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The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-06-05

THE GREEK CRISIS.

Much dissatisfaction was expressed at Athens on
Sunday at the refusal of the Powers to raise the
blockado until Greece has made official notification
of her disarmament. The demobilisation, however,
continued, and the Sultan ordered the Greek pri-
soners to be immediately surrendered to the Greek
authorities. The Turkish c3mmander on the Greek
frontier was also ordered to evacuate his position.

It is stated from Athens, on Tuesday, that the Hel-
lenic Government has been given to understand that
the Powers are deliberating, with the object of find-
ing how to proceed in raising the blockade under the
existing circumstances.

The Greek k/overnment at length (on Tuesday) sent
a Note to the Powers announcing the disarmament of
the Greek forces, and declaring that the continuance
of the blockade is inconsistent with the aim which the
Powers had in view.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-06-05

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-06-05

SHOCKING ACCIDENT AT THE LYE.

A miner named William Little (26), of the °ton-
ic:as, T.ye, was killed on Thursday morning at
Messrs, Timmis's clay pits, Stamber Mill. Deceased
was at work in the top seam of clay, and was push-
ing s, tub of clay out when he fell with it to the
lower working, a distance of 37 yar;s: and was
killed on the spot. There is a gate to the part of
the ieam next where deceased worked, acid had the
poor fellow taken the ordicary precautioes the
accident apparently could not have occurred. De-
ceased only began to -No:k on Wednesday, after
being out of employment six months. He lt aces a
,vile and child, nd Lis wife is again about to be-
come a mother.

The Lincolnshire Echo says, that rly umstism,
prevails in fenny, fiat di tricts, is pErrosnently te
by the use c,f St. Jacat)s
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or by post 2s. tld., horn the iliarle. A. Vogeler Cola-
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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-06-05

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-06-05

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-06-05

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-06-05

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-06-05

HAGLEY.

STOCK SALE —Messrs. Oates, Perrens, and Wool-
dridge had a very large supply of all classes of stock
at their sale on Monday. The entries comprised
677 sheep and lambs, 100 fat lambs, 95 head of
cattle, 39 calves, and 180 pigs. There was a large
company of buyers and prices showed a markel im-
provement, on those of previous sales. A lct of
choice barren heifers, some ewe., and lambs met
with a very good trade. Fat oxen made as
hi..h as £24 15s, tegs 675, ewes 71s ea, lambs 41s 64,
ewes and lambs 71s per couple, barren heifers £3O
2s 6d per pair.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-06-05

A SINGULAR CHARGE.

At the Leeds Assizes, on Saturday, two young men
named John Macnamara and Arthur O'Brien, weie
charged with having unlawfully turned the handle of
in air-valve connected with a Westinghouse brake
attached to a train on the North-Eastern Railway
between Redcar and Middlesbrough on March 26th,
by which the train was obstructed on its journey.
Macnamara was sentenced to six weeks' imprisonment
and O'Brien discharged.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-06-05

THE PURE BEER BILLS.

On Tuesday afternoon a meeting of brewers and
traders interested in opposing the Pure Beer Bills,
18Sti, was held at Cannon-street Hotel, the gathering
being under the auspices of the Free Mash Tun Asso-
ciation and Pure Beer Society. Mr. H. Stopes occu-
pied the chair, and in addressing the meeting said
that since the association was founded a fortnight
since offices had been taken, a staff had been
organised, the members of the committee had
met almost daily, they had had interviews with
Mr. Stansfeld and approached Mr, Gladstone
himself, they bad obtained the support of nearly
half the chief brewers in England, and
stood well as regards subscriptions. Mr. A.
Salamon moved, Mr. Kew seconded, and Mr. T. Grain
supported a resolution declaring that the bills should
be opposed because, firstly, legislation of the class in
question was wholly unnecessary, as no adulteration
of beer by brewers was practised, and existing enact-
ments were amply sufficient to meet any improper
practices; secondly, that the removal in less than
seven years of the free mash tun—which was granted
to brewers as compensation for increased duty upon
brewing—would be a direct breach of faith, in-
flicting heavy loss upon many; and thirdly, that,
inasmuch as compelling brewers to use barley-
malt only was absolutely certain to increase
the use of foreign barley, it was evident that
legislation of the kind in question must damage
brewers, English barley-growers, and others, yield-
ing no compensation or satisfaction to any section of
the community. This resolution was carried unani-
mously, as was another endorsing the aims and action
of the association. It was afterwards resolved that "This
meeting fully sympathises with farmers in their
present position, anti regrets that want of knowledge
of the facts has induced them, together with land-
owners and others, to commence the agitation
against the free mash tun, which, should it succeed,
will further depreciate the agricultural interest, and
render the growth of English barley even less lucra-
tive than at present."
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-06-05

RETURN OF AN ATLANTIC LINER.

