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The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1876-09-23

RAILWAY FEES.

There must be few of us who have not re&d some
score of times the notices which are affixed to railway
platforms, requesting passengers not to tempt the rail-
way officials with the offer of money or gratuity, and
stating that instant dismissal will be the fate of any
official who shall be detected receiving any fee or
gratuity from a passenger (remarks the Fie d). In the
face of these notices, the percentage of travellers
who have not at one time or another violated these
rules by tipping officials must be very small indeed.
The origin of this touting and pressing for tips lies, no
doubt, with the public, and not with the ufficials. In
the face of notices that instant dismissal would follow
infraction of the rule, it is inconsistent to suppose that
officials would have run the risk of ruin by beginning
to tout, until the public had shown, by a long
course of conduct, that it did not obj set to
being taxed. While attempting to do what
he blindly fancies is justice to the official
who waits upon him, the traveller unwittingly
works injustice to his poorer kfellow-travellers. While
the well-salaried officials are touting for the favour of
the wealthy travellers, the poorer customers of the
company are unattended. A railway ticket is sup-
posed to contract for civility and attendance as well as
for locomotion; therefore the man who pays extra for
his attendance either wastes his money or buys what is
not his to receive. To such an extent have railway
porters come to look upon a tip as their natural right.,
especially when traffic is heavy, that many of them
are nut only prone to hint at it, but even to demand it
outright. It is incumbent on the companies to make
their long standing notices of threatened dismissal
sometbing more than a mere empty menace to this
extortion of emplobes. If they would only employ a
detective or two and discharge without mercy any
confer
a
neatht
upon
po found touting
ptouubtliie.ng for fees, they would

BEWARE OF FALSE TLETII 'scull GOTTA.
PEscHe. FIXINGS.--Master Alec (who is fond of doe):
" There's no mistake about your being thorough-bred,
Major Bumblebis 1" Major Bamblebie (not dui-
Plesed) : "And hlw did you find that out, my by
Master Alec: "Why, 'cause you've got a black roof
to your mouth I"—Punch.
A FRESEI SrAßT,—First Swell:— "Well
Charlie, how jolly blue you look, what's the matter?"
—Second ditto :—" Bad news, old fellow; my aunt,
who is ninety-two next birthday, is going to live at
Hygeiaopolis another ninety-two perhaps; and here
I've been looking out for her money for the last ten
years .lif • IL, „' Pu?, P. 1
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1876-09-23

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EZik MAP.

much more easily learnt tricycles, they became im-
mediately popular, and no young man in the middle
classes of society seemed to consider the list of his
accomplishments complete until he could grace-

fully surmount a velocipede. It was no matter
of surprise that the passion cooled in after
years, but the number of bicycle clubs in the
country shows that there are a great many who
still believe that this style of riding is the preferable
one, being swifter than going on foot, and cheaper for
slynt distances than by road or rail. The number of
falls which occur during a bicyclist's noviciate would,
one might almost fancy, deter the majority from fol-
lowing up the practice, but the pluck which will not
allow a man to see, or rather to acknowledge when he
is beaten, has carried many through the zone of aching
joints and bruised bodies into that of comfort and
speed on the machine.
In the present state of Turkey it is scarcely to be ex-
pected that the :aew Sultan, Abdul Hamid, will be able
to find leisure or means to pay a visit to other countries
of Europe in order, if possible, to improve his mind.
When the late Sultan, Abdul Aziz, travelled through
the continent in the summer of 1867, the finances of
his Empire had to be greatly strained to meet the ex-
penses, and in some of the provinces which have since
raised the standard of revolt, a per centage of 2A was
adapted to the land tax, which already stood at
10 per cent., it being promised that this should con-
tinue for only two years ; it was, never however, re-
mitted. It is scarcely prob able that Abdul Hamid
wished it he would be able to raise the money by such
an increase of taxation, and he will have to be content
with gathering his ideas of European manners and
customs from the foreign ambassadors and their Suites
who are lodged at Constantinople. Foreign potentates
have not been visiting England as rapidly lately as
they did some few years since. The Sultan, in 1E67,
the Viceroy of Egypt in-1869, the Shah, in 1873, the
Czar in 1874, the Seyyid of Zanzibar in 1875, and the
Emperor of Brazil and the King of the Belgians (who
are so frequently among us as scarcely to be objects
of curiosity) make up, however, a goodly list of
sovereigns of other nations who, within ten years have
wished to see the greatness, and to experience the
hospitality of England.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1876-09-23

His fixed salary is to be £l3O per annum, with a
maximum capitation fee of £3 for each boy; mid
boarders may be taken at a payment, exclusive of
school fees, of not more than £4O per annum. The
curriculum is to include ordinary elementary subjects,
plus mathematics, Latin, at least one foreign language,
natural science, drawing, and vocal music. Scholarships
will be given to boys who distinguish themselves in the
school, and there will also be some scholarships for boys
from the elementary schools. The latter are to be con-
ducted as public elementary schools under section 7 of
Elementary Education Act. The sum of £5O yearly is
to be appropriated to the higher education of girls, and
if there are not candidates from Wolverley schools, the
exhibitions will be opened to general competition.
There are various other provisions in the sehetne,
relating to the governing body, the ruling of property.
doles, &cc.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1876-09-23

BROMSGROVE.

