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The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1869-09-04

EMIGRATION TO MISSOURI
RECOMMENDED.

Mr. J. hawking!, writing from (be row-on-the-Hill to the
Daily News, rays :
A letter in the Daily News on emigration, recom-
mend Illinois, Wisconsin, and Iowa; but Mis-
souri seems to be very little known in this country,
and my object in writing is to let my fellow-country-
men know what a fertile state Missouri is. Her
land is one black, loamy soil, as touch as six feet deep,
and the last foot will grow as good a crop as the first.
They have plenty of prairie land. as well no some of
the very best timber in the world. They will be found
some of the most hospitable people in the North West,
and since slavery has been abolished, property has gone
lip 100 per cent, and the State is very nearly as
large as all England. The farmers have nothing to
buy but a little tea and coffee. They have what they
call the sugar maple. They go out in their woods at a
certain time of the year, and tap the trees, and draw
the op. which they boil down, and make into sugar
and molasses, and that does for their tea and coffee, and
all their preserves, of which they have many, and there
is no farmer in the West sits down to his meals but has
three or four different sorts of preserves on the table.
I have two brirlurs awl a father and three slate's
settled in Chirton County, Missomi. My eldest
brother has been there sixteen years; when he had
been there two years, he sent money to the amount
of 1:.30 to assist the others out. My fa,her was 56 years
of age when he left here, and he is hale and hearty,
and has just turned his 70th year. My youngrst
brother fought gallantly on the side of the North
right through the civil war. He is a farmer with 80
acres of the best land in Missouri. He is alto a magis-
trate, and coroner for his division. He gets paid for
both offices. My eldest brother, father, and youngest
sister live together on a pretty farm of 80 acres. If my
father and youngest sister had been here they must
have been kept by the parish, for she is an invalid, and
father has got beyond work ; whereas now he has a
hundred pounds in his pocket. I believe I have a
nephew going out in the spring. If you think that this is
worth a place in your valuable paper I should be glad.
I think it will interest hundreds oh my fellow-country-
men.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1869-09-04

_
PIANOFORTES.

IDIANOFORTES, HARNONIUMS, Sce.,
for Sale or Hire, new and second-hand. A Liberal
discount for Cash; or may Le had on the THRLE
Yetno
PRINCIPLII, from
11. SIMMS,
No, HIGH-STREET, STOURBRIDOE.
Old Pianos taken in exchange.

AGENT FOR DAWES'S PATINI

MELODY HARMONIUMS.

WHOLESALE Sr RETAIL TOBACCO

WAREHOUSE,

FE WA YS, uRADLEY HEATH.
T. HOMER, PROPIRITTOIL

BENSON'S
WATCHES C T,OCKS Gimp JEWET.LIRT
Of Oil LiMiti. Of oil tinds. Of the, Ne west
Designs.
Lever. Drawing-room Bracelets.
Horizontal. Dining.room. Brooches.
Chronometer. Carriage. Ear-rings.
Keyless. Church. Lockets.
Chronograph. Hall and Shop. Necklaces.
Mr. BENSON, who bolas the appointment to H.H.H.
the Prince of Wales. has just pnblisbcd two Pamphlets,
enriched and embellished with Illustrations—one upon
Watch and Clock Makin,,,, and the other upon Artistic
Gold Jewellery. 1 bete are sent post free for 2il each.
Persons living in the country or abroad can select the
maids regnirvd, and have it forwarded with perfect
safety.
25. Old Bonde.treat ; and the City Steam Works, 58
and Ludgate Hill, London.

SAMUEL INSULL,

AUCTIONEER, APPRAISER, AND GENERAL

AGENT. -
HIGH-STREET, RI:MILEY BILL.

All Business ptnettially attended to. Charges strictly
moderate. Money advanced upon every description of
Houaehold Furniture Stork..te., for absolute sale.

FORESTERS' ARMS
INN

• AND
EATING HOUSE,
47, COVENTRY-STREET, STOURBRIDGE.

•
ALES, PORTER, BITTER ALES, &c.,
Of the Finest Quality.

GIINIIINE CIGARS AND TOBACCO.

DINING AND REFRESHMENT ROOMS,

REIMETE Wirtti EVERY CoNFORT.

AN ORDINARY ON FRIDAYS, AT ONE O'CLOCK
flat joints, . erery day at One, and front 1•r.(7,e
o'cLek i'm,,try

teIIOPS, STEM, &C., &C., ON 111 E SHOT:TEST
NOTIcr.

truirr. AND COW 10.1,1, VRIDAV, AND SATUF.D AN, CT? P.m.

.T01!N LAW LEY, Pnvielor.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1869-09-04

ENNKEEPERS', GROCERS', AND OTHER
BUSINESSES,

ARE SPEEDILY 8: EFFECTIVELY TRANSFERRED
BY S. INSTILL,
AUCTIONEER AND VALUER,
HIGH-BIREET, BILIEHLEY HILL.

No Cl.arge made unless a Sale is effected.
No Charge to Pore!taxers.

PUBLIC NOTICE.

D. HALL,

BILL POSTER, TOWN CRIER, AND GENERAL

MESSENGER,
Next door to the Horse and Groom inn,

HIGII•STREET, STOURBRIDGE

MI Orders punctually attmded to.
SAMUEL SALT & SON,
HAGLEY-STREET, HALESOWEN,
AGENTS FOR THE "OBSERVER."
Messrs. Salt and Son deliver the 01,Rerrer to the fol
lowing Townships :--Halesowen, B juicy 11111, Quart y
Beek, Cvadley Heath, Cradley, Old Hill. Blackheath,
Goraty Hill, Colley Gate, Bartley Green, Quinton, Hun-
nington. Hasbury, O'dkury, Careless Oren. The Lye,
Clent, Belbrough ton, Faivfo Id, The Lickey,Bromsgrove,
Rea.liteb, end the eurrotiniting:lAstriet.

