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The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1872-04-20

DREADFUL MURDER IN FRANCE.

A French paper gives the following particulars respecting
the murder of five persons at Burp, near Bordeaux:—

A fearful murder, which recalls the wholesale
butchery perpetrated by Tropmann, is reported from
Bordeaux. The crime was discovered on Thursday
in last week, in a lonely cottage of the village of
Tastous, near the great southern city. That cottage
was tenanted by an aged couple, Arnaud Mono and
his wife, their daughter, a young woman of thirty,
and the four children of the latter, two boys ,
and two girls. The cottage appears to have stood
in a walled orchard. On Thursday five corpses
were lying, fearfully mutilated, partly in the or-
chard and partly in one of the rooms. Old
Mans, his wife and daughter, their skulls beaten in,
were stretched outside the house near a barn; the old
woman survived thirty hours longer, although one
blow had beaten in the whole of one side of her skull,
including the eye. In an inner room were found the
corpses of two little girls, one five years old, the other
a baby about one year; they had been taken out of
their bed, placed on a table, and there their brains had
been beaten out with a heavy hammer. The way in
which this wholesale murder was discovered imparts
an additional element of horror to the crime. In an
adjoining room to that in which the two little
girls' bodies were laid out on the table slept
two boys, the eldest of them only eight years old.
They woke at the usual time in the morning, and after
callineor their mother to give them their breakfast
before going to school, they went forth to look after
her, and the poor little fellows saw the fearful sight
described above. They took their satchels as if to go
to school, as usual, and on meeting a neighbour told
him. "We are going to fetch father—everybody at
home is dead, and there is a lot of blood about." The
man could not believe it, or pail no heed to what
they said, and went his way ; and it was only the
third person they met, and to whom they told the
same tale in their child's prattle, who thought it
worth his while to go out of his way and see if the
dreadful story were a true one, and discovered it was
only too real. The father of the children was sent
for, and on beholding the scene fainted away. There
seems nothing as yet to implicate him, but pro-
visionally he has been taken into custody, as it is
inferred from the circumstances of the crime that it
must have been committed by one well acquainted with
the ins and outs of the house. At first it was supposed
that robbery was the motive, but that seems untrue.
This murder is causing great excitement in Bordeaux,
and even in Pads is exciting a kind of languid
interest.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1872-04-20

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1872-04-20

DUELLING IN FRANCE.

Fashionable Paris is surprised and shocked to find
that the luxury of duelling must be bought by reel.
dence in prison (writes a correspondent.) The strange
fact has just been revealed in the trial of the Prince de
Bihesco for fighting a duel with the Prince de Bautfre-
mont They had quarrelled on account of some Olen-
sive words which M. de Bauffremont had written
respecting M. de Bibesco in the pleadings of a process
which was judged in 1870. Ffteen months after they
were penned, the expre.aions met the eye of NI. de
Bibesco, and the result was a challenge. The
combatants met at the Calle Saint Cloud, and M.
de Bauffremont received a wound which con-
fined him to bed for ten days. When the au-
thorities heard of the combat they cited the chal-
lenger, and no doubt he fancied that he would be
punished with a trivial fine, like a long list of other
duellists who had only wounded their adversary. But
it was in the days of the Empire that this law was ad--
ministered with such laxity, and the Republic aims at
a more Puritan standard of virtue. Great therefore
was the amazement of the noble duellist and his frienb.
when they heard the advocate of the Republic demand-
ing that the Prince should be punished with impri:son-
ment. "Imprison a man who had only defeat-I.rd his
own honour! "exclaimed his advocate with inibunation ;
"ouch a penalty would make the prison euvled ! Im-
prison a nobleman, who, although not a Frenchman,
had fought for France, and carried on his breast the
tokens of his bravery in the shape of the Cross of the
Legion of Honour ! " Such ploas go more directly to
the heart of French than of English judges, and a year
or two ago they would haae been so powerful that the
Prince would only have been condemned to pay a tr vial
fine. But on the present occasion the judges steeled
their hearts against the sentimental rhetoric, and decreed
that the Prince should be imprisoned for fifteen days.
Frenchmen deem th e penalty heavy, for they have not yet
learned to see the barbarity of duelling. Officers of
the army take, perhaps, the highest place among
challengers, and next come journalists. The chief
writers do not, it is true, cast insults and
cartels at each other; they have abandoned that
,practice, I think, since the day when the
most illustrious member of their craft, M. Armanell
Carrel, was shot by M. Emile de Girardin. But tkes
lesser journalists seem to write with a rapier by their
side and seconds in the next room. One jcaurr.al in
particular seems to be edited and written by a detach-
ment of such swash-bucklers as, a couple of centuries
ago, were sometimes found in the seriice of great
houses. They have but one argument—insult; but
one kind of satire—insult; but oma form of proof
insult—always insult. Occasionally the insult is
vigorous, and it is ever accompanied by the implica-
tion that a meeting in the Reis, two meetings, three,
four, a dozen, lie at the service of any one who does
not relish the hard nardes which are flung at him.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1872-04-20

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JOSEPH PITMAN, DECEASED.

