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The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-05-08

The RUSKIN MUSEUM at SHEFFIELD,

The museum founded by Mr. Ruskin at Sheffield is
attracting art students not only from aU parts of Eng-
land, but from America, and it has become necessary
to enlarge it. Crowded with precious stones, rare
pictures, and valuable books,there is not much spacs
for the students; but Mr. Ruskin has drawn out a
plan for the provision of a new wing, or a separate
gallery, in which he intends to place a fine collection
of prints and casts. The cost of extension is esti-
mated at £5OO, which amount it is proposed to raise
by subscriptions. The museum in course of forma-
tion by the St. George's Guild, especially for the use
of the artisan students of Sheffield and its neighbour-
hood, is accessible to all.

Mr. Ruskin says :—" I am, of course, ready to re-
ceive subscriptions for St. George's work from out-
siders, whether zealous or lukewarm, in such amounts
as they think fit. At present I conceive that the pro-
posed enlargements of our museum at Sheffield are an
object with which more frank sympathy may be hoped
for than with the agricultural business of the Guild,"
and that this is a correct conception is proved by the
fact that subscriptions for the extension of the
museum are being received from London and other
places. "My oasts from St. Mark's," Mr. Ruskin
writes, "are lying in lavender—or at least in tow—in-
visible and useless till I can build walls for them; and I
think the British public would not regret giving me
the means of placing and illuminating these rightly;
and in fine here I am yet for a few years, I trust, at
their service; ready to arrange such a museum for
their artisans as they have not yet dreamt of; not
dazzling nor overwhelming, but comfortable, useful,
and in such sort as smoke-cumbered skies may admit,
though not on the outside otherwise decorated than
with plain and easily-worked slabs of Derbyshire
marble, with which I shall face the walls, making the
interior a working man's Bodleian Library."
The casts are from Venice, and have been made
under Mr. Ruskin's own superintendence by permis-
sion of the Italian GOvernment. They are taken from
sculpture that adorns the Ducal palace and the cathe-
dral of St. Mark, chiselled between the ninth and the
fourteenth centuries, and are very valuable contribu-
tions to art. The new gallery will also contain a
painting of the west front of St. Mark, a commission
for which has been given by Mr. Ruskin, and the
artist will receive £5OO for his work. It was originally
Mr. Ruskin's intention to extend the museum at his
own cost • but subscription lists are now lying at the
local works, and there is little doubt the necessary
amount will be obtained without difficulty. —Monday's
Times.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-05-08

THE ARCTIC SHIP RESOLUTE.

Orders (says the Chatham correspondent of the Pall
Mall Gazette) have been received at Chatham Dock-
yard directing that some of the best of the timbers of
the frames of the old Arctic discovery ship Resolute,
which has just been broken up, are to be selected from
which to manufacture some suitable articles of furni-
ture for the Queen. Some of the same vessel's timbers
have been used for making articles of furniture for
presentation by the Government to the President of
the United States, the Resolute, after she had been
abandoned in the ice, having been, found by an
American vessel, and fitted up and sent back to the
Admiralty by the American Government.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-05-08

A FLOATING ISLAND.

A curious phenomenon has just been discovered in
Toulumne county, America. A lake, lying up in
a mountain chain, has long been a favourite resort
of anglers and others, who were attracted to it by
its charming scenery, one feature in which is an
island lying in the middle of the water and covered
with luxuriant grass and by a pretty dense growth
of alder and willow. Recently a company of miners
have appropriated the sheet of water as a reservoir
and have dammed up the Outlet from it. This pro-
ceeding, of course, raised the level of the lake, and
then it became apparent that the island, of about an
acre in extent, was really afloat upon the surface.
though in some mysterious way anchored to the
bottom, and therefore always remained in one posi-
tion. It has risen no less than sixteen feet. It is
easier to conceive how the land has been formed than
to imagine what kind of anchorage can have held the
little domain in the centre of the lake uninfluenced, as
to its position, by winds, yet permitting it to rise and
fall with the water. Floating islands have been by no
means unknown in the New World, but they have
been artificial. The floating gardens of Mexico were
at one time very famous. They have disappeared
now, but Humboldt mentions them as existing in his
day. They originated in the subjugation of the Mexi-
cans by the Calhuans and Tepanecans. The conquered
race was confined to some small islands in one of the
lakes of the country, and these floating gardens were
constructed as a means of increasing the area of their
ground for tillage. They formed large boats of
wicker-work as foundations and filled them with
water-weeds and mud. A layer of good mould on
the top gave them many a perch of garden ground,
and in the course of time the Mexicans largely in-
creased their territory. Mr. Bullock, a traveller in
that part of the world, tells us that the city of Mexico
lieeeived an abundant supply Of 'frnit and vegetables
from these aquatic garden-grounds; on .soltntof which
considerable trees -were established. For the most
part they were flied appettlakest) the islands, but in
'tette caseedlight ,be 8E44 Otlftitig gent& Abblit the
+MO Gisert twol, oratitteettikinloPdfiTtretis tti
the purpose-of the Mexican's xvickor boats., and .it 11
easy to imagine the gradual accumulation of driftage
of one sort and arttliaeanti th**iii-th and . decay
vegetation, forming' in cow* of thlikl:4;.:‘& 1411144P4Ve.
able island. But anehoragp co#&4ll3r, IRbw lcng it ha 5 4-,Putf, ay
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Is ouf of the range Of the geOrotiazt; and scarce 37
that of the botanist.—Globe.

