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The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-08-11

FORESTERS' HIGH COURT MEETING.

The High Court meeting of the Ancient order of
Foresters was opened at Birmingham on Monday
morning, when 584 delegates from courts and districts
presented the necessary credentials. The High
Chief Ranger, Mr. Fredk. Girling, of Birmire,ham,
presided, supported by the Executive Council ; the
permanent secretary, Mr. Samuel Shawcross ; the
Mayor, Alderman Chamberlain, and several members
of the Corporation Canons Boulby and Wilkinson,
and other Birmingham residents.
The High Chief Ranger supplemented the official
address prescribed for opening the High Court by a
brief speech. He first heartily welcomed the dele-
gates, and then quoted the statistics already published,
showing the gratifying financial anJ rumerical prn-
gress made by the Order last year, its 683,793 members
possessing an aggregate capital of £2,800,533 The
juvenile society numbered 50.315 members, possessing
54.988; and last year 10,C00 joined its ranks, whilst
3,493 wei, transferred as ordinary members to various
courts. These facts showed the society reputed only
to be more widely known to attract still greater
numbers, teach them habits of prudence and thrift,
and thus make them better citizens.

The Mayor of Birmingham (Alderman White) also
addressed the meeting, and after heartily officially
welcoming the Parliament of the Order to the borough,
expressed his gratification at the financial position of
the society and the evidence which it afforded of the
carefulness, providence, thrift, and self•denial of the
wanking clams,
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-08-11

MR. BRADLAUGH AND PARLIAMENT,

In London on Monday the demonstration which
had been in course of organisation for some time past
in favour of the claims of Mr. Bradlaugh was held in
Trafalgar-square. There was a large representation
of members of metropolitan working men's clubs and
Ra-Heal clubs. in addition over 100 delegates were
sent from different organisations throughout the
country, thirty coming from Bristol, and there was
a large assemblage of provinci 11 working men, who
took advantage of excursion. trains running to the
ruetropolis to take part in the demonstration. A special
excursion train came from Northampton. The Rev.
S Headlam presided, and Mr. Bradlaugh was the
chief speaker. A regolution was passed calling upon
the country to insist that the House of Commons,
which disregarded the law and trampled under foot
the free suffrages of a law-abiding constituency, should
be forthwith dissolved. This was seconded and
carried, and directed to be sent to her IVajesty, the
Speaker and the Premier.
At the close of the prweedings the crowd, which was
estimated to be between 30,000 and 40,000 in number,
quickly separated, a good many of the country visitors
going down Parliament-street, as if to see the Houses
of Parliament.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-08-11

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LETTS'S DIARIES.
Eridleas Varieties. Prices Oct. to 14r.

LETTS'S HOUSEHOLD MAGAZINE.
Amusing, Instruotive, Useful, and Artistic. For Yeting and Old.
Male or Ferasle, Week-day or Sunday. The Best Magazine
for Vie Family. Monthly, Td.
LETTS'S COMPLETE POPULAR ATLAS.
Absolutely Unrivalled, says the entire Press. Prices Szconit
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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-08-11

THE REGISTRAR- GENERAL'S

RETURNS.

According to the quarterly return of the Registrar.
General the resident population of the Unit ,d Kingdom
in the middle of 1883 is estimated at 35.631,290 persons;
that of England and Wales at 26,762974, of Scotland
at 3,825,744, and of Ireland at 5,012,572. In the
United Kingdom the births of 293,074 children,
and the deatris of 181,453 persons, were registered in
the three months ending June 30. Th. recorded
natural increaoe of population was thus 111,621. The
registered number of !persons married in the quarter
ending March 31 was 114,266. The birth•rate in the
United Kingdom in the aeoond quarter of thie year
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-08-11

CRICKET.

