should be taken to mimimise the
strain cast on the multitude by such obvious changes
of rule in public or private workshops as shall give
the weary labourer—especially if he be exposed out
of doors—a period of rest during the heat of the day,
such as he would enjoy if he were in form, as well as
in fact, a dweller in the tropics.—Lancet.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-08-30

MISS CRAIGEN AND THE POLICE
COURTS.

In London, at the Alarylebone Police-court on
Saturday Miss Jessie Craigen, of Peckham, was
summoned by Inspector Page, of Primrose-hill-park,
for having delivered public addresses in the park on
the 27th of July and on the 3rd of August, in contra-
vention of the bye-laws. The defendant did not appear,
tut on the case being called on a gentleman apolo-
gised for the lady's non-appearance. He stated that
Miss Craigen was now in Cumberland delivering
public lectures, and he doubted whether she had
received the summonses in question. She was in the
employment of an anti-vaccination society with which
she was connected, and which entirely disapproved of
the course she had pursued with regard to the matter.
She had been spoken to as to her future conduct,
and had consented to abstain from speaking on
Primrose-hill on the society undertaking to pay what-
ever penalty the court might think fit to impose. Miss
Craigen having promised to adhere faithfully to this
Arrangement, he thought that neither the park
authorities nor the court would be troubled with her
again. Her ease was not one of ordinary law-break-
ing, because she was under the impression that she
had a right to lectvtre on Primrose-hill, but now that
she had been told that the law was against her she
would not persist in doing so. Mr. Saunders: But
she has, I believe, been told so several times, and yet
has repeated her conduct. If the park authorities are
satisfied with your assurance and will agree to with-
draw the summonses, the matter will of course drop.
Inspector Page said he was quite willing to leave the
matter in the hands of the magistrate. Mr. Saunders
said that as that was the case the sumnions would bo
withdrawn.
At the Hammersmith Police-court, on Saturday,
Miss Jessie Craigen was summoned by Inspector
Moss for causing an obstruction by means of a
carriage. The defenda.pt did not appear, but she wE..s
represented by a lady, who asked for an adjournment.
She stated that the defendant had a three weeks'
engagement in the north of England to lecture. Mr.
Paget inquired the nature of the obstruction. In-
spector Moss said she lectured from a vehicle in King-
street, Hammersmith, causing the obstruction. The
frer-wn'otive said the defendant lectured from her
,
.t ad.
own trap. Ultimately Mr. Paget conseilueu .
journ the summons for four weeks.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-08-30

DEATH PROM HYDROPHOBIA.

Mr. Langham, city coroner, on Tuesday held an
inquest at St. Bartholomew's Hospital, London, on the
body of Thomas Pettican, aged 27, late of Outram-
street, Copenhagen-street, Islington, who died in the
hospital from hydrophobia. Elizabeth Layland Petti-
can, the widow, stated that her husband formerly kept
lArge fox terrier dog. Some weeks ago the animal
4ppeared ill, and one Saturday-the deceased gave it
sothe castor oil. While ho was administering the dose
the dog bit his right hand. It bled very much at the
time, but the deceased attached little importance
to it, and the: wound speedily - healed. The
dog, however, showed symptoms of madness
a few clays afterwards, and had-4o be destroyed.
Deceased did not complain of any ill effects until last
Thursday. That day he accompanied witness to
Morecambe Bay. On the way he was taken ill, and
as he grew worse next day witness brought him home.
A doctor saw him and ordered his instant removal to
the hospital, which was done. Mr. Vogan, house-
surgeon at St. Bartholomew's Hospital, said when he
saW the ,leceased he was suffering from hydrophobis,
in a very acute form. He expired on Saturday morn-
ing, the cause of death being hydrophobia. He
suffered great agony. A verdict of "Death from.
hydrophobia" was recorded.

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Punch-

ATTEMPTED SUICIDE ANT GALLANT
RESCI7E.
James Noakls', 34, as charged at thi) Zhameg
Police-mart, London, GI Monday with atteliging to
commit suicide. On Saturday evening the pr:trOner
landed, from4he last down boat, at the West Thilia
Dock Pier. He commenced to.qttatTel with some out,
and Mr. Kitchener, the pier-ma'srer; told him to go'
ashore. Instead of doing so, howciver, be Walked to
The front of the landing stage and deliberately threw
himself into the river. Without any hesitation Mr.
Kitchener jumped hi After him, andafterconsiderable
difficulty, and at great risk to himself, he' managed to
rescue the prisoner and pull him into A' boat The
prisoner who was mad drunk, then commenced to
struggle so•violentfy that he had to be tied' dovrn in
the boat to prevent his throwing himself' into the
water a second time. A constable was feteliedl and he
took the prisoner to the station. When placeditt the
cell he smashed up a quantity of the woodwork. it
was stated that this was the twenty-ninth life that Mr'.
Kitchener had saved at this pier, and he has receiVed
no less than nine medals forbis gallant conduct. —inc.
Saunders remanded' the prisoner for a week, ,and' re--
commended Mr. Kitchener to the Commissionerof
Police.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-08-30

SINGULAR CHARGE OF ARSON.

