The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1879-09-27 00:00:00

CUM!: FJii ALLA
HOLLOWAY'S OINTMENT.

Th -ijui7ersal Remedy for Bad Logs
Bad Breasts, Old Wounds, aud
Ulearatious of all kinds.
haze k no =edit:kiil preparation which rc.ay be so
rout:bly 'relied upon in tlte tr:Atuient ~f the abave all.
na,.nts as !dolieway's Ointment. Rubbed upon the surface
of the brAy„ over, or near the affected cacti", it disappears
under the Trietion if the hand, penetrating at once to the
f0,11,:,0 61 the evil, and this ,r)eriornae its heaang errand,
rapidly; safely, and Without pain. In all long standing
eme4, Holloway's Pills should alto be taker. as they purify
the Blood and expel all depraved huniours from the system
Coughs, Colds, Sore Throats, and
Bronehaw.s.
!I"..0 5. rtintincr.t jr, ir.:7Cistiii!e Li the cure or. these throat and
-p urat complaints, which when neglected often end in
st,>tflat Abthino. or , Coris,ulaption. line Otniatiul wed
rs.hor:it upia the Che:st an back, night entknorning,
'or -he .114-i and ihr- iborbCd, i, catit'e-1 directly
• • -.Vac.ro., hi imined;ate cont.cs with the whole
ran, it neutralizes or expels all im-
pltrities. I::: these means all pulmonary complaints may
be enreq -.4th rapidity tan,: Cabe.
Dis3rders of t-he 3Kidneys, and Stone
txravci.
LI any or the abDv6 c.:...r.t,14it5t9 ;eons Penef,t.
Alt-NeLty-11011113, b adopLx.; •...../Ilowing simple
c,,nia Di. :,!-.4)11l in t;:x mO;4 thrst.y tiny
• etll..tr brartro 13.-A cases, if the ointment be diligontly
ra.te,d in 'As F.mail back, oiie.r the region of the
Ktfneys, it tsill riai.tirly penetrate an:/ give immediate
retcf. Six or e:Tht of the Pills bhould be taken nightly
soz:it-ding to ctrcLuLstance.3.
Gout, .filioutnatisni. and Stiff Joints.
Thi invaluable Ontmerit excercises a more obvious control
over Gout and Rh:camel:ism, than any other ledicine. No
one neat reaVvi a uncured, who will in gocd earnest make
a vigorous application of this iufallible remedy—according
te the Frinted Int,Lre.ctions affixed to each Pot. Ali settled
acilea and pains will likewise be banished by the tame treat-
ment.

Skin Diseases, Scrofula, and Scurvy.
The. beneficirl iffects s.i thi i iLCCIIt tat t
wo,-.,erful in canes cf Itincw(.lm, FttiNy, id crcirla
Kiug's END, end it powers arc ailut,utte to the remeval
tile most invot• •ste Skin DLease to which the human from
ig subject.

The ointmer.l, and Nile are roll. at Prof&lsor llor.Lowelre
Eatlbllslani,)nt, 533, Oxford Street, London; aleo by nearly
i.ei:ncei..ble Vendor of Medicine throughout the
Ar)rid, in Boxesand Pots, Is I,A, s 9d, 4e 64
22.5, 6.nti 333 each.
rr.nted (Unctions are aflaxed to each Pot and Box
and zal, in had in any lEinguEge.

N.B.—Advice cam be obtained. free of charge
by a2p!yillg at thc.,,, iti:,ove address, daily, between
he A 01214 of 11 awl 4, or by letter.

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SATUIIDA'i, cii7.,PTEM.r.EII, 37th, 1879.

'l.ll-E Si. AND ITS LESSON'S.

poopie who ha,ve underinken loao• voyages,
a.; Iron', h.1.67:11,11-1 A
la or iiew
Zealz-tud, wiLi;.;l:l in thc: old days fth
st
e statel
kd y
oceuy five or six. months, whil
ne.Ve'- ±alirg to be iinpreAsed with the
'Y ran d nr, I e i , the power of
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the sea, have been apt, tr,,,e,.....ni;itier it a waste
Of water. To behold not but ocean
and sky week aftcl. week, and month after
month, renders the st:cile monotonous and
even oppressive, ; the comparison of
te vast eapanse to a desert. Yet the sea is
aytaxn bat a svilderness Ui, iCif, ai:“.

