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THE BIRMINGHAM DAILY GAZETTE THURSDAY DECEMBER 9 I89L tradesmbnsaddrbsses ADDRESSES ADDRESSES LAW CASES THE RELIEF OF AGRICULTURE ON THE LINKS THE OUST OF KING'S NORTON INFIRMARY A MUCH-DKCU8SBD QUESTION Once the vexed question ot the new nfirtnary (or the district ot Norton discus i by the Board of Guardians at their meet in yesterday It wae intrixhiced by Mr Writer who is obairmai! lor the time being of the House Committee end his action was nrempted by letters which had beet written to the newspaper in which it had been tbt whereas tiJToriginel estimate for the boidi figfXK it bad ooet £50000 and there been obtained for the smaller of the two sums Mr alter presented a in which he stated that the PKOI'OBKD IMPROVEMENT IN THE MOSELEY TRAM SYSTEM A meeting of the Rural District Council of King Norton was held at the Belly Oak Workhouse yesterday Mr A Bayliss presided and amongst oilier the Highways and Bridges Committed reported that they had under consideration an application from the Cty of Birmingham Tramways Company for consent to alter some of the ou the Moseley and King's Heath routes into double tram liues with the object of providing a five service of tratr cars The committee proposed to consent to the proposal in the cases where it could be the of the road sufficient to Turkey and Indian Carpet Department A Dean limited 1 HAVE RECEIVED FROM THEIR AGENTS IN SMYRNA CONSTANTINOPLE AND MIRZAPORE Three Shipments of Exceptionally Fine Eastern Carpets THE COLOURING AND ARE BETTER THAN ANY PREVIOUS SHIPMENT THE FOLLOWING CARPETS AND RUGS CAN BE SEEN IN A SHOW ROOMS THE WHOLE OF NEXT TURKEY CARPETS BEST ORIENTAL COLOURINGS report letters and comments which had recently appeared in the papers as to the cost cf the infirmary were very misleading and in so many instances quite inaccurate that he should like the permission to ate the facts so far as he knew them In 1894 the then Board obtained plans by open competition: r-TtlTrr VJ TrT mmu 23J5 rate restively of 306 and nvited for the structure of the building The shown that width was allow of the double set of tram lines without endangering vehicular and passenger traffic The committee were negotiating for and hoped to obtaiu a strip of laud at Hill for the purpose of widening the road at that dangerous part The report waa adopted The Medical Officer of Health (Dr Hollinshead) reported that during the month erded November 20 99 birth and 53 death had been FARM BUILDINGS AND TAXATION Yesterday at a meeting of the Council of the Central Chamber of Agriculture held before the annual meeting of the Associated Chambers at the Society of Arts John Street A del phi Mr Wharton MP presiding it was agreed on the motion of Mr Jasper More MP that the first eub-1 ject to be dealt with at the next meeting on February 1 1898 was the expediency of sending a deputation to Mr Ritchie on uniform weights for gTain Mr James Lowther moved that the second subject for discussion should be the supplementary report of the Royal Onmmisskm on Agriculture and it was understood that the question of Protection would be specially considered This was agreed to and the working of the Fertilisers and Feeding Staffs Ac put third on the paper of business At the annual general meeting Mr WhaRTos MP moved the adoption of the report which stated that 70 Chambers of Agriculture clubs and other agricultural associations were now affiliated report was agreed to after brief discussion Mr Le Roy Lewis once more calling attention to the fact that anyone aggrieved with his assessment could i appeal to the local Land Tax Commissioners who had full power to assess at any amount they thought reasonable If these powers were mere generally known it would enable farmers to appeal thi month Mr Middleton moved: Tnat in the opinion of tbis Council the Agricultural Rates Act has proved an apprec able benefit but they hope that the passing of a permanent and comprehensive measure giving adequate relief to agriculture will not be long He hoped that farm buildings would part icipate ir the relief given to the land and that the whole question of local taxation would be put on a fair and equitable basis Mr Ltpsoovre who seconded the motion thought they wore all most grievously disappointed that farm buildings had not been included in the bill He appealed to dhe mover to include farm buildings- It was a pure farce to separate ttie buildings from tfce land Mr Middleton having expressed hi readme to Emend his motion in the way suggested Colonel Victor Mil ward MP stated that the question of buildings was very thoroughly pointed out to the Government when the question was intro- i 1 CARPET 8rr 6ts lono it 7rr 9ix wins 2 CARPETS 11ft 3w loxo it 9ft 6is wide 3 CARPETS llrr 9w loss by 9ft Ills wins 4 CARPETS 11ft 6is Loire sr 9ft ttx wids 2 CARPETS 12ft 3w long by 9ft 2tn wide 4 CARPETS 12ft 6m long sr 8ft Sis wids 1 carpet 12ft bt 9ft wub 3 CARPETS 13rr loho by 9ft 9in wids 2 CARPETS 14ft 3k loo by 12ft wids 3 CARPETS 15ft loko by 12ft wide 4 CARPETS 15rr loso by 15ft fas wide TURKEY CARPETS ORDINARY COLOURS RED AND BLUE BEST DYES 2 CARPETS 9ft loss bt 7ft win 1 CARPET 10ft 9w long bt 8ft 6m wids 3 CARPETS 12rr Lose sr 9ft widb 3 CARPETS 13ft uoso it 8ft Jm wis 1 CARPET 12fr Lose sr 10ft wids 3 CARPETS 13ft los 10ft wins 2 CARPETS 15ft loxo bt 11ft Iim 1 CARPET 15ft 6ur boxe by 13ft wins TURKEY RUGS TO MATCH SUPERFINE INDIAN CARPETS THE FINEST COLOURINGS ANfc DESIGNS THAT HAVE EVER BEEN IMPORTED INTO THIS COUNTRY 3 CARPETS Spr 3 is Lose by Tft 3iw widb £3 3 2 CARPETS 9ft 2m long bt 9rr wins 4 10 4 CARPETS 10ft 2m lon by 8ft widb 4 10 1 CARPET 12ft 3m Lose by 9rr 6m widb 6 18 3 CARPETS 13ft 2m Lose by 9ft 2m widb 7 10 1 CARPET 12 ft 6is lioso by 12ft wide 8 18 2 CARPETS 16rr 3w long by 10ft 6m wins 10 10 by the patent on which ho sued produced a real remedy for defects that his specification was not open to the objection of no subject-matter and that it was a good patent and had been infringed by defendants and consequently it agreed with Justice decision on the first of the three patents sued upon and with respect to it dismissed the appeal As to the second patent defendants pleaded disoon- fonnity between tho proxisionri and complete Meci- um MwglH1Hr Irom anwuml Kutmw oiueos dueed into Parliament He pointed out that the beat ion The learned Judge below had found ln Board and which had been entered teto by the measure wa passed in the face of very determined fringvment but thmourx for mechanical rea' present Board Thus schemes might he nmsannd opposition Part of it arose from their wn side which he detailed thought it prefect? clear for structure of water tower engine- of the House (the Chairman Only one- and I defendants had not taken the plaintiff combination olJW boiler-house laundry ateok fte baUera hear hear) He was glad to accept the correction respect to certain figures or pydwnglike it I pl-mjs water tanks Ac steam laundry machinery Thev considered that in all fairness the buildings ratdc i c' -Metric lighting plant steam and water piping should be included in the land The land no IKLSSTelite 3 Mld rttad-raaking and fencing He trusted thaTthe use without the building? and vice versa It was combination Wdh reteefc to tht third would defer arriving at any conclusion urged at tho time that the monev allotted for the pur patnt on wjlcj1 pjantff assuoe from Eason 1 rejfard to the total outlay until the Bcrd had poso would be insufficient to carry the buildings It Jnd Mdls for imprel mean few altering and tuljmi- was intended to apply some £300000 or £400000 to U1? the position of bicycle saddles on mechanical ar cJl oped that