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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-11-22

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-11-22

LIVE STOCK AND FRESH NEAT.

Thera being a larger number of steamers arriving
at Liverpool during the past week from American and
Canadian ports with live stock and fresh meat on
board than in the preceding week, the imports were
consequently in excess of the former week's arrivals.
The total shipments amounted to 1112 cattle, 2900
sheep, 8726 quarters of beef, and 850 carcases of
mutton. The conveying steamers were as follows:
Lake Huron, 371 tattle, 1877 sheep, and about 786
quarters of beef; Virginian, 236 cattle and 1387
quarters of beef; Lake Champlan, 175 cattle, 1023
sheep, and about 689 quarters of beef; Kansas, 210
eattle and 888 quarters of beef; Nessmore, 84 cattle;
Palestine, 36 cattle and 836 qnarters of beef; City of
Rome, 1560 quarters of beef and 300 carcases of
mutton; Wyoming, 1760 quarters of beef and 350
carcases ot mutton; and Germanic, 820 quarters of
beef and 200 carcases of mutton.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-11-22

OLD HILL MINES DRAINAGE.

I On Thursl.y at the South Staffordshire Mines
Drainage Offices, Wolverhampton, Messrs. G. M.
Dowdeswell, Q.C., Ts. Hawke4ey, C.E., and IT. J.
Marten, M.E., the three Commissioners app oited
under the Drainage Acts, sat to hear appeals ago inst
the issuilg of a draft ftward for the levying of a
mines ht-ainage ;Ate in the Old Hill district of Bd
per ton in limestone and fireclay and 6d per ton in
ironstone, coal, and other minerals raised In that
district. _

On behalf of the Earl of Dudley, Mr. Jefferies
ti stated that there were no alterations in the circum-
stances of his lordship's colleries, and as Mr Collis,
t° the Commissioners' engineer, raised no Ojection,
; the radu ation was fixed at the same figure as last
I year.
Mr. J. B. Cochrane claimed for his firm the same
graduation for their Yew Tree Colliery as last year
—to 2d per ton. This was granted.
1 Mr. Richard Mason, who has succeeded Mr. Geo.
Taylor in the occupancy of the Springfield Colliery,
applieti for the rate on this pit to be fixed as last
year, at 4d per tun, and this was sanctioned.
There was also no opposition f the rate on
kessrs. G. and J. Dunit's Bell CAliery, the rate be-
ing. Assessed at lolt the full amount, Mr. Collis ex-
raining thtit :he applicants had expended a larg”
S .m of money in putting down an engine to or .•.n
tte mines in the neighbourhood of their pit.
The rate on Mr. W. Bassano's Belper Row Col-
Leg was AUX' Ai 1114 pet tat the lame SUMAS paid

by Mr. W. H. Dews, who formerly worked the
mine. It was explained that Mr. Bassano was
raising a large volume of Mater in his locality
Mr. Waldron, solicitor. of Brierley Hill, applied
on behalf of Messrs. Skidmore and Skelding, of the
-11Tzthrfall Lane Colliery, for a graduation of their
rate. This was a new application, and it was sub-
mitted on their behalf that they were paying .2400
a year to raise water that came from other pits in
addition to their rate, which amounted to £6OO a
year.

Mr. Collis explained that the Commissioners had
laid down an expensive pumping plant at Waterfall
Lane, which had relieved the applicants' thick coal
workings of water. The level from that engine
went through the applicants' colliery, and if they
rna3e a connection with it, the water of which they
complained would be carried off, as it was only kept
back by some gobs.
The application was refused.

SATURDAY, OVEMBER 22, le 64.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-11-22

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OLD HILL.

