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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1879-05-31

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1879-05-31

THE RICHMOND MURDER.

In London, on Wednesday, at the Central Criminal
Court, Catherine Webster was placed at the bar, be-
fore Mr. Justice Grove, to plead to the charge of
murdering Mrs. Julia Martha Thomas.
The prisoner, who exhibited a perfectly calm and
,composed demeanour, listened attentively to the
reading of the indictment, and on being asked
whether she pleaded guilty or not guilty to the charge,
she renlied, in a low but clear tone, "I am not
guilty."
Mr. Frith said that on the part of the prisoner,
Catherine Webster, he had to ask that the trial of the
prisoner should be postponed to the next session. The
ground upon which he made the application was that
the counsel for the prisoner had not yet been properly
instructed, owing to the short time the prisoner had
been committed for trial, and, generally, that sufficient
time had not been allowed to prepare the defence. He
believed that the counsel for the Treasury, by whom
the prosecution would be conducted, did not object to
the postponement of the trial to the next session.
Mr. Poland said the Solicitor-General would con-
duct the prosecution' and he believed that the solicitor
for the prisoner had written a letter to the solicitor to
the Treasury intimating that it was his intention to
apply for a postponement of the trial in order that he
might have time to prepare the defence. The Solicitor
General has been consulted upon the subject, and he
did not see any objection to the case going to the next
session. _ _

Mr. Justice Grove said that the application appeared
to him to be a very reasonable one. The prisoner had
been only very recently committed for trial, the case
was a very complex one, and depended upon a great
deal of circumstantial evidence, and he, therefore,
thought it was only reasonable that the prisoner
should be allowed time to prepare her defence.
The prisoner was then removed from the dock, and
the trial stands adjourned to the Wednesday of the
June Sessions.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1879-05-31

ELEPHANTS FOR AFRICA.

Regarding the capture and utilisation of the African
elephant in Africa as a means of transport, Dr. John Kirk,
H.B 51.'8 Consul-General, writes to a friend in this country
from Zanzibar (says the Globe), under date the 3rd inst. :

" I have to thank you for the book just come about
elephants. You seem to think I do not approve or
may not approve, of elephants being used. Quite the
contrary. It is, in my opinion, a- most prormang ex-
periment, and one I would take up until we knew the
practical result. I would try the experiment fairly, and
not give it up until convinced that it could not succeed,
I hope, therefore, to see the elephants here soon. I think
you forget that once I had an African elephant, now in
India that was quite tame. I am sure they can be
caught and maue use of. It only remains to know
whether they will answer and pay, or whether the old
way of trausporting by porters is saot, after all,
cheaper. I have no other doubt. If elephants cannot
be taught and tamed, I shall be muoh surprised. I
am sure they can, but if the practical difficulty begins,
then the real experiment comes only after, and this
point to decide is, will they pay? Not the first ex-
periment, of course; but after the thing is in work-
ing order. I think, with you, that the north of
Nyassa offers a good field for catching theaa.
I should try to secure them when in the water.
Livingstone and I once caught a calf in this way,
and we might then have secured a full-grown animal
in the Shire. When we passed first the animals
were Always in the water. Another way would be
where there is no wood f•r fences strong enough,
to about the way used for hunting them in the
centre of Africa, where I have seen it done in a clump
of reeds a mile o? two wide • the herd, once in, were
surrounded, and the grass set fire to. As the animals
tried to break out they were driven back. At last they
became so blind with grass smoke, and distracted by
the bursting of the canes under the heat of the fire that
they were easily killed. I believe they might thus be
caught. The best men for such work would be the
elephant hunters of Givongono (?). I have seen them
at Senna, and met them out hiiinting between the
Shire and ZambiSsi. They hunt on foot with small
dogs, hamstringing the elephants. They are brave
fellows and nimble, and their knowledge, hitherto
used only in killing the animals, might be of service in
catching them."
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1879-05-31

SISTERS OF CHARITY.