th relief of agriculture but the amount had not been grounds which the Lord Justice now pointed out in expended He considered that they had a strong detail this Court was of opinion that the defendants ground for the action suggested had not infringed the and that plaintiff PHmxriGloster nWraed the the genera euew opuuon tnxt ijnora yere would be disraisradth rosts plaintiff to he dirts here and below and as to the second ant! third patents the appeal would be allowed with costs here and below to be taxed as separate actions impression everybody was that while the land was going to be relieved of all its liability tha no other kind of ratepayer should puffer (hear hear) But every kind of ratepayer had suffered The resolution amended with the view of patent on which ho sued produced the question for orc to talk of the original estimate baring bten £14000 The next point was the fact that by some stretch of imagination the newspaper critic had assumed that the total of £55000 mentioned by Mr Houghton at the opening ceremony was all in respect to the original contract This was quite an illusion bccaus? there was included in the sum many contracts which were quite apart and distinct altoge ther from the original scheme of the old have been made than the one contained in the report When Mr Walter stated that it wa never intended that the original estimate of £14000 should be adhered aft he JAPANESE AND ORIENTAL RUGS ICO JAPANE8E RUG 4 4ft by 2rr ICO JAPANESE RUGS 2ft iy 2ft 6m loO JAPANESE RUGS 6rr BY ort SC BANOALORK RUGS 6rt by 2f 50 DECCAN RUGS 6U bUPLUFINE DECCAN BUGS A A LIMITED DIRECT IMPORTERS OF TURKEY INDIAN JAPANESE CARPETS BOLL STIiEET AND CORPOKATIOS STREET BIRMINGHAM THE CARPET THE CARPET THE CARPET THE CARPET THE CARPET THE CARPET THE CARPET THE CARPET THE CARPET THE CARPET THE CARPET and Jones Limited STREET BIRMINGHAM 4102 Personally Invited Musical Boxes Mandolines Banjos Brass Wind and the Okf-eetabiUhed Corner Depot of 23 Constitution Hill 2643 BEDSTEADS A SPECIALITY BEDSTEADS a lid 8s Ild 9 lid 12a 6d BEDSTEADS heavy nuke beat finish 12a lid BEDSTEADS brass rails 10v 6d 12s lid and 14a lid BEDSTEADS brass mounted 18a lid 19v lid 21a 9d BEDSTEADS in pillars very massive 35 td BEDSTEADS Persian 21a 2Bs fid J4e fid PERSIAN BEDSTEADS mounted 35s and 38a PERSIAN BEDSTEADS rings and spindlee 37) fid PERSIAN BEDSTEADS extra heavy 45e PERSIAN BEDSTEADS brass intericr hesvy pillars 52s fid fids and 60 ALL-BRASS BEDSTEADS £3 15s £4 5a £1 18 £5 10a £6 18r 6d 2ln pillars Persian design FEATHER BED BOLSTER and PILLOWS 601b weight 20v FEATHER BED SETS complete poultry duck and goose leatheis from 25s to 90s WOOL MATTRESSES from 4a lid to 30s UPHOLSTERED and HIRE MATTRESSES from ea lid to 40a BORDEBED CARPET SQUARES 3 yds byJJ yda ICa lid BLANKETS AND DOWN QUILTS Chamberlain King and Jones Limited HAVE RECEIVED THEIR DELIVERIES FOR THE WINTER SEASON ALL-WOOL WITNEY BLANKETS (Summer Dried) 9j 6J 12a 6d 15a 6d 18a 6d 21a tr 60a prr pair DOWN QUILTS A st Choice and Varied Selection Artistic Design and Colouring IN FANOV SATEKN SILK AND SATIN OOVKK1N33 BORDERED FRILL iD Ac IN THE LATEST STYLES SATEEN QUILTS (warranted Pure Down) 13361 17 6J 21s Each SILK and SATIN QUILTS 3U 6i 42 60s 633 to J05s Each Chamberlain King 27 28 29 and 30 UNION Consider Yourself To coll end see the finest Stock of Pianos Organ Hsnuooiu String Insircmentrin the Kingdom at Joseph Riley Sons 25 BICYCLE SADDLES PATENTS APPEAL Yesterdav in the Supreme Court of Judicature Lords Juitloes Smith Rigby and Collins delivered a deferred judgment on the argument addressed to them through four days in last month on an appeal by Mrs Lam pi ugh and Mr Tyndall the legs! repreientativeiof Jini'w Lsxnplugh deceased from a judgment of ustice Ridley without a jury hearing IBrooks erd Cal of Bmmngfcem for analleged m- fnnyement of hls lrttera patent in respect to three Si ground that though there was some difference be ion aaat lhHiet the urt orf Mr Brook tween the alleged infringement and the saddle and hough there was some invention in the saddle there was not sufficient about it to justify its being regarded as a new patent On their appeal from this Lord Justice Smith now read judgment Plaintiff a bicycle saddle maker had for years he Raid turned his attention to improving bicvcle saddles and tLe mode of affixing them to a pillar or L-bar It was proved that in the manufacture lightness combined with strength vu of importance and it was shown that prior to plaintiffs patent of 1890 breakage were of constant occurrence in cycle saddles and tneir affixment to the L-bar To overcome this cycle-makers had it was said for 20 years resorted to various contrivances but without complete effect until Brooks supplied his mechanism and not only reduced the weight of bicycles but materially increased the strength of the base-frames of the saddles in a way never previously attained and which became and continues a great commercial success It was said by defendants that this patent was bad for want of in other words for want of invention That the prin- ciple of a truis beam which had been applied here was old no one denied but it by no mean followed that a patent was bad because an old well-known mechanical contrivance had beer brought into use by a patentee If so very few patents at the present day could be upheld The f'ourt thought tlie plaintiff A WILLS In toe Probate Division the probate suit of Barnett Blagg and otlurs came before Sir Jeune It was a suit in which the plaintiff (the father) opposed the probate of three wills and a csdicil of the late George Whytock Barnet then before the Court The wills were respectively dated two in 1895 and in 1834 ThekJc-udantomeof whom reside at Cbeedle in Staffordshire and Derby afere Charles John Blagg Albert Barnett Heber Hope Barnett and the Rev Henry Martin propounded the wills which were opposed by the father of the decea-jed on the ground that at the time of the execution of the said wills the deceased was of unsound mind Mr Indcrwick QC with Mr Priestley) appeared for the plaintiff but when the case waa called on it was intimated that neither of the wills would be contested The learned counsel in stating his case said that Mr George Whytock Barnett died in Peckham Asylum year sbom the age of JO He wa brought up in' the house of his father there being also a brother and sister At the age of 22 the deceased began to develop a wrong dislike to his father and brother and ister and he began to write to his friends staring that he was being followed by mysterious friends In 1895 he was suffering from such delusions that it became necessary to place him in an asylum at Peck-ham He had evidence to prove tort the delusions of the deceased extended over the whole of the cates of the three wills he executed although the contents of the documents appeared to be quite sensible The learned gentleman then read extracts from a number of letters written by the deceased In he said he had sent to the Prince of Wales to come to him as the Duke of York was out cf town Sir Dyce Duckworth of Bond Street gave evidence did Mr Richard Barnett brother of the deceased II ri Lord-ship found that the deceased was not of sound mind when either of tho three wills were executed and he directed the coats of the suit to come out of the estate THE PURCHASE OF MR DU CR08S HOUSE Justice Bigham had before him in toe Bench Division yesterday the case of Walton Lord Churchill which was an action by Messrs Walton and Lee estate agents against Lord Church ill to recover £1550 ibe balance of a commission on the sale of the estate known as Oort bury in The cose was that the deiendani having the estate in tbeir hands for