HALEsOWEN V. HANDSWORTH WOOD.—Played at
Halesovveu on Saturday. Score :—Halesowen : Hon
and Rev. F. G. Pelham, c Williams, b Eagles, 24;
Smith. b Freeman, 0.; C. Dakin, b Eagle., 2;
Hingley, b Eagles, 5 ;A. G. Hayes, c Allen, b
Douglas, 3; Harrison, c Freeman, b Eagles, 5 ;
Bloomer, c Mansell, b Eagles, 0; J E. Hayes, b
Freeman, 6; G. F. Dakio, b Mansell, 3 ; hichmond
lb w, b Freeman, 5 ;Price not out, 0; extras, 10;
total, 63.—Handstvorth Wood : Allen, b Ilingley, 4;
Spittle, b llingley, 5 ; Freeman, b Pelham, 0; Wil-
liams, run out, 2 ; Eagles, c J. E. Hayes, b Pelham
; Pemberton, st G. F. Dakin, b-Pelham, 4 ; Carter,
h Hingley, 0 ; Vince, c Pelham, b Hingley, 9 ;
Douglas, st G. F. Dakin, b Pelham, 6 ; Mansell, b
C. Dakin, 10; Hay, not out, 6 ; extras, 3; total, 57
QUARRY BANK V. Sr. MARK'S (SUNDAY SCHOOL)
VICTORIA.—This match was played on the ground
of the latter at Hadcroft, on Saturday last, ant re-
sulted in an easy victory for the home team. The
following are the respective scores :
QUARRY BANK..
I. Stevens, b Heywood 1
H. Stevens, b Heywood 0
M. Bloomer. b H ywood - 1
W. Coley, cW. Itaybould b Hanbury 0
G. Heywood, a Heywo id, h Hanbury 1
H. Dunn, c Heywood, b Hanbury 0
A. Shaw, a Heywood, b Hanbury 0
J. Pitchford, b Hanbury 7
W. Pearson, b Hanbury • . 8
E. Smith, c Heywood, b Hanbury , 2
W, Darby not out.
Extras

Total 21

ST MARK'S (SUNDAY SCHOOL) VICTORIA.
J. Raybould, b Pearson l4
W. Raybould, c and b Pearson 4
T. H. Bury, b Pitchford 3B
C. Heywood, b Pearson l2
W. Taylor, b Pitchford 7
T. Hatton, c Blootmr, b Pearson 3
J. flanbury not out l5
T. Kingston° not out.
E. Robins
J. Broome to bat
J. Gardner J_

Extras 5

.Tot*l 119
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-08-11

AN ELECTRIC OMNIBUS,

In Paris the other day some very interesting experi•
ments were made at the Place de la Concorde with
one of the Omnibus Company's large three-horse
vehicles. It was driven by electricity at a rate
superior to that at which omnibuses generally go, and
was turned witii surprising facility. M. Cocheiy,
Minister of Posts and Telegraphs, M. de Lesseps,
MM. Dietz, R havier, Blanchard, Burgues, Colonel
Barolez, and several gentlemen got into the omnibus,
which, to the astonishment of a large crowd, was
seen to move if rapidly without horses. The mechan-
ism by which it was propelled was simple. Faure
accumulators, weighing two thousand five hundred
kilogrammes, and giving out a f ace of saventy-two
horse•power, had been placed ti.der the seats and put
in communication with a Siemens' machine fixed under
the vehicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-08-11

BLUE KLE HILL

TnANsrEn Or LICENSES.-At the Police Court on
Monday, before Messrs. 11. Smith and T. W. Webb,
the following licenses were transferred :—The Vine
Inn, Briedey Hill, from Sarah Linn Wingfield
(deceased) to \!, illiam Smith ; ti e Cross Keys,
13rockmoor, from Eli Mycock to Jo.hu Aston ; the
Wo. dman, Round Oak Comaloo, from Georg,
to Ellen Brooks; the Horse. and Jockey,
Kingswinford, from Fredetick Hackett (decease A)
o Henry Jordan; the Roebuck, Brettell Lane, from
Eli Pears ,n to William Broadhurst. The three
first mentioned are full, licensed houses and the two
last named beerhouses.

