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The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-05-02

THROAT A/YRCTIONS AD HOARiENISS.—AII suffer
ing from irrit,ition of the throat acid hoarseness will
be agreeably surprised at the altnost immediate relief
afforded by the Lice of "Brown's Bronchial Troches.'
These fcnous "lozenges" are now sold by most respect-
abke chemists in this country at 14 lid per bor. Pic' )1e
troubh.d with a"h icking cough," a "sliiiht cola," or
bronchical affections, cannot try them too soon, silk
iiiir irouoles, if witerwed to progress, coniult in
serious Pulmonary and Let/nestle affestions. See that
the words "Brown's Bronchial Troches" are on the
Government §truip .round each boi,—Prepared by
JoaN I. Wiwi,* & SONS, Boston, US. European depot,
Farringdou Road, London.

•
CORNS, BUNIONS, AND ENLARISID TON JOINTS.—
DELLAR'S CORN AND BUNION PLAsTunii ale the only
remedy. They differ from all plasters, shields, or com-
positions ever invented. By instantly *softening the
callous surrounding the pain goes at once, the corn soon
following. Bunions and enlarged toe joints require
more Owe for perfect cure, but the action is certain.
flexes, Sold by Chemists, &c. everywhere.
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appetite, re-
rgyic.ht:irn•g,
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ou Pepper's Tome. It can now be obtained in
28 6d bottles. Sold ev..rywhere. It costs about lid
each duce.

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nee ieyugnaLem to fouti, gel (ref dtpres—
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stem.ch, is the &drat, most reliable ineciclhe. bottlts,
2s 9d. Sold everywhEre. 111104 on hay hg Pepper's.

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hair, cau,ing it always to grow. Large bottles, hi 6d.
Sold everywhere.
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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-05-02

THE PREMIER AS A WITNESS.

The Right Hon. W: E. Gladstone, M.P., was eiza-
mined before the committee of the House of Commons
to which the Wirral Railway Bill was referred. He
stated, in answer to Mr. P. Stephens, Q.C., that he
and his family were interested in estates on the line
of the existing railway, especially the Hawarden and
Aston Hall estates. He had for many years con-
sidered the importance of direct railway communication
to Liverpool from the district sought to be served by
the proposed railway, and he agreed with what had
been said that Liverpool was regarded as the commer-
cial metropolis of North Wales. He had always taken
great interest in the formation of the Mersey tunnel,
and had always held a strong opinion as to its neces-
sity. So necessary was the tunnel that the opinion
was held that before it was completed another would be
in course of formation, the interests on both sideg of
the river were so great. The railway would be of
great importance, not only as an outlet.for the pro-
ducts of North Wales but as offering facilities to
Liverpool for residential purposes. Upon all grounds
he supported the application of the promoters that the
preamble of the bill should be proved. In cross-
examination by Mr. Littler, Q.C., the right hon.
gentleman said he knew nothing as to the financial
arrangements of the scheme. By an odd chance, a
son of Sir S. Northcote, who has just been appointed
a committee clerk, commenced his duties by adminis-
tering the witness's oath to the leading political
opponent of his father.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-05-02

EPILEPTIC DOGS.

It was rather unkind of M. Constantin Paul to
withhold, until almost the end of the hunting season,
his explanations as to the form of epileptic disease
most common among packs of hounds. However,
now that he has divulged to the Academy of Medicine
his discoveries in this field of inquiry, the least that
can be done is to pass on the information with all
speed to masters of fox-hounds and other persons
whom it may concern, in England. The malady is
described by M. Paul in words which deserve to be
quoted textually. "It is," according to his statement,
"most fond of attacking dogs which live together in
groups
, and so much so that it sometimes incapacitates
a whole pack for its duties in the field. Hitherto no
i
form of treatment had been successful n arresting the
evil, of which no premonitory symptoms had
awakened any suspicion. The hounds of the pack set
forth together equally gay and ardent, but soon one
of them began to leap about frantically, howling, and
dashing itself against any obstacle that might
be in the way, and finally falling on the ground,
a victim to a pronounced attack of epilepsy. He
was followed by one of his comrades, and then by
others, who were all suddenly struck by the same
mysterious disorder." It appears that a veterinary
surgeon at Alfort has at length discovered that the
mischief is caused by a small parasite of the genus
acaridx, which attaches itself to the inside of the ear,
and there multiplies invisibly, being covered by a
ceraminous excresence which is generally mistaken
for a swelling. The same practitioner has found that
the disease can be cured by pouring into the part
affected a preparation of naphtha dissolved in ether
and olive oil. The early commencement of the dis-
or,der may be discovered by the fact that it causes
deafness in the animal; and consequently oVhe first
sign thus afforded the kennel keeper should, at once
take the patient in hand. A dumb dog is, indeed,
as it now appears, a less dangerous character than a
deaf one.

