The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-06-07 00:00:00

THE MARQUIS OF SALISBURY IN THE,

WEST OF ENGLAND.

The Marquis of Salisbury, who is on a visit to the
Earl of Mount Edgcumbe, arrived at .Plymouth on
Tuesday evening, and was received at the railway
station by the Earl of Mount.Edgcumbe Sir Massey
Lopes, M.P., Mr. .E. Clarke, M.P., Mr. Pulestop,
M.P., and the local leaders of the Conservative party.
Outside the station it large crowcrhad assembled, and
.as the marquis walked to the carriage which was
awaiting him he was received with cheers, which were
kept up until the carriage drove off. The party at
once proceeded to the Winter Villa, the Stonebouse
residence of the Earl of Mount Edgcumbe, and the
streets en route were gaily. decorated with flags, &c.
The principal streets of Plymouth were similarly '
decorated, and the Conservative Club was illuminated
with numerous devices. During the evening a recep-
tion was held at the Winter Villa, and was largely
attended by members of the Conservative party in the
three towns.
In passing through Exeter on his way to Ply-
mouth, Lord Salisbury was met at the railway-sta-
tion and presented with an address by the Conserva-
tives of the city. In replying his lordship said: I
am very much obliged to you indeed for this kind and
touching expression of confidence, I will not say in
me, but in the leaders of the party to which we all
belong. Of the many gifts which I envy the Prime
Minister of this country there is one which would be
specially appropriate on the present occasion—that is
the power of making speeches out of carriage
windows. I fear I cannot compete with him in that
respect, and as the train waits for no man, my thanks
to you must necessarily be cut short by that circum-
stance. I will only urge you to be vigilant, to keep
your powder dry, and to maintain your energies and
your organisation. You have one admirable member.
If you have another member as excellentas the member
you have now, then you will be one of the best repre-
sented boroughs in the country. I have no doubt you
will do your utmost to bring about that result. I
believe the time is approaching when, looking to the
fate of the measures that are now before Parliament,
everything to my mind points to a speedy reference
to the constituencies. The embarrassments into which
the Government have fallen, the growing discredit of
their measures, the difficulty in which they find
themselves, the falling away of their majority—all
these circumstances, without any reference to par-
ticular measures which it would be improper to touch
upon, point to a speedy dissolution, and take care you
make good use of it. I- have only, in conclusion, to
thank you heartily for the honour you have done me.

The sealing brig Confederate, with a crew of seventy-
nine men, is locked in the ice in Notre Dame Bay, and
serious fears are entertained for her safety. Assistance
has been sent. -