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leDs 9i= 31 lb. It is be eYeti hat this
ethied. Two others rams in the stone flock clipped upwards
ot 24 lb. each.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-05-08

THE INCREASE Or EMIGRATION.

In noticing a recent article in The Ti771,e8 on the subject of
the great increase of emigration to Axnerica, The Times pub-
lishes the following letter :

After a long, practical experience, I am convinced
that the example set by the Germans is having great
effect. They are the most practical emigrationists in
Europe. Their "clubs". or "societies ' are already
started for next spring callings.

Each would-be-emigrant's family contributes;
besides in America, they have "immigration clubs,"
where the relatives of those about to join them are
also paying in funds. Hence by this combination
emigration becomes easy. Each emigrant party is
under special officers and well drilled in all require-
ments for the voyage; and those who have crossed the
Atlantic with them or witnessed their departure from
Liverpool know how thoroughly well they are organized
both for sea and land travelling.
We generally find after a season of depression and
revival of trade Jemigration sets in. This is undertaken
for various reasons, but, when once hard pinched,
people will flee to where plenty is said to exist.

- - - -
This season, farmers. shopkeepers and a better class
of mechanics make up the bulk of 'departures to the
North-West.

- - -- • • ----
The attractions of Manitoba are paramount. Besides
the previous efforts of myself and others as to the ad-
vantages. of Ontario, the free grants of land and the
D vast resources of the ominion of Canada are, perhaps,
having their weight. If an organised system prevailed
in Great Britain of "emigration clubs," dotted in
towns and country, where a surplus population exists,
and "immigration clubs" throughout cur vast colonial
empire, I believe we should then be able to retain a
large number of our cibizens who now take their labour
and personal property elsewhere.—l remain, Sir, your
obedient servant, A. STYLEMAN HERRING.
St. Paul's, Clerkenwell, April 30.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-05-08

SALES BY AUCTION

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102, HlGii STREET, STOURBRIDGX,

MESSRS.
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have the pleasure to announce that they hold
Sales periodically at the above Room., Jo: the dispose
31 Estates, Houses, Building Land, Pastures, Wines
Works of Art, ke., Ike., at a moderate fixed scale of
aharges, to be had on anplication.
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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-05-08

BRAVERY REWARDED.

The London Gazette of Friday (April 30), states
that the Queen has been pleased to confer the Albeit
Medal of the second class on Mr. George Oatley,
gunner's mate in the Royal Navy and drill instructor
of the Royal Naval Reserve at Peterhead. On February
16, during a very heavy gale, the Swedish schooner
Augusta struck on some rocks near Peterhead. Two
rockets were fired by the coastguard and the second
carried a line over the stern of the vessel, but the
crew were quite ignorant of the working of the appa-
ratus, and were unable to avail themselves of the as-
sistance. Oatley thereupon took off his clothes, and,
swimming through the breakers and broken water,
reached the smooth water between the ship and the
rock, and was pulled on board by a rope thrown to
i
him. He then proceeded to haul n the line and fix
it to the rigging, after which the crew, five in number,
were one by one drawn ashore. Oatley, who, con-
trary to the captain's wishes, was the last to leave the
ship, was landed benumbed with cold and fatigue.

oatley is not of a strong constitution, and was in-
valided five years ago for phthisis.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-05-08

REMARKABLE TWINS.

belleast% i 8 Bombay a living object that may rightly
nature. ed.A
Larnong the most curious phendmena of
of female 1./ house in Mazagon may be seen a pair
whih—
the b,.„, 'L'wins, separate in every respect but from
‘ bone to the lower part of the abdomen,
Gael; LI closely joined. The upper breast bone oi
co infant is linked into the other, the outer skin
vering both trunks. The twins are joined front to
fLotlnt ; Shoulders, arms, lower limbs and feet perfectly
Well ed'
and development healthy, while the heads are
shaped and the faces really pretty, with beautiful
73res, large and bright. The twins are six months and
rent), days old, are in perfect health, and measure
2fenty inches in height, one appearing—but in a very
4rlfling degree—larger than the other. Both have
igorous appetites and take kindly to the feeding
bottle, are extremely lively, and appeared good tem-
Pered The pulses beat in unison, they generally fall
aaleeP or keep awake together, and their actions
an unusually simultaneous, though sometimes one
WcUld cry while the other was quietly drawing
at the mouthpiece of its bottle. The strangely-
united pair were born in Dapooli, in the Rutnagherry
Cullsctorate, the father being a Mahommedan and a
6nafaring man, while the mother has besides a pretty
little daughter of about ten. According to the former's
account, he called in a native doctor of Rutnagherg,
Whose opinion was that there was a connection in-
ternally loetween the abdomens, so that whatever sus-
tenance the one took, a portion passed to the other.
However that may be, the infants feed separately,
each having a bottle to itself, and draw vigorously at
Ocir nourishment. This same doctor also declared it
Would be impossible to separate them without ex-
tinguishing life. The twins have, up to this time,
never been ill, and to even' appearance are likely to
grOW up.—Canterbury (N.Z.) Times.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-05-08

