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The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1869-09-11

TIOESPECTABLE PERSONS in all poaitionti
can have ItE AllY MONEY at once from • strictly
private arid most reliable channel, in a perfectly honour-
able manner, in sums from £5O to .£750, at 6 per cent.
per annum; from one in seven years, on their own note
of hand alone, without the nasal heavy loan office feel.
(no unfair profit bring sought). By a long tried and
most effective system needless delays are avoided.
Bundamen, Bill of Sale, or References not wanted, and
strictest confidence observed. All applications must
state real and full name, address, position, sum wanted.
how long for, bow returnable. Any persons requiring
Immediate Monetary Aid, no matter for what !minim,
may apply with certainty of prompt notice arid hove the
alvanee within four days of approval.—Addres.. Mr. A.
W. Hunter, 3, Wellingtou.square, Londou,W.C. Encl.:raw
stamp.

WEST Q TAFFORDSHIRE
REGI S TRATION.

VOTERS on the REGISTER of the WEST DIVI:
SION of the COUNTY of STAFFORD, and CLAIM-
ANTS tu VOTE who receive, either from the Overseers
or others, NOTICES of OBJECTION, are requested to
communicate with

Mr. LOWLAND PRICE,
Solicitor,
Stuorbridge.

IMPORTANT, NOTICE I ! !

LONG LOOKED FOU, COME AT LAST.

Just Pith:idea.

S. Salts Lectnre on the Evils of Intemperance
Unmasked, and a Pep into a Gin-shop, :among
the Drunkards.

Twebty Pages of Close Printed Letterpress
royal octavo size, Price Gd.
To be had at all Booksellers, rod at S: SALT,
Town-crier and Itill-pcmtcr, llagley Street,
Ildesowen.

STOURBRIL

Ladies will find a Releet Stork of LACE aud FANCY
GOODS, auitable fur Eveuiug Wear, at
L. LA SKEVS,
89, HIGH STREET,
(Near the ITagley.roael),
STOUBBBIDOE.

CIARTES DE VISITE SI. EACH, of the
Various CIIIIRCITES in the Neighbourhood.
THE CARTOONS OF TIAFFAILLE
7 LAEuE PICTURES IN OIL, For
Only Four Sets lett.

ARCHER CLARKE,
STOORRIUDGE.

Lage Stock of
P FICITOORAIIIC

ALBUMS.

FROM CD. TO fl.

RICHARD HICRLING,
AUCTIONEER, VALUER, PUBLIC ACIOUNTAET
HOUSE, ESTATE, AND GENERAL AGENT.

NW VALUATIONS FOR ALL PURTOSES.

Clent, near Stourbehlye ; Cradley Heath, at rl ?co.
1, Market Plaee, BlaeldJeath, Rowley Regis.

N.B.—Agent to the United Kingdom Temperance and
Privideut Institute.

PUBLIC NOTICE.

B TIAIBOULD

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1-)FOS to announce to the Inlullitants of
Stourbridle end u iTutuulin g Neighbourhood,
that he has taken to the
VAUXHALL INN, FOSTER-STREET,
lately occupied he ?oh% Join, Martin ; nnd tenets, by
keepinff Articles of the very best quality, to iucrita share
of public support.

N.8.-WELL-ALREB EDDS.

PUBLIC isibTicE.

HOMER, News Agent, Cradley Heath,
• begs to infoun the Public that lie is able
to SUPPLY them with the LONDON DAILY NEWS
PAPERS.
IN' ORDER AT ONCE.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1869-09-11

CLENT.

Cnsnssw Or Ustoo THRLATENING LANOtIOL—At the
Petty Sessions held at Stourbridge, yesterday, Henry ,
Pearman, farmer, residing at Cleat, was charged by Oscar .
Wilson Roberts, also of Clent, with using threatening
:manage to him on the tith instant, whereby he was in
bodily fear.—Yfr. Perry appeared to support the applies-
tion.—Complaiiiant said be lived al Cleat, and heard that
defendant had disturbed some cattle of his father's, and
went there, when the defendant used moats latent threats
and abusive language, and he was afraid he would do him
some bodily injury, and asked the Bench to bind him
over to keep the peace.—Defendant said that complain-
ant's brother told his boy to lulu in some cattle, and
there were -13 turned into a seed field of his, and they
had done damage to the amount of 1:2, He told the
complainant of it, who came to him and told him he was
no gentleman. Did not threaten the complainant.—The
Bench said complainant had sworn that bewail in bodily
fear, and they hod no alternative but to bind him over.
Defendant was then bound over in one surety of £lO,
and himself in £2O, to keep the peace fur six mouths.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1869-09-11

one of those rivers, wily may we not admit that one or
more of them terminate On the western seaboardi
,wainps and lagoons, or are alas rbeil 111 mands joat
the great river I in p -po, f -South Attica, ends. HP re.
centlt proved by the adventurous traveller, St. Viii-
cent Erakine. who followed it to the eastern coast?
Let your readers look at any map of Africa in which
'he lake Tanganyika is correctly all down, and
they still see that the dis, ante between it and
the wiirern nowt is nearly three times as great as that
which intervenes between this great internal mass ol
fresh water and Z tusibar on the mist coast, and con.
wiently if the great traveller had to lice? that direc-
tion a long time must have elapsed before we could
receive tidings from him. It is, therefore, I think,
quite unnecessary to have recourse to the hy potheais of
his captivity. tint whatever may he the specolations
entered into during his absence, 1 have such implicit
oonfidince in the tenacity of purpose, undying resolu-
tion, and herculean frame of Livingstone that, how-
ever he may be delayed, I hold stoutly to the opinion
, that he will overc use every obstacle, and will, as I
' hove suggested, emerge from South Africa on the same
western sir de on which he appeared after his tir-t,
great march across that region, and long after his life
had been despaired of.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1869-09-11

