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The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1881-10-15

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THE ITOURBRIDOE OBSERVER.

was eventually realised. The ball being set in
motion was soon raturned by the Lawneswood '
backs, and a succession of smart runs and combined
play on the pat of the forwards, placed it for a
scrimmage alayst on the goal line. The play at
this period was particularly creditable to borh
teams. After some ten minutes struggle in scrim-
maging, Dudley was driven behind their goal. and
a shout went up from those around and the Lawnes-
wood, that "a try" had been gained, but on the
separation of the combatants it was seen that Ten-
nant, will wore the Lawneswood colours' had the
ball, and had touched down for Dudley, thus equal-
ising matters. From this time to the call of '4 no
side" nothing further was added to the score. A
run in by Hulbert was disallowed on the ground of
the ball not having been thrown in straight, the
ball being recalled by the Dudley men. A close and
very exciting match was therefore declared drawn,
each side having a touch-down registered to its
credit. Where every member does his utmost to
win the match, it is a matter of diffidence to men
tion the play of any single individual. Pa the same
time it is, with fairness, impossible to overlook the
fact that the remarkably good kicking of Mason.
no less than the back play of Neale, Hulbert, Payne
and Dudley, and the good services rendered in the
forwards by Tennant and Boardman, contributed
very materially to bring the match to its issue.
'rho names of the players comprising the teams are:
Victoria—Back, S. Davies; hslf-backs, W.Woodall
(Captain) and Z. Mason; quarter-backs,W . Neale
and G. Hulbert ; forwards, J. Neale Jos. Tennant,
Jas. Tennant, C. Muston, N. Rock, iNr. Wright, J.
Heathcock, C Whitehouse, D. Dunn, W. Phillips.
Lawneswood—Back, Smart; half-backs, Payne,
Grainger and Williams; quarter-backs, Steel and
Dudley; forwards, Boardman (Captain), Southall,
, Compson, Sneyd, Capewell, Ryder, Thuma,, Robot-
ham, and Lowe.

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1881.

for the non-payment of the poor rate made on the
9th of May, 1881. Among the number was Richard
Sproson, who inhabits a house, at Wall Heath, of
which Lord Dudley is the owner.—Mr. Holberton
(Messrs. Homfray and Holbertou) appeared for his
lordship, and raised the contention that Sproson
was not liable for the rate on the ground that there
was no " beneficial occupation" of the house, and
that it was really void property, Sproson simply
residing in the premises as a caretaker, without
paying any rent. Cases in point having been
referred to, the Stipendiary reserved judgment for
a fortnight. —ln most of the other cases orders for
payment within fourteen days were made.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1881-10-15

CATHOLIC BAZAAR AT BRIERLEY HILL.

BELBROUGHTON.

SALE OF FARMING STOCK, &C., AT MOOR HALL
FA RM.—On Mr. S. Farmer giving up his farm, his
farming stock, and furniture were sold by auction,
on Tuesday and Wednesday last. The farming
implements and furniture were fairly sold according
to the times, but the flock of Shropshire sheep was
disposed of at rates that bespeak a high quality. 90
ewes made an average of 59a each, the highest price
being 678 each; 90 lambs made an average of 41.
each, the highest price being 48s each. it is note-
worthy that no auction sale has been held at Moor
Hall Farm for upwards of 50 years, and that Mr.
Farmer has rented under tile same proprietors for
nearly 40 years. Messrs. Oates, Perrens, and
Wooldridge, of Stourbridge were the auctioneers.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1881-10-15

KILLED ON THE RAILWAY.

