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The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1881-06-11

THE NONCONFORMISTS AND THE
OATHS BILL.

At a meeting of the Protestant Dissenting minjsters
of Warwickshire and the neighbouring counties, the
following resolutions were adopted
(1) "That in the opinion of the members of this
meeting the principles of civil and religious liberty
alike demand that no religious test whatever should
be imposed as a condition of admission to the House
of Commons."

(2) "That this meeting urges upon the friends of
civil and religious liberty to support her Majesty's
Government in their efforts to amend the law with
iespect to the oath at present required to be taken
on admission to the House of Commons."
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1881-06-11

LORD CARNARVON AT BURTON-ON-
TRENT.

Speaking at the opening of the Burton-on-Trent
Conservative Club on Tuesday night, Lord Car-
narvon, after alluding to the affairs of the Transvaal
strongly condemned the policy of the Government;
who were responsible for the civil war that prevailed
in Ireland. His lordship asked whether it was pos-
sible to imagine a worse state of things than that in
Ireland, with the people at anarchy and the Govern-
ment powerless. When they came into office they
found Ireland not absolutely quiet, but com-
paratively so. There were signs of storm, how-
ever, but the Government, like a deaf adder,
stopped their ears to every hint, and by that strange
Nemisis which haunted all Liberal Governments, they
refused to renew the Peace Preservation Act, but in
the end they were compelled to fall back on that Act
they had so often denounced. When they got their
exceptional powers they alternated between coercion,
conciliation, and government, or rather misgovern-
ment. Coercion became a by-word and a mockery.
Amongst the other faults he had to find with the
G Nernment was this, that they were a singu-
larly unlucky Government. (" Laughter," and hear,
hear.) They came in for a variety of purposes,
and to give us a great many goad laws,
but last Session was unproductive enough, and
this was absolutely barren. They came in to
give us peace, but we had been at war in the
Transvaal a very disastrous and unsuccessful war,
and they had civil war in Ireland. They came in to
give us a renewed lease of prosperity, and trade still
languished far more than they could desire, and
English agriculture at this moment seemed to hang
on the precarious thread of one good harvest.—His
lordship concluded by advising his auditors to have a
good heart for the future of the Conservative cause,
confident that the great towns would ultimately go
with them.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1881-06-11

A BISHOP ON THE LIBERATION
SOCIETY.

The Bishop of Peterborough, replying to a gentle-
man at Leicester, who asked his lordship to say when
or where, either by their authorised publication, the
utterances of their responsible agents, or in any other
way, the gentlemen of the Liberation Society had
shdwn themselves NVilling.to turn chuzichert into drink-
ing saloons or shoe factories, as stated by his lordship
in a speech at Syston a few days ago, says :
This statement of mine seems to me fully justified
by that of the Liberation Society as to the mode in
which it proposes to deal with the fabrics of the dis-
established Church of England. The great majority
of these it proposes to vest in certain committees of
ratepayers in each parish, who are to be free to dis-
pose of them as they may deem best "for the benefit
of the parishioners." The society does not—and can-
not consistently with its essential principles—
propose to place upon this disposal of our churches
any restrictions limiting it to religious purposes.
Clearly, therefore, the society is perfectly " will-
ing " that these committees of ratepayers should
use, or grant the use of parish churches for any
secular purposes which they might think was "for
the benefit of the parishioners." The turning of a
church accordingly into a drinking saloon or a shoe
factory—if this were thought likely to pay better
than the reservation of it for worship—is clearly
one of those uses of our churches which the Libera-
tion Society is "willing," and even eager to legalise
and to facilitate. And the resort to such a use
would undoubtedly be a boon "brought to" the
parish by the labours of that society. I have, there-
fore, no hesitation in repeating my statement that the
gentlemen of the Liberation Society are willing to
bring us these amongst other blessings of disestab-
lishment. As regards one of these "blessings,"
namely, the conversion of a church into a factory, it
may interest you to know that it was once conferred
by direction of Parliament upon at least one church—
the cathedral at Peterborough. You are doubtless
aware that one of the proposals of the Liberation
Society is that our cathedrals shall be used "as Par-
liament may from time to time direct."
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1881-06-11

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DEMONSTRATIONS IN HYDE PARK.

A meeting for the purpose of protesting against
"the wholesale arrests and evictions in Ireland" was
held on Sunday in Hyde Park, but in consequence of
the inclemency of the weather it was not a very large
one. Mr. Parnell, M.P., who spoke, called upon the
Government, while there was still time, not to reject
the offer made to them by the Irish peoale, and to
stop the injustice practised upon them. The proceed-
ings terminated in an orderly manner,

A grand demonstration and procession of the
Catholic Total Abstinence League of the Cross was
held in Hyde Park on Monday afternoon. The
branches of the League, with their presidents, were
preceded by their bands and banners, which made a
very creditable display.

