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The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1887-06-04

ITCHING PILES-SYMPTOMS AND CURE.

The symptoms are moisture, like perspiration, intense
itching, increseed by scratching ; very distressing,
particularly at night ; seems as if pin-worms were
crawling in and about the rectum ; the private parts are
sometimes affected. If allowed to continue very serious
results may follow. "MAYNE'S OINTMENT" is •
pleasant, sure cure. Also, for Teller, Itch, Halt-Rheum
fkald-Head. Erysipelas, Blotches, all scaly, crusty Skin
Diseases. Made only by Dr. Swarm k Sou. %Hada.,
U.S. Price, 2.. Sold by Druggist. audi. Newberry &
Sens, London.
"Noma ow RATA. —The Thin__ desire& found

last. Ask chemists, grocers or oilmen, for Rough
on Rats. It clears out rats, mice, beetles, roaches
files, bedbugs, insects, ground moles, etc. 7d. and
Is lid boTes.
THROAT
.AFFECTIONS AND BOARSENESs.—AII suffer
jug from irritation of the throat and hoarseness will
be agreeably surprised at the almost immediate relief
afforded by the use of "Brown'e Bronchial Troches'
These famous "lozenges" are now sold by most respect-
able chemists in this country at Is lid per box. Peo..le
troubled with a "11 tcking cough," a "slight cold " or
bronchical &Sections, cannot try them too soon As
simila,. troubles, if allowed to progress, consult in
serious Pulmonary and Asthmatic affections. See that
the words "Brown's Bronchial Troches" are on the
Government Stamp around each box.—Prepared by
JOHN I. BROWN & SONS. Boston, US. European depot,
33, Farringdon Road, London.
FLORILINE I—FOR THE TEETH AND BREATH.—A few
drops of the liquid "Floriline" sprinkled on a wet tooth
brush produces a pleasant lather, which thoroughly
cleanses the teeth from all parasites or impurities.
bardena the gums, prevents tartar, stops decay, gives
the teeth a peculiar pearly-whitners. and a delightful
fragrance to the breath. It remover, all unpleasant odour
arising from decayed teeth or tobacco smoke. "The
Fragrant Floriline, ' being composed in part of Honer
and sweet herbs, is delicious to the taste, and the
greatest toilet discovery of the age. Price 2s 6d of all
Chemists and Perfumers, Wholesale depot moved to
33, Farringdon Road. London

Sus 70173 TEETH Better pay half-a-nrown to
Druggist for a bottle of Tunisia, and keep your teeth than
tali-a-crown to a dentist and lose them. Tisheel cures the
Tic, Faceache, Neuralgia and nearly every case of Tuoth
ache, solely and speedily. Relief i tollna in
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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1887-06-04

FINANCE COMMITTEE REPORT.

Your committee report that the tr. a3urer's btl-
ances on the several accounts at this date are a+
follows, namely :—lmprovement Acs outt, balar.ce
due from treasurer, £233 17s 6d; Highway Account,
balance due to treasurer, £l2B 2s 6d ; Urban Sani-
tary Account, balance due to treasurer. £423 6s 91:
Loan Account, balince due trom treasurer, £l4O Is
91; Wages Ace.m it, balance due to treasurer, L 2
4s 2d'; Summary of balances (exclusive of Loan
Account), total due to treasurer, £319 15s 11d, Your
Committee have carefully examined the following
accounts, and finding them correct, recommend
that they be paid : Improvement Account, £263 Be
61; Highway Account, £llB 16s sd; Urban S ni-
tary Account, £39 178 3d. Your Committee have
examined the vouchers of accounts ordered to be
paid at tne last monthly meeting and find them to
be correct. Your committee recommend that a
lamp be fixed io the centre of Beale Street. Your
committee recommend that in future all transfe.s
of mortgages _be brought before the Board. A
precept from the Hain Drainage Board, for the sum
of £658 14., was laid before your committee.

GRAMMAR SCHOOL SPORTS.—Tbe athletic sports in
comiection wi 1-1 the above school will take place on
Wednesday :next, June Bth, at 230 p.m., on the
Stourbritige Cricket (Irwin]. A. band has been
engaged, and if fine wea(h,q, prevails a good at-
tendance ot sport lovers sh aid be se-a
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1887-06-04

WOMEN AT THE IRISH UNIVERSITY.

