The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1874-07-11 00:00:00

EPITOME OF NEWS.

BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

' Mr. Il it., the astronomer, anticipates that the
comet which is now rapidly increasing in brightness, !nay
, be visilul in daylight on the 23rd.
i The liultan of Turkey has just celebrated the 13th
, funded sary of his accession to the throne.
i The principal of the Inland Revenue Laboratory
and drugs.
and the meatus of
ikas'edaduniand the iron produced in
, was estimated at 55,000,000 duds.
theitsh eT
The
preparingl
ar edi
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value
s'ulpiaoe ir:l i foai nr' t'dfihlo;os district eedtorril. inane twe e n 1848 and 1873 inclusive,
, According to a report addressed by Signor Parodi
. to the Italian gayest:in...., it is estimated that the sulphur
' 1,800,00 a quintals yearly, besides the enormous quantity
' which is lost through defective methods of working
:. aboutiin
il
i‘ : IT i 1: sulphuri'he exhausted
amuisnteeed Inn frthlu illiou'ar, Yperll'Uciiii.gh' 'al sore
t
I
The Khedive has conferred the Order of the
Medjidie, second class, on each of the leading men of the
• Jewish community at Cairo and Alexandria.
, The Times states that the wheat crop in California
' this year is expected to be inuniense. Several ships are
• already loading with the new growth.
! Notices have been served on all the proprietors of
I the Irish newspapers, forbidding them to publish any of the
' betting advertiseineuts or lists, as they are subject to be
, prosecuted under the Act 16th and 17th Viet., cap. 119,
which the law officers are of opinion includes Ireland.
' The destruction by fire of the town of Tezeilos, in
. Anatolia, is announced in a Constantinople telegram of
Satuurday. (hay ten houses were Bayed
The Edietb,rah Couralot states that Mr. Henry
• Stephens. the foremost agriculturist of his generation, and
author of the fanicus work, "The Book of the Farm," used
on Sunday morning at his residence at Bonnington, in the
eightieth year of his age.
A Reuters telegram from Madrid quotes a state-
I ment of the Epoca that Mr. Arthur Ilaselder, an English
I merchant at Linares, has been seized in the Sierra Moreno by
1 armed bandits, who demand a considerable sum for his
ransom.
A rumour is current that the Empress Eugenie has
written a letter to M. Rasher, urging the partisans of the
Empire to keep within the bounds of liberality and modera-
tion.
The Duke of Westminster has granted permission to
the Working lien's Club and Institute Uniin, to hold the METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET.- 310NDAT.
annual Ow of their affiliated institutious in the beautiful
The cattle trade h. been without feature of itnportance.
ground; of Clieveden-park, near Maidenhead. It will be held
The supplies have been lateral ly good, and rather more
on the bank holyday, Monday, August 3, and as there are
animation has prevailed, prices ruling steady As regards
now 74 clubs awl institutes affiliated to the Uslios within the
beasts the receipt from our own grazing districts have been
Metropolitan district, the gathering will he a large One.
oil a fair average scale. The demand has been moderately
It le said that on February 16, the body of the active, and the quotations have ruled unaltered from Monday
Russian courier from Peking to Kiachta was Muni frozen to last. The best Scots and crosses have sold at ss. bd. to 5..
death in the snows of the Mongolian desert. locl. per Oil,. The foreign side of the nu, het has been
Ii sumaied, itueluding 26 Gothelibuts 436 Twining,
57 Chrbtiana, and 70 Dutch. There las been a fair demand at
late rates. With reference to alueep, the refs 'pus have been
ftis royal neighbours, and I.aslieen endeavourMg to subdue
on a fair average scale. A moderate animat 1 demand has
tilt, firugomt;lffpeee Co(Seastc''unalsitnlegi Ithiasabeteenleingrfiruizoigf wt:ihtTl s1:-..)ltahe
certain ti•ilues which were formerly subject to Min, but have
prevailed, and prices have ruled 2d. per alit caher than on
