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The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1876-02-19

PICTURES FRIMEID
From the Cheapest and Best Mouldings.

A NEW SELECTION OF PATTERNS,
Peit Ene.lish Gold Work.
0 I olt I) 1. A: AJI S , I IQ. OAK,
Plain, Stained, or Polished, from 4d. each.
OLEOGRAPHS, CHROMOS,

Colored and Plain Pictures.
SCRAPS AND CUT-OUT RELIEFS.
ARCHER C LARKE,

THE OXFORD FRAMING DEPOT,
71, -HIGH STIEIT, SIVIMBRIDGE.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1876-02-19

SALES BY AUCTION.

TIA.GLEY WEEKLY STOCK SALE,
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 21st.
SOS Prime Fat and other SHEEP.
70 Head of CATTLE, whish will include Reef of
my Superior quality and some Excellent COWS and
CALVES.
The usual entry ef PIGS and CALVES.
The Sale at Eleven.
OATES, PERRENS & WOOLDRIDGE.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1876-02-19

PRICLIIIINARY LDTERTISZIOINT.

EGGINGTON FARM,
woLLAsToN. NEAR EITOUBBRIDGB.
MIL TAYLOR is favoured with instructions
, from Mr. Hurd W. Allin, to SELL by AUC-
14ON. early in Man= NEXT, the whole of the LIVE
"4 DEAD FARMING STOCK, comprising Two
Horses, One Mnle, Six Cows, arid an Assortment of
'ARMING IMPLEMENTS.
Particulars in future Advertisements.

IP THUM ARE ANT LADIES who have not yet used the
GLENFIELD STARCH, they are respectfully solicited to
Wive it a Walt and carefully follow out the directions
printed on every package, and if this is done, they will
all, like the Queen's Laundress, it is the finest Starch
hey ever used. When you ask for Gionirimi.n Smsoff,
Gee that you get it, as inferior kinds are often substituted
" the sake of extra profit. Beware therefore of spur-
oh haitatiaar.

f REGISTERED FOR 1.
TRANSMISSION ABROAD. j
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1876-02-19

MARRIAGE MEMORIES.
(Prom Punch.)

- What the Father says.—Which side must I stand on
when I have to give her away? '
What the Mother says.—l am sure the ices will be
late for the Breakfast.
What the Sister says. —I flatter myself I am the best
)oking of the eight Bridesmaids.
What the Brother says.—Of course, the Best Man is
thind his time—jmt like him
What the Pew-opener says.—This way, my dear
oung Lady!
What the Beadle says.—Thoy are sure to be in time,
Sir. I will motion to you the moment I see 'em
coming. _ _ _

behini

youn,

_ _ ,
What the Clergyman says.—Have you got the ring?
What the Crowd says.—Hoorray ! That's 'en ! Oh,
ain't 'e a Guy!
What the Old Friend of the Family says.—l have
known him too since he was so high. That was nigh
upon forty years ago!
What the Funny Man says.—You can see from my
face that I am just the man to be associated with the
Bridesmaids.
What the Best Man says.—Unaccustomed as I am to
public speaking.
What the Bride says.—Good-bye, my own darling
Mamma and Papa, and—Emmy dear, please do see the
things are all right before we start.
What the Bridegroom says.—Thank goodness, it is all
over!
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1876-02-19

- •
THE CtILTIVATION OP HARDY
FRUITS.

In London, recently, Mr. Shirley Hibberd read a
paper at the sitting of the Society of Arts on "The
Cultivation of Hardy Fruits, with a view to improve-
ment of quality and insuring Constant and abundant
production." He complained of the practice which
had for some years prevailed of pruning and stunting
garden trees into what Ware called "miniatures," with
a view of producing a superior Quality of fruit.
Dwarfed stocks were objectionable on any ground, and
were merely a clumsy imitation of the Chinese mode
of gardening. Apples, pears, and, in fact, all our
native fruits had deteriorated in consequence of this
injurious practice. After some technical details, the
lecturer proposed that all grafting should be abolished,
and that budding should be substituted as being a far
better practice. Fruits of all hinds required a deep,
rith soil, and after two or three crops the productive-
ness of the soil should be assisted with manure. Next
in importance was good shelter from the east winds; a
very slight shelter would often make the difference
between an enormous crop and no crop at all. The
best shelter could be obtained from the trees them.

selves, by planting the apples on the eastern bound-
aries, the pears nexj-...then the plums, and finally the
cherries, which orTa d have the best southern and
western aspect. To show how much better were fruit
trees which were not pinched and pruned, but left to
their natural development, he might mentiin that he
himself once obtained a fek of the ugliest that could
be selected in a nursery, and at the end of five years
they had developed into handsome trees and abundant
production. These remarks, however, did not apply
to wall fruit, for which constant pruning was neces-
sary. In conclusion, Mr. Hibberd described a re-
versible wooden wall he had invented, and by means
of which he always secured a southern aspect for his
wall fruit trees.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1876-02-19

COUNTY COURT.

Bennett v. Dunn.—At the County Court, on Tues-
day, before R. Kettle, Esq., Judge. This was an
action brought by Samuel Bennett, of the Two
Gates, Craclley, to recover the sum of £1 19s 4d
frOm William Dunn. Mr. Perry appeared for plain-
tiff.—Benjamin Perry proved that he sold the plain-
tiffs house occupied by the defendant, and previous to
selling, it, defendant paid £6 17s per year, rent.--
Plain; iff proved that the defendant had not paid him
any rent, and that he had given the defendant notice
to leave or pay double rent. His Honor made an
order for the defendant to pay. £1 3s 4d in 7 days;
defendant promising to leave the house.
Rose v. Smith.—This was an action to recover the
sum of .45 lls for rent due.—Plaintiff is a rent and
debt collector, and had to collect the rent for a house
occupied by defendant.—There was £5 11s due, at
the rate of 3s 2d per week. His Honor made an
order for the defendant to pay tho full amount and
costs.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1876-02-19

raised this regiment at Coldstream, at the oonfluence
of the Leet and the Tweed, 1660.

