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The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1869-06-12

THE MARKETS.

MARK-LANK—Mon I,aT.
Owing to the brilliant weather much heaviness prevailed
in the grain trade to-day, and prices gave way. From
Essex and Kent the receipts of wheat were limited never-
theless millers evinced a decided disinclination to operate,
and the quotations receded is. to 2s. per quarter. There
WAS a fair average quantity of foreign wheat on the stands.
Business wis restricted, at a decline of from Is to 2, per
q darter. Floating cargoes of wheat were in limited reitriest,
Bud for other kinds of produce afloat the inquiry was dull.
The show of barley was moderate. For all descriptions
the trade was heavy, and prices had a drooping tendency.
Molt was dull, and lower to sell. The show of oats was
small. Sales progressed slosly, and prices ruled in favour of
purchasers. Beans charged hands heavily, at barely late
rates. For peas the demand was only to a moderate exte?.t.
sod previous quotations were with difficulty realised. The
flour market was heavy, and there was a tendency to lower
rates. For all kinds of seeds the inquiry voui restricted.
Cakes were inactive.
MARK-LANE.—WrnIvESDAY.
The supply of English wheat on sale here to-day was very
moderate, but in excellent condition. Trade ruled dull for
both red and white qualities, but no further change took
place in prices. there was a goal show of foreign wheat, In
which a retail business was effected at the late reduction.
Barley was dull, but Ole quotations weremaintained f.r both
grinding and distilling descriptions. The malt trade was
inactive, at nominal currencies. In oats a limited inquiry,
at barely late rates Beans and peas scarce, at previous
prices. Maize was dull and depressed in value. The flour
trade was very inaniniate, hut no quotable change took place
in the value of either foreign cr country marks.

METROPOLITLN CATTLE MARKET.—MONDAT.
Only moderate supplies of English beasts were on sale
but the show of foreign w...s good. In consequence of
the heat, the beef trade was in a sluggish state. Rlld
decline of 2.1. per bib. took place in prices. The hest
Scots and crosses sold at be 6d. to 55. 811 lee alli lull
average supplies of sheep were on sale. The change in the
weatner utifevonrably influenced the demand. The best
breeds declined 2d per 818.' but the fall in the value of heavy
fat sheep was snore marked. The best Downs and half-broth
were ,elling at ss. ed. to 55 Sd. per Sib. Lambs, the show o
which was good, were in limited ye fleet, at fern ss. 4d. to
es 4d. per Sib. Calves were oth, at about late rates. lu pip
the transactions were restricted, on former terms.
BON.

On the whole the market was nrm, at full prices, but the
demand is by no means active. From the plantations the
accounts are rather unfavourable, owing to the prevalence o
fly. Mid and East Kents, £2 106 to £7 7a. ; Weald of
Kents, £2 to Le 10$. ; Sulam, £2 to £3 ; Farnhaina,
£3 los. to in ; Country, £3 la. to £5; Bavarians, £2 to
£3 105.; Belgians, £2 to £3; Yearlings, £2 to £3 101. ; and
Americans, £2 5.10 a 105. per cwt
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1869-06-12

WOOL.

The demand for colonial -w-00--1 at the public sales tuts
been more active, and a reactionary tendency hss been
noticed in prices, which, however, are fully 24. per
lower than lad series. English wool is dull at about
late gnotatiOns. Current prams of English woot—Fleeces:
rioUtbdown Maids, 15.2 d. to Is 34.; hall-bred ditto, la Id.
to 15.31 ; Kent fleeces, Is. 34. to Is. 44.; South-down ewes
sod sabers. Is. Id. to Is. 24.; Leicester ditto, Is. Rd.. o
Is. 34. Sorts: Clothing Is. II to Is 3d.: combing Ild.
la 654. per lb.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1869-06-12

WHOLESALE SMUGGLIN G.

At the weekly sitting of tbe ide of Wight Petty
Sessions, held at Newport on Saturday last, George
Colemutt was charged with being concerned with
others not in custody in " running" a cargo of forty-
two " tubs " of French brandy on the previous Monday

morning.
Mr. Dear, collector of Customs, conducted the
prosecution on the part of the Crown; Mr. Field
defended. From the evidence it would appear that on
the evening of Sunday, at about six o'clock, the
defendant WM seen by Thomas Pile, a coast-
guarthonan on duty at Shanklin, to leave the
shore in a boat in company with two others. At
a quarter-past twelve the same night, Mr. John
Kit,wler, tile officer in command of the coast-guard,
while inakit g his rounds, obsei veil a light close down
on the besch b,-tweets Shankhn Point and the Chine,
and a. &NM as it was light he hail the spot searched.
Fore tulsi of eq irits were found, with "slings" attached
to thew, concealed among the rocks on the shore. and
37 more tubs covered over with furze bushes. Mean-
while defendant was seen to return to Shanklin without
his companions, and ou his boat bring s- arched half a
dam short ends of rope were found, which were said
to correspond with that used in the construction of the
dings of the tubs. On bring broached the tubs were
' folnd to contain three gallons of brandy each, 45
' degrees over pr if.
Mr. Fill contended that there was not a particle
of evidence againet the defendant, an opinion in which
li,. bench concurred, and the man was accordingly
released.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1869-06-12

THE IRON TRADE.

