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The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1868-02-15

UNRESERVED SALE AT THE

PIG AND WHISTLE, OLD
Near the 71trapile Gate.

TO be SOLD by AUCTION, by Mr. JOHN
STOKES. nu MONDAY ?OUT. FtiIiIIRARY 17th,
ISCS. the LICENSES. GOODWILL, and POSSES-
SIMI, of the above•name4 house, together with the
HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE, capital BREWING
PLANT, Casks. Stock. Cart (nearly new), Four-wheel
Phseton. and other Effect., belonging to Mr. John Patios
(under an authority).
The Lieens.s. Goodwill, and Possession will be offered
for Sale at Twelve o'clock precisely.
The Sala to commence precisely at Eleven o'clock in
Um Morning.

NOTICE.

INNKEEPERS', GROCERS', AND OTHER
BUSINESSES,

Au SPEEDILY & EFFECTIVELY TRANSFERRED
BY S. INSULL,
AUCTIONEER AND VALUER,
HIGH•STIEET, BRIISRLEY

No Charge made unless • Sale is effeeted.
No Chtuge to PortAnotro.

NOME.
TO LANDLORDS AND OTHERS.

T A. STORES, Anetisneer and Appraiser.
el . bog to announce to the Inhabitants of Dudley and
tha surrounding neighbourhood. that he is prepared to
Levy Distraint§ for Rent. Executions, Rills of Sale, and
all kind§ of PfoeoSle9 at TAW, and parties favouring him
with such business ore Gnerantrea against all Actionii aced
Suit. at Law. At Moderate Charges.

APOLLO STUDIO,
[ADJOINING TT D SCHOOL OA ART.]

H . BIRD,

PHOTOGRAPHIC ARTIST, STOURTIRIOGF„
BEas to inform the Public that he takes
PHOTOGRAPHS of One or Two Persons at 5s
per Dozen ; • whole Family or Group of Six or Eight
Per•ons, at Os peel/oxen. Specimens of every style may
be inspected at the studio.
Parties wishing can bare their Photographs Painted in
Oil or Water Colours.
11. B. will take entire schools, regardless of numbers.

[• CARD.]

MISSES M. AND E. FOWLER,

DRESS & MANTLE MAKERS.

92, HIGH•STRZET, STOURBRIDGE.

Tux CHEAPEST HOUSE IN THE MIDLAND
COUNTIES FOR

STATIONERY OF EVERY DESCRIPTION.

'WHIN FOUND MAKE A NOTE OW "—Caprain Csiftk.

WILLIAM WILLEY.
WHOLESALE PLAIN AND FANCY STATIONER,
UNION PASSAGE, (Bull ',tact Pd),
BIRMINGHAM.

Leigers, from la to 1( Os, always in Stock.
Shopkeepers supplied on such terms that mustcommand
a continuance of their honors.

W. FORREST,
BOOKSELLER. STATIONER, .tc.,

111011.S771Eler,
CHAPLET HEATH.

nitait g 1 IlooMinding cheaply executed. Picture
Yi mining in every variety of style.
Dealer in Priuts, Mouldings, &a.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1868-02-15

TIIE IRON TRADE.

WOLVEMIAMPTON, Ireelnesd,y.

The meeting of ironmasters here, this after-
noon, Wits a quiet affair. Maaters who have
largs works at which many different sizes of iron
are rolled reported the demand as improved to
some slight extent, but there were others who
spoke of their mills as having less to do. The
amount of business done to-day was decidedly
small. Transactions either in pig or finished
iron, in stone, or in coal, were the exception.
The recent faihires were again dicsussed. A
tea' of the wealthy creditors have combined
with a view to throw the estate of Mr. Henry
Bennett, of the Worabrblgo Ironwork, Welling.
ton, into open court, in preference to receiving
PIO proiTored ihi. in the pound. The debts for
Iv:AA they claim are alleged to have been in.
curved only a eamparatively short time before
the failure. Then they complain oh the great
difference in the estimated worth of the works
and plant now and when they were passed into
the hands of the insolvent. It is thought that
the majorityof ths er edi tura are in favour of an.
cepting the oil r.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1868-02-15

WAREIIOI7SR,

FITE WAYS, CRADLEY HEATH.'
T. HOMER, Theausavaa.

11OR ChPap PRINTING. BOOKBINDING
12 sod PICTI` RV. FRAMTNO, co to
T. HOMER,
FIVE WAYS, CRADLRY 11EATII.

CRICKETERS' ARMS INK,

ITIGII• STr.F.F.T, STOURIIRIDGE.

HENRY ROWCLIFFE berm to return
tiu.nk, to the Inhabitants of Sloorhridge and
district, for the lihrial lo• received at Ma
Waggon awl Horses, nail to it /II thou that Ill• ban
token to the Above. aell-kaown lan, sail tapes Lv strict
attention to business to want a continuanee of their
favour.

WINES, SPIRIT?, & ALES OF THE BEST QUALITY.

AN ORDINARY AT ONE O'CLOCK,
Oa Calmly Court Pap.

NEW PIPE INN,

ITIGH-STRE),T, COVWFP. OF FOSTEII•STREET.

STo r Pt:mac.

MITE Alworn Ifonse iA NOW OPENED with
Dt.nkio,'F. a-Plebe-OM MANCHEMTKR ALES. the
WOO OR Nol I At the Old Thee. living the ONLY IWO
uonsns in Stonthriik, , nelling the above Ales.

