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The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1881-05-14

IOURBRIDGE 13MPLOYEMENT ACT,
1866, and the PUBLIC HEALTH ACT,
1875,

THE S'EQUEBRIDGE IMPROVEMENI
COMAll.biONlitt,acting as the Urbuu bunt-
ing) Authority fur the lowuehip of titourbri4e, hetet))
give ift.t,ce that they are krepured to receive tenuere
fur the euul.tying auu cioanbu g of earth c.orieta, priviea,
asttpits, auu ceeepcola, 10 ale Ettiti uwu-,lttp. aLd the
removal of the cutiteuta theie, f, foi a period of one
year, cuumicuciug on tLe BtCOOO fray ,I Juue Lt xt.
TheL vein require Eecurity to the ex-
tent of XIUO ror the uue bLiCi faithful performance of the
coutract. .

leuder to be sent to the undersigned, not later than
1\ tulitt day, the ',.sth tutant,t,tfote 5 o'c.oek p to.
1-..pee,ficattonB of the requaed may be been on
oliPlication to Air. litor) N‘ nlath, tie li.spectur
ut.aucea, at his Chloe, 56, Ltigu atreet,Stot.,briege.
Abe Coll.llllbiqUlaele Wll. Ltut bILd thtliktlelVtB to at.,
cep, the luty,st or any Wooer.
by oruer,

JNO. TAILOit,
• Clerk to the said commissioners.
56, high met, otoltbridge.

May 131 h, 1881.

The Old Established Shop,
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1881-05-14

LIGHT AND SOUND.

--
Another new discovery by Professor Graham Bell,
the inventor of the photophone, is announced from
Philadelphia (says the Pall Mall Gazette). It is,
indeed, a development of the latter instrument ; and
as its name, spectrophone, implies, it enables one
actually to hear the spectrum produced by any sub-
stance. The principle on which the invention rests is
the ascertained fact that light passing through any
substance produces a sound characteristic of the par-
ticular substance; all matter, Mr. Bell prophesied
when he announced the discovery of the photo-
phone, would probably be found to possess sonorous
properties of the same nature as those manifested
by the discs of selenium used in that instrument.
Recent experiments by Professor Tyndall have con-
firmed this prediction ; any liquid or gas placed in a test-
tube and exposed to the action of a beam of light con-
densed upon it by a lens can be made, by means of an
interrupter, to emit musical tones. Mr. Bell carried
on his experiments with various substances, as carbon,
disulphide, lamp-black, sulphuric ether, etc., and
while in some substances the loudest sounds are
obtained from the red end of the spectrum, in others
they come from the visible 'part; so that the general
conclusion arrived at is that sounds are produced in
any substance by the rays which it absorbs. Porous
and fibrous substances give loud sounds, such as
common- zgool-or-worstedik. Zvidently. we are here
only on the threshold of discoveries as to the real
nature of light and sound.

An American last week lost himself at Oxford
amid the network of colleges. He wanted to find a student
friend, and was compelled at last to ask lila- way. On being
put in the right track, he said, "Thanks, stranger;
reckoned Oxford was one place when I came down first, but
I find thirty."—Olobe.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1881-05-14

EXPERIMENTS IN AGRICULT URE.

The 'West Riding Chambers of Agriculture have
recently had the subject of agricultural education
under consideration, and with a view to the better
understanding of the plans of the Soience and Art
Department, Mr. Buckmaster has held meetings
in several agricultural centres in Yorkshire, for
the purpose of discussing the subject. The opinion
is very general that the time has come when some-
thing ought te be done. A scientific knowledge of
agriculture, says Mr. Bile"master, can only be gained by
observation and experiment. Why is agriculture to
be regarded as an exception to every other industry?
Will any one venture to say that it is a business re-
quiring less scientific knowledge than weaving or
mining? Geology, botany, biology, meteorology, and
chemistry are all interwoven with the daily life of a
farmer; and rightly understood, it is the most
thoughtful and intellectual of occupations. Every
farmer should believe and remember that in the edu-
cation of his sons science lays the foundation of every-
thing valuable in agriculture, and those who were
really in earnest could render no better or more per-
manent service than by promoting night classes for
teaching the scientific principle of agriculture.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1881-05-14

ACCIDENTS IN MINES.

