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The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1879-06-07

RELICS OF HANDEL,

Messrs. Puttick and Simpson announce for early
sale a curiosity which is, of courma, unique—namely,
the original anvil and hammer of Powell, the har-
monious blacksmith" of Whitchureh, from which
Handel composed his celebrated melody, named
after him. It figures as lot 485 in the forthcoming
sale of the mechanical, musical, and other eurios3
belonging to the late Mr. William Snoxell, of
Charter-house F. quare, London, and will be so!d on
Wednesday, the 11th inst. This memorial of Handel
was presented by Lady Plumer, of Canon's-park (the
residence of the princely Duke of Chandos, Handel's
patron), as certified by an inscription on a brass
plate let into the oak block on which the anvil is
mounted. The length of the anvil from right to left is
18-inches and threnquarters, its depth in front is just
10 inches and a quarter, On being struck upon the
point with the hammer it gave two notes—the same of
which Handel has made use as the keynotes, viz, B
and E. A full description of this hist,ric anvil will be
found in "Reminiscences of Handel," by Richard
Clark, of the Chapel Royal, &c., published for the
editor at 19, Picket-street, Strand, in 1836. Along
with the anvil and hammer will be sold the watch
worn by Handel, dated in 1746, an original portraiture
and a miniature of Handel, and silver and bronze
commemoration medals of that diEtinguished musician.
—The Times.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1879-06-07

A LETTER FRO

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1879-06-07

MARRIAGES.

PEAuktex—PARKER.—On the 29th ultimo, at All
Saints, Church, Birmingham, ,by tha Rev.
Charles Btittain, Philip Pearman, Bobbington,
to Sarah, youngest daughter of the late William
Parker, of Enville.

Sitirru—CoLLlNs.—On the 29th ultimo, at Olilbury
Parish Ciiurch„ by the Rev. ,W. T. Taylor, N icor,
Andrew Leighton, son of Joseph Smith, of
Langley, to Emma, fourth surviving daughter of
Joseph Collins, of Oldbury.
WHEILSR-BRIDGWATER.-011 the 27th ultimo, at
Union Chapel, Handsworth, by the Rev. 'l'. G.
Crippen, Walter, only son of John Wheeler, of
Warley, to Elizabeth Johnson, only daughter of
Samuel Bridgwater, of Oldbury.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1879-11-15

AN OLD CUSTOM.

It would seem that the claim of ladies to elect mem-
bers of Parliament is not altogether a novel one, and
moreover that the claim was more easily substantiated
three hundred years ago than now, as the following
extract from the parliamentary writs preserved in the
Rolls Chapel may indicate :
"To all Christian people to whom this present writing may
come I. Dame, Dorothy Pakington, lord and owner of the
town of Ayleibnry, send greeting. Know ye, We, the said
Dime D,rothy Pakington, to have chosen, named, and ap-
pointed my trusty and well.beloved Thomas Lichfield and
George Boredon, Esqs., to be my burgesses of the-said town
of Aylesbury; and whatsover the said Thomas and George,
burgesses, shall do in the service of the Queen's Highness in
that present Parliament to be holden at Westminster the 3rd
May next ensuing the date hereof, I, the said Dame Dorothy
Pakiugton, doe ratite and approve to be my own act as fully
and wholly as if I were or might be present there. In wit-
ness whereof to these presents I have set my seal this 4th
day of May, in the fourteenth year of our Sovereign Lady
Elizabeth, by the grace of God, (to."
The lady's dates are somewhat vague; but the names
of "Thomas Lichfield and George Burden, Esqrs.,"
figure in the list of members for Aylesbury in the Par-
liament of 1571. (both names being differently spelled).
Thomas Lichfield was the son-in-law of the energetic
Dame. Her second husband; Thomas Tasburgh, was
member for Aylesbury in 1584. Another Thomas
Tasbergh, probably his son, sat in 1596 for the
borough; and Sir John Pakington, Bart., sat in 1640.
The family appear to have retained influence in the
county until Sir John Packington, in 1802, sold the
manor of Aylesbury to the Marquis of Buckingham,
grandfather of the present Duke, This Si 'John
Packington was the uncle of the present Lord
Hampton.—Pall Mall GaZEtte.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1879-11-15

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TRADESMEN'S ADDRESSES.

J. F. GREEN,
pIANOFORTE TUNER

260, Castle Street, Dudley,
And 67, Park Street, Walsall.

