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The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-08-11

CETEWAYO'S FATE.

In the HOUSE OF COMMONS, August 8, in reply to Mr.
Alderman Fowler, Mr. Ashley stated that the Colonial Office
had received a telegram from Mr. Pim, dated Pietermaritz-
burg, August 7, intimating that Cetewayo was alive. Mr.
Osborne doubted the truth of the report; but Missionary
Roberts thought it certain that he Was alive Mr. Osborne
had been directed to verify the report; but as there was no
telegraphic communication with Mr. Osborne, some days
might elapse before anything further would be heard.
. Mr. Ashmead- Bartlett asked if the telegram stated where
Cetewayo was. Mr. Ashley replied that it did not.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-08-11

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GOSSIP ON DRESS.

THE departure of the elite from town leaves the
chronicler of fashionable gatherings with little to re•
cord, so far as London la concerned. The Goo 3 wood
week is generally uoneidered to mark the close of the
period known as the %London season." The famous
Sweea meeting was as usual favoured by the presence
ef royalty,—among the visitors being the Prince and
Princess of Wales, Prince Christian, and the Grand
Duchees of Saxe- Meningee. The Princess of Wales
wore a light fawn-c 'loured cloak ever a brown dress,
and a bonnet of the same shade. The Duchess of
Saxe -Meningen wore a short black cloth paletot over
a cashmere and silk dress of a dull olive-brown shade,
one side of which was draped high to the hips, ehowing
narrow flounces of white lace. Among the more no-
ticeable.cos imes were &rine of a very brilliant and
conspicuous appearance.. One of a briLiant orange
caught the eye at oncz, and there were some marvelldus
specimens of gorgeous embroideries. A great many
pale-coloured satins were worn, and several white.
Very large patterned materials were much worn,
though they do not suit all figures,
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-08-11

AGRICULTURAL PROSPECTS,

The Magnet of Monday says :—" Although the
temperature has been low for the time of the year, and
the crops have not made such rapid progress as could
have been wished, the outlook is still promising, and
a satisfactory yield is anticipated. As regards the
position of affairs in Ireland, a late report states :
'The weather has greatly improved within the last
ten days; the heavy rains have ceased, and indeed
there has been scarcely any rain for the past week. The
sunshine is brilliant and warm, and altogether the
weather is summerhke. The crops promise a luxuriant
harvest, and the cessation of the wet weather is ex-
pected to check any tendency there may have been to
potato blight. These observations apply to the whole
country, not excluding even Donegal. The potatoes
in the districts which suffered last year are an excel-
lent crop. Up to the present oats also promise well.
The people in the distressed districts were all supplied
in the spring with a sufficient quantity of seed, and
there does not appear to have been any district left
unplanted from want of it. Should the present har-
vest prospects be realised, there will be no distress in
Donegal in the coming season.'"
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-08-11

A BOAT ATTACKED BY A

HIPPOPOTAMUS.

A correspondent of the Western Morning News,
telegraphing from Madeira on Saturday, reports a
lamentable occurrence on the Dilayuctiba River, not far
from Ponta Negro, by which twoothcers of her Majesty '8
gunbeat Stork and a civilian lost their lives. The
Stork, which is commanded by Lieutenant and Com-
mander Arthur Blennerhasset, arrived on the West
Coast of frica a few mouths ein.ce, arid bad been
ordered south to St. Paul de Loenda. On her way
thither she called in at the place mentioned. The
officers met with a cordial reception from Mr. Prenslau,
factory agent, under whose auspices a sporting trip on
the Mayumba was arranged. Mr. Prenelau, Lieu-
tenant Blennerba,set, Lieutenant Henry Leeke, and
Mr. Robert Anderson, surgeon of the Stork, were
together in a boat when they were attacked by a
hippopotamus. The animal, wounded and infuri-
ated, made a femicions and determined oeslaught
on the boat, and all the efforts if the occupants
to beat it off were unavailing. The struggle
was a fierce one, and in the end !he boat was
swamped and capsized, and all the occupants
were thrown struggling_ into the water. With
great difficulty Lieutenant Blennerbaseet was saved,
but Lieutenant Leelref —Dr. Anderson and Mr.
Preelau were all three drowned. Thad event had
cast a glOnm over the whole community, and especially
OD board O_lElll 911 ca third of her complement of corn.
missioned officers beihg-thns lost, while another has
had to he superseded, although, only commissioned over
six months" ago. -Lieutenant Leeks, who had been
appointed to the Stork for navigating duties, in lieu of
a suhlientenant, attained his present rank in August,
1881, and served on board the Achilles during the
Egyptian War. Dr. Anderson entered the 711 ivy only
in August, 1881, and this was his first service on a
lonia 'tattoo
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-08-11

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-08-11

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-08-11

IiALESOWEN.

