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The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-05-15

MANCHESTER UNITY OF
ODDFELLOWS.

The official statistics showing the progress of this
friendly society during the past year have just been
completed. On the Ist of January the entire order
numbered 533,520 members, a net increase of nearly
2,000 during the year. The initiations had numbered
altogether 27,730; but on the other hand there had
been 6,900 deaths and 18,869 had left the order from
various causes. Of the total admissions 20,047 were
young men under 25 years of age. The progress is re-
garde% as satisfactou, considering the prevalent
depression of trade throughout the country.
- -

The payments for funeral benefits amounted to
171,486 155., or an average of £lO 7s. 21d. per member,
and in addition £24,950 is. was paid on the death of
members' wives and widows, the total being equal to
a levy of 3s. 11,(1. per member of the order.
The payments for sick benefits, which in 1878
amounted to nearly £400,000, would not be known
until about October, hut the sickness rate of friendly
societies generally during the past year had been
exceptionally heavy.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-05-15

OVER-HEAD LINES IN AMERICA.

, .
Over-head railways have junt now reached a very
critical stage of their existence in America, and it.
seems probable that after all the promoters of them
will shortly find that they would have done better to
carry their lines underground. As most persons are
aware, an extensive system of railways has been
allowed to ramify through many of the most
"important th.oroughfares of New York over-
riding—in a very literal sense—the rights of street
tram-lines and omnibus services, and, of course,
seriously prejudicing the house property, adjacent
to them. One of the streets thus invaded is Fifty-
third-street, one of the finest in New York. As
soon as the line was carried through it, occupants of
houses began to move; rents went down, and owners
complain that the deterioration in the value of their
property has been very serious. One of them has
brought an action to Tearrer. damages against the
company, and the issues at stake are felt to be so
serious that the case will be carried to the highest
tribunal for final settlement. Two courts have
already pronounced judgment in the matter, the
first giving a verdict for the company, maintain-
ing. their right to carry out their scheme, and re-
fusing to allow the damages claimed. The superior
court has reversed this judgment, deciding in effect
that the companies have no legal power to invade
cwh
oononuu
veidas-eto
hwcii
va
tveeer
very possibly
,the rights of house-owners by vitiating the air with
eioxious gasses, by disturbing their tenants,. with
their noise, and by obstructing light and air in the
thoroughfares before them. If they do damage in
this way, they must pay for it. There is one further
appeal, and should this court also find in favour of the
eipesit is calculated that the damages
eventually recoverable from the company will render
their very cheap over-head lines as costly as they
nociifbflcaayirlar it:gdob:edntddhereeagruil omtuimonrdaetaessor.i::Lto.Ltnh-
belfe ideas of justice, it certainly is difficult to
Globe. •

,
LEGAL FORMUL.E.—Some idea of the tautology of
the legal formulm may be gathered from the following
,pecimen, wherein, if a man -wishes to give another an
orange, instead of .saying, "I give you that orange,"
,
he UV set fert.h his„ _
' act and deed" thus: . `.` 1 give
you
and Si ngUlar, mY estate
-and interest right," a ,
title, and claim, and advantage of and in that orange,
with all its rind, skin; juice, pulp, and pips, and all
' ht and advantages therein, with full power to bite,
or otherwise eat the same orange, or give
cut, suck,
the same away, with or without its rind, skin, juice,
pul
aviP, all d piPs, anything heretofore or hereinafter, or
1 1 other deed or deeds, instrument or instruments
lof i
what kind or nature
' seem, to the Colltral7 in any
)
wise rrotwithstanding, . .
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-05-15

MONEY! MONEY MONEY H!
CASH ADVANCED £lO to £5OO ON EASY TERMS.
MO Respectable Househollers, Farmers, Coukeepers.
lradesmen, and others, Without Sureties, or
delays. Apply personally or by letter, to 13. Goodman,
80, Princess Road, Birmingham', (Private Reid& nee),
lOffices, 3, Priory Street, Dudley, and 6, Moine Street,
Stoorbridge.

