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The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1887-01-22

AN AMERICAN TRIBUTE TO
SHAKESPEARE.

The commemorative gift of a drinking fountain,
which Mr. George W. Childs, the American philan-
thropist, has, with graceful munificence, made to
Shakespeare's birthplace, is not inappropriately re-
garded by the American press as possessing some in-
ternational significance. it will not only be a
memorial of the central figure of our literature—who
is said, indeed, to be more widely read in America
than in England—but the ceremony of dedication
being timed to fall upon the day of the Queen's
Jubilee, it will also do honour to that interesting
event. The Philadelphia Press says: "It is such acts
as these, and the broad and liberal spirit which
prompts them, and which manifests itself in a
thousand ways, tLat has made Mr. Childs' name
to be held in high esteem abroad, and in
honour and affection at home." "Mr. Childs'
has already given an American window to West-
minster Abbey in memory of Cowper and Herbert,"
observes the _New York World, "and he can con-
gratulate himself that he has done what mere acts
of diplomacy often fail to accomplish." The New
York Herald, commenting upon the gift, remarks
that "such acts of courtesy are not the least effective
incidents in sustaining pleasant interna'ional rela-
tions." The Philadelphia Daily News similarly
thanks the large-hearted donor for making more
distinguished the City of Brotherly Love, and a
Mexican journal, El Avisador Comercial, adds that he
"is recognised in all parts of the United States,
Europe, and Mexico as a man of noble heart."
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1887-01-22

THE RATS OF PARIS. ;

According to the showing of an official connected
with the city sanitary department, Paris contains more
rats, says the Daily Telegraph correspondent, than
ever taxed the power of the Pied Piper of Hamelin in
Robert Browning's fantastic poem. This official, who
seems to have a more than ordinary share of the
taste for compiling statistics of all sorts which is
characteristic of his countrymen, has made a census
of the Paris rats. He based his calculations on the
number of rodents annually destroyed in the metro-
politan slaughterhouses and markets. These amounted
to 1,720,000, and the statistician roughly computes
the rat population of the city to be about two millions
and a half. The largest rats are to be found in he
sewers and slaughterhouses.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1887-01-22

they would have wrested my wife's fortune from me,
if they could have accomplished it; but I baffled them
—ha! ha! I baffled them, as I have always baffled
my enemies."
He arose and walked up and down the floor with an
expression of exultation upon his features. Suddenly
his eyes fell upon the veiled picture, and a singular
change came over him ; he staggered, gasped for
breath, and said, in a stifled tone:
"Let us leave this room; its atmosphere oppresses
—it is rarely opened, for I live in my own den up-
stairs. Come with me; the dinner hour approaches,
and Eady will serve it in my room."

(To be eontinued.)
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1887-01-22

THE TERRIBLE FIRE AT MADRAS.

A. :17.07287..91X PICTURE.

The total nmmber of victims by the great fire at
Madras on New Year's Eve, including the deaths
which have since occurred from injuries received
during the panic, now amounts to 402, says a Times
correspondent. A searching inquiry appears to have
eatisfied the police that, although several robberies
took place during the confusion, there is nothing lead-
ing to the belief that the fire was due to incendiarism.
There seems to be no doubt, however, that much mis-
management and some instances of gross carelessness
occurred. There was a fire engine close at hand and
several fountains were within the enclosure, but the
hydrants were locked and the keys could not be brought
or a supply of water made available until the fire had
been raging for 15 minutes, and most of the booths had
been consumed. Dr. Chester, professor at Doveton Col-
lege, one of the secretaries of the fair, stated at the
inquest that the fire appeared to begin in two places
simultaneously. There were four gates to the en-
closure. The crowd, becoming panic-stricken, rushed
towards one gate. Almost at the same moment a
rumour spread amongst the pedple outside that a
cheetah had got loose from its cage, and a second
crowd rushed to take refuge inside the enclosure,
thus blocking all the passages. If the people had
all stood quietly in the centre of the enclosure there
would probably have been no loss of life. The
lamentable results were entirely due to panic. The
scene was a terrible one. Dr. Chester says that the
people were fighting to get out, scrambling over men's
heads and shoulders. There was a barrier of human
beings in heaps of four or five feet high. A number
of soldiers who were present gave material assistance
in dragging the people from the flames. The medical
staff and students at the General Hospital were
engaged all night in attending the injured.
Next morning a ghastly scene presented itself.
Corpses were lying all over the enclosure, and at one
spot there was literally a pile of dead bodies. Some
of the bodies were burnt and charred beyond recogni-
tion, while others were untouched by fire. The posi-
tions of some clearly showed that severe struggles and
agonies had taken place before death. Men, women,
and children were intermingled, and a mother and her
children were found clasping each other. Large
crowds were pouring into the park, some as sight-
seers, while others, with hair dishevelled, and mad
with erief, ran about looking for their relations among
the dead. Some of the victims in the agony of burn-
ing rushed into a tank, or into the Cooum river, and
were drowned. The Commander-in-Chief and Lady
Arbuthnot had a narrow escape, having left the
enclosure just before the fire. The Maharajah of
Vizianagram distinguished himself by courageously
saving the lives of two Eurasian girls. Other gentle-
men present worked vigorously.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1887-01-22

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1887-01-22

IMMENSE CASTINGS.

