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The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-04-17

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THE GOSPEL OF SOCIALISM.

A crowded and enthusiastic meeting of Commu-
nists. and Socialists was held on Monday evening in
the Salle Levis, Paris. Citizen •Vaillant, municipal
councillor and a prominent member of the Commune
of 1871, presided, and the platform was occupied by
a dozen other notorious revolutionist agitators. The
most enthusiastically cheered and violent of the
speakers was Citizen Cha,bert, a municipal councillor,
who in the course of his remarks glorified the actions
of th: miners in France and Belgium as the fruitful
outconie of the good seed sown by Socialis.s through-
out the two countries. He earnestly exhorted his
hearers to go on propagating the gospel of Socialism
more and more. All the miners were not thoroughly
grounded in the tenets of the new religion of the
proletariat as were as the children of Paris. It
therefore behoved those who heard him to go on
scattering the good seed broadcast, and to weld them-
selves together into a compact mass, so that when the
time (not far off) arrived for striking a blow they
would be able, not, as before, merely to continue a
struggle, but to achieve a triumph. Tremendous
cheering saluted the peroration of this speaker.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-04-17

MORE RESIGNA.TIONS.

The resignations of Lord Morley, the First Com-
missioner of Works, and Mr. R. Bickersteth, unpaid
secretary to Lord Kimberley, have followed that
of Mr. Heneage, whieh has been accepted by the
Queen.
The Queen has been pleased to approve of the
appointment of Sir Ughtred Kay-Snuttleworth as
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, in the room of
Mr. Heneage who has resigned
Mr. Stafford Howard, M.P., has been appointed
Under-Secretary for Indian Affairs, in place of Sir
U. Kay-Shuttleworth. Mr. Boriase, .11. P. Secretary
to the Local Government Board, in place of Mr.
Jesse Collings,-resigned.
In addition to Mr. Heneage and Lord Morley, the
following ho!ders of Household appointments have
tendered their resignations: The Earl of Kenmore
(Lord Chamberlain), and the Earl of Cork (Master
of the Horse).
Mr. Stansfeld, President of the Local Govern-
ment Board; has appointed Mr. W. Nassau. senior,
to be his assistant private secretary.

SATURDAY, APRIL 17, 1886.

capitalists to withdraw from the country with cod:
parative:y little loss to themselves, while leaving
upwards of a million of Protestant farmers, artisans,
and others exposed to the domination of Boycotted
and Moonlighters, and, on the other hand, would add
to the already excessive taxation of this country an
enormous sum of money without any reasonable
prospect of return."
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-04-17

LORD RIPON ON THE NAVY:

•
The Marquis of Ripor, First Lord of the Ad-
miralty, was the principal guest at a Livery dinner of
the Wheelwrights' Company on Tuesday night in the
hall of the Merchant Taylors' Company. Mr. J. H.
Puleston, MP., Master of the Company, presided,
, and there was a large attendance of liverymen and
guests. Responding to the toast of "The Navy," the
Marquis of Ripon said that in one respect our navy
had changed of late years for the worse, for, what-
ever might be the merits of the ships we now built, it
could not be said that any of them "walked the
waters like a thing of life." We were now in a
period of transition. We were told that the days of
uronclads would 5..,0n be over, and that we should have
to build smaller and more mischievous vessels, which
would attack the monsters of the deep, and quickly.
put an end to them.' .-nut, for his own part,'he'cOuld
not quite endorse that view. .There were at present
in course of construc‘ion—at the instance of his noble
friend and predecessor. Lord George Hamilton—
(hear, hear)—two of 'tfie finest ironclads which,
he believed, would be found in the world.
He agreed that it was necessary for us to strengthen
our navy in other directions. In the first place we
must look to supply ourselves with torpedo boats.
(Hear, hear.) One of the difficulties was that if they
proceeded, too rapidly they were liable to find that
they had stipplied themselves with a large number of
vessels which were almost immediately stiperseded.
Consequently, they must proceed with a reasonable
amount of ;caution. But it was not only the 'matter
of torpedoboats which must engage their attention.
There was another -important question, and that was
tbe btiiidltOtOf fast 0A14.6113T9ti#41.1p. pipi
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be the duty (if the A. int ; tqm 11:t1: attention
to this subject. (Hear.) It Was the duty of a wise
and prudent Government to combine economy with
efficiency (hear), and that he hoped would be done.
They might depend upon it that no effort of his
i should be spared to place the navy in an efficient
ecnditini. (Applause.)