Cardinal Manning opened the prcceedings in Hyde
Park, and expressed his surprise that, considering the
weather they had experienced during the day, so many
persons should be present. They had had a little rain
and then a little sunshine, but he had feared that the
rain would be so heavy that it would cause the children
to go home, but he was glad his anticipations had not
been realized. He thought this might teach them the
moral lesson that, though for a while they might meet
with difficulties and perplexities in their work, if they
waited patiently they would find encouragement and
hope. This was essentially a popular movement, it
owed its success to some of his working friends, and
he hoped that it would become more and more popular.
No formal resolution was moved, but addresses
were delivered by the Rev. Mr. Mullane, the Rev.
Mr. Bickley, the Rev. Mr. Ryder, and other gentle-
men.

Simultaneously with the above meeting, there was
" Tichborne demonstration" in another part of the
park. Its numbers were not so great as in former years,
but the banners, though not numerous presented a
rather imposing display. Mr. Maurice Kenealy was pre-
sent. Two resolutions were moved. One declared that
Englishmen there assembled from all parts of the coun-
try denounced the present system of Government as
unsuited to the requirements of the age, and viewing
the fact that the working classes, by whom the greater
portion of the taxes were paid, were not represented
in Parliament, pledged themselves to do their utmost
to bring about the election of people's representatives
and a reform of the Government.

The other resolution protested against the continued
and unjust imprisonment of "Sir R. Tichborne," and
called upon the Government to institute an inquiry
into his case during the present session.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1881-06-11

COOKERY CLASSES IN NATIONAL
SCHOOLS.
The Times has published the following letter, which
deserves more than a passiEg attention:—

Sir,—About two years ago a letter appeared in The
Times on the above subject stating that it was hoped
that a systematic attempt would be made in this
neighbourhood to teach the principles of simple cookery
in the national schools, and expressing a desire that
the Committee of Council on Education might be
induced to assist such schemes.

Will you allow me now to state the results of our
experience? We have lately completed our second
year's course of lessons among the principal schools of
a large country district under the sanction of, but
without any direct pecuniary assistance frora the
Educational Department. We have thus proved
that there is little, if any, more difficulty in teaching
cookery than in teaching needlework in a practical
manner in national schools, and that after the first
cost of the necessary utensils, such a scheme may be
worked at a very small annual expense to the sepa-
rate schools if several will join together. A begin-
ning has thus been made in six parishes containing a
population of about 10,000 to teach those who will be
the wives of the rising generation of working men
how to make happier and more comfortable homes,
and thus remove what is believed to be one of
the chief causes of habits of intemperance. A
neighbouring deanery has followed our example
among a larger population with even better results,
showing that there are fewer difficulties to be
overcome in towns than in the country. But
before we can hope that the Education Department
will give systematic assistance to forward such
schemes, a more general and widely-spread interest
needs to be shown than is at present apparent. I
write in the hope of encouraging other school managers
to make trial of this practical method of doing good
by promoting the great cause of temperance
.by
stronger means than the mere exhorting not to drink
—viz., by improving the supply of food to eat—and I
shall be happy to put those who are interested in the
way of obtaining information respecting the neces-
sary details.—Your obedient servant,
E. BIIRBIDGE,
Rockwell Rectory, Bristol.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1881-06-11

THE WORCESTER-,HIRE AGRICULTURAL
8110 W AT STOUR,BhIDGE.

The eutries for this show have now I,een ina'e
np by Mr. E. T. Golc:inghani secretary, and tit( y
show that The soziety will have a very suceessfu.
exhibition. In the various claa-,4 of shorthour•
0 .'
there are 60 entries, 21 Herefords. 15 Jersey.
(guernsey, and rther cattle; 5 sheep, 46 pigsvin,
133 ziolB';,. Too sorupkii of uhilt. to be shown
imaging 10, awil butur O. The exbibitban g)
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1881-06-11

EDUCATIONAL STATISTICS.

According to the United States Bureau of Educa-
tion the proportion of pupils enrolled to the popula-
tion of school age is higher in England than in any
other country included in the educational census re-
turns of the world. With a school population of
2,500,000, we are stated to have 3,710,883 enrolled on
school registers. The following are the educational
statistics of countries which have more than a million
pupils Enrolled :
School Pupila
Countries. Date. Population. Enrolled
Austria.. .. 1878 .. 3,122,863 . 2,134,683
England and Wales .. 1879 .. 2,500.000 .. 3.710,883
France .. 1877 .. 6,409,087 .. 4,716.935
Hungary .. 1877 .. 2,127,950 .. 1,559,636
Italy .. .. 1876 .. 4.527,582 .. 1,931,617

Japan 1877 .. 5,251:807 .. 2:162:962
Prussia .. .. 1871 . 4,396,738 .. 4,007,776
Russia 1876 .. 15,000,000 .. 1,213,325
Spain .. 1870 .. 2,603,265 .. 1,410,475
United States 1878 .. 14,596,183 .. 9,373,195
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1881-06-11

A DEAN ON KINDNESS TO ANIMALS.

