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The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1879-05-17

BISMARCK AS AN ORATOR.

The Tagblatt of Berlin gives the following pen and in
sketch of the German Chancellor delivering his great speech
In the Reichstag on the Customs tariffs :

Before even hearing a word you can tell by the aspect
of the Chamber thatit is the Chancellor who is speaking.
With their bodies stretched out and ears wide open,
everybody leans forward to listen. The pencils of the
shorthand writers fly over the paper with the rapidity
of lightning, and you hold your breath involuntarily,
thateyou may hear better. From trelow Is heard a
feeble voice—one of those voices which by its nervous
tone suggests excess of intellectual work. The words
come by jerks, each sentence being laboriously formed.
The orator is sometimes hurried, sometimes hesitating
in his speech. He recalls each sentence, twists it, and
turns it about until he has eliminated all the points which
an adversary might attack. It is then only that he alien-
dons it to the House. In listening to him you expe-
rience a strange excitement, for while this strong man
continues his speech, you are momentarily feeling that
he will suddenly stop short in the middle of his dis-
course. Not that ideas are likely to be wanting, but
one fears lest the weakly voice which issues so
laboriously from the Chancellor's robust frame may
fail in the midst of a peroration without the possibility
in the hurry of picking up the broken threads. The
Chancellor himself looks ill at ease while speaking, his
thin white hands fidgetting now with one and now with
anotherbutton of his modest dark blue cuirassier's uni-
form. Then they:catch feverishly at the long pencils so
much talked about ; seek refuge on the table: and at last
rest on the glass of water which stands on the tribune.
You might fancy that it was only this resting place
that was wanting, for presently his speech grows firmer,
more severe ; words flow from his lips with greater
clearness, his thick eyebrows are lowerei still more
upon the grey eyes which seem to penetrate the ranks
of the deputies. It is new evident that the orator is
approaching the end of his speech, the sentences
become shorter and mere vigorous. And then the
Chancellor draws himself up to his full height; the
voice, so weak at first, gains a clear, hard ring, ano he
throws his last sentence like a bomb into the milst of
the Chamber, resuming his seat amid the loud ap Lose
of his friends.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1879-05-17

A GLIMPSE OF BLUE.

IT is within a few clays of six months ago
that the time expired which had been al.
lowed to the Ameer of Afghanistan for
sending a reply to the ultimatum of the
British .Government. When the 21st of
November arrived, aud no answer had been
received from Shere Ali to the demands
which were made upon him from Calcutta,
an immediate advance of our troops was
made, and the news of the, successful move-
ment of General Robertsin the Peiwar Pass
came to England appropriately enough in
excellent time to be communicated to Parlia-
ment on the day of its opening for the winter
session, summoned to consider our relations
with Afghanistan. If there has not been
much glory or renown attaching to the oper-
ations of our troops amid the mountains and
the gorges of that wild country, it is tiatis-
factory to know that the loss of life has been
small. When it was annotmced that we
were about to invade .Afglianistan, the re-
collections of the sanguinary conflicts there
forty years ago bade us prepare for severe
fighting, if not with the hill tribes, certainly
with the Afghans themselves. They were
known to be a warn& people, and it was
not unaturally felt that we should have
some trouble with them. It cannot be said
that the expectations of those who antici-
pated warm work in Afghanistan have been
realised. The British troops have for the
most part been marching against invisibh
roes, and at length we have had a visit o'
Yakoob Khan to the British camp with ti
view' of negotiating ter= of paw! Tbe
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1879-05-17

THE REPRESENTATION OF DUDLEY

SELECTION OF A CONSERVATIVE
CANDIDATE.

On Monday night the Conservative Two Hundred
of Dudley met at St. Thomaes School-room. King
Street, to select a candidate to oppose Mr. H. B.
Sheridan, M.P., at the forthcoming election. The
meeting was a very hearty one, and it was the un-
animous opinion of those present that Mr. John
Henderson, a G asgow merchant, having extensive
estates in Oxfordshire, was a most fit
cianadgpail.olapneit
ht w•
person to represent the views of the Conservatives
of Dudley. By a f;rmal resolution Mr. Henderson
was invited to contest the borough. Report speaks
highly of the gentleman selected, and every effort
is to he made to secure his election. The associa-
tion is i l now b
owe
made t
e reverse
thoroughly
the organised,re an
representation of
the borough.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1879-05-17

FIRE ON BOARD AN EMIGRANT
SHIP.

