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The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1873-12-27

DUDLEY.

Ex-rex/Bios or Houas.—At the Public °Rios on
Dlonday, before the Mayor (Alderman W. Wilkinson),
Ald,,,nen Aston, and C. Cochrane, application was
mole by Mr. Chalingsworth (President of the
Licensed Victuallers' Association), on behalf of the
publicans of the borough, for the extension of one

hour on the nights of the 2lth, 25th, 26th, 27th, and
29th. Alter consultations, the magistrates offered
objection to extend the hours on Saturday evening,
but consented to substitute the 31st for that date, and
to grant the extra hour on each of the oldie
nights.
STABBING CASE.—At the same Court, Robeit
Oldtield (28), labourer, was charged with cnttin., and
wounding Eliza Pearson, domestic servant: in the em-
ploy of Mr.Jeavons, licensed victualler, Dudley
Wood. On Stunlaynight prisoner went to the Inn,
kept by Mr. Jeavous and asked for a pint of ale, and
upon being told by the landlady that it was time
to close and she should fill no more, threatened to
stab her with a knife he then held. He ran at Mrs.
Jeavons with the open knife„ and to save her mis-
tress Eliza Pearson went between her and her as.
sailant, and was cut very seriously in the arm. She
lost a quantity of blood, and became insensible.—Mr.
Meade, assistant-surgeon to Mr. Standish, stated
that there was an incised wound live or six inches
long on the arm of the girl. It was clean out to the
bone and was within an eighth of an inch of an
artery, the opening of which would have occasioned
death. Committed to the Sessions.
_ _ .

ASSAULTS UPO/4 THE POLICE.—James Bearden,
puddler, Kate's Hi!, was charged at the Police Court,
yesterday, with assaulting Police .constables Hooper
and Bunting. On Saturday night Mr. Robins land-
lord of the Swan Inn, sent for the officers to turn
defendant out,. He refused to leave and struck
Hooper violently on the neck. The officers then
knocked defendant down, and whilst on the floor de-
fendant kicked both policemen. Hooper was seri-
ously injured in the :ear, which bled profusely, and
Bunting was kicked on the leg. Defendant was sent
to gaol for one mouth for the assault upon Hooper,
and fined 10s. and costs, or in default fourteen day's
imprisonment, for assaulting Bunting.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1873-12-27

PEKENIX FIRE OFFICE

MR. GEORGE PERRY, SOLICITOR,
Agent for fitourbridge, begs to inform the Pub.
Lr that the PHCENIX was for many years the only
Pi,. OE,' that kept a FINE ENGINE in the town, and
to infcrta them that it still keeps one there.
For the keys of the Engine House, apply at the Talbot
Hotel ; or to W. Jonas, Blacksmith, Lorille-street. the
16410 war ead for Terma of Inserassat, apply to the
if NW

FOR PICTURE FRAMER.
/10 to the Practical Maker, where every ilwa
eription of PICTUIti MOMS, WINDOW
COBNICNS, se., are insnatattarod on the Promises,
Wholesale and Retail, by
D. LANBIIRT,
House Deeorator,
Gilder and
Pieter. Prune,
Natinfaeturer,
OLDBWINPORD, Mew BTOWRBEID9I.

OLD PICTURE FRAMES, CORNICES,
AND MOULDINGS,

Of every leseriptloa,
CLEANED, REPAIRED, or RI-GILT.
OLD PICTURES, Carets fly Clawed, Liked, awl

liistored.

T 1 L. haying bad 20 year. practieal
A." • impulses' in all the above different Brandies,
Imp to inform the Gentry and Public generally that he
has now every futility for insetting say order that may
be entrusted to his mire, which will meet with his perso-
nal and prompt attention.
Orders by Letter will meet with strict attention.
Estimates given and Men of each Branch cant to any
!part of the country.
Gentians& saay have their Nature hues milli on
*kW owayrounines, if &cirri.

N the hatereeta of trade, and at a heavy el.
penditure of throe and eapital, these Offices have
TN established.
Tbie Agents and Correspondents, both riritish sad
iontiga, have been Delisted with sere.
Constant ownionaieation is II aim Win d with the various
Bataan: dos lionseignetneate of the Continent, the In-
telligenee Oases of the United States, and the Britieh-
Ariseriesa, Indian, Australian, and .User Colonies.
• trusted Coeildertiel vehicle of inforinetion , a plain
answer to • question is given.
Truth in Its report, safety In the tautened's, is the
end desired and sought firs.
What meotbere are entitled le.* XS Sc:—

Ammo To-411 Inquiries on (treat Britain--thres ,
stamps omit inqiury—erery inquiry I
mat to three or four eorrespondonts.,
„ amoral weekly, and Index qatirterly
(register *ordains ever a million
noises).
„ any additional ausbor of Inquiries at Is
9d men.
„ Legal Adriee at any time, or any number
of Imes, fuss of 'huge, on any mon.
morelal gaieties.
Debts appried for, eableet to the fe.l
lowing 111011114•1011, Tie r-4 per rent-
klial £2 to 130, 14 peewit. from 41,0
to £lOO, and le per sent. beyond ; or
"abject to prior ',gonad arrangement.
Mental, settlements.
••
roots for Ihr.kre
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1873-12-27

DEATH OF MR. MARK PHILLIPS.

We regret to have to announce the demise
of Mr. Mark Phillips, who represented Man-
chester in the .Reformed Parliament. Ms.
Phillips, the state of whose health had for
some time caused anxiety to his friends, died
on Tuesday afternoon at his Warwickshire
residence, Welcombe, Stratford-on-Avon,
where he has lived, generally respected, for
many years since he retired from active life.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1873-12-27

Piles, Aglaia. aad Internal Iniflanarialiass.

