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The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-01-02

TIM SOUDAN.

PROPOSALS FROM THE CALIPH ABDULLAIL
The Arabian organ Mubaschir hears from Souakim
that a son of the Ameer, Nakib el Ischan, Keeper of
the Seals to the Caliph Abdullals, arrived at that town
on his return from Mecca. In the course of conversa-
tion with certain notables and ulemas of Souakim, he
stated that the Caliph Abdullah would be quite willing
to conclude peace if England and Egypt would recog-
nise him as ruler of the Soudan, and -would cede to
him the town of Souakim with the adjacent sea coast.
He would then once more open the Soudan to Euro-
peans, and organise not only a good administration
but a regular postal and telegraph service, and would
also encourage tho construction of railways.
OSMAN DIGNA STILL ALIVE.
There is every reason, a correspondent stated last
week, to believe that Osman Digna is alive and living
at Kassala. For some time information has been
received to this effect, but it was not sufficient
evidence in face of the graphic description of his
death in the battle against Alala, previously received.
The Government, however, are now assured that
Osman Digna was not present at the fight, and that
he is now preparing to march against Sanheit and
try to drive back Alula's forces. The governor of
Kassala was killed on the taking of that town.

"Prom the General Officer Commanding in Egypt to
the Secretary of State for War.

"D. 26.

"Following casualties since my last: On Decem-
ber 19-528 Armourer-Seageant Henry Messenger,
Cameron Highlanders, wounded severely; 856
Private John M‘Gruer, Cameron Highlanders,
wounded severely. On 20th—Major Hassan Radwan,
commanding Egyptian Artillery, severely. On 26th
—Killed: 864 Private John M'Laren, and 1331
Private John Kennedy, Cameron Highlanders."
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-01-02

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other Posters.
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And ALL KINDS of PRINTING tin Black or
Coloured Inks

GENERAL ADVhRTISING AGENT S.

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-01-02

i HOCKING RAILWAY ACCIDENT AT ROW,

LEY REGIS.

Thfl VALUE OF AMBULANCE TRAINING

The Coroner (31r.:11. Hawkes) held an inquiry
at his Court in Moor Street, Birmingham, on Mon-
lay afternoon, into the circumstances attending the
death of Mary Howson (71), who resided at White
death, Rowley Regis, and dieu in the General
ilospital on the 24th ult from the effects of in-
juries received the same day on the Great Western
Lilway at Rowley Regis. The deceased left home
n the morning for the purpose of travelling by
.al to Hagley, where she had same business to
transact. See proceeded to Rowley Regis •Station,
ilia obtained a third•class ticket to Hagley. It
was necessary for her to cross over the low level
ortion of the railway to the other side of the
station, from which the train for Hagley started.
i'ee time was then about a quarter-past nine o'clock
a the teoreing, and a train was due from Birrn-
ughana. The deceased must have been iu the act
crossing the line, when, owing to her being rather
t.e.tf, it is supposed she failed to perceive the ap-
..,eoacning train, and was knocked down. By the
tine the train sus brought to a standstill one of
,tee whee:s of the engine- had passed over her legs.
the station-master's attention was called to the
leceased, and it was found that both her legs were
completely severed below the knee, and she was
:deeding profusely. The flow of blood was stopped
ey the application, of tourniquets, which were
,iremptly acljusLed by George Baker, a railway
4uara, who is a member of the St. John's Ambu-
lance Society, and the old woman was as soon as
go,sible conveyed to Snow Hill Railway Station,
tom which several men removed her On an ambu-
lance to the General Hospital. Upon arrival at
institution she was found to be suffering from
dxtreme shock, from wnich she died on the follow-
ing day.
The Coroner, in summing up, spoke in high terms
of the value of the St John Ambulance Society,
and gave the guard, George Baker, a word of praise
for the way in whiol he acted in attending the
deceased's injuries.
The jury returned a verdict of "Accidental
death."

