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The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1873-11-15

BOARD OF GUARDIANS.

The weekly meeting of this Board was held
yesterday; Mr. Granger in the chair. There
were also present : —Messrs. Brocks,Billinghaln,
Rhodes, Fiddian, Baker, Guest, Griffin, Homer,
Wood, Pateshall, Giles, Hall, and Raybould. The
minutes of the last meeting were read and con-
firmed. Admitted into the house during the
week, 10; discharged, ; born 0 ; dead, 11 re •
maiuing, 353. Corresponding week last year,
381. Out-door relief: Kingswinford district,
£23 178 6d; Stourbridge district, £l7 8s 61 ;
Hslesoweti district, £l7 84 21; relief of non-
resident paupers, 7.1 ; total, £5B 16s 81 ;
against £6l 138 ;lid, last year.

ERRAIL:M.—In our last week's report of Mr,
Lloyd Harris's address, entitled "The Rival
Claimants,' the words "the elegant" should have
been theologians," in the first sentence of the
address.

lai•Teze IN THN UNION HALL.—There Was a
lecture delivered at this place, on Monday evening
last, by the Hon. and Rev. W. H. Lyttelton, the
subject being "Bishop Mackenzie." The Rev. W.
J. J. Welch occupied the chair. At the close of
the lecture a vote of thanks VMS accorded to the
lecturer, on the motion of the Rev. G. Gilbankz.
There were very few present.
Coat STIALINO,—At the,Fetty Sessions, yester-
day, before the Hon. C. G. Lytteltou, Messrs. C.
Cochrane and C. B. Cochrane. Athelstene Hill and
Joseph Haggett, two boys, were charged with
stealing a quantity of coal, on the sth inst. the
property of Messrs. Raiford and Co. Police-con-
stable Blailon said that he was on duty at Porto-
bello on the above date, when he saw Haggett with
a wheelbarrow of coal, and Hill had a quantity on
his head. NVhon they san him, defendants ran
away. The weight of the coal was levrt. lqr.
Samuel Mill, manager, proved that the coal was
worth is Frederiek Hill, son of the last wit.
' uess, said that he saw the defendants going to the
works. They had a wheelbarrow and a bucket
with them. He told them not to take the coal.
and to go away, as. there was a notice board up,
and if the police saw them they would be taken
to prison. Fined 58 each; in default seven days.
ASSAL*LT CASE.—John Hain was charged with
assaulting John Parkes, on the Bth inst. The case
was withdrawn, on defendant paying costs.
NON-SUPPORT OF A FATHEIL—ThOMEIS Knowles,
the younger, was summoned by James Barrett,
Relieving-officer, for neglecting to support his
father, an old man. Mr. Barran proved that an
order was made upon the defendant to pay 6d per
week towards the support of his fob., IF. 1..4
negleet,id anal mere were •t-i due. The de-
, fondant was in regular work, and getting good
wages. Ordered to pay the amount and costs; in
default 21 days.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1873-11-15

DUDLEY.

A quarterly meeting of the !Dudley Town
Council was held on Monday. At the commence-
ment of the business the retiring Mayor (Alder-
man ktudge) presided.

After some formal business the Mayor proposed
Alderman William Wilkinson as the Mayor for
the ensuing year, and spoke highly of his qualifi-
cations for the post. lie had been chairman of
the Finance Committee for many years, and in
that arduous position had served the Council well.
(Hear, hear)..
_ _

,
Alderman Aston seconded thelmotion, an it was
supported by Mr. John Finch and Mr. C. F. G.
Clarke.

The proposition wa.lthen carried unanimously,
and the new Mayor took tha customary oaths, and
then donned his robes of office adtuist applause.
His Worship returned thanks forhis election,
and proposed a vote of _thanks to the retiring
Mayor, who had done so much during his year of
office to
eimasor responded,
toffeethe borohofr m debt.
T
After nearly an hour's formal business connected
with the appointment of committees, &e, the
Town Clerk read a letter of resignation from Al-
derman Price, who enclosed a five-pouud note, the
Rue imposed in such a case. The Mayor, Mr.
Fincb, and the ex Mayor spoke highly of Mr.
Price's services as chairman of the Sanitary Com-
mittee, and Mr. Finch moved that the money be
returned.

The Town Clerk said the motion would come
better later in the year.
The re,ignation was then received.
A letter was received from the Inral Govern.
ment Board, asking what arrangements had been
made in answer to Lord Lyttelton's complaint as
to the non-cousumption of smoke in Dudley.
The matter was referred to the Sanitary Com-
mittee.

The Clerk read a precept from the School
.Board
for £477 7s 7d.

Mr. Char es Russell wrote to the Council, de.
dining to qualify for Castle Ward, he having been
nominated and elected against his will.
In reply to a remark of Mr. Stokes, the Town
Clerk said he had received no nomination of Nr.
Charles Lester.

Several r,porte of eommittes were adopted, after
which the Town Clerk read the inedicall.Orticer's

report. Mr. Timins said that :small-poz had en-
tirely disappeared, and there 1.7118 but little fever.
The total deaths in twelve months had been 1,093,
and of those 41 were from smallrpox, 52 from
diarrhcea, scarlatina 119. The average death-rate
for the year was 24•9 per 1,000. The Medical Of-
ficer then called the a,ttention of the Council to
the non-supply of water to small houses in the
town, and urged that the matter should be at-
tended to at once, or the:health of the town would
be impaired.
The report was adopted.
The remainder of the business was formal.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1873-11-15

WILLIAMS v. THE GREAT WESTERN

RAILWAY COMPANY.

