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The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1873-02-08

THE IRON TRADE.

WoLVERIIAMI'TON, Wednesday.

The state of the iron trade in this district can
ir!y be described 0.3 imrit satistfa.etery. he whole
• the 1111E3 WO forges being at the present time
lull operation. The orders on hand are abo

,alieiently numeral.; to keep them fully employed
f ome time to como. The market remains firm,
d best makers are now quoting £l3 per ton for
b re, svhil seiNinil-class firm, ari• reluctant to
undrrtak- cuitra,ts lunkr £l2, or a little more.
ua 'Chang, to-day there was a fair attendance,
but no transtfetions worthy of note were booked.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1873-02-08

PLAIN AND ORNAMENTAL

TYPE,

GENERAL PRINTING PURPOSES,

ALL TNE LATEST AND NEWEST DESIGNS,

And is now proparod to ersonie may orders he may be

favoured yids.

POSTERS,

BILL HEADS,

CLUB ARTICLES,

CIRCULARS,

ADDRESS CARDS,
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1873-02-08

F F, 1878.

IOW WE S VVED THEM!
A 1.176 BOAT BALLAD.
Look alive, men I' war the shout
,learee beard above the roar
Of the thunsrring s tumbling out
From the eight up the grating chore:
" Look alive '' Ay. ready !"
And far out from the foam again
Shot a rocket—a burning star,
Blood red—through the blinding rain.
" Now, never a wilder night
Have we launch'd us to see, God knows!
But the Goodwins sent up that light:
Hurrah! to the storm she goes !
" Bend to it, my mates ! pall all !
Drive her out through the racing foam I
We'll save those for help who call,
Before we again see home.
Steer coolly, now, old mate—eteer !
li.ou hold their lives in your hand :
Through all we'll pull: never fear
But we'll get the poor '<oils to land.
Our boat is the queen of tight bate;
Now well to that sea she rose!
Nothingbeats our beauty that floats:
Hurrah ! to the wreck she goee I
" To leeward I 1 hear their once:
That shoat, it came down the gut.
Steady all, men I alt, there she lim ;
Poll ander her lee we meet.
Now. quick I stand by with the coil
Cool, cool, steady, mate I Now throw I
They have it I The sea may boil,
But safe to the shore they go.
The children ! That woman first I
Wrap them aft ! Thank God for those !
Now, in with the rest ! The worst
Is past. Off to shore she goee !"
W. C. BENNErr, LL.D.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1873-02-08

ROYAL BOUNTY TO MRS. KNOWLES.

The Lord Mayor received on Wednesday morning a
communication from Mr. I iladetone to the effect that
her Majesty has; been plea.ed to grant to Mee. Knowlep,
the widow of the gallant captain of the Northfieet, a
pension from the Civil Led of £5O.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1873-02-08

TALLOW.

LonnoN, Monday, Feb. 37-11. V C. Is steady, at 41s. for
old P. Y. C. on the spot, and 451. 6d. for new. Stough Fat
2s. Sid. per 811 e.
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I. U. s. d.
Town Tallow, per cwt 44 3 Rough Stuff, per cwt. 17 0
Rough Fat, per 8155... 2 oi Graves „ 19
Melted SUIT, per cad. 33 6 Good Dregs ~ 6
Yellow Russian, new.... 455. ffl per cat
Australian Mutton] allow. 44s 63. „
Ditto Beet Ditto. 415. 6d. ~
SEED.

Lo Shoff, Monday, Feb. 3-.1-Redlish Cloveraeed was
offered in small quantities, and tne finest qualities were
held at very hi4ll price.. Red German and French sup-
port.d peeve an prices steadily White sample., English as
well as forego), were quite as d mr. The best quill :ties of
Trefoil were hell on former term), but the demand was
limited, and inferior qualities of English were off-red at
very low rates. English Cmaryseed supported prices, and
although foreign was dull, there was no change in its value.
White Slustardseed realised previous currencies. Fine
samples of brown were m re asked for: little offering, and
more money wanted for the best Dutch. Foreign Tares met
more inquiry, particularly large Brunswick., of whisk there
Is but a !wanly supply Phis quality is mere required.
Italian Grasa-seed Wari in fair request, at quite as mach
money.
HOPS.

In hops of the last 'growth very little business is pining,
while f.r olds the demand has somewhat subsided, and the
value of both Is with difficulty maintained. At New York
there Is no material change in the position of the trade, and
on the Continent the markets remain quiet, st about late
rates. Mid and East Kent, k 1 I. to £77., ; Weald of Kent,
£504. to E 6 104 ; Sussex, £6 04. to 0.6 and Farnham and
country, £5 12s. to £6 101.
POTATOES,
Sound English potatoes are scarce, and ith steady demand
prices continue to improve There is also a moderate Inquiry
tor foreign potatoes, the better qualities of which command
extreme ratec—Kent regents, 190 s to Ws. Esse:regents,
120 s. tf 20,s ; Kent and Essex rock., 90. to 1435; French
round, 90s to 110 s; ditto regenra, 110 s. to 130 s. per ton ; and
Belgian kidneys, 7s. 6d. to Ss. Si. per bag.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1873-02-08

TRADESMEN'S ADDRESSES.

BURTON LUIS.
s. d.
BEIM 0 12 0 per KU.
&LA, X T
„ X .
„ XX.
s, XXX 1 7 0 Gess Five per Cont. for Cash
, .
BITTLU. klik.ll 1 10 o
118 0

5,000 PIANOFORTES & HARMONI-
UMS have been TUNED by OF. OMEN
Professioasl Tuner , 260, CAST ae • STRISICT, and 168, Hos
SIR KIT, DODLY Y. Pianofortes Re•silked, Re-atzwas,
the HIIIIIMOk. Be-aor•ered with Patent Pelt's' need by
the meet entsent ATOM

S. FIELD
MA S JUST BECEIVID • LARGE CONSIGNMENT OF

FOREIGN CIGARS,

INCI,IIDIIIO TSB BEST lI*ANDS,
NE PLUS ULTRAS, INCOGNITAS, INFAIsTAS MORALES, CALLIOPES
HENRY CLAY'S, &C-
-JUST ARRIVED, DIRECT FROM VIENNA AND HAMBURG,
A largo quantity of
CIGAR HOLDERS
asD

S. FELD'
fl, HIGH 87 REIT S 7 01,11BRID OX.

PIPES.