Mr, Letibrook, district inspector, attended the
inquiry on behalf of the Great Western Railway,
..Luit stated that the present was the first bccideLt
chat had occurred at Rowley Regis Railway Station
since it was erected about nineteen years ago.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-01-02

ANNEXATION OF
BURMAH.

PROCLAMATION BY THE
:QUEEN.

The following Proclamation was issued yester-
day by the :Viceroy and Governor-General of
India

"By Command of the Queen-Empress it is
hereby -notified that the territcries formerly
governed by King Theebaw will no longer be
under his rule, but have become part of her
Majesty's dominions, and will during her Majesty's
piat3ure be administered by such Officers as the
Viceroy and Governor-General of India may from
time to time appoint,
(Signed) "DurTErtur,"

(REUTER'S TELEGRAM)
!IN RANGooN, Januuary Is (7 a.m)—The proclama-
ton issued by Earl Dufferiu in the name of the
Q leen Empress, was read this morning in presence
of troops and natives, notifying the annexation of
Upper Burmali to the British Empire.

FATAL RAILWAY ACCIDENT AT THE
LYE.

List evening a man was knocked down and
killed by the train leaving the Lye at 5,4 p.m
Ilia body was shockingly mutilated, and was re-
moved pending an inque2t.

4100,000,000 in TUE COURT OP CRANCIRYI—•
OL,X &;CO., 41, Southampton Buildings, Holborn, Lon-
don, W.C., have just published a list of the heirs to
this wealth. Reader, send a postal order for is. 6d., and
they wil forward you this valuable list, and if you find
by it that you are entitled to any money or property
claim your_ewu. Con k 09. wilt .bow you the way.

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Gout.—These purifying and soothing remedies de man
the earnest attention of all persons liable to gou
sciatica, or other painful affections of the muscle
nerves, or joints. The Ointment should be applie
after the affected parts have been patiently fo mentc
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gently rubbed upon the adjacent skin, unless the frbe
Lion should cause pain. Holloway's Pills should to
simultaneously taken to reduce inflammation and
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and lessens the frequency of gout, rheumatism, and a-
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or by post 2s. 9d., from the Charles A. Vogeler Com-
pany, sole Proprietors, 45, Farringdon Road, London.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-01-02

THE CIIANPION COMPOSITOR OF THE
WORLD.

The Freeman's journal says: "The champion com-
positor of the world is Mr. Joseph M`Cann, a Dublin
man, who four years ago worked upon the printing
staff of the Freeman. Having emigrated to the
United States, he obtained employment upon the
Boston Globe, and in June last, in a contest with an
American, Mr. Ira Somers, he beat the fastest type-
setting performance on record. He was challenged a
few months ago by Mr. W. C. Barnes, a Canadian by
birth, wto is a compositor on the staff of the Kew
York World, and who believed himself competent to
do something even better than the Irishman's per-
formance. The match, which was for sCOdols. a side
and the championship of the world, was decided
exactly a fortnight ago, and is fully described in the
American papers to hand. It lasted four hours, and
at the end of that time MiCann had sot 8,0621 ems of
solid minion type against 7951 registered for his op-
ponent. The measure being 23 ems to a line, the
Irishman won on the composition by nearly four and
a half lines. In correcting the proofs M`Cann in-
creased his advantage by 275 ems, or 11 lines, and
thus the young Dubliner made good his claim to be
considered the fastest workman at his trade that the
world, or at all events America, can show."
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-01-02

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or ',ample packets of one dozen will be forwarded b.
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and 12s. Gd., from the patentees, Southall Bros., and
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SATURDAY JANUARY 2, 1886 .
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-01-02

AMBLECOTE.