A special service for the young was held in the nave
of York Cathedral on Monday afternoon, when the
dean (the Rev. A. P. Pusey-Cust) delivered an address on
"The Duty of Kindness to Animals." There was a
numerous attendance, including children from several
of the charitable institutions of the city. Previous to
the address, a short, simple service was gone through,
the officiating clergyman being the Rev. G. Trundle.
The Dean took for his text Acts x. 31. He pointed
out how gentle and patient Christ was when on
earth, how much He had to endure, how He was
cruelly illtreated, and what unkindness He experi-
enced even from friends, and how at last He was
nailed upon the cross and put to death. It might
seem to them sometimes that Jesus must have been
very weak, and they felt inclined to pity Him
because He was so weak. But Jesus Christ
was not a poor or defenceless man —He was
mighty and strong; and it was because He
was so strong that He was so patient and gentle.
There was something far nobler, braver, stronger, and
far more beautiful to love in the life of Jesus than
if He had lived a life of mere physical exertion and
animal strength. The dean urged upon the children to
use the power which God had given them in the same
manner as Christ used his power, whether it was with
regard to their brethren or with regard to the creatures
around them. They would find much more pleasure and
satrJaction by promoting others' welfare than by causing
them pain. Acruel man, he said, was always a coward,
and the gentlest were the bravest. That day was
Whit-Monday, and they were commemorating the
outpouring of God's Holy Spirit. What they wanted
to keep—the example of our blessed Lord— was the
outpouring of God's Holy Spirit in themselves. When
they left that house let them resolve to endeavour in
all their dealings with God's creatures, with every-
thing weaker than themselves, and with everything
they might have to tend or take care of, to keep the
blessed example which he had given them.

" PRIMUS BARONETTORM ANGLl.E."—Baronets, lhe
first in rank among the gentry, and the only knight-
hood that is hereditary, was Instituted by James L,
1611. The rebellion in Ulster gave rise to this order,
it having been required of a baron, on his creation, to
pay as much as would maintain "thirty soldiers three
years at eightpence a day, in the province of Ulster,
in Ireland." It was further required that a baronet
should be a gentleman born, and have a clear estate of
£l,OOO per annum. The first baronet was Sir Nicholas
Bacon (whose successor is therefore styled Primus
Baronettorum Anglice). All baronets created since the
union of Ireland with England in 1801, are of the
United Sfugelorn,
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SATURDAY, JUNE 11, 1.881.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1881-06-11

AlEssas.

OATES, PERRENS, and WOOLDRIDGE
are favoured with inatructions from the tiepre-
SertlatiVes of Wiliam Hayes, Esquire, deceithed, to bELL
by AUCTION, at the NEW I.N, LiALE.,:oWEN, Ott TUENDAY,
the 28tu nay of JUNE, 188 at Five o'cioek in the After-

noon, subject to condittous then to be produced :

That very Eup erior capacious FREi.IIOLD
DEN :.;1., "COMBERTON ffo ÜbE," rislesowen. in the occu-
pation of Dr. Ker.
The House contains large Dining Room and Drawing
Boom, the latter-being arranged so as to divide into two
rooms; surgery, Buitier's eantry, Ten Bed 1-00 ms,
Two Dressing nooms, Store lto,im in attic I Lree Cellars
Water Closet, good linction, and ainvle Dorue.tic Offices;
there are Two Coach-heuses, addle itoutu, Soti,ling fur
three horses, with Lofts over ; also a large
Garden-

Haleboweu has already Communmatiou with
Birmingham. Dtictcy, 1‘ oiverhampton, and Swu bridge;
and the new illi communicating wim LUe .ntd'ada
Rail way la nearly ccmp:eted, and sshort to be opeue.i.
For further information , apply to Mr. A. G. gityta,
SoLcator, Halcsowen ; or , Messrs. Oates, Petrel's, anti
Wowthidge, Land Age.:ts St,,ui bridge.


TO LET.

THE WHITE HART INN, KINVER.

rro BE LET with immediate pos,.ession the White
j. Bart Inn, Kinver with bold of Capital Turf Land
and empie md convenient }remise. Licenses, tock-
in- 1 rhde to be taken to at a valuation. The Stock can
be reduc; d.

Let in consequence of the ill health of present tenant
who has held the House for many ears. The White
Bart is the principal Inn in Kinver and is doing a good
and rekpectable Trade.
For i_articulais apply to Mr. 11. King, Auctioneer,
Stourbridge.

CECIL STREET, STOUEBRIDGE.—To
be LET ur SOLI, with poaaes ion at Lady Day,
a very convenicbt krnily RE,IDENCE, containing
Dining. Drawing, and Brerikfast itooma, Kitchen.
Beek Kitchtn, Pantry, Cosi House, 'cellar, am) Four
BedOrttg, Large Garden, walled rI3 j choice leruit
Ireen, good anpply of hard and soft Water, now in the
oczupetion of the proprietnr, Mr. Pritchard. who ia
ieaving tha nuighbourhood. Apply to Mr. King,
Auctioneer, btourbridge.

REGISTERED FOB
TRANSMISSION ABROAD.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1881-06-11

AN UNDERGROUND RAILWAY FOR
NEW YORK.

New York is at length to have an underground
railway. The new line, however' will put our own
Metropolitan completely in the shade, judging from
the long list of improvements projected by our Trans-
atlantic cousins.