The Sisters of Charity no carrying on their
work in France, but whose usefulness, if not their
very existence, in that countr7 seems to be seriously
threatened under the present Government, amount
in round numbers t 3 the large total of 160,000; or,
if we Include also those. associations which are
not " authorised " by a formal permission of tlis
Minister, to no less than 200,000. A good accou.A
of them is given in a book just published by M. de
L 5 der, to wnich the Gaulois accords a full tribute
of praise: It appears that 7),000 of these devoted
women are members of the " congregations " esta-,
blish,d for the relief (I distress, both bodily and
mental. These congregAtione are 225 in number, and
their object is not only to tend the sick, but to
instil religious ideas into the minds of children and•
ignorant persons, and to give elementary
.instruc-
tion, as opportunity occurs, in other besides re-
ligious subjects. Of the other siste.rs 90,000 are
organised in "communities" of various sorts, all
" authorised " by the State, and the number of these
organisations is no less than 600. There are also a
certain number of •' congregations" whose duties are
confined to the care of the sick, and whose members
are always ready when summoned to go to the bed-
side of an indigent patient. Of the unauthorised
associations having a religious character there arc
about 200 in France, comprising in all some 40,000.
sisters. Such is the army which has gradually grows;
up since 1640, when it is said that there were in the
country only two "daughters of Charity." The
amount of good done by these patient hisourers,
is of course altogether incalculable, and the most
bitter enemies of the Church hardly affect to believe
that their work is attended with much harm. A far
!Lora difficult task would be that of estimating the,
cost requiral if the ki.tate, were 0, jdo jay,,. with V
lciations. and re'Pra6e the sisters by paid nurses ank
teachers. It is evident, however, that it would be very
great; and this matter of expense is one which will
give some force to the arguments advanced by the
" reactionary " papers against the Government.—
Globe.

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1879-05-31

WRECK OF A BRITISH STEAMER.

A telegram from Lloyd's agent at Calcutta, timed
ten a.m. Monday, states that the Ava, British India
Steam Navigation Company's steamer, from Calcutta
for Madras, Colombo, and London, and the Brenhilda,
inward bound, from Algoa Bay for Calcutta, have
been in collision seventy miles from the Sandheads.
The Ava sank. Sixty-six of the crew and four pas-
sengers were drowned. The Brenhilda put into
Calcutta damaged.
The Ava is an iron three•masted screw, constructed
with five bulkheads; gross tonnage, 2,600; Glasgow
built, and classed 100 A L The Brenhilda is an iron
ship of nearly 1,400 gross tons, classed 100 A 1, built
at Glasgow, and owned in Greenock.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1879-05-31

THE ROYAL EFFIGY.

Under the above heading, "J. 0. C." writes to The
Times :

Sir,—Now that Her Gracious Majesty the Queen
has attained the age of three score and is a great-
grandmotherl has not the time arrived when the ob-
verse of our coinage should be rectified and made
truthful?

For the past quarter of a century is numismato-
historic value has been slight, and constantly diminish-
ing, and the absurdity of continuing further into a
reign which even now has extended o'er forty-two
years the image of a young lady of eighteen is not the
only or, indeed, the chief element of the mischief.
It can scarcely be that the imaginary representation
is persisted in by desire of the august personage her-
self, for the Royal portrait is frequently photographed
and widely distributed,
I write only in the interest of truthful record in
making history, coins being among the roost enduring
of human monuments. •
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1879-05-31

CRICKET.

PiCKWICK v. STOITRBRIDG E.—This match was
arranged to be played at Birmingham, on Monday
last, but the weather being wet, play did not com-
mence until four o'clock. Stourbridge went ii to
bat. Bowen got 13; Jackson 8, not out; Edge 3
not out. Total 14, for one wicket, when the rain
put a stop to the play.

STOURiRIDGE V. "OLMAN RILL.— This match
was played on the home ground, on Saturday last,
and resulted in a draw, as usual. It appears to us
that thesehalf day matches are very unsatisfactory
tO MU pXtOI conoernod, 44 well as the general
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1879-05-31

NATIONAL THRIFT SOCIETY.

