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The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1888-02-04

~ROYAL COMMISSION ON

SLY,•.:I;

EDUCATION.

In consequence of the presentation to the Royal
Commission of certain memorials in the interest of
denominational schools, the supporters of unsectarian
education have issued the following statement relative
to the object for which the commission was appointed,
and the character of the recommendations it may be
expected to offer. "The commission originated in the
demand of Cardinal Manning, supported by the
Church of England, that denominational schools
should be placed on the same footing as Board
schools; and a majority of the commissioners are
known to be in favour of the required concessions.
Not only have many of the witnesses examined
done their best to disparage the Board school
system, but they have complained that the sup-
porters of denominational schools are not allowed to
participate in the rates. Both Mr. Cumin, the secre-
tary of the Education Department, and Lord Lingen,
a former secretary, have expressed opinions in favour
of giving an increased amount of public money to
all public elementary schools, without imposing any
restriction on the irreligious teaching. They would
therefore repeal the clause of the Education Act which
forbids the teaching of denominational catechisms, and
would permit any amount of denominational teaching.
These views are also being urged on the Commissioners
by the English Church Union and other Church of
England bodies, some of which require that those who
subscribe to voluntary schools should be relieved from
a corresponding payment to the rates. These facts, it is
alleged, show that there is a deliberate design to destroy
one of the fundamental principles of the Act of 1870;
and that what is sought is the maintenance of the
voluntary schools without any voluntary sub-
scriptions, while at the same time the schools will be
free from public control. This, it is urged, will re-
tard—if not render impossible—the creation of Board
Schools in small town:, and country parishes; parents
would be denied all voice in the choice of schools for
their children, who would be compelled to attend de-
moninational schools, without even the protection of
the conscience clause.' As there is a danger that
the present Government will adopt this policy it is re-
commended that there should be immediate prepara-
tion for strenuous resistance."
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1888-02-04

C N
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I have a positive remedy for the absve disea. e ; by its use
thousands of eases of the worst kind and of long standing
have been oured. Inched, so strong is my faith in its etticaeY,
that I will mend TWO BOTTLES FREE, together with au
ENTIRELY NEW AND VALUABLE TREATISE on this
Dimase to any sufferer. (live Address in full. Dr. T. A.
BLOOM, 5, Plura Troa Court, Farringdon Street, Loam'.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1888-02-04

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LOSS OF AN ENGLISH STEAM-

SHIP.

Advices received at Plymouth from Hong Bong re-
port the loss of the English steamship Lorne, off the
coast of Hainau, last llecember. Leaving Saigon on
Nov. 29 with a cargo of rice, and with Chinese and
European passengers, she arrived on Dec. 4 off the
South-east coast of Hainau. About midnight, in fine
weather, the Lorne struck on an unknown submerged
rock. She commenced to make water, and the
captain ordered out the boats. One of these was
capsized, and about twenty passengers, chiefly
Chinese, were drowned. Another of the boats was
rendered entirely useless. Two boats were safely
launched, one being in charge of the second officer,
and containing nine of the Lascar crew and eleven
Chinese passengers, while the other had about forty
men. The captain, with the chief and third officers,
three engineers, one of the European passengers, and
some others, remained on the ship, which sank soon
after the departure of the boats. The latter arrived
at Tai Hoi, in Hainau, in safety. The third engineer,
who was one of the saved, estimates the number lost
at forty.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1888-02-04

AN EXPERIMENT WITH THE

PAUPERS.

The Whitechapel Guardians are about to make an
experiment in their dealings with able-bodied paupers
which may, in the end, turn out to be of the greatest
use towards the solution of the Unemployed. problem.
They have long ceased to give outdoor relief in this
district; and, therefore, it is only fair that the money
so saved should be spent upon the poor in some other
way. The able-bodied paupers are no longer to be
left to a miserable inactivity only fit for those whose
bodies are really disabled. They are to be taken out into
the country and settled down upon the soil, and there
trained to agricultural labour. Thus the end and aim
of so many earnest social reformers—to bring the
poor of our big towns back to the soil—may be
brought about through our present Poor Law, if
wisely administered. It is virtually Mr. Herbert
Miller's scheme adapted to the circumstances of
English life, and if successful should be imitated by
every board of guardians in London.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1888-02-04

GE NE RA NE WS.

TERRIBLE TRAGEDY IN SALFORD.

A FAMILY OF EIGHT FOUND DEAD.

MURDER OF THE WIFE AND SIX
CHILDREN.

SUICIDE OF TEE #USBAND.

