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The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-08-16

PREPARATIONS FOR A NILE
EXPEDITION.

The Cairo correspondent of the Standard writes-
Mason Bey telegraphs from Massowah that Galla-
bat has fallen into the hands of the rebels, and that
the people of Gedarif have been ordered to retire
upon Kassala.
The preparations for the Gordon Relief Expedition
are progressing rapidly. Four hundred camels are
being purchased for the use of the mounted infantry,
which will be under the command of Major Gough,
in the absence of Major Hutton.
Sir Evelyn Wood starts up the Nile on a tour of
inspection on Wednesday, and will probably push on
to Dongola, accompanied by Major Molloy, R.E.,
Zohrab Bey, Major Sandwith, and Major Wingate.
The South etaffordshire Regiment will be sent on to
the front in the course of the week.

Ras Altila is inciting the Boghos tribes to insurrec
tion, and the whole state of Abyssinia is eminently
unsatisfactory.
In accordance with the advice given by Major
Kitchener to the Sheikhs, the meeting of the Bishareen
tribes has been postponed.
Saleh Agha holds the road south of Debbeh with a
large force.
The weather here is excessively hot.
A telegram dated Wady Haifa, Sunday, says:
The Nile has now reached its highest point, after
fifteen days' rise, and is passable for dahabeeyahs.
An extensive system of fortification is being carried
out here. The works can already shelter six hundred
men against all attacks, unaided by artillery, and
when finished will hold twelve hundred men. No
hostile force has been near this place for a month
past, and it is quite impossible, with the present
system of vedettes and Bedouin scouts, for any rebels
to approach us unawares.

THOUGHT- RE MING AT THE SEASIDE. -Seafaring
Party: "Do you believe in this 'ere thought-reading,
sir, what we 'ear so much of in London?" Tourist:
" Well—er—l don't know. Don't think Ido much.
Do you believe in it ?" Seafaring Party: "In courso
I does, sir. Fr instanee, I knows pretty well what
you're a-thinking of now." Tourist: " Indeed ! What
do you suppose I'm thinking of ?" Seafaring Party:,
" WFll,sir, begging your pardon, it strikes me you're
a-thinking as how this 'ere old party might take it
kindly if you was to arsk him what he'd have to drink.'
Tourist is in for
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-08-16

BRIERLEY HILL.

Datnrwrass.—At the Police Court, on Monday,
before H. Smilll and G. King Harrison, Esqs. Sam-
,iel Reed NV3S charged ,aith being drunk at Quarry
Bank, on the 2nd inst, P.C. Hinign proved the
case, and defendant was fined 2s 61 and costs; in ,
,-lefault 7 days.—Charles Homer, John Shut, John
Davis, and Frederick Worrall were fined 2s Gd and
costs for being drunk.—James Farmer was fined
5s including costs, far being drunk on licensed pre-
mises, on the 4th inst. P.C. Hieklin proved the
case.—Waltee Jones was charged with being dis-
orderly and refusing to quit the Swan lon, Brettell
Lane, on the 29th ul . The landlord and landlady
proved the case, and defendant was fined 5s and
c )sts ; in default 14 days.
Batumi or THE PEACE..—RichArd Miliington and
George and Richard Thomas were charged with c m-
witting a breach of the peace, by fighting-, on the
sth just, at Pensnett. P.C. llicklin proved the
cisa. Dcfendanis were bound over to keep the
peace for three months, in their own recognis.ances
of £5.

ASSAULT.—WiIIiam Benyon wag charged With 3.3-
sauqing Mary Ann Turner, on tin 7th inst, at
Atublecote. After bearing the evidence, the defend-
au (i was fined 2s 6d and costs.
DRUNK.—John Evans was fined 2s 61 and costs
for being drunk, on the 2nd December, 1883, at
Wallheath.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-08-16

THE COLLISION OPP CAPE
PINISTERRE.

In London, on Tuesday, an inquest was held at the
London Hospital on the body of John Milton,
aged 57, a marine engineer. Mrs. Eliza Milton,
33, Richmond-hill, Cork, Ireland, said the
deceased was her husband, and she last saw
him alive, prior to his injuries, about twelve months
ago. On the 26th of July she was informed the de-
ceased had been injured and was in the London
Hospital. Witness visited him there, and her hus-
band told her, referring to his injuries, that on Satur-
day, July 19, he was in the engine-room of the steam-
ship Laxham, at that time off Cape Finisterre, when
a collision occurred between his ship and the Spanish
steamship Gijon, and that he met his injuries through
the bursting of a steam-pipe. She knew nothing of
the circumstances of the collision. Mr. John
Hutchinson, house surgeon, said that when the de-
ceased was admitted he was suffering from severe
scalds on both arms, neck, and legs, and the cause of
death was exhaustion, consequent on the injuries.
The inquiry was adjourned in order that the Board
of Trade might be communicated with.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-08-16

EAIITHQ.UAKE IN THE UNITED
STATES.

