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The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-05-01

THE ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY.

The additions to the Zoological Society's Gardens
during the past week include a Pudu deer, five
Chilian sea-eagles, two siskins, a Diuca finch, two
auriculated doves from Chili, a king vulture from
tropical America, five Capoeira partridges from
Brazil, two barn owls from America, an -Antarctic \
skua from the Antarctic Sea, presented by Mr. Harry
Berkeley James, F.Z.S. : a greater sulphur-crested
cockatoo, a Barnard's broadtail from Australia, pre-
sented by Lord Braybrooke, F.Z.S.; a greater
sulphur-crested cockatoo, from Australia, presented'
by Mr. W. Woods; six field frogs from Breslau, pre-,
sented by Mr. G. Boulenger, F.Z.S. • four Californian
quails from California, a scarlet Ibis from Para,
deposited; a roan kangharoo from South Australia,,
an eroded einisys from West Africa, a merrem's
snake from South America, purchased; an axis deer,
born in the Gardens.

Lord Moncrieff, in opening the Kent.road Public
School at Glasgow, on Saturday, said that before the
present School Board was established, numerous ques•
tions were raised which had not been solved, and which
had been forgotten, being unworthy of remembrance.
If the Church benefices surrendered at the Reforma-
tion had been applied to education, Scotland would
have had national education three centuries ago. It
was stated that the Glasgow School Bosid educated
52,000 children.

ENGLAND AND EGYPT;
A BRITISH OUTPOST SURPRISED.

A British outpost, consisting of 15 men belonging
to the Indian troops, has been surprised outside
Sonakim, and all the men taken prisoners.
But little hope is entertained that their lives will
be spared.
The Berkshire Regiment begins to leave Wady
Haifa on Monday on its way down to Alexandria.

MOITIIHTAR PASHA'S ARMY SCHEME.
In diplomatic circles at Cairo the reply received by
Sir H. D. Wolff from the British Government reject-
ing Ahmed Moukhtar Pasha's army scheme, is in-
terpreted as an indefinite postponement of the
British evacuation of Egypt. •
Although the British Government, in its reply to
Sir H. D. Wolff, rejected Ahmed Xfoukhtar Pasha's
scheme in its present form, it nevertheless, at the
same time, invited the Ottoman Commissioner to
modify his proposals on the following bases: 1. The
Egyptian frontier to be at Wady Haifa. 2. The
Egyptian army not to exceed 12,000 men. And
3. The retention of the Sirdar and of English officers
in the Egyptian army. England, moreover, will not
abandon her right to the Egyptian contribution to
defray the expenses of the army of occupation.
Ahmed Afoukhtar Pacha has telegraphed to the
Sultan for instructions.

CAIRO, April 27.
The intelligence publilhed to-day by a Lendon
morning paper of the capture outside Souakim of a
British outpost consisting of 15 Indian soldiers is
unfounded.

The only Sepoys who lave been captured were 15
men, who together with sc melArabs, were on transport
service at Gildessa. Play were taken prisoners by
the Ameer of Harrar, but subsequently set ut
liberty. There was no Anglo-Egyptian garrison at
Gildessa.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-05-01

. FIRE IN THEATRES. . '

The general absence of proper precautions against
fire in theatres is strikingly exhibited b/ the exhsustive
returns on the subject compiled 'loy the F7e.46,11.4'
Statistical Society. The statement includes the whole
civilised world, and covers a period of 135 years.
During that time 632 theatres have been deptroye4 by -
fire and the number of the victims is 6573, or ad
average of 48 a year, which, when the vast number Of,:
playgoers is taken into account, does not seem a Ve_rS!,
enormous sacrificial tribute to the god of "Pleire,
But the average does notrepresent the true. state oft:lre
case, for the sum total of lives annually lost has FOL.
gressed uniformly (with the exception of the year
1845, when 1670 perished with the theatre at Canton)
till it reached as high as 1217 for the decade 1870-80.
Moreover, of the 632 theatres no fewer than 174 have
been burned down in the last five years. It is true, of
course, that the number of theatres and of those who
attend them. has of late years tremendoUsly in-
creased, and so to a certain extent has the care which
provides against fire and loss of life; but the latter
bears no sort of proportion to the former, whereas it
should be at least equivalent. • •
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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-05-01

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-05-01

CURIOUS TOASTS;