MAGISTERIAL.—At the Public Office on Wednes-
day, before Mr. B. Hingley (magistrate), John
Charles and James Evans, miners, residing in the
Halesowen Road, were charged on remand with
violently assaulting James Pearson landlord of the
Exchange Inn, Halesowen Road, on the Ist inst.
Mr. Robinson of London (instructed by Mr. John
Wright) appeared to prosecute, and Mr. Waldron
defended, On the night in question a disturbance
took place in Pearson's house, and as the defendant
Charles was considered the originator of it the com-
plainant attempted to eject him Charles there-
upon seriously assault :d complainant. Evans it is
alleged, also badly assaulted him and he was found
n the turnpike road in an insensible state. Mr.
Hingley now stated that as there was not a second
magistrate in attendance it was his duty to further
adjourn the case, Mr. Waldron said in the event
of the magistrates finding the defendants guilty and
fining them they would pay the fines. Mr. Robin-
son said that if his instructions were correct he
sh iuld expect the magistrates to commit the de-
fendants to prison without the option of a fine, for
the, complainant was still suffering. from the injuries
inflicted. Mt. Hingley said he should adjourn the
ca-e until next Wednesday,—Richard and John
Dunn, ironworkers, were charged with commit lug
a breach of the peace by fighting at Cradley Rail-
way Station. Inspector Walters said the defend-
ants were father and son. He found them stripped
ad fighting. The magistrates ordered each of
the offenders to find sureties to keep the peace and
pay the costs.— Samuel Dimmock (18), of no fixed
abode, was fined 18s. 61, or in default 14 slays im-
prisonment for damaging an embankment belong-
ing to the New British Iron Company in August
last,—ln consequence of the non-attendance of a
second magistrate the majority of the cases set
down for hearing had to be adjourned.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-11-22

(To bo continua.)

NATIONAL RADICAL CONFERENCE.

On Monday afternoon a conference of the National
Radical Federation was held at Anderton's Hotel,
Fleet-street, London. Mr. N. Trant, the chairman,
in opening the proceedings, said that though this was
the first annual meeting or the organisation, they had
done very good work in the Liberal cause. It was,
perhaps, unpleasant to have to refer to the matter
which had called them into existence, but the plain
fact was that they objected to be dictated to by the
general wire-puller of the Liberal party. They
believed in the necessity for the abolition of an here-
ditary :legislature, but when the great Hyde-park
demonstration was being organised they were told
that subject was not germane to that meeting, so they
got up a splendid demonstration of their own, though
they were refused a place in the procession, and they
also had had a great meeting in Hyde-park in
support of the movement to which they were pledged.
They had been told that they were a set of needy
agitators by those who ought to have been their
friends. In spite of all this, they had now branches
in all the large provincial towns. They not only desired
the abolition of the House of Lords, but also of the
Monarchy itself. The Rev. Stewart Heacllam moved:
"That the restoration of the land to the people is
matter of primary importance to the Radical re-
formers of this country, and this conference pledges
itself to force this subject on the attention of all
members of Parliament." Mr. William Saunders,
who was announced as the Liberal candidate for
Devizes, seconded the resolution. Mr. Henry George,
who was received with great cheering, said that he
did not believe in, neither had he ever advocated, con-
fiscation. He wished to prevent it. The confiscation
which he was opposed to was going on day by day
and hour by hour—the confiscation by those who did
nothing for it, and yet confiscated all. He believed
in principle; in a resolution of the kind before them
it was not a question of detail, but his principle was
the land of England for the people of England, and
the land of every country for the people of the coun-
try. The resolution was carried by a large maajority.
A resolution in favour of equal electoral districts was
also carried unanimously. The Rev. Stewart Head-
lam moved a resolution condemning the action of the
House in its exclusion of Mr. Bradlaugh from his
seat, and this was also carried. A vote of sympathy,
was passed with the Scotch crofters, and also depre-
ciating the use of any fore against them.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-11-22

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BOAT RACE FOR £2OO.

After eight months' interval a sculling match of
some importance was decided on Saturday last on the
Thames, from Putney to Mortlake. The professionals
engaged were G. Bubear, of Putney, "England's
champion &culler," and G. Perkins, of Rotherhithe,
the latter receiving five seconds start. The day was
fine, with a north-east-east wind and a fast tide. Bubear,
w 0 has not been seen in public since March 10, when
Wallace Ross, of New Brunswick, gave him ten
seconds:and an easy beating over the course, did not
appear in the best condition, and when both men were
seen on the river 3 to 1 was freely laid on Perkins,
whose previous performances have not been of a very
high class. The race needs little description. Perkins
got well away, gained three lengths in five seconds,
and gradually improved this advantage until he led
by 24 seconds at Hammersmith-bridge. With the
exception of the first quarter of a mile, when Perkins
sculled 38 strokes per minute, both kept up a uniform
stroke of 30 to the minute. Between Hammersmith
and Barnes-bridge Perkins still further increased the
lead, his time to the latter structure being 38 seconds
better than Bubear's. From here to the finish Perkins
frequently stopped, and finally won at the Ship, Mort-
lake, by 13 seconds. The result of this race is another
proof, if, indeed, it was required, that professional
rowing in England is now at its very lowest ebb, and
that the chance of the return of the sculling cham-
pionship to this country is more remote than ever.
CENTRAL ASIA AND INDIA.

