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The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1881-05-28

THE MARKETS

METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKEZ.-MONDAy.
A rather steadier tone has characterised the cattle trade.
Supplies were not large. The demand generally was better,
and quotations tended against the buyer. About an average
supply of beasts came from our own grazing districts. The
Scotch receipts were small. The prices realised for the best
breeds were 2d. and occasionally 4d. per 81b. higher, the
top price for the best Scots being ss. to ss. 2d. per Slb.
From Norfolk, Suffolk, and Essex we received aboutl,soo,
from the Midland and Home counties about 250, and from
Scotland 40 head. The foreign side of the market was spar-
ingly supplied. There were about 300 Danish and a few
Spanish, which sold steadily at full prices. The sheep pens
were well filled. More life was apparent in the demand,
prices being as high as last week. Best Downs and half-
breds realised 55. 104. to Cs. per 81b. Lambs were steady, at
Ss. to 88. 6d. per 81b. Calves and pigs sold at previous cur-
rencies. At Deptford were about 400 beasts, and 13,000 sheep
to
43. 6d. to 58. ; second
4as sneo. datdsl a.:n5t.0b.540.5d.. o2rriamb;ee
inferior
o4orBx. e
sheep,
quality, s*. to 5s Od. ; prime coarse woolled, ss. Bd. to ss. 10d. ;
prime southclowns, ss. 10d. to 6s. Od. ; large coarse calves..
bs. 61. to 63. ; prime small dittq, 6s. to 6s. 4d. ; large hogs,
4s. dd. to 5*.; small porkers, ss. to 55. 4d.; lambs, Ss. Od. to
Ss. 64. per tilb. sinking the offal.
METROPOLITAN MEAT MARK.F.Tp-rilleesONDaVflisa
There was a moderate supply calhoilithdtoalidi:ln4,g.B;:titd::3os.4sB.ds.
dt.o;
lows :-Inferior beef, 2s. 8,1. to as. 4d. ; middling ditto,
prime small ditto, 48. 4d, to 45. ; veal, ss. to ss. 6d. ;
. 6d.r
tnol. 4ttso.
n 2,43.
1.; primetsos.sB.4l.Balrt
og
68. 4 ;
large pork, 4s. to
mall pork, 4s. 84. to Ss.; 44di.;• prime ditto,
lamb. Ba. to Bs. Bd. per
e„Vq. by the carcase.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1881-05-28

THE ENGLISH COLONY OF RUGBY.

The Philadelphia Correspondent of The Times, writing on
the 23rd, says :

Mrs. Margaret Hughes, aged 83, the mother of Mr.
Thomas Hughes, founder of the English colony of
Rugby, Tennessee, arrived at Philadelphia to-day,
bound for Rugby. Mrs. Hughes comes from England
with her family and effects to spend the remainder of
her life at Rugby. Her arrival has attracted great
notice. She was received and cared for by prominent
citizens of Philadelphia, while the Customs officials
passed her luggage without delay. After a brief
sojourn here, she will go westward.
Rugby is flourishing, having already 300 settlers,
with frequent arrivals.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1881-05-28

EXECUTION AT LEEDS.

On Monday morning James Hall was executed at
Armley Gaol for the wilful murder of his wife, at
Sheffield, He slept soundly from midnight until six
o'clock, when the chaplain visited his cell. At a
quarter to eight, Marwood went into the cell and
pinioned Hall, who quietly submitted to the opera-
tion. He walked firmly to the scaffold, and calmly
surveyed those that surrounded him. A drop of nine
feet was allowed, and death was instantaneous. About
200 persons had assembled outside the gaol.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1881-05-28

Wisteltantous rttelligtiut.

HOME, FOREIGN, AND COLONIAL.

LAND SLlPS.—Several very extensive land slips have
occurred on Sheppey Cliffs recently. This is chiefly
owing to land springs and the action of the sea, which
beats against the base of the cliffs, gradually under-
mines the soil, and prepares the way for slips of fre-
quently half-an-acre or more in extent. An immense
amount of land is lost annually in this way, and no
steps are talaen to prevent it. The Coastguard houses
near East-end-lane appear to be likely to be carried
away by the sea at no distant date. Warden Church,
for, centuries a landmark for navigators, was pulled
down some time ago to save it from toppling over the
cliffs.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1881-05-28

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_,,y w,,uld be fined 40s and COBta•

...LIGHWAY OFFENCZ. - John Tolley, farmer. of
Ha,gloy, was ch .rged with allowing four horses to
s' rLy on tho highway on the 21st inst. Police-c.,n-
stable tmlh proved the case, and Police-constable
Wallace proved a previous convict;on. Fined 2s
6d and costs.

CAUTION TO CARTER/. John Loilibury was
charged with being drunk while in charge of a horse
and cart at Podinore, on the 21st init. Police-con-
stable Wallace proved the case and said he went to
Bournehcath with the horse and cart. Fined 5s
and costs.--Jamet Shepherd, a carter, wa,4 charged
with leaving his horse and urt on the highway at
Belibroughton, longer than is allowed on the 24th
Inst. Polica- constable Poole proved the case. Fined
6;f6d, to include costs.