The Jacobites are responsible for many lame as well
as witty toasts. The political wits turned William's
death to account, when circulating the bottle. It will
be remembered that the King was riding his horse,
Sorrel, in the park near Hampten Court, when the
steed stumbled over a molehill„ and William suffered
injuries of which he subsequently died. Accordingly
the Jacobite tipplers throughout Anne's reign mani-
fested their loyalty to a disinherited lord by solemnly
drinking the health of "the little gentlemau in black
velvet," meaning thereby the mole which had thrown
up the hillock over which Sorrel had stumbled, and
had caused the accident which led to William's
death.
There was fine and generous delicacy and great
readiness of wit in George 11. when, during one of
his absences abroad, on being asked if he would ob-
ject to a toast which wished health to the Pretender,
he replied that he woukd readily drink to the health
of all unfortunate Princes. This expressed readiness,
however, did not encourage the Jacobites in openly
drinking to the only King they acknowledged. They
continued, as they and their fathers before them had
done, to have b bowl of water on the table, and hold-
ing their glasses over it, to drink to "the King," im-
plying, of course, the King ever the water.
If it be true that Pitt, at Kidderminster, gave a
toast in compliment to the carpet-manufacturers, it
cannot be said that there was much outlay of brains
in the
.making of it. "May the trade of Kidder-
minster," said Pitt, "be trampled under foot by all
the world!" If this may be simply called " neat, 'in
that term lies as much praise as the occasion warrants.
It is weak, compared with the more audacious toast,
freighted with double meaning, and which has been
variously attributed to Smeaton, to Erskine and some
others. This after-dinner trade sentiment was de-
livered in this form: "Dam the canals, sink the coal-
pits, blast the minerals, consume the manufactures,
disperse the commerce of Great Britain and Ire-
land ! "
A Duke of Norfolk of a later peri)d—he, in fact,
who died in 1856—designed to celebrate the comple-
tion of his restoration of Arundel Castle by inviting
as his guests all the living descendants of his ancestor,
Jockey of Norfolk, who fell at Bosworth. The as-
sembled cousins were to drink continued good fortune
to the house of Howard; but when the duke dis-
covered that to carry his project out he should have
to invite 6000 persons, he relinquished his intention,
and the toast was not given.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-05-01

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NERVOUSNSES LOSS OF ENERGY

and V-1TA.1., POWNEL
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a receipt of a stamped and directed Clll velope.
ciUrebs—J. T. SEWELL. Esq., Chiswick. liiddiesea.

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-05-01

11A.LE3OWEN.

MACJISTERIAL...—At th Police Court on Tueday,
before Messrs. F. D. Lea Smith, H. T, Llickma:),
and E. B. Phillips, Timothy Cole. nail manufacturer
Blackberry Lane, was fined 15s and costs for keep-
ing a trap without a license. Defendant sail the
trap formerly belonged to him, but he sold it last
year. He, however, hired it occasionally Benja •
min Preedy, bricklayer, Quinton, was fined lOs and
cast for using obscene language in the pmsence of
a number of children,
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-05-01

A WOMAN BEWITCHED.


A despatch from Raleigh to the New York World
says: There is, within five miles of Wanesboro, Anson
County, this State, an entire family of average intelli-
gence, so superstitious that one member is to-day
sorely afflicted with an imaginary spell, put upon her
by her mother-in-law, as she fancies, and which all the
powers of voudooism cannot remove. The victim is
a young woman who was married eighteen months
ago to an industrious young man, who carried his
bride to the home of his mother, where they lived
together happily until a few weeks ago, when the
young wife, who had in the meantime become a
mother, became sick and continued to grow worse, as
an idea fastened itself upon her that she was be-
witched. She returned to the home of her father,
who is a conjuror. He readily agreed with his
daughter that she was bewitched. Last night two
voudoos passed the night in all kinds of manipula-
tions and incantations over the afflicted woman, such
as rubbing her with frogs and lizards, boiling of silver
coins, waving of arms, and calling of spirits
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-05-01

ALLEGED ILL-TREATMENT OF A
DAUGHTERI

At the Rugby Police-court on Tuesday, Mr. David
Buchanan, of cricketing renown, and Mrs. Buchanan
were charged at the instance of the Lunacy Commis-
sioner-, with ill-treating and neglecting their daugh-
ter aged 13. It was alleged by the prosecution that
the daughter, whose complaint was hysterical mania,
had been unnecessarily confined to bed, more or less
for 13 months, by a peculiar apparatus which strapped
her down; and that although the local causes of
hysteria were probably curable, yet the defendants
failed to call in a medical man. For the defence, it
was submitted by learned counsel that the treatment
was proper and, in fact, beneficial, and that the defen-
dants acted, as they believed, for the best. The
Bench, however, found them guilty and fined them £2O
each.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-05-01

LOST ON HAMPSTEAD HEATH.

