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The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1873-01-11

HON.

The stook of this yearcgro— h rematuing la very small,
and considerably inadequate to the inseiry, which continues
good, notwithstanding the high range of prima A specula-
tion exists for old hops, and shelci qesiities when offered
command enhanced rates. At New York an active business
Is in progress and on the Continent the markets, though
not animated, presents buoyant appearance. Mid and Bast
Kent, 100 e. to 1471.; Weald of Kent, 1005. to l.; IhMasit,
100 s. to 120,.; Farnham and Country, 1.12 n to Ms.

YEN.
Turbot, Ba. to 16L ; brill, EL 6d. to 8..; dotal, 9a. to M.
6d. ; cod, La. to 10a. each lolea, IL to M. 64. per pair;
mackerel, 20. 64. to 3e. 64. per dozen ; bloaters, Si. to 5L ;
kipper', au 64. to Si. per hundred ; whiting, 20e. to 25e. per
basket; lobetorra, IL to la. ; mobs, le. to U. 104. eaoh : eels,
IL to Is. Id. per lb.. native oysters, LIO 10'. ; and common
MU°, 18a. to Si.. per bushel.

t'CH ANICS' INSTITUTION,

ST, 1'R111;1141E.

ii:RARIAN and COLLECTOR of SUB-
[4 SCRIPTIONS WANTED. Salary £lO per
.--Applicationa by Letter, addressed to the Secre-
tary.

fro SHOEING SMITHS.—WANTED, a
1.:;,-atly (lood MAN, as Door Man.—Apply, F.
Blakeivii), Veterinary Surgeon, Stourbridse.

NTED AGENTS to SELL BIRMING-
Y HAM GOODS. Wholesale Illustrated Lista
sent. Stamped Envelope for reply.—Apply, John Pell,
Birmingham.

SRODDY MANURE for ALL CROPS and
ALL 80ILS, can be used at any Season of the
year. Buyers not called upon by Agents, will oblige by
sending for particulars direct to the Leeds and Yorkshire
Shoddy Manure and Superphosphate Company, Limited,
20, Corn Exchange, Leeds.
AGENTS WANTED.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1873-01-11

"HENRY THOMPSON.
" DR. CONNEAU.
" DR. LE BARON CORVISART.
"J. T. CLovse."

THE MURDER OF AN ACTRESS.

On Thuraday afternoon the Frenchman in
custody at Guildford was paraded in the police
station with five other men, but the Misses
Douglas, waiqcsses at tl o Alhareira, fail, d to
identify him as the man wanted for the Coram-
street murder. On Thursday night he was
brought op privately before one of the magis-
trates, and informed why he was arrested. Ile
is detained for further inquiry.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1873-01-11

CEADLEY.

DISNER.—On Tomday evening, the clerks and man-
agers in the employ of Mr. J. Aston, were entertained to
• dinner it Mr. 8. Leonard's, the May Pale Inn. The
chair was occupied by Mr. Aston, and a snrapteous
dinner was provided by the host. Ample justice having
been done to the good things provided, the evening was
spent in great convivality, and the chairman's health
heartily toasted, and • pleasant evening spent.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1873-01-11

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is the only kind used in
STARCII, Her Majesty's Laundry.

IF THERE ARE ANT LADIES who have 001 714 USIA UDE
GLENFI LLD STARCH, they.. reepeptfully Whetted
to give its trial, and carefully toUow out the diredities
printed on every package, and if this is done, they will
say, like the Queen's Laundress, it is the finest ST ASCII
they ever used. When you ask for GLItIOPIRLD
STARCH, see that you get it, Al lIHIBRION Rums sun
OFTIT SUBSTITUTED 105 TEI SAES 0/ SITU THOM
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JOHN CLARKE,

BOOKSELLER AND NEWSAGENT,

HIGH 'STREET, AIN VER.

Agent forth. OBNEEPER.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1873-01-11

THE EXECUTION OF A SOLDIER IN

INDIA.

The Bangalore Spectator says :--As the clocks wire
striking six on the morning t f December 14, a poition
of each of the brancher of the troopt in garrison was
marched into the gaol compound, and took up a post-
ti n within sight of the gallows, lig.ddy, the prisoner,
was driven up to the gate in a hospital cart, under
escort of a company from his own regiment. He vom
accompanied by his priest, the Rev. Fr. Gatmier, and
during the drive confessed his sins, obtained absolution,
and received extreme unction. This good clergyman
performed fils duty faithfully and unflaggingly, con-
soling the penitent criminal to the last. On the way
Roddy told nis priest and those who surrounded his ,
cart that he would "show his comrades how a British
soldier should die. I will not utter a word," said he,
"on the gallows. but die like a man." How far he
carried out his resolution our readers may presently
udge for themselves. When the service of the dead
had been real out him by the Rev. Fr. Gamier, the
escort was ordered to march the prisoner up ti hear
his sentence read. Calm and possessed he walked up
in front of the troops, and listened to the reading of his
death warrant. The Amiatant Adjutant General, in
the hearing of Colonel Knox, Major Mesham, and the
troops paraded. read first the sentence of the court-
martial who tried Roddy, finding him guilty of murder-
ing Corporal Allen, and sentencing him to be "hanged
by the neck till he wu dead ; " and next the order nv
the Commander in Chief. His Excellency remarked
sviaile confirming it, that the court had rightly
found the prisoner guilty, and passed the extreme
Penalty of the law on him, that he, deliberately shoot-
ing • comrade while lying in unconscious slumber in
his cot, had committer' a most dastardly act. His Ex-
cellency finally exhorted the troops to take warning
from the prisoner's fate, and refrain from giving vent
to their passions. Major Arbuthnot then read the
letter from the Commander-in-Chief to General Boston,
commanding the Mysore division, ordering the execu-
tion. After this the prisoner was marched to the gals
lows. He walked firm and erect, and having wished
the priest and corporal who attended him goodbye,
and kissed the crucifix, he sailed on God to have mercy
on his soul, submitting quietly to his hands and lets
being tied, and the black cap &ad noose adjusted. He
met his death unflinchingly.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1873-01-11

