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The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1875-05-08

A DARING ROBBERY.

A daring highway robbery was committed in New
York, at midday, on the 19th ult. A clerk named
Golden had been despatched to the Eleventh Ward
Bank to draw 3,600 dole., with which to pay the
hands at the Architectural Iron Works. Having re-
ceived the notes in a paper parcel the clerk jumped
into a Belt Line car to ride to the foundry. The car was
comfortably filled with ladies and gentlemen, every seat
but one or two being occupied. As he got on he no-
ticed four men running for the car, which they boarded
shortly afterwards' one remaining in the rear, two
going on the front platform, while the fourth took
a seat next to Golden in the centre of the car.
Just as the car had turned into Fourteenth-street, and
while the conductor was in front collecting fares, the
man who eat beside Golden seized hold of the package,
wrested it violently from his hands, and rushed toward
the rear door with it. Golden sprang to his feet, cry-
ing " Thief ! thief! stop him I stop him ! "and started
in pursuit, several of the passengers who had witnessed
the robbery following. The instant the robber had
reached the platform, his confederate stationed there
held the door closed on the passengers, thus gaining a.
moment's time in the confusion that ensued; but they
quickly pushed it back. The two thieves who were on
the front platform watching the outrage then jumped
to the ground to render assistance to . their associates,
and a light open waggon that had all the time been fol-
lowing the car, driven byanother of the gang, drove up
and the money was thrown into it, the robbers scrambling
in immediately afterwards. Two of the passengers
had by this time rushed to the horse's head and placed
their hands on the bridle, when three of the highway-
men jumped from the waggon and struck them over
the head with pistols, felling them both to the ground,
after which they quickly regained their eats, and the
horse was driven in a wild gallop up Fourteenth-street,
pursued by the excited passengers, shouting at the top
of their voices. After running some three blocks, all
the men, excepting Golden, gave up the chase, the
latter following them at his hest speed, but probably
losing ground. When the team reached Union-square,
Golden, being several blocks behind it, stopped, and
four of the men got down and separated, each going in
a different direction, and the %Toon was driven_aw.ay
and lost to view. t '
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1875-05-08

PHOTOGRAPHIC FRAME

MADE IN
OAK WALNUT, OR MAHOGANY

On the premises.
A NY 'DESIGN CUT TO ORDER.

QwIS.S C ARVED GOODS

A large asscrtment just arrived, unusually cheap.
Craved Carte Frames, 6d. each; ditto, to hold two.
la
each ; large Brackets, la. ; Corner Brackets, is. 3d. ;
klatch Boxes, 6d.

ARCHER CLARKE,

71, HIGIT STREET, STOURBRIDGE.

PICTURES FRA.MED
From the Cheapest anti Best Mouldings.

A NEW SELECTION OF PATTERNS
In Best English Gold Work.
OXFORD FRAMES
Plain, St bed, or Polished, from 4d. each.
OLEOGRAPII, CHROAIO, COLOURED AND
PLAIN PRINTS.
Also
S r RAP PICTURES
ARCHER C LARKE,

THE OXFORD FRAMING DEPOT.

71, HIGH STREET, STOUI?BNIDGE.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1875-05-08

A CURIOUS WILL CASE.

In the Court of Probate, before Sir Tames Hannen, a
will case has been tried, in which two elderly maiden sisters
made wills in each other's favour, but by some error one
signed the will of the other and vice versa —The case is re-
ported as follows :

Mr. Bayford, who, on behalf of the executors, asked
his lordship for a grant of probate, stated that the
facts of the case were very peculiar in themselves.
Sarah and Ann Hunt, two old ladies who were
sisters, •resided at Hamondsworth, in Middlesex,
and in 1873 they agreed to give each other a life
interest in each other's property. Two wills were
made identical with each other, with the exception
that whilst one gave a certain legacy to one charity,
the other sister devised a like amount to another
charity, and whilst a nephew who took a slight interest
was fully named in one of the wills his surname was
left out in the other. When the wills were made the
fact of their execution was made known to the brother.
Afterwards the two wills were placed in an envelope.
Subsequent to the death of Sarah, the deceased, in the
case, much to everybody's surprise' it was found that
the will commencing I, Sarah Hunt" was signed
"Ann Hunt," and the one commencing "I, Ann
Hunt" was signed "Sarah Hunt," and hence the pre-
sent difficulty as to the probate arose.
Mr. Bayford, in an able argument, urged that as the
intention of the deceased was known probate might go
notwithstanding the mistake, and also that his lordship
might divide the words generally used as a plea when
approving certain wills did not know or approve of
the contents," and make them in this case only apply to
those portions of the will which were not identical with
the wishes of the deceased.

Sir James Hannen, whilst refusing to grant the pro-
bate, regretted that he was compelled to do so; but if
he were to grant the probate it would be against the
facts of the case, and it could not be really said that
the deceased, Sarah Hunt, knew and approved of the
contents of the paper in question, when it was stated
by those who asked for the probate that her desire
was to bequeath a legally to one charitable institution,
whereas in the paper before the Court the amount was
left to another.

Mr. Bayford stated that the executors were anxious
to have his lordship's opinion on the matter ; he would
ask for their costs.

His lordship granted the application.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1875-05-08

FATTENING AND MILKING.