TEIE CHARGE OF ILLEGALLY USING AN UNSTAMPED
MEAiTrRE.—At the Petty Sessions on Tuesday, Mr.
George Kings, ironmonger, again appeared to answer a
charge of unlawfully using a measure for the sale of
petroleum which was not properly stamped. The case
was adjourned from the previous Tuesday to allow the
defendant to confer with Messrs. Dale and Co., the
patentees of the machine, and Mr. Duke' of Birming-
ham, who appeared for defendant, read a letter he had
received from the patentees, which stated that the
machine had been in use since 186 S in almost every
town in the coantry, and its leg ility has never before
been questioned. It might be seen in a great many
shops in London working every day, and it would no
d nibt be adopted to a much greater extent but for the
fact that by the transparency of the measure the quality
of oil was so clearly exposed that an inferior article
could not be sold, The letter further stated that the
p itentees had been in communication with the York
Plate Glass Company, who were manufacturers of the
graduated cylinder. and they had stated that glass
measures of all siu?s were made and sold by them,
graduated in a similar way to the apparatus in question,
and were in use throughout the land by chemists,
druggists, and oil merahants, and were 'never stamped.
M. Duke contended that the measure in dispute was a
graduated, exact legal measure, and that the officer had
neglected his duty by not stamping it when requested
The Bench were of opinion that the measure was illegal,
but (LLI not consider it was used with a dishonest
iutention. A nominal fine of is and 93 costs was
impo,cd.
THE COTTAGE Hosrfral..—The Executive Committee
for establishing a cottage hospital in Bromsgrove have
received an offer of Perry Hall, a residence on the
Kidderminster Road, with office, cottage, out-buildings,
and about two acres of land, situated very close to the
town, for the hospital, and they have resolved to recom-
mend this to the General Committee, at a meeting to be
held next week. Two semi-detached villas at Stoney
Hill, an elevated spot close to the town, with about
three quarters of an acre of land, are also offered ; and
the committee can alto purchase a site in the Crescent,
at the rear of the new mid, of about 1,700 sqaare yards.
These offers will be laid before the General Committee
at their meeting. In order to dispel any doubts which
exist as to the nature of the cases to be treated in the
hospital, the Executive Committee have passed a resolu-
tion that no infectious cases shall be admitted, and
that the hospital shall be for surgical and medical cases
only:
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1876-09-23

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STATIONERY.

OR MADE TO ORDER

Entered at Stationers' Hall, London.]
WORTH A GUINEA A BOTTLE,
FOR
LrEIDAGO, SPRAINS, WENS IN TEE NICIr,
SWELLINGS OP VII; JOINTS, PAIN IN TEE BACK OE BIDE,
TOOTHACHE, SCIATICA, HOOPING Ctjou, &C•

The English Oils contain no Opium or other poisonous
ingredient, but aro distilled from Choice English and Anion.
can Herbs, together with Medicinal Gums, whiah render
tibem perfectly safe in alllcascs requiring an outward appli-
cation.
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English Oils are worth ft Guinea a Bottle.
She says—Your living near Brierley Him
bao-Lattledgfrom you, and had very little
• • i— any rclief as I had tried so many darer.
hopes of recovn 8
still getting Worse d was se instead of better.
ent things, an
I purchasedr.ti° aniallsf 1d bottle
mY eyes to sleep for
tker neither conld I turn myself in bed without
hours toge ,
assistance; but after using a little of your Eligii
My nights were verybad, not closing
sh Oils I
had a comfortable night's rest; and in the morning, to the
wa•eelsasbseifsti.cei which I had
shall recom-
astonishment of myself and family, was able to rise from my
mtoysdeolffowrit.haonu3t. n
gotmend the English Oils whenever I have an opportunity, and
abneedndraebelse
shall be happy to state my case to any respectable person;
but in consequence of my family connection should not
wish my name to appear in the public papers..
Mrs. Marlow, Level Street, Brierley lull, . •
was witness to
the above Testimonial, being present m hen the lady called.
------_

PDEPARDD Dr
J. WELCH, 23, HIGH S2'REEI'. IBRIEBLEY HILL,
A.ND SOLD WLIOLESILD DY
P. Harris & Co.. Wholesale Chem sts, Birmingham, and
Retail by Mr. Levi and Mr. Ford, High Street, Stourbridgo;
Mr. Cox, Chemist, Old Hill ; Mr. Collins. Chemist, Bret.
tell Lane; Mr. Bate, Post Office, Belbroughton; Mr. Pugh,
covontry Street, Stourbridge. In Bottles 73/4d., is lid and
40 9d each. Agent for Wednesbury, Mr, Geo. bkirying.
Chemist, Lower High Street. London Agents, MINI"
HOYendend Sous. -
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1876-09-23

THE TURKS IN SERVIA.

The following telegram, dated September 17, has been re-
ceived at the Foreign Ofile from Her Majesty's Ambassackr
at Constantinople
"In reply to my inquiries as to alleged outrages by
Turkish troops in Sarvia, Sir Arnol3 Kemball tele-
graphs that there can be no truth whatever in reports of
outrages on women and children by Turkish troops, be-
cause the villages are invariably found quite deserted;
some helpless men and women, who bad been abandoned,
were kindly treated and sent to Nish; although he
cannot answer for the deeds of the Circassians, who
lift cattle in the face of the enemies' force, he has no
reason to believe that outrages of the nature referred
to have been committed by them."
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1876-09-23

"CLOSE TIMES" FOR FISH AND
FOWL.

