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The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1888-05-12

JOCULAR SUICIDES.

What, for want of better term, may be called
jodalar suicides, are decidedly on the increase in Paris,
where people shuffle off the mortal coil in a good-
humoured, careless way, which scarcely suits the
tragic nature of the act. The latest suicide of the
kind we allude to is that of a respectable Paris trades-
man; and the poor man's good humour was the more
extraordinary seeing that his rash act was prompted
by a painful malady from which he had been suffer-
ing for some time. On the eve of the day which he
had determined should be his last he inquired of his
housekeeper and servant if they liked to see people
hanging, and on receiving a negative reply he advised
them not to put in an appearance on the follow-
ing morning. Naturally, the question and the
advice were looked upon in the light of a joke; but
on the arrival of the servants the next day the
master's body was found hanging in the passage,
Before carrying out his resolution he had even taken
the precaution of affixing to the outside of his shop
shutters the usual formula when premises are closed
owing to a death in the family—" Ferm6 pour cause
de deces ;" and he had prepared for the undertaker
full instructions regarding the funeral, the number of
mourning carriages that would be needed, and so
forth. To omit nothing, this order-loving tradesm an
did not forget, either, to write to his doctor to inform
him that his attendance would no longer be required.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1888-05-12

CURE OF DEAFNESS.

NOI6ES IN THE EARS,

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1888-05-12

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1888-05-12

GENERAL AND BURGLAR.

Here is the story of an escapade of General
Boulanger when he went to the United States as one
of the Commissioners representing the Republic of
France at the Yorktown Celebration in 1881. With
his aide-de-camp he had rooms at the Continental
Hotel on October 28 of that year. At night he left his
watch and money on a table in a parlour adjoining
his apartments. Next morning he was aroused by a
noise, and detected bald-headed William Connelly,
alias "Buffalo Bill "—not the "Buffalo Bill," of
course—an expert hotel thief, with the watch and
money in his hand. The General sprang up, hastily
seized his sword, and detained Connelly until he was
apprehended. Connelly was—to use an Americanism
•••-.44 railroaded" by a judge who gave him three years
in a country prison.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1888-05-12

THE LATE KING OF OUDE.

"I learn, on the best authority (says the London
correspondent of the Glasgow Herald), that the
troubles of the Indian Government with the ex-King
of Oude do not cease with his death. Besides his
retainers and servants, who formed a town in them-
selves, h supported a large number of persons by his
alms; and now a petition has been presented to Lord
Dufferin, not only to purchase land near the King's
former residence near Calcutta, in order to raise a
suitable mausoleum there, but also to make permanent
provision for the alms which he was in the habit of
bestowing, and to maintain the sundry religious obser-
ances which he supported. Most of the servants have
received sums as commutations for their salaries, and
have been sent home to their native places."

"I BELIEVE you're a fool, John," testily exclaimed
Mrs. Miggs, as her husband unwittingly presented
her with the hot end of a potato-dish, which she
mr,mptly dropped and broke. "Yes," he added, re-
signedly, "that's what the clerk told me when I went
to take out my marriage license."
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1888-05-12

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1888-05-12

DUDLEY.

BANKKUPTCY PETITION —On Twes lay, at the
Dadley Cou my Court, a petition in oankru toy was
illiel by Thomas Cotteral Wedgberr )w, Fite farmer,
,1 Brook Farm, Cr4dley, Here ord, att now police-
covetable, Dudlay.—Nlr. A. W. Barrddale (Dudley)
tha eoliePor for the e3l

M.UNICIPAL CONTIIB-T.—.l Oral 0.1 is to take place
in Castle Ward for the vacan sv tu tie town Council
occasioned by the death of Councillor Hancock.
Diu candidates nominated are Dr. Massiter (Con-
iet vative) and Mr. James Cot.tam (Liht.ral). Th,‘
oiblic work already done by Dr. Messiter entitles
hitn to grateful tecognition, and there can be little
d übt that the honour he no I reeks will be er-
filly eonfe red on him.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1888-05-12

TILE ADMIRALTY.