sale they introduced the property to Mr Newman who was looking out for a property for Mr Du Ores and to Sir Jacob Wilson who was a personal friend of Mr Du Oms The property was sold eventually by the defendant to Mr Du Oros for £115000 snd the plaintiffs contended that after giving the defendant credit for £210 which they liud received for putting up the property for auction they were entitled to commaarion to the amount of £1550 defendant denied that the estate era sold to Mr Du Cro through the introduction of either Mr Newman or Sir Wilson The further hearing of The case was adjourned until Friday and a coin-msssion was appointed to take the evidence of Mr Du Cro who was said to be senourty ill failure'oFacyclecompany A meeting of creditors of the Pneumatic Central Cycle and Engirieering Company Limited held yesterday at the office of the Official Receiver for Liverpool The statement of affairs showed liabilities £2144 and net assets estimated at £710 The Official Receiver stated that the company had had a very short existence having been registered on March 25 last The paid-up capital was £1006 About August 16 a receiver took possession on behalf of the holders of debenture boncta for £200 and soldTiy auction all the stock and plant on the premise The Official Receiver further remarked that in his opinion failure was due to the company having taken over an insolvent concern and having carried on the business without any capital whatever The origin of the company appears to have been that in November 1896 a Mr Jackson a Mr Sydney Greenwood and a Mr A Ashcroft commenced business at 18 Pall Moll Liverpool under the style of the Pneumatic Central Cycle and Engineering Company and also under the style of A Ashcroft and Co cycle and motor manufacturers and cycle agents It would appear that this firm had no capital the only available money being a mm of £100 lent by the wife of A Ashcroft who also lent further rums amounting in all to £247 10 In March 1897 more money wa required to carry on the business and the firm was turned into limited liability company £200 being raised on debenture bonds The creditors appointed Mr George Mahon chartered accountant North John Street os liquidator with a committee of inspect ion THE ATTEMPTED TRAGEDY AT WIN80N GREEN There was a further hearing of the recent Winson Green ni-tragedy before the Stipendiary at tbs Birmingham Police Court yesterday It will be recollected that on the 1st inst a married woman named Caroline Green of back of 2 22 Heath Street Winon Green attempted to drown her five old baby and also herseli The tragedy was averted by a man named John Lee a tubed rawer of 4 beck 98 Great Hampton Street who returning from work and hearing a fplnrfi the canal divested himself of superfluous clothing and rescued both the mother and child When arrested by Police-sergeant Hargreaves the woman said Ye I wa in trouble over money matters She promised the Stipendiary yesterday that she would never do it again" The Stipendiary then formally committed prisoner who in the dock was nursing another infant to the Assizes The husband on hearing the sentence shouted to his wife Why you speak up ard tell why you did it" The Stipendiary pointed out that only a Judge could deal with the case it was rot a matter for that Court The Stipendiary complimented Leo on the very kind action he had performed an action which he thought the Judge would think fit to comment upon Lee he added would be paid for his attendance at the Court that day and also at the Assizes In support of an application for bail husband said his wife had contracted debts without his knowledge hut he would now' give her a fresh Hart She waa therefore allowed bail in two sums of £10 each New Clerk to the Uttoxkter Maotetratbr Mr Wilkins solicitor of Uttoxeter was unanimously elected Clerk to the Uttoxeter Petty Sessional Division in place of the late Mr A A Flint deceased Mr Wilkins wa also appointed Clerk to the Sudbury Bench of magic irate Lord There were several inaccuracies in tho telegraphed reports of Lord speech at the Gimcrack Club on Tuesday night Tho lady who dream of posseting a horse with a back shaped like a saddle was Lady Hester Stanhope and she lived not in York but in the East Ri lordship did not rusk his hearer to imagine Lord Lonaesborough hunting the Qujm Hounds on a motor car The nobleman he had his mind was Lord Lonsdale Lastly the allusion to the Prince of Wales and the motor car was in the following We may not yet bo able to realise the Prince of Wales leading homo the victorious locomotive in that way on Epsom Dowds" Arden Golf Club have been wttinst the rales of Use Royal and Ancient Club in order and although the alterations they bare ma-te reilT not meet "ith the approval of our dea- frieoda who talk largely about the traditions of the qns as if tradition alone ought to govern it there yet remains a great deal to be laid in their favour The present rides as drafted by the Royal and Vrri at ra been adopted by golf Hubs sr yaerally a being the best expretwrou of what the rales of the game ought to be they are the embodiment of the traditions which bare been handed down to too Hub Bat it mint be remembered that they were prawred for such St Andrews and do not take into account the diversity of cmmm-atante and conditions of play which prevail on our inland greens where sand bunkers are unknown and whsre fhe hazards consist for the most part of trees and hedges- Hence it is that various clubs have modified and altered the St Andrews rules to meat the locn! requirements The principal change that the conuniPee of the Arden Club has made after careful consideration is of allowing a ball to be ted from any position and dropped behind with penalty of one stroke and in so doing they are the example set last year by Kenilworth ub and more recently if we mistake not by King's Nraton One effect of such a rule must bo to largely ahunnate the clement of cnance in the game and although this clemrat must of necessity always he present to some extent it should no be forgotten tint primarily golf is a game of skill For instance ind both draw into a hazard A has a fairly good lie and manages to extricate the ball ball ji unplayable It seems hard on that he bouid bo penalised to the extent of losing the hole owing to the mere accident of the lie As stroke must have been equally bad Yet because by the merest chance ho secured a playable he he wins the hdc It strikes us that tbis new rule will increase retiher than lessen the infr-rest in a round Another feed rule which Arden Club has made is that if a jg loat in a boundary hedge another bail may be dropped with the penalty of one stroke and if there is a doubt a to whether out of bounds or not then die ball may be treated as the This matters and wilL no doubt make peace The rule applies to a boundary hedge what aireaoy exista in the ease of a ball lost in water and it will work well on such a course as Arden Similar conditions however exist on aim-wt every ther course in this district and it would be well if ail local rules could he brought into some sort of conformity It is here that the value of Dr Robertson's suggested union would come ia- Mr 3 3 Tomaon hon secretary Norton Golf Club writes as under: As I understand that some annoyance ha been caused by the report in the papers cm the reoent match between King Norton and Blackwell I wish to sav that 1 accept full responsibility as the author of the report in question The report was simply intended to show the one-sided composition of the two teams- nd under such conditions King Norton could take very little if any credit tor winning the match It wae far from my intention