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The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1874-02-21

A ROMANCE OF ,WAR.

Under the head of " A It emence of War," a French come-
opmdeut of The Tim's also records the followtog
"imagination will never exhaust all the unforeseen
consequences war brings along with it. Though three
years have already elaiked one hears at every moment
of strange results from the formidable struggle of
which Europe still feels the shock. This week again
sympathy his been roused by a family drama which
has just occurred in the Vosges. A young married
'wiener was hurried away with one of the contingents
Mistily got together at the outbreak of the war.
In one of the first batthe, while flying with
his comrades, he threw away his knapsack to
lighten himself, escaped death, hut wise made
prisoner. Another soldier brought back to the
fight after having also thoiwn away his knap-
sack, picked up the one the first had thrown down,
fought, was lidded, and, recognized by the number of
the kit to carried, was set down among the dead
under the other man's name. The ifficial announce-
ment of his death was made to his widow, who Wore
' mourning for him until 1813. For some reason or
other, the solcier taken prisoner did not return to
the vii age till hist month. He found his wife
legally married to one of his friends, and mother of
a ci lid only a few months old. The perplexity
of justice how to give each man • his own may
be imagined, though this sort of painful com-
plication is not so Tare as is believed. I myself
remember an adventure almost similar which hap-
t.ened some years ago in the environs of Cattaro.
In a hones, which on ens side looked upon the street,
and on the other overhung a canal, lived a woman,
TOR young, who had been married for five years to the
bother of ffir flit husband, whose death had been
officially registered in the account of the wreck of a
vessel of which he was the captain. Five years after
her second marriage, in the middle of the night, and
while she was alone in the house, her husband
haring remained at Catiaro, some one knecked at
the street door. On opening the chamber window
to ascertain who was knocking she beheld her
first husband, who, overj iyed, informed her
f his having been tinexpect-dly raved from the
wreck, and of his return. Instead of opening
the door, the woman ran to the back of the house and
plunged into the canal, where she was found dead.
Two days after both brothers in deep mourning, each
holding a child by the hand, followed the hearse of
, their unhappy wile to the grave. lis the affair in the
Vosges every one is living, and that is what comolicates
the situation, and proves once more tbat the dead do
, well in remaining dead, and that llit'xiec was quite right
, when he said that being fond of his servants he always
rang very loud on his return from a journey, so as not
to surprise them at somegfanlt."
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1874-02-21

THE ENGLISH CRICKETERS AT
MELBOURNE.

We have now fuller details of the first match which
Mr. W. G. Grace's All England Eleven ulayed on the
ground of the Melbourne Club on the 26th, 27th, and
29th December, the colony being represented by
eighteen picked men. The odds were 3 to lin favour of
Ihe English, bat the Colonials found many confident
backers, especially when it was seen that there were
one or two weak members in the Eleven, and that
much would depend on the scores of the two Graces
alone. The erickctrre had fine weather for the match,
and there were 'meant en the first day about 16,000
spectators ; on the second, 14,000; and on the third,
10,000, The Victorians won the tors, and went first to
the wickets. The ground was in admirable condition for
batting, and when the second wicket fell 213 runs had
been scored, but the two Graces having gone on to bowl,
a diverei in was create I, and the day's play closed with
ten wickets down for 214 rune. On the following morn-
ing the gronnd was more l'aecurable to the bowlers,
and the Graces dispoeed of the remaining seven
wickets for 22 runs, the innings closing for a total of
260. 'l'he Englishmen then took the bat, having a
rougher wicket than the Victorians played on the
previous day. The bowling was dead on, and the
eighteen men in the field were all stile eat. It was
with the greatest difficulty that the ball could be got
away, and the innings closed for 110. The Eleven on
Monday again had &rough wicket, but W. G. Grace
fully sustained his reputation, by making the mag-
nificent score of 51 not out, against very difficult
bowling and exceptionally good fielding, lie made
one tine hit clean over the chain fence for 5. G. F.
Grace got 28, made very rapidly by same brilliant
hitting. The ill-luck of the prifeseionals, however,
had made it impoesible to pull off the event, and the
IDA wicket fell for 135 rune, the Victorians winning
the match In one innings with 21 runs to spare.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1874-02-21

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1874-02-21

POTATOES.

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The supplies of potatoes on sole are rather larger, but
there Is • @toady demand for some descriptionc. and for snob
full rates were paid. The Imports into L ndon last week
co...toted of 1,765 tons, 44,00 gooks . from Doidrirk, 157 tons.
11,09 l bags, inn 1,382 sacks from Antwerp, 2,472 bags from
Korai goo, COO hags f rom Ghent, 160 tom! from L.uven, 1,080
bogs ir ,m Anaterchin 806 tom L. aa.no Iron Rouen, and 00
tna, $B2 bags 10 a 257 sacks from Boulogne. best regents,
1104 to 1805.; trwods, 90e. t o 1105. ; Mack 1501.60 1555.
find rooks, 780. to 650. pee too.

