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The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1875-06-12

OTIUM CUM DIGNITATE..

FIELD-MARSHALS. Why Field? Because, old as a class,
They're like horses past work that are turned out to grass.
—Punch.

CUTTINGS FROM AMERICAN PAPERS.

"Teeth extracted with great pains," is the adver-
tisement of a Washington dentist.
The Sioux Indians are said to be favour of throwing
open the Black Hills country to settlers, and promise to
" settlo " every white man that goes there.
Courtship in Patagonia is simple. He lassoes the
girl, drags her home behind his horse, and that's all the cere-
mony necessary.
An enterprising itinerant chiropodist in Ohic ha
caused a waggon to be built like a human foot, and decked
all over with corns and bunions.
A pious young widow in Milwaukee, speaking of a
handsome fellow who lives in her neighbourhood, says :
"I feel set back a year in my religion every time I meet
him."
A new version of ancient rhyme is eulogised by a
New York critic as very sensible poetry. It runs as follows :

_ _
" Tt is good to be merry and wise;
It is good to be honest and true;
And before you are off with the old love,
It is best to be on with the new."
An editor out West has been elected town constable,
and now is able to arrest the attention of his readers.

A Vermont school committee man has entered on
the records his opinion that one institution is "a very good
Chool for smoall Schalears I think that the chalears hay
learant and I like the Chool veary well."
___

The indefiniteness of most recipes is capitally illus-
trated by a rule given by an excellent negress cook, who was
celebrated for making delicious corn-bread. Says Dinah:
"Why, darlin', sometimes gen'ally I takes a little meal, an'
sometimes genially I takes a little Sou', an' I kine o' mixes
em up with some hot water, an' I puts in eggs enough an' a
little salt, an' then I bakes it jest Ibout 'neogb- An you do
so, jess so, honey, an' you'll make it as good as I do."
There was a farmer in Enfield who owned a little
scrawny cantankerous bull that couldn t be kept inside of
any lot that was eyer fenced in Connecticut. One day, just
after the railroad between Hartford and Springfield was
built, he ,broke out of his pasture and ran for the railroad.
His owner, old Mr. Allen, saw the tip end of his tall dis-
appear over the fence, and "put" for him the best he
could. Just as he reached the railroad along came a train
at full speed, and there stood his bull on the track, with
head down, and ready for a fight with a locomotive. The
old man swung his hat and shouted at the top of his voice,
"Go it, you little cuss: I admire your pluck but despise
your judgment."
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1875-06-12

HALES° WEN.

CASE.—At the Petty Sessions held on
Tuesday last, b fore Messre. F. L. Smith and 11.
,toe ttri, John Whithouse, a man in a respectable post-
ti tn, was charged with being the father of Anna Maria
illegitimate child. Mr. Smith appeared for the complain-
ant. Defendant did not appear. The case was proved,
and defendant ordered to pay ss. pt r week and costs.
DRUNK A:?ll DISOEDEIU.Y.—CIiarIos Lewis was charged
by Superintendent Kemp with being drunk and disorderly
on the 29th ult. Superintendent Kemp proved the case,
and defendant was fined ss. and costs.
TEALING A BENCit ---Sainpmn Andrews was charged
with felonioutly stealing a bench, on the 24th ult. the
property of Sampson Harris. From the evidence of prom,-
cutor, it appears that the parties are hrothere-in-mw, and
that detentant formerly livol with him. A fortatight
back, the defeneant left his house, and look his goods
away. At the s anc:tiine, he to kit bench away lit:Magi, g
to pros. cutor. Mary Ann 'Jerrie, wife of prosecutoa,
p oved that the defendarit, when he took his things away
took a bench belonging to her husband. On asking him
what h t was gong to Jo with it, he said that his fch,r
told him to teke everything that bulongen to him and his
father. Joseph Southall was called and said the bench
belonged to him, an I he told defendant to fetch it away.
The Bench, after hearing this evidence, said there was no
ease of feiouy and dischargsd the defendant
CHAUGE OF DI,TAINING AN ANVlL.—Sarllptinll Hartle.
was then charged with detaining an anvil, on the 25A1
nit, the property of Sampson Andrews, valued Bs. Com-
plaivant said that when he went for his goods the defen
dant refused, to give up the anvil, which belonged to his
father, and said he paid two pence per week for hire.
En answer to the charge defendant said that complainant
owed him some money. The Bench said they had no
jurisdiction, and told complainant to go to the County
Court.

