The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1881-04-30 00:00:00

PUBLIC BUSINESS.

Stourbridge, on Monday last. Mr. H. Billingha,m
in the chair. /Where were also present Messrs.
The immediate interest attaching to the Irish Hughes, Ick, Griffin, Edwards, Woolley, North,
Laud But has distracted attentian from some Allsop, Haskew, and Hicklin.
other measures which ought to be carried this The clerk read the minutes of the 'eat meeting,
session. Mr. Cinumberlain's Bankruptcy Bill is which were confirmed.
almost of as much importance to English traders FINANCE COMMITTEE REPORT
as Mr. Gladstone's Land Bill is to Irish loud- The Clerk read the following balances .of the
lords and tenants. Our Bankruptcy 1
is has treasurer :—llighway account, balance due from
been felt for yea:s to be serionsly in want of Treasurer ,3i--.)9 14s. 8d ; Imprevement Account
amendment ; and the proposals of the President balance due from Treasurer, £678 12s Pd; Urban
of the Board of Trade have been generally ac- Sanitary Authority Account, balance due from
cepted as a practical and busirKes-like settlement, Treasurer, £32 us 7d. Your committee having
though some discussion will naturally arise as examinPd the accounts recommend them to be
the details of its working. Then there is the paid, viz :—On the Highway Account £9l 2s
Corrupt Practicea' Bid which the Attorney- id; Improvement Account £2l Os lid ; Urban
General introduced on the second day of the Sanitary Authority £B5 4s 6d.
session ; and looking at recent experiences, this un the motion of Mr. Hughes, seconded by Mr.
ought to be debated and passed without loss of Edwards, the report was received, and the accounts
time. If theseitwo measures become Acts of ordered to be paid.
Parliament, it will scarcely be said that English GENERAL PURPOSES COMMITTEE REPORT.
interests have been altogether sacrificed. MEDICAL OFFICER'S or HEALTH REPORT.—The
As matters at present stand, there are four number of deaths registered from Marco 21st, to
months for Parliamentary work of which a week April 18th, is 18, viz : 10 male= and 8 females.
must be deducted for the Whitsuntide recess. Tee number of births registered during the same
This assumes that Parliament, would be inclined period is 36, viz :-20 males, and 16 females. The
to sit up to the end of August ; and looking at officer reports the death-rate as slightly lower than
the fact that session last year was not wound up last month. The death-rate for the corresponding
until the 7th September, the end of August now mouth last year was 11-9. Out of the death-rate,
does not seem an unreasonable calculation. . 8 were caused by disease of the lungs, which were
There is a Transvaal debate somewhere in the evidently caused by the severe north-east winds
which have prevailed. The severe weather has also
future, though Ministers will probably postpone affected the old people' as five have died over 69
it until the Royal Commission has done some- -years of age. - -
thing definite. The dry spring has exerted a
political influence by decreasing the sense of TowN ()Frac Eli'S REPORT.—The nuisances remain-
urgency which was felt earlier in the year re-- jug from last month 18; reported dnringthe month
specting the Rivers Conservancy Bill. The five 34, total 52. Removed old 13, new 18, total 31, re-
seasons of deluge through which we have passed miaNining 21.
may now be succeeded by five years of drought; pits, IGHonTe eBOLL REMOVI, ALb—elll2 privies, 102 ash-
n g t,o 206 houses
and if so, and they begin at once, the Conservancy
have been emptied° s
and cleansed,- and their con-
Bill may possibly be shelved. A dry summer
tents removed. Number of loads 229.
would not throw its requirements into such bold The Officer reports that the lodging-houses have
relief as a wet one, though it would give been limewaahed, aud that there are five dirty
additional importance to the question of con- slaughter-houses, and six bake-houses in a &Ay
structing catchwater reservoirs, which are quite state, which are under notice. The cases of over-
as needful as the freeing of the river channels. crowding have been removed.
Another measure promised in the Queen's Your committee report that the fixing of street
Spiech has not yet been introduced. That ja boards. and numbering houses is complete.
the Irish County Government bill—an appro- Your committee beg to call attention to the re-
priate corollary to the Land Bill. Again, if it Potts of fires at Mr. Woolvin's, High Street, in
be at all practicable time ought to be found to Bank Street, and the Mitre Hotel.
Moved by Mr. Hughes, seconded by Mr. Edwards
deal with the important and most difficult
and carried, that the report be adopted.
problems now being investigated by the Select
Committee on railway charges. Once mere, REPORT OF THE INIPROVEMENT COMMITTEE.
Sir William Harcourt Is pledged to look after PLANS OF NEW BUILDINGS —Your Cammittee
the Water a'upply of Londonaniti some announce- report that amended plans for new building in
clerk
oipiheld.
don thatlinvkas
went an this subject will be naturaiiy leaked Envine Street, (Mrs. Thomas), and Cross Street.
for. have been laid before them, and recommend that
The Ballot Bill-which is to Put secret voz.ing they be passed, subject to being in accordance with
on a permanent basis, is on the orders for the bye laws.
second reading. The Customa and Inland CLErr HILL Commox.—The
a meeting of the Conservators was held at Higley,
Revenue Bill is waiting at the some stage ; the
measure amending the Naval Discipline Act, (in Saturday, in which the t bye laws ito govern the
and that dealing with Scotch lauucational
ewered
until
n tei considered,
deferred laisti adjourned meeeting.was
Endowments, also stand for second resoling,
scale of charges for licensing on the Hills was read
Then there is Lord Hartington'a resolution of by the clerk. Seyeral alterations were suggested by
tbauks to the officers commanding the Army lir members of the Board, which referred principally
There to annual licenses and daily licenses.—A resolutio
Afghanistan and to the troops engaged.
is a debate in store at some period of the session was passed on the motion of Mr. Huhes request-
en the Speaker's action iu stopping the disaus- ing Mr. W. J. Turney. the chairman, to attend the
sion on the second reading of the irish Coercion adjourn, d meetieg of conservators.—The clerk
Bill. The Standing Orders of the House wial stated that at the last meeting Mr. W. S. Marcy
likewise COMO in for consideration, The 01 itale was appointed clerk to the conseovators, at a salary
Traffic, the workiug of the Artisans' Dwellings' of £2O per annum, and it was suggested that the
Act, the power possessed by our representatives ranger should have 20s per wetk and a cottage.
An Urban Sanitary Authority Rate of 4,i in the
abroad of making war, annexing territories, and
contracting engagements without authority from pound for the half-year endina. March 31st was
home ; the reports of the Fire Brigade Com- passel
mittee, and otuer subjects of great interest and - -
importance, all stand for cousideraLion. Parlia-
ment, although it met so early, is really a month
nehind ; and it is onl3 by severe economy of
time that the session can be made to satiafy even
the moderate expectations which were formed of
it before it opened. Those members who have
this week Once more set their faces bondonward,
have, it is hoped, come back to the capital with
the full determination that the time between
Easter and the Whitsuntide holidays shall leave
a substantial mark on the prospects of the
session and on the whole legielation of the year.

