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The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-12-11

THE NEW YORK PRESS ON
" ENDYMION."

The New York papers publish several columns of
review and extracts from Lord Beaconsfield's novel,
which is published in America by Messrs. Appleton
and Co. The New York Herald says :—" Endymion '
is written in a calmer and graver style than Vivian
Grey.' It is the work of a rounded life—a life
that has known responsibilities, cares, and achieve-
ments. As a romance it lacks the fire and glow of
earlier works, but the riper style of the author is seen
in many passages, which justify his literary fame." The
New York World says :—" To sum up the book in a few
words—it is one that will be read through eagerly and
rapidly, that will be much talked about, but that is
not likely to be read twice." The New York Times
says :—" Endymion ' could not be expected to con-
tain much plot, bat one might fairly ask for a little
more variety, and especially for novelty. Even the
piquant flavour of bombast which distinguished hi
earlier works is absent. It is sober from beginning to
end, full of unimportant matter which does not assist
the plot, but is brightened every now and then by a
shrewd remark, a bon mot, or a capital description of
events, places, or men."
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-12-11

CUTTINGS FROM AMERICAN PAPERS.

A Jersey man wanted to kill a mosquito on the
back of a friend's neck, and, without stopping to mention
his deaf gu, hit the insect with the but-end of his rifle, and
when his friend got up and brushed the sand out of his
mouth and eyes, four men had to hold him while the
matter was explained.

A Newport (U.S.) fox hunt came to An unexpected
end the other day. The fox, a thoroughly reliable animal,
which had been employed by the Newport hunters for many
years, died suddenly of old age.
A policeman was driving some boys away from the
door of the theatre; the manager coming in at the moment,
was immediately seized With a happy thought, and tele-
graphed all over the country that his new piece was a
great success, and people were being hurried away from the
aoors.

It seemed rather unkind iL the pastor of a church
after the choir had finished what they considered a splendid
musical performance, to begin reading from the Bible, in the
twentieth chapter of Acts, the chosen passage beginning
"and after the uproar had ceased."

An old farmer out in Indiana says, that for his
part he don't know where the present rage for trimming
bonnets with birds is going to end. Only four or five years
ago he bought his daughter a humming bird; next year she
wanted a robin, the next a pheasant, and this season he de-
clares he had to chain up his Thanksgiving turkey, or she'd
have had that perched on top of her head.

A good story is told of a Michigan man who recently
went down into Indiana to bay a drove of horses. He was
longer than he intended to be absent, and failed to meet a
business engagement. On being rather reproached for not
being home, he made due apology. "I tell you how it is
squire at every little darned town they wanted me to stop
and be president of a bank !"
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-12-11

POTATO.

Full average supplies of potatoes were on offer. The
trade was dull, as follows :—Scotch regents, 055. to 1103.;
ditto Victorias, 110 s. ; ditto champions, 905.; Essex regents,
80s. to 905.; ditto champions, 80s. to 90s, per ton; Belgian
kidneys, 33. 94.; German reds, 4s. 64. to ss. 61 per bag.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-12-11

HOP.

The hop market continues to exhibit strength. Supplies
are gradually felling off, and quotations are hardening. As
Continental markets are strong, a further rise here is likely.
East Kent goldings, 4.6 6s. to £9 ; Mid Kent ditto, £5 lbs. to
kg ; Weald of Kent, £3 17s. to £6 188. ; Sussex, £3 lbs. to
£6 lbs.; Farnhams, £6 lbs. to £8; country ditto, £6 6s. to
£7 Ms. ; Worcesters, £7 7s. to £8 Ss. ; yearling hops, £3 10s.
to £5 55. ; Bohemian. £4 4s. to £5 bs. ; Bavarians, £5 to
£7 78. ; Americans, £6 6s. to £8 Bs. per cwt.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-12-11

BURNING OF A GLASGOW SHIP.

On Friday in last week Her Majesty's ship Raleigh
arrived at Plymouth, having on board twenty-two of
the crew of the David Law, a Glasgow ship of 1,489
tons' which was burnt on the voyage to San Francisco
with coals.