now revolted against hint lie has attempted to buy
Monday last- the best Down and half-bredsnisking Is, 2d. to
ammunitPut without succeB9, bUt it was considered posmble
ss. 4,1. per alb. Landis have been quietly ii it in at 6s. to
7s. 41 per alb Calves have been in namlerate supply and
yinfusrrht7r f
irnosntiatilmmecHrl,th,ltzsratnlLfiteugilt
fair request. at late pates. Piga have been dull, on former
dti.,151,..
°tatted nt.di,g. I,ihtstbl
pant t Pir terms. At Deptford there were 23 Hamburg beasts. Coarse
At the sale of Mr.
and inferior beasts 45. to 4s. 6,1. ; second quality ditto, 4s. Bd.
. .
Boston on the 10th ult., ninety.five dollars were paid for au to 41. lOut ; prime large oxen, fa. 4d to 5s Out : prime Scots, a. Sannen etr.'s personal property in
old Roman lamp, bearing the inscription, "The good sluep- I dc. Is huh. to Os. Dal ; coarse and inferior sheep, 4s. Oil, to
herd giveth his life for the sheep,'• to which Mr. stunner had. , 4s. Md. ; second quality ditto, 0,. led to 55. ; rwinie coarse
added - "of all colours." The distinction has only occurred 1 woolled, Is. to 3s. Ad ; prime Soutlidowns, 58. 2d. to Is. 44. •to Mr Sumnee
, large coarse calves, 45. to . 4d. ; prime small ditto, 5a to
Is. 44. ; large hogs, sit to 45. 4d. ; small porkers, 45. Bd, to
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MARK-LA NE. -Mosmer.
55. ; lamb, 65. to 7s. 4,1.
At Mark-lane to-day there was a thin attendance, and
phesrateteictraneinrtewdillwitintiltiehacardquettietnombentleieo,leantiaavteragthec.ntiwediincial
to reach that standard is likely to prove exhausting to an , trade remained dull English wheat was in limited supply,
ordinarily intelligent and well-educated young woman." ' and aliout the same in price as on Monday last, but the show
t oreige produce was rather large, au. the 501150 of this
The trial trip oil' he Madras tramway ears has '
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dem ription receded to the extent of Is per qr. Barley was
recently 'taken place, but it is said not to have been very •
:lean in sparingly, and scarcely realised previous quotatious.
successful on account of the permanent way being pretty
Malt was hard to dispose of, even at a slight decline from
well Mocked up with dirt and pel Mies. The spirit •if ,
Friday last. The inquiry for oats was very quiet, and prices
' mischief (says the ri 111,. of India) animates Madras small
were od per qr lower on the week Maize IVIot also inactive,
boys . it does the Bonuluay: juveniles who coven the soul of
and cheaper when pressed for sale Beans and peas were
Mr Kittredge. Struck with the novelty of a atreetrailway
taken off slowly on former terms. In flour there were few
they sinus° theitmsthe elves with OiAn
aling
pup the gr
of th ooves
Gam with , transactions, and no intportaid movement took place in the
stones and awa result. pl icat ion e
: price of any kind driver's whip usually has a wholesome effect. .
I MARK -LANE.-WEI,NESDAY.
At present attending St. Saviour's Church for the 1 The grain trade at 3fark-lane to-day has been without
Deaf and Dumb, Oxford-street, London, is a young person feature of importance. The attendance has lash thin, and
deaf, dumb, and too blind Mime anything on the fingers of i busineas throughout has been restricted. As regards wheat,
any one, however sear to her. A deaf 5/51 diardu friend sits i the supply of English has been short, hut t• ere has been a
beside her, and taking the right hand of the blind person, i fair show of foreign. The trade (ma been dual, at Monday's
whatever the minister the Lev. s smith speaks on his : decline. Very tine samples of barley have been on offer.
fingers, she transfers to the lingers of the other, and mu much 1 The demand has been inactive, at late rates. Malt has been
does she appreciate this aid that in a letter to Mr. Smith she i dun, oil former terms. The supply of oats has been only
says, "I cannot tell you how sweet the words mond when F moderate. Sales have progressed slowly, at late pricea
they pass over my fingers." She was not born deaf or blind, Maize has been inactive, on former terms. Peas and beans
