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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-09-11

pasturage interspersed, grazed by cattle and sheep of
Lilliputian species, just distinguishable at a depth of
1,220 ft. How they scampered away and huddled to-
gether in very terror as the aerial monster passed over
their happy feeding grounds !. . . . Harvesters
cheered, children screamed with delight, dogs barked,
poultry affrighted at the sight of this monstrous hawk,
or rather owl, scuttled and cackled and hurried to
shelter. Waggons and carts could be seen on the
white winding roads traceable for many miles in every
direction. So time passed until half-past six, when,
being due to land in a quarter of an hour, we began to
prepare for
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-09-11

THE BLACK HOLE OF CALCUTTA.

The Times has published the following letter, which re-
calls a dark page in Anglo-Indian history :
' Sir,—May I appeal through The Times to the public
in the following matter? One hundred and twenty-
four years ago, 122 English people, out of a total of
145, •perished owing to imprisonment for a single
night in a room 18ft. square, since known to his-
tory as the Black Hole of Calcutta. Of this
tragedy no local record exists. There was one
formerly, but in 1819 the tablet erected by Mr. Hol-
well, one of the survivors, was injured by lightning, and
then, if documents are to he trusted, removed by order
of Lord Hastings, the Governor-General, for fear
that its exhibition, by recallina a humiliating disaster,
might injure British prestige in India. With, how-
ever, a graceful shrine and tender inscription per-
petuating the memory of a still more terrible slaughter
at Cawnpore, any feeling of this sort would now be
absurd, even if it was not always so; and the present
time happens tb offer a favourable opportunity for
restoring Mr. Holwell's tablet, or for erecting some-
thing similar.
Recent demolitions have revealed part of a
verandah, or arcading, belonging to the old fort; so
that, if time be not lost, an inscription may be placed
on walls which were closely connected with the Black
Hole, and not far from its exact locality. Dr.
Busteed, Assay Master of the Calcutta Mint, who
has interested himself in identifying exactly spots of
historical interest in and about Calcutta, has asked
me to move in this matter. I therefore beg to say
that if those who are interested in Anglo-Indian his-
tory—and who in these days is not ?—wish to aid by
small sums of money, I shall be happy to receive them
thronglr Messrs, Grindlay and Co., of 55, Parliament-
.ptree`t, London, and to remit them.* pusteed)
who may be confidently trusted- fó ' 416 all that is
wanted.—Yours obediently,
C. H. LUAID, Major, Royal Engineers.
Littichampton, Sept. 6.

According to rough estimates, the loss of property
on land at Jamaica, caused by the hurricane ,of August 18,
amounts to 500,000 dolg Many small places4nure been de-
vastated.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-09-11

REMINISCENCES OF LORD NELSON.

The Times of Wednesday publishes the following interest-
ing letter:—

Sir,—Reading the other day in the " Obituary " of
your paper the death of an old gentleman who could
remember having seen the funeral of Lord Nelson, I
beg to say that I can remember being taken by my
father to a friend's house to see the procession accom-.
panying the boat containing his remains passing up
the river from the ship in which they were brought to
England. I was also a boarder at a school in Wim-
bledon kept by a Dr. Lancaster, at the time curate of
Merton, a neighbouring village, in which Lord Nelson
lived, with whom the Doctor was very intimate.
His Lordship often came to see him, and these
visits gave great pleasure to the boys (about 50), who
always got a holiday, for Lord Nelson was very fond
of boys. On one of his visits which took place at our
dinner-hour be came into the dining-hall, when we
all rose to salute him, when he told us to resume our
seats, as he wanted to "see us eat." We did so, while
he walked round the table, much enjoying the sight.
On another occasion the Doctor invited him and Sir
William Hamilton (our Ambassador at Naples) and
Lady Hamilton, who were staying with him at Mer-
ton, to witness the performance of a play by a Mr.
BFrymore and his wife, who went about the cou.ntry
with a small stage, &c., performing at gentlemen's
houses. The performance took place in the hall of
the house, in which the stage was erected, Lora
Nelson, Sir W. Hamilton, and his lady sitting
on one side, the Doctor and a few friends
on the other, the boys of the school on
benches behind. The play was George Barnwell; the
after-piece, Peeping Tons of Coventry. During the
performance Lord Nelson called one of the boys to
him, where he remained during the evening, and while
there admired the star on his coat very much, which
his Lordship endeavoured to remove for the boy, but,
finding he could not do sowhe took the sash of some
Order he was wearing and put it on the boy. I went i
to the school n the year 1800, and this happened in
the year 1803, I think, but certainly was just before
he left England to take the command of the fleet with
which he gained the victory of Trafalgar, taking with
lim the eldest son of the Doctor to be a midshipman
'oh board the Victory.—l remain, yours very respect-
ully, JOHN CHURCH.
0J94, Lee-terrace, Lee, Kent, Septa:tura uaLAL,L.

