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The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-02-27

THE OPERATIONS IN BIIRMATI.

In the HOUSE OF LORDS, Feb. 22nd, the Earl of
Kimberley proposed a resolution sanctioning the
charging upon the revenues of India of the expenses of
the military operations in Burmah. He admitted the
impossibility of continuing the relations with the late
Burmese King in the unsatisfactory state to which they
had been brought, and intimated that, concurring in
the advice of Lord Dufferin that Burmah should be
annexed, her Majesty's Government had given direc-
tions that the country should be retained under the
direct administration of the British Crown: The cost
of the operations was not expected to exceed £400,000,
though for the next three or four years there
was likely to be a deficit of £20,000 or 00,000.
—Lord Harris expressed satisfaction with the
announcement which the Government had made
of their intention to appoint a joint committee to
inquire into the administration of India and also with
their recognition of the fact that the India,
expedi-
tion had been undertaken solely on the ground of
absolute necessity.—The Duke of Cambridge likewise
expressed approval of the course taken by both the late
and the present Government, and spoke in eulogistic
terms of the conduct of our troops in Burmah.—The
Earl of Northbrook concurred in the view that
annexation had become a necessity; and in the course
of further discussion the Marquis of Salisbury remarked
that the expedition had been clearly shown to be a
matter of necessity, and not one undertaken through
greed of conquest or for the extension of commerce.
—lntimately the resolution was agreed to.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-02-20

SOCIALIST MANIFESTO.

The General Council of the Social Democratic
Federation have issued a manifesto inviting attendance
at a mass meeting of employed and unemployed
workers in Hyde Park on Sunday next, to demand that
the Government should take steps for the relief of
the distress. The manifesto contains proposals that
no Government servant should be employed at
current wages for more than eight hours a day; that
certain Crown and other lands should be put in cul-
tivation ; that such works as the building of artisans'
dviellings, the embankment of rivers, and the cm-
struotion of canals should be begun at once; that
light relief works for women should be commenced,
and that free dinners should be given to children in
all Board schools.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-02-20

LONDON, WO

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-02-20

DEPUTATION TO MR. CHILDERS.

An influential deputation of gentlemen from the
West-end Riot Committee and the St. James's Vestry
waited on Mr. Childers on Tuesday with reference to
the recent riots. Lord Algernon Percy, who intro-
duced the deputation, having spoken, and been
followed by other smilers, Mr. Childers said that he
had ordered a searching inquiry as to the cause of the
failure to n32..igtain order, and had also taken the
fullest and most ample means of preventing the
recurrence of such scenes. As to the question of
compensation which had been spoken of, he would lay
the matter before his colleagues.

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THE HOUSE OF LAYMEN OF
CANTU:

The Archbishop of Canterbury on Tuesday opened
the House of Laymen with an address, showing the
directions in which that body could usefully co-operate
with Convocation in reforms affecting the Church.
The system of patronage, the sale of glebe land, the
alleged disproportion of clerical work to incomes, the
formation of a fund for the relief of poor livings, and
the position of the laity were subjects worthy of the
attention of the new House, and for which be invoked
considerate candour and calm discussion. His Grace
and the bishops having withdrawn, Lord Selborne was
elected chairman and Mr. Spottiswoode vice-chairman
of the House.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-02-20

TERRIFIC EXPLOSION AT COVENTRY:

A terrific boiler explosion occurred early on Tues-
darmorning at Exhall Colliery, near Coventry. A
loud report was heard many miles away, and it was
soon ascertained that one of the large boilers in use
at the colliery had exploded with terrific force,
shattering workshops 4nd everything else with which
it came in contact, and severely injuring one of the
fireman and another workman. The boiler, which
was a comparatively new one, was blown completely
out of its bed, a large portion of it being found in a
field 700 yards away. The glass in the engine shed
was shattered, and a portion of the manager's house
wrecked, the roof being lifted from a room in which a
child was sleeping, who escaped unhurt. Four largo
coal waggons were blown over and wrecked. The
damage is estimated at £3OOO.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-02-20

DEATH OF PRINCIPAL TIILLOCH.

