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The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-09-18

THE BISHOP OF WINCHESTER ON
BURIAL-GROUNDS.

The Bishop of Winchester has refused his consent I o the
alienation of glebe land at Eling. hear Southampton, for a
cemetery. His lordship writes :

"I am very desirous for the future not to consecrate
burial-grounds immediately adjoining churchyards.
The new law deals with burial-grounds not as church-
yards or precincts of the church, but as places of public
sepulture for all persons dying in the parish. I should
say that in future it is desirable, first, that all church-
yards wheia full, shall be finally closed; second, that
all new burial grounds should, for sanitary reasons, be
as far as possible from villages; and, third, that they
should be separated by at least a road or a wall from
the churchyard. Under such conditions I am quite
willing to consecrate. There is another question in
your case. If the future burial-grounds are not to be
Church burial-grounds, it does not seem that a part of
the glebe should be given up for them."
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-09-18

MR. GLADSTONE'S ILLNESS.

The Premier has addressed the following letter to the
Executive Committee of the Liberal Association for Mid-
lothian:—

"10, Downing-street, Whitehall,
September 9th.
"My DEAR MR. COWAN,—A short time ago you
forwarded to me a Resolution of the Executive Com-
mittee of the Liberal Association for Midlothian,
which congratulated me on my recovery from a serious
illness and expressed a desire that I should hence-
forward spare myself as much as leossible in the dis-
charge of my official duties.

"I made at once a brief acknowledgment of this
Resolution; but I am desirous now that I have been
able to resume the active and regular transaction of
business, to put upon paper in a more full and regular
manner my warm thankfulness for the cordial and
considerate feeling thus exhibited towards me by, and
on behalf of, those who conferred upon me the dis-
tinction of returning me to Parliament.
"I have a further object in view, which this letter
enables me to gain; it is that of publicly expressing
my hearty gratitude to all those who—in this and
other nations, in every position of life, and lastly,
but not least, I am thankful to say, from every sec-
tion of political feeling and opinion among my
countrymen—hays been pleased to express a kindly
sympathy in my illness, and ksincere pleasure at my
recovery.
"If I do not dwell in greater detail upon the
warmth, number, and variety of these manifestations,
i which, n truth, took me by surprise, it is only be-
cause I fear that my yielding to such an impulse
might woar the appearance of egotism.

"But the recollection of such generous feeling can
never be effaced, and will, I hope, lapth cheer and
guide me in the future.
"Believe me, sincerely yours,
(Signed) "W. E. GLADLTONE.
"John Cowan, Esq."
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-09-18

THE PRIZE-FIGHT ON ROWLEY HILLS.

On Wednesday, the two men, John Connor and
Richard Moore, alias "Shoddy," both of Oldbury,
who were engaged in the prize-fight which took
place on the 80th ult.. on the summit of Rowley
Hills, were summoned at the Old Hill Police Court,
before Mr. Bassano (magistrate). It was originally
intended that the fight should take place near the
Horns of Queslett, Great Barr, but the police were
communicated with, and by the time the ring was
formed and the combatants had commenced .to fight
the officers put in an appearance and the proceed-
ings came to an abrupt termination. The crowd
which had gathered to witness the fight dispersed.
In the evening of the same day, as already r portest
the men fought, near to the twin pits on the sum-
mit of Rowley Hill. The sum staked on (-ach slde
was stated to be 608.. Moore had his shoulder p t
out by his opponent at the time that the proceed-
ings appeared to be approaching a termin‘ition, and
when betting was 6to 1 on him.—Evidence was
called showing that a fight really did take place,
but no witness was forthcoming to (low that the
defendants were the men who fought. It was
e tated that there was no noise.—Defendants pleaded
guilty, and were each bound over in £lO, and one
surety in £5, to keep the peace for six months.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-09-18

THE HARVEST.

The Farmer observes that the first week of Septem-
ber gives us the hottest days of the present year, but
"with this effort the summer seems to have spent it-
self, and an autiunnal ?haracter is coming over the
season. Nor does the air alone tell of change, for
the frequent gun through the stubbles,' and the har-
vest homes in the villages of. our southern counties
both announce that the ingathering of crops is virtually
completed while thrashing is the work of the day and
sowing will be that of the morrow. The present
moment is of special importance for farmers, seeing
that agriculturists, more wise than almanac-makers,
begin their year with September, making the harvest
the regular termination of the cereal year. The
reckoning of home and foreign grain deliveries starts
afresh, and the approach of Michaelmas opens out the
prospects of a new campaign. Just now the pre-
dominant feeling is one of relief. A bad year has
been got rid of. A new year has been well begun."

