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The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1873-10-18

TILE AGITATION IN THE NAIL TRADE.

The strike among common nailers is still eon-
linedito the Brommgrove district, and there does
not seem much probability of its extending. Al-
though the men in other parts held a meeting last
week, at which a threatening attitude was assumed,
the usual indication has not yet been given of an
intention to discontinue work. The iron was not
left at any ,of the warehouses on Saturday, but in
Halesowen,lley, The Lye, Old Hill, and
Sedgley was taken out, in many instances, in
larger quantities, nothing being said by the men
as to an advance of wages. From inquiry, we
learn that the masters are unanimous in their de-
termination to resist any demand which may be
made for increased wages, as they consider there
is nothing in the present condition of trade to
justify it. Neither do they acknowledge the
necessity of a meeting to discuss the question, and
the rumour that one Ithe been convened ia not well
founded.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1873-10-18

"ilsiibioiiiiii:

From Mr. C. Potter Professor of Wm& from the
Institition for the Blind, St. John's Wood,'London :
" I can confidently recommend Mr. Green as a Piano-
forte Tuner. Be nines by equal temperament, and ob-
tains en exact scale. (Signed) C. P0T726."
From Mr. J. F. Patterson, Organist, St. Patrick's
Church, Huddersfield :—" I have much pleasure in tes-
tifying to the abilities of Mr. Green as a Pianoforte
Tuner. Be lays the baringswitli pastimes and pence.
lion. (Signed) Janis F. Parraisos."
From Mrs. Sanderson, Solo Pianiste, of the London
and Liverpool Concerts :—" Mr. Green is one of the few
who can Tune my Piano to the nicety! require previous
to giving my Public Recitals. (Signed) K. K. Sawn's.

From Kr. Butterworth, Organist, Dobeross, near
Manchester :--" Kr. Green's equal as a Pianoforte Tuner
eau rarely be met with. (signed) Davin Borreawerin."
d.
Terms for Yearly Tuning, neluding minor re-
pair' •
Cottages, per minim .......
Grande do _ ..............
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Single Tunings (in Town).
C. d. s. d. s. d tg. U.
Cottages.... 3 6& 5 0 Full Grand: —6 6& 7 0
Semi-tirands 5 0& 6 0 Concert Iron
Trichord or !Grande 7

°lingua.... 4 6& 5 6 1
Pianofortes Tuned to the French Pitch (now Quiver.
sally adopted throughout England, if required.
•.• A large stock of Classical and Modern Music, at
Pirage observe the Iddress-260, Cattle Street, and
. 168, Hawk Street, Dutaey.

DIANOFORTES and HARMONIUMS may
be had on the NEW SYSTEM of HIEING, fur Two or
Three Years; after which, and without any further pay-
meat, to become the property of the hirer. All Justin..
ments had on this system, or otherwise, will be
Exchanged any time within six months for any other, if
not approved of, and returned carriage free. And fur-
ther,after. a trial of three years, any Pia:100141e or Her.
monium would be taken back, at its original coat, and
the money returned, deducting the usual charge for hire
thus offering greater advantages than the London or Bir-
mingham Houses.--Aptly G. F. GREEN, Pianoforte
Teasherand Tuner, Kasic V 1 arthonse,2oo,Castle-street,
and 165, fligh-street, Dudley.

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1873-10-18

OATES, PERREN 6, and WOOLDRIDGE
have received Instructions from Job Evans, Esq.,
who is changing his residence, to SELL by AUCTION,
On TMORIDAY, the 23rd day of OCTOBER, 1873, on the
Promisees aforesaid, the whole of Modern and Rlegant
FURNITURE and Effects; comprising superior Dining
And Drawing-room Suites, handsome Chandeliers, ele-
gant Chimney Oluses, Dining Table, Brussels Carpets,
Engravings, capital Iron Sale; Iron Half-tester Bed-
steads, and other Chamber Furniture ; a variety of use-
ful kitchen and Culinary Utensils; also, 18 wrought-iron
tier&u Flower rWeell, a Rick of STRAW, 20 Bags of
Potatoes, Pour Store NUS, and other Effects.
Sale to commence at Half-put Ten o'clock in DO
Morning.
Catalogues may be had at the Place of Sale, or of the
Auctioneers, 102, High-street, Storirbridge.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1873-10-18

WELCOME TO A LECTURER.

lime we twain did show emesives.* 'Twat mid
By Cams, when one Karig had lost his heed;
By Mark, wham head's quits bright, Vs said agile;
Therefore "go with me, friends, to bias this Testa."
PUNCH.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1873-10-18

A WRETCH TO HIS WIFE.
°Settle dal sod dearer eoel,
So then gtowert, *very de, ,
0 my love, my lite, my emil !
How the money melte may I—Pueoh.

A BISHOP ON
_THE TENDENCIES OF

THE AGE.

