The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-05-08 00:00:00

METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET.-MONDAY.

Without being active, the cattle trade is firm. Supplies
are not large. In the case of beasts receipts of home stock
were rather short. A fair inquiry prevailed, especially for
choice breeds, which commanded full prices, the best Scotsk
and crosses realising ss. 10d. to 6s. per 81b. For secondary
and inferior breeds the inquiry was rather quiet. From Nor-.
folk and Suffolk we received about 1,200, from the Midland
and Home counties about 800, and from Scotland 240 head,
On the foreign side of the market there was a good show a
beasts. There were 400 Danish, 230 Spanish, besides Swedl,sh.
The trade was quiet, but steady, for fine breeds at full
prices. The sheep pens were not over well filled. The mar-
ket was decidedly strong, the tendency being against the
buyer. The best Downs and half-breds made 7s. to 7s. 2d.
per 81b. Lambs were firm, at Bs. to 9s. 6d. per 81b. Calves
and pigs were quiet, but steady. At Deptford there were
about 400 beasts, and 9,000 sheep and lambs. Inferior
beasts, 4s. 6d. to ss. ; second quality, ss. to ss. 6d. ; prima
large oxen, ss. &I. to (is. 10d. ; prime Scots, ss. 10d. to Cs. ;
inferior sheep, 4s. Gd. to 55.; second quality, ss. Gd. to 05.,;
prime coarse.woolled, Gs. Bd. to 7s. ; prime Southdowns, 7s.
to 7s. 2d. ; large coarse calves, 6s. 6(1. to 6s. ; prime small
ditto, Os. to Gs. Gd.; large hogs, 4s. 6d. to 55.; small porkers,
ss. to 6s. Gd.; lambs, Bs. to Os. Gd. per 81b,, sinlting thu
offal.

METROPOLITAN MEAT MARKET-MONDAY.
The supply of meat on offer was.; moderate. Trade was
quiets but owing to the cooler weather rates were firmer :-
Inferior beef, 2s. Bd. to Sc. 4d. ; middling ditto, 3s. Bd. to 4,4
4d. ; prime large ditto, 4s. Bd. to ss. 2d. ; prime Scotch, 5s
to ss. 6d. ; veal 5e to ss. 4d. ; inferior mutton, 4s. to 4s. Bd. :t
middling ditto, 4s. Bd. to ss. 4d.*; prime-dittoi 5.5,-B.d. to to,
6d. ; large pork, 4s. 6d. to 4s. 10d. ; small ditto, ss. to. ss,
6d. ; lamb, Ss. to Bs. Bcl. per 81b. by the carcase.

GAME AND POULTRY,
Quails, 6d. to is.; ptarmigan, 84, to 104.; prairie hens,
is. 9d. to 2s. ; capercadzie, Is. to 4s, 6d. ; leverets, 4s. to es. ;
conies, 64. to 104. ; tame rabbits, is. 64. to 2s. Sd. ; pea fowls,
10s. to 12s. 6d.; guinea fowls, 2s, to ss. ; ducks, is. 641. to 3s.
goslings, 6s. to Bs. 94. ; turkeys, 7s. to 13s. 6d.; chickens,
is. 3d. to 3s. 3d. each.
s FISH.
Trawl haddock, 10s. to 12s. • ditto,plaice, 15s. to 18s. ed.:
ditto whiting, 6s. 9d. to 10s. 41:1..; *to soles, £2 15s. 6d., to
£4 Is. • bloaters, Bs. (id. to 1. •, kipper herrings, 6s. 9d. to
us. Cd. ; mackerel, 7s. 6d. to 12s. 9d. per basket; salmon,
is. 81d. to 28. per lb. ; lobsters, 9s. 6d. to 355. ; crabs, bs. tp.
275. 6d.; red mullet,, 2s. 64. •to 6s. 6d.; grey ditto, is. 94. ta•
Ss. 3d. per dozen; cod, £2 2s. Cd. to, Z 5 per score; anct
oysters, 3d. to Ss. per dozen. • "
POTATO. '
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Tht supplies NAYP 11414 ,the itemand.rtninfant
stlew. -Quotation* are foßeirst-tSootch regentsl"l4a
champions, 150 s. to 1605,-; Lincolnshire,,, 140 s. to 1,605. •
Victoria's, 'lbere. per ton,;: German, reds, 5a...t0 75.; Belgian
ilddneys, ; French whites, is. 3d.; Dutch ditto, 46,4per,'; 4"--
Pa'g•
.9-PT .
..;;;ifherg hna,been. vertlittl* dniug )4; during
,e $4,:5
_awl the ARltst-Ins36. be said,lttripteteut
bi,nn appear* _to .be,4naking- good-progress, anththcrogh.',•r?-
,to 9 confident expectations of results should lieS deprecated, •
ft iS only natural that a desire should be shown to reduce
rather than. accumulate stocks. Foreign markets, without
showing additional life, have been reported a shade firmer.
Kent, 1E179, £4 to £lO 10s. ; Sussex ditto, £4 los. to Z 7
Farah= ad country, £8 to £ll lie ; American 1
£9 155,; Belgian, £3 to £3 35.; ES to
English, 1878, £2 10s. to
£3lOB.

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ilia According' to the Birmingham Post it is likely that A canal between the Danube and the Elbe is being
PARLIAMENT.' -
TO RETURN OF THE BACCHANTE, The RUSKIN MUSEUM at SHEFFIELD, THE NATIONAL- DRINK- BILL FOR THE INCREASE OF EMIGRATION, Garibaldi vrild shortly pay a vielt to London should his health plan.ned in Austria, so says .Erseieserisw.