The New York correspondent of the Daily News,
writing on Sunday, says :
Quito a heavy shock of elrthquake was felt here
at seven minutes past two o'clock this afternoon.
The vibration continued for twenty seconds, increasing
in strength constantly. The shock extended along
• • tile". Jersey coast and up the Hudson river. No
damage beyond the cracking of walls and buildings is
reported. Rumours that 'two houses in Brooklyn
were
thrown down are .'confirmed. The high
buildings in all
shaken. The ex.parts
no,.
oetflthweascitgryeawte, reanpdercpeeprtsinbnlys
ehasstre
ruAied hurriedly '
. unusual event. The city notet streets
beenin visited fear a
by
the
a n
earthquake before for man
anywhere in the State wasyjeoaorts,fiand the last one
Another account says: At two five
years ago.
o'clock this after-
noon a shock of earthquake passed al.,
coast from Philadelphia to Portland. 'ng the Atlantic
ten seconds, and was distinctly
perceptible
ttillted about
York and the district. So far as has beenP in New
ascertained
at present nobody was injured, but the shock caused
great alarm, the people rushing out cf their houses
in terror. In some places plastering and scaffolding
fell. On the New Jersey coast the lock appears to
have been stronger than here, and lasted, it is said,
one minute. At various points a slight second shock
was perceived, more severe in some places than in
others. It is reported to have been quite severe at
Rockaway, Coney Island.

"I am certain, wife, that I am right and that you
are wrong. I'll bet my ears on it." Indeed,
husband, you shouldn't carry betting Lo SsW4 ztrona
lenoth.Q ' "

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-08-16

A ROYAL BIRTHDAY WITH THE
CHANNEL SQUADRON.

The Channel Squadron, under the command of
Vice-Admiral the Duke of Edinburgh, left Bantry
on Monday, and proceeded to Galway. While at
Bantry the Duke gave a novel and interesting enter-
tainment on board the Minotaur in honour of his
fortieth birthday. An invitation was given by
signal to all the officers of the squadron,
and as they arrived on board they were personally
received by the:Duke, who shook hands with each.
The Minotaur was completely housed in with
awnings and awning curtains, and the whole ship was
brilliantly illuminated with the electric light. Rear.
Admiral Whyte, second in command of the squadron,
and all the captains, and about two hundred other
officers were present, and the scene was a most bril-
liant one. The entertainment took the form of a
"smoking concert," and was thoroughly enjoyed by
all. An attractive programme of music was per-
formed, and the duke himself took a prominent part
in it, his Royal Highness playing first violin in a
waltz by Strauss, and in a selection from "Patience."
He was assisted as violinist by First Lieutenant
Neville, the Rev. C. J. Corfe, chaplain; Mr. Medic;
engineer; and Mr. Silver, naval instructor.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-08-16

r'r 0 A :IRMA, Fieti & CATAiiREI.

—Viunon'e Cum w naplo;jai Tier the higlia% med-
ic,.l ax.cLion ix,. the CAB- of LLe 'arc, Bari of Beacouifield
on.int, hum wixicii his I.)•debip found most coin-
rt au( ratef vs:" linuro,i's Powder. The fumes are
iulia.:ed by the latent, an.i at c);.:ce afford relief." Ptr
iil 4. :::unip es lrce. J LiCRARDS, 02 and 93,
Giett Ruxsetl estrew,
E..t.keiaer'e Boa, sp,—• the best for the toilet.
'G.C.T A BOTTLE 10 DAY OF PERRY DAV.I'
PI MILLE —lt instantly relieves and curia severe
c.-11(.1a, bonus, sprains, bruites,.toothache, headache pain
it tie sioe, joints, and limbs, all neuralwc and rheuma-
tic laals.l liken internally ccres at once coughs, sudden
coins. camp in stomach, colic, diarrhoea, and cholera
infantum. PAIN KlLLiat is the great household medicine
and ha, stood the test of 50 years. Any chemist can ens.
ply it at is. lid and 2s. 9d.'

