The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1887-04-09 00:00:00

EPITOME OF NEWS

BRITISH AND FOREIGN

M de Giers has informed the French Ambassador
In St. Petersburg that Russia can take no part in the
Paris Exhibition of 1889, as she would thereby be
glorifying an event she detests. The Minister is said
to have added that all Russian subjects have been for-
bidden to take any part in the exhibition.
Prince Bismarck has celebrated his seventy.third
birthday. The Chancellor, after receiving congratula.
tions from several of the Imperial Princes in person,
proceeded to the Imperial Palace,where he was awaited
by the Emperor, who offered his hearty congratulations.
Prince Bismarck received over 500 telegrams containing
congratulations, including messages from the Kings of
Roumania and Wiirtemberg.
A Vienna correspondent learns on good authority
that the Emperor of Austria is very desirous of visiting
England on the occasion of the celebration of the
Queen's Jubilee, and may be expected to do so provid-
ing such a visit would not involve Austria in any
political embarrassments.
M. Antoine, the deputy for Metz in the German
Reichstag, has been expelled from the territory of
Alsace-Lorraine.

The Metropolitan Board of Works at their last meet-
ing resolved to address a letter to the Commissioner of
Police of the Metropolis, objecting to the establishment
of cabstands on the Victoria Embankment, and asking
him to reconsider his decision on thin subject.
An inquest the other day at Coventry revealed one of
the ways in which coalminers court death. Whilst a
train of tubs was ascending an incline in the Craven
Colliery, a man named Smith neglected to enter a man-
hole provided for the safety of the miners, and the
deputy in charge left the refuge as soon as the train
had pacsed. Suddenly the cable broke, the backstay
failed to act, and the tubs returned at a terrific speed.
The deputy escaped by clinging to the wall, but Smith
started to run. The tubs caught him like an avalanche,
and he was dragged 40 yards, fats.' results following.
It was stated that accidents of this kind are so rare
that the grossest carelessness prevails, miners fre-
quently refusing to make use of the man-holes which
the Mines Regulation Act compels the owners to pro-
vide. The jury censured the deputy for not having
insisted on Smith being in a place of safety and for
leaving the man-hole himself before the tubs reached
the level top:
The register and lists of the Institution of Civil
Engineers, revised to date, show that the institution
now consists of 3863 corporate members, of whom 1568
are members, 2275 associate members. and 20 honorary
members, besides which there are 484 non.corporate
associates and 949 students, bringing up the gross
numbers on the books to 5296.

Before the Select Committee appointed to inquire
Into the charges against the City Corporation evidence
as to the history of the" Ratepayers's Protection Asso-
ciation "has been given by Mr. J. H. Johnson, who
said that be formed a committee, drew up a prospectus,
and engaged men to protect speakers. Mr. Stoneham,
chairman of the Corn and Finance Committee of the
Corporation, has also been examined.
Both Houses of the New York Legislature have
adopted resolutions expressing sympathy with Ireland,
and protesting against the injustice of the new Coer-
cion Bill.
The alleged kidnapping cage in which Mr. Linwood
Is plaintiff and Miss Louisa Andrews one of the defen-
dants has been before Mr. Justice Kay in the Chancery
Division, on a motion on behalf of Miss Andrews to
discharge two actions. The application was, however,
refused. _ _ _ _

On the application of Mr. Strong, from the Solicitors'
Department of the Board of Trade, a summons has
been granted at the Bow-street Police-court against
the master of the Ada Melmore, which came into colli-
sion with the emigrant ship Kapunda, the offence
alleged being infringement of the regulations for pre-
venting collisions at sea.
William Dooley, an elderly man, has been convicted
at the Westminster Police-court of shocking cruelty
to his son, a lad between six and seven years of age,
whom he had sent out to beg. Remarking that he
seemed a most unnatural parent, Mr. Partridge sen-
tenced him to four months' hard labour.
Addressing a deputation at the offices of the Local
Government Board, Mr. Ritchie promised that in the
new issue of the Board Regulations it should be made
evident that the guardians shall have power to send
children from the workhouse to training institutions
where they would be prepared for emigration.
A bill to amend the Merchant Shipping Acts by
making better provision for the registry of British ships
has been presented in the House of Peers by Lord
Stanley of Preston.
The Mayor of Salford has received the following
communication: " Marlborough House, Pall-malI,S. W. :
Dear Sir,—l am desired by their Royal Highnesses the
Prince and Princess of Wales to inform you that, in
compliance with the wish which has been expressed on
the subject, it will give them the greatest satisfaction
to visit the important borough of Salford on the
morning of Wednesday, May 4.—1 remain, &0., FRANCIS.'
KNoLLYS."