The receipts on account of Revenue from the Ist of
April, 1860, when there was a balance of £3,273,428, to Sept.
4, 1880, were £32,122,708, agemst £31,519,076 in the corres-
ponding period of the precedmg financial year, which begun
with a balance of £6,915,756. The net expenditure was
04,668,357, against £86,417,305 to the same date in the pre-
vious year. The Treasury balances on Sept. 4 amounted to
£2,215,482, and at the same date in 1879 to 10,021,989.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-09-11

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-09-11

HOME NEWS.

Lord Hartingdon is visitine,o• Lord Granville at
Walmer Castle. Mr. Gladetone would probably
leave town yesterday for Hawarden.
Ber Majesty has been plea%t d to approve of the
appointment of the Earl of Dalhouse and Lord
Sandhurst as Lords in-Waiting.

The Grand Duke Constantine of Russia, Admiral
Popoff, and suite, left London on 'I hursday on a
visit to Glasgow, b cohnection with the Emperor's
pitch Livadia. _ _ _ _ _ . .

The business connected with tie appointment of
Military Kifights of Winckor has bt En transferred
from the Home 0&:e to the office of the Secretary
of State for War. _
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ord-rs to join the division at Aldershot On the Ist,
proximo, to take up his appointment as Briga.der
General Commanding the 3rd Infantry Brigade.
A united conference of Nonconformist bodies
will be held on the 22nd and 23rd inst. at Aberyst
with. to consider the appointment of the Depart-
ment d Committee to inquire into higher and inter-
mediate education in Wales.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-09-11

EXPLORATION OF THE CONGO.

A telegram from Lisbon says that the Portuguese steamer
Bengo, Captain Oliveira, brings the following news from
Loanda :
Sefior Lino,. captain of the Portuguese steamer
Andrade, belonging to the recently established Com-
pany of the Quanza, had steamed up the Congo river
as far as Noki, two hours' sail from Bibi, where
Stanley and his followers have established their head-
quarters. It is the first time that a Portuguese
steamer has ventured so far up the Congo. During
an interview with Captain Lino Mr. Stanley remarked
that the end he had in view was not commerce, but
that he merely wished to open up a path for future
traders; that his object in ordering goods to be
brought out from Europe and America was to pre-
vent his being obliged to pay exorbitant prices to the
merchants of the Zaire.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-09-11

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EXCITING INCIDENT AT . A BULL
FIGHT.

A thrilling episode is reported from San Juan de
Luz as having taken place during a grand bull-fight
which came off in that town on the 22nd ultimo (says
the Daily Telegraph). Frwcuelo, the eminent torea-
dor, had been engaged for the Correo in question,
although scarcely recovered from a wound inflicted
upon him by a bull at Pampeluna a fortnight pre-
viously, and entered the ring, his left arm still band-
aged and in a sling, amidst the enthusiastic plaudits
of the public. After the first bull had been subjected
to the usual preliminary tortures at the hands of
the ohulos, picadores, and banderilleros, Frascuelo
took up his position in front of the corregidor's box,
there to deal the infuriated animal its death-blow,
secundem artem. As, however, he delivered the mortal
thrust with his accustomed grace, the bull caught him
under the arm-pits, and tossed him into the air,
trampling upon him when he fell. With great diffi-
culty the banderilleros succeeded in distracting the
angry brute's attention from its prostrate foe,
who was raised from the ground, still conscious,
yet unable to stand without support. As he was
being carried out of the ring,— the bull made a
fierce rush at the bystanders, who had climbed over
the barriers, and a scene of indescribable panic
ensued, which, however, was happily terminated by
the death of the valiant bull. Transfixed by FPas-
cuelo's unerring blade, it stopped short, close by the
barrier, as though stricken tiy lightning, tottered, fell
forward on its knees, and rolled over dead, having
avenged its torments by disabling the most skilful and
intrepid matador of the Peninsula. Frascuelo is still
in a desperate state, but little hope being entertained
of his recovery.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-09-11

THE WAR IN SOUTH AMERICA.

