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The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-03-08

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DOUBLE EXECUTION AT LivERPOOL.

The execution of Catherine Flannagan and Mar-
garet Higgins, for the murder by arsenical poisoning
of Thomas Higgins, the husband of the latter, took
place on Monday morning at Birkdale Gaol, Liver-
pool. Binns was the executioner, and he was assisted
by a man named Samuel Heath, also a native
of Dewsbury. The culprits appeared nervous, but
they walked up to the scaffold without assistance.
Binns and his assistant rapidly adjusted the ropes
the noose being placed under the chin in each case.
Flannagan had a drop of 9 feet 6 inches, and Higgins
of 9 feet 8 inches. Death in both cases was almost
instantaneous, and beyond a slight muscular tremor
there was no movement in the bodies after
the drop fell. The ropes used were three-
quarters of an inch in diameter Both
women appeared resigned to their fate. From the
first no hope of a reprieve was entertained. Flannagan
did not care to make any confession, but Higgins is
understood to have intimated her readiness to con-
fess if required. The morning was bitterly cold, and
snow fell heavily, but in spite of this a large crowd
assembled outside the gaol to watch for the hoisting
of the black flag.
Flannagan and Higgins were visited on Saturday
for the last time by Mrs. Flanagan's son and daughter,
the parting being very painful, particularly in the ease
of Higgins. On Sanday they attended Divine service
with the other Roman Catholic prisoners in the gaol
chapel, and appeared very penitent The women,
since their conviction, have acknowledged the justice
of their sentence. They have, also, it is stated, made
a circumstantial statement, detailing how the poison-
ing was effected, and adding some startling revelations.
They have given the authorities the names of several
persons who they allege were concerned in other
poisonings carried out in the same manner. The
names of the victims have also been given.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-03-08

SACRILEGE AND INCENDIARISM.

In a telegram on Monday evening the Paris Corre-
spondent cf. the Daily Telegraph. says:
The church of Joinville Le Pont, an important
village on the borders of the Park of Vincennes,
close to Paris, was discovered to be on fire about
five o'clock yesterday morning. On the alarm
being given four fire-engines from the village and
those adjoining arrived on the spot, and, thanks
to their exertions, the flames were subdued, but
not until the chancel and nave had been par-
tially destroyed. Upon the origin of the fire
being investigated it was ascertained to be due
to incendiarism, and that the vestry had been pillaged
beforehand. The malefactors, who are believed to
have been five in number, at first attempted to force
a side door, which bears the marks of their instru-
ments. Finding it would not yield to their efforts,
they tried the principal door, which is in front of the
main street, and succeeded in forcing the lock. Once
inside the church, the thieves broke open the poor-
boxes and made an ineffectual attempt to find the
sacramental plate. The priest had, however, fortu-
nately taken the latter home, as he was accustomed
to do every evening. Infuriated at obtaining nothing,
the miscreants next broke into the vestry, and
forcing open the presses in which the rich vest-
ments were kept, made a pile of them and of the
candelabra, lustres, desks, pictures, and all the orna-
ments they could wrench from their places, and set
fire to them and to the building. The vestry being in
the rear of the church they were enabled to effect
their escape unobserved. From the fact of numerous
robberies having been recently committed at Joinville,
Nogent, Champigny, &c., there is little doubt that the
thieves are part of an organised band. The police are
said to have obtained a clue to the perpetrators of the
outrages. The damage which was occasioned is esti-
mated at 30,000 f.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-03-08

OVERCROWDING IN TOWNS.

Mr. A. Balfour called attention to the condition of in-
habited dwellings in crowded districts of large towns,
and moved," That in the opinion of the House the evils
of overcrowding cannot in all cases be adequately met by
the enforcement of purely sanitary regulations and that
it is therefore expedient that in the case of certain public
trusts and corporations having for, their object the im-
provement of the dwellings of the working classes, some
relaxation should be made in the rules under which loans
are at present granted by the Public Works Loan Com-
missioners. Having defended this proposal from the
charge of socialism, the hon. member explained that
what he asked was that the State should lend its
machinery and advance money as bankers at a very low
rate, but on perfectly good security.
Sir L. Playfair, in seconding the motion, said it was
not further legislation nor public sentiment that was
needed, so much as efficient administration of the laws
and machinery which at present existed.
Sir C. Dilke moved the "previous question," and
while admitting that the evils of overcrowding could
not in all cases be met by the enforcement of purely
sanitary regulations, urged that, a Royal Commission
havkag been appointed, it was undesirable for the
HoMe to come to any resolution in reference to the
subject matter of their inquiry.
Sir R. Cross, in supporting the motion, contended
that the Government should not, by its action with
regard to the Royal Commission, offer to local author-
ities an excuse for delay in the performance of their
duties.

