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The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-09-13

THE RED CROSS CONFERENCE.

The results of the conference of the Red Cross
Associations held at Geneva last week must have
given satisfaction to the members who attended it.
Amongst the matters discussed was the employment
of the electric light for searching for the dead and
wounded on the battle-field. Baron Mundy, basing
his remarks upon the experiments made at Wichen in
October, 1883, and at Aldershot in July last, as well
as those undertaken near Geneva during the con-
ference—which have confirmed the practicability of
clearing the field of the wounded during the night fol-
lowing a great battle, and burying the dead after esta-
blishing their identity, expressed the hope that in future
wars the electric light would be employed in all cases
in which military commanders permitted its use. The
questions, "Shall the associations acquire during
peace the articles and apparatus required in war ?"
and "Is it necessary that the drawings and docu-
ments referring to ambulance material should be
exchanged between the Central Committees ?" were
answered in the affirmative. The question, "How is,
during war, the so necessary correspondence with the
associations of the hostile army to be carried on ?"
was postponed to the next Conference, which is to
take place in two years, with a view of its being
examined by the Central Committees, as was also one
dealing with the principles which should be observed
in reports and communications of the Central Com-
mittees.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-09-13

EARL SPENCER AT KILLARNEY.

The Lord-Lieutenant of Ireland, accompanied by
Captains Pyttle and Ross, A.D.C.'s, left Killarney on
Saturday for Millstreet, which has been the scene of
several serious outrages. The visit was paid with the
object of obtaining precise information respecting
those outrages. His Excellency travelled in a saloon
carriage attached to the mail train. At the entrance
to the town large streamers were extended across the
streets, bearing the words, "God save the Irish
nation." A great number of smaller ones were dis-
played from the houses, bearing such inscriptions as
"Parnell for ever," "God save Ireland," " Millstreet
loves William O'Brien." Several disloyal cartoons
were posted on the front walls of the town, but the
police, acting on instructions, succeeded, after some
trouble, in scraping them off by the aid of long poles.
Lord Spencer had a long conversation with Canon
Griffin on the state of the country and the relations
between landlord and tenant in the district. His
Excellency subsequently visited the Presentation
Convent and the military barracks, and returned to
Killarney on horseback, a distance of twenty-one
miles, under a heavy downpour of rain.

VIREO-DAMP IN MlNES.—According to the Colliery
Guardian, Mr, W. E. Garforth, mining engineer, of
Normanton, has succeeded in perfecting an invention
for the detection of fire-damp in mines which is as
remarkable far its simplicity as for its efficiency. It
consists of a small indiarubber hand-ball, without a
valve of any description; but by the ordinary action
df compressing the ball and then allowing it to expand
a sample of the suspected atmosphere is drawn from
the roof or any part of the mine without the great
risk which now attends the operation of testing for
'ga's-should the gauze be defective. The sample thus
obtained is then forced through a small protected tube
onto the flame, when, if gas is present, it is shown
by the well-known blue cap and elongated flame.
From this description and the fact that the apparatus
can be carried easily in the pocket, the value of this
adjunct to the safety-lamp will be apparent. It is
thought that explosions are caused frequently by the
fire-trier himself, and: that his death prevents the
cause from being fully ascertained. This danger will
now be altogether avoided, and it is said that the
detector has beep tried at several collierieki with
eompLateter satisfactory results,
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-09-13

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-09-13

THE ZHOB EXPEDITION.

Several changes have been made in the Stqf which
will accompany'the Zhob Expedition to rectify the
Frontier of Afghanistan. The following nominations
have finally been made:. Brigadier-General Sir Oriel
Tanner, to command; Captain J. N. Walker, Bombay
Staff Corps, to be Deputy Assistant Adjutant-General;
Lieutenant W. Chace, Bombay Staff Corps, Deputy
Assistant Quartermaster-General ; Brigade Surgeon
A. Bradshaw, principal Medical Officer; Captain B.
Reilly, Bombay Staff Corps, Commissariat Officer;
Lieutenant H. Parkin, Assistant Commissariat Officer;
en Wain G. Francis Bombay Staff Corps, Transport
Oilicer ; Major W. Tomkins, R.E., Commanding
Engineer Officer; Captain C. Hoskyns, R.E., Field
Engineer ; Captain M. Martin, RE., to be Assistant
Field Engineer; Lieutenant F. Blyth, Bengal Staff
Corps, Superintendent of Army Signalling; and Major
11. Smyth, RA., Provost Marshal.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-09-13

THOUGHT-READING EXPE [MEN L'S.

