The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-10-16 00:00:00

EPITOME OF NEWS,

BRITISH AND FOREIGN.

A daring hotel robbery has been discovered in
London. The wellAnown Bell Hotel and Restaurant
in Basinghall.street, has recently changed hands, and
apparently during the process of removal the hotel
thieves have taken advantage of their opportunity,
because a room on the upper floor of the building was
found to have ben entered, and money and jewels to
the value of about £5O, belenging to the incoming
lessee, Mr. Thomas White, were stolen. How the
robbery could have been effected is a mystery, as every
precaution was taken to protect the goods.
At Leeds on Saturday a powerful-looking Irishman,
named Patrick McKintie, was sentenced to six months'
imprisonment for a murderous assault on a young
woman named Ellen Stallery, with whom ho had co-
habited. The prisoner, when intoxicated, had struck
the woman on the head with a quart jug because she
refused to have any more drink.
A charwoman named Chennery met with her death
at Brighton on Saturday under somewhat sad circum-
stances. She had been working at several houses
during the morning and called at the Buckingham
Arms, as she felt unwell. Pernaission was given her to
rest in the kitchen' and as deceased was walking to the
room she slipped and fell heatiforemost down the
kitchen stairs, breaking her neck, which caused instan-
taneous death.
The body of a man named William McCullough,
formerly a solicitor's clerk, was found in the enclosure
of the paddock of the County Down Hunt Steeple.
chases, about a mile from Downpatrick, on Saturday
afternoon. Tile deceased is believed to have died more
than a week ago from starvation.
In a convocation at Oxford, a letter was read from
the Chancellor, the Marquis of Salisbury, nominating
the President of St John's, Dr. Bellamy, as Vice.
Chancellor, in succession to the Master of BaWol, Pro.
fessor Jowett, who has completed his term of four
rears. _ _

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On Tuesday a pit was opened at Ynysybwl, near
Rhondda, which cost in sinking about £150,000. The
chief proprietor is Mr. David Davies, ex-M.P. for
Cardigan.
The foundation atone of a town-hall, which is to coat
£35,000, was laid on Tuesday afternoon it Dewsbury
by the Mayor, the occasion being observed as a public
holiday.
On Tuesday evening a haulier named William Henry
Edwards, while taking his horse to bathe in the
Rhondda river, was swept off in the flood and carried
seaward. All endeavours to save him were futile.
The Ellers corn mill, Ulverston, which has recently
been refitted with modern machinery, was completely
gutted by fire at an early hour on Tuesday morning.
The damage is estimated at £4OOO, which is partially
covered by insurance. It was in the occupation of Mr.
Victor Farrington.
' An inquest was held on Tuesday at Easton, North,
ampt)nrshire, touching the death of a woman named
Woodward. She had been suffering from melancholia,
and early in the morning, leaving the children in bed,
she went down stairs and jumped into a well in the
kitchen. A verdict of "Temporary insaLity " was
returned.
The Tredegar magistrates on Tuesday morning re.
mended a man named Ourry, who was charged with
manufacturing an explosVe contrary to the Explosives
Act, and keeping the same in his possession without a
certificate from the police. Bail was accepted. On
the 23rd ult. a girl lost her eyesight and one of her
hands through an explosion which took place in the
house of the accused.

