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The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-04-03

THE CULTIVATION OF TOBACCO.

Lord Harris called attention to the penalties im-
posed by certain Acts of Parliament on the cultivation
of tobacco in the United Kingdom. He argued that
the imposition of such penalties was an inconsistency
in a Free Trade country, and he quoted statistics of the
result of tobacco cultivation in Belgium to show that it
might be pursued in portions of the United King-
dom at a satisfactory profit. He contended that
the interests of the revenue might be preserved
by levying the tobacco duties on the manfactured
article, and he suggested that the Government
ought to allow the experiment of tobacco-growing
to be made on a limited scale for two or three
consecutive years in England and Ireland by per-
sons who should register their names and paY a
registration fee. If the result of the experiment were
satisfactory, the agriculturists of the United Kingdom
ought no longer to be placed at a disadvantage as com-
pared with thote of other countries in respect of an
article for which there was so large a consumption.—
Lord Sudeley said that this was a subject which had
frequently engaged the attention of successive Governs
ments. It was considered by a committee which sat in
1830, and the evidence taken by that committee went
to show that tho trial of tobacco-growing which had
been made in Scotland and in Ireland had not resulted
in a profit. That committee and more then one Chan-
cellor of the Exchequer had expressed a strong opinion
as to he difficulty which would have to be met in
raising excise duty on home.-grown tobacco; but the
Government were willing that the experiment of culti-
vating tobacco in the United Kingdom should be made
under such conditions as would preserve the revenue
against loss.—Lord Dunraven attached great importance
to the cultivation of home-grown tobacco at a time when
agriculture in this country was so greatly depressed.—
Lord Iddesleigh was glad to hear of the determination
at which her Majesty's Government had arrived in this
matter, and hoped tt at notices as to the permission of
the experiments would be issued as soan as possible.
He recognised the diMculty which existed in the case
of permitting tobacco to be grown at home. The
article was one from which a very large revenue was
raised, and, in respect of excise, the problem was to
secure the revenue against fraud while not imposing
such restrictions as would render it impossible for the
cultivator to grow the tobacco at a profit.—Lord North-
bourne was sure that both parties in the State would
regard with sat7sfaction anything which proved of
advantage to the agriculturists of the country.
The report of amendments on the Justices' Juris-
diction Bill was received.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-04-03

THE RAILWAY MIKE IN AMERIO

A telegram from New York on Sunday says:
strike situation remains unchanged. Mr. Powde,atr,
came to New York on Saturday, and offered to
Gould a new plan of arbitration, which the latter 0
dined. There are many signs of internal dissrnsi°%
among the Knights of Labour. They are likely to g
to pieces as an organisation,
PHILADELPHIA, March =,,
Protracted conferences were held on Sunday ,
tween Mr. Jay Gould and Grand Master Worlin'
Powderly, of the Kaights of Labour, resulting
agreement to settle the railway strike by arbitratiop
the men meanwhile resuming work. Both 046
Gould and Mr. Bowderly last night telegraphed Lai
result to St. Louis, Mr. Powderly ordering the 1114'
to resume work. They have not yet resumed, b6tiO
ever, as they are awaiting orders from Mr. Moro°
Irons, the local chief of the Knights of Labour, ri.'lo
seems to disregard Mr. Powderly's authority.
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strike cannot continue much longer. It is 11'
broken in Texas.
LAl°4
The railway strikers will resume work tO-morl°so
Several goods trains have already moved frotow
Louis. A Washington telegram reports that
Jay Gould's change of front permitting arbitratioe
duo mainly to the request of President Cleveland.
„30,1
A young lawyer the other clay entered a non-o—agl
mg compartment in a railway train the other
ed
with his meershaum in fine working order. A
fat old gentleman sitting opposite to him I" oil
"Young man you have one of two things to do,i
mint either stop smoking or leave this carriage.
smoker quietly put away his pipe. At the next sta,
as the old gent was endeavouring to get out 01 Dil
train, the carriage door being rather too narrow f°,li,jv
Falstaffian figure, the lawyer smilingly said to 'foil,
"Old man, you have one of three things to do 40/
must either eat lei's, exercise more, or give up rat'
i 0
A. good story of the Viennese carnival is curreritoe
the Audtrian capital. At the ball given 11„gd
Viennese Choral Society, which is always so thre'o, 0
that it is the work of hours to reach the entratlc 'OO
raember of a well-known financial house bit 0000
original but 'successful mode of conveyance.,
irranged with four bearers to carry him throuroi
"rowd on a hospital stretcher. Of course the tfcsoo
made way; and great was their astonishment 0°
he threw off the covering and jumped out alive

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-04-03

A FANILY OF 31171LDMERS
LYNCHED.

