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The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1881-01-29

ELECTION EXPENSES.

Where the number of electors on the register does
not exceed 2,000 the maximum scale that is allowed by
the Attorney-General's Corrupt Practices Bill to each
candidate for election expenses is £lOO for printing,
advertising, stationery, postage, and telegrams, and
£250 for all cther expenses except personal expenses
and returning officer's charges. For every additional
1,000 electors £lO and £2O may be added to these sums
respectively.
With regard to personal expenses inourred by a
candidate at an election,. he may himself pay up to
£2O, but any further sum is, like all other of his ob-
ligations to be paid by the agent and included in his
return. _ .

- The only
expenses that are allowed are (1) the re-
turning officer's charges; (2) the personal expenses of
the candidate; (3) the expenses of printing and of
advertising in newspapers; (4) of stationery, postage,
and telegrams ; (5) of holding public meetings; (6) of
committee-rooms, not exceeding one for each polling
district in a county, or one for every 500 electors in a
borough; (7) expenses in respect of miscellaneous
matters, not exceeding £lO for every 1,000 electors,
and not exceeding in the whole 1,100.

The only persons who may legally be employed for
payment are to be (1) one election agent, who is per-
mitted to be an elector; (2) one personation agent in
each polling station, similarly unrestricted; and (3)
non-electors as clerks and. messengers for conducting
business in the committee-rooms, not exceeding in
number one of each for every polliniz district in a
county and for every 500 electors in a borou;h.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1881-01-29

DUDLEY ARBITRATION CASE.

TFIE AWARD.

A short time ago it was stated that the Earl of
Dudley had claimed about £26,000 from the
Corporation of Dudley tie damages to his lime-
stone mines by their dee;, sewerage scheme. The
matter was referred to Mr. W. Mathews, of
Birmingham, to be settled by arbitration. Mr.
Tryon (instructed by Messrs Satchwells, Benbow,
and Co.) appearing for the Truitees of Lord Dudley,
and Mr. E. M. Warmimiton (Town Clerk) for the
Corporation. The arbitration is now over. and Mr.
Mathews has made his award, in which he finds
that if his lordship's trustees are liable for damage
done to the revers by withdrawal of the supports
within 20 years, £3,000 shall be awarded, and the
trrwees would then have to maintlin the sewers,
If the trustees are liable to keep the sewers good
after a lapse of 20 years, and there was no damage
done to the mines by percolation, then £2,000 was
to be awarded. If the trustees are liable to keep
the sewers free from injury, and could recover
from the Corporation for damages arising from
percolation, then £1,500 was to be awarded. If the
trustees are liable to keep the sewers in repair, and
could get damages after a lapse of twenty years,
then .21.000 to be awarded ; and if the contertion
of the Corporation is carried then .21,011 was the
full amount the Corporation had to pay as com-
pensation for the making of the respective sewers.
The costs of the arbitration were ordered tale
paid by the Corporation.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1881-01-29

THE "PERPETUAL PENSION" LIST.

The Times of Monday said :—Yesterday Mr. Charles
Bradlaugh, M.P., announced, in the Hall of Science,
Old-street, London, that, among the 100 members of
Parliament who had promised him their support for
his motion respecting the subject of "Perpetual Pen-
sions" he was glad to reckon Mr. Herbert Gladstone,
the son of the Premier. No fewer than 254 petitions
supporting the prayer of his motion, and having
70,000 signatures, had already been presented to the
House of Commons, and he believed in a very short
time the number would be 250,000 and more. The re-
iirn he moved for on Monday last was his first step
in the attack on this flagrant abuse of the people's

money and the nation's revenue. All he asked now
was that those outside Parliament, the working classes
and others, who were deeply interested in this ques-
tion, would second his efforts in every way they could
by signing and sending petitions on the subject.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1881-01-29

SUICIDE OF AN INNKEEPER AT LICII-
FI v4I4D.

