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The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1866-11-10

WANTING TO HEAR THE "RING OF

THE RIFLE.'

Mr. Bright was not well advised (remarks The Times'
Dublin correspondent) or else he did not take the beet
advice offered to him, when he consented to address a
public meeting of the working classes in Dublin.
The state of his health rendered it impossible for him
to speak to a large assembly in the open air, and any
meeting within doors composed of the working classes
would scarcely be considered large enough to con-
stitute a "demonstration." Besides, it was not
likely that anything of the kind could now be got up, -
even under the most favourable circumstances,
that would not be deemed a miserable failure
compared with O'Connell's monster meetings. But,
it is well known that if O'Connell himself were
now alive and attempted to hold such meetings be
would have to endure an utter breakdown. The.
Fenian element is so powerful among the working
classes in Ireland that they are Able to disturb and
spoil any meeting of the kind if they choose to take
the trouble; and one maxim that has got complete
possession of their minds is that all constitu-
tional agitation such as that in which Mr. Bright is
now engaged is a humbug and a delusion. They have
no faith in anything for the salvation of Ireland but
what they call the "ring of the rifle." Of course
this is the wiliest infatuation on their Part ;
still the infatuation exists, and to the Fenian
sympathizers in Dublin Mr. Fright's mission was
almost as obnoxious as to the Orangemen them-
selves, simply because he preached that the wrongs
of Ireland may be temoved by a reformed Parlia-
ment, and by united constitutional action on the
part of the English and Irish people. This accounts
for the discreditable interruptions which ocoured at
the meeting in the Mechanics' Institute on Saturday
night. Mr. Bright, however, was enabled to deliver
his speech, "to say his say." Other speakers who
followed him were not so successful, and the chairman,
Mr. James Houghton, the friend of the working
classes, the unwearied advocate of temperance, who
had often presided in that place, did not fare much
better than others. He said that he had suggested
the holding of the meeting, and he was bound to say
in taking his leave of them that he was much dim '
appointed at the conduct of a small minority of that
great assemblage. When the address to Mr. Bright
was proposed, he said "Let there not be any hole cw -
corner meeting," but he confessed that he left with •
feeling of disappointment in his heart, such as he
never before felt for his country. But Mr. Bright
wanted only a platform, and it mattered little to him
how those present behaved.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1866-11-10

A FEVER-STRUCK VILLAGE.

The "model village of Scorton," which is situated
between Lancaster and Preston, and which contains
neither a public-house nor a beer-shop, has just been
subjected to a fearful scourge in the shape of typhus
fever. During the past nine or ten weeks the epidemic
has been raging with more or less virulence. Towards
the end of August some of the villagers, all of whom,
as a rule, are unusually healthy people, began to
nianifeet symptoms of what subsequently proved to be
gastric fever. The disease spread with great rapidity,
and, as often happens, it quickly degenerated into
typhus. Viewed with reference to the smallness of
the population, the number of cases which have
occurred in the village has been singularly high. At
present there are living in the village thirty-six families,
and out of that number as many as twenty-three
have been more or leas affected with the fever.
The individual Pecs in and around the village
. .
's had t

have amounted to eighty, and the disease has - a
fatal termination in ten instances. The disease was
introduced into the village through a widow, and
its development was singular. The woman named
had a daughter at Wigan, who was taken ill of fever.
One of her daughters went over from Scorton to attend
her, and she was taken ill. In a short time the mother
went to their assistance, and she, too, caught the malady.
The daughter who left home died ; the other rtturned
with her mother to Scorton, both being in • con-
valescent state. On arriving at Scorton they were
assisted out of the conveyance which took them from
the station to their home by a man who afterwards
was attacked with fever and died. The disease then
spread to the house of a man named Wells, for whom
the widow above named used to wash. Three of
Walla's family were taken ill, and one of his daughters,
a tine young woman, 22 years of age, died. A railway
labourer was then attacked, and he died. Afterwards
another labourer and his son took the fever and died.
And in this way the epidemic spread from house to
house for some time. Mr. Peter Ormond, of Scorton,
who owns a good deal of property in the district, has
behaved most generously and humanely during the
prevalence of this fever scourge. He threw open his
house as a hospital for fever cages, procured& practised
and skilful nurse from one of the fever wards at Liver-
pool, engaged three doctors, and paid for all the medi-
cines and ether restoratives required. The disease is
now rapidly disappearing from the village.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1866-11-10

HOPS.

The market continues steady, although the transactions
have been chhfly confined to the immeliste wants of buyers.
In ad business concluded late rates have been well supported
The Import has again been somewhat extensive, conststins of
40 bales from Calais, 89 from 11Julogne, 70 from gotterdsm,
186 from liamburgh, 65 from Ostend. 343 from Antwerp. 75 ,
from firemen, and 65 bales from Ininkirk, Slid and E.r:
Kents, 1603 to 2201; Weald of Kents, 140 s to 1755; fisasexi,
140 s to 1688 : Yearlings, 90s to 140 s per cwt.

POTATOES.
These markets are tolerably well supplied with both foreign
and homegrown potatoes. The demand is Chiefly ConfMed
to fine parcels, in which a fair average business Is passing at
ate rate.. Inferior qualities are neglected, Last week'. gm,
port I•a, g bags and 21 baskets from Rotterdam. 26; cask.
from Jersey, S barrels from Bremen, 60 sacks from theppe.
40 brig. from Hamburgh, 3 package. from Bonlogne, sod 18
packages from Men Dem. Yorkshire Fluke, 1008 to 140 s.
ditto Regents, 90s to 110. ; Kent and knees Regents, 741 to
130*; ditto Rocks, 90s to 110 s Scotch Regents, 80. to 110 s,
pinion
WOOL

Importance
hren 11,

Since our last report no change of
place in this market. Colonial wad has .. in
at full quotations : but English wool, .1 bough t
hu been but little nought after. Last week's
unimportant—viz, about 500 hales, chiefly from
Good Hope. Fleece.: Southdown hogaets, 1. 74
half-bred ditto, In 944 to ls 100 Kent flew"
1. 94 ; Southdown ewes and ',ethers, Is 7d to Is
ditto, Is 74 to la 9d.—Sorte; Clothing, 1. 64
combing, is bid lot, per lb.

a has taken
fair reqtreat,
firm In price,
Import vox
the Capwt
4410 1n4I;
me, la FellEo
Letceetir
to 1210 -
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1866-11-10

CONFECTIONER,

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PRICE 10D. PER POUND.

