Price One Shilling.

HANDBOOK

TO THE

SEVERN VALLEY RAILWAY,

With Twenty-five Illustrations.

By J. RANDALL, F.G.S.

Author of “The Severn Valley,” “Old Sports and Sportsmen,” “Villages
and Village Churches,” &c.

Illustration of from Severn Valley Railway book

VIRTUE & CO., 26, IVY LANE, LONDON;
J. RANDALL, MADELEY, SHROPSHIRE.

TENT LIFE

WITH

ENGLISH GIPSIES IN NORWAY.

By HUBERT SMITH,

Member of the English Alpine Club; Norse Turist Forening; and Fellow
of the Historical Society of Great Britain.

With Five full-page Engravings, Thirty-one smaller
Illustrations, and Map of the Country, showing Routes.

The following is a recent Review of the Book:—

“We do not know any similar kind of work, and we believe that it will stand alone in the speciality of its interest.

“In addition to much adventure resulting from a nomadic life in a foreign country, it contains descriptions of scenery, besides information which may instruct the philologist. A carefully prepared map shows the routes and camp grounds of the Author’s nomadic expedition.

“The work, in consequence of the death of his late Majesty, Carl XV., on the 18th Sept., 1872, is dedicated by permission of his present Majesty, Oscar II., ‘In Memoriam.’

“The work has clearly been undertaken at considerable cost, and the scenes of travel described extend over nearly 2,000 miles of sea and land traversed by the Author with tents, gipsies, animal commissariat, and baggage, independent of any other shelter or accommodation than what he took with him. In the course of the expedition one of the highest waterfalls of Norway was visited, ‘Morte fos,’ and the highest mountain in Norway, the ‘Galdhossiggen’ was ascended. The book is cheap at a guinea, being illustrated with five full-page engravings, all of which are taken from the Author’s original sketches, or photographs specially obtained for the purpose; they are beautiful works of Art, and are admirably executed by the celebrated Mr. Edward Whymper, Author of ‘Scrambles amongst the Alps.’”

LONDON: S. KING & CO., 63, CORNHILL;
AND 72, PATERNOSTER ROW.

Decorative graphic with letters C S N on it, underneath which is written Coalport

JOHN ROSE & CO.,

Porcelain Manufacturers,

COALPORT, SHROPSHIRE.

Five minutes’ walk from Coalport Station on the Severn Valley and
Shropshire Union Railways.

MEDAL OF THE SOCIETY OF ARTS, 1820.

FIRST CLASS MEDAL, EXHIBITION, 1851.

First Class Medal, Paris Exhibition, 1855.

FIRST CLASS MEDAL, EXHIBITION, 1862.

The Court Journal, speaking of the productions exhibited by William Pugh, Esq., May, 1871, says—

“We do not think that any porcelain productions would equal those of the Coalport works. The show-case that the owners exhibit independently, and their manufactures, displayed by various firms, have, in all instances, the highest merit. We are well aware we shall be informed that our praise is but a stale echo, as this firm is renowned of old for producing the finest china, having some process of blending or applying chemical agencies known only to themselves, and being celebrated over Europe for the beautiful colour of the gold—a matter of course of very considerable consequence, as it is used so bounteously in the ornamentation of china.”

In an article on the “world’s great show,” as the Viennese were pleased to call it, the same Journal remarked—

“We have latterly challenged the continental world to compete with us and to contend for equality in many branches of manufacture into which art excellence and refinement of taste enter, and we have carried off the palm. Neither SÈvres nor Dresden has of late years compared with the best English productions. There is no doubt of this; and most especially we might instance as successful rivalry the progress that the Coalport Works have made. The marked patronage of Royal circles on the Continent and at home for their productions is, perhaps, the best proof of the truth of our statement. . . . They have been especially practical in their catering for the Vienna Exhibition, and met the foreigner at his weak point rather than courted rivalry at his strongest. No nation on the Continent can compete with the French as regards the painting, though Coalport could and will challenge with every hope of success for the first place when it comes to the question of rivalry in design, exquisite form, graceful ornamentation, brilliancy of colour, bright burnish of gold, and tenderness of glaze in merely decorative porcelain works. The specimens of this character which are sent will, we are sure, worthily maintain the reputation of Coalport.”