A society under this name has recently been formed
for the encouragement and development of thrift
throughout the country, by the establishment of penny
banks, provident dispensaries, &c., and by the wide-
spread distribution of useful literature bearing on the
subject. Among those who have become vice•presi-
dents of the society and members of the council are :
Earl Stanhope, Earl Sydney, the Earl of Glasgow,
the Bishops of Durham, Lichfield, and Dover, Lord
Digby. Lord Colin Campbell, M.P., Sir Richard
Glyn, Sir Walter James, Sir David Solomons, Colonel
P. Laurie, M.P., Mr. J. G. Talbot, M.P., Mr.
Walter, M.P., Mr. W. H. James, M.P., Dean Payne.
Smith, Archdeacon Harrison, Canon Duckworth,
Canon King, Profetsor Prestwich, Rev. Professor
Sayce, Mr. James S. Budgett, Mr. G. Herbert
Morrell, Mr. Wyndham Spencer Portal, and a number
of other gentlemen interested in the question of thrift.
It is proposed to establish a centre in each county
throughout the kingdom as speedily as possible. The
present head•quarters of the Society are at Oxford,
and the secretary is Mr. T. Bowden Green.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1879-05-31

REMEMBERING GLENCOE!

A capital story is told by the Halifax Herald (Nova
Scotia), concerning the Marquis of Lorne and two
Glengarry Highlanders who called upon him not long
ago. We know how the animosity arising from
historical feuds has in numbers of instances descended
from generation to generation; an I ever since the
Massacre of Glencoe, in which the Campbells rendered
signal, if questionable, service to the Crown, the clan
Campbells have been in bad odour with the clan Mac-
donalds and other sects. Indeed, so far does this
antipathy still prevail, that there is a proverb to the
effect that the Macdonalds and Campbells "canna
eat oot o' the same kail-pot." The Glengarry men
in question, Macdonalds to the backbone, were
in Ottawa on business, and after much debate
resolved to pay their respects to the Marquis of
Lorne, as the Governor-General of Canada, not as
the son of the Callum Mor. On their way to the Hall,
however, they talked the matter over again, and mis-
givings arose in the two Highland breasts—one of the
Crlengarrys suggesting that perhaps the Marquis, being
a Campbell, would refuse to receive a Mandonald, in
which case their position would be very humiliating.
At last, however, they arrived at the gates of the
Governor-General's mansion, when, as luck would
have it, whom should they meet but the Marquis him-
self, along with Major de Winton. The Highlanders
little suspected that they were in the presence of
the descendant of the foe of their race; but taking
the Marquis and his aide-de-camp for servants of the
Governor General, they asked if the Marquis would
care to meet " twa Macdonalds," to call on the Mar-
quis. His Excellency, entering into the joke, replied
twat the Marquis bore no malice to the Macdonalds,
and that Sir J ohn Macdonald being his First Minister,
it was clear the Macdonalds had forgiven the Camp.
bells. "Hoot, awa, moo, forgiven the Campbells !"
exelaimed one of the vieitors. "Forgotten Glen-
coe 1 Sir John is paid for that, mon ;he has eight
thooaan dollars a year for it; hut the Deil tak' me
gin we forgie or forget !" With this the choleric
Gaels turned upon their heels, and began to make
tracks for Ottawa. The Marquis, however, not
in g the interview to terminate in an unfriendly spirit, '
disclosed himself, whereupon the Mscdonalds would
.have given something to hide their diminished heads.
But the Governor General was most affable, and
amid hearty laughter insisted upon shaking the much-
astonished Gaels by the hand, The longstanding
feud having been temporarily healed, the visitors
were turned over to the Argyleshire piper, who is a
prominent member of the household, and by him they
were treated most handsomely. Indeed, so thoroughly
did they enjoy themselves, that, as the Halifax Herald
naively observes, "on their departure they frankly
acquitted the Marquis of all responsibility Lr the
massacre."—Evening Standard.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1879-05-31

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ROMAN AND BRITISH LAAGERS.

