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The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-10-03

METROPOLITAN RIFLE RANGES.

Since the closing of the Wormwood Scrubbs ranges,
which provided class-firing accommodation for nearly
15,000 men, the metropolitan commanding officers
have scarcely been able to get their men through even
a portion of the Government requirements. The
consequent exertions made in favour of the reopen-
ing of the Scrubbs resulted in the building of a
number of safety screens and earth-banks, which, it
was thought, would prevent any possibility of further
stray bullets being found in the convict prison at the
back of the butts. The first experiments under the
altered conditions were hardly favourable, as it was
found that the high velocity of the-Martini-Henry
bullet enabled it to pierce the wooden screens and
travel to a dangerous distance beyond. This was in
turn prevented by backing the screens with boiler
plate, but a further difficulty became manifest in
ricochets either from the top of the earth
banks nearest the targets, or from the ground imme-
diately in front of them. Further alterations have since
been made, which have been tried under the superin-
tendence of the Assistant-Adjutant-General of the
Rome Dist/ ict, Colonel Julian Hall, and Colonel
Hammond, R.E., in command of the works. The
main features of the improvements consist in the
addition of horizontal iron plates at about 50ft. from
the firer and just outside the last wooden screen, the
plates being placed at such an angle that a stray ball
striking them must be deflected into the ground with-
out a possibility of touching the earth banks which
caused the ricochets before. A further precaution
has also been taken in lowering the ground in front
of the targets about Bft., eloping away towards the
firing points for nearly 60 yards. The results of the
present experiments have proved that it is now almost
impossible to get anything further than a few splinters
of lead pass the gigantic butt behind the targets,
under even the most unfavourable circumstances.
Further experiments, however, will be made, at which
it is expected that the Commander-in-Chief of the
Army will be present, and should these be satisfac-
tory, the Wimbledon system of canvass targets and
underground marking will be adopted, and the range
fully opened in March next.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-10-03

THE HIRED CRUISERS.

It will be the height of imbecility if the Govern-
ment allow the fast cruisers which were taken up a
short while ago as auxiliaries to the navy, and are
now to be returned to their owners, to pass into the
hands of possible enemies. Yet this seems exceed-
ingly likely, if the statements which have recently
been published are true. According to these accounts,
foreign Powers are already in treaty to buy the
Britannia, Mexican, Stirling Castle, and other vessels,
the utility of which to Great Britain in time of war
was proved by the use made of the Oregon during
the Particular Squadron cruise. Surely some
arrangement might be come to by which the option
to purchase at a price all vessels of certain speed and
capabilities might be obtained with a guarantee that
no sale should take place without the knowledge of
the Admiralty.—Army and Nary Gazette.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-10-03

WORK
.AN I) WAGES.

'fi:E STRIKE IN THE CHAIN TRADE.—At it meet-
ing of chainmakers on strike, held at Cradley
death, on Wednesday, it was stated that addi-
tional men had now turned out on strike, and the
9rDP!oyers afterwards conceding the requirzd ad-
Vallee. It was resolved to "play on" until the 4s.
list of prices is conceded.
THE SOUTH STAFFORDSHIRE MINERS AND THE
WA.oEs QDESTION.—A meeting of miners was held
on Wednesday at the Vine Inn, Wentheath,
Rowley Regis, to take into consideration the wages
questisa.—Mr. Winwood (the agent) stated that at

the large conference of miners recently held, reso-
lution were passed in favour of the miners through-
out the country giving notice for an advance in
wages, In the South Staffordshire district the
miner had to work very hard, and the remuneration
was not at all adequate to the labour performed.
He referred to the great increase in the consump-
tion of coal, sni contended that the miners were
fully justified in appealing to the employers for
remunoration— (hear, hear), After considerable
discussion, a resolutoin was passed in favour of
notice being given for an advance of 15 per cent, in
wages, A resolution was also passed urging the
miners to join the TradP Protection Association.

SATURDAY OCTOBER 8, 1885
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-10-03

NERVOUS DEBILITY
DEAFNESS ,
NOISES IN THE EARS, AFFECTIONS OF
TrIE EYES, and other bodily ailments. Sufferers
sho Ad send for Rev. E. J SILVERTON'S WORK on
these complaints (275th Thousand), containing valu-
able information. Post free Six Penny Stamps. None
should despair. Note the
.6 address, Rev. E. J. SILVER
TON, 16 to 19, Isamu, V11,1)111430, LIIDQATS CTROIIII,
LOIDONI Lig.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-10-03

BROMSGROVE.

