The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-04-10 00:00:00

SATURDAY, APRIL 10, 1886.

A general order by the Field-Marshal Commander-11'
Chief, dated the Ist of April, substitutes the followiDg
"Queen's Regulation" for par. 11, see. VI. :—." Officer°
and soldiers are prohibited fr., m publishing or coal'
municating to the press, without special authoritY,
either directly or indirectly, information relative to tbe
numbers, movements, or operations of the troops, a
details regarding fortifications armaments, or expel'
ments made in connectton with military matters. Thel
are not to attempt to prejudice questions under it'
vestigation by the publication, anonymously or ether'
wise, of their opinions."
On baturday, at Marlborough, the county magi'
trates had before them a serious charge of injuring °
racehorse at the Manton training stables. Herbert
S Inderson, a stat,le apprentice at Mr. Alexander
Taylor's, was charged with maliciously stabbing a three'
year-old ch..stnut horse, valued at I:500, by running tile
prongs of a stable fork into the animal's hindquarte F.
Eddence was given to prove that the accused was ills'
disposed towards his master, and a veterinary surge,
basing proved that the horse's life was in jeeparal,
Sanderson was committed for trial.
On Saturday, at Bakewell County Court, Juagl
Woodford gave judgment in the case of the "
Railway Company v. Messrs. Wheatcroft and Sons-
coal merchants, Cromford. The railway company tool(
this as a test case, and sued the defendants to recover
a certain amount for siding accommodation. Early 111
last year the company issued a notice to coal merchant
informing them that is. per day would be charged fet
each of their waggons detained more than four cles°
days for emptying purposes. This notice was genera,'
disregarded, the coal merchants contending that fear
da3B was not a reasonable time to give them. TD°
Bench, however, gave a verdict for the railway cool'
party.
At half-past eleven o'clock on Friday night a firef
broke out on board the Italian barque Pietro,
Ancona, in Penarth Roads. The mizenmast went over
tho side, and the vessel burned to the water's edce'
The crew left her, and landed at Cardiff on Saturds°
morning. A tug afterwards towed the boat on Penartli
Beach.
About eight o'clock on Friday night a labourett
named Daniel Neill was shot dead at his residence,
.11nox, about five miles from Clonakilty. A disguise
man entered the house, demanded from Neill his nee'
and fired directly he was told. It is believed rb,°
murdered man was taken for a neighbour named Neil'
who had taken an evicted farm.
The ship Slieve Roe, of Liverpool, which arrived 0'
Dundee on Saturday from Chittagong, with jute, bit;
bronghc the crew of the barque William Paterson, e;
Liverpool, 619 tons, which was abandoned wates.logge'
and dismantled while on a passage from Bankkok to de
Clyde, with a cargo of teak. The William Patersd°,
crew had been nine days on board the water-loge'
vessel without food when they were rescued.
The additions to the Zoological Society's Garderi°
during the past week include a ring-tailed leintir'
from Madagascar, presented by Mr. Alfred Best; °
bonnet monkey, from India presented by Dr.' 1;
Woakes •' a mountain ka ka, India,
New Zealand, pre;
sented by Mr. James Ellis; four leopard tortoises, 1'
angulated tortoises, an areolated tortoise, three gei
metric tortoises, a Robbers island snake, two inferDs
snakes, from South Africa, presented by the Rev. G. 11'
R. Fisk, C.M.Z.'". ; two common boas from 800
America, a West African python from West Afrieo•
presented by Mr. Daniel Nicols ; two golden plovert;
European, a sharp-nosed crocodile from Centro'
America, deposited; three wheatears, British, pill
chased; ; a white-fronted lemur, born in the gardens.
The laying down of French oysters on the beds of d;
Whitstable Oyster Fishery continues, and under tlr,
influence of the warmer weather the experiment
attended with much greater success than during tte
earlier part of the year. Owing to the falling-off in
local oyster trade by the keen competition of t,'„
American bivalve, it is proposed at Whitstable that tt•`;
fishermen should cultivate mussels—an industry tbe'
proves so prosperous on the coasts of Scotland, where
many thousands of tons are annually consumed for ttle
purpose of supplying bait for the white-fishing. Duda
the month of January 16,567 cwt. of mussels
landed on the Scottish coast, and in February the qa4T''
tity reached 18,476 cwt. The principal supply (OD°
from Holland.