An inquest was held at the Old Crown Hotel,
lo•-for!:1 Mr. Simpson, city coroner, on Wednesday
evening, touching the death of Thomas Parker,
landlord of the hotel, who committed suicide by
slooting Liteself on Tuesday morning. From
the evidence of a ery ant in the employ of the de-
ceased, it appears that n the morning in question
he seemed very excited, and went running about
the house. He went into the vaults early on
Tuesday morning and told witness he would have
a glass of claret, as it might be the last he should
have in this world. The witness was the only
person downstairs at the time. About 9 o'clock
-he went into an adjoining room to wish h rself,
and in a few minutes heard the report of a 1-)Ei.ol,
and on going into the room saw the di ceased
lying on the floor in a pool of blood. A man, also
in the employ of the deceased, stated that he
heard the deceased say a few days ago that he, did
not know what he should do, or where he should
go, and he wished he could die out of the way
In answer to the jury, witness said when he found
the deceased hp was not dead; his eyes were open,
and he groaned, but did not speak. he furniture
nag removed from the house about a fortnight ago
under a bill of sale. John Parker, seri of the de-
ceased, who asked to be sworn stated that his
father stayed with him at Derby on the 27th of
last mouth. He appeared in a very distressed
state. and he gave a reason for it. He stated that
he had borrowed some money from some Birming •
ham money-lenders, and they were pressing him
for it, as were also the Brewery Company. Dr.
Morgan, who was caged in by the police, stated the
cause of death was from a wound of the heart or a
large blood vessel close to it, but probably the
heart i,self. The jury returned a verdict of "Coot.
mitted suicide whilst in an unsound state of mind.'

BROMSGROVE.
THE MsTnEss.—The distress here is very grea t
owing to the severity of the weather and the dearth
of employment. The staple trade, nailmaking, is
in an) tliing but a flouri hing condition, and the
prices p.iid to those who have work are very low,
Nearly aq outdoor employment is at a standstill,
and consequently many of those who would get a
living for themselves and families if they could arc
unable tf) do so. Some attempt to relieve the dis-
tress h.s been made. The Local Board have voterl
the sum of £4O, out of the balance of fl former re-
lief fund left in their hands. and, with some addi-
tional subscriptions, a soup kitchen has been opened
under the charge of Mr. E. Coxell, relieving officer,
in Bromegrove and Catshill, about a thousand poor
. children and adults being fed with soup and bread
daily, at one place or the other. The trustees of the
" Consolidated Charities hers also expended £lOO ill
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1881-01-29

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THE STOTTRBRIDGE OBSERVER.

GERMAN SYMPATHY WITH THE BOERS.
BERLIN, Thursday.

The Stuttgardt members of the German Associa-
tion for the Exploration and Coloni,ation of South
Africa have published a manifesto in favour of the
Boers of the Tran,vaal. The Berlin committee of
the Association, however, shows its disapproval of
the document and of its publication, St. James's
Gazette.

Sir:G. P. Colley telegraphs to the Earl of Kim-
berley, dated NI ount Prospect, 27th
" Detailed account Elliot's death posted Natal
mail, 10:h. Body since found in river with wounds
corroborating statement. I sent copy lasnabert's
statemen, to Joubert, who expressed horror at act,
and promised strict inquiry. Ee3ult not yet received.

extra relief, in the shape of gifts of bread, meat.
groceries, and coals; but still there is urgent need
of more help, which it is hoped will be forthcoming.
The applicants for parish relief, in and out door,
are more numerous than they have been for many
years, there being about 300 in the house and up-
wards of 800 on the books for out. relief. At the
meeting of the Guardians on IV, duesday, a c ni-
mittee was appointed "to consider and report as to
the best means of relieving the distre-s and irevent
overcrowding of the workhouse "
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1881-01-29

No 856

SUES BY AUCTION

KIDDERMINSTER CATTLE MARKET,
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY Ist, at Ten,
200 Prime FAT SHEEP,
$5 Heal of FT CATTLE,
PERRENS, & WOOLDRIDCf.