Persons sainted with these distremingcomplaints will
And in this wonderful Ointment instant means of relief,
and ell can elect their own cure without explaining their
infirmity to swim. Holloway's Pills, if taken in small
doses, greatly assist the Ointment, Cs they purify the
blood and regulate the stomach in an extraordinary
mean Sr.

The Ointment and Pill. are sold at Professor Emit..
vs.. Establishment, 033, Oxford•atreet, London ; alas
by nearly every re•peetable Vendor of Medieinethrooghe
edit the Civilised World, in Pots and Hones, at Is lid,
9. 9d, 4.1 6d. I and 33e exch. The smallest Pet of
Ointment contains one our ee and the smallest Box
.1 Pills fur dozen.

Pull printed direction are affixed to each Pot and Eon,
and can be bad in any 613 gunge, even in Turkish, Arabia,
A tll ron ian , Persian, or Chinese.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1873-12-27

GOVERNMENT AND THE RAIL WAY

ACCIDENTS.

Sir Daniel Gooch, MP., chairman of the Great
Western Railway, has replied to the circular of the
Board of Trade respecting the alleged insecurity of
railway travelling. The hon. baronet reminds Mr.
Chicheeter Fortescue that during a period of seven
years, including 1872, one passenger lost his life, and
two hundred and fortyeeven sustained personal
injuries (many of them being of the slightest
possible character), from causes beyond their own
control, whilst travelling in paeeenger trains over
this company's lines. Jo 1872 (being the year
specially referred to in Captain Tyler's Report), the
company carried 32,800,000 passengers, and conveyed
11,777,072 tons of goods and minerals, running
1.8,390,047 train miler', and it was in this year that the
' one death of a passenger above referred to took place.
' Sir Daniel then proceeds to examine the charges which
the company wee challenged to answer, stating that,
while on all matters referred to the directors are reedy
to make every effort in their power to meet the
reasonable demands of the public and of Parliament,
they cannot but
..deprecate that minute, and-at the
same time irresponsible, interferenee—with which they
are not indistinctly threatened—with the =mega-
ment of an undertaking for the conduct of which the
directors are to be hold ultimately responsible, believ-
ing, as they do, that such interference, whether legisla-
tive or administrative, will prove as injurious to the
interests and safety of the public as to the interests of
their own shareholders.

Mr. E. B. Ellis, chairman of thy Midland Railway,
has also replied to the Board of Trade Circular. He
points out that, with regard to the frequency of acci
dente, an examination of the reports of the officers of
the Board of Trade will show that the number of
casualties in 1872 exhibits • decrease on a fair compari-
son with former years, notwithstanding the very largely
Increased trafEcand the constantly growing requirements
of the public—a moult which could only be obtained by
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1873-12-27

IMPORTANT TO COUNTRY PATIENTN.

CONSULT TIN BY Li, /TEE Po I ROUT FEE.
DR. Li. 851.11:11, the Eunneze. Spueiglist for
the Cure of all Debtating Di.seses, will, for the
benefit of Country Patients who cannot commit him per.
sooty, en receiving descr,ptit.re of their case, send his
opinion. with advice and dirt otiose for the most booed's.
fol restoration to health anti vtgour.

.-.l:idr.ess, Dr. H. SMITIi, 8,-liattna-grescent,Londea
WC.

ONE Box of CLARKE'S B 41 Pills is
warranted to care all discharge, from the Urinary
torgaim, in either sex, acquired or cenatitetismal, Gravel
and Pains in the Baek.-6ell in boxed, le 6d each. by
all Chemists and Patent Medieme Vendors; or sent to
say addrees for 60 hiarays by the Maker. F. J C image,
Consaltmg Chemist, Highmtreet,
Agents, BASCLAT & WOE., Lenden,and &lithe Wholesale
gouges

- - --
Said by A. P. )(orris, Chemist, Stourlbridge.

CURE FOR ALL.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1873-12-27

THE POTATO DISEASE.

:Hefei% Charles Whitehead. John Algernon Clarke,
Wiiliam Carruthes, and H. M. Jenkins, the judges
appointed by the 'Loyal Agricultural Society to ea'
colon the essays competing for the £lOO prize offersd by
Lord Cathcart for the beet easy on "The Potato
Dimas smd its Prevention," presented their report at
the last meeting of the Society's CuunciL Among p 4
essays, not one has been found worthy of an award; in
fact, bad anyb,sly really succeeded in combating the di.-
ease, he would probably have done better with his dis-
covery than by describing the modus opera raii for £lOO.
The cause. most frequently met forth in the manuscripts
were degrneration of the tobrr, fungus on the tuber,
superabundant moisture acid wet weather, Peronoantra
infe.thine attacking the leaves and stems of the plant,
electrical action, and unhealthy condition of the plant,
induced by the use of certain manures. The principal
remedies recommended were the cultivation of new
varieties, use of disease-proof sorts, employment of
lightning-conductors, application of time as • manure,
avoidance of specified meatus, Seeping or kiln'
drying the tuber before planting, dreaming the Minim
with sulphur, chlorine, ic., cutting MI the tops
on the first appearance disease, growing the
potatoes in small clumps or hillock'', bending
down the haulm 60 as not to drip over the roots, and
tying up the haulm to stake., or cultivating sorts
having erect stalks. Evidence in some essays contra-
dicted in nearly all case alleged results stated Mothers.
The judges have recommenied the society to grant a
handsome Ham of money for the purpose of inducing
some competent mycologist to undertake an investiga-
tion of the life-history of the potato fungus (Pcrotios-
pera infega i,s) in the interval between the injury to
the potato plant and thil r.eappearance of the fungus
in the following year. Also that valuable prizes
should be offered for the beet disease-proof early and
late p ,tatore, the awards to be made alter testing the
competing sorts and their produce during three eeikois.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1873-12-27

BROMSGROVE.

