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The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1869-10-02

~ DISTRICT CHRONICLE.

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 2,1869.

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and Appetite, PaMa in the beak and Limbs. Timidity,
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(Reference to the leading Physicians of the day).

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bY THE

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QTOLEN or Strayed, between Sunday night
and Monday morning, from a Field at the Lye. 12
Fat SHEEP, marked with "Won the Hump, and nth, r
[nark:. Any one giving information to Mr..harph Wet.
ter, Butch,. the Lye. near litogrbriitge, will be Ile-
warded for their trouble.

THR PURLIC HALI„ DEIDLRY.

DUDLEY AND WORCUSTERSHIRE BAND,

In their Splendid New Uniform, under the direotioU of
W. FIELD, BANDMASTER.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1869-10-02

THE REVIEW OF THE BELG.AN ARMY.

ivi-renty years.

A Cerrespnndent at Brussels sends the fellewleg
The grand review went off successfully. Before
daybreak on Monday morning the troops began to
arrive by train front all parts of the kingdom, and by
lave lock there were 1.0 the review groun,l upwards
of 30,000 men iif all arms. they were formed up into ,
a double square, and the King reviewed them by riding
along each face of the quadrangle. This was a short
ceremony, and hit Majeaty and suite immediately led
the way towards the Royal palace, in front of which
his Majesty took up a position with his staff, and the
march post began about eleven o'clock. On the
left of the King was the Comte de Flandre, and
on the right General Chazial, Commander-in Chief
of the Belgian Army, attended by a brilliant staff.
The same order of march was not observed in each
tip/whim In one the infantry began the defile, in an-
other the cavalry, in another the artillery. Some of
the infantry regiments looked very jaded. True it was
• eeorching hot day, they had been on their feet Dome

hours, and were in heavy marching order, but that
would not altogether account for the spiritless look of
moot of the men, or the irregularity with which they
passed the King. 'The finest regiments were the
Goides, the Grenadiers, and the 2nd battalion of the
! %rat:blears. The cavalry were well mounted, but
hr artidery hones were small, ragged-looking
animals, and there: was not one battery of the artillery
which went by con-ectly dressed. The long blue frock
coltsa of the garrison artillery did not look like a fight
ing costume. Someof the troops had spades, which were
strapped to their knapsacks, the handles upwards. All
the infantry carried the Albini rifle, the steelwork
being polished instead of blued, as our rifle barrels are.
The defil, ment was not concluded till a quarter past
two, having occupied two hours and a quarter. As
on as the last troop had passed his Majesty and staff
rode into the palace, and directly afterwards, in re.
gponse to shouts of " Vive Is Rid !" appeared on the
lat,ony. and for some minutes continued bowing his
knowledgmenta
So ended the eran,7 review, the largest, the Belgians
ssy, that has taken place in the capital for more than
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1869-10-02

TERMS ACCORDINO TO DISTANCE.

Please observe the Address-260, Castle-street, Dudley.

DIANOFORTES and HARMONIUMS may
he had on the NEW SYSTEM of HIRING, for Two or
Three Years; after which, and without any further pay-
ment, to become the property of the hirer. All Instru.
mints had on this system, or otherwise, will be
Exchanged any time within six months for any other, if
not approved of, and returned carriage free. And fur-
ther, after a trial of three years, any Pianoforte or Har-
monium would be taken back, at its original cost, and
the money returned, deducting the usual charge for hire;
than offering greater advantages than the London or Bir-
mingham Houses.—Apply G. F. GREEN, Pianoforte
Teacher and Tuner, Music Warehouse, 260, Castle-street,
Dudley.

non PIANOFORTES & HARMON!.
el 9 Al L MS have been TIIYIED by 0. F. GREEN,
Professional Tuner, 260, CASTI.F.•.TREKT, DUDLEY.
Pianofortes Re-silked, Re-strong. the Hammers Re-cov-
ered with Patent Felt, as used by the most eminent fit me

fIARTES DE VISITE 64. EACH, of the
V../ Various CHURCHES in the Neighbourhood.
THE rtARTOONS OF RAFFAILLE
k
7 LARGE PICTURES IN OIL, For 25g.,
Gels Pour Fr... Ir 9.

A RCIIER. (3 LA 11 1:E,
STOURBRIrGE.

A L a%I Sinek of
PROT 0 Gll A HIC

ALBUMS,

Gu. To 21
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1869-10-02

THE "MAN IN POSSESSION."

In London, on Tuesday, another application was
made to Mr. Justice Wiles at chambers on the part of
the Duke of Newcastle, with a view of getting "the
[num in possession" out of the Duke's mansion in
Carlten-house-terrace. The application made by the
Duke's counsel was for an order on the sheriff to with-
draw. There had, he said, been a petition to the
Master of the Rolls as to the supposed equitable right
of the Duke to a life interest in the mansion, and it
had been dismissed. The counsel who appeared for
Mr. Padwick said there was an appeal pending on the
subject. The Duke had clearly a life interest, and the
.oily question was whether it could be made available
within twelve months. Mr. Padwick was still a
creditor for 4:81,500, and as the value of the life interest
was £22,000 the sheriffs had remained in possession.
There were other suits in Chancery, and he apprehended
as the property was of value, the sheriff had a right
to remain in possession.
Mr. Justice Wines was of opinion that the sheriff
should withdraw. That functionary had a right to
enter on a writ of (1. fa., and to seize what property he
could. Having done so, and sold the property, be
could not remain in possession until a question of an
equitably right as to the life interest in the mansion
' was decided. His opinion was that the execution
should be withdrawn on some und< rtaking or assign-
ment that the creditor (Mr. Padwick) should have
what he was entitled to when the question was decided
as to the life interest. His lordship ultimately made
an order that the sheriff should withdraw within a
week, and when the question was decided the party
entitled should receive the benefit.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1869-10-02

OLD HILL.

