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The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1868-04-11

AN EPISCOPAL REBUKE.

The Bishop of I Aeldield and New Zealand has her.
minatell his visitation to North Staffordshire by open-
ing a new iron church at TalkdAh'-liill, and preaching
twice at Ilans, where he also held a rorbilecanfil meet-
ing. At Talk•o'th'-Hill, he administered a silont
reproof to thee ministerially concerned in the eel's,-
niony. The church, which has been erected at the
cost of the ladies of Liniey Wood, is intended for the
collier population, but, for the occasion, adurisstn was
by ticker, and the collier fe,pnlation were thus shut
out. Greatly to the surprise of the respectable con-
gregation, the bishop, without any intimation on the
subject, on leaving the chancel, during the singing of
the hymn before the sermon, passed through to the
perch, and preached to the people outside, bareheaded.
He reminded them of the great catastrophe of 18436,
and of the dangerous character of their occupstion ; he
urged that, as the soil was undermined by them, so
was life undermined by sin and death, and pressed
them to seek the only refuge from death eternal. The
circumstance of coming outside to address theni, and
his lordship's earnestness and sincerity. which are evi-
dent to all win, hear him, made a deep impression on
all his hearers, which was heightened by his allusion
to their occultation, and to the shocking accident which
cost 91 colliers their lives.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1868-04-11

MALE •LO_RIGOL7LATE. THE BOWELS.

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and
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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1868-04-11

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1868-04-11

NOTICE.
TO LANDLORDS AND OTHERS.

T A. STOKES, Auctioneer end Appraiser,
ii . begs to announce to the inhahltents of Dudley and
the surrounding neighbourhood, that ha i Terarea to
Levy Distraints for Rent. Executions, Bills of Flale, and
all kinds of Processes at Law, and ',miles favouring him
with such business are guaranteed against all Actions and
Suits at Law, a.t Moderate Charges.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1868-04-11

THE AWARD IN AN ARBITRATION
CASE.

The following is the award of Mr. W. Vernon Har-
court, the arbitrator appointed by the Lord rhief
Justiee of England in the case of Lord Willoughby
and Madame d'Alteyrac, and the particulare of
which will doubtlesa be in the remembrance of our
readers
think it right, under the peculiar cironmstances of
this case, to state the principles on which my scant is based.
I have been relieved lay thee msent of the Contesse d'Altey-
rac front taking into consideration in th a award any claim
for a pecuniary settlement upon her daughter. I have con-
sidered it niy office to determine the question tbns defined
by the Lord i hid t Jostle° at the close of the trial How
much should be given, after this long period of intimate
relation, to the tasty bearing Lord Willoughby's name and
living as his *ife ?" to a rinestion of considerable difficulty,
and involving conflicting statements, it is satisfactory to be
able to rest my decision on a basis of common agreenient
between the parties. At the close of the trial, when the
terms if arrangement were discussed and the 'waren." was
agree I upon, liii that Mr. Coleridge, Q C., the comael tor
the I olutesse d'Alieyrac, used these words :
" I have said all along Colonel Dud le) Canton In, moo of
honour. Ile saw Lord Willoughby, and was by Lord %Vll-
loughliy put into communie sties with Madame d'Alt,yrac,
and the terms offered by Colonel Dudley Carleton Madame
d'Alteyrac, through me, Is perfectly willing to take, 11,14 to
accept such terms as were offered by C,olotiel Dudley Carle-
ton as reasonable and proper terms in such a case as this."

Here, then, I bud a common groand of agreement between
the parties best atiiiainted with all the c rcuointa..ee of the
case in the terms ranthorised by Lie! Willoughby, 'lied
by Colonel Carleton, and now admitted by Madame. d' Alley-
rises C 01111•0 to have been fair and proper terms and such as
a gentleman and amen "1 honour should have off,red. I
have smile it niy business to as,ortnito what these terms
were, and upon these Urine I ground this award.
I have examined Lord Willoughby, the (suitcase
dAiLey-
tar, Colonel Carleton, and Mr. Williamson, who acted as
solicitor to Lord Willoughby.
It is much to be rerretted that a paper of capital Import-
ance in this case, drawn up lip Colonel Carleton, and signed
by Lore Willoughby at Lord Aveland's house. in the presence
of Lord Wilhoughby's solicitor, giving Colo, el Carleton
authority to negotiate the separation on certain terms, is
Cot forthcoming This paper was signed about January 28,
186.1, awl wam left in the custody of Lord Willoughhy. In
the absence of that document I have requested Colonel
Carleton to supply me with a memorandum, to the best of
his recollection, of its contents. Ile has ascordingly fur-
nished me with the following mernorandioni, which he states
contains, to the best of his belief, the substance of the
authority given to him :
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1868-04-11

BELBROUGHTON.

PANSY! MEP:W.I.—On Frida)-, the Srd inst, a meeting
was held in the Vestry of the Pau.), 4-:hh"h• when ft
chhreh-rate of twopence in the pound F" Pro Posed/
seconded, and carried unanimously.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1868-04-11

VITAL PARTY DIVISIONS.

Annexed is • summary of some of the vital party filvishins
of the last thirty years:—
On August 24, 1841, a vote of want of confidence in
Lord Melbourne's Government WAS carried by 91, in a
House of 634 members.

