The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1879-04-19 00:00:00

The Daily News of Wednesday gives farther particulars,
from which we extract the following :
ST. PETERSBURG, Tuesday, 5.5 p.m.

I have learnt from a good source that telegrams were
received here on Friday and Saturday last from the Secret
Police in Berlin, stating that during the Easter holidays an
attempt would be made to assassinate either the Emperor
or the Czarewitch, or some member of the Imperial
family. In consequence, one of the principal and mostly
used entrances to the Winter Palace, facing the Government
offices, and known as the Entree du Commandant, were
ordered to be kept closed, the Emperor being in the habit
of using a private door adjoining this entree, from which
four stair-cases lead to all parts of the Palace. The
Czarewitch rode to the midnight reception es-
corted by four Cossacks. The occurrence was unpre-
cedented altogether, the Emperor and his son, and
indeed, most members of the Imperial family, habitually
driving along the crowded streets, or the less frequented
line of embankment—the Quays, as they are called, without
any escort or even attendants. The Emperor in his one-
horse sledge, or unpretending caleche, except on occasions
of more or less public Interest, is generally quite alone, not
even a footman being in attendance.
From detailed information confirming my telegrams of
yesterday, respecting the E 'liter midnight service and reeep-
tion learn that the Emperor saluted only the members of
his family. On entering the antechamber where ths
Ministers were assembled, be begged them to excuse hhs
saluting them as usual, stating that he was too tired, addisg
—"To-morrow I hope to embrace you. Nevertheless I can
tell you that all Is going on well, and in a few weeks we may
hope for peace.'' Thereupon the Marshal, M. Grcth,
announced to the assembled guests that there would no be
the usual salutations by the Emperor.
I am informed that on receiving the congratulatims of
those wha hastened to present themselves at the Palace yes-
terday morning the Emperor spoke to the following effect :
"I thank you sincerely for your congratulations. This is
already the third time my life has been in peril. That I
have been preserved I can only attribute to the mercy and
favour of Providence, which evidently guards me loscame I
love Russia. Ido for her all the good possible, and I shall
continue to do so. I again thank you all."
I cannot learn any further important particulars about
tha assassin. He endeavoured to poison himaelf with glo-
bules of a deadly alkali, which he had concealed under his
long finger-nails. He appears in the first instance to have
taken one of these globules. Antidotes being ad-
ministered Immediately, poisonous effects began to appear.
Presently fresh symptoms of poiscning showed them-
selves, and on being stripped, without anything
being discovered in his clothes, four remaining
globules were found concealed under his nails. He
had thus been carefully prepared to follow up the dia-
bolical deed he attempted by flaking away with his own
life. For this aid other reasoss he is considered to have
been merely a tool. Beneath his handsome paletot and flue
lin, n shirt his underclothing and person were both very
d rty ; characteristics of so uany, it is to be feared, in this
city of western civilization, vhere stupid ignorance, crude
theories, and ill-directed tims engender disaffection and
revolting conspiracies.

The Emperor WlRiau, on hearing of the attempted
assassination of the Czar, sent an aide-de-csmp te the
Russian Embassy to e:press his sympathy, and immediately
afterwards despatchei a telegram to the Emperor of Russia
congratulating His Aajesty on his fortunate escape.
The news of the sttempt on the Czar's life caused a great
sensation in Paris the last attempt on the Czar's life
having taken plan In that city nearly twelve years ago. M.
Grdvy and all his Ministers called at the Russian Embassy,
and the Presidsnt personally sent a telegram to the Czar
congratulating aim on his escape. Lord Lyons and all the
other Ambassadors called on Piince Orloff during the
afternoon.

The Pope has sent a telegram of congratulation to the
Czar.

The ilinnination of St. Petersburg on Monday night in
token of !ejoicing at the Emperor's escape was of a very
brilliantzharactor. The streets were thronged until a very
late hotr by dense crowds giving frequent cheers for the
Emperfr. The space before the Winter Palace was filled by
masse: of people, who greeted the Emperor with moßt enthu-
slastb cheers each time His Majesty appeared at the window
in kknowledgmert of their Vyal demonstrations. In the
afternoon the Emperor received at the Winter Palace a
deputation of the it. Petersburg nobility, headed by their
Marshal, Count Bribensky, who expressed the devotion of
Ihe nobility to His Majesty and their horror at the at
tempt which had been made upon his life. Congratulatory
telegrams upon His Majesty's escape was received from
all parts of the Empire and from all the Sovereigns of
Europe.

At the annual meeting and banquet of the Bristol
Chamber of Commerce, Mr. S. Morley, HP., dealing with
the subject of reciprocity, said it would be an evil day for
Eegland when we shotild have to resorb to a system of
Custom Houses with the view to protect ourselves from the
Interference of foreign manufactures. Reminding the meet.
lug of the very large proportion of British imp rts which
consisted of food, he said the farmers would never agree to
pay increased prices for various articles purchased, while
they were left exposed to the tremendous competition in
fool from which they were now suffering, with the great
depression which undoubtedly existed in the agricultural
interests. He traced the existing depre.sion to facilities
given by English loans to certain foreign countries, leading,
for Instal:cf., to immense expenditure in iron rails, thus
giving to the iron trade an inflation so unnatural that the re.
action that had taken place was not ourpriming,