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The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1876-08-12

Bell Brothers, Ironmasters, Middlesboro'. " Very
satisfactory—have availed ourselves for 10 years or more."
John Snowden, Paint Manufacturer and Oil Merchant,
South Shields, Your Telegram received, and very
much obliged to you for your prompt reply—They won't
get an ounce of stuff from me. Yours &c.
Swarm, J. E. and Brothers, Ironmasters, Middlesboro'
and Glasgow, "Satisfactory."
Bissell, James, and Son, Birchill Iron Works, Walsall.
"Great Value."
Darlington Forge Company. "Prompt replies—ap-
prove of the Confirmatory style adopted."
Lackenlyy Iron Company, Middlesboro'
" Conscientiously recommended. Members 8 years."
Darlington Waggon Company, Darlington.
" Prompt—reliable information—various sources."
Stanbridge, Sydney, Esq., Maltster, Camberwell,
London, S.E. " Charges are higher than any other
office, but the results justify the additional outlay."
Oldroyd and Sons (Limited),Dewsbury. "Reliable."
Hudson, Sykes and Bousfield, Leeds, .1 Satisfied with
the thoroughness of the manner you answer Continental
Inquiries."
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1876-08-12

GENERAL NEWS.

NATIONAL ARTILLERY ASSOCIATION.

The principal event of Thursday at Shoebury-
ness was the compaition among several detach-
ments of Royal Artillery for the two prizes given
by the association for practice at the 10-inch 18
ton gun. The shooting was not specially as re-
gards time. The first prize was won by the School
of Gunnary, who scored 38 points in 9 mizutes 41
seconds; and the second by the 15th Brigade, who
, scored 30, less 15 points deducted for time, in 12
minutes 27 seconds. The volunteer camp was
afterwards inspected by Major-General Lyons.
The Queen's Prize, for the highest average scoring
duling the meeting, has been won by the 3rd de-
tachment Ist Lanark; the Secretary of State for
War's Prize by the IstMidlothian; Col. Gascoyne's
Prize by the 10th Kent; and Lord Waveney's
Prize by the Ist detachment of the Ist Lanark. In
the afternoon various sports took place tetween
the regulars and valunteers.

A coroneVe jury, at Sittingbourne, on Thureday

returned a verdict of manslaughter against John
Robert Cooper for causing the death of Benjamin
Chittenden, with whom the prisoner fought twelve
rounds in a harvest field.

MR. R. N. PHILLIPS, M.P., AND HIS
TENANTRY.

At the rent audit just held of Mr. R. N. Philips,
M.P., andthe Sinitherfield and Claverclon tenantry,
at Stratford-on-Avon, the hon. gentleman made a
general and permanent reduction of 10 percent. in
all his rents on account of the depressed state of
agriculture.

Great distress prevails among ihe 'unemployed
muslin weavers in Ayr, and they presented a
memorial to the Town Council on Wednesday ask-
ing to be employed on any available out .door
work. _

At the general meeting of the Glasgow Tram-
way and Omnibus Company, on Wednesday, the
chairman stated that they now got all their horses
from America. They had also made highly satis-
factory experiments with mules.
At Westminster Police Court, on Thursday,
William Sparks was charged with making a false
statement in his attestation as a recruit for the
Grenadier Guards. The prisoner enlisted at Not-
tingham on the Ist May, and in answer to the
questions of the recruiting sergeant, said he had
never before served in the army. It was afterwards
discovered that he had enlisted into the 95th
11,g,iment in 1873, and was ignominiously expelled
in 1875. The prisoner who admitted the charge,
was sentenced to three months' hard labour.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1876-08-12

BOARD OF GUARDIANS.

The weekly meeting of this board was held
yesterday. Mr. Granger in the chair. There
were present :—Messrs. H. Billingham Rhodes,
Kelly, Guest, Homer, Wood, Forrest, Penzer,
Haskew, J. Billingham, Thompson, Baker,
Brooks, Fiddian, Hingley, Giles and Purge ter.
Admitted into the house 9 • discharged 9;
dead 1; born 0 ; remaining 314 ; corresponding
week last year 293. The medical officers ra-
port showed the death rate for Staffordshire as
13 per 1,000 ; Worcestershire a little over 121
per 1,000. A complaint was made of the offen
sive condition of Wollaston Pools, an order was
made to enquire into it.