At Flainberough the enormous !looks of see birds
have afforded excellent sport of late. The spa season
being over, the fishermen now kill the birds for
selling to taxidermists, and as many as a hundred birds
have been bagged daily by two boatmen. Still there
seems to be no diminution of these mariners" friends "
along the rocky headland.
Sir P. Cunliffe Owen has, at the request of the Prince
of Wales, remitted to the Lord Mayor a further sum
of £2OO, being the amount received from July 10 to
October 8 in Dr. Jas. Aveling's "Mechanical Begging-
boxes " at the Colonial and Indian Exhibition, in aid of
the Hospital Sunday Fund.
Messrs. Marshall aad Snelgrove have contributed
£lOOO to the fund now being raised by the Lord Mayor
at the Mansion House for the formation of the pso.
'seised Imperial Institute of the Colonies and India as
the Memorial of the Queen's Jubilee by her subjects.
The Rev. Dr. Hermann Adler, the Delegate Chief
Rabbi, in remitting a donation from himself and
father (the Chief Rabbi), states that he is persuaded
that the great balk of his co•religionists, inspired as
they are with heart-whole loyalty and devoted attach-
ment to the Throne, will practically testify their
cordial appreciadon of the proposed institution, and
more especially their respectful homage to their
Gracious Queen in whose honour it is to be esta-
blished.
With a view to ascertain the opinion of the trades-
men of London on the subject of legislation for early
closing, the following questions are being submitted to
them by the Early-closing Association: "Do you think
that the Shop Hours Regulation Act will effect an
earlier closing of shops ?" "Are you in favour of a
compulsory closing at eight p.m., and 10 p.m. on Satur-
days?" "Do you think that Parliament should legis-
late at all on this subject ?"
A daring robbery took place at Clarence Villa,
Sydenham-road, Croydon, on Sunday evening, the
residence of a lady named Surman. It appears
that she, with her domestics, fastened up the house
securely on Sunday night before proceeding to church.
On their return Mrs. Surman was alarmed to find that
the house had been broken into during her absence, and
the premises ransacked from top to bottom. A deil
containing notes and gold amounting to 1:150 had been
forced open and the contents appropriated.
The Cardiff Town Council had before them on Mon-
day a number of claims from persons who were injured
during the recent election riots. Some of the appli-
cants stated that owing to the way in which they hol
been maltreated by the police they had been unable to
work since the disturbances. The worst case was that
of a man named Davies, who had been seen by the
Mayor. One of the man's eyes had been knocked out
by a policeman's truncheon, and the sight of the other
was now failing. The various claims were referred to
a committee.
The parish church of Brentwood has just been
further beautified by the addition of a handsome
stained-glass window in memory of the late Rev. C. A.
Belli, formerly precentor of St. Paul's Cathedral, and
vicar of South Weald. Mr. Belli gave about £lO,OOO
towards the erection of Brentwood Church. The subject
of the window is the martyrdom of St. Thomas of
Canterbury, the patron saint of the church.
The thirteenth annual conference of delegates repre-
senting the Young Men's Christian Association in the
North Midland District Union, which comprises the
principal towns in Yorkshire, Nottinghamshire, Lin-
colnshire, and Derbyshire, was held at Lincoln on
Monday, when encouraging reports were received from
most of the branches. Mr. Hall, Lincoln, was elected
president for the ensuing year, and it was decided to
hold the conference at Doncaster next year.
The Humber landed a force of marines and police on
the Isle of Skye on Monday to protect the sheriff in
serving summary warrants on the Crofters on Colonel
Fraser 's estate. There was no resistance offered. One
detachment proceeded to the Kilmuir district, and
another to the Staffin district, where the agitation has
been more pronounced. No steps have yet been taken
to serve writs on the Kilmuir estate; but they will
probably be taken in a few days.
The Welsh National Society, at its meeting in Liver-
pool on Monday evening, passed a resolution urging
the Government to introduce early next Session an
Intermediate Education Scheme for Wales, the urgency
of which is recognised throughout the Principality,
and the absence of which, said the resolution, seriously
imperils the usefulness of the University College of
Wales in the efforts to promote the higher education
of the people.
The inquest on Robert Lewis, railway guard, Chester,
who was found dead in his van, was held on Monday.
Dr. Hammond, who had made a post•mortem examina-
tion, gave evidence which confirmed his previous
opinion that death ensued from apoplexy. He found
no traces of death having resulted from injuries which
It was suggested were received by the man in an acci-
dent at Mold Junction. A yerdict of "Death from
apoplexy "was returned.
Mr. Henry Arthur Jones has just finished his new
romantic drama, which is to be produced at the London
Princess's Theatre at Christmas. It is of the" Silver
King " type, and is in four acts and fourteen scenes.
The drama deals with modern English life, and the
action takes place in and near the old world market
town of Maplebury. The piece will be produced under
the management of Mr. Charles Wyndham. A strong
company has been engaged to support Mr. Charles
Warner, who will play the leading part, which has
been especially written for him.
On Tuesday night the district coroner held an inquest
at Penshurst, Kent, relative to the deaths of two men
named Towers and Beale, who were drowned in the
Medway on the previous day. The evidence showed
that on Monday the men, instead of going to work, went
drinking. After both had consumed a considerable
amount of beer they challenged each other to swim
across the river. Towers went into the water, f3llowed
by Beale. Both men sank and were drowned. The
jury returned a verdict of" Accidentally drowned."
A serious outrage was committed at Cardiff on Toes -
day morning. A man named Haggerty was returning
to the town from Blackweir, and was walking along the
canal side when he met two tramps, who demanded
money from him. He offered them 5d., but they said
that this was not enough, and on his replying that he
had no more they seized him roughly and threw him
into the canal.
At the Gateshead County Police-court on Tuesday a
case was heard in which a largo number of miners at
the Washington Colliery were interested. Recently
there was a dispute at the colliery relative to the
manner in which what is termed "hitch," or useless
coal, was treated in the matter of payment, and the
present case arose from the dispute, 230 men being
summoned, some for 10s, and others for 55., for damages
' oocasioned by their absenting themselves from woi.k.
Mr. Gooder prosecuted for the owner, but a settlement
I was arrived at out of court, the men from whom 10s.
I was claimed paying Bs. each, and those from whom ss.
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was claimed 4s. tots. 6d. each, including costs.
The work of enlarging the Government Church, at
the Royal Small Arms Factory, at Enfield Lock, has
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just been completed. The enlgement consists 'of a
north aisle, which will accommodate nearly one-half as
many persons as the church could formerly. The organ
has also been enlarged, and placed within the chancel.
The plans were prepared by Colonel Crozier, R.E.,
and the work carried out under the supervision of
Major Edmonds, RE. The new additions are built of
the best Bath [tone.

