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The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-12-26

SINGULAR DEATHS OF TWO

SCHOOLBOYS.
On Saturday the police of he Hackney division re-
ceived information of the death of a lad named
Thomas Henry Brown, aged seven and a-half years,
of Ford's-place, Homerton. It appears that the lad
returned home from school on Thursday, and com-
plained of severe pains in the stomach, and, in con-
sequence, was attended by Drs. Turtle and Fisher.
He told his mother that he had been kicked by
another boy. Although every care and attention were
shown him, the lad died in great pain. The second
case was that of a lad named Isaac Quautrill, aged
beven years, the son of a coal porter living in Ernest-
street, Mile-end. Up to Thursday the boy was in
good health. On that day he returned home from
school crying, and said another boy had struck him
in the eye with a slate. A doctor attended
but he got worse, and died on Friday.

CORN ATMRAGES.—The following are tbe averaga
prices of Britifb corn for last week, as received frous
the inspectors and afficers of Excise: Wheat, 30s. 5d.;
barley, 295. 31.; oat i",‘ 18s. Id. per imperial qr.
Corresponding week lasfyear: Wheat, 31s. ; barley,
313. 3d.; oats, 195.4 d,

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-12-26

SHOCKING ACCIDEN 1: ON THE RAILWAY.

A. shocking accident occurred on Wednesday
morning, at Rowley station, on the Great Western
Railway, to a lady named Mary Rosen, aged
e evenly-one, who lives at Whiteheath Gate, neat
Rowley Regis. It seems that the unfortunate lady
intended to proceed to Birmingham by the titan
from Kidderminster, which reaches Snow Hill at
950, In attempting to cross the line in front of
the train she was caught by the engine, knocked
down, and the wheels passed over her legs, cutting
them off. The guard of the train, G. Baker who
is a member of the Stourbridge section of the St.
John's Ambulance Association, immediately apolied
a tourniquet to each leg, and Mrs. Hosen was
placed in the train and taken to Snow Hill. On
arriving there she was conveyed with all possible
bpaed to the General Hospital, where she now lies
a precarious condition.
The way in which the tourniquets were put on
the legs vt.ts greatly approved by the doctors at the
hospital. Had these tonrniqu-ts not been applied
to the lea, the unfortunate woman would have
bled to death on her way to the hospital.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-12-26

WHO THEEBAW REALLY WAS,

The English people have not apprehended the -
status of the Eastern monarch they have just de
posed. This is how the Burmese officials,—and ,theY
ought to know—describe him: "His Most
and
-
and Glorious Majesty, King of the Sea and Leal"'
Lord of the Rising Sun, who rules over Sunnaparau, "
Zampo-dee-pa, and all the utnbrella-bearing chiefo
of the Eastern countries, Master of the Saddso
(Celestial) King Elephant, Lord of many White
Elephants, Lord of Gold, Silver, Rubies, and limber,
the Supporter of Religion, the Sun-descended Monarch,
Sovereign of the Power of Life and Dea'th'
Arbiter of Existence and Great Chief of Righteous"
nes-, the Lord of the Golden Palace, King of ii-h3gs:,
and Possessor of Boundless Dominions and SuPren;,;
Wisdom." If the officials of the Court of Avs
to be relied:on, King Theebaw's ancestry is even rrolTi•
ancient and illustrious than his titles are loftY
high-sounding. The Royal Book of Kings 'enuro.:
rates 587,000 Kings as having followed each other
regular succession. More critical historians,
ever, do not carry his lineage further back than
Alaungpra, who died in 1760.
WAR 07FICE RETURN.
A return has been issued by the War Office of .
number of General-District or Garrison and Reg'
mental Courts-Martial minor punishments, desertiong,
&c., in 1884. The return was moved for in the Souse.
of Commons by Sir Frederick Fitzwygram. T°ttac:
return: General Courts-Martial, 75; proportion
average strength, .04. District Garrison Regiment',_
Courts-Martial, 12,592; proportion to &veg..:
strength, 7.2. Minor punishments, 256,559; prep-.
tion to average strength, 146.3. Desertions, 4
proportion to average strength. 2.5.

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-12-26

DISTItESSING ACCIDENT.