NON-PAYMENT OF POOO Tiles—At the Petty Session.,
on Wednesday last, before F. W. U. Barra and N
Esqrs., 103 persons were summoned by Samuel
Parkes, assiatatit-overseer, for non-payment of poor
rates. Orders were made in most cases for payment in
14 days.
INQUEST.—An inquest was held on Tueaday last. before
Mr. E. Hooper, at the Yew Tree Inn, Blackheath, touch-
ing the death of William Smart, who was killed at work
in the Clippers' Pit, Old /Jill, on the previous Saturday.
Mr. Baker, the Crovernment Inspector, was present.
From the evidence it appears that deceased was at his
ordinary work." hanging enal," when a fall of about tire
tons took place, and be was killed instantaneously.
There slid not appear to be any blame attached to any
one, as it was one of thnse accidents that occasionally
occur, and the jury returned a verdict of "Accidental
death."

FATII. PIT ACCIDENT.—On Wednesday morning last,
a miller named Ebenezer Worton, was at work in Messrs.
Runu's pita, when a fall of coal took place, and he was
killed. Deceased SVII,I got up out of the pit, and conveyed
to his home iw Chapel-street. Brierley Hill. Dacenl
leaves a wife and three young children to 1:11011n1 111 S
1088.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1869-10-02

KIDDERMINSTER.

Suspicions Arpin.—Mr. R:dph Docker opened an
inquest at the Roebuck Inn, on Thursday, on the bad.
of Mary Ann Wilke, a single woman, aged 38, who had
been living with her uncle, a boot and shoe maker, in the
Oxford Road. The deceased was delivered of a child on
Sunday week, and died on Monday Inst. Various ru-
mours have been in circulation in regard to the cause of
her death, and these have led to the present inquiry.
The Jury having been sworn, viewed the body. Then
found it highly swollen and presenting a dreadful ap-
pearance. The first witness was Jane Reynolds, wife of
Samuel Reynolds, who lived next door to the deceased.
Witness thought deceased was pregnant, but did not know
for certain till Sunday week. About a quarter past seven
on that morning, Mrs. Wilke, deceased's aunt, came to the
back door of her house, and asked her to come in, as
Mis Wilke had miscarried. Witness to go at
first, and men id If, d a M: s shoubl be
Called in. She went in af s.i.v the de.:eased,
Who was di bed. Mrs. Ilullen biought the child to her.
wrapped up. It was dead, and had not been washed,
Witness asked !Silva Wilk, to have a doctor sent for, but
she said, 4. Oh, no," and told witness she was afraid of
h. r uncle. She said she would jump through the window
Mitnella told her uncle. Witness saw her aftermr la
I arm onontly. The next morning she was " quite
wel ," sad wanted to get up. Witness told her not to do

an, but soon aftar joint her halfot AAA A e She Paid. "
urn going to eiroqq jne . to go downatairs. afraid Onets
should know." She was taken with a shivering fit, anol witnesa put her bark to bed. In the afternorm she wag
4„,llyiona. Witnesi tnld Mrs. IVlks In infnrm her 11,12.
nehl that !I t.•l if..l-1 he 'en* I•r
attended Let op to tit• ttme
her d•ath. which occurred last Venday.—Yr. Vance wan examined. and Raid when he first ea* the deceased ft
Monday night n•efi she was is a Mite eloproagbing deli.
yinon. 'Mho had toren recently delivered of a Child. bit
seemed to be gnina "ii 140 st ti titan. She went NI well for three days, when puerperal peritonitis set ili
and afterwards inflammation and a swelling of the I. .14e. lie was in doubt as to the real cause of J..g. He did not see the child. He was Cold it was a co., of
, miacarriage —Diana ?Innen, wife of John Sullen. black.
smith. said /the wan called to the deceased on the morn.
tog of the 19th, at half•paq seven She went into the
house, and saw no one but deceased, who was lying bed. There was a little child near the bed, and it WWI still attached. The child was not of full age.
It was dead, and there were no marks of violence upon
it. Deceased asked her to get the child buried and she
did so in the afternoon. Deceased only seemed 'nylons
to conceal the birth from her uncle—At this point the
inquest was adjourned for a lino rOOO,O examination to
I be made.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1869-10-02

4. I be bright and shining gold,"

but I could say to myself, mil I .lid say to myself, " I will be
as natural and as easy as 1 possil,:y can," because my heart
has all been in my subject, am! I bear an old love towards
Birmingham (hear, bear) and Birmingham men (Cheers).
I have said that I lo ar an old love towards Birmingham and
Biiiiiingham men ; let me amend a small omission, and add
" and Birmingham women." (Cheers and laughter.) This
ring I wear on my huger now Is an old Birmingham gilt
(hear), and if by rubbing It I could raise the spirit that was
obedient to Aladdin's ring, I heartily assure you that my first
Instruction to that genius on the spot should be to place
hinnelf at Birmingham's disposal in the best of causes.
(Loud applause)
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1869-10-02

KNOWLEDGE WEST PROGRESS.