In the House of Commons, the other evening, Mr.
Macdonard asked the First Lord of the Treasury,
considering the great need there is (in order to lessen
the sacrifice of life) for diminishing the risks to those
engaged in and carrying on the coal, iron, and other
mining industries, by obtaining all possible informa-
tion bearing upon the scientific improvement in
mining in all its branches from all mining countries as
well as our colonies whether he would direct the Secre-
tary of State for Foreign Affairs to instruct our Em-
bassies, Legations, and Consuls to countries where
mining operations are prosecuted to embody in their
trade reports any valuable improvements, and the
cause or causes of explosions and other mining dis-
asters' where such may have been ascertained, which
might have occurred in the various countries where
they were situated, so that full and relial4le knowledge
might be obtained in furtherance of this object.
Sir C. Dilke, answering in the absence of the First
Lord of the Treasury, said : Lord Granville is willing
to comply with my hon. friend's request, and has
given in-tructions that the information for 'which he
asks respecting mines abroad shall be given in the re-
ports furnished annually by Her Majesty's Secretaries
of Embassy and Legations and Consuls. (Hear, hear.)

A Roman Catholic missionary expedition has jus
left England for Borneo.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1881-05-14

"THE *SECOND CITY OF THE
KINGDOM."

A heated controversy is going on between Liver-
pool and Glasgow as to which city has the right to call
itself the second largest town in the United King-
dom (says the Globe). Glasgow has heretofore been
generally recognised in this light, but the great Lan-
cashire seaport maintains that she is now entitled
to. the pas by reason of her population having in-
creased more quickly than that of her rival. As
usual in such matters, all depend upon the limits of
the area whose population is to decide the point at
stake. Within her municipal boundaries Liver-
pool contains 548,649 human beings, whereas
Glasgow comes pearly 40,000 short of that total. But
if the suburban population is included, Glasgow figures
with 704,136 heads against 681,936 in the other case.
To this, however, Liverpool rejoins that Birkenhead
and Wallasey are as much her suburbs as Partick,
Govan, B,utherglen, and Maryhill are of Glasgow, and,
if that be allowed, the English city exceeds the Scotch
one in population by more than 100,000. It is not for
us to decide the nice point as to where the limits should
be drawn in respective cases ; even in the instance of
the metropolis, that question is often in dispute. But
it scenic well worthy of note that these two towns,
coupled will their suburbs, have a population of about
a million and a half between them.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1881-05-14

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polished like ivory. It is exceedingly fragrant, end
specially useful for r,rnoving incrustetions of tartar on
neglected teeth. told by all Chemists. Pot', ls Awl
Is 6d cash. (Get Craoroft's.)
" tint.nuoilhe L. Tit,l4."—An external Means of
CURING SKIN DISEASES. There is scarcely any
eruption but will yiel i to " Sulpholrue" in a few days,
and commence to fade away, even if it seems past care.
Ordinary pirrp.es, redness, blotches, scurf, roughness,
vanish as if by magic; whilst old, enduring skin dis-
orders, that have plagued the sufferers for years, how•
ever deeply rooted they may be, " Halpholine. will
raccesefuily attack them. It. destroys the animalcules
which cause these unsightly, irritabie, painful affections
and always produces a clear, healthy, natural condition
of the skin. " Sulpholine" Lotion is sold by most
Chemists. Bottles, sN,
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1881-05-14