The note of alarm on the subject of the Russian
menace which was lately sounded at home has found an
echo in India. It is admitted by everyone who has studied
the question that at present Russia could seize Herat
and Cabal by a coup de main and place a considerable
force on the Cashmere border before we could move
a man to prevent her. The danger of the situation
is recognised by the native newspapers as clearly as
by their European contemporaries, and some of them
go as far as the most extreme alarmists in holding
that the appearance of Russians within striking dis-
tance of India would be followed by serious troubles
in this country. Whether this last source of danger
has not been exaggerated is perhaps open to question.
There are, says a Calcutta correspondent, problems
of foreign and domestic policy awaiting Lord
Dufferin which will demand his best energies for
their solution, and it is to be earnestly hoped that he
will not allow his attention to be distracted from
them to sentimental theories and experiments for
which the country is not yet fitted.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-11-22

WORDSLEY.

AMATEUR DRAMATIC ENT ERT hiNmENT.--.We have
much pleasure in calling the attention of our
readers to the advertisetnent on our front page an—
nouncing a grand amateur dramatic enterLainnient
which will take place iu the Drill Hall, Wordsley,
on Tuesday and Wednesday evenings next. The
cast includes a number of well-known ladies and
gentlemen, and we sincerely trust the affair will
prove the uceess it deserves to be.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-11-22

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THE GRAVE OF KING PANDA.

After the Zulu war statements were made to the
effect that the grave of King Panda, Cetewayo's im-
mediate predecessor, had been rifled by a party of
soldiers. The Zulus themselves communicated with
Bishop Colenso on the subject, and the attention of
the Government was in consequence directed to the
reports which found rtheir way to Natal, but the in-
quiries that were made at the time did not lead to any
definite conclusion. Mr. William Grant, the adviser
of Dinizula, in a letter written from the Northern
Zululand in September last, says that he has been
furnished with full details by eye-witnesses of the
outrage. He states that he had in his camp the man
who superintended the interment both of Panda and of
Cetewayo, and who after Panda's grave had been
violated superintended its re-closing. He remarks that
the Zulus bear Lord Wolseley no believing
that the responsibility for the act lay in another
quarter, The statements of the eye-witnesses will, no
doubt, be published.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-11-22

SINGULAR CASE OF MISTAKEN

IDENTITY AT OXFORD.

A singular case of mistaken identity has occurred
at Oxford, the error only being discovered and recti-
ed after the accused had been sentenced to a month's
imprisonment with hard labour. At the Vice-Chan-
cellor's Court, last Friday afternoon, a man named
Henry Spiers, of Bridewell-square, was summoned for
assaulting Mr. John Allan Cleveland Skinner, an un-
dergraduate of Keble College. Mr. Keble said he
went to the post office at a quarter past ten at night,
and he passed the defendant with another man and
two girls. He proceeded nearly as far as Keble Col-
lege, and then turned round to walk back, when the
defendant came up and said, "What have you been
following us for ? " He replied, "I don't know what
you are talking about." Defendant said, "Will you
give me your card ? " He thought it would satisfy
the defendant, and gave it him. He was about to
continue his walk, when the defendant got in front of
him, put his hand on his left shoulder, and stopped
him. Defendant said, "You have been following my
girl; you know we are engaged; and I most have
satisfaction for this." Witness replied, "Do you
know you are committing a criminal offence ? "
Defendant said, "I shall follow you to Keble Col-
lege. I must have satisfaction." He saw the defen-
dant under the lamp, and he could swear to his iden-
tity. As he neared the Warden of Keble's residence
they met two policemen, and the defendant ran away.
He afterwards identified him at his house. Two
members of the city police were called, and one said
he would not swear to the defendant, but he was
similar in appearance. The second constable said he
was sure the defendant was the man who ran away.
Defendant was sentenced to a month's imprisonment
with hard labour. He protested that he was innocent,
and was not near the place referred to. Later in the
day it was intimated that strong evidence could be
brought forward for the defence, and the commitment
was not made out, the defendant being bailed to
appear on the following morning. On Saturday the
V ice-Chancellor, with the Matiter at Pembroke, sat
again to consider the case. William George Spiers,
brother of the defendant, said he was with a man
named William Hunt, and it was the latter who
spoke to Mr. Skinner. The defendant was not with
them. William Thomas Hunt gave shnilar evidence.
He said he noticed Mr. Skinner following_them, aad
he Aced him if he wanted anything. The defendant
was not present. The Vice-Chancellor at once dis-
charged the defendant.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-11-22

