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The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1871-09-23

BOARD Oi

The weekly meeting of this Board was held
yesterday ; 11r. Granger in the chair. Thor,;
were also pre,,,..; -Messrs. Brooks, Baker,
Urittin, Fidotan. Guest, Hall, Jeffries, Rhodes.
Paski,,, Pearsall, and Wright. The
stioutes of the tail steeling were read and
continued. Admit Le I into the house during
the week, 12; ii. cargetl, 14; dead, 1; r,
,J9d. Cortet.posilihg week lilt ye,r.
.188. Out.,Lo‘w hisg,:aisiurd district.
iOI lAs da ; .7O.,,urhridge diAriet, £22 1:1-
1d ; lisle n. ii 'hot, £22 Os 9,1 ; t0t,,1.
,t7l; :,•; i, ,int;; £B9 10s 2d, last year.
A ; t.,•r iv from Mr. ittins, collector
an.i a ov-r e r tor tic• p.trioi of
ott for,, it I ii 101 t U cpy of 1!.,
ost, nani;• of
to vii lie purl-ii lidjo.cv7odslylC
ex.-altar:A th • iftw Jury At. cause iht
operation. I ;ti.,t lie; hit It id to e 0;,,•
pile, a:al wii It, ; dotes
pointed, at 1;; • , •.; ; : of the list h ;
ctu,etlhic,x , baying to ir
his assistant.

The Chairman in,,,,, ,1 t at they give M.
Gittine £5 for ', -. ,s, ' ; -, w ich
onded by Mr. ii , ~ ,• ~ .1 rli:inilnem.'y
She meeting A I I 1 for t :
appointinvut of a m ~.,... 0,, , , 01118W111.
ford district.

A letter was read fr. 11l Ifr. Dayky, soliciting
the re-appointment.
fhe Chairman stst-d • , t lot I. ,1 Govern-
ment Board would not •, , riiintiqnl
appointment, because D . y, ivt d outside
the &Arid. lie then !wie rt•
'That Dr. LI
inedical officer for the Old, • . No
2. for the ensuing year endi . 9 li,
1872, at the salary of £7O c I nsiv
midwifery and surgical f.• . rea-
mu for such annual re-appoirc ~ is lweause
there iN no resident medical ma . . !lie nis.riet.
and Mr. Bayley has been annu fly re-appoint,
from Michaelmas 1865, and that 1.• real+, with
in a short distance from the cent, e 01 th, dis•
trict."
Mr. Rhodes second.' the mot cm, utti s,atetl
that Dr. Bayley WILA hi;hly reapected in his dis-
trict.

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The resolution was then carried ut,anl.oon

OLDSWINPORD CIICRCH.—In eons !Tient.) of
the repairm of this Church not bolo .; couiplete,
•,ervice will he held to•loo,row
:li . rhor,ll wlll h. open f, ii no rvice, on
.a.or 1., wh ,• oti o 4 w:11 be
tlo if each.

ASSAUJ•r•N‘i l'oucE.—At
the Folio. Court, on Monday before Messrs.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1871-09-23

ENVILLE.

IV. Hughes, c Taylor, b smith .. 5
B. WLliem., b Cotuktu . 40
.T. J. Hall, c and b Freeman .. 10
A. Hayes. c sub.titute, b Freeman 34
W. B•otcher,c substitute, b Freeman 8
Rev. Payee, b Taylor .. 27
T. Blunt, b Fre.un.sn 3
H. A Moore. b Taylor .. .. 3
E. Moore, b Freeman
W. 11. Yardley. absent
B. llot)oake. not out ..

HANDSWORTH.

J. Freeman, b Rey. Payne .. .. 18
Tay:or. b Rev. Payne .. 4
W. H. Cottam, I) Rev. Payne.. .. 0
T. Freeman, run out U

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H. T. South. not out . 28
F. H. Hlckman, b E. Moore 0
J. Richardson, b E Moore ..
El. Foster, c Eell,b Rev. hole .. 4
C. Ploughman, e E. Moore, b Rev.

E. Steadman, b Moore 0
H. flingley, b E. Moore .. 0

STOCIIIIIUDOI CLUB C. THE CIICIICEI or E NOLAIIO
ASSOCIATION. —A match was played on the Amblecotc
Ground. on Satarday Lilt, between 11 of the Stuarhridac
Club and 22 of the Association, with II . Parkes and
Polly. The rune obtained were but few. in consequence
of the excellent bowling, and the match was won by the
as will be seen below
SToURRII t 00,..

First Innings. Second Inning..
R. Richardson, b Parkes .. 1 c Parker, b Parkes 11
C. noleroft, b Parkes . 0 b Parker . 2
0. Benson, ran out 0 b Pinker
W. Sheaard, run out .. 4 thrown. out b W.

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Hogheo 6
A. E. MUlwrd, C Holloway
b Parkes .. . • .. I sot out .. .. 20
W. Riel.ardson, run out .. 1 c bommett,

Parkes .. 6
.1. Arupblett, b Parke 3.. 0 not out ..
Carta.r.ght, b Parkes 0
.1-1: King. b Parkea 2

E. A u l'Arker ..0 b Parkes .. .. 1
I. Firmatone, nut out.. .. 4 b Para, 1
Extras.. .. 4 Extras .. lo
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1871-09-23

Afartv'artur. era
TOTHE QUEEN.

Okainod tke only Priv Medals for Panty
and live'lmre of Quality.
LONDON, 1862. DUBLIN, 1865.
THE ONLY SILVER MEDAL—THE HIGHEST AWARD,
PARIS, 1867.

.Their Genuine and Double Superfine are Me auulstiee
partioularly reconunewled for Family use.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1871-09-23

FREEHOLD DWELLING-HOUSES,
OLDSWINFORD, Near STOUBBRIDUE.