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-04-17

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-04-17

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-04-17

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-04-17

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-04-17

BETTING PROSECUTIONS.

At the Mansion House, London, on Tuesdalt
William King, William Piddington, and Aletander
M'Donald were charged before Sir Andrew LUsk with
frequenting the Red Lion Tavern, in Red Lion-code,
Fleet-street, for the purposes of betting. The
Solicitor (Mr. Crawford) prOsecuted. It was alleged
that for some time past the defendant .King, with
Piddington, his clerk, and M'Donald, who acted a°
doorkeeper, had carried on a regular system of betting
at the tavern in question: The house was Watched
between March 24 and April 7, and the police sail
clerks and. printers! boys make bets of small anaounto
with the defendants. On being arrested on Wednesday'
last between 200 and 300 slips of paper repreienting
608 bets to the extent of about £lOO in all, were
found on King, with £34 in money, and his betting
book showed that £658 had been paid away
different times. Against M'Donald the charge we°
not severely pressed. Sir Andrew Lusk fined KinC
..t2.5 and two guineas costs, Piddington £5, and
11Ponala. 100., with •tberaltorurbtivw-of itnpriatararent,
The money was at once paid. Mr. Thomas Britt, tbe
landlord of the Red Lion Tavern, was fined .£lO and
.t 2 2s. costs, for allowing his premises to be used for
betting. Mr. Beard, solicitor, who appeared for the
defence, said the landlord had been ignorant of the
use to which his house was put, and he would pro"
mike to te More vigilant in the future. The fine wee
paid:

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-04-17

THE ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY.,

The additions to the Zoological Society's Gardert
during the past week include a white-fronted Capty
chin I...onkey from South America, presented by Mr.
Matthews; a ring-tailed coati from South America.
presented by Miss Agnes Shouman ; a common king'
fisher (British) presented by Mr. Cuthbert Johnson;
two Cambayan turtle doves from Egypt, presented 11
M. J. M. Comely, C.M.Z.S. ' • a Chinese mynah frolo
China, presented by Mr. T. Douglas Murray, PIS.;
a huanaco from Bolivia, two llamas from Peru, 6
dingo, a roseate cockatoo from Australia, two Sono&
rat's jungle fowl from Southern India;- 17 Tuaterit
lizards from New Zealand, deposited; two white-eared
scope owls from West Africa, a red and black lizard,
purchased; two Geoffroy's doves from Brazil; two
blood-breasted pigeons from the Philippine Islands.
received in exchange; a black lemur, an axis dee. .
born in the gardens.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-04-17

A TERRIBLE SHOOTING AFFRAY IN
FRANCE,

A homicide of the most startling character was per-
petrated the other Sunday in a tan and leather-
dressing factory at Yillejuif. Four hands were
employed there in the leather-dressing workshop.
They were Jacques Brun, aged 28, Joseph Mazere,t,
aged 35, Noel Goudron, aged 32, and Auguste M6ran,
aged 17, the son of the manufacturer, who, to make
him acquainted with all the details of the business,
made him serve an apprenticeship to it as a work,
man. They had all been some hours busily em-
ployed when Brun went out for about 20 minutes.
On his return his comrades bantered him and said
that he must have been looking after some pretty
face. Without answering he drew from his pocket a
revolver which nobody knew he carried, and fired
two shots at Mazerat, hitting him on the back of the
body and of the head. Death Irons the wounds was
instantaneous. Noel Goudron rushed to help Maze-
rat when he saw him fall. Brun cried to him to
stand back, and discharged four bullets at him. None
of them missed, and one entered the wrist and de-
flected up the arm, cutting the main artery, while
another entered the chest. Brun then ascended to a
loft, where be reloaded his weapon, and fired it
thrice at himself. He and Goudron are supposed to
be mortally wounded.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-04-17

ITCHING PILES-SYMPrONS AND CURE.

