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The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1881-01-15

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PUBLIC NOTICES.

GREAT WESTERN EAILWAY.

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THE 131i' blti A'. TiVA.NCE BANK.

L. SIMMONS, Principal, •
70 & 72 Victoi.a Street, Liverpool.

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The Old Esta,lll;shed Shop,

THE IMPERIAL ADVANCE ~ANK
was establiahed in scull' Juba Street, in 1875.
THE IMPERIAL A D VANCE BASE "-
is now established at
10 AND 72, VICTORIA STREET, LIVERPOOL.
RE IMPERIAL )Vu BANE
Ii considered to be
MANDSORE.T 8U1,144:s PakailsZS IN lava :-.Poor.
I:1E I.lll'.lilAL ADVa Nab; BaNIC
ar Liszins sitaitr To THIS oLLOWING PERsoNs
Ge werk, bhopkeepers, :::•rivate Householders (Ladies or
ntlemen). t.,ar Yroprintota, Lictuistd Victuallers. Cow
'keepers, 'tradesmen, School i'r.prietors, Cleric) men,
iiurlders, IVarehouseine, Ptoksetcal Gentlemen,
4.:lerks tirLidrig permanent situations, P.,reons about
entering ix, Businese, auci other responsiole persons:
h iPMAII ADV NCE BANK
has the to vug amonirts as its command, to lend to
the above pe,.,MI :—TweLty sums of £2OO each, thirty
sums of £l5O each, forty sums of £BO each. ter: sums et
£l,OOO each, one Minuted sums of £lO each, fifty bUMS
130 each, thirty sums of £lOO eflch, fifty sums of £5O
each, ten sums of £BOO each, one hundred Ma 6) of £l5
each, forty sums of .t. 450 each, twenty bums ox £450 ea.z.!7,
&rt.,- slams of £7O aet. twt.hty imais of £3OO alai Len
sums of £5OO s.cli, fifty bums of £4O each, oh(' hucar-
&aria of £2O cach, and various intermediate soros fr.r.a
£lO to £,lOOO.
'fthi IfriPls:BlAL DVANCE BANK
requires .1s:0 bUREILLS, but feuds upon borrowers
own remility. Easy mode of _Repayments.
_Rent hircations and Loans paid out in any part
of Eugiand and Wales.—Dismice is no objection.
Applicants are cautioned- not to be allured by a
cunningly worded auvertisecue,t issuing from a
disreputaule office, when they can be acco ,mod, teXt U.
the most liberNi terms by the lint ern"' Advance ~azir.
at Bank, or apply by letter (stating amount reqairea)
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1881-01-15

THE INVESTMENT OF SAVINGS IN

CONSOLS.

The Pall Mall Gazette, under the heading "City
Notes," says :—" Although -there has not been that
headlong rush by depositors in savings banks to in-
vest in Casols which many anticipated as the result
of the Act of.last session, yet the woilcing classes are
largely availing themselves of the facilities Mr. Glad-
stone has afforded them. The savings bank return in
Tuesday night's London Gazette shows that during the
first three weeks in which the Act was in operation
£78,611. was invested in Government Three per Cent.
stock, and in the next four weeks that amount was
increased by £107,482. On the Bth of this month ac-
cordingly the total amount of Consols held on acccunt
Of savings bank depositors was £186,092, the buying
having thus been at the rate of upwards of £26,000
each week All things considered; that is krapid rate
of absorption, and, if it be maiptained, as there is
every reason to expect that it will be, we Shall soon
have constituted a considerable' body of small fund-
holders. As the transactions have consisted simply
of the transfer to depositors a stock held by the
National Debt Commissioners, there is no reason why
the market price of Consols should be affected by the
savings bank operations." ,/
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1881-01-15

92, High-St,.

STUURERIDGE.
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TO
92, HIGH STREET,
SEO URB.RII)G.E,

HAS A

SPLENDID ASSORTMENT

OF NEW
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1881-01-15

LIEBIG & CO.
WANDSWORTH ROAD, LONDON

S.W.
Chemists are cautioned against making or offering for
sale preparations and calling triem "Chemiral Food" as it
was decided in the c se of Lieh.g
,q Scully, that we were
the origm..tors or the same. and had the sole right to use it
and all persons saitiiig i,tn,,r ar idea by his name not
only render themselves liable to an action for damages but
also to Chancery proceedings.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1881-01-15

GENERAL GRANT on the NICARAGUA
ROUTE.