fr)y.ri I),:corn-
liliiA receiving all t 7::.! great
‘:es 01: the world, the mists syhich are to
its

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voetaLlou, would peruti, aut.! the cattle
would die upoJ4 theu§px4 Jaiill. Frew the

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sea come great stores of food which help to
sustain the population of the universe; its
sapilies a7e daily found upon the tables of
the inhabitants of a hundred cities ; and the
corn-field, the olive grove, the vineyued, and
the winepress alike testify to the beneficent
presence of the sea. With it taken away,
' there must at once be an end to things
terrestrial. Nothing in the Book of Revela-
tions is so suggestive of the final scene upon
the earth as that one single passage telling
of the destruction of the sea. In a few
words the idea is conveyed that with the
passing away of three-fourths of the earth's
surface, the time has come when in the
graphic words of Shakspeare,
"The great globe itself,
' Yea, all which it inherit, shall dissolve,
• And, like this insubstantial pageant failed,
Leave not a rack behind." _

Scattered throughout the writings of the
Old Testament is many a beautiful reference
to the sea. In Creation's story we are told
how God divided the waters below the firma-
ment from those above, and the gathering
together of the waters called He seas. in
the deliverance of the children of Israel from
Egyptian bondage, the sea is made the '
instrument of one of the most awful judg-
ments which the Bible records. It is in the
14th chapter of Exodus that we are brought
acquainted with the power given to Moses
to stretch out his hand over the Red Sea, so
that the multitude under his leadership
might pass over in safety ; and we are told
of their pursuit by the hosts of Pharaoh ; of
the returing of the waters when Moses again
stretched out his arm, of their falling with a
sullen roar upon the flying army of the
Egyptians, whom the Israelites speedily saw
dead upon the sea-shore. This terrible
chastisement is the theme of frequent allu-
sion by the prophets, and is also referred to
by some of the New Testament writers.
Nehemiah especially speaks of the way in
which the Great Supreme had seen the
afflictions of the Jewish fathers, and heard
their cry by the Red Sea. Job vies with
David in constantly recurring to the subject
of the sea ; and from his language it is clear
that he lived in a maritime country. It is
equally clear that David had an intense
admiration for the wonders of the rolling
ocean. In the Tred,ite exalltemus, which is
sung on every Sunday morning in our
churches, "the Sea is His and He made it,"
it is one of the most expressive of the pass-
ages. Lessons from the sea are also to be
found in the Proverbs. There is a remark- ,
able passage in Ezekiel, which at first sight I
might almost seem to suggest that the
prophet was describing one of the rivers of
England: "And the south side southward
from Tamar even to the waters of strife in
Kadesh, the river to the great sea, and this
is the south side southward." The Tamar,
in these days, divides oar own Devon and
Cornwall ; but neither of these countries
would admit knowing anything of the waters
of strife of Kadesh. In the time of Ezekiel
Tamar was the expression used to describe
a palm-tree, and in that way the reference
is explained, for nothing could have been
known of the present western stream at the
time the prophet wrote.
In our islands the sea is a comparatively
familiar object. Eternally washing our
coasts, changeless and unchangeable, it can
be reached in a few hours even from the
heart of the Midland counties. It is singular
that only one European capital—Constanti-
nople—is upon the sea. London is fifty
miles from the sea ; but the tide from the
German Ocean, passing up the Thames, cuts
the giant capital in twain, and. the air current
thus created is a great blessing to its millions
of inhabitants in summer-time. People who
live far inland have always a great appreci-
ation of the sea. They thoroughly believe
in its health-giving breezes, and a trip to
the sea-side is one of the most popular of
excursions In some continental countries
people pass their lives without ever once
e:azing on the sea. N o spectacle was more
.istonishing to the Uhlans during the war
between Germany and France, than the
sight of the English Channel which they
obtained from the heights of Dieppe. Born
and bred in the interior of the vast Father-
land, where the people never witness any
sheet of water more extensive than the
Danube or the Rhine, the Elbe, or the Weser
they were awestruck by the great expanse
of ever-heaving water, which told them that
t hus far their conquering armies might come
and no farther. Calm in its majesty, terrible
in its strength, imposing in its sublimity,
and overwhelming in its power, the English-
man who in his holiday rambles: looks out
upon the sea may reflect that whilst it rolls
around his island, it will be secure against
the military despotisms of the Continent ;
for it is unquestionably upon the sea that
the safety, welfare, and honour of this king-
dom depends.