OBSERVE TUE PLICEB:--
Sparkling Ale .. 44 per Qastrt, lii —5.1 Oat
„ 5.1 4d ~
XXX Cl In or Oct.
Lon.lon Portor .. 44 ~
Dublin Stout .. 6J

These celebrated Alen now en popular throughont Octet
Britain, which for Purity. Mr...milk. "'rover, end rot,
we., stood nnenrimeeed—in fact the ennnoi wore pro.
nonnec them TN-Frir 1.T.1P.fl at the re.jwetive charge.;
end while the Proprietor with confidence denende noon
the keen .li.eernment of the inhehitenie of Strawbridge
end neighbourhood. he will. nevertheleAe, make it hi.
Hare and content Audy to merit acontinoanc, of their
custom,

A Barrehl duse pidd Ales,COntai 1 g 174:4
A. M ELLE R.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1868-02-15

THE ABYSSINIAN CAPTIVES.

Mrs Stern has received another letter from her
husband, the Rev. Henry A. Stern, dated " Magdahi,
Dec. 23." He therein states that it was not until
Friday, the 13th December, that the news of the
British expedition to Abyssinia reached them, and
they were longing to hear the sound of the bugle and
the roll of the British drum. " The King," he says,
"is at present but three days' journey from here, but
with his gigantic toys which he calls cannoffs it will
take him at least a month to reach the Magdala, if
he accomplishes this object it will be one of his most
triumphant feats. He is literally encompassed by
myriads of insurgents. Unfortunately, they all dread
the big mouths of his harmless artillery. The temper
of our captor has not improved. He has of late
adopted a new and most cruel method of execution.
Formerly he used to burn his numerous victims in
their own cabins; but this merciful mode of despatch he
has abandoned in disgust as unbecoming a Theoslorus ;
now grave offenders he pins down with an iron tent
peg, and thus allows them to perish ; while those whose
crime is of a lesser magnitude he stretches on the hard
ground, and then drives his clumsy ammunition
waggons across their gory and writhing bodies till they
are crushed, mangled, and reclucedto an undiatinguish-
able MAL "

A PROVERB AND A PEER.
Is noblesse 01.1ige counted a rule to judge Peel% by?
Not a word about that to Lord Willoughby d'Eremby !
—Punch.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1868-02-15

STOURBRIDOE WATER WORKS COMPANY

(LIMITED).

VOTICE IS lIEREBY GIVEN, that the
A-11 ORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of the
Shareholders of the Stourhridge Water Works Company
(Limited), will he Lehi at the Company'm Office, No. I,
enURCH•ATIREET, in the Township of Stourbridee, lu the
County of Worcester, on Mwiruy, the t Ith day of
FEnIIVARY IngT, at Your o'clock in the Afternoon, LO
receive the Directors Report. and to adopt the same or
otherwise, to declare • dicidend, and for the parpoes
of transacting the general basioess of the Compeay.
By order,
GEO. HOLLOWAY, Miamian.
Company'. Offices, Stourbridge,
February 7th, leffS.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1868-08-15

A FENIAN PIC-NIC IN AMERICA.

The American papers contain an account of a
"Fenian pic-nic," Which took place at Buffalo, on
Monday, July 27. The report says the meeting was
an entire success. At least 12,000 of the organisation
and their friends met on the Terrace at nine o'clock in
the morning. Some 5,000 soldiers and civic members,
with bands of music and banners, joined in the pro-
cession, which marched to the Clinton. The Forest-
street cars and the steamers were crowded the entire
day with persons going to and from the grounds, and
the streets were lined with every conceival le private
conveyance that could be pressed into service.
Between 20,000 and 25,000 persons were on the ',mound.
The most perfect order prevailed. Delegations from
Rochester, Dunkirk, Erie, Medina, Canada, and other
places were present. The soldierly bearing and
marching of the military part of the procession called
out the admiration of military men who witnessed
their evolutions. After a review on the grounds,
speeches appropriate to the occasion were made by
General O'Neil, president of the organisation, Mr.
Meehan, editor of the Irish American, of New York
city, and other prominent gentlemen. Dancing and
other festivities closed what we are told was "one of
the largest and most orderly demonstrations ever held
in Buffalo."
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1868-08-15

TEE PRUSSIAN PLAN OF OPERATIONS

AND MAZZINI.

Several persons claim the merit of precedence in
suggesting the plan of operations recommended by
Herr Von Usedom to General La Marmora. The
Prussians claim it for General von Moltke. General
Cialilini has written to say that it was his proposal.
Others claim it for the late General Fanti. There is
another claimant in the person of .Toseph Maczini.
Here is what he wrote in the Dorere of Genevaa month
before the commencement of hostilities and a fortnight
before the Prussian note :
We ought not to localise the war; we should expand It;
we should not make Verona, Mantua, or Venice our objec-
tive, but Vienna

Mazzini is quite clear as Moltke on the advisability
of not stopping before the QuadrilateraL

On this ground, chosen by the enemy, fortified by art for
many years, safely communicating with his base of opera-
tions, and Inaccessible to a popular rising, all the disadvan-
tages would be on our side.

He predicted a defeat if the Italians gave battle on
this ground, and "this defeat," he added, "will reduce
us from an offensive to a defensive position."
Mazzini insisted with peculiar force on the necessity
of sending Garibaldi and the volunteers to raise the
Sclavic populations of Southern Austria. Ile con-
cludes ais follows —"In: the Quadrilateral you may
fail; you cannot if you adopt the plan I point out."
This letter is dated May 26, 1866.

. •
The Italian journals publish another letter from
111waini of recent date. In it he maintains the abso-
lute necessity of Rome to Italy, but says that the old
capital must be conquered by the whole Italian nation,
and not by a rising within the city, sided by volunteers
from without. He has no confidence in the present
government, and looks to a ministry of the party of
action as the only salvation of the country.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1868-08-15

LEGAL VALUE OF AN AUCTIONEERS'

CATALOGUE.