The Mark Lane Express says that the harvest has
now been brought very nearly to a completion in most
of the English counties. "In the south it is quite
finished. Most of the grain has been stacked in very
excellent condition, and the thrashing maohine has
been freely used. The result, so far as wheat is con-
cerned, is now known to be variable at the best, and
very generally disappointing. A considerable propor-
tion of the wheats were blighted, and, as an evitable
result, a large proportion of the sample will be tail
corn. The wheat yield this year has been very gene-
rally overestimated, because there has not been suffi-
cient allowance made for the inevitable results of
natural causes; a spell of fine weather at the end of
the summer having been expected to remedy the short-
comings of an adverse season. Root crops have been
greatly in need of rain, and the ground had got very
dry and had. The spi enfd rain of s aturday, there-
fore, has been generally welcomed.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-09-18

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VITAL STATISTICS.

A parliamentary return just published gives parti-
culars as to the mortality in England and Wales
during certain periods from 1838 to 1877.
From these statistics it appears that from 1838 to
1853 the average annual death-rate (all ages and
causes) per million of population was 22,3843; from
1838 to 1853, excluding 1846 to 1849—the cholera
period-21,840 ; from 1854 to 1877, ; d from. ,
1868 to 1877, 21,847.
In 1847 the number of deaths of children under one
year was, from all causes, 164,425 per million, and of
children from one to five years of age, 166,354 ; while
in 1877 the total under one year was 136,025, and
between one and five, 151,364.
From 1847 to 1853 inclusive the proportion of death
of all ages from smallpox was 305 per million; and
from 1868 to 1877 inclusive it was only 261. A note ap-
pended to the latter returns explains that during twelve
years, 1839-42 and 1847-53 (the only years prior to com-
pulsory vaccination for which these mortality statistics
are available), the average annual death-rate from
smallpox was equal to 420 per million persons living;
whereasin the 25 years (1853-78) of compulsory vac-
cination the annual death-rate from this disease has
not averaged more than 216 per million, notwithstand-
ing the exceptionally fatal epidemic of 1871-2.--,British
Medical Journal.

There was a demonatration at Florence on Sun-
day by the workmen's societies of that city and province,
cries were raised of "Long live the King," "Long live the
Army," "Long live Italy." The people subsequently pro-
ceeded to the residence of General Mezzacapo, before whit!:
they gave cheers for the army.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-09-18

OLD HILL.

NEGLECTING TO Commit WITH AN ORDER.—A.
the Police Court, on Wedmsday, befoie W.
Bassano, Esq., Jost ph Ruston, nailmalier, Black-
heath, was summoned for neglecting. to comply
with an order made against him for payment of an
amount to Messrs. S. and G. Willetts, nailmasters,
011 Hill.—The order was made against the de-
fendant some time ago, but he had neglected to
comply wih it. The whole amount, including the
costs incurred, was ..t3 Is 2d. Defendant's plea
was that he had not been able to pay. In reply to
Mr. Bassano he said he was foreman in a nail
factory, and his wages were lOs a week. Mr.
Bassano replied that he could not be foreman over
much at that rate of wages. He ordered the de-
fendant to pay the amount due to plaintiff at the
rate of 5s per month,

TfIE CIIAIMIAKERS STRIKE AT CHADLEY

A meeting of operative olteinmakers on strike at
Cradley was held at the Four Ways, Cradley H, ath
on Wednesday, when a letter was received from the
operatives of Gateshead-on-Tyne stating that they
were in such a lamentable condition on account of
a long depression in trade that they were not in a
position to help the operatives on strike at Cradley.
This was in reply to a communication. to th.o body
asking for a:sistance. A sum of £lO received for
the relief of the operatives was distributed, and it
was resolved to continue the sttike.

THE FATAL OCCURRENCE AT A DUDLEY
IRONWORKS.

Ot-i. Wednesday afternoon, Mr. R. J. Watts
(borough coroner) held an inquest at the Dudley
Guest Hospital, on the body of George Roberts (28)
inonworker, Tividale, who died in the hospital, on
Monday, from the result of injuries received whilst
working at the Buffery Ironworks, Dudley, belong-
ing to Messrs. G. Jones and Company, From the
evidence adduced it appears that deceased on one
day last month, wam preparing to draw off the iron
from one of the furnaces at the works, and whist
doing so he inadvertently put his foot into a gutter
constructed for t the conveyance f the molten
metal from the furnace. By s...ine means a portion
of the metal cscaped from the furnace before being
drawn off, and an on to deceased's foot, severely
burning it. He became an hi-patient at the
hospital and eight days after his admission morti-
fication of the injured fo-Jt set in and resulted in
his death.—A verdict ot " Accidci.t.al death " was
returned
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-09-18

THE DONCASTER ST. LEGER, 1860.