About 30 lost children, of ages varying from two
years to nine, had to be taken care of by the Hamp-
stead police on Easter Monday. Many of the little
ones were not claimed until Tuesday morning. The
children came from widely-separated parts of London,
some having wandered away from home, while others
had been lost by t hose who had charge of them in the
neighbourhood of Hampstead-heath.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-05-01

OLD HILL

EXCISE PROSECUTION. —At the Rowley Regis
Police Court on Wednesday, before Mecsrs, W.
Bassano, W. Holcroft and J. Walker, John South ill,
colliery proprietor, Po wke Lane, was summoned by
the Commi.ssioners of Inland Rsvenuo for keeping a
male servant without a licence. —Mr Blake Davis,
who prosecuted, stated that the defendant pleaded
guilty, and was willing to compromise the matter by
paying a fine of £3 and taking oat a license. Under
the circumstances he applied for the case to be with-
drawn.—The Bench granted the application.

SAVAGE ATTACX ON AN AGRICULT
L A.TIOURER AT HALESONVEN.

At the lielesowen Police Court on Tues lay after-
noon, before Messrs. F. D. Lea Smith, 11. 'l'. Hick-
man, and E. B. Phillips (magistrates), Ti. otnas
David Biddell, ft.rm baliff, Short Cross, Halesowen,
was charged with violently assaulting George
Hancox, farm labourer, on the 21st inst. Mr. W.
Waldron appeared .to prosecute, and Mr. J. L
Holberton. defendel Mr. Waldron stated the de-
fendant was the bailiff at Mr. Jenkin's farm, on ti.r
Stourbridge Road, and had control over the
labourers, who he shonld be able to prove he was in
the habit of assaulting. 0,1 the day in question
the complainant was employed in sowing oats, when
the defendant, without any provocatioe, went up
to him, and struck him several violent blows iii
the face which rendered him inseniible. He after-
wards caused two dogs to attack him. He was
subsequently examined by Dr. Ker, who found that
he was badly injured. The defendant was a terror
to the district, and as he was in the habit of ill-
treating people in his employ he (Mr. Waldron)
should ask the magistrates to send him to prison
without the option of a fine. Witnesses we-e after-
wards called who corroborated Mr. Waldron's
statement, end added that the complainant would
have been worried by the dogs had not assistance
been rendered. Mr. Holberton said his ins:rue-
tion were that a free fight took place, and the de-
fendant simply defended himself. In reply to the
magistrates, Police-constables Hardwicke and
Stevens stated they frequently heard co n-
plaints of the defendant assaulting the labourers iti
his employ. Mr. Smith said the Bench believed
,he defendant ti be guilty of a savage assault, and
as the infliction of a heavy fine would be no punish •
ment to him, the Bench had decided to senteac
him to one month's imprisonment with hard labour
and to pay the costs—including the surgeon's fee—
£2 16a.; or in default a farther term of fourteen
Jays' imprisonment.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-05-01

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-05-01

THE ESTATE OF A MURDERESS.

It seems that about £lOOO, besides the property at
Villemomble, remains of the property which Euph-
rasie Mercier acquired by murdering Elodie Menetret.
The latter made two wills. The first was destroyed
by Mercier. But M. Grassier, an old neighbour, and
his servant, Adeline Grilliere, who alone were aware
of its existence, say that they were assured by Mdlle.
Elodie Menetret that she had therein bequeathed the
whole of her fortune to Dr. Piogey. The second
will, written in a trembling hand on the eve of
her death, is dated April 29, 1883, and
runs thus: 'Madame Mercier,—Pay my debts and,
taxes. lam lost. Keep the remainder of my for-
tune." This will drawn up by the dying woman, who
was then under the complete control of Euphrasie
Mercier is, necessarily, null and void. Moreover, the
woman Mercier could not benefit by it, as she has
forfeited all her rights. The property, therefore, de-
volves on the relatives of the victim. It seems that
Mdlle. Louise Menetret, her niece, who is a dancer at
the Saint Germain Theatre, is not to inherit the pro-
perty, as two male cousins named Declaire are
regarded as having more right to it. Unfortuna-
tely, a new difficulty is raised by the fact that
the deatu of Mdlle. Elodie Menetret was not duly
registered.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-05-01

A SAVINGS BANK SUSPENDED.