ASSAULT.—At the Police Court on Tuesday,
before E. Gem and H. T. Hickman, Esqs., Benja-
min Hadley was charged with assaulting. Mary Ann
Jones on the 28th ult. Dismissed on pay:r,eut of
costs.—George Cox was also charged with assault-
ing George Rudge on the 25th ult. The corn
plainant stated that he and his brother went down
to a public houss, kept by Samuel Field, and while
there were playing at cards, when a quarrel ensue&
and the compiainant was getting up to go when the
defendant nit him on the mouth. A witness was
called who stated that the complainant got a poker
and threatened the defendant, ~ho went to take
the poker off him an t in doing so caught the:cona-
plainant in the mouth. The case was dismissed.
DRUNKENNESS. Joseph Westwood and John
Burges were charged with being drunk and using
bad language in the public streets. P.C.
Stephens proved the ease. Fined ss. and costs ;in
default 11 days.—John Rhodes was cnarged with
being drunk on the 30th u!t. at Spring Hill. P.C.
Haatlwick proved the case. Fin,)ti 10s. and costs ;
in default 28 days.--Robert ;Hughes was charged
with being drunk on the sth inst. P.C. Hinds
proved the ca,e. Fined ss. and costs ; in default
7 days.—Robert Chatwin was charged with being
drunk on the 4th in,t. P.C. Hardwick proved the-
case. Fined 2e. 6d. and costs ;in default 11 days.
CAUTION T CARTERS.—John Hob.ion was cl4trged
with leaving his horse and cart in ithe public street,
for two hours. P.C. Hinds proved the case. Fined
Is. and costs.

CAUTION TO BICYQLISTS.--John Davenport was
cliarged with riding a bicycle without having a
limp and a bell. P.C. Hindo proved the case.
nismissed on payment of Cost's.
()A.UTION TO BIRD CATCHERS.—Joseph Jones was
charged with having in his possession a wild bird, a
tnrush. P.C. Hiwie proved the (Ass. DisinissAl
on payment of costs.—Ge9rge Hicketts was charged
with having in his possession a thlush and a nest
of larks. P.S. Haybould proved the case. Dis-
.
missed on payment of costs.

DRUNK AND .I)I,q:)RDERLY WOMEN.—EIIen Joyce
and Annie Stephens, pea pickers, were charged
with being drunk and disorderly on the sth. inst.
P.S. Rap:Quid proved the CAST aid stated that he
was called to a house at S-ring 1111, where there
wa,, a disturbance, in waich the two prisoners were
very disorderly and were aLo drunk. The case
was ,AsmisseLt on promising 10 leave the town.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-08-11

A PERILOUS BALLOON TRIP.

On Saturday afternoon a balloon descended in the
neighbourhood of Wood-green, near London. It was
manned by two French aeronauts, named Dubois and
Lattre, and from the statements made by them it
appears that they ascended at Versailles on the pre-
vious day with a view of going in the direction of
Paris and descending near the French metropolis
They ascended to a great height, and encountered a
current which carried them towards the Pyrenees
mountains, and it appeared as though they would
reach Spain. By throwing out quantities of
ballast, however, they kept ascending, and by.
and:bye, much to their disappointment, were
carried out to sea. They appeared in no par-
ticular danger, however, and resolved, if possible,
to cross the Channel. Night came on, and they were
unable to judge of their progress, but when morning
broke they were still out at sea, and before long, for
some unaccountable reason, found themselves descend-
ing at an alarmingly fast rate. Their position became
exceedingly dangerous, but by throwing out ballast
they succeeded in causing the balloon to ascend again,
and after being at sea for several hours passed over a
town in the south of England, and eventually descended
near Wood-green. The aeronauts were congratulated
o i their escape.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-08-11

RESCUE OF DROWNING MEN.

Edward Hanlan' the oarsman, who arrived in New
York on Saturday July 21, was the hero of an exciting
episode on the Haarlem River next day. About noon
four young mera were on the river in a Whitehall boat.
When opposite the Metropolitan Boat Club•house
their antics caused the boat to capsize, and they were
percipitated into the water. Hanlan, who was the
guest of the Metropolitan Club, had been swimming
from the float outside the house, and had jumped
into a gig in order to dive from it, when the cries of
the men in the water attracted his attention. Seat-
ing himself, he grasped a pair of oars, and a few of
his long powerful strokes brought him alongside the
men, who at the time were nearly exhausted, and on
the point of going under. They clutched at the out-
riggers of the cranky craft, and in their excitement en-
deavoured to clamber into it. It required all Hanlan's
exertions to keep them from capsizing the boat. He,
however, warned them that if they did not keep
cool their only chance would he lost, and he told
them to hold quietly on to the bulwarks of the boat,
and he would tow them ashore. They did so, and he
had pulled them nearly to the boat•house when a
number of other and larger boats put off, and the men,
who were completely exhausted, were pulled into
them.