A large audience rtssembled at the Savoy Theatre,
in Londun, ou Tuesday evening to wituce4 the ex-
periments of Mr. Stuart Culiberland in thought
-
reading. A committee of gentlemen were selected
from he autienee ; and with one of these, it
stranger to himself but well known to many present
Mr. Cumber and successfully read the names of
three dead persons written on separate slips of paper.
Another ot the committee, Captain Evatt Acklom,
then though. someone" in tae body of the
. house, find Mr. Cumberland led him to the person
thought of, who turn d out to be a young lady in
the stalls; though on the way the thought-reamer
turn ,d aside to a gentleman in the pit who was
holding a newspaper. and Captain Ackletn subse-
quently acknowledged that the newspaper ha
caught his eye and distracted his thoughts for the
moment. Mr. W. S. Gilbert was next employe,i by
Mr. Cumberland to imagine hioased committing a
murder upon any f the audience with any mine of
five pen-knives before him ; and his thoughts wera
aveurately guessed, for Mr. Cumberland took the
tight knife, went to Professor Fowler, and went
through the process of "sticking" him behind the
ear, which was the method Mr. Gilbert bad imavined
he would use in disposing of the professor. Almost
all the other experiments were equally successful.
The pin was found at once; the nember of a bank
note was read, four figures correctly at ti,e first
attempt, and the fifth immediately afterwards A.
pain was located in the tongue of a gentleman from
the audience ; and Mr. Cumberland read the
thoughts of Mr. Cellier, the musician, sufficiently
to play a bar of the "Men of Harlech," though so
slowly as to be unrecognisable by the audience,
Altogether there could tr, no doubt of the bona fides
of the entertainment.

The Mayor of Maxseilles has wri.ten ! o Mr.
Cumbert,ind accepting, his offer to give special
txtraight-reading deinostrations for the benefit of the
wiws and orpnans of the cholera victims in Toulon,
Alarse:lles, and the neighbourhood, Mr. Cumber-
land will leave England soon for a long tour on the
Continent.

LI ERLEY HILL.
VLOLATIciN OF TUE FACTORY ACT.—At the Puliee
Court, boiore Messrs. il..smith and G.
Kig Elariiioo, Messrs. Stuart and Sflas, gl iss-
maim facLurers, NVordsley, were charged wi,h em-
ploying a child, named Samuel Holier, after 9
• o'clock in the evening, Oa the 24‘4
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-09-13

FATAL ACCIDENT TO AN EXCUR-
SIONIST.

An exciting scene was witnessed at the Midland
Railway Station at Leicester between twelve and one
o'clock on Tuesday morning, an excursionist named
Wright being mortally injured, while his wife had a
miraculous escape. It appears that the deceand
Joshua Wright, who lived at Kettering-road, North-
ampton, had been to Sheffield in company with I.4is
wife and other friends, and they were returning home
by an excursion train. Mr. and Mrs. Wright left the
train at Leicester, but they had not returned when
the train began to move. Wright and his wife
rushed to a carriage, M Wright seizing hold of the
handle while her husband tried to put her in. She
suddenly relinquished her hold and fell on the plat-
form. Wright fell over his wife and both rolled on
the platform, the husband being thrown against the
carriages. An alarm was at once made, and every
effort made to stop the train, but before anything
could be done Mr. Wright's legs were caught by the
wheels and terribly mangled. He was extricated with
great difficulty, and it was then found that his left,
foot was completely cut off at the ankle, while his
ri,ht thigh was almost comp'etely cut off. Mrs.
Wright was pulled aside and escaped uninjured. Mr.
Wright was removed to the Leicester Infirmary,
where he lingered for several hours.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-09-13

SERIOUS COLLIERY EXPLOSION.

A serious explosion occurred on Saturday night in
the Hall-end Colliery, West Bromwich, by which
twelve miners were seriously injured, one of them so
severely that he is not expected to recover. About
130 men are employed at the colliery, seventy for the
day shift and sixty for the night shift; but in the
part or panel of the workings where the explosion oc-
curred ths number employed was only sixteen. This
part of the mine is separated from some old and ex-
hausted workings by what is called a gobbed wall,
supposed to be gas-proof. Owing, however, to
the great and sudden change in the atmos-
pheric pressure on Saturday some of the im-
prisoned gas appears to have entered the outer pit. The
mine is thought one of the best ventilated in the black
country, but the air draft was evidently not sufficient
to carry off the large quantity of gas which found its
way into the pit, and as the men work with naked
lights an explosion inevitably resulted. Assistance
was speedily at hand, and the injured men, who were
all able to get to the bottom of the shaft, were drawn
to the, surface. Eleven of them who had suffered
severely were removed to the infirmary, and one of
these, who has received a bad scalp wound as well as
burns, is not expected to recover. Another is under
treatment at home. The sufferers happily are all
insured in a society, which allows them 10s. a week
during illness, and £5O at death. The pit is an old
one, th 3 workings of which had been temporarily sus-
pended short time ago; and it is one of the,
few have not been ..affeeted by the miners'
strike.

