The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1872-12-14 00:00:00

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" the labourer and the land" that I venture to bops In
Aldeeshot the effects of the gale were manifested
a marked degree. Considerable damage was done grainggey..,,,,00„,... f0rn,,,,,
tW. dim A Add to awe that we as net at ns ihnos be will not confine himself to enunciating bit views on to the boa
of the North and south Camps. Many
of .
mg, and his addendum was de
atiteualles.wwebdichthebtsiboll.tbet
Mite *swam with our Oorresisondsers splatons) the subject to • local literary on. them het the gre•ter portion of their roofing, and in
with tolerant indifference.
, BOON indigoes the sides were b:own in with great
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The sews ircas Fame has of late bets read with sluices%
great Interest in our politically quiescent eountry, and EXECUTION IN LONbON. The disorder sad turbot
Telegraphic communication throughout the country however, the worst elm•
will continue to be of interest. French politics are has been much impeded, owing to the
.damage done to worse, and for more her
Elliott, who was convicted
rather puzzling to Englishman, but them is now more The prisoner Augustus the telegraphs by the high winds which prevailed on noes of its sections, we
than mug indemenusie to endeavour to wtdootood vit the fast session or the Central Criminal Court of the
Jane Aid
Sunday night, and in consequence the Postmaster- when it tem apparently
murder of • Young Iwnisenet nailed Mary • General caused • notice to be issued on Monday morn- BP- rah" that were
Shorn. The situation of &fain is evidently critical, teem, was exedlied " nimdeY ni°ening within the ing to the effect that great delay would probably wise theem....heiv`...,h "DLL '
and the conflict of parties is severe. But if it be true walls of the gaol of Newgate. in the transmiseion of telegrams generally, but more mew.n ft,. the
that there lea coalition of throe important parties— The facts will probably be freshin the recollection of especially to Ireland, Scotland, South Wales, the seemed no consclov
the Bonapartiens, the Legitimists. and theOrlemnistm— the public. The Fla's"' had become connected with. West of England, the Channel Islands, and to Mall. It were not for th•
the /ceased, wbn was only about 21 years of age, and cheater, Live' I Leeds Sheffield, and N ta -on. the new publicity
there 1., PediePe. more 'Unger in this eaalitien than who had led MI immoral life for about four years. He Tyne. 'T) • Pli: d. however h ewe" e lea astray sfter '
there is in any antsgonism among contending factions. was in the habit of visiting her at a place where she re- sel ell y Improvedulg
But there is some reason to doubt whether the rumoured sided at lioxtos. and a quarrel took place between them, - in the phsin on
grams to South Wales and to the South ex Ireland, no mutu fact. ol '
very serious delay was experienced. under the bee/
coalition actually exists. In any case, the British when he suddenly drew • revolver from his pocket and
now watches the P"grew a the 'w en shot her, He then fired one of the barrebi at his notonous
hit iw Franca with head, and inflicted some injury upon himself. but not of At Ramsgate the gale was generally considered to
' t t tre/
more interest than has been excited by French affairs a serious character. The deceased lingered for some be the most terrific which has been experienced on thin wrevuision
since the conclusion of the war, time in the hospital before she died, and the culprit part of the coast for several yearn Between seven present de
A great meeting is about to be held here, in the also remained under medical charge for a considerable and eight o'clock the wind dislodged the roof of a long century y
Guildhall. with the Lord Mayor in the chair, to pro- time before he waseintsefinstate to take 1.66.teria1.. The rangeeocf,rsituasblnegil,:selongainng toa.Mr..L. Wt;edlbaytaPusgoind
owfaircoseer,,SP
teat "eine* the Injustice wwintetwd with the Incidence cafterwa&Leryins o:tellellerLia ;cuititteletto lath ttinweynThet. distance beyond the Granville Hotel, on the East cure
and ll`
and moseonnent of the Income Tax, and to urge its final commended him to mercy, it was stated at the time by Cliff. The roof, constructed of timber and slates, was is to f
-epeaL As to the repeal of the tax, there is not much them that tbey did not do no unanimously. Under moved a distance of several feet, carrying with it a the ,
probability of that By its means several millions of these circumstances it was felt from the fimt that there large portion of brickwork. Two or three vessels ste,r
money are raised with the utmost ease, and our Chan- was little or no holm of a commutation of the sentence have arrived in the Royal Harbour minus their chain. I.!!
of death, d anchors. A large number of Teasels are lying in 17
cellors of the Exchequer, be they who they may, will
The culprit
appears to have led what is called a very the Downs through stress of weather. r
tenaciously cling to this tax, and will be in the main .. fut hfr',,
, "and since he left school, or, at all events. The wind which was blowing on the night when the
rupported by the House of Commons. But the evils since be has been engaged in business pureuits, he Royal Adelaide went to pieces was but a stunmer breeze
connected with the incidence and emollient of the tax rarely or never attended church, or took the least heed as compared with the hurricane on Sunday at Port-
ant another matter altogether, and we have recently of religious matters. He W 149 a constant attendant of land. Houses have been unroe•fed, chimneystaokr
httbicluiffwereernetofmauvte halls.iipnmt.hiechmaertaTotridis, and him blown down, end fine trees in the vicinity uprooter'
has so many c =plaints on this matter, and complaints A large number of ships were in Portland Harbor
indivutribly en well founded, that the public will not For along the the lcondemned man. appeared to be and two or three, which moved outside the lire'
be 'satisfied without having Income Tte
Tx reform next under the 'pees:ion that his life would be spared, water end, drifted.
and it WS. not until within a day or ts o of
session.