At the High Barnet Police-court on Monday,
Jonathan Brooks, aged 30, a labourer, was charged
with setting fire to a hedge' at St. Alban's-road,
Shenley, and doing damage to the amount of £3, to
the property of Mr. Robert Hedges, a farmer. Evi-
dence was given showing that on Thursday morning
the prisoner was seen to be walking along the St.
Alban's-road, Shenley, and suddenly to stoop down,
and when he arose a few minutes afterwards it was
discovered that smoke was coming from the hedge
which surrounds a barley field, and an examination
showed the hedge was on fire, and before the fire could
be got out fifty yards of the hedge had been destroyed.
The prisoner was afterwards followed and given into
the custody of the police. It was a matter for sur-
prise that the whole of the barley had not been de-
stroyed; and when he was told the charge' he said he
knew nothing of it. The witnesses-swore that they
saw the prisoner after firing the hedge, and there was
no truth in the prisoner's statement that the prisoner
by accident, when lighting his pipe, set fire to the
hedge, because at no time did they see the prisoner
smoking: Mr. Curtis committed the prisoner to the
assizes for trial.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-08-30

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BROMSGRO VE.

TUE CIIAR3E OF BIGAMY.—At the Petty Sessions
cn Tuesday, b.fote Messr6. I Smallwood i•utl R.
Harding Mu yard (magi,tratt-s), Eiiza Wiggins,
under roman i (cn bail), was e!iarg2d with
feloniously intermarrying with Edwin Milward,
her husband, Charles Wiggins, being stilt alive.
—The case was completed by the evieace of Mr.
Jam( s Laughton (re,i4trar of marriages for the
dis net), who proved that prisoiier was mairied by
the Rev. D. Davie,t Once deceased) at the ludepea-
e,t Chapel, Brotesgiove, t. Charles W iggius, on
tfie Bth Septtmbcr, 1872 ; and the Hon. and 13,.!v.
A. H. T. Massey, who staled that he marr ed the
prisoner to Edwin Milward on Christmas Day, 1878,
at All Saints' Church, Brotusgrove, of which he is
vicar. The banns were du:y published, and no int-
Fediment was alleed.—Ptisoncr was committed for
7rid at Worces:or Assizes, the same bat before
b-ing taken, Edwin Llitward being cue of the
sureties.

CHARGE OF DErritcnoiLss. —At the same
Sessions, Mary Ann BaPanger, of Liekey
who was represented by Mr. J. N. Creswell, solicitor,
was charged with being drunk, at Marlbrook, On
the 6th inst.—The case was remanded from la3t
week tor Mr. Creswell to call additional evidence
Last week P.C. Mead swore that he met defendant
at Marlbrook, when she was very drunk, and
witnesses were cad.d for the defence to show that
defendant, who bad oet n to Bromsgrove, had had
very little to drink, and vas not drunk.—Supar-
intendeut Jeffrey now odic(' Frank Banner, who
drove defendant to and horn Brotnsgtove, who
swore that she paid for a grest des, of drink, end
was vet)? drunk,—Mr. Creswell thereupon decided
to carry th case no further.—Thq defendant was
convicted, and fined fis and 241 6d costs.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-08-30

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SCOTTISH GATHERING AT NORWOOD.

Under the auspices of the "Robert Burns" Nor-
wood Scottish Association, of which Professor Blackie
is president, a great Scottish gathering took place at
Lower Norwooct on Saturday afternoon. The gather-
ing afforded the opportunity for an enjoyable reunion,
which was rendered the more complete by the pre-
sence of the pipers and drummers of the Scots
Guards, who played some marches, strathways, and
reels. A programme of sports had been arranged,
including pipe music and dancing competitions, which
were decidedly the most popular with the "bonny
Scots." Corporal 11. Fraser, of the Scots Guards,
won the first prize for pipe music; W. Milne, piper to
the "Robert Burns " Association, taking the second,
and Private J. Meldrum , Scots Guards, the third
prize. There were two dancing competitions, the
highland Fling and the Gillie Callum, and these
aroused the Scotchmen to the highest pitch of
enthusi,asm, while the Englishmen were not behind in
applauding the performances of the Scots, especially
in the intricacies of the sword dance. Piper C.
- Stewart won the first prize for the Highland Fling,
while Corporal Fraser (Scots Guards) and Piper W.
Milne were awarded the second and third prize -
respectively. In the Gillie Callum competition,'
I3iper Stewart was again ..the victor, Piper. James
Meldrian (Scots Guards) being _second; and Piper
Milne third. The judges for the pipe music and.
_dancing mere Dr. W. Sutherland late 93rd High-
. Anders), Pipe Major M'Kensie (Scots Guards), and
Mr. W. Fraser. Racing and other sports took place,
and the last item on the programme was a tug of war
between eight Englishmen and eight Scotchrnen,
which was productive of tauch amusement. The
Scotch team, which included some brawny members
of the Scots Guards, were the victors. Altogether the
gathering was a great success.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-08-30

