The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1878-03-30 00:00:00

JOHN DALD,BIr.

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PRELIMINARY ANNOUNCEMENT.

By kind permission of MR. HAINGE, a Grand
VOCAL aii'd INSTRUMENTAL

ONCEET,

SKATING

RINK,

STOURBRIDGE

OPEN DAILY.

MORNING: 11 st.m., till 1 p.m.
AFTERNOON: 2-30, p.m., till
LVENING : 7 „ „ „

ADMISSION, SIXPEN('
PLIMPTON'S SKATES, SIXPENCZ.

Select day, Wednesday, when the ch,,bl-.
• r. Admission is One Shi',Hug

VALCLOT.T !Tcovr TOR MR HAIM. -
hair is tortii,g grey or white, or faM:nt: off, o
Niezican flair iton.eAer," for it Up,sttir,
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l'o the Overseers of the Poor, and the Sesperiatendeat ef
l'oiice of the Parish of Bowler &pis, in the Qoanty elf
btatford and to all whom it maw conscrst.
[ ALLEN BROOKES, Shopkeeper, the
ji"holder of a Strong Beer License, now residing
at No. 10, Hackett Street, Blackheath, in the Parish of
Howley Regis, in the Connty ofietafford, do hereby give
Notice that it is my intention to apply at the Special
sessiour for the 1. senator of Licenessi for the Division
of Rowley Regis, to be holden at Cooksev's Hotel, s4i
Old kiill, in the said Connty, on the 941 ii dial of April
next ensuing, at the hour of Eleven &sloth in the fore.
noon of the same day, for a License to bold an additions/
Excise License to Sell Beer and Cider by retail; to be
drunk and columned a the hoses and premises there-
unto belonging, satiate at flaekett Street, kiatekhlatk,
in the Parish of Rowley &Ilia aforesaid, in pumas,
4 the Act 26 sad 27 Victoria. Chapter 36, seelzri
and Acts amending the same, and whisk sue pr
' ...thaethrel fie.Ahr—suft.
Waiter is the owner, and the same are nuivie:i saupwri
u ccupation.
Given under my Hand this 29th 6a: 4 ksriti.
thousand eight hundred and sev.tity-etgat. -` • •
ALLEN UOoL

ro the Overseers uf the foot ata the i.:dperinfc-0.---0 eif
PoLtce of the Porsth of kbileactoc,‘, ir. Liee Ceu, y
Worcester, and to 041 tolumi it may ccmcvra.

I. JOHN IiOSE, bhopk6eper,
of a otrong Beer Lieense, now reawtol at ii.gh
treet, Quinton. in the Parish of kialesoweu, in toe
County of Worcestei; do hereby give 1401101 that it Is ay
intention to apply tt the np•-ciei for tie
Transfer of Licensee tor Ins tlivid.vuot ii.ase,sewee., to be
holden at the kublic Quice, at tiaras: we:, it th- egad
~.ount.y. on the 23rd nay or apat nest en ',mug. as tat-
hour of Eleven o'clock in the foretiouu of ht ham.= ;ay,
for a License to hold an additional Niene Liectise, to"
sell Beer and Cider by retail, to be dremk duj ekinsuaseti
off the house end premises thereinto belonging, *ramie.
at High Otreei, Quinton, in the Puma ol lisiesowen
aforesaid. in pnredince of the Act coo 27 'Victoria,
cuspid' 53, section 1, via Aa. saaeudiog the batur, abet
which said premises are duly rated for tee rehet 01 toe
Poor as by law us reitured, of which h-its,, aid premises
one Joseph Dinarnook, is the owner, ana the same are
no in my own occupation.

Given under my hand this 29th day of !Laren: Ono
Thousand Eight Hu.ndred and 'minty-eight.
OffN ROBE.

Principally by Professionals, with the kind Itt‘iii

tance of several Amateurs, wiai be given in the
STOURBRID GE SKATING- RINK,

ON 7 UESDAY, APRIL SOtla,
In aid of the fund for providing Chimes for, and
tiling the public Clock, which has been preesn.ted
to the town by Mies Hunt, at a cost of £3OO.
Full particulars will be duly announced.