A newspaper correepondent writes under date.
the time appointed for the carrying out of his
I do not remember any strike in which the public, Dec. 9 almost unprecee
sentence that he appeared to realise his dreadful Dec :—" A ale of
both out of London se well se in it, has taken more position. The Rev. Mr. Jones. the ordinary of New• violence raged over Bridport for six hours.
mornieg was fair, with a strong southmesteri
intareet than in that of the gas-stokers of the gate, who has been with him almost constantly ever
metropolis. The men struck at • critical time, when eine,' his conviction, at first appenre I to have enter- hniffiweipat. Taifiltetrdomp.enitert(hied:rtn&Ydtwt&&! at
the days are drawing towards "the eh°rta" °Pen," tamiinnZibautratthheerunuirtniYfacoFt'°7 ruopainnieovnidoefuthlis at:MI at four p.m. (barometer. at 29261 it blew
and when these men believed that the labour market at the last, and ea:Pres/13'mi young
regret whichyaropeared hurricane. At 410 there wee a vivid flesh 0'
was in such a condition that they could not be 0114 to be sincere for his crime, and at the same time a hope accompanied with aloud peal of thunder, •
replaced—au expectation in which they soon found that be should be pardoned by God for his dreadful dn, time the gale blew with 'num ic sne force ab
they were being disappointed. The sudden aeration The prieoner also said he hoped time his unhappy fate itirr.tet P. Swlttre: tow absout inildlttrec
ot
of the manufacture of gm in London would be so serious wwraltd.he..4,72.lMagftatilile: TLigr-,-,..btre.:,,,A tn.! to.. ; • chimney fell through the roe
• matter that it was not at all surprkdn,g that the Cow' to avoid similar cAirsee. Or they might be placed iii the the middle of the town, and at a men
missioner. of Police at once took measures of presume sense position that he was. The relatives of the culprit ekirts of the town a whole chimney
tion in case of the eal•mity ef the streets being left in appear to be limpet table persons. His mother, who is a down. The frame of a greenhouse
darkness, and they did more than this—they in- widow, keeps a farm at Chalk, near Gravesend. and (ell in the toddle of the lawn ,
08:0_, is a very aged woman, and took her last farewell
'denoted their men to send labourers to the gm works, zLiin,ed wt:Jegmfeseeem,,
.thersooutnitlevitoestLth:
to replace the men who had eudd euly, without any notice, ablehetro bearhaiXey sgenonayb:Ptienaoti7eerelinater&ViewB.&& '7hase :1111.- eeetning to change gto all quarters
deserted their poste Of course the gas-stokers have prit has also been vieited by his brother and sister •of the barometer was at nine i
complained bitterly of this conduct on the part of the and the last person who saw him, belonging to hie at ten p.m the gale somewhat
police authorities', but the public generally appear to own family, was hi, brother, who visited him on Wed- 1 ising to 2910."
think that the Commissioners acted very properly. It nnieteLliaastni l'ilit,eaczlipsrlet stresontu:cciphl,cefdorat.envi:reaoh'colock
„fteadlLirtein.irleav‘einievaask:attore
really became, and very rapidly, an affair of police jade. When heyawogke, which was about half-pent ens o'clock magnificent trees were coin
diction. The dimly lighted streets—never very bright in the morning. he dressed himself, and was then eeme twisted by the for c
at night—and the entire absence of gas at some of our visited by the orclivary, who remained with him until blocked by fallen trees, a.
railway stations must at once have raised hopes theh:rasturfir moment. avenue presents a terrild
, accompanied by Mr. Under horn i ane being discer
on the pert of the light-fingered gentry, as well as Sheriff Crosley, served at the prison about half-pant timber.
those whose fingers are not light, and whom grip is run seveu o'clock, where they were received by Mr. Jonas, Signals of dist
rees
pleasantly towerful, and fears and inisgiviugs on the the governor, who shortly afterwards conducted them Chichester, early on
part of the public. Happily all danger of ea inside to the cell of the convict, lie shook hands with Ile. during the heavy gr
quate supply of gee has now passed away, and the Sheriff Perkins acid the governor, and expressed his Four Sisters at once
thanks to him and to all the other officials for the kind of five men, wh-
stokers are sadder and wiser men. Meanwhile manner in which they bad treated him since he had veer-el was the set
the public can have no sympathy with the men who been in the prison, Ile asked for a elms of brandy, to that port wit,
struck—not on any question of pay, for they sue which was given to him, and he inked for a second, masts and was
notoriously well paid for unskilled workmen, but on which was 16180 given him. He was also very anxious pouted she wou'
etzubre.rzniiltnsolttesirsiokweefior a short time, but this, of
the pitiful queetim of • couple of union men baying During the
been dismissed, and the company refusing to reinstate The culprit walked to the scaffold with a firm step Stralsund, 1.45
them at the dictation of the union. Though it is said and without the slightest &penitence. The only persona Straleund, tr
with a gei
that some 4,000 men "turned out," the result will not on the scaffold were the ordinary, the culprit andCal-
materially effect the labour market One net of men craft. The culprit placed himself under the beam, Th'7,adteeifop,".
