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The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-11-13

TRADESDIENS ADDRESSES

No. 12. Men.
NEW WORK BY DR. HENRY SMITH

Just Published, now ready, price 7 hreepence, 200 pagcs
by Post in Envelope, 'three btamps, free to eny pot of th
World.
DISEASES PECULIAR TO MEN:
CONSTITUTIONAL Olt ACQULRED : HEIR
CAU SE, CONSEQUENCES AND CURE.
It is THE BOOK OF POSITIVE REMEDIES for the
Cure of Every form of DISEASES PECr LIAR TO Mts.
ALL DISEASES for which Mercury, Sarsapard
Oopeiba, and 'ther Pernicious Drugs, ire erriploed 1,3
English physicians, to the ruin of the Invalid's health,
are now Cured by DR. SMITH'S POSITIVE
MEDICINES. Thousands of Cases have been Cur d
by his Positive Remedies whoa the doctors had given
the case up as incurable. Coubrrav Ir.v.trans. by the
aid of this book. may Ituaderstand the TREATkENT
NO CONSULTATION FEES. NO PEESONIL
VISITS.
Should be sent for by men of all ages, and read by
them with thoughtful care. , a
DR. HENRY SMITH, 8, Burton Crescent, London
Wee.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-11-13

I I EBIG'S_CHEMICAL FOOD

L I.. Lies and Enriche4 ths Blood, thereby rindering
'Lhe kin 6ser and transparent, sharpens the intellest
streagthens the constitution, re-establishes the
health, thoroughly re-vitslise• the system, and is the
on.: Iv:felling remedy for debility from whatever
e a. iaing.
L"")'C'S CHEMICAL FOOD

Wi a'• 7be found highly beneficial in an diseases o
iie- rt, Chest, Liver, Lungs, Kidneys, Stomach,
• d e wals, and there is scarcely a disease but what
will t' henefitted by it, and in all human probability
eurea.
Whtie all other. preparations of Phosphorus are
saw aid uncertain in their action, taking days and
some: _meg weeks to produce an effect, this CHKII.
i
CAL 1,001) 'Wine of Phosphatoe) acts at once and
ON
i b:length in no hour. a• d has been known to
restore health in less th n a week, even after the
failure of the usual remedies.
• This remarkable preparation not only cob tains all
the m3tenala necessary for the foundation of a new
eon.'ition and for preventing or curing disease,
but e'en evolves everything required for forming rich
pure, end healthy blood, muscle, fie.b. bone, brain,
kc., and .entains the very elements of LIFB.
This wine ie perfectly free from alcohol, and re.
tores to the system whatever it requires, the absence
of which often causes the debility. The secretions
are all brought le their natural healthy condition,
and Physical decay arrested. This wine is as certain
in it as that water quenches thirst and its
11.%ted Et!!

INIONS OF THE PRESS.
• /rex aupvicr to beef-tea, port wine, and all tonic
;ill.::nes.' —Lancet.
A r- edicite suited alike to young and old, tha
• l'erm the most delicate, and very streagtlian
n. —P,aetif;caor.
"N, rious Debility, caused by th• constitution
bar, g been in inred in early life, can be cured by
thin r •inedy i taken jadi Times.
`"Th-- zeare,t approach to a cure for Consumption
tbst hes yet been discovcrod."—Britiek Medical
.ro,rieet.
' wiicularly adopted the female system."-7.w
Tar .7. -sr e-si eMedieine smd Surgery.
- to be a specific forever' form of weakness
ez,l oaras most diseases."—Dublen Medical Prem.
"A mild remedy of universal application, and a
r.odttully medicine.' —Jlentkly Journal of Plear-
q..„' th. foundation of health in the young, and
so n liitis tip a strong constitntion."—Drsitee
Burgeons' 1-adeMseum.
"W:l* save teu times its cost n doctors' bills."—
America At Pkarinaceutieal Journal.
"it i o: a of the f w preparations that can be de•
pendea upon, and must, in course of time, entirely
supersede quinine, iron, cod liver oil, tonics, bitters,
and t'-,• thousand and one fashionable dear and
doubtful remedies."—Cheiniet and Druggid.
Sold in Bottles at 2s 9d. 4s 6d, and us.
and also in 33s and .25 Cases,
Any chemis not having it in "took will procure it te
order, and there is a great saying in buying the
larger sizes.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-11-13

