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The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-11-27

T. E FOREIGN IRON TRADE.

Etvitteas in the Belgian iron mark. t seems to be
reviving, or.lt vs Whig plentiful, except perhaps for
platen. There are rumours current in Belgium as to
n revival,/ the international rail syndicate, the resus-
citation of which would be received with avidty by
Belgian rai!rnakers,-1' the French iron market
wore bus,nees was done durirg the last week sellers
sho%s tco:e willingness to meet buyers. Q na-
ta•ioLs are still held vt-ry firmly in the Nord —The
t. m:ency of .he Gerinan iron market is being
maintameil, and tht-re is every sign that the movo.
o en; is not a temporary one, and that the time i 3
n t rat- distant when bt t er priees wili be asked and
iltait.e.;.—Ttie A a eOcan Lon market C cntinms
-!? :-ecttch pig Ito,. is Nery firm at New York,
•z::.;., being a,-ked for Coliness, ordinary bands
g Is. Am I.e. u pig -iron fryn. An-
c.l.4c LidliaLee of 16,1. i expecttd for castern iron
20(1.9. over last year W e.ttet n iron is tia cents
Tie An ericcu trail mil's are competing
with E4l ph firn scr a itiv Pacific coaat orders.
iron.

n"lit AT 11-:BiTATiON AND Cot ca.— FoleTeFs &lid dry-
utt.s. tickling and irfdation, inducing c ugh and are t-
! it ti e voi( e. For :II se sy.mptoms use Epps's Glycer-
in. Jijel.t.s. In tt,nlaet %%Ali 11. e g'andt; at the
tacit Lty ale emit. dI y Ihe Leta eucling tl.e
.tly trine in these a,,i teal le confacti: us taco', ea
I.ctivaly Leafing. Sold on 4 ciAt . Late aJo
1a.1eed••.;..3,1 a I rpB to.lt mu:A+ tHe I. hetuitata
t tilon " 11. t. eorge cote in Lis elk on "Nose
-g,1:11 hit ta j it (Lets,' says : Jujubes
•s at ii 1 y 1 I LI. lad •0 ere of ni.d,ubj.ed
k.. 4ce at. a CLTO;Ve or I it. iv %bile r.
I. 0,6.3: Ile mes.. ;.et fur i bysetau to iLe .1 uticipal
Liout tnd 1 ar Infirmary, wines : an tr. ended
tria: I liaN a found o.r illyeeline Juji. Le cit 01
! eiefit in .1,.0tt1 fo ins t d:,
IP6 tuiciue, n.o bt: in.ol at 136, sigh Stree:
tt ow bridge.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-11-27

TOYS IN THE WORKHOUSE,

There is a Samaritan cry going through the land
of "Toys for workhouse children." The appeal,
says the Glolie, comes oprrtunely with Christmas
close at hand, and no doubt it will be largely re-
sponded to by siftings from well-to-do nurseries. It
is not generally known, however, that guardians
themselves have the power of supplying these juve-
niles pleasures within moderate limits. A gentleman
writes to the Manelie4er Courier that two years ago,
when he was a guardian at Kendal, he put the ques-
tion point blank to the Local Government Board. In
reply, he was informed that "no objection would be
raised to the guardians furnishing such toys as they
might consider necessary for the health and amuse-
ment of the workhouse children." A supply
was accordingly purcha.ed forthwith, and we are
told that they have proved a great boon to the little
paupers, and a great satisfaction to the guardians. In
any case, therefore, where public benevolence is vainly
appealed to in this mater, resort may be justifiably
had to the local toy market, at the expense of the
ratepayers. roys are almost as necessary to children
as food and clothing. Without them, the youthful
mind must necessarily take to brooding, and that is a
habit by no means to be fostered among the melan-
choly surroundings of workhouse life. The juvenile
inmates of these institutions cannot be blamed, at all
events, for improvidence or idleness. They are en-
tirely the victims of circumstances beyond their own
control, and do not, therefore, deserve to have their
lives made miserable, wl,a'ever may be said of their
parents' case.

ONE of Bergh's offleers sail to an Irishman who
was driving a horse of most wretched appearance: I
guess, my man, I will have to arrest you for cruelty
to animals. Faith, r )sponded Pat, if ye arrest me for
cruelty to animals, have ye arrested for cruelty to
me woife an' tcn childer.

Is any one waiting on you? inquired the polite
salesman of a Westville maiden.—Well, I can't hardly
tell, she blushingly replied. Some hoes I think there
is, and then again I ain't certain, but Will's so sort of
funny, you know, and then she blushed again and
asked to look at some lace collars.

How is it none of my contributions are ever used?
asked a would-be contributor of an editor.—You must
be mistaken. Do you write on one side of the paper
only ?—Ccrtainly. Then it'd all right. We write our
editorials on the blank side. Never be afraid of your
contributions not beina used.

A biTTLE three-year-old girl discovered a neigh-
bour's hen scratching in the garden, and running into
the house she said to her mother in a most indignant
tone: Ma, that hen neat door is wiping her feet on
..nr grass
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-11-27

DUDLEY.