Dr. Kuhn, of Germany, making experiments upon
the food of cows, with reference to its effect upon the
compositim of the milk, found that an increase of
fatty or albuminous matter produced an increase in
the yield of milk, along with bodily condition, up to
p. certain maximum; but that when this maximum is
ireached, increase in the yield of milk stopped, while
.raprovement of bodily vigour went on.
This is in accordance with the experience of every
'observing farmer. The only exception that can be
made to the above rule is in regard to the maximum
of the milk yield, that is, that the maximum point is
not the same in all cows.
Some cows, the moment you increase the quantity
or quality of the food, commence to take on flesh, or,
as the Doctor expresses it, improve in bodily condition.
These cows are not valuable for dairy purposes; and
of this class are most of the Durham and Devon cows.
There is another class that, as soon as the food is
increased, respond at the pail and churn, and it is a
long time before you can get them to fatten up. This
class are the valuable ones for the dairy- and this is
the principal difference in breeds of cattle for dairy
purposes.
It is a common remark among farmers, when speak-
ing of a cow noted as a good milker, that "she is the
hardest cow to fatten I ever saw."
We never saw a good milker fat; and for this reason
we spoke in a late number, that the cow should be re-
garded simply as a machine to convert corn, hay, &c.,
into butter and cheese; but, as Dr. Khun has proved,
there is, no doubt, a point at which the produst will
be fat, instead of butter and cheese.
We advise farmers to experiment a little and see
how much they, can make their cows eat without gain-
ing in flesh. We believe such an experiment would
prove profitable.—Practical Farmer.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1875-05-08

KINGS WINFORD.

NEW PAROCHIAL BUILDINGS.—The new Board Room
and connected offices for the workhouse have recently
been completed, and are a great improvement. Exter-
nally the buildings are of brick with stone dressings, the
roof being tiled, and the style is Domestic Gothic, with
some modification in detail. The new Board Room is
SO feet by 20 feet, and 20 feet high, and is a commodious
and well-finished chamber, arranged in a convenient
manner. It is panelled six feet high, and the roof is an
open one, stained and varnished. A. long corridor by
which it is approached gives access to a room suitable
for committees, Ltc , and there is a general waiting room,
officers' room, retiring room for Guardians, and all other
necessary convenience. The buildiug has been erected
from the designs of Mr. Smalman Smith, of Stourbridge,
upon whom it reflects much credit.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1875-05-08

KINVER.

CHARGE OF DRUNKENNESS —,tt the Police Court at
Brierley Hiil, on Monday last, before Messrs. F. Evers
and H. Hall, George Randall, a striker, was charged with
being drunk and disorderly, on the 20th ultimo. Police-
sergeant Stephenson proved the eats.. Defendant was
fined is and costs; in default seven ditys.
-CAUTION TO GrlPSlEB.—Eiley Smith, Enoch Smith,
Elias Smith, Ephraim Smith, and Leith Smith, gipsies,
were charged with pitching their tents on the road lead-
ing from Green's Forge to Enville. Edward Davis, far-
ni,r, proved the case, and he was corroborated by Police-
constable Ledbury. Defendants were further charged
with allowing their horse and a donkey to stray on the
high-road. Defendants pleaded guilty to this charge.
Enoch and Riley were fined Is each and costs for the first
offence; and for the second offence fined 6d and costs for
each animal.

CIIARGe AGAINST A YARSIEIL—Thomas Wilson, farmer,
was summoned for allowing a number of sheep to' stray
on the highway, at Stourton, on the tlst ult. Mr. Hol-
berton defended. Police-sergeant Stepheniton said that
he saw, on the above date, a quantity of sheep on th
highway. They belonged to the defendant. Mr. Hol-
berton, for the defence, contended that the defendant
was the landlord of the land on both sides of the road.
and that he had got permission from Mr. George Thomp-
son, agent to the Lord of the Manor, and that the sheep
had a perfect right to be 'where they were found, as they
were in charge of a young girl, and on land which the de-
fendant rented. The Bench dismissed the summons. .
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1875-05-08

TIA TENT PORTABLE SMOKELESS STOVES
r for Drying and Warming Shope, Houses, Green-
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Best Quality PATENT FUEL for the Stove can be
made, 18s. per
.1201 b.
Second Quality, 14s. per 1201 b.
American CHARCOAL IRONS for saving labour
Laundry Work. 6s,
Portable VAPOUR BATHS and BRONCHITIS KET-
TLES, with Medical Testimonials.
Fretwork Materials, SAWS, KAMES, Paper Patterns,
Prepared Wood, &c.

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1875-05-08

THE SAVINGS BANKS BILL.

The Chancellor of the Exchequer's Savings Banks
Bill has been printed. It proposes that all moneys
and securities standing in the name of the National
Debt Commissioners to the accounts of savings banks,
Post-Office savings banks, and friendly societies, shall,
in such manner as the Treasury may direct, be con-
solidated, and placed to one joint account (to be called
the Savings Fund Account). All sums dite from the
National Debt Commissioners to the trustees of
savings banks, to the -depositors in the Post-Office
savings banks, and to friendly societies, are
to be charged on the Consolidated Fund. Any de-
ficiency of interest received by the Commissioners to
meet interest credited is to be paid to them annually
out of moneys provided by Parliament; and any sur-
plus of interest, is to be applied, in the first instance,
in repaying, with interest, to the Consolidated Fund
all sums paid in previous years. The Bill also gives
power to the National Debt Commissioners to invest
money standing to the Savings Fund Account in parlia-
mentary and local securities, under certain restrictions,
and to sell and change securities. The Bill also
proposes to empower the Treasury to cancel perpetual
annuities and substitute equivalent terminable annui-
ties.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1875-05-08

THE NATIONAL TEMPERANCE
LEAGUE.

