The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-09-25 00:00:00

EPITOME OF NEWS,

BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

The Greek Gipsies were removed from the Island
Pier, Hull, on Saturday, by the Manchester, Sheffield,
and Lincolnshire Railway Company, to whom the
island belongs, and taken with their baggage to the
outskirts of the town, to a waste piece of ground .near
Spring Head, where they pitched their tents. They had
only very little food and but a small amount of money.
There being sixty in the party their condition has
aroused much sympathy.
As the result of the three competitions of the Mid-
dlesex Rifle Association for the championship of the
county, the three highest places have been secured Et 4
follows: Gold Champion Badge, Sergeant E. S.:Roberts,
Hon. Artillery Company, 274 points; Silver Champion
Badge, 'Serjeant Holton, Queen's Wescrninster, 270;
and Bronze Champion Badge, Private Lowe, Queen's
Westminster, 268. The ranges were the usual 200,
560 and 600 yards, and the highest possible score 315
points.
The Channel Tunnel (Experimental Works) Bill is
to be withdrawn.

The Bishop of Chester has conferred honorary
oanonries in his diocese upon the Rev. Edward Clarke
Turner, Archdeacon of Macclesfield, and the Rev.
Bum Simons, rector of Stockport.
General Booth, of the Salvation Army, sailed from
Liverpool for New York on Saturday, on board the
Canard mail steamer Aurania. It is understood that
the General's visit to America will extend to about
three months. Miss Violet Cameron, Mr. Lionel
Brough, and other members of the " Commodore "
Company, and Lord Lonsdale, were also passengers by
the A urania.

Mr. Bright, M.P., passed through Bury and Bolton
on Saturday morning from his residence, One Ash,
Rochdale, en route to Scotland, via Preston. Ho
lopked remarkably well. He was recognised at both
stations on the Lancashire and Yorkshire line, but no
demonstration was made.

James and Frederick Allison, brothers, egad 14 and
12 years respectively, were•drowned on Saturday night
in a quarry-hole at Whithorn. The elder fell into
the quarry, and the younger attempted to rescue him,
but both were drowned.

Letters received on Saturday from Aden state that
H.M.S. Penguin, Commander Haygarth, serving on the
East Indies station, recently left Aden for a nine
days' cruise, and while proceeding from Berbera to
Tiala she ran on a sunken rock, and remained there
for over two hours in spite of every effort to get her
off. She eventually floated off with the tide, and
subsequent examination of her bottom by divers
showed that she had sustained but very little damage,
and she was able to complete her cruise without re-
quiring to be docked.
On Saturday evening shortly after nine, a young man
unknown was found lying terribly injured upon the
line near Stoneelough Station on the Lancashire and
Yorkshire Radway. He was conveyed to Bolton Sta-
tion, and thence to the infirmary, where he died early
on Sunday morning. He never regained conscious-
ness. Nothing was found in his pockets to lead to
his identification. His body was fearfully mangled,
evidently by /Sassing trains. He WdS well dressed,
but no money was found upon him.
A movement is on foot by the members of the
National Thrift Society to erect a Thrift Hall as a
memorial to the late President of the society, Mr.
Samuel Morley. It is proposed to erect the hail in as
central a position as possible, so as to make it a centre
of thi &ft and temperance work, and of other social
movements for the welfare of the industrial classes. In
addition to a large and small hall for meetings and
conferences it is intended to have a number of
rooms set apart (at a moderate rental) for approved
societies and philanthiovic institutions.

The Rev. thinon Dowden, recently chosen Bishop
of Edinburgh, was consecrated on Tuesday in St.
Mary's Cathedral. The Rev. Dr. Salmond, Dublin,
preached the sermon, and the service of consecration
was conducted by Bishop Wordsworth, St. Andrew's,
the senior member of the College of Bishops. After,
wards Dr. Jermyn, Bishop of Brechin, was elected
primus and successor to the late Bishop Eden of
Moray and Ross Dr. Jerravn, who graduated at Trinity
College, Cambridge, was for five years Bishop of
Colora bo, in Ceylon.
An accident, which caused considerable incon.
venience and darnacza to railway stock, occurred on the
Watethoues branch of the North-Eastern Railway on
Tuesday night. A mineral train, laden with coke, ran
into eight empty waggons. The engine was thrown
over the embankment, and the waggons were smashed.
The engineroau and fireman jumped off, and escaped
with slight injuries. The passengers by the half-past
six tram from Durham had to walk past the scene of the
accident. They were conveyed to their destination in
two vans.