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1873.

. puLa

-EILEDTHO-tit,isd,ILITING 51. BANDS,
BRLTS, &c., Pulyermacher, Icy. of the celebrated
Voltdic•Chain•Beads, &e.

INIDECTRO-GENERATING be. BANDS,
ILA BELTS, &c. Immense soecess in Beltapplicable
Medical Electricity.

J_ BELTS,
6e. BANDS,
BELTS, ,Scc., for the cure of Rheumatic, Nervous,
and functional disorders.

ELECTRO-GENERATING 6s. BANDS,
BELTS, dm, cent Pott-free on receipt of Stamps
or P.O. Order.

ELECTRO-GENERATING ss. BANDS,
BELTS, &n, for the million— read Pamphlet
gratis, on application to

T L. PULVERMACHER, Galvania
. Establishment, 168, Regent-street, London, W.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1873-02-08

pp. 180 cloth, is; post free for 13 Stamps.
DOG DISEASES TREATED BY I:IOSIOE-
OPATHY. —By Jsiitzs Moonz, M.R.C.V.B.
London: James Epps & Co.. Homoeopathic Chemists,
48 Threadneedle-street; 170 Piccadilly; and 112 Great
Russell-strut. Stourbridge : J. H. Eland and A. P.
Morris. Bewdley : B. Newman. Worcester: T. With-
erington.
HONCEOIPATHIC MEDlClNES.—Catirioll.—Each bottle or
tube of medicine is secured by a band over the cork bear.
ing the signature, t• James Epps & Co., Homttopathie
Chemists, London," without which in no case can it be
genuine.
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ONE Box of CLARKE'S B 41 Pills is
warranted to cure all discharges from the Urinary
Organs, in either sex, acquired or constitutional, Gravel
and Pains in the Back.—Sold in boxes, 4s 6d each, by
all Chemists and Patent Medicine Vendors; or sent to
any address for 60 Stamps by the Maker, F. J CLARKE,
Consulting Chemist. High-street, Lincoln.—Wholesale
Agents, BARCLAY & BONK, London,and all the Wholesale
Houses
Sold by A. P. Morris, Chemist, Stourbridge.

‘,‘ CHEAPEST PASSAGE TO
_ ALL THE COLONIES.

NEW ZEALAND, AUSTRALIA, THE
DIAMOND FIELDS, AMERICA, CANADA,
CHINA. JAPAN, dm, Bre., by Royal Mail and other
Steamers and Sailing Packets, regularly despatched from
all Seaports in England. Books, Maps, and Tlcketa of
Embarkation, obtained of Edward Bent, Emigration
°them Bent-street, Brierley Hill.
ROYAL MAIL STEAMERS

To New York, Halifax, Roston, Quebec,
o . • St. John's, Baltimore, and Norfolk, £6
6s ; Intermediate, 19 9s ; Cabin. 12 to
21 Guineas. Clipper Sailing Snips to
New ork, 108 ; Canada, M; Australia, tat Ids;
New Zealand, £l6. Authorized Booking OMeas for the
INMAN, CUNARD, ALLAN, WHITE STAB, G UION,
NATIONAL, ANCHOR, BLACK BALL, and all Prised-
pal Lines. Lowest passage rates are guaranteed. Beet
Bertha secured. All requisite Information givoi, and
special railway and otherarriuigeinents made for the eon-
tenienee of Passengers. Cabin Plank, Bills, Maps,
Pamphlets, Guides, de., on application to W. H. HAY-
WARD, GENERAL EMIGRATION and PASSENGER
AGENCY, 18, UNION PASSAGE opposite Suffield's
Dining Booms), Bllt BINGHAM Entablished 1864.
G LE N FIE LD
STARCH, rutrhli=lnd

Iv THERE ARE ANY LAD-I£ll- who have DOI yet UNIA the
GLENFIELD STARCH, they are respectfally soliaited
to give it a trial, and carefully follow out the directions
printed on every package, and if this is done, they will
REV, like the Qtleu, 'nlannelr, ss, it it the finest STA RCII
they over used IN hen you ask Sr GLENFIELH
STARCH, ace that you get it, AS INFERIOR [WES ARE
OFTEN AIMIITITHTED tOR THE RARE OF EXTRA PROM.
iIWAU THIREFORE OF AMNIONS HIITATIONII.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1873-02-08

TAIAU L +A.

•
ENTIRMINMINT.—An entertainment was given at the
above Instiintion, on Monday evening last ; when Mr.
S. A. Brooks, in the absence ••I sir. F. Simms, took the
chair. Notwithstanding the La:mei:icy of the weather,
there was • good attendance. ice entertainment was
opened by an instrumental performance by Messrs.
Knowles, and Stevens; after which Mr. P.gett gave" the
Death of Nelson." Mr. W. Pagett'd dinging to too well
known in this district to need any discriptioa from ad.
It is sufficient to say that he sang it with his usual
ability, and that he was heartily applauded at the termini,
tion. Miss Homer next sang very prettily "Bid me
discourse "; and was followed by Mr. Sturman, who gave
"Oat of the Flames." Mr. S. A Brooks read those two
beautiful looms by Tern Hood, "The Bridge of Sighs,"
and " The Dream of Eugene Aram." Although Mr.
Brooks was suffering from a bad cold, ha gave the above
difficult readings with considerable ability, and was
listened to with profound attention. A (Nett by the
Misses Homer," Return of the Flowers," Inlki very ably
rendered, and they were loudly applauded. A glee by
the foregoing ladle., together with Messrs. Parked and
Fly, and others, was also highly appreciated; as was aiso
another glee, "The Chough and Crow," by the same
ladies and gentlemen later to the evening. The enter•
tainment was brought to a conclusion by an excellent
comic song, entitled •• The Man uf Many Names," which
was given in a very 'motorail, manner by Mr. Parkes,
end eaurel muds amusement.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1873-02-08

DREADFUL FIRE IN MADRAS.