OBSTRUCTION.—John Timmins was charged with
obstlucting the highway by placing a potato
inachine in thf. rood on the 21st inst. Police-con-
.table William, proved the case. Superintendent
Wheeler said the machine was very dangerous;
sparks of fire flying about the street. Fined ss, to
include costs.

PITCH AND TOS3. - Sohn Ganner, William
Clarke, and George Billingsley, three youths, were
charged with playing at pitch and toss on the high-
way, on the 21st int. Police-nonstable Cartwright
proved the case._ Fined 63 each, tn include cop4s.

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a.
CAUTION TO BOYS. George Wood (8), and
Samuel Smith (12), were charged with wilfully
damaging mowing grass on the 21st, 013 property
of lobo Skelding. The ca4e w..s not pressed and
the boys were discharged with a caution.
Waoics Cam—Reuben Pearson, of the Lye, was
summoned by William Hill for 30s. wages alleged
to be due. Complainant said that when he went
to work he agreed to give and take 14 days notice,
and detendant discharged him without any notice,
d claimed 30s. being 2s. 6d. per day. Eli Baggott
was called and swore thst Pearson gave Hill 7 days
notice and one shilling. Case dismis,ed.
CAUTION TO INN HEZP E sa.—John Homer, land-
lord of the Lord Dudley Arms. Lye, was summoned
for keeping his house open during prohibited hours
on the 20th inst. Police-sergeant Payne proved
that he saw Noah Dunn go into the house with a
jug at 10 minutes past eleven o'clock, awl in two
minutes he came out with a jug full of ale. He
called thelattention ot the landlady to the time, She
looked at their clock which was 18 minutes past
eleven. Defendant expressed his sorrow for the
offence, and /mid he was in bed at the time. Fined
10s. and costs.—Noah Dunn was tined ss. ail co,ts
for being on licensed premises. Police-sergeant
Payne proved the case.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1881-05-28

MPOLITANT NOTICE TO BORROWERS

Asiyanced promptly on Borrower's
OWN SECUR.ITY
Repayable by Instalments or otherwise.

No DELAY, no ENORMOUS LAW or other COSTS
FULL AMOUNT ADVANCED.

MORTGAGES,
laterast at the rate of FIVE per cent. per imam.

TRADE BILLS DISCOUNTED.

LIFE POLICIES
Reversionary Interests, &c., Purchased. '

OFFICAS : 8, VICAR STREET, i)u.DLEr.
Office Hours, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
ZZYATI BYRIDNNOB :-11, VICTORIA TERRACE.
Bitexca 01HICEs:-
2t, KIDDERMINSTER STREET, STOURBRIDGE
kFridays only).

Non.—NO SURETIES ARE REQUIRED

MONEY MONEY MONEY In
CASH ADVANCED £lO to Xioo ON EASY TEEMS.
TO Respectable Householders, Farmers, Cowkeepers
Tradesmen, and others, Without Suretiee, or
delays. Apply personally or by letter, to B. Goodman,
80, Priacees Road, Birmingham, (Private Recd. Pee),
traiDn Loan Office, 19, Stone Street, (late a. Priory
Street,) Dudley, and 6, Enville Street,Eltonxbridge.

REGISTERED FOR
TRANSMISSION ABROAD.

SALES BY AUCTION.

BRIERLEY HILL BUILDING SOCIETY.

THE NEXT SUBSCRIPTION MEETING
_L will be held at BRUMLEY I-1 'tr. and at STOUR-
BRIDGE OD SATURDAY EVENING, JUNE 4th, inst(ad of
Monday, June 6th, and Tuesday, the 7th respectively.

Mem, ers who have not received copy of last year's
balance sheet, are requested to apply for one.

J. M. GETH.ING,
Secretary.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1881-05-28

THE STRATHAVEN VASE,

Uhristina Marshall, the Strathaven fasting girl,
continues to take a few teaspoonfuls of sweet milk and
beef tea daily, but never asks or shows the least desire
for any solids. On the contrary, even the very small
quantity of nourishment she does take is taken with
reluctance. She still suffers much pain in tile 11P4C-i•
There is no chane
111 r: James
p'OuVal, Who has-b,een f'rOrn. home for the last three
week's, has visited her, and says there is little or no
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difference in her condition since he saw her last.

WESTMINSTER ABBEY FEES.—At a meeting of the
Rowland Hill Memorial Committee at the London
Mansion House, it was stated that hesrtnd
fe•es clam:ol4d =fn uspga -Qf pia:ding a: bust of Sir
Rowland -Hill in Westminster Abbey were £2Ol is.,
which sum went to the Fabric Fund. The bust
itself cost £2OO. The Committee thought that the
attention of the Dean of Westminster should be
called to the circumstance that the charges would
come out of a fund intended for the relief of aged
and distressed Post-office servants and their widnwq
and orphans, and that he should' be asked if it were
legally poSsible to remit the 'fees in question, as in
the case of 'a monument erected by the hation.—The
Chairman said he had every. confidenCe th,lt an
appeal cf that. lid to Pp 9,4 t41110.y 'wOnld be suc,
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1881-05-28

THE EMPLOYMENT OF WOMEN.