ALLEGED FALSE PR ET E CES.—John Tnoma P, a
respectably dressed man, and Rose F.mth, a fasl ion-
ably dressed woman, were charged, at the Pt lice
Court, on Monday, with obtaining food and lo l.ing
by means of false preteno o.—The prisoners had
bcea remanded from We'delesday.-&r. Chiti-sur er-
intendeat Burio I stated that ihey went to the Blue
Boar Lin, Etoue Street, and representing them-
selves ns persons of means were provided with food
and lodging t . the amount of £8 5s 41. The cha-ge,
how.,v.!r. could not substantiated owing to the fact
that the landlord of the public-house was influenced
ii a:coo:lodating the prisoners by the statemen of
persnis who seemed to b acquain'etwith them.—
The Magistrates' Clerk (Mr. Bariadde) con,.urred
that the charge could not be held, and the prisont)rs
were discharged, but only to be handed over to the
West Bromwich police on a charge of theft fr in
their lodgings.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-11-27

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-11-27

11 ALESOWEN.

A FEADIJLENT BAILEE.—At the Public Offices on
Tuesday afternoon, before Messrs. Edward Gem, J.
Garrett, and Henry T. Hickm.n, Edward Morely,
horsebreaker, Stourbridge, was ch .I'gal:t with steal-
ing a horse by convettiug it to his own use when
acting as bailee for Zachariah Shaw, of Halesowen.
....Oa June 29th the prosecutor told the prisoner to
sell a ho] se for £4. He went to market and sold it
to a tradesman near Woroefeer for £3, Prisoner
took the horse, but neglected to account for it or the
money he reaeived.—Prisoner admitted the offence
and said he was unable to hand the money over to
the prosecutor in censequence of having spent it in
previding food for his wife and six children. The
ease was adjourned for one month, and in the mean-
time the prisoner ordered to pay £5.
THE SHOCKING OuTEAGE NEAR QUINToN.-11- the
Bente Court, Charles Jackson and Cornelius Harris.
I >bowers, Cocksheds, were chareed with feloni
assaulting a girl named Fanny Yeomans, on the 30tli
ult. in Ling Lane. Mr. John Wright represen ed
Jackson —lt was aleged that the prisoners, with
five others who tm.ve been committed to the Assizes'
met the complainant in Long letae. an .l committed
an outrage upon her.—After hearing a number of
witnesses, the 'peach decided to commit the
prisoners for triel.
ALLEGED SERIOUE ASSAULT ON A WIFE AT WHITZ-
HE iTH. At the same Court. Richard Fereday,
labourer, Cakemoze, was charged with unlawfully
wounding his wife, Ellen Fereday, on the 21st ult.
—lt was alleged that on the night in question the
riion.er, upon going home, created a disturbance,
and afterwards violently assaulted his wife by
striking her on the head with a blunt inatrumcnt.
Ho afterwards tarnod her into the road, where she
was found by Police-constable Edmunds, bleeding
from a bad wound on the bead. He took her to a
neighbour's house, where her injuries were attended
to by a medical ge'ntleman. Tao prisoner looked
himself up in the house, and it was found necessary
to burst °pan a door wariest hina.—ls the injured
woman was unable to appear, the magistrates
remanded the prisoner in custody for fourteen days
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-11-27

MARRYING A WARD WORTH £20.000.

Mr. Cookson, Q.C., moved, before Mr. Justice
North, for the committal of Mr. Percy Compton, an
actor, for having married Miss Pater, a ward of Court,
20 years of age, and who is possessed of a fortune of
£20,000. The young lady is the daughter of an
Indian merchant, and last March, at Brighton, her
mother declined to sanction Mr. Compton'S suit, on
the ground of his inability to support a wife, and
Miss Peter's guardian took the faltle view. Mr.
Compton, however, secretly married Miss Pater,
knowing her to be a ward of Court, and the lady's
age in the register of the church at Kensington where
they were married was misstated. Counsel, on behalf
of Mr. Compton, admitted that a serious contempt of
Court had been committed, but urged that unless Mr.
Compton was allowed to fulfil a professional engage-
ment next month, he would be visited with very
serious consequences. Mr. Compton was willing to
sign any settlement of his wife's property. Mr.
Justice North said that the order to commit in such
s case was a matter of course, and directed Mr.
Compton's committal to prison.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-11-27

HAG LEY.

SToCK SALE.—Messrs, Oates, Perrone, anl W.,ol-
dridge had a very good lupply of [Deists and a fair
entry of sheep an,l pigs at their weekly s• ock s de.
The sale comprised 100 cattle, viz., 70 ftt and 30
stores: 250 sheep, about 1.00 pigs, and a fel'
The fat stock included akt of very useful heifers
and bullocks and BjMe capital wether3. - There
was a good attelduce of buyers, aqd weller mut-
ton was in great request at improved rates, but
beef showed little improvement. Heifers made as
much as £l7 103. ; wethers 645, The Christmas
sale will b 3 held on Monday, December 13th, when
the usual prizes will be given
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-11-27

WORK AND WAGES.

THE EMPLOYED AND UNEMPLOYED CaAINMAKERS
At the Brierley Hill Police Court on Thursday.
Jo7inßurgess. a chnininaker, of Cradley Heath, was
charged with asiaulting Frank Forrest, a chain-
maker, of Quarry Bank, at the Delph, on th 23rd
inst. Mr, W. Waldron defend° 1. thi the ni,roing
in question a crowd of 150 men, amongst wh was
the def.-ndant, met complainant and wished lint to
accomptny them back ta M.ssr's Taylor's works.
Brettell Lane, where complainant is employed, but
-he refused, and defendant and others then
'.chucked" him into a hedge, and he was also struck
on the mouth by the defendant, For the defence
Mr. 'Waldron denied that the assault had any trade
significance whAtever. The men who met coin—
plainapt were going to bold a conference, and com-
plainant on being spoken to elbowed the crowd and
threw a stone at def,m tuat, wh) thereupon struck
him, His worship remarked that men must not as-
sault oth..re'lbecame thhy were working at terms
which were disagreable D..,fendent against whoa
there were tNenty-one p:evious convictions for
vari ins olfenc ?s, was fined 2Ji and costs, with the
option of one montr,'s imprisonment.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-11-27