A man and woman of humble circumstances, were
going to be married, and, to spare expenses, the
whole Wedding-party, consisting of about six persons,
drove down to the church in one cab. • Aft& the
ceremony had been performed, the clergyman began
to address a few appropriate words to the newly-
married couple. While he was speakins. the bride-
groom mp.de his Way:tb the clerk, and said: "I say,
I wish you'd ask y6ur guinor to cut it short, as
we've hired the cab by the hour.'
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-05-02

'ADVICE TO DYSEPTICS."—Symp toms of Dyspa
and Indigestion, with special advice as to diet.—This litti
pamphlet appeals forcibly to those who have allowed th
palate to decide everything for them, aud have paid the in
evitable penalty of theirfolly."—Globe. !Sent for one stamp
M. RICHARDS, Publisher, 92, Urea Russo Street,
London.
itOUGS ON RATS.' —The Thing desired found at
last, Ask chemists, grocers or oilmen, for Rough
on Rats. It clears out rats, mice, beetles, roaches
flies, bedbugs, insects ground moles, Sze. 7id. and
Is lid boxes.
- - .

Enciimaza's Rosa Soar.—The best for the Toilet.
BRIGHT'S DISRASE AND LIVER COMPLAINT.—The
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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-05-02

CRICKE F.

LYE V BRIERLEY EilLL.—This match was played
at Lye o n Saturday last in weather unfavorable to
er,ket, and ended in a draw. The visitors winuing
tit) toss chose to take the field and remained there
all he afternoon, the Lye making a total of 126, of
ch Pardue contribu ed 45 in good f.rm. In

hi, scores were eight 3's, five 2's and eleven singles.
Bourne was Ulu must successful bowler for the
vi ,tors.
LYE.

J Beddoes b Raybould
J. Batton st. Divis, b 1-ta bould 6
W. Tay!or, s OLvis, b Raybould 1
M. Pardoe, c Swaine, b Bourne 45
J. Mason run out.. .
W. Greeuway, c Swains, b Bourne 15
E. J. Brooks b Swaine 7
S. Pope not out ..... 12
W. Mobberly, c Raybould, bB 'urns 0
H. Brooks b Bourue. l2
J. Chance b Bourne 1
Extras

Total 126
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-05-02

AN INTERESTING EXPERIMENT,

Whatever may be thought, says the Graphic, of the
practicability of the "Small Farm and Labourers'
Holding Company," men of all parties and creeds
can afford to wish it success. It constitutes the first
attempt on a large scale to solve the question as to
whether petite culture can be made to pay in England.
The conditions of agriculture are so vastly different
here from what they are on the Continent, that no
safe conclusion can be reached for our guidance
from either the success or the failure of the system
outside the United Kingdom. The promoters of the
nGw undertaking, therefore, propose to set the
question at rest by buying large estates and subdivid-
ing them to the extent which may best suit public re-
quirements. The terms of payment will be so arranged
that, after a given number of years, each tenant will
become the proprietor of his holding in fee simple,
without a farthing of encumbrance This can be done,
it is believed, without increasing the ordinary rental
to any appreciable extent. Owing to the heavy fall
in the value of land, and the large number of estates
in the market, the company will start under very
advantageous circumstances; and the fact that the
Duke of Argyll, the Duke of Westminster, Lord
Carnarvon, and Sir R. Lloyd-Lindsay are amongst its
supporters argues well for its financial resources.
The crux will come when the country is visited, as
happened not long ago, by three or four bad seasons
in succession. Little men, living from hand to
mouth, can hold up against ordinary misfortune by
practising greater self-denial and more stringent
economy in their households. But a series of blows
generally breaks them past redemption, as all who
have let out land in allotments know to their cost.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-05-02

MAIN DRAINAGE WORKS.

Brierley Hill did not bat.

