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The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1872-08-24

ANNUAL PREMIUM

required for the Assurance of 1:100, for the Whole Term
of Life :

Age IWithout I With Without With
Profits Ptofita I Age 1 Profits Profits
15 I£l 11 01 Li 15 0 1 40 I£2 1810 I £.3 6 5
20 113 10 119 3 10 4 0 9 410 7
30 2 4 0 210 4 60 6 1 0 6 7 4
ROBERT TUCKER, Secretary and Actuary.
AGENTS.-

RTOURBRIDGE: GBO. PERRY, SOLICITOR.

GLEN FIE LD
STARCH the only kind wed in
9 Her Majesty's Laundry.

IF THERE ARE ANY tunsEs who have not yet used the
GLENFIbLD SIARCII, they ..re respectfully solicited
to give its trial, and carefully follow out the direction!
printed on every package, and if this d, done, they will
say, like tin Queen's Larihdrc,s, it lathe finest STAICIi
they ever used When you ask for tiLENFIELD
STARCH, see that you get it, Ali INI Elaoß KINDS AIR
OFTEN sunsacruwEn FOR THE SAKE OF REIMS PROFIT.
EWARE THIRIFORE OF SPURIOUS minnows.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1872-08-24

OLD PICTURE FRAMES, CORNICES,

AND MOULDINGS,
Of every deserlption,
CLEANED, REPAIRED, or RE-GILT.

OLD PICTURES, Carefully Cleaned, Lined, and
Restored.

L. haying had 20 years' practical
e experience in all the above efferent Branches,
begs to inform the Gentry end Public generally that he
bag now every facility for exe ming any order that may
be entrusted to hi. care, which will meet atilt his perso-
nal and prompt attention.
Order. by Letter will meet with strict attention.
Estimates gsven and Men of each Branch sent to any
part of the country.
Gentlemen may have their Picture Frames re.gilt on
their own Premises, if <ll acre ti

sAvE 25 pER CENT.
BY GOING TO
• M ARSII

FOR GOLD AND SILVER WATCHES,
ENGLISH AND FOREIGN CLOCKS,
GOLD CHAINS, DIAMOND RINGS,
WEDDING RINGS, &c., &c., &c. EVERY
ARTICLE MARKED IN PLAIN FIGURES
AND QUALITY GUARAN fEED.
76 HIGH-STREET, BIRMINGHAM.
9 THE TRADE SUPPLIED.

BRIERLEY HILL BUILDING SOCIETY,

EITABLISIIND 1851.

OFFICES: HIGH.STRAET, 1311IEPLEY HILL,

82, HIGH•STREET, STOURBRIDGE.
R
ESERVE FUND about one.tenth of the
egatai. PrOtheqaaly iiurd amongst ALL
Shareholders
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Money ready to be Anvencel st once upon Freebold
Security.
Yor particulars, app.) t., rho Secretary,
J. 31, GETHING,
Holloway End.

COTTAGE -SPRING,
WOLLASTON.

THE Proprietor of the Above Inn begs to
inform his Friends that he has made extensive
Altsinations in the

PLEASURE GROUNDS,
Which he trusts will add to the enjoyment of his
Customers.
Admission Free.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1872-08-24

AGRICULTURAL

SHOW, 1872.

RISINC4- SUN'
AMBLECUIE,
Withia a few yards of the Show Oroond.

GOOD STABLING, and every convenience
for REFRESH/it FISTS for VISITORS, at
htailerate Charges, will be provided.
CHARLES PARKES,
Proprietor.

FOR PICTURE FRAMES,

Gro to the Practical Maker, where every dee-
mauve of Pi111:10. ,AI.NDOW
CORNICF.4B, &it of.cturt.: t.tw
. . . . . .

$l, iaoleaals aL.4I H.t by
L. LAMB.
House 1,
Ulsur aud
IA re Frame,
Ilanulacturer,
OLDSIVINFOhI), Near STU UPBRIDGI:.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1872-08-24

wOOL

The business doing in the woo-1
market le not extensive.
but the tone Is limn for all descriptions, and fleeces have an
upward tendency bnice descriptions are dealt in to
moderate extent, but Inferior sorts have been the most sought
after :—Fleeces ; Mouth Down linnet., le 4d. to lee 14441;
hall-bred ditto, is. fled. to IL 104. ; Kent fleeces, Is IVI.
to Is. 11d. : gouthdossu ewee and wethers, is. 74. to is. ed.;
Leicester ditto, L. 1(01. to Is. mons :--clothing, Ls. id. td
Is. amble& Is. 6d. to is. 114. per lb.

Fl'tH.
Pickled herllll2l, S. to &M. ; ditto red, lia to lika
barrel ; roused ditto, Si. ed. to ; fresh ditto, 4a. to Si.
per hundred; bloaters, Si. to Es. 104. ; kippers, Si. ed. to
4s. 13e1. per box ; smoked haddocks, 208. to 30s. per barrel;
trawl. les. to les. ; plaice, 13s. to 10s. per basket; turbot.
es. ed. to 111. •' Mill, 2.. Gl. to 51. 64. mob; dorm, Si. 10
es. ed. ; c.d, Si. to 7..; goosed, la. ed. to 21„ 64, eseh ;
!obits's, 12, to 25s . crabs, 15.. to 22.. per dozen; native
oysters, £lO 10$.; commons ditto, 13a. to 28s. pet bueltaL

POTATOES.
The antavoural fe retorts in circulation reepeetind the
potato* Orme import. a firm tone to the trade. The applies
an moderate. Regents are worth 01. so Oa, iddAahawalea.
tole. porous
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1872-08-24

SPUTTERINGS FROM " JUDY'S " PEN.

