The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-09-18 00:00:00

EPITOME OF NEWS.

BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

English cheese-makers and dairy-farmers are now in
enjoyment of a good time. Cheshire cheese makes from
60s. -to 755. per cwt. against 30s to 355. per cwt. at Midsummer.
Farm labourers, who consume cheese in immense quantities,
have less cause for joy.

Though still suffering rather severely from a
rheumatic attack in the knee, the Rev. C. H. Spurgeon
officiated on Sunday morning at the Metropolitan Tabernacle.
The rev. gentleman, who was obliged to lean occasionally on
a stick during the service, announced that he should hardly
feel himself able to preach as usual in the evening, and con-
sequently his place would be takek by one of his sons. Ile
also expressed the hope that he would be able to attend
various services during the week in connection with the
work of the Tabernacle.

Two vessels have been seen floating in the Channel
bobtom upwards, about twenty miles from the Eddrstone
lighthouse, forming a serious obstacle to navigation. Both
were passed on Monday by vessels arriving at Plymouth.
One is apparently the stern of a Swedish vessel, the
Andershon, which has been cut in two by a steamer.
The other is a larger ship, of apparently five hundred tons
burden.

The present free library at Cardiff having become
inadequate to the growing requirements of the rapidly.
extending borough, the corporation have resolved to erect a
handsome block of buildings, comprising free library,
museum, and art schools, in Trinity-street. Plana have
been prepared, and on Monday the Town Council resolved to
apply to the Lords Commissioners of the Treasury for a loan
of £lO,OOO for the new buildings. The foundation stone is
to be laid next month.

A telegram from Berlin says that while on his way
to the parade.ground the Duke of Cambridge had a narrow
escape from what might have been a serious acoident. As
his Royal Highness, accompanied by a single officer, was
driving through the streets in a four-horse carriage, the
horses slipped on the asphalte and fell, drawing the carriage
over thewheelers. The *vehicle was in imminent danger of
being overturned when the Duke and his companion leaped
to the ground and escaped without hurt. His Royal ifigh-
ness then proceeded on his way in a drosckke.

The death is announced, in his eighty-ninth year, of
the Rev. Thomas Boys, M.A., late vicar of Holy
Hoxton. Mr. Boys was a man of great erudition, and his
editions of some of the classical authors are still among the
favourite text-books of Cambridge, his own university.
These editorial labours were performed for the most pad
while he was doing duty as a military chaplain In the
Peninsula. He landed with Sir Arthur Wellesley in
Portugal, and during the winter that the English coin
-
mender lay behind the defences of Torres Vedras, Mr. Boys
devoted his leisure hours to the task of translating the Bible
into Portuguese. His version of the Scriptures has been
adopted as well by the Roman as by the Protestant Church,
and the late King of Portugal, Dom Pedro 1., publicly
thanked kim for that gift to his people. Mr. Boys was for
nearly half a century a fraLuent contributor to Blackwood
and to _Notes and Queries. Hs was appointed vicar of Holy
Trinity, Hoxton, in 1848.
An inquest has been held before Dr. Diplock, at
Shepherd's-bush, on the body of George Aldersbury, fifty-six,
a bookseller. Catherine Vine said the deceased came to her
house on Monday week and wished to be accommodated for
a few days. He was in a very weak condition, and refused
to take any food. All he had was spring giving 84 a
reason that he was afraid of vomiting. On Friday morning
het son heard the deceased knocking. He went up to him,
and then he expressed a wish to see a doctor. Aldersbury
died about twenty-five minutes to twelve. She was after-
mination of the body, which was in a state of emaciation.
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In his opinion death was due to starvation. Samuel ITrie, a
bookseller, said he had noticed that the deceased refrained
from eating. When he spoke to him about it he told him to
mind his own business. The deceased was rather strange in
his habits, and said his spirits would support him. The de-
ceased nephew informed the coroner that his uncle told him
'several years ago that he had bean six days without food.
he jury returned a verdict of "Death trim inisadveuture."