'The -New York Coipmercial Advertiser says : "A
rnatft in'.l:ktioft:olls teeth to slow tinusic." any
one Wlfqllatearcl. the yell& and howls issuing from a
xl.tur egatn. operation, would not,.call thet
410,r Bzethrea, j -is the, liveliest-kind :of
ALAR-iNg • COITRT lIVVEnrciATTON's;--ItepOrta havd
beefl-. pablisited pfliiveittgtitions idto the eircutnz-
stanEYeg' attell4int theios-s- the 'netcreeir,e,
irciterlogged in
.the Atlun9e'ili July
.last; ti
iTer-Avorc (ship), wrecked'on a reef of'te
Verdes 'Stands on tlie 30€11. of June last ; and
• .;=
Suitnlse (schooner), of Sydney. wreck. ed on Great Seal
out the 18th. of J.uno la,st. Withreg.rd to the
the 9u.rt,
sut„in GreenOcksfuadAliat
12.(ittrerita t
lierlisi.3s."w4:4 'eau •Fild by_her_becoining suddenly- water-
logged, to thedepth of liftd, but there is nothipm to
now, the water got into her. With regard
River 'An, 'the,-courtinLiverpool find that Let
loss Was 'dile to careless'naVigatioh, And shspq,nd the
master's ctitificate fdt• six months ; and the Marine
Board .cf New South Wales find that the loss of the
surpriv was aiused also by careless navigdtion. and
suspend. tlis mastnez cvtiacate for six months.

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-09-13

FRANCO-CHINESE
DTFFICULTY.

EXPECTED DECLARATION OF WAR
BY FRANCE.

[REUTER'S TELEGRAMS:j
SHANGHAI, Wednesday.
The Chinese authorities have commenced
operations for blocking Woosung Bar with
junks filled with stones.
PARIS, Wednesday.
M. Jules Ferry has written to all the
Ministers absent from Paris requesting them
to return by Saturday to attend a Cabinet
Council.

[EXCHANGE COMPANY'S TELEGRAM.]
PARIS, Wednesday.
The semi-official papers this morning are
silent respecting the intention attributed to
the French Government of declaring war.
Both Admiral Courbet and the Minister of
Marine are, however, in favour of such a
step. Several influential organs again insist
on a vigorous campaign being necessary to
subdue China. It is reported that 5,000
troops are being got ready to leave for the
East.

["TIMES" TELEGRAM.]
SHANGHAI, Wednesday,

The Russian fleet has left Chefoo for an
unknown destination, taking excessive sup-
plies of provisions and also bullion. It is
believed Russia meditates another blow at
the integrity of China. The latter is seri-
ously engaged with the French. The Chinese
still evade declaring war.
Intelligence from Pekin, dated the sth
states that an Imperial edict has been issued
dismissing and degrading six Ministers of
the Tsun-li-Yamen, who where accused of
advocating peace with France. Yenchiting,
the ablest member, escaped with a repri-
mand. The edict further declares that who-
ever henceforth talks of conciliation will
be handed over to the Board of Punish-
ment.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-09-13

EXPLORATION OF MOUNT KILI-
MANJARO.
_

The Geographical Society have received a letter
from Mr. H. H. Johnstone, who has been sent out to
explore and collect plants on Mount Kilimanjaro. It
is dated June 18, from "Ilvara, in Chagga, altitude
5000 ft. "For nearly a week now," Mr. Johnston
says "I have been settled on Kilimanjaro, camped
on one of the loveliest sites in the world. Above me
towers into the deep blue heaven the snowy head of
Kibo, aroubd me are green hills ..and forest-clad
ravines, in whose profound depths great 'cascades of
water leap from rock to rock and splash the fronds
of luxuriant ferns ; before me lies spread out a vast
blue plain—' all the world,' as my host, the chief
Mandan", proudly says, and my view southward is
only bounded by the distant horizon. Perched as I am
up here on the shoulder of a great buttress of die
mountains, I seem to be on a level with the upper-
most fight of the vultures, who hardly ever soar
higher, and who poise themselves and wheel in circles
over the awful depths at my feet. When the 'first
cares of my installation are over, I am going to set to
work on a picture such as I see before me, and call
the view 'P. vol de vatour." '

A LUNAR RAINBOW.
•
Mr. Nicholas Pocock writ's to the Times on Sept.
3, froln Rosily, as follows:
A lunar rainbow is so uncommon that it may be
worth while to record that we saw:one for a minute or
two on after 8 o'clock last night. A very small
portion of the right hand part of the bow was visible, and
I am not quite sure whether 4ny colour was visible or
not. I have had the good fortune to see five or six;
but I remember talking of One I had seen forty years
ago to Vie late Professor Baden PoWell, who, though
specially intetested_ ieopticai seicilge,shad never seen
one. I may add that I have seen 'at:Teiisttwo with
rrrisinatic colmrs distinguishable.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-09-13

THE PROBLEM OF FLIGHT BY
BALLOON.