NEGLECT OF Womr. —.Benjamin James was charged
with reglecting the work of Sampson Trornaus, on the
314 ult. Complainant cl dmed 164. as compensation.
Defendant was orderud to pay 16s the compensation
claimed, and coats.

APPLICATION Yon EJECTUPNC.—Fienry Thompkin, of
the Oak, Cmrtera Lane, m.id, an appqe,ttion t sleet
David Gue3t from a house he oceu2ied. he usual
nottees were proved, and defendant ordered to Leave in
21 days.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1875-06-12

TitE STOURBRIDGE OBSERVER.

the possession of advantages which they themselves
had not possessed, they must not forget that they had
a greater parent still—the country, which was the
common mother of them all. (Cheers.) They were
the atoms of one great part—the citizens of a country
which was dear to them all. When they remembered
what England was, not merely in her home population,
but as swaying the destinies of. India and the vast
populations "growing up in her colonies, and that the
fate of those people as well as their own depended upon
the statue and character of the people of this country,
they would feel that, however insignificant each of
them individually might be, they were all taking part
in a great and most momentous system. (Hear.) If
he might illustrate what he meant still further
he might say that they were like the coral in-
sects who were among the smallest of created beings,
and who, in the depths of the unfathomable sea, built
up islands and continents which were td'become
hibitations for men. (Het.; hear.) Those were con-
siderations which gave mobility to the efforts of the
naoFt humble, And which might make thein all feel
that they had-a great paWegt act-in life: As Paul said;
they were citizens of mo7—imean city—and they might-
say that at a great price others had bought freedom,
but they were born free. In conclusion, he would
remind them of what the Apartan parent said to his
child—
‘.Spartam naetas es liana exorna."

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England had done much for her children, and she had
a right to expect that they should do much for her.
She had bestowed upon them a great inheritance, and
it was their business to prepare themselves in the
youth of their life that their manhood might not
disparage it. (Cheers.) _ _ _ _

The Prizes were then presented to the successful
candidates, after which the Rev. Ll. Davies moved,
and the Rev. C. T. Acland seconded, a vote of thanks
to Sir William Harcourt for presiding.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1875-06-12

MURDER AND SUICIDE AT SEA

Captain Clarke, of the brigantine Mary Richmond,
of Glasgow, which arrived at Cardiff on Tuesday
reports that on the homeward voyage from Lagos one
of his crew mutinied, killed the chief officer, at.
tempted the captain's life, and subsequently committed
suicide. The ship left Lagos on the 30th of December
last, with a cargo of palm oil, bound for Rotterdam,
and on the morning of Good Friday, in lat. 29 16 N.,
long., 37 13 IV., the steward,. Joseph Mossu, a
Mahommedan, attacked the chief officer, Peter Van
der Horst, with a large sharp axe as he was descending
the cabin companion ladder, completely disabling him.
His cries of " Murder " were heard by the captain,
who was on the quarter-deck, and who dragged
him up the companion to the deck. The cap-
tain attempted to descend to disarm the mutineer,
who cut at him with the axe, but the blow
missed, ard the axe was embedded several inches in
the staircase. The captain retreated, and barely had
time to secure the folding doors at the top. The
steward tried hard to break through but could not, and
the crew came aft to render assistance. The steward
refused to surrender. The skylight of the cabin was
taken off, and efforts were made to disarm him, but
were not successful. The steward, seeing escape hope-
less, gashed his throat three times with the edge of the
axe, then reversed it, struck his forehead thrice,
threw the axe into the mate's berth, and sank
on the cabin floor. His head was almost severed
from his body, and life was found to be
extinct. The chief officer was bleeding pro-
fusely. The right jaw was cut open, his right
leg nearly severed, and part of the left cut
away. The captain stopped the bleeding and bound
up the wounds. A sail tent was rigged over him as
he could not be nadved. The steward's body was
thrown overboard two hours after. There was bad
weather shortly afterwards, and the officer, removed
below, became delirious. During his paroxysms he
I could not be restrained—he tore off the bandages, and
1 mortification and death ensued, The body was sewn

up in canvas and committed to the deep. No reason
could be assigned for the tragedy, as both men seemed
on friendly terms. The crew were foreigners of different
nationalities. The captain was the only British sub-
ject, and is well known on the West African coast.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1875-06-12

PUNCH TO JUNE.

