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The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1881-05-21

AN INLAND PARCEL POST.

The Postmaster-General and officials have recently
been arranging the details of an inland parcel post.
It is stated that a parcel stamp, the form of which has
been approved, will be issued, the minimum being 6d.
For the present the maximum weight to be trans-
mitted will be 41b. Parcels will be received at any
post-office in England, Scotland, and Ireland, and
transipitted to any address being in connection with
the International Parcel Post, arrangements for
which have been already announced. The railway
companies will receive as their share of the cost of
the carriage half the amount given to the Post Office
for transmission, the proportions being adjusted by
the Railway Clearing House. The parcels will not
be received during the whole time that post-offices are
open, but will be limited to the hours for transacting
registration business. The parcels will not as a rule
be carried by the night mail trains.
The task of distribution is the most formidable diffi-
culty. In London and the larger provincial towns
this will be effected by special carts, but in the country
districts the ordinary letter-carriers will have to be
burdened with the parcels. This, however, will, it is
believed, be satisfactorily arranged.
It is intended that the parcel post shall commence
next October. If parliamentary powers are necessary
they will be incorporated in the bill which will has e
to be obtained enabling sixpenny telegrams to be
started on the first day of next year, which Act will
also give special powers in relation to the telephone.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1881-05-21

SALE OF REFRESHMENTS IN RAILWAY

CARRIAGES.

In the House of Commons on Saturday morning the
following resolution was agreed to in Committee of
Ways and Means :
"Duty on licences for sale in railway carriages.—
Resolved :—That there shall be charged and paid
upon every licence for the sale of intoxicating liquors
and tobacco in any carriage used for the conveyance
of passengers on any railway the Excise duty of £5."
On the motion for going into Committee on the Cus-
toms and Inland Revenue Bill, Mr. William Fowler
will move :—" That any system of granting licences
for the sale of intoxicating liquors in railway carriages
will be injurious to the public."
In Committee on the Bill Mr. Gladstone, after
clause 16, will move to insert the following clauses :
"Sale of intoxicating liquors, &c., in railway car-
riages.—Where the proprietor of any carriage used for
the conveyance of passengers on any railway shall be
desirous of selling intoxicating liquors and tobacco to
be consumed therein by passengers travelling in such
carriage, the proprietor shall give notice of such desire
to the Commissioners of Inland Revenue, and it shall
be lawful for the said Commissioners to grant an
Excise licence, which shall have the effect of autho-
rizing the sale of intoxicating liquors and tobacco in
such carriage upon such terms and conditions and
subject to such regulations and restrictions as the said
Commissioners may prescribe.

"Duty on licenses for sale in railway carriages.—
There shall be charged and paid upon every licence
for the sale of intoxicating liquors and tobacco in any
carriage used for the conveyance of passengers on any
railway the Excise duty of £5, and such licence shall
be an annual licence and shall be in such form as the
Commissioners of Inland Revenue shall prescribe, and
shall commence on the day on which the same shall be
granted and shall terminate on the 31st day of March
following,"
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1881-05-21

THE PRINCE OF WALES IN PESTH,
The CorresponCient of the Standard, writing from Pesth on
:Sunday night, says :

The visit of the Prince of Wales to this capital has
been a series of ovations. It is impossible to exagge-
rate the enthusiasm with which his Royal Highness
has been received wherever he has shown himself in
public, whether at the theatre, the exhibition of
paintings, or the races, which the Prince attended
yesterday.
The theatre on the occasion of the Prince's visit on
Friday night was crowded by a most brilliant audience,
including the elite of the Hungarian aristocracy and
of society in Pesth. His Royal Highness's entrance
into the house was announced by the band playing
"God save the Queen" and by the audience rising
and receiving him with enthusiastic cheering. After
the performance the Prince drove to the first club in
this capital, the National Casino, where he was
entertained at a grand banquet. Speaking in French,
his Royal Highness proposed the health of the
Emperor and Empress as King and Queen of Hun-
gary, and took the opportunity of thanking the Hun-
garians for the warmth and hospitality with which
they had received him,

In reply, Count Julius Andrassy, the former Pre-
mier, said that by his frank and amiable manner the
Prince had taken every Hungarian heart by storm.
He predicted that the Prince would make as excellent
a Sovereign as he was now charming as a man. Count
Andrassy concluded by proposing the health of Queen
Victoria, wishing her long life and every happiness
—a toast which was received with the greatest
enthusiasm.
The popular welcome of the Prince at the Spring
Races was a renewed ovation. In the evening his
Royal Highness dined with Count Gyula Karolyi,
brother to the Austrian Ambassador in London, after
which he was entertained by the members of the
National Casino at a splendid ball at the Hotel de
l'Europe. The Prince, I may add, has been made a
member of this, the first Club in Hungary.
To-day his Royal Highness has paid a visit to the
Archduke Joseph, at his residence on the charming
Margaret Island, which lies in the blue Danube be-
tween the two parts of the capital, Pesth and Buda.
Among other purchases his Royal Highness has
made since his arrival are several sets of the gorgeous
national costume of the Magyars, adorned with re-
markable jewels and native gems of great value. The
Prince also bought at the Horse Show four racehorses
of the purest Hungarian breed.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1881-05-21