In regard to the subject of ballooning, and the
recent French experiment in steering a balloon, it may
be noted that the analogies of nature are 'adverse to
the 'attainment of 'artificial flight by means of a
balloon. We do not mean by way of detail, but by
way of principle. The theory of a balloon is that of
levifation, that is to 'shy, of counterpoising gravity by
the displacing ii, given bulk of atmosplierie air by a
lighter gas. ,That the latter_method involves the ex-
posure of so large a surface to atmospheric currents
as to require great force to overcome the resistance of
a rapid breeze by fans, screAvs, or othevinechanical
means, is .well known. But the point to which we
refer is this. ' In the flight of every bird or insect the
weight Of the animal is directly utilised for maintain-
ing it in the air. At the will of the hird the 'feathered
surface that it ep9s,es to the wind sart,be so inclined
to tbe movement of the latter as to' make the-creaturo
ripe .or fall at. wkl,l, by..the ireel 9fi9n of the wind,
withoutany visible motien'of the wings.: .From the
deck of a vessel a-gi'ill•miy-lilmitched; hovering, for
. ,
many th-inutes,-together,. without one flap of its wings.
The bird, : iik..itiehtiniefw i# a ;Wing iiite;.itspower of
selfi4klancelprodkicinghthe effect (44a-16 :String of the
kite irl:rg'alli,tftiiiing a eertaili inclined position relative
to th9.wingly- Ai i 41910iel fkorne li,irus of 114..? swiftest
flight have an extraordinary area of iiihig 'sUrface in
proporticALtp,4ll, Jr Nyeisht, other!, of eviql or even'
snper4lapypogex :Disgit,..44kii.i,edr lit:go wilt -ISurface
9gtojlt.e.4. i i
pk,vig.lit.4 Thoi, treprohleim'ef
! -.gig tilt , bl3f .11 Aril)Ayi. naturlih iaNii ~fN4p,;, . but;
in all of 'them the gravity of -the living, creature, tan'
from being destroyed orbonnt4r i
poised, s an essential
element of its mechanical action. The inference that
we draw from this is that the opposite principle, that
of levitation, is not likely to be followed with
• - mechanical . -§ucceis, except on rare occasions.
Baitden
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Tim REAL "BITTER END."—That of a bad cigar.—..
Tunch.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-09-13

A VOLCANIC ISLAND.

A correspondent of the Times writes from
Reykjavik, September 3: Towards the close of July
volcanic disturbances occurred in the sea off Cape
Reykjanes, the south-west point of Iceland, which
culminated in the appearance above the waters of a
new island. Beyond the occurrence of several earth-
quake shocks, by no means rare phenomena in that
part of Iceland, there was little manifestation of what
was taking place in the deep, until on the 26th of July
the light-keeper at Cape Reykjanes observed that a
new islet had appeared about 20 miles off the coast.
It lies about 14 miles north-west of Eldey, or the
Mealsack, a high cylindrical volcanic rock, whitened
at the top by the deposits of seafowl, whence the name
Mealsack, which forms a conspicuous object familiar
to all who have rounded Cape Reykjanes. The new
island had at first the shape of a flattened cone rounded
at the top, but a large part of one of the sides have
since fallen down. The strong currents and rough
sea prevailing round Cape Reykjanes make the pas-
sage to the island dangerous to the open boats in use
on the coast, and no attempt has yet been made to
land on it. In the end of last century a similar island
arose near the same spot, but after a short period it
disappeared again beneath the waves. These vol-
canic islands being generally composed of soft and
pliable slag, ashes and pumice, offer little resistance
to the action of a stormy sea, and are speedily wor
and washed away.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-09-13

11AULEY.

WEEKLY STOCK SAL.—Messrs. Oates, Petrans,
and \V ooldiidge had a very large supply of flit and
s.O tuck at their sale on Monday last, including
96 head of cattle, 720 sheep and lambs, 16 calves,
and 129 pigs. The demand for fat stock was good,
but the store stock trade was dull, except for best
quality. The sale included about 30 Shropshire
and other rams, which made from 4 gs. to 13 gs.,
the latter price being obtained for a Shropshire rim
frola Mr. Hy. Smith, Kingswinford. Stock ew3a
made as high as 64s 6J.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-09-13

A DIAMOND BROOCH.

