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The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1888-01-21

CiLiDLNY.

IY,II.ILESTS.—An a.li.urned inquest was hell by
lir. E. Dteker (Cdreue.) at the May Pols Inu,
l'rldtoy, on l'uo.day night congaing the death 0-
tiertarrt Parks (15), horse driver, who was kill-s,,
OR the 7th last., whilst following his employuien!
.4t3rP, Harper and Moore's. Lower Delp ,
Cradley. The inquest bad been adjoururt,
:n order for Mr. IV. 13. -,cott, Goitertuneat Inspect r
to attend. 'rhe evidence allowed that tiCoaBe,
if,ts found lying underneath a tub with his ne
oroken. ln;answer to Mr, Scott. Noah Turner
audergrouud manager at the colliery. stated th
.10 did not see the lad from ten Li the tanning dl
io the afternoon when be Will brought up Jeau,
fie Tv is aware the Act of Periieuent reqaired hi ~
te make an insp-,ction of the workings duriog eac-.
'alit. He did not wake the inspection wti. re
.ceased wise working because he was engaged in
others parts of the (Alley. 11,3 left a Lean i
tuarge when he wa. away. He had often cautions
lids about riding on tubs. A vernict of "
lental death" was rzt ,med.—An i quest wae ale
add on the body of Eegar Cliff. eget) three. son
N. Cliff, a cbaiumaker, who (lied from the effel/4:te ot
burns received whilst left ort the hearth of a
arup A verdict of "Accidental- death" was re
tuned. awl tbs mch r was c,mettied for leaving
the child in such a position
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1888-01-21

/toms ar Chnunnatig. • —Mr. J. Minton presided
,t the meeting of the Hoard on Tuosday.— Another
communication wee read from the Salop authorities
t. to the boundaries qoeetion, and it watt stntel that
the justices coneuero i in the tranefer of \fumble.
BaTtan, and Rof.k from Woromstershire to Salop
au-I of Dowle3 from Salop to Worce,tershire.—A
iew valuation of the union ha l been made rectoly
tni Mr. aJ. Morton gave noti3e that he should
mov,, at the next meeting that no steps be taken by
thc Asseesment Committee to enforce the new valu-
ation lists. so far eta reza,d d tu,iehiltery and eff etp
no, hitherto considered ratebl. He said the (doyen-
ne t wen going to bring in a Local Goverament
!Jill, and it PM d7.l3;rahla to wait and see how the

pestion would be affected thereby. He alu a iid it
was more than doub-ful wh. ttier the valuations
could be supportel, and the coats of au appeal
,nust necessarily be consider tble. In no other plate
vas in ehinery of the same class rate", and it would
)e unjust to Kidclertnin4ter, where naannfacturem
trere already rated high.r than their comp,eitors
alsowhere. He also uro i it wad ,lut equitable to rate
machinery in the Ki Idertninster Union whil in
nher unions in the a minty it was not rated, tor it
would have the effect of throwing an undue proper
tea of the county rate 4 noon the local union. The
pleation. moreover, wa a national, and not mere.y
6 local ono, anditwas oue vr ;sick. ought to be stet o,
oy the Legislature. vir. Bennett gave !loth' 0
.another resolution—that the new asseashient co o
inittee aop Anted upin which 09 borough had a fair
representation, as atprescot the horouAh ratepaye s
,vere not sufficiently repro3ented o t the catn,nittee.
there were at p ettent only two boratith Guardian,
on the cot:mitt e, and he considered that most
unjust. Copies of the r tolu-ione to bo brought for-
ward were ordered to be sent to each °Wadi:lll.
LTCTURN in Belmar BALL.—rhe see .nd of
the Gilchrist 1-ateree was givea in the row t Hall
tu Monday night, by Sir RoS-rt Ball, LL. D R
Astronomer Royal of Ireland. ilia subject wok
"In Evening with the Madera Telescope," and to..
lecturer's name is a sufficient italic ttiou of his ability
to attack such a suojeet. For two h ora he riveted
the attention of an audience which packed every
part of the hull, and his deecription of some of tilt.-
revelat,ons of the telescope was fell .wei with thk.
;reatest ioterest, white the-lighter touches he way.
into his uatrative had a telling etrect, rho lecture
vas illustrated t y the oxy.hydrogen lantern; and a
,ts close rt hearty vote of thanke was paosed to Sit
Robert B ill, on the motion of the Mayo-, seconde6
oy Mr. I. Brintou.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1888-01-21

POTATO.