GREAT Plitt IN LONDON,

At ten minutes to one o'clock on Monday morning a
fire broke out on the rremises of William Nash, a furni-
ture dealer, and broker, residingat 442, Portobello-road,
Notting-hlll. The flames were first seen by a gentle-
man who was returning home, and who immediately
gave information to thts rrolice and the Fire Brigade
Station. NO Vane was lost in the despatch of
engines and fire-escapes, but so rapidly had
the tire taken possession of the premises that
the building was one mass of flames before their
arrival. The first escape on the ground, in passing the
house, was severely damaged from the heat of the
flames, which extended half-way across the street, they,
at that time, shooting out from every window, and
even from the shop door. It was known that
several persons were inside the building, but the fire
was then raging so furiously that it was• impos-
sible to force an entry into the house. All the
brigade could do Was to endeavour to stay the
spread of the conflagration. The houses on
either side were filled with smoke, and the
terror stricken inhabitants had barely time to get
out before Mr. Superintendent Palmer ordered his
men to direct their attention in preventing the progress
of the fire. It was but the work of a few minutes to
render Nash's house a wreck. While the lWatt,,a3
thus raging, Nash and his family, Viho, residing on
the greund floor, had effeCted their escape, had only
to stand Without and watch the expiring flames
which were scorching the inmates of the upper stories,
for there was no hope for them. Even the chance of
throwing themselves out of the windows was shut
off, for to rush to any outlet was but to court instant
death. Elizabeth Jackson, a widow, aged 40,
Ann Bond, 45, Philip Jackson, 10, Mr. Church,
a visitor, aged 50; Louisa Church, his daughter, aged
10; and John Bond, aged 18, all perished. The remains
of the bodies were fearfully Charred • in some in-
stances the heads, legs, arms, and other portions of
the body being burned away; and it was only by the
small bones that the younger victims were traceable.
It is thought that the unfortunate persons were asleep
at the time, and that suffocation prevented all at-
tempts at escape. At the back of Na,sh's shop was
another, kept by a man named Keen, who owned a
milk walk. He succeeded in getting his family out.
The cause of the fire is unknown. The rapidity with
which it seized hold of the premises is accounted for
from the inflammable materials which it contained.
The sad event caused the greatest excitement in the
neighbourhood, and during Monday the scene of the
disaster was visited by large numbers of persons.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1881-05-21

BLACKHEATH.

RivET-MAkERs' STRIKE.—The rivet-makers LI
tae Rowley and Blackheath districts turned out on
strike on Monday for an a ivaace of wages. At a
meeting held at the Beech Tree lon, 131ackheath,
the same day, it, was stated that a deputation tn,cl
been round to the masters, several of whom had
in'itn.ted their willingness to concede the 4s. list
Is was resolved to continue the strike.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1881-05-21

HAGLEY.

STOCK SALE,—At this sale on Monday last, there
was a large cAlection of stock an an unusually
large attendance of buyers. Toe entries comprised
134 pens of sheep arid lambs, 69 head of cattle, 39
pens of pigs, and a few calves. It was a very
spirited sale throughout. Sheep of a very superior
type are now being brought to this sale in large
quantities every week, and in consequence of so
many fio,ks having ben lost by fluke disease,
sheep are scarce in other districts, consequently
purchaserslare attending at Hagley in large numbers.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1881-05-21

THE RELIGIOUS TRACT SOCIETY.

In London, on Wednesday morning, the annual
breakfast of this society was held at the City
Terminus Hotel, under the presidency of the Lord
Mayor.
The report set forth that all contributions were
devoted to the missionary work of the society, and
that the cost of management and administration was
charged upon the trade fund.
The total amount received from sales, missionary
receipts, and all other sources, including last year's
balance, was £172,595.
The circulation from the Home Depot, including
books and periodicals, had reached 65,616,690, of
which 27,215,190 were tracts. The foreign circulation
was 12,000,000, making a total of 77,616,690.
Among emigrants leaving this country 14,381 pack-
ages of good reading had been distributed, and various
grants of books had been made to colleges, military
institutions, coffee palaces, &c.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1881-05-21

THE ROT IN SHEEP.

The reports of the Commissioners appointed by the
Royal Agricultural Society of England to inyestigate
the disease known as liver-rot which has entailed such
serious losses upon the agricultural community, have
just been issued. In 1879 it is estimated that in Eng-
land and Wales three million of sheep died or were
sacrificed from rot, and that equally great losses
occurred in 1880, and still continue. With regard to
preventive measures, the Commissioners advise several
methods for the capture and destruction ef the fluke
ova. Foremost amongst preventatives is the removal
from the land of superfluous wet, and towards this
end it is stated that draining and ditching in many
districts are being prosecuted with unusual energy.
The protective effect of penning sheep on dry land at
night-time is also recommended. Again, concentrated
dry food, given systematitally, limits in a very
striking manner the disastrous effects of flukes.
Further, the regular use of common salt is well en-
titled to rank as a preventive of rot.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1881-05-21

ATTEMPT TO BLOW UP POLICE
BARRACKS AT LIVERPOOL.