A sad accident occurred it Sandymount, Ireland,
on Sunday. A young man named Augustus Duggan,
a photographer, residing at 4, Havelock-square, Irish-
town, had in his possession a small seven-chambered
toy revolver. He placed it on the mantel-shelf in his
bed-room on Saturday night, three barrels beinx
loaded. On Sunday morning his wife got out of bed
to get breakfast. Not knowing that the revolver was
loaded she took it in her hand and pointed it at her
husband, who was lying in bed. He sprang out of
bed and caught hold of the revolver. Some playful
struggling went on for a few seconds between him and
his wife for the possession of the revolver, the result
being that, as there was no guard on the lock, one
barrel went off, and the bullet pierced the
woman, striking her in the left breast. Her husband
placed her on the bed, and immediately got
the assistance of a lady named Watson, who lives
in the next house. She, however, could do nothing,
and Mrs. Duggan died a few minutes after the acci-
dent occurred, and before a doctor, whom the hus-
band fetched had arrived. *Mrs. Duggan was 22
years of age, and had only been about a year mar-
ried. She and her husband, it appears, lived on
affectionate terms. She was near her confinement.
The doctor gave information to the police at Irish-
town Station, and when they came they found Mr.
Duggan lying beside the dead body of his wife, crying
bitterly. The police had a good deal of trouble in
taking him from beside the body of his wife. He was
arrested and charged with having feloniously killed
her, and also with having had the revolver in his
possession without a license. He stated that he had
shot his wife accidentally in the manner stated above,
and there does not seem to be any reason for doubt-
ing the truth of the statement.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-12-26

"ADVICE TO DYSEPTICS."—Symp toms of Dyspepsia
and Indigestion, with special advice as to diet.—This little
pamphlet appeals for•ibly to those who have allowed the
palate to decide everything for them, and have paid the in
evitable penalty of their folly."— Glebe. !Sent for one stamp
If. RICHARDS, Publisher. 92, Great Ramie Street,

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Rats. It clears out rats, mice, bee**, reaches
ss, bedbugs, insects, ground moles, &A; ?id. and
lid Wag.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-12-26

PUBLIC NOTICES

ILWAY.

' .LT .B,

;;at Matp.ger.

ERVOUS DEBILITY.—GIiATIS, a Medical
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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-12-26

WARD BEECHER AND THE OLD
MAIDS.

In a sermon on the word" Beautiful," in Brooklyn,
the Rev. Ward Beecher referred to beautiful con-
duct, and then said: "All conduct that has in it the
element of heroism, how beautiful it is! The fidelity
that costs ! The self-denial that finds its reward in
the fruition of that which is served! The angels of
the cradle and the crib, those Protestant saints,
maiden women who, having no family, adopt the
children and the household of those with whom they
dwell, and spend love, and time, and all service, and
Pain even, and watchfulnesq, for the sake of others.
How beautiful is this quality of conduct! We are
fond of calling them old maids, and shameless repre-
sentations are abounding in poetry, and in the illus-
trative magazines, gaunt, long and sharp featured,
indescribable in physiognomy; and yet I tell you
these are the Protestant saints, whose life may be
externally most humble, but whose want of the things
that comfort ordinary life is God's great grinding-
wheel, by which is brought out in theta the saintly
qualities—patience, gentleness, sweetness. We don't
usually call those of .our own family "old maids." I
have been brought up by an aunt, as full of know-
ledge, as full of moral quality as I have ever met;
full of saintly love, full of service. I look upon her
as next standing in order to my own blessed mother,
and no one should dare in any trifling manner to call
Esther an old maid. She is an unmarried angel, that
is all. There may be some that have lacked the
wedding and lacked the other qualities too; but
there be multitudes enough to redeem the kind
from their reproaches, from the innuendoes of an un-
mannerly ridicule. And you shall find all through
society scattered instances—for you never find pearls
in heaps, but only in small and usually homely shells
—instances of heroism and magnanimity in conduct
that should excite the admiration of mankind."

Too BA.D.—First Wait: "Blest if it ain't ingrati
toocl ! Won't give us a copper, and we never played a
note near his 'ouse !"

Two comps., Ned and Zach, are sad topers. Ned
told Zach his nose was the last rose of summer.
Zach retorted, "'taint blooming alone." They left
a deal of ground ploughed up, and both noses are
uoulticed.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-12-26

:LONDON, WI

This App]iAnce is POSITIVLEY WHIT IT PRO-
FESSES TO BE—an "ELECTRIC BELT," which
may be proved before purchasing by the Galvanometer,
&a. It was explained and fully testtd before Mr.
Justice Hawkins and a Jury in Lne Court of Queen's
Bench, January 24th, 18834 BI)Lo.r, it ENTIRE
DIPPERS Mon anything,6 the ki 4 I.fivertiaesl.

& WOMAN'S SUFFERING AND

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-12-26

TRADESMENS' ADDRESSES.

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' LUDGATE" WATCH,

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-12-26

ROWLEY REGIS.