According to the monthly statement of the ()Riese of
the Egyptian Public Debt, the receipts encashed slice
Nov. 1 for the service of the Unified Debt amount
to .EE1,528,000, arid for the Privileged Debt to
£E397,000.

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Amongst the examples of work done by pupils in
the art department of the Merchant Venturers' School
to be sent to South Kensington in the competition are
drawings and designs for decorative purposes done by
Frederick John Hiles' aged 14 who has lost both his
arms by an accident. He works his pencils and brushes
entirely with his mouth.
At the Croydon Petty Sessions, the other day,
Richard Piggott, an inmate of the Holborn Union
Workhouse at Mitcham, was charged with assaulting
Francis Simons, the labour master. Mr. S G. Edridge,
solicitor, appeared to prosecute on behalf of the
guardians. The prisoner, it was stated, was sent to the
receiving ward on Thursday because he was without
trousers, but refused to put a pair on. He went down
to the dining-hall at meal time and tried to force his
way in, but the labour master pushed hisn out, and he
then struck the labour ma.ter in the eye. He further
assaulted and threatened him. The prisoner declared
that the labour master commenced the affray b Y
swearing at him and striking him, and he only acted in
self-defence. The accused was remanded in order to
Ø.II witnesses.
Aditional loss of life has been reported through the
late gale on the Scotch coast. A fishing boat 'which
has arrived at Buckle, reports that four men were
washed overboard and drowned, and a boat which has
arrived at Fraserburgh reports the loss of two lives in
the same manner. Another boat, the Onward, of Rose-
hearty, has been passed bottom upwards, off Buchan..
ness. Her crew of six men have perished. Many boats
are still missing, and great anxiety prevails among
the relatives of the crews.
An inquiry is about to be instituted regarding the run.
fling of a horse at the late Punehestown races. The
charge preferred is that the horse, instead of being
the animal described, was another well-known per-
former. The revelations promise to be of a sensational
character.
On Saturday, at the Crickhowell Police. court Henry
Manuel Smith and Emma Williams were committed
for trial on a charge of breaking into the house of Mr.
Whiting at Llanbear, near Abergavenny.
A telegram received at South Shields states that the
steamer Robert Ingham, belonging to that port, has put
Into Lisbon, having in tow steamship Ponca, of Liver-
pool, which she had picked up disabled in the Atlantic.
The propeller of the latter vessel had worked loose on
a voyage from America to the Mediterranean with a
valuable cargo. The Ponca belongs to the Mediterra-
nean and New York Steamship Company (Limited), Old
Castle Buildings, Liverpool, and is over 1700 tons gross
register.
Bishop Titcomb, vicar of St. Peter's, Brockley, died
on Saturday sight, Dr. Titcomb, who was about 63
years of age, succeeded to the vicarate of St. Peter's
about seven months' ago on the death of the Rev. J. C.
Wet herell. He had had a large parochial experience
in South London before he became Bishop of Rangoon
in 1876. Five years later, owing to ill-health, he resigned
that position and returned to England, where he re-
sumed active work, and finally became vicar of St.
Peter's, Brockley.
The Lady Mayoress of London will not hold her
usual receptions at the Mansion House this month,
owing to a domestic bereavement. Her next reception
will be on Tuesday, May 3. The Lord Mayor and the
Lady Mayoress will give a banquet at the Mansion
House on Wednesday, May 4, to meet the members of
the Colonial Conference. _ _

Mr. C. Washington Eves has been appointed by the
Secretary of State for the Colonies to represent the
Colony of Jamaica at the Imperial Conference.
At the annual general meeting of the South Kensing-
ton (No. 219) Habitation of the Primrose League, with
the Ruling Councillor, General :lir Beauchamp Walker,
in the chair, the following resolution was proposed by
Lieutenant-Oolonel H. L. Hatton, seconded by Mr. R.
Egerton, and carried unanimously :—" That this
Habitation desires to express to the Marquis of Salis-
bury and the Government its approval of the Irish
Crimes Bill, just brought into the House of Commons,
and strongly urges its being passed as rapidly as pos-
sible as a permanent measure, and with its provisions
maintained in principle. This Habitation further
desires to express its opinion that the measure should
be extended to the whole of the United Kingdom."
A marriage is arranged between Mr. John Blundell
Leigh, second son of the late Mr. Henry Blundell Leigh,
and Lady Rose Nevill, twin daughter of the Marquis of
Abergavenny.