It appeared from the gossip on 'Change at
Wolverhampton on Wednesday, that the trade
of the district was slightly improved. The ini•
provemtnt, however, is wholly confined to the
smaller description of merchant iron and thin
sheets, mainly for galvanising purposes. The
iereased demand is altogether of a home
elaracter—ahnost local—consequent on an Wl-
pr .rent in the hardware and general manu-
facturing branches of the district. The pig.
iron trade is rather quiet, while the coal trade,
considering the time of the year, is pretty ac-
tive.

The reduction of the Bank rate to four per
cent. on Thursday had the effect of giving rise
to a little better tone at the Exchange. The
further advance in the price of money which a
few weeks seemed to be not improbable, would
have a serious effect on the iron trade, whereas
the presout rate leaves nothing to complain of
on that score. There were comparatively few
ironmavters present at the weekly meeting on
Thursday, and a still more moderate attendance
of consumers. They are turning out a fair
quantity of finished iron at all the principal
works, and this upon orders in hand. Home
consumers, Blench they may be doing less busi-
ness than usual, will not be able to keep out of
the market, so that there is no prospect of any
retrograde movement. Indeed, as a sign of
improved prospects, it may be mentioned that a
large Belgian order for rails, unfettered by con-
ditions, has failed to find acceptance with some
of the leading Staffordshire houses, who decline
to enter rails for early delivery. Yet, curiously,
common bars cannot be sold at .t 6. 55., and are
offered at .£6. The firmness in regard to rails
is observable in the north of England trade, a
leading house there baying refused to quote
prices for early delivery, and refusing also to
book orders for bar iron of any kind, under -C7.
Ds. at the works.

'l preliminary meeting will be held on the
24th inst.

MARRIAGE OF LORD LYTTELTON.

On Thursday were celebrated the nuptials of
the Right Hon. Lord Lyttelton, of Hagley
Hall, and Lord-Lientennant of the county, and
Mrs. Mildniav, widow of the late H. St. J. Mild.
may, Esq , M.P. for Herefordshire. By the ex-
press wish of both the contracting pirth a the
proceediags were conducted with tue utmost
wivacy, but his lordship's position as a pL, r of
the realm and the representative of her Map sty
in Worcestershire, as well as his connection with
efforts for promoting the social, moral, and ro-
ll:Tian: well-b,ing of the people, takes his mar-
riage out of the category of events requiring only
formal notice.

George William Lyttelton, L.I .D.. F.I .S.,
'math Baron and r Barnet, Lord Lied, ant
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1869-06-12

I aut, dear Sir,
Yours truly.
A SOUND CHURCHMAN.

BRP.AKPAST.—A Sure sar hyenalnear.—The
Orr, Serrice ar:ette has the following int er-
estting remarks.—" There are very few simple articles
f food which can boast on mow valuable and import in
dietary properties as cocoa. While acting on the nerves
as a gentle stimulant, it provides the body with some of
the purest elements of nutrition, and at the same time
corrects and invigorates the action of the digestive is, -
gone. These beneficial effects depend in a great nit-
sure upon the manner of its preparation, but of late years
such close attention has been given to the growth and
treatment of cocoa that there is no difficulty in securing
it with every useful rigidity fully developed. The singu-
lar success which Mr. Epps attained by his hoinoiopathic
preparation of cocoa has never been surpassed by any ex-
perimentalist. Far and wide the reputa.ion of Epp-'s
Cocoa has spread by the iimple litres of its own extraor-
dinary merits. Merlical men of all shades of opinion
have agreed in recommending it as the safest and most
beneficial article of diet for persons of weak constitu-
tions. This superiority of a particular mode of prepara-
tion over &Mothers is a remarkable proof of the great
results to be obtained from little causes. By a thorough
knowledge of the natural laws *lnch govern the opera-
tions of digestion and nutrition, and by a careful applica-
tion of the fine properties of well-selected cocoa, Mr.
Epps has provided our breakfast tables with a delicately
flavoured beverage which may save us many heavy does
tors' bills. It is by the judicious use of such articles of
diet that a constitution may be gradually built up until
strong enough to resist every tendency to disease. Ban-
dreds of subtle maladies are floating around is. ready to
atta-It wherever th •re is aw Ak punt. We may is.
cape many a fatal shaft by typing ourselves well forti-
fied with pure blood mad a properly noeri,hed fra•oe.

Printed and Publiehed by the Sole Pr.,prietor. SIMEON
?lELD. et his Oakes. 12. High•etreot, Sturobridge, In
the Count, of Worcester : to attic:: ohwo all leUcre sod
other co ninenicati..ne meet be addreseed.
sttudei. Joct. 12. teeS
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1869-06-12

. .
I, .1 7 ..e extensive PRF.MISES now occupied
a, : b.f:.l.ce•house, together with the Stabling,
. Out-
1..i.,10g,, Garden, Appurtenances. Also, two COT-
TAGES and Gardens; and also a FIELD of LAND
adjoining, sitnate at Wordsley Green, in the respective
occupations of Joseph Partridge, David Fox, Joseph
Davis, and William Hall. About three-quarters of an
acre of the Field is Copyhold of the Manor of Kingswin-
ford ; the remainder of the Lot is Freehold. The whole
Contains an area of 2a. Or. 26p.
To view the Lots, apply to the respective tenants, and
for further information, to Meters. Corser and Walker,
Solicitors ; or br Macre. °MOS, Ferrell e, and Wooldridge,
Land Agents. Sfourbridge, at Offices Plans of the
Lots may b, speeted.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1869-06-12

WORDSLEY.

