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The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1874-07-18

AS IT OUCIIT TO H.

"I visited" writes Dr. II ASN A Lt., "-Vagera
AWN /Male. Warehouse, and took solot.los 1 Tea
leady for consignment to their Anr via A oo snsly
I found them l'u RE. & of cop, rim- quality."
At the Docks, I took som: lea of llornimon's
Awe, which I analyzed, &ióund at ; the quality
being equally satisfactory."
" I purchased I. here from 'Agent* fcr
Bornimon's Tra,' the contents I find corre.pond in
PURITY and excellence of quality, with the tea I
obtained from their stock at the Docks."
8,248 Anawrs—Chemista, Cinfectioners..to.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1874-07-18

THE FORSYTH FRANCHISE.

WHEN pretty 31ISS BLANCHE eyes the Forsyth new franchise
She 'II probably say to her sisters, " Ha! ha!
If seeing 's believing, we're freedom achieving:
For we shall have votes now—but not our Mamma"

Ambition to win stirs the eager young spinsters,
To maternal authority saying " Ta.ta !"
They'll take up the Rads tone, and find some new Gladstone,

With a measure to quite disestablish Mamma !—Piaieh.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1874-07-18

CRADLEY HEATH.

etf: EsPEntivn Nioar's Lonots..—Ceeilis Todd
a woman of ill-fame, living in Mails Lane, was charged
with stealing a sovereign from William Gilbert, chain
maker, Cradley Reath. Prosecutor deposed that on the
Bth inst. he came to Birminghcm, and met with the vie
.oner at the back of New Street Railway Station. She
asked him to " stand treat,' and he took her into a public
house and paid for some porter. Wiinosatheu asked her
to direct him to • respectable place where he could pro-
cure sleeping accommodotion, for life night and he
at length accompanied her to a house and gave her a
sovereign, out of which she was tm hike for the lodgings
and some ale. He shouul have received I6s. 61. change,
but the prisoner absconded, and when lie nest saw her he
gave her into custody, when she denied having received
any money from him. Prisoner, who had been previously
convicted. was sentenced to a month's imprisonment with
hard labour.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1874-07-18

THE COLLIERS' STRIKE IN
STAFFORDSHIRE.

MEETING OF COALMASTERS AT
DUDLEY.

On Tuesday afternoon, a larle meeting of
enalmasters was held at the Dudley Arms
hotel. Dudley; Mr. E. Smith ( Lord
Dadiey's principal mine agent) in the
chair. After an hour's discussion, it was
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1874-07-18

DUDLEY TOWN COUNCIL.

On Tuesday, an Adjourned Quarterly Meetingof this
Council was held, the Map, (Aid. W. Wilkineosi preaid-
ins.
Upon the motion of Aid. J. H. Smith it was resolved
that the Mayor should take all possible slaps to secure
fur Dudley the position of a registry under tile new Judi-
cature Act. The worthy Alderman claimed that Dudley
was the centre of an immense population, and far to im-
portant to be attached to 15 olverhampton or Birmingham.
It was then agreed to offer to Mr. Abraham &Steen vete-
rinary surgeon, the post of luspector under the contagi-
ons Mimeses (Animals) Act, at the nominal salary of £lO
per annum . . .

The Clerk reported that the School Board precept was
1737 ss. 3d., the amount required until September next.
The report of the Sanitary Committee recommended
that the night soil and should be removed from the
five town wards by contract, and that Mr. Thomas having
agreed to cleanse the town wards tor £l,OOO per autituu,
the contract should be given to hint. The Medical Offi-
cer reported that the number of deaths had been 79, mak-
ing a death rate of 231 per 1,000 per annum. Eleven
deaths had occurred from .yinutie diseases, and there
was a slight epidemic of measles. lie begged to call the
attention of the COULICII to mune filthy ditches at Nether-
ton. Mr. Sheppard (chairman of the sanitary Committee)
moved the adoption of the report with the exception of
the part relating to the contract. He said thvy bad a
good officer now in the Inspector, and it would be well
that he should see the whole of the town before the con•
tract wax given to any one. Several members spoke in
favour of the contract system, and others against it, and
Mr. Sheppard WAt asked to explain why he wished to alter
the report. The Chairman 'dated that it wits not quite
clear whether Mr Thomas would have the r,intract ; he
wanted more money. An amendment, that the whole
report be adopted, was lost by 0 toll, and Mr. Sheppard's
11101.1011 was carried.