There wag a moderate supply of potatoes on sale.
The trade was quiet at the annexed prima: Magma
bouums, 60s to 1004 ; Regents, 70s to 1004 ; Sokol*
80. to 1100 : sod champions, 80s to 70s per tol!,

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1888-01-21

ARREST OF ANOTHER IRISH Iti.F.

The Press Association correspondent
olegraphs : —Mr. Alexander Blane ALP-
vas arrested at six o'clock yesterday morn-
ing at his residence, in Armagh, on a
,varrant issued by Mr Thomas Hamilton,
resident magistrate, Donegal, on a charge
ineiting tenants not to pay rent, and to
resist the offieen of the law. The speech
%re alleged to have boon m‘de in Donegal
to the tenants on Colonel Hill's estate.

DESTRUCTIVE FIRE AT HANOI'.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1888-01-21

A GAMBLING SCANDAL.

A somewhat sensational trial took place in Vienna
on Monday, in which the names of many highly-
placed personages were unpleasantly mixed up. The
defendant was a certain Samuel Philip Fuchs, a man
of 74, who was being tried for perjury. Fuchs stated,
while under cross-examination, that some years ago
he lost 100,000 thaler (about £15,000) at Baden-
Baden to a personage of the highest social position
in England, and not having sufficient money,
he was compelled to give bills which were ll
honoured as they fell due. This statement, to the
very general astonishment, was suffered to pass
unquestioned, and has consequently appeared in all
the Vienna papers as an undisputed fact. Another of
Herr Fuchs's illustrious gambling associates was
Prince Gustavus von Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berneburg,
the prosecutor in Monday's trial, the specific charge
against Herr Fuchs being that he had demanded pay-
ment from the Prince of a sum of 600,000
mark (£30,000), which he claimed to have lent him.
The Prince, however, declared that this money
had not been lent him, but admitted that it was a
gambling debt, which in Austria as in England, is not
recoverable by law. It was on this ground that
Prince Gustavus proceeded against Herr Fuchs, who,
from his own account, has been considerably vic-
timised by his illustrious associates. He declares that
he has lost a million florins in gambling, and on thA
occasion at Baden-Baden above mentioned he lost ii
all about 200,000 thaler. In the end, however, the
jury gave a verdict against the complainant by eleven
votes against one. This is the ninth time that Herr
Fuchs has been prosecuted for perjury and "false
gaming."
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1888-01-21

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1888-01-21

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SATURDAY, JANUARY 21, 1888.

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1888-01-21

ARREST OF BENSON IN
AMERICA.

The police authorities have received a telegram
from Ameiica announcing that Harry Benson, who
was implicated in the Turf Fraud Case, and sentenced
at the Central Criminal Court, in April, 1877, to lo
years' penal servitude, in conjunction with Kerr and
i
others, has been 'arrested in New York, where t is
understood he will be handed over to the Louisville
(Kentucky) Police, who have been seeking him for a
very long time, Benson having almost immediately
after his liberation in England gone there, and com-
mitted a series of forgeries. Benson is "wanted"
both in England and France. The Central News
learns that another of the persons convicted in con-
nection with the Great Turf Frauds died suddenly in
London last week.

A FRENCHMAN being about to remove his shop, his
landlord inquired the reason, stating at the same time
it was considered a very good stand. The French-
man replied, with a shrug of the shoulders: "Oh, yes,
he's very good stand for ze business. He stand all
day, for nobody come to make me move."
SAID a sharp attorney to a rambling witness:
"Now you must give explicit and exact answers.
You said you drove a milk-waggon, did you not ?"
"No, sir, I didn't." "Don't you drive a milk-
waggon ?" "No, sir." " ! What do you do,
sir ?" "I drive a boss, sir."
COPY of an advertisement which recently appeared
in the Birmingham Daily Pose The person who
stole the little pug dog from the Justice Inn, Moor-
street, can have the kennel belonging to same by
applying as above, as the owner has no further use
for it."
"You must remember, my daughter, you are only
a little girl. I can't think of letting you wear long
dresses yet." "But, mamma, lam as tall as you are."
"Is that possible ?" They measure. "Sure enough,
my child, you are. How fortunate! Now you can
bang gut til)! washina just 48 well as I can."
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1888-01-21

SUPPOSED MURDER OF A
GAMEKEEPER.

Early on Saturday morning T-Cart heavily laden
with hay, the property of a farmer at Trentham,
passed over the body of a man lying in the road at
Hanford, a village near Trencham Hall, the seat of the
Duke of Sutherland. After the wheels had passed
over him, the man gave a groan, but almost imme-
diately expired. The deceased was identified as a
gamekeeper, named John Strudwick, in the employ
of the Duke of Sutherland, and it was at first thought
he had been accidentally run over in the fog, but an
examination of the body revealed a gaping wound in
his skull where the wheel of the cart had not touched
him; it is therefore conjecturE d that the deceased, who
had that morning been to Stoke-on-Trent to obtain
warrants against certain notorious poachers
had been struck on the head in the dark and left on
the road to die, the cart passing over him in the dark-
ness of the night. Deceased, who was a Scotchman,
resided on the Duke of Sutherland's estate.