QI:IENN OF BEVllllAGEs.—Refreshing the weary, stimu-
lating the inactive, soothing the invalid, che ring the
social—PoßE Tits alone ; by its intriusic and excellent
qualities, "pales tne fire" of all other drinks.—A cup
n,fgod tea is always welcome, as proved by via fact that
6,000,b00. (six million) packets of Horniman'spure Tea,
are sold every year by 4000 Agents
List of Agents in this locality, Biottrbridget—Clarke
1,1447 i 4G:e*Bengi Greenwood, ood Ring.--Hales-
, chemist.—
Chemist, High Street ; Baker, Chemist: High Street ;
Moms, 136, Eigh bireet.--xicrley, Hill, Rawlings,
ochweeniu,istAa
.—dltdtethm,iny2tb:te.ri
We delay, White elleitiat.—Kingswinford, Pear Lon—
. Lane, Co line, chemitt —hirmingharti , Banks&
CO. Bo Bing.—Quarry Bank, Watts, Chemist.

ovicr Ti) MoTarnel—Are you broken in your
C4L 1)y a sick child suffering with the pain of cutting
tetqh? Go at orce to a chemist s.nd get a bottle of
RS. WlNsLoii SOOTHING SittUP. it will relieve
ttle poor sufferer immediately. It is perfectly harm-
:ca.% and pleasant to taste, it produces natural,
roiet deep, by relieving the child from pain, and the
cherub awakes "as bright .as a button." It
the chikl it safteng the gums, allays all
relieves regtdates'the bowels, and is the
.4.ret know: rc..1,-..lety or dysentery and diarrhcca,
-c"bl,lber artolng trtgis ter:thing Or other CAUSER. eMrs,
3oothing Syrup isold by Modica, &aka
sisarrbert at ser botak
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-08-16

A NEW OIoICE-CONSIIXING LOCOMOTivi.

An engine of a novel type has recently been con-
strtteted by the Brooks Locomotive Works for tne
Chkago Locomotive Company. The headlight is
placed where the stack generally is while the stack
is at the rear of the boiler and close to the cab. The
boiler is one of the largest manuafaetured (what is
known as a 60-inch shell), and the smoke, gas, &e.
traverse it twice along the bottom and over the
back on top of the stack. This makes such a good
combustion that the finer parts of the fuel, the gas
and the smoke are almost entirely consumed and
when the engine is going full speed it is impos,ible
to see stay smoke. The smoke stack itself is very
small, being net more than 7 or 8 inches in dime.
ter. Tne patentee, Mr. Charles B. Coventry claims
among the advantages of this invention that it gets
a stealy, eve') draft, reduces the waste of fuel to a
minimum, and throws no cinders, sparks, or fire. Tbe
locomotive is peculiar in appearance but it is said
that it does its work well. It weighs 40 tone which
is 10 tons heavier than the largest engine at
present on the Dunkirk, Allegheny Valley and Pits-
burgh Railroad

THE PoRT or ANTWERP.
The trade of the port of Antwerp has increased
to a remarkable extent within the last few years,
as shown by the following figures. In 1863 the
tonnage of the port of Harve was 1,043236; of
Hamburg, 946,151 of Rotterdam, 673,830; of Ant-
werp, 546,564; of Bremen, 426,287 ; of Amsterdam,
413,780; of Dunkirk, 279,144. Of all the nothern
ports, therefore, Antwerp ranked fourth, But in
1882 it had so rapidly increased, owing to be int.
proved harbour aoiks and navigation of the
scheldt, as also to the greatly extended railway
communication, that Antwerp has mounted to the
top of the tree, and now stands first. The figures
of 1882 show that the tonnage of the port was
3,401,534, while that of Hamburg was 3,030.909;
ot Harve, 2,206,527; of Rotterdam, 2,085,338 k of
13centen, 1,129,217 ; of Dunkirk, 939,343; of Am-
sterdam, 784,379.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-08-16

