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The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-01-27

RAILWAY DISASTER IN AMERICA;

On Saturday the overland express from San
Francisco on the Southern Pacific Railway met with a
fearful accident near Los Angelos. The coupling
chains broke, and part of the train rushed with
frightful velocity down a steep gradient for four mile;
and on reaching the bottom dashed over the embank-
ment. The debris of the carriages caught fire, and two
sleeping cars and three other carriages were burned.
The victims who were wedged in the debris and unable
to extricate themselves were slowly burned to death
before the eyes of the survivors. Seventeen charred
bodies were recovered, but others were still missing.

The New York Correspondent of the Standard
writes:—
At a distance of three hundred and fourteen miles
east of San Francisco the Southern Pacific Railway,
crossing the Sierra Nevada range ascends a grade of
one hundred and twenty feet per mile. Early on
Saturday an express with sixty passengers paused
upon the summit to disengage an extra locomotive.
The air brakes being thus released, and a strong gale
blowing, something gave the initial backward impetus,
and before anything could be done to arrest the progress
of the train it had attained uncontrollable velocity,
After running for four miles, two sleeping coaches left
the track and were thrown down an embankment, a
height of fifteen feet. Three other cars fell over upon
the ruins, which, with the dead and injured persons
in them, were soon a blazing mass. The survivors
state that they saw seventeen persons consumed.
Several are missing, The remainder of the train was
stopped safely after running for six miles.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-01-27

TOBACCO CONSUMPTION IN FRANCE.

The official returns of the consumption of tobacco
in France during last year show that it amounted in
money value to 363 millions and a half of francs, or
about £14,540,000 sterling. The great bulk of this
sum was represented by ordinary smoking tobacco,
for which the Government, who have a monopoly of
the whole tobacco trade, receive 160,000,000 francs.
After. this comes snuff, which is represented by
68,600,000, then cigars, which show a total of
60,500,000 francs, while 16,000,000 francs were ex-
pended in cigarettes, and 9,000,000 franca in tobacco
for chewing. _
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-01-27

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-01-27

THE QUEEN'S GRANDCHILDREN.

The Queen (says the Court Journal) caused it to be
announced that the infant prince born on Saturday
was her twenty-fifth grandchild. This reckoning, how-
ever, is defe'ctive,4fltek9,and.Troster are trustyso.dp„
authorities,VArtnytiVerifi-five- granV
children, without counting the Duchess of Connaught's
newly-born infant.
Her Majesty has had as many as thirty-two grand-
children distributed amongst her sons and !daughters,
SS follows :—The Prinusa Royal (Cron Princese of

Prussia), eight, six living and two dead; Princess
Alice (Grand Duchess of Hesse-Darmstadt), seven,
five living and two dead; Princess Helena, five, four
living and one dead; Prince of Wales, six, five living
and one dead; Duke of Edinburgh, four ; and the
Duke of Connaucht, two. This list gives a total of
twenty•six gratidchildren ; and Her Majesty also has
two grcat•grandchildren.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-01-27

THE GAMBETTA TOMB AT NICE.

The Correspondent in Nice of the Standard writes :
"This (Sunday) morning I paid another visit to the
Cimetiere du Chateau where the remains of the late
M. Gambetta were interred yesterday week. Large
crowds have visited the tomb, and a walk there
Is, without doubt, one of the most charming
and picturesque of any around Nice. For the
last three days a number of workmen have been
busy erecting an immense pyramid on the plateau
at the summit of the several terraces which compose
the cemetery. On the four sides of the pyramid have
been placed as many of the magnificent eouronnes des
perles offered at the funeral ceremony as they
would hold. These have been well arranged, in
the centre of each side being a large crown, with
others grouped in order round it. At the corners
flags, which had been offered, have been placed and
surrounded with floral crowns. To the right and
left, facing the entrance, the splendid offerings of
the two journals, Paris and La Petite Republique
Prancaise, undoubtedly two of the finest sent, are
placed; while at a distance, in the corners, are four
great piles of floral wreaths. The whole of the arrange-
ment is surrounded by a high railing twenty or thirty
yards square, on which are hung the remainder of the
floral wreaths. The arrangement has been well carried
out, and the pyramid, especially in the morning sun,
with the ' pearls ' glistening in the rays, has a striking
effect." '
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-01-27

THE FottEIGN I toN T .ADE.

