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The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1876-11-11

his well-known, and in this country popular, libel on the
Papal Court, written to suit a phase of Itaperial policy, to
say that he was related to Fm a lllavolo, the brigand. The
statement Is as fair as if a Man because be had a family pro-
perty on Houngew-heath were alleged to be a descendant
of trink TUrpin. The father of Auton.lii died prematurely,
leering him under the guardianship of two uncles, in whom
thepardly,prispeety,was vested. They were men of frugal
hahlts 'intent. on accumulating wealth, and though- their
nephew was their heir, they made him. work hard.
distinguished - himself- at the Vntversity, --wetrt—to—tire
Bar, and speedily rose to a judicial office, and then Sc
the Prelature,' but still as a layman. After lb* his
great abilities , secured his promotion. •In dtie, time
he Inherited the great part of the wealth of his uncles. This
accounts for .hit leaving a considerable fortune, which he
could not have made out of his office, for the salary of
Cardinal Secretary of State was only £5OO a year; and,
indeed, the whole Papal Court costs onlyl t,500 a year. ' And
I may mention that an English Liberal Protestant statesman
once told me on his return from Rome that he wished people
in this Country would learn the wonderful cheapness of the
Papal Government.
Cardihal Antonelli Was highly accomplished and a per fee
Judge of art. in private 144 he was remarkably agrees ble
genial, snd amiable, and highly appreciated in socie:y and by
the most distinguished ladies, especially our own country-
women I must not omit a trait of his character. Even
when most overwhelmed with business and the cares of State,
he t.e7 , °rotted for °lto single day to visit his mother, for
whtan entertained the most filial affection. -
Reqt
memos

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tue.
tory
Registrar.,
on the -

g you to publish this tribute of truth to the
of an illustrious man, I remain. Sir, your obedient
GEORGE BOWYER.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1876-11-11

itab giatict

SCHOOL BOARD.

A meeting of this body was held in the Com-
missioners' Room, at the Corn Exchange, on
Tuesday evening last.
Major Walker in the chair. There were also
present Messrs. Stringer and Billingham.
The Clerk read the minutes of the last meeting,
which were confirmed.

The Chairman moved, and Mr. Billingham
seconded, "That the Architect get out specifica-
tions for the carrying out of the alterations of
the Enville Street Board Schools."

Mr. Stringer suggested that the Chairman, vice-
Chairman, and the Architect inspect the
schools.

Mr. Billingham moved, and Mr. Stringer
seconded, "That a loan of £750 be obtained from
the Public Loan Commissioners on the same
terms already agreed upon, for the purchase of
the Enville Street Board Schools, the warming
apparatus, and the execution of the alterations."
A letter was read from Mr. John Hobbley,
schoolmaster of the Enville Street Board Schools,
stating his terms, and Mrs. Hobbley as school-
mistress of the Infants' School.

It was moved by the Chairman and seconded by
Mr. Billing-ham, "That Mr. HobbleY be appointed
schoolmaster, and Mrs. Hobbley as schoohnistress
in the Infants' School."

A letter was read from Miss Stranghier, school.
mistress of the Girls' School, stating her terms,
and they were accepted.
Letters were read from Miss A. Gill, Miss E.
Ryder, and Miss S. A. Burton as pupil teachers;
and Miss M. A. Barlow as paid monitor.
_ _ .

Moved by the Chairman, and seconded by Mr.
Billingbam, that they all be accepted.
The application of Miss Smith as pupil teacher
was not accepted,
Moved by Mr. Billingham, and seconded by Mr.
Stringer, "That the St. Thomas's Schools be
called the Enville Street Board Schools."

It was moved and seconded, "That the Board
Schools be insured for .R 2,000.

Moved by the Chairman and seconded by Mr.
Stringer, "That the school fees of the Board for
children under eight years of age be 2d per week,
and above eight years and upwards be 3d per
week."

A letter was received from Miss Harrison, 'with
respect to the Ragged School, stating that the
school will be closed at Christmas.
It was decided that the Board should refer the
question of the Ragged School to their next
meeting.
The Clerk was instructed to inform the school-
master of the Enville Street Board Schools that
the Good Templars would have to apply to the
Board, for the use of the school to hold their
meetings.
by the .Chairman and seconded by Mr.
Stringer, "That
,
Moved." That an assistant teacher or a transfer
teacher and a. pupil teacher in the Boys' School
be advertised for in the Birmingham. Daily Post,
Birmingham Daily Gazette, Sto.urbridge Qaeryff,
Brierley Hill 4cleertiser, and the County Expreie
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1876-11-11

Out of sonic THOUSANDS the following are selected.
Gilson, Homan and Co., Bradford. Selves v.—Begs to
acknowledge receipt of cheque £390 16s id.
Thomlinson and Buck, Carlisle. Selves v.— Beg to
acknowledge receipt of claque £l9B 10e 3d.
Priestman and Sons, South Benwell, near Newcastle-
on-Tyne. Selves, v.—Beg to acknowledge receipt of
cheque, £35 7s 6d.
Fowls, James. Western and Co., Belvedere Wharf,
Lambeth. Selves v.—Beg to acknowledge receipt of
cheque, £llB 5s 5d
Stenhouse, M. and Co., Newcastle-on-Tyne, Selves, v.
—Beg to acknowledge receipt of cheque £lO4 14s Od.
Cohn. M. and Co., Sunderland, Selves, v.—Beg to
acknowledge receipt of cheque £37 18s 6d.
11lingworth, G. E. Neville Street, Leeds, Selves v.—
Beg to acknowledge receipt of cheque' £6B 13s Od
Pow and Fawcus, North Shields, Selves v.—Beg to
acknowledge receipt of cheque, £2l 7s id.