STRENGTH for .the MANI

at!km ion of the feeble. and tho4o in failing
p‘tr.i..ndaeypalled to one of th gettt ,:iest of
m)d-rn ,im kno., n a. 6

LIEBIG'S CHEMICAL FOOD,
Om WINE OF PHOSPHATES,
2Cutr ties.' and invi orat ng Bence, highly re
eoesseend .d 7 the mo= t emixent of the Medical Pro-
fox 'ion for the Care of Nervous head and Mind Com-
ptaints. Cough' Asthma B,rd Incip out Coneump-
N ;TN ou=ness, Wkness, a; d Exhaustion, im-
- e.s ef. Sight, Shona es of Breath, eadachs.
er-2sei ‘n. Pa.piPs,ion of the Heart, Drowsities, In-
d gestion, Singing Noises in the thud aLd
Loss of Memory, Waut of Appetu, Neuralgi t. Pins
ant Ache, Wasting Diseases, Lois of Euergy, Im-
ps red N'atritiem, Inactivity of the Bruin. Tremb bag.
w.t dairebs of rereeption ad delu- ion-. and all
other low otfttes of the sc stern inklicatia,:tue pres, nce
Of disease, whieh if not attended to in time may be-
some serious

Testimonial from Sir CHAELES LOCOCK
Physician to the Queen.
hay. for sf me- years recomin,ndsci
"CSIC,Y ICA L FOOD in Calai of g neral
"wi•h as most beneficial results. I find it to be a
ry pure preparati‘n, containing among. t other
"th,n,!‘ free and tin xydired Ptiosphoious highly
"diffused and when persevered w.th has always
maemed to give fresh lie io the la guid nd
"ib uked, and he.ilth, strength, a d energy.
By its me the dull, the sli,ggish, t e 1 zy and
"leaguld arise in tl-.43 morning well and r frt.slied,
an api.etite for food, *aid tit fo study,
'society or business.
''CHARLES D."

LIEBIG'S CHEMICAL FOOD

Is tits is :0 a rength giyur a. die...--th re.-to-e. ourish-
:bo b body ani braia, supplying mental and
pb al powar sail nerve a a rain fu. d. It
mot at al. Ake rnediene, being endr,lv eten to
a .4-Ahin3 ever before introduL:ed to ton pubiiq and
Watts like i',1114 13:41my, fragraLt, an deticious

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CHEM.ICAL FOOD
,urtfi.„ znri,hes tha thez-03y rea tering
the Akin elear t tans,arent. ahlrpons :ha inte;lect
..,gthana the conAitutrien, re-esta bl:ah es the
he:,llth, thoroughl tali:Fee the ystem, and i. 4 the
n .taiai remedy for debady from waato,-rr
caa na i g.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-05-08

MEER SCHAUM

BRIAR-ROOT PIPES,

PLAIN AND FANCY
CIGAR AND CIGARETTE HOLDERS

And Every Description of

TOBACCONIST'S GOODS

ALSO A FiNr STOCK OF

CIGA.LIS

OF THE BEST BRANDS.

TOBACCOS OF EVERY DESCRIPTION

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Honiton Poi4+, Lace Manufacturer,
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TOURBI;I.DOE.
Wishes to inform her customers and the Ladies
of the iteighihmehoud that he has zCompleie
Siva. of New 6,L1,5 in all the Leatb"ng
Faslciortable Styles and Colo! , ti c
Autumn, and 'Winter 54.!(u,c1c.
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CASHMERE AND OTHER 110STERY AN II NgSTS.
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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-05-08

THE WHEAT HARVEST IN SOUTH
AUSTRALIA.

The wheat harvest is gathered in, and the result
shows a larger amount for export than in any previous
season. According to the Register's returns made up
from trustworthy sources, 1,480,600 acres have been
reaped. The average yield per acre is set down at 11
bushels, making the total out-turn 16,300,000 bushels.
Deducting 2,925,000 bushels for seed and home con-
sumption, a balance is left of 13,375,000 bushels, equal
to some 361,500 tons, for exportation. The result is
extremely satisfactory, and would have been more so
but for a disastrous tornado which swept over the
country on the 10th of November. At Mount
Gambier as much as 50 bushels to the acre were
reaped, and in districts supposed to have been worn-
out, crops of from 20 to 25 bushels per acre were
garnered. The quality of the wheat is exceptionally
good.

The Government have entered into an agretment
with a Melbourne firm by which they will milke a
grant of 20,000 acres in the northern territory on con-
dition that the cultivation of other crops is com-
menced from the date of selection. On proof of the
expenditure of £lO,OOO on the land, and the production
of 500 tons of sugar, the fee-simple of the land will be
granted.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-05-08

THE GREAT FIRE IN CANADA.

By the arrival of the Canadian mail, full particulars
have been received of the disastrous fire at Hull,
East Canada, on April 21. The fire broke out in the
morning in a house in Bride-street, East, occupied by
Mr. B. Sabourin, and, a high wind blowing at the
time, it spread rapidly both in a northerly and an
easterly direction. Every effort to check the
flames was unsuccessful, and building after build-
ing was destroyed. The houses were with a
few exceptions light wooden ones, and furnished
the best of material for the conflagration. The
heat was intense, and the smoke so thick that
the city was almost shrouded in darkness. The fire
raged with unabated fury for about four hours, when
a change of the wind assisted the efforts of the Hull
and Ottawa brigades, and it was at last got under
control, but not until about 800 houses were de-
stroyed, and over 4,000 people rendered homeless.
Several lives were lost. In one case a man named
Ouellette was seen rushiNg from his blazing dwelling
into the street, and he fell dead before he could get
clear.

