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The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-07-31

OLD HELL.

THE EDUCATION ACT.-At the Police Court, on
Wednesday, before IL Howard, and C. Ho'croft,
Esqs., Aix persons were summoned by the attend-
ance officer to the Rowley Regis Scbool Board (Mr..
Hodgetts) for neglecting to send their children to
syhool. In one case the summons was withdrawn.
Wm. Westwood, Cradtey Heath, Mathew Siviter,
Blackheath, and William Johnson, Old Hill,lwere
each fined Is, and Robert Reeves, Blackhewh, and
Samna' Jeffiries, Old Hill, were fined ss. each.
THEFT FROM AN IRONWORKS. - B..nj am in
Williams, (28), labourer, High Street, Cradley Heath
was ch, rged with stealing a quantity of iron and a
tool used in ironmakiog, the property of Messrs.
Aston and Strawson, ironroasterm. Cradley Heath.—
On the 21st inst. prosecu! ors manager cauh:-. the
prisot er in the works in the net of stealing iron.
Vrisonor was handed over to the custody of Police
constable Wetton, who upon searching
~him .found
in his possession an ironmaking tool, -which was
identified as belonging to the works. Prisoner was
unable to plead poverty as his motive for t-
ng the theit, as he had ot 1 98. 41d. upon him when
apprehended.—He pleaded guilty, and was sen-
tenced to one mcnt imprisonment.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-07-31

PUBLIC NOTICES

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-07-31

THE FLOODS IN THE MIDLANDS.

An inquest has been held at Melton Mowbray on
the body of Joseph White, who was employed on the
Midland Railway, and who was drowned in the flood.
It appeared he was warned not to go home through
the streets of Melton, but he disregarded the advice,
and when in Burton-street was carried by the flood
into a deep hole and drowned. A meeting has been
held at Melton to raise subscriptions to relieve the
sufferers through the floods. In Market Harborough
alone the damage by the flood is estimated to exceed
#;15,000, and collections were made on Sunday at all
the places of worship for the relief of the sufferers.
A careful survey of the Ratcliffe weir shows that the
flood was no fewer than seven feet above the usual
height, being by far the highest that his" been recorded
since 1817. An extraordixary meeting of the Leicester
District Highway Board was held on Saturday to
take into consideration the extensive works rendered
necessary by the great destruction of bridges in the
district by the floods.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-07-31

VICTORIA 'CROSS HEROES.

One of the features of the new official Army List
will be a list of non-commissioned officers and men
who are decorated with the Victoria Cross. The fol-
lowing is (the Broad Arrow believes) a complete list of
the Victoria Cross heroes who are at present serving
with the ranks :

Sergeant William Allen; Privates John Williams,
Henry Hook, William Jones, and Robert Jones, 2nd
Battalion 24th Foot (gallantry in Zululand) ; Drummer
Michael Magner, 33rd Foot (Abyssinia) ; Private
James Bergin, 78th Highlanders (Indian Mutiny) ;
Colour-Sergeant Anthony Booth, 80th Foot (Zulu
war) ; Privates Flawn and Fitzpatrick, 94th Foot
(Transvaal) • and Quartermaster-Sergeant W. J. Lin-
drim, Sandhurst Staff (Sebastopol).
Seventy-eight discharged non-commissioned officers
and privates draw the £.lO a year allotted to wearers
of the Victoria Cross, and among their number is
Bugler Robert Hawthorn, of the 52nd Foot, whose
gallantry at Delhi will ever live in the memories of
Englishmen.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-07-31

BEER AND WINE DUTIES.

On the above subject The Times has published the follow.
jog letter :
Sir,—lt is now about fifty years since the duties on
beer, cider, perry, and other home-made alcoholic
beverages were abolished. In October next the beer
duty is to revived, while the other homc-made drinks
are to remain untaxed, It is commonly supposed that
in the last half-century the term "home-made" has
extended considerably. We now learn that the duty
on foreign wines is to be again reduced; it appears
that in March next the duty on dinner wines will
stand at a penny per bottle, the duties on cider, perry,
&c., nil; while an increased direct tax is to be levied
on the most common drink of the working classes,
rather exceeding 2d, per gallon, with a promise of
further increase in times of emergency. It is ex-
pected that this revived mode of taxation will produce
£9,000,000.
With the present tendency to increase the political
power of the masses of the population, is it safe to
trust the assessment of ssch an enormous pereentage
of the revenue to the caprices of the multitude upon
whom this tax presses so heavily and so directly?—
Yours, &0,1 ARTHUR PRYOR.
Spitalflelds, London, July

The Sheffield Telegraph sa,ys that on Monday even-
ing an excessive flow of water down the sewers in St. Philip's.
road caused the main sewer to burst with a loud explosion,
upheavinguthe mad for a considerable distance, and leaving
two largo openings, one of whieh measured Seven feet by
i
five. Some cellars n the neighbourhood were flooded, but
no further damage was done.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-07-31

EXECUTION AT MAIDSTONE.