SALES BY AUCTION

PUBLIC NOTICES

Pitooy Alois FAITH." For rearly h9lf a centuri liorni-
man's rnre Tea has been known to tea•crinkers, and
gained their preference and esteem, because iiis strong,
!1, 3 a rich it thliclous flavour, and is free from the in-
aUtiool3 mineral facing powder used by the Chinese to
Win off inferior brown leaves. Ihe following is a list
of local traders selling orniman's Tea :-
I.ist of Agents in this locality :—STOURBRIDGE
(hale. Chen ist, High Street ; Baker, Chemist, High
Street ; belleek, 136, High Street ; Hughes & Wyatt
Lemist.—Brierley Hill : Rawlings, Chemist.—Kidder.
n.inster : Hewitt, Bull Ring. Hales °wen : Lawton
emist, Lye : Greenwood, Chernst Wordsley
\\ Lite, Chemitt.—Kingsvinford : Brettell Lane
Chemist.—Birmingkam : Banks & Co , Bull

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-11-27

SEASON 1886.

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Direct from the Stable and Course. Sent the RiZIEW
of nearly every big event tbi, Season.

Grind Business at Dobeaster, ssnt 13Ween Winners
in Four days.

3ITCHAEL SOOTai

rtlative of the fampus Wizard of the North, and now
the Travelling Corresp:indent of the "Yorkshire Sport-
ing Tisane," will tend his WEEK'S SELECTIONS by
(re makings onI; -
PuIV ATE LETTER for Twelve Stamps, or WIRE his
SIORNING PADDOCK FINALS for 18 Stamps—or fila
he Week. £lO per week is the aversb
10s stake invested by those who have hiaFinal Telegram
each day Never a losing week this year. The Proof
of the Pudil.ng is in the eating thereof. A trial earnestly
solicited. Nuw ready car Stable Sccret for the GREAT
AiTbR & NEWMARKET OCTOBER HANDI-
CAPS. Sent for 12 Stqaups, or including CESARE-
iVIT-11 and CAMBRIDGESHIRE NAGS, now at
lou. odds, 21 Gl. ddtesa, M. Scott, Sporting Tisane
Office, Hull. A.lvice to end if Season ISa. Some
splendid thing 4 at Long Shots for Newmarket, Hough
too, Derby, Shrewsbury, Liverpool and ktimahsater
November Meetings sent out early. Every Publican
should have his Daily Wires, it would alga f. 400 pee
TOM thAsW a._ IMO
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-11-27

THE CARRIER PIGEON SERVICE.

A census has been for the first time taken of the
carrier pigeons in Paris. The return shows that these
birds have increased and multiplied in an astonishing
manner, inasmuch as they number 2500, of which
1780 have received a high training, and can be trusted
in all weathers to go great distances. They are each
trained to go to some particular locality from Paris,
and others to come to Paris from different strong-
holds and great towns. The pigeons which, should
the capital ever be beleagured, are to keep it in com-
munication with the forts above Grenoble and thcse
of the Pyrenees, and were bred in those mountains
and in the Alps.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-11-27

PLAY ROOMS FOR CHILDRRN.

Mr. George C. T. Bartley, the member for North
Islington, started an experiment on Saturday evening
which ho hopes will prove of the greatest benefit tc
the children of some of the pootest people in his con.
stituency. To this end he opened a house where
children, who too often have to find their so-called
amusements in the streets, may on payment of a penny
find more wholesome, and at the same time almost as
unrestrained, recreation. Standing as it does in onE
of the poorest,parts of North Islington, the house
alluded to is naturally of somewhat cramped diinen-
sions, but the best has been done to utilise for some
purpose or other every inch of available space. Thus
there is a room in which different sorts of games ari
provided, a small skittle alley, a reading room, a rainia
ture gymnasium; while the largest room of all contaim
a piano, and will be set aside for general purposes. Am
important feature in the undertaking is the provision of E
comfortable "parents' room," where it is hoped tilt
fathers and mothers of some of the small fry will assem
ble and pass a quiet evening. A careful watch is kept
over the children by a ma,tager and his wife, whilE
Mrs. and Miss Bartley and other ladies and gentlemer
who may volunteer to assist them in their endeavour,
to amuse and instruct the juveniles will also take par
in the work, which will include free gatherings foi
reading aloud and hymn singing on Sundays. Or
Saturday after the opening of the rooms by Mrs
Bartley, the whole house was immediately crowded
by troops of romping youngsters, who indulged with
gre-t glee in the amusements placed before them.

WILE: Why, aren't yoii-gOin—g- to wear your dress
suit, my dear? Husband: Not much. The last time
I wore my dress suit at a party a young woman
ordered me to bring her a cup of coffee, and be quick
about it.

A CORRE3PONDENT wishes to know if anyone has
made a successful trip over Niagara Falls. Several
people have done so successfully, but they have ever
afterwards maintained a stubborn silence as to their
experiences.
YOUNG man, said a grim-visaged passenger solemnly,
we read in the Book of books that some day this
world will be destroyed by fire. What would you do
in the event of such an awful emergency? What
would I do? repeated the young man calmly. I
would turn the hose on, of course. I belong to the
fire department.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-11-27

