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The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1874-12-05

Diseases peculiar to Women

There is no medaclne equal to Holloway's Pills' ir cot'
reeling the ailments peculiar to feina.es. 'I heir yi ry
mild and painless action highly recommends thito to
every household, as they may be taken with safety for
any irregularity of the system. Any mother, nut e, or
young person, guided by the directions which icc rola y
-ash box of Holloway's Pills, has at once available Inca...
, for checking &sees*, purifying the blood, and expelling
from the system all gross humours.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1874-12-05

AS IT OUGHT TO BE.

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B.imenn Bennott, Brieriey Hill.—(1) £2,500; (2)
£580109; (3) .£5BO 109 ; (4) .£154; total, £3,816.
7'. G. 4. Horton, Brierley HilL—(l) £2,638; (I)
.8860 ; (8) do.; (4) MOO; total, MAIL

"I visited''". v--;-ife-s-11517-11A-1111A-L-L; "Mean.
Horniman's Warehouse, and took samples of Ten
ready tor consignment to their Anew Ta,& on analysis
I found them Puke, k of superior quality."
"At the Docks, I took samples of Roraima's',
Teas, which I analyzed, & found Pune; the quality
being equally satisfactory."
"1 purchased Packets from 'Agents for
Ilornimon's Tea,' the contents! find correspond in
BITY and excellence of quality, with the tea I
obtained from their stock at the Docks."
8,248 Aosnss--Cheasists, Cbrieeticestrs,

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1874-12-05

WITHOUT GAS

An untoward incident occurred the other day at a
banquet in Cuba, which seemed likely at one moment
to lead to serious results. During the visit of General
Concha to Cienfuegos, a banquet was given in his
honour, and the Governor of Cienfuegos, in order to
make the entertainment more brilliant, had ordered
the administrator of the gasworks to put on an extra
head of gas for the occasion. About ten o'clock, and
while all the dignitaries of the city were gathered
together discussing the five and ten per cent, tax and
the hest mode of putting an end to the rebellion, the
gas mains burst suddenly, leaving the banquet ball and
city in total darkness. The scene which followed was
most alarming. Swords and pistols were drawn, the
wildest excitement prevailed, when fortunately about
two dozen soldiers rushed into the room bearing tallow
candles. Order was then restored, and the banquet
proceeded, but the unfortunate administrator of the
gasworks was arrested and fined 500 dole. General
Concha left Cienfuegos at twelve o'clock at night, and
a rumour was circulated that he thus suddenly took
his departure for fear of beiN; aseaasinated. Ou the
other hand, report+, from good authority say that he
was enthusiaatically received by citizens and soldiers
at all points viaited'by hi.—PallNzU Gaatte.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1874-12-05

A MESSAGE FROM THE SEA.

A gentleman, writing from Cedar Keys, Fla., Nov. 10, to
the savannah Advertiser, says that a slip of paper, contain-
ing the statement reproduced below, was picked up by some
fishermen of Key West. The writer says that the schooner
mentioned loaded at a saw-mill not a great way from
Brunswick, li.

" The schooner kucie shipped from the coast of
Georgia in August, loaded with lumber, and bound for
Rio de Janeiro owned by Major Pollard, of St. Louis,
and commanded by Captain Hicks, of Boston), with
Henry Mitchell, Mike Conely, John Meninger, and
David Clark, of New York, and four coloured men,
was struck with a severe gale on the night of the 27th
September, some 300 miles off Rio de Janeiro, and had
her mainmast and foremast carried away. She dipped
and broke her bowsprit, and sprung a leak. All
hands went to work to pump her out, and managed
to keep her up until about nine o'clock the next morn•
lug, when she waa dashed a;ainzt a rock, and went
down. We made a raft with the boards and put on
some provisions, but they were washbd off durinz the
day. Warn out with fatigue, Captain Hicks 11414
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1874-09-12

DD DLEY.


HOSPITAL AND DISPENSARY 8011 DAT.—We mut remthid
our readers that next darelay a service will be given in
the Castle Court Yard. There will be s collection at the
close with the view of affording aid to these excellent
institutions the Guest Hospital and Dudley Dispensary.
We need not enter into details, to show the amount of
relief to the sick soor that is being daily dealt sot by
both of these institutions. At the time when the working
man or members of his family are overtaken by sickness
or accident, and, are thereby rendered almost powerless
to help themselves, they receive medical advice and at.
tendance of the very beet sort from either of them ; whilst
in the ease of serious illness they are taken into the hos-
pital and • home provided for them. Numbers are in-
debted to them for health and strength who would if it
had not been for the assistance afforded by them, hare
either been in their graves or the workhouse. The ex-
periment of giving • public service, so as to allow all to
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1874-09-12

PENSNETT.

COLLIERY AND FOtt4:E ENGINEERS.-A quarterly meet-
ing of the fourteenth branch of the National Federation
of Colliery and Forge Engineers was held on Saturday
night, 3rd inst. The members present represented the
South Staffordshire, East Worcestershire, and Warwick-
shire districts—The Secretary read the report from
which it appeared that the Federation was in a very
flourishing condition. A set of rules, drawn up by
representatives, were read and approved by the meeting.
There are fifty membera, and as mach as 17s per week
has been allowed to engineers suffering from the colliers'
strike.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1874-09-12

13kA SB,l.

elt sepyrigit—

THE THItoAT AND WINDPIPE are especially liable to
inflammation, causing soreness and dryness, tickling
and irritation' inducing cough and affecting the voice.
For these symptoms use glycerine in the form of jujubes.
Glycerine in these agreeable confections, being in proxi.
mity to the glands at the moment they are excited by
the act of sucking, becomes actively healing. 6d and Is
packets (by post 8 or 15 stamps), labelled " Jarm Errs
& Co., Homwopathic Chemists, 48, Tureadneedle Bt,
land 170, Piccadilly, London—Sold in Stourbridge by
A.. P. Morris, Chemist, and J. H. Bland, Chemist.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1874-09-12

EXHIBITION OF INSECTS IN PARIS.

