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The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-03-20

BANKRUPTCY EXAMINATION.

Mr. Joseph Hand, hop merchant, of Wordsley,
underwent his public examination before Mr.
Registrar Collis, at the Steurbridge County Court,
on Tuesday. The creditors were represented by
Mr. C. H. Collis, and Mr. Holberton was for the
debtor.—The Official Receiver (Mr. Jobson) con-
ducted the examination, and in answer to him Mr.
Hand said he estimated his liabilities at £2,579 9s
lid., and his assets, after preferential payments
had been dtducted at £l9l 03 id. He could not
say over what period the £2,000 deficiencyl.existed
without reference to his books. He commenced
business in 1870 without any capital. He did not
know whether at that time he had any liabilities.
IHe hal not been in the habit of making out
balanoe-sheets, and he did not know what the re-
sults of his trading had been from year to year. Ea
did not keep a hou.keeping book nor any account
of his personal expenses. He had, however, been
as economical as he could. In 1882 he called his
creditors together and offered a composition of 5s
in the pound. It was impossible for him to say
what his liabilities were at the time, but that com-
position was paid, The payment of that composi-
tion cost from a:200 to £3OO to the best of his belief,
but he would not pledge himself that was the
amount. He raised the money partly by collecting
from customers, and partly by obtaining some as-
sista,nce. He had made no entries of the moneys
he paid to his solicitors in respect to the composi-
tion. He lad sot taken stock since 1882. When
he askei his father-in-law two-and-a-half years
ago to become surety for him he thought he would
never be called upon to pay a penny for him. In
reply to questions respecting money borrowed by
the debtor of Mr. Anuan, of Wolverharuption, he
said he had not made entries of them in his books,
but the money was borrowed for trade purposes.
Mr. Annam'e present claim of £2Ol was for money
borrowed since tho composition in 1882. The
debtoa stated that he was unable to answer many
questions as to the above matters without refer.
coca to his books, and the examination was ad-
journ° for a fortnight. In the interim the debtor
was ordered to make out a debtor and creditor ac-
count of all his transactions from 1882.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-03-20

MAGLEY„

STOCK SALE.—Messrs. Oates, Perrems. and Wc
dridge had a full supply of first-class stock at tb
sale on Monday last. The entries comprised
head of cattle, viz., 70 fat and 13 stores, 350 03
and lambs, 20 calves, and 154 pigs. The fat st
was of unusually good quality, and with a
company of buyers met with a brisk trade. 'Mal
still maintained the marked improvement of
previous week, whilst beef remained firm,
that the restrictions on pigs aro removed the suj
coming every week to this sale is increasing,
meets with a ready demand. Fat cows made
high as ,223 12s 6(1, oxen £2l ss, calves £5, si'
696 (id, store pigs 17s 6d to 45s Gd.

LYE.
PAINFUL DRAM—An inquest 19811 held it
Spread Eagle Inn, Lye, by R. Docker, Esq.. Cot
on the 18th met, touching the death of J'
Pritchard, aged 76 years, miner, Attwood Si
Lye, who was fovind lying dead on the foot
near to Lis residence, at 9 p.m. on the 13th
Deceased was lying with his face in a pool of bl
Dr. Thompson gave medical evidence. The .i
returned a verdict according to evidence addu
viz. "Died whilst in a fit of apoplexy, acceleri
by a fall.'.

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such articles of diet th t a constitution may be
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floating around us ready to attack wherever there,
weak point. We may escapo many a fatal shaft
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commended : hence the enormous and increasing 016,
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°diets who supply it at London fixed prices.—List
Agents in this locality.

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-03-20

BLATANT SOCIALISM:

An outdoor meeting "of the employed and unem-
ployed" was held in London Fields on Saturday,
when a resolution was unanimously passed calling on
the local authorities to start relief works at once. Mr.
Champion was the principal speaker, and in the course
of his speech he said, "If he thought the miserable
system under which they now lived, with all its atten-
dant horrors, could be got rid of to-morrow by cutting
the throats of the one and a quarter millions who
took so much more than their share of the wealth of
the country, he would cut their throats with his own
hand if he were able at that very moment," adding,
"He would, by heaven ! " This statement is reported
to have been received with "loud cheers."

Mrs. Virago Smith (looking up in surprise from
the newspaper) : "Wee, Mx. Smith, here's a piece of
news about our friend, Mr. Jones. It seems that he
has got a divorce from his wife. Did you know any-
thing about it?" Mr. Smith (moodily) : "No; and
I don't see what good his being divorced is going to
do me."
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-03-20

ENGLISH PATIENTS FOR M. PASTEUR.