The Standard also, May 23, 1873, in an article on the “Ceramic Art,” had the following:—

“Messrs. Daniell have so many good things from Coalport Works that it would be difficult to present even a brief mention of them all. There is one beautiful pair of vases in imitation Cashmere ware which Sir R. Wallace has already purchased, and the same gentleman has also secured a number of plates delightfully painted by Faugeron with exotic leaves. Two portrait vases of the Emperor and Empress of Austria are of old SÈvres shape, the bodies being of turquoise and gold, and the paintings by Palmere, almost miniatures in their fine detail. Two gros bleu vases, with raised and chased gold ornamentation and panels, choicely painted with birds by Randall, are as elegant as a pair of jardiniÈres, with a cobalt ground and gold ferns and grasses in relief, butterflies touched up in bright enamel, toning the otherwise too great richness of the dark gold and blue. These are only a few of the attractions of one of the finest, though not largest, cases in the section. Messrs. Pellatt exhibit some Coalport ware, which is in every respect worthy of the high repute of that renowned manufactory.”

MARBLE AND STONE WORKS, SWAN HILL, SHREWSBURY.

R. DODSON

Respectfully begs to intimate that the Show Rooms contain a large
collection of

MARBLE, STONE, & ENAMELLED SLATE CHIMNEY PIECES,

MARBLE AND STONE MURAL MONUMENTS,

CEMETERY AND CHURCHYARD MEMORIALS,

FONTS, FOUNTAINS, VASES, SLATE CISTERNS,
&c. &c. &c.

Designs forwarded for inspection; and communications by letter will
receive immediate attention.

THE COALBROOKDALE CO.

MANUFACTURERS OF ALL KINDS OF

BRICKS AND TILES,

RIDGING, FLOORING,

FIRE BRICKS, SQUARES, CHIMNEY
TOPS, &c.

PRESSED & MOULDED BRICKS

FOR FACING STRING COURSES,

And other Architectural Purposes, in Blue, White,
and Red.

ALSO PLAIN AND ORNAMENTAL

RADIATING ARCH BRICKS,

FOR WINDOWS AND OTHER OPENINGS,
IN THE ABOVE COLOURS.

FLOWER POTS, BOXES, PENDANTS,
&c.

ALL MATERIALS OF THE BEST AND MOST DURABLE DESCRIPTION.

CRAVEN, DUNNILL, & CO.
(LIMITED),

Encaustic & Geometrical Tiles,

JACKFIELD WORKS,

NEAR IRONBRIDGE, SHROPSHIRE.

PATTERN SHEETS, SPECIAL DESIGNS, AND
ESTIMATES,

ON APPLICATION TO THE WORKS.

Elementary Geological Collections, at 2, 5, 10, 20, 50, to 100 guineas each, and every requisite to assist those commencing the study of this interesting branch of Science, a knowledge of which affords so much pleasure to the traveller in all parts of the world.

A collection for Five Guineas, to illustrate the recent works on Geology, by Ansted, Buckland, Lyell, Mantell, Murchison, Page, Phillips, and others, contains 200 specimens, in a plain Mahogany Cabinet, with five trays, comprising the following specimens, viz.:—

Minerals which are either the components of Rocks, or occasionally imbedded in them—Quartz, Agate, Chalcedony, Jasper, Garnet, Zeolite, Hornblende, Augite, Asbestos, Felspar, Mica, Talc, Tourmaline, Spinel, Zircon, Corundum, Lapis Lazuli, Calcite, Fluor, Selenite, Baryta, Strontia, Salt, Sulphur, Plumbago, Bitumen, &c.

Native Metals, or Metalliferous Minerals; these are found in masses or beds, in veins, and occasionally in the beds of rivers. Specimens of the following Metallic Ores are put in the Cabinet:—Iron, Manganese, Lead, Tin, Zinc, Copper, Antimony, Silver, Gold, Platina, Mercury, Titanium, &c.

Rocks: Granite, Gneiss, Mica-slate, Clay-slate, Porphyry, Serpentine, Sandstones, Limestones, Basalt, Lavas, &c.

PalÆozoic Fossils from the Cambrian, Silurian, Devonian, Carboniferous, and Permian Rocks.

Secondary Fossils from the RhÆtic, Lias, Oolite, Wealden, and Cretaceous Groups.