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In London, on Monday evesing, be annual meeting
of the National Temperance League was held at Exeter
Hall. Mr. G. W. Anstie presided, and among those
present on the platform were Major-General Eardley
Wilmot, the Rev. James Fleming, the Rev. John
Rodgers. the Rev. Dr. Taylor, of Toronto, the Rev.
Harvey Brooks, Dr. Elder, of Nottingham, the Rev.
Arthur Hall, and many others.
The proceedings having been opened with prayer,
the secretary, Mr. Robert Rae, read an abstract of
the annual report. It stated that the recciat conference
in the city was attended by about 300 Christian
ministers, including 69 clergyman of the Church of
England, 54 Congregational ministers, and 42 Baptists,
with numerous representatives from other denomina-
tions. In a large number of churches throughout the
kingdom, Sunday, the 25th of April, was observed as a
day of special prayer "for the delivery of our nation
from the great curse of intemperance." The recent
Cantor course of lectures on alcohol, at the
Society of Arts, by Dr. B. W. Richardson,
Rita , had marked a new era in the con-
troversv, and it was a remarkable circumstance
that Dr. Rialiardgon's views, advanced as they
were generally supposed to be, had not been questioned
by any writer of note in the medical journals, while
many eminent professional men had declared their
concurrence in his conclusions regarding the action of
alcohol in the human system. There were upwards of
11,000 teetotallers in the British army, 6,000 being in
Indian and 5,000 in other regiments. Military meet-
ings had been held, and publications circulated at
I most of the principal garrison towns; 137 meetings
had been held in London garrisons, and 580 Guards
and 200 recruits had signed the pledge. 'The Royal
Naval branch of the League had increased from 35 to
98 branches on board Her Majesty's ships; 14 branches
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1875-05-08

PEACE PRESERVATION (IRELAND) BILL.

The Peace Preservation (Ireland) Bill was again con-
sidered in Committee, but very little substantial progress
was made, though only the last clause remained to be dis-
posed of. This is the clause which continues the West-
meath Act for two years. A motion by Sir P. O'Brien to
except the Queen's County was negatived by 258 to 80, and
another amendment, moven by the same member, repeal-
ing the power of the Lord Lieutenant to prohibit
communication between prisoners and their friends,
was also negatived by 291 to 121. Much time was spent
on two amendments substantially identical, which revived a
question decided on the previous sitting—the power of the
Irish Government to detain a prisoner in custody for an un-
limited time. It was first moved that no prisoner shall be
detained more than a year without being brought to trial,
and this being defeated by 234 to 159, another proposal to
the same effect was made, extending the period to 13 months.
This, after a sharp debate, was negatived by 250 to 17L
Finally a motion was made to except the county of Meath
from the Bill, and this having been negatived by 290 to 71,
the Committee was further adjourned until Thursday next.
The Falsification of Accounts Bill was read a third time
and passed.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1875-05-08

A SHOWER OF DUST.

M. Daubre has just read a paper to the French Academy o
Sciences on a fall of dust which was observed in Sweden and
Norway on the night of March 29th last. fie had received a
telegram from Professor Nordenskild to the following
effect :

"A grey, vitreous and fibrous dust fallen with snow
on the 30th at Stockholm; collected a few grams." A
few days later, Professor Kerjulf, of Christiana, sent
M. Daubree a specimen of this dust, collected on the
snow by Dr. Kars, adding that it had fallen in Norway
from the valley of Romsdal, to the west, as far as
Trysill (direction of Stockholm) to the east. This
specimen D. Daubr6e presented to the Academy; it
was a grey and very fine powder, in which the micro
scope showed fragmentary and transparent grains, some
colourless, others more or less of a brownish yellow.
Most of them were clearly striped and fibrous; they
were, moreover, riddled with bubbles, some round,
others oblong in the same direction in the same frag-
ment. They were evidently bits of pummicestone,
few of them larger than one-fifth of a millimetre, most
of them not one-tenth of that size. They exercised
no influence on polarised light; still there were among
them a few very thin crystals of a prismatic shape, of
the above length, with an average breadth of one-
500th of a millimetre, ending at their extremities in
one or two oblique planets. They resisted prolonged
ebullition in hydrochloric acid, and so did the
vitreous matter with which they were coated.
With a magnetic bar small grains of oxidu-
lated iron might be extracted in cubooctohedrons.
With hydrofluoric acid crystals were obtained,
among which pyroxene was dominant ; there
were also some of felspar, and others the nature of
which could not be determined. There were many
instances on record of volcanic ashes and others being
transported to great distances. In 1783 nearly all
Europe was covered with a dry fog which lasted three
months. It first appeared at Copenhagen, where it
persisted 126 days; and it was afterwards ascertained
that it proceeded from an eruption in Iceland. In
1845 a similar but less considerable phenomenon
occurred in the Shetland and Orkney Islands. The
great fire at Chicago, a few years ago sent its ashes, and
even its smell, to Fayal, the capital of the Azores.—
Galignani.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1875-05-08

HOW MR. MECHI FEEDS HIS STOCK.

The following are extracts from a paper read by Mr. Mechi
before the Midland Farmers' Club on April 1:

"All green food, tares, clover, &c., are passed
through the chaff-cutter, and all roots pulped. Horses
have all manger food chaffed, and corn ground by our
mill-stones. Animals are not allowed to range over
and destroy or dirty their food; our animals are treated
like ourselves, regularly fed with good food from their
youth upwards—no stuffing at one time and starving
at another. Bean and pea straw I take as much care
of as hay or straw ; keep it dry and ready for cutting
up through the chaff-cutter. It is very valuable food
for our ewes. For our cattle we generally soften it
with hot water. It should never go under foot.
The chaff-cutter is, in fact, with us one of the keys
of the position. In a dry summer an acre of plodded
green beans passed through the chaff-cutter gives
abundance of food. With only six acres of permanent
pasture, and some other green and root crops, I manage
to keep 200 sheep and a lot of cattle, and yet sell
plenty of clover, hay, and straw—the straw makes
paper, and the clover goes to London. Take to the
cutting-up and pulping principle, and do away with the
roaming at large plan, and you will be surprised by the
economy of food. One of the most necessary and profit-
able implements of agriculture is a pair of steam-driven
mill-stones; iron substitutes are invariably a failure.
You are thus enabled to proportion and mix together
the various kinds of grain and of oleaginous seeds ac-
cording to the recommendation of your analytical
chemist. For thirty years I have found mill-stones
ndispensable in stock-feeding."
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1875-05-08

KIDDERMINSTER.

