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The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1874-02-14

THE WAR INDEMNITY.

The Tunes, on Monday, puollshed the following letter i
Sir,—l Pee that some &gra° of dissatisfaction is ex
pressed at the inadequate amount of the indemnity
reported to have been elaimed.by Sir Garnet Wolseley ,
from the Ashantses. We are, of course, not in pos. ,
session of far a aufficient to enable 11% to form a judg-
ment, but I venture to observe that the sum of £200,000
would be a very large amount for an African Monarch
to raise, and that to raise even tide sum would entail a
heavy impost upon his people, who, an a rule, have no
money, and carry their personal property chiefly about
their perfume, in the form of rings, jewels, ikc.
But I write, Sir, chiefly to express my earnest hope
that we shall not tarnish any ellcoPPS which may be
granted u in this war by an unworthy anxiety to have
its cot bieeeued to us by what we can obtiin from the
defeated people. We have already expended some
per clone lives in the contret, for which tldise who loved
them know beet that no money could compenaate. Let
us endeavour only to leave b hind Ur, the memory of a
war fearlessly, rapidly, and successfully carried to the
Cal; and let there be no sense of wrong inflicted to
hinder the moral effect which curb a contest will leave
behind it, cud whist, moreover, will do more than
anything elee to render any recurrence of such • struggle
improbable, if not almost imtsiesibie.
PIERLI C. CLAucirroN, Bishop.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1874-02-14

TN the interests of trade, and at a heavy ex-
penditure of time and capital, these Others have
establibhed.

The Agents and Correspondents, bath British and
Foreign, have been selected with care. .

„
Constant communication is maintained with the various
Bureaus des Renseignements at the L-outinent, the in-
telligence Offices of the United States, and the British.
American, Indian, Australian, and other Colonies. .

A trusted Conyidential vehicle of information ;a plain
answer to a question is given.
. .

Truth in the report, :afery in the transaction, is the •
end desired and sought for.
What tateibtrs are entitled to for a Bs:—
ENTITLED 00-4(2 inquiries on Great Britain—three
stamps each iDqUity—tvery inquiry
aunt to three or four correspondents.
„ enzelte weekly, and Index quarterly
(register contains over a million
names).
„ Any additional number of Inquiries at Is
Pei each.
„ Legal Advice at any time, or any number
of times, free of charge, on any cora-
-1 mercial qussation.
Debts nppiied for, aubject to the fel
lowing commission, viz :-5 per cent.
Gem £2. to X5O, 2f percent. from £5O
to £lOO, and 11 per cent. beyond; or
sukject to prior special arrangement.
1101,111 y ifeti.loameLts.
FaCtB for .11cnibcrs
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1874-02-14

YISII.

Pickled nsifings, 30.. to 365. ed. ; red ditto, 12s. to 22. c.
roused ditto, 19s. ed. to 275. per barrel ; kipper ditto, 2s. 6d.
to 4s ; bloater ditto, 2s. 4d. to 41. 41. per box ; smoked
haddocks, 201. to 395. per barrel ; trawl ditto, lea to 17$. :
ditto plaice, 18s. to 20s. ; ditto whiting, 12.. to 15s. per
basket ; soles, ls. 81. to 4s per We ; turbot, 64. GI. to 121.
brill, 2s. to 4s. each ; lobster., 15s. to 30s. ; mackerel, 2s. to
3s. 91. per der ; native instals, £lO 105 ; common
ditto, 131. to Li 101. per bushel.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1874-02-14

AN INVITATION TO JOIN THE
SHAKERS!

_
The New York Herald published the following tempting
announcement Advertisement. Wanted. Men, women,
gni childieli c. find a considerable home for lite, shore
want uevsr„c,mev, with the Shakers, by elebracivg the true
faith and living pore liver. P rttenlirs can he learned by
writing to the Shakers, Mount Lebanon N.Y."
The New York Herald received 135 letters in comm.
<mecca, asking for information about the society, and
it therefore publiihed, evidently on the best authority,
a statement of what is required by the Shakers of those
who join their body. The following clauses in this
document may, perlisp., cool the z-al of the 135
applicants " The probationary member is ex-
pected to place his property in the hands of elders
or trustees, returnable, without interest, until,
by his own faith, and the consent of the author.
ities, he is privileged to dedicate it. It does
n it appear that in the first Pentecost they waited
long for that condition of consecration. Those who
dispose of their property to relations in the world
should remain with it. Persons who dedicate property
and afterwards withdraw, may have their property
returned without interest; but it is optional with the
society." Visitors are welcome if seeking inf °Traction,
" with a view to uniting," but 'parents having
children, or persons having relatives among believers,
are not expect,d to make those circometances occasions
for rendering Shaker societies places of resort or a
visit to the country at the expense of believers." All
correspondence is subject to the eupervision of the
elders."
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1874-02-14

HOPS.