.DRUNKENNESS.—Moses Brooks was charged with.
being drunk on the 28th ult., in Wallace Street,
'Brierley Bill. P.C. Hollins proved the case.
Superintendent Wollaston proved soveral convi,:-
tiLms. Fined ss. and costs ;in default 14 days.--
Thomas Concarven was charged with being drunk
OR tne 28th ult. P.C. Hollins proved the case,
Fined ss. and c in default 14 days.—Edward
Daniels was charget with heing drunk on the 15th
ult. P.C. Adams proved the case, and said that the
defendant was lying in the road veiy drunk, at
Wordsley. Fined 2s 6d. and costs ; in default
seven days.
DRUNK AND REFUSING TO QUIT. ThOTIIaS
Beckley was charged with being drunk and refusing
to quit the preinisos of Thomas Westwood, on the
26th ult. PB. Banton proved the case. Fined 5s
an.; costs ;in defa,:at 14 days
ALLEGED AS,AULT —Joseph Young, irenwo7ker,
of the Delph, was charged with assaulting Mary
Ycung, his wife. The tlefendant•left home about
live weeks ago, and he allowed hie wife 2s. 6d. per
week. On Wednesday the (st int. the complainant
came to the father's house, where he was living,
.nd sent a little boy in the 'lease to fetch tee ele-
fondant on', and when he got by the wall she struck
him with an umbeella acfoss the face. The de-
fendant then went round and in getting the um-
brella off his wife, he caught her ill the fai'e. . The
case was dismissed.

DAMAGING HAY.—Joseph Atwood, Catherine
Ptfrks and William Groves were charged with
damaging hay, the property of air, Sidaway, Quarry
Ba.idr, on the 29Th ult. Air. bida.way pnved the
case. Joseph Atwood was fined os.; ihe others
were dismi6a,d.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-08-11

B ROMSGROVE E.

BOARD or GUARDIANS.—The fortnightly meeting
of the Board of Guardians was held on Tuesday,
Mr. Wright. in the chair,—A letter from Mr. G. N.
Hastings, chairman of the Worcesterinire Vagrant'
Relief society, was read, urging upon the Board
the necessity to enforce the rules of the society.—.
A. satisfactory report of the committee appointed to
visit the Asylums for Lunatics at rowick and
Rubery was read.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-08-11

EXECUTION AT DURHAM.

James Burton, aged 33, was executed on Monday
morning, within the walls of Durham Gaol, for the
murder of Elizabeth Sharpe, at Tunstall, near Sunder-
land, ill May last. The condemned man, who passed
a faLly good night, rose at about seven o'clock, and
was soon joined by the chaplain, who remained with
him until the end. The prisoner was very pale, hut
walked with a firm step. The scaffold reached, Mar-
wood at once adjusted the noose and put the culprit in
position,with his back to the lever. Burton, who had con-
fessed his crime on Sunday morning, was heard by the
distant spectators praying fervently. The words
"Lord receive the soul of this man about to die" had
issued from the chaplain's lies, and the culprit's re-
sponse had ceased, when, at three minutes after eight,
the lever was raised and tb e condemned man disappeared.
He was too far off for the distant spectators to see
him, but the rope swung violently the moment he was
thrown off, and Marwood's stooping down in a futile
effort to get hold of the rape showed that something
was wrong. It was found that the slack of the
rope had caught under the right elbow and stretched
across the culprit's face we he fell, and the executioner,
with the assistance of a warder, d”ew him up alive.
In half a minute Marwood had adjusted the slack of
the rope to its proper position, replaced the white cap,
which had been ruffled up, and, holding the culprit by
the pholders, threw him with a strong push into the
cavity again. The force he used sent the
.culprit
right across the cavity almost to the opposite side; as
the rope returned he steadied its violent oscillation,
and all was over. It is stated that while the rope
was being adjusted the second time the culprit twice
muttered, "0 Lord have mercy on my poor soul."
The body was cut down at nine o'clock, and on being
viewed by Mr. Graham, the coroner, the face was
found to have a painless expression. Marwood stated
in his evidence that the culprit was fainting just as the
lever was about to he raised, and that his leaning over
to one side caused the slack of the rope to catch his
arm. The whole work did not occupy more than half
a minute longer than usual. The jury returned the
usual formal verdict.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-08-11

HINTS FOR THE HOUSEHOLD.