On June 8, 1846, Sir R. Peel's Ministry was defeated
by a majority of 76, in a House of 516 membera
On February o, 18.11, Lord John Rumen tendered
his resignation on being defeated by a majority of 48,
in a House of 157 members. _ _

Twelve months later Lord John was defeated on the
militia question by 11, in a House of 226 members.
The Conservative budget of 1852 was rejected by 19,
in a House numbering 596.
Lord Aberdeen's Government wag driven from power
in January, 1855, by a majority of 157, in a House of
458.

lo Mardi, 11:57, Lord Palmerston's Chinese policy
W:l3 condemned by a majority of 16, in a House of
Commons of 116 members.

_
A .ear lat.r there was an adverse majority of 19 on
the Conviraey is a House of 454.
The Conservative R-form Bill of 1859 was rejected
by 39, iu a I louse numbering 626.
Two months later the second Derby • Government
was ejected by a majority of 13, in a House of 638
members.

On July 9, 1864, Lord Palmerston triumphed over
the Opposition on the Danish question by a majority
of 18, in a House of 613.

On April 2% 184i6, Lord Russell's Reform Bill was
carried by a majority of five, in a House of 6X
On June lit, 1864 i, the Ruileen Goveretaent was,
however, defeated by a majority of 11, in a House
numbering 624.

Last year the Opposition had not effectually recoil.
oiled its seotions," but April 4, 1666, it obtained a
majority of 60 over Mr. Disraeli's administration on
the Irish Church question.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1868-04-11

MONEY.—LOANS granted on PERSONAL
SECEEITY: repayable by Easy Instalments.
Money advanced on every description of Negotiable
Securities. Trade Bills Disconnted on the shortest
notice.—Apply personally. or r, to P. L. Smith,
Auctioneer end Valuer, Victoria-terrace, Dudley.

MONEY to LEND on Meld Security and on
Personal Secnrity with Life Insurance; and
other Sums of MONEY WANTED.—AppIy to Messrs
Reckford and Roden, Solicitors, Yicarwtreet, Kidder-
minster.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1868-04-11

DESTINY AND NATIVITY.

IF you feel a desire to consult s learned
Astrologer, send a stamped dlreetol envelope to
"Old Moore." T 11051•11 MOOVE, Evo . George.street,
Sottbwerk.Britlge.roed. London, S.E.
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to the human hair. linough to last 9 months, sent post
tree fur 14 stamps by Mr. COOPER, Itil. Fleet...trest,
Loudon. State colour of hair previous to its turning
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1868-04-11

3. GRIERSON, General Manager.
Paddington, March 25th.

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_I April 18th, it Mr. George Bilboatmen's. the Wood
Colliery P,rms, Two Gates, Credley, a FAT PIG, 18
score. Twente-five Tickets, at 10. nd each. The Putter.
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EVERY
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Church-street, Stourbrid)e.

E. TIMMINS, PROPRIETOR,

Ithe undersigned, PETER CHANCE, of
9 Stourbridge, Engraver, Hereby Give Notice that
I will not be answerable for any Debt or Debta my Wife,
HANNAH CHANCE, may contract, it having come to
my knowledge (cc letter below) that she is ordering
goods extensivly, the ha, log no means of her own to
pay for the same.

PETER CHANCE,

Stourbrldge, March G, 188.

''Alnucl;eater, MarcL 24a. leas.

" To Ur. Peter Mune,

t. Dear have received an order for upwards of
£IM.I worth of Clothing, Shirt, &e., from Mrs. Chance,
May I af,k you whether you would advise us to send it,
and whether fate has in means of her own, and oblige,
"Lear Sir, yours respectfully,
" rTt) it. WHITRAX.
B.BUOKLIT."

ACLEAR SAVING of 75 PER CENT. in
WHOUGHT.IRON BOILERS for Brewing,
being the difference in price between Copper sad Iron.
These Boilers are made of CHARCOAL [Row, specially
manufactured for the purpose ; and are mach cleaner and
more wholesome than Copper, and boil as quick with lesa
fuel are perfectly smooth inside, every rivet being coon.
tersmik. Any size from 20 to 5,000 gallons can be made.

THOMAS MEES WASSALL,

BOILER WORKS, BRIESLEY HILL.

CRICKETERS ARMS INN,
HIGH•STREF.T. STOUBBRIDO6.

ITENRY ROWCLIFFE begs to return
1 thanks to the Inhabitants of Stourbridge and
il6trict, for the liberal support be received at the
Waggon and Horses, and to inform them that he has
taken to the Above well-known lan, and hopes by .Wet
attention to business to merit • continuance of their
favour.

WINES, SPIRITS, .t ALES OP THE BEST QUALITY.

AN ORDINARY AT ONE O'CLOCK,

On Cuusity Court Days.

W. GREEN,
(Late R. A. Oreenj
PLUMBER, GLAZIER, PAINTER,
PAPER RANGER, COLOCRER, &0.,
26, WOIV.TSTER-STREET, STOURBRIDGE.

Water Claxeem, and I,tad Amps laid down and repaired.

Cothos at the shortest notice.

GENUINE CIGARS at

T. HOMER'S,
FIVE WAYS, CRADLEY HEATH.

MR. JOHN STOKES,

AUCTIONEER AND APPRAISER.

HOUSE AND LAND AGENT,
OFFICES,—UNION-STREET, DUDLEY.
Begs to inform the irillabilirDts of Dottiey and surrotind•
tog neighbourhood tbut lie is pr mired to advance
upon Household Furri,tio or htock of any description
for sale, at the skorte,t I:otie., awl the charges resew,.
able,

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1868-04-11

A MEETING OF MORMONS.