Recent events remind us that it is no indiscrimi-
nating criticism which has instituted a comparison
between the Roman and British soldier. The calm
valour, the cheerful discipline, the patience under
suffering, and the dogged inability to understand
defeat which characterised the conquerors of the
world are Equalled, if they cannot he surpassed, in
the ranks of our own army. In one reBpe2t the
Roman soldier may boast himself our superior—
viz,, in the use of the spade, a weapen to which,
from an access of chivalry, we have never taken
kindly. ir tin much of our warfare we have equal
need of it with the Romans. Like ourselves, they had
to force their way through marsh and forest inhabited
by savages of vastly superior number. The legionary,
accoutred more like a packhorse than a. lighting man,
was no match for the lithe and unencumbered native of
Gaul and Germany, He had his sword, his e pear, and his
buckler, and a chain for hi 's prospective prisoner; but
it was his axe, his spade, and his saw which insured
him victory. "They cannot easily be surprised,"
said one who had felt their heavy hand, "for as
soon as they have marehed into an enemy's land they
do net begin to fight till they have walled their
camp about, nor is the fence they raise rashly made
or uneven." The Roman camp needs no description.
Of its mathematical precision no example is extant,
unless it be found in the German army, where any one
conversant with the customs of the service can by rule
•and compass make his way to the farriers tent.
Rather we would draw attention to the fact that our
:prototypes never halted for a single night without
forming, a fortified enclosure capable of containing
their lighting men, baggage, and beasts of burden.
So inflexible indeed, was this regulation that the
route of an army was given in " camps " instead
of "marches." It was not till they had, dug a
trench some nine feet deep and twelve broad
throwing up the earth as a rampart, and secur-
ing it with turf and stones, and had crowned
it with a palisade, that the legionaries considered
their day's work ended. Vann lost his legions, and
with them the whole territory between the Weser and
the Rhine, not because he neglected to laager, but
because he allowed himself to be surprised while
moving along the wooded ranges of the Lippische
Wald, by the countless hordes of Arminius. The
" fortuna populi Romani" was in truth merely that
"luck" which is attainable by taking pains. It has
been said that their errors were little leqi profitable to
them than their successes; and we may likewise take
comfort for Isandula if it elevate the spade to equal
dignity with the bayonet. —Globe.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1879-05-31

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1879-05-31

N'ATIONAL COFFEE PALACE COMPANY
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aware of suitßble localities in the Provinces for the
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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1879-05-31

THE TREATY WITH AFGHANISTAN.

The following is a summary of the articles of the Treaty
of Peace concluded between Major Cavagnari and the Ameer
of Afghanistan .

It is declared that peace and friendship shall hence-
forth subsist between the contracting parties. It is
stipulated that the foreign affairs of Afghanistan are
to be conducted under British advice, and that the
Ameer is to be supported against foreign aggression.
There is to be a British agent at Cabul, and he will
have authority to depute other agents to the frontier
on special occasions. The Ameer will be authorised
to depute agents in India. The Ameer guarantees
the safety and honourable treatment of British
agents in his dominions. Telegraphic communica-
tion is to be established with Cabul via the
Kurrum Valley. The territory at present in British
occupation is to be restored to the Ameer, with the ex-
ception of the Kurrum, Pishin, and Sibi Valleys, the
latter remaining as districts assigned to the British
Government, the Ameer receiving the surplus revenue
after payment of the administrative expenses. The
British authorities are to have complete control over
the Khyber and Michni Passes, as well as of the rela-
tions and independence of the frontier tribes in the
district in which the Passes are situated. The Ameer
is to receive an annual subsidy of six lakhs of rupees,
contingent upon his strict execution of the treaty. A
Mixed Commission will determine Anglo-Afghan
boundaries.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1879-05-31

THE EDUCATION SOCIETY.