The Paris Correspondent of the Daily News writes as 101-
lows:—

The Insect Exhibition in the Tuileries Gardens was
opened to-day. What does not often happen in Paris,
an excellent lunch was served as a preliminary to the
inaugural speech of the Minister of Commerce and
Agriculture. About thirty persons sat down to
table. .. . It was M. Duetting who did the honours of
the Orangery, where the insects are on view. These
creatures are divided into two great classes. The
beneficent are on one side and the maleficent on
the other. The bee and the silkworm have a pro-
minent place in the Exhibition. I was glad to see
the spider's claims to human gratitude allowed.
Crickets, beetles, and other familiar insects which
we treat as enemies are placed among the auxiliaries.
The direct and indirect utility of the ant are lectured
upon by an aged savant, who has spent his life in
studying the ways of insects in the woods and vine-
yards of the Jura, and seeking to penetrate the mys-
teries of their nervous system. Insect intellect is
scarcely less wondrous in its way than the human.
TIIO terrible phyloxera ip an object of peculiar
Merest to Parisian families, because of the rise
this mischievous little insect has caused in the
price of ordinary wines produced on the alluvial
soils where it most multiplies. Each insect is
pinned to a card, stating briefly its natural
enemies, habits, appetites, capacities of increase,
uses (direct and indirect), or the ravages it commits in
accomplishing its destiny. Exhibitions of this kind
would be more useful in market towns on market days
than in Paris. Savants are not yet agreed as to what
bird or other creature has received Nature's commission
to keep the phyloxera from multiplying prodigiously.
The improved beehives on sale at the Insect Exhibition
enable the agriculturist to take away the superflous
honey without danger to the bees. In an annexe there
is a collection of insectivorous birds. Each bird has
round its neck the bill of fare which its palate and
necessities dictate. I was never in an exhibition
which more interested me than this. One comes
away with the impression that, if man is at
the head of created beings, Nature has a care for
her more insignificant children, and will not suffer them
to be stamped out of existence with impunity. We
must not overmuch interfere with her general plan in
cultivating the ground. The natural, or Providential,
government of the world, and the distribution of its
alimentary resources between the various species of
created beings, is so very complicated that Omniscience
alone can clearly see where good darkens into evil, and
evil brightens into good. The agriculturist who does
not respect Nature's system of checks and balances will
find himself in the long run a sufferer for it.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1874-09-12

SHOTS FOR SEPTEMBER.
(From Punch )

- -
Good Shot.—lf during the early part of this month
you call on several people whom you ought to have
visited long ago. Safe to he away ; or the servant
will have to say "the family's out of Town, Sir."
Bud Shot.—When your new servant shows in a
tradesman with his little account, and says afterwards,
" Please, Sir, I thought it was your huncle as you
petikililly wanted to see." Very bad shot this—of the
servant's.
Good Shot.—When hungry (but economical), to call
in at any family residence about one o'clock.
Bad Shot.- To guess any lady's age exactly.
Good Shot.—To tell a gentleman, who has just said
" Bedad then I was in the Phaynix, and a dhirty
spalpeen," &c., that "you would never have imagined
him to be an Irishman."
Bad ,Shot,—'l'o mistake a DE MONTMORENCI for a
SMUGGINS, and call him heartily by the latter name.
Good Shut (for an inritation).—To say to the lady of
the house that "You never saw such lovely children
as hers. The air of your place must be very healthy,
for I really never saw," &c.
Bad Shot.—To say to a chance acquaintance confi-
! dentially, "Of all the hideous women I ever saw,"
&c., and to find out afterwards that the lady in question
was his wife.
Good Shut.—To write to a friend at his shooting-
box, taking care to write your own address legibly.
Bad Shot—To say to yomr neighbour at a dinner-
party, "How any one can like those horribly vulgar
dauha of MArtaricgs !" and then to find you've been
talking to the great Mir Lsricx himself.

In large white letters upon the fencingof a New York
burying-ground is inscribed the following notice :—"Use
13444104 ale U you want to keep oat of here."
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1874-09-12

RINVER.

SITALING P.,TATOril.—At the Brierley Hill Police
Court, on tdonday, before Messrs. F. Evers arid H. Hall,
Fredriek 01liver, 15, was charged with stealing a quantity
of potatoes the property of Robert Hunt, at Kinver on the
26th ult. Joseph Mostly said he saw defendant come
through the gate of complainant's garden, he had • basket
in his possession and when be saw witness he put it on
his shoulder and ran away. IVitness now defendant turn
the basket up side down. When he caught defendant he
found one potatoe in his basket, the other potatoes were
about 3 yards away. Defendant denied haring the pots.
toes. Fined 2s. 6d. and emits; in default 7 days.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1874-09-12

EXTANT PORTRAIT OF A MEDIEVAL
ELEPHANT.