HAS GAT PLI•SURE IN PUBLISHING TRH FOLLOWINO
TESTIMONIALS.

tram Mr. C. Potter, Professor of Music, from the
netitution for the Blind, St. John's Wood, London:—
I can confidently recommend Mr. Green as a Piano.
orte Tuner. He tunes by equal temperament, and ob-
ains an exact scale. (Signed) C. POTTIR."
From Mr. J. F. Patterson, Organist, St. Patrick'.
Church, Huddersfield :—"I have much pleasure in tes-
tifying to the abilities of Mr. Green as a Pianoforte
Tuner. He lays the bearings with exactness and pence.
lion. (Signed) JAMES F. PATTRRSON."
From Mrs. Sanderson, Solo Pianists, of the London
and Liverpool Concerts:—" Mr. Green is one of the few
who can Tune my Piano to the nicety I require previous
o giving my Public Recitals. (Signed) B. B. 8/ROBIS-
ON.

From Mr. Butterworth, Organist, Doboross,
alanchester :—" Mr. Green'. equal as a Pianoforte Tun
can rarelybe metwith, (Signed) DAVID BIITMWORTY
S 11.
Terms for Yearly Tuning,inoluding minor re.

pairs—
Cottages,perannum
Grands do .• .
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1879-11-15

A NATURAL PHENOMENON.

There is at present in Bombay a living object that
may rightly be classed among the most curious and
strougeet phenomena of nature. At a house in Maze-
gon may be seen a pair of female twine, separate in
every respect but from the breast-bone to the lower
part of the abdomen, which is closely joined. The
upper breast-bone of each infant is linked into the
other, the outer skin covering both trunks. The
twins are joined front to front; shoulders, arms,
lower limbs, and feet perfectly formed, and develop-
ment healthy, while the heads are well shaped and
the faces really pretty, with beautiful eyes large and
bright. The twins are six months and twenty days
old, are in perfect health, and measure twenty
inches in height, one appearing—but in a very
trifling degree— larger than the other. Both have
vigorous appetites, and take kindly to the feed-
ing bottle, are extremely lively, and appear good
tempered. Their pulses beat in unison, they generally
fall asleep or keep awake together, and their actions
are usually simultaneous, though sometimes one
would cry while the other was quietly drawing at the
nieuthplece of its battle. The strangely-nn:ted pair
were born in Dapooli, in the Rutnagherry Uollecto-
rate, the father being a Mahomedan and a seafaring
man, while the mother has besides a pretty little
daughter about ten. According to the former's an.
count he called in a native doctor at Rutnagherry,
who declared it would be impossible to separate them
without extieguiehing life. The twins have never
been ill, and to every appearance are likely to grow
up.—Tinies of India.

An inquest has been held at Bath touching the
death of two drovers, wh ) were killed at the Nitgand goods
station. The men came from Bristol, in charge of cattle, by
a special cattle train, and got In front of a geode train slowly
entering the station. To avoid being run over they jumped
to anotber line, and were knocked down by their own train,
which was being shunted, one man being killed instantly,
and the other dying at the hospital from the shook. Both
were Sober. A verdict of accidental death was returned,
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1879-11-15

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That Complexion has always bees held to be the meets
lovely in whiehthe rose and lily contend for mastery
or in which their beauty is blended. Great sacrifices are
made tuproduce an appearance corresponding with the
eombisation, but they never succeed. It cannot appro-
ach Nature. The only arrangement that can be made to
render man er woman independent of all expedients is to
-freelrtme HAGAN'S 1114owouc. BALK. It preserves the
skin • premature wrinkles and furrows—renders it
sm. *ld supple, and restores the hue which may have
tide I tvitigh illness, exposure to a noxious atmosphere
the Oi
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'will be agreeably surprised it the almost immediat•
*lief afforded by the.nse of "Brown's :Bronchial
Troches." These famous " loseugop " are now sold
by most respectable chemists in this country at
Is lfd per box. People troubled with a "hacking
sough," a "alight cold," or bronchial affections, C&S-
not try them too soon, as similar troubles, if allowed to
progress, result in serious Pulmonary and Asthmatics
affections. See that the words "Brown's Bronchial
Troches" are on the Government Stamp around
each box.—Manufaotnred b Join I. Baowx & Soar%
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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1879-11-15

ILLUMINATIONS.