HALBBOWEN.

BUILDING BOCINTY.--The 110111U/11 meeting of the
Halesowen Building Society was held at the Public
Office, on Monday evening; Mr. J. P. Chapman in the
chair. The report showed • dividend of Is. Bd. in the
pound, • good surplus carried forward, and a steady in-
crease of member.. 'The officers were appointed for the
ensuing year, and a vote of thanks to the chairman
closed the proceedings.
UALsaowga CONOUNGATIONAL CIIAPHL.—The annual
tea meeting was held "i the School-room of the above
Chapel on Monday afternoon. There was a very good
pthering of the members and friends, who aeemed fully
to enjoy the good things provided; the room was taste-
fully decorated for the occasion. After tea a public
meeting was held, the Bev. M. 0. Astbury, the pastor,
presided, who delivered a very suitable address. Varions
readlags were also given by Mr. Tommings, Messrs.
Fisher and others, some good recitations by Mr. Price,
sad some good music by the choir, in which Bills Jones,
and BIAS Siveter, took very prominent parts. The rued,
lug ended with the usual formulas.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1873-01-11

THE IRON TRADE.

WOLVXIMAYPTON, IVedeesday.
The trade in this district is still improving, said during
the past week business has been brisk. At present
buyers were dicinclined to get rid of orders, whilst seller,
are equally as reluctant to accept them at (minting prices.,
owing to the high price of raw materiel sad the increased
"nee now being paid to the mew. In the event of
matters becoming speedily settled, the ironniasters of
this district will participate in a fair amoent of work. It
is still thought quotations will be advsatied, owing to the
causes above mentioned. The demand for pig iron
gum& the production, and it is very probable that some
of the bleat Waimea, which ceased operatiou soma
months ago, will shortly be blows in, so that the pro-
duction will be more repel to the demand. Yesterday,
bids{ quarter-day. there was a large &freedman of iron.
neaten sad asercheata oat 'Change. There wee a great
inclination' to do hostages, and some large orders were
hooked subject to the pries@ decided upon to-morrow at
'Unalaska's. The sageket is cousiderahly firmer, and it
WM the gam& impression that the price. for finished
Iron would be admitted £2. per ton. Nothing definite
we. loaded at the roosting.

At the glaseterly seeds( ot Imamslees, held on
; TitWedgy I. the Birmingham Town Rail, than was as
unusually large attendanee, and a good business was
does, buyers being pretreat from all parts of the country.
' In all departments rates were firmer, and for menu.
' featured iron there was eoosiderable inquiry. New
spetificatioes on the terms ruling at the close of last
quarter were deellned by the principal makers, including
the Earl of Dudley and Messrs. Barrows and Bone. No
official alteration an prices WU announced for marked
bars, but 'Dateless houses asked £lll., which is an
advance of AI. on current quotations, and thia pries will
be obtained for certain makes. Sheets and plates were
even enter. The unsatisfactory condition of the South
Wales cool and iron trades, and the continued high price
of raw materiel, created • good deal of discussion and
much uneasiness. Coal, it was said, had gone up Ba. per
lon, which will have the effect of adding to the firmness
that at present characterises the iron trade, and of pre-
judiciously affecting business. The prosperity or other-
wthe of the quarter just entered upon will depend to •
great extent upon the action of the men, but, as far aa
can be judged at present, there is every reason to believe
, that the present quarter will be an exceptionally good one,
although a further advance in the price of coal, am stated,
will check operations.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1873-01-11

THE SOUTH WALES COLLIERS.

There was a delegate meeting of colliers and
miners at Merthyr on Thursday, which was held
with °Weed doors. The expected meeling of
tho General Council and Executive of the North
of England Ironworks Association did not take
place, but a deputation from the Staffordshire
and Cleveland districts held a meeting, and
passed a resolution in favour of arbitration. The
process of blowing out the blast furnaces haa
commenced.

THE IMPRISONED GAS STOKERS.
On Thursday night, a large meeting, under
the auspices of the London Trades Council, was
held in London, when resolutions were passed
condemning the severity of the sentence passed
upon the gas stokers, and the refusal of the
Home Secretaly to receive the deputation upon
the subject.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1873-01-11

A GROWL FROM GRANDPAPA.