A. itenter's telegram from Calcutta states that Sir A.
Rivers Thompson left for England on Saturday, and
that Sir Stewart Bayley has been sworn in as Lieu-
tenant-Governor of Bengal.
At Warrington Thomas Joseph Morris, of superior
education, has been charged with wandering abroad as
a lunatic. The accused on the previous night said he
left Parkeide Asylum, Macclesfield, as the doctor
wanted to poison him. He protested against being
publicly branded as &lunatic, and caused much laughter
by saying," You know Lord Randolph Churchill makes
more noise than I do." He was handed over to the
relieving officer.
A cruel joke has been perpetrated at Manchester. An
advertisement was inserted for competent omnibus
drivers and guards for the Easter holidays and the
exLibition, application to be made on a given morning
at an early hour. The address in question was besieged
by hundreds of applicants, the crowd l-eing so great
that the police had to interfere to prevent obstruction.
The address was fictitious, and disappointed the
applicants many of whom had come from a distance.
Both douses of the New York Legislature have
unanimously adopted resolutions expressingsympathy
with Ireland, and protesting againstthehlanvieUastdioCepteodf
the new Coercion Bill. Six other States
similar resolutions. While the desire to please the
Irish voters has mi.ch to do in inspiring these resolu-
tions, it cannot be questioned, says the 'Daily News"
correspondent, that they accurately represent the
sentiment of the great mass of Americans of all
nationalities.

Barrels are now made front paper pulp, and an in-
ventor of the process says that the weeds and rank
Rrasses which grow on the meadows lying between
Jersey City and Newark, in New Jersey, will produce
an excellent pulp for this purpose, and that thus these
practically waste lands may be made productive and
profitable. The cost of manufacturing the Paper
barrels is no greater than that of making the wooden
article, and with the patented machine, it is said that
two men can produce 600 barrels in a day.

Three of the persons arrested for complicity in the
plot to hill the Czar are said to have been hanged the
other day in St. Petersburg. Twenty more officers are
stated to have been arrested in connection with the
plot.
A. Vienna correspondent telegraphs that news has
been received there of the fall of the roof of a church
at Linguagrossa, in Sicily, whereby 41 persons were
killed or injured.
A San Francisco telegram announces the destructi,ti
by fire of the Hotel Belmonte at San Carlos del
Monterey, which was crowded with European visitori
at the time of the conflagration. The loss is estimated
at lf million dollars.

The Council of the Free Land League held a meeting
on Saturday afternoon at the National Liberal ultf.),
Obaring-cross, London, to consider the Land Transfer
Bill and the Tithes Bill of the Government. Mr. Arthur
Arnold presided, and proposed a resolution in accord-
ance with the objects of the League, which having been
seconded by Captain Norton, was carried, as was also
one declaring that the measure introduced by the
Government was utterly inadequate to settle many of
the important questions connected with tithes.
A banquet was given at the Freemasons' Tavern,
London, on Saturday night by the Imperial Federation
League to the representatives of the colonies appointed ,
to take part in the Imperial Conference in London.
The Right lion. E. Stanhope, M.P., presided, and there
was a large gathering, including the Duke of Cambridge
and many Members of Parliament and others interested
in the question of Imperial Federation. Speeches were
delivered in favour of a closer union between England
and the colonies.
An Anglo-Jewish Historical !Exhibition, containing
many objects of general interest, was opened at the
Royal Albert Hall, London, on Saturday night.
Lord Hindlip died Sunday night at Hindlip H.ll,
near Worcester, after a lingering illness. He is suc-
ceeded by his son, the Hon. S. 0. Allsopp, ALP,, who
is now on his way home from Australia.
Intelligence received from a diplomatist just arrived
from St. Petersburg states that some 200 officers have
been arrested, and that fettered Nihilists guarded by
strong detachments of troops, are constantly arrivine
in the capital.
At the City of London Mortuary, on Saturday morn-
ing, Mr. S. F. Langham held an enquiry into the
circumstances connected with the death of Margaret
Moore, aged 60. and lately residing at 1, George-yard,
Whitefriars, who was burned to death at a fire th-re-
Margaret Cook, of 2, Ashten-tree•coart, who was
acquainted with the deceJ.sed, 'noticed smoke coming
out of the f window of Moore's apartments. On the
door being tried, it was found to be secured. After-
wards the Barnes were extinguished, and the body of he
unfortunate woman was discovered much charred.
The cause of the fire was not ascertained. "Accidental
death" was the verdict.
At a meeting of delegates of the Northumberland
miners held at Newcastle on Saturday, it was resolved
to again recommend the miners to offer arbitration to
settle the dispute, but failing this to also ask the men
to give full powers to the Executive Committee to make
the best terms possible with the employers.
The Limerick Board of Guardians on Saturday
elected Edmond F. Ryan, secretary of the Cahercinlist
Branch of the National League, as chairman of tho
Limerick Rural Sanitary Board as a protest against the
action of Judge Boyd, who some months since corn-
mitted him to gaol for contempt of Court.
At a meeting at Burnley on Saturday, the Lord.
Lieutenant presiding, a resolution was passed approving
of the Imperial Institute, as a fitting memorial of the
Queen's Jubilee, and worthy of loyal and generous
support. A treasurer for the district was appointed.
A sum of £6OOO is being raised in the town for a
Jubilee Technical School.