Last w( ek has witnessed no eFsential change in
the iron market- of the Continent. Ihe Belgian
harket remains in th.) s true state as during the
Ist few tv, eks. Thg iron continues very so trce,
and (nigh in price, ciAnpared with th,r values of
finished Folucts, the quotations of which are lin-
aAere.t. The rep.ati c neerninz; the French iron
trade continue fAvouralrly. The market get' erally
is very stealy, although there is lers firmness in
Paris. Enquiries are becoming lucre active, and
with th m returus the former contidem.e as t o the
future, which was recently shaken. In the Meur
the-et-Moselle, forge pig is quoted at 70 fr., and
foundry pig N. 3at 82-83 fr. Ar Paris. mer-
chant bars continue to be sold at 195-200 tr.,
angle-iron at 200 fr. A qui.A tone has combined
t.. prevail in the German iron market siucc the
opening of the year. Prices are now weaker than
they were then, but till the reductions are n. t
serious. Westphalian producers are fairly con-
fident as to the future ; bat Silesian manufacturers
are icss so. It is a fact that, as compared with
this time last year, prices of pig-iron are about 10
marks 1 i.wer per t n than they were then, whtlst
finished iron has also a downwarel tendency. The
American iron market. is dull. The iron trade in
the ea,tern centres
in the
extremely languid, but there
is a better feeling n the west. American ii on is
quiet. No. 1 being queted from 244 dolls. to 254
dub'. Scotch pig-iron, which is (lull, is 2 dole. per
ton lower on the average than it was two months
ago. The production of coal in the United Stat-s
in 1882 was 87,000,000 tons. or 11,000,000 tons
more than in 1881.

TIIRIAT lERIATZ M—Soreness dryness and tinkiihg
and irriatiou, inducing cough and effecting the vo•ce
For these symptons u,e f.up's thyc:rine Jujubes In
contact with the glands at the moment they are exe.ted
by the act of sucking the G,yeerine in these agreeable
confectlous becciaies actively healing. sold cnly in
boxes, 7id. and 13. lid, iabelled" Jule 1 Pr'S and cc,
Homceoplthic Chemists. Lonec,n, A letter re ce,vcd
GeLtieueen— It may praimi, it.ter-st on to know
that, after an extended trial,! Lave found your Glycerine
Jujubes of considerable bent fix ( vith or without
medic a treatment) in a]most all forms of throat disease
'1 hey soften and clear the voice.— Yours faithfully,
GORDON HoLmEb, L. B. e. h. Senior Phybiciau to
the Municipal Throat and Ear Infirwary.— Epp'ss
MedieLes are Sold by A. .gorris, 1.5,1L0 Street
gin 0.041.1
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-01-27

UNPLEASANT PREDICTIONS.

An American prophet has delivered the fpllowing re.
markably unpleasant predictions for 1883 :
A great financial panic will sweep like wildfire over
the United States some time in 1883, which will pros-
trate all industries, paralyze all business, and throw
out of employment every man, woman, and child in the
country.
The condition of the working classes will become so
desperate that they will rise up like a flood, awl sweep
away both Church and State and fill the land with
violence.
Satan will soon wheel a fleet of seven great comets
into line. One will plunge the sun, producing a great
outburst of solar light and heat. The moon will be
as light as the sun and the light of the sun will be in.
creased sevenfold. The other six will affect the rivers,
the sea, the earth and the air.
The millennium, or reign of Christ, will begin in the
United States forty years before the rest of the world
Is made new by the good King.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-01-27

SERIOUS GAS EXPLOSION IN LONDON.

The residence of Lady Brooke, No. 82, Eccleston-
square, London, was the scene of a serious explosion,
resulting from an escape of gas, on Sunday night.
At present the occupier of the house is staying in
France, and several servants were left in charge of the
place. The residence comprises a building of twenty
rooms, apart from which a large dining-room forma a
separate and projecting construction in the rear, and
it is at the latter point that the destructive effects of
the explosion have been most experienced.
Among the female servants there were two sisters
named Bloomfield, the youngest of whom left the
kitchen with a lighted candle to light the gas in the
dining-room. On her way thither she smelt gas, and
blew the candle out. She, however, proseeied still
further, and on reaching the dining-room struck a
wax taper, when an explosion immediately followed.
The brick wall of, the dining-room was blown to the
extremity of the yard, the apartment was reduced to
a perfect wreck, and considerable damage was occa-
sioned to the residence in front. The force of the
explosion and the flash attending it were heard and
seen by the fire brigade stationed at Westminster at
least ten minutes before they were called to the scene,
but fortunately the fire consequent on the explosion
was rapidly extinguished.

Whin the effect of the explosion was over, the
youngest of the two sisters, Louisa Bloomfield, aged
19 years, was found to be seriously burned about
several parts of the body, and her removal to St.
George's Hospital was deemed imperative; and Ursula
Bloomfield, aged 23 years, was also considerably burned
about the face, hands, and other parts, and was taken
to the same institution, both being in a bad condition.
The explo.ion caused d'amage to other properties in
the neighbourhood.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-01-27

THE HARVEST IN MANITOBA.

The dispute which has long been raging as to the
attractions of the Canadian North-West as a field for
emigration will not be settled by the harvest returns
of last year. But these returns, which were collected
by the postmasters of the various districts in Manitoba
and the north-western territory, prove beyond the
shadow of a doubt both the fertility of the virgin soil
and the rapidity with which it is being placed under
cultivation. Last year there were 450,000 acres under
grain crops. They yielded 16,800,000 bushels. Nearly
150,000 acres have been freshly broken for spring sow-
ing,' and this acreage is, of course, exclusive of that
laid down with roots. The average yield per acre is
said to have been :—Wheat, 30 bushels; oats, 51k;
barley, 38i ; rye, 20; flax, 15; and peas, 37.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-01-27