WILY Is the Bri,lsh Constitution in great danger just now
—Because its all up with both Houses of Parliament.
ETE,WATER mark—The tear of beauty In its pocket-hand-
kerchief.
-

&Off'. women are angry when you tell them you love them.
Others are angrier when you don't.
A BED contains two sheets ; a quire twenty-four. It
takes twelve beds to make a quire.
" ••

•
A LAWYER, on leaving his office, told hls clerk to say, if
any one called, that he was engaged in a case. As he had
simply gane to Ms dinner, it must have la,en a " owls
bent" _

" do go along," said the young lady when a love sick
swain asked what scent she preferred. (Eau de Cologne,
perliapsT—PrintPr's Imp)
THE best tree for a country banker's back garden—A
cashier. (Acacia, you know.)
A LEADING article—A blind man's poodle.
THE Right of Weigh—M hat we don't get at many shops.
RATIONS not wanted in the anuy—Adulterations.
Bongo:Cs Choice—Mrs. IL
PAWNBROKERS sometimes prefer customers without any
redeeming quaaties. —Judy.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1872-08-24

DEFYING A SCHOOL BOARD.

Considerable interest is being manifested in a case
at Stalybridge, in which a question as to the powers
of the School Board has been raised by Jonathan Scho-
field, a mill operative. When the notile was served
on him requiting him to send his daughter, aged seven
years, to school, he sent a letter to the Board stating
that she stayed at home to look after domestic
matters, and that he was qualified to teach
her when he came home in the evening. The
letter concluded with the following passage, "I
would ask if the affairs of my family are in matters of
this kind no longer to be regulated I.y one, but by you?
If the edicts of School Boards, &c., arc to supersede
parental authority, then why did God make me into
the father and guardian of five fine healthy children?"
A reply was sent by the clerk to the effect that there
did not appear from the letter to be any reasonable
extuse within the meaning of the Elementary Education
Act, and advising Schofield to attend personally before
; the Board.
Schofield sent a longletter in answer to this, in which
he stated, " I claim a full right to say what my
children shall be taught and who shall teach them, as
I do to say what they shall eat and what they shall
drink. It may be true that some Acts of Parliament
give you the power you wish to exercise, but there
is a law, older than any Aiit of Parliament. which
makes every father responsible as the teacher and
guide of his own offspring, and this law no human
authority has any right to abrogate." He then com-
plains that a minister and also a member of the Board
are not compelled to send their children to school, and
concludes as follows :—" Is there really one law for
the rich and another for the poor? I have only to add,
knowing in what manner my last letter was received
(with laughter), I feel I should be wanting in self
respect were I to attend your meeting, and therefore
decline doing so."
A summons was issued against Schofield for dis-
obeying the orders of the Board, and he appeared at
the Borough Court on Monday to answer the charge.
An application for an adjournment until next Monday
was granted to enable the defendant to employ a
solicitor.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1872-08-24

CRICKET.

SWITEIWICK V. ENVILLE.—niv match WRS played at
Enville ow the 19th jest, and won by that club, for whom
the Hos. A. Lyttelton played a floe not out innings of
97. The following is the more :

ENVILLE.

H. W. Newport, b Smith
P. Hollyoak, b Smith
Hon. A. Lyttelton, not oat 97
T. Cope, c and b Harley 27
B. williame, b Cox
Rev. it. Edwards, b Con 0
W. Boucher, c and 11. Cox
.0

T. Hollyoak, St Bodkin, b Cox l7
H. Hickman, run out
W. Miles. at Ro4kin. b Docker
E. Bennett, b Harley
Extras lO

SSIETHWICK.
First Innings. Second Innings.
J. S. Richardson, c Edwards, b
Cope
J. T. Smith, b Boucher
W. Bodkin, Is Cope
W. Vaughan, c Newport, b
Williams l5
H. Kelley, b Williams 0
J. W'. Sayer, b Cope 7
F. T. Cox, not oat
W. Harley, b Cope ..........0 not oat
J. Kelley, I b w, b Cope 2
E. Docker. c Bennett, b Wil-
liams
Extras 8 Extras .. 2
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1872-08-24

or DON'T FORGET THE ADDRESS.

F. .A._ 131_10 0 I.IM IR,
PRACTICAL TAILOR

JUSTICE HOUSE,
67, HOLLOWAY HEAD,
PIP
0-1-IA.MII

Gentlemen attended at their Residences.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1872-08-24

THE BOWLING GREEN

Is in excellent Condition. and is NOW OPENED for the
Season.

ALES A: SPIRITh OF THE FINEST QUALITY.