Two of the largest castings in the world are said to
be at Nara and Kamakura, Japan, the one at the
latter place being 47ft. high, and the other, at Nara,
being 53 feet from the base to the crown of its head.
The statue at Nara is supposed to have been erected
in the eight century, but it was destroyed and re-cast
about 700 years ago. In endeavouring to re-cast it
several mishaps occurred, and when at last success
came, some thousand tons of charcoal had been used.
The casting, which is an alloy of iron, gold, tin and
copp3r is estimated to weigh 450 tons.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1887-01-22

ROWDYISM AT A SOUP KITCHEN.

Yesterday morning extra p3licemen had to be
placed at the public soup likchen, Dudley, in c
sequence of the crushing and breaking down of the
barriers by the strongest of the applicants for soup
—those who could do the best without it. The
disor ler \v as so great that the distribution bed to be
suspended for a tirne. Mrs. Lloyd's residence was
besieged by a disorderly, cursing crowd, who
vehemently demanded tickets.

LIVERPOOL ELECTION'.-THE NOMINA.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1887-01-22

LETTER FROM THE EARL OF IDDESLEIGH.

The Earl of Iddesleigh on Tuesday afternoon ad-
dressed a letter to the Secretary of the Exeter Con-
servative Working Men's Union in acknowledgment
of a resolution passed by that body on t—.., previous
night. The resolution, carried amid much enthusiasm,
was : " That, while this meeting recognises the self-
sacrificing spirit which animated Lord Iddesleigh in
proffering his resignation in order to allow of the ad-
wittance to the Cabinet of members of the Liberal
Unionist party, and the difficulty that Lord Salisbury
has been thrust in, in his endeavour to strengthen the
position of the Government, this meeting desires to
place upon record its deep sense of the obligations
under which the Earl of Iddesleigh has led the Con-
servative party, and takes this opportunity of express-
ing its high appreciation of the services rendered by
the noble lord to his country, and its unabated con-
fidence in him as a true i representative of British
Constitutional principles." The Earl of Iddesleigh's
reply, is as follows:

" Pynes, Jan. 11,1R87.
"My dear Sir,—Pray accept for yourself, and
convey to the members of the Exeter Conservative
Working Men's Union, my warm thanks for the
kind resolution of which you have sent me a copy.
While I regrot that circumstances have rendered it,
in my opinion, necessary far me to resign the office of
Foreign Secretary which I have held since the for-
mation of the Cabinet, I can assure my friends that
my retirement is not due to any political differences
with my colleagues, and that I hold as heartily as
ever to the great Conservative cause in which we—
the . men of Exeter—have so long been fellow
labourers—
"I remain, yours very faithfully,
IDDEBLEIGIO
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1887-01-22

THE CAMPAIGN IN BIIRMAH.

RANGOON, Jan. 8.

Prince Poshin, cousin of King Theebaw, died here
yesterday of pleurisy. On the accession of King
Theebaw the deceased Prince was imprisoned and sub-
jected to cruel ill-treatment, which completely under-
mined his healih. Sir Charles Bernard released him
last January, and he has since been supported by the
Government at St. John's College here.
MANDALAY, Jan. 9.
A system of military signalling has been almost
completely established between the Shan and Arracan
hills, connecting four brigades and covering an area
of 2000 square miles.
Colonel Lockhart's main column has arrived at
Yemethen, having covered a distance of 130 miles
through a rough tract of country covered with jungle
in twelve days. The cavalry attached to the force
scoured the country along the line of march, breaking
up the dacoits' strongholds. They had engagements
with the enemy on several occasions, killing four
Bohs and many of their followers. Colonel Lockhart
is throwing out small columns to disarm the
villagers, as the presence of a large force causes panic
among the people. The daily reports record un-
doubted progress in the pacification of the country.
CALCUTTA, Jan. S.

A battalion of polico is about to be raised in the
Bombay Presidency, and another in the North-West
Provinces, for service in Burmah.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1887-01-22

THE FUTURE TRANSCAUCASIAN
CAPITAL.