Forty miles an hour will be the general speed, the
huge engines being run by compressed air. The
power for the compression of the air will be generated
only at the termini, each locomotive laying in its stock
at the beginning of the trip, and, as great storage
room is thus necessary, the engines will be unusually
long.
Electric light will be used in the cars, which are to
be built on the English model, with the seats from
side to side, and there will be practically two classes,
two drawing. room cars being attached to each train.
To ensure safety the trains—well fitted with
hydraulic brakes—will be kept two stations apart, and
will run in a double tunnel, 80 as to avoid collision,
the noise of the passing trains being deadened by
asphalt laid under the rails.
Not the least curious part of the plan are the ar-
rangements for carrying on the building during
the busiest part of the year without impeding traffic.
In Broadway a certain number of paving•stones
will be loosened during the day, and at night they
will be removed, the excavations begun, and im-
mediately bridged over by a strong flooring of heavy
plank, firm enough to support heavy traffic. Only
so much of the street as can be bridged over before
the morning will be removed, while when the work is
completed the stone pavement will be relaid. As to
the sewer, gas, and water pipes met with in the exca-
tions, they will be caught up with large chains, and
suspended to the framework of the wooden super-
structure, while the tunnel when completed is in-
tended to be far below all such pipes.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1881-06-11

ENGLISH FRUIT TREES IN CENTRAL

AFRICA.

The Times has published the following letter :

Sir,—lt may interest some of your readers to know
that a small selection of English fruit trees, apples,
pears, apricots, cherries, figs. plums, &c., despatched
to Central Africa last December to one of the upland
stations of the Universities' mission bore the three
months' journey so well as to show signs of life and
growth within a very few days of their being planted in
their new home.—Yours faithfully, E. S. LOWNDES.
IL.Or. , ,aISJ, June 4.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1881-06-11

A SAGACIOUS PONY.

The following instance of animal intelligence is sent
to Nature by Dr. John Rae, F.R.S., who states that
the Mr. William Sinclair mentioned is respectable
and trustworthy. The anecdote is taken from the
Orkney Herald of May n :-" A well authenticated
and extraordinary case of the sagacity of the Shetland
pony has just come linder our notice. A year or two
ago Mr. William Sinclair, pupil teacher, Holm, im-
ported one of these little animals from Shetland on
which to ride to and from school, his residence being
at a considerable distance from the school buildings.
-Up to that time the animal had been unshod, but some
time after wards Mr. Sinclair had it shod by Mr. Pratt,
the parish blacksmith. The other day Mr. Pratt, whose
smithy is a long distance from Mr.. Sinclair's house, saw
the pony, without halter or anything upon it, walking
up to where he was working. 'Ehinking the animal had
strayed from home, he drove it off, throwing stones
after the beast to make it run homewards. This
had the desired effect for a short time; but Mr.
Pratt had only got fairly at work once more in the
smithy when the pony's head again made its appear-
ance at the door. On proceeding a second time out-
side, to drive the pony away, Mr. Pratt, with a
blacksmith's instinct, took a look at the pony's feet,
when he observed that one of its shoes had been lost.
Having made a shoe he put it on, and then waited to
see what the animal would do. For a moment it
looked at the blacksmith as if asking whether he was
done, then pawed once or twice to see if the newly-
shod foot was comfortable and finally gave a pleased
neigh, erected his head, and started homewards at a
brisk trot. The owner was also exceedingly surprised
to find the animal at home completely shod the same
evening, and it was only on calling at the smithy some
days afterwards that he learned the full extent of his
Pony's sagacity."
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1881-06-11

OLD HILL.

INCITING A DOG T ) BITE —At the Police Court,
on Wednesday, before Messrs. W. Basiano and C.
Holcroft, James Strong, of Pair Tree Lane, Old
Hi 1, wi.is summiined for assaulting Harry Jeffries,
a boy, on the 3rd in=t., by inciting a dog to bite
him.—lt appeared from the emetic() that the boy
was in the nefendant's garden and the defendant
set the dog on the boy.—He was fined 2s. 6d. and
cost", with the RUA native of 7 day's imprisonment.
Ila-FUetNia TO QulT.—Wiillam Barnsley, chain-
make, , of Ctadlcy kle.it 1, was charged with being
disorderly and refusing to quit the Holly BLl3ri Inn,
Cradley Heath, on tile 6tti inst. William Banister,
the landlord, proved the case, and defendant,
wiiia pleaded guilty, was tined I s. and costs.
DRuNir AND ASSAULTING TIM POLlcE.—James
Mansell Cooper, eii4itunaker, of Cradley Heath,
was charged with being drunk and disorderly on
the 2nd inst. Police-constable Aloutatford sated
that he saw the defendant, was drunk and making
u e of bad language, at 3.30 pm. in Higl. Street,
C adley Heath, and at 10 30 pm. in Bank Street,
Cradley Heath, on the 2nd inst.—Defendant was
further charged with assaulting Police-constable
Mou it ford, whilst in the execution iif his duty on
the ti it inst. Th.., otli3er said that he went to the
Heath Tavern, Cradley Heath and saw the defend-
ant who struck him several times and also kicked
him saying ‘• that's for bringing me that summons."
—He was fined 2s. 6d, and costs for being drunk
and dis,irderly, and ss. and costs for the assault
on the police.
UmING BAD I ANGUAGE.—WiIIiam Hinton, Black-
smith, of Rowley, was lined 58. including cos.
ir profanely cursing and swearing in Rowley
Village, on the 4th inst. Police-constable Styles
proved the case.
ON PREMIREd FOR AN UNLAWFUL PURPOSE.—
James Eaves (35), miner, Watyrfall Lane, and
Adam Finch, of Elici Town, Leicester, who is said
to be on a visit to his brother, who resides at Water-
fall Lane werecbarged with being on premises for an
unlawful purpose.—Tbey were seen on the premises
of Richard Ashman, coal dealer, of Cnerry Orchard
on the night of the Bth inst.—The Bench remarked
that the evidence was not strong enough to show
they were there for an unlawful purpose and ells-
, charged the prisoners.