Mr. Parieter moved, and Mr. Thompson sec-
onded, that the Local Government Board b e
asked to consider the power of an Urban
Sanitary Authority on the Rural Sanitary for
the union.

Mr. Homer moved as an amendment that the
power be for Amblecote parish alone. This was
seconded by Mr. Wood, and after some discus-
sion withdrawn,

Mr. Rhodes moved as an amedment that the
question be postponed for six mouths. This was
seconded by Mr. Fiddian. On a division, 10
voted for the amendment and 4 for the resolution.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1876-08-12

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CRADLEY HEATH, HALESOWEN, AND DISTRICT CHRONICLE.

SALES BY AUCTION.

SATURDAY, .kUGITST 12, 1876.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1876-08-12

DUDLEY AND WALSALL.

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tifying to the abilities of Mr. Green aa a Pianoforte
Tuner. He lays the bearings with exactness and pertnc
lion. (Signed) JAMES F. PATTELSON."
From Mrs. Sanderson. Solo Pianiste, of the London
and Liverpool Concerts :—" Mr. Green is one of the fes
who can Tune my Piano to the nicety I require previon
to giving my Pablie Recitals. (Signed) E. K. SANDEP.
SON.
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Manchester:—" Mr. Green's equal as a Pianoforte Tuner
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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1876-08-12

A SINGULAR ACCIDENT IN INDIA.

The Indian papers give an account of a fearful acci-
dent which has happened at Oomercary. Opposite the
wall of the county gaol, on the south side is an exten-
sive range of warehouses. The portion immediately
facing the gaol was used as a granary. A lane divides
the corner of the granary from a crowded chawl, con-
sisting of a ground and upper floor and occupied by
weavers. The weavers were busily engaged i their
usual avocations qn the 13th ult., when the east wall of
the godown opposite was seen to lean forward, anclim-
mediately afterwards fall. The upner part of the wall,
which was wholly built of atone andlime, fell upon the
end of the chew/ facing it, bringing down several sets of
rooms. At the same time several hundred bags of linseed
poured out, and the room came in with a tremendous
crash. Passers by fled in all directions, and
that part of the chawl still standing was at once aban-
doned. The people residing at the fatal end, however,
had no time to escape, and were nearly all buried
in.,the rains. Some escaped with a few binises ; the
older men and helpless women were the principal victims.
The cause of the accident was evident. Rain has not
been plentiful this season, and the warehouse is a well.
constructed and sound building. It contained, however,
many thousand bags of seed, which had been piled up
against the walla of the godawn almost to the lofty
roof. The east wall, stout as was the material com-
posing it, being no longer able to resist the pressure
upon it, gave way, falling, of course, on the outside,
followed by an immense outpouringof bags of linseed.
The scene was in the highest degree painful. Crowds
of every caste collected; but, with that remarkable
apathy common to the race, few volunteered to
aid in removing rubbish that they knew buried a
number of their countrymen. And again and again
could be heard the inquiry, "Who is to pay me ?"
made by some stalwart Ilindoo coolie. Tne weavers
were all Mussulmane, and to the credit of the race, it
must be added, that their co-religionists showed little
of that indifference exhibited by the others. The
Seedees worked like men, performing prodigies of
strength, but with a levity ill-befitting the sadness of
the occasion. Eventually seven bodies were recovered.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1876-08-12

WOLLASTON.

G. Edges, run out
G. Simms, b Greenway - - - 2
J. Hedge, c Davis, b Greenway. - 8
. Ogle, run out lO
G. Sewell, e Gallimore, b Greenway 0
J. Hodgkinson, b Westwood- - 0
W. Dommitt, not out
C. Firmstoue, b Westwood - - - 0
G. Rossiter, thrown out, b Brown - 0
D. Skidmore, b Westwood - - 1
E. Cope, b Westwood
Extras

WOLLASTON V. B. Wlmainis's TEAM —A match was
played at Enville on Moncliy between twelve of B.
Williams's (Enville) against twelve of Wollaston, and
resulted in an easy victory for the visitors. The follow-
ing is the score :

ENVILLE.