The market to dull, and a downward movement le pereeptt.
ble in the value of all description. of hope, but holders
generally are atilt unwillingl.. acuept less money, and belles
the businese actually transacted It mailer than no Id other-
wise be the case. Continents. markets are weaker, brit not
materially so. Lard week's 'moo ta into London consisted of
100 bales from Hamburg, 175 from Antwerp, 60 from Bremen,
24 from Rotterdam, 50 from Teruenzen, 9 from Dunkirk, and
2 from Copenhagen. Kest Kent goblins., 2,5 120. to £9 91. ;
Mid Kent, £5 12e. to £9 ; Weald of Keno, £5 to £7; Muses
£5 to £6; Worcester, £5 151. to £7; Farnham, £6 to £9 :
county'', £6 to a. earling., a4to £5 Is; Bavarian new,
£66. to £BBs. ; I eislail, £31.. 1024 10e. ; Melee. £6 10e.
to 27 ; "reach, 26 to /1:6
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1874-02-14

TO THE ELECTORS OF THE
PARLIAMENTARY
BOROUGH OF DUDLEY.

GENTLEMEN,

The Poll having now been deelarel, and 5,149
Electors having given me a majority of 968 Votes over
my opponent, it becomes my duty to tender to you my
grateful thanks for the high honour y. u Lihite again—and
for the fifth time--conferred upon me.

The area now covered by the Constituency is equal to
that of a County, although It returns but nue Member to
Parliament, and considering the enthusiasm which has
been displayed by the friends of the Liberal cause
throughout this extensive district and the powerful local
influence of my opponent, the contest which you have
now brought to a triumphant inane, mg be truly said to
be unprecedented.

This great success of the Liberia party has proved
beyond doubt that Libir..l prinihples are the deeply
rooted convictions of the scij,rity of my cowititueucy.

I trust that future legislation sill rewiiril this grist
constituency by the successful accomplishment of the
Political Programme announced by Ur. 01a1uume's
aGvernment.

I regret elm edingly that °Aim; to the ireportsion of
persons, not Electors of the Borough of buuley, partisl
disturtrances occurred; but notivitbatiending these cir-
cumstances, full opportunity was given you to record
your votes.

Once more 'waning you Iv.w higLly
coal:it-nee you Inve 'Wain rep wit in PI.

I have the Loentu te
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1874-02-14

_
IVOR SALE.—FOWLER'S MAP and Rete.
recce of the Pariah of Kingswinford,--For putt-
stars, aFply at the Übsereer Office, Stourbridge.

NEW WORK BY DR. SMITH.
Just published,post free tor Two Stamps.

GUIDE TO HEALTH; or, ADVICE and
INSTRUCTIONS, for the CURE of NERVOUS
DEBILITY. By Dr. HENRY SMITH, of the Univer•
city of Jena, Author of the Volunteers Manual," 4:c.
UIDE TO HEALTH IS A NEW MEDICAL WORK
on the Treatment of all Diseases of the Nervous Systam,
of Nervous Debility, Mental and Physical Depression,
Palpitation of the Heart,Noises in the Head and Ears,
Indecision, Impaired Sight and Memory, Indigestion,
Loss of Energy and Appetite, Pains in the Back. Consti•
ration, Blushing, Hysteria, Timidity, Self• Distrust,
Dizziness, Love of Solitude, Groundless Fears, Local
NVeakness, Muscular Relaxation, Sec., resulting from
Exhaustion of Nerve-power.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1874-02-14

ITSION HALL, STOTT RBRIDGE.

JACOB WEIL, Iherasol.

Dated this 23rd day of:January, 1874.

k

WEDNESDAY READINGS.

ON WEDNESDAY EVENING NEXT, FEBRUARY
18th, J. C. A. sco"r, I. . will read the l'Asy
of "A MIDSUMMER MOM'S DREAM"
Admission One Penny; Front Seats, Sixpence. To
commence it Sight.

pURSUANT to the Act of Parliament, 22nd
hud 23id Victoria, cap. 36, intituled "An Aet to
further nuleuli the law of property. sad to relieve
trin,tee,," 011 Ch 18 HESEBY tiIVEN that ail
cr. 'lithe. 1... d other p..reoas havii.g any Claims or
1 ie,..ands nos or against the estate of JACOB WEIL,
I ite of the Lye, in the Parish of Oldswieford, in the
County of Wine star, Uentral Dealer, deceased (woo
died on the 23rd day of Ao g05t.1873. and whose will was
chili proved in IS Worcester District Registry of Her
M sleety 'a Coon of Probate, on the 20th day of January,
1574, 1v W,lll f Soiurbridge. Shoemaker
• .1 ii • , the same plane, Uphoisterer. the
• V..... 1:1111.,1). Or ~erebv rtriu;thd. on or
d "ef Fain, ART. 1., d i, the

.1., l'ie•the or Ut I li4ncis to the aid r.xe-
.,l toe es rtt•ou of which Lim,. the isid '.xecuior
: , t , r,11+.6 the. A,sete of the said 'two), We somoog.t

fltjtle, thvvvio, having n-girl to tha

'y of which they halt h.ve Ceti auch
n or. will Dot then b Ijble for the Ae.eto to be

• •t, lout. d to any person if whose Debt or Claim they
.1..,11 not have had Notice at the time of such distribo-
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1874-02-14

SEED.

lONnuN, Monday, Feb. 9.—Engllsh Cloverseed comes Out
al o•ly ; fled rh t,mples of awl brought very MAI prices,
Lot Inferior seraphs could be bought at low and irregular
rates. Fine quiditt.. of foreign, both red and white, were
rather dearer, with an Improved demand. Beat Trefoil met
in• re II wary, aid commanded a slight aavance. White
If ustardweens wee taken off In small lota, at no change in
value. There was nothing musing In brown, for want of
supply. Canary-seed sold steadily on former terms Large
Hemp-see I was quite as dear. Spring Tares met a moderat,
sale, at the hill rates of feat week.