In these days of revivals of the antique it would be
interesting and curious, if not altogether brilliant, for
once in a way to get up an illumination in the old-
fashioned style—the style which prevailed before the
introduction of gas, and when horn and lanterns and
ruslilights were household words. The contrast be-
twgen such a display and that which some of the
West-end tradesmen make annually in recognition of
the birthday of the Prince of Wales would, no doubt,
be very striking, though it is by no means certain
that the superiority would, in every respect, be with
the modern spectacle. As in the case of stage
coaches, Queen Anne's houses, and many other
resuscitations of bygone styles, it would probably be
found that modern improvements have not been
effected without the sacrifice of certain very pleasing
peculiarities. Displays of fireworks and general
illuminations have for centuries bees a favourite mode
of celebrating national events, the hirthdaye of
illustrious personages and so forth. At the peace
of Ryewick the sum of £12,000 was spent in a public
display of fireworks, and illumiase ion was very
general, as was also the case at the Peace of Aia-la-
Chapelle in 1748. One very conspicuous feature of
this celebration was a grand temple of concord con-
structed chiefly of painted canvass, and having its
principal features represented by punctures with lights
behind them. This was a common device in olden
times, and though such representatione were neces-
sarily wanting in brilliancy, it was possible to obtain
some very pleasing effects of a softer and. in some
respects perhaps prettier character than we now obtain
by a glare of gas flames. Festivals of this kind, how-
ever, were not always entirely wanting in brilliancy.
Sir William Congreve's great display in St. James's
Park in 1814, for instance, was rendered decidedly
brilliant by the Grand Chinese bridge he had con-
structed across the ornamental water catching fire and
burning gloriously. It was this temporary structure,
by the way, to which Canova referred in reply to a
friend, who, after his visit to Englane, asked him
what had struck him as being the most remarkable
thing he had noticed in London. To his mknd, he
said, the most astonishing fact he had met with was
that Waterloo Bridge should be the work of a private
company, while this trumpery little woodert affair was
the work of the British G evernment.—Globe.

A. MULTITUDE OF. •WHALES.—The bark Elsinore,
which arrived at New York en :October 23 from Rio
-.Tallier° revolts that
.I;.ix.doki before, when abreast of
Bermuc4,. phe 0.00 through an immense school of
The 'citt4in says tfrat- in an experience of
mani year's be never eavi eo" many'.....whales together.
The " proce.liko " iluio have been at least two
brgaiiiil2rghing
a large gathering of whales so far south as
Bermuda,
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1879-11-15

BLAIR'S GOUT PILLS.

THE GREAT ENGLISH REMEDY
FOR GOUT AND RHEUMATISM.
9 IRE excruciating pain is quickly relieved and cured
x in a few days by this celebrated Medicine.
These Pills require no restraint of diet during their
use, and are certain to prevent the disease attacking any
vital part.—Sold by all Chemists, at is lid and 25 9d
r box.

PAGE WOODCOCK'S WIND PILLS have fo
twenty-five years held the first place in the world as an
effectual antidote to Indigeston. Wind on the Stomach,
Biliousness, and all complaints arising from a disordered
state of the Stomach, Bowels, or Liver. Tonic, invigor
sting and purifying they form the beat remedy extant
Of all Chemists. is 10 and 2s 9d per box., or of PAGE
D. WOODCOCK, Calvert Stree t,Norwich, for stamps,
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1879-11-15

MORTALITY IN RUSSIA.

The official Board of Statistics at St. Petersburg has
published some population figures, from which it
appears that in European Russia there are annually
born 1,619,108 males and 1,544,297 females, or an
average total of 3,163,405 children of both sexes. On
the other hand, the average annual deaths are 1,214,467
males, and 1,167,929 females, or a total of 2,382,396
persons of both sexes. The population, therefore,
shows an average increase of 781,000 a year—a per-
centage which, supposing the inhabitants always to
multiply at the same rate, would double the popula-
tion in 58 years; whereas in Sweden, according to a
similar method of calculation, this result would only
be attained, in 62 years, in Germany in 68, in Bel.
'gium in 79, in Austria in 95, in Switzerland in 99,
and in France in 165 years. The high percentage of
mortality in Russia is chiefly caused by the numerous
deaths among children, more than the fourth past of
whom perish before they are a year old; whereas in
Prussia, of 1,000 infants only 165, and in England
still fewer, 140, die before that age. Measles, scarla-
tina, and diphtheria, says the Novoye Vremya. are at
present making great ravages among the juvenile
population of the capital, and in certain districts of the
Empire the danger is so great that several colleges and
Infant schools have been closed.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1879-11-15

KIDDERMINSTER.