Hollowly's Pills.—Nervousgess and waot of w.n •or
—w hea first the nerves feel unst,nng, and list lees, 3.4.1
supplauts energy, the time has come to take i mi 4 4och
alternative as Ho.loway's Pills to retain ad Boner f mi
developing itself into a disease. These excellent Pi Is
correct all irregularities and weakness-s. They act so
kindly, yet so energetically on the functions of dive-
lion and assimilation, that the whole body is revived,
the b ood rendered richer and purer, while the muscles
become firmer and stronger, and the nervous absorbent
elisteine are invigorated. Thesi Pills are suitable for
all classes and all ages. They have a most marvellous
eff4ct on persons who are out of condition ; they u ton
rectify whatever is in fsult, restore strength to the body
and confidence to the mind.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-05-02

THE WAR IN THE SOUDAN.

The special correspondent of the Standard,
telegraphing from Souakim on Sunday night,
said: On Friday a hundred and fifty natives,
wider Mr. Brewster, with Mahmoud Ali, forty
Mounted Infantry, and a hundred men of the
Camel Corps, went ten miles forward from Tam-
bouk towards Es Sibil, returning the same night.
They ascertained the presence of largo numbers of
Arabs along that line. These belong to various
tribes who will no longer fight for Osman Digna, but,
will not join us unless they receive positive guaran-
tees as to the future. They say that Osman has now
with him only six hundred men, and they will under-
take to capture him and deliver him up to us if they
receive a formal promise that the English will remain
in the Soudan. Almost every night small parties of
Osman's band come down and harass our camps. On
Friday night some forty shots were fired into Tam-
bouk camp, but fortunately no casualities were caused,
and the enemy were driven off by the suew guns, and
by volleys from the troops stationed on the hills
adjacent to the camp. The same night six shots were
ineffectually fired into the camp at Otao. Last night
Colonel Paget with twenty picked men of the Scots
Guards went out, and lay in ambush on the hill a
thousand yards due south of Tambouk, whence the
enemy had fired on Friday night. No enemy came
near the spot during the night, but the same party
will go out again to-night, and hope to give the Arabs
a lesson. The Scots Guards continue to clear the
road on the way to Es Sibil. They have orders to
be in readiness to fall back at three hours' notice.
To-day a; Australian mining expert has gone out with
General Fremantle to inspect the hillsrouind Tambouk,
where it is reported that there are a number of quartz
veins rich in gold. Yesterday five friendly natives
had a skirmish near Otao with four Hadendowas.
They wounded one man and brought him in a pri-
soner. The railway is now two and a half miles from
Otao, and is being pushed forward steadily. Fifteen
hundred coolies arrived in port yesterday, in the
Jumna, and were disembarked. For some reason or
other they were re-embarked to-day, but a hundred
and twenty navvies will be sent_forward to the front
at once. Some of the supplies of the National Aid
Society were yesterday sent forward to Tambouk.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-05-02

A WARNING TO LADIES.

When a draper has not the "Nonpariel" Velveteen in
stock, he is tempted to subsitute another and an inferior
fabric rather than lobe it customer. Insist upon seeing
she tiade mark stamped at the back of each yard. The
Aner qualities are equal in appiiiiiince and wear better
th the very beet Lyons Silk Velvet, and cost nlv a
qearter the price.
TOWLE'S PENNYROYAL A.ND STEEL PILLS
FOR FEMALES quickly correct all irregularities and
relieve the distressing symptoms Pi prevalent with the
Bozeki Is. lid. and 21. 9d., of all Chemists. Sent
anywhere on receipt of 15 or 34 stamps by the ntaßer
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and specially used for removing incrustations of tartar
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Liviraf C.NPLAINT —Three-fourths of our functional
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DR. Kiso's Livita PILLs, containing dandelion and
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To STOP COUGHING, a few doses of PEPPER's WHITE
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demulcent. its action is quite different from Cough
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Fon GANGLII,OTHE THiloAr APD MoUTH,Use PEPPBR'I3
TANNIN. 'IIII/OAT GAR43LE. An application of great
Service for sore throat, whether initiammatory, relaxed,
or ulcerated. Tannin Gargle is strongly recommonded
,
to speskers, singers, &c as greatly preservative and sus-
taining, it is also a valuable purifier as a month wash,
being
Bold ntisingularly agreeable, astringent, and cleansing
B everywhere

OULPHOLINis SOAP is a delicately refined, chemically
pure Soap, mit nded for towered use, and is free from
the injurious acrid oils peculiar to common, imprricetly
preps' ed soaps. bulphotine boat, is excellent for wash-
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sad pliable. Tablets, kl wish. bold everywkere.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-05-02

ai

ter).
Mr. Ecicvarda then moved that they remain
as they are,. and this was seconded by Mr Walker.
_ . .

