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The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1874-08-29

SATURDAY, AMUST 9, 1/44.

netting, garden Malcom, and assortment of stable fit-
tings.
The 'Howe Machine Company.—This eminent
firm had one of the most attractive stands iu the
show, the arrangement of their goods being marked
by real artistic skill: There sewing machines attrae-
tea general:attention.
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employ of the Earl\of Dudley. From the raider:in It
appear@ that the defendants dog killed a hare, and when
Sproateon was in the act of taking the hare away, the
defendant atrack on the head. Mr. Holberton. prosecuted
desantr CAB 2.— Benjamin Rider, • glass blower •60
charged with assaulting William Clark. by cutting his
hair, and fined 2. and costs.
Cmanox or ITHREATZNING. —Mary I.:Melding (61). was
charged with threatening William Mullett, and Mullett
was charged with assaulting She!ding. The charge of
assault was dismissed, and Shelding was bound over In
£5 to keep the peace for six months.
Assavvrirro THE POLlCE.—Liannah Middleton, Thos.
Morris, and Jane Morris, were charged with assaulting
Police-constables Goodfellow and Doobar. on the 16th
lest, whilst in the execution of their duty. It appears that
the °dicers went to apprehend • man named Thomas+
Morris on • warrant, when the defendant* interfered with
them. They were fined 2•6,1 each, and costs.
DRUNK AND DUORDIRLY.—Joseph Haskew was fined
lOs and costs, for being drunk.—John Merrick and James
Pearce were fined 2. 6d and coats for • similar offence.—
Edwin Mason and Daniel Holictway were ordered to Pei
55 each and costs, for similar offences.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1874-08-29

OLD HILL LICENSING MEETING.

The annual meeting was held yesterday, before
Major Smith, Messrs. Barrs and Hingley. The
licenses renewed were as follow :—Licensed Vie-
ushers, 93; Beerhouse-keepers, CA. Mark Dann,
Springiields, appliekfor a license to sell beer by re-
tail on the premises. Application refueed.—Stephen
Rollason, owner of the White Horse, Rowley, ap-
plied for a license to sell beer by retail on the pre-
Mr. Jackson, of Westbromwieh, appeared to
support the application, and Mr. Lister, proprietor of
the Handel Hotel, opposed it. Application refused.
-Sbudraeh 4L:arratta Lane, made a similar
application. Mr. Addison, on behalf of Mr. Foley
and Mr. Green, appeared to oppose the application.
Application granted.—Daniel Willetts, Cross Guns,
Five Ways, Creaky Heath, applied for a license to
sell spirits on the premises. Mr. Addison, on be-
half of Mr. I. Wharton, of the Crown Inn, appeared
to oppose the application. Granted.
The
:following persons were reprinninded aua
cautioned for having offences against their licenses
—Benjamin Billingham, Joseph Riegle:, , Emma
Millward, Edward Palmer, John Trauter, and Jos.
Siddaway.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1874-08-29

FATAL BATHING ACCIDENT.

Last Saturday morning, Mr. Clowes, one of the
masters of the City Of London Schools, was un
fortunately drowned at Whitby. He was bathing
with a young travelling companion and a number of
other gentlemen on the town side of the battery, and
a few hundred yards beyond the bathing machines.
Both Mr. Clowes and his companion were fair swimmers,
and at the time of the accident were about a hundred
yards from the shore. Owing, apparently, to a large
hummock in the sand, and to the more than usually rapid
shelving of the beach, there is a considerable current
and undertow at the spot, and finding these adverse in-
fluences at work, the two swimmers made strenuous
efforts to reach shoal water. As they could make but
little way, and their strength began to fail, they cried
for help, but the noise of the somewhat heavy breakers
prevented their voices being heard. One of them was
seen to be " splashing about," but this was looked on
as an extra bit of exercise, and there seemed nothing
unusual till the young man sank, and his companion
was seen on his feet struggling for the shore. A gen-
tleman present ran for a boat, but it was half an hour
before one could be brought to the spot, and then the
poor fellow could not be found,
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1874-08-29

