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The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1888-06-30

REFORMATORY SCHOOLS.

The Reformatory Schools Act Amendment Bill was
read a third time:and passed, and the House adjourned
at a querter p Lst twelve o'clock.

217LZ'LAND.

In the HousE OF LOR-1-;9,07:1- 'Jane 26, Lord Stmts.
ford informed the Earl of Kimberley that a telegram
received from the Governor of Natal reported that
Usibequ and his followers had been attacked and
defeated by Usutus, and, having taken refuge with the
police, had been brought back to Natal. .
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1888-06-30

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1888-06-30

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1888-06-30

LOCAL GOVERNMENT.

A Blue Book was issued on Monday giving particu-
lars as to the licence duties, probate duty grant, and
existing Parliamentary grants dealt with by the Local
Government Bill, and the estimated annual expendi-
ture on disturnpiked and main roads in England and
North Wales, and turnpike roads in South Wales. The
amounts received in the year ended March 31, 1888,
on account of licence duties in England and Wales, was
£2,986,134, to which the metropolis contributed
£427,022. The total is made up as follows :—Publicans'
end all other licences for the retailing of beer, spirits,
wine, and sweets, including occasional licences,
£1,365,266; dealers in beer, spirits, wine, and sweets,
and refreshment-house keepers, £187,073; game
dealers, £6149 ; tobacco dealers, £63,159 ; appraisers,
auctioneers, house agents, pawnbrokers, and plate
dealers, £134,861 ; carriages, £496,080; armorial
bean i igs, male servants, and dog licenses, £517,135;
and liceires to kill game, including gamekeepers'
licenses, and to carry guns, £216,411. The amounts
estimated to have been received in England and
Wales in respect of the undermentioned Parlia-
mentary grants during the financial year
1887-88 were as follows :—Union, county, and
borough lunatics, £485,214; disturnpiked and
main roads, £256,100; poor law medical
officers, £143,507; salaries of teachers in Poor
L w schools, £36,825; registrars of births and deaths,
£9500; payments to public vaccinators, £17,313;
salai ie3 of medical officers of health and inspectors
of nuisances, £73,882; criminal prosecutions: counties
and liberties, £80,145; boroughs, £65,623; police:
counties and liberties,£4s4,47l ; boroughs, £409,611;
metropolitan police (excluding salaries of the Com-
missioners and the Receiver and the non-effective
charge), £570,841; elementary schools, £6380. Petal,
£2-615,412, to which amount the metropolis coa-
ti ibutes £23.917.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1888-06-30

SIR W. HART DYKE ON
EDUCATION.

At Toynbee Hall, Whitechapel, on Saturday, Sir W.
Hart Dyke, M.P., Vice-President of the Council of
Education opened the School and Guild of Handi-
craft. The Rev. S. A. Barnett, who presided, wel-
comed Sir W. Hart Dyke as the Minister of Education,
and said his presence showed that he recognised art
in education. (Hear, hear.)
Sir W. Hart Dyke said the question of technical and
art instruction was a difficult one. Among all classes
of the population there had of late years been great
efforts to promote that education, and in Parliament
both parties of the State had united in the endeavour
to promote legislation which might materially assist
schemes such as he had come that day to assist
at Toynbee Hall. (Hear, hear.) Legislation was
urgently and immediately wanted with regard to that
great question. Wherever he went he found an enor-
mous amount of voluntary effort, which a very little
State and local aid would carry to a successful result.
(Hear, hear.) But in nine cases out of ten he found
that that voluntary effort would sooner or later require
some modicum of State recognition and also local aid.
There was a notion that those who held the public
purse-strings wished to go in for a large scheme of
centralisation in regard to technical education. But he
had a strong opinion that, if the movement was to
be carried to a successful result there must be the
utmost freedom given to localities, both as to the
subjects to be taught and the age at which the children
should commence their education, and also in matters of
detail. (Hear, hear.) Where alone the State should step
in was to secure, where the money of any locality was
charged for the purpose, or where State aid was given,
that there should be at all events some central authority
which had a guiding hand to point out where any sub-
ject taught was ridiculous or detrimental to the locality.
Outside those limits there ;should be as little inter-
ference as possible. (Hear, hear.) As to the ele-
mentary portion of technical instruction, in London
they stood in a position occupied by no other town or
large community, for there was in the metropolis a
magnanimous amount ot voluntary effort. (Hear,
hear.) Those who guided the destinies of elementary
education in the metropolis should be most careful
in the future in regard to the treament of children.
The question of art and technical instruction was not
alone for a class, but it was of great national im-
portance. They had commenced at Toynbee Hall a
work which would be of immense value to the great
district in which it was situated, and would bring a
gleam of light to many a dark home, and, he hoped,
help to many a family. (Cheers.) He then spoke
particularly of the nature and object of the School
and Guild of Handicraft, and expressed his heartiest
wishes for its success.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1888-06-30