X

..opna-elat confusion when you ask for LIEBIG'S
•1 ICL FOOD see that you get it, as our
- s sell all our Nutritive, and preparations
.rniPla are numerous. Remember that LIERIG'S
• ELAICAL FOOD is a medicine sold in bottles
.:14 bearing the Oovernment Stamp.

L0r..1,,1i A z.,uta : Barclay and Sons, U. Farringdon Street
Fwards and Sons, 167, Queen Victoria Street; New
bery and Bons, 37, Newgate street:; Millard and
to, ..'larterhouse ',guano; Banger and Boas,
14.• •.: Oxford Street; Rovenden and 5 ms.
'res. Str-et, W., and 9$ and 96, City
;. S.:t.ton and, Co., le, Bow Church,ard ; Butler
4, Cheapside ; Maw, Son, and Thompson.
; •e, •'+` torsgate Street ; Lynch and Co., 171 a aid
17 e. 4gate Street,; William Mather, ?erring
; ind J. C. Thompson, 121, New Nertk
I• _ _

o,it;,:Ei? OF ANY CHEMIST.

L:t7l3lG & CO.

NNOSAATH ROAD, LONDON,

S.W.
Chemist's nre cAutioned against making or offerinq far
salt pr.-I:mm*lone and calling them "Chemical Food" ash
w„ decided in the c 'se of Liebe g p Scully, that we were
the originptoi-a ot the same and had the sole right to nee it
and all percove yelling other ar'icles by his as. not
only render themselves liable to an actin (or d'images bet
also to Cha%ce "yr proceedings.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-11-13

THE VOLUNTEER MOVEMENT.

Mr. G. Shaw-Lefevre, M.P., the Under-Secretary
of the Admiralty, was present at az distribution of
Volunteer prizes at the Town-ball, Reading, on Mon-
day !light, and spoke of the great progress the move-
ment had made since it was first initiated, twenty-one
years ego. The value of the movement had made
itself strongly apparent as a supplement to the
standing Army of the country, and the knowledv
that there was this strong body of men to look to in
case of emergency gave confidence to the country
both in times of peace and war. Apart from the fact
that there were 200;000 efficient volunteers in the
country, fully 700,000 men had passed through the
ranks, of which number probably 400,000 would be
ready to flock to the colours should occasion require,
and therefore he contended it was the duty of all to
do their best to stimulate the movement. -
Colonel Loyd-Lindsay contrasted the present state
of efficiency of the Volunteer corps with that of seven
years ago, and congratnlated them
.on now having a
fixed establishment. He urged them to d® all they
could to render themselves efficient. If the Volunteers
went on increasing at the same rate as they had
for the last eight years, it would necessitate a reduc-
tion of five regiments of the Army, and that he knew
the country would not like. The amount earned by
the Berks battalion for the last year was over £1,948,
and he believed £4OO encampment money: He though
it would be a step in the right direction to assimilate the
dress, accoutrements, and drill of the whole of the
Volunteer force throughout the country.

_
"THE LARGEST CIRCULATION IN THE WORLD."-
That of postage-stamps.—Funny Kolb.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-11-13

CRADLEY HEATH, HALESOWEN, AND DISTRICT CHRONICLE.

PRINTING! PRINTING!! PRINTING 1 !

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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1880.

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CANNOT
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WORLD FAMED

KEATING'S COUGH LOZENCI:E-S,
Convenient to keep ban,iy in the pocket.

KEATING'S • COUGH LOZENGES,
Are universally recommended by the Faculty.