A Lisbon telegram in the Standard says that the
following conditions are, according to the latest news
from Valparaiso, believed to be the basis of peace
agreed on between Chili, Peru, and Bolivia :—Bolivia
will cease to be an independent State, and will be
annexed to Peru. This annexation will be recognized
by Peru, which will lend its co-operation to make it a
reality. Peru will not augment her navy beyond the
number of vessels determined in a seret treaty.
Chili will take possession of the Bolivian territory to
the south of Loa and west of the Cordillera. The
territory of Tarapaca will remain in the power of the
Chilians as a pledge till the complete payment of the
war indemnity, which has been fixed at such a high
figure that it will be almost impossible for Peru to de-
fray it. The territory of Peru, being this augumented
by the annexation oi Bolivia, will be guaranteed by
Brazil and Chili by means of an offensive and defen-
sive alliance of the three Powers.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-09-11

LOSS OF A PLEASURE YACHT.

A sad affair occurred on Friday afternoon in last week, at
Roscoff, a watering-place on the coast of Brittany. Viscount
de Fleury went out with a party of six friends and two
boatmen in a yacht which had been lent him by Prince
Galitzin. In an attempt on his way back to pass over rocks
covered at high water, the boat struck and immediately •
sank.—The Paris correspondent of the Daily Telegraph
gives the following particulars respecting the wreck
All the occupants disappeared beneath the waves,
and on coming to the supface endeavoured to seize the
floating spars from the wreck. A Russian gentleman,
named Gregorie, who displayed great courage and was
an active swimmer, succeeded in placing all the party
in comparative safety by helping them to obtain hold
of the masts and other debris, and then made fo'r
the shore to procure help from the village. During
his absence, however, the sea became more
violent, and the unfortunate persons in the water had
great difficulty in keeping hold of the wreckage, in
which lay their only hope of safety. An American
lady named Hennessy, notwithstanding the tenacity
with which, she endeavoured to save herself, sunk and
was drowned. The Vicomte de Fleury, who was
paralysed in one leg met with a similar fate. An
English gentleman, named Potter, and his wife,
had succeeded in reaching a small rock, but as
the sea continually washed over them, Mr. Potter,
who was a powerful swimmer, took his wife on his
back and tried to gain the shore. The waves were,
however, too violent, and the couple' were dragged
down only to be washed ashore quite dead. On the
return of M. Gregoire with help, the survivors, in-
cluding Mr. 'and Miss Hennessy, were rescued from
their critical position, but were so exhausted as to re-
quire the most careful medical treatment. • Mr. and
Mrs. Potter leave three children. This sad accident
has created the most painful impression at Roscoff,
where the victims were well known and generally
respected.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-09-11

EXTRAORDINARY ELOPEMENT AT
)IALESOWEN.

An elopement of "a_..'somewhat extraordinary
character nas been theteading topic of conversa-
tion in Halesowen since Sunday. It appears that
John Harris, an-erginPgl', employed at the Whitley
Colliery, lialesowen, ,and residing at -Whitley
Terrace, has lately been paying court to a Miss
Ti'desley, daughter of tip) landlord of the Old
Lyttelton Arms, Halesowen. Harris is stated to he
wi lower, with two children, itadis thiity yeas of
age, and the young lady is in her sixteenth year.
It is stated that /Lillis and his youthful friend
have regarded each uther with affection, but the
parents ot Miss Tilcicsley. being considerAly op-
Paid to the matcli, cloyoted,fill romsble enera

to prevF.-,11, a contiluanc.c c Oil cone's' ip. Tta
rosu4 of Cid; wa-g t: at frirgnent qttarre!3 t :ck
placo Isc.twen the gi.-1 an her pacen's La •,t
a,u-Cay ni lit Harris ee. t o T 'a 1.-,0u5,.,
tl),.t lathe: ot the ;4'll becan.e Prgr:,- a- v. hat, he
o ,nsPered t.,• e impudent conduct f Ha- "isit
g';iog tli e, w isn their 1.0 ings toy, ar Is ae%
other w, re so ‘vt.l uad• r t td, ad he reftts d to
supply Iluris with amyl, ing to drink, and ordered
him forthwith to leave the house. Harris refused
to do this, and remained until the time for closing
(eleven o'clock). On that night the girl Tildesley
continued attending to her duties at a neighbi)u •-
ing greengrocery establishment until it was closed,
after which she went home. Miss Tddesley pre-
ceded her parents upstairs at one o'clock ; but
w'icn the family were astir next morning they were
surpris?d to find she was nowhere to be found.
As the doors were fastened al when the household
retired, how she escaped from the house is a
mystery-; but it is surmised that she was assisted
through the bedroom window. Further reports
state that Harris and the girl were seen at Stour-
bridge railway station on the Monday morning, but
where they have gone to is not known. Mr. Tildes-
ley immediately procured a warrant, and the matter
was placed in the hands of Police-Superintendent
Kemp, who, with the girl's father, is now search-
ing for the runaways.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-09-11

A FAMOUS PARTRIDGE-SHOOTING
MATCH.