General Grant has written an article in the North
American Review, pointing out the superior natural,
economic and political advantages of the Nicaraguan
route for inter-oceanic canal, and strongly opposing
the idea of the canal being placed under foreign
control. The article fully endorses the Monroe
doctrine as the accepted and acceptable policy of the
country, and says that no nation should object• to the
right of the United States to guard the American
Continent with zealous care against encroachments on
the part of foreign Powers. "No other Power," con-
cludes the article, " would, under similar circum-
stances, fail to assert its rightful control over such a
work."
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1881-01-15

MEMORIALS AT WINDSOR.

Among the recent memorials erected in St. George's
Chanel, Windsor Castle, is a brass tablet recording
Abyssinia,the
birth,
whosedeath,
remains an d busrvi
were
e
interred t e Prince
a the
lowertAiamwae3;
rtiori
end
ooi
of the building. The site chosen irsr the
ie
of the pillar between the statue of King L
and the cenotaph of Princess Charlotte, at Pod
the
western extremity of the north aisle and but a few
yards from the Prince's grave without the chapel.
The tablet bears the following inscription: "Near
this spot lies buried Alamayu the son of Theodore,
King of AbysFinia ; born 2312 d of April, 1S61; died,
14th November, 1879. This tablet is placed here to
his memory by Queen Victoria. I was a stranger
and ye took me in.' Within a circle above the letter-
ing are the Abyssinian arms, a lion with its head sur-
mounted by a castle and cross, and beneath is a device
of St. George and the Dragon. •
The inscription placed upon the marble memorial of
the late King of Hanover, which is also in the north
aisle, reads as under: "Here has come to rest among
his kindred, the Royal Family of England, George
the Fifth, the last King of Hanover; born at Berlin,
May 27, 1819; died at Paris, June 12, 1878. Re-
ceiving a kingdom which cannot be moved; in this
light shall he see light.''

METAPHOR RUN WlLD.—Many people delight
in metaphorical writing, and not unfrequently we
come across metaphors run wild. The Church Union
mentions the following specimens:— A letter lies
before us, just read, which has this phrase : " I hope
this widow's mite may take root and spread its
branches until it becomes a Hercules in your hands."
This is paralleled by a prayer that "God's rod and
staff might be ours while tossed on the sea of life, that
thus we may fight the good fight of faith and soar to
rest."
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1881-01-15

THE MARKETS.

MARK-LANE.—MONDAY.
Rather more steadiness was observed in the grain trade at
Mark-lane. The tone of the American market was stronger,
and the trade here showed greater steadiness in cAnasequence,
but no advance could be obtained. Supplies of home-grown
produce were short, but there were failsreceipts from abroad.
English wheat moved off quietly, but steadily, at late rates
for fine samples. Foreign wheat was purchased to a mode-
rate extent, and was firm in value. Floating cargoes sold
slowly on former terms. Fine barley met with more atten-
tion, and was quite as dear. Inferior was somen hat
neglected. Grinding barley was without alteration. Maize
was dealt in to a moderate extent,at late rates. For oats
rather more money was asked, butiaot obtained. Beans and
peas changed hands quietly, at late rates. The flour market
was moderately active, on former terms.

METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET.-MoNDAT.
The cattle trade was quiet and without particular move-
ment. Supplies were about the average. Receipts of beasts
from our own grazing districts were not large, but as
they were supplemented by heavy supplies at the dead
meat market, proved amply sufficient for the de-
mand, which was at no time active. Even the best
breeds moved oft slowly, and the choicest Scots
did not realise more than Is. Sci. per 81b. From Scotland a
fair number came to hand. From Norfolk. Suffolk, and
Essex we received about 1,200: from the Midland and home
counties about 800; from Scotland 205; and from Ireland
400 head. Foreign beasts were not plentiful, the receipts
being mainly. from Denmark. The demand was inactive,
at recent pnces. The sheep pens were moderately well
filled. There was a quieter trade, but quotations re-
mained steady. The best Downs and half-breds sold at
7s. to 7s. 2d. per 81b. Calves and pigs changed hands at
previous rates. At Deptford there were about 300 beasts
and 3,000 sheep. The following were the quotations :-In-
tenor beasts, 48. to 4s. 6d. ; second quality, 45. 6d. to ss. ;
prime large oxen, ss. 4d. to 55. 6d.; prime Scots, 58 6d. to
ss. Bd. ; inferior sheep, Is. to ss. 61 ; second quality, Is. ad.
to Cs. ; prime coarse woolled 6s. Sd. to 78.; prime South-
downs, Is. to 7s. 2d. ; large coarse calves, Is. 61. to 65.;
prime small ditto, 68. to 6s. 6d. •, large hogs, 48. 6d. to Is.;
small porkers, ss. to 58. 4d. per 81b. sinking the offal.
METROPOLITAN MEAT MARKET.-MoNDAT.
A moderate supply was on sale. Beef sold slowly at weak
prices, owing to large American supplies, otherwise there
was a fair demand :-Inferior beef, 35. 4d. to 48.; middling
ditto, 45. 4d. to 4s. 6d. ; prime large ditto., 48. 6d. to
4s. sd. ; prime small ditto, 48. Bd. to 4s. 10d. ; veal, ss. 4d.
to Cs.; inferior mutton, 38. 4d. to 3s. Bd. ; middling ditto, 48.
to 5e.; prime ditto, Is. 4d to lb.; large pork, 4s. 4d. to
48. sd. ; small pork, Is. to 58. to 55. 4d. per 81b. by the car-
case. .- _ _ .
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1881-01-15