The David Law lea Leith in June with a cargo of
2,300 tons of coal and about 300 tons of pig iron. All
went well until the beginning of August, when the
vessel was within three hundred miles of the
Falkland Islands. It then came on to blow very
strongly from the north-west, and the David Law,
being very heavily rigged, began to roll. This
must have had the effect of stirring up the cargo, for
on Sunday, the 29th, when the ship hove to in con-
sequence of the fog, a strong gaseous smell was
detected, and soon after a thin wreath of smoke was
seen issuing from the fore ventilator. Immediately
the captain gave orders to close batten down every-
thing, and in a short time the ventilators and hatches
had been plugged up. The escape, however, continued,
driving the crew from the forecastle into the deck
house. When daylight broke the captain ordered all
sail to be set, and the ship squared away for the
islands. While the crew were employed in making
sail the fore main and quarter hatches blew up with
tremendous force, but all escaped injury. The
captain then directed the four boats to be got ready
for lowering, and every preparation was made for
abandoning the vessel, the boats being stored with a
fortnight's provisions. - At noon the islands were
sighted. Meanwhile the thin gaseous atmosphere had
developed into volumes of thick, black smoke, which
prevented the crew leaving aft. The ship slipped
past the Eastern Island and the captain, seeing
no signs of human habitation, at first thought of
taking her around to Port Stanley. During the
night she lay to, but the voyage was resumed at day-
break. Soon, however, there was another explosion,
and this was succeeded by flames. It was then de-
cided to run the ship broadside on to Elephant Keys.
This feat was successfully accomplished, and the crew
were speedily landed. They had not been ashore half
an hour when there was another tremendous explo-
sion, and fire broke through the middle ventilators.
By the evening the foremast fell. The fire burnt
fiercely through the' night, illuminating the islands.
During the night the main and mizzen masts fell, de-
molishing:the after part of the vessel. When day-
light came naught but a few floating spars marked the
scene of the wreck and conflagration. The next day,
two shepherds, the sole occupants of Speedwell,
distant three miles, signalled them by lighting a fire,
and the crew accordingly pulled off there. They re-
mained, living in their boats, for nearly a fortnight,
when the Governor of Port Stanley despatched a
schooner to bring them thither, Within a few hours
of their arrival the Raleigh touched, and took them on
board and brought them to Plymouth.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-12-11

GREECE IN ARMS.

The Daily Yews of Monday publishes a letter from a Cor-
respondent at Athens which contains some interesting par-
ticulars with regard to the present armament of Greece, and
our contemporary observes :

- _
"The Greek army now consists of more than 50,000
men, and by the end of the present month it
is likely, together with the reserves, to comprise
75,000. It is idle to disguise the fact that war
between Greece and Turkey is inevitable, unless
Europe interferes. We should be very sorry, as
we have repeatedly said, if the Hellenic Government
were to anticipate by independent action the decision of
the Powers, which must in the long run be in its favour.
The members of the Berlin Conference did not meet
for mere purposes of debate, or in order to give advice
which Turkey might adopt or reject as she saw fit.
Sooner or later the line which they laid down must
be the frontier between Greece and Turkey. We
think therefore that the Greeks would do welt to
wait. But we could neither affect great surprise
nor assume serious displeasure if, tired of expecting
what is always promised and never given, they were at
any moment to strike for themselves. They might
win. The freshness and ardour of a brave and patriotic
race, assisted by Krupp guns, might prevail against
superior numbers and inferior artillery. In that case a
good object would be attained at the expense of a vast
deal of unnecessary bloodshed. If, on the other hand,
Turkey were to be successful, it is impossible that she
should be 'allowed to follow up her victory. External
interference would be inevitable, and. it is unneces-
sary to prove that the hostile action of a single Power
might produce a European conflict. It is these facts
which constitute tile urgent necessity of maintaining
the concert, which is so distressing to Lord Salisbury,
intact. There is the plain and sufficiently practical
reflection that, while Greece must in any case get
what she wants, the intervention of Europe will stop
much otherwise inevitable bloodshed and remove the
terrible risk of a general war."

ONE FOR Um—Stingy Old Thing. Subscribe to a
library, and with the books we've got I What will
you want next—the Moon?—Staunch Little Conser-
vative. No, dear—" Endymion."—Judy.
ELECTHIC LIGHTING.—An official connected with
the Corporation of Blackpool writes that, 'while read-
ing with pleasure in The Daily Telegraph the step
about to be taken at Brighton to prove the practica-
bility of the electric light for street lighting, the im-
portant Lancashire watering-place, Blackpool, is the
town in which-the electric light was first used on any
complete scale for public lighting, and that in the two
past seasons (1879 and 1880) the parade and the sea-
ward ends of the two piers have been in this way suc-
cessfully illuminated, the lamps—nine in number—
being placed at a height of sixty feet, and each jlamp
having an illuminating power of 6,000 candles The
'effect at night near the sea is delightful.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-12-18

OLD HILL MINES DRAINAGE.