PUBLIC NOTICE.

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Information given free to intending Emigrants. Pas.
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IMPORTANT NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC.
DR.

KIRK

AVING returned from the TTLivenity of
Glascow Hospital and Diireniviry, begs 10 iniollll
his old and the Public in goneral, that be is
fully qualified by law to P,ictiee and also to visit his
Patient., and that he may be CONSULTED on all
Diseases daily at his residence,

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ADVICE FREE.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1866-11-10

THE BELGIAN RIFLE PRIZES.

In addition to the many prizes which the English
Volunteers won in the long-range shooting at the late
fetes when they won all the prizes offered for "Foreign
riflemen," the list just completed of the short-range
firing, which visaed • few days since, show that a great
many f their body have made" points" and "blancs "
in the peculiar shooting so =whin vogue at Continental
competitions, 9.11,1 which have not been beaten, not-
withstanding that the shooting has been carried on
unremittingly since, and without the nerve-shaking
excitement of the.fete-time,

For the Arms de Gurre competition of the citle fixe
in which the competitor can only enter once, the II
lowing will obtain prizes of couvertw dargent a filets
for points—namely, Ser.mant L. Gould, of the 37th
Middlesex, 22 points; Mr. Gibbs, of Bristol, 20; and
19 to Mr. Haigh, Sergeant Russell, of the 2451 Kent;
Sergeant Leete, of the Queen's (Westminster,) Mr.
Sprotte, of Liverpool; Mr. Wallace, of Edinglewood,
and Colour-sergeant While of the 39th Middlesex.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1866-11-10

IMPORTANT NOTICR.

SANDIAND'S STEAM RENOVATOR for
4. (leaning Or ntlemen's (21..thex in the Eat. -t
and Best Plan yet adopted. givin every article the ap-
pearance of New.
WISANDLAND.
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Btorie Rtrow? Dudley.
N.B.—Lace, Net, and Muslin Curtains Cleaned quit
equal to New.

R. ROBY,

CHIC KETERS-'-ARMS, 96:1i IGH STREET

ST OUR BR I D( K.

Dealer in Wines and Spirituous Ligors, Tobacco and
Cigars of First-class Quality.

X 9,000 IGNIVOSARW PRIZES TO BE
See TIE UNIVERSAL NEWS" (the only Organ
of Irish Catholic Opinion in England.) Price Id, every
Saturday.
- - -

Order of any Neloingent, or front the Hew] °Mee, 147
Fket.strett, London, E.C.

DUNN AND II EWEJT'S
CHOCOLATE FO R DER.
ICELAND MOSS COCOA,
ROSDEOPAI Mr COCOA, AND
MA IZENA COCOA,
Are all guaranteed to he °ermine. under a penalty of
Fifty tininess, and still stand unrivalled for Flavour and
Quality.

THE BLUE PIG INN,
FOR ACCOMMODATIoN.

DISCOUNT OFFICER. VICAs 9T. DUDLEY.

T RA D D
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A
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Repayable by Instalmeots, on Penomal or other Legal
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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1866-11-17

A LIST OF CASUALTIES AND
OFFENCES.

! On Sunday night an alarming and fatal accident
I happened at the spindle and fly-making establishment
!of Mr. Lowe, Preston. At the time named, William
! Hewitt, the fireman, and one of Mr. Lowe's sons were
near the engine, and while they were attending to
something in that direction the boiler suddenly
exploded with a tremendous noose. The building was
completely shattered; • portion of it was thrown
down, and Hewitt was blown 140 yardsfrom the place.
A piece of his skull was torn off, and he was instantly
killed. Hewitt had only commenced work for the
hest time in the place a few hours before the explo-
sion. He was about 23 years of age. Mr. Lowe's son
was very much hurt. On Monday an inquest washeld
at Preston on the body of an engine tenter, named
Henry Pye, who worked at one of the mills in the
town, and who on Saturday so injured his head by
falling over a ladder in the boiler-house that be died
in a few hours—On the same day a woman, named
Jane Thompson, living in Preston, dropped down dead.
An inquest was held at Blackpool on the body of a
woman named Atkinson, who was crushed to death by
a stone which fell from a new building there on Sethi,
day.—On Monday a series of robberies were reported
in Preston. The office of the Town Clerk (Mr. A..
croft) has been broken into, and 62/. have been stolen
from a safe therein. The thieves also tore up a
ledger, awl did other damage. Another office,
belonuing to Mr. Ambler, solicitor, adjoining Mr.
Ascroft's, has likewise been broken into. The mis-
creants opened a safe and some drawers, but, on
finding no money, they appear to have directed their
attention to a cashbook and some indenture., which
they tore to pieces. No one seems to know how either
ingress to or egress from the two offices was effected;
but this much is certain—that the guilty parties, who-
ever they may be, have had a good knowledge of the
two places. One or two other offices in the town have
also been broken into, but nothing of any particular
value has been taken from them.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1866-11-17

A CLERICAL SCANDAL.

