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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-05-31

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-05-31

FATAL BICYCLE ACCIDENT.

Mr. W. Carter has held an inquest at St. Thornas's
Hospital on the body of John William Runnegar,
aged 26, a schoolmaster, lately residing at Monkton
Villa, Paragon-grove, Surbiton-hill, Surrey, who died
on Tuesday in last week from injuries received
through falling from a bicycle. The deceased was en-
gaged at Tiffin's Endowed Public School, Kingston-
upon-Thames. On the morning of the 18th inst. he
was proceeding along Oil Mill-lane, Kingston, on a
bicycle, when, in attempting to get out of the way of
a boy who was walking through the lane, the machine
swerved, and his foot got entangled in the wheel,
causing him to pitch headforemost into a ditch by the
roadside. In his descent his right eye came in con-
tact with the branch of a tree, and was completely
smashed. He was attended by two local surgeons,
and ordered to be removed to St. Thomas's Hospital,
where he became unconscious, and died on Tuesday last.
Mr. Johnston, house surgeon at the hospital, having
deposed to death being due to meningitis, produced
through the branch of the tree penetrating the brain,
a verdict of "Atcidel death' was returned.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-05-31

-011 S CASE.

- A -3ITSPICII

The Chancellor of the Exchequer, in moving the
second reading of tho National Debt (Conversion of
Stocks) Bill, explained that it was intended to offer
the holders of the existing 612,000,000 of 3 per Cent.
Stock the opportunity of converting it into 24 per Cent.
Stock at £lO3, or 21 per Cent. at £lO2. lithe whole
3 per Cent. Stock were converted into 24 per
Cents. at £lOB, there would be a net saving of
£1,310,000 in the annual interest of the debt, after
setting aside a sinking fund to pay off the nominal in-
crease on the total amount of the debt. In the event
of the conversion not being voluntarily xup.de to any
adequate extent the right hon. gentleman intimated
that it would be compulsorily, though gradually,
effected.
Mr. Hubbard having spoken in opposition to the
bill, the debate was adjourned on the motion of Mr. W.
Fowler.
The House adjourned at half-past one.

In the HOUSE OF LORDS May 27, Earl aranvilre.
stated, in answer to the ELI of Carnarvon, that cvm-
munications were in progress between her Majesty's
Government and the Government of France with regard
to our relations with Egypt, upon the result of which
the other Powers would be consulted. When that was.
done the result of the communications would be laid
before Parliament, prior to the commencement of the
Conference. _

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Earl Cairns remarked that the answer of the noble.
earl was not calculated to give much satisfaction to
those who had been disturbed by the rumours of the
last few days. The country had been in a fool& para.
diSC with regard to the Conference, and he suggested
that before the adjournment for the recess, their lord-
ships should be informed whether there was any truth.
in the statement that a date was to be agreed upon
with France for the withdrawal of our troops from

Egypt.
The Marquis of Salisbury had no wish to limit the
authority of the Crown in the conduct of foreign
affairs, but thought that the reticence of the Govern-
ment suggested that there was some truth in the
rumour that they intended to evade their difficulties,
by leading Egypt into the anarchy of a multiple
control.

Earl Granville, replying to the noble marquis, stated
that it was not intended to send British troops to the
Soudan in order to relieve General Gordon at this time
of the year, but with regard to the question put as to
the employment of Turkish troops he declined to give
any definite reply.
Their lordships adjourned at twenty-five minutes to
seven o'clock until Monday, the 9th June.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-05-31

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-05-31

CHARGE OF ATTEMPTED WIFE
MURDER.

John Hill, 60, labourer, 33, Lower Andrew-street,
Silvertown, was charged at West Ham Police-court,
on Tuesday, with attempting to murder his wife,
Amelia Hill. Sergeant Wishey said that at half-past
two that morning his attention was attracted to a
house in Lower Andrew-street, Silvertown, by a crowd
who had assembled outside. On entering he found
the prisoner's wife lying almost insensible on the
floor. By the doctor's orders he had her conveyed to
the hospital. The prisoner was very violent when he
attempted to arrest him, and exclaimed that he hoped
that his wife was dead. Richard William Rose de-
posed that a little after two that morning he heard a
woman screaming. On going over to the house he
saw the prisoner beating his wife, who was on the
ground, with his fist. Witness pulled him off the
woman, and held him till further assistance arrived.
The neighbours picked up the woman and took her
into the parlour. In further evidence it transpired
that the woman was not expected to recover. The
prisoner was, therefore, remanded.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-05-31

AN INTOXICATED MONKEY.