The pursuers of the "little brown birds" have had
a scorching time of it since Wednesday last, but it
may be doubted whether any have gone through such
a day's fetiguing walking as that involved in the
famous partridge-shooting match between Captain
Horatio Ross and Colonel George Anson (says the
•Evening Standard). It took place ab long ago as 1828,
but is often referred to by sportsmen now "across the
walnuts and the wine, when the day's work is over
and the tissues are in process of restoration. The
gentlemen above named, Sir John Shelley, and
" Squire " Osbaldeston, were among a group
of famous shots of bygone days regarded almost
as miracles among sportsmen who had to
use guns of a far different character to those in vogue
now. The match was for £2OO a side, to say nothing
of the bye-wagers .which each laid on himself; and
its conditions were that they were to start at sunrise
and shoot without a halt to sunset; that no dogs were
to be used; that they were to walk about forty or
fifty yards apart, with beaters between and on
either side of them ; that each should have but one
gun, loaded by himself; and that it was not necessary
that any bird should be picked up, but that the umpire
should count each bird fairly knocked over. The
scene of the match was the manor of Lord de Ros, at
"Mildenhall, in Suffolk, and a start was made at the
moment indicated in the calendar as sunrise on the
Ist of September, though the country was enveloped in
a thick mist. Colonel Anson, who had fought at
Waterloo in his 16th year, was then 29, and a very
strong and fast walker, and started off at score with
a view to cutting his opponent down. But Captain
Ross was in the best possible training, and felt capable
of keeping up the pace for fifteen or sixteen hours
without halting, however hot it might be made. The
luck of birds rising to him was with the Colonel, who
had eleven more shots in the day than the Captain,
and about two o'clock was seven ahead. But he was
apparently getting pumped out, and on the advice of
" Squire " Osbaldeston Captain Ross then forced the
running, and within a quarter of an hour was within
one bird of the Colonel. At this moment Mr. Charles
Greville rode up to the Captain and, on behalf of
Colonel Anson, who was dead beat, offered to make it
a drawn match. To this Captain Ross assented, as he
had £l,OOO in all depending on the result, and feared
that in the few minutes remaining he might not get
enough shots to secure the brace to win with. He
then declared himself as fresh as when he started, and
offered to set off then and there on foot for London
against any one present for £5OO.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-09-11

A FAMOUS GUN.

Nearly ten years after her transfer from French to
Prussian hands, Valerie the Great has, at length, been
set up in the Kastanien Waldchen of Berlin as a trophy
of the crowning triumph achieved by German valour
and endurance on the 29th January, 1871. This
monster cannon, measuring twelve feet and a half in
length, and capable of projecting a conical shell
weighing 2201 b. to a distance of over five miles, was the
especial pride of the Mont Valerien garrison during
the siege of Paris. Valerie's portentous voice, bel-
lowing at brief intervals throughout the long winter
nights, will not be readily forgotten by any of
the Englishmen attached to the Royal Head-
quarters at Versailles, whose nocturnal rest was so
frequently broken by the growling utterances of that
gigantic piece. She must have cost the French nation
a small fortune in the course of her active career, for
her every discharge represented an expenditure of
forty guineas, and she was often fired from twenty to
thirty times during a single night, doing, however, but
small damage to the besiegers of Paris, who did not,
from first to last, lose a dozen men by the bursting of
her colossal "sugar loaves." In all probability
silenced for ever, she now stands close to the Grand
Guard House, in the so-called "Chestnut Thicket,"
nearly opposite the Crown Prince's Palace, and is
appropriately flanked on either side by a huge mortar,
captured in 1814 by the Prussian army at La Frbre.
Pally Telegraph.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-09-11

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DUDLEY.