Principal Tulloch, of St. Andrew's University, died
at Torquay at ten o'clock on Saturday morning. The
deceased, who was an eminent theologian ard author,
was born in 1823, in the parish of Tibberrauir, Perth-
shire, where his father was parieh minister. He
studied theology at St. Mary's College, St. Andrew's,
of which he has been principal since 1854. Between
1845 and 1854 he was a parish minister; and in 1855
his essay on "Theism "won the second gteat Burnett
Prize of £6OO. He has been a frequent and brilliant
contributor to the quarterly reviews and magazines,
chiefly on theological and historical subjects; and he
has also written several books on such subjects as
"English Puritanism and its Leaders," "Rational
Theology and Christian Philosophy in the Seventeenth
Century," "The Christian Doctrine of Sin," &c.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-02-20

ROWLEY REGI.S.

• i•HE LOCAL BOLBD AND THE GAS QDRETION
gr W. Bassano, JP, presided •at the meeting:of
tis Board on Monday afternoon. The Chairman
Ftated the result of the ratepayers meeting on this
qua.stiop held last we -k, and said that according to
postom Mr. Cave demanded a poll, and he had been
ri.qupsted by several ratepayers to withdraw his
(1,,..m51id, but he bed blankly refused. If the poll
w,s pen.istd,,in, it would cost the ratepayers about
470 or .230, and this would be the outcome of the
,-orkiog• man's desire to save the money of the
Lt ep aye ri. After a long dis..nission, in which
eterrd mombers expressed a desire to meet the
direotor4 of the gas company and arrange for a
oauditimtion of some of the clauses so as to sq.ve
,11.3 expense of the poll, it was decided to adjourt,
th-) niteting for that purpou.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-02-20

THE FUTURE OF BURMA:

News from Rangoon, data Monday, says that
Lord Dufferin has lost no time in arriving at a de-
cision in regard to the future government of Upper
Burmah. After r. careful consideration of the facts
submitted to him, aided by the knowledge gained by
personal observation and inquiry, he has decided that
the country is not yet ripe for the establishment of a
system of civil administration and law. The military
occupation and martial law will, therefore, continue
as at present until November next. The garrison
will consist of 10,000 men, British and Indian troops,
under the supreme command of General Prender-
gast. The Viceroy has also recognised the necessity
of promptly enforcing British authority in the Shan
hill country, whither a strong expeditionary force
will be despatched with the least possible delay.

Mr. Marjoribanks, the new Comptroller of the
Household, has been re-elected for Berwickshire.
Mr. Bear suggested that the subject should be re-
ferred to a preliminary conference.
After a discussion, it was resolved to postpons the
debate, and Mr. Leadam was requested to read a paper
on the subject at a future conference.
A conversation then ensued on Land Law Reform.

THE SOCIALIST DISTUMiNOES
IN LONDON?
To‘sards the latter „ end- kg
..4)asio week there was
almost, a corriplete;cessatioti 'bf the "scares," which
' earlierhadfollowedaireoutbreakof the Monday. Strong
etpressed both by the Press and the
as to the apparent inactivity of the Home
Office in regard either to the occurrences themselves,
or the culpability of the ringleaders. This was,
however, partially set at rest by the announcement
that the following gentlemen had been appointed to
assist Mr: Childers in his inquiry into the conduct of
the police with regard to the disturbances: Lord
Wolseley, Lord Edward Cavendish, M.P., Sir Henry
Holland, M.P., and Mr. C. T. Ritchie, M.P. The first
meeting was held on Monday.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-02-20

EMIGRATION] TO QUEENSLAND

FE4ALE DOME', TO SERV INTF4 are in peat
clonamv!. :in,' receive A.:4re* varyin; from ±2O to £5O
irr ~11111111 vll lodgittx Applic, nts must
betsv,;;: ;.7 I,:nd years f sge of good
ch.tr.:eter
- Fn. pai;gag-es n-a rantel y Ftra-ciers rin Black-
Londou, every lOttuight ou payme3t of for ship

For foirna of application apply to
THP: lIGENT-GKNERA.L Fu QUEENSLAND
1. Westrnineter Chainbt.re,
Victoria 7'treet London, 4.W.

,tiTANTED, LADIES foul YOTING MEN, to
V take ploasaut woaK at tr Own ilomos.
24 a day eas,ly mad:!.. Work seat by Pa-cell Post
No canvassing.
THU ALBERTYPE Co.