PLONItINN i-rOR TUN TEETH AND BREATH —A,
few drips of the liquid " Floridne spriukied on a
wet tooth-brush produces a pkasant lather, which
thoroughly cleanses the teeth from all parasites 01
impurities, hardens the gums, prevents tartar, stops
decay, gives to the teeth a peculiar pearly-whiteness,
sad a delightful fragrance to the v.reath. It removes
all tuspleasant odour arising from amcayed teeth or
Wawa smoke. "The Fragran in,' being com-
p_esed in part of Honey and sweet herbs, is delicious to
Ws taste and the greatest toilet di.covery of the age.
Price 28:6d.. of all Chemists and Perfumers. 'Whole.
1140 dirt nal9Ted W 18ibrziagdoil Aolvis 1.014940 • -

Are universally recognised as the be-t

FAMILY MEDICINE,

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They remove all Impurities, Spots. Eashes. &c., tri.ce
up the Nerves, and re.iore the Health.
They cure Indigestion, Headache, Dyipepsia, Consti-
pation, Bile, Nervousness, &c
Of all Chemists. Price is. lid., 2s. lid., and 43 6d per box

Sir Robert. in spite of much scorn,
Repealed tha hiv.h duti”s on corn ;
Buy Allcock's Corn Shielo hms wholly repeat'
The Corns that in aiwuish were born#,

Lcocro4',, Cons PLASI ERS are Dow admitted by
tots of thouearlds to be the best tute for corns ever
made. They allay the pair; of the N,ork corn as if by
magic, amid the tighttot boots can be workwitla taste

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sack the colour '1 he effect is superior to
that produced by a direct dye, and does not injure the
skin. Locity...r's is equal to t i,e most expensive. It is
the be,t for v. strum krey hair to Its former colour.
Pr 'dines a perfeerly liSturai sriacle Valuable for des-
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heeifofui acth,n on the hair glands. Lockyer's Restorer
Ia strongl • ecommend:A it 18 most *gr eeablt in use,
and never fails in its 00;4)11. N o other hair dr,esing is
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Hairdressere. aro' Perfumer everywhere.
;THROAT AFFECTIONS AND ROARSENESS.—AB stif-
fering from irritAtion of the throat and hoarseness
will be agreeably .surprised at the almost immediate
relief afforded by the use of "Brown's Bronchial
Troches." These famons 'lozenges " are now sold by
most respectable chemists in. this country at is. lid.
per box. People troubled with a " hackit-g cough,'
slight cold," or bronchial affections, cannot try
them too soon, as similar troubles, if allowed to pro-
gre2S, result in aerious Pulmonary and Asthmatic Lee..
tiOnin. See dial the words "Brown's Bronchial Troches"
thk-. (i2vernment Stamp around each box.
erg. areil !zy JOHN I. BROWN & SONS,. BOStO/1, Ira
auurioitaa dvo IVIWTO4 illiriugpshos
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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-01-27

THE MARKETS.

METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKEr.—MONDAY.
The cattle trade, though quiet, is rather firmer, owing to
the colder weather and better tone of the dead meat market.
A moderate number of Englith beasts was offered, but Scotch
and Irish were rather short. Trade strong at higher prices
The best Scots and crosses made es 2d to Gs 4d per 81b. From
Norfolk, Suffolk, and Essex we received 1,200; from the Mid-
land and home counties, 500; from Scotland, 140; and from
Ireland, 100 head. The foreign side of the market was spar-
ingly supplied with beasts, chiefly Danish, which sold quietly,
but lAMB prices. As regards sheep, the pens were sparingly
filled. The trade was firm,at fully late rates. The best Downs suit
half.breds made 7s 10d to 85 per 81b. Calves and pigs were
quiet, but steady, At Deptford there were about 300 beasts
and 6,000 sheep. Quotations :—Coarse and inferior beasts,
4s 4d to is; second quality ditto, is to Sc 6d; prime large
oxen, Eps 10d to 6s ; ditto Scots, (tc., Gs 2d to 6s 44; coarse
and inferior sheep, Gs 6d to is • second quality ditto, 75 to
gd ; prime Southdown, 75 Si to 8s ; large coarse calves,
6s to Cs 6d ; prime small ditto, Gs 6d to 7s ; large hogs, 35 8,1
to 45: neat small porkers, 4s to 45 4d per 81b. to sink the
offal.
METROPOLITAN MEAT MARKET.--ido ND Ar.
A larger supply, and the trade still slow, but prices were
firm with a very slight upward tendency. Prices were as
follows :—lnferior beet; is 4d to 4s; middling ditto, 4s to
45 gd ; prime large ditto, 4s 8d to 5s 2d; prime small ditto,
is to bs 4d; veal, 55 8d to 6s 44; inferior mutton, 4s to
4s 8d ; middling ditto, is to is 84; prime ditto, 63 to 65 8d
large pork, 35,4 d to 35 10d; small ditto, 4s to 45 6d per 81b
by the carcase.
POTATO.
There was a fair supply of potatoes en sale. The demand
was moderate Magnum Bonums, 140 s to 160 s; Regents.
1105 to 1205; Champions, 110 s to 120 s per ton; German reds,
65 te 65 3g; ditto blues, be 64 per bag.
GAME AND POULTRY.
Irish fowls, Is 6d to 2s 64; Essex ditto, is 9d to 25 96;
Boston ditto, 2s to is; Sussex ditto, is 34 to 4s 3d; Surrey
ditto, 4s 6d to Gs 6d ; live ditto, 22 to 9. 4d'-
Pigeons, 8d to
10d; plovers, 10d to Is 4d; pheasants, 2.5 3d to is 6cl; par-
ed to 2s 6d ; hares, 38 Bd to 4s 6d ; white dig°,
43 6d ; roe deer, 158 to .215.; ratbitsT9d 111
FM