- 1879. .
The following is an extract from a letter in The Times contiroae to improve. The stead-' decrease in the population of France, aa ...---, -The Bacchante,_ with the young Fiinces Edward The museum founded by Mr. Ruskin at Sheffield is In noticing a recent article in The Ti77LCB on the subject of A large gathering of Primitive Methodists took indicated by ?he gradual falling off in the birth rate is age-
a a is 5..• . s.
^,S assembled ailied ciebak on ISionday "iroiS4 Gorge of Wales, arrived at Spithead on Sunday attracting art students not only from all parts of Eng' signed, "An Asivocirterof .aloderateen .e.- the great increase of emigration to America, The Times pule place on Tuesday afternoon at the Dome, Brighton, where a aft:sett:lg considerable attention in that country. ' -in
lhane,ellor, the Duke of St. Albans, afternoon, and saluted the flag of Admiral Ryder, the land, but from America, and it has become necessary , . ,
During the last 40 years, with only slight variations lishes the following letter :-
After a long, practical experience, I am convinced thousand persons sat down to tea, the occasion being the
oclamosingnmioftyseveral days' proceedings in connection with that The Liver,pocl Courier says that Mr. William Atkin-
the Earl of Kimberley, and Lord conimander;ul.Chief, at the termination of their first to enlarge it. Crowded with precious stones, rare son, J'.B., DL. of Claremont, Southport, as a thankoffering
ramissioners, took their seats in - cru• it sea. The afternoon was very warm and pictures, and valuable books, there is not much space . .
which can easily be accounted for, the consumption of
wines, spirits, and beer, has risen and fallen exactly that the example set by the Germans is having eat for the appointment of Dean Asia to the bishopric of Liver-
., Gentleman Usher of the Black
in proportion to prosperity, and can, therefore be effect. They are the most practical emigrationisg great
in Lord Falmouth's intimation as to reducting the pool luta given the rain Of 41,000 to the Bishop-designate to
'ae immediate attendance of the '---'s,eight, and the arrival and anchoring of the ship were for the students; but Mr. Ruskin has drawn out a
rents on his estates in Cornwall io per cent., is equivalent to meet the expenses attendant upon his taking possession of
witnessed by many thousands of people from the loeach, plan for the provision of a new wing, or a separate
traced to the increased wages of the less educated Europe. Their " clubs "or "societies - are already a sacrifice of about £.3,000 a year. the see, and of his removal to the citei..-- -
gallery, in which he intends to place a fine colrection
1 members of the House of The cruise has proved in every respect a gratifying
of prints and casts. The cost of extension is esti- portion of the population. This is fully borne tb OU y According to a Westphalian paper, four extensive It is requested that all letters to Mr. Gladstone, •
'or. success; and though, like the Queen, the Prince of
mate a which amount i is propose o raise
d t 2500 t't • d t ' the rise and fall in the value of publichouse property, Each would-be-emigrant's family contributes; layers of black marble have been discovered inthe Wichenge- private ae well as official, should now be addressed to 10,
-My Lords and Gentle- Wales only intended his second son to become a ,
swhile tea, sugar, and tobacco have steadily besides in America, they have " immigration clubs,,, birge.
started for next spring sailings.
Downing-street, Whitehall.
and from Her MaJestY sailor--the constitutional position of Prince Edward as b •t' 'a-
pes, u scrip ions. museu in course o rm
when Her Majesty the eldest son of the Heir Apparent preventing his tion by the St. George's Guild, especially for the use increased during the whole of the period named. where the relatives of those about to join them are The tragedian Rachel's country house, the Maison It is stated, on the authority of the Conservative
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de Moulin at Montmorency, is to be sold. It was here that Club of Glasgow University, that Mr. Alfred Tennyson has
of the artisan students of Sheffield and its neighbour- No one would desire that those true-hearted bone- also paying in funds. Hence by this combination
mthe onathetsre. as spent her scant leisure time, and received some consented to allow himself to be nominated for the office of
ter for the con- adoption yas a ption of the Navy selection of factors whose energies are directed to this subject emigration becomes easy. Each emigrant party se
1 matters severalhood, is accessible to all. of the chief French literary and artistic celebrities. the service as a "practical training school" for both should relax their efforts, although it is not so much under special officers and well drilled in all require- Lord Rector, which will be vacant in November next. Mr.
Commons owing
Mr. Ruskin says :-" I am, of course, ready to re- Gladstone is the present Lord Rector.
by some mem- boys has given great satisfaction to the Navy. to the extreme thinkers and workers that so much ments for the voyage ; and those who have crossed the Ostend rabbits are certainly appreciated in England,
to judge from a statement in; the Lire Stock Journal that It is announced by the Admiralty that the Salamis
sty's pleasure ceive subscriptions for St. George's work from out- good is due to those who provide counter-attractions Atlantic with them or witnessed their departure from
issue new over two millions have been im rted within the last five has aITiV
po , ed at Borehaven without any news of the Atsdanta.
siders, whether zealous or lukewarm, in such amounts
s that after The Prince and Princess of Wales, accompanied by as they think fit. At present I conceive that the pro- fi •
to drinking. The coffee tavern cannot fail to be bene- Liverpool know how thoroughly well they are organized
ration of the Princesses Louise, Victoria, and Maud, left Vic- posed enlargements of our museum at Sheffield are an mai, but there is also the unmistakable influence of both for sea and land travelling.