The field for the above great race consisted of 12
runners, the result being as follows:
Robert the Devil 1
Cipolata 2

_
Abbot 3
The time of the race as taken by Benson's Chro-
nograph was as under :

h s
Start 4 0 0
Arrival 4 3 32
Duration of race 3 32
Last year's time being 3 min. 21 sec.

CRICKET.

CUP TIE, KIDDERMINSTER TOWN MILLS, v
DUDLEY.
These•two clubs met for a second time on the
Stourbridge ground on Saturday last, to try their
strength for the cup, tie, and the game resulted in a
very unsatisfactory draw. Kidderminster having
KIDDERMINSTER.
won the toss sent in Millward and W. G. Hughes.
THE PROPOSED PROVIDENT DISPENSARY. The
artisan classes of the Kidderminster district con.,sst-° the bowling of Fishwick and Ingold.
well out to a ball in Ingold's second over,
clean bowled. One for two. Butcher came
tinue to take the livliest interest in the formation and was
in, and both fielding and bowling being particu-
of the provident dispensary for that town. On larly good, the scoring was slow, five overs pro-
Wednesday evtning the adjourned meeting of the
ducing but one run. When 16 overs had been
represent:dives from Ihe various friendly societies at
Hughesl2.4 5
delivered for nine runs Butcher was caught by
was held at the TOWD Hall, and, although the
Ingold at slip. Greenwood, after scoring a single
b
weather was wretched, there was a large attend-
was completely beaten by Ingold, the ball coming
ance of delegates. Reports were presented show-
in from leg. Millward, who had done most of the
ing that, with about one exception, the whole of
work so far, drove Ingfold to the off for three, but
the friendly societies in the locality were favourable
soon after drew one of Fish wick's on to his wickets,
to the movement, and that as soon as the society
letting in Penn. Four for 14. Shillitoe got Ino•old
was launched about 1,300 persons would be en-
well to square leg for three, but missing one of
rolled as members, exclusive of Vac outside public
samehowlers, paid the penalty. Five for 19, After
support, which was estimated at 700, to start with,
singles, Darkes drove Fishwick to the off for Ulm,
making a total estimated membership of 2,000.
and Penn seat a bad ball of Ingold's \yell to square
This would yield an annual income of about ..t250 ~
;kg for a like number. Dailies sent Pi,h‘vick ‘;-,11
per year,:which was co: sideral eminently sa,ds-
factor3. Mr. John Killingbeck, a member of the „ Pl-st bowl r, and Penn drove and cut the the bl',..v
School Board, was elected the first president of i bowler in fine form, each of these hits adding to the
the society-; Dlr. E, Uncierwood,as representing the score. Forty zp. Parkes was then caught li.) tii
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-09-18

THE WHEAT TRADE.

The Pall Mall Gazette remarks :—" On the corn
market the effect of the favourable agricultural out-
look has been very decided. Prices have declined
steadily from week to week, and English-grown wheat
is now offering freely in the local country markets at
a very low range of prices. It is highly probable,
however, that our farmers will ere long obtain an im-
proved return for their produce. The fine quality
and condition of the new wheat—or, in other words,
its superior flour-producing properties—must rapidly
bring it into increased consumptive demand, the
natural result of which will be a moderate recovery
from the present depression. At the moment
English wheat is cheaper, weight for weight, than
the foreign product; but when the value of
the former for milling purposes becomes better under-
stood, market prices will adjust themselves in its
favour in accordance with the improved position it
will occupy. At the same time it appears probable
that American wheat will not, for a time at all events,
experience any further decline. Prices in New York
are steadily maintained at a point which prohibits a
profitable export trade with England, and importers
here have consequently no inducement to press their
wheat on the market at the very unremunera,tive rates
now current. On the whole, therefore, there seems
good ground to expect a moderately favourable reaction
in prices in the immediate future."
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-09-18

THE HURRICANE IN JAMAICA.