DUDLEY SCLIOOL OF ART,

On Thursday night the 32nd annual meeting in
connection with tAs School of Art was held in the
Town Hall, Dudley. The Rev. W. Reyner Cosens,
D.D., presided and among those present wen the
Mayor, Alderman G trrett, Moses, M. Smith, it. G.
Walker, T. Sheppard, and D. • Jdnes. The report
stated the progress of the students during the last
year had been IneA satisfactory, the Government
grants having been considerably larder than in auy
previous year. There were now 210 6tadents, the
quality of whose work had much improv:d. On
the motion of Mr. T. Sheppard, seconded by Mr
Matthew Smith, the rep:xt was adop:el. The
Chairman then addressed the students on the sub-
ject of the better working of the school, Having
given useful hints and suggestions, he traced the
history of Art from th.a earliest •ime.s to the present
day. In coaling to aconclusion, he (Dr.
,Cosens)
spoke highly of the way en whi&l rnariy of the
students 11 d been able to develop the Art in whiqh
they were engaged. One of them paiute3 pictures,
then on view, which would do cre lit to any artist.
There were exam, lea, too, of machin- ry drawing,
by Hodgkins, of great excellence Miss Margaret
Warmingtort and the Misses. Marsh had given draw,
iugs which entitled them to much credit. TtiEre
was work also in the School of Art well worth see-
ing by Miss Gertrude Vcce, and by Messrs, Albert
Smart Gibi:ouß, George Newey, Ernest Evans, and
W. Patrick. The prizes were afkrwards distributed,
and on the motion of the Mayor, a vote of thanks
was accorded the Chairman,

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WORLD-FAMED
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-11-27

STOLEN PROPERTY BURIED IN A
CELLAR.

On Saturday, at Dorking, two youths, William
Henry Lulf, aged 17, and Joseph Ayres, aged IG, were
committed for trial on a charge of burglary. On the
night of the 12th a tea dealer's shop in the Falkland-
road was broken into. Entrance was effected by
means of a cellar window, two panes of glass being
removed. A quantity of cigars, some tobacco, and £5
in money was taken, Suspicion fell upon the pri-
soners, who live near, and were seen loitering about
the premises, and the fact that a fierce dog is kept in
the cellar rather pointed to the burglars being known
to him, as he did not appear to have attempted to
aasail them. At first no trace of the missing pro-
perty could be discovered, but Superintendent
Lambert proceeded to the house in which Ayres lives,
and instituted a vigorous search. This led to the dis-
covery that two sums of money, £4 in all, had been
buried in the earth floor, anct among a quantity of
rags and rubbish the superintendent came upon
about 130 cigars and three pounds and a-half of
tobacco.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-11-27

ROWLEY.

SCHOOL BoARD.—The monthly meeting of this
Board was held on Monday evening at Old Hill,
G. Green presiding. The Chairman presented a
report of the work done by the Board during tbe
year ended June 30, It showed that the income
from grants and schoolpence amounted £4,941 15s,
Bd, the total income being £3,206, lie Rd, At
Blackheath Schools the average attendance was
830, the expenditure per head was Al 6s 10d, the
average cost per head £1 2s 114 I, cost to the rate-
payers per head ls Bd. Cradley Heath Schools:
Average attendance 756, expenditure per head £1
83 11d, 4,verage cost per head .21 3s 2il, cost to
the ratepayers per head, 2s 80. Corncfreaves
Schools: Average attendance 413, expenditure per
head £1 19s 6d. average cost per head £1 es 11d,
cost to ratepayers 12s sa. Old Hill Schools:
Averaffe attendance 995, expendituze per head .£1
lls id, average cost £1 4s 74d, cost to ratepayers
6s 7d. Tividale Schools Average attendance 376,
expenditure per head .21 19s 10d, average cost .21
12s 6d, coat to the ratepayers 14s 9.1. Knowle
Schwls : Average attendance 368, expenditure per
head 14s 9d, average cost £1 9s 51-d, cost to
ratepayers Bs, Gosty Hill Schools: Average attend—
ance 100. expenditure per head £1 12s 6d, average
cost 170 91, cost to ratepayers 14s 7d: The total
average attendance was 3,8 8, average expenditure
.£1 las 4d, average cost per head £1 5s 4-1, average
cot to the ratepayers 8s 9d. Increase, 260 children
average passes—boys 98; girls 92. Increased cost
over 1884-5, £997 8s aid. The Chairman, com-
menting uppon the report, said he was not satis-
fied with the statement, and urged that it would be
the duty of the Board to do all in their power to
keep down the expenditure during the current year.
He pointed out the cost ot maintaining the smaller
schools as compared with the larger ones was very
heavy.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-11-27

TEETOTAL SOCIETIES : DEATH RATHER

THAN DRINK.

An important question has just been brought before
Mr. Partridge, at Westminster Police-court, relating
to the responsibilities of teetotal benefit societies. A
person named John Gregory, of 9, Francis-street,
Chelsea, became a member of the Sons of the Phcenix
benefit society 19 years ago, and paid his contribu-
tions regularly during all that period. One of the
rules of the society is to the effect that any member
violating the pledge of total abstinence from all in-
toxicating liquors, shall be excluded from its benefits.
In July last Gregory was seized with a serious illness,
from which he ultimately died, but when the
funeral money—amounting to the sum of £B—was
claimed by his father, payment was refused,
on the ground that the medical man in at-
tendance upon the deceased had administered port
wine to him during his last illness. The liquor was
put in a medicine bottle and labelled "Medicine,"
and Dr. Gaven certified that it was necessary for th
medical treatment of the patient, to counteract tie..
depression and weakness brought on by his fatal
malady. A summons was taken out in the county
ciurt for the recovery of the amount, but was with-
drawn on a technical objection of the society. Pro-
ceedings were then taken before Mr. Partridge, who
expressed himself very strongly against the rale,
which he characterised as a "monstrous proposition,"
if it were to be carried out at the risk of a man's life.
Finally the matter was referred once more to the
county court for a decision.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-11-27

PRINCESS BEATRICE.

(From the Court Circular.)
WINDSOR CASTLE, NOV. 23.