Thomas Berry, who was convicted at the Maidstone
Assizes of the murder of a young woman named
Caroline Adams, was executed on Tuesday morning at
nine o'clock within Maidstone prison. He bade fare-
well to his two children on Monday. A memorial was
sent to the Home Secretary on behalf of the prisoner,
but it was unavailing. The prisoner was a Roman
Catholic, and has been attended since his convic-
tion by a priest, and it is understood that he ex-
pressed repentance for his crime, which he said was
committed while he was in a condition of uncontrol-
lable fury from jealousy. Berry was accompanied to
the scaffold by the priest, and walked without any
assistance. Ile appeared to die almost instanta-
neously. The prisoner was a fine-built man, thirty-
seven years old, and standing nearly six feet high.
A good many people assembled outside the prison at the
time appointed for the execution to await the appear-
ance of the black flag, to announce that the sentence
of the law had been carried into effect.

The usual formal coroner's inquest was held in the
afternoon, and immediately afterwards the body was
buried within the walls of the prison.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-07-31

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Entrie, 2s Cd. ecch Event, or is Gd the Serie,.
Entries Close Acgnst s'h.

AN EFFICIENT BAND win LeIN ATTYNDXNCE.

Adrnisnion to the Grounds ed.` fnclosure is Extra-
Ticknts of admission for Grounl and Enclosure if
putcbssed prior to August 14th, Is.
Carriages to Unreserved portion only, 2s 6d ; and Gd
each occupant.
conveyances will run from Stourbl:dge end Brettell
Lane Rqilway Stations to the Ground.
All letters to be addressr,rl to the Hon. Seca. 92, High
Street, Stourbridge, where entrance forms may be had.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-07-31

TAT yorsa WEIGHT I—Hydrololns (Hydrat!Nl On)
has proved of the highest value as a food Inv con-
sumption ,and all wasting diseases, invariably pro-
ducing increase in flesh and weight. This preparation
of Hydrated Cod Liver Oil is tonic, digestive, and
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will nourish and produce increase of weight in those
same where oils or fat, not so treated, are difficult or
impossible to digest. All tendency to emaciation and
loss of -weight is arrested by the use of Hydroleine.
Of all chemists, 4s. 6d.—Address, !‘ ilydroleine Corn-
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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-07-31

THE MINNESOTA WHEAT CROP.

A despatch from St. Paul, dated the oth inst., pub-
lished in the New York Times, says :—"Local grain
dealers in St. Paul and Minneapolis, as well as the
markets in Chicago and New York, have been greatly
disturbed within th last week or two by rumours of
the prospective failure of wheat in the Minnesota
crops. The worst reports come from the south-eastern
part of the State, where it was said wheat was in great
peril of rust, blight, and chinch-bugs. Less gloomy
reports come from the northern counties, but it was
said that the crops along the main line of the St. Paul,
Minneapolis, and Manitoba road had suffered greatly
from excessive rain and hail storms. Careful investi-
gation, through teleFraphic inquiry at a great many
points in all parts ot the State, and interviews with
grain-dealers who receive frequent reports from their
country agents, indicate that there is grave founda-
tion for some of these reports, but that others are
grossly exaggerated.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-07-31

THE MARKETS.

MARK-LANE. -MON DA V.