At the Shire-hall, Nottingham, on Saturday, M.
Catherine Jenoure was charged before the siting n
gistrates with haring assaulted and used threats/111.g
language to her husband, the Rev. Henry Courten
Jenoure, rector of Burton Joyce, near Nottingham, i•ti
the sth inst.
_

Complainant stated that on the day in question e
bad some words with his wife. They were in the
kitchen, and she took up the poker, and attempted to
strike him with it. He succeeded in wrenching it
from her, and she then got a large knife which she
brandished over his head and threatened to murder
him. The defendant (interrupting): I have had good
reason to murder you for a long time. You took good
care that I could not do you harm when you tied my
hands and locked meuo in all the closets of the house.
Turning to her husband, she said, "Have you ever
beaten me with sticks and locked me up?" Com-
plainant : "I have beaten you on several Occasions
with a small stick, but it was only when you were very
violent and destroyed property."
A woman named Moore corroborated complainant's
evidence as to the assault. In reply to the llCnch de•
fondant said she was guilty. Her husband hal
brutally illmeed her on several occasions, and loid
poisoned the minds of all her friends against her, ex-
cept her brothers. He never allowed her any mom v.
She never could keep a servant, as he was 'constantly
going into their bedrooms, and he ought to be ex..
posed. Mr. Jenoure denied the latter accusation, all l
said he was driven to the court by necessity, his wife
was so violent. The magistrates ordered her to en.i r
into her own recognizance in 501. and 6nd two sure-
ties in 25/. to keep the peace for twelve months. 'rim
sureties not being forthcoming, she was ordered to be
taken to the county gaol. On being removed she said
she would go with the officers, but she woulill never
again go with that villain, pointing to her husband.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1866-11-17

ROWLEY REGIS.

Dioursv.—Au inquest w•s held at the Cross Inn,
Qaroos Crors, Dudley. on Wednesday lart, before Mr.
Brooke Robinson, Coroner. on the body of Geotge
Round, a collier, also was killed by a fall of coal, on the
previous Saturday, at Messrs. Graz...brook's Colliery.
Blower's Green. From the evidence it appeared tlvit IS
was purely as accident. and a verdict to that effect was
returned. The deceased is the fifth member of the
family that has met his death in a coal mine. Mr. Biker,
Government Inspector, was present at the enquiry.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1866-11-17

PENSNETT.

Many of our readers are awirre th.it notice has been
incised of an intention to apply to Parliament for an
amendment of the Pen.hett Chase Int:l.mm Act, mid
for an linproveuieut Act for Brierley Hill mil the sui -
rounding di-dricts. In oar column* yf to-day we instit
a letter from Mr. Brice, the solicitor for the 13.11, explan-
&tory of the clan,a of the imeuded Bill, which, if car-
ried, will have inn import/wit effect on the value id
prorert on quarry Bank and all other parts of Pciamortt
Chase.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1866-11-17

A REFORM HOLIDAY.

We notice that a movement is on foot in Lon-
don for a Reform holiday, as it is to be called,
on Monday, the 3rd of December. The body
proposing, and as far as may be, organising this
holiday, is composed of delegates from the trade
societies. Sc., of the metropolis. Now we can-
not for the life of us see what good can be done
by this unnecessary idleness and agitation. The
idea is that employers shull allow their workmen
to be absent on that day to join in processions,
to listen to speeches. to help to pass resolutions, I
to coogregate in open-air meetings, to indulge I
in the luxury of bands and banners, marchings .
and counter-marcbings, and the rest of it. The
professed object is to promote the Reform
'noire/neut. Now on the political questions in-
volved we ray nothing, for or against. We do
not in fact look Ul.Oll this propUt,lll 1114 Bpl.llllklll
one at fill. Political it limy be profeseellv, but
Yirtually it is an interference with the rigilts of
en ployers end the earnings f the etollo3 ed.
Working men are so much bound together iu
ivac trades Unit the majority can be tj rants to
the Minority, find this while the minority may
be in the right; find the employed tuay tyran-
nise equally unjustly over the employ era. 111
this movement is carried nut to any extent. it will
heconie impossilde in many large wnrkshops for
I the minority successfully to resist and then
wrong will he done in one if two ways. Eilt
the eloplo rs alit have to (taro a day'a profit
on the hil.our of their 11:f:11 110 Bay nothing of
broken enpagenientat .r the employed will lie
mulcted if it du) 's pay. Surely the Reform
wovoin cut cannot require Midi 111jUttiC1: to sup-
rt it.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1866-11-17

THE GREAT FLIGHT OF METEOR%
To the E4lit of the " (*.weer."

Sin.—On the morning of the 11th inst. I was amok
out of my sleep by 11 rushing noise. I listened for • fair
minutes. and heard it a second time; so 1 1.0. e, sad kook.
log out of the window, witnessed a scene uhidi beggar.
description. The star. appeared t..) he Siting about in
all directions, all with long. fiery tails ; cone longer aal
more brilliant than others. Their course was Lir Ike
m.”J part horizontal ; and I observed that s.iine of that
exhilotel a purple, other. a gem. and others • re 4
iit the end of their trains. After it rapi.l trAnsition
they unickly dissolved and disappeared from view.
sight was en unusual sod inagintieerit. I dressed mystif,
and sallied forth into the sti eels got a mere extensive
view, and wherever I looked the' Celestial FirewOlts"
were to be s.ica. This Ives from one n'elurk Liii nearly
two.

