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IMPORTANT TO TRADERS.

Mr. Justice Kay has had before him an application
by the Trade Auxiliary Company (Limited) against
Mr. Jackson, to restrain the publication in, or sale of,
copies of the County Middlesex Independent, con-
taining lists of bills of sale and county-court judg-
ments, copied from Stubbs' Weekly Gazett', the Com-
mercial Compendium, or Ferry's Gazette The defen-
dant denied that he had copied from either of these
three registers, and 'aid he obtained his information
from another source. The judge said that this con-
tention would be decided at the trial, but in the
meantime there was no evidence to show that the
conditions of the Copyright Act in regard to corn-
'posers has been complied with. He refused the
application.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1887-12-10

E. GLADSTONE ON BURIAL REFORM.

The Right Hon. W. E. Gladstone, M.P., has ad-
dressed the following letter to the Rev. F. Lawrence,
the hon. secretary of the Church of England Burial,
Funeral, and Mourning Reform Association: "Dear
sympathise with the movement against the
pomp of funerals, and am in favour of a great
modesty, such as I have no doubt your institution
would promote. At the same time Ido not desire
the substitution of even a relative gaiety for sadness
in what may be termed the symbols, and if our
poorer brethren are to be cautioned against expendi-
ture on interments of those dear to them beyond
their means, I hope it will be done with the the ut-
most care not to impair, but rather if possible to
enhance, their reverence and affection for the dead.
—Yours faithfully. W. E. GLADSTONE.'

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DYNAMITE PLOTS AGAINST ROYALTY.

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A . distinguished Russian, who is acquainted with
Fome of the most prominent Nihilists residing in
Paris, tells me that at the time of the Jubilee it was
an open secret among the Nihilistic confreres of the
dynamiters that an attempt was being prepared on
her Majesty's life. My informant asserts that the
plan was to throw a dynamite bomb right into the
Royal cortege from an upper window of a house not
far from Trafalgar-square, and to trust for escape to
the terrible confusion certain to ensue. But the
vigilance of the London police fortunately thwarted
the nefarious plan. It appears to me that Nihilists
are almost angels compared with the fiends who are
in league with a political party in this country. I
hear that the Queen contemplates giving £lOOO to
be distributed among the detectives who frustrated
the infernal dynamite plot. My Copenhagen corre-
spondent informs me that the Czar during his stay at
Fredensborg received several threatening letters from
Russia'. Germany, and Austria, the missives arriving
in the ordinary way by post. The Czar opened and
read every one himself. He also received several
thousands of petitions and solicitations of all kinds,
nearly every one of which he also read, and replied
to as far as possible. The most extraordinary
requests were made, from a man asking for a present
of a few thousand pounds to stall') in business, to a
widow begging the favour of his Majesty
paying off a mortgage on her laundry,
the good lady even enclosing the deed. The most
extraordinary precautions were taken for ensuring
the safety of the Czar on his journey from Fredens-
borg to St. Petersburg. Not only did several hun-
dreds of the sharpest Russian detectives—these
being chiefly Polish Jews—arrive in Berlin a whole
fortnight before the Czar to make preparations, but
General Tsherevin, Chief of the Imperial ochrana, or
domestic police, drew up an elaborate "plan of
safety "for' the journey. From the Russian frontier
to Gatschina the entire line was guarded by troops,
within touch of each other, to the number of 10,000,
all of them being already in position since the previous
Tuesday. Prior to leaving, says my Copenhagen
correspondent, the Czar received several letters from
Paris and London threatening assassination on
the journey.— Vanity Fair.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1887-12-10

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not long before tl4e sixpence was re-called, and
those who secured specimens when they were to
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has been announced within the past few days
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which will avoid the difficulties that encumbered
the " Jubilee " one. But one point is left un-
settled upon which the public would like to be
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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1887-12-10

AN INTERESTING PROBLEM.

