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The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1887-04-02

A WARNING TO LADIES.

When a draper has not the “Nonpariel" Velveteen in
stock, he is tempted to subsitute an,ther and an interior
fabric rather than lose a customer. Insist upon seeiug
the trade mark stamped at the back of each yard. The
finer qualities are equal in appearance and wear better
th tat very test Lyons Siik Velvet, and cost nly a
barter the price.
Can be r.rolaased of all leading retailers, in ali
Qualities—Blacks, from 2s to 6s per yard; Colours,
from 22 6d to 6s 6d per yard.

TOWLE'S PENNYROYAL AND STEEL FILLS
FOR FEMALES quickly correet all irregularities and
relieve the distressing symptoms s prevalent with the
Oozes 1.. led, aad 2 9l of all ChemiNts. Sent
anywhere on receipt of 16 or 34 stamps y tne Linsolo
aid hlidlsoa C .uuties lirtu, Co. Lit 11ta —Riwekb:
TArt(•,s

S CORN' WARNING I A PZVERE &TORN NAY EN
kmicarso eve 'y day if the week in all domeatio circli a
were nudsoe'a Ex riot of -oap is not in regular daily
use. A Yeeny Pacaet will prevent it.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1887-04-02

SIR SOMERS VINE.

The following letter has been addressed to the
Prince of Wales :
"To His ROYAL HIGHII/1188 THE PRINCB OT Jana,
K.G.,
"Sin,—Our attention has been directed to certain
allegations made in the public Press against the
character of Sir Somers Nine, accompanied by
erroneous assumptions in respect of the official posi-
tion occupied by him in connection with the recent
series of exhibitions held at South Kensington under
the presidency of your Royal Highness.
We deem it our duty, as having been immediately
responsible to your Royal Highness for the conduct
of affairs connected with those exhibitions, to state
that the particular work which Sir Somers "Vine was
engaged to perform do not relate to the direction of
the undertakings, but was purely administrative, and
was carried out entirely under instructions from the
executive authorities appointed by your Royal High-
ness.

"We beg leave to add that Sir Somers Vine dis-
charged the duties of his office in a manner so faithful
to his instructions and so satisfactory to ourselves and
to the auditors of the accounts of the several
Exhibitions as to earn for him our thorough confidence
and high respect.—We have the honour to be, sir,
your obedient servants,
"EDWARD BIRKBECK, Chairman of the Fisheries Exhi-

bition.
" BtrouNanAm and CHANDOB, Chairman of the Health

Exhibition.
" JA.;;;JS PAGET, Vioe-Ohairman of the Health Exhi-

bition.
"FREDERICK BRANIVELL, Chairman of the Inventiona

Exhibition.
" ABERCORN, Vice-Chairman of the Inventions Exhi-

bition.
"Jour; ROSE, Chairman of the Finance Committee of
the Colonial and Indian Exhibition."
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1887-04-02

OUTRAGES ON BRITISH OFFICERS.

Outrages upon Europeans have (according to a
Cairo correspondent) been alarmingly frequent in
Egypt of late. Only a day or two ago two British
officers named Scofield and Leasing, of the Welsh
Regiment, while on a shooting excursion near tbe
P3ramids, were attacked by a body of Bedouins and
wounded. In the course of the struggle one of the
Bedouins was killed. Ultimately the officers were
obliged to retire to an Arab village, where the native
women maltreated them, and preparations were made
by the inhabitants to hang them. These preparations
would certainly have been fully carried out but for
the timely arrival and intervention of a local Sheikh
with some police, who succeeded in saving the officers'
lives. This is the third serious outrage on Europeans
that has occurred within a very few days.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1887-04-02

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"wore born Of all medicine vendors.

RAILWAY ST/MANDL—Signalmen, Engine Driver
Po:ters, and others, wbo kayo frequently long in-
tenals of work between meals, should drink Cad
buy's Cooia, a sustaining beverage, agreeable and
comforting, dufiug long spells of mirk.