In London, on Saturday, a young man, applying to
Mr. D'Eyncourt, at the Westminster Police-court,
asked that an order might be made on the police to
restore to him a diamond and amethyst brooch,
valued at £5O, which was taken from him in June
last when he was charged at that court. He re-
minded the magistrate that he found the brooch last
Christmas time in Hans-place, Chelsea, and believing
it to be of little value laid it aside. When out of
work six months afterwards he endeavoured to raise
a small sum in pawn on the brooch, being at that time
quite ignorant of its value. The pawnbroker called a
policeman, and he was taken into custody, accused of
unlawful possession. His worship discharged him,
after a remand for enquiry, being satisfied as to his
respectability and the truth of his story. Inspector
Adams said the brooch had been advertised, but not
owned. Mr. D'Eyncourt told the applicant that he
had better wait till six months had elapsed before he
renewed his claim to the brooch as finder. He must
recollect that it would have to be restored at any time
if the owner turned up. Inspector Adams remarked
that probably the police would retain the article until
there was a formal order of the magistrate to give it
to the applicant. The young man said that he would
take Mr. D'Eyncourt's advice, and wait a few months
longer.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-09-13

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-09-13

THE INVENTIVE AMERICAN.

The Americans are nothing if not inventive (says
a contemporary). Their inventiveness, even more
than their gift of going ahead, is the attribute which
differentiates tz:, •:, from all the nations of the earth.
An American will i.ever consent to do with his hands
what he can do with a machine; and it has been trtly
said that a captain of industry, of the gerlarie
American type, when he finds manual labour either
too scarce or too costly, will never rest until he in-
vents a machine to supersede hands The last
illustration of this practical ingenuity is a grand scheme
for the supplying of New York with cold air, as easily
as it is supplied with gas and water. For a portion
of the year New York is one of the hottest towns in
the world, and it is somewhat remarkable that the
new attempt was not made long ago. In London,
during the longer portion of the year, the lack of
warm air is more felt than the lack of cold; and there
is rot perhaps much room for the application of the
New York invention. But the enterprising American
or Briton who should supply cold air to the cities of
Bombay, Calcutta, Madras, Delhi, Lahore, Ahmeda-
bad, &c., where people simmer in the heat during the
greater part of the year, would probably make his
fortune in a marvellously short time. Cold air can
almost as easily be "laid on" as coal gas; and the
American system would relieve Anglo-Indian house-
holds from untold miseries and worries. The
shutters of damped grass, which are substituted
for doors and windows in the hot weather, are not
favourable to the purity of the air inside. The coolie
forgets to water them. At the " thermantidote "
whereby he pumps in the fresh air through the grass
shutters his energy lags ever and anon. In the dead
of the night the drowsy coolie drops his punkah-rope,
and his master, starting infuriated from his sleep,
hurls, first his imprecations, and next his boots, at the
slumbering servant. All this trouble of punkahs, and
punkah coolies, and damped tatties, might be avoided
by a continuous supply of cold air from the ice factory
which, nowadays, exists at every considerable Indian
"station." The matter should interest not India
alone, b...4t all tropical countries in which Europeans
reside.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-09-13

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-09-13

THE MOUSETRAP TRADE.

; On Monday, in the City of London Court, before
i Mr. Harrison, the Deputy Judge, an action was
i; brought by Mr. Thomas Baker, wireworker, St. John-
street. Smithfield, against Messrs Lazarus and Rosen-
feld, Bevis-marks, St. Mary-axe, to recover the value
of a quantity of mousetraps supplied: The defence
was that the quantity sued for was not ordered, and
ip..:,.courqe,of the hearing it transpired that a curious •
custbni prevailed in the rmiusetrap trade. His
Roma; : Why do, you call eight two-thirds? De-
,. fend.ant : .Because it is customary in our. business. If
ten traps are ordered, we call it five-sixth's. His
Honour: Do you really. (Laughter.) it seems very
extraordinary. Defendant: We-call it .so, and it is
easily understood. His Honour : Well, I am surprised
at it: - (Laughter.) Platitiff said the-order was for two
dozen traps. He sent them, in; and .the defendants
returned stiteeli; Xfis'llfonnur :
That would be tWo-third;: • .(rliglifeii:) • 'Plailitiff
After I sent Facii the sixteen they sent a note saying;
they would char ,tne with"- wt.:rehouse: Yoom and•
porterage. The Registrar: Is that another custom;
in the mouse-trap trade? (Laughter.) His Honour:
sbneld. certainly not consider this an order for two-
• linfi fAct. 6Ozstri.Jtl is-ii.:#9rt of hierOgiypilic,
(T-Auatteil What vois:: the ''tfe777!s-4rder 4J3
defendants
.; rlaintiff For iWTC-'4oien.
' traPW.• and :two dozen rat-traps. (Laughter.) .44
I•4e4c rye case the order, though in writing, ,19:
so unintelligible that no human being could under-
stand it, in my opinion. However, the plaintiff seems
to,4,7l4..exgcutecl it, and in the circumstances I mu.st
find qr 4felid4iits, without costs. '— •