In reply to the en-Mayor (Alderman Ruag...), the Stir.
veyor said he had £l5O in Latta towards the £226 which
had been psid to the contractor for making streets.
Mr. Ail.ley inquired the cost out of the rates of the
recent election, sod the Clerk said the School Board
elections cost £21.5 lets. 61., and the new Parliamentary
election £228 Ss. M.; the election of Guardians cost id.
per head of population; and the eost of the heariog of
the petition was defrayed by the Government.
There was no other business of importance.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1874-07-18

QUINTON.

Mauso•Preacworne —Seven cows have been deatroyed
in consequent,o of suffering from the above disease on
Mr. Daveuport's farm, at Quinton. Mr. F. Mahoney. of
Stourbridge was tne Veterivary Surgeon.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1874-07-18

doge, and a large quantity of hunting accoutrements.
The farmer, an excellent man in every respect, but
one whose ideas of ' dukes ' were rather vague and un-
defined, seemed to think that his guest wile spending a
great deal of money foolishly, and inquired of him one
eveniag, as they all sat around a 'blazing log tire,
'Young man, what do you do for a living when
you're at ir.me?' Lord G— answered very
pleasantly that he lived upon an allowance from his
father. But suppose the old man was to bust up?'
was his host's next inquiry, to which Lord G—
replied that he did not think there was any
immediate danger of such an event taking place.
Senator N—, of Nevada, used also to relate a little
anedote of this distinguished nobleman. When in San
Francisco, he was invited to dinner by Bishop K--.
who, by the way, was known to have a particular
penchant for lords. Senator N---, meeting Lord
C—, the following day, inquired of him how he
liked the Bishop K---, adding, 'he knows more
about lords tnan any other man I ever met; he has
told me of every lord, unless the One above, and Him
he has not mentione Splendid asthe Duke's London
residence is, it by no means equals his celebrated
country seat Eaton HalL"
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1874-07-18

ii-Zi:

'MISS ENDERSON,
That splendid Soprano Vocalist. Tate of the Town Hall

Concerts, Birmingham.
MESSRS. WHITE AND COOPER,
Comic Duttista and Dancers, in their celebrated gn..ket

MISSES ELLIS AND CRESWELL,
From Day's Music Hall, Birmingham, in their celebrated
Double Dance of all Nations.

BALLOON ASCENTS DURING THE DAY

By Professor Miller.

Shooting Galleries, Aunt Sally, Dancing, and various
o hr Aini cements.

itefieshineutt of the best quality, and at Town Prices.
wili be supplied Ly Mr. !wahines, the Seven Stars,
Atarlset-atreet, utourbridge, and M. A. haunders, %him
Horse, BreteU Lane. Confectionery by Mr. Conn, of
Wolverhampton.
Admission: Sixpence each. Tickets CIS be obtained
at the various Court Houses, and from the Committee.

THE CHADDESLEY CORBETT, RUSHOCK,

AND STONE COTTAGE

GARDENERS'

HORTICULTUR AL

SOCIETY

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R. ROLYOA KE WI

THE EXHIBITION

For the Pr. et Year will be hell thy the kind pt. rmiseion
of the Rev Mr. It. Moore), to the

GROUNDS ADJOINING RUSHOcK RFCTORY,

ON TUESDAY, JUL F il2lst, 1874,

A Bsn4 will he in allenchinee.

- Admission—two o, c.ock to Four, ; Four o'clock to
Six, ;SA o'clock to Eight, IL N.. ailon,..ion
Eight o'clock.
The Granola most be cleared by Nine o'clock.

LOWER GROUNDS ASTON.-
'MESE BEAl7'llt UL (MOUNDS ARS
OPEN DAILY.
SUMMER LISPLAY OF FLOWERS.