RA 4.toker named Whale died in St. Bartholomew's
1,,.(_13131ta1, London, on Saturday morning from injuries
hC received on the previous evening at the Penge
nation of the London, Chatham, and Dover Railway.
_tip was op his engine In some sidings near the station
714e.n a )erk threw him off the front part of the
.Pgine where he had been standing, and the wheels of
eLn_f) locomotive passed over him. His mate heard his
cerlel,
ard and, stopping the eugine, found that the de.
k,.. was lying near the line of rails with both legs
(it' an arm cut off. The unfortunate man was imme-
tiatelY conveyed on the engine to Holborn, and thence
the hospital,
„On Saturday, at Loetock.hall, near Preston, on
rr Preston and Liverpool line, a woman named
*arsden was knocked down and instantaneously
The driver of the 8.20 train observed the
°man walking on the six-foot way in the direction of
stock-hall. He whistled repeatedly to warn her. of
the approaching train, though in her then position
th!re was no iffilnediate danger, Another train about
this time eagle past in an opposite direction, and the
woman was seen to bear from it to the eide en which
the Southport train was travelling. The driver kept
Whistling, and, seeing now that the woman was in
(I,anger, tried to stop the train, but was too late. The
Qiii/ers of the engine, which was travelling at the rate
c't 45 miles an hour, caught her on the body, dashing
her to the ground and killing her instantaneously.
On Sunday everting last Thomas Fullerton, aged
28,
%. band sergeant of the 48th Regiment, with his
Iv,.2fe and four children, were returning from the
"vn of Twickenham to the Military School of Music
itt Kneller-hall, near Hounslow, and were about to
Z9ceed over the Marsh Farm crossing, when the
In.gaton down train appeared in sight. They waited
JAI' it had passed, when Fullerton, carrying one of
thecYiildren in his arms, immediately started across
~I .11,11 e not perceiving the approach of the up-train,
in Len Came suddenly upon him and knocked him down
%-; presence of his wife and other children who
k Wee following behind. He was picked up insensible
e°llveYed to the St. John's Hoapital at Twicken-
vain, where he died next morning from a.;ncu.ssion of
2,163 brain. The child was found to be severely cza
Z,nout the head and body, but no fatal results are
.though it remains an inmate of the hospital.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1881-10-15

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1881-10-15

THE WEATHER IN FRANCE.

A correspondent of the Pall Mall Gazette writes
from the CBte-d'Or, October 7:—" Within the last
few days the vintage has been made in these parts, and
the general report is, 'Wine of good quality, but a
third less in quantity than last year.' The weather
became suddenly so cold last Saturday that in some
places the vintagers had fires made, in order to keep
their hands warm enough for the work. Snow has
fallen at Nancy, and it is here cold enough for any-
thing ; but the weather remains bright, clear, and
frosty, with no indications of snow as yet. In the
meantime, tourists are hurrying back from Switzerland
as fast as they can, and all report of the bitter cold
everywhere,'
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1881-10-15

THE CHANNEL TUNNEL

The Paris correspondent of The Times says that the
axis Bourse has published the following letter re-
ceived by its London Correspondent from Sir Garnet
Wolseley, who therein refers to a previous letter on
the same subject
"Horse Guards, War Office.
"Sir,—l should be very sorry if any letter of mine
should be published, but I have no objection to its
being stated in every newspaper that I earnestly
trust the Channel Tunnel may never be carried out, as
I feel its construction would be a lasting source of
danger to this country.—" Very faithfully yours,
"GARNET WOLSELEY."
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1881-10-15

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1881-10-15

THE LATE GENERAL BURNSIDE.

