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The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-03-28

THE SEATS BILL.

The Committee on the Redistribution Bill was re-
sumed at the third schedule, comprising boroughs to
which additional representation is to be given. Mr.
Sexton moved an amendment to enlarge the boundaries
of Dublin, giving an additional member to the consti-
tuency; but this was rejected, after a long discussion,
by 76 to 32. The schedule was then agreed to.
A proposal by Mr. Raikes to take Bermondsey out of
the fourth schedule of new boroughs, in order to con-
stitute it and Rotherhithe wards of the borough of
Southwark, each returning a member, was agreed to.
At the instance of Mr. Grantham, Penge was taken
from Lewisham and added to Camberwell. Clerkenwell
was also struck out of new boroughs and grouped with
Lincoles-inn, Holborn, &c., the whole returning three
members. Eventually the schedule was agreed to, and
some progress was made with the fifth schedule, which
relates to boroughs whose boundaries are to be altered.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-03-28

ECLIPtE ALL IiVEU YET INTKODT7CED

ATTEMPTED, Eflt L4l: A MARVEL

EITUENCITH, REATTTY, AN,
\TOrkI & 7. BATH PAS

A Large and ell-s elected Stock ot

MEERSCHAUM PIPES
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-03-28

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IA Work showing sufferers hew they may be
cured without the aid of Quacks. Free on receipt
of a postage stamp.—. Address SECRETARY, Insti:ute
of Anatomy, BrininehaP,

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labour, time, fue ,and temper. It does the family wash
without the misery of a steamyho,se. A boon to rich and
poor alike. The msgic cleanser for all purposes. Recom-
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Of all arocers and oilmen.
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Custard Powder. The Original and only Genuine. A great
Luxury. Saves half the cost and is half the trouble.
everywhere, in 6ki boxes sufficient for three pints, and in Is
boxes, for seven pints.
WAR it Eol:Pr.—Lord Wolseley is a staunch bel ,ver
n Pure lea, and orders an txtra allowance of •ha
bexe•age fur his troops, thereby adding much to i;:sir
health and endurance. Horniman's Pure Tea is sol,l in
100 Towns, by 400 J Chemists, and the Annual sal. is
six million packets.
"Luit oi Agents in this localily:—Btourbridge, C'arke,
Chemist. High Street ; Baktr, CiemiSt,Higo, Sir, et ;
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chdthist.—Kiddeiminster, Hewitt, hall
Owen, Adams, chemist.—Lye, t. 'nod,
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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-03-28

AN INDUSTRIAL MARVEL.

A remarkable and gratifying instance of considerate
conduct on the part of Sheffield workmen has been
made public. Messrs. William Cooke and CO.'
(Limited), of the Tinsley Steel, Iron, and Wire:
Works, have, in common with other kindred induss
tries, felt the depression of trade very severely. The
wages of their ironworkers are governed by the South:
Staffordshire Board, and the men are therefore in te
position which precludes them from making any coni
cessions in that way, even if it were asked. OnMon4
day a deputation representing the puddlers and milt!
men employed by the company—from 100 to 150 itt
number—waited upon Mr. ThAmas Wilkinson, the
secretary, and stated that they knew the company could
not ask them for a reduction in wages, as they were
bound to abide by the decisions come to in South Staf-
fordshire. Still, being perfectly aware of the difil•
culties under which the company laboured owing to
the extraordinary hardness of the times, they had felt:
it their duty to do something to show their desire to
assist in tiding over the depression. They had, therel
fore, held a meeting at which they had decided
offer the company a week's work for nothing, and
they hoped the offer would be accepted. Mr. Wilkin
son, who was much moved by this generous act of self•
sacrifice on the part of the men, said he could not do,
otherwise than accept the noble offer which had been]
made. He did not regard it so much from mere'
monetary considerations; it was the spirit they had
evinced in deciding upon taking so remarkable a step.
So long as such a feeling of sympathy and cordial
interest was shown by the workmen, the company
must surmount all difficulties which seasons of adver-
sity brought upon them. He desired the deputation
to let their fellow-workmen know how much their con-
siderate conduct was appreciated, and expressed the
hops that they might see in the immediate future a
return of better times, during which they would look
back upon the incident of that day with mutual
gratification. It may be added (says the Sheffield
Telegraph) that the men are making no small sacri-
fice in their free gift of a week's labour. Trade has
been so bad that they have been on half-time, and are
not thus to plentifully supplied with money to
make their employers a present of a week's wage. No
class of workmen labour harder than paddlers and
millmen. They literally earn their bread by the
sweat, not only of their brow, but of their whole
body, making, after eight or nine hours' incessant and
exhausting toil, some 55.6 d. a day. The good feeling
at the Tinsley Works is in marked and agreeable con-
trast to what prevailed some five years ago, when
there was a strike against a proposed reduction of
wages, and feeling then ran so very high that one
man had his hand chopped off with a butcher's
cleaver.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-03-28

WORDS LEY.