You cannot need from me any oratorical declaration
concerning the abstract advantages of knowledge or the
beauty of self-improvement. If you had any such require-
ment you would not be here. I conceive that you are
here because you have become thoroughly penetrated with
such truths, either In your own persons or in the persons
of some striving fellow-creatures, on whom you have
looked with intereat and sympathy. I conceive you
are here because you feel the welfare of the great chit fly
adult educational establiAment, whom doors stand really
open to all sorts and ...Littons of people, to be in-
eeßarable from the best welfare of your creat town and Ell
neighbourhood. Nay, if I CA° a much older range than
that, and say that we all—every one of vs here—vrfectly
well keow that the bettents of tech an establlshment roust
extent for beyond the limits of these ILl:Maud county fires
and sntsko, end must cempteht nI, In some sort, the wliole
community. I do not strain the truth. It was sug,estcd
by Mr. Babbage, in his ninth "Bridgwater Treatt e," that
a mere spoken word—a mere syllable Oros. into Inc sir
—may go u-n reverberating through illindLlde sp.:ce for
ever and BS ever, seeing that there is no rim against which
It can strike no boundary at which it can possibly arront
Similarly Honey be said—not as an ingenious speculation,
but sea steofaet !did absolute bet—that human calculation
cannot limit the influence of one atom of whit,ia me know-
ledge patiently acquired, modett,y postested, and faithfully
used. eStletrs.)
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1869-10-02

LW&

_
ricking Is now almost brought to a conclusion, and the re-
s. tls not so satisfactory as was expected. The yield is
v ..nottsly estimated at from £70,000 to £120,000 duty. A
n Aerate quantity of new produce ham come to market. Tim
4.1. wind has not been active, but prices have ruled firm
,1 and East Kent., £.5 ire, to L7lOO ; Weald of !tents
LI 10e. to £0 His ; Mid Sussex, Le ha. to g,--3 154 ; Mid Earn-
Mons, £5 120. to 1:7 105.; New Country, 66 to A 7 7s. ; Year-
.,
/42 to AS 10a.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1869-10-02

HEALTH AND STRENGTH RESTORED.

MANHOOD SECURED by the occasional
use of Dr. HAMMOND'S Newly Invented
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Nervous Debility, Painful Breams, Mental and Physi-
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Head and Ears, Indecision, Impaired Sightand Memory, ,
Indigestion,Prostration, Lassitude. Depression of Spirits
Loss of Energy and Appetite, Pains in the Back and
Limbs, Timidity, Self Distrust. Plyziness, Love of Soli-
tude, ,Ce.,
Instructions sent post free on re 'pt of two stamps by
Dr. HAMMOND, Member of the College of Physicians
and Surgeons, (Ex-Governor Lock Hospital), No. 11,
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CURE IN FOUR WEEKS.—DR. DE ROOS'
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over every other advertised remedy for languor, depres-
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side, giddiness, noise in the head, itc., which if neglected
often result in consumption, insanity, and untimely
death. This medicine strengthens the Nitality of the
whole system, gives energy to the muscles, speedily re-
moves nervonscess, renovates the impaired powers of
life, and invigorates the most shattered constitution.
For skin eruptions, pimples, blotches, freckles and other
unsightley diSCCBSCS where mnrcury, sarsaparilla, ke„
are too often employed to the ruin of health, its surpris-
ing enteacy has only to be tested. Price 4s lA, 11, or
four times the latter at 33s per bottle, of Woods,
Chemist, 27, High-street, Worcester ; Wyley and Brown,
Worcester, Whitwell, Chemist, Stourbridge ; and through
ell chemists in the world, or direct from Holford House,
Holford•square, London, WC., where thousands of tea.
timoniala may be seen.

ESTATILISITED 1831

S. SALT AND SON,
CRIERS, Dill Posters, Messengers, and
Auctioneers Porters, Booksellers, ,te.,

lIAGLEY-STREET HALESOWEN.

The greatest care and attention paid to any business en.
trusted to them.
Agent tor China Company's Teas.
Bishop's ld. pt r Box.

S. Salt and Son are Agents for the " OPSFRPEU " in
flahsowen and district. News and Advertisements
received.

Valentines and Valentine Beoks in great varitty.
Salt's Leetto e. era P, 1.1118 rn •., ..ohjeetat &resold
by the Aeth I from Id, to tal...aeb Book.
Agel,t for the EuligruCnn Company.
All book numbers of the tho cc, r may be bad at

SALT AND SODS.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1869-10-02

RUCK POOL, WORDSLEY.

rpo he LET. a HOUSE WEMHINO
CIFIINF. with (Mire attached) with eornmodious
Canal 'Swain. laree Yard, Galen, and gond Stable. ThP
Preyed.n are in every war suitable Sr Coal Wharf and
Lime Kans.—Apply " Alpha,''Yoat Office, Stourbrido.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1869-10-02

CRADLEY HEATH, HALESOW

HALF-YEARLY STOCK SALE,

ENVILLE.

POSTPONED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
DAVIES ,t KING,
Auctioneers, Stourbridge.

CHADDESLEY CORBETT.

MITE TIALI. -YEARLY SALE of FAT and
1 STORE STOPE will be held at the Swax INN, on
MONDAY. Ot.I,IIIER 18t11. 1869.
Gentlemen wishin2 to enter Stock in this Sale, are
requested to forward particulars, not later than the Etth
October, to

DAVIES & KING,
A Ile tioneent, Stourbridge.