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Latham—a widely-known ,:and much nspected
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masters' warehouses were rapidly diminishing.
Large quantities of chain were being sent out of
the distr.ct, and this tended to improve the pros-
pects of the men, who would reap the a .vantage
in days to come. Mr. Wm. Breakwell said toe
operatives had been eroducing too mu.. 13 rh.in, and
had filled the wart homes. Now the demayi was
not so great as it was last year, the masters were
disposed to take advantage their psition, and
instead of giving them a little work, even those
who had promised to pay the edvaneed list with-
held the iron and did not in some cases adhere
strictly to the list tiey had promised to abide by.
Alluding to the distress and destieution erevalent
amongst the chainmakers., he said that at the
present time there wAiL eo class of tie community
more urgently in need of help than the chain.
makers of the eradley IL ath district. Some time
ago thousands of pounds were sent from England
to relieve the Irish distress, but the Irish people
were not in a worse condition than were the chain-
makers in that locality. (near, hear). He thought
it was time the matter was taken up by some one,
and brought before the public. If this was done he
believed that help would soon be forthcoming for
the famishing operatives. Tie complained that
persons had been refused parish relict because they
were chainmakers. (Shame). A letter was read
from the -United Chainmal,et s' Association, Gates-
head, stating that the people in that district sym-
pathised with the Cradley Heath operatives in
thrir present deplorable state of poverty and dis-
tress. At the close of the meeting it was uneni-
mously agreed to continue the strike for the 4e.
list.

CRICKET.

BIRMINGHAM AND DISTRICT CRICKET
ASSOCIATION.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-09-11

A SUCCESSFUL HOAX.

The New York Times of the 20th of 'August gives an
account of a curious hoax perpetrated in that city on
the previous day. Somebody wrote a letter to a
morning newspaper, which was printed, saying that
he desired to give notice of his intention to commit
suicide in Central Park, Thursday afternoon, at pre-
cisely three o'clock. He invited the world to come
and see him shoot himself through the heart and then
dive into the water of the lake. He even selected the
spot, which was "the rock near the summer-house on
the opposite side of the lake, just. across from the
terrace, on the right-hand side as Toil stand on the
terrace and look across the water." The letter was
signed, "A man who has nothing left him but to
leave a world that will not let him exist." The New
York paper continues :
When Captain Beatty of the Park Police, was on
his way to the station in the Arsenal early in the
morning, he was saluted on all skies with " Goin' to
be at the slmotin'," and "Give the old man a chance."
The captain had not seen the remarkable letter, and
was puzzled at these remarks. - He was annoyed
beyond measure when he did read it. . . . . He
called out his reserve force of officers, and the letter
was read to them. While he did not, he said, believe
that the writer intended to kill himself in the
way described in the letter, yet it was his duty.,
as captain of the police, to take all precautions to
prevent any such tragic exhibition in the park. He
thereupon detailed men to guard all the pathways
leading to the lake, and to especially keep a sharp
look-out for any one who might appear on any of the
rocks close to the water. The officers carried clubs,
and it would have been a sorry day for any man to
have climbed on one of those rocks yesterday. Men
and women who stood on the terrace, or who lingered
near the edge of the lake, we seen to cast wistful and
hurried glances at the rocks. They would not admit,
of course, that they were awaiting the appearance . of
the man who was to blow out his so-called brains and
then plunge into the lake; yet it was perfectly plain to
every caleful observer that many were there to see this

man. Men and women watched each other suspiciously,
and the measure of every new corner was carefully taken.
The reporter heard one man quietly inform a police-
officer that he was satisfied he had discovered the
man; he had watched him for two hours There was
a constant fumbling of watch-chains, and those who
had watches attached stared at the hands until three
o'clock was marked. Then they pocket-A their
watches, and rivetted their attention upon the rocks
across the lake. Some of the spectators seemed to
hold their breath, and were motionless, as though
anticipating an explosion. But there was no man, no
pistol. and no explosion on any of the rocks. The
crowd lingered for nearly an hour, and then, with dis-
appointment written all over their countenances, men
and women began to stroll away. _
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-09-11

SMALL DEPOSITS IN POST OFFICE
SAVINGS' BANKS.

The scheme which was recently mentioned in the
House of Commons by Mr. Fawcett tor the en-
couragement of small deposits in Post Office Savings
Banks, by allowing twelve postage stamps affixed to
a form provided for the purpose to be received as a
deposit of a shilling, is to come into operation on
Monday next, the 13th inst. The counties in which
this scheme is to be experimentally tried are Car-
digan, Cumberland, Kent, Leicester, Norfolk, and
Somerset in England and Wales; Down and Water-
ford,
in Ireland; and Aberdeen and Ayr, in Scot-
land. The necessary forms will be 'supplied gra-
tuitously at any post-office in these counties, and de-
posits will be received at any post-office in these
counties at which there is a savings bank.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-03-27

COAL IN INDIA.