Ist Innings.
Mr. Win. Davis, b Hodgkinson 7 run out
Mr. Mathews, b Hoigkinson 5
Mr. H. Williams, run out .... 0 c Hart, b Simms 3
Mr. A. J. Otter, b Hodgkinson 2
Mr. B. Williams, run out .... 1
Mr. G. Brown, c Firmstoue,

2nd Innings.

b Edge
Mr. W. Mile, b Flodgkinson 6 e Yates, b Edga 2
Mr. Payne, b Hodgkinsou 0
Mr. W. Kemp, run out .... 2
Mr. W. H. Yardley, thrown
out, b Rodgers
Mr. Bacon, b Hodgkinson 9 b Simms ....
Mr. Croydon, not out .. 2 1 b w, b Edge 9
Extras
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1876-08-12

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QUPERIOR APARTMENTS to LET
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Office, Stourbridge.

WANTED.—A SERVANT GIRL, three in
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Apply, 122, High Street. Stourbridge.

SHOOTING.
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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1876-08-12

FREE EMIGRATION TO QUEEN SLANP.

Free Passages are granted by the Government of
Queensland as under—
To General Servants, Cooks, Housemaids, Nurses, Dairy
Maids, &a.
Wages £25 to £5O a-year all found.
To Married and Single Farm Labourers.
Wages £3O to £5O a-year with board and lodging.
Assisted Passages on payment of £4 to

Artisans (allkinds)
Blacksmiths
Carpenters and Joiners
Butchers
Bookbinders
Bakers
Bricklayers
Cabinet Makers
Gardners
Grooms

Saddlers
Plasterers:
Plumbers anti Painters
Quarrymen
Rope Makers
Shoemaker.
Shipwrights I
Shepherds
Tailors and others

At Wages about double English Rites.

Each Ship carries an experienced Surgeon St Matron.
Families have separate sleeping compartment.
Work can be carried on in the openair all the year round
Beef and Mutton 3d a-lb.; Tea 2s 6d a-lb ; Flour 115 s
a-cwt. ; Sugar 3d. a-lb.

Apply personally or by letter to Agent-General for
Queensland, 32, Charing Cross, London, S.W. ; or to

A. W. BEALE, Commercial Sale Booms,
Kiddernainta.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1876-08-12

WALKING IN FIRE AT THE
ALEXANDRA PALACE.

Mr. Oesterg, an inhabitant of Stockholm, is the in-
ventor of a dress and apparatus by which a man is
enabled to enter and walk through the fiercest flames
without difficulty or apparent inconvenience to him-
self. The experiment hart already been performed on
several occasions before the King of Sweden, the Em-
peror of Germany, the Empress of Austria, and other
CAitinental maguates, and the 'wooers of the achieve-
ment abroad induced Sir Edward Lee to give the Eng-
lish public an opportunity of witnessing those wonders,
which in great numbers they did from the eastern
slopes of Muswell-hill. Between tha circus and the
banqueting-hall huge piles of old dried wood were
heaped up, intersected by narrow avenues, and the
wood was drenched with petroleum. Ile consequence
was that the moment a light was applied to the
pyre the whole blazed up with a thane so fierce and
sending forth a heat so intense that the thousands who
had gathered around to witness the scene were forced
to retire to a more respectful distance. The sun's rays,
wl 101 l had hitherto been inconveniently felt from
above, were quite forgotten in the glow which
now flamed up from below, and it really seemed as if
there was malice in the tongues of fire that spat out on
every current of passing air. Standing forty yards to
windward of this fierce fire, the heat was all but in-
tolerable, and even the firemen of the Palace brigade
I under the command of Captain Archer, the chief officer,
were fain to give a wide- berth to the burning centre,
Then it was that a gentleman, one Captain Ahlstroms,
clad in a dress not at all unlike that worn by Captain
Boyton, when he paddled himself across the Straits
of Dover, made his appearance on the scene, The
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1876-08-12

MisallanDom 'ltteitigente,

SOME, FOREIGN, AND COLONIAL.