Robinson, Repton, and Robinson, Longton, Selves, v.
—Beg to acknowledge receipt of cheque, £2O Us 2d,
and are exceedingly obliged for your care and attention.
Belfast Ropeworks Co., Belfast, Selves, v.—Beg to
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acknowledge receipt of cheque, £75 17s id.
Rogerson, Ikl. and Co., Bradford. Selves, v.—Beg to
acknowledge receipt of cheque, £27 us Od.
Leedham, 13inna and Co., Bradford, Selves, v.—Beg to
acknowledge receipt of cheque, £2l 78 Id.
Barnes, H. Three Cranes Lane, Upper Thames Street,
E.C. Selves v.—Beg to acknowledge receipt, of cheque,
£34 6s 2d.

J. aud W. Taylor, Tanners, &c., Bermondsey, S.E.
Selves, v.—Beg to acknowledge receipt of cheque, £5O
Os.od.

NVilkie, J, and A. Musselburgg, Selves, v.—Beg to ac-
knowledge receipt of cheque, £BO 4s 6d.
I3may, J, and Co., N ewcastle-on-Tyne, Selves, V.—
Beg to acknowledge receipt of cheque £67 108 6d.

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Maconochie Brothers, Fish Factors, Lowestoft Increase our Subscription to £l5O,
Wallace, Bailey and NN ilkins Tanners, &c., Long Lane, Bermondsey, London S.E. ditto dato £5O.
John Slade and Co., Boot and Shoe Manufacturers, Worcester - . . ditto ditto MO.

I 1 THERE ARE ANT LADIES who have not yet used the
GLENFIELD STARCH, they are respectfully solicited to
give it a Walt and carefully follow out the directions
printed on every package, and if this is done, they will
say, like the Queen's Laundress, it is the finest Starch
they ever used. When you ask for GLENFIELD STAEN-1
see that you get it, as inferior kinds ate often substituted
or the sake of extra profit. Beware therefore of spur.
us imitations.

V. ALUA.P.L,.: FOII THE Tf yont
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I hafr o kr; original colcur,
di6agreeablo smell of most
;;lal rs the hair charmingly beautiful,
'!' .• n!! the
,i,frowth of the hair on bald
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' TIN; MExicAN LIAIn RT.NEWER," pro.
4_'': by C. GALLUP, 493 Oxford Street,
.Loialui), and sold by Chemists and rerful34lll
everywhere et 8s Od per Bettie,
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1876-11-11

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LIQUOR PROHIBITION IN MADAGASCAR.

The Alliance News publishes the following copy of an
edict promulgated by the Queen of Madagascar. It has been
reueivtd from a missionary in the capital of the island :

"I Ranovalomanjaka, by the grace of God, and will
of my people, Queen of Madagascar, defender of the laws
of my kingdom. And tills is what I say to you, my
subjects. God has given me this land and kingdom,
and concerning the rum oh my subjects, you and I
have agreed that it shall not be sold in Antananarivo,
or in the district in which it was agreed that it should
not be sold (Imtrina,.the central province). Therefore
I remind you of this again, because the rum does harm
to your persons, spends your possessions in vain, harms
your wives and children, makes foolish the wise,
makes more foolish the foolish (literally gives heart
to the foolish), and causes people not to fear the
laws of the kingdom, and especially makes them guilty
before God. All this shows the ruin to be a bad thing
to have at Antananarivo, for at night (under its in-
fluence) people go about with clubs to fight, and they
fight each other without cause, and stone each other ;
therefore why do you love it, oh my people. But I tell
you that trade in good things, by which you can earn
money, makes me very glad indeed, oh my people.
This then is what I say to you, oh my people • if you
trade in rum,,oremploy people to trade in it, in
Antananarivo, or in the district spoken of above, then
according to the laws which were made formerly, I
consider you to be guilty, beause I am not ashamed to
make laws in my kingdom which shall do you good.
Therefore I tell you that if there are people who break
my laws then I must punish them. Is this not so, oh
my people ?—,-Says Ranovalomanjaka, Queen of Mada-
gascar, August 8, 1876."
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1876-11-11

ARCTIC DIFFICULTIES.

The welcome return of the heroic Arctic Explorers
affords Society a fresh topic of conversation for a time.
The Expedition having come back rather unexpectedly,
It is to be feared that Society is not sufficiently well
prepares for the demand thus suddenly made upon its
stores of knowledge. Let us supply a few simple tests
and institute a new kind of "Polo."
Does Society know what is meant by the North
Pole, and where the North Pole is? and what is
likely to happen to those, if any, who may reach it?
what, when they had got there, would be the state of
the case as to the cm pass, and the stars, and the
degrees of latitude and longitude, and things in
general?
Does Society know what is the latitude of the North
Pole, and generally what is understood by the term
" latitude," and wherein it differs from longitude, and
why both are so called?
What does Society understand by " Lat. 83 deg. 7
min. N.?"

Can Society say why such repeated efforts have been
made to reach the North Pole?
Does Society know the difference between the North
Pole and the South Pole, and whether it is very hot, or
very cold at the latter place?
What does Society know about Greenland, Baffin's
Bay, the " Palocrystic Ocean," Zero, Freezing-point,
the Esquimau; and Pemmican.?

Can Society name any three great Arctic Explorers,
living or dead, besides the commander of this last
expedition and Sir John Franklin ? Punch.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1876-11-11

DUDLEY AND WALSALL.
PIANOFORTES & LIARMONI-
• 9 000 ums have been TUNED by G. F. GREEN
5
Professional Tuner, 260, CASTLE-STREET, DUDLEY, and
259, STAFFORD-STREET, WALSALL. Pianofortes Re-
Felt, at used
Bilked, Re-strung, the Hammel s Re-covered with Patent
the most eminent dram:
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1876-11-11

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J, and
that

structive, especially as we do not generally think of the
Tartars as a tattooing people. They have "a more
expeditious manner of dealing "and so on. Tattooing
Is not the light and frivolous matter that some persons
suppose though we would not go en fAr as the
philosophers who detect in it the wig ;la of savage
religion. It may be as well to warn pAit.ciahs who
may spots "scratch a Russian" and the rest, that
then us no-reason for throwing the'blame of the un-
warrautable conduct of the Tartars on any Sclavonic
people.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1876-11-11

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OUR AGRICULTURAL ACREAGE.