ROCWP 0.4 K, PLIFTI.EY

-DAVIES and KING have received Instrue-
ti,n, Croat Mr. T. Venners (who iv leaving thitt
montry) t.) SELL by AUCTION, on MONDAY, Ocvonaa
4th. 1.‘411. anon the Premises, m ahoy, the Neat
HOUSE flni,D FURNITURE. and other Effects, com-
prising Walnut Drawing Room Suite, in green damask ;
Pier Glass, in gilt frame ; Mahogany Dining Tables,
Chairs, Sideboard, Br,lrealle. Easy Chairs, Cottage
PIANOFORTE, Eight . tverl ailver-nmonted;
Vesetien Scroll enders. Steel Fireirons,
vivo. Rooks, Feather Red, Iron Tabular Half•tester and
French Bedsteads, Mahogany Bedsteads, Mattresses,
Deeming Tables with drawers, Washstands, Chests of
Drawers, Toilet Glasses, and other Chamber Append-
res poNy. 13 hands high. steadY to ride or drive:
strong spring TRAP, BASKET GIG. STANHOPE
GIG. Silver-mounted and other HARNESS, Vapour
Bath Boiler, Lawn Mowing Machine, Snider Ride with
bayonet, perforated Zino Meat Safe. Windsor Chairs,
Deal Tables, Eitehen and Cooking Utensils, 'juke, two
prima Fat PIGS. Garden Crop, and numerons other
Articles, Catalogues I/1 which may be had of the Auc•
tioneers, Stourbrldge and lirierley 11111.
Sale to commence at Eleven o'clock.

tioneers
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1869-10-02

BLAKEDOWN.

-
HARVEST FESTIVAT..-00 Tuesday last there Wel a
celebration in this place of the site ingothering of th•
crops. Formerly the Blskedown people joined with their
neighbours at Harley at this annual festival, but as the
places ore some distance apart they have thought it wise
to secede from Bagley and hold their festivity among
themselves. A large marquee was °sestet!, in which
about 71, sot down to dinner, under the presidency of (hi
Rev. Mr. Robinwan, curate of Blakedown. The Chair-
man gave the " Queen and Clinrch," and "the donors of
the feast," the latter toast being responded Mby Mr.
Parkes. Tile health of the chairman was proposed sad
elithusiastieal I y received. A fterw ards. there were various
rural sports in the field A number of women end child.
rea were regailed with tea at four o'clock.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1869-10-02

BARNETT MILL, CHADDESLEY C'ORBETT,

Tiro Miles fAma Churchill and floglo Station, Rom from
Kidderminster, and Fire from Stuarboidge.

DAVIES and KING are Instructed by Mr.
John Rate (who is leavis)g Barnett Mill and Land
belonging) to SELL by AUCTION, on the Prenlisf:n.
on WunnmsritY. OCTOBER 6th, 13119. part of his LIVE
and DEAD FARMING STOCK, including Fitts: power-
ful Draught HORSES, useful Mare six sears old, nsrly
theronglibred ; 4 prime Fat PIGS, 3 Sr;WR In-pig. Star"
Pigs and Porket Pigs. nrincipallv of the Berkshire breed :
10 Acres of capital POTATOES. small Rick of HAY (to
go off,) : FARMING IMPLEMENTS, Wagons,
Carts, Single and Double Ploughs, Harrows, Chaff
Engines, Palper Oilenke Crushers, Threshing Machines,
.4 rei'y Scales and Weights, Sack Wagons. Hecbrakes
, Market Gardeners' Light Spring and other Carts, Gear-
ing. Harness. Stantoni. Gig. S:e.; part of the Neat
HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, comprising prime Goose
Feather Reds, Chest of Drawers, Wardrobe. Patent
Wringing and Mangling Machine. Kitchen and Dairy
Utensils, capital Churn. Cheese Press, and numerous
other articles, Catalogues of which will be distributed,
and may be had at the P:aee of Sale ; the principal Inns
in the Neighbourhood ; and of the Auctioneers, Stour-
bridge cud Brierley Hill.

TO be LET. with immediate posasession, a
good HOUSE, (24. Kidderminater Street, Stour-
tridtto 1, containing Pricer, Sitting Room, Kitchen, Cel-
&c.. with Coa.,h-honse and Stable.—Apply to Mr.
Eduard Thomas. Supervisor of Inland Revenue, who
Las removed to 22, Bowling Green Lane.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1869-10-02

BELLOWS' CUTTING AT CRADLEY,

On Thnrsday morning last, considerable ex-
citement was manifested in this town, it being
reported that sixteen pairs of bellows' had been
rut. On eugniry being made, the report turned
out to he too true.

Some time ago, a dispute had been going on
amongst the chaiminkere for a rise of the price.
John Rayhould, chainmaker, of High Town.
wAs :it work in his shop the previous night, and
his bellows were safe; bat hAween the hours of
two o'clock and six in the morning seven pairs
of bellows were cnt, and rendered useless, the
entry being ionic tlinaigh the shop do r.
The mine inorninl Joseph Rollinson, chain.
maker, had his shop entered, and three pairs of
buIIOWR cut.

The 44 of Tidal Parsms was entered and
four pairs of bellows oat ; also the shop of Ed,
ward Da!low, and two pairs out.
No reason *appears to be assigned why Ray-
bould's should have been out, as it appears he
was working at the increased price list 4s Qd.
The reason alleged forth other pairs being cut,
is that they were not has,ina the increased list.
It is to be lionod that ore lona the person who
committed so dastardly an out rage will be brought
to justice, and so meet with the punislintent they
deserve.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1869-10-02

UPPER SVVINFORD, NEAR STOURBRIDOE.

rpo LET, a ennyrnient DWELLING-
I- Horsy,. with Three Bed ROOMR, Raton, Sitting
Room. Kitchen, ana other Onthnildings, with yard entire.
Rent Mmleretc.— A pply at the Old Crispin Inn, Church-
street. Stoirbridze.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1869-10-02

S'TOUBBB Ilia E.

Ladies will lind • select tittoek at 1,4. CE and FANCY
00008, suitable for livening IVar. at
L. LASKEY'S,
•9, HlOll STHENT,
(Near the lieglerroad),
B 7' 0 1: 11 ill: I Id 08.

[A CARD.]

MISSES M. AND E. FOWLER,

RESS & MANTLE MAKERS.

