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The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1873-12-13

CRADLEY HEATH.

CHARGE OP STEALING Fisn.—At the Old fill
Police Court, on Wednesday, before Messrs. F. W.
O. Barre and N. Ilingley, James Jones was charged
with feloniously stealing 4lbs of fish, on the 9th
instant, the property of Benjamin Attwood. Mr.
Addison defended. Benjamin Attwood, jun., said
as he was by the shop he saw the prisoner take a
flat fish. He asked him what he was going to do
with the fish, when the defendaat began to sauce
him, and threw the fish in the tub again, and
walked away. For the defence, it was contended
that the prisoner picked it up for "a lark," to hit
a yooth maned Jones with it. Samuel Jones was
called, and said he was with the prisoner, who
picked up a fish and said he would give him a slap
on the face with it; but prisoner put it in the tub
again immediately. The last witness did not
charge the prisoner with stealing a fish. Mr. Att-
wood, sen., came up at the time, and he was quite
drunk, and took prisoner to the Police Station.
The case was dismissed.

DRUNK AND INCAPABLE. Williarn Payne, a
railway porter, was charged with being drunk and
incapable. Police-constable Collier proved the
and said the defendant was helplessly drunk.
Ordered to pay costs.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1873-12-13

TUNNELLING IN THE CHANNEL

At the meeting of the Institution of Civil Engineers
in London, on Tuesday evening, Mr. Hawkeley, presi-
dent. in the chair, the subject of the Channel tunnel
was brought forward in a paper by Mr. Joseph Prest-
wich, F.R S., on the geological aspect of the qnestion.
Tne author in this paper reviewed the geological
conditions of the strata between Harwich and disatiuga
on one side of the Channel, and Ostend and bt.
Velery on the other. The Londop clay, the lower
tertiary, the chalk, the gault, the lower green sand,
the Wea[den, the Portland, the Kimmeridge clay, and
the oolitic se-ties were reviewed, but, with one exce,
tion, were all denied nornitable f 'l' tut nil wink. The
Kiwis realize clay was, however, a autlicien+ i.bickneee
t. e Fiench aide to low of a tunnel bia. gun in
ht m .t.titl near Boulogne ad carried out by tie
Wealiien beds en the English coast. The author then
passed to the csnaidereticu of the Paige izoic wiles, to
which his attention was mire particniarly directed
while making investigations, as a meenberof the R.,yal
C al Commission on the probable rauge f the cued
intaxures under the south-emit of England. These
Palwoz sic strata were all tilted at high angles,
and on the original elevated area they were
covered by boric intal cretaceous strata, the base-
ment bode of which had tilled up the interetices of
the older rock+ a+ with a liquid grouting. The overlying
mai. of [vault and lower chalk aleo formed an effectual
barrier to the paseage of water. No part of the
Channel exceeded 106 foot in depth. Tbe author,
therefore, considered that, on geological grounds-alone,
it wee perlectly precticable to drive a luting,l hrough
the Pelee zoie rocks, between Lover and Blanc N z.
but there were other considerations beeidee those of
a geological elture and whether or not they admitted
of so favourable a solution was questionable.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1873-12-13

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DYER'S WORKMEN'S WATCH CLUBS.—
Mr. QEORiJE DYER. the Eminent Watchmaker,
DO. Regent-sireet, London, has organised • system of
orkmen's Watch Clubs. which enables members to
obtain st WHOLESALE Uhl' PRICES, bis enbsbrated
Silver Watches by the payment of is low a ,am as 1.
weedily. the advantage to wrking men and others of
obtaining good c•tobes on such easy terms is fully re-
eognised by the numerous Club., wilieb are and hare
been establish. d in all branches of Trade, and in liar ()NH Box if CLARK'S B 41 Pill. 1.
Majesty's service, at home and abroad. Secretaries ars verraated to care ail giostarges from the Unser,
required Mall plena to establish and madam them, and Oleos, is Wald' ms• sequin.' Or eeliatflaSeadsl. °Tarsi
any party wishing to obtain the management of • Chils, Pains tath. Nalik.—Sold to Wu*. 41 41,1 ensk• bY
sea obtain particular. by post, or otherwise, ow applies- all Chemists and Patent Medicine Voider.; er mat to
bias.. above. The system kiss proved • real booa to aay address for SO Stamps by the Maher. 1.3 CLOW.
thousanda of the members as tending to =mania pro- Caaaaltiag Chemist, High.stregg, Liamila.—Whioaseals
sident habits and enabling them to obtain saleable' Allosts, BalLOLall I Hu, Laadea,abd &lithe Wholesale
sloshes without triul.e to itscarenleace to Hew
elves. Sold by L. P. Karla, Cbasalat, Stowbrldwa.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1873-12-13

EPITOME OF NEWS.

BRITISH &ND FOREIGN

A (nether advance of 61 per ton in the p;:ce of coals
w;el made ewe] the Lon on Coal Swam, ge en Monday.

Out of 217,333 persons proceeded against laet year in
reie .d, 2 VI were " known thieves."

- - •
The number of offenders charged forbsing drunk •
Mao, trly Irehm, Isyr w ,3 20 .r owiug a thr.roltil
In the pile, dint leer, when the number was 91,334.

- - - - -
President ittecNisben has subscribed 5,000 francs
P.n. the relict of the cuff Tors by the I vs of the Ville du
Havre. The subscription at Havre amounts to 40.0,0 francs.

l'ue Duke of Hamilton WM married idc Wednesday
to Lady Mary Montagu, daughkr of be Duke d Man-
chester, at Ifiraho.ton Castle.

_
D. Lyon Playfair has, it is said, a schetnA under con.
slderation Lir lowering the price of 41133 telograns fr.ni a
shilling to sixpence, and another plan for dis)enelag with t 1 o
systnal of registring Lewspapers.