Dr. lime, the medical officer for Bradford, left
London-bridge Station on Saturday evening, having
in charge seven persons who had been bitten by a dog,
presumably mad, on Jan. 24. The sufferers travelled
from Bradford during the day, and on their arrival in
London Dr. lime saw them provided with a sub-
stantial dinner before they set out on their journey to
Paris. Most of the patients are very young, and the
dog inflicted severe injuries upon all of them. Their
names are: Martha Wright, aged 10 years; Charles
Smethwick, 16; Thomas Gibson, J 0;: Asa Moore,
seven; Richard Small, 11; Thomas Sharkey, seven
years and a half; and Thomas Hosty, 11. The dog
which attacked them was a small rough terrier, not
of great weight, but in each case it attacked persona
in the most savage manner. It first was seen at Hor-
ton Green, a suburb of Bradford, where he knocked
down and bit severely Martha Wright. It was driven
off by a gentleman, hut just afterwards attacked
several other persons. It was then lost sight of for
several hours, but reappeared in the centre of the
town, where it bit several more persons, and was
afterwards killed by some men who were employed in
clearing the streets of snow. All those attacked were
attended to by medical men, and next day a post-
mortem examination was made of the dog's body by
the borough veterinary surgeon and police doctor. It
was then stated that the dog had not been suffering
from rabies, but public opinion was int satisfied, and
the corporation authorities, without waiting for signs
of hydrophobia to develop, decided to send the per-
sons affected to M. Pasteur, who, however, is not
hopeful of his treatment, owing to the time which
has elapsed since the wounds were given.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-03-20

ESCAPED FRON SIBERIA:

A young Russian Prince is in England having
escaped from Siberia, where he was sent for some
political offence. He was formerly engaged to a
lady at the Court, and, through her influenoe, was
better treated than the other prisoners. Among his
privileges was a daily ration of spirits. He saved
them up, and one day when out hunting with two
Cassacks he made them drunk, and then rode away,
He passed four years making his way here. A large
price is said to be set upon his head. He gives a
horrible account of the treatment received from the
Cossack warders. A fellow prisoner was shot down
on the road by th.m, and, in the despatches to head-
quarters, it was said he died of cold, and was left on
the road.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-03-20

MR. JOHN BRIGHT ON THE SECOND

BALLOT.

The Right Hon. John Bright, M.P., replying on the
11th inst. to a correspondent who had urged the
adoption of the second ballot in all Parliamentary
elections in which no candidate receives an absolute
majority of the votes polled, writes as follows:
"Alexandra Hotel, March 11, ISS(i.

"Dear Sir,—There is apparently a good deal to be
said for your view, but I think the evil you wish to
remedy:is rather temporary than permanent, and that
the experience of the late election will do much to
prevent a repetition of the folly and blunders which
we all regret and condemn. I am afraid that if a
second ballot were possible, as in France, we should
have, as in France, far more cases of too
many candidates, and that we should have
more vain and foolish and selfish men offering
themselves to constituencies than we have now, or
are likely to have, if our present system is continued.
I am rather inclined to rely on the good sense of
electors, and the lessons they learn from the experi-
ence of the failures that now and then occur. At
present we have some blunders and some misfortunes;
with the change you suggest no man would have any
great pressure put upon him to make him retire, and
many fresh elections would have to take place, in-
volving the great trouble of a new contest and the
evil of a great increase of expense. The mischief in
London has come from the new divisions and from
the novelty of the new conditions, and I am somewhat
confident that this will not occur when another
general election takes place. I admit the evil which
you wish to remedy, but I think it will die out of
itself to a large extent, and that your remedy would
produce an evil perhaps even greater than that you
wish to remove. In France the number of second
elections is very large. Moreover, it is not certain
that the defeated minority with us would always
support, at a second contest, the candidate who had
defeated them in the first. I make these suggestions
in reply to your letter. I cannot discuss the question
further. You will see that the argument is not all OD
one side. Perhaps, under either plan. our representa-
tion may be sufficiently complete.-1 am, very truly
yours, "JOHN 131M.;:IT."
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-03-20

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TR ADESMENS' ADDRESSES
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-03-20

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-03-20

CRADLEY HEATH, TIALESOWEN, AND DISTRICT CHRONICLE.

SATURDAY, MARCH. 20, !886,

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-03-20

MOTHER SIEGEL TAKES THE LADY'S CRUTCHES.

A lady writes us from Sturtowle-Steeple, last December,
as fallows :—"I have great pleasure in testifying to the
benefits received from using Mother Seigel's Curative
Syrup. In November, 1881, I had tried several prescrip-
tion, and suffered much from a disordered system. Before
taking year medicine I was brought down so low awl weak
that I could not possibly get along without the assistance
of crutches, so it took a considerable timo to bring about
a perfect cure. I can thankfully and confidently say it
efteeted a cure by the spring of 1882. I have since thou
recommended it to several friends, and whenever they
have given it a fair trial, it has Droved a blessing. Like
myself, they would not be without it."
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-03-20

THE CONTAGIOUS DISEASES ACTS.