BIRD.
LONDON, Monday, Feb. 10.—Fine samples of raglishitad
Cloveneed were in small supply, and brought the catmint
prices of last week. Medium and leferior qualities pee-
d m.n h, and these sell snwly, at low and irregular rates.
Toe beit foreign descrlutiona were fully as dear. with a fair
dcmsnd. lime Trefoil woe taken off in email ilezoele, us
rattler more nay. esearyseed was dearer, the supply
being short. I,rge Dutch flempseed realised as much
motley Spring Tem soli st.•illy, at the extreme cur-
rencies of last week. White kitatardseed was taken off Is
small lot, at former quotatima ; hat there was nothing
passing in brown samples, for want of supply.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1874-02-21

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CRADLEY.

CHARGE OF ASSAULT. - At the Stourbridgc
Police Court, yesterday, James Bingley was
charged with assaulting Benjamin Ward, on the
12th inst. Mr. Perry appeared for the complain-
ant, and Mr. liomfray defended. After hearing
the evidence the Bench dismissed the case.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1874-02-21

DISCOVERY OF THE TRUE MOUNT

SINAI.

The following telegram has been received by the Eastern
Telef raph CAnpsuy

"Cairo, Feb. 16. -Dr. Beke, the English traviller,
reports from the Gulf of Akaba that he has found the
true Mount Sinai one day's journey north-east if
Akaba. It is called by the Arabs. Jebel el Nor, or
Mountain of Light. Its height i 3 5,0 3) feet. On the
summit Dr. Bali found the remains of sacrificed
animals, ant lower down some Sinnitic inecrilytiorr,
which he coined."
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1874-02-21

Fllll 331 • 4

PISA LING CIGARS —William Homer, ;Jamul White,.
boa or, I dward 1 ueit, tine young men were
charged 'All stealing a quanta.) lei,nra, the property
of Samuel Insult, tobacconist, lirteriey Itill, on the sth
inst, at Quarry Bank. Mr. Holberton appeared to pro-
secute, and Mr. Elcock defended. Proseentor said he
went to the White Horse public-house, Quarry Bank, pa
the above date about five o'clock. When he went into
the house he left twelve boxes of cigars in his trap oat•
side the door. During the time he was in the house a
woman ran in and said a person had taken something oat
of the trap. Witness went out and looked into the trap
and found one box had been taken out. He ran in Um;
direction the women informed him the person had gone,
but he could not see any one. He then went to Cars.
wrigbt's at Cradley Heath; and whilst he was there iota
in 're bones of cigars were taau out. He afterwards
gave information to Police-constable Lavin.
saw Homer on Saturday, aud at lira he said he had So
seen anything of them. He afterwards said there were
three of them that had taken the cigars. He also said if
he was to be in it they ehould all be in it. There were
Farrell and 11'hiteboase with him. Thomas Bloomer,
publican, t.luarry Bank, said on the morning of the ith'
inst the prisoners Homer and Farrell went to his house
and Homer asked him if he would buy gorge cigars'.
Witness asked him where he had got them from, and ha
said they had found them. Witness asked them how
much they wanted for them, and they said 108.—Samne1
Coley, chaininaker, Quarry Bank, said he saw the pingo.
nerd Homer and Whitehouse, on the 7th inst. tioIIPM
pulled some cigars out of his pocket, and asked witness
if he wanted to buy some, arid he purchased nineteen for
Is. Homer said they had found them. Police-constable
Lavin, stationed at Quarry Bank, proved apprehending
the prisoners. Prisoners were each sentenced to one
wooth's imprisonment.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1874-02-21

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A CONTRARY WIND.

On C:nilemas Day the sky was dun
One general ilaud concealed the sun
Aud Winter ought, says the anelt ut rhyme,
To have most of it gone at CAtistmas time.
Whereas theta was frost, a great deal more,
Alter the festival than before.
Accordingly, tids year, Winter's flaw
blew right in the teeth cf that eld eaw.—Punek
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1874-02-21

ENOCH ARDEN REVERSED.