VALUABLE DISCOVERY 101 t
TUI
HAIR.--I 1 your Hair
is turning grey or white, or fallinv off, use The
Waken Hair Renewer," for it will positively restore in
every case Grey or White Bair to its original colourt
without :eaving the disagreeable smell of MOR
"Restorers." It makes the hair charmingly beautiful
as well as promoting the growth of the hair on bale
spots: where the glands are not deeay ed. Ask your
Chemist for "THE MEXICAN HAIR RENEWER", prepare,l
by HENRY C. GALLUP, 493, Oxford Street. London, and
sold I)) all Chemists and Perfainere tvcr;aheLe at ds
6d. per Bottle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-05-15

PAGE WOODCOCK'S WIND .PILLS have for
twenty-five years held the first plaice in the world Rh an
effectual antidote to lndigeston. Wind the Stomach,
Biliousness,and all complaints arisiug front a disordered
state of the Stomach, Bowels, or Liver. Tonic, invigiir
sting and purifying they form the best remedy extant
Of all Chemists, is did and 2s 9d per box., or of PAGE
D. WOODCOCK, Calvert Street,Norwich. for stamps.
Are you troubled with Indigestion. Headaehe, Heart
burn. Constipation, Distress after hating, Poor Msmory
LOS, Spirits, Pain in the Back, Crest Weekness, Bad
Breath, or any other sysuptou of that hind nightmare
disease, Dyspepsia ? If so, there is no medicine equal,
Is the well-known Jictiitlia' PILLS. They purify'
strengthen and invigorate. They crests a healthy appe-
tite. They overc.,me eliects of dissipatbn aid late
hours. They strengthen the system. They prevent
miasasmatie and intermittent fevers They nurify the
breath and aceidity of the stomach. They cure Dl,s-
-pepsia and Constipation. They cure Dierri,cea. They
cure Liver Complaint and Nervous Headache. A good
ueect is felt at once upon making the first trial. No
plaaage of diet is necessary. leol,ow our directions sod
you will soon feel well. stron4, and hearty. The
tiriginai and True }DINA; JKVIEYNS' PILLS are sold he
all Chemists in 'oozes at Is lid. ani 2. I. each. Nli.
-I. Hughes is our agent at Stout-bridge.
If there, is any Lady or Gentleman who has not yeE
tried BUDDKN'S BALSAM ef 1101th:HOUND arm
...:OLTSFOU 1 for Coughs, Colds, Bronchitis, or an
affection of the Chest or Lungs, let them do so at once
and they will find that one dose vrill give relief, mid
sottle, in most eases, effect a most comp;ete ear
. Don't be persuaded to take ally other kind. Bottles Is
1 ed. and 2s. 9d Agents for Stnerbridge Mr. ',I I;
; Bland 76, High Street, and Mr. 8. Hughes, 154, fligi
Street, Fkarmiseentical Chemists.

The Rev. John Sheward, of Milton, Kent, wrote
October 29th, 1878 :—"My nerves were so shattered the
I dreaded the simplest duties, and lost all energy and
pleasure in the performance of them, The deapond enc..
I endured became aimogt unbearable. Since taking
C0131)11.N'8 PILLS the change in my health for Ike
better is very marked. I have lost that burnt& depres-
sion, my nerves are much stronger. and my general
health very greatly improved. I cannot etpresa how
truly thankful I feel for the reinarlc.b;e slid pleasing
change. COBD&N'ti PtiO6P:lo-
- PILLS gives strength, energy, and vig.roof
vitality to constitutions in any way enfeeted.in lv.altitne
Neuralgia.—Aak for " CohnEN's and 11,ve 10,
others, 2s 941 and 4s 6. Any Lttemist with get them
if they are not in litock, or thil will he 'tut Po ,t Free
n receipt of 33 or 5t camps (great saving). by the
bussex Drug Co., 135, queen's item', Brighton, Agent
at titourbridge, Mr. Burgess, Chemist, Market Stied.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-05-15

I:occti anti jl,strict 4tivs.