CASH ADVANCED WITHOUT SURETIES
MONEY LENT PRIVATELY, at Day's
Notice to lientlenten, Tradesmen, Farmers, and
others, residing soy part of England and Wales, from
5 per cleat. In semi of .flif to Ow, on persons note of
hand. Terms arranged from three months to five years.
—Apply personally, or by letter, elating the amount re.
(faired, and when, to Mr. A. Bradbury (private house),
DM, Welworth-road, London, S.E. iintplus Cash always
on hand, no connexion with Loan offices,

Air ONEY to be lent in Town or Country, to
AIL tientlernen, Partners, Tradesmen, or others, from
Fifty Pounds and upwards, upon personal security. 1n•
rest five per cent, per annum, from one to seven years.
No commission or charges made. Also sums from One
Thousand Pounds on Mortgage, at three and a half per
east., on freehold or leasehold property, for any terra not
exceeding twenty.one years.—Apply to Mr. HENET
HOWARD, Civil Engineer and Surveyor, late Oirdlestone
and Barclay, 11, Enston.square, London.

AWell-bred Short-born BULL is kept at
G. Horsley's, top of Cherolt•otzeot,Stoorbndge.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1874-08-29

Pikek jacK

(AKE Box of CLARKE'S B 41 Pills is
warranted to cure all discharger from the Urinary
Organs, in either sex, acquired or constitutional, Gravel
and Pains in the Back.—Sold in boxes, 4s Gd each, by
all Chemists and Patent Medicine Vendor.; or sent to
afty address for 60 Stamps by the Maker, F. J. CLARIS,
Consulting Chemist, High-street, Lincoln.—Wholesale
Agent., BARCLAY & BONS, London,and all the Wholesale
Monroe.

is;ciby A. P. Morris, Chemist, Stombridp.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1874-08-29

THE RECOGNITION OF SPAIN BY THE

EUROPEAN POWERS.
Referring to the recognition of Spain by the European
Powers, the Daily News remarks :

The difficulties which have delayed the recognition
of Spain by the European Powers have at length been
removed. It is notified that the Imperial Govern-
ments of Germany and Austria have already sent to
their representatives at Madrid credentials which
they will present to Marshal Serrano, the intentions
of Great Britain and France to pursue a similar
line of action having been previously announced.
There is, however, one exception to the unanimity of
the Courts of Europe of some importance—Russia has
declined to recognise the Government at Madrid. On
what grounds this Power has chosen to separate itself
from its neighbours the world will no doubt beinformed
in due time. At present all we know is that its views
have not prevailed to change the purpose of the other
States. Russia is too far from Spain to exercise any
direct or immediate influence upon its affairs, and these
are not times when the mere opinion or sentiment even
of a strong Government is of great consequence. It
des not appear from the telegrams that what has now
been done involves the recognition of the Republican
1 form of government in Spain, or of anything more than
Marshal Serrano's executive power. It is by no
means certain that the Marshal has desired the
recognition of the Republic. In the circulars issued
by his Minister of the Interior a few weeks ago the
Government was described as a Dictatorship. If it
should prove that this is indeed all that has been re-
cognised, DAI Carlos may not be much disposed to
complain, though whether the recognising Govern-
ments have sufficiently guarded their own dignity in
acting as they have done is a matter on which opinions
may differ. The Republic was proclaimed pursuant to
a vote of the Cortes which the last King of Spain cer-
tainly accepted as entitled to express the mind of the
nation, whereas Marshal Serrano has not so much
as asked for any ratification of his assumed power.
The Marshal has now to justify his position by acts, or
before long Europe may again have to consider its re-
lations with the rulers of Spain.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1874-08-29

POTATOES,

Moderate supplies of English potatoes are on sale but the
arrivals of home-grown have been unimportant. Tile trade
has been dull, and prices are rather lower, as follows :
Regents, 70s, to 110 s. ; shaws, nes. to 90a. ; kidneys, loos. to
130 a. per ton.
MR&