In London, on Monday evening, a general meeting of the
at,ove society, the objects of which are defined as 'to exa-
mine, systemize, and propound definite and veritable prin-
ciples upon which che practice of education should be based,"
was held at the Alemorial-hall, rarringdon-street, to hear an
address from the president, Dr. Alexander Bain, Professor of
Logic in the University of Aberdeen.
The chair was first taken by the Rev. Barham
Zincke, chaplain in ordinary to the Queen, and vicar
of Wherstead, who stated that letters had been re-
ceived in support of the objects of the Society for the
Development of the Science of Education from Pro-
fessors Tyndall and Huxley, Sir 0. Reed, Sir J.
Lubbock, M.P., the Rev. Brooke Lambert; and others.
The chairman then proceeded to induct Dr. Bain into
the president's chair, remarking that Scotland, which
had given a president to the Society, had for centuries
been oistinguished as a country which had devoted the
greatest attention to educational questions, and that
the Scotch Universities had set an example by esta-
blishing professors' chairs for the art, science, and his-
tory of education.
The new presi lent, who was received with cheers,
then read a paper on "Education as a Science." He
commenced by acknowledging the solid compliment
paid to him by the society in taking his new work ox
this subject for a series of connected discussions, and
he regarded this fact as favourable, for he thus secured
a hearing, if not a following. He then proceeded to
review the many sciences associated with educational
work, in forming what be termed educational science.
He dwelt upon the high functions of the teacher—
the constant experiments being daily carried on
by him or her in the education of the young,
and the great progress shown from time to time in
education. He urged the necessity of method in the
carrying out of these experiments, in the classification
of the pupils, and in a registration of the circum-
stances relating to each. He also urged that the
teachers themselves should be highly instructed, and
pointed out that some important points of culture
were neglected by the teatther, whO to this extent
lost power over the pupils. He acknowledged the
difficulties created by sectarianism in education, and
concluded by saying that there was now as much
material for the formation of a science of education
as there would be fifty years hence. To wait for the
subsidence of sectarianism would be to place them-
selves in the position of Horace's ru4ic, who waited
on the bank for the river to run dry.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1879-05-31

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1879-05-31

THE TEMPERANCE MOVEMENT.

Mr. J. B. Gough delivered a farewell address on Tuesday
evening in the Metropolitan Tabernacle.
Sir Wilfrid L9.wBon presided, and remarked that it
was the grandest meeting he had ever addressed.
Mr. Bright had once said that, if we could get the
people of this country to consume only one•half the
quantity of liquor at present consumed, in a few years
we should scarcely know the country. He agreed
with Mr. Bright, but be would add that if the other
half were given up they would soon have absolutely a
new world.
r. Gough said that, although when he came to
England it was with the intention of speaking but 30
times, the address of that evening would form the
115:11 which he had delivered. He had, he said,
nothing new to say. It was the same old story; they
were waging war against the custom of drinking in.
toxicating liquors as a beverage. He then went on to
descant on the danger and of the manifold evils this
custom led to, illustrating his arguments by many
stories, some of a comical and others of a tragic cha-
racter. In the course of his address, Mr. Gough re-
ferred to the death of Mr. Lloyd Garrison, and
also to the mighty support which the temperance
movement was now receiving from the medical men of
England and from the Church of England and Non.
comformist temperance societies.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1879-05-31

THE FARMERS' ALLIANCE.

In London, on Monday, Mr. Barclay, M.P., pre-
sided at the Westminster Palace Hotel, at a meeting
of the Provisional Committe appointed some time ago
at a public Conference of members of Parliament and
others held for the purpose of forming an alliance of
the farming classes et Great Britain. 131. r. Earp, M.P.,
Mr. Blennerhassett, M.P., and several influential
representatives of the farming classes were present.
The programme of the Alliance was discussed and
agreed to as follows
"To secure the betterrepresentation of tenant farmers
in Parliament; to stimulate and encourage the im-
proved cultivation of the land, by giving security to
the capital of tenants invested in the improvement of
their holdings; to obtain the abelition of class privi-
leges involved in the laws of distress and hypothec ; to
promote the reform of the Game Laws; to obtain the
alteration of all legal presumptions which operate un-
fairly against tenant farmers; to secure to the rate-
payers their legitimate share in county government,
and a fair apportionment of local burdens: encourage-
ment of greater freedom in the cultivation of the soil
and the sale of produce, and a fair distribution-of local
burdens between landlord and tenant."
The Secretary announced accessions from all parts
of the country. It was resolved to hold a public con-
ference in Exetor Hall, July 2, during the Royal Agri;
cultural Show. Circulars were orizipred, to be asnt out
inviting adherent., and steps taken to organize the
whole country with a view of establishing branches in
each division of every county.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1879-05-31