Sir S. H. Waterlow spoke in support of the motion,
but advised its withdrawal. In this suggestion the
Chancellor of the Exchequer concurred, and after some
remarks by Sir J. Mowbray, Alderman Lawrence, and
Mr. Brodrick, who thought that the Government ought
not to delay all action for the prolonged period which
would necessarily elapse before the inquiry of the Royal
Commission was completed, the "previous question"
and the original motion were withdrawn.
The House was counted out at ten minutes to nine
o'clock.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-03-08

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THE MARDI AT EL OBEID.

The correspondent of the Times, in a telegram dated
Khartoum, March 2, says:
I have just returned from an armed reconoissance
on the White Nile, under Colonel Stewart.

It was of a most satisfactory character. Fcur
sheikhs who were in arms last Friday came willingly
on board and heard with delight of Gordon Pasha's
arrival, of his proclamation, and his messages of peace.
One sheikh volunteered to take some copies of the
proclamation, and spread them among the tribes
which until now had been hostile, promising, more-
over, to bring their sheikhs to see Gordon Pasha in
ten days' time.
These men state that the Mandi has sent orders to
Faki Ibrahim, who has the command of 4000 men on
the White Nile, not to fight or provoke hostilities.
re has sent similar orders to Sheikh Buseer, who is
in arms on the Blue Nile, forbidding him to attack
Sennaar or to advance on Khartoum. Four other
hostile sheikhs came and gave in their submission to
General Gordon yesterday.
A major and two sergeants have come in from El
Obeid, having belonged to the old garrison. They
were engaged thirty days in travelling here.
Great misery, they assert, prevails at El Obeid.
The Mandi fears both the tribesmen and the towns-
people. A reigi, aof terror exists, although the indis-
criminate executions have ceased. The Mandi has
put aside all the rifles into store, saying that they
belong to the Egyptian Government, and that
he will deliver them to its representative. There
is no attempt at anything like government in El
Obeid.

A soldier arrived here to-day, having been ten days
on the road. He reports that the Mandi received
General Gordon's letter, naming him Sultan of
Kordofan, with ecstasies of delight, that he gave a
robe of honour to the General's messenger, and sent a
reply, which has not yet been received. This infor-
mant states that General Gordon's policy is now
known by all the tribes along the road. The Mandi,
he says, has eighteen wives, and his vakeel twenty-
four. The Moslems in Khartoum are horrified at the
Mandi's exceeding the number permitted in the Koran.
This indulgence having destroyed his title to the
status of prophet, he now joyfully seizes upon that of
Sultan.

General Graharis victory is known here, and has
been heard of with delight. Everything, in fact, looks
hopeful.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-03-08

INTERNATIONAL AGRICULTURAL
EXXIBrTION.

In London, on Saturday, his Excellency Count do
Bylandt presided at a meeting of the British com-
mittee formed to promote the International Agricul-
tural Exhibition to be held at Amsterdam from
August 25 to September 6 next. The committee met
by permission in the rooms of the Royal Agricultural
Society of England. It was stated that over £l5OO
is offered in prizes in those classes for live stock,
which were specially introduced in the programme
for British exhibits, and that British exhibitors may
also compete for various other prizes for butter, cheese,
preserved milk, agrkultural implements, and machinery,
&c. Mr. Maas, the hon. official agent, at the same
time directed special attention to the fact that
prizes to the value of £3l are set apart to be awarded
by the judges in the section devoted to
different appliances for the prevention of cruelty
to animals. He added that English gentlemen whose
names are well known in connection with the agricul-
ture of this country have been invited to act as jurors,
and that on the proposal of the jury the executive
committee will be empowered to award extra prizes in
money or gold or silver medals, even for exhibits not
specially provided for in the programme. During the
meeting of the committee a telegram was received
from Amsterdam stating that the last day of entry
for horses, cattle, sheep and pigs had been extended
to June 15, but that entries in all the other sections
definitely close on May 1. A letter was read from
the Privy Council indicating that no objection would
be made to the return to this country of animals ex-
hibited at Amsterdam after undergoing quarantine at
Harwich or Leith.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-03-08

THE RELIEF OF TOKAR.