Wisre me what? Slimy happy New Years ?
When my years at the most must be few !
If 0118 only prove happy, my dears,
'Twill be more than I ever got through.
Besides, whether they're happy or uot,
Should my hat year of all be thl- New,
You'll come In for whatever I've go,
And the sooner the better for yoo —Punch.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1873-01-11

The ACCIDENT to the " NORTHUMBER-

LAND."

The following Information has been received at the Ad-
miralty respecting the accident to Her MaJetty's ship
Nvrthettnberland at Madeira. An the 25th of December, and
has been officially forwarded fur publicatMn

"The Northumberland parted her cable in a heavy
squall, and although another anchor was promptly let
go, she came across the projecting stem of the
Hercules, which penetrated the outer plating of the
Northumberland, causing a rupture of the iron about
4ift. in del th and Min broad. through which come 60
tons of water entered into the water-tight compart-
ment. Admiral Hornby proceeded as soon as possible
with the Minotaur, Hercules, and Northumberland to
Gibraltar. The Northumberland is now repairing the
damage inside of the Mole, and she will then proceed
to Malta to be ducked, where the repair will probably
occupy a week.
"'The Admiralty further received a letter from
Rear-Admiral 11-ruby stating that, when the insual
inspection of the cement in the double bottom of Her
Majesty's' ship Sultan was being made, the cement was
observed to be slightly disturbed ; a diver was ssnt
down to inspect the outside plating, when a slight in-
dent was found. No one on board is aware of the ship
ever having touched the ground, and the only con-
jecture is that it may have happened at Ferrol. The
injury is of no importance.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1873-01-11

" UNSECTARIAN " RELIGIOUS
TEACHING.

The School Board of St. Thomas's, adjoining Exeter,
have decided that there shall be an inspection of
rellgions knowledge in their board schools. The first
examination will be at Exeter. On the motion of Mies
Temple (sinter to the Bishop of Exeter) it was agreed
that the examination should be on the Gospel of St.
Matthew. . . . .

In a discussion at the last meeting of the Portsmouth
School Board, on the question whether the Lord's
Prayer should be repeated by the head teachers in
board schools, Commander Key said, if it were desirable
that prayer should be used is the Howe of Commons
had in the army and navy, how much more was it
des;reble that it should be used inschool.. After great
battles it had been the custom to have prayers' but
after tbe battle of Trafalgar, in which Lord Nelson died,
prayer was omitted, and, a gale having sprung up, &large
number of valuable prizia taken from the French and
Spaniards were sacrificed. Mr. Emanuel asked Com-
mander K-y if he writ of opinion that those prizes were
lot because pravcr was neglected,to which Commander
Key replied, "Yee, I think they were." The result of
the discussion was the adoption of the motion for the
repetition of the Lord's Prayer. On the question
whether Watts's " Divine and Moral Songs" should
be sun 4 in the board schools a long debate has been
held by the same School Board. In the course of the
discussion Mr. Emanuel, who had asked to be allowed
to look at one of the books in question, picked out the
following verse and read it

Lord, I ascribe it to thy grace,
And not to chance, as others do,
That I was born of Christian race,
And not a Heathen or a Jew.
Mr Emanuel (who is hirneell a Jew) regarded that as a
fine Yptcimen of Christian charity. Tue debate ended
in the adoption of a resolution in general terms, de
clearing that such music and songs should be used as
were approved by the school management committee.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1873-01-11

Come one, come all, thus rock shall fly
From its film bane as soon as I.

was a sentiment which should pervade the mind of
every man who thought himself worthy of being a man
in this age of the world, as well as in any other.
(Cheers.) It was often said on all sides that the whole
system of our belief, duty, or hopes of immortality,
was being undermined by certain speculations and in-
vestigations that had been set on foot as to what
might possibly have been with regard to the
human race in very early ages—with regard to our
an estora in the most remote myriads of ages.
(Laughter.) It was said that our faith and duty towards
each other and God, supposing it should turn out
that these speculations and investigations should prove
that the very first beginning of man was something
lower than what we hal commonly been in the habit
of supposing', were undermined; but he wished to urge
that a great deal too much importance had been at-
trolled to the consequences of these speculations on
either side. (Cheers.) The only thing which was
really important for us practically was, what we were
as individuals at the present time. Nothing was
it to us whether our remote ancestors were in
those dark ages formed out of the mere inanimate
(1114 of the earth, or whether we translated "the
duet of the earth" in the modern scientific language ;
the fact we had to remember was, that we were
living individuals, with enorrn me faculties bestowed
upon us, and that it was upoa the way in
which we discharged those duties and exercised those
faculties, our destiny in this world, and the next, would
be shaped for good or evil. Another superstition he
wished to denounce was the common saying that the
age in which we lived was an age in which institu-
tions had ceased to have any value in the world—that
institutions were complex, fictitious, and cumberers
of the ground; and that the first thing we refight to do
when we saw an institution was to try and tear it to
recto. This ale' was an error against which the en-
citence of the Working Men's College was in itself a
protest (Cheers.) The great and ancient institu-
tions of the country had • tale to tell like the shell
which the chill had put to its ear. We put Vlore great
and ancient institutions, so to speak, to our ear, and

Remember their august abode
And murmur, as the ocean murmur. there.