4111111i%P,9d

each

Pickled herrings, 80s to 85s. : fresh ditto, 25s to 818
roused ditto, 2s to 28s 6d ; red ditto, 10s 6d to 22s smoked
haddock, 25s to 41e per barrel ; lobsters, 121 6d to 40s crabs,
108 to 835 ; 6s to 98 6d : whiting, as to 58 0d ; codling ,
6s 64 to 20s ; oysters, is to 41 per dozen, soles, is ftd to
Si 6d per pair

"FOR THE BLOOD IS THE LIFE':
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-01-27

AN EXPECTED ROYAL MARRIAGE.

Prince Louis Ferdinand, of Bavaria, was on Satur-
day received at the Madrid station by the King of
Spain, the principal members of the military Staff,
and the German Ministers. His marriage with Dofia
Paz, the second sister of King Alfonso, will take place
in April. This alliance is very well received, as the
Royal families of Spain and Bavaria are already con-
nected by marriage.
The Infanta Paz is nineteen years of se. She
speaks several language., and paiuts so well that her
water colours at the recent exhibitions were much
praised. She is very charitable to the poor, like the
Kiog, who annually gives some thousands of pounds
from his private purse in charities.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-01-27

SIINSEREIit frOM any disease should make haste auil
take BRAND/lElll'B PILLS, They do good invariabld
relieve and °flan cure at once, it is now conceded by
all medical men that BRANDRIITH'S PILLS are the hem.
cleansin medicine, taking hold of what is needed of bc
removed from the bowels and blood when we are tick
And such safe removal usually cures Bold by al'
Chemists. Se* h. an.AtnEnTn" on SWAP
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-01-27

SUNDAY DRUNKENNESS in SCOTLAND.

A Parliamentary return has been published of all
convictions since September 29, 1876, to September
29, 1882, of all persons arrested for drunkenness on
Sunday in Scotland.
In the counties the figures are :-1877, 327 ; 1878,
310; 1879, 248; 1880, 274; 1881, 218; 1882, 262;
total, 1,639.
For the burghs, the figures are :-1877, 1854; 1878,
2,081; 1879, 1,638; 1880, 2,063; 1881, 2,168; 1882,
2,2€8 ; total, 12,072; making a grand total of 13,711.
From Orkney and Zetland there are no returns, the
paper explaining that they "have no police forces,"
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-01-27

CANADIAN NEWS.

Mr. David Greenshields, a prominent citizen of
Montreal, who died recently, has left nearly i:25,000
to be divided among charitable and benevolent insti-
tutions in the Province of Quebec. The Montreal
General Hospital and the M'Gill University each
receive £B,OOO.
The export of lumber during the last season has in-
creased enormously. The total quantity shipped to
South America, chiefly Brazil, was over 45,000,000 ft.,
against 15,000,000 ft. in 1881; 22,000,000 ft. were also
exported to Great Britain. The export of phosphates
has also largely increased during the season.

The export Of wheat from Montreal for the year has
been 6,775,000 bushels, a slight increase over 1881;
760,000 barrels of flour were shipped against 618,000
in 1881.

By•laws for the establishment of free libraries in
Toronto and Guelph have been carried by large ma-
jorities.

RAILWAY ACCIDENT IN AMERICA.

kAidlegoriam, datOd Jan. 2:4„Laarr-prat
despatch from CumberlainlFSTlOW Mittk
that a long coal train went off the rails near that
place and precipitated itself over an embankment a
hundred feet in height. All the men working the
train, fifteen in number, are believed to have been
killed.

,tisgetti4-R,flto
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-01-20

THE COST OF NAVAL TRANSPORT.

The average cost of a registered ton of merchant
steam shipping when chartered by the Government
is from a pound to twenty-five shillinps per month.
Taking the higher of these two prices, it will appear
that the recent campaign has coat for transport ser-
vice about £1,500,000. If we add to this the cost of
coals, &c,, which we paid for by the Government, the
total wi I reach £2,000.000. Let us, says the Broad
Arrow, compare with• this the cost to the country of
building and maintaining a fleet of ships 4 qual at least
to this last emergency. Assuming what is far below
the actud truth, viz., that 400,000 tuns of ate.=
transports would be sufficient for any war in which we
might be engaged, it would appear that no less a sum
than £12,000,000 must be expended upon the ships
alone as their first e,,,st. Added to this will be their
maintenance, the wages of their crews, and the in-
terest on their cost. All these items taken together,
will amount yearly to about £3,000,000, and when
we further remember that in ten years the Indian
treopships cost about one-fourth their original price
in repairs, we shall only be on the safe side if we
add another quarter of a million to the above annual
cost of having the luxury of a national transport
service. It thus appears that were the Government
to respond to the absurd demands being made upon
them in some quarterø to render themselves inde-
pendent of private aid in the carriage of troope
and stores, even upon the basis of our comparatieely
small campaign in Egypt, the additional taxation to
be met by the nrqron would amount to upwards of
three million sterling. Unless we were engaged in a
foreign war at least once in every year, there would
clearly be no advantage whatever eb be found in
taking such a course, and even then no monetary
saving would be effected.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-01-20

KIDDERMINSTER.