The New Fork Time* publishea the following story re-
ceived from CaMortis:—

- -
One Mr. Ovdes was living In New Zealand some
years ago with his wife and children, and during his
temporary absence from home a tribe of natives made
a raid on the settlement and plundered and burnt his
home. When he returned be searched the ruins and
found human remains, which were supposed to be
those of his wife and children. Search and
inquiry were made in other directions, but proved
fruitless; end after the lapse of several years he
gave up all hope, and telieveri himself to be& widower.
He removed to California, s ttled in the town of San
Bernardino, and finally married again. But the fact
was that the first wife and ,Mildren were not killed,
but were carried off by the savages ; and when they at
last escaped, the wife traced her husband, and came
to his farmebourre in San Bernardino, leading back to
their fa'ber the children she had rescued and pre.
nerved. Here was a quandary for the husband and
father, He could not, like Enoch Arden slip off and
leave the two others to themselves. He could not make
a choice between them. He had legally married the
first. Ile had innocently and in good faith married the
second, suppoaing, after the latoe of more than five
years, that the first was dead. In such a case the
common law declares the first marriage to be unim-
paired, and the second marriage to be totally void. The
1 statute of bigamy dots not purdah the man for con-
tracting the second marriage if it was done in good
faith alter five year...reasonable belief in the first wife's
death; but for every other purpose the second
marriage is, at common law, a nullity. But Cali-
fornia, it in stated, has recently, for the protection
of innocent parties, adopted a law that if, after
five years' absence of a husband or wife unheard
from, the other party marry again in good faith,
under the mistaken belief of the death of the absentee,
the second marriage is net absolutely void, but may be
dissolved by the Court on the application of either of
the parties during the lifetime of the other. In the
alleged Omits crate neither party is willing to sue to
have the second marriage annulled. The husband,
having promised to support and protect each wife, is
willing to support both ; the old wife has found a
home and an asylum after her troubles which she Is
unwilllr g to leave, and the new wife coneents that the
remain under the same ',cf.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1874-02-21

STOURBRIDOE WATER WORK 3 COMPANY

(LIMITED).

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the
OIvDINAIvY GENERAL MEETING of the
Shareholders of the Stout Midge Water Works Company
(Limited), will he held at the Company's Office, No. 1..
CROECII-ETELET, in the Township of Stuurbridge, in the
County of Wortester, on FRIDAY, the 27111 day of
FEBRUAkY ler., at half jest Four o'clock in the After-
noon, to receive the Directors' Report, and to adopt the
same or otherwise, to declare a dividend, aml for the
purpose of transucting the general business of the
Company.

13y order,

GEORGE HOLLOWAY, Secretary.

Company's Offices, btourbridge,
February 2nd, 1874.

IMPORTANT NOTICE

TO THE
INHABITANTS OF STOURBRIDGE

AND NEIGHBOURHOOD,

mE. j F APPERSON,

BURGEON-DENTIST,
HAMPSTEAD LOAD, BIRMINCHIJM.
Ilk Every great pleasure in statue to the
iababitants of Stourbri6p
Neighbourhood *al, he will in future attend
EVERY TUESDAY and FRIDAY:
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1874-02-21

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1874-02-21

THE LIABILITY OF RAILWAY
COMPANIES.

In the Court of Exchequer, the cause of '' Harrison V. the
Great Wisteria 'Missy Compeny " has been heard, and the
caw raised • point of great tinportsnce to the travelling
puotic.
Q C., and Mr. Greene were counsel for the
plaintiff; lir. Field, 4.C., and Mr. J. Digby appeand for the
company.
The plaintiff sued to recover damages for the loss of
a portmanteau and its contents, which formed part of
the plaintiff's luggage as passenger from Culham to
Birmingham on the Bth of August, 1872. The plaintiff's
luggage, consisting of a bag and the portmanteau in
question, both of which had the plaintiff's initials
painted upon them in large letters, wait delivered
to one of the defendants' porters at Culhana, and was
labelled by him in the ordinary way for Birmingham,
and place lin the luFgage-von. The train reached
Oxford, where the Birmingham passengers and luggage
are shifted into the, Birkenhead express, which stops
only about live minutes at Birmingham. The plaintiff
saw his luggage on the platform at Oxford, and pro.
("ceded to Birmingham in one of the hindermoet car-
riages of the train. The train reached Birmingham
In due course, at 945 um., when the plaintiff alighted, •
but instead of proceeding at once to claim his luggage,
be delayed about • ininuts for the purpose of
making an Inquiry for a fellow passenger. He
afterwards went towards the van to claim hie luggage,
and on his way, and when about 50 yards from the
van, which was next the engine, saw • portmanteau
sin Car to his own taken up from the heap of
luggage on tne platform and carried away by a roan, •
stranger. The plaintiff aid not follow or try to stop
him. On reaching the van the plaintiff received his
bag, but hi, portmanteau could not be found, and the
company have been unable to trace it. The train was
delayed by reason of the search for the portmanteau
some thort time.
- - - ' • ' •