LOCAL BOARD.—At a monthly meeting of tlijs
3oard on Monday—Mr W. Bassana presidiog—
,he report of the Public Works Committee stated
that Mr. Basdano dwelt at considerable length at
:tie commit ce meeting upon the matters lately
inder discussion before the audit tr. He reminded
the committee of the various steps taken from 1876
to 1879 (inclusive) for the recovery of the money
due, and the reports made to the board at that time
in relation thereto, pointing out fully that the loss
was entirely due to the late collector, and that
everything possible had been done to prevent loss
o the ratepayers, and with entire success so far as
the general and highway rates were concerned; and
that it was found impoesiele to recover more of the
private improvement moneys under the circum-
stances. The committee expressed themselves
satisfied that all possible efforts had been made, au.:
that the Local Government Board and Auditors
led for years been fully acquainted with the whole
,f the facts, and that the present proposal to clear
up the matters, as in the accounts now under audit,
was the outcome of the present auditor's sugges-
tions, and his report to tee Board ea the accounts
or the year ended at Lady day, 1884,—The Cnair-
,nan as ) remarked that as the money expt nded on
the Blackheath sewer had been ct.arged upon the
ieneral rate that part of the matter would be
ended. The money had been lost by ths late tool-
Lector, and no one could make it otherwise. It
became irrecoverable through his neglect, and it
:veuld ever remain irrecoverable; and as to the
absurdity about more money having been received
~nan accounted for, thes only credited the amounts
they found had been collected. So much money
had been received, and they dee t with it in the best
lay possible, aud it anyone could produce receipts
for all the money it would not alter the inattt:r nt
Ill.—Mr. Barker: It is brought forward for certain
purposes.—The Chairman : Oh, yes.—The matter
then dropped:
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-12-26

BROMSGROVE.

BOAILD.OIr GUARDIANS. -At a meetineof this
t3oard, on Tuesday—Mr. Wright in the chair—
tende•:s for the suppl of meat and flour for the
u,uing quarter were accepted as follows: Good
econds flour, 4s per bushel. Mr. H. Wilson,
31w:1in-tore Mills ; beef and mutton 5:1 per lb., suet
Id per lb.,Mr. I. Partridge, High Street. Mrs.
1.) ors, of Liverpool, was appointed schoolmistress
,t the Workhouse, at a salary of £25 a year, with
&e.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-12-26

KIDDERMINSTER.'

TIIE VIOLP.:NT ASSAULT ON A WIFE At the
Court. on Wednesday, John Mitchell, de
4;•ribed as a poacher, was brought up on remand on
:be cr:arge of assaulting his wife, who wa 1

o attend when the casjwas previously called on.
..;ouiplainant, who itaa evidently been very badly
knocked about. iaid the defendant attacked her be
ause she would not live with him any lon4er. She
ottld not pu.. up with Ins conduct. When she re.
used he both struck and kicked her, some of tht
<icliN being on the face. The Bench said he might
lave killed th- woman, and they committed him to
.lard labour for three months.

TOWN COUNCIL —The monthly meeting cf the
.7ouncil was hell on Wednesday : the Mayor (Mr.
clads worth) presiding—A letter was read from Mr.
Brinton, M P., stating that the order of St. John of
Jerusalem had aearded a silver medal to Police-
constable 14a-dwicke, for saving a woman from an
idvancing train. It was suggested that the medal
Mould be presented publicly, and it was decideo
chat it should be handed to liardwicke at the next
Couucil meting. A letter was read from the
leneral Post Office promising that the memorial
with regard to the opening of a telegraph office a
the railway station should receive consideration.
['he desirability of a branch office in the Horse
Fair was mentioned, and Alderman Anderson said
i.memorial was being got up on the subject. The
Aledieal Officer (Mr Corbet) rtiorted that there
aad been 55 births and 50 deaths in the past month
—he death-rate was 25 per 1.000, against 21921 for
rho corresponding period last year. Seven of the
teaths v% ere at the Workhouse and one at the In-
drmary. The death-rate was higher thAn usual,
iwing no doubt to the cold weather The several
reports were received and adopt,-d. Mr. Holloway.
Mairman of the Baths Committee, said he shoula
:.ry to encourage young people to learn to swim, at
the baths, and proposed to get up swimming
natches there in the coming year. The %%Tate!
'ommittee, in their report, stated that they had
2zscinded the resolution pissed at a meeting of the
.unituittee held on the 18th September, 1883, pro-
duiting tie taking of the steam fire engine to fires
outside the borotign without au application of the
•-egeei of the premises where the fire occurs, or
°me responsible person on his behalf, and recom
,nended tile, it be lett to the judgement ot the
~oiice officer in charge at the police station whether
lie tire engine sh Arid be sent, al,er due enqui y as
toe circumstances of each case. The Watch
;ommtttee recommended that a gratuity of 2s 6
.la.ela be granted to the memo burs of the poiice force
,Jr the extra services they rendered at the Parlia,
u9ntary eloution. but the Councq agreed to mate'
tie gratuity a day's wages, and satisfaction was
expre.,sed with the way the police acted at the
:alection.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-01-03