The Bishop of Manchester preaching on Sunday
night in Bt. Mark's Church, Cleetharo-hill, said he
was quite sure there was more Mese of duty, more
oonscientiouneol, more desire to do what Is right,
more anxiety to be found on the side of the cause
of what is right, now, than there was when
be was a lad. He thought that the devil was
beiag out out of many of his stronghold.. It might
be that there waa • vast amount of drunkenness and
nrilarinfi in tile world,
_yet even drunkenness seems
to be on the decrease. The drunkard oaken he was
an absolute slave to his vice, is maimed of himself;
and vice in some respects I. lees flaunting, less out-
spoken, lees groom than it was. Men on all sides
were making questions about religion, and trying
to find out what was its real essence, and this
showed that there was a more widely diffused In-
telligemoe, and that people were more In earnest.
Bishops, who were the beet-abused men of the present
day, did not now confer livings and sinecure's upon
their eons and nephews as they once did. Patrons of
livings did not now put in the youngest sou as a matter
of course; and though there wee • great scandal still
existing in the sale of livings, yet, on the whole, patronage
and Church preferment were exercised in • more con-
soientioas eense of what was required from a patron than
wu the case,when he wee &young man. These things
showed that there was • better tone of public opinion
and a higher moue of duty; and so whilst others were
full of alarm, be, for one, was full of hope. The times,
he considered, were on the whole favourable for morality
and religiou. In spite of the danger ahead, and ad-
mitted difficulties, he believed the times were favour-
able to the Church of ogland.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1873-10-18

THE WAGES QUESTION IN THE LOCAL
IRON TRA DE.

On Saturday night, • mass meeting of ironworkers
was heylijhe Public Hall, Brierley Bill, and the whole
of the giblets west of Dudley were represented. After
hearing several speakers on the wages question, and en
account of the proceedbigs at Wolverhampton, it was
unanimously resolved, " That the ironworkers in the
Brierley Hill district intend to resist my attempt it
reduce the present rate of wages." After this had been
carried, a puddler, addressing the meeting, said that
South Staffordshire men need not accept the award of
V. Kettle, lilt wss for a reduction of wages, bevy e
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1873-10-18

DEATHS FROM HYDROPHOBIA.

A. man residing in Bolton, has died from hydro.
phobia. On the 4th of Jane the deceased wee bitten
by a *otter dog, which bad become mad, and the dog
was shot shortly afterwards. The decreased felt pain
in the hand and arm, but continual working until
Saturday, the 4th inst., when he became worse. On
Monday he was delirious, refused to eat, and
shuddered painfully when water was offered to him.
He continued to get worse, and became very violent,
It being necessary to fasten him down in bed. He
remained in a shookinr eondition until the morning,
when death put an end to hie suffering&

A boy, nine years old, the son of a tall,r residing In
Liverpool, was bitten on the wrist on the 29th of
August last by a cat, and on Monday evening, in
last week, the poor little fellow died from hydrophobia

In connection with the melancholy death ot the boy,
he following oummunioe,tion has been sent to the
Dad,/ Naos

In the I),ilgihnes of Friday lest I have leen on account of
the death 0•• a N.,. nine years of age, from the bite I so
• hydrophobic cat'" In making this melancholy fact Lwn
your paper has conferred on the pablic a very great oblige/Joh,
Ice yon thus illustrate She symptoms h for ever distill.
gulch the fatal Insanity arising from "hydrophobia" from the
medusas In dogs consequent no. more simple derangement
of the sy.tem, from a very common cause—namely, "tile
dlotemper. Titere oan be no sore of doubt that in tide in.
steno° thus rec inied the boy all die of "hydrophobia"
At his age the bite of a est was not likely to en-
ender "nervosa apprehenalon ;* and the horrible feet
was pot beyond all possible doubt by the " hatred and dread
of water," which le, and always hea been, the telt between
the ever-fetal disease sad aberrations of intellect seeing
from other eel Oere. In the n 0.... of one year there were thou.
sand. on thousand. of owe of "met dog." perpetually
occurring, nut not one in ten theasand of thews ars
" hydrophobic," nor le their WM attended with soy danger
nave se mere inflimmatory action may aris. When you
reflect on the nervoaa and mental wises) that the Wee
of go-celled and to-eonderaned "mad deg." °cession,
surely it would he a great hleselog to diminish the number
of cams from which the mettle' mieery to man arise. We
have It in our power to d• this through "vaccination, a
power announeed during his lifetime by the great Dr. Jenne,
to his brother phydolan, Sir Mettle+ Tierney. That letter
I. now in my poseeesio., and on that letter I have per•
petuelly acted, and ascertained that "vaccination" properly
administered by the surgeon who eta communi a choice of
lymph never fads In the " prevention "of the distemper. If
distemper le prevented, insanity sitendaut on It dies. This
la • matter so Imp etant to humanity that I hesitate not to
eel for insertion, and %order you to my new work, In which
the =bleat will be elaborately treated.—Yourt,
°RAMAT F. BWILULIT.
Alderney Miner, POOli, OA it
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1873-10-18

RUSTORA.TION OE FRINKLEY CHURCH.