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G. Gascock, a passesger by the emigrant ship
Prako, which took fire oa her voyage to New Zea-
land, has forwarded a letter containing some parti-
culars of the disaster (says the Globe). The fire broke
out on November 11th, smoke coming from the hatch.
Water was at once pumped down the hold and the
hatches covered, but the Ere continued to spread, and
finally the boats were lowered and the women and
children placed in them. The crew and a number of
the male emigrants still continued to endeavour to
extinguish the fire, until the ship, Loch Boon, hove in
sight, and the emigrants were taken to Pernambuco.
Afterwards the captain acid some of the emigrants
to return to the burning, ship to relieve the sailors,
but after five days' exertion it was found necessary to
scuttle the ship. The party then remained on Cocoa-
nut Island six weeks, when they proceeded on their
destination, which was reached on March 6, five
months after leaving England.

On Tuesday Dr. Newman received the biretta froL
the hands of the Pope, who paid a graceful compliment to
the new Cardinal for the services he had rendered to the
Church and society in general.
The Queen's first great grandchild was born on
Monday afternoon at half-past two o'clock, and is the first-
born child of the Ileredltary Princess of Saxe-Melningen
and Bill u altitx rghausen, the Princes Oharlotte of Prussia,
tildatt4 Itilaprwn %lines and Princess of Ger
many. "mart ge ?AM Mc."llletilartititltkk jaactida,
February -of last itr. Tier RO'Yfll Riglinesa and tlie infant
Princess are repotted to be progiessing satisfactorily.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1879-05-17

DUDLEY,

PETTY SlamNs.—At the Public Office, on Mon-
day, a collier named John Fullwell (21), of Church
Road, Netherton, was committed to the Sessions on
a clivrge of indecently manning Susannah Day in a
field at Netherton.- —Another miner named Benja-
min Luke, of King Street, was sentenced to three
months' imprisonment with hard labour for as-
saulting his wife. The evidence showed that
prisoner loosened his wife's teeth, and kicked her
in a shameful manner.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1879-05-17

ROWLEY REGIS SCHOOL BOARD.

Mr. W. Bassano occupied the chair at the
monthly meeting of the Board on Monday after-
noon.
The Finance Committee's report, which was
adopted, recommended payment of £1,053 for site
of Blackheath schools; £132 to the Public Works
Loan Commi-sioners for loan and interest; about
£2OO teachers' salaries; £lOO to Mr. Willetts on
account of contract for erection of the new Board
offices; and between £2OO and £3OO for other
purposes, including furniture for the Board room.
There were no fewer than 79 applications for the
remission of school fees, the number of children
the Board were asked to excuse being 213.
The Chairman incidentally remarked that at
Tividale Board Schools thelfees in arrear were al-
most nil ;the amount in all three Schools there was
only us. In the adjoining district of Tipton,
where the people were certainly no poorer, and
where a 2d fee was charged, the arrears amounted
to £7O. This striking difference was an argument
against those who urged that where a low fee was
charged it was more likely to be paid properly.
The rough and ready way of sending the children
back till they brought their fees, and letting the
school officer deal with the parents if they stayed
away, seemed to answer well in practice.
Mr. Whitley thought the different disposition of
the parents might have something to do with the
favourable comparison of Tividale with other
schools.
After further conversation, the Board resolved
to refuse to remit fees except in extreme cases.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1879-05-17

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1879-05-17

A PASSENGER STEAMER WRECKED.