The market continues firm, and prices move upward, bet
transactions in all classes of hops are small, and very far
from numerous. The warm weather of the past week hail
worked some Improvement in the better cultivated wardens
wherein there is comparatively little vermin, and abroad
the aspect of the plant st arrants she anticipation of s
moderate yield. The import of foreign hops into London
last week consisted of 244 bags from Ostend, 100 from
Ternensen, 20 from Havre, 66 from Hamburg, and 151 from
Antwerp.
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Pickle herrings, 32s 6d. to 38s. ; red ditto, Its. to 225.
roused ditto, 13s 64. to 255. ; fresh ditto, 10e. to the. 61. per
barrel boater ditto. Is. to 3a 61. ; kipper ditto, Is. to 4s.
per box ; smoked haddock, 20s. to 30s. per barrel , trawl
ditto, 105. to 18s. ; ditto plaice, 15s. to 205. ; ditto whiting.
Os to 13s. gd, per basket ; salmon, bid. to 94. : grilse, 74. to
Sid. ; trout, 15. to Is. Id. ; eels, 104, to Is, per ib. ; lobsters,
10s. to 225. 64. per dozen ; native oysters, £10; common
ditto, 13s. to Us. per bushel.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1874-08-29

THE GERMAN CREMATION SOCIETY.

The New York Times reports a recent meeting of the
German Cremation Society of that city, and states
that the Society numbers 450 members. They propose
to build a hall with walls of iron, 60 by 44 feet. with a
rotunda in the centre supported by eight pillars. All
light will be admitted from the top. In the centre
will be erected an altar for religious ceremony, and
upon a large plate in front of the altar the coffin con-
taining the dead will be deposited by relatives. On
this plate will be an iron coffin, in which the friends
may place the body only, or their own coffin if desired.
A light composition plate will be attached and screwed
to the iron coffin. The religious ceremony ended, the
coffin will gradually disappear from view, the
plate on which it rested being lowered by screws.
No mortal hand will touch or manipulate
the body after the relatives have taken their
farewell. The aperture will then be closed. The coffin
in its descent will rest upon a car, and be removed by
machinery towards the furnace in the rear of the altar.
By means of other screws the plate and coffin will be
raised to the furnace, and the remains submitted to a
hot blast of 1,000 de4rees Fahrenheit. From 250 to
450 pounds of coal-oil will be required to feed the
furnace, and complete cremation will be effected in an
hour and a half. Connecting with the furnace is to
be another apparatus for condensing the gases and
smoke. Not the slightest smell will be perceptible. At
the expiration of the time mentioned the coffin will be
returned to the altar, and the ashes gathered and
placed in an urn and given to the relatives. The
entire process will cost about eight dollars.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1874-08-29

SURGEON DTIS r.

MR. A. H. BROADHURST:,
BEGS respectfully to announce to the
inhabitants of Stourbrioga and ita vicinity, that
he may be Consulted every FRIDAY, from 10 BAIL to
p.m., at Mr PeOrlarS, 138, 111GH.S I EEKT (Next
to the Talbot Hotel), upon all point apprilaining to
Dentistry, both in the Surgical and Mechanical Depart-
ments, and trubts that by strict adherence to Moderate
Charge. sod the einploymeLt of best Materiaia ard
Workmanship to merit a share of their kimi patronage
aid support.

SCALE OF CHARGES.

Single Teetli,j-. Sels E 2 10s.,

Stoppiug, Sealuig, awlLatracttug. an 4 the regulating
of Childreu'a Teeth, at Moderate Chargr u.

N.B.—Patients can be welted upon by Appointment
made at the Above Addreee,:or by Letter. to—

17, BENNETT'S HILL, 17
L First door from New-street, aud opposite the Theatre
Royal.]
Commltattons Free.

PIANOFORTES & HARMONI-
UMS have been TUNED by G. F. GREEN
P er, 260, CASTI E-FTREt. T, end 168, Mon
5,019 e i 2.101.
STREET, DUDLEY. ?mord vrtee Re-talked, he•strung.
the Hammel a kte-cov•ered with Patent Feit,ais need by
the moat emuat et time.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1874-08-29

BRIERLEY HILL.

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Gault l'EF.:v.ks. —At the ihmeeCut,un Monday.
Wore Mesers B. St. J. Afatthewes and H. Small, Wm.
Dosey was fined 4fis and costs, for trespassing in pursuit
of game and assaulting Louie Bproafson, a limper in the
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1874-08-29

SUICIDE FROM RELIGIOUS MANIA.