For some nights past there have been religious pro-
cessions in the streets of Madras, particularly in Black
Town, in connection with the Vicunta Yacathasi
festival, and on the night of Wednesday, January 8,
stl,ll a procession took place in Moats-street, Black
Town. The procession halted at about nine o'clock
opposite to Rung-maicka Covil Temple. Attached
to this temple was a richly adorned panda!, and
underneath this partial the idols were carried,
surrounded by torch-hearers. Dancing girls were
dancing in front of the idols, and there was a
crowd of people assembled, some of whom had
come to worship and others to be mere liTokers on
at. what was taking place; and owing to the eagerness
of the sight seers, a little boy, who was one of the
torch-hearers, was pushed agtanst one of the sides of
the panda', and the light of his torch caught the fringe
and a blaze is inn enmsd. A great deal of clnfusion
irnmwliately followed, and the people who were there
began to rush ab int on all sides. The space between
the street and the temple was very small. Some per-
sons made towards the gateway of the term le and thus
escaped being hurt by the flames which fast began to
increase; but others, those who were near the pagoda,
thought that the safest place for them was inside the
pag Ala. In about half au hour's time the whole fire
IVILS put out. But the entire panda! was destroyed,
and all the idols that were being carried and the orna-
ments with which the idols were decorated were de-
stroyed. . -

A number of persons rushed into the pagoda to
avoid the fire. rhe area of thin pagoda in only lift.
by 10ft , and in the centre of the little room was a
large idol, so there was nt naiiiih available spaee for
the people who entered. However 26 perinuis manage i
to get in and shut the door to keep the fire out, and
when the fire was over there were only five persons
found alive. The smoke seems to have entered the
building through small holes in the door, and to have
suffocated thaw inside.

e
A p awe inspector, an soon as he was able to get up
to tin', door of the pagoda, forced his way in and
brotr.ffit out the people who were inside with the 119818.
tance of his constables. A great difficulty which the
native polbee had to tend with wan that the way to the
door of the pagoda was covered with the pieces of the
globes and shaden which wire in the pandal that wan
destroyed and which had been broken.

Dr. Stanbrongh held an inquest on the bodies of the
deceased; and after the bodies were identified, the in.
quiry was adjourned to the 15th instant..
The pr.‘perty which has been lost is estimated at
about 40,000 rupees. Of those who lost their lives.
four were women, one a child of two years of age, one
a girl 10 years old, one a boy, and sixteen were men;
and among the men were Soondrutn Moods ly and
his eon Manikum Moodelly, who were respected in
the locality in which they resided.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1873-02-08

KIDDERMINSTER.

SKRIOUS CHARGE 0F EMBEZZLEMENT.—Henry Davies,
a respectably-dressed young man,, was brought up on
Monday, charged with obtaining by false pretences the
stun of .3116 13s 3d from Messrs. J. T. Lawrence, timber
merchants. Prison, had represents i himself as •
timber merchant to Mr. Lawrence, who gave him an
order for goods to the amount stated, and a cheque upon
the Joint Stock Bank, London for the money. Prisoner
absconded, but was apnrs 'tended at Liverpool, on Sator•
day last, ty Sergeant Ebory.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1873-02-08

'IF I WERE A DONKEY."
(From rwier. )

IF I were a Donkey, I wouldn't go
In deputation to tackle 808 LOWIE ;
For he',ll hit me hard, and he'd cry "No go

Go home, Noddy
He'd flour my fallacies with a flout ;
He'd knock my facts and figures about :
First show me up, and then .bow me out,
With a "Go home, Noddy
You can't persuade him that black is blue,
Nor that one and one mike three, not two ;
or that since for goose won't for gander do—
Nor that I in not Neddy !
When BRIGGS he talked about " higher laws,-
L'OB was down upon him with teeth and claws,
And pinned poor BRIGGS to h's "why" and "because,"
Likes poor old Noddy !
When "Shops "came to utter their griefs phut "Stereo,
Bob Logic soon brought them down, all-fours,
And poured oil of vitriol iu their sores.
The poor old Neddles !
And so it is to whoever may come.
Big-wigs from the Ilsok, or Roughs from the slum,
Ile makes hiniself crusty, to all and some,
And proves they're Neddies.
For his office water- decants., I think,
Ills little for Dopotations to drink,
Is tilled from Truth's well, and it moires you wink,
Your poor old Neddies

Well, in these e)tt times more smooth than soon,
1 °ere a a virtue in die tgreeable truth,
And to tell it, aoophrase, my 808 the youth,
For British Noddies
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1873-02-08

WISDOM OF WALLFLOWERS.

" To what goal daily we advance
MI people know; yet many dance "
"If dancing make on cease to think
111 ills, then better dance than drink
" Ay, but, though guiltless e'en:of Robur.
rerpind that 'no man dances s ther."—Punch.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1873-02-08

Xocat attb ilistritt gals.

BOARD OF GUARDIANS.

The weekly meeting of this Board was held
yesterday ; 2dr. Granger in the chair. There
were also present:—Messrs. Brookes, Baker,
Fiddiao. B. Homer, Wood, Rollaston, Griffin,
Billiughani, Rhodes, Hasksw, Fereday, and
Burr. 'rho minutes of the last meeting
were read and confirmed. Admitted into
the house during the week, S; discharged, 5;
dead. 5, remaining, 415. Corresponding week
last year, 409. Out-door relief Kingswinford
.1, Aria, £25 13s 01 ; Stow-bridge district, £l7
9- 5.1; lillesowen £2O 7s 24 ; relief
of non-resident paupers,7s ; total,X63 17s 104
against £7O 18s 20 last year.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1873-02-08

PRICES.

Butter, per cwt. : s. L 1 Cheese, per cwt. : I. a.
ilerset l5O to 160 Cheshire ..... ••• 60 to 80
Friesland
Jersey. l2O 140 I Cheddar
Lug. Fresh, pr dos 17 19 American
Rae ni, per cwt. , Hams : York
Wiltshire. green 66 72 Cumberland...
Irish green, to. b 68 72 Irish
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1873-02-08

A PERFORMING DOG IN COURT!

