The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1874-06-06 00:00:00

NOTICE OF MOTION.

In the llorAltrpC4 OIMONS, Mr. Clive gave notice that on
Wednesday, the 10th June, he would not leave to hring in a
bill to render personation with intent to defraud a person of
an estate felony.

FOOT A.ND MOUTH DISEASE.
Lord Henry Thymic asked the Vice-President of the Conn-
ell whether his attention had been directed to the serious
outbreak of foot and mouth disease in Wiltshire and I lorset
shire and whether he woold take into his immediate con.
sideration what steps may be necessary to check the disease,
and especially the desirability of sending down an inspector
at once to report thereon.
Viscount Sandon said the attentioe ot the Lord President
had been called to the subject, and an ins/ie.:tor bad been
sent down to the district where the outbreak was alleged to
have taken place, with instruetions to telegraph 09 to the
real nature of the disease. Information would be given to
the noble lord upon ,he subject as soon as there vita a reply.

THE LICENSING ACT.
Sir John Kennaway asked tho Secretary of State for the
Home Department if Le could state whether any and what
number of special licenses hat been grouted under the Act
of 1872 to public houses situate beyond the nuthis uf one
mile from Charing Cross?
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Mr. ernee replied that, not unite understanding the unae-
thin, he had prepared two returns. tinder one head hi
licenses had been granted, and under the other $,472 licenses
had been granted.
Sir John Kennaway said he referred to the extension
Menses to houses near theatres.
Mr. Cross said the first number applied to such licenses
for extension of hours, the second figure had reference to
exemptions for fCtes,

DERBY-DAY. ,
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Mr. Disraell.-Sir,- I observe that there is nothing on the I r A PRE OF SLAVE DHOW, —The Cape papers
paper for, to.morrow, and I therefore heg to move that the ' PT '
Mouee at its rising do adjourn until Thursday next. (Hear, cruising off Boyama
hear). recet.ed by the last mail state on the 13th of March
her Majesty's shie
Sir Wilfrid Lawson,- I have no doubt, Sir, that the Bay, North Wes Coa4t
'Of was h a
41ave
motion will be very acceptable to the majority of this House, dhow was seen. After afeMwadizsashcarwii;veeennfi
red the
but lam rather sorry that the Prime minister dig not Daphne captured the dhow, on botsrd ~,f which 225
give us a little longer speech. I remember that Lord found . These unfortunate wretches wz.7a
slay ca Were .
Palmerston used on similar occasions to speak of the '
Isthmian Games, and even the late Premier, who was not shiPPed an th- 9tarted for Madagascar
very much addicted to sport- (a langhi-described the race tO" of hinj'amb.9-4"
^, and were .
~ Umpizanver. a few miles south of the
for the Derby as a noble, manly. tinguished. and historl- 1 with only two day s provisions on board. Light winds
dis
cal national sport. I should like to have heard the opinion i aud calms prolonged the voyage to eight I I SYS, so that
of the right hon, gentleman at the head of the tlovernment
on the subject. The motion is popular, beeamm every one fir 7 sl the Da line encountered a cyclone,
p
' the miseries endiired were indescribable. After sailing
likes a holyday. and lam sure we are all ready for one, ' 'an- 1 Ar'
because we have iirrived et the sixth mouth of the year, and take f the
we have sat no less than upwards of 40 days, and have had and drowned. Although every ears was n o
during which a quartsrmaster was washed overboard
41 divisions, and every one must be very much exhausted slaves 31 died of dysentery.