ADVICE TO DYSEPTICS."—Symp toms of Dyspeplie
and indigestion with spocial advice as to diet.—Thls
pamphlet appeals forcibly to those who have allowed the
palate to decide everythiLg for them, and have paid shah'
esitable penalty of their folly." Globe. Sent for one stain?
}t. IiLCHAM Publisher 92. west Ribose lit mai.
Loatiou.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1887-04-02

MANy a man who has not a penny in his pocket
owns a corn he would nt allow you to step on for the
world.

ONE of our school teachers was endeavouring to
explain to a small boy in her class the meaning of the
word "collision." She said :--Suppose two boys
running in the street should come together hard.
What would there be ?—A fight, responded the little
fell,w, loudly, and with astonishing promptness, and
the teacher gave it
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1887-04-02

FINAN`JE COMMITTEE.

Your committee rep-rt that the trea.Rtrer's bal-
ances on tne several accounts at !his date gre as
follows :—lrn provement Acecunt. balance due from
treasurer, £2Ol 16s 10d; Highway Account, bd-
ance_due trcm treasurer, £3 Os 8d ; Urban sanitary
Account, bA icee due to treasurer. £163 2s 2d; L cn
Account, b la,uce ,„ue from treasurer, £165 9d;
N) ages AccLuat, balance due from treasure, £196
id; Summary of Wallas (aot iadadias 1.14 elb•
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1887-04-02

THE QUEEN.

The Queen, accompanied by Prince and Princess
Henry of Battenberg, left Windsor by special train on
the South-Western Railway at 10.5 on Tuesday
morning for Portsmouth, en route for Cherbourg and
Cannes. A number of spectators assembled along the
Datebet-road, outside the railway station, to witness
her Majesty's departure. The train arrived at Ports-
mouth at noon. At the level crossing at the Harbour
Station a large number of persons had assembled in
order to catch a glimpse of the Queen. Her Majesty
was sitting near one of the windows, and repeatedly
bowed in response to the salutations made. On the
train arriving on the south railway jetty, along-
side which the Royal yacht Victoria and Albert
was Iyin, her Majesty alighted, and being received
by Admiral Sir George Willis- passed on board
the Victoria and Albert, on the deck of which the
officers and crew were drawn up. All the vessels in
commission ran up masthead colours, and on board
the flagship Duke of Wellington a guard was mustered
on the poop. As soon as the Royal party had gone
on board a signal was made that the Queen would
not leave the harbour until one o'clock. The Victoria
and Alhart got under weigh shortly before one o'clock,
and the marine guard on board the flagship gave a
Royal salute, whilst the Admiral's band played the
National Anthem. Closely following the Queen's
yacht came the Royal yacht Alberta, the Trinity
yacht Galatea, and the" Admiralty yacht Enchantress.
Large numbers of persons watched her Majesty's do
parture from the piers and other approaches to the
waterside. At Spithead the Royal flotilla was joined
by the Prince of Wales's yacht Osborne, which had
gone out earlier in the morning for a trial of her
machinery. The yachts going in procession, with the
flags fluttering in the sunshine from every mast, pre-
sented a very pretty spectacle, and numbers of persons
remained watching them until they were lost to sight.
Cherbourg was reached about seven o'clock. Her
Majesty slept on board the yacht, and then travelled
vitt Paris, Marseilles, and Toulon, to Cannes.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1887-04-02

NAVAL CUTLASSES.
WHOLESALE CONDEMNATION.