- - -
From April Ist to the fith inst. the Tressury re-
ceipts amounted to £47,0 .4 r 96, as compared wtth
446,417,147 in the correspondo g 'mind of 1.4; ye,. Ihe
expenditure haa been £51,020 (.52. On Saturday last the
balance In the Bank of Ragland w I a 326,790, rod In the
Bank or ',elan I, £649 375.

Toe Bishoo of Oxford has besn injured through
heioheen rruck by truss ,t no Orono from •IA ••
tie moment tbe tiro rev. pr-'ate we, psestne, on tie mac to
tiu Oct cdvii cay st•Ven Ito lordship Ivo announced to
preaLh un To el qat tL ',Teton; ot she parish c .urch of
Shuivarte, bat wan W.W.11) to be vreawit

1 he qlestiqn of te Aching reigion in the public schooj
was oiscots-d by the fhah.ow School B .r 1 on lichday.
motlon y Dr Btchanan that Instrutthai In the Bible and
Cstrohlon shown be girt n ac wrcbus to use and troat to the
chit' r, nett no pawnis offer no objection, ercept In achobls
where I maj rity f the parents appear VI be opposed to
snob instraction. was carried over ati amendment by Mr.
Page Hoppe by 9 votes to O.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1873-12-13

TM MARKETS.

Business at Mark-lane to-day has loon only moderate, tad
OP robs, been pr, apprecieb, movement Li, v dues. Faglill
heet has be en 14.11.1 in sr.ort eupply, nevertheless a ..asd
ahimation has been the characteristic of the trade, Weems
greasing slowly, at •hont late rates t'l'e,ohosb,neatalrsttq
oh forst,n wheat on the stands. Tire deans dines been Insane,
at about she prises of Mor.dßy last, the supply of bully
has been moomete. Both matlug and grinding proles
has heel nrchased less freely 011 former terms. Menhir
changeo mends at late rases; Eleglish oats here been toe
pent ively !Corns, and have s Id at asseest previous gate
Pone. 1 h-.• show of foreign has heen good. S des n.ve mu
restricted, end interior corn hos been namely so firm. Ilea
Lao been q ilet, sues without nango For Mena t a mite
has been w.titout feature, stud there has been 110 change k
values. Peas have sold on former terms. Flour has lea
quiet and unaltered.
METROPOLITAN C 4,TTLE MARKET. —Nernst

The imports of foreign stock into L hdon hat Int
amonnt .d to S 620 heel. In the corresponding cork in 161
we received 4;570 : in .1871, 10,475 ; in 1870, 12,070; la
7,453; and in 1,600, 2897 head. in toe cattle [nada lode
tnere has be.n ro feature of importance Toe supply ofdak
bag been al, ,tit the „rimers, but, as usual, Own: au beat
marked proponderebee of secondary quollnes. English teen
hare been Isi,ly represented, andittete bat been &nineteen
number from Scotland. The demand hie beet QuiO4
at about the rates current ell Mends) last, fte best aell
and ceases a•e selling at 6s. 21. to Co. 41 per Sib.
Llncoltahl e, Leleettershire, and Nortnamptoushirs is
ceived about 1,868 ; from other parts of Emlani aboattil:
from Scot ant about 200, and from Ireland shoat 611
bend. The foreign aide of the market hos Ores aid
less freely aupeorted, only about 7to Dutch havlsgbes
received. Ellal“ess has been progressing s'oall, at 5850
late quotati os. For tile best Downs an: hal bbreds 6a a*
Or. 10d. per 8:b haa been paid Calv a have been in modes'
supply and lair r, quest, on fernier prom Do inn
been disposed :.f at wont late prices :—Comer and Interne
beasts, as 40. to 45. 10,0.: second qielty Otto, Si. lob. 4i.
prime large oxen, Is. 101. to Ss. ; prime Scots, ~1d to
Or. ad. ; coarse and inferior ahe.p. 46. if. to 55 ; Wood
quality ditto. 55. Ci. t. 60. ; prime coarie woolled, es. kill
Os. id. ; prime tionthdowns. Ce 81. to Os. 1n..; large mars
c.lves, is. td to 53. 20.; prime email ditto, Ea. 61. to in tr.;
large hogs, 45. to Os. fd. ; small parker', 4a hat to 5t Id.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1873-12-13

THE MURDER OF LIEUTENANT
AVCAUSLAN D.

News of a very cal event reached us friim Zanzibar,
(eayn a Bombay paper of the 17ch ult.) About the
middlo of September 1.4 the pinnace and cutter of
her Mojee,y's altio Daphne miler command cf Sub.
Lieu ieuante Marcus M'thimdand, and Hoakine, were
molding on the Alf team coast, opp site the island of Siu-
amb eye, ab CPU nortn.east of Lam... Iden-
tenant NFL:awl...id had P doe three weeks previously
landed at the village of Kiongo, on thin coa-t, and
bad hoonitab y treated by toe chief of the tribe.
Believing that he would receive the same civil
teent-
neot at the Mazda of the oldef, he went on -bore,
unarmed and acc .mpanied by an interpreter only.
The chief received him with apparent cordiality,
placed lien on a dent under a tree in the village, and
after some oenverastion left him, raying he would
present him with a goat for the men. Hardly had
the chief left the spot when a young man rubel
from behind and speared Lieutenant ALCausland in
the back. Other. joined in the attack, and in a few
minutes the unfortunate iiiicer was dead. The in.