A DEAF JURYMAN.—At the Central Criminal
Court, on Tuesday, when the jury were about to be
sworn (after an adjournment) it was stated by them
that one of their body was entirely deaf, and had not
heard any evidence in three cases disposed of. He
wrote down the verdict, it was stated, in each case.
One of the jury said that the juror had claimedexemp-
tion, in tbe adjoining court, on account of his deaf-
ness, but his applic.tion was not entertained.—Mr.
Commissioner Kerr said it had happened that all the
prisoners who had been tried by the jury of whom this
gentleman was one had been acquitted, otherwise he
should have directed them to be re-tried. A fresh
juryman was then called into the box and sworn, and
the deaf gentleman was excused from further attend-
ance.
CHINESE JUSTICE.—Here is a specimen of
Nankin justice from the journal of the late Commodore
Goodenough :—" I see strange slots. Turning a
corner on Saturday, I saw two men struggling, and
became aware that one man had the pigtail of
another strongly twisted round his left hand, while
with his right hand he was chopping off his head with
a big knife. He managed this in about a dozen blows,
severed the remaining flesh, and chucked the head
away, leaving the trunk in the middle of the street.
A bystander went up to the head, lifted it by its tail,
and looked it in the face, to see if he knew it, but appa-
rently did not, dropped it and went his way, and there
it laid (sic). People standing thirty yards further on
did. not appear to remark anything, and a small boy
smilingly volunteered the information that the be-
headed one, who was very well dressed, was a hief,
and had stolen 'quite a number of dinars."
GAME He MEER s. —Mr. D. G. F. Macdonald
writs to The Times :—"Sp.)rtswen will soon be send-
ing game to their friends, and as urouso are a great
temptation to railway and other employes, I would sug-
gest that they be forwarded in hampers, the lid
stitched round with good strong twine, and the two
ends knotted and sealed. I never had a hamper
robbed that was treated in this way. Game has been
constantly stolen from deal boxes, which. are easily
wrenched open and re-closed without showing any sign
of having been tampered with. Moreover, game keeps
better in baskets as the air passes freely through
wicker-work. I have found, too, when birds are hard
shot that sprinkling pepper and salt under their wings
and packing in heather and wild myrtle keeps them
sweet longer than anything ober!
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1876-08-12

PROVISION.

IoNDON, Monday, Aug. 7. Foreign Butter in steady
dem%nd, and prices (if sonie descaptions deirer. The finest
Normandys briog 140 s. In Irian rather more doing, c'defly
in Garbs. Tha prices conap,..rative'y are lower than foreign.
Blum tells tict.es.ini,ly well, and supplies barely equal to
demand.

T XLI.OIV.
Towa T4low, p-r cwt. t dB. nougla Stuff, rer cwt. 111 do
Rough F.. 1., r,er Bb3. .. 1 9 Gresves ~26 0
Melted S:ulf, per cwt... 23 0 Good Drers P . 6 0
Yellow Rusaau, new 46,. 01. per cwt.
old
Australian Vutton Tallow 428. 01. JP
/7 Bed ~ 408. Oil. p.
GAME AND POULIII,Y.
Geese, tic to 7s. ; ditto, Irish, 44 to 6s. : goslings, bs. 6d.
to 7s. ed. ; ducks, 2s. to 23 ; ducklings, 2,.?. 63. t,, 3e. 93 ;
Surrey fowls ts 61. to 10s. 61 ; Sussex ditto, 3s. ed. to
6s. ed. ; Boston ditto, 2s. 61. to 3s. 9'i. ; Baez ditto, 28.3 d.
to 3!. tid. ; Irish ditto, is. 6d. to 21 Gd. ; rabbits, le. Gd. to 31. ;
pigeons, od. to is.; levercts, 3.3; to is. 6.1. ea..;11 ; hen eggs,
11°20.; Atoylletu;ryabiutrter',6l‘lls°.llsdti•
is. 23. to is. 41. per lb. qt
ou li el I.ti hIY ' .( 8;
'd
1. 6.1.
L arc ogni a etilii:a Pl
i et;

FISH.
The oyster seaun promlses to be one of the ocarce9sitda.ntdo
dearest on record. Mere was only a Cant supply of " com-
mon," to baud, which were soon disposed of at prices vary.
log from 65. to 10s. per htindriedilactcoordilinti
;toggaulsael,ity, No
natives at market. Salmon, o
to 10d. ; trout, St to Oct. • cola, 41. to 3.5 per lb. • turbot,
7s. 6d. to 15s. ; brill, is. to 25. ; dory, is. Oct. to is ; cod,
es. O. to 105. ed. ; soles, la to 25. ; hatllock, 21.91 105 s, Oct. ;
gurnard, ls. to ls 61. each.
HIS.

A Arm trade was experienced ut fully previous rates. T
sopoiYhe
was good. l'ho following are the quotations :—Praus
old clover, 100 s. to 1524. ; hired(); ditto, bsstiUsl.
clover, 110 s. to 13.04.; prime meadow hay, 803. to 140 s•
intelpg ditto, os. to 761. ; and draw, 404 to b 2& par load.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1876-08-12

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PRICE ONE PENNY.

PUBLIC NOTICES.