ADJOURNED GENERAL LICENSING MEETING. --
At the Public Office on Tuesday, before Messrs. R.
Smallwood and C. P. Lane and the Rev. J. R. T.
Eaton, being the Sessions, the certificates of
William Lamb, White Hart, and Joseph Weaver,
Turk's Head, which had been adjourned for altera-
tions to premises to be carried out, were granted.
Tile certificate of Samuel Hill, Golden Cross, Marl-
-13;ook, against whom there had been complaints by
tit,' police, was als ) granted.
JURY LISTS.—The Assistant Overseers of Broms-
grove, Stoke Prior, Grafton Manor, Upton Warren,
and Ta.nall and Cobley attended with the jury lists
for their respective parishes, which were passed
Mr. J. Huinphreys, jun., objected to his name ap
pearing in the Bromsgrove list, on the ground that
he was a registered dentist, and his name was erased.
Ur. F. W. Hadley also objected, by letter, on the
around that his rate had been reduced, but a ques
tion arose as to his being rated to the inhabited
house duty, and the magistrates said he must attend
personally, and retained his name.
EXCUSE LIST.—The excuse list of poor-rate for
the parish of Bromsgrove. amounting to 3s sd, and
for the parish of Stoke Prior, amounting to 12s 90,
were presented and allowed.
BOARD or GUARDIANS.—At the meeting on
Wednesday there were present Mr. Wright (Chair-
man), Messrs. Fetherston and Llewellin (vice-chair-
men), and Messrs. Joseph Amphlett, Albutt, Booker,
Birch, Freeman, Gough, Griffin, J. Harris, Lewis,
Packwood, and Parry. The relief returns for the
past week showed :—ln the house at the end of the
week, 174; corresponding week of last year, 180;
vagrants relieved, 55 ; corresponding week of last,
16 ; relieved outdoor, 017; cost £B3 Os 6i ; corres.
ponding week of last year, 878 relieved, cost, £75
13s 10d. Tenders for the supply of various articles
were accepted as follows :—Good seconds flour 43 '7d
per bushel, Mr. Finney, Moat Mills; beef and
mutton 6d, suet 4d per lb, Mr. Partridge, High-st. ;
ale, lid per gallon, Mr. Bates, Belbroughton ; barm,
is 4d per gallon, Mr. Weaver, Sampson Inn; coal,
lOs 6d per ton, Mr. Newbold, Worcester Road ;
drapery goods, Mr. T. Hall, Messrs. Field and Son,
and Mr. C. W. Francis; groceries, Mr. J. B, Wil-
son, High Street ; leather, Mr. Burford, Worcester
Street; coffins, Bromsgrove district, large 7s, small
2s, Mr. J. Leadbitter ; Redditela district, large 7s 6d,
small 38 6d, Mr. Clarke,
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-10-03

SPORTING NOTES.
(By our Sporting Correspondent.)

With Bird of Freedom and St. Gatien struck ou
for the Cesarewith Stakes, backers of horses con-
sidered they had received a "facer," espec ally as
both aniinals were very fit just now, but their
owne:s have determined to reserve them for the
Cambridgeshire when they are both bound to be-
come warm favourites in face of Paradox, the 2000
guineas winner, who at Kingsolere is considered a,
great moral. It is a near thing in the betting re-
turns for favouritism with Charmian, Eurasian and
Althorp, all three receiving support at 6to 1. Al-
thorp, I consider, holds Eurasian on the Ascot
Stakes form, and Charmian at a difference of 29 lbs
and the same year, should have a pull over Althorp
on her late form. Xema, who ran second in the
Manchester Whit Cup, now finds favour at 15 to 1;
whilst Lonely, at a similar price, has been well be.
friended. Florence has inquiries, and Holdfast at
25 to 1 is reported gond business. Regarding
G-oater's pair very little is known, although at the
weights, Gonfalon cannot complain of the handi-
cappers treatment. However, at present I think
what cleats
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-10-03

CONVICT PRISONS.

of penal
ear low or
The Directors of Convict Th-isons invite attention
than in any previous year on record, being only 1349.
tsoertvhiteudfeacitn thatEn gltahned naunmd bwe r a
loefs
ws eans t el
a.
sory
More consolatory still is the regular and steady pro-
gress in this direction exhibited by a comparison of
quinquennial periods. While in the five years ending
1859 there was an annual average of 2589 such sen-
tences, the average in the five years ending 1884 was
only 1427, and this in a population that had mean-
while increased by considerably more than one-third.
It is remarked as a "noteworthy and satisfactory
feature" that the decrease in the number of women
convicts is greater than that of the men. In the face
of such facts it is not surprising that we hear so fre-
quently of the pulling down of prisons and of the
conversion of their sites to other purposes. Alto-
gether our recent criminal statistics afford abundant
grounds for congratulation, not only in what they
show as regards the past, but also in what they pro-
mise for the future.

