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The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-08-28

The WENNINGTON RAILWAY ACCIDENT.

The inquest upon the body of Mr. William Hast-
ings, brother of the Rev. S. Hastings, was held at
Halton Rectory on Tuesday.
The coroner, Mr. Holden, said all must deeply
deplore the death of Mr. Hastings, whose life, it had
been hoped, would be saved out of the terrible wreck
which occurred at Wennington on the 11th inst. Mr.
Hastings was a passenger by the ill-fated train, and
although he received mortal. injuries, up to a short
time before his death he retained his mental faculties
in such a manner as to be able to give a clear and
lucid account of how those injuries had been caused.
It might be some consolation to his relatives to know
that he bore his sufferings in the most heroic manner.
Dr. Moore Lancaster said that at the time of the
accident he had been called to the deceased, whom he
found lying upon cushions wider the archway of the
bridge, against which a portion of the train had been
driven. He had sustained compound comminuted
fracture of both legs, and the left leg had a large
lacerated wound, through the bone protruded. Witness
accompanied the deceased to Halton Rectory, where
he had attended him ever since. The deceased had gone
on well up to the 16th inst., but on the 18th symptoms
had set in rendering inevitable the amputation of the
left leg above the knee. The operation had been per-
formed by Mr. P. Teale, of Leeds, assisted by witness
and Mr. Wheelhouse, of Leeds. Subsequently, signs
of concussion of the brain had manifested themselves,
and on Tuesday evening effusion set in, and death had
ensued in a quarter of an hour. During the earlier
stages of his illness the deceased had described the
accident to witness. He had stated that he had been
in a first-class carriage, the second, he believed, from
the tender, and that a bruise on the right side of his
forehead had been caused by his being violently jerked
against the roof of the carriage. No other witnesses
were examined.

The jury returned a verdict of "Died from effusion
on the brain consequent upon injuries sustained in
the accident." They expressed hearty sympathy with
the brother and other relatives of the deceased. Mr.
Hastings leaves a widow and four young children, the
eldest of whom is about seven years of age and the
youngest about seven weeks. He possessed landed
property at Ardilea Clough, county Down, and was
59 years of age.
The five injured persons remaining at Lanca,ster,ln-
firmary continue to make favourable progress.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-08-28

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A MAD ELEPHANT.

A correspondent of the Luelcncno Times writes
" Last Monday the city of Fyzabad had fine sport. A
mad elephant, a splendid old tusker, found his way
Into Fyzabad. On his route he destroyed large quan-
tities of grain, which lay piled up on the sides of the
road, overthrew several carts and ekkas, and is reported
to have killed several men. I can only vouch for the death
of one man, a fakeer, whose dead body I saw carried
away to be thrown into the river, who, although
warned, would not, in his foolhardiness, get out of the
excited animal's way. A blow from one of the
ponderous feet crushed the life out of the
poor man at once. Soon the news of his doings
spread through the station like wild-fire, and
hundreds of natives sallied out to see him, with
and without old guns and bludgeons. Their yelling
made him raving mad; and he frequently and furiously
rushed at them, and nothing could have saved some
of them but for his movements being hampered by an
enormously thick iron chain, which was round one of
his legs and which appeared constantly to entangle
Itself with his feet. In the meanwhile the ICotwai
had sent for a few experienced and plucky pehlwans
from the commissariat, and for two sowaree camel
with bells round their necks, to help to capture him by
driving him into a bagh in which a network of iron
chains and strong ropes had been prepared to entrap
and secure him. After a considerable time had
elapsed he was frightened into taking refuge in the
tope of mango trees, and was again made a prisoner
of."
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-08-28

SCIENCE AND AGRICULTURE.

An effort is being made to establish agricultural
science schools in Lancashire. A meeting of agricul-
turists with this object was held at Preston on Satur-
day, presided over by Lord Winmarleigh. His
lordship urged agriculturists to take every oppor-
tunity of finding out means to meet the difficulties
which at present beset them. The cause of those
difficulties might be profitably discussed elsewhere,
but not at that meeting, but they must bestir them-
selver to remove them. The South Kensington
institution, promoted by the Prince Consort, was
doing a splendid work. In one of the South of Eng-
land districts there was a class with which he was con-
cerned which was connected with the institution, and
it had been most successful. Upwards of three hun-
dred people had gained numerous prises at South
Kensington, and samples of their proficiency were
seen in most English towns. The application of
science to agriculture was a matter of supreme
moment, demanding the attention of farmers. Mr.
Buckmaster delivered a capital address.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-08-28

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HALE'SOWEN.