DEATH of BISHOP PIERS CLAUGHTON

Bishop Piers Calveley Claughton, Archdeacon of
London and Chaplain-General to the Forces, died on
Honday evening aehii residence in Northwick-terrace,
&fail:la-hill, London. The Times, in an obituary notice,
mys : Born hi Lane shire in 1814, he was educated
Repton School and at Brasenose College, Oxford,
where he graduated in 1835, being placed in the first
:lass im Lit eris Humanioribus. An elder brother,
Thomas Legh Claughton, had obtained the same dis-
;inction five years previously, and was at this timo
Fellow and Tutor of Trinity, whence he was destined
-,o pass suCceSsively to the vicarage of Kidderminster
sad to the Bishoprics of Rochester and St. Albans.
Piers Claughton obtained the Chancellor's English
Essay Prize soon after taking his degree, and was
sleeted Fellow of University College in 1837, after
xhich he became in due course Tutor, Public Exami-
ler, and Select Preacher, and Rector of Elton, in
Huntingdonshire. In 1859 he was chosen as the first
Bishop of St. Helena, and after three years was
zanslated to Colombo, Ceylon. Mainly, we believe, in
7.onsequence of the trying climate, he resigned that
see in 1870 and returned to England. He did not
!emain long in retirement, and in the following year,
m the death of Dr. Hale, he was appointed Arch-
leacon of London, a canonry of St. Paul's being
Lz-ofticio attached to the post. It was thought de-
sirable by those in power that the new Archdeacon
should be qualified to help the Bishop of London in
ais episcopal duties, especially in confirmations; and
thus Bishop Piers Claughton was Selected. In 1875
the Rev. G. R. Gleig resigned the post of Chaplain-
Steneral to the Forces, and Bishop Claughton was
ippointed to succeed him—a nomination which
aused considerable heartburnings at the time, the
Bishop having never served as a military chaplain.
These combined offices he continued to fill till his
leath. He leaves behind him the reputation of an
maiable and accomplished man, and of a very useful
sad efficient servant of the Church of England.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-08-16

NAVAL ARTILLERY PRACTICE AT
-- _ INCHKEITH.

The experiments at Inchkeith were concluded on
Monday with three rounds of Shrapnel shells, fired
from the 10in. 18-ton guns at 3000, 2000, and 1500
yards respectively. The practice made was so
excellent that it was not deemed advisable to go on
with the common shell firing. At the beginning of
each series two common shells were fired at a target
on shore, and a fragment of one of them hit slightly
one of the officers in batten No. 1,250 yards distant.
The Shrapnell shell used was 4001 b. in weight, and
contains 306 balls, each weighing 4oz. The bursting
charge is 11b. 9oz. of powder. At the end of the
series it was. found that several of the dummies were
wounded, and that a large piece of shell and three
bullet's had been lodged within the emplacement.
There was one hit on the carriage, but none on
he gun. In the second series of 2000 yards
three dummies were declared killed, and seven
bullets and three large splinters were found in the
amplacement. The shooting in the last series (1500
yards) was splendid, nearly every shell being in the
right direction, and bursting from 10 to 20 yards in
front of the gun: The gun carriage was seriously
damaged, and the concrete walls smashed up in many
places. Rents were made on the face of the exterior
:tonerete walls, and the interior of the
,emplacement
as also much damaged. The floor was covered with
kbris,and the gun-carriage had also suffered severely.
The gun itself had received no serious injury. In the
',purse of the afternoon the King of Sweden passed up
he Firth in his yacht, and received a Royal salute,
which was returned by the yacht. .--

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-08-16

THE IRON TRADE.

BIRMINGHAM, • THURSDAY.

A languid feeling prevailed at the market this
afternoon, and the attendance was limited, owing to
many of the iron and coalmasters being absent on
their holidays. The hot weather has caused a good
deal of shackling in the mills and forges, while
some establishwents are working very irregularly
in consequence of the scarcity of orders. Standard
bar iron was only in nominal request to-day, but
best qualities at ..29 and .210 a ton were in demand
by agricultural engineers, machinists, and chain
and cable makers For sheets the inquiry was small,
but common bars at £5 10s and £5 15s sold freely.
Sales of pig iron were principally confined to local
common forge and Derbyshire qualities. There was
no alteration in the pig iron rates, all•mine hot-air
being obtainable at half-a crown below £3 a ton,
and common forge cinder selling at 361 to 395,
though quotations for the latter ranged from 87. 6d
to Cs. The coal market was depressed, the few
proprietors on 'Change being unable to accept orders
while their pits are standing, Coal, however. was
in plentiful supply, the Cannock Chase houses doing
a fair trade. Prices showed no buoyancy.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-08-16

THE HARVEST IN AMERICA.

The New York correspondent of the Daily News
says that the progress of the harvest continues satis-
factory. The latest official reports from the different
States indicate that the wheat crop will exceed
500,000,000 bushels. A statistician of the Produce
Exchange, whose estimates in previous years have
proved nearly correct, places it above that of two
years ago, when it was 504,000,000. This is partly
confirmed by the report of the Department of .Agri-
culture on the spring wheat, which makes the average
higher than any for the last seven years. All the
reports concurin pronouncing the quality exceptionally
fine. Last year's crop was 420,000,000 by measure,
but by actual weight only 398,000,000.
This year the wheat everywhere has been
gathered, excellent in quality as well as larger
in quantity. The winter wheat is all harvested. It
is estimated at from 360,000,000 to 370,000,000. The
harvest of the spring wheat in progress is estimated
at from 140,000,000 to 145,000,000. Some damage
by storms is reported from California, and excessive
rains in Illinois delayed the harvest, but the injury is
comparatively slight. The prospects of a large Indian
corn crop are still more promising. The present
average reported by the Department of Apiculture
has been exceeded only three times during the last
ten years. The only danger now is from early frosts.
The other small grains are full crops, and consider-
ably above the average.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-08-16

11A.GLEY.