In slater telegram of Sunday's date, the special
correspondent of the Daily Hews says: Although the
fate of Tokar was decided at the battle of Teb,
General Graham sent a letter with offers to negotiate
to Sheikh Iradra, commanding the rebels in the first-
named locality. No reply was received yesterday
morning by nine o'clock, when the General marched
out. The country was well scouted, but no signs of
the enemy were anywhere visible. The great part of
the nine miles between Teb and Tokar is covered
with thick, high brushwood, amidst which
large numbers of the, enemy lurked after
the battle. Less than two miles from Tokar
the enemy made their first appearance, about
eighteen hundred yards off, on the right and left
flanks. It was difficult to estimate the number, which,
however, was large. The mounted Infantry, with two
squadrons of tho 10th and 19th Hussars, dismounted
in skirmishing order. A few shots were exchanged.
The force then advanced, and about five in the even-
ing took possession of Tokar without any resistance
worth mentioning. All the Egyptian women and
children, with a number of the garrison troops, came
to meet General Graham's army, none of whom, it
may be added, were lost in the march from El Tel).
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-03-08

MURDERS IN SPAIN.

A Tteuter's telegram, dated Madrid, Mardi 3,

says:
Murders were perpetrated in Tarragona on
Saturday last by a shoemaker named Jose Perez, 19
years of age. The victims were four women—Foren.-
tina Mathen, 80 years of age; Josefa Mallol, her
daughter; the step-daughter of the latter, aged 17;
and a servant. Josefa Mallol kept a tobacco shop,
her mother. and stepdaughter residing with her. Early
on Saturday morning Perez entered the shop armed
with a dagger, and savagely attacked and stabbed the
four women, one after the other. Fiorentino, Mathen
and the girl were killed on the spot, and the other
two are not expected to survive. The murderer suc-
ceeded in escaping, but was subsequently arrested,
and brought before the authorities, when he denied
the crime. Is is supposed that Perez was aware that
Josefa Mallol intended to lay in a stock of tobacco
on Saturday, and that his object was to obtain pos-
session of the money collected in the shop for that
purpose.
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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-03-08

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THE COUNTESS AND HER CATS.

At the Hammersmith Police-court, on Tuesday,
the Countess de in Torre, of Pembroke-square, Ken-
sington, appeared to answpr a summons at the instance
of Mr. G. C. Harding, clerk of the vestry, for causing
a nuisance by reason of keeping a number of cats
and dogs upon her premises. James Whiteman, one
of the inspectors of nuisances for Kensington, said he
went to the defendant's house, 38, Pembroke-square,
on the 22nd ult., in consequence of complaints from
persons residing in the next house. In the kitchen
he counted eleven cats and six in the first floor front
room. He also saw six dogs in the back yard and
one in the house. The animals were so kept as to be
a nuisance to the next-door neighbour. The countess was
the only person who occupied the house. He did not
see any lodgers or servants in the house. Mr. Paget:
Does the defendant live there by herself with the dogs
and cats? Witness: Yes. In cross-examination, the
witness added that the odour from the cats in the
kitchen was disgusting, and lie had to place a hand-
kerchief to his nose and mouth before he could count
them. Mr. Paget then called for the medical officer
of health, and, on being informed by the inspector
that he was not present, said he ought to have been in
attendance. The occupier of the house next to that
in which the defendant resided was called, and said
he was obliged to shut the front windows on account
of the smells, and also the back door to prevent the
animals running in and out of his premises. Mr.
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If the parish officers did not know how to conduct
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the summons, and ordered the vestry to pay one
guinea costs to the countess.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-03-08

TUE STOTTRBMDGE OBSERVER.

GYMNASTICS FOR GIRLS.