In London, on Sunday morning last, at the Music
Hall, Store-street, there was a conference of Mormons,
or Latter-day Saints, belonging to the London dis-
trict, and great interest was shown in the proceedings
in consequence of a large emigration which is about
to take place from Enghold for Utah. At the hour
appointed for the commencement of the proceedings
twenty-three men, all dressed in black, and most of
them very young, came through a side door on to the
platform, and sat down in a row. The president for
the day (Mr. Franklin Richards) requested every
one to stand while a hymn was sung—to one
of the most popular airs of the day—but the twenty
three gentlemen on the platform sat in their
chairs, without showing the slightest interest
in the matter, while everybody else obeyed
the presidential injunction to stand.
The next business was to ask for a blessing on
Brigham Young, his counsellors, bishops, and apostles,
and this was dune in a very intelligent way. Next
followed the delivery of verbal reports from the elders
who have charge of districts in connection with the
London Conference, the eldest of these elders being
apparently not more than twenty years of age. Mr.
Franklin Richards, the President of the Conference,
then delivered an address. Ha said that in the Lon-
don district there were nine branches, 107 elders of
Conference, 53 priests, 24 teachers, 30 deacons.
During the last six months 132 persons had been
baptised, 16 cut off, four had died. The total number
in the London Conference, including officers, was
1,172. He thought it was doubtful whether all the
Latter-day Saints in England would be able to get
away to Utah this year, for they were admitting
huni keels of new niemliers every month, and they coaid
not make up the necessary amount for expenses of
passage.' By a show of hands Mr. Brigham Young
aim his counsellors, the twelve apostles, the bishops,
anil other officers were " sustained" in their present
positions.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1868-04-11

WHITE SLAVE TRADING.

The Italian Beneficent Society of Paris has just
drawn up a report on the swarms of young wandering
musicians who yearly cross the Alps and encumber
the streets of London, Paris, and other European
cities. The document in question, which is published
in the Florence journals, states that these wretched
children mime for the moat part from a Southern pro-
vince of Italy—the Basilicata—where they are hired
yearly from their parents in hundreds by speculators,
under formal, but, of course, worthless, contracts.
They are taken away in gangs, boys and girls, of from
two to a dozen, and are at once compelled to beg along
the roads for the benefit of the padrone. The route is
usually along the seacoast, and they enter France by
the Corniche, and thence to Marseilles. Here they
are handed over by their conductors to a second lot of
Speculators from Paris and other large cities, and this
act of white slave trading being concluded, the same
operation is reetitnmerced in Calabria. The wretched
life which the poor creatures lead in Paris is well-
known; they are badly fed, scantily clothed, and sub-
jected to ill-treatment by their masters. When taken
up by the police for vagrancy they are usually surren-
dered to the master who claims them, and are only
sent out of the country, through the agency of the
Italian Consul-General, when taken into custody a
third tine; but they usually manage to return again
across sonic other frontier without a possibility of
detecting them. The Sierle, referring to this shame-
ful abuse, asks whether nothing effectual can be dune
to imppreas it, and, as an answer to its own query,
cites the ordinance of the Prefect of Police of
February 28, 1863, which expressly forbids "street
mountebanks, organ playeni, musicians. and itinerant
singers to have with them children under sixteen years
of age." The Italian Beneficent Society strongly ap-
peals to the authorities at Florence to take steps to put
an end to this scandal, which helps to perpetuate the
prejudice that Italy is the home of a lazy race.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1868-04-11

A MISTAKEN AWARD.

A wealthy and benevolent individual, named Mon-
thyon, who died in Para in 1820 at the age of 87,
founded is 1782 a yearly prize for Virtue, 114 well as
other prizes destined to those who produced works most
useful to public morals, the prizes to be distributed
by the French Academy and the Academy of Sciences.
"these institutions were abolished bv, the Convention,
hut on their re-establishment in 1818 M. Montnyon
restored his donations and added new ones. Every
year the claims of those who are thought most de-
serving of the reward bequeathed by the tounder, and
called after him the Monthyon prize, are sent in to the
French Academy, and adjudged to the most worthy.
The ceremony is usually an impressive one ; it Opens
with an elaborate report in a bleb the virtues of the
successful candidate, who is aloays taken from the
pourer Mass, are dwelt on with eloquence and pathos.
It sometimes happens, however, that the subjects of
this sort of Academical canonication do not continue
to be after they are rewarded the models of perfect
virtue they hail been up to that moment. On the 20th
of December, 1864 h the Academy awarded to a woman
named Jeanne De,site, who hail lived as a servant in
the family of a M. de Besse, a medal of the value o
500 f., and a certificate or diploma of virtue, containing
among other thin" the fuilowinz mem' i—
isecononz a demestie at the age of sixteen the gained It,
her assiduous labour and her excellout condnot the esteem
and c mfidemm of her employers. Subsequently, misfortune
fell on M. de Besse. His property was sold, and he WAY re-
duced to destitution. To serve her master faithfully, broken
down as he washy infirmity ;to tato care of him, and watch
over him night and day, was not sufficient for Jeanne. She
sacrificed to the wants of her master all her sivings : the
emit ll l to serve holl gratuirou-lv ; ird in order to do an
tel.,' Ills mot artylk,axpeuus offers, both of marriage and
of a p morn Iticrstivc.