- -
No witnesses were called for the defendants, but
theft defence was that the company were not
insurers f passengern' luggage as they are of goo3s
delivered to them in the ordinary way as common
criers; that no greater liability attached to them in
regard to the carriage of passenger.' luggage than in
regard to that of the passenger himself , t, exer-
cise a reasonable care ; and that their liability an
carriers of passeugera' luggage terminated as goon as
the luggage was deposited on the platform and a
reasonable time allowed to the passenger to claim it.
They shio contended that the plaintiff was guilty of
contributory negligence in losing time in making in-
quiries for his fellow passenger.
In gumming up, the Lord Chief Baron sail the case
involved new and very impertant points.
The jury found for the plaXitid for 3.:43, the amount
of damages claimed, leave being given to the defendants
to move to enter a noneuit or ti enter the verdict, on
the ground that there was no evidence of liability, and
that the plaintiff bad been guilty of contributory
negligence.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1874-02-21

TP.PI STOLM

Che 3toarbribge Cruder.
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1874.

THE PROSPECT OF SANITARY LEGIS-

LATION.

As the returns to the new Parliament
plainly indicate that the country wishes a
period of repose from the consideration of
great controversial questions of party pollitics
it is not unnatural to codclude that one of
the subjects which will occupy the attention
of the Legislature will be doteel to the
matter of sanitary reform. Two ?ears ago lust
December, when the Prince of Wales lingered
day after day, and night after night, upon
the mysterious borderland between life and
death, the necessity for sanitary legislation
was suddenly and unexpectedly forced upon
the notice of the people. Statistics were
produced to show that at least a hundred
thousand persons died every year in this
country from preventible diseases. The Prince
happily recovered, and with the passing away
of the danger the demand for sanitary reform
gradually ceased. Had the heir-apparent
nnfort unately succumbed to the attack of
illness with which he successfully battled,
we should have heard more of local govern-
ment, and of measures for securing the
heathof the population. The most thoughtless
observer will see at a glance how important
a matter this is. The late Parliament passed
an Education Act, but we must keep a child
alive in order to instruct him; and to do this
Parliament must make provision for good
drainage, fresh air, pure water, and efficient
ventilation. Lord Derby, who is marked out
by public opinion for high office in the new
Administration, in the course of a speech
which he lately delivered at University
College,- London, looked forward to a time
when, "the average rate of disease and mort-
ality will be much lower than at present,
and when, by better lodgings and improved
sanitary arrangements the general health
may be greatly improved." It is surely a
matter for deep regret that such a time is still
in the future; that such a large proportion of
our city and agricultural populations should
have become so accustomed to dirt and to
the disease which bad lodgings and wretched
sanitary arrangements cannot fail to engen-
der. They become, if the expression may be
pardoned; so acclimatised to this condition of
life, that they have no desire for an altera-
tion; and even those who enjoy higher social
advantages often look upon filthy and over-
crowded streets and lanes as almost a part
of our national existence. There must be an
enormous loss, not only in money, but in
physical and mental power, so long Its such
places are permitted to continue .; and there
can be no doubt that the longer the work of
reform is postponed, the more difficult it must
become. It will be for the new Administra-
tion to take this pressing subject in hand ;
and if by their remedial measures they can
secure the lives of thousands of persons, they
will have a lasting claim to the gratitude of
the people without distinction a class or of
party.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1874-02-21

THE RELIGION OF MINORS.

A cane involving the question of the religion of
mincre—namely, six children, the offapring of • mixed
marriage—has been heard in the Court of Exchequer
in Dublin, before Baron Dower. The bleu@ was to try
the validity of an alleged will of Daniel Mellon, a day
labourer, but who had been in the army, and was in
receipt of a shilling • day pension. Ile had been a
Roman Catholic, and his wife was a Protestant, and he
had frequently attended the Protestant church with her,
allowed all the children to be baptised as Protestants,
add was godfath-r to one or two of them himself. The
alleged will was made on the 4th of July, 1!t72, when
deceased was in a very wesk state. It wan prepared by
Father Devlin, the parish priest, and was to the tffect
that the latter ehould have the care of the children, and
bring them up in the ltornan Catholic faith. Father
Devlin wrote the will on the crown of hie hat, there being
no table in the room. Ile had, he raid, coneulted a solid.
tor as to the best means of securing the briugiog up of
the children as Cath, lice, but he knew it binag-If, for he
was longer in the trade than the solicitor was. Wit-
flee, wan asked, in croes-examination, if he knew Mal.
lone wife, and he replied, " Yes, if I can call her his
wife," and be explained thin by saying that they were
married by the registrar, and did not come near either
him or the rector. Baron Dowse observed that in that
court they had nothing to do wih the prieat or the
I rector. The marriage was perfectly legal One of the
I curates swore that cl,ceseeti had stated in his wife's
I weeruce he desired bin children t be brought up as
Catholics. The wife however, ties i-d this. The jury,
after some hours' defitteration were unable to agree,
arid were discharged. The children meanwhile are in
the mother's custody.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1874-02-21

PROVISION.