LOWER GROUNDS, ASTON.—
THESE BEAUTIFUL GROUNDS ARE
OPEN DAILY.
SUMMER DISPLAY OF FLOWERS.
BOATING on the Lake, shich has been enlarged and
made perfectly safe by the crater being only 4 feet 6
inches deep all over.
SYNYER and GILMEII'i MILITARY BAND will
perform in the New Orebeau. every Monday and Satin,
dap, from three till dusk.
ADMISSION 2D. EACH.
Ou every Friday a GRAND MUSICAL PROMENADE
Prow live till eight, when Synyer sad Gilmer's Baud will
perform • Select Programme of Music. Admission, 64
such; Juveniles. 3J.
ASSEMBLY ROOM will be OPEN for DANCING
every Monday cud Saturday, from 7 till 10.30. Admission
6.1 each.
SEASON TICKETS may be obtained. Family
Tick tv, ills. Single Admismus,lol 64. These Tickets
will admit to Um Promenade.
H. 0. WALTER, Proprietor.
Jest Pettlieked, 116 p.p., dewy Poet Free,
A. New Ulustreted SELF ESTIMATING
c•A si.001; in for HOUSE FURNISHING,
with WI .1,, tipti. ii 81,4 price. of the Articies, profusely
hiss r i cE. ,n, 1016440. th., By EDWIN
. .t.alitrittetnr, 2r..1 cEroplete
• lel For, v., mourbridge,
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Bro.,

31 ERB

, .0 . tL • s Boston, Quiet.* e.
. and Nurfula.
t 9 11¼; Cabin. 12 to
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Nerrir.l . • .. ; A oatraita. £l4 ;
New Zeatiii.d, .th• LILL," Zr! Booking Offitit for the
INMAN. N A id), ALLAN. WHITE STAR, ti UION,
NATIONAL, ANCHOR. BLACK BALL, and all Prinei•
*Linea. Lomat pal...iv into. are guaranteed. B• it
Barth. meured AIL requisite information given, acd
special railway and other arrangiments made for thorn..
renienee of Pass• eg rs. Cabin Plans, Bina, Map.,
Pamphlets, Guides, ite., on apliiestion to W. If. BAY.
WARD, GENE (AL EMIGRATION and PASSENGER
AGENCY, 18, UNION PASSAGE k opposite Sntheld's
Dwaig Reema), BIRMINGHAM. Established 1864.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1872-08-24

pELICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY,
Established in 1797.
No. 70, Lombard-sti:eet,,City,,and 57, Charing-cross,

We.'tmii;eter.

DIRECTORS.
Henry R. Brand, Evq., MP. Henry Lancelot Holland,
Octavina E. Coupe, Esq. Esq.
John Coolie Davis, E.g. SirJ. Lubbock, Bart, M.P.
Henry Farquhar, Esq. F.R S.
Charles Emanuel Goodhart, John Stewart Oxley, Esq.
Esq. Benjamin Shaw, Esq.
Kirkman D. Hodgson, Eaq , Dudley Robert Smith,Ehq.
M.P. H. Wythl. jun., Esq.

This Company offers—
COMPLETE SECURITY.

Moderate rates of Premium, with participation in four.
fifths or eighty per cent, of the profits.
Low rates without participation in profits.

LOANS

in connection with Life Assurance, on approved security,
in sums of not less than J.:500.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1872-08-24

SPORTING NOTES.

The York August Meeting was truly a great
success, and the overthrow of favourites was the
order of the day. The betting:on future events
underwent little or no change. Drummond held
the position of favourite, which place he cer-
tainly is not to my conviction entitled to; in fact
Drummond has never yet been over a distance
of ground, and as the Doncaster St. Leger is
one mile and three quarters I shall expect to see
him begin to compound before the Red House is
reached. Prince Charlie holds his own, and will
beat more than beats him. Almoner is talked
about as being a good outsider. Como on his
recent form is also hacked, but the second in the
Lewes Handicap surely cannot have any preten-
sions to a race of this class. Gladiolus, Wel-
lingtonia, King bud, and Queen's Messenger
seem under a cloud, but Wenlock has a very
healthy appearance, and those who take this
hint will not rue it on the day of the race.
Next week the sport is spread over numerous
fields, and will no doubt produce a great amount
of local interest. Tbe Reading Meeting is the
principal fixture, and as the Berkshire Stakes is
the chief item I shall just analyse those engaged.
Lady Blanche is honoured with the top weight,
Oat 21b, which weight will completely stop her
chances. Recorder, on his recent form with Bst
4ib is nicely weighted; so is old Cocoanut.
Witchcraft, 7st 81b, is well in, and amongst the
three year olds Marshal Prim. Timbre], Simon,
, Lord Coluey, suit Gowdie are the pick, but in
making a filial selection commend to the chances
! of
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1872-08-24

Baldwin,

—.cant deposed : Prom Infor-
mation received I went to Rock's Horves, Kinver
on the 4th inst. Dr. Holyoake went with me. I saw ..
child. It was being watched. I noticed several eau on
the head, body, and legs. This morning I apprehended
the prisoner, end charged her with the murder of her
child. She made no reply, but began to cry.
Prisoner was then formally charged, and committed on
the charge of murder to take her trial at the newt Staf-
ford Assizes.
An inquest was held on Monday, before Mr. Phillips.
The e‘idence was similar to the above. Prisoner was
committed on the charge of murder.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1872-08-24

A BUTCHER MURDERER.