The symptoms are moisture, like perspiration, intense
itching, increased by scratching ; very distressing.
particularly at night ; seems as if pin-worms were
crawling in and about the rectum ; the private parts are'
sometimes affeeted. If allowed to continue very serious
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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-04-17

WHOLESALE POISONING OF
HUSBANDS:

Some time ago the Pesth correspondent of the
Slandard reported that a large number of arrests had
been made in certain Tillages in South Hungary,
chiefly inhabited by Serbs and Roumanians, the
evidence going to show that a wholesale epidemic of
poisoning had broken out among the women of the
place, who administered arsenic to their husbands
whenever they wanted to marry somebody else. The
first of the trials came on at Pancsova Ist week, and
ended with the conviction of a young peasant woman;
Braga Radovancey, who was sentenced to be hanged:
An old peasant woman, Persa Czirin, who supplied
the poison, was released for want of n sufficient
evidence.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-04-17

HALESOWEN.

PoLtetc.—At the Police Court on Tuesdry, before
Messrs. F. D. Lea Smith, W. Bassano, and E. Gem
(magistrates), Phineas Parsons, licensed to sell off
the premises, Dud:oy Road, was summoned for
selling ale on unlicensed premises, and with ob-
structing the police. Mr. Shakespeare defended.—
The evidence of Police-constable Dudley Stevens
showed that on the 27th ult. be went into the de-
fendant's house and saw a number of persons
drinking in the kitchen, and upon attempting to
enter the room the defendant pushed him back.—
Mr. Shakespeare denied that the persons were
drinking.—The Bench dismissed the first case, and
imposed a flue of Os and cost in the second.

STAMBER MILL AMATEUR DRAMATIC
SOCIETY.
rho following was received too late far insertion
in last week's issue.

The annual meeting of the above society was
held on WednesJay. the 10th inst. Mr. James
Harris presided, Mr. H_ Brooks, the hon. sec.,
read his report as follows :—The society has pleye
4 times this season and taken ..£62 13s sd. £l2 103
Od has been spent in scenes, &c., 14s 9d has
been given to the schools, £l4 15s 2d to the poor of
the Lye. £l6 13s Od to Mr. Z. Cox, and £l9 15s 3d
had been spent in working expenses. Since the
society started in December, 1882, they had played
7 plays, and given 4 concerts, and had taken in all
£125 Os Od. The money had been spent in working
expenses and given to local charities. The society
will meet for their first rehearsal on Wednesday,
May 5, and take for the play "The Lady of Lyons,"
and it is hoped the inhabitants of the district will
appreciate the labours in the future as in the past.
Mr. H. Brooks was again elected hon. sec., and Mr.
E. Cartwright treasurer. A hearty vote of thanks
was accorded the secretary for his indefatigable
services rendered to the society since its commence •
meat,
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-04-17

FORECASTS OF THE DIVISION.

It is now believed (says the Standard) that the fate
of the Home Rule Bill on the second reading is II
the hands of from 15 to 20 waverers on the Libels'
side, whose action will probably be decided by tbe
nature of the modifications which the Governmel3t
may introduce into the measure. It is expected that
there will be very few abstentions, in view of ti'e
strong interest which the constituencies are manifest.
ing in the question, and which will render it impealy
tive on members to attend and vote.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-04-17

ROWLEY REGIS.

ASSAULTING AN OVERMAN AT TIIE ROWLEY HALL
COLLIERY.—At the Police Court on Wednesday
Ishmael Farney, miner, Blackheath, was charged
with assaulting Samuel Baugh, an overman at the
Rowley Hall Colliery. Mr. Shakespeare, who
pr isecuted, stated that in consequence of the de -
fendant and others "shackling," complainant, who
was employed as overman, was instructed to stop
their checks. The defendant was much annoyed,
and npon meeting the complainant on the pit bank
he tore his neckerchief from his neck and badly in-
jured him.—After hearing evidence, the Bench re-
garded it as being a bad case, and inflicted a fine of
20s and costs, or, in default, one month's imprison-
ment, with hard labour.
CHEEK, AND ITS PUNISHMENT. - Joh' Priest,
miner, was sentenced to ten weeks' imprisonment
' with hard labour for a savage assault on his wife.
As prisoner's children were starving for want of
food, complainant requested prisoner to go to work
on Monday night. He thereupon knocked
complainant down and kicked her until she was
rendered insensible, and caused shocking injuries
to be inflicted. Prisoner said he chastised complain-
ant for "checking" him.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-04-17

SIR CHARLES DILKE ON
MADAGASCAR.