The little church of this parish was re-opened on
Wednesday, after a thorough and complete restoration,
which hss been carried out from the designs of Mr. P.
Preedy, of 13, York Piace, Portman Square, London, by
Messrs. Collins and Cullis. of Tewkesbury, at a Coat of
£l,lOO. Of this amount £950 has already been raised,
t which Lord Lyttelton, wh.) is the principal owner of
the soil, contributed P5OO. The restoration comprises
the putting iit of new foundations to all the walls, the
rebudding of the south chancel wall, the erection of •
new south porch, the replacing and fitting of the roof,
and the insertion of several new windows in the church.
Inside the walls have been relieved of the plaster, and a
new chancel arch erected. The roof timber, have been
thrown open, and the church seated with new open
benches. A new arch has been opened at the west end,
and the font has been placed under the tower.

- - •
The opening services were hell on Wednesday, when
there was a large attendance of clergy and laity from
the neighlymrhood. Tue morning and afternoon cer-
vices were chorally rendered by members of the Worcester
Cathedral Choir The prayers were intoned by the
Rector, the Rev. J. 11. Bourlay and the Rev. H. E.
Taverner, minor canon of Worcester. The first lesson
was read by the Rev. H. Clarke, rector of Northfield,
and the second by the Rev. R. P. Turner, vicar of
Churchill. In iho Communion Service the Epistle was
read by the Rector, sn I the Gospel by the Veil. Arch-
deacon Hone. The sermon was preached by the Lord
Bishop of Worcester, from Haggai 1., thh and Sal verses.
The collection at the close of the service amounted to
£2l.

Luncheon was provided after the service in a tent
upon the adjoining meadow. Lord Lyttelton presided ;
and amongst those present were the Biahop of Worcester,
Sir Stephen Glynue, Yen. Archdeacon Hone, Mr. Ellis,
Mr. Stock, Mr. Sampson Lloyd, Mr. F. Adkins, and •
large number of clergymen and ladies. The toast of
The Queen" having been drunk, Lord Lyttelton gave
The Bishop and Clergy of the Diocese." Speaking of
the Bishop, his lordship alluded to the right reverend
prelate'. assiduous labours in his diocese. Though
those who lived • good deal in London might wish to
see oftener his well-known form in the House of Lords,
or more frequently hear of him to the Upper House of
Convocation, that was only one side of the picture. The
Bishop had become possessed of • marvellous familiarity
with every clergyman and nearly every layman in the
diocese. He (Lord Lyttelton) well knew when he asked
his lordship to attend that he would most willingly
reapond to the invitation. The Bishop as willingly at-
tended a small out-of-the-way place like that as he did
we of the most bumptious parishes in that particularly
bumptious town of Birmingluim—(langhter)—or as he
would have done to one of the churches
.which were the
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1873-10-18

vesse-.11

—Wit.lees I did, my lord.
The Lord Chief Justice How long before had you heard of
her arrival
Wile...: The day before only.
By Mr. Hawkins : ghe had a "fiddle " figure head,
piloted white, I believe If wee. Thu was In BMA and the
first time I mentioned the Osprey was in MI to my father.
Re-examined: I have no interest whatever in this case.
I made Do memorandum of the shape of the letters on the
ship
The Lord Chief Justice: IS is not euggested. Isle only
testing the memory.
Whines: I don't recollect seeing any American Sags Suing.
I never knew the police to be refused to come on board. I
know what is meant by an American cargo ealled "notion."
I know of no law to allow or prevent • captain selling Ms
:es. of "notion" without going to the Castom-house
By the Lord Chief Justice: Having been in American
ships, I went on board the O.proy for a chat. tread. no
inquiries of the men on board.
By Mr. Juno° built I have no knowledge if she remained
after Heft. The pestles I went on board with knew the
.eel, end I went with them. They came with me from Sea
Prwelrco, butt don't remember their names. One we. an
Irishman and the other an American. I did not inquire if
other American vessels were in the bay. I went a distance
of fuer miles—from Sandridge to Ifelbourne--So INN this
weal.

RICHARD GOODTEAR : 1 001110 from Will COl/01, Ilk/ 01
WOOL amp • Imechow. 1 oai a poodonof of llff ilk
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1873-10-18

MODOCS UNDER SENTENCE.

A correspondent of the lion York Herald, who wee
present when the six Ifodoe culprits condemned to die wire
apprised of their We, says to hi. report :
" The braves tried to preserve a stolid upset, bat
were evidently deeply shocked. Captain Jack au
deavoured to throw the blame of the murder on others,
and made repeated appeals for his life, proposing
In the end that his relative, &outlined Charley,
should be accepted as his substitute. Sconchin also
claimed credit for having attempted to diarnade the tribe
from the murder, but declared himself ready to meet
his fate like a man; his only wish was that hie son
ellpul 1 be brought up a good man, and should not be
sent out of the country. Boston Charley, the youngest
of the conviots, avowed his crime, and 'poke con.
temptuously of hie aesociates, whom he stigmatised
as women. When asked the muse of the massacre,
he said they suspected the Peace Commissioners of
treachery, and maned Bogus Charley, ons of the
reprieved convicts, as the Instigator of the whole mos.
mere." Desalting the scene when the relatives of
the onlrxita were admitted to take leave of them,
the correspondent says. "I wan perfectly unprepared
for the frantic state of grief into which the women
worked themselves. They howled their weird death-
song, and threw themselves on their doomed friends,
fawning them all over. Jack appeared very much
affected at meeting his favourite equaw, Limier, and
the little papoose. His sister Mary was even more
affected, and worked herself Ingo a perfect paroxysm
of grief. The little girl even appeared to comprehend
the situation, and sobbed bitterly ag Jack gave her
one last fend embrace."
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1873-10-18

