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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1868-06-06

who was shot in the struggle but not by their hands,
nil they solemnly avowed. Th- reason is, I course,
;du jun. The men who were hanged were Irish. The
Irieloeue eoi,i,iieota strongly upon the lit:ammo:lit that
documents unverified at the trial were thrown into the
scale ag dust Barrett, when the correctness of the
verdict was called in question, and also upon the ex-
clusion of reporters Er zu the presence of the convict
until he stood upon the drop. It asks, •' Why this
mystery?" and, eulogizing the &illness W ilk which he
bore himself at the last, declares that '• his country-
men may hope for him a place among those mansions
where joy is interminable.
The WreAty Aresalso contains a highflown pane-
gyric of "the latest victim." It speaks of his soul
having "passed untrammelled to the Eternal Throne,
where revenge in the name of justice does not present
its lotted front. After describing the features of the
last scene as depicted in the London journals, the
rep Neirs observes:- -

•
The simple sublimity of Michael Barrett's death has
tinned us away from the contemplation of the means by
which it was effected. We appeal from the sentence of the
English Court to the sense of justice, of universal humanity,
anti ask. Is the nian now sleeping in his murderous silence
within the unhallowed precincts of Newgate, the foul fiend
that the English law courts and the English press have made
him? We point to his death, and ask, even on the testimony
of his enemies, if this miss, whose very death throe was
purchased by Treasury gold—against whims not a particle of
niaterial evidence that was not bought awl paid for
was adduced, in whose favour independent testimony
was rejected as worthless. being trials—we ask is this loan,
now sleeping his chill eternal sleep—the gentle, noble, sub-
lime spitit—this re:tigned, heroic, t'hristian nniil, is he to be
accounted the criminal Inc has been represented ? . .
Michael Barrett is dead, but his blood has not sunk into the
earth. He died WI became a hero and a Christian. This
even his enemies record. tiod's peace to his martyr spirit
"Bud save Ireland !"
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1868-06-06

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TTI-F FATOTT4PPPIPOF OTIFFRVEP.

•• Wait, tnem ci iitsuop in commencing
his apology for the somewhat belitcoae and vituperant
preface to hi. '..E.chylos,' • ut eineht creamy, net, I mast
eaufes. that the sermon in question, having been written
according to my too ordinary custom, jestOtante milasio,
the me to which I have alluded is not no carefully
worded as I could wish. I meant, with refetence to

*hot I said, to admit of come exceptions. This is appa-
rent, though peril spa not sufficiently Co. from what I say
lower down on the same page, 'should any one, with few
few exceptions,' dm

Mr. Amphlett went on to sav that it was said by some.
body on his right that the distnrbers of the meeting were
afraid of baring him—(a Voice : "So they are "
groans). He coald not believe that an assembly of Eng-
lishmen were afraid of arguments on the side opposite to
theirs. He could not believe tbat the Liberal party had
sent people there to disturb the meeting —(a Voice :
"They have.") If thev had, it was an eternal disgrace
to the Liberal party—(cheers, and a call for "three cheers
for Gladstone," and a counter one of "three cheers for
Amphlett,") He believed there were two or three men
who had got in, bat who were not sent by the Liberal
party—be could not believe it—(cheers). He could not
beliere it, :Here the interruption beeavue so great, and
the attention of the meeting was so much Locoed to
something going on in the centre of the room that the
hon. candidate was unable to proceed.;
Mr. B. Brooks called out: It is Mr. Packwood that ha,
beep disturbing the meeting. He hoe been doing so all
nigut. Why noes Le nut moms on to the platform f He
, shall have fair elay.
:This was followed irr cheering for Mr. Broelcei,
about' for Mr. PackwoOd to go on to the platform. After
considerable uproar, Mr. W. Packwood got on to the
platform, amid tremendous groans and hooting.]
Mr. Packwood attempted to speak, but the meeting
would not listen to him.

The Chairman said the meeting had been called for
the friends and supporters of Mr. Amphlett, and if he
was not one of them, why did he not withdraw ?—(great
cheering). But as Mr. Packwood was there, he should
have fair usage.
Mr. Packwood here attempted to ask for stair hearing
for Mr. Amphlett, but the groans, hooting, sod hissing
became so deafening that at one time it was feared there
would have been a free and general fight, and it was not
until Mr. Packwood made his exit at the back of the plat-
form that or.kr was restored.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1868-11-14

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ENGLAND AND THE UNITED STATES.