The St. James's Gazette remarks :—" The employ-
ment of women in the postal service in Victoria has
not it appears, proved quite successful. An interest-
ing report on the subject from the Deputy Postmaster-
General has been laid before the Colonial Parliament,
and will be read with feelings of indignant surprise by
those who hold the theory that women are able suc-
cessfully to compete with men in every branch of
industry. As telegraphists according to this report,
women seldom acquire proficiency, nor are they equal
to any continuous strain. With a profanity that is really
shocking, the Deputy Postmaster-General boldly asserts
that "five young men are found to be equivalent to
ten young women.' Testimony is, however, borne to
the fact that, as a rule, the women assistants have
displayed intelligence and zeal; and it is added that
not a single jarring incident' has happened in their
official relations with their fellow-clerks of the office.
This is satisfactory; for even assuming it to be true
that ten young women are only equivalent to five
young men, the fact of no 'jarring incident' disturb-
ing the harmony of the offices in which they are em-
ployed shows that occupation exercises a soothing in-
fluence on woman's temperament, and renders her a
doubly pleasing helpmate to man."
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1881-05-28

CRAIDLEY HEATH, ITALESOWEN, AND DISTRICT CHRONICLE.

TRADESMEN'S ADDRESES.

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—Procure a tin ot

" SEATING'S WORM TABLETS."
This unique medicine is certain to cure, and may lie
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KEATING, t, Paul's, London.

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HAIR RESTORIBR will darken grsy hair, in a few days
bringing back the colour. The afoot is superior to
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Produces a perfectly natural shade. Valuable for des-
troying scarf and encouraging growth of new hair.
Sulphur being highly prized for it, stimulant, c!eruisiag
healthful action on the hair glands, Lookyer's laistoffr
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and never fails in its action. No other Emir dressing is
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tained of all Chemists and Perfumers throughout the
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Mottle Cuuns OF BRONCHIAL AND CHEST DISORDERS
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SATURDAY, MAY 28, 1881.

TRADESMENS' ADDRESSES.

TALI7AELN DISCOVERY ?OR TEE HAIR.—If your
hair is turning grey or white, or falling off, use "The
Mexican Hair Renewer," for it will positively resters
in every case Grey or White Asir to its original colour,
without leaving the disagreeable smell of most
"Ref3torers." It makes the hair charmingly beautiful,
as well 28 promoting the growth of the hair on bald
spots, where the glands are not decayed. Ask your
Chemist for "THE MEXICAN HAIR RENEWER," Soli
by Chemists and Perfumers everywhere at Bs. 6d. pet
Bottle. Wholesale depot mewed tie IA Parringdos
Road. Losica.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1881-05-28

BRIER LE Y HILL.

Excise PROSECuTioNs.—At the Police Court,
on Monday, before Messrs. H. Hall and L. Freer,
Mary Ann Smith, of Pensnett, was charged that
she being a brewer of beer for sale did on the 23rd
of February use a certain amount of sugar in a
brewing of beer, without making an entry of it in
a book duly delivered to her and kept for such
purpose.—Mr. John, law officer, Somer,et HOuFe,
appeared to prosecute, Mr. Banister and Mr.
Harkness, Government Analyists, of London, were
also present in the court. Defendant pleaded that
she did know the sugar was being used and that it
was her servant that used it. —Mr. John in his
opening remarks said that wording to the 20th
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1881-05-28

PUBLIC NOTICES

TIMOTHY JONES SI, Ge.

WHOLESALE AND MANUFACTURING PLAIN
AND FANCY STATIONERS. &c. &c.

The Largest and most Complete Stock of
STOVE OUNAMENTS, STOVE SHIELLS, CUT
TISSUES, eze. &c., in the Midland Counties.

PHOTO and SCRAP ALBUMS, PURSES, BIBLES,
PRAYER gooKs, CHURCH SERVICES, &c.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1881-05-28

THE LOSS OF THE " DOTEREL."

Under date Lisbon, May 24, a Renter's telegram
says that "Commander Evans, Paymaster Colbourne,
Carpenter Baird, Engineer Walker, and seven of the
men saved from the crew of her Majesty's sloop
Doterel, arrived here to-day on board the steamer
Britannia,

"Commander Evans, who was wounded by the explo-
sion, was in his bath at the time. He is still suffering
from the effects of the injuries which he received.