Advices received frem Astoria announce the total
wreck of the passenger steamer Great Republic,
and the loss of ten lives. The Great Republic was
one of a line of steamers running between San
Francisco and Oregon. On the 19th ult. she was on
a voyage from San Francisco to Astoria, having on
board a large number of pasdeng, re, and also a large
crew. She was in charge of a pilot at the time, and
was endeavouring to enter port. The night was dark,
and the steamer struck on the Columbia Bar, and very
rapidly filled with watez. The coolness displayed by
the captain prevented a panic amongst the persons
on board, and pretty good order, considering the cir-
cumstances, was maintained. All of the passengers
left the vessel and reached the shore, though they
lost nearly all they had on board. The last boat to
leave the unfortunate steamer was one containing the
first and second officers, the boatswain, two sailors,
and eight stewards, but before it could reach the
shore it was swamped, and the occupants were left
straggling for their lives in the water. Three of them
managed to swim ashore, but the remaining ten, in-
cluding the two officers, perished. The inhabitants of
the village made every provision for the comfort of the
shipwrecked people, and schoolrooms, churches, and
other places were thrown open for their accommoda-
tion. On the following morning the beach was
covered for a considerable distance with the furniture
and cargo of the vessel and a great deal of the pas-
sengers effects: Several of the bodies of the unfor-
tunate men who were drowned were also washed up
on the beach. According to the latest accounts the
Great Republic had broken in two, and was a complete
wreck.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1879-05-17

THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND
TEMPERANCE SOCIETY.

The annual meeting of the women's branch of this society
was held on Wednesday merning in Exeter Hall, the Earl of
Aberdeen presiding.
The Chairman said that the object of the society w s
to stimulate and encourage people in the great work of
temperance. He thought that, instead of making a
speech himself, the best thing he could do was to intro-
duce the ladies who had taken part in this great move-
ment, and let them speak for themselves.
Mrs. Papillon, of Colchester, then read a paper on
the Church of England Tempera- ce Society and the
Girls' Friendly Society. She dwelt on the necessity of
bringing girls together by means of tea meetings, dtc.,
although she did not advocate the principle of getting
girls to sign the pledge without a preliminary pro-
bationary period. She stated that there was great
difficulty in approaching the workieg girls, and it was,
therefore, of the greatest importance that they should
be trained up to avoid strong drink and associates who
would tempt them into drinking habits.
Miss Cons then read a paper on the work of coffee
taveins. She spoke very highly of the work done by
the coffee taverns already established, in which during
the past year the pledge had been taken by no fewer
than four thousand people, the majority of whom
had religiously kept their pledge. Acknowledging
the necessity of some place in which men might
find relaxation after their day's work, she
thought these coffee taverns ought to be made •
as attractive as possible by providing innocent amuse-
ment without the opportunity of doing mischief.
Although strongly opposed to Sunday labour, she
thought that so long as public-houses were kept open
on Sunday it was advisable to open the coffee taverns
also. .
The third paper, by Mrs. Cogswell, on "Thrift
Branches and Penny Banks as a means of promoting
Temperance," was read by the Rev. J. Cogswell, in
which the lady detailed fier personal experience upon
the subject of the paper.
The Chairman then commented upon the papers
which had been read, paying a high compliment to the
writers. He draw from them the inference that owing
to our social habits pablichouses of some description
were necessary. He deprecated all sectarian attempts
to introduce religion into coffee palaces, although he
thought religion might be introduced in an unobtru-
sive way, and on Sundays religious meetings might be
regularly held.
A discussion upon the respective papers followed,
which was opened by Mr. Bourne.
There was a large attendance of ladies interested in
the movement, and among the occupants of the plat-
form were several well-known clergymen.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1879-05-17

KIDDERMINSTER.

THE ARBITRATION IN THE CARPET TRADE.—..
Professor Fawcett has declined to officiate as umpire
in the arbitration as to the price to be paid for
weaving on the Moxon loom. Accordingly, the
parties have applied to Mr. Thomas Hughes, and
that gentleman has agreed to act, and it is believed
that he will enter upon his duties at once. A
speedy termination of the dispute may now be
expected.
THE BRICKLAYERS' STRIKE.--The bricklayers of
Kidderminster are still on strike, and there is but a
slight prospect of an agreement being come to at
present. The masters' terms, which include a re-
duction of one half-penny per hour and other alter-
ations of the rules, are regarded by the men to be
of too sweeping a character. It is said that two
or three meetings have been held, and attempts
have been made to induce the masters to modify
their demands, but all such offers have been de-
clined.
WESLEYAN SUNDAY &Hoot. AismtrvicESA.RY.—Two
sermons were preached in the Wesleyan Chapel on
Sunday by the Rev. Ainsworth, of Didsbury.
There were large congregations at each service,
and the total amount of the collections was be-
tween £33 and £34.