In answer to Mr. Jennings, Lord G. Hamilton said
it was not intended to create a new office in the
victualling department of the Admiralty at a salary of
£lOOO a year, nor to appoint an assistant financial
secretary to the Admiralty at a salary of £l5OO per
annum.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1888-05-12

A REMARKABLE WAGER.

At the Birmingham Quarter Sessions on Saturday,
William Hastings Toone, son of the late Major Toone,
of the Bengal Army, was convicted of having obtained
a number of postal orders for ss. each by false
pretences and with intent to defraud. It appeared
that in March advertisements appeared in sewral
London papers to the effect that clerks were wanted
at a salary commencing at £l5O per annum, some of
whom might be required to travel abroad. Appli-
cants were to enclose a stamped directed envelope to
W. Tamplin, Bath-road, Birmingham. In accordance
with the advertisement about 3000 persons sent
stamped envelopes to the address, and, in reply to
further communications, many of them sent postal
orders for ss. as requested. Defendant, when
arrested, told the detective that he had advertised
in consequence of a bet made with a friend that he
would obtain 5000 letters in answer to an advertise-
ment, of which 3000 should cqntain postal orders, in
order to prove the gullibility of the English public.
The defendant was in a good position and not in need
of money, and witnesses proved the truth of his story
about the wager. The jury returned a verdict of
guilty, wherupon the Recorder said be was of opinion
that there was no evidence of fraud, and he should
bind defendant over in two sureties of £5O each for
good behaviour and to appear at the next quarter
sessions if called upon..
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1888-05-12

BLOWN UP INTO A TREE.

From the official report of the Dacca tornado it
appears that 118 persons were killed, excluding those
drowned, and that 1200 wounded were treated. The
amount of the damage to property is estimated at
R 5.6,78,428. Three hundred and fifty-eight houses
were completely destroyed, 121 boats were wrecked,
and 148 brick-built houses were partially, and nine
completely destroyed. Shortly after the Dacca
tornado another visited part of the Murchagunje sub-
division, and 66 deaths and 128 cases of injury are
reported. All the houses struck were completely
destroyed. The Dacca tornado travelled altogether
three miles and a quarter. Its rate of speed varied
from 12 to 20 miles, and its greatest width was 20
yards. It was accompanied by a rumbling hissing
sound, the clouds over it were illuminated, and
liquid mud was deposited along its track, and in-
grained in the wounds of the injured.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1888-05-12

EIGHTPENCE A DAY.

A singular manifesto has been issued by the hand-
loom weavers in Lurgan, North of Ireland, in con-
nection with the agitation to remedy their grievances,
in which the following singular allegations are made:
"We invite the manufacturers to visit the homes of
starvation and distress in this town, and to see for
themselves the weavers' condition; their upstairs and
downstairs with neither beds nor comfort of any kind,
their wives and children neglected for want of means
—all through the hands of their employers, who are
living in splendour and heaping up thousands of
pounds, and pulling down and building up every
week, not knowing what way to have grandeur
enough, making the poor unfortunate weavers pay
for it all. Now, although we are not in Spike Island
with the convicts, we are chained 14 to 16 hours a
clay, to earn is. per day on an average, taking our
winding and harness. That would leave us about Bd.
per day to live on and pay rent and fuel."

WHY should you never tell a man to take a back
seat P—Because, if you clop he will be sure to take
af-front.

SCENE—Scotch railway station. Ticket-collector,
in making his collection, finds an old gentleman
fumbling in his pockets for his ticket. Ticket-col-
lector: Tickets, please !" Old Gentleman: "I'm just
lookin' for it." Ticket-collector: "Well, I'll look in
again in a few minutes. See and have it ready
then !" Ticket-collector returns shortly; but the old
gentleman is still hunting for it. Ticket-collector.
suddenly: Why, you have it in your mouth, man!"
Old Gentleman (giving him the ticket): "Oh, so I hae!
Here yeti are !" Another gentleman in the carriage,
as the train moves on, to first gentleman: ",I'm afraid
you're losing your memory, sir !" First Gentleman :
" Nae fear o' that—nae fear u' that! The ticket Will
a fortnicht auld; and I wis iist aookin' the date
aff't Tableaul
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1888-05-12

THE BELFORT INCIDENT.