It is reported from Shoals, Indiana, that the mem-
bers ot the notorious Archer gang, who had been con-
fined in the county gaol there for sevaral weeks past
on a charge of having been concerned in several
brutal and unprovoked murders, but snore especially
for the killing of an old man named Bunch, expiated
their crimes on the morning of March 10, at the
hands of a mob of determined men, all armed and
thoroughly prepared to carry out their purpose. The
mob was composed of many of the farmers of the
surrounding country, ancjo was quiet and orderly. On
reaching the city the men passed rapidly through the
streets to the gaol in West Shoals. The keys were de-
manded of the gaoler, but he refused to give them up.
Without tarrying a moment for a colloquy, thespokes-
man of the mob pushed the gaoler aside, and calling
out to the men to follow him, led the way up to the
door. A few vigorous strokes against it, and it fell
in with a crash. In an instant tbe excited mob were
before the gratings of the cell i. These were speedily
broken open, and doomed prisoners were led out
into the courtyard. The mob was silent as death.
From the courtyard the prisoners were led a short
distance up the road to a place where three trees
etood. Here a few moments were given them in
which to exchange parting words or to make a con-
fession of their crimes. But they made no sign, ard
as the three nooses were slipped about their necks
they stood composed and resigned to their fate. The
ends of the ropes were then thrown over the limbs of
the trees,. a strong pull was given by each of the
little groups of men who held the ropes, and in an
instant the bodies of John, Martin, and Thomas
Archer were dangling in mid-air. The crimes for
which the three culprits were hanged were of almost
every grade—from murder to petty theiving. For
95 years they have been a terror both in Martin and
Orange counties, until the people did not know when
they went to bed at night whether they would be
murdered before morning or their houses burned
down. They never failed to exact vengeance for a
fancied slight, and many farmers in Orange and
Martin counties had lost considerable sums of money
by having their cattle stolen or their barns or houses
burned down. The lynchers waited until they had
positive evidence that the men were guilty, whereupon
the hanging immediately efollowed. Word W4B sent
in from the country not to cut the 'bodies down, but
to let them hang, as the country people wished to see
them hanging.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-02-06

FLOWER AND ROSE BEDS:

Flower beds and borders which have neither been
ring nor bedded out with spring flowers should be
ridged. A good Mt nod is to give first a dressing of
old hotbed manure, which should consist principally
of decayed tree leaves, then to trench the soil two
spades deep, turning tbe top spit downwards, and to
finish by ridging up the last spit. This exposes large
surfaces to the action of the frost, by which the soil
is made better fitted for plants. By deep cultivation
onl3 can we overcome the effects of our variable
climate. See that newly-planted trees and shrubs
are securely fastened to prevent them being blown
about. Roses should receive a good mulching of
cow or pig manure. The best manure is that from
animals that are liberally supplied with oil or
cotton-cake or other rich food. Jn some soils it
is almost a necessity to lift roses wholly at in-
tervals of three years. The roses should be dug out
of the beds, laying them in, in any vacant space,
by the heels, then give a dressing of about two
barrow-loads of fresh loam and one of charred
:efuse to the square yard, and trench the soil of the
bed two spades deep, but merely loosening the
bottom with a steel fork. After allowing the soil to
subside for a few weeks open the pits for the plants.
Have ready some finer soil of the same description as
that recommended above, then trim all the roots care-
fully with a knife, removing entirely all suckers.
When all the plants have been prepared place them
in the pits, and carefully spread over the roots, placing
over them a spadeful or two of the prepared soil, and
then fill in, treading all firmly as the work proceeds.
This process, if properly carried out, gives the roses
a vigorous
.start again. See that all s andard roses
are securely fastened. Where vacancies exist from
any cause lose no time in securing plants to replace
them. Standard roses are frequently grown on the
grass along the edge of walks. In planting or re-
planting such, be sure to remove the soil for a con-
siderable distance around find below the level of the
roots, to secure a free passage for water, for if a hole
be simply taken out the size of the roots, and the
surrounding soil being hard and retentive, the hole
will act as a receptacle for water, and the plant will
never thrive.—Gardeners' Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-02-06

A MONTEREGRIN HERO.