Testimonial (Original maybe seen)
DLLs Sig,—Having tried your Cough Lozenges in India,
I have much pleasure in testifying to their beneficialleffectx,
in Cases of Incipient Consumption. Asthma, & Bronchial
Affections. So good a medicine ought to be know; to be
appreciated. I have prescribed it largely with tile beat
results.

W. B. G.
Apothecary, H.M. Indian Medical Service.
Bold in Tins, ls. lid,, and 2s. Od. each, by all Draggioto..
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-11-13

MDLLE. SARAH BERNHARDT IN
NEW YORK.

The Daily News of Wednesday published the following
from their New York Correspondent:—

The popular interest in the first appearance of Mdlle.
Bernhardt last night even surpassed expectations.
The crowd began to assemble at Booth's Theatre an
hour and a half before the time, and an enormous mass
soon collected which the police could hardly control,
thousands of spectators filling the streets and neigh-
bouring steps and balconies. Speculators going among
the crowd sold seats in the back rows as high as 25 dollars
each, and admission tickets without seats for double
the regular price. Before the curtain rose the box-
office refused, from considerations of safety, to sell
Any more admissions. At that time the house as
densely packed with 3,000 people, 800 of whom,, in-
cluding many ladies, stood all through the evem.ng.
A few were in full dress, but the audience was fairly
representative, including many notable people.
The play was Adrienne Lecoupreur. The first act
was barely heard in patience, McUle, Bernhard not

being on the stage, and the supporting company being
very weak. The entrance of Adrienne in the second
act was hailed with moderate applause, which she
barely acknowledged. She was recalled once
after this scene, but it was plain the house
was curious rather than sympathetic. The conquest
secured by the actress before the close of the evening
was won by tlegrees, and became more and more com-
plete as the play went on. There were three 4recalls
after the third act. The performance ended in a
brilliant triumph.
Afterwards a serenade, arranged by the French
citizens, was given to Mdlle. Bernhardt at her hotel.

Mdlle. Bernhardt is to give twenty-four representa-
tions in New York, after which she proceeds on a.
tour including Boston, Montreal, Baltimore, Phila-
delphia, Chicago, St. Louis, Cincinnati, and New
Orleans, returning to Europe in June next.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-11-13

AN EISTEDDFOD IN LONDON.

On Monday an Eisteddfod was held at the Surrey
Chapel, Blackfriars-road, under the presidency of Mr.
B. T. Williams, Q.C., and M.P. for Carmarthen.
shire. There was a numerous assemblage, consisting
principally of the Welsh residents in London. After
the singing by Mr. H. Williams of "Can yr Eistedd-
fod," specially written for the occasion, the president
delivered a brief address, in the course of which he
alluded to the large number of Welsh people who
had so long and prosperously resided in England.
With regard to depression in agriculture and trade,
the Welsh farmer had had difficulties to grapple with,
and it had been stated that there were a number of
farms to let. Such was not the case, as quite recently
when a farm was announced to be let there no fewer
than fifty applicants for it. With regard to the land
question, the Irish might take a lesson from the
Welshman's book. The Welsh had a land question.
They had been deprived of land, but by industry they
had been able to purchase it baCk again.
A number of competitions in music, recitations, and
adjudications on poetry for prizes followed.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-11-13

PRICE ONE PENNY.

PUBLIC NOTICES.

CHURCH OF ENGLAND ZENANA

AI IS SIONARY MEETING.

THE friends of India, daEirous to diffuse
more general information on the bt..ii-,hted con-
dition of the Women of that Empire. havt, arranged a
PUBLIC MEETING, in the COIN XCFIANGE
STOURBBIDGE, ON MONDAY. Nov. That, 1880
when Col. and Mrs. Urmston, will attend t.:S delutation
from the Society to give personal details of its efficiency.
The Rector of Olominford, will take the 4. hair at
7.pm,, suppOrted by the neighbouring clergy.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-11-13

MONEY! MONEY MONEY
CASH ADVANCED £lO to £6OO ON EASY TERMS.
MO Respectable Householders, Farmers, Coickeepers
Tradesmen, and others, Without Sureties, or
delays. Apply personally or by letter, to B. Goodman,
80, Princess Road, Birminghasn, (Private Residence),
Union Loan Office, 19, Stbne Street, (late 3, Prior;
Street,) Dudley, and 6, Enville Street,Stourbridge._
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-11-13

LYE.