IMPORTANT MINING CASE AT STOUR.

were made in each case to pay in 14 days. Mr.
Perry watched the case on behalf of the surveyors.
CHARGE OF BEING DRUNK ON LICENSED PREMISES.
—F. anfis Moore was charged with being drunk on
licensed premi-4,5, the Spring Tavern, Clent, on the
28th ult. Mr. Perry defended. Complainant said
that the defendant came on to his premises on the
above date, drunk. Ordered him off the premises.
He. refused to go, and he turned him out. Defend-
ant made use of bad language. Charles Maycroft
corroborated. Mr. Perry addressed the Bench for
detence and called defendant who said he was not
drunk. He ohly poked for Dick Waldron when
complainant threatened if he did not go off the
premises, he would put the corkscrew into his b--
hsad. A previous conviction was proved, and the
-Bench fi: e I defendant 5s and costs.
CHARGE OF KILLING FlSH.—Thomas Cox and
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-05-15

THE STOURBRIDG-E OBSERVER.

to calculate on finding the same easy obliviousness, though
we trust it has been found in the present instance, among
those to whom such "polemical language" has been ap-
plied. . . .
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-05-15

[From Punch.]
" SUAVITER IN MOD O."

Bismarck. Well, GRANVILLE, mom cher, back again, after
all!
Granville. As you see, my dear Prince—at my Countrymen's
call.
Bismarck. What a change !
Granville. Whieh, however, I trust won't affect
Our relations of mutual love and respect.
Bismarck. 01), that goes without saying. But—well, what's
your line?
Granville. The straightest is shortest.
Bismarck. You do not incline
To a voyage en zig-za*
Granville. • yes, for a stroll;
But hardly when aim' at policyes goal.
Directness and frankness you like.
Bismarck. They are treasures!
Do I then understand you've changed men and not mea-
sures?
Granville. Ahem ! That's a little bit absolute. •
Bismarck. True.
But,—well, what the deuce are you going to do?
Maintain your position, or
Granville. Pardon me, Prince,
That "or" is a little superfluous, since
There can be no alternative, seeing we're not
A mere pouvoir fini. Folks have said what is not
Who have said that the Liberal Party in place meant,
A shop-keeping programme and England's effacement ;
That's mere party blague, my dear Prince.
Bismarck: Oh, of course.
Granville. We intend to stand firm. but not ride the high
horse.
Vouß coinprenez ? •
Bismarck. I think so. "Hands off!"?
Granville. To oppression,
But that don't mean reversal, or mad retrogession.
Bismarck. Changed ?motif combining, with clear continuity
Will tax e'en a Ga.exvi.un
Graz/rale, Means more in congruity
With ends we ne'er challenged is all we shall try.
Bismarck. And how about "England's Ascendency'?
Granville (smiling). Why,
To quibble o'er terms were a trifle absurd;
But I think I may say we shall not use that word.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-05-15

CANVASSING AT ELECTIONS.

The Daily Telegraph remarks :—" Mr. Morgan
Lloyd, it is said, means to introduce a Bill for the
purpose of suppressing canvassing at elections. The
object is a good one, but it is hard to see how it can
be practically carried out. Paid canvassing may, of
course, be made illegal, but how are we to stop unpaid
canvassing? Personal solicitation on the part of a
candidate might also be prohibited, and in that case
aspirants to Parliamentary honpurs would be re-
lieved from a most irksome necessity. But friends and
partisans cannot be silenced during a contest, and even
the friendliest argument as to the respective merits of
candidates might be construed into " canvassing.:'
Certainly that form of canvassing in which a candi-
date goes round personally to electors whose names he
sees on the committee lists of his opponent, and tries,
by the pressure of 'undue influence,' to intimidate
i
them, is very wrong. Worse than that, t is de-
moralising, for it tempts the worried elector to give a
pledge he cannot conscientiously keep, and places
him in the cruel dilemma of either breaking a promise
extorted from him through pressure, or of keeping it
and voting against his conscience. If Morgan Lloyd
can solve the problem of checking the evils of canvass-
ing, he will deserve the thanks of both parties in
the State."
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-05-15

THE FRENCH TROOPS INTERNED 1N
• SWITZERLAND.