One of the most awful tragedies which has
ever occurred in the Manchester district 11118
been discovered in Salford yesterday. Sonic
mystery prevails as yet in connection with ••
it, but the essential facts are as follows. A
man named Derby, his wife, and six children, -
ranging in ages from 3 to 13, lived in -Gar'
field Street. He Wag a chemist and herbal-
ist. Islothing.was..heard of the family sine°
Sa day, wen the next door neighbour •
heard a slight scuffling. Yesterday morn-
ing the father' of Derby tried to gain admit- -
ance, and failing, got a ladder and mounted
to a back bedroom a window. Through the
window he saw the • wife and two children
were dead; and becoming alarmed, he went
into the lionse. The wife and two children "
were dead; in an adjoining bedroom were!
four other children, all lying dead in bed, and.,''
down stairs on the parleur sofa was the boaf -
of the father. A 1 ha!! , the appearance of
having .died.in their -.sleep, and there were'
no marks of violence on any.. The theory
that the father used his. chemical knowledg
to administer-poison,-iiitt,then killed humse
by the sane means. Intense excitement' •
prevails, and the hone is surrounded by,,
crowds of people. Vile pact:Are in posses-

The children vary in ag3 from Gladr,
aged 3, to Ernest, the eldest, aged 11
The father was 35. A large Uumbdr of
chemical and drag bott'es were found in a
cupboard.
Enquiries of the police have brought out
further facts bearing on the motive of the
terrible crime. The man Derby had re-
cently much anxiety in conneetion with
will, under which a relative had left him a•

a considerable sum of ruoiwy About this
will a disputa lia:(1 A letter Niyas
found by the
_polic.l, written by Derby, in
which he stated that he, was resolvA. to '
commit suicide, and th.it his wife was
willing to did with him.

AN A3174:11714 , COMINDItOf The fol!ol‘ in 4
Conundrum ii sett to Ilessrs. Pants diiry as SODA-
trii,),s, new." It ,p-0,,r.b!,}-, hotievei., dates from the
e3tahlishavqat of thlqr 100 years ago :
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a,n Arab iforsel
ANawga—Oau whes the b •sutifnl and the
other scoura rise plAig

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The symptoms are-natisture,lileperpiratin, intent.*
itchingoncrea3ed by scratching ; very Aimee-ADP '
particulari; et nt; Feerci as if pih-arernis vro"
crawling in sq,-/ ahr,nt the rec:nat ; the private
puts are
sometimes alfe,tetL if allowtrl to continue've-.7 seriotis
results way ft w, "SWAY:4E'S 0.1. N £M EN t") 8 8
plesso4t.. sure ruire-. . Also: for 'ratter, Itcit. Salt•ithenru
Er)sip-las, Ilotche4, all scaly. crusty :Ain
)ifiesses. Atude tiny by Or. gwayne & son. Philada
Price. 21. 1..-kaa by Druggists sad Newbcrry
Sf. xis. London:

A WARNING TO LADIES.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1888-02-04

STOCK SALES.

HAGLEY.—Masare. Oates, Perrens, and Wool-
dridgv had a cood supply of cheep and pigs, but a
short e. try of cattle, at the sale on Monday last.
There was a large company of farmers and hut°. era
trom all parts. anti competition. was very keen tor
all ela.sses of stuck. Fat cuss made as high as
.621 15a ; sheep. 58a. 6'.; teg., 415.; at ..re tegs, 33s
61.; fat pig, £9 7s. 6d. Thirteen sheep from Mr:
J. B Hill. Chaddesley Corbett, averaged 51s. 6e
per head
BROHBGROTB.—.At this market on raerlay there
was a largo supply of stook and an excellent
attendance of customers. Trade throughout, was
brisk, beef and mutton quickly c e.nginz hansfs.
M. Cotton's comprised 73 head of cattle, 216
elle,p and tegs, 25 calves, and 283 pigs. Fat cows
made from £l4 17s 6•1. to £22; tit ifers 1:13 to £l9
2a 64. ; bunoelo, 1417 15s. to £2l 12s 6tl. ; ewes,
375. to 544. ; wet hers, 431. to 555. 6d ; tsgs, 33s 61.
to 48s. ; store t egs, 295. to 35a ; calves 535. to 81s. ;
p. rice 349. to 563 ;‘ fat pigs, £3 146, to -£5 2
Store, H well.

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yand a aelf-addrauseel, stamped twatelope, to Us,, Joists
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tick, he 114 VtbSitldi3 utl •Liier- and al iitivio
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,f,4bri,e rather. than 'o4e, o,.e.uskuiner. lesist upon seeiL4
the troth; mark the baek ci each Fara Ttie
fitter qualities ar, quit iii n)c-f4arance awl wo.er better ~.
ta tie very Last 'l,,jus Siik V,;lvet, and cost nlv a
qhs.rter tiva -price.
(.3au be plachased of:all eadjag tetailera, in fill
hum 21 to Gs per yard ; Coloute,_
two' 2s 6d to 6a 6d per 3-atd.

PAINLESS E.).Z.NTIST.RY
AND ARTIFICIAL TEETH,

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MR. J. SHIPLEY SLIPPER

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Is enable.' .0 at art; ficial t.:2<ith PAIN-Le:SLY, without
exlrautin4 leetlx or stu.nria. T6ese teeth are
irfe.lL' in appnaranea,aol cni 'se adjusted, ithotli
any injurious iics, rom as Eld per toolh, and
from .20s a, complete it (guainotet.d). Re-
pairs whilst waitin;: at a, trdlinz ot:,•t„ ConaultatioN
and every in'orci.ation FREE'DAILY, from 0 ton.
to (1 p.m., 3 p.m., at •
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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1888-02-04

BRONIS•iftOVE.