The gradually-extending daylight finds the principal
thoroughfares in the West End, such as Regent-street,
very animated on a fine afternoon; and a glance at the
shop windows cannot fail to reveal the fact tat furs
have of late made a very remarkable advance in price.
It is believed that this is attributable to the increased
demand for furs consequent upon the fashion set by
the Duchess of Edinburgh, in whose northern home,
this description of wrap is found exceedingly useful,
and who, it will be remembered, made her entry into
London two years ago in the midst of a fierce snow-
storm. As the supply of furs has not kept pace with
the augmented demand, the price has necessarily ad-
vanced. Time was when the wearing of ftwa was con-
fined exclusively to Royal and aristocratic circles.
Henry I. was accustomed to keep these comfortable
garments to himself; and in 1336 Edward 111. enacted
that all persons who could not spend £lOO a year should
be prohibited this species of finery. This law scarcely
remains upon the statute-book to-day, for it would be
an interference with the freedom of trade altogether
contrary to the spirit of our modern legislation; but it
is very certain that a man earning £lOO a year of the
existing currency would have very little to spare in
such luxuries as furs, ermines, sables, sealskins, or
grebes.

, Social and educational reforms have made rapid
progress during the past few years, but like other
benefits they have to be paid for. "And very
properly, tool" reply the advocates of these advan-
tages. Yet comparatively few could have been pre-
pared for the financial statement just issued by the
School Board for London, showing that the immense
sum of £398,000 will be required in the twelve months
between Lady Day, 1876, and the same date in 1877.
Even this is believed to be an under estimate of the
Board, but as it stands it is an adeition of ‘lid. in the
pound to the local taxation of the metropolis. When
the Education Act of 1870 was under discussion it was
confidently believed that a threepenny rate would
cover all contingencies, but this has already been ex-
ceeded by 50 per cent., and is very likely soon to be
doubled. It cannot fail to have been noticed that
while Imperial taxation has been reduced, local
burdens have increased, and however unpalatable the
truth may be, it has to be faced, the main hope of the
ratepayers of to-day being that the present expendi-
ture upon education will lessen the burthens to be
borne by their descendants in the departments of
, pauperism and crime.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1876-02-19

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WORLD FAMED

BLOOD MIXTURE.'

WHY ARE THE YOUNG NERVOUS
AND THE MIDDLE-AGED DEBILITATED?
—This is now explained in a Medical Work, and a safe
mode of treatment for the restoration of health and
vigour fully stated Avoid Galvanic applianc:s and
Quackery. A single copy pest free on receipt of stamped
envelope. Address—" Secretary, Institute of Anatomy.
Birmingham." The Author, A. M. Burrow, M.R.C.S.,
14.h.A , will send advice, free of charge, teall applicants
who send details of their cases, and may be consulted
daily at 44, Great Charles-street, Birmingham.

TRADE MARK REGISTRATION.—FIint & Co., 56, Cheap.
side, London.—Every Trade Mark must be Registered
anew under the recent Act. Fo existing Registrations at
Stationers' Hall, or elsewhere, of any avail. Apply at
once to Flint and Co. Trade Marks registered in
America, Germany, France, and all Continental Coun-
triies. No Charge for translations into any Foreign
language.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1876-02-19

PERMANENT WAY OF RAILWAYS.

In London, at the meeting of the Society of
Civil and Mechanical Engineers on Thursday even-
ing, in last week, Mr. William C. Street, Assoc.
Inst. C.E,, read a paper "On the Permanent Way
of English and Foreign Railroads." After briefly
recapitulating the history of the subject, the
author stated that, with the exception of increased
weight, and the introduction of steel rails, there had
been in England very little material change for the
last thirty years. The use of steel rails would not
however seem to be—except when very carefully
manufactured—desirable as from the brittleness of
many qualities of steel they are very liable to fracture.
The iiy-stem generally adopted of fishing or jointing
the rails with pieces of iron of inadequate strength also
appeared to be very defective, compared to many im-
proved forms of fish plates to which attention was
directed. It would appear from instances given by the
author that there was a greater dean fo'r improvernep t in
some foreign countries, and he partiqularly mentioned a
wrought iron road , which had been ittecessfully adopteld
on the Paris and Lyons Railway." Re also referred fia
some systems recently adopted id derraany 'which gave
good results, as also to several used 'in India and esthr
countries, where, owing to the ravages of the 'white
ant and various tropical influences, timber could ndt
be used for sleepers. The paper was illustrated by
,numerous diagrams and models of inventions connected
with the subject.—An animated discussion followed on
several points referred to in Mr. Street's paper, in
which the chairman (Mr. Butler), _ M,eiElis. Carter,
Wilcoks, Bancroft, Kingsford, ValpY,l3sitli anti
Pownall took part. • ‘• f

• lard
THE PUBLIC HEALTH... 4toirl
The following is the return of births and deaths in London
and in 22 other large towns of the United Kingdom for the
week ending Saturday, February 12 :
General Register Office, Somerset-house, Feb. 14.
UNITED KINGDOM.
During last week 5,833 births and 4,121 deaths were
registered in London and in 22 other large towns of the
United Kingdom. The naturbd increase of population
was 1,762. The mortality from all causes was at the
average rate of 27 deaths annually in every 1,000 per-
sons living. The annual death rate. was 23 per 1,000
in Edinburgh, 28 in Glasgow, and 37 in Dublin.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1876-02-19

THE DUKE OF CAMBRIDGE ON IN.