A correspondent writes from Odessa: The Monte-
negrin hero, Peko Paulovich, has arrived here by
Russian Steam Navigation and Trading Company's
steamer Varna. He is, as might be expected by those
who have ever heard of his exploits, a fine, tall, and
remarkably well-built man—a perfect athlete, in fact.
And he is still robust and vigorous notwithstanding
that he is in his 60th year, and has been fighting
against the Turks from the time he was only 13.
From then till now, or rather until seven or eight
years ago, he figured in no fewer than 70 encounters
with the enemy, without, strange to say, ever having
been wounded. He is dressed in the picturesque cos-
tume of Montenegro, and his breast is covered with
Montenegrin and Servian orders, whatever they may
be worth. In his case, however, they are anything
but mere fancy decorations. Though totally unedu-
cated, he is very intelligent and extremely sympathetic.
Soon after the conclusion of the late Russian-Turkith
war, instead of remaining in his own country, he
migrated to Servia, the Government of which country
made him a present of a piece of land, and allowed him
a pension of £3 a month. There he and his family, con-
siting of 13 persons (including 5 children), lived in com-
parative comfort as long as his friends were in power,
but a change of parties brought about a change in his
circumstances, so that he was obliged to seek an
asylum in Bulgaria. There he took up his residence
near Tirnova and lived upon £1 a month bestowed
upon him by the Bulgarian Government. When war
broke out between Bulgaria and Servia he and another
Montenegrin leader put themselves at the head of
their fellow-countrymen domiciled in the former
country for the purpose of invading the latter. But
for some unexplained reason Prince Alexander's
Government forbade the accomplishment of this act
of filibustering; and when. Peko Paulovich and his
colleague returned to Sofia they were arrested and dis-
armed. Upon being set free he again went to live
near Tirnova, but this time under police supervision.
War having ceased between the two Balkan States,
Peko Paulovich has been allowed to come to Russia,
for it appears that he wants to see his son who is
studying at the pro-military gymnasium of Orenbourg.
For the moment, however, Peko is stopping here, for
he is said to be entirely without means, and that, too,
after 40 years of hard fighting in the Slav cause
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-02-06

SIGHT TO THE BLIND: IMPORTANT
DISCOVERY.

The deprivation of the nobler senses--like sight or
hearing—has always been justly regarded as one of
the greatest physical calamities which can befall a
human being; and from the earliest period of the
history of civilisation the lot of the blind and of deaf.'.
mutes has ever appealed strongly to the umpathies
of their more fortunate fellow-creatures. The com-
miseration excited by the spectacle of those labouring
under such afflictions has been the more unrestrained
because, in the very nature of things, their misfortune
has, in the vast majority of cases, been absolutely
beyond help or remedy. A piece of news, coining
from Paris, however, can hardly fail, if confirmed, to
upset most of the notions hitherto current on this
subject—SO far, at all events, as blindness is concerned.
It is announced that Dr. Emile Martin has invented
an apparatus with which it will be possible to enable
the blind to see. This mechanism, which is of
platinum, can, it is said, be affixed without pain, so as
to excite in the optic nerve the sensation of light and
the power of vision. So high is the opinion the Paris
Academy of Medicine has formed prima fa,cie, of Dr.
Martin's invention, that a committee of its members
are reported to be now engaged in practically testing•
its merits. The result of their examination is awaited
with the deepest interest.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-02-06

RAILWAY CARRIAGE PERILS.

Ths murder of M. Berreme has caused a profound
sensation in France, and plans are being discussed for
the future prevention of such tragedies. Among these
are the increase of the railway police and improved
methods of signalling from passengers to guards. We
venture to think that such propositions are utterly
futile. If a railway policeman were placed in every
compartment, or a communicating cord was tied
round the wrist of every passenger, so that the
convulsive spring caused by his assassination
would bring the train to a standstill, it is possible
that such a murder as that of the Prefect
of "the Eure would not be attempted, but
most travellers would think such remedies worse
than the disease. The only genuine preventive
would be to Americanise the carriages. But this
would be an expensive process, as it would' involve
the reconFtruction of alt the rolling stock, and it is
doubtful whether it would be a popular innovation in
most European countries, Moreover, it would ex-
pose travellers to the annoyance of travelling in com-
pany with drunken, disorderly, or evil-smelling
people far more than is now the case. To sit oppo-
site a person afflicted with a persistent cough, the
said cough being accompanied with other catarrhal
concomitants, is really a worse trouble than possible
assassination, because the probabilities of the latter
are so exceedingly remote—The Graphic.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-02-06

BRIERLEY HILL.

