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The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1871-01-21

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N.8.-77.ia is the only erbdorledged evratiee Appli•
44a 48 in VW in the rarions liosprals and recognised
hy the Iledical Fucalty of Great tritain, and none are
geairliie unless had direct front Mr. Waller denser. Percy
Hon so. Bedford Spain', ..I.ondsa ; who cautions the nablir
against is person using his SUMS. alai 111,i/tiling his
disearerits.
Vide Prize Medal and Hospital Reports.

MRS. STEELE,
3, CASTLE STREET, DUDLEY,
BEGS to return thanks for the kind patron-
age given to the late Mr. Steele, and likewise begs
to ioforu, the Public that she continues the PHOTO. ,
tiItAPHIC BUSINESS, having engaged an experienced .
Artist, who %/11, outplayed by one of the most eminent
London Photographers.
MRS. STEELE feels confident that she can give the
highest satmlaition to those who will favour her with
their future patronage; and finally, begs to call attention
to the following Reduced Terms ;
Carte de Visites (full length) .. per doz. 55
.. per f doz. 3s 6.1
.. 3 Copies `2B 6,1
„ „ .• 1 COPY le 6d
Vignettes .. per doz. 7s
.. per f doz. 4s
Children's, under 6 years .. per doz. 7e 6d
Medallion Portraits, in 5 positions per doz. is 64
Ditto, M,,unted per doz. Sc 6d

Photographs of Private Reaidenoes, Groups, Families,
and any kind of Copying and Enlarging, on equally
moderate Terms.

HAIR BRUSHING BY MACHINERY,

HAWKINS'S HAIR-DRESSING AND
SHAMPOOING ROOMS,
120, HIGH-STREET, STOURBRIDGE
(OPPoSITE COLNENCIAL BUILDINGS).

A CHOICE ASSORTMENT OF BRUSHES,

COMBS, PERFUMERY, &c.

SCHOOLS AND FAbiILIES ATTENDED.

W. G. HINDS,
TOOTH EXTRACTOR,
No. 37, COVENTIIY-STREAT, NTOUE111:11)Ch:.
Teeth Scaled and Stopped, la. each.

Children's Teeth Regulated

TWENTY.FIVE YEARS' EXPERIENCE.

Attendance Daily.
N.B.—Patienta attended at their can residences,
required.

BOW BELL'S ALMANAM

for the year 1871, Now on Sale, at the "OBSERVER
OFFICE, 92, High-street, Sturbridge.

SAMUEL SALT & SON,
HAGLEY-STREET, HALESOWEN,
AGENTS FOR THE "OBSERVER."
Messrs. Salt and Son deliver the Observer to the fol
lowing Towtu•hipsi—Halesowen, Brierley Hill, Qnarry
Bank, Cradley Heath, Cradley. Old Hill. Blackheath,
Gorsty Hill. Colley Gate, B.,tley Greer]. gamine, Ben-
nington. Ha,lairy. Oldbury, Careless Green. Ihe Lye,
Cleat, Belbroughton, Fairfield, The Lickey,Brouasgrove,
Redditeli.and tbe surroomaing dixtrict.

r/ADKIEL'S ALMANACK, for the year
tA 1871, Now on Sole, at the " OBSER% ER'
OFFICE, 92, High Street, Stoorbridge.
tR. JAMES BOSTON HEYS, Professor
.01 of Maxie, High-street, Cradley Heath.

kinds of Musical Ivstnnt tots timed

repaired.
New Music at lialt-price.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1871-01-21

AN HISTORIC TOWN.

Le Mans, where the French General Chat zy has sustained
his apparently fatal defeat, is a town not without historic
Interest for Ragland. First it was the centre in antique
times of a branch of the Druidic worship, and at Connesse,
close by, there 1.,. "Kit's Coty House," In the style of that
to be seen beside the Maidstone-road under Bluebell-hill;
while a Druid stone is built Into the Church of St Julien.
In this church, too, is the tomb of Boren garls of Sicily, wife
of Richard Com, de Lion; and in the town a house Is pointed
out as once occupied by that Ql.lOOO. Moreover, le Mans
was the birthplace of Henry ii , and the Plantagenet line
tm k its name from the genet, a broom which grows all about
these hills of Anjou and Maine. In happier days than the
present the plain little town Is famous for clover-sued and
capons ; but this is not the drat " baptism of blood" which
Ii has received In 1793 tell thousand men, women, and
children were tlaiightered there by the Republic army fight-
ing against the Vendettas. When will history cease, alas !
tube written to blood?
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1871-01-21

MUCH OBLIGED TO THEM!