BACHELORS' OPPORTUNITY,

There seems to be a fine opening for young men of
good address, as the advertisers sometimes say. Pre-
cisely where it is, unfortunately we cannot tell with
entire confidence, though it must be easy 4,, find out.
it is about 300 miles from London, and :s in a town
"much beloved by shoemakers and glaLiers." That
surely ought to be clear enough for any smart young
man worthy of a rich and handsome wife, and
nothing less than this is all but guaranteed to such a
one if he will only take the hint and go. "If a
handkerchief was flung, ye gods and little fishes!'
writes a " Disconsolt Le Damsel "—one of the prizes—
"how we would rush to pick it up." There are, it
seems, all sorts of advantages in this broadly indicated
locality; "but we have one, I may almost say fatal,
drawback—we have no young men. Can any words of
mine adequately describe so horrible and distressing
a situation ?" If a dance is given, there are no
partners. The men live for solo whist—all old fogies
in fact, and that although these hapless damsels are
by no means penniless, "far from it." That they are
handsome also is obvious, when it is added that in this
Adamless Eden they are all young Jewesses. The
letter quoted from appeared in the JczoiBh World.
That, it may be thought, is a difficulty in the way of a
good many who would otherwise promptly be making
tracks for this town only 300 miles from London. It
is by no means certain, however, that the difficulty is
insuperable, or even serious. "Candidly speaking,"
writes the fair correspondent of the Jewish Warld. "I
don't wonder at our provincial girls marrying out of
their religion." If that isn't a hint, it would be diffi-
cult to say what is. Young men, whether Jews or
Gentiles, would certainly do well to give this locality
a look up.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-01-03

DEATH OF THE REV. W. COOKE, D.D.

On Christmas Day, at his residence, Burslem
House, Forest-hill, London, this celebrated minister
of the Methodist New Connection passed peacefully
away, in his seventy-ninth year. Up to the middle
of the present year he continued in labours more
abundant, both literary and ministerial; but while
from home on a preaching tour in August he was
seized with illness which completely prostrated him.
Ile so far rallied that after six weeks he was able
to return home, only, however, to seclusion, feebleness,
and gradual decay, enOing, as noted above, in death.
His career has been brilliant and successful from
1827, when his ministry commenced. With intellec-
tual powers of uncommon force and breadth, holding
firmly all the great principles of evangelical and
Methodist truth, with a fine presence and command-
ing oratorical abilities, he gave himself with enthu-
siastic fervour to the defence and proclamation of the
gospel, and has exerted an ever-growing influence
upon Methodism in all lands, and upon the Church
at large. His contributions to theology are among
the most important and widely-known works of the
day. He filled with eminent success all the most
responsible offices of his denomination, while his
catholic spirit won for him the cordial esteem of troops
of friends in all Christian communions. He leaves a
widow and several sons and daughters.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-01-03

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-01-03

DUDLEY.

CHRIsr CHURCH HELP- \IYSEL? Sc IT!. The
first annual meeting of this so&e!-.;• was hell at
Christ Church, Waddam's Pool, on Monday ,ht,
Slderman W. White, of Birmit4.,tham, resilk d.—
The report, which was rea I by Mr. .To' In W. P.:11
(hon. sec.), showed that the society commenced
wiih an attend ,nce of seven, but for the last few
months it had been over 120. The movem-nt wa.
support,d by vollintary contributions from the
scholars, and its objects were to teach men to lea 1
and write and eucaura..m thorn in habits o" thri t.
The 7promo:ers of the undertaking ale) souz,ht
to
bind men together in the common bond of brother-
hood, and to give Biblical instruction. It ,vai u.,-
sectarian in its character, and wRS in no sense
nominational movement.. The teaching staff con-
sisted often kind anil Christian men. More to 'ellen;
were wanted, and that opportunity vra, taken tor
appealing for help. The Board of Ma-rig !;n
consisted of all the teachers and two scliol
each class, thus recognising the ego...lily of aI.
On the motion of Councillor Billing, secon el by
Mr. Southall, the report was approved.—T h.! C .ai r
!nen in the course of a long address, con :r
the society on the results already achieved, a I 4e-
gar.ied them as only the begiunin., of good t
to be reali-ed in connection wi,lihat Aro
, we Address-e weri afte: d liv.utjJ u M
Blackhana Will fop) and Mr. A. U. H p r.—The
Mooting demi with the tad yds§ of thanks.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-01-03

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-01-03

MYSTERIOUS AFFAIR AT VENTNOR.