There was issued to the members of Parliament on
Tuesday morning the report of the Committee on Cut-
lasses and Cutlass-sword Bayonets supplied to the
Royal Navy, together with War Office minutes on
the subject. The Committee are of opinion that the
original design for the Martini-Henry cutlass-sword
bayonets, 1871, was deficient in strength, that it was
altogether inadequate to resist such vertical prdseure
as would be equivalent to that which it would be re.l
attired to endure when used as a bayonet fixed on a
The Committee add: "It seems extraordinary
that so weak a pattern as that of 1871 should have
been designed for use as a bayonet, and that it should
have been accepted as efficient by the Naval Authori-
ties. The evidence the Committee have received from
practical sword manufacturers has convinced them
that the temper of the steel by which these arms were
made was in all cases deteriorated, and in some in-
stances destroyed during their conversion. The practical
sword manufacturers, Messrs. Latham (Wilkinson and
Son),Mole, and Kirschbaum, who gave er idence, assured
the Committee that the conversion ought never to
have been attempted. No tests for carbon were ever
made during the proms of conversion." The report
proceeds to state that the tests adopted at Enfield
were wholly inadequate, and that the arm was in-
efficient; and, while they have no reason to doubt
the efficiency of any cutlasses and cutlass-sword
bayonets supplied to the navy prior to 1871, they
believe the converted cutlasses and cutlass-sword
bayonets, pattern 1871, with which the navy is now
for the most part armed, are absolutely inefficient,
untrustworthy, and unfit for service. The Corn-
mittee," they go onto say," have had abundant evidence
that the arms are badly designed, the metal in them
being unskilfully distributed, that they are thus in-
herently too weak to stand the vertical strain which
thrusting weapons should endure without bending,
and, that, from want of preper temper, they are too
soft for efficient setvice." The Committee unani-
mously submitted a resolution to the Secretary for
War recommending the immediate withdrawal of the
converted 251 in. cutlasses and cutlass-sword bayonets
now in use in the navy, and that the old unaltered
cutlasses, of which 30,090 were then in store at
Weedon, should be issued to the navy. Mr. Stanhope
agreed to this, and to other recommendations as to
alterations to cutlasses, which will involve a total coat
of £26,430.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1887-04-02

THE STOURBRIDGE OBSERVER. ci ,

cpunt), total due from treasurer, £6l is sd. Yur
committee have carefully examined the following
accounts, and finding thorn correct, recommend
they be paid :—lmprovement Account, £26 4i 21;
Highway Account. £lO9 its 7d; Urban Sanitary
Account, .£49 14s 5. Your committee have ex-
amined the vouchers of accounts ordered to be paid
at the last monthly meeting and find them to be
correct. Estimates for new rates. Your commit-
tee have carefully examined the estimates for nen
rates for the one year ending March 25. 1888, and
recommend that the said estinates be adopted;
and that the statutory notices be given tu enable
the Board at their next monthly meeting to inak •
the following rates, namely: Im roveraent Rate o
is 61 in the pound, Highway Rate of 8d in th •
pound, and a General District Rate of is 10d in
the pound.
Mr. Newnam said said he was sorry to see thero
1,7.113 an incrc•ase in the rates.

The Chairtnan s +id it was in consequence of the
Drainage scheme being put upon them.
Mr. Efaskew sail the rates compared fevourably
with the rates 10 years ago, and if it had Inot been
for the deep drainage the town would be governed
at a less cost than it was then.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1887-04-02

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1887-04-02

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

OFFICERS ON COLONIAL SERVICE.

In the Housn OF Lowe, on March 28th, the Earl
of Onslow informed Viscount Sidmouth that new
regulations had been framed which would enable naval
and military officers to serve in the Colonies and draw
their full pay therefrom, instead ot receiving half-pay
from the home Government. and which would allow
Colonial service to count both for increased pay and for
promotion. The Colonies would thus gain the advan-
tage of the experience of officers of the Imperial forces,
while the officers would be enabled to continue actively
employed instead of remaining in idleness waiting for
promotion,
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1887-04-02

