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The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-09-12

ENGLAND, RUSSIA, AND
AFGHANISTAN.

ST. PETIMSBURG, Tuesday night.
The Russian Government has received information
from London of the formal acceptance by the British
Cabinet of its recent proposals in regard to the Zul-
ficar Pass. The last serious difficulty in the way of
an amicable settlement of the Afghan question is
thus overcome, and the results arrived at will be at
once embodied in a Protoc 1.

The boundary will be fixed in detail by a mixed
Commission on the spot, the work of which will pro-
bably begin without delay; but the main points will
be enumerated and defined in the Protocol, and the
frontier thus outlined in the rough will acquire the
sanction and security of a solemn international agree-
ment.

A glance at either the English or the Russian maps
of the Zulficar Pass will show that the Conservative
Cabinet has obtained a considerable concession,
Russia having abandoned the whole of the Pass
proper, and its eastern continuation, all except the
very extremities of the ridges where a position of
some strength was absolutely necessary to the safety
of her communications north and south. Meruchak
is likewise left to Afghanistan, while the frontier east-
ward to Kodja Sall will be settled on the basis of the
Agreement of 1873.
Differences of opinion will probably occur during
the labours of the mixed Commission, and it will be
easy for either side to raise disputes at will, but there
is no reason to doubt that at present all parties are
sincere in their expressed desire to settle the matter
amicably.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-09-12

TRANSLATING GROUSE.

The interesting experiment of grouse translation
tried some years ago by the Duke of Hamilton has
just been repeated by his grace; a large number of
birds (over 200) having been successfully transferred
from the duke's moors in Lanarkshire to his shootings
on the island of Arran. It was found on the former
occasion of fortifying the breed with new blood that
the birds were at once improved ; the keepers for
several years, it is said, being able to distinguish the
"new blood." It may encourage other proprietors of
moors to know that no difficulty presented itself in
carrying out the transference of the grouse from one
moor to another. Some time before "the Twelfth"
the heather was netted, and the necessary number of
birds secured; these being at once sent on to Arran,
where they are now very much at home. A still more
venturesome experiment has been attended with com-
plete success, namely, the introduction of grouse in
the Shetland Islands, over some of which they are
rapidly spreading; various stretches of heather being
already populous with the bird of sport. The grouse
were put down on the island of Yell, from which
parties of them have migrated to the mainland and
to some of the other islands. The Scottish grouse
brought to Norfolk by the Prince of Wales have bred,
and are becoming more numerous; and in the course
of a year or two, if all goes well, we may have to re-
cord one or two big bags from that quarter. Grouse
this season have been everywhere abundant, although
wild on the wing and ill to killover dogs. St. James's
Gazette.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-09-12

ROWLEY.

OBJECTIONS AT THE LOCAL BOARD ATJIHT —On
Tuesday the audit of the Local Board took place at
the Po ice Office, Old Hill.
Mr. Coley and Mr. Billinghain attended, as
owners of property in Park Street, Spinner's End,
and objected to ithe payment of the contractor, Mr
Willetts, on the ground that it would cost .2303 us
instead of £224 7s, ; also, that instead of six ludic)
of Rowley rag only three incnes had been put on.
The Auditor rep.i id that the objection with re-
gard to the payment of Mr. Willetts must be
brought forward some other time, as he was only
examining the accounts up to the 25th of March
last. With respect to the thickness of the Rowley
rag, he remarked that the contract was supported
by the certificate of the surveyor, and the objec-
tors would ;have to bring very strung evilai..a3 to
combat that testimony.
At a previous sitting of the auditor, Mr. S. Cave
objected to the passinc, of the salary of Air. Beale,
the surveyor to the Board, on the grouni that
there was a contract between the Board and Mr.
Beale with reference to certain offices, and he there.
fore argued that. for this reason Mr. Beale could
not be an officer of the Board. -

The Auditor pointed ti-u-t
that at al: last audit,
he held that Mr. Beale could not be an officer of
the Board in consequence of the coutract, but since
then the power of Parliament had been invoked to
reverse his decision. A bill had been pas;ed alter—
ing the position of affair:, and as the con-
sequence, at the present time, Mr. Beale could be
an officer of the Board, although there was a con-
tract in existence betwhen him and the Board.