TALLOW.
LOlcncli, Monday, Feb 9—P Y.C. Is dnll at 401• per cwt.
on the tpot, and town Tallow Is now quoted at 38s. par cwt.
net cull. itoudt fat ii. 101 pa Blba.

• d. id.
Town Tallow, per cwt. 40 6 Rough Stuff, per cwR 14
&met Fat, per Sibs... 110 Graves 19 0
Mnlted Btult, per cwt. 29 0 600 d Dreg' 0
Yellow Russian, new .40s. 00- Per 6rt.
Ditto Ditto old OA. „
Australian NI utton Ts/low-41s. 00. „
Ditto Reel Ditto-275. eff. „
PROVISIONS.

- -
LONDON, Monday, Feb. 9. The crolv,l" lent week from
Iret•nd wore 186 11: blue Butter and 4 167 bidet Bacon, and
fo,m foreign ports 274(0) parlors Butter and 1,417 bales
,u.ko. Ihe snppllalt of. f prelim 134,er ave increw:mr, and
Sere ra‘her in favour of burn with the en-
cepticm of Not Dutch, vvh,ch advanced 4. eay 1461 to 150 e.
The BAC,. morket ru,e.l firm, and at the ciao, of ~he week
an IUIVistICO wan realised of AL on beat Watrrtord, ta. on
Limerick, and 2s. OD Hamburg care. Beat Waterford orders
charged bfa. free on board.

'ir,
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1874-02-14

EMIGRATION TO ADELAIDE
SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

ASSISTUD PASSAGES
UNDER THE NEW LAND ORDER REGULATIONS
Ths •overnment of south Australia are prepared to
grant passages to the following persons :-
1. •rtisaas, Agricultural and other Labourers, Miners
aid Gardeners under 60 years of age.
2. single Female. Domestic Servants, or Widows
(without Children under 12) not exceeding 95 years
of age.
Subject to the payments as under:—
For Males or Females under 12 yeaaa ES each
Ditto ditto over 12 and under 40.. 4 ~
Mita ditto over 40 and under 50.. 8 e
Parsons paying their own Passage receive a Land {War
rant of the value of £2O.
For further fulmination apply to
Mr. M. PALFREY,

COOLI Street, Stourbridge,
Selecting Agent.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1874-02-14

CUTTINGS FROM AMERICAN PAPERS.

The young Boston exquiiitee who are favourite.
with the WIWI of that city .tilfer terribly tro,o pAlnters'
col c.

--
W hat Next is the name of a paper pul,liehed in
Chicago. lb ha& malt I'
-

a
The question whether Shakspeare had a scar over his
eft eyebrow if agbastrig America, socitty.
A Vermonter who four year. ago caught the email-
port and kit dly gave to tone of h!s neighbours se much of
It as he.could spare, 1. now being sue I by them f• r damages.
A clergyman at Haslet 11, Penwilvanis, recently
sppeteled a UttLe LO a wedding notice lu a local paper an-
nouncing that It was the 999.11 couple he had married.
A Permaylvanlan clergyman has made a hit by in-
troluclng " In his prayers. 1,,,r Instance -
Lord, have mercy on John Shanahan, who keeps a saloon
near the old red bridge. Either lay him eon bed of slcknesa
or have him removed from this town."
Smith, the American poet laureate, his stopped
short ever 'lnce the last, being in search of a suitable
rhyme to liquid, with which the first line of his new poem
ends.

_
" Don't advertiße," pays a New York paper. "If
people went to buy your goods let them hunt you up. They
vial be certain to do it. if you don't believe this, ask the
merchant that Mad."

A business mou's letter to the head mater of his
sons c Mese runs as follows : Sir--Yours to lid d. coot's
oak d. U Aft want son t study 'otrVnly. 'Peron% pay. Also
stop LAW dr Greek. Bo,'ll pick uu L'Vsk words 'uough, mske
momey 'slough without L'Cu and G'k, etc. No use. Put boy
ttn'gh on Do, Cr., ct., pr. at., cr house Railed*, etc. When
terns eels seed boy and hooks by N.W.11.., 3rd class, with
rd'g In bat. Draw sight dit for Money."
_ _

" I wouldn't, when rin married, enter into housekeepirg in the kir,theu departu eel, nor boa cook for the
wh..le world !" exclaimed a taehtonable young lady to her
betrothed lover. "Of course not," he replied. If you
were to cook for the whole world, you would never get
through your work but you'll be auk to mauage It Wooly
for our little family."
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1874-02-14

BOON TO THE BRITISH PUBLIC.