OURE IN FOT-R WEERS.--Dr. DE ROOS'
(}liTj' VIIE, ir VEGETAIII. LIFE DROPS.
have in numberless iiihtnnees unwed their superiority
One evet y other advertised remedy for lsnenor, depres-
sion of spirit, indegest' , pains and palpitation in the
side, giddiness, noise in the head, Szc , which if neglected
often result in consumption, insanity, and untimely
death. This medieine strengthens the vitality of the
whole system. gives energy to the muscles, speedily re-
moves nervousness, renovates the impaired powers of
life, and invigorates the most shattered constitution.
For akin eruptions, pimples, blotches, freckles and other
unsightley disceases where murcury, sarsaparilla, ttc„
are too often employed to the ruin of health, its surpris-
ing efficacy has only to be tested. Price Is lid. 11. or
tsar times the latter Ms per bottle, of Woods,
Chemist, 27, High-street, Worcester ; Wyley and Brown,
Worcester. Whitwell, Chemist, fitourloidge ; osil through
all chemists in the world, or direct from Holford House,
Holford-square, Loudon, W.C., where thousands of tes-
timonials may be seen.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1869-09-11

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T.NIIOII. OD the .11th ultimo. Poliee•iiergeont Sir= ,nda
peovect the offince. HestLA guilty. Fitted Git anti
CCM..

CORRESPONDENCE.

HIGHWAY OFFINCIS.—Georite Payne was charged by - •
. _, „
Vaperinten lent UOPTPIIO RIM showing his horse to dray We wtoh it to he jtettoot,,
ne,h,remo4 ad, to,
, q
on the highway. on the 22nd ultime. Police.coo•dable too,' in dasedeinw,teg tin oot theeermid,c,ow .st t Via
•
vy (
Dennant proved that he saw the defendant's horae ou the with the opinions of our ctirreel.ptdoee•
highway, at Rowley. There was no one with it. The
home had often strayed Defendant was fined 21 &l and ...••••••......—..
taste; in default 14 days. GOOD NEWS.
STRaillaln TtilllaTlPt. -- Samuel Spittal, labourer, of 71, the filitor of the" Observer."
Carelesii (ireen, wad charged with stealing a quantity of
turnip,. from a field, on the sth of September, the pro. Rw.—A eorreapon.lent of The 074. e ekes that the V.%
party of Joseph Cirove, of Lntley. poii„.conotobje Nurchniau inform, ita readers that five Irish Roman
Smith proved that he saw the defenditut in the turnip Catholic Priests have. during the last month, recovered
Set' De stooped .. an, and pulled iip a qinuitite of the errors of their faith, anal been rereivod into the iri•h
c
turnips (produimd)• All anon as it, defendantalsl' him (Protestant) Church. in Doblin And he think, that
he threw them away. and ran off. Witness followed, and many will rejoice to find that our Roman Catholic breth•
caught him. Fined gd the damage, a fine of is, and ten are bee:nning to are that the true old Catholi
,
Coats; in default 11 days. , Church of Ireland in to he loan& rot in the Romiah
I Communion, but in that which still Imlit• forth to the
Irish people the pure faith and Apostolic order of the
Primitive Church.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1869-09-11

SIGNS OF A TERMINATION.

On Werineadav afternoon, a mass meeting of
bailers was held in the WIT enen snare known
as " Porter's Field." Dailey. to " consider some
favourable news." RS the bellman who celled the
meeting said. Mr. Tibbetts was called to the
chair. and he was supported by Mr. Price and
Mr. Hackett.
The Chairman said the strike had entered
upon the eleventh week, and they were then
close to its termination—(iheers). That desir-
able state of affairs had been brought about by
the wilted action of the men and women engaged
as nailers. There were rumours about that the
strike would Aeon be over ; lett they must ell re.
member that no troth ought to be ilone until the •
whole of the masters agreed to give 20•4 in the
pound ; any other course would be to defeat all
they hid gone through—(!irar, hear).
Mv. Hackett Raid the milers in that district
had been so crushed that they were obliged to
strike, for the masters lionght nails at any price
they liked. Bat that strike WAR the greatest he
had ROW{ for many years, end Mold hew, an from
the fact that tho moo and women had all kept
together well AM truly. Let them continue to
du so until the whole of the principal masters
gave \vay, and then disionourable masters could
, net taltu advantage of Mmourable alma—Omar,
hoar), He sineerely trusted that they would not
. .
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1869-09-11

DREADFUL COAL MINE ACCIDENT
IN AMERICA..
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Pillephi,Sept. 7.

A dreadful calamity occurred on :Monday at Ply-
mouth, in Pennsylvania, in the coal region of
Avondale. The colliery had not been in use for
some time, on account of the lahourera being on
Atrike, brit they resnmed work on Mr 'inlay, when
a shaft more than 300 feet deep caught fire at the
bottom, from the ventilating furnace toilers being
dry. In a few moments the entire shaft and buildings
above were in flames. The tire continued frrr MOrn.,
hours, and rubbish fell down and choked the shalt.
Two hundred and two men arid bye alai were in the
mine are believed to have been oruifocat. ri. Access has
not yet been got to them. Two men sent down the
shaft last night were suffocated.
Great di tress is manifested at the pit month, which
is surrounded by hundreds of weeping relations.
Evening.