Shortly before midnight on Monday a lend explo-
sion, causing great alarm in the neighbourhood,
occurred at the Central Police Station, Liverpool,
situated in Dale-street and Hatton-garden. Scarcely
any one was about at the time, but the officers on
duty and those having quarters in the building
speedily gatherei at the spot—the entrance to a
section-house in Hatton-garden, used as a barrack
for single officers. There was a strong smell of
burnt powder and a volume of smoke; but an exami-
nation was at once made, and the cause of the
alarm soon discovered. A large piece of iron
piping, which had evidently been filled with powder
and plugged at each end, was found lying in the pas-
sage, and several pieces of burning fuse were scattered
about. It was ascertained that no one had been
hurt, and that the damage was confined to the
breaking of all the glass in the immediate vicinity of
the explosion. A large quantity of powder had ap-
parently exploded, and the reason why so littlie damage
was done can only be accounted for by the want of
skill displayed in the construction of the infernal
machine, in which the powder must have been loosely
placed. A number of men were asleep in the section-
house at the time of the explosion, and they would
doubtless have fallen victims had the diabolical scheme
been more scientifically carried out. No one was seen
near the place previous to the explosion, and only one
person—a lad who was passing—appears to have actu-
ally witnessed it. The particular entrance to the
police premises in which the explosion occurred is
opposite the quarters of the Salvage Corps, and is not
so well watched as the others.

When the remnants of the piping were collected
it was found that they consisted of sixteen
inches of iron gas or water pipe, three irches in
diameter, plugged with wood at both ends, and filled
with gunpowder, one plug having a hole bored in to
admit the fuse. This was a piece of twisted wick
about two yards lthig, and encased in tarred tape. The
explosion caused surprisingly little damage. The
inner door of the section hogse was blown open, the
glass doors about it was smashed, and the charge
seems to have spent itself on the lintel of the door of
the keeper's parlour.

At the Liverpool Assizes the Ince Hall Colliery and
Canal Company brought an action against the hundred of
West Derby to try the question of liability for damage com-
mitted on the premises of the plaintiffs by a mob during the
recent strike of colliers. The jury gave judgment for £lO2,
with cost/.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1881-05-21

A FIRE AT SEA.

The Saga (s), of and for Bergen, from Almeria
(Captain Kahrs), reports that on May 2, at 8.15 a.m.,
the man at the wheel observed dense black smoke
ahead, and immediately after a large flame, which at
short intervals flared up. To the best of our judg-
ment this illumination came from a steamer ahead of
us, the funnel smoke of which we had observed as well
as the rigging. Our course was immediately altered
from N by E to NNW, in which direction the illumi-
nation was; and having proceeded for half an hour we
observed that the whole ship was on fire. All hands
were now called on deck to keep a sharp look-out for
boats or anything floating on the water. We
steamed for about an hour at full speed, and
had then approached the steamer to within half a
mile, when everything disappeared. We continued
going at full speed until we reckoned to have reached
the spot where the steamer went down. The speed
was then slackened, and now and then we lay still and
listened for any sounds or signs from the crew, but we
neither heard nor saw anything. Having searched in
vain for an hour, we shaped a course to N by E at
10.30. The wind was from the north, light, with a
clear sky %nd bright moonshine and a little sea. It
appeared to us that the cargo must be burning, the
fire being so violent, and when the waves raised the
vessel, could by the help of the glass distinctly see the
fire through the cabin ventilators. Her bow was
turned ESE, and the aft part of the ship disappeared
first. As far as I could calculate she went down in
lat. 37.48, long. 9.14."
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1881-05-21

SURVIIYOR'S REPORT.

Mr. Bode (the ISurveyor) submitted a report, in
which he statA that the roads under the control of
toe Boord were in fair condition, considering the
dryncss of :he season. S,)rne of tha channels and
appliances for g,tting rid of the water were not,
however, in as satisfactory a condition as was de-
sired, but it wrts hoped to remedy the'r state
during the summer. Notice had been received

from the Canal Cotnp lily that they intended to
raise Jones's Bridge, at Old Hill.
A discu-sion followed after which the Clerk was
ins ruct,d tu wri e to the Canal Company, to the
effect thaL they were not o raise the bridge as they
intended.
The Chairman asked what course the Board de-
cided to take with reference to the gas rate which
was levied in January last for tile Cnidley Heath
thstriet. Nine out of the teri of those assessed
tad declined to pay the rate, on toe ground that a
Mr. Cave had reiused to pay his portion of it.
After some little di,cussion it was, agreed tJ sum-
mon
,those who refused t, pay, and-it was also de-
cided that Mr. Hedley, wo is now engaged in
making a re•valuation of public properties in the
district, should assess the prtmi•es of the Great
Western itailway Company. at Cradley Heath,
with a view to them being included in the gas-
rate at an assessment when could be.maintained.
There was no other business of importance.