Lok DON, Monday, Feb 18 —The arrivals lad week from
Ireland were 167 firkins Butter and 8,464 bale. Bacon. aad
from foreign p 0660 06 1136 packages Butkr, 3,095 bales ea&
822 boles Baoon. F Leign Butter hite met a ready sale as
alteration In prices, with the ercepton of beet Dutch,
which adv., ced to 1645. So 156( The Bacon market ruind
slow at late advance; but we have no alteration to nstlos In
our quotations of this day se'nolght.
PRICE&
Butter, per cwt: a. L Cheese, pee cwt. s. s.
Ironer.. . l6O to 166 70 to tO
Frlealand 144 148 Dbl.. Glouc., new 72 80
Jena, —l3O 136 Cheddar Is pd
Eng. fresh, per dos. 10 18 American 10 74
Bacon, per cwt : : York ......100 108
Wlltablre, 4r606..72 74 (timberland —.104 108
Isiah, green, 1.0.2.74 78 Irish l9O 103

Hi-n 7.-

TALLOW.
L 4. L d.
Town Tallow, per awl.. 40 6 Rough Staff, par owl.. 16
Rough rat, per 8101.. 1 10 Graves 19 0
.•
ldelied Staff, per cwt... 29 0 Good Omen .. 80
Yellow Sasslan. new .. 40s Od. pia cwt.
Ditto Ditto old
Australian 1101401 Tallow All. Od.
LOW Bed 131220 Hs. Od v
HAY. - - -

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LoNDoll. Saturday, Fcb 14—With a good supply of bay
sad stow no sale, them boa been a late demand at tbo
7.AL/rico...dos: Prime clover, BA to 90. ; Inferior ClOr.
10
70.. PLUM, .coadow bay, 76.. 10 90.; inferior, bac t• 745.
and Straw. It. to 361. peg load.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1874-02-21

_. 1,

Ithe interests of trade, and at a heavy ex.
penditure of time and capital, those Offices have
been established.
The Agents and Correspondents, bath British and
Foreign, have been selected with care.
Constant communication is maintained with the various
Bureaux des ftenseignements of the continent, the In.
telligenee Offices of the United States, and the British-
, American, luthan, Anstralian, and other Colonies.
A trusted C'osfitiewtial vehicle tof information ;a plain
answer to a question is given.
Truth in the report, valet, in the transaction, is the
end desired and sought for.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1874-02-21

'At otrakre are tntitkd to jir £33.:

ENTITLED TO-40 Inquiries On Great Britain—three i
mauve each inquiry—every inquiry .
sent to three or lour tout-so:edema.
„ Gazette weekly, and Index quarterly
(register contemn °VW & million
111Diel).
„ Any additional number of Inquiries at la
9d such.
Legal advise at any time, or any number
of times, free of charge, on any com-
mercial question.
Debts applied for, aubject to the fed
toning cocomiasion, via :-5 per cent-
from 2:2 to £5O, 2i percent. from £5O
to tl.OO, and lj per cent. beyond; or
auhject to prior apecial arretegetuest.
Monthly settlements.
Facts for Membere
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1874-02-21

THE FRENCH LAW OF MARRIAGE.

The Civil Tribunal of Toulouse has just given judgment In
a cause of nullity of marmage, wider the following circum-
stances :
About fifteen months ago notice was given to the
Maim of the Commune that two person. would
appear before him the next day in order that the
civil of marriage should be gone through. The
Melee, whether displeased at the shortness of the
notice, or for some other reason, quitted the town
early the next day, not only leaving no authority for
lie deputy to act, but positively forbidding him to per-
form the marriage. When the parties arrived they
found that the legal form could not be completed, and
the priest was waiting at the church to perform the
religions ceremony. In their distress they appealed to
a member of the Municipal Council—a General of
Divieion—who consented to act in the place of the
Make, and the marriage was accordingly solemnized.
Recently, however, the local authorities called the at-
tention of the Garde des Sceaux to the irregularity,
and proceedings were adopted to declare the marriage
null and void. The husband and wife pleaded that
they and the General who bad united them had acted
in good faith, and that the irregularity VMS a conse-
quence of the of the Maim. The Court, alter
hearing the evidence, decided that the marriage was
valid.

form
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1874-02-21

HINVER.

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TEE COMING SCHOOL BOARD. A meeting was
held on Monday morning, at the Board Schools, at
which the Rev. J. Hodgson presided, to consider the
best:meaus of avoiding the expence of a contest at
thelforthcomingiSchoul Board election. The number
of members on the Board is live, and that number of
gentlemen were yesterday nominated,but it was
understood that others outside the meeting were Watly
to be nominated, in which case a contest will be
inevitable. Several of the gentlemen at present
nominated, will retire iu favour of others if a compro-
mise can be made that no contest take place, it is
to be hoped that such will be the case by the major-
ity of the ratepayers. The following resolution was
carried That this meeting forms itself into a com-
mittee for the purpose of securing the return of five
gentlemen to sit on the Board, and avoid a contest."
The accounts of the old Board, and the minute book
of their meetings, are open for inspection, and the
ratepayers are invited to examine them.