education at work, enabling all to watch the daily The Paris Post Office is to be removed next week to • Under the head of Conscience Money, the Commis-
sioners of Inland Revenue acknowledge (in Wednesday's
tis Her toria Station at ten o'clock on Monday morning by object with which more franksympathy b hoped
may ehistory of the world thrmighthe medium of the Press, Wegenerally findn of depression and its temporary abode at the T• " • •
after a season udenes, during the rebuilding Tim",
i the receipt of £lB5 for Income-tax from "Correction
'ent to special train for Portsmouth, for the purpose of forj than with the agricultural business of the Guild,"
n w e agr . . revival of tradeiemigration sets in. This is undertaken of the shabby and cramped old office in the Rue Jean Jacques of Return."
as well as past events to be read of in books besides ' hardpinched,Rousseau. Thirteen buildings have been erected for its ac-
iness
welcoming h the Royal re'd h* Princes
home ei s ipmen, d b
and that this is a correct conception is prove y the for various reasons but when once
""- Edward and George of Wales, on the conclusion of • - f• f th
fact that subscriptions or the extension o e all those varied occupations and amusement's of the
' ' • 'd t exist. people will flee to where plenty is said o e • commodation in the Cour du Carrousel. At the races at N4rac, France, on Sunday, the
their first cruise at sea, on board the Bacchante. The museum are being received from London and other present day which did not exist to the same extent a An electric girl is now living at London, Canada, stand fell in and 100 persons were more or less injured.
d a better class the San Francisco
train arrived at the south railway jetty inside the laces. "My oasts from St. Mark's," Mr. Ruskin ew years back, such as cricket, football, all athletic This season, farmers. shopkeepers, an News Letter tells us. She is nineteen The Cunard Royal Mail steamer Gallia arrived in
to the ears f
iockyard at five minutes past twelve, where the Cora- places.
"are lying in lavender-or at least in tow-in- sports, bicycling, racing of every description, and most of mechanics make up the bulk of departures y o age, and on recovery from a two years' illness has the Mersey on Saturday from New York with a full compile,
ander-in-Chief's yacht, the Fire Queen, Staff-Corn- visible and useless till I can build walls for them • and lof all the great Volunteer movement, not omitting North-West. . become a perfect walking battery, for no one possessed of ment of saloon passengers, and there are every symptoms
ordinary nerves can shake hands with her, or even place the that the anticipation of a great rush of American tourists
e the ivonderful counter-influences of the growing tastes The attractions of Manitoba are paramount. Besides
-icier Fawckner, was waiting with steam up to con- think the British public would not regret giving me - hand in the same pail of water as this highlyhas commenced.
s charged
the party to Spithea,d, where the Bacchante the means of placing and illuminating these rightly • for the arts, sciences, drama, and music by those whose the previous efforts of myself and others as to the ad- maiden.
'Ming at anchor. The whole proceedings and in fine here lam yet for a few years, I trust, at wil
? "nds are now open to receive them by that educe- vantages, of Ontario, the free grants of land and the More sweetmeats are said to be eaten by Americans The charge for hair cutting in Valparaiso is a dollar
and a half. A hat sells for 58s. A quire of common note
'rked by an absence of all ostentation, though their service; ready to arrange such a museum for tion that was formerly unknown to them. Would vast resources of the Dominion of Canada are, perhas than by the rest of the world combined, and most of the Paper for 4s.
is instructions were issued to insure privacy. their artisans as they h t t dreamt f t
have no yeo ;no that our new rulers could fan the flame for this taste having their weight. If an organised system prevailed " candy" is made in New York, Boston, and Philadelphia. E. P. writes to the Pall Mall Gazette .--"As testi-
the train the Prince and Princess were re- dazzling •
g nor overwhelming, but comfortable, useful, and throw open on Sundays all those institutions that in Great Britain of "emigrationl b " dotted in Boston uses annually some 25,000 barrels of sugar to menu-
c u s,mony of the excellence of the work done by English book-
'vaded, by Admiral Ryder, Commander-
and in such sort ns k smo e-cumbered skies may admit, would expand the • d dal • intemperance. tons of candy, while New York yearly produces
min an alleviate towns and country, where a surplus population exists, facture 5,000 to 37,binders,
about 7 000 tons some of which is exported to the West of the you may like to note a' fact recorded in the report
' Captain Culme-Seymour, his flag- though t the outside otherwise decorated than no on e an Let the attention of the benevolent be directed to and " immigration clubs " throughout our vast colonial Indies,
- , South America, and even to Europe. trustees of the Astor Library for the year 1879 -namelY.
that 1,000 volumes were sent over here and returned hand
A.dmiral Foley, Dockyard SupFrin-
withd '1 - kdf Derbyshire.
plain an easily-worked yea or e slabs o working mens clubs now existing, and they will find empire, I believe we should then be able to retain a e,
On Friday in last week the Bishop of Bath and somely bound at a cost, including commission and train-
\ There were also on the jettyon inquiry that they are doing more good than a large number of our cieizens who now take their labour mission, considerably less than simil marble, with which I shall face the walls, making the Wells laid the foundation stone of a church in the district ar work would have cosi
laxe-Weimar, in plain clothes, who, . . thousand' Acts of Parliament. Among them are and personal property elsewhere.-I remain, Sir, your fRo in New York."
ki 'Bdl • LI " - mterior a wor ng man s o elan i rery. o wbarton, Somerset. The cost will be defrayed out of a -
ie-de C Captain the Hon.