NoTz.—NO SURETIES ARE 1-04. QUIRED

Though brofits are legitimate 'n Trade
asttibuti ii by our firm is mide
To clear our :itock —the Manufacturers' own
The best. 'and tar.lest Stock yet ever shown.
;Scarce trilf retailer's price to us y.,u p4y,
.Pr;s;s• Free we give away 1
...o.ider of the Pu Aiu the Tra.:e
Wss the ft•st Prize all,itm .nt ivh!ch se made,
Wit t ic, tPir ChrteLria3 01,iLr bilioo, shall
t3a the most wonJerful surprise of sil:
lielor, the Lists ere closed, let each advance
To buy a watch with Free and Grand Prize chance,
Salta :Thr st.nas if: .;‘) other Firm can show,
' ris only jest th .t all the world should know
That th,se who wouid at half the price secure
Watch-,s to keep, or Rive, may toos p:ocurc
THE irt'lly 86',11. St.:I.—N(4II,H Lit.Vel't FOR £3
£4OO S MANG wil; be gtvu sway in 100 costly'
prises 09 Dee 21t1i. Sean for 7 1-ptip Pamphlet, with
full particulars, net free, for two strunps. All orders
shortie be sent in this week. l'ets.wl.o., of the winner,
names awl a4,iresses ell be pubishe i in the 1V etl,l
Budget and Peopie'A Joel-Ls! • u Ja:.uery
Address—STE-WART DAWSON Co.,
121, PARK ROAD, 1,1. V i41.;t0..)1).

d.
AO‘TY.I..LF. TARTY Ma Fn.l-Niz
roce.re:i. S 1:e0 a T p ''''• 4
PockotA ply, R.,yal 0 k. t.

TRY Torn WEIGHT !—Hydroleine (Ilyclro.tcd Oil)
ha.s proved of the highest value as a food in con-
sumption and all wasting diseases, invariably pro-
ducing increase in flesh and weight. Ibis rrepari.tion
of Hydrated Cod Liver Oil is tonic, nii,es.tive, and
ten times more uouri.,hing, as well as far more
pleasant to taste than plain cod liver oil. Hydroleine
*ill nourish and produce increase of weight in those
cases where oils or fat, not so treated, are difficult or
Impossible to digest. All tendency to emaciation and
ol w,ight is arrested by the we of Hydroleine.
Of all chemists, 4a. 6d. New depot, 33, Farringdon
Load, London. Pamphlet free.

VALUABLE DISC() VERY FOR THE HAIR.—If your
flair is turning grey or white, or falling off, use "The
liexican Hair Renewer," for it will positively restore
in every ease Grey or White heir to its original colour,
leaving the di,agreeable smell of most
"Restorers." it makes the hair charmingly beautiful,
as wcil as promoting the growth of the hair on bald
• where the gland 4 are not decayed. Ask your
EX ICA?, HAII 1. EtiEWEFt," sold
by and.Perfurnere everywhere a: 3s. 6d. peg
ottle. Wholesale depot realoved W la) Farringdoi
acid, Loam
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1881-01-15

FLOGGING IN THE NAVY.

• ---..
The Standard (in a leader on Tuesday) says the Bill
which Mr. Trevelyan introduced on Monday night
must be regarded as the fulfilment of one of those
"unredeemed pledges" of which, during the general
election, the present Government gave so many. Still
it is not on that account to be condemned as a bad or
foolish project. It practically withdraws from officers in
authority all power to inflict corporal punishment on a
seaman under any sentence of a court-martial, or
indeed under any kind of naval sentence whatever.
Instead of enabling a Commanding officer to flog a
culprit, it enacts that he shall be able to subject
him to longer terms of imprisonment than are at
present inflicted—and we may readily believe what
Mr. Trevelyan said when he declared that the Bill
represented the opinions of not merely the Admiralty,
but of a vast number of naval men.