Placards offensive to the Germans were displayed on
Tuesday in Paris over the door of the new paper, "La
Revanche." Late in the afternoon they were re-
moved. A correspondent states that the compliments
which the French and Russians are exchanging just
now are most edifying.
It has been decided by the French Government to
liberate Louise Michel, who has already passed some
time in prison.
A strange report is forwarded by a Paris correspon-
dent, contained in a Berlin telegram published by the
" Soir,'! to the effect that England had been nego-
tiating for the cession of the Swedish island of Goth-
land last year, as a coaling station on the Baltic, and
that the idea has not been abandoned. _ _

From Halifax it is reported that the American fish.
lug schooner Marion Grimes has been seized by
Captain Quigley, of the cruiser Terror, for anchoring in
the Shelburne Harbour for sbelter without reporting
herself to the Custom House authorities. The schooner
was fined 400 dole. Her captain subsequently hoisted
the Stars and Stripes over the Broad Arrow; it was,
however, hauled down by order of Captain Quigley.
Sir Wilfrid Lawson, speaking at the annual meeting
of the United Kingdom Alliance, at Manchester, on
Tuesday night, hoped that the temperance party would
lead the democracy in the direction of morality and
justice, and thus obtain the overthrow of the great
curse of the nation.
At the Irish National League meeting on Tuesday, in
Dublin, Mr. Healy and M:. Timothy Harrington men-
tioned that several landlords had granted abatements
of judicial rents. Mr. John Dillon, MY., commenting
on the magistrates' decision in the Woodford lice using
cases, pledged himself to every publican who suffered
in the struggle that when the Nationalists had power
over taxation and the Licensing Laws a record would
be kept of those men, and they would be repaid every
penny. Mr. Biggar and others spoke.
In the thirtieth report of the Commissioners of her
Majesty's Customs complaint is made that a consider-
able amount of smuggling and evasion of proper duties
has arisen by means of the book, sample, and parcel
post with foreign countries. The arrangements made
for checking this have engaged the attention of the
Commissioners, and they acknowledged the cordial
assistance and co-operation of the Post Office
authorities.
The St. Albans Diocesan Conference opened at
Bishops Stortford on Tuesday. In his inaugural
address the Bishop said that if the ministers of the
Church of England were in the same state as they
were at the beginning of the present century, it would
be a question if the State ought not to step in. But a
vast change had taken place in the patochial system,
which he hoped might still further be extended. The
question of employing the laity was coming to the
front, but he had never sanctioned their conductirg
services except in mission‘rooms and the open air, and
he never would. His lordship pleaded for the masses
in the East of London, asking Churchmen to be more
liberal. During the year the Church had successfully
withstood one assault upon her, but she must be pre-
pared to meet others when they came.
The annual meeting of the Incorporated Law Society
was held on Tuesday at York, when Mr. H. V. Parker
delivered his address as President. It included a review
of the measures of legal reform which had been accom-
plished in the past session. Referring to the Bank-
ruptcy Act, he said one of the chief objections was the
alleged unnecessary officialism which had been intro-
duced, causing delay and expense. He also dwelt at
length on the Land Laws, and made a reference to
real and personal property. Papers relating to legal
education and Universities and legal education in the
provinces were discussed. A dinner was held in the
Guildhall, when there was a large and influential
attendance.
The Richmond Select Vestry on Tuesday sealed a
petition to the Local Government Board for sanction
to borrow one hundred thousand pounds for works of
sewerage and purchase of land. The urban and rural
sanitary authorities of the district, which includes
Richmond, Mortlake, Barnes, Kew, and Petersham,
have combined in this matter, and have adopted a
scheme prepared by Mr. Mellies, C.E., whose estimate
amounts to the above Sam. An official inquiry will
probably be held next month, but no serious opposi4
tion is anticipated, as the authorities have made
arrangements with the owners of land affected by the
scheme,