Should girls practise gymnastics? If so, to what
extent and in what way? We readily answer the
first part of the question in the affirmative. To
answer the second, it is necessary first to consider in
what, fundamentally, the value of gymnastic exercise
consists. All such practice, we take it, exists in
response to a need which is felt, whether it can be
described or not—a need of muscular tissue for work
and its function, a need as real as that of nutrition,
with which it is intimately associated. On nourishment,
and on the due indulgence of this unnamed appetite
for work, development depends. It is clear, then, that
exercises which will duly, not unduly, tax the
female frame are desirable. Putting the shot
or throwing the Inumner, for instance, as now
conacted, an 012 i of the question. On the other
hand, dunab-bell practice, or that with Indian
clubs, has certain marked advantages, especially
as regards the training of the muscles of the upper
half of the body. They are invaluable aids to fine
deportment. But we cannot see why a recent critic
should prescribe the use of the former ad libitum,
while he would have no parallel bar exercise, no
trapeze, no horizontal bar, or ladder exercise. An
ideal gymnasium should rather include a variety of
methods, the one to assist or correct the action of the
other. What is above all necessary is that feminine,
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It is also necessary, of course, that any physical
deformity or weakness which interferes with the
pleasure of gymnastic exercise should suffice to greatly
limit it, or even to forbid it entirely.—Lancet.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-03-08

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BOARD OF GUARDIANS. —At the meeting of this
Boaid,Wednesday (Mr. Wright in chair), Mr. It E.
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broughton district—Mr. liumphrtys, clerk, laid
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BRIERLEY lIILL.

POLICE COURT.—At this Court, on Monday, be-
foie Messrs. H. Hall and G. K. Harrison, Joseph
Siddaway was summoned under the Factory AA
and fined is and costs for employing a boy under
the age of ten at blowing. Elijah Raybould was
fined 2s 6d and costs for employing young persons
after sev,u o'clock in the evening.
LOCAL BOARD.—Mr. S. Bennett presided at the
monthly meeting of this Board, held at the Town
Hall, on Monday. The Sanitary and General
Purposes Committee recommended that as Mr. T.
Price, the deputy clerk, had left the neighbourhood,
the resolution appointing him be rescinded. Mr.
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had occurred during the month, giving a death .rate
of 23.40 per 1,000. Seven of the deaths wore from
scarlet fever, one from small-pox, and one from
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ing mouth of last year was 33. G per 1,000, with
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the course of the discussion it was argued that the
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expenditure as much as possible was urged.- On
Fenton Street £l2O had been spent, on Potter
Street .270, on Church-hill, £l5O, on main roads
(High Street), through which the tramways had
passed, £2OO, and £1,234 in connecion with the
law an t with which the Board were now engaged.
It ens pointed out by the Clerk that of the latter
item £386 was paid into Court as damages on the
arbitration; £248 the costs of a trial at Gloucester
and a subsequent appeal in London had been paid,
but an undertaking had been given to return this if
the House of Lords s,lould so order. Then there
was the deposit of £2OO as security for the cost of
appal. There had been paid also on account of
the Bo ird £4.)0 out of pock t expenses, bringing the
total up to £1,234. It was pointed out here that
the extra expenditure over any other year on roads
and streets was only £555. In reply to a question
the Clerk said in the event of a decision being given
against the Board in the appeal case, they would
certainly have to pay more than the 4e200 deposit.
A resolution was proposed and seconded to the effect
that haulage be suspended, and the staff on the
roads be reduced, It was explained that the staff
had already been reduced. After considerable talk,
the Board agreed that the resolution should take
the form of a recommendation for the exp_nditure
to be cut tailed as much as possible. An applica-
tion from Mrs. Price for the post of librarian and
other applications for the same office wore referred
to the Free Liblary Committee. This ended the
business.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-03-08

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-03-08

SILOS AND ENSILAGE.