Mr. Cave, at the same time rano complained that
Mr. Burgess, the building surveyor uader the
Board, received fees from property owners in the
parish for making plans, and as Mr. Burgess re-
ceived a salary from the Board, hci(Mr. Cave) con
tended that any money rece,ved by him for making
plans should be handed over to the Roard,
The Auditor explained that the salary Mr
Bnrgoss received was only £3O per annum and it
certainly could not be understood that he should
devote the whole of his time to the work of the
Board for that small salary, It appeared to him
that the property owners could employ Mr. Burgess
if ihey saw proper, and be saw no reason why Mr.
Burgess should aceaunt for money received for
making plar s.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-09-12

OLDSWINFORD, STOURBRIDGE.

ORRIA.Gg , GIG, CARTS PLOUGHS ;HARROWS
WEIGHING MACHINES, about 500 SACKS,
B.rEpat BOILERS. 4•Horse Power ENGINE, iron
Rita for Fly-wheel, loft across; a Quantity of HOUSE-
HOLD FURNITURE, POULTRY, and other Effects,
nu SOLD BY Aucrrou, by MESSRS. OA.TES,
_ PERRENS, &lad WOOLDRIDGE, on Wunsus-
nay, SEPTENIBBB 16th, at Eleven o'clock, by order of
Mr. Chas Harrison.
The goods ring sold owing to the expiration of
a hill Lease, aud have bees removed to the above pre-
%lees for convenience of sale.

STOURBRIDGE STOCK SALE.
TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1885,
U. KING Auctioneer.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-09-12


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A TRIP IN A PAPER BOAT.

We announced some weeks back, says Galignani's
Messenger, the departure of M. Tanneguy de Wogan
from the Pont Royal in a paper boat, with the inten-
tion of making a tour through the rivers of France
and Germany. He has just returned to Paris with
his boat, or what remains of it, after a rather adven-
turous voyage, in which he met with many accidents
and some ill-treatment on the German rivers. Ile
reached the Rhine safely, but at Lauffenberg, on the
Swiss bank, M. do Wogan was taken for a Nihilist,
and had some difficulty in escaping arrest. At Eise-
nau, near Mayence, he was insulted by about twenty
rough fellows in an inn. The final catastrophe, how-
ever, occurred at Cologne. The boat was already
damaged by coming into collision With a floating
bridge at Huninguen, and was lodged at a goods
station to be sent on to Antwerp, where M. Wogan
intended to have it repaired in order to make his way
to Havre, but during his absence some idlers, who
could not be identified, kicked holes in the boat below
the water-line, causing irreparable damage. He was
in consequence forced to return to Pars by rail.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-09-12

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LOST IN LONDON:

A remarkable case of a man being lost in London
for five days and four nights within a mile or two of
his friends, and ultimately turning up safe and sound,
has just occurred at Newington-butte. An old man
named Fryer, 80 years of age, living with his son at
Parsonage-walk, Newington-bntts, went out to get
shaved, and as he did not return his son went to
look for him. Finding that his father had left the
barber's shop, and knowing that he was not aware
even of the name of the place in which he resided,
and was an entire stranger to London, the son at once
f..omrnunicated with the police at Kennington-lane,
giving a description of the old gentleman, who could
easily be recognised from the fact that he had on one
font an old cricketing shoe and on the other a list
slipper. Nothing was heard of the old man
until when the police officials at Chelsea
sent word that on the Sunday night an old man
answering the description had been found in an ex-
hausted state, and had been taken to the Chelsea in-
firmary, which institution he left on the following
day (Monday). His son proceeded to Chelsea, only
to find that his father had left the infirmary hours
before, asking to be directed to the high road, and
evidently having not the remotest idea of the vast ex-
tent of the metropolis. On Wednesday afternoon a
gentleman saw the old man at Wandsworth, and
having heard of his disappearance sent him home.
He states that on the Saturday morning, hearing of a
fire at Kennington, he thought he would go and see
it. Confused by the crowd, he lost all idea of the
way back, and wandered on penniless and without
food or drink till Sunday night, when he was found at
Chelsea. He adds that he walked about on Monday
hoping to recognise some spot near home, that a lady
gave him a shilling, and he slept in a lodging-house
that night. He again pursued his rambles on Tues-
day, and some time after eleven p.m. was taken to
another lodging-house by a policeman. He started off
again, when he was found by the gentleman who sent
him home. It is remarkable that although his des-
cription was sent to the police-station, he wandered
about for five days and four nights without the police
taking the slightest notice of him. He states that
beyond the breakfast he had at the infirmary, he ate
nothing but a twopenny loaf; but he seems to be
little the worse for his travels.

A blind man was sitting in company with scrag
visitors, when one of the company suddenly left th(
room. "What white teeth that lady has ! " said th(
blind man. "Why," said a friend, in great surprimk
" How can you tell?" "Because," answered thi
blind man, "for the last hour she has done nothini
but laugh."
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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-09-12

THE ROWLEY MAGISFRA.TES AND FALSE

SWEIRING.

At the Old Hill Petty Sessions, on Wednesday,
before Messrs. W. Bassano, B. Hingley, J, H. Pear-
ion, and C. Holcroft, James Fowler, chaiumaker,
King Street, Old Hill, was summoned by his em-
ployer, Albert Johnson, for neglect of work, for
which 5s was claimed as damages,.

The complainant stated that the defendant had
been in his employ as achainmaker, and on the 13th
ult , when he was vary busy, he left without notice,
causing him much annoyance and loss.

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Mr. Co'iksey, who appeared for the defence, said
his instructions were that the complainant knocked
the defendant off his work at which he had been
engaged, and defendant being of opinion that he
had been dealt wrongly by left the workshup.
Complainant rtited that shortly af,er be had com-
menced to make a steel chain his han.l was injured,
and for a week he was unable to follow his employ-
ment. In the meantime he bet the defendant to
continue making the chain.

Defenlant was then sworn, and s yore positively
tnat c nn2blinant did not make a single link of the
chain in ques
Mr. Hingley said the evidence was very unsatis-
factory, as either the complainant or :hi deftAaclant
had committed pe jury.
A IN itues3 was c Wed who stated that complainant
ma le several yards of the aain. As defendant still
denied that the co.uplAinant male any f the chain,
the tnasAis rates sent for r.l iii ii p3ndent witne s,
who swore no itively to s chit; the ccm2l,ina
making the chain, bat ha was unable :o say how
much

Defendant still persistel in eta•ii..; Clat h had
told the trut ), and the msgiutrates sated y
were fitly convinced that he had committed per-
jury. . _ _ _ _ _ _

Hingley informed the defendant that the
Bench had decided to order him to pay 53, the
amount of damagte, and the costs, and tat they
would instruct the Niagiiir Ites' Clerk to place a
report of his conduct 13fore the Home Sec:etnry
•,vith a vie ,v of proceedingsbeiug taken against him
for perj cry.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-09-12

DREADFUL MURDERS AND SUICIDES

IN THE MIDLANDS:

At nine o'clock on Monday morning a Birmingham
man t...smed Charles Deeley visited his brother, David
Deeley, a farmer, at Quinton, near Birmingham, when
a bitter quarrel ensued, in the course of which Charles
struck David's wife with an umbrella, whereupon a
struggle ensued. David was endeavouring to protect
his wife, when suddenly Charles drew a revolver from
his pocket and shot Mrs. Deeley in the arm. She ran
out of the house and down the lane screaming
"Murder," and followed by Chailes, who fired
at her again three times, each shot taking
effect. Her husband rushed down after them and
endeavoured to wrest the revolver from his brother,
but ineffectually, and received several shots in
his wn body. Charles Deeley then returned to his
brother's house, and lying down upcia the couch dis-
charged the revolver into his mouth, inflicting such
infuries that he died shortly after three o'clock in the
afternoon in the Queen's Hospital, Birmingham,
whither he had been removed. David Deeley is very
seriously injured. One bullet has entered the left
temple and lodged in the head, its exact position not
being ascertainable. A second struck the lower part
of the nose, cutting away the upper lip and lodging in
the right cheek. The third, which is most likely to
prove fatal, entered the left side, and passing between
the ribs, lodged in the interior of the body. It is
feared that the ball has struck a vital part, internal
bleeding having resulted. The fourth bullet entered
the left arm. Mrs. Deeley was also wounded in four
places. The first shot entered the left side of the
slain and lodged in her head. The second inflicted a
'alight wound in the back; the third lodged in the left
shoulder; and the fourth shattered the little finger of
the right hand, which will probably have to be ampu-
tated. The quarrel between the brothers had refer-
ence to the provisions of their father's will.
A shocking murder and suicide occurred the same
evening at Aston, near Birmingham. Lilly Walker,
a young married woman, who had been living apart
from her husband and has acted as barmaid at the
Aston Lower Grounds, has been lodging at the house
of a Mrs. Horton, in Fredetick-road, Aston. Some
attachment appears to have sprung up between Mrs.
Walker and Mrs. Horton's son, Alfred George. The
latter has been very strange in his demeanour, and
before going to his business in the morning he said to
his mother, "I'm mad ! I'm mad! " On his return
home in the evening he asked his mother to get him
some tea. He then went up into Mrs. Walker's room.
Shortly afterwards Mrs. Horton heard two pistol
shots, and on going upstairs found that her son had
shot the young woman through the back, causing her
instant death, and that he was bleeding from a bullet
wound in the mouth. He had a revolver in his hand,
and gasping " Lilly," " Mother,' he fell dead.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-09-12

SPORTING NOTES.

(sßy our Sporany Correspondent.)

Almost on the eve of the Doncaster St. Leger
Me'ton continues at the head of the cootaions
having passed through "all the ills and snares'i
which invariably beset the first favorite for a big
event. The time, no doubt, has been a very trying
~oe for the colt's trainer, Matt. Dawson, but both
trainer aud the Derby hero have up to the time of
writinq come th ou4ll the or teal seathless. Fit
Ind well at the post, %%all Archer up, I cannot see
fr to xvt!ezice the horse's over-throw is to come.
l'iie field will be the smallest that has faced the
starter since Stockwell wou in 1852. S ill their are
believers who prognosticate the fall of the favorite
on Weduesday next. St. Helena has c rtniuly
come on at a rapid pace since her posi•i n of
s-c.oa in the Epsom Oaks, as her vict ries at Ited-
car, Yir!c,ai I Sto.3!;ton proves, Then Mob ilt's
meritorious display at Ascot and Liverpool in or -
(Hilary years would have placed hint in the front
ranks; and accorcEng to reports the Oaks victress,
since her sojourn an the Goodwood Park, has made
such improvement, that her partizan v anticipate
she will be a thorn in the side of the favorite, and
should he make the least mistake during running,
Lord Cardigan's filly will win. Farewell, Lumin-
ary, and Lord Charles may swell the field, but on
all form

MELTON
is bound to win, and his nearest attendants will be
found in

LONELY SL ST. HELENA.

For the other big event, run next Tuesday, the
Great Yorkshire Handicap, I fully expect to see

KING MONMOUTH & CROII-A-800
make a good fight of the race.—Those of my readers
that are wishful for my latest over-night selections
for each day's racing can have the same by sending
12 stamps, care of Manager, Sporting Tissue Office,
Hull. Saturday's circular sent free this week.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-09-12

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ORADLEY HEATH.