The fast steamei Americi, of the National Line,
rirming on the express service in connection with the
Anchor Line steam ship City of Rome, betweer.
Liverpool and New York, vitt Queenstown, and which
&tiled fro& that port last Thursday morning for New
York,/ returned to the harbour on Sunday evening.
She was intercepted by steam tender, with the local
agent of the National Cocci Ifl, who learned that on
Friday, at half-past seven, in lat. 50.52, long. 18,
whilst proceeding full speed, making a rapid western
pastage, the piston rod suddenly broke with a tre-
mendous crash, and shortly after this disaster the
broken rod smashed the high-pressure cylinder. After
a consultation by the ofac,r3 was decided to return
to Liverpool.

"I heard at least one thing in the course of your
sermon to-day that I never heard in a sermon
before," said a man to a preacher who hod detained
his congregation till their patience was nearly ex-
hausted. "And what was that ?" asked the minister,
greatly pleased. "I heard the clock strike twice,"
was the reply.
A handsome coquette, whose hair was of a bright
red -colour, one day boasted that a gentleman had
solicited a lock of it to put in his portrnonnaier as it
reminded him so forcibly of pure gold. "Indeed I"
sneered a brunette rival, "and did you give it to
him "Of course not," was the reply. "How
forbunate for him that you did not. It would have
burnt a hole through his portmannaie !" was the rival's
ancluding remark.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-06-05

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-06-05

DREADFUL SUFFERINGS OF A
SHIPWRECKED CREW.

Four survivors of the unfortunate crew of the large
ship Golden Fleece, which was wrecked on a coral
reef off the Fly Island, one of the group of islands on
the coast of Java, when within three miles of
Shanghai, her port of destination, have just arrived at
the port of Rochester, and communicated a dreadful
tale of the sufferings of the crew, two of wham, one
an apprentice? William Kidwell, son of Mr. Alfred
Edward Kidwell, auctioneer, of Rochester, were
drowned, together with the ship's steward. One of the
surviving apprentices has just communicated the cir-
cumstances of the wreck to Air. Kidwell. It appears that
the ship struck on a coral reef, and the crew, as she went
to pieces, escaped to a rock which proved, unfortunately,
to be one and a half miles from the land, the inter-
mediate space being occupied by half-sunken rocks.
The rising tide made their position one of the very
greatest peril, and it was, therefore, determined at all
hazards to try and reach the shore. It was in crossing
from rock to rock, which had to be oftentimes effected
by swimming, that the unfortunate youth Kidwell,
brother to Mr. Councillor Kidwell, of Rochester, lost
his life, as did also the steward of the ship. The
sufferings of the crew were most intense. They were
confined to, an uninhabited island for over a month,
and two of them succumbed to their privations. The
remainder were ultimately rescued by friendly natives
of a neighbouring island. Many of the crew were
much lacerated by wounds caused by climbing over
the rocks.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-06-05

MUTTER.

Lord Vernon introduced a bill for regulating the
importation and manufacture of substitutes for butter,
and, the measure having been read a first time, their
lordships roEe at 20 minutes to six o'clock.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-06-05

WRECK OF A STEAMER.
MANY LIVES LOST.

A Reuter's telegram, dated Sydney, May 31, says:
--The news has just reached here that the Australian
Steam Navigation Company's steamer Ly-ee-Moon
was totally wrecked at nine o'clock last night off
Green Cape. All on board except 15 perished.
About 70 persons in all wee drowned. The,
Ly-ee-Moon was on the voyage from Melbourne to
Sydney.
Lloyd's agent at Melbourne telegraphs, under date
of May 31, 10.50 a.m., that the British steamer
Ly-ee-Moon, from Melbourne for Sydney, has gone
ashore at Green Cape, and is a total wreck. Cargo
washing ashore; portion of crew and passengers
saved; remainder lost. Another telegram from
Lloyd's agent at Sydney, telegraphed under date of
May 31, 11.30 a.m., states that the British steamer
Ly-ee-Moon, from Melbourne for Sydney, has been
ally wrecked st Green Cape; only 10 persons
saved.
The Ly-ee-Aloon was an iron steamer of 1202 tons
gross, built at Blackwall in 1859, and owned by the
Australasian Steam Navigation Company of Sydney,
N.S.W.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-06-05

SEIZURE OF ARMS IN IRELAND.