The Berlin Norddeutsche on Monday published the
text of the official report on the recent insults and in-
juries suffered by four German students on a visit to
Belfort, and commented upon the matter at con-
siderable length. The semi-official organ did not
criticise the conduct of the three French policemen,
who seem to have done their best to restrain the
raging mob, but proceeded to animadvert on the con-
duct of certain French officers who were standing by,
and "one of whom made gestures of refusal when
the students appealed to them for protection." "It
is impossible," said the Warddeutsche, " that
any German officer could have acted as this
French one did when appealed to for protection
by the students, who, with their German notions,
fancied they saw in him their preserver. The con-
duct of this officer permits us to draw a sad conclusion
regarding the culture and spirit of French officers.
Any Prussian sergeant, not only as a man of honour,
but even from respect to the coat he wears, would
have used his authority to protect defenceless men
when attacked, or at least to restrain the soldiers
from participation in outrage. From the German
point of view we can only wish that such officers as
those of Belfort may remain officers in the French
Army. In view of the incidents described, however,
it cannot be expected that Germans shall take part in
exhibitions in France, and expose their property to
treatment such as they themselves experience there."
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1888-05-12

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1888-05-12

A BAD EGG.

That was an awkward experience of Dr. Baur's the
other day when experimenting with a stale ostrich's
egg. Dr. George Baur is the assistant of Professor
Marsh, of the Peabody Museum, New Haven, Con-
necticut, and he wrote to Dr. Atherstone, in South
Africa, for some ostrich eggs, which he wanted for
examining their embryos. The eggs were shipped as
early as November 14, 1885, in the bark Aurelia. She
was wrecked near Trinidad, but the eggs were saved,
and reached Newhaven in safety. Soon after their
arrival Dr. Baur set to work upon them. He had
filed two little holes in two of the shells, and had
blown out their contents successfully. He wrapped
a towel round the third, and began to file a hole in its
shell. A hiss and an explosion followed, which knocked
over and astonished Dr. Baur, and when he re-
covered, he found himself cut and covered with the
contents of the shell. None of the stuff had fcr-
tunately hit him in the eyes, but his face was con-
siderably cut up. Dr. Baur says that the first two
eggs had been punctured and treated with sulphate
of mercury, which prevents fermentation, while the
third had not, and its long voyage had stirred up a
lot of powerful gas inside its shell, of a circumference
of 1%-- inches, which burst as soon as the file had
weakened it enough. The shell is Finch thick, and so
tough that it cannot readily be broken. As far as
can be learned, this is the only accident of the kind
on record; but then, what can you expect of an
ostrich's egg about two and a half years old? The
odour produced by the explosion is described as over-
powering, and we unhesitatingly accept that portion
of the story.—lron.
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GORDON'S BONDS.

The International Court of Appeal of Alexandria
Ms heard the arguments in a test case, in which a
Greek holder of the so-called "Gordon bonds" sues
the Government on them. The Procuieur-General
summed up strongly in favour of the Government.
He stated first a technical objection, that the Govern-
ment being restrained by an international engage-
ment from the issue of bonds, General Gordon as
Governor-General was clearly equally unable to
pledge the Government's credit. He asserted that
the bonds were simply paper tokens for circulation
in Khartoum, and that they were from time to
time called in and exchanged for regular drafts
on Cairo, which the Treasury had paid. He added
that on the approach of the English army General
Gordon had ordered all the bonds to be sent in
for exchange. He further argued that the General's
jo,irnals proved that these bonds had always existed
in Khartoum, some issued, some unissued, and
that on the fall of the town the entire quantity
must have fallen into the hands of the rebels. There
was, therefore, no means of distinguishing the issued
from the unissued bonds, or those already exchanged
from those unexchanged. Moreover, General Gordon's
seals, paper, printing press, and all the material used in
making these bonds, which were of the roughest de-
scription and easily imitated, were admittedly in the
hands of the Arab rebels, and the admission of th%
Government's liability would therefore render it
eternally liable for an indefinite amount, practically
amounting to an unlimited Government subsidy to
the Malidists. He also observed that the appellant
had made no attempt to explain the means whereby
he had become possessed of the documents, which,
even if genuine, were admittedly undistinguishable
from others, of which a large number were forged, a
large number unissued, a large number had been ex-
changed, and a large number had been stolen. Judg-
Inent will not be proiaounced for a fortnight.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1888-05-12

TERRIBLE HAILSTORMS.
150 PEOPLE KILLED.