Business at Mark-lane was on a very quiet scale. The
attendance was thin, and there was not much disposition to
operate. Very short supplies of English produce were
offered, but there was a fair show of foreign wheat and oats.
In English wheat not much was done; but Bile samples were
steadier; other sorts were neglected, at late rates. Foreign
wheat sold very slowly at previous currencies. The barley
trade was inactive and without f#dture. Malt was in quiet
request on former terms. For oats there was not much
demand, and quotations were weak. Maize was fairly steady,
but not active. Beans and peas were quiet and without
change. The flour isiarket was dull at previous currencies.
METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET-MONDAY.
The cattle trade was very quiet, and there was a weak
tendency, about average supplies were offering. The re-
ceipts on beasts from our own grazing districts were mode-
rate in number mind in fair condition. Business was dull
throughout, and prices were weak, but without actual move-
ment. The best Scots and crosses made 6s. Bd. to 6s. 10d.
per 811). From the midland and home counties we
received about 1,000, from other parts of England 50, from
Scotland four, and from Ireland, 28 head. The foretgn
side of the market was abundantly supplied with beasts.
There were about SOO Canadian, beside Spanish and
Danish. With a slow sale, prices favoured purchasers.
The sheep pens were fairly well filled. A feature was
the presence of about 2,000 Canailian, which made on
the avcrage about ss. 10d. per Sib. The market generally
was flat, and the best Downs and half-breds sold at (3s. &I. to
Gs. 10d. per 81b. Lambs sold slowly at 7s. to 7s. Gd. per 81b.
Calves and pigs were dull and weak. At Deptford there
were about 1,900 beasts and 13,000 sheep and lambs. In-
ferior beasts, 4s. 6d. to ss. ; second quality, Sc. to 55. 6d.
prime large oxen, Si. Gd. to ss. Bd. ; prime Scots, 53. Bd. .to
Si. 10d. ; inferior sheep, 4s. 6d. to ss. ; second quality, ss.
to 6s. ; prime coarse woolled, Gs. Cal. to 6s. Bd.; prime
Southdowns, Cs. Sd. to Cs. 10d. ; large coarse calves, Sc. to
ss. Gd. ; prime small ditto, ss. 6d. to Gs. 2d. ; large hogs, 4s.
to 4s. 6d. ; small porkers, 4s. 6d. to ss. ; lambs, 7s. to 7s. 6d.
per Slb., sinking the offal.

METROPOLITAN MEAT MARKET.-MONDAY.
The supply of meat on sale here to-day was moderate, and
owing to the closeness of the weather, the trade was dull at
the following quotations:-Inferior beef, 3s. to 3s. 4d.; mid-
dling ditto, 3s. Bd. to 4s. 441. ; prime large ditto, 4s. 4d. to 4s.
Bd. ; prune small ditto, 4s. Bd. to 4s. lod. ; veal, ss. to ss.
4d. ; interior mutton, 3s. 4d. to 45.; mit:telling ditto, 48. to ss.
4d. ; prime ditto, ss. titl. to Gs. ; large pork, 48. to 4s. Oct ;
small ditto, 4s. Bd. to ss. ; lamb, ss. Bd. to Gs. 4d. per 81b, by
the carcase.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-07-31

A SAD ACCIDENT.

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id.
Mr. W. Savage Poole, coroner for Central Warw.ck-
shire, has held an inquest on the body of Mr.
Frederick Richard Gilbert, 8.A., Cantab, tutor at
Arnold-lodge School, Leamington, and son of the Bev.
Richard Gilbert, vicar of Guestwick, near Thetford,
Norfolk.
The school pupils, accompanied by the Principal,
the Rev. H. G. Allfree, and the deceased, on Wednes-
day in last week, went for a picnic to Stoneleigh Deer-
park. It was proposed to bathe in the Avon, which
intersects Lord Leigh's park, and the deceased first
" header " into the river. When he came up
noticed that he was helpless, and that the water
w
tinged with blood. He was at once conveyed tc
o lodge, where he died on Friday. There was a
severe wound on the head, but the cause of death was
fracture of one of the vertebrm of the spine, which
caused paralysis. The deceased recovered conscious-
ness, but only said, "I have broken my neck; I shall
die.'" He was over 6ft, in height, 22 years of age, a
splendid athlete and expert swimmer, and was par-
ticularly fond of diving. The place where the de-
ceased entered the river
proved to be very shallow,
with a bottom studded with large boulders, but the
muddy state of the river prevented this being seen at
the time.
The , jury returned a verdict of " Accidenta
death.'
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-07-31

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-07-31

HALESOWEN.