The Kingston Standard, in summarizing the effects of the
hurricane on August 18, says :

"It is about sixty-five years since the island has
been visited with a hurricane of the same violence as
that which swept over it on Wednesday, the letth
strewing the land with wreck and ruin, and filling the
hearts of men with great and unspeakable terror.
During the afternoon a heavy rain fell, but though the
sky was murky and overcast•the public mind was not
disturbed by any anticipations of approaching danger.
At eight o'clock in the evening the squally weather took
the form of a strong gale, which lulled somewhat to-
wards nine at which hour, early bedtime being the rule
in the tropics, a good many. people retired to rest with-
out the slightest apprehension that anything unusual
was about to happen. The lull, however, was trans-
ient, for by ten it had acquired such force as to
gather the inmates of every house together in anxious
groups, this anxiety being succeeded by natural alarm
when at eleven o'clock the storm raged with the
resistless fury of an unmistakable hurricane. About
twelve the fury of the storm abated, but it blew a
heavy gale till three in the morning. It is hardly pos.
Bible to give anything like an adequate idea of the
mingled sublimity and horror of that awful night.
From all parts of the districts swept by the storm we
have melancholy accounts of desolated provision
grounds, ruined crops, and houseless families. The
houses in some parts were razed to the ground. In
Kingston alone the aggregate of damage and suffering
must be very great when account is taken of wrecked
shipping, dismantled wharves and demolished dwell-
ings ; but heavier still must be the loss and sorer the
suffering of the inhabitants of those districts that have
been stripped of flourishing vegetation and promising
crops of coffee, fruit, and ground !Provisions. The
severity of the disaster is aggravated by the fact that
the south-eastern district of the island, which was the
scene of the last October floods, is the part that has
borne the hardest brunt of the recent hurricane."

Mr. and Mrs. Gladstone arrived at Cheater on
Monday evening from Mentrnore, and though, in PamPlian"
with the riAt hon. gentlennufs wish, there was no
organizad welcome, and the time of his arrival had been aa
far as possible kept secret, a number of persons assembled
at the railway station to meet him. The right bon. gentle-
man and Mrs. Gladstone walked from the station to the
Bishop's Palace, being heartily cheered in the streets. Mr.
Gladstone walked germ country to awarden Castle, a dis-
tance of eight miles, stud lire. Gladstone returned to
liawarden by trate,
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-09-18

MR. BRADLAUGH ON LAND LAW
REFORM.

On Saturday evening Mr. Bradlaugh, M.P., delivered a
lecture in the Royal Circus, at Sheffield, on " The land law
reform we need; why we need It; how we mean to get it;
and can the House of Lords prevent it ? " Cou.ncillor
Woodcock presided, and there was a large attendance.
Mr. Bradlaugh, who met with a hearty reception,
said the land law reform they needed would bear some
discussion, and perhaps was open to some objections.
Their programme of land law reform was discussed at
a large conference held in London in February last
and adopted, and it had been since endorsed by a,
number of very large assemblies in London and in dif-
ferent parts of the country. He referred to the constitu-
tion of their League and said it had now affiliated societies
already numbering more than 200,000 men. The first
item in that programme was that in case of intestacy
the same law should govern the distribution of real and
personal property, the present system being, he con-
tended, an old feudal custom. It was perfectly true
that the practice of primogeniture did not prevail in
many landed estates, because generally large estates
were looked after by the lawyers. It was a bad principle
and ought to be abolished, its effect being to pauperize
younger sons and females connected with rich families.
liaying secured that reform, they must go further and
limit the power of devise. The second feature of their
programme was the abolition of the right to settle
or entail for non-existing lives. It would be far better
to abolish Tdl life estates together, for the effect of
the system was to cripple cultivation and to relieve
property from its obligations while it retained for it
its privileges. Then the transfer of land should be
made as cheap and easy as the transfer of a ship or
of a diamond. They also advocated the abolition of
all preferential rights of landlords over creditors, as
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which law had no consideration for property
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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-09-18

lUPORTANT NOTICE

To THE
INHABITANTS OF STOURBRIDGE
AND NEIGHBOURHOOD,

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SURGEON-DENTIST,

7AMPSTEAD ROAD BIRMINGHAM.
fl A.S Ter), great plea.ure in kitating to the
inliabit.nts of Stourbridge ad
neighbourhood that, he will in future atteusl
EVERY TUESDAY and FRIDAY:
from Ten till Five, at
MRS. HAWKINS'S MILLINERY
ESTABLISHMENT,
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-09-18

The AMERICAN ARCTIC EXPEDITION

A telegram from San Francisco dated the Ist inst.
states that a despatch has been received at that port
from Victoria, a district at the northern extremity of
America, to the effect that the barque Malay has
arrived there from Onnalaska, bringing no tidings of
the Jeannette, the vessel despatched some months ago
by the United States Government upon 8, voyage of
Polar discovery. The Malay reported that at Onna-
laska the Jeannette was given up for lost on account of
the severity of last winter. A despatch from
Washington in reference to the above rumour dis-
credits the idea that the Jeannette has met with a mis-
hap, inasmuch as she was made as strong as human
ingenuity could contrive, and specially equipped and
provided for the service on which she was sent.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-09-18

THE WIMBLEDON SCANDAL

The last stage of the Wimbledon Court-martial
commenced on Thursday;by Major Blake (Deputy
Judge Advocate) beginning his summing—up. He
criticised the evidence of Sage and Adams, pointi ig
out that the latter did not corroborate the fotmer's
evidence respecting any fraudulent motive. • There
was ho wt.ver, corroboration so far that Adams joinei
la the fraud, and neither made any report of it to the
authorities ;so that both might be credited %%WI
dishonest motives, although that did not imply they
were guilty of perjury.