I am, yours truly,
J.
Psrk-str,ot, StourbrAge, Nov. 13, 13G0.%
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1866-11-17

THE POPE IN ENGLAND. '

The Morning Post protests against the Pope comfit.;
here. His Hotinese, no doubt, could live comfortrti
in England, and even enjoy the freedom which ho
denounces. But, Protestants as we are, it is imp....
sible to forget that the Church which he governs io an
institution, the interests of which should not hetioff•ol
with. Anywhere under the Government of this coml.
try the Holy Father would virtually be abusing oor
protection—that is to say, he would come here isot on
compulsion, but voluntarily, and expressly so as to
make his place of residence a sort of protest against
the policy of France. In short, inch is clearly the
meaning of the rumours which are circulated ; and in
that sense, if in no other, they witness to the deplo.
rable fanaticism and the pernicious influence which
are dominating in the Court of Rome. Napolenli ILL
has laboured hard, and with exceeding patierve, to
save the temporal power of the Holy See as it only
may be saved; but if the Pope, instead of meeting
the requirements which have been explained to him,
were to turn his back upon a misgoverned people, the
Emperor himself, however reluctantly, might be con-
strained to confess that which, in the equity of things,
could not be dissembled.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1866-11-17

CIVIL SERVICE PENSIONS,

The following pensions on the civil list have been recently
granted by Her Majesty :
Dr. Arthur HassalL-100/. • year, on account of
his eminence as a scientific chymiat and his cervices in
connection with the inquiry into the adulteration of
food. .

Mrs. Carpenter.-100/. a year, on account of the ser-
vices of her husband, the late Mr. Carpenter, se
keener of the printe and drawings in the British
Museum, and of her own merit as a portrait painter..

Mrs. Sykes. —751. s year, on account of the services
of her husband, the late Mr. Godfrey Sykes, to the
industrial iota of the country and to the museum at
South Kensington.
Mr.. Conlton.-751. a year, on account of the lite-
rary merit of her husband, the late Mr. David
Conlton.
Dr. Patrick White.-751. a year, in consideration
of his services as an author, public lecturer, and illus-
trator of the minstrelsy and bardic literature and music
of ancient and modern Ireland.

Henry John Doogood, E.q.-401. a year, for many
years engaged in literary pursuits and in connexion
with the public press as a Parliamentary reporter, and
now blind and paralysed.
George Thomason, Esq.-401. a year, on account of
his services in connexion with the periodical literature
of the dim, being now afflicted with blindness.
Robert Young, Esq.-40/. a year, in recognition of
his services as an historical and agricultural poet in
Ireland.

Miss Mary Craik, MISR Georgians Craik. —361. a year
each in consideration of the services of their father,
the late Dr. Craik, as professor of history and English
literature in the Queen's College, Belfast.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1866-11-17

A DOMESTIC AFFLICTION FOR
MR. SEWARD.

Secretary Steward haa sustained another bereave-
ment, in addition to the personal sorrows which have
falhn upon him so thickly of late, in the death of his
daughter and youngest child, Fannie, which took
place a short time since, as atated in the following
despatch front the Secretary of War:
Wuhineton. Monday, Oct. 29. I deeply regret to inform
you that Miss Fannie Steward died et 830 fill. morning.
We thought, until last evening, that she was improving, sa
ehe certainly was tor the last three days. But her strength
suddenly tailed alter the lever went down There will he
a funeral ceremony here on Wednesday, and then her re
mains will be taken to •uhurn—EDWlN M. STANTON.
Commenting aeon the event the New York Times
says Slime th• death of hit wife Mr. Seward's affection.
have clung most closely and fondly to hie daughter, whose
character resembling her mother's was calculated to win
love and tender regard for all who knew her. She was
eminently quiet and unobtruttve in her manner, shrinking
alwaysfrom public notice, seeking happiness in her pursuit.,
duties, and enjoyments of dtmeatle lif' e and ministering
with constant &IA solit.itous staldulty to the want• and
welfare of those around her. Yet she had • strength of
character far beyond what any casual observer would
direct, and was equal to any emergency, no matter how
trying and ten ink it might he The leafiest courage with
whiat she threw herself between her father's breast and the
upllfted knife of the asamisin Payne, and the tenacity with
which •he clung to his arm, anti sought to divert his deadly
aim, attest t is trait in her ch tractor. Payne afterwards
said that if he could have made op his mind to strike her out
of his way he could have accomplished his purpose upon the
secretary, but that her face, between his weapon and her
father, disarmed him : he had not the heart to take her life
also Mr. Seward'. attachment to her was always most warm
and devoted. While travelling in Europe he Dever retired
at night without writing to her full descriptions of all that
he had seen and heart: during the day she was always in his
thoughts when absent, and, ways closely watchful of his
comfort and happiness at home. That home, already so
shadowed with gloom, will lw darker than ever now that she
who gave it so much of Its light haa left it for ever."

A private lettering been received from Washington,
stating the probability that Mr. Seward will resign in
consequence of the death of his favourite daughter,
and that his resignation will cause very important
changes in the United States cabinet
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1866-11-17

WORDSLEY.

AICEIACLTINO A 4 APPACNTICE. —At the Petty Sessions.
on Monday last, before F. Evert awl T. Y. Lee, Emirs ,
Benjamin Evans, glam.catter, residing in Brettell Lane,
was charged by Julia Wilkinson with ii,multing him on
Inc diat ult. Mr. Barbary appeared for the defendant.
In answer to Mr. Barbary. the mother of the complain.
out said she no, willing lOC the boy'. Dolt stare!, to be
cancelled, and the Besieu ordered the unlehtires to be
Cancelled; each to pc Shea ono Coals. . .

g
1/1401111C HUI.— At the Putty heastous, on llowlay last,
John !Mood rota c:Lirged by Supero,endeut with
being drol, I. Ana I 1111“1.111rn We nigitt of the litb it.
Ilatant.ntd proved We rase, sad &Uml-
aut 5.411 tined •2a 6.1 and eu,t.a.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1866-11-17

BLACKH EATH.