THE SOUTH STAFFORDSHIRE CORONER AND IN
MORTALITY—An inquest was held on Mon
day at the Heath 'l'avern, Cradley Road, respecthig
the death of Sarah Ellen Darby, who died suddenly
on the 3rd inst. It was • shown that on Thursday
morning the deceased, who was eleven weeks old,
and daughter of Walter and Eliza Darby, was
sized with a fit, and died before medical aid could
be obtained.—The Coroner remarked that there was
a possibility that the child's life might have been
saved had the people have thought to have put it
in a warm bath. It was astonishing to him that
people were so thoughtless, and lie had no he slation
in saying that in the Black Country the lives of
many children were lost through persons not us'.ng
that discretion they ought to.—A, verdict of " Died
from natural causes ' was returned.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-09-12

A BISHOP ON BULL-FIGHTING,

The Bishop of Nimes has, says Galt:qnani, issued 3
charge against the bull-fights which have $o long dis=
graced his diocese. After protesting against the
brutality and dangers of the pastime, he hopes the
day is not distant when the civil authority will have
the courage to abolish the custom. In the meantime
he formally forbids the Catholic organs of the diocese
from encouraging bull-fights by calling attention to
them except in the highest words of reprobation, and
concludes us follows: "The Church does not feel,
either honoured or supported by public sheets where
the editors insert between the account of a pilgrimage
and the announcement of a mass in music the eulg.
gium of a theatre which she condemns or of a combat
which she abhors?'

A lady sitting in a ball-room at a county ball held
some months since was accosted by a young gentle.,
man who desired to dance with her, and politelY
asked whether her programme was full. "Certainly
not," she answered. "I have had nothing the whole
of the evening, except a little ice cream!"
NOT SUCH A BID NOTiON EITHER. -- Young
Married Man: "Upon my word, my dear, / can't
think when we ought to go to. But we really ought
to make up our minds. Everybody's out of town.°
WifeY-Pifey : "Suppose we stop in town then, deal,E
and go the rounds of all the music halls, and have
ilittle suppers at the restaurants. As everyone else
s gone, no one can see us, you know; so its a pod
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THE CHOLERA NZ" THE COSTINENT.

, MADRID, Saturday.
The offleis.l cholera bulletin issued this morning
reports 21915 cases and Tit; deaths in Spain yester-
day.

TOULON, Saturday.
Twelve deaths from cholera have been registered
here since last night. The state of things continues
serious, the course of the epidemic appearing to defy
all calculation.

MARSEILLES, Saturday, 8.15 p.m.
Of 41 deaths which occurred here to-day, 11 were
from cholera.

MARSEILLES, Sunday.
The Miuister, M. Allain Targe, has visited for the
last two days the infected quarters of Toulon ani
the hospitals, distributing 20,0001. as a subsidy. He
has also inspected the infected seats, the greatest of
which are the fortified walls, which as a sanitaty mea-
sure will be filled up. The fortified trench is to be en-
larged. The Minister has promised to dispense with
licenses, owing to the desperate state of trade here.
M. Targe has also paid a visit to Marseilles, where he
inspected the hospitals and the infected quarters, dis-
tributing 50,000 francs. The improvement here is
much accentuated sinc,) Friday evening. The total
mortality is 79, of which 21 deaths were from cholera.
The Pharo Hospital has 50 inmates. At Toulon
there have been 23 deaths from cholera since Friday.
M. Targe left for Paris at six this afternoon.
Rolls, Sunday.
To-day's sanitary news is rather satisfactory, as in
these last two days only a few cases of cholera have
been reported from the province of Parma. In all
the other localities the epidemic seems to have
ceased.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-09-12

FOUL FISHING:

The poachers of Dumfriesshire claim the rights of
invention of a neat way of catching fish, which is
rapidly becoming popular everywhere. It has only
to be known to be appreciated; and, like so many
clever inventions, the mechanism is so simple that a
child could work it. You put a nice big hook on the
end of your line, and near it attach to the gut a piece
of lead, affixed in such a manner that a slight strain
is sufficient to detach it. The line, which is at the
end of a fishing-rod, is then dropped into a clear
pool, and craftily worked near to the fishes disporting
themselves therein. At some seasons of the year the
contrivance is more fruitful of results than at others;
but, given the fishes in the pool, you are pretty sure
to manage to bring your hook sufficiently near to
strike them. The strain at once causes the lead to
fall off, and when the fish is landed everything seems
fair. It is not, of course, " foul " fishing, though the
trout is hooked in the back or the tail. Should a
water-bailiff come upon the poacher unexpectedly, all
the latter has to do when raising his line is to jerk it
sharply. The lead again leaves it, and the bailiff,
though he may know that there is something wrong,
can prove nothing.—St. James's Gazette.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-09-12

FIR. SCOTT'S BILIOUS aLd LIVER PILLS
are wrapped in a square green package.

Prepared onl yby W. LAAIbEItT,I73. Seymour-place
London. W., in boxes, la lid and 2b hi and bold bs
Chemists.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-09-12

THE EDUCATION OF THE BLIND.

Some interesting information with regard to the
condition and requirements of the blind, with sugges-
tions for the improvement of their state, are to be
found, says the Lanaq, in a paper recently published
by Mr. William J. Day. A blind man himself, and
a visitor throughout Worcestershire among others
similarly afflicted, Mr. Day's observations have all the
force of experimental testimony. It is satisfactory to
find that the determination to make up for lost sight
by the fuller use of faculties still remaining expresses
it self in this paper by practical suggestions as to the
care and training of the blind. In our attention to
the prevention and cure of diseases of the eye, we are
apt to forget that much may be done without the aid
of this organ, and that consequently we owe a duty
of instruction to those who have lost the power of
using it. Two important points should be remem-
bered by those who have to do with this class of suf-
ferers. In the first place, blind people, notwith-
standing the retiring habit which their misfortune im-
poses on them, are to be drawn out if possible.
The society of the seeing is good for them.
In the company of those who see they
cannot but learn much about the world around them.
All that conversation can do to cheer, direct, or
teach them is thus made available. The
more systematic education of the blind, young and
old, is a subject of even greater consequence,
since it includes that just alluded to, and allows the
blind man what he feels justified in claitning—a place
in the competition of life. It is suggested, pith a
very fair degree of reason, that the elementary school
should form the common training-ground of all
children, whether they see or not. To teach with
raised letters in one or two cases does not require any
great expenditure of time or effort on the part of a
teacher, though the bulk of his class of ohildren follow
a...different plan. The alphabet used is not difficult to
Mow, and, once well learned by touch, will serve the
master of a class as a means of instruction no less
easy than that which is expressed in printing ink.
The Roman alphabet is that which finds most favour
with the author we have quoted. It is, according to
him, to be preferred as a common medium of com-
munication because of the boldness of its type, and
from the fact that it continues sufficiently to stimu-
late the sense of touch even when the hand has been
somewhat hardened by the work of after-life. It is a
regrettable fact that but few occupations have so far
afforded to blind men the 'means of livelihood. Music
and basket-making constitute their chief spheres of
labour. Possessing, as they do, touch of unusual
delicacy, one would expect that such trades as clothes-
making and shoemaking might also occupy their
energies. In any case, their education is a primary
duty. This gained, and the habit of free locomotion
formed, their further progress in usefulness, though
gradual, is likely to be real.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-09-12

CRICKET.