In the noun or CommNs, Mr. Stansfeld moved a
resolution declaring that the Contagious Diseases Acts
ought to be repealed, and in support of it he touched
on the moral, constitutional, and hygienic objections
to the Acts, laying especial stress on the first two.—
Mr. Campbell-Bannerman, speaking on behalf of the
Government, accepted the motion, but argued strongly
in favour of the necessity—which he admitted—being
dealt with by local effort, and intimated that the
Government would continue their subventions to the
local hospitals.—Sir J. Kennaway moved to add at the
end of the resolution an amendment to the effect that
due provision should be made for the continued
maintenance of hospital accommodation for women
voluntarily seeking admission: Sir J. Pease
seconded the amendment; and after some remarks
from Mr. Puleston and Sir W. Grossman, Lord
G. Hamilton pointed out that since the sus-
pension of the Acts disease had increased to
an alarming extent, and hoped the Government
would continue the maintenance of the hospitals.—
Mr. Gladstone, however, opposed the amendment,
because be thought it would be better to leave the
matter where it was without pledgiez the Government
to any particular course of action.—Sir M. Hicks-Beach
appealed to the Government either to continue the
maintenance of the hospitals or to empower the local
authorities to do so.—Mr. Campbell-Bannerman said
it was the intention of the Government to continue
their subsidies to the local hosnitals.—Mr. W. H.
Smith feared that the local authorities would decline
to take over the hospitals so long as the Acts continued
in force.—Mr. Mitchell Henry and Mr. Joicey also
made some remarks, and on a division the amendment
was negatived by 245 to 131, and the resolution was
agreed to.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-03-20

THE DEFENCES OF CANADA.

Ilt is reported from Halifax that, in view of the re-
cent opening of the Canadian Pacific Railway and the
prospective establishment of England's new military
route to India, the Government has decided to create
an arsenal in Halifax and to make the city the greatest
British naval station in the New World. The present
strong circle of forts guarding the harbour will be
supplemented with several large forts; the dockyard,
occupying one third of the city's water frontage, will
be restored to its ancient proportions ; and another
British regiment will be added to the garrison.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-03-20

BROMSGROVE.

PRIMROSE LEAGIIX.—A meeting of the Broms-
grove Habitation of the above league was held at
the Coach and Horses Hotel, on Monday night ;
Mr, R, Passer, ruling councillor. in the chair.
There was a good attendance.—Mr. W. Barton,
Birmingham, addressed the meeting at some length,
contrasting the policy of the Liberal Administration
With that of the Conservative party.—A resolution,
proposed by Mr. T. Edward Ice, and seconded by
Mr. J. Powell. both NV orking men expressing dis—
approval of any measure for dismembering the
empire, was carried unanimously ; and it was de-
cided that a dinner of the members of the habita-
tion and friends should be held on the 19th April,
in celebration of "Primrose Day."—Votes of thanks
were passed to Mr. Barton and others, and about
thirty new members of the league were enrolled.

The editor of the Birmingham Chrow'cle, soys
"While in London we met with a well-known baronet
who had been treated unsuccessfully for years by emi-
nent physicians, at home and abroad, and was daclared
incurable. Hearing of a new remedial agent which is
attracting much notice, he was induced to try it. Acute
rheumatism was his trouble, so terrible that he could
not wear boots, lay in bed for months, and had his
limbs strapp3d to a board to preveat him becoming
permanently crippled. Marvellous as it may seem, the
remedy, St. Jacobs Oil, effected a complete cure in a
few days. We write this solely for the public benefit
We investigated the case, and to confirm our statement,
the gentloraan himself to the facts,"
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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-03-20

CRIMINALITY AND OPIUM,

At the Old Bailey, on Saturday morning, Edvisbra,
Hodge, aged 33, a well-educated map, who has bee:
convicted of committing certain acts of gross indeceiwit
with a lad, came up before the Common Sergeant fcLi
sentence. Mr. Lowe, on behalf of the prisoner, state
that during the last two years his client had suffer 7„
considerable pain from neuralgia. His lordsbir
doubtless, was aware of the agony of that ailmetletj
although the learned counsel hoped he had not gaill
his knowledge by experience; and in order to allevo,l,
his pain the prisoner had been in the habit of tarkll3
opium in some considerable quantities; and althoo6,
that might not have produced such a mental coll.,
dition as to warrant the acquittal of the prisoner eei
the ground of insanity or anything of that sort, fie
very probably the continued habit may so far 1L,11./
affected his mental and moral qualities as to desn,
that nice discrimination between right and vir0„13,5
which, of course, was always an element the
would take into consideration in inflicting"punishinoli„
Sentence of eight calendar months with hard label' ,
was passed.

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-03-20

A MEMBER'S EXCUSE.