"It will doubtless surprise many to learn that
both in the superficial extent of its coal measures and
associated rocks, and in the actual amount of its coal,
India is surpassed by a few countries; and that with
respect to the size of some of its seams it stands pre-
eminent in the literature of mining." Such are the
somewhat startling words with which Mr. Theo. W.
H. Hughes commences a short paper on the coal fields
of India, in the records of the geological survey; and
we are still more surprised when he goes on to tell us that
even that monster producing country, the United
States itself, cannot boast of seams 160, 120, andloo feet
thick, like some that occur in Bengal. Mr. Hughes in
the same paper calculates that the coal fields of India
cover 35,000 square miles of country; and according to
estimates drawn up by Dr. Oldham and others, there
cannot be less than 20,000,000,000 tons of coal in this
empire. Such being the case, people will naturally
ask why all this vast store of mineral wealth is not
developed? Why have we still to import the greater
part of our coal from England? The answer is that
much of the material is of an inferior quality and fit
only for very rough use; that many of the coal areas
are situated away from the lines of easy communication,
and that the freight charged by the railway companies
is not as reasonable as it should be. The discovery of coal
of fair quality, in workable quantity, and in a locality
convenient for transport, is a matter of great public im-
portance. Not only is coal required for our rail-
ways, at our seaports for the use of steamers, and in all
parts where mills and manuf acteries are established, but
many of the mineral resources of this country remain
undeveloped owing to the want of abundant and cheap
fuel. It is perhaps not generally known that iron ore
of precisely the same kind as that which supplies the
furnaces of England is found plentifully in many parts
of India, and remains useless for want of fuel to smelt
it. Copper and lead ores also, there is reason to believe,
exist in fair quantities. Since writing the above,
further information on the subject has reached us from
private sources. It appears that sufficient of the ma-
terial has been collected for experimental purposes.
The coal has been used in the forge, for which appar-
ently it answers pretty well. But it is supposed not
to be of good enough quality to be employed as fuel for
locomotive engines. This seems to favour our conjec-
ture that it would have the character of most Indian
' coal of the jurassic period. -It is too early, however, at
present to pronounce absolutely upon its qualities.—
Bombay Gazette.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-03-27

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-03-27

SCHOOL LIBRARIES IN FRANCE.

From recently printed returns it appears that the
school-libraries in France have during the last ten
years increased in a remarkable manner. Established
originally for pupils in the schools, these libraries have
been -gradually made use of more and more by the
parents and friends of the scholars, and have now be-
come really people's libraries supported by the State,
which contributes 820,000 f. (£4,800) a year for the
purchase of books, and by the municipalities. In 1866
there were 4,835 of these libraries; but by 1877 the
number had increased to 17,764. During the same period
also the number of books purchased rose from 180,853 to
1, 716, 900. The contributions made by the departments to
the libraries vary largely in amount. The Cote-d'Or, for
instance, subscribes £736 annually ; while the depart-
ment of the Gers pays only 29 francs a year. The
departments possessing the greatest number of school
libraaies are : the Haute Marne, which has 548; the
Marne, which has 80;: the Ardennes, which has 520;
and the Aisne, which has 514. The department of the
Seine has 461 libraries, but of these 319 arc in Paris;
while the department of the Eastern Pyrenees comes
last on the list, with 48 libraries only. Many of the
communes have also small libraries, but in some. (.if
them the number of volumes is extremely few, and in
some the books consist exclusively of children's stories
and Teligious works.—Pall Mall Gazette.

A HlNT.—Parties who are afraid that they might
scream when the dentist is drawing their teeth should
hold their jaw.—Judy.
MASKS IN OLDEN TlMES.—Masks were ordinary
artieles of female costume in England previous to the
reign of Queen Elizabeth. The whole mask, covering
bile entire face, was held between the teeth yy means
of round bead fastened on the inside. White half
masks, with chin-cloaks—i.e., chin-cloths or mufflers_
were in fashion as late as the Commonwealth. During
the reign of Queen Anne and the first hay of the last
century masks were still used by ladies in riding, and
were worn appended to the waist by a string.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-03-27

WANDSWORTH ROAD, LONDON,

S.W.
Clietoi.be are cautioned against maleng or offering for
is pr-varat'obs and calling w,ein "Chemb al Food" as it
ws4 decided in the c Pe of Lieb g g Scully, that we were
the origin,tors oi the same and had the sole right to use it
wan at persons ....ling ~ther ar ices by I:bs name not
Essay re,-der temseives habit!, to an acti it for damages but
Alai to thancly proceedings.