PURSUANT to the Act of Parliament 22 and
23 Vic.. ehapter 35, intituleo An Act to further
amend the Law nf Property and to Relieve Trustees,"
NOEICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that all Creditors and
other persons having any Claims or Demands against or
upon the Estate of JOSEPH PITMAN, late of The Hill,
in the hamlet of Amblecote, in the count, of Stafford.
Esquire, who died on the 14th day of March. 1871, and
whose will was proved on the 3rd day of April. 1871, in
the District Regietry at Lichfield of her Majesty's Court
of Probate, by HENRY WILSON Plum Timms, %more
son TETLEY, and JOHN Simpson HOTTER. the Executors
of the said will, are r4quested on or before the 24th day
of June next to mud perimulars of their respective
claims or demands to Messrs. llorren, Soya, and HOT-
TER, Solicitors, of No. 66, Darlingtomatrest, Waiver-
hampton, at the expiration of which time the and
Executors will proceed to administer the estate and to
distribute the assets of the said testator scampi the
parties entitled thereto, haring regard only to the claims
of which the said Executors shall then have had notice,
and that the said Executors mill not be liable for the
assets or any parts thereof so distributed to any person
of whose debt, claim, or demand they shall not than
have had notice.

Datad this Bth day of April, 1872.
BUTTER, N EVE, and RUTTER.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1872-04-20

LOCAL FAILURES IN THE IRON TRADE.

On Monday morning the following circular
was received by the creditors of Messrs. Wil-
hams and Co., of the Pensnett Ironworks:—

" Stourbridge, April 13th, 1872.

•‘ Dear Sir—Our clients, the Peusnett Iron Company,
beim; unable to meet their engagements, have inatrneted
us to rails meeting of their creditors as soon as they will
be is a position to submit a statement of their affairs,
which they are getting ready in all possible expedition,
and meanwhile to inform you of their determination.
An unexpected change of circumstances mince the com-
pany took the works has necessitated their adoption of
this course.
“Yours faithfully,
BERNARD and Kuro."

A circular has also been issued by Mr. Benja-
min Williams, iron merchant, of Kiuyer,
mating that he has been compelled to "suspend
payment.
The liabilities of Mr. Benjamin Williams are
reported to be very heavy. For many years past
he has held a high position amongst local iron.
masters, and did an extensive business in char-
coal iron before Swedish iron was introduced.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1872-04-27

A CASE FROM A LONDON POLICE
COURT.

At the Sonthwaik Police court, in London, &wall Murray,
aged 22,.and Mary Lynch, aged 23, desperate-looking womed,
well known to the police as compani, ns 4-4 a gang o
garotters and thieves, were plan.! at the liar for final exit.
niination, charged with committing a murderous aseault
upon Susan Suellgrove, cutting one of her eyes out and
wounding her so seriously that for some time her hie was
despaired of by the authorities of Guy's Hospital.
Inspector Mason prosecuted on behalf of the Commissioners
of Police, au! Mr. Moore vi as in attendance on the part of
the Associate Institute for the Protection of Women and
Mitre!). _ .

....
The proseentrix, who had been unable to leave the
hospital until the present occasion, was led into court
and placed in a chair near the clerk's deck. Her head
was bandaged up, the right eye being entirely gone,
and the left so seriously injured that she could with
difficulty see anything. On being sworn she said she
lived with her husband at 19, Lansdowne-place, Kent-
street. On the morning of the 20th of March last a
detective came to her and asked her what she knew
about a highway robbery committed a week or two
previously in the Dover-road by a young man
named Harris. She had mentioned it to some
persons a day or two previously, and adrrittei to the
constable that ehe saw Harris commit the robbery;
but she was afraid to give evidence, as some of
Harris's friends would murder her, lie handed her a
subptena, and told her she must go and he would pro-
tect her. She accordingly told her husband, and ac-
companied the detective to the Sessions.house, Newing-
ton-causeway. She saw the prisoners there and several
of 4their companions, who threatened her. As soon as
she was placed in the witness-box the court was cleared,
and, aftef giving her evidence, Harris was convicted
and sentenced to eight years' penal servitude and
seven years police supervision. As she feared being
attacked, the Chairman ordered the detective officer to
see her home, which he did. Two hours after wards
she was two doors from her house, going to order coals.
when some one struck her on the hack. She turned
rind and saw the prisouei s c lose to her. Neither of them
: said anything, but Murray gave her a violent blow on
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1872-04-27

Tar STOtTEBRIDGE OBSEPTIER.