The convention between England and the United
States for the settlement of outstanding claims was
signed on Tuesday. Article IV. of the treaty rims
thus " Tbe Commissioners shall have power to
adjudicate upon the class of claims referred to in the
official correspondence between the two Governments
as the Alabama claims, but befure any of such claims
are taken into consideration by them, the two high
contracting parties shall fix upon ROMP sovereign or
head of a friendly State as an arbitrator in respect 44
t-uch claims, to whom such class of claims shall be
referred, in case the Commissioners shall be unable to
come to an unanimous decision upon the same."

Mr. Gladstone has written the following letter on
the subject of the Blackburn outrages to the.chairman of the
tiladstiine Reform Club in Blackburn I thank you for the
letter and for the newspaper with a further account of those
shameful proceedings by which some politicians in Blackburn
have disgraced that town in connection with the present
elections. The parties concerned, both high and low, would
do well to remember that their proceedings may form a very
proper subject id investigation by the House of Collat..,
and that the House of Commons is not likely to want either
the will or the power to vindicate freedom of election, and
duly to visit those who attempt to put it down."
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1868-11-14

THE REV. W. M. PIINSHON.

The Methodist Recorder says:—

-
It is not correct that the Conference has refused to
allow the request of the Canadian church that Mr.
Punshon should be president of its next annual
sembly. A request to that effect from the Canada
Conference was presented at the Liverpool I 'onferenee
in August last, it being usual for the Canada Presi-
dent to be appointed in England. The reply returned
was to the effect that the English ',inference, waiving
its accustomed right, would empower the Canadians
to elect next year a president of their own choice ; and
it is universally understood that Mr. Punshon will be
so elected. As to another statement, that Mr. Pun-
shon is to he dropped from the Legal Hundred in
condemnation of his marriage, we can only say that he
is at present a member of the Legal Hundred; that no
notice of such a dismissal as that abuse referred to has
ever been given; and that we do not for an instant be-
lieve that such a proposal is in contemplation by any
party whatever. Mr. Punshon writes to the
Recorder :
-- •

I whili your readers to receive with becoming diffidence
any statements concerning myself or my movements which
are not authenticated by my own consciousness Thus
when your exchanges or contemporaries tell you that I on. a
"Doctor :" that I gave a wonderfully ::pt reply to a Barmun
on a recent oceaaion : that I take six months to prepare a
new lecture; that I received live hiii,lr,l dollars for deliver-
ing one in Chicago, and a few other like stories it Is as well
that you should know, once for :01, that I on;. coast kali, of
none of these things, and that, unless I am a tiractisett som-
nambulist, they have not happened 1.,: Ice in the fled..
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1868-11-14

THE SPANISH
_LEADERS, OLOZAGA

AND PRIM.

A correspondent of the Sew Prze Pre.. of Vienna thu
describes the two principal leaders of the Spanish revo-
lution :

General Prim wears a common military tunic, with
two golden stars on the collar, and a white kepisimilar to
that of the Spanish cavalry, with a broad gold border.
This is all that shows him to be a soldier. When in a
civilian's dress he gives you the idea of a drawing-
room dandy, with a hobby for riding, hunting, and love
adventures. There is nothing material about him, no
roughness, not even soldierly plainness, in his character;
andhis manner is not in the slightest degree that of a
swash-buckler. Ile is slight, well formed, barely
above the middle height, and when on horseback looks
like anything but a Mars. But his head is far more
attractive than a dozen ordinary soldiers' heads.
There is a mysterious brilliancy about it like
that which distinguishes the fancy portraits of
Tintoretto. The deep, intense blackness of his
large eyes, his hair, and his silky whiskers and
moustache, are striking even in the South, where dark
people are not wanting, and, combined with his olive
complexion, gives an impression of strong passion.
His countenance is constantly working under the
impulse of an internal restlessness
Olozaga is a short, broad-shouldered man, certainly
sixty years old, but strong and hardy looking. His
head looks like that of a German, or rather of a
savant ; there is no trace in it of the feverish physiog-
nomy of a Spaniard; it indicates much clear, quiet,
and orderly thought. His language is fluent, and his
voice strong and harmonious; he gesticulates a good
deal, but does not speak with excessive rapidity, as
Spaniards usually do. There is a great deal of dignity
both in his appearance and manner.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1868-11-14

THE NEW PARLIAMENT.
(From the Pall Mall Ga:ette)...