THE SCHOOL BOARD ELECTION —The election for
the School Board took place on Monday, and the
votes were counted up on Tuesday. The contest
has been over the question of the expenditure
passed by the Board, the ratepayers having taken
exception to it on the alleged ground that it was
excessive. The result has been that three of the
retiring members —one of whom was Mr. Hat risen,
chairman of the Board—have been defeated. The
following are the numbers polled for each candidate,
according to the returning officer (Mr. Wall), who
is also clerk to the Union. The names marktd
with asterisks are those of retiring members; the
first seven hare been elected :—Rev. F. W. Haines*,
645 ; E. Brooks, 497; 11. T. Hickman*, 485 ; J.
P. Coddington, 461 ; S. Jackson, 453 , J. Pear,on*,
412; G. K. Harrison*, 354 : J. Hyrons*, 318; Rev.
A. Wright*, 281: G. Rhodes, 153.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-11-13

MEDICAL CAUTION.

THE Special Treatment adopted and need
with sotth great anecess by Dr. Flunterfor the
set thirt c.nra, can only be obtained at 44. Great
Birmingham. Book of Testimonials
ivi to regain Health and ?daily 'Vigour
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THE GRELT ENGLISH REMEDY
D RHEUNDITISM.
ri I c atirg ra:n ix rinicklr yeli,vcd care
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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-11-13

TERRIBLE EARTHQUAKE IN
AUSTRIA.

On Tuesday morning there was a smart earthquake
shock in Vienna from west to east. It was felt also
in almost all Southern Austria, Hungary, and the
greater part of the Balkan peninsula.
In Vienna a rather violent shock was felt at a
quarter to eight. Numerous teleg
' rams were received
by the meterological bureau in Vienna stating that
shocks were felt at Serajevo, Derwenta, Brod, Pola,
Trieste, Zilli, Klagenfurt, Fiinfkirchen, Odenburg,
Marburg, Laibach, and Gross-Kanischa.
In Agram, the capital of Croatia, three shocks of
earthquake occurred, a period of an hour interveni.pg
between the second and third. . One of them, which
lasted ten seconds, was so powerful that not a single
house remained uninjured. Walls, chimneys, and
roofs were precipitated into the streets, causing the
death of several persons and injuring many
others. The walls of several churches and towers
were cracked, the Cathedral was seriously damaged,
and many buildings were rendered unsafe, and will
have to be pulled down. A general panic reigns in the
town. Many of the inhabitants, including the Cardinal
Archbishop, have taken to flight.
Tile. Burgomaster of Agram has requested the
autnrities at Laibach, by telegraph, Lto despatch
masons and building materials to restore the buildings
destroyed by the earthquake, and a train consequently
left Laibach on Tuesday evening with the necessary
workmen and materials. _ _ _

The number of persons injured is at present esti-
mated at 30.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-11-13

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FISH.

Fresh haddocks, 13s. to Its.; Brooked ditto, 200. to 40s. ;
trawl plaice, 163. to 221. ; ditto, whiting, Bs. 01. to 12s. 61. ;
ditto, soles, £3 to ; bloaters, 3.. 101. to las.; kinper
herrings, 6s. to lie. ; smelts, tas to 7a. 61 per basket;
salmon, 4s. to 4?. 6d. per lb. ; lobsters, 10a. 61. to toe.;
crabs, Bs. 91 to 351.4; mackerel, 2s. 10d. to 45.; mullet,
4s. 64 to Be. per dozen; native oysters, £l2 per bushel
Common ditto, 63. to 10s. per hundred.

HOP.
The foggy weather of the past week has interfered irtth
busluess >0 twine extent, but the market for the better class
of hops has been firm. The supgty of luferMrlbe
rejected Ns to £lO 10s.; are
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STOURBRIDGE GAS COMPANY.