DINNER TO THE Pooa.—The annual dinner to the
poor of the parish of Amblecote was given in the
i.thoelroom, Cialbournbrook, on Tuesday afternoon.
Die persons, numbering between 80 and 90, were
L•ega,led with a substantial dinner, which had been
eaised by subscriptions. After dinner a concert was
;iven by a number of ladies and gentlemen of the
larish. After tea had been partaken of, the party
broke up.
TS:NN
, FATAL ACCIDENT.—On Thursiay a shocking ac-
W
Adent befel a youth named John Lavender (13),
)f Bacco-box dill, Coalbournbrook.—lt appears
,h4t on the above day, about dinner time, the youth
was holding a horse that was attached to a cart,
And in a mischievous mood he tickled the horse.
Phe horse started and kicked the boy. He was
nurled against a wall, and was instantaneously
silled. His head was smashed, some of his brains
being left on the wall. His chest was crashed in
and his two arms were broken.—The deceased's
flother is a widow with five or six little children.
subscription list was immediately started, and
ho doubt liberal contributions will be forthcoming.
SUDDEN DEATII.—On Monday a man named
Murphy suddenly expired whilst drinking
glass of ale in a public house. An inquest was
held on the body yesterday, and a verdict of
"Death frommatural causes" was returned.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-01-02

THE MEETING OF PARLIAMENT.

The Press Association learns that, according to
present arrangements. the Queen's Speech will be
submitted to Parliament on Tuesday, January 19.
The first meeting of the new House of Commons
will take place on Tuesday, January 12' when the
only business will be the re-election of the Speaker.
On the following day the Speaker, attended by a num-
ber of members from the Lower House, will present
himself to the House of Lords, and the Lord
Chancellor will signify her Majesty's approval of his
appointment. Immediately on the return of the
Speaker to his place in the House of Commons he
will take the oath, and the swearing-in of the
wembers will be proceeded with at once. During
the interval between Wednesday the 13th and the
following Tuesday the business will be chiefly of a
formal character, such as the swearing-in of members
and the moving of writs for vacant seats. The date
for the presentation of the Queen's Speech has been
so fixed in order that members who are abroad or at
a distance from the metropolis may have time to make
arrangements to be in their places in the eveut o 7 a
debate arising.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-01-02

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the Blood and expel depraved humours front the aystoin.

Coughs, Colds, Sore Tiwoats. and
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Ellis Ointment isirresititible !litho cure of thee throat &tut
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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-01-02

DRAMATIC PERFORIIANCE AT OLD-

SWINFORD.

On Monday and Tuesday evenings two Amateur
Dramatic Performances were given in the Infant
Schoolroom, Oldswinford. The performance corn -
!noticed with the piece entitled "The Soldier's
Trust, or a story of Two Ch:istmas Eves." The
piece itself is one full of pathetic scenes and re-
quires all the attention of the actors and actresses
to keep it on the "go" ; but despite the atduous
task each member carried out their work in a
most efficient manner. The task was rendered
harder from the fact that two or three weeks ago
several of the members who had been stulying
parts suddeniy left the society with the hopes of
Oreakinir it up. The following is the caste :
tlarry Manvers, Mr. J. Pearsall; Ralph Walters,
Ar, J. Newton; Ben. Dicks, Mr. G. H. Hall; Toby
Poppies, Mr. J. A, ; Mikes, Mr. W. Leos ;
qary Manvers, Miss Clara Tellett ; eiuksy, Miss
Floss Barlow. The Harry Manvers of Mr. Pear-
all was all that could be desired. Mr, Newton
.ucceeded in obtaining the dislike of the audience
as the villain, Ralph Walters. Ben Dicks, the
soldier, was ably pourtrayed by Mr. G. IL Hall.
Al% J, A. Hall appeared in the character of Toby
Topples and caused a considerable amount of amuse-
ment. Miss Clara Tellett, of the Haymarket Theatre,
London, performed her part as only accomplished
actresses can. Miss Barlow made a charming
Sukey, and added in no small degree to the enjoy-
ment of the audience. The performance concluded
()lel' evening with a comic drama entitled
Rough Diamond." The characters were as follows:
—Lord Plato, Mr. Newton; Sir William Evergreen,
Mr. G. H. Hall ; Captain Augustus Blenheim, Mr.
.1. A. Hall; Cousin Joe, Mr. H. Rollason ; Lady
Plato, Miss Nellie McCarthy ; Margery, Miss Clara 1
Tellett. On Tuesday evening Mr. L. Jordan ap-
peared and gave his great Stump Oration, for which
ho received loud applause. An excellent band was
engaged. under the leadership of Mr. W. Wheel-
wright, and discoursed some lively music.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-01-02

F 0 OTBALL.