The above cause has been heard in the Court of
Exchequer, and was an action tried before Mr. Justice
Keating at Ruthin, North Wales, to recover damages
In respect to injuries sustained by a child four years
and eight months of age, in consequence of having been
run down by • train of the defendant*, owing, as al.
leged to the negligence of the defendants. The plaintiff
wasnonmited.— Mr. Morgan Lloyd, Q. C., for the plain-
tiff, the next friend of the child in question, moved
pursuant to leave given, to have the verdict entered for
the plaintiff, with £250 damages, or for a rule for a new
trial. The accident occurred at a level crooning
between Wrexham and Rhos, a populous part
of Denbighshire, at a point on the railway 200
yards from the residence of the plaintiff's father, where
there was a carriage way and footway. The 'incident
occurred last year, the boy having got on the line,
when he was knocked down by a passing train and
sustained serious personal injuries, losing one half of a
foot. The contention on his behalf was that the en&
dent happened in consequence of the defendants neg-
lecting to fence their line at that point, as they were
requirei to do by statute. There were no gates on the
carriage-way across the level, and no stile acmes the
footway, nor any official of the railway company in
charge of this croosing.—Rule alai granted.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1873-11-15

Tnr STOT7EIPIDGE OPSFRTER:

THE LIBERNTION SOCIETY.

At a large meeting hold ryn Thursday evening
at the Cannon Street Hotel, under the auspices
of the Litiors,ien Society, for the purpos.t of
welcoming Mr. J. Carvell Williams, on his re-
turn from .A.marica. Mr. H. Mall, M.P., in in-
t:0414164 r. WiJiii.lodk the opportunity of
compleiniug that the Loudon papers bad inter-
preted hie recent letter to lair Titus Salt to
mean that he intended retiring from Parliament.
Ile had no such intention, though he felt that
his etrougtit would not be sufficient to enable
him to sustain the severe electioneering contest
likely to be needed at Bradford. lie still hoped
and desired to work fur the Liberation Society,
and would continuo to do ell in his power for it,
both in and out of Parliament.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1873-11-15

WA NTE D, a GIRL of ALL-WORK
lionodistely.—Apply, Mrs. W. Green, Union
Street, Stourbridge.

wAN F Respectable YOUTH, as so
: —it 12N r I !e. ths GEARS ENGRAVING
• .1 Victsria•street, Stourbridse.

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it). tiuspactable WAN F E I.), with
Observer Office. sum:.

FE'. .‘ itc.pectable YOUTH. is as
A 1 Pait .1% t. F. to the PRINTING.—AppIy.
ow, rep tntie-, stourbridge.

mour D

VS. AND DRESSERS.

kFilb-r.‘ IRE-CLAY MOULDERS,
A‘, o. S. and DRESSERS. AVanted Immediaßly.
Appls-Ali so 1 P•orson, Stoolbridg,

A , m ENTS TO LET, for TWO
EMEN• U nf • good /limo. Tt,ru,
, c.v. Apply, Observer Office, Stourbridge.

10 GLN'I lAL.MEN OF POSITION IN
brOUBBRIDGS mut WORCIISTEASHIRM.

A VACANCY Laving occurred, Mr. Fieldiue
is mow prey mrrd to APPOINT m GENTLEMAN
10 TAME, (MIMICS Sr HION.CLAbS WINES ato
lA:AEDII 8, inclagitu the tome; Wines of the La,
Etoporar Nopolect. tiniromst the Nobility mai Oeutrt
Salary. colummucing £llO t01:150 pt r mutat° : also liberiti
cegtatimmion.—Appliemtion to Denbigh Hall. Oaf Jewr),
Loapion.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1873-11-15

An iogneet haft been held, when the jury returned a
verdipt of "Wlfut murder."

A DISEASE-DESTROYING TREE.

86. Ginibert, who has long been engaged in collecting
evidence comerning the Australian tree " Eucelyptus
globalus," the growth of which is surprisingly rapid.
sitsininii besides gigantic dimensions, his addressed
an bitereeting communication ,to the Academy of
Selincee. This plenty It now egmesre, powesees an
extraordinwip power jit destroying mlieWatie influ-
ence in fee* stricksse'dietricte. It lire the singular
property .1 absorbing ten times Its weight of water
from the soil, and of emitting antiseptic camphorous
efliavia. When sown in marshy ground it will dry
it up in • very short time. The English were the
first to try It at the Cape, and within two or three
years they completely changed the climatic condition
of the unhealthy parts of the colony. A few yews
later Its plantation wan undertaken on • large male in
varlets parts of Algeria. At Pandock, twenty miles
from Algiers, • farm situated on the banks of the
Hatnyze was noted for its extremely pestilential air.
In the epring of 1887 shout 13,000 of the eucalyptus
were planted there. In July of the same year—the
time when the fever mason used Inset in—not • single
case occurred ; yet the trees were not more than nine
feet high. Since then complete Immunity from fever has
been maintained. In the neighbourhood of Constantine
the farm of Ben Mrachydlin was equally in bad repute.
It was covered with marshes both in winter and
summer. In five yearn the whole ground was dried
up by 14,000 of these trees, and farmers and children
enjoy excellent health. At therfactory of the tine de
Constantine, in three years • plantation of eucalyptus
has transformed twelve acres of marshy soil into a
magnificent park, whence fever hae completely (limp.
peered. In the Leland of Cnba this and all other
paltidal diseases are fan disappearing from all the un-
healthy districts where this tree has been introduced.
A station-house at one of the ends of a railway viaduct
In the Department of the Var was so pestilential that
the official. c mid not be kept there longer than a year.
Forty of these trees were planted, and it is now as
healthy as any other place on the line. We have no in-
formation as to whether this beneficent tree will grow
in other than het climates. We hope that experiments
will be made to determine this point. It would be a
good thing to introduce it on the West Coast of Africa.
—Medical Pima and Gaulle. ';11
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1873-11-15