Can a man cough himself to pieces? At an inquest
recently held on an inmate of the Borough Asylum,
considerable interest was attached to the finding of a
broken rib in the body of a patient. The doctor who
gave evidence endeavoured to point out that under
some abnormal conditions bones may be broken during
life by muscular efforts, or even by the act of violent
soughing. The coroner, in commenting upon this,
appeared to have much difficulty in recognising the
existence of such an unusual occurience, and naively
stated to the jury that they would doubtless have
equal laesitution in appreciating the learned theory
that it was possible for a man to cough himself to
pieces! A persual of the writings of Dr. Weir Mitchell
;and Profeasor Charcot will show that spontaneDus
Ifracture of the bones in lecomoter ataxy is not un-
common; the importance of this in medico-legal in-
quiries is worth remembering, and throws much light
upon qusstions affee.ing the treatment of the insane.
=Lancet.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1887-12-10

LETTER FROM EMIN PACHA:

The Cologne Gazette publishes a letter from Emit).
Pacha to Bin Junker, dated Redjaf, January 20, 1887,
in which the traveller says: "As to my plans for the
future, I can only repeat to you that I am firmly re-
solved to remain and persevere to the last, even in the
event of my getting no assistance, and of the Mudirieh
(provisional administration) breaking up. It is per-
fectly clear to me that the route across Uganda, and
then across Lake Ukerewe, with my hordes, is im-
practicable; and if it came to the worst, it would be
much easier, as Mr. Mackay well remarks, to push
on from the south end of the Albert Lake, with or
without Eabraga's help, direct to the north end of
Tanganyika, in order to reach the English sta-
tions there. Both my new stations on the lake
—namely, Mahn?, and a second one, seven
hours further south—are now finished and occupied
and are of great service. I am also busy with the
making of boats, two being already completed and a
third on the stocks; while as to the steamers, I have
had them thoroughly repaired. Have, therefore, no
anxiety abont us." Emin Paoha then goes on to speak
of some fighting which he had had with the Shull
tribe near Fatiko and Madelai, though at the latter
place all was again quiet. "As for the help from
Europe, of which you speak, I must candidly confess
on this score I have no illusions of any sort; and
from Egypt nothing is to be expected. That other
Powers should have at last contributed money to our
support seems to me to be outside the region of all
possibility.
a propaganda for us—and I sincerely wish you may
—then I should certainly be the first to rejoice at it,
in the interest of my people here."
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1887-12-10

IMPRISONED IRISH MEMBERS.

The following Irish Members of Parliament were,
on the 2nd, in custody under the Crimes Act:
Timothy Sullivan, Lord Mayor, and M.P. for
College-green Division, City of Dublin.
David Sheehy, M.P. for South Galway.
William O'Brien, M.P. for East Cork.
Timothy Harrington, M.P. for Harbour Division,
Dublin City, and Secretary of.-the National League.
At a late hour on the night of the 2nd Mr. Harring-
ton was taken before Mr. McDermott, R.M. in Tralee,
and released on finding bail, himself in £5OO with two
sureties of £250 each, to appear.
Edward Harrington, M.P. for West Kerry.
Joseph Cox, M.P. for East Clare.
Mr. Jasper Pyne, M.P. for West Waterford, was
also undergoing self-imprisonment in Lisfarney Castle,
Tallow, county Waterford.

ARREST OF MR. HA.RRINGTON, M.P.
Mr. Edward Harrington, M.P. for West Kerry,
was arrested on the Ist inst. at the office of the Kerry
Sentinel, of which he is proprietor, on a warrant
charging him with publishing reports of proclaimed
meetings and personally presiding at such meetings.
He was subsequently admitted to bail to appear at
the. Crimes Court on. Monday, himself in £5OO, and
two, sureties in £250 each. After returning to his
house, he addressed 'a crowd from the window, defying
the Government in emphatic 'language. He said all
they could do would be to Confine him in a common
prison for six months, and they I?ad done that before.
He asserted his determination to continue publishing
reports of League meetings until forcibly stopped.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1887-12-10

DUDLEY.