WAGNS CASE.—kt the Petty Sessions, on Monday,
before H. Smith and L. Freer, Esqrs., Thomas Wall was
summoned by Benjamin Rdynolds for .en 3. due to him
for work done. Mr. Clulow defended. Complainant
said he had received .£4 15s of the defendant, and he
owed him 30 weeks' wages. at 134 per week. The money
WOO due from Jan 9th, to the Saturday previous to the
29th of May. Mr. Clulow said the amount due to the
complainant was £7 ts 63. There was a guinea di come
off the amount for a pig sold by defendant to complain-
ant, and Is 64 for some grinding complainant had done
for him. The ease was ultimately settled out of Court.
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H;OIIWAT OFFENCES.—Thomas Webster RIM charged
with allowing nine sheep to stray on the highway on the
2nd init. Police-constable Dodson proved the case, and
defendant, whose son appeared to plead guilty for him,
was ordered to pay the costs.—Henry Kendall was
charged with obstructing the highway by leaving his cart
on the road, on the Ist inst. Police-constable Cotterill
said on the above date he saw the defendant's cart in
the road. It was there for an hour. Found defendant
in a public-house, drinking. :Fined 6d and costa; in
default seven days' imprisonment.
STEALING Inos.—William Gittings was charged with
stealing 3011,s of iron, the property of the Earl of Dud-
ley, on the sth inst. Mr. Holberton appeared tn prose-
cute. Henry Cresswell said he was a day watchman, at
the Bound Oak works. On the above date about five
o'clock in the morning, he also the defendant coining
Dom the works with something on 116 shoulder. Went
to him, and told him he must see what he had got. De•
fondant did not say anything. Joseph Jukes said he saw
the defendant at the gate, about live o'clock. Asked him
what he had got, and lie said some iron. He gave it to
witness. Police-constable Hollins said he was stationed
at Brierley Hill. Apprehended the prisoner on the
morning in question, and charged him with stealing a
quantity of iron, the property of the Earl of Dudley.
Ho said" the devil mast have tempted me to do it. Pri-
soner pleaded guilty, and was committed to 21 days' hard
mr.

ll:morn:m.lr KILLING • Fuwt. —Samuel Wylde was
Charged with unlawfully killing a hen fowl, the property
of Mr. Drinkwater Cole. Henry Heide said in the day
in tineatiun he was returning from work in company with
the defendant. On nearing complainant's, defendant
stopped behind, and on turning hie head witness saw the
defendant throw into the hedge. and on coming up to
him defendant aid,'s I have killed this hen by throwing
at some sparrows" Tio. fowl pro•lee • •v.is throne de-
fendant killed. Fined Us and in.sts; itt default 14
days.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1869-06-12

CALAMITOUS FIRE IN LONDON, AND

LOSS OF THREE LIVES.

-
Late on Satunlay night a terrible calamity ocourred on
Pentonville.hill, which restil•wl in the loss of I hree
The detalis are otculiarly distressing, as the following cut-
inie will show :
The house in which the fire occurred is, externally.
a private one; but a private millinery busines, Was
Car 1.1.4 011 by Mi., Jags, who occupied the p alumni an.l
third floor; the first flair and kitchen hi.iva occupied
by a Mr, Till; and the second (las. by Mr Richanlson.
a cal penter. It will be seen, therefore. that the house
Was a large one. and it haul in front, it is necessary
to add, a long fore court, railed in on a dwarf wall.
The alarm of fire Wai given at a quarter to ten
o'clock, the lire be,ng caused by a paraffin lamp having
been knocked over in he kitchen. A fireoacape was
almost imuiediately on the spot, but it was unhappily
useless, for the dwarf wall dnd railings were in the
way. Fruitless endeavours were for a time made ti.
reach four persons in the top flans—three women and
a child—some of whom, entreating assistance, coild lie
seen at the windows I,f that floor by a vwd and hi .nor.
stricken crowd which had ametubled, and one of the
three women having, in her despair, lodged herself on
the lofty window sill, BOUM men ma le wan to her over
the roofs of neighbouring houses, and, at the imminent
risk of hi, life and their own, hauled her by means of a
rope from her ii. ably perilous positi in.
In twenty•five minutes or so after the alarm had been
given an engine came, arid, having extingnahed the
fire the top room was searched, and three dead bodies
taken out. The three dead persons were--Martha
Naylor, aged 23, assistant to Miss Jago ; Anne Lettitia
Thu ao-aistant to Miss J ago; and Mary Riclo
ardson, aged three, the daughter of the second fl s.r
lodger. The whole of the property in the house was
destroyed
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1869-06-12

ATTEMPTED MURDER AND SUICIDE
AT LEICESTER.