(From Punch.)
A POET once said, in a fit of asperity
(Such satirical sneers read like wit out of tune !),
"Here's Summer set in with its usual severity."
Don't do it this season, 0, rosy-lipped June !
Be kind to the holiday lads on their bicycles,
To the fair whom canoeing from blonde tans to brune :
With no nipping East pinch sweet noses to icicles,
But come like the darling you should be, fair June!
Don't make heavy furs and thick 'Waters the fashion at
The Island of Yachts, when the year's in its noon:
Flush the calm sapphire West, till from pale it glows pas-
sionate,
And let us have plenty of pleasure in June.
When AMANDIJS has won his delicious AMANDA,
And their gaily enjoying their sweet mellilune,
Don't blow them away from their sea-side verandah,
Or give them a tough of rheumatics in June.
With your creme do la creme crown our strawberries fragrant,
And heap them profuse, through the bright afternoon,
When Punch, fife-champetring, a butterfly vagrant,
Flits light o'er the flower-beds of Beauty in June!

COLERIDGE.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1875-06-12

SAVINGS BANKS IN SCHOOLS.

The Rev. T. E. erallan, chaplain to the Sussex
County Asylum, and to the Cuckfield Union, Essex,
draws our attention to his plan for establishing savings
banks in elementary schools (says the Standard). He
complains that in England the teaching of thrift is in
all classes of life neglected. Children are not taught
the value of money, nor the duty of spending it on
none but worthy objects. "Lightly come, lightly go,"
is in practice their only maxim. He contends that
simple lessons on money, its nature, its value, and its
uses, together with the various duties of giving, spend-
ing, and saving would have a vast influence on the
rising generation. The lessons should be aided
by the establishment of school banks, the weekly
accumulations of which should be deposited in the
Post Office Savings Bank. Even in pauper schools he
has found this plan produce the best results. At
Cuckfield nearly all the children have deposit accounts,
and a good many have gone out to service with up-
wards of a pound to their account. He adds that the
boys and girls who do this never come back again. The
system has been tried most successfully by M. Laurent
at the Ghent elementary schools, and it is spreading
into Holland, France, and Italy. Glasgow, Liverpool,
Birmingham, Great Ilford, and the London Orphan
Asylum, all show specimens of school banks, and
if experience goes to prove their value, it ought
to be the business of schoolmasters and school-
mistresses to extend it. The want of reasonable thrift
is at the bottom of most of the misery of England.
The boys and girls taught the value of money when
young and earning good wages, when grown up will
look forward to an old age of repose and self-respect-
ing independence. The present generation will not be
taught. The rising generation must be trained. They
must be disciplined into thrift rather than lectured
into it. The habit is the thing wanted, rather than
the mere knowledge.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1875-06-12

PICTURES FRAMED
From the Cheapest and Best Mouldings.

A NEW SELECTION OF PATTERNS
In Best English Gold Wf,rk.
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Plain, St ird, or Polished, from 4d. each.
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PLAIN PRINTS.
Also
SCRAP PICTURES
ARCHER C LAMM,

THE OXFORD FRAMING DEPOT.

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W. JENKS,

SADDLER AND CONTRACTOR,

Ma.nufacturer of

TENTS, MARQUEES, RICK CLOTHS,

WATkRPROOF WAGON AND CART COVERS,

HORSE CLOTHS, TARPALTLINGS, THRESHING

CLOTHS,

BIGII STREE;T, CRADLEY HEATH

NEAR CRA.DLEY STATION.

Repairs thine in all Branches on the Premises.

TIME TABLE GRATIS.

A Railway Time Table will be given
Gratis, to every purchaser of to-day's Observer.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1875-06-12

The CONFLAGRATION at PESHAWUR.

From the Times of India, of the 17th May, we ex-
tract the following details of the great fire at
Pshawur :—" By some unexplained means the city took
fire on Thursday last, aud up to yesterday the flames
continued to spread, and half Peshawur was destroyed.
The hot winds, which prevail at this season, had no
doubt contributed to the inflammability of the town by
rendering all woodwork as dry as tinder, and a strong
breeze spread the flames rapidly. The Europeans dis-
tinguished themselves by their efforts to deal with the
emergency; but the only effectual means of checking
the progress of the fire was found to be the blowing
up of houses, so as to 'secure a gap' around it. It is
lamentable to hear of the great suffering of the dis-
possessed population, and we cannot doubt that the
appeal to the charity of India and of England, which is
said to be necessary, will not be made in vain. Camps
are being formed under the protection of the police for
the temporary reception of the houseless, and no doubt
the local authorities will do all that their resources will
permit them to accomplish. _ But the present is an
occasion when the government of India should at once
advance what may be required for the first exigencies
of the sufferers."