A TRADESMAN SENT TO GAOL.—At the Police
Court on Tuesday, befoi e E. Gem, J. S. Gibbons,
and E. B. Phillips, Esqs.. Charles Hairs, a master
baker, of Peckingham-str, et, was brought up on a
wart ant charged with belirg drunk and disorderly
i he
.previous night. d here were previous convictions
ainst dAendant, who was now sent to prison for
one mouth without the option of a fine. "
ASSAITLT ON THE POLlCE.—Wiiiiiiril TllrberVillet
lab iurer, Severnville, was charged with being drunk
and disorderly, and assaulting the police.—On
Saturday night, defendant was being taken into
u•tody by Polieu-sergeant Raybotild, for the firs:
named offence, when he exhibited very violent
t,ehaviour, striking and kicking the office:, and
showing determined resistatlce all the way to the
lock-up—The Bench fined defendant 2s. 6d. for
being drunk, and ordered him to be imprisoned for
II days, with hard labour, for the assault.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-07-31

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-07-31

THE UNITED STATES CENSUS.

Adv ices from New York state that the United
States census of 1880 is far enough advanced to allow
a definite estimate of the comparative growth of the
large cities, and the result is indicative of wide pros-
perity and a steady and healthy increase. With
few exceptions the order of population re-
mains substantially as in 1870. Chicago has
gone up to the fourth place with a popula-
tion of 475,000, against a population of 4,479 in
1840; St. Louis has advanced to 375,000, Boston to
360,000, and Baltimore to 350,000. Cincinnati has
250,000 inhabitants, Cleveland and Milwaukee 158,000
a:a.d 130,000 respectively; Buffalo and Washington
are on a level with 150,000; and Louisville has gone
up to 145,000.
The largest city in the States is of course New
York, With a population of 1,200,000; Philadelphia
comes next with 850,0,00, and Brooklyn follows with
over half a million.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-07-31

GALLANTRY AT SEA.

A meeting of the Local Marine Board was held at
Liverpool on Monday, for the purpose of presenting to
Mr. Charles J. Fox, chief officer of the Inman Royal
mail steamer City of Brussels, and to seven of the crew
of that vessel, bronze medals in recognition of gallantry
in saving life at sea.
The episode out of which the presentation arose oc-
curred on the 13th of February last in the Atlantic,
while the City of Brussels was on her voyage from
Liverpool for New York, on which day she
fell in with the London ship //well, bound from
Bremen to New York. Very hea,vy weather
had prevailed, and the sea was running with
great violence. The Irwell showed signs of dis-
tress, and signalled a desire that the City of Brussels
should take of the crew. Mn Fox: and seven men of
the steam ship—whose names were Barks, Crowley,
McMillan, Sherman, Fairley, Daley, and Whelan—
launched a boat, and, at the peril of their lives, pulled
to the Irivell, and rescued the captain's wife and the
stewardess • the crew of the Incell (23 in number)
reaching the steamer in their own boat.
With the exception of Crowley and McMillan, who
are at sea, all the men attended at the Sailors' Home
and received the medals, Mr. Fox making an appro-
priate acknowledgment of the gift.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-07-31

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-07-31

SPORTING NOTES.
(By our own Turf Correspondent.)

Brighton races follow on after Goodwood,and the
sojourn at the queen of watering places is generally
hailed with delight by the followers of the green
turf, as the invigorating sea breeze tends to build
up many shattered constitutions. On the first day
the Brighton Stakes, distance one-mile-and-a-half,
is set for decision, Parole having the top weight of
Bst. 121 b., and on his Goodwood form inthe Lennox
Stakes he might do better here, the distance beir.g
to his liking. Bay Archer Bst. 51b, will find it a
different weight to 7st. 41b. Rhidorroeh Bst. Ido
not like. Favo, the Dean, Stitchery, and Humbert
are not class enough. Edelweiss is over-weighted.
St. Augustme 6st. 101 b is well treated. Durham is
I too slow. Whisht and Herzegovina are thrown in.
Mistake and Belfry are well treated, and the Doe-
skin colt must not complain with only sst 121 b.,
but if I boldly plump tor one it shall be
PAROLE.
The Brighton Cup on the Wednesday, distance 2
miles, has only an inferior cup en:ry, and with
Advance and Bay Archer with any pretensions to
class of the older horses, and Fernandez,
Walltn-
stein, Mistake, and Sly Dance of the youngsters, I
shall be content to stand by the chance of
BAY ARCHER,

who should have the mo-t to fear from Advance.
The betting on the Doncaster St. Ledger 11;13
undergon, some great changes since my last, and
Jenny Howlet, as I predicted, would have it
retrogressing moven ent beft.re long. Bend Or is
now fully established first favorite, and I think that
the Donemst,r Course will suit his great sweeping
stride, and that lie will again beat Robert the Devil.
The best outsider is The Abbot, who along with
Mask, must be backed for wins and places.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-07-31

GAME AND POULTRY.