G. F. GREEN,
pIANOFORTE TUNER,
260, Oast/4-street, and 188, 'High-street, Dadley,
NAN ORNAT PLIANT/RI IN PUBLIPEINO TAB BILLOWING
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1873-10-18

1410/1 about 20 Tons of SOOT.—
A: Apply to Hank and Pearson, Stoarbridgo.
VOR SALE.—FOWLER'S MAP and Rafe-
-112 ranee of the Parish of Kingestinford,—For parti-
tion. apply at the tiliserrer Oniet, fhourbridgs.

TO GROCERS AND OTHERS.
TO be LET, that Large and Commodious
?REMISS, situate next, door to the Peacoek
ia the Horse Bair, Kidderminster. The Shop
I suitable for • Grover, or any &Willingness. Thiele
see opportunity for any energetic lama se the shee-
t commands • good thoroughfare. For pectienlers,
to Anderson, Pescoak Vaults. Xidder-

LOWER GROUNDS ASTON.—
THESEIBEAUTIFUL GROUNDS ARE
OPEN DAILY.
SUMMER DISPLAY OF FLOWERS.
BOATING on the Lake, which has been enlarged and
made perfectly safe by the waterjeing only 4 feet 6
inch.. all ever.
HYNYER shd GILMER'S MILITARY BAND will
perform in the New Orchestra every Moaday,Wednesday,
and Saturday, from Three till du.k.
ADMISSION :—Adults 3d; Chrildren under Twelve
24; Ditto under Six 14.
SEASON TICKETS may be obtained. Funny
Tickets, 21s. Single Admission, las 64. These Tickets
will admit on all omissions.
U. Proprietor.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1873-10-18

THE IRON TRADE.

WOLVERHAMPTON, idneliy.

Dear and advancing money and no relief in
the rate of wages, together with but a small
amount of new business, as the result of the
quarterly meetings, combined.to exercise an un-
favourable influence upon the iron trade market
this afternoon. The result of the deliberations
of the Couciliation Board were especially un-
satisfactory to those members of the trade who
do not occupy a first position in the industry.
These ironruasters are especially in need of re-
bel, for they have no favourable contracts now
running in respect of either coal or pig-iron, and
they were calculating upon some help from a
reduction in the remuneration of the operatives
Hence, merchants and others who buy from.
these firms were unable to-day to place their or.
ders on terms which would encourage them to
purchase with that freedom which the low state
Of the order books of the mills and forges would
make desirable. That any change favourable to
the proprietors of finished ironworks is likely
to be declared in the price of their materials is
tolerably patent horn the fact that the supply
of coal continues to be much within the demand.
This is attributed to the working of the short
time movement at the colleries. In proof of the
decreased out-put which results from this course,
it is stated that Le.ore the reduction in colliers'
hours., the weekly get of coal on the west side of
Dudley was about -f5,01.10 tons; but that now,
although mon pits in the interval have been
opened, the get is no more than about 30,000
tons, which shows a diumnition of one third, or
15,000 tons per week, in that - district alone.
Firme who are turuing over £lOO,OOO a year
find, upon balancing their account., thq the
first half of the year has been not only a period
of no profit but of a positive loss of to the extent
of over £2OO. It was affirmed this afternoon
that with pigs at ..t7 .55., which was the price
asked to-day, and with coals at from 16s to 20s
. . . •

a ton at the Pits, which also are the current rates
for forge fuel, it is impossible to make merchant
ba.s at £l3. without susiatining a loss. Shrop•
shire rods were at £15., which is a rise upon last
quarter of £l. a ton. Everything offered is dear,
and most things are scarce. newly-offered sam•
plea excellent hematite ore from Soinersetsbire
were on side at high prices, and even Italian
manganese pig-iron was shown with a view to
sales.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1873-10-18

THE LAND WE LIVE IN.