CHARGE OF LA.ROZNY.—At the County Police
Court, on Wednesday—before Ur. J. Brinton, M.P.
—Frederick Fisher, of Bewdley, a butcher by
tra e. was charged with stealing a head-collar, be.
longing to Mr. T. R. Baker, of Wribbenhall, on
June 6, 1882. Mr. Dawes prosecuted, aud Mr. J. J.
Corbot defended.—The head.collar was last seen
on a pony of Mr. Baker's, when turned out in a
held on the Severn side. The following day it was
gone, Prisoner was subsequently arrested on an-
other charge, and the head-collar in question was
found in his sh,:p. He said he had found it, but
cot.versations and other evidence told agaiust his
allegei innocent pos3esiion of the property.—Mr.
Curbet commented strongly on the fact that the
case had not been gone into when prisoner was in
custody on another charge at Bewdley. Mr. Cor-
bet said it was thought at Bewdl,7 that sonic fa-
vour had been shown the prisoner in the sentence
passed upon him for sheep-stea.ling at the Wor-
cester Session-, and the present case was one which
appeared to have been got up vindic,ively.—Mr.
Brinton said the case was a peculiar one, but he
felt it his duty to conamPe the prisoner for trial.—
Die case was sent to the Sessions, and prisoner was
admitted to bail, li'mself in £50., end one surety in
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-01-20

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bringirg back the colour. The effect is superior to
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Produces a perfectly natural shade. Valuable for des-
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Sulphur being highly prized for its stimulant, cleansing
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,TIIIIOAT AFFECTIONS AND lloensminss.—All suf.
fering from irritation of the throat and , hoarseness
will be agreeably surprised at the almost immediate
relief afforded by the use of "Brown's Bronchial
Troches." These famous "lozenges" are low sold by
cost respectable chemists in this country at ls. lid.
per box. People, troubled with a "hacking cough,'
"slight cold," or bronchial affections, cannot try
gtiem too soon, as similar troubles, if allowed to pro-
grv-ss, result in carious Pulmonary, and Asthmatic life&
Clone. See that the words "Brown's Bronchial Troches"
cee on thc Government Stamp around each box.—
Ptepared 1)7 JORN I. BROWN & Sorts, Boston,
, tazio2 dors moved ti) its rank
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-01-20

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-01-20

CETEWAYO'S RETURN to ZULULAND.

The Times Correspondent at Durban states that the
landing of Catewayo was effected without delay on
the forenoon of the 10th inst.

The King wore a semi-military costume. Efe snowed
no alacrity to grasp Mr. Shepstone's band, which was
proffered on his reaching the shore. Not more than
fifty Kaffirs were assembled to greet him, and those
were the men employed on the boats. Cetewayo was
much disappointed. He expected that the beach
would be crowded by his people. He says that they
have been prevented from (sowing or driven away.
This, of course, is not the fact. Fifty Zulus came, it
is said, to speak with Mr. John Shepstone, and to pro-
test against Cetewayo's return, and then left at once.
On the 11th, Cetewayo started early and encamped
near the:Umhlatusi. On Saturday some Kaffirs came
to greet the Xing, bringing two fat beasts with them.
He tells all the people he meets that he disagrees with
the division of Zululand. His behavior towards Mr.
Shepstone on landibg was almost tantamount to
studied disrespect. His haughty demeanour has since
been the subject of much remark. At the midday
outspan on Saturday he received 150 of his people,
who chanted hill praises? and said that their ignorance
of his coming had prevented theig being present at his
landing. He finally addressed them, relating to them
the incidents of his trip to England.

The Standard publiches a telegram from its Corres-
pondent at Durban, which says ;
Cetewayo has reached his own territory from Port
Durnford. On his way into Zululand he was met by
numbers of his people, and received with open arms.
All reports representing his reception as cold are mi.
true. - _

The people explained their corduct in not being
at Port Durnford to meet him by saying that they
did not know when he would land, and that they
feared the British authorities would not like to gee
them assembling in larger numbers than could be in.
eluded in an escort. . . .

I hear that Cetewayo was quite satisfied with his
reception, and at variburs halting-places gathered his
people around him and chatted freely, dascribing the
incidents of his voyage and his visit to England.
Sir Theophiius Shepstone received his Majesty at
Port Durnford, and the meeting was cordial, though,
in accordance with Zulu ptiquette, not effusive in its
character.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-01-20

FACTURE Ft.