Some excitement was caused in Cardiff on Satur.
day morning by the posting upon the door of the
Cardiff Savings Bank of the following notice: "The
trustees and managers, having discovered several acts
of dishonesty in the accounts of the late actuary, Mr.
James Emerson Williams, deem it prudent to sus-
pend business until the accounts of the bank have been
thoroughly investigated. In the meantime the
trustees and managers are happy to be able to inform
the public that the principal part of the funds of the
bank, about £160,000, is safely secured in the hands of
the Comptroller-General. April 24, 1886.—J. Mar-
shall." The bank was established in 1819 and has a
branch at Aberdare; the president is Lord Bute, and
among the trustees are the Bishop of Bangor and the
Dean of Landaff. Thirty-two gentlemen of Glamor.
ganshire constitute the managers. According to the
last published balance sheet of the bank there are
5158 depositors, and the amount received last year
was over £60,000, being £9OOO more than in 1884. On
November 20, when the audit was made, the amount
in the hands of the treasurer of the National Pro-
vincial Bank of England was certified to be. £1722.
Mr. Williams, the actuary, died on March 26, aged '
71. He had been the actuary for 82 years. Mr. Wil-
liams began life as a schoblmaster at Cardigan. He
afterwards became a reporter and then editor of the
Cardiff* and Merthyr Guardian. For upwards of 30
years he was the borough auditor of the Corporation
An examination of the books of the Cardiff Savings
Bank has already shown a deficit of £30,000. The
defalcations have been going on for 30 out of the 36
years during which the late Mr. Jas. E. Williams held
the position of actuary. Information given by the
late actuary's grandson, who was employed in the
bank as clerk, led to the discovery of the frauds. Of
the 5158 depositors on the books nine are -penny
banks, 113 are charitable societies, and 204 are
friendly societies. The latter had invested over
xsp,noci, while the charitable societies had deposited
in the bank £2646. The losses occasioned by the de-
falcations will thus fall chiefly upon the working
classes. The deposits of less than number 1224.
The whole of the funds of a Cardiff society of printers
were invested in the bank. The secretary, of this
fund a few days ago gave notice for the withdrawal
of £4OO out of the £5OO invested. This notice fell
due. on Monday, but of course the money could not
be obtained.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-05-01

A STREET FLOWING WITH WINE.

• Between nine and ten o'clock on Saturday night the
policeman on duty in St. Anthony-street, Leith, was
surprised to see a rapid flow of a dark-coloured
liquid between the gate of the premises of a firm of
rectifiers and a neighbouring cesspool. On dis-
covering that it was wine, he at once conveyed
the information to the manager of the esta-
blishment, who, on entering the warehouse,
found it flooded to the depth of several inches.
After a search it was found that the lower
hoops of a vat containing fully 1200 gallons of
port wine had given way, that a large quantity of the
liquor had already escaped from the strained seams,
and was still running rapidly on to the floor. Obtain-
ing assistance, he managed to save one or two hogs-
heads, and a further quantity was baled off the floor.
Altogether not less than 1000 galldns of the wine are
supposed to have been lost. Meantime the unusual
circnmdance of a flow of wine in the street created a
sensation in the locality: A few of the passers-by,
grudging the loss of so valuable a commodity, were
not above stooping down and assuaging their thirst in
the most primitive manner conceivable. Others,
more thoughtful of the morrow, brought pitchers and
cans, and saved what they could. The sensation
ultimately grew into an uproar, and the policemen
were obliged to drive the people back, many of whom
I were sorrowful spectators of the continued flow of the
precious liquor into the common sewer.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-05-01

EAGLET.

STOCK SALE.—Considering it was Bank Holiday,
Messrs. Oates, Perrens, and Wooldridge bad a very
good supply of stock on Monday. The sale com-
prised 62. head of cattle, 270 sheep and lambs, 12
calves, and 170 pigs. There was a good atten l-
ance of buyers, and last week's prices were still
maintained. Fat cows made as high as .£24 ; teg.
595.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-05-01

A FORERUNNER OF PASTEUR.

That there is nothing absolutely new under the sun
has again been discovered in the case of Professor
Pasteur. It appears from a work published by Dr.
Vinson that no less a personage than Radama 11.,
King of Madagascar, had some idea of the inoculation
system. "This monarch," says the author, "believed
that a cure for all diseases, and particularly those of
the skin, might be found in a homceopathic virus. He
made a series of curious experiments. He accumu-
lated in a phial a little of all the poisons of humanity,
and, convinced that the mixture would be a panacea
for all contagious maladies, he inoculated his minis-
ters first of all to see how it would act." Unfortuna-
tely Lis Malagasy Majesty died before he had con-
cluded his experiments. What became of the poor
'ministers Dr. Vinson is not able to say, but it is
presumed they suffered the same fate as Professor
Pasteur's rabbits.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-05-01

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SPORTING NOTES.

(%By our Sporting Correspondent.)
-CIIESTER CUP.