who were well paid and fairly treated bare quarrelledhe
two I:lleulluagred
whichminute atot intitleently for • through t.
o
with their bread and butter, and their places have of being prepared for the fatal momeniteraWiltr tempt, i
been and are still rapidly being filled up by other men out exhibiting the least emotion or the slightest ule_,,,ivfi t
—dock labourers, watermen and lightermen, mechanics fear. He was left standing all alone for at least I;rah'r, ir
and artisans, and even a few clerks (a positive fsct)— & scaffoldein
whiltinCalchraft was engaged beneath the
who were previously out ef work, and many of them dcuring this rapeariodgthte ceuluprit ppearry edpt&or sawtiionmg and
ip
in severe distress. In • week or two—nay, in a few wards and forwards, and to &exhibit • good deal of ''''
days—just tine same amount of work will be done as emotion. The drop then fell, and the culprit appeared
before; only hundreds of those who were cheerfully to be deed in an instant.
looking forward to the Christman festivities find their The execution was, indeed, strictly private. No one ,
proepects very gloomy; while hundreds of other• who tAaseripffrent.lbenyt Ire.. Stenrimff. Paenrria,. Mor.veUmnod, Under-
prospect. very
knew where to look for their next meal on any Newgate, and of course the chaplain and some of the
day, have found new employment and new resources, gaol officials, and a few representatives of the press.
Altogether, the public, I believe, are now rather The black flag was hoisted at tbe moment of tt
pleased than otherwise that the strike of the gas- execution, and a formal inquest was afterwards he
upon the body.
"stokers took place, considering the result. The culprit was 31 years of age.
As we have been talking lately so much about gas,
let me ask whether it is not high time, in this age of THE TERRIFIC GALE OF BUNG'
marvels and invention, that something were invented
which should supplement if not supplant gas? Car- cOn Sunday our shores were visited by s gal
buretted hydrogen gas—especially of the bad quality :Imo nd
isdi o laenn en finroe.m. tha
emwounedt and
weBt-son
amag
that too many of the Companies supply—is wel metropolis the wind played havoc with'',
known to be injurious to the eyes and the brain; it is and chimnev-pote, the unfinished edifice
dangerous, and explosions of gas are frequently fright- most severely. In the parks and put
fully destructive of life and property; and than it is q'.l.kuch injury. was done to the trees
stated that gas-making uses up 400,900 tons of coal whr,,r,t7,l7,t,,"'„u„:lrnigY tihre„:eentee ileaK,7B.le'
annually, leasing us only the coke, which is very one In all directions malei've branches 'Tie;
wholesome fuel. Our scientific men should see to it. of the trunks of trees lay scattered s'
In spite of the miserable weather, large numbers of fbriotlont.anoefoly hour a large number of
country visitors have flocked up to the metropolis to been • veritableenwggore'neT, wwheoremintht&
witness the great annual Cattle Show. Those who ing and carrying away for fuel the
visited the Agricultural Hall this, time last year will strewn about. Many poor familn
remember the bulletins that were posted there relative have secured a stock of fuel whirl
to the then alarming condition of the Prince of Wales, them
over
heteoef&gneteera. Thelejeu W
it,
e
and the contrast between the state of affairs then and now the metropolis were far mom be
is pleasurably descanted on. As to the exhibition itself hug in several accidents.