Efforts have been made to-day to force air down the
shaft by a steam fan. An attempt is &Imo being made
to effect an entrance to the colliery from an adjacent
cAliery by drilling a hole fr.ln one gallery to another.
Nothing is yet known of the unhappy peraons inside,
but all are believed to be dead.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1869-09-11

NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS.

All rommiin,entlons must he authenticated by the Name
and Aldress of the writer, not neeemarily for publio
cation, but as 4 guarantee for good fsith. Those who
do not wish their names to be published should, in
addition adopt it now de pleArve.
CommonbAtions for the Editor may be addressed to 92.
UIIIU-STXEKT. STOCRPRIDOR. Or to tit, Brandt Oilier,
Mn. T. FfMttait, Ptxrr, ett tDLEY 11EtTit.
We 4114.11 10 .! obliged by all those who favour us with
lj,amnjuni& ions or Advertisements welting on 07S
side of the paper only. and sending them as early in
the week as possible.

Mr. .T. Tivls-`t nni Mr. J. Pike afterwards
sdarpsfel tli meetin, in similar terms to thote
of Mr. Tibbetts.

At the rinse of the proceedinqs It was nnani- I
momly eftrriei that the strike bo continued until
Ifift4 lint wig ,ll•tminel.
T 1 rt I,es entered tr,,on the .:.eventh
wet in the Ohl Hill district; and there can be
to be very little iinrr, of its termination It
present. It is thought, in some (puler:A, that
the resolution of last M^niftV Aveult hs 44The
more harm than gond, 11F lies; been looked linen
by several masters as a kind of threat.
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The e'centh week of the atriko in the T-Inlee-
Owen digtriet enmmeneed on Momiftv. A meet-
log we held in Wrrningbam-street in the after.
noon, which wee well attended. A reeelution
similar in effect to that passed at Old Hill was
carried unanicumisly.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1869-09-11

A CURIOUS QUESTION

At the Marlboronsh-strest Police-court, In London, Mr.
gmery, of No 04, Great Portlinadareet, in London. accom-
panied by Mr. M Os, sculotor and unison, of Highgate,
waited unin Mr. K mr, the sitting magistrate to ask his
advice lii the following matter:—
Mr. Eatery said that he purchased of the Highgate
Cemetery Company a grave, and ordered Mr. Mills to
place over it a tombstone, the initcriptioe on which had
been approved by the superintendent. Subsequently
there was a refusal to allow the stone to be placed on
the grave flu the ground that the inscription was of an
objectionable nature. The inscription was as fol.
lows :—" The family grave of A. Emery, of No. 66,
Great Portland-street, Al .rylebone. In affectionate
ernembronee if William Emery, 'infant mo of the above,
who diparted this fife Jooly 4 1869. from the nto,tal effects
of vace,nation, aged 4 months." Mr. Emery wail the writs
were in accordance with the verdict of a coroner's jury.
The magistrate on such an application as the
present, declined to enter into the general guess
tiou of the policy of vaccination. The applicant, it
appeared, had purchased a piece of ground as a
burial place in the Highgate Cemetery. and clainod
the right of erecting a tombatone and placirg any
ption on it he might think fit. It seemed
to him that the miter inu-t be considered jod
like any indium y business transaction. The legal
question would be, what tights were purchased wi
Ii
tire ground—what cum:Woos, in tail, were attached
to the Kale. Mr. Emery Hai,' no conditions whatsoever.
Tie company, however, thin, that they h ,ve atExe I
as a condition that "a tombstone of a design to be
approved by the company must lie erected within
twelve months," but the claim was brought under Mr.
Emery's notice for the first fme when he got his
receipt. Woolfl the word " denim" include the terms
of the inscription? That might be a question for a
,ourt of law. Certainly, anything of a blasphemous,
seditious, libellious, or immoral it iture might be reason-
ably objected to. If Mr. En, ry were to insert the
words " according to the verdict of a coroner's jury"
before the words " from the mortal effects af vaccina-
tion," as a c roarer and hie jury were a legally consti-
tuted tribunal, it might remove the difficulty. The
applicant aml the company were both bound by the
conditions if sale. If the dispute c,ould Dot be Bettlrd
in that way Mr. Emery might give the coinpanY notice
through his solicitor that he would take steps to tesr
his right in a legal way.
Mr. Emery thanked the magistrate for his advice
and retired.

iCril
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1869-09-11

KIDDERMINSTER.

COUNTY LICENSING MESTING.—The annual licensing
business for this district was transacted at the Guildhall,
on Thursday, before H. Hominy, H. Woodward, H.
Talbot, and J. Kiteley, Esqrs. Twenty-four licenses
were renewed, and nineteen beerhonse certificates were
granted. Two licenses stood over, owing to the non-at-
tendance of the applicants. Thoreau Hyde, of the Sri-
tannia, Wolverley, applied for an old license, which was
refused. Notice had been given of an application to be
made by Thomas Underwood, but he did not appear.
hissTES AND SEKVANT.—At the Coanty Petty Sessions,
on Thursday, James Finch was charged with neglecting
the service of his master, Arthur Blakeway, by whom be
had been employed as • waggoner. He was discharged
from service, and ordered to pay a mouth's wages and the
costa.