On Tuesday night, at the Congregational Church,
Edith-grove, Fulham-road, Sir Charles Dilke delivered
a lecture on "Madagascar and Great Britain." The
address, which excited much interest, reviewed
critically the recent dealings of France with the
Howie. English interests were much greater than
French in Madagascar, Protestants ten times as
numerous as Catholics, British subjects five times as
many, and our trade four times as great as French
trade. The treaty gives France the right to have a
Resident in the Malagasy capital, with a military
guard, arid as neither the strength of the guard nor
the kind of arinanent is specified, and—for anything
we can tell—the French residency may become a
citadel with artillery, "I think," he said, in conclusion,
"that tbe treatment of Madagascar by France affords
idipicaatic grievance to this country. But it is some-
thing more. The steady determination to seize British
Sound and to make it a great military harbour on the
course of our Eastern trade; the putting forward pre--
text after pretext to cover this design, and its virtual
accomplishments, are of even less moment than is
what I fear we must look upon, as the destruction of
one of the most interesting experiments in the govern-
ment by themselves of what we are pleased to call
the inferior races that the world had seen. The his-
tory of. the dealing of the Western Powers with most
of the dark-skinned races is a history which will
hardly bear repeating, and which is painful to every
lover of the human family, but in no case with which
lam acquainted has it produced such incalculable
harm as is likely to result from the conclusion of the
new French treaty with Madagascar.' A cordial vote
of thanks for the lecture was passed, and the audience
warmly cheered the statement of one speaker that if
the policy of Sir Charles Dilke had been steadily and
firmly pursued, England would not have allowed such
a rich and grand country to slip through her hands.
Mr. Chesson announced that the Madagascar Com-
mittee, under the presidency of Mr. M.`Arthur, M.P.,
was about to be revived.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-04-17

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week with live and fresh meat on boaAl from the
United States and Canada: Roman, 426 cattle; The
Queen, 185 cattle; Toronto, 414 cattle and 108 sheep;
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THE FATAL SHOOTING CASE AT
PECKHAM.

At the Greenwich PoP.ce-court, on Tuesday, James
Taylor, aged 15, of 64, Waghorn-street, Peckham.
was charged on remand With causing the death of
Thomas Heather, another lad, by shooting him with
a pistol. The prisoner and deceased were, as has
already been stated, in a field at Honor Oak, playing
with firearms. According to the prisoner the deceased
stepped in front of him just as he was firing, and the
bullet entered his body. He was taken to St.
Thomas's Hospital, where he died two days after-
wards. When apprehended the prisoner was found
in possession of a cartridge-belt, with cartridges and
bullets, a pistol in case, and a gun license in his own
name, while in the field where the affair occurred,
two pistols were found. Dr. Battle stated that the
bullet entered the abdomen, and the case was hope-
less. Detective-sergeant VVinzar said an inquest had
been held, and a verdict of "Accidental death"
returned, the coroner censuring the prisoner for
having possession of the firearms. Mr. Scard, for the
defence, said the lad's father did not know he had the
weapon. Mr. Balguy now discharged the prisoner,
telling him the case should be a warning to him not
to play with firearms in future.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-04-17

HA.GLEY.

STOCK SALE.—Meurs. Oates, Perrens, and Wool.
dridge had a large supply of all classes of fat and
store stock at their sale on Monday last, The en.
tries comprised 70 head of cattle, 464 -sheep and
lambs, 198 pigs, and 17 calves. The sheep were a
very good lot, and with a full company of buyers
all classes of fat stock met with a brisk trade at the
improved prices of last week, whilst there as more
demand for store stock. A quantity of ewes and
lambs met with a fair trade. Fat cows made as
high as X 22 28 6d; oxen, £2l 128 6d ; sheep, 74s ;
tegg, 645; lambs, 348 ; ewes and lambs, 495; calves,
765; cows and calves, £l9 2s 6d; store pigs, 14s to
b3s 6d. The Easter sale on Monday next will in—
clude special entries of fat lambs and calves.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-04-17

THE EASTERN QITESTIeN.