A communicaticn was received at North Shields on
Saturday from Mr. Snowball, Commissioner to the
Duke of Northumberland, stating that his Grace had
offered to give a site, consisting of 3000 square yards,
for the proposed new infirmary for the borough of
Tynemouth. The ground is valued at £l2OO which the
duke gives as a Jubilee gift.
A meeting of about 200 landowners and occup7ers
from the counties of Wilts, Hants, Berke, Esser, &c
was held at Reading on Saturday. Sir Thomas Grove,
M.P , who occupied the chair, characterised the tithe
as exorbitant, and said that if it were one-tenth of the
produce of the land it would amount to 2s. per acre.
He instanced cases where the tithe was 108. to 12s. an
acre, and the rent only 6s. Corn was worth 30 to 40
per cent, less than in 1836, and he advocated a
rwsessment of the tithe on the basis of libout one-
tenth of the annual value of the land, inclusive of
farmhouses. A resolution to that effect was moved,
seconded, and supported by Mr. Gardner, M.P., who
condemned Lord Salisbury's bill as a useless, mis-
chievous, and irritating measure, saddling landowners
at a time of distress with an additional burden. The
only person who would benettt by it was the tithe
owner. The resolution was carried, as was also
another condemning the bill.
The number of petitions now presented to Parliament
in favcur of the discontinuance of a Sunday postal
delivery is 2006, signed by 172,418 persons.
The Dean of Manchester (the Very Rev. John
Oakley) was seized with sudden illness at Warrington
Station while on route for Hawarden. He has since
returned to Manchester, and is now somewhat Wter,
'though still very unwell.
The Marquis of Hartington has soceptecr an invite-
tion from the East and North of Scotland branch of the
Linera: Unionist Association to receive an address on
the afteinoon .of the 16th inst.. at Queen-street Hall,
Kicnburuh.

The New 1 rkiversity Club having been charged with
a duty of five per cent. upon its net income under the
new Act for the taxation of the income of bodies .cor-
porate and i ' Gnorporate the question was on Monday
argued before Justices Hawkins and A. L. Smith, who
reserved judgment, intimating that at present they
were in favour of the Crown. _ _ _

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A publican in Bethnal green was charged at Bow-
street en Monday with diluting beer. He had mixed
two brewers' beers, but added no water, and the result
was a mixture which fell below the standard to a degree
equivalent to the addition of four gallons of water to
the barrel. The magistrate came to the conclusion that
this mixing was an offence under the Act, and he im-
posed a fine of £3O.
In the case of Colonel Sandoval, who was sentenced
to a month's imprisonment and to pay a fine of £5OO
for a breach of the Foreign Enlistment Act, Mr. Justice
A. L Smith, on Monday, made an order which would
enable the Crown to detain the defendant if the fine
has not been paid when his sentence expires.
The new Italian Ministry has now been formed,
Signor Depretis taking the portfolio of Foreign Affairs,
and Signor Crispi accepting that of the Interior. Count
Robilant retires, but there will be no change in the '
foreign policy of the Government.
Colonel R. F. Williamson has been selected for the
command of the Royal Welsh Fusiliers, now stationed
in Ireland.