An action brought by Mr. Young, broker, of the
City of London, against the trustees in bankruptcy
of Mr. Wood, of Stourbridge, Worcestershire, to re-
cover the sum of £250 155.'91., due to the plaintiff
as defendant's agent, came befere Mr. Baron
Pollock, sitting for Mr. Just ic Pearson, on Tuesday,
in the Chancery Divion of the High Court of
Justice.—Mr. Fischer, QC., said the defendant had
gone into liquidatioti since this action •was
commenced, and the plaintiff had obtained an order
for leave to proceed against his trustees in the
liquidation. The trustees had written to the
Plaintiff's solicitor saying they did not intend to
appear, and therefore the action was an undefended
one. The liquidation commenced on the 9th of
o,Aoher,lBB2, in the Worcester Ccunty Court at
Stoarbridge, and in November resonatiotts were
passe.), aid two gentlemea named Binkle and
Scriven vr-.2re appointed trustees under tint lignite-
tien. He asked for judgement for the sum of
_£2so 15s. 91, together with interest at 4 per cent
upon it from the 2nd of Augtrt, 1881, the date
when it terminated until Tuesday, the day of
judgement. He asked for an order for payment of
the sum of £l5O which had be..mi paid into Court to
meet this claim, with liberty to prove in the liquid t-
tionlfor the balance of the judgement. In 1878 the
plaintiff agreed to act as Laud m agent of th 3 de-
fendanr, and the point in disput 3 was whether the
agency terminated on the 2nd of August, 1881, or,
as the defend in insisted, upon the 4q). of May,
1881. It was the fact that the paint!ff wrote to
the defendant on the 2nd of May resignine the
agency, and received a reply from the defendant
on the 4th accepting his resignation; but oa the
13th the parties met and that resignation was can-
celled, the letters tern up, and the plaintiff con-
tinued to act for the defendant. He would put the
plaintiff in the bex, who would detail what took
place at the interview on the 13th of
Robert Young, the plaintiff, was then sworn, and
in answer to Mr. Fischer said he acted as agent for
the defendant from December, 1878. On the 2nd
of May, 1881, he wrote to the defendant to resign
the agency, and received an answer from the de-
fendant on the 4th accepting his resie''mation. He
saw the defendant afterwards on the /3tl), at the
latter's works at Stourbridge, and the defendant
then asked him to let bygones le bygones, and they
eich tore vee letters up. lie considered he was re-
st-ne dto the agency, and when he came back to
London continued to act as agent until the 2nl of
August, 1881, when the agency terminated, The
sum of .e 250 Lee. Pd. was due to him from defendant
Mr. Fischer said upon those facts he asked for
judgetnent.—Mr. Baron Pollock give judgement
for the sue! of £230 15s. 9d., with interest at 4 per
cent, from the 2nd of August until Tuesday. He
ordered the £l5O in Court standing to the credit of
the action to be paid to the plaintiff, and wive
liberty to prove in the liquidation for the rest of
the judgement.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-01-20

SERIOUS ACCIDENT AT BRIGHTON.

A deplorable accident, or rather a series of acci-
dents, happened just after noon on Saturday at
Brighton, owing to the bolting of two horses which
were being driven in a job-master's break.

The vehicle belonged to a livery-stable keeper,
named Young, who was himself driving, accompanied
by two other persons, a gentleman named Norton, and
his son. The horses had just turned from Church.
street into Queen's-road, the thoroughfare leading from
the railway terminus direct to the sea, when they took
fright and, becoming unmanageable, dashed at a head-
long pace towards the sea. At that time, it being a
busy hour, the streets were well filled with people, and
great excitement was caused as the horses broke
away. Almost as soon as they started, they ran
the break against the projecting blind of a
furniture shop, doing considerable damage and fling-
ing Mr. Young off the box. Although hurt in the
head, he pluokily kept hold of the reins and endea-
voured to stop the runaways. but without avail, and
at length was compelleet to let go. They soon ran
against and upset a horse and van belonging to a
baker, and running down West-street, ran against a
trestle on which a man named Richard Paine was
attending to an electric light, flinging hitn down and
injuring him so severely that he had to be removed to
the hespital. They next dashed against a cab, smashed
it to pieces, broke the horse's leg, and severely injured
the cabman, who also had to be conveyed to the
hospital. The Nortons were flung from their seat, hut
were only slightly injured, and were able to walk
home. Still continuing, they knocked down and ran
over Mr. Randall Glynes, solicitor, sot Mark-lane,
London, injuring him so seriously that, on his being
taken to the hospital, fears were entertained for him.
The runaway horses were stopped on reaching
King's-road, being much cut about—Prompt assistance
was spee3ily afforded to the various sufferers by the
police, led by Sergeant Ide ; but at the hospital it was
found that Mr. Glynes, Paine and the cabman were so
badly hurt that they were all detained.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-01-20

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EARTHQUAKES IN SPAIN.