- amp, instances where members can have anything theY obedient servant, A. STYLEMAN HERRING. fund of ee,ooo, towards which the Rev. F. J. Smith, of Her Majesty's Office of Works has arranged for an i The casts are from Vence have been made
ccompanied their Royal High- Th , and
,choose to ask for; but because there are counter- St. Paul's, Clerhenwell, April 30. Taunton, contributed 43,000 as a thankoffering for the con- annual display of American plants in Hyde Park. Each
The proceedings did not under Mr. Ruskin's own superintendence by permis- attractions intemperance is unknown, and the alcohol
~ . elusion of peace between Russia and Turkey. . season the plants will be removed and replaced as frequently
minutes. As the Prince sion of the Italian GOvernment. They are taken from consumed is ridiculously infinitesimal. as may be found necessary. Already some of the beds which
s scarlet-bedizened brow sculpture that adorns the Ducal palace and the cathe- The quantity of alcohol in all shapes consumed in EPITOME OF NEWS The threatened strike of Liverpool dock labourers,
who are agitating to recover the amount paid before the un- and, - Rotten-row have been furnished with hardy azaleas,
sklif they bloom fairly, their rich colours will form a great
,een the pendant was dral of St. Mark, chiselled between the ninth and the England will bear favourable withother
comparison wi • successful strike last year, is likely to be averted, the Steam- attraction in the Row, -at which this ,there will be
,dard " broke "at the fourteenth centuries, and are very valuable contribu- countries. It is the distribution that is wrong- BRITISH AND FOREIGN. ship Owners' Association having unanimously agreed to leave t fia raj a • '
large amount o o decoration. •
'se some time sounded tions to art. The new gallery will also contain a Instance the use of wine, which was taken to excess the question to arbitration, the advance,from the 10th inst. The Berlin correspondent of the Daily Telegraph
if the arbitrator
'iristoforo Colombo, painting of the west front of St. Mark, a commission in olden times ; but now the consumption is three times decides in favour of the men, to take effect
g alongside-an in. for which has been given by Mr. Ruskin, and the more than it was years ago. Spread over a wider area A collection at the Madeleine in Paris for the Irish The ship Samuel Plimsoll, 1,444 tons, Captain says that he learns from a well-informed source at St. Peters-
of Wales, who artist will receive £5OO for his work. It was originally this abuse is positively unknown. The Lords Corn- distress, after a sermon by Father Monsabre, hasy ielded the Boaden, ohartered by the Agent-General for New South burg that war with China is as goodes Fettled. Nothing,
Naval Reserve, Mr. Ruskin's intention to extend the museum at his mittee traced out the main causes of intemperance and handsome sum of 22,000 f. Wales, sailed from Plymouth for Sydney taa Thursday in last
i with 394 k, w emigrants. Tseng, whose instructions are not expected to be more con-
however, will be decided on before thannaval of the 3farquia
wed off from own cost ; but subscription lists are now lying at the advised thereon, and as legislation on the liquor A smart shock of earthquake was felt on April 26 wee
ciliatory than those of his predecessor. On the other hand,
d the Royal local works, and there is little doubt the necessary traffic is politically less dangerous than it was, pro- at Hanz, in the Grisons, accompanied by subterranean The Empress Euenie (the Durban correspondent the Russian Government is firmly resolved not to yield one
the bridge amount will be obtained without difficulty. -Monday's bably something may be done. Committals for in rumbling; a similar phenomenon occurred on April 12. of the Daily Telegraph says) left Maritzburg off April 29th, inch. The Chinese, on their side, are reported to be mobiliz-
the Fire Timm temperance 'are decreasing, and there is less reeling in A satisfactory report has been issued by the Leicester in excellent health. Her Majesty was escorted by the ing on a large scale.
way to - our streets than formerly; but this certainly arises Working Men's College, showing that about 500 students mounted police. It. is proposed to present to Mr. Thomas Storey,
joined the institution this season. A Moscow Correspondent of the Cologne Gazette de- who unsuccessfully contested North Lancashire in the
e were BRAVERY REWARDED. from the less spending power of those who had become
The stream of.emigration from Germany continues scribes the misery and starvation prevailing in the south and Liberal interest at the general election, with a full-length
were confirmed habitwcs of the drinking-bar, because in
in undiminished volume. It is estimated that during the south-east of Russia as unknown in the memory of man. No portrait of himself, as a memorial of the gallant attempt to
'to their day there was no other occupation to kill . that t d halffh food is to be got for the horses and cattle for any money, and wrest one of the North Lancashire seats from the Conserve-
last thirty yearstwo an amillions o people have
st The London Gazette of Friday (April 30), states time.the animals are consequently dying everywhere of starvation tives, and in general recognition of his great services in the
left the country.
that the Queen has been pleased to confer the Albeit in the Transural Steppes and the Don Steppes. i Liberal cause.
There are not a few who think drinking on the A committee has been formed at Milan for erecting
Medal of the second class on Mr. George Oatley, The saw mills of M. Santerne, at Aubervilliers, in At a Council meeting of the Central and Associated
.- , premises less objectionable than at home, which they statues of Bellini and Verdi in the Scala Theatre, alongside
ainner's mate in the Royal Navy and drill instructorthose f Rossini d D niz tti
"secretdrinking ; whereas e former is in reality ose oan o e .
call "the f • •Paris, were burnt down on Saturday last, immense stores of Chamber of Agriculture, a resolution was unanimously
the Royal Naval Reserve at Peterhead. On Februarytimber being destroyed, and a more serious fire broke out in passed expressing a general approval on the part of the
donwithout the knowledge of a singleperson in- There were twenty-five British and foreign wrecks e .