THE UNITED DRAINAGE DISTRICT OF
SI OURBRIDGE.
A conference of the Stourbridge Commissioners
Aa Inod thenclay nßuralight inS atnhietacryommA
justshioonrietly., wR. aoso
mh.eld
_ls,.
loin.
li. Hughes was elected to the chair.
The draft of the provisional order for the united
drainage district had been sent down, and Mr.
Wall, the clerk to the Guardians, went through
the various clau=.es which specified the purposes tor
which the Drainae-e Board was to be formed, viz.,
to make and ma.ntain a main sewer for the several
cont,ibutory places mentioned in the schedule, for
purchasing puch lands, erecting such buildings, and
maintaining such machinery and plant as may be
required for the purpose of disp. sing of the sewage.
Three yeaas was mentioned as the time for the
completion of the work, but a resolution mas passed
to the effect that in their opinion the time should
be extended to five years.
Mr. Pargeter proposed the insertion of sections
149 to 152 of the Public Health Act, with regard to
the making, forming, and metalling of streets. He
thought it was desirable the Board should have the
power, aid referred to the case of Dennis Park,
where, he stated, the roads required attenton, and
where, when Urban powers were applied for by the
rural authority sometime ago, the Local Govern-
ment Board declined to grant them because the
drainae had not been Carrie i out at that time. He
thought it would be a good thing for the two works
to be done conjointly.
Mr. Taylor (Clerk to the Commissioners) thought
that was outside the scheme ; and Mr. Wail, in
reply to a question, said that any such work as that
included in the sectiuns referred to would have to
be charged as a special expense to the district
c .ncerned.
After a discussion, Mr, Parweter withdrew the
resolution. He aft erw.trds moved a resolution that
a section should be inserted in the scheue to the
effect that if the rat-payers at the Lye and W ol-
leseoto should signify their desire before the 24th
of June, 1882, to join the drainage district all the
sections of the order should be enforced in those
plaes, as in the other contributory pia,:e3 named
in the order, and that the number of members on
the Board should be proportionately increased. He
thought it would be to the best interests of those
two places to come in.
Mr. Lavender (of the Lye), who was present as a
member of the Board of Guardians, spoke of the
opposition of the inhabitants of the Lye to being
iecinied in the scheme and of their fetlo g
against it
Mr. Pargeter still urged that although at the
pi esent time they might not wish to join, ultimately
they might think itelesmable to do so, and if they
d:d not take the necessary steps before a certain
time proper provision could not be made for their
dea,inage.
After a good deal of discu,sion the res )lu. ion was
carried by six votes to five,
The drainage scheme was then formllly a,ppreved
. subject to Close alterations and other minor ones.
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THE IRON TRADE.
WOLVERHAMPTON, Wednesday.