The fifth report of the Royal University of Ireland
was issued on Tuesday. It appears that the total
number of persona who presented themselve4 at
various academical examinations of the Uniyersi.v
during the year 1886 was 2933, being an increase c;f
43 on the year 1885. Former reports (says Lord
Emly, the Vice-Chancellor) have referred speCiall y to
the distinctions which the women students Of the Uni-
versity have achieved for themselves. I am glad to
be able again to speak on this subject with un-
diminished satisfaction. In the year 1884, nine of
the women students were admitted to the degree of
bachelor of arts, five of them with honours. In 185
nine women wore again admitted to the degree, four
obtaining honours. Last year again the degree wee
conferred on nine women, four of them taking
honours. Last year.also one lady was admitted to
the degree of Master of Arts in the Department of
the Mental and Moral Sciences and Politicql
Economy. At the B.A. Degree Examination last
year, Miss Mary Story obtained the first place in tho
First Class Honours in Modern Literature, and won a
First Class Exhibition. At the Matriculation Exami-
nation held last year, 78 women presented themselvcr,
being an increase of 10 on the numbers of 1885; 71
passed, 27 with honours.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1887-06-04

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1887-06-04

THE TITHE TROUBLES IN WALES,

A force of 250 police was drafted into the Meifod
Valley, Montgomeryshire, the other day, to protect
the representatives of Christ Church, Oxford, in
selling the stock of several farmers which had been
seized for unpaid tithe. The farmers have asked for
an abatement of 10 per cent., which the College
authorities have refused. The matter was settled at
one farm; but at the next the crowd resisted the
advance of the police, and to avoid a serious riot the
police were withdrawn and sent back to Welshpool.
The auctioneer was caught, and his coat having been
turned inside out, he was marched in that style
through the streets of Corwen, and made to sign a
declaration that he would never return there as an
auctioneer.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1887-06-04

THOUSANDS of TESTIMONIALS.

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cases, BY ALL Cli hMIS I aid PATENT MEDI IN
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stamps by the Proprietors, in LINOOLNLAND MIILAND
001INTIZA DRUG COMPANY, Lincoln.

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1887-06-04

CURE OF DEAFNESS.

NOISES IN THE EARS.;.

Ras% B. J. SILVE IiTON kvites sufferers to send for his
book showing the disease and tbe means of cure. Post
free 6(1 . with letter of advice if ease can be stated.
Imperial Buildings, Ludgate Circus, Leaden. Free
consultstions daily.

NERVOUS
L. A ldwdical Work. showing snff-rers how &hay' mar _
be cured without the aid of Quacks. Free au reaaipS-or
postage stamp.
Address, SHCBITARY. Institute of Anatomy,
Birmingham.

&mous lurcurato health and inability to work non.
.from the usfi of bat tea; at article Caat sti ned ab.se al
things be used pure For 50 years HeaszstaXe Ts&
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rich, and delicious &your, wilt i prisct parity bold .1
London lixotti prices by ngehts «Ystrywhsr,.
List of Ag,uts in this locality : STOUR tiIDdK
Clarke,. Chemist, High • treet ; Hekr, Chemist, High
.4reet ; 11-ck, 13*, High Strpei. Bf:erirr
Rawlings, Clieu at Kidtiertnitistcr mwesiyit, 11:40,14.
hing.—Halesow n: Lawt)r, Checniit,- hiurr4..4Aac.
Chemis.s Ly.t: Lirneuwoo I, Chemist. tf".o4ti
White, Chemist.— King wiairJ, bfale.—Brettetl Lass;
Ciilina,Qhethist Birmingham. Bach. Cog Bittf.
Bing.—Bewdley, Ga,coigne, Chrmist.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1887-06-04

LOCAL TAXATION.

A. blue-book was issued on Tuesday by the Local
Government Board containing the local taxation
returns for the year 1885-86: This is the 79th annual
poor rate return which has been published. It is
divided into four parts, of which part I. gives a sum-
mary, as regards each union-county and division, of
the amount of the poor rates levied during the year,
and the amounts received by boards of guardians from
Treasury repayments and otherwise (except from
loans) in aid of such rates, and also the amounts ex-
pended therefrom; (1) For the relief of the poor and
purposes connected therewith ; (2) for purposes un-
connected with such relief; and (3) for purposes
partly connected and partly unconnected with such
relief. It also gives separately the amounts received,
expended, and outstanding in respect of loans raised
by boards of guardians. Part 11. is a comparative
statement of the expenditure on relief to the poor in
the years ended Lady-day 1885 and 1886. Part 111.
gives details of all the receipts and expenditure shown
in Part 1., exclusive of loans, with regard to each of
the 647 unions and parishes under separate boards
of guardians in England and Wales. Part IV. of
the return is devoted to the loan transactions of
boards of guardians. It gives, as regards each
board of guardians, the amount raised by means
of loans, and the expenditure defrayed out of loans,
daring the year, together with the amounts cf the
loans owing by the guardians at the end of the year.
The expenditure (excluding that defrayed out of loans
and payments to other local authorities) amounted to
£15,690,714, of which £6,705,245 was spent on pur-
poses altogether unconnected with the relief of the
poor. The principal items of the expenditure on the
relief of the poor, and purposes connected therewith,
were : In maintenance, £1,837,624; out-relief,
£2,490,025; maintenance of lunatics in asylums or
licensed houses, £1,175,072; workhouse or other
loans repaid and interest thereon, £541,494; salaries
and rations of officers and superannuation allowances,
X 1,332,017 ; other expenses, £919,998 total,
£8,296,230. The expenditure on purposes uncon-
nected with the relief of the poor was as follows:
Payments to local authorities other than poor law
authorities, X 6,254,050 • school attendance com-
mittee expenses, £45,471; payments on account of
the Registration (Births, Deaths, &c.) Acts, £92,980;
vaccination fees and expenses, £93,475: Parlia-
mentary registration and cost of jury lists £164,980;
school fees for non-pauper children, £28,771 : other
expenses, £2s,slB—total, £6,705,245. Of this sum
of £8,296,230, as much as £2,258,029 was expended
for tie relief of the poor in the metropolis.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1887-06-04