The area of ground over which the fire travelled is
a mile long by about 400 yards wide. The houses were
mostly occupied by labourers, and there was very little
insurance, as companies would not take risks, deeming
it too hazardous. The Marquis of Lorne and the
Princess Louise were among the first to arrive on the
scene, and they remained for some time. When the
advices left, steps were being rapidly taken to organise
a subscription on a large scale, and several handsome
amounts had been contributed.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-05-08

TROOPING THE GUARD.

In London, on Monday morning, on the Horse
uards' parade, the effective display of "trooping the
ttliard "—in most respects similar to the imposing cere-
Th°llY of trooping the colours, always held on the day
"ieeted for the celebration of the birthday of her Majesty
repeated in the presence of a large assemblage of
7,Peetators. The troops were, as usual, selected from those
uetailed for duty, and were formed up in full marching,
Order at ten o'clock, the ground being kept by a detach-
Inent of the Grenadiers, and two bands being present.
After the colours had been received with the usual
L 1111111417 observances by the youngest officer and
—'3l'ed, they were trooped by the guard, the bands in
a fridendid manner playing spirited airs, concluding
*II the first few bars of the National Anthem.
Vier' when the line was complete it broke into column,
vlitl with d fixed bayonets mared past in a manner
mlll appeared faultless, and elicited expressions of
'ration from all present. After again going by in
Tliek time to the "British Grenadiers" march, the
isa rade concluded with the usual salute.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-05-08

THE MARKETS.

is a fair show of wheat and oats
but other articles are scarce. The wheat trade is dull.
Elparirnnao:l
aboutdzeltueuisi Quietness
tsel
.nnsipoe.swltsesapilni isaceori limited
nu.
auogneruds
Faa ttro;er requesteepv re a
dealings
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:IA: tee:Blies:l" Ere
oeenwngia—i tlrh:Te3dhhr.see butNfwaoptreAteleelii Englisht6 -4le
attention, and is is. 6d. to 2s. per qr. lower on the week. In
barley not much is doing, and inferior samples continue to
droop. Malt realizes previous currencies. Oats are firm,
with not much doing in them, fine grain tending upwards.
The maize market is depressed owing to large supplies.
Prices rule in buyers' favour. Beans were firm, and is. per
qr. dearer. Peas sold at full prices. The flour market was
dull and weak.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-05-08

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Railway Guards'. Soldiers', and
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PLATE, JEWELLERY, AND WATCHES EXCHANGED.

CLUBS, MERCHANTS, AND SHIPPERS, SUPPLIED.

- STEAM FACTORY AND CITY SHOW ROOMS-

SATURDAY, MAY 8, 1880.

Led
Old Swinford Church Collection .. . • 16 14 4
St. Thomas's do. do. ••• •.. 14 12 6
Presbyterian Cbapel do. ... • • 13 12 3
Rage, Church do. •• •• 10 10 0
Stourbridge CongresatioLal übarel collection 7 3 7
Lys do. do. do. 2 7 0
Banbury Hill Baptist Chapel, eveoin g collection 3 0 .0 1,
Do. Old Members cobection at Mechanics 2 0 0
Institute .. .. •• •• }
Thomas Webb and Sons' Workpeople .. 2 11 0
Workmen at Ironworks .. .• .. 0 17 1
EnviLe St., Board bchools ... .. 0 t 0 0
Hid St., do. .. .• .• 0 1 6
C. Swindell , . •• 10 0 0
1 bowie.; Webb vi.c..;tioiis • • •• •• 3 3 U
C. Evors 2 2 0
•• •• •• •• ..•
E1NC114.01.8 of Thomas Webb • • .• 1 8 6
Bev. W. J. J. Welch 1 1 0
Mrs. Cole ..
... ~ .. .. 1 1 0
Dr. Birt 1 0 u •• •• •• •• ••
H. rurney •• •• .• •• ••• 1 0 0
R. Keliey
••• •.• • •• ... •• 0 10 6
U. Bodeu •• •• •• •• ... 010 6
Mrs. Oates ... 0 t 0 1
Mr. Bear, sail 1 ... ...
.. ...• 0 10 0
T. W. Pardo., .. .. .. • •••
Mrs. Parker
Small sums . ... .. .. .•• • 0 7 t'
.. .. —•o 0 10 0 i
1 0

Ford and Addison, Advertisement, .• 0 6 0
Do. do .. 0 9 0
Mark and Moody .. ... •• •• 018 6

R. Broomhatl A. • • ••• • • 0 13 6
S. Field, Adver.isement .. • • • 0 9 0
:.-;ecretary'd incldentel expensoa .. 0 9 8

£3 6 3

trustees of Duchess of Nlaribor.-nl4's Pi! rni 47 5 0
LurdMsyor of Dublin's FuLd .. 47 5
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-05-08

PRINCE BISMARCK'S HEALTH.