ANNUAL LICENSING SESSION.—TIIC annual licen-
sing sessions for the Heesowen division totepscy,
liaace
before Messrs. E. Gem and B. B. Phillips on
_The report of Police-superintendent Kemp set
forth that there were within the division 53 fully
licensed houses and 20 beerhouses. There were al,o
45 persons licensed to sell beer for consumption off
the premises and two licensed to sell wines. The
total number of licenses in the division was 90.
Since the last licensing meeting, which took place
on the 26th August, 1879, four licensed victuallers
and one beerhouse keeper had been fined, The
defendants were : Alfred Wiiletts, permitting
gaming, fined isos. and 'costs; Gorge e Peskin,
permitting drunkenness, 20s. and costs ;John Smith
keeping open dining prohibited hours, 2s, 6d. and
costs ; James Adams, similar offence, is. and costs;
Henry Bastertield, similar offence, 20s. and costs,
During the period 57 males and 3 females had been
charged with drunkenness. Of these 52 were fined
2 were scut to prison without the option of a tine, 1
was ordered to pay costs, and 5 were discharged,
Thus the total number of convictions was 54, atich
was a decrease of 10 as compared with the year 1879
when there were 64 con.victiow. There were two
applications for new licenses. They were both for
outdoor beer licenses, the applicants being Frank
Carr, haulier, Cakemere, near Ilalesowen, and
George Rose, brewery agent, New Street, Hawne,
Halesowen. Mr. Win. Shakespeare, Oldbury, ap-
peared for Carr, whose application the Bench
granted upon the understanding that his premises
should not be opened for the sale of intoxicants on
Sundays. The applie .tion of Carr, for whom Mr.
Hayes appeand, was granted on a similar conditiee,
—smith and Paskin, two of those fined during the
year, were cautioned, and their licenses were
renewed.
DAMAGING GRAM—At the same ;Court, William
Bowater, Samuel Priest, 'Henry Bagley and John
Adams were charged with damaging a quantity of
mowing grass the property of Joseph Merriss,
farmer, of Blackheath. On the 17th inst. Police-
sergeant Raybould was‘pa duty at Mucklows Hill,
ne.ir Haleiowen, and mipassing a field belonging to
Mr. Merriss saw the defendants, who were with
some:other men, flying pigeons. Some of the men
were sitting on the fence and the defendants were
sitting in the mowing grass. A quantity of the grass
for a long distance across the hedge side was
trampled down. Defendants were fined 6d. each,
- and costs, and 6d. the damage, or 7 days imprison-
- nwnt.
' ASSAULT,—George Bennett and James Holloway
iwere charged with assaulting I'V na. Hiugley on the
31st ult. From the evidence given it appears that
complainant was returning home from lialesowen
and when near home met the defendant who begs
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-08-28

AN ASTRONOMICAL PHENOMENON IN
INDIA.

An extraordinary astronomical phenomenon is re-
ported from Vizimgaum. A correspondent writes that
on the evening of July 20, about half-past eight
o'clock, a luminous comet, which he estimates at some
twenty yards in length, traversed the sky from south
to north. The time occupied from the appearance to
the disappearance of the body is stated to have been
about three-quarters of a minute, during which
time "the whole of the village as well as the sur-
rounding locality was set ablaze to an extent I am
unable to describe." Furthermore, "four minutes
after the falling of the comet a distant thunder
like that of the discharge of artillery was heard
for about two minutes." The phenomenon
appears to. have been visible also at Radhanpur. A
correspondent writes from the latter place :—" A
brilliant shooting star, casting a very bright yellowish
light, and with a bright red trail behind, was observed
ascending the heavens like a rocket from the south-
eakt. It shot up to a great height, and was then seen
to burst and disappear, leaving several red sparks
which were also lost sight of in their descent. The
strangest thing about the phenomenon was its being
succeeded by a continuous peal of distant thunder for
about two minutes, although it was a very clear
moonlit evening, and there wereno clouds except some
light ones in the south. His Highness the Nawab
Sahib was holding a durbar, and immediately sent
for the only meteorologists available—the Joshis or
Brahmin astrologers, who were of opinion that the
occurrence betokened a peaceful and plentiful year and
harvest."
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-08-28

NEARLY SAFE!

The Times. in a leader commenting upon the anticipated
excellence of the harvest, remarks :