The London Standard has published the following letter :

Sirz—ln your interesting account of St. Edmund of
Pontigny you mention that Henry 111. on his return
from his pilgrimage to the saint's dirin e in 1254,
"brought with him an elephant, the gift of King Louie,
who had brought it from the East ; " and that Matthew
Paris "describes the concourse of people along the
roads to see the mighty beast as it was conducted to
London—the first elephant which had appeared in
this country since the days of the Emperor Claudius."
It is, I venture to think, more than probable, and
all but certain, that a portrait of this elephant is to be
seen at the present moment in Exeter Cathedral, in
the form of a carving in wood, under one of the
tnisereres, or wooden flaps forming the seats of the
stalls. It would seem certain, from the wonderful
truth and fidelity of the carving (which senders the
well-known baggy appearance of the legs, the corruga-
tions of the trunk, the huge ear, and other charac-
teristics, with the utmost spirit and accaracy) that it
was taken from the life; and nothing is more likely
than that the stir made by the appearance of the
huge beast, which Louis "as a King gave to a King,"
would obtain a place for it in any series of animal
representations then in progress. Now, the Exeter
misereres are, as a rule, somewhat earlier than the
date in question, being the work, as it should seem, of
Bishop Bruere, before 1244, as the stiff foliage peculiar
to the perica testifies. But the elephant and the lion
on another seat, as the foliage given with the latter in-
dicates, must be somewhat later, and subsequent to
the year of the appearance of the elephas primogenius
(so to call it) on 'English ground. Bronescombe was
then archdeacon of Surrey, and in 1257 became Bishop
of Exeter. Ile would seem, then, to have supplemented
liruere's earlier and conventionally carved misererea
with these more natural ones. Living, probably, in
j London when Henry 111. returned from France, he
may well have imported into his western see a repre-
sentation of a beast which had created such a sensa-
tion.

These particulars may possess some interest for
antiquaries and others, at a time when one thousand
pilgrims a week are drawn to Exeter Cathedral by
the fame of the reredos to winch Chancellor Phillpotts
has so kindly given his benediction ; thus constituting
it the most famous shrine in Europe at the present
moment, if we except that of St. Edmund of Pontigny.
—Yours, &c., P. FarxmAN.
The Close, Exeter, Sep. 3.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1874-09-12

THE BOARD OF TRADE RETURNS.

The Board of Trade returns for August exhibit
figures apparently very unfavourable, but the signi-
ficance of which is greatly reduced by estimating the
fall in prices that has occurred since the corresponding
month of each of the past two years. The declared
value of our exportations has been £20,503.756, against
£22,6:4,331 in August, 1873, a decline of 9) ner cent.,
while compared with August, 1872 (the largest total
of exports on record) the diminution is I 6 per cent.
The falling-off last month was distributed impartially
over nearly every leading item and every branch
of industry. In alkali, apparel, beer, copper, cotton
yarn, cotton manufactures there is a decrease of 10
cent. in value and 8 per cent in quantity •
per
ez ,
earthenware, fink, haberdashery, hardware,
iron, and steel, 13 per cent, in value, and 5 per cent.
in quantity. Almost the only instances of improve-
ment are two—coal and silk manufactures. Of coal
and patent fuel the quantity exported has been
1,436,421 tons, valued at £1,171,138, against 1,109,039
tons, valued at £1,130,216, in August, 1873, an increase
of 29A per cent, in quantity, but only 3) per cent. in
value. As regards the importations of the month, the
total declared value is £32,433,286, against £29,891,506
in August, 1873, and £29,971,530 in August, 1872—an
increase f 8 per cent, on last year and 7i per cent. on
1872. The total value of our exportations for the
eight months ended 31st of August has been
£169,477,032 a reduction of 7 per cent from the cor-
responding period of 1873, and of 4i per cent, from
that of 1872.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1874-09-12

TALLOW.

LONDON, Monday, Sept. 7.—The tallow trade ill quiet,
425. 3d. for P.Y.C. on the spot Town Tallow is worth 39a. 9d.
Per cwt., net cash, and lough fat is selling at ls. 104 d. per
bibs.
s.d. s.d
Town Tallow, per cwt. 41 3 Rough Stuff, per cwt. 14 9
Rough Fat, per 1 14 Graves 19 0
Melted Stuff, per cwt. 29 0 Good Dregs 6 0
Yellow Russian, new 425. 3,1. per cwt.
Ditto Ditto old OO, nd. „
Australian Mutton Tallow, 415. 641. „
Ditto Beef Ditto 39A 94. o
HAY.

WIirI•ECHAPEL, Saturday, Sept s.—With a large !apply of
hay and straw on sale, trade at this market lisa been stesgy
at the following iates : Prime clover, 100 s. to 1275. ; interior,
755. to 85a. Prime meadow hay, 90s to 11.36. ; Ulterior, 1.56.
TIL ; sad Straw, We. $o 2i. pet Lead.

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1874-09-12

THE FOOD OF THE PEOPLE.

At the British Association, in the section of Biology,
Professor Redfern, in the course of a paper of a valu-
able character on the food of plants and animals, went
on to point out that there Isere few social problems
more important than how to acquaint the wife of the
labourer or artisan, or even the wives and servants of
the middle classes, how to expend a fair share of their
income upon food to the greatest advantage, and
how to prepare it witliont destroying its nutritive
properties. A savoury dish of meat was often
prep.ired by mincing or cutting the meat into
small and more or lees cubical 'docks. It was then
stewed, or more frequently boiled; the outer surfaceof
each little block had its albumen firmly coagulated,
and the whole was converted into about as indigestible
a mass as could well be imagined, the high-priced and
highly nutritious meat having been destroyed for the
purposes of nutrition, and the action of the digestive
organs probably injured for some time to come. Or
good and valuable flesh-meat was subjected to the
process of salting, which first of all abstracted the
juices of meat, and then hardened the fibres, so as to
destroy or greatly deteriorate its digestibility. No
doubt it was convenient to have a hardened dry 1111038
of meat incapable of much change for months, and
ready to be used for the purpose of filling the stomach
and effectually satisfying the appetite; but
these were not the purposes for which food was
intended to be used. It ought to be capable of supply-
ing the waste of the body, and of being easily con-
verted into heat and motion. If it failed in these
particulars, it would also fail in nourishing the brain,
and aiding in the evolution of intelligence, and thus
intellectual and bodily power was lost to the com-
munity, and deterioration of race was promoted. His
colleague, Dr. Gordon, said that he recollected running
races, putting stones, wrestling, and other athletic
exercises being the favourite amusements of the sons
and servants of the farmers in the county Down. Now
nothing of the sort was heard of. These young men
found a short day's work almost too much for them,
and at the end of it they were to be seen lying about
indulging in idle conversation. Coincidently with
this they imagined themselves the equals uf their
masters and mistresses, and that the healthful oat-
meal porridge and buttermilk twice daily, with beans
and bacon for dinner, was too strong and coarse; they
insisted on more delicate fare, and demanded a supply
of tea and white bread. They were unconscious that
persons in their position but a few years ago pos-
sessed amazing vigour, and performed twice the
amount of labour with greater ease, and when the
day's work was over, actually revelled in the display
of surplus strength which nothing but their better and
I more rational diet cold have yielded them.—London
I Medical ltecord.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1874-09-12