SUBORDINATION IN THE ARMY.

-
The following letter has been addressed by order of the
Field-Marshal Commanding-in-Chief to the commanding
officers throughout the army

"Sir,—The attention of the Field Marshal Com-
manding-in-Chiefhaving been called to the prevalence
of acts of insubordination, committed chiefly by very
young soldiers, I have it'in command to request that
the subject may be seriously considered by all officers
commanding corps in your district. It appears to his
Royal Highness that in many instances young soldiers
of good character have been tried by court-martial for
this crime who might, with greater advantage to the
servi,!e, have been dealt with summarily by their com-
manding offi(!er. In dealing with cases of insubordina-
tion it is .essential to take into careful consideration
the circumstances under which they were committed,
and to discriminate between those committed under
aggravation and those done deliberately; the former
are frequently the result of a hot and', hasty temper,
the latter Spring from confirmed wilfulness and bad
spirit. A. soldier in the first year or two of his service
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1876-02-19

/DEATH OF A VETERAN.

Commander John Harry Sanders, R.N., died on int;
9th inst. at his residence, Cheshuut, Herts, in the 92nd
year of his age. He entered the Navy in 1799, on
board the Agincourt, 64. In the Stcif tsure he fought
at Trafalgar, and returned to England in the Bahama,
a Spanish 74, taken during the fight, being advanced
to the rank of lieutenant by a commission bearing date '
September 23, 1806. He was in that capacity em-
ployed in the Channel, on the South American station,
and off the coast of Spain. While absent in Junet
1869, in a ailing boat with two officers and 20 inertln
queet 9f, a Erivateer which he had offered to cut out, he
encountered' tiltd armed luggeratainiing about 49 men
each, and after a valiant resistance productive of a loss
to the enemy of eight killed and ten wounded i was
• captured and taken to St. Jean de Luz.. On this °occa-
sion he received three musket balls, one of which
struck his left cheek close to the ear, and passing out
tear the nose took out the eye. He obtained in con-
sequence a grant of £2OO from the ri.ttiotic Fund,
and was aWaided, Aug. 13," UM,' a 'penston"q £1 ss.
per annum. At the end of the war he vitis re4ored
'to - liberty, and'on the 29th of-January, log he ac-
cepted the rank of Commander.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1876-02-19

GOSTLING'S PIG POWDERS.

Useful in almost every ailment of SOWS and PIGS of all ages. They act as a preventive of Milk Fever
Garget, promote the health and well doing of growing Pigs, greatly facilitate the fattening of Pigs, and are
most efileacions in Foot and Mouth Disease, kc., dtc. bold in rackats of 5 for ls, oc 1 ter 2s. 6d, of all
Dru Mast%

Messrs. Burgess & Turner, Elastic Web Manufacturers,
Birstall Street Works, Leicester.—" We beg leave to
compliment you on the manner in which you reply to
our inquiries, they being so prompt and reliable. We
believe if business men were to act a little more on your
advice and replies, the commercial atmosphere would be
very much cleared of that amount of insolvency it at
present retains. We are pleased with the system you
adopt of sending a number of inquiries obtained from
different sources, and when we find them agree with our
private ones, it gives us great confidence in, and satisfac-
tion with your plan.'
Messrs. Tomlinson & Buck, Carlisle, and at Blanches-
ter, Bradford, and London.—" The only time we made
a bad debt (since we were members of your offices) was
when we did not act upon your caution."—Members seven
years.
Messrs. Croskill & Sons, Agricultural Implement
Manufacturers, Beverley,—" Minute and valuable par-
ticulars given promptly—special I ;recommended this
feature most valuable Accounts promptly recovered.
Cheques handed us at once."—Members six years.
Messrs. George Murray & Co., Engineers and Iron.
founders, Newcastle-on-Tyne.—" Prompt, efficient, re-
liable—Never been misled."

Messrs. Huntley & Palmers Biscnit Factory, Reading.
—" Recommended."—Members seven years.
Messrs. Wm. Seelless & Co., Sewing Machine Mann-
actnrers, Airdale Works, Heighly,—" No bad debts
where we have followed out your instructions durir g the
ast four years."

•I'EIIOIL THE BLOOD IS THE LIVE."--•
£r seo Deuteronomy, chap. mit., verse 23.

CLARKE'S
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1876-02-19

ANTIPODEAN CHRISTMAS.

WhateVer .has become of those " old-faahioned
Christmaes" over whose disappearance some people
are prone to lament, they Ceftitinly have not migrated
to the Cape of Good Hope. The amount given by the
Ztant-Tard and mad of what befel that 1tr441100125
colony on the 2.5 th December lainge
changed conditions conditions of life that Bngliehrrien Meet with
south of tbe equator. After prethitiig that ." pld
stagers do not*eipect to feel the heat much rintil after
Christmas," our distant conternperary gives a graphic
description of the state of Cape Town during the
festi*e. -week On Wednesday and Thursday "the
heat became neatly unbearable," scorching south-
easters having set in with unusual severity at an ex-
ceptionally early period. The sky grew dull and
threatening, not a breath of wind was stirring, and
"vegetation seemed to have been literally consuraed."
At last heavy thtinder-clanda began to collect, 'and
then the Cape witnesdad such a furious storm of wind.
and rain as frightened even the Oldest inhabitant. Some
of the principal streets were rendered almost im-
passable, and on every hand -might be seen up-
rooted trees, wrecked palings, inundated shops, and
burst drains. When this tornado had passed
away, the air suddenly grew so chilly that great.
coat car= into request, and an eager demand for
fires set in. Altogether, the Cape people had rather
an unpleasant Christmas time, except in the case of
the cabmen, whose services were in great request to
convey fares through the inundated streets. In spite
of these disadvantages, however, the colonists evidently
tried their best to keep Christmas in the good" old
English fashion. For two or three days afterwards
the magistrates had all their time occupied in hearing
charges of drunkenness and riotous conduct in the
streets. One prisoner was conveyed to the police
station by half a dozen coolies; another had to be ac-
commodated with a Government truck, while not a
few were brought there in cabs. Probably, tho exces-
sive heat may have been the direct cause of these in-
discretions by creating an equally excessive thirst. If
this latter was assuaged with Cape sherry, the offenders
must have been quite sufficiently punished afterwards
without baying to pay the fines inflicted by the magis-
trates.—Globe.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1876-02-19