' The agricultural returns for Great Britain and for
Ireland show, in 1876, 11,064,946 acres under corn
crops in the United Kingdom, which number is less by
334 494 acres than in 1875. The three 'chief items are
wheat, eccupying 3124 342 acres; oats, 4,289,822
acres; and barley, 2.761,662 acres, the two lastshowing
&erne increase over the preceding year, but wheat a
larger decrease. Tee area under green crops (potatoes,
turnips, reangold, &c.) in the United Kingdom in 1876
was 4,963,034 acres, a decrease a 94,C64 acres. Besides
these two gre.Lt eta-mos of crops, the returns show
!40.519 acres under flax (almost all in Ireland), an iu.
crease of 32,594 acres; also 69,999 acres under hops in
England, an increase of 828 acres; 1,394,254 acres under
potatoes—viz. 513,561 in Great Britain, and 880.693
in Ireland, a decrease of 37,934 acres. The 2,503,293
acres under turnips and swedes—viz., 2,158,572 in
Great Britain, and 344,721 in Ireland, show an in-
crease of 18,282 acres. The above item of "green
crops." does not include grass. in regard to that great
crop, the !returns show in Great Britain, in 1876,
4,579,720 acres of clover, sanfoin, and grasses under
rotation, 2,253,651 acres being for hay;, and also
13,546,024 acres in permanent pasture, meadow,
or grass, not broken up in rotation (exclusive of heath
or mountain land), 3,627,097 acres being for hay. Both
these totals show an increase over the preceding
year. In Ireland the returns shows 1,861,464 acres
of meadow and clover in 1876, and 10,507,249
scree of grass, and increase of 100,000 acres in the
lattet being neasly counterbalanced by a decrease of
83,006 acres in the former item. In considering these
returns it may be well to bear in mind a re-
mark made by the Commissioters of Customs
In their report this year, that the area occupied by
green crops and grass greatly exceeds the area under
Zorn crops, that the value of the first produce of the
former is more than of the later, and the weather
most favourable for the wheat crops is the least favour-
able for the green and grass crops, and therefore it
would be very misleading to form an opinion as to the
Increase of the wealth of the kingdom through agriculture
from observation of the yield of its wheat crop only or
even of all its cereal crops. These Commissioners say
they believe that the corn crops while they occupy but a
fourth part of the cultivated area of the United King-
dom represent on the average of many years leas than
a third part of the value of the whole of the agricul-
tural crops of the lingdom.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1876-11-11

STOTTRBiIiDGE OPSFPVFB.

company, and Mr. nosanquet for Mr. Swindell.
The arbitrator, by his award, gives the company
.2758 (the amount tendered), they paying Mr.
Swindell's costs of the reference and award.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1876-11-11

Vistellaireuus ITti-fhgenn.
aomk, tattiGif, Artt counTLlth
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L tnite.—" A Lover of British Birds '':writes
to The Times :—" I write to protest, through sour
omnipotent medium, a3ainst the. exhibition of larks'as
an article of foot opdulteters' thope I -'t sti7
jiuy_legislatiou willetop-tha-liholessilo-destroototh. _
these national songsters, kit I trtist that the national
-sentiment; i theiti ts-itrir send-Malt left in Modern
society; will be aroused alid exptessed against such
use -ef British Abelbirds. r rbfitind thBs6
.who would like- 'to shame theirs • vulgar eaters ot
Heaven's messengers that the Emperor Helicgabalus
was especially partial to the brains of singing birds, -
and I may suggeet that they khould restrict themselves
to the brains also, of laiks, as it Must be that portionet
the bird they most require." 'I aril 01
UPSET Pnwn.—lnlhe prelitninarly finnbitilotV
ment of a "roup:'.eale, in Suotlend there decttritthee
Magic sentence „" Upset, to induce, publie .comPett)
tion, £25,000." NO' wonder the country's io poor when
they can afford to throw away money like that. But
only fancy what a "public, competition" there would
be here with an upset of £25,00) just to induce it,
Yes, and what an upset/—Fun, ' •

CONVICr PRISONS. —The report of the directors
of Convict Pri,ions in England for the year 1875 states
that the number of conticts received int, b Governioent
prisons under fresh sentences during 1875 was 1,690,
besides 118 .with 'licences revoked or recommitted to)
serve out the period remitted from their former Ben:::
tences. The number cf female convicts received:info-
Government prisons under fresh sentences Was 38, be
sides 32 with licenses revoked or recommitted. Tile
number of sentences of penal servitude passed weal
1,791, which is rather below the low average of the
five years just terminated. The fluctuation in the
',umber during these years has been remarkably small
cud the amount of serious crimes, as measured by sen-
tences of penal servitude, may at present be considered
as stationary, and to have diminished in ratio to the
population, which is estimated to have inoreased by
800,600 since 1870 or by 3.5 per cent. An analysis of
the ages of the p3pulation of our convict prisons during
each of the last five years appears to give grounds for
hoping that the development of the criminal clams
has received a permanent cheek.

httop„,
deseraet of -Ffair-44se
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1876-11-11

IRON RAILS v. STEEL RAILS.