ROWLEY LOCAL BOARD.

The usual m, nthly meeting of this Board was held on
Monday afternoon lest; Mr. A. H. Barrs in the chair.
There were also present Messrs. Penn, Newell, Minimum,
Hackett, Hodgetts, Taylor, Burst, and Bennett.
The minutes of the lest meeting were read and con-
firmed.

The mortality returns fur the rat month were r fol.
low . —Smallpox, 0; fever, 2; diarthies, 2; cholera, 0;
other causes, 39; total, 43.

The Chairman' &soli flu attention of the Board to a
nuisance existing on the premises of Mr. Joseph Rhodes,
Line burner, Waterfall Lane. lhe nui.ance was caused
by the flames from the lime kilns coming across the road
in consequence of the low wall adjoining the public road,
and at times it was almost impossible to pass. He (the
chairman) had his hat nearly burnt when passing the
planes short time ago, and his horse was often frightened
at the flames. He considered immediate stepts should
be taken to put a atop to the nuisance.
The Surveyor said be would see into the matter at
once. -

The Impector of Nuisance. complained of a nuisance
existing at the Brades in consequence of the refuse from
13 cottages belonging to Mr. W. Y. Hunt, running into
the brook-course, which has only recently been cleared
out. He also complained respecting a large hole in the
Tipton road, Tividale.
The Clerk said the Board were bound to remove that
nuisance.

The lnapectur wilts ordered to serve Mr. Runt with the
usual 00tlee.

The Surveyor said the Board made an order at the laid
meeting for two water-courees ; one at Citedley Heath
and the other at the back of Black Wagon Street. The
one at Cradley Heath had been done. With regard to the
one at the back of Black Wagon Street, he thought it
would be advisable to bring it down the street to the top
of Elbow.street, and put it into the same course at
another point, and thereby save driving a headway under
some houses. As the Great Western Railway contem-
plate running a drain into the culvert belonging to the
Board, the surveyor was requested to intimate to the
Great Western Hallway Company that the culvert would
be insufficient for the accommodation of both parties.
With reference to the Board taking Chapel.street, Tivi.
dale, the Surveyor said he should net recommend the
Board to take to the street al the culvert was stopped up,
and there being no outlet for the water at the bottom of
the street.
The seal of the Board was affixed to the contract of
Mr. Southwick for the alteration of the btidge crossing
the Stour at the division of the parish.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1874-09-12

CO-OPERATIVE TRADESMEN'S BANKS

IN GERMANY.

"A German " writes to The Times

Sir.—Allow me to draw the attention of your readers
to the wonderful development of co-operative banks
in Germany during the last 20 years. In 1853
Mr. Schulze, Delitsch, started the first bank on the
co-operative principle in the village of Delitsch ; its
entire business dosing the first year amounted to 827
thalers, or £324. At the Co-operative Congress held
last week in Bremen it was shown that there are
now 2,409 of these banks in operation in Germany.
Only 834 sent their reports in time to the Bureau
of the Congress, and from these I take the follow-
ing interesting figures :—The advances made to their
members daring 1813 amounted to 446 million thalers,
or 1.:661 millions; their paid-up capital is 23 million
thalers, or £341 millions ; the reserve fund exceeds
2/5 million thalers, and the deposits reached the sum
of 93 million tintless, or £13.3 millions. These figures
show that the working capital of these co -operative banko
is almost equal to the amount of private deposits in
the Bank of England. They number 1,300,000 mem-
bers, all workmen, artisans, and small tradesmen, and
the advantage gained by this class of people in being
able to obtain loans at the lowest rate of interest can
be easily understood.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1874-09-12

OLD HILL.

HIGHWAY OFFISNCII.—At the Petty Sessions held on
Wednesday, before Colonel Fletcher and Mr. N. H ingley.
Warwick Plant, fishmonger, of Old Hill, was charged
with obstructing the footpath at Cradley Heath, on the
sth inst. Police.conatable Collier proved the case, and
said that he had received a number of complaiuts about
the obatruction. Defendant tias ciutionid, and ordered
to pay costs. .

. r
AbaAOLT CASE.—Henry HaVriarTh and Walter Garrett
were charged with assaulting William Weaver, and Eued
Is each and coda; in default 14 days.
CHARGE Or THREATENING. William Green was
charged with using threatening language to Isaac Harris.
The threats were proved by complainant, and defendant
bound over in £lO to keep the peace for three months.—
William liodgkias was charged with using threatening
language to Sarah Piant, and ordered to tied sureties for
three months to keep the peace:.