A resident of New Orleans has patented an appa.
ratus for switching boys off the backs of cabs. The urchin
who steals a ride is seized firmly from behind and is whipped
by machinery, after which he is tossed gently in the air.
The capacity of the machine is ten boys a minute.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1881-01-15

BRIERLEY HILL.

THE EFFECTS OF CHRISTMAS HOSPITILLITY.-At
the Police Court, on Monday, before F. Evers and
G. K. Harrison, Esqs„ Sidney Cartwright (19),
Sarah Smith (58), and Bridget Powney (46), all of
Wombourne, were charg,d with being drunk there
on the 27th of December,—Police-sergeant Ham-
mond proved that defendants were so helplessly
drunk that they had to be taken home by several
I,ersAis. Bridget Powney was eo incapable that she
bad to be taken home in a wheelharrow.—The
excuse was that they had been carol singing at Mr.
Edwin Steer's and had been partaking of whisY
and porter that he supplied them with —Mr. Evers
said it was a disgraceful act on the part of anyone
who had caused the defendants to get into such
state.—Defoudants were ordtred to pay costs, Mr.
Evers observing that he hoped the per. on who
tempted them to &ink would pay the amount,—
Samuel Cartwright (28), also of Wombourne was
charged with a similar offence on the 28tn Decent-
! her. Police-sergeant Hammond prove.l that (le-
fenda•lt wa, so in.capiblt., that he hal to he takJu
home on a wheelbarrow. I)efewl int had GI., sahlo
excuse as the former defendants. A fine of 9s 6d
including costs was inflicted.
TRANsmts. The following transfeis were
allowe I:—The Albion Inn, Wallheath, from Eliz i•
bA,I .NlOll,l y to Joseph B ,te ; Cottage lon, King •
swalford, fr in Frederick Chatoe to Harry itey.eids ;
the Swan Inn, Mill Street, from William Payne
(deceased) to El:zabeth Payne ; the Vine Inn,
I Kingswiuford, from Ann Southall to 'fames Massey;
the Gate Lan, Eingawmford, from Mary Bate to
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1881-01-15

PROGRESS OF TELEGRAPHY.

The progress in submarine telegraphy during the
past year has (says the Engineer), been important.
The Telegraph Construction and Maintenance Com-
pany has laid over four thousand miles of cable dur-
ing the year, 1,908 miles of which were laid in the
Atlantic, 1,132 miles forming the last section of the
duplicate Australian cable; 529 miles the Hong
Kong Manilla cable; 518 miles of cable from New-
bigging to Arendal and Marstrand, etc. The Silver-
town Company has manufactured between two
and three thousand miles of cable, 575 miles of
which were for the French Government; part
of the cable was used to lay a fourth line from
Algiers to Marseilles; the other cable was made for
the Canadian Government and for the Mexican
Telegraph Company. The only cable work of import-
ance spoken of in the immediate future is the con-
struction of two new Atlantic cables for American
speculators. At the present time the capital sunk in
Atlantic cables is about eleven millions sterling, and
the length of cable is about 26,000 miles. There ip not
enough work to keep the existing cables employed, and
the returns from any speculation in this direction must
therefore be exceedingly problematical. The postal
telegraph department has during the past year erected
a trunk line from London to Glasgow, 325 miles in
length, carrying over 5,000 miles of wire. Improve-
ments have been made in the automatic instru-
ments, so that a greater speed over longer
distances is obtained. The Aberdeen circuit in-
cluding Leeds, Newcastle, Edinburgh, Glasgow, and
Dundee, 650 miles long, with two relays, one at Leeds,
the other at Edinburgh, is worked at .the constant
rate of 200 words per minute. The average rate on
the automatic system has been raised from 100 to
nearly 250 words per minute during the year. The
telegrams during the year show an increase of over
four millions, the receipts an inZrease of nearly
£200,000. At the end of the year the long-pending
telephone trial was decided in favour of the Govern-
ment, and immediately active steps were taken by the
department to supply the public with the best instru-
ments at a lower rate than is offered by the Telephone
Company.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1881-01-15

SALES BY AUCTION


uantity I
• _

TO LET, 4. CONVENIENT HOUSE, No
4, Worcester Street, containing 7 looms, Two
tall Stable, Coachhouse and Loft, with good CeHaring,
also about three parts of an Acre a Ya-d and Ground
Apply "Observer" Office.

Q.TOURBRIDGE.—TO LET, the HOUSE
J and PREMISES lately known as the Hole-in-the-
Inn, situate near High Street, now void. The
Owners are willing to make alterations to the above
Prenaisea for the convenience of a suitable tenant,—
!WY' for particulars to W. & T. S. Bucknall, Brewers,
imaiderminster ; or to Mr. William Edwards, Auctioneer,
Market Street, Stotubridge.