Isn't it singular that an ill-natured shopkeeper
should ever offer to sell his good-will, when all the
world knows he hasn't any?
An Irish paper, reporting the loss of a steamer,
says: "The captain swam ashore; so did the
stewardess. She was insured for £5OOO sterling, and
was loaded with pigs."
One day Jerrold was asking about the talent of a
young painter, when his companion declared that the
yooth wto mediocre. "The very worst ochre an artist
can set' tea wbrk with," was the quiet reply.
When you receive a note from your ladye love, and
kiss it (as, of course, you are expected to do), why is
rt lib the nightmare? Because it is the ink-you-
buss.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-10-03

FATAL RIDE AND SEEK,

. A little boy named Bourg, living with his um /sand
aunt in the Rue de In Chapelle, Paris, and treated by
them, especially since his father's recent death, as an
adopted child, mysteriously disappeared a week ago.
He was playing in the street in the afternoon. His
aunt took him an apple and a bit of bread, and
nothing more was seen of him until a neighbour re-
marked that a chest which had long stood empty in a
shed at the end of a court had been moved and placed
upright against a cart-wheel. He began to restore it to
its horizontal position, when he was surprised to find it
heavy, and on opening it found the body of the missing
child. There were no signs of violence, and a post-
mortem examination has shown that death was caused
by suffocation. It is supposed that the child was
playing "hide and seek," and that he either got in or
was pushed into the chest by his playfellows. One of
these, it is thought, must have sat on the lid, and the
boys, on finding the child suffocated, must have
agreed to keep the matter secret. The changing of
the position of the chest is attributed to some men
who had been repaving the court, and who perhaps
paid no attention to its weight.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-10-03

ONEY LENT WITHOUT DELAY
LVI by the :CHARING CROSS DEPOSIT BANK
(Regd.) 28, Bedford Street, Strand, London.
Capital £150,000. Reserve fund £50,000,
Advances immediately made upon promissory notes as
'plows, without deductions,
Advan £25, 12 monthly repayments of £2 5 10
50 11 11 411 8
11
100 11 11 9 3 4
Larger amounts the same in proportion.
Advances of £25 to £2,000 granted at a few hours
notice in town or country, male or female, on mortgage
of furniture, trade and farm stock, plant, crops, &c.,
without removal, and to assist persons into business
Also on deeds, policies, and reversions, at 5 per cent.
for one month to 14 years. Distance no object. Easy
repayments. Strictly private, Call or write.
Notice,—Before applying elsewhere, ask any solicitor
auctioneer, ezc„ in England sod Wvles knowing this
Bank and you will at once find out you .re treating with
an old establish (1870), safe and bona fide Bank. Having
large capital we do business cherper than others. Re-
sponsible Tradersf Farmers, and others can have money
without a bill of sale. No good loan ever refused.
Current accounts opened according to the practice of
other banks. No charge for keeping accounts, or clear-
ing country cheques. interest at the rate 0f.4 per cent.
allowed on the minimum monthly balances.
Deposits of £lO and upwards received at 4 per cent.
per annum, payable on demand.
uhje.:l, to t .re months' notice of withdrawal, 6 Fr'uzit
bubject to six months' notice of withdrawal, 7 per cent
Subject to twelv months' notice of withdrawal, 8 per cent
Interestjaid monthly, quarterly, or as agreed.
A. WILLIAM, Ailuage.

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-10-03

THE RECENT COLD WEATHER.

A correspondent writes: "The cold spell which
hss been experienced during the last few days has
been, for the most part, common over Great Britain
and Ireland. London and its neighbourhood have,
however, experienced a degree of cold as intense as
any other part of the kingdom. The shade thermo-
meter on Sunday morning fell to the free:ll2g point
in the south of London, and in the western suburbs
reading were reported 3deg. or 4deg. lower; the
thermometer did not exceed 49deg. throughout
the day, and the mean temperature for the twenty-
four hours was 40.5 deg. This is the lowest tem-
perature observed in September during the last
seventy years, although sixty-one years ago, on Sept.
28th, the mean was 40.7 deg. The thermometer on
the grass, exposed to the open sky, fell to 24deg.
in London on Sunday morning, and ground
frosts were experienced over the greater part
of the country. The temperatures of the last few
days are in agreement with those usually experienced
at the end of November or at the commencement of
December. This cold weather is by no means confined
to the British Islands, but extends over a great part
of the Continent of Europe. On Saturday the ther-
mometer at Paris fell to within ldeg. of the freezing
point, and on Sunday at Lyons it did not rise above
48deg. Sunday morning the temperature was only a
trifle above 40deg. in any part of France, and at
Toulon, with the thermo:neter at 44deg., a fresh gale
was blowing from the north-west. The low tempera-
ture has been chiefly accompanied by dry northerly
winds, but cold rain showers have occurred in places,
and in many parts of England slight snow showers
have fallen. Snow fell in London on Friday, which,
according to available records, is the earliest occur-
rence during the present century; there is, indeed, but
one instance, 7th October, 1829, of snow falling in
London before the latter half of October."
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-10-03