To the Overseers of the Poor, and the. Superintcadent
of Police of the Parish of Rowley Regis, in the Collaty of
Stafford, and to all whom it may concern.

ISTEPHEN ROLLASON, Breeze Burner,
9 and the holder of a Six days' License to Sell Beer
by retail to be consumed off the premises now residing
at Black Heath, in the Parish of Rowley Regis, in the
County of Stafford, do hereby give Notice, that it is my
intention to apply, at the General Annual Meeting, for
the Division of Rowley Regis, to be holden at Cooksey's
Hotel, at Old Hill, in the said County on the '2sth day
of August next ensuing. at the hour of Eleven o'clock in
the forenoon of the same day, for a Six Days' License to
hold an Excise License to Sell Beer and Cider by retail,
to be drunk and consumed in and upon the house and
premises thereunto belonging, situate at Black Heath, in
the Parish of Rowley Regis aforesaid, in pursuance of
the Act 11 George IV., and 1 Win. IV.,Cap. 64, and Acts
amending the same. and which said premises are duly
rattd for the relief of the poor, as by law is required,
of which house and premises (a) lam the owner, and
the same are now in my occupation.
Given under my hand thiS Thirty-first day of July,
One Thousand Eight Hundred and Seventy-six.
STEP.dEN ROLLASON.

SIOURBRIDGE WATER WORKS COMPANY
(LIMITED.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the
ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of the
Shareholders of the Stourbridge Water Works Company
(LimitA), will be held at the Company's Offices, No. 1,
CHURCH STREET, in the Township a Stoureridge, in the
County of Worcester, on Monday, the 28th day of
AUGUST lost, at Four o'clock in the afternoon, to receive
the Directors' Report, and to adopt the same or other-
wise ; to declare a Dividend ; and for the purpose of
transacting the general business of the Company.
(By Order)
GEO. HOLLOWAY, Secretary.
Company's Offices, Stourbridge,
Aug, sth, 187 G.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1876-08-12

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Blackrod near Chorley and elsewhere.
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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1876-08-12

THE CAPTURE OF SAITCHAR.

The Dai'y News of Wednesday published the following
from their special Correspondent at Belgrade :
My visit to Saitchar was paid in the nick of time.
It would be now impracticable, for when Mast looked
on Saitchar, on the evening of the sth instant, the
Timok valley was full of lurid smoke, and the Turks
were swarming into the little town. The game, main-
tained with wondei ful boldness and success, was played
out, and I have travelled day and night ever since
to tell the story.
The Saitchar theatre of war was the Timok valley,
running due north and south, the Turks being on the
eastern side of the river. The Seryisn positions were
on the western side. Putting aside outlying positions,
such as Wratornitza, the Servian position covered a
front of about six miles, extending from the junction
beyond the village Grljan, on the south, to the jonc•
tion of the Belau river with the Timok near the village
of Vraicogonac, on the other flank. The Servian fore
post line, consisting of a continuous shelter trench,
followed mostly the line of the Timok, cutting
occasionally across the neck of the isthmus left
by the windings of the river. Behind the forepost
line is a fine varying breadth of flat valley, out of
which rose a continuous elevation, resembling downs,
with here and there a salient spur crowned with a re-
doubt, and a varying abruptness, though never to any
very great degree. The chief feature of natural weak-
ness in the position was tLe angle formed by the junc-
tion of the rectangular valley of the Black Timok with
the valley of the main Timok river. The Black
Timok valley cuts a gap of about a mile in the con-
tinuity of the uplauds, and extends far inland of the
same breadth, flanked, however, on both sides by ele-
vations. , The town of Saitchar lies in thebroad throat
of the Black Timok valley, close to the point of junc-
tion with the mail valley. Saitchar is perfectly open,
the town standing wide and scattered on the fiat aim.
vium. It is about one and a half mflo north of the
village of Grljau.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1876-08-12

AMERICAN HUMOUR. z.t
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A chemist says he can reduce boot legs to beefsteak.
Some hotels have had ten years the start of him.
This is the latest achievement of Chicago, in its
ridicule of the alleged large feet of the ladies of a rival city:
"Last Tueldsy as a St. Louis belle was putting on a pair of
slippers she had not worn Once February she found a missing
seal•skin jacket in the toe of one of them."

re this, from the Cincinnati Times, merely a hideous
invention "In the charitable town of fit. Louis they give
tramps bread and butter with little nitro-glycerine pills in-
side, and then kink them. They go off."