A telegram from Rawul Pindee, of May 16, Bays :
"The fire in Peshawur is raging with un-abated fury.
All attempts to extinguish the flames have been aban-
doned, and it is decided to accept the dovastation of
the portion over which the fire has spread. All en-
deavours are being de oted to the arrest of further
progress by blowing up houses in the course of the
fire. This has been successfully done, and hopes are
entertaired that at least half of the city, including the
wealthiest and most densely-populated portions, will
eventually be saved. The magazine is out of danger.
The European troops solely are employed now, and are
working gallantly. The people are behaving well.
Camps under police surveillance have been formed for
the shelter of houseless citizens. Great distress pre-
vails. Public aid in India and England will have to
be solicited. The treasury is receiving custody of
valuables and granting receipts. Only five deaths are
reported."
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1875-06-12

OLD HILL.

ASSAULT CASE.—At the Public (Nike, on Wednesday,
before Messrs. F L. Smith, N. Ringley, H. Howard and
W. Bassano, Phwbe Rollinson, of Blackheath, was
charged with ivsaulling Eliza Bateman, oft the 15th.
Mr. Addison appeared for the complainant, and Mr. 1101.
berton defended. From the evidence of complainant it
appears that as she was coming out of Mr. Neck's shop
on the above date, the defendant struck her, knocked
her down, lind kicked her whilst down. Two witnesses
were called to support the ease. Mr. Holberton addressed
the Bench for the defence, and denied that the defend-
ant kicked her; and stated that the defendant had been
subjected to a good deal of abuse from the complainant,
she having been unfortunate in havirg a child by the
complainant's brother, who is now courting a girl named
Polly Green; and that the defendant was repeatedly being
insulted. Two witnesses were called to prove the provo-
cation, and the Bench ordered each party to pay their
own costs.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1875-06-12

M. CHEVALIER ON INTERNATIONAL
ARBITRATION.

The subjoined letter from M. Michel Chevalier has been
received by the Mayor of Manchester in reply to an address
adopted at a recent meeting of the Lancashire and York-
shire International Arbitration Association :

"Honoured Sir,— I could not but feel proud on
perusing the letter with which you have favoured me
in behalf of, and as chairman of the Lancashire and
Yorkshire International Arbitration Association. To
see my name associated with such illustrous names as
those of Richard Cobden and John Bright gratifies me
highly, and I may assure you that the sentence you
quote of Richard Cobden's is the true translation
of the culminating idea of the free traders on
this Hide of the Channel, as well as on yours.
We cannot triumph in the conflict to esta-
blish free trade without the results of that triumph
making themselves felt to the ends of the earth.
To establish commercial liberty is at the same time
to establish peace. Still, as you justly observe, it
must be conceded that, owing to the tremendous
influence exerted among the nations by long-standing
military habits and prejudice, it is necessary to
have not only treaties of commerce, but also arbitra-
tion treaties, binding the contracting parties to
refer their international disputes to impartial arbi-
trators for calm and rational decision. Declarations
in favour of arbitration, like that whieh has been
voted by your House of Commons, if agreed to by the
legislative Assemblies of the States where the repre-
sentative system is adopted, might in many cases with-
out disadvantage, replace arbitration treaties. Such
demonstrations, indeed, springing spontaneously from
the bosom of nations, would, perhaps, have more weight
than treaties negotiated by Governments. No exertion
shall be wanting on my part towards the furtherance
of both these measures—namely, treaties and declara-
tions in favour of arbitration. The present day is
momentous. All Continental Europe not only keeps
armaments which have never been equalled, but she
also strives to increase them, and a formidable explo-
sion without previous notice is to be feared, notwith-
standing the peaceful attitude of many Governments.
--Believe me, dear Sir, most faithfully yours, MicHEL
CHEVALIER. Paris, May 28,"
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1875-06-12

The RIOTS among the PENNSYLVANIAN
- MINERS.