MR- BRIGHT ON "FREE LAND."

Mr. Bright has addressed the following letter to
Mr. G. W. Sanders, of Stookton-on Teem, in reply to
an inquiry from that gentleman as to the meaning of
the term " free lend • "

Rochdale, Nov. 2, 1,73

Dear Sir,—l have often explained In my speeches what is
intended by the term "free land." It means the abolition
of the law of primogeniture, and the limitation of the
system of entails and settlements, so that "life Interests"
may be for the moat parl tot rid of, and • real ownership
substituted fdr them. It means also that it shall be.. easy to
buy or sell land as to boy or sell • ship, or, at least, as easy
Sell Is In Australia and in many or In all the States of the
American Union. It means thatno legal encouragementohall
be given to great estates and great farm., and that the natural
forces of accumulation and dispersion shall hays tree play,
as they have with regard to ship, and shares and machinery,
and stock-In-trade, and money. It means, too, that while Cho
lawyer shall be well paid for his work, unnecessary work shall
not be made for him, Ihrolving an enormous tax on all
traneactions In connection with the purchase and sale of
lands and houses. A thorough reform In this Matter would
complete, with regard to land, the great work accomphshed
by the Anti-Corn Law League in 1846. It would give an
mediaes renown to the Minister who made it, and would bless
to an Incalculable extent all classes connected with and de-
pendent on honest isdastry.—l am, respectfully yours, .
JOHN BRIGHT.
Mr. Ch W. Sanders, Stockton-On Tess.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1873-11-15

SERIOUS STABBING CASE AT HALES-

OWEN.

On Thureday week an affray took place be-
tween two'colliers employed at the New Hawne
Colliery, tiering which one John Bevan struck
another collier named Gust in the left side with
a chap knife, with which he was eating he din-
ner, inflicting a severe wound about two inches
deep. Bevan was secured, and Gueat, who was
in a fainting condition, was removed to his home
attended by Ur. Standish, surgeon, Cradley
Heatb, who dressed the wound, and pronounced
him to be in a critical state. Bevan was taken
I into custody, and was brought up before the
11
Magistrates ou Tuesday. After hearing the
medical evidence, the Bench adjourned the
I °Kee for a fortnight, bail being accepted.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1873-11-15

ATTACK BY CUBAN INSUR-
GENTS.

NEW YORK, Thursday.

The Cuban insurgents attacked Manzanillo
yesterday, and were repulsed after three hours'
. . . .

—The.eourt-tuartial at Santiago, now trying the
remaining prisoners taken on board the Vir-
ginius, continues winking wish all possible des-
patch.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1873-11-15

IN MEMORIAM!

"On the Bth Inst., at the London Fever Hospital, GWTENE
HARRIES, M.D., of the Med. Dept Local Hoyt MC•rd, aged
33, of scarlet few,. Friends Will please accept QM an
nohnoement."—ohltusry of The Times, Nov. it.

On Wednesday The Timg, published iliefollowing InUer

Sir, --In respect to the office I hold, I beg you will al-
low me to add a few words to the announcement which
your advertising co,nain contains of the death, at the
age of 33, of Dr. Gwynn° Harries, one of tho Inspectors
in the Medical Department of the Local I iovernment

From the time, about two and a half yearn ago,
whin Dr. Harries entered this branch of the public err-
ii, he bad identified bimodf, heart and sail, with or
work Having imought into it at Utilllll,llOl and 111014
qualities of a very high order which would have wan
him Rtlterfl4 and honour in any career of life, he had
given them with enthnsissm to his duties, and he had
been prised among u.as be so highly &moved,

On Thuraday last he returned to London horn the
North of England mortally stricken with fever, which
he had caught in the performance of his duties. In
one of the reserved rooms of the London Fever Hoe.
pita], the value of which for emergencies of this sort
can hardly be overestimated, be had every possible
skill exerted for him, and with every possible kindneee
and sympathy; hut ft was in vain, and on Saturday
his disease ended in death.
For the officers of the Department from which Dr.
Harries has been taken I may simply and truly spy
that we are all In sorrow for our colleague, that we
shall ever remember him with sincere esteem, that we
shall miss him as a brother in our work.

To Dr. Harries's family—to those who have to de-
plore an irreparable private low in this early close of a
life which abounded in vigour and promise and seemed
destined for a long career of happy usefulness--it will,
doubtless), even now, be some consolation to reflect that
he died in obedience to the claims of the public service,
doing his professional duty in work which is full of
hope for otters. Like many who have wept in the
fallen of far different battle-fields, they have lost their
dearest in the service of their country; but of the
Civil servant, as of the soldier, no better memory can
remain than that his loyalty, even unto death, has been
tree to the etandard under which he served- —I am,
Sir, your obedient servant, JOHN SIMON.
3, Parliament-street, Nov. 11.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1873-11-15

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CBADLEY HEATH.