THE HIGHWAY BOARD.-Mr. F. Burcher was on
Thursday appointed clerk to the highway Board
for the. Kidderminster district.
CHARGE 01" SHEEP STEALING.—At the Police
Court, on Thursday, Thomas Henry Clarke was
charged with stealing sir lambs, the property of
Mr. Eli Davies, farmer, Reck.—The circumstances
of the case were rather peculiar. On the 23rd
October last Mr. Davies missed the lambs, and gave
information to the police. The latter, after con-
siderable trouble, found that they had been sold at
Worcester Fair by the prisoner, who is the stepson
of prosecutor. Prisoner had formerly been living
with Mr. Davies, but having had a quarrel with
him he left. Prosecutor now affirmed that the
lambs were the property of the prisoner, and asked
to be allowed to withdraw the charge.—Yr. M.
Corbett, who represented prosecutor, said that
prisoner took the lambs in the clandestine way he
did on purpose to annoy his stepfather,tuid although
the act was a stupid one no felony had been coin-
mitted.—The Bench decided to dismiss the case.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1879-11-15

CRADLEY HEATH. HALESOWEN, AND DISTRICT CHRONICLE.

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DUDLEY AND WALSALL.

NOFORTES and HARMONIUMS may
be had on the NEW SYSTEM of HIRING, for Two or
Three Years; after which, and without any further pay
mint, to become the property of the hirer. Alllnstru-
Rents had on this system, or otherwise, will be
lixchanged any time within six months for any other, if
ao tapproted of , and returned carriage free. And fur.
her, if tot s trial o t tkree years , any Pianoforte or Efar-
mcnkm would be taken back, at its original cost, and
tb *money returned, deducting the usual charge for
bite; thus offering greater advantages than the London
rßirmingham Houses.—Apply.FßEDEltlCK GREEN
music Warehouse, 260, Castle-street, Dudley, and 67,
itairstreet, Walsall.;
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1879-11-15

THE NAIL TRADE.

TERMIYATION OF TILE STRIICE.—Great satisfac-
tion wam felt by the nailers at Bromsgrove when it
became known that the meeting of masters at Bir-
minham on Thursday had agreed to the terms of
the circular issued by the masters who met on the
previous Thursday, namely, to pay the February,
1879, list, less 10 per cent., till the 22nd instant, and
after that date to pay the list in full. A crowded
meeting was held in the Town Hall on Thursday
evening, soon after the deputation who had been to
Birmingham arrived home. Mr. 1:'. I tyng presided
and the meeting was addressed by Mess. T. Craw-
ford, L. Nokes, and L. Wheeler, after which it was
unanimously resolved to accept the masters' terms.
Work will, of course, be resumed at once, and not too
I soon, for brief as the strike has been the men and
their families have been suffering greatly.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1879-11-15

CUTTINGS FROM AMERICAN PAPERS.

A man in the interior of Kentucky has .brought suit
spinet his neighbour for bruising his shins If the jury
iward damages they should order the amount to .be paid In
shin-phisters.
A paper in the neighbourhood of Rochester, N.Y.,
advertises a Church pew for sale, commanding a beautiful
view of nearly the whole congregation.

A windy orator in the American legislature, after a
lengthy effort, stopped for a glass of water. "I rise," said
Blobs, "to a point of order." Everybody stared, wondering
what the point of order was. "What is it ?" asked the
Speaker. "I think, sir," said Bloss, "it is out of order fora
windmill to go by water."

A farmer in Woonsocket makes merry over the
mistake of an old Shanghai hen of his, that has been sitting
for dye weeks upon two round stones and a piece of brick.
"Her anxiety," quoth he, "is no greater than ours, to know
what she will hatch. If it proves a brickyard that hen is not
for sale."

" Feller-citizens," said a candidate for Congress,
recently, somewhere out West, "Feller-citizens, you are
well aware I never went to school in my life but three times,
and that was to a night-school. Two nights the teacher
didn't come, and Vother night I hadn't any candle!"
Last winter, it is said, a cow floated down the Mis-
sissippi on a piece of ice, and caught such a cold that she
yielded nothing but ice•creams ever since.

Sonie Yankee ha 3 inv_ented.-a, pew, kind 'of ink,
called "love-letter ink." It ia surek.ptevendve afialnst all
cages of " breach of promise," as the' Ank fades "away and
leaves the sheet blank, in abetnt fax weeks alter behig
written upon.
Amongst the presents given an4i recent oocilsict:
a fashionable wedding was a large Japanese chest full of tea
from Mincing.lane.:=Coun Journal.

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There hailiast died at lq ,wcis!Py, at the age of 79
years, an old man named George Moss. Mr. Moss's claim to
celebrity rests on the fact that he expirvo on the bed and in
the house in which he was born and tnat he never slept
away Win home dating lila loriEelitellme.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1879-11-15

OLD HILL.