Herr Wickede, of the Cologne Gazette, thinks Germany
has rendered a great service to the rest of Etrope by des-
troying the military power of Frau.. "110 W immensely
strorg the defetsive power of France hitherto was," he
says, we are now learning by this war to perceive. The
fortresses of Metz, Strasbuig, Wchalestat, Breisach, alarsal,
rpalabouFg,
..'llltouvide. Tool, Varduo, Soleaonn, Laos,

Moutmedy, Moo CMS, Amiens, (the citadel), and l'iii•one we
hove already conquered with more or lees loss ; the capture
of Parts, Benoit, Been, Lyons, Langres, Longway,
Candlelit, Douay, Valenciennes, Arras, Lille, Cherbourg,
Brest, irrespective of the southern fortresses, still remaia,
and d success is not to be doubted, time, money, and loss
of life are requisite. It Is an uncommonly concentrated
military power, this always warlike-minded France, aud that
we are now radically destroying its power, and thereby
securing peace to Europe lota long time, Is a great service
which the German people are performing for the future of
all European States."
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1871-01-21

FRATERNAL SOLICITUDE!

Referring to this, the Pall Maa Gazette remarks :—"the
King of Prussia has pone on a vial to his brother, Prins*
Albert, who is lying ill at Slaintenon, near ('hartrea In con-
nection with the King's anxiety about Ilia brother, a touch-
ing incideiit is mentione.i in the letter of the 15.1M0 corres-
pondent, which supplies conclusive proof, if proof were
wanting, of the singular tenderness of heart which charac-
terises the pious monarch. It was feared the other day('
Dr. Unseen tells us, ' that a battle would have to be fought
on his ( Print° Albert's) account, as he could not be removed.'
It is surely impossible to imagine a finer example of sweet
fraternal solicitude than this readiness to sacrifice for the
sake of an Invalid's repose not only the lives of a few hue-
deed or perhaps thousand Frenchmen (for that would have
been :simian matter, but even the lives of his own soldiers.
Some allowance must be made for the irritation of the Pari-
sians at the present moment, but wa hope that they will
repent of their calumnies on King William when they hear
oi this fresh luetahee of his good nature."
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1871-01-21

bki,

NIGHT AT VERSAILLES I

Night in Versatile. ! Dow those words must wake up the
thoughts of distant reader. now ! How they will bring back
strange memories hereafter to us who know what the woros
exactly mean ! Night here is not like eight elsewhere it is
In itself as still as the lifeless, echoless four months night of
Nova Zombi, ; but on that stillness stands out, as a living
picture In its passive frame, the thought of cm-14mA battle.
. lhe silence in evei ywhere the same—it almost frighten.
you you hewn to wish for life and movement, and even the
dis'aut thunder of the siege seems almost, welcome to your
ears. Suddenly you hear a voice it is astonishing—but it
In a voice You stop again and listen it is • drunken
soldier reeling home, gasping incoherently some broken
words, which may mean a song, or may only mean curses
on conquered Feance. You reach your bed at last ; but
sleep does not come. The impretsion of sad Versailles in its
white sheet of snow, silent as an abandoned grave, but, as
you really know It, full of sorrow, of suffering, and death,
c-mes again to you in those vivid but distorted shapes which
feverish pillows alone can conjure up. Is this the place, you
ask yourself, on whlrh the eyes of the world are concen-
trated? Is this the very focus of the greatest war in modern
times? It is—we know it t but how unlike is it to middle
night from the picture the world's imagination draws at •
distance !—Correspondent of Daily Telegraph.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1871-01-21

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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1871-01-21

THE SCHOOL BOARD QUESTION AT

KINGSWINFORD.