Clued has therefore an idea id sound : have been quiet and unaltered.
The Queen has been graciously pleased to nominate ! METROPOLITAN MEAT MARKET.- MONDAY.
the Venerable IV. Basil Tickell Jules, Archdeacon of York, I 'lbe supplies of meat on offer though only moderate were
and formerly Fellow of University College, Oxford, to the amply sulfide. for the emand, which emaned dull, at
See of St. Divid's, vacated by the resignation et Bishop the eates annexed dri : - Inferior beef, 3s. 41 to 4s. ; middling
'Hartwell.
, ditto, 45. to 45. hat ; prime large ditto, fa. to sa. 41 ; Prime
On Saturday afternoon the body of a man was fonnul small dabs, 55. to 55. Out ; seal, 4s to 55. ; Inferior mutton,
Ousting in the Thames out Ratcliff. It was ronveyed ashore 35 4d. to 45. ; middling ditto, 4s. 4d to 55. ; prime ditto,
and removed to tile workhoese. The dec.sed was almut 30 . Si, to ss. lid, ; large pork, 35, ad. to 45. 2d. ; 551:511 ditto,
years of age, with reddish brown moustache and whiskers. 45. Bd. to 55. 44. ; and lamb, fa. Bd. to 60. 401. per Idle by the
There were wounds on the top of the head and over the carcase.
right eye. The body was not identified. POTATOES.
' There are large arrivals of all kinds of foreign potatoes.
and i rises are lower, but there is a good demand tor these
Vice-Chancellor Malins has given judgment in the
caw or - The Atbirney-General n. English," which involved . we'll as English description& The arrivals at Southamp-
tout amounted to `,4,531 packages, the chief of which were
an important question under the Elementary Education Act
from Jersey s-slersei knine a 16s. to Ils. • rounds his to
The point was whether a schwa founded by the National
Society for the Education of Children in Church PrMciples St Mal d Fre I la. 'to Bs. : Englikt, In. ts'i 75..
could he transferred to a School guard witeout the consent 91 '' -' -u a" ne '' of its supporters. Ifis Honour deeided that the consent of SEED,
this managers 'if the school was sufficient. and that the con- LoNDON, Monday, July 6. -Nothing passing In English
sent of no other party was necessary, and he therefore die- Cloverseeds Foreign qualities, both red amt white, were
missed the bill, but made no order as to costs. held for quite as much nioney, but not many sales effected.
The Bengal Famine Relief Fund Committee met at New Trifolium was offering from France at 200 per cwt for
the Mansion House in London, on Monday. when it was re- tamft qualities White Mustardseed sold in small lots on
, ported that the total amount received was £122,1C4, of which lolly former terms. Canaryseed was saleable at enhanced
! £llO,OOO bed been sent to Calcutta, and £4,500 spent in ex values ilempseed realised former rates with a steady sale
. penmen. There appeared to lie a general opinion that for German samples. Italian Ityegrass was held rather
although It might wit lie advisalule to make any further higher. %Vint. Tares were rather dearer, with a better sale
appeal to tlie people of England, it was very desirable to . for good old samples.
keep the fund open as long as possible The committee PROVISION.
therefore decided to adjourn for three weeks. ' LONDON, Monday, July 6 --The arrivals last week from
Sir John Arnott has made a munificent proposition I Ireland were G. firkins Butter and 2,370 bales Baunn, and in a letter to the Dublin Town Council. Ile idlers to cleanse from foreign ports 24,284 packages Butter, 3,801 (Saes and
the Liffey at his own expense on a plan nearly similar to Mat , 195 boxes Bacon. Time increased simplies of foreign Butter
suaested bythe Lord Lieutenant. A deputation was appointed , caused a decli. of On. to Ss. per cwt. in Normantlys and
to consult with the port and flocks boanl as to the feast. Jerseys, but there was an improved demand for best Dutch,
Witty of the plan and the propriety of acceptieg the offer. ' and it advanced to 1155. to 1205. In Irish scarcely anything
oing. lbe Bacon market oiled steady, without any change
Professor Agaasiz's biography is being written by
ice
, ts not lu prices.