(Cheers.) Our institutions might riquire improve•
meat, but they, like individuals, bai a great work to
do, and this was the lesson ho wish...l to convey.
(Cheers.) . .

v.,te of thankw yen to Dr. Stanley
for Ls attendance at the close of the procce...inge.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1873-01-11

kGLEY. •

HAOLET STOCK B.ths..-Ine first of the for tightly
stiles of the present year, was held on Monday last.
There was a lair attendance; the stock was first class,
and prices were tinprecedentedly high, 50 head of cattle,
200 sheep, and 80 pigs, realized over £1,700. Many pens
of sheep rthged from 70s. to 80s. a head; fat cattle
ranged from £lB to £37 10s. each. It will be seen by
our, advertising columns that the next s.-'0 Irv' be held
on Monday, the 20th instant.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1873-01-11

THE DOUBLE MURDER NEAR

BELFAST.

The ing&vy into the double murder near
Belfast was resumed on Thursday morning.
Dr. Murphy stated his belief that Miss Kerr was
killed three hours before her servant, and that
two persons must have carried the body of Miss
Kerr from the kitchen into the scullery where it
was found.

RAILWAY ACCIDENT NEAR DURHAM.
On Thursday afternoon, a passenger train for
Leeds ran into the end of a coal train whilst
nearly at full speed, at Aye'Me. near Durham.
The passengers were much shaken, and the
engine driver of the passenger train was thrown
off his engine, sustaining serious injury. The
passengers, after an hour and a half's delay, pro-
ceeded on their journey, one only stating that
he was injured. The guard of the coal train had
fortunately left his van, which was broken up by
the shock, as was also a wagon. The traffic
was worked on a single line for some hours.
FRIGHTFUL ACCIDEYT.

On Thursday afternoon isays the (u be) about
a quarter past three o'clock, the whole of the
uppec, floors of the granary of the Lion Brewery,
near Charing Cross Bridge, on the Surrey side
of the Thames, fell in with a tremendous crash.
There were many tons of malt in the upper
doors, which fell on the men beneath. hir.
Webb, the manager, one or two clerks, and other
men are missing, and are supposed to be buried
in the rains. Our London correspondent tele-
graphs :—The accident said to hese °marred at
the Lion Brewery took place at Darield Wharf,
adjacent. Two men were killed by the fag of
a floor in a building on the premises.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1873-01-11

E OBSERVER.

-
tumid Committee, calling attention to the
suggestion that the 25th Clause of the Elemen-
tary Bduestion Act should be repealed, and that
I ft should be enacted instead, that the fees for
indigent children in denominational schools
should be paid by Boards of Guardians in place
of School Boards. Several members of the com-
mittee expressed in strong terms their dissent
from this propose% and ultimately the following
resolution was carried nem. con. :—" That this
committee are strongly of opinion that to trans-
fer :to boards of Guardians the power to pay
fees of indigent children attending denomina-
tional schools, would be still more objectionable
than the provision of the 25th Clause of the
Elementary Education Act."
MORALITY OF TRY TOWN.—We are pleased
to be able to announce, that daring the Christ-
mas holdidays not a single person has been
locked up for drunkenness, or any assault case
before the magistrates yesterday. This being
the second time during the last fifteen years
I when no cases were ente,red for hearing. No
robberies have been reporfed daring the Christ-
mas time. It is considered that this in a great
measure is owtflg to the early closing of public.
houses. However, this may be it speaks well
for the morality of the inhabitants of the district.
MR. HOWARD PAUL AT THE CORN EXORANOR.
—The Corn Exchange was crowded on Monday
evening last, to witness an antes taiument given
by that clever public caterer, Mr. Howard Paul.
In the course of the evening that gentleman
gave several very clever and amusing impersona-
tions, and caused roars of laughter by introduc-
ing to the audience a large stage monkey, which,
in accordance with the Darwinian theory, he
declared to be his ancestor. Miss Goodall sang
several ballads in a charming manner ; and Miss
Jenny Ford, who presided at the presided at the
pianoforte, ably accompanied vocalists, besides
playing brilliant solos at intervals.

labour. The following eontictions have been recorded
against William Hampton : In April 1887, ordered to
pay costs for fighting; March 1868, fined 2s. Bd. and
costa for being drunk ; September 1868, fined fis. 64.
and costa, for obstructing the highway : January 1869,
ordered to pay costa for being drank; and July 1869,
bound over in sureties for three months. A warrant IMO
issued for the apprehension of John Hampton.
DUNA AND DISORDNELY.—Joseph Churchill, wail
charged with being drunk and disorderly on the 29th
ult. The cue was adjourned from last week, for the
defendant to produce his brother. The case *as proved
by P.C. Bailey, who said the defendant was drunk and
had his clothes off to fight, and was obstructing the road.
Defendant's brother did not appear, ani defendant was
ordered to pay the costa.
D/BORDEELY.—Thomas Northwood, was *barged with
being drunk on the 4th inst. Defendant pleaded guilty,
and was ordered to pay costs.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1873-01-11

NETHERTON.

