The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1870-10-08 00:00:00

tn STOURBRIDGE OBSERVER,.

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special command of the Ron calling out the kind of charge,
distance of the feigned objttet, and the points of elevation
These operations were often interrupted by questions pat by
the Empertx, who teemed to be anxious to examine even the
molt Insignltlestit parts of the gun. Once he tried to lift the
gun, carriage by the handle, which on directing the gents used
by the marksman, hot fintlinz the weight rather too heavy
for one hand he tried with both, mod, not tot,..,eedii,g,
laid simply, "es of via tatty..." lie Coflyine, d
Windt WOO persomilly of the perteet ease with which the
c4ulllOtl is elevated or lowered by means of a wheel
ile 'lion with A supporting Screw. !Wimps it Is Interesting
to lomat Mkt. the greater part of the gunnele operatic g ender
the Enue:roes opts wore new hands of hut tan 1001.1 iv' SON
vice, one of them being a Ph. D. &Imre iii, who at the deelt.
ration tit the war enrolled toi a volunteer, and will go
back to his peaceful occupation as soon as tile war is at all
end. efts rail had been gene through, the Emperor gave his
opinion that the exorcise of the men, the quickness in loaf-
ing, and the quality of horses were notch superior to the
artillery of Fraime ; let at the same tilne he expressed his
belief that the ewes, ruction of the gun was too much enenni-
lrere,l with Inge dons and delicate cuntsivancea. Front the
results the German artillery has achieved In the present war,
I, in my humble opluleti, think Ms iMservatiun not hits
borne out by the facts.
After three-Imagers of an hour the Inspection was over,
mei the Emperor. with Generals Castelnau, nettle, Veubert,
Pajol, Orderly Officer Lewiston, and Equerries liaviliicr and
itaimband, left the y cd, taking with these geetlemen, rind
ill e July:my sith Gem ral Monte and the officers of tile hot-
tery, half an hotle's walk in the vicinity oh the Polar.'. I
have beeti rather pa Wender In giving you all there
names ; but es a photttgrapher has succeeded In
taking a very good vdtw of the scene Jost at
that moment when the E operor examines itoe R..,
I think it likely tint in a few wet ki hence thousands of
copies will find their wey to F-1411111,1, anti 11l IMs rase the
ton g i gII tnin 1...114°1u] n n retcrer cc. II 0011.0 returned
to the Palace, the E nperor eat down to lunch with I tenor ii
M.nits mot the 0 ry officers whom he had invi•ed, the
101111 roe iii tnr.ulng upon military matters. N spoleon
sp.dte of the Int, rCtelty ol the black bread of the German
as estnipaied with the white Waal of the French,
alid ill a long conVirsation wPh L'enteuant von Klein n
showed the greeted anxiety to oblunt a n Mute knowledge
of the education and exanducl in a Landwelir officer has to
ass throuch.
I think it particularly necessary here to protest against
ally Inference of the proceedings on that morning having
been • review or military inspection in the true atme of the
word; they were nothing but an eel of courtesy shown to
the Holm roe in the gratillat.tion of an expressed wish. Quite
In accordance with this view there wet no saluting beyond
that ot the officers, the only zonimitud being given " to sit
qnlet 11l tha saddle.'

Napoleon looked particularly well on this occasion, the
sameulon of his face being affable awl obliging, even some-
tines cheerful ; his Germs's, i p,ken in & clear and distinct
voice, bore very httio foreign aegent. And now fancy my great
astonishment when I nod in your impression of the very stone
morning a telegram contradicting a seport of N spades,li
having attemWed tubule! Here I have heard nothing of
sueh a tumour, nor have I noticed a statement of this kind
Is any paper, though I dab), devour a great many of them
most en, rip. All during the Int week the false rumour had
spread of Jules Fevre havng ommWeel tillable, sod pro-
bably inane one, inserting the Euperor'a vane Instead, has
bean the originator of this ridicniona Moly.
In the al tern alu of the 30th the Emperor drove Ina round-
about way, and carefully avoiding the town Welt to the
Carle-An, a park adjoining Camel to the tooth, awl tolls
beauty of steely trees and ornamental waters quite equal
to Wi.telmshishe, nub the ezcsption that the hilly nature
of the ground, 10 often vary log the act fiery In tLe latter
place, Is wanting.
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In the evening of the same day the Pintsisn officials at-
tubed to Nispoloobbi prment household assembled at the
lintel Salumhardt, in celebration of the gilt.ll.ll birth.
day, at a splendid suppiv. There vas some choice music
and singing, trulle the toasts were given by Privy Councillor