The Hour remarks :—" The industrial disorganisa-
tion,. -of—which -there have been ao many illus-
trations of late on this side of the Atlantic,
assumes a still more intense form, and exhibits
more aggravated symptoms, in the United States.
The long-standing- controversies between employers
and employed in the mining_ districts of Pennsyl-
vania hive, according to a cable message from
New York, resulted in a riot and disorder of so serious
a nature as to require the intervention of the military.
The protracted period of depressed trade which has fol-
lowed upon the previous excessive inflation in all de-
partments of enterprise has left the working classes of
the United States restless and dissatisfied, and there-
fore exacting. This is not the first time we have heard
of rioting among the Pennsylvanian miners; but on
the last occasion matters have entered upon a more
serious phase than ever. The origin of the riots
appears to have been Trade Union dictation. Some
miners had, in a district where a strike existed, deter-
mined to resume work, and on doing so they were
interfered with by their fellow workmen out on
strike, large bodies of whom were reported
to be marching on the town of Potsville in
the eastern part of the State of Pennsylvania
to enfere a suspension of work. Their threats
did not long remain empty menaces, for by a
later message we learn that the miners on strike
have burned a colliery (?) and defeated the Sheriff's
men sent against
.them, with the result that several
have been killed and wounded. •United States troops
were promptly dispatched to the scene of disturbance,
and more were to follow, according as there was need.
There is no reason to apprehend that the authorities
will not be quite able to repress all disorder and
punish the rioters-; but the occurrence is dis-
quieting. The lawlessness that is begotten of
trades unionism has been more thoroughly developed
in the United States than amongst ourselves, and the
men resort more readily to violence to ensure execution
of their purposes than they do with us. The deep-
seated law-abiding instincts which exist among the
working-class population of the old world are not
equally influential in the new. Nevertheless, what
has happened there will ere long be repeated here if
the unionists are permitted to gain the upper hand.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1875-06-12

ARCTIC DOGS:

In addition to the sledges drawn by the men, the
Expedition will be furnished with five or six sledges to
be drawn by dogs, of which sixty are to be taken on
board the ships at the Danish settlement of Upper-
navik, on the coast of Greenland, to be used when,
sledging operations commence. Sir Leopold 11I'Clin-
took states; as the result of his experience, that
two doo can clit,6' a ittich an one man. Several
tons of the choicest dog-biscuits have been provided
for their use, although some doubts are entor-
tamped whether they will be duly appreciated, ex-
perience having proved that the Greenland dogs
prefer devouring each other to any food which can be
offered them. "Nothing," says Admiral Osborn,
"can be inoro e±bilartt.tirg than dog-sledging in the
Arctic regions on a fine day. The rtittling pace of the
dogs; their intelligence in choosing the road through
the broken ice ; the strict obedience paid by the team
to one powerful dog whom they elect as leader; the
arbitrary exercise of authority by the master dog; the
constant use of the whip, and the running conversation
kept op by tho driver with the different dogs, who well
know their names, afford constant enjoyment." How-
ever useful they may be, these Arctic dogs seem to be
defieient in that affectionate disposition which endears
their species so much to man. Captain Vesey Hamilton
stated, at a recent meeting of the Royal Geographical
Society, that he believed the Esquimaux dogs to be the
most ungrateful creatures in creation. He had tra-
velled for several hundred miles by sledge; and for six
weeks it was his duty regularly to feed the dogs; but
after only a week's absence, on. the
.conclusion of the
journey, they would not recognise him in the slightest
degree. Sir Leopold M'Clintock, who may be said to
have originated this mode of Arctic travelling, states
that it would be a mistake to attempt to house the
dogs, as they can live near the ships during a whole
winter, and if treated differently would sicken and
die. —Blackwood s Magazine.

Special sei vices were held in London, on Saturday
last, in. the Portuguese Synagogue, Bevis marks, and in the
Great Synagogue, Duke's-place, for the speedy and safe
journey of Sir Moses Montetiore to the Holy Land. The
worthy baronet, who has nearly completed his 91st year, at-
tended the first named synagogue at the morning service, and
the second in the afternoon. The large congregations assem-
bled at both synagogues offered him their best wishes for a
successful and prosperous lourney. It is expected that Sir
Moses will take We depasture In the course of next week.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1875-06-12

A STORY OF A WEDDING.

The assertion that marriages are made in heaven has
frequently been questioned—chiefly, we believe, on the
ground of the number of ill-assorted unions. A story
of a wedding which we light upon in one of the French
papers this week is, from the point of view of either
theory, decidedly an odd one. The mayor of the twelfth
arrondissement of Paris, having one day to confer with
a family about the formalities of a pending marriage,
made a singular discovery. He found Out beyond pos-
sibility of a question that the bridegroom was the son
of the old cxecuteur des hautes auvres—in other words,
the executioner, so he thought it his duty to warn the
mother of the young lady. "Oh yes! Mr. Mayor,"
she replied, "we know that quite well ' • in fact, that
is how we came to know him. One of the members
of our family came into the hands of the father of my
future son-in-law for execution, and received from him
the most delicate attentions. Mr. Headsman was so
good to him, you see--so humane in short, that we have
ever since had the deepest regard for him; and from that
moment the relations between our two families sprung
up which find expression in this marriage." It is not
often that the kindness of an executioner is so
thoroughly appreciated. By the way, the story
suggests a very delicate question of etiquette. In the
case of a man who is the son of a hangman marrying
the daughter or niece of a man who was hanged, which
of the two is to be considered as making the sacrifice?
We suppose that the general verdict would give it to the
lady; but we are not quite sure that such a verdict
would be morally defensible.—Pictorial World.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1875-06-12

AMERICAN TRADES' UNIONS.