HOLLOWAY'S PILLS.—Good Digestion, Huilowlife
Pills are universally acknowledged to be the safest.
speediest, and best corrective for indigestion; loss of
appetite, acidity, flatulence, and nausea are but a few of
the inconveniences which are remedied with ease by
these purifying Pills. They strike at the r oot of all abdo-
minal ailments, they excite in the stomach a proper
secretion of gastric juice, and regulate the action of the
liver, thereby promoting a copious supply of pure,
wholesome bile without which there can be no good di-
gestion. These Pills remove all distention and °barge.
tion, and from their harmless composition are peculiarly
well adapted for delicate persons and young children ;
whilst canting out impurities they strengthen the system
add give muscular tone.

.a.- and Pui.ll.4oed be tbe Sole Proprietor, 81NX1.14
PIE I.D. at hie °dices, es. ilieb-str••t. Stoutitiel. 11'
he County of Worcester : to which place all When pia
taw comannicetlons most be sllessiut I
SlitUrdaY, February 21,1274.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1874-02-21

TOE EhIPEROR OF AUSTRIA AT ST.

PETERSBURG.

There was a Court dinnrr in the Concert Room of
the Winter Palace at Petersburg on Sunday
evening, at which the Emperor of Russia propoeed the
health of the Emperor ot Austria hi the following
words :—" I drink to the health of my friend the
Emperor Francis Joseph, whom we are on glad to ere
among no. I,' the frienciehiu which hinila to, and also
the Emperor Wiliam and Queen Victoria, together, I
see the moat cure guarantee for that peace in Europe
which in no (leaked by all and which is so neceasary
for all." _

—•
The Emperor of Aumtria then rose and spoke as
follows :—" Full of gratitude for the friendly recep-
tion I have met with, and sincer•ly sharing the cou•
victims and feelings 11,1.7 exprassed by my august
friend, I drink to the health of His Majesty the Du-
ly:raft, Her Majesty the Empress, aid the auguat
members of the Imperial family. May God bless
them 1"
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1874-02-21

'A NEW ENEMY TO THE POTATO."

Mr. Arthur Morten, Farrlngdon, has sent the tollowtng
letter to The
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......
Sir,—While in London, Ontario, during last autumn,
I spent an evening with a celebrated entomologist, and
the question of the potato beetle came up ai one that
was causing • considerable amount of anxiety among
the Canadian farmers. If there is any danger of the
pest reaching our shores perhaps the few hints which I
gathered on the subject may be worth some one's while
to put by against the evil day.
It appears that the destructive insect has swept over
the main of the Western States of America, and worked
its way to Canada. "In our immediate neighbour-
hood at London," says Mr. E. B. Reed, Secretary of
the Entomological Society of Ontario, in the report for
1872, "the beetles literally swarmed, and thousands
were daily trodden down on the side walks and streets,
and we look for a still further increase next year."
This is a pleasant prospect for the Ontario farmers!
There is, however, a valuable remedy, which has been
discovered by our Canadian friends]. "We still con-
tinue to recommend Paris green," writes the above-
named gentleman, "as the chief remedy. Wherever it
has been properly used, good results have invariably been
obtained. It is, of course, of the utmost importance
that the quality should be good. As • marketable
commodity the quality of Paris green is exceedingly
variable, it is an arsenic of copper, and the best
qualities contain about 60 per cent, of arsenic, on
which its activity depends, but the inferior grades
con-
tain • much smaller percentage, and are, consequently
much lisi rffeetive, and in 8011 e cases alasst worthless
for this purpose. We are eatissed that every reported
ease of failure in the use of Paris green as a remedy
for the Colorado potato beetle may be troced directly
to the inferior quality of the poison need." The way
in which this poison is applied is by mixing it with
flour or plaster of Pori*. If the former is used the
proportions should be from 15 to 20 parts to one of
Paris green. If the latter, from 30 to 40 parts to one
of Parts green.
Happily, Nature has provided a powerful enemy of
the potato beetle in the fifteen spotted ladybird, which
attacks the larem of the destructive insects. It would
seem that for every natural evil an antidote is pro-
vided. I ant inclined to think that our security against
this pest in England will be found to be our invaluable
small birds. If Lady BordetteCoutts and her fellow
protectors of the winged tribe needed an additional
argument for their humane mission they might find it,
I think, in the ravages of insects in countries where
small loild4 are as scarce almost as eagles I have
watched the doings of the little thieves among my
fruit trees with perfect resignation sines my return
from the Wee, and they are abnnlantly welcome to
a share of my fruit by and by. I should recommend
oar coming Premier to inaugurate his reign by a law
legalielng the ehooting of ground game and making
penal the destruction of all small birds.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1874-02-21

