The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1887-11-05 00:00:00

EPITOME OF NEWS,

The Earl of Lytton, G.C.B. , has been appointed her
Majesty's Ambassador at Paris.
The Queen has been pleased to signify her intention
of bestowing the dignity of an earldom upon Lord
Lyons on his retiremeht from the Diplomatic service.
At the Oxford Assizes on Saturday, a man named
Walker, a saddler, was sentenced to death for the
murder of his wife. Mr. Justice Hawkins held out no
hope that a recommendation to mercy would have any
effect.
In the Queen's Bench Division on Saturday, Justices
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An action for breach of promise of marriage, brought
by Melia Stephens against James John Hissey, in
which £5OOO damages were claimed, was before Jus-
tices Manisty and Charles on Saturday, noon an appli-
cation to amend the writ, by adding to the defendant's
name otherwise known as John Johnson, or Harry
Johnson." Their lordships considered the amend-
ment unnecessary, and refused the application.
The funeral of Lady Adeliza Norman took place on
Saturday at Bottesford, the remains being interred
in
the parish churchyard. The chief mourners included
the Duke of Rutland, Lord John Manners Lady John
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of her ladyship's class heVed the funeral procession
in white dresses trimmed with black. The inscription
on the coffin, vinich bore a number of wreaths,vias "The
Lady A deliza Elizabeth Gertrude Norman. Born, 29th
Dec 0810. Died, 26th Oct., 1887. Wife of the Rev.
F4W.ThiNlsotrpmlaayning in a football match at Holyport, near
Maidenhead, for Philberds against Magdalen College,
on Saturday afternoon, E. Fisher, a back player of the
former club, sustained a broken leg, The injury was
vurely accidental.

SATURDAY, NOV. 5, 1887.

The Admiralty authorities are continuing to order
search to be made for the missing gunboat 'Wasp, or
for some evidence of her loss. The Rattler has been
sent to the Cocos Islands, and other ships from Singa-
pore are making inquiries in other directions.
The Duke and Duchess of Montrose intend passing
the winter in India.
At a meeting of the Council of Haileybnry College,
the Rev. Philip Decades, of St. Albans, was appointed
secretary, on the retirement of the Rev. Lewis Deedes,
after 25 years' service.
Major W. E. Hilliard, of the Yorkshire Light
Infantry, has been appointed Deputy Assistant
Adjutant and Quartermaster General of the 2nd
Brigade of the Burmah Field Force.
The Midland Railway Company on Tuesday opened
their new London goods depot, facing Euston•road cn
the south and Phcenix•street on the north. It covers
an area of 14 acres, is constructed on two floors, there
being a station yard, with sidings, platforms, cranes,
and all necessary accommodation tor working the
traffic at the level of the Euston•road, and a similar
yard repeated some 24 feet above it at a level cor-
responding to that of the main line at the north of St.
Pancras Station. This upper floor is formed entirely
of wrought. iron plates and girders ballasted over and
supported by 450 massive columns. This structure
said to be the largest continuous iron floor in the world
—has consumed upwards of 20,000 tops of iron. It
has been necessarily made extremely s'aong on account
of the heavy loads that are to come on it, for besides
the weight of engines and loaded trucks it has to bear
the welght of huge warehouses and sheds with their
appliances for unloading and storing all manner of
goods. This new goods station is intended for an
entirely new traffic, and is in addition to, but not
histead of, existing accommodation.
The opening meet of her Majesty's Staghounds took
place at Salthill, Slough. on Tuesday, the weather
being very unfavourable, rain falling in torrents and
the wind blowing a gale. The famous deer Harkaway
was uncatted on Mr. Henry Cantrell's farm, Stoke, and
went away in splendid style ever a capital line of hunts
ing country, making for Farnham and Taplow. Shortly
atterwarda the hounds were brought up and laid on.
The field was one of the smallest ever remembered for
the opening meet, there being not more than 80 fol-
lowers, amongst whom was the Earl of Coventry,
Master of the Buckhounds.
Thos. Lazarus was charged at the Liverpool Police.
court, on Tuesday, before Mr. Raffles, with having
caused the death of his son, Edward Laz ,rus, aged
seven. The prisoner was originally arrested for ill-
treating his child, but it had since died in the Northern
Hospital. According to the evidence of Dr Fisher, one
of the hospital surgeons, when the child was admitted
on the sth October it was covered wii h bruises, which
might have been inflicted with a strap. A post mortem
examination showed that death had resulted from blood
poisoning on the 23rd October. After evidence was
given as to the infliction of the injuries, the prisoner
was committed for trial.
A gymnastic fête was held at Aberdeen on Tuesday
night, in aid of the funds of the National Recreation
Society. An address was delivered by Mr, Herbert
Gladstone, president of the society. A resolution was
adopted, pledging those present to further the aims of
the society, and it was agreed to petition Government
to authorise School Boards to erect gymnasia in the
national schools, and to include the subject of physical
training amongst those by which Government grants
may be earned.
An inquest was held at Baginton, Warwickshire, on
Tuesday evening on the body of the Rev. F. Gooch,
for 54 years rector of the parish. Mr. Bromley-
Devonport, who is patron of the living, attended the
inquiry. The deceased gentleman, who was connected
by marriage with the Speaker of the House of Commons,
had latterly been in poor health, and he went into his
library and shot himself twice in the neck. He was
found dead on the floor. A verdict of "Suicide whilst
in an unsound state of mind was returned." _ _ _