An inquest was held on Monday, at Leicester, on the
body of Thomas Carvell, a coachman aged thirty-six
who shot himself the previous Saturday after having
attempted to take the life of his wife.
The affair created considerable excitement in the
town, a report having become current that deceased,
suspecting his wife of infidelity, had entered the house
in her absence and secreted himself. In a short time
the wife came in accompanied by a man, and when they
had been in the house a brief space, deceased emerged
from his concealment, fired a pistol at his wife, and then
turned the pistol upon himself.
While the inquest was proceeding a large crowd of
persons of both sexes surrounded the inn where the in-
quiry was being conducted, and crewed a great dis-
turbance by booting, yelling, &c. When the widow
left the inn it was found to be necessary to escort her
to her home, and a strong body of police was told off
for this duty, who had considerable difficulty in
shielding her from the fury of the mob.
In her evidence before the coroner Mrs. Carvell
positively denied the truth of the report which had
been circulated. She stated that her hush ind had
been in the service of Lord Berners, of Gopsall, for
four years, and left his situation last Saturday week.
lie had been drinking heavily since that time,
and on Saturday afternoon as be was going
upstairs she followed him, and on arriving at
the landing he presented a pistol at her head.
She leaped down-stairs and ran out of the
house. After remaining at a neighbour's h use
some time, she went to the police-station and gave in.
formation of what had occurred. In the nseaLtinte a
report of fire-arms having been heard in the house, a
doctor was sent for, and on the parties entering the
house again they found deceased lying quite dead on
the bed, with the pistol in his right hand. He had
shot himself in the mouth, the pistol having been

.
loaded with shot.
Mrs. Carvell Was closely questioned as to whether
her husband had not accused her of unfaithfulness, but
she emphatically denied that he had ever mentioned
such a thing to her.
The jury returned a verdict to the effect that
deceased committed suicide whilst in an unsound state
of mind.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1869-06-12

OTHERS.

TO ET

9 to 200,000 of Red BUILDING BRICKS
r !,AT.E, at greatly redneed rates. at
Fait: ,k W,rk within 100 yards of the Stourbridgs
. ekse to Turnpike Road. To any periiort
Who will Ptirentilie the Lot. a considerable advantnee will
be siven.—Apply to William Pearson. Redid' House,
Stl.od-161w..
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1869-06-12

CRADLEY.

Tea 111 ekriwo.—The teachers and friends connected
with the Baptist Sunday School, have lately inaugurated
a series of meeting., which it is hoped will be the means
of doing much good. Those to be specially benelitteii
are the senior scholars of the Suuday School. On
Mondny, the 31st alt, a large namber of them were en-
tertained to tea, after which they adjourned to the chapel
where a public meeting was held, over which time Rev.
M. Morgan presided. Addresses, teeming with gonl
uvelol. and practical advice were delivered by the Super-
intendents, the Secretary, and other friends, and tho
youn folks seemed heartily to appreciate the kind efforts
of their teachers.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1869-06-12

PIANOFORTES.

PIANOFORTES, HARNONIUMS, &c.,
for Sale or Hire, new and second-hand. A Liberal
discount for Cash; or may be bad on the TFIREK YEARS.
Pitmcimx, from

H. SIMMS,
100, HIGH-STREET, STOURBRIGGE.
Old Pianos taken in exchange.

AGENT FOR DAWES'S PATENT

MELODY

HARMONIUMS

AfR. JANES BOSTON BETS, Professo;
1.11.. of Elosie, High -I.tf. et, CT:airy Heath.
NB.—All kaAls of ILualeal lustmizaexis tuned and
rep airCli.
New Masao at Half-price.

PIANOFORTES FOR SATE OR lIIRE.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1869-06-12

-EPPS'S COCOA.-
GRATEFUL AND COMFORTING.

Only in Packets—tin-lined and labelled
SOLD BY THE TRADE IN ALL PARTC
Prepared by Jas. Eves te, Co., Hommopathiec Chemists
London.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1869-06-12

MDME. COI:MLLES' HAIR-RESTOR-
ING FLUID.

naler inentil dins! Patronage.
This wondronsly effiracions and trnly marv.ll( on Pre-
paration, having for a long tin, been employed in pri•
vale, it TI a brought before the public, and is offercd
with the greatest confidenee as the only true Hair•res-
torer. It reniones danclritf and prevents the lmir from
falling off, giving it the lustre and strength of youth. It
has hem, tried ire nemerons 66,1 of supposed hopeless
baldness, and success has inv trisbly attended its em-
ployment. From its own intrinsic merits alone, it is
rapidly snperseding everything of the kind. Those who
have tried all the advertised remedies without efr-ct, ore
especisilv invited to notice 11 trial of this effeient and
nev.-r•failing remedy. Try it once, and you will never
an,. anything else. Price Is 6.11 per bottle, of Woods,
Chemist, '27, High-street. Worcester; Wyleys and Brown,
Worcester ; Whitwell, Chemist, Stourbridge ; and
through all Chemists and Perfumers. or direct from
Mettne. Coupelle. Redford House. Itn,ela.,pmre, W.C.
NB.—This is not a Dye, but under its t inic netion
grey hair is speedily restored to its original c,rlour.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1869-06-12

NUL GLADSTONE IN THE HOUSE OF

COMMONS.