THE STGURBhIbiIiE BRASS BAND
Will be is attendance hvery earl on
bitturday Afternoons.

Saisox-Ticarrs, admitting at all Liraee, whoa
the Rink is open for Skatiag, ars now ready, and
may be had on application at the Newspaper °Zees,
of Mr. Broomhall, Stationer, High Street or of
the Manager, at the Rink.

in. every cast, 1.;;•cy ur-it'hi:e hair to it. or., • •
without leaving the dintgre'eabla ssaan
"Itestcrers." It makes the hair charruinkty bean t: •
as well as promoting the growth of the haw on
',pots, where the „lands are not decayed. Ask yettr
Chemist for "'rum Ificxxcsis Ilsta maxim-am," pre-
pared by lieNny C. GAI.I.ur, 499 Oilord Stz.Qt.
Loudon, arid • suld by Chemists awl l'erftualbro"
everywhere at tts 641 per Bottle.
I,Lona.rtts I—Fou. TUX Tiara ANT
few • drops of the liquid "Floriline " eprinkled a
wet tooth-brush produces a pleeiant Lather, whit&
thoroughly cleanses the teeth from all parbsitog a/
{input-jar s.,ltartions .tha gtuns, pzevent4 tartar, Mop
decay, rives to the loath a p,....culiar Pearly-whitenmes
sad a delightful fragrar.ce to the breath. l[C
zflrarderell
unPllhvatifdts*t-firieing irom .aboayea teeth la
tobaco efrititatk 741k3 .Frsgraut
corgoouji- itutimatt: 01.. 11cm may a1...1 sweet berba, iatt
cions the graatost toihat ditieovarj of
thelLet. t td,ofl Che-011its -atia "Pirrfluaara.
• Prapitred WV", Cc cikaiwy. 4111110plialts
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err 37,010Dit Grrtsponbtitt.

(We deem it right to state that we do not at all tinits
ideuray ourselves with our Corespondent's opinions.]

While Paris is preparing for the large number of
visitors which her citizens expect to visit them, for
the purpose of seeing their International Exhibition, a
suggestion has been made, and is rapidly assuming
substantial shape, which is calculated to attract to the
British capital a large proportion of people from the
country in'the autumn of 1879. The Lord Mayor of
London is at the head of a highly influential committee,
which has been formed at the Mansion house, to pro-
mote the holding of a great Agricultural Exhibition in
the metropolis next yeartmder the auspices of tlie Rofal

Agricultural Society of England, and the total cost is
estimated at not less than £30,000. The Prince of
Wales will accept the presidency of the Society
for next year, and every effort will be made
to give to the exhibition iui_ international cha-
racter. It Was at first hoped talat it might
be held in Hyde Park, but difficulties appear to stand
In the way of till% idea being carried out, and some
other site must bsfound. In the year of the Inter-
national Exhibition-1862—the Royal Agricultural

Society held its- annual show at Battersea, one of our
pleasant southern suburbs; but in the sixteen years which
have since elapsed, that, like other parts, has become
covered with houses, and is no longer available for
the acres of shedding which would be required. Still,
there is no doubt a site will be found easy of access in
these days of metropolitan and suburban railways.
Tho subject has been taken up with much heartiness;
for, as the Lord Mayor has well pointed out, the food
supply of the people is continually acquiring an in-
creasing importance in the large centreS of population,

and the holding of an exhibition having for its object
the improvement of all the means which can be adopted
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for stimulating the home supply cannot fail to be
of great interest and use to the consumer as well as
to the producer. Returning for a moment to the Paris

Exhibition, it may be added that the Crown jewels, to
the value of more than a million and a half sterling,
• will be sent over from London. These includes the
famous Koh-i-Noor, the diamond collar with the
ehampion emerald of the universe in the midst, and
one which was once the eye of a Hindoo goddess.
They will be as attractive on the banks of the Seine
as they were found to be in Hyde Park in 1851.
The recent troubles in South Africa have drawn
attention to our acquisition there twelve months ago
—the Transvaal Republic—a country quite as large as
France. At the time very little was known of it, but it

now appears that the territory is a most valuable one.