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INSTITUTE CLASS Wonx.—The minted distrilettitn
of prizes to the students attendieg the advanced
cl e.ses at the leetitnie, Market Street, took piece on
Monday eveling.—Tle Rey. H. Sherrard presided,
and said that Sturbridge had done well as regarded
the lectures and classes whiAa had been carried on
tar the List two or three years. They had had
Ucturce by gentlemen from tne imiverstos, wh'ch
had been well attended and done much good, nod td.e
syllabus had now be.-ni issued of a coat tee of lateures
on geology, which he hoped would be equally well
atteeded. A lady of the neighbOurboed hae also
kiedly promised to give some lectures oa physiology.
There was also en offer from Mr. Pearson, of the
Enville street Wald szlioel, to give a course of
lectu:e 1. The chsses, he believed, had supplied a
great nee:l in Stourhridge, and upon the whole had
been wa:l attended; while letters he hinisslf hut
reeeivA ;rom fuernef students sp .lee ol the ralkte tee
classes had heee.—The Rev. D. Maginne, read he
repert of the Class Cumetittee for the seteion 1878.9.
Tne following clisS,,S lied been carried on : Lain,
conducted by the her. H. Sherraed, MA.; French,
by M. de Vii ; mathematics, by Mr. ticeldere. ;
English, by the Rev, W. Manning ; book-keeeing, by
Mr. T. R. Southall. 7 attended the Latin class, 21
the French class, 13 mathematics, 6 English, 14
book-keeping. About 59 per cent. of the students
presented themselves at the exammer.ions, which
were conducted by the teachers, and it was upon
their reporis that the prizes were awarded. The.
teachers spoke in fame able terms of the progress of
those who 'Pad attended the classes regularly. Miss
Malr,;innis ^-euld in future condua the Luni class,
ani the (Aliar classes would he conducte. by to
t. rner teachers. The committee called atr..entio to
the lectures to be given by Miss' Mo?rnous on
physiology and the laws of health, and they presscd
young persons to avail themse.ves of. the classes
which would be carried on. The following were the
prize-takers : --Latin, senior cies:, : Flicebe Evers;
junior, G. II Coebett. Frenclie seeders : Lizzie,
Holloway, 1 : Nellie Holloway, 2; G. ELingley, 3.
Di to, junior : J. Galling, I ; Nlary Featly, 2.,
Mat•emati.:s: W. W. Vig,-:tt and Val or Burton,
equil ;E. A. Mi ehley, 3; A. W. llarninorid, 4 ;
FL Bartatt, 5. English : Phce:ic I.;:vers, 1 ; Lizzh
Hollow,4y, 2. Ecoeekeeping A. Turney, 1 ; G Ski,:-
more, 2 ; L. Jordan, 3 ; Pbcebe Ivets, 4. society of
A.rts. Certifftates : Walter Blurton, arh.nmeti.:, first-
class er, tificatze Enniiei L eietero : Phoebe Everm
Laura Paget r, Lizzie Holloway, second-class certifi
ca..es. Two young men in the room stated that they
, hart been awarth.d certificares, but as they h(1 ii.,t
been eceived it was promised some entitle y -sboaid
be node regarding .t..em.—The Rev. U. i. Words.
worth moved a reaelution
.commending the classes to
public attention. Mr. Wordsworth, in peintine ont
the advantages of the clesses, said that the develop-
ment of education in the present day went on to
such an extent. that young perSoes who did not avail
which daises of this
theraselye of tee. advantages
kind offired wo..tuil find thenaseives thrown quite into
the backgrouna by the rising generation. Mr. J. B.
Shf,perd n,condeci the
.motion, and remarked that
f ; &lean ,n no ene could Sav h. eel
'l2..ere ye, a a !