FATAL RAILWAY ACiiIDEN2 Ar DUDLEY

On Tuesday morning an 'inquest was held before
Mr. W,.tts (coroner), at the Gust liosp:tat, on the
bk..dy of V%ii lain Warren (3;5), Noods guard, of
White-road, 6paritnrouk, Birmingham, who was
f..tally injured at the Park Head railway siding
LetibrooK was present on behalf of the Great
Western Railway Company.—Mr. A. J. James said
:Le.anew the deceased, who was employ en as go dc
guard under the (5 rear. Western R Away Company.
tie was injured on tne line at Park load, at mid-
night, on Lila 7th inst. Witness was in charge ut a
train and deceased was assisting to hook on waggons.
When this was dune, he saw deceased give the
signal to leave the siding, and on the train reaching
the junction if the main line he heardhim shout.
tie iv ant oack and fouud Wairen lying helpless on
the r mid. lie was at onee removed to the Guest
d ,spital. Deceased must have been on the waggons
riling out of the siding, and c --me in ontact with
oilier waggons in tile otner siding of the junction.
Mere was ainp:e room for the engine to pass but
not for tie body of deceased.—Mr. Walford,
urgeon at the Hospital, said Warren die-i on the
14tu Lust, iron, exhaustion consequent upon the in-
juries 1-,e received. One of his hip bones wa.
inolcen, he was considerably bruised, and was hut L
internally. Before his death he referred to the
accident, but attached no blame to anyone —A
verdict of " Accidental death " was returned.—
Deceased leaves a widow and five children.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1881-05-21

EXECUTION AT MAIDSTONE.

The prisoner Albert Moore, aged 23, who was con-
victed, before Mr. Justice Hawkins, of the murder of
an old lady named Marsh, by cutting her throat, at
Gravesend, on the 14th of last February, was executed
on Tuesday morning within the county prison at
Maidstone. Since his conviction the prisoner has ex-
pressed the utmost contrition, but to the last he
adhered to his statement that the crime was not pre-
meditated, but arose from a quarrel about money
matters. The chaplain of the prison, the Rev. Mr.
Kerrison is of opinion that his repentance was most
sincere.

The prisoner never appeared to entertain the
slightest hope that his sentence would not be carried
out, and he exhibited during the last few days of his
existence a most extraordinary amount of calmness
and self possession. On Monday night he slept
soundly for several hours, and when he awoke on
Tuesday morning he observed to the warder, who
was in charge of him, "Well, Monday has come. I
wish it was Tuesday. lam quite ready, and the
sooner it is over the better."

Under the new Prisons Act, which is intended to
preserve uniformity of discipline in all the gaols
throughout the country, the hour of execution, which
was formerly nine o'elock, has been changed to eight.
Mr. F. Scudamore, the representative of Major Best,
the High Sheriff of Kent, attended at the prison shortly
before eight o'clock. The prisoner was in his cell ac-
companied by the chaplain, and he was engaged in
prayer, and repeatedly expressed his sorrow for what he
had done. It appears that, as on the previous nights, the
prisoner slept soundly until half-past four o'clock in the
morning, and appeared to be glad that the time had
come. He looked ghastly pale while proceeding to
the scaffold, but walked without any assistance. The
rope was soon adjusted, and the prisoner fell a dis-
tance of eight feet. Notwithstanding the great shock
he must have sustained, life did not appear to be
extinct at once, and he seemed to struggle for a minute
or more. This was probably owing to the prisoner
being a man of very short stature and light weight.

The black flag was hoisted in front of the gaol at
the moment the execution took place, and the body,
after hanging an hour, waa cut down, and an inquest
was subsequently held by Mr. Wylde, the borough
coroner. There were very few persons assembled out-
side the prison.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1881-05-21

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1881-05-21

A NEW DIVING DRESS.