Another horrible deed has been perpetrated in the
vicinity of Reims. An aesistant butcher, Garet, 24,
honing been discarded by his bonne anti on account of
his lazy and reprobate habits happened te fall in with
another young woman, a factory girl, with whom he
had kept company before. He took her out into the
corn-fields oue evening lately to explain to her the
nature of the dispute, aud to make her umpire of his
case. They were seen by the harvesters walking &bent
the fields, and then lost sight of. It appears that when
Gard opened his case, his new confidante said the
other girl (whom she did not know) was quite
right in dismissing him. Dc ill co anodic, as the
saying is, the butcher got more and more incensed, and
threatened with death the woman, who unflinchingly
stuck to her opinion about the butcher's demerits. All
at once he struck her powerfully on the head with a
stone which he had picked up a short while before.
When Sidonie Cauchy (that was her name ) was thus
flo wed, a perfect cannibal scene ensued. Gard, a
skilful &culler, took his small pruning knife (nrcotte)
and with butcher-like art severed the head from
the body, having, however, to raise the corpse and
' break on his knee the spinal c Td. The monster
then proceeded to further horrors. Ho went to
a way-side tap-house half-a-mile off, where he
asked for twopennyworth of brandy and beer. The
woman being alone at the lonely bonehon did not ven-
ture a refusal, although she saw he was covered with
blood. Meanwhile the publican canoe in, and being
pressed for explanations, the assitesin gave him the
details of the horrible deed in extent°, expressing his
desire to be taken to the police-station at Reims, which
wan at once complied with by a townsman going that
way with his gig. On the road, however, Garel tried
to break loose, but wan prevented by his spirited
guar 1. Gard has owned everything, and described
Vle details with the mnet brutal cynicism, even insult-
ing those who ventured a reproack
The girl was only twenty years of age,
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1872-08-24

EXTRAORDINARY CASE OF FRAUD.

Mary Ann Watson, aged 31, has been indicted at the Liver-
pool Asair a for having, at Liverpool, in IS7O. unlawfully and
be false oretences obtained from Mrs Mary Kitchen, a widow,
£BBa., _6 53 , aud L 5 53.

About the beginning ,of 1870 the prisoner called at
the house of the prosecutrix, an elderly lady, residing
at Stanley-crescent, Bootle, and rerresented that
large sums of money were due to Mrs. Kitchen
under the wills of several persons. She further
represented that in order to obtain the money which
had been left to the prosecutrix it was neces-
sary that she should pay the legacy and succession
duties to the Probate Office, and that unless the fees
were paid the property would be thrown into Chancery,
in the event of which a considerable time would elapse
before it could be obtained. The prisoner wrote to the
, Succession Duty Department at Somerset House,
making inquiries as to the amount of succession duty
payable on oroperty left by an aunt to her niece. She
received official replies from Somerset House to her
communications. These replies the prisoner, it was
alleged altered, in order to give her representations
the appearance of bring genuine; and under these
circumstances she induced Mrs. Kitchen to let her
have certain sums of money with which to pay the
probate and succession duties. The prosecutrix
not receivin.: any money, as she was led to expect,
became suspicious, and on inquiries being made the
prisoner's representations were found to be fraudulent.
When apprehen led by Detective C'ozens, the prisoner
said: —." An air of mystery surrounds the whole
matter, which nobody can solve but myself, and
which for reasons of my own I will not divulge."
The jury found the prisoner guilty. In passing sen-
tence, his Lordship said the prisoner had managed
to extol t from the promecutrix and her husband
about £.500. The offence was one of the worst of
the kind that could be committed, and be was afraid
she had committed other crimes. For the protection
of society be felt it to be his duty to sentence her
to five years' penal servitude.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1872-08-24

THE LICENSUM ACT IN OPERATION.
The Bradford magistrates have resolved to make no
stteratioa In the time fixed by the new Act of Parlia-
ment for (Truing and closing publichousee. Publicans
in that borough are cansequently required to close their
houses between eleven p.m. and six a.m, on five days
of the week, and on Sundays, Christmas-day, and
Good Friday, they must be dosed till 12 30 a.m., and
between 230 and six pm., and then from ten pm. A
committee has been appointed to receive

for new licences.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1872-08-24

THE IRON TRADE.

WOLVERHAMPTON, Wednesday.

The iron trade is not in AO active a condition
in respect of new work Rs could be desired. The
prevailing very high prices of first-class iron are
checking transactions considerably. Until now
buyers have gradually moved with the makers.
Every fresh advance had brought fresh orders to
some extent. When however, bars were quoted
at the very high figure of £l6 and £l.O 128 6d,
then buyers began to think that it was time to
hold off purchasing. The slackening in demand
then especially observed has gone on manifesting
itself up to the present time. Simultaneously,
foreign competition has appeared ; and though
the quantity that either Belgium or France, or
both together (mit offer, is not large when it is
sompared with the total demands made upon the
ironmasters of Ureat Britain as a whole, yet
what those countries produce is just that which
comes most into competition with the makes of
this one district in particular. South Stafford-
shire would therefore sniffer most from the abilty
of the iroun,asters on the other side the British
Channel to undersell their compeers in this coun-
try. It 1, ot beli,:ved that we have suffered
much hitherto, but the fact of Belgium and
France being able to take somc of the orders
that we should take ! ad has had a weakening
effect upon our prices, by keeping b.. .k transac-
tions that ore di laved in the exrectatino if lower
quotations prevailing at a future time. The in. Wales of success by our cum etitorA giv,,n in
the Times of yesterday, were discussed this after-
' noon. Ironmasters attached but little import-
ance to them. Not so, however, the purchasers
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1872-08-24

SINGULAR ANECDOTE OF GARRICK.