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1881-06-11

CUTTINGS FROM AMERICAN PAPERS.

A Yankee editor, given to the melancholy line of
philosophy, wrote of a cattle show :—" As with men, so it is
with cattle. They may be, and possibly are, lovely and
beautiful in their lives ; but in their death they are
divided."
It occurred to a scholar, in an American school,
while writing a composition, to make the remarkable state-
ment that "an ox does not taste as good as an oyster, but it
can run faster."

An Oregon town got on a land-slide recently, and
deposited itself in another county. And now the residents
of that peripatetic village coolly refuse to pay taxes, on the
ground that they don't belong to that county.
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A book canvasser at Chicago, the other day, talked
half an hour to induce a lady to buy a book. She handed
him a slip of paper on which was written, " Ime del and
dam."

"Is there any one here who takes exceptions to the
rulings of this court 1" blandly asked a Nevada justice as he
laid a six barrelled revolver on the table before him. There
wasn't one.

A New York paper mentions the case of a couple of
editors "looking up "—but adds that it was only to see who
threw a basin of dirty water upon their heads from a third
storey window.

A Chicago mule made a decided hit in the produc•
tion of the "The Cataract of the Ganges" on the local stage
there recently. The " hit " was made with the mule's dexter
hind hoof on one of the star performers, resulting in a total
eclipse.
In Kansas, the mode of stating that a man was
killed in a fight or a brawl, is to say, "Re died with his
boots on.'

An editor in Vermont blk y s that the person who can
write editorials when suffering with the toothache, can kick
up his heels over the grave of Hope, and snap his defying
fingers in the face of Time and sorrow.

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Portland, in America, has the politest man on
record. While engaged in carrying wood into the cellar of
a house the other day, he fell down stairs and sprained his
ankle. The lady of the house rushed to his assistance, and
was reseived with, "I beg your pardon, ma'am, for making
so mutt new"
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1881-06-11

"KEATING'S POWDER."

No other Powoer is effestual. Sold only tin tiws, 6c1.1 3.
sad 2s.

TRADESMENS' ADDRESSES.

TALUABLE DISCOVERY roe TEI HATX.—If your
hair is turning grey or white, or falling of. use "The
Mexican Hair Renewer," for it aril poititirsly re.stere
is every case Grey or White hair to its origiaal colour,
without leaving the disagreeable small of most
igteetorers." It makes the hair charmingly beautiful,
as well as promoting the growth of the hair on bald
spots, wl_ore the glands are not de,ayed. Ask your
Chemist for THE MEXICAN Haut RENEWER.' sold
by Chemists and Perfumers everywhere at 36.6 d,
Bottle, Wholesale 690 1P11110,1111U,•
awl Lofts.

DUDLEY Alll OTEL, IILLA.i,

PRICE ONE, PENKY
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1881-06-11

GEN EitAL NEWS.

DISASTER AT SEA.

Yesterday morning, about one o'clock, the
*ewer Norman. of London, v;htsat laden fron3
Dantzic to :::.tociiton, got on the rucks between Sea'
ham and Sunderland. She lies in a dangerous
position, and will probably become a wreck. The
crew were saved by the rocket apparatus and lite'
boat. They were landed at :,•eaham Harbour.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1881-06-11

PUBLIC NOTICES

The Pablie craving for cheapness, bag encouraged the
Chinese to inerem, adu:teration by facing with pininbago
and prosaism blue, old witliereu leaves, and uter
rubbish ; which ere thus pa.sed into the English teapot
You always secure a strong rich an i delicioua beverege,
by buying fiornituan'e Pure Tea,—List of Agents ni
this loaality ; —Clarke, Chentist 161, ifiga Street ;
Baker, Chemist, li4. High Street ; Hewitt, Market-
place ; Norris, 136, ffigb Street.—Brierlsy Hill,
Rawlings, fthemist Riddcritihrster, Hewitt, Ball Ling ;
tialesowen, Adair, chemist ; Lye. Jones chervist ;
rfordshiy. White, chemist ; Kiniewinford,
Bretton Lane. Coilo..s oraist ; Bi.einiskane Beaks.
Bull Ring, Quarry Baia. Watts. ehereist.