Vtfue.A...utiJ IittIDEGROOII?

An unusual spectacle was witnessed late the othr..-
night in Ole St. Lazar° railway-station at Pan... A.
lArge wedding-party of bucolic per,ons from Erman%
a little town at some distance from the French capital,
alig34ted from the train which arrived from that place
at 10 o'clock. The party was of the usual French
type, and such as may be seen any fine day traversing
the glades of the woods of Boulogne and Vincennes,
where many larisian honeymoons are celebrated.
There were the bride, with her - orange-blossoms
withering in the chill night air, her father, mother,
cousins, and aunts decked out in gaudy finery, brides.
maids in white dresses rendered rather dingy by
smoke and dust, and the best man in a secondhand
dress suit, wearing the conventional white choker and
patent-leather boots a trifle too big for him. But
where was the principal person of the party—the
bridegroom? The answer could only be taken up by
echo, for that matrimonial candidate had been missing
all day, and when, as in the famous hymeneal banquet
of "The Ancient Mariner," the guests were met,
the feast was set, he was nowhere to be seen. It
appears that the bride's father is a farmer at Ermont,
and his daughter was betrothed to a false-hearted
joiner at Enghien-les-Bains. The marriage was to
have taken place at ten o'clock on the morning in
question in the mayor's office at Ermont. •A sump-
tuous breakfast had been prepared at the best inn,
and everything was ready. But the majestic mayor,
encircled with his tricolour sash of office, waited in
vain, for the bridegroomnever appeared; and, weary
of delay, the wedding guests ate their breakfasts in
solemn silence, and then spent the day going from
Ermont to Enghein and back again, looking high and
low for the missing man. The ill-fated bride went
three times into violent hysterics. The bridesmaids
did their best to console her, and the best man sent
scouts in every direction, but all to no purpose. At
nine o'clock at night the whole party left for Paris in
the hope of finding the bridegroom, or some tidings
of him, at the Prefecture of Police. The officials on
duty in that establishment could, of course, do nothing
for the unfortunate rustics, who had to return, slowly
and sadly, to Ermont by the midnight train.

Ricn gold mines have been found in Eastern
Siberia, some few hundred miles frcm Yakutsk, ex-
tending over a district hitherto unexplored. Report
declares that the region is a perfect new California in
its greatest days of the gold-diggings.
" DEBBIES " is the Society term for debutantes of
this season in the United States. Damsels who came
out a few years ago are styled "tabbies,* and those
growing passee, and who yet remain single, get the
nan" of " tarriere,r because-the expected, bumband
dotb tarry.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1887-06-04

CYCLONE IN INDIA:

CALCUTTA, Friday.
A cyclone of great violence swept over Bangor and
across the head of the bay of Calcutta.
Several lightships have gone adrift or are mis Bing.
The Retriever,which was towing the ship Godiva, and
a local steamer, with 750 persons on board, were also
reported missing. The Government steamer Resolute
was despa,ched in search of the lightships and
wrecks. It is reported that much damage has been
done in the Orissa district, where the telegraph wires
are broken.
A later despatch says: The tug Retriever is now
known to have foundered on the Sandheads. Only
one of the crew was saved. The Godiva is safe.
A telegram, dated Calcutta, to Lloyd's states:
" Nepaul-Italy (Star of Italy), Conconada, Cahitosh
(?Clan Macintosh), Nerbudda, Lawada, Othello,
Landaura, Gilcruix, all well ; Godiva reported
anchored; Eastern Channel, crew all safe; Retriever
(tug), Lascar saved reports foundered, 26th; Sir John
Lawrence still missing; Maharajah (5), left Calcutta
24th or 25th; spoken at Sandheads 27th, all well;
Australia, ship left
_Calcutta 24th; anchored off
Bangor. Godiva, coming up the river, reports all
well, but decks swept and cargo shifted."
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1887-06-04

FILL FROM A PRECIPICE.