LOCAL BOARD —Mr. M. R-11inlonnresided a' th,
mu thly me.ting of this Board on Mouthy nig.!-,t
lie LOal Government Board wrote stating that
they would order a local e quiry to be held with
rp ct to t e diToted boundary question at
Bretteil Tigre. The Medical ()E,,er reported
deaths for the mouth, giving a dotth rate of
25•;63 per 1,000 per annum, as against 19.207 in
tie c oading period last year. A cheque of
£lOO v% as granted to the surveyor to meet the ex-
p.l s fo: the ensuing month. The c,.llector had
received, on the general district rate, a sum of
.239 t. The Local Government Board had for-
.,t2S9 due in aid of the cost of maintenance
of na tin roads up to March 2313, 1881. The bal.
ante in t%e bank to the credit of the Board was
£1,038 2s 9,31. Mr. W. Waldron was appointed re-
turning officer for the ensuing eltetion of memberb
of the Board.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-02-06

THE CHINESE DRAMA AND ITS
EXPONENTS.

An article on the Chinese drama is published in the
North China. Herald, and though it is improbable that
the omnivorous English adapter, who surveys the
stages of France and Germany, and has even been to
Norway for material, will search the Celestial Empire,
the essay has interest. Only a few years ago in Eng-
land a dramatic company consisted of leading man,
old man, heavy man, firs:, low comedian, and so on;
and this system obtains in China, where the characters
are arranged under five denominations, called" Shen,"
"Tan," "Ching," " Mo," and " Ch'ou." The hero is
" Sheng," and always wears a black beard, which must
give a certain monotony to the general appearance of
heroes, one would think. The heroine is "Tan," but
how she is dressed the critic does not state. "Ching,"
is not prominent, and the other two are much in the
nature of super.. Naturally the Chinese player knows
and cares nothing about Shakespeare and no great
master has arisen to declare that a player must not
say more than is set down for him. There is no
prompter, but the actors are allowed to gag. Dramas
differ so much in length that some last for weeks,
and some companies play about eight pieces a day,
the plots of them apparently having a great deal of
similarity. The best Chinese actors eo not receive
the salaries of fifty and sixty guineas a week which are
sometimes`paid on the London stage. From four to
five taels, that is from about 255. to 305., is the rate
of payment for the best.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-02-06

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-02-06

LIAGLEY.

STOCK SALE —Messrs. Oates, Perrens, and Wool-
drid,4e held their weekly sale of cattle, sheep, &c.,
on Mond,Ay last. The entries comprised 60 head
of cattle, 65 pens of sheep, and a quintity of bacon
and pork pigs. The market is closed at present
against store pigs, There was a good attendance
of buy:ers, and sheep were firmer than on the pro
vious Monday, but the beef trade, except for the
hest quality, showed no improvement. Fat heifers
made as high as £lB 10a, sheep 60s, calves 78s.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-02-06

THE ECENTRIC KING OF BAVARIA.

Writing from Vienna, Feb. 2, the Times corre-
epondent says: The Vienna newspapers report that at
the beginning of last month King Louis of Bavaria,
acting at the urgent request of the Queen-Mother,
instructed the Steward of his domains and the
Minister of Finance to draw up a list of his debts and
a general statement of his financial position. This
has been done, and it now appears that the King's
embarrassments are by no means so great as was
supposed. His debts are estimated at about
£800,000; but by the sale of some of his
private lands, by mortgages, and by the realisa-
tion of some
.funded securities, on which small
interest was drawn, it is calculated that the debts
may soon be paid off. A bank in Munich•has
offered a loan to meet the most urgent claims at
once; and it is stated that the examination of the
King's accounts having revealed that his privy purse
and civil list had been very carelessly administered,
the management of the Royal estates will be com-
mitted to new hands. With respect to the King's
eccentric manner of life, it is stated that Ministers
cannot fairly complain that his Majesty neglects his
duties. He is difficult t get at, disappearing some-
times for days, without leaving a
.clue to his
whereabouts; and when giving audience to his
Ministers he generally sits behind a screen, and
remains invisible. But his correspondence on
State business is always lucid, and often shrewd.
It has to be added that, notwithstanding all the mur-
murs which the King's strange ways have provoked,
the Bavarians do not feel that they would gain much
by a change of Sovereign, as Prince Luitpold, the
Heir Presumptive (Prince Otto, the King's brother,
being incapable), is of strong clerical and reactionary
tendencies. King Louis has at least the merit of
ruling liberally. He lately refused to allow the pro-
secution of a journalist who had written a pamphlet
against him, saying, "Let him write what he likes, so
long as I do what I please."
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-02-06

LAND CULTIVATION.

