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The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1871-01-28

CRADLEY HEATH.

Housawanmiso DINNER.—On Wednesday last one of
those gatherings took place at the house of Mr. John
Poole, Vine Inn, which are rather popular in this distriet,
known as a Housewarming," which is understood to be
a warming or benefit to the worthy host. In this instance
the housewarming waa fully carried out. A goodly num.
her mustered at 230. am, meat whom we noticed Mr. B.
Bissell, Mr. Henry Barber, Mr. B. Dunks, Mr. W. Wil-
lotts, Mr. T. Poole, Mr. I. Hall, Mr. T. Parsons, Mr.
sturman, Mr. W. Smith, Mr. T. Burley, Mr. IV. Field,
Mr. J. Bunn, &a., &e., the number increasing daring the
aiternoon to about 40. An excellent spread having been
dPity honoured, Mr. W. Field Was voted to the chair, and
Mr. B. Priest to the vice.chair. The Queen and the
11tyal Family were toasted. As usual the remaining por•
tins of the list was of a more general character. We
should not close this notice without remarking that an
excellent sprinkling of vocal talent was present ; in fact,
it was an evening of enjoyment long to be remembered
by those present.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1871-01-28

SPARING A CONVENT.

The Silesian Reho,lZall mentions the fake/Ina in
Merl :—'The Lrsuhli,e runs of Plots have rt pratedly
supplied the members of the Order at Berlin with teachers.
They consequently applied to the I,lly Superior of the
Berlin ("centime, bespeaking her mediation, to order that
the King of I.raisin might spare their convent as tars, pos-
sible from the c3IIIeqUOUCOS of the war. the Lady Superior
made represent- Wire to the Queen, and the Superior of the
Blois corvett, in which 50 men with their horses had been
quartered, alertly afterwards received a letter from the King
exempting the convent from war burdens of any kind."
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1871-01-28

ANOTHER USE OF ASPHALTS!

It must be admitted that the " gentlemen of the pave-
ment " in nris show considerable ingenuity In their shifts
and devices. A letter front Paris width HUM. ere In the
Ind;pendancA Beige mentions that the asphalte nit the foot-
ways is i Mug wed as fuel In the chocolate factories and rice
mills, stc. These Votway s sacred one thousand kit( metres
in length, anti would afford a supply of fuel for at least a
year. Under similar circumstances (says a London con.
temporary) we should probably burn our hack cabs fleet ;
our blue-nooks on ; then (' My Li.ds'" minutes. We
should then try the statues in Trafalgar.rquare anti Fee If
tinny were lufistnruable ; end then would colon the question
Whether we should use the paving of that square as Intl or
burn the " Reformers' Tree" in Hy to Pak. We could not
meddle with either without serlowly Interfering with the
comfort and convenience of demonstratinne, yet burning
eloquence will not roast a joint of meat, and one or the
other would have to be sacrificed in ewe other respect, Paris
Is becoming reduced to cur normal condition. We hear of
lard being made from t snow, and butter compouraled from the
pomades in the perfumers shops. The Parisians have not
yet got to Nato( from mod, like ourselves, tut they are fast
coming to it; in the meantime the pomade probably I:As a
less ntiplearant than the triestimable grease with
which we pluister our adulterated broad.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1871-01-28

THE WAR.

FRANCE.

COUNT BISMARCK AND M.

FAV RE.

PROSPECT OF A BONAPAR-

TI ST RESTORATION.

COUNT BISMARCK AND M. FAVRE.
BORDEAUX, Wedneaday.

The following official announcement is made:
—" Count Bismarck has decidedly refused to
grant a safe conduct to M. Mare to attend the
Conference, on the ground thalf•Count Bismarck
does not acknowledge the existence of any
Government in France competent to take part in
it Conference. Count Bismarck at first delayed
the invitation sent by Lord Granville to Paris,
and finally refused to forward the promised safe
conduct. The French Government is not at all
dissatisfied with this decision, regarding all mo-
difications of existing treaties which may lie
made under the circumstances as null and void.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1871-01-28

li

A DEAR LITTLE MAN !

" The planning of the batteries directed against St. Dente
rests with Colonel Bartell, the experienced artillery officer
whore latest previous undertaking of the kind has been the
d.igning of the eastern siege batteries. Ile has brought so
many fortresses to reason with these grim toys of his that
one might expect to see In him a formidable personage,
smelling of gunpowder, with a frown like the sombre mouth
of a 24 pounder or ii a voice like its report. You could not
well imagine a stronger contrast. Ile is a gay, dapper little
man, as merry as a grig, with a tine open forehead, good.
humoured smile, and a close cropped black beard. You
would not Imagine that it could enter Into his heart to hurt a
fly, and there was something quite boyish hi ttre unaffected
delight with which Le sported his first-o.s Iron Cross for
the first time on Niew Vear's morning. Young ladies would
call him a 'dear iittlemian.' Ask Strasburg, Tool, La Fere,
Verdun, and a few other fortresses what they think of him
as seen from a distance; and they might indeed reckon him
'dear' man, but In another sense."—Correspondent of
Daffy IV,lrs.

DitiEAsE KILLING MORE THAN THE ENEMY!

