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The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1875-10-16

ANECDOTES OF DOUGLAS JERROLD

In London Society, "The True Story of Punch" is con.
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A score of stories of Jerrold occur to me, though it
is too late to add any new ones to the record, for his
"wit and humour" have been carefully collected and
published. There are a few good things however,
which will bear repetition. Nature hits written
honest man' upon his face," said a person trying to
make interest for his friend with Jerrold. "Then
Nature most have had a very bad pen," was the
prompt reply. Everybody knows how he revenged
himself upon a pompous fop, who had made himself
offensively conspicuous at a club dinner where sheep's
head was a favourite dish. Pushing his plate
aside, the stranger exclaimed, "Well, I say,
sheep's head for ever!" "What egotism !" re-
marked Jerrold. This, no doubt, led up to a
kindred flash of wit on another occasion, at the
expense of a literary friend of Jerrold's, who had just
ordered " Some sheep's-tail soup, waiter.' " Ah,"
said Jerrold, looking up, and smiling with his great
eyes, "extremes meet sometimes." There was an old
gentleman who drove a very slow pony in a ramshackle
gig, and he was anxious one day to pay Jerrold a little
special attention. The humorist was on his way to
the station from his house. " Ah, Mr. Jerrold," said
the old gentleman, "shall I give you a lift ?”
"No, thank you," said Jerrold, "I am in a hurry."
In the country, on a visit, Jerrold was told, among
other gossip, of a young man in the neighbourhood,
named Ure, who had cruelly jilted his sweetheart.
"Tire seems to be a base 'un,' said Jerrold. At a
ball, seeing a very tall gentleman waltzing with a very
short lady, Jerrold said, " There's a mile dancing with
a milestone." The author of an epic poem entitled "A
Desceac into Hell" used to worry Jerrold very much.
At last the wit grew irritated with the poet, who,
coming bounding upon him with the question, "All,
Jerrold! have you seen my 'Descent into Hell?" was
answered with quick asperity, "No; I should like to!"
That author is a white-headed old gentleman now, and
may be seen at almost any theatrical "first night,"
just as, a few years ago, you might have seen Horace
Mayhew. "The Caudle Lectures," said Mark Lemon to
me, as we were passing an old tavern in Bouverie-street,
"were partly written in that house." "Indeed !" I
replied; "Blanchard Jerrold says that some of them
were written on a bed of sickness." "That may be,"
said Mark Lemon; "but Jerrold was in very good
form, physically, when he wrote the best of them, in
this very street."
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1875-10-16

TIIE ENGLISH CHURCH UNION.

Services in connection with the movement for
the extension of the above association were held
at St. Michael's Church, Amblecote, on Monday
and Tuesday last, and the offertories amounted to
.C 33 11s. The Rev. J. Hipwell, of St. Stephen's,
Lewisham, preached on the Monday evening, and
the Rev. R. M. Grier, vicar of kugeley, at the
choral celebration on the Tuesday morning.
A meeting was held at the Union Hall on Tues-
day, and the following report of the Committee
of the Midland District Union was presented, and
accept unanimously.
Licrease of lifembera.—Your Committee have to
congratulate the District Union on the lan-re in-
crease to its ranks Iwhioh has taken place during
the past year, and now that the need of such
society as the E. C. U. becomes daily more appa-
rent, they trust that members will assist in insur-
ing a corresponding increase by the next comme-
moration. _

_
"Church Work in the District.—Your Committee
are glad to be able to inform the Union that a
temporary church for the Parish of AU Saints,
Small Heath, designed in memory of the late Dr.
Oldknow, has been opened for Divine Service;
that its district has been assigned and its Incum-
bent admitted by the Bishop. Also, that the
Bishop of Lichfield has consented to the consecra-
tion of the Church of St. Andrew, West Brom-
wich.

"Your Committee would draw the attention of
the Union to the fact that a small community of
the Sisters of the Poor, from All Saints, Margaret
Street, has been established in Wolverhampton in
connection with Christ Church. Steps are about
to be taken to provide for them a permanent Home,
and your Committee trust that churchmen whd are
favourable to the ' Religious ' life will do what
they can to help on this good work.
'The IVorcester Festival.—Your Committee have
watched with great interest the action taken by
the Dean and Chapter of Worcester in the matter
of the recent triennial Festival. They consider
that the thanks of all churchmen are due to
the Dean and Chapter for initiating a festival more
in accordance with the sanctity of God's house.
Your Committee are pleased to remark that
in-
creased reverence has not hindered the financial
success of the undertaking.
" Church Congress, Stoke. Your Committee
thankfully tide the ever-increasing Church tone
shown at each succeeding Church Cougrese. At
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1875-10-16

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Stocks and Furniture of every descriptions bought, and
Cash advanced upon all goods sent for absolute sale.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1875-10-16

BRIERLEY HILL.

