The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1887-11-12 00:00:00

GENTEEL POVERTY,

Miss Lucy Bersteman Merchant writes from Black
rock, Dublin, pleading for further assistance or 1,411 a
of the work, already carried on for more t cive
years, to aid Irish families of the upper ch. •ple
who were once in affluence, but who, through .on-
tinned sad state of the country, have been reduced to
bitter suffering and privation. During the past six-
teen months Miss Merchant has secured homes, or
provision and education, for thirty-nine children,
varying in age from two to fourteen years. Besides
this, many cases of sickness and suffering have been
relieved, and a large number of Irish ladies who are
striving to support themselves have been supplied
with materials for work—embroidery, designing, and
knitting—which is afterwards offered for sale. A large
number of cases still unprovided for are on Miss
Merchant's list.

WELCOMING A PUGILIST:
The champion pugilist, John L. Sullivan, who
arrived at Liverpool from America on Sunday,
journeyed to London on Monday. Accompanied by
his wife, Mr. Harry S. Phillips (his backer), and Jack
Ashton, Sullivan quitted the Grand Hotel, Liverpool,
and proceeded to the Lime-street Station of the Lon-
don and North-Western Railway; but although a
very short distance had to be traversed, so dense was
the throng that it was only with difficulty the party •
could reach the terminus. The train left the station
amidst the cheers of the spectators. At Crewe a large -
crowd assembled to see the great "knocker-out," and
in their anxiety to catch a glimpse of him dozens of
people climbed to the roof of the carriage. The scene
was repeated at Rugby and at Willesden. All
was, however, eclipsed at Euston. There quite
5000 persons had gathered, and the appearance of the
American was the signal for loud cheering. Amongst
those on the platform were Jam Mace, Jack Baldock,
Young Bill Goode, Bat Mullins, and Tom Lees. The.
crush was so great that Sullivan was unable to resit*
the vehicle provided for him, and in desperation tae, t
bolted into a funeral coach close by. Even there Ire
was followed by so many people that the bottom of
the coach fell out from their weight. Amidst some
merriment refuge was sought in a brougham. and
ultimately the champion drove to the Sportsman
office, outside of which there was an eager crowd, it
being only with the utmost difficulty that the police
were able to clear the way. Having finished the
business which called him to the ofEee, Sullivan
appeared at the windows and thanked the immense
gathering for the kindness of their reception.

Aw asiNlo4
LEAVES AND szEDLntifsise
Sir John Lubbock on Monday gave a lecture at
Birmingham on "Leaves and Seedlings." He ex-
plained the forms of the leaves of many of our
common trees, and of various abnormal forms, such
as the peculiar saddle-shaped leaf of the tulip trees.
For instance, in the case of the Spanish chestnut,
where the leaves have blade-like form, he pointed out
that the distance between each bud was about the
same as in the bee* but the stem was much stouter.
The beech leaf had an oval form. The stem of the
Spanirb chestnut, however, was much stronger, and
could carry a larger leaf surface, but the leaves could
not be wider without overlapping. Hence their
drawn-out, blade-like form. Some conifers have
long, some short leaves. This, he suggested,
is determined partly by the strength of the stem,
partly by the length of life of the leaf. Thus
in long-leaved species the leaves generally drop the
secord year; in the Scotch fir they survive three
years, in the spruce seven or eight, in the Pinsapo
pine as witch as 17. Passing to seedlings, he observed
that mustard and cress had been the delight of our
childhood, but that be at least had never thought of
asking the reason for their shapes. They grew so, and
beyond that It aia not °emir to him to inquire, or in-
deed that we could inquire. He had, however, been
recently studying the subject, and he gave a number
of illustrations from different familiar plants, show-
ing how beautifully the seedling was packed in the
seed, and that we can account even in the minutest
particulars for the great variety of forms exhibited by
the first leaves, which are often—indeed generally—
quite unlike those that follow. These considerations
certainly open out a wide and most fascinating field of
study.
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Mr. Oswald appeared before the Court of Appeal on
Monday in support of an appeal by Mr. George
Johnson, a solicitor, who was sent to prison by Mr.
Justice Kekewich for an assault within the precincts
of the courts. The Master of the Rolls said that
Johnson was a disgrace to his profession. He had
behave 4 like the vilest blackguard in the street, and
had made no apology to the Judge. Thera was no
ground in law tor the appeal, and it would be dismissed
with costs.
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