ODDFELLOWS' INFIRNIZY SUNDAY.—The Mem-
bers of the Kidderminster Branch of the Manches-
ter Unity of Oddfellows marched in processional
order from the Corn Exchange to the Baptist
Chapel on Sunday afternoon. A sermon was
preached by the Rev. T. Fisk, pastor. The collec-
tisn at the close of the service, which is to be
devoted to the funds of the Infirmary, amounted
to £8 106
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1879-05-17

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1879-05-17

COMPARATIVE LONGEVITY.

Herr Max Waldetein, of the Statistical Depart-
ment at Vienna, has published a pamphlet giving
some curious statistics as to the ages of the in-
habitants of Austria and other parts of Europe. He
says that the number of people in Europe who are up-
wards of ninety years old 11102,831, of whom 60,303
are women. Of those who are over a hundred years
of age there are 241 women and 161. men in Italy,
229 women and 183 men in Austria, and 526 women and
524 men in Hungary. There are in Austria 1,508,359
persons over sixty years of age. comprising 75 per
cent. of the whole population. It is found that the
percentage of old people is much higher among the
Germans than among the Slays. In the German pro-
vinces of Upper Austria and Salzburg it is 11-5; while
in Galicia it is only 4. In Hungaiy there are more
old men than old women, which is explained by the
fact that the excess of women over men is less in
Hungary than in other countries.
According to Herr Waldatein, there are in Austria
100 women and 86 men who are a hundred years old,
41 women and 37 men who are one hundred and one,
and 88 women ana 60 men who are upwards of one
hundred and one years of age.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1879-05-17

BELBROUGHTON.

SUDDEN DEATH.—On Wednesday night, a man
named Joseph Harrison, a gardener. died suddenly.
Dr. Hobbs was at once called in, but life was
extinct.

NETHEREND.

ANNUAL SERMON.—The annual sermon in aid of
the schools of the Unitarian 'Chapel, was preached
at Netherend on Sunday likst. A very good
sermon was preached, at the close of which the
handsome sum of £4O 6s 8d was collected.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1879-05-17

OLD HILL.

MAGISTRATES WANTED.—At the Police Court, on
Wednesday, a number of cases were entered for
hearing, but as there was only one magistrate
present, Mr. B. Hingley, nearly all the cases
entered required two magistrates to adjudicate.
Loud were the complaints made on Wednesday,
by many persons who had come a eonsiderable dis-
tance, and could not have their cases heard. And
it does appear to us to be hard that they should be
put to double expense in employing professional
assistance, and bringing their witnesses a second
time. In other districts it is arranged for tiro
magistrates to attend, so that if one could not
attend he should provide a substitute. By so
doing at this court the public would not be so often
disappointed as they are. It is simply a matter of
arrangement, which we hope will be carried out in
future.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1879-05-17

THE "TWO-WHEELED HORSE."

When the bicycle was first introduced into England it
was pretty generally thought that it would be a short-
lived hobby. Those, however, who saw the fifth annual
meet at Hampton Court on Saturday last must have
had the admission forced on them that the "two-
wheeled horse" has taken firm root in this country
both as a pastime and for its general utility. Success-
ful as the previous meets have- proved, that of Satur-
day outdid them all. There were representatives from
no less than 79 metropolitan clubs and 25 provincial.
These, with about 500 unattached, numbered close on
2,000 riders. The weather was fine and bracing, and
thanks to the presence of an adequate contingent of
the police, excellent order was kept. Shortly after 5
p.m. the procession was formed, and the eight miles
from the Lion-gates by the "Clarence Arms" and
Pantille-bridge, through Bushey Park and back
through Hampton, were ridden without any serious
mishap.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1879-05-17

ENGLAND'S GREATNESS.