FATHER: "Come, Bobby, you are tired out, so
hurry off to bed." Bobby (with a slow and reluctant
movement) : "Pa, you oughtn't to tell a boy to hurry
when he's tired out."
"ARE you and Miss Smith engaged p" enquired a
young man of his caum. "Report says so." "Well,
she sent me a true lover's knot." "Ah ! that looks
like business," "Y-e-s, but she spelt it without
' "
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1888-01-21

RELEA.SF OF MR. O'BRIEIS.

Mr. Wm. O'Brien, M.P., was 1.810804
from Tallamore Elsa at 11 o'clock yebterdaf
morning. After leaving prison. he proceeded
o the residence of the palish priest, followed
by a crowd.
The banquet to Mr. O'Brien Itt Mallow
-as been postponed until Thursday, ag
.114
wishes personally to superintend the edition
rTnited Ireland which goes to press nn
Wednesday.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1888-01-21

FIGHTING AT HANDOUB.
COL. KITCHENER'S JAW BROKEN.

On Tuesday morning, before daybreak, according
tc; the Times' Suakim correspondent, a force of
"friendlies," freed. slaves and deserters who have been
enrolled in the Egyptian forces, numbering in all about
460 men, attacked Osman Digma's camp at Handoub.
The Governor-General, Colonel Kitchener, with the
mounted corps, awaited the result a few miles in the
rear, hoping to capture Osman Digma if the attack
proved successful. The friendly force surprised and
captured the camp, and completely dispersed the
enemy, and, considering them completely defeated,
pursued them in all directions. During this pursuit
a large body of rebels recaptured the camp from the
rear, and, having large supplies of ammunition, forced
the " friendlies "to retire. The mounted corps was
obliged to cover the retreat. On our side Colonel
Kitchener was wounded on the right side of the jaw
with a bullet, Bimbashi M‘Murdo was wounded in
the knee with a bullet, neither wound being con-
sidered serious, and three Egyptian soldiers Were
wounded. The " friendlies " loss is not yet known,
but it is supposed to include six killed and 20
wounded. The loss on the side of the rebels was
very heavy. Osman Digma fled on a camel after
the first few shots had been fired. About 150 men,
women, and children took advantage of the attack
and came in with the mounted corps. The cavalry
was under the command of Bimbashi Hickman, and
the camel corps under that of Bimbashi M'Murdo.
An official telegram received at Cairo states that
Colonel Kitchener's jaw was broken by the bullet
which struck him in the fighting near Handoub
Fifty more deserters have come in from the enemy.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1888-01-21

OLD HILL

FOB:Till:LING LIQUOR, TO THII tile POlke
Court on W,dri,3s•lay, bzfore W. Ban* n
W.lll. Wiggio, And J. U. Smith (tnagiNtrates)
Donuts William Cole, landlt,rd of the White Lion
Powke Lane, was stuninoned for keeping hid
hone open uurtng; prohibited boars on the 15th
he Mr laAti ld represent,d th defendant
i'olice.oonstable Meaugh gave evideace to the
tuat at 3 20 on :inanity afternoon be saw a
boy leave the deienlint's house with a small bottle
of vrhi,key.— rite de wine was that the whiiary
wni,suppliei to a, wan named Caddielt, who was
unwell in oon-,ecui-no.. of having been at work for
.hir.y-ri& hours in -uperint ncrg the ropairin.k.lof
the canat whien burst a few days ago.— Ibe
nagiatratea did not think it would be right to coo-
Act in erten case and dieinisaeci it.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1888-01-21

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THE ODOROUS DDITEUL

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ford is (remarks the London Daily News) likely to
forget that pellucid and fragrant stream. Though I
smaller by far than the Thames at Barking Reach, its
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and it has an even more impressive effect upon the
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cepting one giving forth some instantaneously
poisonous vapour, on which men will not
place a boat. The Salford Corporation, how-
ever, are not satisfied about the Irwell, and
liave,for years been endeavouring to change its hue.
Their neighbours in the populous north had made it a
common sewer, and ought to be checked. The diffi-
culty at first was that they themselves had done the
same. They, however, cleared themselves of guilt,
and are now attacking the others, calling even their
overshadowing neighbour, Manchester, to acCount.
As a result a great part of Lancashire is being forced
into the consideration of sewage schemes, and there
is a dim and distant prospect of Salford's river
becoming too absurdly clean.