tltte

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Idovereigna. Its cributllSPOlßLiftrobseet_ actqls •
rate that in • few years it is expected to reach •
million tone per annum. In 1873 it was 785,000
tons, being an advance of 70,000 tons over the
returns of the previous year. Such a rapidly-
growing demand would seem to prove that
sugar is corning to be regarded as of equal ha.
portance with bread as a part of the food of the popu-
lation. There has been a tendency during the past
few years on the part of those who have controlled the
national finances, to relieve sugar from the burdens
which were levied upon other articles, and this has
met with the general concurrence of both parties, and
with the approval of the community.
Boilwaye have often been called monopolies; and in
odlontry districts served by • solitary dine there can
be no doubt that every other means of conveyance is
driven off the road. If a person wishes to travel, he is
bound to use the only available railway, or not travel
at all. That this is not the cage in London was shown
in'a striking manner at the half-yearly meeting of the
Metropolitan District Railway, held last week. Mr.
J. S. Forbes, the chairman, mentioned that the fares
had lately been re-arranged and increased, and that as
a consequence, during the half-year between June and
December, they had canted COO,OOO fewer passengers
than in the corresponding period of 1872. Yon use
that the Metropolitan District is not the only line
running between the et and west ends of
the capital. People who object to pay augmented
fares upon that line are free to use the Metropolitan
proper, or the river steamboats, or the omnibuses. A
provincial town, however, would be at the mercy of
the railway company. At the meeting of which I
speak, strong objection was taken to the passenger
duty levied by the Government upon the railway
c =pante., and a resolution was unanimously pasted
condemning it. The relation of railways to the public
and to the State is • subject which, in the absente of
prominent political controversies, will probably oc-
cupy the attention of the new Parliament. Both the
present system, and State management have their
advocate.. There is no doubt that the State doee some
things very well indeed, and that the organization of
the Post Office and the Telegraph Service could not
be in better hands. If the railways were managed in
• similar excellent way, there would be little or no
' reason to regret the absence of competition, which
mast necessarily be caused by the transfer of the lines
to the 'Executive.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1874-02-21

A CABINET MINISTER ON THE
ELECTIONS.

Mr. James White, late M P. tor Brighton, hi pnbllahed
the following letter, which he set g he has received from "an
eminent ineminr of the C,,lnnet "

"My dear White,—l must write a line to sey bow
sincerely I regret your want of success at Brighton. I
hope, however, that you will soon be in 70ur old
place. We have lost a god many friends of
economy whom we can ill spare, but none more
earnest or who could give such good reasons for his
abiding faith than yourself. But we may *console
oureelvee by observing that we have also lost a
number of soi.disant Liberals who hated economy
is their hearts as thoroughly as if they had been
Tories. Disraeli has a great opportunity of showing
what be is really made of. Will ho again talk of
'Our swollen and bloated armaments,' as in
Palenerston's time! or will he declare, as he once did,
that ' Our expenditure was a mere flea-bite ?' Both
parts—'ec mom), and extravagance '—are in his pot,
tied r6pertoire. Anyhow, I fear that a good many
people will be sadly dieappointed by the result of
throwing out a Liberal Government merely to show
their power. I ehall be much surprised if the pub.
Heats get much out of the squires when in power,
and I think the military and naval services will not
benefit much by the foreign policy of My Lord
Derby."
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1874-02-21

THOMAS WALL,
64, High-street, Stourbridge,
Solicitor to the said Executors.

TO THE ELECTORS

OW THY
EASTERN DIVISION OF WORCESTERSHIRE.

ISNTLYIIIt N-

I I offer you my heartfelt thanki for the honour you
have done me in enabling we to occupy the avid vacated
before the Dissolution by our lute able Representative,
Sir Richard Amphlett.
I also desire to thank my political opponents, especi•
ally those to whom I am personally known, for their con-
sideration and courtesy during the late shy', but deci-
ieve contest.

Allying been aelected by your eboice to represent you
the Commons House of Parinement, I will (Ood help-
me) endeavour to do my duly.

I have the houou to be, Gentlemen,
Yuor devoted Servant,
II ENItY ALLSOPP.

Hindlip Hall, Worcegter,
Feb. 13, 1871

T 0 THE ELECTORS
OF TUN

EASTERN DIVISION OF WORCESTERSHIRE.

OZNTLLMEN-

In the name of the Conservativo,Party I congratulate
you upon the resnit of the Election.