Tha COTTAGE HOSPITAL-7Th annua! meeting
of the r s•ribers and frieoli o this in..ti:u.ion wa,
held at the Lathlike on 'rues-lay ,voulig. H
presided.—Foui the report of the cow-
tin:tee ior Ue year which wai-real by the Eon. Svc.
retaly (Mr G. Nicholls), it appearnl that the deli-
cienly of £l2 6s. 80., s ith the year corn-
thence-, had iocieased to X,77 3s. sid The rub erip-
lion% eonatious, and Suntay ctllections had
decreased by £32 64.81 The actual work of the
;.owever, hal progressed. The uutriber of
patients trea.ed doting the year was 81, compared
wi Ii 63 hot year. (If these ears 29 were annitiews
nod 53 were cured, 15 retie red, 1 unrelieved, 4 had
i;0.1, and 7 remaineJ.—The report was adopted.—
nte Rev. A. E t-:eynaour (vicar) was elected a true
tee in the place of the late Rev. Cant.n Mnr..;-! v
T.e officers for the year were elected, and the on
mittee were author_se.i to accept the a VictOr ;4''
Iled and 41U -.olcribeil by tha women of Brows-
toe a ightmurbooi to commetuo.ate .he
uen't, Jubilee nod to guetranlee in return that the
-bed shoull be free for fur years. --Votes of tbtoks
were -piss,iti to the ofLers for t htir Eerrices during
the yr,a,,• and a quail .r compliment having been
p &id to the. ettaiiniun to prtsiding, the meeting
terminated.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1888-02-04

POTATO.

Full average supplies of potatoes were offering.
Business was extremely quiet, except for fine samples.
Prices were steady: Hebron& 80s to 120 s; Regents, 60s
to 105 s; Magnums, 50s to 100 s ; and Champions, 50a
to Ns per ton.

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1888-02-04

THE MERCHANDISE MARKS

ACT.

The Press Association says: The Merchandise
Marks Act operates not only against the fraudulent
foreign trader, but also against the honest merchant
of our own colonies. For instance, several consign-
ments of goods from Canada and other Colonies to
British merchants have recently been stopped on
account of the place of manufacture bearing a similar
name to some town in the United Kingdom, and not
having the country of origin stated after the name of
the town. In these cases the goods have only been
delivered when the country in which they were manu-
factured has been legibly stamped to the satisfaction
of the Customs authorities at the port of landing.

ALWAYS A LASTING INDI7STRY.--ShOeMaking.
A DARK secret: Where the matches are kept.
THE dead-letter office: The husband's coat-pocket.
OUT FOR THE Nicarr.—A candle with an extinguisher
on it.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1888-02-04

ALSO A FINE STOCK OF

CIGARS

OF THE BEST BRANDS

TOBACCOS OF FiVERY DESCRIPTION
The Old Established, Shop

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1888-02-04

FISH.

Fair supply: dull demands. Prices :—Wholesale :
Brill, 8s per stone; turbot, lOs per stone; cod, 25
to Os each; soles, £4 per box; plaice, 16s per box;
fresh haddocks, 8s per box; mackerel, lOs to 12s per
score; live eels, 18s per draft; lobsters, 25s per score;
crabs, 25s per pad; smelts, 2s per ba.sket ; bloaters,
4s per box; kippers, 4s per round; dried haddocks, 2e
to 6s per dozen; oysters, 3s to 16s per 100; shrimps,
Is to 2s per gallon. Retail: brill, 9d per lb. ; turbot,
10d to is per lb.; soles, is 2d per lb.; cod, 3d to 4d
per lb. ; live eels, is 2d per lb. ; fresh haddocks, 3a
per lb. ; plaice, 6d to is each; mackerel, 6d to 8d
each; whiting, 4d each; lobsters, 6d to 2s each ;
crabs, is to 2s 6d each; dried haddocks, 3d to is
each; sirens, 6d per dozen; bloaters, 9d per dozen;
kippers, 9d to is per dozen; oysters, 4d to 3s per
dozen ; shrimps, 4d per pint; winkles, 4d per quart.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1888-02-04

CRADLEY. HEATH

CH Mtn: OF PYRIIITIINO DRUNIINNNENS —HEAVY
the Old llill Pciii.e Court on We lnes,l,y
bore /Itasca. Henry T. Hickman an J. %Valk- r
‘inagiatrat. a) 1.3.14,trnin r l.lulitii, biter ku.,wu
"euny Faidicr," lan Hoed of the Bell ion,
tscholding (ht.-en Head. was suniwo ed fisr permitt-
ing drunkennt as in his house o.i the 24th nttimo—
Ttio Bouch-consideled it a bad case, and impot;ol a
tine of £5 and costs (13,. 6L)

RJSKAUKA 11.4 E Dt SAPP IiARANCS Ut Dr t 1.15-
Jag liudeou'a tatrae4 of Rionp, Lathers freely.
Softens wstec.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1888-02-04

THE GREAT JEWEL ROBBERY.