The committee appointed for the purpose of inquir-
ing into the possibility of establishing a "close time"
for the protection of ipdigenous animals, and for
watching bills affecting this subject introduced into
parliament, has just made its report to the British
Association at Glasgow. The indirect causes of the
decrease of wild fowl, wheatear, goldfinches, linnets,
&c., are, the reports says, the diminution of their
breeding haunts, by reclamations, and the various other
Improvements, and curtailments, induced by modern
civilization. Fur bearing animals will speedily require
such protection as has been extended by the local
Alaskan authorities to the sea otter and fir-seal, and
something must be done to stay the wholesale slaughter
of elephants, or they too will disappear as surely as the
true zebra has, it seems, within the last 25 years dis-
appeared, and offered the first case of total extinction
of any large terrestrial mammal, since that of the Irish
megaceros. Fishes, such as cod, herrings, and the
like, have dogfish, cormorants, porpoises, and other
enemies innumerable; but owing to their fertility they
have hitherto eucnessfully contended with them.
When, however, man steps in, and the balance is des-
troyed—when the fiih are cut off before their other-
wise allotted time—then their numbers dwindle, and it
becomes necessary to consider whether some limitation
should not be set to our sea fisheries too. It is to be
hoped, however, that, spite of the subordinate position
held by science in our aquaria, they may yet conduce
to give us a definite knowledge of the habits and
spawning times of fishes; and when this has been
firmly acquired, if not before, we may further hope,
that increased intelligence, and a wise political
economy, may impose a close time for the scaly inha-
bitants of the sea, as effectually, at least, as it already,
more or less, has done for the feathered denizens of
the air.—Land and Water.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1876-09-23

PRINTING DEPARTMENT.

Auctioneers' Catalogues, Sermons, Concert, and
other Posters.
Handbills, Circulars, Cards, Programmes, Bill
Heads. •
Club Articles, Address Cards, Post Cards,
And ALL KINDS of PRINTING, in Black or
Coloured Inks.

G LENFIELD. GLENFIELD

The
Queen's
Laundress
Says this Starch
Is the best
She ever
: --
G LE NFIELD. GLENFIELD
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1876-09-23

LYE.

EXCISE PROSECUTIONS —At the Public Office, yester-
day, at Stourbridge, before Colonel Fletcher and R. L.
Freer, Esq., a number of persons were summoned by
Mr. J. F. Otter, supervisor, for having dogs in their
possession without a license.—Mr. Otter said there were
a number of persons keeping dogs and he summoned nine
and he should prove by the police that all the defend-
ants had dogs in their possession and were liable.—
William Bashford, beerhouse keeper, Lye, for having a
dg without a license on the 12th inat.—Police-sergeant
Rea proved the case.—Fined 253, the mitigated penalty.
Thomas White, for a similar offence on the 10th inst.—
Police-sergeant Rea proved the case.—Fined 255.
Samuel Taylor, Thomas Holloway, John Westwood,
John Hunt, Francis Pardoe, Amos Hughes, and Ben-
jamin Westwood were each fined 25s and costs.—Police-
sergeant Rea proved all the eases, except that of West-
wood which was proved by Police-constable Smith.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1876-09-23

TIM IRON TRADE.

Man's 'sage tliron,rit life reminds him of
She existence of matorials which are called mo
requisition in the every day avocations of
knd which were known as well in the days when
the earth was young as in our own times of
advanced civilization and teeming industry.
Upon the very threshold of Biblical narrative
we are cenfrouted with the story of an ingenious
wcrker in iron, one of the hardest, most useful,
Id meet guriti)le el metals. The Book of

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SCHOOL BOARD.

meeting of this body was held on Monday
last.
Mr. H. Billingham in the chair.
There were also present Messrs. Wall and
Stringer.
The minutes of the last meeting were read and
c onfirmed.

THE QUESTION OF TRANSFERRING ST. THOMAS'S
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ScnooL.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1876-09-23

MURDER AND SUICIDE.

In Edinburgh, on Saturday afternoon, a fakher
murdered two of his children and then committed
suicide. Alexander Clark Murray, slats and cement
merchant, in Leith, Peebles, Silloth, and Bowling,
lived in a house of two stories in P,oslin-street, Edin-
burgh, and in the temporary absence of his wife, and
while ,the :servant was in the kitchen, went,upstairs
and struck both his children with an axe. One of
them waa a girl aged 14 months, and the other a boy
aged five years. He then slipped out of the house with-
out being oh.erved, and went to the Leith-walk branch
of the North British Railway, where he laid his neck on
the line before an approaching train, which passed over
it, and severed his head from his body. This oc-
curred about 300 yards from the Leith-walk Station.
His body was picked up and taken to the main
police officer, but it was not until afterwards that the
murders were discovered. The servant went upstairs
some time after Murray left the house with a letter
and she then found the boy lying on the floor bleeding
from wounds on the head. On discovering that Mr.
Murray was not on the premises she gave the alarm
and some of the neighbours came to her assistance, and
the boy was put to bed. The infant was found quite
dead in its cradle. It also bars marks of having been
wounded on the head. The boy died in the course of
a few hours. A search of the house led to the. dis-
covery of an axe with which the blows had been in-
flicted. Murray had lately been in financial difficulties
and suffered from nervousness. . - 4•..4.

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1876-09-23

THE IMPERIAL TITLE.

On the Ist of January next, her Majesty will be
proclaimed at Delhi Empress of India. An assem-
blage worthy of the Imperial purpose will, says the
Times of Indict, be present at the ceremonial. Every-
thing will be done on a grand scale. Fifteen thousand
troops, including detachments from each of the Pre-
sidencies, will be there, under the CArimander-in-
Chief in person. The troops would be for the most
part those moving in the cold weather for reliefs. The
Viceroy will proceed to Delhi from Bombay. and will
make his public entry into the ancient capital on the
day after Christmas Day. It is the intention of the
Governor-General to invite the editors of the leading
Anglo-Indian and native journals to be present on the
occasion, and to provide for their accommodation a
special camp. The details of the ceremonial are not yet
arranged, but nothing will be left undone that can add
to the éclat of the inauguration of the new Empire.
The text of the Viceroy's proclamation is given below.
It will be observed that his Excellency speaks of her
Majesty as "the Queen" and not yet as "the
Empress." The wish of the Government that the
event should be celebrated by general rejoicing by all
classes in India will no doubt be realised. In the
proclamation issued at Simla on the 18th ult., Lord
Lytton said :—" To this assemblage I propose to invite
the governors, lieutenant-governors, and heads of
administrations from all parts of the Queen's Indian
dominions, as well as those princes, chiefs, and nobles
in whose persons the antiquity of the past is associated
with the prosperity of the present, and who so worthily
contribute to the splendour and stability of this great
Empire. I shall forthwith issue such Orders in
Council as may be suitable to the historical importance
of the occasion, and in conformity with the desire
which will be felt by all her Majesty's subjects in
India to manifest the affection they cherish for their
august Sovereign by public rejoicings and appropriate
demonstrations of loyalty."
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1876-09-23

THE BICYCLE CHAMPIONSHIP.