Medical Works for the People,
By D. HENRY SMITH.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-03-27

TRADESMENS' ADDRESSES.

TrEATING'S COUGH LOZENGES.
shim Convenient to keep handy in the pocket.

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effectual antidote to Indigeston. Wind on the Stomach,
Biliousness, and all complaints arising from a disordered
state of the Stomach, Bowels, or Liver. Tonic, inyigor
sting and purifying they form the beat remedy extant
Of all Chemists,
is lid and gm 9d per box. or of PAGE
D. WOODOOOK, Calfort Street,Nanorob, otemps,
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-03-27

IMPORTANT NOTICE

TO THE
IN HABITANTS 01? STOURBRIDGE
AND NEIGHBOURHOOD,

-vrt. j. F. AppEßsoN,

SURGEON-DENTIST,
7AMPSTEAD ROAD. BIRMINGHAM.
HAS very great pleasurein stating to the
inhabitants of Stourbridge and
neighbourhood that, he will in future attend
EVERY TUESDAY and FRIDAY:
from Ten till Five, at
MRS. HAWKINS'S MILLINERY
ESTABLISHMENT,
HIGH STREET, STOURBRIDG.E)

ARTIFICIAL TEETH fitted with the
Celluloid Base, a newly invented an
patented material that cannot fail to give
satisfaction and comfort to the wearer.

NITROUS
OXIDE GAS.
Objectionable Teeth or roots extracted
while under the influence ts; Witrions Oxide,
and other anesthetics.

Mr. Apperson's Antiseptic Astringent Den.
tifrice, for cleansing, beantifyfng, and
preserving the Teeth ; in boxes, ls. and Is.
6d.

Llso his newly Improved Tooth Bruh, for
eiesnsing both sides of Teeth. Is. 6d. each.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-03-27

IXPORTANT_ TO FEMALES.

Fria by ?oat, in Envelope, Six Stamps,
I SASS I),CULI:ttI. TO WuMAN.
Give. toe Cause, Symptoms and Caro.
rioni,ehed for tho Spae:al use of Female's, and is
$ prtvxto Guide zo, Sae "f re xtment of 11 0i11.31 Of ailment.
tr:e Female Coniston ion.
r• I ha above Books, r tl•e three in ono En.
Asy on• t
vr,ll be forwardo4 Fro, by P at in Ei.velois on
by letter to the kirib3r.
a•N• •- rmpor t.sattnent to pointed cut ix a manner
b.
woo stood by the noo.o.ieale4 real•r.
DR. REffRY SIVIITEI, 8, Burton Cres-
cent, London. W.C.

TAPg WORMS and STOMACIINVORms_
rfAisON'l ‘Varraated Specific has effested
horqdrods of permam, nt cares of these distressieg
&Tiers, where, ev,ry °titer realeriy has failed, lt does
a•t. realtail* UtlAttnamg ; a single b•ttle being sullsient
to rune. Its station is oilii, but thorotagh, and the meat
dei.eAte need not fear takia4 it. Price 2s. 9d. or safe ley
rat fir SS stamps. Watson's Spoeitic Powders for
1 I atit ,1 SUPals are an effestu,l rensiedy for the
tories•ienOrs. No. 1, (Adults). Ni Z. (Children's) prie,
Is. lid, or by pet for lk stamp;. C:realars post free;
addoesi ; —Watson A. P. 8., Skip.sy, Yorks, or atj
ebetntst w:11 get In fir yon.

MALY Pb.P.RENS, now residing at Spring Street,
ths L e. in the Township of the Lye, in the County
9
of Worcester, Beer Dealer, do hereby give Notice, that
it is my intention to apply at the Special Sessions to be
holden at the Public Office, Stourbridge, in the Division
aforesaid, in the said County, on the 16th day of April
next ensuing, for a License to Sell by Retail Beer, Cider
and Perry, to he consumed ofirthe Premises, in pursuance
of the Acts 26 and 27 Viot., c. 33, s. 1, and 37 and 38
Viet , c 49, s. 31, at a House situate at Spring Street,
NVorce,;ter, and being
he Lye. in the Township of the Lye, in the County of
witnin the said Division.
ONE UOX of CLARKE'S B 41 Bill is
:the Ownrr of the House iu respect of which the
.icense is required is James Phillip>, of the Lye, in
wArrrantod to sure all diseharges horn the Urinary he uounty of Worcester.
0.4 1ri.1.,,,c x lit lurii&4in.,l,thY r yLaid, this 220 d day of :March, 0110
_ etsit:diLd and Eighty.
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X
/01014,,,1s
, A gents, Lama& SON, London, sad all tit, ;
_ MARY PEIMENS.
illketssal House
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-03-27

PUBLIC NOTICES

I need sc.ercely assure you of MT tow tort to our
local bn,iness, if on should do me tile ho-lcur t
•
me to Parliament. I have worked at it ng anti snow
It thoroughly.
I beg to remain, Gentlemen,
Your faithful servant,
G. W. HASTINGS.