Pitturrorous, April 10.
A decree of Prince Alexander, bearing to-daie
date, has been promulgated, aboli,ihing the state of
siege which has been maintained since the outbreak of
ti-e war, both in Eastern Roumelie. and Bulgaria
proper. A second decree orders elections to be hela
of Deputies for Southern Bulgaria to attend the
National asssmbly which is to meet in Sofia. Tbe
election 3 are to take place on May 2:3.
SOFIA, April 10.
Gadban Effendi has, on the part of the Porte, cool'
niunieated to Prince Alexander the Protocol signed
by the Conference at Constantinople; and to-day all
the representatives of the Great Powers presented
Collective Note to the Bulgarian Government inform'
in, it of the decision of the Powers, and expressio:
the hope that the Prince would conform thereto. Tb,i;
belief prevails in official circles that his Highness will
state in reply to the Grand Vizier that he bows to the
pill of Europe, but must maintain certain rese.rva.tioai
until the meeting of the National Assembly.

The Bulgarian Government addressed a circular
note on Monday to the representatives of the Gres*
Powers, acknowledging their communication regarding
the protocol, and enclosing a copy of the telegram
sent by the Prince to the Grand Vizier.
A great popular demonstration took place ill
Athens lata on Sunday night before the house of the
Greek Premier, to congratulate him on the vote of
the Chamber in his favour. M. Delyannis said that
if the Great Powers thought the claim of Greece in'
compatible with the general interests of Europe, 13°
hoped they would Dome to see that the realisation of
those claims would promote civilisation throughout
the East.

THE PORTE AND THE GREEK FRONTIER.
The Porte, according to a communication publishea
in London on Wednesday, has addressed a Circular to
the Powers, urging that now the Bulgarian Question
is terminated, it will be necessary to devise means for
putting a stop to the state of things at present existing
on the Greek frontier.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-04-17

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DEMONSTRATION OF ENGLISH

SAILORS.

On Saturday afternoon a demonstration in connec-
tion with the seamen's agitation was held under
the auspices of the British • Mariners Society,
in the East-end, several thousands of sailors
attending. Processions marched along the West
India Dock - road, Barking- road, and other
thoroughfares from Shadwell, Limehouse, Poplar,
Blackwell, and other seafaring resorts of
the East-end. Banners were carried bearing such
mottoes as "We starve that foreigners may live!"
"British labour sacrificed ! " &c., and handbills were
distributed setting forth the grievances of which the
processionists complained. All along the route the
sailors were heartily cheered, and outside the East
India Docks a meeting was held. Mr. Charles J.
Chandler, chairman of the East London Committee,
presided. The following resolution was
.carried
unanimously: "That this mass meeting of British
seamen of the port of London protests against the
constantyand extensive employment of foreign sailors
on board British vessels while so many thousands
of British seamen are wanting a berth, and urges the
Board of Trade to enforce more rigidly the restrictive
clauses of the Merchant Shipping Amendment, Act,
1880." The proceedings terminated in a peaceable
and orderly manner,
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-04-10

THE SG

LONG CREDIT:

Lord Randolph Churchill's first attempt at legisla-
tion was directed towards diminishing the evils of the
long credit system. His proposal was to limit the
period during which debts under £lOO can be re-
covered to 12 mouths. At the same time the late
Earl Cairns proposed to reduce the period within
which actions may be brought on simple contract
debts, from six years to three. This proposal of Lord
Cairns's has now been adopted in a bill introduced by
Mr. Hobhouse, and backed by Mr. A. Acland, Mr
Glyn, and Lacaita.

Brown (in up-town restaurant) : ',What is the
matter, Smith? You look ghastly, and your hand
shakes so you can hardly eat your soup." Smith:
"511! I have resolved not to tip the waiter when be
brings the check, and I felt a little sick and nervous
over it. That's all." ,
TkeEncefikitAi, "WE. "-: Wan ger".(to hotel. treik)
"Can you give us a comfortable room, air, and some
supper? We are tired and hungry." Clerk: "Cer-
tainly, sir. Where is your friend r Stranger: "Our
friend ? " Clerk: "Yes." Stranger: "We have
registered but one name, sir." Clerk: " Ah, yes, I
see. You are Mr. Horatia Shears, of the Eaglestown
Weekly Bugle.' My mistake, sir,"
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-04-10

THE INFANTS BILL.