Mr. Settle held an inquest at Hartlepool on Tuesday
on the body ot Mr. Richard Blerryweather, auctioneer,
whose head was found early on Tuesday morning com-
pletely severed from his body on the North-Eastern
Railway near Hartlepool Station, from whence a return
ticket was discovered in his possession, but nothing re-
ferring to his death. He is assumed to have been
killed by Monday evening's Newcastle train. A verdict
of " Accidental death" was returned.

The funeral of Mrs.Girling took place on Wednesday
at Hostile Church. The usual Church service was
used. Since the death of the mother of the community
the Shakers have been in a mournful condition, and
this feeling WAS increased on Tuesday when the land-
lady of the field on which the encampment is pitched
applied for the rent due, which they were unable to
pay.
Twenty-two thousand fish were taken at Tory
Island on Tuesday in one haul. Unfortunately there
are no appliances for curing the fish, and as the market
was glutted the poor Irish fishermen reaped bat little
benefit. The establishment of fish-curing depots on
the west coast of Ireland is essential if the position of
the Irish fishermen is to be improved.
The Paris "Morning News," in a telegram from New
York says that Professor Wiggins predicts a great
earthquake on Sept. 29th in the thirtieth parallel of
latitude. It will extend from Europe to Amedea and
will destroy Mobile, New Orleans, and Atlanta
(Georgia), and seriously damage other southern cities.
At the same time, it is added, a great storm will take
place in the Atlantic.
An Order in Council, published in Tuesday night's
"Gazette,' extends the Contagious Diseases (Animals)
Act from the 30th inst. to the disease known as anthrax,
spicule fever, or splenie apoplexy. Another Order in
Council, to take effect from the 31st October, contains
the full regulations for dealing with cattle diseases,
disinfection, transit, and the importation of forsigu
animals.

Intelligence of the death of the Countess of Eglinton
and 'Winton was received in Irvine on Tuesday night,
and caused great regret, the more so as her lads sh.p's
critical condition was not previously made public. Lady
Eglinton had been in delicate health for tour months,
and for the last six weeks had been confined ta her bed.
She gradually declined, and a few days since all hopes
of her recovery were given up. She prised away at 20
minutes to seven p.m., dropsy being stated to be the
immediate cause ot death. Lady Eglinton who was
the only daughter of the second Earl of Yarborcugh,
was born in 1840, and married the Earl of Eglinton and
Winton in 1862. She leaves four daughters.
At the Central Criminal Court on Tuesday Dlr. N.
M. Baum, money changer and banker, was found guilty
of having misappropriated certain securities, which, it
appeared, he had pledged for an advance from Messrs
Kulb, of Cornhill. He was allowed out on bail till
next sessions to allow of his making an arrangement
with the prosecutrix.
The revenue received from April 1 to the 18th inst.
amounts to £35,582,798, or £245,075 more than the
4,35,337,723 received in the corresponding period end-
ing September 19, 1885. The expenditure up to the
18th inst. was 139,039,442, being £2,253,071 less than
the expenditure for the similar period of 1885-0. The
balances on the 18th inst. amounted to £1,982,131, and
on September 19, 1885, to £2,623,728.
The Duke ef Edinburgh and Prince George of Wales,
who were warmly acclaimed at Constantinople on their
arrival on Monday evening, were recaived on Tuesday
at the Kiosque in the Yildiz Park by Kiamil Pasha and
the Minister of Marine. _ _