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1888-06-30

HARMFUL CHARITY.

Mr. C. S. Loch, secretary to the Charity Organisa.
tion Society, gave evidence the other day before the
Select Committee of the House of Lords on the Ad-
ministration of Poor-law relief in this countty. In
reply to the Earl of Kimiserley, he stated that there
was a fair amount of co-operation between the Poor-
law guardians and charitable institutions, with the
effect of diminishing out-door relief. The Mansion
House Eund, he said, had had a very injurious effect.
It had brought forward a very large number of appli-
cants, and had tempted people from their work.
People in their alarm had given money anyhow, and
had the fund been repeated a third year he believed
it would have resulted in a very deleterious charity
but-relief system. He favoured small areas and
individual work in administering charity; an institu-
tion like the Charity Organisation Society rather
supplementing the work of inquiring than giving of
its funds, the latter duty to be left to individual
contributions. It was important that all work of the
kind should be done quietly.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1888-06-30

THE FOREIGN MARRIAGE A.

Replying to Lord Lamington, the Marquis of Salis-
bury said he doubted whether it would be in the power
of the Government to introduce a bill to remedy the
inconveniences which arose from the Foreign Marriage
Act. He agreed that any impediment to the marriage
at a consulate of a Nonconformist as distinguished from
a member of the Church of England was equally con-
trary to justice and good policy; and he promised to
look into the state of the law with the view of seeing
whether with their existing powers the Government
were not able to remedy the grievances complained of
in this respect.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1888-06-30

THE TURF LIBEL ACTION.

In the Turf libel action, Sir C. Russell on Monday
continued his speech for the flefence, and afterwards
called witnesses, who were questioned mainly as to
the reputation Charles Wood, the plaintiff, bore
among racing men of position. Lord Marcus Beres-
ford, official starter for the Jockey Club, said Wood
had a reputation for pulling horses; Major Egerton
said it was as bad as it could be, and Lord Arthur
Somerset said this was the opinion of the majority of
racing men. The Duchess of Montrose said she had
sometimes not been satisfied with Wood's riding; the
lion. G. Lambton said Wood's reputation for honesty
was excessively bad, and Lord March gave similar
evidence. The hearing was again adjourned.

Among the witnesses called on Tuesday was Sir
Charles Ifartopp, who said he closely watched the
running of Success at Lewes, and was of opinion that
Wood did not try to win, and that he certainly could
have done so had he made an effort. He added that
Wood had a bad reputation for dishonest riding. The
witness was cross-examined at great letigth as to
why he did not tell the owner of the horse, who
was an old friend and an honourable man, of
the fraud which he thought his jockey was com-
mitting. Several owners of horses were examined
as to Wood's bad character on the turf, one of them
adding that in riding success at Alexandra Park the
plaintiff was "kidding "—in other words, pretending
to make desperate efforts to win when in truth he
was doing nothing of the kind. On the conclusion of
the case for the defence the Duke of Portland was
called for the plaintiff, and said he continued to
employ Wood until his license was revoked, thinking
him an honest jockey. He, however, admitted the
authorship of a letter to Lord Durham in which he
spoke of all jockeys as thieves. The trial was again
adjourned.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1888-06-30

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WIDOW AND EXECUTOR.