VLIIDICT OF NOT GUILTY.
At the conclusion of the Judge Advocate's addres.,,
the court w;.s cleared.:and on the doors being thi own
open again Major Blake announced that the Coutt
found 34th Company Sergeant William Marsham,
Royal Marines, not guilty of the charges preferreJ
against him. The President, addressing prisoner,
said :—" Sergeant Marshman, you are released from
arrest. and:will return to your duty." The an
nouncernvnt was vociferously cheered by all present
in the court precints,
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-09-18

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THE IRON TRADE.

WOLVERHAMPTON, Wednesday.

Tbe amount of business transacted to-day was
very small. Orders wee the reverse of plentiful.
a state of affairs which is due no doubt to many
of the consumers waiting to see what alteration
in prices quarter-day may bring. The present
prospects, however, may be regarded as favour-
able for the finished iron manufacturers. There
were some very ioud inquiries for second-class
bars, and during tee week several heavy lots of
sheets have changed hands for galvanising pur-
poses in consequence of god orders having ar-
rived from distant markets. The hoopmakers
are doing less in cooperage hoops, but some fair
it guides have been made for cotton tie-3. Girder
plates are going off at a quicker rate, and suoie
of the heavy anglemakers are well employed.
Ihe marked bar manufacturers, owing to the
firmness with which they adhere to their prices,
are receiving but very few orders, whilst medium
houses are accepting from 1-'6 lOs to .4:7 for their
bars. :Pigs were more asked for on ai;eount of
sales for delivery over quarter-day, but for early
consumption there was very ,ittle doing, as most
of the buyers are possessed of fair etocks. The
quotations for part-mine or cinder pigs were
firmer than those for all-mine iron. Cakes wers
in better request, as was also iron-making fuel.

• BIRMINGHAM, Thursday.
Prices of Cleveland and West Cumberland pig
iten this afternoon were influenced to some by the fall in the Middlect:rough inprket
early in the week, but quotations of Stafford-
shire pig iron were firmly sustained, and the de-
mand was not appreciably below tat of a week
ago. There was only a liruittd inquiry for
marked finished iron, but common and medium
qualities sold freely at recent rates. Sheet iron
is still the mainstay of the local iron trade, and
the demand continues active for I.3aia and foreign
consumption. For hoops and stri-Ls there was a
little more demand, and hurdle !I-on and other
descripConsof iron required kJ agricultural en-
• ,e- i crs was n good inquiry. Markel bars varied
'price from .V 7 10s—as quote- by one or two
firms who have dpparted from th 3 cricial list—
to £B, with the usual extras for Ld Dudley's
brands. The coal trade still zoma:us without
animation, ad prices are depresLed, fzrge coal
Lit lug sold at some of the pits as low ea -7,s 6d a
ton, and slack at 2s 6d a ton. Them eis an iia•
proved inquiry for iron ores and cote, but prices
are unaltered.

ONE BOX of CLARKE'S P, 41 Bill is
warrranted to cure all discharges from the Urinary
Organs, in either SF X, acquired or constitutional, Gravel
and Pains in the Bsck —Sold in boxes, 4s 6d each, by
41l Chemists and Patent Medicine Vendors; or sent to
any address for 60 Stamps by the Maker, F. J. CLARKE,
Consulting Chemist, Apothecaries' Hall, Lincoln.—
Wholesale Agents, BARCLAY & SON, London, and all h
Wholssal• Houses.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-09-18

THE CENSUS.

The statute for "taking the census in England"
has just been issued. The Local Government Board
is to superintend the taking of the census, and the
registrars of sub-districts to be formed into enumera-
tors' divisions. The schedules to be filled uj2 are to be
left at all louses in the week ending Sataiday, April
2, and the occupier of the house and the occupier of
apartments to fill up in the schedule all particulars
(except as to religion) of persons who abode in
the place on the night of Sunday, April 3rd,
and the enumerator to collect all such schedules within
his division on the following Monday. The penalty
for neglect is not to be less than 205., and not more
than £5. The schedules are to be collected from house
to house, and to be corrected if found to be erroneous.
The schedules are to be returned to the registrars,
and by them to the Registrar-General for the use of
the Government Local Board. A penalty of not less
than 20s. and not more than £5 is to be Imposed for
refusing information or giving false answers.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-09-18

TOBACCO REGIME AT WASHINGTON.