NOTiCE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the
next EULF-YEARLY ORDINARY AIKETING
of the Shareholders of this Company will be held at the
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the Directors of the Receipts and Disbursements for the
past.flalf-year, and a Statement of the General AffAirs
of the Company for that period ; and also for declaring
a,Dividend on the last Half-year, and for the transaction
of the General-Business of the Company. The Transfer
Books will be closeci from the oth to the 21st day of
February, 1830,

Stoutbridge, January 20:11, ISSO.

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Secretary.

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A NEW ELECTRIC RAILWAY.

The Berlin Correspondent of the Standard writes
that "at the general meeting of the new Electra
Technic Society—a body rapidly assuming import-
ance among the philosophical associations of the
German capital—Dr. Werner Siemens made a most
interesting statement upon the impending con-
struction of an Electiic Railway. Fifteen feet above
the pavement her proposes to construct a network of
electric lines, intended to convey passengers from the
various station' of the new Metropolitan line to all
parts of the capital. To work these lines with ordinary
locomotives would be impracticable, unless, indeed,
the pillars on which the metals would have to be placed
were very solid, and of a nature not to interfere with
the traffic of livwded streets, The Electric Railway
required n heavy structures, the moiing power
being the uo., ayuamic machine, invented by the
speaker, and perfected by Herr von Hefner, one of the
leading engineers of his firm. For its working capacity
the machine was indebted to a very simple contrivance.
By revolving his machinery in the direction opposite to
the current he had not only obviated reduction of force,
but actually augmented its strength. This theory,
which was communicated by him thirteen yearc ago
to the Berlin Academy, had since been applied by Dr.
Siemens and his associate, Herr von Hefner, to the
construction of an electro-dynamic engine, whose per-
fect working capacity was tested in the Electric Rail.
way of the Berlin Industrial Exhibition of 1879. The
matnine was so very powerlnl that the chief difficulty
in perfectingi t had been to prevent its destruction by
its own inherent force. The action of the machine,
too, was cheaper than that of the locomotive; a train
consisting of machine and passengers' carriage could
be profitably run on his viaduct railway, if there was
an average of five travellers. Considering that the
electric viaduct admitted of being placed on slight
and elegant columns, it was obvious that this new
species of railway supplied a ready means of freeing
the streets of crowded capitals from the exicessive
traffic now obstructing them. He was not prepared
to say that the new invention would supersede loco-
motives for long distances, a dynamic machine in
connection with the engine requiring to be put up
every twenty miles; but as its applicability for short
distances had been absolutely proved, omnibus and
tram were clearly destined to become obsolete very
shortly, and metropolitan communicati,n would be
conducted upon a new and highly improved plan. In
oonclusion, the speaker hoped that Berlin would be
the first city to adopt this promising contrivance."
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-02-07

THE RELIEF TURD.

A bazaar has been held at Peoria, Illinois, in aid of the
distressed in Ireland, which yielded a net profit of nearly
5,000 dobs.
The stun of 5,000 dols. has been collected in Boston in aid
of the Irish Relief Fund.

Mr. Alexander Gibson, a wealthy lumberman of St. John,
New Brunswick, has contributed 5,000 dols. to the Irish
Relief Fund, the order to pay the amount being sent by
cable.

On Saturday the Lord Mayor of London received a
letter from the Duchess of Marlborough acknowledging a
fifth grant of £2,000 towards her fund for the relief of dis-
tress in Ireland.