Lasomor Comm.—At the Pollee Court, yeserresy, be-
fore Mews. J. Holeroft and B. L. Freer, Benjamin
DIMS was charged with feloniously stealing a bull and
tot terrier dog, on the 7th tfit, massed at et, the property
of Mr. Benjamin Brooks. ProseettOr said that on the
above date he went to Church, On returning he found
that his wife's favourite terrier dog was gone. Be had
employed many persons to recover it. but had been unsble
to find it until the present time. The dog produced was
his property. Sergeant Baldwin said that List Sunday
he went to Kidderminster to see the defendant. Asked
him about • dog he had got. Defendant said that a man
picked the dog up, between Stombridge apd Oldswinford,
and gave it to him, and he took is. home. He did not
steal it. Defendant was charged under the larceny act,
arid fined 20s and costs; in default one month.
FRAUDULENTLY REMOVING GOODS. Edward Wood-
house was charged with fraudulently removing his goods
with the intention of defrauding his landlord, Thomas
Davis. Complainant proved that he let the defendant •
house at is 64 per week. There was £4 2s 2d due about
the 13th ult. The good' were removed. Adjourned for
a week.
AN 017INDIZE PUBL/CAN.--Josepb RAJ, landlord of
the Star and Garter Inn, Heath, was charged with keep-
ing his house open during prohibited hours, on the 21st
inst. The ease was proved, and defendant fined Is and
costa.

SCIDDHI Dr.ixic.—On Monday morning about half Tut
two o'clock, a woman named Maay Harris (50), wife of
Henry Harris, died suddenly. It appears that deceased
had been unwell for some time, and in getting up from
Ifbr bed burst a blood.reesel. Mr. Bayley, surgeon, was
in immediate attendance, but deceased died in a short
time.

it out to swagger .
and west home. The following morning the prose-Ude,
went to his house about half-peat seven, by himself, and
said he bad lost his money. They went to look after the
prisoner, but could not find blat. When prosecutor win
at Mason's public.house he pulled his money mit al
times', and threw it on the table. He was pretty fresh
The Bench dismissed the cue.
CAUTION TO CABlNSl3.—Charlea Powell, William Gran-
tham, John Westwood, and William Westwood were
charged with obstructing the highway by allowing their
carte to stand thereon longer than was necessary on the
11th, at Blackheath. Policesiergeant Davis said that he
win instructed b Mr. Superintendent Mills that with the
permission of the Bench he would withdraw the eases on
defendants paying costs, this being the first case. The
defendants paid the costs.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1872-04-27

AN ATTEMPT TO COMMIT SUICIDE.

At the Southwark police-court, in Dmidon, a respectable-
looking young w,mau, about the age of twenty one, was
charged with swallowing a quantity of laudanum, with intent
to commit suicide, on the platform ef the Ldalou, Brighton,
and South Coast Railway Terminus, London Bridge.
_

It appeared from the evidence of a police-constable
that on Saturday morning the 13th, he was on duty,
when one of the porters of London, Brighten, and
South Coast Railway called him Mt) the station,
where he found the prisoner partially insensible with a
bottle labelled laudanum by her side. He immediately
conveyed her to Guy's Hospital, where the stomach
pump was used and other means applied to restore her
to consciousness. On her recovery she said, "Oh,
dear! Had he spoken to me I sir uld not have done
it." She remained in the hospital two days, and as
soon OS she was able to leave he took her into custody.
The magistrate asked what she had to do at the rail-
way station.
The superintendent of the company's police who
was in attendence, said that he had been informed that
she had kept company with one of the junior ticket-
collectors, and came after him at the station where he
had to perform his duties, and he had told her she
must not come there again. Some other misunder-
standing, he believed, had occurred between them. She
was seen to enter the station on the morning in ques-
tion and call to the eollector, but no notice was taken
of her until one of the porters heard a scream, and on
looking round saw her fall on the platform, with the
empty bottle by her side. A constable was sent for,
and she was-conveyed to Guy's Hospital.

The Constable informed his worship th.it as soon
as she recovered she said it was Al through Geroge.

The Magi.trate a,ked if auy of the pri;onet'a fiienda

were in court.

The Brother, a very respectable young man, here
came forward, and said if his woniiiip would discharge
her he would take care of her, as she had promised not
to think of the ticket-collector any inure. her sister
also said that she would take care of her.

The Magistrate asked the prisoner what she had to
say in answer to the charge.

The prisoner replied that ahe was very sorry for
what sho had done, and if his worship would let her go
home with her sister she promised never to make such
an attempt again.
The Magistrate, after suitably admonishing her on
her attempt on her life, and her iuture conduct, ordered
her to be given up to her biother and sister.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1872-04-27

THE CUCKOO.
(Dr.. WATTS, adapted to an uncertain Sprinj time.,

'Tis the voice of the Boohoo
I heard him coma, plain;
But he came here too soon,—
Shall I hear him again t—Punch.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1872-04-27

A SWELL ON A STRIKE.