terpreter h etly pureued, escaped with rtifli mity to the
boat. Lientenseit Hocken. than landed • pang, which
the villagen tired on. but a truce Wag arranged by
which the body of M'Causland Wag recovered. A re-
port was then made to the Waive of Lamoo, who ap-
pears to have contented Itlroseit hy reporting the aff air
to the Sultan of 7. onibar. Dissatiefieei with the
supinehms of the \Valet+, Lieutenant Hockins sailed
back to Kiongit with the Daphlor's boats, and landed
a party, who to dr the village and dmtroyed it, killing
one of the inhabitanfs, while the rest escaped into the
surrounding jungle. Off ial advices received by the
Bombay government state that the Sultan of Zatizibrar
was exerting himeelf to effect the capture of the actual
culprits in this unfortunate affair. It is much to be
regreit-ri that any offiiier should have ventured un-
protected on a coast which is notorious for its com-
plicity in the slave trade, and where the feelings of the
'eine gavage tribes have been much inflamed by the
recent action of the British government in the suppres-
sion of the traffic.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1873-12-13

ECONOMY' OF FUEL.

WE'LL be merry yet old fellow,
Never mud the price of coals !
Mott old Et le audintrn the bellow,.
Tth uce with warmth to chetr your moult

We Ho more again to blow them
Fan aftod 'hall neer require.
FA tor ta.l °Li', throw thtm,
Therttore OSs cur wtuter's
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1873-12-13

BURNING OF THE SHIP 'WALTER
MINE."

Letters received at Dundee contain particulars of
the destruction by fire at sea of the iron. clipper
Walter Bathe, on her passage from Dundee to Calcutta
with coal. The Wafter Baine is the fourth liner
burned at sea while outward bound from Dundee to
India within the last six months. Fire was first
observed on the Walter Rai, on the 27th Sep:ember,
and althouith holes were pierced in the deck and
wale. poured down, it was seen that the flames had
obtaine I so strong • hold that the total de.truction
of the chip was inevitable. The prospects of the crew
of 22 hand, were sufficiently dismal. The neareet point
of land was the barren island of St. Paul's, 180 miles
dietant. The boats were got out reoiy, and pro.
visions and nautical instrumena Mowed on board.
Br the evening of the 30th the heat was so great,
and the fume, of gas and sulphur were so unbear-
able, that the men took to the hsate. The last man
to leave the ship WM the captain, who remained on
deck till the hatches were blown if and total de-
structiou appeared to he a matter of only a few
imiciutes. The boats had not been away two hours
when a vessel was observed bearing down in full
pail. She proved to be the Grenada, hound from
Greeneck to Java with coal, four months out.
Roth boats got alonnside, and the crew of the
Weller Bathe was rescued. As the Grenada was short
of water, she was nteeceil in the direction of the burn-
ing wreck to Bee if any widitional eupoly conkl be got
from her. The ei ~.es of the Walter Brine were found
to he red hot. Both captains, however, went on
board. While they were standing on the poop the
main and wizen masts fell over the side. The two
captaies jumped into the sea awl swam to the sta,eA
host, no water being secure', a; the fl +meg had cut off
all communication with the tanks. Th, vessel when
last seen was a sheet of flame from stem to stern, and
was fast nicking. Tke Grenada bore up, and arrived
at Batavia on the 20tfi of Oc aiher.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1873-12-13

OLD HILL.

ALLIVILD WILFUL DAMAGE. - At the Public
Office, on Wednesday, before Messrs. F. W. Barre
and N.Tlingley, E!iza Powell was charged by Ann
Williams with wilf.illy damaging a table. hr pro-
perty. The case not being proved, it mas die.

A DRUNKIN CUSTOMER. Noah Allport was
charged with being drunk and disorderly on the
night of the sth inst. Police-constable Collins
proved the case. Several previous convictions
having been proved, defendant said if the Bench
would forgive him he would not have any more ale
for sit months. Fined 3s and emits, and cautioned.
—Samuel Nock was charged with being drank on
the night of the 6th inst. Police-constableartly
proved the case. Defendant pl.;:vied
said that he had been ill for • month, and he had
some ale, and it overcame him. Several preview,
convictions were proved against the ictendaint.
Fined 51 and cos: a.—Henry York was .oharged wit•
a similar offence, on the 7th inst. Pollee-constable
Grady proved the case, and said that defendant
w.mted to t 13.14 any one, and he had previouly
strnek and bitten his wife. Defendant 4 wife a.i t
that her husband had been hurt on the heed.
Fined 109 and costs; in default 21 days.—Samuot
War 1, miner, was ..tharge.l with being t11.,,nk o
the •Rt ,flet.tte If, wa, ftirther chatg • wit
adsimuting YoLon-vvastoble kisitobwell whiJab in
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1873-12-13

THE LONDON CATTLE SHOW.

rie Times (in a leader) observes that the Cattle Show
In becoming more and more • national anniversary.
Though it may be difficult to judge of progress from
year to year, there are differences which must strike
even the less inetructed epectatore between the 'Lairs
of the pre- mat day and theme we may remember. It
ie no longer Ind spensable nor even advantageous to
an exhibitor in the competition for prizes to send
merely monorie f fat before tt e j,ldger. rhe qivalittas
fie which prizes are n,w veu show a better
sense of the real object for winch cattle Anil sheep
are bred—that of producing the largest quantity
and the beet crudity of meat for tiu7nan food.
The chow of the present year indicate* am fall-
ingitff in tte hurubtr, the station, or the skill of
theexhibitor, ; iodeed, it ratter eeetns that, wh,le some
purenite ac d amiteemen's are waning in popularity,
agriculture and ca•the nreeding, and 1101 that is cone
neoted with them, are more large,y in fa ,our than ever.
her Slejesty head- the having gained the lire; prize
in Cheese. 1. and If. The show, Mimed, is the OCitaeion
Of hononrabh, and uaeful competition to a great number
of gentlemen, and it maltea an interesting midition to
the sights of Loudon. The statesman mid tl e economist
wi4ree in its li:creaming popularity a national teno eacy
which merits sod will, per Mips, need clme observation.
The people of Great B11(41111 ire tte largest Cobealelete
of meat in Europe. The almost inevitable c uric of
thinze eeeme to be that, as the improvement in Pea
and land tramit goes on' by the adaptation of steam
to the mercantile Marine, and by the extension of rail-
ways in corneprodneng countries, the remuneration
I r cereal produce in Eagland will be leaseued in cprn-
potrieon with tt„at derived fr, m the breeding of animals,
which cannot 5e so easily tratsp red. In such a ca.
the Smithfield t lub may become the chief arbiters in the
most important depi.r ment of Bri•ish industry.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1873-12-13

DUDLEY.