Up to the present very few horses have received
recognition in connection with the far•famed
Chester Cup, which will be run for over 21- miles of
;lie Rhoodee next Wednesday. Since Smitilla's
respectable seconds in the Norzhampton and Metro-
politan Stakes, Major Staplyton's filly has been
fairly well supported by public ; a like remark•also
app!ies to Cohort, Radius, ana Eastern Emperor,
although I am warned that Sherrad's hor-e has not
a single penny of stable money invested on him,
.-vho is now the reigning favorite. TiCo and Merry
Prince are a useful pair, the latter having won this
event last year. Alec Taylor, besides having
Eastern Emperor, has a brace of useful 3-year olds
in Carl and Oberon. Ironclad can stay th,l course.
but I question Despair's ability to encompass the
distance. I:layhoe s stable being now in form,
Holdfast should not be over-looked. Glengyle and
the Cupola colt of Bates occasionally find support.
Music Master is thrown into the handicap; the best
of Porter's, Fair Vestal colt or Coracle, may be
heard of to advantage, Clarion is now in fair form;
iir name, Oliver Twist, Siam, and several others
will be asked a question on Saturday, consequently,
as very little owners' money can be traced to those
already in the quotations, the betting. may be com-
pletely revolutionised in the following 24 hours.
However, at the present, Alec Taylor's reprecinta-
ive will prove a hard nut to crack, which looks
like being ,

EASTERN EMPEROR.
Still, rs the race is not run for until next Wednes-
day, you had batter have your "Travel ing Correa-
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re,uit,3 of aiturday's trials, &c, which you can
have sent to you on receipt of 12 stamps, for the
payment of telegram, by direeting same to Tissue
Office, Hull. The Epsom Derby wagering was only
quiet. and the result of the 2,000 Guim eei must
have been very gratifying to the reade7e of these
notes, as I plumped for Ormond°.

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-05-01

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SALES BY AUCTION

PUBLIC NOTICES.

A WARNING TO LADIES.
When a draper has not the "Nonpariel" Velveteen in ,_
• he is tempted to subsitute another and an inferior
troric rather than lose a customer. Insist upon seeing
• trade mark stamped at the back of each yard. The
• qualities are equal in appearance and wear better
• the very best Lyons Silk Velvet, and cost nlv a
• hT the price.
' On be purchased of all leading retailers, in all
tl • •
t tialitres--Blacks, from 2s to 6s per yard; Colours,
rOl3l 211 6d to 68 6d per yard.
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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-05-01

TIVIDALE.

IMPUDENT THEPT;—At the Rowley Regis Police
Court on Wednesday, Martha Cross; and Sarah
Jane Proving of Kite's Hill, Dudley, we:e cacti
dned 133 for stealing coal, the property of the Earl of
Dudley. It was stated that the prisoners lin,d ptr
mission to take coal from the pit-mound at Oakham,
but they were not satisfied with the coil on the
mound, and took some from the railway.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-05-01

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EARLY ASCENT OF BEN NEVIS.

Mr. J. B. Simpson, Edinburgh, and Miss Simpson)
Ardlea, Fort-William, ascended Ben Nevis one day
last week, and paid the observers a visit. A great
part of the climb was accomplished with no great
difficulty, but in crossing the ravine known as the
"Red Burn," which was entirely blocked with drift,
the snow was so hard that it was impcssible to keep a
foothold without first carefully cutting steps. The
whole Observatory, except the tower, is buried in
snow, which is now about 10 feet deep. Mr. Ormond,
the chief of the staff, was in excellent health and
spirits, and his assistants had been enjoying toboggan-
ing from the summit to what Mr. Wragge named the
"Plateau of Storms "—a descent of about 400 feet.
After bidding the observers farewell, the visitors had
a most enjoyable " glissade " down the mountain side
to the Red Burn crossing, and arrived at Fort William
at dusk.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-05-01

LORD LORNE ON HOME RULE.

The Marquis of Lorne writes: It is possible that
too much weight may be attached to the words of
public bodies in the United States and Canada ap-
proving of the present Government's Irish Bills. It
is easy to concede anything at a distance. Before an
election it is always advisable for both parties in
America to seek the Irish vote, and it is at all times
politic to do so. The approval expressed will be found
to be general, and hardly tx embrace details. Canada
very lately gave empha vco-,estimony that she disap-
proved of separaticd.-vacated by Louis Riel.
The Home Rule- pr „kr e,,lorsed is provincial,
not national. NG e)...:i•American statesman
ever proposed that,. ''' South should have
the "justice" of repreacur_stion as a nation in the
Southern Congress at ±Licbmoud. Canada would
equally object to the Nob-West being made a
"national' Government, and would not allow
Quebec or any other province fiscal or military
autonomy.. American Home Rule means a divided
country, under one indivisible central Government.
This central Government is the only one that is
"national," each State sharing in its glory. By this
central Government, strengthened in each generation,
all provincial regialative injustice is checked. This
is government and justice. This system is worthy of
the great Empire of the United States, and is as far
removed from the programme of "autonomy for my
breakfast and much more for my dinner," expremea.
by Mr. Davitt, as is chalk for cheese.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-10-16