Are you troubled with Indigeetiou. Headache, Heart
burn. Constipation, Distress after I..'atit.,,; Poor Memory
Low Spirits, Pain in the Back. Creat We‘kness, Bad
Breath, or any other synspton of that hcrrid nightmare
asinine, Dyspepsia ? If so, there is no medicine equall
to the well.kno+vn Jzi.ritrivs' Pmts. They purif:t,
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at.. They overt: me effects of dissipation and late
hours. They str(.l,gthen the system:. They prevep,
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Teeth and acctdity of the stomach. They cure Dyk .
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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1881-06-11

No 875

SALES BY AUCTION-i

HAGLEY STOCK SALE.
MONDAI, JUNE 13th, 1881, at elem.
6,.0 SHEEP and LAMBS,
65 HEAD OF C.MLE,
The usual Entry of Calves and Pigs.
bATES, PERHENB & WOOLDRIDGE.

SUPERIOR RESIDENCE. COMB ERTON HOUSE
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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1881-06-11

AGENT WANTED to push E:st-clitkie
LIIBRICATINd OILS. Commission 10 to 15
per cent. —Box 322, Post Office, LiverpoA,

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SATURDAY, JUNE nth. 1881.
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PARLIAMENT AT WHITSUNTIDE.

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Y 13% GOUT AND RHAIIMATISM.
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per box.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1881-06-11

EMIGRATION TO AMERICA.

The number of immigrants who nrrived in New
York during the month of May was 76,02. There
were about 26,000 Germans, 17,000 Scandinavlans,
15,000 Irish, 7,000 English, and 2,000 Scotch. The
total for the month is an increase over that for May,
1880, of nearly 21,000, and nearly 13,000 greater than
for the whole year of 1877. The total this year since
January Ist is 181,749, against 135,336 for the same
period last year.
The New York legislature has passed a law impos-
ing a head tax of one dollar on every immigrant landed
there from foreign vessels ; but the legality of this
tax is to be contested.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1881-04-23

The COMPARATIVE COST of AMERICAN

and ENGLISH ELECTIONS.

The New York Herald says it is estimated that the
general election in Great Britain and Ireland costs the
candidates two million pounds. "No return is made
of our own election expenses, but putting at the
highest figure the cost of electing our Congress the
amount is hardly more than one-half the expenses
of the election of a Parliament. Allowing two
thousand pounds as the average expenditure of a,
Congressional Candidate, our House of Representa-
tives, consisting in round numbers of three hundred
members, would cost about £1,200,000. In some city
districts the amount expended as of course much
higher, but in a large number of the country ones the
cost is not one•fourth that sum. English writers
sometimes amuse themselves in pointing out the
dangers and extravagances of universal suffrage and
the inherent defects in the democratic system. The
preceding figures go to show that the ballot box is a
much more costly institution under the monarchy
than under the Republic."
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1881-04-23

FATAL DYNAMITE EXPLOSION.

An appalling explosion of dynamite occurred at
Greenock last Saturday afternoon, by which four men
were killed and a number were injured.

It appears that under an arrangement with the
Clyde Lighthouse Trustees, the officials of the
Greenock Harbour Truit have been engaged for
several months past in dredging the river Clyde at
a point to the east of Greenock, with the view
of deepening a new channel-way. In carrying out
this undertaking, boulders and rocks were frequently
encountered of sNch size that, in order to their
removal, blasting had to be resorted to before the
dredger could complete the work. On Saturday,
while a number of men were thus employed, they
came across a large boulder submerged at a depth of
about 25ft. Divers were in requisition, and the boulder
was drilled with two holes, these being each charged
with lib. of dynamite. One of the shots was fired
successfully, but when the other fuse was ignited, a
terrific report was heard by those on shore, and
several of the workmen, who were stationed on a raft,
were seen to be thrown several feet into the air. A
portion of the raft about 20ft. in length was
destroyed. A large quantity of water was thrown
up a considerable height, and all the other men
were dashed into the river by the force of the
explosion. The catastrophe occasioned the greatest ex-
citement among those on shore and on board the steam
dredgers, which were working a short distance from
the raft. The dredgers' boats were promptly launched,
as was also a boat attached to a crane punt, and every
effort was put forth to rescue the immersed men. The
first man picked up,,Hug'n Martin, was quite dead, his
head being partially blown away. Another, Hugh
Gallocher, when brought ashore, wis found to have
sustained serious injuries about the lower part of the
body, and he died during the afternoon in the in-
firmary. This was also the fate of John Burns, a
labourer. A man, named John Logan, could not be
found, and little doubt remains that he was either
blown to piecee or drowned. A diver who subse-
quently went into the river recovered articles of dress
which were identified as those of Logan. The names
of the dead are :—Hugh Gallocher, aged 46 years,
leaving a widow, and three of a family, all grown up;
Hugh Martin, aged 52 years, who leaves a widow and
two children; John Logan, aged 50, who leaves a
widow and four children; John Burns, aged 45, who
leaves a widow and four children. A number of men
were also injured, among others, Hugh Clifford, cut
about the head and neck ; James Kelly, cut about the
head; William Sweeney, injured about the limbs and
badly shaken.
Nothing definite is known as to the cause of the
accident. The most feasible theory put forward is
that after the charge was inserted in the stone and
the fuse attached, the rising of the tide, by lifting the
fuse, withdrew the charge from the boulder, and the
charge exploded immediately under the raft.
An exhaustive inquiry into the whole circumstances
will be made.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1881-04-23

DEATH FROM VOLUNTARY FASTING.