OLDSWINFOED HOSPITAL V. HANBURY HILL C.C.
—This match resulted in a victory for the Hospital
who scored 38 runs against their opponents 19.
Hospital:—Mr. Maybury, 12; Smith, 4; Evans, 4 ;
Mr. Brindle, 3 ; Seckerson, 1; L. Smith, 2; Mr,
Wallace, 2; Powell, 0; Hawthorne, 2; Hughes, la
liotiVon, not out, 0; extras, 7; totai, 38 —Hanbury
Hill :—.Brown, 5 ; Thorne, 0; Moody, 2; Commander'
0; Aebery, 13; Jackson, 0; Fitchov, 0; Taylor, 3
Baby, ; Pazgeter, ; S. Jackson, 0; extras, 8
total, IL
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-09-12

SAD SCENE AT RAMSGATE!

An exciting and lamentable occurrence happened
on Ramsgate sands on Monday. It appears that
about noon, when the tide was just receding, two
little boys were playing on one of the breakwaters,
when one of them fell into the sea, and his companion,
on attempting to drag him out, slipped in also. A
visitor named Roberts, of Hackney, seeing the danger
of the boys, at once went to the rescue, but imme-
diately on entering the sea he fell forward. Several
persons thereupon rushed in, the water being only
about three feet deep, and some landed the children
safely while others assisted in getting Mr. Roberts to
the sea wall. It was found, however, that he was in-
sensible. Endeavours were made to restore anima-
tion, but after a short time a medical man present
pronounced life to be extinct. The deceased was
staying in the town with his wife, who witnessed her
husband's death. Ttle deceased was about 50 years
of age. It is stated that he was subject to fits
some two years ago, and it is supposed that on entering
the water he was seized with one which proved
fatal.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-09-12

'ELIE NEW CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH,

KIDDERMINSTER.

On Tuesday afternoon there were opening ser-
vices at the above church, which is to be known as
Baxter Church, and they were numerously attende I.
The new church replaces the old meeting which has
so long been associated with Nonconformity in
Kidderminster, and it is not only an edifice of which
Congregationalists may be proud, but its erection
has made a handsome addition to the public build-
inzs of tilt town. The new church is 74ft. long by
43ft. with!, and has a tower and spire rising to
height of 1401 t. There is an apse at the north end
18ft. deep by 24/ft. wide, and an organ chamber
is provided to the left of the apse, and vestries be-
hind it. The building is decorated in Early Gothic
style, and it is built of Alveley stone, with white
stone dressings. These materials come out yell in
the external structure, but one drawback to the ap-
pearance of the church is the cramped-up nature
of the site. This, however, was inevitable if the
site of the old meeting was to be utilised, as it is
bounded on one side by the Stour, and on the other
by business premises, The height from the floor
of the church to the apex of the ceiling is 41 feet.
Me roof is a ring truss one, with hammer beams to
lessen the bearing of the width of the superstructure,
and iion columns are introduced to carry out this
atrangement. The woodwork of the ceiling adds
considerably to the appearance of the interior.
Open seats are provided, made of pitch pine, and
varnished, and the flooring is of wooden blocks laid
on concrete. Messrs. J. W. Walker and Sons, of
[jondon, have supplied the organ, which is a very
sattsfactory instrument, and its cost is £l,OOO. It
contains 3 manuals and 32 stops—namely, great
organ 9 stops, choir organ 4 stops, swell organ 10
stops, pedal organ 3 stops, couplers 6 stops, and 6
composition pedals. The architect is Mr. F. W.
Tarling, of London; and the building has been
erected by. Mr. R. Thompson, of Kidderminster.
Fhe total outlay (including the organ) is upwards
of £7,000, and about £I,OOO has already been sub-
scribed. A baudsome stained-glass window in the
apse has been given by Mr. T. Banks, the stone
pulpit by Mr. R. Thomp,on, and some other gifts
have also been made to the church. The Rev. Dr.
Condor, of Leeds. preached at the opening services
m Tuesday. Mr. T. Troman, organist at Hands-
worth Church, presided at the organ, and gave a
recital &tar the service]. Qollections wero made
lowards the building fund after each service.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-09-12

A CARD SHARPER.