This model of domestic sek vanta appeared a few
days ago, so the Ga:ette idea Tethanaux tells us, in the
Correctional Police Court on a charge id having
swindled some unfortunate peasants of 700 f. ; and
was sentenced to a year's imprisonment and 501. line.
(Such unfortunate things as the above will happen,
but it is at least NWialaCtOry to know that this is the
tirst time that a NI outhyon prize.girl has thrown
such complete discredit on the decision of the award-
ing jury.)
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1868-04-11

GIVING A GOOD ACCOUNT OF
NORTH AMERICA.

_
The following letter has been received from America. and
forwarded for publication

Dear Brother,—l embrace the opportunity of writing
to you, hoping to tind you well. This is the second
time I have written, and got no answer, and if you do
nut send a reply to this, it is the last time I can write
to you. Answer this, and I shall send you 4:20 to
bring you out. I only hail £5 on leaving Stockton,
but now I have £5OO in ready cash, and £7OO worth of
property. I have got a brickyara of my own, and
about twenty•five men employed on it, and if I had
remained in Stockton I might be, like several others,
going about starving out, believe me, there is no
starvation here. This is a land flowing with milk and
honey, and the more men that come here, the more
work there is. Men in my employ, earning 16s. or
lba a day on piece, only working eight hours a day,
and they are all Irishmen, and a finer lot of men for
hard work and good fellowship I never met with.
When I was in Stockton I hated the looks of an Irish-
man, but now I could cherish them in my heart. I
have heard that you were sailoring aboard of a London
trader, but if you say you will come here, you shall
have bread for life. The country is in a very disturbed
state at present with the Fenimis ; all my men are
Penians, and they have made one of me too. The
government is encouraging them to go ahead, /11.1 all
classes are seemingly for them. The rates of market
are as follow: Best flour, Is. 6d, per stone; best
butter, from 9d. to 101. per lb.; beef and mutton,
begt, 41. to 454. per lb. ; 12 eggs, Bid. ; cheese, 30.
and 4d. per lb: ; milk for nothing, and all other things
reasonable in this part of the world. I left England
' in 1854, on the 21st of April, and that was the MIA
thing that ever happened to nie. My address is
George Sanderson, Tomaquia, School• Kill County,
State of Pennsylvania, North America.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1868-04-11

Xocal nub ,tid getris.

CRAROt 'UNDER TOE BAILER Act—At the Petty See.
sin., on Wednesday last, before James Heicroft, Rug ,
Joseph Crisp, a watch jobh,r, living In Semmer-street,
Beantv Bank, was charged under the Frondelent Bailee
Act with converting a wateb, the property of John Miles,
to his own use. Mr. Wall defended. From the evidence
it appeared the watch was given to prisoner to be repaired,
and in consequenCe of the proseattor not betfict able to
reeover his watch, Sergeant Jones apprehended him, and
on searching his house found seven pawn tickets. all re--
lating to watches that be had been entrusted with.
There were two other cases of the same nature against I
the prisoner, and he was committed to take his trial at
the next Worcester Sessions ; bail being refused.
BOARD or OUARDIANS.—The weekly meeting of this
, Board was held on Thursday, Mr. Grainger in the chair.
There were also present :—Messrs. Brookes, Roberts,
Maurice, Cartwright, and Rhodes. Admitted into the
house during the week, 17; discharged, 56; dead, 1; re-
maining, 439. Corresponding week last year. 393. Out.
relief, Kingswinford district, /14 14s 61d; Stour.
bridge district, /28 15s tild ; Halesowen district, /20 15s
ill; total, 194 6a Of, against 574 ris Id last year. A
call amouoting to /8,888 was made on the various parishes
to meet the expenses of the current half-year. The
amount was /800 more than the call for the correspond.
ing period of last year; bat, taking into account the
balances in favour of the several perishes, the rates are
not likely to range higher. The call on the separate par.
ishes was as follows :—Amblecete, 1510; King winforil,
/4.258 ; Cakemere, !1.00; Halesowen. 5256: Hashury,
5193; Hawne. 589; The Hill. 1177; Illey, 132; Lapel,
/97; Lutley, 119; Lye, 1-100; Ridgacre. Sod; Stourbridge,
51.190; Upper Swieferd, 1170; Wollaston, ISIS; Wolles-
cote, /156.—This being the last meeting of the old
Board, the nsnel votes of thanks were posed to the
Chairman, Vice-Chairman, Assessment Committee, and
officers.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1868-04-11

SCENE IN A CHURCH.

The Saint Public of Lyons gives the following account of
an incident by which the ceremony of the first communion
in the church of St Pothin was disturbed o tow days hack,
and which has caused a groat excitement in the religious
circles I .f that city:—

Among the young girls about to take part in the
solemnity was one eleven years of age, the daughter
of Protestant parents, and wha had been brought up
in the Reformed faith. At the moment in which the
communion was on the point of being administered,
the father of the girl came forward and ordered her to
follow him out of the church. A member of the fancily
intervened, and insisted on her remaining and ac-
complieshing the religious act. An altercation arose,
and was followed by a personal struggle, in which each
party endeavoured to get possession I d the girl, who
was now in tears, and whose white dives was in danger
tel being torn from leer back ; the curd and other per-
sona belonging to the chord, then interposed and led
the father away, after which the communion was gliten
to the young neophyte. It appears that the girl had
lost her mother when young, and had been confided to
her maternal grandmother, who is said to have had
her initiated in the Catholic religion, and then had her
baptized surreptitiously. The father, being informed
that she was ter reoeive the communion in the same
faith, formally opposed such a step, both with the
granehnother and the core of St. Pothin, and declared
that he would appeal to justice for the protection of
his paternal rights should his will be disregarded."
The Propres of Lyons now announces that the Pro-
curenr Imperial, alter having heard both Furtive, has
decided that the girl should be immediately taken
from her grandmother and restored to her father.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1868-04-11

Brorß BRIDGE.

rrHIS INN is NOW OPEN. and JOHN
1 MARTIN invites the Public to taste his FINE
ALES. There is gooil ACCOMMODATION for
PARTIES.
A GREEN Ind New BOWLING ALLEY. A TEA
PARTY and Amusements OP &ASTIR MONDAY.
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is the mat majority of eases.