Her Royal Highness, Princess Beatrice (Princess
Henry of Battenberg) was safely delivered of a Prince
this morning at 5 o'clock.
Her Royal Highness and the infant Prince are both
doing well. JOHN WILLIAMS, M.D.
WILLIAM JENNER,
JAMES REID, M.D.

Mr. H. L. Simpson, Mayor of Windsor, went to the
Palace at noon on Tuesday, and through General Sir
H. F. Ponsonby and Major Bigge tendered his con-
gratulations on behalf of the Corporation to the
Queen and Princess. By command of her Majesty
the bells of St. George's Chapel and St. John's Church
were rung, and a Royal salute was fired in the Long
Walk in the afternoon.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-11-27

INGENIOUS RAILWAY FRAUDS.

James Maneline, an ex-constable, in the employ of
the Great Northern Railway, of 105, Moselle-avenue,
Wood-green; David Day, 32, a betting-man, of 5,
Fonthill-road, Finsbury-park; and Alfred Day, 42, a
betting-man and meat salesman, of 103, Hanley-road,
Crouch-hill, were charged at the Clerkenwell Police.
court with unlawfully conspiring and. agreeing
together to acquire and obtain, by fraud, divers sums
of money from the Great Northern Railway Com-
pany. Mr. Wontner, who prosecuted on behalf of the
Great Northern Railway Company, said it had just
Come to the knowledge of the company that for at
least five years the three prisoners and several other
men had been carrying on a system of fraud by obtain-
ing the return halves of tourist tickets from two of the
company's collectors at the Finsbury- park Station, and
selling them at various race-meetings covered by the
Great Northern Railway system. Full evidence would
be brought forward to show that the prisoners had
entered into collusion with the collectors, and had paid
them small amounts for the tickets, selling them again
to racing men at large profits. The return tickets
wers available for six months, and those which came
back to the Finsbury-park Station some time before
the expiration of that period, which they often did,
were the ones which the collectors sold. The prisoner
Mancline had, when a constable. in the company's
employ, the same facilities for collecting tickets as
the collectors themselves. In order to prove the case,
the company had decided not to charge the two col-
lectors with felor.y ; and they would be called as
witnesses. Mancline resigned his post last September
on learning that he was suspected. In consequence
of the clever'manner in which the prisoners had been
working with the collectors, the company had expe-
rienced great difficulty in bringing the frauds home
to them. There was no doubt that frauds of this
character had been perpetrated on other companies as
well as the Great Northern. Mr. Hannay remanded
them for a week, refusing to accept bail.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-11-27

the Young.
ONLY NINEPENCE FOR

THREE FRENCH DOLLS.

With an Elegant Wardrobe.of 32- Pie.ca•
Consisting of Reception,- Evening and lifornia
DresEs, Bonnets, Sheet Custumes, Cloaks, 11'1:
Hand S itchels, Sun Umbrellas, Music Portfo'vt',,
Over!oa's, Sailor Suits, Drums, Street
WI tering. Place Suits, TtaVelling Costumes, v
Suit, &c. These dresses and su:ts iu this e;egi'lt•
'y
wardrobe represent nine differtnt colours,
are Lvely beyond description, several) b .ing 0°
designs by Worth of Paris.

• There is One Littlo Boy and Too Girl 1)61
each set, with pretty ftiecs and life-like liUU,t
fewures ; and their wardrobe is &a exunsice tot
takes hours to dress and undress thtin.
diffe:-cpt sui s. Every child and eve,ry mozuer
has-seen them go in ecstasies ovei them. Ci i241:`.111
will get more real enjoynuent.out.of Et set ef
Dolls that out a atticles that cost a guiad.t.
person that buys them sends imu edia'ely for
a great number t.f to§limonials having been rece4;"'s
•si
A lady writcs us that her little boy
played for five long hours with a set ot 1117,1 e 00!
Dolls, and they felt very sotry indeed to WTI,.
they must Ltop and eat thoir tuti.p r; and it tout
only knew how much amusement there is in ti
Dolls they would willingly pay double the
asked for tletn.

Samples t cpnsizting. of Titar. DOLLS,
their warcbob9 ui THIRTY-TWO .I',4wis post P. i .
NINE-PENCH in. stamps; Two sets,. Six '
SIXTY FOUR PIECES, for is 3d: AgAlts Wa:.tcd.

• Fruited and Fabliaised by the 'Proprietor, GE
BARRY FIELD, at his Offices, 90, High Etr
Stourhridge, in the County of Worcester, to wh ,
place. all letter and etkar communisations; must:
addrested
Saturday, November 47, WC
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-11-27

JAPANESE VISITORS TO LIVERPOOL.

The passengers by the White Star steamship Ger-
manic, which arrived in the Morley on Saturday, in-
cluded the Prince and Princess Komatsu and suite.
The Imperial party comprised Prince Akihito
Komatsu, Princess Yorike Komatsu, Yoshitane
Sannoniiya, Grand Maitre de la Cour de S. A. I. le
Prince Kouiatsu, Madame Yoshitane Sannotniya,
Paine de In Cour de S. A. I. is Princess Komatsu.
The travellers were met by Captain Ching, R.N., and
on landing drove to the North-We stern Hotel, where
they were waited upon by the Mayor, who expressed
disappcintment that the visitors had been unable
to lunch with him at the Town Hall. The Prince
responded that the acceptance of the proposed
courtesies would have given the Princess and
himself much pleasure had time and engagements
permitted. He made many inquiries about Liverpool
and:its population, docks, and trade,and expressed a hope
that be might have a future opportunity of seeing the
city. He left for London by the eleven o'clock train
from the Central Station of the Midland Railway. The
Prince is bearer of the insignia of the First Class of
the Chrysanthemum for presentation to the Prince of
Wales. The order was instituted 10 years ago, in Dth
of Muji, 1876, and is intended only for members of
ruling families, the sole exceptions being Prince Bis-
marck and the Japanese Ministers Iwakwia (now
dead) and Saigo. There are now 27 members, 25 being
orowned heads or their families, or Presidents.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-11-27