Early on Christmas morning a servant opening the
kitchen shutters of the Clock House, at the back of
the Queen's Hotel, near the esplanade at Ventnor
(LW.), was startled by seeing the dead body of Anne
Bolton, who had kept a lodging-house not far away,
where she lived with her brother, an old naval
quartermaster, who had a couple of pensions, and
owned a house at Landport. She, too, was landlady
of a cottage at Chichester. His age is between fifty
and sixty, and when she had been out late he had
been in the habit of going into bed early, and on
Christmas morning had lit the kitchen fire, supposing
her to be still in her bed. Her husband was a coach-
trimmer, and had long dwelt apart from her in
Northampton ; she kept a lodging-house for her own
maintenance. She was seen on the previous night
getting in her
,groceries, and also she seemed per-
fectly sober. When the sergeant was fetched to her
next morning, her earring was jammed into her ear,
and she had apparently fallen down a slip on the
footpath, and her grocery basket was next her, and
ss. in her pocket. Policeman Queerly had twice
passed her body in the night, but because the lamp on
the battery wall close at hand was not alight, had
failed to see her. There were in her house several
letters from her husband, dated from Northampton,
one of which ended, "From your loving husband.
Edward."
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-01-03

ANOTHER MURDER EN A FRENCH
WOMAN.

A murder by a Prenchwomat under great prove-
cation is reported from Tonnerre Madame Francey,
viife of a respectable iron melchant, had been for
some time past pestered by obstrusive attentions from
a neighbour, Brisbarre, an vrchiteet. He called
repeatedly when her husband was absent, and wrote
amatory letters. One day ale found him hidden in
he; bedroom. She told him :o go away instantly, and
said, if he ever dared to cone back, she would shoot
him. She did not mention the matter to her hustand
for fear of scandal. He did come back, and the
servant against orders let him in. As good as her
word, Madame Franay fired a revolver wounding
him slightly in the neck. He ran away and climbed
up the steps of the nearest house, hoping to take
refuge; but the outer door was fastened. The lady
followed him, revolver in hand, fired two more :hots,
tf Ath:.ch entered his heart, and he fell stone dead.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-01-03

BRIERLEY HILL.

PRESENTATION,—This week two very handsome
stained gla-s windows, the gift of Mr, J. Corbett,
M.P. for Droitwich, have been placed in Brierley
Hill Parish Church, in memory of the donor's
parents. The windows are situated at the west end
of the church, one on either side the main entrance.
The subjects selected for illustration are, by th e
desire of Mr. Corbett, "TLe Prodigal Son" and "The
Good Samaritan." On account of the exceptional
size of the windows, the artist has been enabled to
adopt a very 13(11 treatment, the figures being life-
size. In the first-named subject the exact scene
depicted is the meeting of the prodigal with his
father, who, seeing him afar off, has come out to
meet him. In the second subject the artist has
selected the particular scene where the Samaritan
is binding up the wounds of tue unfortunate man
who fell among thieves. Both in the grouping and
drawing of the figures the artist has been especially
suce ssful, the subjects very graphically pourtray-
iug the particular incidents illustrated. The colour-
ing has a quiet and subdued richness which is very
pleasing —great care having evidently been taken
in the combination and arrangement of the vari;us
colours used. A beautiful ornamental canopy sur.
mounts each subject, and underneath are suitable
texts. The "Prodigal Son" window, which is in
tended as a memorial to Mr. Corbett's father, has
the following inscription at the base :—"To the
glory of God, and in memory of Joseph Corbett,"
and at the foot of the "Good Samaritan" widow,
the inscription runs "To the glory of God, and in
memory of Hannah Corbett." The widd 111 are
the work of Mr. Samuel Evans, Stained Glass
Works, West Smethwiek, near Birmingham.
STEALING COAL.—At the Police Court on Thurs-
day, before N. C. A. Neville, E-q., deputy stipen-
diary, Abraham Johnson (GO), who resided in lodg-
ings at Dudley Port, was charged with etc ding
17ewt of coal, the property of Alfred Colbourn,
coal merchant, Tipton-recd.—Prisoner was em-
ployed as a uoatunloader at prosecutor's wharf,
and in consequence of suvieions that coal had
been removed, information was given to the police
end it was discovered that on the 28th December a
load of coal was carried from the wharf to the pri-
soner's lodgings by a man named Cornelius
who was engaged by prisoner for the purpose.
When arrested by Police-sergeant Hopkins pri-
soner said he made arrangements with the prosecu-
tor to pay for the coal by weekly instslments. This,
however was denied. The Deputy Stipendary
characterised the offence as a gross breach of trufst
and sentenced the prisoner to two months hard
abour.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-01-03

CANON LIDDON ON THE CLOSE OF
1884.