A Renter's telegram dated Madrid, Jan. 16, says :
Eleven distinct shocks of earthquake were felt this
morning at Archena, Murcia, between the hours of
three and six. Some lasted fifteen and others about
two seconds. The inhabitants of the village are in the
greatest consternation. Mass was said in the open
fields, the church appearing to be in a dangerous con.
dition. Shocks were also observed in various other
parts of the province of Murcia. No lives have been
oat.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-01-20

Sir Robert. in spite of much scorn,
Repealed the high duties on corn ;
Buy Alleach's Corn Shield has wholly repeed
The Corns that in anguish were borne

Asitcomis's Conti PLASTERS arc now admitted by
tens of thousands to be the best cure for corns ever
made. They allay the pain of the worst corn as if by
magic, and the tightest boots can ho worn with tam
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-01-20

TIGERS AND THE ARMS ACTS IN
INDIA.

Tigers in the Khoyra district have reason to rejoice
at the Arms Act. The revenue is declining, because
the wood-cutters and wood collectors are abandoning
the neighbourhood of the place. This desertion of
Khoyra is owing to the tigers which infest the jungles
on the islands. In the Khoyra district, which com-
prises a considerable portion of the Sunderbunds,
more than fifty unfortunate people—timber cutting
and collecting in the jungle—were killed by tigers
during the last official year.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-01-20

THE EARLDOM OF STAMFORD.

The present Lord Stamford has resided for some
years in Africa. While in England he was twice
married, but there was no issue by either marriage.
Mr. William Grey, his nephew who is now assumed
to be heir-presumptive, was appointed in 1878
Classical and Divinity Professor to the College of
Codrington, at Bridgetown, Barbadoe. He is the
only son of the late Rev. William Grey, by his
marriage with Miss Harriet White, great niece of
the celebrated naturalist, Gilbert White of
Selborne. He is ayoung man of talent and promise,
and it is to be hoped that the title may eventually
pass into such good hands. The late Lord Stam-
ford has left everything to hii widow for her life
(as all his friends well kn,2w would be the caie)
burdened with an annuity of £B,OOO a-year to his
successor. Lady Stamford will thus have Bradgate
Enville, and the house in Hill Street at her dis-
posal. The Leicestershire estates will go at her
decease to her husband's niece, Mrs. Duncombe,
while Enville and the Staffordshire and Shropshire
propel ty pass to her own neice, Miss Payne. who
is engaged to be married to Sir H. F. Lambert, of
Malvern. The remainder of the property (by far
the most valuable portion) goes with the title in
strict settlement. The will is fair and equitable
in every respect. Dunham Massey and the estate
of "Ashton Old Hail" (which signi&s the whole
bor iugh of Ashton-under-Lyne), are incumbered
to a considerable amount ; but the annual return
is so large (and increases every year), that the debt
will be easily paid ()Sin a few years, and whoever
hol is the title when Lady Stamford dies will
possess an income of quite £BO,OOO a year.--Truth.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-01-20

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-01-20

MR. BRADLAUGH AND THE
BERtYEANT- AT- ARMS.

Mr. Bradlaugh, in a latter tp The Times, says be has
determined not to carry the action Bradlaugh v,
Erskine any further, and adds :—" I would sugfest to
those who have any care for the dignity of Parliament
that even if the wearisomeness and cost of tbis struggle
should in the end cripple me, a victory so gained
would be a loss to Parliamentary prestige of serious
character. I know how hard it is in a contest for
either to give way, and would remind all how easily a
golden bri lge might have been found by the passing of
an Affirmation Bill. The further complications of
the struggle Are not easy to foresee. Member for
Northampton' it is my right and my duty to take my
seat. I shall try to exercise my right and perform my
duty."
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-01-20

THE WOMAN IN POSSESSION.

The new Married Women's Property Act so
thoroughly protects the other sex, that in self-defence
the sterner ones have resolved to petition for a Married
Men's Property Act, and among other things which
they will ask to have reserved to thcm are the follow-
ing :

The petitioners plea 3 that they may retain their
right to wear those garments usually described as
unmentionables.

They earnestly pray that their razors may not be
appropriated for pencil sharpening.
They crave that some limit may be placed on the
too popular curtain lectures.
They piteously beseech to be allowed some trifling
sum per week for pocket money.
' -

And they cry aloud that this one-sided arrangement
—that is, the Married Women's Property Act—may
not include the confiscation of their latch-keys' and
that they may be permitted to call their souls their
owa.—Fun.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-01-20

THE SALVATION ARMY.

Addressing a large meeting, held at the head-
quarters of the Salvation Army, 101, Queen Victoria-
street, London, on Saturday, General Booth said
that there were no signs of the army losing its charms
or power over the multitude. Travelling, as he did,
all over the country, he assured his hearers that the
army was now an organization of as deep interest to
the masses of the people as ever it had proved to be
before. In London alone, with the exception of a few
toting places in remote corners of the town, every
uilding the army possessed was crowded to excess
every Sunday, and notably so was tho Clapton Con-
Hall and the Grecian Theatre, or "Eagle," from
Which latter place 400 converts, converted there, lately
Marched out in procession.