- - -
At the Ormskirk County Court, on Saturday, Mr.
Platt, auctioneer, of Southport, sued Mr. Bentley,
broker, Wigan, for £l3 10a, at which a hogshead of
claret had been knocked down to defendant's wife at
a sale at Southport.
In the catalogue of sale it was announced that "a
hogshead of wine containing 50 dozens" would be
offered. At the commencement of the sale the plaintiff '
who was auctioneer, stated that he wou'd not guarantee
quantities, but it could not be shown that this was
said in the presence of Mrs. Bentley, who was declared
to be the purchaser. The plaintiff swore that she did
not repudiate the bargain on the day of the sale.
In giving his decision Serjeant Wheeler, the judge,
said there was no doubt that the statement in the
printed catalogue was prima facie the basis of the con-
tract between the parties. That contract admitted

and dis-

_
I of variation, but the variation must be clear and die
tinct, and so made as to be within the knowledge of
the parties at the time the lot was sold. Auctioneers
should be exceedingly particular in their printed cata-
logues, and although it would be hard to hold them to
the letter of them' it would be still harder to the pub-
lic if there was not some degree of faith to be attached
to them. It was quite clear an auctioneer must be
held responsible for his catalogue, and if he sought to
fix a purchaser upon terms different from the cata-
logue, the evidence must be clear that the difference
was brought home to the mind of the purchaser when
he made his bid. As it was not proved that that had
been done in this case, the verdict must be for the de-
fendant, with costs.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1868-08-15

KINVER.

HIGHWAY Orrescs.—At the Petty Sessions, at Words-
ley, on Monday last. before F. Evers and W. 0. Firinstone
Esqrs., Thomas Wilson was charged by Police-sergeant
Baldwin with allowing 22 sheep to stray on the highway
on the 30th ultimo. Police-constable Dobson proved the
offence, and defendant was ordered to pay the costs.—
Richard Brasier was charged with allowing 11 sheep to
stray on the highway in the parish f Euville. on the 2nd
inst. John Knowles proved the offence. Defendant was
ordered to pay the costs. He war further charged with
allowing three horses to stray on the highway in the
parish of .14 twine. John Knowles proved the offence.
Ordered to pay the rosin.
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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1868-08-15

BRIGANDAGE IN THE PAPAL STATES.

A letter from Rome states that brigandage in Rome
becomes more audacious. "Several families who were
, passing the summer at Frascati have returned to
Rome, under the influence of fright. A few days
back a gentleman named Santoveti. a landed pro-
prietor in the neighbourhood, returning in his carnage
from one of his farms, attended by a servant, perceived
• a brigand armed with a double-barrelled carbine bar-
ring the way. The robber summoned the driver to
, stop, but the latter whipped his horse into a gallop,
his master, however, recerringa bullet in the shoulder.
In the night of the 3rd a far more serious crime was
perpetrated. The keeper of the Villa Muti, situated
at the entrance to Frascati, near the railway station,
was returning home. Two men seized him by the
throat while he was traversing a small wood, and
demanded a sum of money which they said he
had received that day, at the same time threatening
him, one with a poniard and the other with a gun.
' The money is in my house,' replied the keeper;
when the night becomes darker you can come with ins
and I shall let you have the whole.' The brigands acted
accordingly; they led him, his hands tied behind his
back, to the town, and on his SlThing close to his house
he called to Ids wife, who awoke from her sleep.
Seeing from the window that her husband was bound,
and in the hands of two men, she raised a cry for help,
instead of throwing the money out to him, and at the
same moment he made a desperate attempt to break
his bonds. But three stabs from a poniard 'extended
the unfortunate man dead upon the ground, and the
brigands then made off."
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1868-08-15

THE LATE PRINCE GARGARIN AND
HIS SON.

The Vienna Pre,: gives the following details respecting
the death of Prince Gargarin and his son

Prince Gargarin, aged about 35, took a walk with
his wife, their son, and his son's tutor in the direction
of the mill of Redtenbach, which is well known to
those who are acquainted with Ischl. The bright and
coloured stones at the bottom of the limpid stream at-
tracted the notice of the young prince, and he went
into the water to pick some, the father following him.
The princess and the tutor remained on the bank. The
prince and his son were studiously employed in their
innocent amusement, when both were carried out of
sight by a rapid rush of water and floating timber.
There is a lock about a quarter of a league from the
mill, by which the water is retained to float timber
down the stream when necessary. It so happened
that the lock was opened whilst Prince Gergarin and
his son were in the stream, and the flood came upon
them with such force that neither had time to escape,
although they were not more than twenty feet from
the bank. They were hurled out of sight in a moment
with the floating timber, in the presence of the wife
and mother, who was stupefied at the occurrence. The
tutor, at the risk of his hie, plunged into the water to
save their lives, and it was only a miracle that he was
rescued. In about a quarter of an hour, when the
water had subsided, the lxsly of the prince seas found
fixed between two rocks. The body of the son wall not
found till next day. The unhappy princess was borne
to her hotel in a litter.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1868-08-15

"LAW AND ORDER" IN IRELAND!

The following curious example of how law awl order'
are observed in some parts of the north of Ireland was
afforded at an investigation at Banbridge, reported in the
Northern Whig
—• •