The absence from the dlYi,ion ”ct Ir,in Mr.
Labouchere's motion of the name of Mr. Woodhead,
the member for the Spen Valley, has caused some
surprise among his constituents, and a letter of
inquiry has been addressed to him by Mr. Joshua
Leadbeater. of Heckmondvvicke, who expre:•sed the
opinion" That a Radical constituency like the Spen
Valley should not be lost in a division of that kind."
Mr. Woodhead, M.P., replies, under date March 10,
as follows: "Dear Mr. Leadbeater,—ln answer to
your letter, just received, I will briefly explain the
matter about which you write. On Friday I was
occupied from breakfast time writing in connection
with my Parliamentary work. Then I went to the
Home Office on similar business. Soon after that it
was time to go to the House of Commons, where I
stayed until betwixt 6 and 7 o'clock. As I had not
been able to have a dinner or anything but a few
biscuits I was becoming somewhat faint for
want of food. I therefore inquired whether it
would be safe to leave the House while I could
abtain a cup of tea. One of Mr. Labouchere's sup-
porters said 'Certainly, if I would return by half-past
seven.' I had my tea, and was back nearly 10
minutes before that time, but was just shut out of the
division, as were several other members in a similar
case to myself. The debate really collapsed and
closed sooner than had been expected, as you pro-
bably have seen from the papers. The truth is
Labouchere made a grave mistake in treating the
question as a good joke, and the Tories did not care
to fight a prolonged jest merely, while many Liberals
were both disappointed and disgusted with Labou-
chere's treatment of a serious question. I have here
given you the simple and exact truth—the reason why
that debate was so short and so suddenly ended.
One of the members shut out along with me was in a
state of great disappointment, and if Labouch ere could
have heard what was said of him by sow of the
warmest supporters of the moticn he would no', have
felt eratified.—Faithfhlly yours, JOSENT WOOMIEAD.‘

CENTRAL HOTEL, BOURNEMOUTH.

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NATIONAL FE,OVIDENT
INSTITUTION FOR 11ITITUArc-
LIFE ASSURANCIty.
FOUDED 1835. FUNDS. £4,180.000.
Claima raid, sc,roo.coo. Profits DeclareC, £3.4100,000.
, 1%1-MEDIATE PAIiaL.INT- OF CLAIMS.
Economical lifmlalemont. Litoral Conditions. Large Bontutee.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-03-20

PIPES

MONEY TO LEND.

AT A FEW HOURS NOTICE, at _much lower
rates of interest than charged by other offices.
Privately from £5 to £l,OOO to hiale and Females, upon
Note of Hand alone, also upon. Furniture, tirade and
Farm Stock, Crops, or any available Security, without
removal, publicity, or. sureties. Responsible persons
can have the money without Bill of Sale. Also upon
Deeds, Life Policies, Bonds, Shares. Jewels, Dock
Warrants &c,, at 5 per cent. Repayments to su:t
borrowers own sonvenience. Strictest Secree zved
in all transactions. Call or write the manager.
Bristol Advance and Deposit Company,
34, Stephens Chambers,
Baldwin Street,
BRISTOL.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-03-20

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large turbots, 88 6d to 15s ; brill, ls 9d to 4e ; cod, 28 to
ss• crimped ditto, 85 to 108 ; codlings, is to 18 6d; dory,
Is 6d to 3s ; gurnards, 9d to 28 ; hake, 18 4d to 28 2d; large
plaice, Is to 28; conger, 18 9d to 3s; crabs, is to 4s ; red
mullets, 10d to is 6d ; grey ditto, 18 8d to 2s; larE,e
haddocks, 4s to 8s each; and oysters, ed to 2a 6d per
dozen.

POTATO.
There was a fair supply of potatoes on sale, with a dull
demand. Prices ruled as under :—Magnum bonums, 50s
to 90s; regents, 60s to 100 s ; Vietorias, Ms to 808; and
champions, 00s to 70s Per ton.

FIGIT.TING NEAP. SOITAKII7.

(Reuters leleq'ratn.)
SouAmm, March 14.

Major-General Sir Charles Warren yesterday sent
out a foraging party of 273 men belonging to thc
friendly Arabs. They advanced as far as Hasheer
Valley, where they took the enemy's camp completely
by surprise, and captured 15 camels. They then
proce,eded towards Handoub, but in the meantime the
rebels, recovering from their first panic, re-formed
themselves, their force outnumbering that of the
friendlies, who were driven back towards Souahirn.
The mounted infantry were thereupon sent forward
to support the foraging party, but immediately upon
their appearance the enemy commenced retreating
towards Hasheen, pursued by the friendlies. The
rebels fought desperately, but, after a obstinate re-
sistance, were forced to retreat in disorder to ilas-
heen, leaving their dead upon the ground. The
friendly Arabs pursued then nearly as far as their
camp, the mounted infantry taking up a position to
protect the flank of the British allies. Tne enemy's
loss amounted to 30 killed; that of the friendlies was
slight.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-03-20

LIVE STOCK AND FRESH MEAT
IMPORTS.