While the anxious thoughts of the civilised world
were directed with such earnestness to the sick
chamber of the late President Garfield that they were
scarcely able to take cogniaance of anything else, there
passed away one who was also loved by the American
people for his geniality, unselfishness, and noble devo-
iion to the service of his country (says the Globe).
General Ambrose E. Burnside, who died on the
13th of last month, had, ltko president Garfield,
taken a prominent part in the great Civil War.
Indeed, his very name recalls many of the important
events of that terrible struggle. As a colonel of a
regiment of Rhode Island Volunteers ho was
present at the first battle of Bull's Run, or
Manassas Junction. The action, though favour-
able at first to the Northern troops, terminated in
their ntter defeat, notwithstanding which Burnside
managed so well to distinguish himself that he was
soon afterwards appointed brigadier general. In this
capacity he fought under General Pope, when the
Federal. were a second time disastrously defeated
at Bull's Run, on September 1, 1802. After Pope's
remoyal, BIATIISiaO was plazed under l‘l'Clellan,
and during the advance towards Richmond, super-
seded that officer, though much against his own
wish, in the command. It thus became his duty to
direct the manceuvres of the Army of the Potomac,
which was soon after soYerely beaten by the Con-
federates, up.der General Lee, at Fredericksburg.
When General Grant was appointed to the chief
command, Burnside had charge of a division under
him; but, having failed in an attempt to capture
Petersburg by the explosion of a mina, he was granted
leave of absence, and never again entered upon active
seryic,e, Taking an interest, however, in politics, he
was in 1866 elected Governor of his adopted State of
Rhode Island, to which office he was twice re-elected;
and six years ago he was elected to the United States
Senate. At his death high honour paid to his
remains, which were int;rrad at .Bristol, R. 1., and
throu,,,holtt the State there was mourning for the loss
of a chivalrous soldier, an honest statesman, and an
admirable citizen.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1881-10-15

THE VICTORIA CROSS.

thrrh,Ne London Gazette of the fth inst. announces that
6 `tieen has been pleased to signify her intention to
~e4snfer the decoration of the Victoria Cross upon the
dermentioned officers and soldier, whose claims
trl been submitted for her Majesty's approval, for
tin" conspicuous gallantry during the repent opera-
'Bt
-lis in South Africa (Basutoland) and in Afghan-
an, as recorded .against their names :
ItSurgeon-Major Edmund Baron 1-I"rtleY, Cape
annted Riflemen, for conspicuous galiaztry dis-
at Yeti by him in attending thil wounded, under.
the unsuccessful attack on ,Moirosi's Mountain,
in
Lsesutoland, on June 5, 1879 ; and for baying pro'
iLi!!!=eded into the open ground, under a heavy firs, and
ed in his arms,
from all exposed position, Cor-
r al A. Jones, of the Cape Mounted Riflemen, who
was 'wounded. While conducting him to a place of
safety the corporal was again wounded. The sPrgeon-
ajor then returned under the severe fire pf thp
en then
in order to dress the wounds of other men of
e storming party.
Lieut. *William St. Lucien Chase, Bombay Stiff
;,'"Ps, and Private James Ashford, the E.c,yril Fusi-
f°r conspicuous gallantry on the occasion of the
.rtie from Kandahar, on Aug. 16, 1880, against the
yillage of Deli Khoja, in having rescued and carried
for a distance of over 200 yards, under the fire of the
tpetny, a wounded soldier, Private Massey, of the
r.oYal Fusiliers, who had 'taken shelter in a block-
thePPSeveral times they were compelled to rest, but
use y
persesved in bringing him to m place of safety.
Private Ashford rendered Lieut. Chase every assist-
ance, and remained with him' throughout.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1881-10-15

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1881-10-15

CONVERSION "PLANS."

At the usual Monday meeting in the Metropolitan
Tabernacle, Newington-butts, the Rev. C. H. Spur-
geon observed in opening the proceedings, that never,
perhaps, was it more necessary for those living in
London to pray earnestly than at the present time.
He had heard it said that there were now 4,700,000
living souls within the metropolitan district.
Such a city never before existed on the face
of the earth. Ancient Rome was immensely large
and magnificent, while it was difficult to accu-
rately make out what was its population ; but, of
a certainty, in the days of its highest glory and
splendour, it never even approximated the size of
London of to-day. Nor could China, with its teeming
millions, and its great cities such as Pekin, boast of
any city to be compared to London; to make up
which it would take the two largest cities in the world,
while it would require five of the other foremost
cities. Perhaps many of his hearers had not even an
idea of what a million meant. If there were
any such present, he would recommend them to
count a thousand, and observe the time occupied in
so doing, though they had only got one-thousandth
the way to the million. Then, to think that this
enormous multitude was continually increasing,
not only by births, but by those daily flocking into it
from various parts of the country! Well might they
cry out to God that the people might be blessed. The
worst of the matter often was that people coming to
London from the country did not find the usual place
of worship to go to. Frequently they went to live in
streets, the denizens of which never went to a church
at all, and, thus situated, many of them by degrees
ceased going to church, too. He (Mr. Spurgeon)
was often struck by the fact that many persons
joining that church (the Tabernacle) were those
who had come from country districts, and who
had once the sense of religion in them. There
were many Abrahams to-day required to pray for
such a city as this. He (Mr. Spurgeon) had heard a
great deal about plans that were to convert the whole
of London in a short time, but he candidly confessed
that he believed in none of these " plans" whatever,
In God and the Holy Spirit were he and his hearers—
was every individual, in fact—to rely, whilst each
one tried to give light and example within his own
sphere, whatever that might be. Were each one so to
act there would be very little need for "plans, If
they were faithful in what was least, He would give
then charge of what was great. At all events, when
they looked round them they saw enough to pray
for; then let them pray earnestly, and atiok to it.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1881-10-15