On Saturday a number of rifles, bayonets, and
swords, which arrived in Belfast by the Fleetwood
steamer were taken possession of by the constabulary,
who intend holding them until they receive some
report regarding them. These arms were consigned
to Armagh. There were about two dozen rifles.

A Scotch dominie, after relating to his scholars
the story of Ananias and Sapphira, asked them
why God did not strike everybody dead who told a
lie." After a long silence, one little fellow got to his
feet and exclaimed: "Because, sir, there wadna bi
onybo:ly left.'
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-06-05

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-06-05

OPENIZIG OF THE VICTORIAN
PARLIAMENT.

Tlie Victorian Parliament was opened on Tuesday
by Sir Henry Loch, the Governer, who in Ids speech
on the occasion commenmd by expressing his satisfac-
tion at the establishment of the Federal Council,
which he hoped would be jo)ned by the other Colonies
not at present represented. Advertg next: to the
New Ifebrides question, he saki that the prospect of a
French'occupation of those islands had encountered
the strongest objections in the federated cm well al in
leme of the other Colonies. The people, moreover,
throughout the length and breadth of Vieloria
with complete unanimity by public meetings and peti-
tions supported the protest of the GovernnaenC.- Her
Majesty's Ministers had appealed to Australia !or an
exprersion of opinion on this vital question, and had
ascertained that zlmost all the Coloniee'were strongly
opposed to the proposed annexation by -3rance. is
Excellency trusted that he would be able to congrat-a-
late the colonists on the result of their united efforttei.
and anticipated that he would shortly be izfOrmed by,
the Imperial Government that it had decEed to up-
hold the understanding el. 1878, and refused to allow
the islands to be interfered with. The Gorarnment
next referred to the satisfactory progress of the
Colonial defences, and announced that Rear Admiral
Tryon's proposals for strengthening the Australian
Squadron had been under the consideration of the
Government. He also offered his congratulaticns on ,
the successful completion of the Colonial and Indian
Exhibition, and on the satisfactory progress made
with the Colonial railways, the revenue from which
was more than sufficient to pay the interest on the
boi rowed money. He invited the attention of Par.
liament to the fresh legislation which would be pro-
posed regarding the irrigation of land and other waters
works, and announced that bills would be introduce.,
to amend the law relating to local self-government,
shipping, and woods and foresto. In conclu ion, hie
Excellency felicitated the Colony on the sound con-
dition of its finances and its general prosperity.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-06-05

A SENSATIONAL CRIME.

The Vandersmissen trial at Brussels has excited
remarkable interest. It began on Monday. The
prisoner is a member of the Belgian Chamber of
Representatives. In January last he discovered that
his wife was faithless. He turned her out of his
house, and instituted proceedings for a divorce, but
while retaining a vivid sense of the wrong he had sus-
tained, he also retained a passionate feeling for
his erring consort. He had frequent, but clan-
destine meetings with her, wrote daily letters to
her, breathing • the most ardent affection, and,
in short, became once more her lover. Natur-
ally she insisted on the dropping of the
divorce suit, but Yandersmissen shrank from
the social slur which this entailed. The state
of the ease became known, and, finding himself a
bankrupt in money, in credit, and in reputation, he
provided himself with a revolver, proceeded at mid-
night to his wife's house, and told her she must die.
She refused to believe him, and there ensued a hor-
rible scene. She begged and prayed for life. "Say
your prayers," he answered, "and if you have any-
thing to write you may do so." The unfortunate
woman made believe to fumble with pen, ink, and
paper; but, unable to stand the situation any longer,
offered in exchange for her life, if he would allow her,
to go out to establish an indisputable case against
herself so as to enable him to get a: divorce. This
proposal seems to have driven the prisoner mad. He
raised his revolver, and as he fired she blew out
the candle, so as to spoil his aim, but the shot told, and
was fired so close that it ignited her night-dress, and
it was by that light that the prisoner again discharged
his revolver at her. Screaming for help, the poor
creature contrived in the dark to find the door, fled
down stairs, and hid herself in the kitchen, whither
the prisoner followed her, and, finding her crouching
behind a door, fired a last shot at her. She retained
strength to rush upstairs, open the street door, v.nd
fell unconscious on the foot-pavement. She lingered
12 days before death ensued. In his interrogatory
the prisoner denied that the murder was premeditated.
It happened, he said, because she would not say that
she was sorry, and he "felt aggrieved that she should
have revealed the secret of their reconciliation." He
bad destroyed correspondence which, if it would not
have cleared him, would at least have explained his
conduct as partly arising out of the remorse and
grief he felt at the sufferings his wife had undergone.