Consul-General Archibald states, in his report this
year from New York, that the repeated strikes, and
the suffering caused thereby to workmen participating
in them are materially shaking the confidence of the
men in Trades' Unions. It appears that the New
York unions lost 9,000 members in 1874, being one-fifth
of the whole number. As a rule, these people have
found employment, though at very reduced rates; but
they now see the advantage of steady work over starv-
ing in idleness in the hope of ultimately getting a few
dollars more. Mr. Archibald says that the unions have
been managed by men who never do an honest day's
work themselves, and yet always contrive to prosper
whether real workmen succeed or not; and that when
this fact became generally understood a remarkable fall-
ing-off in themembership commenced, especially among
painters and coopers, who have lost respectively 50 and
40 per cent, of their contributors, the cigar-makers also
losing 30 per cent., and shoemakers 20 per cent.
Trades' Unions in New York City had 44,950 members
in 1873, but only 35,765 in 1874; the number idle was
11,240 in 1873, and • 5,739 in 1874. There are 46,620
workmen in New York outside of these Trades' Unions,
and it is estimated that 9,785 of them are idle. Mr.
Archibald's list shows between 82,000 and 83,000
mechanics and day labourers, and it is estimated that
between 15,000 and 16,000 of them are out of employ-
ment, or were so at the end of last January, when this
report was compiled. Mr. Archibald gives a list of
the several trades, with the figures for each. He does
not include the skilled labour of iron manufactures.
The promise of early employment in the iron trade, he
says, is very slight. He thinks that the waste of tirober
in the United States, compelling the use of iron for wood
in many articles, will in time furnish stable employment
to those connected with the iron trade, but that time is
still a long way off. Within ten years no less than 12
million acrea of forest have been cut down or burnt
over in the United states. Much of the timber is
used for fuel ; there are 25 cities, caeh. consuming 5,000
to 10,000 acres for fuel. Railroad ties requirs the pro-
duct of 150,000 acres a year. It is estimated that there
are 225,000,000 ft. of pine and lumber timber yet stand-
ing in the forests of the timber States. But the lumber
interest emplb7s nearly 200,000 men.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1875-06-12

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[ESTABLISHED 1864.]

MESDAMES TAASKEY & HUN STON

(From Devonshire),
I_l ONITON POINT LACE
MANUFACTURERS,

122, HIGH-STREET,
STOURBRIDGE.

English and Foreign Lace Transferred, Cleaned, and
Altered.

ENGLISH & FOREIGN LACE CLEANED,

TRANSFERRED, AND ALTERED.

Wedding Veils, Flounces, Mantles, and Handkerchiefs
made specially to order. Patterns will be sent by
• Post, on application.
A. superior Stock of Honiton, Brussels, Valenciennes
Maltose, Yak and French Lace, in BLACK and V.Varris
. . and MADE UP LACE Goods.
, . .
LINEN •COLLARS, FRILLS, C/lEMISETTES AND SETS

LADIES' AND CHILDREN'S UNDERCLOTHING

Infants' Cloaks, Hoods, Hats, and Pelisses.

MADEIRA, SWISS AND GIIIPLIRI WORK.

SILK SCARFS AND TIES.

Balbriggan, Bilk, Lisle, and other Hosiery,
FRBNCI & SCOTCH CAMBRIC LINBN HANDKERCHIEFS.

TMOMPSON'S & FRENCH CORSETS, JUPONS,

AND GLOVES.

WRITE and COLORKD UNDERSKIRTS.

L. and H. solicit attertion to their
NEW SPRING GOODS

Which arc now ready, having been carefully selected in
every Department.

Auctioneers' Catalogues, Sermons, Concert, and
other Posters.
Handbills, Circulars, Cards, Programmes, Bill
Heads.
Club Articles, Address Cards, Post Cards,
And ALL KINDS of PRINTING, in Black or
Coloured Inks.