ContPmpt of Ccrurt—The small boy who liang,3
n-onnd the parlour and makes faces at his big sister's
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-09-13

DUDLEY.

ALLEGED IMPROPRIETY.—At the Police Court on
Monday, before D. Howat (Mayor) and J. Russell,
&qrs., William Woodall, carpenter, St. John's
Street, Kate's Hill, was charged with assaulting
Martha Ellis. Mr. Ward defended. On Wednes •
day prosecutrix went into Mr. Morris's carpenter's
shop for some chips. She was supplied by defend-
and, who is in Mr. Morris's employ, and as she was
Raving the shop he caught her round the waist, and
it was alleged, attempted to take liberties with her
She resisted, and in the struggle her clothes were
torn. A witness stated that the prosecutrix had
complained to her that the assault had been com-
mitted, and Chief Superintendent Burton said she
also caule :o him immediately after the alleged oc-
currence with her clothes torn. For the defence
Mr. Ward stated that the prosecution was simply an
attempt to extort money. A fine of lOs and costs,
or 14 days was inflicted.
REFUSING TO ASSIST AN INLAND REVENUE OFFICER
Russon Elwell, the Hearty Good Fellow,
Flood Street, was charged by Mr. DAvies, of the
Inland Revenue Department, with refusing to give
the necesary assistance for weighing malt about to
be used fur brewing. On the 9th July Mr. Alex
Gordon visited the defendant's premises for the
purpose of taking an account of the brewing. Ile
requested the defendant to assist him in weighing
the malt, and, although the consequences were
pointed out to him, he rtfused to render any assist-
ance. The defendant plead guilty, but said he did
not know he was doing wrong. Mr. Davies did not
not press for a heavy penalty, and
_defendant
was fined 15s including costs.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-09-13

M. STANISLAS GIIYARD.

M. Ernest Renan, as Administrator of the College
de France, records in the Doings the following tribute
to the memory of M. Stanislas Guyard, who died on
Sunday by his own hand:
"The College de France has just suffered a grelt
loss in the person of M. Stanislas Guyard, who dicd
on Sunday in consequence of a malady arising frail
over-work. M. Guyard was only thirty-eight years
old. He succeeded but a few months ago M. Defre-
mery in the Chair of Arabic. By his zeal, his activity,
his love for science, the rare honesty of his
n ind , the admirable disinterestedness of his character,
M. Guyard had acquired the esteem and warm
affection of all his colleagues, of his numerous pupils,
and of his many friends. He had thoroughly studied
some of the problems connected with the history and
the literature of the Arabs. He had solved many
with rare felicity. His trace will remain in the vast
labour devoted by our century to the East. His
memory will never be forgotten by those who knew
him well. His was one of the natures the most
virtuous and perfect that can be conceived—too
perfect, no doubt; the earth has too little hold upon
these exceptions on its surface, and who, their duty
being accomplished, consent so easily to quit it."
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-09-13

THE IRON TRADE.

Wolverhampton, Wednesday.
The maiket this afternoon showed more anima-
tion, an increased number of inqu,ries being made
for both pig and finist,ed hon. Bleret.ants were
anxious to &cure larger quantiti-s a merchant
bars and workitg • up sherts, and sati,factory
hargt,ains haNe been entered into during the
.past
week. though at present there is scarcely any indi-
cation that prices are likely to improve. Cooperage
hoops were in fair request, while the demand for
iirde: and tank plates was somewhat slenderer
than it has been during the greater portipn of the
quarter The trans,ctions, generally, are done at
the prices which have ruled for some time pat,
best bars ,-emaining toleraldy firm at £7 10s. In
puddled tars trade is heavier, Local pig iron
makers are eittn;; no b. tier ousiness, this be..ng, uue
in a great measure to the heavy sales recorded in
foreign iron, the prices of which compete very
keenly with those of Staffordshire makers. North-
amptonshire, Derbyshire, and the West of England
iron appears to meet with the most favour, some
heavy quantities having changed hands within the
past fortnight, ano inquiries eontinue to reach tie
agents at a 1); i,ker rate than have been recorded for
the ppet month or mote. Coke merchants ,portcn
a more active inquiry, and prices are f,oni, \\ha,
stiller , hut in coal the hetter tra.le done by col,ie y
owters vr:ose men a; eat wok has not ri suited in
an increased remunelai ion fr the article Field. A
several pits in the distiict where the men are
otk at the reduct on the employers report ad•
ditional submissions, and they have more hands at
work this week ihan at any time slice the strii,e
commenced. As tor other sales, the principal busi-
ness done has been in mauttiactuting tuel.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-09-13