The feats of the traditional bull in the china-shop
were thrown into the shade on Saturday in Paris, one
of the hotels on the boulevards being the scene of the
highly amusing spectacle. A creole family, who
arrived a few days ago, and alighted at the hotel in
question, brought with them a monkey from the
colonies, for the amusement of the children. In an
unguarded moment in the afternoon, the mischievous
animal was left alone in the dining-room, where the
remains for a good repast were still on the table.
He immediately fell to, and, in imitation of his
betters, took sundry pulls at the wine bottles, his
preference finally resting on that which con-
tained champagne. The effects of the stimula-
ting beverage soon told upon Jacko, and under its
influence he began to jump about as no monkey had
ever jumped before. The mischievous element in his
nature also became unduly developed, and he seized
and flung about everything on the table. The noise
of the crashing chinaware and bottles brought the
owners to the spot in great alarm, and a gentleman
who happened to come into the room first was just in
time to receive a sauceboat at his head. With the
help of the servants the excited monkey, which
belonged to the smaller varieties, was soon mastered.
The last seen of the quadrumanus was at the dining-
room window of the hotel, which opened on to the
boulevard, where a crowd, attracted by the noise, had
already congregated, and a muscular chambermaid
had hold of the creature under her left arm, whilst
with her right she administered condign punishment
upon its unlucky frame.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-05-31

EXECUTION AT DURHAM.

At eight o'clock on Tuesday morning Joseph
Lowson was executed at Durham gaol for the murder
of Sergeant Smith at Butterknowle. He was charged
together with William Siddle and Joseph Hodgson.
After a trial of two days, Hodgson was acquitted, and
the other two were found guilty. After the sentence,
Siddle and Lowson made a statement that Hodgson
struck the first blow. Other statements led to an in-
quiry being held by a Commissioner from the Home
Office, which resulted in a reprieve of Siddle and in
the confirmation of the sentence on Lowson. On being
brought from the condemned cell, the culprit was ex-
tremely cheerful, and submitted to the pinioning with-
out hesitation. He walked firmly to the scaffold,
bidding good-bye to all. He assisted Berry in every
possible way. The latter performed his work expe-
ditiously. The drop was eight feet. Death was in-
stantaneous.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-05-31

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-05-31

EXECUTION AT LINCOLN.

Mary Lefly, who was condemned at the last Lin-.
coin assizes for the murder of her husband, William,
Lefley, at Wrangle, near Boston, was executed at 9 ,
o'clock on Monday morning within the walls of Lin- I
coln Prison. The crirn,e for which the convict
suffered the extreme- penalty of the law was. that of
placing poison in a rice pudding which she made on
the morning of the 6th of February, after which she
proceeded to Boston. Her husband ate some of the
pudding for his dinner, was shortly afterwards seized
with violent pains, and died the same evening. Since
,conderanatkm the prisoner, who- was 49 yeaga- of age,
had been almost prostrate, and took very little notice
of the ministrations of the Wes/eyan minister in
attendance upon her. On Saturday she was last
visited by her friends, including her aged mother.
She walked with a firm step: to the scaffold, but
faltered on being placed under the fatal beam. The
rope was quickly adjusted, and death was in-
stantaneous. Berry was the executioner. The formal
inquest was afterwards bad, but reporterg wer, not
_
admitted. --
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-05-31

THE PROPOSED CONFERENCE.

In the HOUSE OF COMMOIsTS, at the morning sitting
Mr. Bourke asked for information as to the negotia-
tions between France and this country, and Mr. Glad-
stone, in his reply, referred first to the Conference (as
to which Sir H. Wolff had given a notice). This, he
said, was limited by the invitations and by the inten-
tions of the Government to redressing the balance of
Egyptian income and expenditure, and at the present
moment it would not be possible to give any explana-
tion about it. As to the communications in the nature
of an interchange of views, which the House were
aware were going on between her Majesty's Govern-
ment and France, he was willing to engage that in the
event of a common understanding being arrived at
with France, the Powers would be consulted upon it,
and it should be presented to Parliament before the
Conference met.