Of old apunlabot of mimes,
Next death the wont, wu transportatton ;
Esteemed, in these more prosperous time.,
A boon, in aid to emigratton.—Punek.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1873-10-18

PERILOUS ADVENTURE of the QUEEN of
PORTUGAL and the ROYAL PRINCES.
Llsboo Corrospondeat,, wiling on UN 4114 sari :

_ -
"On the afternoon of law Thursday the Queen and
her infant sons, who are staying at the watering-plane
of Comas, were walking on the beach of Meeilhoeiro,
new the rooks known as the Boas do Inferno (Month
of Hell.) The place is full of basing, which are al-
ways filled with water. The full force of the Atlantis)
dashes on the beach, and the waves often mount the
highest rocks, and In Wormy weather the thunder of
the breakers is heasd for miles inland. The young
princes ran along the sands and left the Queen be.
hind, when 'suddenly a wave rushed among the roar,
and, surrounding the princes' serried them into one of
the deep beans worn in the sand by the action of the
water. The Queen, seeing the peril of her sone, ran to
save then), but her dress catching on • rocky point, she
fell into the water, but still managed to grasp the
Infante Dom Carlo'. The danger was great. The
ocean was agitated after a boisterous day, and in •
second • roller might have washed in, and carried all
before It to certain destruction; moreover the water
of the basin was quite deep enough to drown the two
young princes. Fortunately the assistant keeper of the
Gull lighthouse, one Antonio da Silva, saw the disaster,
rushed into the water, and managed with some diffi-
(silty to bring the two princes to the shore, afterwards
esei4ing the Queen out of the water. The Queen
thanked the courageous lighthouse keeper, and said
she would never forget the services he had rendered
her, and he replied that he was sufficiently rewarded
by having been able to assist her Majesty under snob
perilous circumstanees. The Queen was carried to
the Palace enveloped in sheets, and it was some time
before sh. recovered from the effects of the fright.
Afterwards she sent a special messenger to the King to
inform him of all the particulars of the accident. As
soon so the letter bad been read his Majesty conferred
upon the lighthouse man the Order of the Tower and
the Sword. The Queen also ordered her treasurer to
glee him £lOO, and the authorities will promote him to
a more remunerative post."
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1873-10-11

CRICKET.

STOORTIRIDGE c. WORDSLEY. The " glorious un-
certainty" of cricket was never more thorouzlily illus-
trate.' than in the last three local matches which have
bcea played, viz., Stourbridge r. Pensnett, Penmen
Wordsley, and Stourbridge r. Wordsley. in the first of
these. Stourbridge suffered an ignominious defeat it the
bands of the Pensnett, the latter being in their tans
compelled to succumb to the superior powers of the
Wordsley team. Of course, after their victory over the
conquerors of the Stourbridge players, the Wordsley
club did not anticipate that they themselves would ex-
perience much difficulty in defeating the Stourbridge
team ; but, contrary to their expectations they never ba
a shadow of • chance from the commencement of the
match to the time of drawing the stumps. Thia was
doubtless, owing to the improved form shown by the
Stoarbridge team, whose previous defeat had put awn
on their mettle, and who were very anxious to wipe it
off'. The Wordsley team were the first to bat ; but so
destructive was the bowling of Messrs. Parkes, Ostee,
sod ft .bilison, that only, one—T. Lowe—was able to
make anything like a stand against it. He scored 20,
and was the only one who made double figures. Th•
bowling of Mr. J. W. Parkes was particularly effeetire,
as he took no less than fire wickets. Those who made
the highest scores on behalf of Stourbridge were Mean.
Richardson (37), H. Parker (28), and C. Oates (18). The
total score made by Stoarbridge was 119, in oppeeteipt
to their opponents 57. This result was achieved with
five men not out, so that it will readily be seen that this,
the last match of the season, was an unequivocal
victory for the Stourbridge club. Appended are the
total scores:—
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1873-10-11

Illustrated Catalogue of Watches, Clocks, Jewellery, 44!c
post free for 2 stamps.
Watches, Clocks, Jewellery and Plate scut to all parts of

the world.
Silver and Electro Plate Catalogue post free 2d.
Watches repaired by skilled workmen. Old Silver, Jew.
ellery, Watches, Sze., exchanged. Merchants, Skil
pyre, and Clubs supplied.

Iv THERE AR S ANY LADIES who have not yet used tie
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W give it a hat and carefully follow out the %Arcane
printed JD every package, and if this is done, the w
say, like the quian't Laundreau, it ift the finest gtarel,
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u that you get it. as inferior kinds are often substamed
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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1873-10-11

ROWLEY REGIS.

LOCAL BOARD —An ordinary monthly meeting was
held on Monday afternoon, under the presidency of dlr.
A. 11. Bares. A letter was read from the tireat Western
Railway Company, with reference to the late accident
at Old Hill statidn. The directors, after considering
the matter, decided that the bridge in question should
have their attention.—lt was stated by the Clerk that
no improvement had yet been made ; and it was resolved
that the Clerk again write to the company, stating that
unless some steps were taken by them before next meet-
ing the Board of Trade would be communicated with.
This was the whole of the business of public interes'.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1873-10-11

ANOTHER RAILWAY ACCIDENT.