448, EDGWARE ROA.D, LONDON, Nti.

rimlx Directors of a 141,d0u Joi •'!tuck C 7C
I. quire a District RAN La Elit or STOU itl3 RI DOE
Salary £l2O per annum and :::)innaissi,)a
tir4 ".airman," 2 & 3, Salisbury Cart
Fleet 8 London, RIC.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-02-20

REDPATII with SACHEM

we may have no cause% to regret on the day of race
rt:o coming of Mr. Peck's Saraband for the 2000
Guineas caused offers respecting Minting and Or-
iliJnde to Le extended; if the Duke of West.
winter's candidate,
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-02-20

8.,91RAT BODILY, NERVE, MENTAL, AND DIEIEBIIIIII
O follows the flee of PEPPER'S QUININE AND
4i"s!‘l: Tosio. By infusing new life into he nerves, ea-
tye,.ii-g tie blood, and stiengibening, he muscular
r-f
61--flu; P.lmptons of weakness disappear, appetite, ris-
eai:: tatigne ceases, and recruited health results. Insist
2 Pepper's Tonic. It can now be obtained in
480116(1..b0t11e5. Bold everywhere. It costs about lid
moat
Irat
ihair traBLII DIEOOYERY TOR TES 11AIR.—I fbore
11 13 turning grey or white, or falling off, us e
kezinan Hair Renewer," for it will 'yeti:6Fri restore
triltrY Ca" Grell or White hair to its Men 1 colour,
14"- 4:41t leaving the disagreeable amp af most
...41_eetorere." It makes the hair charmineY beautiful,
"'uv!ell as promoting the growth of the ha a bald
47, iwhere the glands are not decayed. Ask your
keet:es.t for " THZ MEICIOA, HAIR hENEW. KR," sold
Uhemists and Perfumers everywhere at as. 6d. Wl
aisA ,
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Nemo% depot removed to 88, isrsiegdes
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-02-20

CONVOCATION OF CANTERBURY.

At the first sitting of the new Convocation of Can-
terbury on Tuesday, the Bishop of Gloucester initiated
a discussion on Church Reform by moving the ap-
pointment of a Committee of the whole House to
draw up a memorial on the subject. In seconding
the motion, which was eventually adopted, the
Bishop of Peterborough repudiated all sympathy with
the crude and doctrinaire schemes of reform of which
so much had lately been heard. The Bishop of
London predicted a very formidable attack upon the
Church before many years had passed, and advocated
the formation of a National Council to represent the
whole Church in the Island, and the union of the
Convocations of Canterbury and York.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-02-20

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long-lost comp:esion, bring back the keen edge of
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health, the whole physical eLergy of the human frame.
These are "FACTS"aemitted by thousands embracing
all classes of Society, and one of the best guarantees to
the Nervous and Debilitated is, BEECHAM'S PILLS
have the largest sale of any Patent Medicine in the
world.

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the words. "iiKECHAIII'S PILLS, at, Helen's," are on
the Government Stamp affixed to each box ol the Pills
if not on, they are a t rgery.
Prepared only, end sold wholesale and retail, by the
proprietor, T. Beecham, Chemist, at. Helen's
Lancashire, in boxes at is. 14d. and 2s. 9d. each, Seu
post free tor 15 or 36 stamps.
Sold by all Druggists and Patent Medicine Dealers
in the United Kingdom.
N.B.—Full Directions are given with each box.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-02-20

BREAD KNIFE and ISOBAR.

For the Liverpool Grand National Steeplechase,
foo Oood, an Irish candidate, was all the rage, and
from 25 to 1 weight of money brought the "Howe
ituler' down to 7to 1 taken. This animal for a
Ion; time has been considered a "rod in pickle,"
tlecefore should not be allowed to run loose.
Roquefort, last year's winner, also came in for
genuine support, and was backed to win a fort-ane
down to 10 to 1; but after his exhibition at War—
sick this past week, the odds on offer were a little
!,asier, on the other hand his stable companion
Sachem became a better favorite, and if I couple
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-02-20

THE CONDITION OF THE
UNEMPLOYED.
THE MANSION HOUSE FUND.