India has been visited by a series of phenomenal
storms, partaking very much of the character of the
Dacca tornado. At Moradabad 150 deaths are re-
ported, caused chiefly by hailstones. Most of the
houses were unroofed, trees were uprooted, and masses
of frozen hail remained lying about long after the
cessation of the storm. A correspondent says that
the natives who were in the open air were half-frozen
by the cold wind and then killed outright by the hail-
stones.

Telegraphic news received from Delhi states that
there has been an extraordinary hailstorm lasting
about two minutes, which was virtually a shower of
lumps of ice. One of the hailstones picked up in the
hospital garden weighed Ilb., another secured near
the telegraph-office was of the size of a melon, and
turned the scale at 21b. At another placethe Govern-
ment house suffered severely. 200 panes of glass being
broken by hail. In Lower Bengal, at Rayebati, 2000 huts
were destroyed, while 20 persons are reported to have
been killed and 200 severely injured. Telegrams have
been received from numerous points containing
accounts of local tornadoes. Cliudressur, close to
Serampore, was almost completely wrecked. The
storm only lasted three minutes, its course extended
for a mile and a half and its path being 300 yards
wide. Its advent was preceded by a loud booming
noise. Large boats were lifted out of the river, and
in one case a small boat was
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1888-05-12

A DESERTED VILLAGE.

Wittersham, in Kent, which has lately become a
"deserted villagp " through the wholesale emigration
of its commoners, has an interesting history. It has
borne a variety of names—Wytesham, Wyttysham,
Wettressam, Wyghtersham, Wytresham, Wygtres-
hamme, and as late as 1714 John Walker, the author
of" The Sufferings of the Clergy," wrote it as Wittres-
ham. It is one of the three parishes which make up
the once prosperous Isle of Oxney. One Boner, a
" spicer and mercer" of Wittersham, was a thorn in
the sides of the Mayor of Wye in Henry Vl.'s time.
He insisted upon "hawking with spices" about the
streets of Rye in spite of the mayor's frequent warn-
ings, and was punished at last by the forfeiture of his
stock and a fine. The grants of lands and marshes
to parishioners of Wittesham under the Lancastrian
kings indicate that the old commune was in a happier
condition in the Middle Ages than it is at present.
The "players of Wytesham," the "players of Rom-
ney," the "players of Herne," and other little local
commonwealths of East Kent, used to visit the towns
and exhibit there " plays "at Whitsuntide. The
"Play of the Passion," as rendered by the ancestors of
the Wittersham agricultural population four centuries
ago, was doubtless akin to the still extant Passion
plays of their Teutonic kinsmen on the Continent.
Porteus, Bishop of London, was for a short time rector
of Wittersham.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1888-05-12

THE GERMAN EMPEROR.

A Berlin correspondent, writing on Sunday evening,
said: Since yesterday afternoon the Emperor has not
been quite so well as on previous days. He made
fresh attempts to walk about, and even crossed his
room several times. Towards evening he felt rather
fatigued', and showed unusual sleepiness. flis temper-
ature also increased, but very slightly, so that with
this symptom the doctors were not dissatisfied. On
the other hand, the discharge again became
very abundant and troublesome. The doctors
thought this was due to a fresh abcess
having formed. The night was better than
was expected, and this (Sunday) morning the
Emperor was free from fever, but yet the doctors did
not let allow to get up. No wonder under these circum-
stances his appetite is diminishing again. The Empress
is still suffering from neuralgic pains. She came to.
day to Berlin to congratulate her grandson Prince
William on his sixth birthday, but against the advice
of the doctors, who recommended her to keep her
room, and take more care of herself. People who
have opportnnities of observing her say that, although
suffering herself, she is indefatigable in attending to
her husband and anticipating his wishes.

