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The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1873-12-20

STOURBRIDGE STOCK SALE.

This great sale of Christmas fat stock was
held in the soacious sale yard, at Stourbridge,
on Tuesday last. The sales at this place, al-
though of comparatively recent date, have
rapidly assumed large proportions, and it is
evident that they supply a long-felt want in this
district. The field or yard in which the sales
are held, being, too, within such very easy
access of the Stourbridge Railway station, they
are patronised by both purchasers and breeders
from alf parts. The entries of stock have now
increased to such an extent that the accommo-
dation hitherto provided has been found totally
inadequate.; and, consequently, Mr. King (the
aucti ,utterl, has had erected a large quantity ef
new shedding for the reception of cattle, which
is separated from the other part of the field by
a strong wood fence. Access is had to the
strongly-fenced sale ring by means of a gate
communicating with the open space between
the shedding and the fence already spoken of.
This arrangement prevents the inconvenience et
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1873-12-20

MR ARCH'S REPLY.

rely on your senile of justice to give n.e an
opportunity of replyieg to "the remarks of Mr. R.
Temple, in The Times of Saturday lest, upon my
mission to Canada. Ido not pretend to be capable of
meeting in written controversy every kentleman who
may feel hie nmions rudely shaken by my outspoken
utterances up 'u the platforms of 131313261,111 meetings ;
but the five objections taken by Mr. Temple are s.,
easily a.lved that I, an agricultural labourer, may not
be thought guilty of .resumption in attempting so
easy a task as a complete refutation.
1. "We are increasing poe.ulation without increasing
production." It is a feet that our populution increases
at shout the rate of about 14 per cent, every ten years;
that the Census proves. Now, will any one a q minte I
with our aericuleural returns pretend that our wheat
crop lures, en at the came rate ? Nay, accor Mg to
the Quarterly Retitle if last January, our wrest crop
has decreased year by year for the last 40 years.
2 "Thousands of acre, remained uncultivated
while idle labourers starved in the winter." It only
• requires any one to refer to the acreage of the three
kingdoms, reed then the Governmeat returns of culti-
vated acres, and it appears there are in the three
kingdom. near 28,000 000 acres of uncultivated land
sod at least 11,000 000 capable of cultivation. How
many acres Lear Strattilieldsaye are uncultivated?
How in my acres by the hundred square miles to-
gether ere to be seen in Norfolk, Cambridlosoire, and
Suffolk' Ai to their fertility my fellow-labrurers
have little Concern if they have a few acres upon a 4
per cent, rental in perpetuity from the G .vernment
3. "Why should the labourer be banished from his
native soil more than the Prince?" Take away from
the labreurer every acre of land, burden him with taxa-
tion, leave him to:ally dependent upon a farmer for
weekly wager, and he has but to stow himself an
easnest advocate fir Unionism, when he can be bsniehed
from the soil and country to moil in towns or emigrate
to the antipodes.
4. " Laud should be let to the labourers at the same
rent as to the farmers." Mr. Temple nays there is no
" about.'" or " ou.ht" in the matter—that is, the laud.
lords of England have no duty to their country or
, couutrymen. They have only Ii take a flaw .w view
of th-ir own selfish interests. There is such a thing
as a national right to some benefit (rim the soil
, of the ce ; but I leave this to other pens. Who-
ever has been blessed by a proprietary right to a few
sorer, and no. "cursed" by landlordism, knows well
the prosperity and independence they give him.
In my hunill, Hew, ti cultivate iitil and graze
much, to divide England into a few large farms, de-
pend upon machinery, and use as few labourers am
possible, driving half the farmers and three-fourths of
the labourers into exile, is but the way to insure a
settlement of the land qneition in a revolutionary
manner—Yours, arc., JOSEPH ARCH.
Buford, Warwickshire. Dec 15.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1873-12-20

MEETING OF CREDITORS.

A meeting of creditors of John Turtou
Green, plumber, glazier, and painter, of High.
street, in this town, was held on Wedhesday last-
Mr. Thomas Wall, solicitor, of this town, repre•
sented the debtor; Mr. Lomas Harrison (from
the firm of Messrs. Lomas Ila.rison and Starkey,
Birmingham), repr.•seuted various large credi-
tors; Mr. Pearce, Mr. James, and others at-
tended. The statement submitted showed—lia-
bilities, £1,093 23 7d; assets, ..e746 68 Bd. An
oiler of 8s in the pound was refused; liquidation
was resolved upon, and Mr. Lomas Harrison ap-
pointed trustee, with Mr. W. Pearce, Mr. Davey,
and Mr. Broughall (Messrs. Dunn and Brough-
all) a committee of inspection.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1873-12-20

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1873-12-20

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So entreated to hie ears, which will meet with his part.,
nil and prompt attention.
Orders by Letter will meet with strict attention.

ENtiont•-• given and Men of each Branch sentto any
part of the cottotry..

Gentlemen may have their Ptctare Prunes re•gilt on
their evs.Prentisee, f deeired.