"What with bad seasons and prolonged trade de-
pression' the country has been going through a crisis
of almost unexampled severity. Another bad harvest
would have been well-nigh a finishing stroke to our
agricultural population. People were beginning to
despair about the prospects of corn-growing in Eng-
land. Corn we could look for in abundance, and
cheap corn, but from foreign sources. American
competition, however disadvantageous to our own
farmers, has given us security as to this. With
this help we have tided over bad seasons' and have
had no such widespread suffering as must inevitably
have come if we had been dependent on our home
stores. But this, however fortunate for the country
generally, has been in no small degree an aggravation
of the farmer's distress. He has had to struggle
against the twofold difficulty of low prices and bad,
unproductive seasons. A defective crop has ceased
to bring with it a corresponding rise in values. Come
what would corn has been as cheap as ever. The full
extent of the pressure to which our agricultural classes
have been thus subjected we shall, perhaps, never know.
They have borne it manfully, whatever it has been.
Landowners have seen their rents reduced, their farms
in danger of being left unoccupied, and their pro-
spects of income threatened with being permanently
curtailed. Their expenses meanwhile have been in
many ways as great as ever. Whether the year
was good or bad, they have had fixed charges to meet
which must be met all the game. Their margin of
clear income must have been small, and must not
seldom have disappeared altogether. Nor has the
case of the tenant farmers been any better than
that of their landlords. The tenant farmers have,
in many instances been liberally dealt with. They
have not been held to the precise terms of their leases.
Their rents have been excused or have beerthanded back
to them by landlords who could ill afford the sacrifice.
But no liberality could make up to them the full
extent of the loss which bad seasons have occasioned.
Their land, even rent-free, has been not worth culti-
vating. It has yielded them less than they had
laid out upon it, and up to a certain time the present
year seemed likely to be as bad as any before it.
The fine weather of the past few weeks has worked
a wonderful change. June was cold and wet and
unpromising, but in the course of July the turning
point of the season came, and everything has been
looking well since. We need now only a continuanCe
of the present fine weather for a short time yet.
When the corn has been got in, the clouds may gather
and the heavens may pour down their rain, with no
other result but benefit to the root crops. We are not
yet absolutely safe, but we are nearly safe and we
have got on so exceedingly well thus far that we are
at last venturing to be hopeful."
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-08-28

FINE AND WET HARVEST WEATHER.

The Mark Lane Express says :—" A great deal of
misapprehension prevails in the mind of the public as
to the effects of fine weather during harvest. Several
daily papers have lately indulged in ecstacies on
account of the absence of rain and the presence of a
modicum of sunshine. Now, a fine harvest is a bless
in that it is difficult to over-estimate if we bear in
mind .the limits of its possible influence, but no amount
of fine weather at this period of the year can put
grain into empty chaff scales, or render healthy
diseased crops. Where mildew attacked the wheat
soon enough to affect the yield, as it has done over the
greater part of the country, nothing can retrieve
the mischief done: In short, the yield of the crops
was fully determined before the fine weather came.
Nevertheless, the value of a fine harvest is very great,
especially in a season like this; when there is such an
tires of laid crops, which would be almost worthless
if a rainy period caueed them to sßrout, and pre.
vented farmers from stacking them quickly and in dry
condition. The quality of all the crops, too, is greatly
benefited by, dry, sunny weather. Potatoes will be
even more benented than corn as the progress of dis-
ease will be much slower if dry weather prevails than
if the land were in a sodden state.
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In the old times, when a wet harvest put the price of
corn up to a very high average, farmers could afford to
regard the wetting of their crops with complacency,
knowing that they would probably make more of their
damp grain than they would have made if the 'weather
bad been fine. But now that foreign corn floods our
markets, a wet harvest here has but a very slight effect
on prices, and farmers know that if they have nothing
but dam_p and grown samples to offer they will have
great difficulty in selling, competing as they do with
foreigners who have an abundance of corn in excel-
lent grinding condition to dispose of. The days when,
it could be said that a wet harvest never , hurt
farmer' are gone for ever."
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-08-28

FORTY- SIX DAYS WITHOUT FOOD.

The New York Herald of the 12th says :—" Mrs.
Emiline Winans, a lady of forty-three years of age,
died a week ago to-day at her home, No. 179, Newton
street, Newerlc, N.J., after having been absolutely
without food for 46 days. When a young woman,
Mrs. Wineins was remarkably fine looking, strong and
healthy, of fair complexion, with very light hair and
large blue eyes. Nine years ago she was afflicted
with rheumatism, and became somewhat crippled.
One Sunday, several weeks ago, Mrs. Winans
thought to surprise her sister by making the fire and
getting breakfast. She was taken with a fit and
had to be placed in bed at once. From that day
until she died she never tasted (a particle of food.
Once she asked for some pigeon, but when it was pre-
pared she could scarcely taste the soup and ate not:an
atom. She was very. thirsty and wanted water con-
stantly, which was given her sparingly. She wasted
away to a skeleton. Almost every hour, day and
night, she vomited. She bore her sufferings with
great fortitude and was the most cheerful person in
the house. Shs rejoiced in the approach of death, and
selected the text and hymn for her funeral service.
When lifted into the coffin the earpse of the woman
who, nine years ago, *eighed 200 pounds, weighed
only about fifty,"
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-08-28

A NEW AMERICAN COLLEGE.

Judge Hilton and Mrs. Stewart, in administering
the estate of the late Alexander T. Stewart, have
appropriated sums, which will probably amount in the
aggregate to 8,000,000 dols., to the establishment at
Garden City, Long Island, of a college for the educa-
tion of young persons of both (ilexes, at a charge of less
than 100 dols.- a year, including travelling expenses
from New York or Brooklyn. The first building,
nearly complete, will accommodate 500 students. Two
other buildings of equal dimensions, will be erected
beside it.