LARCENY CASE.—At the Public Office at Old
Hill, on Wednesday, before Messrs. F. W. G. Barns
and H. L. Freer, Hannah Skelding and William
Hadley were charged with stealing five ginger
beer bottles an the sth instant, the property of
Thomas Taft. Complainant said that he saw the
male defendant take two bottles and give them to
the female defendant. As they were going away
he went up to them. The man had four bottles
and the woman one. The bottles were worth lod.
Henry Homer proved seeing the defendants take
the bottles. P,C. Collier proved apprehending the
defendants, who were sentenced to 2-1 hours im-
prisonment.

ANCIENT ORDER OF FORESTERS.— On Sunday
afternoon last the above Order held their Hospital
Sunday for the benefit of the Guest Hospital,
when the following Courts ;--3068, 3595, 1172,
1199, 4397, 4131, 1510, and 1970—accompanit d by
the Cradley Heath Brass Band and the Dudley
Rifle Corps Band, attended Divine Services at the
Parish Church, Re.ldall Hill, and at the Tabernacle
Old Hill, at 3 p.m. The respective seruions were
preached—at the church, by the Vicar, and at the
Tabernacle by the Bev. J. Prosser. The HtIM col-
looted at the Church was .313 10s 6d, and at the
Tabernacle £lO 12e Old, making a total of £23
12e 60..
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1873-11-15

LATEST FOREIGN
NEWS.

FRANCE.
THE SITUATION.

PARIS, Thursday Evening.
This evening's newspapers regini the bawl.
ti9n as much less critical.

PARIS, Wednesday, 11 P.M.
The Left Centre held an important sitting
to day, Tha attitude of the majority of the
committee on the prolongation of Marshal Mac
Mahon's powers was approved, and a resolution
to that effect was unauimously voted. The
Left Centre persists in its determination Ito
put an end to the provisional state of things,
and declars itself prepared to prolong the Pre-
sidency of Marshal MacMahon, closely connect•
iug the law *.o that effect n it h the prompt organ-
isation of the State Powers of the Republic.
All the speakers said that the majority of the
committee had 41114,10 all passible co _cessions,
and ought heuceforth to stand firm on the
ground of the Coustitutfonal bills. The Com-
mittee of Fifteen, after their interview with
Marshal MacMalion, held a sitting, and finally
adopted M. Pence's motion, which fixes the
duration of Menthol MacMahon'e powers at five
years beyond the teem of the present Legisla-
ture, The law to that effect is to becchue a jart
of the Constitution when all the Constitutioual
bibs have been voted.

A COLONEL CONDEMNED TO

IMPHISON3II.,:Nr.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1873-11-15

QUAKER TO COSTER.

Mend, crying '• Warnuta ten-rpenny
Walnut., not, " Waruula, ollee men et peace.—Ptiach,

EARL GREY ON THE ASHANTEE

WAR.
uI (lrey's seoond letter on the Ashantee war filled nearly
three colotona of Saturday's Times. Ile examinee in detail
the evidence afforded by the papers laid before Parliament
of the undecided character of the policy pursued by her
Majesty's Mibisterte on the Coast of Africa, aud of its bad
effects, and thug concludes :--

The nation would have been disgraced for ever if we
had allowed the tribe. we professed to protect to be
destroyed by the Ashantees. The Government woe
obliged to put forth its power, and we learn from the
newspapers that measures have been taken for carryng
on the war upon • very large scale. The information
open to the public does not afford the mean. of judging
whetheathe wisdom of these measure. is equal to their
energy, or whether her Majeety'n Ministers may not be
trying to make up for their peat supineness and want
of foresight by the superfluous vigour they are now
displaying. From so ne symptoms which may be ob-
served, it is difficult altogether to resist the suspicion
that the latter may be the more correct explanation of
their conduct. I trust it may be otherwise,
and that no more is being now done than pru-
dence demands. But if the coati), exertions now
being made are really necessary, it does indeed
afford a striking proof of the want of wisdom displayed
in the petty economy that prevented the adoption of
measures which, if steadily Formed during the last
ten years, would have rendered these exertion' need-
less For the pennies Raved by that ecommay we must
now be spending pounds at least; and, unfortruaately,
the wante of money is not the worst consequence of
the mistakes that have been made. The lives of many
thousands of human beings will have been sacrificed in
battle, by savage butchery, and by disease, before the
war can be brought to a close, and, however complete
our summit in it may be, it cannot leave behind It •
state of things so favourable to • judicious attempt to
raise the inhabitants of Western Africa to a higher
social condition than that which existed when it began.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1873-11-15

CRADLEY.

DRUNK AND DDIORDERLT.-.-At the Polk.: Court.
at Stourbridge' yesterday, before the lion. C. G.
Lyttelton and Mr. J. B. Cochrane Septimus Bills
was charged with being drunk and disorderly, on
the 11th inst. Police-constable Roe proved the
case. Defendant pleaded guilty. Fined 2s 6d
and costs, us 6d.