Since the burglary at Taplow Court, near Maiden-
head, every effort has been made by the police to dis-
cover the thieves who abstracted the valuable
jewellery from the mansion, but without success; and
notwithstanding the largo rewards offered by Mr.
Grenfell, no information
.implicating any one in the
robbery has, it is understood, up to the present been
tendered, it has, however, been elicited that three
men were traced from the Taplow district across
country to the Shepperton station of the South-Western
Railway which they reached about half-past six
o'clock on the morning after the robbery. One of them
carried a small black bag, and another held something
round wrapped in paper in his hand. The men did not
go to the adjacent public-house, which was opened for
refreshment, but placed pennies in the chocolate
machine and took out tablets, which they ate. They
sat in the waiting room for some time, and the
suspicions of the ticket clerk were aroused by their
evident desire to avoid observation and the muddy
and travel-stained appearance of their clothes. On
quitting Shepperton about half-past seven o'clock the
men were pointed out to the guard, who drew the
attention of a porter to them when the train reached
Waterloo. The railway officials were of course unawarc
of the robbery, and even if they had been in possession
of such knowledge the absence of any description
would have prevented them taking action. Engraved
fadimiles of the stolen jewellery, which seems to have
been more costly than at first announced, have been
circulated.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1888-02-04

NATIONAL PROVIDENT
INSTITUTION

FOR MUTUAL LIFE ASSURANCE.
Founded 1835. Funds, £4.280,000.
Claims Paid, £7,000,000. Profits Declared, £8,400,000.
ENDOWMENT Aestrwrara es very itavveirable terMIL
loonomical Management. Liberal ootlana. Large Bonnie&
48, GRACECHURCH STREET, E.C., LONDON.
AGENTS WANTED WHERE NOT REPRESENTED.

" REVOLUTION "
rir In the Price of TEA. 4E3
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1888-02-04

THE MARKETS.

MARK-LANE.

A quiet business has been passing at Mark-lane. The
tone is not strong. The sales of home-grown wheat in the
leading markets of England and Wales during the first
22 weeks of the season were 1,381,668 qrs., against
1,093,518 qrs. last season, at an average of 30s id,
against 32s 5d per qr. ; barley, 1,906,935 qrs., against
1,878,007 qrs., average 29s id, against 276 id; and oats,
158,733 qrs., against 213,738 qrs., average 15s 7d,
against 17s 6d per qr. English wheat was in quiet re-
quest at about 6d to is per qr. cheaper on the week.
For foreign wheat the demand was inactive, and prices
were 6d to is lower. Flour was a dull market at 6d to
is decline. Barley continued firm. Malting produce
realised very full prices. Grinding was steady, and
quite as dear. A quiet business was transacted le
oats, for which late prices were paid. Maize was firm
in value, with a fair demand. Beans and peas were 6cl
cheaper. Lentils unalteredl
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1888-02-04

POLITICAL SPEECHES.

Mr. W. H. Smith, M.P., responding at Chelsea on
Monday evening to the toast of her Majesty's
Ministers, said that in their late action with respect
to the agitation in London, the Government had
really upheld the right of public meeting and pre-
vented public gatherings from becoming causes of
fear to the public. He said the Government had no
intention of levying any duty on food or on mauufac-
tured articles. Reciprocity might sound very well,
but could not practically be carried out. In conclu-
sion he said the Government were determined to
continue to maintain law and order in Ireland, and ti
protect those there who were loyal.

Mr. C. T. Ritchie, M.P., addressing a mass meeting
in Sheffield on Monday evening, said that the present
was a progressive Government and had an English
and Scotch, as well as an Irish, policy. Much more
would have been done last Session but for the obstruc-
tion they had met with. The Local Government Bill
had been practically settled before the Government
had separated in the autumn. The question arose
whether they were to have for England and Scotland
a broad Liberal measure or a mean narrow measure
which it might be safe to extend to Ireland, where
such powers would probably only be used for public
plunder and oppression of loyal people. He upheld
the policy of the Government in Ireland, and said if a
Parliament were granted in Dublin the reign of law
and order there would cease.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1888-02-04

DIPLOMACY IN THE BALL ROOM.

The diplomatic body in St. Petersburg seem to con-
cern themselves with small matters. "A slight
incident," says the representative of Reuter at that
capital, "which has however been a good deal dis-
cussed among the members of the diplomatic body
here, occurred at the last Court ball. It has hitherto
been customary for the Empress to make the third tour
in the opening promenade—the so-called polonaise—
with the Doyen of the Diplomatic Corps, General von
Schweinitz, the German Ambassador, and to inviti, the
Ambassador next in seniority,Chakir Pasha,the Ottoman
representative, to be her partner in the first quadrille.
On the occasion mentioned, however, her Majesty de-
parted from the ordinary rule, and caused the invita-
tion for the quadrille to be addressed to the Ambassa-
dor of Austria-Hungary, Count Wolkenstein. A cer-
tain political significance is attributed to this
exceptional selection on the part of the Empress,
who, it is assumed, desired to give expression to the
cordiality of the feeling entertained in the highest
quarters for Austria-Hungary." This cordiality does
not, however, prevent the Western movement of
Russian troops.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1888-02-04

DROWNING A CHILD IN A
WASH TUB.