A rather painful family history has, says a Pule
correspondent, been dragged into court owing to the
action brought by Madame Baudry, wife of the cele-
brated painter to whose brush is due the artistic em-
bellishments of the Crush-room of the Grand Opera,
against her husband's friend and executor, M.
Ephrussi. Madame Baudry, whose beauty inspired
the painter in most of his works, was not formally
married until within a short period before Paul
Baudry's death, and the step was thus taken at the
eleventh hour for the purpose of legitimising the chil-
dren who were born of the liaison. The widow now
wants the sole guardianship of her family, M. Ephrussi
having been appointed their co-guardian, and she
alleges that he is not eligible for that office, being a
foreigner. She also asserts that M. Ephrussi has
kept the painter's designs, letters, and even furniture
for certain purposes. The correspondence put in by
the defendant's counsel showed that M. Baudry had
looked upon M. Ephrussi as his staunchest friend,
and that it was, in fact, the defendant who had recon-
ciled M. Ambroise Baudry, brothet of the painter, to
the marriage with the plaintiff. The further hearing
of the case was postponed.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1888-06-30

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1888-06-30

SHAM FIGHT AT ALDERSHOT.

On Tuesday morning the troops compo.sing the
Aldershot command, under Sir A. Alison, inaugurated
the summer manceuvres with a sham fight on the
common. The attacking force, under the command
of Sir A. Alison, was composed of a battery of Royal
Horse Artillery, two batteries of field artillery, three
regiments of cavalry, and three infantry brigades.
The southern force, under the command of Major-
General W. J. Williams, commanding the artillery
of the Aldershot Division, designated a "skeleton
enemy," was composed of five squadrons of cavalry, a
battery of field artillery, representing two batteries
(12 guns), detachments of Royal Engineers, so divided
as to represent two battalions, with drilled re-
cruits of the Ist and 2nd Infantry Brigades. The
engagement was chiefly confined to the artillery
of both sides, and to detachments of cavalry, of whom
some dismounted in the woods and very effectively
acted as infantry. A daring attempt by a squadron
of the sth Lancers to capture a battery of field artil-
lery on Jubilee-hill was promptly frustrated by the
squadron of the 16th (Queen's) Lancers who formed
part of the southern cavalry, the Ist Royal Dragcons
being the remainder. Shortly before eleven o'clock a
vigorous attack was made on the enemy's left from
outridden firs, and Bourley camping ground, and
General Williams quickly brought forward some of his
reserve to reinforce his front line, and poured such
annihilating volleys for half-an-hour into the streak of
redcoats along the edge of ,the wood as to prevent the
assailants from venturing from their cover on to the
open plain. For upwards of half-an-hour the fight at
this quarter was sustained with great animation.
In the meantime the Ist and 2nd Infantry Brigades
worked briskly round along the front and
the right flank of the defenders, whose right, from
the direction of the Queen's Pavilion, was menaced
by the Royal Scots, King's Royal Rifles, and the Ist
Devon Regiment. At this point some heavy volleys
were exchanged, and a few minutes later the defenders'
position was almost environed by the let Brigade, in
front, 2nd Brigade out-flanking the right, the 3rd
Brigade similarly menacing the left flank, the three
brigades supported by three regiments of cavalry
(sth Lancers, 14th, and 18th Hussars), and three
batteries of Horse and Field Artillery. The defend-
ing infantry was almost intact, with the cavalry in
the valley of the rifle ranges, but exposed to the en-
filading fire from the troops of the attacking force
west of the Royal Pavilion. Such were the disposi-
tions of the opposing forces wten the cessation of
hostilities sounded a few minutes before twelve
o'clock. There were on the field about 8500 men,
1800 horses, and 22 guns. The common was in an
excellent condition for field movements after the
previous night's rain and hailstorm.