WIFE BEATING.—On Wednesday at the Police
Court, before Aldermen Bagott and Dunn, Mr.
Bateman, and Mr. Reynolds, Isaac Russell (36),
chainmaker, Red Hill, was charged with beating
his wife.—The complainant said her husband came
home and beat her with his fists. He was on his
good behaviour to keep from assaulting his wile.—
The &fendant alleged that his wife would not cook
his food, and that the neglected to wase his chil• ,
dren. The woman retorted that the man earned
328. the week before last, and gave her no money,
but sent 16id. worth of provisions.—Defendant
called his employer, Mr. Kendlick, who said Russell
could earn X 2 per weck, but he would only work
three or three and a half days per week.—lu conse-
quence of the large number of children belonging
to the pair the Bench decided to give defendant
another chance, and made both promise to do their
best to get a comfortable home.
A MAN SUFFOCATED. A man named John
Walker, alias " Creeper," was found dead on Tues-
day in a manhole near Messrs. Hingley's boileis,
at Primmse Hill. The man had no settled home,
ant it is thought he crept to the place for warmth
during the night.
SERIOUS ARCIDENT TO Two BIeICKLAYERS.-012
Wednesday morning two bricklayers named George
Stnith, Vica:age Prospect, and Jabez Round,
o,;eupation Street, ware at work on the roof of Mr.
Fisher's premises, Market Place. They had fastened
a ladder to a chimney to repair some part of the
building, but the hook gave way, and tee men were
carried u ith the falling ladder to the ground. Smith,
who seemed to be the most severely injured, was
taken to the Guest Hospital, where it was found
that he had injured his back in a most serious.
manner. Round was taken home wAh a fractured
ankle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1887-12-10

THE CLAIMS OF DifULEEP SINGH.

The London correspondent of the Manchesto•
Guardian supplies a statement of the claims of
Dhuleep Singh on the British Government, showing
the amounts which have actually been paid to him
over and above the pensions to himself anti family.
These latter amounted to 400,000 rupees a year up to
1860. Since then the amount has been 450,000. In
1863 and 1867. he got loans from Government of
£lO,OOO and .£28,000 respectively. In 1875 his life
was insured for £lO,OOO, Government paying half
the cost, and between 1875 and 1879 he re-
ceived loan e cf £lO,OOO and £3OOO, on neither of
which did he pay any interest. In 1882 a private
Act of Parliament was passed to put his affairs in
order, and hs .t.eeeived a loan of £47,000, without
interest, making inal,l .£303,000 beyond the pensions.
The Act authorised .lie abandonment .of ths claims
for interest, in awned of the various loans, guaranteed
the maintenance of the premiums on the insurance
policies for £lOO,OOO, the Maharajah paying half, and
assured the interest of £200,000 to the late Maharanee
and of £172,000 amongst the younger children.
These figures, it is said, dispose of the Maharajah's
case in regard to his claim for the pension agreed to
at-Lahore in 1849. They leave, however, the national
State claim untouched.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1887-12-10

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LORD MAYOR SULLIVAN SENT TO
PRISON.

. Mr. T. D. Sullivan, M.P., Lord Mayor of Dublin,
has been sentenced to two months' imprisonment as a
first-class misdemeanant, for publishing in the Nation
reports of meetings of suppressed branches of the
National League. The sentence was passed in re-
impact to the case which Mr. O'Donel dismissed before
:the .ruling of the Court of Exchequer. A second
isummons against Mr. Sullivan was also gone into, and
a similar sentence, to run concurrently with the first,
was passed. Mr. O'Donel, in giving his decision, de-
scribed the case as a most painful one. Mr. Sullivan
sai.l he had acted in the spirit of what he believed to
be his duty. He thanked the magistrate for the way
in which he had dealt with the case, and announced
that he would enter no appeal.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1887-12-10

KIDDERMINSTER:

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parishioners was held in St. George's school on
Monday evening for the purpose of considering the
advisability of purchasing St. Mary's Vicarage
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George's for some years past), and which had been
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Mayer (Mr. T. Tempest-Radford) presided, and
there was a good attendance.—lt was unanimously
resolved to purchase the Vicarage, and subscrip-
Vone were announced to the amount of .£lOO.—
The new Vicar (the Rev. T W. Church) undertook
to defray the expense of repairing the house.
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BROMSGROVE.