Ali detail. for Relf ('re' noel personal ate free on
rorreipt of 71,m Stamp., by Dr. HAM MON D, 11, Charlotte
Street, Bedford Square.

COVIOLTATIONS DAILY from 9 till 2, aud 9 tin a.
ELECTRICITY.

This Life Invigorator acts not only on the diseased or
telexed Vessels but also on the Blood, supplying the sys.
tem with vital Eleetricity, thus arousing and equaliaing
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proved by the highest Medical authorities, e. Sir It.
Martin; Sir C. Locoek ; Dr. Golding Bird ; Dr. Reece ;
Dr. Thompson, Professors Ahrens. Hemboldt, Davy,
Faraday. and hundreds .d other notabilities.
(17dr) Guy's Hospital Reports, also " Philoonnbiosl
transaelions, ' "Lancet.' "Medical Times." &c., &e.
Thews records are a CIUAYAOIeO to Invalids as to the
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Published by Oaa & Co ,Flaebslreet, London.
N.B.—The Trade liberally dealt with.
NO FEES. CHARGE ONLY MADE FOR
MEDICINE.

DR. LILLEY, nine years in a military Hos-
pital in India, and horses, 6niroical and govern-
ment inspector of private establishments in France. may
be consulted on the niO4 secret diseases that the flesh
Is heir to.—Address, Da. LiuAy, care of Mr. Williams,
Chemist, Fetter.lane, Holborn, Londoss, EX., and en-
close stamped envelope for reply.
Ladies in delicate health may he advised with on the
same terms as above. State lull particulars by letter.
The strictest confidante observed.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1868-04-11

THE MEDICO CURATIVE.

Pall details riven peroonally or by letter sent tree for
one stamp. A. PAPltni.. E cri 11, Sharlotteatreet,
Bloomsbury, London.

This rnittue Invention mot he rot. r 'etl In the
Poet or,ri /ugh d with the !flea t•• jJo ti and dyy
Paght itAatfatly inearil fYifir fa? ,
Meant eases eared in i week; Chronio ones from 3to 8
weeks.

_
rhoThoros is the Aeties Element of Life,
Eleetrieity is Life,
AND
The Mood 4 the Life thereof.
DD. HAMMOND, F.A.S., F.S.A., F.R.A.S.,
(Fx.Corernor JoeL Flospifd),
Is reluctantly compelled to announce publicly (through
PPOSIOCII beiNt introdaer,t) that he is the
Sole Inventor and Patentee of that Scientc Invention,
THE ELECTRIC, CURATIVE, AND
PHOSPHORIC VITALIZER,
Which Crass Nervous and Muscular Debility, Seminal
Weakness, Functional Derangements, and other ailments
arising from whatever cause,
WITHOUT MEDICINE,
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1868-04-11

TO FARMERS, 8:e.

BROAD and AGRICULTURAL SALT, at
Manufacturers' Prices,by rail or canal, to any
part.—Apply, G. J. Erma, Italia a Coal Wharf, Stoup
bridge.

PRICE ONE PENNY.

PUBLIC NOTICES.

THE

RE v. j. M. BLEW

WILL READ AT
THE UNION ILILL. STOLTBRIDGE,
ON MONDAY EVSNING, APRIL 20, 1868.

PROGRAMME.
PAL I'l.

Guiuevere. k Idylla of the Eiuit) Tennyson.
Bridal of Belmont. JYttei.
Old Moulin of Bukeley,
Dotheboy's Hell, (Mr. au,l Mr.. Squeal) C. hickera.
PART It.

The Desert Born,
Roulet, Act 5, Scene 1,
(hirer Twist,

r. Mod.
ISAakeapwri.
C.Gtot..

State, Numbered awl Reserved, 2s 64 ; Unreserved
seats, is.
Plan of the Room may be seen at Broombalra.
Door, open at Seven, t, irioameace at Eight o'clock.
As the space is limited, an early application for Tickets
is requested.

T WILLIAM FLETCHER, of Cakemore,
In the Pariah of Halesowen, is the County id
Worcester. HEREBY GIVE NOTICE that unless the
TWO PONIES left by Josons Cali:Eß, at mv premise*,
on the 11th day of December. hint% be FETCHED
AWAY and Expense. paid, with,n Fourteen day. from
this date, the Ponies will be Sold to defray expense..
Dated this Ilth day of April, USA.
WILLIAM FLETCHER,.

VAUXHALL INN,
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rro be SOLD by PRIVATE CONTRACT, a
_L very eligible Plot of BUILDING LAND, plea-
santly situated in King William-street, Dennis Park,
with a frontage of 29 jarda, containing in the whole 800
Yard.--For iotte and particulars, apply to S. Insull,
or Mr. J. Skidmore, Jan., Surveyor, Lirierley

rpo BE SOLD.—A BARGAIN.—A First.
A. class BOMBARDONE, Four Valves, £3 10e.—
Also, a Fine-toned DOUBLE BASS, fd I.os.—Apply to
S. Glover, Cecil-street; or at the Obserrcr Office, 92,
High-street, Stour%midge.