pubbloishndeasythee,vfecaninowg'sinforevnodDrantsiqchae Ail?p,eTmheienaedZveiantueedng
press. ishdiverting,itseltby spreading:rumour stouching
the ,inuni*.Rt , reskpatiop Bismarck,.
We can assert' on the best authoritystr that fox!
the mornnt, as Jai, .it, (19ynds on-
:BisniArck himkelf,`there is 'littleiroAVect
realisation of these Prtora47sist aspira ions. ...1115-C"n". '
'7cellor- %114 )-Von "ooginz WerOlien't
-forced upon hirn bY4110% 'Math tifitre
autumaythat the apporttinity6 of d6vatltie hlm
more ateslcluevely,:te,hill 'filietifilk`MikiSterita 5 dUti6S)
'home and foreign, than he was able to drt.formBrly4inb'l
;consequence of his participation in XarliameDtarY
.proceedings. He has even .stated that he takes dailY -
more interest in, and feels more disposed to work at,
his Ministerial business, and his formal inclination to
seize every opportunity, when the weather was fine,
4 staying in the country fveclipsedliy the increaSing.'
Nterest he takes in activity of office." Ar:' '
, ohm
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' Mr. Joseph Cowen, 1‘1,13, for Newcastle, intends
visiting the South of France. The hon. gentleman's health
will not admit of his attending the Rouse of Commons for a
th:ne,

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LORD DERBY AND THE EAST.

The Vienna Allgemeine Zeitung publishes the substance of
an interview between the London correspondent of that
journal and the Earl of Derby.

His Lordship is reported to have said that he did
not profess to be initiated in respect to the course
which the present Cabinet meant to pursue as to
I foreign politics; he could but give his personal
impression, and he presumed that the integrity of
all existing treaties would be preserved. Austria,
his Lordship said, had a legal footing in Bosnia
so long as she abstained from pushing further
towards the south. There is, consequently, no
reason why England should interfere. There is
every desire to maintain a good understanding with
Austria. England has but little interest in the
Balkan provinces; they rather concern Austria and
Russia. England's interest centres chiefly in Con-
stantinople. In regard to joining the Austro-German
Alliance, England would feel but little disposition
to entertain such a project. An intimate alliance
with Germany would tend to disturb the friendship
with France whicL had been consolidated during the
past twenty!five years, and England prized this very
highly. He greatly esteemed Prince Bismarck as a states-
man, but he would hesitate to intrust English politics to
be subject to his influence. Turkey, his Lordship holds,
cannot be regenerated; the sooner it comes to an end the
better. Cyprus must continue to remain under British
protection and, if Turkey does not fulfil her duties
in Asia Minor, England must leave her to her own
fate. His Lordship regards the Afghanistan affair a
great mistake. It should be made a neutral State to
serve as a bulwark against Russia. The idea of an
affiance with Persia cannot be entertained, Persia is
weak, unreliable, and treacherous. In conclusion, his
Lordship remarked incidentally that what had been
said by Mr. Gladstone prior to the formation of his
Cabinet could not serve as a criterion for the policy to
be pursued by England.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-05-08

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THE AFGHAN CAMPAIGN.

The following has been sent to the papers for publication
from the India Oft3ce
From the VIcEnoY, May 4, 1880.

General Stewart arrived in Cabul 2nd., and took
command. His division occupies position in Logar
Valley, neat Charakh. Stewart reports Ghuzni quite
incapable of resisting artillery. Walls in utter
disrepair. He brought away two guns left by Eng-
lish after last occupation.
Sirdar Mahammad Alam Khan, believed aceeptable
to both Hazaras and Afghans, appointed Governor
by Stewart. Stewart wrote to Muza Khan, who was
20 miles distant, inviting him to return to Ghuzni.
He replied, ho would come directly state of country
permitted. Tahir Khan accompanied Stewart to
Ghuzni.
Still a large gathering of tribes in Shilghur Valley,
under Mushk-i-Alam, but spirit much shaken by re-
cent defeat. Musa Khan has now returned to Clhuzni
and is with the Governor.

_
Kurram reports attempts being made to raise tribes
for attack on force when advancuiff to Ali Kheyl. On
morning, 22nd, attack made by'Dami and Mahsud
Waziri raiders on Chappri post, near Thal. A trans-
porr, officer ldlled and eight men wounded. Enemy
left two dead.
- -

Wdli of Kandahar has destroyed Village of leaders
of attack on Dubrai post. A gathering in Arghastan
intending attack on communication dispersed on Wall
going out.

The London Gazette of Tuesday night contains a
number of despatches relative to the operations in
Afghanistan. The principal of these is from
General Roberts, who, sends to the Commander
in Chief a minute account of the operations
which took place in the neighbourhood of Cabul,
in December last, and concludes with these sen-
tences :—" I wish to place on record my very
high sense of the services performed by the troops
under my command, and of the spirit by which they
were animated. All and every night, in most severe
weather, officers and men were at their posts, or sleep-
ing with their arms in the immediate vicinity of the
trenches, and each day fatigue parties were employed
in strengthening our defences. Hardships and ex-
posure were cheerfully borne, and I never for one
moment doubted that when the assault should be de-
livered, it would be successfully and decisively re-
pulsed."
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-05-08

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THE DEFENCE OF THE AUSTRALIAN
COLONIES.