KR. G. HOWELL, M.P., ON IMPERIAL

FEDERATION.
At a confere..., nt, the Colonial and Indian Exhibi.
turn on commercial mil,.."ourse with our colonies and
dependencies on Saturoay, niglit, Mr. George H well,
M.P., said it was all very well for some people to say
that the England of to-day was not the England of
yesterday, and that we should very soon have tc
'shut up shop;" but he would remind them that our
total trade with the colonies at the end of 1006
.£160,825,000, as against £71,000,000 in the yeas
1854. He was not sure that they were going quite
the right way to bring about what some people
intensely desired—a federation of our colonies. The
colonies, had now arrived at such an age that they
thought they ought to "keep house" for themselves
Whether they would do so or not remained to be seen,
but, in his opinion, it would be to their interest tc
stand close by the mother country. How this was.
possible, and how the colonies could expect the mother
country to stand close by them, be failed to compre-
hend, for at the present time they were endeavouring
more strenuously than any of the foreign countries to
shut out English manufactures from their market. He
believed that the Australian colonists, as Englishmen,
would have to learn that such a thing as commercial
exchange could be carried on honestly and with pro-
fit to all parties concerned. It was perfectly certain
that the clay would come when the trading nations of
Europe would practically cease to become purchasers
of English manufactured goods; therefore we must
adopt two things, viz., some system of exchange
between ourselves and the colonies, and the further
development of the resources of the British Empire.
If Englishmen studied their home resources more
than they did at; present, be felt convinced they
would find sufficient in their own. country, not only
to maintain the masses, but. to feed them better,
clothe them better, and enable them to consume more
of the commodities than were to-day being sent
abroad. (Hear, hear.)
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-10-16

II ALESOWEN,

ORLLING BREAD WITAOUT SCA.LES,—At the Police
Canrt on Tuesday, before Mr. U ury T. Hickman,
Charles William Harold Smith, valuer, Peekingham
Street, was fined Os and costs for selling bread
without weighing it at RAusley, on the 22nd ult.
DISTURBING THE SALVATION ARMY.—At the Same
court, Joseph Portman and joi.n Hackett were
remanded on the ehargo of creating a disturbance
in the Salvation Army Barracks on the night of the
3rd inst.
HARVEST FESTIVAL,— The annual festival to
celebrate the ingathering of the harvest was held
in the parish church on Weduesdly. The church
was very handsomely decorated with flowers, fruit,
and vegetables. At the evening service a sermon
NY as preached by the Rev. J. ii tni.no el, L 1,13., of
Cornwall.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-10-16

DUDLEY.

COUNTY COURT —At this Court on Tuesday, be-
fore Sir Rupert Kettle (Jud,re) aa interpleAder case
was heard in which James Billingham sued James
Tromaus for the value of certain goods, and Joseph
Tromans, the, father of the defendant, claimed the
goods. Mr. Wright appeared for the plaintiff, and
Mr. Waldron for the claimant It was statei that
James Tremans was in difficulties, and he had a
sale of his good's. His father bought most of the goods
and when plaintiff sought to have them the father
claimed them. Mr. Wright contended that it was a
bogus sale which took place to defeat the execution
creditor. Nlr.Waldron urgA that parents frequently
helped their children in money matt.rs. His Honour
found for the judgment creditor, Billingham.—Mr.
llolberton applied for the discharge of John Todd,
grocer, Harts iii. The debtor failed in 1880, and
since that time he had paid 103. in the pound
according to statute. The application was granted.
FRIENDLY SOCIETY MEETING.—The second annual
meeting of the Forest Friendly Society was held on
Monday night at the Saracen's Head Hotel, Mr.
Alexander Stirling presiding over -.a large attend-
ance. The report and balance-sheet showed that the
society was in a prosperous state, and the state-
ment of funds showed that there was an amount of
£l,OOO invested in the Wolverhampton Corporation
Debenture Bonds, £467 2s. 6d, in the Post Office
Savings Bank, and £2O in the treasurer's hands,
total worth of the society being £1,487 2s. Gd.
There were ninety financial members and three
honorary members.—The reports were adopted.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-10-16

A WARNING TO LADIES.

When a draper has not the "Nonpariel" Velveteen in
stock, he is tempted to subsitute another and an interior
fabric rather than lose a customer. Insist upon seeirg
the trade mark stamped at the back of each yard. The
finer qualities are equal in appearance and wear better
th the very best Lyons Silk Velvet, and cost nlv a
quarter the price.
Can be purchased of all leading retailers, in all
Qualities—Blacks, from 2s to 6s per yard; Colours,
horn 20 6d to 6s 6d per yard.

HOME, SWEET HOME
The sweetest houses in this town are those where
Hudson's Extract of Soap is in daily use.
DON'T YOU KNOW?