THE LICENSED VICTUALLER:3 AND CHRISTMAS
Holm's:vs.—At the Petty Sessions, on Tuesday,
before Captain Bourne and Mr. A. Ryland, a number
of publicans attended, and Mr. Bolding, of the Dog
and Pheasant Inn, made application on their behalf
for a general extension of the hour of closing in the
district for the christmas holidays.—Captain Bourne
asked for what special occasion the extension was
asked for, ,whether for a club dinner or any other
gathering ?—Mr. Bolding replied that it was for the
Christmas holidays.—Captain Bourne said the Act
did not contemplate a general extension of the hours
of closing, and the magistrates, therefore, did not
think it there duty to grant it; but if there was any
application for a special occasion, they were willing
to hear it.—Mr. Bolding said he had no special oc-
casion to mention, but the extensiou for the christ-
mai holidays had been generally granted throgh the
district. —Captain Bonnie said a Similar application
was made last year, but the Bench thought it their
duty to refuse it.—Mr. Bolding said he hoped the
magistrates had altered the decision they came to last
year.—The applications were refused, and whole of
the applicants left the court.—Subsequently an appli-
cation was made for an extension of two hours on the
night of the 26th, for the New Rose and Crown Inn,
Rubery, the occasion being a ball and concert, to
whieh some residents of the neighbourhood had been
invited. The application was granted on the under-
standing that the extension was to apply only to
those who were invited to the entertainment, and
was not to apply to outsiders.

T.Tmos CraacTs.—At the fortnightly meeting
of the Guardians of the Bromsgrove Union, held on
Tuesday, the following ienders for the supply of
bread for the out districts of the Union, and flour
and meat for the Union Workhouse, for thirteen
weeks from the 2rithinstant were accepted :—Bread :
Redditch district 61d, Belbroughton district 61d, per
41b loaf, Mr. B. Brown, jun., Bureot Redditch
district, 63d per loaf, Mr. W. Webb, Redditch.
Beet seconds flour, 95. per bushel, Mr. J. Gibbs,
Wychbold Mill. Beef and mutton 7a., suet 6d. per
lb. Mr. S. Harvey, Bromsgrove.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1873-12-27

HULLO WAYS OINTMENT

i,r.,Adi,l4lJ, LAO( I tor, Ugh, I I

barangerwte of the l'hr,az and Chest.

In any of theabore diseases. immediate and permanent
relief is obtained by effectually rubbing this detergent
Ointment twice a day upon the •eck, chest, and back, and
back, and in all stages of influenza, settled coughs, and
wheezing at the chest, the same treatment may be fol.
Rowed with efficiency and safety.

Bad .egs, Bad Breasts, (Ed Sores, Wounds, anei
Clcers.

By rubbing this Ointment perseveringly npon ad
around the affected parts twice a day, it will penetrate to
tne titmice beneath, and exert the most beneficial intlit•
ante; the inflammation soon diminishes, the pale
becomes less intolerable, the matter thickens, and a
eure is soon effected. In all long standing eases Hollo-
way's Pals should also be taken, as they greatly assist in
expelling all depraved hen:more from the body.
Skin Disewes kiredg.

In this class of complain7s, nn matter the age, the see
the place, or under what name the Meets. may be eines,
fled, immediate ease, and ultimate cure, may iwWl cer-
tainty be procured, it this Ointment be plentifuily
rubbed upon the part aliened, while Holloway's Pills
are taken to appropriate doses night and tan:l:lug, to
parity the olood.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1873-12-27

(Joal, Rheumatism, and Glandular Swellings.

Every o, ilffer.iid from these exernei inu complaints
should havo reeostree to these purr tying o• .clies.aa they
have rescued thousands from • life of iorture, after all
other means had fatted to give them relief. The Oint-
ment and Pills used evinjointly will set so searchingly
ant certainly, as to effect cares in the most hopeless
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1873-12-27

SHOCKING CALAMITY IN SCOTLAND.

A most painful sensation prevailed In Glasgow on
Friday, on the report that Sir James Colquhoun,
Bart., of Luse, and four men bad been drowned in
LochLoatond. The report turned out to be, unhappily,
too true. Sir James had, along with his brother
William, being shooting deer On a large island in that
famous Loch, for several hours on Thursday. At
four o'clock William left the island in a small
punt, his brother, ir James, started at the same
time in a tishing-boat, pulled by his head-keeper,
John Boyd, two under-keepers' named James Spottis-
wood and Angus MacDonald, and the kennel-boy,
Thomism Anderson. There were also live slaughtered
deer octhe boat. Mr. Colquhoun gradually drew away
from his brother's boat, and on looking back ob-
served that, like Lie own, it laboured heavily, the
weather being stormy, ‘Vhile endeavouring to obtain
• passage through a narrow strait he looked beck
and could not see the other boat, but concluded
It had tried to get to the lee of an island, and take a
safer way homeward. When he reached Roesdhu Man-
sion he was alarmed that Sir James had not arrived,
but he was exciedingly anxious when, in about
threeom artaire of an hour, other keepers and more of
the dead deer arrived and reported they had not seen
the miming boat. Numerous boats searched the Loch
during the night,,and at ten o'clock tbe following day
the missing boat was found floating bottom upwards
In a Lay two miles from the spot where Mr. Colquhoun
last saw it the night before. Two of the oars and Sir
JAlneles hat were also picked up, and underneath the
seat it the boat were two of the dead deer.

Two of the keepers leave widowe and Knell (amities.
hlaclionald entered the service on the day he wad
drowned.

Sir James Cuhialinun was Lord Lieutenant of the
county, arid the leader of the Liberal party in Dam-
bartoruthjr. His estates are in length about 40 miles.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1873-12-27

THE ARLINGHAM MURDER.

At the Gloucester Assizes, on Wednesday,
Charles Edward Butt (22), a farmer, was
charged with the wilful murder of Amelia
Selina Phipps, at Arlingham, on the 17th of
August last. The charge having been clearly
proved, and the jury returning a verict of
guilty, the prisoner was sentenced to death.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1873-12-27

BELBROUGHTON.