THE STOURERIDGE OBSERVER

acted as secretary to the classes for a number of years
but has tow resigned the position, which the Rev. W'
.tanning has taken.
THE REVI3ION Couar.—Sir Herbe.t Croft held
a Court at the Talbot if )tel, on Monday, to revise
ti,e list of East Worcest,rshico vm-crs in the Stour-
Fecidee district. Mr. Blick ae.peared for the Lil:e:als,
and Mr. Golding-tram and Mr. C. W. Collis:for the
Conservatives. Theßev.W. Cochrane, of Netherend
and the Rev. J. Parker, of the Lye, (Nonconformists)
were objected to by the Conservatives, on the
ground that their occupation of the houses connected
,vith the chapels did not entitle them a to the
franehise. It was urged that as they did not pay
rent, and were not owners of the houses, they were
not entitled to a vote. The Assistant Overseers had
put them on the list as rated at over £l2, and Mr
Mick contended they were £l2. occupiers. The
Barrister reserved his decision upon the point. The
cases generally did not possess any features of
iateres.t.
VICTORIA. ITALL AND RINK. The lovers of
roller skating in this neighbourhood will be pleased
to hear that the above popular place of resort has
been re-opened for skating this 'week and will re-
main open for the seas a. The floor is in splendid
condition, the skates have been thoroughly repaired,
and everything has been done for the accommoda-
tion of visitors. During the week large numbers
have assembled to witness the performance of M.
Stirk's celebrated bicycle trio, the wonderful
Zalto, on the invisible wire, and the enormous
strength of Herr Krupp. M. Stirk is as good as
ever on the bicycle and goes through the perform-
ance with much skill and dexterity. One of his
principal feats is riding the bicycle round the rink,
with a Foy sitting on his shoulders, and a lady and
Zalto standing on the machine behind him. He
was enthusiistically applauded for this and other
clever and surprising feats. His colleague, Zalto,
gives a fine exhibition of his acrobatic talents,
turning summersaults from the shoulders of M.
Stirk while the latter gentleman is riding his
bicycle. Herr Krupp displays his great strength
with the weights. He lifts two half-hundred
weights from the stage, one in each hand, and
darts them swiftly above his head, then takes them
up and down on his little fingers only. He then
attaches a piece of string to a 561 b. weight, and
placing a piece of leather, connected with the
string, in his mouth, throws the weight cleanly
over his head. Herr Krupp must have a very
powerful jaw from the manner in which he pulls
himself up to the roof of the hall, holding on to a
rope by his teeth, and having a 561 b weight tied to
his leg. He concluded his entertainment by having
a large anvil placed on his chest and knees, and
two men with heavy hammers struck a piece of
iron until it became as thin as a sixpence. The
whole of his performance was done exceedingly
cleen, and he has well earned his title "The mighty
man." To-night (Saturday) is the last appearance
of the company.
SCHOOL B ARD. —A meeting of this Board was
held on Wednesday night, Mr. H. Billingham in the
chair. Mr. Stringer suggested the des.rabillity of
procuring a gas regulator for the schools. He had
them upon his own premises and they effected a
saving in the consumption of gas amounting from 25
to 30 per cent. About 300 had been put in at
Norwich during the last quarter. It was resolved to
make inquiry into the matter. A letter was read
from tee Education Department giving formal
notice that the school year would be changed so as
to end on the Ist of January instead of on the Ist of
'March. One of the masters complained that at the
' Emilie Street Schools he could not get the requis-
ite number of attendance to satisfy the Department
by that time, and there would be a deficiency of
nine or ten up to Clarietmas. The clerk said the
Department most be informed of the circumstances,
and be requested to state whether they would accept
a I, Bier number or allow the school to be opened
duderg the holidays. The School Board officer re-
ported that the total number on the rolls of the
denominational schools in the town was 1,046;
average attendance per cent., 74. Board schools :
616 on the rolls, increase 28; average attendance
476, increase 30 attendance per cent., 77.
Locat. Faraute.E.— At the County Court, on
Monday, a petition for liquidation was filed by Mr.
W. 0. 0. Addison, on behalf of Thomas Hutton, of
the Lye, builder and contractor. Liabilities estima-
ted at £soe. A!aiets not yet ascertained.
JURY Lisr.—At the Police Court, yesterday,
belore Colonel Fletcher, Messrs, J. E. Swindell, 11. 0.
Firmstone, and Charles Ccchrane. The jury lists for
the several parishes were passed.
Anroeuiszet LICENSING MEETING.—The adjourned
licensing meeting was held, and Mr. Collis applied
on behalf of Miriam Hutchingson, for a license to
sell beer. The usual notices were proved, and the
liceeee was granted.—The following persons were
summoned o appear before the Bench, and cautioned!
—John Cox, Wibiatu Patch, William Heathcock,
Benjamin Adams, James Cook, Samuel Leonard, J.
Dalloway, and James Whittaker.—The license of
George Taylor, landlord of the Hole in the Wall Inn,
was refused, he having been previously convicted.
UNJUST SCALES AND WEI GHTS. —A number of
pereons were summoned by Inspector Wheeler for
having unjust scales and weights on their premises,
and were fined.
DRUNKENNEV.—AIbcrt Wakeman was charged
with be:n.g chunk on the 20th inst Police-sergeant
J ,ties proved the case. Fined 23 6d and costs.—
Henry Thomas Dunn was charged with being
drunk and disorderly on the 22nd. Police-sergeant
Payne proved the case. Fined 5s and costs.—
Thomas Everiss was charged with a similar offence
on the 17th inst, at Belbcoughtdn. Fined 2s Gd and
costs; in default 7 days.
A VIOLENT WOMAN Bridget Caliagan was
charge I with using obscene language on the 20th
inet.. The case was provel, and defendant fined 5s
and c sta.