Air It. H. KING will SELL by AUCTION,
ILA. on Moiconv, Ocionsn 2nd, 1871, at the BELL
HOML, thoustitunos, at Su o'clock in the hvening,
subject to Conditions then to be produced
All those Bight substanualty•built DWELLING-
HOUSES, situate fronting New-street, Uldewinford, with
the Brewbouse, capital Pump of tt Ater, and Hardens,
the whole containing an area el about MO sq. yds., or
thereabouts, now let to B. Holloway, Skelding, Walker,
J. Haynes, Whitehouse, JIM., K. Haynes, and Sarah
Hill, producing per annum £4l 12s.
For further particulars, apply to Messrs. Horafray and
If olberton, or the AucUoneer, Stourbridge.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1871-09-23

WRY COLONEL HOGG WAS ELECTED M.P. FOR

To the Editor of the" Observer:

SlR—Will you allow me. as a reader of your journal
and as a working nice to say a word on the above topic.
I have mixed with all classes of working men—couser-
vative, liberal, socialist, and democrat ; I have read papers
of all shades of opinion-, and the conclusion I arrived at
is that Mr. Gladstone is losing ground. And why Be.
canoe he made promises to the working inn, and to the
radicals of the richer classes, that he would do many
things for them which he now finds himself utterly unable
to do. Where io the Ballot' He promised to get a bal.
lot bill passed, or he and his party would ne,er have
gained their large majority. 'lke working men of Tram
have shown themselves worthy of their Sag, and when
the next genetal election takes place many con.mtueneiee
will follow the example.
Englishmen have seen what Republican, ran do; they
have read of the horriol Mitcheries of the Par;. Commune.
and AS rational lien utterly re/ulnae such demon-like
atrocities, and cling to the a+, wintione of de,n. old Eng.
land. lam not speaking of the London ronghe led 00
by Bottum, and Brullaugha, and the like; but if the
great mass of the people of the nation. Long live eon.
servotiotn.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1871-09-23

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SPUTTERINGS FROM JUDY'S PEN.

H llriver abks the most .inesti..s Is it th Vye: If
So, Wherefore?
AN Universal IVant—Want of money.
Is it possible for a garret window to suffer room-attic
panes?
IF a duck goes Into the water for divers reasons, does he
come on land for aunt-dry purposes?

Tun man who gave a -bit of his mind to another has since
been punished for is breach of the peace.
TUE way to keep your silk umbrella—Only lend your
cotton one.
t bv says that she has heard that money is the root of all
evil, lint she has no ..bjection tm having a trunk of it.

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WHY are lawyers like ivy ?—llecause the greater the runs,
the more they cling.
WHAT weed does a gardener seldom object tO
cigar in his own month.

WHY are swells tit Ilindostan like poverty ?-11ecauso
they're Indigent:4re).
WOTII Noting.—This Is a good time of the year to collect
autographs—of your creditors.
°Ng would suppose that "the luxury (d woo" (wo Die best
appreciated by the tired cab-horse.

CAPILLARY ATV: ACTIHN.- - It is n curious, hot inentdrovert-
ible fart, that whon a hirsute young gentleman pays his
inblresses to a holy, he invariably becomes hirsuter (tier
suitor).
WHEN lea smile liehind timei—W hen it's a little laughter
WHY is the letter 8 like a sewing-machine I—licensee it
makes needles needless.
A DAY of Reekoning—Sattmlay.
Bab Stiekers—liles.
A PAIN id Cans.—A headache.
WHAT Spirit do Poachers Believe in—A little gin.
BARBERS make ninny friends, but serape noire acquaint-
&Dees.
SLIP Knots—Lovers' ties.
A MAN ought to keep out of trade, it he can't get tin.
N., Point to Sailors—A gale-a-day.
DARK ages—ladies ages.
Yoe talk if your troubles, but yours is not such a hard
ease as mine, as the oystor said ti the lisherman.—Juity,
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1871-09-23

TO BLACKSMITHS, SHOEING smuts, AN!

OTHERS.

rro be SOLD by AUCTION, on TUESDAY,
IL OCTOBER 3rd. 1871. by Mr. HOMER, the whole
of the S 1 OCK•IN•TRADrs, TOOLS. sea EFFECTS,
belonging to the late Mr, W. Standee, moist-Bug of
Smiths Bellows, Anvils, Bushes. Vices, Hammers,
Tongs, Bores, Dies and Taps, Drilling Machine, Punch.
tag Press. Iron and Woo. Litties, about two tons of
Horseshoes, oi.e•and.a•balf cwt. Steel. quantity of
Horsenails, between seven m.o e.gbt toes of round square
and Tire Iron. three tons of Scrap Iron, &c , &c.
Sale to commence at Eleven o'clock,

Catalogues may be obtained from the Auctioneer. Five
Ways, Cradley Heath.

TALBOT HOTEL, CRADLEY HEATH.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1871-09-23

4e 3tour4rOge Oksetter.

SATURDAY. SEPTEMBER 23,1871.

THE MILITARY MANCEUVRES.

An old classic motto tells us that "if we wish
for peace we must prepare for w.,r.'"Ehis is a
maxim thst is of ten &belied, but its total neglect
has more than once within the u,emory of living
men proved that iLere se too much truth in it.
Happily for taus eouutry we apeeJr to have no
veal rtalion ti anticipa‘e war, but this ouclit 1101
to lull ns into a s.teepy security ; sod in ut.fauit
of preperiug for setea, wai Lire the next beet
thing that we Uat ti is to imitate war 58 closel
as possible without its sari realities. and to give
onr.isgular troops, our militia, and our voluu.
teera a taste of cunipaigning, with uniuy ot its
miseries, hareishipe, and discomforts, though
with noue of the bloottsbed, havoc!, and pillage
of the battle-fieul. Wilen the autumn mance,,
Tres, to which the attention of the country is
now directed, commenced, one or two mishaps
aflorded uumeruns writers an opportunity for
endeavouring to riulcuie the who,. allalr ; hut
as this peaccful canipaigu has pr,greasecl it mum_
have been pretty geneially felt that it is wei,
that these autumn maneenvrea have been under-
taken a1.,1 that the reeuit must be beneficial to
our army, militia, alici citiZ.,n suiciiere. it is to
be regretteu pirhai.w, that cOnuparatnely so few
of the latter base taken part in this sham cam-
paign— ior a sham any each affair must lie undea
the very btltt I,UbbabiC regulations; but tuose of
our Voiuhteer, AllO haVe patriotically miveu el,
time and subluitteel to other sacrifices to tahc
their part iii Mir mimic %valeta meat have ac
(pared teeny vAluaute lessous that they could nut
have learut hurting their orainary drill Nue .xer-
cise. As to clic OrUltiary troupe aha inilini, [hi)
Sou meat have on the whine required a hetiAn
knowledge of campaign life teed they previ-
ously pose,ssed. Of course this &tannin cam-
paign has been marked by leauy bleeders of
ocuiusian MAL C 011111111,61.).•. soul tOl.l whole afia.l
has been subjected to the severest cuticle.
Military corresrouttints suit amateur critics have
treated these autumn Lewd:olnm all a too temp
ting subject for severe castigation, but this crit-
icism, of course in its turn criticised, must be
productive of good. Our country has hapjkiil
oeeu so ,aneh at peace (luring the memory of-the
present geuertieu that a very large proportion
of those who take part in tee liuthrutare Catu•
peigu must nave derived th,ir kuowiedge of wai
almost entirely from history, although that his-
tory may be partly that of tueir own times. c
hope tat Lucy way never -learn the Lraue of war
wehe 511 k og :te cruel itaatLies hut these au
tu:iin Weida .11ta -nay beiauui.d as a colubilla-
tiuis of Meta) ....110 p.aedee, La tar as ti..it con,
biurticu tir,••••• 1 It actual warfare.