to cause mnv annoyance to any oao connected with etiher dub but if the manner in which the report was worded tea had that effect I can only say that I regret it The Midland Ctub of Professional Golfers is an assured euooess Newly all the cluba in the district bare sitmified tbeir approval in substantial terms and the secretaries have become honorary members The fast meeting takes place today at Warley the pretty little course of the Edgbaston Club and thanks to Mr Waldron the hon secretary the Pro-fi Club who has worked very hard for the it gives very promise ot King a very in teneting overt even although on account of the recent li i Mill nn weather we cannot look for anything in the r--p- of eeoeational scoring Two rounds of 13 bo)ss each will be played roe in the morning and the other in the afternoon Twenty entries have been ensured comprising Brown Malvern and Jack Bone Handsencth the two ex-champions Rees Stiuetly Bell Moseley Wingate Harborne Hocking Robin Hood Wingate Oiton Wilson Stourbridge Wingate Harborne Cawsey King's Koston: Cooper Wenrick Hutchings Kings Norton- Hutching Stafford Lane North War iJriTTwby MatU-a Strretiy Pury Waldron Edgbaiton: Yy Two-Mmbi Wl ttfcag MifcaiL A start will be mate at o'clock fan day nf take heart They have been reinforced by the Bishop of (tester who has just given Sunday recreation hi blesnnf Dr Jayne ia aa enlighten! and broad-minded Bishop and in a pMkorml iwntly issued he ha had the courage to declare for reasonable Sunday recreation He of the opening of hbranee art gelienaip fA gardeos on Sundays and quote list cf ejected Sunday exvnieee archery leaping pitching the bar lool Bell and adds toat had they been pastimes of few dsy Bishop Sanderson would doubt ke have in his 1st cycling lawn tennis and golf Golfers are obliged to Dr Jayne for his pronouncement after it they will feel justified in enjoying a round on Sunday without fear of offending the proprieties Any game which conducted within decent foynyfa gives health and pleasure to and women cannot be very detrimental to their spiritual welfare On Saturday the hopes of golfers went down below mvo for a perfect deluge of rain does not make for mfort on the link very few games were played team of eight from Hat borne went to Oiton and 4ftaAed a number of the local dub by 14 to Curiously enough two of each side won their round Mr Barrel who led for the visitor heat Dr Cox by the large majority of 7 and Mr CL Gill took a similar number from Mr Hoggin On the other side Mr A Steynor took three holes from Mr Purree and Mr Ghotterky finished two to the good No fewer than four of the matches were halved The brothers Wingate had a capital match and holed out ia 75 and 75 respectively Worcester Working Men's Club had the best of their encounter with Hagley winning by 16 to 11 and Moseley had a Id to 9 victory over Bromsrove Mr Herbert Wright won the Arden Monthly Cup with the score of 94 lacs 12 82 A number of trees have been cut down ca Arden course a considerable improvement being whereby effected Mr Wilson Browne is now arranging roatohes for next year Hairy Tar doc the Scarborough professional it going to give Braid an opportunity of discounting the sever Went which he inflicted upon the runner up in the Open Chamjionsbip when they met recently at Epsom Vardon is to play a match with Braid at Romford (where the latter is professional) to-day and a hard tussle may he expected though it is scarcely likely that the Romford man will be able to go far Seoower his honour as to beat the ex-open champion by 8 up and 7 to play On Saturday Mi Hilton the open champion meets Sandy Herd in a 66-hole match over the Woraley course This game jnll be well worth following Saturday's Stourbridge President's Shield i Arden Norton Brosragrove: Captain's Cup Oiton Hsndsworta BIRMINGHAM CHAMBER UP COMMERCE A mreiing of the Birmingham Chamber of Commerce wi held yesterday afternoon Councillor Took in the choir The question arose whether Use Chamber shall pecuniarily support the semting out of a commercial missionary to inquire into the causes why British goods are being driven out of the South American markets A strong complaint was made by Mr Hill as to the cast-iron frame of mind of the English manufacturer which leads him to decline orders unless they exactly within the scope of hi own particular idea as to how good should be made ana packed Mr Yates admitted that there was too much adherence to traditional nmge but did not think it was so universal as Mr Hill appeared to think The Chamber will support the ending out of the referred Mr Gunn of Coventry forwarded a letter to the Chamber suggesting that a museum should be founded to give people an opportunity of studying examples of the different manufacture? of Birmingham The Chairman said there had been some idea of founding an industrial museum ir Birmingham but the notion was rather to exhibit specimen of the work of other countries It was decided on the recommendation of the General Purposes Committee to place the iollowmg resolution under the name of the Binning- 1 ham Chamber on the programme cf the forthcoming Associated Chamber of Commerce That the Executive Council be requested to ap- proach her Postmaster-General to suggest the mtrodurtirvn of a penny postal wrapper for new- papers to be sent abroad 8 tired and tiie jourcer does not finish oil swam fie Birmingham Dally Uamte Railway Guide tell yon whrr on your journey you can obtain refreshment where iilews aol rug may be bad for night travelling where jrm sr telegraph to ys ir wife to uj you will not be boos ftevaijrht The train are arrasge-l ia a new and original manner grefcw lit easiest references ac the greatest intones-tkil Oaly (me Fsncy for the December comber or two shining vtti secure toe Guide post tai lor twelve Hyam and Co Limited 22 22 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BOARD ROOM TABLES and EVERT REQUISITE lor OFFICE and SHOP A large number of th celebrated AMERICAN ROLL-TOP DESKS The Largret Stock of New and Secoad-hand OFFICE FURNITURE in Birmingham TEBBIT 24 Greet Hampton Street the Oldeit Establishment in the City 1823 Office Altered end Fitted-up by Experienced Workmen Inspection invited Ail Cable Car pan Aeor Fare Id Estimate and Design Free e49M QAUTION TO CUKOUASERS STEEL PENS OF JOSEPH GILLOTT Pen Maker to the Queen having been informed that hawkers and others vending Steel Pen frequently represent themselves faiseiy as being hi Travellers ana coming direct from his Establishment desires to CAUTION the Public against uch Impretors and to state that his Representative do not call upon CDusuinerr 7H39 PATENT OFFICE ARTIES about to SECURE their INVENTIONS by PATENT or their DESIGNS by REGISTRATION may obtain the PRINTED INSTRUCTIONS Git by applying personally or by letter to MR GEORGE SHAW PATENT OFFICE 35 TEMPLE HOW BIRMINGHAM For I Original I For Female only BENEDICT PILLS Ff moire only rpHOUSANDS of Testimonmls have been 1 received from all parte Females of all ages should take them a they at once remove all obstruction- no matter how pbtiuate or from whatever cause arising In boxes 7 pi and 2s 9d sent post free under cover Id extra 'direct by the Proprietor HORTON Chemist (from the Birmingham Lying-in Hospital) Aston Road North corner of (Button Street or from my Agent Mr Britten Stationer High Street Birmingham and Mr Britten iiiga Street Weet Bromwich Cannot be had from other chemist None genuine unlee hearing HORTON in letter across etofa labtL letters answered free 4961 iirminghamW eekly Merccry PUBLISHED TO-MOBROW PRICE ONE PENNY TWO GRAND SERIAL STORIES I BY HORNUNO AND WOMAN WORTH WINNING" BY GEO MANVILLE FENN CAPTAIN OBSERVATORY