°Did you do nothing to resuscitate the body ?"
was recently asked of a witness at a coroner's inquest.
"Yes, sir; we searched the pockets," was the reply.
"You do not seem to relish wit much this morn-
ing," said a would-be wag to John Randolph. "You
haven't tried me yet." was the cutting reply,
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-06-05

SUSPICIOUS DEATHS OF TWO
CHILDREN.

Two children have died at Worthing under ex-
tremely mysterious circumstances. Three children
of a gentleman of independent means, named Richard
Fielder Taylor, were about four o'clock on Thursday
morning taken suddenly ill with excessive purging
and vomiting, and by half-past eleven the girl. aged
4 years, was dead, and another girl aged 5 years,
died at half past three the same afternoon, but the
third, a boy, is recovering. At the inquest which was
held on Saturday afternoon, it was shown that all
the children went to bed in a perfectly
healthy condition, and that the cause of
death was enveloped in mystery. A post
mortem examination had been made, but
the cause of the illness had completely baffled three
medical men, there being no trace of disease or in-
flammation. The symptoms before death were con-
sistent with irritant poisoning, but at the post-mortem
examination the appearances were inconsistent with
it. The doctor added that he knew of no disease that
could simultaneously attack three children and kill
two in Aess than twelve hours without leaving some
trace. The drainage of the house was said to be in
good order. After an inquiry lasting several hours,
an adjournment was decided upon to enable an
analysis of the stomachs and their
_contents to be
made by Dr. Stevenson, of Guy's Hospital. The jury
expressed an opinion that there was no suspicion
attached to any member of the family. The affair
created much interest.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-06-05

CURIOUS ABDUCTION CASE.

At the 'Worcestershire Assizes on Friday, William
Hassell, 22, was charged with unlawfully taking a
girl named Dorcas Toulouse Chisholm, under the age
of 16, out of the possession and against the will of
her father, James Chisholm, on November 29th last.
Mr. R. H. Amphlett prosecuted. The girl lived with
her parents, and worked at a stay factory in the
London-road, Worcester. At the factory she became
acquainted with a Mrs. Sankey, who also worked
there, but who lived in the Butts. She visited Mrs.
Oankey, and was there introduced to the prisoner. At
that time prisoner was keeping a show in Pump-street.
The Sankeys and prisoner conversed in her presence
with reference to their having ajoint show, and invited
the prosecutrix to go with them. She hesitated. Sub-
sequently Prisoner spoke to her, and said he would
marry her if she would go with them. The Sankeys
advised her to go with Hassell, and she consented to
go if the prisoner would marry her first. Eventually,
however, the prisoner, after keeping her out all one
night, and she being afraid to go home, induced her
to go away with him, the prisoner representing to her
that his father was a fruiterer in Birmingham, and well
off. They walked to Droitwitch, Sankey accompany-
ing them a short way, but he went back. At Droit-
wich they slept in the same room. From there they
went to Erdington, and then to Sutton Coldfield,
where prisoner's parents lived. She stayed there with
the prisoner the whole of December, and then desired
to return home. Prisoner's mother said she had better
do so, and she went home on the Ist of January. In
the meantime 'her father and the police had been
making every inquiry, but failed to find her. The
Sankeys were originally charged with the prisoner,
but the- magistrate discharged them. Prisoner, who
gave evidence on oath, said the girl went of her own
free will and against his wish. At Birmingham he
tried to escape from her, but she would not let him.
The,j,ury found the prisoner guilty, and he having been
in. prison four months, was now sentenced to five
mopiha' Ard labour. The judge said that if the
atißay,s aqted in the manner described they were as
Falty a s the prisoner. It was still open for proceed-
ings to be f..ken against them.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-06-05

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by a sick child suffering with the pain of cutting teeeth
Go at once to a chemist and get a bottle of Mrs. Win-
slow's Soothing Syrup. It will relieve the poor
sufferer immediately. It is perfectly harmless
.and
pleasant to taste, it produces natural, quiet sleep by
relieving the child from pain, and the little ch eruh
awakes "as bright as a button." It soothes Cie
ehi
it softens the gums, allays all pain, reliev.3i
regulates the bowels, and is the best know remedy for
dysentery and diarrhcea, wbether arising from teeth-
ing or other causes. Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup
is sold by Medicine dealers everywhere at is lid per
bottle.