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special jury where he may consider such a
course necessary for securing a just and fair
verdict. This latter provisio a is qualified.
by affording to an accused person similar
rights; and it should be borne in mind that
the whole sweeping proposed code will only,
if carried, be applicable in districts pro-
claimed by the Lord-Lieutenant. Even the
Queen's vicegerent cannot govern in this
drastic fashion, however great the necessity
without the express authority of the Imperial
Parliament being given in each case, if the
bill become law. Due notice of the proclam-
ation of any district would have to be given
to the Legislature, which, if not in Session,
would require to be summoned, and if Par-
liament disapproved of the Lord-Lieutenant's
proclamation, it would have no force. Thus
the representatives of the people would,
after all, have control over the administra-
tion of law ; and the supporters of the
Ministry claim that they ask for not an iota
more of coercive power than occasion de-
mands. It is most earnestly to be hoped
that the whole matter may be discussed
without the indulgence in that distressing;
party spirit which has defeated so many at-
tempts to right the wrongs of Ireland. If
Liberal, Conservative, Nationalist, Orange-
man, and Whig Unionist will for once agree
to sink themselves and their pre conceived
notions, and go on with the discussion of
this interminable Irish question henceforth
with open mind and fixed intention to deal
with it according to the common law of
fairness to all and favour to none, we might
yet have the calm of peace and prosperity
for Ireland springing out of the whirlwind
of heated discussion. Such would be im-
measurably more lovely in the eyes of all
than the spectacle of judges committing the
spiritual advisers of the people to prison, in
order that law may be kept clear of the
stigma of contempt.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1887-04-02

AFGHMEISTAN.

Although a week has passed since the Nanroz
festival nothing, says a Calcutta correspondent, has
been heard of the threatened revival of the Ghilzai
insurrection. It is, therefore, possible that the neces-
sity for the harvest operations may postpone the
rising. This is, however, very doubtful, and all
accounts agree that the situation is a precarious one.
It is stated that many Ghilzais who have been trading
in Peshawur for some months have suddenly left for
their own country, and beyond doubt there is a feeling
of restless activity and excitement among the tribe.
The Ameer's exactions continue to be the cause of
general complaints, and he is said to be thoroughly
unpopular. Many persons whose opinions are entitled
to the highest respect hold that if the Ghilzais rise
and meet with any success the revolt will spread
throughout the country, and speedily bring about the
Ameer's complete overthrow.
The telegram published in Constantinople an-
nouncing the proclamation of a Holy War against
Russia by the Anieer of Afghanistan has caused some
agitation in the Palace and among the Turkish public.
The Porte has consequently instructed its repre-
sentatives in London and St. Petersburg to ascertain
the truth of the statement, its effects on public
opinion, and its probable consequences, and to point
out that no Mussulman Sovereign is empowered to de-
clare a Holy War without the direct consent of the
Caliph. The fact that such intelligence has been
allowed to appear in print under the existing strict
censorship is much commented upon in connection
with the present condition of the Porte's relations
with Russia, since it is calculated to create irritation
among the fanatical sections of the Muisulman popu-
lation.

Intelligence received it Bombay through a native
source states that, in consequence of authentic news
received from the Governor of Herat, that the
Governor of Turkestan had ordered Iskander Khan,
with a force of 10,000 men, to take Herat by surprise,
the Ameer has ordered 10,000 troops to be held in
readiness to reinforce the Herat garrison in the event
of their services being required. Sayad Amir Sultan,
the father-in-law of Mir Batcha, late chief of
Kohistan, baa been beheaded by order of the Ameer
for treason in having corresponded with Ayoob Khan.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1887-11-12

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truss, it gives an elastic pressure, posst,ssiug
a very great advantage. Adapts itself read-.
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very effective.' —Lancet, Oct. 3,1885.

_RUPTURES. --"VICRY ingenious and
sneeeAsfal truas."—British Med;cal
Journal, May 23, 1885.

RUPTURES. "Winmu enlarging
the opening as conical pads MN: apt
to do, while its resiliency ensures the part
keeping its place withont exerting injuriou
pressure. Timee, Oetober 10, 1.-Ai

RUPTURES.—"Posms decided ad-
vantage both in efficiency and coin-
fort over all others with which we are fie-
painted." Liverlio6l Medical Journal, Attu-
(try 7, 1886.