The New York Correspondent of the Daily News writes :
Harriet Duell died in lowa on Sunday night, after
a voluntary fast of forty-seven days. She began her
.fast on the 23rd February. She was fifty-two years
old, a hopeless invalid, and determined to end her life
by starvation. For the first thirty-three days she did
not take even water. After that she took a little
water each day till the final one, but nothing else
passed her lips. Her pulse on Sunday morning was
imperceptible, respiration thirty-five per minute. She
was in full possession of her mental faculties until the
last. The post-mortem examination showed that there
was extremely little blood in her body. The stomach,
was void of all substance. The body weighed forty-
seven pounds. She, was never considered insane by
her friends, but merely desperate through suffering.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1881-04-23

REMOVAL OF THE REMAINS OF THE
REV. ROWLAND HILL.

In London, early on Thursday morning in last week,
the remains of the late Rev. Rowland Hill were taken
from the vault in Surrey Chapel, Blackfriars-road,
and an hour afterwards were placed in a grave which
had been prepared for them. under the written author-
ity of the Home Secretary, within the precincts of
Christ Church, Westminster Bridge-road, the new
home of the church and congregation which the great
preacher founded, and of which the Rev. Newman
Hall, LL.B., is now pastor.
. . .

The spot selected for the reinterment is at the base
of the Lincoln Tower, which was built at the joint ex-
pense of English and American Christians to com-
memorate the abolition of American slavery. There
were present throughout the entire proceedings the
Rev. Newman Hall, the Rev. Henry Grainger, the
Rev. Arthur Hall, the Rev. B. Senior, the Rev. J.
Pickett, and other ministerial and lay friends. Among
the Christ Church office-bearers in attendance at the
fresh obsequies, Messrs. Eall and Watkins, 1-7oth of
them Vustees, deserve special mention as having been
present at Rowland Hill's first funeral, 48 years ago.
Only a few words of prayer were offered by Mr.
Hall before the transfer of the coffin to the hearse, and
the religious service at the reinterment was also very
brief, consisting mostly of extracts from the burial
ritual of the Church of England. In the following
formula the name of the deceased patriarch of the
Evangelical revival at the close of the last century was
introduced :
"Almighty and everlasting God, we bless Thy holy
name for Rowland Hill and all Thy servants departed
this life in Thy faith and fear, beseeching Thee to
give us grace so to follow their good examples, that
with them we may be partakers of Thy heavenly
kingdom. Grant this, 0 Father, for Jesu's Christ's
sake, our only Mediator and Advocate."
The tombstone, which was also removed, and
which covers the body still, is surmounted by the
arms of the Hill family, with their motto, " Avancez."
The inscription read,—" Sacred to the memory of the
Rev. Rowland Hill, A.M. Obiit 11th April, 1833, ill
his 89th year." •
• At the close of the ceremony of reinterment a docu-
ment attesting the fact was signed by the official per-
sons present. The removal, it was declared, took
place under the superintendence of William Sayer.
This and other documents relative to the occasion, in-
cluding the Home Offise warrant, will be enrolled in
the Christ Church archives.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1881-04-23

THE IRISH LAND BILL.

The Times, in a leader, remarks :—" It is becoming
more and more clear that the opposition to the Irish
Land Bill will not be of an impracticable and unprac-
tical character. There are many politicians, no doubt,
who agree with the Duke of Argyll in lamenting the
abandonment of the principle of free contract in rela-
tion to Irish land tenure, but it is evident that to
pursue this branch of the controversy in Parliament in
the present stage of the question would be sheer waste
of time. There is no responsible statesman in the
ranks of either party who would undertake to deny
that a measure dealing with Irish land tenure is in-
evitable, and that the delay of another year can only
render a settlement more difficult and perilous. The
abandonment of the theory of free contract and the
legal concession to the tenant of what is in fact a joint
ownership in the soil may be challenged on econo-
mical grounds, but every one knows that any Land
Bill whatever, which would have a chance of passing,
or which it would be worth while to pass, must he
founded, with whatever conditions and limitations,upon
those points. Mr. Gladstone's Bill is, therefore, in no
serious danger of attack horn the ground taken up by
the Duke of Argyll. There are signs that it will meet
with general acceptance—not excluding, of course,
efforts to amend it from any side—if it can be shown
during the debate on the second reading that it fulfils
the Prime Minister's description of its objects and
mode of procedure. It is necessary, however, that
ample Ministerial explanations of doubtful points
should be forthcoming at the proper time, and with
regard to some of the questions which have been raised
in our own columns the proper time for explanation is
obviously the second reading of the Bill." . .
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1881-04-23

CRA OLE Y • HESTEL

EASTER VBSTRY.—ThA u-ual Eater vestry meet-
ing was held in connection with St. Luke's,
Reddrill Hill. on Tu,silay; the Rev. G. J Taylor,
vicar, pre-idini2. Alr. 1. Sti.ndisli was reappointed
victir's warden: and nr. It. Grew.' wa.4
peoplo'a warden. The following sidesuien were
a,so el..ctedi--Nlessri. Barker, Mason, Snelling,
Stddltway, infray, and Diirby. Tile yeariy
iiccounts were pas-d, s:lowiug, a ualance of over £3
duo to the churclriv irdens.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1881-04-23

MR. SPURGEON ON MODERN
UNBELIEF.