DRUNIC ON LICENSED PRENISES.—At the Police
Court on Wednesday before B. Hingley, Esq.,
Charles Morris was charged with being drunk on
licensed premises on the 3rd inst. Mr. Stokes
(Dudley) defended. Police-constable Styles Bain
he visited the Bull's Head Inn, Rowley where he
saw the defendant who was drunk and lying on a
bench asleep. He called the attention_ of the land-
lady who went and woke him, and the defendant
made use of a filthy expression towards her. Mr.
Stokes, for the defence, called the landlord (Mr.
Williams) and several other witnesses who said
that the defendant was neither asleep nor drunk.
The case was dismissed.—Noah Allport, miner, of
Old hill was charged with being drunk on licensed
premises on the 3rd inst. Police-constable Buckley
said he visited the Vine Inn, Old Hill where he
found defendant who was very drunk. He called
the attention of the landlord to it. The defendant
remained there about half-tin-hour. Defendant was
fined is. and costs ; in default 14. days.
DRUNKENNESS.—John Jonea, of Blackheath was
charged with being drunk in the highway on the
Bth inst. rolice•sergerint Cooper said the defend-
ant was vexy drunk and making use of had lan-
guage in the Market Place, Blackheath. Defend-
ant who pleaded guilty was fined Is. and costs.—
Jelin Wharton was charged with being drunk in
the highway on the tith inst. Police-constable
Frost proved the case and defendant, was fined is.
and costs.—Josiah Barnsley sock was charged with
i being drunk n the highway on the Bth inst. Police.
constable Buckley said the defendant was very
drunk and making use of filthy language in High
Street, Old Hill. Defendant who pleaded guilty was
lined Is. and costs.—Thomas Lowe was charged
with being drunk in the highway on the Bth inst.
Police-constable Buckley proved the case and said
that on the day in question he heard a great dis-
turbance in Lawrence's Lane, Old Hill. He went
o see what WAS thi e matter and he saw defendant
who was very drunk and violent. Defendant was
fined 2s. 6d. and costs ; in default 14 days,
Button or Tab PEAcs.—Joseph Siviter and Ben-
jamin Bagley, ehttinmakers, were charged with com-
mitting a breach of the peace by fighting on the
27th ult Defendants pleaded guilty. Police-con-
stable Johnson proved the offence and defendants
weie bound over to keep the peace for three months
COAL STICALING.—Aun Maria Taylor, Rebecca
Hole it, Anne Tromans and Harriet Tromans were
charged with coal stealing on the 61h inst. De-
fendants were each ordered to pay costs.

SPORTING NOTES.

(By our own Turf Correspondent)
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1879-11-15

THE CHATEAU OF PARDO,

This Royal pleasurs residence, when the future
Queen of Spain is to spend .a few days before her
marriage, is situate on the right bank of the Manza-
flares, about nine miles from Madrid. It is Bur-
rounded by extensive woods, which are enclose 3 by a
stone wall between 48 and 50 miles in length. These
woods are well-stocked with game, which is
carefully preserved. It was originally a hunting
lodge built by Henry 111. of Castile, and suttee-
quently greatly enlarged arid beautified by Philip
11. and Philip 111. The chateau is flanked
by four towers, The interior is admirably arranged.
There is a noble collection of tapestry, with which
almost all the apartments are hung, and which were
manufactured in Madrid from original designs. There
is also a fine collection of frescoes which represent
bunting scenes or passages from Don Quixote. There
are in the chapel several pictures by famous Spanish
masters, The chateau is surrounded by beautiful gar-
dens which command a magnificent view. Within
the woods there are two other smaller chateaux. Ooe
of them is a two-storied building, surrounded by de-
lightful gardens, which was built by the Infante Dort
Fernando for the purpose ot giving dramatic enter-
tainments. At present there is the greatest activity
in getting the Château of Pardo ready for its august
visitor.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1879-11-15

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THE RECALL OF COUNT
SCHOUVALOFF.