Mr. Fleuss has been giving at Portsmouth some
practical illustrations of the merits of his new diving
dress and of his apparatus for enabling persons to live
and work in noxious gases. The principle of his in-
vention approaches almost to a realization of Jules
Verne's whimsical, but ingenious story of "Thirty
Thousand Leagues under the Sea," in which the
characters walk about on the ocean bed without being
troubled with force pumps and air pipes. The main
difference between the real and the imaginary systems
is the substitution of artificial for compressed air.
A diving dress and helmet are only used by Mr.
Fleuss for the sake of warmth and personal comfort
when below the water' neither being in any way
necessary to enable him to breathe. He carries below
with him the raw material of life, in the shape of
a supply of concentrated oxygen, contained in a small
reservoir or tank, which he slings over his shoulder
like a knapsack. At every respiration he draws from
his stock, by means of a tube and mouthpiece, the
exhausted gas after being strained through a sponge
saturated with a caustic soda, returns to replenish the
tank, the impure ingredients alone being permitted to
escape. In this way the diver can remain under
water for three or four hours and can penetrate into
situations which are impossible to the ordinary diver,
who is compelled to drag a lengthening pipe at every
step, and is always liable to the clanger of getting. en-
tangled with the means which supply him with air. One
day last week Mr. Fleuss descended into the Steam
Basin, which he traversed from end to end without ex-
periencing any difficulty, either as regards locomotion
or breathing. On the following day he demonstrated his
ability to work in smoke and poisonous gases, in the
presence of Mr. W. B. he Chief Con-
structor of the Yard, and Mr. Robinson,?W. Weston, the
Admiralty Chemist. The test on this occasion was a
remarkably severe one. A fire was kindled in the
Waste-house with all kinds of dock-yard refuse, the
smoke given off being of the densest and most pun-
gent description. Mr. Fleuss carried the same maga-
zine with him as before, but divested himself of the
diving dress, his only protection being a pair of
goggles which covered his eyes, and fitted tightly upon
his nostrils. Thus armed and provided Mr. Fleuss
entered the smoke, in which he was willing to remain
an hour or more, but at the end of half an hour he was
desired to come out, as it was considered that if he
could exist in the midst of such fumes for that length
of time a longer trial was superfluous. On emerging
Mr. Fleuss seemed in no way distressed by the crucial
ordeal through which he had passed, being apparently
as fresh as when he began.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1881-05-21

RAILWAY DAMAGES.

The cause of "Short v. the Great Western Railway
Company " has been tried before Mr. Justice Stephen
and a Common Jury, and was an action to recover
damages for serious personal injuries suffered by the
plaintiff at the Uxbridge-road station.
The plaintiff, a lad, was in the em ploy of a pawnbroker
at Shepherd's-bush, and on the evening of the 22nd
January, 1880, he was on the platform waiting to be
carried to Westbourne-park. The train came in,
and some one in the rear of it opened a door, and it
struck the plaintiff and swept him on to the line
between the platform and the metals. When some
men got under the train, they found that his right arm
was so pinched by a wheel that they could not extri-
cate it until the train had moved on slightly. The
arm had to be amputated.
The case for the plaintiff was that the station was
badly lighted, and therefore he did not see that the
door was open. On the other hand, it was said that
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Another point on which there was a conflict of evi-
dence was this. The care for the plaintiff was. that
the arm, thotgh jurnmed; Was
,not ushed h. tho
wheel until the 'carriage, wa.,:s rnot7ed dia. Whilst on
the other Side it as said that when the men went
under the carriage, they found that the wheel had
already passed over the arm, though it still held it
firm.
The jury found a Verdict for the plaintiff, damages
2300. .„
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1881-05-21

THE PAPAL JUBILEE.

On Sunday last the Apostolic Letter of Pope Leo
XIII., proclaiming an extraordinary jubilee to the
"faithful," was read in most, if not all, of the Roman
Catholic churches and chapels of the metropolis.

In the midst of the "fearful and distressful events
which affect the Christian world," His Holiness
declares, the chief refuge of the Church has always
been "to ask of God by earnest prayer to come to the
aid of the struggling Church ; " and, consequently,
that extraordinary prayers are necessary at this
juncture. He therefore exhorts all his flock, "in the
spirit of piety, to make pilgrimages to those holy
sanctuaries in different countries which are held to be
specially sacred and venerable, especially the Holy
House at Loretto." He commands such of the faith-
ful as wish to gain the jubilee to visit several churches
and to pray "for the prosperity and exaltation of the
Holy Church and of the Apostolic See, for the extir-
pation of heresies, and for the conversion of those who
are in error, for concord among Christian Princes, and
for the intentions of His Holiness."

The time for gaining the jubilee and the indul-
gences attached to it extends from March 19 to
the end of the year, and in Europe to the end of
October.

To the Apostolic Letter is subjoined a note defining
a jubilee as "a solemn plenary indulgence given by
the Sovereign Pontiff to the faithful on condition of
their performing certain works of piety, with special
power to confessors to absolve from reserved sins and
censures, and to commute certain vows for other good.
works. It differs from an ordinary plenary indul-
gence by its solemnity and the privileges attached to
it, and also by reason of the abundant and extra-
ordinary graces which God bestows." The first jubilee,
adds the latter, was celebrated in the year 1300, in the
pontificate of Pope Boniface VIII., who fixed every
hundreth year for its recurrence. The next was cele-
brated in 1350, under Clement VI., who appointed for
its recurrence every fiftieth year; in 1389 Urban VI.
reduced the period to 33 years; and in 1470 it was
reducgd by Paul 11. to 25. Jubilees are of several
kinds-1, the greater or great jubilee, occurring regu-
larly every 25th year, and lasting a year, which year
is called the holy year, and this jubilee, by reason of
its recurrence at fixed periods, is also called the ordi-
nary jubilee; 2, the lesser jubilee, usually granted by
each Pope on his elevation to the Sovereign Pontificate,
and granted also on other special occasions, and this
is called an extraordinary jubilee; 3, a general or
universal jubilee, which is granted to the whole world,
as is always the great jubilee, and sometimes also the
lesser jubilee; 4, a particular or partial jubilee, which
is granted to a particular country, city, or place.—
Wednesday's Times.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1881-05-21

THE DUTCH DRINK LAWS.

