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The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-08-23

ATTEMPTED ROBBERY OF AN IRISH

POSTMAN.

An account has reached Mallow of a mut daring
attempt to rob the postman who carries the post from
Dromashane (a sub-office of, and distant about three
miles from Mallow) through the country lying between
that place and Glashaboy. It appears that the post-
man, whose name is Duggan, started with his post-
begs from Dromashane at the usual hour on :Friday.
He went On delivering letters on his route to Glasa-
boy, and, having arrived at a place called Carrigclena
at half-past ten in the day, two persons jumped over
the ditch and called on him to stop. Not doing so,
one of them caught and held him while the other took
the post-bags from him. The two persons had
blackened faces, and wore women's long cloaks with
hoods, which were on their heads. The postman
resisted as much as he could, but his efforts were
unavailing, and the two, who were disguised men
read with great care the superscriptions on each letter
and parcel in the bags. They informed the postman
that the letters they were after were not in the bags.
They inquired if he had served any ejectments that
day, meaning by that the service or delivery of eject-
ments by means of registered letters, and they
cautioned him not to deliver any more of ouch letters
in the district. They said that they had heard he
had done so in the early part of the week. They did
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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-08-23

an putrid gem,

• PEE'ENTAIION T•) A GROWSl.—tast T ur
day. a. the Mi.Je Uotl. Maidaune, in the preence
r.f a -gt,r r. t nun bn • f IC,nt hop growers, E. A.
W! itP, , of BAIT us, P.,ddock Wooti, who is one
of etn s: ssu grou-i.rs of GoUng Hops in
1.1( cf.unty ot Kt, v% as riT(s utecl with ne•y
fiu't stuid 1H- sr'. W. 11. & 11, 1,
ISI,-y, the Br)r ut:h hop factors, as a priz . for g, ow-
lug and marketing the first p0..-ket of ! 111.4
season Engraved on the lase was the forowiug
icscription:—"Presented to E A. Whit,, Esq ,
Beltiing, Paddock Wood, as a priz..i for producing
and sending to niarkei 61.3 first pocket ot hot, s
grown in the season of 1E64, by Me-,75r4. W. U. &
H. Le -May. hop facto:s, 63, Borough High
L ,ndeu, S.E.—Artjust 15th, 1884.
FOREIGN Hors —The first bale 'of Aiost 1101 a
a-rived ii the Borough this imrniug, consigned to
W H. &U. Le May, Lop factois, 66,
Bovongi.High Street, SE. The quality is excee.-.-
inliy good, and i= the ‘well-krown brand M D.C.
Me, srs Le May sold it t Mr. C 11. Kiln, hop mer-
chant, Woking, at £lO per cwt.—August 15t4 1884.
_ _

REPORT OF THIS DAY'S SEM.). MARKET,—NIe,,srF...•
W. U. & 11. Le May. seed I:Actors, 68, Borough
High St7ect, London._Report : Good attenlance
on the sea market this day. Better demand tor
new trlolium, a,nd rape seed, at last week's prices.
Enquiries for winter tares. Mustard seed no alter-
atioa.--August 201 h,
A Drec7.AntEß.—Mr. Joseph Bailey, of Oidswin-
ford, wishes us !o state that he is in no way con-
nected with the Joseph Bailey who was summoned
at the Police Court, cn Friday last, for drunkennw.s.
VOARD OF GETARDIANS.----! Mr. Rayboull presided
a. the, weekly meeting of:this Board yestetday. Ad-
milted 13, disAisrged 13. dead 1, born 4, remaining
529, cnrrespunding week last year 500. Ittlief,
Kingsw.tiford £42 2s 10d, Stourbridge X 0 12s 7d,
Haleaowen £22 7s sa, uon-res,ident paupers £1 12s
2d. total £97 hind, against £95 9e 100.—A letter
was read from the Local Govetnment board i.taing
that the appheation of V:e Board for a division cf
the Union mould receive their consideration.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-08-23

DR. SCOTT'S BILIOUS and LIVER PILLS.
CURE INDIGF STi ON, FLA', ULENCY ttnd WIND
CC RE 'NI/LOEB sION, FLATUI EL. CY and WIND
CURE INI.IG}.. 110N,FLAUULENCI and WIND
CURE IND 6 ESTION, kLALULiLNCY, and WIND
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-08-23

THE IRON TRADE

Wolverhampton, Wednesday.

Qu'etnes--Wiain prer4iled at the iron trade meet
lug .0-d.ty. The erders given out were generally
fee am .11 quantit.ies, and the mainity of tient for
any d.liy.ry. The common uuroarked bar makers
as a little busier on orders for home con-uniptiou,
and inquiries are brisker for sheets 9.rd ships. For-
ego merchants are in want ot heavier quantities a
batilitz . hoops, and ptices for this description of iron
are a little firmer than they Lace been lately but it.
other kirde the %slue of the commodiiy is exceed-
ingly 1,.w. Boiler pl•ites and angles are tk•mewhat
negice cd but flute were a few better iaquiri for
uad!ed Lars, girder plates and best stamping sheets
14,e marked tar I.tuses are selling but IA ry
little
iron tither for home or f,reign supplies. in pigs
trace rhnrs no sign of improyeto, it and Boum if
the sellers dreine to quite as buy. rs olf:;•r sueh nu-
:eau:wilt:le low rae-i. As a rule inediunt q.z..li•its
r. rging from 42a 6:1 to 50s are in mos, request.
The altenitirns in the ri,ilivay rates frt. the Mid-
land diarict seem to nave paralped a good por.i,m
ot the inttal trade. Coal is piAitiful. and there is a
siade more doing in manufacturiug

BIRMINGHAM, THURSDAY.