The King of Portugal drove to the City on Tuesday
afternoon from Buckingham Palace, where the Lord
Mayor of London entertained his Majesty to luncheon
with a numerous company. The Lord Mayor after-
wards accompanied the King to the Guildhall library
and City offices.
The Admiralty have ordered a reduction to be made
in the number of workmen employed in Sheerness
Dockyard. On Tuesday morning 60 joiners and
labourers received notice of dismissal, and should the
authorities decide not to refit her Majesty's corvette
Garnet for another commission, a further discharge will
be necessary, as there is not at present a single man-of-
wax under repair, the Algerine and Swallow having both
been passed out of hand;
The house of a labourer named Duffy, living at
Drumberiff, near Castleblaney, was broken into on
Tuesday night during his absence at work, and the
furniture and household utensils were smashed with
stones. He is said to have worked for a boycotted
farmer and mill owner, and to have refused to join the
National League.
The annual conference of the Evangelical Alliance
was opened on Tuesday at Ryde, General Carr Tate
presiding. An address welcoming the delegates was
delivered on behalf of the local committee by the Rev.
T W. Watts, M.A., and responsive addresses were
delivered by Mr. Donald Matheson and the Rev. Dr,
Draper, of New York. Dr. Draper stated that
America was soundly Evangelical, and that those
churches holding Evangelical views wc.e the most
progressive. The Rev. T. G. Gregory, Brighton, de-
livered an address on " Re3l Catholic Ueity Contrasted
with Roman Catholic Uniformity."
On Tuesday Mr. Justice Lawson allowed the
liquidators of the Munster Bank to compromise three
debts, amounting V; upwards of £BOOO. The liquidators
announce their intention to pay a second dividend to
the creditors, making 15s. up to the present.
An inquest was held on Tuesday on the body of David
Hall, who was murdered at Ballykine, near Bally na-
hind), co. Down. Martin, who is in custody charged with
the murder, was not present. Evidence was given as
to the finding of the body of the deceased in a ilaxbole,
and the doctors who made the post-mortem examina-
tion deposed to finding a bullet in the deceased's head.
The jury found that Hall had been murdered by some
person or persons unknown. After the inquest the
deceased's wife and mother-in-law were arrested,
charged with being accomplices with Martin in the
crime.

Tenders for Treasury Bills to the amount of
£1,905,000 will be received at the Bank of England on
Oct. 1, 1886, at one o'clock. The bills will be dated
Oct. 7 next, and will be payable at three or six months
after date, at the option of persons tendering.
An uninhabited house in Beggars'-row, Wednesbury,
gave way suddenly on Tuesday afternoon, and fell upon
three women who were gathering wend in the row.
Two of them, Alice Oostigan and Alice Garnstone,
married women, the former of whom had a baby in her
arms at the time, died almost immediately afterwards.
Oostigan leaves a family of seven children.

Th( re is now showing at the Albert Palace a minia-
ture tricycle, made from pieces of old gas pipes, parts
of a poker, shovel and tongs, candlestick, stair-rod,
carving-fork, spur, waterbutt-hoop, the handle of a
frN ing- pan, two old umbrella-handles, a picture-frame,
blind-rollcr ends, and old iron generally.
111 r. Schnadhorst was originally disinclined to con.
tinue his duties in connection with the National Liberal
Federation, having accepted the Secretaryship of the
Central Liberal Association. He has, however, decided
to continue assisting the administration of the Federa-
tion.

A very consideraNe article of import in Persia is
that of sugar-loaves; they are a favourite form in
which to make presents; the quality of sugar is light
and porous, and there is a good large cavity in the bottom
of the loaf, so that the size of the gift may be as impos-
ing as possible.
Miss Ormerod and Mr. Whitehead both write to
announce that the Hessian fly has made its way out of
the captive chrysalis state in which it was discovered.
It is precisely the obiectionalhe insect that it was at
first almost unhesitatingly pronounced to be.
It is believed in Belgium that, notwithstanding all
assertions to the contrary, there is an intention of
strengthening the defensive works on the Meuse.
The citadels of Liege and Namur are considered in.
sufficient.