To all appearances, says an Odessa correspondent,
the town of Aschabad is destined, from its geographi-
cal position and contiguity to the Persian frontier, to
become the residence of the new Governor-General
of the Transcaucasus, an appointment which was some
time ago resolved upon by the Imperial Government.
The most striking feature of the present mixed popu-
lation of Aschabad is the enormous disparity of sexes.
A census recently taken gives the total urban and
suburban population at 10,943, consisting of 10,423
males, and 520 females. These figures are exclusive
of the garrison. It would appear that Aschabad at
present, and with the prospects of its future prosper-
ous enlargemett, should prove a veritable El Dorado
for marriageable and portionless women. The inhabi-
tants live in 368 houses, 587 wooden huts, and 24
caravansaries. The Russian and German traders,
however, live chiefly on the premises of their ware-
houses and booths. The population is made up of
Russians, Armenians, Georgians, Ossets, Greeks, Ger-
mans, Czechs, Jews, Kasen Tartars, Khivans, Bok-
harians, Persians, and Caucusian Mohammedans.
The last named, with the Persians and Armenians,
largely predominate. The Greek, Persian, and Arme-
nian settlers have never brought their womankind o
Aschabad. The Khivans and Bokharians still lead a
semi-nomadic life, spending half the year in their
kibitkas out on the steppe. In the surrounding dis-
trict of Mangishlak the Khirgises are taxed by the
Government at 3 roubles per annum per kibitka, and
the Turkomans at 1 rouble 50 copecks. In this dis-
trict the former possess 8797 and the latter 859
kibitkas, which give the Crown a yearly revenue of
27,679 roubles. In the district of Krasnovodsk 3143
Khirgese kibitkas pay a tax of 5 roubles 50 copecks,
which gives a return of 17,314 roubles. There are
8808 kibitkas in the district of Akhal Tek6, which, at
3 roubles, 53 copecks, affords the Government eel
annual sum of 31,106 roubles. Thus the gross revenue
received by the Imperial Exchequer from these three
districts amounts to 75,299 roubles, which with a land
tax of 16,081 roles, gives a total annual sum of
91,353 roubles. The extension of the Transcaucasian
Railway to the Amou Dania will undoubtedly in the
near future give so immense an impetus to the com-
mercial development of these provinces, and to the
new capital, Aschabad, that the statistics I have
quoted will at the end of the next decade be looked
Upon as a curiosity. But what, in the meantime, has
become of the enterprise of Engl:h traders?
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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1887-01-22

4. OLD WOMAN'S SAVINGS.

An old woman, who occupied a shop in Market.
street, Greenock, recently became so enfeebled that
she was persuaded by a missionary who visited her
to go to the hospital. Before being removed she in.
sisted on a tin box, which was underneath her bed,
being taken with her. When the woman had been
removed to the hospital she stated that in the room
she had just left there was a bag containing .£45 in
notes, and she asked that it should be Lrought to her.
The missionary procured the services of a legal
gentleman and searched the room. A bag was found,
bnt it contained only £9, and some bonds and securi-
ties. The remaining £36 had, it is supposed, been
stolen. The tin box was afterwards opened, and it
was found tu be full of gold coins tied up in stock-
ings. In one stocking alone there was found £4OO.
The total amount discovered is said to amount to
£2300, and it has been lodged in a bank. Some
arrests have been made in connection with the
missing money.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1887-01-22

ITCHING PlLES—sYmproms AND CURE.

The symptoms arc =cloture, like perspiration, intense
itching, increased by scratching ; very distressing,
particularly at night ; seems as if pin-worms were
crawling in and about the rectum ; the private parts are
sometimes affected. If allowed to continue very serious
results may fancy,. "WAYNE'S OINTMENT" is a
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Scald-Head, Erysipelas, Blotches, all scaly, crusty Skin
Diseases. Made only by Dr. Swayne & Son, Philada.,
U.S. Price, 2s. Sold by Druggists and F. Newberry dr
Mons, London.

CHOLERA BALE-GUARDO. .6anitary Importance o
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economy and the clothes made beautifully sweet, whole-
some, lily-white, and fresh as sea breezes, by using
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"liouGH ON RATS. —The Thin desired found at
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on Rats. It clears out rats, mice, beetles, roaches
flies, bedbugs, insects, ground moles, &c. 74d. awl
is 11(1 boxes.