A WARNING TO LADIES.
When a draper has not the "Nonpariel" Velveteen in
stock, he is tempted to subsitute another and an interior
fabric rather than lose a customer. Insist upou seeing
the trade mark stamped at the back of each yard. The
finer qualities are equal in appearance and wear better
th the very best Lyons Silk Velvet, and cost lily a
quarter the price.
Can be purchased of all leading retailers, in all
Qualities—Blacks, from 2s to Os per yard; Colours,
trom 2s 6d to 6s 6d per yard.
" SPRING LEAVES."—Being carefully ;selected from
the early ,Spring growth, aril shipped free from adul-
teration, Horniman's Tea (in packets ) commands an
enormous sale in England and abroad. The same reliable
good quality at the same fixed price' is always secured
' throughout the kingdom, k,), purchasing of Horiman's
.gents. List of Agents in this locality:—
List of Agents in this locali1:-3tourbridge, Clarke,
Chemist. High Street ;Bakr, Citemist, High, StreA :
Selleck,l36, High Street—itrierley Hill, Rawlings,
chemist.—liiddermiaster, Hewitt, Bull Ring —Hales-
owen Adams, chemist. —Lye, Greenwood, chemist.—
Wordsley. White, cliewist.—Kingswinford. Yearaou
Brettle bane, Col,ins, chetuist.-3inuiughani, Batik
& Co. Bu 1 Hing.—Quarry Bank Watts. Chemist.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-06-05

MEErING OF LORD HA.RTINGTON'S
SUPPORTERS.

A meeting of Lord Hartington's supporters was held
on Tuesday evening in Committee-room No_ 9. About
sixty members attended, including several who were
present at Mr. Chamberlain's meeting. Lord Har-
tington opened the discussion with a brief speech, in
which he explained that the meeting had been called
in accordance with previous arrangement, but, as far
as he knew, nothing had occurred to affect the deci-
sion come to at the meeting at Devonshire House.
He announced his own intention to vote against the
bill, and urged that no other course was consistently
open to the Liberal dissentients. Several other mem-
bers, including Mr. Goschen and Colonel Seely, spoke
to a similar effect, and a show of hands was taken.
The meeting was found to be unanimously in favour
of opposing the second reading.

LETTER FROM MR. BRIGHT.
Mr. John Bright has addressed the following letter
to Mr. T. Grosvenor Lee, of Birmingham, who wrote
the right hon. gentleman on May 19, urging him to
do all in his power to prevent the passing of the Irish
Bills in their present form:
"Reform Club, May 31, 1886.
"Dear Sir,—Forgive me for not having replied
sooner to your letter. The debate will soon close, and
there will be Um* to discuss the bills a f ter they are
withdrawn. I think the Home Rule Bill should have
been withdrawn before the Second Reading, and, but
for the fear of a dissolution, which decided the
votes of some scores of members, this would have
been done. I hope the course I shall take will
meet with the support of those I am permitted
to represent. At some not distant day I
shall seek an opportunity of discussing the whole Irish
Government question in your Town Hall. My sym.
pathy with Ireland, North and South, compels me to
condemn the proposed legislation. I believe the
United Parliament can be, and will be, more just to
all classes in Ireland than any Parliament that can
meet id Dublin under the provisions of Mr. Glad-
stone's bill. If Mr. Gladstone's great authority were
withdrawn from these bills, I doubt if twenty mem-
bers outside the Irish party in the House of Commons
would support them. The more I consider them the
more I lament that they have been offered to the
Parliament of the country;—Yours very truly, Jour;
BRIGHT."
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-06-05