Com. STEALING.—Mary Richards was charged
with stealing a quantity of coal, on the 12th met,
the property of James Brooks Fisher. The case
was not pressed, and defendant was ordered to pay
the costs.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1873-11-15

had another man clown. A. some of the other men
were runnizg away, SA I illtelltiea to apprehend them,
and as. I thought it would frighten them, I disaharge I
ruy gun without taking any aim or intending to hurt
them. I heard no one call out he was shot, and I
had no idea anybody wee injured. I went to bring
the other men back who bad run away, and with
amistance brought three men back, IWben I got to
the gate, I heard a voice, as I thought, calling my
name, and • big man appeared from the direction of
Ssudiwav }lead. I went up to him and he met me. I
said, " You are one of them, and must come with me."
I took him by the arm or the collar. He said in a very
thisk o.runken voice. " Oh, I'll conic ; you can do
nothing to us, for it's Christmas time." 'the mmn were
then taken to the ineassroom, awl I deepatched a groom
on horseback for a policeman, when be returned saying
the officer teze front borne. I allo s•ed them to go after
takiog their 11(1111t, At Lo time did I hear 'Pernlinsm
complain, nnr that he had complained of being hurt,
nor hal I the slightest Lieu that anybody was hurt until
Mr. GarStt Informed me that such was the este, on
the Monday morning following. lat once requested
Mr. i,rtttt, go the injured man, and to remunerate
him for any suffering h. Was under. I gave Lim £25.
prftuised to pay his doctor'. bill; I told him he should
have anything he required from my house. I had no
notion that he bad put the case into the hands of the
Idle. Mrs. Corbet has visited him at my request,
taking him food, linen, and other necessaries, in addi-
tion t• which be has had anything he required ever
since. That is all I have to say.
Mr. Corbet wan admitted to bail in his own recog.
nizance of £2OO, and two sureties of £lOO each.
Lona Richard Grosvenor, M.P., and Major Little.
dale were the sureties.

The hearing of the case occupied seven hours and a
half.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1873-11-15

"TEE PRESENT POSITION OF THE
TENANT FARMER."

On Saturday afternoon the Duke of St. Albans
presided at • meeting of the Notts Chamber of
Agriculture, and read • paper on "The Present
Prospects and Position of the Tenant Farmer." His
Grace said that the farmer must not expect tile larger
profit' which accrued to those who were engaged in
a less healthy and more risky trade. He scarcely thought
the rents of those who held fartns in Notts Qoasil'
fairly be expected to be lowered. lie would point
out to Englieh farmers that rents in Scotland were
Immensely greater than in England. He thought that
English farmers were not behind their Scotch neigh-
bours. England was equally prominent in agriculture,
and the proof of that was that foreign countries came
to us to buy their stock. Referring to the labour
question, his grace said he agreed that It was to the in-
terest of landlords to attach the labourers to the
occupation by building them good houses. It was,
however, he need namely say, ruinous work building
them, nor did he see why the farmer should be faX.
punted to house his man well whilst no such
moral claim attached to the manufacturer. They
must not disguise from themselves why successive
Governments teem to favour commercial interests,
It was because they represented greater wealth
In a larger population and more perfect combination.
He believed there was another reason, namely, that
there was • general feeling that the landed, and not the
agricultural interest, was represented in Parliament.
There wee plenty of room in the House of Commons
for more tenant farmers. The noble duke went on to
say that he had always felt strongly opposed to the
repeal of the malt tax ; he was informed that the
abolition of that tax would COMO to about twopence
per gallon on beer. Who was likely to gain by that !
He did not think the consumer would get his gleam
cheaper, and he doubted very much if the farmer
would got any more for his barley.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1873-11-15

THE ASHANTEE EXPEDITION.

The day upon which the troops will embark
for the Gold Coast is still uncertain. The pro-
bability. however, still is that several corps
under orders will move from their present sta-
tions to the port of embarcatiom and that the
Tamar aud Himalaya will sail on Monday.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1873-11-15

AUCTIONNUR AND PUBLIC-HOUSE

APPRAISER,

Haring had to REMOVE from Lae late °Mean at Bir-
mingham, respectfully announces that he hasarrauged to
carry on his Profession at his Residence, Holy Cross,
Cient, titourbritige, where he respectfully admits aup•
port from Publicans and others, either wanting to bay
at sell a Public-house, or any other kind of Property.
Late of Old-street, London.
Cash advaveal on Property intended for Sale

pp. 180 cloth, Is; post free for 18 Stamps.
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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1873-11-15

THE IRON TRADE.

WOLVERHAMPTON, Wednesday.

