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The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-05-02

MILITARY PREPARATIONS IN INDIA.
RECALL OF THE DUKE OF CONNAUGHT.

A Bombay correspondent of the Telegraph sent the
following message dated Saturday: The Duke of
Connaught, in the belief that war would he averted,
had arranged to embark at Bombay for England,
on May 1, with the Duchess. Yesterday, in conse-
quence of the receipt of important telegrams from
England, the duke was stopped on his way to Bombay,
and ordered to report himself at headquarters at
Simla. It has already been arranged that the duke
shall command a division of the Quettah force.
Simultaneously with this significant incident there is
a noticeable increase in the vigour with which the war
preparations are being pressed forward. Such is the
extent and character of these preparations that three
crores of rupees have already been spent and more
money is required. It is proposed to raise it by means
of a special loan which it is expected will be for a
very large amount.
Telegraphing again on Sunday, the same corre-
spondent said: "Sir C. Aitchison, the Lieutenant-
Governor of the Punjaub, has left for Quetta, to con-
fer with Sir Robert Sandeman with regard to the
frontier routes. The transport Jumna, at present at
Souakitn, whither she had proceeded with upwards of
1000 coolies, to assist in the construction of the Berber
Railway, has been telegraphed to return forthwith to
Bombay. Her crew are required to man the monitors
in the harbour. A number of siege parka of heavy
artillery have been despatched to Pishin, together
with vast quantities of ammunition. In the mean-
while, the work of organisihg the advance columns
goes bravely on. Here war is considered certain by
all classes. A number of the wealthiest Bengal ze-
mindars have offered the Government eighty lakhs of
rupees as a contribution to a war fund.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-05-02

COMMENTS ON CURRENT THINGS.

The Home Secretary's latest police circu-
lar will commend itself on the ground of
humanity to all. Drunk or dying? That is
a question which has presented itself to
many a consutble on the arrest of an incap-
able person ; and we fear that the conclusion
arrived.at by the officer has not always been
the correct one. It is not easy for a medical
expert at all times to discriminate between
drunkenness and a prostration due to disease
or sudden illness ; much less so for a police-
man to decide npon the point. It is highly
important that a matter like this, which may
easily involve the life or death of some who
fall "by the way" throngh sudden seizure
.of severe illness, should have proper atten-
tion at the hands of the atithorities. Sir
William Hircontt's order, that in every Cilqe
of doubt a medical man is to be referred .to
• will be viewed with satisfaction A diseased
11 person or one liable to attacks of dangerous
illness may be smitten at a time when lie or
she has actually been indulging in drink to
a more or less reprehensible extent. Indeed
the unwise consumption of intoxicating
liquor would probably in many cases tend
to bring to a climax a predisposition to sud-
den illness of a nature rendering its subject
utterly helpless of limb and incoherent of
speech. Such a person, in nine cases out of
ten would, hitherto, have been straightway
taken on a stretcher, or ignominiously
wheeled on a hastily borrowed wheel barrow
to the nearest Policestation ;and roughly
thrust into a cell to "sleep off" the effects
of his supposed drunken spree. The sequel
would naturally be an inquest and a para-
graph in the papers commencing "Shocking
death in a Police Cell." If the Home Secre-
tary's circular is properly acted upon no
avoidable mortality of such a painful char-
actor will henceforth occur.

Smallpox seems to threaten in many
quarters to break out with fearful virulence.
Serious eases have been reported from more
than one London district, and now there is
intelligence of an alarming outbreak in Man-
chester. T his terrible Scourge is only held
at all in check by the enforced application
of scientific medical skill ; and were it not
for compulsory vaccination smallpox would
rage periodically with deadly effect in our
midst as contagions diseases of the same
type do elsewhere where the Jenne rian method
of prevention is not practised. Strange to
say, however, evasions of the Vaccination
Act yet occur in England. It is difficult
to divine how prejadico against one of the
grandest discoveries medical research ever
rns.de manages still to survive in the face of
long experience and incontrovertable evi-
dence of results of incalculable benefit to
the human race, procured for the merest
consideration of foresight.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-05-02

CONSECRATION OF BISHOPS AT
ST. "PAUL'S.