The Darlington Cotrespondent of ,the bai7o NeivA
telegraphs Leading men connected with the f‘Torth
Eastern nailway Company, who were on Tuesday in
Cleveland, have made a statement of great importance
to railway interests, and also to the iron trade through-
out the world. It seems now to be certain that the experi-
ments, which have been carried on by,Mr. I. Bell,
M.P., at the instance cf thlstqor, Dasterr
Company, and *hitt 'wei•e—Emetime , since hope.
fully spoken of by the chafilixtair • of. - that com-
pany, Mr. Leeman, for the production qi a
cheap and durable iron rail, have been singularly
successful. It is confidently vArmed that iron
rails, more durable than steel rails, can bevroduced by
a new process, at a much less cost. and at a price but
one pound per ton in excess of ordinary iron rails.
Considering that steel rails, whenjvorn out, *orth
little, and that this new rail will be 'worth two -thirds
of its original value for reconversion, the long agitated
question of iron v. steel would seem to be determined.
The value of this discovery to Cleveland will be in-
calculable, as the largest substitution of steel for iron
rails, has been most disastrous to the leading industry
of the district."
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1876-11-11

THE HOMER HILL COLLIERY COMPANY

V. SWINDELL.

This is an action arising out of an accide.nttgva
oolliery engine of the plaintiffs during an mspec-
tibn.. by the defendant. The damages claimed
were £2,250. At the trial at Gloucester
.Sir Henry
James, as council for the defendant, stated that
in consequence of the accident having hap-
pened during the inspection, the de'endant,
without admitting he was the cause of it,
consented to pay the damage sustained by the
company; and accordingly the action was referred
to Mr. J. 0. Griffits, Q.C., with liberty to the de-
t:nitnt to make a tender previous to the reference
The arbitrator sat in Birmingham iu June and
October laet, Mr. Jolt appearing as COUW3OI fox the
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1876-11-11

A TATTOOED MAN.

,414.12i114.

ATBI ,LE jodunto%

Among new professions that of exhibiting oneself as
a tattooed man may be noticed as original, and possibly
lucrative (says the Daily News). Mr. P. T. Barnum
has secured a perfect treasure of this sort in the person
of Captain Costentenus, whose name gives but a
dubious " line "as to his natitztality. He I),)acts him-
self, however, to be an Albanian Greek, aLd he owes his
prvonal adornment not to private vanity, whica
sometimes makes a man mark himself all over with
crosses and .nchors, but to the crudity of the Chinese
Tartars. Fourteen years ago, so he says, he was
mining in Tartary, end took part in some insurrection
or faction fiAt among his comrades, The Tartar
police captured him and two of his friends, one of theta
an American, aud one a Spaniard. With a generosity
which the Tartars have in common with the Mormons
they offered him the choice of punishments. Would
he be beheaded, or would he be tattooed all over? All
three Europeans chose to be tattooed, but the Spaniard
and American died under the operation. Cost,entenus,
however, bore it bravely, and by the end of three
months was looked on by all amateurs as a good ex-
ample of early decorative art. No leas than one
hundred and eighty-eight pictures have been pricked
Into his frame, which is thus an animated gallery. The
tip of his no and the soles of his feet are alone left
as nature designed them. The whole story Is very in.

.ebaa ve.6m.l Le.l;
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1876-11-11

FRIEND OF ALL.

;.HoLLowA is
t.

For all Diseases offccting the alb, I ;1

Kidneys, and Bowels.

These Pills can be confidently recommended as the
most simple and certain remedy for all diseases affecting
the stomach, liver, and bowels. They do not distress
the system, or weaken the frame, but thoroughly invigo-
rate the digestive organs. gently excite the stomach and
liver, stimulate:the kidneys to perform their functions
efficiently, and act UDOU the bowels without griping or
any other annoyance.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1876-11-11

FARMING AND FARM ACCOUNTS.

The Mark Lane Express publishes the following letter:—

_
your issue of the 23rd inst. I observe notice
taken of the depressed position of the farmers. At
present, as a rule, they get the credit of being great
grumblers, and I have little doubt they someti mew have
cause for being PO ; but as I have been farming and
connected with farmers and others for upwards of 30
years, (I think, taking all things into account, they
have jut about a3oomfortable a life, and have as good
a return for their capital invested, as the mass of man-
kind.

I am well aware that farming is different now to
what it was some time ago, and on that account there
is a nece=sity for looking more cic*ely into the details,
and for keeping a regular record of the cort and returns
of everything connected with the farm. We in Scot-
land have a by-word, that if you count the cost, the
plough will nevk-r he put into the ground: that, like
many other such-like sayings, I do LOD believe, as I
have been obliged to show the cost of every piece of
work done on the farm which, along with other a. 2.-
counts, showed us the co:4 of crop, stack, &c. With the
prices received for each, along with profit or loss from
the buisiness.

Farn book-keeping may at first appear a very
arduous and irksome task, but from my experience
I found it quite the reverse, and if regularly kept up,
I am quite cure that any farmer would count the time
occupied thereon well spent, and soontake a very great
Interest in the matter. At first I was very much sur-
prised at the facts it brought out, as many things were
very different to what they were currently reported to be,
on what was supposed to be good authority, by otherwiee
experienced parties. The difference in the modes of doing
the same kind of work was also forcibly brought out and
a very important matter, viz., the amount of work done
by each individual workman, and when any dispute aroso
about the amount of work dune, a reference to the day
book settled the matter at once. It had also the effect
of keeping down disputes, and of leading the labourers
to take more interest in their work, to inform them-
selves of the quantity due, and also made them aware
of the true value of their services, which very soon
became generally known.
I found a day-book, with a margin for noting the
state of the weather, a cash-book, and ledger quite
sufficient and convenient for all purposes. S.
Aberdeen, Oct 27.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1876-11-11

POOR LAW ADMINISTRATION.