It will be remembered that a few days ago the
Bev. A Girdlestone, the chairman of the rate-
payers' meetiug at Wordsley that passed resolu-
tions in favour of forming a School Board in the
parish of iiingswinford, and requesting the Edu-
cation Department to cause one to be formed as
soon as possible, inquired whether the depart.
ment would recognise the meeting. The rev,
gentleman has just received the following letter
in reply :

"Education Department, 16 January, 1871.
" Rev. Sir,—ln reply to your recent letter, I am
directed to forward to you the enclosed copy of orders,
dated the 21st el December, 1070, relating to the
election of School Boards in parishes.
" No resolution for the formation of a School Board
is valid, or can be acted on by this department, unless it
has been passed in accordance with the general regula•
lions tet forth in the first of these orders.

" If any proceedings are taken without the order, the
result should be communicated to me by the summoning
°lacer for the opinion of the Department.
" My Lords think it right to remind you that the
election of a School Board in compliance with the avid,
cation under the 12th section of the Education Act, wiil
not prevent further proceedings under the 414 section,
if the Education Department should be of opinion that it
would be expedient to unite the district with one or more
or i6libouring distriebt.

"I am, Rev. Sir,

"Your obedient Servant,
"F. IL SANDFORD, Secretary."

The regulations forwarded are " The general
regulations as to passing resolutions for the for-
mation of School Boards in parishes not situa-
ted within municipal boroughs, or within the
metropolis.'"f hey mention that the requisition
calling a meeting must be signed by fifty rate-
payers, or two-thirds of the ratepayers of the
parish if the population is small. The requisi-
tion requesting the Overseer of Kiugswinford to
convene the meeting which was held was only
signed by 85 persons, therefore the meeting was
informal in this respect. The regulations also
state that the " summoning officer' must be the
clerk of the Union, whereas in the present case
he was not, but the overseers, as already stated;
besides, the summoning officer must be returning
officer. The meeting called was a vestry meet-
ing, and therefore, strictly speaking, out of
order. The regulations received further state
that when the matter is taken into considerti-
tion in its proper form, the population area of
the parish and the expediency of forming a
school district larger than the parish, will also
be considered.
The whole question will therefore have to stand
over until Mr. Holloway, the Clerk of the
Union, is requested to aonvene a meeting.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1871-01-21

AN EVENTFUL CAREER.

The Paris Special Correspondent of the Daily Me-
graph narrates the following :
'

A mall who has been lit the habit of traversing the
Prussian Hues with letters and returning with answers is
now declared to have been a Prus,lan spy. lie was known
In invited ms circles as eh: mme d'Amtena, and appears to
have made several journeys, which feathered his neat cull-
frtabiy. The raise with which he slipped past Messieurs
Moltke and Bismarck is now explained. This surprise is
not startling, KB its hero was known only to a few ;
but that Sergeant Ignace Hilt, the avenger of his
father, supposed to have been hillel at Saverne—
the model held up by loving parents for their patriotic
babes to imitate—the military phenomenon who shot
Prussia, s like sparrows, and to whom the helmets of
hie dead enemies were as plentiful as blackherrles—ehould
now turn but to have bees nothing but a Prussian spy,
must go far towards exhausting the fund of Parisian cre-
dulity. Sergeant ILAL or limited, which is his real name,
was a Lieutenant in a regiment of Bavarian rificinen. Ia
cdusequelica of his prowess and hLs reported oath to avenge
h:s father', death, IL df enjoyed the privilege of proceeding
011 hie shooting eXpeditiulle sillier alone, ur attended but by
stew chosen companions. la the latter case, he generaby
loft his comrades In ambush, and preceeded in advance
on some perilous enterprise from which he would return
laden with trophies of war. Ile was seldom seen actually
to tire a shot, althum,h he did nit scruple to du so
when required by force of circumstances. The celebrated
sergeant disappeared at the battle of Cnampigny, after pro-
ceeding with his company to attack a battery to the left of
the village. There were reports that he had been shot by the
en ens, ; others declared that he had been only taken pH-
sdner ; and Paris for forty-eight hoar. mourned her Bolt.
ills comrade. raised 14 subecription in favour of an Eve
with whom lie was on intimate term,; and the 1,000 trance
thus collected were taken by four officere to the widowed
spinster, so that the gift should not humiliate her. The
poor WOO:WI, however, seems to have benn Cu fright-
ened by the sudden apparition of the four officers,
that she exclaitheed " Du not hurt me! I only knew three
days slime that Boil was a German." This led to expiate.-
twos, and it appeared that within a few weeks she had re-
ceived from the suppose I hero 7,00 francs. Inquiry was
instituted, and it Wail proved beyond doubt that the deco-
rated sergeant was a Prussian spy. it is now declared that
a small detachment of Frew a tirears of the Seine, when on
an expedition about tifteeu days since, recognised and shot
the traitor. A weldknown mark, we are told, on the neck of
Hull misfiled them to identify the Bavarian Lieutenant who
had fallen into their hands as the renowned sergeant—the
glory of the capital and the pride of the army.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1871-01-21