Mrs. Jemima Seaby, of Turnhana green. was mm-
mooed at Hammersmith by Mrs. Jane Beavis for
unlawfully detaining a dog, which ehe alleged to be her
property. The defendant was also ennimoned for as-
saulting her. The dog, a small, curly-haired spaniel,
was brought into court.
The complainant said sbe lost the dog four or five
months ago. Her hnsband bought it, and it had been
in their possession &boat IS months. In reply to the
magistrate, the witness said the name of the dog was
Nell. It was a performing dog, and would lie down
an if dead, and would not get up until it was called.
The Magistrate toll the witness to call the dog.
The complainant then called " and the dog
answered to the name and ran up to her. She then
said 'Lie down." The dog tumbled upon its side and
commenced wasging its tail. The wagging soon ceased,
and the dog then remained motionless until the com-
plainant told it to get up, when it instantly jumped
upon its legs.
The defendant called Bryan O'Connor, who said he
sold the dog to her. It was given to him by two rriends
three months ago. The Magistrate said the fact of the
defendant buying the dog did not give her a right to it.
He then ordered her to give up the dog. In the assault
case, which arose about the poseeasion of the dog, he
fined the defendant 55., and 2s. costa.
The complainant then picked up the dog, and carried
it off in triumph.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1873-02-08

TrtE STOMBRIDGE OBSERVER.

posed; the 'smiting oxygen combines with the iron
and the earhon, and the hydrogen is given off, carrying
with it a ernell proportion of carboe -..empouncla In tffis
state it la valuable Le heating purposes. but 1111S9(1101C4
very little iiluuduating power, rather resembling, when
kiaidled, the flame of a rameen's burner. The various
attempts whieh have been tnade to combine volatile
hydr carbons with coal gas, in order to increase its
illuminating power, have all failed on account of the
speedy preeipitation of the former; but Mr. Ruck
claims to have discovered that petroleum of the spec fir
gravity stated will remain in combination with his
hydrogen. According to the report of Messrs. Quick
and Spice, the engieeers concerned in the matter, this
claim ha a been subjected to crucial tests, and has with-
stood them all. The gas has been suddenly reduced
in temperature from sixty to thirty deg., has been kept
for a mouth in a closed vessel, and has been passed
through miles of iron pipes, with many rectangular
bends, without any consequent precipitation, The
illuminating power of that 31.1.1,11 on S vturday was ex-
etedingly good, and it wiva bald that it might bl in. !
creased almost hist-finitely by the removal of a anal
fpiantity of carbonic acid by a' simple procesa The
pAroleutu can be added to the gas at any point be-
tween the manufactory and the bonier, so that heatieg
gas alcne might be &Tailed bum the mains, say to the
kitchens or the conservatories of a large establish.
went, and the illuminatiug agent only added to that
portion of the supply which was to be used for light-
ing purposes. 'rhe mode of matmfacture insures the
complete absence of the ri txioue sulphur and ammouia
compounds with which we are familier, but the gas,
although in this sense "pure," is not dangerously in-
odorous. It has a distinct smell, pronounced by those
interested in it to be agreeable, but which is certainly
sufficient to lead to the discovery of any domestic
leakage, and thus to obviate danger from explosions.
At the present price of coal, the diacovery of a Bource
of gas which is as plentiful as water has lately been
should manifestly have an important bearing on the
cost of produetion. The report of the engineers en
this head is to the effect that they can command mil-
lions of gallons of the petroleum spirit required, and
that the illnminating gas can be made at a cost of
Is. 71. per thousand cubic feet. They say also that
out of every thirty men required for the manufacture
of coal gait, twenty-nine may be dispensed wi Ii in
working Mr. Ruck's process. These statements, if
borne out by larger experience, cannot fail to attract
the attention of the companies, and to lead to changes
in their course of procedure. Either of the two
methods of gas manufacture which we have described
may be introduced into existing establishments at a
comparatively small expense, and between them some
of the evils under which the metropolis now groans
should surely be lightened or removed at no very
distant period.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1873-02-08

HAGLEY.

Harney STOCK SALE.—The fortnightiy stock sale was
held °a Monday last. The attendance was small, but
there was brisk competition, and g /..141 prices realised.
300 sheep, 50 head of cattle, and a quantity of pigs were
dispo:ed of; and the sale realiswl upward* of .31,600.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1873-02-08

THE LATE PROFESSOR SEDGWICK.

A funeral sermon was preached in Norwich Cathe-
dral on Sunday by the Rev. Canon Heaviside (an old
College friend of the Professor's and an executor under
his will), in the presence of the Bishop, the Mayor of
Norwieh (Sir S. Bignold), and the members of the
Corporation.
Canon Heaviside remarked that though Professor
Sedgwick's scientific attainments gave proof of his
strong and vigorous understanding, they were by no
means the highest adornments of his character. Speak-
ing from a personal friendship of forty years, he could
bear testimony to the Professor's social kindness,
his unselfish sa-vilice, his freedom from anything
that could bear the resemblance of chicanery or
artifice, his disregard for money (for he died a poor
mon, preferrio g rather to give than to bequeath),
and his (outspokenness, sometimes to vehemence.
He Was withal the most loving an I placable of men
The late Professor did not belong to any of the dia.
tinctive Church parties, but he delighted to consider
himself a thorough Protestant in doctrine and disci,
pliue, and a follower of thcee strong men who effected
and consolidated the great work of the Reformation in
England During his last re.idence in Norwich Pro-
fessor Sedgwick dictated this eloquent conclusion to a
scientific notice:—

My labour Is its own reward. It gave me health, and
led me into scones of grandeur which taught me to belie
my heart that I was among the works of the great Creator,
the Father of all worlds, material and moral, and the Or
dishier of those laws out of which spring all phe-
nomena within the ken of our senses or the appre-
hension of our naiad. I know there are many who deny
the sound teaching of this lesson, but I thank God that I
have been taught to receive these lessons as a part of God's
truth and it was my delightful task to point out year by
year to my geological class the wonderful manner in which
the materials of the universe were knit together by laws
which prove ti the understanding and the heart of man that
a great, Upoll.e, Intellectual, and active Power must he the
creative head of the sublime and beautiful adjustments and
harmonies of the universe."