The Right Hon. J. Steuartld, M,P.,.in responding
to the toast of "The House of Commons," at Craw.
leigh Agricultural dinner, on Friday in last week, said
he hoped that ere long local government would be
recognised threushout England by the formation of
county boards. He also desired to see a system intro-
duced whereby the whole of the duties appertaining to
local government should be carried out by one repre-
sentative and administrative local governing body. No
doubt one of the great objects of local government
was to have extended areas and multiplied machinery
conducted by the best men to undertake public func-
tions and duties—men fitted by leisure from ordinary
employments and by education to act in the public
interest. It was for the welfare of the people that the
functions of local government should be aggregated in
I.lrge administrative bodies, to which the date of the
population should be returned. He supposed that
none interested in the administration of the poor laws
for the first time as a gutrdian would not infer that he
was a trustee as it were of national charity, and who did
not desire to administer it in a charitable spirit; but he
also believed there was not an intelligent man who
had considered the question—whether in a local or
Imperial aspect—who did not entertain the opinion that
the most strict administration of the poor-law was in
the long run the most charitable. There was some-
thing in the administration of the poor-law which
tended to pauperise the people, and in these days,
when the labourer could hold his own, he thought the
Interests of capital and labour demanded that the
peasant should not be trained to depend on parochial
aid. But out-door relief should be minimised. The
poor, sanitary, and educational matters should be dealt
with by large boards, having parochial committees. In
the House of Commons it was not thought that boards
of guardians consisted of the wisest men in the world,
and it was not, therefore, expedient to multiply the
powers committed to them. 'Mr. Cubitt, M.P., and
Mr. Holms, M.P., also responded.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1876-11-11

A TIGER FIGHT.

A very large Royal Bengal tiger, says the Bengal
Times, measuring about eleven feet from tip to tail,
was killed some time ago by a native, at a place
between Meerpore and Biganbarree It appears that
some ryots were cutting dhan in a field when the brute
attacked one of thew, se zng hold of his neck and
lacerating the tendons and neries. One of his cern^
panions was then attacked, and his bowels were torn
open. A third man's shoulder was smashed, and two
others were severely wounded, before the alarm
could be given in the village. A party was im
mediately formed, headed by quite a young man,
and, when they approached the lair of the tiger
the ferocious beast made a Epring at them; but
the leader, who carried a loaded double barrelled
gun, dexterously pulled the trigger. The first shot
passed through the right eye of the animal, which,
irritated as it now was, made another spring at its foe
with its mouth wide open, and the second bullet, after
knocking out one of hb teeth, passed out through the
0: pr.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1876-11-11

Bell Brothers, Ironmasters, Middlesboro'. " Very
satisfactory—have availed ourselves for 10 years or more."
John Snowden, Paint Manufacturer and Oil Merchant,
South Shields. Your Telegram received, and very
much obliged to you for your prompt reply—They won't
get an ounce of stuff from me. Yours &c.
Swann, J. E. and Brothers, how:nesters, Middlesboro'
and Glasgow, "Satisfactory."
Bissell, James, and Son, Birchill Iron Work,
" Great Value."

Darlington -Forge Company. "Prompt replies—ap-
prove of the Confirmatory style adopted."
Lackenbv Iron Company, AliddleAmro'
" Conscientiously recommended. Members 8 years."
Darlington Waggon Company, Darlington.
" Prompt—reliabie information—various sources."
Stanbridge, Sydney, Esq., Molester, Camberwell,
London, S.E. " Charges are higher than any other
office, but the results justify the additional outlay."
Oldroyd and Sons (Limited),Dewsbury. "Reliable."
Hudson, Sykes and Bousfield, Leeds, " Satisfied with
the thoroughness of the manner you answer Continental
inquiries."
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1876-11-11

GEO. HOLLOWAY,
Clerk.

STOURBRIDGE UNION.

TO BUILDERS and ENGINEERS.

rEI HE BOARD of GUARDIANS will, at their
A_ MEETING at the Kingswinford Workhouse, on
FRIDAY, the 17th instant. ke prepared to receive Tenders
from Parties willing to undertake the following contracts,
viz :

Contract No. I—For the erection of New Boilerhouse,
Boiler, Seating, Flues, &c., at the Workhouse, at King-
swinford.

Contract No. 2—For the construction and erection of
Steam Boiler and Pipe connections, &c,, in connection
with the above.

Parties willing to undertake, can tender for the above
either singly or conjointly._ '

Plans, s—pecitications, and conditions of contract may
be inspected at the Workhouse, and forms of tender, and
any further information obtained on application to the
Engineer, Mr. John Mil!ward, C.E., 26, Paradise Street,
Birmingham.

Tenders Lealed and endorsed to be sent to me on or
before Thursday, the liith instant.

The Guardians do not bind themselves to accept the
Lowest or any Tender.

By order,
GEO. HOLLOWAY,
Clerk.

Kingswinford Workhouse,
3rd. November, 1876.

NOTICE.

SCIIOOL BOARD FOR STOURBRIDGE.

NoricE IS 11EIZEBY GIVEN that:

1. The above School. Board have (subject to the
approval of the Ethic:atoll Department) wade certain
e-laws in pursuance of the poeers given to the School
dOard by a. 74 of the Eleincutury 1".“-itu.:ation Act,
1870.

- 2. A printed copy of the proposed Bye-laws will eon-
tinue deposited, for '..uspectiou by any ratepayer, at No.
76, J-ligh Street, Stourbridge, t'ue Oiliccs of the School
Board, for one uiuntli !row the date of the publication
of this notice.

3. At the expiration of the said month the said 'To-
posed Bye-laws will be submitted to the Education
Dopartluent for approval.
4. The School Board will supply a priuted copy of
the said proposed Bye-laws gratis to aoy rutcplyer.
GEORGE P,!.88Y,
Clerk.
28th October, 1876, Date.

FREE EMIGRATION TO QUEENSLANE.