' BREACH OF THE BEACIL—At the Police Court on Mon-
day, before Messrs. H. Ball and L. Freer, Thomas
Bloomer and Benjamin Griffin were charged wit,' com-
mitting a breach of the peace, by fighting at Quarry
Bank, on the sth inst. Poliee.constable Lavin proved
the case and defendants, who pleaded guilty, were or-
dered to pay coats, on promising not to offend again.
ASSAULTING A WOMAN.—John Baker was eharged With
assaulting Sarah Quilt on the 27th ult. Complainant
said she had just come out of a public house, wain de-
fendant went to her, struck her and knocked her down.
Eljabeth Baker corroborated complainant. . Defetid ant
said he had a quarrel with aumplainants husband sad
when they came out of the public-hunae, he struck at
the husband but the blow miesed him and accidentaly
caught the complainant. The Bench were of opinion
that defendant struck the woman by accident and fined
him 24 6d. and costs, in default seven days.
WOMEN'S QUARRELS.—Annie Maley was charged with
assaulting Eliza Gillam on the 7th inst. Complainant
said she went to the cistern to draw some water when
defendant came to her and asked her what she had been
saying about her. She said she had not been saying any-
thiug about her, when defendant struck her knocked her
down and pulled her along the grouud by the hair of her
h rid. Defendant denied the assault and said that when
she asked complaint what she had ha.! been saying about
she pushed her over a buoket. A witness corroborated
defendant, and the Bench dismissed the case, much to
the astonishment of the complainant, who said " Well I
never, it is all false."
SAVAGE Ass.kuLT.—Albert and Thomas Billingham
brothers were charged with unlawfully wounding
Emmanuel Flavell, at the Salt-wells Coppice, 22nd of
August last. Mr. Haberton appeared to prosecute arid
Mr. Addison defended. Complainant said he was a
watchman and keeper in the employ of the Earl of
Dudley at the Salt Wells Wood. On the 22nd of An.
gust he was in the wood about haltpast 4 o'clock. He
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1875-10-16

A MODEL CITY OF HEALTH.

The Social Science Congress at Brighton, recom-
menced its sittings on Monday morning at ten
o'clock, and the fit business was the delivery of
an Address on Health, by Dr. Benjamin Richardson,
F.R.S. The Right Hon. Lori Aberdare, President of
the .A.sociation, took the Chair. On the platform
were Sir C. Burroughs, Sir George Campbell, Sir
Edward Creasy, Mr. G. W. Hastings, Mr. Joseph
Brown, Q.C., Mr. Daniel, Q.C., Mr. Charles Clark,
Q.C., Mr. Edwin Chadwick, Dr. Farr, Rev. Dr.
Hamilton, the Mayor of Brighton, Dr. Ryalls, Seaor
Marcoartu, Rev. Daniel Ace, D.D., &c.—The follow-
ing extracts from Dr. Richardson's instructive and
interesting address, are from a lengthened report of the
same in The Times :

Dr. Richardson, after some introductory observations,
proceeded to sketch what may be called "a model city of
health :"—Mr. Chadwick has many times told us that he
could build a city that would give any stated mortality, from
50, or any number more, to five, or, perhaps some niimber
less, in the thousand annually. i believe Mr. Chadwick to
be correct to the letter in this statement, and for that reason
Iliave projected a pity that shall show the lowest mortality.
I need not say no such city exists, and you must pardon use
for drawing upon your imaginations as I describe it... ,
in
an artistic sense it would have been better to choose a small
town or large village than a city for my description ; but as
i
the great mortality of States is resident n cities, it is practi-
cally better to take the larger and less-favoured community.
If cities could be transformed, the rest would follow.
Our city, which may be named Hygela, has the advantage
of being a new foundation ; but it is so built that existing
cities might be largely modelleeupon it. The population of
vne city may be placed at 100,000. living in 20,000 houses,
built on 4,000 acres of land—an average of 25 persons to an
acre. This may be considered a large population for the
p tee occupied, but since the effect of density or vitality tells
only detsrminately when it reaches a certain extreme degree,
sun Liverpool and Glasgow, the estimate may be vonturea,