The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1866-12-08 00:00:00

LOVE AND ITS TRAGIC ENDING,

Nearly a year ago one of the first merchants of the
city met and loved a woman of English birth, whom
he believed to be. widow (wears quoting from the Wets
Orleans Times). His advances were favourably re-
ceived, and after many happy hours passed in pleasant
converge, the gentleman at length declared his pas-
sion. To his surprise and chagrin the lady with many
team, informed him that her husband was not dead.
A long story of unkindnese, neglect, maltreatment,
and a separate maintenance was related. The fair one,
with the utmost frankness, went into ad the details of
her wretched existence, and ended by hoping that a
divorce suit, then pending, .would terminate in her
favour. The gentleman, encouraged by the confidence,
and eager for the possession of such a treasure insisted
on her at once departing for England, and bountifully
supplied the lubricating material for the rusty
machinery of the courts. The journey was made, and
in the course of a few weeks the bagatelle of 12,000
dollars expended. Not many moons elapsed ere the
lover was favoured with a moat tender epistle, convey-
ing in the poetcript intelligence of another draft for
10,000 dollars, which he would of course pay on pre-
sentation. The business of the law proved very ex-
pensive. Two more drafts for 10,000 dollars each were
forwarded to this country, and promptly paid. The
gentleman becoming alarmed at the enormous drain
on his purse, ventured to remonstrate, and begged the
lady, it possible, to conduct the business with more
economy. The communication in reply, dated Paris,
quietly informed him that the suit had been decided
against her, that she warn tied for ever to the object of
her detestation, and that although she could never for-
get the disinterested friendship of the kindest of men,
they must never again meet on earth. The unhappy
gentleman, maddened at his folly, and crippled in his
business by the immense outlay of money, ended his
existence by his own hand. Long after this tragedy
the real creator ef it presumes again to address the
man she so wronged.
THE MARKETS.

MARK LANE, MONDAY.
The ripply of Keelish wheat on wale here to-day was only
moderate The condition of the produoc was but middling.
Owing to the large amount of foreign wheat and flour, and
the decline in the country market., tile trade for all qualities
ruled heavy, and price. were 2. to 3. per quarter lower than
on this day fortnight. At this reduction tne supply of home-
grown produce was diapo.ed of. There was a fair supply of
foreign wheat on the stand._ The demand for all descrip-
tions ruled heavy, and a decline of Is to taper quarter took
place in the quotations. Floating cargo., of grain were in
fair demand, out at rather lower prices Fine barley sup-
ported previous rat., bat medium and inferior produce was
rather cheaper. The market was moderately supplied.
There was mils • moderate demand for malt, at late rates.
Oats were in fair aupply. Russian qualities were Arm, and
the turn higher in price; but other kind, met a row sale, at
last Monday's currency Emus were dull, and prices nod a
downward tendency. The market was moderately supplied.
Peas were lit fair ripply and aloe regal., aa nareli Into
rates About an average business wea transacted in flour,
on former term. Llmord sod rapmeed met • role wile, at
previous (rotations. Cakes were in good demand, at fully
the late advance in price&
MARK-LANE, WEDNY.SPAT.
At Mark-lens this morning there was only a thin attend-
atioi, and builness in every department wan doll E-islich
wheat we. in bad condition, and met very little hop ry.
Prices remained nomin illy the semen, on Monday. Y,reign
wheat was not premed for sale, hut the trade was du I The
flour trade ruled dull at the previous ceoluie. Earley moved
off slowly at Into rates Keens end pens gusted without
variation. Oita • dull sale, but not cheaper.
METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET, MOarlime.
The supply of foreign atm* on offer in our market to-day
war imly moderate; nevertheless, the demand for it was in •
sluggish state, at barely Mat week's quotations. The arrival
of neeeta fresh up from the west of England were on the
Increase, and in full average condition. Prom other parts
they were only moderate, hot of average welahl The
Tel:elute from Scotland were limited; from Ireland, good
AU breed. met a slow enquiry; nevertheless, compared with
Monday last, no gaols°ie change hot p ace_ The beat
Soot. and cr... realised St 4d per 81b. From Lincolnshire,
Leicestershire, and If orthamptonshire we reeeive-tal.ouhlkod
shorthorns, *c.. from other paste of England, 800 ration/I
breeds; term Scotland, NS Soots and erooses ; and front
Ireland, 600 oxen aud heifers. lire show of sheep Was very
moderate, but the smallty of moat breed, was good The
demand for both lonir and short-wooled sheep sr. acuneisdsat
henry, at prices Manly rpm' to this day aermight. Tha beat
Downs and half.breed• cnanrd hands at 84 per 81b. Prime
Lincoln'. sold et be. 41. per Bh. Calvet were in snort ripply
and steady recinest, at full quotation..-111Z., from 4.- ii to
Sa. I.od, per Sllm. Ds pigs very little was doing, and the prices
had a downward tendency. Trio top figure was 4.13.1 per
81b.
PATATO/DI •
These markets are intensively supplied with foreign pots-
toes' and the show of home-grown gestate. ts also large.
The trade, oonaequently, is in a dampen state tine par..,
h..srever, are net rably firm In price, but Inferior sorts are
rather easier of perctsue. Lest week's import. consisted
of 248 bens 2 eases Ti tons from Hawse, 5 barrels from Earn-
burgh, 239 ricks from Dunkirk, 6 basks. from R itterdam,
9,0 tlflokt from Dleisne, 105 sacks ad tons from Jamey, 107
tons from Erhrap, 172 ton. from Fit Maio, and 1083 tons from
St. Prison. Yorkshu • Regent., 100 s. to 140, Wolk., lass.
to 140..; rocks, Ws. to ItiOs.; end !notes itegeOld, 804. to
110 e, per too.
HOPS.

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There has been • steady I; quB7 for hops of this year's
growth, and late rats have been well supperted, mbl.t in
some instanom higher prime have been obtained Tenrillegs,
Sn
well as old hops, have 01111rIVIKI hand• to • fair extent, at
foil quotations. The Impend into London last Week con-
sisted of 118 balm from Cabal, 343 from Antwerp, 63 from
Fismbro, 96 from Dootnk, fot fr,m 0.4 ad, 30 from Rot.
terdam, and $S bales from Bremen. NM end faat Ken*
1680. se tals. ; Weald of Xenia, 169.. to 1805. ; Suseax. 160 e.
to ltela ; Yearlings, 105 a to 160 a. per cwt.
WOOL.
At the politic Wen of colonial wool there heals.. only a
limited attendance of buyers, and biddings hare progressed
slowly. Nevertheless no further reduction bag taken plane in
the gootatlone. lu English wool next to nothing has been
doing at late rates. negro': Sotithd wn hoggeta, 1. 74.9 to
la 441: hail bred ditto ls 9i41 to le tent imam, la id
to ls 941 : ioathdown *was and madams, 71:1 So le Id:
bateaux ditto, 967,tba1aidta : le to
94 1044 oombing, la aid to laud pie ILL