The Chairman thought it was hardly in keeping
‘Nith diF,mil to keep appoiuting a solicitor. If
he was to talk for three or 4 hours he could not say
more.. Some years ago Messrs. Harwa.rds, Shepherd
and Mills were the solicitors. Whcn they gave up,
Mr. J. Walker was asked to do some work and Ile
(the Chairman) thought Mr. Walker, up to ht day
considered he was solicitor. The average atirou.,t
of solicitors expenses for six years was £45 7s Sid,
exclusive of the incorporition work. He move.l
'lit they appoint a solicitor. It would be for them
to;r,.y yrs or no. If they said yes then they woutd
app.o.nt hith at the next meeting.
Mr. H cklin seconded this.

Mr. Ed A ards : But give him no salary.
The ChAirman : Ceitaiely not, without he earns

The chairman's amer dment was carried.

NIFE LING OF CONSERVATIVE DELEGATES.

A meeting of delegates was held in the Union
Hall, on Wednesday afternoon, Mr. IL T. Hickman
presiding. There was a large nurnter of delegates
present from all parts of the division, and amongst
'ho.e present were Messrs. C. W. Collis, C. H.
Collis 'l' Wooldridge, B. Wooldridge, B. Bratt, J.
Darby, S. Ellrabrey,Thompson, Smith, Ryder, Bury,
R. Milliiichip, Parrish, Bird, Chamberlain, Hillman,
Phipps, G. Burton, secretary, Grovesnor, Morton,
Coxon, and Colonel Stallard.—A sub-committee
was appointed- to communicate uith Mr. W. H.
Fuster and Mr W. J. Turuey with the view of as-
certaining whether either of those gentlemen would
be willingly to contest the Droitwich Division in
the Conservat ve interest at the next election and to
report the result of their negociations at the next
meeting of the divisional committee,
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-05-02

THE ROYAL VISIT TO IRELAND.

The Prince and Princess of 'Wales left Belfast on
Saturday morning for Baronscourt, on a visit to the
Duke and Duchess of Abercorn. Along the route
they were enthusiastically greeted. At Ballymena
and Coleraine addresses were presented, and there
were loyal demonstrations at the platforms. On
Londonderry being reached their Royal Highnesses
left the train, and were conducted by an imposing
procession through the decorated streets amidst great
enthusiasm to the Court-house, where twelve
addresses were presented to the Prince, who, in
reply, held out the hope that he and the Princess
might, at no distant date, come again to Ireland to
visit that district, and spend some time in those
places where, as in Londonderry, they had received so
kindly and touching a welcome. At Newtownstewart
the Prince and Princess had another hearty greeting,
and, on driving to Baronscourt, there was a remark-
able demonstration of the tenantry, who, in the even-
ing, joined in a torchlight procession round the ducal
mansion.

The Prince and Princess of Wales on Monday
closed their tour in Ireland, and started on their
return to London. From Baronscourt their Royal
Highnesses travelled by railway from Newtown-
stewart, receiving addresses and warm greetings at
Omagh, Dungannon, and Cookstown, to Carrick-
fergus, where the Princess christened two new piers.
The Prince, in a farewell speech, said he rejoiced to
find that in the heart of the country there was warm
attachment to the Crown and Constitution, and he
hoped every year would add to the knowledge of the
advantages of the Constitution, and diminish the in-
fluences of those who sought to foment disloyalty
amongst them. On arriving at Larne the Prince and
Princess embarked in the Royal yacht Osborne, which
proceeded to Stranraer, whence their Royal High.
nesses proceeded by special train to London.
A remarkable demonstration took place in London-
derry Opera House on the night of the departure of
the Royal party during the performance of the
pantomime "Aladdin.' During the exhibition of a
sketch of the Prince of Wales the company sang
"God Bless the Prince of Wales." Immediately a
storm of hisses arose from a large party of Nationalists
in the gallery and pit, who sang "God save Ireland."
The remainder of the performance was unheard.
The proprietor was not allowed to make an explanation,
and ladies left the building in alarm. Forms were
thrown from the gallery, and when the house emptied
a disturbance with stone throwing took place in the
street. A Protestant who was beaten had to take
refuge in a private house, the windows of which were
.mashed.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-05-02

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT,

THE RISING IN CANADA.