NIRJAMES BOSTON HEYS, Professor
.of Music, High.street, Cradle), Heath.
NB.—All kinds of Musical Instruments tuned and
repaired.
New Music at Half r.rice.
PIANOFORTES FOR SATE OR lIIRE.

Queensland Gorernment Emigration Offices,
2, Old Broad.street, London, E.C.
EMIGRATION TO QUEENSLAND.
Is:MT LAND ACT, 1868.
—_
A P. ersotnosti2,le 13eoslorsn of age, pritnin their pan.
.iriafgr.lo or 160 screys,,exatna'(i.viiet rent of
. -..--. and lid. per acre for flee years, when they
become entitled to the freehold.
Land Ordere, £3O per adult, are also granted to per.
sous paying their passage to the Colony.
Assisted Passages ore granted to Sheplierd.e, Plough,
men, Agricultural Labourers, Quarryinen. tie.rdeners,
Miners, Carpentere. Brseklsst ere, RI tekemiths, Wheel.
1 wrighte, and other eligible persona; and Free Passages
, to Female Doinestie Surest:hi and Mars iril Faros I.e.
, bearers, and Shepherds scull not tuore than one child and
under 12 years iif age.
Assisted teed Free Promengers, after three rears' cone
Simons re- hlanca in the Colony. eau 'cleat A 1101Ceitead
of SO to ltiU acres under tuc Land Act.
JAMES WHEELER.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1869-09-04

AN IRISH POET.

A Cork paper reports the following amusing scene In the
local police court:—

John O'Sturgies was charged by sub constable Fla-
herty with disorderly conduct. The prisoner, a tall
and determined-looking man, presented is most extraor-
dinary appearance. His hair was disordered and
shaggy ; his sturdy beard and moustache grew in wild
luxuriance ; a deep scar, as of a sabre, extended from
the tip of his nose to the top of his forehead, and al-
together he looked like some worn-out pirate. The
sub-constable having been sworn, deposed that late (in
the previous night the accused was knocking at the
doors of gentlemen's houses, thereby causing much
annoyance to the inhabitants. When arrested he re-
sisted, and It was only after considerable difficulty
that he was lodged in Bridewell. The prisoner during
the narration of the charge b me himself with a haughty
disregard of what was paising around him.
Mr. M'Namara : You hear what is stated against
you 7—Prisoner : Yea, it is false, sir.
Mr. M'Namara : What have you to say to it? (No
answer; prisoner in a reverie.)
Mr. M•Namara : Do you hear, Prisoner; what have
you to say ?—Prisoner (still unmindful of his worship's
qucry ): Proceed, policeman, scoundrel that you are.
Mr. M`Namara : Why did you get drunk and re-
sist the police !—Prisoner (just returning from an ex-
cursion in the regions of fancy) : They bate me—they
compassed me about, and shoved me with sticks—thus
was I lodged in Bridewell. _ _ _

-
Mr. AP:Camara : Where are you from ?—Prisoner
(pointing with the finger of scorn at the policeman) :
an on, tell a lot more of lies.
Mr. ArNamara : Where did you come from ?
Prisoner: From the county Tyrone—That is the re-
gion that will yet claim me nativity. The prisoner
here assumed his haughtiest bearing, and scratched his
poll.—Mr. Humphreys treciting)

'Six cities clamed great Homer dead,
Through wlilbh great Homer living begged his bread.'

(laughter).
Mr. MNainara : Are you at work !—Prisoner: No,
I am not at work—neither am I employed.
Mr. M'tiatnara : What business are you able to do?
Prisoner: I can work at any business; no one cares
about me (with a sigh). I had a piece of poetry, an
exquisite bit, and lost that, too. lam in the the habit
of composing poetry. I devote my leisure hours to
the Muses. lam specially devoted to Calliope and
Erato. Yesterday the inspiration seized me, and I
made a lot of verses; even that I lost as I was going
dilly the road.

M. Humphreys : What piece WWI it you lost.—
Prisomer : It was apiece i h.nour of Kilkenny and
the boys of Dublin—au ode that sang f youth and
love.

Mr. Humphrey,: Can't you m tke that poetry again?
Prisoner No, sir. The sacred fire once extinguished
cannot he re-kindled. I can't even raulember the
metre of my verse. Unfortunately the very beet pieces
I have cdmpmed I have always lost.
Mr. Di`Namars : Why did you go to these gentle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1869-09-04

EXECUTION OF SEVEN AMERICAN
SAILORS.

The Moniteur Officiel gives currency to the following:—
Seven American sailors hove been hung out at sea
before Cherbourg, in consequence of the discovery of a
conspiracy, of which we find the following details in a
letter addretised to the Journal du Havre :—" The
American frigate &bine hail been at anchor for ten
days in the offing. On Saturday morning a cabin
boy, on going down to the hold on some errand or
other, perceived a fuse, lighted at one end and by
which the other communicated with the powder ma-
gozine. He ran up immediately to give informaiion
to the superior officers, and, an one may well imagine,
the fuse was quickly extinguished. It was none too
soon, for a few minutes later the frigate would have
been blown to atoms. The commander on board the
Sabine immediately instituted an inquiry, which led
to the discovery of a conspiracy, having for its object
the annihilation id the American ship and the whole
of her crew. The authors of this atroci ius attempt
lid not recoil from certain death for the purpose of in-
II cting a frightful vengeance. Twenty-two sailors
were put in irons, and seven were ordered to be hung
immediately. For this purpose the c..mmander of the
Sabine communicated with the competent authority at
Cherbourg, in tinter to procure the authorisotion seen-s-
-cary ti proceed at once with the execut: Th-
aw horisation having been refused, the Sab.ne weighed
anchor and put out to sea; and hardly had the yes&
left the offing before the seven wretched men were
h niing from the yard-arms. Human justice was
satisfied, and a terrible example net id condign punish-
ment. Several bargemen who happened to be behind
the mole were oitnesete of the awful spectacle" [With
reference to the above we need hardly point out
that no captain in the American or any other service
possesses such a power of life and death an this story
presupposes. It need scarcely he aided that the whole
story has been promptly contradicted by telegraph
from Cherbourg]
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1869-09-04

WORDSL EY.