BOATING on the Lake, which bus neen enlarged and
ludue perfectly sate by the water titil gon I tetlC it. ehea
deep all cvi r.
Every Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday, SYNYER
and OILMER'n CELCEIiA I 1..1) BAND ; every Tues-
day. Thursday, and Friday. 1 OUN ANkY'n liflAnn
BAND. From Three till th.sk.

ADMISSION—ADULTS, 3D. EACH.
CHILDREN nutirt. 12 'l/41. „

6 Id.
SEASON 1 I CKETS may be obtained. Family Tickets
21. a. Single Admission, 10. 6d.
H. G. QUILTISII, Proprietor.

FRIEND OF ALT,.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1874-07-18

THE GLASGOW STOCK-EXCHANGE.

A meeting of the Glasgow Chamber of Commerce
was held on Monday. Mr. IWEwen introduced the
subject of " bulling " and " bearing " on the Stock-
Exchange. The revelations of the Bankruptcy Court
of late showed the important effect of the operations
of the Stock-Exchange upon their commercial trrinsac-
dons. In fact, honest industry seemed at a discount,
and persons were making operations on the Stock-Ex-
change the means of earning a livelihood, if not a for-
tune. He moved the appointment of a committee to
investigate the system now prevailing on the Stock-
Exchange, with a view to provide a remedy for a
state of matte so which was destroying commercial
credit and was making every one who had persons in
Lsisitiona of trust anxious to be preserved tmm such
msgraceful proceedings. The chairman (Mr. Whyte,
of 0 vertown) said it was their duty to prevent, as far as
they could, young men being entrapped into a system
of gambling no prevalent in the city. A member
of the Stock-Exchange told him that about three-
fourths of all the transactions in the Exchange were
effected by persons who had nct a single share of the
stock they dealt in to dispose of, but who gambled
by buying and selling. The stoppage of the sys-
tem of " buffing " and " bearing " on the Stock Ex-
change would be of immense benefit to the community.
Mr. Arthur said that gambling-tables were perfect
purity in comparison with the system of operations on
the Stock-Exchange, by which many of their clerks
and cashiers had been ruined. In the course of the
conversation it was suggested that the investigation
should not be confined to the Stock-Exchange; but it
was replied that if the Chamber took up the Stock-
Exchange they would have enough to do for some time
to come, as the great evil was in connexion with it.
Mr. 311-lwen's pr,posal was remitted to the directors
of the Chamber.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1874-07-18

:tool ;tab Igistrict tleb3s.

BOARD OF GUARDIANS.

The utial meeting of this Board was held
yesterday; Mr. Gr.anger, in the chair. There
were luso precut Metn.rs. Broke, Hall,
Billinghain, I hottipaon, Baker. Fiddian, and
Guest. The minutes of the last meeting were
read and confirmed. Admitted into the house
during the week, 21; discharged, 11; dead, 0;
born, 0; remaining 324. Corresponding week
last ear, 344 Out-door tell. 1, Kingswintord
di.drist £25 2, 74 ; Sturtelga, district, £l7
8a 91; Halesowen district .918 4s 81; non-
r.-sident paupers, 11a 8,11. total £6l 7s 91; against
£B4 15a 91 heat year.

UNMUZZLFD Doe kt the Police Court, yes-
' trrday, betore Colonel Fletcher and Coptain
Cochrane, James Fawkes, Henry Godfrey,
Emanuel Porkes, were each ordered to pay ss.
and coots, for allowing their dogs to be at large,
nnruuzzled.

A NEIGHBOUR'S Row.—A;fred Lambert, was
charged with assaulting William Fulford oh the
9th must. Ann Louisa Lambert, was charged
with assaulting Mary Turford. William Tor.
ford was chanted with easaulting Alfred Lambert
and Wddant Fulford and Mary Turfard, were
charged edit us:ualting and threatening Mary
Latol.ert. Mr. St.tkea appeared for Fthford.—
Coruntad.ant w:at is i pa Idler, and lives at Over-
Lud, Cr ,1.11t.y. Oa the eveuiug of tbe 9th inst
he asked &fondant Alfred a gyration, and he
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1874-07-18