Ice Cream —To two quarts of cream allow one pound
of loaf sugar and flavouring to taste; the flavouring
should be strong, as freezing destroys it a good deal.
If made with milk allow ten eggs to two quarts; beat
up the eggs, boil half the milk and mix them together,
stirring all the time ; strain it, add the remaining
milk, sugar and flavouring and putt it in the freeztr.
When well frozen trausfer it to a mould, surround the
mould with frozen ice and freeze it again. Three good
lemons or the juice of an oroinary pineapple will
flavour two quarts of create. The juice of a quart of
ripe strawberries or raspberries squeezed through a
linen bag will he eefficient for the, same quantity of
strawberry or raspberry cream.
Strawberries Preserved Whole. —The following season-
able recipe is given by a correspondent of a London
paper :—Allow 11b. of sugar and ilb. of red currant
juice to 11b. of strawberries (not over ripe). Boil the
juice and the sugar together till the syrup is thick ;
then put in the fruit, and boil gently for about twenty
minutes' when the berries will be sufficiently.cooked.
Clear the scum off gently; pour off the contents of
the pan through a colander into a ba4in ; pat the juice
again on the fire, and boil for about half an hour.
Put the fruit into a bowl and pour the juice on to it ;
turn the fruit and juice again into the pin, and boil
till the juice will jelly when a little is put on a plate.
Put the berries into jars, cover entirely with boiling
juice; when cold, finish in usual way. Water may
be used instead cf the currant juice, if liked, or
cherries instead of strawberries. Strawberries boiled
alone: Pick the strawberries, weigh then), and boil
for half an hour, constantly stirring. Add ilb of sugar
to each pound of fruit, and boil till the jam will set.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-08-11

THE CHOLERA IN EGYPT.

A telegram dated Cairo, Monday night, says :—To-
day the mortality returns for Cairo have fallen to one
hundred and ten. Four English soldiers have died at
Helouan, one at El WerdAn, and two at Ramleh,
near Alexandria. The two regiments at Ismail% and
Suez are gping to be formed into a brigade under
General Graham.

The following telegrams have been received at t 111.3
War Office from the General Officer commanding in
Egypt.
"August 4.—Following dead of cholera :-1066,
Private Thomas Butt, Royal Sussex Regiment; 2164,
Corporal Squire llugdale, Royal Sussex Regiment;
3638, Gunner James Bailie, Royal Horse Artillery;
225, Private James Smythe, Black Watch; 2276,
Private Robert Martin, Royal Rifles; 3885, Private
John Bretland, Royal Rifles.
"August s.—Following dead of cholera :-2132,
Private Richard Watkinson, Rov al Rifles ; 3980,
Private William Smales, Royal Rifles; 1620, Private
John Gunn, Royal Sussex Rsginient ; Quartermaster
Sergeant C. A. Montrie; 2321, Private John Shaw,
19th Hussars.

August 6.—A third case of cholera fatal in
Ramleh Hospital. Deaths continue at Helonan
Hospital Camp, which is being moved to Mokattam.
At Suez three fresh cases. All camps there changing
ground. At all other stations disease much abated."

A Times telegram dated Alexandria, August?, says:
—The deaths from cholera during the last recorded
period of 24 hours numbered—at Cairo, 78; at Zaga•
zig. 35; at Minieh, 28; at Girgeh, 25; at Tantah, 21;
at Benisout, 20; at Ghlzeh, 18; at Shihin•ellittm, 17;
at Kafr Zayat. 12; at Rosetta, 15; at Mehallet, ii;
at Alexandria, 5; and in the remainder of Egypt, 180.
In the army of occupation four more deaths have
occurred, making a total loss of 122 officers and men.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-08-11

CRADLEY HEATH, HAL ESOWEN, AND DISTRICT CHRONICLE.

PUBLIC NOTICES.

,
TRAD2SMEN'S ADDRESSES

lIIHE SUBSTITUTE FOR 911-11±1 MANNA CAKE
CASTOR OIL. BEN- j is an efficient Worm
TTE'S MANNA CA.LE, Cake. Children take it as a
pricc lid. each (not a pate, t Sweetmeat, ,
medicine). One Cake equals It is perhaps the most
half-au-ounce of Castor On, suitable aperient known
without its griping and sub- for use during pregnancy.
sequent constipations. It has Order from Chemists
a mild but certain action. it only ; or Post Fr.e., 3
is mainly sugar flavoured with for Gd. ; 6 for lid ; 12
liquorice juice. for is, 9,1. ; and 36 for 4s.
From sole Agent. Mr, T,
H. Bland, chemist, 75,
High Street, Stourbridge,

DEAFNESS, NOISES iv THE EARS, C. DEL,L.s,RB
ESSENCE FOR DEAFNESS should always be tried. as in
:lumbers of cases, seemingly nicurAle, it has doue
wonders. Slight Deafness, Obstructions in the Ears,
and the incessant humming sounds so frequent witti
sheeted hearing, are removed. after two or three night.s'
applications. Dtllar's Essence can be spoken of as Lure
to give some relief in any csse of Deafness witlioni
causing the slightest injury to the delicate organisms • f
.the ear ; and, hoorever surprising, persons for years
Deaf have heard sounds after a fair trial of Deliat,
Essence. Bottles, Is. lid. and 2s. 9d. Sold by all
Chemists. I'ost free for 18 Stamps sent to Bedford
Laboratory Bayley street, London, W,C.