his wife. She has already prepared his correspondence for
publication.
Butter, per cwt.
tin Monday night a mass meeting of miners was Dorset
held at Barnsley, but when the speakers advised the men to Erie-land
accept ten per cenl reduction they were hissed, and the jeneY
meeting broke up in confusion. • Eum. Fresh, per doz.
It is stated that in the weekly return of the Regis. Bacon, per cwt :
trar-Getteral that the mean temperature of the air at the jilstsle'll.see' gms°‘,:ab.
Royal Observator G
y, reenwich. was 61 degrees last week, an ,
d -'--' -- - - r,' ' ,
differed but slightly from the average for the corresponding
per.' in fifty years; the mean on the several days ranged
between tel degrees 011 Sunday and 09 deserves on Thursday
The rainfall in the first six months of this year amounted
only to 0.6 inches, whereas the average slant during this
period in fifty-eight years was 11.2 inch..
The following is a list of the ships and number of
emigrants forwarded to New Zeeland by the Agent-General
for that colony during last month. For the Province of
Otago :-The Parsee, with 385 : the Tweed, with 638; and
the Christian Afacansiand, with 349 Eor Canterbury s-She -
Cathcart, with 476 ; the Canterbury, with 414; the MeropC., TALLOW.
with 331 ; and the Oldenburg arm Hamburg , with 1.50 Lownos, Monday, July 6. -The market is quiet on the spot,
For Wellington :-TheCartrate, with 410; and the howifso. but for distant deliveries there is more demand at a alight
with 465. For Auckland :--The Oxford, 432. Total, 4,125, recovery in prices. %SC, on the spot remains at 410. Mid. per
Total for the half year ended the 30th June, 21,400. cwt. Town Tallow, 395. 6,1. net c.h. Rough Eat is quoted
at ls. 11d. perBlbs. On Monday Belfast was in a very excited state, the s. a 1 e. it
mill proprietors having given notice of a reduction of ten Town Tallow, per cwt 42 0 I Rough Stuff, per cwt. 15 6
per cent. In the wages of their hands, and the period of Rough Fat, per Blbs .. 111 I Graves ~ 19 0
notice having
te return to their expired, about thirty thousand hands refused Melteil Stuff, per cwt .. 30 6 I Good Dregs , 6 0
,
work except on the previous scale of pay.
ment The mill owners have issued a notice Di the effect HAY,
that they will ck,se their mills in a fortnight and keep them . Wit Irketurti., Saturday, Judy 4.--A fair supply of fodder
shut until farther notice. The operatives marched in pro. has been on sale to-day. The trade has been steady, and
cession throng,h the streets, indulging in a variety of displays. , prices have ruled as follows :--Prime clover, 100 s. to 1125. ;
They also had open air meetings, and resolved not to resume Inferior, 705. to 80s. Prime meadow hay, 90s. to 10211. 6d. ;
work at the reduced scale The mill owners are equally inferior, Ss. to TES. : and Straw, 33s to 4us, per load.
deterrnA
sairitiothat"'ing resins,
disaster oceureed in the Forth near Hops command very littlite°a"tteution, and remain without
Bonnes, on Friday afternoon in last week. A small leased 1 quotable alteration in price The accounts from the planta-
boat, containing five persons, left the harbour for the pure.' tions are somewhat conflicting, butt the weather of the past
pose of proceeding to the opp.ite side of the Forth. The week is generally understood to have benefited the plant
weather was very squally, and when the boat was midway rather than otherwise, and as yet the effects from vermin
between the tuo shores, a distance of about two miles are not such 5.8 to create any great alarm. East Kent gold'
from land, it filled with water and sank The occurrence tugs, LS to EC Os. • Mid K, nts, 45 to £5 155. : Weald of Kent,
was observed from the shore and a crew put off to the rescue. £4 15s. to 45 ss. ; 6ussex, £44,. to £4 15s, ; Worcester's, OW
but when they reached the spot they only found one of the £5 105. ; Farnham, 4.5 to £6 ; comdry, £4 155. to £5 15..
passengers, who was picked up much exhausted. The other yearlings, £2 Its to £3 105. ; Bavarians, Le 104 ho £0 ; Melee,
four persons all perished.
Loll,, to LS 121. ; French, £4 to £5.