The Emperor's rest on Sunday night and Monday
morning was disturbed by coughing, arising from the
continued secretion of purulent matter. His Majesty's
temperature on Sunday evening was 38.3 Celsius, but
early on Monday morning had diminished to 37.9.
The Emperor was taking sufficient nourishment, and
with fair appetite. He remained in bed on Monday.
The Emperor Frederick passed a good day, and feels
somewhat better on Monday evening than on the
preceding day. The fever in the afternoon was very
slight. At the evening consultation the doctors found
his Majesty's condition improved. The august
patient felt stronger and better, and the discharge
was less

The following official bulletin, timed nine o'clock on
Tuesday morning, was issued: "The Emperor has
passed a better night, and feels stronger to-day. The
fever has remained slight." The Norddeutsche, re-
ferring to the Emperor's condition on Monday, says
that the languid feeling of the morning almost com-
pletely passed off in the course of the afternoon, so
that the illustrious patient was able, without effort,
to devote himself to work. In the evening the dis-
charge was less, and the temperature 38.6 Celsius.
The Emperor's condition was tolerably good during
Tuesday, although towards the evening the fever
slightly increased. On the other hand, his Majesty's
did not appear in such good spirits as on Monday,
and the Empress Victoria, therefore, abandoned her
projected visit to the scene of the recent inundations
on the Vistula.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1888-05-12

OLD HILL

MINER; AND THEIR RIGHTS, At a meeting of
miaers h.ld on Wedne4day ev uing at the rig and
Whistle Inn. fialesowen Road, Mr. Winwood pre-
siding, complaints were ma le of the annoyances
mineri were subjected to in getting their allowance
coal. At some of the collieries the etnployers refused
to allow toe men to have the coal until they were
threatened with legal proceedings, and in some in-
s a:lces it had been found necessary- to initiate legal
p,occedingN.—lt was esplained that i• wai the ells-
orn of the diitrict to allow miners a certain quan-
tity of coal each month, and a hope was expressed
that the ealph.yers would endeavour to abide by the
agreement. The question of the proposed Wages
Lb trd was dlscussed at considerable length. It was
poin ed out that it was not advisable for the miners
to be called upan to sign the declaration. —A num-
ber of resolutions were submitted and passed.
OUTBREAK OF SWINE FEVER. This disease was
,n Wednesday discovered to have broken out on th
promises of Hr. Thomas Carer, Elbo .v Street. Six
pis were afire er,, one of which die I and gills)
wiaas al itightired.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1888-05-12

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HIS THREE WIVES.

On Tuesday at the Westminster Police-court Mr.
G. W. Churchley, solicitor, applied to Mr.
d'Eyncourt for process against Mr. Francis Kenelm
Bouverie, and his mother, Mrs. Bouverie, of
Delapre Abbey, Northampton, for an alleged con-
spiracy to obtain and actually obtaining a sum of -£7O
from a man named John Thompson, at the Hotel
Windsor, Victoria-street, Westminster, by the false re-
presentation that repayment would be made on the
sale of a team of horses which were said to be the
property of Mr. Bouverie, but which had since
been sold by his mother. Mr. d'Eyncourt
asked if Thompson had applied to the lady
for payment? Mr. Churchley: Yes, and her
answer is that it is inconvenient, and she cannot
afford to pay. In fact, she offers any amount
of sympathy, but no cash. Mr. d'Eyncourt said that
if there was only a promise to pay it would hardly be
a case to prefer a criminal charge. Mr. Churchley
said there were other circumstances which he had to
lay before his Worship, and he alleged that the. two
had been acting in combination for years, and living
by misrepresentation. Mr. Francis Kenelm Bouverie,whom he had also to apply against for bigamy under
remarkable circumstances, which he would narrate,
vi?as a young man very fond of horses, and was re-
cently charged with selling the Epsom coach and
team, and also a hansom cab and horse, the property
of the Victoria Cab and Carriage Company. At the
Old Bailey the money was paid, and the Recorder
allowed the charges to be withdrawn. Altogether,
Mr. Bouverie's career was a remarkable one.
His last wife, a young lady named Blanche
Minnie Blyers, professionally known as Blanche
Bell, who was in court, wanted to charge
him with bigamy. She was married but a very
short time ago at All Saints', Marylebone, and
he (Mr. Churchley) produced the certificate of that
marriage and two more. The first wife, a young
lady highly connected, was still alive. Her marriage
was solemnised on Sept. 5, 1882, at St. Peter's, South
Kensington. The next marriage of Mr. Bouverie was
to Annie Walker on Dec. 5, 1884, at St. George's,
Hanover-square. All three young ladies were alive
and well. Mr. d'Eyncourt granted process for the
alleged fraud, and said that, with regard to the
bigamy, the police would take action if requested.
Mr. Churchley remarked that the marriages were in
different districts; but the whole matter was so in-
volved that lie had thought it better to endeavour to
bring all the chargcs before one magistrate.