Australians are beginning to regard the menacing
increments of strength which the Russian Navy in the
Pacific is daily receiving with some anxiety (says the
Daily Telegraph). The colonists ask if it is altogether
prudent to defer any longer the attempt which was
recently made to solve the problem of colonial defence.
What the report of the Commissioners appointed to
inquire into the matter may tell us we know
not; but it may be permissible to urge that,
whatever they have to say, it would be well to
say it as soon as possible. With Russia be-
coming every day more and more powerful on
the Pacific, the Australian colonies, in the event of
hostilities between this country and the Czar's
Empire, would simply lie at the mercy of the enemy.
What is to be dreaded is not invasion so much as the
descent of armed vessels on the coasts of the Colonies
capable of exposing them to a piratical raid. . A
scheme for fortifying weak and strong places with
cannon ought to be easily devised, and the only
question that is debateable is whether it would be
wise to make the Australians organise a small navy
of their own. On this subject a great deal of
difference of opinion prevails among the Colonists,
who are busy discussing the matter in their
newspapers just now. On the whole, the plan is not
one. that seems to commend itself to the most prudent
politicians on the spot. It is obviously a serious thing
to hamper a young country nith such a costly institu-
tion as an ironclad navy. Then, as the mother country
uses the Colonies or certain ports in them for repair-
ing and coaling stations, she has surely some direct
interest in protecting them. The project that it
might be most proper to adopt would be to let the
Australians have the services of a strong naval
squadron from the mother country on condition that
they bore part of the cost of maintaining it in their
waters.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-05-01

THE NORTH-EAST PASSAGE.

The voyage of the Vega, says the Morning post,
consisted ortwo stages, the .first and the most arduous
consistinr, in the passage from the port of departure to
that part of the Siberian coast in the neighbourhood of
the mouth of the Lena. At this point the Vega be-
came fixed in the ice at a short distance from the
mainland, and the further progress of the expediOm
was checked during the winter months. With the
return of the brief Arctic summer the vessel was re-
leased, and NordenskPild, boldly pushing his way east-
wards through unknown waters, succeeded with com-
parative facility in skirting the coast, and, rounding
the northern capes of Kaanschatka, was enabled to
direct his course southwards into the North Pacific
Ocean. The object of the expedition was thus accom-
plished, and the feasibility 4 making the North-east
passage conclusively demonstrated. If, however, this
and nothing more had been done it would have doubt-
less ranked as a brilliant feat in nautical exploration,
but the world would still have regarded with incre-
dulity the possibility of utilising such a line of com-
munication between the West and the East for the
purposes of commerce. But the comparative ease
with which Nordenskjold was enabled to make the
passage from the mouth of the Lena to the Pacific
unluestionably indicates the possibility of oPeninV,
trade between Siberia and the rest of the world which
was not befor3 suspected, and it is far from impro-
bable, that means will be found of transporting fio_m
Central Siberia, and thence by the sea coast eastwards
numerous products which are at present
worthless,
them
from the want of means of bringing to a
market. Whether the newly-discovered route can be
thus utilised will remain to be seen, and rill of course
mainly depend upon whether the conditions under
which the exploratiqn has been made were exception-
ally favourable, or may be reckoned _ot is of
confi-
dence at certain seasons of the year. 1 . s of course
only natural that the Swedish navigator ohould be

sanguine with respect to the utilitarian aspect of his
discovery, and we have no doubt that others will lose
no time in following in his track now that he has shown
them the way. But even if his aspirations should not
be realised, he will still remain entitled to the fame of
having accomplished a great undertaking, and of
having made one of the most brilliant geographical
discoveries of the present age.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-05-01

PROFESSOR NORDENSKJOLD IN
SWEDEN.

A thanksgiving service for the safe return of Pro-
fessor Nordenskjold and his companions was held on
Sunday at the Castle Chapel, in Stockholm. At its
conclusion the King paid a visit to the Vega, and
presented each member of the expedition with a
medal specially struck in commemoration of the
voyage. A banquet was given in the evening at the
Royal Castle, at which all the members of the, expedi-
tion, including the crew of the Vega, were pre-
sent. The King delivered a speech, in which he
said that, notwithstanding the exploits of'Diaz, Vasco
de Gama, Christopher Columbus, Magellan, Cook,
and other discoverers of new regions of the world
beyond the seas, the northern coast of that part of the
world which was called "the cradle of the human
race" continued to be locked by a barrier of ice. The
task of breaking this barrier was left, said his
Majesty, to our time, and the great work had
now been accomplished. The whole of the
Swedish people joyfully welcomed the heroes
who had fought, hoped, and finally conquered.
Their greeting was given in the first place to
Professor Nordenskjiild, the leader of the North-
Eastern expedition, which had been so happily accom-
plished. Next to him stood Captain Palander, the
intrepid commander of the Vega ; whilst the dauntless
explorers and sailors who shared their dangers now
shared their glory. History would preserve the
memory of this expedition. The beloved Fatherland
gained fresh laurels to add to its past glories, and this
conferred honour on those who had won them. The
King concluded by saying: "In the name of the
Swedish people and in my own, I assure you all of my
gratitude and admiration."
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-05-01

AGRICULTURAL PROSPECTS.