THE COMPOSITION OF THE BRITISH
ARMY. -

It is interesting to note that according to the latest
official return the following is the proportion of
English, Scottish, and Irish soldiers in the British
Army :
Cavalry : English, 7,668; Irish, 1,024; Scotch, 686.
Royal Artillery: English, 11,565; Irish, 2,373;
Scotch, 966. Royal Engineers: English, 2633; Irish,
373; Scotch, 248. Infantry: English, 34824; Irish,
11,970; Scotch 4,650. Foot Guards: English, 4260;
Irish, 35; Scotch, 828. Household Cavalry: Eng-
lish, Oil; Irish, 90; Scotch, 198. It will be seen
that while in the infantry and cavrary of the
line and the Royal Artillery and Royal Engineers the
number of Irish soldiers greatly predominate over
the Scotch, in the picked corps—the Household
Cav-lry and Foot Guards—the proportion of Scotch
over Irish recruits is somewhat remarkable. It may
be added that while militia battalions of the Irish
regiments are sever Ally kept up to their full strength,
there are several of the auxiliary battalions of the
Scotch regiments in a weak condition, the 4th Brigade
of the Gordon Highlanders, Seaf irth Highlanders,
c., being officially described as "not yet formed."
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-08-11

THE LATE STRIKE OP IRONWORKERS.

At the Brierley HiliPlico Court on Thursday
morning, bi,•tbre W. F. Boughey, Esq., Stipen-
diary, Mr. Waldron treale an application for bail on
-behalf of Richard ;win Bishop, millman, now in
gaol for taking p: i.% the riots in connection with
the late strike. On the last occasion Mr. Kettle,
acting on his behAf, had made an application, and
the Stipendiary stated that bail would not be given
until the strike was over. Now that this was ac-
complished, he wished to renew the application.
The offence was a bailable one, and the magistrate
had. only to consider whether the defendant would
appear
The Stipendiary said ;be case was a serious one,
inasmuch as the defendant carried a flag, and he
had work apart from those who were on strike, be.
ing a millman. lie should like to know whether
it was true that the defendant's wife was near her
confinement.

Mr. Waldion said that was so, and there wa! no
trial until October.
__

Superintendent Woolaston said he ha.l no in-
structions on the subject, and ho shoul I have been
better pleased had the chief superintoadent of the
district been pres,nt.

Mr. 'Waldron then read a paragraph from Mr.
Justie Alatthews, at Monmouth, in which his
Lordship said if the case was not a serious one,
and the party was likely to appear. The Stipen-
diary : It is a serious ease,
Air..W4dron said the people who Wr.`l7( subscrib-
ing to Bi,hop's defence would be bail for him.
Finally Mr. Bougney told :qr. Waldron to renew
his application on Tuesday, and Mr. Longden
coal be consulted in the meantime.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-08-11

FATAL ACCIDENT TO A DIVER.

On Monday Dr. Wm Westcott, coroner for Central
Middlesex, held an inquiry at the Three Compasses
Tavern, High-etreet, riornsey, into the circumstances
attending the death of James Scott, aged 41, of Bruce-
grave, Tottenham, whose death took place while wok.
ieg in a well at New River path, Elornsey, on the pre-
vious Thursday.
James Eaton, of 10, Rundell-road, Islington, stated
that on Thursday he was at work with others at a
well at the New River-lath, Ramsey, when the
deceased descended the well dressed in a diver's suit.
After witness and another man had been at the pump-
ing engines for about half an hour he heard one of the
pipes in the well burst, and on hearing the noise
witness called out to the other. man to pull the
deceased up. This was done at once, and deceased
was got up in two or three minutes afterwards, but
was found to be dead. The deceased was an experi-
enced man as a diver.
William Towers stated that he was acting as signal.
man to the deceased, and it was his duty to attend to
him while he was under water. On Thursday at half.
past two the deceased went into the water, and while
down he signalled twice "all right," by pulling at a
rape. When he had been down about half an hour,
however, witness heard a noise like the explosion of a
gun, and knowing what it was from experience, he at
once gave the danger signal, but received no reply, on
which he statted at once to pull deceased up. In two
or three minutes he was brought to the surface and-a
medical man sent for, but profes.ional aid was of no
avail, the man being dead. The deceased had been
working at a depth of 65ft. of water. The pipe used
was a good one as far as he knew.