will probably be the first list of nominations to
the new "Distinguished Service Order," which
, been founded "for the purpose of rewarding
;individual instances of meritorious or distin-
guished services in war." It is not withus as in
France, where the one great order, the Legion of
Honour covers everything, for the tendency of
late years seems to have been to multiply the
number of such orders among ourselves. But
while new are being created, one, at least, of the
old is dying a natural death. Only a very few
. distinguished persons yet survive who
are entitled to append to their names
the initials "G. C. H." or "K. C. H. ;" and it
would puzzle a great many persons who consider
themselves well-informed to explain what these
initials mean. They are the symbol of the re-
spectively Knight Grand Cross and the Knight
Commander of the Hanoverian Order, founded
while our Sovereigns were still the rulers of
Hanover. With the accession of our Queen, as
everybody knows, this connection ceased to be,
and the number of those holding the order
gradually diminished by natural causes, no new
ones of course being created, until it shrank to
the small total now to be found. A. F. R.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-11-27

CRA.DLEY HEATH.

THIt SHOCKING DEATH OF A MINEE.-012 M TI -
dly afternoon the South Staffordshire Coroner held.
an inquest at Crad!ey Heath respecting the dea h
of Benjamin Plant, w.-lo had been employed as a
pikeman at Lord Dudley's Salt wells Colliery. When
engaged in assisting the manage,. in removing a
face of coal a "bump" occured which camel five
hundred weight of coal to shoot out of the wo; king
and strike deceased. He was found terribly in.
jured and afterwards expired. A verdict of "Ac-
cidental death" was returned.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-11-27

OLDSWINFORD.

AMATRIIR 1)3.A11 ATICB,—On Nfonday and Tuesday
evenings represeuiations of the well-known drama,
e fickt,t of Leave Man," were given in the Infants'
echo I Room, by the Oldswinford Amateur
Dramatic Society, the proceeds of which are to be
devoted to the National. Schools. There was a fair
aulietice each evening. fhe room is inaiequata
for these performances, but not Nithstanding any
of the drawbacks the whole went off very swig-
factory. During Monday evening the juvenescent
poition of the audience cree:e ! no little disturbance
in the quiet scenes, thus plev,nting one frrm f in-
jag a good opinion of that portion of the acti
Ti,e following is the caste : Robert Brierley, a Lair-
cashire lad,Xr. G. El Hall; Haw kshaw, a detective,
Mr. A.. Riddle; James Dalton, alias Downey, alias
the Tiger, Mr. J. Pearsall; Melter Moss, Downey's
companion, Mr. J. A. Hall; Mr Gibson, a bill broker,
Mr. Wm. Young; Sim Willoughby,' Mr. Harry
,Rolloson ; Maltby, Mr. T. Wall; May Edwards,
Miss J. Goodyear; Mr. Willt:ughby, Miss Katie
Richards Miss Richards' form is now well-known
to t ie public, and it is snfLie :t to say that she did
justice ,to her character. Miss Goodyear was,
apparently, anxious to g.O throug:l her part, Which
she had evidently well studied, as she spoke very
quickly and correctly. She spoke rather quietly,
and did not put that sympathetic tone into the
character which i: deserves; but as she is new to
tLe stage we could not expect:great things. Messrs.
Wall, Rollason and Young rendered their respective
characters creditably. Mr. J. Hall and Mr. J.
Pearsall " worked their cards tog-ther well," and
reflectcd g cat credit on Viern4elves. Mr, Riddle
appeared quite at home, and the
_.apparent iton-
chalance requisite for '• the (let:caves" was not over
done. Mr. G. Hall's iendition of Robert Brierley
was all thitt could be desired of an amateur. Tho
part is a very heavy one, but.he pri,ved himself
capable of sustaining it There was a little stiff.
ness- noticeable and his del very wrie the least bit
too iet, except in the last act whin he gaited
more confideriee. He has very gcod noti ns and
with a little more practice he wi I mike himself
more ethci at; A word tf, the prompter not to &peak
sa loudly in fulure, as he was audil le at
t elatk of ti e rom. An or . bestral bah was in
attendance,

BRIERLEY HILL.

Puesurr OF Gents.—At the Police Court on Mon-
day, before Mr. H, 0. Firmstone and Mr. 11.
Smith, John Simps3n, John Baylis, and William
ling-hes, labourers, of Kingesvinferd, were charged
with trespassing in search of game on land in the
occupation of Mr 11. Foley, at Kinver. Witnesses
states they saw defendauls in a 'meadow belon;ing
to Mr. Foley, on Sunday morning; the 7th inst. A
turcher dig and a ferret were found- on to land.
Each of the deferhtants was fined 10a, and cogs.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-11-27

THE DANGERS OF FOOTBALL.

The Lancet says "We do not hesitate to say that
football nowadays too often degenerates into a species
of free fight.' The number of broken legs and other
accidents already sustained this season bear tribute to
this. We have no wish to see the game done away
with. It is enormously popular, and affords recrea-
tion and exercise to thousands, many of whom were
football abolished might spend their spare time in a
much worse manner. But we are strongly of opinion
that it must be modified. Surely regulations could be
devised which, whilst retaining the manly character of
the game, would reduce the undue element of danger.
It is regrettable that at some schools the playing of
football by the boys is made a compulsory matter. At
schools the game is played under the best conditions,
the masters being able to check any unruly rough
play, and the players being boys, not men. But no
boy should be compelled to play such a game as foot-
I all."
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-11-27

THE EIFFEL TOWER.