Mr, Cavendish Bentinck, M.P., in presiding at a
public meeting at Whitehaven, to raise subscriptions in aid
of Irish distress, said he did not know what scheme of
relief works the Government proposed to have, but he ex-
pressed a hope that they might be of a useful character in
themselves, and would tend to alleviate the distress. The
meeting resolved to torm a committee to collect subscrip-
tions for the Duchess of Marlborough's and the Lord
Mayor's fluids, and nearly £lBO was subscribed in the room.
The Pope has contributed 10,000 f. towards the relief
of the distress in Ireland, to be distributed by the four
Archbishops.—Dr. Danell, the Roman Catholic Bishop of
Southwark, has forwarded to Dublin a remittance of £1,060,
on account of the collection made in his diocese on Sunday
January 18th, for the relief of the distress in Ireland. The
Bishop has still to receive returns from one or two churches.
A meeting of the Executive Committee of the
Duchess of Marlborough's Relief Fund was held in Dublin
on Monday, when reports were received from all parts of
the country with reference to the distress prevailing.
Numerous grants of money and clothing were node and
local committees were appointed. The fund now amounts to
over 4.37,000.
_ . . _

It is-lielieved, in rnblin, that the Government will
announce their intention of granting a sum of money for
the purchase of seed potatoes, and so large an amount as a
quarter of a million Is spoken of as likely to be set apart
tor this purpose.
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BRIERLEY HILL.

COAL STEALIN3.—At the Pclice•cour:7, on Mon-.
day last, before Messrs. H. C. Firmstone, and G.
K. Harrison, Lucretia Nichol:: was charged with
stealing coal, the property of Earl Dudley. Addi-
tional-copstable Taylor proved the case, and the
defendant was fined 5s and costs.-3ames Harvey,
a boy, and Margaret Williaras were charged with
stealing coal on the 24th, the tpotty of the Earl
of Dudley. A man named tcll6tt said he saw
bath the prisoners take coal cfr: the trnck aud throw
it down. Theyithen took t 11.3 coll away. Three
previous convictions were premed against Harvey
who was Clued lOs ;in default 14 days. Williams
was fined 5s ; in default 7 days; E,llowed 14 days
each.— Fanny tilaundets, 21, :77;12 charged with
. sLaling a quantity of ccal...on the 21st ult., the
property of Richard Nora, Police-constable
1 Hicklin proved that he was c,:.11e,d, and saw the
1 defendant put some coal in a
,backet and some
. gleeds on the top. 1..n0t her c21,..er met her with
i the coal. Pollee-conztable C.i.rratt corroborated,
I and said he met the prisor.er rsat Blemloy Lane.
The bag contained Goal whicl! wan covered over
with gleeds. Fined 5s ;in C.':lault 7 days.
GETTING OUT CP .1 Tzum c3=ar Di MOTION.—.
William Havard, miner, Burnt Tree, was charged
with infringing the bye-laws oi :le Great Western
Railway Company by leaving A train. whilst in
, mn otion at Round Oak Statioz, Ca the 20th Decem-
The offence was.proved 1.1 a goods gnar,i,
' be I
W stated that had it not L3i.illtor laimfidefendant
0 id have fallen underneath the train. The Bench
lelliolltlY with defendank. =4 Mod hum IN 6d
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STRIKE IN THE NAIL TRADE.

In
n
roported departure by
he
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some ras steecirus e
frime n
the nail trade, a strike of
wages of operativescnoroc
nailers took otio the
ldswinford on Tuesday. A
place a
tert has, it is alleged, b •
Birmingham mas
operatives at a rate of 10 per cent
, een paying
list price. This renewal of difficulties
below the the
a section of
looked upon as serious, because the
il7the which 29,000 men were thrown
st g
was regarded as the outcome of in-
out of vvotk'
masters paying for work at a rate below
.retartacisetrke 3 by
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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-02-07

OPENING OF PARLIAMENT

BY THE QUEEN.

The seventh session of the ninth Parlia-
ment of Queen Victoria nas opened on
Thursday, by her Majesty in person.
The Lord Chancellor, kneeling, handed
the Speech to the Queen, who immediately
returned it, and his lordship then read it to
the august assembly, the appearance of the
entire chamber at this time being one of the
most brilliant character.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-02-07

RACE -r,;

ON THE ROLLER SKATES
Open to anyone residing within 7 miles of.:Stourbridge.

ON TUESDAY NIGH_T,

There 7will be a HALF-MILE SrEEPLECITA.SE
HANDICAP, and a RALF-MILL HANDICAP for
;;BOYS uncler 14,

ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT,
There will be a QUARTER-MILE B XCKWARDiRACE
and a HALF-MILE HANDICA.P. The Prizes will

consist of Valuable Medals.