In the month of June some Roman Catholic mis-
sionaries visited the town, and special services were
conducted in the chapel up to an advanced hour in the
evening. The Orangemen of the neighbourhood,
hearing of the visits of the missionaries, expressed
their hostile feelings by playing fifes and drums in
front of the sacred building, calling for the "holy
fathers" in terms of ridicule, and finally smashing the
windows of the chapel. A magisterial investigation
into the occurrence having been rather tardily ordered
by the Government, was held on Thursday, and the
Roman Catholic priest was examined to detail the
facts. He had scarcely commenced his evidence, how-
ever, when the deafening sounds of fife and drum,
and the shouts of a crowd in front of the court-house,
made him inaudible, and effectually stopped the in-
quiry. The Crown solicitor and the magistrates pro-
tested that they never witnessed such a scene, and that
it could not occur out of Ireland. It was stated that
there were forty policemen in the town; but theywere
powerless, it seemed, to prevent the disturbance, which
there was reason to believe had been preconcerted for
the express purpose of baffling the inquiry. For two
hours the witness remained on the table, while the pro-
ceedings were at a standstill. At length it was sug-
gested that the attorney for the persons who were
accused of the riot to which the witness was deposing,
and the defendants themselves, should go out and en-
treat their friends not to injure their cause by such
misconduct. The ambassadors succeeded, but, when
order was restored, there was no defendants in court,
and the magistrates were still obliged to suspend the
inquiry. After some time the absent parties returned
to court, and the examination was resumed. The fur-
ther hearing of evidence was adjourned until a future
day, and the Crown solicitor strongly urged the pro-
priety of having military present to release them from
the tyranny of the " drumocracy," as he bitterly called
the disturbers, and prevent a repetition of such an
outrage upon the administration of justice.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1868-08-15

NEW ACT ON THE REGULATION OF
RAILWAYS.

The Act to amend the law relating to railways (30
and 31 Victoria, cap. 119) has just been printed.
There are 46 sections, and several forms to be used
in carrying out the provisions relating to accounts,
audits, &c.
Railway companies arc liable during sea transit as
carriers; they are when required to furnish particulars
of charges for goods. After the Ist of April next
communication between the passengers and the corn.
pany's servants to be provided under the following
section:—

"After the let of April, 1860, every company shall
provide and maintain in good working order in every
train worked by it which carries passengers and travels
more than 20 miles without stopping, such efficient
means of communication between the passen-,6ers and
the servants of the company in charge of the train as
the Board of Trade may approve' If any company
snakes default in complying with this section it shall
be liable to a penalty not exceeding £lO for each
case of default. Any passenger who makes use of the
means cf communication without reasonable and suffi-
cient cause shall be liable for each offence to a penalty
not exceeding .1:5."

Among the provisions is the following a-s to "Prize
Fights" :—"Section 21. Any railway company that
shall knowingly let for hire or otherwise provide any
special train for the purpose of conveying parties to or
to be present at any prize fight, or who shall stop any
ordinary trains to convenience or accommodate any
parties attending a prize fight at any place not an or-
dinary station on their line, shall be liable to a penalty,
to be recovered in A summary way before two justices
of the county in which such prize fight shall be held or
shall be attempted to be held, of such sum not exceed-
ing £5OO, and not less than £2OO, as such justices shall
determine; one half of such penalty to be paid to the
party at whose suit the summons shall be issued, and
the other half to be paid to the treasury of the county
in which such piize fight shall be held or be attempted
to be held, in aid of the county rate ; and the service
of the summons, under which the penalty is sought to
be enforced on the secretary of the company at his
office ten days before the day of hearing, shall be suf-
ficient to give the justices before whom the case shall
come jurisdiction to hear and determine the case."
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1868-08-15

THE SCIENTIFIC WONDER.

TTHIS Instrument ham a clear magnifying
power of 32,000 times. shews all kinds of Anircel•
Was in water, (Imitation of the Blood, &c., ke., Adub
teration of Food, Milk, &e.. and is just the Microscope
that every Surgeon. Dentist, Schoolmaster, Student, and
Working Blau should have.
It is pronounced by the Press (sad all Seientilie mon
who have seen it, to be the best, cheapest, and most
simple Microscope ever invented.
It has twenty times the power of the Coddington or
Stanhope Microscope, and is twice as good as the male.
breted 1:n• Microscope (which has been awarded so many
prise modals), as may be inferred from the following
letter received from Mr. Roe himself.

l:i1ILISLI/, December Itlth,
To Mr. McCulloch, Philosophical Inetrument Maker.
Sir.—llatriatt seen some of your Diamond Plate Lenses
I write to ask your terms for supply log hill with the same
per '2O gross, as I consider them superior to ntiite.

Yours, be.,
Rta Co., Opticians, Carlisle.

I big to inferm the Paine that I brae no Agents any.
where, and all pretcni•,l &gents sts impostors. The
above lustrurnent can only ha had f torn me, in Birming-
ham. These at a distance who care for instruction and
arum:extent. can have it safe sad free by sample post,
with book of full instructions, on receipt id 32 Postage
Stamps. Samples sent abroad, two stamps extra.
All parson• wishing (tither particulars aud testimonials
mast send stamped and addressed envelope.

Aunnass:—
A. MeCULLOCIL
PHILOSOPHICAL INSTRUMENT MAKER,
N. 1. Blocher•street, Liriaingharn.
SAMUEL SALT & SON.
EACILIT-ITRIZT, NALINOWIW,
AGENTS FOR THZ " ORSZETZI"

Messrs Salt and Son deliver the Vlitsrocr, to the fel.
lowing Townships :—Tialeinves, Brierley.htll. Qaarry
Bask, Cradles Heath. Crailiey, Old LIM. Blackheath,
Horst.' Hill. roily Oats, Badly Glom Qaintos. Ass.
singtOo, Hasbury, nldbery. Careless times. The Lye,
(ler t, Belbrosighton. Yairflold, Ta• Licks,. Browsers:me,
Itedditch, and tht serrounding disti ist.
NOTICE.

INNKEEPERS', GROCERS', AND OTIIICR
BUSINESSES,

ARS SPIIDILT kliflcTlvlJT TRANPFIRRID

BY S. INSULL,
AUCTTONSIIR AND VALUIR,
Hicusiamar. IiItIONLIT MILL.

No Cbaras mails naless a Sala is sfaitaii.

Clisrge to INirchourt.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1868-08-15

A MAN WHO NEVER DID A
DAY'S WORK.