the patient anglers who sit by the Seine all day,
and return home at night proud if their indi-
vidual average catch has been a few ounces, have
no counterpart on the London banks of the
Thames. Much money would be saved and
much information gained by visitors, both to
London and Paris, if, instead of rushing every-
where in cabs, they used such popular vehicles as
omnibuses and steamers, and studied the strange
life around them from these easily-accessible
points of vantage.
Music lovers in London have little reason to
complain of lack of interest and variety in the
season through which we are passing. No sooner
had they recovered from the enthusiasm with
which they received the Abb. Liszt than they
had to prepare to receive Rubinstein, and those
among them who were in especial devotees of
the piano had reason to congratulate themselves
upon the presence in England within a very
short period of the two greatest living executants
upon that instrument. It would almost seem as
if our musicians could not have too many piano
recitals, for even, when such a giant as Rubin-
stein is not at hand, there are a number of players
whom it is a keen pleasure to hear, and by whom
a programme is always being provided. England,
in fact, bids fair to wipe away the reproach of
not being a music-loving nation, and one of the
ways in which it is doing so is by the encourage-
ment it is now giving to all sorts of
musicians to bring their best before the
"Art has no patrons: it has
only votaries," proudly exclaims an artist,
in a modern dramatic poem, but without the
generous aid of the public it could not flourish
to the degree it does. The encouragement
which in olden days was given by Kings and
Princes, and leaders of men is now mainly
accorded by the general body of the populace
and, as far as music is concerned, this does not
seem a change for the worse. No one who
knows what was the condition of music in Eng-
land thirty years ago would deny the progress
that has been made if he followed our London
concerts for but one short season, for he would
find that of the highest class the moat eagerly
sought after. A. F. R.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-06-05

A BANK LOBBED' 3F .€lB,OOO.

The Chairman of the Englit-II Bank of Rio de
Janeiro related on Monday at the general meeting of
the company how their branch f.f, Rio had been robbed
by their paying cashier there, Ignacio Marques de
Gonvea. It had been the practice of the auditors at
Rio de Janeiro on the day on which the accounts for
the year were made up to make a minute examination
of all the cash and securities in hand, and they
attended the bank for that purpose on the 27th of
February last. On that very day Gcnvea disappeared,
and on inquiring at his house they were told that he
had gone away, taking the key of his cash-box with
him. The box was forced open in the presence of
witnesses, and the bundles of notes carefully examined
by the auditors, when they discovered that there was a
deficiency of .-C18,606. The mode by which the theft
was effected appeared to have been by abstracting
from the interior of the bundle notes of a large de-
nomination, and substituting for them notes of a small
denomination, so that the size and appearance of the
bundle should look as before. On this startling dis-
covery the Chief of the Police was called, and steps
were taken tor the apprehension of the culprit, but he
regretted to say that, notwithstanding the offer of a
reward, he was still at large. It was only just to the
manager that they should remember that here was a
man who had served the bank nearly fourteen years
in a position of great responsibility and trust, who
had conducted himself during that long period so as
to win the esteem and confidence not only of his
superiors, but also of the public outside, and to the
moment of his absconding he enjoyed the complete
confidence of all who knew him.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-06-05

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-06-05

THE PRINCESS CHRISTIAN AT
OXFORD:

The ceremony of =veiling the statue of John
Hunter, presented to the Oxford -university Museum
by the Queen, was on Saturday afternoon performed
by the Princess Christian. Her Royal Highness, who
was accompanied by Prince Christian and her two
daughters, and by the Pean of Christ Church and
Mrs. Liddell, had a most cordial reception from the
large and distinguished audience, who tilled the
lecture-ruom of the museum. An address on the
character filasd worth of Hunter was delivered by Sir
James Paget, prior to the unveiling of the statue.
Sir Henry A.cland also offered some remarks, and the
Royal party, the Vice-Chancellor, and other distin-
guished persons present
.then proceeded down the
steps to the enclosed space in the anatomical depart-
ment of the museum, where the statue is placed
against one of the columns, and her Royal Highness,
by pulling a cord, unveiled the statue amid general
applause. The Vie-Chancellor, on behalf of the
university, thanked the Princess, and in conclusion
expressed his opinion that he was sure the changes
which had taken place in the studies of the universi-
ties would have been eminently satisfactory to her
illustrious father, who was a lover of all knowledge.
On leaving the museum the Royal party were again
loudly cheered. The statue, which is life-size and a
striking likeness, is the work of Mr. H. Richard
Penher, of Kensington, and is sculptured from a
block of oolite.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-06-05

THE ARMS (IRELAND) ACT.,

In the HOUSE OF LORDS, May 31, the Arms (Ire-
land) Act Continuance Bill was read a first time on the
motion of Lord Spencer, who gave notice that he would
ask the House to pass it through its remaining stages
the following evening.