MEETING OF OPERATIVE BAKERS AND CONlrk-
TIONERS.-011 Wednesday evening last, a meeting
of the above was held at the Court House Inn,
New-street, Dudley. A deputation was in attewl.
awe from the Wolverhampton society. Mr. Ll.
gam of Wolverhampton, presided during the
evening. After the report of the committee ap.
pointed at the previous meeting to wait upon the
absent operatives, have beer received, the chair.
limn addressed the meeting, and, in a very ai4
speech, urged upon all poesent the necessity of
firmness and determination in the efforts they are
now snaking for the welfare of the operatives.
After important business had been fairly discussed
and settled, it was resolved that the next meeting
be held in Stourbridgs, next week, when a depu-
tation from Wolverhampton and Brierley Hill aill
be in attendance, The proceedings terminated
with a hearty vote of thanks to the Clutirthaa
and deputation, after which a fsw good songs,
well rendered, brought a. pleasant evening's en.
joyment to a close.

BROMEIGROVE.
LAND SOCIETT.—A special general meeting of
the members of the Browsgrove Land Society
was held at the Institute, on Alonday evening, to
consider a revision of the rules recommended by
the committee. Air. George Kings presided. The
most important alterations made in the rules re.
lated to the ballots for estates allotted, and to the
payment of interest on unalloted shares. With
respect to the fist point, it was decided no member
should be eligible to enter any ballot unless he had
three months contributions to his credit, but the
sum might be paid in one payment, and the cos.
tributions must be continued for twelve months
from the time of entry, or the member to be liable
to fine. With respect to interest, it was decided
that it should in future be computed half-yearly
instead of annually, as hitherto. The fee upon
withdrawal of shares wasnlso reduced. The whole
of the alterations recommended by the committee
agreed to by the members. _

•
PROSECUTIONS UNDER THE WORKSHOPS REOCLI.
TION Am—At the Petty Sessions, on Tuesday,
before Captain Bourn and Mr. A. Ryland, several
nailers, of Catshill, were summoned by Mr. Withaw
Hibberd Brewer, assistant sub•inspector of facto.
ries, for acting in contravention of the lbth se.
tion of the Workshops Regulation Act, 1257, by
employing their children under 13 years of age to
work in the nailshops without their having attended
school as required by the Act. Mr. Brewer showed
that in each case he had warned the defendants
previously, but there was a general disposition to
refuse compliance with the Act. William Yield
and William Eades were each fined 11.
including costs, and James Field was fined M.,
inclusive of costs.—A case against Ester Loeb,
widow, was withdrawn, on her promisingto comply
with the Act in future.—Defendants were warned
that heavier fines would be inflicted for future of.
fences.

Notices of Births, Marriages, sod Deaths. rhea proPen7
authenticated, will be inserted in the Obeerver,'. Its
of charge.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1873-12-13

THE BENGAL FAMINE.

The paily Ttlegraph (in a feeder) quoting Sir
Arthur Cotton, sob • :--"Tereiaonlyonerealiwstake
which we can make, and that lathe Orissa mistake —to
let the peep's nie.' Throe are the wise and noble
words which General :or Arthur Cotton has used in
the first of his c-mmuseicas. as to us on the subject of
the impending calamity in India, and we wer riut them
because they owlet to be the gist of every State .lei.ree
mad the inepiratiori of every measure which the Indian
Government is now adopting. An unthankful 18'e it
will appear to predict evil ; yet nothing in tie
gencecoming from Bengal permitsus toalter ouropinion,
that hitherto the Government preparations for this
great battle with the famine have been inadequate.
To us it s. ems manifest beyond dispute that the only
way in which "the Orissa mistake "can be averted is
for the Government to act op to its words—to treat
grain BR money, to buy it wherever it csn be got out-
side the threatened regions, and to store it like treasure
in a thousand granw ich The idea no doubt terrifies
ordinery economists.; but Sir Arthur Cotton ehowed
plainly in his hitter that the very worst economy wiil
be to save the money and let the peasants perish.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1873-12-13

ASSAGES

UNDER THE NEW LAND ORDER REGUI ATIONS

The Government of South Australia are prepared to
grant passage, to the following persons-
1. Artisans, Agricultural and other Labourers, Miners
sad Gardeners under 50 pals rfag..
2. Single Females Domestic bereaxtp, or Widows
(without Children under 12) not exceeding 35 years
of age.
Subject to the payments me under :
Tor Males or Femslet usder 12 yew £3 eaih .
Ditto ditto over 12 and under 4Q . 4

---
Date ditto over 40.04 order AO.. 8
Persona paying their owa Passage receive • Land Nt or
rant of the value of £2O.
For farthez infornistion *pp], to
Mr. M. PALFREY,
Ceeil Sue, t, StourLridge,
Seiectiug Ageut.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1873-12-13

SHEPHERDS AND CATTLEMEN.