THE EXHIBITIONS AT THE GRAHHAR •Scaoot.-The
monthly meeting of the Governors of King Charles!
Grammar School was held on Saturday, under the
presidency of Mraosephiiiteley, J.P. The head master
(Mr. Hookham) reported as the result of the examination
made in March of the b.,ys competing for the free exhi-
bitio,ns at the, Grammar School from the elementary
s.chools in the borough, he would recommend Thomas
Grove, of St. Mary's ond William Saunders, of St.
George's, as exhibitioners at the school. He added that
all the boys examined did exceedingly well. The Gover-
nors sanctioned the recommendation, and they will corn-
mence their studies at the beginning of the next term.
The Board resolved to hire the use of a pianoforte for
twelve months for the use of the music master in the
musical education of the scholars.

CHARGE AGAINST A LICENSED VICTUALLER.—Before
Messrs. Goodwin, (Mayor), Fawcett, Jeffiries, aud Green,
Mr. Truman, landlord of the Bridge Inn, was charged
a fortnight back with having his house open during pro-
hibited hours, and William Pearson. for being found on
licenaLd premises, during prohibited hours. The
Mayor said the Bench had fully considered the points
raised by the solicitors, and the Bench was unanimous
that they had broken the law. Mr. Truman, should
have acted with more discretion, and fined him £5 and
costs, and William Pearson, 20s and coats. Mr. Caundei
said that he had taken Council's oppinion, and did n(,t
consider his client had violated the law, and should ap
peal ag dust the decision.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1875-05-08

FALL OF A BALLOON IN LONDON.

On Tuesday evening, shortly after eight o'clock, the
public in the neighbourhood of Ludgate-hill were
alarmed by noticing a balloon rapidly descending. It
appears from information given by the aeronaut
that he was engaged by Messrs. Sanger, the lessees
of Astley's Theatre, in the Westminster-road, who
were making a tour around the metropolis, with
their troupe to make an ascent from Nunhead-grounds,
Peckham. He commenced inflating the balloon at
eight o'clock in the morning, but in consequence of a
scarcity of gas the balloon w as only three parts filled when
the time to ascend came. Several gentlemen wished
to accompany the aeronaut, who, however wisely went
by himself. The ascent was rapid until he got into a
south-south-east current, which carried him back to
the place from which he started. A slight breeze
sprang up again from the southward, and ultimately
Mr. Youens found himself hovering over the river
Thames. Thousands of spectators were eagerly looking
on as the balloon, when between London-bridge and
Southwark-bridge, appeared stationary. At a quarter to
eight it was carried by a south current towards St. Paul's
Cathedral, and Mr. Youens states that he was driven back
towards the river Thames no less than six times. At fifteen
minutes past eight the atmosphere became more dense,
and he could see no chance of escaping falling in some part
of the metropolis. In throwing out some ballast he got
into a south-south-west current, which carried him
over the London, Chatham, and Dover Railway bridge
at Ludgate-hill. The balloon appeared as if it would
fall over the "King Lud" tavern, but the wind shifted
slightly to the eastward, and immediately after the
balloon fell with great velocity into Ii arringdon
Market. The neighbourhood of the market was im-
passable through the multitude of people assembled,
and upwards of 12,000 persons got over the iron railing
surrounding the market. The aeronaut is a son of the
balloonist, Mr. Youens.—The Times.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1875-05-08

HUMANE TREATMENT OF ANIMALS

Public attention has been recently directed in Scot
land to the importance of encouraging the humane
treatment of the lower animals. The Highland and
Agricultural Society, on the 318 t of March last, sent a
circular to 970 teachers of the Scotch School Board, in
which they suggested that the subject should be recog-
nised as a necessary element in education, and pointed
out that if opportunities were taken in primary schools
systematically to inculcate on the children lessons of
humanity, very beneficial results might be expected to
follow. The circular says :

"The material benefit which all concerned in agricultural
pursuits derive from proper care being bestowed on the
animals in their possession or under their charge seems, in-
dependently of other considerations, a sufficient reason why
this S )ciety should take a special interest in this subject. It
has, accordingly, been resolved that both in the premiums
offered by the Society and in its examination for its agricul-
tural diploma and veterinary certificate there should be a
distinct recognition of the importance attached to the
humane and judicious treatment of horses and other live
stook."
Previously to the publication of the circular of the
Highland Society, the School Board of the Borough of
Greenock had called attention to the same subject in a
letter dated the 17th of February last, which they ad-
dressed to the school teachers and managers within the
district under their control. They recommended that
the teachers in all the public schools should take oppor-
tunities, perhaps once or twice aiveek, of giving lessons'
on the domestic and other animals, to excite the in-
terest of the children in their structure, habits, and,
uses, and to stimulate them to the careful manage-
ment and kindly treatment of them. They also
recommended that the teachers should take suitable
occasions of impressing upon the children the duty and
the necessity of respecting public and private

property. Such principles of humanity, honesty,
and propriety, the Board remarks, should be from time
to time inculcated by appropriate lessons at stated
intervals by cards with suitable quotations on the
walls, arid by any other means which might suggest
themselves to the teachers as likely to make the chil-
dren kind and humane, honest, and examples of pro-
priety in their behaviour to their fellows and to the
lower animals. The Board reminded the teachers
that a large part of their duty consists in producing
such results, and that it is fully as important as making
the children proficient in reading, writing, and arith-
metic, while it is apt to be comparatively neglected
from the influence of the present system of distributing
grants in aid.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1875-05-08

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WIRES TO CLUBS.