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CUTTINGS FROM AMERICAN PAPERS.

Married women nowa,claya make love to their hus-
bands in a roundabout way. They Usually say : "..Thst to
think how I hated you when I first met you I "
0-414 with hair of a roseate hue are again fashion-
able—and stiil they hate to be called red-headed.
Last words of a dying pvggranher : "I hope I have
been given proper credit up abowe.'t
A Leadville man in one week was attacked and
pPrptched by a catamount, hurt by an explosion, had a
136111(1,er Folif,d down on him and stave in two ribs and was
kiced y a mule. .pd a local editor remarked that he had
"been somewhat annoyed by circumstances lately."
"Well," remark.ed a I..Tilwaul;eo philosopher during
the progress of a scorching sun-spot, " wheia panG gat co3l
any other way, I go home and have a breeze with my wife."
Hapless sons of clay are frequently bricks.
A Tsnrressee editor boasts that his wife is the best
In the State. Ile says, "She always meets us with a smile,'
and she knows, too, just how we like it mixed."

Ail Alabama man when 2i years of age married a
widow of al, A few days ago, when 65 years of age, he
married a young lady of 21. This balanced the thing all up
nice and even, and he norr treads along life's road as
smoothly as though he had started in right at first.
The manufacture of paper from wood has reached
the aitimie of perfection in Canada. A tree is cut down
and shoved into one end of the mill, and five minutes later
there is a neighbour atihe other egd to borrow the paper.
If you want to employ a whitewasher, contract with
hfin to whitewash the floor, the furniture, and everything
but the ,‘eiling. Then lite may get some m the ceiling.
A Boston papp:r advises: " Yes ; always sympathise
with the under dog in a fight, hut bet your money on the
other. •
" Mr. Editors".said he, "I don't objegtdo.mpri
politics, and you haven't slandered me, but you are always
publishing descriptions of new style of bonnets, and I want
to know if that's the sort of reading matter for a wife and six
grown-up daughters."
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1881-10-15

AUTUMN- SOWN POTATOES.

On the subject of sowing potatoes in the autumn, The
Times has published the following letters :

Sir,—lt may be interesting and useful to some of
your readers to know the effect of planting potatoes in
the autumn, instead of the spring. In October last I
planted a small piece of ground in my garden nine
yards square with "Magnum Bonum ' potatoes, nine
inches deep in the ground. From this I have just
obtained 5601 b. of the finest potatoes for the table and
a full bushel of seed potatoes. I planted some of the
same seed in the spring of this year close by the others
and from them I have (comparatively) only one-fourth
of the crop I have from those sown in the autumn.
I have not had a single bad potato. This speaks
strongly in favour of autumn sowing.—l remain, Sir,
yours faithfully, H. L. MAUD, St. Mark's Vicarage,
Milverton, Leamington, Oct. 4.