CIikNGE RusoiNo.—On Sunday last six of the
Society of Change Ringers rang on the bells of the
Parish Church a true and complete peal of bob-
minor, containing 720 changes in 27 minutes. The
baud was as follows :—P. Leek, treble; C. Good-
year, 2nd; F. Hatton, 3rd; E. Baylis, 4th; F. Bate,
sth ; H. Martin, tenor. The peal contained 42 singles,
which was composed by J. Rogers, of London, ran
conducted by F. Bate, this being the first time and
to the county of Worcester.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1873-12-27

A TERRIBLE PRAIRIE FIRE.

The !Veto York Herald of Dec. 6. describ.c a etorer which
on Nov. 24 arid 2.6 rolled over a part of KIIIIS&P, devastating
It over many hundred square mile., coated by a tonere and
long continued drought. It rays

To form a general estimate of the lose to the State
would be imposeible at present, but it will be counted
by hundreds ~f thomiande of dollars', if it do not account
into millions. The reports of individual loss would
occupy column:, of the Herald, and be but
repetitions of ea,ll other. One letter in the Union,
published at JUDI: 4iUll City, specifies damage done to
twenty-two farms in one neighbourhood. One house
and the barns of four farmers were burned. On eleven
farms the fences were consumed, and on four
others more detailed reports give a loss of 4,000 rails.
Of grain, four farms lost all their wheat, three all
their corn ; two others report 750 bushels of corn de.
stroyed. Four farmers lost all their straw, and six.
tern report 498 tons of hay burned. This may serve
as a specimen of the reports with which the countre
press teems. And, se the correspoodent just quoted
adds, " Cho amount of damage done cannot be esti-
mated by the value ef the property actually burned.
The farmers are left without anything to feed their
stock, which they will be forced to sell at a great
sacrifice."
Advieee from Sioux city, lowa, contain reports of
similar hres in Dakota Territory. At Vermillion
only the desperate efforts of the citivins, who turned
out en mane, and with plonghe and axes broke fire
guards, saved the town. The railroad company
coupled all its cars, and was prepared to move them at
an instant's notice. The fire raged and roared like
wild beast baffled of its prey upon the opposite bank
of the river. Sever d times it succeeded in crossing
the stream, but as '.f ten the people put it out, and at
last the town was freed from danger. The scene In
the streets was apralling. Women and children ran
about crazy with tear; the air was so oppressed with
emcke and fire that breathing was dittioult . • the sky
was scarlet with the mounting Mimes, and their un-
earthly roar was al the very signal of doom. The
whole country in the vicinity was burned over, and it
ja feared that many lives have been lost.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1873-12-27

A NEW LICENCE LAW IN JERSEY.

The Jersey correspondent of the Pail Mali liazette
writes:—

On Christmas Day the law comes into operation
which was recently passed by the S•stes of Jersey for
amending the licensing law of the island. The measure
contabie souse very stringent measures for the regulation
of public•howies and the repression of drunkenness,
Hotel licerces have been raised from EU to 110, and
six days licences have been introduced at £1 loos than
the ordinary licences Beerhousee and cidershops are
aboliahed by the Act, and great bei.erite are expected
to result therefrom. Sunday opening is restricted to be-
tween the hours of one and three, and ten is fixed as the
closing hour on week nights, except Saturday, when
eleven is the hour. Adulteration is to be punished by
a fine of £2O or one month's imprisonment, and a
second offence with a fine of £lOO or three months' im-
prisonment. If the offender be a publican and his
licence be not withdrawn, a record of his offence and
conviction I. to be posited up on his premises fore
fortnight. A fine of £5 is the penalty for keeping open
after hours, and heavy penalties are provided for any
persons who may be found drank in any public•house
or place, or when in charge of any horses, carriages, or
steam-engines, or when carrying firearms.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1873-12-27

A WILL CASE.

At the Liverpool mint the CAWS of " Poole and others
v. /1 inibes " has been tried.

Mr. Samuel wag the counsel for the plaintiffs and Ur
Charles Russell, Q.C., and Dr. Conn:Mae were for the defend
ant.

It was an imeue sent down by the Judge of the
Probate Court to be tried here to determine the
validity of a will. The testator was us man named
Hughes, a butcher in Liverlool, who died on
We ineaday. the 9th of April. Ilia will was pro-
pounded by the rlaintiff's, the testator's mother,
sister, and daughter, in whose favour it was made,
and was slisputed by his wife, to whom nothing was
left. The wife had, however, separated from her
husband several years ado, and since that time the
teetator had lived with the I,l*intiffs. The case her
the latter was that the testator aerionaly injured him-
self on Saturday, the sth of Aped, in moving a heavy
side of meat, end afterwards suffered great pain, and
was very IP. On Tuesday nigh, the Bth, he sent for
an accountant named Fadey, with whom he hail been
a igrainreet many years, and ordered him to make his
will. fie gave rational it *Unction to Farley to draw
the wilt, dividing his property between the three
plaintiffs, and dilly executed it then. b'seloy, however,
said he would write outs lair copy of it and a counter-
part and return with them the next day, and did so,
when the testator ordered an alteration in the will in
respect to the sum to be left to his sister, and then en.
executed the wilL He died the same evening of the
result of tee injury to the side received on the Saturday,
and it was entirely denied that he was buffering in any
way from the effects of drink.
The case for the defendant was that the testator had
been a confirmed drunkard for years, his wife having
separated from him on account f his drunkenness, and
died from an attack of delirium troneas under which
he was labouring at the time he executed his will. The
evidence produced on the two sides was entirely con-
tradictory and irreconcilable, tut in the end the jury
behaved that for the plaintiffs, and found for the vah-
dity of the will.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1873-12-27

gam
ligraded with rk
tTbrteieueg
F drawn hob Igo

closest ca. and watchfulness on the part of those
math railway Ispnasement. It was ponsitile
4. the alarm iphich has given rise te Mr.
Isttor hat Iresult.-d from oomparisoim
•norfect data. The Act of Portia-

mach

meat passed in 1872 reqiiir—ss ac-aden—i; to be re
ported which were not reported in previous years;
tnany of these do not involve danger to pas.
sengers, but to c.itisequence of their being now
for the lira time included in these reports, a feeling of
Mum has been created which, with fall knowledge
of the facts, would not have.exiated. Mr. Ellis choirs
that upon the Midland Railway, during the year 1872.
there ere, wit the very large number of 21,308,639
passagers, exclusive of season ticket holders, who
travelled on their line, only two fatal accddents to pea-
atingle. Ono of thaw accidents was caused by a
pawner rjuinping from a train, and the other by a
d. or having bbCOOllO open from some unexplained cause
after the train had started.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1873-12-27