Goslings, 53. to 6s. 6d.; ducklings, 2s. to 3s. 6d. ; turkeys,
ss. 6d. to 12s. ; capons, 4s. to 7s. 6d: ; pullets, 2s. 6d. to
3s. 3d. ; chickens, is. 3d. to 2s. 3d. ; live hens, Is. 9d. to 3s. ;
pigeons, 6d. to 10d. ; qasails, 6d. to 9d.; leverets, 2s. Cod. to
48. 3d.; conies, 6d. to Is. 3d. ; haunches of venison, 255. to
478. 6d. each.
FISH.

12rs.r;esrhedhedrrititnogs,:.s.66dd..
to 45.;
48s8.;6dk.ip;
kipper
sdeditodi,ttBoB,.6sto. 6idisto;
bloater ditto, 78. Od. to 10s. 6d. ; pickle ditto, Cs. 6d, to
6s. 9d. per hundred •' salmon, Old. to is. 2d. por ;
mackerel, 2s. 6d. to 38.; mullet, 48. to 4s. 6d.• lobsters,
Bs. 9d. to 335. ; crabs, 6s. to 30a. ; whiting, is. 6d. to 2s. 9d.
per dozen.
Hop.
The weather during the past week has been very favourable
for the hop plantations, and fruit is now showing itself
abundantly. There is every probability of a large yield in
Kent, and the accounts from Worcesterfthire point to a de-
cided improvement 4n the condition of the prop The trade
Is dull, and Very little business has been in progreas..
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-07-31

'IIIE STOURBIUDGrE OBSERVER.

would be a continual annoyance to that congrega-
tion, in harbouri g children during the services.
Thirdly—That the distance from Stamber Mill,
either across the fields or up Foster Street under the
railway 'bridge into 11 gh Street, is within a lery
few yards if not actually nearer,than across the pro-
'l posu:: footbridge into High Street. Where, there-
fore, is the necessity or w:3dom in asking the Rail-
way Company to spend se eral hundred pounds in
putting up this footbridge. A road from the station
past S John's Church is, I respectfully submit,
what is required, not only for the improvement of
that peat of the town but also for the accommoda-
tion by far the largest proportion of the rate-

payers.
The resoluston was seconded by Mr. bk.
Mr. Hughes said he should oppose the motion
for rescinding the resolution, and said he did hope
that nothing personal would have taken place, and
taunted the Chairman with moving the resolution
to suit personal friends.
This was denied by the Chairman and a little
cross-firino•' took place..
Messrs. Kelley, Edwards, and Green spoke agaim-t
the resolution, which was supported by Messrs. Ick,
Allsopp, Dillingham and Stringer.
BiHingham said if they had a footbridge
there would be sever teen steps on the one side and
sixteen on the other,- and lesides that the bridge
would be a very great nuisance as well as unsightly.
Mr. Stringer said the Railway Company were
quite willing to open the road the deputation asked
for, and the engineer expressed his surprise at the
erection of a bridge being asked for in preference to
the road.
The division then took place when eight 'voted
for the resolution and eight against it. The Chair-
man gave his casting vote in;favGur of the resolution
which was carried by a majority of one.
The Improvement Committee were afterwards in-
structed to open communications with the Railway
Company as to the making of the road.
Messrs. Corser and Walker's bill of costs (£3l 6s
10d) in relation to the opposition to the Clent
scheme was laid before the Board. __ _ _

The Clerk stated it could not ba paid till passed
by the Clerk of the Peace.
The inconvenience caused in Hill Street and the
Hemplands by flood water was mentioned, and the
question was referred to the Improvement C om-
mittee.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-07-31

THE EARTHQUAKE AT MANILA.