FREE EMIGRATION TO QUEENSLAND
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1873-12-20

THE VALUE OF AN EMIGRANT TO
THE UNITED STATES

The Daily News remarks :

It appears from the Annual Report of the Chief
of th•e Washington' Bureau of Statistics that the
American G .v.rnment have arrived at a precise
e,timate of tl,e velne per head of the immigrants
who flock to the United States from all parts of
the world. 'The average value of an immigrant,
delivered in good order at New York or any
other American port," is, we learn, not len than
£166 13e. 41., and we do not therefore wander at
th•l systematic and costly endeavours made by the
Government authorities to direct the human tide to
their shows. Not long since Congress authorised
the printing of an edition of 10,000 copies of a palm
phlet, intended for gratuitous circulation throughout
Great Britain and Ireland, setting forth the advantages
which the United States proferred to intending emi-
grants. Five thousand copies of this "interesting little
book" have been duly distributed, and to its influence
the Chief of the Bureau attributes, in no small measure,
the fact that during last year 51,144 male immigrants
arrived in the States from England, Scotland, and
Wales. A special subject for congratulation is found in
the circumstance that. whilst this eggregate number
shows only A alight increase over the returns for the
preceding year, there was an homing, in the number
of skaled art sans to the extent of 2,681. The little
book is already trandived into German and French,
and is current among the nations spanking those lane
gusges ' • and when Congress meets it will be recome
mended te sanction the printing of a Swedish edition of
50,000 c.) ides for distribution in Scandinavian countries.
the total number of persons of foreign birth who, in the
year ended June 30, 1873, decided to in ate the United
Ststes their future home, was 459,803, of whom 275,792
were males and 184,011 females; being an increase
of 51,997, or 13a per cent., over the immigration of
the tire al year of 1872. Toe largest increase from any
country was 1. 5,731„. or 18 15 per cent., from Germany;
while from England the excess over the previous year
was 5 037 or 7a per cent. ; and from Ireland 8,612, or
12i per cent. The increase from France was nearly 59
per cent, being 9,317 in 1872, and 14,798 in 1873. The
money value of this species of import is, according to
tbeufficlal estimate, upwards of seven millions sterling.;
what it will be when "the little book" has been trans.
tared into Swedish and other tongues, not even the
Chief of the Bureau of Statistics at Washington can
trust himself to forecast.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1873-12-20

MR. BRIGHT HALF-WAY ON THE
RIGHT ROAD!

In addressing a large public mooting at Birmingham
on Monday night, Sir W. Lawson replied to the recent
letter of Mr. Bright to a Liverpool working man.
Mr. Bright (said Sir Wilfrid) had recommended a
remedy for the evil of drunkenness, although he
did not think the right bon, gentleman made
the recommendation very he vrtily. But, because
he was obliged to say something, he recom-
mended that the town councils should be empowered
to grant licences. Sir Wilfrid said he rej Aced to see
his friend Mr. Bright half way on the right road.
If the power to deal with licences was to be elven
freely and fully, it must include the power of
prohibition. (Cheers.) Mr. Bright's plan was really a
Permintive Bill in another shape. The speaker, how-
ever, thought the plan not quite so good or eo likely
to be adopted as the Permissive Bill, because if they
had a board elected for issuing licenses the perional
question would come into consideration at once. T..wn
councils were elected for all sorts of purpoees, and it
would be very difficult to get • direct vote in a con •
test of that kind. He was not condemning Mr. Bright's
plan, nor would he do so until it was more fully
brought before him. Mr. Bright knew the importance of
the question, and having declared his °pillion, Sir Wil-
frid was hopeful that his friend would not lose time, but
would soon bring ia a Bill embodying his plan. Until
then he (the speaker) would suspend his judgment on
Mr. Bright's new scheme. He had doubts of its eu.lo@la,
because it had for very many years been tried in Sc Aland
where it had failed, and where there had been much
jobbing and disgraceful work in connection with it.
tie reminded his audience Mat Mr. Bright's proposi-
tion was embodied in the Municipal Corporations
Reform Bill of 1835, but rejected by the House of
Lords.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1873-12-20

BURNT TO DEATH.

A coroner's inquest has been hell at the " New Inn,"
Ealing, touching the death of Mrs. Jane Atlee, aged
85, a widow, residing in Churoh-errace, Ealing, who
wan burnt to death. Richard William Atlee, parish
clerk of Ealing, identified the b dy of the de.eased as
that of hie aunt. Mrs. Burton, a widow, dated that the
deceased had apartments at her house in Church.
terrace, and she attended upon her. At ab .ut half-
p hire on Itlonday evening last Mies Walpole,
daughter of the Right Hon. H. S. Walpole, of Ealing.
green, called to see the ilecestovi. After Miss Walpole
had left, the witness sew all wail right, she then went
up to • room above to see • Mrs. Allen, al-, under
her care. Shortly afterwards she heard a tile, below,
and on running down ehe saw smoke issuing from Mrs.
Allen's room, and on going in see dices...A standing
up all in • blaze. She then caught up the carpet from
the floor and rolled it round her, when they both tell
on the floor. Witneta kicked the floor and her daugh-
ter came up and threw water over the deceased. The
mantelpiece was also in a blaze. and her daughter sue-
ceedel in putting that out. Medical aelietance was
procured, but deoesetol died early next morning'. Mr.
Wilkins, surgeon, of Ealing, deposed to finding the
deceased lying on the flu I' with nearly all her clothes
burnt off. He had her placed on a bed and applied the
usual remedies. Deceased was severely injured, and
died from the effeoteof burns on the following morning.
A verdict of "Accidental death from burning" was
returned.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1873-12-20

MR. ARCH'S MISSION 'lO CANADA.