A very serious collision, resulting in the loss of one
life and more or less serious injuries to 16 persons,
occurred on Saturday afternoon on the Helensbarth
line of the Nirth British Railway. The disaster
occurred iihortly after throe o'clock, and was occasioned
by the express train which leaves Dumbarton at 1 20
p.m. running into a luggage train, consisting of engine,
tender, and about a dczen trucks, the great number of
which were empty. The luggage train, which was in the
act of being shunted at Maryhill Station, near Glasgow,
lay directly in the path of the express, which passes the
station without stopping. The danger signal, it
appears, was shown, but why a luggage train was
allowed on the up line at the moment when an express
was due is not explained. The driver of the express,
on getting round a curve, about 500 yards to the west
of the station, observed the peril of the situation, and
endeavoured to bring his train to a standstill. In
this, however, he was not successful, and his train
ran right into the face of the engine of the goods
train. The luggage engine was much damaged,
and a coal truck which followed was comi letely
smashed and its contents strewn upon the line. With
regard to the passenger train, the force of the collision
seemed to expend itself upon two carriages behind the
tender—one • composite carriage for second and third-
class passenger; and the other for third-class pan.
seligers only. In the latter a man named James Mills,
• blacksmith, residing in Bowling, was terribly crushed
about the cheat, and when taken out was found to be
quite dead. The other passengers in the two carriages,
to the number in all of sixty, enetained injuries of •
more or lees serious nature. One man who was injured
about the chest and much shaken became unconscious.
Eleven of the injured passengers were removed to the
Royal Infirirary in Glasgow, but a number of the
others were able to be taken home in the course of the
evening. Of the Infirmary patients seven had their
injuries attended to and were sent home. The other
four, who have sustained severe fractures, remain under
medical treatment
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1873-10-11

CUTTINGS FROM AMERICAN PAPERS.

Arkansas proposes
Job. to pay its legislators by the

A bridal proceseiou war four hours passing • given
what The point was a breath/a-table.
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An Indian- Pqaaw has just died et Lancaster, bitch.,
age,, 115. 811, hal had thirty *omelets.
A Skye terrier headdress is the latest freak of the
faehlonsble girls In New York City. They whit:lave the dis-
temper utile next fashionable thing.

Indianapolis Ls listening to a knotty lawsuit, in
which there are one hundred and three defendants Major"
dons most of the swearing.
• -

A railroad guard, after twenty years of experience,
conclude, that he had rather attend to the wank of 20 000
men patheogen than hare one lone law female In his Male.

Another paper ho felt iteelf called upon to correct
an error °fibs type.. 10 eays : " For one of the wont of men,
read one of the what."

Arkansas new•paper correspondent' in the Isaiah'.
tua maks assertions and . back 'am np" by swiss "r,. got
&Ix ballets which says Ira so."

A Waterbury man bee christened Ms daughter
Glycerine. Ile says It wUI be euy to prefix Nitro" it her
temper resemble, her mother's.
Lightning recently struck a telegraph pole and ran
along the wire into the office at C,oataville, led., when the
operatosn seated at the tostunneat, excitedly telegraphed
back, "Don't mead to teat!"

"Six feet In his boota !" exclaimed a leading
counsel " Why, dr, you might aa well tall me a man hal
de heads in his hat 1" Ms la the only good thlag said at
the bar (law bar).

A young lady had coquetted until the victim was
completely exhausted. lie rose So go away. She whispered,
as she accompanied him $o the door, "I shall be at home
next Sunday evening." "So shall I," he replied.
A smart man at Sandusky put arsenic in a bottle of
wine, hoping that a burglar would drink it, and his wife
Placed it among ens hundred other bottles, The smart man
I. now wondering which lithe bottle, but thinks he will hays
a wine sale by auction.

The American poet•laureate, Smith, !Maly attended
a party, and, awarding to his own words, saw nothing
but • beautiful billowy ocean of foaming stink which in
their virgin and uncontaminated purity roliad, and purled,
and surged lath. giant air."
A person who believed in dreams was recommended
by his physician put before going to bed to eat two pig's feet
and • cold apple pie. In less than an hoar he saw • make
larger than • hawser, devouring light bias-haired children
which had last escaped from • monster with sorrel eyes and
• red.hot overcoat.

Hays the Terri/aria/ Enterprise —A man WllO i• •
blt of. wag, the other day stepped into a popular saloon sad
cried out in a load, cheery tone, "Hello ! corn. Professor,
take a drink." six men Si. ting I. Oho niirm Game
forward, while a boot-black, whose stand was last outside the
door, and • passing corn doctor andllngly accepted the Invi-
tation and stepped to.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1873-10-11

ASCENT OF THE AMERICAN BALLOON.

At 5 30 on Monday evening the London agent of the
New York Daily Graphie received the following cable
despatch :
"NEW YORK, Oat. 6.
"Our balloon started at 9.19 this morning, with
Donaldson, Ford, and Lunt, going east. _

" D. G. CROLY."
In reference to this message, the London Agent of the
Graphic writes :

To this intelligence I beg leave to add that, as I
understand it, the balloon mentioned is not a new one,
but the one constnictecl for Professor Wise by the pro-
prietors of the Deify Graphic, which has been repaired
after its explosion on the 16th September. Mr. Donald.
son, mentioned in the above deepatch, is the balloonist
who was to accompany Professor Wise, according to
the original arrangements. Mr. Ford is a correspon-
dent and artist in the employment of the Daily
Graphic, and Mr. Lunt is an Erogiish sailor, whose
services are to be called into request in the event of the
voyagers being compelled to abandon the balloon and
take to their lifeboat.
The chance of the ballonists reaching Europe is very
small, no doubt, but if the wind with which they
started continues for two days they may accomplish
their purpose. Ihe balloon is marked with the words
Daily Graphic in very large letters, and the lifeboat
bar, toe name of " The Chicago." rhemi• facts, if
widely sad, koown, may, in the event of disaster to
the balloon, aid in ascertaining the probable fate of its
occupants."