THROAT AIVECTIONB AND HoARBENEfis.--All suffer
ing from irritation of the throat and hoarseness will
he agreeably surprised at the almost immediate relief
afforded by the use of "Brown's Bronchial Troches.'
These famous "lozenges" are now sold by most respect-
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troubled with a "htcking cough." a "slight cold "Ot
bronchical affections, cannot try them too soon iris
similar troubles, if allowed to progress, consult in
serious Pulmonary and Asthmatic affections. See that
the words "Brown's Bronchial Troches" are on the
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33, Farringdon Road, London.
FLORILINR 1-40 R TEM TEETH AND BREATH.—A. few
drops of the liquid "Floriline" sprinkled on a wet tooth
brush produces a pleasant lather, which thoroughly
cleanses the teeth from all parasites or impurities,
hardens the gums, prevents tartar, stops decay, gives
the teeth a peculiar pearly-whitneas, and a delightful
fragrance to the breath. It remoras all unpleasant odour
arising from decayed teeth or tobacco smoke. "The
Fragrant Floriline," being composed in part of Honey
and sweet herbs, is delicious to tho taste, and the
greatest toilet discovery of the age. Price 2s 6d of all
Chemists and Perfumers, Wholesale depot moved to
33, Farringdon Road. London
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1887-01-22

A Fziend Indeed.

• While some men are so selfish as to ever remain
complete strangers to the promptings of that fellow
which ina'zes us wondrous kind, still,
thanks to a beneficent providence, their number is
feeling
comparatively few. Most tnen appreciate the grand
fellowship of humanity, and in pain as in pleasure
ara wont to recognise it. Mr. C. Clayton, of Tulse
Hill. London, finding St. Jacobs Oil in his own case
all and more than he had hoped for, like a Good
Samaritan went about with it healing his friends.
His letter, relating his experience with a single
bottle of the remarkable remedy, is here given
entire: "As I had found from friends to whom I
had given some of your excellent Oil that they had
received much benefit through using it, I u,:ed the
remainder which was in my bottle on my wrist
which I had sprained, and could hardly use for
writinp. with. I was more than surprised at the
benefit' I t.lt in two days after rubbing it into the
joints, and on the third day the pain loft me as if
by magic, 1 lout some to a lady who was always
in
which
hin furh
As in her ease it was so rapidly good, I gave some
to a gentleman at one of the Railway Booking
i phriepy, and she experienced an ease
usly she had never known.
Stalls, who had injured his foot through gymnastic
w yearst
exercises, and in three days he ceased to limp
and cured of his pain." Should there be any
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venient chemist's shop, address The Charles A.
Vogeier Company, 45, Farringdon Road, London,
A. New LIFEBLUT.—Young men, :tad old as well, stop
from the very instant you read this, and, for your
firml7 risolve to break asunder the gross habits
you as slaves to, and which bring before us daily piti-
able Pff,cts in the form of men wasting under mental or
bodily agony who might otherm.se lukve been happiness
in thc.mselves and spreading good cheer among those
around them. Hop Bitt-rs. if tak-n, will change your
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sent out to save you from oecorning a %inking wreck.,
Rely on it. &Art off at once and procure a bottle. Be
very careful you get the genuine, as spnriorts rubbish in
imitation is sometimes put forward by di dioneAt shop-
keepers who try to delude you to buy it for extra gains
The genuine has Green Hop Cluster on label. Avoid
frauds. Hop Bitters Company, Limited, 41, Farringdon
Road, London, E. C.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1887-01-22

KIDDERMINSTER.

Tax OXFORD UNIVERSITY LECTURES.—At a meet-
ing in the Committee Room of the Kiddermi:.ster
Town Hall on Monday, under the presidency of the
Rev. Canon Claughton, it was decided to make
arrangements for the delivery of half a course of
lectures by a,Professor from Oxford. It was stated
that similar arrangements had been made in Stour•
bridge, where the subj!ct chosen was the "History
of Ireland.' It was resolved to have lectures on
the sAme topic at Kidderminster, and that a
guarantee fund should be got up to provide against
any possible loss.
FIRE UPON A GROCER'S PREmrsEs.—About half-
past two on Monday morning a portion of the
premises of Alderman W. Coxon, grocer, of Black-
well Street, Kidderminster, was discovered to be on
fire by Police-constable Mason. He aroused the in-
matee, and file was found to be :issuing from some
drawers in the sitting room, Police-constable
Mason at once went to the station, and gave alarm,
but before the fire-extinguishing apparatus could be
got to place the fire had been got under, and very
little damage was done.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1887-01-22