COUNTY (I.IIIRI.—It the County Court, on
Wednesday. Sir Richard Harrington, judge, on
taking his seat, referred in feeling terms to the
death of Mr. Scott. the registrar, and said Mr. Scott
combined a judicious firmness in all matters wnieh
entered into his duties with a cherry, kindly manner
tl all, and he had left behind him a name which
would live long in the memory of those connected
with that court. Mr. J. N. Croswell, on behalf of
the professional gentlemen attending the court,
expressed their sense of the worth of thi la e
regi4rar, and the great loss to the court by bia
decease. The business of the court was then pro-
ceec..ecl with.—Messrs. Lewis and Wilcox, stone
merchant; Bromsgrove, sued Messrs. Jones and
son, builders, Wolverhampton, to recover £7 76 Bd..
balance of account, of which defendants Rid. £2
3s. into court. Mr. F. Holyoake appeared for
plaintiffs, and Mr. Foster for defendants. The
action turned mainly upon the question of the
custom of the stone trade as to the allivrance made
in measurement for the pick marks Plaintiffs
stated that they made a liberal allowance on this
acconut, but had not set rule as to the matter ; and,
so far as thay knew, there was no set rule about it
either in Brornsgrove or elesewhere. Ur. Thomas
Jones, the senior partner in the defendants' firm,
stated that it is the universal custom in the trade to
allow an inch each way in measurement of stones;
and, after his attention had been called to the
matter by his toreman he measured some of the
stones sent in by plaintiffs, and found they were of
the size charged on the invoices, and no allowance
at all had been made f. r the pick mark,. He called
Mr. William Griffin and Mr. Wm. Ha:, of Brows-
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allowed an each inch way for the pick marks in
measuring stone; and Mr. Griffin stated that he
had blught stone from various parts of the country,
and it was always measured in the same way. His
Honour gave judgment for defridauts, on the
ground that it was more :easonable there should be
a fixed allowance for the pick marks than that it
should be left entirely to the vendor. in which case
the purchaser would be entirely at his mercy.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1887-12-10

DRAMATIC LIBEL APPEAL CASE.

The Master of the Rolls and Lord Justices Bowen
and Fry have heard the appeal of Mr. Carson, the
eclitqr of the Stage, from the refusal of the Divisional
Coil? i to grant JAW,. ITifiL9t.L.A9tActiqz),
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against him by Mr. Merivale, the dramatic author, for
libel. Mr. Carson made some strictures on Mr.
Merivale's play, "The Whip Hand," and at the trial
there was a verdict for Mr. Merivale with one shil-
ling damages and costs. Their lordships dismissed
the appeal.

POLITICS OF THE RECESS.
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STITUENTS.
Lord Hartington addressed a meeting of his sup-
porters in the Rossendale Division on Saturday. He
claimed that in supporting the Conservatives he had
been consistent, because he was opposed to Home
Rule, and the Conservatives had formed a Unionist
Government. In 1885 the Liberals were agreed as to
the necessity of reforming Parliamentary procedure,
of introducing a good Registration Bill (but jie was
not quite sure that the principle of "one man one-
vote," which had been since decided upon at Notting-
ham, was good, though he was against faggot voting),
of amending the land laws, of passing a Local Govern-
ment Bill, and of introducing economy !=to the
national finances. Here, he thought, was sufficient
work for one if not two Parliaments. But it had
been postponed almost indefinitely by the Home Rule
question, which probably would not be settled for
some years. While he still strongly objected to Home
Rule, he was in favour of a good measure of local
government.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1887-12-10

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THE DECEMBER NIGHTCAP.