ROWLEY REGIS.

Axgrar, T.WLNST,;(I MFETING.—Tbe annual licensing
meet'ng for this division Nl.l 1;0 I on Friday, the 27th
nilt, at Conksey's lintel. ntld Hill, the magistrates present
litsi•4r Lea Smith, and !Messrs. Edward Moore, F
W. O. Bari, and No di Ilingley. Mr. Snnerinterplent
Mills handed iii to the Bench the tenoning list of licensed
victuareif, who hal lien fined within the last vele ,
Thomas Giant. Old laireh. Waterfall Lane; Jalez Yen. !
malls. BiLlt. ii,,rstv UM; El on CftriWri2llt. 014, Den
Cow ; nod William Stevens. Brown Linn, Tividale. The
following beerhouse kenviers had been finned during the
List five sears :—Taseein Parkes, Fountain Inn, rock-
! street. Ohl Hill; Joseph Sideway. Old Hil:I4P at Heine,
Retilall Hill; Elwin Cooper. Golden Crass. Haden Hill;
Daniel Wileits. Crass Onion. Cradley Heath ; 'Rennie
Astiliel4l, White Hors-. 11l ncineadli; loseph James West-
wood. Swan. Crsiiley Heath —Mr. Mills, in his renort of
the beerlimisea, soil the homes of lane Slim. Black.
Meth; William Weaver, Peacock. Crarlley Heath, and
James DOWIIPR. of the royal Exchange. Tividale, were
disorderly.—The licenses if Jesrph Parkes, Jane Slim.
and William Weaver were refused, and those of James
D.,whes and Joseph James Weatwond were suspended till
the adjsuttrd licensing don, next Wednesday. The fol
lowing applientions were made for full licenses :—Benja-
inM Harris. lini, way Tavern. Reddsll Hill; Jecob
White Swan. Old Hill ; George Taylor, Vine, Blackheath;
William T tylar. Britannia. Bewley, RIO John Thomas
Dixon. Malt Shovel Inn. reeky. All the applications.
wall the exception of Jacob Coley's. were refr.sed. The
following persnos made applications for beerlpop, lion.
sea t—Daniel Cradley Heath ; Shadrach Benjamin
Talbot, Old Rill: Alfred Edward Mills. If owns Bill; and
Thonaas Southall. Blaekheath. 3 hey were all refused.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1869-09-04

TRADESMEN'S ADDRESSES.

C_
ARTES DE VISTTE 61. EACH, of the
Various CHURCHES in the Neighbourhood.
THE CARTOONS OF RAFFAILLE
7 LARGE PICTURES IN OIL., For 25e.,
Only Four Sete left.

ARCHER CLARKE,
STOURBRIDGE.

A Lage Stock of
PHOTOGRAHIC ALBUMS,

FROM 611. TO £l.

G. F. GREEN,
lANOFORTE TUNER,

260, eagtle-street, Dudley.

HAS OBEAT PLEASURE IN PUBLISHING 111 E FOLLOWINO

TESTIMONIALS.
From Mr. C. Potter, Professor of Music, from the
Institution for the Riled. St. john's Wood, London :
" I can confidently recommend Mr. Green as a Piano-
forte Tuner. tie tunes by eqaal temperament, and ob-
tains an exact settle. tSigned) C. POTTF.U.
From Mr. J. F. Patterson, Organist, St. Pstrick's
Church, Gadd, :—•' I have much pleasure in tes-
tifying to the abilities of Mr. Green as a Pianoforte
Toner. He lays the hesrings with exactness and perfec-
tion. (Signed) JAMIIS F. PArransox."
From Mrs. Sanderson, Solo Pisniste. of the London
and Liverpool Concerts:—' Mr. Green is one of the few
who one 'Cane my Piano to the nicety I require previous
to giving my Puld.e Recitals. (Signed) E. K. &INDEF.-

("'' •
Prom Mr. Bn'terwnrtll, Organist, Doberona, near
Manchester Mr eireen's equal ass Pianoforte Tuner
can rarely be met (signed) DAmn BUT. nnworemt."

Tr.nms ACVORDINO TO DISTANCF:.

Please obsetve the Addres—s-260, Castle-street, Dudley.

PIANOFORTES and HARMONIUMS may
be had on the NF.W SVSTIOI of 1111t1Sti, for Two or
Three Years; after which, and without ttuy further pay•
mint, to become the property of the hirer. All Inntrn.
meets had on this nY.tem, or otherwise. will he
Exchanged any time within nix months for any other. if
not approved of. and re turned carriage free. And fur-
ther. nfter a trial of three years. any pianoforte or Har-
monium would be then hark, at its original cost, and
the money returned. &fleeting the usual charge for litre ;
thus offorinkt greater sir tntaree than the London or Bie-
-1 minaham flonse,— A iniy F. GREEN, Pianoforte
Teacher and Tuner, Mrric Warelicose, VO, Castle•ntreet,
Dudley.

4!3 000 PIANOFORTES & HARMONY.
4) Ms hire been TUNED by G. F. OItEEN,
Professional Tuner. 260, CASTT E• PTREET, VDLEY.
Pianofortes Re-silked, te-struna, the Tlsnomers Re-eov.
ered with Patent Feit, as used by the moat eminent firms
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1869-09-04

DISTRESSING CASE OF HYDROPHOBIA.

