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The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1874-08-22

LYE.

SERIOUS ASSACLTS. —At the Petty Sessions held
yesterday, before Col. Fletcher, Messrsr J. 13.
Cochrane, and B. L. Freer, Joseph Chance and
Benjamin Chance were charged with assaulting
Joshua Herren on the 10th inst. Mr. Perry ap-
peared for complainant, and Mr. Collins for defen-
dant. Complainant said that he was engaged by
his uncle to drive some fowls out of his field, when
Joseph Chance came into thefield and offered him
a half a crown to fight him three rounds. Joseph
struck him several blows, and while returning the
blows Benjamin Chance came up with a half a
brick in his hand and struck him on the head ' in-
flicting a severe wound. George Welch and Sam-
uel Pardue gave corroborative evidence. For the
defendant Mr. Collis said that Herren first coma
witted an assault upon Mr. Chance. Jame-
Chance, father of the defendant said that his son
Benjaafin and Welch were fighting and Benjamin
was down, and Welch upon the top of him.—
Joseph wentlto pull him off. Herren came up at
the time and Benjamin picked up a stone which
struck him on the back of the head. Several wit-
nesses were called to corroborate.—Joseph Herren
was then charged with assaulting Sarah Chance
on the 10th inst. Defendant was further charged
with killing a fowl on:the 10th inst., the property
of James Chance. Sarah Chance said that the de-
fendant was throwing at the fowls, when she re •
monstrated with him when defendant kicked her
on the side, seriously injuring her so that she had ,
togs to Mr. Thompson. surgeon. When kicked '
she became insensible, she also saw the defendant
kill the fowl. Mary Ann Hart, proved that she
saw the defendant kick Mr. Chance, and kill the
fowl. Jane Pearson corroborated. Mr. Perry, for
the defence denied that Herren kicked Mrs. Chance
and that the injuries she received were caused by
a fall in her exeitment to get through a fence, and
that several persons were throwing stones at the

fowl which might have injured it. James Priest,
was called and swore that Herren did not kick His.
Chance but that she fell down and hurt herself.—
The Bench dismissed the summons against Joseph
but fined Benjamin, for throwing, 2s fid and costs.
For the assault upon Mrs. Chance by Herren de-
fendant was fined 5s and costs, and Is and costs
for killing the fowl and 2s the value.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1874-08-22

DEAN STANLEY ON RELIGIOUS
TOLERANCE.

On Sunday morning Dr. Stealer preached in West-
minster Abbey, from the text, "Two men went up to
pray, the one was ad'harisewand the other a publican."
He referred to the narrow-iyinded and sectarian
spirit in which men, individually and collectively,
were in the habit of thanking God that they were not
as other men. Some of the great spiritual move-
ments of Christendom had often been begun by the
great lay world abolishing evils which the Pharisees
of the ecclesiastical world often would not touch
with their little finger. There was no such sharp
distinction between the material and the spiritual,
the sacred and the profane, as seine would have
us believe. There had been times when the great
secular society had despised the hardworking, pure-
minded, iiinple-hearted Christians, or Catholics. or
Puritans, with a spiritual pride as lofty and as empty
as ever was that" with which priest or saint or
covenanter looked down on the unregenerate and the
reprobate of the world. Yet the early Christian mar-
tyrs, the mediaNal missionaries, the monk of Witten-
berg, were mightier in the long run than Tacittri, Cr
the encyolopiedists of France, or the philosophers of
the Renaissance. And those wayward Christians in
England, as they seemed to be—John Milton, the
author of "Paradise Lost ;" John Bunyan, the author
of the "Pilgrim's Progress ; " Bishop Ken, the
author of the "Morning and Evening Hymn; " John
Wesley, the author of the "Religious Revival in Eng-
land "—went down to their graves as much deserving
of the praises of true statesmen and philosophers, as
Clarendon, Bolingbroke, Walpole, and Hume. In
short, the result of the parable was to teach each man
to seek to know his own secret failings, and to look
justly, calmly, and charitably on those of others, re-
membering that, in the judonent of our Maker, often
"the last shall be first and tlie first last," and often
"that he that exalteth himself shall be abased, and he
that humbleth himself shall be exalted."
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1874-08-22

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1874-08-22

BRIERLEY HILL.

STEALING Inn:v.—At the Petty Sessions held on Thum
day, before I. Spooner, E.q , Stipendiary, Elizabeth
Jones was cba-gitit with blewrug -stealing a qn intav of
iron on the sth inat , the property of Benjamin Wood,
Bromley Works, and John Pritchard was charged with
receiving the same well knowing it to have been stolen.
Joseph Andrews proved that the iron belonged to prose-
cutor, and Samuel Greenfield proved that the iron wan
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1874-08-22

ADMISSION:

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Tulin DAY, THU,SDAY
Tickets for the Torte Dsys (not transferibl•),ils esek,
to he obtained of

ALIAS
Secretary, Worcenkt.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1874-08-22

THE PANAMA RAILROAD.