A murder committed by a poor woman named Hogg,
while suffering from a melancholy following upon her
confinement, has been inquired into by Mr. Braxton
Hicks, the coroner at Wandsworth. Recently the
baby was drowned in a tub of water by, as was sup-
posed, accidentally falling from the mother's lap while
the latter was in a fit. At the inquest which fol-
lowed the mother seemed dazed, but she appeared to
get much better, and later, when her husband
left her in the morning she seemed quite well.
When he came home to dinner he found his wife
sitting by the fire. She said she was glad he had
come home, as she and Nellie (a child two years and
a half old) were ill, adding that she could not make
the little one speak. She was kissing the child, which
was wrapped up in a woollen shawl. The husband
looked at the child, and seeing that it was pale, he
was afraid something was wrong, and ran for a
doctor who found the child dead. When asked what
she had been doing to the child, the mother replied
that it had soiled its linen, and she had given it a
bath in the tub in the washhouse. The doctor told
the jury at this second inquest that in his opinion
the child had been held down in the washtub; and
accepting his views, the jury returned a verdict of
"Wilful murder" against the mother.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1888-02-04

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crative callings in Paris, just now, is that of a "knot-
maker," or "tier of cravats." The individual
who practises this art is usually he deftest of
manipulators, and makes as much as £2 a night at it.
The good "knot-maker," jumps into his cab,
or perhaps a hired brougham, about six o'clock in the
evening, and is whirled around to his customers just
like a fashionable physician or a prosperous music-
hall singer who appears at a dozen cafés chantant in
the course of an evening. His " takings " are by no
means smaller in the summer when Parisians are at
the seaside. The "knot-maker" keeps himself going
by bourgeois weddings, baptisms, and even funerals,
for Parisians are, it must be remembered, people who
patronise swallow-tails, white-chokers, and immaculate
shirt-fronts on every possible occasion.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1888-02-04

SHOW ROOMS

Are replete -with every novelty in Plush J Tris absorbing topic in political circles is
Silk, and Cloth Mantles and Jackets. , the meeting of Parliament. The Prime
Minister and Mr. W. H. Smith are preising
the adherents of the Government to appear
in strong array to support their leaders on
the 9th; while Lord Granvillt and Mr.
Gladstone have been equally importunate to
secure the attendance of the Opposition
Though we have bees promised a "Brisb.
' Session," there can be but little doubt that
ordinary business will have small chance of
progress until some hot oratorical fighting
has been witnessed over the intermlnln;••
Irish question. The operation of the Crimes
Act in placing such a number of Home Ruh
meml:&.rs of Parliament in dnrclnce vile wilt
be condemned to the limits of allowable
criticism, and her Majo3ty's MiniAters are in
no position to prophesy how many nights will
be occupied over the Address by motions
adroitly introduced in connection with the
points of difference between themselves and
the Opposition. Procedure will have to he
mended agaiu to enable those responsible for
the preservation of order to maintain eon-
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circumstince ; and he woul.l be a bold man
who dared predict that the ensning ses3ion
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THE commutation of the death sentence on
the convict Bowles to one of penal sr2rvitade
for life, has struck, in all probability, a very
heavy blow at the extreme penalty of the
law. Henceforth it will he difficult, with
the precedent of the Camberley case in View,
for a Home Secretary to stand against an:
influentially "worked." petition for a reprieve.'
Either tho man Bowles was guilty of an
atrocious crime for which the law says life
shall be forfeit' ;or he was innocent and
should be at liberty. There is no logic
about keeping a man, after saving him at
the eleventh hour from the gallows, under
perpetual imprisonment for an offonce which
in effect you say he has not committed. The
judge and jury considered the man they con-,
victed clearly guilty; no new evidence has
been adduced. to qualify What wae before
them; the whole matter is certainly in a
most unsatisfactory state, not at aq calcu-
lated to inspire one with respect for the de-
cision and majesty of the law.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1888-02-04

FROM THE FAR EAST.

The mail which arrived in London from China on
Monday morning brings the following news: The
state of Prince Chiin, the Prime Minister and father
of the Emperor, is causing serious alarm. He has
been visited by the Empress Dowager and the
Emperor, and it is said that all the preparations for
his funeral have already been made. The Chambers
of Commerce of Hongkong and Shanghai have ad-
dressed protests to the Foreign Diplomatic Corps in
Pekin against the telegraph convention said to
to have been concluded between the Great
Northern and Eastern Extension cable companies
on the one hand, and the Chinese telegraph ad-
ministration on the other. The protest sets out that
the Chambers view the convention with alarm, its
"object being to prevent the healthy competition
between these various undertakings which is very
essential to commerce, more particularly as the arrange-
ment, should it come into force, will form a most stringent
monopoly." The Chambers fear that the arrange-
ment will involve the refusal of the Chinese Govern-
ment to permit the landing of the competing cables on
Chinese soil, and the maintenance of the present very
high rates for messages to Europe. The Japanese are
elaborating a complete system of coast defence.
Public subscriptions to the amount of two millions of
dollars have been collected to aid the scheme, and the
balance of the Shimonoseki indemnity restored by the
United States a few years ago to Japan has likewise
been diverted to this purpose. A French commercial
journal believes that this project will necessitate large
purchases of artillery, armour-plates, &c., in Europe.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1888-02-04

LOOA.L DI% oao4 SUIT.