WORTH NOTICE.

MO be LET, with Immediate Possession, the
-well-known Old-Established HOUSE and PRE-
MISES, "THE HOLE-IN-TLIN•WALL," STOURDRIDGE.
ks llnsines has been successfully carried on by the
present Proprietor for 36 years, and is being disposed of
solely on account of retiring trona business. Rent and
Payments are Low, and a Fair Valuation is only required.
'Jo persons wishing to embark in the Business, this is
an opportunity rarely to be met with,—For Particulars,
apply on the Promises,
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1868-04-11

CORNS AND TOOTHACHE.

G"'INE Prescriptions for destroying
men., and banishing the toothache in less than
ros minutes. sent post tree (both ineleiled), on receipt
et seven penny postage stamps. Over 1,000 testimonial.
resolved. We insert thy tolloarieg:—.• A liffe and per-
iod rare, and without pain or burning the flesh." W.
(Irishmen, Albany•road, Conibersell, B. Addeo's.
"CORNY," 151, Fleetatreet, London.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1868-04-11

PHOTOGRAPHS Or THE

REV. C. H. CRAUFURD

(Ohlswinford),
THE REV. THOMAS 7,114118143
(St. jolh's, rourbridtte),
THE HE7;. o. M. HOLDEN
(Kingswinford),
Tumor FROM LIFE RV
ARCHER CLARKE.
(Opposite Stout bridge and Kidderminster Bank),

STOUIIIIRIDGE.

GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1868-04-11

THREATENIN“ THE EXECUTI“NER.

It will be reti embered that w hen iCaleraft arrived at the
New Bailey Its Novemher, ii, Ole °Wigton of the execution
of the Fenian convicts, he received a later warning loin that
if a hanged •• ally of the gentlemen " then bout utter
sentence, .• lie svould not live lung after it." The thre a was
probaidy a holish outburst on the part tit a Fenian
kithhalh.ser. ai,l there was not the sli...litest etc Ololi
alarm 1.10 Friday Calcial received another letter, of which
the following Is a copy:—
" Mr. Calcraft,—S r, write to tell yon to take care of
yrut,elf, for as bore sat have a pen in my baud you will lie
shot at to-morrow mor JJ JJ g, about eight o'clock. I snpoose
you think you got home very well when you hung the Fen inns
last November, lost you won't get home alive seam Is that
plain English I There will be about MO Feniana in the morn.
log with loaded revolvers ready tot aunt 441 at you no give
op as a bail Job; so look out, totting can stve you tlOs
time; a.• any parsing 11.1 Vie° is that you i.rip Gul lilac yin
go iii to t't: eciffohL Our A-bye. " Finig A FENIAN.
° Mr. rahraft"

The execelioner 114 not atwear mu h nifoete,l loy this
mwer. us eielnetti .! he 1.i.. •11a14, tenk the , Tire Siete
..1 ll,e matter .liron Mit .1,11 li,. ruele/y. iii .1 it It ea.
err Weeded to WOr,t haul, Co warning ut Like 1.101 twat
Irene be n RiVen.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1868-04-11

A RUSSIAN TRAGEDY.

A hnrrible butchery has been commuted at Tam-
borff, more than rivalling the Todworden wonder in
atrocity. It seems that one evening a fortnight ago,
a tradesman called Jemarin quitted his house bw-i-
-nefis about five, leaving behind him his mother, Ws
eldmit son, a boy of eleven, the cook, and drornik, or
door porter. At the tints the father went out the son
was taking a lemon from a young Pole, aged nineteen
or twenty, a pupil in the 'Tattillorff gymnasium, or
Government school; Madame Jeularin, the second
8.11, aged 4, a female relation, and a nursemaid, who
composed the rest of the family, were all abent ; but
a carriage was to be sent to fetch them during the
course if the evening. At 10 Jemarin came home and
15oeki41 at the door, but no one answered his sum-
mons. While he was waiting in perplexity, the coachman
and nurse came up and told him that, having tried in
vain to get into Ow bowie, they had thought it prudent
to go in search of the police, several of whom =coin.
panied them An entrance was effected by the chief
lobby, the inner door of which (there are generally
two in Itomlian houses) was found open, and on reach-
ing the first room six dead bodies were discovered
lying on the gronnd—thoee of the mother, the wife,
the eldest hay, the relation, the cook, and the *omit.
The youngest boy lay on the floor, with his bead cut
open, but breathing. Madame gemarin, the lady, and
the youn;pir boy were still dressed in their furs, which

proves that the crime was committed at the very inatant
of their return— or., at six o'clock. Five bullets, all of
the same size, and evidently discharged from a re-
v, deer, were extracted from the bodies. In the next
room wall fonud no iron ball, tied to is leathern thong,
covered with hl,voL The h.rnaejsejtu.sj in one of the
flint populous tarts of the towL, so that one 19 bet in
conjecture how such a wholesale massacre could have
been accomplished without awakening alarm among
the neighbours or 'misers by. Several people have
been arrested on snsPiviom
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1868-04-11

ANECDOTES OF THE LATE BISHOP

OF LICHFIELD.