Xocal ino istrict gals.

COUNTY COURT.

Brown's Nxecutors v. Lily ef the Valley Ludge
of OM Fellows. IMPORTANT DECISION. On
Saturday last, at the County Court, Judge Kettle
delivered his decision in the case of "Brown's
Executors v. Lily of the Valley •Lodge of Odd
Follows." It was a question to decide whether
a man may bequeath his club money. The
case came before the Court on the previaus
Thursday, when the Judge reserved his derision.
It was a case when the executors of James
Brown, a member of the above society, sought
to recover £ll us 61, the funeral money of the
deceased, which he had left by will to Mrs. Jef-
fries, his late wile 'n stepmother. By tho rules
of the society deseased should have appointed a
nominee, and the money should go to deceased's
widow, son, or other near relative. The legatee
WAS 110 t a relative, therefore the brothers of de-
ceased claimed the money. The judge, in
giving his decision, said the question to deter-
mine was whether the claim to the funeral
money could be asserted on testamentary dispo-
sition. The argument against it was that the
rules of the society provided the means of dis-
posing of the money, and by these rules it must
be done by the nominee. Lie had determined
that this money was vested interest, and by
common law every vested interest might he sub-
ject to testamentary disposition, and the fact
that means were provided for disposing of the
money by the rules of the society did not take
away this common law right. Tuerefors, he
held that the interests of members of benefit
societies such as these might be disposed of by
will.—Verdict fur plaintiff.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1873-12-27

THE SANTIAGO EXECUTIONS,

The New York Times publishes a statement obtained
from Mr. F. Coffin, second mate of the bark Morning
Sian who describes himself as an eye-withers
of all the rennet proceedings at Santiago. He says
that among the first to be landed were General Ryan,
liernsbe Varona, Pedro Cespedee, and General Jesus
del Sol. These four were placed apart as being the
leaders of the expedition. About five o'clock on Mon
day morning the fated tour were marched to the
"elaaghter-house," which is about ten minute. walk
from the prison. "Ryan showed," said the mate,
"more grit and courage than one would have thought
possible. A person would imagine he was going to his
wedding instead of to his death." The others, too, acted
like brave men, especially Cespedee, the youngest of
the three, wham courage never for an instant quailed.
On the way to the execution ground General Ryan
spoke two or three times to the Spanish officer who
walked beside him, protesting that his execution was
without justification, as he had not had a fair trial, °zany
trial at all, In fact. A Catholic clergyman offered his
ministrations to Ryan, but he ref wee, to speak to him,
and moved away. On arriving at the slaughter-house,
Mr. Coffin states that the Spanish officers directed the
condemned men to kneel down with their faces to the
Ryan and Cespedee protested against this as an
indignity, and *eked to be allowed to kneel with their
faces turned towards their executioners. Finally,
however, they submitted and assumed the required
position. Then there was a peruse for an instant, fol-
lowed by a flash and a report, and the four were all
dead within the space of four minutes. The reports
circulated that a Spanish officer thrust his sword
through Brat heart, and thatithe Wade were chopped
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1873-12-27

NOTtS ON HYDROPHOBIA.

drophobia (fear of water) is supposed to have been
recognised by the eerlieet writers. Homer is Lehi) ed
to have alluded to it in his description of tho indiscrimi-
nate havoc with which Hector sweeps through the
battlefield of his enemies. Aristotle not only described
the diners., but states that It is communicable to all
animals but man. Many other ancient writers allude
to it. The first scientific report was Made on an out-
break of the disease among wolves, in Franconia, in
1271. In this case, the rabid animals spared the herds
and flock., and attacked shepherds and followed human
beings into towns. There are many instances of ita
prevalence since—namely: Ifs 1500, in 4pain, among
dog.; in 1604, in Paris; in Frence and Germany,
1719-2 I;in Hungary, 1722-3 ; in Loudon 1760 ; Phila-
delphia, 1779 ;in various parts of Europe, 1785 9. At
this latter date, it Was again boti;ed that wolves com-
municated the disease to doge. In 1803, foxes were first
discovered suffering from hydrophobia in various parts
of Europe, and subsequently they caused fearful
ravages; though naturally shy, they followed men,
cattle, and dogs, in the day and bit them whenever it
WAS possible. In 1806 the disease was so prevalent in
London that a physician states that he often WM three
or four patients suffering from it daily for weeks
together. In 1810, it was epidemic in Ohio among
foxes, wolves, and dogs, and other domestic animals.
From 1819 to 1826, there were frequent outbreaks of
hydrophobia among the foxes of Switzerland, Norway,
Sweden, and Germany, and they communicated the
malady to dogs, cuts, horned cattle, horses, pigs,
goats, and sheep. Since 1830, it has been much more
prevalent on the Continent than in Great Britain,
owing to the stringent laws of the latter country
against vagrant dogs. In the United States, the
malady frequently breaks out and spreads like ALI epi-
demic, exciting wide-spread alarm.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1873-12-27

AN INTERNATIONAL ETHNOLOGICAL
EXHIBITION.