The prospectus of the London Society for the Exten-
sion of University Teaching has just been issued.
Courses of lectures on various branches of literature,
history, science, economics, and art are to be given at
from 20 to 30 centres this term.

Owing to the failure of the Newport race, a froh
match has been arranged between the Mayflower and
the Galatea along the Massachusetts coast for a dia.
tance of SO miles.

Amass meeting was held on Chelsea Common on
Monday to protest against the threatened evictions on
Earl Cadogan's property. Resolutions were passed
condemning his lordship's scheme' and appointing a
deputation to wait upon the Home Secretary.

The Bishop of St. Asaph, addressing a meeting of the
clergy at Mold on Monday, spoke of the withholding of
tithe as robbery and sacrilege. At the same time he
said that ministers of religion, above all others, should
bear one another's burdens.

A seven days' mission in connection with the Metro-
politan Tabernacle Total Abstinence Society was in-
augurated on Monday by Mr. Sourgeon.
A mass meeting of colliers, at Whitehaven, decided
on Saturday to accept Lord Lonsdale's agent's offer,
that the question of the amount to be paid per ton for
riddling underground, as well as the question of the
quantity of small tl be allowed in any!tub, be referred to
Mr; G B. Forster, Newcastle, for his decision, on the
condition that the men be allowed to represent their
case at the same time as their employer: The men
resumed, and will continue working from Monday on
the same terms as before the dispute until Mr. Forster
gives his decision.
Anglers are at present getting splendid sport on the
River Tay. During two days at the end of last week,
Mr. Barclay Field and party landed on Stanley water
77 salmon and grilse, the total weight of which was
upwards of 5001 b. Mr. W. Cunninghame, of Laines
Law, also fishing at Stanley, landed in one day eight
salmon, the aggregate weight of which was 1201 b Large
takes have also been secured on the Birndn and
Dunkeld waters. Anglers ot long experience of the
Tay state that they do not rememher when such heavy
baskets were got.
Colonel Cornwallis West, the Lord Lieutenant of
Denbighshire, has written to Mr. J. Parry, the treasurer
of the Anti-Tithe League, "to know whether, in your
opinion, there is any occasion to put the ratem,yers to
the enormous cost of so large a body of police attending
at the sales being held, or whether yriu consider that
some mutual understanding carnet be Arrived at by
which the services of all but, say, ten or twelve officers
can be dispensed with." Mr. Parry will submit the
letter to the next meeting of the League.
James Burton, collier, lints brought up in custody at
Ashby•de-la-Zonch, on Saturday, charged with
stabbing his wife and George Upton. It appears that
the prisoner's wife had been deserted, and for three
years had lived with Upton. The prisoner went to his
wife, pretending to speak to her, and suddenly stabbed
her twice in the side. Upton was stabbed five times.
The injuries in both cases are serious. The prisoner
was committed for trial.

The cub•hunting reason commenced in Leicester..
shire on Saturday, when the Quorn Hounds met at
Quorn Wood. The new master, Captain Warner, who
succeeded Lord Manners, was present with Tom Firr,
i
the huntsman. The dogs are n excellent conditirm,
and there are an abundance of foxes all over the clis-
trict. The late harvesting will interfere with opera-
tions for a week or two, but there are prospects of a
good season's sport.
Lieut.-Generel Sir Havelock-Allan, M.P., at a
presentation of prizes to the volunteers at Liverpool on
Saturday, spoke in favour of increasing the capitation
by the proposed addition of 10s, per head coupled with
further guarantees for efficiency. With respect to the
formation of:field batteries, he said it had not succeeded
thus far, and although the volunteers were admirably
adapted to the wgrk, he preferred to keep them to
garrison duty.
, A novel game of cricket was played on Saturday,
when a party of visitors staying at Deal hired a lugger
and put off to the Goodwin Sande, and pitched their
wickets. These famous sands being" high and dry"
at certain times of the tide,-the party were enabled to
remain nearly two hours at the stumps, when the
returning tide, which comes in somewhat quickly, com-
pelled them to return to the shore.