Tnr, late Bernal Osborne, haying delighted the
House of C9,mmons by one of his brilliant speeches,
soon after met an artist, one of whose pi. tures he
warmly commended. The painter returned the com-
pliment in kind, eulogising the orator's speech. "I'll
tell you what," said Mr. Osborne—" 11l exchang
my tongue for your palette !"
"NOT AT HOUE."-ViSitOr : "Is your mistress in ?"
'New servant; "Hoch, I wassna tae
.ken ! " Visitor
takes the hint and departs,
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1888-05-12

A ROYAL CONCERT.

On Tuesday afternoon her Majesty the Queen
attended a performance, in the Royal Albert Hall, of
Sir Arthur Sullivan's "Golden Legend."
Nothing of Royal pomp and state marked the occa-
sion of her Majesty's visit to the building named after
her illustrious consort; whatever distinguished the
occasion from others being due to the curiosity of the
public, who attended in vast numbers, some to cheer
the Queen from without, some to pay less boisterous
homage within. Both without and within there was a
crowd of loyal folk, bent upon emphasising the pleasure
with which English people welcome their Sovereign
when she chooses to come among them. The opening
of the concert had been fixed for four o'clock, and
shortly before that hour the Queen arrived at the
hall, amid the hearty cheering of the throng which
filled every available space commanding a view of the
entrance. Her Majesty, who was accompanied by the
Princess Christian and the Duchess of Albany, had an
equally cordial, if not so noisy, greeting from the im-
posing audience gathered within the building, which
promptly echoed the strains of the National Anthem,
as given out with grand effect by the choir and
orchestra under Sir Arthur Sullivan's direc-
tion. The reception of the Sovereign over, and
everybody having settled down for the can-
tata, nothing distinguished the proceedings from
an ordinary concert save a decided lack of the
demonstrative enthusiasm with which, as a rule,
favourite works of art are received. No one will
imagine for a moment that the Queen desires a feel-
ing of constraint to prevail when, in an informal
manner, she attends a function of the kind. But as a
matter of fact, it does prevail, and the " Golden
Legend" was discoursed without the usual stimulus
to appreciation of its many beauties. The perform-
ance, however, was fully up to the expected mark,
having regard to the fact that the absence of Mr.
Lloyd took away the ideal Prince of the famous story.
Mr. Banks did his very best as substitute; while a
better representative of Lucifer than Mr. Henschel
could not have been found. The female characters
were entrusted to the artists—Madame Albani and
Madame Patty—who first " created " them, and
were as perfect as the most fastidious connoisseur
could desire; while the splendid chorus of the Albert
Hall Choral Society—without exception the most
highly-trained body of voices in England, perhaps in
the world—and the fine orchestra usually associated
therewith, made up an ensemble with which, we
venture to say, even the composer was content.
There were no encores, and, as already intimated,
little applause disturbed the equable flow of music.
But absence of demonstration did not, under the cir-
cumstances, mean lack of appreciation. Sir Arthur
Sullivan conducted the performance, and at the close
her Majesty left the hall amid a repetition of the
homage that had hailed her arrival.
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KILLED BY CHLOROFORM.