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-11-22

THE MARKETS.

MARK-LANE.
The change to much colder weather is not unfavourable to
the wheats plants, as it will tend to rheck too rapid growth.
Vegetation generally will also progress more slowly, and so
tend to increase the consumption of breadstuffs, but not-
withstanding this and the further decrease in farmers'
deliveries, there are no indications of improvement in the
trade. On the contrary, the reports from tlig country
markets note further depression, and the official average
price of wheat is reduced 7d the quarter. 'The imports of
wheat and flour into London have been heavy during the
week, and at Mark lane both articles show increased heavi-
ness. English wheat declined fully Is per qr, 36s being now
the extreme quotation for white, and 33s for red wheat.
Foreign is so unsaleable that prices are quite nominal, but
nominal values relatively reduced to that extent. Off coast
Australian has met some bid S on Continental account, but
it has not transpired that they resulted in business. A
cargo of Californian No. 1 standard—prompt shipments by
iron ship—reported sold at 33s 6d. Flour has been difficult
of sale, and country markets quoted 6d to is lower, whilst
the top price of town flour has been reduced 2s, making 330
the present official quotation. Maize from scarcity continues
firm, and is rather dearer. Oats are a slack sale, but not
worse ;ban on Friday, and the rates then quoted stand good
they show 3d to 6d decline on the week. Prime qualities of
Fnglish malting barley are sparingly offered and firm, but
ordinary grades are is lower. Grinding sorts slow at pre-
vious prices. Peas in good demand, at the full rates of last
week. Beans and lentils quiet. Arrivals of grain imported
Into London last week : English wheat, 4856 ; barley, 2560;
malt, 16 142 ; oats, 1297; peas, 727; beans, 766 quarters;
flour' 18,788 sacks. Scotch: Barley, 50; malt. 160 quarters.
Irish: Oats' 102 quarters. Foreign: Wheat, 63567- barley
9301; oats, 156,025; peas, ,
1735 ; beans, 480 ; maize, 16,992
quarters; flour, 53,156 sacks 58 berrels.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-11-22

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-11-22

EXTENSIVE BURGLARY AT
SOUTHAMPTON.

At Winchester Assizes on Monday, Mr. Baroa
Huddleston tried a case of burglary in which over
.£2OOO of title deeds and securities, belonging to Mrs.
Rond, of Millbrook, Southampton, were stolen. She
left her house shut up, and on her return found that
a burglary had been committed and her deed-box
cleared out. In a few days she received a note signed
"Moonlight," offering to restore the deeds for £2OO,
and an answer was to appear in an advertisement in a
local paper, headed "Moonlight," accepting or
declining the offer. Several letters passed by post,
or were carried by boys. A detective, aided by one
of the boys, made up a parcel supposed to contain
£2OO, but the person who had employed the boys did
not appear. He was, however, arrested next day.
The letters corresponded with his writing, a knife
from his lodgings was found in Mrs. Bond's house, he
was possessed of suspicious keys and a dark lantern,
and up his sleeves was found a portion of a paper
with the advertisement. He was found guilty, and
sentenced to ten years' penal servitude, the Judge
telling him he was one of a gang of London burglars,
and if means were found to restore the documents
perhaps the Home Secretary would recommend the
extension of clemency to the prisoner.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-02-09

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-02-09

KIDDERMINSTER.