Mr. Downing asked the First Lord of the Treasury whether
it was the fact that a division wire extends to the St.
Stephen's Club; if so, was the said club to be regarded as a
portion of this House; and if it were not, was it proper that
the said wire should be continued.
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Mr. Disraeli replied that it was not a fact thaka division
wire extended to St. Stephen's Club. A private wire did ex-
Aend to the club, it was established at the request and at the
'cost of the club, and it was a privilege that was shared by
other clubs of other political opinions. He presumed that
the hon. member for Cork would not think it necessary to
take any further notice of a privilege the benefit of which
was shared by hon. members on both sides of the House.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1875-05-01

THE RIGHT TO TAKE HERIOTS.

In the Court of Exchequer, the cause of "Lord Zouche
balbiac " has been heard, and wllielLwas a demurrer to
.
replication.
Mr. Manisty, Q.C. (with whom was Mr. C. Elton of the
Chancery Bat), argued in support of the demurrer, but was
stopped by the Court.
Mr. Joseph Brown, Q C. (with whom was Mr. J. Digby),
argued in support of the replication.
The action is one of trespass for seizing two horseqj
of the plaintiff, who is a free tenant of the manor crE
Thakeham, in Sussex. The defendant is lord of this
manor, and has pleaded his rights to take heriots ba-
the cue of the•demise of 'a tenant. To this the plaint.'
tiff replies that the right relied on has become extin—
guished by the statute of limitations, as the defendant
has allowed a period 20 years to elapse without
claiming a heriot in iegard toithis particular tenement,
on which one has become due during that period. The
death in respect of which this particular heriot is
claimed occurred in August, 1873. At the conclusion
of Mr. Brown's argument, their Lordships proceeded
to give judgment in favour of the defendant.
The Lord Chief Baron said the heriot in question_
was not a rent, distress, or action within the statute ;
neither was it a right of action, entry, or distress which,
was sought to be extinguished. The word "rent" was
a noun of multitude, and did not mean one specific
sum, but a snccession of sums, payable in general,
yearly and continuing. Now a "heriot" was a specific
chattel, not a payment of a continuous nature. To
extend the penalties of the Act to a neglect to enforce
a right on one occasion would be to stretch it beyond
its proper limits.
Baron Bramwell was of the same opinion. Though,
the Legislature may have have had a general inten-
tion to include heriota in the Act, yet it had not done
so expressly. • Certainly the Act did not deal with
heriots at all in the same way as it dealt with
" advowsons." Happily, there were no general words
to include them. For it would be a monstrouslnjus-
tice that if the lord had neglected, through ignorance
or other causes, to take one herfot he lost the whole
right to them. If he omitted to claim after six years
accruing of the right, and then no alienation or 'death
took place during the next fourteen years, his whole
right would be extinguished.
Baron Pollock thought the replication was had,
though there was some difficulty in applying the Act of
Parliament. The word heriot was only alluded to in the
interpretation clause of the Act. The case might be'
where the lord had no opportunity of exercising his
right, or might have prxtermitted to claim it.
Baron Amphlett thought the Court was acting both
in the spirit as well as the letter of the Act in excluding
heriots from its operation. His Lordship pointed out
that the word "rent " was used in.two different senses
in the Act itself.

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Thedemer, therefore, prevailed.

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1875-05-01

FAMILY HEIRLOOMS.

In the Vice-Chancellor's Court, the cause of "Montagu v.
Lord Inchiquin " has been heard,
The plaintiffs in this suit were the executors and
trustees of the will of Anne, Marchioness of Thomond ;
and the defendants, other than Lord Inchiquin, were
her residuary legatees. The testatrix executed her
will on the 28th of November, 1868, and it contained
the following bequests
"I give to Lucius O'Brian, Baron Inchiquin, the
family diamonds given to me absolutely by my late
husband, the Marquis of Thomond, consisting of dia-
mond necklace and large brooch, arranged at my own
cost from a diamond plain collar and one pair of ear-
rings, and also a set of china dinner and soup plates,
bearing the O'Brian nritik'and I dire d the guilt
diamonds to be delivered to Lord Inchiquin
free of duty, and I make the above bequest to
Lord InchiquM as head of the existing family, and BO
far as I lawfully can I direct that the said diamotds
and set of china plates shall be deemed heirlooms in
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1875-05-01

TO THE SI OURBRIDGE PUBLIC!

TH E
.11 I DI. AN D CO 17 NTI ES'
V-LNING EXPRESS !

PRity, at Three az (1 six p.m..
lielgirtgef 1 r,c:-.1 Polk.
c,,,irts, ail imi.r.trattt Frents occurring in th.
District 4.•1 i wt h he Principal
, cr, AL, CATTLE, CORN, AND
PROVIEION MARKETS, by TELEGRAPH,
As well as
SPORTING NEWS
D 1 toe Laufst eird i4nthentie Character,"by
SPA.CIAL CORE.I...6PONDENTS.

Stourbridge Agpnt
8 • FIELD, HIVII-STREET,
Proprietors: MAIt'FIN and FORD,

Offices
1 and 2, MARKET-STREET,
WOLVERHAMPTON.