STOUBBRIDGZ STINDAIID V. WORDSLZY HARRIERS,
—This match was played on Saturday last arid
after an exciting game ended in a victory for the
Standard by one goal to nil.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-01-02

THE DRAPERY TRADE OF 1885.

Summing up the whole results of the year, it may
be said that wholesale warehousemen have expe-
rienced a great difficulty in keeping up their returns.
The public have preferred cheap and effective goods
to high-priced ones; so that in some instances the
volume of business has fallen off throughout the year.
Retail drapers, as a rule, have done fairly well in the
summer half of the year, but not so well in the
winter moiety, so far as it has gone, the weather
Laving been against them; but both of these sections
of the community appear to have done better than
the manufacturer, from amongst whom great con--
plaints of the restriction of trade have been heard to
proceed. These have been often pushed very hard
by foreign competition, from which the warehouse-
man and shopkeeper is exempt, certain branches, as
in the lace trade at Nottingham, having experiOnced
a stronger opposition from Continental makers than
they ever before had to contend with.—W-urchouse-
men and Drapers' Trade Journal.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-01-02

11:013-LNLi PILES—SYMP EOM AND cuaE.
'Dm are moisture, like perspiration, intenst
• eased by scratching ; very distressing,
at night ; seems as if pin-worms wert
and about the rectum ; the private parts art
glaelad. If allowed to continue very serioth
follow. "MAYNE'S OiNTIIEN 1" is a
Ire cure. Also, for Tetter, lieu, Salt-Rheum
Eryzipelas. Blotches, all scaly, crusty Skin
• Maori only by Dr. tiwayne & Son, Philada..
/, 2s. old by Druggists and F. N ewberry (Se
Sens, tondo,

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ONE BOX of CLARKE'S B 41 PILLS iswarranted to Curt
discharges from the Urinary Organs, in either so
,equire(i or constitutional Gravel and Pains in the bacl.
Sold in boxes, 4s &I each, by all Chemists and Patent
medicine Vendors ; or sent to an address for 60, Stamps b.
makers THE LINCOLN & MIDLAND COUNTIES' I)MUL,
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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-01-02

MOVEIIENTS OF BRITISH TROOPS.
CSIRO, Dec. 29.

There are now about 5000 British troops at Ferket
and Kosheh. The surplus at the disposal of the
Egyptian Government for the year 1885 is estimated
to exceed £E750,000. A large portion of this sum
will be required to make up the deficits of the
Domains Administration and the Daira Sanieh, which
have to be paid by the Egyptian Government. There
will probably, however, be a sufficient balance re-
maining over to reimburse the holders of Egyptian
Stock for the deduction made from the coupons this
year.
ALEXANDRIA, Dec. 29.
Half of the Ist Battalion Dorsetshire Regiment
with the tneadquarters started yesterday for tipper
Egypt.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-01-02

ROWLEY REGIS.