TILE AMATFUR DRAMATIC SOCIETY.—On Mon-
day evening the Wordsley Amateur Dramatic
Society again made their appearance to a good
house at the Drill Hall.—The first piece put on the
boirds was Paul Meritt's drama "The Word of
Honour, a Jersey Love Story." The piece was very
well gone through, although the members had
several times to resort to the prompter.—Mr. C. H.
Aston took the character of Patriarche Le Montays,
a Jersey seigneur, and although it was a nther
difficult part, he rendered it in a manner which
gained him a considerable amount of applause.
—Lionel, Lord Pancourt, found a good representa-
tive in Mr. J. Ince.—Francis Luscumbe,
cousin to Lionel, and the villain of the piece, was
in the hands of Mr. a Simpscia, who did his work
creditably.—Mt, J. Aston as Alfred Trevor, secre •
taxy to Le Mei-mays, performed that part in a
capital manner, and he as warmly applauded.,
—Captain Dudley Costigan, of the if, S. Army.
was ably pourtrayed by Mr. J. Corupson.—Mi-s
Wiikes made a charming Annette, Nadine's maid
—Miss Aston, as Nadia.', La Montay's daughter,
was all that could ha desid, so far as h•r
elocutionary abilities went, hut she 1.1 -es
her hands too much. We think that if she
it she tried to obvi.,te this, she would get on much
hotter. Perhaps, as this her first appearrnce it is
excusable.—The farce "To Paris and hack for £5"
was performed in suc'i a m inner that t iirly brought
the house do wu.—l ti,is Mr. C. 11, Aston was
again to the front in keepinir the audience alive. He
look the character of Samuel Snozzle and kept the
qu deuce lau4hing from tile time he came 01 the
--itaga till h left.—Mr. G. Simpson Was very good
is Mr. Spriggins, as was also M.. J. Aston as Mr.
Charks M trkham —Sir. J. Compson alai helped
:o kuep the laughing going as Joseph, a waiter.
—Aiiss Fanny Spriggins was well represented by
Iliss Wilkes. The iither characters were taken by
Ilessrs. W. Worrall, J. ince, C. Joan, and E.
,iia:psoa.--1 goo i band was in atteir lance linter
the leader-hip of Mr. G. lioathcock.—The proceeds
will bs devoted to the purchaie of stage preper.iPs
for the Drill }Tall.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-03-28

CHURCH BUILDING SOCIETY.

The Incorporated Society for promoting the En-
largement, Building, and Repairing of Churches and
Chapels held a meeting at the Society's House, 7,
Whitehall, London, Mr. Edward Hussey in the chair.
There were also present Canon Cazenove, Canon C.
A. Jones, Canon C. F. Norman, Mr. J. Boodle, Mr. J.
F. France, Mr. J. Hilton, Mr. Arthur Powell, and the
Rev. It. Milburn Blakistone (secretary). It is a
matter of interest to notice that the first meeting of this
society at 7, Whitehall, was held on the 18th of
March, 1850, and Mr. E. Hussey (the chairman of
this meeting) and Mr. A. Powell were both present
on that occasion. Grants of money were made in aid
of the following objects: Building a new church at
Preston, S. Saviour, near Brighton, £120; enlarging
or otherwise improving the accommodation in
the churches at Brill, All Saints, near Thar.ne,
Bucks, £4O; Bexhill, S. Mark, near Hastings, £5O;
Exbourne, S. Mary, Devon, £3O; Great Woollaston,
S. John the Evangelist, near Shrewsbury, £l5;
Tangmere, S. Andrew, near Chichester, £2O; and
Wentnor, S.Michael, near Bishop's Castle, Salop, £3O.
Grants were also made from the Special Mission
Buildings Fund towards building mission churches at
Dudley in the parish of Killingworth, near Newcastle-
on-Tyne, £25; and High Felling, Durham, £3O. The
following grants for works completed were also paid:
Towards building new churches at Middleton junction,
S. Gabriel, near Chadderton, Lancashire, £5O; and
South Lambeth, All Sainte?, Surrey, £220; and
towards enlarging and restoring the churches at
Aston, S. Giles, near Ludlow, Hereford, £l5; Chard,
Somerset (on account), £75; Frindsbury, All Saints',
near Rochester, £5O; Hope, S. Cynfarch's, near
Mold, Flint, £l5; Little Waltham, S. Martin, near
Chelmsford, £10; Nottingham, Emmanuel (on ac-
count), £200; Staverton, S. Mary, near Daventry,
£l5; Vpholland, S. Thomas, near Wigan, £0; and
West Ham, Essex, mission buikting,, £2O.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-03-28