In the Divorce Co-Art on lionday. the Pre3ithnt
f.Sir James Elannen) and a clmman jury had before
!;lietn they:throne suit of Pirair.4l v. Waugh and
.I.)odhead, which was the petition of the husband
f,T a dissolution ot marriage on the ground of the
7ife's adultery with the e.. 4. vspo.itinut. The wife
lenikici ha adalte,y. and alleged erulty on the
oArt of thu huiban.i. The partial w..)re married
,)unafriessa:re, Su Aland, in September, 1874, the
;rititioner being a draper in liidd.ernia.ter Str 0,,
.itonrbridge. Toe wife, accoritag to Mr. Waugh,
•,,,•ave wa3. LI drink some years before he tib3i hi
~)thition, and circumstances occurred which aronueii
stavicious as to her fidelity. Finally. in June of
at year he ascertained that she had our tuii4d
mtstiry with the co rz2spondent, aud at hi a coal.
ztand elle left hi a bons). It was sasquent4
"...Seet tamsijd that early in the 00:0er fuAorriti..; she
;otnmi.tal adultery with a man unkstown at th,.:
;rown riotel, Dumfries.

Ainot.gst tiLe wituwases called in support of
;.stitionoe's cage w. the co-reapoudeut GoAriesd,
ffao adinitted the adultery
The re-poldent went into the box and denied
:)utb altegAdone of adultery. She was induced to
.34. e to 1 i.k, she said, in COLl39quenea ot her hus-
-,and's cruelty.

'Ehi jury fjun.d that the charges of adultery
I,;;aiu,,t .\lrd. Wanih bad bay° proved, wiiie sh
;lad not esiablisiled her accusAions of cruelty.
kii Lor .ahip, on these finding, pronounced a
Jncrlitsi, with the custody of tits chadran.
Mr. A. b'. Interwick, Q.C., M.P., an,l Mr 11.
Ua,rford Deana (instructed by air. T'notriaa Wall,
Stourbridtte),appea ad for the petitioner; and Mr.
i_iiekey (inatructed by Mr. W. Waldron. Brierley
LLB), for the reepoudent..
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1888-02-04

PRINCE OSCAR'S BETROTHAL.

A Central News message from Stockholm says: An
interesting and brilliant ceremony took place at the
Royal Palace on Sunday, Prince Oscar being there
formally betrothed to Miss Ebba Munck, the beautiful
and accomplished Maid of Honour whom he is about
to espouse. All the members of the Royal Family
were present, and there were also in attendance the
Ministers of State, both of Sweden and Norway, and
the Prince's preceptors. Full Court dress was worn,
and the scene was a most imposing one. The King
toasted his son, congratulating him in felicitous terms
upon the step he is about to take. Hearty congratula•
tions were also offered to his Royal Highness by all
those assembled.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1888-02-04

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ROBBING A FREE LIBRARY.

The authorities of the Birmingham Central Free
Libraries have just discovered that about 300 books
have been stolen from the reference department. The
thefts are supposed to have been carried on in a
systematic manner for 12 months, but they were not
discovered until a day or two ago, when a junior
assistant disappeared. Most of the books missing are
duplicates of expensive editions of Shakespeare, and
valuable tomes on history and travel. The duplicates
were not stamped, as were those first in the library,
and there was nothing to render them unsaleable.
About 200 of the books have already been discovered
at second-hand booksellers' shops in the town. The
junior assistant's name is Keppel, and he was in re-
ceipt of 16s. a week as wages. He produced, it ap-
pears, when selling the books, a letter purporting to
be written by his mother, who alleged she was selling
her husband's stock. A warrant for Keppel's arrest
has been issued.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1888-02-04

MEETING OF PARLIAMENT.

In the House of Lords the Earl of Crawford will
move, and Lord Armstrong, C. 8., second the Address
in answer to the Speech from the Throne.
In the House of Commons Mr. J. L. Wharton, M.P.
for the Ripon division of the West Riding of York-
shire, will move, and Colonel Duncan, C. 8., M.P., for
the Holborn division of Finsbury, will second the
Address.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1888-02-04

THE M`NEILL MYSTERY.

RELEASE OF VERMESCH.

A Renter's telegram, dated Boulogne, Jan. 31, states
that a chemical expert from Lille ha z examined the
banknotes found on the body of the late Mr. McNeill.
The leather of the pocket-book containing them
having lost its colour, the expert concluded that the
notes must have been for a somewhat considerable
time under water. On this account the supposition
that the deceased had met with foul play is now re-
garded by the French authorities as inadmissible,
and Vermesch was therefore directed to be set at
liberty.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1888-06-02

STRANGE SCENE AT DOUGLAS.