In London, on Tuesday, Dr. Lankester, coroner for
Central Middlesex, held an inquest at the "Bank of
England" Tavern, Paddington, on the body of Mrs.
Ann Routleff, aged 46 years, wife of one of the sur-
veyors of her Majesty's Board of Trade, who com-
mitted self-destruction under the following singular
circumstances :

Mr. Routleff, husband of the deceased, stated that
his wife was a delicate and most religious woman,
having a pious dread of hearing anything of a horrible
nature—such as murders, suicides, or accidents. On
the morning ,4 the 13th inst. he left her, after break-
fast, to attend to his professional duties. On the same
evening, on arriving at home, he heard she had been found
kneeling before a crucifix placed on her Prayer-book,
and that while in that position she had cut her throat,
and then ran down stairs, exclaiming " I have done
it..,

--Mr. John Perkins, house surgeon of St. Mary's
Hospital, said that the deceased had a wound in her
throat three inches in length. While in the hospital
she slid not seem to Ise in her right mind. She lingered
till the 21st inst., when she died, and on a poet-mortem
examination the brain was found to be shrunken and
therefore unable to perform its functions.
The jury returned a verdict of Suicide whilst in an
unsound state of mind.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1874-08-29

WEATHER PROPHECIES.

The Time; has published the following letter

success of the American system of weather
prediction is such as to suggest that a similar system
might be devised for the British Isles, if not for
Europe generally. The American papers publish
daily, both in the morning and afternoon, the " pro-
babilities" as to weather for the different sections
of the eastern half of the United States. These an-
nouncements are now singularly accurate, the per-
centage of error being little more than 10 or 12, and
constantly diminishing. I had the pleasureof cont ersing
about the system with General Myer, commonly known
in America as " Old Probabilities,' and subsequently
I received much useful information from others con-
nected with the Meteorological Departments in
different chief( as far west as St. Louie. Judging
from all I heard, I believe that, notwithstanding the
westerly situation of the British Isles with respect to
the eastern continent, the system might be successfully
introduced here. Of its success in America lean speak
from experience. The probable weather for each day was
a matter of considerable interest to me during my stay,
especially during its latter half, as it chanced that I
lectured nearly every day for the last three months of
my stay in America (sometimes twice). I can only
recall two occasions during all that time when the
weather announcements were not strictly fulfilled by
the event ; and even on those occasions the error con-
sisted only in the announcement of a change in the
weather a few hours before it actually occurred.
The success of the system is the more remarkable
because America established the meteorological stations
later than the European nations.
Our meteorological notices are, it must be admitted,
much more elaborate than those published in the
American papers; but they have the disadvantage of
being reports of past weather, not announcements of
coming weather.
Perhaps the British Association now in Session
might set on foot measures for the introduction of some
such system in Great Britain as America has success-
fully employed for several years.—Yours faithfully,
RICHARD A. PROCTOR.
Worthing, August 25.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1874-08-29

COUNTY COURT.