- -
NOW that we are on the very eve of a dissolution of
Parliament there may be some interest in furnishing
our readers with what we believe to be an accurate
analysis of the political opinions of the candidates for
the various constituencies. More than one analysis of
this kind has been already published ; but none of
them that we have hitherto seen has been as exhaus-
tive as such a statement, to lie useful, ought to be. In
that which we have prepared, we Irtve followed the
accurate list which was published in The Timey, in
which 1 bt.

•
it litvtS,iti"
tho insertion of Al r.
Stanley's Haul .at a aniidattl for North \Vest Lan-
cashire, Lind the eriolication of a mythical candidate
for Westmiuster, Mr. Hutchinson, whose opinions are
not stated.
- - -••

It seems toleraldy certain that Mr. Gladstone will
have a majority of about a hundred in the next Par-
liament, lut it must be cement' crud that this
majority inclmles a fair section id the Alltulamites.
The organization of the Corserrative party se ins to
i 0 s,mie iloti cts suprri4Jr to that of the Liberal'.
The l'aiserviitives fight their enemies ; the Liberals,
in a great many eases, fight those who should be
friends.

UNCoNTESTED—
en.
Liberal. :a=er.. Liberal.
Seats.
England .. 142 71 71
Scotland .. 211 33 3
Ireland ... 53 28 25
221 122 99

CONTESTED BE LIBERALS ALONE—
England .. 44
Scotland.. 16 31
Ireland .. 10 15

51 47

CoNTESTEIo BY CoNSERVATIVES
ALONE—
England .. 4 6

CONSTITUENCIE:, IN WHICH ALL THE
SEATS ARE CoNTESTEP BY CANDI,
PATES OF EITHER PARTY—
England .. 193 197 194
Scotland.. 13 14 13
Ireland ... 19 26 19

225 237
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1868-11-14

BELBROUGHTON.

Fuii.cru.—At the Stofirbridge Petty
Sessions, yesterday, William Mercer was charged with
wilfully destroying a footpath leading from Belbroughtou
to Fairfield. The case, it will be remembered, was ad-
journed for the purpose of considering some law points,
The charge was brought by the Bev. Arthur W. Wood-
gate, who conducted his own case. Mr. Penton defeudsl
and said it was a footpath, and defendant had a right to
plough it up, and it had been done so for 53 years. It
was not a footway, which meant a footway adjoining the
turnpike road, but a footpath, and they had a right to
plough it up. Major Fletcher quoted a number of cases
bearing upon the point, and contended that defendant
ha I no right to plough it op within the meaning of the
Act, and fined bins Is and costs. Mr. Pouton applied for
a case for Queen's Bench, which was granted.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1868-11-14

A CAUTION.

A country Clergyman sends the following for publica-
tion : - - -

-- •
"As a warnixt; to others I send you the following. I
have a brother in Australia engaged in clearing forest
ground for cultivation. Three months ago! received
a letter signed with his name. The letter stated that
my brother had met with a severe accident while
felling a tree - had broken his thigh, knee, and right
arm, and been vt omtelled to get his "old mate and com-
panion" to write for him. This letter also stated
that he had had reverses in business, was without
money, and in a strange part of the country, and beg-
ged for some remittance to be sent to a local bank near
the spot where the accident happened.
" Now, this letter was so graphically drawn, the
details of the accident so minute, and in circum-
stances so probable that those who saw the letter—and
among them some acute ones, tutu—believed the
story true.
" At once I gave direction at the hank in London
that money should be Rent to the agent at the said
local bank in Australia, but payable to no one who
could not answer certain questions of a private family
character known only to a member of it, and with this
order the forget! letter itself, fir detection."
" Now, Sir, it may be that other English families
have been played the same trick. They can, as I did,
protect themselves from pecuniary fraud ; but such a
letter may cause much painful anxiety, especially to
the elder or invalid members in an English home.
" I have just had a letter from my brother, saying
he is well and doing welL''
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1868-11-14

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A VERY NATURAL MISTAKE.