The Times of Monday had a leader on the recall of Count
Schouvaloff from his post in London, from which we make
the following extracts :
It is understood that Count Schouvaloff, the
Russian Ambassador in this country, has received his
letters of recall, and will leave London for St. Peters-
burg in a few days. His retirement has long been
anticipated and will create no surprise, though it
certainly will not pass unnoticed. . Count
Schouvaloff has been Ambassador here during more
than five years, and those the most eventful, perhaps,
in the history of our modern relations with Russia,
not excepting the period of the Crimean war Welt.
The time has come when he has a right to claim a
respite from his labours and responsibilities. It is not
unlikely that in Russia, whether his diplomacy be at
present appreciated or not by the aged Chancellor, he
has chances of high advancement in the future.
It is due to Count Schouvaloff to say that so far as
the English people know anything of his carreer it
seems worthy of respect. As the representative of
Russia he was bound to struggle for Russian objects
which frequently, in the judgment of Englishmen, ap-
peared incompatible with the welfare and tranquillity
of the world and especially menacing to England. But
Coant Schouvaloff, while pursuing these ends and con-
tending in pursuit of them with the English Foreign
Office, exerted his influence, if we may except his
public acts and declarations as sufficient proof, to
maintain the peace of Europe and to prevent a
rupture between England and Russia. We do
not pretend to penetrate the arcana of state-
craft, and we are aware that in the opinion of
some supersubtle critics the language of diplomatists
should be read backward, as witches were wont to
read the Lord's Prayer. It is plain, nevertheless,
that a Minister in the position of Count Schouvaloff
might have done much to exacerbate the ill-fesling of
the two nations during the crisis which culminated in
1878, and to precipitate a collision the danger of which
quickly abated when time was gained for reflection.
An Ambassador in moments of international conflict
Is under a strong temptation to pose as the spirited
and patriotic champion of his country Perhaps,
Count Schouvaloff might have been more popular for
the moment in Russia if he had assumed a different
tone with Lord Salisbury last year
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1879-11-15

EMIGRATION TO MANITOBA.

7 he Times of Monday published the following letter :

Sir,—Now that emigration is looked upon as the
only plan of affording relief to the many tenant
farmers who are, perhaps, Buffeting more at the pre-
sent time than they themselves care to acknowledge, I
venture to send you extracts from a letter lately re-
ceived from a clergyman in Manitoba, Canada. He
says :

"I have settled two or three townships in Eastern
Canada with emigrants, and have sent 150 people to the
great Saskatchewan. I have only been here (Emer-
son, Manitoba) one month. but I am so delighted with
country and climate that I determined to write to you
and see if we could not together induce English Church
tenant farmers to come out here. . Any man that can
ccmmand £2OO sterling on his arrival in Emerson has
every earthly security of becoming wealthy in five or
ten years. . . . All my people that I have settled in
the country are very sanguine and glad that they
came."

I should be, of course, happy to forward more par-
ticulars and a copy of the letter from which I have
extracted the foregoing statements to any one desirous
of fuller information. —I am, your obedient servant,
J. BRIDGER, Emigrants' Chaplain.
St. Nicholas Church, Liverpool, Nov. 7.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1879-11-15


the Court he would be put out of the room. Corn.
plainant said that it was all out of spite.
AssAtter °ABB.—Charles Haywood, residing at
Oldswinford, was charged with assaulting Amelia
Perks on the 10th inst. Mr. Perry defended. The
assault complained of was that as she stood at the
door defendant threw a stone at her which struck her
011 the side. Caroline Brooks corroboratel. Mr.
Perry addressed the Bench for the defence, and
called William Perks and Joseph Hill. After hear-
ing the evidence the Bench considered the assault
proved, and fined defendant 5s and costs; in default
14 days
CHARGE OF ASSAULT.—Thomas Hill was charged
with assaulting Joseph Guest, on the 11th inst.
Complainant said that on the above date he was in
Mr. King's sale yard, and was in the act of fastening
up some beasts, and asked the defendant for assist-
ance. He came to him and struck him several times
on the face. The defence was that complainant had
been reporting some false statements about him
which prOvocated him to strike. Fined 5s and
costs.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1879-11-15

AN INTERESTING DISCOVERY..

An interesting archwological discovery is reported
from Palestine (says the Pall Mall Gazette), An Arab
who was quarrying stone the other day at a place
about four and a half miles from Gaza unearthed a
marble figure supposed to be a colossal god of the
Philistines. The dimensions of the figure are as
follows :—Three feet from the top of its head to the
end of its beard; -27 inches from ear to ear; 13i
inches from top of forehead to mouth; 54 inches from
shoulder to shoulder; 81 inches from crown of head to
waist' and 54 inches the circumference of the neck.
The total height of the figure is fifteen feet. The hair
hangs in long ringlets down upon the shoulders, and
the beard is long, indicating a man of venerable
age. The right arm is broken in half, while the left
arm is crossed over the breast to the right shoulder,
where the hand is hidden by the drapery of a cloth
covering the shoulders. There is no inscription on
the figure or the pedestal, which is a huge block
carved in one piece with the figure. The statue was
found in a recumbent position, buried in the sand
upon the top of a hill near the sea. It had evidently
been removed from its original site, which is unknown.
Its estimated weight is 12,000 lb. The Pasha of
-Jerusalem has ordered a guard to watch this relics of
ancient art and to prevent any injury to it by the
fanatics of Gaza.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1879-11-15

THE SUNDAY QUESTION IN
MAN CHESTER.