BOARD OF GUARIIIANS.—Mr. J. Brinton,
p:•e•ikkd at the meeting, of the Board of Guardians
on Tuesday. A retura of the sm.:it-pox c tses stated
that the total number f cases in Kidderminster
since the epidemic first brokeout on December 13th
up till Tuesday, was 78. Of these 9 had died, and
55 were convalescent, leaving 14 under treatment
at the present time.—Mr. Giles remarked that 12
of the 14 were in the \Vol khouse, leaving only 2 in
the Borough Infectious ilospi, al, and none what-
ever under treatment in Kidderminster.—Mr.
Milnes moved a motion of which he had given
notice, to the effect that in consequence of the great
increase of the populatien and rateable value of
property withn the borough of Kidderminster
sit:c the formation of the Kaldermins or Pdor-law
Union, in 1836, the Board were of opinicn that tao
additional Guardians were required to represent
the said borough, and asked that the Local Gov-
ernment Beatri should give their sancVon to the
addition of two member.. Mr. Milnes pointed out
that the total populatioa of the Union was 41,114,
and the number of Guardians 22. The population
of the borough of Kidderminster was 22,299, and it
wae represented by five Guardians only, The rate-
Ale value of the Union was £167016, whilst that
of the borougo was £66,981.—Mr. Binnian sezonded
the motion, and said additional Guardians were re-
quired to carry on the increasing work of the
Board.—Mr. Boucher proposed an amendment to
the effect that no alteration should be made, and
gave as his reason that a change would probably be
p:oductive of ill-feeling between the country and
the town Guardians. Hitherto the Board bad
worked together harmonilusly and efficiently.—Mr.
F. Winn-Knight, M.P.. seconded the amendment,
which was carried by a majority of eleven to seven.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-02-09

BROMSGROVE.

PnoposED:SwimmiNoßvrit.—On Wednesday, Mr.
T. U. Codring,tou, a Local Government inspector,
held an enquiry at the Town Hall, as to the appii:
cati,.n of the Local Board to borrow .CBOO., for the
erection of a swianning bath, with soap,bath, &c.
—The scheme was ?upported by Mr. J. Humpareys
Mr. Itatten, Mr. P.rry, and Mr. J. B, Wilsou, mem-
bers of the Local Board; Dr. C r.y, Moiical officer
and Nix.. Saunders, clerk ti the Board ; and Dr.
Prosser...—lt was opposed by Mr. Houseman, on
behalf of a Ltrge number of ratept.yers, iueludin;
metnber4 of the Local Bo trd ; by
.Mr. F. Ilolyoake,
on behalf of Mr. W. Stable:or/1, it large ratepayer ;
by Messrs. Turton, J. W. Fitch, J. Green, an t
othi rs. Mr. J. CAtot), architect, was examined as
to the details of his plans, &c., ait various objec-
tions were takeu.—At the close of tit.) enquiry, Mr.
Green undertook that a meeting of the ratepayers
should ba called, and a memorial agaiast the se'ae.i.
be prtseuted to the Local Government Board ; Mr.
Coderiurgton having staLd that toe adoption of that
course nouA Le in order.

BOMID OF GLIARDIANS.—The fortnightly meeting
of this Board was held on 'rues lay ; Mr Wright in
the chair.—Tim chairman moved that a vote of
condolence Le sent to the Marclii,ness of Hertford
Ivql the faintly. Th.s was seconded by Mr. Willett 8,
and c trried unanimously. 'rho resignation of Mr.
Wyatt, relieving uliLer for 13e1broughtou en account
of his advanced age (74), w..s accel;ted. The
Board decided to grant him a sup:in-limitation aLow-
ance.

IV OLD LEY.
CuANoc RiNum.—At Wordslay Parish Church
720 changes o: grandsire minor wai given in com-
o.emoration of the 76th biltiidoy of gr. G. Davis,
the condd .fdial servant of Mr. J. H. W. H. Foley,
f Prestwood Park, Stourbridge, in whose employ
he he been over 50 years. The ringers w..ra
Darby.:irebl.• ; W.ll.lluges, s cond ; i. G. klussel
bee, third ; R. Bidinead, fourth; W. Lawrence, fifth
end E. 6. Chapnaao, teaor. The last-named con-
duk_:!e
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-02-09

KIDDER,MIN 3TER CARPET.WE AVERS'
ASSOCIATION.