THE WEATHER IN SWITZERLAND

Since the year 1865, writes a Geneva corre-
spondent, no such weather has been experienced in
Switzerland as that which has been general through-
out the country during the last fortnight. snow-
storms of exceptiolial severity have followed each
other with alarming rapidity, causing considerable
loss of life and immense inconvenience by impeding,
and, in not a few cases, entirely stopping the traffic.
On some of the railways communication has been in-
terrupted for two and three days at a time; and
what is of very rare occurrence, the diligences
have been unable to cross the high passes. In the
auras snow lies on the roads to the depth of three
and four feet, while in parts of the Engadine it is
seven and eight feet deep. On several occasions
passengers coming up from Italy have been over-
taken by storms, and have had to pars the night as
best they could, and frequently in a miserable condi-
tion, owing to the want of accommodation. Here in
Geneva snow has covered the ground in abundance
for many days, while the bitter bise wind has given a
Siberian aspect to the landscape. Reports from
Haute Savoie also speak of terribly severe weather,
and in the neighbourhood of Grenoble snow fell four
days uninterruptedly, and some of the neighbouring
villages were entirely shut off from the rest of the
world for forty-eight hours at a stretch. Owing to the
enormous accumulation of snow which everywhere
covers the country, fears are beginning to be !ex-
pressed as to the results when the warm spring winds
set in, for the melting snow will flood the rivers
and probably cause serious inundation. In
the mountain regions much damage has
been caused by the fall of avalanclies, and
a few days ago one swept down near the Swiss en-
trance to the St. Gothard tunnel, carrying with it a
large tract of pine forest, and'doing considerable injury
to the new military works in the coarse of construc-
tion there. Thousands of uprooted trees and huge
masses of debris still encumber the neighbourhood.
At Atldorf, near Fliieler, there has also been a succes-
sion of rock falls of a very alarming character, and at
the present moment the charming little village of
Sisikon, on the well-known Axenstrasse, is menaced
with a fate similar to that which befell Elm in 1881;
for a stupendous mass known as the Weise Stollen. has
partly separated itself from the Frohnalp at a height
of 6000 feet, and threatens to fall. Should it come
down the village can hardly escape destruction.

AN independent old lady,spealcing of Adam naming
; all the animals, said that she didn't see how- he dr -
served any credit for naming the pig—any one would
have known what to call him.

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1887-01-22

A SUBMARINE MINING • VOLUNTEER
CORPS FOR THE TAY.

With reference to the controversy now going on as
to the defence of our commercial ports, a practical
step in the direction advocated by the Earl of Car-
narvon has already been taken at Dundee and
Broughty Ferry. Some time ago the Government
purchased from the North British Railway the har-
bour of Broughty Ferry, situated on the north side of
the Tay, where the river is only half a mile broad,
for the purpose of using it as a rendezvous for gun-
boats, torpedo-boats, and other craft employed in
the defence of the coast. Shortly after this
purchase the Admiralty, in response to the
representation of a deputation, which pointed out
that Dundee Castle could be approached by large
gunboats. and that it lay quite defenceless, no gun
worthy of the name commanding the river, sent Ad miral
Hamilton and Captain Ruck, R.E., to make an inspec-
tion, with the result that the Government resolved to
construct submarine mines. These are now being
made, and it was then suggested that a corps of sub-
marine miners should be formed to work the mines.
A meeting for this purpose was held in the Drill-hall,
Dundee, on Saturday afternoon, Provost Ballingall
in the chair. Admiral Maitland Dougal, of Scotscraig,
explained that the corps would consist of three
officers and 60 men, and it was expected that an
adjutant and 18 Royal Engineers would be sent to
Broughty Castle to instruct the men and take
charge of the stores. Proceeding to speak of the
defence of the Tay, the Admiral stated that the river
and town of Dundee were at present at the mercy
of any modern Paul Jones with a swift cruiser, the
guns at Broughty Castle being practically use-
less. He appealed to those who had property of
any kind at stake to come forward and assist the
volunteers, who were ready to give their time and
services for the protection of the town. At the close
of the admiral's address 50 men joined the corps. A
meeting for a similar purpose was held in the evening '
at Broughty Ferry. Twenty-five volunteers enrolled '
their names, making, with those obtained at Dundee,
a total of 75, or 15 in excess of the strength of the
corps. Many more names are promised, and the
movement has been so successful that in all proba-
bility application will be made to the War Office for
authority to form a second corps.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1887-01-22

THE MINISTERIAL CRISIS.

LORD IDDESLEIGH'S RESIGNATION.

The Morning Post of Tuesday said With a
deep sense of regret that we have to announce that
all the efforts made to induce Lord Iddesleigh to re-
main in the Cabinet; had up to last night completely
failed. The gravity and the significance of this de-
termination may be gathered from the fact that his
son, the Hon. H. S. Northcote, also has resigned the
post of Surveyor-General of Ordnance. We deplore
Lord Iddesleigh's resolution for the same motives
which led us to regret Lord Randolph Churchill's
resignation. And for the same reason we yet
hope that so patriotic and, experienced a statesman,
so fully enjoying the confidence and the sym-
pathies of the country at large, will reconsider
his decision on the subject. As in the case of Lord
Randolph Churchill,so with regard to Lord Idd lesleigh's
retirement from the Cabinet, at a moment in which
internal and foreign questions are reaching an acute
crisis, our policy has been inspired exclusively by a
patriotic desire to strengthen the position of the
Conservative party, which has duties to fulfil and
glorious traditions to uphold. The course followed
by us in this deplorable crisis has found an approving
echo in the speeches delivered by all Conservative
politicians, whose opinions should exercise a beneficial
weight in averting a further division of our forces,
and in suggesting, in the presence of existing facts,
the gravity of which cannot be underrated, the neces-
sity of rendering conciliation possible and durable.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1887-01-22

AN OFFICER KILLED WHILE RACING.