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1888-06-30

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1888-06-30

ESCAPE FROM GAOL.

An escape was made from Walton Gaol on Monday,
possessing some features in common with that of
Jackson, the Strangeways Gaol murderer. The hero
of Liverpool was James Lynch, a sailor, who was
sentenced at the last Liverpool Assizes, for robbery,
to eighteen months' imprisonment. On Monday Lynch
was set to do some work in an outhouse, wherein he
was locked,:and after making a hole in the roof he
obtained two ladders, which he lashed together, and
so gained the top of the outer wall, and made off.
When the message was received no clue had been
obtained of his whereabouts.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1888-06-30

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1888-06-30

THE LATE EMPEROR FREDERICK.

In the House OF LORDS, on June 25th, the Earl
of Mount-Edgcumbe brought down her Majesty's
reply to the address of condo)ence adopted by their
lordships on the death of her son-in-law, the Emperor
Frederick.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1888-06-09

FISH.

Fair supply and demand. Prices :—wholesale:
Salmon, is 3d and Is 4d per lb.; grisle, Is 2d per
lb. ; turbot, 5s per stone ; brill, 4s per stone ; cod,
2s to 3s each; soles, 80s per box; plaice, 15s per
box ; mackerel, lOs per box; whiting, Os per box;
fresh haddocks, 5s per box; John Dorys, 2s to
3s each; live eels, 20s per draft; dead eels, Os per draft;
lot at-era. 208 per score ; crabs, 20s per pad; crawfish, is 6d
each; prawns, 7s per lb; bloaters, 2s to 3s per box;
kippers, 4s per round; dried haddocks, 2s to 6s per
dozen; oysters, 3s to Os per 100; shrimps, 2s Od per
gallon. Retail: Salmon, Is 4d to Is 6d per lb.; grilse,
is 4d per lb. ; trout, is 8d per lb.; turbot, 8d per lb.;
brill, 7d per lb.; soles, is per lb. ; cod, 4d per lb.; fresh
haddocks, 3d per lb.; plaice, 3d per lb.; live eels,
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4s each ; mackerel, 3d each; whiting, 3d each ; lobsters
Is to 2s each; crabs, 6d to 3s each; crawfish, 2s each ;
prawns, is 6d per dozen; bloaters, 6d per dozen;
kippers, 9d per dozen; oysters. 44 to is per dozen;
dried haddocks, $d to 10d each.
POTATO.

There was a good supply of potatoes on offer.
The trade was slack for old sorts, but new were in
fair demand: Old mag4um bonums, 40s to ;
regents, 40s to 80s ;and champions, 30s to 60s per ton;
new Malta round, 9s to 12s; ditto kidneys, 14s to 16.;
and Lisbon round, Os to us per cwt.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1888-06-09

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1888-06-09

THE CLAN-NA-GAEL.