VALUABLE BUILDING LAND
• AT HALESOWEN.
MESSES.
OATES, PERRENS AND WOOLDRIDGE
are favoured with tustrdetions to SELL by AUC-
TION, at the " NEW INN" HALEbOWEN, on MONDAY the
Slat Day of JANUARY, 1881, at 6 o'clock in the E•eniug,
'Object to conditions. about 21 acres Gf Valuable
' BUILDING LAND, situate between Teahouse Lane
and the Dudley Road, at tialesowen, which has been set
t• out in the following Lots
Nine parcels of Building Laud, as set out on plan
with frontage& to a proposed road from Tanhouse Lane,
into the Dudley Road, varying in quantity from 330 to
9SO square yards in each Lot.
These Lots are Leasehold for an unexpired term of
676 years.
Sirloin Parcels of Building Land, as set out on plan,
with frontages to the said proposed road, to the Dudley
Road and to Teahouse Lane, varying in quantity from
24 to 585 square yards in each Lot.
These Lots are Freehold.
The property will in the first instanea, be offered in
one Lot, and if not so sold, then in the lots as above
described, or in such other lots as shall be.desided upon
at the time of sale.
For further information apply to Mr. A. G. Hayes,
Solicitor. Halesowen, or to the Auctioneer, Stourbridge,
at whose offices, and also at the place of Sale, Plans of
• - . the Lots may be seen.

HOB GREEN,
WOLLESCOTE, near STOURBRIDG E.

TO IIABER MRRCHANTS AND OTHERS:

aiR. H. KING is instructed to SELL by
AUCTION, on WEDNEiDAY, FEBRUARY 16ih, 1881,
at Mr. Newnam's, THE HARE A.ND HOUNDS _INN, CARE-
LESS GREEN, at 4 o'clock iu the Afternoon, subject to
conditions of Sale then to be produced, a gu.intity of
Capital Elm, Poplar, Withey, Beech and Wit Timber
TICKES, g-owing on the above Farm, in the occupation
of Mr. W. Taylor.
*Particulars in next week's paper.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1881-01-29

MILITARY PRECAUTIONS.

The Times of Tuesday said :—" Yesterday evening,
from information received by the authorities at
Scotland-yard, the police were told off in large
numbers to watch the Chelsea' Wellington, and
Knightsbridge Barracks, the Chelsea Hospital for
pensioners, and other public buildings. The authori-
ties were very reticent as to the cause of this sudden
arrangement. The commanding officer at the Victoria
Barracks, Windsor, received a telegram yesterday
from the military authorities in London re-
questing that extra precautions might he taken
for guarding the barracks. These orders were at
once acted upon, soldiers in private clothes and
additional sentries being stationed about the
barracks, and other precautio4 being taken against
any possible surprise.. The troops were not confined
to barracks.—Our Birmingham Correspondent tele-
graphed last niOit :,—`Although there is no reason to
believe that I enianism exists in Binningham, the
War Office have thought it necessary to take precau-
tionary measures. Accordfngly, late on Saturday
night a detachment of the 11th Regiment of Foot,
coming from York, unexpectedly took up their
quarters at the Tower, in Bagot-street. The detach-
ment, which consists of about twenty-five men, is in
charge of one,,of the lieutenants of the regiment, and
it is expected that the soldiers will remain at the
Tower, where they will take garrison duty, for a con-
siderable time. The Tower is a Government depot,
and is used for the purpose of proving, repairing, and
overhauling military arms, but no stock of finished
arms is kept there.' "

A rumour was current in Windsor on Monday night
that a letter threatening the blowing up of the
Victoria Infantry Barracks had been received by the
authorities. Precautions were immediately taken
against a surprise. During the night a vigilant watch
was kept by the sentries of the 2nd Battalion Scots
Guards at the infantry barracks, which were also
patrolled by men in plain clothes, so as to guard
against the possibility of any Fenian surprise. The
arms and ammunition have been carefully guarded,
and the sentries were frequently visited by the officers
during the night. Nothing transpired, however, to
disturb the tranquility of the garrison.

A detachment of troops has been ordered to be sent
from Portsmouth to Weedon fo“he protection of the
Government Store Depot at that place, information
which rendered these precautionary steps advisable
having reached the authorities.