MEFORU MEETING.-011 Tuesday evening a crawled
and eutliu4satic meeting isa, held in M.: I age Assee,l,:y
Room of the Handel hotel, Blackheath. The chair iv.
taken by Mr. Dudley. Mr. Hadley I.&.oved the first reso.
Wain —"That as the flon.e of Cerninmo, by its barajal
of the Reform question, has proved itielf uuworthy of
the contideuee of the ile.ple of England, Ilia thereto.,
p'e Ike ourselves to agitate for and demaud, as it just ,et-
Bement. regis.ered instil oil suffrage ; rod a. a protection
• the resolutiou wit. econded by Mr. Ed-
wards, in an euergetic speech.— Mr. Thomas lit • ming.
hani Refario Lague) supp 'tied ii, after which it was put
to the ineetiog and carried amid loud chi.irs. rho
setond resolution Mid proposed by Mr. l'ar.ous. and
.ecouded by Mr. liacgory, and ran MS follows .1* aakt.
this meeting approves of lie principles of the Birsiog•
ham Branch of the Itefoilll League, and pledges it•elf
to assist nil is its loner to further the cause Of Portia
merit:try Iteform.---llr. Itiriningharn) suopar-
tod this resolution, alter *Weil it sus put to tti.• ineetiug,
soil curried suaiiiinou,ly.—At the close of the meeting
ab aL twenty rucuibers enrolled themselves in the Biack•
heath Auxiliary to the Birmingham League.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1866-11-17

CRADLEY.

CHARGE UNDER THE BAILEE ACT.

At the Stourbridge Petty Sessions, yesterday, before
B. Littlewood, J. Hunt. W. C. Firmstone, It. L. Freer,
lEsqra., and the Hon. C. U. Lyttelton, Jesse Pearson was
charged with feloniously stealing and carrying away one
LOU of coal on the 5t1.1 lost, the property of Messrs.
Joseph King and Co.
Mr. Maltby defended.
Thomas Hope said : I am the colliery manager, at the
Netherend and Cradley Park Collieries. On the sth just
the prisoner was in the employ of Messrs. J. King and
Co. On the day in queirtion I told the prisoner to take
a load of coal to Samuel Pritchard, which was workmen's
fire coal, and Pritchard was entitled to • load. Did not
see the prisoner take the coal, but saw him come back.
I asked him it he had taken Pritchard's coal. He said,
"No ; he had taken it to Joseph Harley's," another work.
man. Frain something Harley said I went with him to
are prisoner, and asked hiur where he had taken Harley's
coal. He replied to his father-in-law's. I did not say
any more to the pri.ouer about it, but sent for Police.
constable Dennent.

Crossosxamined : He did not tell ma that the horse had
font a shoe, and he Wall obliged to take it to Harley's. I
MU told that Mrs. Harley received the money on Saturday
night for the load of coal. The gammons was taken out
on the Friday. Pritehard bad a load of coal next day.
Joseph Harley b. 11.1 I weak for Messrs. King, of
ersdley. Last week 1 was outiti.4l to a load of coal- I
did not as. the prisoner lad week; neither did l have a
load of coal. On Tuesday prisoner cause to our hon..
I asked him if he bad brought my coal. He said no, he
had sold it. I said to bins, it is 111 nice thing to sell my
coal, and I have not got is bit to burn. lie said he
thought I hail two loads slue, told he sold one. When he
left, I put my coat ou aid went to the master's, and told
hint ilia, the prisoner had told my coal.
Edward Dunn proved that he ani loader at Messrs.
King's Works. Ou Saturday, the 3rd Met, he loaded
sonie coal for one of the men. On Monday morning the
prisoner took it away, about seven o'clock. Ile was
ordered to take it for ham Pritchard. _ .

Police-conatable Dennaut aeid: I wagon duty at Neth•
ereuil when I saw the prisoner, who a,keil we it I 11.0
got a summons tor him. I said, No; I have not." 1
" " "

. .
went afterwards to the nlllee and fonnd that there was a
KOllllllOl. made oat. Prisoner amid that Harley asked
him to toll the COW', and that he ha I several witnesses to
piece it. He did bell it and paid Mrs. Harley for it 011
Saturday bight.
Mr. Ma!thy said his client had instructed hint that
Harley wished him to sell the coal for him. Ile had
dune no, and paid Mrs. Harley for it.
At this stag.: of the proceedings the case was adj.iurned
fur sin weeks for the *Sten :Anse of Pistelisri an 4 Mrs.
Harley, the latter being unwell.
Prisoner was thim admitted to bail in one surety of
£2O, and Limed( in .E2O.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1866-11-17

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'EDGE'S CELEBRATED 'SAUSAGES
A4_
May be bed at

MR. JOHN DAVIS'S,

CONFECTIONER,

No. 7, MARKET-STREET, STOIIEBRIDGF,

PRICE 10D. PER POUND.

,f) YES, 0, YES!! 0, YES!!
9 Certainly; the BLUE PIG INN, DUDLEY,
FOR STABLING.

-IP:FURR-All HURRAH It FOR THE
.t, BLUE PIG INN. DUDLEY.

SAMUEL INSULL,

21:( 71€NEFD, AIIitAISER, AND GENERAL

AGENT,
BRIERLEY

t:I Bu.iness ph:ldeally attended to. Charges strictly
• 4-'erate. Money advanced 'upon every aescriplion of
, k, Household Furniture, &c., for absolute Sale.

MR, HARDING,
SURGEON DENTIST,
From SS, Belgrave.rd. Birmingham.)
4: OR the secomodation of his Patients, has taken
•L Apartments at Mrs. Green's. 51, High-street,
rbridge, where he will attend every Friday from
q• rutin Four.
P. very new improvement for adjusting Artificial
' to the greatest nicety, accurately adapted for Art.
P 4• lion and Maatilieation.