it is an admirable one, and in some respects more in- Great destruction wee car
terreting than any of its predecessors. No animals are the river. Along Dulwich, le"
exhibited in the Agricultural Hall which have been Epsom, and in the neig'
shown at any other exhibition during a month preceding Palace, trees were not e
b
the opening of the present show ; more rigid examin- thirty
some that have beer
ii4v e
ation of the animal's has now taken place than ever, they-Ttheateesseeyear: 2:ore': '
and it is believed that there isnot one case of an animal The scene that took
affected by diseane throughout the vast area of the ford woo such as pi
hall; while the arrangements for the general public are witnessed during the
better than ever, and the consequence is that the Cattle tent" The ordin'
Show is quite a popular promenade, sad the necessary il'ai
er statii,l atder
attractions are drawing daily crowds of eight-seers and mininitges. e 'Siborn
loungers. Having rambled thoughtfully through the pamengers expe
Implement department, I am tempted to moralise carriages, cans'
about the emigration of agricultural labourers, and the them, and it
immense impetus that this will probably give to the get along., It
introduction of machinery, but i will only say that Litie,t,goicfe'
art ultural inplement makers generally were never so wind had
busy as they now are, and that some of them have Upon loot
now in hand ceders which they are not likely Carmen"
to be able to execute for months. Will all tion of t./
this injure the position of the farm labourer! jet some
Probably, but I hope not to any great extent; but roots,
certainly it will benefit the great mass of the COM. paste
munity by speeding agricultural operations. suffe
Quietly and unostentatiously arrangements are being /
made for the third of the series of International Exhi- e,ii
bitions, to be inagurated on May-day next. This Ex- 'ft
hibition bids fair to be the meet important and the most
popular of the series hitherto. A leading department
will be food and the machinery and implements used in
its production and preparation, together with an exposure
of the various systems of adulteration. As far as cc
be seen at present there is no probability of food bet
much, if at all, cheaper in 1873 than it is in 1872,
Ii there much prospect of the pernicious spite
adulteration being checked, and this departm•
the Exhibition third ore will be peculiarly inter
It will be pleasant news to many to hear Id
Spurgeon, who has for • long time been in pee
and who was recently very seriously ill, I
wholly recovered. Among his conger
Sunday was Mr. Sergeant Battle, who pe
Quixoticbut well-meant freak of carrying'
standard from Gretna Green to Loud,
gentleman sent for him after the scenic
• chat in the study of the popular
Sergeant urgently pressed Mr. Spurr
to the States, wearing him that he
welcomed, but the rev. gentlern,
work at home was more than hen
that "while Alexander sighed to
quer, he had smite enough on
quer one." 01 the welcome Lir
Mr. Spurgeon no one can do,
There is quite enough sup,
of far in respect to spini
practical joking to prodte
very glad therefore to.
sentenced to six months'
people in dark subarbw
to other ghosts, who
graceful pranks to'
'Tentage people. I
not enough for this
harm, not only is
People. but by)
superstition. T
there can be
injuring °the
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Tits news bee ranee has of IN. been mad with
great interest in our politically quiescent eountry, and
will continue to be of interest. French politics are
rather puzzling to Englishman, but there is now more
than nenal inducement to endeavour to understand
them. The situation of affairs is evidently critical,
and the conflict of parties is severe. But if it be true
that there lea coalition of three important parties—
the Bormpartieta the Legitimist", and the Orleiniste—
there is, perhaps, more danger in this coalition than
there lain any antagonism among contending faction!.
But there is some reason to doubt whether the rumoured
coalition actually exists. In any case, the British
now watches the progress of the crisis in France with
more interest than has been excited by French affairs
since the conclusion of the war.
A mat meeting is about to be held here, in the
Guildhall, with the Lord Mayor in the chair, to pro-
test against the injustice connected with the incidence
and masessment of the Income Tax, and to urge its final
-epeaL As to the repeal of the tax, there is not much
probability of that. By its means several millions of
money are raiosd with the utmost ease, and our Chan-
cellors of the Exchequer, be they who they may, will
tenaciously cling to this tax, and will be in the main
rupported by the House of Commons. But the evils
connected with the incidence and assessment of the tax
are another matter altogether, and we have recently
has so many c =plaint/ on this matter, and complaints
iDdi.pUtliblY so well founded, that the public will not
be 'satisfied without having Income Tax reform next
session.
I do not remember any strike in which the public,
both out of London as well en in it, has taken more
interest than in that of the gas-stokers of the
metropolis. The men struck at a critical time, when
the days are drawing towards "the shortest span,"
and when these men believed that the 'labour market
was in such • condition that they could not be redly
replaced—au expectation in which they soon found
they IMO being disappointed. The sudden cessation
of the manufacture of gas in London wouldbe so serious
• matter that it was not at all surprising that the Com-
missioner. of Polio, at once took measures of precau.
tion in case of the sal•mity of the streets being left in
darkness; and they did more than this—they in-
structed their men to send labourers to the gaa works,
to replace the men who had suddenly, without any notice,
deserted their posts. Of course the gas-stokers have
complained bitterly of this conduct on the part of the
police authorities, but the public generally appear to
think that the Commissioners acted very properly. It
really became, and very rapidly, an affair of police juris-
diction. The dimly lighted streets—never very bright
at night—and the entire absence of gas at some of our
railway stations most at once have raised hopes
on the part of the light fingered gentry, as well as
those whose fingers are not light, and whose grip is un-
pleasantly powerful, and fears and misgiviuge on the
part of the public. Happily an danger of an inade-
quate supply of gee has now passed away, and the
stokers are sadder and wiser men. Meanwhile
the public can have no sympathy with the men who
struck—not on any question of pay, for they are
notoriously well paid for unskilled workmen, but on
the pitiful question of • couple of union men having
been dismissed, and the company refusing to reinstate
them at the dictation of the union. Though it is said
that some .1,000 men "turned out," the result will not
materially effect the labour market One net of men
who were well paid and fairly treated have quarrelled
with their bread and butter, and their places have
been and are still rapidly being filled up by other men
—dock labourers, watermen and lightermen, mechanics
and artisans, and even a few clerks (a positive fact)—
who were previously out ef work, and many of them
in severe distress. In • week or two—nay, in • few
days—just the same amount of work will be done as
before; only hundreds of those who were cheerfully
looking forward to the Christmas festivities find their
prospects very gloomy; while hundreds of others, who
scarcely knew where to look for their next meal on any
day, have found new employment and new resources.