The length of this line from the Atlantic to the
Pacific Ocean is nearly 48 miles ; the summit ridge is
28711.- above the mean tide of the Atlantic. The dis-
tance from New York to Ilingkong, rri Cape Horn is
more than 17,000 miles, but by this railroad acroas the
Isthmus it is less than 12,000, a saving of 5,500 miles.
Starting from Aspinwall (otherwise called Colon), on
the Atlantic side, for Panama, on the Pacific, the
traveller is soon in the midst of a scene of tropical
beauty hardly to be surpasaed in the world. Cocoa,
palms, and bread-fruit trees was e their branches on
either side, and from the fastnesses of murky swamps
richly-coloured aquatic plants rise in luxunant wild-
ness The cries of gorgeously-plumaged birds are heard
on all sides, and now then the discordant notes of
monkeys, parrots, and other natives of the wood.
On the low, muddy banks of streams yellow, than the
, Tiber can be seen the hugeunwieldly forms of alligators
sunning themselves and awaiting some unlucky object
of prey. Almost all the towering trees are clasped in
the vice-like embrace of plants of parasitic growth, and
many tottering trunks attest the effect of such close
companionship. Along the rides of the road and upon
the woody banks of the streams passed over are to be
seen the thatched habitations sof the mongrel specimens
of humanity that live on the Isthmus. The rainy sea-
son commences in May and lasts until October, and it
rains "hot water," according to the statement of reel.
' dents. The wires of the Isthmus Telegraph Company
run alongside the tracks. The dampness of the earth
! is guarded against by setting the telegraph-poles in
1 concrete. The railroad-ties are made of lignum-vits,
laid On a stone ballast. The railroad and rolling stock
I have probably coat 12,000,000 dubs.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1874-08-22

ARCHBISHOP MANNING ON TEM-
PERANCE.

In London, on Sunday afternoon, Archbishop Man-
ning addressed about 5,000 persons assembled on
Tower-hill, in the cause of total abstinence. At the
back of ths van which served as a platform, some
teetotal banners were displayed, and there was three
temperance societies' bands on the ground. Several
Roman Catholic clergymen and some leading Roman
Catholic tradesmen of the East.end supported the
Archbishop. Dr. Manning, in an address of somelength,
pointed out the wonderful progress which the temper-
ance movement had made within the last year or two
amongst the Irish Roman Catholics of London. He took
particular pains to scan the newspaper police-court
reports, and he was glad to say he missed the Irish
names, with which cases of drunkenness used to be so
frequently associated. He begged of the women es-
pecially to take the pledge. It was a hard thing for a
working man to arrive in his home and find his wife
'• in beer," to find no fire in the winter, no comfort, to
find everything which would lead him to plunge into
the path of temptation. At the conclusion of Dr.
Manning's address about 400 men, 50 women, and a
good many children, knelt down and took the pledge.
The bands played the various district teetotal societies
off Tower-hill shortly after six o'clock. A considerable
number of police-constables were in attendance, but
the proceedings were most orderly.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1874-08-22

THE CROPS.

Mr. J. J. Meehi has written the following from liptree-hall,
Kelveilen, Essex, to The Times :

Sir,—Your careful correspondent, Mr. Sanderson,
is, I think, right generally in his observations on the
crops, subject to some exceptions as regards this
county. The wheat crop is certainly by no means
equal to that of 1868, for then every ear was perfect,
with widely-set rows of perfect kernels—plenty of five,
and even six, set rows; and, after threshing, there was
scarcely any tail or empty shells. This year, although
the straw is of good quality and abundant, especially
on the cold stiff soils which have benefitted by the
drought, there is a deficiency of perfect kernels, as
mentioned by me in a former letter to you; and I
find, on dressing the corn after threshing, a consider-
able percentage if empty or abortive husks—no doubt
the result of the unfortunate frosts mentioned by Mr.
Sanderson, which impeded or destroyed fertilization
at the blooming time; but I still think that there is a
full average of wheat in this county, where we have
so much stiff, cold clay.

In 1848, 40 acres of white wheat on this farm
averaged seven quarters (i 6 bushels) per acre. This
year, judging from what has been already threshed, the
average will probably not exceed 51 quarters (44
bushels), although there is an abundance of fine straw.
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So good was the wheat crop in 18fsfi that in one field
the crop of white was eight quarters per acre, and sold
for 635. per quarter, and, with £4 for the straw,
realized £29 4s. per acre, the land having only cost
me £25 per acre when bought in an unimproved state.
The barley crop is, in this county, free from blight,
and on our cool bottom lands a full average.
Where sown too thick and much laid and tied down
by clover or weeds, the quality may probably be
in lured.
•

This has been a favourable season for heavy lands,
which abound in Essex, but very unfavourable to hot
dry soils.
Fhe revett or bearded wheat (which blooms later
than the red and white wheats) escaped the frost, and
is, therefore, full and perfectly kernelled, and will
yield abundantly.
antititl I, 1574.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1874-08-22

"AN ISOLATED COMMUNITY.

A ROMANTIC CENTENARIAN.

The Pritish Consul at Calais has just reported to
the EniTisli Foreign Office that an old lady died at
St. Pierre-let-Calais, in 1870, of the undoubted age of
101 years and nine months. Mr. Hotham (the
Consul) has in his possession a certificate from the
Town Hall of Tournai, in Belgium, of the birth of
this person, entered in the register as having been
born at Tournai on June 6, 1768, and giving her own
full Christian names, as well as those of her father
and mother. He has also a certificate of bar
death, at St. Pierrelez-Calais, on the 17th of March,
1870 ; also with her full Christian names, and
those of her father and mother. Her identity,
independent of the register, happens to be simfularly
easy of proof, for she was a curiosity in her way, and
not one whose history and antecedents were unkh own.
She—already a mother—together with her husband,
was awaiting her fate by the guillotine in prison in
Paris in 1794, and escaped death only by the fall of
Robespierre. Mr. Hotham conversed with her him-
self when in her 99th year, and found her working
without spectacles; though rather deaf, she appeared
to be in very good health and spirits.
. _

The Consul concludes by stating that he has called
attention to this well-authenticated case of longevity,
as it may possibly be .4 interest to those who care
about statistics of the kind.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1874-08-22

CANON LIDDON ON HISTORY.