A largely-attenled weavers' melting wls hel 1 in
the We:leyan school room, Kidderminster, on
Tu slay evening; and, b,:sides the Kidderminster
men present 70 weavers attended from Stourport,
Mr. T. Grove presided.
Mr. Cape sad before any di..cussion arose be had
to announce that Mr. A. Ilewin aud himself had
received letters from Messrs. Miller and J.J. Corbet,
acting for Messrs. H. J. Dixon and Sons, complain-
ing of serious and injurious slanders it was alleged
they made at the weavers' meeting last week, end
stating that unless they made a full and complete
retraction anti apology, legal proceedings would be
taken against them. Mr. Cope said he did not con-
sider he uttered any slander last week, and he
entered into explanations, and said as he had done
no wrong, he should give no apology. (Cheers.)
Mr. Hewin said his views were the same as Mr.
Cope's, and he should never apologise.
A question was raised as to whether reporters
should be allowed to remain in the room, but the
in, sting was almost unanimous that they should.
' Mr. Rowe moved that so far as the statements of
Mr. Cope and Mr. flewin last week were concerned
the meeting saw no reason why any of them should
be retracted. Mr. Willis seconded the resolution,
which was cairiel unanimously.
After some other other business, the meeting
proceeded to consider a question as to the employ-
ment of female labour on certain looms at Messrs.
H. J. Dixon and Sins. Correspondence hal passed
betw_en the Weaveite Committee and Messrs.
Dixon on the subject, and eventually a doptation
met Mr. Henry Dixon, The fabric being made in,
the loom referred to is a new one to Kiddertninst r
and the position taken up by the weavets is that
men should be emploi,d at the looms, and not
women. It was scat i, n,wever, that Mr. H
i .
Dixon informed a depwo,, iAi who waited on him
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-02-09

HALESOWEN.

SMALL-PDX AT HALESOWEN.—A family hive
been discovered to be euEforing from small-pox at
Spring-hill, and a young man 22 year of age has
died from the disease. A few days ago a young
woman, whilst engagedlas a se-mstress was suffer-
ing from small-pox, and was sent to her parent?
house at lialesowen, A. day or two afterwards
three other pet suns were attacked with the disease,
and one, a brother in-law, who it is stated had only
been recently married, died on Monday. Canon
Pelham, the rector of the parish, has had every
precaution take,' against the further spread of the
disease.

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BURIAL BOARD. —.V me: tiog f this Board was
held oa Tuesday «Noting, at t e I. t tu e, Mr.
orge Rhodes, chai:•mar% ; there were also pr aJ Lit
Al, es: s. H. M Comely, T. Hid, J. Brooks, 0. Free-
man, T. P..rish and J. Heathcock. After he cr.
dinary business of the Board, Mr. Parish proposed
a resolution "That this Board protest against the
Incorporation of Lye and Wollescoto with Stour-
bridge," which was seconded and carried.
SCHOOL. Bos.nn.—At the last meeting of this
Board, Mr. U. Hickman, chairman, and also p:e tent
Rev. C. Phillips, Messrs. J. 1% Coddin6ton, A. Bill,
B. Taylor, B. Brooks, and G. Rhodes. The reports
of the Orhard Lane Schools by .Her Majesty's
Inspector, and a tepott from the school visiting
cummittee, thereon, were discussed, Ind the further
consideratiou thereof adjourned, m the former

it appeared the grant earned was £2(37. The Beard
decided to raise the ,4anclarcl fix lialf-timerF, and
total exemption to the 4 hand 6th respectively. The
clerk was instructed to get the byelaws altered
to this effec!.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-02-09

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-02-09

ILEINING ACCIDENTS IN PRUSSIA.

The satistics of mining accidents in Prussia for 1882
show that they have been more numerous in that year
than in any former (says ircra). Of the 272,357 persona
emplayed in mines, Ecc., 740, or 1 in 368, were killed,
whilst 2718 workmen, or 1 in 100, were disabled for a
longer period than one month. In the case of 188 men,
the injuries received disabled them permanently. The
percentage of deaths was consequently 212 per 1000,
that of Injuries about 10 per 1000. During the 15
years from 1867 to 1881 only 248 per 1000 lost their
lives, on the average. The percentage of accidents not
fatal was in 1881 only 9.19 per 1000; in 1880, only
9 70 per 1000. The most dangerous occupation proved
to be coal-mining, in which 340 per 1000, or 14 in 294,
workmen were killed (in 1881 the proportion was
2.95 per 1000, or 1 in 339), and 2183, or 12 66 per
1000 (against 1199 per 1000 , the previous year), were
injured. A similar increase in the number of acci-
dents also showed itself in the winning of mineral salts
and in quarrying, for in these two branches the fatal
accidents in 1882 wore 268 per 1000 (against 169 on
the average of the previous 15 years), and other acci-
dents 682 per 1,000 (against 355 in 1381). Brown.
coal mining showed in 1882 a percentage of deaths of
2.19 per 1000 (247 was the average of the previous 15
years), and of other accidents of 408 per 1000 (against
6.26 in 1881). In ore-mining, finally, the percentage
of persona killed in 1882 was 122 per 1000 (against P 45
during the previous 15 years), and that of persona in-
jured only 5.54 per ROO, or as large as during the pre-
ceding years.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-02-09