time he was unavoidably left to his fate. Not •
dozen rode from where the old man perished the
waggon was halted by the roadside. To go further was
impossible. The children and the old woman was placid
tinder the waegon, and an attempt was made to
abut cut the Haines by illumine up klivets end blankets.
The horse, which was one the fsriner's wife had been in
the bal.it of o rib hug, neemed to understand the !Aunt-
tion, cud abonl perfectly etilt, though the tire burid
he hair fr tin body, nod the roaring of the wind arid
the It -14 WO, en.r,go to ntrike terror into the huart of
the holdent. The faithful animal turned his head now
and th,n, so thiPllgh to me. if the party were sate, but
never moved an inch. Had he Tull or even gone a few
yard.. Wither on, nine Lives more would hove been
added to the death-roll. The children escaped with
hut alight it junks, from the fact tbat they were
detailed in woollen clothing. They "uttered neither
neon or cry," save that the sonegist, a four•year-oldgirl,
would sometimes Hay, as the sparks fell upon her, "I'm
burning up." The old lady was badly burnt from
having on a cotton dress, and her recovery is considered
dqubtful. The party remained s one ii a bourn in this
painful poeitbss, when, daylight appearing and the tire
having somewhat subsided, they were enabled to reach
a place of shelter. It aa4 learnt later that the mother's
house had been burnt before the daughter left her own
house.

men less drunk, the other sober. Aldressing myself to the sober
one, I told my plain story that I was an Englishman; that
I had just come from the chateau (to which I pointed )on
the top of the bill where the English Ambassador lived; and
that I had not only no, English passport melded by the
Paris Prefect of Pollee, but a pass from my personal friend
M. .lules Ferry, it member of the Government in Paris, au-
thoriailet me to eirenlde freely pens to, Lexeins till Uouo-
ernernent de to Dejeme Nationale. The reasonable man
of the two I...ektd at my pap •rs, and though somewhat
awe-stricken by the lion and the utile ,en nu Lord Lyons
pssaport, made the remonable remark that he could not
mehrstand the language in which It was written. 11,
let me soy parenthetically. have never le.eu able to
nwlerstand why a paaspert wbd it is never wain.' in
Eugland should. be
„made net in English. Instead of

the universal diplomatic language—l. tench I But he knew
the name of Julia Ferry, and reavgilised the Hotel Is Ville
stoop on the card eegtce.l by him Ile apologised for having
Lie:rented me, and told HlO I was free. I went on towards
roes, hot live mii,utes after! heard the voice of the drut.kon
Inane with the iron bar calling after mo by the mane of
" Captain." Melted made up his ?Mud that I was not only a
itcy, but a P 11111,1411 officer. Ile call 'I out loudly,
"Arrest that icicle ;" and several villagers rushed out from
their house, and placed themselves actors my path till lie
cacao up. Ile proceeded to say, and for a time was believe!,
that I was a Pripalan spy; that I showed port, which
be knew were forged, and dwelt upon the detonator,
circumstance oo toy having paid for woe which I did not
Oriole. In a few moments I WAS surronwled by a group
of fifty people, men, women, mid children, the 1111111 with the
crowbar keeping a tirm grip 011 niy shoulder all the 'chile,
and sneering that he would take we to prison In the
of law.. A sort of village council of war woe left upon my
Cate, which it was voted required on at serious investigation.
The truism that a purport inlaid possibly be forged strata the
popular mind greatly. Fortunately for roi self I 'peak French
very readily. 1 harangued :he mob In a conciliatory apeeck,
and Noon iound that I was making a fay .uralile impression.
lint I ilouLt yet wile: her I shonid have escaped damn!s
vile and 111-usage had it not been for a comely woman,
who addressed nee in very good English, cross-examined
me Mum: what pert of lcuglaud I came from, said
that she was half English herself, and finally certified to the
comically that I spoke Fir:liair without any German accent,
and that the had 110 doubt my sit ry tie t I came from t'or
Neenah Embansy was a true one. Au Intelligent Garde
Mobile in uniform, who looked at my papers, seconded the
lady, and I was told I might go on. I took oil my hat to the
villagers, and begged them to protect me againht the man with
the crowbar. They dbl so, and forcibly prevented him from
rushing upon me again_ Ile growled terrioly when he raw
his prey escape hint I feel for his sal lot when he wakes
with a head-ache to-morrow morning, for he wim accouip.
riled Icy a wife as drunk as himself, who abused him and me
alternately