The Moniteur des Grands Travaux publishes a long
account of the gigantic tower which is to form a pro-
minent feature in the Paris Exhibition of 1889. The
site finally decided on is between the Pont d'lena, on the
Seine, and the Exhibition building. The first stage of
the Tower will be 60 metres above the ground. At
this level there will be a gallery all round, 15 metres
wide. The superficial area will -be 4200 metres, and
the space will be occupied with cafes, a restaurant,
Src. On the second stage, at an elevation of 150
metres, there will be a large glass-covered chamber,
for the purpose of scientific experiments. The weight
of the Tower will be over 5000 tons, but it will be so
well distributed that the pressure on the foundation
will not be greater than that of any building of ordi-
dinary construction. The first 60 metres will represent
as much weight as the remaining 240. It has been
calculated that the Tower can resist a wind force
of 2701b5. to a square foot, corresponding to a
total pressure of 2500 tons on the whole build-
ing. The most violent storm in Paris has never shown
a pressure of more than 1001bs. to th 3 square foot.
The Tower will, therefore, be safe from this danger.
The oscillation of the building is also expected to be
very slight, namely, 75 of a centimetre at the summit.
The height of the Tower will probably vary by 20
centimetre, according to the temperature. Every
precaution will be taken to protect it from lightning
by the most approved lightning conductors. With
regard to the erection of this gigantic work the foun-
dations are expected to be in position before the first
frost and the masonry of the base by the beginning of
next year. By the end of 1887 the most difficult part,
that :of the first 60 metres is expected to be com-
pleted, and the remaining 240 metres by the end of
1888. The kind of lifts to be used are not yet decided
on, but it is confidently predicted that ten minutes
will suffice to reach the summit, and that an hour will
be requisite to go up by the ordinary staircase.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-11-27

COAL IN

IT is state 1 that Kansas pos3es3es an inexhaust-
able supply of coal, ani th t tha mineral is not
liarite.l to pariieular ecru). ics of that state. In
tie couaties of Cheoke, Orawfird. Bourbon, anl
Osage, thee are coal bel s coveting an area 70
miles by 20 tnEes, or 1.403 squa.re miles A sParn
averaging 2 feet +siil yield 1,830.000 tons to the
:quare mile. With these ti,urvs in sight, American
coasurners can have no fear of the sapply running
short for some years to c.)me. In oho shaft sunk
at Pleasan an, Lion county, a seam of coal of work-
able thickness was found at a depth of less than. 80
ieet born the surface . Another, sunk only 200
yards distant, struck no coal within a d.:pth of 200
fett. It this point the strata are nearly horizontal.
Near Wyauiotte, a shaft sunk 570 feet struck no
coal, while at Rosed de, only 4 mil.a distant, two
seams three feet thick were found at a depth of 200
feet from the suiface. The same variableness pre-
vails, though in a less degree, in the lower and
more marked area of the eastern ant: southern
( °unties. The above data are satisfactory; but it
will be seen that is only by a systematic aril
t orough survey, which has no: as yet bq-n made,
'bat the full extent of the value of the coalfields of
iCansas can be ascertained. '1 here are 'at lerut
hirty different strata in the usual measures, in
which are remains of land plants in shale of coal,
and between are strata containing well-preserved
remains if shells, corals, and other oceanic animals.

SPORTING NOTES.
(By 'our own Co.rie?ponclent.)
MANCHESTER AUTUMN HANDICAP.

This, the last of the big flat races for MG, is set
for decision this day (Saturday), and as the added
money is I,ooosova,, nearly all those who are left in
the handicap will face the starter. For favcuritism
it is a near thing between Stourhead and Morgiana
colt, whilst Silver, Jacob, and Scotilla are well
keel 14 their several stables. Last year's winner
—ltaffaelo—is a certain runner and is expected to
improve on his previ-us form shown this year, and
worth attention for a place. -Londonderry is the
hope of the North, and both Mill Stream and Low.
down have their partizans. King Monmouth and
Protectionist are the hope of the fielders, and
figure at 33 to
_l in the quotation. Still if I take

STOURHE'A.D and JACOB
on my side I may have found the winner of this
valuable stake,

As regards the chief event next week, the Great
Metropolitan Steeplechase, 4 miles, run at Croyd3n
on Wednesday, I shall leave the issue to

MAGPIE and SACHEM.

At Saudown-Park, on Friday, the Grand Annua
Hurdle Race will be the chief attraction, when

ROYAL FERN
has most attraction for me.-

Only half a crown spent on a bottle ot St. Jacobs Oil
the great cure for rheumatism, is as good an investment
as life itisttrance policy.

St. Jacobs 01 is sold by Chemists at 2s. 6d. a bottl e
or by post 2s. 9d., from the Charles A. Vogeler Com-
pany, sole Proprietors, 45, Farriugdon Road, Loudo:

SATURDA NOVEMBER '27, 1886
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-11-20

if he had signed, Atherstone Grange- would be you'll
at this very minute, as it ought to be, any way.'
"Ought to be! I don't think you can know what
you are talking about."
"Oh, yes, I do, sir, and there's more nor me knows
the same." _ _ _ _ ... . . .

And then Jem Statman suddenly subsided into
silence, though the rector strove, though vainly, to
induce him to explain his somewhat enigmatical
words.

"When the time comes, as come it will, I'll speak,
and not afore," said Statman doggedly; and, finding
he could get nothing more out of him, the rector went
his way.