Canon Liddon, in his sermon in Sunday attermsin
at St. Paul's, magnified the value of history as a
guide of conduct in the family, the nation, and the
Church. He directly attacked a modern school,
which, he asserted, depreciates the records of the
peat as unworthy of men who are determined to be the
apostles of progress. The Bible, he pointed out, is
largely made up of history, partly because in history
we see the representation of human nature, which
never changes, thus making the past a reliable guide
for the future; and partly because it is the direct illus-
tration of God's way of riesling with men, because his
His disclosure of himself. The canon next spoke of the
value of f smily history,with all its traditions,and he dwelt
with peculiar force on the universality of this blessing.
It is no monopoly of the rich and great ; for just as the
truest nobility of soul, the finest and bent character, is
often found amid roughness of speech, hard hands, and
a fustian jacket, so the family tradition often exists
in a purer and less artificial form in the cottage than
in the palace. Speaking ef the family Bible as the
receptacle of the family traditions, he described it as
an institution more common in past generations than
in the present, in the country than in the city, among
the poor than among the rich; and he said it was
a beautiful and precious custom to keep one
splendid copy o: the divine book reverently on a
shelf by itself, and then to inscribe in it each
step of God's providence—each marriage, birth, and
death—thus laying up a storehouse of example
and reflection for generations to come. Turning
to the influence of past history on national
life, the canon pointed to the strength, enthusiasm,
and encouragement which our forefathers gained from
the memory of past achievements at such crises as the
invasion of the 'Spanish Armada, and the period in the
struggle with the first Napoleon, just before the Battle
of Trafalgar, and said that men in our peaceful times
could not appreciate the influence of the teaching of
the past on such occasions as those. National history,
he urged, should be diligently studied by all, not only
as t nding to kindle a spirit of patriotism in the rising
generation, hut as furnishing a corrective to the false
vosnlopolitannim now so ripe amongst us. The canon
concluded with a vigorous plea for the diligent read-
ing of Church history, winch gives, he argued, as
powerful a stimulus to the " (n4llllll ' ns the record of
our national life and prowess supplied to those who
are entering on their ean err of work.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1874-08-22

STOURBRIDGE.

Five Shillings per dozen Cartes de Visite, two prtii
Sons.

The Prtr.it and Printing Rooms have ben alter. d
and improved luring the Winter, and PORIRAITS can
Je Finished and sent home (free of cost) much quids.,
than previously.

THE NEW REMBRANDT PICTURE.
THE NEW CAMEO VIGNETTE.

THE NEW ENAMELED PORTRAIT

RAISED IN RELIEF.

These various styles, which are quite new, are now
taken, and Specimens can be seen at
ARCHER CLARKE'S,

71, High•utreet,
litgarbriage.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1874-08-22

PLEASING ANECDOTE OF THE

EMPEROR WILLIAM.
A Hamburg newspaper relates the following story
" A young married couple, on their wedding journey,
resided for some time on the shores of the Lake of Con-
stance, and one day visited the celebrated Yole of
Mainau, where at the same time the Emperor William
was residing as guest of the Grand Duke of Baden.
I After having strolled about upon the lovely island for
a time the young people determined to cross to the
main land, but the weather had unfortunately
changed for the worse; the wind blew in violent
gusts, and the waves dashed with such vehemence
against the sides of the little boat in which they
hail embarked, that the ferryman, after many fruitless
efforts declared it impossible to proceed. The boat's
head was, therefore, turned towards the island, and in
a few minutes its inmates were landed again, but com-
pletely at a loss what to do, and where to pass the
night. The Emperor William and his son-in-law, the
Gland Duke, had been standing on the strand and
watching the efforts of the boatman to make head
against the storm. After the young couple had
landed, the Emperor met them on the beach, in-
quired if they had been the inmates of the boat,
asked after their names, about their circumstances,
whore they were from, and various other
things. In the meantime he gave orders for
steam to be got up in his own little iron steamer, and
inforined the young man and his wife that it would
convey them in safety to the opposite shore. Tie
lady had, however, been so frightened by the first en-
counter with the wild waves that she seemed rather to
doubt whether the steamer wee more trustiv,•rthy than
the boat had proved, and expressed her apprehensions
at last quite openly. "Do not be in the least
alarmed," said the Emperor, in the kindest and most
affable manner possible, "you can embark in the
steamer without any fear; she will carry you safely
across. She bears my name, The limperor William,
and that is enough to reassure you."
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1874-08-22

71, HIGH STREET, SIOURBRIDGE.

SIOURBRIDOK WATER WORKS COMPANY
(LIMITED).

OTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the
4-1 uhDINARY GENERAL MEETING of di,
Shareholders of the Stourbridge Water Work. Company
(Limited), will be held at the Compan)'s Offices, No. I,
CIIORCII-ATREET, in the Township otStourbridge, in the
County of woreeoter, on MONDAY, the 21th day of
A VG UST Met, at Half-paat Your o'clock in the Afternone
to receive the Directors Deport, mad to adopt the same
or otherwise; to declare a Dividend; and for the I.urpom
of transacting the general business of the Company.