SATURDAY, MAY 14, 1881

ag 'in ,preared on the scene on the 23th of March ;
in ;:toia cpp )sitiun meetings had to
b orgttnisi,d, proee. si ,us arranged, and canvassing
carried out, and :he plaintiff tl.rew himself into the
work with the „0-re test energy, giving up the whole
of his time in the defeLdant's interest. From the
18th of March to the 31st March the plaintiff gave
himself up to tr,e work, and entirely neglected his
own privaLe laisire:‘ss in addition to paying two of
his clerks. On the 31st of March the polling took
place, and the result f the plaintiff's exertions was
that the defendant was returned %%ith a majority of
323 over his opponent. Then happened what
frequently occurred—the person who incurred the •
expenses disputed their amount and grew cool
tewaris those who had claims against him. The
real dispute was whether or not the plaintiff had
been retained as a solicitor or only as an agent.
The plaintiff alleged he. was entitled to £ll4,
wherms the defendant only allowed £64, which
wa, made up of £l2 13s. paid out of pocket, and a
sum of 50 guine .s. He submitted on behalf of his
client that the latter sum should be at least 100
guineas.

Bar.)u Pollock said it would be very inconvenient
if this bill t.hould or should not be based un a
so!icitor's scalP, for the jury to be asked to decide
the amount of the claim on a quantum meruit.

Mr. Jelf thought that it would probably resolve
itself into a sum per day.
Baron Pollock, atter considerable discussion as to
a mode of reference, expre4sed his strong disappto-
bation of the attempt to obtain a settlement of the
case by a tribunal wh:eh was manifestly unfit, and
if the case went on he would disallow costs.

Mr. John Frederiuk Row, the plaintiff's solicitor,
gave evidence to ti‘e effect that a certain document
e,,litaining the plaintiff's claim a,zainst the de.
fen at-t was brought to him by way of admisslon
by a ch.rk of one of the defendant's solicitor's
agents.

discussi.ai then took place as to the manner in
which the case shouid be decided, and ultimately
the jury were discharged by consent and the ques-
tion of quantum refer,.ed to Mr. Mirehaise to re-
ort to his lordship, who would decide as to costs
and other matters, if necessiry.

HAGL EY.
STOCK SALE.—.On Monday, May 9th, there vas
at this sale a very good collection of every class of
stock, and a mai ked improvement in the trade in
comparison of prc•vious weeks. There was the usual
Lirge attendance. Fat beasts made as high as £26
5s Od ; tegs out of the wool, 655.; fat lambs. 50s.
each ; 3alves and pigs were hold dear.—Tne show
of tegs and Whitsuntide beef, to be held on the
23rd instanr, v ill include entries of very grand
animals,
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1881-05-14

Are you trottlited with Indigestion. Headache. Heart
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11. Hughes is our agent at StOarbridge.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1881-05-14

THE UNITED STATES MINISTER TO
SWITZERLAND.

The Geneva Correspondent of The Times writes
under date April 30 :—" The Swiss people take the
appointment of Mr. Michel Cramer as the Minister
of the United States to the Confederation as a high
compliment, for he is one of themselves, a geborner
Schweizer, and returns to the country he left 34 years
ago, a poor boy, as representative of one of the
greatest nations of Christendom. Mr. Cramer's
father was a journeyman tailor in Oberhallen, canton
Schaffhausen. In 1847 he emigrated with all his
family (among whom was his son Michel, born in
1834) to the Un4ed States, where the future Minister
served an apprenticeship as compositor in a newspaper
office at Cincinnati. In this position he acquired a
thorough mastery of the. English language, and being
gifted with great readiness of speech and otherwise
showing considerable talent, he was admitted
to the Wesley College of Delaware, where he graduated
and received ordination as a Wesleyan minister. The
course of his duties led him to Covington, where he
was fortunate enough to make the acquaintance of
Colonel (afterwards General) Grant, whose sister he
subsequently married..
.During the civil war Mr.
Cramer served as a military chaplain, but before it
was over he turned his attention to legal studies. He
passed an examination at the College of Cincinnati,
and adopted the law as his profession. In 1862 he
was appointed, on the nomination of General Grant,
United States Vice-Consul at Leipsic. Some time
afterwards he became the representative of his
adopted country at the Court of Copenhagen, and he
now returns in the same capacity to the country of
his birth.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1881-05-14

ELECTION OF A CONSERVATIVE
LEADER.