At the Mansion-house, in London, John Scarvell,
an elderly man, wearing a canvas suit, was brought up
on remand before the Lord Mayor on a charge of
begging. At a previous examination, a policeman said
he apprehended the prisoner in intstcheap for begging
from a gentleman in a carriage. On being taken into
custody the prisoner said he was fifty years old, he had
not done a day's work yet, and he did not intend to
begin now. (Laughter.)

The Lord Mayor: IVhere did you conic from ?—Prisoner
From .Iho79ch. You know where that In. I aughter.
•

The Lord Mayor : Yew—Prisoner: Well, that is where all
the beggars live, you know. (Renewed laughter.'
Lord Mayor Row do you get your living?—Prisoner By
begging.
Lord Mayor : Where did you get those clothes ?—Prisoner:
At Dover. was in prison there.
_ . . . . .

.--L-M:d—Maiot:TlK:X;i;;;ilS--tii;t ago ?—Prisoner Ido not
remember. I have travelled about so much that I have lost
my senses. Laughter. )
Lord Mayor : Do you belong to London ?—Prisoner: I do
not know where I belong to. I came from Shoredlteh last
night..

-Lord Mayor Would you like to go to the Union I—Prisoner:
It is no use, they would not have me in the Union.
At this stage the prisoner was remanded.
On being again placed in the dock, the Lord Mayor asked
him what he had got to Ray to the charge—Prisoner
cannot get work in these clothes. Everybody says, "That
is a..tear-up suit." I tore up my casual ward suit.

The L.Wd Mayor You have been in prison tour or live
days, I will now discharge you.—Prisoner And I am still to
keep this canvas suit on?
The Lord Mayor I have nothing to do with that.
-

The prisoner was then discharg- ed.--

BETON I) CONTROVERSY.—" Ignoramus" ought
to know that Milton's Minor Poems are those which
he N% rote before he was One-and-Twenty.— Punch.
Tosau PAPER.—Sheets of Music.--Punch.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1868-08-15

THE ATLANTIC CABLE.

The time has gone by when the intelligence that
the Atlantic cable has failed arouses consternation
among either shareholders or the public (says the
Express). Failure to be ruinous must be permanent,
and experience has shown that suspended communica-
tion can be restored as well at the bottom of the At-
lantic as upon lamb The message received from
Valentia by Sir Richard Glass a few days since, and
promptly forwarded by him to the Stock Exchange
simply said, "1866 cable has failed; will report after
testing; " in other words, communication has been
stopped for the time, and the cause has yet to be
ascertained. But the exquisite scientific appliances
in use enable the electricians to pronounce to a nicety
the portion of the line which has given way, and pro-
bably the next thing heard by the public will be the
exact number of miles from Valentia or Newfound-
land at which the " fault " is situate. This known,
the rest is easy. Sir Samuel Canning or Mr. Clifford,
or both, will be despatched by the Telegraph Main-
tenance Company, with an efficient staff and an
ample supply of picking-up machinery on board shiPt
These gentlemen will steer straight for the place indi-
cated by the electricians, will fish for the cable, find
it, cut out its damaged portion, substitute for it a new
piece, and having re-spliced the mended part in such
a way that it is as strong as ever, will recommit the
whole Line to the deeps. It is all very wonderful, but
it has been done too often now for even the most inex-
perienced to have doubts as to the result. Some sub-
marine lines are so often broken by the action of the
sea upon a rocky bottom that a steamer and a com-
petent staff have to be kept On the spot, and they are
picked up and mended as often as broken. The pre-
sent injury to the Atlantic cable of 1866 will doubtless
be reniethed as we have said. Meanwhile, it is satis-
factory to know that the cable of 1865 remains per-
fect, and is more than sufficient even for the rapidly
increasing messages between England and America.
The present accident will have no effect upon the
rapidity with which communications are sent and
received'.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1868-08-15

From ARTHUR CAPPERIS to the Same.

Dear Letty,—Take the children to Brighton by all means.
Do not come on to me here, as may movements are so uncer-
tain. I will join you at Brighton. If possible I will get Lord
Rudderford to bring me round in his yacht. This little trip
has done me a world of good, you will be glad to hear, and in
that case I am sure you would be the last tO grudge me an
extra day's holiday, even though it does keep me a little
longer from you. Longing to see you and children again,
I am. your loving husband, ARTY C.
The Island. Yacht Club.

P.S. I hare written. The posts are so irregular this hot
weather. IM not be alarmed if I don't arrive within the
week.

To D. DODGE from P. ORPER.
Dear D.—l shall be in town to-morrow. Do settle up for
last Derby. I want it. Will see you.—Yours truly, P.O.

From D. D. to P. 0.
Dear o.—Sorry I'm just leaving Town. You won't see
me. The place fa too hot to hold me.—Youra, off, D. D.

MORE EFFECTS OF THE HOT WEATHER.
Mr. SWELLINGTON last Wednesday walked out without his
gloves on, a feat which was entirely owing to the hot
weather.

Mr. LATEBIRIO has been 80 much overcome by the
great heat that he has found it difficult to dine until just
midnight.

MO. HOBBLER, being chaffed for having suffered from the
gout, remarked that such attacks were all owing to the heat,
as any gardener would tell you that a hot summer produced
abundance of toe-martyrs.
Ma. HARDUPPE found his memory no much impaired by
the hot weather that he quite forgot to pay his debts ere
starting for the continent.

Mn. TIPPLER finds the heat affect his eyesight terribly.
" The sun is in his eyes" continually just now, and by an
optical delusi 111 l he frequently sees double.
GENERAL LoVER has been Jilted for the second time this
summer, as the lady could not hear the warmth of his
affection.

CAPTAIN SHARPER, who in general lan notedly cool hand,
with the thermometer at SOW, has quite lost his reputation.
Punch.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1868-08-15

OUTRAGE ON A BRITISH SUBJECT
IN TURKEY.