Say fifteen shillings. U you like,
A week. I deem those wages small.
I wonder not that labourers strike,
hut how they live to work at all.
Witi fifteen shillings ev'n per day
Who could drink wines of decent eril
Or, if he got no better pay,
Afford a passable menu.
Such income would a fellow bring,

_
Save necessaries, to debar
A fellow's self of cvery thing,
And smoke • threepenny cigar!
His life he never could enjoy,
So hard would he have on to rub;
A common tailor to employ
Belong to an inferior Club.
But fifteen shillings, nothing more.
A whole week! That would render life
WOllO lota fellow than a bore.
..

Fancy that fellow with a wife.
And yet those men are prol6taireg !
And they continue to increase!
On wages ev'n the highest theirs
I wonder labourers do not cease—Punch.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1872-04-27

LOCAL LAW CASE.
BLOOMER AND OTHERS v. ELL.

This was an action brought at the Court of Exchequer,
on Tuesday, before Mr. Baron Channell and a Middlesex
Common Jury, brought to recover amount for goods
sold and delivered.

Mr. Charles Pollock, 1.4. C., and Mr Gates were counsel
for the plaintiffs; Mr. liuddle.ton, Q.C., and Mr. Ball
for the defendants.

The learned counsel said the plaintiffs in this action
are Messrs. William 3aleb Henry Bloomer, tiles Tho-
mas Bloomer, and Philip Wadley Bloomer, manufacturers
of nails, rivets, bolts, chains, at Haywood Wharf,
Halesowen, near Birmingham; and the defendants,
kteisrs. George Ell and Co., are a Arm of wheelwrights,
ite., trading at Easton Hoed, in the City of London. The
present action was brought to recover £69 2s -lid, for
belts, nuts, rivets, and chains of a particular description
of iron, which the defendants required in the manufac-
ture of the machines and goods they were in the habit of
making. The goods, for the value of which this action
was Militated, were supplied pursuant to a memorandum
order the plaintiffi received from the defendants in April
of last year. This order stated that the London firm
would be glad if the plaintiffs would supply them with
3 cwt, each of and bolts and nuts, with hexagonal
heads, and nuts (not bright), sod 2 cwt. each of and
rivets, with rose beads—all to be of Low Moor iron.
There was no dispute as to ;he terms of the contract for
the supply of the goods, and one of the questions would
be whether the order given by the defendants had been
properly carried out.
The Jadge,svho had previously suggested that this was
scarcely a case to trouble a jury with, as it was complies.
ted with accounts and technical details, said the question
depended on • very nice and tedious correspondence to
r 'mtnence with..

Mr. Pollock : I thought it was a very nasty one, my
lord.

Mr. Huddleston : Although I must say, my lord, that
down in Staffordshire and Worcestershire we are as a
rule very polite and nice people, all the politeness in this
case is on the side of the defendants, whom I repre-
sent.

Ultimately. after consultation between the learned
eounsel, the cane was referred to an arbitrator selected
and agreed upon by both parties.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1872-04-27

EMPLOYMENT OF LADIES IN
ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS.

A meeting, convened by the Cambridge Board of
Education, took place at the Guildhall ou Monday
aftern on, to discuss the question of "the employment
of ladies as mistresses in parochial schools." The
subject was opened by the Rev. J. W. Cockshott,
vicar of Burwell and rural dean, who stated that
owing to the number of certificated teachers
required and the inadequacy of the supply there
was urgent need for enlisting all classes in the work.
He proposed the employment of educated ladies,
who should go through a course of training similar
to that at existing training schools in order to fit
them for the office. The rev, gentleman spoke strongly
in favour of a scheme started by Miss Hubbard
for providing a special training college—not no much
for the acquirement of knowledge as for fitting persons
to communicate knowledge. It was to be hoped that
if such a scheme were set on foot numbers of ladies
now offering themselves as governesses in private
I families would embrace the opportunity. If, he re-
marked, Christian ladies would undergo a system of
domestic training to fit them for nursing the sick in
hospitals, and such things, surely there would be
nothing degrading in their undergoing two years'
training to tit them for the higher work of teaching in
our elementary schools.
A letter was read from Miss Hubbard, in which she
stated that there was a hope of opening Bishop Otter's
College as a training school for persons who have not
been pupildexchers ; she hoped the students would be
educated women of the middle upper class, and that
the expense of the training would not exceed £3O per
annum.
In the course of the lengthy discusssion which en-
sued, it was stated that the Ladies' College at Ifitchin
was about to be renioved to the vicinity of Cambridge,
and it WM thought that that institution would prodoce
the persons required. The stipends of certificated
teachers were on the increase, sufficiently so to make
it worth the while of persons from the upper middle-
class to fit themselves for such employment.
The meeting ultimately passed a resolution declaring
that the experiment of employing 'ladies "as teachers
in elementary schools is worthy of the sympathy and
support of all who are anxious to met the present
urgent demand for teachers.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1872-04-27

PECULIAR PEOPLE."
(From Punch.)