Fonneet. oe Yes. Sienese SKILMORK.—The inter-
ment of the deceased 44 in the family vault at Nether-
ton, took place on Tuesday. The inhabitants appeared
to vie with each other in doing honour to her memory,
nearly all the tradesmen either partially or entirely
closing their shops, and joined in the large proeession,
which formed at school-room, to accoL4any the remains
to the church. Owing to the proximity of the house to
the church, hearse and mourning coaches were dis-
pensed with, and the deceased was carried on the
shoulders of twelve bearers, selected from her workmen
and domestics. There were also eight pall-bearers. The
mourners were the only son, three brother., and a
nephew. A number of workmen and the members of
the different Mamie which were superintended by the
late Yrs. Skidmore, were also in attendance. The pro-
Nadel was met at the gate of the churchyard by the
(Moir, in surplice., who led the tray, singing the hymn,
"Day. Itad moments quickl7 flying." The corpse was
deposited in the chancel during the service, which was
choral, and most effectively rendered. The large church
was crowded with a deeply moved congregation.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1873-01-11

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1873-01-11

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LATEST NEWS.

THE DEATH OF THE EMPEROR
NAPOLEON.

We have to announce that Louis Napoleon,
ex-Emperor of the French, died at Camden
Place, Chiselhurst, on Thursday, at a quarter to
eleven o'clock.

The following official bulletin was issued on
Thursday night :
" JANUARY 9 (11 a.m.)

"The Emperor was visited by his medical
attendants at eleven o'clock last night; again at
2 a.m. by Dr. Conneau ; at 4 a.m. by Dr. Le
Baron Cory:sat.; and at 6 a.m. by Sir Henry
Thompson, each of whom found him sleeping
soundly, and materially better than on the pre-
ceding night; pulse between 80 and 84. At
9.45 this morning his Majesty was seen by the
above-named, and also by Mr. Clover, and an
operation at noon was decided on. The pulse
was :then 84, strong and regular, and the local
symptoms improved. At 10.25 signs of sinking
appeared, the heart's action suddenly failed, and
he died at 10.45.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1873-01-11

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1873-01-11

SINGULAR CIRCUMSTANTIAL
EVIDENCE.

It has been stated that in the case of the wretched
murder known as the Great Gomm streil murder the
police are in possession of a piece of evidence which,
whati ver its value, is of an unusual kind. It appears from
the newspapers that the murdered woman and the sup-
posed murderer had gone to a fruiterer's shop Out long
before her death, and bought, among other things, an
apple ; that this apple was f und in the room where the
murder took pin re with a piece bitten out uf it; and that
the tooth n arks on the apple do not correspond with the
teeth of the murdered woman. It is presumed, there
fore, that the appir was bitten by the murderer, and
that the tooth-marks may help to identify him. This,
we say, is evidence of a somewhat peculiar kind. But
there is nothing new under the sun, and crimes have
before now been detected by the aid of tooth-marks.
We (Solicitors' Journal) translate the following story
from the celebrated work of Moseardus, "De Pro-
bationibue," written nearly 300 years ago. It will be
found at the end of Question a. —"I: will here add the
story of a crime committed by a certain rustle, which
for the clearness of the thing ought not to be passed
over, and which I remember to have happened in our
town. A nubieman had some pumpkins in his garden,
and the rustic stole them (as the whole tribe of rnstics
almost is utterly greedy and thievish). The owner
did not know the thief, and so it came that the theft
was difficult of proof. By chance the owner found the
rinds of the pumpkins lying in the place where the
rustic had eaten them, and found in them the mark.
of certain gaps where two teeth had fallen out. The
rustic whom the owner suspected of having stolen the
pumpkins had lost two teeth, and upon the ground of
suspicion the owner brought him before the judge.
The judge saw that the gaps in the teeth and in the
rind correrponded, and the rustic, seeing his crime re.
vealed by the rind, confessed there and then that he
hail stolen the
.pumpkins and eaten them ; and he
suffered the punishment due to his crime, for he was
thrown into prison and condemned in a reasonable
pecuniary fine."
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1873-01-11

BOARD OF GUARDIANS.