Dr. Thomas held an inquest on Monday, at Us
Holborn Town Hall, concerning the death of LOWS 2
Mary Blake, aged 42, a married woman, residing al
13, New North-street, Theobald's-road, Holborn
Jane Blake, daughter of the deceased, stated that her
mother, who was a midwife, used to suffer fron
bronchitis, and was under the care of a doctor. Shr
was in the habit of taking large quantities of chloro
form by inhaling it. The Coroner said that he war
consulted some two years ago by a medical man, fo,
the deceased used to take es. worth of chloroform at
a time, in consequence of which he did not serve het
again. On one occasion the deceased appeared
before him as a witness, and he then cautioned her
against such a practice. The witness, continuing
said that the deceased used to pour chloroform or
the bedclothes and inhale it. On Thursday of last
week the deceased kept getting up and going
out and buying chloroform, and going to bed and
inhaling it. The last time she returned home was at a
quarter to three when she poured some chloroform on
the clothes and went to bed. When witness went int()
the room some half hour later she found the deceased
apparently in a fit, after which she called in Dr. Gould,
and it was found that she was dead. The chemists
in the neighbourhood had, knowing the woman's
habits, refused to serve her with chloroform, so that
she went further away for it. She had been of late in
the habit of taking sleeping draughts besides the
chloroform. She had never threatened to take her
life. Dr. R. Gould stated that he knew the deceased
had been addicted to taking large quantities of chloro-
form for the last ten years. She was known to take
at least a pint of chloroform a day. He had made a
post mortem examination, and found that death was
from syncope of the heart when under the influence
of chloroform. The daughter had on several occasions
saved her mother's life. He had often cautioned the
deceased about taking such stuff. The jury returned
a verdict of death from misadventure.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1888-05-12

PROF. LEONE LEVI.

Professor Leone Levi, Professor of Commercial Law,
King's College, London, died at his residence, in High-
bury-grove, at ten o'clock on Monday night. The
deceased was born at Ancona in 1821, came to Eng-
land in 1844, and was naturalised in 1847. It was by
his efforts that the Liverpool Chamber of Commerce
was established in 1849, similar institutions being
subsequently formed in other commercial towns. By
the Professor's subsequent efforts, Acts of Parliament
were passed for the improvement of our mercantile
legislation, and he also worked to bring about an
International Commercial Code. He was the author
of various works upon commercial and economic

subjects, and was a member of various learned
societies.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1888-05-12

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1888-05-12

A PAUPER'S FORTUNE.\

John Briely, a man', over 60, was taken out of Mile-
end Workhouse the other day on the ground that he
had come into a fortune of £40,000. Briely is an
engineer by trade, and comes from Halifax. He has
been living for six weeks in Mile-end, along with his
son, but both were unable to get work. Briely had at
one time been in business and in good circumstances.
He can give excellent references, and seems to be well-
connected. He told the workhouse officials that he had
been waiting all his life for this money, and that
solicitors kept his father while he was alive in the hope
that he would come into the fortune. One reason in
addition to his poverty which induced him to go into
the workhouse was the hope of being transferred to
Halifax, where he could make enquiries after the
£40,000. He went into the workhouse where his son
called upon him. He produced a paper with the name
of John Briely opposite £40,000, and in face of this
evidence of coming wealth nobarriers were put in the
way of Briely's departure to Yorkshire, as the officials
supposed, but subsequently he was still in the
neighbourhood of Whitechanel
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1888-05-12

THE STANLEY EXPEDITION.

The London correspondent of the Manch,,ster
Guardian writes: It is the opinion of Dr. Junker, as
just received here from Berlin, that the delay in the
progress of Mr. Stanley during the last stage of his
expedition is due to the fact that he and his 700 men
have been compelled to walk by one of two routes
open to him, either through dense forests sparsely
peopled or through a more open region thickly popu-
lated. Whichever way Mr. Stanley took he would
have to fight with the tribes he came across to secure
provisions, or palaver with each of them in turn. In
any case time would have to be wasted. Dr. Junker,
who it may be remembered mapped out Mr. Stanley's
course for him when they met at Cairo, has no fear,
however, as to the successful issue of Mr. Stanley's
expedition.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1888-05-12

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1888-05-12

THE VATICAN.