The Ritualists have adopted the word "Mass" for
their celeoration of the Communion Service (says the
Pall Mall Gazette.) A nearsighted Roman priest, a
stranger to Brighton, mistook St. Michael's for the
Catholic church, where he was going to say a low
mass. The two churches are near one another, and
both of bright red coloured stone or brick. Attribut-
ing the apparent want of holy water at the entrance
to the fault of the architect, or to his own near-
sightedness, he Arent up the side aisle, catching a
glimpse of a vested priest at the "high altar," and
entered the sacristy. Here he asked of an
attendant if he could say mass there that morn.
ing' The answer was "that he could." Now as
the priest was unrobing before putting on the
chasuble, &c., which were all spread out before him,
there ebters the sacristy the clergyman fresh from cele-
brating, attended by a "server,' and carrying "paten,
chalice, and corporal" in as orthodox a manner as
could the Pope himself. Now as the priest turned to
look at this gentleman, in whom he expected to find
the Parochus of the Catholic community, his eye
lighted upon three university hoods. "Do you wear
hoods here?" he inquired. The chrgyman answered
that such was their custom. "I was told," says the
priest, hesitating, " that I could say Mass here this
morning." "So you can," returns the clergyman
blandly. "But—ahem —is this a Catholic Church?"
"Yes," was the calm answer. "Ah ! " says the priest,
"is it the Roman Catio ale Church ? " "Oh !" replies
the Ritualist meekly, "you must go lower down for
that."
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1868-11-14

AS IT SHOULD BE.

Dr Brady has published the following letter in The

Sir,—As one of the candidates for the representa-
tion of this county, I wrote to the Earl of Albemarle,
soliciting his support.
His Lordship's reply was so just, equitable, and
constitutional that I have the greatest pleasure in
being able to forward to you (through his Lordship's
kindness) a copy of his answer for publication in your
journal. . .

I am, your obedient servant J
Leitrim, Nov. 6. OHN BRADY.

"Quiddenhatn, Attleborough, Oct. 28.

_ .
" Dear Dr. Brady,— In reply to your letter of the
24th. I beg to state that it is not my intention at the
forthcoming or at any subsequent elections to interfere
with my tenants in Leitrim in the exercise of their
franchise.
" I am, dear Dr. Brady, yours faithfully,
"John Brady, Esq., M.P." " ALBEMARLE

speaking of a particular case, said, "I have not seen
them the last day or two. The truth is, their misery
is so terrible that unless I have something to give them
I have not the heart to go,"
Men and women who real this, will you not come
forward and help us? you not give something,
deny yourselves s. nothing, sell something, if need be,
of the many costly trifles which crowd your tables, to
feed the hungry, clothe tis• .ked, cheer the dying bed,
strengthen the widow's hemt
I am saying nothing new; would tbst I were ! Lot
though the tale be so old it is none the km real; and in
no country in the civilized world are there such appal-
ling contrasts between luxury and wretchedness as in
this town of Loudon. . . .

For Christ's poor, then, I plead in the name of the
sisters and eleroy whos„ hearts ate riven at the sight
of the daily increasing misery which they ors powerfess
to relieve.

Subscriptions, great or small, will be thankfully
reeeive.l by the Sisters of Chwit7, Carlislephwe,
Wtstininster ; the Rev. Francis kirk, 25, Palace-
street, Buckingham-gate; and by Lady Herbert, 38,
Cliesham-place.—l remain, sir, your faithful servant,
MARY ELIZABETH HERBERT.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1868-11-14

BRIERLEY HILL.

WHORCL/NO CASE.—At the Petty Sessions, on Than.
dip last, before I. Spooner, Esg„ Stipendiary, Thorne*
Hyde. residing at Pensnett, was charged, at the instahco
of William Cooper, with selling three pints iif eider iia
the 25th ult, not being duly licensed. W. Cooper said
that he went to the defendant's house in company with a
men named Thomas Williams, and they had three pints
LI eider. Witness paid lid for one pint, and Williams
paid 3d for the other two. While they were drinking it
several other persons came in the house, and had cider.
Defendant said that witness did not pay for the cider,
but it was given to him. so lie came f. ir • job of work.
The learned Stipendiary said it was a very bad offence.
It was injuring those who duly paid for licenses to sell,
and who were subject to the police regulations. while the
police could not touch him; and he should fine the de.
fendant and costa—lX 2s. Mr. Spooner also said thill
was a prosecution at the instance of complainant, sad
that no
'oubt defendant would be summoned by the En.
_ offence.
cise. and fined tor 'iirbett was summoned by
BASTARDL ORDER.—SOACpri
Sarah Beildsril for £2 arrears of bastai.:: Order' and was
sentenced to three mouths' hard labour.
THE CHARON OF &MALMO E HORSE Re(l.—TLlnt.::
Mallen was brought up on a remand charged with steal-
ing a horse cloth on the 14th of October, the property of
Samuel Southall. Mr. Addison defended. Charles
Richards, clerk, proved that on Nov. 2nd. the prisoner
loft the rag at the office of the Stourbridge Canal, at
Stourbridge. P.C. Fairbanks said that he apprehended
: the prisoner, who maid that the rug was locked up in a
machine near Stourbridge. Mr. Addison addressed the
Bench for the defence. Prisoner was sentenced to 14
days' hard labour.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1868-11-14

HOW BOOKS ARE CIRCULATED.