RUPTURES. —" A YLIIT ingeniours
truss." —E dinbur gh Ul Jour ital
Feb. 1, 1886.

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1887-11-12

DK/TH OF MR. RALPH DOCKER.

Mr. Ralph i) • .ker, whose resignation of the
Corenership f,‘- he Northern District of Worcester-
, shirelwe annou:. •cd on Tuesday, died at his residence
Park Hill, Mos. 1.1, aily yesterday morning. He
had been In failio4 health for a long time past, and
about two years ago wee compelled to relinquish
the various public appointments which he held
Dr :Moore, of Moseley. attended him in his illness.
but for esveral days past no hope was eniertained of
his reco cry. The decessad gentleman, who was in,
his sere ty-sixth year, was born in Ladypeol Lane,
and we the son of the late Mr. Thomae Dock et
-
brava f under, of Moseley. He was enrolled AS a
solici,er shortly after attaining his majority, and
acquirtd a substantial practice In 1831 he was
elected coroner for East Worcestershire after sn
exciting contest, which is understood to hare cost
him many thousands of pounds, owing to the fact
that the voters had to be conveyed from all parts of
the division to the single roiling station at Worcestar
It the time of his resignation he was the oldest
coroner in the king.lom, and was much respected by
t she jurymen with tehom he came in contact. On
the establishment of the King's Norton Union,
apw rds of forty years ago, Mr. Docker received the
appointment of clerk to the guardians, which also
carried with it the clerkship to the Rural Sani:Ltn
Authority and several minor offices. He was
Attentive to tile duties of his eflioe. and during
whole of this long period it is stated that he eHis
searaely absent more than half a dozen times from
the meetings of the Board. The most prominent
duty which he performed whilst acting for the
sanitary Authority of the Union was the successful
promotion of the Northfield and Yardley Gas Act
about eight years ago. The result of the passing of
thls Act was to relieve the gas consumers in that
po:tiou of the district supplied by the Birmingham
Corporation from the payment of an eatra charge
for gas of lc per thousand cubic feet, end it is
estimated that this 11. s been the means of sav us
about £1,600 a year to the distriet. For his services
in this matter the inhabitants presented Mr. D,,cker
with a testimonial In his eapaaity of Clerk to the
Smethwick Local Board. whisk he held for many
years, Mr. Decker WAS snocesefal in a very import-
ant law snit between the Board and the London and
North-Western Railway CotliPenr• The company
had disputed the power of the Board to levy a WO-
way-rate on their extensive pONIPfortY Lathe district.
The Beard Vete detested before the saagistrates and
et appeal at sa• tisactsc liessims Cos atagenbildre•
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1887-11-12

A SHAM CLERGYMAN.

The Rev. Edwin Giles, vicar of Riseley, Bedford,
writes warning the clergy against a person who is
going about representing himself to be a priest in
holy orders. "A short time oince," he says, "he was
passing under the name of Lambert. In September
he was here under the name of Robins, in charge of
this parish. He suddenly disappeared, leaving no
clue to his whereabouts. He possessed himself of five
of my cheques, payable on Barnard and Co., Bedford,
three of which he has passed, the losers being trades-
people and others who have accepted them in lieu of
oust]. He is in appearance a short-necked, clean-
shaven man, with lightish hair, tall, and rather a
heavy build. I am anxious to prevent others being
victimised in the way many have already bean."
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1887-11-12

SHOW ROOMS

Are replete with every novelty in Flask
Silk, and Cloth Mantlet) and Jackets.

WILLIAMS & FARR'S ipeciilly selected
stock of Fur-lined Cloaks, from 25s 6d.
NILLIAMS FARR'S matchless Gnine•
Ulster, Trimmed Plush best -value n
the trade.
WILLIAMS lc FARR'S remarkable selec-
tion of Fars, Polmanettes, Fur -Capes,
Muffs, Ties Boas, Bags and Fancy Fur
Ties. 150 Fur Capes, extra large sue, re-
duced from 30s to. 15s.
WILLIAMS es FARR'S Noted Establish-
ment for the largest Stock-of Children's
Mantles and J,ckets in every sise, free"
bud.
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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1887-11-12

FISH.