The market this afternoon was steadier, but
there was still an absence of a decided improve-
ment in trade. The feeling on the whole pointed
to more business being done in the course of a
few weeks. The heavier sections today were
much inluired after. This was most noticeable
amongst the sheet people. Both boiler and tank
plates were in demand in considerable quantites
by contractors in the district, and common sheets
were also wanted to-day by those galvanisers
who have obtained orders by the late Australian
mail. Tin-plates were in better inquiry for ex•
port, but for howe consumption they do not reach
the ordinary season demand. Charcoal sheets.too
who little asked for; and hoops, beyond export-
ers' requirements, were scarcely touched. Mer-
chants inquired rather more frequent for strips
and common unmarked bars with a view to in-
crease their stocks, but they were not prepared
to offer wore money even for forward contracts.
Several good lots of puddled bars were sold this
afternoon at rather better prices. The quotations
tions for ethers kinds of iron were with improve-
ment, and were ruled by the £7 basis for brandeu
bars. In the pig traded only a few sales were
recorded, these being chiefly for foundry pur-
poses. Best all-mine metal made in this disiic
was quotably firm, but the other local-made irons
were weaker in value. Hematites and- Middles-
borough foundry brandb were firm, but very
Little was dOtt6.3 either in Northamptonshire or
Derbyshire forge qualizies. Toe demand for
coal was flat, while that for manufacturing fuo;
does not increase to compensate producers far
the sale of household sorts.

BIRMINGHAM, Thursday.
A more cheerful tone prevailed on 'Change in
consequence of inquiries from Northern Europe,
the ice having sufficiently broken up in the Baltic
to permit of navigation. Although the internal
statejof Russia is very much disturbel owing to.
the Nihilist piots, trade is improving, and a
fairly good business is anticipated wi h this dis
trict, especially if the present low prices continue.
There are also more inquiries for g
iron from the colonies and for plates, and heavy
sections from South America. Home business
keeps dull, but with a slight tendency towards
improvement. In the pig iron branch the supply
is largely in excess of demand, and consequently
prices remain weak. The production must
necessarily be curtailed before prices advanc,l
unless there should be a material ait.:,ration in
trade. In the finished iron depar .ineut prices
are steadier, and manufacturers are 1:-.4s anxious
to press sales upon the market at buyers' terms.
At the same time there does not seem any im-
mediate probability of marked iron being restored
to its late basis of £7 10s. or bars.
iron was variously quoted this afternoon, but
good bars could not be bought at less than £5
10s. a ton. Very inferior lots were soil At as
low as £5 2s. 6. for cash on delivery. Common
sheets (singles) realised from .£7 to £7 Iss. a
ton.

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t'nor-iugh knowledge of The rat iral laws which goy. r ,
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reusy
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articles of diet that a c•nistitTion may be grailua.ls
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point. We may escape many a fatal shaft by keepiog
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Laboratory, Bayley Street, London, W,C.
A bobby who walked on his beat,
Was tortured with Corns on his feet ;
He used .Pallcock's Plaster
To make him go fast_r ;
He's now well—locomotion's a treat.

Allcock's Corn Plasters Lave no equal as a cure anti a
WisteLtirVoC cd.OGglia. They elwaye give shtigfastion