REPORT OF THE IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE

FOSTER STRFAT.—Your Committee report that
this street was opened for wheeled traffic, on the
21st day of May.
Your Committee report that plans for the erec-
tion of two cottages at Gig Mill were laid before
them, and recommend that they be passed, subject
to their being in accordance with the bye laws.
The chairman moved that the report be adopted,
which was seconded by Mr. Billingham, and carried.
Mr. Woolley said he thought it would be much
better that the Gig Mill Lane should be re-named,
so far as part of its length was concerned. He
thought if it was named Cemetery Road, it would
be much better, or some such name, from the part
where the Glebe Lane branched off.
The Chairman remarked that several streets had
been named after private individuals, as Pargeter
Street, Brook Street, and Bayley Street, without
any sanction from the Board, and he thought the
names of new streets should be done in a proper
way. On the suggestion of the Clerk, the subject
was referred to the General Purposes Committee.

The Chairman said he thought the time had now
arrived when they must do something with the
drainage question. Brook Street, Pargeter Street,
and Bayley Street required d •aining. When there
came a lot of rain it lodged at the bottom of the
road, and suggested that a meeting of the whole
Board be held to take the question into considera-
tion. They were at the mercy of Mr. Foley at any
time he liked to take action, in applying for an
injunction to stop them from draining into the
Stour, he could do so. Fortunately for the Board,
Mr. Taylor was their clerk, also agent to Mr. Foley
and that was probably the cause no action had
heen taken, but he thought the time had arrived
when they must do something.
The Clerk asked what action the Guardians had
taken.
_

Mr.lKeley. Reported progress. (Laughter.)
It was then agreed to hold a special meeting on
the 10th of June. _ _ _

The Meeting then resolved itself into a special
one for the purpose of electing two governors I)r
the Grammar School, for the ensuing four years.
The Clerk read the notice calling the meeting.
Mr. Xelley said he thought that the Governors
should represent all denominations of religion. He
had seen Mr. Perkins, who, he said, could not at-
tend, and he had great pleasure in proposing the
re-election of Mr. H. Hughes, and that Mr. H.Bil-
lingham be the other. This was seconded by Mr.
S,:ott, and carried unanimously.
The Chairman and Mr. Billingham acknowledged
the compliment.
Mr. Stringer thought the election was a good
one, and he had no doubt both would do their duty,
having time on their hands to attend to it.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1879-05-31

RUSSIA'S COSTS IN THE LATE WAR.

According to the latest published official returns
quoted by a German military paper, the total expense
incurred by Russia, from the 13th of September, 1876,
to the 13.:11 of January, 1879, in prosecuting the late
war against Turkey, amounted to 902,000,000 roubles.
Of this sum 704 000,000 roubles were spent for
general, 87,000,000 roubles for artillery, and
33,000,000 roubles for engineer purposes. The average
monthly war expenditure consequently amounted to
32,000,000 roubles; and the average daily expenditure
to 1,037,000 roubles. In reality, however, the
monthly expenditure varied greatly at different periods
of the war, falling as low as 4,388,000 roubles in
March. 1877, and rising, on the other hand, to
83,000,000 roubles in December of the same year. The
extraordinarily high expenditure during the last-named
month was caused partly by the provision of three
months' supplies in anticipation of a winter campaign,
partly by the construction of the Bender-Galatz mili-
tary railway, and partly by by the mobilization of fresh
bodies of troops. As soon as a portion of the Russian
field army returned home the expenses naturally began
to diminish rapidly. amounting in November, 1878, to
9,000,000, and in December, 1878, to 5,000,000 roubles
only.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1879-05-31

UNCONSCIOUS lUhIMSM.