It is stated that the Fenian, John S. Walsh, whose
presence in Paris was announced a fortnight ago, has
been since then under close observation by the police,
and finding, after an interview with an agent of Scot-
land-yard, how thoroughly they were acquainted with
him and his doings, he at once abandoned his mission,
a,nd took passage for New York under the name of
Walters, in the steam ship Normandie, which sailed
from Havre on Saturday. As previously EtAt ed, this man
was one of the salaried organisers of the Land League
until January, 1883, when he fled to escape arrest for
the Phcenix-park murders. The new plot of which he
was chief agent was hatched in concert with Thomas
Brennon, the secretary to the League, and certain of
the Clan-na-Gad leaders in America. Brennon now
lives in Omaha, Nebraska, not far from Lincoln, in
the same State which is at present the home of
Patrick Egan, principal treasurer of the Land League.
Although ostensibly a mere labourer employed in a
navy yard of New York, Walsh represented that his
visit to Europe was a pleasure trip, but he has been
receiving considerable sums of money, and only last
week he showed a Scotland-yard officer three £2O Bank
of England notes which had just reached him from a
man named John Groves, known as a prominent
member of the Clan-na-Gad. The man Groves
also lives at Omaha, and is a friend and ally
of Brennen. Associated with Walsh was another
American named Joseph Patrick M.,Kenna. This
man has been living in a hotel in Paris as
John Sylvestre. He is, it appears, officially
connected with Lodge 96 of the Clan-na-Gael in
Chicago, but the account he gives of himself indicates
that his position there and his part in the present
plot are merely subordinate. He was called away
from his home by Thos. Brennon, who travelled from
Omaha to Chicago to fetch him, giving out that he had
Work for him in Nebraska, but really sending him to
New York to take steamer to Europe. As Walsh
would not venture to land in the United Kingdom,
Mackenna was placed at Ills disposal as a messenger
to this country, and he has visited various places and
persons on his behalf. He has returned to New York
in the same steamer as Walsh. Each travelled from
Paris to Havre in a separate compartment in company
of a detective officer, who escorted them to the
steamer.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1888-06-09

THE MARKETS.

MARK LANE.
Business at Mark-lane has been very quiet. Buyers
are operating steadily from hand to mouth, and the
market is rather disposed towards ease. The sales of
home-grown wheat in the leading markets of England
and Wales during the first 40 weeks of the season
were 2,344,939 qrs., against 1,907,493 qrs. last season,
at an average of 305 sd, against 32s 9d per qr.;
barley, 2,264,904 qrs., against 2,417,688 qrs., at an
average of 298 6d, against 258 64; and oats, 256.109
qrs., against 334,137 qrs., at an average of 15s 9d,
against 178 per qr. English wheat was in slow demand,
and was about 6d per qr. lower. For foreign wheat
the inquiry was limited at 6d per qr. less money. The
flour market was inactive at hardly late rates. The
barley trade was quiet. Malting produce sold at pre-
vious currencies. Grinding was quiet, on former
terms; the tone was dull. Oats moved off slowly at
about 3d per qr. less money. For maize the inquiry
was restricted, and prices gave way 3d per qr. Beans
and peas were quiet, and unaltered.
METROPOLITAN CATTLE.
The cattle trade has been dull and weak throughout.
A fair supply of beasts came to hand from our own
grazing districts. Business was very slow, and ti ere
was a distinct weakness in values. The best Scots and
crosses did not make more than 4s 6d to 4s 8d per 81b.
Foreign beasts were in fair supply and quiet request
at about late currencies. The sheep pens were well
filled. Business progressed steadily, and less money
had to be taken. The best small Downs and half-breds
did not make more than 5s 6d to 58 8d per 81b. Lambs
were flat at 6s to 6s 64 per 81b. Calves were
quiet. Pigs sold at previous currencies. Prices: Coarse
and inferior beasts, 2s 64 to 3s; second quality
ditto, 3s to 48; prime large oxen, 48 2d to 4s 6d ; ditto
Scots, &c., 4s 6d to 4s 8d: coarse and inferior sheep.
38 2d to 4s; second quality ditto, 4s to ss; prime
coarse woolled ditto, 58 2d to 58 6d ; prime Southdown
ditto, 5s 6d to 5s 8d; lambs, 6s to 6s ed ; large coarse
calves, 38 to 4s Od ; prime small ditto, 4s 2d to 58 6d ;
large hogs, 2s 4d to 38; neat small porkers, 3s to 4s
per 81b, to sink the offal.