Itegsructi jiL of view we tifius
ibis Cit,,•pnlistl Watt Nicely taidurissLu, athl
despite its error, isil,rieutuaigs its LtAtt,unig
lOWA be beutfi..li.d. tu 111, UJ:.I.11l•
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1871-09-23

PENSNETT.

Iggrear.—An inquest wag held at Mr. Ephraim West-
wood's, the Boat Inn, Brockmoor, by Mr. Phillips.
Coroner, touching the death of Junes Powell, a carter,
in the employ of Benkimin Wood, of Bromley. After
bearing the evidence, the jury found a verdict of •" Acei•
dental death."
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1871-09-23

Turn of Life and Dropsical Swellings.

The turn of life is the most distressing period in wo-
inan's existence ; it destroys thousands. The whole of
the gross humours collect together, and like a tide sweep
away heulth aud life itself, if not timely and powerfully
checked. The most certain antidote for all these dangers
so Holloway', ptuo. Armed with them the fiery ordeal is
passed through, and the sufferer minuet more restored to
We possession of uninspired health. It is but little
known that at the so called " turn of Isle," man also,
when verging ou forty or forty-live, discovers that his
health me cousideratily deranged and knows not this cases
—a critical period in his life. All perils to both arm
are It once removed by recourse to these Pills.

The Kidneys—Their Deranyensent and Cure.
If these Pills be used according to the printed directions,
and the Ointment rubbed over the region of the kidneys
ior at least half OM }sour at hod time, as nun is forced into
meat, it will penetrate the kidneys and correct any de-
rangement. Should the affliction be stone or gravel, it
is Particularly recommended that the Ointment, in such
cases, be used night and morning. as by its judicious ap-
plication the most astounding cures may be performed.
The Pills and Ointment are sold at Professor llocco-
way's Establishment, 553, Oxford-st , London; also by
nearly every respectable Vendor of Medicine throughout
the Civilised World, in Boxes and Pots, at ls lyd, '2ll 9,1,
is Bd. 115, 225, and 335 each. The 2s 9d size contains
three, the ds 6d size six. the 11. size sixteen, the 22s
size thirty-three. and the 334 size fiftystwo times the
quantity of ais lid Box or Pot. The smallest Box of
Pills contains four dozen ; and the smallest Pot of Oint-
ment one ounce.
Full Printed diseetions are affixed to each Boland Pot,
and can be hail in any languge, even in Turkish, Arabia,
Armenian, or Chinese.

'nettle and Pnt lislied he the Solo Proprietor, SIMEON
YIELD, et his itlicoi. 92. Illiat-stroot, kitoo.rbOotri.
:be County of Worcouter: to which place ell Wien Ole
outer COMMILIIIICMIOIIIII oast be addrareet
Saturday, September IS, ISM
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1871-09-23

Inqntrities of the Blood.

These wonderful Pills are valued at the humblest
hearths as well u in the houses of comfort and wealth.
They work a thorough purification throughout the whole
system, without ch3ordering the natural action of any
organ, and eradicate those germs of complaints which
consign tens of thousands to an early grave.

Inbyestion, Bilious Complaints, tutl Sick
Headache.

No organ in the human body is no liable to disorder
as the liver, and none as more apt, when neglected, to
become seriously diseased. Item...tuber when nausea,
flatulency, or acidity on the stomach warns us that diges-
tion is not proceeding properly, that Holloway's Pills
regulate every function, give strength to every organ,
op.:tidy remnre all causes of indigestion, bile, and sick
headache, and effect a permanent cure.

Wee:knees and Debility.
In cases of debility, languor and nervousness, general
ted by excess of any kind, ahether mental or physical,
the effects of these Pills is in the highest degree bracing,
renovating, and restorative. They drive from the system
the morbid causes of disease, re-establish the digestion,
regulate all the secretions, strengthen the nervous sys-
tem, raise the patient's spirits, and bring back the frame
to its pristine health and vigour.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1871-09-23

DESIRABLE FREEHOLD PROPERTY,
Situate Ile. the "GATE HANGS WELL
WOLLASTON. STOt 1..13111D0E.

Filo be SOLD, by PRIVATE CONTRACT,
all that &suable FREk:HOLD MIitiSUAGE and
Premise., fronting the It-ad leading from Wollaston to
Kidderroinater, together with the large and productive
Darden adjoining, belonging to, and now in the occupa-
tion of .Mr. Henry Etherulge.—For further information,
apply to D. Skidmore, 12, High-street, btoorbridgm

r 110 be SOLD.—A BARGAIN.— Halt-Oless
1 DOOR, with Durne, complete. Appiy. 122,
High-street.