News comes from Bermuda of the death of Lieu-
tenant Claude Gore Lindsay, of the Emerald corvette,
one of the North American and West Indies Squadron,
at the Shelly Bay Races, on the 15th of last month.
He rode for the Pole Stakes. His horse stumbled
and threw him heavily to the ground. He was picked
up in an unconscious state, and it was seen that his
injuries were of a very serious character. He was
removed on a stretcher to the residence of Mr. J. L
Pearnian, where he died about an hour afterwards
from concuss'on of the brain. He was buried on the
following day in the Royal Naval Cemetery at Ire-
land Island. Lieutenant Lindsay, who was the second
eon of Lieutenant-Colonel H. Gore Lindsay, of Gla,-
morganshire, served on board the Earyalus during
the Egyptian war of 1882, was present during the
naval and military operations in the Eastern Soudan
in 1884, and also took part in the battles of El Teb,
Tainai, and Tamanitb.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1887-01-22

THIF MARKETS.

MARK-LANE.
At Mark-lane the business done was about the average.
English n heat was in quiet request, but at steady prices.
Foreign wheat was erin and quite as dear. The flour
market was steady. With rereicuce to barley, the fresh
supplies were moderate, about an everage business was
done, and both =Ding and grinding samples were steady,
the latter making 3d to 6d per qr advance. Oats were in fair demand at steady prices, to an advance of 3d to 6d per
qr. Maize was rather dull and weaker. Beans rose 6cl to
is per q. Peas and lentils unaltered.
METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET.
The cattle trade has been dull and weak. The supplies
offering, were about he average, and were quite up to the
demand, which was at no time active. As regards bees s.
the arrivals from our own grazing districts were tolerab y
good. There was a wan;, of activity ia the market, even as
regards the best breeds, emu prices w re not strong. The
fair supply and slow request, at
Fore.gn b asts were in
chotcest Scots and crosses real sed 454 d to 48 (3d per 81b.
al out last NNe k's prices. In the sheep ptns W 43 a f iry
d vho.v of sheefi. The trade was dull, especially for
t Downs and half-breds reached 5s 10u to 6s per
pigs were quiet, at late rates. Prices.
!lehaevybe breeds, which were onl y saleab e on lower beans.
interior neasts, 38 2d to 38 led; second quality
ditto, 3e 10d to 4s 24 ; prime large oxen, 4s 4d to
48 6d; ditto Sects, &c., 4e 4d to 48 6d; coa. se an:l inferior
aaluveas d
sheep, 40 Oil to 4s 6d; second quality ditto, 4s 6d
bib.o °e r se C
to 5s Od ; prhne coairse-woolled ditto, 5s ad to 58 3d;
prime aouthdown ditto, Is ad to es Od ; large coarse
calves, 3s 8d to 4s ad; prime small ditto, 4s 6cl to 5844;
large hogs, 2s 4d to Ss ; neat small porkers, 3s 64 to
40 83 per Elb to s'nk the offal. Total supply Beasts
4050; sheep and lambe, 10,530; calves, 130 miler;
°ow, 30. Foreign: Beasts, 3to. From the midland,
home and western counties we received 2220 beasts ;
from Norfolk, Siitbalk, and Essex, 70 ; from Ireland, 4.0-
and from &oil ,nd, 9 busts.

AINTILL)POLITAI'i MEAT MARKET.
The supply was in excess of tne demand, trade being gene-
rally slow at annexed rates i—inferior beef, Is to .s 6d ;
middling ditto, 28 tid to 38 Od; prime ditto, 33 44
to is lid ; Scotch ditto, Is Ed to 4s Od ; A medusa
(Liverpool killed), 38 241 to Is 6d; American bided,
hindquarters 3$ t
d to 3s 4d; American killed, tore.
quarters 28 i/c1 to 2s 4d ; English veal, 4a 2d to 4. &t;
Dutch ditto, 38 Od to 4s cd; inferior mutton. 28 44
to 28 W.; middling ditto, 38 4d to 48 d ; prime
ditto, 4s 2d to 4s 8d; Scotch ditto, 46 10d to 3$ 2d g
to Is 24:1;" small aiStO,3B 8d 12° 4B 24 Per Bib. by the
New Zea ' land ditto, 2s Ed to Is Od • large port, 2. 104
carcase. -1
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THE DEFENCE OF THE FRENCH PORTS,