In London, on Sunday afternoon, the Rev. 'nein
Davidson, M.A.. &V.hng himself of the anniversary
of the Senithlield (Little Show, preached a special
Pennon, at the request of the Royal Society fel. the
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, to the shepherds
and cattle-drovers assembled in the Agricultural-hall,
Islington. Taking for his text the words "Be thou
ditiyent and know the st,itc of thy flocks and look well to
thy he, d," he observed that to cattle disease had
proved a real Wetting in se tar as it had led to greater
attention to our &attends and • stricter regard to their
comfort and welfare. He also bore eloquent testimony
to the services which the Royal Society for the Pre-
vention of Cruelty had rendered in the same direc.
tim ii.nn tints to time. About two ceeturita ago the
chief amusement of the people of Loudon, especially of
tile upper clae-es, consisted of del]asiug sports
such se bull baiting, bear baiting, and cock-fightieg
and within half • mile of the place where he was
speaking the King's ()earl trden was eitnated. Much
had been done ance those days to suppress much
crueltieg, but much still remained to be done towards
the comfort of the animal meation, and he urged upon
every one engaged in the care of them the duty of
avoiding in every respect the infliction of corporal
cuff- ring, and to shrink from vexing or annoying the
cres'ures which God placed on the earth before man
himself. The preacher dwelt on the peculiar suaceptl-
hiiity of the animal creation to kindness—a pleasant
word or an affectionate stroke making them inex-
preseibly happy for the moment and insuring their
devotion. He also related instances of the marvellous
cog scity and inalienable attachment of dogs in par-
ticular, end shepherds' dogs especially; such as
their refusing to leave the death-bed of a master,
anti in some cases pitting to death by the side ef
his grave. He referred likewise to the terrible amount
of cruelty which was *Ol practised in London upon
horses in spite el the efforts made by the Society to
suppress it by prosecuting offenders in that respect.
Poor chime animals were censtantly being goaded
through the crowded streets by men and boys and
beaten for daring to be weary or thirsty. Reminding
his hearers of the Divine saying " Every beast of the
forest is mine and so are the osttle on a thousand hills,"
he kindly urged them to tske c tre how they treated
the innocent animals committed to their care. "A
merciful man regarsleth the fife of his b-est." Let
thejn strive, then, to treat them on all occasion]; with
gentleness and kindness, and their reward would be
great.
The discourse, of which this is necessarily but an
outline, was listened to by a&stit 800 people with deep
atiention, and those who could not gain admission
into the hail were addre-sed on the same subject in
another jiart of the building.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1873-12-13

THE LOSS OF THE "ROBERT LOWE."

The New York papers which have arrived by the
steamer Coin, give some particulars of the wreck of the
AunlirAuotrican cahle steamship Robert Lowe. It
appears that she left Placentia at lone p.m. on the 19th
ult., bound for St. John's, Newfoundland, sod at four
o'clock on the following do., the we,ther thick aud the
wind Irgh, the ship struck heavily near the Stoma,
and in a very few tub Odes filled and settled down—so
rapidly that it was imposnille to get the lifeboat all at.
Three other boats, c .2-taking 23 people, succeeded in
getting clear of the wreck, aid remained by till day.
light. Captain Tido:2l,mb 1//115 on the bridge at the
time of t•vo dossster, perfectly cool, and understood
the whole situ., on at a glance. He ordered the
boat, to be cleared away, and perished in sticking
-to his vessel to the last. Five minutes after
striking the ehip'n poop was under water. Mr.
M Keuden, of the kietbre+ Content Staff, and Day, the
5.C...11113 steward, were drowned in toe cabin. The rent
were swept off the decks by Leavy seas, whi:a in a
f-w hours broke theeteatuer into ftagmente. On Frodey
live bodies were picked up and buried. The following
are the names of the lost :—J. Tidmarsh. comulan.ar;
F. Rowlain, chief engineer; Pargent, third engineer;
Pugh, for.rth engineer; Bullock, engineer's store.
keeper; Macintyre, carpenter; oung and Slackwards,
Warner al d Anderson. quartermasters; Wept-dr, able
seaman; Benjamin Day, second steward; Beam ei,
third steward; Gale,. chief cook; Doolan and Gal-
lagher, firemen; M'Kenden, eieetrician ; and S. P.
Wilkins. List of saved.—Chief officer benne ; second
officer Mason; second engineer Stifford ; Van, boat-
swain; Collins, storekeeper; Richarlson, quarter•
toaster; Payne, Robinson, Ciampi,
ant ll,nolow, ahlo se-mien ; Sullivan, Reid, Cunning-
ham, I)-okenson, Walsh, and ii:,2otine, firemen;
hosier, &Jet steward; Jacks", a Foy ; the butchers;
aou Muller, a passenger.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1873-12-13

THE ENGLISH AND FRENCH PRI-
SONERS eF THE " VIRGINIIIS."