Mr. A. Balfour asked for some assurance that the
Government would not enter into any kind of agree-
ment which would be binding on the country without
acquainting Parliament.
Sir Stafford Northcote, Mr. Ashmead-Bartlett, Baron
H. de Worms, and others put questions, and Mr. Glad-
stone, in reply to all, repeated that the result of the
communications with Francc, if any were come to, after
consultation with the Powers, should be laid before
Parliment before the Conference. It was not intended
that this result should be laid before the Conference,
and he predicted with the utmost confidence, that it
would be seen when the House was made acquainted
with the result, that the rights and privilege of Parlia-
ment had been scrupulously respected.

BRITISH TROOPS IN EGYPT.
In answer to a question from Mr. Ashmead-Bartlett,
Mr. Gladstone said that a small British force had been
sent, not to Assouan but to Assiout, and measures, as
already announced, had been taken to patrol the Nile.
There had been a movement of Egyptian troops towards
Wady Haifa, the object in each case being the tran-
quillity and defence of Egypt, but what effects these
movements might have on the Mandi's movements
were a matter of opinion. As to the relief of General
Gordon, he had nothing to add to Lord Hartington's
statement in the late debate.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-05-31

CHB XYSTERIGUS DEATH ON THE
GREAT EASTERN RAILWAY.

Mr. C. C. Lewis, coroner for Essex, held an inquest
at Ingatestone on Monday, on the body of Arthur
Ebenezer Parker Pannifer, a painter, of Colchester,
who was found early on the previous Friday morning
on the Great Eastern Railway, near Ingatestone, with
his head severed from his body.
Phcebe Moore, of Great Baddow, said she was,
engaged to the deceased, and was to have been
married to him on Saturday last. He had been
staying for a fortnight at the house of her parents.
He was twenty-five on the day of his death.
On Thursday she went to London with him.
leaving him in the afternoon at Liverpool-street station.
He then said he was going to Hendon- to sleep', iind
should see his employer, Mr. Willett, on the next
day. He had always been of a lively disposition, but
seemed rather dull when she left him On Wednes-
day morning they were going to London, and when
near Chelmstord, the deceased said he had lost' his
purse containing ..E5, a draft for £52 on a London
Loan Society, and the certificate of his license. He
seemed to take the loss to heart, and from that time
was very quiet.
Alfred Sheldrake, a goods guard, deposed to findinc,
the body on the railway, the head being completely
severed from the body,
Police-constable Suttle said he met the deceased on
Thursday night near Ingatestone. He was walking
slowly and looking into the river, and seemed very
downcast.
Police-constable Gallagher deposed that on the body
he found a telegram to Mr. Ellison, solicitor, of
Lincoln's-inn, which ran: "Stop payment of draft,
and draw up another for swearing to-morrow (Thurs-
day), as have lost original one.' He also found a
copy of a telegram addressed to the Master of the
Rolls, Somerset House, worded as follows: "Do not
411614er the licences made out to Pannifer and
the°4liceen°ce.
ifI.S"
redneadxY, as 1 have lost the receipt of

Mr. F. W. Mills, of Colchester, said the deceased
was believed by his parents to be at work in London
while he was staying at Baddow, and they had no
knowledge of his engagement to be married. He had
been very good to his parents.
The jury found a verdict of "Suicide whilsi in a
state of temporary insanity."
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-05-31

Ti 1,131 STGURBRIDG E OBSERVER_

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

In the HOUSE OF L 011359, May 26, Lord Mostyn took
his seat on his to the peerage.
Lard Granville, in answer to Lord Salisbury, stated
that no vote would be asked for in the House of
Commons for expenses connected with the Wellington
statue in addition to the £6OOO already taken. In
deference to the vote come to by their lordship's House
the other night, the First Commissioner of Works sent
a message to the authorities at Woolwich next morning
not to proceed with the work of taking the statue to
pieces; but before the workmen at Hyde Park could be
communicated with the head had been cut off.

On the motion of the Bishop of Carlisle a return was
ordered respecting the storms which visited the British
Islands between January, 1874, and December, 1883.
Lord Granville, in reply to a complaint by Lord
Lamington, stated that as a consequence of the
dynamite outrages it had been deemed necessary to
have a stricter examination of baggage at Folkestone
and other ports than was required formerly, and he did
not think it would be advisable to make exceptions in
favour of any one class of travellers arriving at these
ports.
In the course of a short conversation raised by Lord
Cadogan, Lord Granville stated that the Government
were in communication with the Trustees and the
Director of the National Gallery on the subject of the
pictures from the Blenheim collection offered for sale
by the Duke of Marlborough.
The Greek Marriages Bill and the Colonial Prisoners'
Removal Bill were read a third time and passed.
Their lordships rose at a quarter past seven o'clock.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-05-31

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THE LATE LORD STRATFORD DE
REDCLIFFE.