The weekly meeting of this Board was held
yesterday; Mr. Granger in the chair. There
were *ha present i—liesars. Rollinson, Baker,
Homes, Fiddian, Rsybould, Haskew, Wright,
°silk', Rhodes, Honisr,Paakin, Fereclay, Darby,
and Dr. Walker. The minutes of the last meet-
ing were read and confirmed. Admitted into the
house during the week, 18; discharged, 11;
dead, 0; remaining, 404. Coi responding week
last year, 428. Out-door relief Kingswinford
distriot, 15e 84; Stourbridge district, £l7
84 ed ; Halesowen district, £IO 10s id; relief of
non-resident paupers, 7s fld ; total, .864 Is 108,
against £BB 10e did last year.
A letter was read by the Clerk from Mr. J.
Pekes, err proprietor, complaining that he has
not been employed by the Guardians in convey-
ing sick paupers to the Union, since the Talbot
Hotel Company Limited have started. Some
observations were made by the Board, upon the
letter and have decided :

" let. The Guardians have never entered into
a contract with Mr. Parkes, or any company to
convey sick people to the Workhouse.
"2nd. That the Relieving Officers exeereised
their own discretion in such cases when re-
quired, and that according to Mr. Parkes own
accounts, he appears to have had a fair she-e of
such profit.
"Br 4. That upon the outbreak of small-pox,
the Guardians purchased • cairiage for the par.
pose of conveying all infected cases to the Work-
house. Ind upon the Relieving Officer apply-
ing to Mr. Parkes for the use for such carriage
it was refused, upon the ground that if it should
be knows that horses had been used for drawing
small-pox caves, it would be detrimental to his
business.

"4th. The Relieving Officer had no alterna-
tive, but to procere horses elsewhere. As in
ease of midi-poi it was a case of neoessaity."
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1873-01-11

PRAYERS FOR FAIR WEATHER.

"An Old Parson" writes to The Times :
Y ou have given us clergy what I consider very sug-
gestive " dilemmas " an to the "surprise" of the Arch-
biahop at our not using the prayer against rain.
May I ask you to allow one who hae lived through
many years of very different weather to suggest a
general principle which may help my brethren oat of
their difficulttes—no such prayere should ever be used
except in deprecation of what is unquestionably a
Divine judgment on the land? The very words of the
Prayer for fair weather unmistakably suggest this
rule, " 0 Lord God, who hest justly humbled UR by
Thy late plague of immoderate rain and waters," etc.
To attempt to guide any fluctuations of weather which
do not reach the dimensions of an evident national
judgment seems to me to savour strongly of a meddle-
some and foolish impiety.
If this measure be applied to the rain of 1872 I
think that the surprise of the Archbishop may be
allayed. The deep springs are even now not full; the
cholera may have been kept from us by the scouring of
our land and the surface of our pastures cleared for
our cattle.

STRIKING.

Our workmen their labour now often discard,
When the psy for their work they dislike :
Yet our clocks—and their case is really most hard—
Still continue to work, though they strike !—JUDY.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1873-01-11

A NEW DEMOCRATIC MOVEMENT.

A meeting, which Is stated to have been composed chiefly,
of " delegates from democratic organisations, ' was held on
Sunday afternoon at Grafton Hall, Soho, Loudon, to consider
a programme to be submitted for the formation of •
"Central British Democratic Convention" to sit permanently
to London, by an &IP urnmeut from time to time:—
Mr. Mooney, the chairman, in his speech sketched
the fourteen objects which it would be the duty of the
Convention to carry out. The first object was to amend
the English Constitution; the second was to codify
the laws ; the third object was to establish manhood
suffrage and equal electoral rights and districts, accord-
ing to numbers, the members of Parliament to be paid
salaries ; the fourth object was to abolioh the Second
Chamber of Legislation, the House of Commons to
have power to ballot from its members a chief comz
mi tee of fifty, having power to revise, but not control
legislation ; the tif th object was to disestablish and
disendow all State Churches, to nationalize all
Church and college property, and open all
colleges wider for the children of labour ; the sixth
object was to nationalize the land—the maximum
boiling being filly acres; the seventh, that property
and income should alone hear all taxation, to be levied
by an ascending scale; the eighth, that all customs,
post revenue and custom-houses should be abolished;
the ninth, the reduction of taxation, the National
Debt and the Army and Navy; and the tenth to "arm
and instruct in arms the manhood of the nation:'
The eleventh, twelfth, au 1 thirteenth objects dealt
respectively with the national currency, abolition of
pensions, and the granting of Government loans to
building societies that "shall build dwellings for labour
and abolish house rent ;" and the fourteenth and last
object was:—" To extend to Ireland all these laws,
and cede to the Irish people the full right to govern
themselves as a colony, or like a colony, of Great Bri-
tain, they paying pro rata, according to agreement by
a High Commission, the interest and principal of the
national debt."

A committee was appointed to take this programme
into consideration, and to report to a subsequent
meeting.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1873-03-15

AN INCORRIGIBLE.