/110 LET, a BEERHOUSE, situated in one of
1 the best pls. slt Oldbury ; mg .tesdy business.
Rent, £lB. Fixtures .bout bin xessonable.
—Apply to Thos. A shfield, Spademakers Arms. Oldbury.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1871-09-23

A HAMPSTEAD MILITIAMAN ON CAMP
LIFE.

The Hampstead Exprtss published on Saturday the
following letter from a private in the lot Royal East
Middlesex (Hampstead) Militia to his parenfs, proper
mums being onpiwessed

•"I'ettianipment. Al.letsbett, Sept. 11, Is7l.

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my Dear mother awl Father i write theme few lines t 4
bopping you are all quite well I was cony Sorrow to bear
that father was very ill i hope he will 5.,011 In.itetter Ikur
mother and Father and Brothers and Sister i write to tell
you call soit of a place it is i hope i Shall never See hemp-
Shire a gain we palet to gromble altout Hampstead lad an
non it non. We are Nil at 5 o.i lock in the Morning and wears'
at lintat oalf past 0 title. ORB we go out at ten sUit, 1 3 then
ollt a ',Ant at Stili Tint We ha, ea ,mir to do. Dear mother i must
any that we get plenty it tittles to eat lint we sleeP ritilgtl
there is IT, in a tent that is amid to Bred a fever but i
Sleep with the Sargent But poor harry sleeps with the B.
Irony dont come is gaines tie,, her they give them to
many 7 days Sells the coned! is to Sever wilt its
you must lad Speak lie Says he will make soldiers of
as hut i will take good [carer that they wilt have me
a gain if I now it Dear leather we are goying on the
mandi to-morrow at 3 in the morning to Chotilkin and we
4lint IknoWl at all how fur we are going hut never niind
we shall Soon See you we Inlet there we dont think we
Shall know you when we crone home we would give
anythink for a bit of tobaco for we cant get is bit any-
where for love or money Ohl- has had 3 days pack
drill but he says he wont have any more if he can help It
and du write aII4I tell 115 how yen are all getting on for we
are More miserahle about you all than onrselfs and Hod
km ovs wear,' unhappy enough for it would be at treat to see
a heel 80. we Islet-pi like pigs olio a tin, tI another Anil pleas
till Mrs. - says she 00 lit t.• cOlne down ter we
stunt know where we shall be 80 110 more from your too Sons
good bye God Mess you all. Direction
company ls Royal East SIBIU Batley Bottom Aldershu it.
or elsewhere give or loves to our wifes and tell them we
are all right, :nal tell them to keep their 'wilier up for we
are fighting fur our queen and country 3 medals we have
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1871-09-23

FRIEND OF ALL.
HOLLOWAY'S pILLS.

Let no one longer be oppressed with the notion that
his malady is incurable tili these Purifying Pills have had
a fair trial. A few doses will remove the more urgent
symptoms, and thereafter completely control all diaor.
dered actions, rouse the torpid liver, relieve the obstruc•
ted ktdnevs, cleanse impure blood, and confer on every
function healthful vigour.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1871-09-23

CRICKET.

ENVILLE C. HANDRIVORTH.—A match was played on
lhe Enville Ground on Monday lwst. between the above.
named clubs which proved an easy victory for Boogie.
Mr. B. Williams made 40; Mr. A. Hayes, scored 37; and
the Rev. J. Pa)ne. 27. On the Handsworth bide, Mr. H.
T. Smith made the top score, 28. The following is the
score:—
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1871-09-23

PITY FOR THE POOR LOBSTERS!

We pointed out a short time ago the cruelty practised
upon lobsters by boiling them alive, and the extraor-
dinary insouciance with which this cruelty is regarded
as compared with the sensitiveness displayed with re-
gard to the ill-treatment of annuals whose nerves are
not more impervious to pain than those of shell-fish.
Another instance of our indifference to the sufferings
of lobsters f weurrell at Grimsby a few days ago, where
9,000 lobsters were imported from Sweden. On their
arrival they were transferred to the floating perforated
chests kept in the fishing docks for the preservation of
cod, ling, and lobsters. The water of this fishing
dock being now much contaminated, owing to its limited
area and narrow entrance, with the slush from the
herring luggers, the unfortunate lobsters, as might
lie expected, fell victims to their confinement
in this blackhole of Grimsby, and all perished. The
cod and ling placed in these tanks, it is stated, auto
share the same fate :ind die quickly. Surely it is due
to itslAirs that their execution should be conducted
in a more decent faah'on than this. If 9,000 sheep or
oxen had been smothered in their pens, all England
w.inbl have been horrified, yet the lseasts would pro-
hahly not have endured greater agony than that which
embittered the 44 consents of the lobsters at I.:rim:4lT.
n.reo,rr, for the fake of the public, we would urge
that condemned cells Ifr the imprisonment of
lobsters and other fish should be clean, airy, and
capinions. We have no guanmtee that many of the
fish who he in these o,i:tined' tanks do not find their
way after death to our kitchens and tables M though
they had been properly &lofts:heft instead of having
died of nialfula. There are many people who cannot
eat the most unexceptionable lobster salad without
serious apprehension during the meal, often too sadly
realised after it ; lint if lobster, killed in their full
signor produce • .caLsimially painful consequences, what
must he the effect of that I. ibiter who, gasping away
his life by inches. is slowly suffocated by "slush froiii
a herring lugger The possibility of eating such a
Writer is a nightmare of itself.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1871-09-23

THE GAOL OF NEWGATE.