Tertiary Fossils from the Plastic Clay, London Clay, Crag, &c.

In the more expensive collections some of the specimens are rare, and all more select.

JAMES TENNANT, Mineralogist (by Appointment)
to Her Majesty, 149, Strand, London, W.C.

THE
OLD HALL SCHOOL,
WELLINGTON, SALOP.

RESIDENT MASTERS:

Principal.

J. EDWARD CRANAGE, M.A., Ph.D. of the University of Jena; Author of “Mental Education;” Lecturer to the Society of Arts, &c., &c.

Head Master.

DAVID JOHNSTON, Esq., M.A., Aberdeen.

Second Master.

THOMAS WILLIAMS, Esq., B.A.,
(In Mathematical Honours) Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge.

Modern Languages Master.

MONSIEUR VIDAL, of the University of Louvain.

TERMS FOR BOARD AND LODGING.

(EXCLUSIVE OF SCHOOL FEES, FOR WHICH SEE SEPARATE CIRCULAR.)

PER QUARTER.	£	s.	d.
Private pupils above 18 years of age, with separate bedroom, horse riding, and other privileges	42	0	0
Ditto, without horse exercise, under 18	26	5	0
Boarders	12	12	0
Ditto, under 10 years of age	10	10	0
Separate bedroom for one boy	5	5	0
Ditto, for two boys (each)	4	4	0
Ditto, for three boys (each)	3	3	0
Washing, according to clothes used, generally	0	15	0

Dr. Cranage’s undeviating aim is to train the boys committed to his care, not only in mental acquisitions, but in their whole moral and physical being; believing, that as much pains and unremitting attention are required for the latter as the former. Attention is given not only to the studies which the boys pursue, but to their recreation, games, and amusements—upon the principle that almost every incident affords materials for improvement, and opportunities for the formation of good habits.

His main object in the intellectual culture is to teach the boy to think; without omitting the positive work and hard study to brace “the nerves of the mind” for the making of a scholar.

The system of rewards and punishments is peculiar, with the general absence of corporal punishment; but the experience of more than twenty-four years has fully proved its efficiency.

Above all, his desire is to bring them to Christ as their Saviour, and then to help them to walk like Christ, as their example.

Dr. Cranage finds the most wonderful difference in the progress and conduct of the boys committed to his care according to the measure of moral support he receives from the parents and guardians of the boys. He earnestly solicits their hearty and constant co-operation in his anxious labours.

The skeleton Report will give a succinct view of the subjects of study. The aim is to give a thoroughly liberal education, without too exclusive attention to Latin and Greek. In the study of languages the system of Arnold is considered admirable, but not perfect; the grammar is therefore supplied, and iteration and reiteration of declensions, conjugations, and rules to impress indelibly, by rote even, all the fundamentals are resorted to. Latin, as the basis of most of the modern European languages, is considered—even to boys not going to college—very important; it is deemed also very desirable for all boys to be able to read the Greek Testament before leaving school.

Some objects are taught by familiar Lectures only, illustrated by extensive apparatus; while many other subjects are occasionally thus exemplified.

A report of each boy’s improvement and conduct is sent to his parents or guardians eight times in each year.

At the end of each year the School is examined by the authority and direction of the Syndicate appointed by the University of Cambridge, and a copy of the Report is sent to the parents or guardians of each boy. There is also an examination at midsummer by the masters of the school on the work of the previous half-year; a report of which is sent to the parents.

The boy’s Reading Room is furnished with good Periodicals and a well-selected Library.

There is a well-furnished Laboratory for the study of Chemistry, Photography, &c.; Dr. Cranage himself instructing in science in the school.

A Museum is established for collecting specimens to illustrate natural history, arts, and sciences, together with articles of virtÛ and antiquity—the boys themselves being the principal collectors and contributors.

There are three orders of distinction in the school conferred for proficiency, combined with good conduct:—1st, Holder of a Certificate; 2nd, Palmer, or Holder of the Palm; 3rd, or highest, Grecian.

The School-house is delightfully situated within a mile of the railway-station of Wellington; it is well adapted for its purpose, and fitted up with the necessary appliances. The school-room, reading-room, dining-room, lavatory, bath-room, and dormitories are spacious, airy, and convenient; the playgrounds very extensive, and well fitted for healthy recreation.