ASSAULT CASs.— rWil-lirim Woodhouse was charged
with aiisaulting Richmond Plant, and fined 2s 61 and
costs ; in default 14 daya.
DRUNK AND DISORDIaRLY.—WiIIiam Hodgkiss, Robert
River, and Richmond Plant were charged by Inspector
Price with being drank and riotous. The cane was
proved, and each of the defendants fined 2. 61 and
costs ;in default 14 days.—Renjamin Hadlington, a
youth, was charged with being drunk and riotous, and
tined Is and colts; in default 14 days.—Wiiliain Cart-
wright was charged with a similar offence, and fined fis
and costs.—John tirice wee charged with being drunk
and incapable. After hearing the evidence, the Bench
lined defendant 2s 6.1 and coat..

ABOACLT Brettle was charged with as-
milting Mary Ann Partridge. The case being proved,
defendant was fined lined costa; in default 14 day.
Phiebe Hughes was then charged with tieing threatening
language to Mary Ann Partridge, and the latter naked that
the defendant be bound over. The threats complained of
having been proved, defendant was ordered to find sure-
ties to keep the peace for three months—George Green
wait brought up on • warrant charged with threatening
Mary LAM. Defendant was bound over to keep the
peace.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1874-09-12

THE NE_M BURIAL BOARD.

The first meeting of this Board was held in
the Commissioners' Room in the Coro Exchange,
on Monday evening last. There were present:—
Messrs. H. Billinghaw, G. R. Perkin, W. Platt,
E. Stringer, J. F. Miaow, and C. King. The
absent members were Messrs. J. B. Shepherd,
J. W. Tnrney, and F. Evers.
Mr. Waterman (from the offices of Messrs.
Bernard and King. solicitors), was in attendance,
and officiated as clerk for the Board.

The business of the meeting ;;;;.opened by
Mr. Billitothatn proposing that Mr. King take
the chair protein.
._ .

Mr. King declined, and in turn propoaed that
Mr. Billinghain take the chair for the time
being.

This was seconded by Mr String,r, and
carried.

Mr. BiHingham then said the S. at business to
which he would have to call their attention wee
the election of a chairman. This was a very
important matter, and, of course, in a Board in
which they were all new to the business, he
he speaker) in his simplicity, thought it would
be desirable to have a solicitor in the chair; and
as they had a very efficient one who was a mem-
ber of the Bosrd he thought if they elected iins
chairman that evening they would do wisely—
(hear, hear, and applause).
A short discussion ensued, during which it
was generally conceded that it was desirable also
to have a vice-chairman.

Mr. Stringer then prop iirsi that Mr. J. Shep-
herd be the Chuiraniu of that Board for the
ensuing twelve months, and that Mr. W. J.
Turuey be vice.chnirman for the same period.
This was seconded by Mr. Haskew, and car-
ried unanimously.
Mr. hi linghana said he wished Mr. Shepherd
had been there to take his position, so that they
bigot have had the advantage of his advice in
the preliminary matters which would come be-
fore them at this their first meeting; but he was
away from home. It would be necessary
for them at the next meeting ti appoint a clerk
for the beard ; but he (Mr. Biliiughan) would
like that to be done at a full meeting of the
Board. Ile had thought that as Mr. Bernard
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1874-09-12

110Ps.

The market is in a somewhat —Uncertain state. Pickinq I.
becoming general, but the crop is a very light one, and eon•
sequently high prices are demanded for new produce. The
Importation of foreign hops are increasing, that from Ant-
werp last week being 456 bales, from Hamburg 511 bales,
from Terneuzen 25 hales, from Rotterdam 2 bales, from
Ostend 32 bales, and from Bremen 127 bales.

FISH.
Pickled herrings, 260. to 310. ; red ditto, 128. to 20s ; roused
ditto, 15e. to 255. fresh ditto, le.. to 21e. per barrel ; kipper
ditto, 2s. to 3s. 9d. ; bloater., Is. 64. to 3s. 3d. per box;
smoked Muldocks, 20s. to 30s. ; trawl ditto, 110. to 16..;
ditto plaice, 15s. 64. to 19.. Oil. ; ditto whiting, 12s. to 15s.
per barrel; soles, ls. 3d. to 4e. per pair; turbot, ss. 6d. to
13s. each ; lobsters, 135. 64. to 28s. d. per dozen ; native
oystere, £10; common ditto, 13s. to 30a. per bushel

SEED.
Lontow, Monday, Sept. 7.—There is yet no supply of new
Emslish Cloverseed t fine samples of foreign, both red and
white, were held at fully i.e much money. New Trifolium
was in good request, at quite as much money. New winter
Tares suit abetter sale at enhanced values. There is a large
supply of new white Mustardseed from Eases, a portion of
which has been disposed of at its. 6d. to 12s. per bushel;
quality was generally good. Canaryseed realised former rates
steadily. Grass seeds of all sorts were quite as dear, line
black English Rapeseed brought as much money, with &quiet
sale. Red parcels were dull sod rather cheaper.

PROVISION.
LONDON, Monday, Sept. 7 --The arrivals last week from
Ireland were 349 }liking Butter and 2,459 bales Bacon, and
from foreign ports 31,664 packages Butter, and 2,911 bales
Bacon. Foreign Butter met a steady sale during last 9 eek
and on Saturday the fresh arrivals of best Dutch advanced
to 138 s. to I4os. 'the Bacon market ruled quiet, and on Friday
Irish declined 21 per cwt. No change in Hamburg meat.

PRICES.
LONDON, Monday, Sept. 7—American Cheese Clearing on
arrival ; markets firm. Better supply of English ; tined
parcels taken as they come, and market at quotations.
Butter, per cwt, s. a. Cheese, per cwt. ; • •
boreet 140 to 146 Cheshire SS to 78
Yreland - Dine. Glotic., new 72 78
Jersey 102 120 Cheddar
Eng. Fresh per doz. 16 18 American 4B 62
Bacon, per cwt. Hams : York ll2 116
Wiltshire, dried - 76 78 Cumberhind llO 112
Irish, green, Lob, 78 82 Irish ...... •••• • • 84 112
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1874-09-12

BELIBROUGH7ON.

rpo be LET, at Michaelmas Next, a Good
1 WAREHOUSE and STABLING tor Two Horses.
—Apply to W. Bryan, Grocer, Stourbridge.