4 Certain Cure for th Nervous and Debilitated.

G.RATIS, a MEDICAL WORK, showing
• F Mg- er a how they may be cured and recover
'alth
anti vitality without:the aid of Quacks with recipes
for Purifying the blood and removing skin affections;
ro chapters on Happy Marriages; When and Whom to
Dir,rl7 ; The Temperaments ; -Stammering; VitAl Force;
`4°v, Wasted and How Preserved ; Galvanic Appliances ;
6(.541 the Wonders of the Misroscope in Detecting Various
,
.7..5.Pt free for Tao &amps.
--dress, Secretary of Anatomy, Birmingham.

A/I ONE? Farmers, Tradesmen, House
IV-L. holders, Ulerks, Mechanics and others, desirous
of o otsiniug a loan from £5 to £lOOO without meting
or publicity and AT LESS THAN HALF THE INTER-
Esr, charged by advertising money-lenders and so--
called Banks, should apply at once either by letter or
otherwise to JOSEPH WALTERS, 68, Lea Street
Kidderminster.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1881-01-15

HOME NEWS.

A bill to render judgments obtained in certain
inferior Courts of England, Scotland, and Ireland
r.,pectively, effectual in any other part of the
United Kingdom; and a bill for the amendment or
law as to patents for inventions, were issued on
Thursday.

At the Northumberland Assizes on Thursday two
poachers, named Juhn Tait and William Ely th,
were found guilty of the manstmghter of Tuomas
Henry Scott. a constabLe at Paxton, near Cold-
stream, on the 15th November. Lit was sentenced
to penal servitude for life and Blyth to ten years'
penal servitude.
At Knighton Petty Sessions on Thursday, two
met, named Pryne Stephens and Thomas Williams,
were fined the full penalty of .25 and cos s for
i:legal fishing with lights and spe ,rs in the River
lthon at Llant,i,te. two of the witnesses who gave
evidea, e which led to the conviction of t e two
RebeccaPos--Stephr•ns and Williams—were fired
at in Llanbiste parish after they had ;eft the Court.
Ten shot were discharged, one of the witnesses,
n mied Adams, hing hit in the thigh, but not seri- '
onsly injured.
AA the Central Criminal Court on Thursday, when
trial ; f a mau named Oswala Gudgell, charged
with fraudulently obtaining goods, was about, to be
comm need, Lawley. a City detective, who bad
charge of the case, informed Mr. Besley, the comi-
cal for the prosecution, that on the previous evenin-r
he bad seen one of the witnes-es who had teen
examined for the pro,ecution in conversation with
one of the jurymen, and they had come to the
C .urt that morning together, The Recorder said
it appeared to h'in that it would be unsatisfactory
t proceed further with the case with the pres,m,
jury, and they were discharged. 'rhs trisl was
adjourned to the next Session.

THROAT IRRITATION.—SOTeaOSS and dryness, tickliog
and irrita icra, inducing cough anl ifftctil,4 the voice.
For these symptom; use Epps's Glycerine Jujabes.
Gdyeritie, in these agreeable confections, being in
proximity to the glands at the moment they are excited•
by the iict of saucing, becomes actively healing. Sold
only in boxes,lid. and is. lid , sb lied "JamEs i.wr.
,ndtjo , Honice.ipathic tliemists, Loi.don. A. letter re-
c. ived : "Gcn.le.men—it may. perhaps, interest you to
kmiw that, after an extended tri:.l, I ld...ve found yonr
(iycerine Juj;ibeu of considerable bendit (with or with.
out medicat treatment) in almcoit all tornis of throat
si•ften and clear the voice. In DO case
can they du any harm.—Yours faithfully, GottlioN
H , Senior sician to the Slaul3l•
pal throat and iitar Infirmary.
Wono To INlvsa —Tb. n'--iqur-t of part-kin; 0(
tea. free Irons Ll, powdr, or foreim
adinixture. is c i z.r-i by wally tnou,an tof tea dri•isers
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1881-01-15

ADDRESS TO THE DUCHESS OF
MARLBOROUGH.