There is a swimming-bath on the grounds.

BUNNY AND EVANS

(LATE J. D. SANDFORD),

25, HIGH STREET, SHREWSBURY,

GENERAL PRINTERS, BOOKSELLERS,
BOOKBINDERS, STATIONERS,

Beg to inform the Nobility, Gentry, Clergy, and the General Public that they have every facility for the execution of all orders with which they may be entrusted with the utmost promptitude and on the most reasonable terms.

PRINTING.

This branch includes the production of Maps and Plans of Estates, &c., in Lithography; and the Letter-press Printing that of Pamphlets, Sermons, Reports of Societies, Particulars of Sales, Posters and Handbills, Billheads, Memorandum Forms, &c.

STAMPING,

in colours or plain, in the best London fashion.

BOOKBINDING,

plain and ornamental.

STATIONERY.

Note Papers from 2s. to 10s. per ream, Envelopes from 4s. per 100 upwards. Ledgers, Journals, and Cash Books in stock, or made to any pattern.

Bibles, Church Services, Prayers, and devotional books in great
variety.

Magazines and Newspapers supplied.

URICONIUM.

Mr. W. Wright’s valuable and comprehensive work on this
ancient Roman city is still on sale at 25s.

ESTABLISHED 1772.

THE
SHREWSBURY CHRONICLE,
AND SHROPSHIRE AND MONTGOMERYSHIRE TIMES.

THE COUNTY NEWSPAPER,

And Leading Journal for Shropshire and North Wales, has the GREATEST CIRCULATION through a most extensive district and possesses a wide-spread influence amongst the most important classes of the community.

Best Medium for Advertisers.

Published every Friday morning by the Proprietor, John Watton,
at the Offices, St. John’s Hill, Shrewsbury.

EDDOWES’S
SHREWSBURY JOURNAL,
AND SALOPIAN JOURNAL,

(Established 1794.)

Advertiser for Shropshire and the Principality of Wales.

Published every Wednesday morning at the Offices,

MARKET SQUARE.

PRICE 2d.

Eddowes’s Journal is the only Conservative Paper published in the County of Salop and is the recognised organ of the Church of England, and the Constitutional Party in the district.

It has a guaranteed circulation throughout the county of Salop and the whole principality of Wales, and also an Advertising patronage amongst Capitalists, Solicitors, Auctioneers, Merchants, Land Agents, and Traders, superior to that of any other Newspaper published in the district. It also circulates extensively in the neighbouring Counties, and will be found at the principal hotels and commercial offices in London, Birmingham, Liverpool, Manchester, and other important towns. It is thus UNQUESTIONABLY THE BEST MEDIUM FOR ADVERTISING, and affords a safe and widely-spread means of publicity amongst all those classes most likely to be useful to advertisers.

Annual Subscriptions, free by post, 13s.; if paid in advance, 11s.

VALUABLE MEDIUM FOR ADVERTISING.

THE IRONBRIDGE WEEKLY JOURNAL

AND

Borough of Wenlock Advertiser,
Published every Saturday. Price One Penny.

SCALE OF CHARGES FOR ADVERTISING.

Not exceeding 24 Words	1s.	0d.
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The Charges above apply to the class of Advertisements enumerated below and are strictly confined to those that are paid for in advance.

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JOSEPH SLATER’S STEAM PRINTING OFFICE,
THE MARKET SQUARE,
IRONBRIDGE, SALOP.

BRIDGNORTH.

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FAMILY, COMMERCIAL, AND POSTING HOUSE.

Every attention paid to the Comfort and Convenience of Visitors.

BILLIARD-ROOM.

Post Horses and Carriages. Omnibus to and from each
Train, and Refreshment Rooms at Station.

T. WHITEFOOT, Proprietor.

N.B.—RAILWAY PARCELS OFFICE.

WREKIN HOTEL COMPANY, LIMITED.
WELLINGTON, SALOP.

FAMILY AND COMMERCIAL HOTEL.

EXTENSIVE LOCK-UP BAIT AND LIVERY STABLES, COACH
HOUSES, LOOSE BOXES, &c.

Posting in all its Branches—Billiards—Hot and Cold Baths.