Altogether, the public, I believe, are now rather
pleased than otherwise that the strike of the gas-
stokers took place, considering the result.
As we have been talking lately so much about gas,
let use ask whether it is not high time, in this age of
marvels and invention, that something were invented
which should supplement if not supplant gas! Car-
buretted hydrogen gae—especially of the bad quality
that too many of the Companies supply—is wel
known to be injurious to the eyes and the brain; it is
dangerous, and explosions of gas are frequently fright-
fully destructive of life and property; and then it is
stated that gas-making u•es up 400,000 tons of coal
annually, leaving us only the coke, which is very un-
wholesome fuel. Our scientific men should see to it
In spite of the miserable weather, large numbers of
country visitors have flocked up to the metropolis to
witness the great annual Cattle Show. Those who
visited the Agricultural Hall this, time last year will
remember the bulletins that were pasted there relative
to the then alarming condition of the Prince of Wales,
and the contrast between the state of affairs then and now
is pleasurably descanted on. As to the exhibition itself
it is an admirable one, and in some respects more in-
teresting than any of its predeoeseora No animals are
exhibited in the Agricultural Hall which have been
shown at any other exhibition during &month preceding
the opening of the present show ; more rigid examin-
ation of the animals has now taken place than ever,
and it is believed that there isnot one case of an animal
affected by disease throughout the vest area of the
hall; while the arrangements for the general public are
better than ever, mid the consequence is that the Cattle
Show is quite a popular promenade, mad the necessary
attractions are drawing daily crowds of eight-seers and
lousigers. Having rambled thoughtfully through the
Implement department, I am tempted to moralise
about the emigration of agricultural labourers, and the
immense impetus that this will probably give to the
introduction of machinery, but I will only say that
agri ultural inplement makers generally were never so
busy as they now are, and that some of them have
now in hand orders which they are not likely
to be able to execute for months. Will all
We injure the position of the farm labourer!
Probably, but I hope not to any great extent; but
certainly it will benefit the great nous of the com-
munity by speeding agricultural operations.
Quietly and unostentatiously arrangements are being
made for the third of the series of International Exhi-
bitions, to be inagurated on May-day next. This Ex-
hibition bids f sir to be the meet important and the most
popular of the series hitherto. A leading department
will be food and the machinery and implements used in
its production and preparation, together with an exposure
of the various systems of adulteration. As far an can
be seen at present there is no probability of food being
much, if at all, cheaper in 1873 than it is in 1872, nor
Is there much prospect of the pernicious system of
adulteration being checked, and this department of
the Exhibition therefore will be peculiarly interesting.
It will be pleasant news to many to hear that Mr.
Spurgeon, who has for a long time been in poor health,
and who was recently very seriously ill, has almost
wholly recovered. Among his congregation last
Sunday was Mr. Sergeant Batts, who performed the
Quixoticbut well-meant freak of carrying the American
standard from Gretna Green to London. The rev.
gentleman sent for him after the service, and they had
• chat in the study of the popular preacher. The
Sergeant urgently pressed Mr. Spurgeon to pay a visit
to the States, assuring him that he would be heartily
welcomed, but the rev, gentleman replied that hie
work at home was more than he could accomplish, and
that "while Alexander sighed for more worlds to con-
quer, he had smite enough on hand in trying to con-
quer one." 01 the welcome that would be accorded to
Mr. Spurgeon no one can doubt.
There is quite enough superstition and quite enough
of fee, in respect to spiritual visitants without any
practical joking to produce this state of mind. lam
very glad therefore to see that a " ghost " has been
sentenced to six months' imprisonment for frightening
people in dark suburban lanes. This will be • warning
to other ghosts, who have lately been playing dis-
graceful pranks to the annoyance and dread of re-
spectable people. Indeed, I think that six months is
not enough for this kind of thing. It does incalculable
harm, not only in frightening innocent and unoff ending
People, but by keeping up a silly but unconquerable
superstition. Wilful and deliberate offencee, to which
there can be no temptation but the wicked love of
Injuring others, ought to be severely punished.
It is proposed to fum a London Bookseller's As-
detente Club and Institute. Whether the assistants
In this branch of business particularly require such an
institution, any more than the young men in other
departments, may be doubted, but the fact may be
taken as affording additional proof of the modern ten-
dency to club life. The rich, the middle classes, and
working men now all have their Clubs, and I do not
think that on the whole the fact is to be regretted.
By some it is maintained that the Club lessens the ap-
preciation of home. It may in some cues, but in how
many more oases does the Club act as a dissuasive from
"spending the evening" (and money) elsewhere. For
Working Men the Club is venially valuable in this
respect, and it is a great pity that there are not more of
them and that those which exist are not better
patronised.

The City Pres data that "Biz Jobs Bennett lec.
tared at the Athememe. Camden-road, last weak. on
the Labourer and the Land," and there ends the in.
tennaltom Now I think the public would much like
ft Jam% virus an this Important subject.