Soon after the late attempt on the life of the Czar,
the towns of Worouesch and Poltava& forwarded ad-
dresses to the Emperor, in which appeared the follow-
ing words :—" We are intensely grieved that the
atrocious assassination of your Imperial Majesty has
not taken place," To these addresses thousands of
signatures were annexed. It now appears that the
malicious hands of the Nihilists had been at work in
the matter. The most intellectually gifted of the
authorities of the two above•named towns had
prepared the necessary documents, couched in the
most servilely orthodox fashion, but had arranged
for the inhabitants to appi3il43 their names upon
separate sheets of paper. By some means, hitherto
undiscovered, the proper addresses were stolen, and in
their places the revolutionary sentiments already men-
tioned substituted. The unsuspecting authors, in
coin plete ignorance of the change effected in their
literary efforts, were no little surprised and alarmed
when a telegram breathing fire and slaughter in reply
to their expressions of loyalty "and devotion was re-
ceived by them from Livadia. They were at once put
under arrest, and until the necessary explanations
had been given, and the whole affair thoroughly sifted,
were within an ace of making an involuntary ourney
to Siberia.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1879-05-31

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1879-05-31

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SATURDAA, MAY 31, 1879.

THE WHITSUNTIDE HOLIDAYS.

LESS than a single decade has sufficed to
make a rapid stride in the direction of sup-
plying the people with holidays upon a
systematic plan. It was not until 1871 that
Sir John Lubbock's Act made Easter Mon-
day, Whit-Monday, the first Monday in
August, and Boxing Day legal holidays,
although previously to that time a cJnamon
instinct led the people to make those days
seasons of recreation. But since the passing
of the Act of 1871, the cessation of business
on those days has been general and to a
great extent surprising. The effect of the
statute may be seen better in London than
in any other great city, simply because no
place else can possibly combine so many
varied. interests. Audit is seen that when the
Bank holiday comt s, as it does on an average
once in three months, the great army of in-
dustry leaves its warehouses and its shops,
closes its manufactories and its mills, and
„seeks recreation either by the seaside or in
some pleasant suburban resort nearer home.
Wonderfully has the aspect of the land
changed since the cold and gloom of Easter.
The newly-barst vegetation is now in all its
glory; the days are at almost their longest,
and should be at their brightest and best.
The fierce north-easters have been driven
back into their frozen home, there to be im-
prisoned until the soft south wind has once
i more lost its power, when the days are short
again, and the sun is but a few hours above
the horizon. Then the pitiless northein
*obi will b. relwa.odo Ludt swooping over
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1879-05-31

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A GALAXY OF PRINCELY ANCESTORS.

The young Princess of SaXe.Meiningen, who was born
on May 12 at the Villa Carlotta, near Sans-Sonci, is
singularly well provided with living ancestors, having no
fewer thau two great-grandfathers and four great-grand-
mothers still in life. The great-grandfathers are the
German Emperor William, now in his 83rd year, and
Duke Bernard, in his 79th year. The great-grand
mothers are—the German Empress Augusta, now in
her 68th year; her Majesty the Queen, who has just
completod her 6011 year; Princess Mary Anne of
the Netherlands (mother of the late Princess Charlotte
of Prussia, whose son, the hereditary Prince of Saxe-
Meiningen, is the father of the infant princess), who
completed her 69th year a few days ago; and the
Duchess Mary of Saxe-Meiningen, the direct paternal
great-grandmotker of the infant. Besides, both her
grandfathers (the Crown Prince of Germany, now in
his 48th year, and the reigning Duke of Saxe-
Meiningen, in his 54th year) are living, but only one
grandmother, the Imperial Princess of Germany,
mother of the young mothea. —The Times.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1879-05-31

OLD HILL.

