The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1887-04-23 00:00:00

EPITOME OF NEWS.

BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

The Manchester magistrates on Saturday committed
Walter Irish to prison for four months, with hard
labour, for stealing office furniture to the value of over
£5O. The prisoner was engaged as a caretaker of an
office, and during the temporary absence of the owner
he called in a broker, and sold him the whole of the
furniture for £5.
It is exp cted that a bill will be carried through the
German Reichstag increasing the duties on sugar and
alcohol.
An Irishman named Ryan committed suicide in a cell
at High-street police•station, Swansea, on Saturday
evening.
At Castlebar on Saturday two children (twins) aged
about five years belonging to Mr. Thomas Canning of
Ballyvary were knocked down by the limited mail train
from Dublin from Ballina and killed.
At a meeting of colliery owners of Northumberland,
held in Newcastle on Saturday afternoon, it was deter-
mined to throw open the pits on Monday morning for
the men to return to work at the reduction of wages
demanded. Should they refuse, it was decided to evict
the men, numbering about 8000, who reside rent free
in colliery houses, from their dwellings.
The Rev. Dr. Kane, Grand Master of the Belfast
Orangemen, on Saturday telegraphed to Colonel Saun-
derson, M.P., thanking him for his manly exposition of
crime in the House of Commons, and assuring him of
the most determined support against what he describes
as the "Murder League."
Miss Lucy Thompson, of Fenit, whose name has been
frequently mentioned as the trustee for certain pro.
petty in Co. Kerry was driving home the other Friday
evening from some evicted farms near Castleisland,
and when passing through Obrennan about eight
o'clock, some wires which had been stretched across the
road, caught the horse, causing its death, and the
driver being thrown, was seriously injured. Other wires
were found stretched further on. Miss Thompson
was not, injured, and was taken home by her police
escort.
The White Star Line Royal mail steamer Germanic
arrived at Queenstown on Saturday evening from New
York 40 hours overdue. It was reported that she
encountered a terrific gale on the 11th inst., the wind
blowing with hurricane violence from east south-east
attended with tremendous head seas, which continu.d
until the 14th. From noon on the 13th to noon on the
14th the Germanic steamed only 210 miles, her best
day's run being 341 miles.
The Greek gipsies left Durham at eight o'clock on
Saturday morning for London, where they arrived
shortly after two o'clock the same day. There were
six women, five men three girls, and 12 boys, some
being babies in arms. They are in a deplorable and ill-
clad condition, and appeared to be suffering severely
from cold. No arrangements appear to have been made
for them upon arrival, and the authorities seemed at
first perplexed as to what should be done with them.
Although suffering from insufficient clothing the
nomads appear to be amply provided with food, but
for some time they huddled themselves together on the
platform, piteously inquiring for ground upon which
to erect tents.

Mr. James Wyld, geographer to the Queen, died on
Sunday, at his London residence, atithe age of 74, after
a short illness. He was educated for the army, but
subsequently devoted his attention to scientific and
educational works. As a member of the Royal Geo-
graphical Society he was particulaly active, and his
numerous publications placed him as one of the first of
modern geographers. He entered Parliament as a
Liberal in 1847, as member for Bodmin, Cornwall,which
seat he retained until 1852, when he unsuccessfully
contested Finsbury. He was re•elected 'for Bodmin in
1857, and remained in the House until 1868.
A distinguished service reward has keen conferred
upon Captain H. Teevan, late of the 11th Hussars, who
served with distinction in the Crimea.