(By Order),
OEO. HOLLOWAY, Secretary.

Company's Offiree, Siourbrldge,
Aug. 3rd, 1874.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1874-08-22

THE COMMONS OF ENGLAND AND
WALES.

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It is estimated by the Enclosure Commissioners that
there are in England and Wales nearly 900,000 acres
of commons which, judging from their moderate alti-
tude and the character of the adjacent lands 118 shown
upon the tithe maps, may be regarded as apparently
suitable for ordinary cultivation :--In Devonshire,
85,172 acres; in the West Riding of Yorkshire, 60,642
acres, in the North Riding 53,721 acres, and in the
East Riding 10,599 acres; in Cornwall, 45,457 acres;
in Sur,ey, 42,916 acres; in Hampshire, 41,502 acres;
in Dorset, 36,041 acres; in Westmoreland, 27,740
acres; in Cumberland, 27,550 acres; in Glamorgan,
25,928 acres; in Lancashire, 23,542 acres; in Somerset,
23,251 acres; in Montgomeryshire, 23,154 acres; in
Brecon, 22,277 acres; in Sussex, 21,222 acres; in
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1874-08-22

SPECIAL ATTE Ni lON.

Is given to Copying and Enlarging (even to Life Size
any Portrait, and finishing the same either in Oil and
Water-colour, or plain blsek.and-white.
OIL PAIN riNG, Miniatures. Cartes de 'Visite, Glebe.
and other Pictures of self or deceased friends, Ucpid to
the Album.
Caries de Visite from Is per dozen, Oben daily.
ARCHER CLARKE,
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1874-08-22

A HINT TO POULTRY KEEPERS.

An impression prevails in some quarters (says the
Pall Mall Gaatte) that by dipping a hen in a pail of
water and then chasing her round the poultry-yard
with a stick she will be induced on emergencies to lay
two eggs a day. Consul Hotham, on the other hand,
in his commercial report on Calais for last year, lately
printed, expresses his opinion that the whole secret of
the liberality of egg-laying displayed by French hens
lies in the quality of the soil of those districts in which
hens are renowned for their laying qualities. Attempts
have, he says, been not unfrequently made to introduce
French poultry into England under the impression that
with proper care and management these fowls may
become a fair source of profit—so far, at least, as
eggs are concerned. The French hen, however,
removed from her native land, does not, as a rule,
behave herself with that productive alacrity which
distinguishes her in many, though not in all, parts
of France. This is accounted for by the fact that in
the neighbourhood of Calais as well as near
Boulogne, there exists a marked quantity of silex in
the soil, highly favourable for egg-laying purposes, and
when the fowls are removed from this particular soil
there is a marked diminution in their laying propensi-
ties. At Amiens, again, this same quality of soil is
found, and the poultry from that district are remark-
able for their laying qualities; they are, indeed, per-
haps the most celebrated layers in France. If, there-
fore, the same breed lay better in one part of France
than another, as, for instance, the fowls in the neigh-
bourhood of Calais, it is not unreasonable to suppose
that the change of soil is the principal cause of
attempts having hitherto failed to transplant French
poultry into England for commercial purposes. Other-
wise, as Consul Hotham points, out, it surely would be
worth our while in this country to turn our atten-
tion seriously to the subject instead of importing hun-
dreds of millions of eggs yearly from France. The
, reason sometimes given of our climate not being suit-
, able for poultry is more fanciful than real, for there
are distn As in the south of England which, without
a doubt, sight compare favourably with the north
coast of France, and as to the expense of keeping
poultry, the French egg dealers hardly feed them at
' all, but let the fowls run about and pick up what they
'hue in the fields and hedgerows. The difference in
the quality of the soil might possibly, Consul Hotham
suggests, be made up to the French fowls in England
by artificial means.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1874-11-07

CUTTINGS FROM AMERICAN PAPERS.

A polite hint was given to a waiter of the weakness
of chicken soup by this query—" Can't you coat the chicken
to wade through this soup once more?"
A business firm in Fair Haven, Connecticut, have
posted the following notice" on the front of their iron
safe All gentlemanly burglars are hereby notified that,
owing to the insecurity of this box, no valuables are deposited
therein, so please don't disturb it."

A Yankee, being asked to describe his wife, said,
" Why, sir, she'd make a regular fast, go-ahead steamer, my
wife would—she has such a wonderful talent for blowing-
up."

A farmer asking a provincial editor for the best way
to get rid of weeds, was responded to in the Editor's column
thus:—' Squeeze the hand of a plump young widow all in
black" The next day she nas in half mourning, and a
second kindly pressure resulted in a pink gown with a white
bonnet. The weeds had disappeared.

A western paper tells 10-on, "Mr. Rim King, with a
Colt's revolver, killed a wild turkey which weighed twenty-
eight pounds on the top of a tree one hundred and fifty yards
distant." A good-sized turkey, certainly ; but that Mr. King
should have taken the trouble to weigh it on the top of a
tree, at that particularldistance, is a little curious.