On Saturday morning (St. Mark's Day) St. Paul's
Cathedral was crowded by a large congregation, who
assembled to witness the consecration of Dr. King as
Bishop of Lincoln, and Dr. E. H. Bickersteth as
Bishop of Exeter: Among those wiao were present in
the choir or took part in the service were the Arch-
bishop of Canterbury, the Bishops of London, Oxford,
Rochester, Ely, Bedford, and Victoria, and many
clergymen. The Primate was met by the Dean,
canons, and other officials of the cathedral at the
south-west chapel, and from the west door the choir
formed in procession, and the hymn, "The Church's
one foundation" was sung. The Archbishop of
Canterbury, accompanied by the two assistant bishops,
then took their seats at the communion table. The
service was opened by the Primate, and the Epistle
for the day was read by the Bishop Of Oxford, and
the Gospel by the Bishop of London. The selected
I preacher was Canon Liddon. After the service the
1 bishops-elect were conducted to the apse in the
sacrarium, when they put on their rochets. During
their absence, Mendelssohn's anthem, "Blow
lovely are the messengers" was sung. The
bishops - elect, on being presented to the
Primate at the holy table, were requested
to deliver the Queen's mandate for the consecration.
Upon this having been read, the oath of canonical
obedistlee was administered. The bishops knelt on
the step in front of the archbishop's chair while the
Litany was being chanted by a minor canon. The
following special suffrage was used in the place of the
ordinary one: "That it may please Theo to bless
these our brethren elected, and send Thy grace upon
them, that they may duly execute the office where-
unto they are called, to the edifying of Thy Church,
and to the honour, praise, and glory of Thy Name."
The Litany ended, the Archbishop put the questions
of examination, which having been answered, the
bishops-elect retired, and put on the rest of their
episcopal habits. Stainer's anthem, " How beautiful
upon the mountains,' was sung during their absence.
After their consecration the bishops returned to the
sacrarium, and then, with the Primate, knelt at the
communion table and presented their devotions. The
procession, at the close of the service, returned in the
reverse order to that in which it entered. The
Nicene Creed, Sanctus, and Gloria in Excelsis were
sting to a service by Weber. The proceeds of the
offertory will be given to the Southwell Bishopric
Fund.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-05-02

iota( anb isti4San.

COMMISSIONERS' MEETING.

The monthly meeting of this Board was held in
the Commissiolers' Room, Corn Exchange, on
Monday afternoon, Mr. W J. Turney in the chair.
rtiere were also present Mes4s. Palfrey, 'Woollen
Jolies, Platt, Nash, North, Hicklin, Pearson,
Walker, Pekins, Collis, Griffin, James, Edward,
Stringtr, Cadwallider, and Gillam.
The minutes of the last and special meetings
were read and confirmed.
The Finance Committee reported the Treasurer's
halnric,?s on the s.,veral accjunts at this date are as
f 1 we :—Highway Account, dti from tieasurer,
£606 9s 11d, Imp. oveme t Account, due to
trea-urer..2274 16s 01 Urban Sanitary Account,
du:. to Treasurer, £155 Hs 2d Your Committee
having examined the followingaecounts recommend
that they be paid, viz .—Highway Account .£125
16i 3a, improvement Account £lO 17s 61. Urban
S mitary Account ..4256 is sd. Your Committee
hate examined the vouchers of Recounts ordered to
be paid at the last meeting and find them to be
correct. A pre :ept Las been received from the INI&n
Drainage Board for the su:n of .4469 154 10J. Your
, Committee have instructed the clerk to obtain more
particulars as to the amount and date of required
payment.
Mr. C. H. Collis sail their rates were cut down at
their last meeting owing to their being t Id that
the main drainage p-ecept would cover th jr re.
quirements-to the end of the year. It now appeared
that the precept was only up to 29ih Seotember. a
three months shorter period than they computed.
Mr. James said they were drifting into an unsat-
Maetory state with regard to money matters. There
seetnel a probability that £l,OOO might be wanted
from the treasurer during the year, and it placed
the treasurer in a difficulty., and in future audits it
mi .tht place the Board in a difficult position.
The Chairman s iid Mr. James's statement was a
serious one with regard to their finance 4.
Mr. Edwards said it was a pity th,-1, reduced the
rates .£2OO at the list meeting, seeing they were
short of money, If tail had bad the rates made
to produce £5OO or LBO() more, instead of £2OO lefs,
they should have been out of the clutclies of their
ban kers.