It is a forttriate thing that the disgraceful riots of
last week hare been attributed by the benevolent to
their proper source, and have not been allowed to
interfere with the flow of generous help to the Man-
sion House Fund in aid of those who are deserving
of help in their enforced idleness owing to the excep-
tional depression. On SundSy last the fund amounted
to no less than £30;000, including the very handsome
additions from the Penn family.
The Lord Mayor, received a letter from Mr. Wil-
liam Penn, of the eminent engineering firm at Green-
wich, slating that he and his family were anxious
particularly to relieve the distress at Greenwich,
Deptford, and Lewisham, and asking
.wiletlikr his
lordship would accept from Mrs. t,painnl, £1000;
Messrs. John Penn and Sons, "fr.Al6OO ; and Mr. F.
Stokes, XlOO, a fltØtbdevoted to those par-
ticular distridt?;b.natilio accord them a share of the
general fut.' The Lord Mayor gratefully accepted
the munificent offer.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-02-20

FOOTBALL.

KLDDERMINSTER AND DEDITWICII CUP,
SEMI-FINAL.

Stourb,idge Standard and Brockmoor Harriers
pliv ed on' Saturday last on the Chester Road Ground,
Kidderminster, in the semi-final match for the above
cup. The game resulted in a victory for the
San lard by one goal to nil 'This team will have
to in et lialesowon in the final on March 6th, and
tl- e match will be played at Stourbridge or Kidder-
minster.

EPP'S COCOA.—GRATEFUL AND COMFORTING —"By a
thorough knowledge of the natural laws which govern
the operations of digestion and nutrition, and by a care-
ful application of the fine properties of well selected
Cocoa, Yr. Epps has provided our breakfast tables with
a delicately flavoured beverage which may save us
tuany heavy doctors' bills. It is by the judicious use of
uch articles of diet th t a eonstitution may be gradu-
ally built up until strong enough to resist every tend-
ency to disease. Hundreds of subtle maladies are
floating around us ready to attack wherever there is a
weak point We may escape many a fatal shaft by
keeping ourselves well fortified with pure blood and a
properly nourished frame." Civil Service Gazette.—
illade simply with boiling water or milk Sold only in
pickets, labelled--"Jemas EPPS & Co., Homoeopathic
Lhemists, London."— Also makers of Epps's Afternoon
Chocolate Essence
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-02-20

POTATO.

COALS.


A good supply of potatoes on sale. There was a moderato
demand at the annexed rates_; Magnttm bonums, 60s to
lops • regents, 70s to 110 s ; Vietorias, 60s to 80s; and
champions, 60a to 70a per ton.

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- steady business was done in house coals at last Prioes-
Hartleys unaltered. Ravensworth West Hartley, 14s gd ;
Wallsend Horton, 15s; Wallsend Tyne, unscreened, lls ;
Wallsend Hutton, 17s; Wallsend Hetton L3ons, 15s ;
Wsllsend 1 ambton, 1s 6d• Wallsend Wear, 15e ; Walls-
end Tees, 17s. Arrived, 33 (sold. 12: as contracts, itc.„,,
31): at sea. rik
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-02-20

A STEAMER BURNT IN THE
CHANNEL.

The steamship Caledonia, of Glasgow, was on
Saturday burnt in the English Channel. The vessel,
which was owned by Messrs. Macbeth and Grey, of
Glasgow, was bound from Batoum to Dunkirk with
a cargo of petroleum. By some means the cargo
became ignited, and as the flames spread rapidly the
master, Captain Tofte, and the crew, 20 in number,
took to their boats on Saturday afternoon. The
Caledonia was then 60 miles south-west of the Start,
and was a mass of flames. The man who discovered
the fire was much burnt, as he had to run through the
flames to make his escape when the vessel- was
abandoned. The crew of the Caledonia were rescued
by the steamer Richard Kelsall, which landed them
at Portland.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-02-20

PECULIAR WILLS,

People's wills, rsays the Echo, have always had a
tendency to be of a nature which "no fellow can
understand." That of the Duke of Somerset, pub-
lished this week, gives an estate to his daughter, Lady
Gwendolin Ramsden, albeit his brother, now second
peer of the realm, only succeeds--to support the
dukedom—to an estate yielding about one-seventh of
that of Sir John Ramsden (Lady G.'s husband),
whose property was computed at £120,000 a year
when he succeeded to it at the age of four, in 1839;
and Huddersfield (all of which he owns, save one
house, it is said) has grown since then. It is remark-
able to what extent members of the House of Lords
have, considerfng their numbers, managed to keep
their h;ads sufficiently above water; bat if peers by
will denude their dignities, as some have done of late
years, the weekly bills of their successors will become
a serious difficulty. The eighth Earl of Chesterfield.
(now dead) thus found himself in 1871 in the miser-
able plight of inheriting a peerage without a penny or
an*P accompanying it.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-02-20

PUBLIC NOTICES

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Sold everywhere in Mid tins.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-02-20

THE BRITISH BAYONET AND
CAVALRY SWORDS.