A Mauufacturor of a MANURE. eAubli3hed
.4.71. sateen years, wishes to appoint • few respectable
Agents. Good Commission. Address by post, with oi-
enpation, fic , "Manure Lgeney." at No. 158, Bishops.
gate S reet Without, London,
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1869-09-11

DRESSING THE HAIR.

'ISS MANNING having had great experi
M -
_L esee in getting up Ladies' and Children's hair.
continues to vend her infallible IdETHOD and MATE-
RIALS to make the HAIR CURL, as soon as applied.
imparting exquisite beauty, and keeping it wavy, soft,
glo.y, and in curl, or in any position. in all weathers,
even though it pos+esses no natural inclination to do so
at a gloat of Id cr.ir week. This elegant preparation is
also in gni I repute for its unprecedented sncrets in
atin•lith.•::i,e, Alt bun en hair.
1, i• •“ oloet• .if t.stian•iiii,lo and .ii 1, nt, or, .en,
0,-wo m.b.rt is, st .•• fro 14
I ire., Mi. A n.. nos,'
t ‘•, ,(11, Vt..% via. Fanny Reposi•
tstyit illgb.stfeet, Koldacigiantre
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1869-09-11

MATRIMONY IN FRANCE.

A jmigment of interest to foreign famides of which mem
hers have cont.: .c:ed matrimonial alliances in France has
been gven In the Civil Court of Pads. The facts of the
case wire these:—
M. de Brimont married about two years ago a
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Penniman, American sub-
jects. N• contract was drawn up, tint the p ironts of
the lady promised verbally, according to M Pith:non%
to make the young couple an annual allowance of
500001. as a marriage portion. The young wife died a
' few months back, leaving an infant daughter, and Mr.
Penniman. who until then had regularly paid the
money refused to continue it to the win-in-law. The last
Darned now brought a suit to enforce the continuance
if the payment, as alimony for himself and daughter.
The parents of the deceased lady, while offering to
bring up the child, resisted the demand, on the grounds
that the plaintiff was a spendthrift, that he had con-
cealed numerous debts when he married, and had since
contracted new ones and, moreover, that he was young,
and might by his labour procure for himself sufficient

rel.urees.
Tne Tribunal, however. decided that m De Brimont
W.lB without tue.ins of exietenee, and that an his own
mother was not in a paitbm of fortune tc assist hereon
rd marddamcbter. the plaintiff had • right to •rt
alimentary pension from his wife's parents ; and con.
sequently c mdenined them to pay an annual sum of
11100 f., lif which 11,01.0 f. a ere for M. De Brimont, and
12,000 f. for his infant daucbter.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1869-09-11

SINGULAR CHARGE AGAINST A
BARONET.

At the Perth Sheriff Criminal Court, before Sheriff
Borelay, Sir Robert Metotien, Bar-., Castle Menzies,
has been charged with ...MA, ius mischief, in so far as
he, on the 31et if July lmt, on the rood leading from
the Dimkeld Station of the Highland Hsilway, and
about 150 yards from said station, "did wickedly and
tnaliciomly strike or kick a wooden subseript.on box
which was placed there on the idde of the road, where-
by it was knocked or nest, off the stand on which it was
placed On to the middle of the road, and the lid, lock,
anti other parts theteof were injured—the same box
being the property of, or in the lawful post...whiz of,
Alexander Robertson, coal merchant, and Thomas
Ellis. merchant, Birtiam, under the name of the
Durikeld Bridge Pontage Conimittee." Procurator-
Fiscal Jameson conducted the prosecution, and Mr.
Miller, solicitor, Perth, defended Sir Robert, who was
present i c ort.
The accu-eil admitted having done the act stated in
tde libl, hot denied that be was guilty of a criminal
offence. Evidence was heard •gainst Sir Robert at
some length, from which it appeared that on the day
named he, in plating along with two other gentlemen,
stepped aside and gave the box a kick IsT-ne of the
witnesses could swear that the kick had at all damaged
it Tile eheriff tleivered the fi:llowing judgment
The sheriff hurls the libel not proved, in respect that
whilst the accused admits the act set forth in the libel,
it has not b :en establiehed that by that a t the lid,
lock, or any other parts of the wooden box mentioned
in the libel, if, injto el, therefore dismisses the libel, and
the accused simpt.e.tee from the bar."
Af ier the judgment was read there was considerable
hissing in mutt from the audience, the sheriff remark-
ing that now he felt that he had acted right in this
case. If he had been applauded he would have sus-
pected that his judgment was wrong, but being hissed
—none could hiss but geese and serpents—he was con-
vineed that he had done what was right in coming to
the conclusion he had just stated.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1869-09-11

DR. LIVINGSTONE.