0 THE brek'ast table free
Tax off coffee, sugar, tee.

(Scan It closer)
What a blessing that w i I be !
Duties lowered, ulrectly we
Prices rAsed are safe to see.
Great coneeselon ;
lot powesslon
Of the breakfast table free I—Peach.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1874-02-14

ELECTION INTELLIGENCE.

PROCEEDINGS AT STOURBRIDGE.

The polling for Stourbridge, Upper Swinford,
and Wollaston was fixed to be held at St. Thomas'e
School, Beauty Bank, and St. John's School,
Foster Street. The number of voters on the re-
gister for these places was 956—which number, as
well as the number given in other districts, in-
cludes duplicates. The proceedings in Stourbridge
were conducted very quietly throughout, and there
seemed less animation in the town during the
greater part of the day than is seen on ordinary
occasion. A special force of police from Stafford-
shire came into Stourbridge on Wednesday night,
and were billetted there; and on Thursday morn-
ing detachments arrived from Kidderminster
(borough) and from various parts of Worcester-
shire. Upwards of 100 men marched out to the
Lye, Cradley, and Halesovs en districts to preserve
order, the larger part being told off for duty at the
Lye, where disturbances were apprehended. Col.
Carmichael, Chief Constable of Worcestershire,
remained in the district during the day, and the
High Sheriff, Mr. H. F. Vernon, was also in Stour-
bridge on Thursday, in case any emergency arose.
In addition to the strong police force brought into
the district, a number of special constables were
enrolled. The shopkeepers closed their establish-
ments in the afternoon, in anticipation of a riot,
but fortunately all passed off quietly in the town.
CEADLEY.—There cannot be a stronger illus-
tration of the necessity for an extension of the
county franchise than in the case of districts like
this, which, with a large population grouped with-
in its boundaries, is only allowed to give 217 votes
in ,the choice of representatives. The polling
station was at the National Schools, Craclley.
There were crowds of people about the streets,
but they were quiet and orderly during the pro-
ceedings.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1874-02-14

GREAT CONSERVATIVE VICTORY.

DECLARATION OF THE POLL.
Henry Foley VernOn, Esq., High Sheriff,
declared the poll yesterday afternoon as
Allsopp, ... 4421,
Walker, ... ... 4159.
Lyttelton, ... 3308. .
... 2831,
Llslott, 55,
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1874-02-14

LIBERAL DISUNION.

"Vtuttnecr " hat sent the followlug letter to The Times
for pubitcattoe
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Sir,—Now that the borough elections are over, and
as the Liberal strength, so far as regards England and
Wales, has always been found in the borough consti-
tuencies, may I request the favour of your insertion of
the following list, showing the fruita of disunion in the
Liberal ranks in various boroughs?
A plurality of nonentity's seems an "inseparable
accident" of the Liberal Party. At the last G?neral
Election, in several constituencies, three Liberal cans
d,dateo offered themselves f x two seats, but, owing to
the exertions made by those who attended to the
general interests of the party in L ndon, in moot
cases one of the candidates was induced to withdraw
previous to the day of polling. The sudden diseeln
tun and ahorliness of time Lova prf ventsd similar
tins being made to the same extent at this election,
and experience ham proved that it is no easy task to
mince rival nominates to consent to submit their
, clain's to arbitration. . . . . .

The following list shows rig'it seats lost to the
Liberal side in the House of Commons, although in
most cases an overwhelming majority pulled for the
Liberal Party :
Votes recorded for Votes recorded for
Liberals. Vousers.tures.
.. 13 885 .. 7,172
.. 83 185 20,056
5,7r4 4,825
.. 11,108 10,060
.. 655 .. 1,280
.. 12010 57 6
.. 17,167 .. 0,18 i
17,116 7,228

Chelsea ..
Leeds
Ndrthamptcn
Nottingham ..
Se tr borough ..
Southwark ..
Stoke ..
Tower Hamlets

In the above eight constituencies, bad the votes re•
corded for Liberals been given to two instead tf to
three candidates, in each case respectively a second
Liberal member would have been returned.
May opposition teach the Liberal party that union
Is strength.
To this letter, "ii. B." replies In The 7'irries -

-- •
Sir,—ln The Times of to-clay I notice a letter signed
"'Scrutineer," on toe subject of " Liberal Dirunion,"
which contains an absurd fallacy in calculation.
" Scrutineer " saye,—" The following list shows eight
seats loot to the Liberal side of the House of Commons,
although in meat cases an overwhelming majority
polled for the Liberal party." He proceeds to show
this overwhelmiug majority by the simple prccess of
adding u,.• the total number of vote i given for the
Liberal candirlatee and contracting them with those
given for the Conservative, entirely ignoring the fact
that in almoadevry instance he gives there was only
one Conservative candidate for two seats, and that
all his sum orters would probably have plumped for him.
It is needless to point cut any further the absurdity
of attempti.ig to disi.rove the Conservative reaction by
such reasoning as the above.
February 9.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1874-02-14