Another death from hydrophobia occurred at
Preston on Sunday night. The victim was a police-
man, who on the 28th November last was bitten by a
spaniel. On that day the dog was running in a rabid
Aare down Fri argate, when it bit Parker (in the hand)
four other men, and a boy named Weights, who
died in extreme agony on the 10th February. Parker
was on duty on the Preston cricket-g-round till
five o'clock on Saturday evening, and showed no
ina•ked symptoms of hydrophobia until about ten
o'clock on Sunday morning. The came created great
interest among the medical profession, and the unfortu-
nate man was visited at his house by a large number
of physicians and surgeons of the town, and also by
Dr. Sellers, of Rochdale, who happened to be on a visit
to Freston. Sedative injections into a vein of the arm
were administered to the patient at intervals of two
hours; but as he became much worse he was removed
in a cab about five o'clock to the House of Recovery,
where the disease made rapid progress, and a
vein in the forehead was opened. The patient
was seized with terrible convul4ons, during which
his face was horribly contorted, and large quan-
tities of foam and phlegm were ejected. He
had intervals of ease, however, and in one or two of
. . .

these asked for water, which he took into his miuth,
forcibly held it there with his hands, and compelled
himself to swallow it. Between seven and eight
o'clock he became unconscious, and died a few minutes
before nine. For several months past Parker could
not bear to look at a dog, and had an especial dislike
to the mention of his mishap in November. He has
left a family of six children, for whose provision some
arrangements are already being made. His wife died
about five months ago.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1869-09-04

tablished between England and India. The only
wonder is that we have not ban t ong ago. It would
be a glorious thing if the money order system could be
adapted to all civilised countries. The plan could be
arrangect with no great difficulty.
There are two very agreeable facts which, taken
together, are highly cheering—that trade is reviving,
and that the splendid weather we have recently had
will tend to make our food prospects considerably
brighter than they were before. Trade in London is
as bri.:k as can reasonably be expected at thin time of
the year, when so many of the commercial and trading
elute being out ef town necessarily checks business,
and there is reason to hope that, as soon as the holi-
days are over, there will be further activity in com-
mercial and trading operations. The unfortunate
collapse of the Albert Life Assurance Company has of
course had a bad effect on public confidence, over and
above the serious losses that are individually suffered,
hut, generally speaking, confidence has been growing
within the past few months, and we may confidently
look for several new enterprises being started when
another few weeks have passed away.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1869-09-04

Che 3toti*Nc e.Tlserser.

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 1809.

THE TRADES UNION CONGRESS.

The importance of the second anausl waher•
log f the representatives of trades unions may
easily be over-rated, but it is now liable perhaps
to be under-rated. The Congress was really an
important assembly, representing the principal
trades of the United Kingdom, and affording an
opportunity to most of the representatives of
hat or to express their it,r, inqin.,thons which
nltiwately concern the working chassis of this
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1869-09-04

MUNIFICENT GIFT TO THE IRISH
FREE CHURCH.

The statenent that Colonel Tighe, of Woodstock, County
in,ends to place £lO,OO In the hinds of the new
Church Ho ly is confirmed and expleinet by Colonel Tighe
himself in a letter in Saurday's T.,ntes .

"It appears to me," Colonel Tighe writes. "that no
time should be lost in organising a lay body to act
conjunction with the clergy, in order to assist in
forming a representative body for the future govern.
went of the Irish Protestant Church, and thar for such
;impose meetings of laymen should be speedily sum-
moned. By the Act of last sesdon the existing clergy
are secured in their present incomes; and if they
&10160114 (as I know many feel) for the future pros-
perity of the Cnureh, they would do well, in my hum-
ble opinion, to enter iifto c inanimation, and thus form
a nucleus for a sustenta, din fund. Th 4 loiug done,
it would be the duty and interest tit laymen to supple.
ment thst fund, in order that the commui Mg clergy
shoul Init suffer in their incomes. and that, suflic'ent
should be secured for the future maintenance
if the Church. Should such a fund he created by the
. .

clergy commuting, awl should the present for-
lone., doctrines, and discipline of the Church of
be preserved, I for one would willinily sub-
scribe £5 000 to such a sustentation fund. I would
suliscribe a further sum id £5 000 provided an
weement could be made with the Church govern-
ing body that in future, when a vacancy occors a
resident clergyman, with a salary of at least £3OO a
year, be appointed to the p irieh of Inistioge (joined
wirdi any di.' riot that may b found advisable), with
my approval or that of my heirs,
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1869-09-04

110 PS.

The late hot weather has had a beneft dal effect on the hop
plantations, arid a tine crop will now be obtained, wiser..
short time previously, a c )mplete failure was foreshadowed.
The trade continues quiet, and prices are almost nonnk
no! Ilia and Kest Kents, 10, to £2 105 ; Weald
of Penis, £2 6a. to £.4 ; Susses, £2 to £3 153. Farnham;
£3 10e. to £6; Country, £3 108. to £4 10s. ; Miv
£2 to £3 106 ; Belgians. £2 to £3t Yearlings, 4.2 an
10e. ; American, £2 (to. to £3 10s. per cert.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1869-09-04

THE RATING QUESTION AT
KINGSWINFORD.

A meeting of the ratepayers of Kingswinford
was held in the National School Room, Words-
ley, on Monday last, in reference to the rating
grievances of the parish. There was a large at-
tendance. Mr. R. Plant presided. In reply to
the Chairman, Mr. Galina, l'oor Rate Collector,
S2llll the coalmasters had not all paid up the am-
ount of their rates yet.

The Chairman then addressed the meeting at
considerable length. lie referred, in the first
instance, to the charge brought forward at the
first meeting, that the rating of the parish had
Mani partial, tinjtatt, and oppresslve, mahrtain-
ing that tbia asierLion innl been Nay borne out
, the evideic iii before the meeting; which
had been re•maCy held. One startling fact to
which e %coma call attention was, that whereas
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1869-09-04

THE MARKETS.