On Friday evening in last week, Lord Granville
officiated at the ceremony 'of unveiling the statue of
the late Lord Stratford de Redeliffe in the North
Transept of Westminster Abbey. Amongst those
present were Earl Granville, the Duke of Bedford,
Earl Brownlow, Lord Egerton of Litton, General Sir
Gerald Graham, the Baroness and Mr. Burdett-
Coutts, Lady Marion Alford, lie., &c. The statue,
which was draped, is en the east side of the transept,
next to that of Earl Canning, the Viceroy of India,
so that the effigies of the three relatives, George
Canning, Earl Canning, and Lord Stratford de
iledcliffe, are side by side, opposite to the statue of
Lord Palmerston, and only two removed from that of
Lord Beaconsfield. On the pedesta?, which was ex-
posed, is the inscription
In memory of
a great Englishman, • -
STRATFORD CANNING
Viscount Stratford de Redclifie, K.G.
Born Nov. 4,1786;
Died Aug. 14, 1881.
For fifty years
the honoured representative of his Sovereign
- ,in Turkey and other foreign countries.
"Thou third Great Canning, stand among our best
And noblest, now thy long clay's work bath ceased;
Here silent in our Minster of the West
Who wert the voice of England in the East."
TENNYSON.
The Dean, on reaching the scene of the ceremony
with Earl Granville, simply said: I will now ask the
Foreign Minister of England to discharge a duty—
which none can more worthily perform than he—that
of unveiling the statue of one who for half a century
served this country, and for the greater part of that
time represented his Sovereign in foreign lands. As
we see that effigy of a great Englishnian take its
rightful place by the side of two illustrious relatives
and among the monuments of memorable statesmen,
we shall all pray that England may long continue to
be the mother of such sons ; and that her children
may never cease to honour and revere them. I will
now ask you, my lord, to unveil the statue of Lord
Stratford de Redcliffe."
On this Lord Granville pulled aside the linen
covering, and revealed the statue, which represents
the great diplomatist, apparently in Windsor uniform,
wearing his orders, with peer's robes over his
shoulders, but raised in front by the left band, the
right holding a document. The pose is at once easy,
natural, and effective, and the likeness good. As soon
as the veil had been withdrawn, Dr. Bridges, who
presided at the new organ, commenced a performance
on that instrument. Earl Granville and the other
noble and distinguished personages remained for a
short time, contemplating the new statue from
different points of view, and then gradually left the
Abbey, the ceremony only occupying a few minutes.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-05-31

THE FRENCH DERBY.

The French Derby was run for at Chantilly on Sun-
day, but owing to the heavy thunderstorm wiaich burst
over Paris in the morning the exodus from the capital
was not upon quite so large a scale as usual, though
the numerous special trains upon the Northern of
France line, were full to overflowing. No rain had
fallen at Chantilly since the previous night, but still
the weather was the reverse of favourable for racing,
as a dense mist prevailed and shrouded the town in
gloom. The air was most rsultry and close, but the
rain had at all events laid the dust, and the di-
minished attendance facilitated moving about in the en-
closure. The proceedings began with the Prix Dangu,
and the victory of M. Lefevre's Regain, who beat M.
Delamarre's Friandise, his solitary opponent, in-
creased the confidence of his stable in the
ability of Archidue to win the big race. Archi
due, who was bred by Count de Lagrange
at Dangu, had won all three races this
season, beating in one of them the Due de Castries
Little Duck, who had up till then been regarded as
his most dangerous opponent, and he was accordingly
made a great favourite. Archiduc was ridden by Archer,
Little Duck by Cannon, and Fra Diavolo by Dodge,
formerly jockey to Count de.Lagrangq. The preliminary
canter made many fresh friends for Fra Diavolo who
was backed down to 4 to 1, while as much as 16 to 1
was offered against Little Duck, whom superficial
critics voted common. His stable companion Kiss
made the running for him, Cannon lying back with
Little Duck, who followed in the wake of Fra Diavolo
and Archiduc until within a quarter of a mile from
home. At this point it looked like being a race
be4;ween these three, but Little Duck, who seemed to
stride over the other pair, soon forged ahead, and
though Archer roused Archidue for a last effort, it
was all to no purpose. He had great difficulty in
shaking off the challenge of Fra Diavolo, who was
only beaten a neck for second place, Little Duck
being two lengths in front of the favourite.
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THE ADJOURNMENT.