A R, uter'e telegram publirheal in the papers on Wed.
needay gives the following :
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NEW YORK, 04. 7.
In their second attempt to start for Ecrope the Daily
Graphic balloon was caught In. storm while over Connect'.
out ; Mr Donaldenn and his two companions only saved
their lives by dropplug from a height 01 thirty feet.

The following despatch wan alro received in Lon-
don :

"NEW YORK, Oct 7.
"The balloon has landed in Connecticut.

I-) G. CROLY."

No part of Connecticut is more than 100 miles from
New York, so that the voyage has been a very short
one; and the bAlloon, instead of availing itself Gf the
'great easterly current,' must have taken a northerly
or • north easteily coure.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1873-10-11

It
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E OBSERVER-.

OLD HILL.

ASSAULT CASE.—At the Police Court, on Wednesday,
before Messrs. F. W. U. Barre and J. Watsca, Henry
Leeson was charged by Samuel Parkes with assaulting
him on the 30th ult. at Blackheath. Mr. Shakespeare
appeared for complainant, and Mr. Prescott for defend-
ant. Complainant said on the above date he was at his
brotherrin-law's house about half-past seven. He saw
defendant's wife looking for some one. Saw defendant
come out of a house belonging to a wan named Hodgetts.
Defendant came out of the house, and went to a closet.
M lien she went away, defendant came out and jumped
over the wall. About live minutes afterwards complain-
' ant went towards home, when defendant ran round from
;he end of a house, knocked him down, and began to
kick him. Defendant afterwards struck him on the ear.
Joseph Walters, Mary Walters, and George Jones were
called for complainant. Mr. Prescott, in defence, celled
Police-constable Jackson, who said be was sent for, about
half.past seven. He went and found the defendant, who
said he wanted him, as live or six persons had been set-
ting about him. He saw complaisant and soma others
run down the entry. Witness followed complainant, and
Asked him what lie had been doing, and complaisant said
he had not been out of the house at all. Defendant did
not strike complainant, or threaten Itim at all. After
hearing the evidence of the officer, the Bench tined the
defendant Is and costo—Tiiiimas Yardley was charged
by Alfred Pears in with stealing 13s lid, his property, on
the oth instant. Prosecutor said he lived at Mushroom
Green. On the above date, between six and seven o'clock
at night, he was at Mr. Bateau, at Garratte Lane. PO.
sonee was there. Whilst witness was pulling his money
out of his pocket, prisoner took it out of ins hand. It
was all silver—two half-crowns, three florins, two one.
shilling pieces, aud a sixpence. Witness asked him what
he had done it for, aud he started onto the Police Station
for a summons. The ease was distniesed. Mr. Shake-
speare defended.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1873-10-11

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AN UNEXPLAINED DEATH.

Dr. Lankeviter held on Saturday an inquiry at Uni-
versity College Hospi,al, London, respecting the death
of James Smyth, aged twenty-eight, in the employ of
Messrs. Garrett, Whittaker, and Co., brew, re. It ap-
peared that on the night of Saturd f, the I:7th ult.,
the defendant had been drinking, but, in the opinion of
one of the witneaws, war scber. lie woe left at twelve
o'clodt in the "Camden Arms" public house, at
Camden town, and at a quarter to two o'clock in the
morning a policeman found him in the garden of •
house in St. Augustine's.road, and, considering him
"drunk and incapable," took him to the station. He
said that he lived in Camden.road, but he refused to
give the number. He was put in a cell, and officers
went there at intervals and asked him to state where
be lived, but he still refused to do no. At nix o'clock on the
Sunday evening it was deemed advisable to fetch Dr.
Rawlings, who, finding blood issuing from his ear,
ordered the man to be taken to Univer. IV College
Hospital. He was almost inaensible, but when shouted
at he revived a little. HO died twelve hours after ad-
mission. There were signs of a blow on the right side
of the head, and the left leg exhibited marks of wheels.
The post-mortem examination showed that the skull
had been fractured, and the opinion of the medical men
was that the fracture was more likely to have been
caused through falling down stone steps than by •
blow. The injuries were not caused in a drunken fit.
The bleeding might have come on long loiter the skull
was fractured, and the mutterer might retain his senees
until it did. The jury found that the deceased died
from a fracture of the skull; but how occasioned
there wan no evidence to 'thaw. They entirely exc..
aerated the police from blame.