A strange scene was witnessed on the pier at
Douglas, Isle of Man, on Saturday night. A large
number of excursionists, who had visited the island
(chiefly from Liverpool), during the week had delayed
their return until Saturday night, and besides these,
1500 persons were landed on the morning of that day.
Only one steamer, however, the Queen Victoria, of
the Manx Line, was provided for the return journey
in the evening. The struggle to obtain places was
consequently frightful, and as the crowd consisted
largely of women and children, the danger of personal
injury was heightened. As it was some women and
children were trampled upon by their struggling com-
panions, and 'many garments were torn to shreds.
One woman who endeavoured to jump on board the
vessel fell into the sea and was with difficulty rescued.
The steamer ultimately got away, being densely
crowded from stem to stern, but 1000 people were
left on the pier clamouring for a boat to convey them
to Liverpool. They had, however, to spend the
greater part of the night on the pier, no boat being
available until four o'clock on Sunday morning, when
the Queen Victoria returned, and was greeted with
vehement groaning from the weary crowd. She took
them all on board, and returned to Liverpool.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1888-06-02

VICAR FINED FOR CRUELTY.

More the Bullingdon county magistrates, at
Oxford, on Saturday, the Rev. George Moore, vicar of
Cowley, near Oxford, and two men in his employ,
named Rawlins and Mitchell, were summoned by
Inspector Watkins, of the R.S.P.C.A., for cruelty to a
horse, on May sth and 6th. The charge was with-
draWn against Rawlins, who was called as a witness.
It Was shown that the vicar had a farm at Chisle-
hampton. The animal, it was alleged, was in bad
condition, and had two bad wounds. There was also
another animal in a worse state, which was sold to a
knacker for 16s. The bailiff, Mitchell, pleaded guilty,
but the vicar said he did not know the state the
animals-were in, although witness swore his attention
had been called to the fact. The vicar was fined £5
and Mitchell £1 and costs.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1888-06-02

BILLINGSGATE FISH MARKET.

Good supply and fair demand. Prices :—Wholesale:
Salmon, is 6d to Is 10d per lb.; salmon trout, 2s
per lb. ; brill, 6s per stone; turbot, 8s per stone ;
cod, 28 to 4s each; soles, 100 s per box; plaice, 125
per box ; mackerel, 128 per box ; fresh haddocks, 4s
per box; whiting, 7s per box; live eels, 20s per draft;
dead eels, 158 per draft; lobsters, 25s per score;
crabs, 25s per pad; •thitebait, is per quart; smelts,
18 per basket; bloaters, 2s to 28 6d per box; kippers,
2s 6d to 3s per box; dried haddocks, 2s to 5s per
dozen; oysters, 2s to lOs per 1c0; shrimps, 28 6d per
gallon. Retail: Salmon, Is 9d to 2s per lb.; salmon
trout, 2s 2d per lb.; soles, is 4d per lb. ; brill, 8d per lb.:
turbot, 9d per lb.: sturgeon, 10d per lb. ; cod, 4d per
lb.; live eels, is 2d per lb. ; dead eels, 10d per lb. ; fresh
haddocks, 3d per lb.: plaice, 6d to Is each; mackerel,
3d and 4d each; whiting, 3cl each; lobsters, Is to 3s
each; crabs, is to 3s each; whitebait, is 6d perquart ;
smelts, 4d and 6d per dozen; bloaters, 9d per dozen;
kippers, is per dozen; oysters, 4d to 2s per dozen ;
dried haddocks, 3d to Od each; shrimps, 3d to 4d per
pint.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1888-06-02

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1888-06-02

METROPOLITAN MEAT.

The supply on offer was short, and anything of
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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1888-06-02

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THE MURDER BY A. DUDLEY WOMAN.

On Monday, the Recorder, in charging the Grand
Jury at the Middlesex Sessions, said there was only
ont, charge of murder, it being agair.st. a woman
name I Sarah Ellen PriAttor, who was charged with
murd ling a woman named Charlotte Whale.
i-tatement as to motive, the said, was not very
clear, and it was the statement of the prisoner her.
scilf. Of the facts of the case the jury would have
no übt. The two women were together in one
rooni, and while one was asleep her brains were
beat -I out. Tt.e priacider nad never denied the
fact rat she had a spite against the woman. Of
coor.f., whatever offence was given, the ease was
one f murder, because no words could justify
bl w wtich had destroyed life. Therefore the
jury would have no difficulty in finding a true bill.
I:11 ,y had only to look for a prima facie case, and
not for any mitigating circumstances. —The Grand
Jury found a true bill against the prisoner.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1888-06-02

LADY HELPS IN CALIFORNIA.

The Marquis of Salisbury has forwarded to Miss
Emily Faithfull copies of the reports received at the
Foreign Office from the British Consul at San Fran-
cisco and the Vice-Consul at Los Angeles. The
official inquiries were made at Miss Faithfull's request,
and are certainly conclusive. Consul Donohoe states:
"The demand for house servants is good, and house,
maids and parlourmaids—though both are usually
united in one person—easily obtain £5 per month;
but they will have to mix with any other servants
who may be kept, and will have much harder work
to do than those in a similar position in England. If
English ladies choose to take servants' places as cooks,
waitresses, or housemaids when they arrive here
they can obtain them if they are competent, but it
seems a pity that they should be induced to come out
to the Pacific Coast with the prospect of being taken
into families as lady helps, a position which is not
known here. . . The best people here send their
children to either the public schools or to private ones,
and I don't believe there are one dozen governesses
living in families in San Francisco. It is a cruel act
to advise educated English ladies to come to the Pacific
Coast in search of employment, for they will find that
they will in the end have to take positions as ordinary
servants, and be treated to hard work and the society
of those who, in a social sense, are very much their
inferiors."
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1888-06-02

BRONISGROVE.