DiturrimmEss.—At the Police Court, held on
Wednesday last, before Messrs. F. D. L. Smith and
B. Hingley, William Forrest was charged with
being drunk on the highway, on the 22nd inst.
Police-constable Cooper proved the case, and said
he found the defendant lying in a ditch. Pleaded
guilty. • Fined 2s and costs; in default 14 days.—
John Troman was charged with being drunk at
Cradley tleath, on the 23rd ult. Police-cons:ahle
sylvestre proved the case. Fined is and costs; in
default 14 days.—William Perry was charged with
being drunk and disorderly, at Cradley Heath, on
the night of the 21st inst. Police-constable
vestre proved that the defendant was very drunk,
and that he made use of bad language. Police-
constable Cooper corroborated. Defendant denied
being disorderly, but admitted having a little beer.
Fined 2s 6d and costs.—Samuel Burgess was
charg, d with being drunk and disorderly, at Lomey
Town, er,idley Heath, on the night of the 18th inst.
Police-constable Cooper said that he was on duty,
and saw the defendant, who was very drunk, and
makinc, use of bad language to his wife. Fined 26
6d and costs. William Homer was charged with
being drunk and disorderly, on the 19,h inst.
Police-constable Farnell proved that the defendant
was very drunk, and using bad language. Fined
2s 6d and costs.
COAL STEALLITO. Elizabeth Baker and Ann
Baker, mother and daughter, were charged with
stealing a, quantity of coal, on the 25th inst., the
property of Charles Webster. There was a second
charge against the daughter for stealing coal on
the 20th inst. Thomas Morris proved that he saw
the girl pick up a quantity of coal, put it into a bag,
and give it to her mother, who stood on the high-
way. There was about 751 b of coal. The mother
took the coal away with her. The value of the
coal Ina 14 The case being pressed, Ass Baker
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1879-05-31

OUR CROP PROSPECTS.

The Times of "Wednesday published the following letter :
Sir,—A long and severe winter, terminating only in
3lay, prevented or delayed vegetable growth and hin-
dered the early sowing of spring crops.
On deeply. tilled, well-manured, cleanly, and drained
farms there is the promise of a good corn and pulse
crop, excepting winter tares and winter beans, which
haws been partially injured. On poorly-farmed and
undrained land the prospect is very unsatisfactory, for
the soil is saturated with melted snow and rainwater.
The crops look gappy, unhealthy, and late.
The prolonged winter caused cattle-fattening to be
slow and unprofitable, so much of the food being re-
quired to sustain animal heat. Frozen sleets and
snowstorps have caused heavy losses among ewes and
lambs, especially in the north. There is a sati-fac-
tory promise of a fruit crop, for the blooming is late
and abundant, and, we hope, now safe from frost. La-
bour is sufficient, but not superabundant, the Union
having exported many farm labourers. They will pro-
bably become scarce when our mines and factories are
again in full work. The lowered price of farm produce
generally will tell unfavourably on farm balance.
sheets.

Farms, especially of heavy land, are difficult to let,
and are being hired in this county at a reduction of 25
to 50 per cent. Many restrictions are being conceded
and other inducements offered by landowners.
Let us hope that the predicted dry and hot summer
may give us a good quality of corn, although it may
not act unfavourably on the after crop of hay, on our
24,000,000 acres of permanent pasture.
The use of the steam plough is becoming general.
The subsoil plough should be attached to it, for with-
out this too much of the poor subsoil frequently
becomes injuriously mixed with the surface seed bed.
—I am, Sir, your obedient servant, J. J. MECHI.
Tiptree Ball, Kelvedon, Essex, May 26.

Skegness, on the Lincolnshire coast, has now a
splendid supply of pure water. Two tube-wells have been
driven to the lower, portion of the-upper greensand, and
tell f wnopqp4cp EftlY9P3b9l EXPallgalimaiemparboitr.,
A supplement to the London Gautte, issued on Tues.
day afternoon, contains a despatch received by the Secretary
of State for the Colonies from the Lieutenaut-Governor of
Natal, enclosing a list of the casualties which occurred
among the irregular forces serving with the British troops
between the 12th and 29,h of March; and also contains two
returns of casualties, one thted February 23 and the other
March 16, previously rece.lved by the Government of Natal
from the Deputy Acljutant.GeneraL