A PLEASANT COLUMIf OF CHATTY MOTES PULPIT AND PEW OUR VISITOR HEARS THE LOUD BISHOP PICTURES FROM THE BLACK COUNTBSl No II THE KEEP DUDLEY CA3TLR LAST DAYS THE MEW B1RM1MJHAJI SCHOOL BOUUX 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offered tc the Customer TEE LARGEST AND BEST-SELECTED STOCK ON THEIii OWN PREMISES AT THE LOWEST POSSIBLE PRICES Consistent with Good Workmanship and Soun Furniture FURNITURE BEDSTEADS BEDDINO OF EVERY DESc fairnoM SUB Kb ON BASF TERMS GEN El: AAA Wrth Montly fS Ert 10k Moattlf CSC or tii 2fis Monthlv FTt I he tilmti paid XMtirir NO DEPOSIT necessary I rem previous Customers ALI GOODS DEMVEBED FREE IN TOWN OR COUNTRY CABLETS FLOOR CIMTB AND LINOLEUM MADM AND FITTED FREE our New ILLUSTRATED GUIDE to FURNISHING ti new reedy and will be tonranied free by poet on application CLOSED AT 4 rlL ON WEDNESDAYS BRANCH ESTABLISHMENT THE COVENTRY FURNISHING Co 24 FLEET STREET COVENTRY iSBO DENTAL SITBGKKY HITEHEAD DENTAL SURGEON 11 BENNETTS HILL BIRMINGHAM Begs to inform hi Patient and Friend that he bos RESUMED PRACTICE At his Old Rooms at above Address ATTENDANCE DAILY FROM TEN TO SIX 1574 Mr A 1 RTIFICIAL 7EETH TRUE to NATURE jLm and the only true Aid to Digestion Attached by method tbe result of years of Study and Practical Experience and pronounced undeniably superior to any extant Supplied whilst waiting Painless Treatment and guaranteed Success Write for explanatory Pamphlet and Testimmiai Lowest Advertised Charges Meat convenient Place in Town Ground Floor Personal attendance from 10 to 8 or by appointment ARTHUR WARD Resident Dental Surgeon 4497 Forward Home 71 Bull Street Birmingham Art helps a Jlav quickly fade for want of needful care So let me warn you that through no neglect You let your TEETH disclose the least refect Anthony Browne DENTAL SURGEON (Late Queen and Dental Hospitals) '6 CORPORATION STREET BIRMINGHAM 999 BIRTHS MARRIAGES AND DEATHS Notice appearing under this head are charged at the rate ot One Shilling prepaid for twenty words Every additioral ten words or parte of ten are charged Sixpence extra Tbe name and addreas of the sender must be appended to the notices appearing under the heading Births Marriage and snd to ensure insertion it i indiapeusahie that these notices should be prepaid BIRTH Rice On the 1st inst at 5 Clarence Terrace Leamington the wife of BemardRice (Lend) of a ere MARRIAGE Sutcliffe On the 2nd inst at St North Kensington bv the Rev A Roberts (Commande BN) brother of tbe bridegroom) Arthur Edward Simtnondt Roberts late SZnd Regiment of 69 St Charie Square Wt to Margaret Klizshef Townsend only daughter of the late Rev John Sutcliffe cf Calton Staffordshire DEATHS St Day at Free Vicarage Salop in his 8nd year the Ker Edward Addenbrooke 40 years Curate and Vicar of Smethwick Old Oburch late Kara! Dean of Hndworth and 14 years Vicar of Preea Bibs the 4th inst at her residence 8 tan brook Cheltenham Ellen Dangerfiekf wife of the late John bubh Surgeon aged 53 years Lboro On tbe 4th Inst at Bournemouth Henry Graham Liard JP of West Felton Grange Shropshire Requiescat in Poor Morrw On the 7th inst at 12 Palmerston Rood Lillian Gertrude second daughter of the late Ed Morris at Churchill Rood Handsworth aged 85 years after a tew dupf illaes Deeply regretted Noaaxort the 7th inst at Cotteaeille Bt Oswald' Small Heath Mrs Catherine Norgrore (late of Heneaga Street) Deeply regretted On the 8tn int at Ashtree House Gough Road Edg tuton Caroline Sheppard widow of the late Thomas Sheppard No flower by request Aged 78 TwiNiNG the 7th inst at hi residence Albert Rood Aston William Twining (Breorley Street) aged 65 Deeply regretted The Birmingham Mourning AND FUNERAL WAREHOUSE 42 NEW STREET lEaubltibcd 1843) rYERY REQUISITE FOR FAMILY AND COMPLIMENTARY MOURN INC DRESSMAKERS SENT TO ANY PART OF THE COUNTRY WITH AN ASSORTMENT OF GOODS (OR SELECTION FUNERALS COMPLETELY FURNISHED BACH AND BARKER Teleobone No 573 XX DADLEY continues Hie FUNERAL DEPARTMENT a before but has removed his Offices to HERALD CHAMBERS Martineaa Street where all order will receive his careful attention After business hour orders con be tent to 59 Chantry Road Mcoeley 311 UNERALS 12 GREAT CHARLES 8TREET PATENT METALLIC AIR TIGHT COFFIN COMPANY The only Manufacturers of Patent Metallic Air-tight Coffins and Shells CONDUCT ALL CLASSES OF FUNERALS on the mmt moderate term METALLIC OAK AND EU COFFIN ALWAYS IN STOCK OPEN DAY AND NIGHT 70 A 8 LIMITED FUNERAL AND WEDDING FURNISHERS 260 Summer Lone Newtown Bw 100 Ooraom-tica Street Necheli 303 Bioocwbury Streep Birmingham Telephone No 1694 Funerals ushered under th supervision of Mr George Edwards A Grand Stud ot Block Entire Horse rer! requisite provided fiSQI Printed by eieotriaty and publiehed by (aHosuom Kuwamm STtJiBiUDeE on beiiif oi the Proprietor Tex Sxm UazxrrE CoMesMY Limited at ttwr Printing and Publishing Office 52 and High Street Birmingham is (be County ot Warwick London Offires: Fleet Street (Private Wire) (TelepttoM So 65165) snd fc4 Throgmorton Street AU oni oniric dons for the literary department ix-iM be addressed Editor (Telephone No 150) depart meot Mouager (Telephone No 1A66) Brooch Offira every town ot isiportatoe thiwugboa the Midland unties where an! ba may be Ml for the follouint day's Mua CENTRAL BRANCH AND SHOW ROOMS 33 MAKTINEAU STREET AND NEARLY OPPOSITE COBDEN accepted tender for this was roundly £18000 The first application for a loan made by the Board was for £24000 such sum being made up of £21000 for the erection of the Infirmary and £3000 for furnishing and fitting The minuter showed that by a narrow majority the old Borrd set out in their instruction to competing architects that the sum to be expended was liot to exceed £14COO A the Board were asking for an infirmary with 250 beds and an administrative block it seemed to him that those figures must have been given solely in order to stop architects sending in extravagant designs To bis mind the first reliable estimate waa the one at £18000 which formed the basis of the contract with Mr Rowbotham The account in respect of this contract amounting to considerably over £30000 had been received by the architect and the cuest'on as to what sum was due to the builder under this contract formed the chief subject of the arbitration which was proceeding It seemed to be begging to could answer wa that ho intended and that he believed the majority of the members who voted for vt intended it to be a guide to the architect and the builder Purely the Board knew that a water tower and electric light would be necessary "Neither are in tho a member 2ked Mr Fellow replied feeling that he had supporter Well what were you doing years came the Mr Fellows answered that he wa not responsible for those who had plunged them into such an enormous expenditure Mr Bsyli remarked that the great mistake was tin fixing a sum so low as £14000 Mr A Bayliss did cot think that the time was appropriate for bringing the matter forward As the proposer of the fixture of the price he had nothing to regret As the Board knew one of the principal builders in the city had said that he was perfectly right in what he did A a matters had gone and as there were extra he did not think tRere wa anything to bo gained by resurrecting matter which far as the present Board was concerned wa dead and buried two years ago There woe no further discussion upon the point The master of the workhouse reported that during the past fortnight 31 pauper had been admitted 18 discharged and four had died leaving 458 in the house a comoared with 406 at the corresponding period last year During the ame period 168 vagrants had been relieved a against 15G Of there 41 had been in he