A building, to accommodate 300 young women,
occupying 25 acres, with annexes and surrounding
grounds, will also be completed very soon.
A divinity school to educate young men for the
ministry of the Episcopal Church, will also be este-
blished in Garden City, where the remains of Mr.
Stewart will be placed when the cathedral is finished.
All these buildings will be furnished by Mrs. Stewart,
dedicated to the memory of her late husband, and
sufficiently endowed.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-08-28

PENSNETT.

GARDEN FETE.—A garden fete and sale of articles
was held on Wednesday afternoon in the vicarage
grounds at Pensnett. The sum of £1,500 is re-
quired by the vicar (the Rcv, C. H. Cole-Webb)
and his churchwardens, in order to renovate the
interior of St. Mark's Church, build a tower as an
addition to the edifice, and provide a peal of bells.
Towards the sum mentionedabout £4OO has already
been subscribed, and it was expected that the
present effort would result in the fund being further
augmented by about £lOO. Mrs. A. Staveley hill
had consented to open the sales, but she was un
avoidably absent, in consequence of being detained
with Mr. Hill, at Portsmouth. Mrs. T. L. Claugh-
ton, however, officiated in her stead, and opened the
procee3ings in the presence of a number of ladies
and gentlemen. The saleable articles were con-
tained in a tent, and consisted chiefly of woolwork,
antimacassars, children's clouting, and other vari-
ous articles which are usually found npon the stalls
at a bazaar. Refreshments were provided on the
;pounds, and the proceedings were agreeably en-
livenea by the singing oi the church cboir, the
performance of musical selections by the shut Eau
Brass Band, and the vagaries of the Virginian min-
strels,
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-08-28

THE HOUSE OF LORDS.

On Monday evening about 400 delegates from
Radical and Democratic clubs and associations of
London and its suburbs assembled at Westminster
for the purpose of urging upon Mr. T. P. O'Connor,
M.P., the necessity of pressing his motion respecting
the House of Lords to a division and to present him
with an address advocating the total abolition of
the House of Lords. An adjournment was made
from the Conference Room of the House of Com-
mons to the Westminster Palace Hotel in order to
enable all the delegates to take part in the proceed-
ings. Mr. O'Connor was accompanied by Mr. Justin
M'Carthy, M.P., Mr. Briggs, M.P., and Mr. Burt,
M.P. Mr. Burt was nominated chairman. After
the reading of the address, which was in the name of
various Radical Associations, various delegates ad-
dressed the meeting. Mr. T. P. O'Connor said that
every movement of support which had been accorded
to him had been of a spontaneous character, and
thoroughly free from control or suggestion on his part.
That showed that he was giving voice to a great want.
The question of the Irish land to-day was the ques-
tion of the English land to-morrow. The struggle
now going on was a struggle by a people for an exist-
ence m their own land. He denied that the House of
Lords represented the intelligence of the people. It
was the refuge for those of the Lower House who had
shown themselves either stupid administrators or of
more inconvenience to their friends than to their foes.
—The Times.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-08-28

EMIGRANTS TO NATAL.

The Netted Mercury says :—" The arrival at Durban
of nearly 400 European settlers in one week is an event
not to be overlooked. Among them are the 23 families
selected and brought out from England by Mr.
Methley, to settle on the Wilgefontein Estate, near
Maritzburg. They were met, on landing, by Major
Graves, Protector of Immigrants, whose arrangements
for the comforts of the new colonists while passing
through Durban were highly appreciated by them.
The voyagers had had a very pleasant passage, and
one of them remarked that the sea had been like a lake
all the way. Before they left the vessel Major Graves
superintended the distribution of the 23 farms of the
estate among the families. This was done by drawing
lots, the men being allowed the option of re-distribut-
ting their plots among themselves if they saw fit. It
was explained to the new comers that a Krass fire had
just occurred at their settlement, but they were
assured to their satisfaction that this temporary draw-
back would be got over. These immigrants consist of
one hundred and thirty-eight souls, seventy of whom
are under seventeen years of age. They were very
carefully selected by Mr. Methley in Cheshire, York-
shire, and North Scotland, entirely from the agricul-
tural classes, and all the men have the appearance of
being the right stamp wanted to improve the land of
the colony. They all look ready and able to carry out i
their determination to rough it f necessary; indeed,
some said that if they could not succeed at farming, they
were ready and willing to turn their hand to railway
making. Before starting in their train the men
expressed themselves very highly pleased with the
reception they had met, and agreeably impressed with
their first view of the colony, one Scotchman exclaim-
ing, with great fervour, 'Things have gone weel
eneuch as yet at ony rate.' On their way from the
Point to the Durban,Station, the men in the open
waggons cheered lustily several times. They would
reach their home next day, and soon their work of
supplying the Maiitzburgers with the produce of their
land and labour will have commeneed. The immi-
grants are being placed on their settlements entirely
at the expense of the colony.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-08-28

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in a fey clays by this celebrated Medbi:ne,
'r beat: Pills require 11,1 restimet et diet during 0-.1;.:r
use, Buil are certhlu to pr.,lieut.the /Ls. a,e stLel4ii44 auy
vital part.—Sold bsall Cherui..ts, at la. LW. axe 2,. Su.
per box.