WEEKLY STocx SALE.—At their sale on Monday
lair, Messrs. Oates Pcrrens and Wooldridge again
had a very large supply of sheep and lambs, but a
short -upply of beasts. Their sale comprised about
40 head of cattle, 455 sheep and lambs, 7 calves, and
83 pigs. Fat stock made very good prices, but
store stork was not so much in demand ; owing to
farmers being kept from the sale by the harvest,
which has become general in this district Fat
beasts made as high as .222 17s. 6d., 6beep 653. 6d.,
lambs 40s. There are n wno restrie,iona cm the
tumoral of stock in o W :rcestershire, from other
Gounties,
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-08-16

STATUE TO GEORGE SAND.

The Paris correspondent of the Daily Yews writes:
M. de Lesseps came forward at the unveiling of the
statue of George Sand, at La Chan, in Berry. Ile
was staying in the neighbourhood. and was invited as
a member of the Academy to preside at the ceremony.
That body was criticised by some non-academical
speakers for excluding literary ladies from its two
score fauteuils, and for refusing to send a deputation
to the La Chatre ceremonial. M. de Lesseps,
who delivered the closing speech, said that he
had found George Sand's novels in every country,
and that they were read throughout the
world. He had read them himself as they came
out, which did not prevent him sitting up the
night before to read one of them again. He
called two of his ten children after her heroines. M.
Brisson excused himself by telegraph. He was
George Sand's attorney at Bourges in her suit against
her husband, and remained her friend ever after. It
was thought a blunder to erect her statue at La
Chi"toe, where a narrow provincial view was taken of
her eccentricities. She was actually hooted and
pelted there with stones, and is still regarded by most
of the bourgeois as a bad example to wives and
daughters. The poor people, except in the immediate
neighbourhood of her place, thought her a good-
natured mad-woman. Her beautiful statue, which
represents her at about the age of 40, would
have been in its place in the church green
of Nohant, where she spent her child-
hood, youth, and old age, and died. Victor Hugo
was not present. After the ceremony the visitors
were taken to Nahant to see George Sand's grave.
It is in a churchyard communicating with the kitchen
garden, and covered with a plain slab bearing the
dates of her birth and death. The chateau is at the
roadside, and is large and comfortable. The park is
flat, extensive, and planted with old trees. It is four
miles from a railway, and has a peaceful character.
The Indre River, of which mention is often made in
her novels, is not visible from the house.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-08-16

BROMSGROVE.

CRUELTY TO A Doo.—At the Petty Sessions, on
Tuesday, before Mr. R. Smallwood, Thomas Wood
was charged with cruelty to a dog, by killing it, on
t'le 22nd June last. Mr. Ruhane, an officer of the
Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals,
prosecuted; Mr. Owen, Birminghaln, defended.—
Joseph Dipper stated that on Sunday morning; the
22nd June, he and some companions were at
Lydiate Ash, and his dog, to whien he had pJinted
a rabbit, ran into a field aed was caught in a trap.
When released it ran to defendant's dog, and they
began, fighting, and he parted them with his foot,
but they fought again, and defendant took a running
kick at his d-g, and kicked it three times. It went
up in the air, and when it came down it) bled at
the mouth, and died about ten minutes after.—
Two witnesses were called to corroborate, and two
for the defence, and they all stated that Dapper
himself kicked the dogs at first to pArt them, and
that Wood kicked them only once.—Mr. Owen con-
tended that the charge of cruelty was not made out.
—Wood was hued 205., including costs.
Scnoor. BOARD.—The monthly meeting of this
Board was held at the Town Hall, on Monday evep-
ing ; the RfiV. F. Pagett in the chair. The business
was principally routine.—A. letter from the Edu-
cation Department was read, in reply to a letter
from the Board, sent as directed at the last meet-
ing, and giving reasons for the Board's wishing to
alter their bye-laws by lowering the standard for
total exemption from school attendance from the
fifth to the fourth, and doing away with half.
timers. The reply briefly stated that the letter
from the Department, of the 23rd of June last,
which stated that my Lords saw no reason for lower-
ing the standard, though they agreed with abolish-
ing half timers, loud be aoheie 1 to. The letter
Wia referred to the Attendance Committee.
CutraCx OF ENGLAND TZMPEBANCE Soma-yr.—On
Monday evening, a meeting, for the purpose of
forming a Bromogrove branch of this society, was
held in the Assembly Room at the institute. Theta
was a goad attendance. :the Rev. F. Paget pre-
sided, and opened the iaeeting with a good ad-
dress of the 'evils of drunkenness and the work
.here was for all—moderate drinkers as well as
total abstainers—to help in putting ,a btop to it.—.
rhe Rev. W. Kipling Cox, of Ac9ck s Green, gave
some interesting details of the society's work. 'then
the Rev. A. H. T. Massey proposed, "That a
branch of the Church of England Temperance So-
ciety be ertablished in Bromsgrove. ' which was
seconded by the Rev. I Gregory Smith, rector of
Great Malvern, and supported by the Rev. Norman
Ogilvy, rector of Iraubury, Mr. W. Ledbury, and
the Rev. Canon Alleock, of Ashford, Kent, a mem-
ber of an old Bronisgrove facuily.—At the invitation
of the vicar, many came forward and signed in
each section of the society the temperate and
toe total abstinence.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-08-16