This was the subject of a lecture ,delivered in London on
Tuesday morning by the Rev. J. Baldwin Brown at the King's
Weigh Route Chapel, Fish-street-hill.
The lecturer observed that the pulse of the world
might be heard beating in London, andlor good reason
too, because London was the centre of the whole civi-
lised world. Not only this, but its people ved in the
centre of a greater mass of land a d a smaller are of
water tha those of any oth r city or por ion of th
world, takiig p r pecttve f the eijti e northe n
hemispher , where he 1 n was principally amassed,
while the v.ater predominated in the southern
hemisphere. ~ lts positio was hail ..,py pla e 4,
too, with Europe bet or and Araesida behind.
From all lands oz the earth tribute &hied into it,

which tended to stimulate the people to dignity and
power. The lectnrer claimed for London, as successor
of Rome, whose inheritance seemed to be ours, those:
imperial instincts which befit a great people. Im-
perial we are and must as a people remain while we
carried en the largest trade in the world, whose high-
ways we had secured, while we possessed the largest,
richest, most influential, and now perhaps the most
splendid city of the world. England, with London,
had created a new age in which men lived—an age of
gold, iron, and of steel. She had peered into a land
of progress and grown rich with a rapidity that had no
parallel in the history of the human race. With the
progress made during the Victorian era the past history
of our race could find no comparison.

INCREASE OF EMIGRATION FROM
THE MERSEY.
The returns of emigration from the Mersey during
the month of April, which were issued on Saturday,
show an enormous Increase.
It appears that 65 vessels left the Mersey last month
with 10,917 passengers, of whom 5,348 were English,
58 Scotch, 1,546 Irish, 3,809 foreigners, and 156 whose
nationalities were not known. Their destinations were
—8,931 to the United States, 1,723 to British North
America, 48 to Australia, 110 to South America, 39 to
the East Indies, 12 to the West Indies, 9 to China,
and 44 to the West Coast of Africa. A comparison
shows that the figures of last month were 6,015 over
those of the previous month—March—and 4,090 over
April, 1878.
Emigration during the present month has also been
carried on very briskly, and if continued the numbers
will be several thousands in exeess of the figure of
corresponding months for many years past.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1879-05-17

SATURDAY, MAY 17, 179

the telegram from the Viceroy was satisfactory, and
he regretted that the Chancellor had not given a similar ex-
planation with regard to the letter to Lady rere. Believing
that the, resolution would intimate a want ot confidence in
the power of the House to maintain its privileges, and feel-
ing himself called upon to negative the insinuation of per-.
sone( interposition contained in it, he intended to vote
against it.
Mr. Cross explained that the Queen's letter to Lady Frere,
although it expressed the dsepest sympathy with Sir Bartle
Frere in his troubles and dangers, was couched in the most
general terms, and did not contain a single word implying
that Her Majesty wished to-recommend any line of policy.
At this point Sir It Peel, seconded by Mr.. O'Conner
P )wer, moved the adjournment of the debate which on a.
division was negatived by 347 to 46.
Major Nolan moved the adjournment of the House, and
Sir R. Peel took the opporsuipty of making some discursive
remarks condemning the South African war, and expressing
surprise at Mr. Gladstone's conduct. The motion was
negatived by 307 to 43, whereupon Mr. O'Sullivan moved the
adjournment of the debate, to which the Chance lor of the
Exchequer assented, and the debate accordingly stood ad-
journed until next Tuesday.
The House adjourned at ten minutes past two o'clock.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1879-05-17

gocal an Pstrict gebls.

COUNTY COURT.

RUNNING DOWN COE AT HALESOWEN. At the
County Court, held on Monday, before Mr. Rupert
Kettle, judge, an action was brought by Alfred
Cox, maltster, of Blackheath, to recover the sum of
.£5O from Thomas White, fruiterer, of Halesowen,
for the value of a horse belonging to plaintiff which
was k.lled in an accident through the alleged negli-
gence of defendant's son, at lialesowen on Good
Friday. Mr. Stokes appeared for the plaintiff and
Mr. Shakespeare defended. Mr. Stokes, in opening
the case, said that on the evening of i-;ood Friday
the plaintiff and his wife, with a sister anti the
.thildren were driving home from Cleut, and when
at Halesowen, between the New Inn and the Shen-
stone they met defendant's son who was driv rig a
torso and trap. In the trap was a man named
Robinson and they were coming from the direction
Birmingham. Defendant's son was the worse
(or liquoe and Rohin:.on was drunk. Defendant's
:rap was on the wrong side of the road, the son
caving the i eins The two vehicles came into col-
iision and the shaft of defendant's cart struck the
breast of plaintiff's horse and entered some distance.
When the shaft was crawl' out the blood • flowed
frreely and the animal died in a few minutes. Joseph
Parsons, residing at Cradley, said he was near the
place at the time of the accident. He heard some
oersons shouting and went in the direction. He
~aw the shaft in the breast of plaintiff's horse.
:be traps were euming in opposite dimations. Th
vet person who came up after the eceidsat we:
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1879-05-17

THE IRON TRADE.