The Clerk said that he had not yet obtained f ow
the clerk to the Main Drainage Board ehe fwther
infrmation deired with regard to the precept
which they had sent.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-05-02

FAIt WtIITE HANDS.
BRIGHT °LEAK COMPLE.XION
SOFT HEALTHFUL SIC/N

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for the delicate skin of ladies and children and Otters
sensitive to the weather, winter or summer. Prevents
redness, roughness, and chapping. Sold evervwhe.e, in
Tablets, Is each. Larger 81Z03, Is 6d and 28 6d.
The medical profession are now ordering CADBURY'S
Cocos. Esssitca in thousands of cases, because it contains
more nutritious and tlesh-forming elements titian any other
beverage, and it is preferable to the thick starchy Cocoa
ordinarily sold. When you ask for Cadbury's Cocoa
Essence be sure that you get it, as shopkeepers often push
imuietaen. tionpsarfoirs the sake
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lialf-a-crown to a dentist and lose them. Titneel cures the
Faceache, Neuralgia and nearly every case of Tiioth
ache, safely and speedily. Rena is :vend in
fifteen minutes. Sold by all Chemists and Patent Medicine
Vendors at 2s 61. Parcels Post, free 28 9d, in stamps or
P,0.0. from the Manufacturers, Clarke, Bleasdale, tie,' and
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REMARKABLE DISAPPEARANCE

Very remarkable Disappearance of all Dirt from every
thing by using HUDSON'S EXTRACT OF soAr. Rs-
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exhilarating, coinfirttng, and capable of suitaining
oaus.ed nature, as Cadoury's Cocoa, guaranteed ans.).
utely pace.
SILVER, 'ea BRONZE PAINT, for gilt
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us above.
Laza AND STOMACH PILLS. DR. KING's DANDSLION
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speedies, most' certain, and effectual remedy for
rod ...1 4.e Liver aud stomach, whether in the form
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t.l •01 WO whole J,y1,41m, Disinclination for Ifuou, u&
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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1885-05-02

EMIGRATION OF CHILDREN TO
CANADA.

The report of the Minister of Agriculture for
Canada for 1884, just received in London, shows that
last year 2011 emigrants, chiefly children, were sent
to Canada under the auspices of charitable societies
and individuals in Great Britain, the number being
made up as follows: By Cardinal Manning, 50; the
Rev. Lowe A. Douglas, 35; Dr. Barnardo, London,
266; East London Family Emigration Fund of Hon.
Mrs. Hobart, 226; Boys' Refuge, London, 40; Boys'
Home, Southwark, 52; Colonisation Fund, per Mr.
J. F. Boyd, London, 50; Miss Rye, 169; Miss
Macphei son, London, and Galt, Ontario, 172; Mrs.
Birt, eastern townships, 220; Mrs. 3liddlemore, of
Birmingham, 148; the Rev. Mr. Stevenson, 77;
Catholic Protective Society, Liverpool, 192; Mr.
Quarrier, Glasgow, 263; Prescott Board of Guardians,
Liverpool, 45. Appended to the report of the
Minister (Mr. Jam Henry Pope) is one by Mr. Peter
O'Leary (of London), who, writing from Toronto on
the 31st December last, as "immigration delegate,"
refers to the case of children sent out from Great
Britain to Canada in the following terms:
"This class of immigration is evidently becom-
ing very important, and should therefore ba
more under the control of both the British and
Canadian authorities than it is at present. If
Canada requires these children, there should be every
year an impartial investigation into their condition,
and in England there should be some magisterial or
other official jurisdiction. The ladies and gentlemen
and the societies who send the children out are, I am
sure, actuated by the highest philanthropic motives;
but the business should be carried on under the super-
vision of the department which, to the public, would
be a guarantee of the children's good treatment."
Referring to another class of emigrants, Mr. O'Leary
states: "Them are several young men sent every
year from the United Kingdom here by nominal
agents, who get large sums from the friends of those
lads as premiums for getting them a home, and in-
struction in agriculture in the Dominion. I have no
hesitation in saying that, at all events, much of this
business is a fraud and a positive injury to Canada."
Mr. O'Leary suggests that the department should have
a system of registration showing where the young men
came from, how much they paid, and to whom, as it
appeared they were often ‘: mercilessly fleeced."