MARK- LANE.—MONDAY.
A moderate supply of new English wheat was on sale at
Mark-lane to-day, and some samples came to hand of better
quality than was recently anticipated weuld be the case. At
tire same time a mar lied irregularity was noticed. The show
of old produce was limited. The attendance was .mall, an 1
millers, in the face of improved hares st reports, were disin-
clined to operate freely; consequently business was re-
stricted, and prices were Is. to 2s. per quarter lower than on
Monday last With foreign wheat the market was fairly
supplied. Sales progressed slowly, at a fall of Is. to Is. per
quarter. Of foreign barley a moderate supply wan brought
forward, but home grown continued scarce The trade
was firm, though not active, at late rates. Next
to nothing was doing in malt, at previous quotations.
, The show of oats was tolerably good. With a quiet demand,
prices were unaltered. Beans were firm in value, but the in-
quiry for them wee restricted. Peas met a slow sale on for-
mer terms. The show of iumples was limited. Business in
Flour war only to a moderate extent, at drooping prices.
Linseed was firm, and rapeseed was rattier higher in value.
Agricultural seeds realised full rates. Cakes were firm.

MARK-LAN a—WEDNESDAY.
There was a moderate supply of new English wheat on
sale, but very few samples of last year's growth. For both
old and new produce the demand was Inactive, at about late
rates. Ihe market was fairly supplied with foreign wheat.
l'he transact low were restricted, at previous quotation.. A
moderate supply of barley was on sale, chin fly foreign. Busi-
ness was limited in extent ; nevertheless, prices were main-
tained. Malt was dull, on fanner terms. As regards oats,
the inquiry was by no means active. Prie.s, however, con
tinned Ilrm.

METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET.—MONDAY.
The market waa moderately supplied with foreign beasts
and sheep. Rather more steadiness was tudic-:d in the de-
mand, and prices were supported. About an average supply
of English beasts was brought forward, and, owing to the
abundance of natural food, some good meat-producing stock
svas noticed. Cooler weather having succeeded the late ex-
treme beat, the trade, in consequence, was firmer, although
not active, and prices were well maintained. The best Scots
and crosses sold at fully ss. to 55. 2d. per alb. The supply
of sheep was again limited. All breeds experienced a
healthy inquiry, and prices had an upward tendency. The
best Downs end haltbreds realised ts. 4d. to 51. 151 per Sib.
The lamb season may now be considered as closed, the few
on offer saing at mutton prices. Choice veal sold at full
curren ice, with a fair demand. Other quaUties were quiet.
There was a limited supply of pigs, for which there was a
moderate demand, at late prices.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1869-09-04

DREADFUL FIRE IN LONDON.

On Monday morning. shortly after two o'clock, a fire
br he out it, the Red Lion Tavern, Strand, which was
entirely destroyed before an engine could be got to play
upon it.
The first intimation of the fire appears to have been
given by volumes of smoke pouring out lif the lower
part of the house. The noise or the smoke must have
awakened the inmates, for in a few minwea piercing
screams from women were heard to proceed from the
upper part of the house, and before the position of these
poor creatures could be discerned through the smoke,
which covered the front of the premises one of the bar-
maids, named Pritchards, finding that to remain where
she was any longer was certain death, threw herself from
an upper window on to the pavement beneath. She
fell with a dull heavy thud, and remained insensible
till removed to Clutring.croits Hospital. Fortunately
three others if the female inmates four d their way to
the roof, and got thence to that lif the next house,
occopied by Mr. Jones, watchmaker. There they
driplored help, which could not be rendered them, and
were only kept from precipitating themselves into the
street by the persuasions if the people assembled, who
assured the frantic creatures that the escapes were
coming.
After what seemed to be a seriona delay, an escape
did come, 'intl the man in charge, after finding thst
one flt -ladder was too short, threw up another, which
reached the pardpet. He then mounted, and bore
one of the females down on his shoulders. A second
got on the ladder herself, and was assisted 110WII
!in safety. Another escape then came, and the man
in charge mounted more quickly than his fellow, and
assisted down the third female. After the last person
was rescued a steam tire-engine came from Chandos-
street, at d hint of all came tne tnrinucic. With
extraordinary rapidity the flimeti were subdued, but
not till th,- house was entirely turned throng.. A
large qn,ntity of spirits Os the 'menages ai.i.sl the fire
in its ,i,reri,e-g, and much alarmed the spectators by
constant explosicns of the barrels as the fire reached
hem.
The office of the Economist newapsper was much in-
jured. the women who were rescued w.-re shrlt-re.l
in the house of Mr. .I.OV, a h.slier, oppogite. It Wa,
stated that the laiell.sd sod landlady, Mr. and Mrs.
TJnaicke, were at Gravesend on a holiday.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1869-09-04

glisccitancou: 4racli*nte,

HOME, FOREIGN, AND COLONLI3I,.-

A CURIOUS THEORT.—At the last sitting of the
biology section in connection with the British Associa
tion meeting, two curious papers were read by Sir
Duncan Gibbs. The first was to show that a pendent
condition of the leaf-shaped cartillage at the back of
the tongue, called the epiglottis, was fatal to lon-
gevity, because it interfered with breathing. Of some
thou rands of persons who were examined, the epiglottis
was found vertical in more than seventy instances.
This was the cute with Lords Palmerston, Campbell,
Brougham, Lyndhurst, and others who had lived long.
Sir Dorman in his semind paper endeavoured to prove
that those Jews of peculiarly sanguine° oleaginous
aspect had the epiglottis pendant and never lived long.
This was owing to the quantity of oil used in cooking
their food.