FROM POLE To POLL— A merchant going home
elevated, staggered against a telegraph pole. "hog your
pardon,' said he ; "1 hope no offence. It's right dark, and
the street is narrow, you see.'' In a few moments he came In
contact wills another pole. "Couldn't help it, sir," said he,
lifting his hat ; •' I never saw such crooked lanes as we have
here in this city!" Again lie mn foul of a pole, this time
with a force which sent him backwards to the ground.
"Look here, neighbour," said he, 'you needn't push a
fellow down because he happens to touch you: the road is
as much mfne as yours, and T have as much right to be here
as you have, you old stick-in-the mnd " fle picked himself
up, and made another effort to reach his home, but he soon
came plump against another pole. "1 shan't make any
more apologies," said he, "if you get into the naddle of the
street and stand in my way, that's your look-out, and not
mine." Proceeding on his journey again, and becoming
angry and dizzy, he seemed to be entangled in an inextrica.
ble labyrinth ot telegraph poles, which led him to make a
general speech, " iimitlemen," said he, "you are tint doing
the fair thing. You do not give a man a chance. lon ruu
from one side of the street to the other, right in my way."
u.At then ho met a friend, and taking him by the hand he
saiT " There is a procession going along the street, and
ow( ry man is drunk ; they have been running against me all
the way from tho dub, I knocked one of the. fellows down,
and ono of thelellows knocked Inc down, and then a lot of
them got around me, and I believe they would have linked
me within an inch of my life if you had not come to the
rescue. Let us get cut of the street before the procession
comes back, for they are all drunk."
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1874-11-07

BURSTING OF A ROCKET MORTAR.

(From the TIII Bqf

BCCMHAY, Oct 11,

Last evening Nawab Vicar-001-Oomrah, who is the
uncle of his Highness the Nix= gave a grand dinner
party at his palace, which, together with the
grounds was splendidly illuminated. The Resident,
Sir Safar Jung, General Blake, and the whole of
the guests, and several native noblemen were pre-
sent. Dinner was served in a beautiful hall opening
into the palace garden. After dinner, all went on
to the terrace to witness the display of fireworks.
Large numbers of retainers and some Europeans
were below in the gardens. During the display a
rocket uvirtar burst. The explosion was terrific.
Many of the lights in the palace were extinguished,
and numberless panes of glass were shattered by the
concussion, and great alarm ensued among those in
the garden. After the excitement had subsided a
little, it was discovered that Major James Bell,
judicial commissioner of Berm, who was standing on
the terrace amidst a number of ladies and gentlemen,
was wounded, and several natives were stretched on
the ground in the garden. Three were found to be
quite dead, and five seriously woundeii.
Dr. Wyndowe, residency surgeon, and Dr. Law, of
Berar, attended the wounded. Major Bell had been
wounded by a splinter on the wrist and right side. His
wounds were found to be flesh ones, and not dangerous.
One native's leg was shattered, and had to be ampu-
tated at the thigh. Nawab Vicar-001-Oomrah, the
resident, and Sir Saler rendered every possibte as-
sistance to the sufferers.

Captain Dobbs and two of the guests were stand-
ing close by a native when the explosion occurred.
The latter's head was blown a, and fragments of
brain were scattered about. A fragment of iron shut
close by the head of tact gentleman talking to Captain
Dobbs, and struck a native full in the stomach. He
was killed instantly. The piece of iron which was a
fragment of the exploded mortar, had literally to be
cut out of the man's body.
Ihe fireworks were at once stopped, and universal
regret was expressed that such a princely entertain-
ment should have been marred by such a dreadful
disaster. 'I he supposed cause of the bursting of the
mortar is that the rain which fell in the aftenmon had

wetted the rocket, causing
stopping the vent when the powder ignited in the
mortar.

LATER PARTICULARS.

Dr. Gosling, of the G. I. P. Railway, amputated a
leg from one native and an arm from another. A
second doctor amputated another leg; the fourth man
died. Four men are now in hospitaL Major Bell
was wounded by a fragment of wood, and is doing
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1874-11-07

KINGSWINFORD.

ENTERTAINMENI.—The first of 11, series of fortnightly
entertainments for the ensuing winter was given in the
National School-room, on Tuesday evening last. The
Rev. H. Downing presided. The entertainment consisted
of songs, glees, readings and instrumental music. The
vocalists were Messrs. J. Lownes, S. Griffiths, dlc. The
readings were given by Mrs. Downing, Miss Abbott, and
Mr. Madeley. Overtures were played by the Shut End
String Baud. The vocalists were accompanied on the
pianoforte by the Misses Cookson and Miss Giles. The
room was well filled. We understand that the proceeds
will be devoted towards the funds of the school.

DU DLEY.
THE MAEORALTY.—At a private meeting of the mem-
bers of the Town Coineit held in Wednesday night,
it was decided that Mr. Joseph Stokes, solicitor, should
be elected, on the 9th inst.. Mayor for the ensuing year.
THE DUDLEY SCHOOL SOSHE.—The meeting ofthe
members of the Dudley School Board was held on Wed-
nesday evening; Mr. G. Thompson, chairman of the
Board, presiding. there were also preseot—Messrs.
Terry, Russell, Cooper, and the Revs. J. J. Slade and
Billing.—The minutes of the last meeting were read and
confirmed—The Finance Committee reported that the
expenditure of the committee, including the cost of book's
d‘c , supplied to Kate's Hlll School, amounted to the sum
of £245 12s. lid. In estimating the expenditure of the
Board for the half-year ending Lady Day next, after de
ducting the probable amount of school pence and grant.
to be received, and Bank balance, the committee were Os
opinion that a rate of 11d. in the pound on a rateahlf
value of £111,535, which will yield ,t 696 10s. Si., will be
sufficient for the purpose of the Board, the committee
therefore recommended that a precept be made upon the
Dudley Town Council for that amount —The chairman,
in moving the Tdoption of the report, remarked that the
new precept was i la the pound less than it was the pre.
vious halLyear —Some discussion took place as to the
probable effect of mining operations shortly to be trees.
ted by Messrs. Cochrane and Co. under the Beard School,
at Hart's Hill. It was stated that " displaeement" to a
considerable extent must take place. The only remedy
that was suggested was the somewhat expressive one for
the Board to purchase the mines. No action was taken
in the matter.—There was no other business.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1874-11-07

HANEL, IN RELIEF.