At this period of the year, when the literary season
may be said to have commenced, it is the custom of
some of the old-established London publishing houses
to have what is called a trade sale dinner, at which
are shown the forthcoming works of the season. Last
Friday Mr. Murray, of Albemarle-street, invited
about sixty of the leading booksellers of London to
dine with him at the " Albion," in A blersgate-street,
when the following new works were disposed of:-
1,1)00 copies of the late Lord Campbell's "Lives of Lord
Lyndhurst and Lord Brougham."
500" Bickmore Travels in the Indian Archipelago."
700 " Mrs. Somerville on Mi roscopic Science."
1,500 "Dr. Child's Benedieite," in one volume.
600 " Ilmdbook to the Northern Cathedrals."
400 " Rev. B. Zineke, Last Winter in America."
1,500 " Dean Milman's Annals of St. Paul's Cathedral."
400 "Sir Neil Campbell's Journal at Fontainebleau and Elba,
1814-1015."
1,200 " Principles at Stake, or Essays on the Church Ques-
tionsof the Day."
500 "Reed oil Iron shipboilding."
450 "Smith's Attractions of the Nile"
1,200 "Student's Manual of Modern Geography."
500 •' Whympers Travels in RUSSillil America."
" Mr. Balsam's Narrative of the British Mission to the
Emperor Theodore "a-as not ills mdiciently advanced state to
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12,000 " Murray's Students' Manuals."
500 " Lord Byron's Works."
700 " Lord Derby's Translation of Homer's Iliad."
2,000 " Dean stanley's Works."
550 " Dr. Smith's Itibl9 Dictionary " vole.'
700 "Dr. Smith's smaller Bible Dictionary."
0,000 " Mrs. Markham's Histories."
200 "Grote's history of Greece."
4,000 "Smile's Popalar Biographies."
400 "Murray's Series of choice Travels."
7,000 "Smith's Classical Dictionaries."
900 " Hallam's Histories"
8,1100" Little Arthur's History of England."
16,000 "Dr. Smith's Greek and Latin Course."
500 "James .Esop's Fables."
400 " Barbauld's Hymns."
5,000 "Dr. Smith's smaller Histories."
400 "Darwin's Works." and
000 "Lyell's Geological Works."
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1868-11-14

A PAINFUL CASE!

The Doilg Telegraph- remark;:-." It is very painful
for an English journal to have to record any acts of
craelty or excessive severity, even when directed
against such unquestionably guilty men as the leaders
of the Fenian plot. But, however we may applaud a
firm repression of anything like conspiracy, we are
strongly inclined to the opinion that justice should be
tempered with mercy, and that nothing should be done
to aggravate the domestic misery that may be caused
by the punishment of the unfortunate men. We there.
fore read with pain a story in the Irish papers relating
to Captain Mackay, once the leader of the Cork
Fenians, but who is now in gaol. When his young
and devoted wife, after an enforced separation of
several months, WWI admitted to an interview, she
found that prison diet and prison rules had so affected
his !appearance, that 'she hardly knew him again—
he had grown so fat.'"
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1868-11-14

THE SIAMESE TWINS.