At Clapton the army was similarly successful. It
had now 455 corps and 1,095 officers, being an increase
of 129 and 335 respectively since August last. It had
eatisfactorily established itself In Paris, where it had a
good Oghting corps and crowded congregations.
The movement had successfully extended to Switzer-
To New Zealand two officers were despatched
the Preceding day. From India there was a call for
reinforcements, and a new detachment was about to
be Aleut thither. Operations in Australia were self-sup-
-134/ttiog. Good news, too, had been received of the
Progress of the army in Sweden, Canada, and the
nited States. In India natives were joining the army,
71)4. of whose officers had been welcomed by a prince of
„elhl ; and one of the leading klaharajahs said, "If
'ue Salvation Army cannot do any gcr4 for India
nobody can..,

Towards the purchase of the Clapton and Eagle
Prop ties friends last year contributed £33,000. To
IceBP things afloat at headquarters and throngbout the
.4) lintrY £4OO per week was needed. Property lakol
mi bought all over the-country, but he did not think
they had any reason to fear financially if their friends
:ould only help the army to the extent they had
hitherto done. iiineing that the annual income. of the
!•.fondon City Mission was £40,900; he did not think
that 40,000 a year to carry oretbe ettfetialiirand farrn
riKohing work of the Salvation Army was an ex:Arbi•
taut sum to ask for.

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A Sou Dm, —The steereman's.—Punch.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-01-20

THE CORONATION OF THE CZAR,

Great preparations are now being made for the
coronation of the Czar of Russia; and for the amuse-
ment of the people at the time cf the coronation
there are being built behind the buildings of
the exhibition two theatres, a circus, a carousal,
maypoles, a triumphal arch with decorations com-
mencing with the time of Rurik, the defeat of the
Tartars, the annexation of Siberia, the accession of
the Romanoff family (present reigning family), and
the reforms of Peter. In the centre there will be a
large tower containing revolving cylinders with
panoramic paintings, displaying the principal evente
of the late Emperor's reign. In the exhibition build-
ings there will be feasts, Izo., for the people, The
exact date of the coronation has not yet been fixed,
hint it is underitood it wilt ba some time in May next.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-01-20

EARL CAIRNS ON MISSIONS.

Speaking at a meeting at Bournemouth, on
Monday, in connexion with the Church Miesionary
Society, over which he presided, Lord Cairns said
it was a common thing to hear some people who had
been abroad say that, though a great deal of money
had been spent on missions, there was very little
result. When pressed, however, they admitted that
they had never taken the trouble to inquire into the
matter. It seemed. to be thought clever and smart
to condemn missions 'without knowing anything
whatever about them. To his mind there never was
a time when missions were so successful as now.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-01-20

11 A GL E Y.

STOCK SALE.—At this sale on Atln lay last there
was a good supply of fat. a;ul .storo cattle, a
moderate entry of sheep, and a verf large quantity
of pigs. Competition 17al keen fur all classes of
stock and last week's prices were fully maintained.
Fat br_,as.rs m ide as high as X 25 10,3. 01, sheep 81s.
6d , calves X l IS. 0 '.

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-01-20

MDME. NILSSOI4 IN AMERICA

The American newspapers publish ancounts of the
ofessional tour of "the Swedish Nightingale,"
Mdrne. Christine Nilsson is popularly called. The
soncert at Steinway Halt, on the last Tuesday even-
ing in November, drew together the largest and most
fashionable audience of the New York musical season.
The stage was beautifully decorated with rare plants
and flowers, while in the centre was an arch of roses
surmounted by a huge letter N, under which the
artists had to pass as they came before the public.
Early in the first part, a writer in one of the lead.
log art journals says, "Christine Nilsson, clad in a

rich, yet simple robe of black, relieved by scarcely an
ornament, advanced from under the floral arch. Then
the enthusiasm broke loose, cheers came from all
parts of the halluand for the first time in many years
we beheld a perfect shower of bouquets from every
direction ; they cape flying through the air, alighting
upon every portirth of the stage, accompanied by
deafening applause until the fair recipient was literally
surrounded by a bank of roses and violets, some of
which had to be removed before she could advance to
the front of the stage."

Mdme. Nilsson has since received a splendid
welcome at San Francisco, where a Scandinavian
committee of ladies received her, and where an address
from the Swedish inhabitants was presentA through
the Consulate.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1883-01-20

THE LABOUR MARKET.

In Lancashire iron business is dull, and orders both
for pig and manufactured iron are scarce. Work at the
collieries in many cases has only this week got into
full swing again after the New Year's stoppages, but
notwithstanding this has caused a considerable cur-
tailment of the output, there has been comparatively
little filling up out of stock to meet the requirements
during the holidays.

Very little change has taken place during the past
week in the cotton trade. The working of the mills
is regular with the exception of a few localities. In
the woollen branches an increasing steadiness in
values has been manifested, and staplers are generally
holding their stocks with greater firmness.

The tin-plate trade has not experienced any very
material effect from the stoppage of about thirty mills
in Wales and half-a-dozen in Staffordshire, though
production has been curtailed to the extent of half a
million boxes per month.
At Sheffield the steelmakers are fairly busy, and in
some branches of the heavy trade overtime is being
made. The mills and forges of Wolverhampton are
going full time. Railway servafits are pushing forward
the movement for a reduction in their hours of work.