The number of live stock and the quantity of fresh
lEilided at Liverpool during the last week from
the United States and Canada amounted to 993
cattle, 178 sheep, 8342 quarters of beef, and 640
carcases of mutton, which arrivals in comparison
with those of the preceding week show a falling off in
the imports, with the exception of mutton, which was
in excess of the previous week's imports. The con-
veying steamers were as follows: Ontano, 260 cattle;
Barrowmore, 200 cattle; Borderer, 210 cattle;
Montreal, 323 cattle and 178 sheep; British King,
900 quarters of beef and 106 carcases of mutton ;
Germanic, 784 quarters of beef and 50 carcases of
mutton; Nevada, 2240 quarters of. beef and 190 car-
cases of mutton; City of Richmond, 900 quarters of
beef and 100 carcases of mutton; Wisconsin, 2680
quarters of beef and 200 carcases of mutton; and
Palestine 838 quarters of beef.

REWARDIE G A POLICE INSPECTOR
The County Cork grand jury on Saturday awarded
£lOOO as compensation to Police-Inspector Con-
naughton, who in October last, while preserving the
peace at a National League meeting in Kingwilliams-
town, received serious injuries at the hands of those
taking part in the demonstration. His right arm was
broken, and his ribs were injured, and the medical
evidence went to show that he would nevel• again be
fit for duty. It was stated that no attempt to rescue
him was made by the organisers of the meeting.

The late Prince Imperial of France, when he was
ten years old, once walked out of the Tuileries for a
ramble in the streets, having been seized suddenly
with an irresistible temptation to go and join some
boys whom he had seen snowballing. Ile returned,
after an absence of four hours: but in the meantime
a hundred detectives had been scouring Paris for
him, and he found his parents almost frantic with
terror.

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-03-20

MR. CHAMBERLAIN AND DISESTAB•

LISHMENT.

Certain Mold electors having written to Mr. Cham-
berlain expressing regret that he did not take part in
the debate or division on Mr. Dillwyn's motion for
the disestablishment of the Church of England in
Wales, the following reply was received yesterday:
40, Princes-gardens, London. Sirs,—Mr. Chamber-
lain is unable to recognise any right on your Fart to
question his action as a member of Parliament.
You appear, however, entirely to misunderstand his
position. The Government are not able, partly in con-
sequence of the pressure of other business, and partly
owing to statements before the election by Mr. Glad-
stone and others, to attempt the final settlement of
the question of the Church Establishment during the
present Parliament. Mr. Chamberlain has frequently
stated that he is personally in favour of disestablish-
ment, not only in Wales and Scotland, but also in
England, and whenever the proper time comes to
give practical effect to his opinions he will be pre-
pared to take his part in the settlement of this great
question. In the meantime, he does not consider
it necessary either to vote or speak on the occasion
of an abstract resolution which can have no itnme-
ia,e practical effect.—Yours obediently, WILLIAM
WOODINGS."
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-03-20

IRELAND AND THE NATIONAL LEACHTE.

The Duke of St. Albans called attention to the
murder of the bailiff Finlay, in county Galway, and
pressed for some declaration from the Government as
to whether they thought the powers they possessed at
present were sufficient for the protection of life.—
Lord Greville insisted that government in Ireland
existed only in name and that the influence of the
National League was paramount.—Lord Spencer, who
admitted the existence of crime, believed that it
was in many cases committed by fanatics who thought
they were doirg good to their country, and feared
that no repressive legislation would effect that
feeling. He contended that some districts were better
than others, and gave figures to show that crime had
materially decreased during the month of February
throughout the whole of Ireland, although the
amount of boycotting now practised was, he said,
about equal to what it was when the late Govern-
ment were in office.—Lord Londonderry quoted from
the Dublin "Evening News" of last Friday, describing
the state of things existing in Ireland in order to sup-
port his contention that repressive measures were
necessary for the prevention of crime.—Lord Ashbourne
reviewed the condition of Ireland, which he contended
was growing more serious every day, and insisted that
the Government could not shut its eyes to the diffi-
culty in enforcing, contracts, and to other abnormal
facts.—Lord Fitzgerald pointed out that a great part cf
Ireland was in a satisfactory condition, and expressed
regret that some of the provisions: of the Crimes Act
bad not been renewed.—Lcrd Cranbrook remarked that
the Government did not venture to *say that the law
was dealing with the condition of Ireland in a manner
satisfactory to them, and the Earl of Kimberley main-
tained that the situation had been created by the late
Government, but contended that while there had been
some increase in agrarian crime, the state of things
was not so serious as when it was thought necessary to
bring in a Crimes Bill.—Lord Iddesleigh denied the
charge brought against the late Government that they
had not come to a definite conclusion as to the state of
Ireland when they met Parliament.—Lord Redesdale
and Lord Granville made some remarks, and, after the
Glebe Loan (Ireland) Act Continuance Bill hal been read
a second time, their lordships adjourned at 25 minutes
past eight o'clock.