FRIENDLY SOCIETIES.
Lord Greville moved the second reading of his
Friendly Societies Act (1875) Amendment Bill, which
he withdrew in 1884, and which was rejected on the
motion for second reading last year. Alter a short
discussion the motidn was negatived without a division.

IMPORTED MEAT.
Lord Lamington asked whether her Majesty's
Government would take any steps to prevent the sale
of imported meat as home produce, which, he con-
tended, entailed great injury on the home producer as
well as the consumer.—Lord Houghton replied in the
negative, and observed that there would be much dol.
culty in deciding as to what meat was foreign and
what was home produce.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-06-05

BOILER EXPLOSION AT STEPNEY.

On Monday morning, a donkey-boiler of ten horse-
power exploded in the basement of tha premises of
Mr. Mattison, bedding manufacturer, in Rlaodoswell-
road, Limehouse•fields, Stepney. The premises com-
prised three front houses and a manufactory behind,
and 50 hands were at work on the building at the
time of the occurrence. Two of the frost houses
immediately collapsed with a tremendous report.
Five women were rescued in the course of half an
hour, most of them in an insensible condition, and
were removed to the London Hospital. By one
o'clock nearly a dozen persons—employes of Mr.
Mattison—had been brought out, but it was not until
half-past two that the body of Richardson, the
engineer, was reazhed, and life was then extinct.
A butcher who was passing was very badly injured,
and removed to the hospttal, where, it is stated, he has
since expired.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-06-05

EPISCOPAL AMENITIES.

The Bishop of Aberdeen has printed and forwarded
to every bishop of the Anglican communion a long
correspondence which has passed be,tween himself and
the Bishop of Sodor and Man, on to the 1 Ater
having preached in a Presbyterian church in the
diocese of Aberdeen. Of the first complaint Bishop
Rowley Hill took no notice; to the second, sent in a
registered letter, he replied that he was a loss to
know "by what authority you wrote to me as von
did." Bishop Douglas rejoins that the reply he has
received "strikes at the very foundation of all Church
order and discipline," and that he shall communicate
with all his brother bishops. The Bishop of Sodor
and Man says that the complaining bishop should.
have informed his brethren that be had preached for
a minister of the Established Church, and that as
long as the Church of Scotland occupies its present
position he feels that he is guilty of no offence in
preaching there. The Bishop of Aberdeen with
great reluctance complies with the renewed request
for his authority in complaining, "because the very fact
of so doing seems to imply a non-knowleci4e on your
lordship's part which I should be sorry to impute to
yeu. The authority on which I question your lord-
ship's action is the canon of the Universal Church,
that no bishop intrude into the diocese of another."
The Bishop of Sodor and Man rejoins that he did not
know of the existence of any canons of the Universal
Church. He supposes the reference to be to the
second canon of the Council of Constantinople, 13ut
his lordship denies that he is a bishop of the U i-
versal Church, but of the Church of England, wh efla
rejects the inherent authority of general coun,
and recognizes_the Church of Seotlancl, as by aw
.establiahed,

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,•owft,tt

"Why, Franky," exclaimed a mother at the sum inel•
boarding-house, "I never knew you to ask for a
second piece of pie at home" "I knew 'twan't no
use," said Franky, as he proceeded with his pie
eating.

IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT.

In the HOUSE OF Loans, May 28, on the motion of
Earl Spencer, tbe Contagious Diseases (Animals) Bill
was read a second time.

EMIGRATION%

Earl Granville informed the Earl of Irarrowby that
he had already laid up-m the table papers relating to
emigration to the colonies. The establishment cf a
separate department of the Colonial Office charged
with this subject had been delayed by the difficulty
of fiudin-, proper office accommodation, but he was
assured that this difficulty would be shortly over-
come.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-06-05

ial sermons, in aid
preaehed in this
J. M. J. Fletcher,
ampton, preached
mg. In the even-
If Worcester. spoke
)pistle of St. Jude.
between the clergy'
present of a silver
to the Rev. B. W.
Ml of his valuable
Vicar, Rev. J.
The present was '
3 of the congrega-

rushed into the sea
frenzy following an
3d after a struggle,
arday with further
)rkhouse, where he
vas there seized o*
s fit, and escaped to
,ffieials with brick ,
as captured after 0-
,rdered to be sent to,