There are rivers a thousand miles leng ; the vegetation is
particularly rich in quality; there are extensive forests,
and no other colony or state in that part of the
world produces such excellent wheat. The country is
good for raising stock; for the growth of cereals,
which all yield two crops a year; for the culture of

tobacco, vines, and fruits; and in the semi-tropical'
part for the growth of coffee, cotton, and sugar-cane.
Nor are all bile riches of the Transvaal all above the
earth's surface; for it produces gold, copper, lead,
cobalt, iron, and coal. Tin and silver have also been
discovered. Here, then, is a land which promisee to
be a splendid addition to our vast colonial possessions,

and one whose resources the energy and enterprise of
an enlightened people would take centuries to de-
velope, and would never exhaust.

If there is any truth in the old proverb, that "a
bushel of March (hist is worth a king's ransom," the
yield of the kindly fruits of the earth, and the
ingathering of the harvest in the autumn, ought
to be above an average. Town and country have
alike rejoiced in the presence of dry, bright,
genial weather; and the day of the vernal equinox
found London particularly gay and cheerful. The
Queen, who had held a Levee at Buckingham Palace
only two days before, was then holding a Drawing
Room in the same building; and St. James's Park
was alive with handsome equipages in charge of

servants with gorgeous liveries: while crowds of well.
dressed persons gathered to witness the arrival of the
presentees. The Prince and Princess of Wales,
*Princess Louise and the Marquis of Lorne, Princess

-Beatrice, the Duke of Cambridge, Prince Christian,
- and Prince Edward of Saxe-Weimar, were present at
the Drawing Room, at which about 150 ladies paid
'their respects. to her Majesty. The long row of trees

'running from the entrance of Buckingham Palace to the
Palace of St. James's, and enclosing the drive known as
. the Mall, are just now beginning to burst forth into
foliage, and in the early morning before the sound of
• multitudinous traffic is borne across the Park from
Charing-cross, the whole of the vista is alive with the
song of birds. Twelve hours pass away—once round

the clock, and the air is full of echoes that tell
of the presence of a dense population beyond the
boundaries of these lungs of London—open spaces
for the recreation and enjoyment of the people, which
saurit Ti Mar:"'" " a • a-
•

The way in which the various members of the
reigning House assist by their presence works of
charity and benevolence has often been the subject of
remark, and it has shone forth conspicuouly within the
past few days. Some of the Princesses have founded
institutions for distinctive purposes, bearing their
own names, besides lending a general help to
any other object whenever it may be solicited.
For instance, there is the Princess Louise Home for
Domestic Servants, and again the Princess Mary Vil-
lage Homes for Girls, both excellent and highly useful
organizations. A very popular means of advancing
the cause of such associations is a dinner, and then a
gpat deal depends upon the choice of a chairman.
The Duchess of Teck was fortunate in securing the
Prince of Wales to preside at the banquet in aid of her
Village Homes, for at the close of the festival the
secretary was enabled to announce contributions ex-
ceeding £7,000. One anonymous donor had sent the
munificent sum of £5,000, a splendid instance of un-
ostentatious generosity, and a high tribute to the
worth of an institution in which so much interest is
taken by a deservedly popular member of the Royal
Family.