At the Middlesex Sessions, Eltsa Campbell, alias Graham.
alias Stewart, alias Macdonald, a Scotch woman, was
brought up to be dealt with as an incorrigible rogue and
vagabond.
It appeared that at the latter en 1 of January the
prisoner waited upon Mr. Connell, of the firm of Hope
aud Connell, parliamentary agents, and represented
that she was the daughter of an inspector of roads at
Musselburgh, near Edinburgh. and that her sister was
in the family of Sir Archibald Hope, at Pentree, and
that her brother had distinguished himself as a soldier
In a number of campaigns, but had died recently,
leaving three boys and girls quite unprovided for.
She said by the advice of Dr. Ramsay and Dr. Beve-
ridge, the minister of Mooresk, she had come to
ndon to endeavour to get the children into the
Caledonian Asylum. She had, however, seen Dr.
Cumming, the rui °Liter of Crown-court Chapel, who gave
her no hopes whatever of being muccessful in getting the
children into the asylum, and she was compelled to
take the children to the workhouse, but the parish
authorities said she must take them to the settlement
parish in Scotland, to which the father belonged. This
duty being cast upon her she found herself in a diffi-
culty, as she was short about £1 of the amount that
would be required to pay the fares to Scotland, but
said she was sure that Mr. Hope, his partner and Sir
Archibald'e Hope's brother, would at once have ad-
, vanoed her the money if he had not been absent. Be-
'Mein, her story, Mr. Connell advanced her a sove-
, •
reign, but on mentioning the case to Mr. Hope the
next day he expressed his doubts about it, and wrote
to his sister, Miss Hope, who was then on a visit to
SidlArchibald Hope, in Scotland. An answer was re-
ceived from Miss Hope stating that the prisoner
was a complete impostor, and that she had been
cheated by her three years ago under similar pre-
tences. The matter was then put into the hande
of the Mendicity Society, and in consequence,
John William Horsford. the chief officer of that
society, went in search of her, and found her at the
" Albert" public-house, Victoria-street, Westmin-
ster, and, addressing her, said, "Scotty, I want to
speak to you," and on her coming out he told her
he must take her into custody for obtaining money
by false pretences from Mr. Connell, upon which she
put her hand down her bosom and said, "Here, take
Mr. Covnell's sovereign, and take the rest yourself,
and I am off into the country." He refused to
listen to her, and took her to the station. On being
orearched there £4 13e. 7d. was found in her poesession.
He proved five previous convictions against her, the
i first n February, 1868.
_ .

The Tadge said the prisoner was one.of those persons
who preyed on the benevolent, and really was the
means of vtopping the stream of charity in its course
to the really deserving, and he sentenced her to twelve
month's imprisonment with hard labour,
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1873-03-15

OLD HILL.

ASSAULT Cain—At the Police Court, on Wednesday,
before Messrs. F. W. G. Barra and N. Bingley, George
Rowley was charged with assaulting Benjamin Grove,
an old man, on the 9th inst. Complainant said defen-
dant had offered to give him 5s to make the case up. On
the above date he threw something at him and put his
fiats in his face. Defendant with several others were
constantly annoying him, and breaking his door open.
The Bench were of opinion that it was very wrong of dc.
fondant to act as he had done towards an old man, and
ordered him to pay the coats.
WoMEN'S gcaitioths.—Ann Harris was charged with
assaulting Alice Wood, on the 9th not. Mr. Addison
appeared for defendant. Complainant said on the above
date, she had some words with defendant who struck her
twice on the neck. In cross-examination: Complainant
admitted that there was • row, and her sister and defen-
dant were lighting. She pushed defendant. P.O Wad*
was called, sod said defendant &knitted to him that she
struck complainant, but that ccunplainsnt pushed her
befare she touched her. After hearing the evidence the
case was dianussed.

A DISORDERLY WOMAN.—EIIen Parkes was charged
with being niatrtierly in the Ward Anne, Rowley, and
refusing to quit when requested by the landlord, on the
sth inns, Defendant pleased guilty. Mr. Addison, who
a;peared tor complainant, said defendant went into Mr.
Stoke's house on the above date. She called him filthy
names and insulted his wife, and also assaulted a man
named Slade. She wan ordered out of the house and
refused to go. Complainant said on the above date defen-
dant came into his house, and a man named Slade was
also in the house. Defendant was very abusive. He told
tier to be quiet and if she did not, he should put her out.
She then assaulted Slade. fle ordered her out and she
refused to go. She called him beastly names and in-
sulted his wife. Defendant said the man named Blade
had insulted her first. He was drunk and came into the
house with a married woman, and was drinking with her.
Defendant was fined 2s GA and costs, or 14 days'.
DRUSKUNSKSS.—Joseph Foster was charged with being
drunk and riotous at Haley, on the 4:11. P.O Bailey
proved the offence, and defendant was tined 2s 61 and
costs, or 14 days'.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1873-03-15

SEED.

LOisbOis, Monday, March Io.—There has been a larger
supply of English Cloverseed. The finest qualities alone
commanded high prices. hit dium and inferior descriptimui
ere pressingly offered, at low and irregular rates German
and French reds were s..ld for less money. ireful was abun-
dant in supply, demand slow, and prices In favour of the
biters. N., change occurred in either white or ....own MUB-
(aniseed, very little of the latter offering. Canaryseed sold
at previous values steadily for the best English temples.
Dutch Ilenipseed was in moderate request, at no quotable
change in value. Grass Seeds were purchased to a faLr extent
at moderate prices. Foreign Tares sold more freely, at as
mu Ai money geterany.
PROVISION.

LoNDon, Monday, March 10.—The arrivals *st week from
Ireland were 171 firkins Butter and 4.191 bales Baron, and
from foreign ports 21,166 packages Butter and 179 bales
Bacon. The Butter trade Mantled slow no material alters.,
tion in foreign, but little I rmh here, and so little demand
for it, prices are quite nominal. Bacot, has sold well, and
at the close of the week prices advanced about Is. per cwt.,
with a firm market.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1873-03-15

G. F. GREEN,

pIANOFORTR TUNER,
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TESTIMONIALS.