Our system of Debt Collecting is much approved-
-I.—Our Registers and Reference to Correspondents at
epee show Debtor's ability to pay.
2.—No spending good money after bad.
s.—Special faculties in County Courts.
4.—Judgment against Debtor in twelve days.
b.—attendance to prove debt neeesaary.
6.—Commission, 5 per cent. under £5O, 21 per cent.
above.
7.—Prompt Remmittance.
carefully revised List of Swindlers, with their latest
airoses is Levi ug this ()Pee.
thy- NOTlCE.—lnithis Office, a debt, after applica-
tion is made, is not left to,dieoviatural death. Prompt,
efficient, and voluntary advice lb given to Subscribers as
to beat means ef recovering same. If in London, a
clerk walls upon him (in the country, by post) aad ob-
tains holll him ouch instructions an will enable us to
recover debt without any further trouble to Subscriber,
and witheut any attendance of Subscriber being bocce,
way.

Terms :

.£15.3a, £5 ss, and £lO lOs and upwards, per annum.
N.B.—tanks and their tiranclies contracted for.
me- All lcligraws, Accounts for Collection, Com-
mercial Inquiries, and all other canimuLieationa, to
the London Other only. Drafts crossed National Yr.,
vincial Bank of togland to Flint and Co. London.
Agent for Bteurbridge, MR. 0. FIELD.

THE THROAT Aye ,AINDPIPR are especially liable M
inflammation, causing soreness and dryness, tickling
and irritation inducing cough :and affecting the voice.
For these symptoms use glycerine in the form of jujubes.
Glycerine in these agreeable confections, bsing in proxi-
mity to the glands at the moment they are excited by
the act of sucking, becomes actively healing. Ocl and it
packets (by post Bor 15 stamps), labelled Jextbs EPPS
& Co., Romceopathic 'Chemists, 48, Threadneedle .1W
and 170, Piccadilly, London."—Soldi in Stonrbridge py
A. P. Morris, Chemist, and J. H. Bland, Chemist.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1874-02-14

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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 44, 1874.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1874-02-14

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fiee Deuteronomy, chap. iii., verso 23.

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1874-02-14

GIVES INSTRUCTIONS AND PRESCRIPTIONS.

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1874-02-14

THE WROUGHT NAIL TRADE.

The local nailmasters, after a protracted
sitting, at Dudley, on Tuesday evening,
agreed to advance the wages of their work-
men by a new " list," to be issued on the
2.lst February. It now remains to be seen
what percentage the new list gives, and
whether the nailers are satisfied with the
result.

EAST WORCESTERSHIRE ELECTION
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1874-02-14

The manager of tbe paper having been examined,
the letters and artiolea comi-lahred if were put in.
Mr. M. Chambers took a preliminary ad.-0i al to
three proceedirv. Tie concluded that to give the
plaintiffs a right of action there must not only be eel-
dencs, that the article complained of was published of
and concerning the plaintiffs as joint owner.. of ace,
properly, of and roocerning web property or trade.
hut alto they should prove that by the publicati-da of
thia aliegrd libel, Inch property or trade has been in-
jured.
The Attorney-General : I submit this is • Intel as
against the plaintiffs trade or property. On the part
of the plaintiffa I do not seek for large damages. They
had off errri to agree to a 11.1 processes if the defendant
woul I only apologise, and pay their own curt+, but
this offer wag refuted. . . . . .

The learned gentlemen having vainly sugge3ted an
amicatle arrangement,
The Jte-y found a verdict for the plaintiff, damages
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1874-02-14

HINTS ABOUT REJECTED BALLOT
PAPERS.

titrald A. R Flturorall, Eig ,2, Stene.bnildlnga, LineOln's
wit, to rh,
- - - - •

Sir—S me doubt and confusion seem to exist in the
minds of Returning Officers as to the construction of
the provisions of the Ballot Act relating to the validity
of ballot papers. I observe, for instance, in The Times
of Saturday that the Returning Officer for Finsbury
rejected 130 fewer than 474. Of these, many are stated
te, have been rejected because the voters had put figures
on them, or had placed two or more crosses opposite a
candidate's name, or had placed the crosses in the
wrong place.
Will you allow me to point out the time state of the
law?

-
"First, "the directions for the guidance of the
voter" is Schedule 11. of the Ballot Act which are
placarded in the polling stations are directory merely
and not imperative. S. c )idly, the only grounds
assigned by the Act for rejecting a paper on the score
of the mode of marking are—(l), Writing a mark by
which a voter could be identified ; (2), Uncertainty.
(Schedule 11. and Rule 36),
The true construction, then, of the Act is that
where the Returning Officer has no reasonable doubt for
whom the votes are intended, and there is nothing on
the paper to identify the voter, he is bound to allow the
paper as good.
-

To reject papers becsuse, c g., two crossee or a tick
are employed instead of a mingle crose, is omtrary alike
to common sense and to the policy of the Legislature,
which certainly never intended to disfranchise electore
by the minuteet of technicalities.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1874-02-14

TO THE NERVOUS AND DEBILITA TEL

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1874-02-14

PUBLIC NOTICES.

JAPANESE.