The Rev. Canon, after observing that Adam Sedgvriclt
was himself "a noble work of God," proceeded to give
a touching account of the funeral at Cambridge on the
previous day. In the afternoon the anthem WM,
" God shall wipe away a I tears from their eyes," and
a sermon was preached by the Precentor.
Both morning and afternoon, Mr. Gaffe, who pre-
sided at the organ, played Randers Dead March an
Saul.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1873-02-08

NER.4ERY RHYME FOR H.R.H. PRINCE ALFRED.
11l Illdleiliddle,
lhe Duke and the Fiddle—Puck.

A PATIENT INDUSTRY!

A correspondent of the Pali MaU Gazette serttes :

At a time when so much fault is found with the
working classes for the strikes which they have made,
I think that we ought not to disregard a body of men
who have with the greatest patience gone through a
season of the greatest depression in their own trade.
l'he gravediggers and undertakers of England have in
all probability-never had so had a season as the present
one. Loudon alone for many months past has every
week required about 700 less graves and 700 lees funerals
than usual. Yet, so far as I can learn, not a com-
plaint has been raised, not a public meeting held, not
a procession has marched throudi the streets, not a
deputation has been rent to the Chancellor of the Ex-
chequer or to the President of the Board of Trade.
And yet if there was ever a measure pawed in restraint
of trade, if there was eter a measure which took the
bread out f the poor man's mouth, it was the Sanitary
Act of last session. It was, indeed, only the last of a
long series of Acts. We have had the Public Health
Act, the Compulsory Vaccination Act, the Contagious
Diseases Act, all of whicti have struck at one of
our oldest and most important trades. Mr. Lowe
would have found it more difficult to justify the
course of Government than he did when answer-
ing farmers and shopkeepers. He might perhaps have
pleaded that by his economy he was killing off over.
worked judges 9,15 fast as possible, and that, at all
events, the Government did not Interfere with the
adulteration of food. Fortunately for him his sagacity
has not been put to the proof, as the aggrieved grave-
diggers and undertakers have shown a philosophy in
bearing their losses which might well be imitated by
other classes. Their reward has at last come in the
present east wind. Let us hope that they have
learned that hardest, of all lessons, to he moderate in
prosperity, and that they will not in a Mash of business
follow their rivals in underground matters, the miners,
by a strike.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1873-02-08

WANTED, from one Grose to 1,000 Gross
• per week of OLD CHAMPAGNE BOTTLES.
—Apply, Willimn Barnes, 33, Newton-street, Birming-
ham.

WANTBD, a Strong Active GIRL, about
16 d* 1S One used to a Publio.hen,e preferred.
—V, ••• r, find MI, Flet ,her, Shakespeare Lou,
210 • . Winion Oret n. Birmingham.

11

' tanner's Daughter,
, . d. -la. an engage-
. . ~..y handy.
, Alion M. 14, Spetebley.

moat as -

•r

Worees:er

t I S WAN FID for an old-established
C ral Commi,mon.— Address by
10Ya...r only, 11. L, eJ LI Messr4. Dalton & Morgan.
WLolehd;c2 ,!! i ,adrs, 46, tioothwark4ktrect, Borough,
Loudon.

WANTED ‘(ThNTS to SELL
)01.13. W 1101•111
Sent. Httruip.d Envelope for reply.— 4.1,1.1, John Poll.
thrur.ogliaor.

IVO be SOLD, a Young Thorough-bred Black
JL R rßiEvuti you —Aply, Observer Oiliee
Stourbridge.

A GENCY.—Applications .ro invited be an old eats-
bliahed Lite Company, Fire. A-ditto. W. If .
Kerr, lke Exchange, t teptiencci. Place. liirininghom.

.

Painless Daiti,try and Artiii,al Teeth, at strictly
nioo erste eh:ages.
A singe I 000 to a complete set supplied—warranted
for mastication and articulation.
Regular attendance. st KIDDERMINSTER. Next
Fcb. At

MISS YATES'
FANCY REPOSITORY, 8, HIGH-STREET.

ANIL CLI /ORIEL, the Old Established
kA LONDON DI'NTIST,

Begs to intimate float at the urs..ut request f numerous
iubabitimis. patients, ai,d frie.;,. he ims iii.en induced
to visit Kim: ern luster .very AL !' liN rk.; TUESDAY,
and zusy be cell...oiled personahy ifiee of enarge) upon
hi, recent tuiprosement, in the eJustruetion of artitiehil
Teeth aild wliciet,‘ tilt ir;ilt, balk, and cont of

the case or Irane. VIIS
eativenienc,auu ,11.1!

the great
'eat aro by

il, without extracting

thit4 unw th..,
I.Lutrys, or auy pmatui
liAlii.ll,:L .0 praci,,,, woe of the oldelit in
Englauo LSLatilibliled 1:11615.

Particularly notice,
NEXT VISIT TO KID DE RMIN S TER,
Feb. 'nth, nt Miss Yates Fancy Lip,sitory, 8,

rct

Constant and personal attend.ince dal:3r trim nine till
six at

11, BENNETTS BILL, 11
Next to the Ileuk ef Erglaud)

BIRMINGHAM.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1873-08-23

FREEHOLD HOUSES AND BUILDING
LAND.

MR. W. FIDDIAN is favoured with
Instructions to SELL by AUCTION, at the
LYS INSTITUTS, On MONDAY, the 25th day of AUGUST,
1873, at Six o'clock in the Evening, subject to Conditions
then to be read, the undermentioned valuable FREE-
HOLD HOUSES and BUILDING LAND, in the fol-
lowing, or such other Lots, as may be agreed upon at
the time of Sale, viz.:—

Lot I.—A capital FREEHOLD HOUSE, situate near
the Cross Walk, Lye Waste, and occupied by Mr. John
Brooks ; also, Three COTT AGES adjoining, with the
Stable, Nailshops, Garden and Appurtenances thereto
belonging, as shew 2 on Plan, and occupied by Hart and
others; the whole containing in area 940 square yards.
LOTS 2 to 74.—Two Fields of very valuable FREE-
HOLD BUILDING LAND, situate at Lye Waste, and
adjoining the last-mentioned Lot, divided into 73 LOTS,
having frontages to four new Streets, as shown OD Sale
Plan, and areas varying in quantity from 350 to 650
square yards.
Lots 75 and 76.—Two Parcels of FREEHOLD
BUILDING LAND, at Lye Waste, with frontages of
10 yards each to Brook-street, and areas of 350 square
yards.