SKATING AT INTERVALS.

Entrance Fee to the Races Gd. each, to be made
at the Rthk.

ADMISSION WITH USE OF SKATES, 6i.-EACH.

STOURBRIDGE
CHURCH OF ENGLAND ASSOCIATION.

The Committee beg to announce that the
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THE QUEEN'S SPEE
MY LORDS AND GENTLEMEN,-

It is with much satisfaction that I again
r34)rt to advice and itssistauce of my ParHa-
raeub.

relations with all the Powers continue
t,. iy.; friendly. The course of events since
t:AI, prorogation of Parliament has tended
to faynish additional security to the main-
telv.tioe of European peace on the principles
laid down by the Treaty of Berlin. Mach,
however, still remains to be done to repair
the disorder with which the late war has
acted many rafts of the Turkish Empire,
A convention for the suppression of the slave
trade has been concluded between my.
Government and that of hislmperial Majesty
the Sultan.
At the close of your last session I exposed
ho/C) that the Treaty of Gamsk had
war in Afghanistan.
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happily ten:2llll2;w.- .
▪ ecnformity will) its prainsim.,
„QiNl hiii rutinca was honourably received
said enterteiled by the Alum et Cabe g COTa44.-
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A YOUTHFUL HEROINE.

On Tuesday the Royal Humane Society forwarded its
medal, together with a handsome testimonial recording the
circumstances on account of which it had been awarded by
the committee, to Miss Esther Mary Cornieh•Bowden a little
girl only eight years of age, residing at Black Hall, Avon-
wick, Ivybridge, Devonshire, for saving the life of her
governess under the following circumstances :

At about a quarter te one o'clock on the 30th of
November last, as Miss Bradshaw, a governess, was
returning from the Sunday school with two little girls,
damehters of Mr. Cornieh•Bowden, she became sud-
denly giddy, and fell into a pond, the water in which
is 6ft. deep, Miss Cornish-Bowden, after calling loudly
for help, sent her younger sister to the keeper's lodge
for assistance, and meantime stooped down and tried to
lay hold of the drowning woman. This she succeeded
in doing, but in the effort she overbalanced herself, fell
in, and sank, but still retained her hold, her presence
of mind evidently not forsaking her, for when she
rose to the surface she still held her governess by the
right hand, while with the left she caught hold of
some short bushes. In this position they remained
for about five minutes, the child calling for help. At
last a workman named Gully, passing an adjoiniug
road, heard the cries, and assiEtsd Miss Bradshaw and
the child out of the water. The governess was much
exhausted and partially insensible, but her brave little
rescuer appeared quite unconcerned.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-02-07

CUTTINGS FROM AMERICAN PAPERS.

A Buffalo paper says there is an unpreceiented
activity among steel manufacturers. They are all working
Overtime, and it is feared that the supply of metal will ran
short, for a Chicago girl has ordered a pair of skates.
We don't know whether it is old or not, but we
beard a gentleman ask a lady in a carriage the other day:
" Annie, is it proper to say this 'ere, that 'ere 7" " Why, of
course, not, was tho reply. "Well," said he," I don't know
wbetber it is proper or not, but I feel cold in this ear from
that air."