Free Passages are granted by the Government Gf
Queensland as under—
To General Servants, Cooks, housemaids, Nurses, Dairy
Maids, Sze.
Wages £25 to £5O a-year all found.
To Married and tizgle Farm Labourers.
Wages £3O to £.soa-year with board and JoL
Assisted Passages on payment of .E 1 to

Artizans (all kinds) ' Saddlers
Blacksmiths ! Pia,terers
Carpenters end Joiners Plumbers an Paiw:.,'s
Butchers 1 Qu.,rryaieu
Buokbiuders ! lopa._ilaliers
Bakers Sho,ei:iliers
Bricklayers 1 ShipN'zightsi
Cabinet Makers 1 Shepherds
G ardners • Taihms and others
G. owns

At Wages about double English Rates.

Each Ship carries an exl;eriencei Surgeon 4:
Families have separate sleeping compartment.
York can be carried on in the openair all the year roh,ta
Beef and Mutton 3d a-lb.; Tea Gil a-lb; Flour 15s
a-cwt. ; bugar a-lb.

Apply personally or by letter to Agent-General far
Queensland, 32, Charing Cross, London, S.W. rlc
A. W. BEALE, Commercial Sale Rooms,
Kiddsrriainster.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1876-11-11

Diseases peculiar to Women,

There is no medicine equal to Holloway's Pills for cur
reeling the ailments peculiar to females. • Their very
mild and painless action highly recommends them to
every household, as they may be taken with safety for
any irregularity of the system. Any mother, nurse, or
young person, guided by the directions which accompany
each box of Holloway's Pills, has at once available means
for checking disease, purifying the blood, and expelling
from the system all gross humours.
Weakness, Languor, and Debility.

These famous Pills will immediately remove all symp.
toms of debility, languor, and weakness, no matter the
cause, as they quickly eject all impurities from the
system, give tome and energy to debilitated constitutions,
and brace and strengthen the nervous system in a mos
wonderful manner.

Biliousness, Loss of Appetite, and Lowness of
Spirits.
. _ .

The Pills effect a wonderful change in persons subject
tobilious attack, as they create a healthy appetite, cur-
:act indigestion, remove excess of bile, and effectually
mire jaundice, bilious remittents, and all the varieties of
disease generated by an unhealthy condition of the liver

The Kidneys—heir Deranyententand Cure.
of these Pills lie used according to the printed direction
and the Ointment rubbed over the region of the kidneys
erat least half an hour at bed time, as salt is forced ii,to
'Beat, it will penetrate the kidneys and correct any ue-
sangement. Should the affliction be ston lr gravel. it
a particularly recommended that the Oint.....mt, in such
ease', be used night and morning, as by its judicious ap-
plication the most astounding cures may be performed.

The PiU and Ointment are sold at Professor ilord.c-
waT's Establishment, 533, Oxford-st., London; also by
*early every respectable Vendor of Medicine throughout
the Civilised World, in Boxes and Pots, at is I id, 2s 9d,
4. 6d, I.ls, 225, and 338 each. The smallest Box of
Pills contains four dozen; and the smallest Pot of Oint-
ment one ounce.

Full printed directions are affixed to each Box and Pot
and canbe had in any language, even in Turkish, Arabic,
Armenian, Persian or Chinese
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1876-11-11

PUBLIC NOTICES.

THE CELEBRATED ARTISTES,

MESSRS.

HENRY AND WALT
WARDROPER.

•
THE • ; ••
TWIN LIKE MIMICS,
"Standard.'
IN THEIR REFINED and REALISTIC
MIMIC R
APPEAR AT THE -4, mw
CORNE XCFIANGE, STOUjp3RIpCik:.

' A 74 1- 49v.n.00rat -tza as,
0 TWO NIGHTS ONLY, 'I 1") treit

_v_..
WEDNESDAY and THURSDAY

NOVEMBER 15th aud 16th, 1876. -

Tickets and Pima at Mr. Broorahalls.

- .
Admission: Reserved and Numbered, 2s. Second, is.
Back, 6d.
Doors open: at eHalf-past Seven, commence at Eight
precisely. _

STOURBRIDGE FREE GRAMMAR

SCHOOL.

DER the scheme for the managenient of
Inc Stourbridge Free Urammar School (including
the charities founded by Henry Glover, Mary Hickman,
and Thomas ()over) nine exhibitions tunable at this
SchOol, •entitling the holders to total exemption from
the payment of tuition fees, shall be awarded upon com-
petitive examination to boys who have for not less than
two years beefl educated at the Public Elementary
Schools in the ancient parish of Oldswinford, are now
vacant.

The examination will be held on the 11th day of
December next, at nine o'clock a,m., at the Head
Master's house, and the succeshful canlidates admitted
after the Christmas vacation.

For further information-a—p.ply to the Head Master, the
Licvcreud W. J. J. Welch, Gramu. ar School, Stourbridge,
or to the Clerk, Edward Hickman Freer, Solicitor,
Stourbridge.

T. W. FLETCHER,
Chairman of the Governors.

STOURBRIDGE GLASS WORKS,
STOURBRIDCIE,

NOVEMBER 7th, 1876.
REPORTS having been circulated that Mr.
ALFRED SAUNDERS, a Clerk in our employ,
has been guilty of embezzling large sums of our monies,
we hereby declare all such reports to be.utterly false and
in alicious.

Signed,
THOMAS WEBB & SONS.
Legal proceedings will be taken against any person
who may after this notice be guilty of again uttering or
repeating this scandalous rumour.
aa.o A IJEUS.
JOHN STREET.

WoRDSLET.

STO URBRID GE UNION.

WANTED, an active person as NURSE. at
the Workhouse of this Union.
Salary £2O per annum, with Board, Washing, and
Lodging.
Candidates must be Angle Women or Widows without
encumbrance, accu.tumed to nursing the sick, and able
to read ; a Pelson with u knowledge of Midwifery pre.
ferred.

Applications
.with testimonials to be sent to me, by
the 23rd bast, and Candidates must attend at their 0 wn
expense, at the Workhouse, Kingswinford, at Eleven
o'clock in the Forenoon, on Friday, the 24th inst.
The person elected will be required to enter upon
the duties immediately.
By Order,

Workhouse, liingswinford,
10th, Nov. 1876.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1876-11-11

POTATORS.