The Attorney... General moved the second reading of
the Infants Bill, the object of which he explained was
to entitle a mother to the guardianship of her children
on the death of ter husband, jointly with any other
person or persons appointed by the father; and after
some remarks from Mr. Ince, who was in favour of
. _ _

giving the mother the sole guardian-hip, the bill was
read a seernd time.

THE SALE OF LIQUOR TO CHILDREN.

Mr. Conybeme having moved the second reading of
his bill to prevent the sale of liquor to children under
13, at the end of a prolonged conversation, in the course
of which Mr. O'Hanlon and other Irish members spoke
against the bill,—Sir M Hicks-Beach commented on
the unusual course which business had pursued in the
course of the evening, owing to the neglect of the
Government to take Supply. That was a point which the
House ought to bear in mind when rt., xt a vote of credit
was asked fir. He also criticised the putillanireity with
which the Government were trying to force legislation
on the liquor laws down the throat of Parliament on
the responsibility of private members without making
any proposals of their own. As to the bill itself, be
predicted that it would either be a dead letter, or would
be found to be diametrically opposed to the daily
habits of the people.—Mr. Parnell offered, on behalf of
the Irish members, to withdraw their opposition to the
bill if Ireland were exempted from it, and Mr. Cony-
beare undertook that this should be done.—A division
being taken, the second reading was carried by 132
to 115.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-04-10

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SUNDAY CLOSING.

The adjourned debate on the motion for the second
reading of the Sunday Closing Bill was resumed by
Lord Cranborne, who opposed the bill on the ground
that the subject should be left to the local authorities;
and after some remarks from Mr. Llewellyn the second
reading was carried on a division by 101 to 41.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-04-10

THE APPEARANCE OF SPRING,

The "Rural Writer" in the Graphic says :—The
coming of spring has seldom been so sudden as in the
present year. St. Patrick's Day, March 17th, was
winter. The day, just one week later, when the
Queen laid the foundation-stone of the Examination
Ball on tbe Embankment, might have been May. In
fact, the Derby has beet, run under circumstances less
genial. The complete change in the wind and tem-
perature has causad farm work to become very brisk,
and all hands are in request for ploughing, sowing,
and rolling the fields. The sowing of barley is being
pushed forward, also oats and peas are being exten-
sively sown. It is now late for beans, which, more-
over, were but a poor crop last year. Consequently
a decrease in the acreage of beans may be expected
this year. In a fortnight's time the planting of
potatoes will begin, and the land is in excellent state
and condition. The wheat, which looked sadly
withered in mid-March, has recovered in appearance
most remarkably, and a few more warm showers would
stimulate a rapid growth. The pastures bear a less
satisfactory aspect, the grass looking as bad as we
ever remember seeing it. A well-known agricultural
writer states cynically that "great numbers of sheep
will undoubtedly starve to death :" and, although we
do not fear any but a very partial fulfilment of this
gloomy prediction, still the farmer will unquestionably
be hard put to it to live over Easter. Here and there we
hear of farmers who have still a fair supply of roots,
and rather more frequently we meet with a2riculturists
whose hay will hold out a couple of months from now.
Generally speaking, however, turnips are wholly ex-
hausted, and other roots nearly so, while the hay will
barely last to Easter, and there is not likely to be
much of a bite on pastures before May. The growth
of green vegetables should now come on rapidly, and
should relieve the trade in breadstuffs of some strain.
The orchards are showing signs of life, and in the
garden crocuses and other spring flowers at last
make a merry show.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-04-10

10 THE WEARY

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-04-10

SOMETRIBG LIKE A VINE.