One afternoon, when Garrick expected Dr. Monsey
to call on him, he desired the servant to coduct the
doctor into his IlartLik *VAR antotinced for
iii" Line tlist nieht, aril when Miimev saw him in
bed. he victims std -ids eat,sie awl ask.-d iiim if the
playa...as to be changed. GarriA was are ~d, but had
Lie nightcap en. and the quilt was drawn ever him, to
give him the appearance of being too ill to rise.
Monsey exp Lose! his scrprise, as it was time
for Garrick to be at the theatre to dress for
King Lear. Garrick, in A languid whining tone,
told him he was toounich indisposed to perform himself,
hut that there Wag an actor named Marr, so like him
in M:nre, face, and voice, and ao admirable a mimic,
that he had ventured to truct the part to him, and was
an -e that the audience would not perceive the difference.
Pretending to be worse, he rem, stwi Monsey to leave
the room, that he might get ai little Fie, p, but desired
him to at'eu I the theatre, and it him know the
result. As e ion as the decor had quitted the room,
Garr:ck jumped out of beil, and hastened to the theatre:
Mousey attended the performance. having left Garrick
in bed, he was bewildered by the scene before him,
sometimes doubting and pometimes being astonished
at the resemblance between ti ii rick and Mare.
At length, finding that the audience were convinced of
Garrdik's identity, Mousey began to suspect that a
trick had been practised upon him, and hurtled to Oar-
rinks Louse at the end of the play ; but Garrick had
been too quick for him, awl was found by 11fonsey in
the ssme apparent state of illness. Some friends of
Garrick who had been let into the secret, and were
present at the iierformance, witnessed and enjoyed
Monsey's perplexity, who, when be discovered the
deception, *Mired in the langh at his own expense,
determining, however, to retaliate on the tint oppor-
portunity.—"Beconls of My Life," by the late john
Taylor,
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1872-08-24

THE QUEEN AND THE COOKS.

The Scotsman narrates the following—

Her Majesty (on Friday) asked if she might inspect
the E guard-room, and the ranger at once con-
ducted the Queen into the room which, of course, was
at that time unoccupied, except by the two men whose
turn it was to cook their comrades' dinner, and by
anther Highlander. The visit of her Majesty took these
three soldiers by surprise ; indeed, one of the cooks
hearing that her Majesty had left the Palace,
and wishing to catch a sight of her, was in the
act of rushing out of the door when her Majesty
entered. Both cooks had divested themselves of
their jackets, and with their shirt sleeves tucked up,
they felt rather taken aback. Her Majesty first took
notice of the stalwart Highlander in full dress ; and
graciously addreseed him, inquiring his name and birth-
place. as also the length of time he had been in the army.
The man answered the Queen's queries, and modestly
stated that he had been twenty years in her Gracious
Majesty's service. her Majesty took note of and
examined the four medals which decorated the stalwart
fellow's breast—these being the Crimean medal with the
clasps for Alma, Sebastoie I, and Balaclava ;the Indian
medal, the Lueknow medal, anfltheTurkish medal. Her
Majesty then turned round and examineii the appoint-
ments of the guard-room. She asked if the benches
were the eleeping-places of the men, and on Is, ing
araweri d in the attirrnatit e, the Queen was filintaed to
slate that the whole place was very clean and tidy.
Her M ijesty then advanced and spoke to the cooks—
Grant and Wilson by nanie. She watched their opera-
tions a few moments. Wilson, who on the entrance of
her Majesty lash been making a practical experiment HA
to whether the potatoes be was cooking were sufficiently
bailed, was rather put about; and he could only lay
down his " dish-clout," touch his forage cap, and in reply
to her Majesty's question, stammer out with difficulty,
"Potatoes, your Majesty." The Queen seemed mono
plea-soil and amused; and all the soldiers are warm
in praise of their Sovereign's condescension and warm
interest in their concerns. The Queen next visited the
officers' guardiroom, which being untenanted, she in-
spected leisurely. By this time the guard had learned
that the Queen had stolen a march upon them, and
had turned their flank; no they were drawn off to the
right, in order to allow her Majesty, on leaving the
guard-roont, to walk straight acroas the esplanade to the
Palace. When Her Majesty stepped out she went in
fr int of the guard, and graciously acknowledged the
general salute which they gave, after which she in-
speeted the men. Re-entering the Palace grounds about
half-past twelve, her Majesty walked therein, notwith-
standing the fact that it rained heavily for some time.

From April let to the 17th inst. the Exchequer
receipts amounted to £20,170,184 as compared with
£74,209.815 in the corresponding period of het year. The
expenditure has been £28,807,186. On Saturday laat the
balance In the Bank of ngland was £4,136,424.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1872-08-24

Hors.

There is not much business doing in the hop market, but
prices bho wno change From the plantations the accounts
are satisfactory. AIM and East Rents, £9 to .klO ; Weald
of Kent, £7 7. to £08..; Susses, IA 10s. to £7 los. Farn-
ham and country. £9 to £lO. Yearlings mid and Mist
Kent, £310,. to £4 Ms. ; Weald of Kent, Lit lea to Et Ms..:
hogagg, 0.. to Is b.; Farnham and country, Lb Ilia. to
to £6 155 ; olds, £1 ss.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1872-08-24

ENVILLE .

MELANCHOLY CABE Or DROWNING.—OII Tuesday even-
ing • sad case of drowning took place in this village. It
appears that Charles Ormond (14), second son of Mr.
Henry Ormond, of Yardley, Birmingham, and formerly
of Enville, was bathing in a pool near the farm. The
deceased had often bathed there, and was a good swim-
mer, and had swam across twice. In trying to swim
across the third time in deep water he was seized with
cramp, and was drowned. The event has cast a gloom
over the llage, as he was much respected, and was en-
gaged to go to a situation at Messrs. tiough and Sons,
Birmingham, on Monday next. The time he went to
bathe was about half-past six o'clock, and the body was
not found until balf.past two on Wtdnesday morning.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1872-08-24

SHOCKING COLLIERY FATALITY AT DUDLEY.