Mr. J. J. Mechi, Tiptree-hall, Kelveden, Essex, writes to
The Times

Sir,—A seasonable, showery April, following a dry
and suitable March, revives our agricultural expecta-
tions, and, if followed by seasonable weather up to the
harvest, will no doubt insure a generally good crop.
So far all has gone well. The price of wool has
(rreatly increased, and both beef and mutton sell well.
tamb is especially dear. Wheat of good quality is
not cheap. So far as this farm is concerned, I never
saw the wheat more promising, and all others are in a
satisfactory condition.
The land being now all under crop, the men and
horses will have some repose. Labourers have been
employed, and those with large yroung
y 4
Yplain tof bread,
that the higher prices
butter, cheese, and meat press them sorely.

THE AGRICULTURAL RESOURCES OF
CALIFORNIA.
sc)s r nCharacter.t
Agricultural reports from California (the New
York Herald says), which are the earliest indica-
tion of the probable productive2ctia iig cereals
of he
season of 1880, are of an
Although the winter there was excessively cold it did
not seriously retard the development
free of crops,
and should the spring be moderately __ from over-
abundant moisture they will undoubtedly more than
fill the measure of the farmers' expectations. The e area
of grain in general, according to the San Francisco
Call,
will be greater than it was last year. I the 6 aom
pro-
duction of spring wheat, as is well known,la
and
in fourth in the list of States and Territories,
in that of barlewy she is first. As the market for
the latter has been in a depressed condition, in conse-
quence of over-production, the plans and labours
of the farmer will this year -be devoted more
particularly to other crops. The wth of flax
especially will occupy a much larger irea than ever
before. The yield of fruit, it is said, will be greater
and better, and vegetables and butter will be plen-
tiful. An exportation which promises to be some day
extensive was recently begun with the sending of a
shipload of native wines to Germany, and thus the
banks of the Necker are to be rivalled/in their choicest
production by the sunny slopes of the Pacific shore.
The attention paid to live stock and wool has also
been stimulated by a firm and increasing demand,
with the naturalaccompaniment of good prices. These
facts, at a time when the artificial industries of Cali-
fornia are under a grievous cloud, afford a gleam of
hope for her future. It is as a pastoral and agricul-
tural State that she is finally to stand among the first
of the Union, and
.the growth of these solid interests
implies a lessening of the relative importance of the
shifting, agitating, and speculative masses which
have contributed much to her activity, but are now
, her bane,
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-05-01

OLD HILL.

ASSAULT.—At the Police Court on Wedn, sday,
bet, re Messrs. W. Ba-sano. and B. Hingley,
Samuel Will.,tts, carter, of ,j.herry Orchard, Old
Hill, was charged with assaulting Eliza Perks, of
the same plae,i on the 19th ult. The evidence of
complainant showed that the defendant was at a
pump belonging to her anti fetching water from it.
Defendant claimed the right to use the pump, but
complainant contended that he had not. Soul° al-
tercation then ensued between them and the de-
fendant struck her wita a bucket The defence
was that defendant went to fetch some water from
the pump spoken of, and when he was going away
again the. complainant Virew some water cm
him. A. witness was also called who cnrroborated
the statement of defendant, and also showed that
complainant wm a very quarrelsoni) womae.
Bench nismisscd the case.
A VIOLENT WOMAN.— Elizabeth W.dletts. a chain-
maker. of Cradley Heath, was charged with a sault-
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..the
same place, on the 31st Mar. Mr.lllolberton
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COMMISSIONERS' MEETING.
The monthly meeting of this Board 'was held on
Monday last, Mr. Hughes in the chair. There
were also present Messrs. Evers, Ick, Green, Tur-
ney, Kelley, Woolley, North, Billingham, Perkins,
Allsopp, Stringer, Scott Moore and liaskew. The
Clerk read the minutes of the last meeting which
were confirmed.
REPORT OF THE IMPROVEMENT COMMITTER.
Your Committee report that the Treasurer's
balances on the several accounts at this date are as
follows :—Highway. Account, balance due to
treasurer to this date .2377 95. 6d. Impro% ement
Account, balance due from treasurer from this date
£B9 19s id. Urban Sanitary Account, due from
Treasurer £152 43 Bd. Your Committee having
examined a number of accounts, recommend them
to be paid. Highway Account £B2 12s 7d ; Im-
provement Account £2O 18s 10d ; Urban Sanitary
Authority £4O 12s 6d. The cheques were duly
signed.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-05-01

HOP.

No improvement Gan be reported in the position of the
market. Fine weather renders a large and excellent crop
highly probable, and consumers are operating with extreme
caution. Fine hops are not over plentiful; but planters are
ready to sell at some reduction. Inferior produce is dull
and irregular in price :—Kent, 1879, £4 10s. to £l2 10s. ;
Sussex ditto, £4 10s. to £lO 10s. ; Farnham and country, a
to £l2 12s ; American, £8 to £10; Belgian, £3 10s. to £4 15s. •
English, 1868, £3 to £6; foreign, 1868, £5 to £5 18s.

POTATO.
Good potatoes continue to move off pretty freely. Prices
remain firm ;—Scotch regents, 140 s. to 160 s. ; chripions,
180 s. to 200 s. ; Lincolnshire, 180 s. to 190 s.
to 180 s. per ton; German reds, 4s. 6d. to fl. " • ; z
rocks, 45. 6d.; and French whites, 4s. 6d. per bag.