ENERAL SERVANT.—WANTED, a
Respectable YOUNG WOMAN, used tor Service,
and able to do Nam looking. A Nurse Girl kept.—
Apply, stating nage, rr Trued, and givreg reference, to
Mrs. Badger, Park Place, Moseley, mar Birmingham.

LOIJORSOS.—Wanted, a SIMILE ROOM,
Unturmaked preferred, within three-quarters of a
pile of the Town Clock, Stourbridge. Partial attend.
poi my be sauted.—Address, " Obserrrr
Uses.

A Well-bred Sbort•born BULL is kept et
tf. Horsioy'o, top of Chuseb•street, fltourbridge.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1874-09-12

WITCHCRAFT IN INDIA.

The Pioneer Mall gives the following recent instance of
witchcraft "in India :

I The last case of witchcraft officially reported to the
Government of India, took place in 1871 in the Bheel
country, and the circumstances were as follows —A
bunniah of Kooshulgurh, by name Fatta, was very ill,
and he and his family fancied he was bewitched. The
bunniah himself believed that his liver was being
devoured by the woman Chundoo, described to be
seventy to eighty years of age, whose cattle he had
previously taken in satisfaction of a debt. He conse-
quently summoned, from a neighbouring village, the
witch-finder Vests, who performed the usual incanta•
, tions called " Kajlee," and confirmed the bunniah's
suspicions; and Badria 'ranee, one of the Bheels pre-
sent, recommended that Chundoo should be swung.
Chundoo was sent for, taken to the kotwallee, and
confined there. After an interval of a few days some
Bheels were siunmoned and paid to swing Chundoo as
a witch at a little distance outside the city. The poor
woman was taken to a banyan-tree and swung from
her wrists ; her eyes, DA is customary on such occa-
sions, being bandaged with red chilliest. The swing-
ing was carried out under the direction of AlliKotwal,
the Bhopa being also present on each day to obtain
the witch's confession. She refused to confess or
exorcise the bunniall, whom she upbraided for having
taken her cattle. After swinging for four days the un-
fortunate creature died, and orders were given for the
Bheels to bury her. The swinging of alleged wiches
was of common occurrence in the Bheel tracts before
the Meywar Bheel Corps was raised at Kherwarrah,
but rarely happens nowadays. " The Bheel," wrote a
Hindoo student whom we quoted the other day,
'shoots you, and then throws your body into a ditch.
By this you may know the Bheel." But it appears
that thc^e are other features in his character by which,
if you cultivate his more intimate acquaintance, you
may know him with equal certainty.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1874-09-12

CRABS AND LOBSTERS DROPPING
THEIR CLAWS.

For some weeks past I have been greatly interested
in reading the various correspondence upon the above-
named subject, and was in hopes of reading more, but
finding the subject not spoken of in this week's Land
and Water, I venture to write two positive facts, one
with regard to noise, and the other with regard to
quiet. Some years since, the exact date I cannot
recollect, but no doubt some of your readers will
kindly inform us, but su (lice to say, Holy Trinity Church,
situated in the parish of Kensington, Middlesex, had
one of the pinnacles struck off by lightning, and the
gilt numbers of one of the clocks were scorched and
turned black; at this particular time my father
had a number of lobsters, both Norway and Scotch,
which of course had had a long journey, but were all
in perfect condition up to the time this most extraor-
dinary clap of thunder was heard, it seemed apparently
but just above, and precisely over the house, which it
certainly was, as the church tower showed, the church
being scarcely one thousand yards from our establish-
ment; as many as forty lobsters not only shed their
claws, but many of their lesser legs, and I was myself
knocked back against an iron pillar by the shock, and
severely bruised my wrist by the blow received, thus
showing 1113 near as possible an ocular demonstration
of noise. Pennont states in his "British Zoology,"
vol. 4, page 9, March 1, 877:—" Lobsters fear
thunder, and are apt to cast their claws on a great
clap. I am told they will do the same on firing
a great gun, and that when men-of-w.ar meet a
lobster-boat a jocular threat is used, that if the
master does not sell them good lobsters they will
salute lane." The second fact, viz., "quiet," occurred
in this way : A friend of my father's sent on a large
quantity ::f lobsters—British ones, I believe they were
—and very lively indeed. He was told to keep them
in the dsrk, where they would keep for days; accord-
ingly, they were placed upon the coals, and some, after
being kept three or four days in this manner, were
brought up to be boiled; immediately upon being ex-
posed to the light (sunlight) they shed all their large
claws. Being an eyewitness to both of these events, I
hope you will excuse my thus trespassing so far upon
your valuable time and space, and at the same time I
hope it will prove the query as to whether lobsters and
crabs do shed their claws, both by noise and quiet.—
Frank Gosden, in Land and Water.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1874-09-12

ii

No. 547

SALES BY AUCTION.

HAGLEY STOCK SALE.
MONDAY, :SEPTEMBER lith, 1874.
VW SHEEP sod LAMBS, including 20 superior Shrop-
shire THEAVES and EWES, and 40 LAMBS
from Winterfold, and some good Stock EWES.
t 0 Head of CATTLE, vie. :-40 Fat BEASTS, 12 very
superior HEIFERS with Calves or in. Calf, and Di
STORES.
The usual Entry of PIGS.
i ale at Eleven.
OATES, PERRENS, & WOOLDRIDGE.

FURNITURE AND EFFECTS.
MESSII/1.