Bryan v. The Stourbridge GaS Conwarry.-131PORTANT
DECIIISION.—Ai the County Court on Tuesday, before K.
Kettle, Esq., Judge. his honour gave judgment in the
above case. The plaintiff, who is a grocer, residing in
High Street, Stourbridge. sued the emnpany for the re-
payment of the sum of £2 Ils Sd under the following
circumstances :—Me. Bryan some time abo filed a peti-
tion for liquidation with his creditors, and afterwards
purchased the stock and took to the business. The com-
pany then sent in a claim for the full arrears of the gas
used prior to the liquidation, and the plaiutiff . paid the
amount under protest. Proceedings were then instituted
to claim the sum paid, but after the hearing bra Honour
reserved judgment to enable him to carefully inquire
loth the law upon the subject. It was sonteuded on be-
half of the plaintiff that Ike was a new tenant rift r the
I quidation, but for the company it was urged by Mr.
Motteram that the plaintiff was a cuntinoult tenant, and,
therefore, the company were entitled to the full claim.
His Honor found a verdict for the plaintiff. Mr. Walker
who represented the gas company, gave notice of appeal.
Ile Dasies.—ln this case Mr. Clulow made an applica-
tion to relieve Mr. 'l'. Gower the trustee, Ike stated that
the usual affidavits bad been filed. The bankrupt had
had not surrendered, neither had he given any statement
of monies received or paid. His Honour ikaid he would
sojourned the application until the 19th of tioptonber.
The Trustees of Messrs. J. and G. Davies, v. Fellows.—
We case was again before the court on Tuesday. The
action wsa to recover the sum of £222a 9.1 for machinery
supplied to the defendant. Mr. Roden from Messrs.
Dnignan and Dewis appeared for plaintiff. and Mr.
Homer defended. Plaintiff was called, and imid that he
went to the defendants' to complete his part of the con-
tract as requested by the court. When he got to the
defendants with his man. defendant refused to let Lim
c kmplete the work so as to put the engine in motion. A
ohness was called to corroborate. The defeuee was that
the work was not complete and that the engine would not
work. After some discussion, Mr. Homer said that hie
client was willing to pay the full amount into court, and
c rats, and for the money to remain in court untill the
eugine was finished so as to work. and that his client
would give him free access to complete the work. Thy
the defendant agreed to, and an early dry was to be
named to be complete the work.
King v. Grove —This was all action brought by Mr. H.
King, auctioneer, against the defendant George Grove,
c Atte dealer, of Catahill, for the 1111r11 of £l7 17a 6d,. for
cattle sold to him at the Stoorbridge Block Sale. Mr.
Perry appeared for plaintiff. Defendant did not appear.
After bearing the evidence his Honour gave a judgment
for the full amount claimed, and costs, to be paid in f ur-
ten days.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1874-08-29

AN ELEPHANT'S REVENGE.

A painful scene was witnessed on the 25th ult. at
tint menagerie at Sacramento, California, when some
boys annoyed the elephant by giving him sticks and
tobacco to eat instead of buns. This foolish practical
joke made the beast perfectly furious, and his retalia-
tion was prompt and dreadful. Extending his trunk,
he suddenly seized within his grasp no fewer than
three of the unhappy youths, whose screams and
struggles showed that they fully realized their perilous
position. Two of them managed to wriggle them-
selves free, but the third, a boy aged twelve years,
the son of a saloon keeper named Luhrs, remained
encircled by the elephant's trunk. Triumphantly
twirling the boy round and round, the elephant, to the
horror of the spectators, attempted to swallow him, or
stall events to "scrunch " him with its mouth. At
this moment a number of men sprang forward and by
blows and entreaties induced the elephant to relax its
held on the boy, which it did by contemptuously
throwing him aside with such violence that his right
arm was broken. The excitement of the animal was
even then by no means appeased, for it positively
declined for ten minutes to relinquish possession of
young Euhr's hat, a white felt one, the top of which
had been completely battered in during the struggle.
At last the hat was rescued, and medical assistance
procured for the boy, who, although "much shaken,"
is going on as well as can be expected.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1874-08-29

SUICIDE OF A RUSSIAN MIDSHIPMAN.

On Monday evening, Mr. Carttar, coroner, held an
inquiry at the "Three Tuns," Greenwich, respecting
the death of Paul Spalwin, aged 22.
The body was identified by the Rev. B Popove,
deacon at the Russian Church, Welbeck-street, Caven-
dish-square, who said that deceased was of the rank of
midshipman in the Russian Navy, and had been in
London about twelve months, having a mother living
at St. Petersburg, but that his father was dead. The
deceased was in the habit of atteinling the Russian
Church, and the last time he saw him was on Sunday
week. He had formerly attended the echool at South
Kensington, but since January last had been a student
at the Royal Naval College.
Evidence was then given showing that the deceased
ciccupiesl apartments at Romney-terrace, Greenwich,
and that on Saturday morning last he was called, as
usual, by the servant, and no answer being received
the bedroom door was forced open, when he was found
with a six-chamber revolver in his left hand, a lead
pencil in his right, and blood over his face and body.
He was undressed, had nut been to bed, and was quite
dead. On the bed was a piece of paper, on which was
written, in Russian, and which was translated by the
Rev. B. Popove, as follows :
• • ••