—On Sunday morning the body of a labourer, namlB.
Dick, was found on the beach at Tarlair, near kacduff;
He was subject to fits of melancholia, and it is sup-
posed that while under the influence of such he bad
drovvied himself. The body had apparently been in
the water several days.
The September returns of the Yorkshire collieries
show that the coal exported vio, Hull during that
month to foreign markets marked a considerable
diminished tonnage. There was, however, a remark-
able increase of supplies exported to Russia, which
took 23,251 tons out of the total of 62,000 tons, 19,303
tons being sent to North Russia and 3948 tons to South
Russia. In the same month last year only 16,687 tons
were sent to North Russia and none at all to South
Russia. Heavy supplies continue to be sent.
A gale of unusual severity prevailed at Youghal on
Saturday, and caused considerable damage to property
and shipping. A barge laden with timber sank in the
harbour, and a yacht parted her moorings. She drifted
up the river Blackwater and came in collision with a
bridge, causing her to become a complete wreck. A
10-ton yacht foundered off Crookhaven on Saturday
night during the gale. Her wreckage was picked up on
Sunday morning.
The three Salvationists who were sentenced to a
month's imprisonment at Torquay were liberated on
Saturday night consequent upon fines of £5 each beiog
paid in their behalf. The Rev. W. S. Boyle, a Church
of England clergyman, assisted in the payment of one ,
fine, and those of the other two were subscribed by
members of the army. Their release is in opposition
to a decree from the London headquarters of the Salva-
tion Army.
On Saturday morning the estuary of the Thames and
Medway was enveloped in a fog of great density, neces-
sitating the suspension of traffic for some hours. The
Royal Zeeland Steamship's Company's packet with
passengers and the Dutch and German mails on board,
was considerably delayed through the fog on her voyage
across the North Sea from Flushing, and arrived at
Queenborough Pier five hours late.
At the Windsor Town Hall, on Saturday, before the
county magistrates, Henry Dnnmont, of London, was
brought up in custody, charged with stealing two bet-
ting tickets at the Windsor races on the 2nd inst. Mr.
John Head, an ex-constable, apprehended the prisoner,
who was convicted by the bench, and sentenced to two
months' hard labour.
On Saturday morning a large steam crane employed
on a new building in Corporation-street, Birmingham,
suddenly broke and fell to the ground, carrying with it
some large blocks of stone weighing nearly a ton. Two
workmen who were underneath at the time were
shockingly crushed.
At the Westminster Police-court on. Saturday, a
Japanese employed at the Japanese Village was fined
20s. and costs, with the alternative of 14 days' imprison-
ment, for cruelty to a dog. The prosecutor was the
manager of the exhibition.
The Turkish Ministry of Finance has proposed to
issue new obligations amounting to £T.2,000;000, cedirg
for this new service the sheep tax of two provinces.
The Council of Administration of the Ottoman debt
has accepted this proposal, subject to the approval of
the different committees of the European bondholders,
Slight earthquake shocks were felt on Friday night
at Summerville and Charleston, and also in California.
The safety of the overdue Anchor Line steamer
Anchoria is announced from St. John's, Newfound-
land. Tha Anchoria was about 70 miles from St.
John's on Sunday morning, the delay in her voyage
having been caused by the breaking of her shaft.
The opening match of the billiard season at the hall '
in Argyll. street was brought to a conclusion on Satur-
day evening, when John Roberts, the champion, de-
feated W. J. Peall by 228 points, in a match of 10,000
up, spot barred, and Peall receiving 3000 points.
Mr. Fitzgerald, President of the Irish National
League, has subscribed 3000 dole, for the relief of
evicted tenants in Ireland.
The concordat between the Holy See and Monte-
negro having been signed, the Pope has written a letter
to Prince Nicholas thanking him for the good will his
Highness has displayed towards the Catholic Church
and the Pope.
The Chicago Arnachists, who were convicted of
murder in August last and sentenced to be hanged,
will be executed on December 3.