Mr. C. Privilegio, whose pillage by robbers on the
road between Buyukddrd and the Forest of Belgrade we
(Lerant Herald) reported some weeks ago, has during
the past week been the victim of a still more serious
outrage near the same spot. On Wednesday last he
was sitting, in company with a friend, in the court-
yard of a house near the village of Deminljbkeni,
when a policeman, armed with the usual rifle and
sword, entered and assailed the two " Ohiaours " with
a torrent of abuse for being within the precincts of a
Nlussulman house. They got up and were leaving the
place, when before Mr. Privilegio could open the
gate, the fellow levelled his Hie and seemed about to
fire. The former thereupon pulled out a revolver and
snapped it, but the pistol unfortunately missed
fire. The policeman then attacked him with his sword,
and in defending his head from a blow, Mr. Privilegio's
hand and wrist were desperately cut. By this time he
had got the gate opened, and, his revolver being useless,
he ran from his assailant, who, again levelled his rifle
and fired, sending the bullet through the whiskers of
our compatriot, who, after a rather lengthened run
found refuge in an Amienian house, where his wounds
were dressed, and whence he managed later to reach his
home at Buyukddrii. To aggravate the public offence
thus committed, the attack, we are assured, was wit-
nessed by a party of other zaptichs close by, who
seemed to enjoy the sport ; certainly they in no way
interfered to jorevent the attempted murder. The
matter, we are gratified to learn, has been warmly
taken up by Mr. Elliot, and it is earnestly to be hoped
that his Excellency will be dissuaded by no amount of
official " apology " from insisting on such an example
being made of the ruffian as will not be lost upon his
fellows. If these things are done upon the green tree,
what would not be done to the dry? If an European
may be thus outraged under the capitulations and
almost under the %cry nose of his ambassador, what
might we expect if Mr. Layard had his will, and we
were left to the tender mercies of the Turkish police
without even the right ,d complaint?
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1868-08-15

NOTICE OF REMOVAL.

fIROI3Y bags to inform his Patrons tlint
• I. b•• RraltlVl,D to the TURF INN, MOW
STItERT. RTOURBRIWIR (formerly kept by Mrs.
CraJaingtoo), %where lie will b. glad to see any of his
friends.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1868-08-15

TO MALSTEBS AND OTHERS.
AStock of COKES, suitable for Malting
Pulliam, Stoves, ie., is kept at Stonriiridge
way Coal Whirl—Fr prim apply, U. j. Eveson, Coal
anti Coke Merchant. Storirliridge. Truck Load. Coal,
Coke, Lime, Salt, Jac., slat to any Station.

THE

DECIMAL PALM CANDLES.
lIIEN TO THE POUND. These Candles.
1. though ugly, burn well, and without guttering.
bey are admirably or spied for all who require one which
emits a GREAT LIGHT. For ARTIZAN S. TURNERS
IN METAL, SEAMPSTEESSES, TAILORS, SHOE•
MAKERS, and ler persons of WEAK EIGHT, where
the light aa; of plied:ly. and appearance 1,1 ',moat., kn.
1.. d. tiles. candies are ineotnrsrabi•; in short, one
111. a FM Al, l'A I,N CANDLE gives the light of three
••rdihAr) and tiOn nut rearrire saddling.
hold be xi, Grocers and Candle Dealers, and Wholesale
by PALA! ER and Co., Green.street, Bethnal Green,
N.E.

G CIG•ES at

T. HOMER'S,
TITS WAYS, CRADLEY REATH

7 S.
-
WORKMAN'S CANDLE.
PALMIER & Co's.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1868-08-15

YES, FOR " JOSEPH "-AND HIS BASE

BRETHREN.

The Music Hall gentry had a great gathering the
other day, for a purpose which we should approve, if
we did not hold that the Music Hall, as at present
conducted, is so pestilent a nuisance that charity can
have nothing to say to it One of the performers had
grace or shame enough to deliver some doggrel in
which he deprecated the wrath of Punch, on the
ground that everybody must live. It is the plea
usually heard in the dock, and the answer is, "Yes
i ;
but decently." But as it sof no use telling the Music
Hall folks what gentlemen think of them, perhaps
they would like to know what the respectable artisan
thinks of them, and of the spirit in which it is not im•
possible that he may deal with them. Here are the
words of the organ of hundreds of thousands of the
skilled artisans and the Trades' Unions, M fact, and
we recommend them to special attention—

To these glaring temples of dissipation our youth are
nightly attracted ; where they are being gradually trained to
drinking habits; where their minds are debased by the low
songs and vulgar exhibitions provided for them ; and where
their morals are undermined and corrupted by contact with
loose associates, when their blood is tired and their brains
bemudilled with drink. . . The expenditure incurred
In those places of amusement keeps young men poor; causes
marriage to be greatly postponed—to the increase of vice;
or, if entered into, without the necessary provision for
making a comfortable home; while the habits they ac-
quire by going there will too frequently cause them to
neglect home and family for their nightly amusements.
The temptations of those places have also too frequently
caused persons to have recourse to unlawful means for
gratifying them; and too of ten to forfeit place, trust, position,
and character. That the young should seek amusement Is
natural, and that the man of toil also should at times seek
relaxation and enjoyment after the labour of the clay; but
the great evil is in permitting those amusements in con-
nection with public-houseg—nay, to license those places in
preference to places of amusement unassociated with
drink. . . . To license, in connection with them, music,
singing, farce, and folly, to beguile the young and thought-
less, and to lead them into habits of drunkenness and vice
In life's earliest spring, is a disgrace to the magistrates that
license them, the Government that sanctions, and the Legis-
lature that pemdts them. The publican interest Is already
the corrupting curse of many of our towns and villages.