" Before my death, my confession. Against me there is
no fault, beside that, having been sent, I did not take care
of my business, on account of my youth and rather too tardy
or slow development ; not so much of intellect as physically.
Uncertainty is worse than anything. I do not know whether
I shall he allowed to remain. Save my mother do not for-
sake her. I the a Christian, with the name of Sod upon my
lips; say this to my mother. I am saved. Do not blame
yourselves or me."
This witness said the deceased was one of two se-
lected youths sent over to this country by the Russian
Government, and that he had thought he had been
sent in lien of some one better fitted, being fearful of
being able to pass the necessary examinations, owing
to the difficulty of acquiring a knowledge of the English
language. He also related a circumstance mentioned
by a companion that the deceased, some time ago,
when in a state of sonnanffitilism, got out of bed
and loaded a pistol, and was only awakened by the
knocking over of a book.
The jury returned a verdict of" Suicide while labour-
ing under temporary derangement."
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1874-08-29

THE AUSTRALIAN GOLD DIGGINGS.

An English emigrant, writing from Brisbane to the
Liverpool Daily Post, gives a sad picture of the sufferings
of those who went out to the Palmer gold diggings,
Since the 17th of March, he says, I have been very ill,
but now I am thankful to Bay I am perfectly recovered.
Since I last wrote I have had something fearful to
undergo, and lam one of the lucky ones to have es-
caped as I have. Hundreds of poor fellows have lost
their lives, and what fearful deaths some of them have
had! some died from starvation, some were drowned,
others were killed by blacks, and hundreds were carried
off by dysentery. Even grass and rotten horseflesh
were eagerly devoured. There were three others who
started with me. One died, and the other two are
now in hospital, and it is doubtful whether they
will ever recover. We were nearly shipwrecked, and
to save the vessel we had to smother 76 horses, among
which were three of mine, worth £75. Anyhow I
managed to reach the gold field, and in one day I got
£4 10s. worth of gold, and the fever with it. After
being unable to walk, or scarcely stand, for about ten
days, I started to walk back to the seaport-200 miles
All the provisions I had to carry me down were sir
pounds of flour and four ounces of tea—neither sugar
nor anything else. I counted 23 fresh graves on the
road, all of which had been made since I went ur
about a fortnight before. Some had been travelling
alone, and had laid down and died; and there the
bodies lay till the next traveller came along, and if
they were not too much decomposed they were buried.
If too far gone, a few branches were thrown over
them, and there they were left. My expedition cost
me £l4O, and I got 1:4 10s. in return.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1874-08-29

GREAT STORM IN SWITZERLAND.

The Continental Herald reports that on tbe night of
the 14th and 15th inst. a terrible storm prevailed in
the canton of Tessin. At Osoama the rainy weather
had cut deep raa ines in the soil, and the tiara was
washed down in such abundance that the Cantonal-
road became impassable. At Lodrona the impetuous
torrents overflowed their banks and destroyed the
road to Bellinzona at several punts. The rivers
Tessio and Dragonato have inundated the houses of
Bellinzona and the surrounding country. On the
left bank, the road from Quartino to Magadino was
damaged. The overflowing torrents invaded the
dwellings of the latter town, and seven persons were
either drowned or overwhelmed in the ruins. The
Romagno swept into Locanao, and deposited a quantity
of stones and mud in the streets. It is estimated
that the removal of the rubbish alone will cost 30,000 f.,
and that the reconstruction of bridges and roads will
require 100,1300 f. more. The damage done to private
property is not estimated in these amounts. A boat
containing a newly-married couple' Professor Wichel-
haus, of the Berlin University, and his wife, Fraulein
von Dechend, was overturned on the Lake of Lucerne,
and the professor only was saved. The steamer
Helvetia saved five other persons whose boat was cap-
sized. The evening diligence from Entlebuch wan over-
turned into a potato-field in consequence of its horses
taking fright at the fury of the tempest. The
postilion was killed. The waters of the Lake of Con-
stance rote 21 in. ban cell twwl awl evening on Friday
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1874-08-29

MOSQUITOES IN LONDON.

A correspondent in London, "S. S. E.," writes to
The Times:

" Sit —I can, unfortunately. confirm the assertion of your
eorresponpent as to the presence of these pests among us
I have been badly bitten by them within the last fortnight,
and my wife is almost ill from the efleets of their bites. I
have killed two or three, but there still seem some left to
inflict new torments."