- - ---
There is some digit improvement in the condition of pot*
to, and trade may be revrted steady, at somewhat better
rates ;—Kent regents, 100 s to 12ss. ; Essex ditto, £Ol,. to
120. ; roots, 60s. 75s flukes, 120 s to /SOL ; Victoria!,
100 s. t 3 140 s. Per ton.

HOPS.
A quieter feeling hem been apparent in the hop market
during the past week. There has, perhaps, been rather more
desire evinced to sell, but the changes in prices have not
been important Gwei end Bee qualities of produce ate
stesdy to ',hie, the supply of them being restricted. The
foreign mar ktts sre reported steady Eal Kent goldings,
187 e, e 6 t• £l2; Sussex. £6 to £3 ; Firuhmais, LS to £11;
£3 to £ll ; %Vomatera,
itto c,,untry, t 3 ; Bel-
gian, £6 to £6 10$.; English, 1875, E 3 to £6 ; foreign, £3 10S.
to £l3 10s. ; old hops, all kinds. lt3s. to £3 10s.

GAME AND POULTRY;

Surrey rowls, 45. 61. to Bi. 6d. ; Sussex ditto, 3s. to
E..ex ditto, 2s 6d. to sts ; Boston ditto, 25 to 811. Sd. ; Irish
ditto, it 6d. to 2. 9a. ; turkeys, tis. to 10s 6d. Retie, 4s. to
its. 6a. ; ducks, 2.. to At. 3d. ; grouse, 25. 61. to 45.;
black game. 25, 3d. to 3s 10d. ; capercallzie, 55 to 71. 61;
woodcock, 2s. to 45 ; partridge, 15. 3i. tO 21. 3d. ; snipe;
9d. to la. 2d..; pintail, Is. 6d. to 25. : leverets, 2s. to 33.
wild rabbits, is, to Is. ed.; tame ditto, is. Bd. to 25. Sd. each
larks, is. 6d. to 2s. ; stints, 9d. to is. per dozen.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1876-11-18

CRADLEY.

• THE 81100 TING FATALITY.—At the Polioe Court, yes-
terday, before Col. Fletcher, H. 0. Firmstone, IL L.
Freer, and F. Evers, Esqs., Felix Southall was charged
with causing the death of David Taylor on the 6th inst,
by shooting him. Mr. Holberton defended. After
hearing the evidence, Mr. Freer thought it would have
been more satisfactory if a yost mortem had been made.
There might have been a bullet in the body, but no
malicious intent had bead shown. The pistol was very
dangerous, and was given up. The prisoner was dis-
charged
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1876-11-18

DUDLEY AND WALSALL.

Almon To Morsrans I—Are you broken in 79t1/
t by a sick child suffering with the pain of cutting
likbeth ? Go at one* to a chemist and get a bottle fel
MU. 800TRIXO 8111 UP. it will relieve
lb. • poor sufferer immediately. It is perfectly hum-
lies and pleasant to taste, it produces natural,
Vitt sleep, by relieving the child from pain, and the
cherub awakes "as kright as a button." ia
loc?tlits the child, it softens the gums, Allays all
Pirelieves wind, regulates the bowels, and fa the
*tt known remedy for dysentery and diarrlicsa,
lithe: from teething or other causes.
wiuslow's Soo g Syrup is sold ky Medicine dealers
Lverywhere at la lid par battle.—lialaufeotare4 Ii
Iltlis32ll. sad Qdosilinst. Lake.

HDIANOFORTES and HARMONIUMS may
be hid on the NEW SYSTEM of HIRING, for Two et
Three Tsar.; after which, and without any further pay.
meat, to bosoms the property of the hirer. Alllnetwa.
MCI/ had on this system, er otherwise, will b•
Ilskanged any tine within six months for any other
no 4 apprered of, and returned earriage free. And kip
Air,' ter a trial of three years, any Pianoforte or Hap.
lioni,„se would be taken bask, a 4 its original scat, aril
° dedusting the usual shap r for
iris orffite arnd
rie;ireater advantages than the Loudest
or Birmingham Houses.—Apply FRICDNitICIE GRIMM
Moto Warehouse 960, Castle-street, %Way, and "
Stallordittetl,
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1876-11-18

THE LOURDES PILGRIMAGES.

A Coirespondent of the Fall Mall Gazette, writing from
Lourdes, Bays
The season for pilgrimages to Lourdes is now over,
and the latest visitors have been the Spaniards on their
return from Rome. Many 3f these Spanish pilgrims,
who are returning to the north-west provinces of Spain
by way of Marseilles, Toulouse, and Bayonne, spend
a few hours at Lourdes, which is on their direct line
ef route; and some few of them, it is painful to
relate, have been obliged to prolong their visit to the
shrine of the Virgin while awaiting further remit-
tances from home. The season altogether is con-
sidered to have been a remarkably successful one—if
success is to be measured by the amount of business
which the hotel and restaurant keeyers, the vendors of
"objects of piety," the owners of public vehicles, &c.,
have tranAteted since the month of May. The Church,
too, has largely increased its store of votive offerings,
among the latest arlditions being the magnificent
banner sent by the Pope to the new basilica. The
monastery which is being erected on the hill facing
the grotto is rapidly nearing completion, and it is
evident that those who are responsible for the ad-
ministration of the funds subscribed by the faithful
anticipate that the popularity of Lourdes as a place of
pilgrimage is not to be ephemeral. The other inha-
bitants of Lourdes seem to hold much the same opinion,
for building is going on in all directions, and the town
is beginning to lose that primitive and old-world look
which it had when Bernadette Soubirons first saw her
vision in the grotto of Massabielle. There can be no
doubt that, putting the religious question upon one
side, a pilgrimage to Lourdes is one that deserves to be
made by all those who can appreciate beautiful scenery,
and there are few prettier sights than that which is to
be gained by ascending to the Calvary over against the
church dedicated to our Lady of Lourdes. The Cave
runs clear as crystal at the base of the church, while
just to the right stands the embattled fort raid to have
been built by Charlemagne, with the ancient houses of
the little town clustering around it. In the background
rise some of the boldest and most picturesque of the
Pyrenean mountains, their summits in many places
now covered with snow, while over all there shone to-
day (Friday), in a kky as cloudless as that of Naples,
,a sun so bright and warm that it wai difficult to
realise the fact that we %vele well into the month of
November.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1876-11-18

