The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1876-04-22 00:00:00

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where commerce has so many jealously-defmed castes
and sabcastes—the late Mr. A. T. Stewart, of New
York, might have found carping critics eager to ques-
tion his right to be called a "merchant" at all in our
acceptation of the term, seeing that the proprietor in
Broadway of a store for the sale, by retail of "dry
goods." In other words, he kept a shop. It is true that
in different districts of the Empire City he had a score
more warehort-es and colossal wholesale eatabliehments,
and that his Broadway place of business was reported
to be "the biggest dry goods stores in the world"—
bigger than the " Alagasins de Louvre" or the "Petit
St. Thomas " ; bigger than our Lewis and AJlenbys, our
Whiteleys, and our Swan and Rigars. Yet, these
facts notwithstanding, the retail dispetisation of silk
mereery,
_carpeting, and drapery would have irre-
vocably stamped him in Conservative England as
"a person who kept a shop ;" and between the retail
dealer and the merchant, in whose counting-houses
nothing beyond bills of lading or dock warrants is
allowed to suggest the goods by which the merchant
makes his money, there yawns an impassable social
gulf. In the United States no such ezqeisitely nice
gradations in the hierarchy of trade are recognised,
and no citizen of the Union,' however distinguished
his official or his social position, could afford to
look down, or, indeed, would have dreamed of lookinl
down, on "&'T Stewart." The departed dry goods
store-keeper had become one of the "institutions" of
the Republic; and, had he chosen to turn his attention
politics, he might have been almost-anything he
Ambassador, Cabinit
-Minister, or what not. He wisely -elected to tie
nothing more than "A. T. Stewart," "the most su
cessful of modern merchants," Transatlantically co
sidered, and an earnest, upright, and benevolent ma
His annual sales came to range between 69,000,000 do
rand 75,000,000 dole • had his yearly profits, it is state
re between 3,000,000 dole. and 6,000,000 dole. H
loMd a larger sum for ieoome-tax than any other me
chant in tle e Republic. He held 25,000,000 dole, worth of
landed and house property in New York City alone,
and on Hampstead Plains, Long Island, he built half
a township and constructed a railroad. He spent
5,000,000 dole. in building econom,cal hotels for young
working nsen and women' he sent a shipload of.pro-
visions to the famishing Irish in 1847, and 230,000:
worth of food to the sufferers by the cotton famine in
Lancashire in 1862. By the Chicago conflagration a
1871 Mr. A. T. Stewart lost some hundreds of thou-
sands of dollars, but he at once gave 40,000 dole.,
or 1.0,000, and
,subsequently 50,000 dole, more
towards alleviatiega.h.Ldistress caused by the catas-
trophe.

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A TICHBORNE DEMONSTRATION IN
LONDON.
Some weeks ago it was determined by the admirers
of Dr. Kenealy and the active members of the Magna
Charts, Association to get up a demonstration on
Easter Monday for the purpose of "protesting
against the shameful injustice done to Sir Roger
Tichborne, and to demand his immediate and uncondi-
tionalreleaee." Daring Monday morning a large number
of Magna Chartists, carrying bannerete, assembled in
Tavistock-square,to escort Dr. Kenealy to Trafalgar-
square. The latter arrived about a quarter-pasttwo, in
an open carriage and pair, accompanied by his sons, and
two or three carriages followed. At this point they were
met by large deputations from the various branches in
London of the Association—viz., Hackney, Brixton,
Lambeth, Southwark, Battersea Surrey, Clapham,
Notting-hill, Bow, Chelsea, Faiham, Brompten,
Edgware, and _Kentish-town, each body with its
banner and hand. Amid the most vcciferous cheers,
which Dr. Kenealy stood up and acknowledged, a
procession was formed, and went by way of St.
James's-street and Piccadilly to Hyde Park. Much
amusement was caused by such inscriptions on the
banners as "God save Dr. Kenealy from his oppres-
sors," "Release Tichborne and reinstate Dr.
Kenealy," "Would you be surprised to hear that we
are some of the fools and fanatics of Battersea?" "We
have been insulted by our paid servants," "Whom the
people delighteth to honour," "Release Tichborne,
secure triennial Parliaments and the pro-perity of the
people," "Yet another Cromwell," Sze., not to mention
the Edgware-road banner, on which was painted a
device representing Equity (Dr. Kenealy) pointing to
the World, and "Sir Roger" appealing with uplifted
hands to Justice. Soon after passing the club-houses
Dr. Kenealy returned home and the procession reached
' the park. At Apaley-honse a contingent from West-
minster played the "Dead March" in Saul. It hav-
ing been anticipated that a collision and some disturb-
ance would occur, a large force of police were in re-
serve, but their services were not required. Messrs.
Ahmed Kenealy, Morrison, Willis, Gcsi, Bailie,
delivered acidreeses from the Reformers' Tree, but the
'ood humoured uproar was so great that nothing but
_letached sentanceecould be heard. Resolutions con-
demnatory of the "harsh treatment Dr. Kenealy had
received at the hands of the Benchers of Gray's-inn,"
and in favour of the release of the Claimant were sub-
mitted and passed with acclamation.—The ftimes.

HER MAJESTY'S STAGHOUNDS.
On Easter Monday, according to annual custom' the
•Aosing Meet of,theyegulai hunting season with Her
Majesty's staghounds was held at Maidenhead Thicket.
Most of the company assembled in drags and carriages,
but the pedestrians mustered in large numbers. The
Great Western Railway ran a hunting special, which
left Paddington shortly after ten o'clock, arriving at
Maidenhead at 11.5, bringing down the largest num-
ber of the "London division" who have attended
the hunt this season. For several hours previous to
the time appointed for the meet the visitors
formed a continuous stream to the Thicket from
Windsor, Slough, Marlow., Henley, and Reading. At
eleven o'clock Frank Goodall, the Queen's huntsman,
with Edrupt, Bartlett, and Howson, the whippers-in,
all of whom were well mounted, arrived with 15 couple
of hounds from the Ascot kennels in capital condition.
Soon after twelve o'clock the deer-cart containing the
two fine deer "Captain" and "Richmond," from the
Royal paddocks, arrived. After getting the van into
position on the thicket the deer " Captain " was let
loose, and making his way as well as he oould through
the spectators, who had crowded near, knocking many
of them down and jumping over the heads of some,
he got clear away, and after making a half circle
of the Thicket, went with the wind over
Knowl-hill, and, skirting the Thames, over a good
hunting country to Great Marlow, with a good pro-
spect of a first-class run. After the usual law, Lord
Hardwick, the Master, with the huntsmen and whips
brought up the hounds,' who were soon on the "Cap-
tain's" track. There were several falls, but none
serious; the going was excellent and the scent good.
Among the field were Prince Christian, Lord Cork,
Lord and Lady Ruthven, Mrs. Richardson, Madame
and the Mi,ses Van de Weyer Colonel Cowen, Mr.
R. Hall Say, Colonel Garrott, and Captain Hogge.