CHILDRIF.N.FI TEzT H REGrLATIP.D.
ti hehoves ,very one to have their decaying Teeth
• lvded to, which not alone are Mug preserved by
Ilarding's superior filling, but albo entirely freed
-'44 pain.
CONBCLTATION9 PREZ.

• .
NOLAND'S REMEDY FOR INDI-
IikSTION. It is now an admitted fact that the
ag diseases of this country are Indigestion and Liver
Tlaints. From one or the other of these complaints
generality of the population of this kingdom are
.*4 ems : and as either of them causes great debility and
'ering, it is of the greatest importance that they should
ke. a prompt attention sad proper treatment.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1866-11-17

CILADLEY HEATH.

FORESTERS' SUPPER.—On September 11th, a Court of
Miners in connection with the Foresters of the Dualey
and Cradley Heath districts was duly opened at the
house of Mr. J. Brooks, Windmill Inn, Lye, and on
Tuesday evening last the members and friends met
together, where a supper was provided by the worthy
host, in his usual good style. The cloth being drawn,
and the business of the Court over, the usual loyal toasts
were given. A number of excellent wogs were sung by
Brothers Pearson, Reed, and Brooks. The whole of the
evening was spent in harmony and concord, and will long
be remembered by those who were participators in It.

We beg to intimate to our numerous friends and
readers in Crudley Heath, that the branch office for the
car for that district, is at Mr. T. Homer's, Printer
and Stationer, Five Ways, Cradley Heath, where Idver-
tisements will be received up to seven o'clock on iriday
evening.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1866-11-17

DUDL2Y.

UNJUST Witl6lllN AND MGASNCAS. At did Polle,
co.rt, iso Wedneadey, before F. Smith and S. D. is,
day, Eseirs., the following persons were summoned fee
being in possession of unjust seelee, mensal :4, Or V(t.i4hti;
—.Tomei% H. Bourue, Cpper High-street, one trete%
deficient, tined Is and costs; Daniel Southwell, Wolves
liampton-street, two small weights and one pair of seslee,
ordered to pay coals in coal case; Then., Laetrile.
Wolverhampton-street, three weights, to pay MASI
Tholllll4 lls,ev, WOIVCIIIAMptOn•street. one weight, is
pay costs; Eliz ibeth Noakes. Snoiv-hill, four weights
deficient, fined 2, and costs; Sareh Holliee, Castle•streek
four weights, to pey coot.; Robert Preece, High.str,at,
three weights, used Is and coats ; Richard Initials
Terry, four weights, fined In end rests; Henry Bows,
Wolverhampton-street, one weight, fined 1i and weft I
Benjamin Guest, Market-place, three wci,:lito. fin1;11 di
and costs; Henry Hartill, High-street, live weighti.
fined fis sod costs; Henry Hartill, High-street, semi,
w, Oils deficient, tined is 64 and costs; Edward Musk
King-street, flee weights, fined 2s tid and cost.; elude,
If undue, King.street, owe weight, ordered to pay roils
John Richards, 11.11-street, two weights, to pay enehl
Job Bate, Hall-street, two weights, to pay costs ; Wflfi
Whitmore, Hall-street, two weight., fi.cll f
costs; Peter Hunt, Wolverliampion•street, pair it
nestles, finod 13 and costs; Joseph Rollsson, roses-Are*,
pair of smiles, ordered to pay costs; Matthew Divas
Robinson, High-street, nine deficient pint measures, geed
23 6,1 and coals; Thomas Charles, High-street, one Tsui
and ten pint measures deficient, fined 2s 1; I mei male;
TiIOMNS Parsons, High-street.three measurt•s,tined 'seed
cost.; William Blinkliorn, Welverpruipan-street, ties
measures, tined 64 and costs; Joseph Edwards, Mons.
street, one measure, ordered to pay costs; Samuel lilac
Market-place, 2 niessures, to pay costs; Charles 'Vaasa
Boerne. Racket-place, fined bd and coats; Mary Lloyd,
Iligh-atreet, two inereares, fined 6,1 and costs; Juin
Nicholls, Porter's-ficlds, two measures, ordered.lkohl
costs. The wholo of the above persona were
upon the information of Chief euperiutendent liartom,
the inspector of weights and measures. Daring She
hearing of the cases Mr. Smith, on behalf Of-tile Paid,
said he did lint think they had any desigu in keeping Am
weights or deficient measures, but that they bad been
negligent. If the magistrates thought otherwise, the
fines wrild have been nivah heavier. la the rases where
the fines were remitted and costs only ordered lob.
paid, great doubts existed in the minds of the ll:Legislates
as to the ore of the articles in the business carried as
by tlic carious parties.

CORRESPONDENCE.
oisk it to be distilletty lostlerstood that hp isstrtisip
tetteü. this colautx, we do uot thereby identity (414"44.4
with the ',pima... .0' our Corrssonokats.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1866-11-17

CHEAP BEEF FROM GERMANY.

The arrival of a novel consignment of beef and mut-
ton caused some considerable stir among the butchers
and meat dealers of Sheffield on Feiday. Some twenty
or thirty carcases of sheep and oxen arrived from Hol-
land, ria Rotterdam and Grimsby. The carcass* lst
quarter., were packed in crates, were of good quality,
anti in good condition. The English meat dealers were
not above half pleased at the arrival, and many of
them spoke of the innovation of dispensing with the
Enghsh butcher in unmistakeable terms. The importer
only asked 6s. per stone, or 50. per pound, by the
quarter; most of the mat ',Se sold at or under those
figures. The meat is perfectly ready for the consumer,
and all the vendor needs is, no skill, a pair of scales,
a knife, Paw, and hatchet; with a clean cloth and
boar! he is Pet up. If sold at a fair profit on the 51.
per pound the vendor could easily sell out on the Saturs
day, get a pound sterling for his day's work in a point.
lout street or district, and put animal food between
teeth that have not masticated it for months past.
The biggling of the market in Sheffield, the meat and
its price, its sale (comes as low as 41. per lb., we
believe) were witnessed by the writer of this para-
graph. It will be atones seen that the public have
the greatest interest in the continued arrival of the
Rotterdam consignments and in thwarting the purpose
of the Sheffield butchers in giving the " furriner "
such a char at first as should prevent the repetition of
the experiment. The arrival of the meat in quarters
renders it an easy matter for men in workshops and
factories to co-operate in the purchase and iivisions of
quarters at the prices quoted. It is therefore clear
that the famine prices paid for beef anti mutton go
into the potket of the retailer—not even into the
leathern hag •4 the wholesale salesman. The kern.
witted, hard-headed co-operators in the northern
counties will begin to look after this new mode of con-
signing meat.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1866-11-17