METROPOLITAN MEAT.
A large supply was on sale. The trade was very
heavy, and the market was not cleared. Prices :
Inferior beef, 2s Od to 2s 8d; middling ditto, 38 Od to
3s 6d ; prime ditto, 38 8d to 48 2d; Scotch ditto, 3s 8d
to 4s Od; American, Liverpool killed, 38 6d to 38 8d;
ditto killed, hind-quarters, 38 6d to 4s; ditto ditto,
fore-quarters, 2s 4d to 2s 6d ; English veal, 4s 2d to 48 8d;
Dutch ditto, 2s 8d to 4s; inferior mutton, 2s 8d to
3s 4d; middling ditto, 38 8d to 4s 4d; prime ditto,
4s 6d to 4s 8d ; Scotch ditto, 4810 d to 5s 2d; New Zealand
ditto, 2s 8d to 2s 10d; lamb, 5s 4d to 6s; large -ork,
2s 4d to 2s 8d; small ditto, 3s 4d to 33 10d per 81b. 13/
the carcase.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1888-06-09

CIVILISED BY RUSSIA.

A private letter from Askhabad describes it has
having undergone such a change during the last three
years that anybody returning to it atter an absence
of that duration would not know the place. There
are now five well-built and well-paved streets, the
pavements of which are lined with blooming acacia
trees. There is a handsome and commodious railway
station, from which a good road leads to the bazaars.
The streets are parallel to each other, and the blocks
rectangularly built. Between the railway station and
the town a fine public garden, covering an area of 26
acres, has been laid out. The population is about
20,000, exclusive of the Russian garrison, which the
writer describes as small, without, however, giving any
figure. The Daily News correspondent at Odessa, who
transmits these facts, remarks that it is pleasant to
have evidence that a certain amount of civilisation
really follows in the wake of Russia's advance.

A DENTIST has been defined as a man who pulls out
other people's teeth to get something for his own to
bite.
"I don't see why -4:)u.'should sneer at my engage-
ment ring," said a fair girl, with the flush of in-
dignation on her cheek, as she faced the belle of the
neighbouring town; "it's a great deal prettier than
the one you wore three years ago, and haven't worn
since !" "No, dear," replied her friend, with a cool,
far-away look in her voice; "not prettier, but quite
as pretty. It's the same ring."
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1888-06-09

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1888-06-09

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MR. M‘NEILL'S DEATH.

ACTION FOR LIBEL.

In the Queen's Bench Division, before Mr. Justices
Wills and Grantham, the case of Ashley and another
v. Corlett came on for hearing. It was an action
brought by the proprietors of the Sportsman news-
paper against the editor of the Sporting Times to
recover damages for an alleged libel published in the
latter paper on Jan. 14th last, in reference to the in-
vestigations concerning the death of Mr. of
the Sportsman, at Boulogne. The case came before
the Court by way of appeal on behalf of the plaintiffs
against an order of Mr. Justice Denman at chambers,
affirming the decision of a Master, who refused to
order particulars to be delivered by the defendant in
regard to a plea of justification contained in the
statement of defence. Mr. Woolf appeared as
counsel for the plaintiffs in support of the appeal,
which was opposed by Mr. Lawson Walton on
behalf of the defendant. Mr. Woolf said that
towards the end of last year Mr. M'Neill, who
was on the staff of the Sportsman, went over
to Boulogne on the business of the paper.
He disappeared, and for some time there was
considerable doubt as to what had become of him. It
turned out that he had been murdered in Boulogne,
and the libel in the Sporting Times related to the in-
vestigations concerning the crime. The writer said
an indignant feeling had been aroused at the conduct
of the Sportsman in connection with the investiga-
tions, and complained that the proprietors offered no
reward for the purpose of bringing the murderers to
justice, adding, "From beginning to end we think
that the proprietors viewed the whole of this lament-
able matter simply as a means of securing a big ad-
vertisement." Mr. Woolf contended that the plain-
tiffs were entitled to obtain from the defendant par-
ticulars showing the grounds on which they sought to
justify the libel, but their lordships were of opinion
that sufficient particulars were shown in the state-
ments of fact leading up to the libel, and on Mr. E.
Walton undertaking not to call evidence as to certain
points at the trial, they dismissed the appeal with
costs.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1888-06-09

S ‘LTER'S V. STOI7RBRIDGE.