Mr. Denison, in his " Life of the In Bishop of Lichfield,"
gives the following among other illustrations of the prelate's
love of go,ni stories :

_
Here is one, of a kind he particularly enjoyed:
A blustering man in a railway carriage said, "I
should like to meet that Bishop of --; I'd put a
question to him that would puzzle him." "Very
well," said a voice out of another corner, "then now is
your time, for I am the Bishop of "—[it may easily be
guessed what]. The man was rather startled, but
presently recovered, and said, " Well, my lord, can
you tell me the way to heaven ?" " Nothing is easier,"
answered the bishop ; you have only to turn to the
tight, and go straight forward. —Among the stories of
Bishop Bbnutield (not already published in his life) our
bishop was fond of this one, which was current at
Bowness, where lie spent several of his summer
holidays. One day, when the Bishop of London was
just starting for a journey among the lakes, the waiter
told him a gentleman wanted to see him. A rather
freely-talking person, to whom he was complaining of
being so stopped, said, " I should think you d(ee)d the
waiter:" he answered, "N.., I s• ed the gentleman."
Again, he oas asked, when he was an archdeacon, to
certify that a parsonage required some repairs, which
belonged to a reran who had stuffed birds and beasts all
over it, awl who said to him, "You nee th 8 staircase
is very weak ;" he answered, "Well, I am sure it
smells strong enough."
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1868-04-11

AN ECCENTRIC LEGISLATOR.

Sir Jervoise Clark Jervoise has imt on the notice
paper a motion which is characterised by an incoherence
of language and an unintelligibility of meaning that
dry butio actory explanation. The following are the
terms of the motion
To move that an humble address be presented to her
Majesty. praying that she will he graciously pleased to cause
such inquiry to be instituted into the spread of timeline by in-
lean.n lirtirigulhed from contagion) as may tend to check
legislation and actimi in cases un.upported by the evidence,
whmh in times of excitement saves a people from the com-
mission of great crimes or great Miller
This motion is not to he made until after Easter, and
we would recommend the honourable baronet to employ
the holidays in endeavouring to express himself with
more lucidity.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1868-04-11

A DREADFUL EXPLOSION.

A communication. dated Cincinnati, Ohio, March 19, gird
Ihe following facia misting to as awful calamity which hi
just recurred:—

The steamer Magnolia was built in this city in 1859,
and was owned by J. H. Prather (her commander),
David Gibson, 0. T. Shaw, first clerk, and Mr.
Gardner, all of whom were on board at the time of the
disaster. When she left this city she had over 100
cabin passengers, a large number of whom were ladies.
She had all the freight she could carry. The scene at
the time of the explosion was terrible. Sonic persons
were blown high int* the air; others were thrown
into the river, where they struggled to keep from
drowning. Many persons were scattered over the
wreck, horribly mangled, scalded, burning, or already
dead. The Magnolia's yawl.noat, making trips
between the wreck and the shore, picked up as many
persons as she could carry, and several skiffs sent I.ut
from the town of California assisted in rescuing
persons from drowning. Several persons jumped into
the river from fright, and were drowned. The chief
engineer tried the lioilers a few minutes before the ex-
plosion, and found theca full of water. Those persons
011 the after part of the boat, who were not rescued by
the skiffs, were either drowned by jumping overboard
or were burned to death, It is now ascertained that
there were fully 140 persons on board of the ill-fated
steamer Magnolia, eighty of whom were lost. The full
list of names was lost, and its contents are unknown,
as the books and papers were destroyed.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1868-04-11

EASTER HOLIDAYS.

ACheap EXCURSION TRAIN for NAO.
LEY, WORCESTER, and MALVERN, will ruzi
from Stourbri,,ge and Kidderminster, on EASTKR Mon.
DAV, APRIL lath. returning the same day.
RETI7...RN TICRETS issued on Tny. 10• DAY Apart 9th.
and foli.owing days, will be available until Tusiimis,l4tla
inclusive.
On Good Friday the trains will run atom Sundays.
For times of departure and full particulars, sea hand
bills.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1868-04-11

A STRANGE LEGACY.

A more extraordinary legacy than that bequeathed
to his fellow-citizens by Father la Logue cannot well
he imagined (says a writs-r in Once a Wok.) At his
death his body was found stretched 1.11 a miserable bed
in an attic of the Quartier de frenelle, which is any-
thing but a fashionable district of Paris. He was an
old man, had lived in the simplest way, sustaining
himself almost entirely on bread. His room con-
tained hard ly any furniture, yet hid in a corner was found
a little cupboard with numerous shelves, and on these
were sorted with the greatest order regiments of corks.
In the centre was a manuscript written by the Pere la
Logue, on which he stated that he had formerly been
in possession of considerable wealth, now squandered ;
that of all his greatness there remained but these carks,
drawn in
.better times to welcome many a friend who
•... . . .

now had forgotten him; that age and. rum had taught
their moral, and that on each cork would be found !
written its history. This the old man did, hoping
that it would serve as a timely warning, and that,
placed on the shelves of some museum or of a
philosopher's study, they might be found to illustrate
human nature. On one of the corks was an inscription
to this effect Champagne cork ; bottle emptied
12cli of May, 1843, with M. 11-- , who wished to in-
terest me in a iinsiness by which I was to make ten
This affair scat me 10,000 f. M. 11- - escaped
to Belgium. A caution to amateurs." On another
appears the following note:—" Cork of Cyprus wine,
of a bottle emptied on -the 4th of December, 1850, with
a dozen fast friends. Of thew: I have not found a
single one to help me on the day of my ruin. The
names of the 12 are annexed below"
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1868-04-11

BALDNESS.

BALDNESS PREVENTED.