92. HMI-STREET, STOURIBRIDGE.

PUBLIC NOTICE.

D. HALL,

BILL POSTER, TOWN CRIER, AND GENERAL

MESSENGER,

Next elonr tn the Horse and Groom Inn,

HIGII-STREET, sToURBRIDOE

All Orders punctually Wooded to.

SAMUEL SALT & SON,
HAGLEY-STRFET, lIALEROWFM,
AOENTS FOR THE "OBSERVER."

Kowa. Solt and Son hliv,r the Observer to the fol
lowing Town•linni:—Halesoweii, Brierler Hill, Quarry
Bank, Cradley Ilnoth. Crailley. Hill. Blackheath.
Gorety Hill. Colley Gate, Bartley Green. Quinton, Hun-
wington. If eabury, 01.1hury. Carries,. Green, The Lye,
Cleat, Belbr..n 0. ton, I,4rileld, The Liekey,Broinagrove.
Redd itch. and the surround ing dietriet.

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Steat,,, St. ws. Cutlets. Fish, Chops, Curries, time,
F.mltry, Soup, Salad, Cheese, Seasoning, and all made-
dishes. This Siilll, 1,1 universally esteemed for itspeeu-
lisr ,lelicious rich Savour, and is relishing in the:highest
(1,14,e, with every kind of dish. Manufactured only hy
Hen 7 Loverork, Chemist, Coventrystreet Stourlorillge,
and sold Wholesale and Retail, in bottles, 6d, Is, and .28
each.— Agents wanted.

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1869-10-02

.•41R.

STOURBRIDGE SCHOOL OF ART.

rr HE Course of LECTURES on GEOME-
TRY and PERSPECTIVE will commence on
MONT4Y, OcToIIFIR 4th, ISG9.

This is S favourabletiMe for intending Pupils to join
the School, SP it allows them gond time to work up for
the Examinations to lie held in March next. The School
lots been psrticularly successful in all the Government
Examinations of the year.
Art Instruction id given useful to the Artisan and
Decorative Artist

Morning Class for Ladies, on Tuesdays and Thursdays,
from Ten to Twelve o'clock. Toms, 1115.141 per Quarter.

General Evening CIA., on Mocdays, Wednesdays, and
Friday.. from Seven to Ilalf.past Nine o'clock. Terms,
Os per Quarter.
. .

}tattier. psrticillars may be obtsined upon personal or
writtai application to the Mail Bla6ter, at the School.

STOURBRIDGE IMPROVEMENT ACT,
1866.

CHANNELLING & LEVELLING CECIL-STREET.

THE Stonrbridge Improvement Commig-
sioneni having ordered the above Street to be freed
from Obstruction, Channelled, and Levelled accordinv to
the 54th sc ction of Specinl Art, Persons WILLING TO

DO TUE WORK may send in TENDERS for the sante,
address,4 to the ondersifned, on or before TUESDAY, the
sth I'd OCToDER INST‘NT. .

Particulars of the Wolk required may be obtained at
my Utiles.

JOHN TAYLOR,
Clerk to the Cotutoiheioners.
56, High•street, Stourbridge.

THE QUEEN'S BUILDING SOCIETY,

BRIERLEY-HILL Mir NCH.

He ad Offices :-44, H don SlI, ratingham.
MONEY
promptly advanced on approved
Freehold and Leasehold Securities.
Five per cent. interest snowed on Deposits, with Bonus
addittions.

Prospectus and further information can be obtained
from

ACENT:-

MIL T. FEREDAY, High-street, Erierley-ITill, and
[2, Lower Iligh-htre,A, Stowbridge.

SOLICITOR :
Mn. J. WALTER CLULOW,

THOMAS 'TOMER,

AUCTIONEER AM) CENERAL VALUER,
FIVE WAYS, CRACLEY HEATH,

Respectfully solicits the I,omm-we and snpport of lii•
numerous friends, said the Public generally.
Charges strictly 31oderitte.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1869-10-02


MR. CHARLES DICKENS AT

BIRMINGHAM,
On Monday the usual address n the ope• lof the
session of the Birmingham anti Midland Institute, was
delivered by Mr. Charles Diarens, who reminded his
audience that during the fourteen years of its existence
the institute had helped numbers of working men to
attain to a higher elevation in life, and even encouraged
among them a tone of independence and self•help.
Ile praised its management for knowing no distinction
of creeds, and for refusing to be patronised. He denied
that this was a material or irreligious age, and added,
the worst sign of a materialistic age would be when
science ceased to be a pursuit, and no new discoveries
were made. In allusion to some political remarks
made by Mr. Dixon, M.P., Mr. Dickens said his creed
might Ile compendiously summed up in these words—
his faith in the people governing was infinitesimal—his
faith in the people governed was illimitable.
We make the following extracts from Mr. Dickens's
interesting speech :
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1869-10-02

A FAMILY OF FOUR PERSONS
POISONED.