On Monday morning Thomas Young, of Newcastleunder•Lyme, was fined £5 and costs for being drunk
while in charge of a cart containing about 1000 pounds'
weight of dynamite which he was conveying from
Newcastle to Mitchell Main Colliery and Normanton.
When found in Barnsley defendant was almost help-
less. The cart and explosives are in custody at
Barnsley.
A Vienna correspondent telegraphs that the funeral
took place at Cracow on Monday of the celebrated
Polish poet Kraszewski who recently died at Geneva.
The remains of the deceased were conveyed from
Geneva to Cracow, to be deposited in the Polish Pan-
theon among those of other national heroes and poets.
The funeral was made the occasion for a great national
demonstration, while many thousands of Kraszewsk's
friends and admirers from Russian, Austrian, and
German Poland, as well as from more distant places,
assembled to take part in the long procession that
followed his body to its final resting place.
News from Bokhara reports that the Khan's
Ministers resolved to rebel against him for encouraging
the Russians contrary to his father's wishes. Their
intentions were, however, discovered, and several were
beheaded; the rest fled to Balkh.
A statement having been circulated that a small
bomb was thrown at a Sheffield train near Packwood
Springs and exploded, the officials of the Manchester,
Sheffield, and Lincolnshire Railway Company at
Sheffield state there is no tru'h in the story. A small
stone, not cufficient to break the glass, streck a carriage
window, and was so trivial that the guard did not
report it.
The Rev. Dr. Parker has definitely accepted an in-
vitation to deliver the eulogy on Henry Ward Beecher
on June 24, and to preach in Plymouth Church during
his visit to Brooklyn for that purpose. In the
autumn Dr. Parker will deliver a series of lectures in
America.
Prince Christian is expected to unveil the statue of
the Queen on the Castle-hill at Windsor, upon the
return of her Majesty from London on the evening of
June 22.
Th 3 Princess of Wales has consented to open the
"Samuel Morley " wing of the Deaconess's Institution
and Hospital at Tottenham, on Saturday, May 28.
Adam Bellingham, aged 14 years, the boy who
Ignited the train near the gunpowder store at Cradley
Heath. and which caused such a terrible explosion, died
on Monday morning at the Guest Hospital from the
effects of the injuries he received.
The Duke of Cleveland, K.G., the oldest duke in the
peerage of the United Kingdom, was born on April 19,
1803, and has accordingly completed his 84th year.
Sir John Lubbock, M.P., who has for many years
occupied the position of president of the Bromley
(Kent) District Liberal Association, has resigned that
post, in consequence of the decision of the association
to protest against the Irish Criminal Law Amendment
Bill.
The half-yearly meeting of the South-Wes'ern Dis-
trict of Foresters was held in Bournemouth on Monday,
and was attended by nearly 150 delegates. The Chief
Ranger (Brother Jenvey, of Southampton) presided.
Ten delegates were appointed to represent the district
at the ensuing High Court at Glasgow. It was pointed
out that a great impetus would be given togooFodrceeessditrratyhbailnet
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On Monday evening the body of a young woman,
aged about 16 years, was conveyed to Eastbourne.
The deceased has been identified as Eliza Legge, of
Reading. She was found on the rocks at the west
side of Beachy Head, and it is presumed she fell
from the cliffs where her umbrella was found, the
height being 500 ft.
Mr. Laurence Richardson Bailey, of Allerton Hall,
ex•M P. for the Exchange division of Liverpool, died
on Monday afternoon after a few days' illness from
bronchitis. He was about 70 years of age. Mr. Bailey
was a staunch Conservative and represented the Ex-
change division during the last Gladstone Government.
In July last he was defeated by Mr. Duncan and retired
into private life.
A largely attended meeting of the council of this
union took place at the Conservative Club,Coney-street,
York, on Monday, Mr. W. S. Stanhope presiding The
meeting was chiefly called for business purposes, and
delegates were present from all parts of the county.
Before the proceedings terminated a resolution ex-
pressing confidence in the Government and approval
c.f • heir policy at the present juncture was carried. A
series of meetings, the first to be addressed by Mr.
Asbrnead Bartlett, M P., will follow.

The remains of the -late Viscountess Strangford,
which were brought from Naples, were on Monday
buried at Kensal-green Cemetery, London, with those
of her husband, the eighth viscount. The first part of
the funeral ceremony was performed at St. Mark's
Church, North Audley,street, the Rev. D. A. Beaufort,
brother of the deceased, officiating. There was a large
congregation of rel.tions and friends present, including
many members of both Houses of Parliament, and the
committee of the Port Said Hospital, as well as several
members of the Order of St. John of Jerusalem. The
coffin was covered and surrounded with wreaths and
crosses of great beauty, including wreaths from the
Duke .nd Duchess of Teck, from the nurses of the Port
Said Hospital, and from the Bulgarians. A consider.
able number of the mourners followed to Kensal-green,
where the ceremony was concluded.