DEATH OF THE HINE+ OF,,A.SHANTF,P,

A letter has been received at Plymouth from
Ashantee which represents that country as being in
s, disturbed state, owing to the deaths of the King
and his well-known predecessor, Coffee Calealli.
fknallpox has been raging in and around Coomassie,
and among the victims was the Kinz, Quacow
Duah. He died very suddenly. He was chiefly
known to Englishmen as the Ashantee general who
was sent down to the coast by the then King with
the golden axe as a present for our Queen on the
occasion of what was known as the Ashantee War scare
three years ago. In honour of the funeral of Quacow
Dual] 300 of his subjects were killed. Immediately
afterwards Coffee Calcalli, who was King of Ashantee
at the time of the war in 1873, and was subsequently
deposed, was found dead in his bed, having been
murdered, as is generally believed, although it war
given out that he died from apoplexy after partaking
of a hearty meal. The successor to the throne will,
it is supposed, belleniah, who was King up to a few
months ago, but who was deposed on account of his
barbarous cruelties. In view of the terror which this
belief has inspired the Ashantee chiefs have sent a
deputation to the Governor of Cape Coast Castle ask-
ing that their country shall be annexed to the British
protectorate. The murderers of the King have been
discovered, but are defended by a powerful party.
The whole country is in arms, and a great civil war is
rzobable.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-08-30

COUNTY COURT STATISTICS.

Taking the totals of the whole round of county
courts together we find various ups and downs, and
during the last three years there has been a steady
falling off in the grand totals of plaints issued under
£2O. In 1880 there were 1,081,879, and in 1883 they
had fallen to 991,002. But still more remarkable is
the continued decline in the number of actions for
sums above £2O. In 1876 these stood at their
highest, and reached 17,378; by a rapid falling
through each year they actually came down to only
11,263 for the year 1883. These figures are remark-
ale, end especially so by contrast with the separate
statistics given of the City of London Court. There
we find no falling away, and, indeed, no variation in
the perpetual increase. In 1870 the total number of
plaints issued in that court for sums under £2O was
12,339, in 1883 they were 24,784; or, in other words,
in thirteen years the business had actually been
doubled, and this, too, without once giving way.
Turn;ug to the cases over £2O we find in 1870
there were 239, which in 1833 had reached a total
of 385.
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INI'E.iIOSTIO:\I A-2 PENSNETT.

At the Brierley Hill Police Court on Thur-day
mornimr, before W. F. F, .Boughey. Esq , John
Brunitri-41, miner, High-street, Pensnett, was
charg-d that "for the purposes of intituidati;
Solomon L`rice, and preventing him from working
at his occupation as a collier, he did wrongfully and
without authority use threats of v.o:en :e to the
aid Solomon Price."—Mr. J. L. Holbeitm prose-
cuted ; and Mr. J. W. Clulow defended.—lt ap.
peered that on the 20. h inst, complainant, who is a
miner employed at AleFets. J. Bradley and Co.'s
Cuilieriea, was going to work, when he was met by
the defendant, who, when he ascertained wht•re
he
was goimr, said he "waAel his ---- eyes cuttimr
out." The same ever lag defendant and a man
named Knight again met u.pmplain,nt, ant li,ight
endeavoured to get at him remarking hat he would
skin him.—Mr. Clulow hero took exce?ition to the
form of summons, It was, he said taken under
clause 7 of the Conspiracy Aet of 1875, waich
down the offences for which a per,on could be c
;Acted. Toe present charges did not come under
clause, and would probably bo subject to tie juris-
diction of the cow t as an ordinary peace summons.
—Mr. Holberton contended that the summons had
in it all the elements of Sti-
pendiary remarked that it was a e se in which. a
man might be indict.d, and the summons must
therefore be correct in e vtry tarlicu Li, 1 )er-
ton asked that the summons might be am, nl,:d,
and the ca' was adjourned for a we-k for tjl3 to
be ea- e created cocßidr le in e et,
Mr. Soullui!, ininc,rs' a lent, and moan; m e
the dit4i,, 1,01,14 BaAL L tau Cou.t ‘urius. k
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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-08-30

THE CATTLE DISEASE IN AMERICA

Dr. Salmon, of the Department of Agriculture,
who is investigating the pleuro-pneumonia among the
Jersey herds in Illinois, says that the present is the
most serious outbreak which has been known for a
long time past. Several of the finest herds of Jersey
cattle in the State are affected. The Department
have authorised all necessary measures to suppress
the epidemic. This is the first appearance of the
disease in the West, it having hitherto been confined
to the Eastern States. •
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-08-30

A SNAKE FESTIVAL.