Samuel Scott, a brother of the deceased, and a well
pinker and diver, said that up to three weeks ago he
was engaged at the works in question, and used the
same dreos and apparatus, which he believed to be in a
safe condition at that time. The diver regulated the
pressure of air by the valves in his breastplate, or he
could signal to the man to pump quicker or slower as
he required. The pipe had buret near to a joint in the
make of the pipe.
Mr, John Glynn' •engineer to Messrs. Docwra and
Sons, who wera sinking this well, said the well pump
and apparatus that were in use at the well were, as
fir Es he knew, in a good condition, but he could not
tell how long the pipe that had buret bad been in use.
The divers employed by them had to examine the
pipes themee•vee, and if they thought there was any-
thing wrong with any of them they would send them
to the yard to he examined, and new ones would be
sent in their p!ace. Chia was the first accident that
had occurred with the firm during their 17 years' ex-
perience.
The jury returned a verdict of "Accidental death:"
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-08-11

BANK HOLIDAY IN LONDON.

The Bank Holiday on the first Monday in August
is always the most popular of the days mentiontd in
Sir John Luhbock's Act, an;d last Monday it was
thoroughly enjoyed by the people of London. Until
the evening there was nothing to mar
.their pleasure.
The early morning looked threatening, and through.
out the day the sky was generally cloudy, but it was
not until seven o'clock in the evening that any rain
fell, and after that hour there were some showers.
Business was universally suspended as far as ware-
houses and shops were concerned; but the railways
and other means of locomotion were extensively
patronised. All the suburban places of amusement
wer, thronged with visitors.
The visitors to the Crystal Palace, though not BO
numerous as on some pre%ious Bank Holidays, were a
goodly number, and quite enough to show that the
Palace is still the most attractive of all holiday resorts.
They began to arrive soon after the doors were opened
at nine o'clock in the for?noon. By midday their
numbers had increased to many thousands, and
towards evening they seemed almost to cover the
grounds; while, inside, the nave and transept were
crowded so that locomotion was exceedingly difficult..
The number of persons who entered the Palace was
50,052.
The International Fisheries Exhibition was well
patr •nised, the total nomber of visitors for the time it
remained open being 55,868.
At the South Kensington Museum the number of
viitors
six o'clock were us follows :—To the
Museum, 8,681; the Exhibition Galleries, 4,988 ; and
the Indian Section, 3,401 ;.making a to' al of 17,070.
The Zoological Gardens were extensively patronised
by holiday makers, the number of visitors who passed
through the gates being 26,246.
The visitor' to Hampton Court uumbV94 01040 ulxml
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-08-11

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TRADESMENS' ADDRESSES.

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not perfect without it. Paints, powders, and washes are
absurd to the eyes of beholders, and deceive none but
the silly wearers cif these ruinous applications. KALOS
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CHEAP TEAS. In America recently,a cargo of four
thousatd chests of Tea, was condemned under the new
law which forbids the sale of tea 'that is colored or coated
whereby damage is concealed." For E 0 ears Horniman
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List of Ageults in this locality :—Clarke, Chemist,
and Baker, Chemist, High Street, Hewitt, Market-
place ; Morris, 136, high Street.—Brierley
Rawlings, chemist. Kidderminster, Hewitt, Bull
Ring,— Halesowen,- Adams chemist. Lye, Jones,
chemist, Wordsley, White, chemist. Kingswn-
ford, Pearson. Brettell Lane, Collins, chemist,—
Birmingham, Beaks, Bull Iting,—Quarty Bank, '!';latts ,
chemist.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-08-11

THE CHANNEL TUNNEL.

The Paris correspondent of the Standard writes
Now that England has finally decided against the
construction of the Channel Tunnel, it is not out of
place to record the poiition of the French Company.
By a law passed on the 2nd of A-igust, 1875, the
French Company acquired a conc&sion of the French
portion of the proposed Tunnel, with power to re-
nounce the same within a certain period. Engineers
and navvies have beea at work more or less ever since
that date. Up to last May the length of the
excavated passage waa one thousani eight hundred
and forty metres, being a distance from the coast
of eight hundred metres. A Government Com-
mission inspected the works at Sangatte on the sth of
May last, and certified that the conditions of the con-
cession had been duly complied with. The 2nd of
August inst. was the date at which the French Com-
pany, conformably to Article 3 of their Convention,
had to decide whether they would retain the conces-
sion or abandon it, Nowithatanding the abandon.

ment of the scheme br Englandi the French Company
have within the last week officially communicated to
the Government their decision definitively to retain
the concession, in the conviction that sooner or later
there will be a revulsion of opinion in England.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-08-11

THE ARTILLERY VOLUNTEERS AT
SHOt BURYNESS.