" Do 0 to yesterday (Jan 16) the Prussian shells had MIL('
or wounded, altogether, 274 victim., no insignificant portion
of whom are children (writes a Peril correspondent ) But
what are these figures when compared with the fearful and
still increasing mortality a hich week eterweek brings under
our notice? The return from the 71.11 to the 13th of Jamey
inclusive, shows an augmentation upon that of the previous
week return of more than ;:t.io death. Bronchitis and pneu-
monia rage among us like the pestilence which walketh by
noon-day. The return for the week Is close upon 4,000
deaths; and in this return, be it remembered, are not in-
cluded those who die in public hospitals and ambulances. It
Is difficult to get an accurate estimate of their number, but
few experienced physicians put them down at fewer than 100
deaths per day. Fancy a weekly mortality of 4,700 souls In
a population of little more than two millions!"
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1871-01-28

ROYAL HIt;AD-QUARTERS.
VERSAILLES, TllU[Slitly.

General Bourbaki's army is withdrawing to Besancon,
pursued by the Army of the South. The enemy's loss
in the unsuccessful attack upon General \Verdes, is esti-
mated al 10.000. Communications in the rear of Boor-
kaki's army are interrupted.

GENERAL BEAUREGARD IN THE FRENCH
ARMY.

It ia atated that the celebrated General Beauregard
of the United States has arrived iu France, whet, he
has accepted the command of a corps &armee.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1871-01-28

CRADLEY.

UERMANY AND FRANCE.-At the weekly meetings! the
Young Men's Improvement Society the members dis-
cussed the question `• Which most deserves our sympathy
—France or Germany ?" 'rite claims of both nations
were advocated with great zest, Mr. E. Brazier heading
the German element, while Mr. J. Runs led those whose
sympathies were with France. At the conclusion of the
debate there was a decided majority in favour of France.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1871-01-28

AN INSTANCE OF TENANT-RIGHT.

A " Isoeker on" communicates to the Kerry Ercrt•
bay Pot a remarkable instance of tenant-right as
practised on the property of Lord Lansdowne. In
1852 two families named Shee and Barry held jointly
• small farm at the c-lebrated Priest's Leap—a nape
which often occurred at the Fenian task llnring
the ptriod when the tide of emigration was higher
than at present, they surrendered their holdings and
enigrated at their own request, Lord I,nedowne
paying their passage money and outfit, which cost
£53, There was no value then attached to the land,
and a man named Patrick Flynn becatne the tenant
of the two lots. He held the farm uutil 1888, when
be died, leavin t his land and stock to his wife and
elder to a and £l5O in cash to the yonn2er children.
The elder son got into diffi tulths, and finding that he
could not eff,ct a settlement, his mother put up the
hni, cattle, hay, and eats for toile on the lat
filet ' an I ouch was the competition that the interest
in the farm and the stock were I urchased for £3OO, of
which I:230 WAR for the land and t7O for the stock.
The rent was £lO a year, and the land was bought
under the pre,ump, ion that 25 or 30 per cent, more
rent would be put on in consequence of the outlay of
the former tenants. What renders the case more re.
mark-stele is that the buyer, M chael Eynn, gave up
the farm and ernigret«l on getting a flee teaseage to
America, where he and his sons earned 1.209. He re-
turned last May, and was FO anxious to get under his
former kind landlord that he outbid a great number of
people who were anxious to obtain the farm. The
writer observes that the Irish Land Bill is of little use
where 23 years' purchase is thus obtained.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1871-01-28

OLD HILL.

CRUELTY To ANDIALS.—At the Police Court, on Wed-
nesday, before Messrs. E. Moore and N. Hineley, William
Brookhouse was charged with cruelly illtreating a horse.
Mr. Hayes said he appeared for the Society for the Pre-
vention of Cruelty to Animals, and he should ask for an
adjournment to enable him to obtain several important
witnesses. Mr. Addison, who appeared for defendant,
said be should object to the adjournment, on the ground
thst defendant was not the man who did it. The case
was adjourned until next Wednesday.
A sss OLT CAsla.— William Parson; and James Hill were
ci,irged by Jane Sturman with assaulting her on the 9th
instant. Mr. Addison appeared for complaivaut. Com-
plainant said she lived at Blackheath, and on the above
11:0e rile way going to Downing's public house about ten
o'clock in the morning. As she was going in defendants
threw snowballs, and bit her in the face. As she was
going out of the house they again threw at her and hit
her. She told Parsons she should make him pay for it.
and he laughed at her. Cross-examined by Parsons:
About 20 boys foil, 'wed me to Downing's. I struck one
of them. Hill pleaded guilty, but said Parsons did not
throw. Parsons called Samuel Parsons, who said he was
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1871-01-28

lIOW WILL PARIS CAPITULATE?