THE HOSPITAL FETE AT THE
FRAT.TH EXHIBITION.

The Lord Mayor has received the following letter
from his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales:
"International Health Exhibition, South
Kensington, S.W., Sept. 5, 1884.
"My dear Lord Mayor,—l have much pleasure in
enclosing herewith a cheque for four thousand pounds,
being as nearly as can be at present ascertained the
amount arising from the proceeds of the Hospital
Fete held here on the 26th of July, and I beg that
you will have the kindness to apply this sum for the
benefit of the London Hospitals.
"It is probable that a small additional sum may
be yet forthcoming, and I have therefore given
directions that as soon as its amount is ascertained it
shall be forthwith transmitted to your Lordship.
"I remain, my dear Lord Mayor,
"Yours faithfully,
"ALBERT EDWARD
" The Right Hon. the Lord Mayor, M.P."

Referring to the above letter, the Daily Chronicle
says this sum, as his Royal Highness explains, repre-
sents the amount arising from the proceeds of the
Hospital Fête, which was held a few weeks ago at the
International Health Exhibition; and it is even sug-
gested that a further sum, though necessarily of small
amount, may yet be forthcoming. The value of such
assistance is all the greater because there probably
never was a time when the London ho.spitals needed,
aid more than at present. This fact, it may be confi-
dently assumed is not unknown to the Prince of Wales,
and it can hardly be doubted that considerations of
urgent need gave an increased zest to the efforts
which his Royal Highness put forth in order to make
the Me a success. Some of the metropolitan hos-
pitals are supported by voluntary contributions, while
others derive their incomes from landed property;
but we believe that, with one or two exceptions, there
has been a general diminution of means, while the
needs of the sick and suffering poor have increased
rather than otherwise. Under such circumstances,
therefore, extraneous aid is peculiarly valuable; and
we may be sure that the Prince of Wales derived the
keenest satisfaction from the knowledge that the sum
forwarded to the Lord Mayor will contribute to the
alleviation of pain and the diminution of human
distress.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-09-13

THE VERY OLDEST WOMAN IN THE

WORLD.

It is natural one should hear of centenarians, and
of people who have attained even a greater age than a
century in the dull season (remarks a contemporary).
They are always brought to the notice of the public
at such periods of the year, together with other phe-
nomena. A French contemporary, however, deter-
mined not to be outdone, introduces "the very oldest
woman in the world," and challenges any one to find
her a rival for longevity. This marvellous old lady
was, it seems, born in 1761, and is consequently in
her one hundredth and twenty-fourth year. She has
had her portrait taken quite recently, and looks we
are told (and we can quite believe it if we believe in her
age), like a mummy rather than anything else. She
lives in the town of St. Clair, in the department of
the Isere, where her certificate of birth, baptism,
and marriage can be inspected by all who may feel
80 inclined. She sleeps, eats, and talks like any
ordinary person, although, when questioned about '
events that took place a century ago at the time of
her marriage, she is "rather bewildeted," and her
memory fails her. She can, however, quite distinctly
recollect the battle of Waterloo, for it was there her
second husband lost his life, but the events of the
past, with this one exception, are dimmed and
blurred. Until the age of 98, the old lady kept an
inn, but on entering her 99th year she "thought it
time to retire from business," and she was certainly
right.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-09-13

REMARKABLE DISAPPEARANCE

Very remarkable Disappearance of all Dirt from everthing
by using HUDSON'S .b.X,LRACT OF SOAP, Reward—
PuretY, Health, Perfect 53,liqacti0n' by itsfregular daily
use' NB.—lt is a pure Dry Soap in fine powder, and
lathers freely in Hot or Cold Water.
FOR AbTilliA,llA.Y FEVER, AND CATARRlL—Hill-
moo's Cons was employed under the highest medical sanc-
tion in the case of the Earl of Beaconsfield. The madicine
from which his lordship found most comfort and relief was
Himrod's Powdei. The fumes are inhaled by the patient
and at once afford relief." per Tim Samplo Fres
I.AlWidliDS, es wad 931 Gra& uoUOtitet. I•onclon.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-09-13

THE ALEXANDRIA INDEMNITIES.