The effect of the boliday season nes Bern to a
mark d degree oe! 'Ch.nge to-day, the attendance
in very small. '[he amount of business done,
too, was Let sn:all. owing t., a variety of circum-
stances. In the first pl,ce ;he extreme beat has
curailed prod th tron, some f the works being totally
and otbt rs partially, idle. The tortirivant.e of the
str;kp, too, inrikts buziness more de.u:c tee teens-
act, coal not teereg so plentiful as it was. Prices as
a consequence Yet. ain
.stalintiary, , and transac
in all departments ale but: iew. The principal in-
'quill was for the tomun•ner srrte, common ban,
fetching .4.4 15s per ton, L. 11.1 the interior classes
of sect being qucred £6 154.
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'ADVICE TO DYSF.PTlCS."—Symptcrns of D spPpsia
ern Indigestion, with special advice as to diet.--lhis lotie
rerrlblet appeals f Great') to mese who have allowed ta,
vs-Ate to decide eNer3 tLii g for them. and have I aid the 121
able penalty of thei, tollv.-- Globe. • cot for one slump
31. Rick:ALl 8, l'ut.iisher, 92, Llreat Russel Zitro
Lumina.
KEEP ni've TEETH Iref cr pay half•ti-eronn to a
Drungie. tie f T:sit EL and keep your teeth than
i alf-s-crown to a decti-t ad I,se them. Ti heel cur, a the
Tue, Faces, h ce al,b sie • ne,rly tYcry Cub° of T. oth-
ache, eta y ;Jai sp eddy. lie ief is feuild
Ms; ea rola qte,.. d IyC cmi is and Vitt: ul Ai &eine
V-, dor et 2, . Is eels let. fc• 2s 9d, is si..inPs or
P 0.0.. trim lii I.aliao tu3cri, Ciaxke,l a,chile. cell and
CO„ York.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-08-23

"FOR ASTHMA HAY FEVER, it CATALIIII.

-13121k0D'd ,e1:1101 was employed under the high et at med.
icz•l -auction ia thecase of ,he late Earl of Beac-,r stield
Tue medicine from which his lordship found most cow•
rt ac d relief was Hiniroe's Powder. The fumes are
inhaied by the pat;elit, end at occe afford relief." Per
'lns 4s. Nornp as Free. J. M. JAICHARDIS, 92 and 95,
Great Rueseil !Street, Lonrou.
-E•eltelaer'n itorni soap,—The best for the toilet.
G. T A ROTILE 10 DAY OF PERRY DAVI
PAIN KILLER—It instantly relieves and cur.s severe
maids. hurt s, sprains, brnimee, toothache, headache pi n
in the side, joints, and limbs, all neuralgiii and rheuma-
tic 1.,a-,us. aken intensity °urea at once cough', sudden
colus. cirmp n stomach, sulk:, diarrhoea, and aril,- ra
iLfailturo. tesz Kiu.i'ais tke grest.household medicine
and has stood the test of 50 years. An; chemist can
iUi-
ply it at 15.11 d and 2s. 9d.'
QhEsN or BIVBRAGIsB.--Rett‘ shing the weary, sti
ac ieee ire, uhutbi, g !he invalid, elle: ring the
stone; by it. intrinsic and excelieht
qu lutes, t.e tire" al other drinks—A cup
tfg, oa tea i& a.uay s 114:, Mt-, 5, proved by the fact thst
u hou,t.oo (six 'mown) imekete of Iloruiman's Pure Itt.a.
are side every se. by 4000 ..tsects
Lut ot Agents .n this beauty, Btonrbridge:—Clarke
chemist, lilgu n•rees ; f3aira, Chemist. High !Street ;
hiorr a, fun, f;igit rierley MU. Rawlings,
chemist —Rnidermicsier, Hewitt. Bull Bing.—Hales.
Gwec, Adam* cheXamit —Lye. Greenwood, chemist.—
si Winte coemist.—Kingswiliford, Pearson.—
Brettle .i.ane, Co line, chemiat.—Birmingham, Banks
Co. Bo Bank, Katts, Chemist.

ADvicz To 'll(iT Nita t--Ara yon broken in your
by a sick ilci su.derilig vpith the pain of cuttiDg
trah Go at 4.; to a cheioist and get a bottle of
NN 11561.0 ci!".001.1-1 U JLWP, it Win relieve
ps.nr buffer iminediately. It is perfectly harm-
ietis and plea ant to taste, it produces natural,
%niet sleep, by izlieving the child from pain, and the
cherub awakts "M bright as a button." It
the iijc it softens the gums, allays all
reg.olates the bowels, and is the
t;nover dentery and diarri.cca,
.-12st"...qer arising from teething or other causes. *lira.
ivadova %am= Sirup is sold by Kuban &aim
gwrilisie • ta, fAila NI MOW —"
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-08-23

BURGLAIM AT COVENTI;,Y:

13Urg,laries have become matter q of almost ni‘k,'lllll
occurrence in the nethbourhood of Coventry, Cve
laving been committed during the past week. The
A4ist house which was entered was Tite residence of
M2'; J. A. Pockray, the chief engineer of the London
and North-Western Railway Company at Kenilworth.
Entrance was gained by forcing-the catch of one of
the front windows; and a cupboard; Which contained
plate and other valuables, was rifled!, the silver articles
beiLg carried off and the electro-plated ware being
left behind. An. unsuccessful attempt was made on
the same night' to. enter the next house. Two nights
afterwards the residence of Mr. J. Y. R3bins, A county
magistrate, of CUbbington, was broken into, and
another house at Mare:ton, a few mile-away, was
also visited by the burglars, who were saceessful its
securing booty in both instances. Subsequently, tl3B-
- appear to have selected the neighbourhood,
of Rugby as the locale-of their operations, for a. rob=-
bery is reported from tlkw house of another vonntri
magistrate there.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-08-23

THE SCULLING CHAMPIONSHIP.

Edward ITanlan, of Toronto, and William Beach,
of the Illawarra river, rowed over the championship
course, on the Paramatta, New South Wales, on
Saturday afternoon, for the championship of the
world and stakes of £5OO aside. The weather was
fine, and enormous crowds of people assembled to
wifness the contest. Beach had many supporters, as
he was generally regarded as the coming oarsman of
Australia, but Hanlßu was favourite. After a very
hard race, Beach succeeded in winning by a length and
a half, and the enthusiasm displayed over his victory
was greater than has ever been witnessed in Australia
over a sporti,g, event. The length of the Para-
matta river course is three miles 300 yards, and it
has certain peculiarities in the way of tidal flows
which require careful mastering. Hanlan openly
professed his dislike for this stretch of water, and
declined to row Laycock on it last May, selecting the
Nepean instead. He further wished to row Beach
elsewhere, but the latter objected, and eventually the
Canadian gave way. Hanlan, who is 29 years of age,
and stands sft. has never before been beaten in a
match, his nearest approach to a defeat being when J.
H. Riley rowed a dead heat with him in America.
Among others he has vanquished are Wallace Ross,
Kennedy, Courtney, Riley, Howdon, Elliott, Trickett,
Laycock, and Boyd. His last match, previous to
that of Saturday, was with Laycock, whom he
defeated with the greatest ease. William Beach is,
also 29 years of age, and stands sft. 10in. He is
by trade a blacksmith, and is a very powerfully-
built man. He has rowed in many small regattas in
Australia, but it is only recently that he took part in
any ccintests of note. In January last he rowed in a
regatta in Sydney Harbour against Trickett, C.
Messenger, Clifford (a man who was regarded as very
likely to develope into a champion), and H. Pearce,
who will be recollected as having visited England. On
this occasion Beach came in first, but he was said to
have fouled Trickett during the contest, and an appeal
being made to the umpire he and Trickett were or-
dered to row over again for the championship belt.
This race took place on February I last, and Trickett,
who had greatly improved in condition, defeated
Beach, the latter being reported by his friends at the
time to have deteriorated. Immediately upon Lay-
cock's last defeat by Hanlan, Beach was matched to
row the champion, and at once went into training,
with a result that has greatly delighted his supporters.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-08-23

THE NEW K.C.M.G.

Mr. Ronald Ferguson Thomson, F.R.G.S., Envoy
Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to the
Court of Persia and Consul-General at Teheran, upcn
whom her Majesty has been pleased to confer tho
dignity of a Knight Commander of the order of St.
Michael and St. George, has been employed in the
Diplomatic Service since 1848. In 1831 he was
engaged on special service in the provinces of Mazan-
deran and Asterabad, and on the suspension of
diplomatic relations there, in 1855, he accom-
panied the mission to Bagdad. Mr. Thomson was
Acting-Consul at Teheran from March to Decem-
ber, 1859, and in 1860 he was selected to attend
the Persian Ambassador during his stay in England.
He was appointed Oriental Secretary at Teheran in
July. 1862, and in November and December of the
same year was employed as Charge d'Affaires. In
January, 1863, he was nominated Secretary of Lega-
tion at Teheran, and was again Charge d'Affaires from
February till September of that year. During the
summer of 1866 he was employed on special service
to inquire into the condition of the Nestorian com-
munity in Persian Koordistan and Oroomiah, and in
1873 he Was in attendance upon the Shah of Persia
during his Majesty's sojourn in Europe. He was
promcted to the post of Minister Plenipotentiary in
1870.

AN ADVENTURE IN TIIE CONWAY TUBULAR BRIDGE.
—Once upon a time—a good many years ago—a lady
and gentleman got permission to walk through the
new tubular bridge, which was then a curiosity. A
railway porter was with them, and told them no train
was expected on that line, so they went into the tube
and darkness. A strange gentleman who had joined
them went on first, because the lady could not go so
quickly, and of course her husband remained to assist
her over the rails, and stones, and the girders which
support the sides. But when the lady and gentleman
had got half-way through, the first man was at the
elld, and saw the down Irish mail approaching on the
very line on which his acquaintances were! Ile called
out—" Take care of yourselves, a train is coming ! "
and then he waved his hands io the engine-driver.
The lady and gentleman in the " tube " could not
stand up at the side, hnd so they hurried back. It
was a terrible race. The "Wild Irishman," whistling
and roaring, hissing and straining at the brakes close
behind ; in front only a few yards. to the station, but
such long yards! come the tram, and 3ust, as the
gentfeman rushed from the " tube " and dragged the
lady down, the express came out grinding and-
growling.l. er e
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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-08-23

FIRE IN HOLLOWAY.