"I have been endeavouring to discover, whether in the
councils of our rulers, the questlon as to what is to be done in
the possible continger Cy et a connotation becoming fleece.
my, has been mind, As for as Icon tear, the coall•bleicy
la not yet officially recognised 1111 within the realms of pos.
silrlity. and it has never !Well alluitel to. General Troches
has officially announce.' "tint the Governor of Paris will
never capitulate." His colleagues have periodically said
mach tars some thing. The rum t practical of them, M.
Ernest Plcard, has, I b-lleve. once or twice endeavoured to
lead up to the sal jeet, hut he has failed in the attempt.
Nee spamr articles and Goverrinn set proclamations tell the
pipulation every day that they oily have to persevere in order
ultimately to triumph. lithe end must come, it Is difficult
to see hose it will come. I have asked many intelligent per-
eons what they think will happen, but no one seems to have
a very distinct notion respecting it. Some think the Govern-
ment will beam some day a notice to say that there are only
pm ovislorm for a week longer; and that at the t Mt of this time
the gates of the city will be opened, anti the Prussians told
that, if they insist upon entering, there will be nothing ti
prevent them. Where thick that the Government will
resign their power into Cie hands of the mayors, as the
direct repreaentativm of Paris. Troche rides shout a good
deal outside, and mys to the soldie rs, 'Crump, ray children,
the nonsent is coming.' But to what moment 're alludes no
one Is aware. No word is more antued in the French lan-
guage than 'sublime.' To call a folly a sublime folly is con-
sidered a juttilleation of any species of autuntily. We call
this refusal to anticipate a contingency which certainly Is
possible, if not probable, sublime. We pre proud of it, and
sleep on our foot's paraiise, as though it were to last for
ever."
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1871-01-28

HOW WILL IT BE MANAGED,

" A good deal of dissension is going on as to the time
which it will take to revlotual Paris. It is thought that. it can
be done in seven days ; but I do ni t myself ace how It is to
be done In anything like this time. (Me of the principle
E•iglish bilkers here has, I um4erstmol, sent an agent by
helloes t.i bay boats of small draught In England, In °edit
to bring provisions up the Seine As a speculation, I should
Imoglne that the best plan would be to amass them on the
Belgian or Luxembourg frontier. About two.thlrils of the
population will be without meats to buy I ml, even tithe
food were at their doors. Trade and industry will int
revive for some time; they will consequently be entirely
rlependent upon the State for their means of subsistence.
Even if was k is offered to them, many of them will not be
able at once to reassume their habits of daily inaletry. The
life which they have led for the last tour months, sod which
thi y are stilt leading, is against. It. A liege is so ebno:roal
a condition of things, that the State has been obliged to
pay tbsm for doing prnetically nothing, as otherwise they
would have fatten into the hands of the anarchists: toil
this pottering about from sli,y to day with a gun, doing
nothing eacept play at billiards and drink, has Men vet;
cl, moralising, and it will be long before its effect ceases to
Le felt."
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1871-01-28

LITERATURE.

THE PARISH APPRENTICE, by the Rev. Samuel

Nownani, of Edinburgh.

We have been requested to review the above
work, and have done so with much pleasure.
The perusal Las afforded us real profit and de-
light. it contains much that is valuable, and
gives a striking account of the religious feelings
of the past, as embodied in the lives of the hum.
ble poor. The great object which this well
known gentleman has in view in its publication
is to shew that wherever the love of God per-
suades the heart of men, however humble their
position in society may be, there you may find
not only a desire to manifest the Saviour in the
life ; but an earnest desire to bring others to the
knowledge of the faith as it is in Jesus. We
could wish that this very interesting and deeply
instructive little volume should find its way into
every cottage and farm house of the country,
feeling assured that its perusal will be accom-
panied with a blessing.

To be had of Mr. Butler, bookseller, price 2s
cloth, and is 6d popular edition.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1871-01-28

EARNEST AT THEIR WORK!

The Da,ly IV rim' Special Correspondent with the Ilea&
Quarters of the Crown Prince of Saxony, wiltes:—.. I saw an
incident to-day, trivial to itself, but which to the compre-
hension of one familiar with the attriontes era professional
army, and who has been also for some months studying the
workings of a national military system, was not without Its
significance. In a field i passed a eria id of young soldiers
Who were practising the bayonet exercise. Presently the
drill instructor stood his poplin at ease, whereupon, instead
of grounding arms and Iltiessly wattling for the next
' Attention,' :he squad fell eacii man to practliing industri•
misty the lessons that had Just been imparted There was one
young fellow lunging as if he would skewer the garrison of
Paris: another preparing to receive cavairy with &pertinacity
that must have struck terror into a brigs& of horsemen.
Then the men took to criticising each other's performances,
not chafilogly, but quite seriously, 111111 eVm anxiously, in-
dividual t spreesions of opinion being. solo speak, illustrated
with cuts. :Cow, is there a driP-sergaant in the British army
Who can conscientiously rased he ever witnessed a similar
stand-at-ease' episode In say squad he has ever
I have seen in my titre a good on dry squads drilled, but the
chief on CUpati.. nil 800 int. VAli I Lane ever noted to be
aliening tobacco, surreptitious attempts at horseplay, and
anxious glances at the barraek clean,
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1871-01-28

LOCAL LAW CASE.