That Hudson's Extract of Soap is a Pure Dry Soap,
in fine powder, readily soluable in all waters Hard,
Cold, soft, or Hot. Hudson's Extract of Soap is used
for all Washing, Cleansings, and Scouring, with great
advantage, Saving Time, Labour, and Money, perform.
ing Cleansing Work in the most thorough manner. Try
a Penny Packet, rnd
. YOU WILL KNOW

TOWLE'S PENNYROYAL AND STEEL FILLS
FOR FEMALES quickly correct all irregularities and
relieve the distressing symptoms a prevalent with the
Boxes is. lid. and 28. 94., of all Chemists. Sent
anywhere on receipt of 15 or 34 stamps by the Lincoln
and Midland Counties Drug Co., Lineoln.—Birwanu os
LIITATIONB.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-10-16

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-10-16

A FORTUNE-TELLER SENT TO PRISON

A remarkable ease of fortune telling came before
the Wolverhampton magistrates on Saturday. The
prisoner, Harriet Gilbert, Brunswick-street, was
shown to be carrying on a regular trade of fortune
telling, her chief clieot3 being a number of young
girls letters from whom the chief constable had in his
possession. The charm which the prisoner mainly
used was a plain glass globe, upon the top of which
she put the hands of her customers, covering it with
her own. Sometimes they were held in this 'position
for five or ten minutes. The fee generally paid was
a shilling, but in some cases it was more. One of the
witnesses, Mrs. Harriman, consulted the prisoner,
the applicant believing that she was bewitched, as
"she could neither eat nor sleep." Prisoner told her
her husband was a bad man, would do her all the
harm he could, but that she would have another hus-
band. Prisoner gave her a piece of paper to take
away the " wichery." The police-constable's wife,
who was sent as a decoy, was the chief instrument in
prisoner's arrest. A sentence of two months' hard
labour was imposed.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-10-16

THE SERIOUS DEFECTS IN A REW

GUN VESSEL

The Sheerness Dockyard authorities and Mr. J
Bannister, engineer assistant to the Director of Dock-
yards, have made a thorough examination of the
shafts of the new twin screw composite gun-vessel
Swallow, 8, 1040 tons, 1500 horse-power, and have
ascertained that the recently-discovered defects are
due to the galvanic action of salt water upon the metal
while the vessel has been moored in the steam basin
preparing for commission. The Swallow is the first oi
a new typo of gun-vessels, and her shafts are fitted
differently from most vessels in theltoyal navy. There
is about 20ft. in length of each shaft exposed between
the keel and the propellers, and it is this portion
upon which the rust has made such serious in.
roads. The dockyard authorities at Sheerness fore.
shadowed that something of this kind would happen
and suggested to the Admiralty at the time the vessel'
was building that the shafts should be encased in
metal tubing, so as to render them impervious to the
action of the salt water, but the Whitehall officials
ignored the recommendation. It is now proposed tc
adopt a precautionary measure of this kind. The
propellers have been taken off, but the shafts have
not yet been removed, and as the result of a test that
has been made it is expected that they will be simply
cased and made to answer f'or this commission. It
is thought that the water will not have such a
deleterious effect as the sea water in the steam basin
To provide the vessel with new shafts would entail
an expenditure of something like £6OO, and would
delay her departure for a considerable period, as the
shafts would have to be specially manufactured for
her. Except for her gun and machinery trials, the
Swallow has never been out of the steam basin.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-10-16

THE PARIS SEA CANAL.

Itear-A.dmiral Thomasset and M. Bouquet de la
Grye, who are the authors of a plan for making Paris
a seaport, have just addressed a letter on the subject
to the French Minister for Public Works. They ask
for a concession to enable them to construct a canal
in the bed Of the Seine between Rouen, where the river
is navigable for vessels of heavy tonnage, and Paris.
The tolls to be levied on ships using the canal would
be threa francs pr Um. The canal would be half as
wide again as that of Suez, and ships would have to
pass four, and in the course of time only three locks.
The petitioners estimate the cost at about 110,000,000
francs, and impress upon the Government the advan-
tages ofi the canal from the point of view of national
defence. The plan is, of course, an old one, having
been thought of from time to time for the past three
centuries, but the petitioners hope that, by the appli-
cation of modern science, and the use of modern
machinery, it may at last be brought to realisation.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-10-16

COODALL'S ECC POWDER.

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One Sixpenny Tin will go as far as Twenty Ex.&
Sold in id. Packets, ed. and Ist. Tins,
Prepared by GOODALL, BACKHOUSE, & CO., Leeds.