A good supply and demand. Prices, wholesale: Cod, les
to 20s per box ; plaice, 15e per box; whiting, Fs per box;
fresh haddocks, a per box; brill. 1' R per stone; turbot,
12s per stone; live eels 20s per draft; mackerel, 10s per
score ; crabs, 20s per basket ; sprats, Os pr basket ;
smelts, Is Id per basket; John Dory's, 2s to is ea, h ;
bloaters, 3s per box; kippers,Tbs per round; dried bad.-
docku, 'ls to Is per dozen ; oysters, 4s to 12s per 110;
shrimps, Is to Ps per gallon. Retail : Cod, 6d to 80 per lb..
brill, 10,1 per lb; soles, Is 4d per lb; turtot, Is Pd per lb ;
fresh haddocks, 3d per lb; live eels, Is 2d per lii; sprct,,
21 per : plaice, Gel to Is each; mackerel, d eseh ;
whiting, 40 to 6,1 each; John Dorys, 3s to 4s each ; lobsters,
Is to 2s each ; crabs, is to 38 each; dried haddocks, id to
Is ench sr: elts, 6d per dozcn ; blosters, 6d. to Pd per
dozen; kippers, Is to Is 6d per dozen; oysters, 4d to 2s por
dozen.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1887-11-12

POLITICS OF THE RECESS.

MR. BALFOUR AT BIRMINGHAM.
Mr. Balfour has attended a great meeting in the
Town Hall. He said the Liberal party was not
merely allied but fused with the Parnellite party, and
Mr. Gladstone was deliberately endeavouring to
render more difficult the restoration of law and order
in Ireland by unblushing perversions of fact. He
seemed to be possessed by the demon of inaccuracy
in all his attacks upon the Government. If he alluded
to Irish crime, it was only to give fantastic excuses
for it. If he mentioned the police, it was only to hold
them up to obloquy. He palliated crime, and en-
couraged lawlessness with the same glib dexterity as
if he had been born west of the Shannon, and had
been all along a follower of Mr. Parnell. Neverthe-
less, the policy of the Government would triumph. It
would be pursued he (Mr. Balfour) promised with
courage, and the result might be looked for in the
vindication of law, the repression of crime, the return
of confidence, and the re-awakening of loyalty. It was
in vs in for Mr. Gladstone to use the mighty watch-
words of liberty, free speech, and morality, or to eke
014 a limp peroration by appeals to Heaven and all
we hold most sacred. Not only law and policy but
morality and religion as well turned away from the
men he had countenanced, and repudiated the
weapons he had learnt to use from these men, with
such fatal effects on the fortunes of his country.
(Cheers.) He (Mr. Balfour) believed the final
triumph of the Government's policy was assured, if it
was pursued with courage and consistency. Courage,
at all events, he could promise would not be wanting.
(Loud cheers.) If it was steadily pursued he believed
crime would be put down, the authority of the law
vindicated, confidence restored, the material blessings
which followed confidence again enjoyed, and the
wounds of centuries, poisoned though they had been
by Irish agitators and their English allies, finally
healed. Then the Irish people would become not less
loyal and enthusiastic supporters than their English
fellow subjects of an Empire which they were well
fitted to adorn by their virtues, if those virtues were
allowed free play, unchecked and untrammelled by
the arts of designing men. (Loud and prolonged
cheering.)
Resolutions of confidence in the Government and
thanks to Mr. Balfour were subsequently passed.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1887-11-12