The members of the Conservative Party in the
House of Peers held a meeting this afternoon at the
residence of the Marquis of Abergavenny, 34, Dover.
street, Piccadilly, for the consideration of the question
of the leadership of the Opposition in the Upper House.
The first to arrive was the Duke o fßichmond and Gordon,
who reached the house at about ten minutes to three.
He was closely followed by Lord Norton, the Earl
of Ha,rdwicke, Lord Carnarvon, Lord Hardinge, the
Earl of Lathom the Bishop of St. David's, Earl
Stanhope, Earl Waldegrave, Viscount Barrington,
Viscount Middleton, the Duke of Marlborough, Earl
Powis, and Viscount Bury. The Marquis of Salis-
bury and Earl Cairns walked up together exactly at
three o'clock. By this time there was a very full
assembly, amongst those present in addition to
the peers already mentioned being Lord Belmore,
Lord Denman, Lord Colchester, Earl De in
Warr, General Lord Airey, Lord Gerard, the
Earl of On.low, the Earl of Malmesbury, and
Earl Nelson. The Marquis of Abergavenny presided
over the meeting, which was formed immediately on
the arrival of the Marquis of Salisbury. The proceed-
ings were briefly opened by the noble Chairman, after
which the Duke of Richmond, in a few well-chosen
and highly eulogistic words proposed that the Marquis
of Salisbury should be elected to the leadership of
the opposition in the House of Lords. His Grace
referred to the manner in which the Marquis had
conducted the many onerous tasks that had fallen
upon him' and the great assistance he had rendered to
their late leader, to whom he paid a graceful tribute
of respect and admiration.
Earl Cairns seconded the motion, and spoke of the
well-known zeal and ability of the Marquis, in whom
they all had the greatest confidence.

The resolution was then put to the meeting and car-
ried unanimously.
The Marquis of Salisbury briefly replied, thanking
the Peers for the honour they had conferred on him,
and the meeting, which had lasted about half an hour,
was then brought to a close with the customary com-
pliments.—Monday's Evening Standard.

FASHIONABLE NURSERY RHYME.
Old Mother Hubbard
Hangs in my cupboard,
Very 'Esthetic in Tone;
What shall I wear
When it's threadbare
And the new fashion is gone?—Punch.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1881-05-14

CUTTINGS FROM AMERICAN PAPERS.

The female fondness for dress is what causes many
young men to remain bachelors. They recognise that they
cannot buy silks and satins and still have money left or
billiards and beer.
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•
A Danbury boy was taken to task by his mother for
striking his companion. She told him he must ask the for-
giveness of the wrong,ed one. He went up and whispered
through his clenched teeth, " I got to ask you to forgive me
for hittin', and you'd hotter speak right out that you do. or
I'll give you something to remember." The victim spoke
up.
What to him was love or hope? What to him was
Joy or care? Ile stepped on the plug of Iriii soap the girl
had left on the topmost stair ; and his feet flew out like
wild, fierce things and he struck each chair with a sound
lik3 a drum; and 'the girl below with the scrubbing things
laughed like a fiend to see him come.

A stlry is told of a candidate for Congress whose
hand-writing resembled hieroglyphics. During a hot
political contest some rash individual threatened to chal-
lenge his vote. " You had better not," broke in a
"mutual," "for if you do he will produce a specimen of
his penmanship, and then challenge your own vote on the
ground that you cannot read."
An exchange heads an article "How to save one
hundred million dollars a year." One of the resolutions,
says the editor of a Nevada paper, we made on the first day
of January was not to save se large a sum this year, and we
shall not break it.

There is a young lady in .Keokuk, lowa, who is six
feet four inches tall, and she is engaged to be married. The
man who won her (lid it in these words:—

"Thy beauty set my soul aglow;
I'd wed thee right or wrong.;
Man wants but little here below
But wants that little long."

The following is a specimen leaf from a French
pocket dictionary of the future. You turn to the word
" assassination," you find, "See mother-in-law." You turn
to " Mother-in-law," you read, "See attenuating circum-
stances."

The Cleveland Herald puts it neatly, thus :--" Lucy,
your spring poem is accepted, but its publication is inde,
finitely postponed."
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1881-05-14

HOP.