In connection with this subject, The. Times of
Wednesday has the following :
Ili reference to letter in The Times of yesterday "NV. S. E"
nays:—" it is a well-known fact that mosquitoes have been
naturalised in England (to his knowledge in London) nines
1870. lie would advise all u-ho are troubled by them at
night to place near them a fresh piece of the pale green
leaved pyrethrum, no general now in all gardens as a border
to flower beds." •' J. C. W." also says that we are being
visited by mosquitoes. One paid him a visit about a week
ago, from the effects of which he is not now altogether free.
He would urge upon all who are vi.ited by them the neces-
sity of hunting for and destroying them as soon as they are
captured. This mosquito is the female of the Colex pipiens.
or ordinary gnat, and is most prolific. There are one or
two large doinicilea in London where it has been impossible
to destroy them, and our correspondent says he need not
depict the torment of those who have to pass the night In
close proximity to these intruders.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1874-08-29

tocat an Istria 'Bens.

BOARD OF GUARDIANS.

The usual meeting of this Board was held
yesterday; Mr. Grainger, in the chair. There
were also present :—Messrs. I. Rollinson, Baker,
Homer, Haskew, H. Billingliata, Rhodes Hall,
Guest, Homes, J. Billingham. Wood, W. Rolliji.
son, Thompson. Giles, and Parkes. The min-
utes of the last meeting were read and confirmed.
Admitted into the house during the week, 12 ;
discharged, 10; dead, 1; born, 1; remaining,
315. Corresponding week last year, 324.
Out-door relief, Kingswinford district £2l 19 shil
Stourbridge district, £l7 Is 10d ; Halesowen
district, £lB 16s Id ;non-resident paupers, Ils
3d; total, £5B Os 14; against .£63 12s 04 last
year.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1874-08-29

HAGLEY.

FRI,HTFCL ACCIDENT AT HaeLEY RAILWAY STATION:.
A shocking accident occurred at Hagley Railway Station,
on the (Treat Western Railway, on Monday, afternoon,
the immediate death of • man named John
Sharman. Deceased was in the employ of Mr. 0. J.
Eveeon, coal merchant of Stourbridge and had Lena
across the line from the coal-siding for SOOle purpose.
A Luggage train came long on the down line and MT
Macted his attention, and as it passed be attempted to
cross the line again. unaware of the approach of the up
express which leaves Stombridge at 3.30. This train oa
Monday consisted of an engine and only three carriages,
and ran through Hagley at • speed of thirty or thirty.
five hour. Sharman was cut down by the train, and as
it whirled away his lacerated and lifeless body lay on the
rails behind it. His head and one arm cut off, and it in
stated the remains were mutilated past identification.
They were gathered up and removed to the Spring Cot-
tage beerhonse to await the lI:NEPAL Deceased was •
native of Brockmoor, and 20 year* of age.—An inquest
was hell at the Cottage Spring. on Tuesday last before
Mr. Corbett, Deputy Coroner, and after hearing the evi.
dead the jury found a verdict of accidental death.

ANNUAL LICENSING DAY AT TUE
STE WPONY.
Tuesday last was the annual licensing day for the
renewal of the old, And the hearing of fresh applies.
lions.
The Magistrates present were. Menace. R. Woodward,
(chairman), Colonel Fletcher, C. Cochrane and B. Hall.
There were four applications, J. Partridge, Wordsley,
for a license to sell beer and cider, refused.
Moses Moore, Royal Exchange, Round Oak, to sell, wines,
granted.
William Timmins, Albion Inn, Kingswinford, to sell
wince, granted.
ThelJeb ors:
renewal
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and
Bank,
certificates to se lci detor, , v
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and beer netters were renewed, except to thone who had
been fined during the pant year, which were ordered to
stand over until the adjourned licensing day.

A PLEASURE DAY 'BETWEEN MASTERS AND
WORKMEN.