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Fur Plans and farther Particulars, apply to Messrs.
Barnard, Shepherd, and Barnard, Solicitors; or the
Auctioneer ; all of Stonrbridge.

MONEY TO BE LENT in town or country
to Gentlemen, Farmers, Tradesmen, or others,
from £5O and upwards upon personal security. Interest
per cent. per annum, from one to seven years. No
sommission or charges made. Also sums from £l,OOO on
mortgage, at 34 per cent, on freehold or leasehold pro
-
prig, for aro/ term not exceeding 21 years.—Apply to
air• HINNY HOWARD, Ci,il Entailer and Surveyor (late
Birdlistone and Barclay) 11 ustonaquare, London.

j REGISTERED FOR 1
I TRANSMISSION ABROAD.I
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1873-08-23

M kRIILED.

%Valour —ll.sanErr.—On the 18th instant, at Halnsane!'
Church, Mr. Charles Wright, to Sarah, only daughter
of the late Charles Harnett, Nag No cards.

' A VISIT TO EPPS'S COCOA MANUFACTOBY.—ThreIIgh
the kindness of Messrs. Epps, I recently had an oppor-
tunity of seeing the many complicated and varied pro.
ceases the Cacao beau passes through ere it is sold for
public use, and, being both interested and highly pleasel
with what I saw during my visit to the manufactory, I
thought • brief account of the Cacao, and the way it is
manufactured by Messrs. Epps, to fit it for • wholesome
and nutritious beverage, might be of interest to the
readers of "Land and Water. "—See Article in "Land
and Water," October 14.
BREAKVAST.—EPPS'S COCOA.—GRATZTOL AND CON•
PORTINO.—" By • thorough knowledge of the natural
laws which govern the operations of digestion and us.
trition, sad by a careful application of the fine properties
of well-selected cocoa, Mr. Epps baa provided our break-
fast tables with • delicately flavoured beverage which
may save us many heavy doctors' bills."—Civil Service
Ottsrtie. Made simply with boiling water or milk. Each
packet is labelled—" JAMBS EPPS & Co., Homeopathic
Chemists. London." Also, makers of Epps's Cacaoine
a thin. refreshing beverage for evening use.
HANUFACTVEN OF COGOA,CACAOIRN. AND CHOCOLATS
—° We will now give an account of the process adopted
by Messrs. James Epps & Co., menufsetureis of dietetic
articles, at their works in the Euston-road, London.”—
See Article in Part 19 of Caesell's Household Guide.
HOLLOWAY'S PILLS.— The Greateet Wonder of Modern
Aram—They correct bill • prevent flatulently,
cleanse the liver, and purify the system, miasmata the
debilitated, strengthen the stomach, increase the appe-
tite, invigorate the nerves, promote health, and reinstate
the weak in an ardour and vivacity never before expels
cured. The tale of the pills throughout the globe ae,
tonishes everybody, col rinsing the most sceptical that
Holloway's Pills transcr ods all other medicine for remo-
val of di eeeee of every name. They are indeed • bles-
sing to the afflicted and a boon to those who suffer from
any disorder, inter, al or external. Thousands of persons
have testified that by their use alone they have been
sestored to health after all other remedies had proved
ansuccesstal.

'aimed and Published by the Bois Proprietor. snaeo
nz LI). at his Oillees, $2. ilidh-strest, Stourbridee. II
:he County of Woroestor . to whioh place Ili Wiese Sod
',her commantestons r•rint:be addressed-
Saturday, August 23, 1873.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1873-08-23

NO PILLS REQUIRED.

CATIIERY'S SELZINE APLHIENT,
A N.LW, pleasant, refreshing, and safe
Ste,lielne for Bilijous Alitettun,intlfgestion,
Heart Burn, Acidity of ttle ;:qt.m.ch,
Costlveneaf, Gout, Loss of Appttite,
Mitt:Bona of tile Adver, tee.

DECIDEDLY the most agrteable and one
of the ru,st useful medicines ever uttered
to tile pabltc, mid possessing the Medical
Properties SO heheticial LO all the above
CUILIpLAILILS. it 1111111.1140iy relieves the
distressing pains of Nervous fleadacite.
For Blotches or Eruptions of Vie Site it
is • Delightful Cooling Summer 3licliciue
PICK-ME-UP, OR REFRESHER.
r IRE following morning, after free indul-
gence at the table, or the Win glass, a
illorniug Draught of Mid valuaole medicine
its affeets are Limy marvellous. In large
bottles, 2s each. Of ail Chemists, or sent
to any address on rectipi. of stamps, by
C. CATIIERI,

12 DALSIGN RISE, HACKNLY, LONDON,
Wholesale of all Patent hletneine Donee..
Sohl by all Chaumont.

CORN EXCHANGE, STOURBRIDGE.

MONDAY SAP TAM BEI lit, and live julloici,,9

Nights.
RETURN VISIT OF THE

CELEBRATED CREMONA UNION

(Greenhead Family.)
Under the following most DMtin4diMe,l Pdtronage of
The Rb. Hon. the Earl of Stamford and Warrington.
The Et Hon. Lord Lyttetton.
Captain Foster, Captain Wadi.
J. S. Bourne, Esq., H. 0. Firmstone, Esq.
J. Evers Swindell, Esg , B. L. Campbell, t•q.
&e.
•
Reserved Seats, 20; See lid Sesti. Is ; Bch Seats, 61.
Tickets nod plan 4 rmerecil seat. at Mr. Bruotuhall'a.

" •
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1873-08-23

ALL KINDS of BREWING and DAIRY DTENSILS

ALWAYS IN STOCK.

REPAIRS F.XECUTED on the SHORTEST NOTICE
11R. JAMES BOSTON HEYS, Profesdor
Al. of Music, High-street, Cradley Heath.
N.B.—All kinds of Musical lesttuaects t loci and
repaired.
New Rosie at lialf•prise.
PIANOFORTES }OR SALE OR HIRE.
THE rS. FAMILY ipORTRAIT—

IS TAKEN DAILY AT
J. SUNDE It L A S STUDIOS,
67, BLILL.STREET, BIRMINGHAM.