Sir,—People's experience of the comparative merit
of autumn and spring sowing of potato seed varies so
much that it would be as well if more experiments
were tried over a larger area during the coming year. . .
Last November I planted' 20 "magnum bonum "
seed potatoes 9in. deep in the ground, and find that,
the yield raised to-day amounts to 711 b. of remark-
ably fine potatoes. In March of this year I planted
20 other "magnum bonum " seed the same distance
'apart, close by the others at the usual depth, which
have produced 791 b.—more in number, but not so fine
in s ize. My experience thus far shows that there is
very little difference in yield between autumn and
spring sowing. Gardeners will prefer the spring
sowing as being less trouble to dig up.—Yours, faith-
fully, F. H. CIIRGENVEN, Byfield Rectory, Oct. 7.

Sin,—As Mr. Gladstone has honoured the Hawarden
potato by a place in his great speech at Leeds, it may
be interesting to state that on Friday, the day that
speech was made, a yet more remarkable potato was
dug up in this district, or land belonging to Mr. A.
W. Peel, M.P. It weighed 27 ounces, exceeding,
therefore, by six ounces, the weight of the Hawardeu
specimen; and on the same plot several others were
dug up; weighing from 23 to 24 ounces each.—l re-
main, Sir, your obedient servant, AN INHABITANT OF
SANDY, Oct. 9,

Sir,—As I have received many letters asking for
further particulars . respecting the autumn-sewn
potatoes, will you kindly allow me to state that the
soil of my garden is light loam? My gardener planted
the seed potatoes whole. They did not come up till a
month after the spring-sown potatoes, and therefore
only required earthing up slightly once. I did not
protect them in any way. We had very hard frosts
here last winter, but none of the potatoes were injured.
—I remain, Sir, yours faithfully, H. L. MAnD, St.
Mark's Vicarage, Milverton, Leamington, Oct. 8.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1881-10-15

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1881-10-15

A DAKOTA FARM.

Twelve miles northwest of Fargo, Dakota, is a
farm which is declared by every one who ha 3 seen it
to be a model in equipment and management, and
the claim is made good by the splendid crop which it
has produced this year. The owner is John B. Ray-
moni, United States Marshal for Dakota, who went
tc the war when he was sixteen years old, and served
till it was over. The farm is only two years old and
this is the first crop. Mr. Raymond was recently re-
quested to furnish a few totals from his account
book, and the reckoning stands as follows :

"Before we receive a return from our crop we
shall have invested 55,000 dole. That includes the
purchase of our land, the erection of five barns a
dwelling-house, an elevator capable of holding 100,00 C
bushels of wheat and oats, all the stock andmachinery
necessary to run the farm, and all the cost of break-
ing the land, planting and reaping the crop and de-
livering it at the market. We have 2,000 acres in
wheat, and enough oats to keep our stock. We shall
get about twenty-five bushels to the acre, which
will be 50,00 bushels from the entire place. We
shall save out our seed wheat for next year, and can
then sell the crop for about 50,000 dole."

That is a return of about ninety per cent, on the
investment, or a dividend of forty-five per cent, a
year, for the farm lay idle the first twelve months
after its purchase. To the question, "Do you con-
sider it an advantage to own your own stock and do
your own work?" Mr. Raymond replies :—" There
are as many ways of farming as there are of going to
Heaven, and you will find that every farmer likes his
own method best. I consider it twenty-five per cent.
cheaper to own my machinery and stock, and believe
it is more economical to borrow money to buy stock
and machinery than to hire the work done."—Betroit
Free Press.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1881-10-15

A STRANGE STORY.

r, Marseilles paper, muter the heading of "A Mysterious
ktrotto," relates the following gtory :
Several sportsmen in pursuit of game in Formentera,
ree of the Balearic Islands, suddenly came upon a
,eP excavation, the entrance to which was covered
With bushes and undergrowth. They proceeded to
explore it and having with some difficulty removed
eeveral large stones found themselves in a well-built
chamber of Moorish design, the walls of whioh were
(3''tlamented with undecipherable characters. In the
Middle of the chamber were two tombs of admirable
'workmanship. On removing the metal covers by which
they were closed the explorers discovered two colossal.
~
uraraified bodies, one on the right being that of a
"Mig woman, the other that of a man, On the head
of the woman was a diadem set with stones, which, if
tauine, are of inestimable value. Around her neck
a necklaw of large pearls, two enormous earrings
Z.?re attached to her ears, and her fingers wcre covered
rings. On the head of the man was an imperial
"Tin, and in his right hand he held a sceptre.
"lx of the discoverers remained to guard the
"rea.atire and the others left for Madrid to conaglt the
thorities. The inhabitants are said to have known
02 the cavern, but had never entered it, thinking it
Wall only a resort of serpents.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1881-10-15