AND THE ACTS INCORPORATED THEREWITH.

IMPROVEMENT RATE. HIGHWAY RATE.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that at the
next Monthly MEETING of the Stourbridge
Improvement Commissioners, to be holden at the Com-
missioners' Room, CORN EXCHANSE, STOUNBSUDOS. on
MONDAY, the 30th day of JANUARY INSTANT. at Three
o'clock in the Afternoon, it is intended to make an
IMPROVEMENT RATE of Ninepence in the Pound,
pursuant to the 'llth section of the Stourbridge Improve-
ment Act, 1866. Also a HIGHWAY RATE of Sixpence
in the Pound, pursuant to the 72nd motion of the mid
Act.

And Notice le Hereby further Given, that Statements
of such proposed Rates are deposited for inepection by
the Ratepayers, at the Office of the Clerk to the mad
Commissioners, No. 56, high-street Stourbridge.
Hated this 6th dav of January, 1571,
JOHN TAYLOR.
Cie';'
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1871-01-21

THE MONEY LOSSES OF PAM:47

--
.An attempt to count the money cost of all this destruc-
tion would be premature. We may guess at it, but we can
only reach a mild approximation. The damage is nut finished
yet; there will be more before it is over, but we can allow for
Shut. It may be roughly estimated that there aro 30 000
houses in the ene of fighting outside Parli—not including,
of course, the numerous properties which have been given
up to wholesale destruction a little I nether oil. The damage '
done to each of these houses may on the average be esti-
mated at £5OO it would cost t:...:0,o00 to put back some of
them in their former state, while others could be repaired
for a'.2o; but allowing for the very large number of rich
houses include I in the list, and for the universal disap-
pearance of every article of furniture, it is probaule that
£5OO per house represents something like a reasonable
average. On thin showing, the destruction would have
reached about fifteen millions sterling. That sum, however,
doe, not include the damage to the gardens, fields, wooos,
and crops, or to farm buildings and manufactories. Allow-
ing for all this, it h probable that the entire money value
of the property destroyed round Paris can scarcely be less
than twenty.five millions sterling. This is only couj ecture—
but it is conjecture Nosed on evidence, and the estimate.
arbitrary as it may seem, is perhaps not enormously wrong."
—Correspondent at Dady Telegraph.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1871-01-21

FRANCIS HENRY LEVER,

DIAMOND MERCHANT if COVET JEWELLER.
Inventor of the Patent Lever Watch. The Binnacle
Chronometer, Sec., &C. ESTABLISHED OVER HOLY A•
CENTURY.