"The Doterel was at anchor off Sandy Point when
the catastrophe occurred, and sank immediately after-
wards.
"None of the survivors are able to explain the cause
of the explosion. They were, rescued by a whaling
vessel."
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1881-05-28

lii-- at ONCE, aeveral GOOD aousE I Cautioned the dr d ).-".
PALNTERS.— Apply, W. Green. 54, _high I first ease defilade:ten n-- ta
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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1881-05-28

THE LAND AND THE LABOURERS.

At the Royal Victoria Hall, Waterloo-road, Lon-
don, last Saturday, Mr. Joseph Arch, Vresident of
the National Agricultural Labourers' Union, de-
livered an address on "The Land and the Labourer."
He described from personal experience the poverty
and the sufferings undergone by the labourer, and
contended that now, if the land of this country were
properly cultivated, or cultivated at all 60,000 men
who were now idle or overcrowding the labour market
could be profitably employed.
Mr. Hollond, n.v., who presided, in proposing a
vote of thanks to Mr. Arch, spoke in favour of small
holdings as they were witnessed in France, and ex-
pressed his belief that the present time was opportune
tor a reform of the law facilitating the sale and
transfer of land.
The proposition having been passed, Dr. Clarke
moved and Mr. Storey seconded ;—"That in the
opinion of this meeting the State ought to resume
possession of the land and let it on perpetual tenure
for the purpose of growing food for the people,"
To this Mr W. Saunders proposed and Mr. Durrant
seconded as ah amendment:—" That the legal re-
strictions on the distribution of land should be
removed and facilities afforded for its possession in
small quantities by working farmers."
The original inotiPri WO carried by a large
majority.
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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1881-05-28

CORONATION OF THE KING AND
QUEEN OF ROUMANIA.

The coronation of the King and Queen of Roumania
took place at Bucharest on Sunday. The King and
Queen sat on a richly canopied cl4is erected in the
courtyard on the summit of the hill between the
Chamber of Deputies and the Metropolitan Church.
The Coronation Hymn having been sung, prayers
were read by the Archbishop Primate of Roumania,
and then the crowns were brought out of the church,
where they had been all night, and were placed before
their Majesties. The King's crown is of steel, wrought
out of a cannon captured at Plevna ; the Queen's is of
gold. The ceremony over, their Majesties retarned
to the town, followed by a long procession. The
crowns were taken to the Palace and there presented
by the Senate and the Chamber.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1881-05-28

DEATH OF PRINCE PETER OF
OLDENBURG.

The Daily Telegraph says :—Prince Peter of Olden-
burg, who died a few days ago at St. Petersburg, was
a Russian by choice, whose attachment to the
Romanoff dynasty was rewarded by his second cousin,
the late Czar, with many lucrative appointments and
high honorific distinctions, among the latter the title
of "Imperial Highness." Though he never drew
sword during his long and inoffensive life, he was a
general in the Russian army and a personal aide-de-
camp to Alexander Nicolaievich. He successively filled
the offices of Senator and Chief of the Fourth Depart-
ment, or Imperial Privy Chancery, for which post his
amiable disposition and kindly inquisitiveness pecu-
liarly fitted him. He dispensed the Emperor's charities
for many years, and was the means of relieving
much misery and distress among the poorer classes,
on whose behalf his sympathies were always strongly
enlisted. Himself the grandson of a murdered Czar—
his mother was a daughter of the unhappy Paul,
strangled by Pablen with the connivance of her
brother, afterwards Alexander I.—he suffered so
terrible a shock through the assassination of his
august kinsman on the 13th of last March, that his
health, until then tolerably robust, broke down com-
pletely. It is stated that he slowly pined to death,
and that all the efforts made by his relatives and
friends to rally his drooping spirits proved utterly
ineffectual. Outside Russia he will probably be
chiefly remembered by an able pamphlet, advocating
general European disarmament, which he published
under his own name some years ago.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1881-05-28

MR. SPURGEON ON THE NECESSITY

OF OCCUPATION.
On Sunday morning, the Rev. C. 11. Spurgeon,
speaking at, the Aletropolitan Tabernacle, from thg
text Galatians if: 2U; ' observed that 'lt had -been
asserted that the preachers of the Gospel taught men
to live for another world, and failed to teach them to
live well for the present life. Nothing could be more
untrue, for no more practical moral teaching could
bp inculcated than that of the faithful minister of
the Gospel who reliy tiiught men how to live he
below. It would be a pity if, iii.:the'ProCNS of being
prepared for.the next life, man became disqualified
for the duties of this. He (Mr. Spurgeon) would
ventorp to Eay that no lazy man could hilva 'faith in
God. The billeting thantacathe an active man, and ha
who believed nothing did nothing. It was a mark of
faith that when it came into the soul it suggetted acti-
vity. It did not permit a man to remain listless and
indifferent, but made life lively, and caused a man to
wish to be doing something. It was good for a man
to. hatze 4on'iething to do, and plenty of it. r.L'he flt
man, Adam, though created in a paradise, was given
snmething to do. God made him a gardener, and his
Eden would not be a paradise if lie had nothing to
do but to smell the flowers and observe the scenery.
'rile trimming of the garden gave a zest to his en-
joyment thereof. Occunation was necessary to man
am man, lnit rime'n inure 60 was. the .a.ctive'worting
principle of faith. This faith in God bade men to be
industrious. Even He from his youth did not resem-
ble the loitering son of a gentleman, but the toiling son
of a carpenter. The principle of faith would not allow
men to go through the world as loiterers. It also
riided in the ollooaing of a life's profession or career,
i)nd in presentin'if the s4,i f.) often maae
early life in the dioodlig of wrong callings, wbieb so
often occurred. How often were men to be seen
endeavouring to do that which they were mentally or
physically incapable of accomplishingl—the bird
trying to imitate the fish, and the ox endeavouring_ to
enter into competition' with the racehorse. The
woTiO wecept, 'Make money, honestly if you can;
but mate 4 inyllo;'' wag' put pp osi iAe by this
faith, for the true Christian would embark in no
enterprise or business in which the Saviour himself
would not have engaged. . .