I. her Majoety'e Commissioners have resolved to
commence, ig, connection with the series of Interna-
tional Exhibitions, permanent collections which shall
illustrate the ethnology and geography of the different
portions of the British dominions, and ultimately form
• great national museum of the empire, upon which the
sun never sets. They will be arranged for the present
In the galleries of the loyal Albert-hall. Many por-
tions of the empire are inhabited by abori4inal races,
moat of which are undergoing rapid changes and some
of which are disappearing altogether. These races are
fast losing their primitive characteristics and distin-
guishing traits.
2. The collections would embrace life-size and other
figures representing the aboriginal inhabitants in their
ordinary and gala costumes, models of their dwellings,
samples of their domestic utensils, idols, weapons of
war, boats and canoes, agricultural, musical, and manu-
facturing instruments and implements; samples of
their industries, and in general all objects tending to
show their present ethnological pi.sition and state of

3. It is Proposed to receive for the Exhibition of
1874 any suitable collections, which will be grouped
and classified hereafter in their strict ethnological and
geographical relations. As, however, there is at pre-
sent great public interest in the various tribes inhabit-
ing the West Coast of Africa, including the Ashantees,
with whom this country is at war, all objects relating
to the Ashantees, Fantees, Dahomey.,
the neighbouring tribes are especially desired. The
Indian Empire, the Eastern Archipelago, and the
islands of the Southern hemisphere are also able to
afford abundankand valuable materials-tor the proposed
muitenm of which It is believed that the nucleus can
be formed at once from materials in private collections.
4. her Majesty's Commissioners confidently appeal
to the civil, military, and, naval officers of the British
Service throughout the Queen's dominions to assist
them in these collections.

,
5. Her Mjae C sty's ommisioners have secured the
services of eminent gentlemen to advise them from time
to time in giving effect to these intentions. It is re-
quested that offers of gifts and loans of objects should
he made known at Once to the Secretary of Her
Majesty's Commissimmre, tipper Kensington-gore,
Loudon, S.W.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1873-12-27

"IVOR THE BLOOD IS THE LITZ"—
e 5.10167, Wm. , Terse
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L-CLARKE,S.:I

WORLD FAMED

SLOOWMIXTUREJ

Trade Mark,—" Blood Mixture."
Tot GREAT IKON PURIFIER & RESTORER

S 1 DiSh.ASE:", .r.ruptlous, i;hotutirs,
OrrilUlcerstrd Sore Legs. Old Sores, Glandular
Swelllop, Cameron. Ulcers. Spots, Pimples.
Pustules, Boils. Carbuncle.. Ringworms, scud
Heade, Sore Eyes, Fry:cp.-dm, Itch, bead.,
I.),molorstious of the Skin, Hamoure and
Diereses of the Ski:4si•haterer name or
neturr, Cr, literAy carried out of the •yetein
is • short time by the ere of this world•famed
Medicine.

TltettIANDS OW TISTIMONIALS /ROY ALL PARTS.
111POlt PAN I' ADVICE TO ALL.—Cleanse
the viiiated lio;oud whenever yen find its int-
putties Isareting thr neh the Om fa pimples,
rroptio •-. or ; c eanse it wisest yo• fled
it ,be:-nesta sod alavgise in it seine ;einem.,
is foul. to totr fee;inge miii toll
re when. Keep to hiol pare, and the
hcs!th of 'he aysicris mill follow.
Ai this mister... amen t 1, toe Woe, end
wassentrA floor from tLi•!a injorions to the
most delicate constit•-tion of eithor mei, the
Pretwietnr‘ solicits caterers to give it • trial
to test its value.
CILARKE'S INCRI.D • FAMED BLOOD
MIX I IMF, is Sold its T 1 Ince 2a f4J each, ant in
l'n•es. el ntaining six tit:-; the quantity, lie
to effect • perina,nitt core in the great
in •jorit? ii Inag•standiug oasts, by all Cl.. mitt. and
Patch% Ms-dieine Veit tors thrviigir at the Uniteil King-
dom and the world, or sent to sot. 14111:be On receipt
of '27 0,131 eteinrs, by the l'r-prb'or,
F. J. CLARK Ball,Lineoln.
Wholneale : All Patent Medicine Houma,
LONDON DEPO :no oxFoim s }MEV.

rilo L AMES AND GENTLEMEN.—Ad-
A. dress to Married Lad, thief en blimps. liook
on over Population in England, a.d how to pri vent it,
8 stamp.. Ladies Sted,eal t Ito. ark. 13 stou.pa. Cata-
logues f p' ”inb•gicol book. fix e.t er sex 3 atanipa,
all pont trio l'a 1 tire,. Sn”,n,•en Paw..
*ID,. Itrace's valuable too ik met to any 'dikes*, post
roe, on receipt of Peary Stamp.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1873-12-27

MASS MEETING OF IRONWORKERS AT
WOLVERRAMPTON.

On Monday last a mass meeting of ironwor-
kers of the South Staffordshire district was held
in St. George's Hall, Garrick-street, Wolver-
hampton, to hear addressed from Messrs. Capper,
Aucutt, and others, respecting the present posi-
tion and future prospect of the iron trade. The
proceedings were commenced by a resolution
being moved to the effect that the representa-
tives of the press be admitted. An amendment
to the effect that they be excluded was then
moved, and upon being put to the meeting the
latter proposition was carried. The proceedings
were therefore private, but subsequently it was
ascertained that the representatives of the men,
who were present at the recent conference which
was generally approved of by the meeting. No
discussion took place respecting the question of
a scale for regulating the wages, but it waa
understood that the subject should be fully in-
quired into by the committee of the employg.
it was intimated that the state of the trade dur-
ing the ensuing three months will have a mate-
rial effect upon the wages to be paid during the
following quarter. The only resolution passed
by the meeting was a vote of thanks to the re-
presentatives of the men for the part they took
at the recent conference, of which the ironwor-
kers unanimously approved.