The following has been issued from the War
Office for publication: "The present pattern cavalry
sword was approved on the report of a committee in
1884, of which Mt. Mappin, M.P., of the firm of
Messrs. Turton and Sons, of Sheffield, and Mr.
Lathom, of the firm of Messrs. Wilkinson and Sons,
swordmakers, of Pall-Mall, were members. A large
supply to replace the old pattern was required, and
an order to the full extent of his manufacturing power,
for three years, was given to the only English manu-
facturer in the trade who is capable of executing
a large order. The Government factory at Enfield
was employed to the full extent of its power,
and an order for the remaining number required
was given to German manufacturers, after a very
stringent and satisfactory trial of their blades. Tbe
German price was somewhat lower than the English.
The English contractor has applied to be allowed ,te
deliver German blades for a large portion of his con-
tract, owing ,'to the difficulty of getting his English
blades to stakd the test. No such difficulty, however,
is found in making swords at the Government manu-
factory at Enfield, where the whole of the sword-steel
used is supplied by Messrs. Firth and Son, of Sheffield.
In regard to bayonets, a statement,•as promised bf
Mr. Northeote in the House of Commons, will be pre'
seated to Parliament as soon as all those in the ban"
of the troops have been re-tested."

LIFE.
Come, track with me this little vagrant en,
Wandering_ its wild course from the monntarn's

breast?
Now with a brink fantastic, heather-drest,
And playing with the stooping flowers at will;
Now moving scarce, with noiseless step and still;
Anon it seems to weary of its rest,
And hurries on, leaping with sparkling zest
Adown the ledges of the broken hill.
So let us live. Is not the life well spent
Which loves the lot that kindly Nature weaves
For all inheriting, or adorning, earth?
Which throws light pleasure over true content,
Blossoms with fruitage, flowers as well as leaves,
And sweetens wisdom with a taste of mirth?
—Thomas Doubleday.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-02-20

THE HOUSEHOLD TREASURE.—Safe but certain in
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sWeetens everything, expels dirt, softens water, preserve
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KINGSWINFORD.

Bottom BOARD NOMINATION. On Wednesday
afternoon Mr. Thomas Wall attended at Brierley .
ail!, and received the following no tinati,ns :—Mr.
William BarloA, Mr. Cornelius Blacksba,w, Mr.
ariid Bryce, Mr. Henry Carder, Mr. Gilh?rt If (Airy '
(!laughton, Mr. James Eccleston, Mr. Witlimn
Freer, Mr. Reuben Plant, Mr, John Stevens, t,,
ttev. Josiah tone, and the Rev. R. H. Streeten
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There are nine vacancies.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-02-20

SENTENCES ON RIOTERS.

A labourer named Warman, who was one of the
men found in possession of jewellury that had been
stolen from North Audley-street on the Bth inst., was
sentenced at the Middlesex Sessions on Monday to
six months' imprisonment with bard labour. Three
of the mob who paraded the City on leaving the
Trafalgar-square meeting, and broke some wiLdows,
were brought up at the Guildhall on Monday, and
sentenced, two to two months' imprisonment each, and
one to one month,
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-02-20

WAR OFFICE INSTRUCTIONS.

The War Office authorities have, it is understood,
issued a memorandum to the commanding officers of
volunteer corps in London, asking for particulars of
the safety of armouries and magazines, and the pro-
bable number of men who would be available to re-
press civil tumults in extraordinary emergencies. The
memorandum has been received by the commanding
officers of corps of all arms in Middlesex, the City of
London, Tower Hamlets, and certain parts of Surrey.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-02-20

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FOREIGN LIVE STOCK AND FRESH
MEAT.

The arrivals of live stock and fresh meat at Liver-
pool during the past week from American and Cana-
dian ports amounted to 1098 cattle, 3QO sheep, 8718
quarters of beef, and 285 carcases of mutton, and the
c;?nveying steamers were as follows: Norseman, 529
cattle and 912 quarters of beef; Helvetia, 269 cattle,
300 sheep, and 2460 quarters of beef; Baltimore,
300 cattle; Samaria, 1170 quarters of beef; British
Princess, 1056 quarters of beef and 80 carcases of
mutton ; Germanic, 760 quarters of beef and 55 car-
cases of mutton; Alaska, 1620 quarters of beef and
100 carcases of mutton; and Baltic, 740 quarters
of beef and 50 carcases of mutton. The total
figures, in comparison with thosei of the preceding
week, show a slight increase n the import of live
tfEock, but a decrease in that of fresh meat.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-02-20

& LIGHT-KEEPER'S STORY.