From further particulars of the Moonlighting out-
rage near Newmarket, in county Cork, on a man
named Fitzgerald, it appears that a gun and powder
were demanded, and he was asked why he had supplied
a boycotted farmer. He was savagely beaten by about
20 men. Four farmers' sons have been arrested and
identified. The people in the district refused to let the
police have cars to remove the prisoners to Newmarket.
An interesting ceremony was performed at Cardiff
on Saturday, when Sir William Lewis, as founder of
the South Wales Miners' Provident Society, was pre-
sented with a eheque for £145 16s. Bd., the whole of
which was made up by subscriptions from 35,000
colliers, eazh of whom gave Id. The cheque was
accompanied by an address narrating the recipient's
manifold services on behalf of the miners. In reply
Sir William announced his intention of handing the
cheque over to the Merthyr Tydvil HoEpital.
The towns and villages in South Lincolnshire have
suffered from an extraordinary plague of small flies
known as "midges," which have made themselves
almost unbearable in connection with the nose, eyes,
and month. The air has been literally filled with them,
and numbers of persons have been almost covered from
head to foot with the tiresome insects. Up to Saturday
the nuisance had net abated in the least.
Of the total number of works exhibited at the recent
exhibition of the Royal Institute of Painters in Water
Colours, amounting to 1066, 342 pictures found pur-
chasers within the galleries, and realised £11,217 2s.
The prices of the pictures sold ranged from five guineas
to 500 guineas.
walsail was en fête on Monday on the occasion or
the unveiling of a statue to the "first uncrowned WY
in England," Sister Dora, one of the first voluntary
nurses in connection with the Walsall Cottage Hos-
pital. She came to Walsall in 1863, and continued till
1878, when she died on Christmas Eve.
Dr. Diploek held an inquest on Monday at the Earl
of Derby Tavern, Westbourne- park, London, on the
body of Simon Peter Pearson, who died on Friday last,
as alleged, from the effects of a wound received on the
27th ult. Two men, named Michael Murphy and John
Buckland, have been charged with tits wounding at
the Hammersmith Police-eoutt, and remanded. The
jury returned a verdict of " Wilful murder" against
Murphy and Buckland.
At the Middlesex October Sessions, which opened on
Monday, Joseph Goss, a labourer' was sentenced to 12
months' imprisonment with hard labour for maliciously
attempting to stab Mr. Park with a knife, whilst the
latter gentleman was conversing with some friends at
the door of the Conservative Club in King's-road,
Chelsea, on the 25th ultimo.
Thomas Dai Hamilton was charged on remand, .at
the Bow-street Police-court, on Monday, with obtaining
£lOO by means of alleged false representations, from
Miss Lily Anderson, an actress. The prisoner was corn*
mitted for trial.
According to a telegram from Kantutk, a man
locally known as "Captain Moonlight" was arrested at
Kiskeame, county Cork, on Monday memt.ig, along
with two members of his gang.
Several districts in Upper Burmah continue to be
disturbed by the rebels, to whom also several villages
have submitted. In Western Mying) an, however, a
successtul attack has been made upon the insurgents,
and at Maithila a band of 60 deceits has been defeated,
with a loss of 10 killed.
It was announced on Monday afternoon in Clasgovv
and Edinburgh that the late Mr. Thomas Lockerbie,
brass founder of Glasgow, who died in London last
week, has left £30,000 to build almshouses in Edin-
burgh. It is proposed to erect cottages at a cost of
1400 each, pensioners receiving 108. a week, and
living rent free in them. Preference is to be given to
natives of Edinburgh, Glasgow, and the South of
Scotland.

Writing to the editor of the "Northampton Mer-
cury," Mr. Gladstone says " We have reason to con-
gratulate ourselves on a marked conversion of the
Tories and their leader to a mass of Liberal opinions,
and it remains to hope that this conversion may to
durable and effective."