A special meeting of the South Staffordshire
Mines Drainage Commissioners was held on
Wednesday, at their offices in Wolverhampton, Mr.
Walter Williams (the Chairman) presiding. The
only business was to pigs the following resolution,
which was done unanimou-ly :—"That, in accord
ance with the provisions of an award of the
arbitrators, dated the 13th day of December, 1880,
a Mines Drainage rate for one year from the 15th
day of December, 1880, to the 15th day of December
1881, payab:e in two half-yearly parts on the 15th
day of January next, and the 15th day of July next,
shall be assessed and levied (save as in the said
aw rd is mentioned) upon all occupiers of mines
within the Old Hill district, after the rate of 3d,
upon every -ton of fircclay and limestone, and 6d.
upon every ton of iron,tone, coal, slack, and other
minerals, not being tireclay or limestone, gotten
from such mines during such year, and that the
amounts thereof payable by each of such occu-
pii-rs be assessed upon the basis and in accordance
with the p °visions of the South Staffordshire
Mines Drainage Acts, 1873 and 1878, save and ex-
cc pt as in the said award is nrniioned."
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-12-18

HALESOWEN.

A DANGEROUS PASTIME.—At the Po!ice Court
on Tuesday, before Mr. E. B. Phillips, James Muck-
low (14), a lad resi,ling at Blackheath, was charged
with wilful damage to a truck belonging to the
Rowley Station Colliery Company.—Evidence was
given by an employe at the colliery which showed
that on the sth inst. he saw the defendant unfasten
27 tubs or small wagons from where they were
s, cured and start them down an incline, afterwards
going into a field to watch their career. The wit-
ness welt in pursuit of the runaway waggons, ad
secured them before they reached the steepest part
of the incline and but for his doing so they might
have Continued to run until they fell into the canal,
a distance of three-quarters of a mile away. and
damage to the amount of .220 would probably have
been caused.—The magistrate was of opinion that
the defendant did net realise the st,rious nature of
the act he committed, and inflicted a fine of 53. and
costs only, cautioning him that if he again came
before the Court upon a similar charge he would
assuredly be sent to prison.
ALLEGED INDECENT AB,,AULT.--Edwin Jones(18),
Blackheath, was charged with assaulting, with
intent, Eliza Pugh, a young girl about 18 years of
age, residing at Malt Mill-lane, near Blackheath
—The statement of the prosecutrix was to the
effect that on the evening of the 30th of oa%mber.
whilst shopping at Blackh, at h, she noticed the pri-
soner standing near a shop window. As she was
returning home he followed her, and becoming
aware that be wee intent upon molesting her, she
started to run, upon which the prisowr aso ran,
caught her, threw her cl.,,wn and attempted to
criminally assault her. but she overpowered h'in.
—Evidence was given by the girl's ruotA)r which
proved that the presecutrix was much agitated up al
arriAng h )me, and exhibited signs of having
received great ill-treatment. The prisin:x was
subsequently arrested by Police constalde Taylo-.
—The prisoner's father came forward, and, in ,eply
to Mr. Phillips, said the prisoner, who had been an
inmate of Stafford Asylum as a pauper lunatic, Wa3
discharged about the end of October last.—Mt'•
Phillips : Did the the superintendent say he was in
a fit state to be at large ?.—Witness: Yes, sir; as
soon as I had him out I could see he was not in a fit
state to be at lire.—Mr. Phillips : It is very
evident he was not.—Prisoner was then committed
for trial to the Quarter Sessions.

SATURDAY, PECTIVIFFP 18. IFBO
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-12-18

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-12-18

STRENGTH for the WEAK

The atoll ion of the feeble, and those in failing health, is
Partieularly celled to one of the i; .€ . t discoveries of
m9dern times, knoena

LIEBIG'S CHEMICAL FOOD,
On WINE OF PHOSPHATES,

A Nutriticus and invigorat ng R7sence, highly ro
coramend• d ;-;y the moit embaent ei the Medical Pro-
feAtion for the Cure of Nervous 1;-ead and Mind Cora-
ptuints. Coughs Asthma sued I.ll;•ipSeut Cons.un.ip
ton rvourness, Wenk-ness, llxhauetion, ;
es of Sight, Shor:n ss of l3reiri, endecho, De-
prossi,n, Pnipi`.aliou of the Heart, Drowsiness, In-
digestion, Singing Noi,,es in tl 11,:usl and
Loss of Memory, Watt of Appetite, Neuralgia, Pains
and Acl:e., Wasting Diseases, Loss of Euergy,
pa:red Nutrition, Inactivity of the .ftairi Trembiing,
with dulness of verception aid deli-Lions an all
other low states of the systeui indi3ating the presence
of disease, which if not attended to in time may be-
come serious