There have reached New York copies of an important
correopnni one that, ooh place betw, en General
Busriel, the G venire of Santiago de Cuba and Cap-
tain Lambton Loraine, commander of her Britannic
Maj-sty's frigate Mae, repecting the capture of
English embjecte on hoard the Virginius who were
among the crew. The first communication was from
the commander of the Nate, aPking the governor of
the city what was to be dove with the English subjects,
and hoping that no sentence would be put into execu•
tion before giving them a fair hearing. The next com-
munication was horn the governor in reply, stating that
up to that time sh•ne of the British subjects had been Pen-
tencrd to death; and in cape they were sentenced to
death he had no power to prevent the etnoence being
carried out. There was some mistake in regard to the
number of the British sunjects. Torre were only
eight found among the triennia-a on board the Vireineue,
instead of eighteen as first reported. The communi-
c ,tion which foilowed Was very long, and was from the
commander of the .11Ttobe Co the Governor of Santiago
de Cum, insisting that the governor should interfere
so that there mlght be no danger of any violence being in-
flicted upon the British sul j-cta, and that all fears, of
their being executed should be dispelled by his acting
promptly in the matter. A strong protest accompanied
the letter against the action taken by the kanish
aniloritiee in capturing those found on board the Cir.
gin,us and throwing them into prison before giving them
a toil, and stating furthermore that he had no right
to treat them either as prisoners of war or pirates.
The capture of the Virginine he paid, was illegal, sue
being at the time on the high seas. A demand was
also made that the French subjects should be fairly
dealt wiih, especially ai they had no one there to re.
present them. He ,laimed the same rights for them
As he did for the Eughsh. In rspiy to this letter
Govenor Bctrrisl Pent • communication, in which he
defended the notion of the commander and officers of
the Tornado, and remarked that the capture of the
Virginal/a was a legal act. It was, be said, the duty
of those nations who were cliimouring for revenge to
sustain Spain in her undertakings, and put piratical
expe-lition off the seas. No honourable nation would
countenance such clamour or render any aid or pro-
tection to this criminal enterprise as the Governor of
Jamaica dio in Kingston.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1873-12-13

SAT LT ROA Y, .1)1 C. 13 :r../3,

- - - is.:ascas4.;.=-..:.
Mr. Homfray said that if the ease for the pee
secution had been brought by an of substance,
he should not care. But eit ism aot, and they
could not get the costs off a man of straw.
Mr. Young : You can get your coats against the
parish at large.
Mr. Clulovr: Myself and Mr. Hotdray have
. Mr. Clulow : Myself and Mr. Ilutufray have
agreed; so that if Amblecote comes in ;we nut
have a man of substance.

Mr. King The case will hare t g to the
queen's Iltench, and the question is whedier so,
had not better go their at one, instead of to the
Quarter Sessions._

Mr. Clulow If the case goes to the Quarter
Sessions, we shall move it t 4 the Queen's Bent to
be decided.
Mr. Young remarked that was impossible for
them to agree on terms that d The costs would
have to be arguFd:

Mr. King 137iid that the cos would be onlenezt
to be paid by the Court of (4 .a.ien's Bench, upon
the surveyors and that the parish would have to
pay them.
After some further arguments,
The Magistrates said the case had been ad.
jonrned to hear the report of • surveyor. The
report was made, which proved that the road,
were in a very bad state, and they had no altenia.
tive but to direct a bill of indictment to be pre.
Jerre(' against the surveyor at the next Station'
Assizes.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1873-12-13

LECTURE ONTdL. ATMOSPHERE.

A lecture on the above subject was delivered
under the auspices of the Church of England
Ageociation, at the talon Hall, oil Tuesday
ev..ning lat, hv the 11-v. W. J. J. Welch, M.A.,
ni.tster .)f Cie Oramiusr 5,11,01.
Tnsre WAY 8

I. icti.ir et el hte di:souse with a dig.
cCp ioa of t ti',ll,loo.liallUlltA of the atoms-
pnere—• ovit n. nitroa;teti, cu hoiii anhydride,
oz in., tho. 'flie lecture WaR illustrated by no-
mnrons X:t rioictits, in ivliich Mr.
Welch received able assistance from 4.. 'rhos.
Bland. He snowed how necessary it was that
eon ac Iriqlie !Vitt tin Ird should be
tbormignly ventilated. an t ais it was quite RS
triune to inti as to drink im-
pure water, or eat adulterated fool. H, exposed
a LOU/MOO fallacy to the eff.et that a fire in a
roman wee a good means for v, ntilation, by alto .v.
Mg that, is foul air, tinder ordinary Cirallintltdll.
CH, has the property of ascending, a fire—by
0411allig It current—draws it down iczain to its
own level, and, thervimo, serves to podia, the
air in,tead of purifying it. He thou gave soya.
rat ititeresting experiments showina; the elasti-
city, compressibility, and expansibility of the
air, and stated that the pressure of toe ataloB-
- was 15i1ia to the ',glare inch from every
direction. He then expl aitied tho usô ,f the
barometer, and said it was a popular error to
suppose that the rising er tallitui of the mercury
lin the bariuuster was an accurate indication of
' the approach of fair or foul weather. It was
nothing of the sort, as the mercury simply rose
or fell in accordance witu the density of the
ti'nmisphere, and it frecincutiy rose during bad
weather, or fell during fine. He also displayed
the action of the aneroid barometer, and showed
.w, with ths assiststice of one of thcse latter,
i° was pos,iiiie to ascemaiu, if you climb d All
.11.1 W 0411, feet, you were above the

.ev. lof the et,'. lie said, however, that there
Wrid small iustruoieut Sold at the present day
which did this inectanically, and wou,d, there-
fore, save all the trouble of calculating.
The 1. cure was of a very instructive and in.
teresting description, mei was very attentively
listened to by all present ; the different experi-
limits being fr,,quently app
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1873-12-13

LORD CARNARVON ON SCIENTIFIC
EDUCATION.