In the HOUSE OF Lola's, April ,27, Lord Derby,
replying to the Earl of Oarnarvon, read the latest
official telegrams received in reference to the rising in
Canada, from which it seemed that the loss of General
Middleton's force was smaller than had been reported.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-05-02

THE SEATS BILL.

On the report of -amendments to the Redistribution
of Seats Dill, Mr. Alderman Cotton moved an amend-
ment retaining to the City of London its present repre-
sentation of four members. This, however, was
opposed by Sir C. Dilke, and ultimately was with-
drawn. A number of other amendments were dis-
cussed, but the changes made were of "a merely verbal
character. Eventually the further consideration of the
bill in its amended stage was adjourned.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-05-02

CHURCH OF ENGLAND YOUNG MEN'S
SOCIETY.

On Tuesday night the fortieth annual public meet-
ing of this society was held at King's College, Strand,
under the presidency of the Hon. Thomas H. W.
Pelham. In support of the chair were several lay
and clerical friends and supporters of the organisa-
tion. In his opening address, the chairman observed
that King's College, associated with the work of
education and the moral improvement of young men,
was a most fitting place for the holding of a meeting
like the present. This society was one of a great
number of young men's societies in London—
some larger, some smaller—but it possessed . one
leading feature in its work; it was a distinctively
religious society. As such they had a great—a-: enor-
mous—work to do, in the reformation, the safety, the
elevation, and the care of young men. Towards the
proper carrying out of their work there could be
no greater power than that of the Gospel, which the
society ever endeavoured to bring before the.minds of
those for whom it cared. The dangers to young men
in London, or to young men coming to London, were
very great, especially in a neighbourhood like that
within which they had met. Large numbers of
young fellows, after coining up to the metropolis to
seek a living, were afterwards living in this great city
witnout the sweets, the comforts, or the restraints of
home life. To supply these wants to such persons
should be the aim and desire of all, as it was the desire
of this society. He was glad to observe that it was in-
tended shortly to open a large central institution in
London, wherein the society would be able to confer
home comforts as well as spiritual and other benefits
on its members. An abstract of the annual report
was next read by the secretary. Reference was made
therein to the great losses the institution had sus-
tained through the decease of three ardent friends
and supporters of the society, viz., the late Earl
Cairns, the Marquis of Cholmondeley, and Dr. Jack-
son (Bishop of London). It was also mentioned in
the abstract of the report that her Majesty the Queen
had signified her desire that the new premises of the
organisation might be named after the late lamented
Duke of Albany. On the motion of Sir T. Fowoll
Buxton, Bart, M.P., seconded by the Rev. F. E.
Wigram, the report was adopted. Special addresses
were given by the Rev. H. J. Bergeur and the Rev.
F. A. C. Lillington. Several other speakers took
part in the proceedings.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-05-02

(To be continued.)

" WitAT does a man think of when he thinks of
nothing ?" said a young lady to a gentleman with
whom she had broken an engagement. "He thinks,
miss, of a woman's promise."
"PLEASE accept a lock of my hair," said an old
bachelor to a widow, handing her a large curl. "Sir,
you had better give me the whole wig." " Madam,
you are very biting, considering that your teeth are
porcelain."
AN astronomer, gazing at the moon, fell into a pond.
"Had you looked into the water,o said a countryman
to him, "you might have seen the moon; but, by
gazing on the moon, you could never have seen the
pond."
WE presume that women's preference of gentlemen
with small hands and delicate fingers had its origin
while the old English law was in force, allowing every
man to beat his wife whenever he pleased with a stick
not thicker than his thumb.
TILE philosophers tell us that the rain which falls
from the clouds makes a component part of whatever
grows upon the earth. Thus, in a passing shower, we
may be unconsciously pelted with the component
parts of hulls. shoep, poets, patriots, and editors.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-05-02

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ARTIZAN'S TECHNICAL ASSOCIATION.