A mother and three children have been poisoned at
Bromley-by-Bow. Lomion, under the following painful cir-
cumstances, and it is feared that two of the family will die
from the cifi,cts

It appears that on Thursday in last week, a man,
named Humphreys, a dog-fancier, Home forty-two
years of age, was summoned to the Thames Police-
court by Mr. Spratley, relieving officer, fur neglecting
to support his faintly. He alleged in his defence that
he was suffering from rheumatism in the feet, and was
therefore unable to earn money, and could not pick
oakum to entitle him to outdoor relief. The magistrate
sail to Lim that if he would re t pick oakum in the
workhouse-yard for the relief given to his wife and
children he would have to do so in the prison. He
replied, "you may do your best and your worst," and
was sentenced to seven days' imprisonment.
The next day his wife, Harriet Humphreys, pro-
ceeded to make a pudding, and not having sufficient
flour she took from a shelf a quantity of white powder
which had all the appearance of flour, and worked it
up. When the pudding was bled she gave it to her
three children, and ate some of it herself. Almost
immediately the whole four were seized with burning
pains which gave excruciating agony. A dog which
drank the water in which the pudding had been boiled
writhed on the floor and died in a few minutes.
The neighbours, finding that something was amiss,
I entered the house and did what they could to relieve
the .sufferings of the Mother and children, and then,
bringing up a cart to the door, removed them to a
surgeon's, where they were provided with antidotes.
They were brought back to the house at 10, Black-
thorniestreet, Bromley-by-Bow, when soon after the
relieving officer mentioned above, found them still
in a deplorable condition. A medical man was
called in, and James Humphreys, aged eleven years,
and George, aged eight, were pronounced to be
in such a dangerous state that it was deemed
necessary at once to remove them to the infirmary.
The girl, Jane Humphreys, and the mother wire at-
tended to at the house, and they are now in a fair way
of recovery. The boys are stated to be in an almust
hopeless state, and the recovery of the youngest is said
to be impossible. The powder which was converted
into a pudding by Mrs. Humphreys was found to be
corrosive sublimate. That deadly poison is used, it
appears, by dog fanciers for the curing of cutaneous
diseases In dogs.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1869-10-02

THE BISHOP OF EXETER AND THE
IRISH CHURCH.
The followinz etter appeared in The Ti nta of Thee.
day :

The inevitable conclusion to be drawn from the words
attributed to rni father by Sir George Bowyer, " ih, Irish
church most ;it Is doomed, and nothing can save it, 'and
if we don't keep clear of it we shall go tom" Is that he would
have joined with the betrayers ief the Irish Church in order
to save our own. Now, the last great mental effort my
lather made was In defence of that same Irish Churnh, and
nothing but bodily weakness prevented him from per-
severing in It. Mr Toogood, his medical adviser, positively
forbade his atempting it fuyther. 111 proof of this Mr. Too-
want may be apt-wait:a to. Anti It so happened that the
Gish 0.11 chaplain betty absent a neighnouring clergy-
man ;Mr. Hewitt) WAS called in to read to him for he was
blind) passages from certain learned works which ho had sent
tir from Exeter on the subject. Every one most perceive,
notwitlistandloci the specious disguise with which Sir G.
it,lvlyer affects to cover it, that this matter tiring; in question
the personal honour and conslsteoey of the late likhop of
Exeter, and if in vindicating his character trio any damage
to that of his accuser, the fault Is not mine but his.

W. J. Pim11•(.111.
St. Cloylas Vi,arago, renthyo, Cornwall, Sept, 25.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1869-10-02

ITALSOWEN.

SAD BFREACEMENT.-Mr, Josenh Frodgetts, farmer,
residing at Ita..bury, has lost four ohildmn within a week
from dearlet fever. The greatest empathyii felt by his
neighbourm and blends for his lose!

QUARRY BANS.

SUDDEN DEAED —On Wednesday morning last. David
Prima, aged 25, died suddenly. It appears that deceassd.
who is the non of Tubb. Priced, Tower Hill, haw h"en
Gabled to fits during the hist twelve year,. on Tue4day
night deceased eat a hearty mapper, and went to bed at
seven o'clock. and at sit the following morning he was
found dead in bed, lying by the aide of bit father. What
is more singular is that a brother of deceased died under
similar circumstances, about twelve mouths since. Ile
was also subject to fits.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1869-10-02

MURDER NEAR LEEDS.

An adjourned inquest was held on Monday, on the
body of Priscilla Sunter. aged 54, the wife of James
Sumter, a coal miner, and keeper of a beerhouse at the
village of Whitkirk, about live miles from Leeds. The
deceased, who was a widow at the time of her mar.
riage, bad been married to Sumter about two years,
during which time he had frequently beaten her and
otherwise ill-used her, and about a year ago he suffered
a short period of imprisonment for his,brutal treatment
of her. The evidence adduced at the inquest showed
that some time after his release from prison he renewed
his ill-treatment of the deceased, and that about •
fortnight before her death she was obliged to leave
him on account of his brutal conduct towards her. She
subsequently went to the house of her sister, Mary
Ann Carter, a married woman residing in Leeds, where
elle died on Sunday, the llhh inst. Before her death
she complained of severe pains in her head, and said
her husband had beaten her and pulled her about by
her hair with great violence. She also stated that her
husband a short time before had bruised her head
against a wall, and that she felt severe pains in it ever
after.
The post martens examination of the deceased led to
the discovery of a laceration of the brain, about half
an inch long and a quarter of an inch deep. There
was also inflammation of a portion of the brain, and
the surgical evidence was to the effect that this was the
cause of the death of the deceased. The laceration
and other injuries to the brain had been caused by
violence, and could not hive resulted from natural
cause&
The jury returned a verdict of "Wilful murder"
against James Sunter, and he was committ, d to take
his trial at the ensuing winter gaol delivery at Leeds.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1869-10-02

DUDLEY.

BAND RECITAL—We beg to call the attention of Our
readers to our advertising column-i, in whiAl it in an-
nounced that a band recital will he given in the Town
Hall. on Wednesday eveuillg nest, by the members of the
Dudley and Worecatershire Baud (under the direction of
Mr. W. Field) who will appear in their new and splendid
uniform. The following vocalists are also engaged :
Miss Martin Harrhy (soprano), Mr. J. (kutteridge ttenor),
and Mr. G. 11. Mainwaring (baritone). From the array
of talent, no doubt there will be a crowded house.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1869-10-02

THE IRON TRADE.