On Friday in last week, on behalf of the executive
of the Irish Relief Committee, an illuminated address
was presented to the Duchess of Marlborough, at
Thomas's Hotel, Berkeley-square, London, by Mr. T.
J. Lynch. It is in the form of a large and massive
volume, bound in vellum, and bearing on the cover
the Duchess's monogram and coronet. The pages are
embellished with vignettes of scenes connected with
the work of the committee, and the whole is
enclosed in a richly-ornamented casket of Irish
bog-oak and silver, on the top of which is the
following inscription :—" Presented to her Groom the
Duchess of Marlborough by her Committee for the
Relief of Distress in Ireland." Her Grace, who was
accompanied by the Duke of Marlborough, expressed
her warmest thanks to the committee. The address
brought to mind many scenes of grief, and but for the
assistance rendered by a number of Irish ladies, the
distress could not have been alleviated as it was. She
expressed regret that the measures which had been
taken for relief had not brought peace to the country.
The address is signed by the following, among others:
The Duchess of Leinster, the Duchess of Abercorn,
the Marchionesses of Waterford, Drogheda, Headfoot,
Conyngham, and Londonderry, and the Countesses of
Westmeath, Granard, Mayo, Brandon, Castlestuart,
and Kenmore.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1881-01-15

MEER SCHA.UM

BRIAR-RUOT PIPES,

PLAIN AND FANCY

OIGAR, AND CIGARETTE IiOLDERS

And Every Description of

TOBACCONIST'S GOODS

ALSO A FINE STOCK OF
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1881-01-15

HOP.

--- •
The hop market continues to show firmness. Inquiries are
more numerous, more particularly for line samples, which
are by; no means plentiful. Produce is not freely offered,
and quotations throughout are well maintained :—Kent
(ISSO), £3 10s. to £9 ss. ; Sussex, £3 10s. to £6 125.; Farnham,
£6 16s. to £8; ditto country, £6 6s. to £7 155.: Worcester,
£7 to £8 15s. ; Americans, £8 6s. to £8 Ss. ; Belgian, £2 2s. to
£3; English (1579), £2 10s. to .C 6 15s. ; foreign, 103. to £4 15s.
old, all kinds, Bs. to £1 15s. per cwt.

POTATO.
The markets were well supplied with potatoes, for which
a dull inquiry prevailed at last rates :—Scotch champions,
765. to 6.55. ; Scotch regents, SO. to 100 s. ; Essex regents, SOS.
to 90s. ; Essex champions, 70s. to SOs. per ton; Belgian
kidneys, Ss. 91; German reds, 133. ca. to 43. 9d. per bag.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1881-01-15

ARMY RETIREMENT.

Lord Morley's Committee on Army Retirement
signed their report on Saturday. Among other re-
commendations of the Committee which will, it is
understood, be carried out by the Government, are
the following
"The number of generals on the active list will be
reduced to 150—that is 25 full generals, 50 lieutenant-
generals, and 75 major-generals. Of this number, the
Artillery and Engineers will have five if nil generals,
10 lieutenant-generals, and 15 major-generals. All
full generals will retire at the age of 70, and all lieu-
tenant and major-generals at the age of 65: It is
understood that the pension list for those why will be
compelled to retire in consequence of the reduction of
the number of active generals has been framed on a
liberal scale. "—Times.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1881-01-15

OLD HILL.

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H. A. Win an, Samuel Priest, miner, was charged
with being drunk and disorderly in the highway,
on the Bth inst. Police-constable Rowlands proved
that he was drunk and using bad language in
Garratt's Lane, Old Hill. A fine of 24 6d and costs
was impo 0 I.—.lohn Bateman, miner, of Black
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all of Old Hill, were summoned for obstructing the
footpath on ihe 9th inst. It appears from the
evicit ace of Police-constable Wickstead that on
Sand ,y afternoon last the defendants were rac:ng on
a footpath in Wright's Lane, ;l i lull making
a great noi3e to the annoyance of Lire people that
were passing by. A tine of 5s including costs,
with the alternative of 7 days imprisonment was
inflicted.
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THE ROYAL WEDDING IN GERMANY.

The marriage of Prince William of Prussia is to
take place on February 26, and will probably be suc-
ceeded by a wedding trip on board the Royal yacht
Hohenzollern. For the Shrove Tuesday ball, which is
to close the wedding festivities at Court, a quadrille of
fifty couples is being practised in the aristocratic
circles of the capital. Ladies and gentlemen taking
part in the dance are to wear the costume of the period
of Frederick William I. The gentlemen who are to
impersonate the giant Grenadiers of the soldier King
will be arrayed in the ancient lace coat uniform of the
Prussian Guards, with gaiters, sugar-loaf helmets,
and cumbersome leather straps and belts. The
gentlemen selected are all officers in the present Foot
Guards, and no unworthy representatives of the olden
time, the smallest person admitted measuring five feet
eleven inches in height. Of the ladies, many are said
to suit their towering partners admirably in height
and size.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1881-01-15

THE EFFECTS OF AN EARTHQUAKE.