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-08-28

HOP.

The accounts from the plantations, owing to the dry
weather, are, on the whole, more satisfactory, but the im-
provement has been chiefly in those districts which have
escaped the mould. The crop will vary considerably, and
will be much below the anticipations which had been formed
regarding it. ricking has commenced in a few districts.
There is not much doing in hops and prices are about sta-
tionary.
POTATO.

Fair average supplies of potatoes are on sale, and sales
progress slowly, at the subjoined currency :—Kent kidneys,
7s. ; ditto regents, Os. to is. ; English ditto, 4s. ; Jersey
kidneys, Os. per cwt.

GAME AND POULTRY.

Black game, 2s. 9d. to 4s. ; grouse, is. 6d. to 3s. 6d. ; hares,
2s. to is. 6d.; leverets, 2s. 6d. to 3a.; wood pigeons, 6d. to
Bd.; French ditto, Is. 2d. to is. 4d.; rabbits, is. to Is. ed.;
live quails, 9d. to ls. ; ortolans, is. 94. to 4s. ; Surrey fowls,
3s. 3d. to es.; Sussex ditto, 25. 6d. to 4s. ; Essex ditto,
is. 3d. to 25. 3d.; Boston ditto, 25. to is.; live ditto, ls.
64.
to 25. od.; Irish ditto, is. ed. to is. each; hens egg. es. 64.
to Us. per 120 ; Aylesbury butter. is. to le. Sd. per lb.


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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-08-28

FATAL ALPINE ACCIDENT.

The Cologne correspondent of the Standard gives the
following particulars of a distressing accident which has
occurred In the vicinity of the Lake of Lucerne :
An English gentleman named Hawthorn, who had
been staying for some days with his wife and son, a
boy of ten years, at Beckenried, on the Lake of
Lucerne, has just lost his life in the neighbouring
mountains. After spending an afternoon with his
son at Seelisberg, two hours' walk from Becken-
ried, Mr. Hawthorn was returning home when
the darkness began to overtake him, and as, in
addition there were evident signs of an ap-
proaching storm, the traveller, instead of taking the
ordinary road back, which, though rather steep, is
safe, signified his intention to make a short out to
Beckenried by a footway which is so difficult that
even in the full daylight it is only used by shepherd
boys and goatherds, .provided with climbing sticks.
Although warned by some of the natives of the ex-
treme danger of any such attempt, especially in the
shades of the evening, Mr. Hawthorn persisted in his
resolution, and proceeded down the precipitous path,
followed by his son.
The unfortunate gentleman had not advanced very
far before his foot slipped, and he fell down the hill
side. His fall, however, was arrested by a shrub, to
which he olung, and from which he called to his son,
telling him not to go any further. Hardly had he
finished giving this caution when his hold gave way
and he was precipitated into the depths below. The
unfortunate boy, not daring to move from the spot,
called in vain for help and remained in his dangerous
position all night.
In the morning he climbed back to the road and
made his way to the nearest village, Emmetten, but
could make no one understand him. The poor boy,
who had had no sleep, was accordingly obliged to
walk back to Beckenried, whence a number of
searchers were instantly despatched in company with
the boy, who was no nearly dropping with fatigue.
A long search was then made, but it was not before
seven o'clock in the evening that the body of Mr.
Hawthorn was discovered. Needless to say, it was
dreadfully mutilated.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-08-28

CONTINUOUS CORN- GROWING.

On the subject of Continuous Corn-growing, Tlui Ti4nett
has published the following letter :-
-

Sir,—A few agriculturists, several of them faruqng
2,000 acres each, and hailing from Kent, Lincolnshire,
Bucks, and Nottinghamshire, were invited 012
Wednesday to inspect Mr. Prout's crops, near Saw-
bridgeworth. Mr. Greig, of the firm of Messrs.
Fowlers, and Professor Dyer were also present.
Wheat, barley, and oats were all a good crop, and
greatly in contrast with the blighted produce of 1879,
and they were considered as remunerative. There had
also been two good crops of sainfoin.
It is quite clear that Mr. Pyout's system of continual
corn crops grown by artificial manure alone is profit-
able on his farm, his only live stock being one cow.
The cost of the artificial manure is about £2 108. per
acre. Mr. Prout and nearly all his visitors use the
steam plough. His farm has been admirably adapted
to its use by rectilinear fields of great extent, the
nearly total absence of fences and trees, anti with
good roads.
As a whole, the conversion of two wet, antiquated,
and unproductive farms into a single well-arranged
holding, thoroughly drained, is, on national as well as
industrial grounds, a commendable operation.
Much of the crop was already cut. —I am, Sir, yours
J. J. Mzeur.
obediently,
Eelvedon, Essex, Aug. 20.

