The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1872-07-13 00:00:00

HOPS.

The Treaeury return /tholes that the receipts into the
lachvoner from the let April to Saturday last amounted to
Allraacoor, em compared with £17,732,290 lad year, and
were derived as follows :—Cuelonss, £6,294,000; e
£6,268.000 atantha, £2,736,000; taxes, 0364,000. t=
tax, £1,102,000. Poet Ogice, £1,200,000. Telegraph Senior,
Agro,(100 , Crown Londe, £76,000 . misceilaneolla 411.37ken7.
to the same period the payments were 4124,171,611 The
balance lath. Bank of England last Saturday was £2,004,175,
bad In that of heldend 022,150,40 i.

At the Leicester asbizeo, James Wright, describe4l as
a cottager, 79 team of age, has been indicted for the murder
of Ids ton-hide., Francis Wilbourne, at Plunger, on the 12th
May last. Counsel were instructed to defend the prisoner,
hut be peranned in pleading guilty. fhe Judge explained to
lan that the question was not whether he killed the de-
ceased Mall, but whether he djel so under circumstance.
amounting to wilful murder, fhe prisoner still said he wss
gaily, and the learned Judge then ciii he nail no alterna
hive Ind to sentence him to death, which he then did in the
usual term. It was understood that a memorial would be
presented to the Rome Secretary praying that the extreme
penalty Ot dm kg airpuld mot Ds mated out.

The finer weather has improved the appearance of the
hop capfuls, and complaints have become lees frequent.
The trade, owing to this circumatance, has been leas active.
hut no change haa Laken place ill Woes and East
Kent et. cot, to 0.17 Viesid of Kent, Lb Ms to 15. lea. ;
.e 7 • • v.. ; Ai. country, LII lls. to
Sacl. 1 ail. ..i . ce, 5..;0 Ma.; Weald of
Kent, £3 to 4411..; riassea, £3 be to LA 12b; randada awl
country, £6 to £7; olds, di Os. to SS.

YISIL
Pickled hen hike We. to 334. ; red ditto, 12a. to 223 per
barrel routed ditto, ks. to 7s. Gd. : fresh ditto, 64. to 7s. per
hundred kipper ditto, U. to be. ; blaster., 3 10 54. 64. per
too; turhok mi. to lls. t 4 ;toil, Ss. to Ss. ouch; mackerel,
34 .mullet, tis. to to. ; loloittrs, Ss od. to 2.,s per dozen
MALY. o3tlort, 410 104.; cbMILCDS, 138. to per buslacL

POTATOES.

bloderate supplies of potatoes. Tbe trade has been quiet,
as follows ;—Olds, 3a. 6d. to 7. ; new Ware, ta Od, to7l. ed.
CIAO kiflan't,l. to l, Pt%t GWt.

what it ill UM 1
The Treaeury return shows that the receipts into the tiveu ‘
xlchequer from the let April to Saturday last amounted to the Bishops of Loudon, rrianeott...., -....
4110.2116.607. aa compared with £17,732,290 last year. and Chichester; the Dukes of Northumberland and Somer. lwanop
weer derived as follows :-Cuslome £6,229,000' 111101041, set; Lord Evereley, Lord Ossington, Lord Lytton, the church." The rims. entre.. —__
4442,56.030 • AMP.. C2,7340(10; taloa eVrie,oll, . IMAM Lord P.:mils Lord Nelson, Lord Leitrim, Lord Long. Smith, but he, notwithstanding a great disparity or ~...-,„
LA A 1,702,000 . Poet 0111 m, A 1,200,000 ; Telegraph &melee, ford, Lord Darnley, Lord Stair, Lord Portman, Lord age between the two, reale' ted stoutly sad a policemen "C, °diet., MAU. tally., .. _
41326." ' crown
6441.. 476'°C* ' alicsilaa""' 41,374.5°T. St. Greoso,' 's Lord Strathede and Lord Stanley of was sent for and came. " You," said the rev. gentle- Ch. :main here stated that the Bench being 1
...
fa the same period Me payments were in,-4,171.811 Tbe " ,-* ,----.. '..._ ... • • ~
barn,. In the Mak of England lam Saturday was £2,onajgg, :mammy. In me minority mtniavoUr of the Optional man, "represent the Queen, and I will accompany you Mr Aaybewhad usednormulecessaryviolence, dialMileed promoted to toe t.,,
and In that of Ireland A2,161,,50it Ballot were the Bishope a Gloucester and It toter ; directly." and he then ft the church," tr.. .uamons, sad he cautim,eA.-.... +le Complainant. MO, 01 Ike law 111/ould 9314