Samuel losbal lenstett, aged 20 of Wateel.o
Road, Cheetham, Manchester, fell on Thurads7
Afteruoon from a precipice, Oft. high at Stock
Ghyll Waterfall, Ambleside, and received such
Pore injuriectluit his life is despairod of.

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ALARMING COLLISION.
A collision occurred yesterday morning, betwo:n
one of the Blackburn_ tram engines, and al

A Manchester man, name unknown, who !way company's !on y. drawn by two hnrses. Tao
walk torry was upset and both horses were injured, but
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employed as a labourer at Westininstel: Abbey i
the passengers in the tramcar escaped with a shock
fixing the scaffolding, met with a dreadful death ()nal
Thursday evening. He fell from the seaffoldlng oi.
some opiked iron re thugs, which pierced hi s body,
producind fatal injuries.

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THE COLLIERY EXPLOSION NEAR
GLASGOW.

RECOVERY OF ANOTHER BODY,

raE JUBILEE AND CORPORATION FUNDS.
A writ was served on the Blackbarn Corporation
resierday morning to restrain them from expending
he ratepayers' money in preparations for celebra-
Iting the Queen's Jubilee. An application for an
;junction will be made, which will be strongly
ipposed by the Corporation,

Another body was found in the working,. of
Udston Colliery yesterday morning, that of /am
Allison, 45, chairman. A number of ignitcd
unignited matches were found in his pocket. Da
is the sixth body recovered.

DEATH OF A STIPENDIARY MAGISTRATE.
Mr. J. Phillips, stipendiary magistrate for Wed
liam, died in" London on Thursday nigh after a
long illness. He was the first stipendiary for this
new Essex borough, and had held the office ee'rett
Tears.

THROAT IRRITATION AND Coucin.—floreness and dry-
„tees, tickling and irritation, inducing cough and affect.
ing the voice. For these symptoms use Epps's Glyeer-
line Jujubes. In contact with the glands at the
loment they are excited by the act of sucking the
jrly.cerine in these agreeable confections becomes
ictively healing. Sold only in boxes, 'lid., tins ls lid,
labelled "Jams, Epps & Co. Homceopatkio Chemists.
..ondon." Dr. George Moore in his work on "Nose
tad i hroat Diseases," says; • The Glycerine Jujubes
bprepared by James Epps and Co., are of undoubted
ervice as a curative or palliative *gent," while Or,
Jordon Holmes, Senior PhTscian to the Municipal
throat and Ear Infirmary, write.: "After an extended
vial, I have found your Glycerine Jujubes of consider.
1.)le benefit in almost all forms of throat disarms,"
laps's Medicines may be had at 136, High btreet
Itourbridge
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1887-06-04

SHOCKING SCENE AT A BULL FIGHT.

The Petvo Marseillais gives the following account
of a very exciting scene, which occurred at a bull
fight outside Saragossa the other day: "After two
bulls had been despatched without any special inci-
dent, the third, an animal named Salado, jumped
over the barrier into the amphitheatre, crushing an
old man and a lad of eighteen. It would be difficult
to give an adequate description of the panic and
tumult which ensued. The whole of the spectators
jumped to their feet. In the twinkling of an eye the
space around the bull was vacated, and the crowd
rushed into a corner, trying to protect themselves by
means of planks and .sticks from his expected'
charge. The bull made a desperate rush for
a young girl, who, with a shriek fell to
the ground, but one of the torreadors, with
great presence of mind, trailed a red cloth in
the path, and thus diverted his attention from
the girl, who was dragged unconscious to a place of
safety. The bull next trampled under foot an unfor-
tunate vendor of drinking water, and forced his way
into that part of the ring known as the " Tertnlia."
A young wan in one of the boxes tried to shoot him,
but the three bullets from his revolver which he
managed to lodge in him only served to increase his
fury. One of the men then tried to run him through,
but he missed his aim, and the bull charged him
furiously. The man stepped aside, and the bull's
horns went so deep into the wooden paling that, before
he could withdraw them, two men plunged their
swords into him. Even this did not kill him out-
right, the enraged animal staggering some 30 yards
and breaking down a number of benches before the
breath was out of his body."
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1887-06-04

COMMISSIONERS' MEETING

Mr. W. J. Turney presided at the adjourned
meeting of this Board, held at the Assembly R)otn,
Talbot Hotel, on Thursday. The other members
present were 2,l,issre. Platt, James, Haskew, Perkin,
Parkes, Parkis, Hicklin, Walker, Stringer, Litighee,
Woolley, Collis, Newnarc, and J, E. Jones.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1887-06-04

GENERAL PURPOSES COMMITTEE.