Model verdict of a Yankee coroner's jury :—" We
do believe, after due inquiries, and according to our best
knowledge, that we do not know how, when, and where the
said infant came to hi's death."

"As it ia all the world over."—Love-scene on the
banks of the Chattahoochee: They were sitting together, she
resting her raven crimps on his heaving shoulder. "Miles
away from hyar," she fondly murmured, " where de buffomio
saunters wid his tail—dar's whar we'll go, Gawge," Gawge
rolled the whites of his eye and responded with a monsoon-
like sigh—" Yes, wid his tail."
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1876-08-12

SWAN HOPPING IN THE THAMES.

The annual celebration of this custom of swan
"upping," or taking up the a cuing swans on the
Thames to mark them, was duly corned out on Mon-
day, the 7th of August, as required by ancient charter.
That the term " upping " is the correct one may be
gathered from the orders to the gamekeepers in the
reign of Eiizabeth, in which it is ordained "that the
upping of all those swans, near or within the said
branches of the Thames, may be all upped in one day."
A. strong feeling amongst anislers for years has existed
to the prejudice of the swan, the fi-her maintaining
that the bird is far too greatly permitted to multiply
to the destruction of the ova of fish, of perch more
particularly, to prevent which the strongest measures,
not short of blows with oar and boathook are necea•
sary, and often without avail, to drive them from this
expensive banquet. The procession on Monday in the
tidal way was far from imposing, andlacked the barges
of the Dyers' and Vinters' Companies, with the forests
of fla-0 and gaily-dressed ladies on board, which ren-
dered the ceremony of the past a peculiar and interest-
ing annual feature on the river; a few boats, with the
flags of the companies at the stern well manned by
four or two rowers, being all that called attention to
the fact. It may be that the authorities went by rail,
and preferred this route to an adverse tide, which told
very much against the bailiffs being present on the
occasion. An impression prevails that the swaLs,
whether belonging to the Qaeen or the two City com-
panies, are marked in the webbing of the foot. This is
not so; the bird of the first year is takcn up in the
presence of the Sovereign's swan herd, and a mark is
cut in the skin of the beak, the same as was upon the
beak of the parent bird. These marks are entered in
a book and kept as "a rebister of swanuee ; any
found without such mask are cuutis.:,eted to the
Sovereign. Considerable attention las recently been
directed to the historical aspect of this ancient order of
" s wanner."
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1876-08-12

CRICKET .

STOURBRIDGE V. KIDDERMINSTER MECHANICS' INSTI-
TUTE—A match between these clubs was played on the
ground of the former at Ambl!cote on Saturday last,
and resulted in a victory for the home team by 28 runs.
For the Stourbridge J. F. Otter and A. J. Otter each
scared 16 in very good style; J. W. Parkes and W.
Davis ran up 9 each; P. Kenyon put 6 together in fine
batting style, and T. Lowe made 6 when he was un-
fortunately run out. The whole were out for 69. The
visitors sent in Sheward and Rollaway to represent
them. The former succeeded in placing 11 to the
credit of his club before he was caught by Kenyon.
Dean was the only other man that made a stand and he
played exceedingly well for his 16. Two very fine
catches were made in this innings by A. J. Otter and
T. Wooldridge. The following is the score :

SIOURBRIDGE.
Ist Innings.
J. F. Otter, c Fredericks b H.
Dean
J. W. Parkt r, b H. ......
T. Lowe, run out . 6
J. E. Penny, c and bH. Dean .. 1,. , •
J. Lewis, 1 bw, b Turner
C. Cooper, c arid b Turner ..
A. J. Otter,l bw, b Grey
W. S. Dots, run 0ut,..., ••, • .9
T. Wmihrridgei bB. "Ore);
P. Kenyon, c Richardson, b B.
Grey
G, Davis, not out
Extras
69 29

2nd Innings.