MR. ARCH AND THE ENCLOSURE OF

COMMONS.
.The Sta7.llard has published the following letter on the

above subject

•
Sir,—Having had thirty years' experience as a land
agent and surveyor, and during that period having
been engaged in many enclosures, you will, perhaps,
allow toe to make a few remarks as to Mr. Arch's
"newly-found grievance "—namely, that the pea-
santry are robbed of seven millions of acres of common
land.
----- • • • •

Now, before a man can be robbed of a chattel he must
be possessed of it. Common lands were the joint pro-
perty of the lord of the manor and the commoners.
Some of the latter were peasants merely owning a cot-
tage; but whether a man was owner of a cottage or a farm
he had his rights and exercised them. Wingrove Cook
says, in speaking of a eonum iner's rights, that the pasture
oust be for his own beasts, the turves of fire bote a
reasonable quantity for the fuel of the chimneys
attached to his house, the estovers a reasonable quan-
tity for the repair of his fences and farm implements.
Again a commoner has no right to come upon the
common for any other purpose than to exercise his
right---" either to put in his cattle or to see if the
pasture is in a fit state to receive them." A fortiori,
therefore, a stranger has no right upon the waste, and
is liable to an action for trespass for walking or riding
thereon Such is the ancient law, and in accordance
with this ancient law, when from the increase of popu-
lation and the improvements in agriculture, the lords
of the manor and the commoners thought it desirable
to enclose and cultivate the common lands they agreed to
divide such land between them, and each had allotted to
him a portion of the land equivalent to the rights of
common which he had exercised. The peasant or
farm labourers derived a very considerable advantage
from the enclosure and cultivation of these common
lands in the increased sum which must annually be
paid amongst them for labour. Where 500 acres of
common land has been enclosed at least £5OO per
annum has been earned by the labourers in that parish
more than before. So the lord of the manor, the
commoner, and the labourer have all been bone-
fitted. Mr. Arch's assertion, therefore, "that the pea-
sant has been robbed," is utter nonsense.
WIL'
4, La.ncaster-place, Strand, London, July 9.

WILLIf. ADADIS.

CANZONET TO THE COMET.
(From Punch )
Welcome, celestial vagabond,
Bohemian of the sky,
Whence cattiest thou, whither to abscond
Again from mortal eye?
Art thou a world or art thou not ?
Art thou an igenous mass
Or art thou cold instead of hot ?--
A solid or a gas?
In space, beyond our depth of air,
E'en if a blazing star.
Canst thou, from any " horrid hair.
Shake pestilence and war ' r
Too much of all that kind of thing
Of late the world has bad,
Without a Comet, plagues to bring.
And drive the nations mad.

No portent come mankind to warn.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1874-07-18

OLD HILL.

MAGISTERIAL.—AI only o 11trate attended the
Pollee Coen', on Wednesday, the usxj)rity of the el..eu
cou,4 not be heard.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1874-07-18

ROWLEY REGIS.

INQOENT.—Au inquest was helal on Saturday Met, be-
ire Mr. K. Hooper, Coroner, at tne Beech *free fuss.
Sloan, ath, on the body of Nathani-I Woodhouse. who
was ballad at Mr. Dalcon's bottle works, by soilsc scales
falling on ham. A verdict of " Accidental death" was
returned.

At the Dudley Police Court, on Wednesday last, Ann
Lloyd WA, charged with stealii.g. from tho parson of
Witham Edward Cheese, tivo soverigns, sit half-thre-
soigne and fifteen shillings. Chief.superintendent Burton
said the robbery took place in a brothel. whilst prse-
sums was sitting on a bed with some girls, but '• his
modesty " now prevemed him swearing that the prisoner
was the identical person who stole the money.—Mr.
Cheese said be should decline to swear that Lloyd was
the girl who robbed bin, although she sat nearest him on
the lid—Prisoner was discharged
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1874-07-18

There will be cricket match on the ground st
Ambloc,de, thi‘ day (Saturday), between Stonrluido
and the 13,.ouascrove Grammar School Field •
Military Band will be on the ground, and will pot
form selections of music from the works of tn
great masters.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1874-07-18

PROSECUTION UNDER THE MINES
REGULATION ACT.