Barnard's Green. Malvern,
March I 1 th, 1880.

TO THE ELECTORS

os
EAST WORCESTERSHIRE.

GirrrLßlngx,

In response t3ao iLvitation f..rw:rdel to me nudist
very flattering oircutn.lances, on behalf of thn Liberal
Eleirors of haat Woreesterih:,3, I loin no time a
pres,nting rnyseit tu you as a eau.ji4aL? fur the amine.
imitation of your Division in Paraatneat t the alp
proachinB Diseolusion.

Distracted by a tovitt•us and diturbing 00arso
Foreign Policy, and nnesi 4t toe inores.o of mit
Financial obtigations, the count.v. cora fAnt that the
honour and interests of the I.m2ire woul.i De safe in
the hands of a biberai 11..v-raneut, would, Ib, levet,
gladly revert to the path of Domestic Legtslation and
Reform under their guidance.
Neither in Europe nor in Asia has that Foreign Polley
redounded to our credit as a nation ; and, while its
tendency has been to overload our own resources, it has
not succeeded in preventing tbe aggrandisement of
Rustle, or even in maintaining the influence of England
with the Porte.

The subject of Home Rule has been obtrusively pat
forward by the Prime Minister. Home :Mile is a vague
and e.msequently objectionable term ; but, if it mesas,
as Iv generally supsed, the transfer of indepen,tent
Parliamentary authority to any p. rtion of the United
Kingdom, I wholly rep,idtate such a notion as fatal to
its natty and well-being.

With reference to Domastic Legislation, which has
been so long nglected, I shah heartily support any
mea urea calculated to give the Jiatepav ars a just
control over Local Expenditure, and I shall catelcilly
consider any proposals stitch shall have for their nbjacts
the amending of our Land Lacs, so as to bring them
more into eonfortuity with the times in which we
live.

Having had the honour of a meat in Parliament for
the last 15 years, I traat I may appeal to Inv aoudad
during that period as evincing my fidelity to *al support
of Liberal Principles end Measures.
Should I receive she honour of Election at your hands
I shall spare no efflnt to consult the wishes end to
promote tbe lutsterts of ali coarser Of my

I am, Gentlemen,

Yoar very faittial Servant,

W. H. GLI.D3TONE.

House of Commons, Westminster,

March 11th, 1880.

TO THE

ELECTORS
01 rms
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-03-27

POTATO.

Potatoes have been in fair demand, and the better descriP-
tions have been firm in price. The arrivals continue on a
moderate scale. Scotch regents, 140 s. to; -150 s. ; Lincoln
champions, 1755, to 185 s. ; Scotch ditto, 1703.40 180 s, ;
Victories, 160 s. to 180 s. Ter ton; German reds, 68. ed. to
Bs. ; Dutch rocks, ss. 6 . per bag.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-03-27

THE BURNING OF AN AUSTRIAN
VILLAGE.

A Grisons paper gives an account of the burning of
Nauders, which, though in Austrian territory, is
situated close to the Swiss frontier. The fire broke
out shortly before midnight on the 4th instant, in
the stable of the Moonshine Inn, and, as is almost
invariably thelcase when an Alpine village falls a prey
to the flames, a strong fohn (south wind) was blowing
at the time. The people were quickly roused from
their sleep, the two fire-engines set to work, and further
hell) was speedily forthcoming from several neighbouring
hamlets. But their exertions were of very little avail,
and in a short time 81 houses, the church, the monas-
tery, the hospital, and several farm-buildings were
utterly destroyed, and 150 families, comprising more
than 1,000 persons, deprived of their homes—in many
instances of all they possessed. Some carts and
horses were destroyed, but the cattle appear for the
Most part to have been saved. The damage is esti-
mated at 240,000 gulden, of which only 70,000 were
covered by insurance.
The rebuilding of Nauilers will be attended with
considerable difficulty, there being a great scarcity of
wood in the neighbourhood.
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