CORN EXCHANGE, STOURBRIDGE,
TR UR SDA Y, FRIDAY, and SATURDAY,
_ _

Feb. 19tk,201h, and 21st.
TANIcAKER'S

Troupe A Real
JAPANESE

First Visit to this Town.

TOMMY THE WOLF,

LITTLE ALL BIGHT.

A Rope and Wire Walker,
TUB IIALANCER,

SCREEN AND DOOR
SPINNER,

Au lul ,ther Dew Feats,

Day Performance at 2.30 p.m., Sr three o'clock, on
Saturday Afternoon. Evening, ,Juthh•tic.illg at -
3a, 2a, Is, and 6d.
See Bina and Circulars.

CORN EXCHANGE, STOURBRIDGE.

MENDELSSOIIN'S ORATORIO,

"ELIJAH,"
Will be performed with
ORCHESTRAL ACCOMPANIMENTS,

In the above Room,

ON TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 17th, 1574.

Conductor, - MR. S. SIMMS.

Reserved Seats, 3s; Second Seats, 2s; Back, is.
Plan of the Reserved Seats may be seen, and Tickets
obtained, at R. Brooruhall'a.
Doors open at 7 30, to commence at 8, and conclude
about 10 o'clock.

STOURBRIDOE IMPROVEMENT ACT,
1866,

AND THE ACTS INCORPORATED THEREWITH.

IMPROVEMENT RATE. HIGHWAY RATE.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that at the
Next Monthly MEETING of the Stourbridge
Improvement Commissioner* to be holden at the Cora-
iniasionere' ROOOl, CORN EXCHANGE, STOUERILUE, On
MONDAY, the 23rd day Of •FADRUARY INSTANT, at Three
o'clock in the Afternoon, it is intended to make an
IMPROVEMENT RATE of SEVEN-PENCE in the
POUND, pursuant to:the 74th Section of the.Stourbridge
Improvement Act, 1866. Also a :HIGHWAY RATE of
ONE SHILLING in the POUND, pursuant to the 72nd
Section of the said Act.

And NOTICE. IS HEREBY YUWIRER GIVEN,
that Statements of such proposed Rates are deposited
for intpection by the Ratepayers, at the Unice of the
Clerk to the said Commissioners, No. 56, High•Artet,
Stourbridge.

Hated thia nth day of February, 1874.
JOHN TAYLOR, Clerk.

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NERVOUS DEBILITY.—Gratis a Medical
WORK, showing sufferers how they may be
cured without the aid of quacks. Free on receipt of
postage stamps. Address, Secrete", Institute of
Anatomy, Birmingham.

L ADIES AND GENTLEMEN.—Ad-
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8 stamps. Ladies Medical Almauack, 13 stamps. Cata-
logues if physiological book+ for either sex, 3 stamps,
all post fire. Do. Bauce,Dorking. Specimen Pages
of Dr Brace's valuable book Brut to any address, post
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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1874-02-14

THE ASHANTEE WAR.

By the arrival of the Afrioan Mail Steamer Ethiopia
at Liverpool on Monday, we have intelligence tr, ne
Cape Coast Castle to January 19th; which, however,
hoe been for the most part ant cipated by the More
tnation forwarde i from the actual ketale of operatiins
ly telegraph. Reports had reached the Castle from
the Camp down to the 16th, and at that period an ad.
vanced gus.rol was stated to be well on the way to
Coornassie. The enemy, although retiring, was believed
to be in force at no great distance in front of our troupe.
out there was not theslight est rnymptomo f any intended
resistance. King KALI was anxious to treat for pie',
arid had sent one of the German missionaries to Sir
Garnet Wolseley for that purpose. Sor Archibald
Alison, who is second in command, had gone to the
front.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1874-02-14

BOARD OF GUARDIANS.

The weekly ..f this Boar.l was het.]
yesterday; r. Grauwer in the chair. There
were also present :—Messrs. Hall, Barker, Gnest
Rabonld, Fiddign, Parkes, Homer, Wood, Foley,
Wright, Billing ..am, and Haskew. The minutes

Itt4sl Dane" i• the 1'..71 v., cf the last in tint week real and confirmed.
the Land:Or:ler Systom Of 1'..,--,... ..o A.imitteC.ii.to i.: • 0r,0,r.40 thirimi the week, 11;
immediate Oireetion of thr. f0f00,,,,:0.... .ol um, t disfe,sr.yed, 12 • 1,. .... 1 • de-d, 1•r. .. '
wece, 32. fberiltz Cr0,..9. f ~ufoo. ,S,.te 24rrrie. 520 . . •.' ' , ' ' - ' '''''
ming'
,„,,,..divi" into full.p,ing
r..mittance...i.ted
an, 31)0 ; t...urreep..:.i.eum; .v eel( last p.mr, 405. Out-
free iaeagers, and eonsieina' of 282 members of faint- ! i'oor n'iefe fiingswinford district 4:24 ilk 04 ;
Oak 180 dm& men, and SS single leniales. Stotirbridge district, £l7 Eis 90; Ilalesowen

~'at Alas 5e41.-1 nwirr
.litiflll t.n.t antler t
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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1874-02-14