Town Officer's Report, Nuisances brought for-
ward from last report 15, reported durifig the month
110, 125, removed or in case of rem vs!, old 7,
new 85, carried to next month 92, 33.

_
Night Soil Remeval. 197 privies, 161 ashpits,
belonging to 320 h tuses, have been emptied au I
cleansed and their conteats removed; number of
loads 249. The seven registered lo !ging-Louie:
have been occupied during the mouth by 2196
persons, 73 daily, 511 weekly. The elghteen regi-
tered slaughter-houses as well as the lodging-houses
are in a good sanitary c,n lition, except a slaugeter-
house in Birmingham Street.
The Medical Officer of Health repotted that from
April 11 to. May 25,31 births had ben registered,
16 males and 15 females. Daring the same p iod
22 deaths had been reAistere 1, 15 miles and 7
females Birth.rate.3B.l and death' rate 27.5. Three
deaths from zymotic diseases were reported. Out
of 122 deaths 7 were over 60 and 10 one year and
younger. The Officer reports a complaint about the
smoke in the Climax Works, and some proceedings
must be taken about the nuisance. Your cournittee,
in reference to the fire hydrant required to bc laid
down near the Foster Street Statiour report on the
evidence of the Town Officer that there is no
necessity for the Board to lay down another hy.
drant, as sufficient means el6st at the present time
(and which have recently been tested) to meet auy
emergency Velt may arise. Toe necessary instru:-
tions have been given to carry out the orders of the
Board with respect to the ighti g of L ,wer High
Street, which will be compliel wit at an eariy date
as far as the summer lamps are concerned. The
Board of Guardians as the lighting authority for
Amblecote have been wilt ten to as to the required
lamp on the °th'r side of the bridge, aid time mat or
will be brought before their Sanitary Authority.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1887-08-27

TIE MARKETS.

MARIGLANE.
Quietness has been the characteristic of the grain trade at
D'art-Lane. Buyers operated very cantionPly. The sales
of home-grown wheat in the leading markets of England
and Wales during the 51 weeks of the season were
2,181,938 qrs against 2,896,787 qrs, et an average of
338 Id, against aOs 10d per qr; barley, 2,421,693 qrs
against 2,793,305 qrs, at an average of 248 9d again 4
27s 8d ; and oats, :-52,565 qrs against 370,158 qrs, at
g.. 1 average of 168 11d, against 198 5d per qr. English
ve teat was in slow demand at about 18 per qr less on the
vveek. Foreign wheat was inactive, and 18 lower then on
Monday. Not much was done in flour, and prices wer e weak.
say 6d to is easier. Barley was quiet throughout, and I,as
not well held. Maize was fairly firm, with a mode eta busi-
ness doing. Oats were affected by the urge arrivals, cud
inferior Russian sorts were eader. Beans and peas quiet,
and unaltei ei.
METROPOLITAN CATTLE.
The cattle trade has been wanting in activi'y. Buqiness
throughout has hcen very quiet, and buyers have hail the
advantage. Fresh suppl:es were teirly good. B est, from
our own grazing distrios were in fair supply. Trere w.B
Foreign anbdestshiloretrieiofornrd3s4aaig
a limited demand, and, whilst the open', g was ra,derat, lv
Runts made
per 81b. beasts were in fair supply and slow
mtdee ealboos eutw4ese 2wdetoak. 4s Tadh,e
requests at about late rates.
rate!y well filled Business was very
s ow, and the to e
The sheep p wer. mode-
half-breds, 4s 6d to 4s Ed Per 81b. Lambs were qui.t, at
was flat. Choice 81-stone Downs made Is, an i heavy
5s to
5a gd per 81b. Calves and pigs sold at ; revious
second quality ditto, Ss 6d to Is 10d;
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rencies. Quotations : Coarse and inferior beasts,
n Is 10d to 48 Od ; ditto Bcoi &c.,
Cd to 48 4d; coarse and inferior sheep, 38 Oct to 38 6d ;
„wild quality ditto, Is 6d to 48 4d- prime coarse-
woolled ditto, 4s 6d to 9s 8d •, prime Sonthdown ditto,
3ps to 3:
4s pm to be Cd; lambs, 5s iDd. to 5s 8d ' • large coarse
o6dael ,
calves. 38 (Id to 38 8d; prime small ditto, 38 I.Cd to 48 d;
large hogs, 2s 9d to 8s 4d; neat small porkers, as ed to
4s 4d per 81b to sink the offal.