Personally 1 need scarcely say hoe thorounhlylappre.
Mate the high honour couterred upon one so lately a
comparative stranger to the Coustilitmcy. And I iumure
you that no effort shall be wautinj on my part to deserve
It.

Whilst I am deep), guatef al to those who have accorded
me their suport and assistance, I must also beg to thank
wy late opponents and future Conetituents fur tilt is cJur.
tesy and forbearance.

I remain, Gentlemen,

Yours truly,
T. E. WALKER.

Studley Castle, Wa•wicki lice,
February 13th, 1873
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1874-02-21

TO Hui NERVO-US AND DE BILITi TED

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HOW TO ENSURE HEALTH.
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The Appendix to this valuable work contains many
useful PIa,SCSIPIIONS fur tile alleviation of suffering
and the Ckile ut minor disorders, with full instiuctions
for their preparation and use.
Contains mom some friendly advice on Hygiene, or the
WAY TO PRESERVE HEALTH.

Illustrated by numerous testimouiale from grateful
pat.eues woo 1.11010 been restored to health through the
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atamps.

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Batt,b.,l y, London. N.

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IMPORTANT To COUNTRY PATIENTS.
DR. BARNES way be consulted personally
or by titter in all private sulk couthlentisl cases;
and for tat bcovfit 14 Nervous Sufferers who cannot visit
ham, he wol, out rtecitiog a description of their case, en-
cloning a stumped envelope for reply, be ready to give his
opioi m upon true nature of toe ease, and the prineiplis
of treatment neecssar) to effect a permanent cure.
Address, Dr. Bait:: LS. 46, imusdale Square, Barna-
buiy, London, N.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1874-02-21

GRAND DAY PERFORMANCE

01 THZ
PANTOMIME,
Commencing Precisely at Two o'clock.
Children admitted on • reduced scale of Prices.
Doors open at Half-pest Bic o'clock; commencing
precisely at Half-past Seven.
Prices :—Roxes, ls ; Side Boxes, 9d; Pit, 6d ; Gallery,
Bd.

JAPANESE.

CORN EXCHANGE, EITOURBRIDGE,
THIS DAY (SATURDAY), FEB. 21st,
TANNAKER'S
Troupe of Real
JAPANESE
First Visit to this Town.
TOMMY THE WOLF,

LITTLE ALL RIGHT.

A Rape and Wire Walker,

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1874-02-21

PROFESSOR RECLAM ON CREMATION.

Prcfessor Rsclam, of Leipzig, a few days ago de
livered • lecture et Halberstadt, on the sultjrct of
"Cremation venue Interment.' The professor stated
the ordinary modes of burnir g, such as have been
hitherto propored, to be inadequate to the purpose,
since it would require very prolonged exposure to fire
entirely to destroy human boner, and the ashes would
not be left in • state to tempt relatives to preserve
them. In lien of this be produced the drawing of a
furnace, designed by himself specially for the purpose,
which is to do the required work ethcienty in twenty
minutes at the outside. The coffin is to be placed in
an upright position inside a fireproof receptacle,
thron.;h which artificially heated air is forcedin a cur-
rent, carrying all the noxious gases up a chimney,
and leaving after the process a small reridt,e only of
snow-wnite ashes. The coat at whlrh the furnace can
be constructed is 15,000 thalers (k 2,250 The cost of
cremation for each body would not exceed- nine
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1874-02-21

TUB BALANCER,

SCREEN AND DOOR

SPINNER,

And 101 other new Feats.

Day Performance at 2.30 pin , for three o'clock, on
Saturday Afternoon. Evening, commencing at 8 p.m.-
3s, 2s, in. and 6d.
See Bids and Circulars.

STOURBRIDGE IMPROVEMENT ACT,
1866,

AND THE ACTS INCORPORATED THEREWITH.

IMPROVEMENT RATE. HIGHWAY RATE.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that at the
Next Monthly MEETING of the Stotabridgo
Improvement Commissioners to be holden at the Corn.
miesioners' Room, CORN EMI ANCIX, STOURRITOR, OD
MONDAY, the 23rd day Of FYBRUART INSTANT, fit Thrco
o'clock in the Afternoon, it is intended to make an
IMPROVEMENT RATE of SEVEN-PENCE in tie
POUND, pursuant to:the 74th Section of thelitourbridge
Improvement Act, 1863 Also • :HICIFIWAY RATE of
ONE SHILLING in the I'OUND, purstunt to the 72nd
Section of the said Act.

And NOTICE IS HEREbY FURTHER GIVEN,
that Statements of such propmed Itstes are deposited
for inipeetion by the Ratepayer, at the Office of the
Clerk to the said Commis,ioners, No, 56, High-street,
Stourbridge.

Dated tbia 11th day of February, IS7I.
JOHN TAYLOR, Clerk.