In London, on SW nrday evening, the Earl of Care
nary on 'zeal& d at the 511th IthilllA/ meeting of the lurk.
beck Inetitution. There woe a Lrge gathering of
ineulers and their immix, aid the noble chairman
was supported by sir k. Phillimore, Lord Ronald
Gower, M.P., Mr. R. N. Fowler, MP., Mr. Staveley
Hill, M. 31, Mr. Stratght, M.P., Professor Morley,
Mr. W. E Birkblek, Captain Bedford Phil, R N.,
&c. be End or Cenutrvon In his address said no
reasonable man could doubt that the teudency of the
age was to make ecientific teaching the predominant
etudy. There was one cla's who were tempted
to reclude everything to the one standard of ecience
—who knew no other law and applied n other
rule, not only to science itself brit to all the other
conditions of life and action. When science Viol
pushed to !hat extreme its professors wotPel not be
the best ruler, for mankind, and he, for one, should
regrgt to eee the affair", of men regulated solely
by such a standard as they would apply. Those
Who would carry that frame of mind into the complex
relatiote of human life were applying a standard
which was whoily impracricable, and which would
ultimately lead to confunion. Unlike other studiea,
mere hard abetract science did divorce itself from
literature, and alanoet repudiated religion, and be
thought no man who look,d back ever the whole
history of the world and of mankind could doubt that,
whatever might have been their shiirtcomings,
defect!, and excesses. men owed to the influence
of literature and religion far more than they could ex-
preea. Undesirable aa it was for =en that any one
ineellectual power should exert an exclueive rule over
them, he freely admitted that he would prefer the
authority of literature. and the arts to that of were
pure, hard, abstract science. He might be asked why
be entertained that great dread of scientiti men as the
ultimate rulers of a community. He wax not blind to
their great merits or to the vast int,' ectual power
wldolt they wielded, and he Wild mother out of gym-
paehy 'with them nor were their ',objects uncougenial ;
but, as he dreaded a monopoly of power by any one
class, PO he especially dreaded it in their halide. He
believed t h at a tetract science, so to speak, woe very of ten
devoid of the 'milk of human kindness and gym; sell%
'rho great problem of educ.tion was the one question
of the day—whether it was primary education or the
higher forme, or whether it regard, d the technical
trader of the country, LI which it no,. cloeely cone- en
them. Let them never, in peening forward the higher
branch of ednceiion, be tempted t 4 let go there old
elements which, though they might have been over-
statedkir exceeded, still had made the minds of all pre-
vious generations, and which still contained the germs
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1873-12-13

A TRAGEDY OF THE SEA.

Mr. Adamson, of North Shields, owner of the bark
Jarmo Montgomery. reoeived a letter on Satin-lay from
Mr. Housago r of that vesvel, and d Aril from
Lighorn 011 Moiolay last, describing a frightful scene
width caourved on bow(' hie viesel off the Corsiean
coast on the morning of Noven.ber 28. He eta or he
was 'oused at pix in .he mornin4 by an Visit tuck'
log dowu into the cabin and informing lam that one
of the Italian .eamen he Dad ahippcd at Sprees'
bad stabbed three of the crew, two of them dan-
gerouily, in the neck. The mate had gone on deck
t see what was the matter, but he had a very
narrow escape, as the Italian made two thurets at
him with a knife, but fortunately miesed him, and
he got up the fore-rigging clear of biol. The Italian
had first attempted to kill two wen in their beds by
stabbing them in the neck. He then made on to the
de it and attacked the watch; they fled to the riggintc
out of hie way, lie tben went into the hon., aft and
stabbed the carpenter in three places. After that he
knocked him down with a maid, got his axe, and took
charge of the deck. The waiter axol tw men wire
fastened down in the cabin by him. Having pitched
everything moveable if the deik the 'Lilian took
charge of it and stewed the veiesel for the land. He
ran her close in. He then jumped overboar I and swam
for the shore, which was wont a quarter of a mile off.
The men then came down front the rigging and
liberated the captain from the cabin. They steered
for the nearest port, and got to Leghorn on Sunday
night week. Two of the men who were stabbed in the
neck were removed to a h 'apical, but the carpenter
WU going on favourably, and the matter will be enabled
to bring him home..
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1873-12-13

THE FUTURE OF FARMING.

A Correspondent of The Nines (" F P.") has sent the fol-
lowing suggestive figures, for publication :

- - - -
Allow me to draw the attention of your readers to
the following, with reform nie to the cultivation and
production a sugar beet and he t sager in France. It
is difficult for the nou.sgrioidturai mind to underidand
how circuinstancee can Tory so much in two neighbour-
ing counWrs as to leave this great industry neglected
in oi 'While in the other it has attained the ex-
traordinary development shown by the following
figures :
Tons of TOII s of
Crop. sugar. Factories crop. Sugar Factorkgs.
18647 .. Codmo .. 203 livMls4 274,00 41a1
18s7-8 Ito 100 .. I Isra 1 .. 216.a.0

130,000 .. 347
149-60 .. 126.000 .. 330
1.0061 .. 100,010 337
1461 2 .. 14..,000 340
1442.3 .. 173000 .. 362

1887 8 .. 218:900 .. 452
1864-9 2,8,000 .. 457
15970.. 2E0,000 .. 478
1404 No returas War.
1071 2 .. 824.00 6(.0

I 629
14-5.. 149,000 .. 3e9 .878.4 est 375 00e .. 530
It will be oboerved that. notwithetanding the occa-
ei,nal failuree-1860-1 1863 4, and 1668 9—owing t 3
exceptional 10118 Ir., there bee been a progreadve in-
crease only to be scoeuntea for by a good average profit
to both farmer and manufacturer of nuzar.
I extract the following from the Journal do Fabri-
Cants de Sucre of laet week : •

• 1( the oreont auger crop has not given unive•stl aatlefne
Von In France on the other hand, the nest w eat-.,wing
*lves good p-ongse, for rarely has the ground, "wing to the
ff-c,s of the season, received a better prooarrtlon. Chen
are already some now projects en foot, and every, hing makes
or belt-ye that the culture...l the beetro so rueful for the
production or beef aid so favourable to agricultural progrem
generally, will, In 1574. continue Its developement "
What are the circumstances peculiar to England
whimi prevent our participatinc in an indostry which
ham enriched a lane portion of France, Ilelsium Gee.
many, Austria. end Russia ? Thew countries produced
let see.a, 1872 3, over 1,100,000 tone of sugar, worth
fully £25 000,000,
litncluktmuni, London, LC, plc. 4.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1873-07-05

- -
THE STOURBRIDOE SCHOOL BOARD.