METROPOLITAN MEAT.
The supply was only moderate, but was in exce-s of the
very limited demand—trade being bad, at the annexed
(rotations : Inferior beef, 2s Od ta 2s 8(1; middling
ditto, 2s &I to 3s Od ; prime ditto, 38 4(1 to Ss 8d ;
Scotch ditto. 3s 6d to 3s 8d ; American, Liverpool killed.
3s Od to 3s Cd ; ditto killed, hind quarters, 3s 2d to 3s bd ;
dlttn, ditto, fore quarters, Is 8d to 2s Od; English veal,
Ss 41 to 45 Od ; Dutch ditto, 2s 4(1 to Ss 4d; inferior
mutton. 2s 41 to 3s Od; middling ditto, 35 4(1 to 4s Cd ;
prime ditto, 4s 2d to 4s 6 ' ; Scotch ditto, 4s 4d to 4s 8(1 g
New Zealand, ditto, 2s 6d to 2s 8d; lamb, 3s 81 io 4s Od ;
large pork, 3s Od to 3s 6(1; small ditto, Ss 8d to 4s 4d per
61b by tile carcase.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1887-08-27

THE CAPTAIN'S STATEMENT.
_ _

Captain F. S. Lane, master orti-ie- City of Montreal,
has made the following statement: "On Wednesday,
August 10, the wind was moderate, increasing from
N. N.W. At about 9 p.m., fire was discovered in the
after main or top deck, amongst the cotton. Fire
hoses were instantly connected, water was freely used,
and every effort made to extinguish the flames.
These efforts were, however, in vain, and the fire
filially spread to such an extent in the upper and
lower 'tween-decks that I saw the ship was doomed
to destruction. From the very commencement of the
outbreak active preparations were made in provision-
ing the boats and getting them ready for sea. • At
6 a.m. on the 11th flames burst out of one of the
after hatches, fled then the boats were lowered. The
sea was high at the time, and with much difficulty
all the women and children were first put into them,
the male passengers and crew following. The boats
were not manned by their respective crews, as the men
had to fight down the fire to the last moment, and
c• uld not, therefore, be at their boats. Moreover,
there was so rough a sea that the boats were obliged
to stand away from the ship's side as soon as the
loading was completed. The boats were safely
off, when it was discovered that by some unfor-
tunate oversight about 20 people were left on board.
No. 3 boat immediately returned and took off six of
these, and other boats took off the remainder. At
that time a barque was reported coming towards us,
and on her arrival the boats put all their people on
board. One boat was missing—No. B—and she was
teen to put herself before the wind, using her oars for
Palk and run away from the burning vessel, in direct
disobedience to my orders. After being all that night
on board the barque Trebant, from Charleston for
London, we were transferred to the steamship York
City, of the Furness Line, bound to London from
Baltimore, which vessel brought us to Queenstown,
having previously tried to find the missing boat.
We cAn't say enough in praise of the kindness
and generosity of the captain who rescued us, and
Captain E. W. Bonn, of the York City, who did
every thing that lay in his power for our comfort, dis-
tributing his own personal property right and left to
tho,e who were in need, and giving up every comfort
to thoe around him. We hope that No. 8 boat and
her crew have been picked up, the accident having
i occurred right n the track of steamers bound east
and west. As in every case like this, there are some
grumblers who consider everything should have been
done as if on a pleasure party; but little notice has
been taken of them. After a fine weather_passage
we landed at Queenstown, thankful for deliverance
from what might have been a very sad disaster. The
smoke and heat affected the eyes of the chief officer
and those who were trying to put out the fire, in-
cluding myself, rendering all of ao partially blind
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1887-08-27

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1887-08-27

FISH.

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Supplies short and trade dull. Prices, wholesale: Scotch
salmon, lid per lb; curtd English salmon, 2s icr lb;
grilde, 10d per lb; salmon trout, Is 2d per lb ; turbot, 88
per stone ; brill, 75 per stone; cad, 2s to 3e each; soles, 10
per lacx; plaice, 18s per lox; mackerel, 8s per score; re t
mullets, lie par doz.-n; whiting, 8s per has; fresh had-
docks, 6s per box; live eels, 123 per draft; (le id ditto,
34s per dr.ft ; lobsters, 15s per score ; crabs. 20s per
pad; bloaters, 33 per box; kippers, 4s per round; white-
bait is 3d per cuait ; prawns, 65 per 10; shrimps, is to
2s per gallon. Retail: Scotch salmon, Is 3d per lb ; cured
Eog Jab salmon, 2s 6d per-lb; grilse, is per lb; trout,
is 4d per lb; turbot, 103 per'll-i; brill, 8e1; goles Is Od eer
-bod, '4d; per lb; fresh-haddocks, 3cl Per lb; live eels, Is 4d
per lb; dead eel., 3d per lb; plaice, i d to Is each;
mackerel. 61 each ; ied mullets, is 6d each; whiting, 4d
each; lobsters, 13 to 2s each; crabs, 6d to 2s each;
blosters, 6d t ls per doz, n; kippers, 15 per dozen ,• dried
hadilocks, 3d to 9d e 'eh ; oysters. td to 28 per dozen ,
prawns, is Ed per dozen; whitebait, Is ed p r quart ;
shrimps, 4d per pint.