SHOCKING TRAGEDY IN VERMONT.

Great excitement has been caused at East Lyndon,
Vermont, by a terrible tragedy which took place there
on the Ist inst. Silas Wilder, a well-to-do farmer,
aged thirty years, killed his father and mother with
an axe, cut his wife's throat, then his own, and after-
wards hanged himself. His parents had opposed his
marriage, and made his marital relationship very un-
pleasant. The details of the tragedy are horrible.
His father and mother were aged respectively 73 and
70 years. The immediate cause of the affair was an
altercation with his wife. Alter angry words, Wilder
started for the shed, saying he would get an axe
and end the trouble. His wife followed him and seized
the axe, when he drew a dirk and stabbed her. He
left her for dead, and taking the axe started for his
father, who had followed him, and struck him a fearful
blow, the axe crushing through the old man's head.
At this point he appeared still further infuriated, and
next attacked his mother, killing her with three fearful
blows over the head and breast, and leaving her lying
at the front door. He returned to the shed and found
his father had crawled into the kitchen. He struck
him as he lay upon the floor, and the axe crushed
through his head and remained fixed in the floor. Ile
then cut his own throat, and death not ensuing at
once, he ran to the barn, fastened a rope around his
neck and jumped from a beam. The fall broke his
neck, and he died instantly. The father and mother
are both dead. The wife, it is thought, may recover.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1876-02-19

THE IRON TRADE.

There is no improvement to report in the con
dition of the local iron trade. On the contrary,
the depression already noted appears to be in-
creasing:and extending to new branches. Speci-.
fications for export are exceedingly scarce, and
the consequ(nce is great competition for home
business by makers whose mills are usually oc-
cnpied at this season in the execution of orders.
for Russia, Canada, and the United States.
Home buyers, however, are almost as chary as
foreign merchants in the distribution of their
patronage, owing to a very general impression
that prices must shortly be reduced. There can
be no doubt as to the need of a substantial re-
duction, if the makers of South Staffordshire are
to compete with those of the North of England
and South Wales, to -say nothing of- foreign.
competitors ; but- as prices are already'. rettued
• to the uttermost limit consistent witlag,psatablet
working, no further reduction is reaDvprsiiiic-
able, until coal or wagesu or hotikkati. 013 way.
In the pig branch quotations are tiphilitior the
better descriptions (draw iron, by.the•grent-end
still increasing curtailment of - productipfil-but
the common descriptions of cinder-pig, .laiely
quoted at.X3 to .e 3 6s, are still falling, though,
many recent sales must obviously 'hav6- Veen`
made below cost 'price. In the finished-iron
department quotations are nominally unchanged
at £lO for markod bars. and £8 to £9 for un--
marked ditto; but practically those rates are in
many cases undersold. The principal demand
at present is for sheets, boiler-plates,, nail-
making iron, wire rods, and girder-iron. Au-
stralian orders for galvanised corrugated itheets
are fairly good still; and the local tin-plate is,
trade is steady. . 4
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Iremtriats Dlscovziar son Mg HAIL If yell
hair is turning grey or white, or falling off, use" The
Mexican Hair Renewer," for it will positively 'valor*
in every ease Grey or White hair to its original golour,
without leaving the disagreeable smell of most
"Restorers." It makes the hair charmingly beautifu4
as well as promoting the growth of the hair on bald
s_pots, where the glands are not deoll.yed. Ask your
Vbemist for "THE MEXICAN HAIR .11EVEWER," pre-
pared by HENRY C. G.u.Ltir, 493 Oxford Street,
London, and sold by Chemists and l'orhuners
worywhere at 30 6cl per Bottle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1876-02-19

PUBLIC NOTICES.

STOURBRIDGE WATER WORKS COMPANY
(LIMITED).

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the
ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING f tie
Shareholders of the Stoutbridge Water Works Coin pany
(Limited), will be held at the Company's Offic N. 1,
CAURCH-STREET, in the Township. of Stourbridge, in the
County of Worcester, on FuthAr, the 25th day of
FEBRUARY INST., at Half-past Three o'clock in the After-
nuu., to receive tb. Directors Report, and to adopt the
same or otherwise, to declare a dividend to fix the re-
muneration of the Directors, and for the purpose of
transacting the general business of the Company.

By order,
GEORGE HOLLOWAY, Secretlry.
Company's Offices, Stonrhridge,

. February sth, 187 G

STOtRBRIDGE CI#JIiCH OF ENGLAND
ASSOCIATION.

The Committee beg to announce that the Annual

S 0 I :RI

Will take place in the
CORN EXCHANGE, ON
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 21st, 1876.

Tea will be served punctually at 'SIX 0' CLOCK.
After 'lea, the Chair will be taken by

THE REV. H.