A match for the 50-miles bicycle championship
between J. Keen, the present holder of the title, and
D. Stanton, who recently defeated M. Thuillet over a
similar course, came off on Monday, at Lillie Bridge
grounds, and attracted a considerable number of spec-
tators. The men started at three o'clock, Stanton
making the running at a strong pace, followed close
up by the champion for the first 15 miles. Keen then
went ahead, but was soon after deprived of the lead by
his opponent, and the relative positions of the two
suffered little change until the 23rd mile was reached,
when Stanton had the misfortune to break a spoke of
his machine, and was obliged to dismount. When he
reiumed his journey Keen was a good mile ahead, and
after a vain endeavour to lessen the gap on his damaged
bicycle, &Anton finally gave up the contest before
completing his 29;h mile. The times for the first 30
miles were—Five miles, 17min. 45secs. ; ten miles,
35min. 28secs. ; twenty miles, lb. 10min. 51secs. ;
twenty-five miles, lh. 29min. 30 secs.; thirty miles,
Di. 48min. 23secs.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1876-09-23

A DAIRY SHOW.

On the 24th of next month a novel agricultural show
will be opened at the Agricultural Hall (says the
Farmer). Perhaps the only interest systematically
neglected at ordinary agricultural shows is that of the
dairy, although it is one of the greatest importance
to all classes of the community. For some time
past efforts have been made to form a British
Dairymen's Association, and such an association will
be formally established at Derby in October. It is
no doubt owing to the knowledge of this movement in
the interests of dairying that the Dairy Show hes been
promoted. For a tirst attempt it will be an exceed.
ingly good show. Considerably more than £l,OOO will
be offered in prizes, and as the first prize in two classes
will be to the amount, in plate or money, of 100
guineas, the chances are that London will be able to
see the best cows for dairy purposes in Eegland. For
cheese there will be seven classes, with four prizes for
each class; and, in addition, there will be a cheese
fair, in which five prizes will be offered. These prizes
will be for one ton of cheese of any make or shape,
shown in bulk, and entered in the name of the maker,
who must be a farmer, and the cheese must be of
this season's make. Thera will be prizes for ex-
hibited butter, and it is wisely arranged that all
the processes of the dairy, from milkinz by hand
and by machinery, to ' the presentation of dairy
products in marketable form, will be seen in
interesting
feature at the show. An especially
feature of the show will be the collection of goats. The
promoters of this dairy show include the names of
Viscount C mabermere, Mr. C. S. R-ad, M.P., Mr. C.
Howard, Mr. J. K. Fowler, Mr. Walter Gilbey, Mr.
J Odams, Mr. J. Coleman, who has had so much to
do with the Derbyshire cheese factories, Mr. R )bert
Leeds, Mr. Edward Bowly, of Siddington, and men
equally well known as interested in agricultural
progress.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1876-09-23

BOARD OF GUARDIANS.

The weekly meeting of this board was held
yesterday. Mr. Granger in the chair. There
oicre present :—Messrs. H. Billingham, Rhodes,
Guest, Forrest, Kelly, Fiddiau, Brooks, Wood,
and Plant. Admitted into the house during the
week 25; discharged 8; died 0; born 0 ; remain-
ing 330; corresponding week last year 278.
Oat-door relief Kingswinford district .t 29 16s
91; Stourbridge district £l3 7s 4id ; Hales-
°wen district £l6 63. 84 ; non-resident paupers
103 8d; total £52 2s. sd; corresponding week
last year, £49 us Od.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1876-09-23

c„1IR JA.IIES SIMPSON'S SANITARIAN
RESTORATIVE is a soverign remedy in all cases
BLOOD POISONING and the numerous Diseases
arising from a vitiated state of the circulation, as
Rheumatism, Glandular Swellings, Eruptions and Skin
Diseases, Ulcerations of the Throat, Mouth, &c., &c.
Being alterative, tonic, and restorative, it will rapidly
act as a corrective, and without the use of any other
medicine, restore the patient to the perfection of bodly
health.—Sold in bottles 2s. 9d. each, by Mr. Whitwell,
Market Hall House, Stourbridge, Mr. Hewitt, Medical
Hall Kidderminster, and all Patent Medicine Vendors
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1876-09-23

ASSOCIATION.

TE ANNUAL MEETING of this Associa-
tion will be held in :the Room, No. 54. HIGH
STREET, at 8 o'clock on MONDAY EVENING NEXT, when
all members are requested to attend.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1876-09-23

o.b.t ;Hltteln/ri.illt li.bitrutr.