VtTES, PERRENS, and WOOLDRIDGE
N../ win shortly SELL by AUCTION, at the TALBOT
STOUBBMIDOE. • Collection of HOUSEHOLD
ititNITUEE allli Effects.
Entries of Art,clea for the Sale ahoetl be made at
fans.

VALUABLE FARMING STOCK,

WASSELL GROVE FARM, HAGLEI

MESSRS.

(lATES, PERRENS, and WOOLDRIDGE
are favoured with Instructions from Mr. Henry
Wright., who is giving up Farming, to SELL by AUC-
310N, iiimn the premises, W.1.13LL liliONE FARM, H.so-
-42 IN on WEDNEbDAY, SGPILMBER 23rd, 1874, the whole
1,4 the valuable LIVE and DEAD FARMING STOCK.
z. —A General Assortment of FARMING IMPLE•
NENTS, a Team of Valuable Young CART HORSES.
Ad • useful Cult; a Flock of 212 Superior Shropshire
#LIEEP, comprising 30 Fat SHEEP, 100 Grand Stock
n.wes, and 82 .plendid Lambs; a Flock of 27 Head of
tSATTLE, comprising 2 capital Dairy Cows. 10 Fat Cows,
Old 15 Store &apts. Comment upon the Stock is need.
tat s.
The Sale to commence at eleven o'clock in the Morn-
Catalogues may be had at the Inns in the neighbour.
sod, or of the Auctioneers, Stourbridge.

STOURBRIDGE.

?PO be LET, on Leese, for Seven or Fourteen
.1. Years, or from year to year, the RESIDENCE of
•iiv late Mrs. Scott, in High•street, Stourbridge. It Mas
goomy and excellent Heeme, ard there are Ornamental
arid Kitchen Gardens, Coacbbouse, Stables, Coachman's
;louse, and all usual conveniences—Apply, for further
articular' and cards to view, to Mr. Spielman Smith,
• ref/Meet, latourbridge ; er to Messrs. Best and Horton,
Birmingham.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1874-09-12

BELBROUGHTON.

MARRIAGE FILSTIVITIES.—The marriage of Mr. C. P.
Douglas, fifth son of the Into Rev. H. Douglas, rector of
Salwarpo and canon of Durham, to Jane, tt ird daughter
of the late Rev. John Wyble, of Bradford House, Ha.
broughton, was celebrated at the parish chureh, on Tues
day. Arches, with festoonsiof evergreens, flowers, &u
and bearing appropriate mottoes, were erected along the
route of the bridal party. The people of the vidage and
district attended in large numbers to witness the cere-
mony. The bride wore • dress of white satin trimmed
with tulle, tulle veil with embroidered border and corners
and • wreath of orange, myrtle, and stephanotis. The
bridesmaids were :—Misses B. IVylde, U D. Wylde, M.'
Wylde, Howe, Douglas, Emily M. Douglas, A. Douglas,
and M. A. Douglas. They wore dresses of white
muslin, with pale blue sashes, and bonnets trimmed with
forget-me-note. The service was choral. The Rev. R.
Wylde, brother of the bride, performed the ceremony,
assisted by the Rev. Mr. Douglas. The Rev John Wylde,
elder brother, gave the bride away. After the ceremony
the bridal party proceeded to Bradford House, wher up.
wards of fifty sat down to the wedding breakfast. Among
those present at the breakfast and who attended to wit-
ness the ceremony were Mr. C. Noel, Mr. C. P. Noel and
Mrs. Noel, Canon W. Howe and Mrs. Howe, Lord Lyttel-
ton, Hon. and Rev. H. Douglas. Mr. J. Vougham sad Ets
Vaugham (Dolgelly), Rev. L. Baker and Mrs. Baker Rev.
J. P. Nelson and Mrs. Nelson, M. Du Buisson, Miss Hunt,
Miss Philpot, Rev. T. Philpot, &c. The wi dding presents
were costly and very numerous. In the afterieson the
newly welded psir started for the Lake District where
they spend the honeymoon. The bells of the parish
chareh struck up merry peals thoughout the day. In the
afternoon the aged people of the place were entertained
to tea at Bradford House.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1874-09-12

VISIT of WOREING•MEN to LAMBETH
PALACE.

In London, on Saturday, a party, consisting of about
forty or fifty naembers of tho -Working.meds Club and
Institute Union, visited Lambeth Palace, under the
conduct of Mr. Hodgson Pratt, the hon. secretary to
the Union, and Mr. Frederick Verney.

Before proceeding to inspect the various apartments
which by the courtesy of the Archbishop of Canterbury,
were thrown open to the visitors, Mr. Verney gave a
slight sketch of the founding of the Manor House and
palace of Lambeth and ef subsequent events connected
therewith, enumerating the most interesting and
striking of the many occurrencies and changes of
which the building has been the scene. The party then
visited the large hall where are, among others, por-
traits of Gilbert Burnet, Bishop of Sarum, and writer
of the "History of his own Times," and the '' History
of the Reformation:" of Martin Luther and his wife,
by Holbein ; of Catherine Parr, &c. The guard-room,
with its wonderful oak roof, was next visited, after
which the party repaired to the Lollard's tower, the
upper room of which was once used as a prison for the
followers of John Wycliffe. The ascent is steep and
winding, the old oak stairs are in many places worm-
eaten, and the stone steps leading to the prison
are worn with the tread of many feet for centuries.
The old room has remained untouched since the days
of the Lollard persecution, and upon the oak wains-
coting are a variety of inscriptions—some of a religious
character and others snore approaohing the profane,
which the occupants of the room from time to time
beguiled the tediousness of their confinement by
scratching in the wood. Above one of the iron rings
which still remain fixed in the walls, and to which
the prisoners used to be chained, is a row of notches,
some fifty in number, cut in the plank, telling a
silent tale of a long and weary captivity in that
dismal chamber. 'Though the room is doubtless
visited by numbers of people, it is creditable that
the autographs of its old tenants have not been
added to by these of a more modern description. On
Saturday there was only one name on the wall that
was not an undoubted relic of the Middls Ages, and
this being inscribed in pencil was soon obliterated by
one of the party. The splendid library of the Palace
occupied the attention of the visitors for some time.
There are here some of the most beautiful and perfect
specimens of illuminated MSS. in the country.
In the evening the members of the Union attended
at the West Theatre of the Albert Hall, where a lec-
ture upon pictures, illustrating expression, colour, and
form, was delivered by Mr. Buckmaster.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1874-09-12