The Committee of Workmen and Employers
appointed recently at a meeting of this Association to
consider the best means of securing the technical
education of youths and apprentices, met the other
evening, under the presidency of Mr. Woodall, M.P.
(one of the Royal Commissioners). The Rev. 11.
Solly stated the proposals discussed at the former
meeting, and an animated discussion ensued. The
Chairman gave some valuable information respecting
the course pursued for the training of apprentices
on the Continent, and ultimately shaped the views
expressed by various members of the Committee
into a resolution, which was carried unanimously.
It affirmed the necessity for requiring all em-
ployers of youths between the ages of thirteen
and sixteen, employed in handicraft trades, to see
that the lads attended technical classes at least
four hours a week, and that the inspectors under the
Factory and Workshop Acts should see that this pro-
vision was carried out. There was an almost unani-
mous opinion among the workmen present that by no
other means could the fitting training either of ap-
prentices or youths generally be secured. But as Mr.
Stanley Bird (President of the Master Builders'Asso-
ciation), who takes a lively interest in the question,
and other larga employers on the committee were
prevented from attending this meeting, another will
shortly be held, when the conclusions arrived at by
the workmen will be considered. The trades repre-
sented were: Engineers, compositors, bricklayers,
carpenters and joiners, sheet-metal workers, boot and
shoe makers, opticians, brushmakers, &c. A hearty
vote of thanks to Mr. Woodall concluded the pro-
ceedings...

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GENERAL ZELENOY ON HERAT.

General Zelenoy, who was appointed by the Russian
Government their Commissioner for the delimitation
of the Afghan frontier, has contributed an account of
Afghanistan to the Caucasian section of the Russian
Geographical Society, of which the following passages
relating to Herat are the more interesting : "The
most fertile district of the whole of the Iranian plateau
Is Herat, with its excellent soil and rivers. The
harvests there are always good, and there are two in
the year, so that they reap forty grains for one sown.
In another paper on Herat we have described the
grains and fruits which abound there. There are two
crops of tobacco a year, and opium is brought there
from India by the route of Candahar. The cotton is
of two kinds--white and brown. The wool is manu-
factured into cloth, which is exported to India and
even to England. The horses of the Hazaras are
famous and superior even to those of the Turcomans.
The silk is only used for local purposes, but the
iron and lead are exported. Herat is the centre
of the commerce of India, Persia, the Caspian
Sea, Orenburg, and Samarcand. From it the
routes start for Candahar, Meshed, Seistan,
Merv, and Maimena. It is said that the route from
Herat to Meshed is suitable for carriages, which
ought to be true, seeing that the Persian troops have
several times traversed it with artillery. Herat, like
all Afghan towns and even villages, is surrounded by
a wall made out of dry clay, of which each side is
about a mile and the height nearly 40ft. The ditch
is full of water, and the English constructed a glacis
in 1838. The six gates 're covered with brick towers.
At the north-east extremity is a citadel built of bricks
named Chakhar Bagh. Water is brought there from
the Hen i Rud." General Zelenoy then quotes what
Conolly wrote about Herat; and concludes with the
proverb prevalent in Khorasan, that "if the soil of
Ispahan, the cool breezes of Herat, and the waters of
Khwaresm could be united together man would never
die."
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-05-02

THE VOTE OF CREDIT.

On the motion to go into Committee on the Vote of
Credit, Mr. A. O'Connor moved his amendment in
favour of the separate consideration of the amounts for
the oudan, and for the special preparations, and after
about two hours' discussion his proposal was rejected
by 229 to 186. In Committee Mr. Gladstone delivered
an important and remarkable speech in moving the
Vote of Credit. He spoke for an hour, and commenced
with a reference to a disagreeable hoarseness from
which he had for some time been suffering, and which
was apparent at this time, but which, although he had
made two speeches earlier in the evening and had
answered several questions disappeared as he proceeded
and left his voice rich, full, and clear. In discussing
the vote for special preparations, he said this was
not a case of war—there was no war before them
actual, or he might even say, proximate. They
had laboured, and would continue to labour,
for the maintenance of peace. They would strive
to conduct themselves to the end of this diplomatic
controversy in such a way as that if, unhappily, it was
to end in violence or rupture they might at least be able
to challenge the verdict of civilised mankind upon a
review of the correspondence, upon a review of the
demands and of the refusals, to say whether they had
or had not done all that men could do by every just
and honourable effort to prevent the plunging of two
such countries into bloodshed and strife. There was,
he maintained, in justification of the vote, a case for
preparation. When at the conclusion of an eloquent
peroration he resumed his seat, no member rose to con-
tinue the discussion, and the House at once and unani-
mously voted the £11,000,C00 he had asked for. This
result was greeted with cheers, renewed again and
again as a moment later he left the House, which then
settled quietly down to the consideratim of the Civil
Service Estimates.