At the Olbury Petty Sessions, on Monday, before
!Hegira. Contend, Roulet,ld, and Houghton, M .
Harper and Moore, proprietors of the Lower Delph Col-
liery, Cradley. were summoned for neglecting to deliver
to the Mines Inspector in the district a duly authorieed
certificate stating that the rules and notice relative to the
working of the mines had been properly posted in the
colliery as required by Act of Parliament. The prosecu-
tion woo instituted under the 59rd section of the Mines'
Regulation Act.
Mr Motteram (instructed) appeared on behalf of the
prosecution, and Mr. Stokes defended—For the defence
it was contended that the defendants were igeorant of
what a duly authorised certificate was, and that Mr. Scott,
the oub-iuspector of mines for the district, stated when
he called upon Mr. Moore, in Farrnary last, that if they
(the defendants) sent two document by tie next post
certifying that the required notices had been posted "it
would be all right.- Phis the defendants did, and they
had in every respect endeavoured to obey the law.
A summons for a similar offence was brought against
Mr. Cartwright, colliery proprietor. Vicarage Prospect,
Dudley.
In their decision the Bench said they bad come to the
conclusion that Mr. Cartwright had not exercised sufficient
caution, and he would be lined 20s. and costs. The
summons against Messrs. Harper and Moore would be
dismissed.

Teem was a further summons against the agent of
Messrs. Harper and Moores colliery, which Will of •
precisely similar nature to the ease previously tried, and
which was also dismissed.

Mr. Motteratn asked for an appeal for the Court of
Queen's Bench, which w. granted

HALESOWEN.

Eirzsusio BRANDY.—At the Worcestershire Assizes,
on Thnreday, before Mr. Justice Lush. Nathaniel Bollard
(30), nailer, ins charged with stealing. butile and a.half
of French brandy from a public•house in Hales Owen, on
29th June last. Mr. Self prosecuted.—A
named Clewes, said the prisoner came to his house on
the 29th June, and stayed till about nine o'clock. In
the bor there was a bottle containing French brandy.
On the following day, this bottle was missed. and from
what he heard, Clewes went to the house of a woman
named Hunt, and there found pieces of the bottle. hunt
stated that the prisoner came to her house on the night
of the 20th, in a diuukeu state. He had a bottle of
French brandy with him. the drank the brandy, rind
broke the buttle.—Yrisoner was found guilty. There
viers II previous convictiuns recorded agaiust him.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1874-07-18

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As this mixture is pleasant to the taste, and
warranted free from anything injurious to the
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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1874-07-18

LYE.

meeting was held at the Lye National
-*Moot roo.es. on Tues lay night las', to dike
mt.° consileration the desir.bility, or o herwise,
of h.iving a otnietery for the Lye. The Bev.
D Robertson occupied the chair.
Mr. Bernard, of Stourbridge, said under the
eW Acts th4t bud been r, ceutly passed they
h d tie legal right to inter their dead in
ford Churchyard, although it was the parish
&tomb, and thi y would also be excluded frond
Vie new iirraegiduents that were proceeding for
* roidetcry in Stourbridge and Upper Swinford;
god I be tin, slim' left ..peu for them was whether
tidy bhuuld build a ceiuetery for themselves, or
not.

It Ras proposed by Mr. S. Brooks, and see.
ended by Mr. Larefoi,r That it il3 eXpediAlt
OWLs Borba Board should be formed fsr the
purpose of takilig steps to provide is eetuttery
fir the reipiirenients of the lahabitstds of the
Lye,"

-Aftt.r coni,l ratio otrounnt of conversation,
Mr. J. H.r.,us iiiov. ti as au autenthsteut,—
" T.l:st the gut s tuu a es cemetery for the Lye
wi pr mature. '

prapo,4tion was negatived by a
Arge tn. j,.ri t y.— ,ea fed.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1874-07-18

INTIMIDATION BY COLLIERS.