WOLVERHAMPTON, 11 nesdely.

The meeting of to-day was not characterised
by the transaction of nine]] bnsiness either in
pig or finished iron. The different representa-
tives of the trod o who were present (mold not,
however, report the condition of things as worse
than it has been in the past few weeks. Gene-
rally a steady amount of ;ietivitv is observable ;
but how far this will continue to he seen through-
out the winter is very doubtful. However im-
proved affairs may be as to the quantity of ma-
terial turned out, still prices are scarcely at till
better in any case. Indeed, in some instances,
Hwy were hardly ever worse. ' fhere is no prob-
ability that :it the Preliminary 'Meeting to-mor-
row any ehatige will be maile either in the price
of iron or in the rate of wages.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1869-10-02

DIP CANDLES

PALMER'S VICTORIA SNUFFLESS

ARE NOW RETAILED

AT 7D. PER POUND.
Each pound of the genuine Candles has a label at-
tached, with the name of PALNIER & Co. upon it.
Purehasos of these Candles Mboulit strictly observe
the label, as there are several spurious imitations of the
genuine Snunless Dips.
PALMER 3: Co., Victoria Works, Green-street, Beth-
nal Green, Loudon, E.

G. F. GREEN,
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1869-10-02

THE PRELIMINARY MEETING.

The Preliminary Meeting of the Ironniaster,'
A‘woehition for the current ,p 1 t r wag held oo
'lrioirsday ad ternoon in the Birmingham Ex-
change Assembly Room, attended by about, forty
members of the iron trade, or their representa-
tiveg. Mr. Walter Williams (the eh airman of
the ear) pregided. The
.first question as to
the °Mehl' pa 'we of manufactured iron —woe
soon disposol of, the meeting uusuitnously de-

cluing that there was no ground for alteration:
ennArqu,ntly the rateg current for tile laqt 18
tunntbs, lamed on the standard of t 7 for bars,
remain as before. The request of the men for
an Advance in the rate of wiloq in alAn
:mil it dec4slr,..l %Ina the
11111:16 st, i!. 1•• .•IN Ilf tlio Inole would not
1.1111 tilt 1:111, trail the dre now

he position of business in this locality is on
the whole favonrably spoken of; hut, of course,
an close on quarter.day nobody expects any
great activity in the trade. The pig iron mar
kot is steady. North Staffordshire reports state
that the forges and mills them have been busily
engaged in completing shipping orders which, in
many rases, are required to be in port by the
middla of October, A fair demand, too, is
springing up for the home trade.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1869-10-02

~.. ..
TIE STOURBRIDGE OBSERVi', -It '1!1,
.. ,

No. '2SO

SALES BY AUCTION.

FIRE BRICK WORKS,
MOOR LANE, BRIERLIT

slcssßs.

nATES, PERRENS, and V. GOLD RIDGE
are favonred with instructions to SELL by
AUCTION. on MONDAY and Tuesn tv. the 15th and 15th
dads of OCTOBER NEXT. upon the Premises. Moor-lane,
aforesaid, the whole of the Stork of abont 2:les.000 FIRE
BRICKS. BURRS. and QUARRIES. RETORTS,
CHIMNEY POTi. kr.;• nortion of the ERECTIONS,
comprisitg the above WORKS, consisting of two large
Stoves. five Kilns. Retort Stove. with Pot House over.
Store Shed. Four COTTAGER. Stable. end Coachlmes, ;
the whole of the COLLIERY PLANT. comprising (10.
borne power high•preaßnre Winding Engine nod Engine
Home, Pit Frame. and Runners, Rollers and Posts, ,tetal
Weighing Machine in Wood Hovel, large Weighing Ma-
chine, up to ten loan: Hovels. Pit Chains and Rope..
Rails and Toole, Avery's Scales and Weights, quantity
of wrought and east Iron, Timber. ten Carts and one
Waggon. Retort Trolley, Blacksmith's Anvils, Bellow's,
Tools, an'! use men. Carpenter's Tools, a large quantity
of Brick. Barr, sail Quarry Matilda. Retort Plugs, ke.
. . . . .

—Tim Premises ere- within five minntes' milk of the
Brierley Hill Station on the Greet Western Railway, on
which there is a sitting belonging to and adjoining the
Works.

The dock of Briars. Quarries, ./turrs, ,tze., and athe
Erections will be sold on the first dm and the Colliery
Plant. Engine, and Loose Sto,--It on the aecond.
• • ',,e4 mar he obtained at the principal Tent in
-
the honvas
od ; or of the Anetioneera. Stoorliridge.
neigh
The Sale o C
oroggalice at Eleven o'clock each Morn-
fog.t
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1869-10-02

WOOL.

Business in colonial w 00l since the close of the public tales
has been on a very moderate scale, but the advance has been
maintained. English wool list realised full prices, with a
fair demand. Current prices of Kngllsh wool:—Fleeces:
Southdown hcggete, Is. Id. to Is. led.; half-bred ditto.
le. aid. to la. bd.: Kent fleeces, ls. gm to It 41. ; South-
down ewes and wethere, Is. Id. to Is. led; lolceater ditto,
Is. 144. to Is. Sid. Sorts : Clothing, ie.W It 40.; combing,
lid-to Is. N. per lb.
The,
recall

le-ester

POTATO.
The markets are well eupplie.l with polatoes.
(via at late ratta English showa, taal. to 702.;
to '.5 • Frouch, 00s. to 65a. p,e
TALLOW.
The market has been firm. Y.C. on the spot,
wt. Town Inflow, ern nett oath.