A DvicE TO lioTaEns!—Are you broken in you:
by a sick child suffering with the pain of cutting
? Go at once to a chernigt qiirl get a bottle of
. -WINSLOW'S SOOTHING S. ra'P. It will relieve
he poor sufferer immediately, it is perfectly harm,
and pleasant to taste, it produces natural,
cnict sleep, by relieving. the child from pain, and the
:iitle cherub awakes "as bright as a button." It
toothee the child it softens the . gums, allays an
Pain, relieves wli:th regulates the bowels, and is the
~=t known re y for dysentery and diarrhcea,,
tvl,ether arising fro= teething or other causes. Mrs.
Mrtnalow's Soothing Syrup is sold by Medicine dealers
fferiiietl4 al leg bolaik -

SAT LIRDAY, AUGUST 11, 1883.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-08-11

CI T. TH.O.MA,S. COLLEGE, RHYL, NORTH
W:AstS. Boys' Seaside Boarding School. Home
Comforts.
ENT PANCE AND OTHER EXHIBITIONS.
In6usive Feu, Thirty-six Guineas a year,
Prospectus and highest_ references from Rev.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-08-11

TRADESTyIENS ADDRESSES

FREEDOM ',nom COUGH IN TEN MINUTES 18 given, and
CONSUMPTION and AsTIIMA in all stages are instantly
relieved, by Dr. Lecock's Pulmonic Wafers, which taste
pleasantly, and effect a rapid cure, In Bronchitis
Coughs, Colds, Whooping Cough, Wheezing, Phlegm
and all Dumrders of the Breath, Throat, and Lungs
Hysterical, Nervous, and Heart Complaints, Muni
inatism, aud Ntrvons Pains, "they act like a charm.
-ingers and Speakers they are invaloable, in a fes
hours they remove all hoarseness, and wonderful!'
increase the power and flexibility of the voice. Ful
directions with every box. Sevin books of many
thousand cures may be had from every agent Sold by
all Druggists, price is. lid., 2s. 9.1.,
.4s. and 113. 6(.1
or box.
LIVER AND STOMACH FILLS. DR. KING'S DANDEEIOO
AND QLITNINE -I,2VER.PILLS.—TIIC9e famons Pills !Iv
not contain even a trace of Mer ury, or any of the many
dangeroui ingredients frequently found in adverised
Pills. This fact continues to keep Dr. King's renowned
discovery in front of all Phis wha'soever, as the safest
best, speedies, mostt certain, and effectu,l remedy for
diserders of the Liver and Stomach, whether in the ferns
of Biliousness, .Constipation, Indigestion, Flatulence,
Acidity, Deadache, Shoulder Paine, Ptiveri4b. Itcsties,
'loss of the whole system, liisiiiclination for Food, or
Dyspeptic symptons generally
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-08-11

A SPANISH PATRIARCH.

An uld ma-!' Diner v-tnree years of age, a na'ive
Soain has returrwd trnl the Unit( d Stats rec:nTly,
where he baF3 been iivio ciany ear,, to his native
land. The prorilgiccos family which acclolp3noel him
ti,wk c,m.isreci f xtu daught-,r4, t vent!: -three
enn,.. thin y;f(mr grand Awighters, furry•srven grarni•
sons, forty-five g reabgrandd atn.,hters, t hurt y -nine great-
gra colsorts, three great great-granddia'll2 hters, and
eeventy two 50;.,-in-!ace and ht ere hi making
iu all t o rinn.ired
oil man bad halt n three tim,--a mart id, roil hi 1 it:, t
ae. fhtshil upon which
81:enartillTiv: Elvonnislinegagmulily colony went to Europe
belonpo to him, and ia commanded hv one of his
rimocroira grandsow;. Nutwnnhannlijg hj the
(lii gent.lemao enjoys excellent healE.h. Every day he
tikes two hours gymnastic r3xercise wark-, for two
hours, and dirocti the education .4 hiA great•grand-
children. He has never nod anicituons {ignore in any
form and does not smoke He wig enortly he pre-
tentoid at the Court of Macirtd,
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-08-11