People who-like the bagpipes.
People who dislike oysters.
People who at this period of our commercial pros-
perity, and when writing-paper costs next to nothing,
cross their letters.
People who say kiisure, interesting, inhospitable,
and applickable.
People who have no poor relations.
People who dye their hair.
People who always know where the wind is.
People who like getting up early in the morning.
People who have more money than they know what
, to do with.
People who possess a stock of old port.
People who have never been abroad.
People who give donations to street-beggars and
organ-grinders.
People who send conscience-money to the Chancellor
of the Exchequer.
People who take long walks before breakfast.
People who spend an income on flowers for the
button-hole.
People who light and leave off fires on fixed days.
People who like paying Income-tax.
People who go to hot, uncomfortable theatres, full of
fees.
People who buy early and costly asparagus—nine
inehes f white stalk to one of green head.
People who have no sense of humour.
People who give large parties in small rooms.
People who lavish their money on the heathens
abroad, and leave the heathens at home intake care of
themselves.
People who have the ice broken, to enable them to
bathe in the Serpentine in Winter.
People who look forward to a time when there will
be no Income-tax.
People who keep all their old letters.
People without prejudices, weaknesses, antipathies,
hobbies, crotchets, or favourite theories.
Critics who are satisfied with the hanging of the
Royal Acadamy.
People who have nothing the matter with the diges-
tion, and can eat anything.
People who take snuff.
People who hold their tongues.
People who go on sending contributions to Punch.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1872-04-27

SEAL MASSACRE.

The Scotsman says :
The Arctic, Captain Adams, arrived at Dundee on
Thursday afternoon from the Greenland seal fishing,
and brings very unfavourable accounts of the season.
She brings 8,000 seals, which will yield about 80 tuns of
oil. The Arctic left Dundee on the 27th of February,
and reached the ice off Greenland on the 11th of Mardi,
when a few bladder-nosed seals were met with. A
north-west course was pursued till the 10th, when
a white-coat seal was seen. This was considered
a good omen, 1101 it generally indicates that a large
number of seals are at hand ; but unfortunately
the omen in this instance was a bad one, and
only eight old and twelve young wale were
caught. On the 19th hard frost set in, and the
vessel was completely surrounded with ice and unable
to make further progress. While the ship was beset
numerous packs' were seen. For seven days the frost
continued unabated ; but after this the weather
changed and the ice began to break up. On the 27th
the Arclie bore up close to the sealing-ground. On
this day all hands were employed on the ice ; the re-
sult of the day's work was that 2,000 seals were got on
board. 1,000 old seals were killed and binged.' Next
day 2,000 were killed and ' binged,' and a like number
on the 29th. A swell began on the 30th, and after
this date the success was inconsiderable. The seals
became very much scattered, and the men some-
times went nearly live and six miles without setting
more than one seal. About sixteen other vessels were
seen at this time. The Arctic then cruised alfout to
the south and west, but no more seals could be seen,
and on the 14th of April she bore up for house. The
weather generally was stormy, there being a great deal
of ice and strong frosts, and considerable difficulty was
accordingly experienced in cruising about, so that the
comparatively few seals which were seen could not be
reached.
Captain Adams reports that the Peterhead ships are
clean with the exception of two, which have abyt 300
each, and that sixteen Dutch vessels are clean. The
other Dundee vessels are fished as follows —Env intaux,
5,300 seals; Erik, 7,000; Narwhal, 4.000 ; Com per-
down, 3,200; Intrepid, 3,000; Tay, 3,000; Ravens-
craig, 4,000; Victor, 2,000; Diana, 300;
dean. The Camperd own also arrived ht the evening.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1872-04-27


SHOCKING FATALITY WITH A GUN.

About a quarter past four o'clock on Monday
afternoon, information was given at the Police
Court of a determined case of self-destruction
at Pedmore. Police-sergeant Jones and Police-
constable Rea immediately proceeded to the
place, when it was found that a man named John
Tong, a gardener in the employ of Mr. George
Grazebrook, solicitor, had committed suicide.
Deceased was found lying in a forcing-pit at the
back of the house, with his skull shattered, his
right eye blown out, and his brains scattered on
the ground. A single-barrel gun was lying on
the body. Death must have been instantane-
ous. Mr. Freer (surgeon) was soon on the spot,
but his services were of no avail. The body was
removed to the house.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1872-04-27

WOOL.