Articles have been appearing of late (says the
Laocet) about the above persons and their visit to
Paris, with the object, as it has been asserted, of
securing the surgical skill of M. NnatAin in making an
artificial separation of that bond by which Nature has
joined them together in a way which no Divorce
Court can overcome. The subject was a goisi one on
which to hang a little sensational writing ; and the
mysterious nature of the union of Messrs. Chang and
Eng, the Siamese in question, as well as the intensely
interesting nature of the operation have been dwelt
upon. We gather, however, from a short and interest-
ing article by Dr. Eve, the late Professor of Surgery
in the University of Nashville, in the number of the
Richmond and Louisville Medical Journal for this
month, that the twins have probably no intention of
the kind, and that all the accounts about the physical,
moral and mental unity between them are incorrect;
the twins are two beings, possessing as separate and
complete organisations as any other two individuals,
the only connection being a short cartilaginous and in-
te,namentalliand common to both, the se veranceof which
would, in all probability, be perfectly harmless. It has
never been the opinion among medical men in America
or Europe that the death of one of the brothers
would be instantly followed by that of the other, or
that their separation was surrounded by any fearful
difficulty, or that the link between them is a means
of perfect physical union by which sensations or im-
pressions are conveyed from one to the other. So far
from it, the band is almost insensible, and on ship-
board they were pulled about by a rope tied to it.
Dr. Eve tells us that no pulsating, vessel has ever been
detected in it, though, undoubtedly, it is just in the
centre of this cord, male of gristle and skin, and for
about an inch on either side, that there are vessels
and nerves communicating from one to the other.
Here, but nowhere else a touch on the space in-
dicated is felt by both. Precisely here, and here
alone in the band, uniting them, there is stnsation,
and nothing else whatever common to both. The de-
oision of the profession thirty-eight years ago, when
this case was first exhibited, was that the ligament
was cartilaginous, probably a prolongation of the
ensiform cartilage of the sternum ; and the chief, if
not the only, objection to its division has been that
the peritoneum might be involve I in the operation.
The question of separation was with themselves or
their g,uardians, and not with the profession. In 1830
we declamd that the case was more rare than curious.
If one of them died, it would certainly be the duty
of some one to make the attempt, taking care to
divide the parts nearer the One deceased.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1868-11-14

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1868-11-14

THINGS WORTH REMEMBERING.

That in England there is one birth to every :30
persons living, one marriage to every 122 parsons
living, and one death to even- 45 persons living.
That according to the marriage registers 22 per cent.
of the men and 30 per cent, of the women who marry
are unable to wrib•.

That the iiropmti.. pursons marrying under age
is 7 per cent. among make, and 20 per cent. among
females. .

That 14 per cent. of the men who marry are
widowers, and 9 per cent, of the women who marry
are widows. . . . .

That boys are born in the proportion of 104 to every
100 girls born.
That males experience a higher rate of mortality
than females, so that if there were no emigration, or
if the men and women migrated in pairs, the numbers
would be reduced in the eud very nearly to an equili-
brium, and the men anti women living of all ages
would be in the proportion of 100,029 to 100,000;
emigration, however, has upset this hypothesis, and
the census declares the majority to be in favour of the
women,--that is, there are only 95 men to every 100
't women, the mean male death-rate in this country per
100,000 of population, in 29 years, being 2,332, against
a female rate of 2,151, so that to every 100 deaths of
females there are 103 deaths of males, or of equal
numbers living the number of male deaths to every 100
deaths of females is 108.
That the rate of Mcrease of population is gradually
decreasing; thus, it was 16 per cent, in the 10 years
1811-21 ; in the 10 years 1651-61, it was only 12 per
cent., or 1141 per cent, per annum, at which rate
the population of England would double itself in 61
years.
That the average age at which marriages are first
contracted in England—that is, excluding marriages of
widowers and widows—is 255 years for males and 241
years for females.
That the average age of husbands is 430 years, and
of wives 40'5 years; the husband being 25 years older
than the wife.
That to every 100 births there are six children born
out of wedlock annually.
That mt of every 100 children born 26 never see
their fifth birthday; that the births in England are I
registered in the greatest proportions in the first two
quarters of the year ; that the deaths are neat frequent
in the first quarter of the year; and that the marriages
, are most numerous in the last quarter of the year.
That the mean after life time or expectation of life of
males and females respectively, at birth, is 3911 years
and 419 years; at 5 years of age it is rather more
—49* years and 501 years; at 20 years of age it is
39-5 and 401 years; at 30 it is 328 and 33* years; at
40 it is 261 and 273 years; and at 50 it is 19'5 and
208 years.
The mean age at death for males and females
respectively—with which the expectation of life should
never be confounded—is, at birth, 399 years and 41'9
years; at 5 years of age it is 547 and 553 years; at
20 years of age it is 595 and 601 years; at 30 it is 62*
and 63'8 years; at 40 it is 661 and 67'3 years; and at
50 it is 69'5 and 7014 years.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1868-11-14

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the world, or direct from 25, Bedford Place, Russell-
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thousands of testimonials may be seen.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1868-11-14

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1868-11-14

POOR FELLOW!