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So says the Bet/tire, speaking the sentiments of the
Working Man. We do not think that he will see
much force in the mewing plea of "must live."—
Punch.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1868-08-15

THE TRICKS OF BEGGARS.

A soi-disant blind beggar, one Mary Crawley, was
charged on Monday, at the Bow-street Police-court, in
London, with begging. A policeman gave evidence
that in a very short time he saw her receive about 4s.
Whenever she saw him (the officer) she abused him.
" But how can she see you," said the magistrate, " if
she is blind?" "Oh." the poli,eman replied, "she is
not totally blind. She can get her eyes open when
she tries, and then she shad; them with her hand,
and she can see quite plain. On Saturday a blind
man came to Northumberland-gate, and as soon as she
saw him she flew into a passion, asked him how he
dare come there to 'rob' her, set upon him with her
stick, and belaboured him so severely that he was glad
to make his escape." Sergeant Reimers said the pri-
soner could see well enough when she liked. He had

often seen her at work-ii 7 he; own lodgings, ..;;;;cii;;;
her stockings by candle light. When she went to the
chandler's shop to make purchases she looked at the
articles supplied to her to see that she got what she
wanted, and that it was of proper quality. The In.
soner kept up throughout the examination a series of
whining protestations, mixed up with pious phrases
and appeals to the Deity. Upon this Serjeant
Reimers remarked, "That is the way she goes on, sir.
She gets hold of ladies and gentlemen and talks to
them about God and Jesus, and they pay her for it.
Then when she sees a policeman she attacks him with
all sorts of blasphemy. When she is locked up she
strips herself and dances stark naked about the cell,
cursing and swearing horribly. She has been thirty
four times convicted since 1864, and her conviction
was lately returned." The magistrate committed her
to prison for three months.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1868-08-15

HOPS

The late rains have improved the appearance of the hop
plantations, nevertheless the yield will not be so great as wan
at one time expected. Rather more business has been
passing, and prices have an upward tendency. The import
Into London last week consisted of 23 bales from Dunkirk, 4
from Ostend, and 61 bales from Antwerp. Mid and East
/tents, 3/. 10$. to fit 12s. ; Weald of Keats, 3k 10s. to 41 lbs. ;
Sussex, 31. to 31. ; Farnhams, 11. to a 12s. ;
21. 10s. to 31. Os. per met.
WOOL.

Very little business has been passing in colonial wool, at
about late rates. The next series of public sales will be corn •
tuenced on the 13th inst. English wool has been in moderate
request, at full prices. 'rho imports into Lo . .
consisted of 1,571 bales from Port Philip, 2,
New Zealand, 5,360 bales from the Cape, and
Port Augusta. tfurrreut prices of Englis.
Southdown hoggets, Is. Id. to ls. 4d.; hal
is. 5d.; gent fleeces, le. 3PI. to ls. 4d. ;
and wethers, ls. 24d toll. ; and Lace
tots, ltd. Sorts: clothing, ls. 2d. to 12. Id,
IL es. to le. OA.
TALLOW.
There is stair average business doing in
prices are well supported. P.V.C., on the
445. Id. per cwt.:,

1.:7;a0n

tallow

spot,
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1868-08-15

P.,

A DOUBTFUL POINT.

At Ipswich, James Shickle has been indicted for
tstealing eleven tame partridges on the 30th of June,

1868. _
The facts of the case were that on the 30th of June
eleven young partridges were missed; they were just
able to fly. The prosecutor had taken the eggs, placed
them under a farm-yard hen for hatching, and put
them in a coop with the hen in an orchard, so that the
young birds could run in and out. At the time of the
alleged larceny the hen as well as the partridges was
allowed to leave the coop, and roam freely about the
orchard. The point was raised for the defence that
the young birds were animals ferry natant', and against
this view the cases of "Reg. r. Head," 1 Foster and
Finlayson 350, and "Beg. r. Corry," 10 Cox C. C.,
were relied on by the prosecution as authorities that
larceny might be committed of these birds. The evi-
dence against the prisoner was that some young
partridges were found on the day after the loss at
his house. He said they were French partridges, and
that he had reared them. When taken to the pro-
secutor's premises they at once ran up to the hen by
whom they had been reared.
The prisoner was found " Guilty," the point above
mentioned being reserved for the consideration of the
Court of Criminal Appeal, his lordship at the same
time intimating his opinion that the present case was
within the principle laid down in the cases above cited.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1868-08-15

ADVERTIgiNG OFFICE

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1868-08-15

(From Jneeph Farmer, Esq., Wol.rhamytou I.

Mr. Young, about eleven years ago, extracted several
corns from my feet, which have not troubled me siuce
that time.

(riven at Wolverhampton, Jan. 26, 1959.
I From J. Fuwke, Esq.. Burgeon, Wolverhampton, given
March 11, 1 r 18).
Mr. Young extracted corn from lily feet. awl also
from the fret I members of wy family with great ease,
skill, and success. I can with great confidence recom-
mend him to all sufferers. .1. Fowmf, Sarrzeon.

(From G,,orgo Cope, Esq., olverharoptoo).

I certify that Mr. Yininig'a operation on my feet hal
proved sueccii.fith after tan yel.ra' trial.

liEok6P. COPE

Given at Wolverhampton, Jan. 27, losti.
(From G. T. Cooper, Eq., Sargon, given at Wolver.

hau;pLon cight yrav;.;)

Mr. Young remiircil several corns from my feet long
ago, which before they were eslrseteil, hail reroliatli
almaiA lame. I can with great cuii,iiilenee recinurnelaled

him to others,

G. T. C..•Phat.

(From Mr. Parke. Rookneller, Higli-btree, Woiverhaay-
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ton, Jan. 21, 165`J)

I codify that I havenot bsen troub!,l mith coma s
Mr. Young extracted the, Lout my :et: r

(From Joseph Brszi, r, t e W routop. , • • desire to ro,
ton, JanuinyJ,l/,W). aud unite the Lib, :! hut it contains a n
Mr. Young, upwerrls of eight
,euri, ago, removed emu for my oodeetel ;11 e tire at a future
.11apt... agree to.
from my feet have not tzoubled Me since that
time. JOT Pa
(From H. Gibbons, Fsq., Surgeon, Wolverhampton,
January 2,).
Mr. Young eutirely erndiedted corns from my (Let
without Causing pain at the time

I at.l, V.,n,en,

I,iur faithful Serve,

A. R. lIRISTOW.

iiLNRY GINIS"NII, Surgeon.