The practical work with the guns by the Artillery
Volunteers attending the National Artillery ARSOCiFt-
tion's meeting at Shoebbry ness, began on Monday
morning. The trumpet made the call of the camp at
five o'clock in the morning, and within an hour and
half the camp duties were done. The men then fell
in for breakfast parade, and this meal over, two
brigades were marched to the batteries in review order,
with the band of the 2nd Durham playing at their
head. On the batteries the hand was dismissed, and the
men set to work with the 64. pounder Palliser muzzle-
loading gun to fire for prizes given by Sir R. Wallace,
Colon,' the Marquis of Londonderry, and others. Tpe
'range was 1,850 yards, and there were two targets
placed out at sea, over the Maplin Sands, and two
stations from which the practice could be watched by the
range party, who had to signal the result of each shot.
The time given for the four shots was ten minutes' and the
com petitore had to make the shell burst over a parallelo-
gram of 50ft. by 12ft, marked out by banderols, or to send
a blind shell through a six-foot target, placed 15ft. be-
hind the first row of banderols. The work was hard,
for the men had to combice the qualititzs of laying the
gun directly, of giving it proper direction and eleva-
tion, of doing the work smartly, and of so boring the
fuse that it should burst at the exact moment that the
projectils was passing the parallelogram, which repre-
sents the section of a ship.
While the gun practice was going on an accident of
a slight nature occurred to a Forfarshire volunteer,
who had his foot injured by the wheel of the gun-
carriage,

The competitions with the 64-pounder were con-
cluded on Tuesday, and when the statistical depart-
ment, under Captain Brockwell, had made up the
scores, the winners were as follows :—The 13th pe-
tachment of the 2nd Durham (Seaham), with the
highest possible score of 48, made in 11min. 40sec.,
with five points deducted for overtime, won Sir
Richard Wallace's prize of nine silver cape. value £45
The No 1 Detachment of the 4th Durham (Hartlepool)
made 36 in 7tnin. 36tec., and won the Marquis of
Londonderry's prize of £2O. The No. 9 Detachment
of the 2nd East York (Hull), with 36 points, made in
7min. .53 rec., won a prize of £l5, given by the 2nd Middle-
eex Artillery and Colonel Jeffres ; and the Chester
Detachment of the let Cheshire and Carnarvon, with
86, made in 9min. 20see , won a £lO priza. There
were two other scores of 36, also made in good time by
Isiq. 11 Detachment of the East York—namely, in
9min. 31sec., and by the No. 6 Detachment of the
some corps in 9 min. 48sec., and these received certifi.
cates. The fact of these detachments making equal
scores all within time affords an illustration of the im-
portance which the time taken in working the gun has
in deciding the prizes.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-08-11

CUTTINGS FROM AMERICAN PAPERS.

"Is that your offspring, madam ?" asked a judge in
Mbqouri of a wman on the witness stand, who was
holding a boy by the hand.—" No, jedge, this is my
eldest son," she innocently replied,

A Michigan father writes to the faculty of Yale
College :—"What are your terms for a year? And
does it cost anything extra if my son wants to learn to
read and write as well as to row a boat?"

"Elder, will you have a drink of cider?" inquired
a Yankee farmer of an old temperance man who was
spending an evening at his house —" Ah—hum—no,
thank ye," said the old man; "I never drink any
liquor of any kind—'specially cider; but if you'll
call it apple juice, I'll take a drop,"

An old gentleman from Missouri took up an
aimanack from a pile lying oa a druggist's counter, at
the. same time asking the clerk, "Are these gratui-
tous ? " To which that matter-of•fact young man
replied, "Why, no; them's almanacks. Can't you
read?"

"Do you and your washing to a Troy, laundry ? '
asked a Milton man of a friend. "No," was the
reply, as he razed sorrowfully at the fringed collars
and cuffs, "I have it done at a des•Troy laundry."

The next cyclone that passes over the country will
be the " sweet girl graduate." Its path will be as
wide as the continent, and its force will be such that
youthful hearts now whole will he pulverized. The
affair will appear as a funnel-shaped cloud of white
muslin, large end down and upper portion banged.
A boy WAR making a great racket on his drum in
front of a house in Somerville. "Little boy," said a
lady, " you multn't drum here ; there'b a lady sick in
this house." "Well, I don't know where lam going
to drum, then ; there's one dead in our house," was
the mournful reply.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-08-11

EAGLE Y.

STOCK SALE.—At this sale on Al(mday 12.41 there
was a /Air quantity of stock, and a good t company
ot buyer.. Prlcas ruled firm for all classes. Fat
bullocks made as high as £34 2s. 6d.; cows -222
15s. Od. ; sneep 765. 6.1. ; lambs 475, ; calves ..e5 us.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-08-11

ROWLEY REGIS.