... . . the same quarter of Paris at the firework factory of M. Council of the measures introduced by the late Government
luring a very heavy gale, the Swedish schooner
din their tem ranee while at home there is at reported during the past week, making a total of 644 for the
tereate pe , Honore, at Pantin. Two of the workpeople Were killed and for the reform of the Land Laws, and a hope that the present
sta struck on some rocks near Peterhead. Two corn. present year, or a decrease of eighty-one as compared with
least some safeguard and protection Every several were seriously injured. Administration will give early attention to the subject.
were fired by the coastguard and the second ;- , ' • the corresponding period of last year. The approximate
line over the stern of the vessel, but the ' the public, m tai and every. sign of intemperance in epu value of property lost was £535,000, including British £425,000. Dr. Wilhem Wagner, professor in the Johanneum Encouraged robably by the success which attended
highway must arise from drinking in licensed houses,
quite ignorant of the working of the appa- The dispute between the operative joiners and the of Hamburg, died at Naples a few days ago at the age of 37. the visit of Australian cricketers two years since, another
wouldd for him as no one wou take more than was goo . Dr. Wagner had gone to Italy on a scholarly and artistic team arrived in England on Sunday, the 2nd inst. At present
'ere unable to avail themselves of the as- master builders in Liverpool has been settled by arbitration.
at home and go out to exhibit his excesses m
The rd of the arbitrator, Mr. J F Collier, the count tour, and succumbed to a sudden attack of typhus fever in their matches are chiefly against eighteens and twenty-twos;
+ley thereupon took off his clothes, and, e awe , •J. F. , Y ai ht of H 1 ercu aneum, the object of his most enthusiastic but it is not at all improbable that arrangements may be
the streets ; so that if there could be a per- court judge, is that the men be paid 71d. an hour for fifty-five g
'ugh the breakers and broken water curiesit y. Prof
essor Wagner was a devoted student and made for them to meet a strong and representative team of
' fectly clean police-sheet and no sign of intern- hours a week as heretofore
Nath water between the ship and the- . admirer of English literature. English cricketers.
lled on board by
i a rope thrown to perance in our streets, our comitry would purifY Its Forty-six thousand one hundred and eighteen
leded to haul n the line and fix name for drunkenness, even though some little had emigrants arrived at New York during the month of April, A Renter's telegram says that the Chilian Legation The improvement that has been so steadily making
• which the crew, five in number, been consumed at home. A great deal of good is, I being the largest monthly total that has ever arrived Washingtonin has reeeived a telegram from Panama stating itself manliest in American trade is evidenced by the fact
A ashore. Oatley, who, con- am sure, being done by those friends of the licensed there. that the Chili= fleet bombarded Callao on the 22nd ult., that during the first three months of the present year there
causing serious damage to the town I iadded 32 failures, with liabilities of 12,777,074 dols., as
victuallers who are advising comfortable parlours and At a representative meetin of South Staffordshire
'llies, was the last to leave the , • Peruvian corvette unt,on was nearly destroyed by the against 2 524, with liabilities of 43,112,665 dols. in the corre-
.l with cold and fatigue. newspapers and whatever they can in counter-attrac- miners' delegates and agents held on Monday night, it was Chilian vessels. Lima was threatened by the Chili di ' eriod of last.lndeed the liabilities are less
an army, itTioann tng p. ~
tions and the encouragement of the trade for consump- .decided by a large majority to give notice on the Ist of June and treat distress prevailed there. The Chili key have been in any quarter since the returns were
constitution, and vras in- tion at home. Whenever.= • bottle go
you see a jug or to terminate the Birmingham agreement, which regulate mare ing upon Same, in the province of Are an
army
wag
quipa. published, and do not equal one-fourth of the sum to which
private house you may be sure that there is a wages.. The object is to secure a higher rate of wages with
isis. into a p
elndian
It is stated in the . they amounted in any first quarter during the last six
the advance in the prices of coal.papers that the desire-
ei. degree of safety in its use. bility of importing Chinese labour is being discussed among years.
A Lloyd's telegram states that the Mary Driver, The
history of the Russo-Turkish War is being corn-
is
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the planters. . e genera opinion seems to be that the
\ND EARTH- ~ British steamer, from Malta for Gibraltar, laden with wheat,
lab
is reported from Tunis to have foundered near Point Seche, olir.
supply is sufficient if it could only, by judicious Piled by the Russian general staff.
THE DEFENCE OF THE AUSTRALIAN Bizerta. The captain and steward were drowned, but the legislation-or
available. It is also
perhaps freedom from le • 1, ti
felt that, before 1
sa on-be made "M I
looking to foreign boys," said a kind Oil City teacher, "if you
last year only COLONIES. crew were saved by coral fishers and landed at Tunis. The
Mary Driver was an iron screw steamer of 870 tons, built at . . . .
fields for labour, the Government should be moved to per- would e President of the United States! you must be good
and studious." " Who wants to be President,-yelled out a . ' fth h 1 Th uld then nut the utilization o e ome supp y. ere wo
xtraordinarY Australians are • • to regard the meriacing Stockton in 1871, and owned by Messrs. Briggs, Sons, and
be less need for a Famine Insurance Fund. young chap from a back seat. "I'd rather be Buffer Bill,
ident with increments of stre whic the Russian Navy m the Co., of Cardiff. and shoot an lujun." And the boys all chorused, " Them's
llopango staff, has • our sentiments."