The Correspondent of the Standard at the Hague
says that the Second Chamber has been engaged upon
a Bill for repressing the abuse of alcoholic liquors in
Holland. The leading features of the proposed legis-
lation include, first, the granting of licences in propor-
tion to population, and the prevention of a dispro-
portionate accumulation of public beer-houses and bars
upon ally spot. The measure next prohibits the sale
of spirits in the public streets, or in those parts of
towns inhabited exclusively by workmen. Existing
houses, however, even where they are in excess, are
permitted to remain open during the life of the present
proprietors,
The Bill further provides that persons convicted of
drunkenness in public places shall be punished by im•
prisonment. The maximum number of licensed
houses in future is to be one for every five hundred
inhabitants in cities of over fifty thousand population,
one for every four hundred persons in places of from
twenty thousand to fifty thousand inhabitants' one
for every three hundred persons in places of between
ten thousand and twenty thousand inhabitants, and
one for every two hundred and fifty persons in all
communities containing a population of less than ten
thousand.
This measure was adopted by the Chamber on
Monday by a majority of forty-nine, there being sixty
votes recorded in its favour and eleven against it.

"Baby Darling.—Let me come to you, or write to
little wile. This silence is killing me."—Advertiserneut in
The Times
The Citizen says that the City of London, with its
fixed area of one square mile, has increased in value dining
the last five years more rapidly than the whole,of the rest of
the. y.etropolitan district, where fresh miles of streets are
bait 'evEry year, the'regult being that,'Wherelat -the propor-
tion of value borne by the City to the Metropolis five years
ago was about one-eighth, it is now more than one-seventh.
Testing it in another way, the rateable value of the City has
risen during the last five years from live millions to five-and-
a-half millions, or nearly 17 per cent.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1881-05-21

THE DESTRUCTION OF SALMON IN
HIGHLAND RIVERS.

During the recent winter there wits great destruc-
tion of salmon ova in Highland Hirers and streams,
though the displacement of spawning beds by the
masses of ice which the severe frosts accumulated ;
and information now received seems to justify the fear
that large numbers of salmon shared the fate of the
ova. The frost set in at the period when salmon-
spawning on such rivers as the Spey and its tribu-
taries was at its height. As the ice increased in thick-
ness and the water decreased in volume, the salmon
naturally retreated froth the shallows, lii which they
deposit their ova, to the pools, and instinctively suc-
ceeded in effecting their passage from the tributaries
to the main streams. But it is known that large num-
bers of salmon were confined to pools from which, in
spite of the desperate efforts they can make when in
danger, escape was impossible, so severe and sudden was
the frost. Hundreds of these imprisoned fish were
killed, apparently, by the pools to which they had re-
treated being not only frozen over, but converted into
solid masses of ice. Large numbers of such dead fish
have been found on the banks, a very great many more
have been washed to sea by the epring floods, and
several have been discovered encased in blocks of ice
from one to two feet in thickness. If the theory that
salmon have a partiality for certain rivers, and always
return to these to spawn, this destruction of fish ac-
counts for the present absence of salmon from some of
the Highland rivers. In the upper reaches of the
Spey and its tributaries not a salmon, says a corres-
pondent of the Dundee Advertiser, has yet been caught
either by rod or net. Loch Insh, for instance, usually
yields some splendid hauls at this season; but,
although netting operations have been conducted with
great persistence, not a fish has yet been taken from
the water; and, so far as is known, no angler has had
a " rise " from Cluny Castle to Grantown—a distance
of about fifty miles.—St. James's Gazette.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1881-05-21

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HOP.

The state of the hop market has not much varied, except
that the demand has rather fallen off. Fine English and
Bavarian are well held, but American are hardly so firm.
The appearance of the plantations is improving. East
Kent goldings, £7 to £9 95.; Mid-Kent ditto, £6 65. to
LS Ss. ; Weald of Kents, £4 15s. to £7 7s. ; Sussex, £4 10 s. to
£7; Farnham, £7 7s. to £8 12s. ; ditto country, £7 to £8 ;
Worcesters, £7 15s to £9; yearling hops, £3 15s. to £5 12s. ;
Bohemians, £4 15s. to £5 12s. ; Bavarians, £5 ss. to £7 7a.;
Americans, £5 to £,6 10s.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1881-05-21

SALES BY AUCTION.

STOURBRIDGE STOCK SALE.
TUESDAY .YEXT, MAY 24th, 1881,
200 FAT SHEEP and LAMBS
25 Head of Fat and Store CATTLE
Usual entry of CALVES and PIGS.. •
H. KING, Auctioneer.
N.B.—SHOW and SALE of TEGS and WHIT'SIJN-
TIDE BEEF, MRY 31st. .