S_HERRARD, M.A.,

At Half-past Seven o'clock.
After two or three short addresses, an Entertainment
will be given, in which the following ladies and gentlemen
have kindly consented to tika pan i : Mrs Carbonell, Mr..
J. Robins, Miss Miller, Riv. F. P. Carbonell, Mr.
Herbert Spencer, Mr. Henry King, Mr. J. Randle.
ickets, One Sbilling•Each may be had at Mr. Broom-
halt's, Mr. Mark's, and Mr. Ford's.
Admission after Tea, Sixpance.

THEATRE I.OIAL, STORBRIDGE.
Engagement of
MR.

GUSTAVUS KILLINGWORTH,

FOR SIX NIGHTS,

Commencing MONDAY NEXT. FEBRUARY 21 and 22, al
ROBERT AUDLEY in "Lady Audley's Secret."
WEDNESDAY and THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 23 and 24, as
CLAUDE MELNOT in Lord Lytton's celebrated play,
the" Lady of Lyons," and on FFIDAY, the 25th be will
appear as HAMM...AT, for his benefit. On SATURDAY,
the 26th inst., as RUDOLPH in "Leah the Forsaken."
For the 23, 24, and '25 instants reserved seats can be
booked, in advance, by applying to Mr. Patch, at the
Theatre.

GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY.

WORCESTERSHIRE HUNT STEEPLECHASES.

ON THURSDAY and FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 24th
and 25th, A CHEAP EXCURSION TRAIN for
WORCESTER, will leave Birmingham (Snow Hill) at
10.25, Smethwick;J unctiop 10.35, Oldbury 10.40, olver-
hampton (Low Level) 10-10, Bilston 10.17, Daisy Bank
10 20, Princes End 10 23, 'J iptou 10 25, Dudley 10 35.
Round. Oak 'lO 43, Brettell Lane 10.50, btourbridge 11.5,
and Kidderminster 11.25, a.m., and.return from Worces-
ter (Forgute Street mallow, at 6.35, p in., each day.
For Fares and full particulars see Hand Bills.
J. GIZIERSON, General Manager.
Paddington Terminus.

LYE INSTITUTION.. "

ruHE ANNUAL SOIREE wilr b neld on
.IFBIUARY 27th ' ,

'CHARLES COCEittANr, Esq. ill' the Chair
rezeimastawaraszaessz,v,
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1876-02-19

MONEY.

APRIVATE GENTLEMAN with surplus
capital, is desirous of snaking immediate ADVAN-
CES to gentlemen, manufacturers, farmers, tradebmon'
and others, male or female,. requiring the same, in town
or country, in sums from 110 to R6OO on note of hand.
No law costs. Terms from £s;per cent., extending from
three months to five years. . Mortgages negotiated at
leas interest. Distance no obJect., as persons can repay
by P. 0. 0. or cheque, by applying personally from 10
till 4, or if by letter, enclosing a stamped directed enve-
lope. stating the amount required by Mr.A BRADBURY,
161, Walworth-ioad, London, S. E., particulars will be
sent by return of post.
N.B.—No connection with loan offices, Residing in the
district ever since 11341. Secrecy with dispatch.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1876-02-19

THE LAND QUESTION.

The Daily News (in a leader, on Wednesday) says:
—" If capital is powerfully tending to land, and espe-
cially to land in large masses, the increased facilities
for its sale contended for by the land reformers will
favour rather than prevent accumulation. At present
there are strong reasons why land should fetch a price
which removes it from the reach of those who
under other circumstances would be peasant pro-
prietors. The political power and the still more
important social consideration which attach to
the possessors of landed estates are not without their
support in calculations of material profit. The great
merchant or banker who invests at 2i or 3 per cent.
on an estate the fortune which he has made in a
business yielding a much larger rate of profit does not
buy his uncommercial advantages at so extravagant
a rate as is often assumed. He may at first , have
to accept in the form of net rental a little leas than
he might have obtained as a return to the same capital
placed in the Funds, but for this disadvantage he is
compensated in the sure and steady increase in the
capital value of his landed estate. There is high autho-
rity for the statement that for the last twenty Years
land has, on an average, increased regularly in value
at least one per cent. yearly, and if people buy a secu-
rity the principal of which is constantly gaining in
value, the first year's income from that security will
be low. Now that our great landed proprietors have
begun to take an interest in this question, and are
determined not to tolerate a state of ignorance in
which exaggeration and misconception are only too
easy, we trust they will go on."
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1876-02-19

IMPORTANT NOTICE

TO THE
INHABITANTS OF STOURBRIDGE
AND NEIGHBOURHOOD,

MR. J. F. APPERSON,

SURGEON-DENTIST,
111MP3TRAD ROAD, BIRMINGHAM.
HAg Tory groat pleasure in stating to the
inhabitants of Stourbridge and
neighbourhood that, he will in future attend
EVIERY TUESDA.Y and FRIDAY:
from Ten till Five, at
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ESTABLISHMENT,
HIGH STREET, BTOURBRIDOE.

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1876-02-19

THE. PRINOE.9F. WALES.- • .

The Special Correspondent of The Times telegraphs to
that journal from the Royal Shooting Camp, Feral Tandah,
under date Feb. 12:— "
. "There is not much time to wPite as the shooting
..pitrty has only just come in. To-morrow will be a
day of rest that will be much appreciated by man,and
beast, including tigers, which last have been kept insome
anxiety by our activity, A seat on an elephant's back
for seven or eight hotirs is inconveniently fatiguing to
the inexperienued, even under favourable circum-
stances, but when it comesto travelling in howdahs all
day in the sun through deep swamps, in which the
sagacious creatures flounder convulsively, and going
up and down the banks of jungle streams or through
dense forests, in which one is in constant trouble about
one's face and eyes from branches and briars, the sense
cf relief at the end of the journey is almost lost in
the apathy of weariness. This will all pass away, we
are assured, and elephants will become as easy as
hansoms. So far, the Prince has not had a good chance at
tiger hunting, for one running shot at fifty yards in
long grass cannot count as a fair opportunity; but it
is too early iu the season. This cool weather iu which
the sun, however, is nearly as hot as can be borne with
comfort, makes the tigers lively. They are out on
their travels seeing the world and cultivating acquain-
tances, but at a later period flies and sunshine render
the Terai almost intolerable to mankind. But then
tigers lie quiet after meals in shady, sequestered places.
Deer, sambur, cheetahs, pigs, and nylghau abound
hereabouts, but they are unconsidered trifles to tiger
hunters.