The following is the complete text of the bill to pro-
mote the better cultivation of land which has been
brought in by Mr. Bradlaugh, Mr. Labouchere, Mr.
Arch, and Mr. Burt:
1. This Act may be cited as the Land Cultivation
Act, 1886.
2. From and after the Ist day of January, 1887,
any person shall be guilty of misdemeanour who shall
hold in any agricultural district any land of more
than 100 acres in extent in a waste or uncultivated
state, unless such land shall not for any purpose be
cultivable with profit, or unless such land shall have
been devoted to some purpose of public utility or
enjoythent. That upon the trial of any indictment
for such misdemeanour, evidence shall be given of
the quantities and description of the land unculti-
vated and of the actual annual produce of such land
for the preceding 14 years, and the jury before whom
sUch misdemeanour shall be tried shall specially find
such facts.
3. Upon conviction for such misdemeanour the
Commissioners hereinafter appointed to carry out
this Act may forthwith eject the person so convicted
as to all the lands found by the jury to be so mi.
cultivated, and thereupon the said lands shall hence.
forth vest in the said Commissioners.

4. The person so convicted and ejected shall be
entitled to receive from the Consolidated Fund, for
the term of 25 years from the date of such eject-
ment, an annual sum equal to the average value of
the annual actual produce of the said lands calcu-
lated over a term of 14 years prior to the date of
such conviction.
5. The Commissioners shall, within one month from
the date of such ejectment, cause public notice to be
given in the district where such land is situate, and
also through the chief London and provincial papers,
inviting tenders from persons willing to become
actual cultivating tenants of the said lands in parcele
not exceeding 40 acres to any one person, and the
Commissioners shall in their discretion let the said
lands to tenant cultivators, with such conditions as
to term of tenancy, rent, reclamation, drainage, and
cultivation respectively as shall afford reasonable
encouragement, opportunities, facilities, and security
for the due cultivation and development of the said
lands.
6: The Commissioners for the purpose of carrying
out the provisions of this Act and of performing the
duties and exercising the powers hereinbef ore enacted
shall 'be "The Commissioners of Her Majesty's
Woods, Forests, and Land Revenues."

,
A. man at the East End calls himself, on his card,
"Temperance Bootmaker." The need of temperance
boots is apparent, for, though they're not generally
drunk, it's a notorious fact that they're often very
tight.
Some purists object to the use of the word
i" re der,' as often applied to the delivery of a song
by ai artist upon the stage; but we are inclined to
think such use legitimate, inasmuch as we find in the
dictionary a secondary meaning to be "to inflict."
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-02-06

LI A.LESOWEN,

Tu CHARGE op lINLA.wpuLLY WoUNDING.—
At tHe Police Court, On Tuesday, Jesse Trotnans
(4_!), chaintnaker, Spring Hill. was charged on re-
arm I with unlawfully wounding Benjamin Coley,
bay tusset, Hasbury, on the 30th ult. Dr. Me
Lanelilau stated that the prosecutor was now in a
very dangerous state and unable to appear. He
'xis suffering from two incised wounds on the face.
) Saturday night he found him in an insensible
st .te. lie was bleeding badly, and had a narrow
es:atpc of bleeding to death. It was alleged that
tri injuries were inflicted by the prisoner striking
thc. peosecutor with a pint jug containing ale.—The
13._11;h remanded the prisoner for 14 days.
TroLEsALE ROBBERIEs AND ALLEGED FRAUD.—
ih 3 same Court, 'Wiliam Davis, fruiterer. of
eal in, and formerly of Harborue, was charged
w:th obtaining various sums of money by means of
ads.. oretcnus, and also with stealing a quantity of
and money the property of several trades.
in .—On the 16th ult. the prisoner arrived in
LiS men from London. He visited several pub-
iie-',Jusee, and succeeded in inducing the landlords
to .I.'y Ince him money under the pretence that ho
°sad g :t a situation at the Manor Farm, but was
tiL t go to work until be had obtained money
en Ode him to gut food. When leaving the lions,
.e --a3oded in purloining several coat:. He a*
lo 'ging in the town, and took a half-crcwn
. 11.44 a fellow lodgers' packet. The Bench corn-
nil Li 1 the prisoner for trial on the charges of false
ri-te ,ces, and sentenced him to two months' im-
)r Ea) merit ssith hard labour for the thefts. It
vai stated that prisoner wAs wantel on seven
t!liarges of theft at Westbromwhich.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-02-06

A. WELSH COUNTY COURT JUDGE
ON PERJURY.

At tangor County Court on Tuesday, the judge,
during the hearing of an action, said: I must observe
that there is hardly a single case heard in this court in
which there is not deliberate perjury committed. Look
at the last case—look at this frightful lying. I do
not meet with such a state of things out of Wales.
Other people have said this thing before, but hitherto
I have kept quiet. During my whole life I have
heard nothing to approach what it is in this part of
the world There is not a case heard in which people
do not think it necessary to lie. It is most demoralising.
I do not think it is in human nature to stand many
years of it. I have had my turn of it. I appeal to
every disinterested person to give his opinion as to
what the feature of the country is. I can try in
Cheshire ten cases while I try one here, because in
Cheshire they do not lie. •