LOCK-OUT ENGICKERS.—On Wednesday night
the whole of the engineers, turners, smiths, and
patter-makers of Messrs. Blyths, marine engi-
neers, of Limehouse, to the number of eighty,
were locked out. The men in the morning had
sent a second request for a reply to their me-
morial for a rise of 2s. per week, with a notice
that if the rise were not granted, they would
cease work on the let of January. The masters
replied that did not intend to give the rise, and
as it would not be worth their while to keep the
works on through the holidays, they should lock
out. Last night the men were very strong in
their denunications of the sudden lock-out, as
they considered it the first autagonistic move of
the organisation of tho Masters' Association.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1873-12-27

FISH.

Pickled herrings, 28s. to 878.61 ; rod ditto, PM. to 2.;
roused ditto, 181. to 28s. per barrel kipper ditto, Se to
Sa. 6d. ; bloater ditto, Ss 6d, to ts. Od. per bkket ; smoked
haddocks, 265. to 30r per bairel trawl ditto, 130. St 230. ;
ditto plaice, 181. to 21e. ; ditto ',biting. lts. to 20. per
batket soles, le. 6d. to I.e. per pair; turbot, ms. to 12s. ;
brill, 2. t 46. each , muckerel U. 64 to Ss 60. ; lobsters,
he, to 30.,; train, 12.. to 28e. per dtwen ; waive oyskn.
£lOlO.. ; 00101.1011 ditto, 18.0041 1a pee bushel.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1873-12-27

FATAL BOAT ACCIDENT ON THE SEVERN.

On Thursd4y, a party of four men hired a boat
at Worcester, aud went for a sail up to Camp,
about two miles off. They arrived there safely,
and got rather too much drink at a public house.
On the return journey they contrived to capsize
the boat, and they were all seen struggling in the
water. Three of them, William Blundell, John
Overton. and Isaac Cooke, were rescued, but in
an insensible state, and the fourth, Henry Blun-
dell, who has lately been paid off as a petty officer
ou board H.M.S. Aboukir, was drowned. Deceased
was thirty-two years of age and has been in the
navy fifteen years. He had come to Worcester
on a visit to his mother and sister, who keep the
Crown and Anchor Inn, near the Lower Henwick
Road. He was considered a good swimmer. ,The
body was taken to the Wheat Sheaf Inn, where a
coroner's inquest will be held. The young man
had signed articles ...to serve on board the Royal
Adelaide, now at Plymouth.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1873-12-27

THE FATAL ACCIDENT ON THE

THAMES.

An inquiry into the accident by which 8
men were drowned by the upsetting of a
boat in the Thames, near the new works of
the Lambeth Water Company, near Hamp-
ton, on Saturday afternoon last, was held
on Wednesday. The jury returned a ver-
dict of " Accidental death by drowning."
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1873-12-27

summ ea,
•
of kinship
twthe trio
. .

KNOWING "PARADISE LOST" BY
HEART!

There has passed away, prematurely and with
terrible suddenness—so suddenly, indeed, as to neces-
sitate an inquest—an English lecturer and writer,
whose deatla will doubtless be very bitterly deplored
by his relatives and friends, while it claims somewhat
more than cursory notice from the community whom
he strove very earnestly and according to his lights,
very successfully to serve (remarks the Daily Te(egraph).
Mr. Thomas Mason Jones, who died on Saturday last
from disease of the heart, had long been widely known
in England and the United States as • speaker on
public affairs. We are not called upon to criticise
either the matter or the manner of his oratory,
save to remark that he attained a considerable
amount of platform popularity. The most no-
ticeable circumstance relating to Mr. Jones per-
sonally was his astonishing memory. It is a well
ascertained and carefully verified record that when
quite a young man be learned by heart the whole of
" Paradise Lost," and that he rec ii. that prodigious
epic in its entirety from the commencing " of " to the
final " way " without book, and without slip, omis-
sion, oillunder, at St. Martin'. Hall, Long, acre, and
other places some years since. Whether his memory
was natural or acquired—whether he resorted to any
artificial system of mnemonics, topical or arithmetical,
we have yet to learn ; but the fact remains, that he knew
"Paradise Loot" by heart, and that he could
.. . . .

repeat the whole or any Portion of it at call.
hTr. John Bright is said to be the most copious
Mdtonic roholar living; but even that right
honourable gentleman would be puzzled, we should
say, to repeat the whole of " Paradise Lost,"
or even the shorter "Paradise Regained," from
memory. Mr. Mason Jones could do it, and did do it,
over and over again. In truth, the phenomena of
memory are innumerable and unaccountable. Henry
Sampson Woodf all could report from the Parliamentary
debates to which he had been listening enough matter
to fill three columns of • newspaper, yet, as a boy, he
had been remarkably slow at learning his lessons by
heart. On the other hand it is quite possible that Mr.
Mason Jones would not have succeeded as a verbatim
reporter. Two faots, however, should always be borne
in mind by thaw who complain of having "bad
memories." The worst of memories may be improved
and strengthened by artificial means. The beat, when
neglected or abutted, will grow rusty and impracticable.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1873-12-27

Li

COAL AGENCY.

AN Old-established .Firm of COLLIERY
PROPRIETORS, in South Wales, are open to
receive PROPOSALS to be REPRESENTED in the
MIDLAND COUNTIES for SALE of ANTHR CITE
and WELSH STEAM COLS—Applications are invi-
ted by those who eau influence bo,inesy, mid produce
the highest refereuees.—Apply, K:' owe 0( Messrs.
Force cud Brown, S
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1873-12-27

GIVING THEE PLENrY OF IT!