Two fires one attended with fatal consequences,
ooeixr:i•e4 'Yeovil on Monday. One broke out in a store
shed at the Lo'edon and .2outh-Iyestern Railway Station, but
was quicklY extingnishe4 and bei•Ore much damage was
done. The seCond Was in the furniture 'warehouse of *r.
tfenry.Wirhit, . of ,lJnion,Strept, Avlierd a great qftantity :of
tradO materials and tools were bUrut. A little boy, aged
font yeara, an qf Ifr. White, was in an upper moth and was
suffocated by4tlae sinoiee. rt w.-ts not 4noVin that lie ivas on
the premises or his life could have been saved;
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1881-05-28

HIGLEY.

STOCK SALE.—The annual sale au(' show of T, gs
and Whitsuntide Beef, was held at Hagl3y, on
Monday. The collection of Beef and Mutton was
said to be the best ever brought together there,
and the attendance was the largest ever yet seen.
Business was very spirited. The Judges We!.
Messrs. J. Beth, High Habberley ; C. litakewa-
Chatidesley Cor6ett, and J. Gosling, Smethwick.
There were 102 pens of Sheep and Lambs. 14
Calves, 100 Head of CAtle, 16 pens of Pigs.
The sale reached nearly £3,000 The tirst
sheep belonging to Mr. Herbert Harris of Lincomber
were boueht by Mr. Young, of Stourbridge, :tt 795.
a heal. The second prize she,p o Nned by Meesrs.
H.and N. Smilt, 'fr. hernes, Pedmore, were also
purel,ased by Mr. Young at 78s. 6d each. Calves,
wh:eit were of a very go -d quality, made as high
us .-P-5 7s. Od. The first pried for Beasts was
awarded t•-: Me,srs. Corbett and Sons for a short-
horn lleifer which was sold to Mr. Rueben Rogers
of Kidderminster, for £34. The second prize was
taken by an Oz belonging to Mr. NV. Gre ire, the
Pound Farm, Arley, w hich was knocked down to
Mr. J,.inee Willetts, also of Kiddertninster, at £34.
There wtne 80 Tegs in the e,,mpetition for thc-.,
prizes and they were ;,11 so good that they made an
average of 725. a head. Ten of the neatest ancl
best 'rev over shown, were exhibited by Mr. Best,
Grey Fields Farm, Kinver. and it was generally
thought they would carry away the first prize, but
in the opinion of the judges there was mere merit
in those ot Messrs. Harris and Smith.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1881-05-28

POSIT I VE REMED-ItO

GRATIS by post. on zweeipt of Two Stewps to pay
Postsge.

TBOOK OF POSITIVE REMEDIE.S
for the CURE of all DISEASES. Gives a MST
of all the POSITITE MEDICINE used. y retired
Physician in his PRACTICE FOR OVER THIRTY
YILARS.
6IVES THE NAME in ENGLISH of EACH
MEDICINE and the Direaer for a hich it is a POSI-
TIVE CURR.

It is the INVALIDS GUIDE-BOOK of POSITIVE
REMEDIES and SELF-TREATMENT.
Gives Address to Invalids. ADVANTAGES of SELF-
TREAT NiENT, Instructions for 6elf-Treathsent,
kiyieti to invalids, Fe.eta to be remembered, Diseases
Resulting from from Residence in Hot Climate", Coo-
sa wipes' ot hereditary ConsuoTplieli, everiszed Sue--
gies, City Life, Loss of Nerve Power, Diseases of Oh
~ge, Decay of Nature, Diseasos of Modern Life,Solte;-,
itg of the Brain, &e. Diseases of Alkm, Wemen, and
I.;hildren, Winter Cough. Brouchitis. Asthma, Skin Dis-
eases, and Imparc Blood Pariples have re Itt me dy givr:n
Dissases of the Nervom, System, titavel, Painste tie
Back, Trembliug, Gout, Consamrion. All
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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1881-05-28

CRICKET.