CHAMBERS e. WARD.—This case Was heard in the
Court of Queen's Bench, Mr. Huddleston, Q.C., and
Mr. Lumley Smith (instructed by Mr. Edwin Jaques, of
Birmingham), appeared for the plaintiff, whl is a farmer,
residing at Beoley, and Mr. Montague Chambers, Q C.,
and Mr. Howell (instructed by Messrs. Tandy and Co., of
Dudley, were counsel for the defendant, who resides at
Repton, near Burton-on-Trent, and is the owner of a
freehold farm, at The Quinton, near Raksowen, let by
the defendant to the plaintiff on an annual tenancy, and
by the plaintiff sub-let to one William Sumner, which
occasioned the defendant to write a letter to the plaintiff's
father, wherein he referred to the sub-letting of the farm
to William Sumner, 'without bis knowledge, and to •
person a complete stranger to him," and wanted to know
whether " the plaintiff thought it likely, under existing
circumstances he (the defexdant) WAS going to allow the
plaintiff to rob him, and to allow his valuer to obtain
money by false pretences in the way he has done with
impunity," and characterised the conduct of the plaintiff
in presuming to sub-let the farm, without his consent,
and selling certain tenant's fixtures, S.fc., connected with
the farm, but which it was clearly prored belonged to
the plaintiff, who had himself purchased them from a
preceding tenant, as "the completest humbug and the
grossest swindling he ever knew." It was alleged on the
part of the defendant that the letter in question was a
privileged communication, the defendant endeavouring to
establish that the father was co-tenant at the farm aith
the plaintiff, which, however, was disproved ; and Mr.
Justice Lush ruling that there was no each privilege in
the present case, the matter went to the Jury, who re-
turned a verdict for the plaintiff, damages £75,

WINES and SPIRITS (Foreign) on which duty was paid
in London by some of the principal Firms during the
year 1870:

WINES (Foreign) SPIRITS (Foreign)
Gallons Gallons
W& A Gilbey .. 781,623 W 6: A Gilbey 316346
F W Colima 130,174 Twiss & Brownings 255,252
Dingwall, Portal & C 0123,264 JAWS icholsou&Co 199,793
R Hooper 3: Sons 117,116 D Taylor 61 Sons .. 149,182
C Kinloch &Co .. 103,064 Trower &. Lawson 131,822
Simon & Lightly.. 90,167 Dingwall,Portalk C 0114,169
Cupßife &Cs .. 88,243 Bond, Forbes &Co 103,468
Allnutt Jon, &Co 86,895 ft Hooper 6; Sons 97,869
Dent, Crwick &Co 86,004 Seeger k Evans .. 93,739
D Taylor & Sons.. 73,618 Bisbop & Sons .. 87,386
Brooks 6: Oldham 71,985 R Burnett I: Co .. 71,981
Findlater &Co .. 70,754 F Webb .. 63,437
Matthiessen &Co 70,517 Marshall & Elvey.. 61,019
Robertson Bros .. 70,219 E S Pick &Co .. 58,624
Domeeq Sc Co .. 70,217 Bowerbank & Sono 51,265
Besides the preceding there were upwards of 2,090
Firms who paid Duty on Wines and Spirits in less
quantities than those above mentioned.--o Wine Trite
Review, 15th January 1871).
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1871-01-28

THE SAD COST OF WAU.

II err Wickede, of the Cologne Genette, alluding to the
hope of a victorieui termination of the war exert, d in
Ala e and Lorraine by General Ituurbaki's advance,
and the determination of the perlde to consent to no
cerwation of territory, rate :

Is is chi. fly desperation which thus expresses Wel/
on the part of the great mats of the population. Tney ray ,
plainly, We have hardly anything more to lose.
You are now taking away the last remnants, burnlnx down
our houses, devartsting our gardens, and destroyir g our
furniture. Our soil, with its fertility, our fine climate, and
our industrious havdts you cannot deatroy or take away
with yon, hat wlll be forced to leave us.' What the country
has already stiffered and the tncreare of general contusion axe
torrf ole. lam staying, for Instance, at Nancy, toe fashion-
able quarter., in the hours of one of the first c onfectronera.
Everything in the fatally argues former prosperity, yet for
weeks there has not been a franc left In the house, and the
elegantry dressed lady often begs me to pay the rent
of my lodgings daily in advance, no that she may Vuy
dry bread for her children. Nothing but the really incredible
frugality et the lo each enables many families to cult. In
the house where I lodge not. bit of meat has been seen for
works; vertetahlos and gruel are day by day the only nourish-
mend Even the richest have no more money. An
it fluentlal gentleman at Nancy said to me,—' nly
Income generally amounts to 100,fe 0 francs per annum, but
since Angust I have not received hooofrands,for the property
of all the peasants and farmers r. mid Mere, with whom my
! capital is invested, to totally wasted, and nobody pays are a
ms. trace, sly sent my plate and my wife's ornaments to
London to be sold, loss to got enough money to entertain
properly the officers quartered on me.' It is now everywhere
like this in the once no beautiful arid rich Lorraine, and in-
deed, in most parts of France. Whoever wish.. to under-
stand what a war of nationals, such as we ore now forced to
carry on, a'nould come at once to France." llerr Wickede
deprecates carrying military operations after the fall of
Paris as fatal the Pyrenees and the Meoltterranean, on the
ground that it would probably protract the struggle for
week., and lead to a second summer being 'pent on the In-
hOslettab!e indl Of France.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1871-01-28

A PARALLEL.