ZitdU:mern iitctxuz

TOME. FOREIGN, AND COLONIAIs

THE AUSTRALIAN MOSQUITO FLEET,—"Quitea small
fleet of powerful gun and torpedo boats." Gnatty
little cruisers.—Punch.
CREMATION IN ITALY.—A new building intended for
the cremation of the dead has been erected in the
Campo Verano, in the neighbourhood of Rome. Its
aspect is described as similar to that of an Egyptian
temple. The interior is divided into three parts—the
hall reserved for the relatives of the deceased, the
furnace, and the catacombs. In the first chamber,
whence the process of incineration can be watched, a
register is kept upon a stand, wherein the names of
the deceased, their age, and other particulars are
inscribed. In the crematory at Milan the bodies are
consumed by the flames of gas, but in the Roman
building only wood and charcoal are used. A short
time since the body of a Roman senator, M. Cipriana,
was cremated here, and his ashes deposited, with the
usual ceremonies, in au urn which was placed in the
catacombs. The increasing dread of infectious dis.
ease is expeettd to leari to a considerable increase in
the practice of cremation in Rome.

PUTTING HIM DOWN.—Tornkins (who is spending
his Bank Holiday at Boulogne), to haughty young
lady. "Beg pardon, miss, but haven't I seen you
somewhere across the water? "—H. Y. L. "You
mean—across the counter I "—Funnv Folks.:
THE MANUFACTURE OF A STONE MILL —The way
it is made is peculiar: the native nrst takes a piece of
suitable granite, which he places in a slow fire of
gocoa•nut shells, which gibe an immense heat, and
allows it to become red hot, He than, by the aid of a
split bamboo, in the place of tongs, removes it from
the fire, and begins to drop water on it, drop by drop,
each drop falling exactly on the same place. That
portion of the stone on which the water falls begins to
crack and fly off, until the heat has gone out of the
stone. He then repeats the operation until an irregu-
lar hole is formal through the centre; he then fixes a
a stick through it, and takes it off to a place where
there is a large granite rock, in which is a dent like a
small basin. He bits the stone upon the rock until all
the rough corners arc knocked off and it is worn fairly
round ; then takes the end of the stick, and pressing
the stone down into the hollow of the rock, makes the
stick revolves rapidly between his hands, weighting
it with other stones fastened to the top of the
stick, until that side of the stone is worn perfectly
smooth and round. He then shifts the other side of
the stone downwards, and works at that until both
are smooth and even, choosing a handle of tough wood,
about four feet long, on to which he fixes the stone
with gum from the breadfruit tree, leaving about four
inches protruding at one end beyond the stone.
Pawe4' Wand.frino tin a Witcd Country.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-08-11

KIDDERMINSTER.

GUARDIANS' MEETING.—The fortnightly meet-
ing ot the Guardians was held o Tuesday ; Mr. J.
Briuton, M.P., in the chair.— The Clerk was
(!irected to communicate again with the Local
Government Board, as to their sanction to the
;ClB,OOO loan, tind olio as to the subject of • a:
triennial eleo ion of Guardians, on which a resolu-
tion was passe I some time ago.—Mr. Milnes gave
notice that he should bring the subject of an in-
crease in the number of Borough Guardians before
faire meeting.—A report of a sadsfactory
nature was presented from the committee appointed
to visit the County Lunatic Asylum.—The Chair-
man mentioned as a-reason for the early comple-
tion of the addi,-ional buildings at the Asylum that
it was casting the county an extra £1,009 a year for •
the patients who had to be sent to Rubery Hill,
crnpared with wh:t the cost would be at Powick.-
The Chairman sug•gestecl that the Visiting Cora•
mittee should consider the question of supplying
the inmates of the Workhouse with fish dinners
once a week. It would be a salutary change of
diet, would
.be agreeable to the inmates, and
certainly would not be accompinied by an increase
of expense. Fish for the asylum was sent from
Grim,by to Worcester, carriage paid, at 2d per lb.,
and no doubt the use of fish in the asylum was a
valuable help, from the amount of phosphorus it
contained. Mr. Woodward said the use cf fish in
some unions had not only been satisfactory to the
inmates but a saving to the ratepayers, The sub-
ject was referred t.) the Visiting Committee—Mr,
Milto2s said on lo ;king down the dietary table he
saw that tea for the old people was made with one
ounce of t(L.a to eight quarts of water! Ile thought
they would all agree that that made very weak
tsia, and he should like to substitute four quarts for
eight quarts of water to every ounce of tea. The
Chairman said he saw the dietary table prescribed
the proportion. Mr. Milne s stated there was to be
halt an ounce of tea and three ounces of sugar to a
gallon of wattT. Was that the way it was always
made ? Mr. Hope (the governor) : Yes. Mr.
Green said before they made any alteration in the
dietary, he should like to know what other unions
were doing. The Chairman asked if Mr. Milnes had
tasted the tea? Mr. Milnes : No, . Mr. James : It is
impossible to taste it. (Laughter.) Mr. Boycot
said he saw it had been stated by a physician that
thol'e was no goodness in tea, and whether it was
str o nag or weak it made no difference to the consti-
tution. A Guardian observed that the dietary table
was framed when tea was about 6s, a puund. The
subject was referred to the Visiting Committee.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-08-11