DUD i.EY.

FATAL TRAMWAY ACCIDENT.— On Tutsday even—
ing, Mr. E. P. Jason, coroner,- held an enqu:ry at
the Guest Hospital, Dudley, on the body of Patrick
' Meagham (5), the 'SOU of a labourer, of 110, Dudley
Port. The boy was fatally injured on the tram-line
between Dudley and Dudley Port. Mr. Rose (of
the firm of Messrs. Smith and Co.. Wednesbury)
and Mr. Symes represented the Staffordshire Dis-
trict Tramway Company.—Thornas Blackford, Hall
Street, said the boy Was riding on the front of the
car as it was gong to the: points, the engine being
detached. The conductor spoke to the boy, who
jarnpe.d off, and was under the car directly. The
conductor did not strike the boy who appeareci to
fall or stagger after he juLui ed, Witness assisted
the boy and the conductor took him to Dudley Port
By Mr. Rose: The boy was riding on the drawba
—Elizabeth Jewkes, an elderly woman, said she
/saw the conductor drive the boy off one end of the
. car, and the next she knew. of the affair was that
1 the boy was being tail en from the other end of the
vehicle —Waltir tiahner, conductor, sail he saw
the boy jinni) on the car step. As witness ap.
proached the boy jumped off, and he went to wash
his havds. Bearing a noisa in the ear, he loJked
4 in and saw the boy playing inside. Witness clouted
him and told to go home. Later on he saw the boy
ti
on the drawbar, and whilst trying to es pe th
; boy fell under the car.—Mr. Greensill, su.-Lge-onaet
,at the hospital, said the boy had a fracture of the
thigh and injuries to the lunw. He was sensible,
but unable to state how the matter happened. Tile
case wai hopeless from the first' and the boy died
in an hour and a half.—The jury returned a veraict
of "Accidental death,"

APPOINTMENT OF Baseman SURVEYOR —On Tues•
day ata special meeting of th, council, Dir. J. el=
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-08-16

DISASTERS AT SEA, '

The Panama Star and Herald of July 24 says:
" The Royal Mail steamer Avon, which arrived at
Colon yesterday, brought several of the officers and
fifteen men of the crew of the British steamer
Mediator, recently wrecked. The Mediator foundered
in the port of Curacoa, after collision with the
Hamburg - American racket Company's steamer
Thuringia. The Mediator was lying at the wharf at
Curacoa, ready for sea, and had already blown her
whistle for departure. The Thuringia, coming up to
the same wharf, struck her amidships, and the
Mediator sank in a few minutes is fourteen fathoms
of water. No lives were lost. No Curacoa papers
are to hand, and few particulars of the disaster have
been obtained.

The following is an extract from a letter from Lima
in the Panama Star and Herald of July 24: "The
Pacific Steam Navigation Company's steamer Valdivia,
Captain Fox, went ashore at five o'clock on the
morning of the 6th inst., on Point Carquin, two miles
north of Huacho. It appears that an error was made
in the headlands, that of Carquin being mistaken for
that of Huacho. The vessel will prove a complete
loss, with most of her cargo. The latter consisted
principally of dry goods for the northern markets.
Three passengers were drowned, but the mails and
treasure were saved. The most mournful incident
connected with this disaster is the death of Captain
George A. King, the marine superintendent of the
company. He proceeded on the 6th to the scene of
the wreck, and approaching too near the steamer,
which was being violently rocked to and fro by the
heavy surf, was capsized."
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-08-16

THE ANNIVERSARY OF THE RELIEF
OF DERRY.

