The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-10-23 00:00:00

EPITOME OF NEWS,

BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

The King of Denmark and several members of the
Royal family visited the Channel Squadron on Satur-
day. In the evening the Danish Naval Officers Club
and the English residents at Copenhagen gave a grand
ball in honour of the British officers.

William Joseph Powell, " captain " of the Bath
Salvation Army, was arrested on Saturday on a charge
of releasing a horse and waggonette which had been
seized by the sheriff's officer for debt, Powell not
having paid his solicitor for defending him in a prosecu-
tion for assault.

At the Manchester Sessions on Saturday Matthew
Gosling was sentenced to 12 months with hard labour
for a terrible assault on his wife. In the course of a
quarrel the prisoner drew a hot poker from the fire and
burned prosecatrix in a horrible manner about several
parts of her body. She had been an inmate of the
Infirmary for three weeks, and at one time was not
expected to recover.
On Sunday morning the body of Alexander Pine,
labourer, aged about 45, was found by some children on
the rocks at the back of the pier at the West Harbour,
Macduff. Pine recently inherited some money,and has
since wholly given himself up to dissipation. He was
seen on Saturday night about 11 o'clock in a maudlin
state, and it is supposed that he had lost his footing
while wandering about and fallen over.
Recently a prosecution against Will;am Keating, late
agent for the Royal Liver Friendly Society at Barn.,
staple, was instituted for misappropriation of collections
amounting to nearly 1:60. The Liverpool magistrate
ordered Keating to pay half the amount in a month,
and the balance at the end of another month. Keat.
mg, however, did not pay, and he was on Saturday
arrested and committed to prison for one month with
hard labour.

A young man named Russell was charged at Ware-
ham on Saturday with the murder of Sarah Scutt, his
grandmother, at Bere Regis. Evidence was given show..
lug that the prisoner gave himself up to Police
constable Bugby for murdering his grandmother. The
officer found Mrs. Scutt lying dead at her house, shot
through the head. The prisoner was committed for
trial.

Mr, J. D. King, principal organiser and election agent
for the lash party in Liverpool, was summoned at the
police•court on Saturday to show cause why he should
not maintain his wife, who had been a pauper inmate
of a lunatic asylum for six months. She was taken
to the workhouse by her father, and the guardians had
considerable difficulty in discovering who she was.
Mr. King said he could not maintain her as he Lad
four children. There were also reasons why he was
not legally responsible. He asked for an adjournment,
which was granted.
Mr. De Oobain, member for East Belfast, was exa•
mined on Saturday before the Royal Commissioners
who are inquiring into the origin of the Belfast riots.
He accused the police of having largely indulged in
intoxicants, and justified the expression "liveried
assassins," which he had applied to a portion of them,
on the ground that they had shot down innocent
persons.

The storm which raged BO violently on Friday night
subsided on Saturday in the southern part of the
country; but in Ireland on Sunday the weather was
extremely boisterous, the heavy rain destroying the
outstanding crops and flooding extensive districts.
In Wales enormous damage has been done by the
floods caused by three days of continuous rain

Judgment ht s been delivered by the Assize Court in
the new trial of M. Vandersmissen, former deputy for
Brussels, for the murder of his wile, the accused being
sentenced to 10 years' penal servitude. The trial just
concluded was necessitated by the Court of Cassation
having quashed the verdict of 15 years' penal servitude
pronounced by the Brabant Assizes i, June last.
Two addresses were on Saturday presented to the
Lord•lientenant of Ireland, one being from the Senate
cf the University of Dublin, and the other from the
Royal Dublin Society. His lordship replied, thanking
those who attended with the addresses for the loyal
expressions contained in them, and said the mandate
of the constituencies at the election to maintain the
Union would be faithfully obeyed.
Sir Charles Warren, the Commissioner of the Metro-
politan Police, on Saturday evening delivered a lecture
at Toynbee Hall, Whitechapel, on "Jerusalem and
Palestine," He gave a description of his explorations
in the Holy Land. which testified to the historical cor•
redness of the Bible,

The Grand Casino at Biarritz was completely
destroyed by fire on Saturday night, all efforts to
extinguish the conflagration being rendered futile by
the high gale which fanned the flames. A waiter
belonging to the establishment is missing. The loss is
estimated at 700,000 francs,
The latest intelligence from the interior of Africa
states that all the missionaries have left Uganda with
the exception of Mr. Mackay, the English missionary,
who has been committed to prison by the King. Mr.
Mackay has appealed to the British Government.
Baron Meyer Karl von Rothschild died at Frankfort
on Saturday. He was head of the well.known banking
firm there.
Mr. Gladstone writing with reference to unsuccess-
ful Liberal candidates at the last election, expressed a
belief that time will show their only offence to have
been that of outrunning some of their fellow-citizens
in the discernment of justice and necessity.
The Rev. Henry Ward Beecher delivered an address
on Saturday at the Westmin,ter Chapel in aid of the
Freedman's Christian Mission, the object of which is
the evangelisation of Africa by coloured missionaries.
On Sunday morning Mr. Beecher preached for the last
time in the City Temple previous to his return to
Ameri, a. _ _