In passing sentence, the Chief Justice said :
__

Your priesthood have always tried to prevent bloodshed,
but you, forgetting your oath as a prieet and as a citizen of
the United States, indeed of advising those misguided and
Unfortunate men to go borne.. and that you aided them in
the commission of the crimes of which they are guilty. I
roust any that I fully coincide with the jury In the verdict
they have brought in, and from the evidenze I cannot see
how they could have come to any other conclusion. If you
had gone to administer the last riten of your Church to the
dying, and to hear their confeasions and forgive them their
sine, as you believe you have the power to do, there Is not •
man in the provinces who, would have amid no to your going
Ott your mbrilon of mercy. But when Shone unfortunate
men new you among them they took courage and persisted
in committing acts of hostility against the peace of Her
Majesty's Government. I have a very palatal duty to per-
form.

rhe executions were fixed for the 13th of De-
cember.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1866-11-17

DISAPPEARANCE OF THE CATTLE
PLAGUE

The cattle plague haa now en nearly ceaeed to exist
that during the week ending November 3rd only two
animals are reported as having been attacked. Mr.
('lode, the anperiotendent of statistical office (cattle
plague department) of the Privy Connell. 'aria is hoped
that this is the last weekly return that will be netts-wary.
It wal be remembered that so recently as February laet
the plague attacked 15.706 cattle in one week. The
total number of diseased cattle reported since the
comtnencementitf the l'isease ie 253,725, of which S 5 013
were killed, 124,305 died, 33,413 recovered, and 10,994
remain unaccounted for. The incidence of the disease
in England appears to have been heaviest in Cheshire,
where the percentage ttf attacks was 52.288. In Cam-
bridgeshire it was 21,226; in the East Riding, 17,502;
in Huntingdonshire, 12 588; in the North Riding,
8,777; in Lincolnshire, 8.04)9; in Norfolk, 6 876; and
in Shropshire, 6.615. In Wales only two corintiee
suffered: Flintehire, where the per centage wan 19,817;
and Denbighshire 8,134. In Scotland the heavieat
twr-centage are the counties of Forfar, 35350; Kinross,
20.933 ; Clackmannan. 20.763; Stirling, 10,715; Fife,
17,978; Kincardine. 13,090. No calm of the plague
in sheep ham been returned in the last week; the total
number of attacks in sheep has been 6826.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1866-11-17

...I reason
...tinny of. Ee#lend
views eaecern%s the office
. .

to b.sii.,ve

of-Ste- 000010'
vetted -ot thOtrieet?
If this he not the case, it is evident that he holds and
teaches doctrines which must pet and euepicion
between the Wiltshire clergy and the great majority
of their flocks. Is it not the. case, that wherever
tare extreme views obtaily isesos4 the-It:slew *are is
bitterness and division I.‘ The matter mutt not
be judged by the 'ltitqedisic• hatcher t gmat
towns, which are 111.0. bamtliatheflo
raisins brought from sit- These chasufles
have been sietierally built by private benevo-
lence ; they are not the perish church, and no one need
go to there why objects to what will be found there.
But the case ma country pari.h is very different. The
rector is intrusted sith almost absolute authority as
to the conduct of thsisstrvice. Lie may dreseeup
and decorate altar-cloths, and genuflect and gistr
and fill the church with incense Ile may intone
almost every word is ; he may cover
himself with violet or scarlet. Though Noma to usfe
the Prayer-hook, he may introduce a variety of other
matter in the guise of ii,,mns and chants, and make
these as doctrinally offensive as he pleases. Of course,
in his sermon he can force on the unwilling hearers
all the tenets of his sshooL These powers which ought
never to have been left to the incumbent, and shich
may shortly have to be limited by legislation, make the
parish clergyman a spiritual despot. In Rome plaoes
where for three hundred years a certain mode of tan,
hip has prevailed, a young incumbent, ignorant aid
vain to • degree—for It is of such, and not ofthe best
University men that the High Church tiarty is
now made up is appointed, and at once; inapite
of all remonstrances, he seta to work at as. Wrest-
istic revivaL He soon finds a set of young. pew
and women as perverse and foolish as himaelValg
the work goes oil amid the contempt of the wrnested.
and the anger of the people, but to the real alienation'
of all. These innovations, carried yearly further aged
further, are producing a serious effect on lie/gait
society. Among the middle classes there le a growing
dislike of the Church, widch is supposed to be repre-
sented by the priestly propaganda. A religious census
taken atithe next decennial period would show the
extent of this movement. Among the more milti cated
class there is • growing weariness and indifference
with regard to all Church questions. Men of in-
telligence hold themselves apart from the futile dis-
pute., the narrow ecclesieatici.m, the frivolous' tastes
of the clergy. The end ism not difficolt to see. "The
Bishops may one day awake to the discovery that the
numerical majority of English people have become
Dissenters, that among the great number of thou% who
go to church there is no sal fur their cissi or
sympathy with it. preachers; and that the inSiligent
laity, who always had a kindly feeling for the church,
have come ta regard it as an institution which has had
its day, and for the maintenance of which ao man
need beetle himself.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1866-11-17

16,

IMPORTANT NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC.