In the Journal de la Marine Lisutenant Weyl
dwells upon the admirable geographical situation of
France, "which is, however, compromised by the
general configuration of her coasts." In fact, says
M. Weyl, it would be easy to bombard all the French
ports, and neither the Seine, the Loire, the Gironde,
nor the Rhone, which are not deep enough for large
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the Thames. In the Mediterranean there is Mar-
seilles, which might be knocked to pieces from the
open sea; there is not a single natural harbour along
the Algerian coast. There is, howerrer, a port at
Tunis, and with a small expenditure a splendid
harbour might be formed at Bizerta, Cherbourg is
in a very bad situation; it might be destroyed from
the sea', and the dyke would require enormous re-
pairs before it could be armed with steel turrets. All
enterprising enemy could force his way into the roads
of Brest, and attempt to set fire to the arsenal.
Lorient is admirably situated, but inuoh requires to be
done there. Large works will have to he undertaken in
order to turn Rochefort to full account. Even Toulon
might suffer from a bombardment at a long range. So
writes Lieut. Weyl, who considers, however, that four
out of the five French naval ports might be
placed in
a good condition of defence at a large outlay. The
port of which he despairs (adds the Army and _Navy
Gazette) is Cherbourg, and he strongly recommends
the conptruction of another port more secure and
more handy. But where find a fit place? The writer
makes the round of the French Colonies, and can
nowhere find a port without drawback. Saigon and
Diego-Suarez are the best. Ho thinks that to make
France perfectly secure from any aggression in Europe
140,000,000 fr. should be spent upm the fleet, and a
like sum on defensive works—say £12,000,000,

THE QUEENSBERRY DIVORCE SUIT.

In the Court of Session, Edinburgh, on Tuesday,
Mr. Graham Murray, advocate, on behalf of the Mar-
chioness of Queensberry, asked Lord Trayner to hold
the summons of divorce brought by the Marchioness
against the Marquis of Queensberry as relevant, and
fix a day for proof. Mr. Murray, in his address, ex-
plained that the trial would be a very short one.
Lord Trayner fixed the proof to take place on Wed-
nesday, the 19th of January. For the Marchioness
there have been engaged as counsel Mr. Mackintosh,
who is Dean of the Faculty of Advocates, and Mr.
A. Graham Murray, who is one of the leading junior
advocates at the bar. No appearance has yet been
made for the Marquis, and no defence have been
lodged on his behalf.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1887-01-22

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MILAN AND NAPOLEON 111.

The Communal Council of Milan has approved, by
68 votes against 6, the proposal to erect the monu-
ment of Napoleon 111. in that city. The monument
has long been ready, but because of the opposition has
been kept waiting. It will now be erected in a new
square, to be laid out near the Arch of Peace. The
proposel was accompanied by a report drawn up by
Signor Negri, Syndic of Milan, in which he advocates
such a proof of the gratitude of Italy, and blames
those who oppose it, saying that they use the name of
Mentana as an irrefutable argument for their opposi-
tion. "But," says the Syndic, "though no Italian
will deny that Mentana is a title of honour for all
who exposed or lost their lives in that audacious
attempt, the responsibility of the bloodshed cannot be
thrown on Napoleon. . . Ile was dragged there by
absolute necessity, the victim of the arts of inexorable
and far-seeing enemies who desired tn drive him to
ruin, and made use of the patriotic impatience of the
Italians. And to say that Napoleon's conduct in the
Roman question was such as to cancel all the gratitude
Italy owes him for helping her on to her feet is not
only an excessive but a fallacious judgment." Various
deputies, among them Cavalotti and Maffi, published
a letter prophesying disorders in the city of Milan if
the monument be erected,

•
DIE otl?er day a lady was knocked down in Regent
street by ,a horse, but happily escaped with a few
scratchesl A gentleman rescued her and sal& : Can
I get you anything ? She (much out of breath -and
osping with excitement) : Oh—oh—Can you kindly
get me— He: Some brandy ? She: No—not
drink—some safety pins. I feel I'm falling all to
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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1887-01-22

ARMY OFFICERS AND FOREIGN
LANGUAGES.

The Field-Marshal Commanding-in-Chief has
issued a general order which states that, in order to
obtain an efficient record of officers who possess a
knowledge of foreign languages, and to encourage
their study, the Civil Service Commissioners will in
future hold examinations in London twice a year for
officers wishing to be examined in any language,
European or Oriental; the examinees only being
allowed a maximum of three languages on each occa-
sion. The full number of marks possible of attain-
ment has been fixed at 800, the allowance being 50
for dictation, 100 for translation into English, 200 for
translation from English, 150 for writing an essay or
letter and copying manuscript, and 300 for oral ex-
amination; and officers who obtain 6 of the total will
be noted as "passed," and those obtaining 8 are quali-
fied for interpreters. Staff college students who at
the final examination in French, German, or Russian
obtain 6 of the total will be marked "passed."
Special leave of absence for the purpose of going
abroad will be granted annually to a limited number
of " passed " officers in certain languages, in order to
enable them to render themselves proficiect for be-
coming interpreters; but this will not apply to those
who have passed in the more ordinary European lan-
guages.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1887-01-22

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DUDLEY.