Sir Roderick Murchison, In reply to letter--o'g w hat to
bit opudon respecting s sosgestion of Mrs. Burton, trite of
the African explorer, writes se fellows to the Loudon

uking

My argument for believing that my dear friend had
really gone westward from the Lake Tanganyika in 1
old, to reach the Atlat&• wan founded on the dip.
pondion that he had witislied hunself that this hody of
wat, rwl irh is fed by effluents in. the south and ens..
STili IS 11 YOYIF barred fI, "T 1,11111, ..,In;C:lti.. W.III ti e
great equatoio..l lakes by higher intt,,ierli....c. in i,, an
aim by lying at a lower level, it followed necessarily
thd the affllents of the Tanganyika must proceed to
the weld. I then inferred that he would follow them
mid thus determine the true watershed anti drailing• of
hie own Southern region of Attica. As all the
reßenrchte ic Livingstone relate to that region only, and
have been wholl unconnected with the Nilotic lake,.
of • guatorial Africa, I ani permided that he would
qt,"milly ,trlce to it. t. rmiiie the cocaSe if the At1.,..11K '
which ilow from the Fangio,. iks •li the Ad :odic. ThAt
ouch IV MINIM diet, seems to zi.• to be certain ; for thee
sr. laid down iiti the map of Duarte Lopez, of the 16th
ctntury, a reduced copy id which wag imbliehed by
Mr. Major in hie admirable work lof the life of Prince
Henry of Portugal. If the mighty Congo, which is
asiabls ot resolving a vast monist cd Water. be not
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1869-09-11

AL ARIdI)

On Mon
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and it wa
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cheers of
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1869-09-11

GENTEEL HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE AND

EFFECTS,
STOURBBIDGE.

TO be SOLD by AUCTION, by Messrs.
OATES. PERRENS, and WOOLDRIDGE, at
the Assembly Room. the TALBOT HOTEL. S rm•nnutnov,
On Motto tY. the 13th day of Surremnyn. 1869, an assem-
blage of HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE. comprising
three Pianofortes, • capital Billiard Table, Rosewood
Conch, Mahogany Sofas. Rosewood and other Cheflion-
eers. Mahogany, Dining. Loo, and Centre Tables, Side
and Card Tables. Bed Steps, Easy Chairs. Clocks. Ma-
hogany and other Dressing Tables, Bedsteads. Beds,
Mattresses. a large Assortment of Chairs. Chimney, and
Swing Glasses, ke., the property of a gentleman
wbo has no further use for the aame.and removed to the
Talbot Assembly Room for the convenience of Sale,
Catalognes of which will be distributed, and may be had
at the Place of Sale, or of the Auctioneers. Stout bridge.
The Sale to commence at Eleven o'clock in the Morn.
ing.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1869-09-11

YOURSELF! WHAT YOU ARE! AND
WHAT FIT FOR.

MISS M. BALFOUR, the Original Oranbin-
logist, continues to give her Inheriting and uselm
delineations of the mental anti moral character and capabi-
lities of individuals. from an exemination of the hand writing
Persons desirons of knowing their own peculiaritks, °rams,.
of any friend, must send a specimen of the writing, stating
sea and age, with 14 penny stamps, to MISS BALFOUR,
Hawley Crescent, Hampstead Road, London, and they will
receive a minute detail of the gifts, defects, ideas, tastes.
affection., he., of the writer, with advice in difficulties and
on future prospects. To prevent mistakes. applicants are
requested to enclose an Envelope directed to themselves
The many thousands who have thankfully acknowledtms
the value of advice given, and the accuracy of Miss B.
sketches of character, establish the truth and import., of
the science beyond a doubt. I fear his character Is too truly
as you no freely describe it. G.P. Your long letter, though
flattering, my friends say, is amazingly correct. J. ti I are
glad your opinion of her character coincides with my own.
H. B. I value your letter much, as I have no friends candid
enough to point out these defects. W. S. I acted on your
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PIANOFORTES.

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discount for Cash; or may be bad on the TlittEki iNAILe
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Mr. BENSON, who holds the appointment to H.R.H.
the Prince of Wale-i. has just publislied two Paniplilets,
enriched aiol rrnbelliebed with Illuatrations—one upon
Watch and Clock Making, and the oilier upon Artistic
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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1869-09-11

MR. KNIGHT, M.P., AND THE ALBERT
AMALGAMATION.

Mr. F. Winn Knight, M.P., writes to the Pall
Mall Gazette :—" I see it stated in your paper,
in the account of the affairs of the Albert Insu-
rance Office, that on the amalgamation of the
Batik of London and National Provincial Asso-
ciation with the Albert Company the directors
of the Association received £2OO each. I was a
director of that Association during its short ex-
istence (my only experience in such a capacity),
and a cheque of £2OO was actually sent to me
on that occasion, which I refused to accept and
returned to the office. At the same time I wrote
a circular to my co-directors to say that I took
this step because I considered that the money
belonged to the share or policy-holders, and not
to the directors. I hope you will kindly allow
me to make this explanation in your columns."
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1869-09-11

kIICTIONE!Ir.

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Al! Rae cc's ntoctually attended to. Charges at; icily
•nol, tate. Money advanced upon every deserlitlon of
Household Furnitnre Stnck. ke., for absolute see.

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T. HOMER, PuoPUSTOR-
.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1869-03-27

THE "CODE OF HONOUR" IN NEW

ORLEANS.

A New Orleans newspaper gives the particulars of
another duel, fouaht on the afternoon of the 4th inst.,
between two well-known residents of the name of
Lewis La'mule and Leonard Jewell, at the Metairie
Course.