The above match was played at Stourbridge on
Monday in fine weather, and resulted in an easy
victory for Salter's by 162 runs. Salter's batted
first, an i by th. aid of Butram who made 70 by
very good cricket: W. Richards (39), J. Horton (22
not out). an G. S lter (18), the score reached 208
before tht, last wicket fell. Stourbridge then went
in to bat, and were all disposed of in an hour for
46, T. Dorton bowling splendidly, his analysis
reading. 13 overs. 7 mlidens. 20 runs 8 w.ckets.
Score:—
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1888-06-09

BRIERLEY HILL.

FOUND DROWNED. The body of a girl named
Mary Ann Millwood (10), was found on Monday
morning in the canal near the Nine Locks. She
hsd been subject to fits. There were ru, marks of
violerce on he body.
PETTY SESSIONS —At the Police Court on Monday,
before Mr P. H. F ley and Mr T. W. Web. Eliza
Foie.ll (11) was charged wi.h staling artic!es of
wearing apparel from the different cloak rooms of
schools i• the district. Three cases of th(ft were
proved, and the girl WAB sent to a reform 'tory for
five years.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1888-06-09

INDIAN AFFAIRS.

Mr. W. M'Laren called attention to the existence
and working of the Contagious Diseases Act and of the
Cantonment Acts in India, and moved the repeal of
the former Act and of portions of the latter. After a
long debate the resolution was put from the chair, and
several Liberal members below the gangway opposed it
with cries of "No," while cries of " Agreed" came
from the Government benches. The Speaker said the
division clerks would take down the names of the
minority, and he called on the minority to stand up in
their places. No one stood up, and the resolution was
agreed to.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1888-06-09

NAVAL DEFENCES.

A meeting was held on Tuesday, Mr. J. H. Tritton
presiding, in the City of London, to consider the state
of our nlval defences. Admirals Colomb and Lord
Alcester, Captain Fitzgerald, Lord C. Beresford, and
other speakers urged that our fleet was inadequate to
the work it might be called on to do, and resolutions
were adopted declaring that the state of the navy and
the national defences gave reason for anxiety, calling
on the Government to take steps for the security of
the country, and urging the citizens of all commercial
towns to promote the movement.

THE currents of the ocean are much like the
currants on land. That is to say, you will find the
greater number of them of a green tint; but if you
look in the proper places—that is in the respective
seas—you'll discover them Black, Red and White.
"WHAT'S that ye say—we've no manufactures in
the south of Oireland ? Ah, begorra, thin, don't we
make the prettiest corpses in the wor-r-r-ld ? Jist
ask our landlords."

"WHAT a beautiful wood!" remarked a romantic
passenger in an excursion train. Yes, that'ud
light a. good many fires, wouldn't it," said a practical
ditto."
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1888-06-09

AUTOMATIC PHOTOGRAPHY.

A patent has just been taken out by a Spanisla
ventor, and protected in this country, whereby
instead of putting your coin into the slit of a machine
and making the latter automically record your
weiLait, supply you with sweets, cigarettes, matches,
Szc., you have an automatic apparatus (which can
hardly help figuring on British platforms) so in-
geaiously constructed that a person has only to get
on the machine, look into a mirror, then drop his
coin into the slit—and his photograph is taken on a
prepared sensitive plate. The impression plate is
autornaticallyrremoved, and another behind it takes
its place in,feAdiness for the next comer. The pre-
pared plate itpfyels by clockwork, is developed and
finished bY. ,arrangement of internal bottles pro-
vided with automatic valves, and is finally delivered
to the anxicius,ubject by a slit at the bottom.
,Qtrumr.—can a dark woman be considered one of
the fair sex?
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1888-06-09

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MR. JESSE COLLINGS.