, Pacific is daily receiving with some anxiety (says the The average price of corn last week was 455. 9d. Colonel Strelitzby, of the Russian , re
violent Dail T 1 h) The colonists k 1 't 'altogether per quarter, against 48s. during the preceding week. The cent
Daily e egrap . e as ii is ly published an atlas of fifteen maps, accompanied by
text, in which he shows the extent of the Turkish A shocking accident,
lives, occiured by which three men lost their
on Monday at the new sinking in connection
ix the prudent to defer any longer the attempt which was .
price of barley last week was 335. 6d. per quarter, and the explanatory
eof oats was 235. ad. per quarter possessions in Europe as settled by the chief treaties dined with the New Pits Coln Bishop Auckland.Tl
Colliery, near The
`here recently made to solve the problem of colonial defence. price .i f during the past 180 years. From this it appears that they shaft had been sunk to a depth of seven fathoms, and water
What the report of the Commissioners appointed to In accordance with the decision of the meetng o have gradually decreased from 15,454 square miles in 1698 tO being reached, boring was commenced. A man named
cotton spinners d manufacturers held at Manchester o
ancirculars posted 11n 4,559 in 1879. 3forris went down in the " kibble," and.at the bottom was
S inquire into the matter may tell us we know Tuesday afternoon, were to a employers
not; but' it may be permissible to urge that, engaged in the cotton trade in North-East Lancashire, The Europe Diplomatique says :-" We have received suffocated with gas. Two others, in going to his rescue,
whatever they have to say, it would be well to enclosing a copy of the notice to be posted announcing the intelligence of an alarming character from Shanghai, stating shared his fate, and the bodies were recovered onlynt great
ay it as soon as possible. With Russia be- suspension of the rules as to notices on and after May 19. that a very hostile feeling to all foreigners is prevalent in risk by Francis M'Garnty.
ning every day more and more powerful on It is understood that when the weavers' strike at Blackburn China. It is considered likely that there will be a complete It is stated that some valuable marbles discovered
the spinners and card-room hands will have to suspend work. change in the system of government, and possibly a revolo-
Pacific the Australian colonies, in the event of at Jerabulus have been acquired for the British Museum,
Pacific, This will brine the number of the operatives affected up to ton in the country. All the members of the Diplomatic . . . . ~ shipßittern for
'ties between this country and the Czar's- Body in Pekin have requested their respective Governments
30,000. and will be shipped on board her Maiesta s
would simply lie at the mercy of the enemy. The Robert Raikes Centenary is to be commemo- to send squadrons to Shanghai to protect the lives and conveyance to this country.
4-o be dreaded is not invasion so much as the rated in Blackpool, by holding a great musical demonstration Property of their subjects." At a meeting of the committee of the Farmers'
Alliance, held in London the chairman, Mr. James Howard,
armed vessels on the coasts of the Colonies of Sunday-school teachers aunudnusucuhuoeliairsits
treepernoLigleTtuinn, The
~PFarna-nso Correspondent of the Daily Telegraph was requested to ask the Premier to name a day on which he
exposing them to a piratical raid. A or the beginning ofti .July, is
;113es ;listress in Ir:ranc(l,mueuTrwupaTuddvaezyliberally to relieve will receive a deputation from the Alliance. The committee
'artifying weak and strong places with
of the cornmemora on. nearly 500,000 f have desire to explain to Mr. Gladstone the scope of the objects
d been sent to that country. Count 0 ,treasurer, 'Connell the
only On Tuesday morning a shocking accident occurred comprised in theprogramme f
to be easily . devised, and the on has forwarded one-third of the amount to Lord Lyons for the o the Alliance, and to indicate
11station f the London, Chatham,d
at the Camberwell o e an thosewhich
debateable is whether it would beDuchess of Marlborough's fund, one-third to the Lord Mayor,
Dover Railway. As a Great Northern goods train was pro- fully recognise the fart that there will not be time for
A.ustralians organise a small navy
ceedin thel'platelayerknocked
gon up main me, a wasdown, and the remaining third to the Irish bishops. Further sums
eh legislation
A this subject a great deal of and his head completely decapitated. The unfortunate man are now being raised for the same laudable purpose." mu during the present session ; but they
consider t desirable to prefer their request before the pro.
prevails among the Colonists, leaves a wife and nine children. "After the political storms of the past four or five. rogation.
-sing the matter in their During the stay of her Majesty's ship Bacchante weeks, an inevitable calm has set in. The ship of State, The Calcutta Correspondent of The tines says that
T'
-ln the-whole, the plan is not at the Bermudas their Royal Hignesses Prince Edward and tossed recently on the lively seas of a general election, and the Maharajah of Ulwar has written to the Government
I itself to the most prudent prince George of Wales laid the foundation-stone of a new driven by fierce breezes of party, has got into the 'Doi- offering to bear the entire cost of maintaining a native regi.
' obviously a serious thing club for sailors and marines. The building itself is to cost drums,' aid floats idly over the space of time devoted to ment in Afghanistan. He also volunteers to put his per-
'th such a costly institub- £1,040, and is to be finished in eight months' time. About re-elections and Parliamentary preparations By and by the sena' services at the Viceroy's disposal. Lord Lytton has,
42 000 will be needed to furnish it in a suitable manner, trade winds of regular politics will blow again, and a new in reply, thanked him for his loyal offer and said that it
9in them for repair- In 23 of the largest towns o
as the mother country ' course will be laid; but for the present public affairs are would be borne in mind. It will be ' remembered that
when
f the United Kingdom, dull, and public speakers uninteresting."-Leader in Daily the lndian troops were sent to Malta this same Chief ex-
surely some direct last week, the mortality was at the average rate of 22 deaths Telegraph. pressed his readiness to furnish a contingent for service in
s project that it annually in every thousand persons living. In Brighton and
1 hie at Ply. The Ist May in Liverpool was celebrated as usual or out of India.