The Correspondent of The Time's, writing from Bucharest,
says:—

A curious result following the recent earthquake
which passed under this city is worthy of notice. The
soil of Bucharest is a rich, black, porous vegetable
mould, very springy under pressure, and carriages
passing in a street cause a strong vibration in the
adjacent houses. The Grand Hotel Boulevard, how-
ever, was an exception to this general rule, and in my
room, facing the principal street, on which there is a
heavy traffic, I never could feel any sensible effect
from passing vehicles. During the recent earthquake
the windows and crockery in less massively con-
structed buildings rattled very sensibly, whereas
there was no audible sound produced in the hotel
mentioned. Since the earthquake shock, however,
this state of things has changed entirely, and every
vehicle passing the hotel causes vibration in the
whole building. The singular part of this change con-
sists in the fact that the effect produced by the vehicle
is precisely the same as-that accompanying the earth-
quake. It is not a jar as previously produced in other
buildings, but a sawing motion similar to that de-
scribed in my telegram relating to the late shock of
earthquake. This movement is so great as to cause
pictures to away backwards and forwards on the walls,
and it is equally perceptible in the rear corner rooms
farthest from the street. The hotel is of brick, covered
outside with mastic which would show at once any
crack in the walls. I have carefully examined the ex-
terior of the building and there is not a crack in it.
Hence this change in the solidity ef the structure ap-
pears to be due to some effect produced in the earth
underneath the building by the shock of earthquake.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1881-01-15

THE ESTABLISHMENT OF MANU-
FACTURES IN IRELAND,

Sir William Palliser has given notice of the
following resolution, to be moved in the House of
Commons "on an early day" :—"That, in the opinion
of this House it is desirable that, with a view to per-
manently relieving distress in Ireland, and to enabling
the inhabitants of the distressed districts to support
themselves, manufactures and industries should be
established and developel ; and that, subject to satis-
factory conditions being arranged and satisfactory
security being given, Government aid should be granted
to such undertakings upon terms similar to those upon
which aid has been heretofore granted for the improve-
ment of landed property,"
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1881-01-15

REWARD FOR BRAVERY.

On Tuesday the Annual General Court of the Go-
vernors of the Royal humane Society was held at the
offices, Trafalgar-square, London, when the Stan-
hope Gold Medal, which is awarded to the most
deserving case brought under the cognizance of the
society during the year, was unanimously voted to
Captain the Hon. Eamund Freeniantle, C. 8., of Her
Majesty ship Invincible, for the following act of gal-
lantry :--
While steaming at the rate of seven knots an hour,
on a voyage from Alexandria to Aboukir Bay, one of
the leadsmen slipped out of his brace and fell into the
sea. The man retained his hold of the lead line, and
was consequently dragged under water, soon became
insensible, and let go his grasp. On witnessing the
accident, Captain Fremantle without hesitation
jumped after the man, diving from the bridge of the
ship and brought him to the surface, and with much
difficulty and considerable danger retained his hold
until the cutter went to their assistance and placed
both in safety.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1881-01-15

HOT FOOD IN THE STREETS OF
LONDON.

An association is about to be formed for the supply
of hot food to the poorer class of labourers at the docks
and in large manufacturing works in and about
London, who have long experienced great difficulty
in procuring hot, ready prepared provisions close
to their work at a low price. It is intended to
put on a number of barrows or trucks, fitted to
contain a heating apparatus, &c., moving from
place to place as desired, supplying hot soup, bread,
and other provisions at the lowest price and of
the best quality.. Tinned meats, made hot and
sold in slices very cheap, could also be added. A
labouring man might thus, without having recourse to
charity or public soup-kitchens, purchase a good hot
meal close to his work for id. or 2d. The first cost of
these barrows it is proposed to raise by public sub-
scription. Any donor of an entire vehicle will have
the privilege of nominating an attendant, whose re-
muneration will
.be about 48. and upwards per day,
depeßding on Ins own exertions, and also a notice
that it is the gift of the donor. All arrangements
have been made for starting, ancrit now only remains
to procure the necessary funds by subscription. A
deputation waited on the Lord'Mayor at the Mansion
House on Tuesday, and he expressed his approbation
of the movement, and promised it his entire support.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1881-01-15

THE ALLIANCE OF THE THREE
EMPERORS.

The Vienna Presse of Monday evening publishes the fol•

lowing announcement :

"A rapprochement between Austria and Russia,
with the knowledge of Prince Bismarck and not with-
dut some furtherance on the part of the German court,
has been effected. M. d'Oubril, the Russian Ambas-
sador, has, since his return, been playing the role of
mediator with the utmost success, and the alliance of
the three Emperors may now be regarded as re-
established. The possibility of a meeting of the three
Sovereigns is being discussed."
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1881-01-15

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MANUFACTURERS
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SATURDAY, JANUARY 15,1881.