The Accrington police have affected the capture
of a Sheffield card sharper. A farm labourer, named
Taylor, resident of Clapham, Yorkshire, was travelling
to Accrington, and was induced by a fellow passenger
to join in what is known as the three-card trick.
After losing a sovereign, Taylor bet £5 that he could
pick out " the lady," and the offer was accepted.
Taylor won, and though he had deposited a £5
note be did not receive the money the sharper
had allowed him to win. In the excitement
Taylor pulled out a tenpound note, which
he lost in the next round. Then having secured
possession of the note the sharper left the train
at Huncoat, a roadside station a short distance
from Accrington. Several accomplices who were
in the compartment, and who had urged Taylor on
during the journey, tried to persuade him that his
money would be safe. Taylor, however, began to think
that he had been swindled, and on alighting at Ac-
crington gave information to the police. A constable
was sent to the railway-station, and arrested the
sharper who had walked on from Huncoat, as he was
about to enter a train to return. He gave the name
of George Harrison, upholsterer, Sheffield, and ad-
mitted that he had got the money from Taylor by
gambling. The £lO note and some gold was found
in his possession, also several coins used by profes-
sional swindlers. Among these was a double-headed
halfpenny.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-09-12

MR. TOLLEHACHE, M.P., ON AGRI-

CULTURAL PROSPECTS.

The annual exhibition in connection with the
Chester Agricultural Society took place on Saturday.
There was an excellent show of dairy cows, pigs, and
sheep. The exhibition of cheese and butter was a
special feature, and there was a large entry. The
first prize for heavy cheese was awarded to Mr. Mark
Darlington, of Farndon ; and for small cheese the
Aldford Cheese Factory, Chester, was first. In the
bull classes cups were awareed to Mr. Kirkham, of
Nantwich ; Mr. Henry Barnett Church, Minshull ;
Mr. George Cooke, Clayley Hall, Chester, and Mr.
William Parker, Great Stanney Hall, Sutton. There
was a good exLibition of seeds and roots. The prize
for the best farm was taken by Mr. John Lea, of
Stableford Hall, who has twice won the Royal Agri-
cultural Society's prize for farms. At the dinner,
Mr. Henry J. Tollemache, M.P., responding for
"The House of Commons," alluded to the great de-
pression of trade, and particularly in agri-
cultural pursuits, and said the land could not bear
the burdens that were now placed upon it unless there
was some improvement. Speaking in the presence of
landlords, he was sure they would all join with him
when he said that the landlords who failed to recog-
nise this were not only weak but foolish. They were
suffering from the enormous increase of foreign im-
portations. The Americans were suffering from
severe competition in freight-carrying; and this could
not possibly continue long, so that in this there was
hope for the English agriculturists. Referring to the
extension of the franchise he expressed a hope that
the new voters would Make an honest, a moderate,
and temperate use of the great power that was now
placed in their hands. One of the chief questions
looming in the future, was the inheritance, the acqui-
sition, and the devolution of lands. He commended
to them the judicious remarks of Lord Hartington,
and said landlord, farmer, and labourer, who were
denPr,lent upon the prosperity of agriculture, must
eo all Vny could to attract capital to the land l and
ot drive it away. If in the wisdom of Parliament
and Lou nation at large an attempt was made to in-
crease the holders of land, he believed that would be
a most excellent and valuable remedy for the present
state of things. It was impossible to expect people to
come forward and put their mcney into the soil with-
out absolute security.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-09-12

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-09-12

ITCHING PILES-SYMPrOMBIAND CURE.

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itching, increased by scratching ; very distressing,
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results may follow. "SWAYNE'S OINTMENT" is a
pleasant, sure cure. Also, for Tatter, Rea, Salt-Rheum
Scald-Head, Erysipelas, Blotches, all scaly, crusty Skin
Diseases. Made only by Dr. Swayne & eon, Philada,_.,
Price, 2s. Sold by Druggists and F. Newberry 0
Mous, LOll4O/3.


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