The Naples correspondent of the _Daily Yews
writes: "A celebrated Abruzzese painter is about to
put cn canvas the characteristic representation of a
curious festival held at a little mountain church
once a year. The peasants walk in procession carry-
ing round their arms, waists, and necks, &c., all the
snakes that they can find. Signor Michetti, the
artist, has4a quaint little villa on the shores of the
Adriatic. lie was lately visited by a friend, to whom
he showed all the curiosities of his villa, and then,
opening-a small door into a dark chamber, into which
he entered for a moment, he called out, 'I have some-
thing still better to show you. Take these.' The
friend held out his arms, and, to his horror, five or
six black snakes were put into them. With a cry of
disgust he threw them on the ground. 'How stupid
you are,' said 3ifichetti. 'You will make me lose all
my models ! ' He then explained to his friend that
he was making studies from life for his great picture.
The Curious festival which is to be the subject of the
painting is believed by the peasants to preserve them
from poison and sudden death, -at d to bring them
good fortune, especially in love."

MORE WORK FOR THE POLlCE.—Coster: "I sees in
the paper, Mr. Inspector, as how you looks arter
'ouses as is left witimut a caretaker in charge; so as
I'm goin' to have a run down to Margit with my
missus, I should like yer to give a heye to my crib, an
the barrer outside our door !7--Funitu Folks.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-08-23

THE LOSS OF THE AMSTERDAM

The mail from Halifax brings particulars of the
stranding and loss of the Dutch steamer Amsterdam
on Sable Island on July 30. The steamer sailed
from Amsterdam on July 19 with 12 saloon and 212
steerage passengers. The cargo consisted of steel
wire, 3000 barrels of Holland herrings, tobacco, rice,
and miscellaneous freight. The weather was foggy,
and the commander found it impossible to take
observations. The consequence was that the vessel
drifted 35 miles out of her .course. About ten
o'clock on Wednesday night, July 30, she suddenly
grounded. At first it was supposed she had struck
an iceberg. The shock was not a heavy one, but it
proved sufficient to rouse from their rooms the pas-
sengers, who bad retired. All on board crowded the
deck. There was but a slight breeze blowing, and though
the sea broke over the vessel, it was felt there
was no immediate danger. The captain ordered the
erew to jettison the cargo, and many of the passengers
assisted in the work. Efforts were made during the
following day to haul the ship off, but to no purpose.
At six o'clock in the evening one of the boats, which
in the meantime had been got ready for immediate
launching, dropped into the water with 35 of those on
board, including an officer in charge, and she was
headed towards the distant shore. Others followed
as speedily as possible, until the sixth and last had
been successfully manned and cut away, and the
steamer had been totally abandoned. The first boat
reached shore in safety, after an exhausting row of five
hours through the rough sea and breaking surf. The
second one met with a sad mishap just as it approached
the shore. It was a short distance behind the leading
boat, and in endeavouring to avoid a collision just as
a heavy sea was breaking, it was swamped, and all
were swept into the water. Some managed to reach
land in an exhausted state, and some were picked up
by the other boat, but four of them—two gentlemen
and one lady passenger and one of the steamer's fire-
men—were drowned.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-08-23

* THE HARVEST.

OF all fie trades and professions with which
nien hava to get tilr.-mgh the world, the

o:dest 4,ccupatio-n is uindou-btectly-Jhat of the

agiicultnrit. He was at worli long before'
the architect or the shipbuilaer, the miner or i
the civil engineer. He is presented to us in
the earliest days of Scriptural story, and Our
first glimpse ofliim is in the narrative of the
fatal quarrel between the two sons of Adam,
one of whom was a keeper of sheep and the
other was a tiller of the soil. Scattered
throughout the pages of the Old Testament
are illustrations innumerable showing the
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agliculture. Again, in the New Testament
de harvest is frequently made the subject of
picturesque word-painting. The fields were
white unto the harvest; the harvest truly
was groat, but the labourers were few; the
wheat was separated from the tares, and
gathered into the garner; the chaff was
burnt up with unquenchable fire; while the

solemn ass- arance that the harvest was past
and the summer was ended, conveys the
terrible idea that no hope remained to those
who uttered the expression beyond the
awful haevest-field of death.

This year the dweller in the town is
declaring that the farmer ought to be in
(rood spirits. He has nct witnessed such a
summer for a very long time. Sir John
Mellor, late one of her Majesty's judges in
the High Court of Justice, once asserted
that he had never known a farmer withoat a