21 Leas,
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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1875-06-12

THE SUPPLY OF HORSES,

The Itfornino Post is " glad that the question of the
adequacy or inadequacy of the supply of horses in
England is not to be allowed to drop. The letter of
Lord Calthorpe makes it clear that it is by no means
satisfactorily established that horses are as abundant
now as they ought to be. Figures may be quoted
this way or that. But the incontestable fact remains
that a horse which could be bought at a certain price
twenty or even ten years ago costs nearly double
now. This may not be dtte to any actual diminu-
tion in the number or the quality of the horses bred.
There may possibly be as many horses now as there
have been at any time, during the present century,
and for their various purposes these may be as
valUable as any of their predecessors. There are infi-
nitely more race meetings than there used to be, and
it is at least an open question whether the competitors
in them would not bear favourable comparison with
the racers of a past generation. But the wealth of
England has increased in a marvellous manner, where
one person wanted 'a horse thirty years ago, several
want horses now, and in spite of all that has been said
to the contrary, we think it clear that the supply does
not equal the demand. Hunters, hacks, carriage
horses—there is scarcely a householder in the country
who has not experienced a bewildering difficulty in
finding what he wants in the three chimes.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1875-06-12

A SUBSTITUTE FOR THE RAILWAY
PASSENGER DUTY.

A conference of representative proprietors in the
railway companies having termini in the metropolis
was held on Friday by adjournment from the prtvi9us
Saturday, at the Westminster Palace Hotel, to receive
the chairman's report upon a proposed bill to provide
a substitute and equivalent for the railway passenger
duty, and to repeal such provisions in the Act of 1842
as halre unavoidably created a necessity for increased
fares, to the prejudice of the travelling public, espe-
cially of the poorer class.

The chairman reported the main provisions in the
Bill to be as under :—(1.) "To relieve railway com-
panies from the necessity created by the Act of 1842
for demanding an excess charge upon passenger fares
to pay the duty." (2.) "To fix the amount to be
hereafter payable in lieu of such duty by railway com-
panies as a subsidy in aid of State necessities.' (3.)
To raise such amount by a uniform assessment upon
the profits of railway companies from all sources. (4.)
"To provide for the payment of the costs incident to
the application to Parliament for such alteration by a
rateable assessment upon the gain which each com-
pany will derive therefrom."
The report then concluded by a statement' explana-
tory of the practical results of the alterations; f,b the i
effect that "if Parliament should sanction such pro-
vi•dons twenty-three companies, whose resources in
proportion to the duty payable by them ere now over-
taxed £313,668 per annum, would be relieved to that

extent, and twenty companies, whose resources are now
undertaxed £191,307 per annum would be surcharged
to that extent, and a recommendation that the salient
facts affecting the position and paying powers of each
company should be published, and as the interests of
the overweighted companies were obviously more
closely identified with the interests of the poorer class
of travellers, it was desirable that the sympathy in
their favour shoul ibe aroused before proceeding with
the application to Parliament." The recommendation
was adopted, and the conference was again ad-
journed.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1875-06-12

MANN'S "BOUDOIR SLEEPING CAR."

An experimental trip from London to Cambridge
and back was made on Monday (says The Times) on
the Great Northern Railway, in order to test the per-
formance of one of Mann's "boudoir sleeping cars,"
described by the proprietors as "a new design of a
carriage of luxury for the public." The car, which
fully justifies by the perfection of its fittings the term
a "carriage of luxury," is 30 ft. long, and differs from
the Pullman sleeping cars in two chief characteristics
—first, that, instead of having one large room, it is
divided into four small compartments or boudoirs;
secondly, that its beds are placed transversely to the
line of ra.ilway. Two of the compartments make up
four beds each, and the remaining two make up two
beds each, and they are perfectly enclosed and secluded
on all sides. During the day-time the same compart-
ments will afford seats for eighteen passengers. The
cars are fitted up with lavatories for ladies and
gentlemen, and an attendant travels with each,
and can be summoned by a bell from each
bed. In the beauty and finish of its appoint-
ments the car is quite equal to those of the
Pullman Company, and it possesses one special con-
venience which is worthy of note. This is a set of
small steps in each compartment, so arranged that
they form the support of a table, which can be un-
shipped and laid aside, and then they assist passengers
to mount into the upper sleeping berths. Colonel
Mann's cars are largely in use on the Continent, as
between Paris and Vienna, and on the principal lines
running out of Berlin; and, indeed, he has now 51 of
them on twelve different European railways. When
they were first introduced, although the comfort of
their sleeping berths was much appreciated, we heard
complaints of the oscillation due to a rigid wheel base
for so long a carriage. In the car tried yesterday this
oscillation was overcome by giving some lateral play
to the wheels, and the travelling was admirable in its
steadiness. The journey of 59 miles to Cambridge was
made in 111. 27in. and the maximum speed attained
was at the rate of 60 miles an hour. The car is not
of the newest pattern; and its weight (14 tons)
exceeds by 3 tons that of some which arc now run-
ning on the Continent, and which afford equal accom-
modation for the same number of passengers. The
compartments are lighted with the new railway lamps
of the Silber Light Company, which will afford to the
occupants light enough for reading or pursuing other
occupations, and which can be screened when the time
comes for retiring to rest. In thus following the good
example set by the Midland, the Great Northern Com-
pany deserves the thanks of all who make long journeys
by it; and as soon as the cars come into general uPe on
the line it will be possible to go to bed between King's
Cross and Peterborough, and to wake refreshed at
Edinburgh or at Perth. The change from the former
system will not fail to be appreciated when the time
comes at which tourists and sportsmen turn their faces
to the north.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1875-06-12