The anniversary of the relief of Derry was
celebrated on Tuezday. A procession of the local
Apprentice Boys, augmented by numbers of the Orange
brethren of the surrounding district, was formed on
the ramparts at 11 o'clock. There were five or six
bands, the banners of the 'different clubs, and the
processionists all wore their crimson regalia. The
processionists having made a circuit of the walls,
proceeded to the cathedral for divine service. The
building was speedily filled, and the remainder retired.
Canon Dougherty said morning prayer, and the
anniversary sermon was preached by the Dean of
Derry. After service the procession was reformed,
and marched over the city.
A great open-air meeting was held at three o'clock,
when the following resolutions were passed: "That,
assembled in commemoration of the great deliverance
vouchsafed in this place to our fathers on the glorious
Ist of August (0.8.), 1689, we hereby pledge ourselves
anew to maintain to the best of our ability what
remains of the constitution and civil and religious
rights which that great victory aided so materially to
establish. That from these walls, so resolutely
defended by noble heroes and true patriots, we, their
descendants, indignantly protest against loyal men
being sacrificed and robbed of all representation to
satisfy the exigencies of party and strengthen the
hands of the worst enemies of Ireland; and we hereby
desire to express our entire approval of the action of
the Marquis of Salisbury and the leaders of the Con-
stitutional party in the present crisis, assuring them
of our loyal support, and earnestly requesting them
to use every effort to preserve those who are faithful
to the Crown and true to the Union from political
extinction."
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-08-16

A BALLOON EXPERIMENT.

The Paris correspondent of the Standard states
that a successful experiment in balloon steering has
just been accomplished in the neighbourhood of Paris.
The balloon was shaped like a long cigar, and fur-
nished with a screw and rudder. The ascent was
made from the balloon works at Meudon. At first
the balloon was permitted to rise to a height a little
above that of the plateau of Chatillon. The screw
was then set in motion by means of machinery, and
the balloon, after slightly rocking for a moment,
gradually quickened its speed, and moved east-
ward at the rate of some ten miles an hour.
When it was over Meudon Forest the rudder was
handled, and the balloon sailed steadily towards
Petit Bicetrort. Then it was turned completely, and
after a voyage of twenty-five minutes descended at the
exact point from which it had risen. The experiment
was conducted by M. Charles Renard, Captain of
Engineers. The balloon was watched by large crowds
on the banks of the river. It presented a most
eurious sight.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-08-16

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FATAL BOILER EXPLOSION AT
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At Messrs. William Cook and Company's steel,
iron, and wire works, Tinsley, near Sheffield, on Mon-
day, a vertical boiler exploded with great force, shat-
tering the rail and wire mills, instantly killing three
men, and injuring seven others. David Hammond,
aged 40, the furnaceman, was feeding the furnace at
the time, and was blown to pieces. Joseph Merson,
aged 45, carter, and Thomas Applewhite, aged 40,
labourer, were passing the furnace and were struck
with fatal effect by a portion of the boiler. Three of
the injured men were taken to the infirmary, where
one died shortly afterwards, making four deaths in
all. Though the works are seriously damaged,
the machinery has sustained comparatively little
injury. The cause of the explosion is unknown.
At the time of the disaster the men were getting up
steam, there being a pressure of only about 301 b.,
while the boiler was constructed to withstand a pres-
sure of 501 b.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-08-16

ALPINE ASCENTS.

The ascent of the Aiguilles du Tour, near the
Aiguilles Vertes, and belonging to the Mont Blanc
chain, has just been made for the second time since
Mr. Whympey's ascent by Mr. Van Rensselaer, of
New York, the son of an American pastor, who has
been for some time vast in Geneva. When he
arrived at the top of the mountain he planted the
American fin. The ascent occupied twelve hours.
Mr. Van Rensselaer had two guides with him; he
has made in one week the ascent of Mont Blanc, the
Aiguilles du Nord Geant, and those of the Tour.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-08-16

ALLEGED ATTIMPTED MURDER AT

SEA.

On Tuesday a seaman named Thomas M. Tighe
was charged I. t Liverpool with h feloniously wounding
Axel Kass, se ond officer of the steamship St.
&flans, with intent to mu der him, while on a voyage
from Liverpool to New York, on July 15 last. From
the evidence of Kaas, it appeared that early on July
15 the prisoner should have been keeping watch on
the forebridge, but prosecutor saw him leaning over
the rails, apparently asleep. After a while he roused
him and said, "Y( u are keeping a fine look-out, are
you not ? " The pr.soner replied, "What are you
making all that noise about?"
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to report his conduct to the captain, and the prisoner
then said, "I was not asleep; you are a liar." The
prosecutor thereupon struck him with his left hand,
upon which the prisoner drew a knife and stabbed,
Kaas. The wound was dressed by the captain, and,
on arrival at New York, Kaas was sent to a hospital.
The prisoner was put in irons, and subsequently sent
to England by the British Consul at New York. The
prisoner was committed for trial at the assizes.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-08-16