CORN EXCHANGE, STOURBRIDGE.

ENORMOUS ATTRACTION.

TWO NIGHTS ONLY!
FRIDAY & SATURDAY, MAY 27th dc 28th, 1881.

Mr. C. BERNARD'S

LES CLOCHES DE CORNEVILLE COMPANY
Who will perform this Successful, Popular, and
Fascivating Opera, which has run over 700
MOAB in London.
Magnificent New Scenery I Rich and Costly Dresses!
splendid Choius !
FRIDAY & S A TU,UDAY, 27th and 28th MAY, 1881,
Will be presented at 7.30. the Celebrated and
Succouiful Cowie Opera, entitied
LES CLOCHES DE CORNEVILLE,
Music by B, Plauquette. Adapt.d by H. B Parade
and B. Ree'.e, from the Folly and Globe Theatres,
London, Costumes by Nona. and Madame Alias, London
Act I—Ecene I.—The Cliffs of Calvados. r.cene 2..—0 n
the Road to Corneville. Sctne 3.--Tbe Norman Hiring
Fair. Act 2.—Crusaders' Hall in the Chateau de
Corneville. Act 3.—An Orchard - The Apple Harvest.

Doors Open .tt 7, commence at 7.30; Carriages 10.30.

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N.B.—lt is perticular'y requested that the Audience
will be in th, ir plaxes not later than the hour named for
the commencement of the Performance.

Reserved Seats, 35.; First :zeats.2s. ; Second Seats, is.;
Third Seats, (id.
Plan of Reserved ::eals may be seen and Places booked
at Mr: R. Broomball's
Children in arms not admitted.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1881-05-21

THE REVISED VERSION OF THE
NEW TESTAMENT.

The Times of Tuesday noticed the publication of the
Revised Version of the New Testament in a leader from
which we make the following extract :
To-day the Revised Version of the New Testament,
the result of eleven years' continuous and devoted
labour, will be given to the world. One copy will be
formally presented to the Queen, two others to the two
Houses of Convocation, and within a few hours the
volume will be distributed to purchasers throughout
the land. The day thus marks an epoch in the literary
history of English Christendom. Side by side with
the old Bible, hallowed by so many associations, every
English reader now possesses a Revised Version of the
New Testament, from which, unfamiliar as it may ap-
pear in the first reading of many a well-known pas-
sage, he may gather the true meaning of the original as it
is to be found in the best copies of the text, and as it has
commended itself to a Company of the most competent
scholars of the age. The work is not due to the
labours of English scholars alone; the Revision has
been referred from time to time as it proceeded to a
Committe of American authorities, and their views
have been given due weight in the final adoption of the
text. The result redounds infinitely to the credit of
all who have been concerned in the work. We do not
here speak so much of the merit, literary or critical,
of the Revised Version as of the labour and devotion
that have been lavished on it. Of the actual success
achieved in a task of surpassing difficulty, no hasty
judgment can be formed. The volume will be eagerly
and carefully studied, not only by all who care for
an accurate rendering of the original text, but by
the still larger multitude who have learned to see in
the Authorized Version the noblest exemplar of the
English tongue at its best. The final judgment of
these two classes will take some time to form,
nor can the real character of the new Version or
the place it is destined to occupy in English literature
be determined until such a judgment is pronounced.
Meanwhile, however, it is only becoming to acknow-
ledge at once the devotion brought to the great task,
not only by the Revisers themselves, but by those svwo
have been instrumental in giving the result of their
labours in the world. The mental labour bestowed on
it has been immense, while the mechanical labour it;
has called forth has been not less severe nor less suc-
cessful in its efforts. To-day witnesses the final con-
summation of these associated efforts in the i distribu-
tion of the Revised Version of the New lestamer t
throughout the United Kingdom.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1881-05-21

OLD HILL.

IMPRISONMENT FOR DRUNKENNESS. - At the
Police Court on Wednesday. bekne W. Bassin°,
B. Ilingley, J. 11. Pearam, 11.. T. Hickman, Esqs.,
and Dr. Walkir, Jos.Th Fletcher, scavenger,
Blackheath, app..-ared to answer two charge, of
helig drunk and dsorderly—one on the 15th, and
the other on the 16th inst. There was also a
further charge of as,auFing a man named Meshach
Ha-kett. Police-cons:able Frost proved the case
of
.drtnil,enne,s, and defendant, who hiLs on various
occasions been before the Court, was committed to
prison for one month, without the option of a
fine.