In London, on Monday morning, considerable ex-
citement and anxiety was caused to the inhabitants of
Lower Holloway by a destructive fire which occurred
at No. 293, Holloway-road, very near to the Holloway
Station of the Great Northern Railway. The house
and shop was occupied by a fishmonger named Bur-
ridge, and a large family, and the fire breaking out in
full flame between eight and nine, a very large crowd
of persons, going to the city, and others, soon col-
lected. Early in the morning Mr. Burridge and two
of his sons had as usual gone to market to purchase
fish, and fortunately the wife and remainder of the
occupants of the house escaped before the fire had
reached the upper part of the premises. A consider-
able time elapsed before the first engine reached the
scene of the conflagration, and before the water could
be poured on to the burning houses, the two adjoining
premises, a large building, the Holloway Station
Hotel above, and a pawnbroker's below at the corner
of Hornsey-street was in great danger for nearly an
hour. This fear was entertained with regard to the
hotel, in which were a large quantity of liquors and
inflammable articles, and it was not until half-past
nine that the danger, especially at the back of the
premises, where the fire extended most rapidly, was
quite over. The fire appears to have originated in the
lower part of the fishshop, for the smoke came out
from the room under the shop in dense volumes for
about a quarter of an hour, and when the flames sub-
sequently burst through the front of the house and
shop the heat was 60 intense as to drive the crowd
across to the opposite side of the road. Soon after
the water was got to play by the first engine, others
came one after another from different fire-brigade
stations, and the effect was felt in a short time, for
the firemen were able to enter the building, and
keep the fire confined to the house in which it origi-
nated. All danger was at an end shortly before ten
o'clock.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-08-23

NATIONAL E.XHIIIITION AT Bl7Thk;.

PEni.

A general National Exhil3ition has been organic° '
by the Hungarian Government,. under the patronage-
! of the Crown Prince Archduke Rudolph, and will be -
opened at Buda-Pest at the beginning of May next
year.. During the past ten years the development or
agricultural matters has receive& . great assistance
from the Hungarian Government,. and this depart-
ment will form an important feature at the exhibi-
tion, in order to show that the products of that ,
country will now compare favourably with those from
abroad, and at the same time open up means for the
exportation of home products without any dis-
advantages or obstacles. In adcl'itlon to the exhibits
of a national character, there will also•be exhibitions
partaking of an international character, such as engines
and tools suitable for the small trade; also sections for
agricultural seeds, cattle food, and other substances,
as well as for agricultural machines of the latest and
most improved. construction; and also for important
patented' inventions and improvements; Certain
general regulations for these pronosed sections have
been laid down and embodied- in a prospectus,
which has been issued from the commercial
department of the Austro-Hungarian Embassy. The
prospectus states, that the Grand Commission of the
Exhibition hope that the foreign exhibitors of'engines,
tools, and agricultural implements, as well as the pos-
sessors of foreign patents, will embrace the opportu-
nity offered to them, the more so as every possible
facility will be given them to profit by not only the
~..eneral'advantages which the exhibition may offer,
But also by the prospect of having opened up to them
a market, not only in Buda-Pest and Hungary, but
even further abroad, and give them the opportunity
of carrying on large business transactions. The
General Commission of the exhibition is under the
direction of M. Matlehovitx, Chief Secretary of the
Ministry of Agriculture, with Count A. Ziehy as vice-
president, supported • by a large number of distin-
guished pewienages. The buildings and grounds will
occupy an area of 270,000 square metres, and will be
erected in a But:table and ornamental manner.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-08-23

J. B. HE YS,

MUSIC REPOSITORY
SIGH STREET, CRADLEY HEATH, AND
IVo. 5, HORSE FAIR, lUDDERMINSTER.

ALL :KINDS OF MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS
UNED AND REPAIRED. PIANO—FORTES
TUNED BY THE :YEAR OR O.THERWYSE.
Music Lessons given at either of the above Address

Sold in this:to a n bylA. P. Mo t .136, High-Street
Stourbridge. •

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Thlo Powder, so celebrated, is perfectly
'win BUGS, YLEAS, MOTHS, BEETLES, and all
(whilst perfectly harmless to all animal life.)
''-ns and lava should be well sprinkled with
-fore placing away. It is invaluable tD
To avoid disippointmeut insist

POWDER".
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MEDICINE and ADVICIC FREE OF CHARGE'

Nerwtia Debility and other kindred complaints. Ap
stiffereys hon. these uisea,em c6n • bta u A v:ce bed
lAtcliclue Gr..iia by sendi,g all pi.rtictt'arr of their care
to the Medical Secretary, idanuoiere (lantern, eandsuere
Rod, Clopiiam, London, S.W.

ERVOUS DEBILIIY.—GRA7IS, a Medics
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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-08-23

IL\GLEY

STOCK SALE.—At th.ir stile on Mond:y lit
Messrs. Oat, 13, PerrettF, and Woo1d; idge had a large
upitly of all classes of slo,k, coultrizdng 74 head of
cattle, 371 sheep and Ituttb3. 8 (*lves, awl C 8 pi.
There was a gool coatpany of buyers and Lt szoek
realised good prie(E, wniLt the deatand f.r store
stocAr was slow. Fat bullotls made as hig tas
.223 2s 61, sheep Gis Oft, aud lambs 3.5 s GJ.
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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-08-23

HALE:•,ONVEN.