On Sunday a meeting was held on Peckham. rye to
protest against pauper emigration to New So Ith Wales,
and a resolution to that effect was adoptel. Among
the speakers were two delegates from that colony.
Sir Arthur Sullivan's cantata," The Golden Legend,"
was produced at the Leeds Musical Festival, which was
successfully brought to a close on Saturday.
Mr. Swanston, of the Board of Trade, has been ap-
pointed chief of the new Fisheries Department of the
Board of Trade. The transference of all matters re.
lating to fisheries from the Home Office to the new
department bas now almost been completed.
Extensive changes are in contemplation with regard
to the distribution of the Russian troops and garrisons
on the western frontier. Plans have been prepared for
the erection of several extensive artillery and cavalry
barracks, and a site for new barracks has already
been expropriated at Proskurov, in the Government of
Podolia.

The " World" states that Miss Mary Anderson pro-
poses to visit India next year, and then to retire intc
private life.
A further extension of pleuro-pneumonia has
occurred in Cumberland, an outbreak of the disease
having just occurred at Penrith.
The county of Merionethshire was on Tuesday pre-
sented with a portrait in oil of the late Sir Watkin
Wynn, which will be hung in the Shire Hall at Bala.
The jubilee of the Mayor of Sudbury, Alderman
Andrews, was commemorated on Tuesday by a presen.
tati_n to him of a solid silver service of plate valued al
165 guineas.
At South Shields on Tuesday morning a policeman,
who, it is alleged, on Monday absconded with money
belonging to the borough, returned to his home, and
after a short conversation with his wife, shut himself
in a room and shot himself dead with a revolver.

On Sunday last the gunboat Firm, four guns, 455
tons, was in collision in the Downs with a ve,sel called
the Elba. The collision was, however, not serious, and
the Firm only lost some of her head gear.
An important movement is abcut to be started at
Canterbury. The members of Court Victoria (1895) of
the Ancient Order of Foresters have now under con-
sideration the formation of a friendly society, in eon-
nection with their court, for sick, funeral, and other
allowances to women solely.
The death is announced of Mr. Thomas Walker, of
Concord, New South Wales, who arrived in the colony
nearly 60 years ago, made a large fortune, r et!red from
business, and devoted Lis time very largely to works of
charity. It is supposed that his fortune amounted to
£500,000.
Caaon Liddon has given £lOO to provide some orna-
ment for the cathedral church of St. Mary, Edinburgh,
as an expression of his appreciation of the honour done
him by the clergy of the diocese in offering him the
Bishopric.
During the recent gale, which was very severe on the
Cornish coast, one of the Western Union cables was
broken close to the landing point, presumably by some
vessel or vessels droppieg anchor when running for
shelter. The repair of the cable will probably be effected
in a fortnight.
Upon the appointment of Mr. R. Bourke to the
Governorship of Madras his constituents at Lynn com-
menced a movement for presenting him with a testi.
menial in recognition of his long and valued services.
Mr. Bourke has however, addressed a letter to the
Mayor, in whiclPle states that while highly appreciat •
ing the kindness of his Lynn friends he must decline to
receive the proposed testimonial.
The remains of General Ohrich were on Tuesday con-
signed to Pere la Chaipe. There was no pomp or
pageantry at the funeral, but till the conclusion of the
religious service a battalion of infantry and two
troops of Cavalry paid military honours to the deceased
soldier.

- Captain Long, of H.M.S. Vernon, who has been con-
ducting tiie experiments on the hull of the Resistance,
has been ordered to proceed to Sheerness to fully test
the Brennan torpedo before the Resistance experi-
ments are resumed. Tuesday's experiments was on
the same basis as the previous one, when the ship wat
damaged, but the divers' survey of the vessel shows
that no damage was done to the ship by the live
torpedo.
About nine o'clock on Tuesday morning Inspector
Thomas Pearson, of the Thames Police, was on duty in
a police galley of Rotherhithe, when his attention was
attracted to a brown paper parcel at the water's
edge, near Horn Stairs. He secured and opened the
parcel, and found it to contain the dead body of 'a
female child wrapped up in a towel and some blue and
white striped sheeting. The parcel also contained a
number of bricks.