SuXDAY S CHOOL DENONSTRATION.—.-The scholars
attending the va7;i-us schools in the Old 11111 and
Cradley Heath dista let held their annual demonstra-
tion on 'Mond ty, in a fi.4l at the tack of Holy
Ti.inity Church, Old Hill. The scholars numlyred
abuut 5,000, and were addressed by Mr. W. Bassano
and a nrimber of ministers. The scholar.-3 attending
Holy Trmity Schools, nanaoering 1,410, were enter-
tained at tea in linden Hill Park. In the evening
there was a display of fireworks and balloons
ascents.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-08-11

A QUESTION OF 13ELIGIOUS TOT.JERA-

TION IN CALIFORNIA.

Judge Bel ien, of Santa Clara county, California,
has rendered a decision involving in a new way the
question of religious toleration. A city ordinance of
:•-an 3oed makes it unlawful for any person within the
limits of the cemetery "to explode fire-crackers, bombs,
or anything of an explosive character; to burn paper,
light tapers, or to kindle fires," Ignorant of the law
or disregarding it, Ah Chung and a number of other
Celestials recently burned tapers and pieces of paper,
as a part of their peculiar ceremonies, over the graves
of their compatriots. Ah Chung was tried and con-
victed in a police-court, but appealed, setting up the
defence that the State Constitution guarantees "the
free exercise and enjoyment of religions profession and
worship without discrimination or preference." But
the judge relying upon the next sentence of the Con-
stitution which declares that religious liberty " should
not be construed to excuse acts of :nlicentiousness or
justify practices incons:stent with the peace or safety
of the State," has affirmed the judgment of the lower
court,
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-08-11

THE STOURBRIDGE OBSERVER.

REVOLUTIONARY OUTBREAK IN
SPAIN.

In Spain an attempted revolutionary rising has
occurred —The Times of Tuesday tave the following
particulars :—lt appears that at one o'clock on Sunday
morning the garrison of Barlajoz, numbering about
700, distlrmed the gendarmerie and the Customhouse
guards, occupied the railway, and coed the gates of
the fortress. They 'hen declared in -favour ot the
estehlishment of a Republic, under the Presidency of
S ii r Zorri is. All these movements were effected
without bloodshed. The proceedings of the
soidiers do not appear to have evoked much
entnusiasm on the part of the inhabitants, nly 300
or 400 of whom joined the mutineers. The
authorities at Madrid would seem to have kept the
disturbance a secret as long as they were able, and the
news first leaked out through Portuguese channels.
Probably it was hoped that authority might be
restored before the occurrence becao e public. The
rapidity with which the mutiny has collapsed has
shown that this hope was not unreasonable. The din-
trict of Estreinadura having been declared in a state
of siege, and General Blanco having been appointed
Commander-in-Chief of the forces there, troops were
marched in the direction of Badajcz No sooner
were they in motion than the insurgents evacuated
Badajoz, where order was at once reetcred, and they
retired towards the Portuguese frontier, which is not
far distant. Without so much as showing their faces
to the Roy al forces, the maj, rity of them crossed the
frontier at Eivas, where Portuguese troops were ready
to disarm and intern them. Those who dil not seek
refuge in Portuguese territory are already captured
an imprisoned; 80 that this rising has ended as cud.
denly as it began.

Writing from Mr‘drid on Tuesday the Corre3pon•
dent of the Daily News says :

In the provinces perfect tranquility continues to
prevail. It is thought that the Badajoz movement is
of little importance. General Blanco left Madrid
with six battalions of infantry, some cavalry, and 12
guns. The scene at the Southern Station was a very
animated one. The Minister of War was present.
Several generals have offered their services to
put down the rebellion. The rebels took advantage
of the absence of General Morales de los Rios. They
had ei6ht cannons and 20,000 muskets. The latest
a4vice4 stata that after destroying the bridge at
Merida, the rebels fled to Portugal. A few were
taken prisoners. They had imprisoned all the
authorities, and sent to the Madrid Government tele.
grams unsigned, and proclaiming the Republic, with
Ruiz Z)rilla as President.

50,000, and these came from all 'Tarts of the metro.
polis.

Kew Gardens were as crowded as ever. Some thou-
sands availed themselves of the privilege of visiting
the gardens before mid-day, and so es-'aped the great
crush of the afternoon. Between 30,000 and 40,000
had entered the gates at a late period of the day.

was 830 per 1,000, and the death.rate 204. The
marriave-rate in the fir,t quarter of the year was 130
per 1,000.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-08-11

THE GROUNDING OF H.M.S.
"AUDACIOUS."