Testimonial from Sir CHATILI:S LOCOCK..
Physician to the Queen.
..1 have for me years recon.m.k.ded MEDIA'S
"CHEA:I CA L I:ooPi.e
"wilh t e most beneficial rcso i Str.d it to be a
v. ry pure pretaratiun, eents.t aniong,t other
"thin:- frce ard uncxdize-d U.c,plioclis highly
"diffused. and whet. persevei w:ku Las always
peed to give fresh lire to the languid and
"cxh,usted, and herath, etory.
"By its use the dull, the slrFs•sh, 45 hty 8,:q1
"ut:lgutd arise in dnd refreshed,
s•wito an ap etite for food, and fit foi. study,
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LI.EBIG'S CHEMICAL FOOD
Is the true s rength-giyer and bee6th-restoter, nourish-
ing both body and brain, supplying mental and
• physi al power. tuad nerve tv,d •-rain food. It ia
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ettything ever before introdm cd to the public and
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nectar.

lEBIG'S_CHEMICAL FOOD

Purifies ard Enrithea the lilooct, thereby rendering
the skin clear end transparent, shrpens the intellect
act euk;theue the- constitution, re-establishes the
Lealth, th-,roughl re-v,talises the syetcm, an is the
one rililing remedy for debility from whatever
cue a islng.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-12-18

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THROAT AFFECTIONS AND UOARSENE.73.-All

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-12-18

A FATAL WEDDING FEAST IN
AMERICA.

The marriage of Mr. Joel Hembree and Miss Jane
Dale, of Roane County, Tennessee, drew together a
large company of their friends and relatives, who
being to the prominent families in the vicinity. The
wedding had long been talked of and was the social
event of the year. After the ceremony the company
was invited to the hospitable board of Colonel Dale.
The table was bountifully supplied, and all ate
heartily. The evening was spent in festivities. A
supper was served. After the second meal several
guests began complaining of illness, but it was
laughed off and the gaiety continued. About eleven
o'clock a sudden lethargy seemed to overtake the
whole company, and in a few Minutes 27 were un-
conseious. The few who retained consciousness set
themselves to work to resuscitate their companions,
but without avail. Twelve were removed to other
houses in the neighbourhood, and, as the news spread,
the whole country around was aroused with excite-
ment, as nearly every prominent family had members
nresent at the fatal feast. Such medical aid as could
be summoned could give little relief, and two days
after the occurrence six of the wedding guests were
dead. Robert . Dale, the bride's brother, died next
day. Mike May, a relative of the groom, died in a
few hours. Albert Gallagher and Miss Mattie
Lovelace, well-known young people, died next day.
Two young girls, Emma Peters and Kate Lowey,
died within 24 hours. Colonel Dale and his wife
were very low, and their death was momentarily
expected. The cause of the tragedy was the use
of arsenic instead of salt in seasoning the
chickens. Colonel Dale had purchased a quantity of
arsenic a day or two before to kill crows, and care-
lessly left it in the kitchen. A servant mistook it for
salt, and hence the fatal results. Only those who
partook of the chickens were poisoned.

The will, with two codicils, of the late Baron
Wenlock, has been proved in the York District Registry, the
personalty being sworn under £250,060.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-12-18

THE COMING ROYAL MARRIAGE.

The marriage of Prince William of Prussia is fixed
for Saturday, the 26th of February. On the 24th his
bride, Princess Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein, will
arrive at Schloss Bellevue, in the Thieriarten, and on
the following day make her ceremonious entry into
Berlin. At the instance of Herr Von Frockenbeck,
Oberburgemeister here, most of the chief cities of
Germany have agreed to contribute for a befitting
wedding gift to the Royal bridegroom, the quota of
the capital alone being mentioned as 120,000 marks.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-12-18

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-12-18

THE STATE PROSECUTIONS.

On Monday, in the Crown Office, the important
process of "striking the jury list" for the approach-
ing State trials was gone through. The process was
regarded with great interest, the Crown 'and the tn.-
versers being respectively concerned for the social and
political composition of the list, while the jurors of
the city desired to know the result for personal reasons,
each being anxious to avoid the unpleasant ordeal of
serving upon the jury in such a case and in the,present
circumstances of the country. The Mlyor was pre-
sent during a portion of the proceedings, and four of
the defendants—namely, Mr. Sexton, M.P., Mr.
O'Kelly, M.P., and Messrs. Egan and Brennan—
watched the process with close attention, The
High Sheriff produced the jurors' book, con-
taining the names of 1,392 special jurors of the
city.. A copy of it was held by Messrs. Egan
and Brennan, who checked the names while the
process of striking the panel took place under Lord
O'Hagan's Jury Act. According to the provisions of
,the Act all jurors who had been summoned or had
served in the present year or the two preceding years
were exempt. Others were by statute incapacitated
from serving, such as magistrates of the city, mem-
bers of the municipal council, chemists by the special
Act of 1876, dentists by the Act of 1878, and persons
in the receipt of salaries from the Government paid
out of taxation, whether general or local. Under
these conditions the total number of names was re-
duced to 188. The 188 names were written on cards
and put into a ballot-box, from which the 48 were
drawn out. The list of 48 names drawn—which will
be reduced in number at a later meeting of officials and
counsel—is said to be a fairly representative one.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-12-18

CONVERSAZIONE AT CRA.DLEY HEATa.
•
LORD LYTTELTON ON POLITICAL
EDUCATION.