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TRADESMENS' ADDRESSES.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1881-01-15

A FIGHT BETWEEN AN EAGLE AND

BULL TERRIEL

A farmyard, near Elizabeth city, New York State,
was the scene one day in December last of a combat
of a most unusual description. According to a glow-
ing account of the battle in an American contem-
porary, a soaring eagle, towering in his pride of
might, turned his far-seeing eye from gazing at the
sun upon the quiet yard of a farmer named Dough.
A flock of fat geese attracted his sight and tempted
his palate, and down he pounced. The feathers flew,
the geese gaggled, and there was a sensation in that
farmyard—and there was a dog there, too. As
soon as the eagle struck, the goose ran under the
house, which was some two feet above ground, with
the eagle fastened to its back, and the rest of the
fleck in hot pursuit. And there the fight grew
fast and furious. Forty biting and flopping geese
on one side, and the king of birds on the other. Al-
though outnumbered the eagle maintained the fight
and clung to his victim. But soon another enemy ap-
peared—an enemy more terrible than an army of
geese—a bull-terrier dog, small of body, but big of
heart, and full of fight. Although the dog had no
natural belligerent rights in a combat between birds,
yet he came with a bound, and the eagle had no time
to settle questions of military ethics; so he threw
himself on his back (eagle fashion) to do his beat in
this hard fight between tooth and toenail. The dog
made a lunge at the eagle's breast, and the eagle stuck
his claws deep into the dog's shoulder. The blows
were simultaneous, and both told. But a terrier never,
and. an eagle hardly ever, says die. The only witnesses
of the grand combat were the geese, who now stood
off and looked on, and Miss Martha Brothers, who
in the end was to be the conquering heroine crowned
with the laurels of victory. The battle raged; teeth
gnashed; claws clawed; eyes flamed. But eagles,
like men, contend against odds when fighting against
fate, and so this eagle s great heart sank within- him,
and turning tail upon his foe, he sought safety in flight.
But his retreat was slow and full of difficulty, or he
had 151 b. of bull-terrier swinging behind him. He
reached the yard fence. With one desperate effort he
sought to scale it. He reached the topmost round.
He bore a weight he could not further carry. There
they stood ; then it was that Miss Martha Brothers,
the true heroine of the fight, came to the front,
and won the palm of victory. Seizing a rail,
with one fell swoop she came down with a crash
upon the eagle's head, and left him prostrate, strug-
gling in the agonies of death, the victim of a combina-
tion too powerful to be resisted. He measured nine
feet between the tips of his outstretched wings.—Land
and Water.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1881-01-15

THE DUKE OF WESTMINSTER AND
THE GROUND GAME ACT.
The tenantry on the Eaton Hall Estate have re,zeivad th
following circular:
"Estate Office, Eecleston, Chester.

Dear Sir,—The Duke of Westminster desires me
to inform you that although he is advised that the
clauses of the Ground Game Act will not legally take
effect on these estates until the spring of 1882, his
Grace is quite willing to consider it as being in opera-
tion after the 2nd of Febraary, 1881. His Grace
further begs me to say he feels confident that in exer-
cising your rights under this Act of Parliament you
will be glad to respect and protect his concurrent
rights to the ground game, as well as his sporting
rights in other respects, and that yeu will kill only
the ground game you require for your own use (except
of course, where damage is being done by them),
leaving a fair number for his nse and sport. To pre-
vent any mistake as to the powers granted by the Act,
I enclose herewith a short epitome of its chief clause.
—I remain, &c., SAMUEL BEciurr."
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1881-01-15

THE INCREASING PROSPERITY OF
CHICAGO.

'Chicago continues to increase with the same wonder-
ful rapidity which won for her in her early youth the
proud title of the "Lightning City of the West," (says
the Pall Mall Gazette.) Statistics compiled at the
close of last year show that trade in all its branches in
the great food emporium of the middle States has
never been so prosperous. The grain received in 1880
was 161 million bushels, against 138 millions in 1879.
In 1870 it was thought a great thing to have received
GO millions. 5,375,000 hogs were slaughtered in
Chicago last year, as against 6,089,000 in 1879. The
hog trade in Chicago began in 1853, with a slaughter
of 22,000 for the twelve months. Now the packing
houses can make away with 100,000 in a single day.
In addition to the five million odd swine which met
their death in Chicago, 1,380,000 passed through the
city en route for slaughterhouses elsewhere.