Telegraphing from Madrid on the 25th, the Correspondent
of the Slandard says :

Details are to hand, although incomplete, respect-
ing the earthquakes in Manila. The first shock
occurred on the 13th inst., and was so severe that it
brought down several State buildings and churches,
as well as numerous private house. A number of
natives were killed. Slight trepidations continued up
to the 18th, when a second severe shock occurred,
which lasted 70 seconds, damaged the towers of the
Cathedral and the church of San Agustin, and de-
stroyed two temples, two prisons, a barracks, the
Admiral's residence, and most of the private houses
of the town. Nine persons were killed, and eleven
wounded, all natives, mostly by the fall of houses.
The same shock was felt in the whole island. In
Laguno and Raba,can, in the south, nearly everything
was destroyed.
On the 20th another violent shock was felt at four
o'clock in the afternoon which lasted for,tysecd
and completed the work' of destruction be n by seconds,
previous ones. Scarcely a building w
Manila, the Captain General's residen3 left sound in
left
tbs_ arsenal,
and the hospital of Canacao being among the ruins.
Two natives were killed, and several wounded. The
population, in terror, fled to the fields. The troops

also had to camp out, all the barracks being de-
stroyed.
All the volcanoes in the island were in eruption, and
n many places the earth opened, throwing up boiling
water and sand.

Finally, at eleven o'clock the same night, a fourth
shGck occurred, this time lasting fifty-five seconds. The
effects o ithis shock were most disastrous. Scarcely a
building is left standing in Manila. The Convent of
Livadalupe, which has stood three centuries' earth-
quakes, is completely destroyed. No lives were 13st,
the population being in the fields: Great damage was
also done throughout the island by the same shock.

Manila was once before destroyed by a great earth-
qake, in 1863, which lasted three minutes, and since
then it has suffered earthquakes in 1869 and 1872, but
these did not do much damage. This time, fortun-
ately, though an enormous amount of property has
been destroyed, there is little loss of life to deplore,
and what loss there has been is entirely confined to
the native population, no European having been hurt.
The Government decided yesterday to send imme-
diately engineers to repair the damage done to the
roads and buildings in the island.

A Reuter's telegram says that a despatch from
Manila announces that another earthquake occurred
there on Saturday evening, doing much damage.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-07-31

RETURNING HOME IN TRIUMPH.

Private Ferguson, the winner of the Queen's Prize
at Wimbledon, on Monday afternoon arriied at St.
Enoch's Station, Glasgow. He was met by a large
number of Lanarkshire Volunteers, and by members
of the Society of Kintyre, of which place be is a
native, and was loudly cheered. In the evening, on
arriving at Campbeltown, he was cheered through the
streets and presented with an address by the Mayor.
The winner of the St. George's Challenge Vase,
Corporal King, now promoted to sergeant, returned
on Monday night to Devizes, where he experienced a
most enthusiastic reception. At the Corn Exchange
he was received by the Mayor, theßeetur, and a
select company. The market place was filled, and
the crowd vociferously cheered him.

HARVEST PROSPECTS IN FRANCE.
, According to the Temps there is every prospect of
the approaching harvest being a fair average one
throughout France. The straw generally is short, but
the grain having been formed under very favourable
circumstanees, the yield promises to be, if not rich,
at all events satisfactory. In the south-east of
France the harvest has already begun, and there
the yield is reported to be marked by great ine-
quality, being exceedingly abundant in some dis-
tricts and poor in others. This inequality will, there
is reason to believe, prevail everywhere in France,
and, consequently, on the whole, the harvest will pro-
bably prove an average one. The late alternations
of rain and heat have been extremely favourable
for grass lands, and the meadows are now covered with
so luxuriant a vegetation that an abundant after-math
will doubtless compensate for the deficiency of the first
hay crop. The root crops have also been much bene-
fited by the showers which have refreshed the earth,
and potatoes especially, which last year suffered
greatly, are now in good condition. The reports from
the vineyards are less reassuring. From the Bordelais
come complaints of blight; while in the Burgundy,
Orleans, and Tours districts the vines were much
damaged by the severe frosts of the winter. On the
whole, therefore' there is reason to fear that the total
vintage of 1880 will not exceed the 25,000,000 hec-
tolitres of 1879.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-07-31

THE "LITTLE WESTERN."

A Lloyd's telegram from.Cowes says the American
sailboat, the Little Western, with two hands, Thomas
and Norman, from Gloucester, Massachusetts, to
London, arrived at Cowes at seven o'clock on Wednes-
day morning, all well, having been forty-three days
from land to land. The men report that beyond
shipping a sea which nearly capsized the boat on the
25th inst., tha voyage has been passed without acci-
dent. The dimensions of the boat are :—Length, 16ft.
7in., beam, 6ft. 7in., depth, 2ft. Gin. She is cutter
rigged and carries one small boat.