The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1879-03-22 00:00:00

TEE sTornmIDGE OBSEWER.

at nine o'clock to-night, . having onboard to over; £6,000 'on Thursday night, among
Mrs. Shepstone, wife of the late Captain the contributors being the Bank of England,
Shcpstone, who was killed at Isandnia, 12 £200; members of Stock Exchango Earl
widows of non-commissioned officers and Derby, and Duke of Westminster, £5O each.
men, and eighteen chitdren
•of deceased The following letter haa been sent by the
soldiers. The ship has also brought the Prince of Wales to the Austro-Hungarian
body of the late Professor Clifford. Ambassador :-
-,.0 Cape Times gives the following in its "Marlborough House, March 19, 1879.
summary to England :—" There is no news "Dear Count Karolyi.-1 am directed by
of importance from Zululand. The victory , the Prince of Wales to send you a cheque
for one hundred guineas as a donation from
i _ _ •
reported last week as won by Colonel Pearson I

his Royal Highne-ss for the reliei of th 3 suf.
ferers by the recent terrible floodo at Szego-
din and other towns in Hungary. Tho
Prince of Wales desires me to beg you will
have conveyed to your countrymen his Royal
Highness's sincere sympathy with the snf-
in this sad calamity, and that your Excel-
lency will assure them his Royal Highness
has not forgotten and never will forget the
warm and cordial reception he met with All
Hungary in 1873.—Believe me, dear ()oint
Karolyi, yours truly,
"D. M. PROBTN, treasurer to his Royal
Highness the Prince of Wales.

near at hand, the qttartes meeting being held
three weeks hence. Cousquent on the enhanced
value of Northern iron bed- pig makers were
firmer in tLir qnotatiors, and consumers, who
probably cntioipated tha the prices would shortly
be raised, sought to buy over quarter day.
This was mom particulirly tie case with regard
to L'on2onnders and comumes of part mine iron.
Tao galvanised sheet iron srade was a little
brisker, but this was due -to the giving out of
the orders which came by tie Australian mail
kat 1703 k and the New Zealerid mail this week.
girder Disiwo hacrei fair sale, and angles, hoops
eonsmon unmarked bars appeared to be in
' a Ilttlo more request. Ifildlesbrough pigs were
noi much sozght for, )ut,Derbyshire pigs had a
good sale. • The coaltrade'yet remains very flat
prices being weak. Cokes also keep cheap.

BIRM/i7GHAM, Thursday.
The iron market was numerously attended
this afternoon, and there vas an improved tone '
the negotiations. Finithed iron was in better
demand, especially for the orands of the leading
houses. Common iron wss not in much request.
The demand for shoots raa prpally upon best,
best best, and charcoal ;.snd the leading estab-
lishments are busy in resyect of these qualities.
Prices were a shade firmes, and the official rates
will probably be altered sht quarter-day. The
works generally are in MOT) regular occupation
than at any time during tbe present month. Pig
iron is not in much augnented demand, and
prices of Staffordshire irothave not yet begun
to ascend to any noticeale extent,— The coal
trade is without alteratior the tendency being
rather towards- a contration of demand than
otherwise.