BSIGHASI 1%.13110 AND 1118 FAMILY.—Mr. Brig-
ham Young has just flung down a challenge to the
world which beats the baby show. "I have got," he
said, in a recent seminal at Salt Lake, " a family, and
a pretty large no. lam willing to compare them with
any family on the face of the earth, when the privi-
le,;es they have eujoysd are considered." I;ne of the
privileges is apparently a happy exemption from medi-
cal attendance. For forty years Mr. Brigham Young
has never bad a doctor in his house. For a broket
limb, or anything of that kind, doctors might, he
admits, possibly be of use, but as for their physic, he
throws it to the dogs. He has observed that at Salt
Lake they had no sickness till the doctors arrived.
They were too lazy to delve and hoe like others, So
they made people ill in order to get a living by doctor
ing them. At the same time the apostle admits that
his flock, as they grew more wealthy, "have lived
more richly, indulging in sweet-cake. plum pudding
roast beet, and so on," which, it is conceivable, may
have had something to do with indigestion and other
cinn plaints as well as the doctor.

PdOFESSOR BLACK I E ON BRAUTT.—ProfeSSOT
Blackie has hsen lecturing at Tobermory n betuty
fie found that there is really no greater difficulty &how
the philosophy of beauty than about the philosophy 0
1110rahl j and the same arguments which would explain
or rather explain away, the eternal verities of the one
by the arbitrary combinations of human fancy might
with equal reason be applied to the other. The
fundamental principles essential to beauty were order.
union, and congruity; and while unity and order
and congruity were always and everywhere essential
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1869-09-04

CORRESPONDENCE.

We wish it to be distinctly onderstood that hy inserting
letters in this cohoan, c.e do nut thereho üir tJj our,elree
with the opinions of our ('one 4pOldellt

THE SIGN OF BETTER TIMES.
To the Editor of the.' Observer."

Sts'—The Trades' Union Congress has just closed its
sittings at Birmingham, and I perceive among its other
busivicss, a Mr. Walton, of Brecon, reads paper on 'the
representation of labour in Parliament." Amongst other
remarks which he mad. was the following The fact
that the Reformist Parliament had closed its first session
without any measure having been sanctioned baring
directly upon the interest of the 'reeking classes, while
numerous bills had been passed in the interest of the
upper and middle classes. proved the necessity for direct
representation of labour in Parliament. Two measures
only. bearing directly orlon the interests of labour, and
the protection of the working Classes had been mooted
during the session—the Trades' Union Bill, and the
Mines' Regulation Bill—and the Reformed Parliament
refused even to rousidgr either of them. During the first
session of the Household Suffrage Parliament 264 mea-
sures were passed for the benefit of the middle and upper
Classes, but time could be found only to pass a one Clause
act as a substitute for the Trades' Union Bill. More-
over, there was not the slightest allusion during the sea-
sion to the fast, that more than 1,501000 working men
in the United kingdom were idle in the spring of this
year. This showed that there wei 9 want of sympathy
between the Hones of Commons and the working classes."
" There was great need to terch Whigs and sham Liber-
als a lesson. Many of them had forced their way into
Parliament by mosey alone." Mr. Editor, taking into
consideration that the above remarks came from one who
is considered a great man in the liberal ranks, and that
they refer to a Parliament led by Messrs. tiladstona,
Bright, and Co. it shows that working men nee begin-
ning to see through that so-called Liberation', which has
too long gulled and misled them.
I remain. Sir, years respectfnlly.
A WOREING MAN.
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, the Comity of Worreatxr uci wilieh Once all lattara tad
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WOOL

The colonial wool soles contioue to be well attended by
home and foreign buyers Belgian houses have operated
freely, and a fair quantity has been taken by the home trite.
Prices show an average allowance of about Id. per in Eng-
lish wool has been quiet but firm. Current prices of Efigl.h
wool—Fleeces: Southdown hoggets,ls. Id. to Is. 21. ; half-
bred ditto. Is. Wt. to Is. sd. ; Kent fleeces, la 11. to
is 3L; Southdown ewes and wetherP, Is. 10. to Is. 1k!.;
Leicester ditto, Is. 34d. to Is. 41. Sorts ; Clothlug, la to
L 40.; comblng, 11d. to Is. 5d per lb.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1869-09-04

TIIE LADYBIRD AND THE AMERICAN BLIGHT.

" Edwin Corah," writing from St. John's Lodge, Leicester,
August 30, says—

" I am astonished to find that the ladybirds, who
have proved Co destructive to the green fly, are equally
so to the mealy bug, or American blight. I have
several apple trees in my garden which were covered
with this pest, and during the last fortnight the lady-
birds have completely cleared them. I write this,
believing that hothouses, thc., that are infested with
either the scale or mealy bug may be easily cleared by
placing a quantity of these useful ilateLb therein.",
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1869-09-04

A BRITT sL SON.

At tb.Gulldhal, London, n Tursdny, Charles Strickland,
a deforroed young ,an. une charmal before Alderman Hale
with tamely swanning Ma mother and biting her on the
arta and breast.

Mr. Moore. the proeecuting officer of the Associate
Institute for Improving and Eaforcing the Laws for
the Protection of Women, attended, but the mother
was very reluctant to give her evidence.
Eliza Strickland said ehe was a widow and lived at
No. 2, Montagne-court, Bishopegatetstreet. She had
here children to keep. The prismier lived with bee,
but he cnly paid le. per week for his lodging. On
Saturday the prisoner got drunk, anti struck her
several timee in the face with hie list, giving her a
black eye. He wae a very steady young man generally,
and would not have done it if be Int.rl not been drunk.
If the worthy alderman would forgive him she would
freely forgive him.
Alderman Hale eairl he was sure he would not.
. . . . . . .

The Chief Clerk asked what he had d .ntft her wrht
The lhos-cutrin with great reluctance showed it, and
mad that the prisoner had litten it.
Ahred Goddard, 876 informed the coot that the
complainant was also bitten on the breast, but she
would not sty no.
The Chief Clerk asked if Gilt were the case.