The City Corporation having apparently given up
the attempt to solve the problem of how to bridge the I
Thames below London Bridge, the matter has been
taken up by the Metropolitan Board of Works. The
immense populations of Rotherhithe and Wapping, on
either bank of the broad stream, and numbering about
a million persons, are without any but the most primi-
tive means of crossing the river, and all heavy traffic
has to go a long distance up to London Bridge in order
to get from one side to the other. This explains the
crowded state of that structure; it is the last bridge
over the Thames from its source, and the first from its
mouth, forty miles away. A steam ferry lower down
has been tried, and a swing bridge has been suggested,
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both lower down; the Corpo-ratioia has proposed to- widen
London Bridge, but none of these seem to touch the real
difficulty. So the Metropolitan Board of Works now
comes forward with a plan for constructing a bridge be-
tween a spot near the Tower and Ilorsleydown. It would
leap the river with a single span 850 feet wide, and
with the approaches would cost £1,250,000. It seems
an enormous BUM— a million and a quarter sterling—
for such an accommodation, and of the total, £850,000
is for the approaches, and £400,000 for the structure
itself. Sir J. W. Bazalgette, the engineer to the
Board, has prepared the plans, and it is stated that
the single arch of 850 feet would be the widest in the
world. The object of this is, not to impede the naviga-
tion of the great ocean steamships, which come up to
the docks of London from all parts of the world.
The fear of so impeding it has hitherto been the main
obstacle to the building of a new bridge at that point.
The movements of the British fleet in the Sea of
Marniora have lately excited considerable interest in
the various capitals of Europe. Russia asserts that
our battle-ships are in those waters in violation of
Treaty rights, but that is a matter which may be left
to the approaching Congress. Britannia rules the
waves, but het ironclads are now in a sea which they
never entered before. This, the Propontis of the
ancients, is situated between the Grecian Archipelago
and the Black Sea, communicating with the former
.by the Dardanelles, and with the latter by the Bos-
phorus. Both ilerodetua and Strabo differed as to
the actual length of the Propontis ; but modern geo-
graphers have placed it at 160 miles, and its greatest
breadth at 43 miles. Its shores are described as highly
cultivated and picturesque, with a greater boldness
of character on the Asiatic than on the European
side. The depth of this sea is very considerable, there
are no tides in it, but a current sets through it from
the Bosphorus, varying its velocity according to the
sea and the prevailing winds, and continuing its
course through the Dardanelles to the Archipelago.
Our war-ships have fouLd the navigation by no means
difficult, and indeed it is generally free from dangers,
Had it not been so the Government would never have
sent such costly naachines into a sea known well
enough to merchantmen, but closed by treaty to ships
of war: It takes its name from the island of Marmora,
which was early celebrated for its marble quarries,
and many of the ancient cities were built from them.
Even to this day Constantinople is indebted for the
embellishment of ita fountains, mosques, and other
public buildings, to the marble quarries of the island
of Marmora.

Constantinople, at the present time, and more
especially after the events of the last twelve months.
almost irresistibly suggests St. Petersburg, a capital
of a very different nature, not surrounded by lands
producing corn, and wine, and olives, but in a zone of
snow and ice, which will lock up the navigation of the
river Neva for weeks yet to come. Ent though in
such diverse latitudes, there is but one feeling in both
those capitals just at present, and that is of intenhe
satisfAction at the kruainatiou of the war, In the

words of Mr. Bright, at the time of the Crimean
struggle, the Angel of Death ca. 113 alike at the cmtle
of the noble and the mansion of the wealthy, as well
as at the mtbage of the humble, and amongst the
upper classes of Russia terrible chasms have been
made. No wonder that they are wady to ex-
claim, "Scatter Thou those who delight in war."
So much for the prevailing sentiment in two
European capitals—one of gratitude at the stay-
ing of one of the greatest scourges which can
fall upon man. We know something of it ourselves,
although, fortunately, our insular position does not
render us so liable to be embroiled in. wars as the Con-
tinental nations. Many of us can remember the irre-
sistible wave of national enthusiasm which carried the
people into war with Russia in 1851, the pride at the
victory of the Alma, the rejoicings over the fall of
Sebastopol, and, after all, the gladness and the
thorough heartiness with which peace was celebrated.
The whirlwind and the storm had passed; and, when
we could listen to the still small voice of peace, it
seemed to tell us of the awful sacrifice of life that the
conflict had cost us, of the maimed who moved about
by thousands in our midst, and of the acres of newly-
made graves round about Sebestopol—graves of gallant
fellows sleeping their long Sabbath of repose amid the
everlasting dirges borne upon the winds from the
tempestuous waters of the deep Black Sea.