Mold Argood Colliery Company, Mold," Pleasantly
surprised with the minute information."
Maconochie Brothers, Fish Factors, Lowestoft.
"Increase our subscription to One Hundred and Fifty
Pounds (#:150)."
Wallace, Bailey and Wilkins, Tanners and Carriers,
160, Long Lane, Bermondsey, London, S.E.
"Information most accurate—speedy.—Your Office un-
questionably stands first. Increase our subscription to
Fifty Pound (.£5O). Members 6 years.
Slade, John tic Co., Boot and Shoe Manufacturers,
Worcester. "Increase our subscription to Twenty
Pounds (520)."
Briggs, Shen & Co„ Oak Works, Horncastle,
"In no one instance have we been deceived—correct—
reliable,"
Huntley and Palmer., Biscuit Manufacturers, Beading,
" Specialite—most valuable in removing doubt as to real
position of parties.—Members 11 years."
Dalian%) Hoyle and Smethurst, Colliery Owners,
Blackrod near Chorley and elsewhere.
"Where relied upon, your information perfectly safe in
crediting. Members 15 years."

Out of some THOUSANDS the following are selected.
Gilson, Homan and Co.. Bradford. Selves v.—Begs to
acknowledge receipt of cheque £390 16s id.
Thornlinson and Buck, Carlisle. Selves v.— Beg to
acknowledge receipt of chtque £l9B 10e 3d.
Priestman and Sons, South Benwell, near Newcastle-
on-Tyne. Selves, v.—Beg to acknowledge receipt of
cheque, £35 7s 6d.
Powis, James. Western and Co., Belvedere Wharf,
Lambeth. Selves v.—Beg to acknowledge receipt of
cheque, £llB 5s 5d
Stenhouse, M. and Co., Newcastle-on ' •Tyne Selves, v.
—Beg to acknowledge receipt of cheque 210411 s Od.
Cohn. M. and Co., Sunderland, Selves, v.—Beg to
acknowledge receipt of cheque £37 18s 6d.
lllingworth, G. E. Neville Street, Leeds, Selves v.—
Beg to acknowledge receipt of cheque, £6B 13s Od
Pow and Fswcus, North Shields, Selves v.—Beg to
acknowledge receipt of cheque, £2l 7s id.
lierm-ondsey, London ,S,E. ditto ditto ilard.
Miwaaelloancoee, h
Baileyi e Brothers
and NFiliks n Factors, sct
Tanners,o rs, L ottace.s, tijo fotn g
Lane,
e . . Increase our Subscription to £l6O
John blade and Co., Boot and Shoe Manufaturers, Worcester ditto ditto .

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1876.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1876-09-23

At Wages about double English llatcß.

Each carries an experieace.l Surgui & Matron.;
separate sic:Ting coinortineat.
'lVor's; rio be carried on in tin.; ~i.en.ir :4:1 the y,tar
bed and Mutto,:td a-lb.; Ti 2s ; F. 0.,- 15,
s-cat.; Sugar 3.1. s-ib.

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1876-09-23

LAW FOR LADIES.

Some people may be a little puzzled by the following
Information of The Times :
"" FORPEITRD SUITORS MONLY —The amount of forfeited
suitors' money in the County Courts last year was £1,4£5 its"
The only suitors generally undenatood to have been
subjected to forfeit are those who have broken off
their suits, and coraequently become suitors sued.
And the sums they have forfeited ara in Ladies'
pockets. Besides, actions for Breaoh of Promise of
Marriage are not tried in County Courts; the only
lenufdY against defection of hymeneal courtship being
Nisr Prius courtship. British justice affords no
amends for the broken hearts, blasted hopes, and
blighted affections of servant-maids and widowed
washerwomen. unable to afford more than the County
Court limit of legal expenses. De ntinimis non curate
ltx.—Punch.
GARIBALDI AND THE EASTERN
QUESTION.
The Times of Wednesday published the following
letters :

Sir,—l have received the following letter from General
Garibaldi, evidently intended for publication. I make no
comment other than to prevent mlicotc3ptlon by asserting
that in his allusion to the departure of the Turks from
Europe, he refers only to "the extinction of the Turkish
ex,cutive power" which Mr. Gladstone has advised in the
case of Bulgaria.—Yours faithfully, AUTIII.III ARNOLD.-
4u, Kensington-park-gardens, IY,, Sept. 18
" Caprera, Sept. 11, 1876.
"My dear Arnold,—l wish to say Ido not see any solution
for the Eastcrn Question except by the passing cf the Turks
acrois tie Bo,phorus, and I believe that a confederation of
tee Osoples in the Balkans may prove as useful to England
as an Empire which will always be a centre of renewed in-
surractions.—Always yours devoted, G. GARIBALDI."
110STAL REGULATIONS.—A curious experience
of the somewhat whimsical po3tal regulations which
define a book or parcel deserve notice here (says the
Agricultural Gazette). The words "more to follow,"
added to a parcel of manuscript for the printer, were
ruled to take the parcel out of the book•potit scale,
and it was charged the full letter postage. These
words, it may be noted, are sent free of charge in Press
telegrams,
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1876-09-23

A RETAINER.