A DISCARDED WOMAN'S REVENGE:

At the London Central Criminal Court, Mary Anne
Taylor, 40, a well-dressed woman, surrendered to
receive judgment upon a charge of libel, to which she
had pleaded guilty in March last. Mr. Poland and
Mr. Mead appeared for the prosecution. The cir-
cumstances of this case were somewhat peculiar.
Defendant had in early life been a domestic servantat
a school at Wimbledon, and among the scholars was a
young gentleman who was then 19 years of age, and
an improper intimacy sprang up between them. The
intimacy continued for several years, but at length it
was broken off by the marriage, of the gentleman in
question, and a considerable sum of money was given
to the defendant. For some time nothing was heard
of the defendant, but she at length appeared to have
resorted to a system of annoyance of a most extraor-
dinary character by writing letters to the prosecutor
and his wife, and in these letters the defendant
claimed the prosecutor as her husband, and made the
most filthy and disgusting observations towards his
wife. he was originally charged with attempting to
extort money by threats, but this charge was not
pressed, and she eventually pleaded guilty to publish-
ing libels upon the prosecutor. No punishment was,
however, asked for, and upon the defendant promis-
ing to cease the annoyance she was set at liberty upon
her entering into a recognisance toappear and receive
judgment if called upon. Mr. Poland now stated
that the defendant had broken the promise
she had made, and had written a number of
letters of the most disgusting character to the prose-
cutor and his wife, and he therefore prayed the judg-
ment of the Court upon the defendant. Mr. Justice
Hawkins said the libels were of the most filthy and
disgusting character, and he thought the defendant
had been treated with great consideration when no
punishment was asked for, and all that was required
was that she should desist from her disgraceful an-
noyance. She had, however, broken the solem.n
promise she had Made. He sentenced her to six
months' imprisonment, and to enter into her own
recognisance in £5O, and find one surety in .£25
to keep the peace t Isrards prosecutor for another
six months.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-10-03

A NAN WITH A BULLET IN HIS
BRAIN.

Several weeks ago a youth named George Massey,
employed as a clerk in a solicitor's office in Queen
Victoria-street, City, shot himself in the head with a
revolver. He was taken in an insensible condition to
St. Bartholomew's Hospital, where it was found that
the bullet had lodged in the centre of the brain, there
being a terrible gash in the middle of the forehead.
Several attempts were made by the medical staff to
extricate the projectile, but they were unsuccessful.
In spite of this the patient began slowly to recover,
until ultimately he was discharged from the hospital,
and was restored to his friends, who reside at Cant-
berwell. On making inquiries on Saturday as to the
condition of the young man, it was ascertained that,
in spite of the fact that the bullet, weighing nearly aa
ounce, is still embedded in his brain, the youth is now
completely convalescent, and is as healthy and well as
he was prior to the opeurrence of the unfortunate in.
cident. The medical staff at St. Bartholomew's re.
gard the case as a phenomenon, and have abandoned
all hope of being able to extract the bullet. In fact,
it would now, it is stated, be dangerous to attempt to
do so.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-10-03

THE MARKETS.

MARK LANE.
Business at Mark-lane was not brisk, but the market *ill
not withoutestendiness. The cold weather and thp firm-
ness of the" New York market have continued to give a
tone to the market, but have not produced animation.
Fresh supplies of English grain were short, and there
were moderate arrivals from abroad. English wheat met a.-
quiet sale, but was firm, and was held for 6d per qr. ad-
vance. Foreign wheat without being active was steady,
and 6d per quarter more money was wanted. The flour
i
market was firm •on former terms. There s a steady
market for barley, supplies of which were moderate ; prices
throughout are firm. As regards oats, fresh receipts have
been on a fair scale, the trade on the whole being firm, at
full prices to an occasional advance of 3d. Maize was
quiet, but steady, at about 3d per qxter advance. Beans
were per quarter dearer; Italian, 25s to 265; Egyptian.
26s 6d per 4801 - Peas were firm; white Canadian, 28s 6d.
to 29s per M:l4 lb Egypt ian lentils, 24s to 255. Cakes rose
ls Sd to Is 6d per t,n.

METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET.
The total imports of foreign stock into London last wiStk
year we received 15,458
amounted to 15,934 head. In the corresponding period last
; in 1883, 13,012 ; in 1882, 24628;
in 1881, 13,724 ; in lxo, 12,885 ; in 1879, 15,495; in 167
21.106' and in 1877, 20,105 head. At Liverpool were receivedn__
1194 beasts from Boston, BSO beasts from Montreal, a: 11
beasts from New York, and at Southampton 45 bens and
4 beasts from
4 calves from Jersey and Guernsey, an 50
cattle trade.
Oporto. Quietness is the characteristic of the cat
d English
Moderate Ptlpplies of stock have come forwar •
portion of the
beasts have been in fair supply, and a large _devoid of stock was in good condition. The
trade
was
the market
ani-
mation, and in spite of the favourable weather
bet Scots and crosses
could not be considered strong. The.
begn st
beasts have been in
have made 55 to is 2d per bib* Fodrein former terms. The
moderate supply and slow demand on
d. There was a steady
sheep pens were moderately well filled.
I current. The best Downs
1 market at the rates p 0_
reviu
4d to 5s 6d per Sib. Calves were
1 and half-breds made ba
Pigs were steady. Prices: Coarse
quiet, at previous currencies.
and inferior beasts, 4s second quality ditto, 4s 6.1
49
t°
41n
4s gr.d to 55 Od ; ditto Scots,
bs Od to is 2d; coarse
4 an &c.,
second quality ditto,
to 4s led : Prime large oxen,
d 'inferior shepp, 4s Od to 4s Od ;
,1
6d to be Od ; prime coarse-woolled
'
me Southdown ditto, 5s 4d to bs 61;
ditto, 5s 2,1 to 5s 4d; PP_
8d to 4s 4d; prime small ditto, 4s 6d
largo coarse calves, ..,3
hogs,"3, sd t 0.46 2.1; and neat small porkers,
to 5s Od ; large Sl3. to sink the offal. Total supply:-
4s Od to 43 Sa Per d lambs, 11,000; calves, 560; mulch
ocso • sheep and Beasts, .- ../ „Beasts, 680; sheep and lambs, 1660'
cows, 70. x
in From°rell : the midland, home, and western
calves, .-•
counties we received 1680 beasts' from Ireland, 600; from
d from Canada, 430 beasts. -
Scotland, 30; an
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-10-03

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wertiber, winter, or summer. Prevents redness, rouglint,
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Maßer (plicented),
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-10-03

'ID

KIDDERMINSTER.

BOIRD OF GUARDIANS.—Mr. J. Banton, M
presided at the meeting of the Boaid of Guardians
on Tuesday. It was stated that a fish salesman at
Grcat Grimsby had contracted to supply fish to the
Workhouse, cleaned and carriage p,id, at 24.-.1 per
lb.—The architect had been written to and asked
t) send in his bill for the extras at the Workhouse,
as the Guardians were anxious to clear off the
matter by handing the c ntractor a cheque for all
that was due —Mr. Watkins, the architect, had re-
piled that it would be some weeks before the ac-
counts of the Workhouse buildings would be coin—
, pleted. Two clerks had becn engaged upon them
since July, and they were not yet finished. The ac-
counts would be sent in as soon as they could be
completed.—A. case came before the Board in which
a man named Turner had deserted his wife and left
her chargeable to the Union until the indebtedness
on her account amounted to £5O. He had since re-
turned, and the Board had let him off on promising
to pay £5 and support his wife in the future. He
had paid 2s fid, and had again decamped. It was
decided to take steps for his apprehension.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-10-03

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-10-03

IMPORTANT COMPOSERS' COMPETI-
TION.

The intention of blessrs. Brinsmead to give a serzes
of symphony concerts at the close of the year was
made public some days ago, and since the particulars
have been issued of the conditions of competition for
a prize, open to British-born subjects only, of 30
guineas, for the best concerto for pianoforte and full
orchestra, offered by the same firm. In the hope
that the best work the nation can furnish in this de-
scription of composition will be submitted, the prize-
givers have taken care not to hedge the competition
with too many or very arbitrary restrictions.. In the
first place, the compositions (scores only) are
to be forwarded to Mr. George Mount, at 5,
Belsize-park-gardens, NW., not later than Oct. 31.
The work is to be wholly free g)f the name of the
composer, but is to bear a motto or device,
the same appearing on an accompanying sealed
envelope containing within the composer's name and
address. The judge of the merits of the respective
compositions will be Mr. W. G. Cusins, and the
Messrs. Brinstnead retain the power of withholding
the prize should no work submitted be thought
worthy of it. After the prize is awarded the success-
ful production will be performed, the composer thus
receiving the privilege of a public hearing of his work,
as well as the honour of the prize. He will be re-
quired to provide legible band parts, and the directors
reserve the right of performing the work at any
future time from these copies, but all other rights it
is plainly stated arc to rest with the composer or his
assignee. There is to be no unnecessary delay in
the adjudication. The result will be made known
as soon as practicable, whereupon the unsuc-
cessful works will be returned, "with their re-
spective letters, unopened, on production of
satisfactory evidence of ownership, up to December
31. After that date all remaining letters will
be opened, and the authors of the correspond-
ing works communicated with." These arrange-
ments are so simple that there can be no doubt of
their being thoroughly understood, whilst nothing
fairer could be devised. The time between now and
the last day that compositions will be received is per-
haps rather short, but it is impossible to please
everybody, and it is only reasonable to suppose that
those musicians who would compete have their ideas
matured ready for transcription to paper, if indeed
the latter process has not been already duly executed.
In concluding their notification the Messrs. Brims-
mead say, "We trust the prize will prove that Great
Britain can still boast of composers who are worthy
successors of Dr. Bull, Field, Purcell, and other
early English composers who were once at the head
of the musical world."
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-10-03