Further details have been received from Chefoo of
the grounding of H. WS. Audacious. Upon nearing
the lighthowe ship off Woosung the Audacious and
Cleopatra were turning ready for anchoring. There
having been a strong current with them, and being
rather low water, both ships took the ground.
The Audacious, which was making over ten knots,
was caught on the port bow and heeled over
considerably to the starboard, giving a couple
more rolls before regaining her proper position.
Soundings showed four fathoms of water amidships,
and deeper water forward and aft. The engines
were reversed to full speed, but without moving
her until after being two hours aground she
floated. Owing to the shock in grounding the officers
tables were cleared of dishes, &c., and the lower deck
was in a state of utter confusion. A marine named
James Hickey, seeing a blies from the fat which was
capsized on the admiral's Olney fire, thought the ship
was on fire, and rusbed back to the mess deck and
jumped out of a port. Two other marines followed
his example, and one of them, named Thomas Gaffney,
was swept away by the tide and drowned with James
Hickey. The other, named Samuel Cooper, managed
to return on hoard. Next morning the Audacious
while at anchor touched again, but the port anchor
was let co and she was brought into deep water.
Upon taking up the anchor the stock was found to
be gone.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-08-11

THE IRON TRADE

WOLVERFWA vroN, Wednesday.
There was a very meagre Isit4;ndance on 'Change
this ''fterno..ti, aaii the hip4ineBs tratvacted Nvss of a
very iiin;ted. character. Th., majority of the manu-
fmturers in the district, however, :,re well engaged,
end are not anxious to book further orders, as - they
hive sufficient work on land to keep their
machin.-n-y going for a month or six weeks, some of
the r.1,-.15 having been place,l witnin the past fort-
night. Tiiis i partictatr,y the ease with the bar
and common she,:t makers, who are busily em—
ployed o work for the h; me trade. In the plate
mills the lar:eq output is of girder plates, the.
epeeoi uti,als given out-for boiler plates being of a
r strieted ki.. d. In hops business is fairly good.
Nail rods are in bAter inqiiiry. Prices generally
throughout the trade are no firmer, and ti.akers
complain that no with.,tanding the reduction in thd
out-p..t, consfqueut ~n ti:e late strike, thty al'e un-
able to Secure mot,. !volley, ,ind there does i.ot up-
p,ar to tp.- any pros:iect of quotations becoming
Pigs are heng sold in very $-niall parcel 4
the best qualities not being want2d. Medium sorts
comm tad tne moAt nwice. .1- mint() e lad 'IOUS°
COAI ale in very f:dr inquiry, and r yes are fiimer
!ban hoist buys ught they v.ould be.

BIRMINGHAM, THURSDAY.
There was a large attend .nce on 'Change to-day
despite the holiday season, and business was of ,a
more esti-factory character. due t the restarting of
ironworks in the S nethwiek a d West Brom-
wich districts. On the whole trade was reported
to be in a fairly healthy condition, the orders
accumulated during the strike having put finished
iron manufacturers in a more favourable position.
Consum.rs pressed for ear'y deliveries, and in the
ca.e of new contracts buyers were generally anxious
for the prompt execution of orders. As far as
possible manufacturers tried to oi3tain better
prices where the iron w a urgently required. and
many tran4aetions for common iron were effected
at. half-a-crown and 3s. a ton above the ordinary
ourrant pricee. Common bars were quoted at £6 to
.C 6 10s. at works, and medium qnalities from bs to
los, ex ra. Sheets were in good inquiry at £8 for
mingles delivered in the district. Marked iron was
fully maint4ined in value at .27 10s. and £8 2s. bd.
Tilers was a little more business done in pig iron
thsu ot late, and the tendency of prices was towards
iucreJsed firmness, though stocks have somewhat
ttipstritad ot late,
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-08-11

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-08-11

A WHALE IN WESTMINSTER.

A fine young whale was on Saturday evening added
by Mr. Parini to the natural history specimens at the
Royal Aquarium, Westminster. The new comer
arrived about eight o'clock, after a journey which it
had successfully made from Brighton under the charge
of the railway company's employes. It was brought
into the building supported on planking and half.
covered with canvas by several men, and having
been gently lowered into the water, bounded away
full of live and activity amid the hearty cheers of a
numerous party which had been invited to witness its
arrival. The whale is of the bottle•nosed species, some
ten or twelve feet in length, and is black on the back
and a grayish white on the belly. It is said to have
been captured on the coast of the Ile an Conde, near
Anticosti, in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. The species
are very timid, and when going close in•shore in
quest of their favourite food, the tommycod, are ensily
driven in, landed, and captured. During their transit
across the ocean, or their removal by land, they are
laid on a bed of seaweed, frrm time to time renewed,
.and care is taken to moisten their eyes and spiracles
every half or quarter of an hour. The food of the
whale now at the Aquarium consists i
of small fish,
principally herring or mackerel, of which t eats con•
siderable quantities. Immediately before its being
let into the water Mr. Farini christened it Prince.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-08-11

AFFAIRS IN ZULULAND.