On Sunday afternoon, at the end of his discourse in
St. Paul's Cathedral, Canon Liddon said the year
just drawing to a close had been no common one in
the history of our country. Perhaps hereafter it
would be looked back upon as the beginning of
nothing less than a new epoch. Certain it was that
the great measure which had been accepted or pro-
moted by those who did not often act together meant
that power had been conferred on two millions of
Englishmen who never wielded it before. Such a fact
as that was doubtless pregnant with consequences,
and they saw on all sides prophecies and anticipations,
hopeful or desponding according to the temper of
parties. That was not the place or time to attempt
to e,timate the effect of a great legislative act: but
there was one way of looking at it which could
not be forgotten. If it be, as they might trust, the
right and natural outcome of our history, and if God
had hitherto guided that history through the agency
of human will—sometimes acting harmoniously, and
sometimes in rude divisions—might they not hope
that He had a future in store for England not less
bountiful though in some respects different from the
past? The closing year reminded old and young
alike that the seed of life was sensibly fading. One
kindly and familiar figure had disappeared from a
high place in that Cathedral, and death. and other
causes had shifted the centre of gravity in many
families. Some, too, might have become aware of
the presence of diseases which in the course of nature
would bring their earthly career to ;its conclusion;
but amidst all their conjectures, speculations, and
anxieties, they should constantly treasure the admo-
nition to be faithful in the Lord.

A Frenchman cannot pronounce "ship. The word
" sheep "in his mouth. Seeing an iron-clad, he
said to a boy, " Ish dish a war sheep?" "No,"
answered the boy, "it's a ram,"
A man whose knowledge is based on actual ex-
perience says that when calling on their sweethearts,
young men should carry affection in their hearts,
perfection in their manners, and confection in their
pockets.
"You remind me of a weapon," said a father to a
young daughter who had been complaining to him
that a certain young man had rudely passed without
bowing to her, "And why should. I remind you of
a weapon?" replied the daughtor. "Because you are
a cut-lase

y.RD.AY, JAN. 5, 1885
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-01-03

KIDDERMINSTER.

THE WORKMEN'S CLUB SOIREE —The annnal
soiree cf the Workmen's Club took place at the
Town Rail on Monday night. The attendance was
not nearly so large as anticipated. After the tea
things had been cleared away a public meeting was
held, under the presidency of Mr. D. W. Goodwin.
The annual report was read by Mr. Grove. This
st.sted that the club had been in existence for thirty
years. The numly:r of members on the b ,oks was
250, and the committee estimatei that through ra-
movHls arcl otherwise about 103 young fellows
p4sgod through the club annually, The lease of
the preent premises will expire in March next,
au•l the co!weittee folteousil rlble anxi-ty as to
t-Jo- fulure of toe club. A sub-committee had been
fortned, and several suitable sites had been viewed,
th-y h0,.01 a salsfactory So Ition of tire (liffi-
-Iddy would he found.—Mr. 1,1. 3. Morton moved
tie ..do koil of the report.—This was seconded by
the Lo zd Bich .1) of ti•. Alba. mho spoke highly of
the value of he w.)rk done by the club inprovid-
ing a place wheu oung teen could spend their
leisure hours in Arofitable on, upation of mind owl
spirit.—. The motion was supported by Alderman
W. Green (the Mayor), and carr ed.—Votes of
thanks were awarded to the ladies who p •ovided
tray aril to the Chairmin.—This was foil ,ve by
a concert and ball, in which some of tho 1 a ling in-
habitants of the town took part.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-01-03

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11,E-APPEARANCE OF ENCKE'S COMET.

A cio met to which great interest attaches has been
occupying considerable attention in astronomical
circles for some time past. Mr. Hind, director of the
"Nautical Almanack,“ furnishes the Astronomer
Royal with the probable positions it would occupy in
order that search might be made with the large
telescopes at Greenwich; while Dr. Backlund, of St.
Petersburg, issued an elaborate ephemeris to render
its discovery certain at the earliest possible date.
From an announcement by Dr. Tempel, director of
the Arcetri Observatory at Florence, it appears that
he discovered the comet about six p.m. on the 13th
Inst. Despite the fact that four comparisons of: its
position with a neighbouring star gave discordant
results, Dr. Tempel is very sure it is Encke's comet,
as his Amici eyepiece showed it much better than the
eyepiece used with his ringmicrometer.

An inquest was held at Kidderminster on Tuesday as
to the death of Joseph Monday, a carpenter, who was
under remand at the police-station, on a charge of
attempting to murder a woman named Mary Ann
Bishop, with whom he had been on familiar terms.
Bishop was found two months ago with a fractured
skull, and in what was thought to be her dying deposi-
tions she named Monday as her assailant. She was
sufficiently recovered to be expected to appear at the
police-court against him this week, but Monday, who
was stated to be apprehensive of the punishment to
which he might, be sentenced, cut his throat with a
knife, which had been introduced into the cells by the
wife of another prisoner. The other prisoners rang a
bell for the police, but Monday, who had severed. his
windpipe and jugular vein, was soon dead. The jug
returned a verdict of "Suicide during temporary
insanity," and exonerated the police from blame.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-01-03

ATTEMPTED FRAUDS ON MEMBERS
OF PARLIAmriNT.