The p-osecuiria replied Wall, he did bite me there,
bet I will freely forgive him.
Alderman Hale : Indeed I will not. Ido not under-
stand you drunken fellows heating your wives.
The t 'hief Cl,rk : She is his mother, air.
Aldeiman Hale Worse still. What have you to
sav for your conduct?
the per: I am very sorry—that is all I have
got to say
The cutrix : Oh, don't send him to prison, sir.
Alderman Hale: Indeed I shall. You must go to
prison for twents-one days with hard labour.
This iv the utmost sentence a maidatrate can give
Upon low diet.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1869-09-04

AN EXCITING SCENE.

A scene of a very exciting charact••r occorre I on
Sunday morning (ears the Cork Herald), at a house
on the Lower Glanmire road In an upper r ,on, of
the house referred to lives an elderly lady, whose
mind has been for some time atfe-ted to a degree that •
readers it necessary that title should I a continnally
wa•ched, leet in ROllle of the intervals of madness
w th which she is viwted the might do herelt harm.
r guardians, it aopears, r•laxed swce ,'hat in the 'r
surveillance, and the moment she found herael tree
fr.m observat.on she scramb'ed to a loft, and paoted
through a skylight t , the roof. She was the,, at a
height of fiftv feet from the ground, and as the
roof sloped at an angle that !made it apptrently
quite inaccessible, it seemed almost an impossibility
' that she could prevent herself from falling. With
an extraordinary amount of agility, however, she nhi
doWII to a narrow ledge running over the front wall,
and covering the waterspout, and here she walked
along for some minutes, carrying her parasol, which
she had brought with her, over her head. A gentle-
man who was passing then observe I her, and gave an
immediate alarm. An anxious crowd soon collects I,
and the most awful suspense prevailed for some time.
as the poor lady seemed every moment in danger of
being precipitated from the great height at which ahe
amusing herself. The police, to, who were sent. for,
arrived, and they proceeded at once to take measures
Pc get the lady into the house. Reba., any one, bow•
ever, had interfered with her, the 1 ttly with extra•
ordinary precision walked up the roof, and diaap
peared through the skylight. The feat was one
worthy of a professional athlete.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1869-09-04

Pt) TATOIN.

Full average supplies of p,t d nes are on sale. The de-
mand is ,sly to a moderate extent at our quotations English
shawl'. 70s to 00,.; regents, 71.11. to 100 s. ; French tint to
71.15. per ton.

TALLOW.
The market well firm, at 464. ad to 465. 9i. for Y.C. on the
IPA Town Sallow In quoted at 44e. net oaah.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1869-09-04

MI IRON TRAWL

W9I9II.IIPTON. 11.9d19"97;tyt
ConPidertnq that it le tho tat of September,
: there haa t0y.,0 ilerlev tame, on 'Gila:lle
L ere to-d .v than had been rap 'tied. The laud-
nese do •119 uot, hovvever. great. A few ttelll9.
r.a9 41111 Lituro WLle !nor('
4.11r:e0, but, put togethte, the bultness 40110 Wtt9
Ii ,ralv moro t iart triltio, Pigs w,ro 00 pti•
fOl iridt-r, and *0 was finiehod if
gilt mid .a.eioid elosa; bat txc.••,,itt..ig 10 rare itt•
Ftnne, 9 for luti to sandy re,pdre.
mono, thvre wa3 no diapoaition to pay.

The reports at the Exchange. on Thursday,
relative to the state of the Iron reado, wore, op-
en the white, nmre favoorold It appears that
inquiries hove been made of late through emue
of the principal firms, and the nature of these
leads to to the infereoce that further engage-
ments no aceomit of the export trade are Rhea
to be entered into. It was farther noticed that
there is a continuity of small orders floating in
from home consumers ; these showing 0 have.
nos of stocks, so for as they are cone, rod, ciao
more animation in the g ov2rol emiotry trade io
that department. At nil the Works in the dis-
Hot they hi :e been iloioe: more this wick., and
productioo knop: up to what it was at Qoarter-
day.
Some few transactions in the better qoalitiet
of pig irou were reported on Thursday ; prices
remain the same.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1869-09-04

STOIRMIIDOR.

Tenlien will find n teleet Stock of 1(,%.CE aud FAtiCY
GOODS, liuitablu for Evening Wear, 'it
L. LASKEY'S,
8 , HIGH STREET.
(sear the liagleproad),
7' 0/7it /I / G .

EXCURSIONS ON TIIE RIVER SEVERN.

ON HIRE for the DAY to PICNIC and
MUTE vAirri ES viuting STULTIIPOBT, as
SALOON STEAMER,
"PMRSEVERANCE,"
Returning to titoarport in tints to met soy Train,

For Terms Adam—
J. B. GRIFFITHS,
THE MIDGE,
WORCESTER.

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HOUSE, ESTATE, AND GENERAL AGENT.

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B. RAYBOULD
BEGS to announce to the Inhabitants of
:Strawbridge and surrounding Neighbourhood,
that he has taken to the
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lately occupied by Mr. John Mart..; and trusts. by
I keeping Articles of the very best quality, to merits share
I of public support.

N.8.-WELL-AIREB EDDS.

PUBLIC NOTICE.

91 HOMER, News Agent, Crnilley Heath,
Legg to Minim the Public that he is able
to SUPPLY them with the LONDON DAILY NEWS
PAPERS.
IR- ORDER AT ONCE.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1869-09-04

FETE at the ROBIN HOOD GROUNDS,
QUARRY BANK.