ELECTION OF THE CANDIDATES.

,_By Our Own Correlpondent.

The excitement which has prevailed in this
town with reference to the above subject since
the nomination of the re:pective candidates at
the public meeting a short time back, reached
its culminating point on S,iturday last. From
au early hour small knots of mopie might have
been Yen congregated together eagerly dig-
t) n,sii,g 'lie prospects of the rival candidates
d.!,,oribing the last " squib," or giving accounts
of the last new thing that had been devised by
the el. ver and facetious clique who bad consti-
tuted themselves " Itrandford's Committee."
And many were the conjectures as to the amount
of votes tb it the latter would pill, HOMO assert-
lag ti it there would not be ii single vote re-
eonled in bin fever, whilst others as contident;)
de• I that 11, would boll '211(0 or 311) ; and th.o
the li I not positivoly get in In would be very
chts.: on the heels of those who did. Canvassers
for the " Six " might be seen madly rushing
about in the most excited manner, as if a kinz
dem hounded on their exertions, whilst thme
for 111,, two Independent candidates, thougl
qohd.or in their outer demeanour had a sort 0:
" do O. die," look in their faces sufficient to
cv'aaxiaty to their opponents. As the ti,o,
dr .w neare:. for the polling to open breaks and

„•
, ties ruieht he seen izoing shout with br,
catepayors to vota for ” Stott
a 7: ;" ttiose of the rival party not ap-
pearing on the scene until somewhat later in the
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1873-07-05

HINTS TO YACHTSMEN.
(From Judy.)

Si! that your redder Is made of h-elm and It will be well
to hare a plonshmen on board; al In the event of your
losing your wheel, you may use hien •• • 1•11•1%
It Ii not well to hare your °En tamed, se they may beeome
hatband as well. which will he nopleemell
In =Lang off the Isle of Wight, do not go too nee. the
Needles, as you may ran on the point.; tack often and set
*vary WWI, I canvas.

If your host crew will sing am they pull, than the seats
may De descsibed as merry thwarts
If your mmel spears • Itmk, and you wish to examine the
bottom, do not expect to and • gridiron becimme yon are off
Ito chops of the Ch. noel.
In a duet hank 11th. bode happen Somme into collision.
than of coarse it iv a ,wI-hunt. the cock main may make
this little jot..
In • inan-ofxrsr, the fowl. are not kept In the cockpit.
Cate.paws are general found off the Mouse (lightship .
not ball. friend's yacht am ship-a-Eloy, unless you Irish
to Insult him, an he may not like hi. vowel Saken for •
COWA4f.
_ .

Thera Li no necunity to have • light on the eabla stain
at nicht, is you will always have • oonepaalon to galas
you logiela . .

•
Wine ts not kept ha the binnacle : bet keep on the lar-
board Ode ot the ship, aapecially the port Irina
W hen your Ship rides at ber anchor ill. not always with.
hon., iirAbitmer . nether la the gig attached to 0w either.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1873-07-05

LARGE ASSORTMENT

PLAIN AND ORNAMENTAL

TYPE,

GENERAL PRINTING PURPOSES,

ALL THE LATEST AND NEWEST DESIGNS,

And is new prepared to ereente any orders he may be

Wound with.

POSTERS,

BILL HEADS,

CLUB ARTICLES,
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1873-07-05

WAN T It. D, a General MAI 11-SERVAN T,
Vr a gool Ikue. Cita,d ChafittAtY iLtile
aabla.--Apply 10 S. Yield, OGierver Office, Btougbridge.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1873-07-05

HOAX AT CAMBRIDGE.

A hoax was practised on the people of Cambridge
on Saturday. About eleven In the forenoon the
Mayor received • telegram couched as follows :
" Lieutenant-Colonel Hamilton, Crewe, to the Wor-
shipful the Mayor of Cambridge—His Imperial Majesty
the Shah of Persia desires to rick your university and
town, ts route to London, arriving at Cambridge Sta-
tion about 1.10. Be prepmed with escort and reception
as 'sr as time allows." The Mayor, treating the tele-
gram as genuine, enured public intimation to be made
of the Shah's expected visit. The Vice-Chancellor
and such others of the University officials and
hes& of houses as are in residence were apprised
of the intelligence. The members of the Town
Council were summoned in hot haste, the assembly
call of the Town Rifles was blown, the police were
organised, and all was bustle an i prlmiration. Homes
and carriages were orderet from the Lion," and there
wee a eudden and neral suspension of Inelpees ; the
thoroughfares leading to the railway stadon were
crowded, and all the available bunting in the town was
displayed. But soon a suspicion began to haunt
people's minds. The authenticity of the telegram was
doubted, end blank/01 proved that, though it was
written on an official form and encl.:sled in an
official envelope, it bad never mimed through the
telegraph-offir. Araong other suspicious circumstances,
It wee remarked that the telegram was addressed
to the Mayor, Instead of the Vice•Cliancellor,
who 111 the proper functionary to receive such com-
munications. Notwithstanding the rapidly-epreading
belief that a hoax bad been perpetrated, the Vice-
Chancellor, the Mayor, and various members of the
Corporation, the local rifle corps, and the police pro-
ceeded to the station, where the two offi•W named
waited in a private room, in which it is asserted that
the Town Clerk was industriously engaged In drawing
up a congratulatory address. The railway official.
when appealed to, stated that they had no information
on the subject; and about two o'clock, when it became
unpleasantly apparent that the telegram was fictitious,
there was • general and indiaarbninate retreat to town.
The affair has caused much amassment, mingled with
not • little indignation, amongst all deems.