SATURDAY, SEPT. 25, 1886

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A sculling match- foi -21.00-a-side—toek -place
Putney to Mortlake on Monday, between G. Bubeat:,
Hammersmith, and P. Kemp, of Australia. 1311
beat Kemp.
South
Staf'
Lieutenant A. H. Brooksbank, of the pc 5t
fordshire Regiment, while out riding on Mionag'
Devonport, was seriously injured, his horse fa1110g,,,,5
dragging him a considerable distance on the gro'');o
Assistance was afforded, and he was found tuott
suffering from concussion of the brain and

injuries -
Colonel Sir Baker Russell, LOB., at preselit 'tpel
command of the troops at Shorncliffe, has been Belec
for the command of the troops at the Curragh, 0...
the Inspector Generalship of Cavalry in Ireland,
centiv vacated by General Thesiger. , 5 les;
Rustem Pacha, the Turkish Ambassador, bad
interview on Monday with Lord Salisbury, and stsebi,
wards called at the Foreign Office, where M. de St
the RUSAialli Ambassador, also called.
The Duke of Westminster has consented to seety
the office of the London Temperance Hospital, in
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room of the late Mr. Samuel Morley. • tV
In consequence of the inquiry now going on 10 of
various departments of the army, the Secretor,' ,1
State for War has approved of Colonel Close, l'°Ytbo
Artillery, retaining the post of superintendent of tbg
Royal Carriage Factory at Woolwich for six ro°l3 of
beyond the expiration of the regular five years
tenure on the Ist of October.
The Marquis of Lorne arrived at Inverary Castle °I)
Monday. e to
The Duke and Duchess of Westminster have go°
his Grace's scooting quarters in Sutherland shire.
A fete of a brilliant and novel character took
on the Ouse, at Bedford, on Monday evening
banks were illuminated by thousands of coloore,,
lamps, and Bengal lights were fired simultaneou,7.
from all the points of vantage around. A long 11, oor
cession of boats rowed along the river, and altoget%
the spectacle was highly picturesque and effector
All the arrangements have been carried out by a c°
mittee, of which the Maycr was chairman, and a latL
number of visitors from a distance were attracted 0;
the display. roes
On Monday, in broad daylight, about 20 armed If
attacked the house of Mr. Molloney, Grenfield,
mile from Kanturk, and demanded arms. The ralued
got one gun and then left. The men afterwards visit f,
other houses in the neighbourhood and obtained gg;ej
The police are scouring the country, and have arree'
two persons.
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At Macclesfield on Monday five of the burglars 0
• tbe
have been commiting a series of burglaries n
neighbourhood for months past were, with the rece'-o
of the stolen property, brought before the magistrotro
and committed for trial. Four of the prisoners, vi
it is alleged committed burglaries outside the boroug
were handed over to the police. In some cases WI
went o the houses marked, and stole silver plate
wearing apparel, in one instance demanding sad f_„o
ceiving money from a widow lady. Several a'