E NGLISEI FRET CARVING.

BrtACKETS, BOOKRESTS,

READING EASELS, FLOWER STANDS

PHOTOGRIPHIC FRAME

MADE IN
OAK WALNUT, OR MAHOGAN/

On the prern:ses.
ANY DESIGN CUT TO ORDLII.

SWISS CARVED G OODS

A large asportznent just arrival, urue,ually cheap.
.:Ived Crate; kraiLes, 3rl. • acli; city), to hold two le,
large Iltackets. 1,. ; Comer firuckets, 1. 3.. ;
Match 130xes. 61.

;RCHER riLARKE,

71, HIGH b 7 EET, S 10CRBLIDGE.

PICTURES FRAMED
From the Cheipest and Best siouldings.

A NEW SEL}..CTION OF PATTERNS
In Best Euglish. Gold Work.
OXFORD FRAMES
Plain, St Inc& or Polished. from 4d. each.
OLEOGRAPEI, CHROMO, COLOURED AND
LAM PRINI S.
Also
CRAP PICTURES
ARCHER C LARKE,

THE oXFURD FRAMING DhPOT.

71, HIGH BTLEAZ STOUIYBRIDGE.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1875-05-01

10-
•

Painless Dentis,ry anti Aititicial Teeth, at strictly
modeiate charges.
A single ..I:outLi to a complete set suplilied—warrante4
for mastication and ar.i, tu,tioa.
Retonar attem.laLce itt aTt_ URBRIDGE every
nin..Y, at
MR. BENNETT'S,
MILLINER,ABiO.I:I,9:
ci
oHid- S T;;Z:biis.RTb.
ed.
pEN 1. 1:

stump,, or
lu a:1
iiuo,s to inuu ate that at the urgsni r, quest of numerous
inhabitants, patients, and friends, he lo,s been menu( d to
e,sit t-,toutbrn.ge, every FitIPAY, a,,n rto:y to-. ewnsulted
I,ersoottliv (free of (hstve), upon his rei.ent improve.
rove.
in the c, nstrt,etion of ~, ruficial 'teeth and Going,
whur,by the wtivt, bmk ai,d coat of toe e;..se or trame,
oas been touch r, duced. to the great conve.quenee and
uovanzage of the wearer. Teeth are by tILs new method
.
Mr. IiABLIEL'S pr,clie9 (one of the oldest In Eng-
land) was established in 1t315.
,xiquiliswiitttilywfnit. 3-
t,d, without axttacting
Part', u,,:rly notlce, Too
REGULAR ATTESDANt: i.': .Al s
INERY FidDAY,
At Mrs. Bennett', Miliiner, 159. Bigh•atieet.
Personal atterdanee'frmn 'reu till Four and at
11, BENNETTS HILL, 11
(Nest to the Bank of England)

BIB:OS(311A1.
TEA AND COFFEE TRADE.

COMPTON HOUsE,

BASNETT STREET. Licerpool, April, 18Th.

Our Business is conducted on the prir.cle
dealing in tho heter- classes of TEA. AND COF.2I:E
and to the selection of the roost suitable qualitiec
Family conEninpti:m. It is now a well-established roc:
Shiain bott arlicles thsre more -:3:treconotrn• in
SOS se Vas thaa cf the Laterior

TficgAg ON i A\D CO12A1;

TEA AND GOFF= DEALIZTI..;

BASNETT STR E. 7 2, fircrEEpooL.

S LAIPLES of Met t qualitiea of CHINS aud
11..A.S fumarded by Fos 'for List Widow
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1875-05-01

MESSRS. MOODY AND SANKEY.

The London papers have published the following :

- -
Sir,—The committee who arranged the meetings of
Messrs. Moody and Sankey desire to answer the ques-
tions whether Messrs. Moody and Sankey make
money out of the movement now going on, and for
what purposes the money asked for by advertise-
ment is wanted. Will you allow me, through
your columns, to answer these inquiries? When
Mr.; Moody addressed the clergy and ministers at
Freemasons' Hall he stated that he and Mr. Sankey
would not receive any money from the London
Committee; he also stated that the royalty upon
the sale of Hymn and Tune Books would, from
the Ist January, 1875, be paid to a trustee (a London
merchant, whom he named), to be devoted to Christian
work when they shall have returned to America. Mr.
Moody and Mr. Sankey have since confirmed these
statements and refuse to receive, and do not receive,
any money from either source. What then is the
money wanted for by the committee? Before me I
have an estimate, dated 23rd April, made by our hono-
rary architect, Mr. W. A. Boulnois, giving the pro-
bable cost of rent of the Agricultural and Moorgate-
street Halls, the Opera House and Victoria Theatre,
and the erection of large temporary halls at
Bow and Camberwell, together with gas, wages,
printing, advertising, and the purchase of 22,000
chairs, making a total of £20,018; this, he
adds, is below the amount required to pay all to 10th
July next. The expenses may reach £30,000, and, as
the sum received by our treasurer, Mr. James E.
Mathieson, 77, Lombard-street, is under 16,000, may I
venture to ask all who are interested in this great work
to help by sending donations? We have no collecting
boxes, and the admission to every service, with or
without ticket, is absolutely free of charge.—l am,
Sir, your obedient servant,
THOMAS STONE, Chairman of Messrs. Moody
and Sankey's Committee.
Opera House, Haymarket, April 24. ,t:f
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1875-05-01

•

CLARKE'S 1

WORLD FAMED

PIANOFORTES &
51000 HARONT-
UMS have been TUNED by G.F. GREEN
ProfeHaional loner, 260, t.;asn E. ST REItT +qui 168. Thou
STREET, bIIRLET. Pianotortes Ite-s,tut.g,
lie•Liazabela he-Lciv.eztki with Patent I elt, a* used by
he as ost egullient time.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1875-05-01

'1
--

between the
fierce alter:.