At the Westminister Police-court, on Saturday,
Godfrey Livingstone, a well-dressed man, who
described himself as a clerk and engineer, was
fatally examined before Mr. d'Eyncourt, charged
with attempting to obtain charitable contributions by
false representations from Colonel Sir James
M`Garel-Hogg, M.P., and Mr. Puleston, M.P. The
prisoner called at Sir James Hogg's residence in
Grosvenor-gardens, and left a letter begging
for a contribution on the ground that he was
known in Truro to a Mr. Chirgwin, a solicitor,
and to a Mr. Lake, who had employed him. He was
questioned by Sir James Hogg, and was promised
assistance if his representations were true. Sir
James being personally acquainted with Mr. Chirgwin
wrote to him, and received information that the pri.
soner was a worthless impostor, at the same time as a
forged letter was left at his residence, giving him the
highest of characters and strong recommendation to
relief. The matter being placed in the hands of the
police, the prisoner was arrested as he left a coffee-
shop in Westminster with some begging-letters in his
possession. Detective-sergeant Daniel Brown stated
that the general representations of the prisoner, viz.,
that he had served 15 years in the Army Transport
Corps with good character, and that he had been in
the Afghanistan war, were absolutely false. Th 3
document found on him, supposed to be a discharge
from the army, was a forgery, and he was not in
receipt of a pension. A clerk in the office of Mr.
Puleston, M.P., having proved that the prisoner
attempted to obtain a contribution from that gentle-
man, Mr. D'Eyncourt sentenced him to three months'
hard labour as a rogue and vagabond.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-01-03

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SATURDAY, JANUARY 3rd, 1885.

THE NEW YEAR

THE IRON TRADE.

BIRAINGHAM, THURBDAY

The business tone at the iron tu irket this after-
noon was inactive, but the fact of the meeting being
h-id on New Yrar's Day imparted a somewhat lively
sopeet to the market, owing to the exchange of
isa4e.nable onneratutilions. There has been no
r.re.,eral resumption of work at the mills and forges
blaat fernacia,. or collieries. though in one or two
instances ituish-qi iron works were restarted on Mon-
u.7 o•Niriglo the receipt of specifications required for
irem.edlaie coastamption. Though business was
nerhva tievr quieter in the iron trade than during
the last fortnight of December, the general demand
for iron up till that time had been fairly well main-
tained ; and after the holidays are over there is no
reason to doubt that consumption will recommence
On the Waft steady scale as heretofore. It is the
dirco,ileg prioeg, nowewar. which gives cause for
She mnta"mi^tY, some vlaisdes of crude and finished
Iron being weaker than at any time during the past
five years: There is no change in the value of
r salari Iron, ',ut the inquiry is merely nominal,
and most of the contracts given out are for bars at
its 15s, a ton mid.under. Cloalvanised sheets tare in
P t•34ay do:riaa.l, and the sheet manufacturers are
co•sequentiy fairly well off for business. Pig iron
i 3 slow of dale, an i the coil trade exhibits but little
Ti,a lit? exoept in th.i Ii ue epartweut, which is
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THE DUKE OF .PORTLAND'S CIGARS.

Mr. Henry George, lectuing in Kilmarnock Corn
Exchange Hall, under the susnices of the Land Res-
toration League, referred to the prevalence of
wretchedness in the country, which was not caused,
he said, by over-production, but by the want of
material for production—the land. God made the
earth for all, and every man had an equal right to
the land. It was an utter absurdity to allow some to
step in and take what was iatended for all. As an in-
stance of this absurdity, he quoted the case of the Duke
of Portland, who, before an old man died, looked with
longing at cigars said to be worth 4s. each, but uextday,
when the old man died, ordered a hundred boxes of
the same. The same nobleumu caused seven Scotch-
men to be summoned from Sutherland to Edinburgh,
because they had dared to walk up a mountain to
look at fair nature and enjoy a picnic. How much
of the mountain did the Duke of Portland create?
None. There was also his countryman Winans, who
had cleared some 300 miles, and would not even
allow a pet lamb to be on the ground. The Duke of
Buccleuch, also, with his sixty miles of territory, had
refused sites for churches at the Disruption, and
other landowners had done the same. The remedy
for this state of things was to take the land for the
people, and apply the rent for public purposes, and all
sorts of magnificent works could be undertaken for
the benefit of the community.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-01-03

FOURTEEN HUNDRED DIVORCE
SUITS.

