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The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-02-21

PASSING THROUGH A MILITARY
ORDEAL.

On Tuesday last First Lieutenant Prince William
of Hohedloyliern, of the First Prumslan Foot Guards,
-tly through a military ordeal of no
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. "setting up" and instructing tn. their drillulanthe
annual quota of recruits in his oompany, he was called
upon, prior to the usual Spring Inspections, to put
his pupils through their facings in the presence of his
Imperial grandfather—who, as King of Prussia, is
captain of the so•called " Body Company "—of his
grand-uncle, Prince Charles, and of Prince August
von Wiirtemberg, the Commander of the Guard
Corps. The section, exclusively composed of re-
cruits drilled and taught their duty by the
Prince himself, was drawn up under his Royal
Highness's command in the barrack yard of the let
Guards at Podsdam, and received the Emperor on his
arrival with the customary h0n..... /a.
the young soldiers minutely, passing up and down
their lines with his grandson on his right, Prince
William carrying his sword with the point lowered all
the while; and his Majesty, whose unerring eye no
Irregularities of belt or button have ever been known
to escape, expressed himself thoroughly satisfied with
the appearance and bearing of the men. Prince
William has worked hard in his company ever since he
left the university, and his success of last Tuesday will
probably result in his promotion, No favour has
hitherto been shown him on account of his heirship
;Presumptive to the German throne' he has been a
lieutenant for over eleven years, and stands high up in
the list of his rank for promotion by mere seniority."
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-02-21

The LICENSED VICTUALLERS and the
COMING ELECTION.

The 14th half-yearly report of the Blackheath division
Licensed Victuallers and Beersellers' Protection Society,
just issued, contains the following passage :
"The committee have not failed to notice the
support which has been given to kindred protection
societies of the trade, both in England and Ireland,
and, notwithstanding the attempts that may be con-
tinued to be made on the trade, the licensed victuallers,
so leng as they receive the distinguished support of
the highest and the most honoured in the land,
instanced by the personal advocacy of the Right lion.
Sir Stafford Northcote, M,P., the Chance.lor of
the Exchequer, when presiding at the Exeter
Licensed Victualler's Society's annual dinner some few
days ago need not fear any attacks that may be made
upon them, but must feel proud that their good
intention in combining together for self-protection is
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the conference of the delegates representing the trade,
held in Kiikenny, in August last, it was unanimously
resolved,—` That, bearing in mind the persistent efforts
made by parties who are leagued for the injury and, if
possible, the destruction of our business, we shall feel
justified in withholding our votes as electors from
candidates—no matter of what political party—who
are prepared to support a course of aggression and
hostility towards the lic3nsed traders,' Your com-
mittee entirely approve of these sentiments, and
trust that the licensed victuallers of England will as
a body support our stanch friends in Parliament."
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-02-21

MR. ALLPORT AND THE MIDLAND
RAILWAY.

The present week will witness some important
changes in the staff of the Midland Railway. Mr.
Allport will retired from the position of general
manager, which he has held for more than a
quarter of a century, but he will have a seat at the
board of directors. When Mr. Allport became its
general manager the Midland Railway was about 500
miles in length; now it is nearly 11500. It ran from
Derby to Bristol, Derby to Rugby, Darby to Brad-
ford, and from Leicester to Peterborough. But it
had no line to London, Scotland, Liverpool, or Man-
cheste!. It was shut in by powerful neighbours, who
sometimes used it and always obstructed it, BO that
its shareholders were at one time much inclined to
its absorption into the system of one of their number.
A new policy was, however, introduced, and as a con-
sequence the Midland now extends its operations in
all directions through half the counties of England,
enriching the shareholders by more than doubling the
value of their shares, and serving the public by
facilitating trade and manufactures, and making
available large fields of coal and other mineral wealth
which before were not in connection with large
markets. Of the policy which has achieved these
results in the face of determined and persistent
opposition, Mr.. Allport has been the heart and soul,
and he has the satisfabtion of knowing that his career
does not close before its objects have been attained and
his expectations justified.—Daily News.

At the half yearly meeting of the Midland Railway
C)mpany, held at Derby on Tuesday, the following
resolution was carried :

"That Mr. James Joseph Allport be and is hereby elected
a director of the Campany in the place of Mr. Edward
Shipley Ellis, deceased, and that the directors be and are
hereby empowered and requested to set aside out of the
profits of the company for the halt year ending the 31st day
of December 1878, the sum of £lO,OOO, and to present the
same to Mr. Allport as an expression of the gratitude of the
shareholders, for services rendered by him to the company
as general manager daring 261 years, and as an acknowledg-
ment of the exceptional abiltty, energy, and public spirit
which have so largely contributed to the progress and
development alike of the Midland Railway and the great
industrial districts which it unites."