The Lop market remains much in the same x.kositiors.
Business is not active, but fully late rates are obtained for
all fine samples, whether of home or foreign growth, The
Continental markets are firm. East Kent goldings, £7 to
Lci gs. ; Mid-Kent ditto, £6 Os. to £8 ; Weald of Kents.
£4 15s. to 47 78. ; Sussex, £4 les. to £7; Farnham.
£8 12s. ; ditto country, £7 to £3 ; Worcesters, £7 16s. ton;
yearling hops, £3 3.5. to £5 125.; Bohemians, 44 15s. to
£5 128.; BavaTians, 5 IPs. to £7 us.; Americans, £5 ss. ta
£7.

POTATO,
Fair supplies of potatoes were on/sale. The inquiri we/
limited at annexed rates ;---Seoteh champions, 70s. to 80$.;
regents, 805. to 90s. Victorias, 90s. to 110 s. ; Essex chaM -
pions, 70s. ; Kent sh'ampions, 90s. ; Kent regents, nos, per
ton; German reds, is. ad. to 4s. Gd. ; Belgian kidneys, 3s. 041.
per bag. . _

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GAME AND POULTRY.
Ducklings, is. to Bs. 6d.; spring chickens, 2s. 6d. to 30. ;
Irish fowl, 2s. 9d. to 4s. ; Essex ditto, 2s. to 3s. ; Boston.
ditto, 2s. Eld. to 4s. 2d. ,• Sussex ditto, 33. 3d. to ss. 3d. ;
Surrey ditto, Co. 6d. to lls. ; live ditto, 2s. to 2s. 6d.; wild,
rabbits, is. to Is. 6d. ,• hares, 35. 61 to 5.;5 live quallis.
Is. ocl. to is. 9d,.; haunches of venison, 555. to 705. each.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1881-05-14

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1881-05-14

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1881-05-14

THE EARTHQUAKES AT CHIO.

In London, on Monday, a meeting of the Mansion
House Committee formed for the relief of the sufferers
by the recent earthquakes at Ohio was held in the
Venetian Parlour, the Lord Mayor presiding. The
fund was reported to amount, including £2,000 from
the Manchester Committee, and nearly £2,000 from
the members of the Stock Exchange, to £21,800. Of
this £15,500 had already been remitted to the Central
Relief Committee at Constantinople for the relief of
the sufferers, and £2,100 in addition had been spent in
clothes and blankets. There was a balance in hand
of £4,243.
Mr. S. Ralli proposed, and Mr. Alderman Cotton,
M.P., seconded, that a further sum of £3,000 should
be transmitted for distribution, and it was agreed to
unanimously. At the instance of Mr. Alderman
Cotton the committee expressed their wish that in
handing money to the sufferers it should be as a free
gift and not as a loan.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1881-05-14

FORM or AN 0314=16

Ifesint.

Kaufmann & Simon

The Prise-Drawings ars officially fixed as per
prospectua.
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after each drawing we et nd to our clients the olleuti
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Pnyment of Prizes sways is made promptly
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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1881-05-14

THE LOSS OF THE "DOTEREL."

The Pail Mall Gazette remarks :—Until more
news has been received, it would be useless to
speculate on the cause of the explosion on board
the Doterel—if, indeed, it was on board. But it
may be remaiked that ships of war carry nowadays
more than one dangerous and possible treacherous
chemical compound. Gunpowder is less dangerous
than is commonly supposed, for it can hardly be
ignited by any heat much short of redness, and has
never, so far as is known, ignited by spontaneous corn-
Ibustion, The ingredients contained in it are mixed
and not chemically combined, and when in contact
with each other in the form of gunpowder are not more
likely to take re than the sulphur, which is one of
them, by itself. Neither is the wet gun-cotton which
is used for torpedo charges dangerous, but dry gun.
cotton which has to be carried in small quantities is
very easily ignited, and there are, besides, in fuzes and
tubes explosive chemical compounds which, though
present in very small proportions, are always liable to
be ignited by a blow or even a scratch, and when
nited are very active and powerful in their effects."
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1881-05-14

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1881-05-14

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1881-05-14

THE TRANSVAAL.