Under some administrations, says a Washington
paper, smoking is not allowed in the Government
buildings. Under the present administration the blue
cloud of tobacco-smoke hovers everywhere except at
the White House, where Mrs. Hayes will not permit
it. Secretaries Sherman and Schurz are great smokers.
General Key is the only Cabinet member who does
not use tobacco. He used to be an inveterate user of
the weed, but broke himself of the habit several
years ago. Lot Morrill, who was Secretary, Sher-
man's predecessor, was a great hater of tobacco;
he could not even endure the whiff of s cigar. When
he entered the Treasury Department, he issued
an order forbidding tobacco-smoking in the depart-
ment. Violation of the order was punished with dis-
missal. Huge placards bearing this order in large
letters were hung all over the department during
Morrill's time, and the secretary looked actively
after the rigid enforcement of this order. A whiff
of tobacco apparently could not enter the huge
building without his discovering it. The morning
Secretary Sherman entered the building to take
possession of it as its chief, he came in puffing a
huge black cigar. He lazily walked through the
corridors, smoking quietly, and finally disappeared in
his private office. Not a word was said by anybody,
but Morrill's anti-smoking placards instantly disap-
peared. Matches were scratched, and five minutes after
Sherman's entrance, the hard-worked clerks were puff-
ing away at cigars all over the building. A tobacco
story is related of Secretary Graham, who was once in
charge of the Navy Department. He went upon the
day of his accession to take charge of the building,
smoking a cigar. When he came to enter the building
a watchman stopped him. Said he, "No smoking is
permitted in the building." "Oh," said Mr. Graham,
tossing away his cigar without explaining who he was.
Passing rapidly up to the office he seated himself at
his desk and took out a fresh cigar from his pocket,
deliberately lit it, and then, instead of revoking the
abnoxious order that had met him at the door, he
merely wrote out another directing that from that
date there should be smoking in the building. It is
the only case on record where an affirmative order of
this kind has been made.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-09-18

THE ROYAL MIDSHIPMEN.

The Prince of Wales with his two sons, Princes
Albert Victor and George of Wales, left Victoria by
special train on Tuesday morning for Portsmouth,
where the young Princes joined the Bacchante for
what promises to be an eventful cruise round the
world. The Bacchante will proceed first to Vigo
and then to Gibraltar, at which latter place it will
await the arrival of de flying squadron under the
command of Admiral the Earl of Clanwilliam, with
which it will make a cruise lasting about eighteen
months.

•
In noticing the departure of the young Princes, the
Daily Telegraph says
"Many loyal and kindly thoughts will attend the young
Princes who yesterday embarked onboard their old'ship, the
Bacchante, for another extended cruise. Accompanied,
after a thoroughly Rnglish and fatherly fashion, by the
Prince of Wales, the Royal midshipmen 'made their num-
ber' on the deck of the handsome frigate to which they
belong, notwithstanding the forbidding weather and torrents
of rain, accompanied by a south-westerly wind which set the
sea-horses dancing at Spithead. Nor did the Bacchante fail
to get up her anchor and move out to a clear berth off
Cowes, attended, through the worst of the breeze and
the pelting, by the Debcrrn, carrying the standard of
the Prinee of Wales. This punctuality to arrange-
ments and thoroughly British indifference to the
state of sky and sea were becoming characteristics
of the start which all will hope may be the prelude to a
prosperous and pleasant cruise. Prince Albert Victor and
Prince George are off in their ship for Vigo, where the flying
squadron, under the command of Admiral the Earl of Clan-
william, will join company, and the voyage of the frigate,
whether or not both youthful Princes remain all the time
with her, is planned for ten mouths or a year. Apart from
the questions of duty and ?ervice, which are a sailor's first
thoughts, sea-trips are the wholesomest and best of training,
and seem coming more and more into favour. The whole
nation will watch with affectionate interest and attachment
the track of this beautiful frigate, which bears with her the
sons of the :Heir Apparent and of his beloved Consort th•
Princess of Wales."
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-09-18

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-09-18

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LORD AND LADY STAMFoRD'R SILVER Ni EDDING.
_Lord and Lady Samford, who are sta)ing at
Glenmore their thooling quiuters in Strathspey,
entertained a patty of friends last week in cele•
bration of their silver wedding, and a ball was
given for the servants.
OBSTRUCTION—At the Police Court, yesterday,
before Col. Fletcher, Thomas Petford, was charged
with leaving a cart on the road longer th n is
allowed for loading and unloading, to wit 40
minutes. Defendant pleaded guilty. The sum-
mons was withdrawn en payment of costs.