The Manchester Guardian of Monday says :—The
fat that there were 1,000 wore visitors yesterday after-
noon at the Royal institution than on any of the Ore-
m:ling Sundays is an evidence that the liberl ex!,eri-
ment of the council in throwing open the exhibition to
the public on Sunday afternoons free of cost is growing
in popular favour. Yesterday 5,540 persons visited
the institution, the greatest pressure being from three
o'clock until 3.30, during which half hour no fewer
than 1,804 persons passed through the turnstiles. On
the four Sunday afternoons the exhibition has been
opened the total number of visitors has been 18,895.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1879-11-15

KEMP TON PARK HANDICAP, MANCHESTER

NOVEMBER HANDICAP, dic--.

The racing season is fast drawing to a close,
still the followers of the pastime mustered strongly
this past week at Shrewsbury, and there was only
one solitary instance of betting on future events,
when £5OO to .280 was booked about Bend Or for
next year's_ Derby.

Daring the Kerupton Park Meeting next week,
the talent will muster strong, as the chief event
the Kempton Park tiandicap one mile, has already
become a medium of betting. Sir Joseph heads
the list of contestents with Sat 111 b but on ha
form this year he has too much weight. Well
treated as Kaleidoscope is with Bst 81b there are
others that I fancy better. Sunburn Bst 51b and
Breadtinder Bst lib are handicapped to their best
form. Ragman 7st 31b and Typhoon 7st 41b are
favourably treated, and if I take
RAGMAN AND TYPHOON
I think that I shall have the
winner.torepiesent me,

Respecting the Manchester Handicap, if all is
well with

LARTINGION
he should again run forward over this couse and win

FOOTBALL.

HEATH V. ASTON BarrAbniric•—A match between
these clubs was played on the Racecourse, on
Saturday last, and after a pleasant game resulted
in a draw each side scoring one goal. The follow-
ing are the teams :—Heath :—Goal, A. Turney ;
backs, T. Lewis and W. Lewis; half-backs, E.
Austin s and T. Perkin; forwards, J. Duggan,
(captain), W. B. Lowe, I. Courtnay, P. Chance, e•
Clarke, and A. Biddle. Aston Britoil/Ma :—Goal,
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1879-11-15

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MR. GLADSTONE'S SEVENTIETH
BIRTHDAY.

Mr. Gladstone has written the following letter to Mr.
Samuel Morley, M.P., in which the right hon. gentleman
explains his reasons for declining the offer of a banquet
which it was proposed to hold in the largest available build-
ing in London In celebration of his seventieth birthday
"73, Harley•street, Oct 23, 1879.
" My dear Mr. Morley,—l reached London on
Saturday, and I have since been laid up by a severe
cold, which has not entirely left me, so that I must
write more hastily than I could wish. But I think
it necessary to address you without delay in refer-
ence to a plan, most gratifying to my feelings, on
which 37,11 wen, the first to speak to me in the
spring of this year,
"The design Gf honouring me with a banquet on the
anticipated completion of my seventieth year is to
flattering to me that I am naturally reluctant to with-
hold my assent from it.
" Had circumstances permitted me to remain in that
degree of political quietude which I was able to main-
tain in 1874 and 1875 I should thankfully have
accepted the proposal without fear of its being mis-
understood.

"But the necessities of the period from 1876 onwards
have forced me into a constant activity, while
remain as desirous as heretofore to do nothing
which could appear to compromise or tend to alter my
position as a private member of the Liberal party.
"The prospect of a general election has led to my
undertaking in the county of Midlothian a full share
of the labour and excitement of the crisis; but this
appears to render it especially needful that I should
not, at such a period, be the object of a public demon-
stration elsewhere, whether in the form of a banquet
or other

"I hold it'fo be at this time a duty of special oblige.
tion for every member of the party individually to
avoid whatever might tend to disturb its organization
under its excellent leaders, or to weaken its action in
pursuit of the greatest and most urgent national aims
which have for many years been presented to it.
"I therefore respectfully and gratefully ask you to
convey to thote who have thus far been engaged in the
design, my request on public grounds that it may not
be further prosecuted.
"I remain, my dear Mr. Morley, very faithfully
yours, "W. E. GLADSTONg."
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1879-11-15

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A DISASTROUS FIRE.