Kiddet nth

Aug.lst sth, ISO,
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1868-08-15

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moderate. Money advanced upon every description of
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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1868-08-15

OUTRAGES UPON WOMEN.

On Friday, at the Leeds As4izes, Thomas Casey
was indicted for the manslaughter of Elizabeth
Davies, under the following circumstances :
It appeared that the prisoner had lived with the deceased
as her husnand for two or three years. He was in the habit
of ill-treating her, and on the flay of her death he hail
threatened to murder her, and had been beating and kicking
her at different times during the day, both upon the road
and in the house. At last a blow was heard by some one in
an adjoining room, and the deceased was heard to cry out
" Ile has hit me over the head and I shall die." The prisoner
said, “Oh, she's only gaming. She's in hysterics." Ile then
asked some one to throw water over her. She went away
down the road, and he followed her. She was afterwards
found nearly dead, and she diet before the doctor came.
The prisoner used the most brutal language to the poor
woman. Ile defended hunsell upon his trial with great
impudence and at great length.
The jury found the prisoner Guilty, and his lordship
Raying that his conduct was a series of brutal out-
rages, sentenced him to ten years' penal servitude.

John M'Cormack has been charged with the man-
slaughter of his wife at Manchester, on the 26th of
June
It appeared that the violence which resulted in the death
of the deceased occurred on the Saturday following the 15th
of June, on which day she was confined. On that Saturday
the prisoner haring been out once or twice in the afternoon,
came home drunk, while his wife was sitting by the fire,
downstairs. Ile uttered seine foul language, RIO striking
his wife upon the head knocked her off her seat without the
slightest provocation, and we she lay upon the floor kicked
her upon the side and luck, with his heavy boots. She cried
out to her sister-in-law, who was with her, "Oh ! Betsy,
I'm murdered," anti the latter went out to seek the police,
and returned with an inspector and two officers, but as the
prisoner was not then using violence they refused to
Interfere, and the prisoner ordered them out of the house.
Adler they left, the prisoner, alter attempting some further

violence, put his wife out Of the h—onse with7Cut ani-firther
clothing on than two petticoats. She was taken to a neigh-
bours, where she became ill, and died, without the prisoner
snaking the slightest inquiry after her, and it was proved
that although there were traces ci 01,1 disease in the left
lung, her death was caused by recent pleurisy caused by
violence, and corresponding with external Man, of injury
on the side

The defence was, that it was highly probable that
deceased, being a delicate and emaciated woman, had
died from pleurisy arising from natural callers; but
the jury convicted the prisoner, and the learned
Commissioner, remarking on the extreme brutality of
the case, pronounced a sentence of twelve years' penal
servitude.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1868-08-15

'Soul ;lab qistrict '4615
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BRIERLEY HILL.

NETOTIROURS' Quer:al:vs.—At the Petty Sossions, on
Thursday last, before I. Speanier, Esq., Stipendiary,
Mary Ann Ihilingham was charged by Enoch Sideway
with assaulting him on the 29ilt nit. Complainant said
he was a chain maker, and lived at the Birch Coppice.
01 the ahoy." date he locked tie well up. Defendant
tid if he did not unlock the well she would kill hint.
She then struck him on the Mind and back with the
bucket. In answer to the Bench, witness said that the
defendant and a Mrs. Smith were tenants, and had a
right to the water. The Magisteete said it was quite
clear that complainant hail co right to lock the well up.
I( was clearly a disput ol right end consequently he had
no jurisdiction, and should dismiss the ease with costs.
—Kmich Sideway and Puiebe Sidewey were then charged
with assaulting Mary Ann htiiliuhham, en the 29th
After hearing the evi tone of comp:Meant, the Bench
dismisiod the case.

Cif %ROE 01, it3SAGLT.—Jemima Gammon was elm g A
by Sophia Billinglmn with asvaalting her on the 2nd of
July. From the evidence of complainant it anpeara that
there 1.13au a regular roam], and the Bench oravred them
to ply 1. 31 each, the. costs._ _ .

Asasur.r CASE.—Edwar3 Reese was charged by Amos
Robinmn with assaulting him on the 6th instant. Corn.
plainant said that lie was in the Stand Hill Pits at work.
Defendant threw him ilown, end after struck him several
times. In answer to the charge, defendant said thatthe
comp'sinaut was 'quay and thed bail language to him,
and he f‘lefindantl shook him, whereupon the comyliiia.
ant stritck him with a piece of wood and also threw a
Mese of coal at him. At this stage the case was ad.
journed for a week, defendant being bound over to
appear.

.ANoTBEa CHARGE OF ASiACLT. Charles Fletcher
was charged by Pstrick Clarely with assaulting him on
the 9th inst. Mr. Holberton defended. Complainant
said that he met the delimdant about three o'clock no
the absv ii ite, between H, sad Oak and His t's Hill.
Defendant asked him for the money he owed him. Wit-
ness told him 111.,: it, hail seyii„.
County Court: : a liar, and struck
him, and knocked him dawn. Richard Westwood and
Thomas Bradley came up at the time, and called
" Shame' upon him, whoa defendant began to black.