, lave

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He hes paid leo much attention to social questtoes, ono
has of late pears had such practical experience ol
" the labourer end the land " that I venture to hope
be will not oonfine Mown to enunciating bit views on
the subject to • local literary institution.
EXECUTION IN LONIIION.

cmvict'd

The prisoner Augustus Elliott, who was
at the fast session ot the Central Criminal Court of the
murder of a young wommi, named Mary Jane Ald-
ington, was executed on Monday morning within the
walls of the gaol of Newgate.
The facts will probably be freshin the recollection of
the public. The prisoner had become connected with
the deceased, who was only about 21 years of age, and
who had led an immoral life for about four yeara He
was in the habit of visiting her at a place where she re-
sided at Hortoo. and a quarrel took place between them,
when be suddenly drew • revolver from his pocket and
shot her. He then fired one of the barrels at his own
head, and inflicted some injury upon himself. but not of
a serious character. The deceased lingered for some
time in the hospital before she died, and the culprit
also remained under medical charge for *considerable
time before he was in a fit state to take his trial. The
case was clear, and the jury convicted the prisoner
after • very short deliberation; but although they re-
commended him to mercy, it was stated at the time by
them that they did not do so unanimously. Under
these circumstances it was felt from the first that there
was little or no hope of a commutation of the sentence
of death.
The culprit appears to have led what is called a very
"fast life," and since he left school, or, at all events,
since he has been engaged in business pursuits, he
rarely or never attended church, or took the least heed
of religious matters. He was a constant attendant of
the different music halls in the metropolis, and his
habits were of a very dissipated character.
For along time the condemned man appeared to be
under the impression that his life would be spared,
and it was not until within a day or ts o of
the time appointed for the carrying out of his
sentence that be appeared to realise his dreadiul
position. The Rev. Mr. Jones the ordinary of New -
gate, who has been with him almost constantly ever
since his conviction, at first appeare 1 to have enter-
tained • rather unsatiefactory opinion of his state of
mind, but the unhappy young man evidently relented
at the last, and espressed • regret which •opeared
to be sincere for his crime, and at the same time a hope
' that he should be pardoned by thid for his dreadful Pim
I The prisoner also said he hoped that his unhappy fate
would be swerving toother young Mtn who were leading
what was caltai • fast life, similar to what he had done,
to avoid similar coursed, or they might be placed in the
same position that he was. The relatives of the culprit
appear to be respet table persons. His mother, who is •
widow, keeps a farm at Chalk, near Gravesend.
She is • very aged woman, and took her last farewell
of her unhappy son about • week ago. She was rin.
able to bear the agony of another interview. The cul-
prit hae also been visited by his brother and sister'
and the last person who saw him, belonging to his
own family, was his brother, who visited him on Wed-
nesday last. The culprit went to bed at nine o'clock
no Sunday night, and slept soundly for severed hours.
When he awoke, which was about half-past six o'clock
In the morning, he dressed himself, sod was then
visited by the ordinary, who remained with him until
I the last moment.
Mr. Sheriff Perkins, accompanied by Mr. Under
Sheriff Crosley, arrived at the prison about half-past
seven o'clock, where they were received by Mr. Jonas,
the governor, who shortly afterwards conducted them
to the cell of the convict, lie shook bands with Mr.
Sheriff Perkins and the governor, and expressed his
thanks to him and to all the other officials for the kind
manner in which they had treated him since he had
been in the pziaon, lie asked for a elasa of brandy,
which was given to him, and he asked for a second,
which was also given him. He was also very anxious
to be permitted to em, Ice for • short time, but this, of
course could not be allowed.
The culprit walked to the scaffold with a firm step,
and without the slightest assistance. The only persons
on the scaffold were the ordinary, the culprit, and Cal-
craft. The culprit placed himself under the beam,
which he had previously gszed at intently for •
minute or two, and be submitted to the operation
of being prepared for the fatal moment with-
out exhibiting the least emotion or the slightest
fear. He was left standing all alone for at least
a minute whilst Calcraft was engaged beneath the
scaffold in making the necessary preparations, and
during this period the culprit appeared to swing back-
wards and forwards, and to exhibit a good deal of
emotion. The drop then fell, and the culprit appeared
to be dead in an instant.
The execution was, indeed, strictly private. No one
was present but Mr. Sheriff Perkins, Mr. Under'
Sheriff Crossley, Mr. Jonas, and the governor of
Newgate, and of COWIIe the chaplain and some of the
gaol officials, and stew representatives of the press.
The black flag was hoisted at the moment of the
execution, and a formal inquest was afterwards held
upon the body.
The culprit was 31 yearn of age.

with hardly any clothes on. They busded on South
Beach, and were taken to the Sailor's Howe.
At Aldershot the effects of the gale were manifested
In a marked degree. Considerable damage was done
to the buts of the North and South Camps. Macy of
thew lost the greater portion of their roofing, and in
sown indiums the Wdes were blown in with great
violates.