AT the period, still within living memory,
when nightcaps were in common use, it was
the custom of old men in some districts. of
the country to wear these quaint, conical-
shaped, and coloured or striped articles of
head-gear by day as well as by night. In
Scot land, where the custom chiefly prevailed,
they were called Kilmarnocks, deriving their
name from the .Ayrshire towx, where they
formed one of the staple manufactures.
Seated bylthe hearth in the lonp winter even-
ing, the patriarchs
.of the hamlet, capped in
' this primitive fashion, presented. r. pleasing
picture:of homely comfort and contemplative
ease. Similarly, the Old Year, when he
feels the December nightcap low down on
his brow, draws a chair close to the ?ire,
which exercises upf him an. attr, :e
influence, and forthvi falls into a refl. •
mood. It is quite j ifiable when Liu
stage of the lai mo..
Si has arrived t 6 frivJ
the going year a figr.mtive impersonation of
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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1887-12-10

THE LORD ADVOCATE AND MR. HEALY.

Mr. J. H. A. Macdonald, M.P., Lord Adv-o-c—aie,
has been called 'upon to give the authority for a state-
ment which he attributed to Mr. T. Healy, M.P., as
to Irish land and landlords, and has replied, apolo-
gising to Mr. Healy, and stating that the words to
which he referred were made by some other repre-
sentative of the Nationalist party whom he does not
nam e.

SIR CHARLES DILKE ON THE
_SITUATION.

Sir Charles Dilke opened the Queen's Park Liberal
Club on Saturday evening, and in the course of a
speech suggested that the members might usefully
discuss such questions as free trade local government,
our foreign alliances, and the relations between this
country and the colonies. On the question of Ireland
he declared that he laul not changed his views.

MR. GOSCHEN'S FAREWELL TO DUBLIN.
At the Dublin Constitutional Club on Saturday the
Chancellor of the Exchequer was presented with an
address by the members of the club. The address
expressed the deep gratification which all loyal sub-
jects of Ireland felt at his visit to Dublin. Her
Majesty's Government had in the struggle on which
they had entered for the restoration of order the
widest sympathy and support of all Loyalists of
every shade of political opinion upon other matters.
The Chancellor of the Exchequer's arrival at the
club was the signal for a most enthusiastic demonstra-
tion of welcome by the members. In reply, the right
hon gentleman said: Gentlemen,—The address which
you have done me the honour to present to me is one
more proof of the strength of Loyalist sentiments in
Ireland. I assure you I value highly the personal
compliment which you have been kind enough to
pay me. But I accept your cordial welcome as given
not only to myself, but as a tribute to the Govern-
ment of which I am a member, and which you regard,
and rightly regard, as r.bsolutely determined to make
the laws of the Imperial Parliament and the authority
of the Queen observed and respected throughout Ire-
land. Gentlemen, I am glad in addressing a body of
Conservatives to be able to bear witness to the cor-
diality and the confidence with which I, a Liberal
Unionist, have been received by my colleagues of the
Cabinet and by the whole Conservative party. The
firmness of the alliance between Conservatives and
Liberal Unioaiipt has now stood many tests, and come
triumphant oistof many trials: It never received a
illturtrOion than in the magnificent
meetings so representative of all that is best in Irish
society which welcomed Lord Hartington and myself
during the past week, and which have made upon
our minds an impression that nothing can efface.
Gentlemen, I can only once more thank you most
cordially for your address, and assure you that I shall
return tc England with fresh strength derived from
what I have seen of the numbers and the.spirit of the
Irish loyalists.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1887-12-10

R :TIENING AT OLD 'HILL.