We never are satisfied with our opinions, whatever
we may pretend, till they are ratified and confirmed
by the suffrages of the rest of mankind. We dis-
pute and wrangle for ever; we endeavour to get
men to come to us, when we do not go to them.—Sir
Reynolds.
"Robert, what did You say to the bad boy this
morning when he taunted you for going to Sabbath
school ?" "Didn't say nothin'. I just went right on
without sayin' a word back." "That was right, my
son, and I am glad to see you had manliness enough
not to notice him." "Yes, but you ken bet if he
hadn't bin bigger'n me I'd a thumped blazes out's
him."
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-02-06

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-02-06

THE CATHOLIC CHURCH IN FRANC-2.

President Grevy has received a letter signed by
Cardinals Guibert, Caverot, and Desprez, Archbishops
of Paris, Lyons, and Toulouse, repectively, proie.,t-
ing against the accusations against the French clergy
contained in the recent Ministerial declaration, and
calling attention to the gravity of the presen6 situation
from a religious point of view. The letter condemns
the isolated acts of certain ecclesiastics, who dirting
the electorial struggle forgot the duties imposed upon
them by their sacred functions, but at the same time
points out that tlaa Pope not long ago reminded the
clergy that the Church did not reprobate in itself any
form of government. "This," says the letter in con-
clusion, "will always constitute the rule for our con-
duct towards the State, and we cannot permit any
suspicion of our love and devotion towards our
country."
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-02-06

KING THEEBAW IN EXILE.

A correspondent sends the folldwing particulars or
the ex-King of Burmah in his place of exile: The
residence selected by the Madras Government for
King Theebaw is close to the Government Distillery,
carried on by Mr. Henry G. Morison, at Arcot. The
house was built about a dozen years ago by a judge
in the Indian Civil Service, at a cost of from two to
three thousand pounds. Having stood unoccupied
for some time, it was purchased as a speculation by
one of the managers of the distillery for a hundred
pounds. The new proprietor, however, could not find
a use for the property, and after losing interest on his
investment for two or three years, he made terms
with the Madras Government, who took over the
property for £l2O. The house has been reno-
vated and decorated at some cost for the reception
of his Majesty, with his two wives, his mother, and
their suites. In accordance with Burmese Court taste,
the rooms have been painted each in a different colour
from all the others. There are two or three acres of
garden ground round the building. There is not
much sport or entertainment to be had in the locality,
and the only incident to break the monotony of the
day is the occasional arrival and departure of the
distillery omnibus, which runs to and fro between
the place and the railway station four miles off, on
the main line between Madras and Bombay. His
Majesty has with him thirty or forty of the famous
Pigou ponies a very exclusive breed, of which a mare
was never allowed to go out of Burmah. They are
remarkably hardy, running from 11 to 13 hands
high. The breed is likely to become better known to
the barbarians of the West than heretofore. It is
understood that the Queen Mother succeeded in re-
moving from the Royal palace in the crisis a good
many bricks or ingots of gold, and some bags of very
valuable emeralds and rubies. The barracks near by
have been put in repair for the accommodation of the
British guard. The members of the Burmese Court
are noted for their great delight in perfumes, and
there is said to be a keen competition amongst the
agents of the rival perfume manufacturers of Europe
to supply the house of exile at Arcot with multi-
tudinous sweet scents, even though the circulating
medium should present itself in the primitive shape
of ingots, emeralds, or rubies. - '
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-02-06

DISTRESSING DEATH OF A YOUNG
GIRL.