A Times' telegram from Calcutta says that the comet
was visible there on Thursday flight, travelling north-west 1.5
degrees above the horizon; and that the natives were greatly
alarmed by its appearance.
. . -

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During the week ending on Saturday last 2,244
births and 1,336 deaths were registered in London. the former
being 51 and the latter 77 below the average numbers. Two
persons died front small-pox, 23 from meaales, 31 from scarlet
fever, 7 11,111 diptheria, 28 from whooping-cough, 20 from
different forms of fever, and 86 from diarrlnea ; thus to the
seven principal diseases od the zymotic class 203 deaths were
referred, against, 177 and 178 in the two preceding weeks.
These 203 deaths were, however, 118 below the corrected•
average number from the same diseases its the corresponding
week of the last tots years, the fatal cases of each disease
being below the average.

i The Lord Mayor and the Lady Mayoress of London
have intimated their intention to entertain at dinner, on the
21st inst., the principal representatives of literature and art
in this country, France, and Belgiwn, including the members
of the Royal Academy and the chief contributors to this
year's Exhibition, the artistes of the two opera houses, the
leading nor lists and newspaper conductors both of London
and Paris, and seine of the best known actors and actresses.
will Prefect of the Seine will also be invited. The company
The number about 300.
A deputation from the Council of the Social Science
Association waited upon the Earl of Derby on Tuesday to
Preset a memorial urging the necessity of providing better
securities for the property of British subjects engaged in in-
tellectual labours in foreign countries than at present exist.
Mr. E. Jonkinii, M.P., introduced the deputatim, and
pointed out the present unsatisfactory Mate of the law. He
was followed by Mr. T. Webster, D.E., mid Mr. IL D.
Jeneken. The Foreign Secretary admitted the great im-
portance of lie subject, and promisiid to give it his heat
attention.

PRICES.

L s-.
---Cheese, per cot. & s.
126 to 136 Cheshire ........ 76 to 80
112 124 1/I,le. (Aloue., new GO 72
106 lls I Cheddar . 70 84
. 16 Amerivale,. ..... .64 74
Hales YIPPIr 104
-- 82 1 Cumberland. 104
- - 85 trial. ------------98106

FISE.

-
ricklel herrings, 27.. 61. to 355. ; red ditto, 12s. to 235.
roused ditto, 2Ls. to 30. ; fresh ditto, 225. to 2134. per barrel ;
kipper ditto. 2.5. tal. to Is 9,1. ; bloater ditto, 20. Id. to 4s.
led, per basket ; crooked haddock, 20s. to 30s, per barrel,
trawl ditto, his. to Its. ; ditto whiting., 10s. to 130 61.; ditto
s. to 19s. per limiket ; soles, Is. 3.1. to 4s. 4d. ;
turbot, 5s . to Ils. ; brill, 2e. to 3a. each ; lobsters, be. to 258. ;
crabs. Ss. to 245, ; mackerel, 20. to 35. per doors; eels, Is, to
Is. ld. ; trout, Is. to Is. 3d. per lb. ; native oysters, 410 10s.
per bushel.