The posftlon of the wool rusrliet has been unaltered. At
the public sales of colonial wool there has been a (Air amount
of animation. Fine qualities have been in request, At full
currencies. Other aorta have been dealt in quietly. Current
prices of English wool i—lieecei—holithdown hoggetta,
is. Did. to 23 uid. • half-bred clitte, is. it. ro 24. 21 ; Kent
fleeces, 25. ld. to .2a. ; Soulluloa n ewe, and wetherk
is Mt lit is. 11d. horts--Clothi, 1 ls. 21. to is. bd. ;
.!L • roo'. 1 tk 2tt.

io..ilugs. 255. to :iv.. ; rcd ditto, 12, to 225. per
barrel; bloaters, 2s. to 3s. 3d.; kippers, 2.is to 4s. per boo ;
turbot, 84. to 121 ; brill, 40. to 6a. ; drop, 34. to to. each ;
mackerel, 20. to 3s. Gd. ; noullot, 40 to lts. per doaeo ; soles,
10. to 3s. 13.1. per pstr ; whitinc, 120. to 140. per bloiket;
rs, Is. to 4s. ; crabs, 13 to 35. each ; 11115110 oyeters,
£lO 10s. ; pearl ditto, £1 30. ; commun ditto. 131. to 330. per
bushel.

FOTATOEB.

The supplies of potatoes have been lees extensive. There
has been a moderate demand at late rates. Flukes, Ms. to
l7oe. ; Victories, lb s. to 160 e.; iteueuts, 140 s. to I.oos.
tasks, 110 s. to Ms. pez ton.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1872-04-27

TRIAL OF COMMUNISTS.

The last party of Communists accused of taking part
in the murder of the hostages, are now on their trial
before the Sixth Conseil de Guerre. Before that canoe
C!onseil the murder of Gustave Chaudey on the 23rd of
May, the slaughter of the Archbishop and his com-
panions on the 24th, the slaughter of the Dominicans
on the 25th, the slaughter of the gendarmes in
the Rue Theo on the 26th, have been described
by the papers in all their horrible details. The
nine prisoners now befige the Sixth Count-martial
are accused of murdering Momeigneur Surat, the
Abbe It&ourt, Father Houillon, and M. Chaulien.
In the ride d'neensation it is asserted that on May 27
the infuriated Communists meant, as a last act of
vengeance, to massacre the thirteen hundred hostages
whom they held. One plan was to shut up a number
in a church, and then set lire to the building. Another
proposal Wla's that a battery of ten guns, placed on the
high ground of nre is Chaise, should play upon the
prison of La Roquette, till every hostage was destroyed.
The near approach of the regular troops, and the
panic which followed, prevented the aecomplish-
went of these two plans. During the general
confusion, Monseigneur Surat, the Abbe Becourt,
Father Homfion, anti M. Chaulieu escaped from the
prison, three of them dressed in the clothes of con-
demned criminals. Thanks to this uniform, which
eel red as a safe-conrluct amongst the Communists,
they were aisle to pass safely by one or two barricades.
but the good clothes of the fourth unfortunate excited
the attention of the crowd that filled the streets. The
whole of them were arrested, recognised, carried back
to LA Roquette, placed in an angle of the wall, and
hot. Two of the prisoners are women. They are
call young, the eldest being twenty-she and the younges
a boy of lit teen.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1872-04-27

HALESOWEN.

Hocigetts v. Joseph Nock and Edward Willetts.— At
the County Court on Wednesday, at Stourbridge, before
Mr. Loxdale Warren, Deputy Judge, this was an action
brought by Joseph Hodgetts, farmer, to recover the SIMI
of £22 13s Bd, the value of • cow sold to the defendants.
Mr. Homfray appeared for plaintiff, and Mr. Oldenhaw
for the defendants—Mr. Homfray said he should first
show that • partnership existed by calling Edward Wil-
tette, who said that he resided at Halesowen, and had
been in partnership with Joseph Nock for four years.
The agreement was that Nock was to And money, and he
was to find skill and judgment. He went to the plain.
ills house and bought a ..eow of hint for £22 13s Bd.
The cows were to be sent to Mr. Nock's, and dressed.
The cow was afterwards cut into two sides. Nock had
one side, and witness had the other. Cross-examined :
I wee not employed by Nock to go and buy. I found
judgment and skill, and he found money. If a pound
was lost 1 had to pay 10e, and if a pound was won I had
10s. Plaintiff was the next witness, and said that he sold
a cow to Willetts. It was to go to Nock's house to be
dressed and weighed, and it come to £22 13s. Had often
sold cows to Willett. and to Nock. Cross-examined :
The cow was sold to Willetts to be killed at Nock's
house, who generally paid me for the cows—Mr. Older.
shaw, for the defendants, contended that no partnership
ever existed between the two defendants; that Nock
merely engaged Willetts to go and bay for him.—Nock
was called and denied that he was ever in partnership with
Willett., and stated that he bought the cows off Hod-
gins himself, and paid for them—His Honour said it
was oath against oath, and be must believe the plaintiff,
and gave a verdict for the full amount claimed, and
costs.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1872-04-27

TRADITIONS OF THE OLD WARS.