On Monday a conversazione was held, in con-
nection with the Cradley Heath Institute, at the
Congregational School Room, Lord Lyt telton
presiding, His lordship, after congratuting the
members of the institute on the public spirit die
played in its fortnazion, went on to refer to the
question of intemperance. Although he was not
one of those who would go so far as to say that
public-houses ought to be swept away entirely, yet
he should say that this country coiald well spare a
considerable number of them. The institute should
be managed by working men, and made attractive
for working men. He did not wish to dictate how
:hey should make it a rival to the attractions of the
puhlic-how es, but he felt that the struggle agains
intemper,ince was one of the objects that they should
set before them—(hear, hear). Speaking on politi is,
ee said the present moment was one when it was
absolutely necessary that the great masses of the
people of this country should be edueated politic dlv.
In all probability at the next general election
every householder in the land will be called upon to
vote, and it is therefore essential that the mass')
of the people should receive some sort of politica
educatiov. Most of them must have been shocked
and astonished ;at the disclosures made recently
at the election com nissioners in a consider-
able number of leDroughs in the country, and
the „ereat amount of bribery practised. This evil,
he believed, would continue so long as rioh
men on the one hand wen.) so anxious to get
in! o Parliament, and on the other great masses of
the voters remained uneducated. He felt sure that
the f,,rmatpm of such institutions as the one they
were met in connection with that evening would do
much to remedy this evil—(applause). Sevel al
local gentlemen addressed the meeting, and the
proceedings were interspersed with vocal and instru
mental music, and there was also an exhibition of
scientific and mechancial curiosities.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-12-18

HAGLEY.

The Stock Sale and Show of Christmas Beef and
Mutton, was held on Tuesday last. There was a
very capital lot of wether sheep penned, and the
entry of fat beasts both as to quantity and quality
was the best ever yet seen at Hagley. Both beef and
mutton were duly appreciated by the very large
attendance of first class buyers and much higher
rates were realized than have been made at recent
sales. The judges were Messrs. James Yarclley,
James Lane, and Warren Young. They awarded
the prizes as follows : —To Messrs. Corbett and Sons,
of Chaddesley Corbett, .25 for the best fat beast
open to all corners, for a splended shorthorn heifer
which', was knocked down to Mr Lane, at £35. and
t whom a purchaser's prize of .21 was given; to
Mr. 'F. White, of Lutley, £5 for the best fat beas-,
open to tenant fainters for one of the most beautiful
heifers (only 17 months old) ever seen at any exhi-
bition, and which was knocked down to Mr. J.
B omett (although a small animal) at £25 10s, Od.
who also took a purchaser's prize of £1 ; to Mr.
Herbert Harris, of Lineo.nbe, £.2 for a very beauti-
ful heifer, 2 years old, which was knecked down to
Mr. Lane at £•2,6, in respect of which a purchaser's
prize of lOs was awarded; to Mr, George Wilson,
for the 10 best sheep in the sale yard. One p n
of these was knocked down at 85s. a head to Mr.
J. Bennet', who took a purchaser's prize of 10.; to
M-essrs. Bache Brodiers £1 for the 10 second best
sheep in the sale yard. One pen of these was knocked
down t) M. -J. Bennett at 81s. a head, a purehaser,s
prize of ss. b ,ing given in respect of the pen. To
Mr. Gosling £l, as being the largest purchaser at
the s ile ; to Mr. J. Lane 104 as b. ing the second
largest purchaser at the sale. Mr. Gosling headed
Mr. Lane only by a few pounds. Notably a riongst
the beasts in addidon to the prize animals were a
splended heifer seat by Mr. James Boucher, sold to
Mr. Reuben R ,gers at £3l ; a capital
_heifer of Mr.
S. Leonard sold to Mr. James Attwo sl at £32 ss.
01; a short-horn heifer of C. P, Noel, Esq , sold to
Mr. Worrall at £3l, a grand but ock o T. Ru4sells
Cookes,fEsq., sold to Mr. Young at £341 :',Od, Some
superior bests sent by G. A. H. Best, 17,-.1„ (highly
commended) J. B Cochrane, Esq., Maser . J. Corbett
azid Sons, W. Lett. J Nash, it Harti3, George
Wilson, E. Millinchip, T. Timmins, and A. Edmoilds
which were duly admired and made eo.)d market
rates. The attendance:at theisale was very large
.d altogetherithe exhibition .in! sale W 3 perhap.4
the mos: satisfac'ory ever held at Hagley. There
was a marked improvement in the price of every
class of stock.—NorE.—Sheep and cattle c3n now
be sent from the Tenburj and Cleobury Mortitner
districts on the morning of the sale ; 60 splendid
Shropshire sheep were sent by Mr. Good, of Aston
Court, Tenbury, and were unloaded at Hagley
station about 9 o'clock. Thep were much fancied
at the sale and were well sold.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-12-18