Cur TlE.—STourtsraDGE v. SALTVES. This
match was played on the Sturbridge ground on
Saturday last. J. W. Parkes, the Stourbridge
captain, wou the toss and put thetr opponents io to
bat. They ought to have been out for 50 runs but
the fielding of the home team, all riund, was so
btd that 77 runs were made. :itourbriclge went
hut ltee,ves the slow bowler, proved
very de-tructive that the whole were out for 34

WOLVhiIIIAMPTON v. STOCTRBRIDGE. A m :tch
b,tween these clubs was played at Woiverhampt( n on
mqnday last, and reulted in an easy victory for
the huu.e team.

STOURBEIDOR.

E. Otter, c. H. Lamb, b Walton 9 absent 0
G. Timmins c raid b Wa'ton 0 absent
J. Jones. b Walton 1 b Walton 2

W. Green, c and b Edge 1 h Walton

J. W Parkes. run out 3 n;t uut

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Clayton, run out - 1 cW. alton b
Edge...... 0
T. Brown, b Walton 0 st Lamb, b
Edge 0
T.7Lowe, run out 0 absent .... 0
W. Simms, not out
C. Cooper b Wtaton
A. ltoskell, n Wal. on .... ....... 0 lb w Edge... 3
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1881-05-28

No 873

BALES BY AUCTION.

HAGLEY STOCK SALE'
MONDAT, MAY 30th 1881, at eleven.
400 SHEEP and LAMBS,
CO HEAD OF CATTLE,
The usual Entry of Calves and Pigs.
OATES. PERRENS & WOOLDRIDGE.

HARTLEBURY STOCK SALE.
TUESDAY, MAY 31st, at one.
160 SHEEP and LAMBS.
30 Head of CATTLE.
The uual entry of CALVES and PIGS.
OATES, PERrsENS, and WOOLDRIDGE.

MONEY.

MONEY, MONEY.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1881-05-28

DEATH OF MR. W. P. ADAM.

The Right Hon. W. P. Adam, Governor of Madras,
died on Tuesday morning at Ootacamund. For some
time past his health had been failing, and during the
last few days his condition had given much anxiety to
his friends. He was formerly member for Clack-
mannan and Kinross, and acted for years as a Liberal
whip. His exertions contributed largely to the Liberal
success at the last general election.

The Daily News, in noticing Mr. Adam's death,
says :—" Mr. Adam never lost his temper. He was
genial with everybody; at the same time he always
contrived to avoid the appearance of anything like
mere wire-pulling. He was on the most friendly terms
with every party and section and fraction in the House.
He knew everybody; he talked to everybody; as far
as he possibly could he made himself obliging to every-
body. Yet at the same time he never had any appear-
ance of intriguing or of insincerity. He has the great
honour of having fulfilled with admirable effect and
success functions of great delicacy and frequent
difficulty, and the House of Commons will not forget
him or fail to do him justice."
The Times also says :—" It need hardly be said that
the position of Whip requires unfailing patience, tact,
good humour, and industry. Mr. Adam himself de-
fined the duty of a Whip, on the eve of a general
election, as that of 'taking care that the party was up
to its work ; ' and we may add that his duty in ordi-
nary times is to keep it up to its work. To perform
his duties well, as Mr. Adam performed them, is one
of the most delicate tasks that can be entrusted to a
member of a free Assembly."
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1881-05-28

ought to be able to reach; and the successful carrying
out of such a project would be a wonderful convenience
to the public.
The Revised New Testament, so long looked for,
has at last been published, and to a vast number of
people throughout the world it will be a matter of
intense interest to know in what particulars the book
has been altered which has been their spiritual guide,and
that of their ancestors, for nearly three centuries.
During this time many divergent interpretations have
been placed upon important passages, and the rendering
anew of this portion of Scripture cannot fail to throw
much light upon these differences. It can scarcely fail, at
the same time, to give rise to much discussion amongst
learned men, both in and out of the Church of England,
who have made the original Scriptures their study.
While it is inevitable that this must be so, it will
have been noted that the Convocation of the Province
of Canterbury, which suggested the revision, has given
those engaged in the work a hearty vote of thanks for
their ten years of responsible labour.

The Finance Committee of the Court of Common
Council have it under their consideration whether
something cannot be done to rescue -Mattingshawe
Eyot, which is situated a little above Kew Bridge.
It is a small island, beautifully wooded; but of late
years the increased rapidity of the current, due to
the construction of the Thames Embankment, has
begun to wash its banks away, and within a very
few years the island, unless active steps are taken
for its preservation, will absolutely disappear. The
roots of the trees are already denuded, and some of
them have fallen. There are no historic associations
attaching to the place; but it is a picturesque and
interesting spot, and it would 14A pity to allow it to
be washed away by the tide. The Corporation inter-
vened to preserve Epping Forest and Burnham
Beeches, and those who appreciate the beauty of the
scenery to be witnessed on the Thames are in hopes
that Mattingshawe Eyot will be retained through the
efforts of the same body.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1881-05-28

WOMEN'S SUFFRAGE.