I,=CrIITTR,M

In the
CORN EXCHANGE, STOURBRIDGE,

ON MONDAY, DECEMBER 4th, 1876,
FIRE.
Subject: A Revieiv of Mr. Girq_kstone's Pamphlet
CHRISTIANITY UNDER

Doors open at 7, to Commence at Haltpast 7.
Admission Front Seats,[6d, Back Seats. 3d.

Ara". . 10.- •_ m a., ..., .a..i .114.1 k, 11l II .V. 4
Is specially invited to defend his Pamphlet

A member of the society has on hand a large quantity
of back numbers of the "National Reformer," which he
intends to distribute at the entrance.
THE
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1876-11-18

ON A DESERT ISLAND.

"J. T." writes to The Times from Kirkcaldy :
" I read in your columns the other day the account
of the fate of Captain M'Adam, of the ship San Rafael,
and Mrs. M'Adam, also of part of the crew, who were
all literally starved to death on Hoste 'eland, about
55 10 S.L. and 69 20 W., after surviving probably more
than forty days. Qn the fortieth day Captain
M'Adam wrote—' I. am now nearly blind and can
scarcely sea the paper I am writing upon.' No one
could have read that account without having his sym-
pathies roused to the utmost, and all would,. I doubt
not, readily assist in any well-conceived effort calcu-
lated to prevent the repetition of a like calamity. The
nearly .analagous case of the eretv of the Strathmore
must be fresh in remembrance. What would, in my
opnalokh..e .01 :ttitmoot,value 1,1) siillil4l3lNieelia that
eituer the Governments 61 the maritime nations or
private philanthrophy should organise an expedi.
tion to fix upon all those barren islands, laying in
the track of traders and whaling ehips, tall and sub.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1876-11-18

The Times, in a leader, noticing Lord Beaconsfield's
remarks :

'Whatever opinions may be formed on
Beaconsfield's speech at the Guildhall as an indicatia
of Ministerial policy, there is one part of it which we
as a nation can receive with satisfaction. The Premier
towards the end of his speech dwelt upon the
desire of this rcountry for peace, and also on its pre,
eminent capacity for war. England, he said, covets
no cities and no provinces. She wishes to main.
tam n the unexampled Empire which she has built up,
and which it is her pride to remember exists as much
upon sympathy as force. 'But, although the policy
of England is peace, there is no country so well pre.
pared for war as our own. If she enters into a
conflict for a righteous cause . . . her resources, I feel;
are inexhaustible. She is not a country that, when
she enters into a campaign, has to ask herself whetheii
she can support a second cc a third campaign. She
enters into A campaign which she will not terminatel
until right is done.' These sentences, in which Conti.;
nental alarmists seek to discover a threat, exprel
simply what is perhaps the most important military an
economical fact cf our time. When we regard our owni
country and then turn our observation to the nations or,
the Continent, we become aware of a striking contrast.
We cannot become acquainted with the resources and the
present condition of our neighbours without perceiving
that the capacity for war, if enormously increased in',
power, is correspondingly restricted in time. The re-
sult of all this is that at the present time the British;
nation is beyond all comparison better prepared than
any other to carry on a long war. We know that im-
mense masses of capital would be forthcoming if the
national safety or honour Bhould demand the sacrifice.
Here there would be no panic, no successful 'bearing'
of the national stocks; money could be borrowed at as
low a rate of interest as if the security were a solid
landed estate, and the process could be repeated during
any such length of hostilities as might be reasonably
apprehended."
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1876-11-18

PUBLIC NOTICES.

THE STOURBRIDGE AND DISTRICT BRANCH
OF THE NATIONAL SECULAR SOCIETY.

Under the auspices of the above Society,
MR. C. BRADLA UGH/
President of the National Seculdr Societs and
Editor of the "National Reformer," NM
deliver a
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1876-11-18

A TEST OF IRISH PROSPERITY.

The Financiersaym that bankers could, if they chooses
tell a good deal about the growing prosperity of Ire-
land. Bankers, it is true, do not actually see, by any
means, all the savings of the people, but they come
across a portion of them. Bankers in Ireland occa-
' kionally, and indeed frtquently have their attention
much struck by the magnitude of the deposits which
are lodged with them by persons of apparently very
humble means. This feature is satisfactory in more
senses than one. In the first place, such deposits prove
that the people are doing well and saving money. In
the next place, they show that the desire to hoard,
and to hold money back from remunerative employ-
ment, is dying out, or, rather, is being superseded by
a more enlightened perception of the uses to which
monermay be put, and of the advantages to be derived
from it. Again, it is satisfactory to find that confidence
in the banks is growing, for the first effects of this will
'be to cause not only preset savings, but also the past
'accumulation of hoarded money in Ireland to be more
extensively utilized. In a word, money is coming out
of the "stocking" and being put to its proper . mploy-
ment. The extension of the branches of banks in
'lreland tells a tale of the same sort. Such branchei
I would not be established were it not that they either
'actually Ray or hold out a good promise of doing so.
We have in our eye more than one Irish town of only
[about 5,000 inhabitants, in which there are already
, established three branches of as many different banks,
It is likewise satisfactory to notice the way in which
the Irish people are beginning to support native under.
takings.