SUDDTOTDATR. - Mr. Ralph Doclcor (East
Wore stershire (ioroner) h-ld an inquest at the
:ihenstone Hot, 1. a-, to the death of Tho:nas Roberts
labower, who died suddenly in a field on the
14th inA, at the Grange, bel-tiging t) Mr. F. D.
Lee Smith. '1 he decs'ased w employed on the
estate as a lalnwer, and on the 11th inst he was !
eng4g,d iii we_ding a turnip fi,--11. After partaking
f a very hear:y dinner he complained of being un-
well, and sul..saquently he was tournt dead under a
hedge. It was shown that the deceased had suf-
fered from heart disease, and it was supposed that
tho exsive heat caubed inaction of the he,irt.—,
The jury return d a verdict of "Died fit= natural
eaugt s.' '

. _
Means Atwat, —At the Police 0 Tee or !Tuesday, be.
for, Mrs. F. D. L a Smite, Walter Bissano, and
Elwaril Gen (m )g,i3tia43s7), Edward L.)we (35),
miner, Spring II 1, was b:ou ;IA up on two th:e•ges
of dtuukennas, and alto- wilt :IS33ulting Police.
co stable HardWc7te. On the 11th iust the pri-
sonor tv.e; •found lying drunk on the footpath at
Spring Hill, and his volunteer helmet and belt nen,
yetig in the roa,l. On b ifer picked ip, pri tiler
w,,S very abusive, and assaulted complainant. Pri-
soner, v,r;io is an os.d offender, promised to amend
his ways and j :in :he Salvation Army. Major
Smith said thy wuldeiva the pris'rner another
chance, and would order him te come up fol.. judg
meat three month lence.—Joseph No-k, Iruite?er,
Fligh Sttec?.l, su'emoned under the Wild Birds'
Pritec ion Aet for exposing for s.a'e to w
Po:i,e-econ-trble Hin.!:r said ti On ',-he 1.2U1 oft
he saw a wood-pig-en exposed for s-de at the de-
fendant's shop. Defendant denied that the birds
offered for sale w,re wood-pigeons, but slid they
were dove-pigeons. - The Bench express-3.1 sareriAe
that wood pieons had been ioclufted in the Act of
Parliament. and as there WIS a diff.trene, of ottirion
as to w'mt- hir :s they really were, thy dismissed
the case.—William Parsons, coal dealer: Idineton,
was fined is awl costs for l)bs tru.t g a feeTath
by weigiliag coal. Defendant ,a.id he had weighed
coal on the footpath fot fourteen years, and was
su •prisei ihi tre po.dce had now interfered wi:h
him.—Thom,is Ad-time bricklayer, was fined ins aud
costs for being drrark and usiog obscene language
in the public stmets.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-08-23

THE BULL ROCK LIGHTHOUSE.

The Cork correspondent of the Times telegraphs
"About 20 miles to the west of Castletown, Berehaven,
lately selected as a station for the British Navy, lies
the Calf Rock, and three miles to the north-west is
situated the Bull, where the Government is at present
erecting a lighthouse to replace that of the Calf Rock
which was swept away in the great storm three years
ago. A steamer belonging to the Board of Lights
conveys the workmen from Castletown to the Bull
Rock, but so dangerous is the approach in consequence
of the swift currents which prevail here, and which
make the rock, even in the calmest weather, a very
Scylla to modern navigators that ordinary visitors
dngaareafeorrobidsden by a Board order from essaying the
passage. By driving from Castletown to
Dursey Sound, a journey of about 15 miles' one may get
a good idea of the boon the light will prove to storm-
tossed mariners, by observng the inhospitable nature
of the coast of which it stheto serve as a beacon.
The coast presents to .i
rocky wall, worn into strange
a precipitous
the action of wind and wave, andburgoekn shapes by
occasionally
by deep narrow gorges or bays, studded with
islands. Three rocks—the Bull, Cow, an
off Dursey Read, the Bull situated at
three miles to the north-west. The rock rises more
of
than 300 feet above the sea, and is pierced through
e
from side to side by an im.nense natural cavern. It
, a distance
s Calf —lie
el
is the home of countless sea birds—' apricis statio
gratisseima mergis,' —which fill every nook and cranny
with their eggs. Such is the labour and difficulty of
the proposed work that this year will be wholly
occupied in constructing steps and cutting barracks
in the solid rock to house the workmen. Next year a
chamber will be excavated in the summit from which
the top of the lantern will rise- above the rock, so that
the light will send out its beams from a height of
more than 300 feet above the surface of the sea, the
grater part of the excavation being- providpd by
nature. Any one who has 4ieen the wild character af
the 'Test must with a speeclv termination to this great
work."
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-08-23

HARVEST WORK WITHOUT BEER.

