THE INCREASED VALUE OF LAND.—That land is the only safe and permanent investment is a very old aphorism (says Land). Long before charity was organised as a compendious art to give employment to those not poor, individual beneficence sunk its shaft in the land, assured that there

ANOTHER INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL CASE. Charges of cruelty and mismanagement have been brought against Vu Glasgow Girl' a Industrial School. The committee are investigating the matter.

On Thursday night three men visited the house of a farmer named MacManus, and told :lie son to warn his father t pay only Griffith's valuation, MacManus went to the door, when they fired, one shot taking effect in the forehead. He is in a precarious state. On the same night shot

Two Stamps to prepay Postage. rpHE BOOK OF POSITIVE RLMEDIES GIVES a LIST of MEDICINES for HOUSEHOLD USE, A UST of POSITIVE REMEDIES for COMMON AILMENTS. GIVES a LIST of DISEASES incident to Men, Women, and Children, with the PROPER REMEDY for the CURE. THIS BOOK is the PEOPLE'S

The House having resolved itself into Committee of Ways and Means, - - Mr. Gladstone rose, amid loud cheers, to make the annual financial statement. The right hon. gentleman said: Mr. Blayfair, in addressing you at a period when the revenue 1 5 just beginning to recover from seri

The Berlin Post, criticising the projected new British army reforms, says that they will cause a degeneration of the once famous British Infantry, "Amenities of the omnibus: That's a very bad cold of yours, madam ; ' to which the lady demurely replied, 'I know it, sir, and I'm v

and Wooldridge, Land Ageuts, titonrbridge. To LET. A. CONVENIENT HOUSE, No Lk Worcester Caret t, containing 7 hootus, Iwo tell Stable, Ccachhonbe and Loft, with good Collaring, also about three parts of an a cre 31 Yard and Cirounu Apply " Observer" Office.

meet with the support which their LOW PRICES, GOOD WORKMANSHIP, and Prompt Attention have secured for them in other towns. GENT'S BOOTS, Soled and Heeled, with or without Blackey's celebrated Boot Proteetcrs, 2s 6d ; LA.DIES, Is 6d. ORDE riED WC OF EVERY DESCRIPTION MADE Oi PREM

daTs will be soli to defray expens.e3. Ayply, Minton, 5, Cburch Strket, 6tourbrilge.