From the report of the Austrian Consul at Alex-
dria, Herr Gunner, we learn that the great inundations of
the Nile, which in 1878 destroyed the crops covering an area
of 300,000 feddan, and did damage to the egtent of 41,000,000
-sterling, pr*ved a blessing for tho follewbgftwo huvoskt.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-08-28

THE BURIALS BILL AND SUNDAY
LABOUR.

A statement has been issued by the Working Men's
Lord's Day Rest Association which says that the only
days of rest throughout the year enjoyed by some
thousands of undertakers, chaplains of cemeteries,
grave-diggers, &c.' are Good Fridays and Christmas
Days. On every Sunday and other day in the year
they are required to pursue their melancholy calling in
all weathers. The men engaged in this business have
made many efforts to get free from the burden of Sun-
day work, but the law at present is that any parish-
ioner can demand interment in his parish churchyard
or burial place on Sundays. The Circular suggests a
Clause similar to the following in the Burials U: ill :
"No burial shall take place in any churchyard,
burial-ground, or cemetery, in any place to which this
Act extends, on any Sunday, Good Friday, or Christ-
mas-day, without the consent of, and at such hour as
shall be appointed by the person to whom the notice
of burial is made and delivered." A Clause such as
this, it is believed, would reduce the evil of Sunday
labour and Sunday drinking at roadside public-houses
connected with funerals, to a minimum, and it would
provide for cues of necessary Sunday interment.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-08-28

The GREAT FIRE at ST. PETERSBURG.

The Russian papers give numerous particulars of
the recent great fire at St. Petersburg, by which 19
brick and wooden lodging-houses were destroyed, and
1,000 persons rendered homeless. The fire broke out
In the middle of the day at a small one-storey house
inhabited by cabmen. Thence it spread to the neigh-
bouring dwellings, until several small streets were in-
volved in flames, a strong wind defeating the efforts
of the firemen to quell the conflagration. Several of
the brick lodging-houses that caught fire were five.
storey structures, one of them affording shelter to 80
families. According to the St. Petersburg Vedomosti,
?. most extraordinary case of self-sacrifice was observed
in one part of the conflagration. A woman on the
fifth storey, finding escape to be hopeless, threw her-
self, to save her two children, on her back to the
ground, but her heroic attempt resulted in failure—all
three were dashed to pieces on the stones. In another
instance a man, who entered a blazing three-storey
house to save a child whose screams were heard
in the street, sprang from the top floor with the child
in his arms, and by some means unexplained reached
the ground without injury. The Moloa says that one
of the cabdrivers' "dens" was known to have seven
men inside asleep when the place caught fire, and all
are believed to have perished. The fire took place in
the very midst of the cabdrivers' quarters, where all
the isvostchicks of St. Petersburg herd. Besides
destroying twenty-two shops and houses, the flames
swept away large numbers of sheds containing sledges,
carriages, and horses. One carriage-owner lost nearly
a hundred droskies and twenty horses. All the fire
brigades in the capital were summoned to the spot,
together with half a battalion of soldiers and several
hundred policemen. The Russian papers speak in the
highest terms of the valuable assistance rendered by
the English fire-engines belonging to the municipality.
Had the fire occurred in the night its ravages v;:olild
have been greater. As it was, at least five million
roubles' worth of property was destroyed.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-08-28

THE IRON TRADE.

BIRMINGHAM, Thursday.

At the present time many ironmesters are
away from the disiriot on their holidays, and
otters are attending tho Dusseldorf ineetit,g of
the Iron and Steel InF,titnte, and thereLre it was
not surprising to find but a moderate attendance
on 'Change this afternoon. No transactions of
any magnitude were made, and, indeed, business
on the whole was flat compared with that at
cuceral previous meetings. Sheets found the
remiiest sale, the demand proceeding principally
from the Colonies, although there were a few
orders for home consumption. Unmarked bars
maintained last week's rates, and makers have
still sufficient orders in hand to keep their works
w•-211 employed, but -a'es were neither
numerous nor large. In regard to marked bars,
the great nisi)rity of the manufacturers adhere
to the .t 8 basiQ, but an opinion was very gene-
rally expressed that they will shoitly be obliged
to follow the example set by Mr. Walter Williams,
who three weeks ago announced a zeduction of
10,; per ton. The pig Irade was c.xcee.tingly
quiet, and consumers had little or no difficulty
in plii.eing their orders at prices equal to 2s 61 a
ton balow the nominal quotations. The ecia
1 trade is still dull, the demand being far shor;
of the output.