On Thursday, a shocking colliery accident occurred at
the Saltwells, Dudley. Three men. named Benjamin
Homer, aged 20, of Quarry Bank; William Clayton, aged
20, of the same place; and Thomas Wheelwright, aged
21, of Brierley Hill, were at work, with many others,
In the No. 2 pit, on the above colliery, when • heavy fall
of coal took place, and partially buried them. Homer
was killed on the spot, and Clayton died directly after-
wards in great pain. Mr. Cochrane, the surgeon of the
pit, attended, and ordered them to remove Wheelwright
to his home. The young man has sustained fearful in-
ternal injuries, in consequence of the coal crushing him
in such a manner that his knots were forced against
his chest. The colliery is the property of Lord Dudley.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1872-08-24

ELECTION OF COMMISSIONERS

In the place of those who go out by rotation, on Thurs-
day, the sth day of September, 1672.

the undersigned, John Taylor, of 58,
kho-Areet, in the Township of Stourbridge, in
the County of Worcester, Clerk to the Stourbridge Im-
provement Commissioners, incorporated under the
etourbridge Improvement Act, 1866, do hereby give
PUBLIC NOTICE, as follows:

That for the purpose of Electing Commissioners tor the
Three Wards into whicl the said Township of Stour-
bridge is by the said Act divided, in the place of those
who go out by rotation, MEETINGS of the PERSONS
ENTITLED to VOTE at such Election will be held on
THCRSDAY, the sth day of hEPTEMBER, 1872 (being the
Snit Thursday in the all Mouth, at the Places following,
that is to say:—
..

_ _
A Meeting of the persons entitled to vote in the EAST
WAltli of the said Township, will be held at Saint John's
Infant School Room, Foster-street, in the said Township.
A Meeting of the persons entitled to Vote in the
WEST WARD of the said Township, will be held at the
Primitive Methodist School Room, Beauty Bank, in the
said Township.
A Meeting of the persons entitled to Vote in the
SOUTH ARD of the said Township, will be held in
the Cori. Lichange, in Market-street, in the said Town-
ship.
Such respective places having been doly appointed for
the sail respective purposes by the Commissioners of the
said Township.
. . .

That at the amid Election, Three Commissioners irate
be Elected in each of the said Wards, and the Commis-
sioners who go out by Rotation may be re-elected.
That at the said Election the Voting will commence at
Nine of the clock in the forenoon of the said day of
Election, and will finally close at Four of the clock in
the Afternoon of same day (unless in Clue of riot or
obstruction), and will be conducted in the manner pre.
scribed by The Commissioners' Clauses Act, 1847."
That the Presiding 011ie, at any place of Voting may
close the Voting or Poll at any hour before Four of the
clock, if one hour chill elapse during which no Voting
Paper shall be tendered at each place of Voting.
Dated this 20th day of August, 1872.
JOHN TAYLOR,
Clerk to the said Commis.lonera.
58, High-street, Stourbridge.

LOST, a Small Light Brown DOG, Curly
Hair, with a Fox 'fail. Answers to the name of
" Brandy." Vi hi evi r a ill bring hini to Alfred Pitt,
Clout, will be Rewarded.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1872-08-24

Xoat ant! pistrict *vs.

BOARD OF GUARDIANS.

The weekly meeting of this Board was held
yesterday; Mr. Granger in the chair. There
were also present:— Messrs. Brooks, Rollinson,
Billingham, B. Homer, Rhodes, Fiddian, Guest,
Gratin, and Paskins. Admitted into the house
during the week, 32; discharged, 24; dead,
2; remaining, 351. Corresponding week last
year, 364.. Out-door relLf Kingswinford district,
£26 13s 9(1; Stourbridge district, £l9 5s 100 ;
Halesoweu district, £2l lie 9d ; total, £67 15s
100, against £7B 16s 3d last year.
Free admission having been offered to the chil-
dren of the Workhouse to visit tho Agricultural
Show next week, the Board accepted the offer
with thanks.

Mr. Hinds, the hairdresser, sent in his resig-
nation.

DASTARDLY Comnucr.— A few evenings two
some persons made a diabolical attempt to upset
a railway train on the Severn Valley line, be-
tween Bewdley and Stourport, by putting three
large stones upon the metals. Fortunately, some
workmen were going down the line, and disco-
vered them previous to the arrival of the train.
The smallest of the stones weighed more than
20Ibs. We are glad to say the police are on the
track of the vagabonds who perpetrated the act,
and hope they will meet with the punishment
they deserve.—Sinco the above was in type
George Jones, labourer, was brought up at the
Kidderminster Police Court charged with the
offence, and was committed to take his trial.

TRUCKS OFF THE LINE.—On Tuesday even-
ing about five o'clock, as a train was coming
into the Stourbridge Station some trucks con-
taining lime got off the line, and blocked it up
for nearly two hours, and the traffic had to be
worked on a single line. Fortunately, there was
but little damage done to the stock.
ACCIDENT AT THE RAILWAY STATION. On
Tuesday evening a porter at the Stonrbridge
Railway Station named Hobbs, received severe
injuries to his hand. Hobbs was engaged in
coupling some trucks, and got his hand between
the buffers. One of his lingers was frightfully
smashed.