The colliers in South Staffordshire are
~,radually seeing that the terms of agreement
for the settlement of the ruinous strike are
the best that could be obtained for them,
tnd are daily returning to the pits. On
Thursday, large numbers resumed work in
fie Dudley and Brierley Hill districts, and
in several instances many of the men were
thankful that they could find employment.
We regret to learn that some of the men
who have openly declared that they "will
never go in at the drop," have resorted to
violence, and have intimidated their old
20mrades for accepting the terms. At Brock.
inoor a collier was attacked by a few rodneys,
ind his life was threatened if he went to
work again. At Netherton, on Wednesday
light, a gang of colliers opposed to the terms
waited on the road for the men who had
;one to work at Mr. Gould's pits, and their
ondu c t was so violent that a special body of
police had to be sent from Dudley to protect
the men on their way home. Fearing a
repetition of this disgraceful conduct, Chief
:inperintendent Burton on Thursday morn-
ing sent another batch of policemen to con-
duct the men safely to the pit. The feeling of
the men opposed to a resumption of work at
the drop is very strong, but they are small
in number, and cannot long hold out. At
Hill' and Howley we are told that the
malcontents are yielding to the advice given
them on Tuesday, by Mr. Haden. Let us
hope that we shall hear of no further eases
of violence against men who have accepted
the beat terms they could obtain.

r a 14: CEMETEItY QUESTION AT THE
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1874-07-18

pcinTofIRAPHY.

ARCHER CLARKE,

STOURPUDGE.

live Shilling% per dezeo Carte, de Visit., two poet.
ton.

I P., Ronm• hnve
d 41.;• _ PUN ;ft.lf,,
he h 0••.•0.1 lieo of e.olt) u.ud, qulckLr
than previously.

THE NEW REMBRANDT PICTURE.
THE NEW CAMEO VIGNETTE.

THE NEW ENAMELED PORTRAIT,

RIBED IN RELIEF.

These varione %Wm which are quite new, are now
taken, sad Specimen* can be been at

ARCHER CL %REF'S,
71, Bigh•atreat,
stourbndge.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1874-07-18

MEETING AT DUDLEY ON
WEDNESDAY.

A special meet,ng of colliers conected with
the Dudley district was held on Wednesday,
at the Shakespeare Inn, New Mill Street,
Dudley.

Mr. Joseph Lee (district chairman presided.
The chairman and Mr. Britian addressed the
meeting, and at some length defended the
eourse they had pursued in the recent nego-
tiations. A vote of confidence in the local
agents was proposed and carried unanimously
A vote of censure was then passed upon
Isaiah Collins, a collier, of Gomel, who made
himself obnoxious at Monday's meeting. The
•Aber business was of a routine character.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1874-07-18

LOCAL DItioRCE CASE.

ADAMS V. ADAMS ANO 0 VEST.

This divorce suit was beard before Sir James
Huneim, at Westin inater, on Tuesday and Wed
need"). last. Mr. Inderaick. Q.C. (Instructed
by Mers. Hoinfrsy and Hulberun. of Brierley
H II), uppearid for the petitioner; and Dr.
a bey (inattucted by Messrs. Freer amid Perry,
of Stolirlitiage) for the respondent and co-res-
pondent.

Mr. Inderwick, on behalf of the petitioner. Mr.
J.dni Adtoes, a..,ted that he resioed at Qoeens-
I oid, Aniornia, and wa+ a merchant's clerk, but
formerly a cheini,t and drtiggis,, at Brierley Hill
and prayed fore .1 ivoree from his wife Mary Ann
AdntliA, formerley Mary Ann Warrender, on the
ground of adultory committed by her iu Australia
and also iu Luskin', wi:11 Edward Guest, of
H:ettell Lane, th ur Brieriey Hill, classulastt r,
the co-rtspondeut. It appeared that the respou.
dent and eo.reapoodent now reaided together as
wan end wit,, at Br 4 ttell Lane.

_
A long stliidivit by petitioner. in support of
the ease, as to the Australdin allegnions, wag
read ; and J hn Adams, of Brierley Hill, peti-
tion, is fattier, and another witoema, a former
servant of the co•respoodent, proved the adultery
in England.
. . .