CARTES DE VISITE 58. PEE DOE

Just Published, 116 p.p., doily Bco., Post Pre,
_bk.New Illustrated SELF•ESTIMATING
CATALOGUE for ROUSE FUILNISHING,
with fu,l description and prices of the Articles, profusely
illustrated, and general suggestions. By EDW IN
Brill NU ER, Cabinet Manufacturer sod complete
House Furnisher, Commercial Buildings, Btourbridgs,
and 19, 20, and 21, Mill-street, Eidderalisiter.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1873-08-23

FISH.

Pickled herrlogi, 281. b 35e. ; red ditto, 12s. to 21i. ; rou I
ditto, 191. to 274. lid. freak rim\ 17s. ed. to 231. par barrd ;
kipper alto, 3s. to 5..; bloater ditto, 2 6 lode. 4d. par
basket; smoked hirldock, 20.. to 368, per barrel : trawl di to,
161. to 191. ; trawl plaice, 18.. to 21.4 ; trawl whiting, 16s. o
L., U. per basket; turbo:, re. CL to 11. ; brit ,2, to es. ;
dory, 31 to be. cod. Ca. to B. each soles. Is. Cl. to es. per
pair; lobsters, 12.. ta 20e. ; crab., 10e. to 265. ; mackerel, Ilk
108.. 61. per : esau ; native oysters. £lO Vs. per bile bet.

PROVISION.

LONDON, Montlay, Auxuat la.—Tne arrivals last week from
Ireland were 424 Wain. Batter, and 2.487 bales Btcon, tad
from foreign ports 14,85 p4ekaßea Butter, 2,481 balsa and
It 3 boxes Bacou. ii, the Irish Butter market time has been
some bu,iness transacted, finest en:motels at 1181. te 120 s on
boarl, and Corks at 121 s. Brats, 118 s. secanda, 106 e. to 107 s.
Intuit; lad.'!. In foreign tde finest freeh qualities have ad-
vanced 41. to Bs. ptr cwt., best Dutch 1225. to 1241. The
Bacon market ruled firm, and the implies being lueufficient
for tbe wand. an advance of 2a. per cut was realised on
all ,]escl lot one. there is more 'lnquiry for Lard, sale, made
of beat ',laddered at 705., and Kegs at We. on boar.i.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1873-08-23

OLD HILL.

WOMKN'S QOARRRIAI.—At the Police Court, on Wed-
nesday, before Messrs. F. W. G. Burrs and N. Bing
ley,
Jane friest was charged with assaulting hlsa Trotuana
in the 12th. Complainant said she was going down the
street, when defendant struck her without any proton,-
Sou. She also struck witness's child sod made its nose
bleed. Fitted Is and costs ; in default seven days.
Assauur ON A Boy—Samuel Johnson. a rough-look-
ing fellow, wan chimp 1 with assaulting Mark Bannister,
on the 16th inst. Compiainaut saal be was driting his
cut along the road whtu defendant caste up to Min, and
without saying a word, stru.k iiim nu the side of the
head with his fist, And knocked iiim down. Defendant,
who pleaded guilty, won fisted Ns mid roots; in default
21 dap.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1873-08-23

THOMAS HANSON,

(OF THE "STORES," UNION PLSSAGE),

Begs to tender his warmest Thanks to the Public of Birmingham for the very
liberal support awarded him in the Beer Trade during the last eleven years, and
to intimate that he has now purchased that oldsestablished Wine and Spirit
Trade carried on at

T HE
NEWMARKET INN,

50, WORCESTER-STREET,

BIRMING II A M,

For the purpose of @applying hie customers with

PRICE ONE PENNY.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1873-08-23

WITH TUE
MINES AND MINERALS TIit:REUNDER,

SITUATE AT
TH K U lIN , near 11.4 ESUIr EN.
rpo be SOLD by AUCTION. by Mr. S.
.1. LEONARD, at tee Saw:sato:4x Roast, Has.
owes, on Tumour, the 2ad day of Skirls:Anna, 1873,
at Six o'clock in the evening, subject to conditions then
tube produced. the undermentioned Valuable
HOLD PROPERTIES, with the whole of the MINES
and MINERALS thereunder, in the following or such
other lots as may be agreed upon at the tame of sale.
LOT I,—All that Valuable, well-accmitomed, Old
Licensed PUBLIC-HOUSE and PREMISES, known
as the Loyal Lodge of Free Divers Inn,- situate at
The Furnace, near Halethwen, aforeeaid, containing
kitchen, shop, three bedrooms, large club room. wish
VIAL over, brewhuuse, pantry, three cellars, stable,
garden, and other appurtenances thereto, now in the
occupation of Reuben Parsons. Also all that DWELIi-
ISti HOUSE adjoining, in the occupation of Joseph
Nock, the whole containing an area of 750 square yds.
or thereabouts.

••• .....
LOT 2.—WE those Four FREEHOLD MEW-TAGER
or DWELLING HOUSES, aujoing Lot 1, with the
nailshops, gardens, piggeries, and other appurtenances,
in the occupation of George Male, Janson iromans,
Daniel Jones, and Yhineas Parsons, at the annual rental
of 627 6s, and containing an area of 725 square yards.
or thereabouts.

Loy I.—All those three FREEHOLD MESSUAGE S
or Dwelling Boasts adjoining Lot 3, with two nailshops
gardens, and other appurtenances thereto, in the elect,
paun of Charles White, John Price, and 1 hoe.
Wyley, at the anneal rental of £l9 Is 4d., and„con•
taming 310 square yds. or thereabouts.
Lot 4.— AU those two FREEHOLD FIELDS of
LAND adjoining lots I, 2, and 3; also Land of the
Right HUD. Lord Lyttelton and‘blr. S. T. Weston; and
the river gtour, and containing with the half river, an
area of 2a Or lop, or thereaboute..
For farther particulars. and to inspect plan, apply to
Mr. T. Homer, Solicitor, Brierley Hill and Colley Hate
or the Auctioneer, Cradley Heath.

LYE }FMB, Near BTOUBBRIDGE.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1873-08-23

A SAD TRAGEDY.

A shocking murder was committed on Suhday even-
ing in the village of Arlingham, about 12 miles from
Glocester, and within a mile of the River Severn.
. . .