Writing to the Evening Standard, Mr. L. G.
Stileman Gibbard, of Sharnbrcok House, Bedford,
gives the result of his practical experience on the
subject of harvesting without beer. He says:
As I believe the importance of this subject cannot be
over-estimated, I venture to ask you to give publicity
to this letter. Having made up my mind last year
to give no beer upon my farm of about two hundred
acres, but, if possible, to supply an efficient substitute;
and having decided to give tea a trial, I purchased
"portable washing copper "to hold twenty gallons,
for thirty-six shillings. It is easily moved in a
wheelbarrow to wherever required. This, with four
six-quart cans and a few mugs, which ought to last, for
years, included the total outlay—under, fifty shillings.
The first thing in the morning the fire used to be lit
and the water boiled, and then my bailiff put in the
tea, sugar, and milk. The men drank the tea hot for
breakfast and cold during the rest of the day, and as
much as they liked. As the cost of the tea, &c., was
hardly one-fourth of that of beer given in former
seasons, each man and boy received the diffei-enee in
cost in hard cash, which amounted sometimes to as
much as four shillings per week. Oatmeal and water
was occasionally, or partially, substituted and much
appreciated, but not so much given because of the
supposed necessity of making it in the house. This
supposition was, however, a delusion, and the oat-
meal mixture is now made at the farm just before
the- tea, by mixing in a pail III]) of fine oat-
meal, with a little cold water, then filling up
with three gallons of boiling water from
the copper, and adding lib. of sugar. The
tea is then made in the copper as described above.
The mixture I have found most appreciated is as
follows: Tea, loz. ' • sugar, new milk, one pint,
to three gallons of water. The cost in each case is
nearly the same, viz., about twopence a gallon. My
men are during this harvest working by contact, in
which the difference between these drinks and beer
has been taken into account. The immense import-
ance to the labourer of this system is apparent, since
he can have as much and more good and nourishing
drink all the harvest for the same money that lie
would have to spend in one week upon beer. The
employer reaps the benefit in having steady woxle
done without quarrelling and carelessness, while hiA
bormiAti iF3`.‘:l --ninexv are taken more care of.
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[CENTRAL NEWS TELEGRAM.]

PARIS, Thursday.

I learn that there is no prospect of the
Chinese Government paying anything what-
ever in the nature of an indemnity for the
expenses of the French forces involved in
the Lang-son incident, China holding that
she was in no way responsible for what oc-
curred. The Chinese Levtion in Paris is
on the point of leaving. Matters will soon
be beyond the power of diplomacy, unless,
indeed, M. Ferry should at the last moment
accept the proffered mediation of the United
States
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-08-23

SUSPENSION OF DIPLOMATIC

RELATIONS.

EXPECTED COMMENCEMENT OF
HOSTILITIES.

[REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.]
PARIS, Thursday.

The Cliinese Minister had an interview
this afternoon with M. Jules Ferry, the
Premier. Their conference, ho-v% ever, had
no result.

Thursday Evening.

The Paris and several other evening
parrs announce that Li Fong Pao, the
Chinese Minister, decided not to carry out
his intention of seeing the Premi3r, and add
that the Minister.colisiders _ his mission in
Paris at an end, The National says the
rupture appears complete, and hostilities
have probably begun already by au attack
on the Arsenal of Foochow.

9 p.m.

The time allowed for the acceptance by
China of the French ultimatum expired at
1 p.m. The Chinese Government having
(refused assent, Li Fong Pao received his
passports this evening.

TIENTSIN, Wednesday.

Negociations are still progressing between
the Chinese Government and the French
Minister, Nothing, however, has been
settled up to the present, as the Chinese
Government refuse to accede to the Freneh
demand for the payment of an indemnity.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-08-23

DEMONSTRATION AT ALEXANDRIA.

The Daily News correspondent telegraphs from
Alexandria on Sunday the following:
An Indemnity Demonstration, attended by 2000
people, took place in the square yesterday afternoon.
The people afterwards marched to the governor's office
and presented a memorial protesting against the non-
payment of the indemnities.
Perfect order prevailed. The bourse and all the
shops were closed.
Four steam launches in charge of Lieutenant Grieve,
of the Invincible, entered the Mahmoudieh Canal
yesterday morning, and proceeded up the Nile. The
Alexandra, with the admiral, left for Port Said this
afternoon.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-08-23

THE PHYSICAL TRAINING OP GIRLS.

Mr. Noble Smith's lecture, delivered at the Health
Exhibition, on "Postures in School" touched a vital
point in our social management. The lecturer dealt
with some of the errors of attitude and exercise which
prevail in the recognised training of girls at school,
and which have been found to interfere most seriously
with their physical development. After adverting to
tEe slowness of ossification in the long bones and
vertebrae, in condemnation of the practice of forced
walking or sitting up, so commonly adopted with
infants of either sex, he proceeded to make the general
statement that freedom, not restraint, of posture must
rule the carriage of growing girls, especially at school.
With boys there is no need for sueh a rule. Designed
for active life, the liberty of their joints and muscles
is allowed them. For girls, on the contrary, though
action enters largely into healthy womanhood,
antique pre-physiological decorum has provided many
needless restrictions. In class hours they must sit'
erect with unsupported backs, and afterwards endure
the monotony of piano practice in the same con-
strained position. The play hour brings no sufficient
change, but is passed in sedentary quiet or in regi-
mental marching. All this is too little variation of
movement to secure the benefit of exercise, and a too
conventional dread of ease to allow that task work
should generally become a prompt or willing service
Mr. Noble Smith very fairly demands a change in
this stilted arrangement. He asks that suitable
backs should be attached to all school seats, that
desks should be so contrived as to height and slope
that they may be leant upon and become a means of
relieving spinal tension Without producing a chest-con-
tractinc, stoop, that the light, for equally good reasons,
shall fall from left to right, and particularly that
the period of piano practice should be strictly mode-
rated. In regard to muscular recreation for girls, we
have long maintained that almost unlimited variety as
to method may safely be conceded to them, and this
opinion is plainly expressed in the lecture under dis-
cussion. Lawn tennis, gymnastics, swimming (an art
too little favoured by men as well as women), and
cricket even, all come in for a share of commendation,
Let us add but one caution to this part of an admir-
able paper—namely, that while there is little need of
restriction as to the kind of athletic play, there is real
occasion for its limitation as to time and degree. The
healthy growth of both sexes depends upon the same
conditions supplied to each in its own measure.—
Lawet.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-08-23

THE SUDDEN DEATH IN IiTILLBANK

PRISON.