.g My last telegraphic summary was from Jeypore.
The Prince of Wales's movements since then have
been chronicled day by day. The journey from
jeypore to Agra: last Monday was accomplished in
good time, and in a few hours more a special train
conveyed the Prince of Wales from the hospitable
camp of the Liutenttnt.Governor, of which such
agreeable memories will. always. remain with his
guests, to Moradabad, in Rohilcund, where the
railway line terminates. The Maharajah of Jey.
pore's reception was in all respects very stately
and becoming, and it was with real sincerity that
the parting words of ffiendahip were uttered,
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1876-02-19

TWENTY LARGE ENGLISH TOWNS.

The annual rates of mortality per 1,000 last week in
the 20 English towns, ranged in order from the loss est,
were as follow :-Norwich, 19' Brighton, 22 ; Leicester,
22; Wolverhampton, 24; London, 24; Birmingham,
24; Leeds, 25; Hull, 25; Sheffield, 27; Portsmouth,
27; Salford, 27; Sunderland, 27; Bradford, 23;
Bristol, 28; Plymouth, 30; Oldham, 32; Notting-
ham, 33 • Newcastle-upon-Tyne, 33; Liverpool,
34; and danchester, 36. The annual death-rate from
the seven principal zymotic disease averaged 3 6 per
1,000 in the 20 towns, and ranged from 0 and 06 in
Brighton and Norwich, to 61 and 6.5 in Nottingham
and Liverpool. Scarlet fever showed fatal prevalence
in Bristol, Portsmouth, Bradford, and Salford; and
fever caused 7 more deaths in Sheffield. The high
zymotic rate in Liverpool was caused by measles and
whooping-cough. The 11 deaths rata:red to smallpox
in the 20 towns included 7 in Manchester and Salford,
2 in Liverpool, and one both in Bristol and Newcastle-
upon-Tyne.
LONDON.

In London 2,446 births and 1,610 deaths were regis-
tered. Allowing for increase of population, the births
were 89, and the deaths 40 below, the average num-
bers in the corresponding week of the last ten years.
The annual death-rate from all causes, which in the
two previous weeks had been equal to 24-5 and 26 5
per 1,000, declined last week to 241. After distri-
buting the deaths in institutions in proportion to
population, the rate was 23 per 1,000 in the West, 25
in the North, 26 in the Central, 23 in the East, and 24
in the South groups of districts.
The 1,610 deaths included 37 from measles, 48 from
scarlet fever, 9 from diphtheria, 160 from whooping-
cough, 18 from different forms of fever, and 10 from
diarrhcea ; thus to the seven principal diseases of the
zymotic class 222 deaths were referred, against 261
and 242 in the two preceding weeks. These 222 deaths
were 16 below the corrected average number from the
same diseases in the corresponding week of the last
ten years, and were equal to an annual rate of 33 per
1000- this zymotic rate ranged from 2.8 in the West
to 3.9 in the Central groups of districts.
FOREIGN CITIES. 4",.:1P1ti

•• ,
4-The annual rate of mortality, according to the most
-retent weekly returns, in Bombay was 29; Madras,
46; T'aris' 28; Brussels, 23; Amsterdam 28; Rotter-
dam; 36 ;The Hague, 27; Copenhagen, 26% Christiana,
24,; Berlin, 30; Hamburg, 26; Breslau, 26; Munich,
• 36; Vienna, 31; Buda Pesth, 38; Turin, 26 • New
• York, 30; Philadelphia, 21 ; and Boston, 27. dholera
caused 43 deaths in Madras; small-pox, 36 deaths in
JA....crabay, 26 in Vienna, 25 in New York, und 12 in
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1876-02-19

TAKING THE VEIL

The Correspnndent of the Globe, writing from Paris on
Monday says:—

A touching ceremony took place yesterday morning
in the chapel of the convent of the Lady Carmelites.
Half the Faubourg Saint Germain was present, and
while the ladies were admitted to the aisle of the
church the mPn were relegated to the side seats. A.
young lady, Mdle. Blanche de Richemont, had de-
termined to find refuge from the trials and sorrows
of this world by withdrawing to a convent ar
taking the veil. The novice was pale, for she
only just risen from a sick bed. Hers has
deed been a severe trial. Her marriage was
nounced to take place/at the end of January L
Her betrothed, M. _Raoul de Bermond d'AunoYi
officer in the Chasseurs d'Afrique, came Mine
spend the New Year, and sent in his resignation
the Minister of War, but unfortunately he caught
a cold which settled on his chest, and he.-(l4e •
of inflammation of the lungs just a ~w 1
before the day fixed for the marriage ! _Nadel:gals e.
de Ricbemont was so much effected by the death of
her intended that for many days her life was
despaired of, and on her recovery she stated her is,
tention of withdrawing into a convent. Thoserwho
have never witnessed the ceremony of taking the
veil cannot imagine how grave and solemn it is; the
only person really cool is the novice, and the tonesit
her voice as she resolutely bids adieu to all worldly
joys which we accept as a consolation for the many
sorrows and tribulations we have to endure, strike
sadly on the hearts of those who hear them, sounding
like clods of earth dropping on a coffin lid. Another
and a beloved member.of society has gone to ask balm
for a crushed and bleeding heart. She will be missed
from her own circle, and few will recognise in the
Sister Martha or Sister Anne who sits beside the death-
bed of some poor sick and friendless person, the once
well-known Mademoiselle de Richemont, the whilom
beauty of the salon in the aristocratic Faubourg of
Saint Germain.
1 '
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1876-02-26

NEWSPAPER STATISTICS.