Th.,. various styles, which are quite new, are now
take in, and :Specimens can be seen at

ARCHER CLARKE'S,

71, High-street,

btoarbridge.

SPECIAL ATTENTION.

Is given to Copying and Enlarging (even to Life Size
coy Portrait, aid finishing the same either in Oil and
Watnr-colnur, or plain bitch-and-white.
GIL PAIN I ING, hi iniatutes, Cartes de Visite, Glass
and other Pictures of self or deceased friends, Copied for
the Album.
Cartes de Visite from to per dozen, taken daily.
ARCHER CLARKE,

71, HIGII STREET, S 7 °UXBRIDGE.

4.11.1411.k1M, ter P
3toarbribge Oirserber.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1874-11-07

THE DESTRUCTION OF SMALL BIRDS

IN FRANCE.

In a paper read by Dr. Tyrrel before the Societ4
cl'Acelenuitatien of Paris, some valuable remarks are
made on this subject, which suggest that the French-
men themselves are partly to blame for the disastrous
invasion of the phylloxera which their lands have
suffered—more subtle and lasting in its effect than any
invading army of Germans (says the Daily News). "Not
only," says Dr. Turrel, 'are the woods, which are the
natural home of the birds, diminishing in extent, but
since the beginning of this century it is easy to show
that the destruction of small birds has gone on
increasing, while pars passu with this senseless
war carried on by men against these valuable creatures
the number of insects have gone on increasing at an
enormous rate. Forty years ago woodpeckers and tits
were very numerous in Provence, and towards the
autumn they could be seen regularly year by year at
work, seeking out incessantly the insects and larva:
and eggs of insects, destructive to the vine. Now,
however, these valuable vine protectors have almost
entirely disappeared, while we see, on the other
hand, our vineyards invaded and destroyed by
myriad insect parasites." It is possible that
these circumstances are but a fortuitous coinci-
dence ; and it is perhaps too much to say that the
earlier vine disease, the sidisin—a vegetable parasite
—and now this new enemy, the phylloxera, an insect
parasite, are both immediately traceable to the scarcity
of snaall birds. Still it is perfectly within the bounds
of probability that a plant like the vine, weakened by
the attacks of insects, is less able to withstand the
effects of the inroads of parasitic growth; and
that, deprived of its feathere4 protectors and subjected
to the successive assaults of the vine grub and other
normal enemies, it has been predisposed to succumb
before the unrestricted force of its new assailants.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1874-11-07

WHY MARK TWAIN DID NOT
LECTURE IN NEW YORK.

When Mark Twain was invited to lecture the other
day, he said his experience the previous year was dead
against it. "The first time I began to sneeze, a friend
told me to go and bathe my eet in hot water and go
to bed. I did so. Shortly after another friend told me
to get up and take a coll shower bath. I did that also.
Within the hour, another friend assured me that it
was policy to feed a cold and starize a fever. I had
both. So I thought it best to fill myself up for the
cold, let the fever starve awhile. In a case of this
kind I seldom do things by halves; I ate pretty
heartily. I conferred my custom on a stranger, who
had just opened his restaurant on Cortlandtatreet,
near the hotel, that morning, paying so much for a full
meal. He waited on me in respectful silence until I
finished feeding my cold, when he inquired if the
people about New York were much afflicted with
colds. I told him I thought they were. He then
went out and took in his sign. I started up towards
the office, and on the way encountered another bosom
friend, who told me that a quart of warm salt water
would come as near curing a ixdil as anything in the
world. I hardly thought I had room for it, but I tried
it, anyhow. The result was surprising. I believe I
I threw up my immortal soul. After all this experience
you cannot wonder that I dread going to New York,
and feel obliged to decline your kind invitation."

Advice s from India informs us that Surgeon T.
curran, Give curgeon W itsjshaye, traskilledon the 20tkul
eeptember, by a fall from hie horse. .
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1874-11-07

THE ATTEMPTED ASSASSINATION OF

PRINCE BISMARCK.

The trial of Kullmann, for attempting to assassinate
Prince Bismarck at Kissingen last July, commenced
on Thursday in last week, at Wiirzburg. The prisoner
was brought into court guarded by six policemen. He
advanced to his seat with a firm tread and a saucy look
as though somewhat proud of the interest he was ex-
citing. After the jury had been sworn the Government
attorney addressed the Court, saying that although the
prisoner had confessed his guilt it was necessary that
witnesses should be heard in support of the charge.
Thirty witnesses were then sworn. In his examina-
tion by the President of the Tribunal, Kidlinann ad-
mitted everything brought against him, and gave his
reasons for attempting the crime. He first thought of
assassinating Prince Bismarck last Easter, when in
Magdeburg.. He purchased a pistol and went to
Berlin, but watched in vain for the Prince. Ile then
went to Kissingen, but did not make the attempt on
the Sunday, owing to the sacredness of the day, but
waited until Monday. Ile aimed at the head of the
Prince, havinif heard that he wore a coat of mail on
his breast, as in 1866. He admitted the heinousness
of his crime, but justified it on the ground of the
policy adopted by Prince Bismarck towards the
Church. The Court adjourned shortly after seven
o'clock.