id be to let the Wolverhampton the rate was as ow as 14, w
mouth it was as high as 36. In London the annual death- by a procession of gaily decorated horses, wagons, and trade At a meeting of the London Council for promoting
strong naval rate, which in the four preceding weeks had steadily .de- insignia, and as for the first time in the year the weather International Arbitration, it was resolved: "That this
andition that (lined from 24-7 to 20•2, further fell last week to 19'S, a lower was warm, bright, and summerlike, the show attracted Council, while rejoicing in the recent change of Government
it in their rate than has prevailed in any week since last October. thousands of spectators; who lined the streets, and gave the as indicative of the wish of the nation for the adoption of
city all the appearance of an organised fits. The show of a peaceful foreignpolicy, desire t
s o express a.h_ope that the
The troops at Aldershot, numbering about 6,000, horseflesh on these occasions in Liverpoolis always extremely -
present Cabinet will use its best endeavouM to have all
were exercised on Tuesday morning in outpost duty on the fine, and Saturday proved no exception to the rule, disputes with other Powers settled by arbitration in lieu of
Fox Hills, about five miles from camp, under the direction,.
of General Steele. The troops were in their allotted posi- On Saturday afternoon some cattle from Zululand, war."
• tions by nine o'clock. Each brigade pushed forward outposts presented to the Queen by Sir Garnet Wolseley, arrived at The masons in the Barnsley district have signified
against an enemy supposed to be advancing in force from the 'Windsor at four o'clock by the Great Western Railway. They their intention to submit to a reduction of Ad. per hour. The
'll east upon the camp, and with the object of securing the de- are handsome specimens of oxen, but exceedingly amide on masters gave the men notice of this reduction in January, to
fensive position of the hills. The defending cavalry recon- their arrival at Windsor they were taken to Prince Consort's take effect on May I. The men some weeks ago attempted to
noitred three miles in advance, and succeeded in retarding Shaw Farm. compromise the matter by accepting a reduction of Id. per
the march of the enemy until the reserves were brought for- In the course of the ceremony attending the founda- hour, but the masters, at a meeting on Thursday, resolved to
ard. The battle lasted about two hours, resulting in a tion of a chapel for the Bible Christians at Ha ' therleigh, the abide by their first decision. The bricklayers refuse to sub-
tory for the defending force.
Earl of Portsmouth said that, as the chairman for the North mit to the reduction, and have struck work.
nong those who have given in their adhesion to Devon Liberal Association, he could but recognise the con- Sir Wilfrid Lawson will move on an early day in the
lling reform movement in the United States, are the fidence which the Nonconformists of this country had shown House of Commons, "That, inasmuch as the ancient and
a :_President Chamberlain, of Bowdoin ; President in that great man who was now the Prime Minister. In the avowed object of licensing the sale of intoxicating liquors is
le, of Williams; Professors Child and Goodwin, of struggle which Mr. Gladstone had led, the Nonconformists to supply a supposed public want, without detriment to the
Vhitney. of Yale; Harkness, of Brown •, North, of of this country had been his staunch supporters, and he did public welfare, this House is of opinion that a legal power of
ad professors in Dartmouth, Cornell, the Uni- not doubt they would receive from his hands a further ex- restraining the issue or renewal of licences should be placed
,sylvania, the University of Michigan, Prince- - tension of religious liberty. The Nonconformists had set in the hands of the persons most deeply interested' and
'skins University, the University of New York, aside what he miglit term "fancy politics." While looking affected-namely, the inhabitants themselves, who are en-
niding colleges. for a policy of "practical politics," it would be neither wise titled to pretestion from the injurious consequences of the
rrespondent of The Times says that nor expedient to endeavour to hamper a Ministry by making present systerh, by some efficient measure of local option."
of Appenzel, at their annual open-air demands for that which was impracticable.
Mr. Forster, in seeking re-election on his appoint-
ay a large majority the restoration of Last week 2,559 births and 1,387 deaths were regis- ment as Chief Secretary for Ireland, has issued a brief ad-
nurder and incendiarism resulting in tered in London. Allowing for increase of population, the dress to the electors of Bradford. He makes no allusion to
n• cantons show as yet any disposi- births were 60 and the deaths 201 below the average numbein political questions, but says he cannot but think the electors
In the corresponding week of the last ten years. The annual will not disapprove of his having accepted office in the Ad-
"has hit upon the device of death-rate from all causes, which in the four preceding weeks ministration which Mr. Gladstone has formed in accordance
lay. A hie and ferocious beast had steadily declined from 24'7 to 20'2, further fell to 19.8 per with the verdict so clearly given by the country, and he feels
, His appearance in a wild 1,000, a lower rate than has prevailed in any week since confident that he shall have sympathy in his efforts to fulfil
he was really confined by October last. ' the heavy responsibility of the duties which he has been
hit. But he spoiled thecalled upon to discharge.
During the excavation for the extension of a pier
'age at the back of the at -
Southsea, on Tuesday, some workmen discovered the According to a calculation in the preamble to the
tursome pet dog of the
p
, e gibbet upon which Felton, the assassin of the Duke of Bill laid before the German Reichstag, the proposed defence
-1 all the rfOrlllolll
Buckingham,
was hanged on Southsea-common after his tax in Germany will yield at least 10,000,000 marks annually.
s cage in an effort removal from Tyburn. The gibbet is of solid oak, and stands All men liable to military service, but who for any reason are
about ten feet high; it is twelve inches broad at the base, not required to serve in the ranks or are drafted into either
s protection of and gradually tapers to a width of six inches at the summit, the first or second class of the ersats reserve, will haveto pay
'approaches to The block is thickly indented with bullet marks, and more four marks annually for a period of twelve years; and, as on
'ad to Maid- than fifty shots are still embedded in the wood, an average about 214,000 men are exempted from service,
-tone. The the total amount to be paid by them will be somewhat over
be a most The recent additions to the Zoological Society's 10 ,000 000 marks. The first tax of the kind appears to have
Several taardens, Regent's Park, London, include a Cape hunting-dogb ' eenimposed by the French Republic in 1802. In several
which from South Africa, presented by Mr. C. Ernest Pope ; a f the States forming t f the G
vulpine phalanger from Australia, presented by Captain omilitary
File', a green-winged trumpeter from Maranham, presented
of by Mr. It. M. Hyde; a blue-fronted amazon from South
v America, presented by Miss E. Bentley; a black scoter,
European, presented by Mr. J. E. Harting, F.Z.S. ; a long- THE MARKETS. ,
long-eared owl, European, presented by Captain C. A.