WOLVERHAMPTON', Wednesday.

The market was somewhat startled this after.
noon by the announcement of the failures in the
North of England of Messrs. Lloyd and Co.,
and Messrs Hopkins, GilkEs, and Co. (who it is
stated have spent enoi mous sums in experiments)
two large and important concerns at Middles
brough, and this interfered very much with tl
'ransactions on 'Change. Locally, however,
manufacturers are pretty well off for orders, the
extent of their operations being fully equal 4o
what has been done in any previous period of
kid year. There is, however, a regrettable fact
in connection with what orders are secured and
that is that the prices are of a more downward
tendency than ever ' • whilst in some instancPg it
is with the greatest difficulty that
_orders can be
secured, the competition, both by local manu-
facturers and houses in other mandfacturing
countries, being very keen, a few shillings very
often deciding who shall have the contract.
Galvanisers' sheets, common bars, and angle
iron were the articles mostly dealt in, and often
these were exchanged at prices in buyers'
favour. Some best boiler-plate orders were
placed this afternoon, but for very small quanti-
ties. Paddled bars were a little more inquirLd
for. With regard to Digs foundry iron was the
most sought after. Very little high-class metal
went off today,the sales recorded relating mainly
to the medium brands. Hematite and South
Wales pigs appeared to be more in demand tin
has been experienced of late. Cokes wero
cheaper, and there was very much underselling
in the coal trade, although prices are practically
lower than they have been since the last inflated
state of trade.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1879-05-17

A NEW CHILDREN'S MALADY.

Professor Winckel, the Director of the Royal Lying.
In Institution at Dresden, has reported to the Congress
of Children's Doctors, lately held in Berlin, observa-
tions upon a mysterious children's disease which he
had an opp-,,rtunity of clinically, studying in his own
institution. An epidemic broke out towards the end
of March. Of 23 children attacked, 19, or 82 per cent.,
died, and the average duration of illness in the fatal
cases was 32 hours. The illness began with a sort of
sudden stupefaction of the children, The respiration
became hoarse, accompanied wish groaning and occa-
sional foaming at the mouth. The change in the
blood was very remarkable. Dr. Winckel made
incisions in some cases, but it was only by using
pressure that he was aisle to squeeze out any blood.
It was a thick brown-black fluid, of the consistency of
a syrup. The body became flaccid, the liver much
swollen • presently convulsions supervened, during
one of which the child expired. The President of the
Congress, Privy Councillor Dr. Gerhardt, of Wiirz-
burg, suggested that this neW disorder should be
designated `Winckel's disease."—The Times.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1879-05-17

BROMSGROVE.

DETERMINED SITICIDE.—A youth about 14 or 15
years of age, named Gold, a/las Wilkes, whose
parents reside at Cateshill, committed suicide on
Saturday in a most determined manner, by drown-
ing himself in a sheet of water called Coney Green
Pool, near Burnsley Hall, about two miles from
Bromsgrove. The mother of the youth chastised
him for making his nails badly, and he told her it
was the last time she would do it, for he would go
and drown himself. He at once carried his threat
into execution, and in a very short space of time
was taken home a corpse. The pond is very deep.
and deceased would have little chance of escape if
he ventured a yard or two from the bank. An
inquest was held on the body at the Forest Hotel,
Lickey End, on Tuesday afternoon, before Mr.
Docker (Coroner).—The evidence showed that
deceased was of a sullen disposition, that his head
was affected, and he was likely to commit any
desperate act in a fit of frenzy.—The jury returned
a verdict "That deceased committed suicide while
in a fit of temporary insanity."
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1879-05-17

EXPERSIIENTS AND OBSERVATIONS
ON ANTS.