By the order of the Secretary suf State, a number of
convicts were on Sutton lay row wed fnum the Gaol uuf
Newgate. London, to undergo the sentences 'stases'
up. un them on their conviction le. various I silences at
the Central Criminal "out. Among them was Mrs.
Flora Davey, otherwise Newington, who, it will be
recollected, was sentenced to eight years' penal servi-
tude for the manslaughter of Mr. Moon, at Bayswater.
This prisoner appeared to have suffered a goal deal at
first, but latterly she seemed to have perfectly re-
covered, and to accept her position with resignation.
She is ordered to be confined at the Pentsunville Prison,
where she will probably remain for two or three years,
and then will be sent to a convict establishment for
women, and if her induct should be "good." she will
in all probability regain her liberty in about five or six
years. The nurse-girl, AMICS Norman, who was
accused of murdering five young children entrusted
to her change, ankl who was convicted of an attempt
to murder a sixth child, and sentenced to ten
years' penal servitude, was also removed to the
same place of confinement as Mrs. Davey. The young
man, I 'Mode Scott Wmulley, who was convicted of the
murder of the potman at Brompton, was alum removed,
his place of confinement being the Penitentiary at
Milbank. It will be recollected that this prisoner gave
himself up and confessed the murder long after all hope
of discovering the perpetrator of it had passed a Cs3',
and the affair itself almost forgotten, and evidence war
adduced at his trial for the purpose of showing that he
was not the guilty person, and that he haul given him-
self up under the influence of some morbid delusion,
and it will be satisfactory to the public to know that
since his conviction he has never attempted to deny
I that he was the murderer, and fully admitted that the
I crime was perpetrated under the circumstances tsar-
I rated by him when he first gave himself up. The
prisoner, Mary Sadler, who was convicted of wound-
ing Captain Sills, was removed immediately after her
sentence of fifteen months' hard labour to the West-
minster House of Csurrection. There is not at present
a single prisoner in Newgate under sentence of penal
servitude.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1871-09-23

THE FOOT AD MOJ DISEASE.

Bearing in mind the already hi.4ii rice o;
animal food in tuts country, it is an: toing b .t
agreeable to read of the spread of the foot suit
Mouth disease autoug cattle. A return from
Market Harborough reports forty eases tllis
mouth, whereas in ...eicestershire lust week the
returns were only ha, this week they have riseo
to 135. several districts are ulso much
affected with this disease. Ahis is a very serious
state et atiairs, but what is uuknowu may per-
haps really le. Its serious as that which is known.
It Is utormly certain that this insidious disease
must exist in wally parts of the country, al-
though the fact is hut officially reported. This
laxity ought to be corrected as much its possible,
aud the prii,isions iustituted by toe Privy
Council ought, to he rigidly enforced. We are
glad to obseree therefore that an importer of
Cattle from ~..erlord has beet, lined at ltristoi,
mut that at 4,sicestee a farmer has been tined
for not reportind to the police the fact of four.
tarn mtimeas in his I.loSSeliSiOn being affected
wilt, the ,i..eAse. ThIS seventy to individualsis
inuditers to the nation. If we have laws for the
prevention id tie spread of disease it is crimi•
nal tohy to a,low those laws to remain ii shey•
mice. ill regord to tubs foot and mouth disease,
we estate, be mu sttictly on our guard both with
reg :ru oUr own eat le and to those which we
iinitirt. '1 be little llotint that diseased
cattie have i. lambed on our shores front
foreign countr•es either to the want of
vigiLince oil the „art of ti. • insrecturs or to the
want of s stvici,ht ii. r ..f such officers, the
work, in f ict, being tdo :ouch for those who have
to superinteud it. I. in my in such a matter
its this is very bad policy, but. if we cannot Eli-
Cape frOin this evil, tio.r,, ii in rea.,ll why one
110111.. d,ettn 1-111111 1.. ••1, j••eted to the
most severe otsitm•i-M

ENNA'S CBOC,,LAM.—La Sitarstoo., the honeriandt
organ. iu an martini.: entitlei " ir.inco et Auttieterre.-
sayt:—"Nr..“ rl a... 6 et Fr.nee qu'une +eta, aside
Is praparatl fl dl 1... ••• •••1 • ••• .:••••• et fin per
,
firm

aboookoo (CIioMON sad Goodwood Adli) •

STRIKE IN 'HIE wirouoirr N A 11,

TRADE,

1, has :en pci.l,l at it lar.te meet igof
rs, im.a at ii.desowen, that the spike and
ate tiaiLitakers.shall strike at ()me, owing to
he refusal of the inaneurs to adhere to the 1869
,ot Eat twice. It WilN r.s veil that MI appCill
aid be immediately in le to the other bran-
•hes of the trade to support the inen on strike.
there are large orders in hand, and the deci.
-don come to by the men will Lreatly inconven-
ience nail masters, more particularly ns spike
and plate nails cannot be wade by unachinery
with anything like profit.
The horse nailmakers theoeghout the Ha!e,-
°won and Rowley dipiria have struck ova.
and it has been nnarin. !usly resoll.Ld not to r -
.unto work notil the masters give them it rise
ot 31 per ftutl.,:inti.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1871-09-23

THE BRIGHT SIDE OF PUBLIC SCHOOL
EDUCATION.
M. ll.Thin,l,, hi notes ou England, thus describes the
blight aide of public school education in this country

"There is not in England a couiplete separation
between the life of the child and that of the full-grown
loan; the school and society are lin one level without a
wall or intervening moat; the one leads to and pre-
pares for the other. The youth does not, as with us,
emerge from a greenhouse divided into sections, from
an exceptional regime, from a special atmosphere. He
is not troubled and thrown out of his bearings by the
change of air. He has not only cultivated his mind,
but has served an apprentiship to life. He has not
only ideas, but his ideas are suited to the world
which receives him. In politics, in religion, he
hula at twenty years old frames to step into which
his tastes and faculties have been previously ad-
apted. In this way he escapes scepticism more easily,
he is more quickly settled, he has to cast about less to
find employment for his energies. All those whom I
see in school, in the fields, and iu the streets have a
healthy and active decided and energetic look; to by
eyes, at least, they are more children and more men ;
more children, that is. greater lovers of play and less
disposed to overpass the limits of their age ;—more
men, that is to say, more free, more capable .4 self-dis-
cipline and of action. The French scholar, on thecon-
trary, especially the boarder in our sub.,, Is, is bored,
soured, fined down, pus...dons, too prec.l6ollS ; be bins
cage, and his imagination works. On all these grounds,
and as regards all that relates to the formation of
character, the English education is the best; it pro-
best for the world and produces healthier
minds." _

Mr. If. Taine is, however, unsparing in his condem-
natien of the dark side of our public-sans', education,
the development of the ruder instincts by an exaggera-
ted encouragement of noisy awl violent games, the
brutal nature of the punishments in use, and the syste-
matic oppression of the weak countenanced by the
system of fagging.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1871-09-23

HISTORICAL RECOLLECTIONS.