John Clayton, formerly a serjeant of the Carabineers,
who was examined moonily as a witness for the defence In
the trial of the Tichborne Claimant, was taken suddenly ill
Immediately after leaving the box. He was admitted as an
In-qtlent at Westminster Hospital, when he died on Friday
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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1873-10-11

ARCHBISHOP MANNING ON THE
RECENT PILGRIMAGE.

Last Sunday high mass was celebrated at the Pro-
Cathedral. Kensington, on the occasion of the festival
of the Holy Rosary. The sermon was preached by
Archbishop Manning, who chose his tent from the 14th
verse of the let chapter of the Gospel According to St.
John, "And the word was made flesh and dwelt among
us, and we beheld Ms glory, the glom/ as of the only begot-
ten of the Father," After dwelling upon the incarnation
of the Son of God, he contended that a belief in the in-
carnation was the true test of a believer, and the Divine
glory of the Sacred Heart was the true test of the incar-
nation. Referring to the earay-le-Monial pilgrimage he
observed that the minds of English people were filled with
wonder 111111 reverence, notwithstanding the bitter
things which had been said by tongues and pens,
prompted by ignorance and impiety. He had scarcely
seen anything like the way in which the pilgrimage
had been referred to by English people, getting aside the
few he had referred to The subject had always been
alluded to in the most respectful manner. The scoffers
at the pilgrimage were :lot inspired by God, and there
was only one other inspiration of which he knew. There
was no reason kr true Catholios to be alarmists. They
had been called worshippers of bread because they
adored Jesus in the Sacran.ent, and they had been
called worshi mire of Mary because they gave Divine
honour to the Virgin. No one gave Divine honour to
her, but every one have Divine honour to the Sacred
Heart iif her Son. It would not hurt them to be
anointed for the sake of the Sacred Heart of God. It
was • great glory for the Catholic Church of England
to 'bail out almost isolated in the full light of day to
be a witness for the incarnation, a witness for the
Sacred Heart. He believed that grace had been
awakened in Eogland, and that a time would come,
arising out of this, when thousands, and tens of thou-
sand. would return again to the ancient mother of
their faith. But in the midst of this there was the
truth that if JOlllll had come amongst them He had
come m destr,iy. His fan was in His hand, and He
would thoroughly purge his floor, and gather the wheat
into the garner, but the chaff He would burn up.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1873-10-11

SOCIAL QUESTIONS OF THE DAY.

It the Social Science Congress, held at Norwtch, the fol.-
koring papers have been reed :

ON PRE REPRESSION or CRIME.

In the Repression of Crime Section, Dr. Mouatt,
C. 13., read a paper on Prison Industry as the foundation
of Prison Diaeipline and the Reformation of Criminals.
Dr. Monett argued that those who broke the laws
should bear the evils neceealt at ed by their transgressions,
knd nothing more. Adopting the maxim that it was
ef itttl:i advantage to restrain the bad by punishment
unless tine.. were made good by discipline, Dr Monad
Mliotairtea that this discipline was bast effected by
means of industrial employm-nt, which should be of
such a character as to be retauherative aud also such
N should teach the criminal to love lalieur for its own
lialie. He would abolish the term "hard labour,"
acid lab or as a portion of the sentence of any
person convicind of crime, whatever the nature of the
criminal act which had been c Animated. lie main-
tained, in alwirt, that the industrial system was well
calculated to secure the immediate as well as the
remote objects of imprisonment • that the conversion
of gaols, &c., into schools of lido.try was consistent
with the maintenance of strict discipline, and also
the most humane rational, and succeisful means of
Nrcing it ; that the utilization of convict labour in
hrthdicraf fa was a perfectly legitimate employment of
such labour, aid Was demanded by State policy and
the interentc of nociety at large; that the necessary
and acc..elory iucciaveniettces iit imnritionment were in
the imprisonment Itself, and that p*riiii;:n labour should
be treated as an alleviation of punishment, except
when employed as a means of discipline for breakers
ter Pi401:1 rules; and that, as punishment and reforma-
tion ntood in the same relati in to each other as cura-
tive and pr3rentire =Peewee in medicine, all sound
iirPlffkthemrstoofthelliaBter.di'VeLceohsctillodh
seri a,i .V 3,3 t subordinate
at
which
h e
htlz
hat the only emend basis of prison d:s-
cipline and the reformation r f criminals was prison in-
dustry rightly applit d, properly and humanely dircet,d,
Itnil as remunerative as possible in its character.
Mr. Pierce, Secretary of the Board of State Charities
in Haws:hew-tot, said that in American prisons there
was no au Ai thing as simply punitive labour. In all
the prisons where there was a sufficient number of

Ad:liners
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cing

the-i;h;:uir:was-- remunerative in its character:
Mr. Rupert Kettle gave some interesting details of
working of the Staffordehire Prisoners' Aid Suck,-
the operation of which had had the effect of re.
ang the no her of re-committals from 29 per cent. to
P"r cent.

athla Carpenter sail her own experience in foreign
had convinced her of the imixwtance of in-
-wial Blow as a means of prison discipline.
Mr. Barwick Baker while agreeing generally as to
nine of industrik employment, did not think it
be metal in the cue ol pumas who had received