Dr. Swiibey raised no substantial defence, and
silted that Ma clients should not be called upon
to pay petitioner's eosin.
His Lordship found for the petitioner, and
made a decree nisi dissolving the marriage.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1874-07-18

PRICE ONE PEN\Y.

THE ANCIENT ORDER OF FORESTERS
"STOVRBRIDGE DISTRICT.
Will bold a Grand

FETE AND PICNIC

ON MONDAY, JUDY 20th, 1874,
In the Beautiful Grounds of
PEDMORE HALL,
For the Beet of their Sick and Funeral Fands.

-
A GRAND PROCESSION

Of the Members of the Order, with their Splendid
Banners and Regalia, with Friar Tuck, Little John,
Rubin Hood, Maid Marian, and Allan-a-Dale will
leave Holloway End at Eleven o'clock, accompanied
by the
CRADLEY HEATH SAVHO RN BAND,
THE 9th WORCESTERSHIRE RIFLE VOLUNTEER

DRUIi Auld FLUTE BAND,

The 15th STAFFORDSHIRE RIFLE VOLUNTEER

BAND,
The STOURBRIDOL QUADRILLE BAND,
Leader Mr. H. Trt,m

The following Talented Artistes are engaged and will be
under the personal superintendence of Mr. 11. Day, of
the Crystal Palace, hircaingham

MR. JAMES ELNEE,

From the Alhambra Palace. London, who will appear in
hi., Musical and Vocal Antertammeor.

MESSRS. PHILLIPS AND BRYAN,
American Comedians and Dancers, will appe.ir in their
relined entertainment of Songs, Jukes, &e., as performed
by them in moat of the Lundon and Provincial Music
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1874-07-18

Tb.UMoS
THE GLENFIELD STATCIi
Always Secures
The Delight of the Laundress,
The Admiration of the Beholder.
Awl the Contort at the Wearer.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1874-07-18

SATIIIIDAY, TrLy ls, if,74,

hitting of Parker and his companion. they were letil
separated until the form.r had planed 66 to the relit el
Stoarbridge Thi, wits decidedly the most brilliant di,.
play of batting in the course of the match, the mai
being put together in an almost incredibly short space 01
time, and Parker received quite an ovation when he ri•
turned to the tent. Webb was then joined by Ingold,
and the pair went on steadily adding to the score until
time was called : when it was found that Stourbridge had
made 121 runs for a loss of only three wickets, which
was a considerably better average than that of their op.
ponents. For the Birmingham Standard, the Dowling of
E. Clifton, and the fielding of Eiden, Oakes, and Wilson
were very good. The most noteworthy features on the
part of Stourbridge were the long-stopping a Parker,
and the fielding of Green, Clifton, Parkes, Ingold, and
W. and J. Thivii In fact, each man seemed to exert
himself to the utmost to secure victory for his club, and
it WAS this esprit Jr corps—the absence of which has so
greatly militated against their success on former occe.
sions—which enabled them to make such an effective
stand on Saturday last, against opponents who were in
every way " worthy of their steel. ' It is evident from
this match that there is plenty of cricketing ability in
the Stourbridge club, and if the same spirit animates
them in the future as ws,s evinced on Satarday last, we
have no doubt their opponents will find them very tough
customers to deal with. The following is the score

BIRILINGLIAM STAND•III).
J. J. Wißon, c Ingold, bK. Clifton ti
J. Layton, b K. Clifton .. 19
G. Cooper, b Robineon .. 2
A. Riden, 1 b w, b Clifton .. 42
E. Clifton, c K. Clifton. b Ingold .. 15
K. Oakes, c W. Davis, b K. Clifton 75
H. M. Mason, b K. Claton
J. Allday. c and b Ingold 2
S. Derricott. ran Lint, 0
fi &akin, b Ingold 11
ti. Paris, not out .. 1
Extras 32

H. Parker, run out 66
K. Clifton. c Cooper ,b E. Clifton.. 8
J. W. Parkes, b Clifton 1
J. Webb, not out 27
G. Ingold, not out ..
W. Green
W. Richardson )
W. Davis
hat.
J. Davis
F. Robinson
Otter

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