The members of the Liberal Union Club on 'rues-
day evening entertained Mr. Jesse Collings to dinner
at Willis's Rooms, in London. Lord Hartington pre-
sided, and dwelt upon the services their guest had
rendered to the agricultural labourers, and the cruel
way in which he had been ejected from the presi-
dency of the Society which he founded in their
behalf. Mr. Collings, in responding to the toast of
his health, said that it had been found that the
labourers cared nothing for Home Rule or the Irish
policy, and, therefore, an effort was made to turn the
Allotments Association into a Home Rule movement,
and so to .Ibtain the labourers' votes by false pre-
tences. r. Chamberlain, in proposing the toast of
"The Visit )rs," claimed that the Unionist party had
saved the country from the greatest danger that had
menaced it for three centuries.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1888-06-09

4.ocat futo Istrtr 1)

CONFIBIAITION BY THE BIiHOP OF WoltenSißu.
Bish ut Worce,ter ad id ISt reo er t of
0.1 M..nday nt 8 . Tn. onas's Ch,..c..,
3ow trie. to 238 you persons,iO.ltllu4 e 11,,i-
-datts :rum the to • n cuurch.4, ro.n Otis -
tord, Am lee ata.mber Ali 1. Pe :more,
and 1.1 u i h choir eutered ih :eh Sill if, g
toe Proc. smio at Hymn, "On w rii 4'.1 H Hi
'ollier ant ne His .op gave an r...i Out
fet,llig adr • o t e can :Ida es, kr •A hot:, :21:
were female and Ik. males. P rgy.- ere
I present from the pa i lies which aeot eamil•dites,
and there wait a mulhervae .xdogre&ati.a.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1888-06-09

MR. NOLAN'S EVIDENCE.

Mr. S. Wortley, in the absence of Viscount Ebring•
ton, moved an address for copies of a statement ntade
to the Assistant Secretary to the Treasury, by Mr.
Joseph Nolan, M.P., on the 11th of January, 1888, and
of the shorthand writer's notes of Mr. Nolan's evidence
at the trial, at the Central Criminal Court, of "The
Queen v. Harkins and Callan." This motion gave rise
to an acrimonious and protracted discussion, the docu-
ments having been referred to in connection with Mr.
Nolan's appearance before the Committee on the
admission of strangers, of which Lord Ebrington was
Chairman, and the return being moved with a view to
ulterior proceedings. Sir G. Trevelyan expressed sur-
prise at the motion, which was a revival of a course of
conduct which he thought had been abandoned. The
subject was under debate at twelve o'clock, when it
stood adjourned.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1888-06-09

GLEBE LANDS.

The report of amendments to the Glebe Lands Bill
having been agreed to, their lordships rose at five
minutes past five o'clock, .

NEW M.P.'S.

In the HOUSE OF Commorrs, on the motion of Vis-
count Wolmer, a new writ was ordered for the election
of a member for the Ayr Burghs, in the room of Mr.
R. F. F. Campbell, deceased. Mr. T. A. Dickson and
Mr. F. Evans took the oath and their seats for the St.
Stephen's-green Division of Dublin and Southampton
respectively.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1888-06-09

MRS. LLOYD'S DONKEY.

At Chester County Court, Henry Hughes, provision
dealer, sued an old lady, named Ann Lloyd, to recover
Ll. Mrs. Lloyd had a very good donkey, which at
the autumn sports won the first prize with flying
colours. Before the second race, Hughes, according
to h's own version, gave Mrs. Lloyd the sovereign to
induce her not to run her animal in the second race.
She took the sovereign, but the donkey ran, and
Hughes lost the sovereign, 30s. the amount of the
stakes, and about £2O through backing his own
donkey. Mrs. Lloyd called the jockey, her own son,
to prove that she never had the sovereign, that
Hughes thrust it into the boy's 'hand shortly before
the race, asking him to stop the donkey running, and
promising to bring him the remaining 10s., to make
an arinicralanf nf tha 'tikes. before the MCP o,arf ed.
The boy, however, told him he had nothing to do with
it, and offered him the sovereign back, which Hughes
refused. There being a conflict of evidence the ewe
was adjourned.