The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1880-09-18 00:00:00

THE STOTTRTMTDGE OBSERVER.

HOME NEWS.

At the annual dinner of the Bucks Agricultural
So;:iety atffinslow, Lord Carrington, responding
for she House of Lords, said he was confident that
wrong sympathy exited between the House of
Lords and tbe e )untry at large, These hundred and
sixty or seventy peers, created during the present
reign ,o;ved their positions to no accident of birth,
but to their distinction in law, in the army, or in
politics. The agitation against the House of Lords
had proved a:complete failure. Lord Cottesloe, who
followed, remarked that it was the Lords' duty to
reject ill-prepared measures, but the Lords had
always agreed to what the country desired.
Sir Charles Duke was better on Thursday.

Tlr? Accrington Weavers' Wages Association on
Thursday issued an appeal to the country for sup-
port during the period of the impending strike in
the cotton trade. _

Their Royal llighnesses the Grand Duke of
Hesse, the Hereditary Grand Duke, and the Prin-
cesses Irene and A'exandra, ai rived at Buckingham
Palace on Thursday._

Gavin Inglis, the fireman of the express train
which was in the late collision near Paisley, died on
Thursday afternoon in the Royal Infirmary, Glas -
gow. This makes five deaths by the accident.
A demonstration of the Liberal party took place
on Thursday evening at Bury St. Edmunds conse-
quent upon the restoration of Mr. J. A. Hardcastle
to his seat for that borough at the general election.
The Earl and Countess of Derby left their town
resiience in St. James's Square, on Thursday, for
their country seat in Lancashire, Knowsley Hall.
where they will probably remain for some time.
The Queenborough justices on Thursday fined
Francis Berkessell, a Roman Catholic priest, a pas-
senger by the Flushing steamer, in penalties amount-
ing to nearly £lO, for endeavouTing to smuggle six
pounds of cigars.
The Right Hon. W. E. Bax.er, who presided at a
meeting on board the Mars training ship on Thurs-
day, at Dundee, said he always advocated liberal
Support by the Government to such institutions.
He was indignant to hear men, wig), for party
political purposes, alarmed the cluntry by slander-
ous accounts of the inefficiency of the British navy.
He maintained that our navy was stronger and
better appointed than any navy of any combination
of Powers that could be brought against us, and he
was no patriot who rt fused to glory in its strength
Our Merchant Service was also in a satisfactory
condition, and bade fair to monopolise the carrying
trade of the world.
At the Central Criminal Court on Thursday,
James Donovan, a footman, was indicted for sena-
ing threatening letters to Lord Oranmore and
Browne. The prosecuting counsel, in opening the
case, said the jury would remember that last
session a bill was introduced relating to the occupa-
tion of land in Ireland, and Lord Oranmore, uho
took great interest in that measure had written t )
the Times on the subject. Inimeeately after te
publication of his communication he received a
number of threatening letters (The letters were
read, and all contained threats to murder Lord
Oranmore.) They were signed, "One of the Queen's
soldiers, but a Fenian at heart," and dated Wellir.g-
ton Barracks. Lord Orantnore proved the receipt
of the letters, and Dr. Pigott, of Jermyn Street, in
whose service prisoner was, was also called, but
could not give any upinion as to the handwriting.
Inspector Butcher stated that when he arrested the
prisoner he found his clothes packed up ready for
removal. Some further evidence having been given
the jury returned a verdict of guilty, but recom-
mended Donovan to mercy on account of youth and
Previous good character. Mr, Justice Stephen
passed ontence of six months' hard labour
_ _

On 'Thursday, a single woman named Fanny
Goddiug (39) was charged before the Poltsmouth
magistrates with having attempted suicide, and
also with the pilful murder 01 her illegitimate
daughter, 4 years old. The prisoner tried to
drown herself at Portsmouth, and on being appre-
hended confessed to having kept the child under
water in the mud banks at Gosport, on the other
side of the water, until it died She was con—
signed to the custody of the Gosport police pending
the inquest.

At Blanchester, on Thursday, John Sullivan, alias
Simpson, was charged with decoying girls to Man-
chester for immoral purposes. A git 1 named Shoal,
15 years old, gave evidence of her correspondence
with the prisoner, by whom she bad been visited.
The Stipendiary said it could not be proved that the
girl was under any legal control, but said she ha I
had a narrow escape of being ruined. The prisoner
was discharged.
Sir John A. Macdonald, Premier of Canada; th.e
Hon. J. H. Pope, Minister of Agriculture; and Sir
Alex. Galt, High Commissioner of the Canalian
Government in London, sailed on Thursday by the
Allan steamer Sardinian for Quebec. Sir Charles
Tupper, Commissioner ail Canadian Railways, is
unavoidably detained until the 23rd, when he takes
his departure by the steamer Peruvian of the same
line.