On Sunday morning the Rev. C. H. Spurgeon
preached before a crowded congregation in the Metro-
politan Tabernacle, being the first time since his recent
severe illness. He appeared to be fully restored to
health.

The rev, gentleman chose for his text the passage in
the 28th chapter of Isaiah, "This is the rest where-
with ye may cause the weary to rest, and this is the
refreshing; yet they would not hear." In the course
of his remarks he said the Gospel was not a scheme
or a speculation, but came to mankind with autho-
rity, and the one alternative was to believe it or
perish. People sometimes refused to accept it because
it was too simple to commend itself to their superior
intellects. But the glory of the Gospel was that it
was so plain. If it were so mysterious that nobody
could understand it except doctors of divinity and
university graduates what a miserable Gospel it would
be. The desperate insanity of those who rejected the
Gospel—who insulted the holy physician who came to
cure them—was truly marvellous in these days of light
and liberty. There was no other system of doctrine
which could quiet the consciences of men and give them
rest. -Unbelievers, too, rejected the Gospel because,
they said, it was so difficult to believe. Such an objec-
tion was wilful and wicked. If the Gospel be of God
men were hound to receive it, and must not cavillat it
or raise objections, philosophical or otherwise. It was
extraordinary to find people wanting something they
could not understand. They desired human learning
mixed up so extensively with the Gospel that the
wisdom of man overshadowed the wisdom of God.
Ask the teachers of philosophical and sceptical
opinions whether their doctrines gave them rest, and
they would answer, "No; we are in the pursuit of
truth, but have not got it yet." They were not likely
ever to get it, because God would not alter his doc-
trine to suit their tastes. The Gospel was not, as
alleged, fit only for children and old women, but for
the acceptance of all who had any views worth
having, and those who now despised and rejected it
would in the end find that it would grind them to
powder.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1881-04-23

the current year." It V 134 carried unanimous-;.v. •
—lt was also proposed and carried that Mc. H.
Billingha.n be first Vice-ch irm3fl, nd Mr.
11131::“v seamd Vice-chairman.—The &lowing
ge.inemen were elected on the Assessment Com-
mittee :—ex.o.fuio me nhirs, 5143:4r5. B.
Phillips, H. J. W. H.-Foley, H. Smith, and F.
Evers ;el tted members, Me.ssrs. Raybould, 1.
Haskew, Barr. Guest, Rhodes, Par-
geter, and Plant.—For the School- Attendance
Committee the same ex-officio members were
electA, and in addition, Messrs. Raybould,
Billingham, Haskaw, Williams, Robertson
Brooks and Forrest.—Admitted into
the house during the week 20; discharged 17;
born 1:; di-Ad 0; remaining in the house
572 :corresponding period last year 500.,
Out•door relief, Kingswinford. district. £4O 173
Slourbridge
,district £36 us 7d ; Halesowen
district, 21 8s 71; non-resident Os 41; total
.09 34 101 against .i7O 23 40.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1881-04-23

The sale, which lasted over five days, included the
library of catalogues of coins, and realised £3,041 4s.

FALL OF A CHURCH TOWER.

About two o'clock on the morning on Good Friday
the inhabitants of that part of Chester near the
ancient cathedral church of St. John were roused by
the crash of falling masonry and the clanging of bells.
Half of the venerable tower of St. John's Church,
150 ft". high, which was a landmark for the surround-
ing country, had fallen, and with it had come several
of the bells. An immense crack, which had -extended
from the summit to the base for years past, had, after
the rigour of the past winter, opened more widely, aDd
the whole tower had given such signs of insecurity
that the authorities of the church had taken steps to
repair it. These precautions, however, came too late,
for on the north side the tower was then evidently
giving way, and was pronounced unsafe by the builder
engaged on the work.
The church itself and the abbey adjoining date from
Saxon times, and the tower, built of the red sandstone
of the district, in the early English style of architec-
ture, was one of its most beautiful features. In the
tower was a peal of eight bells, the most melodious in
the city, and five of these lie buried in the ruins,
while the other three remain suspended in the belfry
by the most slender support. Fortunately no lives
have been lost, and the body of the church has not
suffered except to a alight extent, the tower being
if4blated from it. The most'serious loss IP the entire
destruction of a very massive and beautiful early
English porch and gateway. The half of the tower
which is still standing is in a very precarious state.

The cost to Lancashire for the services of the police
and military during the late colliery strike and disturbances
will be about £7,000, which will fall upon the ratepayers.