STEALING CELE KY.—George Baggott was charged
with stealing a quantity of celery, on the 14th inst.
the property of Henry Cartwright, of Wollescote.
A witness name • John Cooper said that he saw
prisoner pull up a stick of celery. When prisoner
saw witness he threw down the celery. Ann Cart-
wright also gave evidence. Fined is and costs, or
7 days' imprisonment.
DRUNKENNESS.—George Yardley, gardener, cf
the Heath, was fined 2e 6d and costs for being
drunk, on the sth inst. Police-constable Turner
proved the case.
DAMAGING AN APPLE TREE. Michael Mac
Donald was charged with damaging an apple tree,
the property of Thomas Mickelwright. George
West proved tht he saw the defendant shake the
apple tree, and the apples fell off, Complainant
proved that he saw two branches broken off the
tree, and the damage done amounted to ss. De-
fendant:admitted being iu the garden. Fined is
damage, and costs.
TRESPASSING.—MichaeI Cook and Henry Poole
were charged with trespassing on land in the occu-
pation of William Pargeter of Irerley, on the 27th
ult. Police-constable Cartwright proved that he
saw the two defendants in a barley piece in the oc-
cupation of William Pargeter. They had a grey-
hound dog with them beating tf e field. Fined 2s6d
each and costs.
DRUNKENNESS.—Francis Evans, bricklayer,Church
Street, was charged with being drunk at the Lye, on
the 15th ult. Police-sergeant Payne proved the
case, a!so a revious conviction. Fined 5s and costs
or in default 11 days.
DRUNK ON LICENSED PREmisEs.—Samuel Brettle
wa• charged with being-drunk on licensed premises
on the 3rd inst. Police-constable Jewson proved
that he f iund the defendant at Falcon Inn, druuk
and fast asleep. Pleaded guilty to being on the
premises. Fined 2s 6d and costs.
A. number of other cases were set down for hear-
ing but there being but one Magistrate they were
adjourned.
BOARD OF GUARDIANS.—The weekly meeting
of this Board was held yesterday. Mr. Haybould
in the chair. There were also present
Messrs. Haskew, liobertson, Parkes, Guest,
Browning, Rollinson, Wood, Homer, Hale,
Lavender, Taylor, Kelly, Forrest, and Newnan).
Admitted into the house during the week 16;
discharged 2 ; born 0 ; dead 2 ; remaining in the
house 461. Cerrcsponoing period last year 469.
Out-door relief, Kin tiswinford district .433 lOs 9d.
Stourbridge district £25 3s 3d; Halesowen dig,
trict, £lB 3s. 8d ; non-resident 46. Total
10Sd againet £7B 70 10d.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-09-18

THE STOURBRIDGE OBSERVER).

ment had the same right over property as it had over
life. The next point was the abolition of the game
laws. He would not descend to argue about the game
laws, as they had received their death-blow in the
present Parliament. They also advocated the com-
pulsory cultivation of all lands now uncultivated and
not devoted to public purposes which are cultivatable
with profit. Then let it be made a misdemeanour to
hold cultivatable land in an uncultivated state, the
penalty on conviction being dispossession, but with pay-
ment to the dispossessed landowner, the payment to be
by bonds of the Statebearing the same interest as the Con-
solidated Debt, the land to be State property and to be let
to actual tenant cultivacors,the rent to be applied to the
payment of the interest and to form a sinking fund
for the liquidation of the principal. He argued that
Parliament had the right legally and morally to do
this, dwelt upon the advantages that would result
from it, and then proceeded to show that such reforms
were needed, because England was no longer the
workshop of the world and men were unable to find
employment. It was not their intention to gain this
radical change by force, but by winning a Parliamen-
tary majority. That could only be obtained by
creating an outside public opinion in favour of it. In
conclusion, Mr. Bradlaugh argued that, though the
Lords might retard such reforms, they could not pre-
vent them from being eventually carried out.

The Brighton branch of the "Land Law Reform
League" has also held a public meeting in furtherance
of its views. Letters expressing sympathy with the
objects and aims of the League were read from the
member for Leicester (Mr. I'. A. Taylor) and Mr.
Hollond, M.P. for Brighton, the latter of whom con-
tended that a cheap and ready system of transfer was
most essential, and would do good work in connection
with the land laws. He should be mistaken if this
question did not engage the attention of the present
Parliament. After members of the deputation and
others had spoken upon the subject, it was resolved—
" That in the opinion of the meeting a speedy and
radical change of the British land laws is not only
desirable, but absolutely necessary for the prosperity
of the country."
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-09-18

MINIATURE SAVINGS BANKS IN
FRANCE.