CONTEMPLATED NEW RAILWAY.-It will be re-
membered that the resnit of the agitation, eight
or ten months ago, for improved railway accom-
modation from Kidderminster, Kinvcr, Stour.
bridge, and the adjacent district, was a promise
from the directors of the Great Western Rail-
way Company to enquire into the matter before
the time for giving Parliamentary notices of new
lines again came round. Oei Wednesday, sir
Daniel Gooch, the chairman of the Great Wes-
tern Railway Company; Mr. Robertson, one of
the directors; Mr. Grierson, general manager;
and Mr. Wilson and Mr. Greene, engineers, visi.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1872-08-24

LITERARY PROSPECTS.
(From Pt, nth )

We are told that nothing succeeds like success: and
we may therefore, we think, venture, without fear of
contradiction, to assume that these new works, when-
ever they are published, will be doubtless as success-
ful as those which they succeed :
Fettered at First a Story written as a prelude to
Linked at Last.
Tomorrows with Artists : to be published as a com-
panion work to Yesterdays with Authors.
The Worth of Water Wits : a novel written as a
sequel to The Valley of Poppies.
Iron Locks and Brazen Handles : a domestic Tale of
Thrilling Interest, to follow Golden Keys.
Rif* Master Sparrow : a new Sensation Story, but
not written by the Author of Poor Miss Finch.
The Big Toe of Destiny; a Tale of Ealgern Travel,
published as a companion to The Finger of Fate.
Slugs in a Salad : a Domestic Story, adapted for the
readers of Ponpies in the Corn.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1872-08-24

LECTRO -GENERATING 58. BANDS,
_i:J BELTS, &c., Pulverroacher, Inv. of the celebrated
Voltaic.Chain•Banda, &c.

ULECTRO-GENERATING 58. BANDS,
.12..4 BELTS, &e. Immense success in Bell-applicable
Methcal Electricity.

LLECTRO•GENERATING 6e. BANDS,
1
BELTS, &c., for the cure of Rheumatic, Nervous,
Ind functional disorders.

VLECTRO.GENERATING be. BANDS,
_EA BELTS, &c., .ent Post-free on receipt of Stamps
or P.O. Order.

ELECTRO-GENERATING 56. BANDS,
BELTS, &a, for the million—read Pamphlet
gratis, on application to
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1872-08-24

ohrged

SEVEN YEARS' PENAL SERVITUDE.

At the Central Criminal Court, Stephen Il'Covern, thlrty
a clerk, plead, d 'Guilty" to an Indictment charging him with
unmorally obtaining, by Woe pretences, a biuocular Sold
glass, of the value of with intent to deftastl, he Laving
been previously convicted of flony.
George Agar, chief warder of the City TYSJD,
Holloway, proved that the prisoner was previously
convicted in June, 1870, and afterwards obtained a
pardon from the Crown. Upon that lae was liberated,
and was again convicted in the following July.
As sentence was about to be pronounced, the prisoner
made a long and earnest appal for mercy, going mi-
nutely into his previous history. His own misconduct,
he raid, had brought him to that bar, and be word I,
with all the earnestness in his power, beg the Court
to believe it was net from any dishn lination to work
or any love of crime that he was there. It was easy,
he said, to drift into crime, and it was in consequence
of long ill-health that be had been driven into it. At
length he was reduced to the alternative of crime or
kat ViAi. 41.
The Deputy Recorder, in passing sentence, told the
inironer that be stoosi convicted, on his own confes-
sion, of obtaining the article in question by a false pre-
tence, in itself n serious offence in a commercial
community. If the case had stood alone it would have
been very different; but he found tire prisoner had
been thrice convicted in three years. On one occAon
he was pardoned on the ground of ill-health, and the
return he made for that act of clemency was to return
to his evil ways. In July, 1870, he was convicted of
forgery, and sentenced to two yearn' hard la'mur. lie
was not long out of prison for that offence until he
again lapsed into crime. He now sentenced him to
sevsn years' penal servitude.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1872-08-24

STOURBRIDGE GROUND At AMBLECOTE.

rIMIREE (MANI) MATCHES will be
_i_ PLAYED on the Abort. Ground on the 26th, 27th,
and 2Stl Instants.
J. C. SHAW, M. MoINTYRE, 8. MORLEY, W.
OSCROF f, & G. PALING (Wednesday),
The celebrated

ALL-ENGLAND PLAYERS,

Are Engaged.

ATHLETIC SPORTS for PRIZES each Evening.
The WORCESTERSHIRE YEOMANRY BANDwill
play en the Momby
Refreshments by Mr. Yale, f the King's Head, Stour-
bridge.
' '" .

Admission. 64; Reserved Places, ls: Carriages aml
Iloreemeo, 2s 64.
For particulars, see Bills.

STOURBRIDGE WATER WORKS COMPANY
(LIMITED).
yoncE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the
-A" ORDINARY tiENERAL MEETING of the
Shareholders of the Stourbridge Water Works Company
(Limited), will be held at the Company's Offices, No. 1,
CHURCH-STREET, in the Township of Stourbridge, in the
County of Worcester, on MONDAY, the 26th day of
Avousr inst,at Four o'clock in the Afternoon, to receive
the Directors' Report, and to adopt the same or other-
wise; to declare a Dividend ; and for the purpose of tran-
sacting the general business of the Company.

(By Order),
GEO. HOLLOWAY, Secretary.
Company's Offices, Steurbridge,
Aug. Oth, 1872.

STOURBRIDGE IMPROVEMENT ACT,
AND THE ACTS INCORPORATED THEREWITH.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1872-08-24

NOTICE OF REMOVAL.