POTATO.
There was a fair supply of potatoes on ids. Tb.
trade was steady, at the aznesed rates Essex regents.
100 s to 140 s; ditto kidneys, luOs to 140 s early Naos, IWO
to 130 s and Esbrons. 110! to 160 s Der toll,
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1887-08-27

THE NATIONAL LEAGUE.

Mr. E. Robertson having asked whether, in addition
to the returns relating to boycotting and agrarian out-
rages, in which he could find no reference whatever to
the National League, the Government intended to lay
before the House any evidence that would enable it to
discharge the duty which was la'd upon it by statute
of deciding whether the proclamation of the National
League as a dangerous association should be confirmed
or not, Mr. W. H. Smith replied that it was not in-
tended to lay any additional papers on the table.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1887-08-27

PRINCE FERDINAND AND BULGARIA

THE PRINCE'S RECEPTION.

According to a Sofia correspondent all the Foreign
Agents offered no official welcome to Prince Ferdinand
at Philippopolis. The German Consul has even
broken off all relations with the Bulgarian Govern-
ment. The Powers have refused to countenance the
new Prince, and Russia is said to derive much com-
fort from their attitude. They only differ apparently
as to the degree to which they have snubbed him. A
Constantinople correspondent says that Russia has
proposed to the Porte a joint occupation of the
offending province, and a report to the same effect
reaches us in the most circumstantial form from
other sources. The denial from St. Petersburg that
Russia ever contemplated anything of the kind is no
less circumstantial. But affirmation and denial are
as letters that have crossed in the post, and have no
relation to each other's contents. Russia only con-
tradicts those of her own household, and at the
moment of the denial she was probably unaware of
the indiscretion that was being committed at Con-
stantinople. The Constantinople report has all the
air of a semi-official revelation. It gives not only
Russia's proposal but Turkey's reply; and the latter,
which has evidently been composed with care, is its
raison, d'etre. The most serious blow to Prince
Alexander was the publication of his telegram to the
Czar, that seemed to condemn him out of his own
mouth. Turkey probably meditates a coup of the same
nature in letting the world, and especially the Bul-
garians, know that Prince Ferdinand has explained
s.way all the fine things he lately said. When he
talked of liberty and independence it was only to
please his innocent subjects—in private he was still
subscribing himself to the Sultan, "Your most
obedient vassal." It is to be hoped (remarks the
Daily News) that the Prince's toast, "To the health
of my brave army," is not to be interpreted in the
same Pickwickian sense. The Prince may easily go
too far in this endeavour to please both sides. The
attitude of Russia, and indeed of all the Powers,
effectually disposes of the idea of collusion in his
recent venture. His bold move into his Principality
is evidently due to a personal inspiration, derived
perhaps from the belief that possession is nine points
of even international law. It may yet prove so, if the
Prince will only remember that the chief art of pos-
sessing is to possess, and to keep your counsel in the
meantime.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1887-08-27

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SUPPLY.

The House again went into Oommittee of Supply
and resumed the consideration of the Civil Service
Estimates. _

The remaining votes in Class 4—viz., those for the
Science and Art Department, British Museum, National
Gallery, National Portrait Gallery, Learned Societies,
London University, University Colleges (Wales), and
Deep Sea Exploring Expedition (Report) were agreed
to after some discussion. On the vote for the
Diploma ic Services, Mr: Bryce asked for information
with regard to the negotiations as to the French
occupation of the New Hebrides, and expressed a hope
that any endeavour to mix up the question with that of
the neutralisation of the Suez Canal would be firmly
resisted.

- Sir J. Fergusson stated that in the course of the past
year negotiations had passed between the two Govern-
ments with a view to the protection of the settlers of
both countries in the New Hebrides. Her Majesty's
Government had not ceased to represent to the French
Government that the continued presence of a French
force in those islands, and the delay in the settlement
of permanent arrangements, had caused grave un-
easiness in the Australian colonies and to the people of
this country. There had not been any connection
admitted between the question of the New Hebride9
and that of the neutralisation of the Suez Canal, but
while an important correspondence was going on,
it was impossible to give detailed information to Parlia-
ment. _ _ _

Mr. E. Robertson moved to reduce the vote by £lOO,
as a protest against the conduct of her Majesty's
Government in refusing to take part in the Inter-
national Exhibition to be held at Paris in 1889, on the
ground that it was intended to commemorate the
French Revolution.