The difficulty originated in an altercation respecting
a debt of a former partner of Mr. Jewell. The chal-
lenging party was Mr. Lalonde, and the weapons
selected by his opponent were rifles, with round balls,
at fifty paces. On arriving at the ground the choice of
position was won by Mr. Lalonde, who of course took
his place with his back to the wind—there being at the
time a very strung breeze blowing.
The principals having been placed in position, and
the words being, "Gentlemen. are you ready f (lie,
two, three," the ball ‘if Mr. Jewell passed very close
to Mr. Lalaurie's head. For some reason not men-
tioned the gun of Mr. Lalonde was not discharged
within the stipulated time. At the second shot the
all from Mr. Lalaurie's rifle passed through the
clothing of Mr. Jewell at the right knee; the spec-
tacles worn by Mr. Jewell were blown by the wind
from his face, and his shot failed—though Mr. Jewell
is considered one of the best shots in the city—to
touch his adversary. At the third shot the ball from
Mr. Jewell's riffs passed the sigh the coat sleeve of Mr.
Lalonde on a line with his heart. The ball from Mr.
Lalaurie's rills lodged in Mr. Jewell's right foot.

The challenger and his friends then expressed them-
selves satiefied with the result of the firing and left
the ground, Mr. Jewell and his seconds following. The
wound, though not of a dangerous character, is said to
be very painful, and will, doubtless, keep the gentle-
man who was injured by the last shot indoors for many
days to come.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1869-03-27

oitoutttib,qc Clsctlnt.

SATURDAY, MARCH 27, 1869.

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THIg IRON TRADE.

WOLVERHAMPTON, II 'ednemlay.

There was an influential, but not a numerous
attendance of irouniasters upon 'Change, in
this town, to-day, the trade reserving its force
for to-morrow, when the Preliminary Meeting
will be held in Birmingham.
The reports from the works are just a shade
of improvement upon last week, but complaints
are universal that the railway tariff to Liverpool
Is interfering with the trade of this district very
seriously.

THE STOURBRIDGE 011RERVER.

CHADLEY HEATH.

THE RAILWAY S muon.—Omitt alterations are being
made at the Railway Statiem The lip pacienger plat-
form hoc been transferred above the crost.itig, to ailed
more room fur siding; for the gmxic, and a gonas shell-
to be erected. Alterations will also ba made fur the cuw -
fort of passengers.
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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1869-03-27

THE MARKETS.

lAARK LA-NE -MONDAY.

Fro,. EZOOII Stml Kent the rect.ipte of ~hest, voesetwise, as
well as by rail, were only moderate, hut the qudity was
good. A want of animation characterised the demand for
both red awl white produce, millei s refrainin; from operating
beyond actual requirements, at last Monday's re-
duction. With foreign wheat the market was well sup.
pl.ed. Sales progressed slowly in all descriptions, at
previous quotations. Floating cargoes of wheat were
inactive. Other kinds of produce afloat, changed hands
quietly. Moderate supplies of barley were on sale. The trade
VMS firmer, but no change took place in prices. Malt sold
quietly on former terms. Oats commanded more attention.
The business doing, however, was for from exhaustive, at
late rates. Beans, the she of which was ne Aerate, were
dull, and prices had a downward tendency. In peas next to
nothing was doing, at previous prices. The flour market
WU inactive at the decline noticed last week. Linseed and
rapese,..l ore fine, but most agi icultural seeds, although
steady in value, were quiet in demand. Cakes changed hands
slowly.

METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARK ET.—MoxDAT:,

Fair average supplies of foreign stock were on sale. beasts
sold at about previous quotations, but sheep were 2,1. and,
In some instances, 4d. i.r alb, lower than on Monday last.
Moderate sopplies of beasts were received from our own
grazing tiistricts. More firmness was apparent in the
trade, at.,l the quotations had an upward tendency,
2d. per Sib more money having been realised in some
Cases; the general top quotatim. was 55. 6.1., nit sonic sales
were effected at 55 Bd. per 81b. The market was again heavily
supplied with sheep, the inquiry for which continued inactive.
Prime Downs and half-brads barely maintained previous
quotations, whilst inferi..r breeds were only disposed of at a
further reduetion of 2.1. per 81b. The top price for the best
breeds in the wool was fls. 44. to 6s. 6,1. ; out of the wool,
55 2d t• 55 4,1. per ills There was a fair supply of lambs
on sale, including upwards of 200 from the Isle of Wight.
The trade was heavy, at from 68. 6.1. to 75. .2,1. per 81b.
Calves moved off slowly, on former terms. Pigs were fa
limited request, at about late prices.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1869-03-27

WOMEN AND THEIR 'ARTS."

A "set of enthusiastic ladies," we should like to
know their names, have taken a house at Hitchin, no
it is said, for the purpose of commencing a female uni-
versity. With the true instincts of their sex, again it
in said they have embarked in the concern without
funds. The programme of subjects to be taken up for
the "entrance examination," is extremely modest.
The "optimal subj,-cts," a list of which follows, are of
the most appalling character. A slip at random fur-
nishes us with—" 2. Greek. An easy passage ,4 Attic
Greek for translation into English. and easy English
sentences for translation into Greek, with questions
on Grammar. 3. French. 4. German. 5. Mathe-
matics, Algebra, Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication,
and Division of Algebraical Quantities, Arithmetical
and Geometrical Progression, Simple Equations. Geo.
metry. The First Four Books of Euclid; or the
Principal Properties of Triangles, and of Squares and
other Parallelograms treated Geometrically; the
Principal Properties of the Circle, and of its inscribed
and circumscribed figures, treated geometrically. 6.
Experimental Physics. 7. Chemistry."
Heaven help the man who marries a "Spinster of
Arts !" That doom would seem terrible enough, but
what must it not be if she has gone in for honours?
—Tomahawk.