THE Rot Water from a Spring rising from ft
Motintaie near the Timavue river, iu Italy, with
the juice of the Puma° IaNATII will prevent the hair from
ever leaving the scalp, and will force the hcir to grow in
one week on the head of the oldest man or woman in
Ragland. Prepared for the discoverer, ty Mr. It.
COUPIR. 181. Yleet•street, London. Seat post tree with
instructions how to use it for 14 stamps.

TESTIMONIALS PRESENTED TO
MR. COOPER.
BALDNESS PREVENTED AND HAIR RESTORED.
"1, JOSEPH ROGERS, aged 64.risiding at Silvertbwn,
North Woollen, do beredy te6tif) to toe extreeni value of
Mr. Cooper'i preparation for preventing baldric.) and res-
toring the hair. 1 have enecild plein.ure in raeonnoend•
lam S. for. baring teen told for during twelve years, my
bar hag by ltb Weans Leon teetutttl to no of a lurriarit
biroubb and of a colour for riot-table to its tot thor boo.
"JOSEPH ROGERS."
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1868-04-11

ELIGIBLE VILLA SITES,

HAND URY HILL, STOURBRIDGE.
rpo be SOLD, by PRIVATE CONTRACT,
1 Eighteen Lots of'cry desirable FREEHOLD
BUILDING LAND, forming part of Hanbury Hill,
pleasantly aituated on the Routh side of the town of
Stourbridge, having good frontages to new streets leading
out of Park.street, and also fronting to Chapel•street ;
commanding extensive and beautiful views of the our.
rounding neighbourhood Some of the Lots overlook the
Oldewinford Hospital grounds.
For Price and Particulars, apply to Davies and King,
Stourbridge.

HAY, STRAW, AND ROOTS,
VANTED, in large or small quantities.
Those baring the above for disposal may obtain
ry liberal price immediately, and avoid the usual
ry charges of professional Salesmen, by applying to
andersigned, who are doing a large trade direct with
411.suid ' itr by reason of which they are enabled to
• a much better price than the Salesman, who sells
ipply the Retail Dealer, can possibly return.
unitr.NT PRICES.—Prime Clover 92s to 975. In-
, ditto. 70s to 81s 6d. Prime Second Cut Clover,
o 92a Inferior ditto, 60s to The. Prime Meadow,
Lo 84a. Inferior ditto, 60s to 755. Oat Straw, 18a to
Wheat Straw, 50s to 58s, and Mangold, 17s to 20s
ton.
rtilicial Manares,_dtc., at Dock and Market Priem
..... .

J. .E._fiUMPHREY &C

Forage and Manure Contractors,

y °filet), V), Fing.street;

Market, SC.

PIANOFORTES.

JANOFORTES, Ir A RAIONIUMS,
for Salem Hire, new I. arel. A Liberal
not for Cart,; or 1,1,.!, le, had on the 'ram' 'nuns'
ZIPLIC, from
V:.
100, 111 C 111:1.1*, STOURBIUDGE.
Old Pianos taken in exchange.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1868-04-11

AN EXCITING SCENE IN A COURT
OF JUSTICE.

At the Central Criminill Court, in London, on
Monday, an unusual cinsmistance occtured, which
produced none exriu-inent for the time. Mr. Thomas
Edward briarly, a very old member of the bar, ap-
peared in court in his wig and gown, and held a casual
cons ersatiou with a few of his professional brethren
there who happened for the moment to be disengaged.
While he was fiti inclipied, the grand jury entered and
handed to the Clerk of Arraigns in the ordinary way
some indictments, the charges in which they had been
investigating in their private room. On their leaving
the court Mr. Briarly followed close upon their heels,
and in an excited mariner, and a tone of vines which
attracted the attention of the Bench, was heard to
say,—" A most shameful thing ; a mint unjust thing."
These disjointed exam:lA.lns, among others, were
audible as the grand jury :an I he lett, and caused some
surprise. Presently afterwards the grail' jury re-
turned into court, and through their toreman com-
plained that a member of the bar hail ttmoiled them in
allusive language for having, as they underatood,
thrown out a particular bill, and had threatened to
pulilish their names.
The Recur. er: Do you mean some one who is a
prosecutor in an indictment?
The Foreman: Yes.

The Recorder: And do you mean abusive language
used towards you in the discharge of your duty?
Ihe Foreman: Yes, and he followed us out of
court.

-ti;on that Mr. Briarly was ordered to be brought
into court, and he presently afterwards appeared at
the instance of Mr. Under-Sheriff Roche.

The Recorder, alb iressing. libu, said A statement
has neen made dy the gentlemen of the grand '
the effect that you, havitig been a prosecutor iz
indictue et which they, in the discharge of their duty,
had thrown cut, followed them out of this court and
male use of threats and abusive language towards
them.

Mr. Baerly said he was nearly seventa,six years of
age, and was very deaf. He was not sure, therefore,
he had exactly comprehended the complaint that had
been made against He had been three times be-
fore grand juries in reference to a murderous assault
which had been made upon him. On those occasions
be had WOW that he had been nearly murdered but
on every one of them he bad faded in consequence, as
be believed, of the revengeful feelings towards him of
•two officers if police.'
The Recorder (interposing) : Mr. Briarly, you must
be perfectly aware that I cannot enter into the ques-
tion whether the charge you make is true or hilse.
I The grand jury were the persons to decide, and you
must be aware that it is a grave contempt of Court for
you to use insulting language to a grand jury dis-
charging their duty.
Mr. Briarly : I cannot for a moment doubt, after
what your Lordship has said, I have done wrong, and