Post Office orders to be made payable to F. H. LEVER,
at the General Post Office, London.
IMPORTANT NOTICE.
lot the convenience of those residing in the Country,
who are desirous of purchasing first-class London made
Watch (at a fair and reasonable price), Mr. Lever has
just issued a new edition of his Illustrated Catalogue of
Watches and Chains. It contains seventy engravings of
Gold and Silver Watches, commencing in price at .dos
aiad with every one a stamped Warranty i‘given. This
Catalogue fully explains the superiority of London
Watches over those of county make, and contains a large
amount of useful information, which will be found of
great assistance to those who intend purchasing & Watch,
for by its aid persons residing in any part can select with
the greatest certainty the Watch that suits them best,
. and have it sent to them free and safe, and should they
. not care about keeping it they can send it back, but out
' of Mr. Lever's large and elegant stock he is able to
please every one. This Catalogue is a most handy guide,
and should be read by all before purchasing, as it can be
had gratis on application, or will be sent post paid to any
address for two stamps.

Enclose two stamps to defray postage, aud address
Mr. LEVER, Watch Manufacturer and Jeweller, 50,
Royal Terrace, Grosvenor Park, London, E•E•
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••• Those who intend purchasing a Watch at some
future time should copy the addre•s.

The (dirge Number rf these ll;aehes in the hands
qf the Public attests the value of this Invention.

Or A visit to London to purchase a Watch, will save
double what the journey costs. See Illustrated Cata-
logue.

Any 'Wokll not orpproved of,gill be iftonteliqtely
Exchanged, or the Moog lictufned.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1871-01-21

Xota aubgistritt Wrts.

CHURCH OF ENGLAND ASSOCIATION.

The annual meeting of the members of this
association was held on Tuesday at the Assem-
bly Room of the Association. The Rev. J. S.
Bolder° (President) occupied the chair, and there
was a good attendance of members. After de-
votional exercise,
The Chairman said he congratulated the asso-
ciation upon the progress it had made during the
' past year. The report which would be read to
them mentioned one or two things in particular
which would show that the society was flourish-
ing, and that the wishes of its founder (the Rev.
J. W. Grier) were being carried out. It was a
source of gratification to him to find that the
society was doing so much work. He was glad
that the members of the society were doing
much for the extension of Christ's Kingdom,
although he regretted that more of its members
did not take an interest in church work. Valu-
able assistance might be rendered to the clergy
in various ways, especially in the Sunday
schools. In the present day he was sorry to say
they too often had to depend upon the services
of many young men who were extremely ineffi-
cient. Many who were members of the associ-
ation might be the means of usefulness and of
producing many blessings upon the young. Un-
less some of them worked actively in the present
day he was afraid that infidelity would obtain a
strong hold upon the minds of many persons
around, which would make it much worse for
the church. .

Mr. Moody (hon. sec.), was then called upon to
read the report for the past year, and he stated
that it was remarked a few weeks ago by one of
the leading members of the Provisional Govern-
ment in Franoe that " he trusted the hateful
year of 1870, would be for ever blotted out of
history." It was the great happiness of the
committee of the association to express a wish
which was the very opposite. They felt that
events of great interest to the welfare of the
association had happened during the past year,
that were worthy of record and remembrance, as
being the year 1870, when they took place. The
first thing to be noticed was the removal of the
association to its present and more extensive pre-
tuiaes which had entailed considerable expense
Another event of importance was the considera-
tion of whether the association should be mush
gal:wiled with the London Young INlcu's Chris-
tian Association, and thenceforward for it to be
under the management of a committee which
might be members of the Church of England
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1871-01-21

LATEST PARTICULARS.

BORDEAUX, Wednesday.
General Bourbaki reports that on Sunday he
ordered a general attack on the enemy from
Mont &Hard to Mont Vendors, but in conse-
quence of their large forces, supported by for-
midable artillery, and the strength of their posi-
tion, they were able to resist all the French
efforts ; but suffered severe losses. The attack
was renewed on Monday and Tuesday, but did
not produce the desired effect. Bourbaki de-
cided to return to the positions occupied previous
to the battle,

CARLSRQUE, Thursday.

General Glummer's vanguard is pursuing
Bourbaki along the whole line.

CAPTURE OF GERMAN OUTPOSTS.
BESANCON, TUeBdtly.

Yesterday, some companies of Franc-tireurs
captured two German advanced posts, and re-
pulsed the enemy as far as Mont lionden.
To-day several skirmishes occurred.
Croix has been evacuated by the Germans.