In the Horn OF LORDS, April 28, the Royal Assent
was given by commission to the Army (Annua ),
Election (Hours of Polling), and other bills agreed ou
by both Houses.

THE EGYPTIAN 'LOAN BILL.
Lord Lamingtola having inquired whether the
Egyptian Loan Bill would confer a right of interference
in the affairs of Egypt on the other Powers, Earl Gran-
ville replied that, being in military occupation of the
country, the English Government thought it right,
without attempting to administer the government of
the country, to advise the Egyptian Ministers on all
important questions. He did not admit that the
Egyptian Loan Bill gave the Powers any right of in-
terference which they had not previously possessed.

CRIMINAL LAW.
The Criminal Law Amendment Bill passed through
Committee, and the Egyptian Loan Bill was read a
third time and passed.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-05-02

ENGLAND AND RUSSIA.

In reply to Sir S. Northcote, Mr. Gladstone said
they had received on Saturday a telegram from Sir P.
Lumsden stating that he had directed Mr. Stephen to
leave cur London to convey to Lord Granville a map
and a despatch detailing all the circumstances con-
nected with the attack on the Afghans at Penjdeh, and
also with a view of communicating the actual position
of affairs. In reply to Mr. Ritchie, the Prime Minister
added that the negotiations with Russia would not be
suspended until Mr. Stephen artived.
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INDUSTRIAL PROGRESS in ITALY.

Consul-General Colnaghi has sent to the Foreign
Office from Florence some notes on the mechanical
industries of Italy, as displayed at the National Ex-
hibition at Turin. In it he observes that although
the Italians are still backward in many departments
of mechanical industry, "A real advance has been
made during the last twenty years, and that, looking
to what has already been effected, a further continuous
progress may be anticipated. If, even then, Italians
are not placed in the first rank of mechanical con-
structors, they will be able, by executing their orders
well and punctually, to supply the greater part of the
wants of their own country, as well as to carry out
foreign contracts." The Consul General notes that a.
company has recentlybeenformed at Terni for the manu-
facture of armour plates. Contracts have already been
taken from the Italian Government to the amount, it is
said, of 16,000,0001 ire. Before the first National Exhibi-
tion, held at Florence in 1861, the provinces of Genoa
and Naples contained the only constructors of
machinery of some importance. In Lombardy,
Venetia, and Piedmont, the works then existing were
few, generally small, and, with some exceptions, prin-
cipally engaged in the manufacture of agricultural
machinery. Mr. Colnaghi adds: "The results of the
Florence 'Exhibition were not barren, for, five years
later, the number of works established in various
parts of the country, exclusive of the military and
naval arsenals, exceeded 70, giving employment to
some 9000 bands. The forced paper currency first
imposed in 1866 is considered to have acted as a
protection to native manufacturers; be this as it
may, the progress in the construction of machinery,
the industrial and commercial European crises not-
withstanding, was continuous. This was put in evi-
dence at the second National Exhibition, held
in Milan in 1881, when, for the first time,
and to the gratified astonishment of the
Italians themselves, an important collection
of Italian made machines was publicly exhibited. At
this date the number of works of some importance
appears to have risen to 150, with more than 15,000
hands, and an annual production of 40,000,000
Italian lire, the advance noted at Milan is main-
tained at Turin, and argues well for future progress.
Manufacturers of machinery have still no light task
to face before they reach perfection, but in some
articles they are gradually taking hold of the native
market, while, as the demand increases, they are
beginning to specialise their products, which, in
many instances, are too numerous to. ensure accurate
work. The quality of the materials employed is
often, I am informed, adverse to solidity of construe-
tion,in which Italian makers appear still to be behind
their foreign rivals."
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-05-02

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VITRIOL THROWING BY AN ACTOR.

On Tuesday Charles Henry Hodson, an actor, wai
indicted at the Liverpool Assizes for having thrown a
quantity of vitriol over his wife, Louisa Hodson, with
intent to maim her. It appeared that the prisoner
and his wife were living apart, and. the prosecutrix
had fulfilled various theatrical engagements, part of
the proceeds of which she had been in the habit of
sendiAg to her husband. In March last she was
engaged at the Prince of Wales Theatre, Liverpool,
and the prisoner followed her to that city, intercepted
her as she was leaving the theatre one evening, and
threw a cupful of vitriol over her face. The result of
this was that the sight of the right eye was destroyed,
and the face permanently disfigured. The defence
was that the prisoner, who was in a very weak state
of health at the time, was exasperated by having got
possession of letters which tended to show that his
wife had been unfaithful to him. The jury found
the prisoner guilty, but strongly recommended him
to mercy. He was sentenced to five years' penal
servitude.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-05-02

THE LITSACY ACTS.