THE ELECTION
_RIOTS AT BRIERLEY

HILI,

At the Brierley Hill Police Court, thorsday, before
Mr. Isaac, Spooner Stipendiary Magistrate, Luke
Horton, alias Baker, aud Joseph Angell were char-
ged with rioting, on the previous Wednesday week,
during the election for the Parliathentory borough
of Dudley. Mr. Clulow defended, and applied for
an adjournment, on the ground that the men had not
been apprehended until Tuesday night, and he had
not received his instructions until the previous
evening. Mr. Spooner said he had no objection to a
remand, but he should keep the defendants in custody,
Mr. Clulow offered substantial bail, but Mr. Spoone.
resolutely declined to accept it. Adjourned for a
week.
Edward Wheeler, baker, was then charged with
an assault on Mr. C. Bayley, a commercial traveller'
who stated that he was driving through High Street,
Brierley Hill, on the day of the election, when the
crowd attacked him. Defendant threw stones and
potatoes, and witness was struck on the mouth and
the head. Wheeler denied that he threw more than
once. Thomas Lawley, chartermast.r. deposed that
be was assaulted immediately after last witness. A
witness named Lawley said that he saw Wheeler pick
something off the Street and throw at Lloyd. Mr.
Lloyd recalled, said his teeth were loosened and his
arm hurt. Police-constable Goodfellow having given
evidence, Mr. Spooner said the prisoner had been
guilty of a most barbarous act, and sentenced him to
two months imprisonment with hard labour for each
assault—four months in all.—William Holloway,
fifteen years of age, was then charged with stone
throwing. Henry Close, office porter, at Round Oak,
said he he saw the boy throw a stone or a potato at
the carriage in which Mr. Smith-Shenstone and his
lady eat. The boy said the potato was thrown at him
and he threw it back. The Bench cautioned the boy
who was very penitent, and said he trusted that the
leniency which would be shown to him that day
would be a warning to him. Fused .£l. and cost, or
in default fourteen days, imprisonment. Close said
the boy was the sou of very respectable people.—
Richard Cartwright was then charged with stone
throwing. A witness named Drew said he saw the
defendant throw a stone at Mr. David Plant, a char-
termaster. Police-constable Hollins swore that he
saw the defendant with a stick in his hand, inciting
the crowd. The mob shortly afterwards attacked a
carriage. The Stipendiary said he should tine the
defendant .£2. and costs, and the latter would include
not only the fail costs of the court, but the witnesses'
expenses for the day. In default of payment the
defendant would have to go to ',mul for six weeks.—
Job Underhill was then charged with stone throwing.
Police -constable Goodfellow proved the ease, andthe
defendant was fined £2. and costs, or in default a
month's imprisonment. —Several warrants were or-
dered to be issued.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1874-02-14

THOMAS WALL,
54, I:huh-street, Stourbridue,
Solicitor to the said Executors.

mONEY.—IMMEDIATE ADVANCES are
. made throuxle ut the Country to trustworthy
Applicants, in Sams from £2O to 6260,a. 6 per cent, per
annum, on tbe security of the Burrower, without Life
Iniiurance. The bums required are repayable by Instal-
ments, from Six Months to live Years.—Fall particulars
of Amount, cite., with two stamps for circular form, to
Mr. lenwick, of No. 9 (office), Fort Bond, London, S.

T4OANS AND MORTGAGES.—Money to
lend in sum. of £5O and upwards on personal
eecurity, at £5 per cent. ititeaest. Term from one to 7
years. Also several 12011116 upon Mortgage of Freehold.
or Leaseholds from 3f per cent. Term : 10 to 21 years.
No Commission clierged.—Apply, personally (preferred),
or by letter, to Messrs. Bevan, No. 10, Lincoln's Inn
11. Its, London, W.C. •

MR. JAMES BOSTON HEYS, Professor
of Music, High.street, Cradley Heath.
N.R.—Allkinds of Musical lostruw nets tank arid
repaired.
New :Jamie at Ifslf-price.
PIANOFORTES FOR SALE OR HIRL.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1874-02-14

STOURBRIDGE GAS-LIGHT COMPANY.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the
next Half-yearly Ordinary MEETING of
the Shareholders of this Company will be held at
the COMPANY'S OFFICIS..GAS WORKS, AMBLECOTE,
STOIIRBRIDOE, on FRIDAY, the 20th day:ef FEB.
BEARE, 11374, at Twelve o'clock at Noon, for the
purpose of receiving the Report of the Directors
of the Receipts and Disbursements for the last
Half-year, and a Statement of the 0, neral Afluira
of the Company for that period; law the declar-
ing a Dividend for the last Half-year, and Or the
transaction of the General Busimas ( f the
Pua3".

W. H. JONES, Secretai y

Stourbridge, Februa.ry 2nd, 187. t.
The Transfer Boas in le ca
to the 21st day of February, Ibi4.

HI the ilth

STOUBbEIDOE WAIER IN 014:3 IOYPANY

(LIMITED).