The Covent Garden Gazette gives the following
account of a fine specimen of the grape vine growing
in the open air at Monticelo, near Santa Barbara, and
which is known as "Dona Marcelina's Grape Vine."
"This grape vine, which is the pride and marvel of
the neighbourhood, traces its origin to a slip brought
by Dona Marcelina from a young vineyard at San
Antonio Mission for a horsewhip, and, though it was
nearly withered from the effects of the long journey,
she determined to make the trial to plant it. Not-
withstanding further delay, the slip took root, budded,
and ever since prospered, proving itself
.the main
support for the large Dominguez family (there being
seven sons and as many daughters, and through them
upwards of 100 descendants surviving the old lady at
her death; she hft a son, Jose, 88 years old, who has
grandchildren). Between 1850 and 1860 the vine had
been ttained over an area V 80ft. in circumference,
the stem measuring then 121 n. in diameter, and
attaining a height of 15ft. from the ground. Some
years it has borne over 6000 bunches (upwards of
8000 pounds of ripe grapes)." What do Guernsey
men say to this?
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-04-10

THE FRANCAISE BILL.

Mr. Moulton moved the second reading of the P
mentary Franchise Bill the object of which is to pre-
vent change in the qualification, disqualifying, to do
away with the ownership vote, and to consolidate the
law relating to the franchise._
_

On the Motion of Sir Ti. James the debate was ad"
journed, and, after a resolution to appoint a Select Com-
mittee to reconsider the plans for new Government
offices, the House adjourned at one o'clock.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-04-10

THE PROTOCOL SIGNED.

A Constantinople correspondent telegraphed on
Monday that the protocol recognising the Turco-.T3ul-
- Convention with the five years' amendment
had been signed in that capital. Prince Alexander
has again refused the advice of the Porte not to
resist the decision of the Powers, on the ground that
he is unable to yield, in view of the legitimate
demands of the Bulgarians. Negotiations were said
to be proceeding between the Powers to provide for
the eventuality of coercive measures against Greece.
From Athens it was telegraphed that the Minister of
War has paid a visit to the troops in the neighbour-
-13433d of Arta, and has addressed them in most warlike
terms.

A telegram from Constantinople says that the
Powers friendly to Prince Alexander considered it
necessary to recognise his new position in some form,
and their action has been the best attainable. They
have now to turn their attention to Greece, to bring
her to her senses and to preserve Salonica from attack'.
In Sofia it is believed that Prince Alexander and his
Government will yield.

ENGLAND AND BIIRMAH.
(Reuter's Telegrams.)
MANDALAY, April 4.
.t is believed that some of the Shan Bawb was are
evincing a rebellious spirit, and a request has, there-
rore, been sent to Rangoon for the despatch of the
43rd Assam Light Infantry to Mandalay on their
arrival from India, The India Government has
ordered a survey to be made with a view to the con-
struction of a railway between Mandalay and
Tounghoo, together with an estimate of the cost of
the undertaking. .

_
RANGOON, April 4.
General Prendergast and Colonel Sladen left here
to-day for Madras.

It certainly betokened a very cloudy matrimonial
life, and yet the poor widow's remark was quaint
enough to make a smile. When her friend condoled
with her she heaved a deep sigh and murmured—
Well, there is one consolatior, at any rate. I know
where poor Jim is now o' nights, and tlat is some-
thing I could never find out before."
" I wish I were yon star," he said, dreamily. "So
do I," she returned promptly, heroically swallowing
a yawn. "And why, dear one?" he asked, impul-
sively—" why do you wish I were you brilliant orb ?"
"Because," she replied, in cold, matter-of-fact Bos-
tonese tones, "because you brilliant orb is just
11,750,791 miles away." And he faded silently out
lZke a mist before a summer eun:
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-04-10

THE LARGEST TELESCOPE IN THE

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A despatch from Boston, U.S., states that the
largest refracting telescope in the world is now in
process of construction in the modest workshop of the
venerable Alvan Clark, the eminent telescope maker,
in Henry-street, Cambridgeport. The two disci of
glass go to form the lens of the great Lick telescope
which will be placed in the observatory on the peak of
Mount Hamilton, a bequest of the California millionaire,
James Lick. These two circular glasses are valued at
525,000 each, and if destroyed they could not be dupli-
cated within the next six months for millions of dollars.
The discs were cast in Paris, the order being given five
years ago, but the failures were so numerous that
they were not received by Messrs. Clark until last
September. When finished the lens will be thirty-
six inches in diameter, six inches wider than the one
which they recently completed for the Russian
Government. Since receiving the blocks last Sep-
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at work upon them, and they do not expect to have
them completed much before next fall. When com-
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The work of polishing the disci; has now reached that
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from the wrong place would ruin them. The only
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