In London, the other evening, a discourse was given at the
Royal Institution by Sir John Lubbock, F.R.S., M.P., on the
habits of ants. Prince Christian, KG., took the chair.
The lecturer included an account of some of the ex-
periments and observations made with ants since Sir
John Lubbock's last communication. The portion
of the subject dealt with was principally the question
whether ants were to be accounted conscious, reason-
able beings. Referring to a quotation from Mr.
Grote's Fragments of Ethical Subjects," express-
ing the opinion that no society can exist without
the sentiment of morality, Sir John pointed out
that ants have their desires, their passions, and even
their caprices. The young are absolutely helpless.
Their communities are no mere collections of inde-
pendent individuals, nor even temporary associations
like the flocks of migratory birds, but organized com-
munities labouring with the utmost harmony for the
common good. The remarkable analogies which
they present in so many ways to our human societies
render them peculiarly interesting to us, and, he
said, one cannot help longing to know more of their
character, how the world appears to them, and to what
extent they are conscious, reasonable beings. A number
of species of ants were shown by the electric lamp
magnified on the screen. Besides experiments to ascer-
tain if ants can communicate to one another by sound,
which seemed at least doubtful if not absolutely
proved in. the negative, the effect of colour has been
studied on them. The result af all experiments is they
get away from blue light to red and seek entire shelter
from light. Sir John alluded to facts for showing it
difficult to deny the gift of reason to ants, " but he
thought it, perhaps, wiser to admit the whole question
was still a mystery."
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1879-05-17

FLYING DUTCHMAN'S HANDICAP.

Run on the second day of the meeting, will be won
by either

CARILLON or JOLLIFICATION

both of whom are now fit and well, also both triers.

The betting on the Derby is of a brisk nature, and
from the way some 30 animals are supported a great
field may be expected. Charibert has been sup-
planted in the betting by Falmouth, still Matt
Dawson must have his line through Wheel of Fortune
and I expect to see the pair make a great fight of it.
With Custance up, Caciogan is expected to reverse
the 2,000 Guineas running, which several good
judges aver he will.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1879-05-17

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1879-05-17

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1879-05-17

DISASTER AT SEA.

The steamship City of Rio Janeiro, which arrived
at New York from Rio on the 27th of April, had to
report that on the preceding night she ran down the
Norwegian barque Yet ocity during a dense fog in lat.
38deg. 45mi 1, and long 73deg. 30min. The stew-Ler
cut its way half through the barque. The wildest
confusion reigned on the wreck, and the shouts of her
crew were unintelligible to those above them, who
were anxious to render them every assistance. Five
minutes after the collision the b aqua began to
sink, and the order was given for the steamer to
back away from her. Elevon half-naked men had
by that time scaled the precipitous bows of
the steamer by means of the anchor - cables,
and had been dragged on deck by willing hands.
Gabriel Nilson, the steward had just seized hold
of the iron cable when it began to recede from his
grasp. He cried out, but to no avail; the steamer
backed away, and the poor fellow clinging to the port
rigging in company with Axtel Joneson, a boy only
sixteen years of age, went down with the wreck. Their
companions saw them lo ,king upward to the steamer's
blws and making appealing gestures as they sank out
of sight. Captain Weir c rdered an examination to be
made of the Rio Janeiro's bows and it was soon found
that she had received no material injury. It is pro-
bable that if the vessel had remained above water one
minute longer the steamer would not have been
obliged to back away from her, and the steward and
boy would have reached the deck of the Rio Janeiro
in safety.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1879-05-17

HALEY.