Sir J. Fergusson informed Sir G. Campbell that no
unofficial communications of a political character had
passed between her Majesty's Government and the Pope
of Rome.

LOCAL GOVERNMENT.

In Committee C;;;--trie-Ii;C:arGovernment Electors
Bill, Mr. Ambrose moved an amendment to Clause 2 for
the purpose of conferring upon the owner of property
the right to be registered as a county elector in the
parish in which the qualifying property was situate.
The amendment was opposed by Mr. Ritchie and Mr.
W. H. Smith, who maintained that the representation
of property would be secured by the residential vote;
and supported by Viscount Cranborne, Mr. Gedge, and
other hon. members. On a division it was negatived by
259 to 52.

The bill subsequently passed through Committee with
some slight modifications.
LANDS.

ILEBE

On the third reading of the Glebe Lands Bill, Mr.
Shaw Lefevre moved to recommit the measure, for the
purpose of inserting new clauses to facilitate sales of
lands under the Act to labourers by spreading the pay-
ment of the purchase money over a term of years. The
motion was opposed by Mr. E. Stanhope, and was
negatived by 100 against 57; and, after some further
discussion, the third reading was carried by 116 to 74.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1888-05-12

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THE LOCAL .GOVERNMENT BILL.

ENQUIRY A.r STOUR BRIDGE

Mr. G. J. Chambers, Assistant Boundary Co amis.
.ioner, held an enquiry on Wednesday, at the Corn
Exchange, Stourbridge, touching the several pro—
posals made by the Boundary Commisaiouers
effecting the Stourbridge and ,adjuining unions.
There was a large attendance of members and re-
presentatives of public bodies in the district aff:cted
directly and int irectly by the enquiry. -
The first quei..tion was as to Ambleoote, which
he Commissioners propose to transfer from
tefford•iliiee to Worcester, making it part of a new
Stourbridge Union. .
Mr. Hickey (instruct,d by Mr. Harry Mills.
clerk' to the Stourbridge Commissioners), supported
the proeesed transfer, on behalf of that body. He
instanced the connection of Stourbridge and
Amblecote in various ways,' and said that one
object ion to the transfer was 'that at present the
Stour was a convenient boundary between Stafford-
shire and Worcestershire at this part of its course.
There had, however been disputes as to some portion
I the river boundary, and in these days of crdnance
maps, other well-determined boundaries could be
had. The Stourbridge Gasworks, Waterworks, and
goods shed were in • Amblecote; while the postal,
telegraph, anil banking business of Amblecote was
done at Stourbridge. Other reasons were adduced,
showing a community of interests between the two
places.
Mr. Hugo Young (instructed by Mr. Wall, clerk
to the Stourbridge Guardians) siid he neither
opposed nor advocated the scheme. A malority of
the Gtrirdians were affainst the transfer: ths ntharz
tipp r`ed it
Mr. Alfred Young (instructed by Messrs. Bernard,
aing, and Sons) appeared for the trustees of the late
Lord Stamford to oppose the transfer, and con tonded
that the Stour was the natural boundary of the
two counti. s, and that the community of intereas
was between Amblecote and Stoat bridge, He ti,lBo
opposed the tqnsfer of Kinver from the Soisdon
Union to form part of the prop ised new Brierley
Hill Uni n.
Mr. W. Corbett (Amblecote Hall), Mr. P Parget r
na dian for Ambleccre, and chairman of the Stour-
bri 3e Guardien spoke against the transfer, and
stet i-d the geeera.l feeling of Amblecote people was
hostile t it.
Mr. I Nash (chairman of the Stonrbridge Com-
mivioners) said the manufacturers of Amblecote
w, ri all associated wi,h Stourbridge, and it was
c:0 busin-ss town for mblecote. He ,upportA
the trans'er, as did Mr. H askew.
51r P. R. Smith, rating agent to Vie Great
Western Railway Company, spike against the
trans or. Mr. Longs (poor law iiispector) question-
ed Me Smith as to any reasons for drawing a' line
betwe n Stourbridge and Ambleco•e. and the
_Com-
missioner asked him if there was no river, what he
would like as the boundary? Mr- Smith: It ought
to b there. (Laughter). A. good deal of evidence
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