Th. Times 11s. published tha following lettrrs :-
1 ehall be very much oblige.' tu yam if you will
allow me. very little k, vice in which to bring reason
and facts to deal with the rhetoric of Mr. Arch's speech
at Lambeth Baths. For brevity's aake I take his points
seriatim.

L. He says :—" We are increasing population with-
out increasing production." Now, hi fact, the produc-
tiveness of Englieh soil, both arshle and grsz'ng, has
increased and is increasing greatly, and In proportion
to the illerraefl of large estates mkt large farms and the
application of capital to agriculture.
2. " Thousands of acres remained uncultivated
while idle labourers starred in the winter." In the
rich and psying suits of F.:flirt:apt no land romaine un-
cultivattd ; and it the moors snd mountains can be
coitivated or made prufitsble feeding zruun I, it is only
by farce capitalists that the work can be d no. I know
Welsh ripiatters pretty well and their hovels aud liver
are as miserable as can be.
_

3. "Why eLeuid the lahonrer he bani•bed from hie
native Foil more than the Prince?" NJ exly bAni.les
him. He can, or th nits he emu, get higher eveee in
°trier conutries, aud so he goee to them If a ;am
were pas el to sto p his going he might have some right
to comulatn.

-4777 E—via ehoulil be let te the labonrers at the same
rent as to the farmers, ins•ead of At 40 per cent. more."
Who ought ao to let ? Land, like everything else, is
let for what it will fetch. There is no "should" or
" ought " n the matter.
Wooever has been cursed with small tenants knows
too well that the li,gber rent dare nit cover the
losses from insolvencies and the outlay on multi-
plied buildings.
5. 'He tusked the artleans of the large towns what
they would do if the millionaire had to give at the rate
of a guinea a pound for beefsteak,"
I do not kin,. w1..e.4 H 64, ~,4&im.e. would do, but the
beet chance of their getting meat cheaper than se now
would be for the landowners to abolish small holdings
and make large farms, and for the farmers to gress aa
much and to plough as little and to nPe as much
mactiiii-ry nod H 4 few laboorens Ha possible.—Yourp,
It. TOMS.
ateml,e- 11
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1873-12-20

tr sernirm.

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driving cattle to the sale ring through the
crowd of purchasers congregated around it.
Several other additional conveniences have been
added, and altogether the arrangements for the
reception and disposal of cattle are as complete
101 Possible. There were 65 head of cattle en-
tered for sale on Tuesday, amongst them being
some remarkably fine beasts, the property of Mr.
Joseph Edmunds, of Cleverley ; the Earl of
Stamford and Warrington; T. H. Pargeter,
Esq., of Wolleecote ; and other well-known
stock breeders. The sale also included 250
sheep, several of which were splendid specimens
of the famous " Shropshire Down " breed; be-
sides a quantity of fat and store pigs. Several
prizes were offered for the best animals in the
sale yard. The licensed victuallers' prize of .£3
10s, for the beet fat boast, was awarded to a bul-
lock, from Mr. Joseph Edmunds, of Claverley,
which sold for An 15s. The second prize was
taken by • fag heifer of Lord Stamford's, which
realised Al A third prize was also awarded
to Mr. Edmunds. The first prize of £2 2s for
sheep was allotted to Mr. John Bache, of High
ilehberley, whose wailers fetched Ws each. A
second rho for sheep was divided between Mr.
F. Blakeway, of Chaddesley, and Mr. R. Thurs-
ton, of Churchill. The highest price for sheep
was 955. The stock throughout was of excellent
quality, and the sale realised upwards of £2,000.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1873-12-20

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1873-12-20

GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY.

CHRISMAS PANTOMIMES!
FOR the :convenience of Passengers attend-
Mg the above, a SPEC! A L TRAIN fur STOUR-
BRIDGE, HAULM CHURCHILL. and KIDDER-
MINSTER, will leave BIRMINGHAM (Snow Hill), at
11.3 pm. eV. ry day (Sunday excepted) from FRWAY,
DE( EmIIXR Nth, 1873, to SATURDAY, JANI3.IIIS 3rd, 1874
inclusive.

Ordinary Fares will be charged. See Special Bills.
J. GRIEBSON, lieneral Manager.

P. blin.;ton Terminus.

OLD HILL RAILWAY ACCIDENT.
_
A NY PERSON who SAW the MAN on the
tird of August last fall i;Tar ths Fridge at Old
Hill Railway Ptatiou, will obits* by wmenneiettiiii
with

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1873-12-20

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