STOOK SALK AM) SHOW Op TEGS.—At this sale
on Monday there was a large and superior lot of
stock in every class, whilst the attendance was
the largest that has been seen at Hagley
sale for a long time. The tegs exhibited were of
a very superior kind in every way, as the sums re-
alized will testify. The first prize of £3 was awarded
to Mr. John Hardy for the 10 beat tegs; Mr. Hardy
giving a prize of 20s to the purchaser of the first pen
and 10s for the purchaser of the second pen. Both
pens were purchased by Mr. Reuben Rogers, of Kid-
derminster, at 90s and 86s respectively per head.
The second prize was awarded to Mr. Cooke, of
Bellington for the 10 second best tegs ; Mr. Cooke
giving 10s as a purchaser's prize for each pen. Both
pens were purchased by Mr. Reuben Rogers, of Kid-
derminster, and realized 84s and 81s respectively per
head. The judges were Messrs. Jas. Boucher, Clout;
Jas. Lane, Birmingham, and Reuben Rogers, Kidder-
minster. The judging gave entire satisfaction. The
entry of fat beasts was first-class, and high prices
were realized. Mutton made as high as 9d per lb.
and beef 8d per lb and upwards. Lambs realized
over 40s a head. The next sale will be on Monday,
the 19th, and the show of Whitsuntide Beef will be
on Monday, the 26'h of May.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1879-05-17

THE STOTTEBRIDGE OBSERVER_

present, to make a chemieal analysis of the remains of the
viscera.
Sarah Carpenter, aged 13, apposed that she had been in
the service) ef Mrs. Bastendterff about 18 weeks. They
lived in the back kitchen. 'Miley kept the coals in the
scullery cellar, and she fetched there in a scuttle. About
a fortnight ago she picked up a home and took it out into
the scullery aod looked at it, and she then took it and
showed her mistress. and said it was part of a foot • and
she said, "Oh, nonsense." She said it was a wild boar' bone
of one they once had. She threw it Into the sink, and Hr.
Bastendoril went and looked at it, and threw into the area.
She afterwards picked up a little bone, about the length of
her finger, which she threw into the dust-hole. Some coals,
two tons, came 11% about two months ago. The cellar was
not cleared then. She had picked up rage and things in the
cellar and had burnt them.
By the Coroner: When I took the bone to show my mis-
tress I said I was sure it was the bone of a person's leg.
Inspector Hagan said he went into the cellar and took its
dimensions. It was 10ft. by 81t., and about 511. in height,
with an aperture in the roof. There was pretty good light in
the cellar, and he did not discover any had smell There were
a small quantity of coals and some rubbish. In the left corner
of the cellar he found some remains, and some clothes lying
by the side of them. There were the remains of a black silk
dress, very good, what appeared to have been the remains of
a large circular cloak with a hood lined with silk, and
ribands. The plaits of the loak were fired together with
pins, one a long pin, 41. n. There were the remains of a
quilted silk petticoat, the steel busk of a pair of stays, and a
large quantity of black lace. The linen was gone. In this
place there was a small common brooch—very common—he
should say it was of Birmingham manufacture. (The
brooch was here produced, and is of common metal, with
a red stone in the centre and white stones round it). One
foot was on the body, and the other, the right foot, was
gone. He had the body placed in a shell, and when they got
it into the light he found two courses of clothes-lines indented
in the flesh of the neck. It fell to pieces on being touched.
(The remains of the rope were here produced, and appeared
like fragments of rope or sash-line, but they could not be
touched.)
In answer to a question, the inspector stated that there
was no ye, tige of crinoline about the body.
The Coroner then said that the case would be ad-
journed till Tuesday, June 10, to enable the police to
bring forward any further evidence which might pos-
sibly bear on the case.

[From Punch.]

THE MAY QUEEN SITS CORRECTED.
With the Clerk of the Weother's Compliments to the Poet
Laureate.)

_
They must wrap and cloak me warmly, cloak me warmly,

Mother dear,
For to-morrow is the iciest day of all the sad new year;
Of all the sad new year, Mother, the snowiest, blowiest

day—
And I'm to be Queen of the May, Mother, I'm to be Queen
of the May.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1879-05-17

THE ATHLETIC SPORTS

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That, for the present, further applications, except from
Domestic (Women) Servants are not invited,
and, if sent, cannot be replied to.
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April 23rd, 1879.

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Mr. Collis addressed the Bench for the defence. and
willed the defendant and four other witnesses to
prove that Burley and his mate Foxhall were sobcr,
but admitted that Potter was fresh. The Bench
fined defendant 106 and costs, but should not en-
dorse the license it being the first offence.—Joseph
Potter, residing in Church Street, was ordered to
pay costs, 76 6d, for being found on licensed premises