A HEADLESS CHICKEN.

An American paper says that a novel case has been
brought to the attention of the Police-court at Wath-
ington by the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty
to Animals, and the trial was ended on Wednesday.
On Monday last the Chief of Police issued a permit
to Randolph Warwick to exhibit "a living headless
chicken," but after keeping his show open a few
hours he was arrested by an agent of the Society for
the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. In the Police-
court the headless rooster was exhibited in evidence
apparently alive and well. Its head had been partly
chopped off, leaving only the base of the brain.
Warwick te.tified that he bought the chicken in
Richmond, Va., about a month ago for 25 dole, from
a man who said the chicken's head had been cut off
about twenty months before. He said that he feeds
It four or five times a day with a spoon, and that be
would not take 1000 dole. for it. He notified the
court that if it was killed he would sue the Govern-
ment for damages. A surgeon called by the defendant
testified that he had made an examination of the
chicken and finds that there is only a portion ot the
larger brain and the base of the brain left, and ap-
parently the ohicken is not suffering any pain, and
that it shows evidence of being well cared for, and
seems to be thriving. The court thought it was
demoralising, and if this case was diemissed boys
would try the experiment every day, and therefore
gave judgment against the defendant, fining him
50 dole,
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-02-09

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-02-09

CUTTINGS FROM AMERICAN PAPERS.

A Chattanoga young man married a lady whose
weight verges closely upon two hundred pounds, "My
dear," he said to her. "shall I help you over the
fence V' "No," replied his bigger hail; "help the
fence."

A Havard professor was expostulating with a
student for his idleness, when the latter said, "It's no
use ; I was cut out for a loafer." "Well," said the
professor, surveying the student critically, "whoever
cut you out understood his business."
A man in Yonkers began to laugh immoderately
over some amusing narrative, and finally, to his
dismay. was conscious that he could not atop. The
doctor had given him up and the family were gather.
jog around in expectation of the end, when a telegram
arrived saying that his wife's mother was coming to
make a short visit, He was saved, and has laughed
no more.
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"You ought to be in our room now," said Amy ;
"we have a teacher that rules the roost." "Well,'
repliel the high school girl, "I'd be ashamed of my-
self. You should say, 'Governs the horizontal perch
on which the fowl reposes,' not rules the roost."
If a young man sits up too late with his sweetheart
ont in the cranberry regions of New Jersey the old
folks come into the parlour, and, with refined sarcasm,
Invite him to wait a few minutes longer and breakfast
will be ready.
"Landlord," said a traveller, to the keeper of a
Niagara hotel, "didn't you ever have a gentleman
ston with you before?" "Are you a gentleman?
"Yes, I am." " Tizen I never had one stop with me
before.'
Newbern, Tenn., has a law that imposes a fine of
not, less than 25 dol., or more than 50 doll., on any
person who goes into a saloon on Sunday. Theoltizens
think it is a very mitt,t law that impels a an to enter
a saloon on SAtnrrily ti,ht, and remain there nal_
Monday morning.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-02-09

TRIBAL FIGHTS IN SOUTH AFRICA.