Some time ago, says the Fond du Lac Common-
wealth, a young agriculturist and his sweetheart, just
from the country, etraggled into an attorney's cffice
situated in the vicinity of a law shop, and awkwardly
inquired if the Justice of the Peace was at home. The
young limbs of the law were sitting inside reading the
Commonwellth, and took in the situation. One or
them said. "Yes, sir, what can I do for you?" "Well,
you see, Eeieline and me want to get married, and—"
" Ah, I sem you wish to get married, and you want
to be sure the thing is done properly, and everything
all straight, eh? Is that it?" ' , Well, I suppose—"
"Very well, 5 dole. if you please," said the young man,
extending his hand; 5 dohs. is my usual fee." The
country boy forked over the V, and said, "Now drive
ahead, squire." The youthful scion of Black-
stone excused himself for a few moments, stepped out
and hunted up a Justice of the Peace, and taking him
on one side, said, "My cousin is here from the
country; and wants to get married. Come up and de
the job, will you?" Together they entered the office,
and while the ceremony was going forward, the lawyer
applied himself to the work of transforming a page of
legal cap into manuscript. After the holy bonds of wed-
lock had been properly welded, and the marriage certifi-
cate duly signed and witnessed, the Justice reel nested the
sum of idol. 50e. as his fee. The Granger was astonished.
He said: "Why, I thought—" "That's all right,"
broke in the attorney, "that's all light, pay him."
" Why, look here; I just gave you 5 dol. to pay for
the bubieas, didn't I?" "That, my dear sir, said the
youthful counsellor, =lag blandly, and deprecating
the countryman's ignorance, "that was a retainer;
and here, sir, is my opinion, written out, guaranteeing
the marriage to have been perfectly formal and legal in
all respects ! " The countryman, in a dazed and
bewildered manner, pocketed the opinion, paid the
justice his fee, and went out, seeming ashamed to think
he didn't know that a marriage would be utterly void
unless supported by an attorney's opinion.

"STILL THEY COME !"—An official communi-
cation reaches us from Madame Tussaud and Sons, to
the effect that, if there are many more ex-Saltans this
year, a new wing will have to be added to the building
rn Baker-ntieets—Judy.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1876-09-23

THE GREAT FIRE IN CANADA.

The American papers of the 61r inst. give particu-
lars of the conflagration at St. Hyacinthe, Canada. It
appears that the prosperous town has been almost
swept out of existence. The fire began in a wooden
shed at the rear of the Courier printing-offiee, and was
caused by a boy playing with matches. Under the
pressure of a high wind the flames spread with dreadful
rapidity. Water was scarce owing to the supply hav-
ing been cut off for the introduction of new pumping
engines. For two hours the people looked helplessly
on while house after house and street after street became
a prey to the flames, which, rising high in the air, were
carried in every direction by the surging wind. Men,
women, and children flew distractedly about the streets,
es
xtroi
rvai nbgl
yt odsrai
vveena bfeawckvablyuabthlees
became evident that unless more help was at hand the
,a bd uv
at
nt
el
gc rfio red. were-in
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soonin-
town was doomed. Assistance was telegraphed for.
Montreal responded by sending a steam fire-engine
and six men; Levis and Quebec each sent a steamer.;
Acton and Richmond sent pumps and volunteers.
Before help arrived the scene was a terrible one. Con-
fusion, terror, and dismay reigned, and the authorities
were imbecile and powerless. Houses were torn
down to stay the progress of the flames, and pro-
perty was sacrificed recklessly. Robbery was rampant
and violence in some instances rife. The people
were too terror-stricken to do anything for them-
selves, and there was consequently as much stolen
as burnt, and many who came to help remained
to steal. In the scramble for goods and plunder
three fire engines were deserted and burnt. When the
firemen from Montreal arrived there was a long stretch
of flames extending the whole length of the town,
and on the arrival of the other forces their united
exertions soon changed the direction of the flames and
brought the conflagration under control. The total
loss is estimated at about 1,500,000 dollars. About
600 houses have been swept away and about 4,000
people are homeless. There is not a bakery, grocery,
dry goods store, or shop of Any kind remaining in the
town. There is no food in the place, and the prospects
of the inhabitants are dismal indeed. • A bread train
was sent from Montreal. Bread and food have also
been received from Acton and Richmond, and the
Montreal bakers are sending supplies. Several
cacualties occurred. The whole business portion of
the town is swept away. The insurance is distributed
between the London, National, New York, North
British, Commercial Union, and Royal Canadian
offices.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1876-09-23

RESCUE OF A SHIPWRECKED CREW;

The African mail steamer Volta, at Liverpool, re-
ports that on the 4th inst., in lat. 21.55 N., long. 17.8
IV., she picked up two boats containing the captain
and crew, twenty-two in all, of the screw steamer
Marie, of London, Captain Simpton, from Gijon,
Spain, to Bonny, with a general cargo for the river
Niger. The Marie went ashore on the 29. h August on
a shoal near Cape Barbas, and soon, driving close on
the beach, became a total wreck. The crew reached
the land with some difficulty, a shelter was made by
means of sails and spars, and enough provisions and
water saved to last a few days. At any moment
the wandering tribes of Moorish marauders might
have come down on them, when they would have
been pillaged, and probably carried off into slavery,
as has been the lot of the crews of previous
vessels wrecked on this dreary coast. Their
only weapons were a few muskets and swords,
the former useless, as the powder had got wet in land-
ing. Fortunately, however, they were not molested.
The footprints of a few natives and the tracts of
numerous wild animals were seen, but there were no
other signs of life, The situation was a critical one,
as provisions and water were becoming scarce, and the
, crew (Spaniards) refused to launch the boats through
rthe surf, and declared their intention of walking to
!Cape Blanco, a distance of 150 miles. S)rne of them
set out with this object, but they returned at night
thoroughly worn out and exhausted. They then saw
that their only chance was by the sea, and the boats
were launched and safely crossed the breakers early
on the morning of the 4th inst. A course was shaped
for Cape de Verde, but after about eight hours sailing
they were picked up by the Volta, and every possible
attention shown them by Captain Keene and his
officers.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1876-09-23

THE BURIAL BOARD ELECTION.