A good story is told of M. Gabriel Deleseert, the
Prefect of Police In 1840. lie wan much annoyed by
the disturbances occasioned by the vociferous demands
for the "Mare... Maine " to be sung or played Mall
tinits, in all places. The theatres were especially
the ecenee of each disorders, and the intervale
between the acts were periods of no little embarrass.
meet to the commissaries of police charged to maintain
order; for It was multicient for one noisy demagogue
to call for the air of Rouget de l'lsle for all the
audience to take up the cry. One morning the
officer of police on duty at the Gaietti received from
the Prefect the following note :—" In future allow
the • Marseillaiee' to be played, even if only demanded
by a chid ; aud let it be continued null the whole
house in satintied." The instruction, were carried out
I, the letter. In the evening the Soitnrite de Saint
Paul was to he played, and as soon as the overture
commenced an ignoble voice from the gallery called
for the " Marseillaise." The mmiciane obeyed, and the
celebrated national hymn was given, and was followed
by frenzied applause. Without waiting • moment the
band executed it a second time, and it was again
received with shouts of satisfaction; then a third
time, but the applause wan only meagre; it was
given a fourth, a lirth, and a sixth time. At last the
indignation of the public who had Lail to see the play,
and who only eubmitted from cowardice to the tyranny
of the mob, knew no bounds, and cries of " Down with
the • !" were heard on all sidee. The
tiresome music wee at once stopped, and the whole
audience applauded, including the occupants of the
galleries who had come to see the Sonneur do Saint
Paul, and who had begun to fear that the evening
would be passed in a national concert.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1873-12-27

POTATOES.

- --
Theis markets contfnue very dull for English u weil as
foreign potatoes, and in the value of both a further blight
decline hen taken place. The arrivals are moderately large,
but are principally from Belgium. Beet regents, 110 e. to 12&,.,.
secomlary ditto, 90a. to 1101 , flukes, 1&I. to 140.
rocks, 70.. to 801.
HOPS.

• -•
The market Is quiet and eaaler for most descriptions of
hops, hut there Ire men, holders who .1111 at Minot. a re-
turn of eof•flntl, and prefer to welt rather Wel to accept
reduced rates. On the continent alro bustisit. is rest? c•vd,
arid prices sh _se ver2 little chauq,—Esat Knt kid
IS 12s. to 9a. Mid ents, 12.. lei £9 : Wesl4 of
Kents, 15.. to £7 ; Worcester.. 4.5 IC.. to £7 Fernnama,
£O. 10.. to Et ; Country, An to 47 • Yearlings, £8 to 86 to.;
Bavarian, new,,26 64. £8 Is.; Alsace, Alt 10s. to £7 LOS.;
French, A to AA 15..
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1873-12-27

THE POPE AND YOUNG HOPEFUL!

A certain member of the body of the Guardi Nobile,
who from his infancy hss alwaya been near the l'ope`a
penion, and has alwaya been a very great favourite
with him, enj,,ving, perhaps, more of real intimacy
with the Holy Father than any other person, took his
wile and their young eon, just beginning to talk, to see
the Pope. The child had often from time to time
been taken before, and he and the Pope are very
great friends. The first thing the young gentle-
man, now getting a bouncing boy, did, as the
circle gathered around the Pontiff in the Vatican
garden, war, in his hurry to prostrate himself at
the Holy Father'a feet, to bolt between the legs of
those asiembled with such impetuosity an to over.
throw an old blabol4, and almoat upset the Pope him-
melt The Pope told him he was a naughty boy, but
laughed so heartily the while, that his scolding did not
much impress the youngster, whose next exploit was to
tell Monsignor de Merode, who was present, that he
really did squint too much for anything; and to
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1873-03-01

HAGLEY.

levee WARMING DINNER.-011 Tuesday evening, the
housewarming dinner wan held at the Lyttelton Arms
Hotel, to celebrate the event of Mr. John Hardy taking
to the above Hotel. Upwards of fifty gentlemen sat
down to a sumptuous spread provided by the host, the
chair being occapied by Col. Barrows, of the Birches,
and the vice-chair by William Trove, Esq., of lamere.
There were alm preaent ihe Hon. icc Rev. W. H. Lytiel-
ton, S. Lloyd, Esq., J.P , W. C. Fainstohe, Eaq., J.P.,
Meabra. Henry Urazolnook, at.soo, A. Fennell, B.
Brooks. it P. PArked, H. Wright, B. Wooldridge, E.
Stringer, H. Pegett, J. Birch, L. Hill, S. Smith, James
Smith, W. Smith, N. Smith, jam, J. Cooper, J. Nickolls,
W. Cattell, J. Lawley, Nunn, T. Yardley, J. Yardley,
&C. Justice having been done to the good things pro-
ruled, the chairman gave the" Health of the Queen,"
after which he gave the " The Prince and Princess of
Wales and the rest of the Royai Family." Mr. Lloyd
proposed, •• the Bishop and Clergy of the Diocese,—
" 'the Houses of Parliament," " The Lord Lieutenant,'
and' The Magistrates.'"f he Rector of Hagley, and W •
C. Firmstoue replied. Mr. 51. P. Grazebrook proposed
" The Army, :Navy and Auxiliary Forces," awl Col.
Barrows responded. The Rector then proposed the
toast of the evening, "The Health of Mr. John Hardy,"
and spoke of him in a viry kind and flattering manner.
The toast was warmly received. Song—Mr. Nunn. Mr.
Hardy, in returning thanks, appeared somewhat over-
come oy the limy kind feeling expressed towards him,
He thanked them, and would endeavour to desire the
high encomiuma passed upon him. Mr. H. Grazebrook
proposed the health of the chairman and Mr. Brooks, the
vice-chairman." Mr. NN atson gave," The Agi iculturalista,
especially those who support the Lyttelton Arms Stock
Sale," which was responded to by Mr. Birch. 51r.
Pennell proposed the -• Caurchwardens," which was re-
sponded to by Mr. Lloyd. The evening was a very en-
joyable one, to all present, and everything paused off
most satisfactorily.