(To be continued.)
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-11-20

AN ANTI-PRIMROSE LEAGUE.

At a meeting of Liberals at the National Liberal
Club in London on Tuesday, it was resolved to
establish "a Liberal League for the Association of
Men and Women in Liberal Work," to couliteract the
influence of the Primrose League, and to promote
Liberal principles throughout the Empire. It was
stated that the League was intended to include and
combine all Liberals of every section (irrespective of
sex) throughout the Empire; to be a means of com-
munication for all Liberals between them and their
leaders; to initiate non-existent and devekp and
support existing Liberal clubs and organiFations; to
assist in providing halls and rooms for political meet-
ings; and to promote political education and pro-
gressive legislation. it is intended to establish lodges,
county and dirkional councils, and a grand council,
and to extend the operations of tho League beyond flair,.
'united Kingdom.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-11-20

EXCITING SCENE AT A FIRE.

An exciting scene was witnessed early on Tuesday
morning at 29, Widegate-street, in the City of London,
where an alarming fire broke out shortly before one
o'clock. The premises were Occupied by Me. J. Grey,
a tobacconist and fancy dealer. He and his wife and
father were asleep in the upper rooms at the time of
the outbreak, al the flames .pread so rapidly that
when they were awakened it, -svms found impossible to
descend the staircase. The father appeared at one
of the windows, and appealed loudly for help. Just
as tha fire was closing upon him, and be was hidden
from sight by volumes of smoke, a fire-escape ap-
peared, and Engineers Hill and Gordon rescued the
man from his perilous position amid the cheers of
the crowd. Mr. Grey and his wife excaped from the
building through the roof. The fire was got under in
less than a hour.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-11-20

BEO3ISGROVE.

DISPUTED CHARGE OF •OBSTnuOTION, At the
Petty Sessions on Tuesday, before Messrs. R. Small-
weed and T. White, James Stanton wa4 char:ied
with obstructing tl:e footpath in the N.iw Road
with a horse and cart on the 3rd inst. Mr. Holy-
cake defended,—The evidence of Police-sergeant
Evans was to the effect that on the aftermoe (f
the 3rd inst. defendant backed a horse and cart
across the path just above the premises of his em-
ployers, Mr. Jeffe• lee. ' It was untended for ten
minutes, an t defen:ant refused to move it. -Pas-
sengers had to walk in the road in consequence.—
For the defence it was urged that the obstruction
was not wilful, and that Mr, William Jeffries, de-
fendant's employer and Chairman of the Local
Boned, gave up a yard of land opposite the pre-
m:ses at the time the road was being made Eo that
it might be made straight. He received .no coin-
pensa-tion for that, but the Board agreed hc should
be at liberty to load and unlotd without hindrance.
—The Bench thought the cast was hardly backed
as far as it might have been, and fined defendant
6d and costs. 113
AN ExcESsr, .: QUANTITY OF FinEWORES.—At the
same Sessions. iry George Wall, ironmonger, High
Street, was c.. :god with having a larger qUALltity
of explosives ja his [itemises than allowed by the
Explosives Aot,-su2erintendent Jeffrey stated
that he visited defendant's premises on the 2nd inst.
and found in a warehouse, :which was registered,
36i1bs. of gunpowder in cannisters in a fire-proof
safe, about 901bs. of safety cartridges, about 901bs,
of fireworks in boxes, and a quantity of loose fire-
works. As a dealer in mixed explosives defendant
was allowed to..hafe 151bs, only in one registered
place.—Defendant did net dispute tile facts, and
pleaded ignorance-of the in., —Defendant.was flued
103, and 8s costs. The money was paid.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-11-20

TOBACCOS,

AT THE

SEASON LBB6,

VALENTINE, HARDAWAY, stnd TOPYI3EI.
(Boulogne-sur-lisr, Frame).
14.4 IstacbulissAlitteudwioTvceur
usoAmysertawrion Aancedepa;4l n:ea
ie Afor tke
daudicaps, furorarde'l free upou receipt of adtrascutuula
DOUBLE Avo TamsLx Evans.

RELIABLE I RELIABLE ! I RZLIABLF. 1I 1

Direct from the Stab!e and Course. Sent the wieue.r
of ueariy every big event this F,eason.

Grand Bus'mess at Dolict4ter, sint ,x•reu ‘lll.st,rs
in Four days.

MTCUAEL SCOTT
A. relative of the fanaJus Wizird of tie North, and now
the travelling Corresp indent of the "Yo.-ksh re Span-
lug Tlisn ~" wilt bend hi 3 SI•:LECrIONs by
PLtIVATE LET nat for TV, olvd Stsnipi, or VtiLlig his
MORNING PADDOCK FIN kLi for IS Stamp—of ii..
he Week. £lO per we is the average maktegs on a
10. s stak invested uy those woo have his Itiu..l rel-graia
each day Never a losing week this yell. The Proof
of toe Pudding is iu the eating thereof. A trial earnestly
ao:icited. Nuw ready cur stable Secret for the GREA:r
N&WAIAIIK,Cr OCTOBER HANDI-
CAPS. Sent for 12 Stii.ups. or including Ci4SARE-
WITCLI and CAMBRIDOES/111lE NAG 4, now at
long olds. 23 61.
.Adieu, bd. cut, Sporting tise
Office, Hull. A .vice to end of Season IS,. ,o.uo
spleudid thing at Look; z...4huts for Ne.% walaet, ilue4la
too, Derby, Shrewsbury, Liverpool awl hisnell,ster
November Meetings sent Out early. -livery Publican.
'Aliould have his Daily Wires, it would make L5OO Res
.Tear diforont to them.
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