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CrRE#T Filin a
Caepopm,—.4 tch from the,
GOvernor of SaiFoii to the Minister AParine announces
that a great fire occurred on the 26th 'inst. at Phuana-
penk; the capital of Ca•ralfedja, by .which a whole
quarter outside the French concession was destroyed.
One hundred and five • houstA and ia• number of other'
buildings belonging to the -King of: Cambodja were
burned down. Three Chirramezoerished in the flames,
and one 'French official Was injured.' ,
THE RAVAGES OF SmALt-PDX.The "City Press"
says: We have been talking of areeepidemic of small-
pox in London when the.largest.neeper of deaths in a
week was 42. We hear nothing" of le ravages caused
by the same disease in, Madras. -4 i a striking fact
that if the deaths in London heel, been during last
week in the same prorsaition to Ifie opulation as in
Madras the number would have been baot 42, but 4792.
What a difference distance makes." to our point of
view!
WHAT IS THE "HIGH SEA ?"—Every country: has,
according to international law, sole aUthority over the
sea within three miles of its shores. This is called the
closed sea. In opposition to this,-the sea beyond these
limits is known as the high or open sea, and is common
to all countries. Nowadays the
.clistinction between
the two is seldom enforced 2 except in the case of fish-
ing. Here the "high sea" is the happy hunting-ground
of all nations, but no foreign fishertnen are allowed to
ply their craft in the "closed" sea unless permitted to
do so by license of the Crown, or by special treaty.—
"Little Folks Magazine." •
FATAL ExPLOSION.—A fearful accident occurred on
Friday morning in last week at the Clyde Ironworks,
near Glasgow. While a cast , yias,. being prepared
the furnace, through some imexp:lamed cause ex-
ploded, and the molten metal, popred out. Many of
the workmen had narrovi escapes. . tour of them who
were working in front of the furnace Were struck by the
molten metal and dreadfully burned. They were
extricated with difficulty, andrenroved to the infirmary, •
where three of the men, named John' Gosgrove, James
Wilson, and John Dunlop, succumbed to their injuries,
and the fourth man, nained Calligast, was not expected
to recover.
AN INDISPENSABLE RaitnsiTE.-r-The "New York
Herald" tells the following. -story. ,of Mr. Lawrence
Jerome, the great New York stockbr9ker, and uncle of
Lady Randolph Churchill: He was passing the shin) of
a funeral furnisher during a ramble at the Elst-end of
London, when he saw displayed this; sign "Every
requisite for a. funeral." Solemnly ent,Ering, Mr. Jerome
observed in a sepulchral tone," I Wish to procure a
corpse !" " IVhose corpse—what corifse ?" stammered
the attendant. "Any corpse will answer," retorted
"Larry," as he is called by his friends in Wall-street.
"You see I wish to get up a fimeral; and as your sign
says Every • requisite for a funeraldurnished; and as
the firat requisite is a • corpse, I thought I would in-
quire."
How' 70 TREAT-A. ClTT.—Adhesive plaster ought to
be the best procurable, and instead ,pf keeping it in a
roll in the drawer, it ought to. be cut'up into strips of
different breadths. It is 'thus read? feir immediate use,
and-there is no chance of its sticking together as it does
if kept in bulk. When it is neOessary to use this plaster
to keep .the edges of a wound: together, we must be
careful, first and foremost, to see that the wound is
perfectly clean and no sand, glass, or- grit in it, which
would cause festering and prevent it from healing.
Never cover a wound wholly up with a piece of plaster;
whatever be its size use long narrow strips. Warm the
plaster by holding the back, of it against a can of boil-
ing water for a few seconds-rthen apply it across the
wound, leaving a small space,between each strip to give
exit to the lymph. Remember that sticking-plaster
has no healing action in itself, the-benefits derived from
its use are of a purely mechanical ni.ture. Clean cuts
are better bound up with the blood, simply with a linen
rag, for sticking-plaster is no use until the bleeding
stops. In cases of scalp wounds the hair must be shaved
off before the plaster is applied.—" Cassell's Family
Magazine."
IRON AND STEEL RAirs.-The almost complete ex-
tinction of the iron rail trade is shown by the enormous
fall in the exports of that class of rails. A few years
ago the bulk of the rail exports were declared as iron
rails but the special return 'issued- by the Board of
Trade shows that they now form a very small percen-
tage of the total. In 1876, the iron rails exceeded in
quantity the steel rails, but 'since that time the propor-
tion of the latter has been -rapidly increasing; and by
the official return to which reference has been made, it
is shown that while in the first four months of last year
the quantity of iron rail§ etported was 11,087 tons, for
the same period of the present year the exports
amounted to only 4149 tons—a small part only of the
total of jails. The steel rail trade has in the same
period showed a falling-off, but in the four months of
the present year as much as 171,355 tons of steel
rails were exported. During the' sable period of last
year the exports Were 246,536 tons. 'The chief falling-
off this year is in the experts to Italy, Mexico, the
United States, the Argentine 114mblie, and the East
Indies. It is also noticeable that Russia, Germany,
and Holland have for the present almost ceased to b• y
rails of either kind from
i us, if the experience of the
year first four months of the yes a test.
THE RUSSIAN REvENUE.—The revenue of Russia for
the three first months of the gresent year shows an in-
crease of 10,798,846 roubles on the first three months
of the preceding-year. .The re.venee from January to
March, 1884, being 112,381,594.r0ub1e5, compared with
1,01,582,748 roubles last year. The railways, domains,
reimbursements, of loans, tobaceB; 'spirits, posts and
telegraphs, register, duty on railway passengers and
goods, and on five insurance policies showing a marked
increase.- •
THE BRITISH GOAT SOCIETY. The fifth annual
' meeting of this society has iust,ben held at the rooms
of the British Dairy Farmsore'4osociatian. The report
showeorthe vontinued otkss. of 'lie tol..piety, the num-