A correspondent of The Time; in writing upon
Sardinia, remarks :
One principal object of railways in Sardinia is to put all
the best parts of the island in easy communication with the
Important port of Terranova, one of the finest natural
harbours of the Mediterranean, which more than once
afforded shelter to the whole of Nelson's fleet and of which
that great Admiral expressed the highest opinion. It gives
O vivid idea of the decadence of Sardinia and of its prosperity
in ancient times when we learn that Terranova had • popu-
lation of 150,000 souls in the days of the Boman Empire.
Something of its former greatness may be traced in the
, ruins that remain. It is interesting, by the-by, to note
1 the traditions of the old wars between Great Britain
, and France which still linger in the island. I think I men-
I tioned in a former letter the cannon shots still sticking in
' the wall of the best house in Cagliari, each one with a date
1 below it, and which were fired by French men-of-war at
moments when British protection was not at hand. In the
little town of Fladdalena, on the island of the some name, a
low pyramidal column supports • large bombshell fired by
the French, and which fell through the roof of the church,
but did not explode. This failure of the bomb to complete
Its destructive duty was recorded as a miracle, and it is
, also an article of faith at Maddalena that t e missile was
Ifired by the hand of Napo oen Bonaparte himself, then serv-
ing as an artillery officer on board a French ship of war.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1872-04-27

MADG WILDFIRE.

Next tleAc I shall give a full und concise re-
trospect of those ani!.ia!s engaged in the Chester
Cup.
NEMO.

THE LATE FAILURE IN THE IRON

TRADE.

T! al the l'initiptt Iron Co.pany,
' a' i` William, iron

•.• • . • • • •t• tnirt on
Weitoesuay. kut 1,1,1 ii 4 ~,,, 1111.101114 to
£20,300. The meeting of creditors will Rot
take place before the Nth of May.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1872-04-27

SPORTING NOTES.

THE TWO AND ONE THOUSAND

OUINEAS.

The past week's racing was all that could be
wished for at Epsom, the principal event the
City and Suburban Handicap furnished thirty
runners, awl for once Digby Grand, one of my
selected in these columns, galloped home an
easy winner; Hector, another of my selected,
occupying the position of third, which place I
had assigned ta him. That Digby Grand was a
thorough good horse I knew full well, and in my
remarks I said that I should not have to proceed
further to look for the winner if I was certain
that he would try and no doubt but for his tem-
per last year he would have woo some of the
principal three year old races.
Next week two of the principal three year old
events will be decided at Newsuarket, the Tice
Thousand Guineas and the One Thousand Gui-
neas. In the Two lhouriand Unimak; most of
the Derby Livorites are engaged arid no doubt
will contest the race sod the winner, if engaged
ia tue Derby, is generally first favourite. At
proseid, Cramorue awl Prince Charlie hold the
premiership between them in the betting quota-
tions, although Laburnum was the winter fav-
ourite until his defeat by Xanthus. Helmet
since he won il,e Earl Spencer's Plato has
backed fur 60:1,• good money by his party, but I
do lil/1 I h,i, Nat he nr Xanthus will have a
enance w. , animals as Creinorne ; and in
state that I luny believe that
r olds of last rein-on will hold
this year's aspirstits, and
c result of the lace will IN'

t..•.,
tad) h -dee,' that
between
CIiEMORNE and PRINCE CHARLIE
anti that Queen's Messenger and Laburnum will
strag.;le tor the other vacaut situation.
'filo One Thousand unineas for fillies will be
woo by
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1872-04-27

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1872-04-27

THE DIAMOND FIELDS.

The Union Company's Royal Mall steamer Romen, from
the Cape of Good Hope, anlveil at Southampton on Monday,
with 60 passengers, 21 sacks of mails, 2,84.10 packages of cargo,
chiefly wool, and 8 packages of diamonds, value not stated.
The Standard and Mail of the 19th ult. writes as follows
respecting the Diamond Fields
"The news from this colony of the greatest interest
to English readers must always be that of the diamond
fields—with which we shall therefore commence. Ac-
cording to all the accounts recently received there is but
one place at which diggers now cover their expenses, and
that is the Colesbitg Kopje, or New Rush. Claims at that
point have reached so high a value that none but Men of
some capital can afford to purchase them. Mere adven-
turers with no money to back them had much better stay
at home, for their day is past. Nor do the claims, high
as are the prices they fetch, yield nearly so freely as
they did. It is an established tact that before acertain
depth the gems are not found; and it is equally well
proved that the area of this field is limited. Attempts
to find diamonds outside the limits of the present
diggings have all proved fruitless, and although
'another new rush ' is a cry often raised, the result in
always a fresh failure. Various calculations are being
made as to the time it will take to work out the present
kopje : some assert that eight months will snffice ; others
give a much longer period. We shall probably not be
far wrong if we assign two years as about the time.
What will be the future of West Griqualand if dia-
monds ultimately fail altogether, and no new mineral
discoveries are made, is a question too long to be entered
upon here ; but it is one worthy of the attention of
statesmen, and we are by no means free from a certain
apprehension that it will not attract sufficient ikotice
until it 10 too late to provide for the future."
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1872-04-27

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1872-04-27

THE INQUEST.