THE ROYAL PARRS.

In the Hougg oy COMMONS, the Chancellor of the
Exchequer, in answer to a question from Mr. W. H.
Smith, said the Government could not assent to any
alteration in the arrangements with regard to the
Royal parks, but as to the other Metropolitan parks
they would make a proposal, and in the meantime
they would appeal to the House to agree to the
necessary vote.
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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-03-20

THE CONDITION OF THE
UNEMPLOYED.

At Friday's meeting of the London Mansion House
Committee the fund was reported to amount to
£69,700, of which there was a balance in hand of
£13,250. A letter was read from the Metropolitan
Board of Works in relation to an offer by the com-
mittee of £5OOO to be spent in labour if certain works
of public utility were undertaken. The Board saw
difficulties in the way of some of the works and had
no power to deal with others, and therefore the offer
was not accepted. Mr. Alderman Cotton said as the
balance of the fund was now only £13,000 it would
be best to decide whether they should ask the Lord
Mayor to make a fresh appeal to the public for dona-
tions to carry them over a week or two longer. The
Rev. Main Walrond read analyses of the work of th'a
various local committees, and stated that 34 of them
had distributed relief among 34,849 families. As to
the making of a fresh appeal, the committee in South
London strongly advocated it. Sir Julian Goldsmid,
M.P., as a member of the St. Pancras committee,
strongly urged their claims for increased and more
adequate help from the fund, and testified to the
excellent administration of the committee, as did Mr.
Josiah Powell, a working man. After some further
discussion a resolution in favour of a fresh appeal
was carried, the only dizsentient being Mi. P.
Kenny.
Twenty working men waited upon the magistrate at
Clerkenweli Police-court on Saturday to complain of
the conduct of the Mansion House Relief Committee
towards them. They had applied for relief, but had
received only what the Guardians allowed them after
working in the St. Pancras labour yard; while, in an
adjoining district, the unemployed men had received
assistance from the fund. Mr. Barstow directed that
inquiries should be made, and later in the day was
informed that when these men got work they would
not attend to it, but lost it either through idleness or
drink. Mr. Barstow accordingly sent the applicants
away.

Mr. P. Kenny attended at the Greenwich Police-
court on Monday and complained of the way in which
the Mansion House Puna for the relief of distress
had been distributed. He thought the magistrates
would be better able to detect impostors than a com-
mittee. The magistrate said that from what he saw
in that court and outside it, he knew that a great
deal of distress existed, and he should be glad if the
poor-box were replenished.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-03-20

TIIE LONDON RIOTS.

In the HousE OF LORDS, March 15, Lord Stratheden
and Campbell called attention to the report of Mr.
Childers on the late riots, and moved a resolution fixing
the blame solely on the Executive co!lectively.—Lord
Thurlow denied that any case had been made out
against the Government, pointing out that they had
oily just entered office.—Lord Dorchester canvassed
the relations between the Home Office and Scotlantl-
yard, and pointed out instances in which he regarded
the organisation of the police as defective.—Lord
Bramwell discussed the legal aspects of the recent riots
and of the right of meeting; and the Duke of Cambridge
pointed out the conditions on which the military could
afford assistance to the police; and the Lord Chancellor
and Lord Halsbury agreed that the military, to be
justified in acting, must have the sanction of the civil
power; and, after some observations from Lord
Cranbrook and Lord Granville, the motion was with-
drawn.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-03-20

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-03-20

DISASTROUS COLLISION AT SEA.

Information has been received at Plymouth of th..
foundering of the Union Line steamer Corinth, aftei
collision with her Majesty's ship Firebrand, neat
Amoy. The Corinth was about eleven miles to the
solidi of Ocks. Mr. Worswick, the chief officer,
who was on the bridge, states that he saw in the
distance a white light, and as no side lights were
visible ho thought that the light was that of a junk,
In this belief he continued for ten or fifteen minutes,
when the hull of a vessel suddenly became visible,
and he saw a steamer bearing down on the Corinth,
into the starboard side of which she crashed, just
forward of the bridge. The Corinth was light, and
standing high out of the water, and as the stranger
struck her stem on she was cut right down from
the 'tween decks to the bilges. The colliding vessel,
which proved to be her Majesty's ship Fire-
brand, bound from Amoy to Foochow, stood by,
and, as it was soon apparent that the Corinth was
filling rapidly, sent several of her boats to render
assistance. When it became evident that the ship
F must go down Captain Anderson, master of the
' Corinth, had all his boats launched, and the crew got
safely away; bat Captain Anderson, with the first anr..l
second officers and the second engineer, had a very
narrow escape. They remained on the bridge until all
the others had left, and they were preparing to go
themselves, when the vessel suddenly gave a lurch
and went down by the head, sinking as far as the
bridge before the officers got into the gig, which was
nearly engulphed by the foundering steamer. The
Corinth sank within half an hour of being struck, and
thus nothing but a portion of the ship's papers could
be saved. The Firebrand returned to Amoy with the
shipwrecked crew, and thence they were sent to Efong
Kong. The Firebrand had the upper portion of her
stem broken and head gear carried away, and she was
vrdered to proceed to Hone Kong.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-03-20