At the Old Hill Police Court, on Wednesday,
before Mr. B. Hingley, M.P., and Mr. W. Holcult,
William Green. (25), wrought nailmaker, Waterfall
Lane, Old llill, was charged in custody with
cuttilig a of belloss, the property of his father
William (1! t, sen.—Lospector Walters said the
prisoner br, into a nail shop on Monday night,
and cut the I, Allows in such a manner as to render
them useless. Upon his wife requesting him no to
coma it the on rage he threatened to murder her by
stabbing. The prosecutor said the whole of his
family and others had been thrown out of employ-
ment in Consequence of what the prhoner had done.
He, I .)wever, did not wish to send him to goal.—
The agistrates' Clerk said if the case was gone
Into lisoner would have :o go for trial.;--PriNoner
expi -sed regret for wnat he had doue; and it'd-
matr,l his willingness to (it fray all costs. Mr.
Hiugley said if prisoner went tor trial he weuld
probably get ten years' penal servitude, which he
deserved.—The accused was remanded on bail for
a week,
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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1887-12-10

OLD 'LILL

A RATs CAL'.—At the Old Hill Po!iee ;Court, ou
Wednesday, before Mr. 11. flingley, M.P., and Mr.
W. Holeroit (msgiitrates), Mr. Samuel cave, boot
and shoe mannfacturer, High Strect, Cra.diey
Heath, was summoned for neglecting to meet a
general dist' let rate. Mr, Whitworth, the rate
collector, having stated that the defendant hail not
paid his rde, defendant raised a series of objocti,ns
on the ground tt:at the rating authorities hini ro.)•.
oomplied with the Act of Parliament.—The Lnelt
decided to overrule the lobjection.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1887-12-10

SUDDEN DEATH OF LORD HAWKE.

Lord Hawke died suddenly at the Midland Hotel,
St. Pancras, on Monday morning. The deceased peer,
the Rev. Edward Henry Julius Hawke, of Wighill.•
park, Tadeaster, was the sixth baron, and succeeded
to the title in 1870. He was born on Dec. 24, 1815,
educated at St. Catherine's College, Cambridge, taking
the B.A. degree in 1839, and the M.A. degree in
1843; was rector of Willingham, Lincolnshire, from
1854 to 1875, and was a Justice of the Peace for Lin.
colnshire. He married in 1857 Jane, daughter of the
late Mr. Henry Dowker, of Laysthorpe, Yorkshire,
and leaves four sons and four daughters. His eldest
son and heir is the Hon. Martin Bladen Hawke, born
Aag. 16, 1860, who is now playing with Mr. Vernon's
cricket team in Australia. A cablegram containing
tbe sad newn hae been sent out to him.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1887-12-10

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REMOVAL OF THE LORD MAYOR.

The Lord Mayor of Dublin, Mr. Sullivan, was re-
moved from Richmond Prison, Dublin, to Tullamore
Gaol on Tuesday. iris secretary, Mr. Dennehey,
states that the visiting justices had made moderate
recommendation to relax the prison regulations.
These recommendations were sent to the Prisons
Board, and the Board having transmitted them to
Mr. Balfonr, the Chief Secretary gave an order for
the removal of the Lord Mayor, whose wife has gone
to Tullamore. Alderman Kennon is the Lord
Ma or's loeWn tenens.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1887-12-10

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ENGLISH TOBACCO-GROWING:

r3ir E. Birkbeck, M.P., presided the other day at
a meeting of English and other farmers in London to
Consider the question of tobacco-culture in England.
The chairman stated that among the growers in the
United Kingdom there was a determination to per-
severe with tobacco-culture, and he believed they
would be able to master all the difficulties with
which they bad to contend, and so be able to prove to
the public that tobacco-culture in this country could
be as successful now as as it was 200 years ago,
when it was prohibited by an unfortunate Act
of Parliament, of which they now complained. Ile
then read letters from Lord Walsingham and others,
Ind also correspondence with the Revenue Department
whose action was complained of by several subsequent
speakers. Ultimately the meeting passed the follow-
ing resolution: "That it would bq desirable to form a
committee to obtain such information and returns as
would be considered useful to lay before grower° and
others to consider the question as to a central bonded
warehouse, also the methods of curing and perfecting
tobacco crops; and, further, the desirability of draft-
ing, a bill to lay before Parliament respecting the con-
ditions under which tobacco land in the United King-
dom may be cultivated." The following gentlemen
were elected as the committee: Lord Walsingham, Mr.
Eaunce De Laune, Mr. Wiggan, Mr. Keine Jackson,
and Sir E. Birkbeck, M.P.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1887-12-10