WANDSWORTH ROAD, LONDON,

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Chemists are cautioned against making or offering for
sale preparations and calling them "clae.ninal Food" snit
was decided in the c se of Liebig g Scully, that we were
the originators of the same and had the sole right to mar it
and all persons selling other i..richi by his name not
only render themselves liable to an for damages but
also tn Chancery proceedings.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-12-18

OLD HILL.

ASSAULTING A POLICE OFFICER. At the Police
Court, on Wednesday, More Messrs. H. A. Wiggin
and J. Pearson, Thom s Richards, horse slaughterer,
Cradley Road, Cradley Heath. was charged with
assaulting Police-col.stable Twig, and :here was
a cross-summons, in which Twigcrwas charged with
assaulting Richards, for wham Mr. Hayes appeared.
—lt appeared that Richards lives with a woman
nutted Maria Freeth. On the Bth instant, whilst
the officer Twigg was at the Five Ways. Cradley
Heath, th's woman ran up, and informed him that
Richards had. "nearly murdered" one of the
children, aid had thre,tened to murder her. The
officer repaired with her to the house, and remained
, outside whilst she catered. Directly after, haring
screams, he also went in, upon which he alleged
Richards picked up a ebair and threatened t 9 strike
him w:th it,land tat he did afterwards strike him
acro.,s the head with a hammer. A struggle ensued
ei:ween thr m, and Richards was taken into custedi
'1 tie aileged amsauit i)y the officer w,o, that he
nun, ccssarily roughly handled Richards in the
course of the struggle. The officer's evidence was
backed up by the testimony of three women, and oa
behalf of Richards six or seven witnesses were calls I
with a view to proving that he was quiet, in fact
asleep, when Twigg entered the house.—Afted a
lengthy hearing the Magistrates retired to consult.
Upon their return into Court Mr. Wiggin said they
were of opinion that Richards had grossly assaulted
the officer. He (Richards) had been before the

Court three times this year. and would be committed
to hard labour for one month, and have to pay the
costs or in default be imprisoned for another month
The summons agalnst the officer was dismissed.—
Mr. II ayes intimated he intention of appealing
against the decision.
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THE ROYAL FAMILY AT FROGMORE.

Tuesday (14th) being the nineteenth anniversary of
the death of Prince Consort, and the second anniver-
sariof the death of Prince Alice of Hesse-Darmstadt,
the annual service in commemoration of their deaths
was held at the Royal Mausoleum, Frogmore. The
Queen, accompanied by the Prince and Princess of
Wales, and Princess Beatrice, drove from Windsor
Castle at eleven o'clock, and was met at the Prince
Consort's tomb by Prince and Princess Christian and
family, the Duke and Duchess of Edinburgh, the Duke
and Duchess of Connaught, Princess Louise, the
daughters of the Prince and Princess of Wales, the
Princess Mary of Cambridge, the Duke of Teck, and
other members of the Royal Family. There was a
special service, which occupied abetit half-an-hour, the
Dean of Winds & and Dean Stknley officiating, and
the choir of St. George's Chapel being in attendance.
The Queen ad Royal Family placed wreaths upon
and around the sarcophagus. Afterwards the Queen
and Royal Family returned to the castle.

By Her Majesty's commands, the Mausoleum at
Frogmore was opened from a quarter to ohe to half.
past three p.m. for the members of the Household,
including the servants resident within the Castle, and
their families, to visit it. Her Majesty's permission
to visit the Mausoleum was extended to many of the
residents in Windsor and the neighbourhood, and also
to various tradesmen in the town and their families.

Her Majesty has placed a very beautiful memorial of the
late Princess klic,e in Prince Albert's mausoleum at Frog-
more. It is finely sculptured, and represents the Princess
reposing upon a couch with her infant daughter, who died
shortly after her Royal Highness, sleeping on her arm. The
head of the Princess rests upon a pillow, supported by
angelic figures, a suitable insceiption recording the story of
the death of the Princess.