army for eight years ami 15 for a longer period There were now 164 inmate in the new infirmary Mr Walter in moving the adoption of tire report of the House Committee drew attention to the increase in the number nf inmates of th workhouse snd remarked that if the increase continued it would he neeesaarr to here more accommodation People yened to thmk that the TTnion only rontbted Belly Oak and Kdebreton whereas it- waa one of large area in the count rr The infirmary which only built or te 'mates already contained Additional wings would betequirrd if thing went on at ores'c Let us hr re a breathing rice Mr A RayLs reported thart throuah him an anonymou don hd Brown tod six handsome timepieces for use in the infirmary HOW A TESTIMONIAL WAS MADE Judge Whitohorneat the Birmingham County Court rest ordav gave judgment in an action brought by William Hvnry Moors machinist of 13 Load! Street again? Heenan and Froude engineers Aston for £50 damage for wrongful dismissal Mr Smith (Smith Pmsent and Company) wa for the plaintiff and Mr Norris Foster (instructed by Merer Rowland and Company) for defendants Hi Honour aid that to pul it mildly there had been inaccurate swearing on both aides Plaintiff had said he was engaged as manager of the cycle department in December 1896 on a yearly agreement at £3 a week and that he was unjustly dismissed in July 1897 at a notice He got no fresh employment till a Few weeks ago and had thereby loot more than £50 The defendant (Heenan) on tho other hand had stated that he never agreed to a yearly engagement but that plaintiff waa expressly engaged on weekly terms and further that work wa constantly bad in apite of frequent remonstrances The questions were first Was ffie engagement a yearly one and second if to was the defendant justified in terminating it- or rather was he able to terminate it? He could hardly accept the statements of either of the principal witnesses (plaintiff and Heenan Looking for corroboration be found that plaintiff gave up employment at Messrs Gdlotto and a small cycle business of his own to go to the defendant Prima -facie that was not worth his while if the defendants might dismiss him at a notice But more important was a letter he received from the then manager Rober who after the interview between plaintiff and Heenan on December 3 (at which Riber wu present) rent that letter which entirely bore out the plaintiffs contention that th engagement was for 12 month Defendants met this by saying that Raber had no authority to write the letter or engage the plaintiff his Honour however believed Rober had ludi authority and that his letter contained the terms of the contract A to the question whether defendant was justified in dismissing tho plaintiff or could terminate the agreement his Honour said he must set aside the evidence of the clerk Smith os useleos According to his own evidence Snath lent himself to a fraud or conspiracy of the me neat kind between plaintiff and Rober whereby the plaintiff wo to compose and dictate to Smith i character or recommendation of the defendants ns falee a it well oould be which Raber waa to sign in the name of their employer Thu defendant were to be cheated into bearing the highest testimony to the character and capacity of the pUintiff whom thev Were discharging for the grossest incompetence and future employers were to be tricked into relying on this fraudulent document If that statement was true Smith was something like a rogue if it was false he was something Like a perjurer His Honour could not hokt that the defendants were justified in breaking the agreement and there must be judgment for the plaintiff for £15 An Excellent County Bye-law Rowley Regis yesterday Samuel Carter of Blaokheoth for usms bod language in his own houra won fined 15a or defaults 14 clays' He expressed surprise and ignorance of the county bye-laws Ludlow as a Tourist At meeting at Ludlow on Tuesday night it was unanimously decided to advertise tbs attractions of tha town and neighbourhood and to have inserted in the guides of the Greet Western and London and North 'Vestera Railway Companies a composite photograph containing three or four views a cost of £40 The Groat Western Railway Company have consented to place seven views (photuchromes) of Ludlow in their carnages end the London and North-Western Railway Company have been forwarded at their request a selection of Icoal views The Great Western Company were cordially thanked at the meeting Alleged Outrage in a At Dover yesterday Henry George Hackett of Folkestone was charged with assaulting Ellen Jordan whilst travelling on the South-Eastern Railway between Dover and Folkestone about a fortnight ago The prosecutrix said she had a desperate struggle with the prisoner who is apparently a working man of about 24 years of age and that he threatened to kill her if he resisted his attempts to assault her By a great effort she wrenched one hand free and pulled the communicator On the train slackening speed the man jumped out and 1 The accused intimated his readiness to plead guilty to a common assault but denied the more serious charge The case wa adjourned until Monday far the attendance of tho guard and to enable the railway company to prosecute House Furnishing Smith wnd post free their Catalogue and Estimates far complete or partial Furnishing Ad immense tock of Carpets Cabinet Furniture Ac The cheapest to the best verv special value and free delivery any distance and a Sum's Show Room Bull Street Birmingham Eeubbshed 1853-Adrt 42K FOR THE BEST VALUE IN FURNISHING GOODS GO TO Richards and Gooding BULL STREET BIRMINGHAM 136 per 1000 of the population and a zymotic death-rate of 06 a compared with 312 birth-rate 194 death-rate and 14 zymotio death-rate at the corresponding period last year and a death-rate of 186 in 33 large towns The Council approved the application of the City Tramway? Company for power to ruffi electric cars to Bourn brook for another 12 month and a communication was announced from the Norton Pariah Council stating that they did not propose to raise any objection to the conversion of the Norton Rural District Council into an urban authority provided the course was agreed to by the ratepayer Awful Machinery A shocking accident occurred at the engineering work of Measrs Richard and Oo Limited Broad heath Andrew Lewi was it is supposed attending to tome machine rope belcw the floor when he waa caught and carried round a pulley The engine was immediately stopped snd tho man was found suspended bv a leg shockingly injured He was removed to the Altrincham Hospital where leg was amputated and where he now lie in a serious condition To Workmen and Outside frequently bast Inside but not so st the Model Lodging Eousss in Ra Street and Hummer Lane Try inside A nW porter BDUCATIONAJL CHURCH UF KNGLAND COLLKM FOB OIBLS LIMITED a COLTHOBM BOU EDOBA8TOX BIEMI50HAK President IU LORD BISHOP OF WORCESTER Chairman of GOODMAN Esq Head MISS THOMAS Boarding House: 13 PAKENHAM ROAD Aa Omnibus from Moselev to an from tbs College For Prospeotueee Ac apply to the fleeretarv Mr William Randle FCA 4 Waterloo Street Birmingham 3500 ROMSGROVE Bracing sir Superior Education COLLEGE Healthy situation Moderate Fee Head Mutei-S 8 AT WELL MA 2292 MR KIRBY A (ST COLLEGE CAMBRIDGE) lew WRANGLER Late Senior Mathematical Master at Pecklington School York UNDERTAKES MATHEMATICAL AND OTHER TUITION rniMls eu cene include an Open fltholaretaip at Oxford good places in Woolrich and Sandhurst Entrance Examinations 3 YORK ROAD EDGBASTON TATIONaL TRAINING JJl 8CHOOL OF COOKERY (Birmingham Branch Reoocnlsed and Inspected by the Education Department 45 Bath Row midway between New Street