KR: FREDERIC HARRISON ON THE
REFORX OF TAXATION:

Mr. Frederic Harrison, speaking on Sunday night
at Newton Hall, Fetter-lane, London, to the members
of the Positivist Society on the subject of "The
Reform of Taxation," said that England almost
a'one among the countries of Europe was practically
without a land-tax. The land-tax was very little more
than one million out of the 85 or 86 millions of taxa-
tion raised annually. It was less than one-tenth of
the income-tax, and was not one-twentieth of the
amount raised from customs and excise duties. It was
one 260th part of the yearly value of the agricultural
produce of the nation; it was little more than three-
farthings in the pound upon the produce. In almost
any other country in Europe the land-tax was the
basis of their taxation. He thought it was quite cer-
tain that only one-fifth of the whole taxation fell upon
the rich, while four-fifths fell upon the poor. Cus-
toms and excise were to a very small extent relatively
paid by the rich, and customs and excise were
more than double the taxes properly so called.
In adopting the general principle and idea of gra-
duated taxation—a graduated income-tax--he did not
advocate it upon an-economic and financial but upon
a social basis. If the sole motive force of industry
was selfish, the desire of self-satisfaction, if that were
the basis of the whole industrial life, it was quite con-
ceivable that the hard and fast rule of equality might
and ought to prevail—i.e., each man should pay equally
SO much pro rata upon his. income, and upon a purely
financial and economic basis there was little to be said
against it. He held, however, that the true motive
force of industry was social, the wealth was social in
its origin, and must be regarded as social in its use
and destination. There was a threat about capital
leaving the country, but it remained to be seen whether
capital had any such wonderful locomotive power, or
indeed if society was altogether prepared to assist its
departure on those easy terms, and whether other
countries will be found any more available, in the
ong run, than the country of its own home.

The industrious old lady who walked all over town
with a can in her hand to procure a quart of the
"milk of human kindness," has been more successful
in getting a little jam out of the door. She got the
jam on her fingers.
What's a curiosity, 'ma ?" asked little Jamie. "A
curiosity is something that is very strange, my son."
"If pa bought you a sealskin jacket this Christmas,
would that be a curiosity?" "No, my son; that would
be a miracle."
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-03-20

THE PRUDENTIAL ASSURA.NCE COMPANY,
LIMITED.

The thirty-seventh annual report of this society 7
has just been submitted and approved, and, as will
be seen from the appended summary, is of an ex—
ceedingly satisfactory character. The total assets
now amount to £5,702,862; in 1884 the sum was
£4,711,462, being only £lO,OOO less than a million
of increase. In reality, however, there was a full
million of increase, as £lO,OOO has been put on one
side to meet the coming expenses of the valuation.
The income in the ordinary branch has doubled in
the last four years and whilst in 1881 premium
reoeipts showed an increase of £20,000 over the
piavious year, they are now £64,000 in excem of
1884. 'That there has been no relaxation in the
efforts to securA the best class of business possible
is shown by the fact that although the number of
deaths has slightly increased, the actual amount
paid in claims is less. The receipts in the industrial
branch exceeded £2,750,000, giving an increase over
1884 of £150,000, and the assurance fund at the
present time stands at about £4,000,000, as against
£1,700,000 at the close of 1881. The net premium
income of the year was £85,374. Of the million
saved £29,000 was invested at over 4 per cent.,
£300,000 at 4 per cent., £275,000 at 34 pet cent.,
..£25@,000 under 34 per cent, and £150,000 at 3 per
cent. The progress of which these statistics give
ample proof fairly entitles the concern to the name
of the premier industrial assurance company of the
world, and if further evidence were needed of the
vast extent of the society it would be furnished in
the ,act that the number of policies in force in one
branch alone is 6,695,890, or, roughly speaking,
about one-fifth of the entire population of the United
Kingdom.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-03-20

A BANKRUPT PRINCESS.