Elm J. Fergusson maintained that there was no
ground for any allegation of discourtesy towards the
French Government, and that it would have been con.
tzar), to the polici of .this country to take part in a
political celebration with respect to which a difference
of opinion must prevail in a foreign country.
On a division the motion was negatived by 103 to 50,
and the vote was subsequently agreed to.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1887-08-27

SHERIFFS AND CORONERS.

Replying to Mr. Bryce, the right hon. gentleman
agreed that as the Sheriffs Bill and the Coroners Bill
were pure Consolidation Bills, the abandonment of
which would entail considerable expense upon the
country, it was expedient that the Government should
reconsider their intention to drop those 'measures, and
should endeavour to secure their passing this session.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1887-08-27

OLDBURY.

_
OFFEVCES AGAINST THE LICENSING
Police Court on Tuesday, James Ray, landlord
the Pheasant Inn, Warley, was summoned for e .1li!
during prohibited hours on Sunday. the 14th int'l
and Daniel Ray, of Bloomfield, Herbert March, Mt
Street, and Arthur Underhill, Albert Street
Smethwich, were charged with being upon t
ahoie premises Mr. H Jackson appeared for
defence. Sergeant Stanton stated that he visiri
the house at 445 on the afternoon In question, 5
foan I Underhill, Ray, and larch there with j
of ale before them. For the defence evidence A
given to show that Ray and March were relali`
of the landlord, and that March, who accompw.,
Unierhill, did not have anything to drink.
and Underhill had one pint of ale each, which
given to them by the landlady. The charges Nl'
a,l dismissed and the licence was not endorsed
Thomas Collins, of the New Hotel, Whitebeath,
summoned for keeping open during illegal hours 0:
the 14th inst. and Charles Withers and Jcicat"
Gethings, of inst.,
were charged With beiN
on the above pr smises during prohibited heti°
Bdics-constable Clarke stet d that he saw the de
fendant Withers enter the house by door
from a field. He followed him and found him r
the tap room with a pint of beer before hire.
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The
also saw Gethiags wit b a glass of whi,key.
landlord was fined 10s. and costs, and the other be-
fondants ss. and costs each —John Thompson,
the Saving Hand Inn, Causeway Green, was stirlici
moned fot being drunk on his own liceose
premises on the Ist inst. Mr. H. Jackson apPoared
for the defence. The ease was dismissed.
THEFT —At. the same Court George Enoch York'
of no fixed abode, was charged with stealing a blitL
of the value of 5s belonging to Samuel Ba,rel
on the 12th July —Prisoner was committed to tak'
his trial at the Sessions.

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BOARD OF GUARDIANS.—At a meeting --
members of this Board, held under the presider
of Mr. J. Wright on Tuesday, Mr. Parry mth ,
that instructions be given to Police-superiutendet:
Jeffrey (assistant relieving officer for vagrants) no,
to issue tickets of admission to the tramp sv'ird,
thu wo:khouse to able-bodied men after nine o'e'
unless they had wives and children with
Mr: Parry pointed out that at present tramps wel'i
admitted at almost any time, and stated cligt,ti;
officers frequently had to get up during the I"g el
to admit them. The trcimps kitered about tli'd
mad and came to the house late on puri.ose fu tiv°
a bath. The motion IA as becouded by Mr. ltohiLf
and carried unanimously.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1887-08-27

DUDLEY.

`1 HEFT FROM A CHILD.—At the Polic-'
Wednesday, before Aldermen Garratt and
Gorton, two boys, named Henry Hadliugton au,
George Walker, of Sweet Turf, were ch•trgeti
stealing 2s. 6d. from a little girl named Agues
at Yew Tree Hill. The gill was sent will'
mmiey to pay the rent, and liadlington took it trol‘
hr. The other defendant received 4d.,
to be stolen. The Benson ordered the boys '°-
whipped.
ASSAULT —At the same Court, William
labourer, Albert Street, was charged with assaulth:
Ilnunah Goodwin —A quarrel took place betwee,
the parties in the street, and defendant 'truck t.
girl in the face, entail,: open her cheek.—Tiibultuto'l
,aid in ceft rice that the complainant, in tryi4
strike him, tell down.—The Lencit -fined dertu,lo'
10a. and costs or in default one month's imprison'
meat.
CHARGE AGAINST AN X - VOLUNTEER.-- At', 614!
same Court, William Pittaway, of Spittl"
. Netherton, was summoned by Sergeant-Inslil:o'i
Chiverton for 30s. due to the Dudley Co. tsnY v
Rifle Volunteers. Defendant v. as dismised for jai,
subordinationrand at the time he had not etall, a I"
Govt rnment grant.—Defendant said he wish,Ll
rejoin and work out the money. He only -clieeke'll
the quartermaster, who told him to !all in.—Sere.e3uo
Chiveiton said defendant covld not be allowdd
rejoin.—The Bench ordered defendant to PoY I. 6
money in three mouths.

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