CON,I-IiPTIGN IS Crrimsts.—; cert.in ro..thod of cure
itez discoser ,d for Lai, tli6t.t.„Nthg eomphint by s
All.llB desirous ;.hat, 4:l ,ufforers riviy benefit
i• ow t providenti3l ~e,t,f,rery. It is beyond all doubt
retunrkable renacli of &ha age. Thousands
, een cured by it. Fall pirticulars of the remedies
will be Sala by post to any person free ut
mann t—Kr Wsliumel, 10 Oslord 'Scum, Illth
Po" Liaise. . .
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-08-28

THE MARKETS.

MARK-LA.NE.-MONDAY.

Business at Mark-lane was again quiet. The attendance
remained thin. Supplies of English produce were short.
Large supplies of foreign wheat and oats were offered.
Wheat sold slowly. Old English samples scarce, and quota-
tions irregular. New red quoted at 435. to 465.; white, 465.
to 508. per qr. Foreign wheat met a dragging sale, at about
is. per qr. less money than on Monday last. The flour
market was flat, and the prices realised were 6d. to is. lower
on the week. The barley trade remained much in the same
position. Malting produce was neglected, but generally
steady. Malt sold at late rates. Oats were in limited de-
mand, and 6d. to Is. lower on the week. Maize was ckuiet
but steady for American mixed, on better New York prices.
Beans and peas were quiet at Isles rates.

METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET.-MONDAT.

The cattle trade was inactive and without feature. Suppliers
were about the same as usual, and were equal to require-
ments. A fair number of beasts came to hand from our own
grazing districts. There was a want of animation in the trade
throughout, and quotations remained about the same as
last week, the market being destitute of any distinguishing
feature. From the midland and home counties we re-
ceived about 1,800, from other parts of England about 200,
and from Ireland 100 head. On the foreign side of the
market the supply of beasts was less, consisting principally
of Danish and Spanish. Trade was dull, at late prices. The
sheep pens were fairly well stocked. All qualities moved
off slowly, but values were fairly maintained. The best
Downs and half-jsieds sold at Gs. 10d. to is. per 81b. Lambs
very quiet, at inn week's prices. Calves and pigs sold on
firmer terms. At Deptford were about 540 beasts and 8,000
sheep and lambs. Inferior beasts. 4s. !.d. to 4s. ed.;
middling ditto, 4s. Gd. to Is.; prime large oxen, Is. Gd. to
Is. Bd. ; prime Scots, Is. Bd. to Is. 10d. ; inferior sheep,
4s. Bd. to Is. Bd.; second quality, 6s. to 6s. 6d. ; prime coarse
woolled, as. 3d. to 6s. 10d. ; prime Southdowns, 6s. 10d. to
is. ; large calves, ss. to ss. 6d. ; prime small ditto, Is. 4d. to
Is. Sd. ; large hogs, 4s. to 4s. Gd. ; small porkers, 4s. ed. to
4s. 101 ; lambs, 6s. Bd. to Bs. per 81b. sinking the offal.

METROPOLITAN MEAT MARKET.-MONDAY.
The supply of meat on sale here to-day was moderate, and
the trade was slow, at the following prices :-Inferior beef.
3s. 44. to 3s. 8c1.; middling ditto, 4s. to 4s. 4d.; prime large
ditto, 4s. 84. to ss. ; prime small ditto, 55. 2d. to ss. Bd. ; veal,
4s. Bd. to ss. 44.; inferior mutton, 3s. 4d. to 45.; middling
ditto, 4s. to 4s. Bd.; prime ditto, ss. to 65.; large pork,
4s. 4d. to 4s. Bd.; small ditto, ss. to ss. 4d.; lamb, 6s. to
Bs. Bd. per 81b. by the carcase.

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-08-28

THE HARVEST or 1880.

Upon this subject Mr. James Caird has sent the following
letter to The Tiznes :

Sir,—The publication of the agricultural returns for
Great Britain and Ireland shows a slight increase of
acreage of wheat, 711 per cent. deficiency in barley, 5
per cent. increase in (Data: and scarcely any change in
potatoes, as compared with these crops in 1879. The
quality of the wheat and its yield will be so greatly
superior that, if the present splendid harvest weather
continues a fortnight longer, we may reckon on a
crop of probably from three to four million quarters,
or nearly two months' consumption, better than the
runious crop of last year.
The potatoes promise most favourably, and the dry,
clear weather will, it may be reasonably hoped, go far
to check the further progress of disease.
Grass and green crops, with the exception of man-
gold, are abundant. The first crop of hay was light
and has been much damaged by rain, but it will be
largely supplemented by a heavy second crop.
Ti regard to live stock, there is a deficiency in the
numbers of both cattle and sheep, the first to the
extent of 90,000, and in the sheep a loss of nearly two
millions, equal to 5i per cent. This was fully antici-
pated from tho prevalance of rot, resulting from the
excessive wet of last seaaon, and it has seriously a
wiled the heavy loss of capital otherwise sustained
the farmers of the low-lying counties.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-08-28

THE YIELD OF WHEAT.