DR. KIRK

ITA VING returned from the University of
Ghtsgoar Hospital and Di pettbary, begs to inform
Ii s old Pstiebts. 11111 i the Public in goners], thst he is
ally qualified by law to Practice and also to visit bi
Patients, slid that be may he CONSULTED on all
Diseases daily at his residence,
111011-BTEEET, TEE LYE.

ADVICE FREE.

PUBLIC NOTICE.

HAGLEY-STREET, HALESOWEN,Wi

CIAMUEL SALT and SONS, the duly &p-
-c, pointed Town .nrl Conntry CRIERS. BILL.
VOSTELS, AUCTIONEERS, PORTY.RS, kr , &e.,
&r.

All Cnirg *id Ilill-Postintr, or rthy other barium
clone. either by the Piece, by the Day. or by the Week,
and also done on the Bunt reasonable terms.

N.ll.—S. SALT and SONS will is) enyahere they are
required tolo. either in Town or Country.
DI SCOU NT OFFICES, VICAR- ST.. DUDLEY.

TRADE BILLS DiscouNTED

LOANS GRANTED,
NT arable by Illbtalments, on Personal or other Legs
&Tent

WILLIAM HARIUSON, Juw.

A Traneactions will be g idly Confidential.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1866-11-17

0. 130.

SALES BY AUCTIOR.

NEW FREEHOLD HOUSES,

WW.I.AsTON, BruII:BRIDGE.

TO be SOLD by AUCTION, by Mews.
OATES, I'ERRENS, end WOOLDIUILOE, at
the TALBOT iit,TEL, STOURIIIELDI: Z. on MCNDAY, the
21;th day of Noscauan, 181:13, at Si, 11. cloy k in the
Evening, the undermentioned FREEIIOI,O HOUSES
arid LAND, by the direction of the Trustees of the Will
of Mr. Noah Fellows, lately deceased.
Lot I.—A newly and stilishintially.ereeted HOUSE
awl Outbuildings, with the Garden Laud fronting the
from the •• Gate 11:mgs Weil " to 1.'4.1, and run-
ning Lack to the road from the top of Bowling Green
Lane towards the Ridge Top, to which it l.r a building
frontage of about 13 yards 2 feet, formerly the residence
of Mr. Noah Fellows, deceased.
.

:Lot 2.—A recently•ereeted COTTAGE and Premisee,
Dear to Ent I, with the Land, which has a frontage to
the said Bowling Green Lane Road of about 19 yards,
2 lert, wow occupied by Joseph Kinn.,ley.
Lot :I.—TWO newly erected 1101SES, with the
Gardena thereto, which adjoin Lot 2, sod have a frontally
of about 14 yards to the said Rood, and now occupied by
J•ilies Bryan.
Lots 2 and have the joint use of the Well lying
bet wet n then,

Lot I.—A Corner Plot of BUILDING LAND, with
frontage a about 13 yards to the said Bowling Green
Emu, Road, and of 20 yards to the Emilie Turovike
now oceopied I.y William Partridge.
Lot 5.—A corrAuE and LAND, !muting lbw Road
leading from the .• Gate Hangs \Veil " to Unalboin o-
brook, to *hien it has a froutago of about 16 yards, now
oceui if by Benjamin Husselbee.
Lot 6.—Tbroe HOUSES, with the Outbuildings
and Garden Land, situate at IVashieg Pool Meadow,
Stoutbridge, occupied by Edward Harris, Giles Turney,
and 'fllollll. H il:man. _ _

}or further pi.rtieularr, apply to Ileum Howtray aud
Ildlbertou, Solieitora, Brierley 11111; or to Messrs. °alas.
Yentas, and Wooldridge, Laud Agruts, Stourbridge,
Isere a Plan may be seen.

HOUSEHOLD FURNITURE & EFFECTS,
o. 35, 11-JULEP-STREET, STOURBRIDGE.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1866-11-17

' SEVILLE.

CFIAUOK OF SHOOTING PHEAsANTS.—At the Wordsley
Petty Sessions, on Mondry lost, before F. Evers and T.
Y. Lee, Esiirc, William Dicks and Richard Bills, two old
offenders, were charged with shouting three pheasants
on the Bth inst. at Enville. John Corbett, keep r, said
he was walking round a cover at Enville, on the above
date, when he heard a gun fired. Ile walked round and
saw three men. He wrist and looked into their faces, and
then went for assistance. When became back they were
gone, and he ran after them for about a mile. Whilst
he was running after them he saw OIGI of them throw
something sway. Ile caught one of the men, and then
went to where they had thrown something. Ile found •
gun stock and two pheasants. Joseph Davis, one of the
men with the prisoners, said that Dicks shot the phea-
sants, and Bills fetched them. Fined 10s each, and
costs.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1866-11-17

Oh? have yon heard the glorious news
Of OAKES'S famous Boots and Shoes?
Which are all over the country used,
So famed are the Boots of Oakes's.

Short Boots, Is 6d.
They're good and cheap and very strong,
And suitable for old and young ;
Besidea they'll laid near tel., an long,
Will the Boots that're bought at Oakee's.
Lace-ups, Is 6d.
They are the beet that you can buy.
They cannot rip. and I'll tell you way—
They are screwed together sr, you may rely
Oa tht rivetted Soots of °Ace'a.
Elastics, 7- 6d.
They have one fault, sad that ie tn..,
But that's 'gainat him. and not 'plait you;
They Inet too hmg, indeed they do,
Otese Samoan Boots of Oakes's.
Blocher', 4a,
One thousand's worth be Las on hand
To meat the very meat demand;
Fur the very beet Boots is. the Lind

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