A JUROR AND THE BRIGHTON
ROMANCE.

At the Stratford Petty Sessions on Saturday, a
gentleman applied to be struck off the jury list for
West Ham on the ground that he was a dental sur-
geon in practice. He said he had been in attendance
at the Old Bailey five days last week, and all the
previous week, and had been one of the jurymen in
the Brighton bigamy case. He did not know at the
time that he was entitled to exemption, otherwise he
would have resisted such a tax upon his time. He
believed he ought to be in attendance at the Old
Bailey now. The Chairman: Why? Applicant:
Because Mr. Justice Hawkins was against the pri-
soner in the bigamy case in his summing up.
(Laughter.) The Chairman: But you could not
agree, and were discharged. Applicant: Yes. There
were 10 for a conviction and two for an acquittal.
The Chairman: As you are in practice as a dentist,
you are exempt by the statute. Applicant: I am
glad to bear it. I have lost nearly a fortnight's
valuable time. The Chairman : Well, you will not
be troubled in that way again.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-10-03

lIAGLEY.

STOCK SALE.— At their sale on Monday list,
Messre. 0.-4tes. Perrens and Wooldridge had a very
good supply of stock. The entries comprised SG
head of cattle, 412 sheep and lambs, and 12 calves.
There was a good attendance of buyers, and trade
for best quality of beef and mutton was brisk,
whilst inferior sorts met with a slow demand: Fat
oxen made as high as 123 12s 63, cows 121 7s Cd,
sheep 54s 6d, lambs 31s 6d.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-10-03

HALESOTVEN,

ADJOURNED LICENSING SESSIONS.—The adjourned
licensing sessions for the eleven parishes in the 1
Petty Sessional Division of Halesowen was held at
the Public Office on Tuesday, the justices present
being Messrs. E. B Phillips, Edward Gem, and J.
Garratt.—Mr. George Payne, the holder of an out-
door beer license to sell intoxicating ',drink on his
premises. He said the nearest full-licensed house
was a distance of half a mile from his house. Mr.
Gem said that the magistrates were of opinion that
there was no need for additional licenses, and as
there was a large amount of terrible poverty in
the country it was the duty of the magistrates to
reduce the temptations offered to working men to
get drunk. The application was refused.—The
publicans who had been convicted of offences against
their licuses during the past year were called before
the Bench and cautioned, after which their licenses
were renewed.
VIOLENT ASSAULT ON A PUBLICAN.—At the Police
Court on Tuesday, George Webster, ironworker,
was charged with refusing to quit the Cross Guns
Inn, Birmingham Street and also with assaultine,
Henry Field, the land/ord. The defendant went into
the house and created a disturbance, and upon be
ing requested to leave ho violently assaulted the
landlord.—As the case was not pres4ed defendant
was let off with a fine of 20s including costs.
THE JURY LISTS.—Upon the application of the
Overseers for the eleven parishes in the Petty Ses-
sional Division of Halesowen the justices approved
of the jury lists.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-10-03

THE RAILWAY SEAVANTS' CONGRESS.