The A /to-Ca/Om/id suggests that all New York
should be Imhted from a b gle lofty tower containing an
electric artificial moon.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1869-03-27

THE ECCLESIASTICAL COMMISSION.

The 21-it Report of the Ecelesiastical Commissioners
for England states that within the last live years the
Commissioners have granted £650,000 to meet private
ben. f lotions of at least equal amount ; they have raised
to £3OO a year the incomes of all liviiij,ts in public
patronage with populations (according to the Census of
1861) ranging between 10,000 and m2OO persons, and
of all livings in private patronage with like populations
where I Mr- half i if the roil oired augmentations has been
provided from non-em lesiastical sources ; they have
endowed with £2OO a year 75 new districts, each con-
taining at the least 4.000 inhabitants, and they have
taken into consideration the local claims, arising in
respect of the estates of the archbishopric of York, and
the bishoprics of Durham, Peterborough, Lincoln,
Norwich, and Carlisle, and of the chapters of York,
Peterborough, Chichester, Carlisle, Chester, Glocester,
and Canterbury, and, where the value of the property
proved to be sufficient, have raised the incomes
of such livings to £3OO a year where the population
exceeds 500 persons, to £250 where the population is
between that number and 400 persons, and to £2OO
where the population is below 300 persons ; and in
these cases id local claim they have, where necessary,
suirplied means for iiroviding parsonage houses. These
several operations have secured in augmentation of
poor livings permanent annuities equivalent to a
capital sum of niore than £4,000.000, anal the general
result in favour of the relief if spiritual destitution
since the foundation of the c immon fund in 1840 may .
be approximately stated to be an approptiation to this
puriseie of more than eight millions 14 capital from the
resources of the Church, with somewhat less than two
millions of capital added from noniecclesiastical
sources, making a total of ten millions applied to the
augmentation of poor livings, or to the endowment of
new districts having large populations, and taken oat
of parishes the populatimis oh which were wit, by the
i formation of such districts, reduced below 4,000. The
I Conimissioners propose during the current year to limit
the grants to the Vow objects of meeting benefactions,
oh satisfyiug another portion of local claims, and of
endowing with incomes of £2OO a year a limited
number of new districts having large populations.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1869-03-27

A PAINFUL ROMANCE IN REAL LIFE.

An inquest has been held in London on the body of
a child, aged two years and three months, the daughter
of Margaret Matilda Wilkins, a public singer. The
mother stated that slm was the daughter of a respect-
able farmer in Wm cestershire, anti that some years
ago she eloped with a young medical gentleman, and
lived with him as his wife for seven years. His parents
were wealthy, and his moi her had allowed him 1,250 a
year unknown to her husband ; he took a large house
in Islington, and she (witness) had lived with him in
very easy circumstances, until his family by accident
discovered that they were not married, and his father
compelled the son to bre ik off the connection, the
mother also being compelled to discontinue the allow-
ance of £250. Three of the four children which had
been born were taken away by the young man's rela-
tives, but on her asking to he allowed to see them they
were sent back to her, and for some time past she had
only been allowed 10s. a week to support the whole of
them. )ilie had got an engagement as a singer at a
music-hall, lint the expenses were so great that she fell
into deep distress, and having been without an engage-
ment for some months she had been compelled to apply
to the parish for relief. On Tuesday last she got an
order for the parish doctor to attend her child. who was
very ill, lint when he arrived, the child was dead.
The medical evidence showed that the child died from
mesenteric disease, accelera• ed by want of food and
dical attendance, and the jury returned a verdict to
that effect. The name of the father of the child was
not mentioned.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1869-03-27

CRADLEY HEATH, HALESOWEN, & DISTRICT CHRONICLE.

r A CAILD.I

MISSES M. AND E. FOWLER,

SATURDAY, MARCH 27. 1809.

TRADESMEN'S ADDRESSES.

AA BRANCH I
House isnow
Ipened in London
lor the sale of this
Itetnedy,whicli has
aeon in Use in
Americeoverillirty
yrars.
It is pleasant to
take, and is safe in
all cases: it soothes
the child and gives
it rest, softens the
gums, and wi.. pain or spasmodic action, and is
SURE TO BF :OBLATE THE BOWELS.

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Depend open it, Mothers it will give rest to yourselves
and
RELIEF AND HEALTH TO YOUR INFANTS.
It will almost instantly relieve Griping in the Bowels
and Wind Colic, and we believe it the beet and surest re-
medy in the world in all cases of Dysentery and Diarr-
heas in Children, whether arising from teething or other
causes. We have hundredsof testimonial. from America
and England, lie sure and ask for Mrs. II shoe's
Moothing Sy op. Price Is lld per bottle.—lt is sold by
all medicine dealers, with full directions:—Ask your
sliumiA for one.), " Airs. Winslow's Family Almanseks."
Principal Office, 205, High Holborn, London.

1,
vez,
A
1L fl p.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1869-03-27

IMPROVED HORIZONTAL

EN GIN ES,
Up to 60-hone Power.

APOLLO STUDIO,
[A07011(1270 THE SCHOOL OF ART.]

H . BIRD,

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PHOTOGRAPHIC ARTIST, STOURRRIDGE,
BEGS to inform the Pal; lie that he takes
PHOTOGRAPHS of One or Two Persona at Is
per Dozen ; a whole Family or Group of Six or Eight
Per,ons, at Gs per Dozen. Specimens of every style may
be inspected at the studio.
Parties wishing con have their Photographs Painted in
Oil or Water Colours.
H. B. will take entire schools, regardless at numbers.