(From Tuesday's Standard..
Yesterday a little scene was witnessed in the House
of Commons which was evidently meant to carry some
significance with it in reference to the action of a large
and influential meth& of the peers who met a day
or two ago and proclaimed their unqualified hostility
to the policy of ministers on the Iridi Church. When
the Speaker took the chair there were barely enough
members present to constitute a House, and there
was nothing on the pap-r calculated to prompt hon.
gentlemen to display any particular &lam ity of attend-
ance. A few minutes prior to the commencement of
public business, however, there was a Pudden and
nunierous inflow if Miuisterialists, and very shortly
the Radical benches bseame crowded to excess, as if
pending some imp etant official declaration or in ex-
pectation of a great field night. The aspect of the
house was, indeed, curious for although Mr. Disraeli,
Mr. Ward Hunt, Mr. Gathorne Hardy, Sir J. Puking.
ton, and one or two others of the more prominent mem-
bers of the Opposition, were in their places, their
followers were few in number. But, strangers were
not permitted to remain long in doubt about the
denouement. The Prime Minister, who usually enters
the house and takes his seat on the Treasury Bench
from behind the Speaker's chair, departing trout
his wonted custom on this occasion, came by the
bar when the way was clear. His entrance was at
once recognised, and with, a spontaneity that could
hardly be the result of accident, and a vigour and en-
thusiasm seldom displayed even en the termination of
a division and the triumph of a party, a shout was
raii.ed by the Liberals, whiJh they renewed and renewed
again until long after Mr. Gladstone had taken his
seat. The demonstration waa • flattering one,
and was obviously so regarded by the object
of it, who advanced smilingly up the floor to his place,

but could of course only acknowledge it by making a
swiss of obeisances to the chair. The whole prooeedit g
bore so much the appearance of precoLcert and
arrangement that it seemed to excite no surprise or
wonderment amongst the Opposition, the leaders of
whom viewed it with unblanched cheeks, and a calm
bearing that indicated their having a shrewd suspicion
at least, if they were not absolutely in the secret, of
tie means by which the demonstration had been got
up, and which, if it does no more, shows how perfectly
the Ministerial phalanx is trained and organised, how
willing to follow its leader, and how ready to obey the
orders of the Treasury "Whip."
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1869-06-12

A REAL "HABITUAL CRIMINAL'

the Middlesex Se•taions, on Tuesday. James
Wsßing, now I our twenty-two years if ace, pleaded
•zitilty to two indietruents charging him with stealing a
large quantity of wearing apparel from two houses in
London. He got admission tt the houses under the
pretext of asking for letters of recommendation to a
hospital Herbert 'Reeves, the officer from Coldhatht.
fields Prison, pnt in the following extraordinary
list of convictions against the prisoner:— Fonrteen days,
‘pril 25. 1856; one month, May 26, 1856; three
moans, October 11, 16.56; threemonths, March 2. 1857;
two tro•ntha, June 23 1857; one month. Octolter 6
1857 : three months. December 7, 1857 ; fourteen days,
Dec 28. 18.58; two months, June 21. 1819; one month,
Oct. 11. 1859; three days. Aug. 16. 1860; one mouth,
1, 1861; two months, July 5 1661; tt n days, Sept.
26. 1861 ' • twelve months, Feb 3 18ct2 : three mouths.
Marcie 6, 1663 ; five years' penal servitude, Nov. 16,
1863 (Middlesex Sessions), and was discharged last
November.
The A•vdatant Judge sentenced him to be kept its
penal servitude for ten yesrs.
Prisoner (nu leaving) ssi I: I expected that.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1869-06-12

RECEIVING A LUNATIC.

At the Central Criminal Court in London, on Wednesday,
before Mr. Baron Pigott, George Murvin D'Arcy Irvine, a
clergyman residtng at Wandsworth, pleaded gull') to board.
lug and lodging a lunatic lii contrav,ntion of the Lunacy
Act Mr Mettle, Q C., prosecuted on behalf of the Lunacy
Commiasioners.
---- • • • •

Mr. Metcalfe, for the defence, said he had advised
Mr. Irvine to plead guilty to perhaps a rather doubt-
Mt point of law. Ihe case was a very exceptional one.
About eleven years ago a lady came to live with the
defendant and was treated with every kindness as a
member of the family, and since that time Mr. Irvine
had received from her friends a sum of eltal a year.
She was not then a lunatic in any way, but was of
rather an excitable temper. In September last, how-
ever, she jumped out of a window, and suffered severe
injuries, and from that time she had undoubtedly been
of unsound mind. Medical gentlemen were called in,
but the lady could not be removed. The payment
was then changed to a weekly one of eight guinea., and
in April, when she was in a condition to be removed,
arrangements were made to convey her to a lunatic
asylum, but when the lady heard of this she made her
escape from the house. The defendant, so far from
having made a profit, was a considerable loser, and be
(Mr. Metcalfe) did not think it was a case that called
for any punishment.
rhe learned judge said the better way would be for
the defeudant to enter limo his own reCOgli'llalleea to
come up for judgment at next sessions, if called upon,
and in the meantime he would carefully read over the
depositions. The punishment usually inflicted was a
the commensurate with the profits that bad been
Imade, and in other cases where there had been im-
proper treatment of a lunatic the punishment was
much more serious. (if course it was desirable that
the Act of Parliament should be carried into effect,
but in the present case it did not appear that the des_
fendant had derived any profit
The defendant entered into his recogniaancea accord.
ingly.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1869-06-12

THE ASSESSMENT AT KINUSWINFORD.

PUBLIC MEETING GE RkTEPAYERS.

Some time ago a delta atiort. tooplietitu stone of the
princii.al ratepaera of the par,h of Kingawinford,
waited upon the Asseasment Committee of the Board of
tinardians fia the purpoae of raffia; the atteotion of the
committee to certain irrei.niari ties in the assessment of
the pariah. The facts butt before t 0 committee by the
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1869-06-12

BRIERLEY HILL.