There was a strong,disposition to make sales
by vendors alike ot pig and finished iron, and
of all descriptions of fuel used by the manufac-
turers. The market was, however, in a nervous
condition. Everyone looked eagerly at the
telegrams as they arrived, and its tone was gem r-
ally unsatisfactory. Confidence, or anything
like certainty, as to the future was nowhere ex-
pressed. Without there being any declared re•
duction iu leading district products, quotations
were generally less firm, and orders for inferior
goods were much sought after. Common bar
orders were especially desired. Inferior sheets
were likewise upon offer. 'lee makers of best
sheets reported themselvesifairly supplied with
specifications. Nevertheless, they, too, sought
new business; and, if they would have given
way iu their demands, they would not in all
eases have sought in vain. There were buyers
of this class of irou who would have purchased
moderately if ,inakers would hove met their
views, which were not in ail cases unreasonable.
Plates and augers are being made in tolerable
quantities, fur the use of the girder and bridge
makers chiefly, who keep wellieuiployed through-
out the %thole district- Nor is there much to
complain of in inspect of the manufacturing
trade as a whole, who are now even, as for two
mouths past they have been, supplying the local
carrying companies with more business than
they can deal with at all punctuality. bimul-
taueously, customers in the district have not all
of them been able to get the iron they have or-
dered as fast as they require it. Of the mat,
the explanation is not a want of railw• y trucks,
Out a want of readiness to work as much tame
as they reigut on the part of the wen, lion-
o.akers say they have given up all expectation
of a different state of things till the district has
gone through a period of severe depression.
Such a period they do not bedsve to ha far off.
and they quote, as indicative of the future, the
notices that have been posted iu the United
States rolling-mills, informing empoyis that the
wages of all receiving more than '2 dollars per
day are to be reduced 15 per cent., and of all
receiving less than '2 doilars per day 10 percent.
This action, taken in connection with the partial
closing of mills, aid the easy supply of strike
hands by new men, which is now taking place in
the ironmaking districts of the United States,
is believed to faithfully fortell what will soon
happen in Staffordshire. Coal must, however,
soon tumble headlong. At present the leading
colliery proprietors are as extortsouate as at any
time these two years, and they are making their
Leasehold departments supply them wi h argu-
mentsito plead against the customers in the
manufacturing departments.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1873-11-15

LATEST NEWS.

THE TAUNTON ELECTION PETITION.
A deputation from the Conservation party sp.
plied to the Taunton magistrates on Wednesday,
to furnish a temporarilyjncreased police force
in tha borough, owing to annoyance, threats,
and violence offored to persona in their employ
in search of materials for supporting the peti-
tion against the return of Mr. James, Q.C. The
Bench directed the superintendent to apply for
any requisite assistance.

COLLII.RS' LOCK-OUT AT CONSETT.

A deputation waited upon the manager of the
tt Iron Company's Coilieries in rt Itrenee
to the diertnte prevailing amengat the engine-
tun and weehauies. It was pointed out that

2,000 were locked out who were willing to re-
sume work if the blacksmith Brown, who had
been diseh--rod. '2113 reinstated. The manager
was nimbi. to ett lois, but ft was arranged that
the wh01.., queslosi o/ Cle liatieto should be re-
ferred to the C0t..1 °Moe i Neweastle. The
who of the.ooiliera teatimed uork on Wednes-
,l.

TESTIMONIAL T 3 DLL ZENBALY.
A public meeting -alto baldi Paddington on
Wednesday night., to chow it cppreciatiou tnl
approval of tho able end learlose conduct .4 Dr.
Kerte&ly in the diseharge of hi a public duty as
the counsel for the Claimant of the Tiehhore
estates. Mr. 'Coslow, M.P., wzote a letter ex.
°liana his attendance, and enclosing X 5 towards
a fund for preaentlhg a testimonial to Dr. Ke.
molly, He added that he regretted his promise
to the Court of Qceen's Bench not to attend any
public meeting until after the Tiehbortio trial.
Letters were also read from the Claimant, Mr.
Ntt'slley, M.P.. Mr. Etwiu James, and °theirs
favouring the object of the meeting, and after
asveral speeches had been delivered, a com-
mittee was appoiLtei to collest subscriptions.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1873-11-15

FOR PICTURE FRANES.

ri 0 to the Practical Maker where every de-.
cription of PICTURE IRAMIS, N INDOM
CORNICES, dke., aro manufactured on the Premise,.
Witotesale and Retail, by
D LAM lit RT,
House Decorator,
Gilder and

Picture Frame,
Manufacturer,
OLESIIINIeOR.9, Near STOURBRIDG.a.

P:(.T1•11E FRAMES, CORNICES,

SD MOULDINOS,

Of i-vcry description,

CLEANED. RLPAIRED, or RE-GILT.
OLD PICTLIti.B, Carefully Cleaned, Lined, and
Restored.

L. having had 20 years' practical
• ezeicrieree b all the *hove diffreent Brandies,
Lev to lishisot .... Gentry and Bolao generally that he
Ina now aviary facility fer-exeruting any hrder that
he entrusted to his care, which will meet with his perso-
nal sad pr.tount tilt•-1.1011.
Or or, I, Letter viii meet with strict attention.

Estimate's olven and Men of each Branch sent to any
part .4 the country..
Gentlemen may have their inctare Frames re-gilt on
their own,temisee, if des ired.

ATR. JAMES BOSTON HEYS, Profeaser
of Music, Bigh•street, Cradle, Heath.
kinds of Musical lostrumette 121111 e and
repaired.
New Music at Half-pries.
PIANOFOhTES FOR SALE OR HIRE.

BARRATT & GO'S.
pATENT STOPPER

SODA WATER, LEMONADE.
G INGER BEER, Ac.,
Manufactured by

THOMAS MAUNDERS,
CYCKCILSTI:EET, WEDNESBUIif.

egrut for 610u:bridge and Di.trict,
MR. J. ItUkii.RE'S.

56, VICAR-STEED?, DUDLEY.
All Orders sent by Poet will be promptly attended to.
mil at the seas, traue prices.

THE OLD KING'S HEAD INN,

111(141-TRIET, STOCKBRIDGE.