THE CRADLEY REATH GAS COMPANY.—SamueI
Cave, a well-known ratepayer, resident at Cradley
Heath, was sutnmoned for thenou-paytnent of his
gas rate, amounting to ..t1 6s 111—Mr. Wright
(clerk to the Rowley Local Board) appeared in
support of the summons, and said the defendant,
either through hs i,.4norance or his impudence, or
a mixture of both, had been advising other rate-
payers also not to pay their rates. —Defendant
said thi- case was a most important one to some of
his nighboursl and to all who objected to p.,y toe
rate. He had been selected out of a whole batch
of others who had not paid to be summoned, and
as he had not had time to go through the Local
Boald's books, or to consult the various law
authorities on the question, he asked for an ad-
journment to enable him to do so.—Mt. Wright
objected to an adj9urnm.,ut being granted, and the
Bencti intimated that the ca-e would have to be
heard at once.—The Board's collector then proved
the levying of the rate, and that a demand had
beim made upon the defendant for his portion of
it.—ln cross-examination by defendant, he ad-
mizted that he did not leave the w.itten demand
note himself, but had sent it by another person.—
Defendant contended that the demand should have
beet left by the collector personally.—The Bench
however, overruled his objection, and also severil
others which were raised, and after hearing de-
fendant at some length, made an Order upcn him
for immediate payment of the amount.--Defendant
gave notice of appeal against the decision.

CRADLEY Ethan:.
Balll3Ezi,'S HALkOF VARIETIEs.—This popular place
of resort is well patronised by appreciative audiences
to witness the perfermanoes of Mr. Sterling Gould,
and the Sisters Marie. Mr. stilling Gould is possEs-
sed Ivith a tine tenor voice and is woithy of great
plaise for the able mal.ner in wilier.' he renders his
ballads all of which are executed with great taste
and fee ing, his comic singing is also tr ry good and
causes roars of laughter. Mr. Stirling Gould is
frequently encored to which he willingly responds.
• The Sisters Marie are very clever duettists and
dancers, their duetts are performed in quite a clean
and masterly style. tor which they are received
with vocifor,us cheering and unbounded applau• e.
We must not neglect to mention the playing oof Mr.
Harrison Ricbaruson, piani,t, who plays some of the
choietst selections and overtures in quite an
accomplished style , ,
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1881-05-21

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THE IVIARKEIS,

METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET.-MONDIY.
The cattle trade has ruled dull throughout. Supplies,
though not large, were ample, and prices tended in b4ers'
favour. Receipts of beasts from our own grazing districts
were about the averages, but those from Scotland and Ireland
short. A limited inquiry prevailed for all descriptions, and
quotations gave way 2d. per 81b., the best Scots and
crosses making 4s. Bd. to 4s. led. per 81b. From
Norfolk, Suffolk, and Essex we received about 1,500,
from the Midland and Home counties about 250, and
from Scotland 50 head. On the foreign side of the market
was a fair show of beasts, composed about equally of receipts
from Spain, Denmark, and Sweden. The trade was
dull, at orooping prices. The sheep pens were not over
well supplied, nevertheless the trade was dull, and the
quotations were easier. The best Downs and kalfbreds sold
at ss. 10d. to 6s. per 81b. Lambs were dull at 7s. 6d. to
Sc. 6d. per 81b. Calves and pigs were less firm. At Deptford
were about 1,250 beasts aid 1,300 sheep. Inferior beasts, 4s.
to 4s. 4d.; second quality, 4s. 4d. to 48. 6d.; prime large
oxen, 4s. 6d. to 4s. Bd.; prime Scots, 4s. Bd. to 48. 10d. ;
inferior sheep, 4s. 6d. to ss. ; second quality, ss. to ss. 6d. ;
prime coarse woollod, Os. 6d. to ss. Bd. ; prime Southdowns,
ss. Bd. to ss. 10d. ; large coarse calves, bs. 6d. to 68. rprime
small ditto, 6s. to 6s. Gd. ; large hogs, 4s. 6d. ta453. : small
ipuogrktehres,osffsalto ss. 4d.; lambs, 7s. 6d. to 88. 6d. per 81b., sink-
METROPOLITAN MEAT MARKET-MONDAY.
A moderate supply of meat was offered. Trade was very
slow as follows :-Inferior beef, 2s. Gd. to Is. ; middling ditto,
34. 4d. to 4s. ; prime large ditto, 4s. to 4s. 6d. ; prime small
ditto, 4s. 4d. to 45. 6d. ; veal, Os. to' ss. 6d ; inferior mutton,
3s. 6d. to 4s. ; middling ditto, 4s. 41. to Os. ; prime ditto, 55.
to 6s. ; large pork, 4s. to 4s. 4d. ; small pork, 45. Bd. to ss. :
lamb, 88. to 88. Bd. per 811). by the carcase.
POTATO.

There was a fair supply of potatoes on offer with a slow
inquiry. Prices ruled as under:—Sotch champions, 70s. to
:
; regents, tiOs. to 00s ; Victories 90g.
regents, 100 s. per
90s. to 110 s. ; Essex
ton GPie°rnmsan' 70s. ; Kent ditto, 90s.
reds, 3s. Gd. to 4s. 6d. ; Belgian kidneys, 3s. 6d.
per bag.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1881-05-21

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