A Vic:LENT MAN.—At the Police Court on Wed-
nesday, before Messrs. H. T. Hickman, W. Ba,ssano
J. Walker, and H. A Wiggin, (magistrates)
James Hayward, miner, Springfield, was charged,
with being drunk and reftlAng ti quit the Bull's
Head lon, Rowley. On Monday the prisoner went
into the li:mse in a drunken state, and up .0 being
requested to leave he commenced to break a num- '
ber of ale cups. and the assist ,nce of the police had
to be obtained before he c,Juld be got out of the
house. The defendant was fined 12s 6d, or in default
14 days' imprisonment.
CREf_LTING A DISTURBANCE IN TIIE CRADLBY
HEATH SALVATION Al MU BAR RACE .-At he same
Court, a youth named illiam Cover was charged
witit being disorderly in the Salvation Army
Barracks at Cradley Heath, on the 6th ult,WJames
Smith, who described himsel as a. "Captain," said
the defendant created a disturbance in the Salva-
tion Army Barracks on the day in question, and
caused the services to comp to an abrupt termin-
ation. Owing to the disturbance frequently taking
place, it had been found neeessary to take legal
proceedings. The defendant was severely repri-
mauded, and was fined 5s or in default fourteen
days' imprisonment.
CRUELTY TO A. HORSE.—At the same Court,
William Elcock, cab driver, was fined 103 including
costs, for cruelty to a horse by working it when in
an unfit state. P.C. Rowlands proved to finding
some raw wounds on;the animal's shoulders.

COMNIENTS ON CURRENT TOPICS
THE Ong days of the old year, full of mirth and
holiday happiness to most of us, were clouded by a
direful catastrophe which carried a hurricane of
soraow into the homes of the colliers of the Rhondda
Valley, making many a wife a widow, and taking
from szores of children their fathers without a
word of warning. The men who delve deep down
in the bowels of the earth for the coals which warm
the hearths and homes of Britain pursue a calling
which is dangerous in the highest degree, apart
frAm its toilsorns and most unpleasant' character.
Do we sympathise with them as we should in their
arduous and disagreeable though indispensable oc—
cupation? We reap the comfort which is the out—
coins of their perilous labour in the darkness and
the damp. We should seek at such sad times as
that which now succeeds the appalling disaster in
the Mardy mine to show our kindly feeling towards
those who minister to our wants. The
colliers are a provident class, they have syste
matically set aside part of their earnings to defray
the expenses :attendant upon sickness or death.
But a calamity which sweeps away at one swoop
e;,,hty bread-winners makes a call upon the purse
of people. The relief fund is being subscribed
to with a liberal hand, as it should be; and we trust
it will reach such a maximum as will admit of
making up the loss, as far as money can, suffered
by all those dependent upon the men killed in the
Mardy pit close to the Christmas festival. They
lo:It their lives in the public set vice as truly as if
they had died amid the din and glory of battle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-01-02

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-01-02

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-01-02

THE OCCUPATION OF BURMAII.

THE ADVANCE TO BTIAMO.-CAPTURE OF
DACOITS.

The following telegrams have been received at the
India Office from the Viceroy, dated Calcutta,
December 25 :

Following from Rangoon to-day :—" Suppression
of British Burmah dacoits is proceeding satisfactorily.
Troops and police have driven them from Shwegyin,
Myitkho, Sittang, and Wimpadovv, inflicting con-
siderable loss and taking about seventy prisoners.
Dacoits are very badly armed, and give little trouble
when met. We have lost one villager killed and a
few men slightly wounded. Some dacoity in the
Syriam Division, which is being promptly suppressed.
Force here believed to be ample for all requirements.
Telegraph communication with Shwegyin has been
restored."

MANDAL t.Y, December 19.

A detachment composed of men of the 2nd Bat-
talion Hampshire Regiment and Madras Native In-
fantry, with a portion of the Naval Brigade under
Major Campb3ll, will proceed up the Chindwin River
to punish the dacoits for the murder of the
Europeans.
Dacoits who have been captured state that the
Tynedah Mengyee was the instigator of dacoity, for
which he compelled the natives to pay a licence.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-01-02

THE -EXPEDITION TO BHAINIO.

The following telegram from the Viceroy has been
received at the India Office: "Reported from Ran-
goon that Colonel Street, Commissioner, Pegu, with
sepoys and police, defeated 150 Dacoits on 27th, 16
miles south of Pegu, capturing arms, gold umbrellas,
and flag. Gang lost 20 men."
(Through Reuter's Agency.)
KYANKYAUNG, Dec. 21.