LOCAL BOARD OF HEALTH MEETING. On Monday
last, the monthly meeting of the above Board was held
in the Surveyor's Office, High•street ; Mr. Cook in the
chair. There was a large attendance of members. The
Roads Committee reported that Mr. Mullett had en-
croached upon a certain street, and that a discussion had
taken place upon it, but that the matter was left for the
meeting. The report recommended that the contract of
Mr. B. Whittaker, for the making of Bout and Talbot
Streets, at £ll9. should be accepted. Mr. Jett:ries said
it would be a case for calm and earnest deliberation
whether they should get into II lawsuit as to the encroach-
ment or not, but it was really a question whether Mr.
Mullett should increase his freehold property at the ex-
pense of the ratepayers. After a long discussion, the
Chairman moved that the wall should be pulled down,
and Mr. Scriven seconded it, after which it was unani-
mously carried. The Clerk was instructed to write to
Mr. Mullett and inform him that unless the wall was
taken down within a week the Board would proceed to
remove the obstruetion.—The mortality returns showed
. . . . .

that from April 27 to May 31, inclusive, twenty-three
deaths had occurred, being a decrease of five deaths upon
the return for April. Three deaths had been under one
Near of age, and eight at the age of fifty and upwards.—
Mr. Beckley the Surveyor, said Gott a great 11l .my plans
would have to be made now that the intended improve-
ments were about to be carrie I out. When he took the
office he had no idea that he should have to make plans,
and he trusted that the Board would think well of the
matter, and allow him £lO per annum for his trouble.
A motion, that the Surveyor should receive the men.
toned sum, was carried unanimously, with the exception
of Mr. Detheridge.—The report of the Finance Com-
mittee recommended the payment of accounts amount-
ing to £lB 110; and pointed out that there was £9 16s
-Id to be accounted for. The Board recommended a rate
of 9d in the pound should be made.—Several members
objected to the ninepenny rate, on account, ia the first
place, that afresh assessment in the parish would bring
more money into the place, and, further, that the bor-
rowed money for making the roads would put them into
such an excellent form, that they would not require
mending for a long time. Mr. Walter advocated the
paying of the borrowed money so early as possible.
After a few words from Mr. Harris, Mr. Jeffreys, and
Mr. Grove, the first two advocating the rate so as to pay
off the debt, and the latter objecting to the increase of
the rate upon 6d, the report was adopted.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1869-06-12

WORCESTERSHIRE.

VALUABLE FREEHOLD PROPERTY AND MINES
AT HALESOWEN.

TOSEPH WHITEHOUSE will OFFER by
fq PUBLIC AUCTION, at the SHENNTONE HOTEL,
HALESOIVEN, on WKDNESDAY. JIINE 16, 1869, at Five for
Six o'clock in the Evening, subject to conditionn to be
then produced, either together or in the following Lots,
us may be determined upon at the time of sale

Lot I.—All those two I.IIENHOLD MESSUAGES or
Tenements, with two Nailshops, Yard, and Ciarden
thereto, situate at the top of Islington, llalesowen, in
the several occupations of Samuel Adams and Eller
Nudge. . . .

Lot 2.—A1l that substantially-built RESIDENCE,
fronling the Hagley turnpike road, in the occupation of
J. S. Siviter, and containing Entrance Hall, Parlour,
Sitting Room, Kitchen. four Chambers, Cellar, two large
Nail Warehouses and Office, three•stall Stable and Coach
House, with Loft over, Pigstye, and other Outbuildings,
enclosed Yard and Garden, with a good supply of hard
and soft Water, This Lot contains 1311; square yards or
thereabouts.

Lot 3.—A Valable FAMILY RESIDENCE, adjoin-
ing Lot 2, in the occupation of E. B. Phillips, Esq ,
comprising handsome Entrance Hall (inlaid with white
and blue stone), with open staircase, Ac.;
Drawing, and Sitting Rooms; Study, Pantry, large Cook-
ing Kitchen, fitted with Oven, Boilers, Ac., with large
Store Room over; good Cellaring, and nine Chambers,
fitted with Closets.

The Gas is laid throughout the house, and the premi-
ses are well supplied with hard and soft Water. The
Outbuildings consist of a two-stall Stable, double Coach
House, Saddle Room, Piggeries, and all necessary Out-
buildings. There is a carriage drive in, with double
door; entrance into large Yard, laid with blue bricks,
and a tastefully laid-out Garden and Orchard, planted
with choice Fruit Trees. The who], forming a most
compact Residence, with e frontage to the Hagley turn-
pike road and a new street, and containing by admea-
snrement 2030. square yards or thereabouts.
Lot 4.—A1l those two substantially.built DWELLING
HOUSES fronting a new street, with two Nailshops,
Brewhoase, Gardens, and a Pump of good Water, in the
occupation of George Higgs and Ann 'ladle*.
Lot 5.—A valuable Plot of BUILDING LAND, hav-
ing a frontage of 701 t. tiin, to the Flagley Road, and
1071 t. 6in. to a new street, and containing 760 square
yards or thereabouts. This lot is enclosed by a 9.inch
Brick Wall.

The whole of the Property is Freehold, with all Mines
and Minerals; in a good state of repair, and well ten-
anted.