become a dead letter from the very nature of its
provisions.
The extraordinary success which little Josef
Hofman has secured at the piano in his various
performances in London threatens us with a
whole deluge of that race of artist known as "the
infant ptiwnomenon." This is a pity, from all the
points oririew. About the boy Hoffmann there
can be no doubt: he is an exceptionally clever
child, and with care may continue to do great
things. But the misfortune is that his success
has drawn other children into the field who,
although well trained, have nothing like the same
talent, and the consequence is that concert-goers
are just now being called upon to applaud the raw
material when he would far ratherhear the finished
article. It is, after all, only as curiosities that such
performances can be listened to, for children,
except in the very rarest cases, do not, and cannot
be expected to possess the depth of feeling and
knowledge required for excellent work upon
any instrument. Hot-house fruit of this kind
may, therefore, well be dispensed with, especially
so since there are recorded in musical history
many a lamentable breakdown caused by forcing
the talents at a premature age. The proper
place for children is the practice-room and not
the concert-hall, and those are to blame
take them too early from the former and place
them in the latter. And even the pleasure that
can possibly be derived from hearing such a
little wonder as Hofmann' is lessened by the
recollection that his success may conceivably
militate against our comfort in the future.
A. F. It.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1887-11-12

DEATH OF-All EX IL?.

lat Ron. H F. Cowper, brother of-Earl Cowper,
and formerly Liberal member for Heratlrdabire, died
'Atilt night at ransbanger, near Hertford, after a,
lingering illness exteading o'er some months.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1887-11-12

°BURCH AWCIATTION CONFRRENCSAT

MANCHIiSTEI:.

The stitsmn•l conference of the Church Associ
atioil was held at Blanchester on the 3rd and 4th
instant. At the morning conference on the 3rd, the
Rer. Talbot A. L. Grooves, M.A., Vioar of Clifton,
Bristol, read a pept r on -the following subject :
"That In view of proposals now under consideration
by the authorities of our Church, this Conference
desires to reoord it opinion - that the control of
Parliament over Church legislation cannot safely he
d-legatcd to any other body until a real represent-
ation of the Church, both lay anct clerical, had been
established by Parliament itself." In the evening,
a largely attended meeting was held in the Gentle-
men's Consort Hall, presided over by Sir Robert
Leighton, Bart., at whieh the following resolutions
wire passed ; "That the Colltillllolllll and eoucerted
action of the Itomanising clergy in violating the
laws of the Church has biome a nitionsl danger
and the refusal of the bishops to administer and
enforce the law renders it essential that the laity
should no longer be prevented by the Episopal veto
from bringing clerical offeuders before the proper
tribunals. That deprivation, rather than imprison.
went, is the • rue remedy for disobedience to the
law ; and, ti.oretore, that the bills to be brought be.
fore Parliam, nt for effecting reforms in these par-
ticulars deserve the cordial support of law-abiding
(Wareham" "That in view of the inestimable
blessings best mod on this People bl retotastion
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1887-11-12

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A BLACK PRINCE'S ADVENTURE.

Karamoko, the "Black Prince "from Senegal:who
was in Paris a few months ago, is said to have been
killed in battle. His visit to Paris caused some corn-
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A WILD WHITE WOMAN:

The Townsville (Queensland) Herald says: "A
whitei woman discovered living among the blacks at
Normanby has been brought into town. She was
accidentally discovered by a man who was searching
for horses. He informed the pollee, and then a con-
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the air, when the horse ridden by the woman became
restive, ultimately throwing hit.. She fell heavily to
the ground, and the blacks then resumed the attack ;
but the constables fired again, and they decamped.
The woman was seriously injured by the fall, and is
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of the fairest land in Canada for their industrial farm.
That was to be their new settlement-colony—Victoria
Regina. They had already started the building, and
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Among these two classes there was great competition
for labott-, and in the cities they wielded great poll ical
power; but that did not add political right, and the
whole country was opposed to them.
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A DILAPIDATED CHURCH.

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endowment for the purpose of helping to rebuild the
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strong opposition, as trustee of the church funds. Mr.
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