R.—Samosa aud dry'
Ding cough and affeat
)ms use Epp's Glyceg'
h the glands at tiolt
Lie act of sucking the
confections becomeo
,oxesi 71d., tins is lido
micoopathic Chemiats,
in his work on ",c4d

he --dly-cf-jne Jujut
Co., are of undoubtt
lye agent," while
.1Y
Dian to the Muni...-.
,s ''After an exteudel
ne Jujubes of consi,
us of throat disease.,.
at 136 tiigh StleeD

'SINESS MAIO
YCE.
by a horse, but before.
ftism came upon ine
r after this, I moved
exposure to all kindS
increased in severity 0,4,
id I suffered from
fell upon me, and thoestt
o many hunureds, it leo
general illness after 01,0
, Subsequently, i tof
be sure I had rheura.atl'il
ire told me the chill.
or more. I trace it DJiol
• This was in time
.0011
enlargement of, the 1
early fatal chill. TliePo
ion of the heart, ank,l'..to
n• three months there
wn stairs. I was ill isPzict
ghteen months. if 00
r I was sure to lose
doctors told me there
for me, but advise
moved to Devonthlrs...ol
MI rheumatic fever, 7oft
ot rally for over eLlord,
riven over by four dots of,
[y sickness and acute(); Is
than eight years pri .0a
Syrup. I tried it, dys
be aele to say that ILO
nd have ever since .1;03e
on. I kept the mai too
time I imagine a 610111;00,
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which sets me
tad beigel'a Syrup iSf asg
3ars of suffering. _.,ser•
flied in a proper
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rheumatism. This
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to know me. Ton w.ge
you like, to the adceo74r,
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ng, you may correcr, 011
d. aft they are notbinS
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;. 11, 11115,
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-06-05

:ETS

and prices have rale,i
he wuek is about ls s'
grown wheat dispoli,,,
e
and Wales during 1'-
2,419,914 qrs. agianSt
e being 308 7/1. against
iarley were 2,816,433
rage of 2s 10d against
ainst 182,734 qrs
)er qr. Fresh arlivalo
t were small, and °I
LS in slow request, an'
all, and frequentlY ls
ig in flour. The tone
ialitie 3. The busiusS9
vhat more demand for
;e maize was rit'ller
,rts dull. Oats quiet,
t the same. EgyptiO.,
naltered. White po'l'
and weak.

MARKET.
lab) London last week
responding period lao
; an 1833, 27,753 ; iii
LB3O, 27,288• in 187.9,!
7, 19,390 head. AA"
from Boston, an'.
Ltreal ; and at ;::outlr
Jersey and GueruseP
,een apparent in the
1 sellers have had the
es of beasts to hand
better inquiry Pr.e'
ice qualities were
The best best Scot's le`
Foreign stock was 10
ib out late nuo tatio?s•
how. A fiiin inquir:r
;her. The best dowoe
per 8 lb. Lambs were
Lives and pigs six
and inferior beasts'
ty ditto, 38 ea to
Id to 4s 8d ;
ditto
and inferior sheel,,,
litto, 5s to 55 ed
4d to 6s 6d
to 6s 8d ; laulbie!
es, 3s 8d to 40
; large 1,0.L;5, 2s
3s 83 to ca Pe
supply : English!
11,030; calves, 159,
10; sheep and lanilLt
Home, and Westelt•
3132 Norfolk, Sutfolif,"„
0, and from Calla"'

lIAMKET.
•E 3 was a fair
y, and anything
Ely 2d per 81b,
le quotations :
ditto, 3s 44 to 40 tr,
ditto, 4s 2d to
to 4s 2d; AMerican,
10d veal, Englillis
Id to 4s 4d;
&a°, Is to 50
;oh ditto, 6S 41-'to
410 d ; lamb, 6s Ed,
omaU ditto. 30 8" *-

lack soles, 3s ta °%05
13; large turbots,„
per lb ; brill. 1s n
; small ditto, ,
3s per dozen
a to 8s per box.

A.stoes on sale.
~...1;41r1
ates Old—Vstv-gos
110 s ; Vietoriash seg
or ton. New—Jo
to 12s oer cwt.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1886-06-05

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