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1873-03-15

CARDINAL CULLEN ON THE
UNIVERSITY BILL
In his pastoral 14ter, read on Sunday, on the subject of
the University Bill, Cardinal Cullen sop.—

"Though we all know that the distinguished states-
man who has now in his hands the control of public
affairs in this empire would be incapable of doing any-
thing to promote the vile aye em which I have de-
scribed, it is to be regretted that the Bill on Uni-
versity Education, which he had offered as a great
boon, is so far from removing the educationary
grievances of which we complain, that it only
aggravates them and renders them more galling and
oppressive. The proposed measure richly endows
non-Catholics in godless colleges for those who for cen-
turies have enjoyed ten great public endowments for
higher education in Ireland; and then, without giving
one farthing to Catholics, it invites them to compete
in their poverty, produced by penal laws and confisca-
tions, with others who, as the Prime Minister states,
are left in possession of enormous wealth. The new
University sctieme only increases the number of
Queen's Colleges, so often and so solemnly condemned
by the Catholic Church and by all Ireland, and gives a
new impulse to that sort of teaching which separates
education from religion and its holy influences, and
banishes God, the author of all good from our schools.
The Catholic Bishops, except some few who were pre-
vented by ricknese from attending the late meeting,
have fully expressed their views upon this measure, and
respectfully but earnestly petitioned Parliament to reject
it or to radically change it You, dear brethren, are
acquainted with the proceedings of the bishops, and I
hope you and your flocks will use all your influence to
secure the attainment of a Catholic system of educa-
tion, which is necessary for the preservation of our re-
ligion, and without which great disadvantage will con-
tinue to press down the Catholic majority of the
country, whilst honours and emoluments are given
with an unsparing hand to the small Protestant and
Presbyterian minority. Get up petitions to Parlia-
ment against that godless education; call on your re-
presentatives to oppose it; and, as a general ele .tion is
approaching, take timely means for the election of
members who will promote your just claims for the re-
ligious education of Catholic children."

Qa!!°'
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1873-03-15

T" CHECKERS INN,

UPPER HIGH STRICET, STOURBEIDGE.

HENRY ROWCLIFFE, PROPRIETOR.

Ales WINES sod SPIRITS of the flout otolity.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1873-03-15

BIRMINGHAM.

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TO COttRESPONDENTS.
JOHN SCRIVENC—The whole of Brettell Lane is in
Stafford,hire ; but the right hand side on the road
from Stourbridge to Dudley is in the Parish of Old-
!minima.
H.S.—Apply to • Solicitor. We do not give legal advice.
S.W.—You are quite right. •
S.P.—We elan probably be in • position to answer your
query next week
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1873-03-15

THE PRICE OF COAL.

The following letter appeared In The Tirnee of Wednee•
day:—
• • • • • - -

People in London may be paying high prices for
oasis ; the following few facts will show bow we are
paying in Yorkshire :
. . .

s
In March, 1572, we were paying for best Barnsley
engine Coa!s 6s. 10111, per ton of 21 cwt., with an ad-
ditional is 9d, per ton for leading. We are now paying
10s. 5,1. and 2a. leading for a very inferior slack to
Mr. J. E. Mellor, of lira 'ford, who procures it from
the Wooley and Sharliston Collieries. Our total con-
sumption being about 17,100 tons per annum of 300
working days, the difference in price to us is about
£10,036 17.. 6a. for the year. which no fair trade can
stand, bat which tends to drive it out of the country.
Millowners have formed companies in Manchester,
Leeds, and other towns to procure their own coals,
and we are about to do the same, having reliable infor-
mation that the best coals in several mines in the. West
Riding are got out of the pit at a cost of 4.. 101. per
ton net. —Yours, &c., Liarsit & Cu.
Mannlngham-hills, Bradford, Yorkshire, M arch 10.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1873-03-15

HALESOWEN.

BRITISH AND FOREIGN HUME BOCIETT.—OH Monday
evening, • meeting was held in the Congregational
Chapel, Hales Owen, in aid of the British and Foreign
Bible Society, Jeston Homfray, Esq , presided, and
addresses were delivered by the Rev, ht. ii. Astbury, R.
Trewolla, Esq , and the Rev. C. Swallow, the latter of
whom attended as a deputation, and gave some very iu-
teresting statistics Of the operations of the society at
home and abroad. The adPresses were all very good. A
liberal collection was made in aid of the society's fund,
stud the meeting ended with the usual formularies.
THE BORsR NAIL MAKRRi' STRIKS.—There isa goof
prospect of the strike amongst the horse-nail makers of
this district being brought to an early close. Several
masters in the adjoining districts have already conceded
to the demands of their work-people for arise of 3d per
thousand on the list price, and on Tuesday, Messrs.
Homes and Hickton, who employ a great number of
men, delivered the iron out to them at the advance, thus
setting a good example to other masters in the im-
mediate district of Hales Owen.