'umsden ; a stump-tailed lizard from Australia, presented
• Captain J. Thomas; a common adder, British, presented MARK-LANE.-MoNDAY.
\ tr. W. H. B. Pain; a drill baboon from West Africa,
•ited ; two common seals, British Seas, purchased;
Quietness continues to prevail at Mark-lane. The atteno•-
ance is not large, nor are dealings at all extensive. En • elish
meson's gulls, bred in the gardens. produce was, as usual, very scarce. As regards foreign
'ength of pedigree, so highly prized by the maize is plentiful, and there is a fair show of wheat and oats
British families who claim that their ancestors but other articles are scarce. The wheat trade 18 • dull,
with the Conqueron is far surpassed by the English is in limited request at a decline
on the week of
Any Afghan nobles, whose history is now being about Is. per r. For •wheat
Foreign meets with but little
for Hastings, the chief political officer with attention and Is 4 i 6d et
.s. .t o 2s. per qr. lower on the week. In
vorce. According to the Times of India, he barley ' not much is doing and inferior samples continue to
acid of Heralds' College at Sherpur to trace droop. Malt realize ' '
,f notabilitiess previous currencies. Oats are firm
of Afghanistan, and finds with not much doing in them, fine grain tending wards'
ncient-one elderly gentleman, indeed, The maize market 'is depressed owing t large up*
o supplies.
neage from Adam himself. Prices rule in buyers' favour. Beans were firm, and is. per
the deputy coroner for West- qr. dearer. Peas sold at full prices. The flour market was
a, as to the death of William Hum- dull and weak,
cleaning some windows at 10, METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET.-MONDAY. o
Tr-balanced himself and fell
four men were at work. Two Without being active, the cattle trade is firm. Supplies •
ad, while a third was slightly are not large. In the case of beasts receipts of home stock
.ad when picked up. Evi- were rather short. A fair inquif'y prevailed, especially for
t there was not the least choice breeds, which commanded full prices, the best Scots
'on to the window sill, and crosses realising Is. 10d. to 6s. per 81b. For secondary
ntal death." and inferior breeds the inquiry was rather quiet. From Nor-
folk and Suffolk we received about 1,200, from the Midland
-d Statistical De- and Home counties aaout soo, and from Scotland 240 head,
ser of marriages in On the foreign side of the market there was a good show of
'e 1875. This is beasts. There were 400 Danish, 230 Spanish, besides Swedish,
lace generally The trade was quiet, but steady, for fine breeds at full
ianiages was prices. The sheep pens were not over well filled. The mar-
,l only 1,621 ket was decidedly strong, the tendency being against the
• represent buyer. The best Downs and half-breds made 7s. to 7s• 24. .
has been per 81b. Lambs were farm, at Bs. to 9s. 63. per 81b. Calves
rriag,es and pigs were quiet, but steady. At Deptford there were
t was about 400 beasts, and 9,000 sheep and lambs. Inferior
the beasts, 4s. 63. to Si. ; second quality, 55. to ss. 6d. ; prima
ad large oxen, Is. sel. to is. 10d. ; prime Scots, 55. 10d. to (is.;.
~ inferior sheep, 4s. Gd. to Is.' second quality, Is. Gd. to Cs.
prime coarse•woolled, Gs. Bd. to 7s. ; prime Southdowns, 7s.
to 7s. 2d. ; large coarse calves, Is. 60. to 6s. ; prime small
iitto, Cs. to Gs. 6d.; large hogs, 4s. 60. to ss. • small porkers,
' to ss. Gd. ; lambs, Si. to es. ed. per 811),, sinking the
1.
METROPOLITAN MEAT MARRET-MONDri.
supply of meat on offer wai moderate. Trade was
it owing to the cooler weather rates were firmer :-
eef, 2s. Bd. to 3s. 43. ; middling ditto, 3s. Bd. to aa
large ditto, 4s. 80. to Is. 2d. •, prime Scotch, 5a
nil 5e to Si. 40. ; inferior mutton, 4s. to 4s.' Bd.
4s. Bd. to Is. 4d.''; prime-ditto r,s•-ad: tots.
-, 4s. 60. to 4s. 10d. ; small ditto, ss. te Si,
Si. Bd. per 81b. by the carcase.
ME AND POULTRY,
ntarmigan, 84, to 104.; prairie hens,
le, Ss. to 4s, 64.1. ; leverets, 4s. to es.
rabbits, is. 6d. to 2s. 3d. ; pea fowls,
-Is, 2s. to 54. ; ducks, is. Gal. to 3s.
keys, 7s. to 13s. 6d.; chickens,
'l.
tto plaice, 15s. to ISs. &I. ;
ditto soles, £2 15s. 6d. to
'per hernngs, Gs. 93. to
per basket; salmon,
to 355.; crabs, Os. tp . .. •-
nor ditto, is. 83 to
'5 per score; anct . .
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