The picturesque Castle of gtolzenfels, well known to
tourists on the Rhine, seldom tenanted, I+ now occu-
pied by twin sisters, both Queens. Stolzenfels was
pmehased akl a ruin by the town I Coblenz, and pre-
sented to the late King Frederick William IV. when
Crown Prince, by whom it was restored at great ex-
Poise. It was bequeathed by the King to his widow,
the Dowager Queen of Prussia, who is now occupying
this charming retreat, 'while her twin sister, the Queen
of Saxony, and the King are 1m a visit to her. The
late King entertlined Queen Victoria very sumptuously
here in Izos ; and it is narrated that in consequence
of Court etiquette assigning Prince Albert that prece-
dence only which belonged to him as a German Prince,
the Queen was induced to raise him to the rank of
Prince Consort.

It is probably little known that a personage still sur-
vives in the Prussian Royal family who connects the
present with an interesting past epoch. The step-
mother of the Emperor of Germany lives. Fourteen
years after the death of his ill-fated Queen, the beau-
tiful Louise, King Frederick William 111. contracted
a morganatic marriage with a daughter of Count von
lisrrach, and created her Princess son Liegnitz and
Countess of Hohenzollern. This illustrious lady is now
in her seventy-first year.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1871-07-22

BRIERLEY HILL.

CURIOUS Maim TRANSACTION. At the Liverpool
Court of Passage, on Saturday, the case of " Hodgson
cud others r. " was heard, before Mr. Pickering,
Q.C., Attorney•tieneral for the County Palatine, uses.
sor, and a jury. The plaintiffs were Hodgson Brothers,
cheese factors, Liverpool, and the defendant Mr. Dania
Miller, wholesale provision dealer, Brierley Hill, Sta.
iordshire. Mr. L. Temple represented the plaintiffs, and
Mr. Gully the defendant. The action was brought to
cecover the value of ten cheeses which the plaintiffs sent
to the defendant by rail on the 2-ith August last. At the
same time ten similar cheeses were sent to the defend-
ant by another Liverpool firm, but were rejected as un-
suitable in quality. They were taken to the railway
station, and a receipt was obtained for them front the
lailway °Mends, woo received a note from the defendant
to advise the consignor that the cheese had been re-
turned. After hearing the evidence of both parties, the
jury found for the plaintiff. for the amount rimmed, £l5
ds 74.

-
STEAL !NO WHYAT.—At the Police Court, on Thursday,
Mfore I. Spooner, Eerj., Stipendiary, tisorg SLall, see.,
and George Small, jun., boatmen, were charged with
:dealing 8 quantity of wheat, the property of Messrs. E.
Webb and sons, Wordsley Mill. They were again re•
mended for a week.

BICUTAL ASSAULT.—Patric O'Malley was summoned
tot having, on Saturday night last, assaulted dames Mad.
ley, paddler, of quarry Bank.—The complainant, in cons.
piny with Thomas Burley, was returning home from a
public-house, when they were met by defendant ; and he
'Knocked them down, and brutally maltreated them.
Complainant's head wife out, and he became insensible.
—Dr. Hodgson. Cradley Heath, deposed that the com-
plainant had four contused wounds about the bead, and
others about the body, but nothing actions. The wound,
could not have been inflicted by the hand, or by a fall.
He should think they were done by a atone. —Thomas
Burley gave e videuce in support of the summons, and
said he ran away from his companion as soon as he
could, as the defendant was very violent —The defence
was that he " merely stood up in self-defece."—Two fe-
male witnesses were called by the defendant. but their
evidence was palpaply false, and the Siipeudiary said
it would be an act of justice to indict them for perjury.
—Defaudant was sentenced to two months imprisonment
with hard labour.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1871-07-22

_

r) pit
J..snite numher of cheers for things in general, the en- A story is told of a young American gentleman whir
' •iivnerses, and the University and ths was going to op. a shop, and all he possessed was scrawlier.
• 11wrir comrade to the preftent time the Session hie produced 50
• TrinitY, public. and 143 local statute 3.
journals of Monday expreee satiafactin•
for France contained in the
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1871-07-22

WITh TUC

ItAND OF 3 mil' WoncEsTEßsitinE

Rik LE VOLUNTEERS,

Will be in attendance.

Aunts/110u :—At Twelve o'clock, .2s sa cacti; at Two
o'clock, is; at hell-past Four, 6.1. Children under
Twelve, Hall-price.

F. B. URANCIER, 1 swiviity.
Halesowen. I

v. R.

FIELD'S
WORCESTERSHIRE MILITARY BAND.

WFIELD, Bandmaster, respectfully
,s returns thank, to the Nobility, lientry, and
Committees generally, in the Midland Counties, fur their
lairs! patrousge, espi etally duriug the past besson,
eloco Las been a must successful one, inchidiug, among
other tugarcutents, i 1 o it ade Concerts before their
IWIAL kilu I THE PHIS cE
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1871-07-22

BI GREAT PLZAIBOHE IN
.PTELISHINO THE FOLLOWING

TESTIMONIALS.

From Mr. C. Potter, Professor of Music, from the
Institution for the Blind, St. John's Wood, London:—
" I can confidently recommend Mr. Green as a Piano-
forte Tuner. He tunes by equal temperament, and ob-
tains an exact scale. (Signed) C. POTTER."
From Mr. J. F. Patterson, Organist, St. Patrick's
Church, Huddersfield :—" I have much pleasure in tes-
tifying to the abilities of Mr. Green as a Pianoforte
Tuner. He lays the bearings with exactness and perfec-
tion. (Signed) JAMES F. PATTERSON;'
From Mrs. Sanderson, Solo Pianiste, of the London
16 3 Liverpool Concerts Mr. Green is one of the few
s ~ci can Tune my Piano to the nicety I require previous
to giving my Public Recitals. (Signed) E. K. SANDER.
111-01."

From Kr. Butterworth, Organist, Dobcroes, near
Manchester :—" Kr. Green's equal as a Pianoforte Tuner
can rarely be met with. (Signed) DAVID BUTTYRWORTH."