The Militdir-Wochenblatt prints some details of the
numbers of the French troops who crossed the Swiss
frontier during the war of 1810-71, and of the manner
in which the fugitives were treated by the Swiss
authorities, Altogether, it appears, no fewer than
87,000 officers and men of all ranks; with 11,000
horses, sought refuge in Switzerland during the war—
the great bulk of the troops crossing the frontier en
the 31st of January and during the early days of
February, 1871. • At the beginning of the war Swit-
zerland had mobilized a force of 37,400 infantry, and
3,400 cavalry, with sixty-six guns, to prevent, if
necessary, the violation of her guaranteed neutrality;
and when the mass of French fugitives began to stream
across the frontier, a large portion of the Swiss army
were ready to receive, disarm, and intern the unwelcome
visitors. The condition of the fugitives is described
as having been pitiable. Large numbers of them, utterly
exhausted by the hardships they had gone through,
lost all energy and broke down completely imme-
diately they found themselves safe on neutral territory.
Many were barefooted, all were in rags, and some were
wearing, though the thermometer was but a degree or
two above zero (Fahrenheit), the linen trousers which
had been issued to them in summer in the south of
France. Nearly half of them were suffering from
frostbites; while the continuous coughing which went
on, without a moment's cessation, from the head to
the rear of every column showed how many were
affected with chest or throat complaints. All sem-
blance of discipline had vanished. The total expense
to which Switzerland was put by this irruption of
French fugitives amounted, in English money, to
£486,175, which was spent in providing for the sub-
sistence of the interned troops, keeping the horses, and
providing for the safe custody of the prisoners; but
the whole of this sum was repaid by France to Switzer-
land within a few months.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-05-15

THE HARVEST IN SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

The Times ofs Tuesday published the following letter :
Sir,—Observing a lettsr signed "T." in The Times
of May 7, I telegraphed to the South Australian
Government, and to-day I have received the following
official figures in reference to the last harvest in South
Australia (1879-80) :—Total number of acres of wheat
reaped, 1,458,096; average yield, 9 bushels, 471 b. per
acre. This makes a total yield of 14,265,039 bushels.
Deducting for seed and home consumption 2,923,000
bushels, there remain available for export 11,340,039
bushels.—l have the honour to be, Sir, your very obe-
dient servant, ARTHUILSLYTTI, Agent-General South
Australia. 6, Victoria-chambers, Westminster, S.W.,
May 10.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-05-15

THE AFGHAN CAMPAIGN.

I THE GATHERING OF THE CLANS.
[moat THE "STANOARD.I
HISSARIC, Wednesday.
(If n-rs,l linghes has encaniped at Hissaik
wita G .titlnd Palliser's and General I,aeay,s
, Brigades lie detached General Barter's Brigage
4in order to watch the Altimos and Chardak
Passes. These led into the valleys which are
held by armed .ands.
The rftB3eB have been foriified with tl.e view of
b opposiv vur eutry, wLigli is uot inteuiled.

The Jarnaot gatherint of the mixed clans is ,
VF? y considerable. Report says that the gather
log hds bePn. nisei' at the instigation of
Mohammed Jan, who has started fnr Ghuznee,
promising to return with assistance.
General Roberts, fl4shing us from Charasiab,
says that he has halted at Zargunshur.
Military correspondence witti the press has
been prohibited.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-05-15

'smogs Astienon HOASIIIIII A
bring from irritation of the throat and 1111
11.—oarilelli4
'will be agreeably surprised at the almost immaedieneagata
relief afforded by the use of " Brown's iiron h'al
Troches." These famous "lozenges " are' no:solid
by most respectable chemists in this country at
le lid Der box. People troubled with a " hacking
oongh,,r, dg slight cold, or bronchial affections,
not try them too soon, as similar troubles, if allowed to
progress, result in serious Pulmonary and Asthmatio
_Affections. See that the words " Brown's Bronchial
'Troches " are on the Government Stamp around
Joss I. DitowN &Ns,
each box.—Manufactured
Boston, Unitad States. spot, 498 Oxford-atm%
LeeMene..

TILT TOUR WEIGHT 1-11ydroleine (Hydrated Otl)
has proved of the highest value as a food in' con-
sumption And all wasting diseases, invariably pro-
ducing increase in flesh and weight. This preparation
of Hydrated Cod Liver Oil is tonic, digestive, and
ten tames more nourishing, as well as far more
pleasant to taste than plain cod liver oil. Hydroleine
will nourish and produce increase of weight in those
sues where oils or fat;not so treated, are difficult or
impossible to digest. All tendency to emaciation and
loss of weight is arrested by the use of Hydroleine.
Of all chemists, 48. 6d.—Address, f` Rydroleine Com-
Puy." 488, Word Stad, Losvieue thatiplet trim
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-05-15

CIGARS

OF THE BEST BRANDS.