Mr. Braxton Hicks resumed an inquiry on Friday
in last week at the prison at Millbank as to the death
of Agnes Jane Mayne, chief matron of Milbank
Prison, who, it was alleged, met her death when
struggling with a prisoner who broke from her cell and
attempted to commit suicide. The matron, after
some difficulty, got the prisoner back into her cell, and
as she was following her she suddenly fell to the
ground in an insensible state, and in a few minutes
expired.
Addressing the jury, the coroner said: This case is
one where in technical strictness acts done by the
prisoner, whose name is Johnstone, very nearly
approach to manslaughter, although not quite, and
for these reasons: Manslaughter is of two kinds-1,
Involuntary manslaughter, i.e., where a person, doing
an unlawful act, not amounting to felony, by accidents
kills another; 2, involuntary manslaughter, i.e., where
suddenly two persons fight and one kills the other.
Here the acts of Johnstone,the prisoner, were unlaw-
ful—namely, breaking out of her cell and attempting
suicide, but the death of Miss Mayne must be shown
to have been due to the direct violence, in some wal.
or another, of Johnstone, for it is laid down that
there must be a corporal injury inflicted, and there-
fore if a man, by working on the fancy of another, os
by unkind usage, puts another into such a passion of
grief of fear as that he either dies suddenly or con-
tracts some disease in consequence of which he dies,
tlis is no felony, because no external act of violence
was offered of which the law can take notice. This is
a rule exactly in point, and will help you to arrive at
a proper verdict. If a man throws a stone at a horse
and kills the rider, it is manslaughter. If a man out
of mischief shoots at poultry and kills a man, it is
manslaughter. If a man engaged in an unlawful
sport kill another, it is manslaughter. Here there is
no act of direct violence attributed to the prisoner
Johnstone, and therefore, although her acts at the
time no doubt accelerated the death e gm deceased,
her acts are not sufficient for the law to take cogni-
sance. Therefore, I must direct you to return a
verdict of death from natural causes, accelerated by
the excitement and struggle consequent upon the acts
of Johnstone.

After some consideration the jury returned a verdict
that the deceased died from heart disease, accelerated
by excitement, and expressed it as their opinion that
the railings and the openings of the corridors should
be protected with wire netting, both for the safety of
the prisoners and officers.
Colonel Garcia promised that the recommendation
should be carried out. In reply to the jury he said it
wwoasulc noti nt h ia
porsesiabele
then.
to have the punishment cells on the
ground floor, because a sufficient amount of ventilation
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-08-23

WIFE MURDER IN MANCHESTER.

At the Manches., r PoEce Cond yesterday morn
ii•g, Chas. Blf,L.ehild..l ((5), shoemake-,, wvs et,arged
w to th,wtlful murder o4!iis nife Do: inda Blanch-
ti,ll In the course of a q larret late on, TherFday
night, the prisoner. slho wa,i drunk, stabbed hit; wife
,n the nrcast with a hocma';er's -knife. She died
im ediareiy. The prisoner, who said he knew
nothing whatevtr about it was remanded till 'rue's-
day. A coroner's inquek was subsequently dd.
and a verdict of .‘ Wilful murder" was returned.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-08-23

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DUDLEY.

STREET I3IPKUVEMENTS. —On Wednesday morn-
ing Major Tallocit held an enquiry in the Town
alai, on bohnli Of the Local Government; Polrd,
into ihn applieat'on of the Cmporation to borrow
£2OO tor the pure s: of street imp7overnents.--
Ti:e Town Clerk (sr. b.l, M. War:nibgton), in ex-
plaining the detai:s tithe Fchetne. said the rewin-
d m to borrow the it-I=cl had been passed by the
Town Ccuncil, and was intended to be used for the
purpose of improving the streets of the town. The
pulley adopted, of improving existing streets, ra'her
than underta,king• new and expfmsive sAemes, was,
he tt.ought, wise on,, esne, jelly wt;en a town was
in debt. The sums *paid 'fer the lanl aequired was
in so:no instances ridicUously smral, and
thq had gocd value for their money. Mr. Warms
in LOU then explained the Rhone,
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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-08-23

GALLANT ATTEMPT AT RESCUE BY
A. CHILD.

Mr. Cartt,ar, coroner for West rent, held an inquest
at the Admiral Hardy, Clarence-street, Greenwich, on
Tuesday on the body of Frederick William Tomkins,
aged 12, of No. 1, Avering-terrace, Ordnance-road,
Greenwich-marshes. The body was identified by the
mother, who could not say whether deceased could
swim.