In London, on Tuesday afternoon, a meeting, mostly
of women, convened by ticket, was held at the West-
minster Palace Hotel, nominally "to consider Mr.
Hugh Mason's resolution in favour of extending the
Parliamentary franchise to women who possess the
qualifications which entitle men to vote," but in reality
to declare the right of women to the vote, for no one
unfavourable to the proposal was allowed to be
present.
Mrs. Fawcett, wife of the Postmaster-General, pre-
sided, and there were also present Miss Becker, Miss
Downing, Mrs. Scatcherd, Mrs. Ashton Dilke, and
Mrs. Alfred Osler.
Mrs. Fawcett, in opening the meeting, quoted argu-
ments which had been advanced against the granting
of the franchise to women, and answered them, the
answers being received with applause. Mrs. Osler, of
Birmingham, moved the following resolution :
"That in the opinion of this meeting the Parlia
mentary franchise should be extended to women who
possess the qualifications which entitle men to vote,
and who in all matters of local government have the
right of voting."
Mrs. Scatcherd, of Leeds, supported the motion,
and drew much comfort for those agitating for
women's franchise from the fact that in the Isle of
Man the franchise in the election of members of
Parliament had been exercised by women. Miss
Becker then addressed the meeting. The resolution
was adopted nem. con., and on the motion of Mrs.
Ashton Dilke, a petition to Parliament in favour of
the grant asked for was carried.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1881-05-28

FATAL RAILWAY ACCIDENT.

An extraordinary railway accident occurred at the
Crystal Palace last Saturday, on the London, Chat-
ham, and Dover High Level line, by which one
passenger was killed and the guard injured.
_ -

_
The tram to which the accident occurred was the
one which leaves Victoria just before midday. The
trains from the West-end have the third-class car-
riages in front, the foremost one being a "composite "
carriage—part the guard's van, and three com-
partments for passengers. The train was entering
the Palace station slowly, when the composite
carriage jerked off the rails and fell over, dragging
with it three other carriages. Two elderly ladies, an,
elderly gentleman, and a little girl were rescued un-
injured, though much shaken and frightened, from
these carriages, but in the composite carriage the dead
body of a boy was found. The head was dreadfully
injured. It was thought that he had put his head out
of the window at the moment the accident occurred
and thus met his death. Some pigeons which were
found under the seat of the carriage were the means
of leading to his identification, for a note being
attached to the leg of each, stating that a calamity
had occurred to the lad, soon brought his father from
Woolwich. The guard, James Williams, had his ribs
fractured.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1881-05-28

SENTENCED TO PENAL SERVITUDE

FOR LIFE.

- - -- -
At the Winchester assizes before Mr. Justice
Manisty, Louis Gullet, 25, a French Canadian, a ship's
steward, was indicted for wounding James O'Dowd
with intent to kill and murder him, on the high seas,
on the 30th of January last.
Mr. 'Warry and Mr. Tickell conducted the prosecu-
tion; Mr. Rawlinson defended the prisoner, at the
request of the Judge.
The prisoner was steward on board the British ship
Napier, which was on a voyage from Liverpool to Rio
de Janeiro. The prosecutor, James O'Dowd, was the
captain of the ship. About six o'clock on the morn-
ing of the 30th of January, when the ship was some
distance south of the Bay of Biscay, the prisoner
attacked the captain while he was asleep in his cabin
with a hammer, wounding him in tha head. In con-
sequence of the wounds the captain was insensible five
days, and unable to take charge of the vessel for three
weeks. The prisoner did not deny having inflicted
the injuries, but alleged that he did so in consequence
of the captain having threatened to shoot him with a
revolver.

The facts of the case were clearly proved, and were
not denied.
It was elicited in cross-examination that the captain
and the prisoner had apparently been on good terms up
to the date of the outrage; that the captain had never
threatened the prisoner; and, further, that there were
no firearms on board at all. It was also proved that
the prisoner had consistently spoken of a revolver being
in the captain's cabin, which could not be found, and,
in fact, according to the prosecution, never existed.
-Upon this evidence it was contended on the part of the
defence that the act of the prisoner had been done by
him while under a temporary delusion, and when he
was not in full possesssion of his senses and could not
distinguish right from wrong.
The learned Judge, in summing up the case, told
the jury that he could point to no evidence which could
justify them in finding the prisoner guilty of unlaw-
fully wounding only. The prisoner, if he was sane
at the time, on his own confession intended to
murder, or, at least, to do grevious bodily harm,
They must, however, consider whether the evidence
was such as to warrant them in believing that at
the time the act was perpetrated the prisoner was
In the full possession of his senses and knew right
from wrong.
The jury retired, and, after an absence of half an
hour, returned into court and delivered a verdict of
Guilty of the full offence charged.
The learned Judge sentenced the prisoner to penal
servitude for life.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1881-05-28

STATEMENTS BY SURVIVORS.