returned convicts.
George House, 20, painter, was on Monday broaibta
up on remand oefore the Salisbury City Bench ctargiets
with attempting to murder Margaret Furnell,
whom he kept company, by shooting her witLt
revolver. The house surgeon of the infirmary said "-01
the girl had contracted scarlet fever. The prisonelet
remanded. The girl is suffering from two be'
wounds.
The annual course of lectures on Agriculture W 1
given at the City of London College on Tuesday Iv,
jugs, at seven p m., beginning on Oct. 5, b'r to
Bernard Dyer. F.O.S. F.1.C., Consulting Chen:kis"j.
the Essex Agricultural Society, Devon County MC.
cultural Association, &c. re
A Bluesbook containing further correspondep It
respecting the finances of Egypt has been issued:. 01
commences with a lettez from Sir W. White to J-iote
Salisbury, dated July 25, 1885, and closes with S 134
addressed to the German Government by Sir E. lids;:so
on May 8 of this year, on the salaries of the Oa'
Commissioners.
Intelligence of the death, in his 76th year, of !It;
John Walker, Town Clerk of Chester, was on Moent'
received from Newton Bank, his residence, °-
Chester.
Herbert Northfield (17), printer's apprentice.
Ernest Huggett (18), carpenter,was charged on rereB°.;
on Monday, at the Petty Sessions, Epsoro, with hilt:
lariously entering the premises of Cristopher 04„a
printer and stationer. 69, High-street, Sutton, to,
stealing therefrom a number of silver bracelets, el:151+116
lockets, and fancy articles of the value of £23. 00„.,s
morning of the Bth September it was discovered "40"1
the premises had been broken into and a nurnber,o
articles stolen. Suspicion was directed to Northfieh`i;
who is apprenticed to Holt, in consequence
wearing a pin like one of those stolen, and he 'tf
therefore arrested, the bulk of the stolen proper,;
being found at his lodeings. The remainder, with
exception of some small articles given by Northfield 40
sweetheart, were found at Huggett's lodgings. .14
prisoners, who pleaded guilty, were committed
trial. l‘fr'
" °lingo," the monster bloodhound used by ,4
Charles Hermann in Uncle Tom's Cabin," died a I,:a
days since at Accrington, through paralysis of the b 1
legs. This is the thicd dog Mr. Hermann haal°,;t
since Christmas. " Cling° " was known throuot
the provinces as the stage-carpenter's terror, and cy
his owner in bites. lawsuits, &c., over £3OO. for
The Gladstone Liberals are making preparationa •
°0
a vigorous campaign in the Midlands in the month
November. It is intended to hold important meetilt,
in and around Birmingham, which will be addressed
Earl Spencer and other meniVers of the late Goverw
ment. ;pet
The reason why the Pope has abandoned the 10%-bo
of sending a temporary Envoy to Pekin is that la
Vaitan Lae received information that China rfnot
refuse to accept one. A temporary Envoy WO,'
answer any of the purposes which the Chinese Geer"'
ment had in view in asking for a permanent Nunei°, -
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An important decision against the use of ego"
lights in coal mines has been given by Mr. WinstBnie4:
O.E„ who was called upon to arbitrate between 11,`,.
Dickenson, her Majesty's Inspector of Alines, and
Herbert Fletcher, a Bolton colliery proprietor, 17,. '
refused to comply with an order of the inspector
bidding the use of candles in his mines at Ladyshore.
From a return of the detentions since the CO
„13?,;
mencement the Merchant Shipping Act in 1870 '0
appears that there have been 621 ships reported. 91,
detective in full equipment of machinery, of win°
nine only were found safe; 603 were found unsao3'
in three ewes the survey is pending, and six were Wl°
properly detained.
By the new contract entered into by the Postroasttf;
General, a saving of £95,000 a year has been effecte`i
in the contract for the conveyance of mails to India "1
the Peninsular and Oriental Company. An additiee!tt
saving of £12,000 yearly has been effected on the trae
of mails by Egypt, which will now be conveyed
the Suez Canal. More than a day's saving in time°

also been arranged for.
A foni rePort on tife`French navy was submitted titii
the Budget Committee on Saturday. It is assect.,eit
in this statement that the value of the fleet has be'et
increased in the interval since 1872 by more than 50
cent. „
After an exciting chase, a Dutch "cooper "or "1,(1-611
ing grog shop," which was observed within Britito
waters, was captured in the Channel, and brought 3
Dover on Saturday. A large quantity of contraboPo
waa found on board. The crew were taken prisooer
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and the vessel is detained.
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,iam Beach, o, Australia, and Jacot. au41,0
America, rowed over the Thames, from Putney to `.
Ship at Mortlake, on Saturday, for the champion'
of the world and £lOOO. The race, which was or g
keenly contested, was completed in the shortest
on record, and Beach, winning by a few secoF%
retains the title of champion, which he has held bole
1884.
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The "City Press" states on good authority t"
there is no foundation for the announcement that t'
Corporation are about to confer the freedom of tbet
City on Prince Alexander of Bulgaria. In the pro°
state of European affairs such a step would be Wel
imprudent, as tending still further to compile'
matters. It is also authoritatively denied that tile
Prince is about to visit the Queen at Balmoral.