A PHYSICIAN has discovered that the older a man
grows the smaller his brain becomes. This explains
why the young men know everything and the old men
i know nothing.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1888-01-21

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GREAT FIRE IN BIRMINGHAM.

Late on Friday evening of last week, a fire broke
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fall of the western wall across Cannon-street broke
several windows of the Central Telegraph Office, and
set fire to the frames. The entrance to the
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and there was great consternation among the
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another means of exit at the rear. The wall caught the
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doorway, and inflicted snious injury, necessitating
his removal to the hospital. The firemen escaped
with a few slight casualties. An exciting rescue took
place from a fifth-storey window of a block of offices
adjoining, where four persons were brought down by
mums of the escape, including an old lady and a
child. The offices of the Daily Post were in great
danger, owing to the large extent of glass roofing of
the composing and other rooms, upon which burning
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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1888-01-21

OVER 1,000 BAD. IDLE.

A serious fire broke oat at the 11)1gic
?ottery, belonging to Messrs. Mann,
da.nley, late on Tharsday night, complete)!
lestroying a whole range of workshops, 0011"
raining valuable machinery and larqe
luantities of materials.. The works nr"
Inaong the largest in the district, and over
thonsand workpe.ople will be thrown- ou'"
.-)f work. The damage, which is very grot
is wholly covered by insurance.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1888-01-21

THE DEATH OF MR. M`NEILL.

At Boulogne on Saturday, Mr. Hector M'Neill and
Mr. Welcome were examined in connection with the
inquiry into the circumstances connected with the
mysterious death of the late Mr. M'Neill of the staff
of the London Sportsman. Their evidence was simply
supplementary to that given by Mr. Jame Smith on
the previous Wednesday. The, prisoner under arrest
on suspicion of complicity in the suspected murder of
Mr. M'Neill, appeared nervous ia the early part of the
interrogatory, but no fresh revelation was made. A
telegram has been sent to Boulogne, on behalf of the
Savage Club and friends, off ering a reward of 50001 r.
for the apprehension and conviction of the murderer
of Mr. M'Neill. A Reuter's telegram received on Sun-
day night from Boulogne says : Mr. Hector McNeill,
brother of the deceased journalist, has proceeded to
Paris, to urge the necessity of the Government offer-
ing a reward of 5000 fr. to any one who will give in-
formation leading to the conviction of the actual mur-
derer. The system of "Queen's evidence" as in
England is unknown here, and only persons having
no connection with the crime are eligible to receive
the reward, as all accomplices are arraigned similarly
to the actual perpetrator of the crime, although the
sentences passed upon the confederates vary accord-
ing to the degree of their complicity.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1888-01-21

eean in ca, of another attack. He reneily perted
wit e it on my representaeion end, hurrying up
i. am, I soon persuaded the young man to allow
me to take him to his berth and apply the remedy.
A.: ter doing so, I covered tem np in bed,
An I r• ques pd him not to get up until I sheule
see him again. That evening I returned to his '
d ate•room, and found him sleeping pea-efully mid
breathin gently I roused him. and inquired how
he 'elt. ' Like a new man, ' ho answered, with a
:rattful ensile.' I feel no pain, and eon aele to
etreteh my limbs without difficulty, I think I'll get
up." No, don't get up to-eight,' I said, but let
:uts rub you again wi h the Oil, and in the morninx
you will be mach better able to ge above ' All right;
le es dd I mghing. I thee applied the Oil, again
ruheing hie kneel, ankles, and arms thoroughly,
intd ha mei no telt al if he had a mustard poultice
thl eve his holy. I then left him The next moraine.
outen I went up on deck for a breezy promenade.
eceordiog to my ustern, I found my patient waiting
for me wit's a stnilin r face and without his crutches,
Although he limped in hie inovementa, but without
pain. I don't think I ever felt so haupy in my life
l'o make a long ivory snort, I attended him n closely
luring the rest
.of our voyago—sorne four days—
the Oil every uielat, and guarding Ore
ageAtst too much exposure to the frame and cam
ep ing bree-aes; and on I inding at N .w York he was
aide, without assistance, to mount the hotel omnibus
ace" to go to the Astor House. I called on him two
.teye Lite:, and found him actually engaited in pack.
leg his trunk, prepar 'tory to starting West, for his
reene, that evening. With a bright and grateful
siiiili ho welcome' me, and pointing to a little box
eezefuley done up in thick brown paper, which stood
epee the table, he said: 'My good friend. can You
4u as wise that Is? 'A present for your sweetheart,
2.newered No.' he laughed, that is a dozen
eettles of tit. Jacobs Oil, which I have just
oerehesed from Hainut, the druggist acroas the
way, and I am taking thorn home to show my woo
nother what his saved her 80.1'S life and restored
aim to her in health. And with it. I .vould like to
carry you along also, to slow her the faee of him,
,vithout whom I suoul t probably !lever have tried
.t. If you should ever visit the little village 0?
iii Missouri, Charlie Townsend and his
.nother will w, loome you to the r little home with
eeerts fed of greti ride, and .i:hey will snow you a
nettle of St. Ja ,oes Oil enshrined in a silver and gold
.asket, which we shall keep as a parlour ornamen.
As wed as a memento of our meeting ou the Cunard
etearner: We pried after an houi's pleasant chat
with mutual good-will and ea coin, and a few weeks
,fierwards I received a letter f oin him telling we
e ail in perfect h alth, and coat tining many
sraeeful exp.essious of hie affectionate :egards."
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1888-01-21