Writing on the 14th the Berlin Correspondent of The
Times says :—" It is now two years to-day since Princess
Alice of Great Britain died, and the day was observed at
Darmstadt, both by Sovereign and subjects, with the mourn-
ful honours due to her revered memory. The Crown Prince
and his children returned here from Wiesbaden the other
day, but the Crown Princess remained behind from motives
which will be readily undesstood, and from Wiesbaden
passed over alone to Darmstadt to visit her brother-
in-law. To-day her Imperial and Royal Highness re-
paired to the mausoleum of her deceased sister on the
secluded "RosenhOhe," on the edge of the pine forest
stretching away eastward behind the town, and added
another votive wreath of immartelles to the pile of floral
offerings already heaped up by loving hands on the tomb of
the Princess Alice. Afterwards her Highness attended the
anniversary service held in the hospital erected through the
instrumentality of the deceased and forming the noblest and
most enduring monument to her meraory."

..paired
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-12-18

THE HABEAS CORPUS ACT.

It is a singular circumstance that every generation
of Englishmen since the Habeas Corpus Act was first
passed, in 1679, has seen its temporary suspension in
some part of the British Isles. One of the very first
Bills laid before the Revolution Parliament was for the
suspension of the Act. It was again suspended in 1696,
in 1708, in 1715, and in 1716, for six months each time,
and in 1722 for twelve months; in 1745 and in 1779 for
six months. At last came the "white terror" under the
administration of Pitt, when Habeas Corpus was in
almost constant abeyance for a period of nearly seven
years, 1794-1801. The last time the Habeas Corpus
Act was suspended in England was on the occasion of
the celebrated "Green Bag" Inquiry. Early in 1817
Lord Sidmouth the Home Secretary, laid before Parlia-
ment a green bag, full of seditious documents which
disclosed a.dangerous state'of feeling among the people.
A message from the Prince Regent at the same time
directed the urgent attention of the Houses to the subject.
On February 19th a Secret
_Committee presented its
report, and two days afterwards Lord Liverpool's
Government introduced a Bill for the suspension
of the Habeas Corpus Act. It was carried, as well as
another Bill prohibiting seditious meetings, though not
without considerable opposition, both in and out of
Parliament. The Common Council of London peti-
tioned against the Bills, and so did the inhabi-
tants of Westminster, then the principal stronghold
of Liberalism in the kingdom. On January 28
1881, Ministers introduced a measure for the restora,
tion of Habeas Corpus, which was passed without any
difficulty. The Habeas Corpus Act was suspended in
Ireland from July, 1848, to March, 1849, and from
February, 1866, to March, 1869. In both these cases
the bills originated with Liberal Governments, and
with the same Prime Minister, Lord Russell. After-
ward came the Peace Preservation Acts under both
Liberal and Conservative Governments, and since the
end of last session the anarchy now prevailing in Ire-
land in their place.—St. James's Gazette.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-12-18

MR. BARON DOWSE THREATENED.

Writing from Gfdway on Tuesday, the Corre
spondent of The Times says :
At the sitting of the Court this morning Mr. Baron
Dowse said that before the business commenced he wished
to mention a matter of public importance. On coming
downstairs to his sitting room that morning he found a
letter directed to " Baron Dowse, Connaught Assizes, Gal-
way," in a very good hand. It had the Limerick postmark
of December 13, 1880, and the Galway postmark of Decem-
ber 14, 1880. As the time for delicacy was altogether
passed, he thought it was better to read the letter in
full. •It was written in a disguised hand, evidently with the
left hand, and was the work of a person of. more than
ordinary education. It was couched in the following terms :
" Irishtown, Limerick.—Dowse, you infernal Protestant,
take warning of Lord Mountmorres, for you will surely meet
his fate, even on the bench, if you convict any Land Leaguer.
We all at last know our power, as you now see. We fright-
ened---in Cork, so we will you, or any other tyrant like
you.—A COUNTY- LIMERICK' MAN.—To hell with Victoria la
Reines Vive Parnell, notre Roi I "—There was a coffin with
the name ",Baron Dowse" on it, and two words he could not
make out. It was hardly necessary to say that nothing of
the kind would deter him or any of his brethren on the
Bench from doing their duty. Ile handed over the letter to
County Inspector Cullen in the hope that he might be able to
take some steps to,bring the guilty person to justice. The
Court-house was crowded but there was perfect silence
during the'reading of the letter and no manifestation of feeling
occurred afterwards.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-12-18

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FOOTBALL.