The Bootle magistrate on Tuesday ordered the
destruction of 224 barrels of beef, the property of Mr.
Vesty, which was putrid and unfit for food. Last week
80 barrels were destroyed, when the police discovered
the whereabouts of a larger number. Vesty said 80 of
the barrels were good, when two were opened in the
presence of the magistrate, who said it was the vilest
stuff he had ever seen. People in the neighbourhood of
the warehouse complained of the offensive and sicken,.
ing odours.
Major-General Charles Brisbane Ewart was sworn
in as Lieutenant-Governor of Jersey at the Royal
Court, on Tuesday, in succession to Major-General
Henry Wray, who retires through attainment of the
limit of age. The local artillery formed a guard of
honour, and 13 guns were fired as a sa'ute, a similar
honour being paid as the steamer with General Wray
on board passed Elizabeth Castle.
Smallpox prevails to a very alarming extent in
Sheffield. The public fever hospital is full of patients
and many are waiting to enter. The Corporation have
established a convalescent hospital, and are preparing
for a temporary hospital outside the town. One of the
latest victims is a Roman Catholic priest named
M`Nargara, who caught the disease while visiting the
poor, and died on Monday night.
About half-past eight on Tuesday morning a fire
broke out in the offices of the Brettell-lane Great
Western Railway Station, Dudley, and in two hours
they were levelled to the ground. It is believed the
fire was caused by the overheating of a stove. But
few of the books ard little of the correspondence have
been saved. The inconvenience to the company will be
great.
The induction of Professer Andrew Seth, late of
University College, South Wales, to the Chair of Eng-
lish Literature in Bt. Andrew's University, took place
on Tuesday. Principal Donaldson presided, and after
the ceremony the University was opened for its 474th
session by an address from the Principal.
The deputation of members of Parliament who went
from England to the United States, to present a
memorial on the subject of International Arbitration,
were received by President .Cleveland on Monday,
being introduced by Sir Lyon Playtair. The President
replied that the American people would gladly hail the
advent of peaceful methods of settling international
disputes, as far as was consistent with the defence and
protection of the country's territory and the main-
tenance of national honour. _ _ _ _

Damages to the amount of one hundred and fifty
pounds were on Monday awarded by a jury in the
Queen's Bench to a workman named Osborne for bang
crushed against a wall by a horse belonging to the
London Southern Tramway s Company.
George It'Eno, described as one of the proprietors of
the London Lnd Globe Drug Company, was charged
on remand, at the Mansion-house Justice-room on
Tuesday, with obtaining money from several young
men on the pretence that he had appointed each of
them to the post of secretary to the company. A
fresh witriepe gave evidence to the effect that he was
thui defrauded, and the defendant was committed for

It is officially announced that Princess Beatrice and
the infant Princess are progressing so satisfactorily
that no further bulletin will be issued.

Dispatches from Warsaw report that the total
destruction by fire of the town of Kluzin, in the
Government of Minsk, which contained 350 houses and
several large spirit stores. Many people have perished
in the flames. The extent of the damage done is as yet
incsicul able. . _ _
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The Marquis of Salisbury, in reply to a resolution
forwarded by Mr. Childs, Secretary of the Sunderland
Conservative Association, and passed at the meeting
recently addressed by Lord Randolph Churchill, nays
it affords him great satisfaction to be placed in pos-
session of such a mark of approval of the policy of the
Government as is contained in the resolution in ques-
tion, and thanks most heartily the meeting for the
expressions of political feeling, expressions which are
most valuable, coming as they do from such a vast
representative assemblage.