•i'OBACCOS OF EVERY DESCRIPTION

RE-OPEN.

THE ROYAL ()AK,
HOLLOWAY END, STOURBRIDGE.

THIS OLD ESTABLISHED PLACE OF BUSINLCSS

IS NOW BE-CPENLD BY
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-05-15

MISS BECKWITH'S THIRTY HOURS'

SWIM.

Miss Beckwith on Saturday night, in last week, at
ten o'clock; in the presence of a numerous company of
spectators, successfully terminated her thirty hours'
continuous swim in the whale tank of the Royal
Aquarium at Westaninster. By so doing she has
eclipsed all her previous achievements in the waters,
and proved herself to possess powers of endurance
which, despite what has been accomplished by Captain
'Webb, would still be considered remarkable in a man,
and most remarkable indeed in the case of a slight
graceful girl not yet out of her teens.
According to the conditions of her self-imposed
task Miss Beckwith was allowed to leave the water
for half an hour in the thirty hours if she so required,
but from the time she dived into the tank at four
o'clock on Friday afternoon up to the time she left
her place of immersion at ten o'clock on Saturday
night, she never claimed that indulgence. Unlike
Captain Webb, who, during the progress of his sixty
hours' swim at the Aquarium, adopted gene-
rally a slow Stroke, and frequently floated in
a recumbent position, - Miss Beckwith used a
quicker method of progression, and varied the
monotony of her proceedings by several displays of
clever evolutions. It was as refreshing as it was in-
teresting to witness this graceful young "Naiad,"
clad in her costanze (la bain of black silk trimmed
with crimson, disporting herself in her aqueous
abode ; when swimming, striking swiftly round the
tank, at some times waltzing on the water, and at
others propelling herself, feet first, on its surface.
During the whole time she stayed there 8119 e.n-
joyed excellent health and spirits, The • artificial
sea water was kept, generally at a temperature of
80 deg., its depth being six feet. Every atten-
tion was paid to her wants by her father, mother,
and brother, W. Beckwith, who received valuable
assistance from C. Baker, Captain "Webb 's late atten-
dant. Her diet was of the lightest kind, consisting
principally of minced steak, filleted soles, jellies, beef
tea, eggs, and coffee. There was a continual influx of
visitors throughout the whole of Saturday, and as hour
after hour sped, bringing the swimmer nearer to the
end of her task, she was rewarded with loud applause.
She was also.the recipient of several handsome bou-
quets from her surrounding admirers. When she left
the water at ten o'clock, having been immersed for
thirty consecutive hours, she was enthusiastically
cheered, being then as fresh and well as when she
entered it the day before,
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-05-15

TliE IR N TRADE.

INoiveciAalaptua, IVetlueBtlay.

There wit,i a fair u4Lbulanee on 'Llhange to-
day. Vne in..ta:t was a little ateadie.r, and there
were Laura ci,quiries for finished iron, but thi-
acT nal kiw es w. of 4 1111-0(1 suaractor. Marked
intr remain firm at XJ, the oftioial quotatioa, bti
dates of unbranded iron wre effected at from ri
LO £7 lA, _deeps re,..iised .28, and upwards.
I. Lere have been an increas...ii utionbtr of enquiries
thia wetk for best, wiser pl4.,es for troverutnen
dockyard purposes, and sonic good girder plate
cuul.racts are cxp.,cted to arrive in me didtriin
in a few days, the ardcles required being for
use in the cousi.ructiou of bridges by sevarat
"railway companies in he kingdom. Tee galvan-
ised sueet trade is excessively null. The priore
axe slightly welker, singles naving been soid Lo-
usy al egg. biatuiping kine,;Aii and tin plates were
tirm.r. The prices for Lime latter are as low a_
it is expkictett they will go, and it la believed Lll,-
decision of the inauufacturere to reduce the pro-
'd, action one-third will cause a spurt to follow.
Ike pig trade was quiet, lii.tie or nothing being
done in the kest qualides. Buyers of forge pigs
were seeking to place Bowe very los-priceii
contracts; but mak,rs helu aloof from them.
Cokes had a fair sale, and minerais were
piendful and cheaper. ihe principal orders in
tee coal trade were for thick qualities.