The Times of Monday published the following letter :,

Sir,—lt may be of some interest to you; readers to
know the result of thrashing a field of seven acres of
Scholley's square-head wheat, just completed. The
crop was grown upon fiat alluvial soil bordering the
Christchurch Avon, and flanking the chalk hills that
constitute the chief part of South Wilts and Hants.
We had previously estimated the crop, while stand-
ing, at 37 bushels per acre. The result in sacks from
the machine is 78i off seven acres of ground, or above
44 bushels per acre. As the wheat prospects upon
this farm were commented upon in The Times a few
days ago, I take the first opportunity of confirming
the remarks then made and of showing that, owing to
the thorough fertilization of the ovules during a par-
ticularly favourable blooming time, estimates of the
present harvest are likely to fall short of the actual
result.—l am, Sir, yours obediently, JOHN WRIGIrrsoN,
Wilts and Hants Agricultural College, Downton,
Aug. 20.

The Mark Lame Express of Monday published re-
ports of the crops from every county in England and
from eight of the Welsh counties. The number of
returns received was 348, and they show, it is stated,
that if the estimates should turn out to have been well
founded, the produce of 1880 will be largely in excess
of the extremely meagre yield of 187 g. The wheat
cropis below the average, barley is above, and oats
are also a little above an ordinary yield. Beans may
be set down as a little above the average, and peas at
a little below. The conclusion arrived at from the
returns is that for the country at large the prospects,
although not sobright as some sanguine writers have
reported, are decidedly better than they were at this
time last year.

The Standard of Monday prints a number of tele-
grams received from various parts of Europe and
from Now York of the prospects of the approaching
harvest. On the whole, they are favourable, although
in some parts recent storms and heavy rain have dis-
appointed the farmers expectations. The United
States are likely to have 200,000,000 bushels of wheat
to dispose of.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-08-28

THE AUSTRALIAN GOLD FIELDS.

The Melbourne Argus, of the Bth of July, says :
"The mining news from Ballarat during the past
fortnight has been of an exceedingly satisfactory cha-
racter, and more important than any that has been
published for a long time past. A few weeks ago a
led of washdirt was Struck, which was named the
Aurdsfield, and a number of companies were formed
to work various pieces of ground in the neighbour-
hood, in the hope of finding the run of washclirt.
Several of these companies have already struck it, and
it hasTroved extremely rich. On the Ist inst. the
East Hurdsfield Company had 1440z5. of gold for
the day's washing np. The Central Hurdsfield
Company was said to be washing equally well, and
the Hurdsfield Freehold Company had 2230 z. from
the one machine and one tubful of dirt. On the next
morning the latter company was said to have
obtained 130 oz. from four candle-boxes of wash.
dirt. On Friday last the Hurdsfield Company re-
ported a yield of 583 ounces. What astonishes most
people on Ballarat is the extent of this immensely
rich field of washdirt, for though it cannot be expected
to cover any great area, yet no limit has been proved;
and an impression is beginning to prevail that the
early diggers, who followed the deep beds of the golden
gutters only, and who in those days knew nothing of
reef-washes, may have left immensely rich beds of
high-lying washdirt behind them, and that there is
just a chance that a great deal of the area on which the
city of Ballarat now stands may again become the
theatre of the wild excitement of a quarter of a centur7
ago. This, of oourse, is mere conjecture, but it is
taking so firm a hold of some people's minds that
claims along the course of the Golden Point and
gravel pits and other old gutters are being taken up
right into the centre of the city.',
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-08-28

CRICKET.

STGURERIDGE V. WEDNESBURY.—This, the return
match, was
played on the home ground on Satur-
day last, and was an easy victory for the home
team. Stourbridge won the toss and elected to go
in. and were not out urtil after six o'clock,
scoring 150 runs, Mr, H. Turney played a fault-
less innings, scoring ,i 7 runs, Edge played well
for his 30, At a quarter-past st,--
, Wednesbury
began to bat and the whole were disposed of for
the small score of 23 runs. The bowling of Mr. P.
Foley, slows. took 5 wickets and Edge 4. The
following is the score :---
STOTJEBRIDGE.
Gilbanks, b Middleton l4
Yates, run out, o
Parkes, b Monsell 8
Edge, b Millward 3O
Turney, b Millward 47
Foley, run out lO
Fothergill, c Millward, b Jackson 8
Timmis, c Partridge, b Monsell 6
Green, not out l2
Cooper, b Monsell 0
:-4criven. a Middleton, b Al ill ,a ni 3
Extras l2
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