'ber of meiikers leingilso/7 .25-.7‘/PlAbsrnlids were
lil-
Wise in a ..fleiiiishing eoVilicif; tile, balance-sheet
shoWing the sum of, £53..0e. 10d. an .hand. The kid
regieter, which.was oper-edort .theidiet: -January for the
registration of the birth of goats, was working satisfae-
toiily, endiri orderinafferaa stipaulaiseto registration
it had been 'decided. to Offer an additienal prize, to be
given to the breeder of certain first prize exhibits at the
next Dairy Show, conditionally' upon•Ahe birth being
'duly registered. One-Object•tf thb sOciay has not met
with that success which was oeificipata,and which the
committee thought. .it deseri7ed—Eaniely, the introduc-
tion of goats amongst the cottag4poPtlation, very few
applications having been received 'from cottagers for
goats to be paid for by instalments. ,„•
THE FAIRCHILD LEoT'ulii.---OD :Tilegday night the
Fairchild lecture was delivered4l;t• telialiereditch parish
church. This is one of the oldest, foundations in
London. By the will of a piotis gaidener at Hoxton,
Thos. Fairchild, made in 1728,-a sum of £25 was vested
in the churchwardeno fdr the deli Very of 'a lecture every
Whitsun Tuesday 'on one of thee foll4Wing subjects:
"The wonderful works a -Gad' in the ;Creation," or
"The certainty of the Resurrection of the dead, proved
by the certain changes of the animal . and vegetable
parts of the Creation, The first sermon was prekehed
by Dr. John Denne, on Whit' 'Tuesday; May 19, 1730,
from St. Matthew, vi., 28-30• (the ProVidence of God
as seen in the lily and the sparrow). From that time
until now—a period' of 154 years—lie lecture has been
regularly delivered at ShoredltcVClanfct:
GREAT FIRE IN PANAMA.L-nle " PLiama Star anti
Herald" of the Ist of May publishes lengthy details of
the destructive fire which occurred ire that city on the
previous Sunday night, attended with an estimated
loss of 500,000 dols. It appears from the report that,
from the absence of arty fire department and consequent
lack of water and good arrangements, the fire pursued
its course almost unchecked, while confusion reigned
supreme, and property was stolen in 'all directions. The
fire continued its ravages until the' burnt district
covered fully four acres, between 40,and 50 buildings
were destroyed, and fully 100 floorfainifiEs in the tene-
ments lost their Man was kille4,.y a piece of
timber. Aling on him. --;; •' '
THE GARMOYLE BREACH OF PROMISE CASE.—In COD.
sequence of the delay which has oCciarred in the receipt
of documentary information from abroad—the defend-
ant in the action being in In4ia—it hastken arranged
by the solicitors for Miss Finney (Miss Fortescue), the
defendant's solicitors, that the cause, in which she
claims v 30,000 damages from Lord Gerineyle for breach
of .promise of marriage, Shall be enterels in the list of
cause:efor hearing during the Trinity Sittingseand it is
thought probable that it willibe'reached•ttils month.
AVERAGE PRICE§ OF BRITISH goßN:—The following
are the average prices of British corn ;Mr last week, as
received from the inspectorSiand offical of Excise:
Wheat, 375: 7d.; barley, 28s. 9d, e oat; .21s. 2d. per
Imperial*: Cerre'spondiiik peek last:ypar : Wheat,
435. sdi;- Barley, 295:3d: ; date; 22e. pd:' •
" CARRYIG ARMS" IN legesse,--Teii. Of the High.
lard competitors -tvhb Were tn 'tab's-tart in the
Caledonian -gaanes.-ankt pod 'ila toutlin on Monday
were, on their arrival at'the'NOlth Wall, Dublin, taken
into custody by 'one •of the exabiing officers and the
police for having in their pOsidSsletnftrds and dirks, a
portion of their Highland' cebteitneeeDublin being a
proclaimed district, and•requiring a'licerise for carrying
arms. They were taken to the 'Sffire-street Police'
station, and detained -there for a' short 'time. Subse-
quently they proceeded' in charge •of a couple of
constables to Dublin Castle, where they received the
necessary perm tto wear the arms. •• -
A BOY KILLED.ON THE Reieway.-2--On.lNlonday after-
noon an accident that terminated fetidly' occurred on
the Crystal Palace line of railway, betweOf Honor Oak
and Nunhea,d. At the point in questibii there is a steep
bank, where several boys had trespassed and got on to
the line.; and at about three O'clook city train was
on its way from Sydenham to Holborn Viaduct. The
poor little fellow who fell a victim was named William
Fox, aged 8 years, residing at CaraberWell.--his fattE„
being a signalman -at Herne-hill. The"-deceased, it
appears, stumbled and fell in his endeadinir to avoid
the approaching train, which pap:sed over him, almost
severing his legs and dreadfully injuring his head. The
body was picked up, and taken to London 'by the train
that had passed over him, bet life was-extinct before
the unfortunate boy reached the hospital: • t
INTERESTING DISCOVERT.—A. Roman- villa has been
discovered at Woolstone, on the Earl of Craven's estate.
Its discovery was owing to the .use of a steaM plough,
and now a large area has' been digelo'sed:s.' In making
the excavations five or six human Akeletcnt'have been
met with in a remarkable state of preservation. Th.°
skeletons are mostly lying east and west,' and althougia
the skulls are crushed in the teeth areextraordinaror
q
perfect, in one or two instances the niolars• being watures:
away as though the food, had been'.of 4.ar°.
less
such as beans, &c., while the froilt- teetth.
be
marks of use. The tesselated Pavernen.t iS vaerry
in-
teresting. • . -• • ' re-y.ron, French
AGRICULTURE IN FRANCR---is
_cultural show at Brest.
Minister of the Marine, pereagri
might seem out of place
Adecid-ra rn Saturday at the
ebrurtepthree9eGontedverninmthenatt
Idnisthirisbusptieoeici
hofhperizsaiesd of
sailor
could not,
ho c -
&town Atetzt.by. the Minister of the'
as president, on
impottant
every family, whether engaged
Marine. In Brittany
agriculture,
connected
the sea :ind its to
nsiLcdell raeand,CcbceaSbei"t;
n agricultural questions, yet he was
erors.agrThcoughe'hweacsoculonnd no
with authority o
industry,
happy „o t of the Republican
tufations and the eneouragemen
be able to his hearers the congra-
concerned the plitieuiturai cISSO
Government to study all the economic auestions that


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