TSRMB ACCOIWING To DNTANCE.

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

DIANOFORTES and HARMONIUMS may
_I be had on the NEW SYSTEM of HIEING, for Two or
Three Yearn; after which, and without any further pay-
ul,nt, to become the property of the hirer. All Instrn -
lnents had on this system, or otherwise, will he
Exchanged any time within six months for any other, if
suit approved of, and returned carriage free. And fur-
ther, after a trial of three years, any Pianoforte or Har-
monium would be taken back, at its original coat, and
the money returned, deducting the usual charge for hire
thus offering greater advantages than the London or Bir-
ruingharn Houses.—Apply 0. F. GREEN, Pianoforte
Teaeher and Tuner, Music Warehouse, 260, Castle-street,
Dudley.

3 000 puNo-Fo-RiEs& HARMONI-
MN byre been TUNED by OF. 01=14;
Tfotessional Tuner, 260, CART' E•STRISET, DIMET.
Pianofortes Re-silked, Re-strung, the Hammel' Re-cov.
*red with Patent Felt, as used by the most eminent 6 woe
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1871-07-22

WOLLASTON.

A WOMAN DROWNED.— 011 Tllekithly last, the dead body
of a woman named Ann King, aged about 50 years, was
found in the Stourbridge canal, near to Mr. IV. 0. Fos-
ter'n ironworks. It appeared that Mr. Joseph White-
house was passing along the towing path of the canal
when he saw something floating ou the water. Inforina•
lion was conveyed to Police-constable Joseph Freeman,
of Acublecote, and shortly after his arrival a boat was
passing and the man in charge of it took the body out of
the water, when life was found to lie extinct. The de-
ceased was very respectably dressed, and as there were
no marks of violence on the body, no reason can be as-
signed for the cause of death. Deceased had been living
until recently with a brother at /Jamble Square, and who
had expressed himself that he was unable to support her.
She obtained • ticket of admission to the Workhouse of
Mr. Harratt, and was apparently on her way there when
last seen. She was in a desponding state, and her body
was afterwards found in the canal, near to Fosters iron-
works. The body was taken to the Fish Inn, Coalbourn-
brook.

!NW:TESL—An inquest was held on the body at Mr. 1).
Sutton's, the Fish Inn, Coalbournbrook, on Thursday
afternoon, before Mr. T. M. Phillips, Coroner. Evi•
deuce was given by Mr. Joseph Whitehouse, and two
other witnesses, which was similar to, and confirmed the
above. The Jury, without hesitation, returned a verdict
of "Found drowned."
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1871-07-22

stolen tum which he had placed in a drawer, two large
cheeses, awl two sacks of Hour ; and lout, to pro cut
detection, lighted in the interior of the slump the rolls of
paper which were found partially unrolled and burning
in different places, and hail subsequently atte , ted to
burn Mr. Booth's house, where there had been an
attempt at arson.

His lordship, in nimmuing up the case, alluded to
the fact that it was the most important case that had
to be investigated during the Assizes, Anil then said
that whoever set fire to the lens e coal not have been
sure that the lives of the • ten would not have been
sacrificed ; that it was clear that the premises were
set on fire intentionally, for the heaps of articles
flame' burning flint have been set tire tin KCJintratelY
and that it wa,:. clear that the the arose after half-past
two, for it was not until that hoiw that Dr. Ehnen went
t. be.l. If the fire had been caused Ily burglars they
hail thole in ID order 'to c,cape ; if that was so, it was
strange that they eta-limbered themselves
with the flour and cheese, sind left the matey ill the
till. His lordship then stated that the theory of the
prosecution was that the prisoner set fire to the house
in order tin Olitntill 111011iny from the el Tipsily. It could
not be disputed that he was in embarrassed cite -
stances, US he was shortly after a bankrupt :mil paid
in the pound ; but still at that time he was not
being harassed for money.
'The jury f anal the prisoner Uoillfi.
His Isordship sentenced him to five yeses' penal ser-
vitude.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1871-07-22

-,.•--*ftiliiiie

to see two horses and a carriage coming at a very
rapid speed along the line towards the station. Before
tiny recovered from their surprise at the strange sight
the horses Hew past the station, as eye-witnesses de-
scribe it, like an express train. Mc horses were seen
111 the distance galloping straight ahmg still on the line,
and it was feared that they would come into collision
with an expected train from Stretford. Mr. Wardle-
worth, the station-master, at once telegraphed to the
officials at Stretfonl to stop the train. In the mean-
time the horses continued their course along the line
without obstruction. They passtml II bridge, where the
caniage hail a marvellous escape, UM the iron girders
upon it barely allowed room for the vehicle to pass.
Their speed then abated, the animals being evidently
blown and nearly exhausted. They were stopped a
short distance from Stretford station by a labourer, MO
removed to a place ,of safety. No injury whatever was
done to the boy, the horses, or the carriage. - Mau-
choler Courier.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1871-07-22

CHADDESLEY CORBETT.

A great Hale of Short-horn belonging to Mr. J. Hay-
ward, of Winterfold, and Mr. Isaac Downing, of Turner
nut, took place on Thursday. Mr. Strafford was the
auctioneer. The average price of 21 females oif the
NVinterfold Herd was Lid 19i; the average price of 19
bulls was £32 15s Bd. Turner Hill Herd, average price
iif 15 females was £34 ha id ; average price of two bulls
£l7 6a 6d. The total amount of sale was £2,739 9s.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1871-07-22

THE CENTRAL TELEGRAPH STATION
IN LONDON.