Telegraphic communication throughout the country
has been much impeded, owing to the damage done to
the telegraphs by the high winds which prevailed on
Sunday night, and in consequence the Postmaster-
General caused • notice to be issued on Monday morn-
ing to the effect that great delay would probably SAS
in the transmiseion of telegrams generally, but more
especially to Ireland, Scotland, South Wales, the
West of England, the Channel Islands, and to Man-
chester, Liver pool, Leeds, Sheffield, and Newcastle-on-
Tyue. During the day, however, the communication
gradually improved, and. with the exception of tele-
grams to South Wales and to the South of Ireland, no
very serious delay was experienced.
At Ramsgate the gale was generally considered to
be the moat terrific which has been experienced on this
part of the comet for several yearn. Between seven
and eight o'clock the wind dislodged the roof of a long
range of stabling belonging to Mr. E. Welby Pugin,
at the Granville Farm and Dairy, situated at • short
distance beyond the Granville Hotel, on the East
Cliff. The roof, constructed of timber and elates, was
moved a distance of several feet, carrying with it a
large portion of brickwork. Two or three vessels
have arrived in the Royal Harbour minus their chains
and anchors. A large number of vowels are lying in
the Downs through stress of weather.
The wind which was blowing on the night when the
Royal Adelaide went to pieces was but a summer breeze
as compared with the hurricane on Sunday at Port-
land. Houses have been wirot.fed, chimney-staeke
blown down, end fine trees in the vicinity uprooted.
A large number of ships were in Portland Harbour,
and two or three, which moved outside the Break-
water end, drifted.
A newspaper correspondent writes under date Bride
port, Dc 9 —"A: gale of almost unprecedented
violence raged over Bridport for six hours. The
morning was fair, with a strong south-westerly wind
bl wing. The barometer (Fitzroy's) stood at 2960 at
nine a.m. At three p.m, the wind blew in gusts, and
at four p.m. (barometer at 29261 it blew almost •
hurricane. At 430 there was a vivid flash of lightning,
accompanied with aloud real of thunder, and from that
time the gale blew with liurric one force about every five
minutes. Slates blew about in all directions; several
large trees were blown down in the outakiets of the
town ; • chimney fell through the roof of • house in
the middle of the town, and at a residence in the out
vkirts of the town a whole chimney stack was blown
down. 'the frame of a greenhouse blown clean out,
and fell in the middle of the lawn 30 feet away. The
wind was from the south-west the greats r part of the
time, then veering round to the west-north-west, and
seeming to change to all quarters 'the lowest reeding
of the barometer was at nine p in.,—viz, 2900—an
at ten p.m the gale somewhat abated, the barometer
ising to 2910."
A drive in Savernake Forest on Monday morning
, revealed terrible devastation. In • few miles ninety
magnificent trees were counted Von up by the roots,
'time twisted by the fore of the wind. The road IP
blocked by fallen trees, and in many paces the gt and
avenue presents a terrible wreck, the direction of the
burrs -asic being discernible by the heaps of fallen
timber.
Signals of distress were observed off Selsey, near
Chichester, early on Monday morning, from a vessel
during the heavy gale. The Lifeboat Society's boat
Four Sisters at once went off to her, and saved the crew
,of live men, who were perfectly exhausted. Their
vessel was the schooner Excel, of Milford, on • voyage
'to that port with ri cargo of coal. She had lost her
meats and was thoroughly disabled, and it was ex-
pected she would become a total wreck.
During the terrific gale of Sunday night the ship
Stralsund, I‘so tons, belonging to Messrs. Kohl, of
Stralsund, and bound from Hamburg to New York
with a general cargo, was wrecked on Kimeridire
Ledge, Doreetabire. The National Institution's life-
boat Mary Heape, a2B feet five-oared boat, went off
through the heavy sea, and, after one ineffectual at-
tempt, she succeeded in reaching the wreck, and in
saving the crew of 15 men, the lifeboat and crew be-
having admirably while performing this good service.
The ship has since become a total wreck.

the Beeohatkm mowed by the Archbishop. he set dome
while • humbler follower, who attempted to second the
addition, met with a reception even more hostile than
his own. It appeared, however, on • niviaion, thst Mr.
Bradlaugh's supporters formed the lamprey of the gather-
ing, and his addendum was declared carried, after which an
auldlenee which had fallen far short of its original propor-
tions all wed the rest of the programme to be Belie through
with tolerant indifference.