The Temps publishes intelligence from Cairo stating
thtit the British Government intend shortly to submit
i to the Powers a plan for the liquidation of the
• Alexandrian indemnities, either by paying the sum
allotted by the International Indemnity Commission
L' immediately in cash, less 25 per cent., or the entire
Isums awarded without any reduction, payment in this
case being effected in instalments, and distributed
over a period of ten years.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-09-13

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we have just been told on the authority of the Times
was 78,965,572 troy ounces. When we saw this particu
lar weight of gob a given as the accumulation of all pre
ceding years, we were at once struck with the rtmark
able approximation of the weight given to what had just
come to o r knowledge was the output of Cocoa in this
Country by one firm (James Epps and Co.) for one year
only, the last twelva-month, it being 86,403,333 troy.
ounces, or 2,645 avoirdupois tons, and, on the moment.
we could not withstand recalling to mind the old adage,—
"Worth its Weigat in Gold."

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ANTIQUARIAN DISCOVERIES IN
FRANCE.

The Progres de l'Aisne gives the following parti-
culars with regard to some discoveries which have
just been made by M. Moreau, a well-known anti-
quarian, at Chouy, a village of 600 inhabitants, which
is situated upon an eminence overlooking the valley
of the Ourcq, not far from St. Quentin. The
etymology of this village, the only one of the name in
France, is not known, but in a decree of Charles the
Bold, dated 872, it is spoken of as Choa, while in the
twelfth century it was known as Choi or Choy. The
village, though situated upon a height, is well pro-
vided with water, and M. Moreau has discovered
traces of ancient Roman baths, though the small
number of arms found induces the belief that it was
never a military post during the Roman occupation.
The cemetery was used as a place of interment from
a period preceding the conquest of Gaul by Clesar
until the eighth century without interruption, and
M. Moreau discovered 60 Gallic graves upon the
heights above the village, the bodies having been
buried at a depth of 15 inches from the surface and
in the direction of west to east. He also discovered
200 Gallo-Roman graves lower down, at a depth of
Mt. and with the head of the coffins to the south.
Forty Merovingian graves were also discovered,
facing the east and at a depth of 40in. Among other
interesting discoveries was a natural tombstone in
one of the Gallo-Roman graves. This stone, which
weighs 1501 b., has a cavity in the centre, large enough
to admit a man's head, and it was surrounded by
several fragments of black, red, and white pottery.
Among other articles were a Gallic boot sole, studded
with nails, 27 buckles, clasps and plates in bronza and
iron, 38 bracelets, rings and other articles of personal
adornment, mostly in bronze, though a few are
.s!lv.er-
gilt, six bronze pieces of money of the time of Deming,
Crisus, Constantine 11., Valeus, and Valentianus 1.,
two bronze dishes, 89 earthern dishes and 14 in glass,
nine iron swords, 15 hatchets, daggers, and javelins,
108 flints of all shapes, thousands of coffin nails, and
a signet ring with nine facets, upon which are
engraved the greeting vivas, the dove and the olive
branch, the palm, the lamb, the stag, and the hare,
which were the symbols in use among the early Chris-
tians.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-09-13

DISTURBANCES ON THE ZAMBESI.

A telegram from Durban states that some natives
of the Zambesi have murdered some Portuguese
traders and officers near Machingire ; the French
factory at Chimuarra has been plundered and the
surrounding country is deserted. The occupants of
the Dutch factory and opium plantation beat off the
attackers. At Sena there has been great excitement,
but no harm was done. All traffic is stopped. The
losses are very heavy.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-09-13

THE EMPEROR OF CtERIKAR 1,

Alick intercepted her, however, as she darted
swiftly towards the trap to Put hor threat itto



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A telegram from Berlin on Monday says: Alarm-
ing rumours being current about the Emperor's
health, it may be well to state that his Majesty was
out driving yesterday, attended the Opera last night,
and received the regular reports to-day. A semi-
official note announces to-night that the Emperor
will be present at the parades and manceuvres of the
ritli and Bth Army Corps near Cologne next week, but
will not attend the three days' field manceuvres
of both corps which precede the former, and at
which the Crown Prince ,will represent his father.
The Empress leaves for Coblence to-morrow. The
Crown Prince, with Prince Henry, has already begun
his military inspections in Bavaria, and proceeds
direct to Cologne next Saturday, where the Crown
Princess will join him, co-ming from England. Prince
Bismarck will accompany the Emperor to the Rhine,
havinc, definitely accepted an invitation to the Dussel-
dorf festival,

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