From the Newspaper Press Directory for 1876 we
extract the following on the present position of the
newspaper press :—" There are now published in the
United Kingdom 1,642 newspapers, distributed as
follows :—England: London, 320; provinces, 956-
1.276; \Vales, 57; Scotland, 152; Ireland, 138; Isles,
19. Of these there are-daily papers: England, 98;
Wales, 2; Scotland, 16; Ireland, 19; Isles, 1. On
reference to the first edition of this useful Directory
(1846) we find the following interesting facts—viz.,
that in that year there were published in the United
Kingdom 551 journals; of these 14 were issued daily—
viz., England 12, Ireland 2; but in 1876 there are now
established and circulated 1,642 papers, of which no
less than 136 are issued daily, showing that the press
of this country has very greatly extended during the
last thirty years, and especially so in daily papers,
the daily issues standing 136 against 14 in 1846. The
magazines now in course of publication, including the
quarterly reviews, number 657, of which 238 are of a
decidedly religious character, representing the Church
of England, Wesleyans, Methodists, Baptists, Inde-
pendents, Roman Catholics, and other Christian com-
munities."
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1876-02-26

PRECIOUS STONES.

Mr. Ruskin recently delivered a lecture on Pre-
cious Stones at the London Institution. The object
of the lecturer was to give a sketch of the
mode in which nature formed the more precious
minerals, and the various purposes—symbolic, useful,
and ornamental—to which when dug out of the earth
they were put by man. Heraldry, he complained, was
despised by modern science, but yet, as understood by
our ancestors, it had a deep and important meaning.
Or, or gold, which was represented by the topaz, stood
between light and darkness; ecarlate was the sacred
colour of the living flesh, as represented in the bluth
of the virgin and the flush of valour on the cheek of
the young warrior. Vert was the green of the emerald,
and gules was rose-coloured from the Persian word
" gul ; " a rose azure was the clear, sacred blue of the
sky, typical of the joys of heaven. The ruby and
sapphire wer in fact, the same stones, and in comb'.
nation prodt ced the purpura, or purple, which formed
the covering of the tabernacle. Out of the above
colours come the combination of the rainbow. Argent
typified the silver colour of the hoar frost, and sable
meant sand, in which the diamond was always found.
Grey was the colour of the pearl, and suggested humi-
lity; and thus all the phrases of heraldry which ap-
plied to colour and to precious stones, although now
looked upon as jargon, had a deep symbolic meaning.
At the close of the lecture Mr. Ruskin advised the
ladies to have,all their gems uncut, and he cited the
ruby in her Majesty's crown as the most beautiful
specimen of an uncut precious stone in the world.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1876-02-26

ANNUAL SOITZEE OF THE CHURCH OF
ENGLAND ASSOCIATION.

The above annual gathering was held in the Cor-
Exchange, on Monday evening last. I large
number of persons sat down to an excellent tea, the
trays for which had been gratuitously supplied by
lady friends of the Association. After tea, the chair
was taken by the Rev. H. Sherrard, M.A.
The Rev. H. Sherrard made a few remarks as to
the advantage it was to the young men of the pre-
sent day to have such institutions as the Church of
England Association and the Mechanics' Institute
in their midst, where they could spend their leisure
time in gaining knowledge. He was pleased to find
that the classes were better attended than they were
last year. The increase in th& number of members
was not so Gatisfactory, as it was last year.
They bad' oulrineroased :one member during :the
past year, but he hoped they should be able to
report more favourably at the next annual soiree.
Two lectures had been given and they were very
interesting and well attended. A musical entertain-
ment was given in the Autumn, in the Union Hall
by several friends of the Association. With regard
to the future prospects of the Church of England
Association ho should like to make a few remarks.
The rooms are not at all well adapted. They want
more ventilation, and better audlarger rooms for the
requirements of the members. It ix
.not desirable
for a great many members to be sitting in a small
room reading newspapers at one time. He supposed
most of them had heard of the proposed Music
Hall. He thought he might say their Association
was the instigation Of that proposal If the pro-
posed scheme were carried out it would be a great
boon to the town and also to their Associatiou.
The Church of England Association badly needed
better rooms and they were willing to pay a moderate
rent for suitable rooms. He earnestly hoped if they
did get better Teems they thet.ild increase in mem-
bers. If they had more attractive rooms h• thought
they would gain a great many members.
Mr. A. Freer said he was very pleased to attend
those annual gatherings. He explained that the
Church of England‘ Association was for any one
that
.wished to join them, but the officers of the
Association must iker_atembers .of the Church of
England.' The 'proposed scheme for the Music Hall
was a very good proposal and he trusted the scheme
would be well received for it had long been felt that
they required such a building in the town. He said
Stourbridge was becoming an important town and
ho thought they ought not to be behind other towns
in such buildings. The Association badly required
better rooms for classes Ac. He should b• very
pleased to see a room for ladies. They belonged
to the library and he did not see any reason why they
should not have a reading room to themselves.
The Association wore in want of books for the
library and he appealed to the audience that if they
had any to give away they would be very pleased to
accept them.
The musical portion the programme com-
menced with a song "The Old Bell," by the Rev.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1876-02-26

THE LAST MOMENTS OF MR.
REVERDY JOHNSON.