The trial was resumed on Friday morning. For the
defence two medical men were called, who both ex-
pressed the opinion that the accused was of weak
intellect, and that hereditary influences had affected
his mental and moral development. The counsel for
the prosecution urged that as Kulhnann knew the
magnitude of his crime, and the punishment awaiting
it. Jae must be considered a responsible agent. In
reply, the counsel for the defence maintained that
it was not Kullinann who was ',may, but the
influences which impelled him to commit the
deed. His mind, excited by Ultramontaue teaching,
was in an abnormal condition, and as he was uncon-
scious of his acts, a verdict of not guilty should be re-
turned. The prisoner afterwards began to address the
jury, but was interrupted by the President, who told
him he had spoken to the same effect already. After
retiring for ten minutes, the jury returned into court
with a verdict of " Guilty," and the President sen-
tenced the accused to fourteen years' imprisonment,
and at the expiration of that time to deprivation of his
civil rights for ten years. Kul'man manifested no
surprise on hearing the sentence, and refused to avail
himself of hisright of appeal.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1874-11-07

THE BOARDING OUT OF PAUPER
CHILDREN.

The Time:, (Tuesday) published the folio sing letter

have been asked by Miss Preusser, a lady
who has taken a very d i eep nterest in the boarding
out of pauper children, and who made many valuable
suggestions in regard to it when I was President of the
Poor Law thard, to support the request the makes to
you for the publication of the enclosed letter. I
cheerfully accede to her wish, as I attach a high value
to her experienoe of the working of the system, and to
a great extent share her views.
I an. myself deeply interested in the subject, and I
should greatly regret if any circumstances should pre-
vent the fullest trial being given to the boarding out
of pauper children on an extended scale ; of coulee, ac-
companied with every precaution against abuse.—
I have the honour to be your obedient servant,

GEORGE J. GOSOIEN.
Seacox-heath, Ilawkhurst, Now. I.

Sir,---Pray use your powerful influence to assist the
boarding-out of pauper children. Foster-parents and
good homes are ready to receive them, and ladies are
most anxious and willing to superintend them, but
Boards of Guardians are reluctant to send off pauper
children frup their workhouse or school. 34,897
children are paid for by the ratepayers in England, and
yet if ladies ask for ten or twelve to board out in their
village, and depauperize them, they cannot get them.
A boarded-out girl cost Ell Bs. a year, if the ladies
clothe her, and hardly in any school or work-
house does a child costs so little. If only some more
London Board of Guardians would try the boarding-
out system, and considerably diminish thereby the
number of their workhouse children, the saving for
the ratepayers would soon be too clear to be longer
avoided, and the sickly, miserable, and unhappy
pauper girl, brought into a comfortable country home,
woull grow up to be a useful, independent, strong,
and healthy woman.

Boarding.out, if carried on striotly according to the
laws id November, 1870, with ladies' committees to
watch carefully and conscientiously over the children
and homes, will save the State money, will furnish a
vast number of useful servants and independent work-
people, and will induce all classes to join in a truly
Christian work of charity, diminishing by doing 80 the
evils of pauperism-1 remain, Sir, yours truly,
ANNETTE PREUBSEB.
Annesdale, Windermere, Oct. 26.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1874-11-07

TALLOW.

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LONDON, Monday, Nov. 2.—P.Y.C. is inactive at 46a for
new on the mot. Town Tallow to quoted at 411. net cash.
Rough fat hen declined to 2s. per 8Ils&
d. .1,
Town Tallow, per cwt. 44 6 Rough Stuff, per cwt 15 6
Rough Fat, per 8105... 2 0 Gnaws% „ 19 0
Melted Stier, per cwt. 30 6 Good Dregs „ 6 0
Yellow Atomism, 08W........ ..40'j Od. per cirt.
Ditto Ditto old .......... 43a ed. „
Augtrallan Mutton Ta110w.... 460. 63. „
Ditto Beef Ditdo .... 421. Od. „
BAY.

Wein"Smarr., elaturday, Oct. 91 —With a moderate sup-
ply of hay and straw on sale, trade at Ole market has been
rather dull, at late rates. Prime meadow hay, 00e, to ills ;
Interior, 55a. to 76a. Prime ctbver, 100 s. SO 120. ; 01101101;
Stet to 91e. and Oran', 884. to telt pet toad.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1874-11-07

NANA SAHIB.

The Times of Monday given the following telegram
front their Special Correspondent :7.
‘..

MolUlt, October 31

I have seen the Maharajah Scialia, who repeated that he
had the fullest conviction of the Nana' identity. Ile wrote
to the Viceroy while I was present. Ile also says that to a
private conversation, when the Nana claimed Ins protection,
facts which no one else knew transpired.

Colonel Mowbray 1 homson also declares that his convic-
tions is unchanged lied, now at Cawnpore seeking evidence
for Colonel Willoughby Osborne, who Is working hard to bring
Irons all quarters prisoners, relatives, or others who can
Identify the Nana.

I have since attended a re-examination of the late Rajah's
sons wife and of tile Nana's nephew, and I never heard more
positive evidence.