*mil ;nib pjistrict

BOAIo OF GUARDIANS.

l'he 'isms] >f this Board was held
yt qh.rtia) in the chair. There
w. r• 13••ooks, I. Itolli son.
, " . • ,s. Hml, H. Billing.
. ~;,, • . It Fidian, Homer,
, , and IN 11111114014 of the last
II:4, hog were read and eomirim•d. Admitted into
tm !muse during the w-,k, 13 ; discharged, 7;
,load, I; born, 0; remaining, 319. Corresponding
At year, 325.—0ut-door relief, Kiugeuvin.
ford district £22 19s 0.1 Stourbridge district, .116
17s 1.1 ; Halerowen district, £l7 13s 04 ; non-resi-
dent paupers, lie 8d; total, £3B Os 9.1; against
.£62 Is Od last year.

The estimates reqnired for the eneuinc half
year were laid upon the table, which amounted
to 4:9,500 being an excess of £5OO.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1874-09-12

THE REVOLT OF THE INDIANS.

A special dispatch to the New York World, dated
Fort Sill, August 23, says :—" Intelligence having
been received at this post that Big Redfoot, one of the
three principal Comanche chiefs now absent from their
reservation and on the warpath, was at the Wichita
agency, where he had taken refuge with a party of his
band. General Davidson left here on Friday night
with four companies of the 10th cavalry, numbering
about 210 men to arrest the chief and his Indians.
Big Redfoot and his band were found at the agency,
as had been reported, and, after some parley, General
Davidson ordered that they should be deprived of their
arms. While the disarmament was going on the
Kiowas and Ander, Lone Wolf, and Woman's Heart
turned on the troops and fired on them. Immediately
upon the discharge of their guns the Kiowas ran, the
troops pursued, awl a lively running fight began be-
tween them. Soldiers were shot and many of the
Indians were killed, bow many is not known. During
the fight the Comanche lodges and camp were burned.
It also appears that further troubles are expected at
the agency, as more troops have gone forward from
here. Since the receipt of the news the Indians killed
four citizens near the agency.
A dispatch from San Diego, dated August 25,
says :—" The Apaches are making more raids into
Sonora. Don Irenio Landres sends word to the presi-
dent of the municipality of Bocatehuachi that he was
attacked by savages on the 15th ult. As four of his
party were not to be found he supposes that they were
killed. A force of 22 men was sent to the scene of the
attack, where they found the bodies of three of the
men who had been slain. They had fought gallantly
until the ammunition gave out, and then they broke
their guns into pieces."
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1874-09-12

M. DURUOF'S BALLOON ADVENTURE

The Daily tines, in a leader on this perilous adventure,
pays the following tribute to those who rescued the
voyagers, and reproof to the crowd to whose taunts M. Dimwit
had foolishly yielded

The story of this gallant rescue must not be told
without attention being called to the part played in it
by the captain, mate, and crew of the fishing smack
Grand Charge. The pursuit of the balloon as it
bounded, at the rate of five miles an hour, along the
surface of the sea, was a work of the utmost danger.
The car rose and sank at every instant, now swinging,
clear of the waves, then dashing down into them, and
burying itself and its occupants in the water. To catch
such a machine in a stormy sea would seem to be hope-
lessly dangerous. The risk of life to the men on
board the boat must for the time have been even
greater than that of the aeronauts, whose danger
was not that of drowning, but of perishin,g by ex-
posure. This little bit of heroism comes in, however,
to give a happy finish to a story which is in many
poiute as ignoble as can be told. All honour to the
men who risked their lives to save people who had
put themselves in the extreinest peril out of the
vainest bravado. We must, however, do M. Dururd
and his wife the credit of saying that the man behaved
after the ascent and through the perils of the descent
with great coolness and judgment, and that the
woman had shown true feeling in resolving to accom-
pany him.
But what of the gaping and demoralized crowd who
sent them on this perilous venture? The aeronaut
showed great weakness in yielding to their taunts; but
they must have deliberately desired that an aeronaut
and his wife should sacrifice themselves for their
amusement. There is no pretence f science in such
matters. Even the pleasure of seeing the balloon
sail up into the air was but momentary; yet probably
when these Calais roughs and fainanta went home
after enjoying the sight, not many of them thought
any more of the man and woman who, to please
them, had sailed olf like witches into the stormy
evening sky, than the Roman populace thought of
the gladiators who had been slain to make
a Roman holiday. We shall probably hope in vain for
more thoughtfulness in this direction on the part of
the sightseeing public ; while it is difficult to say at
what point the law ought to step in and seek to
educate the populace by restraint. M. Duruof and
his wife have been nobly rescued from a position of
great peril; the story of their adventures on the sea
has the interest which all tales of risk and suffering
have; but we cannot grant it a place among the narra-
tives of heroic adventure. M. Duruof and his wife are
luckily saved, but the credit of the adventure belongs
exclusively to those who saved them.

The author of "Hail Columbia !" Jo.eph Parkinton,
Ii to have monument Wood to bin Malliory in PhiladolAls.