The _Arm/ York Herald of the 17th inst. says: Last
Sunday the Herald published a list of nearly seven
hundred divorce cases pending in the courts of
Chicago. This morning we print the names of the
parties to more than seven hundred suits on the
dockets of the Philadelphia courts. We also give a
similar catalogue for this city, but its length is
insignificant compared with that of the others.
Fourteen hundred applications for divordt pending
in two cities is a startling fact, whose announcement
is well calculated to arrest public attention. The
more creditable showing of this city is doubtless
due to the stringency of the law of New York, which
recognises but one cause for a dissolution of the
marriage tie. The laws of Pennsylvania and of
Illinois are far more lax than ours, and consequently
the abuses which flourish under them are much
greater. How far the marriage relation should be
held sacred and the contract indissoluble, whether
the sum total of domestic happiness will be increased
or diminished by the most stringent divorce laws, is
a question on which moralists and legislators always
have differed, and doubtless always will differ, in
opinion. But there can be no question that seven
hundred pending divorce suits in a single city indi-
cate either an extraordinary extent of married misery
or a looseness of divorce regulation which calls for
correction.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-01-03

TWO SHIPS FOUNDERED AFTER

COLLISION.

Early on Christmas morning a steamer and barque
came into collision in tho English Channel, with the
result that both vessels speedily sank. Fortunately,
there was no loss of life, a fact entirely due to the
fineness of the weather. The steamer was the
Chelydra, 1148 tons, William Wynne, master, owned
by Mr. Cuthbert Hutchinson, Sunderland. She was
from Hiogo, Japan, with a cargo of rice for Bremen.
She carried twenty-seven hands and one passenger.
She made Ushant on Tuesday. at midnight, and on
Christmas morning was proceeding up channel, the
Eddystone being about fourteen miles distant. It
was a clear, starlight night. About 3.30 the look-out
men on board the steamer sighted a large barque
coming down the Channel, and apparently ir tending
to pass the Chelydra on the port side. W 1 ea the
vessels were almost within hailing distance, the barque
came across the bows of the steamer. The shock was
very heavy.

" What is more awful to c mtemplate," said a
lecturer, glaring about him " than the relentless
power of a Maelstrom ? And a henpecked-looking
man in the rear of the building softly replied, " The
Fetnalestrom."
The railroad restaurant on a certain line is kept by
a veteran baker. A sprightly young traveller com-
plained of one of his pies the other day. The old
man became aßgry. "Young man," he said, severely,
"I made pies before you were born." "Yes," re-
cponded the traveller; "and I guess this must be
one of those same pies."
A farmer who had engaged the services of a son
of the Emerald Isle sent him out cue morning to
harrow a piece of ground. He had not worked long
before nearly all the teeth came out of the harrow.
Presently the farmer went out into the field to take
notes of the man's progress, and asked how he liked
the work. "Oh !" he replied, "it goes a bit smoother
since the pegs have come out !"
It was a coloured preacher who said to his flock:
We has a collection to make dis mornin', an' fo' de
sake of yo' reputation, whichever of you stole Mr.
Jones's turkeys don't put anything on the plate."
One who was there says: "Every blessed niggah in
de church came down wid de rocks:'
A. political orator, speaking of a certain general
whom he professed to admire, said that on the battle-
field he was always found where the bullets whers
thickest. "Where was that?" asked one of the
auditors. "In the ammunition waggon," shouted
atnothor.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-01-03

ILLEGAL INCLOSURES OF PUBLIC
LAND.

With the object of strengthening the hands of Mr.
Jesse Collings, M.P., in his endeavours to pass the
"illegal Inclosures Restitution Bill," of which hehas
given notice, the executive of the Kent and Sussex
Labourers Union have resolved to obtain signatures
to the following petition for presentation to Parlia-
ment when it reassembles :—" That a humble ad-
dress be presented to her Majesty to request that her
Majesty will be graciously pleased to appoint a Royal
Commission to inquire into the working of the In-
closure Acts since the Act of 1836, to inquire how far
and in what manner clauses 108 and 109 of the
General Inclosures Act of 1845 (for securing lands
permanently to the use of the labouring classes) and
other clauses in the various Acts referred to for
securing the rights and privileges of the labouring
poor, have been observed and carried into effect, and
geneially to inquire in what manner the interests of
the rural labourers and others have been affected by
the operations of the several Inclosures Acts from
1836 to 1876. Also to inquire and report respecting
all enroachments which have been made, and all
commons, wastes, moors, roadsides, and open spaces
which have been enclosed illegally and without the
sanction of Parliament since the Inclosures Act of
1836."

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