BIRMLNGLIA3I, Thursday.
Owing to the proximity of the Whitsun tide
holidays busimses Liais afternoon Was only of d
nominal chat acter. Aeronauts. and consumers
held Lack their orders,. and pressure w4a exer-
ciled-to cause manufacturers to lower their rate..
but they -declined to do so, the feelings among
the producing firms being that the trade win
improve after the irilidays. A falling market is
in Ltelf a great deterrem to ba iuess, for every•
. one suspceds ouying till ptiees.liave touctied the-
bottom. As a itia'..La of Lei., eoliStlwers' neces.
sities did greai,er than those of producers, anti
if the later retain their coniwnation quoions
need not further recede. AttLough the prodac-
Cow of iron in this district, bath raw sad fiLish-
ed, has beeu anuest quadrueeed during the past
six months there has not been • any material
increabe of sock, and there are nothing ikke
those piles of pigs or-finished ken which were so
conspicuous sonic ytAr6 ago. This fact tends to
the stability of toe warkw., and will enable any
improvement to be.more speedily felt. Operations
on hcme account were restricted teis afternoon
to it id w sm,dl lots of uumarked bar iror, sheets,
twops, anti i-oiler ;iate, together with the COLil
Lnoer quail ies ojig iro•i, reviled t.4r eon-
bawl:lLn itilaiethaLeiy on tile termination of the
"1"-iaqs- On foreign account there was less
, "Oillg•except for lailia, for Wilich depeuduney
thcre is a good dump/tat hr r .1 ad genera,
wurkieg-up sheets, several larf;e contracts flaying
been given oat during the week. The coat
' trade is dull, both in regard to manufacturing
and domestic requirements.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-05-15

LOCAL OPTION..

Sir Wilfrid Lawson has given notice to move the fol-
lowing resolution on an early day in the rfouse of Com-
mons :

"That inasmuch as the ancient and avowed object
of licensing the sale of intoxicating liquors is to supply
a supposed public want, without detriment to the
public welfare, this House is of opinion that a legal
power of restraining the issue or renewal of licenses
should be placed in the hands of the persons most
deeply interested and affected, namely, the inhabi-
tants themselves, who are entitled to protection from
the injurious consequences of the present system by
some efficient measure of local option."
To this Sir Harcourt Johnstone will moye as an
amendment "That the licensing authority should
consist in equal numbers of justices of the peace and
of persons elected for the purpose by the ratepayers
of each licensing district."
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-05-15

THE ATALANTA.

The Secretary to the Admiralty has issued the following
notification :

"Little hope is now entertained at the Admiralty
that the Atalanta is still afloat, and a full and search-
ing inquiry will shortly be held with the object of
ascertaining whether the ship was by her build, rig,
and equipment, including the officers and crew, in all
respects fitted for the service on which slie was em-
ployed."
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-05-15

MEERSCHAUM

BRIARTOOT PIPES,

• PLAIN AND FANCY
CIGAR AND CIGARETTE HOLDERS

And Every Description of

TOBACCONIST'S Goo DS

ALSO A FINE STOCK OF
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-05-15

BREWERS' LICENSES.

A Parliamentary return issued shows that in the
year ended September 30, 1879, licenses were issued in
the whole of the United Kingdom to 2,6443 common
brewers, not being viotuallers or retail beer-sellers; to
99,013 victuallers, to 37,849 persons to sell beer to be
drunk on the premises, and to 10,079 persons to sell
beer to be drunk off the premises. Of these 2,510
common brewers' licenses, 69,870 victuallers', and the
whole of the beersellers' licenses were issued in Eng-
land.

•
13,172 victuallers, of whom 13,081 were in England,
90 in Scotland, and only one in Ireland, brewed their
own beer; as did 6,558 retail beersellers, all of whom
were in England. The common brewers consumed
46,659,637 bushels of malt; the victuallers, 5,595,774
bushels ; and the retail beersellers, 2,824,375 bushels.
In the year ended December 31st last 51,576,890
bushels of malt were made, and the amount of duty
charged was £6,994,259; as against 58,752,933 bushels
and £7,967,512 duty in the previous year.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-05-15

ELECTION EXPENSES.