An American editor, speaking of a blind sawyer,
says Although he can't see, he can saw."
A RockY
ountain editor, alluding to the demand
for female suffrage, female doctors, and female clergymen,
remarks
that
another want presents itself—that of female
An Indian barrister, writing home from New
Orleans, dwells with evident gusto on the generous dime.
stone
01
the drinking glasses used in the saloons of that city.
861.
He says it made him feel at first as if he were drinking out
of a churn.
The editor of an Arnerican
paper 78 the only
reason why his dwelling was not blown away in a late
storm, was because there wits 5 heavy mortgage cu it.
A clergyman "out Veit" married a couple the
other day, received his fee, aild rent them away, appa-
rently satisfied; but a short time afterwards the bride•
groom returned and said he had come to pay more, as
the woman had turned out much bet
t er than he had
expected.
•
Mark Twain looked up at the moon and delivered
this soliloquy: "How melancholy the moon must feel when
it has enjoyed the fulness of prosperity, and has, as now I
see it, got reduced to its last quarter."
An Ohio paper publishes the following item :—" A
deaf man, named Brown, was run down by a passenger train,
and killed, on Wednesday, half a mile north of Greenwich
Station, near Cleaveland. He was injured in a similar way
about a year ago."
Young America has been always noted for itS
qtaring mind. One of the many budding Presidents nOW
resident in Chicago wag told the other day by hi, "school
marm" the story of William Tell's famous shooting feat.
The only comment the boy made upon the story of the
patriotic parent was, "Who ate the apple afterwards?
A Boston gentleman who had been at great expense
to adorn his garden with statuary, was much chagrined
recently to hear an old man from the country say to his
wife, as they gazed upon the statues; " Jen see what a waste,
Belinda. Here's no less than six scarecrows in this ten
foot patch, and any one of 'em would keep the crows from a
11V0-110re field."
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NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC GENERALLY.

The above p9pular place of resort
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MERINO SHEEP FROM AUSTRALIA.

The Northumberland, which arrived in the London
docks on Friday in lag week from Melbourne, brought
twcs very first-class rams and 11 ewes, consigned to the
Duke of Manchester, with which his Grace is desirous
to found a flock at Yinabolton. The interest attached
to this importation has in the fact that they are the
first sheep sent from Australia to England for breeding
purposes. Mr. W. M'Calloch, who last year carried
away from these shores so many high-priced Bates
shorthorn crihile, was commissioned by the Duke of
Manchester qb purchase for him in Victoria a few of
the choicest Merinoes he could meet with. Mr.
M'Culloch executed his commission from the cele-
brated Ercildowne flock of Sir Samuel IVilson, which
has been accustomed to top the London market with the
finest and highest priced wool. Indeed, some of the
fleeces from this flock sold in 1878 as high as 4s. 6d,
per lb., and the clip of the whole of the flock has more
then once averaged in London 10s. per head. The
annual sale of Sir Samuel Wilson was held on the
30th of October last, when several of the rams realized
from 50 guineas up to 100 guineas each, the ewes sell-
ing from 20 guineas each downwards. The little flock
which the Northumberland has brought over was
entirely purchased at this sale, with the exception of
one of the rams, which is a present from Sir Samuel
Wilson, who, feeling an interest in the Duke of Man-
chester's enterprise, considerately sent the second ram
to be ready for E mice in case anything should happen
amiss to the other.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-02-07

WOLVES AND WILD ANIMALS IN
FRANCE.

The return of the number of wolves and other wild
animals killed last winter in France has just been pub•
lished, and shows the following results :—Wolves,
402 ,• young wolves, 153; foxes, 6,771; badgers, 5.036;
wild boars, 5,328. It is supposed that the returns for
the present winter will show a vast increase In the
number of slaughtered wolves in consequence of the
exceptional severity ot the weather. Most of the
wolves which perish in France are slain by 'the
louvaterie, a special body charged with that duty.
Under the ancient regime the Grand Louvetier of
France was an officer of the King's household, and
the office after having been abolished during the Revo-
lution was re established by Napoleon There
are now in France 462 lieutenants of louveterie, who
keep up at their own expense a considerable staff of
beaters and 7,305 hounds. The office of lieutenant is
honorary and merely carries with it a few privileges,
such as that of hunting the wild boar twice a month,
during the season, in the State forests. It is held by
such men as the Marquis de l'Aigle, at Compiegne,
who is famed for his hounds; by the Prince of
Wagram, the Vicomte de St. Perier, the Vicomte de
Greffulhe, and others. It is complained that in eleven
departments the louveterie is not organised, and that
some of these departments, especially the Cantel and
the ArifSge, are infested with wolves,—Pall Mall
Gazette.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-02-07

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