A conflagration of an extensive character took place
on the morning of the 2nd inst. at Trarbach, one of
the chief centres of the wine trade of the Moselle,
situated between Treves and Coblenee. The fire broke
out in the Rathhaus, or town.hall, soon after mid-
night. This edifice, which was three centuries old,
and which was built chiefly of wood in an
interesting style of architecture, was soon in
flames. The building also contained some fine
painted glass windows, the gift of Dutch merchants,
who have long been in the habit, of pu, chasing
much wine produced in this district. The whole
building fell a prey to the flames, and the conflagration
rapidly spread to the neighbouring dwelling houses.
The appliances for extinguishing the fire were so in-
adequate that, besides the Ratbhaus, about sixty
private houses were completely destroyed, together
with their outbuildings. The unfortunate inhabitants,
scarcely one of whom was insured, were at the time
the report left Trarbach encamped in their vineyards
with such furniture, bedding, and cattle as they were
able to rescue from the flames. '
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1879-11-15

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DEFECTIVE HEARING.

On the subject of deafness, The Times of Wednesday pub-
lished the following letter :
Sir,—Some nine months ago there was published in
your columns a short biographical account of the
famous discoverer, Mr. Edison, wherein it was stated
—and I had the fact confirmed by an indisputable
authority—that he was deaf in one ear, which infir-
mity he had relived by an acoustical invention of his
own. Now, there mat be some cogent reason why
this auricle has not been patented and introduced into
the market; for, undoubtedly, it is a most important
discovery, in comparison with which the phonograph
and telephone (either the loud-speaking telephone
or the one for "talking age and whispering
lovers made ") stand of no account, Quite apart from
the emolument, a secondary consideration with a man
of Mr. Edison's calibre, this instrument must bring to
its founder, it would be even a greater boon to the
many who are afflicted with defective hearing than
glasses are to those who have the misfortune to
possess defective vision. It is a fact which medical men
can corroborate that in England, America, Germany,
and Holland deafness is on the increase to an appalling
extent. In this humid land especially there are
thousands suffering from affections of the ear, and
consequent deafness, which it has hitherto been beyond
the resources of science to alleviate. Snowing that
The Times is always open to matter touching the in-
terests and convenience of any part of the community,
I make no scruple in requesting you to do me the
favour of inserting this letter.—Yours obediently,
H. J. J.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1879-11-15

THE DEEP SEti HARBOUR AT
BOULOGNE.

- -
As it 'nay be reasohably, expected that the comple-
tion of the .deep sea harb,.tir at Boulogne wilt be
followed by an improvement in the present arrange-
ments for crossing the Channel, the news that the pre-
liminary works have been begun and are being pro-
secuted with some energy will be welcome to many.
The foundation of the pier which is to form the
western boundary of the new harbour, and which is
to run out nearly a mile into the sea from the small
fishing village of Portel, has been already laid for a
distan,ce of 250 yards from the shore, and about fifty
yards of the pier itself have been completed. A
smaller and temporary pier has also been built a short
distance from the finished portion of the larger one,
forming with the latter a small harbour, 150 yards
long and 80 yards wide, for the accommodation of the
boats and other craft employed in loading or unload-
ing stone, &c. A road has also been cut half way up
the cliff, along which rails will be laid down to
facilitate the transport of the materials used in the
works; while an inclined plane of earth has been built
up from the shore to the top of the cliff for sending
down the stones obtained from the quarries on the
plateau.—Pall Mall Gazate.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1879-11-15

ROWLEY.

SCHOOL BOARD.—A meeting of this board was
held on Monday, Mr. W. Bassano presiding.—The
Chairman read an address giving a review of the
work during the past three years. He said the
present Board was elected ii December, 1876, and
they found Cradley Heath and Tividale schools in
operation, with an average attendance of 820 child-
ren. In the following February the Old Hill and
Knowle schools were completed and opened, and
much-needed school accommodation had since been
provided. A census had been taken ,of the districts
and it had been ascertained that there were 6,185
children of school age in the parish under the
control of the Board. Deducting '25 per cent. for
non-attendance, they had 4,630 as the total number
for which accommodation was required. Provision
for 2,073 children had been made by the voluntary
schools, and 2,700 by the Board, giving provision for
a total of 4,773, or 134 in excess of present require-
ments. The annual payments would amount to
£2,000., and it would require a rate of at least 7d.
in the pound to liquidate loans borrowed for the
erection and tarnishing of the schools.—A vote of
thanks was accorded to the chairman for his
services during the past three years.