A startling story comes from Morgan City,
Louisiana, and is told by Third Assistant-Keeper
Leach, of the Ship Shoal Station Lighthouse, on the
Gulf of Maim He says: "I was third- and Mr.
Dunn was principal keeper of the lighthouse. We
had started the first and second assistant-keepers up
the Atchafalaya bayou for provisions. They didn't
come back, and after waiting five days for their return
—the distance was only about 50 miles—we concluded
that something serious had happened to them. The
morning of the fifth day, while we were staring out-
side, we noticed a boat becalmed to the southward,
and on examination we came to the conclusion that it
was the missing boat belonging to our station. So I
took the dingy and pulled out to her. On getting
alongside I found in her only one man, and he was a
stranger. I asked him where he was going with our
boat. He said he had bought her of three men near
Morgan City for 100 dole. I told him our first and
second assistant-keepers had gone up the bay in
her; and we hadn't seen them since, and that
I proposed to take him to the station.
He made no resistance. For three days we fed and
watched him, hearing nothing from the missing
keepers. The fourth night Dann was in the watuli-
room and I lay asleep below in my own room. I
was awakened by a terrible pain in my head and
found myself bleeding and the stranger standing over
me with a hatchet, giving it to me as fast as he could.
I yelled ' Murder ! 'jumped up, called to Dunn to
come down and help, and bad no sooner got the words
out of my mouth than the stranger out with a revolver
and began firing. Three balls struck me and I fell
in a faint. Dunn in the meantime had hurried down
and armed himself, but when he got to the foot of
the stairway all was quiet and dark in my room and
he could not hear anything. He crept cautiously into
the small room where the small lamps were kept and
past a skylight that caught the gleam of the big
lantern. The stranger was watching for hifi and
banged at him through my window, hitting
him in the right shoulder. Dunn fired
back into the darkness in the direction of the
flash and the stranger shot him twice more, again in
the right shoulder and in the right side. Dunn- fell
over, but got up at once, and just then I came to and
called him. We heard nothing more otg the stranger
for some minutes, and then discovered that he had
gone aloft into the watch-room. We barricaded the
stairway, covered the skylight, and then turned to
estimate damages. I was ready to faint again from
loss of blood. Half my face was gone, just as ydu see
it, and I had three pistol wounds. Poor Dunn was
'leering principally from the two bullet wounds in
his shoulder. Each of us had to use one left hand in
binding up as best we could each other's wounds. The
next day we took our prisoner to Morgan City, and he
is now in gaol.'

'Why didn't you come when I ran?" said Texas
lady to her domestic. "Because I didn't he'ah de
bell." Hereafter when you don't bear the bell you
must come and tell me se "Yes. mum."
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-02-20

THE CLAIMS OF THE TRADESPEOPLE.

At the Marlborough-street Police-court on Satur-
day a number of tradesmen and others residing in
the West-end of the metropolis waited by arrange-
ment upon Mr. Mansfield, the presiding magistrate,
to press their claims against the county for the losses
they sustained during the riots on Monday last. A
list of the claims has been prepared by Mr. Bernard
Abraham, the hon. secretary to the committee that
was formed on Friday at the St. James's Vestry Hall
for the purpose of endeavouring to get compensation.
In all about 200 claims have been made out, amount-
ing in the aggregate to £ll,OOO. Among the
claimants are Baron de Rothschild, Lady Scott, Lord
Reay, Earl Percy, the Duke of Wellington, the Duke
of Cambridge, Sir Julian Goldsmid, Lord Robartes,
and the Marquis de Lavelette. About 140 claims are
for sums of and under £3O. The other claims vary
in amounts from £3O to as much as £2370 in the
case of Mr. J. M. Pickett, and Messrs. Purvis and
Bishop claim £ll7O, and Mr. A. C. Orchard £1025.
Mr. Abraham said he had been desired by the com-
mittee to ask what course should be adopted by those
who had sustained damage under .C3O. In cases
where the damage did .not exceed that amount, it
seemed that the proper plan to pursue was to give
notice to the high constable. Some doubt had, how-
ever, arisen as to who that official was, and a:3 com-
mittee were, therefore, anxious to know upon whom
'the notices required by the act should be served. Mr.
Mansfield said that there was certainly an Act for the
abolition of the office of high constable. (Laughter.)
He could only say that in case of there being no high eon-
etable the statute provided that process was to be served
upon the chief constable or other high officer of the police
of the county for the time being. As a matter of
fact, where the damage was done, in the west end of
the town, was not in London at all, but in West-
minster, which was in Middlesex. Mr. Abrahams
said he took it, as far as the learned magistrate could
assist them, that duplicate notices should be served
on Sir E. Henderson and the Clerk of the Peace for
Middlesex. Mr. Mansfield said he could not see that
Sir E. Henderson could have anything to do in the
matter. They should remember that Westminster
was not a county by itself. He must decline to give
any decision in tLe matter. No doubt full informa,
firm' upon the mater might be obtained at the
Sessions. The claimants then handed in their informa-
tions, and, having duly a,tested them, retired,
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-02-20