Herbert Dutton, aged 11, of 5, Tedding ton-place,
East Greenwich, who did not appear to understand
the nature of an oath, and was therefore not sworn,
said on the 9th inst. he and other boys were with the
deceased on Greenwich-marshes, and went into
the River Thames to bathe. Deceased could swim
a little, and he went further out than the rest,
when a large steamboat passed, the swell caused
by which seemed to knock the deceased about,
and he went under. Witness went down
after him, and caught hold of the hair
of his head, and then deceased held witness round
the waist, but afterwards relaxed his hold, and they
parted, and witness, being very much exhausted,
swam ashore. The deceased remained for about five
minutes in the water trying to reach the shore, and
then threw up his hands and disappeared. Witness
told some men on a barge what had happened, but
they were unable to find the body.
The coroner thought the conduct of Dutton in
trying to save the deceased very creditable.
John Flook, aged 12, of 2, York-place, Greenwich-
marshes, corroborated the statement of Dutton.
Henry Brown, fisherman, of 17, Bennett-street,
East Greenwich, said he found the body of the de-
ceased in the river about five o'clock on Monday
morning last, naked, opposite Messrs. Maudslay's
Works, Greenwich-marshes.
The jury returned a verdict that the deceased was
accidentally drowned whilst bathing.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-08-23

THE SOUDAY.

Telegraphill from Cairn on Sunday night the COP'
respondent of the Daily Yam says:
The Mudir of 17nngola telegraphs the- receipt of a
letter from General Gordon, dated 20th July. 'Char;
bum was safe. General Gordon asks for news of the
expedition. He says he intends to remain at Khar-
toum, harassing the rebels by his steamers, until the
expedition arrives, but that the Cataracts are very
rapid and dangerous at present. He adds that the
troops are well.
Colonel Chermside telegraphs that Osman Digna's
followers are deserting. Three thousand are said to
retired to Hatpeh.
Colonel Grenfell telegraphs that the Bashi-Bazouks
have arrived at Assouan.

An Arab has just arrived here from Berber. He
declares that the town was taken by a horde of hungry
Arabs not under the direction of the Mandra lieuten-
ants, as supposed.

Smarm, August 16,
Her Majesty's troop and store ship Humber has
left for Suez with Consul Baker, Commander Cailin
of her Majesty's ship Sphinx, and some men invalided
by sunstroke.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-08-23

BURNED IN A TURKISH BATH.

Mr. W. Savage Poole, the district coroner, held an
inquest at Leamington on Saturday on Mrs. Mary
Emma Walton, wife of Mr. Robert Walton, short-
hand writer, of Chancery-lane and Barnsbury-park,
London. Mr. Walton, has for fifty years gone the
Midland Circuit as a shorthand writer, and on the
26th ult, came to Leamington for Warwick Assizes,
and was joined by deceased. On the 29th ult.
deceased had a Turkish bath at Leamington Pump
Rooms, and returned to the Avenue Hotel dreadfully
burned about the body, thighs, and feet. She com-
plained to her husband that she had been dreadfully
neglected, though not wilfully, and had thus been
injured. Under medical advice she was removed to
the Warneford Hospital, where she died from blood
poisoning on the 15th inst.
Mrs. Elson, who has been bath attendant at the
Pump Rooms nine years, said deceased stated that
she was accustomed to the baths, and at her own re-
quest was placed in the hottest room. The tem-
perature was 190 degrees—the proper heat. She
was left ten minutes, but witness was in the adjoining
bath, where she could have heard any call or noise.
In ten minutes she went to see deceased, and found
her unconscious on the floor, without her bath dress
or slippers, and badly burned. When she recovered
she made no complaint, and was sent home in a cab.
Mr. Marriott, the surgeon who attended deceased,
said she had heart disease, and he believed was
rendered insensible by the heat, and could not call
the attendant. Had deceased had her bathing dress
and slippers on she could not have been burnt; and
had she not been suffering from a skin disease, the
result of constitutional decay, there would not have
been such extensive sloughing of the wounds, and
blood-poisoning would not have ensued.
The jury found deceased died as stated, and added
they were satisfied there was no neglect on the part of
the attendant.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-08-23

EXECUTION AT LiVERPOOL.

At eight o'clock on Tuesday morning Peter Cassidy,
aged 54, described as a tinman, was executed at Kirk-
dale Prison, Liverpool, for the murder of his wife.
The crime was brought about by drink. The prisoner
and deceased lived at Bootle, and on the 25th June
deceased returned home after a long absence. She
was suffering from the effects of drihk, and Cassidy
himself was in a similar condition. They quarrelled,
and the prisoner, described as a very affectionate
husband when sober, smashed in her head with a
clealier and wooden mallet. He was recommended to
mercy by the jury, but the recommendation was not
acted upon. He was tried before Mr. Justice Day, at
Liverpool Assizes, on the 31st of July. Reporters
were admitted to the execution. The executioner was
James Berry, of Bradford. He gave a drop of nine
feet, the weight of the culprit being 9st. 41b. Insen-
sibility was instantaneous, and_the action of the heart
heart ceased in five minutes.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-08-23

BITING A MIN'S EAR OFF.

Price Davis and Lauisa Dwi3, his wife, wet*
committyd for trial by the Hanley Magistrates
yesterday morning on a charge of unlawfully
,vounding Thomas Neat During an affray the
male prisoner rnade a saves:e attack upon Neat, and
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