RISING OF SLAVES,
DESPERATE ENCOUNTER.

From Rio de Janeiro information has been received
of a great rising of slaves on the plantations in the
vicinity of St. Paulo, and the conflict with the troops
and police. The despatch, which is dated the 22nd
ultimo, says the slaves on two plantations in the
municipality struck work on the 17th, and seizing all
horses and mules they could find, made off with their
wives and children. The ten policemen who were
stationed at St. Paulo went in pursuit, but the negroes
seized and disarmed them, afterwards stripping them
naked and thrashing them. As the slaves made for
the forest their ranks became thicker as they were
joined by all the slaves on the plantations en route.
Fifty policemen, well armed, were sent after the run-
aways. By this time the slaves had got to the moun-
tain fastnesses. The police exchanged shots, and
several were wounded from the shot guns of the
slaves. Then the police made a charge through the
small ravines, but the first man was instantly cut
down. The negro who slew the officer was himself in
turn killed, and on both sides many were wounded.
On the police seeing large numbers of slaves hurrying
to the fight, they had to beat a rapid retreat. They
returned to Amaro demoralised, and did not inter-
fere with another band of slaves, who marched
through the town shouting "Hurrah for freedom!
We prefer death to recapture.' The planters were in
great fear, and the troops were stated to be unwilling
to hunt the slaves. Slavery was on the decrease in
the country. The fugitive slaves did no harm except
when their progress was interfered with.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1887-12-10

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1887-12-10

SIR M. HICKS-BEACH ON POLITICAL

PARTY.

Sir Michael Hicks-Beach, M.P., has opened a new
Town-hall at Moreton-in-Marsh, erected in memory
of Lord Redesdale by Mr. Freeman Mitford. The
right hon. gentleman stated that the new building
would be for the free use of the inhabitants irre-
spective of creed or politics, provided only that it was
not disgraced by words of treason or blasphemy. As
chairman of the committees Lord Redesdale was able
throughout his career to cope with the wiles of the
cleverest and most unscrupulous men in London.
Such men as he were the salt of political life, and
mainly kept among us the inestimable jewel of
political purity. Our possession of this was largely
due to the fact that we had not followed the evil
example of making popular election the sole avenue to
the public service, and thus depriving ourselves of the
services of many a man who would not descend to
such an arena, but whose character and position
entitled him to rank high in the service of his
country. The Bishop of Peterborough also spoke,
and the proceedings closed with a vote of thanks to
Mr. Mitford from the inhabitants.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1887-12-10

AGRICULTURAL CONFERENCE IN
IPSWICH.