_
The Standard of Wednesday published the follow-
ing telegram, sent by their Special Correspondent at
Lisbon, under date May 24 :
I have just returned from an interview with the survivors
of H.M.S. Doterel.
They arrived here this morning in the Pacific Steam
Navigation Company's steamer Britannia, from Chili, touch-
ing at Buenos Ayres and the Brazils. She sails again this
afternoon for LiverpooL
The Doter el party on board consists of Commander Evans,
Paymaster Colborne, Engineer Walker, Quartermaster
Trout, carpenter Bird, gunner's mate Permlley, caulkers
mate Ford, shipwright Walters, ordinary seaman James
Smith, stoker Turner, marine William Summers.
The survivors all hold to the opinion originally expressed
as to the disaster—namely, that it originated in an explo-
sion of a boiler which caused the powder magazine to blow
up.
There was an interval of several seconds between the two
explosions, the first being comparatively faint, the second
extraordinarily violent.
•-

None of the survivors were near the engine-room at the
time of the first explosion, nor indeed in a position to see
whether it was followed by an outburst of steam from the
engine-room.
The magazine was closed at the time the explosion took
place.
The Doterel had arrived at her anchorage off Puenta
Arenas at eight o'clock on the morning of the 29th of April.
She anchored atout three quarters of a mile from land, and
was immediately surrounded by shore boats.
At the time of the explosion, 10 a.m., the boiler was at
work condensing water.
The boats lying near were scattered by the explosion, but
soon returned, and Captain Noguera, commanding the San
Jose, which was lying near, at once lowered and despatched
four boats. Thanks to their prompt assistance, all who were
alive when they were flung into the water appear to have
been rescued.
The sea around the scene of the disaster is described as
presenting a ghastly appearance, being covered with wreck-
age and with human fragments.
The Doterel went down in about eight fathoms of water.
Only six bodies were afterwards washed ashore.
At the time of the explosion Ford and Walters were over
the side arranging the accommodation ladder.
Portions of the wreck were scattered in every direction,
and clouds of smoke and steam arose.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1881-05-28

POTATO.

There was a fair supply of potatoes on offer. Business
was quiet, as under :--Scotch champions, 70s, to 80s.
regents, 80s. to 90a. ; Victorias, 90s. to 110 s. ; I..sex cham-
pions, 70s. Kent ditto, 90s. ; Kent regents 100 s. per ton
Germ= reds, Ss. 6d. to 4s. 6d.; Belgian kidnels, 3s. 6d. per
h,as, • •

,The hop %Parket shows no fresh feature.. Fine sampes of
hl.3oth home and foreign growth are held for full prices, but
inferior sorts sell slowly. The appearance otthe plantations
has improved ;—Rents, 1880, £4 to £7; Sussex, 480, £3 18s.
to £6 • Farnham, 1880, £7 to £7 15s. ; ditto country, 1880.
£6 18a. to £7 145.; Worcesters, 1880. £6 to £8; AmericaLs,
lsao, £4 10s. to £.6 10s. ; Belgian, 1880, £2 14s. to £2 18s. ;
English, 1879, £2 10s. to £4 : foreign, 1879,105. to £3 ; old, all
kinds, 10s. to £2._ _
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1881-05-28

WOLVERHAMPTON.

E. Clrke, b Otter
W. Tress, c Brown, b Otter
c June, b Parkes 2l
F. Wraltin, c Green, b Ott. r .....
C. C. P )wnll, e Parkes, b Clayton
H. IL I.tunb, b Otter
F. Reynold. c Jones, b Clayton 25
W. Lamb. b 0t,,.r 4
P. Chu, n 4 ow
H. Hunter, c Green, b Clayton
E Aapinall, b Ottr r 9
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Total 164

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ROWLEY iEGI SCHOOL BOARD.

The usual monthly meeting of this Board was
held in the Board Room, Old Hill, on Monday last.
Mr. W. Bassano presided, an 1 there were also
present Messrs. Ke-, Green, St rawson, Williams,
Hadley and Whitley.
SCHOOL ATTICNDANOE OFFICER S REPORT. -- Mr.
W. Hodgetts (the officer) reported tat daring the
month there had been an increased attendance in
all the schools, the number on the books being
2)933; the average attendance 2,324 and the per
centage of attendance 79. Increase during the
month on the books 87; in the average attendance
117 and the per eentage 1. Most of the schools
had been somewhat affected by the "vaccination
scare " recently circulated at Tividale and at the
Knowle on the 13th inst. The parents of the
children were so violent that the teachers of those
svhools thought it p-udent to close the schools for
the day. He begged to ask the permission of the
Board to summon a number of persons for neglect-
ing to send their children to school.
FINANCE COMMITTEE.—The Finance Committee
showed that the receipts during the past month
had been £9O Os 2d, Accounts amounting in the
aggregate to .2576 17s id were received for pay-
ment. This included £213 to the Public Works
Local Board. On the motion of Mr. Green, seconded
by Mr. Strawson, the report of the Finance Com-
mittee was adopted.
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