BRIERLEY HILL.

A RATING QUESTION TO BE DECIDICD.—At the
Police Court, on Thursday, before W. F. F.
Boughey, Esq., Stipendiary nagistrate, a number
of persona were sUMMuaud by Mr. Homer, the
ueiItRnIOTOEIPIOr for the parish 01 Kingawinford.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1881-10-15

THE FUTURE HEAD OF THE LIBERAL

PARTY.

Ile Daily Telegraph says :—" Was it in simple
official compliment, or with a deeper feeling, that the
I)rime Minister on Saturday last made so marked an
allusion to the time when he must lay aside the
burden of State? If well.justified dreams of repose
were in the Prime Minister's thoughts, the twice and
thrice repeated mention of Lord Granville's name
must appear to carry a deeper meaning, and we may
regard them as possibly intimating the direction in
vehich the mantle of Mr. Gladstone will eventually
&be, cast. His word would be very strong on
T.° day when the right honourable gentleman
Pue'tlid of his own accord lay his task aside. It would
be strong in the country, strong in Parliament, but
litr°7agest of all with Liberals everywhere and of every
°Pinion. What forbids that an haur should arrive
v.'hen, amid the applause and goodwill of all the coun-
trYs the Prime I.l.inister may find in the serene
e'tmosphere of the Rouse of Peers a region not so
tenioved from the world of politics as to withdraw
°hal from his country's view, nor yet so stormy
With affairs as to mar the quiet of a treat lite
11°bly closivg ? The far future is more likely
tv bring him trouble and thankless labours than
comfort or glory. He has tasks in view which cannot,
Perhaps, be set aside. None, for instance, can so well
carry through the enterprises of conciliating Ireland
and of reforming the discipline and manners of Parlia,
loent. But beyond these vistas of duty—not, we
trust, interminable—it is conceivable that the Premier
!ees and desires a repose already richly won, and that,
twice indicating -Lord Granville as his successor,
forestalls what we think would be the wish of the
iberal party at large."
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1881-10-15

GREAT FIRE AT BRISTOL:

On Sunday evening one of the largest fires which
114 s occurred of late years in Bristol broke out on the
premises of Messro.* Jefforip, wholesale ztationeve
and printers, Redcliffe-street, and in addition to the
destruction of a large amount of valuable property a
serious archwolo gical loss was sustained, the well-
known Canynge apartments, so long objects of anti-
quarian interest, having been involved in the ruin of
the premises. The apartments, were the only
remnant of the great house in which the second
William Canynge, the bulder of Redcliffe Chnrch, de-
scribed by Chatterton as the "pride of Bristowe and
the Western lande," once lived. Of the hall and
oratory of the ancient mansion, though sundry altera-
tions have been made to fit them for thp purposes of
Messrs. Jefferies's business, yet sufficient remained to
bear testimony to the ancient grandeur. The carved
timber roof was well-nigh perfect, and the carved
corbels were still in a good state of I.reservation. Be-
hind this hall was a printing office, in which tradition
alleges Canynge feasted King Edward IV., and in
another portion of the building was a room fitted up.
in the style of architecture prevailing in the latter
part of the 17th century. There was in this apait-
ment, which was known as Canynge's Parlour, a highly
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1881-10-15

400,000 Marks

„or aC20,000 Sterling to be won.
TilLi is the amount of the Chief prize to be won
in the must fortunate case in the HAMRURG
MONEY LOTTERY guaranteed by the Government
of Hamburg.
'I his Money Lottery contains 50,800 prizes to-
gether amounting to

