The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1874-11-21 00:00:00

FIRM

On Tuesday the inquest was held before Mr. H. S.
Waehborough, city coroner. Mrs. Harriett Baker,
residing at 13, Elgin park, Redland, deposed that de-
ceased was in her employ as domestic servant. On a
previous occasion she had attempted suicide by swal-
lowing a quantity of laudanum, but the attempt being
discovered quickly she was restored. She then said it
was occasioned by having some words with a young
man with whom She kept company. She also added
that members of her family had before attempted sui-
cide. On Sunday lastshe had a quarrel with her lover
and in consequence was very despondent. She went

Bad air and sewage water, the adjacent dungheap-
may be all perfectly free from fever germs, but, never,
theleas will certainly bring about changes which will
render many of those exposed to their influence the
ready victims of disease. While, therefore, it is de.
Hirable, by the use of disinfectants and by other
means, to destroy existing fever germs with all possi-
ble speed, it is certainly of far higher importance, as
regards the welfare of the people, that we should do
our utmost to press upon authorities the necessity of
providing pure water and efficient drainage wherever
men congregate. Good water and well-arranged
sewers render impossible such a calamity as that
which we have now to deplore at Over Darwen. Even
though the inhabitants of a town well drained and

Salmon 4s. 6,1. to es. per lb. ; pickled herrings, 265. to 3435. ;
red ditto, 12, to 22,. ; roused ditto, 16e. to 215. ; fresh ditto.
' 12s. to 185 per barrel ; kipper ditto, 2s. to 3s. 104, ; bloater
ditto, 2s. to 3s ed. per boo; smoked haddock, 23s An 30s. per
barrel; trawfditto, 12s. to 15s. ; ditto plaice, les. ed. to 22.;
ditto whitiug, 12s. to las per basket ; soles, Is. to!. to 4a per
I pair. turbot, 6s. 64 to tat. ed. ; rod, Se to 8.64. ; brill 2s.
! to 2s. 94, each : native oystem, £10; common ditto, 13.. to
30a per bushel.
SEM).

LoNDON, Monday, Nov. lq —English Cloverseed comes fee.
ward very slowly ; line purple qualities are held too high
for the views of the buyers, and few transactions hare been
entered into red French has been held at last week's ad-
vance with firmness, and some few sales effected. American
was offered at 4b5. c. I. 1., but the business in It has been
limited. English Trefoil was held on former terms, but not
many buyers are found for It yet. Foreign qualities are
procurable at low prices. White Ilustard-seed has been
taken off in small lots at fully former prices, but although
the samples of brown are of good quality and offered ht
moderate rates, the mustard mak, rs are maims buyers,
and little business was transacted in this description.
ransryseed was fully as dear, with is good demand. Dutch
Liempseed realised previous rates steadily Winter Tare.
were saleable at quite as much money. English Rapeseed
sold slowly at about previous values for fine black samples,

PROVISION.
Losron, Monday, :November, In—The arrivals lau:. week
from Ireland were SSC firkins Butter and 1,342 baled Bacon,
and from foreign ports 27,592 packages Butter, and 2,162
hales Bacon. In the Butter market there has been a good
sale for the finest descriptions of foreign, bet inferior sorts
sell very slowly. The demand for ititcolt being slow, a
reduction of 4s. per cwt was submitted to at the close of the
week on all descriptions. Best Waterfutt sueable orders
charged 7:13. free on hoard.
MMES.

It Later, per cwt. I. s. Cliesse,-per ret. & &
porset
pt? to !.84 1 Clnahire ........ 74 to 88
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Friesland ...... 160 156 Dhle Glouc., new 78 86
Jersey 124 144 Cheddar . . 94
Eng. Fresh, per dr, 19 American 64 78
Bacon, per cot: Hams: York
Wiltshire ...... 70 74 Cumberland
Irish,green,to b 70 76 lath 120 122

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