MR. J. HILLMAN begs to inform his
Frirnds and the Public that the Business prey',
osialy serried on in New-street, opposite Cannon•street,
a now Removed to his wiaknown Establishment,

THE STORES,

Id tie TOP of NEW-STREET, where every comfort will
be tosed by those patronising him.
J. H. ean supply WINES and SPIRITS, BURTON
ereil other ALES, and STOUT of the very finest quality.

THE STORES

(OPPOSITE THE TOWN HALL).

ARCHER CLARKE'S

P HOTOGRAPHIC AND ART
STUDIO
11, HIGH-SIIII,ET, STOULBRIDGE.

Cactet•ed-Vii.teil, Wo Potutkow.

. 5.. per doz.

ditv., Soperinr . 7d 6.1.

RASIDENCES, DUILi/INUS, FAILY AND

WRODU:O GROUPS,

•NIMARS, MACHINERY, &a.,

PHOTOGItAPHED.

THE SARACENS' HEAD INN,

LOWAR BIGII.BIItEET, BTOURBRIDGAI

MARTHA I'. YAR REY
BEGS to return thanks to those Customers
who supported her while at the Swan Inn, Old-
swiaford, and to inform her friends that she has taken to
She above Old-Established INN, and will be glad to are
her old friends, and as many new ones as possible.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1872-08-24

II

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I' 41..

Pamless Dentistry and Artificial Teeth, at strictly
moderate charges.
A sir.ge Tooth to a complete set supplied—warranted
for mastication end articulation.

Reimlar attendance sit KIDDERMINSTER. Nes
visit, August 20th. M
MISS YATES'
FANCY REPOSITORY, 8, HIGH•STREET.

NER. GABRLIOI,,:.LON ,
'DtDh Fe N TOITT , Established
Begs to intim it . that e, the urgent request of numerous
inhabitants, patients, ood friends, he has been induced
to visit Kidderminster evervALTERNATE TUESDAY,
and may be consulted peraonally (free of charge) upon
hie recent improvements to the construeilon of Artificial
Te -ill and Gum, wherein toe weight, balk, and cost of
the case or frame, hus been much reduced, to the great
con, uience /Ind advantage of the wearer. I teth an by
thix new method exquisitely titled, wtthout extracting
stninp.,, or any painful operaiion.
Mr. GABRIEL'S practice (one of the oldest in
England) was established in 1815.

Particularly notice,'
NEXT VISIT TO KIDDERMINSTER,
August 20th, a Miss Yates' Fancy Rep9sitory, 8,

Constant and parsonal attendance daily from nine till
six at

11, BENNETTS HILL, 11
(Next to the Bank of England)

BIRMINGHAM.

T. 33-0-711_,=1?.,,
.I)OORSELLER, OOKBINDER, PRINTER

ACCOUNT BOOK MAKER, Scc.

Books, Music, Magazines, itc., BOUND in every
variety of little.
Ledgers, Day Books, Cash Books, Ticket Books, &c.,
made to any pattern, if not ii Stock.
PICTURES of all kinds Cleaned, Mounted and
FRAMED to order.

Counting House Requisites of every kind kept in
Stock.

123, HlOll-STREET. STOURBRIDOE.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1872-08-24

' • 'll '4, 1F79.10 Fri%

10 LIND, in town and tountry,
: (t) PIA ',yards, for a term of years, on
ILv. lutvrest five per cent. Also several
sums on mortgage of freehold or leasehold property at
three and a half per cent. No commission charged.—
Apply to Messrs. Bevan, 10, Lumoln'a-inn-fields, London.
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MR. GLADSTONE ON THE "ALABAMA"

CLAIMS.

The London correspondent of the New York World
has received from Mr. Gladstone the following letter
in reply to one he had addressed to the Prime Minister
on the subject of the speech made by Mr. Gladstone
in the House of Commons on the 6th inst. upon the
Treaty of Washington :

.10, Downing-street, Whitehall, Feb. 15, 1572.—5ir,-1 am
much obligud by your courteous letter. Permit me to assure you
It is an entire mistake to suppose I have ever said 'that every
rational mind' must sea but one meaning in the Treaty of
Washington. Nothing would have induced me to use such
an expression. The limit of my assertion, stated briefly, was
and is as follows :—I believe the meaning of the Treaty to be
clear and unambiguous, according to any legitimate test what-
ever which can be applied to it. This proposition I am, of
course, ready to sustain in argument. But every other
person is equally entitled to think, it he see cause, that
what I hold to be clear and unambiguous is dark and
doubtful ; or that it is clear and unambiguous in the sense
contradictory to mine. What I trust is that others upon a
close examination, will not see cause to think any such
thing. This point a little time and patience cannot fail tho-
roughly to elucidate. Setting aside the remark which I did not
use, and %Inch I think open to severe animadversion, I have
always understood, and still understand, that any man is at
liberty to hold and to state with the utmost confidence an
opinion as to the meaning of a document (and this I have
done) without being open to the charge of what I conceive to
be a gross offence—namely, his presuming to restrain for
others the liberty which he claims himself Indeed, speaking
according to the usages mid habits of F.nglish public life, I
fuel as if the utterance of such a proposition were not so
much a truth as a truism. If, however, this truth or truism,
be applicable to documents in general, it requires but a
moderate share of modesty to adopt it in the case of dour-
merits such as a trea•y and its protocols.-1 have the honour
to Ile, Sir, your faithful servant, W, E. GLADSTONE.—
P. Girard, Esq."