The old Than was as clear as before. The nephew said,
"We ate together for twelve years. He is the Nana. I did
not know him till he was dressed as a Mahratta chief ; but
then there amid Le no mistake'

Dr. Tresidder's evidence, to the contrary, is very indecisive,
and does not, as rumoured, even refer to surgical marks on
the prisoner's person.

Sandia spoke without animus or unkindneu, but with
modest and dignified firmness, and he, a Mahratta Chief,
gives up the head of his race.
The evidence this morning was exceedingly strong.

The Times (Monday) also published the following:—

November-1.

There has been a further identification of the prisoner.
The Political Resident thinks that in claiming Seindia's pro-
tection the prisoner did not believe that &India would dare
to.give hini up in the very heart of the Alahratta territory,
and that, after IS years of miserable jungle wanderings
from Nepaul to Assam, he would find a refuge among his
own people.

The Mahrattas are greatly excited. I asked whether the
pri=ener was under the influence of bhang when he con-
fessed to Sandia. The Resident replied, "No, I can swear
to that ; he was perfectly sober." .
The Resident recommends that the final trial shall be at
Gwalior, in Sciudias territory, six miles distance from here,
and by Special Commission, which admits no appeal except
to the Viceroy, as this would produce a speedy issue.

When apprehended, the prisoner threw himself on his face
on the ground and said, " For God's who, don't

There is 110 apparent Motive for false confession, but a
strong motive for a real one.

The Viceroy writes to Seindia very kindly. The stroneest
evidence, Co far, is Scindia's, that of the father of the tote
Rajah's daughter's husband, and of the Nana's nephew.

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. -
This nephew fled from Cawnpore when the Mutiny broke
out, and was a prisoner for n mouths ttll his innocence Ing
proved.

The other evidence was very decisive, and chiefly identifies
the scar on the forehead.

The Mahrattas are supposed to be working very hard for the
prisoner. One has just confessed himself •• a black 31ut1neer,"
and I believe him to have some motive in the prisoner's
favour.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1874-11-07

EXPLORATION OF NEWFOUNDLAND.

The geological survey of Newfoundland is revealing
new sources of wealth to its inhabitants, who have
hitherto confined themselves to a narrow fringe along
the coast, and to the one occupation of fishing. Mr.
Murray, the geological surveyor, explored last year
the country around St. George's Bay, and reported the
existence of fertile, well-timbered volleys, coalfields,
extensive deposits of gypsum, and indications of
petroleum and salt springs. In the summer of this
year he has examined a district on the eastern side of the
:Aland, the extensive tract on the banks of the Gander
River, which falls into Gander Bay. About a hundred
people live around the idioms of the Bay, subsisting
by salmon fishing in summer and trapping in winter.
They are for the most part very poor. Hardly any-
thing was known hitherto of the regions through
which the Gander flows, or of the country around
Gander Lake. There are no settlers on the banks of
the river, and only a few adventurous trappers had
ascended to the lake, from whose vague reports little
of a reliable character could be gathered. Mr. Murray,
with a small surveying party, began the ascent of
the river in July last, carefully uieasuring as he went
along, and noting everything of importance. The
Gander pursues a winding course' but very level
throughout, there being no waterfalls and only a few
rapids. Its general direction is south-west. During
its course it forms four large ponds, the longest being
six miles. At one place it passes through a group of
islands for two miles, and here the scenery is
1 magnificent. Along the whole course of the river the
I,ige neryis fine, but does not present muchvariety.banks elope up gently from the shore and are
covered with large spruce, birch, and pine trees. On
the 13th of August Mr. Murrry had reached Gander
Lake, which is 30 miles from the mouth of the river.
1 He wrote at that date :

The country is simply superb. I believe, when I come to
make an estimate of the available land in the regions between
this ricer and the Exploits on the one hand, and between it
and Bonavista flay on the other, I shall find the area to be
greater than, and quite as productive as, all the St. George's
Bay country and the slumber put together. it in impos-
sible to exaggerate the quality of the soil over an enormous
tract, and I believe that this valley alone might support
with all ease apwards of 100,000 settlers. No part of Nova
Scotia or New Brunswick can compare with it that I know
anything of, and fewer parts of Lower Canada. Had timber
limits been granted, there would before this have been in-
gress by the river, and roads would have been intersecting
the country in all directions. It is simply disgraceful that
there should be a beggar in such a laud, and there need not
bell lumbering and farming are ever set-a-going."
- • • •

Mr. Murray was to complete his survey of the lake
before returning, and to explore some of the larger
streams which empty themselves into it.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1874-11-07

Xocal nub Pottitt Pin.

BOARD OF GUARDIANS.

The usual meeting of this Board was held
yesterday; Mr. Grainger, in the chair. There
were also present :—Messrs. I. Rollinson, Baker,
Hall , Parkes, Wood, Rhodes, Fiddian, H. Billing.
ham, Guest, Thompsor. , J. Billlngham, Haskew,
Homer, Raybould, Oliver, Pearshall, and Wright.
The minutes of the last meeting were read and
confirm, il. Admitted into the house during
the week, 10 ; discharged, 12 ; dead, 1; born, 1;
remaining, 815. Corresponding week last year,
3-12 : Out door relief Ringswinford district .£23
lk 10d; Stonrbridge district, £l7 6s Id; Hales-
owen district .616 9s Od ; non-resident paupers,
Its nd total £57 18s 71d ; against £59 us 100
last year.
A precept was received for Worcestershire
County Rate amounting to :6563 Os 7111 being an
increase of £46 113 s 4d.