9 Millions 140,340 Marks.
All these prizes will be drawn in Seven Divisions
closely following each otb.e:
Among the 60,800 prizes are the following Chief
prizes :
Marks Marks

1 of 250,000
1 of 160,000
1 of 100,000
1 of 60,000
1 of 50,000
2 of 40,060
3 of 30,000
1 of 25,000
4 of 20,000

7 of 15,000
1 of 12,000
23 of 10,000
3 of 8,000
3 of 6,000
55 of 5,000
5 of 4,000
109 of 3,000
212 of 2,000

etc. etc.

The price of the tickets is officially flied at

6 Shillings for a Whole Original-Ticket,
3 Shillings for one Half Original-do.
Immediately afer receipt of the amount, the
Chief Lottery Office Isenthal ilamburg, for-
want the ordered tickets for all the drawings of the
first division, in closed envelopes direct to the ap-
plicant. The amount fr the tickets is to be Joined
to the order, in English Postage 3 Lamps or Ci,eques
on known Banks in England. Every dispatch of
tickets will be accompanied (ratis) by pan of the
Drawings. Every applicant is noted in the Lottery
Register and will receive immediately after the
Drawing the official Drawing List, whereby the
numbers drawn and the value of pi ize of each res-
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the amounts won ate made immediately under
Ctovernment control by the Chief Lottery Office
lsenthal & Co.

It is respectfully requested, that all orders for
this Money Lottery are sent before the beginning of
the Drawing and not later than

air 30th October, 1881
and addressed direct to the
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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1881-10-15

THE LAND BILL AND TIXF, FARMERS'
ALLIANCE,

The Mark Lane Express says :—" Nearly every
newspaper in the country has published either the
text of this bill or a more or less complete description
of its provisions, and the very strong opposition with
which it is met in some quarters affords thc, best
testimony of its potency as a inv,niff,so. These
may be divided into, obiecti,-au arising from anti-
path te the Principles of the bill and misappre-
hensions as to its provisions. It is worthy, of
notice that nearly all the critics of the bill take
special exception to the constitution of the court
proposed in it. We are not surprised at this, because
we admit that the suggested constitution of the court
is the one weak point in the bill. The difficulty is to
suggest a better court. If we had representative
boards in our counties, it would be easy to constitute
courts for settling differences between landlord and
tenant. At present there is no satisfactory tribunal
in a county to act even in selecting asseszors to sit
with a county court judge, The boards of guardians
are the least unsatisfactory, and in the choice of evils
the framers of the Alliance Bill have made the best
selection available."

A medal will be issued shortly from the United
States Mint in Philadelphia in commemoration of the two
Presidents who have met with their deaths by assagginAtion.
On-cine side 41111 be a medallion of vigr.,Gariield; on the other,
a similar representation of Mr. Lincoln. The medal will be
struck in gold, and will be in two sizes—one inch and half-
an-inch respectively in diameter.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1881-10-15

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MESSRS. MOODY AND SANKEY AT
NEWCASTLE.

Messrs. Moody and Sankey commenced their second
religious campaign in Great Britain at Newcastle on
Sunday. Mr. Sankey, who has been in England for
some time past, was joined on Monday by Mr.
Moody, who arrived in Newcastle from America on the
previous Saturday. They had invitations from many
parts of the country to commence their rivival ser-
vices, but they accepted in the end a warm invitacion
from Newcastle, which town was one of the first places
they visited on their tour in 1873. Their first service
on Sunday afternoon was held in West Clayton-street
Congregational Chapel, the building being crowded in
every part, and an overflow meeting had to be held in
a neighbouring Baptist chapel. At night an extra-
ordinarily large congregation assembled in the largest
chapel in the town, large numbers not being able to
gain admission. Mr. Sankey's singing and Mr.
Moody's impressive address were attentively listened,
to, and numbers remained behind for the inquiry meet-
ing and other devotions,