The expenses of the candidates in the recent contest
for the representation of the City of Perth in Parlia-
ment have now been made up by the agents. The
expenses of the successful candidate, . Mr. Parker,
amounted to £620 ISs., while his Conservative op-
ponent, Colonel Williamson, has to pay £520 11s. id.
In 1878 Mr. Parker's expenses amounted to £775 48. Bd.

The official abstract of expenses in contesting Lewes
at the General Election has also been Published. Mr.
Christie, the late Conservative member, secured his
re-election at a cost Of £9lB 3s. id. The chief items
in the account were :—Printing, advertising, &c.,
£289 ss. 3d. ; clerks, canvassers, &c., £153 is. ; con-
veyances, £37 13s. 6d. ; moiety of returning officer's
expenses, £42 16s. 4d. ; rent of committee-rooms,
Corn Exchange, for meetings, &c., £B3 is. 4d. ;
postage, &c.. £l4 19s. ad. ; refreshments to
clerks and messengers,- £l6 4s. 11d. ; fees
to agents, £250. An item for sundries, £27 3s. 6d.
makes up the total. General Sir William Codrington,
G.C.8., the - unsuccessful Liberal candidate, was
called on to pay, £565 4s. Bd., the principal items
being :—Agency, £175 ; clerks, messengers, &c.,
£132 3s. 6d. ; printing advertising, and stationery,
£lOB 19s. 9d. ; rent of committee-rooms, carriages,
&c., £69 lie. 3d. ; moiety of returning officer's ex-
penses, £42 16s. 4d. ; and personal expenses, £l2 7s. 6d.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-05-15

RO WI. E Y.

rINCIUEBT.—An inqne,t was held at the Bull't
He :d Inn, Rowley, before E. Ho,iper, Esq., District
Coroner,. on Monday last, on tlm body of-Sainue
Hadley, a blacksmith, of Tippity Green, Rowley,
who committed suicide by hanging himself on
Saturday last. The evidence giv,th sowed that the
deceased was seen alive at 6.20, in tie nprning and
wa4 found dead about 7 o'clock on the closet floor at
the back of his house. It was quite evident he
had hung himself as a, portim of the rope was
a.taohed to the rafter. A. 'yerdiot of " committed
sokiie while in a state of temporary insanity" was
r, turned.

TIVIDA LE. •
FEVER AMONGST SwiNL-011 Wednesday, tv:e sth
to pigs belonging to Cornf-lius Mills, tbe
B rch Tree Inn, Tivid ile, were discovered to be
suffering from swine fever. InformAion was giv-tu
to rolice-sergean, Cooper, the inspector for Rowl3y
Regis Distric', who at 0500 sent for Mr. BE tkeway,
veterinary sur-2eon, Stourbridge. When Mr. Blake-
way arrived one of the pigs were dead, and lithe
oth“.r was destroyed by his order. The pigs are
supposed to have belonged to a fang of pip which
have bnen brought from St. Ives, and a number of
which had already been slaughtered.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-05-15

KIDDERMINSTER.

ILLNESS OF DE kisT BOYLE. —Some sensation was
caused at Kidderminster on Thursday morning,
by a rumour to the effect that the Very Rev. Dean
of Salisbury (Canon Boyle) was suffering from an
atta, kof apoplexy. It appears, however, that Mr.
Boyle was taking his morning's walk on the road
to Bewdley about 11 a.m., and had just passed the
fountain, wh,n he was seized with a fainting St
Fortunately some persons who were passing caught
him before In 3 reached the ground. One of them
wprit to Mr. Boylo's residerwe, which is at a dis
tAnce of about 500 yards; and t:10 butler and other
servants went at once to the place, and Mr. Boyle
was put into a trap and taken home. .%Ir.Streeton
surgeon, was sent for, and he attmded Mr. Boyle
until he was out of danger.