LYE.

STAMBER MILL DIWIATIC SOCIETY. W,: have
oeen requested by Mr H. Brooks, secretary to the
-Above society, to state that the receipts at the per-
!:,rroance at he Temperance Hell, on the Bth, for
the benefit of the poor of the Lye, amounted to £1.3
16s 2.1, and the expenses to £4 Is Od. Tho balance
£l.l 15s 2d, waA handed over to the Lye Relicf
Committee on Wednesday last.

SPORTING NOTES.
(By our Sporting Correspondent.)

LINCOLN HANDICAP & GRAND NATIONAL

No ,v that we daily approach the legitimate
season, speculation on the spring events becomes
of a more heavy description. This past week Royal
Hampton, engaged in the Lincolnshire Handicap,
it )vill be remembered, ran third in last year's
psoin. Derby, came with a bound in the betting to
t to 1, and considering the horse's class, his irri-
post ot 8 stone for a 4-year old is a lenient one.
Bread Knife after receiving rough usage at the
ilw,ds of the metallicians, being driven to 30 to 1
offaed, owing to a report that the youngster was
coughing, was restored to favour after the stable
commissioner had accepted 1000 to 60 several times
about the Maiton candidate's chance. Eastern
Emperor was rather quiet in the market; but there
vius money for Cormeille and Kilcreene, both of
-whom have a coming appearance. Runnymede
ant Isobar had inquiries, and are a dangeroub pair.
However, at present,. Ido not see any reason to
alter my last week's opinion—
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-02-20

A SOCIALIST LEADER CONTRADICTED.

It has been recently stated by Mr. Ilyndman and
others that great distress ex;sted in the engineering
trade in the London distriet, and that the Amalga-
mated Society of Engineers had been obliged to make
a call of is. 9d. per week on each of its members in
work, in order to support those who are out of em-
ployment. The council of the society state that these
statements are entirely untrue. The number of
members in the London district is 6218, and of these
only 212, or 3 1-3 per cent., are out of work, this
being a far smaller number than during the depres-
sion which existed in the trade in 1879. The funds
of the society are amply sufficient to meet all claims,
and no call whatever has been or need be made upon
individual members.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-02-20

WORDSLEY.

TEA. PARTY AND ENTERTAINMENT.^A tea party
and entertainment was given in the Drill Hall, on
Monday night, for the bergfit of the Wordsky
Church Schools, the principal otject being to pur
chase bibles. Despita the unpz.ori-iou,. wnttler,
there was a good attendance at the t-a and tke
entertainment. The entertainment was giv-n by
_thss Bouitop, Miss Bourne, Mis Davi-, ‘I
Loixn,s, Mr. Woof, and others. Mi,s Bellhoti
sang her songs in her usual finished manner, and
was very well received. Tie remainder o the
vocalists met with a good reception. The proceed-
ings terminated with a farce, poiformed by some
of the members of the Wordsley Ana,teur Dramatic
Club, en:ltled •'Borrowed plumes." The various
chara.oters were ably sustained throughout, and
caused much merriment A v te of thanks was
accorded to all the ladies and gentlemen who had
taken part in the proceedings.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-02-20

HAGLEY.