An inquest has been held in Bethnal-green. London,
respecting the death of William Billet, aged sixty-six
years, who was alleged to have died from starvation
while he was trying to support himself on two shillings
a week, allowed to him by the guardians of Bethnal-
green. The jury, having been sworn, proceeded to
view the body of the deceased, and they found it
lying in a small room. Near the bed was a silk
weaver's loom, at which the poor man had died while
trying to work.
Clara Billet said that she was the widow of the deceased.
He was a weaver, lie had been out of work for twelve
weeks. He was very weak, for he had very little food to eat.
One day he got out of bed, and while trying to make silk at the
I loom, which was in the apartment, he fell down upon the
loom. That was last Tuesday. Witness ran up to him, and
he said, "Oh, the work is too heavy for me: I cannot do
it." She caught hold of him in her arms, and he died. She
believed that his weakness hail been brought on by want
of food, lie was in receipt of 2s. a week fro,m the parish
—half in breaol and half in momey. On the Monday he had
got a pattern from a shop. That was the silk that he was
trying to fix in the loom.
Coroner • Why did he not go into the workhouse?
Witness Because he sail," I don't like the workhouse, and
can't bring myself to break up the home." I olid not mind
going into the house, for I thought he would he better in the
house than out, but he would not go in. When he was in
work, twelve weeks ago, be never was able to earn more
than fis. a week. )ur daughter lived with us, lout she was
out of work for the laid three weeks.
Eliza Hickley, the widow of a bootmaker, said that she
lived in the same room with the deceased and his wife
since the death of her husband. She was allowed to live
with them for she had undertaken to pay the rent of the
room, which was fis. She supported herself by making
trimmings. On Tuesday she was present in the room when
she saw the deceased, who was her father, suddenly throw
up Ins hanols as if in prayer, saying, "Oh, I feel so weak. It
is too much for me." lie died shortly after. Witness be-
lieved that lie died from want.
Dr. Buss said the body was well nourished, and the man
died from natural causes, brought on by effusion of serum
on tile brain.
The Foreman How can a body be well nourished when
a man has had so little to eat for twelve weeks?
Two of the jurors We saw the body, and it was not
well nourished.
Another juror: It could not be well nourished on is. a
week.
The Coroner: iou must give your verdict according to the
medical evidence. He has sworn it.
•

After some consultation the jury returned a verdict
in accordance with the doctor's evidence, but they ex-
pressed an opinion that the decemed had died from
want.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1868-11-14

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1868-11-14

WORDSLEY.

Therese —At the Petty Sessions, on Monday last, be-
fore B. St. John Matthews, T. Y. Lee, an,l H. Smith,
Esqra Francis Bate was charged by Superintendent
Mills with being drunk at Brettell Lane, on the Ist inst.
Police-sergeant Hudson proved the case, and the defend-
ant was fined Is and costs.
CIT MOE Or CUtELTY TO A TIEN FOWL. Charles
Hallett was charged byJohn Dunn with cruelly injuring
a hen, his property, on the Ist instant. Elizabeth James
said that nn Ors day in question she saw the defendant
throw at Cie fowl with some atones, and bit it several
times. She heard a man named Littleton Ray to defend'
set "We will have that fowl in a pot." Complainant's
wife prodneel the fowl, which had its leg broken. She
said she found it in the lane. In defence, the defendant
said that the romplainant's fowls were continnally com-
ing on his wheat, and scratching it up. He threw a
stone at the fowl, which hit it. lint it was quite accidental.
The Bench considered that he did not hit the fowl wil•
fully, and dismissed the case._ .

ILFCT. n kllAG}l.—Anna COWDley was charged by
Thomas Barton with wilfnliv damaging a quantity of
grass, his property. on the 2111 la ult. John Barns said
that on the day in rino:tion he was working for complain-
ant in a field. when defendant came on to him and asked
him if there was a keeper albint. Did not see her do
any damaga to any hedge. Did not see defendanr throw
at the tree to knock oft the acorns. The damage done
by defendant to the grain was Id. Complainant sabl
that on the day in rinestion he fonnd defendant bad about
a peek a acbrns in a bag. The Bench dismissed the

row., and told eoinolainant be bad better take it before a
County Court Judge. .

Ass.triT CAkE.—Peter Firtristone WM charged by Mary
Ann Ribinson with assaulting her on the 27th ultimo.
After hearing the evidence the Bench considered the ease
not proved. and dismissed it necordingly.
STEALING COAL.—.lolitzli Rowley was charged with
atenling a ipantity of coal, the property of the Earl of
Dailey. Adjourned for 11 days, in order to pay the

PRF.ACR OF Til F. PEACE —CAleb Skidmore and Samuel
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1868-11-14

THE LYE.