THE CREW OF THE NISERO,

On Tuesday a meeting of the Mansion House Com-
mittee of the fund now being raised by the Lord
Mayor of London for the relief of the widows and
children of the crew of the Sunderland ship Nisero,
who have for months past been detained in the hands
of the Rajah of Tenom, and of the widows and
orphans of five of them who have died in captivity,
was held in the Venetian Parlour. The Lord
Mayor, M.P., presided, and there were present
Lord Edmund Fitzmaurice, M.P., Mr. Brogden,
M.P., Mr. Clare, and others. The funds, after
payment of advertising expenses, showed an avail-
able balance of £llO9, of which £6lO had
been collected in Holland, and £3OO granted from
her Majesty's Treasury. The committee went seriatim
through the cases of the crew and their families, and
made grants of from ..E6O to £2O each, entrusting
their distribution to local authorities at Liverpool,
Sunderland, Exeter, and Kendal, where the people
lived. In the cases of the Swedish, Italian, and
German sailors they awaited information, pending
which they kept back a considerable portion of the
fund for their benefit, it being the wish of the sub-
scribers that the money should be distributed irrespec-
tive of any considerations of nationality. The com-
mittee unanimously accorded a vote of thanks to the
anharrihArla in Trolland.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-08-16

THE EXTRAORDINARY HEAT.

According to the meteorological return the shade
temperature on Monday was as high as 93 at Frilling-
on, in Norfolk, 92 in London, and 87 at York. At
half-past eight in the evening the thermometer in
London registered 85, and at one o'clock next morn-
ing 76. Messrs. Negretti and Zambra state that at
the Crystal Palace on Monday afternoon a record of
97,3 degrees was taken—the highest for many years.
Owing to the excessive heat on Monday the workmen
engaged on the armoured ships at Chatham dockyard
could with difficulty continue their employment in
the early portion of the afternoon when the heat was
greatest, and several of them succumbed from ex-
haustion. During the hottest portion of the day the
thermometer indicated a higher range of temperature
than has been known for a great number of years
past. In the factory, workshops, and foundry at the
dockyard the men were supplied with oatmeal drinks,
with which a small quantity of sulphuric acid had
been mixed.

A labourer named Daniels, cngaged on a farm at
Ganarew, near Monmouth, has died from sunstroke,
from which he had been suffering since Friday.
Another farm labourer in the same district is suffer-
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sunstroke are reported in the vicinity of Portsmouth.
—On Monday afternoon, at half-past two o'clock, a
man named John nankin was seized with a sunstroke
whilst cutting oats in a field atlipper Gornal, Sedgley.
The man had just returned from his dinner, and-died
before assistance could be rendered.

deliberate attempt to throw a train off the rails on
the narrow gauge railway between Letterkenny and
Londonderry was reported on Monday. Several iron
pieces were driven into the side of the rail, and bent
over it so as to catch the flange of the wheel. The
engine struck the obstruction, broke the uieces oixoP
in every case. and passed safely.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-08-16

BREACH OF PROMISE OP MARRIAGE.

At the Lewes Assizes on Saturday, before Mr.
Justice Smith and a special jury, the case of Joliffe v.
Gasson was heard. It was an action by Miss Alice
Joliffe, dressmaker, of the Dyke-road Drive, Brighton,
against James Gasson, who does a large business as a
carrier in the same to.wn. Forths plaintiff it was al-
leged that the engagement commenced in 1876. In
1877 the defendant was introduced to the plaintiff's
friends, and in 1881, in the presence of plaintiff's
mother, there was a conversation about settling in life.
It was further alleged that the defendant asked the
plaintiff to become his wife, but as the time for the
marriage approached, it was noticed that the defendant
became unsettled. About 1882 the plaintiff had
an opportunity of taking a good, situation in London;
but she relinquished the offer at the wish of the de-
fendant. In the same year, however, when the de-
fendant was getting on very well in his business, a
" coolness " arose between the parties, and it was
stated in evidence by the plaintiff, a prepossessing
young lady, that when she went to Mr. Gasson's office
on the subject he kicked her out of the place. For
the defence it was-alleged that the plaintiff had for-
feited the confidence of the defendant by associating
with men whom he considered undesirable acquain-
tances, and that she had struck him with an
umbrella. The jury found for the plaintiff—damages
£75.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1884-08-16

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