STOCK SALE.—Messrs. Oaths, Perrens, and Wool-
dridge had a very large supply of fat stock ht their
sale on Monday last, comprising 65 la,,ad of fat
catth>, 15 store cattle, 300 sheep. an,l 20 fat pigs
The stock was of unnsuAlly good quality, and with
a large attendance of buyers trade was brisk at
n. out last week's rates. Fat oxen made as high
f);1 £22 ss, tleifrs £2l 55.• wether sheep 725, ewes
64, tors 50g 6d, calves 77,'. •

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-02-20

THE LONDON WORKING MEN'S ASSOCIA-
TION.

A meeting of the London Working Men's Associa-
tion has been held to further consider the position of
the labouring classes of the metropolis, and the mea-
sures necesnry to be adopted. The chair was taken
by Mr. George Potter, who said that since the last
meeting he had visited various districts to ascertain
to what extent the distress existed. In connection
with the workmen in most trades he found that never
at any period was such stagnation and depression
known. In all branches of the building trades he
might say there were ten men looking for work where
only one could be employed. In the engineeriag
and iron trades, things were not a bit better, while
of the riverside and dock labourers two•thirds were
unemployed. • He was able to inform the meet-
ing that an important deputation of repre-
sentati 'pa working-men had been appointed to wait
upon Mr. Gladstone to bring before him statements
of the actual condition of affairs, with a view of in-
ducing the Government to take some immediate steps
to grapple with the alarming distress now existing.
After some discussion, a resolution was passed, "That
this meeting deeply regrets that so many of their
fellow working-men are unable to find employment,
and earnestly hopes that Mr. Gladstone will advise
the Government to bring in a bill in the House of
Commons for the construction of public works of
utility and health, such as the formation of embank-
ments on the south side of the Thames, subways, the
erection and improvement of artisans' dwellings, and
other necessary undertakings."
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-02-20

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-02-20

FISIL

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each; codlings, 12s 6d to 218 6d per dozen; native oysters.
14s to 16s per 100; common ditto, £1 to £2 per bushel;
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crimped salmon, 2s 9d to 3s; trout, is 6d to is 8d per lb ;
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pad; lobsters, 133 to 403 per dozen' mullets, 20s to 35s per
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'Life's race well run,
Life's work well done,
Life's crown well won,

Now comes rest.'"

A device of Scotch heather came from the Buceleuch
Habitation of the Primrose League, Dumfries.
Wreaths were also sent by the Earl and Countess of
Lindsay, "A Few Young Tories of Dumfries," the
Ealing and High Wycombe Habitation of the Prim-
rose League, the Weymouth, Dorchester, and For-
dington, Windsor and Eton, Brecon, Staines, and.
High Wycombe Conservative Working Men's Asso-
ciations; "An Australian Conservative," and many
others. A considerable number of persons visited the
churchyard, and on Sunday the services were attended
by many strangers.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-04-24

RELIGIOUS INDIA.

If I (Sir Lepel Griffin) were asked to describe
Hindoo society with the help of but one adjective I
would say that it is religious. In a different and
more dogmatic sense, this equally applies to the
Mahommedan population, but it may be conveniently
excluded from the present consideration. To the
Hindoo the Deity is literally omnipresent. A belief
in the Divine Presence fills his life. From the early
dawn to night everything in nature speaks to him of
the supernatural influences that surround him. The
birds of the air, the snake, the domestic animals—
all are connected with him by subtle links, and furnish
him with omens which he does not think of question-
ing. The quiet forest glades are not silent to him.
In the whispering of the peepul or the banian tree he
is still with the Divinity; and beneath their shade
be does not dare to say what is false. The monkey
in the branches wears the familiar features of his
beloved god Hanuman ; the grove itself may be
haunted by some unknown spirit, kind or maleficent.
His humble meal of unleavened cakes and water is a
sacrifice, only to be taken after due ceremonial
observances. He sees God in the sunshine which
ripens his crop, in the hail that blasts it, in the
lightning and storm that rend the forest. Smallpox
is directly in the cruel hands of the goddess Littli,
Má&, whose wrath must be averted at the Dassehra
festival by propitiatory offerings of clarified butter
and flowers. Inanimate with animate nature is
within the mysterious circle of the supernatural ;
while the spirits of departed men, heroic or evil, or
whom an unkind fate has denied the blessed funeral
rites, roam around their ancient homesteads, to bless
or ban, to profit or to destroy, the men who still live,
but who nevertheless walk hourly hand in hand with
the unseen and eternity.