In the lifelike romance of" Waterloo,' by al M. E,ci mann-
Crihtritill, alley lie rend bow Joseph Bertha MIA his friend
8L1,1113 escaped toga, her from the bloody b elite 1011. '. We
were ashamed," says Joreph, "to confess onr di feat, and
whenn or we ca.me across any Freuch peasants we deafeeed
them with shouts of We have teen betrayed " But, when
the too fugitives found themselves alone, oreph's good sense
and honesty made him recoil from the falsehood of which he
know himself to be guilty. "Do you know," says be to
Mote, "that all these Iles about traitors are disgraceful ?
If every nee goes On I.opentiVn them, before long We then ad
be traitors, end the Emperor will be the only honelt men in
Franc, it t, a el!geeee to our c-m,try to Insinuate that we
hAVP Ro, 11,11} trri tors not me on, and It Is not trim " " Itoh
replies I: : " if co had not been betrayed, all the
English and all the Prussians In the world would not have
fer,ed no to retreat." it was In vain for Joseph to contradict
th a notion—a notion, 4-the-bye, which is even at this
moment held by thousands of Frenchmen (remarks the Paris

Cerresimeleht ef the Daisy Tote!trap).` - The Isms fltsiTont
LLawruo ouoiso mid i•iot‘ vf his Iguoreut talcs
countri moo scent Wyman at Waterloo predisposes all the
lower orders of Palls to suspect every one, whether native
Or foreigner. Mion whom their eye now falls and with whom
they ard unacoalated.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1871-07-15

OLD HILL.

BREAM OF THE PAC.—At the Police Court, on
Wednesday, before Mr. F. W. O. Barn, Joseph Willetts
and Thomas Tromans were charged with committing a
breach of the peace by fighting on the sth instant, at
Spinner's End. Police.coxiatable Dix proved the case.
Defendanta pleaded guilty, and were ordered to pay the
costs.

-
DAMAGING GROWING GRASS. Samuel Crocier Was
charged with damaging a quantity of grass, the property
f Samuel Groweutt, on the 7th Lust, ot Tividale. Com•
plainant said on the above date he saw defendant in the
grass at the bottom of the mound, and caught him on
the pit ban. He was gathering pig meat, lie was pull-
ing something out of the mowing grass, and putting it
into two bags. The value of the stuff he took would hi-
about 6d. lie did not get over a fence. Defendatft said
lie was not in the grass, but on the pit mound, lie wax
ordered to pay 2d damage, 611 fine, and costa; in default
ii days.

TIIIIZATENING LANOUJOE.—I. Cartwright WAS SUM-
moped by Sarah Moore for threatening her at Old Hill,
on the Rh. Complainant said on the above date the
defendant was throwing stone, at some pigeons, and she
spoke to hint about it, and he said he would put one at
her b— head. She was afraid be would do her some
harm. Defendant said he was Wowing soil at the pig. tots.
He was ordered to pay the coats.
Csrriox To PCBLICAINIL—noebe Southall was Clanged
with having I er house, the Swan Inn, Rowley, open for
the sale of think during prohibited hours, on tbo
inst. Mr. Addison appeared for the defendant. Police.
sergeant Towner said on the above date, at 12.20, be was
on duty, and visited defendant's house. An officer was
there before him. On examining the home they found
three men in the cellar, with a quart jug half full of ale.
He asked the defendant how she accounted for it, anti
she said one of the men was her uncle, and his was the
only jug she filled. Witness knew the men. Cross.ex•
&mined The defendant's uncle did not come to me aod
say he was sorry he had drawn her into the bother. Mr.
Addison admitted that the men were there. The one
was defendant's uncle, and be asked her to give him some
Mink, and she did so; and he would ask the Bend.,
under the circumstances, to let the case off withpayniant
of costs. The ale was not paid for, but was given to the
users. The Bench said the object wan to get hold of the
soon who were in the house, and fined defendant lid and
costs.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1871-07-15

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fr. In

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Fro BE SEEN, at the Little Pig Inn, Coven.
1 try-street, Stourbridge, the
LARGEST PIG IN THE MIDLAND
COUNTIES,
Weighing upward. of 60 scores.

CAB, CAB & POSTING ESTABLISHMENT

THR CROSS INN, OLD HILL.

J. E. W.l-1/TMORd
Ergs to inform the Public that he can sul.ply
CARRIAGES WITH GREY HORSES FOR
WEDDING PARTIES.
PAIR AND FOUR-HORSE BREAKS,
Nor Picnic and Pleasure Parties,
ON THE SHORTEST NOTICE.
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CARS, CAIIB, WAGONETTE" BROUGHAMS,

VEHICLES, &C.

N.B.—Borges lo Let on/lire by the Dity, Week,

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HOPS

This market has assumed a quieter aspect, the business
transacted during the week being on a less extensive scale
The condition of the blue although improved, is still matins
factory. Mid and g. sat Kent, 580. to 1475.; Weald of Kent,
its, to Ws. ; ausbex, 506. to 80s. ; Farnham and country, 75e.
to 1120,; Olds, 20s. to 35e. per cwt.
POTATOES.
The markets have been well supplied with potatoes. Old
sorts have wld slowly, but new qualities have met a fair sale.
Flukes, old, 50s. ti Ws.; Regents, its, to OW. ; Rocks, 405. to
555. per ton; kidneys, new, in. to lit.; Jersey, es. to ;
Irench, W. to 7e. per cwt.
WOOL.
The wool market has teen very firm. A large businelef
has Imes readily transacted, and full mortal' have leers
realised. At the Wail' sales bindings for colonial produce
have vnitinued animated, sun the opening advance has been
gel Maintained.