THE GERMANS SACKING AVALLON.
NAVEKS, Tuesday.

From 4,000 to 6,000 Germmus yesterday at-
tacked Avallon. They plundered several houses
and subsequently abandoned the towu.

FOREIGN NEWS.
THE CONFERENCE.

BELORADE, Thursday.
Servia will be semi-officially represented at the
Conference.

HUNGARY.

PESTH, TIIIITSday.

In to-day's sitting of the Lower House Herr
George Statirnrowitz asked the President of the
Ministry, among other questions, whether the
Hungarian Government would take steps that no
inquiey should result from the Austro-Pruesian
rapprochinent to the French people in their fight
for liberty.

ITALY AND TUNIS

TUNIS, Tuesday.

The Italian Consul has ceased all diplomatic
intercourse with the tiovernment of MULL The
motives for this step are not exactly known.

GENERAL NEWS.

Presa Assuciution Telegrams.;

FRIDAY.

It is stated that the different Plenipotentiaries
at the Conference have signed a declaration that
no power which has attached its signature to a
collective treaty, can release itself without the
consent of the eo-signataries.

The Shun lard correspondent with the Grand
Duke of A.leckienburg, attributes the late disas-
ters of the French to the most couteuiptible
cowardice and incapacity.

LONDON CORN MARKET (CLOSE).
FRIDAY.

Market firm, but without much business.
English and foreign wheat without change.
Flour: Town unaltered; country marks (id
dearer; American firm. Barley unchanged. Oats
firm. Maize 3d dearer. Beaus and peas unal-
tered.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1871-01-21

THE LYE.

A CHILD'S Aim Hewitt:v.—On Tuesday last a child
aged two years, son of Joseph Briton, shoemaker, Bud-
lerroad, Lye, was playing upon a form in the house when
it fell off, and brake its atm. It was taken to Mr. Jones,
chemist, and subsequently to Mr. B. L. Bayley, surgeon.
The arm was set, and is now going on well.
CHILD SCALDED.—On Tuesday last a child aged four
years, daughter of James Kendrick, Lye, was playing in
front of the fire with a broom, when it fell down and up-
set a saucepan of boiling water on the fire, and severely
scalded its arms, chest, neck and face. We understand
that it is progressing favourably.
ANOTHUD BROKEN AHII FROM THE FROST.—On Wed-
nesday a woman of the name of Chance, residing at
Chavin Hill, was outside her back dour when she fell
from the slippery state of the ground, and fractured her
, arm badly. It was set the same evening, and she is now
getting better.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1871-01-21

PUBLIC NOTICES.

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LITTLE FOLKS. A New Magazine for
Children. No. 1, price One Penny.

LITTLE FOLKS. Part I. ready January 24.
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KIN VER VICARAt.E.

THE REV. JOHN HODGSON desires to
1. return his ainerre thanks for the Contributions
which he has received towards the Purchase of a Site and
the Erection of a Parsonage House for Kinser.

£ a. d.
Donations already received, January 19, 1871 701 9 0

The estimated amount required is £750. to moot •
Grant from the Ecclesiastical Commissioners of England
in whose management the undertaking is placed.
Auy further Contributions of Money, or any offers of
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Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1871-01-21

GENERAL CHANGARNIER AND
PRINCE NAPOLEON.

The Bordeaux correspondent of the Daily Ntwa
writes : _

...... .
"The Courtier de Is Gironde, confirming the news of
General Ghmigarnier having snubbed Prince IN apoleon when
he made overtures to him at Brussels for a Bonapartist res-
toration, vouches forth° authenticity of the following extract
from a letter written by Changarnier himself:—' In return-
ing from the Post.oflice, whither I had gone to throw in the
letter to which 10000 w respond, I was closely followed by
Pion-Flon in person. I was surprised to see this big fatperson
Milne up my poor little parlour but I presery d my
soldier's song/void, and without asking him to sit down,
bow ft happened that I had the honour of
his visit. After many compliment., impossible to no
repeated, about my importance sod my renown, Pion Hon
added, 'You alone can save France and put an end to this
war. The Empress is but une mute (sic). You mast be
Regent, and bring back the little Prince. I can guarantee
you the assent of Prussia and Bismarck. You will assemble
on the frontier 160,000 et our prisoners, commanded by
generals of your own choosing. When you shall have exe-
cuted the members ot the Provisional Government and some
few hundred other scoundrels order will be permanently
restored. If you agree to this proposal I have all agent
ready to take the news at once to Count Bismarck.' • Prince,'
I replied to him, ' I have done with romancing, and will not
put my hand to such an absurd romance as this then!
showed him the way down stairs."
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1871-01-21