Bo iRD OP GVA RI/IANS —A meeti .g of the membe• s
of tis Boar i wgs held on Tues lay, Mr. Wri:ht
.r,siding.—Erona the fortnightly returns whio,
yfqe pr.sented it a peare I the number of inmates
.s 189. as against 137 in the corresponding perio4
1 oit year. 'Pile amount spent in outdoor tenet
trig the for night was ..glBB Gs. 51., as comparo_ta
uith .2181 7* ; and the number of vagt ants relievee
as 271. as a4ainst 245 A copy of a memorial to
'ornament trim the Petworth Board of Guardian',
a. reeeved, asking that the alowance which it
)r-posed in the Count G vernment Bill should te
;cads to B .srds of Guardians in resp-ct of indoo,
,ap,-,rs might be ex end. d to b ,ard .d
-out- children
was dec ded to ~,uppott the memorial —Mr Bodket
cii ioned that a .oman at 11, dditch, who was ita
ipt of Lutloor reli 11,td ju*t celebrated her
hu teith irth,lay. lie muggested that the
.dians wiouh-i make some present to the con
•e ',lrian. an I the idea b iug a 'opted a collecion
w a made by w!.ich 10s was Ar, Nook
.4avt fl tie of his intention • 0 propose that a pay
ition should 13, provid,d at Frankley for the con-
vu r dance of the recipients of outdoor relief.

COSTLY OBSTINACY. - At the Petty Sessions On
-ties lay. before Messrs R. Smallwood and T. White
Ytiliam Finney, of Aston Flour Mills, was sum-
-toned for causing an ostructiiin in .he Stoke Lane
ith an iron and wood fekce on May 23rd. It will
te e•tiemb-red that last week Mr. Finney was fined
t'.2 and costs in respect. of the same obstruction
J GAbb. who now appeared for defendant, did
it dispute tv,e charge, but asked the Bench ti
eet it with a sniall flue. The obstruction was now
emoyed. P ,lie-oonstahle Dunn stated that at
10 30 r hat T.:ruing t' e obstruction wa- not rerno•ed.
—Mr. Gab}, said be was thf.re at ten o'clock, and it
was that h u removed, Defentant was again
:Med.:22 and Bs. costs.

ALLEGED STEAL, NG AND RECEIVING.—At the same
Cowl, Sarah Hancox was eh rged with stealing a
soveieigp, ihe prop,rty of William 'Wilde, of Wild-
moor, on M !yr 22nd, and Mark Banner was chaiged
with receiviqc the same, knowin; it to have been
sto'en. Mr T nery Davi-s a;.p ared for Banner.
—P, seoutor said hew nt h line with Banner, and
f'nl Llancox in his house Bann r left him alone
with Haneox, and after a !iota the latter said she
must go upstairs and Fe- Hann, r. Witne-s felt in
his pocket. and the in eiey was gun ..—The vilence
of t e police was to the effect that when arreste,i
and oh irged Hancoit admitted taking the inuney
and giving it to Bannsr, 'I hey found the sovereign
at B ,nner's house in a place where i e told them h,
had put it,--Both prisoners pleaded not gui ty, and
whfl the woman deo el for the case to be dedt
with summarily the tnan asked that it might b
taken before a jury. That b. ng the ens , the
Bench had no alternative bu to commit them for
trial, Bail was a7cepted.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1888-06-02

MORE AMERICAN SCANDALS.

Robert Gaul, an English steward, has recovered in
New York a verdict for nearly £2OO wages from
Horace Daniels, the owner of the yacht Norma. Mr.
Daniels says that he discharged Gaul because he did
not get luncheon ready for a party on the yacht. Gaul
says he was discharged for protesting against bring-
ing little girls on the vessel for improper purposes.
The judge ignored this charge, but held that the de-
mand of Mr. Daniels for luncheon in ten minutes was
unreasonable, and that Gaul was, therefore, entitled
to his wages up to date.
The New York Legislature passed a law last year
making it a felony to marry a boy under 18 or a girl
under 16 years of age. Aldermen have the right to
marry people in New York, and two of them are about
to be indicted for violating this law. Justice O'Reilly
says that the cases are simply scandalous. A boy of
16 was married by an alderman to a woman of 40,
and, in the Italian colony, marriages of girls under 14
to men old enough to be their grandfathers have been
frequent.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1888-06-02

DUBLIN PROCLAIMED:.

The Dublin Gazette of Tuesday night contains a pro-
clamation placing the county of the city of Dublin
under the first section of the Criminal Law and Pro-
cedure (Ireland) Act. The section referred to autho-
rises the Attorney-General to direct, by an order in
writing, a resident magistrate, of whose legal know-
ledge the Lord Chancellor shall be satisfied, to hold an
inquiry relating to any offence to which the section
applies, and concerning which a sworn information
has been made. A similar proclamation places the
county of Dublin under the same section.