The hourly increase of business at the I 'entral Post-
office Telegraph Station. in Telegraph street, London,
keeps the ingenuity of Mr. Scuilamore and his large
staff continually on the stretch to contrive new devices
with which the " enemy " may be the more sume..s.
fully contended against. A telegraphic message which
cones, say from Sunderland, and the ultimate destina-
tion of which is Brighton, having been received in one
part of the building, has to be copied there, and thence
sent by hand to another, upon which des elves the duty
of transmitting news, public and private, to Brighton
and it, deperukriciea This had to be done until very
recently by boys, and it was, of muter, hard to avoid
a good deal of noise, bustle, and confusion, not to
speak of delay. To obviate the difficulty, Mr. Cul-
Icy, the engineer of the department has been
taken into counsel and has contrives! 111 appn-
r...tus sornething like the gearing of a cotton tee:
t ery, but still nrze like tha tapes ct an American

printing machine, which going in and out along tht;-
walls and ceilings from the bottom to the top of the
building, carries along with it the message which has
just been received from one place and has to be trans-
mitted to ther. The mintitmous sailing of these
despatuhes along the ceiling has a very singular effect.
There are the necessary rows of small tailleys at the
corners, and a simple but clever application of weights
to keep the tapes at the proper tension in all weathers.
The whole works with perfect certainty and rapidity,
and postures an immense economy of time and a great
simplification of operations. The following official
statement of the business done during the quarter end-
ing the let of the present month will show how im-
portant any improvement that results in economy of
time is in the great Central Telegraph office.
It appears that for the three mouths untied the Ist
July, the total number of nastsages forwaoletl over
the I.v:tat telegraph system, was 2,503,79.5, against
2,3.26,639 for the same ;writsl of last year; being an
increase if 11.1 Ives than 477,119. Ile estimated
revenue for the period in question is respectively
£163,636 and £1.35,188 being an increase of 1:27,848 in
favour e,f the quarter just ended. This, it should be
',marked, is altogether irrespective of the revenue de-
rived front the rental of special and private wires, and
from the news service of the whole country.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1871-07-22

Si, HIGH-STREET, STOURIMIDGE

rpHE MISSES SIMMS beg to announce thht
A. their SCHOOLS will RE-OPEN MONDAY, JULY

GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1871-07-22

TREAT TO WORKMEN.

On Monday last the men in the employ of
Messrs. Thomas Webb and Sons, of L'eunis
Wass Works, Stourbridge, numbering 122, re-
ceived a treat to celebrate the wedding of Mr.
Walter Webb, one of the partners, to Miss Edith
Ann Jones. The men mustered at an early hour
in front of Mr. Webb's house, where, after tak-
ing some refreshments, they were headed by the
Brierley Hill Baud, and paraded from the works
to the Stourbridge Railway Station, and from
thence went to Worcester. On arriving at the
station they re-formed themselves, and walked
in procession to Host Pardue's, of the Punch
Bowl Inn, where an excellent dinner was pro-
vided for them consisting of roast and boiled
beef, mutton, lamb, veal, ham, plum puddings,
pies, tarts, a:c. Ample justice having been done,
the chair was taken by Mr. Samuel Broughton,
and the vice-chair by Mr. H. Male.
The Chairman gave the "Health of the
Queen," which was duly honoured.
The Band—.. Owl Save the Queen."
. . . . .

The" Prince and Princess of Vales followed
the band playing " liod bless the Prince of

The hest toast was the "Army, Navy, aud
Volunteeru:'

Band—" Rule Britannia."
Mr. U. Nicklin then proposed " Health, Hap-
piness, and Long Life to Mr. and Mrs. Walter
Webb," which was drunk amid great cheering,
with musical honours.

The 13and—" A Fine Old English Gentle-
L 111111."

Song, Mr. Edward Millinchip Merchant—
" Pulling hard against the stream. '
The Chairman next gave the " Health of Mr.
and Mrs. Charles Webb,- which was drunk with
musical honours.

Mr. Cooper gave an excellent recitation, which
was followed by a song from Mr. W. Allen.
Selection by the Band, introducing "Auld
Lang Sync.' &c.
The Chairman then proposed the "Health of
Mr. and Mrs. Wilkes Thomas Webb and
Family,- which was received with musical 11011-
Ours.

--; ; ,
1 he Chairman next proposed " Success to the
Wass Trade," which was responded to by the
Vice-Chairmen.

Several selections were played by the baud
during the day, and a number of recitations and
songs were given. The health of the Chair-
man, Vice-Chairman, the Host, a:c., brought a
day's conviviality to a close which will long be
remembered by those who were present.
During the day the men visited the Porcelain
Works, the Ouilithall, and Mr. Smith's nursery.
Some of the men went and had a row on the
Severn, whilst others visited the Assize Court.
they men mustered in the evening, and having
formed themselves in procession, walked to the
station, and returned home by the express train.
A number of balloons were let oil during the
uay by Mr. Chapman.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1871-07-22

ROAM) OF GUARDIANS.

The weekly meeting of this Board was held
yesterday; Mr. °ranger in the chair. 'there
were also present :—Messrs. Brooks, Hollinson,
Billinghtun, Bird, Feredny, liddian, Guest,
Homer, Paskins, Baker, Rhodes, Pateschall,
Jeffries, Urillin, and Higgs. The minutes of
the last meeting were read and confirmed.
Admitted into the house during the week,
19 ; discharged, 19; burn, 0; dead, U ; re-
maining, 412. Corresponding week last year,
400. Uut•duor relief, hingswinford district, £i.33
2s 44d; Stourbridge district, £22 16s ; Hales
Owen district, £2l 14s 2d; total, £79 12s
against .02 Ss Uid last year.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1871-07-22

EXTRAORDINARY OCCURRENCE.

At Sale, on Saturday afternoon, two spirited horses,
attuhed to an open carriage, were standing in the
grounds of Mr. Sedgwick, of Hoindield House. A
little boy, six years age, son of Mr. Sislgwick, hail
seated himself in the carriage, when all at once the
horses took fright, passed without damage through the
narrow gate entrance and proceeded at a great speed
along the road. After they had gone some distance
they turned from the road, and jumped a hedge nearly
six feet high, carrying the carriage and its young
occupier over safely. They alighted upon the
South Junction Railway line, which passes parallel
with the road. The pole of the carriage swerved
somewhat, and the horses went on their mad career
along the line in the direction of Manchester. Had
the horses gone straight forward at the point where
they jumped the hedge, they would have come to
gri,:f in the canal, which is directly opposite. At Sale
stativn a large number of paseetgers stoesd upon the plat-
lona awaitiag the au-rival of a traindue in a fewminutes
from Stretford station. Great wan their astoniahraent