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CHINESE FABLES.

'lw belief that the Chinese have no fables is chal-
lenged by the Shoo!,heti Courier, which belie, es they
have many, though they are not written fables. I. line.,
literature, while it contains nothing that rises to
the dignity of the epic noise, yet teems with the
productions of a fertile fancy --tnetannaphoses as
numerous (if not so elegant) as those of Ovid ; fairy
tales more monstrous than Grimm's ; and narratives
of adventure (generally accept.' as sober history) as
strange as those of Sindbad or er. As a proof
that the Chinese are not wholly without fables, the
following, derived from various sources, are given : - -
I. The King .4 uhloo, inquiring with sine surprise why
the people of the north were frightened at the approach of
thou si-hit, Man-ye, snout his Minister, replied as follows
—“A tiger who happened to be preceded by a bix was greatly
astonished 11, sea all the animals running UN ny fr the fox,
littk suspected that their terror itas inspired by himself. It
is led (Idiot. but your Majesty of whom the people of the
North are ill dread."

2. "I nany go.,Ut and tday w ithout :tity langer now," said
a little mouse 'to its mother. " The old eat has become
religious. I see her with her eyes shut, engaged in praying
to Buddha." Grimalkin's devotions, however. di.lnot prevent
her seizing the silly little creature as soon as it ventured near.
a. A tiger who had never seen all ass was terrified at the
sound of his voice, /Ind was about to runs away, when the
latter turned his heels and prepared to kick. "If that is
your mode of attack," said the tiger, 'i know how to deal
whit yon."

i:A.iiger having clapped his paw on an tudneky monkey,
the latter begged to be released on the wore of his insignifi-
cance, and promised to show the tiger where he might tind
a fibre valuable prey. The tiger complied, and the monkey
conducted him to a hill-side where 1111 asir was feeding, an
animal which the tiger till then had never seen, •' My good
brother,- said the ass to the monkey, 'thitherto you have
always brought me two tigers, how is it that pm have only
hrought Inc One to-day ?" Waring thew words, the tiger
fled for his life. Thus a ready wit may often ward off great
dangers.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1871-07-15

"JEAMESES" AT WILLIS'S ROOMS,
LONDON.

It is satisfactory to find from a ease which came
before the magistrate at Mazilsorough-street polices
court on Friday, that of 400 footmen waiting outside
Willis's Rooms [London) on the occasion of the
Waverley Ball only onesthird of them were drunk! (re-
marks the Putt Nall Gazette). Two of the number,
who were rather more drunk than the others, were
fined forty shillings each, the magistrate at the same
time expressing his regret that "mire of the class of
the prisoners were not brought before him, as it was
tune such ill-regulated persons should be taught bettor
behaviour." Without in any way seeking to palliate
the conduct of these inebriated Jeameses, it is only
fair to point out that if footmen as a class are " ill
regulated persons," they are not inimarily respondlsle
for the foolish regulations which influence their con-
duct. These men, many of them mere lanky boy,,,
engaged as footmen more with reference to their height
than their characters, are ,susnerally during the Lon-
don season out six nights in the week, and
stand for hours exposed to all weathers outside the
houses in which festiviti, are raging, until their master
or mistress's carriage is called. That they take to
drinking under such circumstances is not surprising;
however steady may have been their halsits before they
"plunged into the vortex" of London dilation, they
sssszi become morally ansl physically eteriurateil.
Numbers if them die early, and numbers: becisme con-
tinued drunk:ink, lint "society" is surely as much to
blame as these victims if its folly. It has no right to
make others suffer from the ill effects of its late hours
an senseless arrangements. If it cannot devise some
c,sstume which will enable it to dispense with carriages,
horses, coachmen, and footmen, and walk to its ttatlier-
ings, it might at least keep earlier hours. Why, tor
instance, should not its balls and parties 1.0111111,1 WC it
eight o'clock and close at twelve or ii,.!
taking place between 11 p.m. and 4a. iii. Thi ;• I:
lessen much of the fatigue now entailed on it
nate employes. Society, however, can baulk- ;
pected to interest itself in so trifling a matt,
demoralization of it, footmen.
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ItREST OF Fk.RAY.

PARIS, Friday.
Feray, late member of the Central Committee
vas arrested yesterday.
This morning's papers call upon the electors
to take care that the friends of the Commune
shall not be!elected at the approaching munici-
pal elections
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1871-07-15

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j REGISTERED NOR 1
iTRANSMISSION ABROAD.

SATURDAY, JULY 15, 1871.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1871-07-15

THE CONDUCT OF PUBLIC BUSINESS.

The following Standing Orders for the house of Commons
have been proposed by Lord Grey :
" I. After a bill has been read a third time and
passed, it shall be in the power of any member to move
that, having regard to the period of the Session, it is
expedient to defer till a new Session sending such bill
to the Lords for their concurrence.

"11. In the event of a motion to this effect being
agreed to by the House, the bill to which it refers shall
be dropkied for the current Session, but in the ensiling
Session it may again be brought forward for the pur-
pose of being at once sent to the Lords, when the fob
owing rules shall apply :
'l. Any member shall be entitled, after due notice,
to require a resolution agreed to by the House in the
preceding Session for the postponement of a bill under
the above order to be read by the Clerk; to introduce
thereupon a new bill precisely the same (except as to
any necessary alterations of dates) with the bill so
postponed; and to move that such bill be sent to the
Lords for their concurrence.