An inquest was held on the body on Thursday
evening, at the Greyhound Inn, Norton, before
Mr. It. Decker, Coroner.
The tirst witness called was Francis 1% orrall,
who said he lived with his parents at Norton.
He knew the deceased who WaS a gardener for
Mr. George Grazebrook. On Monday after-
noon, about four o'clock, he saw the deceased
come out of the saddle-room with a gun in his
hand. He passed witness as he was pumping
water for the horses. He asked deceased what
he was going to do with the gun, and he said he
was going to shoot. Witness afterwards heard
the report of the gun, and on going to see whit
Tong hal killed, he saw a quantity of smoke
coining out of the forcing-pit, and deceased was
lying down. Witness told Conquest, the wag-
oner, who looked at the pit, and went to tell
George Shepherd, the groom, who went end
opened the dour of the furcing•house, cattle back,
and sent
,for Mr. Freer. surgeon.
George Shepherd said that Tong was gar.
dotter. From wi:at last witness told hha he
trout to the forcing pit, and saw deceased lying
on his back, dead. He went for a surgeon, and
on returning eta a gun between deceased's legs.
He saws wound on the right temple. Mr. Freer
saw the body as it lay. -Witness saw Ton, a few
minutes before. He was not sober. Ire had
been drinking on the Sattuday and Sunday, and
appeared a little strange about the eyes.
Mr. Aifred Freer, surgeon, said that about 6
o'clock he saw the deceased. He must have
been dead from two to four hours. The body
was lying on the narrow walk of the forcing-pit.
on its back. The arms lay by the side. The
legs were apart, and a single barrel gun between
the legs. The ramrod was resting on the thigh.
there was a large wound on the forehead, into
the skull, the right orb was shot away, and the
trains protruding, which must have caused in-
stant death. He had no doubt from the position
of the body, that the gun might have gone off
accidentally. 'The jury returned an open ver-
dict, to the effect that deceased Woe killed by a
gunshot wound, but that there was no evidence
to show how it was caused.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1872-04-27

THE PUBLIC SERVANTS.

It appears from a parliamentary return just issued,
that in the year 1871 there was an increase of 1,388 in
the number of persons employed in various public
offices and departments, and an increase in salaries,
emoluments, and expenses of £274,466. During the
same period there was a diminution in the number of
persons employed in other public offices of 235, and a
total decrease in salaries, emoluments, and expenses of
£97,996 15s. 1111. The departments in which the
largest increase of expense occurred were the Census
Office, where thire was a temporary increase in the
pepsins employed of 96, to whom were paid
£3,014 12s. id. in salaries, £71,612 7s. Id. in emolu-
ments; making, with £8,288 Is. 11 expenses, a total
increase in cost £87,945 0.. 7d. ; and the Post Office,
where an increase of 1,006 in the number of persons
employed took place, with salaries amounting to
£69,643. The largest items of decrease ate in the
Inland Revenue Office, where there was a fatal diminu-
tion in cost of 5:56,081 12s. 10d., of which £2,839 was
in salaries and £53,247 12s. 101 in expenses; and in
the War Office and military departments, where the
decreiwe in cost was £20,062 17s. 6.1., of which
£19,600 2s. 10d. was in salaries. The greatest deer ease
which took place in the number of persona employed
NVELK in the Custom House, where there was a diminu-
tion 4126 persona, but the decrease in salaries was only
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1872-04-27

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1872-04-27

THE CRIMEAN GRAVES.

In the House of Commons, on Monday evening,
Lord Elcho, quoting a letter which appeared in The
Times of the 30th of March last, and which contrasted
the care taken of the Russian &Rd French graveyards
in the Crimea with the neglect of the English grave-
yard, and mentioned that the French graveyard was
maintained in proper condition at a cost of £2OO
a year, asked whether a small portion of the Patriotic
Fund might not be applied to the proper maintenance
of the graves of the officers and men,of the British
army who fell in the Crimea.
Mr. Cardwell said the question appeared to him to
he one of law. Ile had spoken to the President and
the Chairman of the Committee of the Patriotic Fund,
and they personally took no objection to the proposed
expenditure ; but, on reference to legal opinion, it was
found that the matter was not one within the duty and
the liability of the committee.
Lord Elcho : Will the right hon, gentleman take
1 into Ms consideration the question whether the Govern-
ment could not do what is required?
Mr. Cardwell : The question is one well worthy of
consideration by Bid Government. (Hear, hear.)