In an article on the "Agricultural Outlook," the
Daily Telegraph remarks that the popular interest in
agricultural circles respeoting silos and ensilage, so
far from diminishing, appears to be greatly on the in-
crease, the fact being that wherever experiments have
been tried scarcely a silo has been opened with con-
tents not in a condition sufficiently good for stock to
relish the food contained therein when offered to
them. The great obstacle to the spread of the system
seems to have been the cost of constructing silos when
formed of masonry with sides and floor rendered im-
pregnable to the admission of water by linings of
Portland cement. In view of this lard Tolle-
ma,che has generously offered to build silos on
any of his farms for the use of his tenants, for
which he will charge them a moderate inte-
rest on the outlay as additional rent, but even
the latter only on their beink well satisfied of the
improvement having rendered them a service. This
is an example which should be followed by landlords
generally, for in these depressing times for farming
anything tending to "help the lame dog over the
stile" ought not to be neglected. The popular mind,
however, requires to be disabused of the impression
that silos need of necessity to be expensive in con-
struction. In America there are a great many made
of rough timber with boarded up sides, which do not
require to be air-tight if sufficient pressure can only
be imposed, and we have it on the authority of Captain
Bailey, of Massachusetts, that one costing only $5O,
and capable of containing 150 tons of ensilage, is
found to be perfectly satisfactory.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-03-08

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-03-08

THE BRIGHTON ELECTION.

The polling at Brighton, rendered necessary by the
formal retirement of Mr. W. T. Marriott, Q.C., under
well-known circumstances, took place on Saturday.
Mr. Marriott, who was elected in 1880 as a Liberal,
now appearing as the Conservative nominee, and being
opposed in the Liberal interest by Mr. R.. Romer,
Q.C. There was considerable exeitement during the
day, and a number of private vehicles were lent for
the use of both sides. Several extemporised proces-
sions took place, and towards the close of the poll
the streets presented a busy scene, but no disturbance
took place. The ballot boxes were taken to the Town
Hall, where the counting took place in the council
chamber. At half-past six, one hoar sooner than
expected, the result was made known as follows
Marriott (C) 5478, Romer (L) 4021, majority for
Marriott, 1457. The majority was unexpectedly large.
Shortly afterwards Mr. Marriott proceeded to the
Pavilion Hotel, and addressed a vast concourse of
people from one of the balconies. Later in the even-
ing he left the hotel in company with Mr. D. Onslow,
M.P., And Mr. Tyndall Robertson, to visit Baron de
Worms at his private residence, and a party of men
detached din horses from the carriage, and attachfng
ropes, dragged the party in triumph the whole of the
way, Mr, Marriott subsequently issued an addr9s os
thanks.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-09-06

DROITWIOLI.

STOCK SALE.—M)ssrs. Oates, Perrens, and Wool-
dridv had a goo.l supply of beef and a fair quantity
of sheep and lambs at their sale on Tuesday last,
which met with a moderate trade at about late rates
Fat bulliyiks male as high as £22, sheep 60s, lambs

THE iNTIE EXPEDITION.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-09-06

A DANGEROUS TRICK.

The Southampton County Magistrates have investi-
gated a charge against a boy, only eleven years of
age, named Lathe, of placing an iron crowbar on the
South-Western Railway between Bishopstoke and
Salisbury, on Monday last. It appeared that the
dtoker of the train leaving Salisbury at 10.48 in the
morning, saw the bar about sixty yards ahead, and
directed the driver's attention to it. The train was
going at thirty-five to forty miles an hour, and the
steam was shut off and the break applied, but the
train went over the bar. The driver stated that he'
felt several jerks, and he thought they were off the
line. On examining the engine he found the bar
twisted round one of the feedpipes. Evidence was
given to show that the bar belonged to one of the
company's platelayer's, who left it on the embank-
ment an hour or two previously, and that the prisoner,
with a still younger lad, had been seen on the line
close to the spot shortly before the occurrence. When
charged, he said he only went there for blackberries,
but afterwards said he was sorry, and would not do
it any more. He was committed for trial.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-09-06

ARRIVAL OF THE QUEEN AT
BALMORAL.