and Fir Wav Railway Station) AUTUMN TERM now Commenced LESSONS Daily latest Kntrd Ac Orders taken for Luncheons Supper Ao For full particular apply Mini STOCK DALE Superintendent nTELLINGTON COLLEGE WELLING- TON SHROPSHIRE -One ol the Finest and Best-equipped BOYS' BO ARDING SCHOOLS in Knglaud Succea-e thi year three boy passed let division Iondon University Maine 1st and 4fh boys in England in College of Examination last Christmas 1st in Ainihstnatic and 1st in science 17 boys gained 1st claw Honours (four times as many as any other 8rhool which competed) Over 70 boys passed these Examination this year Tea Masters (six Resident) Magnificent Building specially erected for educational purposes School Re-opened MONDAY 20th September Prospectus on application d31 TtTORCESTER LADIES COLLEGE AND ACADEMY OF MUSIC -Success in all Examinat one Highest Uu steal ulture Very epeciai advantage Terms moderate and inclusive Exceptionally healthy- Bntra Tuition for Jumcrs A- Special uUenOon to Manners Deportment and Ptyeicsl Apply The Principals aiblO SHIPPING OS COOK AND SON'S TOURIST AND STATION STREET BIRMINGHAM The LARGEST and OLDEST Faerenger Agency in the World Passengers booked at Lowest Official Rates to America Canada Australia New Zealand Africa Ac NO AGENCY CHARGES Information and Circulars Free Telephone No 896 Foreign Money Exchanged Branches Leicester fcquare Walsall Lohfteld Street Woirerhampton Haywards steamship booking OFFICER 42 UNION PASSAGE (neur MartSneao Street? BIRMINGHAM First Second and Third Clam Passage Booked at Company' Farm by and Canard White Star Orient Allan Britieh-India Castle-Union American Shaw Savill Dominion Anchor New ZeLi' Pacific Royal Mail North German West India Lin Ac to AUSTRALIA SOUTH AFRICA INDIA CHINA NEW ZEAL AND AMERICA WEST INDIES CANADA A Tel 642 Special Baggage arrangements 2831 CIOLI) KLONOYKE OOLD Jt Liverpool direct to YUKON RIVER by magnificent full-powered Steamship GARONNE Fares from 35 Guineas upwards Apply to 1REDALE and PORTER Shipowners Mersey Chambers Liverpool 2375 MONEY HP HE BIRMINGHAM GENERAL LOAN AND DEPOSIT COMPANY LIMITED 5 CMMtmY ST HAST AM ISO A If Tills Company make ADVANCES promptly and privately to any amount repayable by easy instalments in one two or throe year or for fixed term LOANS FROM £10 UPWARDS FOR ONE YEAR £1 10 Interest on £2C Repayable 16a per Fortnight 3 15 SO 40 7 iOs 100 80s Loans for Two or Three Years in proportion Advances ou Deeds Reversions Leiraciei Life Policies Shares Ac at Lower Rater Stocks and fhare Bought and Sold Mortgages Negotiated TRADE BILLS DISCOUNTED BILLS PAYABLE IN LONDON ADVISED TILL SIX Proapectus free ou Application ALLEN Secretewgr rpHE BIRMINGHAM INDUSTRIAL LOAN AND DEPOSIT COMPANY LIMITED (Established 1862) 27 Great Charie Street -IjOaNS ADVANCED at a few notice repayable by easy instalments as under £5 Loan repaid 2 week £7 10s Loan repaid 3s week £10 Lean refund 4 week Larger amounts by arrangement Apply to the Secretary 00426 4T few Hours' Notice £2 aud Upwards ADVANCED Daily ou persona! other security NATIONAL ADVANCE and loan association 49 Stafford St 5 doers Drum Corporation St and Aston St Bills ritoMissoKY notes cheques DISCOUNTED at the following rates First lat Bill at special qu at Three Month longer Dates in proportion Bill held without re -discounting Cheques cashed at Bank Second-oteas from 1 Date in pmuortioo Rate all inquiries free Busine stricter confined to discounting only town Bill cashed within one hour Birmingham Discount Co 5 Union Street Birmingham Established 1857 a 8ttb TM MEDIATE LOAMS' GRANTED A Easy Teiuw Small Repayments I MIDLAND LOAN COMPANY 119 Newhall Street Birmingham al4Q7 OAN8 Advanced (from £2 upwards) at a few JJ Notire on Personal Security and Trade Bill UNITED LOAN AND DISCOUNT ASSOCIATION LIMITED 33 PERSHORE STREET 357 ItTONEY ABSOLUTELY WITHOUT FEES lYX Town or Country from one month to two year The and FINANCE CO 16 Hill Birmingham advance cash on day of application from £10 tpwarda on Note of Hand or any other security Without Charging Free of any kind and the usual objectionable loan office routine is entirely dispensed Apply in confidence to Manager Hour 9 till 6 PRIVATE ADVANCES GRANTED DAILY JT PRIVATELY WITHOUT SURETIES LOW INTEREST EASY REPAYMENTS PARTICULARS FREE WARD JONES AND CO MERCHANTS 136 CORPORATION STREET BIRMINGHAM 101? MONEY MONEY MONEY LENT on ASY TERMS £2 RcnvmDi to ait Borrowers iil OFFICE Wellinron hancH H(EblMwd mwlv WjrMrs) RHCENIX LOAN brPK WdliDflon Hill 36 BmumU 130 and Upwards LENT DAILY on Personal dW mwl othor Sfcuritv UNITED LOAN AND DISCOUNT ASSOCIATION UNITED III NORIKS (Two Doom from Beil strati): a PATE DE LICHEN (ICELAND MOSS PASTE) SUFFERERS FROM HOARSENESS CHEST AFFECTIONS COUGHS AND COLDS SO COMMON AT THIS TIME OF THE YEAR FIND ALMOST IMMEDIATE REUEF TAKING THESE INVALUABLE LOZEKOKS la throat attic tion and hukinm thy act Ufct charm Mid for pabHc Mann od ipraarri it ti mort uwtal impartial atnofth and dama to th Sole Maaotictwen Arbtiater and oawtbiu 117 New Strati 2306 Noted all over the country for INEXPENSIVE RELIABLE FURNITURE Bedstead Bedding Carpets Linoleums NEW DE-IGKS IN DINING DRAWING ROOM 8UITES was asking the Government to apply the same measure of relief to farm buildings as was extended to the land In this form it was agreed to and at- the suggestion of the Chairman it was decided that a deputation should wait on Sir Hicka-Beach and Mr Chaplin early in the ensuing session to lay before them the results of the separate rating of land and building A vote of thanks haring been accorded the Chairman toe proceedings terminated THE FUTURE OF AGRICULTURAL COOPERATION The Centra! and Associated Chambers of Agriculture appointed a year ago a strong committee to inquire into the extent to which the principle of cooperation could be extended to the sale of agrieul- taral produce This committee before drawing up their report convened a conference which took place in the Society of Arts Hall Adelphio London yes- terday afternoon of representatives from existing associations engaged in every department of agricultural co-operaMon at present adopted in the United Kingdom 3D Lipscomb Chairman of the Cooperation Committee presided Representatives were present not only from Engiito but Scottish and Irish associations Chairman said they hoped to be able to lay before the country something tangible so aa to prevent their weakened industry from losing heart altogether The Rev A Finlay (of the Irish Agricultural Organisation Society) who opened discussion on for the collection and preparation for sole of farm said they bad in Ireland 160 co-operative societies including 17000 farmers which had applied co-operation to almost every branch of the industry By co-opera Uon they had extended their knowledge of scientific agriculture they had established butter factories and creameries which hod enabled them to take contracts guarantee quality protect themselves against rings and obtain better prices Thev could also buy more Mr A Anderson (secretary Irish Agricultural Organisation Society Dublin) said their butter factories and creameries had realised for the farmer 25 per cent more than he bad ever been able to get for himself As an encouragement to British burner he mentioned that of the hundred creameries estab- iished in Ireland and managed by working farmers only two hod failed Lord Mounteagie explained the operations of the Irish Co-operative Agency Society the sale and distribution of farm produce Mr Pearce (Darlington) gave same information respecting the co-operative auction mart for cattle and sheep in his town The average turnover was £120000 or £130000 a year Ten per cent was made