ANOTHER CONVOY ATTACKED.!

[VRONI TILE GAZETTE CORRESPONDENT.]
" [BY EASTERN CABLE.]
SUAKIN, Thursday, 10.50 a.m.
The Queen has telegraphed to General
Graham, through Sir Henry Ponson.by, ex-
pressing her great admiration of the conduct
of her troops, for whose welfare she feels
very anxious. -
Especial mention is made in the telegram
of her Majesty's admiration of the gallant
and untiring perseverance displayed by her
troops under the most trying and harassing
warfare in which the could be engaged.
The bullet has been successfully extracted
from Captain Dalrymple's body, aud he is
doing well on board the hospital ship.
There were no casualties yesterday.
General Graham's full force has advanced
to General McNeill's zareba,. and small
skirmishing parties are attacking the enemy
as they make their appearance.
The soldiers are highly pleased with her
Majesty's message.
All the sick on board the Ganges aro do-
ing well.

SUAKIN, Thursday Noon.
The reinforcements sent from here yester-
day reached McNeill's zareha with but little
opposition, and no casualties occurred.
The whole of McNeill's forces are now
concentrated, and skirmishers have been
sent out to clear the bush of Osman Digna's
followers.

The weather is cool, and all tho wounded
are doing well, including Captain Dal-
rymple, who was wounded on the 24th.

[OFFICIAL DESPATCH.]
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• TO Tll E SECUTARY FOR WAR.]
• `SUAKIN, Thursday, 2.20 p.m.
"Zareba, just arrived with large convoy.
Attacked by enemy about two miles from
here. Enemy charged head of square and
were repulsed with eonsiderale loss. Our
casualties three wounded. I have not lost
a single cam ‘I load. Several slight cases'of
sunstroke ; men otherwise healthy. Marines
suffer most. Am bringing on Scots Guards."

[REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.]
SUAKIN, Thursday, 1.20 p.m.

The Grena•lier Guards, the Shropshire and
Surrey Regiments, and two battalions of
Indian troops started at seven o'clock this
morning to escort a convoy to the zareba on
the Tamai road.

ZAREBA ON THE WAY TO TAMAI, Thursday.
The convoy which started from Suakin at
seven o'clock this morning arrived here
safely this afternoon. A small force of
rebels attacked the convoy, but were repulsed
all round with considerable loss, about 100
of the enemy being killed. On the British
side there were three wounded. The rebels
attacked with the greatest bravery, advanc-
ing singly to within twenty yards of the
square.

ROME, Thursday.
Captain Croppy, of the Artillery, who will
be attached to General cfraham's staff, starts
to-day for Suakin.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-03-28

SINGULAR SUICIDE AT TOTTENILM

On Tuesday morning the police received information
of the death of a young man named Newman, who
committed suicide under somewhat singular circum.
stances. The deceased had only been married for
about seventeen months, and had one child. Some
eight months since he wrote to his mother at Liver-
pool, stating that by the time she got the letter he
would be no more. About a month since he broke up
his home, sold off all the furniture, and left his wife
and child. During he last few days the deceased
had been back to Tottenham and wished his wife to
return and live with him. She consented to do so, on.
the unde.istanding that he should furnish anothez
home. This he agreed to do, but made no attempt to
carry out his promise. On Monday night he went, to
his wife's father's house, where she was staying, and
kept talking in a very strange manner. He said
before morning either he or his wife would be dead,
and he suddenly seized hold of her. Being alarmed,
his wife struggled, and managed to get away. She
then saw her husband take a bottle from his pocket,
and drink some of the contents. A few minutes
afterwards he was dead. The bottle contained car-
bolic acid.