" 2. When a motion of this kind is made, no amend-
ment shall be moved upon it, but the question whether
it is to be agreed to shall be put, and, after having
been considered, shall be affirmed or negatived by the
House. _
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'3.ln the event of the motion being negatived the
Bill shall be dropped, but if it should be agreed to by
the House, the Bill shall, without further debate or
question put, be immediately read three times and sent
to the Lords for their concurrence.
. .

" Ile above orders shall also apply to Bills
brought from the Lords and adopted by this House
with amendments, if the House should be of opinion
that, having regard to the period of the Session and the
character of the amendments, there would not be time
for their being properly considered by the I,rds if the
amended Bill were returned to them in the current
Session,"
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1871-07-15

THE CONFESSION OF MURDER AT

WIGAN.

.1 t the Imeough poliee-txmrt at Wigan, before tle•
aml other magistrates, the case of Ann Inn 1,-.
11l "'"IY charged on her own confession with the
inuruer Ipf her stepfather and of two children she had by
him, was brought before the I oust by the Chief '4.11-
,4;11 Mr. Simm. He stated that since the w.unan was
last before the Court she hash is:en removed to the
wort:ll,ms... after having been examined by a surgeon.
She was atbmded by Mr. Smallman, who had that
morning informed him she was quite unfit to appear
before the Court. She was better in body, but worse
in mind, and, in fact, her mind amPeared to be rather
seriously affected. Mr. Shinn also said the particulars
of the tavu- had been communicated to the borough
coroner, who had decided to take no action in the
matter at present. The ease 51,8 accordingly re-
manded for smother week. The .nly evidence confir.
mab.ry of Burns's &jar:l6"n that she poisoned her
stepfather is the statenwiit 111,1,1, IT several neighbours
who saw him (11l Ili, deathbed, that he appeared to be
in great pain. Since his death the prisoner has been
in very low spirits, and has been noticed to cry for
hours together. She received from the Prudential
Assurance Club, £0 from the United Assurance Club,
and £3 ;is. from a local family club. Nothing has
been learnt as to the children alleged to have been
murdered, and there does not appear to the slightest
roasibility of any corroboration of the confession.
FWO other children if the prisoner and Mlfravey are
still living. They bear an assinned name, and are
said to be of excellent character.

hi Tuesday it was stated that the woman hail been
further examined as to her sanity toy Dr. finiallman,
the Imhof surgeon, who has attended and carefully
-watched her since her removal to the Workhouse
Infirmary. In the opinion I d her nurses the prisoner
was in about the same state as when she entered the
house a week ago, but the medical man thought the
symptoms •d insanity sufficient to justify him in issuing
the certificate necessary before she could by removed to
an asylum. Later in the day the Mayor signed the
order of removal. On the subject of the murder she
has not made the slightest attempt to vary the state-
ments she originally made to the Chief ('instable.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1871-07-15

PUBLIC NOTICES.

GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY.

HALF-HOLIDAY EXCURSIONS.
EVERY SATURDAY, until further notice,
a Cheap EXCURSION TRAIN will leave Stour.
bridge at 250 p.m., Hanley 2 56, and Kidderminater
3.10 p.m., for WORCESTER and MALVERN LINK ;
returning the same evening.
For Fares and lull particulars see Hand Bills.
J. GRIERSON, General Manager.
Paddington, July, Gin.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1871-07-15

A LETTER FROM FLORENCE
NIGHTINGALE.

The N w York Tribune says, Florence Nightingale,
writing to a friend in Brooklyn, in acknowledgment of
a certificate of honorary membership in a Missionary
Society, speaks in very feeling terms of the generous
contributions made in England and the United States
to alleviate the sufferings caused by the late war
between Germany and France. She says : "I am sure
it will plea., your society to learn, (for are we not all
brothers and sisters in the United States and in Old
England— at one family and of one tongue?) how their
English relations, the subjects of our Queen, in all cli-
mates and in all longitudes—not by any means only
the rich, but the whole mails of hard-working, honest,
frugal people—have contributed every penny they
could so ill spare. Women have given the very shoes
off their feet, the very suppers out of their children's
mouths, to the poor sufferers in this awful war- -not of
their own creed—not of their own thinking or way of
living at all —but in the freest spirit of ( liristian riarity,
all have given, everyman, woman, and chill above pau-
)wrism. So general a collection among the 'working
-lasses' never has been, not even for our own Patriotic
Fund. Poor congregations of all kinds--` Puritan'
chapels in my own dear hills of Derbyshire, national
schools, factories, poor negro congregatn oils in the West
Indies ; in London, ragged-school children, who have
le (thing to give, gave up their only feast in the year,
tint the money might be applied to the orphans hi the
war, 'who want it more than we.' London Dissenting
congregations, without a single rich member, who sent
their large collections; poor working women's parties,
who made up warm clothing for the sufferers in that
frightful winter campaign, and refused to be paid for
it; and then the children, making their little birthday
presents for the 'Lord Christ,' for Him to give to the
chilly-n made homeless and well nigh hopeless by the
war.'
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1871-07-15

• THE IRON TRADE.