TO AN EARLY VIOLET.
(By a Practical Poet.)

FALSE herald of the ever treacherous Spring, . .
How cam'st thou here, thou wretched little cheat
Where wert thou raised, thou ratio, precocious thing?
No mossy bank e'er grew a flower so neat.
Gass and good gardening alone could bring
Thee here so early. Still, thy scent is sweet; 31,
And for thy fragrance I must be contented.
You floral humbug! Why, you're only scentod.--Puneh.
. .

r-e 61114 014,
A CHECK TO FRAUD
JJA A:11?-.414A;114:(
It would not be difficult to multiply cases in which
defalcations have been carried on for months—and
sometimes years—without the employer being, able to
trace them in his books and accounts. And when the
discovery is made it occasionally happens that through
thp defective state of the law the offender is able to find-
a lobpholebf escape. Sir Jelin Lubbock's Bill—which
also bears the names of Mr. Freslifield, Mr. Russell
Gurney, Mr. Kirkman Hodgson, and Mr. Lopes—
profridethat if any clerk, officer, or servant, or any:
person actin.- in any of these capacities, shall wilfully,
and with intent to defraud, destroy, alter, or mutilate
any book or document belonging to his employer, or
shall make or concur in making, any false entry in,
or shll a omit, or concurin omitting, any material entry •
from, or shall in any manner falsify, or permit the
falsification of, any such book, writing, document, or
account, he shall be adjudged Oilty of ii misde-
meanour, and shall be. liable to, be kept in penal ser-
vitude for a term not exceeding seven years, Or to be
imprisoned for any term not exceeding two years, with
or without hard labour. A measure of this kind is
necessary to check a criminal practice which in recent
years has unfortunately been increasing; and if Sir
John Lubbock succeeds in passing the Bill, be will de-
serve the thanks -not only of the employers, but of
those honest servants who sometimes suffer through
the delinquencies of their fellow-workers.—City Press.

"THE INVENTORS or KEYS.—The luventioniof keys
is attributed to the Laledemonians. They were first
made of wood, and the earliest form was that of a
crook introduced into a hole, to raise a latch or remove
a bolt. Such ancient keys as exist are mostly of bronze,
a 4 ;of various shapes ; the most remarkable are those
which haft tjs4,Alla,(t eterminoted on. one, side .by the
works, and on the other by a ring. These have been
supposed by some to be the keys presented by husbands
to their wives, aud which were resigned upon divorce
or separation. Among the Anglo• Saxons, a servant
was keeper of the
w keys.. Tradesmen formerly wore
bunches of them at thou. ales,
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1875-05-01

HAY.

WHITECEIAPEL, Saturday, April 24.—With a fair suppfy of
hay anti straw on sale to-day, trade at this market has been
fairly active at the annexed rate. 3: prime clover, boos.
to
130 s. ; inferior, tie, to 955.; Prune meadow hay, 90s. to
1245. ; inferior, 555. to 755. ; and straw, 355. to 40s, per
load.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1875-05-01

HOPS.

In the hop market business is very slow, and there appears
little chance et it improving materially. Holders are conse-
quently anxious to sell, and prices continue downward. On
the Continent, however, the smallness of the stock remaining
enables planters to command full rates, though dealings are
anything but numerous. The import of foreign hops into
Louden last week ceilsisted of ltS . from 4.n twerp, 15
bale from Harobltrg, and g 0 packets Vort Philip.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1875-05-01

GREAT WESTERN RAIL ‘N AY.

CHESTER RAGES (CUP DAY).
ON WEDNESDAY, MAY 513, r XCUIISION
ItslN s will run to as tolows, and
rt:turn the same exeoiug :
Leave St( u.bridge to 71). Bretted Lu. 7 5 r=ricrley
Hid 7.9. Itouu OA 7.13, N,:turrtor, 7 18, 1..:u ,ley 7 25,
iptou 7 10, Princes Lud 7 33. Dai,e; Bank 7 36, snd
isirstou 7.40 It in.
Lease WoreeAter at 8.15", Droitvrich 8.27, Ilart,ebury
GnnedraliiSi
.Aanager.
8.40, St...urport tiv.dl,), 9,35.
Coalport 9 50, Irw.bridge 9 aud that %v.v.., 100 man,
For Fare: and itiiiiciaturric ile b
iitlasros
Paddington Termmus.

LOWER GROUNDS, ASTON.
THESE BEAUTIFUL OHOUNDS Alit, OPEN
DAILY. ADMIS:-..ION—ADULTs, 3d. EACH
CHILDREN under 12, 2u.; CHILDREN under 6, id
SPRING DISPLAY OF FLOWERS.
BOATING on the Lake, abich Lam been enlarged and
made perfectly safe by the water b( Mg only 41t. 6in. deep
all over
The Lew SEA.' INO 13NE Las just Leal laid down
on the same principle aft thDse at brigLten and Prince's
Grunds, London.
THE RINK %ILL BE OPENED FOR SKATINOr
ON SATURDAY, MAY, IST.
The Hours cf Opening and clocirgw le as f-llow. :
Morning. 11 a.m. till 1 pm.; Afternoon. 2 3u td.
EveLarg, 7 till 9.30 p w.
The small Litk Will be (paled fur Moining and after-
noon htxCites for Learner s, ,al the times before.
mentioned.
There will be no re-admission without payment, except
to Seas, n Ticket lio;ders.
'he ince for - er tvely entrance to nen-sub.
sr bel wio f„,10%; ; Lite uf Skates on
1,4 e, ~erK, CP. • Xp•
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1875-05-01

Scott 4- Oram-----Victoria House
OST respectfully beg to announce that their great "MAY SHOW" of Fashions for the
&inane: (at which period of the season their STOCK may be said to have reached its most complete
development IN EVERY 'DEPARTMENT).