The annual congress of railway servants, held under
the auspices of the Amalgamated Society of Railway
Ser*? nts, will be opened at the Co-operative Hall,
Leicester. on Tuesday, Oct. 6, and extends over four
days. -The president of the society, Mr. P. S.
Macliver, will preside over the deliberations of
the- congress, which will include representatives of
every working grade in the railway service, and from
every great system in the United Kingdom, including,
for the first time, a delegate from the first Irish
branch of the society, established recently—viz., that
of Belfast. The report to be submitted by the general
secretary of the society, Mr. Edward Harford, will be
of an exhaustive character, and will deal with many
questions connected with the working of railways—
notably those of brakes, signalling, and wagon-couli-
Priaq..eiriii public and the railway servants respef...-
tively. An important report will be submitted by a
committee of practical railway-men appointed by the
executive of the society, on the result of their in-
spection of the improved coupling and signalling
appliances on view at the Inventions Exhibitions.
The members of the committee spent several days at
South Kensington, making an exhaustive examina-
tion of the various appliances in order to report upon
those they considered would be most effective in
lessening the great loss of life which results from
shunting operations under the present system of
coupling. The committee will make certain recom-
mendations for the adoption by the companies of cer-
tain appliances; and it may be here stated that the
Board of Trade has more than once, according to the
general secretary's statement, promised that if
practical, experienced members of the society should
report in favour of any particular invention calculated
to lessen the present annual loss of life and limb to
railway shunters, the Board would consider the
matter and recommend the adoption of the appliance
to the companies. As was the case of last year's con-
gress, held at Bath, and that of 1883, held at Edin-
burgh, the hospitality of the local authorities and the
trades of Leicester will be extended to the railway
delegates. Mr. Clement E. Stratton, C.E., of
Leicester, and an hon. member of the society, will
read a paper on "Practical Railway Work; illus-
trated by models.

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A New York eating-house keeper, who kept a
"rest-your-aunt," as some people calla cookshop, an 4
who prided himself on his ability to get up the best
dinners to be had anywhere, wishing to give the public
the full benefit of his skill, perpetrated the following
sign: "Try my dinners—they can't be beat." In an
evil hour, however' a wicked wag came along and
dexterously painted over the initial letter of the last
word.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-09-26

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-09-26

DARING ATTEMPT AT ROBBERY IN
THE SEVEN DIALS:

On Monday morning, at about eleven o'clock, as
Dr. Maddox, of Petersham Lodge, Gunnersbury, was
proceeding through the Seven-dials, a daring attempt
to rob him of his watch and chain was made by four
men. Fortunately Dr. Maddox, although an elderly
gentleman, was too quick for the ruffians, and they
only succeeded in breaking his chain. They then
tripped him up, and whilst be lay upon the ground
made good their escape. Beyond bruising his hands
in the fall, and being somewhat shaken, Dr. Maddox
escaped uninjured. Although several persons wit-
nessed the affair, no one attempted to follow the
ruffians and they got clear away.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-09-26

ROWLEY REGIS LOCAL BOARD.

Mr. W. Bassano presided at the usual monthly
meeting of this Board, which was held in the Board
Room, Old Hill, on Monday afternoon.
Dr. Beasley, tbe medical officer for the upper
iistrict, reported that 38 deaths had taken place
during the five weeks, giving an annual average of
13.6 per 1,000.
Dr. T. V. de Denua reported that in the lower
district 21 deaths had taken place during the past
five weeks, giving a mean annual average of 18 2
per 1,000; the district was free from any epidemic,
and in a healthy condition.
The Chairman stated that lar; had attended the
aulit which had been held recently, and he was
•ked to explain a certain sum which had been
paid for the building of a wall for a Mrs. Bans, in
Birmingham Road, Rowley. A piece of property
was given to the Board by Mrs. Barra for the im-
provement of the street, and in exchange the Board
built a wall. Unfortunately there was no record
on the minutes that the money should be spent,
and the audit ,r threatened to surcharge him (the
speaker) and the Board with the whole amount.
EL strongly cortirm.nted on M. SatnuA Cave's ac—
inn in the matter, who had ale) attended the
an it, and ohj'cted to several other matters.
The Clerk said the auditor was so unbearabl.
that he (the Clerk) asked him if he thought the.
Board were thieves and robbers.

After a long dit;euviun, it was decided to pre-
p tre an agreement that the land in question should
h 3 given up on condition that the said w... 11 was
erected.

Several other matters of no public inter. st were
•dealt with.

DUDLEY.

CRUELTY TO A HORSE.—At the Police Court on
AondaV, before Mr. Manley and Alderman Finch,
Alfred Hawthorne and Joseph Ruck, both of Stour..
bridge, were charged with crueity to a horse by
working it in an unfit state. Ruck lent Hawthorne
the animal to carry out a few potatoes, but Haw-
thorne sent it to Dudley for a load. It was so weak
;hat it could not stand up, and was slaughtered in
consequence of its poor condition.—Each d-feudant
was fined 20s and costs.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-09-26

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1-lA.GLEY.