FREEMAN'S SYRUP OF PHOSPHORUS,

The most Wonderful Blood Purifier and Nerve Tonle
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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-10-16

GHASTLY EXPERIMENTS:

A ghastly pantomime, recalling to mind Poe's Ilan
rative of the galvanising of a mummy, has been enacted
at the Paris Practical School of Surgery, where the
bodies of Frey and Riviere, who were recently exe-
cuted, were placed at the disposal of the surgeons to
experiment on. A number of experiments were made,
among them the following :—To re-establish the cir-
culation in the several heads, the veins were injected
with blood taken from a living animal. The skin of
the face, previously livid, became charged with colour,
the lips recovered their natural red, the cheeks filled
out; irregular movements agitated the skin, and the
faces resumed the appearance of life. Electric
currents were passed through the facial nerves, and
the contractions of the face were noted. There were,
however, no results in the slightest degree indica-
tive of any restoration to life or consciousness. The
nerves shortly ceased to betray any sensibility, and
it was evident that all perception and eensation was
at an end.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-10-16

MY SWEETHEART

By arrangement with Miss Minnie Palmer and Mr. J.
Eogers, New York, U.S.A., (London's Latest and
Greatest Success) has been played nearly 300 Nights at
the Strand Theatre, aud twics t y special Command
before T.E, IL the PriL ca and Princess of %Vales.

It is something entirely new in the way of Dramatic
Entertainment. It cannot be compared to anything
thst has precede, it, and silo:Ad be seen by everyone,
Words fail in deecrib;ng its attracti)n. It is a simple
Story illiustrating a BxTILE 01' LOVE, between a
Pure and (bocci Girl, end a DeeiguiDg and unscrupulous
Adventuress.

NEW SCENERY by Mr. H. Mapleson, has been
specially Painted for this proeuction, and an unusally
Clever Company of Competent Artistes have been en-
gag,d. it is full of Charming Mthie, Pretty Songs,
uracelul Pauses, Tyrolean Melodies, and spatkinig
_Duette, and the play will bear seeing Six times in °kid
Week. Better than a Pantomime.

Doors °lea at 7 30, cc mmence at 8 o'clock.

Carriages flr 10 30. Reserved Stall., 3s. ;First Bests 25,;

Second do. le.; Back-do. 61.
Plan and Ticke's at the usual place.

Holloway's Pills,—The stomach and its troubles cause
more discomfort and bring more unhappiness then
is commonly supposed. The thousand ills that settle
there may be irevented or dislodged by the judicious
use of these pur.fying Pills, which act as a sure, gentle
anti-acid aperient, without annoying tne nerves of the
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TRADESMEN'S' ADDRESSES

ADVICE TO MOTHERS l —Ara you broken in your rest
by a sick child suffering with the pain of cutting teeth
Go at once to a chemist and get a bottle of Mrs. Win-
slow's Soothing Syrup. It will relieve the poor
sufferer immediately. It is perfectly harmless and
pleasant to taste, it produces natural, quiet sleep by
relieving the child from pain, and the little cherub
awakes as bright as a button." It soothes the child
it softens the gums, allays all pain, relieves wind
regulates the bowels, and is the best know remedy for
dysentery and diarrhosa, whether arising from teeth-
ing or other calietes. Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup
is sold by Medicine dealers everywhere at is lid per
bottle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-10-16

BROMSGROVE.

SCHOOL BOARD.—.A meeting of this Board was
held on Monday, when there were present Mr. J.
Green (chairman), Rev. J. W. Comfort, and Messrs.
Jeff eries and Parry. It was unanimously resolved
that the schools at the Lickey End district be closed
for a fortnight, on the recommendation of Dr. Carey,
a mild form of measles having broken out and
seriously affected the district.—Mr. Leadbetter sent
a letter reigning his seat on the Board, his continued
ill-health preventing him attending, and Mr. Parry,
in moving that the resignation be accepted, spoke
highly of the services rendered by Mr. Leadbotter
du-ing the period of nearly nine years he had been
a member of the Board. Mr. Jefferies seconded
the pi °position, and also spoke of the usefulness of
Mr. Leadbetter and his consistency. The motion
was carried,—The accounts for the year ended
September 29th were presented and passed. The
receipts showed a balance at the commencement of
the year of £758 6s. 1/1 ; Government grant, £9lB
Os. 53.; from sales, Li, 400; school fees, £424 63.
31.; books, &c., sold, £ll 18s 81; other items, .22
10s. 2d; total, £3,5551s 7d. E xpen.diture: —Sala ties
of officers, 4198 ; legal and other expenses of
adininstration, i 43 is. Pd; sal tries of teachers, £l,
504 14s. 21; books, apparatus, &c., £l6B 14s 74d.:
fuel, lighting, cleaning, &c., .£174 9s 7d.; rates, &c.,
£is 75.; repayment of loans andinterest, £529 Os.
4d.; balance in hand, £909 11s. 5d.; orders not paid
by treasurer, .211 153. 91 Total liabilities loans, &c."
.23.163 17, 81. These figures as cmiplred with
those of last year, show a decreases of £75 t 3Ad.
in the expenditure for the year; an increase ifi th
Government grant of £l6 Bs. 6d, and a dem**. in
fees received of £8 13s. 6d.