For further Particulars apply to Messrs. Coldientt and
Canning, Solicitors, Dudley ; or to Joseph Whitehouse,
Auctioneer, ke., Spring Vale House, Wednesbury, where
a Plan may be seen.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1869-06-12

THE IRISH CHURCH BILL.

An Irish Peer is reported to have said that there is no
doubt whatever about the fate of the Irish Church. It
1., he says, beyond question that the House of Lords will
throw out the bill next week ou the second reading. He
(the Irish Peer referred to) says that be himself will
vote against the bill. He has been at all the meetings
and caucuses of the other House, and his opportunities
of knowing what is going on in the coansels of his
party, and of whit is likely to happen are full and com-
plete. There is no seerray or mystery in the matter.
It would be premature at present to reinstate the ma-
jority spinet the Government measure. It is believed
that Ow imuieuiate result of the njection of the bill will
b a short adjournment of both Houses of Parliament
in orler that the Ministry may determine upon the pro-
per course to be adopted. The interval will give the
great towns time to hold meetiugs, and to petition the
trap to bring the Lpper Hones into harmony with
public opinion.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1869-06-12

INFANTICIDE IN LONDON.

On Thursday evening, in last week, Dr. Lsnkester, the
coroner for C nttrat Middlesex, delivered a lectuie n this
studect, to a large is the Freemasons -hall, over
which Mr. CID, es Reed, M P., presided, In the absence of the
Rai lot Shaftesbury.

Dr. Lankester, after a scriptural and historic retro-
spect, pr.-eeiled to deal with the question as it ad-
dressed itself to the Christi., world, and bore upon the
well-being of society in modern times. Infanticide fie
defined to be the destruction or murder of a new.lairn
child, but under another name the. law also took
cognisance of the destructi n of a child before it was
horn. He proposed to deal with the former of these
crimes, and ti, draw upon his own experience for his
facie thus following iii the footsteps of the late Mr.
Wakley, who, like himself, had been wrongly accused
of exaggeration while treating of this matter. In
1863 there were 55 cases of infanticide in his district;
in 1864, 56; in 1865, 61; in 1866. 75; iii 1867, 53; and
in 1868, 52; but in too many instpncen he had dis-
covered a tendency to return open verdicts of found
dead or "still-born,"

According to the judicial statistics of the Home.
office the ratio of the crime for the whole of England
uas 1 in every 170.000 of the population, and in
Middlesex 1 in 20,000, while for the central and
western districts it w. 1 in 12,000, confirming him in
the opinion that the crime was mainly confined to the
domestic servants of the West end. Indeed, on an
averate of five years the return for Clerkenwell wan 1
in 30.000; St. Pancras, 1 in 20,000; kfarylehone, lin
10 000; Paddington, 1 in 8,000; and Islington, lin
6,000. . _

Having shown that the mother was generally alone
in the murder and diipoi,al of her child, Dr. Lankester
went on to assert that the verdicts returned afforded
no indication 4.f. the actual number of cases. He
believed Mr. \VIAley was right in fixing it at 300 a
year, and as the murder* 88 was generally twenty 3 ears
of age, and seldom repeated her crime, taking the
average life of women at GO, it followed, that there
were 12,000 women living who had committed the
offence. -

He next glanced at the deaths occasioned amongst
mothers and the effects of "bay farming," observing
that half the children upon whom he held inquests
were illegitimate, and that from 40 to 80 per cent, of
children ,dmitted into foundling hospitals die within
the first year and concluded by stating his cure for the
evil, which was to be worked through the pulpit, an
alteration of the bastardy laws, as not mime than one
in 70 of the fathets contributed to the support of the
child, the übatitu t i• n of other than the capital
punishment for the crime, a certified registration of
births, as in Ireland and Scotland, and still.borns
as on the continent, and the enactment of punialimentis
for the concealment 4if pregnancy.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1869-06-12

A RATHER NOVEL CASE.

In the Court of Queen's Bench, on Monday, Mr,
James moved or a rule On behalf of Sir John Henniker,
callieg upon Justices of Hampshire to show cause why
a mandamus should not issue compelling them to re-
ceive acertain information, and issue • certain sum-
MOW'.

It appeared that a complaint had been lodged at the
instance of Sir J. Henniker against two persons for
trespsesing upon his land in pursuit of game. In the
first place he proceeded against them for a trespass ;
secondly, for trespass in pursuit of came upon a Sun.
day; aucl thirdly, for being in pursuit of game without
a certificate.

The justices granted summonses upon the two first
grounds, but refused one upon the third, for the reason
that the two latter charges formed but one offence.
They also refused it upon the ground that the in-
formant was a youth of only fourteen 3 ears of age.
Mr. James contended that the youth was Sir J.
Henniker's agent, war very intelligent, and had full
ability to lay the information. He maintained that
the justices were wi,hout discretian in the matter.
Their lot drhijer decided that as the youth could not
he reep for costs, the magistrates had rightl3
exercised a discretion obviously vesting in them under
such circuuuitshols.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1869-06-12