Another election farce took place at the Corn
Exchange on Thursday last Our readers will
see from a report in another column that a
vestry meeting was held in the Corn Exchange
on the 15th inst, for the purpose of electing
'three gentlemen to supply the deficiency caused
by three gentlemen going out by rotation. At
that meeting the retiring members were re-
elected, and Mr. George William Prescott de-
manded a poll, and there being no law to pre-
ventany one from demanding a poll the election
was fixed for Thursday, when 67 votes were re-
corded confirming the resolution. Whatever
could be the object of Mr. Prescott in demand-
ing a poll we are at a loss to conceive, as Mr.
Prescott dil not turn up on the day, neither did
he obtain a single vote. One would imagine
that by taking such a course Mr. Prescott had
got three good men to bring forward in opposi-
tion, or offered himself. But, alas, it was not so.
From eight o'clock in the morning untilifonr in
the afternoon there sat the returning officer to
receive votes ; clerks had to be engaged, and
considerable:expense was gone to simply because
one man demanded a poll. If this is the state
of the law, we say the sooner the ratepayers take
up the matter the better and get it altered.
Surely the poll was not demanded to save the
pockets of the ratepayers as we so often hear
the cry. We would say to our fellow ratepayers,
"Get the law altered as soon as )possible, there
can be no doubt the first expense will b the
least."
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1876-09-23

CRADLEY HEATH. HALESOWEN, AND DISTRICT CHRONICLE.

Bell Brothers, Ironmasters, Middlesboro'. " Very
satisfactory—have availed ourselves for 10 years or more."
John Snowden, Paint Manufacturer and Oil Merchant,
South Shields. Your Telegram received, and very
much obliged to you for your prompt reply—They won't
get an ounce of stuff from me. Yours dtc.
Swann, J. E. and Brothers, Ironmasters, Middlesboro'
and Glasgow, "Satisfactory."
Bissell, James, and Son, Birchill Iron Works, Walsall.
" Great Value."
_ _

Darlington Forge Company. "Prompt replies—ap-
prove of the Confirmatory style adopted."
Lackenby Iron Company, Middloaboro'
"Conscientiously recommended. Members 8 years."
Darlington Waggon Company, Darlington.
"Prompt—reliable information—various sources."
Stanbridge, Sydney, Esq., Maltster, Camberwell,
London, ELK. " Charges are higher than any other
office, but the results justify the additional outlay."
Oldroyd and Song (Limited) ,Dewsbury. "Reliable."
Hudson, Sykes and Bousfield, Leeds, " Satisfied with
the thoroughness of the manner you answer Continental
inquiries.'

PRICE ONE PENNY.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1876-09-23

PENSNETT.

FAr EWELL TEA MEETIgG TO THE Vic .n.—On Mon-
day evening a va`edictory meeting was hel tin the Bell
School Room. The 11-v C. J. Atherton (vicar) presided,
and amongst those present were ihe Revs. Dr. Cosens,
R. Twigg, J. Jordan, Hartley, Grig ;sou, and Mullins.
After tea tho Chairman said that on an occasion when
he was about to resign his present living it might not be
ingppropriate to remind tliem of the change which had
tak,-n place in Cid parish during the past few years.
Ws might be in one way illustrated by the fact that
mnerly there were about thirty communicants, whilst
now there were between three and four hundred. Ho
tok that opportunity to thank Dr. Cosens and the Revs.
R. Twigg and J. Jordan for the help they had afforded
him in his missions, In conclusion he acknowledged
with gratitude the assistance he and his wife had received
from the parishioners, and especially the Sunday
School teachers.—Addresses were afterwards delivered
by the Revs, R. Twigg and J. Jordan.—Dr. Cosens then
said he had been asked to attend a meeting in Dudley,
but he &dined, as he was under the impression that it
wo ild turn on political matters. He was very much
paine I to lose one who had laboured so successfully in a
praish near him. No matter who came after, they
should not try and find fault if he was a bit High
Church, Low, or Broad Church, so long as he was a
Churchman. He begged them to remember it was the
Church and not the man they were to support, —The
proceedings were interspersed with goad music, well
di coursed.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1876-09-23

SALES BY AUCTION.

DUDLEY AND WALSALL.
PIANOFORTES and HARMONIUMS may
,
hr ue bad on the NEW SYSTEM of HIRING, for Two or
ikke ee Years; after whichi and without any further pay-
-11,1,!I to become the property of the hirer. All Instru-
-21 had on this system, •r otherwise, will be
ti43rizged any time within six month b for any other, if
4 „,,IPProyed of, and returned carriage free. And fur.
14 'A • te: a trial of three years, any Pianoforte or liar.
th:li‘lo would be taken back, at its original cost, and
kit til°ney returned, deducting the usual charge for
thus offering greater advantages than the London
libirillitigham Houses.—Apply FREDE.KICK GREEN
CH'i.a,„Le Warehouse 250, Cast)e-street, Dudley, and 259,
"'"ord-street, W;lsall.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1876-09-23

DUDLEY SCHOOL BOARD.

CRICKET.

P. BIATHEIV3'S ELEVEN v. GR t3IMAR Scoot.—
This math Willi played on:Wednesday last, at Arublecote
and being decided by the first inninga resulted in an
cagy victory for the Grammar School. The following is
the score.