The telegrams from Natal continue to give very
gloomy accounts of the state of the Transvaal. The
Daily News special correspondent at Durban says that
the British inhabitants in the Transvaal are leaving no
stone unturned to upset the peace settlement, and the
protests of the native chiefs against Boer rule are en-
couraged if not instigated by the anti-Boer party.
The correspondent also says that the accounts pub-
lished of-the doingo..of the ,d3oer-war pasty and of the
i
natives are exaggerated, but that there s sufficient
truth in them to cause anxiety.

"Young America, boys ranging from fourteen to
eighteen, has taken to cigarette smoking so vigorously, that
the fiscal year ending June 30, 1880, shows that 403,000,000
were made in that year, an increase of 70 per cent. on the
preceding year. It is estimated that figures for the current
year will be 1,000,000,000 I"—"Argus," in Land and Water.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1881-05-14

THE CENSUS RETURNS,

•
The last census returns show that the popula-
tion of St. Marylebone is 155,004; since 1871 a
decrease of 4,165; 'lslington has 282,620, or 68,842
more than in 1871; St. Pancras, 236,208, increase
14,743 ; Hastings, 42,256, or 12,967 more than in
1871 • Reading, 421050, or 9,737 more than in 1871;
Hackney, 163,609, increase 48,542; Oldham, 111,343,
increase 28,714; Bolton, 105.450, increase 22,596;
Blackburn 104,012, increase .27,675; Preston, 96,520,
increase 11,098; Rochdale, 68,865, increase 24,309;
Burnley, 63,502, increase 19,662; Wigan, 48,196, in-
crease 9,101; Barrow, 47,097, increase 28,752; War-
tington, 37,482, increase 5,338; Aston-under-Lyne.
37,049, increase 5,064; Southport, 32,164, increase
14,080; Norwich, 87,841 increase 7,459; Warminster,
13,840, decrease 1,820; Jersey, 51,020, decrease 5,600.

The Daily News, in noticing the Census Returns, re
marks :

The Census Returns are now being rapidly made up,
and some of the results of last month's counting of the
people are already made known. Nobody is ever
quite satisfied with the figures. Large towns grow in
the imagination of their inhabitants faster than they
actually increase; and the dwellers in decaying places
note a new house or two, and count the new comers
and persuade themselves that their village or borough
is not really going down the hill. The actual num-
bers revealed by a Census are consequently less in
most cases than was locally expected, and the feeling
with which they are regarded is more often one of
disappointment than of pleasant surprise. The
Census now being made up seems likely to show even
greater changes in the distribution of the people than
those of former years. The centrifugal and centri-
petal forces are in full action, drawing the people
from the country districts to the great towns, but in
those towns forcing them out from the centre to the
circumference, and beyond it. . . .
There is some reason to believe that the actual
growth of the total population will be larger than the
great increase of emigration had led many persons to
expect. But the distribution of the people over the
surface of these islands will be found to have under-
gone still more striking changes than in former decades.
Some of the great towns have spread with a rapidity
as great as before, others in a smaller ratio, and a
few have increased by leaps and bounds. In Scotland
the towns of middle size have made the most
progress, some of them having more than double their
population. In England the great manufacturing
boroughs are those which have prospered most;
though some singular jnequalities in their growth are
already manifested. The rural population is, how-
ever, on the decrease; and the balance which has
been inclining in favour of the towns through the
whole of the century may probably be found at last
to have gone over finally. The population of Eng-
land and Scotland is rapidly becoming predominantly
one of dwellers in towns.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1881-05-14