The Capa papers just received report that serious
tribal fights had occurred at the Victoria Road, near
Hanover. The combatants were natives employed at
the De Aar Junction, near Hanover. An eya•witness
counted as many as thirty-forr dead on one spot, but
it was stated that upwards of seventy were killed. A
party of volunteers had been dispatched, and the riot
was quelled. A gentleman who had arrived from De
Aar sup' lies the Argus with a full account of the
occurrences. From this it appears that the natives
employed on the Western line extension are chiefly
Zulus, while those working on the North-Eastern ex-
tension beyond Naauwpoort are colonial Caffres and
Fingoes intermixed. The cause of the quarrel was a
dispute as to the right of using a certain canteen, and
the first collision took place on Christmas Day.
There were only about forty Fingoes engaged
on the one side and 150 Zulus on the other, and
there were a good many broken heads in the melee.
On Thursday morning, the Zulus being then at work
in the ballast-holes, about 2)0 Caffres suddenly pre-
sented themselves at the top of the rise overlooking
the Zulu camp. A fight ensued, and ma few minutes
30 men were placed hors de combat. The first to fall
was the Zulu captain, who had stood about 15 yards
in front of his men when the encounter commenced.
There were three other Zulus killed and one Caffre,
8 men were taken to hospital mortally wounded, ,and
nearly 20 others were injured in a less serious degree.
To avenge thsir defeat the Zulus mustered again on
Saturday afternoon, and when the train left De Aar
on Siuidr.yOic 7.11.1 r had ,eserzwied
and e,--erything was in readiness for an attack at three
o'clock, and from ths telegraphic Information autw-e-
-quently received it appeexe that the Zulu again came
off second beet.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-02-09

CHILDREN'S PARTIES.

The Graphic remarks that our medical contempora
ries have not spoken out too soon about the excite-
ment produced on the minds of little boys and girls
by children's parties. Children are so easily amused,
that the elaborate entertainments which it is now the
fashion to provide for them, often fail in the objects
proposed, and cause intense agitation rather than
healthy enjoyment. What with morning performances
at the theatre., fancy dress balls, private theatricals,
and parties offtring an ingenious variety of recreations,
with a not lees stimulating assortment of supper dainties,
some of our young people now pass their winter
holidays in a round of exhilaration which gives them a
distaste for the simple amusements of home. One or
two parties and a single visit to the pantomime used
formerly to be considered enough for children durieg
the Christmas holidays; but nowadays we meet
youngsters who know as much about favourite actors
and actresses as their elders, and who in the matter of
parties are nicely fastidious' having learned to estabs
ish comparisons between hosts who do things "In
style " and those who are still so primitive as to treat
children like children. Wa need not trouble ourselves
over much about the boy in his teens, who, after the
ei3sipation of his holidays, quickly gets put to rights
by the work, diet, and boyish games of his school;
but it has become too common to take out to chil-
dren's parties little mites of three or four who are not
strong enough to stand the excitement of these
revelries, and who it appears, on the evidence of
doctors, are often seriously affected by them. Mothers
should see to this, and withstand the temptations of
showing off the precocious graces of their little ones,
even when enticed by those nouveaux riches who
delight to collect children in crowds round them,
and to refresh their jaded taste for novelties by the
sight of tiny folk ruisquerading in the garb of grown•
up peoktle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-02-09

THE PROPER TIME TO RISE.

The Lancet Bays that the proper time to rise is
when sleep, properly so-called, ends. Dozing in not
admissible f:om any reasonable or health point of view.
The brain falls into the state we call sleep, and the
other organs of the body follow it. True sleep is the
aggregate of sleeps. In other words, sleep, which must
be a natural function—i.e., physiological instead of
pathological, or induced by disease or drugs—is a state
which consists in the aleeepbag or rest of all the several
parts of the organism. Sometimes one and at other
times another part of the body as a whole may be
the least fatigued and so the first to awake. or the
most exhausted, and therefore the most difficult to
arouse. The secret of good sleep is—the physio-
logical conditions of rest being established—to so
work and weary the several parts of the organism as
to give them a proportionally equal need of rest at the
same moment. The cerebrum or mind-organ, the
sense organs, the muscular system, and the viscera
should be all ready to sleep together, and, so far as
may be possible, they should be equally tired. To
wake early and feel ready to rise, this fair and equal
start of the sleeper should be secured; and the wise
self-manager should not allow a drowsy feeling of the
consciousness or weary senses, or an exhausted mus-
cular system, to beguile him into the folly of going to
sleep again when once his consciousness has been
aroused. After a very few days of self-discipline the
man who resolves not to "doze"—that is, to allow
some still sleepy part of his body to keep him in bed
after his brain has once awakened—will find himself,
without knowing how, an "early riser."
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-02-09

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