Mr. ADEwan, M.P. for the Central Division of Edin-
burgh. ha 3 offered to erect a grand hall for the Univer-
sity at a cost of £50,00.
Severe fighting is reported as having occurred both
on the 16th and 17th in Burmab. The insurgents were
repulsed on both occasions, but in the course of an
attack on Nyngyan it is stated that a small British
column wa,s,driven back into the town, Lieutenant Cox-
well, who commanded, being wounded.
Two incorrigible beggars, man and wife, were sen-
tenced on Tuesday at the Southwark Police-court to a
month's imprisonment each. Tte man had his arms in
splints as if broken, but the divisional surgeon found
the arm perfectly sound, alai the man well able to
work.

The revenue received from April 1 to the 16th inst.
amounts to £47,205,322, or f:735,659 more than the
£46,469,663 received in the corresponding period end-
ing October 17, 1885. The expenditure up to the 16th
inst. was £49,131,924, being £2,146,301 less than the
expenditure for the similar period of 1885 The
balances on the 16th inst amounted to £1,032,472, and
on October 17, 1885, to !1,987,313.
The Marquis of Ailesbury expired suddenly at his
seat, Savernake House, near Marlborough, on Monday
night, the immediate cause of death being failure of the
heart's action. The deceased, who was born in 1811, is
succeeded by his grandson, Viscount Savernake.
Lord Stanley of Preston addressed a meeting on
Tuesday night in the Winter Gardens, Blorecombe
Bay, after the inauguration of the Salisbury Habitation
of the Primrose League. His lordship spoke in re-
sponse to a vote of confidence in her Majesty's Govern.
ment, which was carried unanimously.
A. company of about 250 gentlemen, resident in
Devonshire, on Tuesday night attended a complimen-
tary non-politic .1 banquet, given in the Plymouth
Guildhall, in honour of Sir Edward Clarke's promotion
to the post of Solicitor-General in the present Adminis-
tration. Sir Edward responded to the coast of "Our
Guest " in a speech that was much applauded.
Sir Theodore Martin on Tuesday presided at a con.
cert at Llangollen in aid of the establishment of a
public library in the town, and in the course of his
remarks drew attention to the priceless value of a well-
chosen library.

Presiding 4:7n Tuesday night at the annual dinner of
the Newca:tle•on-Tyne Liberal Club, Lord Rosebery
said that at the present time there were three im-
portant topics before the country. The first and
greatest was that of Ireland; the second, and a most
pressing one, was that of the currency; while the third
was the position we should take regarding affairs in the
East of Europe. He dwelt on the necessity of re.
uniting the Liberal party. If the existing sate of
things was not dealt with immediately it would become
irremediable. Mr. Gladstone and his friends stood firm
to their policy, and he trusted the means would be
found by which the Unionist Liberals would be brought
back to the main body.
_ _

Notwithstanding tl;e representations of the Commis-
sioner of the City Police, the Social Democratic Federa-
tion have resolved to carry out the intention of
organising e demonstration of unemployed to follow
the Lord Mayor's procession on the 9th of next month.
When the bailiff's attempted a few days since to
rry out an eviction near Clonakilty, they were beaten
off by the tenant and his friends, who had put the
house in a state of defence, and received the attacking
party with brickbats, stones, and boiling water.
Early on Tuesday morning, as an engine end tender
were returning from Wake6eld to Doncaster, they left
the line and fell over an embankment. The driver and
stoker escaped without serious injury.
Soon after eleven o'clock on Tuesday evening, whilst
I seenic artist, named Porter, was preparing the
limelight at tha Leicester Theatre an explosion of gas
occurred, burning him and a woman named Swingler
somewhat seriously. The whole of the audience had
not assembled, and there was no panic.
_ _ _ _ .

Being unable to find bail in on Saturday at Bow-
-1 stre3t Police-court, Robert Howard was remanded in
custody on a charge of assaulting a constable. He was
confined in Holloway Gaol till Monday morning, but on
his defence being heard on Tuesday by Mr. Vaughan
his worship discharged him, remarking that he had been
improperly taken into custody.
The French Ministers who were disposed to resign
have abandoned their intention at the request of their
Colleagues; and for the present M. de Freycinet's
Cabinet is saved from disruption.
At a meeting of the executive of the Farmers'
Alliance, held on Monday afternoon, the following
resolution was unanimously agreed to: "The executive
committee of the Farmers' Alliance have learned with
deep sorrow the loss which they have sustained by the
death of their valued and respected vice-president, Mr.
C 4. W. Latham, who has long been known as one of the
most earnest friends of tenant-farmers, as a kind and
generous landlord, and as an active worker for the
benefit of other classes, and they desire to convey to
sirs. Latham and her family their respectful sympathy
ind condolance."