_ditto.

traee Is
its, 708

471. SW laa

1
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1869-10-02

BRIERLEY HILL.

ANNUAL Wegv.—This annual Wake, which is always
looked forward to with great iuterest by the holiday
people, came oft last Monday and Tuesday. There were
the usual gingerbread alai's, awing boats, shooting gal-
leries, Marionettes, it, This time the Wake was not
favoured with the wild beasts; neither was there the
usual theatre. The pleasure-seekers, however, were
quite as numerous as usual, and in the evening the place
was full.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1869-10-02

KINGSWINFORD.

THE ASSESMIENT OF THE Cost, MINIS.— A meeting
of the Ratepayers' Committee was held at the Institute,
Wordsley, on Monday morning, for the purpose of dis-
cussing certain matters having reference to the assess-
ment of the coal mines in this parish. Mr. R. Plant
presided, and announced that he had written to the Clerk
of the Guardians requesting him to favour the commit-
tee with the returns made to him by the coalmasters.
The Clerk, however, had defined to furnish that infor-
mation on the ground that the returns were private.
The committee consider that without information on
this point it Wag impossible for them to know whether
the returns were comostent with the information in their
possession, and a resolution was therefore proposed and
carried instructing Mr. Plant to request the Clerk to
furnish him with the azgregate amount of the returns
made by the eordniasters. It was intimated to the com-
mittee that Mr. F. Smith had called a meeting of the
coal trade, that it had been resolved at that meting to
appeal against the amounts at which they were assessed
by the assistant valuer, and that the trade intended to
appear, by counsel, before the assessment committee.
It wits ordered that Mr. Plant should make inquiries as
to whether it was legal for counsel to appear in such
CRAPS. The lucetieg was then adjourned till Tuesday
nest.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1869-10-02

MLIRDEA AND SUICIDE.

At Westhoughton, about five miles from Bolton, on Battu,
day, the follonhig horrible crime .as committed :

A an ramel Henry Whittle, aged 44, a weaver,
tour ered his daughter-in-law, Ellen Whittle, aged 24,
with a hatchet, and then cut his own throat. It ap-
pears that the murderer has resided at the house of his
son, Roger Whittle, a collier, in Chapel-walks. Since
the marriage of the latter, last Xew Year's-day, they
have had frequent quarrels, and Whittle, a'-eult a
fortnight ago, threaten,-1 to murder both his son and
his daughter-in-law. Whittle was told he must seek a
home elsewhere, awl he was to have left on Saturday
last if the house which he had taken had been com-
pleted. Since he had received notice to quit, Whittle,
who formorly was the tenant of the premises in
cont. tail claim to several articles of
furniture which hie son Alla big daughter-in-law claimed

as theirs, and this seemed to have raised oinsiderahle
aninaisity in his mind. On Saturday, Roger Whittle, the
son, got up abi ut five o'clock to go to his work. leaving
his wife and father in the house alone, Shortly before
haif-past ten his mother-in-law, Alice Allieon, went
tothe house and foui d the front door fastened. On
looking through the kitchen window she saw her
daughter lying on the coal heap, and raised an alarm,
when & man brought a ladder and got through the
bedroom window to open the door. Ile then entered
the house with Constable Hardaker, when the dead
body of the young woman was found I) big in the
treddle hole of a disused loom, which had been con-
verteci into a cal ruck. Her head had been cut open,
and near her lay an axe 3ft, in length, covered with
' clotted blood. On proceeding upstairs the body if
' Henry Whittle was discovered on a bed in the back
' room, with a terrible wound in the throat, from which
blood Lad run over the bed and fluor, Ile also was
dead.
It is supposed by the police that Whittle had a
quarrel with his daughter-in-law, and that she, with
a view to avoid having any words with him, went into
the hack kitchen to sweep the floor, as a brush VMS
found beside her. Whittle, it is presumed, followed
her, dealt her is violent blow on the back of the head
• with a collier's pick, and then seeing the axe, struck
her with it as she lay on the ground. After commit-
ting the murder, Whittle is supposed to have gone into
the village. He was seen at eleven o'clock by a
butcher named John Hilton, who, observing his wild
and excited manner. made the remark that he had
been doing something wrong. On coming home again
' it is presumed that Whittle immediately proceeded up
stairs, pulled off his coat and neckerchief, threw him-
, at 11 on the bed, and then cut his throat with a razor,
t which he afterw.trils threw across the room among
i some old lumber.
Whittle bore a bail character in the village, and hail
'been sent to prison for assaulting his wife, from whom
r he had lived apart for several years.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1869-10-02

THE POPE AND DR. CUMMING.

Dr. Cumming has repllel, thron;h the pre., to the Pme'
communtcathm in a letter of coneßierable length, combatting
. the ft.,mtsh demi put forth In behalf of the cupremany of
'St, Peter. Dr. Cumming of ',' Scotland " says :
• •• • •

- —•—• .
It was my earnest and pure desire, as invited, to
avail myseff of the opportunity of the council" to be
allowed to prove to the assembled council that the dark
and hopeless picture of coming perditien for all who
are separated from the Church of Rome, sketched by
the venerable Pontiff in his address to us, is neither
warranted by the Word of God nor borne out by general
councils held during the first 500 years of the Christian
et a ; and that our distinctive doctrines, such as justifi.
cation by faith alone in the Redeemer's righteousness,
and the way to Heaven—neither Pope, prelate, nor
priest, but Christ alone, open to the worst and oldest
and wickedest, without priestly absolution, or penance,
or pay; and our salvation, not by anything done by us,
but what was done for us on a Judean hill 1800 years
ago—are clearly stated, often and in various forms, in
that Book which the Church of Rome and the Pro-
testaat Church both hold to be divine.