FRANCE NOT EVERLASTING!

Ilelne's remarks on the fortification. of Parts are of
Interest at the present moment. Writing on the 13th of
February, 1,41, he said s—" France has not yet conic to its
eel, hut, like all nations, like the human race Itself, it ill not
everlasting. It has perhaps already passed its meridian, and
is now uncle/going a metamorphosis which cannot be dts-
guise d. in its smooth brow various wrinkles are showing
themselves ; its thoughtless head Is getting grey, stoops I
anxiously, and no longer busies itself exclusively with the I
present it thinks also of the morrow. The decision of
the Chambers on fortifying Paris indicates such a Wan.
ration period of French national feeling. Toe French
have learnt a great deal of late ; they have thus
lost all desire of blind irruptions Into dangerous
foreign territory. They now wish to intrench themselves
against the eventual attacks Of their neighbours. On
the tomb of the Imperial eagle an allusion to the then
recent interment of Napoleon in the Invalid* they caught
the idea that the citizen, Kink Cock (Louis Philippes, is not
immortal. France no longer lives in the reckless intoxica-
tion of the unconquerable supremacy It has been sobered
by the lenten consciousness of its conquerability, and, alas,
whoever this ks of death i.e already half dead. The fortifies,
thous of Paris are perhaps the giant's shroud, which the
giant with melancholy forebodings has decreed for himself.
, A good while, however, may elapse before Its death-hour
strikes, and it may previously Inflict the most deadly injuries
00 ite Inferiors in stature. The fortifying of Paris is the most
' momentous event of our time, and the men who voted for or
against It in the Chamber of Deputies exerctsed the greatest
influence on the future. With this enceinte continue, these
detached forte, is now bound up the fate of the French people,
I Will these works afford protection from the storm or will
they attract still more destructive lightning? Will they pro-
mote liberty or servitude? Will they save Paris from ruin
or mercilessly expose it to the destructive rights of war? I
do not know, for I have neither place nor voice in the
councils of the gods. But I know this much, that the
French will fight well If they have to defend Paris against a
third invasion. It is the power of revolutionary ideas which
would confront a third invasion, and which now, sharpened
by bitter experience, no longer reckons on the omnipotence
of enthusiasm, but does not despise also the Material bul.
walks of defence.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1871-01-21

A FEW COMMON-SENSE QUESTIONS.

The Council of the Workmen's National Peace
Society have issued a number of '• Questions for the
working men of Great Britain to stak themselves be-
fore they vote at public meetings in favour of a war
policy to assist France." They are as follows :
"1. Is not our excessive taxation the main cause why
foreign nations, whose taxation is so much lighter, are driv-
ing us from the markets of the world?
2. What has caused our heavy taxation and National
Debt but the ruinous and foolish wars which past British
Governments waged!
o Do you want to increase our load of taxation and the
3 Debt ?
4 Are tile different nations for whom we fought and spent
swill enormous sums grateful to us for our doilies?
5 W6II liberty cc industry in any way bentilted by our
past wars?
6. D.d any British Government ever go to war for liberty,
and if they never have, Is it likely they will begin to do in
now:

•
7. is it likely that our G-,vernment,aristocratlc In its com-
position, character, and sympathies, If it declared war
would do so to assist in any way a democratic Government
in France?
8, Is it likely that the British army, ctilcered by sons of
the British aristocracy, would be found fighting for French
democracy
9. Is it not probable that, it England joined France, Russia
would join Germany, and that all Europe would become in-
volved in a geuerul war, which the present generation might
not see the end of
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10. Would not a war in which England was engaged afford
the discontented spirits In America an opportunity of fitting
out a number of A Wan,ac as a retaliation for our conduct
during their war, to prey on our commerce, cripple our in•
dustry, sod starve our people, possibly also bringing us into
conflict with our American brethren!
11. Is It not likely that the war will sooner end if it Is con.
tint ito France and Germany than LI we mix ourselves up In
the quarrel.
12. It the Government declared war, would not the work-
ing classes, who do not want war, have to do the fighting,
and, in addition, have to pay for the war!
• • •-

13. Ought not those who are trying to drag us Into a war,
Sod want working men to go and light the Germans, to let
toe example by going to fight themselves?
14 11, as they say, talking Is td little use unless It Is fol.
lowed up by blows, why don't they go and help to deal those
blows. Instead of trying to got others who do not want to
fight to do it for them?
• "

la. if, as is asserted, Bismarck Is prolonging the war COOS
to destroy the Republic, Is It not advisable that the French
Government and the people stop the war, an ke the best
potuible peace, and so cheat Bismarck of ble prep?
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1871-01-21

STRANGE DEATH OF A MEDICAL MAN.

On Monday, an inquest was held at Manchester,
respecting the death of Arthur Edwin Sutcliffe, late
ph sician s assistant at the Rlyal Infirmary, whose
death was alleged to have been caused by an overdose
of morphia.
The first witness examined was Mr. Smith, resident
pupil at the Infirmary, who said that be had notlcid
the ch-c.aeEd a short time bef,rs his death to be un-
usually depressed and irritable. He had last seen him
alive n Friday afternoon. On the following morning
, witness went into the dining-room for breakfast, about
I 830, but not seeing the deceased, who wa, nanaltY
tiret, he went to hie room, and found him dead in bed.

He appeared to be reclining in an -easy position, but
his face was very *hotly. Witne-s had heard that
the deceased occasionally took subcutaneous doees of
morphia, but did not think he would wilfully destroy
Lis life.
amuel Iluckley, physician at the Infirmary. said he
had made a pnst mortem examination of the d-cessed's
body. There was no morbid disease sufficient to cause
death. The liver and kidneys were diseased, the other
organs being in a healthy condition, but congested.
There was also congestion of the membranes of the
brain. Witness found no traces of morphia in the '
stomach. lie understood that the dt ceased had been
in the habit of takirg subcutaneous doses of morphia,
and a dose acting on a depressed system might be fatal.
There was a solution of morphia and a morphia syringe
found in the deceased's room. He did not think that
the latter article had been used, though it was possible
that it might have been. From what witness knew
of the deceased, he did not think that he would in-
tentionally take an overdose cf morphia.
The jury returned a verdict of "Death from toz.
aemia. aggavated by a dose of morphia taken as
medicine to provoke sleep."
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1871-01-21

THE WAR.

FRANCE.
THE SIEGE OF PARIS.

THE DEFEAT OF GENERAL
BOTIRBAKI.

ROYAL HEAD•QUARTEER, VERSAILLES,
Wednesday.
The Emperor King has sent the following
despatch to the Empress Queen :
General Bourbaki, after three days' fighting,
has withdrawn before the heroic resistance of
General Werder, to whom, as well as to his vali-
ant soldiers, the highest acknowledgments are
due. General Werder maintained his entrenched
position, which was strengthened by heavy bat-
teries, and repulsed all attacks.
" Our loss in the three days' fighting was 1,200
men. Bombardment before Paris is being con-
tinued with good results. Our loss to-day is two
officers and one man killed, and one officer and
six men wounded."

(FRENCH OFFICIAL ACCOUNT.)
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BORDEAUX, Wednesday.

According to an official despatch, the army of
General Bourbaki, yesterday, made a general
attack on the enemy, who remained constantly
on the defensive, but suffered serious losses.
Owing to reinforcements which he received, and
the strength of his position, he was able to resist
all our efforts, and his line remained unbroken.