The Bhamo Expedition has reached this place,
which is 50 miles above Mandalay. Two companies
of the Welsh Fusiliers, une,r Major Williamson,
have disembarked and occupied Moutshobo, where
the Burmese officials are auxious that troops
should remain. Two Princes, grandsaas of the old
King, are reported to be organising armies in order to
seize Moutshobo, having failed in their first attempt
to capture the place. The British Expedition is
expected to reach Bahmo on the 30th inst.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-01-02

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THE DUKE 01 CAMBRIDGE AND
THE ARMY.

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day, by direction of the Commander-in-Chief, issued
a memorandum to the general officers commanding
military districts, in which it is pointed out that his
Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge has recently
noticed tbat many officers of all ranks evince a con-
siderable lack of information in those field duties--
such as outpost and reconnaissance work -a thorough
and practical knovledge of which is vitally important
to all military efficiency. The memorandum recalls
that the yearly course of military training prescribed
by the Queen's regulations was laid down with the ob-
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practise these duties, and teach them to their men ; and
the Commander-in-Chief has been disappointed to find
that little progress has been made in this respect.
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upon officers commanding regiments of battalions that
his Royal Highness holds them personally respon-
sible for the efficiency of their corps in every particu-
lar. he necessity of devoting a great deal more
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that corps under their command are frequently prac-
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MR. GLADSTONE ON THE HOME RULE

QUESTION*

The Press Association has received a copy of the
authorized cheap edition of Mr. Gladstene's pamphlet
on the Irish question, with an addendum, dated Oct.
13, on the "Legislative Union." The right hon.
gentleman says: On Monday, Oct. 4, I had an oppor-
tunity at Hawarden of addressing some important
Irish deputations, when I endeavoured to show how
and why it is that the history of the years immediately
preceding the Union and of the means by which it was
brought about is in the strictest sense relevant to the
argument on the present demand of Ireland for Home
Rule. [Here Mr. Gladstone inserts a long quotation
from his speech delivered at Hawarden, and pro-
ceeds to say.] Now this is a matter not of rhetoric,
or of sympathy, or of a contested expediency, but of
strictly constitutional and judicial arguments. Had
the Union constituted morally a valid covenant, the
Irish nation would have been morally bound by it;
and in the event of its proving to be injurious to
them, their claims to relief could only have been
urged on general grounds, such as are applicable in
any contested case of legislative improvement. Or,
had the Union not been a compact morally binding at
the time it might nevertheless have become such, as
Mr. G. Smith has justly shown, by subsequent ratifi-
cation. But neither of these cases has occurred.
Instead of arguing what in truth requires no argu-
ment I have put into the witness-box two determined
opponents, and I take my stand on their declaration
that the Union Acts, which were in the nature of a
treaty, were absolutely wanting in the conditions
which alone could give them moral validity. It is. if
possible, to make the claim yet more plain that
there has been no subsequent ratification. In IV3
an effort against the Union was made by force and
failed. In 1810 an important legal and pacific move-
ment was made and met with silent scorn. In 1820
a county meeting, acting in the same sense, was put
down by military force. From the time of the first
Reform Act, it will not be questioned that there has
been no such acceptance by the Irish nation as could
ratify an Act morally invalid at the outset. With
the increase of political privilege and power, the atti-
tude of that nation has become more and more pro-
nounced, and it is now, in the highest constitutional
sense, demanding, not indeed the repeal, but an im-
portant and profound modification of the Incorporat-
ing Parliamentary Union. If all this be so, then the
demand is made by Ireland, not on grounds of mere
political expediency, but in the exercise of a constitu-
tional and juridical right, which in 1799 she con-
fessedly possessed, and which she has never lost.—W.
E.G.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-10-23