STEALING COAL.—Prudence Hedges was charged
wit 71 steeling coal, the property of Messrs. Harpn
a.rd INLY..ie, on the 16th inst. Fined 5s fid to include
tosts.—Estrier BraJley, nail maker, was charg,ll
wish a siniilir offence. filers was a further 'charge
against the defendant for assaulting Poli ce-const able
Madeley while ha the execuion of his duty. Both
cases were proved. For ste4ling coal thfendaut was
sentenced to 14 days hard labour, and for the
is,ault 14 days hard labour.

from door to door I would have the law on him. He
offered to make it up and asked what I complained
of.. I did not say that a sovereign or anything
would do. Fri ~A)ner said he was very sorry for
what he had done. 'rho reason I went to prht,onef s
hours on the following Thursday was to fetcii my
dang:iter's clothes away. I did no:. go ro prisoner's
house on the 11th, but went to Lia,gle;y- llall. Did
not see the prisoner that day. Did not pay a second
visit to prisoner's house. There was no woman
with me when I went to Hagley Hall, but met • a
woman near the prisoner'slhouse, who said I had
better have a soveriegn in my pocket than have my
home broken up. This being the case, Mr. Perry
addressed the Bench for ihe defence at considerable
length, and contended that no offence was commit-
ted, and that it was a case to extort money from
the prisoner, and that it should be dismissed, as no
jury would convict. Prosecutrix re-examined: The
first time I went to Mr. Well's office ias on the
Tuesday after I left my place. Saw Mr. Roskell.
Went again to him last Thursday.
Mary Jones, servant to the prisoner, said she was
living at the prisoner's house when prosecutrix came
to live there. She slept with Fanny Webb, and a
young man named Prince slept in the next room.
Prosecutrix bet him a penny that he could not come
in the room through the trap hole. He did get
through and they both screamed out. She did not
hear the prisoner say anything. He was in bed and
.the door locked. Prince was dismissed the: next day
because they both complained and said they would
not sleep in the house with him. On the 31st •
August prosecutrix was at her mother's house, and
she told the prisoner that she was at Hagley Church,
and that Mr. Lyttelton preached. She often said
she had been at Pedmore church, but told the
prisoner that she was at their h.ous-e and not at
church. Prisoner di-charged her and paid her the
money due. She never saw the prisoner take any
liberties with prosecutrix. On the Thursday alter
Fanny Webb had left, she was at the prisoner's
house, with her mother and father. Witness heard
the mother tell the prisoner that he had ruined the
girl and asked him to settle it and not go into court.
Prisoner s&d he did not know what he had to settle.
. She did not hear any more conversation. While
the conversation was going on Fanny went round
, the back for her clothes. She said she was going to
have a summons againstthe master for insulting her
on Wednesday, before she left.
Col. Fletcher remarked that the evidence was so
contradictory that he should dismiss the summons. .