FISH.

Fair supply and demand. Prices :—Wholesale : Cod,
2s to 6s each ' • brill, 8s per stone; turbot, 12s per stone
soles, 90s perbox ; plaice, 16s per box; fresh haddocks,
6s per box; whiting, 6s per box; mackerel, 58 per,
score; live eels, 18s per draft; dead eels, Os per draft
lobsters, 20s per score; crabs, 20s per pad; smelts, 2s
per basket; bloaters' 4s per box; kippers' 45 per box
dried haddocks, 2s to 6s per dozen; shrimps, is to
2s per gallon; oysters, 4s to 15s per IN. Retail: Cod,
3d to 4d per lb.; brill, 9d per lb.; turbot, Is to Is 2d
per lb.; soles l '
s per lb. • live eels, Is Od per lb.; dead
eels, 9d per lb. • fresh haddocks, 2d to 3d per lb._;
plaice, 6d to is each; whiting, 3d to 4d each; mackerel,
4d each ; lobsters, ls to 28 each ; crabs, is to 2s each
dried haddocks, 4d to is each; smelts, 6d per dozen;
bloaters, 9d per dozen; kippers, 9d per dozen; oysters,
4d to 2s 6d per dozen ;_shrimps, 4d per pint.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1888-01-21

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METROPOLITAN CATTLE.

The cattle trade has been quiet, without any par
tii;ular feature. Fair supplies of beasts come forward
from our own grazing districts, and the quality and
condition were about the average. There was a want
of animation in the demand, the tone of the market
being fiat, but fine breeds were tolerably firm in value.
The best Scots and crosses changed hands at 4s 10d to
5s per 81b. Foreign beasts were in short supply and
slow request at late rates. The sheep pens were fairly
well filled. A rather steadier demand prevailed, but
prices remained much about the same. The best
Downs and half-breds sold at 5s to 5s 2d per 81b.
Calves and pigs were in moderate request, at about late
rates. Quotations: Coarse and inferior beasts, 2s 4d
to 3s; second quality ditto, 3s to 4s; prime large oxen,
4s 2d to 4s 6d; ditto Scots, &c., 4s 8d to ss; coarse
and inferior sheep, 38 4d to 4s; second quality ditto,
4s to 4s 6d ; prime coarse-woolled ditto, 4s 8d to ss;
prime Southdown ditto, 58 to 5s 2d; large coarse
calves, 3s to 4s; prime small ditto, 4s to ss; large hogs,
2s 4d to 3s; neat small porkers, 3s to 36 8d per 81b to
sink the offal.
METROPOLITAN MEAT.

A large supply was on offer. The trade was very
slow, and top quotations not general. Inferior beef,
2s Od to 2s 8d ; middling ditto, 3s Od to 8s 6d; prime
ditto, 3s 8d to 4s Od; Scotch ditto, 4s Od to 4a 4cl ;
American, Liverpool killed, 3s 8d to 3s 10d; ditto
killed, hind-quarters, 38 4d to 3s 8d; ditto, ditto,
fore-quarters, 2s 4d to 2s 8d ; English veal, 48 Od to
4s 4d; Dutch ditto, 2s 4d to 48 Od ; inferior mutton,
2s Od to 2s 8d; middling ditto, 3s to 3s 8d; prime
ditto, 4s Od to 4s 4d ; Scotch ditto, 48 Od to 48 gd ; New
Zealand ditto' 2s 4d to 2s 8d ; large pork, 28 gd to
3s 2d; small ditto, 33 4d to 3s 10d per 81b. by the
carcase.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1888-01-21

THE MARKETS.

MARK-LANE.