WuLVLIMAXPION, ii

'I here was a good
.attendance of irountasters
on 'Change to-day. The trade of the South
Staffordshire district is reported to be in a gene-
rally satisfactory state. 'there is an active de.
wand for the small descriptions of merchant
iron, sheets, hoops, and plates being mostly in
request. The large wills continue in steuay
operation, and the men are now pretty tegulari
euiplo ed. The pig-iron trade is still vii)
and the wake in this district is by ni
DICRLS equal to the demand. Some good ord." a
have recently come to hand for builders' iron-
work and agricultural inipletuents. The in-
creased cull for the latter kind of produce is
unquestionably attributable to the visit of the
Royai Agricuituial Society. The show WRS till:
aii-SUSOrbilllg topic of conversation on 'Change
to-day. It is considered highly 'probable tlixt
the visit of the Itoyel Society to Wolveibanip-
ten will materially increase the demand for
gates, fencing, and every description of agrion-
tural ironwork. Orders are looked for from the
United States and Germany for finished iron.
I lure is a good deal of activity in most of the
ioeal branches of industry.

„A 111,' S'i N E WS.

I'ItESS' ASSOCIATION TELEr.IRANIS.

(REMIT'S TELEGRAMS)

FOR•EIGN NEWS

FRANCE,

THE FRENCH LOAN.

PARIS, Thursday.

It is asserted that the loan of four hundred
,oillions of the City of Paris will be issued next
month.

NEW ORDF:H. OF' fHE DAY.

Paws, '1 hursday Evening.
General L'Admirault has issued a notice this
iivening announcing that from to day the Mira.
ires, cafes, and other public establishments may
remain open until niidnight, as formerly.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1871-07-15

GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY.

ON SATURDAY, JULY 242, an EXCURSION
TRAIN will leave Kidderminster at 2.47 p.m. and
atourbridge 3.5 p.m., for Birmingham; returning saw,
day.
For Fares and full particulars see Hand Bills.
3. GRIERSON, General Manager.
Paddington, July, 1871.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1871-07-15

ROYAL VISITORS IN ENGLAND.

About ten o'clock on Saturday morning their Imperial
Highnesses the Crown Prince and Princess of Prussia
left Prussia-house to visit the Royal Academy Exhi-
bition at Burlington-house, London, retnruing home
shortly after twelve o'clock, and at one left For Windsor,
accompanied by their children, Prince Frederick
William, Prince Henry, and Princess Sophia, and
attendeil by the Countess Von Below, Count Elden-
burg, S ',add Seckendorff, and Major Mischke, to visit
Her Majesty the Queen, and returned to Prussia-house
at half-past six o'clock. His Royal Highness the Duke
of Cambridge caned during the afternoon at Prussia-
house to ley a visit to their Imperial Highnes.ses. The
Archbishop of Canterbury and Mrs. Tait were anion.,
those who called. On Sunday morning his Imperna
Highness' attended by Count Eulenburg and Could
Seckendorff, attended Divine Service at the Royal Ger-
man ( 'hapel, St. James's. Afterchurch the Crown Prince
and Aide-de-Camp in Waiting paid a return visit to the
Mke of ( ambridge at Gloucester-house. After luncheon
their imitreinl Higliisessettattendesi the afternoon service
at Westminster Abbey, the sermon being preached by
Dean Stanley. After leaving Westminster Abbey the
Crown Prince and Princess went to Marlborough-house,
and afterwards accompanied the Prince and Princess
of Wales to time with them at Chiswick. Their Im-
perial Highnesses returned to Prussia-house between
ten and eleven, and even at that hour a great crowd if
Germans, who had evidently made it a point to remain
there till the return ,if the Crown Prince, gave vent to
very warns cheering.
On Saturday morning early the Emperor of Brazil
went out for his drive going by Regent's Park, and
St. John's-wood, to Hendon, and there visited Mr.
Claridge's farm, returning by Edgware-road home to
Brook-street to breakfast. After luncheon the Em-
peror and EmprCS6, after paying a few shopping visits,
went to pass several hours at the International Exhibi-
tion. In the evening their Imperial Majesties dined at
Claridge's with the members of their suite. On Sun-
day morning, after attending mass, the Emperor and
Empress went to Kew Gardens, where they spent
several holm+, after which their Imperial Majesties
du's e ti Richmond, and with their suite lunched at the
" Star and Garter," returning to thcir hotel shortly after
usc o's kids. In the evening their Majesties and the
principal members of their suite dined with the Count
and Countess &Aquila at their residence at Holland-
park, their Majesties returning home about balf-past
tCIL

A man named Henry Hogg, who hu been taken to
the Wigan workhouse on the order of a relieving officer, Inns
declared ininnSelf tin he the nmrderer of the girl Annie Hough-
ton, who was killed so mysteriously at a farmhouse near
Wigan some years ago. The man has been in a low state of
ming Lug 90114 Ume, awl has talloYouruti tu culault stdcidc.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1871-07-15

HAGLEY.

STOCK SALE.—The usual monthly hale WAS held OA
Monday last, at which there was a smaller collection of
stock than usual, and • mailer attendance. Prices were
good, particularly for mutton. It will be seen by oar
advertising columns that the nett Sale will be held on
Monday. the llth instant.