THE MARIiEfr:S,

METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET.-MoAr.
The cattle trade is without any fresh feature. Supplies
were ample for requirements. About an average number of
beasts was received from our own grazing distriets, and the
quality and condition were about the same. Throughout a
want of animation prevailed, and the level of prices was not
quotably altered from last week. The best Scots and crossea
reached 4s. 10d. to Os. per Sib. From Norfolk, Suffolk, and
Essex we received about 1,600, from the Midland and Home
counties about 250, and from Scotland 28 head. On
the foreign side of the market the supplies were
not large. About three-fourths came from Denmark, the re-
mainder being chiefly Spanish. The demand was quiet, at
previous prices. The sheep pens were fairly well tilled; a
steady but not actile trade was experienced, and prices
were maintained. The best Downs and halfbreds reached
ss. 100. to Gs. per 81b. Lambs were firm, at Bs. to 9s. per
81b. Calves were quiet. Pigs were dull and drooping. At
Deptford there were about 1,200 beasts and 8,000 sheep and
lambs. Inferior beasts, 4s. to 4s. 6d.; second quality, 4s. 60.
to 4s. Bd. ; prime large oxen, 48. sa. to 4s. 100.: prime Scots,
45. 10d. to ss. ; inferior sheep, 4s. 60. to ss. ; second quality,
ss. to is. 6d. ; prime coal se woolled, ss. 60. to is. Bd.; prime
Southdewns, ss. 100. to 65.; large coarse calves, ss. 6d. to
6a. ; prime small ditto, 6s. •to 6s 80. ; large hogs, 45. 6d. to.
ss. ; small puiters, ss. to Os. 4d. ; lambs, is. to 9s. per 81b.
sinking the offal.

METROPOLITAN MEAT M‘ARKET.—Momaar.
The market was moderately well supplied. The trade was
bad, especially for beef and pork. Very slow for mutton
and lamb, except top quality. Inferior beef, ts. Od. to Sc. ;
middling ditto, Ss. to 38. 10d. ; prime large ditto, ss. 10d. to
4s. 6d.; prime small ditto, 4s. 2d. to 4s. ; veal, 48. to 55.;
inferior mutton, 3s. 4d. to 4s. 4d. ; middling ditto, 4s. 4d. to
is. 4d. ; prime ditto, 53. 4d. to OS. 2d. ; large pork, 33. 6d. to.
45.; small pork, 4s. to 4s. Od. ; lamb, 88. Bd. to 9s. 4d. per
81b. by the carcase,
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1881-05-14

THE SCOTCH FASTING GIRL

On Monday Oatherine Marshall, aged 14 years, the
Btrathaven fasting girl, completed her eighteenth week
without food. Last Saturday a medical gentleman
who made a thorough examinaion of the patient,
stated that her pulse was beating quite regularly, and
that he could detect no trace of internal disease. A
proposal to send her to Glasgow infirmary was declined,
as incurring great risk. • When offered milk she burst
out cryieg, and it was hours before she recovered from
the excitement. Numerous remedies are suggested
from all parts of the kingdom.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1881-05-14

AN ASCENT OF SARA-WREN.

At the meeting of the Royal Geographical Society on
Monday, Mr. E. Whymper read a paper on his recent
exploration of the Great Andes of the Equator; on
the summits of several of which he was the first to
set foot. In previous lectures he has dealt with
Cotopaxi and Chimborazo, and with the very active
volanco of Sangui, which is continually sending up
jets of steam five thousand feet into the air, occa-
sionally ejecting masses of impalpable dust to four
times that height, in such enormous quantities as to
produce the effect of twilight at places fifty miles
away. He now described the ascent of -Sara-
Wren, a mountain of 17,500 feet, lying more
inland, and so continually enveloped in the
dense clouds formed by the vapour of the immense
valley of the Amazon as to be rarely seen from the
direction of the Pacific coast. Most severe labour was
experienced for eleven days in working their way
through the dense cane brake of a marsh, beneath a
continual downpour of tropical rain, before the base
of the mountain, which lies exactly undef the
Equator, was reached. Then, with the exception of
some dangerous glacier work in the midst of a tremen-
dous storm of lightning, the.ascent was comparatively
easy. Sara-Wren is not a volcano, a few peaks of
gneiss Which penetrate the glacier forming its summit.
On its eastern side ice. descends lower than on any of
the adjoining mountains, and the exploration seems to
have shown that there are, not near the Equator, two
parallel Cordilleras further south.