An important Suffolk county meeting was held at
Ipswich on Saturday, the High Sheriff cf the county
(Mr. W. E. Image) in the chair, for the purpose of
considering the present extremely depressed condition
of agriculture. Among those present were the Mar-
quis of Bristol, Lord Lieutenant of Suffolk, Mr. C. W.
Gray, M.P., Sir T. Thornhill, Mr. B. B. Hunter Rod-
well, Q.C., the Earl of Stradbroke, Colonel Leathes,
Mr. R. L. Everett, Sir Savile Crossley, M.P., the Rev.
Canon Bulstrode, Mr. H. E. Baotou, Colonel Lloyd.
Anstruther, M.P., Mr. J. E. Ransome, &c. The Mar-
quis of Bristol moved the first resolution, to the effect
that the position of agriculture was so serious as
urgently to demand the immediate attention of the
Legislature. This was seconded by Lord Stradbroke,
and carried with one dissentient. Mr. Hunter Rod
well, QC., moved a second resolution, that under
existing circumstances laud was not able to bear the
heavy burthens imposed upon it, and that it was im-
peratively necessary that the legislature should
speedily devise adequate measures of relief. After a
discussion the resolution was carried unanimously.
Mr. R. L. Everett moved another resolution, that the
restoration of the free use of silver as money would
afford some relief to agriculture, and that such relief
was imniediately needed. To this resolution the
Marquis of Bristol moved an amendment, that in the
opinion of the meeting it would be the duty of the:
Government to consider the report :of the Royal)
Commission upon the subject as soon as it
was presented, with a view to subsequent'
legislation, if it should appear to be expedient. Onl
a show of hands the amendment was carried. Mr.l
Mansfield moved a final resolution, that in order to;
keep arable land in cultivation and labourers in em-
ployment, both in town and country, as well as to
secure a more reliable supply of food produced within
our own empire, it was necessary that a reform of our
fiscal system should take place. Mr. H. Bunbur4
moved an amendment to the effect that it Nies
undesirable to impose any further dattieei...eon
foreign products. Sir Savile Crossley, M.P., seconded
the amendment. After a considerable discussion Mr.
Bunbury's amendment was negatived by a consider-
able majority, and Mr. Mansfield's resolution was
declared carried. The proceedings closed with the
usual compliment to the chairman.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1887-12-10

DONCASTER.

Mr. W. H. Smith, M.P., addressed a crowded meet-
ing of Conservatives at Doncaster on Monday night,
and remarked that it was said by the minority that
no legislation would be allowed until the question of
Ireland was settled, but the Government were deter-
mined not to yield to the minority in this matter.
Among the useful measures which the Government
desire to pass was a Local Government Bill and they
wished to pass a Land Transfer Bill. Another sub-
ject which must occupy the attention of the House
was the necessity for effecting more economical
administration. With regard to Ireland, he was as
much opposed to coercion as anyone, and he denied
that the word coercion could be applied when they
were endeavouring to carry out a duty.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1887-12-10

ANTI-VIVISECTION.

An internstional conference was opened the othe:
day at Westminster upon the subject of vivisection,
Mr. W. S. B. M‘Laren, M.P., being in the chair. It
was announced at letters regretting inability to
attend, and expressing sympathy with the objects of
the conference had been received from the Bishops
of Oxford, Bath and Wells, and Bedford, Miss F. P.
Cobbe, and from representatives of similar societies in
Geneva, Philadelphia, Naples, Turin, Scandinavia, &c.
The chairman, in opening the proceedings, said that
the existing Act regulating the practice of vivisection
was almost a dead letter. (Hear, hear.) There were
a certain number of professors who held licenses for
Vivisection; but there were probably an equal or a
larger number of professors, and students, and doctors
who carried on vivisection without licenses, and
who violated the law with the utmost impunity. A
young doctor had told hiin that during the time he
was studying at the Medical School in Liverpool
ill° law was broken with perfect impunity by the pro-
fessor under whom he studied, and that upon certain
occasions when he was about to perform experiments
in a way which was totally contrary to the law and
contrary to the license he held, every one of the
students, on entering the class-room on the morning
on which those experiments were to be performed,
was put upon his word of honour not to divulge the
fact that the law was going to be broken. They ob-
jected to the use of vivisection for the purpose of
demonstrating already established facts. They were
willing that it should be carried on for the purpose
of research, bat as a matter of fact it was impracti-
cable to make any such limitation, and therefore they
were driven to protest against vivisection in every
shape and way. He was afraid they could not at
present look forward with hope to Parliamentary
agitation, as existing interests were strong enough to
prevent further restrictive enactment upon this ques-
tion at present.