STOCK SALE.—Messrs. Oates, Perrens, and Wool-
dridge had a very large supply of cattle and sheer at
their sale on Monday, cou prising- ;,-)6 head of cattle,
431 sheep and lambs. and 19 calve:3. The 'demand,
exc pt for best quality, was quiet, ptices remaining
ab.)ut the same as at th.-1 previous sale,

SUICIDE. -A woman named Therza Brettell (30),
n.ts been found in a pool at Lower liagley by some
inen who were passing the spot. The discovery of
the body only :confirmed a fear that she had de-
stroyed herselk, as she had been, in a very despond-
ent state. Dr. ARred Freer had been attending
her. S'oe had been missing since the 15th inst.
'rue body was temoved to the nearest inn.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-09-26

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THE TOBACCO TRADE OF THE
UNITED STATES.

The acreage devoted to the cultivation of tobacco
in the United States has increased from 638,841 acres
in 1880 to 700,000 acres at the present time, while
the product has increased from 472,661,0001 b. to
600,000,0001 b. Up to 1870 Virginia was in the lead
as a tobacco-manufacturing State, but in that year
Kentucky took the lead. The latest crop of that
State is the largest ever raised except that of 1877,
when the crop was 181,484,0001 b. The high
prices in domestic tobacco have given an impetus
to foreign brands. Considerable quantities of
Havana and Sumatra have arrived at the American
ports to make good the scarcity at home. All
the Sumatra tobacco was received under the 35 per
cent. duty. The great cheap tobacco centre is Louis-
ville. Last year there were sold in the 111arge ware-
houses there 88,900 hogsheads. The consumption of
c;gars and tobacco has grown with surprising
rapidity. In 1863 the number of cigars manu-
factured was 200,000,000. Last year the number
was no less than 3,867,645,910, or 19 times as
many. The production of tobacco in 1863 was
23852,3871 b.; last year it was 170,361,5581 b., or
seven-and-a-half times as much. The use of cigars
grows much more rapidly than that of tobacco. Never-
theless, the culture of tobacco in the United States
has already assumed such dimensions as to prove
that it will become a great industry.

A man of middle age entered the office of an
evening paper to seek employment. "What can you
do ?" asked the city editor. " Write leading articles."
"Next room, please," and the city man resumed work
on a pile of copy. "What can you do?" asked the
editor-in-chief. "Write leading articles." "Did you
ever work on a newspaper before ?" "No," said the
applicant, contemptuously, " but sure I'm readin' 'em
since I was the height of your knee !" "I'm wearing
boots since I was four, and can't make a pair," said
the editor. Applicant disappears.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-09-26

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in vain every kno.vn remedy has discovered a uimple
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THE INTELLIGENCE OF THE DOG.

Sir John Lubbock in a note on "The Intelligence
of the Dog," remarks that it was surprising how
little we knew about the true nature of animals, con-
sidering how long we had lived together in intimate
association. This, he thought, arose very much from
the fact that hitherto we had tried to teach animals
instead of to learn from them; to make the dog, for
instance, understand us rather than endeavour to
understand the dog. The former might be more
important from a utilitarian point of view, though
even this was questionab3e, but, psychologically, it was
much less interesting. Ile suggested that some such
system as that adopted with deaf mutes, and
especially by Dr. Hawe in the case of Laura
Bridgman, might be trfed with advantage. For
this purpase he selected a black poodle, Van, and
then prepared pieces of cardboard, 10in, long by 3in.
wide, on which he printed words such as "food,"
"water," "out,' "tea," &c., and no one who
had seen Van look down a row.of cards and find out
the one he wanted could doubt that he was able to
distinguish the different words, and quite understood
that bringing a card was equivalent to a request. The
cards were certainly not recognised by scent, because
he used a number of each. He suggested that any
one with sufficient leisure might carry -this much
further, and that the attempt would be well worth
making. The interest was not b teach the dog tricks,
but to ascertain its mental condition. From this
point of view, failure (if it could be so called) was, so
to say, as interesting as success. For instance, he
had tried for three months to induce Van, when a
card was shown to him, to pick out a corresponding
card placed with others on the floor. He did not,
however, grasp the idea. Of course this might be due
to some special stupidity, or it might be that the same
difficulty would be found with other dogs. He had
also a colley, but though she saw Van constantly
bringing cards and receiving food, &c., for doing
so, the colley never once thought of procuring food
for herself in the same manner. It would be very
interesting to ascertain how far animals were capable
of arithmetical ideas. Sir j. Lubbock passed rapidly
I in review various scattered notices on the subject,
mentioning the curious fact that one of the solitary
wasps, which stores up insects in its cell as food for
the grub, and in which the female is much larger than
the male, provides ten insects for the one and only
five for the other, showing not only that she knows
whether the egg will produce a female or male, but
also, apparently, that she can count up to ten. He
mentioned briefly the attempts he had made to test
his dogs in this respect, but regarded them only as a
commencement, and said that he would be very grate-
ful for any information or suggestions.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-09-26

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