The disorder and turbulence of the proceeding, Were not,
however, the wont cbaracteristice of the meeting. Yee
won., and far more hard to be remedied than the conten-
tions, of its sections, was the spirit which was manifested
when it was apparently unanimous. We do Lot refer to the
sp eches that were delivered by the Farm Labourers
themselves. They were brief and to the po!nt ; and
though eaeh Delegate looked et the questions under dis-
mission from the point of view of his clam, there
seemed uo conscious exaggeration in auything they said. If
it were not for the fear that their heads will be turned by
the new publicity of their lives, and that they will be surely
led utray after vain delusions by the new friends who have
taken them into alliance, we could not be tie often reminded
in the plain unvarnished speech of a Farm Labourer of the
main fact. of it, life. Ile does not lead • roseate existence
under the best circumstances, end wieder the worst his lot ties
monotonous and dreary as can well be imagined. But when
we turn from the labourer to his now friends we experience •
revulsion of feeling. The Perm Labourer's friends of the
present day are Ii be the farmer's friends of a quarter of •
century since they are are unbend in their remedies for low
wages as their predecessors were in remedies for the low price
of corn, and the means they offer for securing the ends
obey hold out are equally delusive Archbishop danning's
cure for the ills of the Agricultural Labourer's posltioo
is to be found In getting rid of Political Economy, and
the enthuaisetlc applaute of his bearer. when this senti-
ment was uttered attested their belief that we must
begin by throwing gide the teaching of those who
have patiently studied the social Condition of England.
It was when the Members of Parliament who helped
to furnish forth the platform rambled off into loose
ingestions of benevolence that they were most heartily
cheered; and the topic on which Sir Charles Trevelyan had
jest entered when his progress was arrested by the self-es-
lance of the Cornish miner., who, finding themselves twenty
years aince beaten by the competition of the mines of Aus-
tralia and North America, emigrated without any dawdling
to work the richer deposits thus revealed. Emigration
was evident'y a remedy not to the taste of the meeting.
It suggested the possibility of over-populadon in the mere
contend counties—not to speak of other heresies of Political
Economy. What the audience warded and believed to be
possible was the provision, somehow or other, of a good
cottage, with bed-rooma increasing in number as children
Increased, with an adjacent(' plot of ground, and a minimum
of wages, and a prohibition of dal i labour before the age
of 14 Cr 15, and low prices of necessaries, and
gratuitous education. All this h very desirable, and
we wish it were possible that it could all be provided. 11
England were as Australia or Canada, as Wisconsin or lowa,
the Idyls' could Le cull, realised; but, since our eh-
curnstanews are entirely different from those of our
Colonies and the Western States, we should be glad
to see a practical we of attendee the result indi-
cated. To judge from the ipeechea of Archbishop
Illumine and Air. Memdells, ills to be reached through lass
practice of an easy and dined,e benevolence, awhile Sir
Charles Dilke confines himself to • regret over the enelosure
of Commons. The former do not seem to be aware that
the principle of troy benevolence was the guiding principle
of the old Poor Law, mad as such developed Pauperism till
it became intolerable; and the latter might learn with a
little study-that, whatever, objectione may he brought against
the way Commons have been enclose I, their enclosure has
created a demand for agrieultersl labour, without which the
excess in its supply would have kept agricultural wages
throughout nearly the whatnot England at the level of Donet
and Somerset. It is really a reed to turn from these
vanities even to the Amendment Mr. Bradlaugh car-
ried, Ile boldly fastens the responsibility of the con-
dition of the Agricultural Labourer on the existence
of the practice of settlement, and though the con-
nexion is almost as strained as attributing the blue-
bottle files In butchers' shops to the wiles of Napoleon, it
must be admitted that this 'peaks? has • definite Denim in
his head. We 410 not for a m im. ut admit his reasoning to
be accurate, still less that it is exhaustive, but it Is some-
thing to have to do with reasoning instead of with neh-
men t, to be confronted with something that can be taken
hold of instead of having to contemplate utterances that
carry us hqck to the beginning of things when space was
willlieut form and void.
Lot it be acknowledged at once that the condition of the
Agricultural Labourer is not altogether satisfactory. It would
be unreasonable to expect that he should have found out
for himself the hetet of his depressed condition, and his
chief advisers hate done as much to lead him astray as to
lead him arieht. What is the ruling fact of Ids position
It is simply that the amount of remunerative employment
for agricultural labour in Iceland is strictly Waited.
The number of acrea In the eland may seem latge, but, when
compared with the hands that are trained to no other pur-
pose but that of aulatieg in their cultivation, they are too
few, and it in part of the development of aviculture to
reduce the quaiitity of maimal labour that Is necessary
for the cultivation of a given area. If it were not
that this latter circumstance has a double effect, that
of extendiug the margin of a profitable cultivation at
the ZSMO time that the labour necessary for land already
under cultivatiou Is reduced, the demand for agri-
cultural labour would rapidly diminish ; and, g it is,
we find that in thaw counties where there is least scope
for reclamation the agricultural population is steadily
decreasing. To keep down the supply of farm labour is the
only way of improving the Farm Labourer's condition.
This is what Canon Oirdleitone, whose absence was con-
spicuous at the meeting, has been doing, and he deserves all
honour for it. All other schemes are but temporary expe-
dients, U they are not worse. if in all the Distances that are
supposed to exist of capital ready to be invested in the
improvement of land bet kept back by legal or political hin-
drances preventing its application every imaginable &tentacle
were removed, there might be • great spurt in the demand
for labour for the moment, but at the end of a generation
the condition of the labourer would have relapsed to what it
is at present. If we would have an abiding Improvement
we must be more thorough in our exanduation of the causes
of the degradation we lament, even if out study leads us to
the science of Political Economy, which Archbishop Manning
dislikes.