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Lord Randolph Churchill, in reply to a correspon-
dent, says that in his opinion the question of Local .
Option is inseparably connected with the larger one of
Local Government, and that he is anxiously waiting
for the Government to bring forward the scheme by
which they intend to deal with that subject.
The Select Committee to which the Merchandise
Marks Bills of the Government and Mr. Mundell& are
to be referred will include Baron H. De Worms, Mr.
Mundells, Mr. Stuart-Wortley, Mr. B. Coleridge, Sir F.
Mappin, Mr. G Howell, and Mr. I. Hoyle. The corn'
mittee will consist of 15 or 17 members.
Major• General Richard Clement Moody, R.E , who
was Governor of the Falkland Islands from 1843 to
1847, and served as Chief Commissioner of Lands and
Works in the newly-organised colony of British
Columbia from 1858 to 1863, has just died at Bourne-
mouth.

At Crewe, on Monday, Thoraaa Henry Bevin was
charged with the wilful murder of his aunt, Sarah
Griffiths, and the attempted murder of his half-sister,
Mary Jones. Dr. Moody, 'who is attending the injured
girl,. Mary Jones, said she was going on favourably,
but on account of the nature of her injuries there was
still danger. He examined the prisoner's clothes at the
police-station. On the toe-cap of his boots he found
blood stains. There was a great deal of blood at the
bottom of buth legs of his trousers. The back of the
trousers ma more or leas covered with blood. The blood
did not appear to have been mewed. In his opinion it
had spurted on the man. The prisoner was remanded
for a fortnight.

At a representative and influentially-attended meet-
log meeting at Plymouth on Monday it was unani-
mously resolved that the memorial of the Queen's
Jubilee in the town should take the form of Scienm and
Art Schools for the promotion of technical education,
the schools to be under the direction of the Town
Council, who are asked to grant a site, with the under-
standing that the necessary building be provided by
voluntary subscriptions. The amount required is £4500
for the school and furniture. Of this sum £950 is
available, and £l5OO has been promised. The oubscri p-
tion list is headed with £250 from Mr. John Bayley,
nine other gentlemen, merchants, and manufacturers
following with £lOO each.
A strange scene occurred on Monday evening at the
Queen's Grounds, Barnsley, a large concourse of
people having assembled from all parts of Yorkshire to
witness a Champion Pigeon Shooting Match for EP,
between John Mate, of Midhope, and Henry Elliott, of
Ovenden. The men were to shoot 21 birds, with ore
ounce shot, Mate being allowed one dead bird. . The
shooting was indifferent, and was loudly condemned.
When nine birds had been shot at a number of people
broke into the enclosure, kicked aver the traps.
liberated the pigeons, assaulted the principals, and
, general manager ef the South-
stopped the proceedings.
Company, arrived at Rye Station by
oonnday to distribute Jubilee medals
Eastern
speciall 1 ritl lai eni
Railway
eylinit
to the old servants of tbs company. Messrs. W.
Hunt stationmaster, R. Hunnieett, goods manager,
and J. Gower, inspector of permanent ways, each
received a silver medal, and two platelayers were pre-
sented with bronze ones. Four of the recipients !eel
been in the employ of the company upwards of 40
years.
A general meeting of the flour milling trade of
Glasgow was held on Monday, when it was resolved to
petition Parliament "That the time had now arrivtd
when the manufactured products of other natio' s
should bear the same proportion of local and Imperial
taxation as our own." A resolution was also pereed
declaring that the present fiscal policy of the country
is injurious to trade, and causes a vast amount of misery
and starvation among the w rking classes.
The first sod for the commencement of theColohester
tramways was turned on Saturday to the great satisfac-
tion of the inhabitants. The line will, be about lour
miles in length.
It is proposed to introduce ,a new pattern revolver
for use in the army, and a committee of officera ssill
shortly be formod, under •the presidency of Major
W. MClintock, to report on the weapon.
It is stated that Mr Caine has receicel rn intima-
tion that he has been re-elected a member of t,t,e
Dotentive of the Oeutral Liberal Association, the chief
oroui-ation of Gladstonian Liberalism.
The Lord Chance lor presided over a meetiog of all
the Judgca of the Supresae Court, at the Royal Courts
of Justice, on Monday afternoon, convened for the
purpose of considering the proposed alterations in the
present mode of holding the Assizes. It is understood
that among the alterations contemplated are, that
there shall be three Aesixes• during the year instead of
four, that two judges instead of one shall go to each
Assize town, and that the Winter Circuits shall beta
in February instead of January 62 at present.