I OHS SKEI.DING begs to inform the
publ.e ,oroor.oly that he bra taken to the above
woor-itucovu tun, arot ht pet by B tsict attention to merit a
share at aapport

ALKS, NYINL.S. SPIRITS, AND CIOAR, OF THE
LEST QUALITY.
WELL-AIRED BEDS.

AN ~11u1SARY ON MALES? AND COMFIT COVaT DAT.

JOHN MIDDLETON,
HORSE CLIPPER, dc.,
•
RESPECTFULLY informs the Gentry and
inhabitants of Stonrbridge, that he hat, in ,de
artans,roc,itq with bla. T. Vassar, to CLIP and
HORSES at his Veterinary Forge, Market-
street, Stout-bridge.
r, torn, eincere thanks ts his patrons for past
Lavora, and trusts by assiduity and attention to business,
to merit a continuance of the same.

tiny application made at Mr. T. Penney's, Muket-
street, will meet with prompt attention.

NEW WORK BY DR. SMITH.
Just published, post tree for Two Stamp..

UIDE TO HEALTH; or, ADVICE and
.T INSTRUCT lONS, for the CURE of NERVOUS
LZ GLUT. By Dr. HENRY SMI 11, of the Univer•
cal of Jena, Author of the " Volunteers' Manual," dre.
GUIDE TO HEALTH IS • NEW MEDICAL WORE
OD tie icauOol ci all Diseases of the Nervous System,
of Nervous Debility, Menial and Physical Depression,
Pa:p,uition of the Heart,Noises in the Head and taus,
Indecision, Impaired Sight and Memory, Indigestion,
Loss of tuergy and Appetite. Pains in the Back, Consti-
pation, 11111,1,11 g, Hysteria, Timidity, B•lf•Distrust,
Dizziness, Love of Solitude, Groundless Fears, Local
N% eseuess, Muscular heiazation, Ac., resulting frau,
kansostion of Nerse-puwer.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1873-11-15

BENSON'S
WATCHES, CLOCKS, GOLD JEWELLEIT
SILVER AND ELECTRO-PLATE.

To the Queen

By Swig
AFPußateeent
H KN. the

Plaza MIDALL—LONDON, DUBLIN, & PAM
WATCHES CLOCKS
Of all kinds, at 2 to 200 Of an kinds.at 's to IN
guavas. guineas.
Lever, Vertical I Church,lurmt
Horizontal, Duple: Carriage, Chime
Chronometer, Chronograph; Dining and Drawiatroos
)ieyleee, Centre Seconds ; Hell, Shop
itepeatera, Indian, &c. , Library, Bracket, fee.

GOLD JEWELLERY
The latest fashions.
tlracelets, Brooches
arrings, Lockets
Necklaces, Chains
Nino, Studs
eine, Crosses, B,:c.

, SILVEI3 AND ELICTIO
PLATE
All the sew desigsk
Dinner Services
Tee and B roalifast Services
Creels, Baskets
Inlivtands, Claret Jugs
Spoons, Yorks,,ke.

Primed sad Publlobod by tbo Solo Proprietor. SUMO
?IS LD, it his Offices, SS, High-street. Stour Sifts*, i 1
she County of Worcester : so etkliJkl eM
other oososesuolvions isnet. he Jislarelseil.
Saturday, November 15, 1673.

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1873-11-15

THE YOUNG HIPPOPOTAMUS.

Mr. Frank Rockland writes In Land and Water:—

" Wednesday last, the sth of November, being the
fir.t birthday ef little Guy Flwlees, the young hippo-
potamus, I have coiled at the 7. oological Gardens to ,
with the pretty little fellow 'misty happy returns of
the day.' After he had finished his breaktast Prescott,
the keeper, enticed Guy Fawkes and his mother out of
the water. The little one is as tame, playful, and
docile am a kitten. We made him out to be about six
feat fenr long and two feet ten at the shoulders.
His back is slaty niece colour, le, use ...I.e.', ...i.e..,
and legs are of a lovely pink salmon colour. We
calculated his weight to be nearly one ton, and his
mother would make and weigh about three little
hippos. Ile eats au 1 sleeps well, and b-sides his
natural nourishment his meals consist of chaff, bran,
maugold-wurzel, scalded oata, biscuit, and sugar.
He is very fond of anything sweet. He has already
learnt to beg for food; tie puts his bead out between
the bars, opens his mouth, and pricks up his little ears
when he wants to beg. rhe gape of his mouth is about
18 inches, he has already a most lovely set of white
teeth, and the tu.ke begin to project out of his pink
gums. His mother is very watchful over him, and if
she thinks any one is about to disturb her child, hisses
loudly like a big snake. Every morning when It is moist
and wet he and his mother are let out into the bath
outside; when it is dry and frosty they are
kept in the house, as the frost would crack and
parch their delicate skin,. When in his morning
bath he is very playful and plunges about like a por-
poise. The pair of hippos sleep on the straw all night,
but they spend a great portion of the day in their
bath in the house in a sort of semi-sleep. They float
up to breathe apparently without an effort, like c3rks
rising to the surface. When under water they keep
their eyes wide open after the manner of crocodiles.
When the month of the yonng one is wide open, it will
be seen that the tongue is arched directly upwards so
as to form a compact valve, which prevents the water
going down the gullet. The old father in the next
den talks to his wife and child by means of sonorous
gruntings, and they answer him. The father's face is
much longer and sharper than that of his wife, and
his eyes and noes) are much more prominent I under-
stand from Mr. Bartlett, who kindly allowed me a
private interview with the hippo., that another baby
Is expected about next April, and that Barnum Is
most anxious to obtain it. I doubt if he will ; let him
go and catch a wild baby hippo for himself. The excel-
lent health and condition of the three hippos does Mr.
Bartlett, and Prescott, theit personal valet, the
greatest credit I forgot when writing the above to
mention that Guy Fawkes turns out after all to be a
young lady hippo; she is More delicately featured
than her father, and is very like her mother in face.
Let us all wish her many happy returns of the day.' "
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1873-11-15

THE WHOLESALE EXECU-
TIONS AT SANTIAGO.