THE WELSH NATIONAL EISTEDDFOD,

The National Eisteddfod of Wales was opened at
Cardiff on Nl.,nday, under the presidercy of the Mar-
quis of Bute. The atten lance was large, and the enthu-
siasm great. Lord Bute, in the course of his address,
said that the distinctive characteristics of a race could
not be effaced, but he advised his hearers not to cling
tett much to the customs and traditions of past genera-
tions. The adjudications were delivered in a nurnb,r
(if competitions in prose, poetry, and music. It was
announced that seven essays had 13:1313 sent in for the
prize of 21(0, given by the National Eisteddfod
Association, and that one of these had received the
award. Tne adjudicators in music were Sir George
Macfarren, Mr. Briuley Richards, Mr. John Thomas,
and Mr. D. E. Evans.

The evFning sitting was presided over by Sir E. J.
Reed, M,P. for Cardiff, acd had music for its chief
attraction, there being competitions for brass bands,
solo violinists, orvanists' picinists, harmonium players,
, string quartets in addition to which performances
were given by Siovir Full, Mr, Brinley Richards, Mr.
John Tinana., Mr. Turpin, Mr. Ap Herbert, and the
Lica' Blue Ribbon choir, whose 16dies wore Welsh
costume.

On Tuesday the Eisteddfod was reopened by Lnrd
A 13,1 dare, and auloo those present were the Mar(plis
and Marchioness of Bute, Sir Henry Hussey Vivian,
Dr. Vaughan, and Sir George Macfarren,

L'ord Aberdav, in his opening address, said that
institutions like that, which had for ttieir object the
encouragement of the cultivation of intedeettial tastes,
were honourab e to the nation and deserving of sup.
port.
Sir George Macfarren announced that Mr, John
Thomas, the harpist, had collected sufficient funds to
establish a scholarship at the Royal Academy of
Music for Welsh boys and girls, the scholarship to be
open alternately ti vocalists and instrutnentalists.
At a meeting of the Cymnirodorion section of the
Ei terldfod, the president, Mrs. Hoggan, delivered an
address on the education of girls, and she urged that
a great want in Wales was intermediate educ*tion for
girls.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-08-11

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-08-11

PRESIDENTIAL PROSPECTS IN
AMERICA.

A canvass of three hundred and forty-four points
in thirty-eight States has shown the New York Times
that at present James G Blaine is far ahead of any
other favourite among the people for the Repub-
lican nomination for the Presidercy ; and that next,
though greatly behind, comes General Arthur. Neither
of these Presidential preferences is at present in a
shape to make itself felt in a National Convention,
and it is doubtful if either ever will be. But both
are interesting as confirmations of opinions long since
formed by careful observers. The New York Tribune
ae.erts that Mr. Blaine, since 1875 has beee easily
the most popular American in public life. It he chose
he could be a stronger Presidential candidate now than
he was in 1876 or in 1880. But it is known that he
has peremptorily refused to be considered a candidate,
or to let his friends work for nim, He has now been
out ef public life for nearly half a Presidential Admi-
nistration. He says he has no desire to return, and
has found new and congenial work in which he is
engrossed.