Oa Saturday afternoon Dr. Diplock held an inquest
relating to the death of Emma Kempton, aged 17,
wi,o died of burns received at 83, Cobbpld-road,
Shepherd's Bush. Mary Ann Kempton, a widow,
Eflid she was a cook. The deceased was her daughter.
The deceased was partially paralysed and weak-
minded, and wi'ness put her under the care of Mrs.
Bennett, of 83, Cobbold-road. The deceased was
able to walk, but could not wash or dress herself.
Maria Ayres, lodging at 83, Cobb°ld-road, deposed
that Mrs. Bennett went out on Monday, and shortly
after witness head shrieks from the deceased. Upon
geing upstairs she saw flames and smoke coming from
the girl's room. The deceased was locked in the
room. The Coroner: Was Mrs. Bennett in the habit
of leaving the girl locked in? Witness: No; I think
not, because she has had her daughter there. The
Co-oner : Was she an imbecile? Witness: You could
not call her an imbecile, as she understood what you
said. Valentina Roker, a neighbour, deposed that,
with the assistance of a man, the door of the girl's
rorm was broken open. The place was full of smoke,
and the hearthrug and a chair were in flames. The
deceased was dead in a chair, and the whole of her
clothing burnt. There was no guard on the fire.
There were some sweets on the mantelpiece, and the
girl might have caught alight in attempting to reach
them. Mary Ann Bennett, living at 83, Cobbold-
road, said she had had charge of the girl for two
years. Witness went to a mothers' meeting when she
left the deceased on Monday. Witness had often
locked the girl in the room. The mother' meeting
lasted more than two hours. The jury returned a
, verdict of "Accidental death," and censured Mrs.
Bennett for having locked the deceased in the room.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-02-06

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-02-06

THE BURMESE EXECUTION SCANDAL.

The following telegram from the Viceroy has been
received at the India Office: "I have received tele-
gram from Prendergast confirming statement to the
effect that the persons executed by the military had
been already tried and condemned by Civil Court
presided over by Sladen. The Provost Marshal on
two occasions took photographs of the condemned,
but did not arrange details of execution so as to suit
his camera as alleged. Condemned men were blind-
folded, and were consequently unaware of what was
going on, and no delay took place. It also seems true
tbat evidence was extorted by the assistance of the
I rovost Marshal in the manner described. The
Aloungpra Pretender was executed after trial before
Burmese Durbar, presided over by Colonel Sladen."
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-02-06

BRONISGROVE.

SELLING ADULTERATED COFFEE.-A.t the Pe•t,
Se4si .us, on Ties lay—b 'fore Mr, R. Sinallwoo6
an 1 tae Rev. J. It. T. Eaton—Edwin Watt, shop
ke Marlbrooli, wis charged with s4iing to
Po'ice-conitable Nrende, on the Etcornber
an article of food, namely, coff,e, which wis not )
the nature and substance demanded. Tho formai
ft ts vere proved by Police-constable Meade en
Police sergeant Einms Horace Swete, Wor-
ci-ster count,' analyst, stated that he r, turned
the sample it question as being half chicory, but
the a }solute fi.u-es showed 71 per cent of chicory.
_Defendant siid he kne‘v nwhin.; of the matte,
pPrsoually, an I his wle produced an invoice to
show that the article was 831 d to tier as 6..ff..,e, a.
10d pr pound. She d d ot sell it as pure coffee.
but as French coffee —D,fendant was tined 1 0
and 104 cews magt- Aras: es advised him t,,
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vendor bearing the label of a firm of repute. Those sold by
th • rt:ents of JAMES EPPS snd Co. (the first es' aid shsd
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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-02-06

ROWLEY REGIS.

TUE LOCAL BOARD AND THE GIS QUESTION
0 I ruesday afternoon n extraordinary meeting of
th .! Rowley Regis Local Board was held, Mr. W.
8a.i.,..tn0 presiding, to consider tie ad visabilt y or op-
po.-:in.; the Regis and Blackheath Gas Bill, which
is 11... N before Parliament —The Chairman said he
ha I r ccived a requisition from a large number ot
ro.epayars asking him, as summoning officer, to
eaA .t meeting of the ratepayers to consider this
qt si in, and he also pointed out that the Board
co ill a.t deal with any of the clauses but those
affected their interews, as the law prohibited
t'.e ,x?enditure of the money to oppose those which
aff !cted the interests of the inhabitants generally.
—The Clerk then gave a very exhaustive explana-
tio.i of the bill, and pointed out the various clauses
thit Vie Bo trd, in his opinion ought tg oppose.—A
tar.; deputation from Rowley then entered the
room, and Mr. Tenth, who was the spokesman,
ur:it the Board not to accept a compromise with
at company, but to strenuously oppose the
bill. lie asked whether, assumiwz the Board d
t)ciii set up an opposition to the bill, it would
tir the ratepayers also to oppose it sew
—the Chairman said it was not within the
pr..,lnot,uf th 9 110ara CO ad.w.e tao ratepayers what
-
to bat the Board wauld take care to look after
own interemte.—The deputation then with-
aud a Ion; discussion followed —lt wa.s ulti-
(nat. ly decided to oppose the bill, and after the con
ntot: tht ratepayers had been obtained to this pro-
po-i• ion, it was under6tood that the Board should
in committee and decide as to the clauses to
vhki they should offer opposition.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-02-06

DUDLEY.