KIDDERMINSTER MECHANICS' INSTITUTE.
Sheward, c ken'yon, b Parker .... n
Holloway, run out
Fredericks, b J. Penny ... 3
R. Palmer, run out ..... . . ).
H. Dean, c G. Davis, b J. Penny 16
S. Atkins, c T. Wooldridge, bJ.
. ' W. Parkea . .
A. Richardson, c A. J. Otter, b J
Penny
Turner, b J. W. Parker . .
Briggs, ,) J. Penny . ....... 0
: 1., B. Grey, b Parker
Duck, not out
,
Extras ..
...,
41

BRIERLEY HILL GLASS WORKS V. WOLLASTON.--4.
match which was witnessed by a large company of spec-
tators was played on the ground of the former on Satur-
day, and after a very pleasant and most exciting game
ended in favour of the home team by five runs. The
bowling and fielding on both sides was exceedingly good
which accounts for the low scores made. After the
match the two elevens with a few of their friends sat
down to an excellent repast, provided by the host in a
large marquee erected on the ground for the occasion.
After supper Mr. E. Cookson, of Wollaston. was voted
to the chair, the vice-chair being occupied by Mr. C.
Westwood, of Oldswinford, and what with toasts and
sentiments a most enjoyable evening was spent. The
fotlowing is the score :—.

BRIEItLEY HILL GLASS WORKS.
J. Deeley, b Hodgkinson - - - - 0
W. Bridgens, e Edges, b Hedge - 7
• T. Smith, run out
C. Westwood, b Hedge - • - - 3
W. Stevens, run out
T. Davis, run out
'. Brown, b Hedge
. . •

- i -

Dr. H. D. Ellie. b Hedge - 1.
T. Greenway, b Hodgkinacn - -10
G. Austin, run out
J. Gailimore, nt.t out
Extras 8
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1876-08-12

THE WORK OF THE SESSION.

Lord John Manners, M.P., was present at the
opening of the new municipal buildings at Leicester
on Monday, and at a banquet which was subsequently
given by the Mayor he responded to the toast of
The Lords and Commons," observing that there
was now a certain harmony between the two Houses
which certain political observers might before have
noticed the absence of. At the present moment
he believed there was no country in the world
in which the two Houses of Legislature were more
securely fixed in the affections and oenfidence of the
people than were the Houses of Lords and Commons in
the affection of the people of England. If he wished
to find proof of the accord which existed between the
two Houses of the Legislature, he would point to the
circumstances connected with the new phase about to
be exhibited in the atttibutes of the House of Lords
with respect to their old privileges of being the I irst
C ,urt of Appeal. At the time when it was proposed
to make a change of the duties of the House of J .ords
in that respect, it was most remarkable how unwilling
the House of Commons seemed to be to allow the
House of Lords to part with those privileges which
they desired to give up. (Applause.) At the recent
bsetriet in the City of London solve reference was made
to the functions which the two Houses at the present
time were supposed to fulfil. It was said the HOUMA
of Lords did all the work, and the House of Commons
all the talking. More recent experience had con-
vinced him, and perhaps others present, that it was
not only in talking that tha House of Commons
was pre-eminent, but also in walking. (Laughter).
It must be admitted on all sides that, for the time
being, the House of Commons was possessed of
singular unanimity, each side agreeint to re-
solve itself into a school of peripatetic oratcrs It
was sometimes said at the end of a session that
the hard work done was simply scanty. He thought
those gentlemen who so complained would at the
end of the session say that the hard work turned
out was simply prodigious. (Applause.) Looking at it
broadly, that the work tended to the social and moral
improvement of the people of this country, he was con-
vinced that the past session would, in that respect, be
no exception to the general rule. Although it was im-
proper for him to touch upon matters occupying Par-
liament now, he ventured to say at the close of the
session that the pEople of England will recognise placed
on the statute book many measures which would have
direct permanent influence in favour of the social and
moral inacrovement of the people.

_
Mr. Justice Mellor responded to the toast "Her
Alljesty's Judges," and expressed his regret that the
cow t over which be had sat for fourteen years should
have lost the title of Court of Queen's Betch. No
greater judge, to his 'bind, ever lived than Lord
Cairns, and although they were threatened with
another change, he had eve] y confidence in the Lord
Chancellor, and felt that under his guidance they
would go on with safety.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1876-08-12

ALVEL EY.

STOCK SALE.—Mr. Z. Cresswell held his second periodi-
cal sale on Monday last which included upwards of 550
Sheep and Lambs, 55 head of cattle, and a large quantity
of pigs. There was a fair attendance of buyers from the
surrounding districts, also Kidderminster, Stourbridge,
Bridgnorth Wolverhampton, Dudley, Brierley Hill. and
Bromsgrove, and the stock was disposed of at good
market prices. Fat Sheep made as high as 635. per head
fat cows, £26 2s 64. Fat bullocks, £26 12s 64. Heifers
and calves. £lB 103 01 Fat calves, £4 6s Od and sows
and pigs, £l2 12s 61