on toe capital The mart had been ten- successful and might he thought be advantageously copied in other parte of the country The members and conference were cordially thanked on behalf of the committee of toe Chambers of Agriculture before they separated WARWICK ASSIZES JUSTICE WILLS ON THE DUTIES OF MAGISTRATES AND POLICEMEN The Aarize opened yesterday in the Crown Court Warwick before Justice Wills The calendar contained the names of 18 prisoners and there were 15 The Judge said he was sorry he could rot congratulate his native county on the attendance of magistrates that day It was the poorest attendance he had met with on the circuit He hoped it did not mean that the gentlemen of the county were ceasing to toko an active interest in what was of the greatest importance to everybody because in the task which the judge had to perform it was a great encouragement to feel he had the sympathy of those living in important positions in the county in which he had to do his work He regretted that the calendar contained a aose of manslaughter alleged to hare been caused by the discharge of gun There had scarcely been a place he had visited lately but he had lllastra-uons of this shocking caredeesnes His lordvhip alluded to a charge of anon against two boys at Bedworth and said th- police-officer engaged had done a very improper thing He had on going to arrest the accused lads told them they had better speak the truth Now it hod been well understood by generations of lawyers that anything of the kind meant that the accused person must confess It was the most efficient way of not getting at the truth Samuel Davenport and John Parkes two litle boys who could just look over the top of the dock pleaded not guiitv to an indictment alleging that on August 10 at Bedworth they wilfully et fire to a rick belonging to Joseph Friswell Police-constable Feeey gave evidence of The Judge In directing an acquittal said what the lads had said after the action was dearly inadmissible He was orry to have to say the evidence was most unsatri-faotory The Ajtox Manslaughter Clara Thurston of respectable appearance surrendered to her bail to answer on indictment for the manslaughter of Alfred Jennings (17) at Aston on August 26 Prisoner was alleged to have gone to the house of a neighbour Mrs Hayfield and to have attacked her with a chair Deceased and his mother interfered to protect Mrs Hayfield whereupon prisoner struck deceased a violent blow which causfd him to reel against the wall His eyes were blacked and his nose bled From that time unAil his death on August 26 deceased suffered from almost incessant nose-bleeding and he finally succumbed to exhaustion and loss of blood The jury after retiring found prisoner not guilty and she was acquitted The Longford Postal Orders Cass Mary Mabel Dillain (20) pleaded not guilty to two indictment charging her with stealing letter containing tal order belonging to the Postmaster-General Mrs Dillain was postmatress of the sub-office at Lcmgford in the Coventry district and prisoner assisted her combining with her official duties thoe appertaining to parte undertaken with travelling theatrical companies in tho neighbourhood On September 2 a foreman machinist named Peake purchased two postal orders one for 15s and the other for la 6d to send to Si rears Combridge of New Street Birmingham Messrs Combridge never received the remittance The Is 6d order was received on September 3 by Messrs Noble of Manchester accompanied by one for Is enclosed with an order in handwriting for some cloth The 15s order was catoed in Coventry on September 6 in the name of Mrs Dillain in cross-examination by Mr flugo Young ochnitted that there had been complaints about the way she had kept her Mr Hugo Young in defence said there was no evidence to prove that the prisoner stole the letter containing the orders The jury returned with verdict of not guilty Prisoner was bound over to eppear this morning to take her trial on the second indictment preferred against her At a late hour the Court adjourned till 10 30 this morning Strange Death of a Liverpool A jury at Liverpool yesterday returned a verdict of from atura in the care of TV Jain Dare The evidence showed that he was about to appear at tho Liverpool Assizes in answer to a serious charge and that be strongly protested hi innocence 'Hiere was no trace of poison in the stomach hut the heart and lunge were unsound LEATHER SUITES tpacial Tlue LEATHER SUITES (added lack LEATHER SUITES haunirter back LEATHER SUITES niaraire frames LEATHER SUITES early Knzltih LEATHER SUITES walnut frame! LEATHER SUITES rroeodile leather LEATHER SUITES real ikine very itroBf ntre- ordinory value LEATHER SUITES yool akin padded backs LEATHER SUITES brat ealue ia the market oak walnut or mahorany frnmea TAPESTRY SUITES eland value TAPESTRY SCREd pluih borders VELVET SUITES bannister becks VELVET SUITES very- strong VELVET SUITES Early English frames VELVET SUITES padded backs GENOA VELVET SUITES eslraoediaary value GENOA VELVET SUITES inlaid frames BEAL SILK GENOA SUITES special value UTRECHT VELVET SUITES oak frames UTRECHT VELVET SUITES massive frames SILK SUITES roby old told sage FRIEZE VELVET SUITES very pretty GENOA VELVET SI ITKS charminr designs SADDLEBAG SUITES wonderful value SADDLEBAG SUITES massive frames SADDLEBAG SUITES padded backs SADDLEBAG SUITES solid walnut frames very deep pile bags and vr lvst SADDLEBAG SUITES oak oe walnut SADDLEBAG SUITES beauflfuity carved frames BEDROOM SUITES wonderful vabie with bevel plate grand value weR-poliahed satin walaut with full-vise gtiar fa wardrobe BEDROOM SUITES inwMres verietv ia satin walnut American walnut mahogany and ash from £4 10a to 31 Guiaeia SIDEBOARDS and CABINETS grand ealue from 2Sa to 20 Quintaa AMERICAN DESKS solid oak brat on the market at £4 10s OFFICE TABLES tram Us fid BOOKCASES 10s lid 14r lid ISa fid to 5 Gulaeaa Ail Goods delivsrtd five 160 miles Handsome BORDERED CARPET SOCABES 19s lid 22a lid 24s lid Very heavy quality TAPE-TRY BRUSSELS SQUARES 28a fid 32a fid 35e 4Cs Job Lot of real BRUSSELS SQUARES large vises 45a and 50a Cannot be repeated at tbe prices Special value in Real ENGLISH AXMINSTER CARPETS at 3e fijd per yard BRUSSELS CARPETS Is Jd la lid 2s 2d 2r 6d 2a 9d 2r llid per yard Exrraordiaary value in TAPESTRY BRUSSELS CARPETS at 1011 Hd la 2id and 1" fipl per yard Splendid Stock of MIRZAPORE AXMINSTER WILTON PILE arid TURKEY CARPETS Latest design AXMINSTER CARPETS handsome borden In all uses reedy for immediate delivery Prices ranging tram 45 to 6 guiceas TAPESTRY CARPETS li yards wide la 9id la Hid 2a and 2a 94d per yard KIDDERMINSTER CARPETS 1 yard wide la 4d la fid ia It and 2a fid prr yard BRUSSELS and TAPESTRY STAIR CARPETS i yard I and i yard wide llfi la 2d Is 4d to 3a per yaid WILTON and AXMINSTER STAIR CARPETS from 2s Hid par yard LINOLEUMS plain and printed from 7 id to 2a lid per yard CORK CARPETS from la Hid per RICHARDS and GOODINGS MAKE and LAY all CARPETS and Fl-OORCLOTHo free of charge Spatial Value In ART BUNDS TABLE COVERS LACE and TAPESTRY CURTAINS Send (or luge Illustrated Catalogue I STREET BULL Sixteen Show Rooraa to select from JOHNSON i 1 2 4 and (Seven Doom from Snow Hill AND 48 AND DR PASSAGE Station) BIRMINGHAM 1938 871 Pianos PlANOa TOKRD VISITORS SHOULD CALL AND SEE Gold Medal Cooking Ranges IN OPERATION AT BIRMINGHAM SHOW ROOM MARTIN EAU STREET or it BEEHIVE FOUND BY SMETHWICK Sames Sames SWIXT DR SWINNKBTQN HEAP writes I think most highly of Somes Pianos The construction Is very substantial and tone SAMES PIANOS from 22 GunctiS CASH or TERMS SEND FOB LISTS Corporation St (Opposite cobdbn) also at Holloway TTead ESTABLISHED 42 YEARS.