PHILADELPHIA. Wednesday.

The Spaniards at Santiago on Friday, exe-
cuted Captain Fry and 116 of the crew of the
Virginius. On Saturday they executed 1 plLS-
sengerti, The total numbar of executious has
been M. This intelligence, received to-day,
liss caused a profouril bensation.
The ironclad Manhattan has been ordered to
be fitted for sea. The Aj ix and other irouclads
at League Island are also ordered immediately
to be prepared for service.
The ironclad Mallepae, at Norfolk, is ordered
to be prepared for service.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1873-11-15

THE TAX ON BEER.

The following letter has been sent to The Times for publi-
cation :

lam anxious to remove a misconception which
has arisen respecting the attitude of employers of agri-
cultural labour with reference to a remission of the tax
on beer. Formers when demanding a repeal of the
Malt Duty are commonly met with the challenge,
"Then you would increase the income-tax to make up
the difference?" Thin is supposed to settle everything.
But I wish to point out that, as a rule indeed, almost
everywhere in England excepting in the cider districts
and in special cases—the farmer pays aamskit.tax upon
his own corunimption more than double the amount of
his income-tax. The following figures are approximate
facta for a sample farm of r,OO acres in an eastern
county:—

The occupier consumes In his own household or gives
to his men as part wages—or gives, in some cases, an
equivalent In money in lieu of beer, which comae to the
same thing-50 barrels per year at 365. per barrel,
making his outlay for beer 290 per year. The tax,
putting it at only 6n. per barrel, comes to £l5 per
year. nut his Income-tax, now at 3d. in the pound on
half his rental—namely, .2500, amounts to only £6 ss.
per year. So that farmers in general would gain
directly by the repeal of the Malt-tax, even if it did
involve, which is never likely to be the case, a doubling
of the income-tax under Schedule B.
Now look at the tax upon the labourers employed
on such farm. Say 12 labourer., with their familial,
purchase and consume, in addition to what the farmer
supplies one barrel of beer per head, at 36a., that is
221 12a. per year • and also in harvest and in some
other piecework, an men, with their familia., purchase
and consume 24 gallons per head, coding £l2 for the
ten. The total sum expended by the labourers will be
£33 12.. ; the quantity consumed. barrels ; and
the tax paid by the labourers, £5 12g. per year. The
total burden of the Malt-tax upon employer and elm
',toyed together on the farm of 500 acres thus amounts
to no lea than £2012.. per year. lhat ic an oppressive
impost upon agriculture. In this statement lam leay.
Inc out of view altogether the great and even lc-
calculable indirect advantages which are usually ad-
vanced as the strongest inducement for repealing the
duty on malt.
conclnsion, I would appeal to large employers of
labour in worke and factories to consider whether they
aa not interested in easing the expenditure of their
workmen by securing for them a "free dinner and
,upper table," now that the "breakfast table" is
already free enough. If 500 town workmen, with
their families, purchase and consume three barrele of
beer per bead per year at 36e., tbis will be an outlay
f £2,700 per year, out of which the taxation is £450.
This appears no trifling burden upon those haods,
and it is certainly eurprising that a louder cry
has not been raised against it.—l have, kc.,
JOHN A I.GERNON CLARKE.
The Salisbury note!, Fiatatreet,
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1873-11-15

AMERICA AND SPAIN.
PROSPECTS OF WAR.

NEW ICOEI4 Thursday.

Intense excitement prevailsjiere in reference
to the execution of the Virginia* prisoners. The
press generally denounce the barbarity of the
Spaniards, and demand that condign punishment
may be inflicted. The New York lima says
that nothing is now left to America bat to de.
clare war with Spain for the Americans mar.
dercd, and publicly take possession of Cuba,
which would cost little trouble.

Adviees from Havana state that the Spanish
press is rejoicing at the enercy die:shired to-
wsrds the rebels.

WASEIINGTON, ThursdaT.

The United States Government will pursue a
firm pokey with regard to the erecation of the
Virginias prisoner.
It is staled in official gum-tors that the Cabil
net haa decided that the long line of outrages
perpetrated by the Spanish Volanteera in Cuba
11111,1 come to an end. If the Madrid Govern-
ment is unAble to enforce its authority, the
United States wit be compelled to assert their
power, cud protect thetr own int, rtsts and
honour.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1873-11-15

TO GLASS MANUFACTLRERS.

AGENCY WANTED, by a Gentleman having
bad 10 yeare experi. nee in London and the South.
ai the principal buera. Good refererces an,'
St runty can be given.—Address, A 8., care of Mrs
nitper, Stationer, 126, Holborn Hill, London.