BROWNE v. DOREE.—A JURY CA9E.—At the
County Court on Tuesday, before Sir -Rupert Kettle
(Judge) and a jury, an action was tried in which
Joseph Brown, bricklayer, sued Messrs. Dorse and
Sons, builders, Cradley 'Teach, for ..t25 for personal
injuries received whilst employed at a Smethwick
chapel. Mr. Waldron appeared for the plaintiff
and Mr. Homer for defendants. It was stated that
the foreman Edwards had a scaffold e-ected, and
that the plaintiff and a man named Skelding were
at woik upon it in July last. A rotten pole give
way, and plaintiff and Skelding fell to the ground.
Plaintiff was in !consequence ill for seven weeks.
and Skelding had his leg broken. Witnesses were
, called who said the foreman knew the pale was
uwoun I. and that one of the Messrs. Dorse was ,
inf.:ruled that the rotten polo was likely to give
way. Mr. Homer urged for the defence that it
NV iS Ihe duty of the plaintiff to exercise a certain
amount of diligence and circumspection befora ic
commenced work. What Edwards found out the
alaitriti ought to have found out. There were
po'es at hand. Mr. Henry Done, jun.. was called,
awl tie said he was informed by Edwards of a
plank, and not a pole. Mr. Henry Dorse, Ben.,
gavc.. evidence bearing out the statement as to
tlier being plenty of poles and of planks which
iniAlit have been u.ilised. Another witness proved
that there were spare poles under the fence around
the baitding, an I Mr. Homer doubted whether
Edwards in the circumstances could have com-
plain ad of a pole, as it could have been rectified at
once. Mr. Waldron having addressed the jury,
hie Honour said the law add a man to be respon-
silk, for the exercise of reasonable care. If Mr,
Dorse, jun., had been acquainted with the want 01
poles and had refused tc supply them he was
l'he fvtention. of Mr. Dorse, junr., was called by
Ethy,trds to the fact poles he was told to use wee
crae-ed. That should have put Dorse on the alert.
A ye diet for the plaintiff for the full amount was
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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-02-06

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THE COMTE DE PARIS AND A
SUPPOSED BURGLAR.

A strange affair is reported to have occurred at
Sheen House, Twickenham, which is occupied by the
Comte de Paris and family. It was at first rumoured
that some emissary had found his way into the dwell-
ing with a political object, but this is generally dis-
credited, and the unexpected visitor is now believed
to have been a burglar.
A Twickenham correspondent says that the Comte
or Comtesse was aroused by a noise at night in their
sleeping room, and startled by observing a man there.
On being detected the feliow fled by means of a
private door. An alarm was raised, and the place
searched. There was unmistakeable signs that
a burglary had been attempted. A ladder ap-
peared to have been taken from the grounds and
placed against the window of the sitting room ad-
joining the Comte's bedroom, and an entrance
was, it was first thought, effected by the pri-
vate door, the key of which, it is said, had been
missing for some time,' The most singular part of the
affair, however, is that when the Comte was aroused
and made for the supposed burglar, who escaped by
this private door, he found it locked. A key was
afterwards discovered in the lock, and it was also
found that entry could not be obtained to the room
adjoining. The ladder supposed to have been used
had been replaced, and it was discovered that the
door of the room next the bed-room and leading to a
passage had been wedged, there being also marks of
gravel on the carpet. The police are very reticent in
the matter.

The Comte and Comtesse de Paris have now left
Sheen House for a few days' visit to the Due d'Aumale
at Woodnorton, his cent in Worcestershire. The
Comte telegraphed as follows on Monday from
Evesham to the Central News :—" There is some
truth in the statement alluded to, but in order not -to
thwart the action of the police it is better not to in-
crease its publicity."
The clergy, churchwardens, and parishioners of
Mortlake, with East Sheen, having presented to the
Comte de Paris an adiress artistically illuminated on
vellum, expressing their satisfaction that he had
decided to become, at least for a time, a resident in
the parish, and offering their respectful greetings, his
Royal Highness has forwarded the following reply to
the vicar, addressed from Sheen House : " On my
arrival at this place I find the address which has
been voted by the inhabitants of Mortlake, and signed
by you on behalf of the parish, an address congratu-
lating the Comtesse de Paris and my self upon the
choice of this place as a temporary residence. I
hasten to express to you our sincere gratitude for the
sympathy which has inspired this address. This
neighbourhood has become familiar to us during our
long residence in Twickenham. It is with pleasure
that we find every spot associated with reminiscences
of those days long past. But we value especially the
cordial greeting of those amongst whom events have
brought us again."