The naine of the murderer is Edward Bits, about 22
years of age, the eldest eon of a wi low re -Ming at the
Church term, Arlieghani. Since the death of his
father, about two years an, Butt has mana,4ed the
farm for h.e mother. For more than • sear he '
has been paying his acdiresses to a yourg girl
Lamed Amelia Phipps, who resid-d with her
brother, Mr. Thi nias Phipps, at the West-end farm,
in the same village. Though she allowed him to visit
her and to take her out occasionally, Mies Phipps did
not reciprocate tee warm feelings which Butt enter-
tained towards her. This led to frequent quarrels
between them, in the course of which Butt wee more
than once heard to use threats towards her. On
Sunday week she declined to acccmpany him on a
drive, and they again quarrelled. All last week he
was noticed to be rather strange in his manner.
Sunday last was what ir known in the Leighburhood as "Arlingham Feast ' and some friends
fri in a distance raid the Phil p's a visit. They
were joined in the latter part f the day by
Butt, who accompanied Miss Phipps to her brother's
house between eight and nine in the evening. After
seeing the friends leave for home and bidding them
good-bye, Butt and the young girl remained standing
on the lawn in front of her brother's house. He asked
her to go to Glocester with him the next day, but she
declined, alleging as • reason that she had promised to
accompany her brother in-law. He again asked her to
ace impany him, but she again refused in more decided
terms. lu the heat of pased in Butt threatened to
stab her. The girl, frightened, called to her
brother in-law, Mr. Merritt, who came out upon
he lawn and remonstrated with Butt. As he walked
sway Miss Phipps told Butt she would never go
out with him again. A minute afterwards Merritt
was startled by the report of a gun close at hand, and
on runn ng up to the spot where 137 s sister in-law had
been standing a moment before be saw her stretched
upon the era's. She had been shot in the neck jest
below the ear, ard a portion of her low. r jaw bad been
blown away. Shots were found to have pedetrated
the fingers of ce e of b. r As though she had
raised it to save herself. The girl, who was unable to
articulate a word, expired in less than live minute..
Search being made upon the diwn, a eingl.-barrelled
gun, identified as belonging to Butt, was found open
the grass near the spot where the girl had fallen. Butt
decamped immediately after tiring the gun, and it is
supposed that he has drowned himself in the Severn.
An inquest was held on Tuesday. and the jury re-
turned a verdict of wilful murder against Butt.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1873-08-23

FAREWELL MEETING TO THE
REV. NEWMAN HALL.

In London, on Monday evening, a large number of
the menobers compoeing the congregation met LI the
Surrey (Mewl eremieee, for the purpoee of bidding
farewell to the Re. Newman Hall on his approach-
ing visit to America. A social tea proceeded the
more formal business, taking place in the school
, room, where no effort at decoration had been made
with the exception of the presence of a vase filled with
flowers on eachtable.
An exodus to the chapel followed the meal, when the
brio f interval during which the congregation was being
seated was devoted to the execution of an excellent
selection of organ mutic.
' The customary short religious service having been
held, the prayeis of the congregation being directed
specially in favour of the Rev. Mr. Hall, the latter,
after a brief reference to his health, which he declared
to lie precarious, entered with some detail into the
or iris to which the &Hails of the chapel are now ap-
prsactdo.g. He had been much interested in the arrange-
meet, for the new church, all his rnergio-s having been
directed to cat ry out the church on a sc ale com en eneurate
with the traffitione of the Surrey Chapel. Mu oh money
bad been expendedin its e relopment —more in fact tb an
they at firet expected it would hemu their power to epond
—the difficulty in this particular having been removed
by the aid of mane generous don re. The subeeri otiens
ead in eighteen months reached the sum of 4:20,000.
(applauae)—the contract with the builders was already
signed and for its eventual cost of 000 had been
subscribed the hum of 4:30,000. There being two
more years before the money became due, he cal-
culated on there being ample time hi eupply the
deficit. The rev. gehtleman entered into some
detail, on this point, and took occasion to point
I out that the coat of the new chapel would
speedily be written oft by a flow of sub-
scriptions. In further arguing that this result would be
attained if the congregation remained passive, he de-
clared that the aseumption on his part was a confident
one that its members had been so long accustomed to
give, that they would experience a Renee of discomfort
if debarred from subscribing—(laughter)—a committee
to attaiot which object would be immediately formed.
The speaker concluded by briefly adverting to his
American visit, and declared that if invited to t reach
during his contemplated tour he would devote the pro-
ceeds to the chapel fund. (Cheere.)
Soule of the elders of the chapel having addressed the
meeting in speecees, the chief points of which were
complimentary allneions to the rev. gentleman, the
latter replied, and the proceedings were subsequently
brought to a roe with a religious service similar to
that which hail opened them.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1873-08-23

EXECUTION IN IRELAND.

Edward Walsh, who murdered his wife on the 27th
April hod. was executed at Castlebar on Tuesday
morning. S nee the commission of the crime the Roman
Catnolic clergy and the sisters of mercy have been in
constant attendance on him, affording him every reli-
gious consolation, and pre. lains him to meet his fate.
tie bade "good•bye" to his children on Monday, and
the inter' ice was most sifectii g, the condemned man
asking as a last vouelit that nix son, • boy of about
six years of age, might he allowed to come and kiss
him in the coffin. On Tuesday, after praying with
his spiritual adviser again for a considerable time, and
partaking of the holy communion, he was pinioned,
and at eight o'clock was taken frtm his cell to the
place where the executioners (Smith and Mombrey)
were waiting. The procemaion moved to the foot of
the scaffold, which was 14 feet high, the trap door
being 4 fret lowtr. Calmly, thous h terribly affected,
the c.invict ascended it, and with emotion spoke as
follows :

I offer you my life In atonement for my past sins. I hope
God may have m.rcy on my soul. lam &fling before my God,
sod I now deny the report given out about having policemen
In my house. I forgive thtm from my heart, in hopes that
Go i may forgive me.

While mounting the scaffold he called out, "Lord have
mercy on me," and continued to do Co in a firm voice
till the halt was drawn. Without the least sign of pain
or one convulsive groan, his body ewang lifeless.