SALE OF SHORTHORNS AT WINTERFOLD
The finP herd of shorthorns, the property of the
late Mr. John Harward, of Winte:fold, was disposed
of by public auction on Wednesday afternoon.
The herd bcts been carefully bred since the cele-
brated Winterford s 'le in 1872 from animals of
some of the Livourite entries included in the former
herd, to whit h have been added some choice cows
and heifers from the herds of Lord Skelmersdale,
Mr. T. G. Curtler, and Mr. W. ii. Brown, in c, nse-
quence of the recent death of Mr. Harward. Lord
zHardinge presided at the lunchi:on, and there
were also present Mr. B. C. Ruinsey, Buff,do, U.S A.
and Mr. R. Gibson, L nadon, Canada; the Rev.
Holt Beever (Monm'inthshire), Messrs. Henry
Lovatt (Wolverhampton), W. Ashburner (Conishead
Gr.nge, Lancashire), Stiles Rich (Didinartzn), C.
Williams and W. Blackler (Devon), J. Woodward
(Pershore), T. Morris (Masemere), E. Lvthall
(Leamington), R S. Horton (Salop). and the
agents of Sir Joseph Whitworth, Sir George
Pnillips, and Sir Henry Allsopp, Hart. Mr. Thornton
was the auctioneer. Toe th at animals disposed of
were the cows ad heifer. L tdy Gwynne sold for
80gs, Duchess Lally 75as.,and the latters' calf 34gs.
Barrington Lally 63g5., and her calf 26gs.
Amongst the bulls, Duke of Dullhurst was ,old t
Lord FitzHardinge for 200g5., and thg Earl of
Oxf.rd to Sir Joseph Whitworth for 40gs., Baron
Oxford Barrington H, fetching a similar &lire.
The total amount realised by the sale was 3,2734g5.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-05-15

ei • E • C ORNFORD,
(Late R. THOMSONd
.A. I 0 8.,
INEN AND WOOLLEN DRAPEL
OISNTLEMEN'S CLOTHING

Made to Order, on the Shortest Notice.
43TYLIt AND FIT GUARANTEED

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141)1E8' JACKETS, 811 AWLS, DRESSES, &c.

%lad IS. HAOLLI STEEkT, STC1:1.1;111:GE
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-05-15

A CRIMINAL BUDGET.

A singular and interesting table of statistics has
just been published in Paris. The budget of French
crime has been brought out, and the political economy
of punishment is supplied with a fresh instalment of
facts and figures. Long ago the study was pronounced
by one of the foremost and most famous of its profes-
sors a science greedy of facts, and this greed for sta-
tistics must be satisfied before the very foundations of
the subject are laid. A criminal budget extending
over five years supplies us wit b a rough average
from which we may make our own deductions.
The Chancellor of the Criminal Exchequer points
to his budget with pride, and, like other
dealers in figures and tables, is anxious to
show that there is no cause for alarm or
despondency. The population of France may be
roughly stated at about 37,000,000, and the average
annual crop of murders is about 200, of infanticides
about 190, and of unjustifiable homicides about 123.
It is curious to find how very little variation there is
in the annual harvest of crime. Thus, in the gravest
charge, 229 was the greatest return of murderers, and
195 the least, and there is the same equality of pro-
portion in the other categories. The return gives
emphasis to this fact as explaining the singular cir-
cumstance that in the course of five years there were
almost the same number of capital sentences carried
out. At the last census the population of Great
Britain amounted to 33i millions, but the number of
murders was by no means so uniform. It would be
a consolation for a Frenchman to know that only one
in a million of his fellow-countrymen is guillotined,
were it not that " e>stenuating circumstances" leave a
wide margin of doubt.—Daily News.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-05-15

THE VICTORIA CROSS.

The following notice has been issued from the War Office,
May 8 :

The Queen has been graciously pleased to signify
her intention to confer the decoration of the Victoria
Cross upon the undermentioned officer, whose claim to
the same has been submitted for Her Majesty's ap-
proval, for his gallant conduct at Konoma, on the
eastern frontier of India, as recorded against his name,
viz. :

Captain 'Richard Kirby Ridgeway, of the Bengal
Staff Corps,
_for conspicuous gallantry throughout the
attack on Konoma, on the 22nd of November, 189,
more especially in the final assault, when, under a
heavy fire from the enemy, he rushed up to a barricade
and attempted to tear down the planking surrounding
it, to enable him to effect an entrance, in which act he
received a very severe rifle-shot wound in the left
shoulder.