PRICE ONE PENNY.

PUBLIC NOTICES.

THEATRE ROYAL, STOURBRIDGE.

MONSTRE ATTRACTION FOR EASTER.

First appearance cf
. M. SHENSTONE,
And his Great Dog " Wolf."
MR. J. MATHEWS,

By the kind permiccion of Messrs. Banned. and Patch.

The Great C6ruie Vocalhit,
FUNNY TOM COSNETT.
MR. BASUFORD'S QeADRILLE S: BRASS BAND.

On Saturday Evening, March 27, 1869, the great Drain*
of the
LANCASHIRE LAD.
Cow SONG .. (Each Eight) .. FUNNV Ton COONSTI...
After which will be produced the great Duolog• SkeLcb
in one Act. entitled
THE FLYING SCUD.
To conelude with the Farce of POOK PILLICODDY.

On Woodsy Evening March N. the Favourite Drawn of
LUKE THE LABOURER.
To conclude with the Dram of the
MOMENTOUS QUESTION.

On Tuesday March SO, Shakespeare's Great Tragedy nt
OTHELLO, THE MOOR OF VENICE.
To conclude with a new Comic Drama.

No Extra Charge. Prices as usual. Doors open a Sereu

Commence at 7.30.

GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY.

EASTER HOLIDAYS.

ON EASTER MONDAY, MAIIGH 29th, as
EXCURSION TRAIN will leave Birmingham
(Snow hill) at 9.30 a.m., Siliellmick Junction 940, Old-
bury 9.46, honey 9 52, Cradlry 10.0, Stourbridge 1, ]d,
11a2ley If) ft, and Kidderminster 1090 a.m., for lima-
LEY, WORCESTER, and MALVERN ; retoming the
same evenill.
For Fares and full particulars see Band Billy.
J. URIEIISON, General Manager.
Paddington, March,

GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY.

BRIDGNORTH RACES.

ON TUESDAY, MAECH Mb, an EXCUR-
SION TRAIN will leave Isiralinglim at 840
a.m.. Ilandaworth 8.47, Srnathwick 855. Colabar).,:4,l,

Bowl.). 9.5, Old Hill 'in, Craillev 9.17. Lye 9 da.
Stourbridge 9 :10, ilaglcy 9 38, and Kidderminster 9.52
a in.. for BRIDONOBT11; returning the same evening
from Bridgnorth at 6.30 p.m.
For Fare and full particulara see Hand Bills.
J. GRIERSOK, limo:rid !tanager.
Paddington, March, 1869.

THE BANKRUPTCY ACT, 1861.

ORDER ON DISCHARGE.

In,. the . County Court of Worcevtershire, holden et

Stourbridge.'
IN the Matter of THOMAS SMITH, of New.
_l_ street, Pensnett, in the Pariah of Itiegasinford, in
the County of Steff.rd. Carter, adjudged bankrupt on the
20th day of January, 1849.
An order of discharge will be delivered to the bank-
rupt after the expiration of thirty days from this data,
uulesu an appeal be duly entered splint the judgment of
the Court. and otire thereof be nit tn to thia Court.
Dated 24th day of Much, lEfiti.
C. AVF.RS,
High Bailiff.

THE BANKRUPTCY ACT, 1861.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1869-03-27

MAULED BY A PANTHER.

The station of the Deccan, Secunderabad, was, on February
10th, all excitement, in consequence of a report that Major
Arbuthuott, of the 10th Hussars, had been wounded IT a
panther. An eye-witness gives the following account of the
affair
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A large female panther, which bad been caught in
the jungles near Monidapore, was brought into canton-
ment overnight, and notice given that it would be let
loose on the plain near the Artillery Butts the next
morning. Accordingly, from an early hour, horsemen
with and without spears put in an appearance, mounted
on is iroes of all sorts. All being ready, the trap-door
was lifted, when the brute bounded forth. Giving her
some fifty yards' start, the word to "ride" was heard,
and after some ineffectual attempts at spearing her,
the panther crouched, and Major Arbuthnott charged;
his horse, however, stopped short, and turned sharp off,
when in one bound the brute was on him ; scrambling
up by his legs she reached his shoulder, and, with a
I crash, man and panther fell to the ground. Four of
the party then charged at the rolling bodies, all
anxious to distract the brute's attention, and after reii
ceivinz two or three prods it left the major, who, half-
stunned and blinded by the blood which poured from a
wound. 01Ihis face, continued to stagger up; the panther
perceiving this, again attacked him, when he caught
the brute on the point of his spear as she sprang, but ,
the bamboo snapped, and the panther again seized him.
Every horse refused to approach; so a gallant native,
who WM carrying a spare spear, rushed in and struck
it into the beast's body, and an officer also jumped off
and plunged his spear well home. The panther left
his victim and sprang, but VIM turned off by two others
of the party, who broke their spears in the brute's
body. Some one then remarked, "Don't spoil the
skin," on which the spears were withdrawn; and as
the last was being pulled out the panther, with an ex-
piring effort, leapeil up, but was speedily pinned down,
and r 'Red over dead. Major Arlstithnott luckily
rereivnd only one movere bite in the fotearm and
several scratches, although his clothes were literally
torn to ribbons, and his nose was broken by the fall;
he was, however, able to ride into Bowenpilly, vi here
his wounds were dressed, and then he proceeded back
to cantonment. He is now progressing favourably.