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IRISH HARBOURS AND RAILWAYS

T -,clay night's Gazette contains the following:
The Queen has been pleased to issue a commission,
under her Royal Sign Manual, to inquire: (1) To
what extent the harbour accommodation on the coast
of Ireland, either completed or in the course of con-
struction, meets the requirements of vessels suited
for deep-sea fish4.ng, and whether the industry can
be promoted by the construction of new harbours,
the improvement of existing natural artificial
shelter, the provision of better means of com-
munication with markets, or in any other
manner which may appear desirable; (2) What
measures are required for the completion and main-
tenance of the system of arterial drainage in Ire-
land, especially in the districts of the Shannon, Bar-
row, and the Bann; (3) Whether, in ()ribr to carry
out any works that may be recommended for either
of the above objecte, it is necessary that the amounts
which could be charged on the localities should be
supplemented by the Imperial Exchequer; and (4)
whether increased facilities could be afforded to trade
and commerce by any changes, legislative or other-
wise, in the organisation and management of the Irish
railway system, or by an extension of the Acts for
aiding the construction of tramways or other cheap
means of communication with existing lines. The
Royal Commissioners are Sir James Joseph Allport,
Knight; Mr. James Abernethy, civil engineer; Mr.
John Wolfe Barry, civil engineer; and Mr. Joseph
Todhunter Pim.

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Wife: " Praise ! You deserve an encore, my dear."
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that while it blows away almost everything on a
farm, it has never been known to take the mortgage.
PALTRY affectation, strained illusions, and disgust-
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resort to them; but they are too frequently the
badges of ignorance or stupidity.
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ing out the thorny road to heaven, but do their beat
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EMPLOYMENT is nature's physician, and is essential
to human happiness.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-10-23

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DUDLEY.

THE LODGERS' GOODS PROTECTION ACT.—At the
Police Court on Wednesday, an application was made
to the Bench under the above Act. It appeared that
a distraint was made on the goods of Harry Thurston,
of 44, Wolverhampton Street, amongst them being
sewing machine belonging to a lodger named Kate
Cooper. The usual legal notices were setved on the
landlord and.the bailiff, but the goods, including the
sowing machine, were sold, the latter being bought
in by the bailiff wha had refused to give it up.—
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THE DlspErrsAny.—The annual meeting of the
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THE SOBRANJE SUMMONED.

The Bulgarian Government have summoned the
Sobranje to meet on the 27th inst. A correspondent
at Sofia on Monday said that a special envoy is to be
despatched to Constantinople to confer with the
Porte upon the situation, and to dernalid its assist-
ance. General Kaulbars has forwarded to the Czar
his report upon the results of his mission.
The Porte has despatched Gadban Effendi to Sofia,
where it is asserted that he is instructed to bring
about a reconciliation between Russia and Bulgaria,
with a view io which he will advise the postponement
of the Sobranje, and propose other concessions.
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REPORTED LOAN TO BULGARIA.

fhe Vienna correspondent of the Daily Chronicle,
writing on Monday night, says: I learn from an excel-
lent source in Paris that the financial difficulties of
the Bulgarian Government have been removed by the
spontaneous offer of a loan of ten million francs which
has been placed at their immediate di.posal without
the smallest security being asked in return. The
generous friend of Bulgaria who has thus come for-
ward to assist a struggling nationality is a well-known
and highly-esteemed American of great wealth resid-
ing in Paris. Those who know him, or even know of
his many acts of generosity, will not need to be told
his name. This, however, I am not at liberty to
mention, much as I could wish to do so.

The Vienna correspondent of the Daily Chronicle on
Tuesday says: I understand that the Bulgarian
Government are negotiating with a London firm for
a further loan of £4oo,ooo—the same amount as has,
according to my informant, been placed at the Govern-
ment's disposal by an American millionaire residing
in Paris. The present loan, however, if it is floated,
will be a public one. It is reported from Sofia that MM.
Stambouleff, Radosla.voff, and Vultcheff have received
anonymous letters threatening them with death if
they continue to resist Russian demands. The Porte
is about to address a Circular Note to the Powers,
protesting against the participation of Eastern Rou-
melia in the elections to the Great Sobranje. Owing
to this participation, the Porte informs the Powers
that it regards the elections as illegal, and in opposi-
tion to the Berlin Treaty and the Constantinople Con-
vention of last spring.