P. MATIIEWeii ELEVEN.

P. Mathowea b Stallion 2 b Coldicott.. 32
11. A. Lamb. b Manuel! 1 thrown out
G. F. Bitllo2lll b Shinnyll .. 12 thrown out 10
_ _ _ _

D. Grove, not out _
.. 14 c Scott, B Stan.
ne11,..
F. Lamb, b Otter .. .. 3 c Stanuell, b
Coldicott 0
F. Scott, b Otter .. 0 b Coldicott 0
J. B. Harrison, b Stanuell 2 b Green, .. 0
S. W. Harrison, b Staunch!, .. 0 b Coldicott .. 4
G. Lamb, b Stanuell 0 thrown out .. 0
L. Trotter, b Stanuell 0 not out .. 0
A. E. C. Brooks c and b Staunch l 3 c Green b Coldi-
cott .. 0
Extras 3 Extras 4
Total

38 Total

GRAMMAR SCHOOL.
J. 11. Simms, b Simms.. .• 1
W. H. Penn, b Simms .. 2 •
W. Green, b Simms .. 1
E. F. Otter, b Simms • 8
H. Caldicott, b Simms 2
A. T. Stanuell, run out 9
F. Dommett, not out 11
A. W. Scott, c and b Lamb .. l4
C. Horne, c and b Simms .. 0
C. J. Evers, b Simms .. 1
W. E. Simms, b 2
Extras 2l

Total .. • • • . 72
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1876-07-22

SA'rUIPAY, TT 22, 1f,7

Printed and Pahl ished by the Sole Proprietor, EILIPON
FIELD, at hi U faces, 92, High-street, Stourbrlflge, in
the County of Wore ester: to which place aU letters as/
.othEr communications mart be addressed.
aturday, July 22, 1876.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1876-07-22

KILLED BY A TIGER.

The Simla correspondent of a Calcutta journal re-
ports that on Sunday, the 181 of June, Captain Boy.
deli, adjutant of the Ali Regiment, was out shooting
about one march and a hale beyond Nahan, with his
abikaree. They came upon a tiger on the bank of a
nullah, and fired both barrels of their rifle. The
animal rolled back into the nullah badly wounded,
but picking himself up came toward 4 the sports-
man. Captain Boydel ),finding his rifle would not
shut, called for his extra gun, which the shikaroe said
was empty. He then ran up the bank, when the
tiger rushed at him. He tried to keep him off with
the muzzle of his rifle, but was knocked down, and
bitten on the shoulder. The tiger then left him, but
seeing him move, came up again, this time biting his
knee. The shikaree dispatched the animal after this.
Captain Boydell was brought to Dugsbai, where his
regiment was quartered, on Wednesday, and was
carefully attended by Doctors Hamilton and Sankey,
who went out to meet him. He passed a good night,
but died next day. The regiment deeply deplores the
loss of this sterling officer and excellent sportsman.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1876-07-22

THE FUNERAL.

Twenty-tine of the men killed by the explosion—eight
having in the meantime been removed by the friends of the
deceased for private interment— were buried on Tuesday
afternuon from the Royal Naval Hospital at Dasher. 'the
scene will never be forgotten by those who witnessed it (says
The Times). Every honour was paid to the dead on the part
of the Naval and hospital authorities, and the relatives and
friends ot the suff..rers received from the highest to the
lowest the cordial respect and attention wh!ch their great
sffi.ctiou demands. On Sunday her Majesty despatched
Colonel oardiner, one of the Equerries in attend-
ance, to the hospital for the purpose of communi-
cating Ber Majesq's sympathy with the mutterers.
Colonel rdiner pr3ceeded from bed to b,ci and
made.the communication, of which he was the bearer, to
each man separately. He afterwards proceeded to No. 4
ward, in which the coffins were arranked, and made a
minltte Ipspection of the place. It %%LS impossible, ot
course, to ditmuise the scene of its unutterable madbess, but
Inapt:eta-General Smart had done alt that could be done
In the time that was permitted him to rub l of its repul.
flue object bad been to transform the ward into
a mortuary chapel. The coffins were all made of dark elai,
and, with the exception of those containing the remains of
the two engineer officers, which were pannelled, were all of
one uniform pattern. They were arranged upon tressels
along the sides of the ward, and at the head of each a
wreath was placed, formed of tbwers from Dr. Smart's
garden. At one end of the room the Royal Standard and
the Union Jack were stretched in combination,- while above
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1876-07-22

BELBROUGIITON.

Ist Innings. 2nd Innings.
A. W. Best, b Blunt
Captain Hickman, b Chaytor 2l
Timmiss, b Chaytor
T. G. Hobbes, b Chaytor 0 not out. . . l5
H Dean, b Chayt0r....
C. Oates, c Chaytor, b Blunt.. 0
A. Hayes, b Chaytor
J. Hayes, b Chaytor • 2
C. G. Smith, b Chaytor 0
F. Smith, not out 9
C. Lilley, h Blunt 1
Extras 9 Extras 6

KIDDERMINSTER.
A. Butcher, c Best, b Oates
W. H. Moore, cJ. Hayes, b Hobbes 0
T. Blunt, b J. Hayes
J. W. Hughes, b Hobbes
J. Parke, b Hobbes
W. J. Hughes, b Hobbes .. 4
J. Elgood, b Timmiss ...... 4
H. Hill, b Timmiss ......... 8
E. A. Chamberlain, run out..
C. Jefferies, not out
H. J. Chaytor, b Lilley
Extras

STOURBRIDGE V. CRADLES' HEATH. - The return
match between the above clubs was played on the Stour-
bridge ground on Saturday last, and the Cradley Heath
managed to turn the tables. Stourbridge went to bat
first, and the bowling of Griffiths was so good that they
were unable to make a stand and the whole were disposed
of for 31 suns. After the usual interval Cradley Heath
sent in Messrs. J. Penn and R. Barnsley (both members
of the Stourbridge Club) and before they separated
won the match, Penn making 65 and Barnsley 19. The
whole making 120 runs. The following is the score :

STOURBRIDOE.
A. Otter, b Langton . . 0
J. Fothergell, b Griffiths 0
J. Lewis, run out
J. W. Parkes, b Griffiths 6
W. Green, c substitute, b Langton 3
J. H. Woodhull, c substitute, b
Grif6 ths
Timrnis not out
C. Rodgers, cJ. H. Woodhall, b
Langton ...... . ..... • 0
T. Clulee, b Langton
C. C. Hicks, run out
J. Matthews, run out ... .
Extras