Mr. Eustace Smith appeared before Mr. Justi&l:Cdi;'
on Monday afternoon, in support of a creditor's pe'''
tion for the winding.up of the Plumpton Coursil
Oompany. Counsel on behalf of the company state
that it was utterly insolvent. The judge made an order
for the compulsory winding-up of the company.
Mr. M‘Naghten, QC., was citing a case on Monddit
before Mr. Justice Chitty, and referred to the fact ib3
two " gentlemen " were hanged. Mr. Justice Ohittl;
That reminds me of a case on Saturday, when cones°
Ile
referred to a "gentleman " who was transported.
was a horse-stealer. (Laughter.)
In more ways than one the coming visit of
Sarah Bernhardt to London will be of interest. Ste
will bring with her, and will wear during her period',
ances, the magnificent trousseau that the milliners bdc.A
prepared for her tour in America. The dresses are 01,,
to have cost 50,000 fr., and other accessories cf ccstudi"
at least 25,000 fr. in addition.
The Kiln 's Head Hotel, Bexley Heath, has hee,l
entered by burglars, and jewellery worth over
and several hundred pounds in money were stolen.
Tulse Ram, the aged Hindoo who has come over frd:;
India to bring his grievances before the Queen,
charged at the Windsor Petty Sessions on Mond3",
with vagrancy. The prisoner, who promised to retll;
to India, was remanded pending arracgements bete°
made for his passage.
The Lord Chief Justice on Monday delivered
judgment of the Divisional Court on the quest
which arose in the Stepney election, as to the validivc,
of the vote, of twenty-three persons bzrri in Hanoceo
and domiciied to this country, but not naturalised. Jtto
the votes were disallowed, and the question of cos
was referred to the Election Judges.
Arrangements have been made for the introduetil
of the Deceased Wife's Sister Bill into the House "
Lords very shortly. to
Great preparations are being made in Greee,
celebrate the anniversary of the declaration of iov„,
pendence. The Minister of War, during a visit to 00
fortifications of Arta, requested the officers to inforbe
their men that they mere destined to uphold I`.o
honour of their country on the battle-field, and viddo
not return to their homes until that honour cr
satisfied.
The Architectural and Building Trades Exhibitid.i
was formally opened on Monday at the Agriculter'
Judgment was given by the Divisional Court
respect to the Thornbury election petition, the ritd:;,o
of the Court below—that ballot-papers stamped on
back only were valid—being affirmed. tei
In the Divorce Division, Mr. Justice Butt has grill)
a decree nisi in the suit instituted by Mr. Wilsdoe,o
commercial traveller. Dr. Smith, of Stratford, Woo
made a co-respondent, but was dismissed frorn.,ro,
petition on the ground that the statement of
Wilsdon could be no evidence against him. o'
Frelerick H. Franks, lately a member of the Metro
nolitan Police force, was found guilty at the lltlidd!ef„,3.
Sessions of stealing 1.2 from a lady's purse and `'ol
tenced to four months' imprisonment with
labour.
A resolution in support of the Railway and 06- of
Traffic Bill was passed by an important conference
traders and by delegates of trade associations
Cannon-street Hotel on Monday. The Great Wedtbeol,
Railway Company passed a resolution against the
Mr. Stansfeld has been returned unopposed. Ile'
been member for Halifax for 27 years. eel 4
The number of actual shipwrecks reported last (of
was 35, of which 17 were British owned, against 2,,
corresponding week of last year, and 11 British 01'10
Off the British coasts 10 vessels went down, of scooeo
seven were British. Collision cases off the coastd,,oB
creased to 11 compared with the previous week, no.
only four vessels (two British) sunk by collet
Steamers lost, three British and one American. lA'
lost. 35. Teta' wrecks for year, 464.