A despatch dated Annapolis, February 10, gives the
following account of the manner of Mr. Reverdy Johnson's
death :

"Mr. Johnson came here last night to argue the
case of 'Baker v. Faick,' and by invitation of Go-
vernor Carroll, became his guest at the Executive
Mansion to-day. The Governor invited Chief Justice
Bartol, of this State, and several other gentlemen
to meet Mr. Johnson at dinner at the mansion.
They dined about five p.m. At dinner Mr. John-
son appeared in excellent spirits and in his usual
health, and entertained the company by his conversa-
tion and relating anecdotes. At dinner he took one
glass of Madeira and refused to take any more. After
dinner he suddenly asked the Governor to take him
in the parlour; he took the Governor's arm, and
walking in there, sat down on a sofa. The Governor
proposed to have coffee brought; but Mr. Johnson
said, 'No ; rejoin your guests and smoke.' The
Governor answered, Very well, I will join you in a
few minutes,' and returned to the table. Feeling uneasy
at leaving Mr. Johnson alone, he proposed to the com-
pany to go into the parlour andj oin him. Mr. Charles
G. Kerr, Mr. Johnson's son-in-law, who had come into
the dining-room after Mr. Johnson had left the table
said, 'No, he always takes a nap after dinner, and I
suppose he has gone to sleep.' The company then went
on smoking and talking, and while so doing a servant
of the Governor appeared at the door, and, beckoning
him out, told him Mr. Johnson was lying in the yard on
the stones. Governor Carroll went immediately to the
place, and found Mr. Johnson lying on the cobblestone
carriage way that passed under the porch of the
mansion, close up to the wall, and near a door leading
into the basement. He had evidently gone down the
front steps and round to the side of the house, and had
fallen where he was found. This was about 6 p.m.,
and the impression is that he had been there at least
half an hour. Mr. Johnson's body was at once removed
into a basement room and physicians were summoned.
Dr. William G. Tuck was the first to arrive, and prO-
flounced Mr. Johnson to be dead. There are large
wounds on the right side of the forehead, two fractures
of the skull from the upper part of the forehead to the
eyebrow, dislocation of the finger of the left hand, cuts
on the hands and legs, and bruises.

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1876-02-26

LECTURE

The Above institution,

ON dIONDAf, FEBRUARY 28th, 1876.
CHARLES • COC".;filatlE,Lsq. ia the Chair

_
Tire Rev. IL Fletcher, the Rev. IL Wright, G. K.
Harrison, Esq., and 'other Gentlemen interested in the
welfare of the Institute, are ettiected to tike iisrit'in the
'Meeting.
The following Ladies and Gentlemen will lake part in
the Coi.cert:—Miss Richards, Alias Tomiikins; Mt. J.
'Randle,lfr. MacMillan, Mr. A. Wall, -Mr..leWttlier,
and Mr. H: Bird. • • • ;•, •
•
Tea on the Table at Ha7f EfrE el at)
OJ
. .
:Meeting and Concert to commence st Half-past Seven.
Tickets fdr Tea and Concert One Shilling each.
Reserved Seats One Shilling and Siipence, may be had
at thianstitute, Pout Oftice,'Lye, or any MeMber of the
Committee.

. -

TOWN" HALL, BRIERLEY HILL,

ON MONDAY, FEBRUARY 28th.

CORN EXCHANGE, STOURBRMGE,

FOE ONP: NIGHT ONLY, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 29th.

MR. ORVILLE PITCHER

THE AMERICAN lIUMOURIST,
Vocalist, Mimic, Comedian, and Character Impersonator,
In his Original and Highly Sueee s[al Entertainments
Entitled
-LIGHTS AND SELA•DES.
_
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1876-02-26

MONEY.
APRIVATE GENTLEMAN with surplus
capital, is desirous of waking immediate ADVA
CBS to geutlt :nen, mantifacturcrs, farmers, trauesznen,
and others, male or female, requiring_thnsame, in town
or country, ti i sums from £lO to £6OO on note of hand.
No law co.ta. lams from o.per cent.,..ezterdingtrom
thiee mouths to fiva years. Mortgages negotiated at
has interest. Distance no object, 48 persona can „pay
by pO. oor cheque, by app4ing personaliy from 10
till 4, or if by letter, enclosing a slacupe4 directed enve-
lop.. ,tating the uniount required bv Mr. A.BluxBoRY,
lb, .1 'l% slw, rth-i odd, London, S. It., pditiculars will be
a kit by n turn of post.
N.B.—No connection with loan cffices, Residing in the
district aver since 1841. Secrecy with dispatch.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1876-02-26

IMPORTANT NOTICE

TO THE
INHABITANTS OF STOURBRIDGE
AND NEIGHBOURHOOD,

MR. J. F. APPERSON,

SURGEON-DENTIST,
HAMPSTEAD ROAD, BIRMINGHAM,
HAS very great pleasure in stating to the
inhabitants of Stourbridge and
'Neighbourhood that, he will in future attend
RYERY TUESDAY and FRIDAY:

from Ten till Five, at
MRS. HAWKINS'S MILLINERY
ESTABLISHMENT,
HIGH STREET, STOURBRIDGE.

ARTIFICIAL TEETH Atted with the
Celluloid Base, a newly invented and-
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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1876-02-26

HAGLEY.

WIABILIA STOCK MAUI —Mere was at the sale OD
Monday, a good supply of cattle aud pigs, but a moderate
supply ol .shetp. rh• attendsuce was good aud com-
petition spirit..d. Rather high.r rates for seal end
'mutton thau last week. Pigs aud cows and salves ,were
sold dear.