At Mark-lane a quiet but steady business has been
passing. The sales of home-grown wheat in the lead-
ing markets of England and Wales during the first 20
weeks of the season have been 1,257,028 qrs.' against
995,324 qrs. last season, at an average of 30s id,
against 32s I.d per qr. ; barley, 1,744,853 qrs., against
1,673,114 qrs., average 28s 11d, against 27s 2d; and
oats, J 39,840 qrs., against 190,710 qrs., average 15s 6d,
against 17s 6d per qr. English wheat, with a slow
inquiry, was tolerably firm in value. Foreign realised
full prices, but the demand was only moderate. Flour
was firm and fully as dear. Malting produce was in
request, and fine samples realised extreme currencies,
ruling about 6d to is deare.r on the week. Grinding
was firm with prices tending against the buyer. Oats
wen; in quiet demand at late rates. Maize was firm
and rather better. Beans were weak. Peas were un-
altered.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1888-01-21

DUDLEY.

BiILYTAL .018111.7 LT.—At tholiQa Court on
Nedneeday hef..re Aidermen 13agott and Dunn
and Alessre.R-yuulds and Bateman. Samuel Bowen
c3O), labourer, liardon Walk was charged with
moauiting Louin Wil:ce, a woman with whom ht
co-habited —Toe par; ice were druok and quarrel' d
the reauL was that defendant knocked the St/01.1141i
JO wn, micaed seer, and jumped upon her —A
per vioue ccavicti x.iwas provcd, and defendant wag
3,,,ntonced ti three mouths' hard labour.

011IBITED kiOURB.—At the same Court, klber.
EAvrarue, landlord of the Wunder Inn, Churo:,
&root, was ehargad with having his house °pot) at
au illegat hour.—roiice constaule Hill found a
,2arpentr nadied George Rus:on ha t.,e houre with
a cup of uder near ll:tn.—For toe def. uce it w,im
denied that :he beer waa drawn for Itu3ton, who
aad called for aim waghiog, which we dune for Ilia'
he the landlady.—Deleadant was tiuod 208. and
'Jos e, and Itus,on le. and costa for being on lioeused
p.d LIM at prubibited hours,

Yesterday at Walsall, Sarah Ann Bird
(16), was committed for trial charged wi'.ll
obtaining money by false pretences.
alleged that she had gone about the tovro
representing t'lat she has been sent by Mr!'
Niaidch, SAfford Strot, poulterer, to
pose of tickets for a raffle for ducks It"
fowls, and she had defrauded a consideribie
number of people before she Waii detectee•

THE CROFTER DISTURBANCES Ir.
SCOTLAND.
DESP OF MARINES FROM
PLYMOUVE.

Orders wers received on Thurslay nigh,na'&
Plymouth for a battalion of Marino, 13'PI
strong, to proceed to S,tootland.

‘. CARD. —A (.31..aa,wat irla A c
a preeoripti,m tlr tue care c4f ttE floss wl),, skitt,s
the •:rrora an•l iudiser;tios of yauth, uervora3 duhditl•
physical exitau.tion, eirly rt3l3 rcueel
was domoverad Iv I,:k.iouaryi Ohi iLxi ; 91%
:inn item a rtia,rab:, eatatenel an:l au earl
ienti tt it.allrpeii. Atara:mtd cuvel t 3 Ras,. 100151
AoLates, 8100 sions, Wooalsblrf
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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1888-01-21

A STRANGE COINCIDENCE IN

FATALITY.

On Thursday night as a married wonvill
named Jemima Junes, was crossiu,4 the
Rhondda and Swansea Bay Railway, near
rathach, she was overtak,-m by a passenr
trodn, which she wanted to catch, and
fearfully mntilated that death was insto;
ianeons- DeeeaBcd was 75 yearai old, au"
it is a hin,4nlar fact that her two hashand,;
and both her sons all mot with their ti3ath4
tbroagil Ficcideuts.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1888-01-21

AN OLD ELAND Ali CRIME.

At the Wolverhampton Quarter Seesiol
yesterday, a. svomau, 42 years of age, nacr'"
Ellen :..4arah Griflichs, with focr or 15'e
aliases, pleaded guilty to two charges
robbery from draper's sops. The tiapatY
Recorder (Sir Rupert Kettle) said the pr;"
soner had been convicted at Birminghtim,
Walsall, and other plaoes, on several provio°
occaQions, and in order to unt a stop to hel
depredations for some time to come he Rist'e'
a sentence of five years' penal servitude.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1888-01-28

THE CAMBERLEY POISONING CASE.