Tffn Wage—The annual Waite took plate here on
Monday and Tuesday last. so usual. There Iv. II large
attendance of persons. There were eta° a large number
showc mai., whirligigs. stalls, shooting gal-
leries, kc., all of which *Wares o be doing a good
;
trade.
SHERI" ROASTING.—On Monday night last 16.11011 M,
landlord of the Pear Tree lan. The Haves, roasted a
.t
whole sheep to celebrate the Wake. The sheep was
roasted at the bark of the house, and when done, it was
cut up and distributed among his customers. We need
not say that he had plenty of visitors on the occasion.
DISTAROLY 017111tAg.—On Thursday evening last,
Andrew Chapman, Dark•lane, Lye, was returning home
to the Lye :cross the fields from Stourbridge Station.
when he was attacked without provocation by a half
drunken man, who bad accompanied him. He was thrown
down, and punched about the eye in a most brutal way.
Chapman remonstrated and begged for mercy, but was
I only mat by a coarse laugh, and additional kicks. F.
! taping from his assailant, he made his way home bleeding
I profusely, and subsequently to Stourbridge. for medical
assistance. Mr. R. L. Bayley examined bun, and found
the globe of the eye bursted and destroyed, both eyelids
nearly torn from the man's face, lacerated and shockingly
braked, and bleeding. Sutures were applied, and with
some difficulty the parts were adjusted ; but the sight of
the eve lA completely destroyed.
!A Boy SnOT.—On Monday evening last, a boy named
liiisha Moore, Cridden. was playing with a pistol loaded
with powder, paper, and slugs. when it went off, and dim
charged its contents into his chest. Medical assistance
was procured at once, and Mr. Bayley applied the usual
I remedies, and the boy is now progressing favourably and
getting beVer.
TEMPER &SCE MEETINn —On Monday night last, a tell
meeting wss held in the National School Room (by the
kind permission of the Rev. D. Robertson), in connection
with the above society. Upwards of 100 sat down to tea,
after which the chair was occupied by Mr. H. Netvoam,
and addresses were delivered by Mr. H. Wassail and Mr.
Brazier. During the evening several melodies were
sung. —Kos/ oar Lye 04'1,11(014M.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1868-11-14

HOUSEHOLD HINTS FOR ECONOMICAL

MANAGERS.

How to ()Idaho a good Serviceable Light Porten—Take
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you have him,
How to make Hatt fart. —Make everything else first.
How to Prevent Ale from, Spoiling.—brink it.
How to Avoid being Considemi abore your Business.—
Never live over your shop.
Hew to make !tour &mints rise.—Send them up to
sleep in the atties.—Punrit.

MR. J. S. MILL ON THE INCOME-TAX.
The following letter on the income-tax on incomes below
41150 per Rlllllllll Iles been received by an elector of St.
James's, Westminster :

Blackheath Park, Kent, Nov. 5,1068.
" Dear Sir,—As a good opportunity did not present
itself at the meeting yesterday evening for answering
your questions, I now answer them by letter.
"The first question you ask raises a difficulty which
will exist at whatever sum we fix the limit to the
income-tax; for, whether the tax begins at 000, at
£2OO, or at CAA that sum will represent a larger real
means of support in some places than in others. But
I am very much disposed to think that the limit of
400 is too low, and that it would be an improvement
to make the income-tax begin at £ISO (as it did at
first), if not higher. If all taxation were direct, it
ought to come down to the limit of income just suffi-
cient for the necessaries of life, and everyone ought to
pay in proportion to the surplus of income he possesses
beyond those mere necessaries, lint, so long as the
larger part of our revenue is raised by indirect tax-
ation, on articles of almost universal consumption, and
of which the poor consume more,in propot tien to their
small means, than the rich, so long I think that the
inonnes between £5O and £l5O, or WOO pay more than
their fair share of indirect taxation ; and this requires
to be made up to them by levying a tax on the higher
incomes from which they should be exempt.
" In answer to your second question, my opinion is
that, in justice, the same amount of income should pay
the same amount of tax, whether it be a fixed annual
income or a variable sum paid weekly. But it would
be extremely difficult to check fraudulent concealment
of income in the latter case.—Yours ve:y faithfully,
"James Edwards, Esq." "J. S. MILL.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1868-11-14

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