NOTICE IS HEItEIiY GIVEN, that the
OLDINAhr UIfNERAL MEETINIi of the

Shareholders of the Stourbridge Water Works Company
(Limited), will be held at the Company's Office, No. 1
CUUZICH-thEALT, he the Township of Stourlo WO, in the
County of Wort:eater, on FNMA; the day of
FEkIitUARY IsaT., at Half-past Four o'clock in the After-
noon, to receive the Directors' Report, and to adopt the
same or otherwise, to declare a dividend, and for the
purpose of transacting the general business of the
Company.

By order,

GEORGE HOLLOWAY, £ecretary.

Company's Offices, Stourbridge,
February 2nd, 1871.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1874-02-14

WAY TO PRESERVE HEALTH

Ille.trated by humor°ns testimonials from gratefu
itents woo have been restored to heaith through th.
nution's
. . .

s. t rest free for 2 bump ; or by letter poet, thre.

'tare's. Dr. BARNEn, 48, Londe Slum,
B rusbnry. L 05.1.1. N.

IMPORTAST TO COUNTRY PATIENTS.
I IR. BARNES may be consulted personally
I or by letter in all private and confidential cases;
and for the benefit of Nervous Sufferers who eannot visit
Min, he will, on receiving • description of their case, en-
closing a stamped envelope for reply, be ready to give his
opinion upon the nature of the case, and the principles
of treatinkut necesi.ary to effect a permanent cure.
Addreas, Dr. 11412 N ES 48, Lonalale Square, Barns.
bury, London, N.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1874-02-14

THE TICHROHNE TRIAL.

(Oar limited 'mace precluded um from giving marl
than the following condensed account.)

CONTINUATION ON THE SUMMING-UP.

The following summaries of the proceedings of
Monday and Tuesday are taken from The Times
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1874-02-14

Pr'

Null an !istrict gets.

THE STOURBRIDOE DRAMATIC CLUB
AT UNION HALL.

sTorr

'IPO'

PP

OPF

district, £l7 9 Od ;relief of non•resident paupers
756&1 total .959 18a 34d; agaiustl.E63 188 10d,
last year.

SERIOUS ACCIDENT.—A serious accident oc-
curred in Lower High-street, on Tuesday even-
ing last, in the following manner. James
Smith, a painter, of Cleat, was driving a pony
and cart down the High-street, and when near
Mr. Healy's shop, the pony was frightened by a
dog which suddenly jumped up at it. The
startled animal suddenly jumped round, break-
ing one of the traces, and then jumped into the
window of Mr. Healy's shop, smashing two large
panes of glass, and damaging several lamps and
orther articles. The pony was very badly cat
on the shoulders and legs, and otherwise seri-
ously injured.
SHAKESPERIAN READINGS AT THE UNION HALL.
Will be seen from an advertisement in ano-
ther column that Mr. J. C. A. Scott proposes to
give souse Shakesperian readings on Wednesday
evenings, in the above hall. The subject selec-
ted for next Wednesday evening—" A Midsum-
mer Night's Dream "—is one of Shakespeare's
brightest and most fanciful productions; and
the reading of it by Mr. Scott will, doubtless,
prove very interesting.
CHARGED WITH INTENT.—At the Police Court
yesterday, Lewis Sprosson and George Lee, were
charged with killing two hen fowls with intent
to•steal them at Astiwood, on the 4th inst. the
property of Edwin Corser Giles. Mr. Elcock
prosecuted and Mr. Holberton defended. Lee
WAS charged and gave evidence against Sprosson
who was remanded to Brierley Hill, until Mon-
day.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1874-02-14

ANNUAL MEETING AND SOIREE AT

THE LYE INSTITUTE.

The annual meeting and soiree of the above
Institution was held in the Lecture Room, on
Monday evening last. A large number of the
members and friends sat down to an excellent tea,
after which the chair was taken by Mr. H. T.
Hickman. There were also amongst those present
the ReV. A. Wright (vicar of St. Mark's, &amber
Mill), Messrs. Scott, Stringer, S. A. Brooks, &c.,
&c.

The Chairman Raid he was rather unaccustomed
to presiding at meetings of that kind, and there-
fore, he hoped if he made any mistakes they would
excuse them. He believed his first duty was to
call upon the secretary to read the report for the
past year.
Mr. W. Fiddian then:read the following report—
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1874-02-14

RIOTING AT IHALESOWEN.

There was a serious disturbance at Halesowen
on Thursday. The polling Iliad gone on quietly
till later in the afternoon, when a great row oe-
curred. The military were called out, and it was
not until a late hour before the streets were cleared.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1874-02-14

_ „AI afleilmais I
pouvirsow wit haw au,
- trie r A loir days •ft.er
Tweld bja c
:fell**, paaeb
Ifud alateinenasulwAfrby Natter at
I was probated by liopltif,—.•
oat he wao guffawed 00. toe r

A SERVICE RETURNED.

Disraeli llormehold Suffrage brought about ;
Then called a Parliament which turned him out.
'adstone the Ballot gives, and, wheu he goes
Neat to the country, gate returned his foes.
This measure seems a payment for the other ,
As though one good turn had received another.—Ponch,