The House went into Committee of Supply, and on the
South African Vote Mr. Gorst moved to reduce the amount
of the e alary of the British Resident in the TrAusvaal, as a
protest against the continuance of such a useless office.
Mr. W. E. Forster thought the Government should be
called upon to explain their views, in the view of a deputa-
tion coming from the Transvaal to reconsider the Conven-
tion
- -

Mr. Ashley contended that the services of the Resident had
been most useful, and it was necessary to hive some one at
Pretoria to keep the Government informed of what was

passing.
Sir M. U. Beach complained that nothing had been done
to enforce the remonstrances of our Resident. He hoped the
Government would make no concessions to those whose
wrong-doing had prevented the working of the Convention
Mr. Gladstone did not deny that there might have been
Isolated cases of abuse in the Transvaal ; but he believed that
the general condition of the natives within the borders was
satisfactory. The question of using force beyond the Trans-
vaal was not only one of money, but also one of blood and of
danger in South Africa, by stirring up animositiesthat would
pervade the entire European community. The Government
were fully sensible of their responsibility to Parliament ;
they had no idea or desire to carry out any views of their
own irrespective of Parliamentary control, and felt bound
In good faith to study to do their best with regard to the
future destinies of the native tribes.

After some further discussion, the Amendment was nega-

ived without a division.

Mr. G. Dawnay moved the reduction of the Vote by
£1,200, the salary of the Resident in Zululand, as a protest
against the conduct of the Government in restoring Cete-
wayo.
Mr. Ashley defended the restoration of Cetewayo on the
ground of policy and justice. and maintained that the step
was taken in the interests of Ms country and of Zwuls.nd.
If he would have been content with the conditions imposed
he might have been alive still.
Sir M. Hicks-Beach condemned, not only the act itself, but
the manner in which it was done, in deftance of the advice
of Sir IL Bulwer, and in deference chiefly to prassure from
below the gangway on their own side. The bloodshed of the
Zulu war was not to be compared with that caused by this
blunder of the Government, and the Blue-books showed that
Cetewayo had always protested against the limitations im-
posed on him.
Mr. Gladstone retorted that all the difficulty was caused
by the injustice originally done to Cetewayo by the late
Government, and twitted the late Colonial Secretary with
remaining silent in the House when the restoration of
Cetewayo was discussed.
The amendment was withdrawn, and the vote was agreed
to; and several votes In Class 111., Law and Justice, were
also agreed to.
The House adjourned at half-past three.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-08-11

RHEUMATISM.

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-08-11

THE PROSPECTS FOR THE TWELFTH,

Land and Water says :—Judging from the reports.
of the condition of game on the various moors through-
out Scotland, sportsmen may be assured that the
sport which begins ost the Twelfth will not, in point of
plenteousness, be much behind that of preceding
seasons. These reports show that grouse have
suffered from three primary hardships—overshooting
last season, prolonged wet and stormy weather, and
an unfavourable hatching season. The result has
been that in a few isolated districts birds are few,
small, and weakly; and the anticipations of anything
like ample sport in these instances are somewhat dis•
couraging. In the majority of the moors, however,
the accounts have much to tell that is gladdening
and hopeful. Thus, of Inverness-shire, it is said
that the forthcoming season will be the heat
that has been seen for at least six years. Birds
are reported to be numerous, strong on the wing,
and generally free from disease. The average of coveys
is said to be from nine to twelve birds. Deer,
hares, rabbits, an-0 pheasants are plentiful, and in
good condition, and in anticipation of good and early
sport in this country, sportsmen have already arrived
in considerable nunriers. Of the Strathmore district
of Forfarshire accounts are also full of bright promise.
The birds hatched well, and are quite as numerous as
in any previous year. Notwithstanding that grouse,
partridges, and pheasants suffered a good deal from the
heavy rains and cold weather in the end of June, there
is as yet no appearance in this district disease. In the
central district of the county, however the reports are
disappointtog, the birds being scarce and late in ap-
pearance. The reports from Perthshire are also of a
favourable nature. In the Kinloch•Rannock districts
grouse are reported to be small, but free from
disease ; but of the other moors throughout the
county, accounts are more favourable. All other kinds
of game are plentiful and in good condition. The
aspect of affs,irs in Sutherlandshire is somewhat dis-
couraging. Complains are made that the birds were
overshot last season, and generally the supply of
grouse does not attain the dimensions of former years.
There is no mention, however, of disease. In Argyle.
shire good prospects are held out for sportsmen in all
the districts of the county. As a general rule, the
sport, it is anticipated, be equal to previous years
—the birds being strong, healthy, and fairly numerous,
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-08-11

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