FISH.
:Cativo oysters, 18s. to 2.;o;set.re;rndDnu3d.tintctloidaidit2tB.ot763,ds:bt9dso.
.64tdso..;t8oiso.11910sdse.;
American ditto, 6s. to Ss. • Spanish ditto, as. to 3s. 3d.; Por-
tuguese ditto, 38. 6d. to is. 2d. ; Ostend ditto, 10s. to 12s. ;
fpearlcesh herrings ditto, 11! .4ts o a
tine i
06 dos
ditto, Ss. to 10s. ; pickle ditto, 78. to 88. ed. ; kip_per ditto Ds.
to 118. 3d.; bloater ditto, 38. ed. to 128 ed. Per hundred
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-05-01

THE CAUSES OF SALMON DISEASE.

By direction of the Secretary of State, Mr. Walpole
and Mr. Young held an inquiry at Lancaster on
Saturday as to the causes of the disease prevalent
among salmon in the north of England, with special
reference to the River Lune and its tributaries.
William Foster, a water bailiff, said he noticed white
spots on salmon before they began to spawn, and in
the lower part of the river under his control, near
Sedbergh, he took out 108 male and 27 female dead
diseased fish in January last. Last year he was
stationed at Halton, and he saw a great number of
diseased fish, but this year there were more.
Another water bailiff said he had seen many hun-
dreds of salmon marked with spots. He first
noticed a few in 1873, chiefly
among kelts. He
never saw the disease much upon salmon until they
went to the spawning beds. The spots resembled
fleecy cotton wool, and upon some it formed a sort of
nightcap. He considered the disease was increasing.
He had no
_doubt that overcrowding in small ill.a.ces
below the weirs at Halton and Skerton had some Thing
to do with the salmon disease in the Lune and that it
was a freshwater disease. The disease had gone on
increasing since 1873, and there were many more fish
in the river now than formerly. He had got out 369
diseased dead salmon during the last spawning season.
A third water bailiff said the fish in the river had
increased since the passing of the Act of 1861. He
had seen spots on salmon for several years, but they
were of a much lighter colour now, and the disease
had gone on increasing. He first noticed the fungus
on them five or six years ago. He buried between
two and three hundred last season.
A gamekeeper on the Hornby Castle Estate said he
had found dead salmon covered with disease, and he
considered that if the fish had a freer run up the river
the disease might be checked.
Many other witnesses gave similar evidence, and
concurred in the belief that the disease was mainly
due to overcrowding. The view was generally taken
that an extension of the netting season was desirable.
At the conclusion of the evidence the inquiry was
closed.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-05-01

NEEDLEWORK IN ELEMENTARY

SCHOOLS.

"A Voluntary Teacher" writes to the Times:—
Sir,--While so rauth is being written on the pressure
laid upon scholars, permit me to testify that head
mistresses are also overtaxed.

Besides the labour of instructing pupil teachers,
monitors, and girls in ordinary subjects, they must pre-
sent at the inspection, from pupil teachers and girls,
garments showing a large amount of skilled labour.
The age of workers is from seven to fourteen. To
obtain the grant the following is a list of requirements
for a school of 220 girls, who have to learn stitch by
stitch, practice, do, undo, and de again before anything
can be accomplished :—New garments.-220 in calico,
holla,nd, &c., 120 in flannel, 125 pairs of stockings or
socks knitted, besides cuffs and strips; marking is also
to be taught. Patched garments :-100 in calico, linen,
&c., 50 in flannel, cloth, &c.; 100 stockings darned, 50
stockings Swiss darned and grafted. For this 130
afternoons of two hours each are allotted. The average
cannot be reckoned at more than 100 attendances. I
cah speak with experience on the subject, as I have
regularly assisted a mistress for twenty years by teach-
ing the fifth and sixth stages.
Every girl ought to learn needlework thoroughly,
but a smaller quantity presented would reduce the
anxiety and labour of the mistress.
The expense of materials is great, and it is most
difficult to obtain old garments to mend. Benevolent
ladies would confer a favour by sending old garments
to schools to be mended.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-05-01

CHURCH LIVINGS IN THE MARKET.

On Tuesday, at the Auction Mart, London, Messrs.
Debenham, Tewson, and Co. offered for sale the ad-
vowsons and perpetual right of presentation to two
valuable church livings' one situated in the county of
Essex and the other in Suffolk, both being at Present
held by one clergyman—the Rev. 'Frederick -Elwes,
74 years of age—who is both rector and vicar of the
parish of Gestingthorpe, in Essex, and also rector of
Wiscoe, in Suffolk. The particulars stated that the
net income of the rectory and vicarage was £BBB. The
rectory was stated to be a comfortable residence, ap-
proached by a carriage drive, with stables, coach-
house, and other out-buildings together with a
good garden and grass paddock and glebe land,
comprising an area of 131 acres. It was added
that there were also an excellent farmhouse with
numerous buildings, and a smaller house and build-
ings. The population of the parish was stated to be
771 persons. The net annual value of the Suffolk
rectory was said to be £227. There were a rectory.
house, with gardens attached, and a coach-house and
stables, together with 15 acres of glebe land, and
the population of the parish was stated to be 135
persons.
The advowson of the Essex rectory was first offered,
the auctioneer observing that it must be worth at
least £lO,OOO, and that as the population of the parish
was small the duties could not be heavy. The ad-
vowson was withdrawn at £5,000.

The Suffolk rectory was next offered, when MO
was the first bid. The highest sum offered was L'94o,
at which price the advowson was withdrawn.—
Wednesday's Timm