The Mayor of Liverpool has been in communica-
tion with the officer commanding the troops in the
district and the. captain of the guard ship in the
Mersey, so as to arrange for the landing of the sea-
men for combined action with the military, in the
event of some suspected action on the part of the Irish
inhabitants being carried out.

The Horse Armoury and the White Tower at the
Tower of London have been closed to the public in
obedience to instructions from the War Office, issued,
it is said, in consequence of apprehended Fenian dis-
turbances.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1881-01-29

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..AISMICIkL FOOD see that you get it as our
Act is sell all our Nutritive. and preparations
which are numerous. Remember that LIEBIG'S
FOODis a medicine sold in bottles
.nd bearing the bovernment Stamp.

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gdw-a.re.A and Bons, 157, Queen Victoria Street ; New
bery uvi "one, 37, Newgate Street;; Millard and
40. Charterhouse r guars; Sanger and Sons,
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Road; Sutton and. Co., 10, low Churoliv ard ; Butler
and Crispa. t, Cheapside ; Maw, Son, and Thompson.
7 to 12, Al knitgate Street; Lynch and Co., 171 A and
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don Road ; sad J. 0. Thompson, 121, New North
Road.
ORDER OF ANY CHEMIST.

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1881-01-29

A LION TAMER KILLED IN A
MENAGERIE.

The New York papers report that the American
lion tamer, Elijah Lengel, of Philadelphia, was
recently killed by a tiger, belonging to the Courtney
Circus, with which he was connected. He had given
a successful exhibition in the tiger's cage before a
numerous audience, and was preparing to leave the
cage when his foot slipped and he fell. One of the
tigers threw itself upon him with a roar, and in five
minutes had torn the body literally to pieces. Some
of the spectators had revolvers and they fired at once
upon the animal. A lucky shot killed him, and
Lengel's body could be withdrawn through the
sliding door' but at this moment the other tiger threw
itself upon the one that had been shot, and began
tearing it with teeth and claws. The horror of the
scene was such that most of the spectators took
immediately to flight.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1881-01-29

A TOWN BUILT ON DIAMONDS.

No town in Africa can boast such rapid growth as
Kimberley, the seat of Government in Griqualand
West, and the head-quarters of the South African
diamond diggings. Eleven years ago not a hut stood
where now some 16,000 people, with a trade of over
two millions a year, form one ()Elbe most thriving com-
munities on the African continent. It is now dis-
covered that the town is built upon land which pro-
mises to be as productive.of diamonds as the neigh-
bouring " diggings " which have been the source of its
wealth and the very origin of its existence. Kimberley
is identical with the " New Rush" Diamond Settle-
ment of 1870 ; and th 3 thousands who flocked to
the locality to secure a " claim " in the valuable
reefs, which have been worked further and further
to the east of the site of the future town, were
in siich a hurry to seek their fortune in the
diggings that they forgot to inquire whether the
soil on which they pitched their tents or erected their
log-huts was not equally diamondiferous. As the
wooden shanties have given place to more substantial
buildings, it has been found that Kimberley itself .has
been built on a diamond-field, and that the West-end
or residental part of the town is as full of gems as the
actual diggings themselves at the eastern or working
end of the town. New claims are being taken up in
all directions, and land which was beginning to acquire
considerable value as building sites has suddenly
assumed fresh importance as possibly containing some
new "Star of South Africa," How many houses Will
be pulled down in the search for the diamonds upon
which they are built it would be difficult to say. But
it will be interesting to watch the future progress of a
town which owes its existences and its subsequent
partial destruction and removal to the same cause—
the abundance of the diamonds in the midst of which
it appears to have grown.—Colonies and India.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1881-01-29

KITCHEN BOILER EXii,JSION:.

The usual list of killed and wounded from this
cause his already far exceeded its averngo annual
proportions Why such a cumbrous and costly
mode of beating baths is persisted in is difficult to
tell, but it is probable that until the plumber is
made liable to be brought up for mansitughter there
will be no change. The average Briton is far too
consavative:to give up an old system for a better.
There is not the slightest reason why a kitchen or
bath boiler should everaexplode if properley fixed,
by plumber who has the timeliest amount of