The Lunacy Acts Amendment Bill was read 'a second
time, after a short discussion, and several other
measures were also advanced a stage.
THE " BOSPHORE EGYPTIEN."

In the HOUSE OF Couiows there was a large attend-
ance of members, and among the spectators in the
Peers' Gallery was the Earl of Derby. Lord E. Fitz-
rcaurice, replying to Mr. A. Bartlett, was happy to
state that her Majesty's Government were on the point
of coming to an arrangement in reference to the ques-
tion of the " Bosphore Egyptien," satisfactory to
France, Egypt, and thamselves.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-05-02

THE NAVY.

-
Replying to the Earl of Ravensworth, the Earl of
Northbrook stated that it had been thought desirable
by the Admiralty that the ships in the dockyards
should be pressed forward and completed for sea before
laying down new vessels. The expectations he held
out in December last had, he intimated, been more than
realised. The Admiralty were building considerably
more by contract than he then anticipated, and at the
same time were keeping up the rate of building in the
dockyards.
Their lordships rose at twenty minutes to eight
o'clock.

QUESTIONS AND NOTICES.
In the HOUSE OF Commotis notice was given by
Sir R. Cross that he would ask the Secretary of
War whether since the cessation of active hostilities
any communication had been received from Lord
Wolseley or Sir Evelyn Baring as to the extent of the
influence and power of the Mandi in the Soudan, and
particularly in that part of it which is north of Korti ;
and whether, as further offensive operations are not
at present contemplated, there is any objection to
remove such troops as are not required for the protec-
tion of Souakim and its neighbourhood to some
healthier and more convenient quarters where they
would be equally available for active service elsewhere
in the case of need.
In reply to Mr. O'Kelly, Mr. Gladstone said no repre-
sentation had been received from the Russian Govern-
ment by her Majesty's Government on the subject of
the occupation of Port Hamilton.
In answer to Sir S. Northcote the right hon. gentle-
man said her Majesty's Government had received no
confirmation of the reported engagement between
Russians and Afghans.
Mr. E. Ashley informed Mr. Inderwick that a later
telegram from the Governor-General of Canada stated
that there had been no fighting between General
Middleton's force and the rebels since Friday. The
rebels had disappeared, but the General's advance was
delayed by the care of the wounded and waiting for
supplies.
He intended to advance as fast as possible to Prince
Albert.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-05-02

have been executed by Mr John Guest. Messrs. C.
E. Firmetone Brothers supplied the 14" iron pipes
and casting for the rising main, which is 2f miles
in length and Messrs. Jev as and on laid and
joined the pipes. In connection with the rising
main is an arrangement, not yet in action, to reduce
the head against whieh the engines have to pump
by 251 t., thereby saving about j of the pump;irg
power. This will be effected by causing the main
at its higlest point between the pumping station
and the farm to act as a syphon, the freeing from
air and changing of which will be under the control
of the engineer, by simply stopping and starting
the engines. The laying out of the carriers on the
farm, which consists ef about 6 miles of eat henware
pipes with the requisite sluice chambers &c have
been carlied out by Messrs Dorse and Son. All
the foreping works may now be said to be com-
pleted, the work remaining to be carried out bring
principally the erection of farm buildings, for which
Nlessre. Derse and Son's tender has been accepted.
"I he original estimate of the surveyors for the con-
struction of the works was £18,114 and the Re Anil
cost is not expected to exeeek ..£17,600. The total
outlay of the Board will, it i, believed, be veiT
little in: excess of the amount of the loan authorized
namely :---£25,000, and would have been consider-
ably under that am nut had the land been pur-
chased on the terms orginally estimated.
Mr.:Turney, in conclusion, complimented the sur-
veyors on the watchfulness they had exercised over
the work, and expressed his appreciation of the
manner in which Mr. Fiddian. the respos ble sur-
veyor, had discharged his duties. Their thanks
were due to Mr.. Fiddian and to Mr. Taylor for the
interest they had taken in the succezis of tie work.
The engine was afterwards started by Mr. Tur—
ney, and the party then proceeded to Whittington
Common in conveyances to inspect the sewerage
farm where some time was spent in witnessing the
distribution of the sewage, and they then returned
to town.