SAD DEATH OF A TRADESMAN'S SON.-011
Satur-
day Mr. E. Percy Jobson (Borough Coroner) held
an inquest at the Old Bush Hotel, High Street, re-
specting the death of Edgar Horace Collins (6),
the son of Councillor W. Collins, grocer, who had
died from injuries received on the 10th inst. On
the morning in question, the deceased was found
playing in the snow in the yard at the back of hit
father's business premises, and was told to go into
the warehouse, which he did. Subsequently he was
discovered to have fallen down a flight of steps.
He sustained injuries to the head, and was rendered
insensible. Drs. Barney and Timmins were called in
but the boy did not regain consciousness, and died
on the 12ili inst. A verdict of "Accidental death."
SIMISTAICEN IDENTITY.—At the Police Court OH
Monday before the Mayor (Alderman Walker), Mr.
John Aston, Mr. W. Wilkinson, and Mr. J. Hall,
a peculhir case of mistaken ideutity took place. A
respectably dressed man, about 30 years of age, was
placed in the dock on a warrant charging him with
certain arrears in an affiliation order made some
seven years ago, Mary Turner, of Bond Street,
swore that the prisoner was named William Har-
court, and was the parent of her:child. At the-time
the ord2r was made he resided in Birmingham
Street, and worked at Miss Owen's confectionery
establishment. Harcourt, sen., was sent for, and at
once declared that the man in the dock was not his
son. Defendant said his name was Robert Oakes,
and that he had resided for five or six months in
Shaw Road. He was a native of Bungay, Suffolk,
and had had to summon his relatives to prove his
identity. He had been locked up since Saturday.
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SPORTING NOTES.
(By our own Correspondent.)
THF 2,0-,0 GUINEAS AND DERBY.

With almost anothsr week's c impulsory rest
before having the weights for the Spring Handicaps
presented to us, the 2.000 Guineas was introduced,
the tiature being the support given to Mr. Douglas
Bird's
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1887-01-22

THE FRENCH ON THE AFRICAN
COAST.

A telegram from Grand Bassam says :—A few days
ago the French war-ship Golande, lying here, sent
an expedition up the Grand Bassam River to punish
the natives for what is said to be an old-standing
offence. A detachment of blue-jackets and marines
were landed, and destroyed sevcral villages. The
villages were situated in the bush, and it was with
some difficulty that the expedition carried out their
operations. It was not stated how many of the blacks
were killed, but it is believed that there were no
casualties on the French side, at least not from
the fire of the enemy. After the expedition had re-
turned an English trading launch was attacked and
six of the native crew on board were killed. The
launch, which belonged to a London firm, was on its
way to the seaboard, with several lighters in tow, con-
taining cargoes of palm-oil. It is thought that the
natives, incensed at the punishment they received
from the French, attacked the launch out of ievenge.
Besides killing the six men, the natives seized a quan-
tity of the oil. •
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1887-01-22

ENrERPRISE,

who had an upward tendency in the quotations,
ulthough at one time Jewett's Floi endue bid fair to
shake his position for favouritism. Grandison and
Timothy found favour at their respective prices, the
latter having .£lOO invested on him at 10 to 1. A.s
regards the Epsom Derby, the Baron came back
to his old price of 5 to 1, after his nominator had
beea pronounced all right agaia, whilst 9 to 2 was
accepted about Enterprise. Geadison and Floren-
tine were head and head at one time in the quota-
tions-10 to 1 each, and Timothy touched 16 to 1,
although that price was on off3r. Of the rank out-
siders the north country representative Glenstrae
—at 33 to 1 led to some small business. still so long
as the

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1887-01-22

=DER IN PARIS.

A Polish Jew named Zubert, who has been doing a
good business as a commercial agent, and who lived
at Levalois Peret, Paris, went to the house of his
mother-in-law, a Madame Rozininska, and asked to
see his wife, who was living separated from him with
that lady. Both women came to see what was wanted.
Zubert, drawing a revolver from his pocket, fired three
shots at his wife, all of which hither, and she fell to the
ground with blood flowing from her wounds. When
Madame RozininEka rushed to her aid the murderer
discharged at her the bullets that remained in his
weapon. They both struck. Her neighbours were
attracted by the noise. Zubert allowed himself to be
disarmed without offering resistance, and was taken
into custody. Madame Zuberes death soon followed
this tragedy.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1887-01-22

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