On Saturday last the Flint (Haas Workers of the Rol.
Iowa), End Glass Works. Stourbridge, held their anneal
dinner at Mr. Waldron.' Clent. The men left the factory
about 11, a us. in brakes and waggonette, in company
with their employers —Medan. Richardson and Smith,
and after partaking of an eacellent dinner, spent a most
enjoyable day on the hills, amid toaats, song., beautiful
weather, and plenty of fresh air. Thoughout the day
both employers and employed showed by the kindly sad
familiar intercourse kept up between them that such
meetings as these—apart from a day's pleasure—do much
to cement the true interests of trade, cud prevent those
disastrous conflicts between Capital and Labour, whisk
have recently done so much towards paralyzing several of
the staple trades of this distriet.—Cominunicated.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1874-08-29

RAILWAYS AND THEIR DIVIDENDS.

the nation to existing Railway proprietors, while it
is not equally clear in what way the public would
be benefitted by the change. There is one form of
passenger duty, however, which is objected to with
more reason by ow Railway Directors, and it is the
noire hateful to them because until lately they had
not thought themselves liable to it—the tax on all
third-class passengers who are carried by trains not
stopping at every station on the line. There was
no disagreement between the two Chairmen as to
the manner in which this unjust burden was to be
dealt with. It was clearly to be borne, not by the
Railway Conipanies, lint by the third-elms pawn.
gers themselves. The price, therefore, of third-class
tickets must be raised by the exact saws which
would suffice to cover it, and the tickets themselves
might be endorsed with a precise statement, break-
ing up the whole charge into the items of which it
was composed--the fare payable to the Railway
Company and the tax payable to the Government.
It has been the recent policy of most of cur Railways
to allow great facilities for cheap passenger traffic,
and they have found their account in doing so. Third-
class traffic has increased enormously, to the benefit
; boils of the Railway interest and of the travelling
public, and it would be much to he regretted if the
proposed change of fare were to be followed, as it
might be, by a considerable reduction in the number
of third-class passengers. We cannot, however, ex-
pect that our Railway Companies will be willing to
prefer the public interest to their own, and will
maintain fares at a lower rate than will leave a suffi-
cient margin over when the expens s of conveyance
, have been defrayed. There is a point below which
fares cannot be reduced with profit, and it is not im-
possible that point him been already reached, and that
I it is necessary, therefore, now to make the very
moderate advance which will leave things practioally
as they would have been if third-class traffic were un-
taxed.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1874-08-29

THE COALFIELDS OF OTHER
COUNTRIES.

Referring to the high price of coal during the past three
years, and the stimulus consequently given to develop the
coalfields of other countries, the Datil, Telegraph remarks—
The great coal question is certain to become again un-
pleasantly prominent before winter seta in, and there-
fore any information bearing on the world's supplies
is to be welcomed. The chief fact standing out promi-
nently amid the tedious and constantly recurring
squabbles between capital an labour in our English
coal districts is that the high price of fuel for the
last three years has more and more thrown other
nations on their own resources, and rendered
them comparatively independent of our fields.
India, for instance, is gradually raising enough coal
from the Nerbudda and ether regions to supply its
railway companies and lines of steamers, a fact
lately brought into prominence by a published abstract
of the reports of the leading railways. In the Indian
Ocean and China attempts are also made with some
success to utilise the vast deposits existing there. Of
Europe we need not speak, unless to point out that
coal mines in operation are not now confined to
France, Belgium, and Germany; Russia, too, is de-
velopin„o them at a rate which promises soon to make
j her independent of English help. But America
presents the most instructive example of all. A
New York journal states that recent reports made
I to the United States Land Office give the esti-
mated coal area at 513,000 square miles, of which
exactly one half are beyond the Mississippi. Of the
latter little is worked, owing to the cost of develop-
ing the deposits, but as population increases and
j machinery comes into use, the beds will doubtless
be opened out for local use. The bearing which such
a fact has upon our economical arrangements is intl.
mate. Thanks to the high prices current here for the
last two years we are fast losing America as a market
for our iron, and the native manufacturers are cutting
us out, not only in the States, but in Canada even.
Now, what is essential to the prosperity of the Ameri-
can iron-masters is abundant fuel; give them that, and
they can set English competition at defiance unless our
prices are very much lowered. We, however, have
maintained high prices just long enough to give the
requisite stimulus, and when we reduce them—of which
there is yet little sign—it may be too t,ate to Fecover
the lost ground. . . .