The Princess Ypsilanti, widow of the Greek
Minister at Vienna, has filed a petition in bank-
ruptcy. The princess is a daughter of the late B tron
Sina, a banker and millionaire. She took the step
herself, because the holders of some of her late hus-
band's bills threatened to seize everything she pos-
sessed. Besides the dowry which the princess re-
ceived at her marriage, she inherited seven million
florins from her father only 10 years ago. Wha'cever
the prince freely disposed of is entirely gone. Only
Rappoltskirchen, a large estate belonging to her
children, remains to her for life; but even this is mort-
gaged for a million florins. The princess's income of
120,000 florins, her jewels. furniture, and her claims
to her late mother's fortune, are the assets, against
which there are liabilities amounting to nearly two mil-
lion florins. All Prince Ypsilantes bills were signed
by the princess. Although it was known that the
Prince's finances; were in a very bad state, and his
name was struck off the list of members of the
National Club of Pesth when he could no longer pay
his losses at play, the crash has come suddenly at
last. His exceptional rights as Foreign Minister
ceased with his death, and his widow can be sued by
his creditors. The Princess inherits four million
florins from her mother, but the legal formalities for
obtaining them are not complete yet. The Princess
has taken to her bed, and is only able to see her
children. The eldest daughter is married to Prince
Hohenlohe, son of the Governor of Alsace, who was
named guardian of his young brother-in-law by the
late Prince, and who actively assists the Princess
Ypsilanti. The declaration of insolvency must be re-
girded as a welcome respite by the family, whose
hiuse has been daily stormed by creditors demanding
payment.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-03-20

TAXATION OF GROUND RENTS.

Mr. Saunders next moved his resolution advocating
the taxation of ground rents and land increased in
value by building operations, as recommended by the
Royal Commission on the Housing of the Working
Classes.—Mr. Moulton, in a successful speech, sup.
ported the motion. and, having pointed out that the
value of property in a town increased in value according
to the congestion of population, contended that
taxation ought to fall upon the owner of the land, who
did nothing for the improvement of his property, rather
than upon the occupier.—Mr. Addison characterised the
taxation of ground rents as a wild, impracticable, and
unjust scheme; and Mr. M'Culloch, on the other hand,
argued that there was no logical objection to it.—
Mr. Pickersgill and Mr. M'Donald spoke in support
of the motion, and Llr. Lawson, who also
gave a hearty approval to the proposal to
tax ground rents, regretted that the motion had been
extended to the taxation of other improved pro-
perties, as he considered that the question of
ground rents being taxed was of sufficient
importance to justify its being dealt with by itself. He
moved an amendment to this effect, including the
reference of the subject to the Towns Holding Com-
mittee.—The Chancellor of the Exchequer supported
the amendment and expressed a general opinion that
all persons interested in property should contribute to
the burdens properly belonging to it. At the same
time he was not prepared to pronounce any definite view
as to the method in which it was to be done, and beheld
that it was properly part of the Local Government
question. Sir R. Webster said that the real question
at the root of the motion was the incidence of all taxa-
tion and not of the taxation of ground rents only.
He would welcome any inquiry into the question
whether owners of real and personal property were
fairly taxed, and as to the owners of increased values, he
argued that the value of an occupation was the correct
theory of rating,and maintained that it would be a fallacy
to make any difference in the rating of lands and
houses.—Mr. Duckham, speaking as an agriculturist,
hoped that if a committee was appointed it would be
authorised to inquire into the whole subject of local
taxation.—Mr. Flynn also spoke, and the amend-
ment referring the subject to the Town Hold-
ings Committee having been agreed to, Sir M.
Hicks-Beach asked whether this committee would be
strengthened in view of the enlarged scope of its in.
quiry, to which Mr. Chamberlain replied that this
point would not be lost sight of.—The motion as
amended was then agreed to.
Some further business aas disposed of, and the House
adjourned at eight minutes to one o'clock.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-03-20

THE NEW ZELLAND-LIBEL CASE.

The hearing of the action brought by Mr. John
Bryce, for some time Minister for Native Affairs ill
the New Zealand Government, to recover from Mr.
G. W. Rusden damages for libel in the defendant's
"History of New Zealand," imputing to the plaintiff
cruelty in his official dealings with the Maories, has
been concluded before Baron Huddleston and a
special jury, it being the eighth day of the trial.
Baron Huddleston, in summing up, remarked that
there were two main questions to be considered in
this case—namely, as to whether the libel was true,
and whether it was fair and bona fide comment on the
facts. Undoubtedly there were matters published
which it was now admitted were not true. If so,
there was an end to the plea that the libel was true
in substance and in fact. The real question, there-
fore, would be whether the libel was bona fide com-
ment on facts in a matter of public interest. In
modern times great liberty had been allowed to public
writers; but liberty must not be given to descend to
license. The defendant was at liberty to discuss the
proceedings of the plaintiff in his public capacity if
•ao did so fairly and temperately. Historians might
and did express strong views on the facts before
them; but it must be within due limits as regarded
the character of individuals. The defendant took up
strongly the cause of the natives of New Zealand.
The question was whether in writing the words com-
plained of he had exceeded the bounds of fair and
bona tide comment on the facts as regarded the
plaintiff. The jury gave a verdict for the plaintiff
for £5OOO. Judgment accordingly, and stay of execu-
tion refused.