A grand Fete took place on Monday last, at the above
grounds, on which occasion Field's Owiley and Wolves.
tershire Brass and Reed Band was engaged ; together
Bartley's quadrilleilland. The Brass timid assembled
at Round Oak, and marched through Brimley Hill and
Look's Lane, ea re to the gardens. This being the
first time the band had turned out since they had the new
uniform, drew together a large concourse ci people. Mg
dress is similar to that ef the First Life Unards, being a
scarlet tunic. erossde It, and pouch for iamb. The cap
was • smartilooking one—red, with gold baud and lac.
, lugs. The band consisted of 10 men.
Shortly after Vieir arrival at the grounds, the band
opened with au overture, and at the close were rewarded
with an outburst of applause. Dating the afteiniiiin
they played a number of selections to a large company
of spectators.
At night some very large balloons were let up, and
when at a considerable Insight they discharged a quantity
lof fireworks. The eronmis were also illuminated with
variegated lamps, and the Whole was I success.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1869-09-04

CRICKET.

STOCRVIRIDOIC r. BEWDLEY.—The return match was
played on tit.: St iarbridge Ground on Monday I ist, and,
as will Is, seen, was won by the Stourbridge Club, who
made Titl in Cie first inoings lityes scoring I;S in ex-
cellent style, J. ‘l.bli .10, and J. Oates a good 11; (not
0110. The others were tonsil scores. On the llewillett
kide Mr. Will) urns made the highest score, 9t/, and itdf*:
Wainwright the next. 19. There not bein,9, time to play
th, match it was decided on the first inuingA in fav-
our of Stour bridge. The following is the full score:—

STOV
Ist luningt.
F. Fn.m Anne, b Tlalyoake
.1. FiAter, I. Lead.
.1 J. Han, b Itolcoake 4
C. Warn. b Leach 6
J. Myra, b Leach
W. Webb, b Leach
J. Park,s, C. Bromley, b Leach
K. Moore, b Leach .....
W. Grarehrook, a Cochrane, b Leach 4
J. W. bb.b Ulvo.ke
J. C. Oates. boi out l6
lives

1,4 q
11 idtt Wlrs

BEWDLEV.

Ist Innings. 2n.l Innings.
Butcher, not out .
B. WEliaws, c Pukes. b
Moore 2O
Bromley, s W. Webb. b
Moore 2
Bow:1km, c Firms.ouu, b IV.

_.. . _.
1% ebb
Rolyoake. b MOOT e
Leach, cW. Webb, li Momc 0
knderson, b sLinre
.1. S. Wainwright, c Fiaher,
bW. Webb
Chance. not oat 0 run out 0
C. H. Cooper. bW. Webb .. 2
J. Robinson, bW. Webb.... 0
Byes
Wide India 6 W nie ll 114 .. 2
lio balls

Loan vrvrates E1.1,A EN 13110)18010VR
—This Rolston nulcia was played on the beautiful gioatel
in tingly Park. on Thursday last. There was a dialin.
;pushed circle of friend: of lain lor ;ship In wituiss the
match, and a laree concourse of peo,ile. Ills larinhipt
eleven were the first to handle the willow. and cost in
the Han. C. G 14tt. M.P.. Bud the Hon. N. Lyttels
ton, to thO bowling of Messrs. lionney end Hill. A de.
%ermined starai was made, and although the howling was
frequently changed, 100 runs were scored before they
Gould be separated. Large ...ores were made, out betide
thsy could be disposed of 443 runs were made notwith•
stai,clina they phiyeil oua thou abort. On the tirorna.
grove aids Mr. Non.y accred rin and Mr. C. Halvlnt,,
12. tho winds, helot out for 751; Mr. Ihyt•Gald'F, 11,1,1 the
Rev. E vans bowling baing very destructlve. The folioW.
lug la the full score .
Lotto I.YTTFLTON's F.LtrEtr.
lion. C. G. Lyttelton. b Hill 72
Hon. N. Lyttelton, c Rev. Wilson, b King fit;
Rev. Evans. run out
lion. S. G. Lvttelton, b Bnekle „ 58
0. Walker, c Reynolds, b Bingham
J. ltiyhould. It. iv, la Buckle 24
Jim. A. Lyttelton, I, Buckle
lion. It Lvttelton, e Holcroft, la Hill 5
lion. E. to Helton, not out
lion. N. Lyttelton. c Moore, is Hill 5
Byes, We.

DROVAGROVE SCHOOL.

Kanney, e Hey. Evans, b liaybould 36
F. (ion.lwm I, Rityliould
F. Hill. c N. I.3ttelton. Li hey. k:Yans
C. W. Blom,. a E. Lyttelton, b Haybould 0
Buckle, run out

C. W. Wilson, cE. Lyttelton. h ltsyboull 9
C. liolcroft, st N. Lytteltou.b Itnboul.t 12
C. Smith, st N Lyttelton, b Rev. Evuus 0
F. Biughstu, b Rev. Evsus
E. W. Reynolds. sot out 2
L. Loveridge, b Rev. Essus .
Byes, &c.

Umpires : Messrs. Roby and Hatton.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1869-09-04

WOMEN'S RIGHTS IN AMERICA.

A Nat ional Labour Congress," representing 1,063
Trades' 'Unions of various branches of skilled rne-
chanica, having 170,000 memb-rs, has been in session
in Philadelphia, to consider matter', ot interest to
working 133 en. The first day of the meet inq was

chi.-fly -occupied by the utteiabln of the admi.slan. of
tibia Atitin ny, the well-known advocate of W 01113.11.8
•offrage On the question being put (according to the
Howl /reporter)—

Mr Walsh, of New York, repled at length, stigmatising
a rot as a thh-f, who would, when they were num a strike
for an increase In wages to support their families, step in
and work for lower wage., thus stealing the substance from
their mouths The laity was In favour of taking women from
the kitchen II she does that, who is to go there? Are we
or our (muffler He was in favour of the man doing the
work, and marrying and supporting the woman As to the
alleged fear of competition with female labour, he stated that
the Typographical Union of New York was supporting with
Its means a female Union, and deemed that fir more effective
and trite friendship than advocating female suffrage.

Ultimately the knotty point was solved by the ad-
mission of the lady as a delegate of la 4 year, with the
s'ime liberty to speak and vote EI9 a delegate of the
present year.