In matters of thrift the French are generally fore-
most, though the easy and delightful method of initiat-
ing the young into habits of economy by means of the
" caisse d'6pargne scolaire" is borrowed from Belgium
and Switzerland. M. Francisque Sarcey in the XIXe
Sie,cle draws attention to the success of the experi-
ment in one or two arrondissements of Paris' as well
as some provincial towns. Oddly enough, the first

,
proposal to attach money-boxes or miniature savings
banks to the communal schools Was, outvoted by the
Municipal Council of Paris. Nothing, however, hind-
ered individual mayors from trying the scheme in their
own arrondissement, and M. Ferry (mayor of the ninth)
has every reason to congratulate himself on the result:of
his endeavours so far. In certain schools of this ar-
rondissement 80 per cent, of the children attending them
have "opened an account, 'and in most of them the
proportion of the little depositors—all, be it remem-
bered, belonging to the humblest and poorest classes—
is 40 to GO per cent. The savings of thes3 poor chil-
dren, contributed a sou at a time, have reached in M.
IFerryo'oh sdphries
jdieioonae n h
alone
the
part of
e spuamoflst,ooof--this in spite
of m he
parents. t is
difficult to make them believe that the sous thus
dropped into the money-box is not for the benefit of
the school rather than the scholar. The organization
of this movement varies in each arrondissement, much
ingenuity being therein displayed. When the school
savings balk becomes national there is little doubt
that, as M. Sarcey anticipates, the savings of these
juvenile capitalists will amount to millions. It is
hopeless in England to expect to see the children of
middle-class parents thus trained to thrift. But might
not something be done with the little ones of the poor?
—Pall Mall Gazette.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-09-18

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CARTHUSIAN MONASTERY in SUSSEX.

Between Brighton and Worthing there is being
erected a large Carthusian monastery, to be dedicated
to - St. Hugh, an offshoot of the Monastery of the
Grande Chartreuse in the mountains of Dauphine.
The estate is about three hundred and fifty acres, of
which fifteen are oovered with buildings. The architect
is M, Normand, and the building is nearly as large as
the parent house. To give an idea of its magnitude,
It may be stated that the main court is larger
than the Tom Quad at Christ Church, Oxford, or
the great court of Trinity at Cambridge, and is
surrounded by a range of cloisters with stone-fretted
vaults. The enclosed area is to be laid out with gardens
and fountains; and a tower and spire of enormous
height will rise above the southern gates. The chapel
is to be of cathedral-like dimensions. The library,
the refectory, and the chapter-house will be on a
grand scale. Each choir monk will have a bed room,
sitting room, two work rooms and a separate garden
Fishponds, a windmill, and 'a
lake are being con
stzucted, and the nucleus of a good library is already
formed. A number of priests are already on the spot,
but the Carthusian law of silence has not yet com-
menced in all its severity. The money comes from the
sale of the famous Chartreuse.—The Times.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-09-18

SHORTHORN SALES IN KENTUCKY.

The annual sales of pure-bred shorthorns in Kentucky
have just concluded, and the results have proved most
gratifying to the various breeders. At all the sales
buyers were numerous, and higher prices were obtained
than has been the case for some years past. The
averages at the larger sales were as follows :—At the
Mount Sterling herd sale sixty cows were sold at an
average of £47 13s. 4d., individual animals making in
several cases £l4O each; nine bulls were sold at an
average of £2l 2s. At the sale of cattle from the well-
known herd at Winchester, belonging to Messrs.
Vanmeter and Hamilton, forty-seven cows were sold
at an average of £6l 4s. 84d. Most of these animals
were of well-known and fashionable tribes. Ten bulls
changed hands at an average of £35 14s. At the sale
of B. A. and G. T. Tracy's herd 38 cows were sold
at an average of £55 lie., and ten bulls at an average
of £49 16s. In this case the whole herd was sold, and
this included some very indifferent animals. The
highest prices obtained at any of these August sales
was obtained for the cattle belonging toMessrs. Hearn
and Vanmeter, at Lexington. At this sale two Rose
of Sharon cows were sold at £302 and £3OO respectively.
Forty-two cows belonging to Mr. K. Hearn were
sold at an average of £59 25., and 11 bulls, mainly
yearlings, at an average of £45 18s.
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The whole of the sales of the year show that the
shorthorn interest is reviving, and that 'prices are
nearly 20 per cent, better than the average of the past
three years.