WILL BE ARRANGED. IN THEIR SUITE OF SHOW ROOMS
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1875-05-01

ANOTHER COLLIERY EXPLOSION NEAR
DUI/LEY.

An accident occurred on Wednesday morning at the
Rally-on Pit, Tividale, by which three miners were seri-
ously burnt, and arising from the same cause as that re-
ported last week, when twelve men were injured.
It was occasioned by an explosion of fire-damp, which
took placa soon after the colliers had commenced work.
In the pit, which is one connected with the Groveland
Colliery, belong to Messrs. Bagnall and Co., there had
hitherto been no reason to suspect the presence of gas,
and the men consequently used naked lights. The re-
sult was that the following were badly burnt :—Frank
Potts, Brewery Street, Kate's Hill; William Golden,
Dudley Port ; and Charles Wortou, High Street, Kate's
Hill.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1875-05-01

*IT _
EXECUTION AT BRISTOL.

ti Monday morning, at eight o'clock, William Hole,
ag fifty-six was executed in Bristol gaol for haying,
in August fast, murdered his wife. The convict
began life as a bargeman, but, being a tee-
totaller and a steady man, he eventually became
the owner of several barges, and employed a large
number of men. A few years ago his only child was
run over by a cart in the street and killed. This
greatly affected both Hole and his wife, and they
took to drinking, and frequently quarrelled. On
the -night of the 27th of August last Hole,
on returning home drunk after the closing of the public.
houses, found his wife, who was also drunk, sitting on
the doorstep. He told her 1,0 go into the house, and
she refused, and, after some words had passed between
them, Hole ran into the house, took a carving-knife off
the table, and, returning to where his wife was sitting,
stabbed her in the throat. The woman died while
being conveyed to the hospital.

Hole, being very well known in the city, and
especially in the Temple district, where he gave away
a large amount of money among his poor neighbours,
petitions asking for a commutation of the sentence
were signed by nearly 30,000 persons, and backed by
the appeals of the city members; but the Home Secre-
tary, after axonsultation with Mr. Justice Lush, who
tried the case, replied that he could not interfere—the
law must take its course.

Marwood was the executioner, and the spectators
numbered only about a dozen, in addition to the gaol
officials. The culprit quietly submitted to be pinoned,
and seemed quite calm, maintaining the stolid appear-
ance that has characterised him since his condemna-
tion. He stood firm under the fatal noose, and
appeared to be following the prayers of the chaplain
with his lips. The drop was five feet, and Hole died
instantly, it is stated that Hole had latterly paid
earnest attention to the chaplain's ministrations.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1875-05-01

LICENSING COURTS APPEAL.

Mr. Anderson then moved the second reading of the
Licensing Courts Appeal (Scotland) Bill. The present
system was, he contended, little better than a farce, owing
to the canvassing and treating which took place. Ile pro-
posed in licensing cases to give an appeal to Sheriffs' courts,
which would sit half-yearly to hear them If there were
no appeal the licensing would become a great element in
municipal elections. The publicans were in favour of the
Bill, and the temperance party were against any appeaL
On the whole, -he thought it desirable that there should be
an appeal.
Sir. E. Colebrooke repudiated the charges of corruption
and undue influence against the licensing magistrates. He
agreed that the present system was not satisfactory, but he
objected to throw upon sheriffs' courts appeals quite foreign
to their ordinary duties; and suggested a ccmmittee of the
county and borough magistrates.
After a long discussion, in which Mr. Orr-Ewing and Mr.
Ramsey supported the Bill, while Mr. M'Laren, Mr. M.
Stewart, Dr. Cameron, Mr. Vans Agnew, Mr. It Montgo-
merle, Mr. Barclay, and Sir G. Montgomery opposed the
Bill,

The Lord Advocate said that while the sheriff and his sub-

atitute would be free from local bias, they would be wanting
In local experience. The subject had been under the con-
siaration of the Home Secretary, and if he saw his way
clear to deal with it ha would bring in the Bill.
Sir W. Lawson could see no reason why there should be
any difference between the English and Scotch licensing
laws, and opposed the Bill.
The House divided, when there appeared :—For the motion
99; against 176; majority, 77. The bill was therefore
rejected.

CHURCH RATES ABOLITION (SCOTLAND) BILL.
Mr. 3l'Laren moved the second reading of this Bill. He
said he did so, not from motives of vanity, but because the
Governmenthad failed to redeem the pledge they gave last
year to bring in a measure of their own. He explained that
the Bill was somewhat similar in its provisions to that which
he had introduced last year. Its object was to remove a
burden which fell with considerable severity up.n poor per-
sons in the north of Scotland, and which had already been
got rid of by the Legislature in the case of England.
Sir Graham Montgomery preferred to wait for the pro
mised bill of the Government, and moved the rejection of
the present measure.

Mr. Ernest Noel maintained that, practically, as a tax on
feuars, church rates in Scotland were much the same as
church rates used to be in England, and therefore there was
the same reason for getting rid of their compulsory imposi-
tion.
The discussion was continued by Mr. Mark Stewart and
Mr. Vans Agnew.
Sir J. El phinstone rose at seventeen minutes to six to op-
pose the Bill, and was speaking when, by the rules of the
House, the debate was adjourned.
Mr. ArLaren gave notice that he should bring the Bill on
again at a convenient day.