PRICE ONE PENN Y.

PUBLIC NOTICES.

RAILWAY FETE

AT THE CRYSTAL pALACE.

AND VIE
CLEARING HOUSE DRAMATIC CLUB
Will perform ía the Theatre.

THESE BEAUTIFUL GROUNDS OPEN DAILY.

NVANTED, a PLAIN COOK, from 25 to So.
Also, a Respectable GIRL, .s 1-lOU , • k ii).
—Apply, W. C. Barker, Four Ways, Cradley Heath.

There will be a very iuteresting an popular
aniu,ement at the CEYBTAL PALACh, 011
JUNE 16th, in aid of the Railway Bu : voknt lustitu ~u
The Railway bluttical Societies will unite to give a
GRAND CONCERT

CLOWNS WILL PLAY A FOOTBALL MATCH.
There will be Athletic Sports, an Assault of Arms, a
Balloon Race, and a great vat iety of popular amuse-
ments.
Excursion Trains at Cheap Fares, will run from all
Parts of th., Luis rete bids fair to be oue of
the Crystal Palace great days. Tiexets are Lu De uu-
tamed of the various Stationmasters.

LOWER GROUNDS, ASTON PARK.

GRAND DISPLAY of SPRING FLOWERS.
BOATING on the lake.
SYNYER and GILMER'S Splendid BAND every
MONDAY, WEDNESDAY, and SATURDAY.
The NEV SKATING RINK, Open Daily, for Three
Exercises—viz., 11 till 1 ; 2 30 till 5 ; 7 till 9 30.
POUNTNEY'S BAND will Play on the Rink on MON-
DAYS, WEDNESDAYS, and SATURDAYS (Afternoon
and Evening Exercises).
Admission to Rink, 6d ; hire of Skates, 6d.
Admission to grounds, 3d each.
H. G. QUILTER, Proprietor.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1875-06-12

DUDLEY.

IMPUDENT ROI3BERY.—At the Police Court, on Monday,
William Howells (44), hawker, Bristol, was charged with
stealing a soverign from the till in the Swan Hotel
liquor shop. The prisoner went into the shop and had
a glass of ale. Watching for an opportunity when the
barman was attending to the smoke room room custo-
mers, the prisoner lifted the flap of the counter and stole
the money. Mr. Smith, the landlord, was told of the
occurrence by a woman who saw the robbery, and he
collared the prisoner just outside the hotel. Howells
immediately gave up the coin, saying "Here it is." Mr.
Smith deposed that in addition to the sovereign, three
half-sovereigns had been taken.—Chief Superintendent
Burton said the defendant was a discharged soldier, who
had been a pensioner at Chelsea.—Howells was sent to
gaol for two months.
STEALILO IRON Wigs.—At the same Court, George
Round (60), nailor, Queen's Squire, Birmingham Street,
and Benjamin Phillips, miner, Birmingham Street, were
charged with stealing 521bs. weight of wire fencing. the
property of Mr. John Wainwright, of Dudley Port.—
Chief•superintendent Burton said there was no evidence
against Phillips, who was only apprehended because he
was in company with Round near where the stolen pro-
perty was found.—Round said no one stole the wire but
himself.—lt was then shown that the fencing was found
in prisoner's workshop, and Police-sergeant Budge
charged him with stealing it.—Prisoner replied that the
officer was a liar, lie now pleaded guilty, and begged
for mercy.—The Bench sent him to gaol for a month.

END OF THE TRADE DISPUTE AT
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1875-06-12

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