VERY OBLIGING TO A PRISONER

There exists in certain gaols in the country districts
of New England a primitive practice of allowing pri-
soners to have their liberty temporarily at the gaoler's
pleasure. Charming in the abetract as is this idea of
ainvicts treated upon honour, it seems that it does not
always work saiiefactorily.
One John a.rsev, an Irishman, lay lately in the
priwoa of Northampton, a town of Massactiu-atta.
under sentence of imprisonment for maltreating his
wife while under the infliPnce of liquor. On Saturday,
the lot of May, he "asked leave to visit his home on
matters of buAimss, promising to return on the Mon.
day," and, receiving permission, started in the train I ir
the village of Williamsburg, near which he lived.
Making his way to his house, he met the unfortunate
wife at the door, felled her at once to the ground with
his fist, and then, snatching is heavy stick front a Ole if
firewood at band, delibetately ba tenet out her brains.
Ibis done he dragged the body into the house, aid
then eat quietly down to d ink. The neighbours being
tmether by a girl who witnessed the beabshilig
of the tragedy, found him dead drunk, and soon con-
veyed hits back to the confiding sheriff who had
suffered him to rove Dorn the custody of the State on
the aectirity of his own word.
The New York paper from which the story is taken,
naively adds that the crime will probably come
" within the definition .if murder in the first degree,"
and that, if ao, Dorsey will be hanged. It is added
that the practice of the gaoler (or sheriff) was "cor-
rupt," and that the while affair calb for investigation
with a view to remedying such an irregular state of
things.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1869-06-12

EXTRAORDINARY DISCOVERY IN

WARWICKSHIRE.

A year and a half ago ix blacksmith. named Richard
Jackson, became landlord of the Black Horse public,
hou.e at Atherstone, in Warwiekshire. He had not
beim in the house many days when one morning he
told his wife that he would go out and see if he cou,d
get work at a colliery in the neihbourhood. He never
returned, and great anxiety was, of course, felt as to
his fate. The peels in the nmghhourhisid were all
drageed in vain, and no tidings were ever heard of him
lAA Sunday niorning, however, his body was dis-
covered in a 1.1111,i known an Mareton Quarries. The
water in which it had been so long immersed covert, an
area lif upwards if an acre, arid is in some places
thirty putt+ in depth. The body was found in ime of
the deepest parts. and was in a frightfill state of de-
e irn Isaitin. In fact, identification would have been
inimasilde hail it not been tor the finding of a knife,
guild% bi,x, and pipe, which the mall was known to have
!careened, in one of his p chefs, arid for the fact iif his
having had several fingers cut off, some tinie prior to
his iintimely end. while engaged in chatf-cmting.
examiliatii in it was fmnd that a piece
id tarred rope, to which was a• tached a large iron bend
pipe, hat been fastened round his body ; but the rope
seems at length to have broken in two parts, and thus
canned the body to rise to the surface.
The remains were removed to a farm house in the
village, there to await the coroner's inquest.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1869-06-12

TERRIBLE EXPLOSION AT FERNDALE
COLLIERY.

UPWARDS OF 40 MINEES SUPPOSED TO HAVE
BEEN KILLED.

A terrible raplo,ion occurred at seven Wel ,ek on
Thursday m waling hat. at 3terther. plat a: the men bad
e.lunn, need wJr... It Fe l C .111ety, where neatly 200
1,,,. were lot eig.:tezn !eon h.. t 4
The explo,ion ocean ed in the DIA vu district, where
1211 lien were worhing
. .

ut,ards of forty werekiltel. It twlievtll that the
rem... Kier acirjArel.
the r,ILeo u the other part of the pa were unhurt.
Tee catie of the explosion is usikairwu.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1869-06-12

KINVER, STAFFORIISHIRE.

DESIRABLE FREEHOLD PROPERTY
IN HIGH-STREET, KINVER.

R. J. BOURN has received instructions QUARTERLY STOCK SALE,
1 to OFFER for SALE by AUCTION% at the
WHITE HART INN, KDIVER. on TUESDAY, the 52nd AT THE TALBOT INN, BELBROUGHTON, BY
day of Jusx, 1869, at Six Welnek in the Evening, subject
to conditions then to be read, the undermentioned MR. W. COTTON, on TUESDAY,
Desirable FREEHOLD PROPERTY, in one Lot, JUNE 22nd, 1869, comprising -the
following truly valuable FAT and STORE
All those Two FREEHOLD HOUSES, situate in the • ,_,.........5T0CK :
centre of Highwtreet, Kinver. with the Gardens, Stable, 32 Head of CATTLE, including 6 ripe Fat Beast, 4
and Premises belonging thereto. having a valuable front- Fat Calves, 14 Cows with Calves, In•Calvers, and
ago of 59 feet to the High.street, and containing in the Barrens, g Yearliegs.
whole 1,180 square yards, or thereabouts, lately occupied 210 Fat and Store SHEEP, including, 100 superior Fat
by Mrs. Watkins and J. C. Lunn, but one house now Sheep, 10 Stare Ewes and Wethera, and 100 Cross
void. bred Tug,
The above Property adjoins the residence of T. Holv. 10 Prime Butchers' LAMBS.
nake, Esq., and extends back 561 feet to the Hitt., g Usefal Wagon and Hall-bred HORSES. Upwards of
Sour. 40 Pocket and Strong Store PIGS.
To view, apply on the Premines; and for further in. AGRICULTURAL I WitLEMENTS,IO doz. new Wood
formation lind to see plan, apply to Messrs. Mittel li and 11nrilles, and other St k.
Jordan, riolicitore, Ku rv. r and Stourbridge ;or to the Further Entries 501..• ied.
Auctioneer, Kinver ad 1 letibury Mortimer. Sale to committee at Eleven o'clock, a.m.

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