On the motion 7t-lia the House at its rising adjourn
until June 5, a variety of subjects were discussed. The
motion was eventually agreed to.

THE -IRISH LAND LAW.

Mr. Trevelyan next moved for leave to introduce tt
bill to amend the Land Law (Ireland) Act, 1881, and to
provide facilities for the sale and purchase of land in
Ireland. In explaining the provisions of the measure
the right hon. gentleman stated that it was proposed
to remedy the legal obstacles which had tended to the
failure of the purchase clauses of the Land Acts, of
1870 and 1831 by giving to the purchasidg tenant an
absolute Parliamentary title, free of expense, and with-
out any delay in transfer. With regard to the advance
of money by the State to purchasing tenants it was
proposed to reduce the interest from 4 per cent. to 3±
per cent., and to extend the period for repayment in
cases where the tenants provided one-fourth of the pur-
chase money; but in other cases subject to the sanction
of a local tribunal which would be created, and upon the
recommendation of the Land Commissipws
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-05-31

STOUBBRIDGR
CON:SERVATIVEASSOCIAT ON

A PUBLIC MEETING.
Will be held in tbe
CORN EXCHANGE, STOURBRIDGE,
ON
IHURSDAY EVENING, JUNE 5, 1884,
WHEN AN ADDRESS BY
I', A. Bosanquet, Esq. Q.C.,

Conservative Candidate for East Worcestershire, in
Conjunction with

Sir Richard Temple, G.C,S.I.
The following among other gentlemen, are also ex-
pected to attend : Lord Beauchamp, Bit Henry
Lambert, Bart. ;:k. 8. Hill, Esq. Q.C., M.P. ,•
Monekton, Esq. P.P. ;H. T. Hickman, Esq., J.P.
A. Freer. Esq., J.P. ; J. Giles, E,q , J.P. ; W. J. Tureev;
3.P. Omit- to be taktn at 8 o'clock, by C. P,
Eeq., J.P., President of the Association.
GEO. BURTON,

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GIRLS IN BUSINESS.

We commend to girls who wish or expect to engage
in any self-supporting occupation, especially where
they may come' into competition with men, the fol-
lowing extract from St. Nicholas : "But, girls, if you
don't mean to make a thorough business of the occu-
pation you have chosen, never, never, never begin to
be occupied at all. Half-finished work will do for
amateurs. It will never answer for professionals.
The bracket you are sewing for a New Year's present
can hang a little crooked on its screws, and you will
be forgiven 'for the love's sake found therein by the
dear heart to which you offer it; but the trinket
carved for sale in the Sorrento rooms must be cut as
true as a rose leaf. You can be a little shaky as to
your German declensions in the Schiller Club which
you join so enthusiastically after leaving school, and
no great harm ever come of it; but teach Schiller for
a living, and for every dative case forgotten you are
so much money out of pocket. People who pay for a
thing demand thorough workmanship or none. To
offer incomplete work for complete market price,
is to be either a cheat or a beggar. The
terrible grinding laws of supply and demand,
pay and receive, give and get, give no quarter
to shilly-shally labour. The excellence of your
intentions is nothing to the point. The stress of your
poverty has not the slightest connection with the care.
An editor Will never pay you for your poem because
you wish to help your mother. No customer will bay
her best bonnet or her wheat flour of you because you
are unable to pay your rent. When you have entered
the world of trade, you have entered a world where
tenderness and charity and personal interest are
foreign relations. Not for friendship's sake,' nor
for pity's sake,' nor for chivalry's sake,' runs the
great rallying cry of this great world, bat only for
value received.' It is with sorrow and shame, but yet
with hope and courage, that I write—there is reason
for the extensive complaint made by men, that women
do not work thoroughly. lam afraid that, till time
and trouble shall have taught them better, they will
not. Is it because they have never been trait ?Is it
because thay expected to be married? That is not
in the least because they can not, we know; fur we
know that some of the most magnificently accurate
work in the world has been done by xonlen,