BIRMINGHAII EXCELSIOR V. COLMAN HILL:
Played on Saturday. the 11th inst., on the ground
of the latter, at Colman Hill. Owing to the late
beginning of the game, 3.30, it was decided to play
only an h mr, much to the disappointment of the
visitors, (they were playing three of their best men
short, but they managed to make the tea up to
i
nine). As soon as play started t w :43 evident the
Excelsior could hold their own against the majority,
and a combined run by their forwards soon made
them busy in the home goal, and from a throw-in
by Riddell they scored number one. From a good
run by Bi4ht in and a good centre. enabled Tait to
53 re a good goal number two ; from a corner kick
well placed by Bis'iton coaled Bentley to score
number three ; and rfait, ater a good run, scored
number fur. Hall time was not called, and the
Excelsior with the advantage of the hill, were son
on the offensive; Tait, Bishton, and Riddell put in
a lot o, goad svork, and the former scored number
five hod). ; and from a gcod throw-in by
Fait, Riddell mired a good goal off his head'
umber six. Befor time was called, the /n 9 team
ma le a few attempts to score, but good h-ok Pay of
Huhl ard stopped them from ever being dangerous.
A.nott: er goal was also scored for the vitiitors, but
was given as off-side. Thus ended a pleasant game
in an easy victory for the ExcElsior by six goals to
nil, Excelsior: T. Rowe (gaal), G. Hubbard, capt.
(back), E. Cooper, C. Mathews (half-backs), W.
Dighton, J. Bentley, left, G. Tait, centre, T. Riddell
W. Sprason, right (forwards).
SToURBRIDOE V. EDOBASTON CRUSADERS.—This

match was played on the Stourbridge ground, O.
Saturday last, and was the best contested one this
season. In the first half-lime Stourbridge had
two touchdowns and one try, the latter wasdispnted
by the orn alt-is uirp2irt., who said the man was off-
side, and it was no alloy, ed, although a fairer try
was never made. In tae second half-time the
crusaders made a goal and a try and won the
ma l ch.

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-12-18

THE DEATH of LIEUT. HEYLAND, R.N.

The Secretary of the Admiralty has forwarded to the
papers for publication the following extract from a letter
from Vice-Admiral Hood, C. 8., commanding the Channel
Squadron, dated November 30 last reporting the death by
drowning of Lieutenant W. P. L. Heyland, 8,.N., of the
Mtnotaur, in saving the life of an able seaman who had
fallen overboard at sea :

" At. 9.50 a.m. on the 25th, while getting the gib-
boom in, Joseph Marston, A. 8., was washed over-
board from the bowsprit. The sea was far too heavy
to lower a boat, and I decided at once not to do so.
The engines were stopped, and, as the man floated
slowly by the ship, a life-buoy was thrown to him,
which he reached. A grass line was veered away from
the stern, in hopes that he might get hold of it and be
hauled on board. At this moment Lieutenant W.
P. Heyland, who was officer of the watch, jumped
overboard, got hold of the grass line, gnd succeded in
giving it to Marston. Both were then holding on by
it, and were slowly drawn up towards the stern, and
a Jacob's-ladder was lowered to the water for them to
get hold of. A second line with a life-buoy was also
veered astern to them. When Lieutenant Heyland
had been hauled up near the stern he let go the grass
line and endeavoured to get hold of the Jacob's ladder,
but failed to reach it. At this time a very heavy sea
washed over him, and from that moment he became
quite motionless, and apparently insensible.
Arthur Triggs, torpedo instructor, went down
the Jacob's-ladder, and dropping into the water
got hold of the second line and life-buoy
and put them close to Lieutenant Heyland,
who, however, remained motionless, with his head
down, in which position he went down and was lost.
Marston was eventually hauled on board by the grass
line, as was Triggs, after Lieutenant Heyland sank.
It was a most gallant act on the part of Lieutenant
Heyland to jump overboard in such a heavy sea, when
he must have known it was impossible to lower a boat,
and his death has been deeply felt by all on board.
This officer was in possession of both the silver and
bronze medals, awarded for saving life at sea on two
previous occasions. Great credit is due to Arthur
Triggs, who, at very considerable risk, endeavoured to
save Lieutenant Heyland."
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-12-18

THE INQUEST.

On Monday morning Mr. N. B. Reece, coroner for
the Llantrissant District, opened an inquest upon the
bodies in his district at the "Butchers Arms "Hotel,
Pen-y-Graig. After formally opening the inquiry,
the coroner proceeded with the jury to view the
bodies; formal evidence of identification was then
taken. Mr. George Overton, coroner for Ystrady-
fodwg parish, where the remaining 48 of the recovered
bodies lay, addressed the jury, who had already
been sworn, and said that, with the object of econo-
nomising time and money, he and Mr. Reece had
agreed to.hold a joint inquiry. The jury acquiesced,
and subsequently it was agreed to adjourn the joint
inquest until the sth of January. Before separating
Mr. Reece said it had now been ascertained that the
total number of men down in the pits on the night of
the explosion amounted to 109. Two of these came
out a few minutes before the explosion occurred, and
five were afterwards rescued. That left the number
killed 102.