In regard to the .se of Henry Bowles,
sentenced to death ,r causing the death of
Hannah Bowles, at Camberley, by poisoning,
some further evidence has been collected by
the Press Association Camberley corre-
spondent in conversation with persons who
knew the parties. Miss Mary Ann Watson,
who lives non r Cie prisoner's former resi-
dence, st,y. that in August she WAS speaking
with the deceased, .when Mrs. Bowles said
the place was so dull that she fe!r, she could
do away with herself, and when she felt
this senwition coming on she would get up
and do ordinary work to try and shake it off.
Mikis VTatkon i stated to be prepared to
swear to this statement, which Wu made in
the presence of another woman. Miss
.sr3tson added that she took supper with
Mr. and 'Ars. Bowlos, on • August 22, and
Septemer Ist, and the parties secnied on
very good terms. It is added that Bowles
stated in conversation after the fatal occur
reuee that ttio deceased was very excitable,
and had a dread wf strong liquors. A
tradoamac, of Camberley, has stated yester-
day that Mrs. Bowles behaved in an eccentric
manner in July last in some dealings with
him, acting like a maniac.
The Horne Secretary's decision on the
Camberley case is not expected tintill to-day.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1888-01-28

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AN ACTRESS'S TROUBLE.

At the Westminster Police-court on Monday a
young lady, who stated that she was an actress play-
ing at the Grand Theatre at the time of the fire,
applied to Mr. D'Eyncourt for advice respecting her
husband, who she alleged was improperly detained
in a private lunatic asylum at the instance of his
friends, who disapproved of his marriage. She
was married as recently as Dec. 19 last, and her
husband about three or four weeks ago was drinking
rather heavily, and, having little rest at night, no
doubt he had a touch of delirium tremens; but that,
she contended, did not justify his friends in taking
him away from her and keeping him in a lunatic
asylum at a cost, she understood, of five guineas a
week. His relations said he had married beneath him,
and were anxious to keep them apart. Tiny had
also endeavoured to induce her to sign a paper
to the effect that he was not in his right mind
at the time of the marriage ceremony, of which a
doctor was one of the witnesses, and a lady friend in
court another. Mr. d'Eyncourt : What is your hus-
band? Applicant: He is a gentleman, and his
friends are in an exceedingly good position. They
want to keep him out of my way, but at the present
moment he is as sane as I am. I have seen him at the
asylum, after a great deal of difficulty, and he assures
sue that he really shall go mad if he is kept there.
He has written me many letters, which appear to have
been intercepted. Mr. d'Eyncourt : I suppose he was
removed to the asylum on the usual certificates?
Applicant: Yes; the family doctor and another gen-
tleman saw him. But he has been three weeks in the
asylum and wants to get out. I have written to the
people at the asylum, informing them that I am going
for him to-day, but I want your advice in event
of being refused. Mr. d'Eyncourt : You must appeal
to a judge; but from your statement I should think
the probabilities are that your husband requires to be
under restraint. Applicant: A doctor informs me
tiro- I can demand his liberation if he is well. Mr.
d . .Icourt : I cannot assist you. You had better go
to a judge. Applicant thanked his worship and
retired.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1888-01-28

HE KNEW THEIR WEAKNESS.

Mr. Ward McAllister is :what they, .call in. America
"a society man." Me has, says the New York gossip,
"finally reached the acme of social popularity." How
'did he do it? Thiswas his simple expedient. There
was a ball at Delmonico's, at which there were present
old as well as young—plain as well as.. pretty—three
millionaire débutantes, worth their £400,000 each, and
a host of very old• stagers. Mr. Ward McAllister
enveloped every one of the 400 electric lights in the
place in a little bag of straw-coloured silk. The effect
was to bathe the scene in a flush of tempered sunlight,
and transform everything but the most uncompro-
mising ugliness into a semblance of beauty. 'For the
benefit of our young men without fortune, we give-the
'names of the millionaires. They were—Miss Hope
Goddard, of Providence; Miss Leiter, daughter of the
Chicago millionaire, who came especially 'from. Wash-
ington with her mother to attend the ball; and Miss
• Van Wart, granddaughter of the late Marshall 0.
Roberts.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1888-01-28

THE MARKETS.

MARK-LANE.
ere
Business at Mark-lane has been quiet. Buyers Wthe
not eager. The sales of home-grown wheat
leading markets of England and Wales during the,
21 weeks of the season were 1,318,727 qrs.,
1,045,063 qrs. last season, at an average of 30s .nst
against 32s 6d per qr. ; barley, 1,828,636 qrs., ag3l-ts,
1,772,540 qrs., average 295, against 27s 2d; and oa,d,
149,115 qrs., against 201,693 qrs., average 15s lot
against 17s 2d per qr. English wheat was quiet at ab°
Gd per qr. less money. Foreign wheat was inactive,
6d to is per qr. easier. In flour not much was dler
inferior English and American qualities were rat e.
easier, say 6d. Barley is a firm market. Maltingllg
duce was firm, and held for more money, and full Prl
were paid for grinding samples. Oats have been Wad
at full prices. The market for maize was steadh n.B io
prices were well maintained. White peas strong
very small supply. Beans dull and weak.