Her Majesty the Queen, accompanied by the
Princess Beatrice, the Crown Princess of Germany,
the Princess Victoria of Prussia, and the Princess
Margaret and Prince Arthur of Connaught, arrived
at Balmoral from Osborne shortly before four o'clock
on Tuesday afternoon. The Royal train travelled
over the usual route. The only stations to which the
public were admitted were those of Perth and Aber-
deen. The suite• in attendance consisted of the
Dowager Marchioness of Ely, the Hon. Frederic
Fitzroy, Baroness Gersdorff, Hon. Evelyn Paget,
Miss Bauer, Count Seckendorff, Sir Henry Pon-
sonby, General Gardiner, Major Edwards, and Dr.
Reid. At Leather the train stopped a few minutes
to change engines. Perth was reached at 9.31.
Here the Royal party partook of breakfast in the
refreshment-rooms, which:were decorated with flowers
from Scone Palace, Pitfour Castle, Dupplin Castle,
and Woodlands. The journey was resumed at 10.30,
and Ferryhill was reached at 1.6. Here the train
was, as usual, transferred to the care of the officials
of the Great Northern Railway, including the chair-
man of directors, Mr. Ferguson, of Kinmundy. The
station was thrown open to the public during the stay
of the Royal train, and the weather being beautiful
there was a large turn-eut of spectators. The Queen
appeared in excellent health and spirits, and bowed
her acknowledgments to the cheers which were raised
as the train moved away. The other Royal travellers
also, appeared at the windows of the saloon.
Ballater was reached at 2.30, a few minutes
before the time fixed for the arrival. The Prince
and Princess of Wales, accompanied by their sons
and daughters, drove into the village in an open
carriage and waited to receive her Majesty. The
Prince and his sons wore the Highland costume. An
unusually large crowd gathered in the area beyond
the platform, and when the Queen approached she
was greeted with enthusiastic cheers. Her Majesty
bowed smilingly, and took her seat in an open carriage
drawn by four greys with postilions and outriders. A
guard of honour of the 2nd Battalion Royal Scots
was drawn up and saluted her Majesty as she passed.
Th. Prince and Princess of Wales, after a short
conversation with the Queen, the Crown Princess, and
the other members of the Royal party, took leave of
her Majesty. The Queen then drove away amidst
loud cheers, going by the north side of the Dee to
Balmoral. The Prince and Princess of Wales drove
up the south side of the river.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-09-06

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THE ANNIVERSARY OF SEDAN.

The correspondent of the Daily News, writing front
Berlin on Tuesday, says: To-day the German capital
celebrated a double holiday—viz., the fourteenth
anniversary of the battle of Sedan, and the great
autumn parade of the Guards' Corps. At an early
hour dense crowds lined the streets leading to the
parade ground to see the Emperor pass, and still
greater masses assembled at the Tempelhof Feld to
witness this grand military spectacle. By ten o'clock
the entire corps, comprising the Berlin, the Potsdam,
and the Spandau garrisons, stood in parade order of
two divisions, with thirty-three battalions of infantry
in front and eight regiments of cavalry and
three of artillery behind, numbering together
20,000 men, commanded by twelve generals,
with 4000 horses and eighty gung. They
were under the supreme command of the newly-
appointed chief of the corps, General von Pape. The
Emperor arrived at half-past ten, and after mounting
his charger advanced towards the troops, for the first
time, however, at a walk. His brilliant suite in-
cluded the Crown Prince, with his daughter, the
Princess Meiningen, on horseback; Prince Henry, in
naval uniform; Prince Arnulph, of Bavaria; Prince
Dolgorouky ; all the Foreign Military Attaches, in-
cluding Colonel Swaine, who starts for Egypt to-
night; and the entire body of the Japanese Military
Commission. The Empress, with the Princess
Christian at her side, followed in an open carriage
with six horses. Prince William stood at the head of
the Ist Battalionof the Ist Foot Guards. After the
Emperor had passed along both divisions the march-
past began in the customary manner.
After the infantry had passed for the first time, an
unusual incident took place. The Emperor dismounted
and seated himself in his open carriage, from which
lie continued to review the troops. This is the first
occasion on which his Majesty has attended a review
seated in a carriage, but in view of his recent acci-
dent and the great heat prevalent to-day this change
is not surprising, especially for a monarch in his 88th
year. Otherwise the review passed off in the usual
manner most successfully, having lasted over two
Lours.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-09-06

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v. .

SCHOOL OF ART.

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The School will re-open on Monday next, Sept Bth.
In consequence of the alterations go:ug on at the School
the Classes will be bald in the LectuTe Room at the In-
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per quarter, or one attendance pea week 2s, 6d per
quarter.
A Morning Class for Ladies on Tuesdays ad hurs-
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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-09-06

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Agents at Stourbridge: -
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