METROPOLITAN CATTLE.
no
The cattle trade has been quiet. There wa,s
feature in in the demand, which was checked by the
ness reported in the dead meat trade. The tone -or
dull in consequence. Fresh supplies of beasts from a
own grazing districts were moderate, the quality ery
condition about the average. There was a slow int,' j
throughout, and the best Scots and crosses ellae2lrt
hands at 4s 10d to 5s per 81b. Foreign beasts wez`tir
moderate supply and slow request at previous epil
rencies. The sheep pens were fairly well filled. 21-,oot.
market prevailed, and prices were weak througlw,„er
The best Downs and half-breds made 4s 10d to 55,,..ria
81b. Calves and pigs were quiet, and rather weamocl
value. The following are the quotations: Coarse to
inferior beasts, 2s 4d to 3s; second quality ditto, 35,,,
4s; prime large oxen, 4s 6d to 4s 8d • ditto Scots, IV;
4s 6d to ss; coarse and inferior sheep, 3s 4d to
lied
second quality ditto, 4s to 4s 6d ; 'prime coarse-w,e°lo(l
ditto, 4s 8d to 48 10d; prime Southdown ditto, i
4stto,
to 5s ; large coarse calves, 3s to 4s; prime small dso
4s to ss; large hogs, 2s 4d to 3s; neat small porkers,
to 3s 8d per 81b to sink the offal.
METROPOLITAN MEAT. vd,
The supply was largely in excess of the deills,or
and the market was quite glutted. The trade was v
beet'
bad, and very much meat was lefi unsold. Inferior .T.,0
2s Od to 2s 4d; middling ditto; 2s 8d t 0,33 2d pr.
ditto, 3s 6d to 3s 10d; Scotch ditto, 3s 8d to 4sAitto
American, Liverpool killed, 3s 4d to 35 &I ;
killed, hind-quarters, 3s 4d to 3s 8d ; ditto, "'(.lto
fore-quarters, 2s 4d to 2s 8d; English veal, 45 Otop,
4s 4d; Dutch ditto, 2s 4d to 3s 8d; inferior miltAine
2s Od to 2s 8d ; middling ditto, 3s to 3s 6cli Pile/
ditto, 3s 8d to 4s Od; Scotch ditto, 4s Od to 45 4a ; to
Zealand ditto, 2s di to 2s 8d; large perk, 25. the
3s Od ; small ditto, 3s 4d to 3s 8d per 81b.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1888-01-28

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FISH. ;
A. fair trade and good supply. Prices :_whole— 0 •
Irish salmon is 6d per lb: • turbot, 10s per,sn'g
soles, £3 la per box; cod, .2s to &reach ; Pln'c'' re:
per box ; brill, 8s per stone; mackerel, 12s per sc,friej
whiting, Gs per box; fresh haddocks, 5s per box
haddocks, 2s 6d per dozen; smelts, 2s per ' b35-ft ;
live, eels, lOs per draft; dead ' eels, 9s per dr,3 T. 5,
.0• ;
lobsters, 25s per score; crabs, 20s per p2O
g0c,71; bloa'eloper
4.aper box; kippers, 4s per box; shrirniie, 2pers•
oysters, 3s to 16s per 100. Retail.: Irish salmon, "05d to
lb. ; turbot, is per lb. • soles, is 2d per lb.; cod, lb.;
4d per lb.; plaice, 6d to. is • each; brill; 15 P'' ci
mackerel, 9d each; whiting, 4d each; fresh hadd°
AO*
3d to 6(1 each ; dried haddocks, 3d to 9d eath ; -,rt
6d per dozen; live eels, Is per lb. ; dead eels, Du„,11;
lb. ; lobsters, 6d to 2s each ; crabs, is to 25 eThs,
j
bloaters, 9.1 per dozen; kippers, 9d per dozen; shri°l-4
4,1 per pint; oysters, 6d to 3s per dozen ; winkles'
per inart.
POTATO. ie.

There was a moderate supply of potatoes on 110.
The trade was drll at the annexed prices: DIBOOII,
gebrO
bonums, 60s to 100 s ; Regents, 70s to loos;
80s to 120 s : anci obArapions. 60s to 70s per tAill•

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